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y1bMD»M°bk!Pc);; fNCA33NnS:G^t Larry Uttal, President bE-f; Of Bell Records, is Pictured With Bud Prager, President Of Windfall Records, At Long -Term Re -Signing for Bell To Distribute Windfall. Story on Page 53.

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I CAN REALLY "FRIENDS." Elton John and his W. ELVIS PRESLEY, "WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD" (El- NEIL YOUNG, "WHEN YOU DANCE 2 ELTON JOHN, vis Presley -Blue Crest, BMI)/"RAGS LOVE" (Broken Arrow Cotillion, BMI). 3 lyricist, Bernie Taupin, have written the songs m by TO RICHES" (Saunders, ASCAP). An- Having finally gotten the "A" and for new youth idyll, "Friends," directed course, per - other double -sided smash from the "B" sides straight, Young is on his < Lewis ("Alfie") Gilbert. John, of in his inimitable King. Inspirational powerhouse to- way to another top quality genuine forms them on the soundtrack at top gether with the Tony Bennett stand- hit. This one is something new that way. The Elton John train is chugging be it. ard are unbeatable for all formats comes up to his best work. B/w speed now and everyone wants to on and tastes. RCA 47-9980. "Sugar Mountain" (Broken Arrow/Co- Paramount PAS 6004. tillion, BMI). Reprise 0992.

Faces have what JOHNNY CASH, "MAN IN BLACK" (House of Cash, THE BELLS, "STAY AWHILE" (Coburt, BMI). Here's FACES, "LONG PLAYER." to date here. BMI). Here's the song which caused the Canadian group which did quite sounds like their biggest package were recorded live, and all so much reaction when he debuted well with "Fly, Little White Dove, A few of the sides better extraordinarily lively. Rod Stew- <<+)) it on the "Cash on Campus" special. Fly." They should do even the others are in lead singing spot. Warner A compassionate song which has the with this soft sound right out of the art is the funky appeal that made "What is Truth" Carpenters' bag. The market is right Bros. WS 1892. such an important composition. B/w for the sound. B/w "Sing a Song of "Little Bit of Yesterday" (House of Freedom" (T.M., BMI). Polydor 21 Cash, BMI). Columbia 4-45339. 15023.

I YOU" "THE SOUNDS OF SIMON." Joe KING FLOYD, "BABY LET ME KISS YOU" (Malaco TYRONE DAVIS, "COULD FORGET (Julio- JOE SIMON, his tremendous "Your & Rdffignac, BMI). The world has Brian/Glo-Co, BMI). The "Can Simon is coming off means the album, been anxiously awaiting the follow- Change My Mind" guy is due for Time to Cry" here, and that of glad and sad up to "Groove Me" and here it is another big number. Together new which contains all sorts is the King Floyd will strike gold again one with a swingy soul flavor should sounds, will take off. John Richbourg with another one that's oh -so -funky; do the hit trick for him once again. producer. Spring SPR 4701 (Polydor). odds are lots of gals will comply B/w "Just My Way of Loving You" with his request. Chimneyville 437 (Julio-Brian, BMI). Dakar 623 (Co- (Atlantic). tillion).

AND THE AMAZING TECHNI- BARBRA STREISAND, "TIME AND LOVE" (Tuna SEATRAIN, "13 QUESTIONS" (Kulberg'Roberts CAST, "JOSEPH was written Fish, BMI). Fresh from her amazing Open End, BMI). Excellent cut from COLOR DREAM." This rock oratorio new album will make a by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, who TeCHIvrA COLOR success with "Stoney End," Barbra the group's DREAMCOAT Extraordinarily should be back on the charts in a wider cross-section aware of their wrote "Jesus Christ Superstar." business. flash with another great Laura Nyro quality. Lyrics are a touch spacey pretty, the package should do terrific composition. She's back in the sin- and Richard Greene's violin is equal- Scepter SPS 588. gles market in a big way. B/w "No ly far out for added attention. Capi- Easy Way Down" (Screen Gems -Co- tol 3067. lumbia, BMI). Columbia 4-45341.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Dedicated to the Needs Of the Music/Record Industry March 6, 1911 More Price Hikes Blowin' in the Wiesel While Some labels Still Explores Situation By BOB MOORE MERLIS Record World surveyed sev- decision yet but is continuing low the example of Capitol in Price increases are in the eral label executives and re- to "study the situation." A final this area. news again, and it is expected tailers who had mixed feelings determination will be made in Elektra's Mel Posner, unlike that the post-NARM conven- and reactions to what seems to four to six weeks. Like Bell and the other executives surveyed, tion period will bring more be impending price increases Atlantic, Warner Bros. is "eval- stated that the label has "no price -raising activity. by leading record manufac- uating the situation." intention of raising prices at Columbia Records recently turers. Buddah co -President Neil the present time." Herb Cor - increased its dealer prices by Bogart stated that his prices sack of Vanguard explained his a few cents (as did RCA previ- Atlantic is contemplating a would go up after NARM. He company's plan is to "sit back ously), while Capitol has done price rise but, as with many called new list pricing "the and see where the pieces fall." away with its $4.98 album list labels, no announcement is ex- greatest step to take the record "We'll be careful," he added. in favor of straight $5.98 pric- pected until after the NARM business out of bankruptcy" Polydor, like most labels, has ing. convention. Bell has made no and called on Columbia to fol- (Continued on page 54) Survey Reveals Tape Accounts Publishers, Songwriters Feel For 25-35% of Record Biz Audio Video's Impact It looks as if tape is account- of all sales. By GREGG GELLER formance fees from radio and ing for 'between 25% and 35% Mercury reports that tapes The television broadcasters and of the impact of the emerging recorded music business do about 30% of the album audio video industry on music other users and mechanical currently, or so Record World business there. publishers royalties from record compa- found and songwriters is out in a quick survey At RCA tapes account for examined in a new study by the nies. Performance fees exceed last week. 35% of total grosses. National $100 million annually while At Music Publishers' As- A&M Records tapes are At Uni tapes account for be- sociation (NMPA). Citing sig- mechanical license payments selling at a rate of 37% of al- tween 25% and 30% of grosses. nificant potential rewards as total more than $50 million bum. Roughly 25% of all Warner well each year. At as uncertainties connected Atlantic tapes account for Bros. Records grosses are in with the new medium, While emphasizing 33% of the that au- all business and 55% tape. study outlines the long-range dio video's emergence as of the album -tape a ma- break-down. Eight -track is evidently out- implications arising from nego- jor medium depends on many Capitol reports that tapes selling cassettes at a 31/2 to one tiations between music imponderables, account approximately pub- the report dis- for 30c ratio. lishers and producers of audio cusses the probable effects on video programs. (Continued on page 54) Winter Exits MCA to The bulk of the income cur- Establish rently derived by publishers and composers, the study states, Totem Pole PR with Gersi, comes from two sources, per - At ADL Lunch Rosemont, Gould Form Merlin Merlin Records will have offices in New York and Los Ange- les and will be a subsidiary of Rogo Productions, which is also owned by Goulet and Rosemont. Rogo is involved in motion picture, TV and Broadway productions. They have announced two films for later this year, !l "In a Wild Sanctuary" and Robert Goulet Norman Rosemont "The Springing of George At the recent Anti -Defamation League luncheon to present the NEW YORK-Norman Rose- Blake," and a Broadway show mont, President of Rogo Pro- for the 1971-1972 season, the 1971 Human Relations Award to ductions, announces that he musical version of the film "An Stanley M. Gortikov, President, HOLLYWOOD-Norm Win- and his partner, Robert Goulet, Affair To Remember." Capitol Industries, Inc., and Capi- ter, Director of Press Informa- have formed a new record com- Goulet first came to promi- tol Records, Inc., Gortikov (right) tion, MCA Records, has re- pany, Merlin Records. nence in 1960 when he played chats with Senator John V. Tun- the role of Sir Lancelot in signed to form a national pub- ney, U. S. Senator from California licity Goulet is the first artist agency, Totem Pole. signed to that label, marking "Camelot." He will release his and guest speaker at the luncheon New York -based Dick Gersh is first the .eed :.y ff....his seven-year rela- single for Merlin early (center), and M. Richard Asher partnered in the venture which tionship with Columbia Rec- this spring and it will be fol- (left), VP, Eastern Operations, (Continued on page 54) ords. Rosemont is President. lowed by an album. Capitol Records.

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Gayles & Galligan Start I Skaff To Juggernaut, Inc. UA Coast engage in independent produc- Bob Skaff has exited the tion, publishing, recording and East Coast to assume new re- 200 W. 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019 artist representation. Jugger- sponsibilities at United Artists Area Code (212) 765-5020 naut's offices will be located at Records' home office in Los 200 W. 57th St., Suite 308. Tele- Angeles. PUBLISHER EDITOR IN CHIEF BOB AUSTIN SID PARNES phone : 582-2850. According to an announce- Gayles and Galligan will an- ment by Mike Stewart, Execu- nounce specific projects short- tive Vice President, United VICE PRESIDENT, ADVERTISING ly, but disclosed that in addi- Artists Records, Skaff will be JOE FLEISCHMAN tion to standard record proj- dealing with special projects in ects they are exploring the rap- and Pro- DOUG McCLELLAND/EDITOR A&R, Merchandising, DAVE FINKLE/ASSOCIATE EDITOR idly expanding new develop- motion. ments in tape cartridges and Frank Mitchell/Chart Editor Stewart commented, "With Fred Goodman/Assistant Chart Editor Juggy Gayles, Neil Galligan other audio visual entertain- Bob Skaff's extensive back- ment projects. and Bob Moore Merlis/Assistant Editor ground in the industry Gregg Geller/Assistant Editor NEW YORK - Following Active in publishing and re- with the company, we feel that their many years of experience cording for many years, Gayles Kal Rudman/Contributing Editor he'll be an invaluable addition Larry Newman/Art Director in all phases of the music in- was a principle in United Mu- to the home office staff. We're dustry, Juggy Gayles and Neil sic and its deep involvement in Spence Berland/Advertising Sales relieved that he has decided to Winnie Horton/Production Galligan have formed Jugger- jazz. There, he worked closely continue with us. His profes- naut, Inc., a new company to (Continued on page 62) sional abilities and knowledge WEST COAST well of the industry will be JACK DEVANEY utilized here." WEST COAST MANAGER (Continued on page 55) Billie Wallington Named Ron Baron/Assistant Manager Charlene Groman/Editorial Assistant WB PR Director, New York 6290 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Polydor Ups Phone: (213) 465-6179 Bros. Records as Publicity Di- Eddie Briggs/Country Report rector, effective Monday, March Gelassen 45-10 No. Arthur, Fresno, Calif. 93705 1, announces Stan Cornyn, VP NEW YORK-Jerry Schoen - NASHVILLE has and Director of Creative Serv- baum, Polydor President, JOHN STURDIVANT of ices for the company. Mrs. Wal- announced the appointment SOUTHEASTERN MANAGER in Lloyd Gelassen as Director, lington will headquarter Chuck Neese/Southeastern Editor Warner Bros.' New York offices. Publicity and Artist Relations, and affiliated labels. Marie Ratliff/Editorial Assistant "The concept of having the for Polydor Red O'Donnell/Nashville Report strength of our publicity opera- Gelassen has been with Poly- 806 16th Ave. So., Nashville, Tenn. 37203 tion on one coast, while our dor, Inc., since it began oper- Phone: (615) 244-1820 home offices are on the other, ations in this country two years presents an enormous challenge ago. During this time, he was LATIN AMERICAN OFFICE to our ability to communicate, manager of Creative Services TOMAS FUNDORA/MANAGER as well as enormous potential for its Classical Division of 1160 S.W. First St. import labels, Deutsche Gram- Miami, Fla. 33130 for servicing the East Coast (305) 373-1740 publishing community," Cornyn mophon and Archive. (305) 821-1230 (night) stated. Gelassen will now report to Di- ENGLAND Billie Wallington "Such an operation requires Chuck Gregory, Polydor's a publicity director of skill and rector of Marketing, and he will NOEL GAY ORGANISATION BURBANK, CALIF. - Billie be involved in all Polydor Warner (Continued on page 55) 24 Denmark St. Wallington is joining labels, including Sire, Spring, London, W.C.2, England Blue Horizon and Event, plus, Phone: 836-3941 maintaining his interest in GERMANY RCA Launches `Impact' Drive classical Deutsch Grammophon PAUL SIEGEL and Archive. He will be aided launched a EUROPEAN EDITOR RCA Records has by Karen Austin, of Polydor's Editor massive "impact" merchandising George LeVaye/Associate Levitt Launches publicity department. Tauentzienstrasse 16, 1 Berlin 30, Germany campaign featuring its "Best The aim of the new director- Phone: Berlin 2115914 Of" and "This Is" series on the Morning Campaign ship is to unite all public re- ITALY Victor label and selected Cam- lations functions of both popu- den product. NEW YORK-Harvey Levitt, lar and classical divisions into MARIO PANVINI ROSATI Galleria Passarelle 2, 20122 Milan Announcement was made by recently named National Pro- a stronger, more sales -oriented Di- motion Director of Vault Rec- Phone: 790990 Harry Anger, RCA Record's (Continued on page 55) rector, Merchandising and Mar- ords, has launched a campaign FRANCE ket Planning, who said: "Every- to promote the label's Morning GILLES PETARD thing about this campaign has LP, appropriately entitled 8, Quai de Stalingrad, Boulogne 92, France been designed to help our dis- "Morning," and a single just NMC Exclusive tributors sell through with pow- pulled from the album, "Ange- White Front Supplier CONSULTANTS erful effect to retailers and their lina." MORRIS BAUMSTEIN BOB CATO Mid- LOS ANGELES customers. Levitt, formerly with - Walter SUBSCRIPTIONS: ONE YEAR (52 ISSUES) "We have chosen our 'Best Of' west, Ltd., and Piks of Cleve- Craig, Vice President of Inter- U.S. AND CANADA -$30; AIR MAIL-$55; series, the industry's first and land, announced that the sin- state Stores and executive head FOREIGN-AIR MAIL $60. SECOND CLASS gle has enjoyed immediate re- of White Front, has anounced POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, N.Y. DEAD- most successful of this album LINE: PLATES AND COPY MUST BE IN N.Y. concept of featuring the biggest sponse at several radio sta- that NMC Corp. has been ap- BY 12 NOON FRIDAY. hits of our artists, and our new tions, including KMET and pointed the exclusive supplier and already sales -powerful 'This KDAY. A tour is planned for of phonograph records and Published Weekly by WORLD PUBLISHING CO., INC. Is' series which is a line of two - the West Coast -based group in tapes to all White Front Stores. RECORD (Continued on page 55) the near future. 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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Elton John Selectivity RCA Strack Key Soundtrack By ROCCO LAGINESTRA And we study both situations Broadway "Hair," which went To Paramount President, RCA Records constantly. Obviously, it is not on to Broadway to become the From too difficult to make mistakes second largest -selling original its vantage point in in both NEW YORK-Elton John's recent years of having these areas and we cast album in history. the larg- have made our share, but we first film soundtrack LP, e,+ )hnm in all re- I suppose even now "Hair" "Friends," is being released really look at RCA's track rec- is selling more copies per week corded history from the Holly- ord as being this week by Paramount Rec- wood soundtrack rather splendid. than any Broadway caster area ("The We have missed ords. John, along with lyricist Sound of Music" -13,000,000 some, but it is which has followed it to this Bernie Taupin and composer;' copies) and obvious that since "Hair" day. the three biggest there has been big arranger Paul Buckmaster, selling Broadway show original no album hit from Broadway, and we Changing composed songs and the music cast albums in the last eight think that in "Oliver!" and for the Paramount Pictures years ("Hair," "Fiddler on the Broadway and Hollywood are film. Roof" "Darling Lili" we have had and "Hello, Dolly!"), two of the changing. Broadway, with pro- naturally RCA most successful The soundtrack album, pro- Records has to soundtracks come Hol- duction costs soaring, tastes of be considered the giant to out of duced by Gus Dudgeon, fea- to be lywood since "The Sound of the audiences moving in sev- tures Elton John performing reckoned with in both these Music." eral directions, and hit or miss all the songs he and Taupin areas. status depending on the critical composed for the film. A single No show comes along which Represented Strongly analysis of a diminishing num- record, coupling the pictures' doesn't get our attention. And ber of critics, has become ex- title song "Friends" and "Hon- although the Hollywood situa- The off-Broadway arena also tremely speculative, particular- ey Roll," has just been released tion is somewhat more compli- has held promise, and we have ly when one considers the by Uni Records as their follow- cated these days what with so been represented strongly terms being asked for original up to John's latest hit single, many film companies operating there, more with shows which cast rights. We are constantly "Your Song." their own record organizations, held future promise for the looking, but we want properties we feel that we also have ac- principals involved than with of which we can be aestheti- Initial Reaction `Fantastic' cess to much of the potential any spectacular immediate cally and monetarily proud. "Initial reaction to news of hit material from there. gain. But then, we had the off - Hollywood, with the old stu- this album has been nothing dio system gone for all practi- short of fantastic," noted Para- cal purposes and so many in- mount Marketing Vice Presi- dependent productions coming dent Joe Lyons. "We have set in as hits, is virtually spread into operation a huge merchan- all over the world. New musi- dising, advertising, and pub- cal voices such as Harry Nils- licity campaign to bring the son have come to the fore, and `Friends' album to the atten- the champions of the last few tion of the millions of people years sometimes come through who want to buy Elton John's with his scores, notable among records. With the cooperation them the most enduring of all, of Uni Records in releasing Henry Mancini. But our ar- `Friends' as Elton John's new rangement with Mancini has single, we expect to have always called for studio record- `Friends' a number one album ing based on his scores, so he in short order." is another type of creative art- The film, for which the ist and certainly can't be soundtrack was composed, will pinned down to the strict open in New York on March 25. ,nundtrack composer label. Mancini's "Darling Lili" nominated for an Academy Pre -Easter Push Award) was one of the notable film vehicular albums of the For `Superstar' LP past year. A special pre -Easter blockbuster promo campaign for Nilsson TV Album Decca's "Jesus Christ Super- `Among the Best' star" gets underway this week, Nilsson's TV special album, announces Tony Martell, VP, "The Point," certainly has to Marketing & Creative Services be considered among the best of MCA Records. music to come out that media The campaign will be kicked ,ince Mancini's "Peter Gunn," and although it has just been off by a full color 16"x30" post- released and sales figures are er, along with a full -color kleen tentative at best, we predict stik backed mini poster card "The Point" will be a giant of of the same subect. Both will a seller for Harry. be given to dealers on a tie-in In short, we at RCA Records basis to match "Superstar" LP are fully aware how successful a musically solid Broadway and tape orders. The poster show can be, how many sales will be displayed in both full - dollars can come in from a good color trade ads and black and Above, RCA original Broadway cast, movie and TV soundtrack heavy- soundtrack, and how promising white space in underground weights: the recording session of off -Broadway's "Hair"; Harry Nilsson the whole field of TV music is. publications. There will also of TV's "The Point"; Zero Mostel and Maria Karnilova recording the But we have a splendid track Broadway east LP of "Fiddler on record and want, through care- be heavy radio and the Roof"; Carol Channing waxing newspaper her "Hello, Dolly!" hit; and Henry Mancini recording his "Darling Lili" ful selectivity, to keep things advertising. film score. that way.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Nanette's Irving Caesar: 'A Trend Has Set In' Frost show. And he's planning Marx. I started writing lyrics have gotten many other songs Lyricist -Composer to do a one-man show off-Broad- when I was six. I was born on done. But I always wanted to way within the next six weeks. the lower East Side, and I be- be where the activity was. When Plans One -Man "There's never been a com- gan writing down there as a I wrote for the Greenwich Vil- posing a.ct that hasn't been a sort of prodigy. And I think of lage Follies, they had a table Show Off-Broadway hit," Caesar, observed. "The all the songs I've written, the for me on stage. I wrote most public whether rightly or hit songs, I don't think there of the songs during rehearsals. By DAVE FINKLE wrongly is always impressed was one of them that took me My office is just a diversion. I NEW YORK-Irving Caesar, with seeing somebody sing a more than 15, 20 minutes. like to be on Broadway. I've in his own words, "is getting song he wrote. I headlined at `Swanee,' we wrote because been on that street all my life. to be hot." Loew's State for five years, and there was a big hit at the time Maybe I should have had a The 75 -year -old lyricist and I was never less than second called `Hindustan.' I said to place in the country where I composer (but composer less on the bill elsewhere." George, `Let's write a song like would go and write. I've always often than lyricist) is warming that about some place in the realized that the silences are up to boiling these days, of Big Sell Finish United States.' We were going important, but I've never left course, because of the success Caesar, it must be observed, up town on the bus to a card the city to work. Maybe I need of "No, No, Nanette," which lives his life-or at least his game. We started the song on the city life to keep me he began co -writing in 1924, and interviews-as if they are per- the way uptown, and when we going. I always need to feel which, after a very lengthy and formances. Throughout the got there continued writing it that my work is spontaneous. arduous road tour, opened for time Record World spent with at the piano in the alcove. In I've never liked to work. I'd the first time in New York in him, he must have performed those days the alcove was sepa- rather read than work." On the 1925 and now has been histori- 10 of his songs in their entirety rated from the main room by a desk next to his lounger are cally revived with Ruby Keeler (and a cappella) and parts of beaded curtain. The card game "The Godfather" and "The and Patsy Kelly under Busby numerous others - many of was going on on the other side. Sensuous Man." Berkeley's supervision. Warner them renowned standards and The guys that were losing kept Bros. has the score. many of them never before re- asking us to quit. The guys who Spreading Happiness still in shock," Caesar were winning told us to con- "l'm corded. He held the interview _. So Irving Caesar is spreading said in his Brill Building office from a green leather barca - tinue. We finished in 20 min- happiness around town. In ad- last week, "but the success of lounger that relaxes by a North utes. dition to "No, No, Nanette," 'No, No, Nanette' is more than window overlooking where the "We wrote 'Tea for Two' one his lyrics are on display in the success of its components old Capitol was (where day when Vincent woke me up. uptown re- he Margaret Whiting's this time around-more than "Swanee" was introduced). By He had a melody and vue of Gershwin songs, "Do It the music or the lyrics or the the end of just about every hummed it for me. I said I'd tie-in with his finish Again." As a sets or costumes. Something song, he had risen from his give it a dummy lyric and one-man show (Caesar exhibits eerie is happening. The success lounger and was standing with it in the morning. So for a dum- skill at promo- you a businessman's of `Nanette' is proof that a feat planted firmly apart and my lyric, I said `picture he denies the with tea for two tion although it), trend has set in. Nothing with arms outstretched for a upon my knee lyricist hopes to spur Coral/ by itself. The pendu- -smoked and two for tea and me for marches big sell finish, his half Decca Records to activate a lum is swinging back. It's the waving. you and for me alone.' He said, stogie Caesar album released a decade people applauding almost with "I sing my songs and I tell `That's no dummy lyric. That's a vengeance. They're saying `I my anecdotes," Caesar said, terrific.' So I kept going. I said, or so ago as part of a "And knew I was right. I knew it was not really responding to ques- `I can't keep that single rhyme Then I Wrote ... " series. "If like this.' And the young peo- tion so much as randomly pattern up. Why not try 'no- they won't," he said, "I'll make ple are going to see it, too, and reminiscing. "I knew everybody near us to see us and a new album." they're loving it." body and I'm a real name - hear us . . .'" Although he refuses to write Caesar has a story for each dropper. When I say Vincent, a new score I'm guar- Gets Louder Laughs When song, and almost none of them ("unless I mean Vincent Youmans. anteed it'll be produced and I Sig, I mean Sigmund Rom- involves sitting in a room to Caesar had virtually nothing say even then I might not do it be- produc- berg. When I say, George, I work. "I have never had any to do with the current cause getting a show on is a tion beyond signing his con- mean George Gershwin. When real discipline," Caesar said. career in Caesar has tract ("I stipulated only that I say Julius, I mean Groucho "I wish I had. Then I might itself"), they .don't camp it, that they new tunes to sell, which he'll present it as it was presented unfurl in his one-man opus. "I in the context of its time"), would never think of cutting a and he only saw the show for demo and sending it to some- the first time on its opening one," he said. "Not until I'd in- night in Philadelphia. He did, troduced the song myself." however, hear the show because a friend of his made a tape recording of the opening Melachrino `Story' night in Boston. "I listened to NEW YORK-Rich Lionetti, the whole show out of that one Pickwick/33 Director of Mar- speaker," Caesar said, "and I could hear that the show was a keting, announces that a "Love hit. There were lines getting Story" album was being rushed laughs louder than they ever out by the Melachrino Strings, did originally. But what I de- recorded by A&R Director Bugs tected, even on that tape, was Bower. the warmth of the response. It was like the spirit of a religious revival." Dionne Title Tune Although not a part of the Scepter Records' Dionne production, Caesar is certainly David Frost interviews ASCAP lyricist Irving Caesar (center), the only Warwick has been set to sing sharing in the celebrity of the surviving member of the creative team of Broadway's revival, "No, No, the title tune in Columbia Pic- show. He has been doing all Nanette" (Columbia Records), now playing at the 46th St. Theater. Star tures' "The Love Machine." She appearances on talk heads a cast including Jack Gilford, Patsy Kelly, sorts of Ruby Keeler (right) will also do the soundtrack al- shows, including one already Bobby Van, Susan Watson and Helen Gallagher. "The David Frost Show" taped and one imminent David airs March 3. bum.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com DIALOGUE VtORLDIIIIIIIIMI THE VIEWPOINTS OF THE INDUSTRY This page will be devoted each week to your opinions. We welcome letters on all subjects pertinent to our industry. There may be a time when your thoughts differ from ours editorially. You are welcome to express them here. Composer Jule Styne, Readying Prettybelle,' Scores Films of His Shows, Sameness in Radio By DOUG McCLELLAND tury -Fox Studios in Hollywood, filmusicals. He has strong opin- as the stage `Funny Girl.' The NEW YORK-"Prettybelle," began writing songs in 1941, ions on how they turned out in movie made Fanny Brice a self- composer Jule Styne's 21st many for the movies. He has their adoptive medium: pitying woman, which she show, is here on its way to a since composed close to 1,000 "Gentleman Prefer Blondes": wasn't in real life or in the Majestic Theater, New York, and claims "100 big hits." "Terrible. They made it a Mari- show. The play made her a opening on March 15-pretty- Among them: "I Don't Want to lyn Monroe -Jane Russell vehi- strong woman, which she was." fine news for Styne fans. Walk without You, Baby," "I've cle. I loved Marilyn, but it was Vociferous About Radio Styne took time from polish- Heard That Song Before," "A a different show. They changed Change of Heart," "I'll Walk the period from the '20s to the Styne is also vociferous about ing chores last week to chat the pop music scene in general. with Record World about the Alone," "Let It Snow, Let It '50s, when gold -digging blondes Snow, Let It Snow," "Time Af- were out of vogue." "I don't think one radio station new musical, as wel as his should impose a certain kind many other film and stage tri- ter Time," "The Things We Did "Bells Are Ringing": "Lousy. Last Summer," "Five Minutes They tried to get that Holly- of music on its public, as so umphs over a long and distin- many do today. It's a form guished career. "Prettybelle," More." "It's Magic," "Diamonds wood stuff in there-you know, of anti-trust, I think. It brain- starring Angela was Are a Girl's Best Friend," unnecessary footage. We skip Lansbury, washes you. I think there one of his fastest -born. "Three Coins in the Fountain," over a lot of stuff on the stage. "The Party's Over," "Make You don't need to show people should be all kinds of music. "It took only three and a half The kids they're shooting for months to write," Styne re- Someone Happy" and "People." getting in and out of cabs. His collaborators include When they make one of their don't buy records, anyway. The vealed. "It's an original musi- stations were better run years cal comedy, a very contempo- Sammy Cahn, Betty Comden, own original musicals, they're Adolph Green, Frank Loesser, okay it's movie -movie. But ago. rary show written by Bob - "There is just too much of Merrill from a book by Jean Harold Adamson, Stephen Sond- when they adapt a stage show, heim, Bob Hilliard and his son, they feel they have to re -do it." the same now. A youngster will Arnold. Bob also did the lyrics go to Harvard or some major -we worked together on 'Fun- Stanley Styne. "It's fun writing "Gypsy": "Disastrous. The with different people," the worst ever made. A complete institution and learn about ny Girl.' Gower Champion, our everything and then turn on director, wanted to go into re- ASCAPer opined. "It keeps the destruction of one of the best viewpoint fresh. But I enjoy things I've ever written. They the radio where they play only hearsals on Dec. 28 because he one thing. You have to play has another commitment soon. working with Bob Merrill, and have the best people out there we're already planning some for pictures, but no one knows everything, rock, 'good music,' Everybody signed on before it country, Rhythm and Blues, old, was even finished. That's how more things together." how to make a musical, except the stage directors." new, etc. That's why the disc we were able to go so fast." Styne on Styne "Funny Girl": "Not so hot. jockeys of six or seven years " `Prettybelle' has a fresh ap- ügo have disappeared: they proach to musical comedy. For Many of Styne's Broadway It was a very successful film, hits have been made into major but we didn't like it as much stayed with one thing. You go one thing, there is our single out with the style. People like set which has 13 multiple sets William B. Williams-knowl- in it, allowing it to become edgeable disc jockeys with whatever you want it to be. For taste-are the ones who last. another, there's the music, "Take television. The Glen which is contemporary Coun- Campbell show, once all music, try and Western in style-it is now putting in comedy. It takes place in the South. was too much of the same. Si- [Metromedia Records has the mon and Garfunkel are fine, for original cast album, and Chap- instance, but God knows you pell and Valando Music are co - can't watch them alone for any publishing.] length of time just doing their songs. Show -Stopping Rape "Burt Bacharach and Jimmy "Then there's the plot. It's Webb and a few others are about a widow (Angela) who writing 'now' tunes, but they're finds out she was married to a sensible: they write good tunes. racist sheriff and sets out to So many of the others are just free herself of guilt by right- fads. I think the music busi- ing his wrongs. One way she ness is now going back to the chooses is to force the people people, though, and they'll de- he destroyed to rape her. It cide-like they did with 'Love shows how vicious people spoil Story' and the Perry Como the world. It's a serious theme, song, `It's Impossible,' which but it's also very funny. The they have forced the djs to first rape is a show -stopper." "Prettybelle" people, from left: Jule Styne, composer; Gower Champion, play. Styne, who had been a con- director; Angela Lansbury, star; Alexander H. Cohen, producer; and "The popular song is some- cert pianist, orchestra eader Bob Merrill, lyricist -librettist. The new musical comedy opens at New thing America invented, and and for four years starting in York's Majestic Theater on March 15. Metromedia has the original cast `they' have demeaned it." 1937 vocal coach at 20th Cen- album. (Continued on page 52)

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com MARKEflNG SALES PROMOTION ADVERTISING PACKAGING DISPLAY Paramount's Pagliara Reveals: Soundtrack Merchandising a True 'Love Story' gold with sales in excess of Pagliara stated that the label nered a total of seven Oscar 700,000) . sought to reach the kind of nominations. The album was released one person who buys only one et The "Love Story" boom keeps month in advance of the film two records a year. Paramount building and Pagliara has high with a special presentation box is making sure that the one hopes for the future of the film. sent out by the label. "We did record is going to be "Love "I don't think we will have done the merchandising basics," Pag- Story." a good job if we don't sell two liara commented. "The box con- Ric Bolsom, Paramount's PR million albums," he mused. tained the record, contest sug- Director, stated, "The key to As Jack Wiedenmann, Famous gestions, streamers, stills from selling him [the one or two rec- Music Corp. Exec VP, recently the film, buttons and a copy of ord -per -year buyer] is to make noted: "`Love Story' will soon Erich Segal's #1 best-seller. him aware that the record ex- be in the unique position of Additional promotions included ists." This was done with a simultaneously being the No. 1 theater tie-ins, lobby displays, carefully planned campaign book, film and record in the ad lay -outs and even filmed of close identification of the United States." Warner Pagliara trailers for showing with the record with the film and book. film." By BOB MOORE MERLIS The slogan "Love means never having to say you're sorry," and Many Versions White Lightnin' t NEW YORK - Merchandis- the "Love Story" logo are ing the "Love Story" original For in-depth exploitation of carried by all three mediums On TV Special soundtrack album was not as "Love Story," the label also for ease of identification and Polydor artists Wh i te simple as releasing it and wait- issued albums by Frank Pourcel cross reference with potential Lightnin' have been chosen to ing for the crowds to come and Billy Vaughn containing buyers. record the soundtrack of an with money waving in their the "Love Story" theme. Pag- "Alcoa Hour" TV special, "The hands. It could have been but it liara pointed out that the many 'Love Easy to Merchandise' Hard Chargers," scheduled for wasn't, according to Warner versions of "Love Story" (the "We've just started," Pagli- airing the week of April 5. Pagliara., Paramount Records original by Lai, Henry Mancini, ara stated. "Love is universal Arthur H. Gibson, White Director of Merchandising. Astrud Gilberto, Peter Nero, and love is an easy thing to Lightnin' producer, will serve Because of the interest the Andy Williams, Tony Bennett, merchandise." Bolsom added, as Music Director for the film, book and film generated, the etc.) all contributed to the po- "It's also good music" and which is directed by Lance Bird Francis Lai soundtrack had a tential of the original sound- pointed to the fact that the and produced by Tom Morgan guaranteed appeal even before track. Subsequently, Carl Sig - soundtrack is the recipient of for Time -Life Films. White it was released. Paramount set man wrote lyrics to the main the British Golden Globe Award Lightnin' (Obray Ramsey and out to make that appeal even theme. Merchandising and pro- for best soundtrack this year. Byard Ray) have .lust released wider and seems to be succeed- motion continues on the local The score also has just been an album, "Fresh Air." The ing from the looks of things level in every area with special nominated for the Academy group is currently co-starring (the album has been 7ertified "Love Story" divider cards. Award-and the film has gar - in the ABC film "Zachariah." Love Stories Around the Media...

Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw, just nominated t'apitol Records' Uoward Goldman, Project Harvey Korman am. Carol Burnett as the for Best Actor and Actress Oscars, respectively, Manager, and Liza Williams, publicity writer, blissful young lovers of the Erich Segal story for the Paramount film "Love Story," whose pose for the poster promot.ng their discery's in their CBS -TV "Carol Burnett Show" spoof popularity has spawned the following admirers act, Bloodrock, but they are nct to be outdone called "Lovely Story," aired recently. by .. .

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I CAN'T STOP 211 (Bell) (Pocket Full of Tunes/Jerry Goldstein, BMI) THE ORIGINAL CASTE-TR KIM & DAVE-Amos 157 IS NEAR (Almo, ASCAP) FLOWER MUSIC (Duchess, BMI) WHEN LOVE NOBODY KNOWS (Fox Fanfare/Pencil, BMI) SAULT STE. MARIE (Harem, BMI) Some vintage material from the popu- up SUPER SOUL THEME (Twentieth Century, ASCAP) Here's a group which keeps coming lar "Bad Apple" boys. Good teen sound Good country -gospel number penned by with extremely commercial sides. This will find a ready market considering how Mike Settle for the film "Vanishing one is no exception and should do well well they're doing. Point." Sounds very much like Delaney in the young adult -Top 40 crossover area. is a fine way to sound. THE JACKSON 5-Dynamo 146 (Musicor) & Bonnie which WANT ME FOR THEIR LOVER THE JOSEPH CONSORTIUM-Scepter 12308 SOME GIRLS (Catalogue, BMI( JACOB AND SONS (Novello/Norrie Paramor, ASCAP) TRAPEZE-Threshold 6700 (London) YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE OVER 21 TO FALL IN LOVE ANY DREAM WILL DO (Novello/Norrie Paramor, ASCAP) BLACK CLOUD (Leeds, ASCAP) (Catalogue, BMI) Since from the Andrew Lloyd Webber - The guys sounded YOUR LOVE IS ALRIGHT (Leeds, ASCAP) Amaz- Historians take note! produced by Moody Blue John Tim Rice epic "Joseph and the this was recorded but Group How can fine back when Lodge provides some interesting con- ing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Michael's lead is overpowered by the you miss with a Biblical theme? trasts here. Side has its heavy moments accompaniment. reminiscent of "All Right Now," but LOTTI GOLDEN-GRT 43 LACEWING-Mainstream 731 there's a delicate quality, too. THE FLOORS STAIRCASE BETWEEN PARADOX (Brent, BMI) (Kaymont-Moose, BMI) from the progressive rock BMI) Something ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND- JUST LIKE THE RIVER (Kaymont-Moose, lyrical enough to happen Top The far-out lady who's been attracting field "that's Capricorn 8014 (Atco) 40. Will turn people on to the album if attention with her album comes up with MIDNIGHT RIDER (No Exit, BMI) the best cut for her single. She's a cross nothing else. Listen closely. These guys have been doing very well in the album department and should get between Melanie and Ma Rainey. SWEET INSPIRATIONS-Atlantic 2779 action going with this one fea- EVIDENCE (Fame, BMI) singles FOXY-Double Shot 153 The girls seem to have latched onto a turing their swamp sound. TROUBLE (Hot Shot, BMI) hot here. Subject concerns getting are on the right one Together girl group the proverbial "goods" on a cheater with this Sly Stonish number JOE MORTON-Mediarts (United Artists) track which is as funky as subjects get these LOVER, LOVER, BE MY COVER of primeval rhythms-funky, that's full days. (Medirts Bouquet, ASCAP( too ! POLLY, NEWSPAPER DOLLY (South Paw, BMI) JIMMY CLANTON-Spiral 3406 The fact that this is a Dory Previn ini- 5711 SILVER-Jubilee THE COOLEST HOT PANTS (Spiral, ASCAP) tial attention. The unusual raw ar- WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY? The hot pants craze is affecting both rangement which is truly amazing will (Pocket Full of Tunes/Jillbern, BMI) and music worlds. Gladys Somebody is going to get action on this the fashion keep it going. favorite from the Dawn album. This ver- Shelley's song is a Dixie-tempoed will get plenty of attention. sion is competent enough to be the one. bouncer that BOB MIRANDA-Jubilee 5709 EVERYBODY IS A STAR (Stoneflower, BMI) TONY LEE SYBERT-Metromedia 212 ROBERT 1250 Especially Miranda who is the lead in JOHN-A&M HOT PANTS (Checkered Vest, ASCAP) FROM MY LIFE the Happenings. Popular Sly Stone song YOU'RE WHAT'S BEEN MISSIN' What else is new? Very polished hot (Ensign, BMI) number should get air- works surprisingly well for him. YOU CAN'T HOLD ON (Ensign, BMI) pants novelty this may play but who will buy it? John came close last time and THE JOE BROOKS COLLECTION-Metromedia 211 do the trick for him. Sensitive ballad A MR. JIM AND THE RHYTHM MACHINE- MESSIN' UP THE MIND OF YOUNG GIRL with potential. (Morningtown, ASCAP( Wizdom 1984 (Masters) This is the man, as you've often heard, THE) HOT PANTS (Trajames/United Artists, ASCAP) LTD.-Colossus 137 (DO CAROLYN DAVE Cooking instrumental might just as well who is responsible for so many top com- YOU ON MY MIND (Maribus, BMI) I'VE GOT have been called anything else but the mercials. Material in the soft rock vein Bright MOR -type tune written by the is not particularly exciting. team could break Top title is where it's at these days, one sup- Cook-Greenaway (Continued on page 14) 40 in time. Sound is a bit bland, however. poses.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Among the characters featured are Fat Albert and Bill's broth- Uni at All -Time High er, Russell. All of the Cosby tion of a lucrative catalog, re- "Touching You, Touching Me," pals will soon appear in a new flected in recent months on "Gold" and "Tap Root Manu- animated television series, charts and at the retail level." script." Uni's Diamond catalog which should prove valuable Regan called the entry last has virtually turned into pure for additional saturation. year of J. K. (Mike) Maitland gold. Hyland Hot to the scene as MCA Records In late 1970 Uni released El- President, and the subsequent ton John's first U. S. album Again, in the contemporary formation of a factory -owned simply entitled "Elton John," field, Uni has brought about a distribution system, a signifi- produced by the Dick James resurgence in the career of shouting Organization in England. Short- Brian Hyland, which also in- Regan cant plus. "Without Russ about it," he said, "we're very ly thereafter an American tour cluded a nod from RIAA for UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. pleased with MCA's overall was arranged to expose the per- "Gypsy Woman." Brian is now -In what he described as the marketing organization." former to domestic rock press represented on the single and "most rewarding period" in the Uni's spirited sales surge and other key opinion makers. LP charts via his first Uni al- label's history, Russ Regan, during latter six months was The acceptance he garnered bum and "Lonely Teardrops." Universal City Records VP, brought about following a during the visit is well known. Currently in the planning General Manager, said the six thorough pruning of the exist- Besides "Your Song," a top 10 stages at Uni are full -bloomed months ending Feb. 1, 1971, ing artist roster. Armed with single, this past week RIAA campaigns on a handful of se- "far and away exceeded any diversified product, Regan and certified his first album, and lected other projects capped by comparable sales term since the his diminutive staff then set the newest package, "Tumble- the newly released "Jeremiah" company's inception." out to carefully "work" a select weed Connection," is headed in LP (two of the musicians are Regan said, "Uni's particu- group of productions. the same direction. The young featured on Paul McCartney's condition is due Englishman has also received upcoming album). Other s larly healthy Diamond Gold to a number of factors, not the three Grammy nominations for standing in the wings awaiting least of which is the successful While Neil Diamond has al- his efforts. Uni's "total concept" theory development of strong artists, ways performed admirably for The saga of Uni Records dur- are Poe and Choctaw. and a flow of innovative prod- Uni, the label's application of ing the past six months was uct." He pointed to Uni's prom- a so-called total concept in mar- also marked by a strong LP Fox Flipping inent thrust during this period keting has paid off. In addition from Bill Cosby, "Live at Madi- into the area of LPs and tape to a gold single, "Cracklin' son Square Garden," nominated House of the Fox Records sales. Rosie," and another huge rec- by NARAS as "Best Comedy reports strong action on Al "Besides maintaining our ord, "He Ain't Heavy," the LP." Uni has since released a Downing's "Give Me Good Lov- stature in the single record singer -composer racked up new Cosby album, "When I Was ing," HOF -4, which was for- sweepstakes, we have made RIAA certifications these last a Kid," which recalls incidents merly the flip to "I'll Be Your enormous strides in the crea - six months for three albums, in the early life of the star. Fool Once Again." SINGLE PRODUCT

iContinued from page 12) BUDDY GRECO-MGM K14235 WILLIE HIGHTOWER-Fame 1477 (Capitol) TOWN I YOUR LOVE (Spiffy, ASCAP) BACK ROAD INTO (Fame, BMI) CLARK-Warner Bros. 7467 HOW CAN LIVE WITHOUT PETULA Greco, in a label move, should cash in POOR MAN (Fame, BMI) THE SONG OF MY LIFE (Leeds, ASCAP) has on the current MOR boom. Powerful Hightower is a top-notch talent who Here's a lady who always comes up with somehow gone unnoticed. This is one of something good. No reason MOR people one which he co -wrote with Humper- dinck. those childhood remembrance numbers won't enjoy this lilting melody. that folks seem to dig. ELLIE-P.I.P. (Pickwick) LARRY THOMAS-H&T 2000 MUHAMMAD ALI (Ground Hog, ASCAP) ERROLL GARNER-Mercury 73177 TO THE FAMILY (Barmour, BMI) FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE (Stein & Van Stock, ASCAP) ETERNAL CIRCLE (Barmour, BMI) Aside from "Love Story" and hot pants, Canadian girl in the folk -pop bag writes the Champ is the biggest subject for The unmistakable intro tells you this is her own stuff which would be helped by topical outings these days. Funky with something special as all Erroll Garner a more energetic arrangement and pro- some of his famous rhythms. material is. He does well with the suc- duction. cessful Steve Wonder vehicle. NU -SOUND EXPRESS, LTD.-Silver Dollar 152 ALICE COLTRANE-Impulse 279 (ABC) AIN'T IT GOOD ENOUGH (Micro -Mini, BMI) THE WHOLLY GHOST-Cream 1003 JOURNEY IN SATCHIDANANDA (Part 1) Uowcol, BMI) I'VE BEEN TRYING (Curtom, BMI) SPREAD THAT LOVIN' FEELING (Four Star, BMI) JOURNEY IN SATCHIDANANDA (Part 2) Uowcol, BMI) This one answers the question "Where New group with a big female choral ap- From the album of the same name, this are the new Kool & the Gang(s) com- proach (plus a guy singing lead) works features Pharoah Sanders. Broaden your ing from?" Infectious instrumental with out on an interestingly arranged mes- programming horizons with something a rather risqué intro. sage rocker. that's both avant-garde and melodic. CARMEL QUINN-GP 5002 BURL IVES-Bell 943 SONNY ROSS-Event 202 (Polydor) DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (Bourne, ASCAP) TIME (Evil Eye, BMI) ALAKAZAM LITTLE TOWN IN OLD COUNTY DOWN (Bourne, ASCAP) GALISTEO (Magic, ASCAP) (Gaucho/American United/Unichappell-Belinda, BMI) Just in time for St. Patrick's day. Ar- "Big Daddy" tackles a Shel Silverstein PIPER MUST BE PAID thur Godfrey's favorite colleen sings a tune which deals with old age. Perfect (Gaucho/Unichappell-Belinda, BMI) role for Ives. Fine soul sound that's really intriguing. favorite from her Carnegie Hall concert. Mystical theme is put across well by the inventive production job. RICH MOUNTAIN TOWER-Ovation 14-1014 ENOCH LIGHT AND THE LIGHT BRIGADE- UNCLE BOB WHITE-(Don Tweedy, ASCAP) Project 31389 THANK YOU, MAGGIE (Don Tweedy, ASCAP) (Shapiro, Bernstein, ASCAP) JUDAS-Souled Out 105 IN THE MOOD Fresh group produced by Nashville vet LET'S DANCE (E. B. Marks, ASCAP) I JUST CAN'T STOP (Stinger, BMD The media is swamped with news of the RUMPLE STIFFSKIN (Stinger, BMC Don Tweedy is anything but country. Check out this rhythm rocker for po- Folk rock approach with excellent nostalgia craze. Light and friends pre- tential. Generally a very clean sound vocals should give them very broad ap- sent a tempting selection from "The Big featuring together harmonies. peal. Band Hits of the Thirties" album.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Columbia Says Yes to National `Nanette' Campaign: Bourdain ning an institutional ad cam- music by Columbia artists and "The Year of Roosevelt Frank- paign in the subways and on also is interested in good mov- lin." Waxery does not consider the busses plugging six cur- ies "period." the packages cast albums, how- rent original cast albums and The latter concern has led to ever, so their merchandising another catchall ad plugging what seems a Columbia trend- does not come under Bourdain's soundtracks. the dialogue soundtrack. The aegis. The latter are "The Owl and first such was "M*A*S*H." at a the Pussycat," "M*A*S*H," "We saw that movie Ernestine Culling "Little Fauss and Big Halsy," screening and were so im- "I Walk the Line" and "Five pressed with the movie that Easy Pieces" (the last-named we wanted to have a sound- outside of a very Pierre Bourdain is on Epic Records.) track, but under the being her- good song played By DAVE FINKLE The show albums titles and a few old American alded are "1776," "The Roth- NEW YORK-"No, No, Nan- songs sung in Japanese, there schilds," "Two by Two," "Com- so we decided ette" is this year's big original Two was no music; pany," "Bob and Ray-the use dialog. cast album (so far, at least). and Only" and "Story Thea- to To keep the momentum going "We did the same with 'Owl tre." and the Pussycat' and we're on it, Columbia Records has has always been sketched what amounts pretty "Columbia about to release `Little Big interested in Broadway," Bour- Man'." much to a national merchandis- we are always according to dain said, "and ing campaign, listening to shows in auditions Follows Playdates, Grosses Pierre Bourdain, Director of auditions Sound- or going to backer's With the merchandising of Sales for Masterworks, to see a show after tracks and Original Cast Al- or going soundtracks, Columbia, accord- it's opened. We listen to just ing to Bourdain, follows the bums, CBS Records. everybody from Stephen is tak- about film's playdates and grosses Label, for instance, or Alan Jay Lerner, ads in Life Sondheim and advertises thusly. Since ing out regional playing their own auditions, to in markets to boom the such information can vary rad- major little old ladies. We do draw Pictured above is Lily Tomlin in caster of the show that is get- ically - when and where a the line somewhere though. We movie will play, that is-sound- her guise as the mild mannered, ubiquitous press coverage. - ting do like to hear a show that has even-tempered, easy -to -get -along (Usually show albums are only track merchandising proceeds impish op- a. and some sort of with "Ernestine"-the when producer very much at a week -to -week Miss advertised regionally production date." erator of TV's "Laugh In." road tours are underway.) basis. Tomlin's first album on Polydor from Columbia Of course, the New York area Upcoming Columbia is also scoring has just been released. Oddly, the are of is a well -covered with this season "70-Girls-70" heavily with its recording album has been titled "This is about to be "Lolita, My Love." "No, No, Nanette" advertising, and "Sesame Street" and the new Recording." but Columbia always treats the Different Soundtrack Attitude local market that way because so many of the hard-core caster Columbia has a slightly different attitude toward its d this: buyers live in the metropolitan you misse SHEET, area. soundtrack acquisitions and In case 2/18/71 1.C: THINK merchandising, Bourdain noted. FROM S Ad Campaign He said that label is interested Stan INSTANT FEATURE! words about York Many Currently, the label is run - in films that have soundtrack heavy in New are some Records cork. the overdue ports and inter-companynter- bfar Long fromReportMetromedia is y the Monteiro Metromedia coming have eSince labels butithe y theof es. concise. Stan has brought the fete and attention RCA Victor the our most from d Gypsytotcently indicatedattention Label Single...than sicMem Men. s Memory Elephant's,s better Music new Elephant do far that the Commando"..will men in ""SkysSkyraPeú If his the ^Mongoose. it on lindards.:.thehat hre lays his sta Monteiro to impression Stan are distinct the field get he W e business. aboutt it leader. the music player is a Metromedia in clarinet year veteran azz and was Part a 15 ? old is a salesman.at Wild.. ten g Stan also been Boston ht home He D. in brought a radio P team which P Victor not too distant the RCA share boys'' in with three Metromedia records d future n happily aa ba d going...fut re Me Stan is have Prosp l Rounders.. which of Modal two of 9911 SpeakingSP ..Holy Joe Brooks for '71. " hot pros - very and we S(roosP Rice as tslistsIn Flesh. Linda Metromedia ..and Spirit secretary, content at edia and, his Stan isavailable the have him!i ects. about director o the original Broadway cast album to write heaviest Columbia Records has just released áre hapoTtunity of the Tapping away above is Ruby Keeler opportunity very proud of the hit, "No, No, Nanette." the too and ore who came out of retirement we love him (center front) the movies' dancer/actress 1C in the show. On a specially constructed board built in for the Thanks, remotion in the business. n n to star p REIMS occasion by Columbia, she and other cast members tap out a sequence national R1E1R01REDIR to "I Want To Be Happy," Vincent Youmans -Irving Caesar tune that is the subject of a special Columbia single release.

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MUSIC SAROFEEN AND SMOKE Eleuthera ELS 9601 (Buddah). C WP ST 2029. There's going to be plenty of talk about Sarofeen is the raison d'être of this this package. Buzzy Linhart, who heads group. The gal has a voice like a shriek the group, is heard from after too long in the night. There's something eerie a while. Just about every cut on this and terribly cogent about it. The package is funky and. melodic. Should songs are not from the top drawer, but get right on the progressive stations. Sarofeen gives them credence. Just about Hit, hit, hit. any of the sides will impress.

CHURCH ANTHRAX RITA COOLIDGE OF A&M SP 4291. JOIL\ CALE, TERRY RILEY- At long last, the Rita Coolidge album. Columbia C 30131. John Cale and Terry Riley let their The husky -voiced singer is surrounded minds take here and and by the cream of the rock players and them there, there will be a faction of the progres- chanters. Given all that, it's a wonder- sive station listeners who will follow. ment why this only falls in the album But others will find way diffuse and good -but-not -great category. "The Hap- the hard to comprehend. There are only six py Song" is the to close to. side get cuts, and they all have grandiose titles.

THE WARM TOUCH HAVE A HEART HARR} BELAFONTE-RCA LSP 4481. HEART-King KS 1119. Harry Belafonte's voice is, indeed, warm, This is Heart's second album. Their first burnished by the sun. Here it's heard was a display of considerable talent, that on the songs of James Taylor, Joni somehow never got anywhere. The fol- Mitchell and Jake Holmes. There is lit- low-up is a continuation of the promise. tle fault one can find with this package, The guys have a flair for any kind of but it might not have that extra some- melody and are a gold mine waiting to thing Harry needs these days to get his be discovered. albums off. WHOLE LOTTA LOVE CCS-Rak Z30559 (CBS). THE LADY AND THE UNICORN Sleek arrangements of some rock stand- JOHN RENBOURN-Reprise RS 6407. ards and some sleek, percussive origi- John Renbourn and five other musi- nals by a big rock band with an eye cians who are and aren't in Pentangle, toward what's commercial. The over- play an album of primarily Renaissance hauled oldies include "Whole Lotta ballads. The music is special, of course, Love," "Satisfaction," "Walking" and but it falls gently on the ear, like night, "Wade in the Water." and will probably find its select market. Impeccably producecL POTTER ST. CLOUD Medians 41-7. Mediarts is certainly doing the right THE JERRY VALE ITALIAN ALBUM thing-observing good taste, is what it's Columbia C 30389. Obviously, there is a large crowd ready called. Here's label's first rock group and for this package. Included are "Torna," they have verve and pertinence and in- "Tango Della Gelosia," "Vieni Su," telligence. They are no idle protesters. "Oh Marie," "Core'ngrato," "Passione," They have purpose in their message and "Statte Vicino Amme," "The Lights of their music. Roma," "Amore, Scusami." Jerry is Jerry from start to end. RUFUS THOMAS LIVE DOING THE PUSH & PULL AT P. J.'S Stax STS 2039. Rufus MOMENTS Thomas tells some jokes and then BOZ SCAGGS-Columbia C30454. gets down to what the audience really Attention is already being paid this Boz wants to hear-his exciting dance calls. Scaggs album. He has a large group of Of course, he does the funky chicken West Coast folk with him doing his and also the push and pull and a few new tunes. The songs are acceptable others. There is plenty of life in the 1971 folk rock. Evidently the side to old boy yet and the R/Bers will love it. watch is the first cut, "We Were Al- ways Sweethearts." THINKS SCHOOL STINKS HOTLEGS-Capitol ST 587. CACTUS The title of the album is not the mes- OW WAY.,. ßF ONE WAY ... OR ANOTHER sage of the album at all. What is here CACTUS-Ateo SD 33-356. is a collection of beautiful melodies- Cactus declare they like to rock and roll. sometimes pure, sometimes funky-from It's one thing to say it and another to three talented new guys. There are all do it. Although their rock and roll is sorts of surprises on this package, and hard, it isn't particularly resilient. They buyers will delight in turning them up give out with a hard lyric line, however, and on. which might impress some of the buyers. (Continued on page 18)

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Lily Tomlin isn't exactly a stranger to America. Thirty -million people see her every week on NBC -TV's "Laugh -In" as the amazing Ernestine of your telephone company. And on her new Polydor album, "This Is A Recording," she fearlessly takes on irate customers, the FBI, the Mafia, cheating husbands, executives in high places and all those many others who want nothing more from life than a dial tone. "This Is A Recording" is going to be the comedy album of the year. So we advise you to stock up. The working number is Polydor 24-4055. "This Is A Recording" "This Is A Recording" "This Is A Recording" (Don't cross Ernestine or your phone lines could be tied up forever) "This Is A Recording"

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(Continued from page 16 ) WELLS FARGO ON STAGE WELLS FARGO-Carousel CAR NO TURNIN' BACK 3052 (Bell). THE MILLS BROTHERS-Paramount Fellows dip into a couple PAS 5025. of current bags You can't knock the Mills Brothers. They for their styles. They have studied their models know what kind of songs they like to well and have added a bit of sing and they keep singing them. Every themselves. So what they have as a re- once in a while a nostalgic audience sult is a competent first album. "You're picks up on them (the Brothers are Just Right," "Hang It Up," "Jambalaya" have good singles potential. never really out of date) . Here they sing new -old songs and old -new songs. HELEN O' HIGH TREASON HELEN O'CONNELL-Evolution 2020. Abbott ABS 1209. Helen O'Connell is one of the greats. From the sound of the individual cuts. She stands for a specific tradition in (although it's frequently difficult to hear singing, and people still like to hear her all the words), High Treason don't ful- and her kind of chirping. Here she does fill the threat of their name. They do, "Didn't We?", "My Way," "Goin' Out however, have some little rhythm sec- of My Head," "Watch What Happens" tion going that should impress the buy- and, for good measure, "Tangerine." ers and programmers. ERON TABOR WITH HERB ELLIS PATTO AND OSCAR NEVES Vertigo VEL 1001 (Mercury). Studio 10. These guys get a good rock beat going. Eron Tabor was in the San Francisco Their songs are not that new, but the company of "Hair" where he evidently beat keeps going and going and will impressed a few record people. So here's probably take a fair share of buyers an album. The lad has a pleasant enough along with it. They are fancy instru- voice, but not what could be called a mentalists, too, especially guitarist - dynamic delivery. He sings some tunes organist 011y Halsall. Will be heard from the renowned show and throws in around. a few of his own ditties.

". I/}'AíTi tARCLi-L VACUUM CLEANER uTH£ HLl'ER:LtI'a PATTI LABELLE & THE BLUEBELLES MERRYWEATHER & CAREY-RCA GREATEST GREATEST HITS LSP 4485. HITS Trip TLP 8000. This duo gets their light shining on Patti LaBelle still hits the highest note songs of their own composition. They in rock and roll and just to remind ev- certainly know how to write them. They erybody of that, Trip has collected the also do "So Fine" so fine. The spunk Bluebelle hits into one package. "I Sold here should make listeners sit up and My Heart to the Junkman," "You'll take notice. A dozen ditties to get the Never Walk Alone," "Where Are You," crowd interested. "Tear After Tear," "Danny Boy," "To the Aisle." SAINT JACQUES GRT 30005. SENTIMENTAL MOOD Amiable folkrocksters here that come BILL DOGGETT-King KS 1104 up cut after cut with appealing songs. Easy listening programmers take note. They have the over-all gentleness of the The man who gave the world "Honky James Taylor generation, and that means Tonk" several years back has mellowed plenty these days. "Castle of Sand" some with this moody package. Bill at sounds like the single to start it off the organ is in fine form making music for them. to relax by. Dreamy stuff will nicely fill radio holes. Try it. GENESIS TRESPASS-Impulse! AS 9205. BIG BRASS SOUND These fellows seem to be into a kind BIG BRASS-Murbo MCS 6019. of Middle Ages rock. They are interested The title and the label tell just about in faerie tales and, troubadourial sounds. all. Bourne pubber's Murbo label has This kind of thing is not entirely origi- put out brass -heavy versions of some nal and therefore the fellows may find Bourne evergreens. No doubt that pack- the path difficult to travel because so age will be of value to the MOR -easy well -trodden. listening programmers. There are 10 all-time favorites here. EDDIE FISHER & THE NEXT ONE HUNDRED YEARS NEW KIND OF HAPPINESS Cadet LPS 848. VONDA VAN DYKE-Word WST 8519. j1, Eddie Fisher is an expert guitarist, who Word is bringing the word to the peo- tries out a new trick or two. The prob- ple in a series of light gospel albums. lem here is that his songs are really just t,t -4 Here's one from former Miss America titles for improvisations and the first Vonda Van Dyke containing some breezy side tends to run together. Bat "Beauti- songs that sound very much like com- ful Things," the first cut on side two, mercials for God. The catchy ingredient makes the listen worthwhile. in each song could mean business.

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endez and. Al Shean, adapted by Lili," Geoffrey Productions, also Top 10 on the request line ; #20 WKNR; Vince Guaraldi; "Darling Lili," Paramount, music by Henry jumped from #21 to #11 KJR; hit at WCFL. Geoffrey Productions, Para- Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mer- Alice Cooper: This has been a tip of ours for weeks, mount, music by Henry Mancini, cer. and it broke thru big this week. #5 WKNR;

#7 CKLW; hit KJR; jumped to #20 KQV ; #7 WIXY; Legrand on McQueen Pic '24 Hours' jumped to #22 WCFL where it is a solid hit. a Michel Legrand has been tion picture starring Steve Chart debut KFRC. signed to compose and conduct McQueen, announces Jere Ren- the music for "The 24 Hours shaw, VP in Charge of Pro- Daddy Dewdrop: This old tip is also confirmed of Le Mans," Solar Produc- duction for Cinema Center as a hit this week. #16 KJR with big phones ; tions -Cinema Center Films mo- Films. #1 in requests WSAI ; #4 WRNO ; jumped to #14 WTIX with big phone requests. #33 WCFL; #23 KLIF. Area Code & Company at Cash Taping The Fuzz: Is reported by KYA to be #17 in sales. Chart debut at KFRC with phone requests starting. This record has done a half million R&B. The New Stevie Wonder has exploded R&B in Chicago.

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Records and Southern Distributor promo man Wade Conklin (front) and #24 KFRC ; #16 KYNO. Cash during the taping of the ABC Cash show. The TV star Johnny Salvage: "Monster" WRIT; #15 WOKY ; 17. 615 members Polydor group's appearance will be aired March (left selling KJR; #17 WPDQ. to right) are Buddy Spicher, Mac Gayden, Charlie McCoy, David Briggs, Kenny Buttrey and Bobby Thompson plus Cash. Not shown are Weldon Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose on UA: We have Myrick, Wayne Moss, Elliot Mazer and Norbert Putman. (Continued on page 24)

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By JOEL VAN 2E ing, "Is OK now, yes?" A state in a brig scene. Thus a third tury style lament; a chord pat- trooper drives up and sticks actor doing Ray Charles jive. tern that I ripped off from the (Editor's Note: In July -Aug- pink flares in the road. The Who and a boogie riff I swiped Staged as Hellish Vaudeville ust, 1970, Joel Vance composed drummer drives up, leans out from John Lee Hooker. the score for the Berkshire Theater Festival production of of his Triumph and says, "Well, Grover staged the play as Rehearsals, like the produc- "Pinkville" at Stockbridge, I see you have a flare for the hellish vaudeville. The score tion itself, were loose and tense Mass., and led his Big City dramatic." was also vaudevillian. The at the same time. We worked band in the performances. Dur- opening number was written as eight hours a day, mostly im- ing the early '60s he appeared Dealt With My Lai a kind of Duke Ellington (cir- provising. Twice Grover tore with the Living Theater. In "Pinkville" was presented in ca 1928-30) Cotton Club Revue out pages of dialogue from the February, 1970, his solo album, a barn adjacent to the main tune. This was immediately fol- script and said, "Set these to "What I Did On My Vacation," theater. While Peggy Wood lowed by a lullaby. Later on a music." I'd run off in the weeds was released on the Cadet/Con- and Teresa Wright were doing tremelo C -chord modulation with my Gibson acoustic and From 1965-67 he was cept label. the could built into a burlesque 1950s liv- whang away. If I came back on the staff of Cash Box; from best they with a lec- tern and gesture production of erlip rock and roll tune as one and if the tune was all right, 1967-70 he was an account ex- of the guys in the squad goes one of the female apprentices ecutive with Richard Gersh As- "A Passage to E. M. Forster" The rest of score off to the mimeo- sociates. Now with Buddah in the big house, us hooligans AWOL. the undulated Records' Siddhartha Press of- in the barn presented a sweaty, was a combination of damned graph machine to reproduce fice, where he masquerades as stompy, barrelhouse interpreta- near everything: electronic lyrics. Siddh, Vance also has written tion of a play dealing with the gimcracks which Bob Norman The final production, which numerous articles and fiction My Lai massacre and the nat- got by fiddling with his amp was barely frozen (i.e., no more for various magazines, includ- ural inclination of man to kill and sliding a screw up and changes) the night before open - ing Cavalier.) anything handy, including him- down the strings; an 18th cen- (Continued on page 60) self. Stockbridge hath its charm. Dramatis Personae: Birthplace of Alice's Restau- Lyn Austin, producer. She rant (Alice cooks at another backed "Adaptations/Next," MONEY MIMIC joint on Thursdays), you can "Mary, Mary" and "Indians," look out of the window of the the latter starring Stacy Keach (Continued from page 22) main street dimestore and see as Buffalo Bill. been talking about this record for months. It is now Officer Obie directing traffic. Grover Dale, director. One confirmed as a smash at KJR. #2 KINT, El Paso. In lower mountains, strange the of the original cast of "West Mike Curb #18 KQV; #6 WSAI ; associate editors of Newsweek Congregation: Side Story," he choreographed ; ; KAKC ; WFIL. who wear fishermen's hats year- #5 KXOK #17 KILT #22 #28 sections of "`Steambath" and ; rent cabins. Out on the The Mob: Smash KQV; #26 WAYS #32 WIXY. round the current Israel Horowitz highway a roadside bar sports Debut: KRLA and KHJ. Added: KAKC ; WOL. a dance floor and a jukebox nlays. "Line" and "Acrobats." _Chicago: #17 KQV; #21 KRLA; #24 KHJ; won a that is half polkas and half Grover rave from Clive #28 KFRC. Debut : WHBQ. Joni Mitchell. Down the road T rnes and a Tony nomination store fnr his choreogranhv for the a gas station and general 5th Dimension: Action CKLW. Strong adult requests run by a Lebanese sells pressed otherwise condemned musical meat patties. His Italian in- "Billy." WTIX. Debut: KILT. Added: KYA; WRKO. First Edition: On KJR; KHJ; KRLA; WRNO. laws sit on the porch of the Big City, band. Bob Norman Badge: KDWB. adjacent house drinking beer, (lead guitar), Peter Schubert Selling Sugar Loaf : #29 KLIF. Added: CKLW; WAYS; KRLA. rubbing their bellies and offer- (bass), Danny Pisello (drums) to me and my drum- Ocean: Debut: CKLW. Added: KYA; WIXY; WPDQ ; ing advice and Mark Wenner (harmonica). mer as to how we can get the WMAK ; KYNO. Wenner, better known as B - drummer's stalled Triumph Tommy James; WCFL. Added: WPDQ. Town Slim, appeared in Record Breaking moving again. Mixtures: KLIF. Added: WPDQ. World recently as the author Selling at I had ridden to Stockbridge March: #29 WCLF. Added: WRIT. of an article on Duh Blues. It Ides of Broke to in a rented station wagon along K. WRIT. was Slim who, at the cast party, P. Limited: Big requests at with the playwright and his Helen Reddy: Jumped from #17 to KLIF. friend, the Hungarian actress. on his way to the refrigerator #6 Top 10 WMAK. Added: WIXY; WOKY. One hour out of Stockbridge, to get another can of suds, told Kimberleys: doing 80 on the Taconic State Lyn Austin and the well-known Donny Osmond: #23 KLIF. Added: WRIT. KFRC. Parkway, the left rear tire Roger L. Stevens, "Move it, Paul Humphrey: Chart KJR. Added: KYA; blows and the left front tire people." I, who played rhythm Billy Joe Royal: #10 WSAI. collapses. The wagon spins off WOKY. Added: WAPE. guitar, was in the garden a -t Lally Stott: #23 I hold on to the dash- the road, the time, kicking Miss Austin's Mike Reilly: #18 WTIX where it is a giant request board thinking "It looks like monster. Add: KJR. a process shot in a movie." The lawn furniture. Stephen Pick at KILT. Debut : WRKO ; KGB. wagon does a half circle turn l'en actors, male. Chosen for Stills: WOKY ; WDGY; WABC ; WAYS; WEAM; WIXY ; KAKC ; KYNO. and ends up nuzzled to a grassy their energy. None of them Added: knoll by the highway. When it were professional dancers, so stops, hidden dust comes down the movement in the play had Poppy Family: Good requests CKLW. Added: WCFL. from the ceiling. I am touching a lurching honesty that satis- Crazy Paving: #35 WCFL. Debut: KHJ; KRLA ; KAKC. the neck of my guitar. Fifteen fied audiences and surprised Tom Rush on Elektra: Jumped to #11 WEAM. minutes before I had told my- professional viewers. Interpre- Tin Tin: Breakout WDGY. Good requests KDWB ; #31 KLIF. self in a fantasy that if we had tation of role was left largely #15 WIXY; #1 WKWK, an accident, I must stretch out Current Exchange on Bell: my arm and protect the actress. to the actors themselves. Thus Wheeling, W. Va. But when the crash comes, I'm the kid who played the Army King Floyd: It is an immediate smash on WQKI. holding onto the guitar. shrink did it as a witch doctor. Brenda & The Tabulations: Is breaking Pop at WFIL. We get out of the wagon, the Thus another actor speaking Chi-Lites: "Give the Power to the People" actress squeezes my wrist say- his lines à la Groucho Marx (For God's Sake). This is an immediate R&B smash.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com LIFE UPON THE WICKED SCREEN Composers' Lives ... or Beethoven, Brahms and Bah! On Film . By ALVIN H. M ARILL top actor, Innokenty Smoktu- trian actor Hans Jarai gave his To paraphrase the popular novsky. Ironically, both he and conception of the composer. song, "Look what they've done the Western world's contempo- Bernard Lancret, a Frenchman, to my songwriter, babe," the rary conception of Tchaikov- took the part in a 1940 film recent motion picture biogra- sky, Richard Chamberlain, called "Schubert's Serenade." phies (and the word is used most recently did filmed inter- And in 1941, an American pro- advisedly) of Edvard Grieg and pretations of "Hamlet." An duction, entitled "New Wine," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky again earlier study of Tchaikovsky starred Alan Curtis as Schu- illustrate what the screen has on the screen was "Song of My bert opposite Curtis' soon -to -be done-or has not done-in the Heart," an American film of wife, Ilona Massey. way of capturing the true ge- 1947, with a little known actor, The commercial cinema's nius and the real personality Frank Sundstrom, in the star- idea of what would make a 1939: "The Great \ irtor Herbert.` of many of the towering figures ring role. The Germans turned composer "boxoffice" usually with Walter Connolly and Mary out something Martin. in music. As Vincent Canby called "The Life has been to cast him as a dash- said in his review in the New and Loves of Tchaikovsky" ing, womanizing, chauvenistic York Times of "The (circa 1948), but not much is genius like Music Lov- known - Jean Pierre ers," the latest cinema study of of it. Amount as Rimsky-Korsakoff Tchaikovsky (to be released, at Of all the portrayals of the in "Song of Scheherezade," or musical least) : "Such authentic genius giants, the most fa- Dirk Bogarde as Franz Liszt defies rational interpretation, mous remains that of Beetho- in "Song Without End," or except, perhaps, by another ge- ven in 1936 by the great Stewart Granger as Nicolo Pag- nius." French actor, Harry Baur, who anini in "The Magic Bow." Or, That other genius, apparent- bore a striking resemblance to in the most monetarily satisfy- the accepted likeness of the ing of all screen biographies of ly, has yet to be found in the composer. film industry, That particular film this type, Cornel Wilde as Fred- for in the entire is still spectrum of screen biographies enjoyed by opera and eric Chopin in "A Song to Re- of the music societies and in occa- member." The latter film also great composers. practi- sional revival cally none has given the least presentations. helped a great deal to popular- The Austrians also made a mo- ize the classics with the insight into the real man, based vie on the accepted historical data about their greatest musical masses. legacy, calling it "Eroica," in available and the authoritative 1951. Ewald Balser A Polish version of the career studies by experts. Then played the Chopin story, "The Young again, composer, and a young local who among us can say actor named Chopin," opened here in 1952 what these men were really Oskar Werner was and was said seen as Beethoven's to make "Song to 1942: like, since few if any first-hand nephew, Remember" "Yankee Doodle Dandy," Karl. look like "Gone with Frances Langford and James links to them are still available With the Wind." Cagney. for comment? The true worth Seven years later, Werner, bedecked One of the few interlocking of these screen biographies, in a powdered wig, biographical found himself well cast (in re- studies on the after one wades through the screen, "Song of Love," fea- absurd histrionics and the lationship to the image he has soap since tured the unlikely combination opera -style melodrama, is the projected through his surprisingly infrequent screen of Paul Henreid and Katharine wealth of musical treasures Hepburn as Robert and Clara they provide. appearances) as the star of "The Life and Loves of Mo- Schumann and Robert Walker Current Productions zart." Three previous Mozart as Johannes Brahms. Walker, film studies were also done. incidentally, had been seen Currently to be seen are two The composer was portrayed previously as Jerome Kern in films purportedly based on the twice in 1940-in an Austrian "Till the Clouds Roll By," and ' i ves of Grieg ("Song of Nor- film, "The Mozart Story," by one must assume that MGM way") and Tchaikovsky chief Louis B. ("The Hans Holt, and in an English Mayer either 1945: "A Song to Remember," Music Lovers") - the first movie, "Mozart," by Stephen noticed a startling physical with Cornei Wilde and Merle played with unbounding sweet- Haggard. And Mozart was likeness between Brahms and Oberon. ness, the other with dramatic viewed from the Italian eye in Kern or that he saw in Walker sensationalism. Still to come is the 1948 "Eternal Melodies," the composer for all seasons. another supposedly definitive with Gino Cervi playing the Wagner was depicted on the and sumptuous Tchaikovsky genius. screen by the English actor, screen biography, being pre- France's Pierre Fresnay por- Alan Badel, in "The Magic pared in Russia by, of all peo- trayed Offenbach in 1950's "The Fire," and was pursued by ple, film composer -turned -pro- Paris Waltz." Yvonne De Carlo, who had ducer Dmitri Tiomkin (whose Probably the most elaborate chased after Rimsky-Korsakoff memorable acceptance speech American film depicting the ca- in "Song of Scheherezade." at the 1951 Academy Award reer of a famous classical mu- The screen biographies ceremonies paid humble debt to sic figure was "The Great turned out on a fairly the past giants of music-Tchai- regular Waltz" in 1938-directed by a basis during the '40s and into kovsky, Beethoven, Mozart and Frenchman, Julian Duvivier, the gang). The Tiomkin Tchai- the early '50s by the Italian and with a French leading man, film industry-veritable cinema kovsky has been in production Fernand Gravet, as Johann staples before the great neo - for years, and according to Strauss. A new film on Strauss realism wave of DeSica knowledgeable sources, not a is said to be the next project and foot of it has been seen by any on the agenda of producer An- Rossellini-were made too eth- of the backers, among them, drew Stone, who made "Song nic for mass consumption and Warner Brothers, which with- of Norway." were given only spotty distri- drew support last year. bution in the United States, Franz Schubert's alleged life 1947: "I Wonder Who's Kissing Playing the lead in the Rus- story was filmed at least three primarily in New York "art" Her Now?", with June Haver and sian version is that nation's times. In the late 1930s, Aus- (Continued on page 28) Mark Stevens.

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~~www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Mills Philosophy: Diversification eclipse Mills' numerous other successes. For Sherman they NOTES ¶IIR have netted seven gold records.~~

Helps Find Contracts Mills states that Wednesday's child not only signs artists for production rights, but helps By CARL LaFONG them find the proper recording contracts. His basic contract with artists requires two al- 'Two - Lane Blacktop': Another 'Easy Rider'? bums a year and two or three As never before, movies offer something for everyone. Yet a singles-but it varies with the climactic rock and roll music movie is still waiting to be made. individual. Magazine writers are drawing parallels between "Love Story" Mills also controls a separate and James Taylor/Paul Simon/Van Morrison/Emitt Rhodes/David publishing firm-Green Apple and Record Crosby. It is the romantic period of rock and roll, they are saying. Jackie Mills, right, Co., which adds to World's West Coast Manager Jack Music And yet there is room for Grand Funk and Santana just as Devaney. Wednesday's Child's strength there is room for "Love Story" and "Wuthering Heights," "I Eat and dimension in the publish- Your Skin" and "I Drink Your Blood," "Song of Norway" and ing field. His total staff, head- LOS ANGELES Tempor- "My Fair Lady," "Hollywood Blue" and "The Story of F," "Gimme - quartered at 6430 Sunset Blvd., Shelter" and "Zachariah." The New Yorker runs a lengthy, two- arily sidestepping his activities numbers nine. as the driving force behind part examination of "Citizen Kane" which is 30 years old, and Wednesday's Child Productions, Mills said that as a result of business is boffo at the Encore Theater in L. A. for "The Harvey Jackie Mills and partner Al his and Capps' efforts on be- Girls" and "Babes on Broadway," where on Friday nights at Capps have scored the motion half of "The Windsplitter," his midnight film faithfuls fill the house for picture "The Windsplitter" in firms would devote considerably bunched screenings of such classics as "Hold keeping with Mills' theory that more attention to motion pic- Me While I'm Naked," "Detonation," "Grate- the music industry today calls tures and television. Joyce Tay- ful Dead," "Anthology of Boats." for diversification rather than lor, with Green Apple, wrote The Academy Awards have little relation to the movie's title song, "The the changes going down in movies, just as specialization. which Michael As head of Wednesday's Road Home," the NARAS awards have little to do with the Child Productions, Mills has Dees sang. creative energy of popular music. (How many led his company a long way in Dees is known for his ver- Grand Funk cuts have you played lately?) the past three -and -a -half years. sion of "What Are You Doing Energizers got their point across about the Thirty artists have been signed The Rest Of Your Life," from commercial value of rock in films, but Holly- under its auspices and 15 la- the award -nominated film, "The wood money has been resistant to a consummated marriage of the bels are represented. Happy Ending." "The Wind- two media, just as music money has yet to realize the powerful Mills said he and Capps un- splitter"-the first picture as- stimulus such a melding can be. dertook the scoring of "The signment of Mills and Capps- The problems Billy James has had in coordinating the music Windsplitter" because it is a was produced by David Ford for "Two -Lane Blacktop," a movie being made by newcomers for contemporary film, dealing with for Pop Films in Houston. Mills an established Hollywood producer, is an ideal example of how problems and situations faced became involved when Jack the music establishment resists the promotional potential of by young people today. "I feel Gilardi of C'MA contacted him film. he under- that you have to reach every and asked if would "Two -Lane" is not the rock and roll movie. In fact the music take the score. conceivable audience," he adds. is only incidental to the film, as Tammy Wynette's singing and "Records and concerts are of some Chopin pieces were incidental in "Five Easy Pieces." Very vital importance, but the music `Jane' on Capitol simply, it is a very fast-paced (one title considered early was of movies is also of significant "Speed") film about a drag driver (James Taylor) and his importance these days." HOLLYWOOD-Capitol Rec- mechanic (Dennis Wilson) who agree to race a new GTO (driven Mills turns out on the aver- ords will shortly issue the by Warren Oates) to Washington for pink slips. The dragster, a age of about two albums and soundtrack album of the NBC- primered '55 Chevy with a 454 cubic inch engine, is equipped six singles a month for his TV special "Jane Eyre." with a radio, and the GTO has a cassette player; these two contractees who include: the A full-length feature film to sources and juke boxes along the way provide the movie's only New Christy Minstrels (Gre- be released in theatres through- music (except for a brief appearance by a local band in Santa Fe). gar) ; Eric Andersen (Warner out Europe, the production is Universal budgeted the film at much less than a million dollars. Bros.) ; Paige Claire (MGM) ; scheduled to be aired nationally a of 20 records suggested by Rudy Wurlitzer, Michael Dees Starting with list Bud Brisbois; by NBC on Wednesday, March who rewrote Will Corey's script for the final production, Billy (RCA) ; Goldie Johnson; Zella 24. "Jane Eyre" stars George with artists, record companies and pub- Lehr; Paul MacNeil; Andy began corresponding C. Scott and Susannah York lishers. "We were handicapped in front with a very tight budget, Parks; Grover Pruitt; Saint by and was directed Delbert so we were almost in the position of imposing on the good will Jacques (GRT with "Saint by Mann. The film's score is of these people," he said. "In most cases they were super-co- Jacques") ; Misty Walker, Bobby Wil- well-known composer John and we got about 50% of the records we went after, John Henry and Stefan Arn- liams. operative, but in some other cases we got flat turn -downs without reason. grim (Metromedia) ; the We They just simply refused to have their performances used in the Five (Vault) ; Gino Denti (Ju- movie." bilee) ; Gregg Williams; Mi- Mediarts Gets Hopper chael Chain; Vince Donofrio; The word from people who were involved with the production Robie Porter; Frankie Avalon; Soundtrack of "Two Lane," and from those who have seen rough cuts, is that Eric Andersen; Happiness; Mediarts Records has ac- it will hit the culture like another "Easy Rider." Carlton; Erik Brann. quired exclusive rights for an Some of those who will be glad they work with cooperative Mills' singular reputation is album of the soundtrack music people are the Doors ("People Are Strange," "Break On Through" based on the fact he has proof the Dennis Hopper film, "The and "Light My Fire"), John Hammond ("Mabelline," "No Money duced all of Bobby Sherman's American Dreamer," announces Down"), Jerry Lee Lewis ("Hit the Road, Jack") and Erma hits thus far with Al Capps ar- Robert L. Yorke, President of Franklin ("Piece of My Heart") and all the record companies ranging. Emphasis on the popu- Mediarts Records, Inc., and and publishers who will benefit if "Two -Lane" is a hit. larity and best sellers of Sher- filmmaker Lawrence Schiller, If there is a soundtrack album, incidentally, it will probably man has had the tendency to President of Corda Productions. be released by Uni. (Continued on page 60)

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~~www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com LIFE UPON THE WICKED SCREEN (Continued from page 26)~~

houses. "The Life of Giuseppe to fake while Yehudi Menuhin ing singer and/ or dancer on Verdi" was the title of both provided generous excerpts the lot in order to mask the a 1940 film and another one a from that composer's reper- inequities and absurdities of dozen years later, and in be- toire). the plot. Then that studio tween, Verdi was depicted in a Compared, though, to how would cast people like Robert small gem entitled "The Lost the popular songwriters have Walker as Jerome Kern (and One," which concentrated on fared in frivolous subjects' later, as mentioned earlier, as how he came to write "La Tra- lives, making them, in effect, Johannes Brahms) in "Till the 19-_8: "Words and Music," with viata." stage waits for elaborate pro- Clouds Roll By" and would do Betty Garrett and Mickey Rooney. Also from Italy around this ductions of memorable popular the careers of Rodgers and Hart time came a film about Rossini, music, the studies of the seri- in "Words and Music" by hav- called with total originality ous composers' lives emerge ing, as one critic summed it "Rossini" (circa 1948), and as motion pictures of truly out- up, "Tom Drake appearing as one with the title "The Life of standing quality. Richard Rodgers and Mickey Donizetti" (1952) in which an Of those popular composers Rooney playing Mickey Rooney actor named Amadeo Nazzari whose careers were relived on but calling himself Lorenz tried to convey the impression the screen, George M. Cohan Hart." that Gaetano Donizetti was Er- came off best, with "Yankee More believable was the cast- rol Flynn's double. At least Doodle Dandy" towering above ing of Fred Astaire and Red Nazzari closely resembled all others to date. This produc- Skelton as Bert Kalmar and Flynn. tion for which James Cagney Harry Ruby in "Three Little Russia's film industry also deservedly won the 1942 Best Words"; and enjoyable, too, produces career studies, al- Actor Oscar was the apogée but hardly the definitive inter- though few are seen in this of Warner Brothers' series of pretation, was José Ferrer's country. In 1947 and again in biographical studies of out- concept of Sigmund Romberg 1952, there were movies on standing figures. in "Deep in My Heart." Fairly Mikhail Glinka (Boris Chirkov From there it was downhill recently, Hank Williams, Jr., 1954: "Deep ir. My Heart," w:th in "The Great Glinka" and with "Rhapsody in Blue," the did the dubbing for his own Helen Traubel and José Ferrer. Boris Smirnov in "Kompozitor story of George Gershwin (new- father in "Your Cheatin' Glinka," respectively). The mo- comer Robert Alda in the lead, Heart," and at least the per- tion picture "Moussorgsky" along with real -life Gershwin former had first-hand know- (with Alexander Borisov in the friends of Al Jolson, Paul ledge of the subject (and the lead) won first prize at the 1950 Whiteman, Oscar Levant, et studio had the courtesy to con- Cannes Film Festival and al), and "Night and Day," sult with Mrs. Williams to veri- played briefly at one of the about Cole Porter (with a mis- fy accuracy). But George Ham- New York theaters which, at cast Cary Grant composing the ilton acted Hank, Sr. the time, specialized in Russian title song while sitting at the Three Via Paramount cinema. And a Russian "Rim- piano being inspired by "the sky-Korsakoff" starring Nikolai tick tick tock of the stately From Paramount, only three Cherkassov came out in 1954. clock as it stands against the songwriter biographies have The third of the immortal wall"). In both of these, Alexis come forth to date: "The Great "Three B's," Bach, was finally Smith had the distinction of Victor Herbert" featuring Wal- given a screen career study in providing romantic interest for ter Connolly in the title role, 1969 by way of a German -Ital- both Gershwin and Porter. although the actual stars were ian film called "The Chronicle While Joan Leslie, who had in- Allan Jones and Mary Martin; of Anna Magdalena." Gustav spired Cohan, turned up with "Dixie," with Bing Crosby as 1964: "Your Cheatin" Heart," with Leonhardt played the profes- similar effect in the Gershwin composer Dan Emmett, whose George Hamilton. sionally and paternally prolific biography, too - how did he best-known song was the title composer. find time to write the "Rhap- of the film; and "St. Louis A lesser "B," Berlioz, was sody in Blue"? Blues," a tribute to W. C. played by Jean-Louis Barrault "Shine On, Harvest Moon" Handy, in the person of Nat in the late '40s French film, dealt loosely with the careers Cole, and perhaps the only pic- "Symphonie Fantastique"; of Nora Bayes (Ann Sheridan) ture so far to deal with a black while Wilfrid Lawson essayed and Jack Norworth (Dennis composer on a large scale. "The Great Mr. Handel" in an Morgan). "My Wild Irish Rose" 20th Century -Fox has been early '40s English production. was the alleged life story of responsible, over the years, for Chauncey Olcott, the Irish a wide variety of biographical Melodramatic Lives Depicted composer, also delineated by studies, ranging from Don The screen's idea, then, has Morgan-ah, those wild old Ameche as Stephen Foster in been to depict the classical contract days. And one can be- "Swanee River" (with Al Jol- 1900: "Song of Norway," with composer as a dour, pious, long- lieve Danny Thomas and Doris son as E. P. Christy of the Toralu Maurstad, Florence Hender- suffering, little -understood clod Day as Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kahn original Christy Minstrels) to son and Frank Porretta. who suffers bouts of alcohol- and Frank Lovejoy as Walter Clifton Webb as John Philip ism, melancholia, insanity and, Donaldson in "I'll See You In Sousa in "Stars and Stripes with the current screen free- My Dreams" only if one wishes Forever" to Gordon Mac Rae, dom, dope addiction and sexual to. Ernest Borgnine and Dan Dai- aberrations. The melodramatic MGM's Conception ley as, respectively, Buddy De life is interrupted at regular Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray intervals to infuse the com- MGM's conception of how Henderson (who died recently) poser with large doses of cre- the great contemporary com- ativity in "The Best Things in Life and provide him time posers lived during the first Are to pound away at the piano half of this century and from Free." (except in the case, of course, whence came their musical in- That studio also did some of Stewart Granger who, as spirations was to load the pro- "biopics" of lesser known com- 1971: "The Music Lovers," with Paganini, was given a violin duction down with every lead- (Continued on page 44) Richard 4'hamberlain.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com '71 More Supercal® Asan Usual gor Disney `Bedknobs and Broomsticks': Aristocats' Action Sherman Brothers' Successor May Set Records on Wax To `Mary Poppins'? And in Theaters of World For t h e Disneyland/Vista music was recorded on more It's not too often that a record especially a cartoon feature, to Record Company, 1971 promises than 150 other labels. "Mary released on a children's label be- merit the attention of the Acad- to be a big year. There will be Poppins" is heard around the comes one of the best-selling al- emy of Motion Pictcre Arts and many contributing factors, but world in 23 languages. The songs bums in the country. Sciences. But, "The Aristocats" the expected success of Walt from "Bedknobs and Broom- But that is what is happening film score and the song "Ev'ry- Disney Productions' next large sticks" are at least as strong, with Disneyland Records' "The body Wants to Be a Cat" were musical extravaganza, "Bed - the company feels, and much Aristocats." The album, based on among the top 10 preliminary knobs and Broomsticks," should usage by other artists and labels the recently released film by selections for an Oscar. prove to be uppermost. is expected. Walt Disney Productions of the The Disneyland storytelling Like its super-successful same name that's breaking box- record has also been nominated predecessor, "Mary Poppins," Set in Autumn, 1940 office records wherever shown, for a Grammy Award in the "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" is The time is autumn of 1940 has been listed on all best-selling children's category. a combination live action and and England is at war. Situated charts. animation production, The cast on a lonely, misty sea coast is The albums were released. Wins Second is headlined by Angela Lans- the historical village of Pep- three months prior to the film's Ortolani bury of Broadway's "Mame" peringe Eye, the home of Miss Christmas Day opening. As of Oscar Nomination fame and David Tomlinson who Eglantine Price, amateur witch the middle of February, the total appeared in "Mary Poppins" (Lansbury). Here we meet our sales of the albums reached in HOLLYWOOD - Riz Orto- and later in Disney's "Love heroine and follow her adven- excess of 350,000 copies. Al- lani, who was recently on the Bug." The music in "Bedknobs tures as she searches for the though the unit sales figure is West Coast for the premiere of been and Broomsticks" was written missing half of a spell needed in greater for a comparable period the film "Madron," has by Robert and Richard Sher- her scheme to save England. The than "Jungle Book," which nominated for his second Acad- man, who wrote the Oscar -win- journey includes stops at Lon- reached gold record status in a emy Award for the tune "Till ning music for "Mary Poppins." don's famous Portobello Road little over a year, the sales pat- Love Touches Your Life," the and the mystical Lost Isle of tern is the same. And if the pat- theme song from the picture. Wide Record Selection Naboombu, where, legend has it, tern continues, the greatest sales The single version of the song Disneyland/Vista Records will animals rule. are yet to come. is getting action via the Richard Rec- have a wide selection of "Bed - The sets, under the direction It is also rather gratifying for Williams recording on Quad knobs and Broomsticks" records of John Mansbridge and Peter the music from a children's film, ords. Quad also has released the on the market prior to the film's Ellenshaw, were decorated by original soundtrack album from expected October release. There two-time Academy Award -win- With "Mary Popins" the Dis- the film. Ortolani's first Oscar will be a $5.98 soundtrack album ner Emile Kuri, assisted by set ney music people learned how nomination was for his song on the Vista label; a $3.98 chil- director Hal Gausman. to work with a big hit, so with "More" from the film, "Mondo dren's story telling album using Also in the cast are Roddy "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" Cane," which has been recorded a second cast on the Disneyland McDowell, Sam Jaffe, John on the way the sales and pro- in over 500 versions in the U.S. foreign label; a $1.98 budget album also Erickson, Reginald Owen, Tes - motion staffs are primed and alone, plus numerous on Disneyland, as well as a 69l` sie O'Shea, Cindy O'Callaghan, ready. "Mary Poppins" was truly versions. film Little LP album and two records T'in Weighill and Roy Snart. Bill a Supercalifragilisticexpialidoci- One of the most prolific in the 39e line. Walsh, producer, also co -wrote ous success; but "Bedknobs and composers, Ortolani has scored The songs from the film also (with Don DaGradii) "Broom - Broomsticks" is going to take over 85 motion pictures and re- lend themselves to exploitation 'ticks," and Robert Stevenson off and fly with something more cent credits include scores from by artists on other labels. In the directed. The original novel is by powerful even than Substitutiary "The Yellow Rolls Royce" and case of "Mary Poppins," the Mary Norton. Locomotion. "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell."

"BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS" has Angela Lansbury as an ama- "THE ARISTOCATS," current Disney record -breaking cartoon film fea- teur witch, circa 1910, and features (from left) Roddy McDowall, Roy ture, is represented above by the Left Bank jam session from the pro- Snart, Cindy O'Callaghan and Tessie O'Shea. The score is by Robert and duction that features the voices of Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Hol- Richard Sherman, who wrote the earlier Disney blockbuster, "Mary loway, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, Hermione Baddeley, Roddy Maude- l'oppins." Roxby, Nancy Kulp and Ruth Ruzzi.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com London in Multi-LP Push Harmony Records Broadens London Records is engaged The new package, "From in a major drive into the multi - Monty with Love," includes a Consumer Appeal: Linsky LP and special package mer- complete discography, an album chandising area, with three of Mantovani's most -requested Harmony Records, the econ- well as "I Believe." featuring new dual -album deluxe sets catalog hits and a discing of omy -priced label of Columbia such artists as Jim Nabors, having just burst on the mar- new material. Records, has taken major steps Andy Williams, Roy Hamilton ket this month, and another due The firm has also just rein broadcasting the consumer and Frankie Lane. week. leased a newly recorded Benny next appeal of the line. One of the new releases with According to Herb Goldfarb, Goodman dual package, with Spearheading the Harmony perhaps the greatest potential VP for Sales and Marketing at material cut by the touring catalog is the newly developed is "Theme From Love Story" London, the term "special" is Goodman ensemble in Scandi- $2.98 Headliner Series with by Nero his particularly applicable to all navia last year. The set is on Peter featuring such top talents as Andy Wil- single as well as other three units in terms of pricing, the London phase 4 stereo line. current liams, Johnny Cash, Jim Na- celebrated movie themes. packaging and the product it- Discount arrangements are also bors, Tammy Wynette and self, which involves three top being made available to re- Johnny Mathis. In Progressive Field name attractions in Mantovani, tailers. According to Herb Linsky, Benny Goodman and British The third current package in Director of Sales for the label, Harmony Headliners to be re- singer Cat Stevens. the multi -album line-up is on "Since introducing our Head- leased in the progressive rock Mantovani the Deram and features Cat Ste- The pairing, liner product in September, we field include "Omaha" by Moby first ever multi -LP set for the vens. These are the two original have seen a consistent growth Grape; "Sombody to Love" by maestro in his 24 years Stevens LPs to be issued in the with pattern develop, even in areas Grace Slick and the Great So- London and British Decca U. S. The special two -LP de- the that previously were hesitant to ciety, plus Mike Bloomfield's interests, involves the special luxe package is geared espe- "It's Not Killing Me." price of two records for $5.98. cially to attract pop -oriented attempt any price variation. is the biggest year The set is the focal point of the bargain hunters. The firm has Our re -order picture bright, Coming off record firm's 20th annual planned an intensive program and we are now planning more in Harmony history in 1970, is Mantovani Month" of ads in underground papers big names for future releases." the future looks even brighter "March "An promotion, the longest -standing and on FM radio, all designed New additions to the series this year. Linsky stated, ac- individual artist promotion in to cash in on the newly won include "If He Walked into ever-increasing number of the history of the business. popularity of the artist. My Life" by Eydie Gorme; counts are stocking the series "Annie Get Your Gun" selec- in depth." There are currently tions by Doris Day and Robert 22 albums available in the Goulet; Robert Goulet's "If Headliner Series with more on Sparago UA Sales Mgr. Ever I Would Leave You," as the way. Sparago will be responsible to Stewart for the planning of maximum market penetration Pickwick Ampex, Lizard and the co-ordination of scheduling distribution of all product Acquires Recco End Distrib Pact to assure maximum effective- ness. He will also work closely Pickwick International, Inc., Ampex Record Corp. and with the field to survey and has announced acquisition of Lizard Records have agreed to assess feed-back on the effec- Recco, Inc., pursuant to a pre- an amicable termination of tiveness of sales, advertising, viously announced Plan and their distribution contract, in and merchandising material. Agreement of Merger and operation since January, 1970. Sparago will maintain contact Reorganization. Approximately Larry Harris, President of with the Regional Managers to 25,000 shares of Pickwick com- Ampex Records, and Mike Plot- ascertain their awareness of mon stock were issued in the kin and Gabriel Mekler, Lizard the impact of sales promotion acquisition. Pickwick stock Records' executives, reached and distribution. closed at $4214 on Feb. 18, the concluding arrangement in Sparago has been involved in 1971. Los Angeles. Bernie Sparago the record industry in various Recco, Inc., together with its Ampex will continue to co- capacities for fourteen years. subsidiaries, as of Dec. 1, 1970, operate with Lizard and pro- Bernie Sparago has been ap- He was National Sales Man- operated 66 licensed record de- mote its releases until the ter- pointed to the position of Na- ager for Ambassador Records partments, seven licensed audio mination date, Feb. 28. At that tional Sales Manager, United before joining the United Art- departments and six leased time, masters and product for Artists Records, announces ists family. Most recently he stores in shopping centers. all Lizard artists will be re- Mike Stewart, Executive Vice served as General Manager of turned. This includes: Nolan, President, United Artists Rec- Sunset Records, the UA budget Clydie King, Jamul, Frantic, ords. line. Paul Humphrey, Adam Mekler Darin Recuperating and Marshall Moss. LOS ANGELES-Bobby Da- Lines of communication and DGG, Archive Raise to $6.98 rin is recuperating here from an open agreement to work to- open heart surgery. gether on product of mutual NEW YORK-Jerry Schoen - ket three years ago. The con- interest will continue to exist baum, President of Polydor, sumer will now have the choice between both companies in the Inc., has announced that, effec- of the three configurations at future. tive March 15, the list price of the same price. Distributor or- Ringler Exits ABC ders March 15 both Deutsche Grammophon received prior to NEW Ringler, Archive labels will be will be honored, on YORK-Harry and based the Administrative Assistant to the raised to $6.98 per disc. current list. New Skyline Lines of ABC Records, has This $1.00 hike in list price This is the first increase in President NEW YORK Dis- exited his post there. - Skyline does not affect the special SKL retail list price in over 10 years tributors at 636 10th Ave. has held con- series. Also unaffected by the of importing the two classical Ringler previously announced the following new price change will be cassettes troller positions with ITCC and and 8 -track cartridges which labels. U. S. sales Deutsche Time and Mainstream Records. lines: Pickwick International, have been listed at $6.98 since Grammophon in 1970 were up He may be reached at the fol- Fania, Cream and Sire. The their introduction to the mar- 60 percent from 1969. lowing phone number: 247-0655. new phone number is 541-9885.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Atlantic Gets Can Be Deceptive 'Soul to Soul' Soundtracks when doing a big budget film wards for years to come. Great has secured By JESSE KAYE Atlantic Records MGM Records with a proven "name" com- films are reissued in theaters the soundtrack album rights poser doing the score to do a from time to time. Then, too, from the forthcoming film, Perhaps one of the most soundtrack album, although there's television. Just recently "Soul To Soul." The motion pic- tempting and deceptive facets even some of those may fail. "Ben -Hur" album sales have ture will feature soul and gos- of the recording industry is the The really difficult decisions jumped up, undoubtedly a re- pel artists and will be filmed motion picture soundtrack al- come when you've got a modest sult of the nationwide network during the 14th Independence bum. Tempting because all the film that looks good in produc- telecast of the film. It wouldn't Celebration in Ghana. raw material is there. It's al- tion. All the elements look surprise me to see "Ben -Hur" The eight -day celebration in ready been recorded for the right, and it may be a beautiful, climbing the charts right along Accra, the capitol of Ghana, film, the work is done; or so artistic package of music-you with the brand new release of will bring together Wilson people might think. make the album and then you Maurice Jarre's score from Pickett, Roberta Flack, Les Mc- Which brings us to the de- face another major hurdle: "Ryan's Daughter." Harris, Marion Cann and Eddie ceptive aspects. As basic as it the distributors and record MGM has an illustrious past Ike and Tina Turner, Williams, might sound, there are many stores. in this field. Such great tracks Santana (who will not be on people who think that all the which won the first the Action Before Opening as "Gigi," the Atlantic soundtrack), work-musicians, copyists - Needed: Grammy Award of the just - Staple Singers and the Voices are paid for the film and so the Those boys are in business will founded NARAS; "Showboat," of East Harlem. They soundtrack album is free. Not to make money, and they're "American in Paris," "Easter 6 Black all appear on March in so! All these costs, plus engi- selling not only soundtrack al- Parade," "Singin' in the Rain," Star Square in Accra in a con- neering and album production bums, but every other kind of Molly Brown," six "Unsinkable cert that will last from can run into sizable amounts. music in the business. What is "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," etc. in the evening to six in the in this busi- I run into people needed, nevertheless, is some Then there are the score al- morning. This will be the ness every day who don't rea- action before the film opens. highlight of the Independence think if bums from dramatic films such lize this. They just This becomes the duty of the as "Doctor Zhivago," "2001: A Celebration and is expected to you've got a picture, there's lots film producers and record com- draw 100,000 people. a Space Odyssey," "Gone with the of money to be made from panies who must publicize the "How West Was "Soul To Soul" will be di- because free. Wind" and the track album it's film and album and in many Won." rected by Denis Sanders and To begin with, you never dis- cases arrange previews for Curb, President of filmed by Aura Productions, know whether a film is going dealers and disc jock- Mike tributors, MGM Records, always an ad- Inc. in association with Nigram, to be a smash success until it eys, etc., throughout the coun- Inc. Richard Bock and Tom opens. The decision to release vocate of soundtrack albums, is try. on that great tra- Mosk will produce with Edward an album should be before the a soundtrack al- still carrying Basically, dition. In just over a year he Mosk as executive producer. film is shown to the public. So, bum becomes hot if the film Picture will be brought to the nearly every album is a calcu- has released 10 soundtrack al- gets hot. Granted, this kind of "Zabriskie screen by Josef Shaftel and lated risk. album has the tremendous push bums including distributed in the English Assuming that risk, you de- for Point," "Strawberry State- of publicity generated the "Kelly's Heroes," speaking world by Cinerama cide to make an album. Is there film; but if the public doesn't ment," Releasing. enough music in the film? Many "Brewster McCloud" and "Ry- rush to see that movie, the al- Daughter." times, the album may require bum may not sell enough to an's considerable work in arranging make its costs. The entire list would be a Viewlex Up for Award the passages of music to stand Based on my experience, it's fantastic journey through HOLBROOK, N. Y.- David on its own, and make no mis- futile to try to help a weak some of show business' most H. Peirez, President of Viewlex, take, the album must stand on movie with a track album. By memorable events. Inc., announces that the Series its own to be a success. The the time the music can gener- As for me, it's self-evident I 8000 Theater Sound System, a film may help the album's sales, ate any interest, the film has have great faith in soundtrack development of the company's and the album may help pro- probably already played out in albums, and I'm grateful that Electro Sound Division, has mote the film, but each is a neighborhood theaters. I've had the chance to be a been chosen for 43rd Annual separate entertainment package There are, too, certain resid- part of this never-a -dull -mo- Academy Awards consideration. fulfilling the customer's (who ual benefits to motion picture ment industry. My personal paid his money) expectations. soundtracks. They become part view is that it's going to keep of a catalogue that can reap re- right on growing. Nanette, Ruby Tribute Produced First Soundtrack LP In 1947, not really realizing it at the time, I was producing the first soundtrack album for a. motion picture, MGM's "Till the Clouds Roll By." It was a complicated, unorthodox way of producing a record-at that time, far more difficult than going into a recording studio with musicians and singers, then walking out three hours later with four completely finished sides. Since then, soundtrack albums have become one of the most important segments of the Pictured above is the nostalgic record market. In my years window display at Music Manor in with MGM, our record com- Englewood, N.J., featuring the Co- pany has released about 150 lumbia Records original cast album such albums, most of which I of "No, No, Nanette," with a spe- were huge suc- cial display tribute to star Ruby produced. Some Keeler and production supervisor cesses, like "Doctor Zhivago." Busby Berkeley, director of most of Others were complete flops. Miss Keeler's big filmusical hits a There is no magic formula. generation ago. It's not difficult to decide Sarah Miles and Robert Mitchum in MGM's "ityan's Daughter."

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com `Partridge Family' Tevye and His Friends Rings the Bell believable. Every one of them was filled with photos and stories on David Cassidy, building an advance demand that later surprised everyone by its enormity. "We knew that the best promotional people that we could put on the road for 'The Part- ridge Family' were Shirley Jones and David Cassidy and that the best sales tool for the show was the program itself. We arranged with Screen Gems and ABC Television to Larry Uttal give Shirley and David enough time off from filming to allow us to tour them to major cities NEW YORK-Television and first motion pictures have played an along with a pilot of the massive integral part in the continuing show. We arranged for success story of Bell Records. press, deejay and retailer par- The fantastic record sales of ties, complete with a screen- Family" ing, at each stop. We distri- TV's "The Partridge press kits. resulted in one of the biggest buted records and singles of 1970. "I Think I Love You," now over the three mil- Advertising Extensive lion mark, and "The Partridge "Our advertising was exten- Family Album," which sold sive both in and out of the over one million units. trade, on radio and in print, Film soundtracks have con- and we provided in-store pro- tributed many valuable addi- motional aids to all retailers tions to the growing Bell album and rack jobbers. A special catalog. In the coming months four-color sleeve was designed Bell will be releasing the sound- to cash in on the identification tracks of "Vanashing Point" that was building through pub- and the re -issue of "Lawrence licity." of Arabia." Uttal added: "All of this Larry Uttal, President of was going before the show was Bell, sees the key to the success- ever seen by the public. We ful promotion of television and were totally involved because movie music totally dependent we were completely enthusias- on the "degree of involvement." tic. We sincerely believed that According to Uttal, that is the we had a hit property. crucial factor. "Campaigns vary. We have done exactly the same Enthusiasm First Essential never things twice, and I don't be- Above, scenes around the "Fiddler on the Roof" set in Hollywood. The "The first essential," Uttal lieve we ever will. The thinking United Artists film (and soundtrack album) of the Bock and Harnick says, "is our enthusiasm for of our promotion and sales de- Broadway smash is set to have its world premiere on Nov. 3, 1971. the project. The next steps are partments is far too creative l'ictured, from top left: Topol, Norma Crane, the leads; Topol; Topol to spread that excitement to for that. We analyze a film or and director Norman Jewison; and couple from the picture. everyone. we will be working TV show and after we have de- vh, come up with a program termined the market it is going and stay with it." to reach and the nature of its RCA Releases Japanese `Hair' LP Perhaps the best example of appeal, we start making our this technique in action is "The plans. What will always be a NEW YORK-Late in 1970, the nation's underground and Partridge Family." constant-if it's on the Bell RCA Records' Japanese li- regular press. Among these was label-is our total involvement censee, the Victor Co. of Japan, a piece in the Dee. 26 Saturday "From the moment we first Ltd., recorded and released the Review, in which Ellen Sander were told of the concept of and enthusiasm." Tokyo production of the Tribal described the album as: " .. . 'The Partridge Family'," Uttal Love -Rock Musical, "Hair." As one of THE rock albums of the stated, "we had the feeling Leonetti Back in U. S. part of RCA's press service in year." that it was a winner and that America, the Japanese album Significant Response its potential was staggering. R. After nearly a three-year was sent to American review- Following closely on the We believed that Wes Farrell absence from America, Tommy ers as an example of some of heels of the reviews came sig- was the producer perfectly Leonetti is back, and opened the rock recording being done nificant consumer response. Re- suited, by inclination and abil- March 3 at the>4 Riviera Hotel outside the United States, and quests for the album built to a ity, to 'The Partridge Family' in Las Vegas. to add to their collections of point where RCA felt that the ánd we "were elated when his Leonetti has 'been spending unusual recordings. album warranted release. Japa- enthusiasm matched ours. his time Down Under where At that time, RCA Records nese "Hair" is being released

~~"We did a _ series of teasers he was star of4 "The Tommy had no plans to release the as a February Special, getting~~

Mailings,: one week apart, that LeonettPÇShow" and became album in the United States. to the stores as soon as possi- went to disc jockeys, music Australia's top -rated tevelision Almost immediately, favor- ble. The album is the score editors and distributors. The personality and highest paid able reviews',.of the album from "Hair" done in English fan magazine publicity was un- performer. started appearing in many of and Japanese.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Mery Griffin Sets Music Specials 101 HOLLYWOOD -- Mery Grif- will spotlight Nellie Lutcher, fin, continuing his thematic Georgia Gibbs, Johnny Ray, SINGLES CHART CBS TV specials, has set a Andy Russell, Harry Babbitt, i9 THE salute to famous singers two- Fran Warren, Martha Tilton, parter and a country music Snooky Lanson, Art Lund and Gene Austin. The country 3 and 4 and w3RLD 150 evening for March guests will include Merle Hag- March 5, respectively. gard, Lynn Anderson and Tam- MARCH 6, 1971 The famous singers shows my Wynette.

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~~101 105 GO ON FOOL MARION BLACK-Avco Embassy 4559 (Danmi, BMI)~~

~~102 111 SPINNING WHEEL JAMES BROWN-King 6366 (Blackwood/Bay, BMI)~~

103 103 CAROLINA DAY LIVINGSTON TAYLOR-Capricorn 8012 (Atlantic) ALPHABETICAL LISTING (No Exit,'Taylor Made, BMI) 7100/505 (Mercury) 104 117 I BELIEVE IN MUSIC MARION LOVE-A&R SINGLES CHART (Songpainter, BMI) 105 104 WASHINGTON SQUARE JAMES LAST-Pclydor 2-15017 (Showboat Songs, ASCAP) PRODUCER, PUBLISHER, LICENSEE 106 108 SUPER HIGHWAY BALLIN' JACK-Columbia 4-45 (Hyako, ASCAP) 107 110 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE- Door, BMI) United Artists 50721 (Unart/Stage Richard Perry AIN'T GOT NO TIME Curtis Mayfield KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED 108 125 BEGINNING TO FEEL THE PAIN MAC DAVIS-Columbia 4-45302 (Curtom, BMI) 75 (Charing Cross, BMI) 49 TIMES Dave Appell & The AIN'T IT A SAD THING R. Dean Taylor KNOCK THREE (Songpainter, BMI) BMI) 28 (Jobete, BMI) 60 Tokens (Pocketful of Tunes/Saturday, David Gates with 109 109 DOWN IN THE COLD TEN WHEEL DRIVE-Polydor PD 2-14052 AMAZING GRACE Mark Abramson LET YOUR LOVE GO (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 61 (Harry DaLuggage-Noma, BMI) (Rocky Mountain Natl. Park, BMI) 17 Griffin/Rover AMOS MOSES Chet Atkins (Vector, BMI) 7 LONELY DAYS B. & R. Gibb & R. Stigwood 38 110 114 WOOLY BULLY CANNED HEAT-Liberty 56217 (Beckie, BMI) ANGEL BABY Tokens & Dave Appell (Casserole-Warner-Tammerlane, BMI) (Pocket Full of Tunes/Saturday, BMI)... 57 LONELY TEARDROPS Del Shannon AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE LORETTA LYNN & CONWAY TWITTY-Decca 32776 53 111 122 ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney (Nawrimac, BMI) (Twittybird, BM)) (McCartney/Maclen, BMI) 34 LOVE STORY Joe Reisman (Famous, ASCAP) 9 ASCAP) 29 APPLE SCRUFFS Phil Spector & LOVE STORY Tom Mack (Famous, 112 116 WAITIN' ON YOU DAVE MASON-Blue Thumb 7122 (Capitol) ASCAP) 33 George Harrison (Harrisongs, BMI) 25 LOVE STORY Dick Glasser (Famous, RHYMES (Coachhouse, BMI) ASK ME NO QUESTIONS Bill Szymczyk LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES AND 38 (Pamco/Sounds of Lucille, BMI) 68 Bones Howe (April, ASCAP) 113 119 THAT EVIL CHILD B. B. KING-Kent 4542 The (Jobete, BMI) 2 BED OF ROSE'S Jerry Kennedy MAMA'S PEARL Corporation (House of Cash, BMI) 50 MARIA George Gordy & Allen Story 1014 (ABC) (Unart, BMI) BMI) 92 - BAD WATER RAELETTES-TRC BELL BOTTOM BLUES Tom Dowd & Derek & (Jobete, Rothchild The Dominos (Casserole, BMI) 81 ME AND BOBBY McGEE Paul 10 115 118 A CHILD IS COMING PAUL KANTNER-RCA 74-0426 (Good Tunes, BMI) BLUE MONEY Van Morrison (Combine, BMI) E. McSuen (Van Jan/WB, ASCAP) 37 MR. BOJANGLES William (Cotillion/panel, BMI) 6 139 GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT BILL CODAY-Crajon 48204 (Ardene, BMI) BURNING BRIDGES Perry Botkin, Jr. an (Hastings, BMI) 40 MY SWEET LORD George Harrison -Phil Spector (Harrisongs, BMI) 16 BMI) CELIA OF THE SEALS Donovan 117 123 TOO MANY LOVERS SHACK-Volt 4051 (Stax) (East Memphis, 1900 YESTERDAY George J. D. Chun (Peer Int'I, BMI) ... . 66 ASCAP) OF THE BOARD Holloand-Dozier- (Lamia, BMI) 95 118 121 LADY RUSS EDEN-Dream Machine 1001 (Virtu, CHAIRMEN Tyrell Holland (Gold Forever, BMI) ...... 48 NO LOVE AT ALL Buddy Buie & Steve (Rosebridge/Press, BMI) 56 119 128 A STRANGER IN MY PLACE ANNE MURRAY-Capitol 3059 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU Holland - Dozier -Holland (Gold Forever, BMl), 41 OH WOMAN, OH WHY Paul McCartney Edition, BMI) .. 34 (Tro-First COUNTRY ROAD Peter Asher (McCartney/Maclen, BMI) Rick Hall (Fame, BMI) 1 124 TRUCKIN/RIPPLE GRATEFUL DEAD-Warner Brothers 7464 (Ice Nine, ASCAP) (Blackwood/Country Road. BMI) 32 ONE BAD APPLE 120 LEFTOVERS IS ANOTHER MAN'S CRIED LIKE A BABY Ward Sylvester ONE MAN'S Perry (Gold Forever, BMI) 93 137 CHICK -A -BOOM DADDY DEW DROP-MGM/Sunflower 105 (Almo, ASCAP) 22 FEAST Gregg ® ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE Nick Gravenites- DIDN'T IT LOOK SO EASY Stan Vincent BMI) 64 Good Karma Prod. (Talking Beaver, BMI) 41 (Ice Man, BMI) (Sleeping Sun/Kama Sutra, IF IT'S REAL WHAT I FEEL JERRY BUTLER-Mercury 73169 D.O.A. Terry Knight (Ledgefield, BMI) .. 26 OYE COMO VA Fred Calero/Santana ASCAP) . . . 45 DO ME RIGHT Katauzzion Prod. (Planetary, AID PAUL HUMPHREY & HIS COOL AID CHEMISTS-Lizard X21006 (Ampex) (Bridgeport, BMI) 08 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS David Crawford COOL 54 DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU (Cotillon. BMI) PROUD MARY Ike Turner (Jondora, BMI) 21 DON'T CHANGE ON ME-ABC/TRC 11291 (Racer/United Artists, ASCAP) Staff (Assorted, BMI) 13 - ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES PUSH AND PULL Al Bell & Tom Nixon DON'T MAKE . 96 (East Memphis, BMI) 21 125 127 I'D RATHER LOVE YOU CHARLEY PRIDE-RCA 47-9952 (Pi -Gem, BMI) Matt (Respect, BMI) .... DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED PUSHBIKE SONG David MacKay 82 126 126 ALIVE AND WELL SPARE CHANGE-Vanguard 35117 (MRC, BMI) Wes Farrell (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI).. 15 (Right Angle, ASCAP) & DREAM BABY AI DeLory (Combine, BMI) .... 78 REMEMBER ME Nickolas Ashford BMIy .. . 71 127 131 HERE COMES THE SUN RICHIE HAVENS-Stormy Forest 656 (MGM) EIGHTEEN Bob Ezrin & Jack Richardson Valerie Simpson (Jobete, Sutton (Lowery, BMI) 16 for Nimbus 9 (Bizarre, BMI) .. 65 ROSE GARDEN Glenn (Harrisongs, BMI) (Spanka, BMI) 14 EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU AI De(Ory, SHE'S A LADY Gordon Mills Stephen Stills STAY AWHILE BELLS-Polydor 15023 (Coburt, BMI) Jim Pike, Tony Butala (Jobete, BMI) 73 SIT YOURSELF DOWN CEO 83 FOR ALL WE KNOW Jack Daugherty (Goldhill, BMI) VERY START RAINTREE-Amaret 127 BMI) 12 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU Sly Stone 129 107 I LOVED YOU DARLING FROM THE (Pamco, 55 FREE James William Guercio (Aurelia, ASCAP) 44 (Daly City, BMI) FRIEND Richard Polodor 130 JOSHUA DOLLY PARTON-RCA 47-9928 (Owepar, BMI) FREEDOM R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley SNOW BLIND 130 .. 72 (Triple Three, BMI) 87 (Lady Jane, BMI) ...... James Brown (Crited, BMI) 70 FRIENDS MUDDY WATERS-Chess 2107 (Heavy, BMI) FRESH AS A DAISY Emitt Rhodes & SOUL POWER 131 133 MAKING Lloyd Weber Harvey Bruce (Thirty Four, ASCAP) 51 SUPER STAR Tim Rice & Andrew ASCAP) 58 132 141 BRIGHTEN YOUR NIGHT WITH MY DAY JAMES TAYLOR GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU (Leeds, & Norman Mariano Clay McMurray (Jobete, BMI) 100 SWEET MARY Jim Calvert & THE ORIGINAL FLYING MACHINE 1967-Euphoria 201 (Jubilee) Hawk, BMI) 5 GROOVE ME E. Walker (Kama Sutra/Big (Malaco/Ruffing/NRC, BMI) 46 TEMPTATION EYES Steve Barri 133 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND ODDS & ENDS-Today T-100 (Perception) 11 - TO YOUR LIFE Jack Richardson for (Trousdale, BMI) HANG ON OF LOVE Isaac Hayes Nimbus 9 (Dunbar/Cirrus/Sunspot/ THE LOOK 134 136 WATCHING CAN WASTE UP THE TIME CROW-Amaret 45-129 77 Expressions, BMI) 23 (Colgems, ASCAP) Tunes. BM!) OUR LIVES Steve Barri (Yuggoth'Forty HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN THE MORNING OF . 79 John Fogerty (Jondora, BMI) ..... 4 (Wingate, ASCAP) 135 PENCIL MARKS ON THE WALL HERSHEL BERNARDI-Columbia 4-45285 BMI) 80 YOU HAPPY Al Bell TONGUE IN CHEEK Frank Slay (Unart, Mark, ASCAP) HEAVY MAKES (Free Verse/Pencil (Unart. BMI) .. 63 TRIANGLE OF LOVE Van McCoy BMI) 62 136 SHAKE YOUR HIPS ISRAEL TOLBERT-Warren 107 (Carwar/East Memphis, BMI) HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (Interior/McCoy, - BMI) 24 TULSA Buddy Buie (Barton, BMI) 85 Jim Molloy (Combine, Chip Douglas 137 146 TIMOTHY BOUYS-Scepter SCE 12275 (Plus Two, ASCAP) HOT PANTS Vance/Pockriss VERY LOVELY WOMAN (VanLee/Emily, BMI) ...... 89 (Thirty Four/La Brea, ASCAP) 138 143 LIFE RICK NELSON-Decca 32779 (Matragun, BMI) GROW Bob Montgomery I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM WATCHING SCOTTY (BnB, BMI) .. 18 139 I'M GIRL SCOUTIN' INTRUDERS-Gamble 4009 (World War III, BMI) Larry Marks (Leeds, ASCAP) ...... 94 & Bobby Goldsboro - WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN Todd Rundgren I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds BMI) 99 140 112 MY SWEET LORD BILLY PRESTON-Apple 1826 (Harrisongs, (Travis, BMI) 9 (Earmark, BMI) LIFE Phil Spector & George Harrison I FOR ALL SEASONS Carr-Cee Prod. WHAT IS A FEELING TONY OWENS-Cotillion 44103 (Atlantic) LOVE YOU 141 - CONFESSIN' (Ferncliff/JAMF, BMI) 59 (Harrisongs, BMI) 25 ON Marvin Gaye (Jobete, BMI) 43 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Clay McMurray WHAT'S GOING 142 142 WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT KOOL & THE GANG-Delite 538 Glyn Johns (Jobete, BMI) 42 WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE BMI) ...... 74 32774 BMI) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Lenny Waronker (Gallagher/Lyle, 143 WOODSTOCK MATTHEW'S SOUTHERN COMFORT-Decca (Siquomb, NO YOU Gordon Mills - & Joe Wissert (Early Morning, ASCAP) 3 WHEN THERE'S 84 SO PROUD Silvester, Simmons, McPherson (Drummer Boy, ASCAP) 144 147 BALLAD OF TRICKY FRED ARLO GUTHRIE-Reprise 0994 (Howard Beach, ASCAP) I'M BMI) 31 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Mickey Most (Curtom. 61 BMI) 91 (Superhype, ASCAP) 145 PUT THE HAND IN THE HAND OCEAN-Kama Sutra 519 (Buddah) I PITY THE FOOL Willie Mitchell (Lion, - Spector WHOLE LOTTA LOVE King Curtis ISN'T IT A PITY George Harrison -Phil (Superhype, ASCAP) .. 69 STONEY END BARBRA STREISAND-Columbia 4-45236 (Tuna Fish, BMI) (Harrisongs, BMI) 76 146 106 WORLD Paul Samwell-Smith I'LL BE HOME Dick Glasser (January, BMI) 98 WILD (Irving, BMI) 39 147 DON'T STOP LOVING ME DAVIS RUFFIN-Motown 1178 (Jobete, BMI) YOUR GIRL AND GONE Don Davis - JODY GOT WILD WORLD Knox Phillips (Irving, BMI).. .. 86 BMI) 20 (Grooversville, YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Jerry Wexler 148 135 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER 5TH DIMENSION-Bell 940 (Blue Seas/Jac, ASCAP) 35 JUST MY IMAGINATION Norman Whitfield & Arif Mardis (Jobete, BMI) (Jobete, BMI) 19 SONG Gus Dudgeon (Dick James, BMI) 97 149 GIVE IT TO ME MOB-Colossus/MGM 134 (Legacy/Susan, BMI) YOUR - YOUR TIME TO CRY John Richbourg JUST SEVEN NUMBERS Frank Wilson & Joe Simon (Gaucho, BMI) .. 52 150 149 NOTHING RHYMED GILBERT O'SULLIVAN-MAM"3602 (London) (Blackwood, BMI) ,. (Jobete, BMI) . .. 30

~~33 RECORD WORLD March 6, 1971~~

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TITLE, ARTIST, Label, Number, (Distributing Label) 48 21 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS/ Soul 35078 (Motown) 16 THIS LAST WKS. ON WK. WK. CHART 49 49 KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED GARY PUCKETT Columbia 4-45303 6 0 1 ONE BAD APPLE 50 41 BED OF ROSE'S STATLER BROTHERS/Mercury 73141 8 OSMONDS 9 51 38 FRESH AS A DAISY EMITT RHODES/Dunhill 4267 (ABC) 9 MGM 14193 52 35 YOUR TIME TO CRY JOE SIMON/Spring 108 (Polydor) 14 7 53 58 LONELY TEARDROPS BRIAN HYLAND/Uni 55272 (MCA) 4 2 2 MAMA'S PEARL JACKSON 5/Motown MS 718 54 21 PRECIOUS PRECIOUS JACKIE MOORE/Atlantic 2681 16 3 4 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND GORDON LIGHTFOOT Reprise 0973 10 55 40 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU LITTLE SISTER/ Stone Flower 9001 (Atlantic) 14 D 8 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN HEY TONIGHT 2 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL/Fantasy 655 5 Ea 88 NO LOVE AT ALL B. J. THOMAS/Scepter 12307 5 5 SWEET MARY WADSWORTH MANSION/Sussex 209 (Buddah) 10 ® 71 ANGEL BABY DUSK/Bell 961 4 60 SUPER STAR MURRAY 24 6 6 MR. BOJANGLES NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND/Liberty 56197 14 58 HEAD/Decca 7306 59 61 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS FUZZ/Calla 174 (Roulette) 7 Q 11 AMOS MOSES JERRY REED/RCA 47-9904 12 60 67 AIN'T IT A SAD THING R. DEAN TAYLOR/ 8 3 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING DAVE EDMUNDS/MAM 3601 (London) 11 Rare Earth 5023 (Motown) 4 9 10 LOVE STORY HENRY MANCINI/RCA 47-9927 9 61 45 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE C. C. S./Rak Z57-4501 (Columbia) 6 10 13 ME AND BOBBY McGEE 6 JANIS JOPLIN/Columbia 4-45314 62 62 TRIANGLE OF LOVE PRESIDENTS/Sussex 212 (Buddah) 7 m 16 TEMPTATION EYES GRASS ROOTS/Dunhill 4263 (ABC) 11 m 78 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY STAPLE SINGERS/Stax 0083 4 ® 19 FOR ALL WE KNOW CARPENTERS/A&M 1243 5 64 70 DIDN'T IT LOOK SO EASY STAIRSTEPS/Buddah BDA 213 5 ® 17 DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU WILSON PICKETT/ COI 76 EIGHTEEN ALICE COOPER/Warner Brothers 7449 3 2781 Atlantic 8 66 69 CELIA OF THE SEALS DONOVAN/Epic 5-10694 (Columbia) 5 14 15 SHE'S A LADY TOM JONES/Parrot 40058 (London) 5 67 24 LET YOUR LOVE GO BREAD/Elektra 45711 11 ® 18 DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED 85 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS B. B. KING/ABC 6368 3 PARTRIDGE FAMILY/Bell 963 5 m 69 51 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE KING CURTIS/Atco 6779 6 16 9 ROSE GARDEN LYNN ANDERSON/Columbia 4-45252 14 70 86 SOUL POWER JAMES BROWN/King 6368 2 17 12 AMAZING GRACE JUDY COLLINS/Elektra 45711 12 71 30 REMEMBER ME DIANA ROSS/Motown 1176 11 18 7 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW BOBBY GOLDSBORO/ ® 84 SNOW BLIND FRIEND STEPPENWOLF/Dunhill 4269 (ABC) 2 United Artists 50702 11 73 14 EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU LETTERMEN/Capitol 3020 6 El 25 JUST MY IMAGINATION TEMPTATIONS/Gordy 7105 (Motown) 5 74 42 WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE McGUINNESS FLINT/Capitol 3014 11 20 22 JODY GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE JOHNNY TAYLOR/Stax 0085 1

21 20 PUSH & PULL, PART 1 RUFUS THOMAS/Stax 0085 11 CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK ® 26 CRIED LIKE A BABY BOBBY SHERMAN/Metromedia 206 5 ® 120 AIN'T GOT TIME 28 HANG ON TO YOUR LIFE GUESS WHO /RCA 74-0401 6 ® IMPRESSIONS/Curtom 1957 (Buddah) 1 ED 32 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT SAMMI SMITH Mega 4-45303 6 76 57 MY SWEET LORD/ISN'T IT A PITY GEORGE HARRISON ® 43 WHAT IS LIFE APPLE SCRUFFS GEORGE HARRISON/Apple 1828 2 Apple 2995 15 26 29 D.O.A. BLOODROCK/Capitol 3009 9 17 81 THE LOOK OF LOVE ISAAC HAYES/Enterprise 9028 (Stax) 3 Fla 36 PROUD MARY IKE & TINA TURNER/Liberty 56126 5 D - DREAM BABY GLEN CAMPBELL/Capitol 3062 1 28 14 KNOCK THREE TIMES DAWN/Bell 938 16 79 83 THE MORNING OF OUR LIVES ARKADE/Dunhill 4269 (ABC) 3

29 34 LOVE STORY FRANCIS LAI,'Paramount PEA 0064 6 80 129 TONGUE IN CHEEK SUGARLOAF/Liberty 56218 (U.A.) 1 30 33 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS FOUR TOPS/Motown 1175 7 81 89 BELL BOTTOM BLUES DEREK & THE DOMINOS/Atco 6803 2 31 31 I'M SO PROUD MAIN INGREDIENT/RCA 74-0401 9 82 65 FREEDOM ISLEY BROTHERS/T-Neck 927 (Buddah) 6 39 COUNTRY ROAD JAMES TAYLOR/Warner Brothers 7460 5 ® m SIT YOURSELF DOWN STEPHEN STILLS/Atlantic 2790 1 46 LOVE STORY ANDY WILLIAMS/Columbia 4-45317 4 ® EC WHEN THERE'S NO YOU ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK/Parrot 40059 1 Ezi 53 ANOTHER DAY/OH WOMAN, OH WHY? PAUL McCARTNEY/ 85 92 TULSA BILLY JOE ROYAL/Columbia 4-45289 2 Apple 1829 2 86 91 WILD WORLD GENTRYS/Sun 1122 (SSS) 3 ® 80 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ARETHA FRANKLIN/ 87 93 PUSHBIKE SONG MIXTURES/Sire 350 (Polydor) 2 Atlantic 2787 3 IM 96 DO ME RIGHT DETROIT EMERALDS/Westbound 172 (Janus) 2 23 LONELY DAYS BEE GEES/Atco 6795 14 89 95 HOT PANTS SALVAGE/Odax 47816 (Mercury) 2 47 BLUE MONEY VAN MORRISON/Warner Brothers 7462 5 90 59 VERY LOVELY WOMAN LINDA RONSTADT/Capitol 3021 8 48 LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th DIMENSION/Bell 965 3 - I PITY THE FOOL ANNE PEEBLES/Hi 2186 (London) 1 50 WILD WORLD CAT STEVENS/A&M 1231 3 92 97 MARIA JIMMY RUFFIN/Soul 35077 (Motown) 2 44 BURNING BRIDGES MIKE CURB CONGREGATION/MGM 14151 10 al 115 ONE MAN'S LEFTOVERS (IS ANOTHER MAN'S FEAST) WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU 52 CHERISH FREDA PAYNE/ 100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL-Hot Wax 7009 (Buddah) 1 Invictus 9085 (Capitol) 4 94 101 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM HELLEN REDDY/Capitol 3027 1 55 CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD/ 95 56 1900 YESTERDAY LIZ DAMON'S ORIENT EXPRESS/ Invictus 9086 (Capitol) 4 White Whale 368 10 82 WHAT'S GOING ON MARVIN GAYE/Tamla 54201 (Motown) 2 Ea 134 DON'T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKES Z. Z. HILL/Hill 222 1 54 FREE CHICAGO/Columbia 4-45331 3 91 87 YOUR SONG ELTON JOHN/Uni 55265 (MCA) 15

63 OYE COMO VA SANTANA/Columbia 4-45330 3 98 102 I'LL BE HOME VIKKI CARR 'Columbia 4-45296 1 37 GROOVE ME KING FLOYD/Chimneyville 432 (Atlantic) 18 99 66 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN RUNT/Ampex 31001 21 64 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE BREWER & SHIPLEY/ 100 99 GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU ORIGINALS/ Kama Sutra 516 (Buddah) 3 Soul 35079 (Motown) 8

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LADY AND THE UNICORN-JOHN RENBOURN- WISHBONE ASH- Decca Tr. FLASH MAKER OF Reprise WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS-ALEX TAYLOR- LATER THAT SAME YEAR-MATTHEW'S Capricorn SOUTHERN COMFORT-Decca MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb WEDR-FM/MIAMI THE ALBERT-Perception ALIVE AND WELL IN ARGENTINA-ZALMAN YANOVSKY- RITA COOLIDGE Z. Z. TOP'S FIRST ALBUM-London Kama Sutra A&M WMMR-FMIPHILADELPHIA ANTHEM-Buddah ENDLESS BOOGIE-JOHN LEE HOOKER-ABC CRY OF LOVE-JIMI HENDRIX-Reprise MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb FANNY-Reprise ONCE UPON A TIME-LOVIN' SPOONFUL-Kama Sutra FROM A NAKED WINDOW-JEREMY STORCH-RCA RING OF HANDS-ARGENT-Epic JUST A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES AND CURIOS- THE HAWK-RONNIE HAWKINS-Cotillion STRAWBS-A&M THE LIVING LEGEND-BABY HUEY-Curtom KING PROGRESS-JACKSON HEIGHTS-Mercury WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS-ALEX TAYLOR- LATER THAT SAME YEAR-MATTHEW'S Capricorn TOP FM AIRPLAY THIS WEEK SOUTHERN COMFORT-Decca WOULD YOU UNDERSTAND MY NAKEDNESS?- LIVE AT THE MONTERREY POP FESTIVAL- DON CRAWFORD-Roulette ENDLESS BOOGIE-JOHN LEE HOOKER-ABC MAMAS & PAPAS-Dunhill MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb RING OF HANDS-ARGENT-Epic KSHE-FMIST. LOUIS RING OF HANDS-ARGENT-Epic SISTER KATE-KATE TAYLOR-Cotillion THE HAWK-RONNIE HAWKINS-Cotillion DAVE MASON & CASS ELLIOT-Blue Thumb RITA COOLIDGE-A&M ENERGY-JEREMY STEIG-Capitol THE HAWK-RONNIE HAWKINS-Cotillion HAND BAGS AND GLAD RAGS-JIMMY WITHERSPOON- WDAS-FMIPHILADELPHIA ABC AND EARLY CHICAGO-Happy Tiger JUST A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES CURIOS- STRAWBS-A&M IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME- WP1J-FM/NEW YORK DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic LATER THAT SAME YEAR-MATTHEW'S OH, WOMAN, OH WHY, WHY, WHY/ANOTHER DAY SOUTHERN COMFORT-Decca FOX-Decca BACH LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST-VIRGIL (single)-PAUL McCARTNEY-Apple LONG PLAYER-FACES-Warner Bros. CHURCH OF ANTHRAX-JOHN CALE & TERRY RILEY- MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb ONE WAY ... OR ANOTHER-CACTUS-Atco THE Columbia RING OF HANDS-ARGENT-Epic GREASE BAND-Shelter DANIEL MOORE-Dunhill RITA COOLIDGE-A&M THE HAWK-RONNIE HAWKINS-Cotillion ENDLESS BOOGIE-JOHN LEE HOOKER-ABC SECOND CONTRIBUTION-SHAWN PHILLIPS-A&M TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS-Vanguard TOO-CHRIS SMITHER-Poppy I'M A STRANGER SISTER KATE-KATE TAYLOR-Cotillion Bros. LONG PLAYER-FACES-Warner THE HAWK-RONNIE HAWKINS-Cotillion KADI-FM/ST. LOUIS RITA COOLIDGE-A&M WELCOME TO GOOSE CREEK-GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY BACH LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST-VIRGIL FOX-Decca SISTER KATE-KATE TAYLOR-Cotillion Capitol THE GREASE BAND-Shelter BOTTOMS UP (Ip cut)-PETER GREEN-Reprise WELCOME TO GOOSE CREEK-GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY FLIGHT OF THE IBIS (Ip cut)-McDONALD & GILES- Capitol WMMS-FM/CLEVELAND Cotillion FUNKY MUSIC (Ip cut)-DANIEL MOORE-Dunhill IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME- LOVE (Ip cut)-MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb WCBS-FM/NEW YORK DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic LOVE IT TO DEATH-ALICE COOPER-Warner Bros. JOHNNY WINTER AND LIVE-Columbia CARLY SIMON-Elektra STRAIGHT AHEAD (Ip cut)-JIMI HENDRIX-Reprise ONE WAY OR ANOTHER-CACTUS-Atco CRY OF LOVE-JIMI HENDRIX-Reprise ... TESTIFYING (lp cut)-JIMMY WITHERSPOON-ABC RITA COOLIDGE-A&M IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME- T. REX-Reprise SEARCH AND NEARNESS-RASCALS-Atlantic DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic WATCHA GONNA DO (Ip cut)-DENNY DOHERTY- SHE USED TO WANT TO BE A BALLERINA- MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb Dunhill BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE-Vanguard RING OF HANDS-ARGENT-Epic STAPLE SWINGERS-Stax SEARCH AND NEARNESS-RASCALS-Atlantic THE HAWK-RONNIE KU-FM/DENVER SISTER KATE-KATE TAYLOR-Cotillion HAWKINS-Cotillion WHOLE LOTTA LOVE-C.C.S.-Rak SOUNDS OF SIMON-JOE SIMON-Spring ENDLESS BOOGIE-JOHN LEE HOOKER-ABC THE GREASE BAND-Shelter GET ON THE RIGHT ROAD (single)- DO-DENNY DOHERTY-Dunhill WATCHA GONNA WABX-FMIDETROIT GARY WRIGHT-A&M IT'S BEEN SO LONG-SPENCER DAVIS & WLIR-FMILONG ISLAND EMPTY SKY-ELTON JOHN-(import) PETER JAMESON-Mediarts ENDLESS BOOGIE-JOHN LEE HOOKER-ABC LONESOME RUBEN (single)-EARL SCRUGGS-Columbia HENDRIX-Reprise CRY OF LOVE-JIMI JOHNNY WINTER AND LIVE-Columbia LUCKY MAN (single)-EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER- DAVE MASON & CASS ELLIOT-Blue Thumb LATER THAT SAME YEAR-MATTHEW'S Cotillion EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER-Cotillion SOUTHERN COMFORT-Decca MELTING POT-BOOKER T & THE MG'S-Stax DOG NIGHT-Dunhill GOLDEN BISQUITS-THREE RETURN OF IVORY JOE HUNTER-Epic OH, WOMAN, OH WHY, WHY, WHY/ANOTHER DAY- IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME- RITA COOLIDGE-A&M (singlel-PAUL McCARTNEY-Apple DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic ROCKED OUT!-WARREN PHILLIPS AND THE ROCKETS- TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN-CAT STEVENS-A&M JOY OF COOKING-Capitol Parrot THE POINT-NILSSON-RCA MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb SMALL FACES-(import) ZACHARIAH (soundtrack)-VARIOUS ARTISTS-ABC MATTHEW & SON-CAT STEVENS-Deram THE LIVING LEGEND-BABY HUEY-Curtom STEPPENWOLF GOLD-Dunhill THEY CALL ME MUDDY WATERS-Chess WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS-ALEX TAYLOR- KSFX-FMISAN FRANCISCO Capricorn WRIF-FM/DETROIT BAD RICE-RON NAGLE-Warner Bros. TERRY RILEY- WHVY-FM/SPRINGFIELD, MASS. CHURCH OF ANTHRAX-JOHN CALE & ENDLESS BOOGIE-JOHN LEE HOOKER-ABC Columbia FORMERLY ANTHRAX-SHOW OF HANDS-Elektra CRY OF LOVE-JIMI HENDRIX-Reprise CRAZY HORSE-Reprise KING PROGRESS-JACKSON DAVE MASON & CASS ELLIOT-Blue Thumb HEIGHTS-Mercury DOING THE PUSH & PULL LIVE AT P.J.'S- McGUINNESS FLINT-Capitol IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME- RUFUS THOMAS-Stax DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic M. F. HORN-MAYNARD FERGUSON-Columbia LONG PLAYER-FACES-Warner Bros. RING LIVE AT THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL- OF HANDS-ARGENT-Epic MOMENTS-BOZ SCAGGS-Columbia MAMAS & PAPAS-Dunhill SEATRAIN-Capitol RITA COOLIDGE-A&M AT LONG PLAYER-FACES-Warner Bros. SMALL TALK 125th & LENOX-GIL SCOTT HERON- SIEGEL -SCHWALL '70-Vanguard Flying Dutchman ONE WAY . . OR ANOTHER-CACTUS-Atco TONY JOE WHITE-Warner Bros. THE RANDY BURNS & THE SKY DOG BAND-Mercury POINT-NILSSON-RCA WESS TO MEMPHIS-FRANK WESS-Stax ZACHARIAH ARTISTS-ABC RING OF HANDS-ARGENT-Epic (soundtrack)-VARIOUS RITA COOLIDGE-A&M Inn _-Fro/FUGENE, ORE. WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS-ALEX TAYLOR- WZMF-FMIMILWAUKEE Capricorn BACH LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST-VIRGIL FOX-Decca AMERICAN BEAUTY-GRATEFUL DEAD-Warner Bros. ENDLESS BOOGIE-JOHN LEE HOOKER-ABC CHAPTER TWO-ROBERTA FLACK-Atlantic HAND BAGS AND GLAD RAGS- WRBB-FMIBOSTON DELIVERIN'-POCO-Epic JIMMY WITHERSPOON-ABC ANTHEM-Buddah IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND-GORDON LIGHTFOOT- IN GOD WE TRUST-DON NIX-Shelter CRY OF LOVE-JIMI HENDRIX-Reprise Reprise MARK-ALMOND-Blue Thumb ENERGY-JEREMY STEIG-Capitol MORNING-JOE BROOKS & ROSCO-Metromedia MOMENTS-BOZ SCAGGS-Columbia HOOKER 'N HEAT-CANNED HEAT & PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JOE BROOKS-Metromedia RITA COOLIDGE-A&M JOHN LEE HOOKER-Liberty WATCHA GONNA DO-DENNY DOHERTY-Dunhill RANDY BURNS & THE SKY DOG BAND-Mercury JOURNEY IN SATCHIDANADA-ALICE COLTRANE- WHAT ABOUT ME-QUICKSILVER MESSENGER STONE DOWN BLUES-GUITAR SLIM-Kent Impulse SERVICE-Capitol THE HAWK -RONNIE HAWKINS-Cotillion

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A long musical distance has Start," "Mr. Wonderful," "Won- been covered since the day in derful Town," "Song of Nor- 1943 when Jay Blackton lifted way" and (Kapp label) "Man of his baton in a Decca Records La Mancha." studio on Fifth Avenue to signal If further evidence were a full orchestra, cast and chorus necessary about how profitable on the opening note to the over- innovating can be, we quote ture of "Oklahoma!"-the first Tony Martell, Vice -President of Broadway show ever recorded. Marketing and Creative Services Twenty-eight years later, a for MCA Records: "`Tommy,' single man, Gil Melle, working the first rock opera - and a at night and armed with a con- double -pocket package-has sold glomeration of electronic equip- in excess of 11/2 million album ment, levers, wires, buttons and and tape units since its introduc- lights, put together the sound- tion in the spring of 1969. It has track for Universal Pictures' climbed to the top of the charts "The Andromeda Strain" - the three times since its release. We first all -electronic soundtrack in went out on a larger limb with the history of motion pictures, `Jesus Christ Superstar'-when according to Kapp Records. "The we announced it, there were Andromeda Strain" will be on more raised eyebrows than I can Kapp, which, like Decca, is one remember in my whole career. of the labels of MCA Records Tony Martell, Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services (left), But, since its release last No- (the third being Uni), a com- and Bill Levy, Director of Creative Services, MCA Records, are shown vember it has sold over one mil- pany that figures pioneering with the album cover for the new "The Andromeda Strain" soundtrack. lion album and tape units. Pretty never goes out of style. good, when you consider it's a Between the two aforemen- avant-garde subject matter de- Although sales of original double album. And even though tioned, events, Decca was first in manded the reinforcement of cast and soundtrack albums it's number one on all the charts motion picture scores and sound- avant-garde music," he said. "It might be considered by some a the rate of sales continues to in- tracks and, more recently, intro- was as simple as that." So he in- big gamble-related, roughly, to crease each week." duced the first - and also the vented some instruments that success statistics of Broadway second-rock operas in the his- would underline the dramatic shows and, films, or "Broadway Inspiration For Another tory of recording, "Tommy" and theme, including a reverberating Roulette," as some call it, there Entertainment Form "Jesus Christ Superstar." banger called Percussotron III are, nevertheless, potential bo- On rare occasion the course of To signal its newest event, and another gadget he calls the nanzas. Decca's soundtrack for show business events will reverse MCA, in keeping with the theme Planetary Controller. "Airport," for instance, has be- itself and an album can become of "The Andromeda Strain" (the "The film," he continued, "will come a best-selling album and the inspiration for another en- title refers to a deadly organism, utilize a multi -track score with "Airport Love Theme" a best- tertainment form. "Tommy," for whose cells are shaped like hexa- its own built-in levels of reality. selling single. "Airport," by instance, was performed at the gons), will release the first hexa- There will be some traditional the way, has been nominated Metropolitan Opera last year gon -shaped LP-with matching orchestral sounds as a point of for three Grammy Awards: and Royal American Produc- cover - in history. The result sanity, intermingled and con- Best Contemporary Instrument- tions has just announced a should not only be a delight for trasted with pure electronic com- al Performance; Best Original forthcoming U.S. and Canadian stereo buffs, but an aesthetic find position and 'musique concrete' Score Written for a Motion Pic- tour of "Tommy" as a full- for collectors. (electronic manipulation 'of non- ture or Television Special; Best length ballet, performed by Les Gil Melle, a young composer - electronic sounds)." The result, Instrumental Composition. Grands Ballets Canadiens, the performer, was given free rein according to Martin Bernheimer, (See separate story for "Air- nationally sponsored company of with "Andromeda." "I felt the a writer for the Los Angeles port" Academy Award nomina- Canada. The ballet, which pre- Times who heard the score, was tions.) miered in Toronto last October, that it "created its own abstract Look also at some of Decca's returned in December and then logic, defined its own sonic di- soundtrack giants, many of played Quebec City-all to sell- mensions, its own formal out- which are still big sellers: out performances. And, currently, look and dynamic impact." "Around the World in 80 Days" motion picture and theatrical productions of "Jesus Christ One of the reasons for MCA's (over one million units sold) ; successes in untried fields is its gold records for "Thoroughly Superstar" are in the planning attitude. Modern Millie" and "The Jolson stage, with MCA Records di- Story" (the latter, though tech- rectly involved. "We are interested in any form Which goes to prove that in- of recorded sound," says Jack nically not a soundtrack album, featured the score from the film novating, at least in the fields of Loetz, Executive Vice -President film soundtracks, show albums sung by Al Jolson) ; "The Robe," of MCA Records. "Soundtracks and rock operas, can be highly and original cast albums are a "The Benny Goodman Story," "The Glenn Miller Story," "The prestigious-and vastly commer- vital part of the music business cial. and, because of it, we keep our- Eddie Duchin Story," "The Man selves covered on both coasts and with the Golden Arm," "The in Europe, with people pitching Wild One," "Slaughter on Tenth Day Special March 14 Hollywood properties and attend- Avenue," "Spartacus." ing previews of all films and In the show album area, be- Via CBS -TV James Olson and Paula Kelly are stage productions. And, once sides "Oklahoma!", Decca, which The upcoming first Doris pictured with infant Robert Soto in this scene from Universal Pic- we've made a selection - and: cleaned up on a few dozen such Day TV special, "The Doris tures' "The Andromeda Strain," selectivity is our major aim-we albums, is still selling such as Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special," new film directed by Robert Wise back it up with what we consider "Guys and Dolls," "Porgy and to air on CBS Network on Sun- that will have an all -electronic the most aggressive sales and Bess," "Carousel," "The King day, March 14, will guest star soundtrack to be released on a merchandising organization in and I," "Annie Get Your Gun," Perry Como. Also included will Kapp Records album. the business today." "Carmen Jones," "Lost in the be many clips from Day movies.

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~~www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com MARCH 6, 1971 ME ALBUM CHART~~

THIS LAST WKS. ON 54 51 AMERICAN BEAUTY DEAD WK. WK. CHART GRATEFUL 'Warner Brothers 1483 14 55 46 VERY DIONNE DIONNE WARWICK/Scepter SPS 587 41 56 56 DOORS 13 Elektra EKS 74079 12 57 54 CHRISTMAS AND THE BEADS OF SWEAT LAURA EN 1 CHICAGO III NYRO,' Columbia KC 30259 10 Columbia C2 30110 58 59 LAYLA DEREK & THE DOMINOS/Atco SD 2-704 16 59 64 BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND LIVE, Elektra 7S 2001 4 60 75 SPACESHIP EARTH SUGARLOAF/Liberty LST 11010 4 m 73 SEATRAIN/Capitol 659 4 62 61 CLOSER TO HOME GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Capitol SKAO 471 36 2 2 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Decca DXSA 7206 17 63 63 SISYPHUS COLD BLOOD San Francisco SD 205 (Atlantic) 5 © 4 LOVE STORY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/Paramount PAS 6002 8 IM 90 WORKIN' TOGETHER IKE & TINA TURNER/Liberty 15 0 8 PEARL JANIS JOPLIN/Columbia KC 30322 6 5 3 ALL THINGS MUST PASS GEORGE HARRISON/Apple 639 13 CHARTMAKER OF THE WEEK 6 6 PENDULUM CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Fantasy 8410 11 7 7 ABRAXAS SANTANA/Columbia KC 30130 23 m - CRY OF LOVE 8 5 TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION ELTON JOHN/Uni 73096 (MCA) 1 JIMI HENDRIX 9 9 ELTON JOHN Uni 73090 (MCA) 29 Reprise MS 2034 10 10 NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE MOUNTAIN Windfall 5500 (Bell) 6 11 11 ELVIS COUNTRY ELVIS PRESLEY/RCA LSP 4460 6 12 13 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM Bell B 6050 25 ® 15 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND GORDON LIGHTFOOT, Reprise 6392 8 14 14 ONE BAD APPLE OSMONDS/MGM 4724 5 66 39 WATT TEN YEARS AFTER Deram XDES 50088 (London) 3 67 48 VAN 15 12 GREATEST HITS SLY & FAMILY STONE Epic KE 30325 22 MORRISON/HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR Warner Brothers W 1884 13 16 18 BLOODROCK 2 Capitol SKAO 491 17 81 FROM ME TO YOU CHARLEY PRIDE RCA Victor LSP 4468 3 28 ROSE GARDEN LYNN ANDERSON/Columbia C 40311 7 69 49 LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, 18 16 GRAND FUNK LIVE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Capitol SWBB 633 15 PART 1 KINKS Reprise RS 4623 12 38 PARANOID BLACK SABBATH/Warner Brothers WS 1887 3 70 88 B. B. KING LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL/ABC ABCS 723 3 20 20 CLOSE TO YOU CARPENTERS/A&M SP 4271 25 91 KENNY ROGERS & FIRST EDITION GREATEST HITS 21 23 WHAT ABOUT ME QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE El Reprise RS 6437 2 Capitol SMAS 630 6 72 10 UNCLE CHARLIE AND HIS DOG TEDDY NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND 22 19 SWEET BABY JAMES JAMES TAYLOR Warner Brothers 1483 52 Liberty LST 7642 13 23 21 EMITT RHODES/Dunhill DS 50089 (ABC) 13 73 11 WE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER BUDDY MILES/Mercury SR 61313 16 30 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN CAT STEVENS A&M SP 4280 8 74 72 I THINK, THEREFORE I AM R. DEAN TAYLOR Rare Earth RS 552 WORST 25 25 OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/RCA LSP 4459 14 (Motown) 7 26 26 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES JUDY COLLINS/Elektra EKS 75010 15 15 57 TOMMY THE WHO Decca DL SXSW 72 27 29 DELIVERIN' POCO Epic KE 30209 4 76 80 SUPER BAD JAMES BROWN/King KS 11277 4 95 STONEY END BARBRA STREISAND/Columbia KC 30378 2 71 17 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Columbia GP 8 1

33 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE PERRY COMO/RCA LSP 4473 7 78 66 TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS SPIRIT Epic E. 30267 4 30 24 2 YEARS ON BEE GEES Atco SD 33-353 7 19 55 NEW MORNING BOB DYLAN/Columbia KC 30290 18 31 17 JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND Apple SW 3372 11 80 62 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ELVIS PRESLEY RCA LSP 4445 14 36 THEME FROM LOVE STORY HENRY MANCINI RCA LSP 4466 6 ® Ea 120 STEPPENWOLF GOLD Dunhill DS 50099 (ABC) 1 33 35 JAMES TAYLOR AND THE ORIGINAL FLYING MACHINE 82 84 NEIL DIAMOND GOLD/Uni 73084 (MCA) 25 Euphoria EST 2 (Jubilee) 8 83 58 STEPPENWOLF 7/Dunhill DSX 50090 (ABC) 17 78 LOVE STORY ANDY WILLIAMS/Columbia KC 30497 2 ED 84 60 NO DICE BADFINGER/Apple ST 3367 14 35 27 LED ZEPPELIN III Atlantic SD 7201 19 85 65 WITH LOVE, BOBBY BOBBY SHERMAN/Metromedia KMD 1032 21 69 SWEET HEART ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Parrot XPAS 71043 86 74 COSMO'S FACTORY CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (London) 2 Fantasy 84200 32 31 31 CURTIS CURTIS MAYFIELD/Curtom CRS 8005 (Buddah) 26 87 89 MORNING JIM ED BROWN RCA LSP 4461 3 38 32 PORTRAIT 5TH DIMENSION Bell 6045 12 107 THE GOOD BOOK MELANIE/Buddah BDS 9500 1 39 34 NATURALLY THREE DOG NIGHT Dunhill DSX 50088 (ABC) 13 89 81 I WHO HAVE NOTHING TOM JONES Parrot XPAS 71039 (London) 18 40 67 EMERSON, LAKE & ?ALMER/Cotillion SD 9040 (Atlantic) 4 90 92 SNOWBIRD ANNE MURRAY Capitol ST 579 22 41 42 CHICAGO Columbia KGP 24 56 EM 110 HOOKER 'N HEAT JOHN LEE HOOKER, CANNED HEAT/ 42 22 STEPHEN STILLS Atlantic SD 7202 15 Liberty LST 35002 43 44 FOR THE GOOD TIMES RAY PRICE Columbia C 30106 18 92 94 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST LIVE 76 GOLDEN BISQUITS THREE DOG NIGHT Dunhill DS 50098 (ABC) 2 TED NUGENT & THE AMBOY DUKES Polydor 24-4035 3 45 31 TO BE CONTINUED ISAAC HAYES Enterprise ENS 1010 (Stax) 14 rEi 100 MOSAIC CROW Amaret ST 5009 2 46 41 BLACK SABBATH/Warner Brothers WS 1887 20 94 68 EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING DIANA ROSS/ Motown FS 718 15 41 40 TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT NEIL DIAMOND Uni 73092 (MCA) 16 95 19 NOW I'M A WOMAN NANCY WILSON Capitol ST 541 14 48 45 CANDIDA DAWN Bell 6052 10 96 82 GAMES REDEYE Pentagram PE 1003 (MCA) 3 49 43 EVERYTHING'S GOOD ABOUT YOU LETTERMEN/Capitol ST 634 7 97 83 SHARE THE LAND GUESS WHO/RCA LSP 4359 21 50 47 BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE PAUL KANTNER RCA LSP 4448 13 98 86 JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE TRAFFIC/ 51 53 THIRD ALBUM JACKSON 5 Motown MS 718 23 United Artists UAS 5504 35 THE 52 50 WOODSTOCK SOUNDTRACK/Cotillion SD 3-500 (Atlantic) 41 In 145 POINT NILSSON RCA Victor LSPX 1003 1 53 52 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH NEIL YOUNG Reprise RS 6383 25 100 98 McGUINNESS FLINT/Capitol SMAS 625

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Budduh LPs Hit $800,000; New Albums Bow ut NARM 11-lE CHART NEW YORK - Neil Bogart Groovies, produced by Richard and Art Kass, co -Presidents of Robinson, and "Once Upon a the Buddah/Kama Sutra Group Time," a new LP by the Sky - of labels, announce that "Part liners, produced by the Jaggerz. 150 One" of the company's mid -win- Wadsworth Mansion make ter album release has racked up their album debut on the Sussex MARCH 6, 1971 over $800,000 in orders since label, distributed by Buddah, their top 10 hit THIS LAST its premiere last month. "Part featuring WK. WK. Two" was presented at the 1971 "Sweet Mary," produced by Jim- NARM convention. my Calvert and Norman Mar- 101 103 HIGHWAY FREE/A&M SP 4287 Heading "Part Two" on the zano. Booker T. Jones of Booker 30410 102 105 WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN RAY CONNIFF/Columbia Buddah label is "Biff Rose/Half T & the MG's has produced the 103 105 SALISBURY URIAH HEEP/Mercury SR 61319 Live at the Bitter End," the per- premiere album by singer Bill new comedy in Withers, "Just As I Am." 104 MELTING POT BOOKER T & THE MG'S/Stax STS 2035 former's first LP - three years. Gary McFarland, Bert Sommer, who hit with 105 111 BRIAN HYLAND/Uni 73097 (MCA) recently signed to Buddah, en- "We're All Playing in the Same 106 106 RUNT/Ampex 310105 ters with "Butterscotch Rum." Band," returns with his second 107 101 TARKIO ROAD BREWER & SHIPLEY/Kama Sutra KSBS 2024 (Buddah) His previous albums on the Skye album on Artie Kornfeld's Ele- label, label. 108 109 U INCREDIBLE STRING BAND/Elektra 7E 2002 "America the Beautiful," uthera "Today" and "Does the Sun Three entries from the Na- 117 THE ARISTOCATS/Disneyland 3995 109 Really Shine on the Moon?" tional General label feature 110 132 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT SAMMI SMITH/ won critical acclaim. A special singer-composer Risa Potter's Mega M 31-1000 soundtrack album, "The Sport- "Half Woman, Half Child," Los 111 116 J. GEILS BAND/Atlantic SD 8275 ing Club" (an Avco Embassy Angeles hard rock trio Chariot the the seven -man Body & Soul ALLMAN BROTHERS/Atco SD 33-342 film) appears on 95000 and 112 93 IDLEWILD SOUTH series. which recently backed singer 113 91 SONG OF NORWAY SOUNDTRACK/ABC ABCS OC 14 On the Kama Sutra label is Merry ("Gimme Shelter") Clay- 114 108 SESAME STREET BOOK AND RECORD/Columbia C 30402 "Teen Age Head" by the Flamin ton on tour. 115 112 RASTUS/GRT G2T 30004 116 130 DO IT NEIL DIAMOND/Bang 224 11-E ALBUM CHAM" ® 129 JOY OF COOKING/Capitol ST 661 118 118 BED OF ROSE'S STATLER BROTHERS/Mercury SR 61317 ARTISTS CROSS REFERENCE 119 102 GREATEST HITS FIFTH DIMENSION/Soul City SCS 3390 (Liberty, UA) ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND 112 McDONALD & GILES __ _ 141 120 113 THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW/Columbia KC 30100 LYNN ANDERSON 17 MELANIE 88 ARISTOCATS 109 McGUINNESS FLINT _. 100 121 114 A QUESTION OF BALANCE MOODY BLUES/Threshold THS 3 (London) BADFINGER 84 McKENDREE SPRING 122 BAR KAYS 150 BUDDY MILES 73 122 115 SECOND THOUGHTS McKENDREE SPRING/Decca DL 75230 BEE GEES 30 MOODY BLUES 121 BLACK SABBATH 19, 46 VAN MORRISON 67 123 119 ALARM CLOCK RICHIE HAVENS/Stormy Forest SF 6005 (MGM) BLOODROCK 16 MOUNTAIN 10 BOOKER T. & THE MG'S 104 ANNE MURRAY 90 124 121 TEMPTATION'S GREATEST HITS, VOL 2/Gordy GS 954 (Motown) BREWER & SHIPLEY 107 NI LSS ON 99 JAMES BROWN 76, 142 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND _ _ 72 125 123 FLIP WILSON SHOW ,'Little Daviid LD 2000 JIM ED BROWN 87 TED NUGENT AND BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND 59 THE AMBOY DUKES 92 138 LAURA NYRO 57 126 142 IN SESSION CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD/Invictus SKAO 7304 (Capitol) BYRDS GLEN CAMPBELL 145 YOKO ONO 129 CARPENTERS 20 OSMONDS 14 ® - MARGIE JOSEPH MAKES A NEW IMPRESSION/Volt VOS 6012 JOHNNY CASH 120 ORIGINAL TV CAST-SESAME STREET 114 CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD 126 PARTRIDGE FAMILY 12 128 124 CANDIDA LAWRENCE WELK/Ranwood 8083 CHICAGO 1, 41 77 PODIPTO 133 JOE COCKER 131 PRESIDENTS 134 129 125 YOKO ONO/PLASTIC ONO BAND/Apple SW 3373 COLD BLOOD 63 ELVIS PRESLEY 11, 80 JUDY COLLINS 26 RAY PRICE 43 102 CHARLEY PRIDE 68 130 OLD SOCKS, NEW SHOES, NEW SOCKS, OLD SHOES RAY CONNIFF .. - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL... 6, 86 POCO 27 JAll CRUSADERS/Chisa CS 804 (Motown) CROW 93 QUICKSILVER 21 DAWN 48 RASTUS 115 131 127 JOE COCKER MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN/A&M SP 6002 DEREK & DOMINOS 58 REDEYE 96 NEIL DIAMOND 47, 82, 116 EMITT RHODES 23 132 128 SCROOGE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/Columbia S 03258 DOORS 56 KENNY ROGERS & BOB DYLAN 79 THE FIRST EDITION 71 133 133 PODIPTO/GRT 30002 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER 40 ROLLING STONES 143 FACES 140 DIANA ROSS 94 134 134 5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) PRESIDENTS/ FIFTH DIMENSION 38, 119 RUNT 106 FREE 101 SANTANA 7 Sussex 7005 (Buddah) J. GEILS BAND 111 SEATRAIN 61 GLASS HARP 149 BOBBY SHERMAN 85 - MORE GOLDEN GRASS GRASS ROOTS/Dunhill DS 50087 (ABC) BOBBY GOLDSBORO 139 SAMMI SMITH 110 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD 18, 62 SLY & FAMILY STONE 15 136 136 RYAN'S DAUGHTER SOUNDTRACK/MGM ISE 27 ST GRASS ROOTS 135 BARBRA STREISAND 28 GRATEFUL DEAD 54 SOUNDTRACKS: 137 131 JAMES TAYLOR/Apple 3352 GUESS WHO 97 LOVE STORY 3 GEORGE HARRISON 5 RYAN'S DAUGHTER 136 138 122 UNTITLED BYRDS/Columbia G 30127 RICHIE HAVENS 123 SCROOGE 132 ISAAC HAYES 45 SONG OF NORWAY 113 139 126 YOU GOTTA START LOVIN' BOBBY GOLDSBORO/ JIMI HENDRIX 65 W OOD STOCK 52 HOLLIES 147 SPIRIT 78 United Artists UAS 6777 JOHN LEE HOOKER & CANNED HEAT 91 STATLER BROTHERS 118 STEPPENWOLF 81, 83 FACES/Warner Bros. WS 1892 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 36 140 - LONG PLAYER BRIAN HYLAND 105 STEPHEN STILLS 42 INCREDIBLE STRING BAND 108 CAT STEVENS 24 141 141 McDONALD & GILES/Cotillion SD 9042 (Atlantic) JACKSON 5 51 SUGARLOAF 60 JANIS JOPLIN 4 JAMES TAYLOR 22, 33, 137 142 137 GET UP JAMES BROWN/King 7-115 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 25 LIVINGSTON TAYLOR 148 130 R. DEAN TAYLOR 74 NOS 5 JAZZ CRUSADERS 143 138 GET YER YA-YAS OUT ROLLING STONES/London ELTON JOHN 8, 9 TEMPTATIONS 124 TEN YEARS AFTER 66 144 FOR THE GOOD TIMES DEAN MARTIN/Reprise RS 6428 TOM JONES 89 - MARGIE JOSEPH 127 THREE DOG NIGHT 39, 44 TRAFFIC 98 145 139 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM /Capitol SW 493 JOY OF COOKING 117 BERT KAEMPFERT 146 IKE & TINA TURNER 64 103 146 ORANGE COLORED SKY BERT KAEMPFERT/Decca DL 75256 PAUL KANTNER 50 URIAH HEEP - B. B. KING 70 VARIOUS ARTISTS-SUPERSTAR 2 KINKS 69 55 147 150 MOVING FINGER HOLLIES/Epic E 30255 (Columbia) DIONNE WARWICK GORDON LIGHTFOOT 13 LAWRENCE WELK 128

ZEPPELIN - 35 148 148 LIVINGSTON TAYLOR/Capricorn SW 33-34 (Atlantic) LED WHO 75 JOHN LENNON 31 ANDY WILLIAMS 34 LETTERMEN 49 125 149 - GLASS HARP/Decca DL 72561 HENRY MANCINI 32 FLIP WILSON DEAN MARTIN 144 NANCY WILSON 95 150 - BLACK ROCK BAR KAYS/Volt VOS 6011 CURTIS MAYFIELD 37 NEIL YOUNG 53

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~~www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Now Rufus Is 80 7He R&6 Pushing and Pulling SINGLES CHART~~

~~MARCH 6, 1971~~

~~THIS LAST WK. WK.~~

~~1 2 MAMA'S PEARL JACKSON 5-Motown MS 718~~

2 1 JODY GOT YOUR GIRL AND GONE JOHNNY TAYLOR-Stax 0085 3 3 DON'T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU WILSON PICKETT-Atlantic 2781 4 4 ONE BAD APPLE OSMONDS-MGM 14193 JUST MY IMAGINATION TEMPTATIONS-Gordy 7105 (Motown) © 8 6 7 YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW STYLISTICS-Avco Embassy AVE 4555

~~7 5 YOUR TIME TO CRY JOE SIMON-Spring 108 (Polydor) a 36 WHAT'S GOING ON MARVIN GAYE-Tamla 54201 (Motown)~~

9 9 I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS FUZZ-Calla C 174 (Roulette) 10 6 GET UP, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED JAMES BROWN-King 6347 m 31 PROUD MARY IKE & TINA TURNER-Liberty 56216 12 12 JUST SEVEN NUMBERS FOUR TOPS-Motown 1175 Rufus Thomas demonstrating "The Push and Pull" at Record World. 13 14 GOD BLESS WHOEVER SENT YOU ORIGINALS-Soul 35079 (Motown)

18 AIN'T GOT NO TIME IMPRESSIONS-Curtom 1957 (Buddah) NEW YORK You can al- recorded such tunes as "For - ® 44 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ARETHA FRANKLIN-Atlantic 2787 ways count on Rufus Thomas Sentimental Reasons" and "You 16 16 GET YOUR LIE STRAIGHT BILL CODAY-Crajon 48204 to come up with a new dance Send Me." "Would you believe 17 19 TRIANGLE OF LOVE PRESIDENTS-Sussex 212 (Buddah) step and a hit record to go it- with this kind of voice?," along with it. This year he's he growled. El 26 CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD-Invictus 9086 (Capitol) scoring with "The Push and Rufus will hit the road again 19 10 PUSH & PULL RUFUS THOMAS-Stax 0079 Pull" and was good enough to shortly with dates in Los Ange- 20 20 WE'LL HAVE IT MADE SPINNERS-V.I.P. 25060 (Motown) come back to Record World les (the York Club), Boston 21 21 GO ON FOOL MARION BLACK-Avco Embassy 4559 with a personal demonstration (the Chicken Shack) and as 22 24 DIDN'T IT LOOK SO EASY STAIRSTEPS-Buddah 213 of the dance with warm memor- grand marshall of the First m 29 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY STAPLE SINGERS-Stax 0083 ies of his explanation last year Black Recognition Day Parade 24 27 CHERISH WHAT IS DEAR TO YOU FREDA PAYNE-Invictus 9085 (Capitol) of the "Funky Chicken." in Santa Monica. He will be 25 25 TOO MANY LOVERS SHACK-Volt 4051 (Stax) at the Grammy The Stax star is just back appearing 26 23 I NEED YOU FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION-RCA 74-0416 Awards dinner in Nashville with from a tour of Europe includ- 41 ASK ME NO QUESTIONS B. B. KING-ABC 11290 the Barkays and warned, "I'm ing spots in England and Ger- 28 28 THE BELLS BOBBY POWELL-Whit 6907 (Jewel) many. He was warmly received not going to work in a tuxedo overseas and stated, "I never this year-I like colors." 33 DO ME RIGHT DETROIT EMERALDS-Westbound 172 (Janus) realized that the `Funky Chick- He is also looking forward 30 32 DON'T MAKE ME PAY FOR HIS MISTAKE Z. Z. HILL-Hill 222 en' was so big over there." At to a few days' rest at his new 31 13 FREEDOM ISLEY BROTHERS-T-Neck 927 (Buddah) the same time he returned from Memphis home and hopes to 32 34 LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5TH DIMENSION-Bell 965 Europe, Stax released 'Rufus lie low for a while. "I'm not 33 37 THE LOOK OF LOVE ISAAC HAYES-Enterprise 9028 (Stax) Thomas Live Doing the Push going out of the house," he as- 34 15 HE CALLED ME BABY CANDI STATON-Fame 1476 (Capitol) if he of a and Pull at P.J.'s," which was serted. But thinks 35 17 YOU'RE THE ONE THREE DEGREES-Roulette 7097 new dance while he's taking it recorded at the Hollywood club 59 YOU WANTS TO PLAY OSCAR WEATHERS-Top & Bottom 405 recently. It is his first Iive al- easy ... Bob Moore Merlis 37 40 ONE MAN'S LEFTOVERS IS ANOTHER MAN'S FEAST 100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL- bum and he feels that "It Hot Wax 7009 (Buddah) worked out fine; the audience was terrific-as if they were Black Forum El 55 SOUL POWER JAMES BROWN-King 6368 paid. They were out of sight!" 39 45 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND ODDS & ENDS-Today T-100 (Perception) Rufus keeps an incredibly Cuts Black 40 39 EVERY BROTHER AIN'T A BROTHER GARY BYRD-Real Thing 100 hectic schedule. For example, Poetry Festival 41 11 I'M SO PROUD MAIN INGREDIENT-RCA 74.0401 after leaving New York Mon- 42 47 STOP THE WORLD AND LET ME OFF FLAMING EMBER-Hot Wax 7010 (Buddah) day he was scheduled to land DETROIT Black Forum, 43 46 I CAN'T HELP IT MOMENTS-Stang 5020 (All Platinum) in Memphis at 9 p.m. and go - Motown's black -oriented cul- m 56 MARIA JIMMY RUFFIN-Soul 35077 (Motown) on the air at WDIA from 10 to tural and educational label, midnight. He uses his vacation 54 COOL AID PAUL HUMPHREY & HIS COOL AID CHEMISTS- will move March 5-7 to capture CEI from WDIA to tour and Lizard X21006 (Ampex) time highlights of a three-day festi- has never really had an inac- black poetry, New 46 48 IT HURTS SO GOOD KATIE LOVE-Scepter SCE 12304 tive period he can remem- val of new that America, in re- 47 49 I'D RATHER STAY A CHILD RICHIES ROOM 222 GANG-Scepter SCE 12305 ber. Black Poets in done on location in 48 53 I DON'T HAVE YOU CONTINENTAL 4-Jay Walking 009 Made It Up cordings New York and New Jersey. 49 51 MAKE MY LIFE OVER ARTISTICS-Brunswick 5444 by "The Push and Pull" was The festival, produced 50 35 STRETCH YOUR RUBBER BAND METERS-Josie 1026 almost as it was re- Wood King Associates, features written A FEELING TONY OWENS-Cotillion 44103 (Atlantic) corded. The studio band was new as well as established 51 52 CONFESSIN' riffing and Rufus made it up black poets and will be staged 52 51 IF IT'S REAL WHAT I FEEL JERRY BUTLER-Mercury 73169 as he went along. "I versed it in three separate locations on ®- WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR LOVE FROM ME O. V. WRIGHT-Backbeat 620 (Duke) and I didn't know it," he later each of the three days, March 54 58 BLACK SKIN BLUE EYED BOYS EQUALS-Bang 582 realized. He credits Tom Nixon 5-7. Black poet Imamu Ameer I'M GIRL SCOUTIN' INTRUDERS-Gamble 4009 for the excel- Baraka (Leroi Jones) will act ®- of the Stax staff 56 60 I PITY THE FOOLS ANN PEEBLES-Hi 2186 lent mixing job on the new live as Artistic Consultant. album. Beginning at midnight, ®- DON'T CHANGE ON ME RAY CHARLES-ABC/TRC 11291 For all his raucous dance March 5, the line-up of poets 58 - I BELIEVE IN MUSIC MARION LOVE-A&R 7100/505 (Mercury) songs, Rufus has an ambition in first-day readings at the 59 - BAD WATER RAELETTES-TRC 1014 (ABC)., to sing ballads and has even (Continued on- page 42) 60 - THAT EVIL CHILD B. B. KING-Kent.4542

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~~www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com FRED HUGHES Sings his hit single from the smash album BABY BOY DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO US 55446~~

~~PRODUCED BY CARL DAVIS ARRANGED BY SONNY SANDERS DIRECTED BY WILLIE HENDERSON~~

~~DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO US (Fred Hughes) FRED HUGHES~~

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Nashboro Has Mankind Label chart -rider; Brooks O'Dell, soul singer; and the Rhythm and R&B Blues Classical Funk Band, a QBEAT creation of Williams. Williams, who records for the Top Pick: "Evidence," Sweet Inspirations. Elektra label as Swamp Dogg, is no stranger to the Nashboro Marvin Gaye is the Super Monster of all. scene, for as a 15 -year-old lit- Aretha Franklin is a Super Smash. tle Jerry Williams had his first Fuzz has exploded to Top 10 and has busted pop in recording contract with the San Francisco. company. Z.Z. Hill is a super smash...Ike and Tina... Williams' credits as a writer Chairmen of the Board is selling big as is Freda and/or producer include Smo- Payne., Shown at signing are (seated) key Robinson & the Miracles, This Isley Bros. is a smash. Jerry Williams; (standing) Freddie Arthur Conley, Wilson Pickett, North, National Promotion Direc- Impressions is a smash. Dee Dee Warwick, Lulu, Jean- tor of Nashboro and an artist on the Detroit Emeralds is a Monster. nie C. Riley, Percy Sledge, its Abet label; Bud Howell, Presi- Staple Singers, Gene Pitney, Staple Singers broke as a pop monster. dent of Nashboro; Bob Tubert, Gary U. S. Bonds, Bette Wil- New Tyrone Davis WABC Hit Preview. President of Excellorec Music Co., affiliated liams, Donnie Elbert, Gloria New Freddy Hughes is incredible. the publishing company of Nashboro; and Robert Fitz- Lynn, Patty LaBelle and the Brenda and Tabulations exploded on WFIL pop. patrick, attorney representing Bluebelles, the Drifters, Inez & Great record. Jerry Williams. Charlie Foxx, Irma Thomas, Barbara Mason is starting well. Top 10 Detroit. the Orlons and many others. Ann Peebles is a fantastic record. Look for big NASHVILLE - "A major The negotiations were con- sales. step forward" is what Nash - ducted in Nashville with Howell Rozetta Johnson broke in Chicago. boro Records calls its new alli- representing Nashboro and ance with multi -talented Jerry Robert Fitzpatrick of Los An- Williams, young producer for geles looking after Williams' Intruders broke in Atlanta and Memphis. whom the company is creating interest. Ruby Andrews is top 10 in Chicago. a new label, Mankind Records. Under terms of the agree- Syl Johnson is top 5 in Chicago, much play. "A great deal of money ment only Williams' produc- Joey Gilmore is getting good play. changed hands" is the way tions will appear on the Man- Moments is breaking very fast. Bud Howell, Nashboro Presi- kind label which joins the of Excello, Undisputed Truth is fantastic. Look for big dent, described the signing of Nashboro Group the pact with Williams, who Nasco, Creed, Abet and Ken- action. will launch the label with Doris more. Nashboro also handles Al Green is very strong. Duke, no stranger to the hit national distribution for Audio Henry Stone cut a smash called "Do the Funky scene; Z. Z. Hill, currently a Arts. Nassau" on Alston. It is as treacherous as the first Archie Bell. Quincy Troop, Caroline Rod- 0.V. Wright has a smash. Black Forum gers, Ed Bullins, Nikki Gio- (Continued front page 40) Continental 4 contines to be a smash. vanni and the Spirit House Equals is getting good action in Atlanta. Apollo Theater in New York Movers. include Imamu Ameer Baraka, Temple B'nai Abraham in eight -year old Keli, Clarence Newark will be the site of the New Sweet Inspirations is fantastic. Major, James Thompson, Nor- final day of the festival, be- KATZ, St. Louis, Moments, Festivals, Fletcher man Jordan, David Henderson, ginning at 3 p.m., March 7. In Walker, 0.V. Wright, Intruders, Ann Peebles. Muhammad Toure, Ronda Dav- his home town, Imamu Ameer 3 -Stylistics; 12-Cissy Houston. is, Johari Amini, Jane Cortez Baraka will be joined by Larry WCHB, Detroit, Ray Charles, D. Ruffin, Barrino and Jackie Early. Neal, Welton Smith, the orig- Evans, Bros. 5-Z.Z. Hill; X- Joe Simon; 10-F. Payne: Second day's activities, start- inal Last Poets, Marie ing at 8 p.m., March 6, at Sonja Sanchez, Julie Fields, 11 -Barbara 15 -Staple Mason; 13 -Marion Williams; Brooklyn Academy, feature Im- Stanley Crouch and Keropotse Singers; 19 -Ann Peebles; Brenda & T.; 100 Proor; amu Ameer Baraka, Don Lee, Kgositsile, 0.V. Wright; Impressions; U. Truth; Rufus; Al Green; Sol Burke; Cornelius Bros. Charles. Big: Detroit Emeralds; Paul Humphrey; WAOK, Atlanta, Decisions, Joe Hilton, Big: Notations. O. Weathers; 6 -Notations; 12-Lovelites; Z.Z. Hill; Presidents. On: Intruders; George Hughley; Stang. KYAC, Seattle, Brenda & Tabs; Bill Coday; 0.V. Singers. Wright; Tony Owens; Ann Peebles; Barbara & WDIA, Memphis, Joey Gilmore. Big: Z.Z. Hill; Bill Uniques; Richie's 222. Coday; Katie Love; Richie's Gang; Staple Singers. WVKO, Columbus, Odds and Ends; 100 Proof; Esquires; Fuzz; O.V. Wright. Intruders; Green Berets. WWIN, Baltimore: Marian Love. Big: Brenda & Tabs; WRBD, Ft. Lauderdale, Peggy & JoJo; Gwen McRay; Joneses (VMP). Bill Coday; Lovelites; Mario Black; Z.Z. Hill. Continental 4; Notations; Ruby Andrews; Shack. KGFJ, L.A., Big: Notations; Bill Coday; Kool and Chart: Kool and Gang; Oscar Weathers; Paul Gang; Detroit Emeralds; Tyrone Davis; Continental Humphrey; Jesse James; Ray Charles. 4; Lovelites; Freda Payne. WIGO, Atlanta, Ann Peebles; Marion Williams; Freda WWRL, NYC, New: King Floyd; James Brown; Ray Payne; Intruders; Soul Children. LP Pic: "Don't Charles; Isley Bros; Festivals; Marion Black

Make Me Over," Brenda & Tabulations; Room 222 (Avco) . 1-J5; 2-I & Tina; 3 -Pickett; 4 - Gang. Temptations; 5 -Osmond; 6-M. Gaye; 7-F. Payne; WLOK, Memphis, Al Green; Paul Humphrey; O.V. 8-Aretha; 15 -9 -Staple Singers; 10 -Fuzz; 11-Billy Wright; Impressions. Sharay; 12 -Johnny Taylor; 13-B.B. King; 14 -Ray KDIA, S.F., Intruders; Esquires; O. Weathers; Charles; 24-15-Det. Emrlds.; 16 -Moments. Moments; 0.V. Wright; Bill Coday; 100 Proof; Ray (Continued on page 43)

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Muscle Shoals Sound Swinging MUSCLE SHOALS - The Great American Middle Class, Muscle Shoals Sound boys are the Smith Brothers and a group SHOALS SCENE really on the rampage. that will probably be called the follow-up All the fellows, many of Jesus Freaks and By BOB BATES whom are part owners of the product from Katie Love. studio, are making recording All of this activity takes deals for themselves as artists place when the gang isn't work- here and there. ing with the famous transients A Rap with Liza Terry Woodford, for ins- Shoals for who come to Muscle Minnelli is as exuberant and per- tance, has just signed with the Muscle Shoals Sound over- MUSCLE SHOALS-Liza has a single, "The re- sonable off-stage as she is performing for an audience. Atlantic and haul. Lloyd Price was most her work so Old Feeling," due. with In the recording studio, she throws herself into Same cently there working session with her George Soule has "I'm So Woodford and Soule for an up- completely that those involved in a recording You Happened to Me" are infected with her obvious delight in just being alive. Mu- Glad coming Scepter release. Others and coming from Bell. by were Linda Ronstadt sicians and engineers give her their absolute best in musical just a happening, Phillip Mitchell will have his and R. B. Greaves. technical capabilities because Liza is an experience, an enchanting bundle of talented energy. "Bill California From All Over a few Soule has also spent is constantly in motion, dancing to a playback of a tune the World" single on Shout. York She weeks recently in New she just recorded or sitting quietly in conversation. Her The interesting thing about at turning out some has tub - working body, arms and legs are never still, seemingly resenting the the whole situation, firm Don Covay. thumper Alan Walden notes, songs with forced idleness Her eyes, coal black and arresting, reflect the is that all of the boys produce The big hope at Muscle teeming life inside her. each other and Barry Beckett Shoals, according to Walden, She admits to being shy in the company of strangers but her produces them all. is that eventually most of their concern for even casual acquaintances is warm and genuine. time will be spent producing Laughter is an ever-present part of her total personality. Even First Product in-house artists and that when in those moments when she seems to be pensive and deep in The new independent produc- outsiders come in, they'll be thought, she is apt to recover in a flashing mirthful display that tion firm is also getting ready produced exclusively by MS can be at once childish and mischievious or sophisticated and to issue first product from the producers. knowing. This is not to imply that Liza isn't serious about her work. She is a professional in every respect but enjoyment of her work is something she just doesn't try to conceal.

R&B BEAT Gave Some Insight at Fame (Continued from page 42) During an interview with Record World at the Fame Recording facility in Muscle Shoals, the 24 -year-old actress/singer gave some WOL Washington, New: Ray Charles; Billy Sharay; insight into her very versatile approach to life and her career. ; Burke ; Barbara Mason; U Truth ; Festivals Solomon "I don't think of myself as an actress or performer or recording Paul Humphrey. artist in the sense that just because I am doing one of these #1 Temptations #2 M. Gaye ; #3 Osmonds ; things at any given time, I have to exclude the others. They are

; in the #4 Detroit Emeralds ; #5 Aretha #6 W. Pickett all very much the same, really. The way things are today matter of ; to yourself. It is all a #7 Continental 4 ; #8 Kool & The Gang business, you don't have limit involvement." #9 Impressions ; #11 Bill Coday; #12 Meters becoming the legend her #14 James Brown; #15 Esquires; #16 Margie Joseph Asked if she were working toward entertainment, Liza was quick to Intruders. mother was in the world of #18 reply. "I am just concerned with what I am doing today. I'm not WWIN, Baltimore: Station Pick: "Love is a Hurtin' thinking about 50 years from now. I'm too involved with now to Thing," George Kerr, All Platinum. worry about something like that." #8 #3 Bill Coday; #5 Brenda & Tabulations; Why does she choose to record in Alabama rather than New #8 The Lovelites; #23 #9 Aretha Franklin; York or Los Angeles? "I find the atmosphere here relaxing, especially in this studio. #10 Continental 4; #11 Jazz Crusaders; In other places there is an attitude, enforced by unions, that ; Shack; #19 Z. Z. Hill ; #24 #17 Kool & the Gang #18 leaves me cold. I find the guys, the musicians and technicians #24 Oscar Weathers ; #25 Drifters ; #27 Paul seem to work harder for me here. Even though they belong to Humphrey. unions, too, the atmosphere is different. There is a sense of give WJMO, Cleveland, New: M. Gaye ; B. B. King ; and take, of sharing the feeling you have for your work with the Marion Love; Ann Peebles; Chi-Lites. result that when a session is finished you have something you

~~#1 W. Pickett #5 Chairmen of the Board ; all can feel good about. They are very capable musicians, too.~~

#6 Detroit Emeralds ; #9 Carl Carlton; #10 Etta The best I've come across. The engineers work just as hard for you and their completely. ; I respect judgment James ; #11 Temptations ; #12 Freda Payne "I want you to be sure and mention them all in your article. #13 Lost Generation; #14 Shack ; #16 Staple Singers ; Clayton Ivey (keyboard), Travis Womack (guitar), Fred the #17 Kool & the Gang; #18 100 Proof ; #19 Cissy drummer and Bob the bass player, Micky Buckins and Jerry ; #20 Fabulous Counts ; #22 Intruders. Houston Masters the engineers and Rick Hall. They are all very deserving fo recognition." Liza was to begin work on a new film Feb. 3 in Germany, WVON, Chicago, #1 Staple Singers ; #5 Artistics ; "Cabaret." Starring with her will be Joel Gray and Michael York. #7 Syl Johnson; #9 Billy Preston; #10 Chairmen "I'm looking forward to working with Joel in the picture. It

~~of the Boardi #11 Ruby Andrews ; #14 Esquires ; should be a real experience," she smiled.~~

~~#15 Rufus ; #16 Impressions.~~

Chart : Marion Black ; Detroit Emeralds ; 100 Proof ; Aretha; Oscar Weathers; Odds & Ends; Fletcher has moved to expanded head- Patchcord Moves quarters at 808 North Roxbury Walker ; Flaming Ember ; Dee Dee Warkick ;

~~; ; HOLLYWOOD Mort Gar - Drive in Beverly Hills. New Esquires ; Candace Love Marian Love - Jimmy Ruffin; Joey Gilmore ; Eddie Floyd. son's Patchcord Productions phone number is: 274-1495.~~

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com The Story of LP 'Joe' Charlie Fox' Life Upon CHICAGO - Mercury Rec- Recalls Mercury producer Star Spangled ords is distributing one of the Robin McBride: "When I heard The Wicked most unique and controversial about the idea it seemed that Movie Career "soundtrack" albums of all the only way to do it would be If there has been any let-up Screen time-"Joe Speaks." to create a new album called of work in Hollywood, somebody (Continued from page 28) The album is comprised of 'Joe Speaks.' I was felt there should notify Charles Fox, who the 1940s. One the best dialogue from the enough good dialogue in posers during the doesn't know about such things. of more was that hard-hitting, top -grossing Can- film that would make it worth- the unusual of R. Ball (played by non film, "Joe." The motion while to put together a new Charlie has just been signed Ernest picture, which deals with the LP." by producer Howard Koch to Dick Haymes) in "Irish Eyes produced by Da- unrest and life styles of con- McBride flew to New York score the film "Star Spangled Are Smiling," mon Runyon. The composer, ac- temporary middle America, is the next morning after he'd Girl" for Paramount. It will be currently the third best gross- heard of Norris' and Kauff's like going home for him since cording to the scriptwriters, ing film in the U.S. idea and immediately went he's worked for the studio be- was aided in his Tin Pan Alley pursuits by a motley crew of The album, which about the task of transferring fore and is currently doing the is experi- music for "Love American Runyonesque characters, sus- encing sales a the recordings originally made through combi- from the Paramount lot. pending the remotest belief nation airplay, press, on location to 4 -track tape. Style" of adds He's also finished scoring that Ernest R. Ball was ever and word-of-mouth, contains in "Starting at 8:30 one night just a TV pilot called "Mr. Fergu- a real person. In this "fantasy," unedited form the searing six - and ending at 10 the next morn- Haver played the female ing, we mixed and son" for the studio. If it goes June minute barroom monologue by edited the will lead. Joe Boyle). Also album," he recalled. "Then in into a series, he be scoring (Peter includ- it. Mary Ann ed is some dialogue order to get the proper edits The show stars Haver Leading Lady Again left out of Mobley. the film. of dialogue and music and the Looking back over the last Equally as inspiring was the The album also contains proper stereo placement, we foolishness which was alleged musical tracks from the film- made about 400 splices. These year, it has been marked with real progress for Charlie. He to be the story of Joe Howard "You Can Fly" and "Where Are splices were not made to delete (enacted by Mark Stevens), You Going," by Jerry Butler words but to use segments that has just completed scoring 20th Century -Fox' "Making It" with whose most famous song was and "Hey Joe" by Dean Mi- represented Joe and the people also the movie's title, "I Won- chaels. around him. Norman Gimbel. His music can be heard each week on the der Who's Kissing Her Now." Again, June Haver was the Contains `Adult Dialogue' `Album to Represent "Bugaloos" TV series. Capitol The Person Joe' Records released a soundtrack leading lady. The ubiquitous The "Joe Speaks" LP is being album from the Universal pic- Miss Haver then co-starred merchandized to consumers "Our concept was to create once again with the aforemen- an album that represented the ture "Pufnstuf," scored by Fox with a notation that it "con- and Gimbel. tioned Mark Stevens in "Oh, tains adult dialogue taken from person, Joe, but not necessarily You Beautiful Doll," which was an- the of R the story line in the movie. In Last year Charlie scored about composer Fred Fisher soundtrack an rated his film." A similar statement went so doing we used dialogue that other first in career. He (portrayed by S. Z. "Cuddles" with copies sent to radio sta- had to be covered up in the utilized the moog synthesizer Sakall)-although Fisher did tions. film with sound effects or that and composed an electronic not even write the song which "Joe Speaks" came about af- was not published in the book score for the award -winning was the title of the film; that ter the film's editor, George version of the script." UA film, "In the Path of His- was credited to A. Seymour Norris and Cannon executive The result of the hours of tory." This was followed by an Brown and Nat D. Ayer. Peter Kauff suggested that the work put into the project by electronic score for the Marcel More recently, in the film bar speech be included in Mer- McBride and Norris is one of Marceau film "First Class," titled, alternately, "Star!" and cury's original soundtrack. the most provocative albums of which will go into distribution "Those Were the Days" and (The soundtrack, released last all time. in May. amusingly referred to as the summer when the film first biography of Gertrude Law- opened, was comprised almost `Melody' Lingers On rence, a young(er) Noel Cow- totally of music.) ard was played by Daniel Mas- sey, who is Coward's real -life godson. One of the truly elaborate biographies-and seemingly as accurate as it is interesting -- is the British screen tribute to that country's most famous (non -classical) composers, "The Great Gilbert and Sullivan." Robert Morley was Sir William Gilbert, Maurice Evans Sir Ar- thur Sullivan. Peter Finch was impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte-rather a cut above the abomination of turning David Wayne and Anne Bancroft into Peter Boyle (center), star of the Mr. and Mrs. Sol Hurok in the current Cannon film "Joe" (Mer- American classical music cav- cury Records), is flanked by two alcade of the mid -1950s, "To- friends, Danny Meehan (left), who night We Sing." collaborated with Bobby Scott on Considering the treatment the music and lyrics to the film, the writers of some of the glit- and Hamid Hamilton Camp fright), music songwriter -actor who is currently tering standards of our appearing in Paul Sills' "Story repertoire have received on the Theater" (Columbia Records). screen, one might well assume Boyle just completed a stint with Mark Lester and Jack Wild, who appeared as Oliver and the Artful that the remaining American the "Story Theater" ensemble. Dodger in the film of "Oliver!" a few years ago, are teamed again in "giant," Irving Berlin, for Meehan, Scott and Camp are all the forthcoming "Melody," for which the Bees Gees have written the years has pleaded with the film ASCAP writers. score. The soundtrack album will he on Atlantic/Atco Records. industry not to be so "honored."

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com TRADE GOSPEL liME STIRS By IRENE JOHNSON WARE SHIRLEY CAESAR with Mancel "Speedy" Warwick and John Bawden scores again Frederick Fox, President of of Hob Records in accordance with their policy "A MESSAGE TO THE NATION" of giving the gospel public the best in gospel Sam Fox Publishing Co., and ! .J3 4=eEàage Roc27re aKon are shipping Tommy Ellison and hír.ey G'ac3ar Redd Evans, President of Jef- recordings 4`fc 3,$ín,grrD ferson Music, are among those the Five Singing Stars; a new Shirley Caesar campaigning to have Hans J. LP; by popular demand, "The Gospel Gold 1,4- Lengsfelder, President of Pleas- Series," featuring top selections by the Staple ant Music Publishing Corp. and Irene Johnson Singers; and "The Best of the Highway QC's." Managing Director of Request Ware 45 releases will include the Victory Choral Records, Inc., elected to the Ensemble, the Brockington Ensemble, the Drinkard Ensemble, the Board of Publishers Directors Thompson Community Singers and the Sensational Harris Family. of ASCAP. "This Is Hit Year" is the slogan at Hob Records for 1971. HBX 2128 Dionne Warwick's musical Rev. Morgan Babb, gospel recording artist, radio announcer conductor Joe Mele, who once and pastor of King' Solomon Baptist Church in Nashville, located THE 5 SINGING STARS 6 and served in that capacity for on 10th and Cheater Streets, is heard daily 5 a.m. to a.m. are superb with 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. over WVOL Radio. Rev. Babb prays every morn- Eydie Gormé, Steve Lawrence "BORN AGAIN" and other biggies, is respon- ing for the sick and shut-ins, bereaved families and those feeling sible for the production and ar- low in spirit. The prayer he prays should be recorded so religious rangement of "the Coolest Hot announcers across the country can play it. Pants," Jimmy Clinton's record Also from Nashville, Nashboro Records has just released "Dear on Spiral of Gladys Shelley's Lord" b/w "Just Like Him," Swanee Quintet; "I Need Jesus" b/w song. "What About Him," the Gospel Lyrics, both on Creed; "God Is Standing By" b/w "Looking Above," Sister Josephine James; ASCAP composer Peggy Stu- "Prayer for 1971" b/w "We Shall Know Him," Rev. Willingham; art Coolidge recently returned "Blessed Are They" "Lord Search My Heart," the Brooklyn from Moscow where the Union b/w All Been Dipped" "I'm So Alex of under per- Stars; "I've b/w Grateful," Prof. Composers, the Let in Heaven," sonal supervision of Aram Bradford; "Don't the Devil Ride" b/w "Eternal HBX Brother Joe May; "I've Got To Make "My Soul Needs Khachaturian, presented a two- It" b/w Resting," Dorothy Love Coates and the Gospel Harmonettes, all The first 2 gospel gold albums hour program of all -Coolidge are real collectors items. music. on Nashboro. Brother Marvin Dickey of WBIL-FM Biloxi, Miss., is really HIGHWAY Q.C.'s Herman, of Jerry President doing his thing with gospel music from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and he GOSPEL GOLD LuLu Records, announces that also promotes gospel shows for the area. Real powerful on the they are donating all proceeds FM band, 24 hour station. from sales on "Never in My Congratulations to Tyrone Johnson, known on the airwaves as Life" by Spider Harrison, Pro- Donnie Taylor, now heard over WBIL-FM from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., gram Director of WTLC, to the 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 6 a.m. Indianapolis branch of Opera- until 12 noon. Donnie is an R&B jock formerly with WGOK in tion Breadbasket of SLC. Mobile, Ala. He is in charge of the music, so he's expecting to The music for Mobil gaso- hear from all of his friends. Send dj copies to him for reviews. line's national radio advertis- Sam Moore, formerly of WJLD in Birmingham, Ala., and ing is now being created and WGOK, Mobile, Ala., is back at WGOK being heard from 11 a.m. produced by the commercials until 2 p.m. HBX 2129 division of the Wes Farrell Brother Henderson of a Proverb Records in Los Angeles has THE STAPLE SINGERS' Organization, according to new release on the "Fabulous" Watts Community Choir taken Steve Bedell, VP, Creative De- from the LP "Things Will Be Better." The single is entitled "The GOSPEL GOLD velopment. Joel Stuart, Senior Lord's Prayer." For dj copies write Brother Henderson at Proverb Producer of Doyle, Dane and Records, 5328 So. Central Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90011. Bernbach, Mobil's agency, will For dj copies on the new releases on Jewel including the fam- produce. ous Singing Sammy Lewis write to Stan Lewis, Jewel Records, 728 Texas St., Shreveport, La., or call (318) 422-0195. Also request copies of "Only the Strong Shall Survive," Rev. Samuel Butler, Davis Gets on Jewel. Cap Dallas Post Criteria Owned Ervin Opens Offices HBX 2125 HOLLYWOOD - Roger Karshner, VP, Promotion, Capi- By `Mack' Emerman In Los Angeles The fabulous Drinkard Ensemble re- with "GET tol Records, Inc., has announced Atlantic Records' turns to the gospel field owner- LOS ANGELES-After hav- UP, GOD THE GLORY," 45 rpm, the appointment of Bill Davis to Mi- GIVE ship of Criteria Studios in ing been associated with Wally "GUIDE ME," The Brock- the recently created position of ami was incorrectly in HOB 1346; implied Roker Music (BMI) for three ington Ensemble, 45 rpm, HOB Singles Marketing Specialist for a previous issue of Record years as Professional Manager, 1345; "I THANK GOD," 45 rpm, HOB the Dallas area. World. Dee Ervin has recently moved 1341, Thompson Community Sing- Davis is one of 12 National does not own Atlantic the featuring Rev. Milton Brunson Specialists responsible for the studio but holds a contract into his own offices and will be ers intensive nation-wide press and there (on a 40 -hour week basis) handling his writing, producing radio promotion of all top -40 that has just been renewed for and own music publishing com- Hob Records material. He will report to Larry a second year with a four-year pany, Dividend Music (BMI), Hathaway, National Singles renewal option. from 249 S. Occidental Blvd., 254 W. 54 St., New York, N.Y. 10019 Marketing Manager at the Capi- Criteria is owned by M. L. Suite 310 Los Angeles, Calif. Division of Scepter Records, Inc. tol Tower. "Mack" Emerman. 90057 (213) 389-6059.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com RECORD WORLD L LA11N AMERICAN Mrs. Peer Attends SACM DESDE NUESTRO Festivities in Mexico MEXICO CITY - Mrs. Mo- International (EMMI), attended RINCON° nique I. Peer, President of the the recent 25th anniversary of Peer -S out her n Organization SACM (Mexico's Performing and Executive President of both Rights Society), and the open- By TOMAS FUNDORA Promotora Hispano Americana ing of the Society's new head- de Musica, S.A. (PHAM) and quarters in Mexico City. Armando De Llano, Vice presidente Ejecu- Editorial Mexicana de Musica (Continued on page 47) tivo y Gerente General de CBS -Columbia Inter- nacional, S.A., de México, es reconocido inter- nacionalmente por su amplia y creativa ejecu- toria dentro de la industria latina del disco. ANN. Detenerme a ampliar sus virtudes y triunfos sería hacerle el juego a los mediocres. Armando me envía una carta que dice así: "Te debía yo Tomas Fundora una carta, a propósito del tema que platicamos durante nuestra entrevista en Miami y sobre lo que tú has escrito en tu muy leída columna, con relación a nuestro desarrollo musical en México. En nuestras actividades del mundo del disco, dentro y fuera de nuestra industria, se escuchan contínúamente teorías y opiniones, que nos mantienen preocupados por lo que acontece hoy y lo que sucederá mañana, sobre la urgente necesi- dad de dar a conocer más los valores actuales y los nuevos valores, Fonia SLP 396 SLP 00400 ya sean intérpretes o compositores, como opiniones y teorías, "ABRAN PASO!" "PACHECO a en nuestro Ismael Miranda Con Y EL CONDE" tienen su razón y valor, pero frente la práctica Orchestra Harlow Los Compadres medio, están alejados de la realidad y decimos que están alejados de la realidad, porque desgraciadamente no N.Y. Dists.: R & J Records, 241 Dyckman St., N.Y., N.Y. 10034 (212) 569-0940 el de Skyline Dist., 636 10th Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10036 (212) 581-4834 depende de nosotros únicamente proceso P.R.: Allied Wholesale, Calle Cerra #610, Santurce, P.R. 00927 (809) 788-1912 la difusión, nosotros proveemos de temas, géneros, voces, música y todo lo que está a _- alcance a la Radio, principalmente, ,-,ì ":_, %"<," _ 'a nuestro , pero de proveedores y surtidores de material, a que éste se difunda ampliamente, hay una dis- RC/1 tancia que no hemos logrado cubrir (no por falta de deseos o de trabajo), sino porque no , presenta al "Rey"... Palito como nunca! controlamos, no conducimos la parte del proceso de la difusión, es decir, nosotros no j Polo Marquez podemos programar la música dentro de las transmisiones, trabajamos para descubrir valores, para grabar sus temas, para colocarlos en el Mercado. Procuramos comunicar nuestras ideas, nuestras experiencias, nuestras preocupaciones, todo con el deseo de satisfacer inquietudes y deseos y para que se difundan más los valores actuales y los nuevos valores, pero con todo, encontramos respuestas lim- itadas de la Radiodifusión actual, muchas veces 7// nos preguntamos: ¿Es responsabilidad de los anunciantes no producir Radio? ó ¿No exigir más creatividad a la Radio? ó ¿La creación y originalidad son un reto que la radiodifusión l'alito 1)rtega en sí y sus programadores no aceptan tomar? En nuestro medio, en nuestro mundo, es más importante la difusión de nuestro producto (temas ó intérpretes) por radio, que por cualquier otro medio; nuestro producto llega al consumidor inicialmente por los oídos, los temas o canciones convencionales, por ejemplo, pueden mover por igual la atención :/ del público de ambos sexos, a la juventud, a los adultos, a los ricos y a los pobres, no importando que provoque diferentes motivaciones, ya que permite el libre ejercicio de la imaginación, # PALITO ORTEGA formando los ideales del público. Nosotros conocemos los deseos y necesidades del público, de RCA FSP-264 (e) los artistas, de los músicos, de los autores y procuramos descubrir ó encontrar talento, nos esforzamos por grabarlo, pro- moverlo, encauzarlo, sentirnos cerca de ellos y proyectar su sen- sibilidad acercándolos lo más posible al público dentro de nues- r Grabado en Roma y Londres tros recursos y medios, pero seguiremos incompletos dejando un RCA Records hueco en la proyección de nuestros buenos deseos y ese hueco, es la limitación de la difusión, que ojalá fuese entendida." .. . (Continued on page 48)

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com RECORD WORLD Mrs. Peer Conozca u su DJ (Meet your DJ) EN Attends que va insertando en su pro- VENEZUELA gramación a medida que va re- SACM cibiendo el material que le haga (Continued trout page 46) esto posible. Envíele sus mue- By NAPOLEON BRAVO stras. El siempre lo agradecerá Mrs. Peer had been invited con su amplia sonrisa de vete- Que un disc -jokey reciba una to the celebration by Luis Eche- rano en la radio latina de Es- determinada cantidad de dinero verria, newly elected President tados Unidos. por la promoción de un artista, of Mexico, Mrs. Consuelo Velaz- quez, President podemos verlo como algo lógico of SACM, and SENCILLOS DE IMPACTO dentro del mercado del disco, by SACM Director General ya que se trata de un producto Carlos Gomez Barrera. NPACT SINGLES como cualquier otro, en la ma- Mrs. Peer's arrival in Mexico yoría de los casos, para el cual was highlighted by a Mariachi 1. JULIO IGLESIAS "La Vida Sigue Igual" se necesita invertir una cierta band which met her at the air- "No Llores Mi Amor" Tico 580 cantidad en publicidad. Lo que port and performed "Besame Joe Ruibal Mucho," "Granada," 2. RODOLFO no se puede permitir, cuando "Cu Cu "La Huella De Tu Amor" menos en nuestro ambiente dis- Rru Cu Cu Paloma," "Perfidia," Ruibal lleva 23 años en la "Sufrir" quero, es la compra de disc- "Frenesi" and others. Follow- radio. Fuentes 1541 Con su programa "South of 3. CUARTETO ARMONICO jokeys por parte de algunas ing the reception at the airport, "Lágrimas De Amor" compañías disqueras. Una com- Mrs. Peer attended a mass for the Border" que se transmite "Puente De Piedra" de lunes a sábado, de 6:15 p.m. Peerless 97406 pra descarada y vergonzosa, de all deceased composers at San 4. PAULINHO NOGUEIRA la cual se habla constantemente Felipe's Church. The next day, a 8:00 p.m. por K.Y.O.U. en "Menina" Greeley, Colorado, Joe Ruibal "Contracanto" en detrimento del resto de los Mrs. Peer attended the formal RGE CS -70.420-B se ha mantenido en el aire que trabajamos en el medico. opening of SACM's new head- por 5. LAS PERLITAS más de 23 años, en una amplia "Un Vaso De Vino" Una compra que va desde el quarters. "Corazoncito" cheque gracias al cual una gra- zona de extensa población la- Musort 4712 Spoke at Length bación (buena o mala, popular tina siempre pendiente a su pro- 6. LEONARDO FAVIO gramación en Español. Su "Te Quiero Como A Un Niño" o desconocida), por "la gracia During the ceremony Mrs. "Estoy Un Poco Triste Hoy" del espíritu del dinero" se colo- Peer met with Mexico's Presi- mensaje, consiste de Música Columbia 10306 ca en los primeros lugares de dent Echeverria. They spoke at latina, Noticias e información su resumen; hasta llegar a te- length about the world-wide general para la colonia latina. B.B. Live in Japan ner acciones en una compañia, po-pularity of Mexican music Con 5 comerciales cada cinco B. B. King, currently on a lo que hace que, la natural in- and the birth of SACM. Presi- minutos, Joe ha ido llevando su will clinación humana por lo nue- dent Echeverría congratulated mensaje musical siempre con el tour of Japan, be recorded live by ABC stro, le haga radiar casi exclu- Mrs. Peer on the work she has estandarte de ir ofreciendo lo there Records for sivamente los artistas de un done to help such serious Mexi- mejor en música a medida que an album. determinado sello disquero, can composers as Sylvestre le es suministrada. con el agravante de que no se Revueltas and Carlos Chavez Un gran activista en planes trata de un programa compra for her help in making Mexi- cívicos, ha sido un gran cola- MEXICO PRESENTA 71 do a una estación de radio, sino can music known around the borador de la "March of KAIItiKAf/1iiSI%.1Il1 de un disc -jokey que trabaja world and for her expertise in Dimes," trabaja en amplia cola- boración con escuelas, welfare para una emisora local, y que, Mexican history, archeology ! Lci,`4. y con la División de Empleo und; rm.... por lo tanto recibe su pago co- and the Spanish language. W Lnutl. del Estado de Colorado. Recien- Their was 6 .uNo.a. mo tal. Que el público se de interview broadcast ;°á "ë Ju«..the cuenta y vayan en decadencia and televised throughout Mex- temente recaudó más de $3,- a doa.vñeh. no es tan grave como que se ico. Mrs. Peer also appeared on 000.00 para el Fondo de Louis tilde a todos de la misma ma- "The 24 Hour Show" on Mexi- Portillos y más de $1,000.00 nera. Que se generalice una can TV. para el San Juan Shrine, que f's nos da una amplia idea de su especie de sub -estimación a to- During the luncheon, Mrs. dos los disc-jokeys porque se Peer fuerza como elemento radial y sat on the dais with Mrs. de promoción humanitaria. compran, cuando tan solo son Consuelo Velazquez, President unos pocos muy contados y, Joe Ruibal recibirá sus mue- of SACM, Diputado Leon Mi- 816 por lo demas, marcados. chel of the Federal stras en K.Y.O.U. Radio, District and 9th St., Greeley, Colorado y las El escándalo ha llegado al other dignitaries. Present P11111111111; at pondrá inmediatamente en el En la onda tnlpical. extremo de tener que intervenir the celebration were directors aire. Ruibal también es un El grupo sensación del momento las plantas de radio, limitando of BMI, ASCAP. GEMA (Ger- abanderado del nuevo sonido la libertad de los disc-jokeys; many), SADAIC (Argentina) y haciendo que la selección de and other societies. los discos a radiar quede en Following the celebration, a COSITAS SUELTAS TICO ... por MIGUEL ESTIVILL manos de los dueños de las em- reception was held for Mrs. Vamonos Pa'I Monte ... Dice Eddie presas, por lo general, personas Peer in the Presidential Suite que podrán saber mucho de pa- of the Hilton Hotel. Mrs. Peer Te Reto ... Dice Sophy peles, pero que en música se received over 75 bouquets of han quedado en los años cincu- flowers from Mexico's major enta. composers, artists and record Estamos de acuerdo en que companies in appreciation for la promoción de un disco, como her work for Mexican music. un producto más dentro de una Mrs. Peer, who flew to Mexico sociedad de consumo, de oferta from Houston, Texas, where she y demanda, cuesta una determi- attended a Country & Western nada cantidad de dinero; pero music festival with such top country composer -artists as el público debe elegir, o cuando Ili menos, debe tener una cierta Ted Daffan and Floyd Tillman, returned to Los Angeles follow- VAMONOS PAL MONTE libertad para escoger entre to- ing the Mexican festivities to Eddie Palmieri do lo que se le ofrece, y no attend business and social ac- SLP-1225 N.Y. Dist.: DOME DIST. CORP 43-32 10th Strut, L.I.C N.Y. 11101 (212) 786.8637 (Continued on page 48) tivities.

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Marfer Inks Betty NEW YORK San Antonio, Texas DICK "Ricardo" SUGAR SYMPHONY SW By KCOR Radio WHBI-FM WEVD 1. Y VOLVERE LOS ANGELES NEGROS-Odeon 1. WHEN WE GET MARRIED 1. ABUELITA J. BATAAN-Fania WILLIE COLON-Fania 2. ME CAI DE LA NUBE CORNELIO REYNA-RCA 2. PAZ 2. OYE COMO VA 3. TU TIENES LA CULPA ORCH. FLAMBOYAN-Cotique JOE CUBA-Tico CORNELIO REYNA-Musart 3. DULCE CON DULCE 3. GHANA'E JOHNNY PACHECO-Fania 4. EMBRUJO W. COLON-Fanio ENRIQUE LINARES-Peerless Martinez from Marfer, 4. REVOLT Antonio 4. I REGRET EDDIE PALMIERI-Tico 5. NI EN DEFENSA PROPIA is shown signing Peruvian ORCH. CAPRI-Manona VICENTE FERNANDEZ-Columbia Spain, 5. I REGRET singer and dancer Betty Missiego 5. MY MEMORIES OF YOU ORCH. CAPRI-Manana 6. SUFRIR to his label. An album by this J. SABATER-Tico 6. BIBERON HNAS. NUNEZ-Orfeon LA PROTESTA-Rico artist will be released soon by 6. SALSA Y CONTROL 7. MOCAMBO Marfer and their licensees through- LEBRON BROS.-Cotique 7. DE QUERERTE ASI LOS ARAGON-Musart ROBERTO LEDESMA-Gema out Latin America. 1. LA YUCA 8. JUSTINIANA L. COLON-Delta 8. ALCOHOLADO JUANA MIKE LAURE-Musant K 11IIIIIIIIIIIII11111!1 III HI HI1111111118118 II VIII 1111111111111I1111e EL GRAN COMBO-Gema LLORA SOLEDAD 8. REVOLT FUE 1 POR QUIEN 9. ABANDONADA SANTY-Musart E. PALMIERI-Tico ORCH. HARLOW-Fania JIMMY 9. POWER 10. PAZ 10. CRISTAL DE ROCA egi¡4.,i1 R. BARRETTO-Fania ORCH. FLAMBOYAN-Cotique SONIA LOPEZ-Columbia 10. DE QUERERTE ASI R. LEDESMA-Gema try FUEGO EN EL 23 Presenta a su Artista Exclusivo SONORA PONCENA-Inca DESDE NUESTRO CHELO Y Su Conjunto Record World (Continued from page 46) Vol. 3 in Venezuela me ha pedido que si publicaba esta carta, lo hiciese en Musart ED 1494 Armando Ahora bien, en honor a (Continued from page 47) su totalidad ... ¡Así ha sido hecho! ... su entereza, a su prestigio y a su valentía ante los hechos, ex- Y St1 ILIMUJtINTß llegar al extremo de colocar en tiendo mis manos a De Llano, como amigo y para fundirlo en un el tope "de la popularidad" a abrazo fraternal. Ha dado un paso al frente en la aclaración a los artistas que cuentan con el los orígenes de la crisis del disco en México. Batallaré en contra mayor respaldo económico (que, de los que usen sus declaraciones para capitalizar odios y ren- de hecho, suelen ser los mas cores, dimes y diretes con los hombres de la radio en México. mediocres) ; y claro esta, mu- Armando es sincero y su sinceridad, ante Dios, merece el mayor cho menos poner a la disposi- respeto. Yo, batallador incansable a favor de los hombres de la ción de una compañía disquera radio, dignos, decentes, idealistas y abanderados del adelan- Eres todo un programa de radio, solo tamiento musical, he sido también hacha, cuchillo, ataque y El Doctorcito porque el "ponedor de discos" y "payole- Amor Viejo guillotina para los injustos, mediatizados, interesados Cumba Cumba tiene tan escasa moral que se ros." Porgue no vendiendo sus conciencias y sus voces y hechos, Pecaremos Los Dos ha dejado comprar. Y por si pueden los responsables de la radio hundir a toda una nación Y Es Verdad todo la anterior fuera poco, cu- en un caos musical, político o espiritual, sin pasar inadvertidos Herida De Amor ando menos en nuestro medio, Guarituza ... A favor de todo lo que ayude a una programación de adelanto Llorar, Llorar los artistas que interesan pro- y en contra de todo lo que desdeñe o menoscabe nuestra cultura Candela Verde mocionar "por dinero" son, en musical latina ... A favor de todo sello que se supere y ofrezca Aunque Me Mientas su mayoría, extraños al medio, digno sin la dádiva ruin de un Me Criticas a los disc jockeys un producto con lo cual se trabaja en detri- interés que no sea el de la franca competencia del buen gusto y Musical Records Company mento de los valores locales, en contra y de frente a los que usen otras políticas destructoras ven a un P.O. Box 75, Hialeah, Fla. quienes se relegados e indignas. Esa es mi postura. Al igual que con honor publicamos Tel.: 887-2638 segundo plano. "Meet your DJ" (Conozca a su DJ), también podemos publicar Creao que no se necesita nin- en lugar de = In New York otra sección que se titule "Huya de este DJ" y gun otro comentario de mi o = 642 10th Ave., N.Y., N.Y. /0036 "Personaje de la Semana" (VIP of the Week) adicionalmente, parte. Lo comentado es una publicar otra sección titulada: "Los que no vale la = Tel.: 581-3235 realidad. ¡Publicarlo es un reto pudiéramos pena conocer" . . . Armando De Llano merce mi mayor respeto

I I I I I I I I I 111111I I I I I I 11 I I I a AI I I I I 111111111I1111 I I I los grandes intereses! e I11I I I I I i11I I I I Iñ y ante él sí rindo mi furia de "protector del adelantamiento de la tt tt gggtt ttgggggg® gglg Iggg tt ttggr o ==ggggggggrttnggngg industria del disco en México" para aliarme a su antojo de cabal- Ill lero y progresista. MAR p t*A1fl AS% 1 / lä N. en ® ? PA RN ,,;13 Destruyeron totalmente los locales del Club Rivadavia, Salta, Argentina, ante la demora de varias horas de la presentación 7/ TACO ri e ' anunciada de Palito Ortega. A tal punto llega su condición de g C IA i r PRESENTS ä ídolo y rey en su pueblo, que los argentinos son capaces de des- 010 HIS lo esté a su paso, ante la imposibilidad de verle 1 "YACO IN NEW YORK" ó truír todo que eUM de 6 del avión que le ig Como Has Hecho y sentirse frustrados. Un retraso horas ® Cuando La Esperanza Se Va g conduciría a Salta, obligó a Palito a enfrentarse a una avalancha Adios Linda Candy! 1 1 ! de De todos modos, Palito llegó de madrugada, Este Verano g interrogaciones. Te Quiero, Te Quiero Ó cuando ya todo estaba destrozado ... y fué la empresa de avia- Caminito Del IndioCICI ción, motivada por mal tiempo, la que impidió su presentación Los Cruzados YACO MONTI Con Brazos g el club Grandes Yo Soy Así a la hora anunciada en destruido Rivadavia ... Parnaso Records El Mundo Es Gris, Se Torna Azul g cambios habrá en la distribución de RCA en Estados Unidos 275 South 2nd Street Te Debo Amor Una Canción Cl (latina) ... La producción de Music Hall sará lanzada por una Brooklyn, N.Y. Yo He Guardado Para Darte CI Vas A Decirme Que Te Vas enérgica empresa discogfráñca estadounidense ... Polo Márquez Tel. (212) 387-1200 CI tttt ttttttßßßtttt®®g® ß.ßßlEbßE.:3 Ele 'ß ß E31E3 ß ßß tt ttg®ßßßttttttttg® en el Canal 23 de Miami .. . Y ahora . . . ¡Hasta la próxima!

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com columna va nuestro "último RECORD WORLD adiós" a quien supo llegar tan LA11N AMERICAN hondo en el corazón de los dis- EN eomanos. ALBUM SANTO DOMINGO Iluminada Jiménez, la joven PRODUCT cancionista que formará parte del elenco artístico de Anibal 13y PEDRO MARIA SANTANA de Peña, se ha separado del "SCABA-BADI-BIDU" grupo y busca nuevas fronteras DONALD-Vik RCA LZ 1181. Queridos amigos lectores: los mercados en el campo de la música popu- Donald irrumpe en todos La presentación del Ballet de Buenas oportu- con su "Scaba-Badi-Bidu" contenida Elena Ramírez fué uno lar dominicana. Clara nidades de triunfo no han de en este "álbum" ya lanzado en Argen- de los mejores espectáculos pre- faltar a Iluminada, ya que tiene Fuimos Com- sentados en lo que va del "71." tina. También "Siempre bonita voz, talento y belleza. pañeros," "En Una Playa Junto al Sus "Ballerinas" se deslizaban Mar," "Tengo un Lema a Seguir," "El con una naturalidad sorpren- Libro, la Rosa y Tú" y "Bailando en dente y el montaje de "Giselle," el Alvear." Arreglos de Malvicino y estuvo a la altura de los me- Buddy McCluskey. jores de América. Los fuertes a 20U plau sos arrancados del in- RE "Scaba-Badi-Bidu" is selling everywhere! Donald is making it tiARYC OPIDS ) big with this theme. Also in this album: "Presagio," "Llegaste, menso público que se dió cita No Me Llamaste," "Adios Linda Candy" and "Sueño de Barrilete." para presenciar el espectáculo, son la mejor prueba de nuestras aseveraciones. Para las chicas: "EL DURO" El laurel del éxito. Para Clara BOBBY QUESADA Y SU ORQUESTA- Mary Lou 1022. Elena: Nuestro sincero recono- cimiento a su magnífica labor. Soul Tropical en su gran expresión! A Quesada con Luís Rodríguez y Febo Fué muy sentida entre los » Barrie en los vocales se lucen en graba- discómanos dominicanos la ción cargada de sabor tropical. "La muerte del gran compositor y Mafia del Guaguancó," "Le Duele la arreglista Lucio Milena. Tras This Is Pata al Pato," "La Rosa Oriental," "Los largos y fructiferos años de DOMINICA y el Son Te arte musical internacional, el In Puerto Rico" Siete Refranes" "Guajira Mary Lou LPS 1019 Llama." director argentino ha dejado hueco difícil Mary Lou Record Co., Inc. Tropical soul music at its best! Quesada with Rodriguez and con su partida un de llenar en la música popular 900 Prospect Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10459 Barrie on the vocals offers a saleable and tangy repertoire. "Hay Tel. (212) 328-3575 de América Latina. Desde esta un Fuego en Cienfuego," "Mi Vecina," "Que Do -Re -Mi," more.

"LOS COMPADRES" x Dial significa ventas con PACHECO Y EL CONDE-Fania LP 00400. mer- :_. "Intimo Secreto" Una combinación demoledora en el Odilio Gonzalez cado : Pacheco y El Conde. "Dulce con EXITO!!! J. (El Jibarito De Lares) Dulce," "Moreno," "Soy el Mejor," "Agarrate de la Brocha" y "De que te i 'f Vale" entre un excelente repertorio. are a superb combination. They are sell- Pacheco and El Conde :j sow ing "Dulce con Dulce," "Soy el Mejor" and "Agarrate de la ;2 S Brocha," included in this album. Also, "Yolanda," "Solito," S "Moreno" and "Mujer Ingrata."

"BOLEROS DE AHORA Y DE SIEMPRE" :2. Dial DLP 1018 s; POLO MARQUEZ-CBS 9035. := Odilio Gonzalez :: Polo Márquez se sitúa internacional- G & G Record Dist. mente con "Más de Tí." También en 2360 W. Pico Blvd. :; Dial Record Corp. este álbum "Peligro," "La Ciudad sin Los Angeles, Calif. 90006 ;2 750 10th Avenue > .t. TI," "Quiereme como soy ... o no me Ph: 213 385-2151 New York, N.Y. 10019 Quieras," "Esa" y "Envidia." Gran .>eee-x ...... fuerza dramática y bella voz en un repertorio de primera...... :: : : :: : :«:';":»;«;";»;»;»;»;»;«;«;«;»;»;»:«w2 Polo Márquez is making it big with "Más de Tí." Also on this great cut: "Como Todos," "Oigame Ud. Señor," "Cuando el Amor 1 Se Da," "Por Amor" and "Guitarras, Lloren Guitarras." :_ RO N CS CAYT ?. Y : ?. i ?`EtbLOBP,Cñ i 1 ; ;, i' In Columbia Debut :; +. '_ Silverbird TV Special v _ "_ f , i` 4:,. Tom Pacheco and .. Columbia's Silverbird, the Navaho fam- r- 'R, S Sharon Alexander have ended :_: , ily group whose album, pro- .t. two years' semi -retirement with t ,1 . duced by Wes Farrell, has just X ..a^ t C A the just -released "Pacheco & been released on Capitol Rec- A Alexander," their Columbia de- : i ords, will be the subject of a Z. . i but and their first effort as a ;t; i duo. TV special on the PBS (Chan- Their return to the recording nel 13 in New York) "Fanfare" á: "Hola Che" ""Recordando '_ studio was an occasion that series on March 21. Lane Slate, % Leonardo Favio el Pasado" j: attracted a host of major musi- who produced last season's % CYS 1239 Los Panchos Volumen II + cians to play back-up to the "The Trail of Tears," a drama i; CYS 1228 = Nation, is pair's harmonies on this collec- about the Cherokee ;i; Caytronics Corp. 240 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. i tion of Pacheco's songs. producing...... :::...

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com George Sherlock Reveals CMA NARM AIR Label Shoots for 'Heights' Movie Ready The final scenes have been Via Classic Soundtrack Albums added to the Country Music Association's motion picture By DOUG McCLELLAND "I'll be on the road for over being re-released nationally on film presentation, "For My a month, covering 15 cities to a double bill with "Three in the Next Number," to be shown at promote this new record prod- Attic," starring Chris Jones a March 1 luncheon for the uct," Sherlock explained. "It's and Yvette Mimieux. Latter, ac- National Association of Rec- the most extensive promotional cording to Sherlock, is AIP's ord Merchandisers at the Cen- campaign the label has initi- biggest grossing film of all time tury Plaza Hotel in Los An- ated to date." -"even bigger than 'Wild in geles. "Wuthering Heights," he the Streets.' " The 1492 Production Com- went on, "is only the first of Upcoming films that are ex- pany has assembled all the many ambitious classics -based pected to have especially strong story content, using both old films American International soundtrack LPs are "The Hard and new film to tell the story Pictures [once strictly a quick- Ride," featuring Robert Fuller of the growth and current im- Doug McClelland, Record World ie operation] is scheduling. AIP and Sherry Bain, with a Harley portance of country music. Pro- Editor, and George Sherlock, Gen- has always been first in trends Hatcher score and Bill Medley ducer of the film is Chuck Lon- eral Manager of American Inter- -starting with the science fic- doing the title song in the film don; Associate Producer is national Records (AIR). tion and horror of the late '50s. and on record; "Pacific Vibra- Arnold Levine. on through the beach party, tions," described as "A Wood- Several country artists took NEW YORK-Hollywood as motorcycle and psychedelic stock by the sea," with music a movie may part in the CMA filming, in- capital be having pictures of the '60s. Now we by Crosby, Stills and Nash, Lynn An- its problems, but you couldn't cluding: Roy Acuff, want to present a different im- Cream, Steve Miller Band, Ry derson, Eddy Arnold, Danny tell by the activity at American age and expect to have a classic Cooder and Wolfgang; and International Pictures which Davis, Barbara Fairchild, Jack film ready for distribution ev- "Bunny O'Hare," starring Bette Greene, Sonny James, Grandpa has announced it will make 60 ery two months for the next Davis and Ernest Borgnine- motion pictures during the next Jones, Loretta Lynn, Barbara five years. "Billy Strange is doing the mu- Mandrel], Jeannie Seeley, Ron- year. "This has all been planned sic for `Bunny,' and we are "And many of these films nie Shaw, Carl Smith, Connie by Sam Arkoff, Chairman of the negotiating for several name Smith, Nat Stuckey and others. will have soundtrack albums," Board, and Jim Nicholson, groups." George Sherlock, General Man- Each artist contributed his President of AIP, with Al "We hope to get Michel Le- time and talent for the produc- ager of American International Simms coordinating the film grand for more scores, too," Records, the MGM -distributed tion. Film was also contributed music. 'Wuthering Heights' added Sherlock-who gets cred- from such shows as "Glen subsidiary of American Inter- was chosen to be first because it on the "Heights" LP as Al- national Pictures, revealed to Campbell Goodtime Hour," it deals with youth, à la the bum Music Coordinator. "Hee-Haw" and "Johnny Cash Record World last week. He very successful `Romeo and Ju- Their next "classic" release was in town for the opening of Show" and other productions liet,' and because of its con- will be "`Murders in the Rue containing acts by many other the company's "Wuthering temporary feelings of young Morgue," from the Poe horror Heights" at Radio City Music artists. love and hate. The director, tale with Jason Robards, Lilli The film presentation will Hall --the first AIP release to Robert Fuest, is about 30 him- Palmer and Christine Kaufman. play there and to promote precede a live performance by - self and understands all this. Other public domain stories in Merle Haggard at the luncheon. AIR's Michel Legrand sound- It was filmed on the actual Eng- the planning stages are "The track album and two AIR sin- lish moors of the story." House of Seven Gables," "Les A special brochure contain- gles on the film's theme song, Why is the Curb single being Miserables" and "A Tale of ing the pertinent data has been "I Was Born in Love with You," released so soon after his Two Cities." prepared through the courtesy one by Legrand (instrumental) "Burning Bridges" hit? "Curb's "The time is right for Ameri- of Columbia Records and will and the other by the Mike Curb theory on releasing it now is can International Records," be distributed at the luncheon. Congregation. (Lyrics are by that since it is an MOR record, Sherlock ventured. "Did you NARAM will convene Feb. Marälyn and Alan Bergman.) stations will be hesitant to pro- notice that the label logo reads 28 and conclude activities The film stars Anna Calder - gram it right away. He figures AIR? This is a good omen in March 3. Marshall and Timothy Dalton. that by the time `Burning these ecology-minded times." Bridges' is coming down at middle-of-the-road stations, `I Doing It Again Was Born in Love with You' will be going up." Sherlock continued: "We've had great exploitation and display success so far with the 'Wuthering Heights' soundtrack, on both East and West Coasts, in both record and book stores. Dell has brought out a paperback of the Emily Bronte novel with the same art work as our album. The prestigious Music Hall booking also has impressed record dealers." Margaret Whiting (seated) and Sherlock is promoting, too, Clifton Davis, starring in "Do It ANNA CALDER -MARSHALL and the soundtrack album to "Three ERNEST BORGNINE and BETTE Again!", "A Gershwin Musicade," TIMOTHY DALTON bring to life in the Cellar," which has music DAVIS are shown in American In- rehearse some of the songs from Emily Bronte's classic characters, ternational Pictures' y the show for Chappell & Co.'s by Don Randi and a song writ- "Bunny Cathy and Heathcliff, in American O'Hare," in which they play mo- Buddy Robbins (left), producer Jay International's new "Wuthering ten by Dory Previn called "Did- torcycling bank robbers to a Billy Fuchs, Bob Baumgart of Chappell Heights." American International n't I Turn Out Nice?" The film, Strange score. American Interna- and director Bert Convy. "Do It Records has released the sound- starring Wes Stern and Joan tional Records expects to bring out Again!" opened Thursday, Feb. 18, track album of Michel Legrand's Collins, was "test -marketed" a soundtrack album on this forth- at the Promenade Theatre. New score. briefly last summer, but is now coming film. York.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Hampton Kicks if JAZZ Off Tour JAZZ Jazzman Lionel Hampton wó _n LTMPEgiART received an "Ambassador of Good -Will" designation from President Nixon last weekend MARCH 6, 1971 Chess Begins New at a special White House reception to kick-off his State 1. MILES DAVIS AT FILLMORE Jazz Vintage Series Department tour of Europe Columbia G 30038 March 5 through April 4. NEW YORK - Esmond Ed- includes performances by Eddie The President also gave the 2. TO BE CONTINUED wards, Vice President of A&R Smith, Lonnie Simmons, Dave ISAAC HAYES -Enterprise ENS 104 bandleader three dozen Spiro (Stax) for Chess Records, announces Young, Prince Cooper and Agnew -signed golf balls as that the label is beginning a Eddie Johnson. gifts for dignitaries along his 3. BITCHES BREW new Jazz Vintage series with Most of the sessions in the MILES DAVIS-Columbia GP26 26 -city route, which includes four LPs to be released during Jazz Vintage Series, especially Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest 4. CHAPTER TWO February. the very early ones, were super- and Warsaw. ROBERTA FLACK -Atlantic SD 1569 "Blues - Shoutin' - Swingin' vised by Leonard and/or Phil Hampton will take a 10 -man - and Makin' Love" features Chess and were recorded at the combo on the tour which marks 5. THEM CHANGES Rushing, Al Hibbler, RAMSEY LEWIS-Cadet LP 844 (Chess) Jimmy original Universal Studios for his first visit to Communist Jimmy Witherspoon and Wy- the Chess brothers' Aristocrat countries. Other stopovers are R. THE ISAAC HAYES nonie Harris; "Leo Parker, label. Most of the sides in this scheduled in Spain, Italy, MOVEMENT Baritone Great (1950 '51)" in- issued France, Germany, Switzerland Red series have never been Enterprise ENS 1010 (Stax) cludes Sahib Shihab and been and Portugal. Saunders with the legendary in any form, some have 7. FREE SPEECH saxophonist; "Chicago's Boss on the market as 78s and a few EDDIE HARRIS -Atlantic SD 1573 appeared on LPs. 39th St. bar owned by Phil and Tenors (1948-1956)" features Ammons, Leo Tom Archia, One of the discovery places Leonard. Gene 8. DON ELLIS AT FILLMORE Gene Ammons, Parker, Fats Navarro and Tom Columbia G 40243 and for the Jazz talent Chess re- Claude McLin Johnny among others, all Griffin; and "South -Side Jazz" corded was the Mocambo, a Archia, 9. STRAIGHT LIFE played there during the robust FREDDIE HUBBARD-CTI CTI 6007 days of the BeBop era, the middle and late '40s. Fortunately, 10. THE PRICE YOU GOT TO PAY many of these same artists also TO BE FREE recorded for the Chess brothers CANNONBALL ADDERLEY-- Ammon's big -sell- Capitol SWBB 631 PRODUCT at that time. JAZZ LP ing ballad, "My Foolish Heart," 11. INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS was one of the earliest sides B. B. KING -ABC ABCS 713 released on Aristocrat. Claude M. F. HORN McLin's "Mona Lisa," in the 12. BEST OF JOHN COLTRANE AIAYNARD FERGUSON-Columbia AS 9200 (ABC) Ammons tradition, was another Impulse C 30466. big one for the then fledgeling 13. BLACK DROPS Looking clean-cut and as if he's just waiting to the executive offices, company. CHARLES EARLAND-Prestige PR 7815 enter with so sits smartly on the As it often happens Maynard Ferguson successful ven- 14. GULA MATARI jacket of his new album -proud. There's many young QUINCY JONES-A&M 3030 tures, certain trends take hold every reason to be. The jazz inside, not more done well. The and certain items sell 15. B. B. KING LIVE IN new, is what he's always songs are the new entities. than others. Quite naturally, COOK COUNTY JAIL the potentially big sellers were ABC ABCS 723 released as soon as possible ENERGY ST 662. and the long-term artistic sides 16. OLD SOCKS, NEW SHOES, JEREMY STEIG -Capitol in the Jeremy Steig is a favorite. His jazz tended to get buried NEW SOCKS, OLD SHOES In 1970 the idea licks are tasty and. fun. Here he's play- tape vaults. JAZZ CRUSADERS -Chita CS 804 was proposed, in some instances ing with Jan Hammer, Gene Perla, Ed- musicians 17. RASHAAN, RASHAAN die Gomez Don Alias. It's interest- 20 years after the and an ex- ROLAND KIRK -Atlantic SD 1575 sounds like originally recorded, that ing that Steig's playing just to his drawings (which adorn the jacket) haustive program be set up 18. THE STROKE OF GENIUS and look. re -discover this material CHARLIE BYRD-Columbia C 30380 release the best of it on Chess 19. HOT BUTTERED SOUL LPs under the banner of the JELLY ROLL MORTON s e b ISAAC HAYES -Enterprise ENS 1001 Trip JT 1. w Jazz Vintage Series. (Stax) Subsequently, many true Trip has inaugurated a new series of t 1/1 f1.rU r AZL A[' R61\ gems have come to light and 20. BRIDGE OVER jazz oldies. Jelly Roll Morton, Earl . t.-.I1V..r-. Hines, Fats Waller, Chick Webb, the have been culled into a series TROUBLED WATER JAZZ of specially produced albums. PAUL DESMOND-AM SP 3032 kings of New Orleans are the five sub- mom,. jects covered so far. For those who +it: [ [t,w Their original sounds have not or 211. SUGAR haven't got this material, these albums been "enhanced" by stereo STANLEY TURRENTINE-CTI CTI 6005 .. 4 echo. On a few of the very may be just the thing. /AK early sides, Chess had to make 22. STILLNESS LIVE IN SEATTLE new tapes from 78s (the origin- SERGIO MENDES 8 BRASIL '66 - al have not been found) AM SP 4284 JOHN COLTRANE, PHAROAH SANDERS - tapes Impulse! AS 9202-2. and on such occasions the sur- 23. BLACK TALK This is a two -record set that will have face hiss has been rolled off by CHARLES EARLAND-Prestige PR 7758 them lined up at the mere mention of Dr. John Steiner, a master in 24. LEON THOMAS ALBUM its release. Pharoah Sanders jumps into the field of fidelity recording. Flying Dutchman FDS 132 the proceedings at well -spaced intervals. "There are still chapters in Trane's "Out of This World" certainly the history of jazz that have 25. JOURNEY IN SATCHIDANANDA is, and lovers of what the man could do not been fully documented with ALICE COLTRANE/PHAROH SANDERS - Impulse AS -9203 with this kind of song will flip. recordings," said Edwards.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Cocker & Bacharach Metromedia Records' Kaye Hart: A&M Soundtrack Stars A Natural for Stage E. Screen develop a definite identifica- Dogs Englishmen' Film tion on records, as opposed to end and Imminent her personal appearances where she sings "a little bit of every- HOLLYWOOD - A&M Rec- ing" for the soundtrack. The thing." She is currently search- ords has been involving itself song is featured on their "Come ing for the correct material selectively but successfully in Saturday Morning" album, as to build that identification. the field of motion picture and is the title song from the Coming up for Kaye are tele- theater albums in the last three soundtrack of Russ Meyer's vision appearances on the Car- years. Peak sales have been film "Beyond the Valley of the son, Griffin and Douglas shows film achieved with soundtracks Dolls." as well as a return to Vegas by done major A&M artists Joe in spring. Most of all, she Cocker and Burt Bacharach. Jones Has Success the looks forward to a return en- "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" Grammy Award -winning com- gagement with Jack Benny in by Joe Cocker is the soundtrack poser -arranger -performer Quin- London, tentatively scheduled album for the film of the same cy Jones has had great success for April. She considers her name. The picture, a documen- as a film score composer. For first trip to England with Benny tary on the life and times of A&M, he did the album of mu- last year as her biggest thrill Cocker and troupe, is due for sic from "John and Mary." Kaye Hart to date in four years in show imminent release by MGM. The Original stage cast LPs by business. She describes that ex- four-sided album has been out A&M include the two -album NEW YORK - "I'm a very perience as a "long way from since September, 1970, and has set, "The Boys in the Band," fortunate girl." Songstress Fordham Road," the Bronx already earned gold record which comprises the entire Kaye Hart explains that she has boulevard where she was raised status. Label exec Jerry Moss Mart Crowley award -winning always worked the "nicer and which she still considers produced the film. play. rooms," for which she counts home, though her busy schedule Burt Bacharach's first film her blessings and thanks man- keeps her on the road much of was Producer - performer Larry score contribution the Marks also has done sound- ager Howard Hinderstein. the time. Academy Award - winning Kaye had just finished an en- track work. His most recent Hopes to Produce "Butch Cassidy and the Sun - effort was the title song for gagement at Harrah's in Las dance Kid." The album was re- Elliot Gould's "Move," released Vegas when she visited Record For the future Kaye hopes in summer of 1969, leased the by A&M as a single. Ode 70 World last week. She told us all someday to produce records be- and has been a consistent A&M about her forthcoming single cause "I know what I want to since. artist Merry Clayton performs seller ever the song "Lift Every Voice" on for Metromedia: "It's called hear." And most certainly she Another recent soundtrack the soundtrack of the film `To a Small Degree' and it's will do some acting. For with handled by A&M is the Ode 70 "Brewster McCloud," and the from the new musical `Pretty - her special looks and personal- Records release of "The Baby - song is out on Ode 70 as a belle' starring Angela Lans- ity, she seems a natural for maker." The controversial film single. bury." stage and screen. Or, as an old was a fall, 1970, release and A&M artists involved in She plans a return to the song went: "You ought to be in Ode 70 the album, featuring films include Mel- studio soon to cut her second pictures." Look for Kaye Hart's Blue, has been out forthcoming artists Ole vin Van Peebles, who is both album-the first was recorded name up in lights. since the end of 1970. The score with Peter Matz. Her goal is to Gregg Geller was composed by Fred Karlin, directing and doing the music writer of "Come Saturday for his next film; and Cat Stev- Morning" from the film "The ens, who is doing music for a Taylor to Madison Sq. Garden Cuckoo." new Paramount picture star- Sterile NEW YORK-James Taylor, Showco Sound of Dallas has "The Sterile Cuckoo," re- ring Bud Cort and Ruth Gor- don, "Harold and Maude." who stars with Dennis Wilson been contracted to provide the leased in 1969, starred A&M of the Beach, Boys and Lauri sound for the entire tour. The latter is the love story songstress Liza Minnelli, and Bird in the forthcoming film Taylor's manager - producer, A&M artists the Sandpipers re- of a 21 -year -old lad and a 74 - "Two -Lane Blacktop," and win- former pop singer Peter Asher "Come Morn- year -old woman! corded Saturday ner of five Grammy nomina- (Peter & Gordon), is present- tions, brings his own musical ing the tour in cooperation with 0,0s show to Madison Square Garden Nathan Weiss, for Maryle- PRINCE ABDUL 'CONSTAN t tit 500 on March 10. bourne Tours. OARING SWORD SWALLOWER FEARLESS FIRE EATER ( This is the Warner Brothers artist's first major cross-country tour and features his long- Dialogue/Styne time friends, singer/songwriter (Continued from page 8) Carole King plus the five -mem- Commenting on the great suc- ber group Jo Mama. cess of the Broadway revival Both Miss King and Jo Mama of the 1925 musical, "No, No, will perform solo and again Nanette," Styne said: "It's well with Taylor. Record buyers are done, of course, but there are already familiar with this com- other things involved. Revivals bination of musicians and art- come when the theater is in ists. Miss King, guitarist Danny trouble. When times are good, Kootch of Jo Mama and drum- a `No, No, Nanette' wouldn't mer Russ Kunkel are heard on work. When deprived, people Taylor's best-selling album, want to think of the past when "Sweet Baby James." Taylor and it was good." Jo Mama backed Miss King on Styne's past certainly quali- her Ode Records album, fies. As for his present and fu- "Writer." ture prospects - yet another Taylor will be backed by Styne hit title seems a likely Kunkel and bass player Lee sum -up: "Everything's Coming Joe Cocker and Mad Dogs and Englishmen Sklar. Up Roses."

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Costa Joins Elektra Bell Windfall Long -Term Ienewal In PR Post NEW YORK - Larry Uttal, and quality -control specialist, in their concert dates. President of Bell Records and Bob D'Orleans. Gail Collins di- Mountain features Leslie Bud Prager, President of Wind- rects art and visuals and Gary West as lead guitar and lead fall Records, announce the re- Kurfirst supervises all aspects vocalist; drummer Corky Laing newal of the agreement cover- of Mountain's personal appear- and organist Steve Knight, ing the exclusive, long-term dis- ances. plus Pappalardi. The group is tribution of the Windfall label currently planning its first and "Mountain," featuring Les- Mountain Rated Exciting European tour this summer and lie West and Felix Pappalardi, Mountain is rated by its will headline at Fillmore East through Bell Records. peers as one of the most excit- during Easter week. In a few Expressing his delight with ing, musically proficient groups weeks they will leave on a na- Jean -Charles Costa (right), former the outcome of their negotia- now on the scene. Such import- tional tour which includes a Editor of Crawdaddy Managing tions, Uttal described Moun- ant groups as the Who now in- concert date in Denver that has Magazine, has joined Elektra Rec- an advance ords as assistant in the area of tain as "one of the most re- clude "Mississippi Queen" (writ- already registered press relations to Bruce Harris, spected, contemporary musical ten by Leslie West, Felix Pap- sale of over 11,000 tickets, the Director of Advertising and Pub- groups in the world." He called palardi, Corky Laing and David fastest, with the exception of licity. Costa attended Columbia their association over the past Rea and published by Upfall the Rolling Stones, in the city's University. 18 months "mutually beneficial, Music, a division of Windfall) history. marked not only by success but also the pleasure and satisfac- Stereo D tion of working with profes- RCA Open Door Policy sional record people who really Byrd Joins Atlanta know what they're doing. This Loren Becker, President of has been evident from the re- As Southeastern Sales Manager Stereo Dimension, has an- lease of Mountain's first gold nounced that beginning imme- LP `Mountain Climbing' and E. B. (Skip) Byrd has been half years as Regional Manager diately Stereo Dimension will their top 20 single `Mississippi appointed Southeastern District for Epic Records in Atlanta, have an open door policy for Queen,' to their current album Sales Manager of RCA Records. traveling the Southeast. His as- listening to product of all kinds `Nantucket Sleighride,' which Announcement was made by sociation with Columbia -Epic be- from producers, production is in top 10 three weeks after Gene Settler, RCA Records' Di- gan a number of years previous- companies and talent. it was released. rector, Commercial Sales, to ly and he had served variously All product released by whom Byrd will report. Byrd as a salesman, sales manager, Stereo Dimension on its Evolu- Prager indicated that he will be headquartered in At- regional sales manager and re- tion label will originate with was particularly pleased at the lanta. gional promotion manager, oper- independent producers. Stereo smooth course taken by the ne- Byrd joins RCA Records after ating out of Atlanta, Charlotte Dimension is beefing -up its in- gotiations which "had to be having spent the past two and a and New Orleans. ternal staff in the areas of structured to fit the special A & R Processing and Admin- requirements of Mountain. Such istration. These functions will courtesies as freedom of re- fall into the production area. cording, design and visuals were essential in dealing with a group in which every aspect Borchetta Moves has been so individually hand- HOLLYWOOD-Independent crafted." WE record promoter Mike Borchetta has moved into new offices at Carefully Developed COVER 6290 Sunset Blvd. The developmentof the Wind- fall label and Mountain during THE CLUB REVIEW the past year -and-a -half has been one of the most carefully Rampage Impressive thought out in record business WORLD annals. The company was NEW YORK-A new group, formed by Bud Prager and his Rampage, was showcased at partner Felix Pappalardi, one OF Ungano's recently, and gave an of the leading writers, perform- impressive performance. ers in the music business. Pap- RECORDS The Long Island foursome palardi is Vice President of consists of Chuck Neuman, Windfall Records and also 1 YEAR (52 NEWS PACKED ISSUES) FOR $30.00 guitar and vocals; Tommy leader, bass player and vocalist ISSUES) FOR $50.00 Paris, bass, violin and vocals; with the group. His previous 2 YEARS (104 Rob D°Nunzio, guitar, harp, production credits include four AIR MAIL: $55.00- FOREIGN AIR MAIL: $60.00 flute and vocals; and Bernie Im- gold LPs and "Sunshine of CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT/595 BROADWAY, N.Y., N.Y. 10012 brosciano, drums. Your Love" by Cream and the IS CHECK FOR: CHECK ONE In addition to their fine mu- Youngbloods' "Get Together." ENCLOSED sicianship, the group gave a 1 2 YEARS/$50.00 which Windfall's total revenues in YEAR/$30.00 balanced presentation FOREIGN AIR MAIL/$60.00 spotlighted some strong origin- 1970 were slightly over one mil- AIR MAIL/$55.00 lion dollars, and this year it is al material. Standouts were DEALER E ONE STOP O DISTRIB RACK JOBBER [f COIN FIRM D OTHER "Dreams," "Conspiracy" and anticipated they will triple that the tender "Let Me Near You." between records, publishing, NAME Unsigned as yet to a record- tape sales and personal ap- ing contract, Rampage is con- pearances. COMPANY centrating on both building a Intensely concerned with following and gaining valuable every phase of the develop- ADDRESS concert experience. They have ment of the product that it pre- a fine future ahead. sents to Bell Records, Windfall CITY STATE ZIP CODE Fred Goodman has its own full-time engineer

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Audio Video Leslie, Dionne at Record World Williams to N. Y. C. impact Don Williams, who has re- signed his post with MCA on (Continued from page 31 the Coast as Director of Con- major revenue sources if the temporary Music Publishing, has new form does not achieve relocated to New York. He will widespread popularity,. It notes announce his plans shortly. that the impact on television performance fees would probably be greater than on royal- Price Hikes ties from the sale of records. Continued j10 III page 3) Possible Approaches made no decision but the overall situation is being considered With reference synchro- to at present. RCA recently which con- stated nization agreements, that it would have "more to say use of mu- trol the copyrighted on the subject in the immediate sic on film, the NMPA dis- future," which is presumed to cusses several possible ap- be after NARM. proaches to the handling of Ben Karol of King Karol rec- audio visual materials.. Among them ord stores called the increases are: "a necessary evil." He sees that a. An additional flat fee for prices for everything else are audio video rights. Leslie Uggams, who has just come out on her first Sonday label single, rising and asks, "Why should "Love is a Good Foundation" b/w "I Just Can't Help Believing," pro- b. Special royalties, such as records be any different?" He percentage of rental in- duced by Dionne Warwick, came out to visit Record World recently with Dionne. Shown above, from left: Chris Jonz, Director of R&B Promotion, feels that most companies have come, a percentage of the handled the pricing problem wholesale or suggested re- Scepter Records (Sonday distributor); Leslie; Dionne; Sid Parnes, Record World Editor -in -Chief; and Joe Fleischman, Record World Ad- well and stated, "As dealers we tail price, or of gross rev- vertising VP. have to accept this [the in- enues. creases] and act accordingly." e. A separate fee, not stated activity for Walt Disney Stu- He expects some consumer rein the agreement but to be Totem Pole PR sistance but is unwilling to determined later at "the dios-seven features in all, cul- (Continii, J from page 3) minating with "Mary Poppins." predict how much resistance prevailing rates" by the the increases will foster. Karol parties. plans Shortly thereafter, he was to lean heavily in the tapped by Liberty Records to is hopeful that this resistance d. A combination royalty direction of performers and will be minimal thanks to the agreement, incorporating head up national publicity for companies that are involved in the parent corporation and fact that there is enough room different percentages of the contemporary music scene. between cost price and selling the various types of rev- their other labels, Imperial/ Additionally, the office will World Pacific/Blue Note, and price to make the increases enue the producer will re- easy on the consumer. ceive. service selected motion picture - Metric Music Publishing. Dur- The report also examines TV projects and the burgeon- ing his tenure, he was instru- "If the manufacturers handle ing video other aspects of licensing in- -cassette field. mental in developing the image it the way Columbia did we can cluding the incompatibility of Gersh and Winter first be- and stature of numerous art- pass it on to the consumer various cassette systems, the came associated when the lat- tists, among them Johnny Riv- without any problem, especially question of rental and leasing ter headed press department for ers, Canned Heat, Cher, Jackie if we can get some good prod- programs, susceptibility Paramount Pictures Music Di- DeShannon, the Hollies, Ravi uct," he stated. the of (1967-69). various systems to piracy, and vision In Gersh's Shankar and the Fifth Dimen- the relationship between the capacity as publicity represent- sion. `Should Think Carefully' program producer the man- ative for Stax Records, then In 1967 he accepted an offer and owned by Paramount, both fre- David Rothfeld of Korvette's ufacturer or distributor of the from Paramount, Dot, Steed la- said, "I think the industry hardware system. quently coordinated their ac- bels, and Paramount Pictures tivities. The should think very carefully At present, approximately 20 two enjoyed a Music Publishing Companies. reunion when Winter moved about going to a $5.98 retail companies are developing audio In November, 1969, with Bill price, particularly as it con- video systems. The various over to MCA in 1969, thereby Gallagher assuming the Presi- becoming involved with the cerns product from new art- systems use different materials dency of Paramount, and a shift ists." He thinks that the higher and are therefore generally not Decca label, a Gersh client. to the East planned. Winter The recent Su- listing is potentially unfair to compatible. Eventually, there "Jesus Christ, moved over to Universal City as project, directed by the artist it might lead to may be some forms of stand- perstar" Records. less initial exposure. He Gersh office in New York, added ardization or one or few sys- the When J. K. Maitland joined $5.98 gained additional emphasis as that the price "might tems may prevail. Some, but MCA Records as President, tend to make the full line re- not all, of the systems permit a result of the smooth commu- Winter began servicing la- nication between both coasts. all tailer cherry -pick more than he the owner to record as well as bels from the Universal Stu- is currently doing." play back programs. dios Tower. While MCA, Diversified Career at the Sam Goody answered a ques- publicist garnered much space tion with his own. "Why Obtaining Rights Winter launched his diversi on performers like Elton John, should it affect business?", he Major hardware producers fled career in the early '60s, Neil Diamond, Bill Cosby and asked semi -rhetorically to the have already started preparing following a hitch with Armed Brian Hyland. question, "What affect on busi- audio video programs by ob- Forces Radio-TV Service. His Winter has received an award ness will price increases have?" taining rights to existing film indie PR firm accounts in- from the International Press In general, most of the indus- libraries and developing new cluded actors George Chakiris, for "outstanding and continu- try has adopted a wait -and -see material. There has also been Richard Conte, Shelley Berman ing cooperation," and is Direc- attitude on the situation, with an emergence of firms which and Phyllis Diller. Video -wise, tor of Publicity for the L. A. some retailers a bit edgy about specialize in creating and ac- he repped ABC -TV's "Country Chapter, National Academy of the prospect of having to raise quiring programming. America" and CBS -TV's "The Recording Arts & Sciences, a their prices. Manufacturers, on Some hardware producers Alvin Show." Winter gained post he's held for the past six the other hand, should be ex- expect to begin marketing their motion picture credits for spe- years. Totem Pole's offices are pected to raise their prices and systems within the year, at first cial campaigns with Clover and located at 200 W. 57th St., New stick their chins out with the to institutional users such as Arwin Productions, and a year- York, and 8255 Sunset Blvd., hope that they won't be hit col- (Continued on page 55) and -a -half of post -production Hollywood. lectively with buyer reaction.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Polydor/Gelassen Wallington Named (Continued from page 4) (Continued from page 4) unit. The division between at maturity. It quickly became ap- types of music is presently Billie Walling- line, and with more pub- parent to us that a hair ton was ideally suited to head lications expanding their area pub- no longer a strong, New York -based of coverage, it is MARCH 6, 1971 licity for us." necessary to duplicate depart- operation THIS LAST five years Mrs. ments. Polydor will continue to WK. WK. For the past extend its classical business, Wallington has served as Man- 1 4 LOVE STORY ANDY WILLIAMS-Columbia 4-45317 (Famous, ASCAP) of National Publicity for but will now attempt to relate 2 2 SHE'S A LADY TOM JONES-Parrot 40058 (London) (Spanka, BMI) ager was it in terms of the youth market, 3 5 FOR ALL WE KNOW CARPENTERS-A&M 1243 (Pamco, BMI) CBS Records, where she (Famous, ASCAP) along with its ever-increasing 4 1 THEME FROM LOVE STORY HENRY MANCINI/RCA 479927 involved in creating publicity HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT SAMMI SMITH-Mega 615-0015 pop sales. 5 6 concepts for such artists as (Combine, BMI) Simon and Garfunkel, the Gelassen, who has had 18 6 11 DOESN'T ANYBODY WANT TO BE WANTED PARTRIDGE FAMILY-Bell 963 years of record business experi- (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) Byrds, Leonard Cohen and ence, including Discount Rec- 7 10 CRIED LIKE A BABY BOBBY SHERMAN-Metromedia 206 (Almo, ASCAP) Laura Nyro. Prior to that she R 7 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW BOBBY GOLDSBORO-United Artists 50727 (BnB, BMI) spent five years as Publicity ords, Folkways, Monitor and BMI) 9 9 ONE BAD APPLE OSMONDS-MGM 14193 (Fame, Riverside Records. MGM, will be responsible for 10 3 IF vO i "'OULO READ MY MIND GORDON LIGHTFOOT-Reprise 9073 Director of exposing new and established (Early Morning, ASCAP) Mrs. Wallington began her and 11 29 NO Luvt AT ALL B. J. THOMAS-Scepter 12307 (Rose Bridge/Press, BMI) career in entertainment public- acts through consumer 12 12 1900 YESTERDAY LIZ DAMON'S ORIENT EXPRESS-White Whale 368 trade magazines. He will also (Lameja, BMI) ity with the Virginia Wicks attempt to create a contempor- 13 13 WASHINGTON SQUARE JAMES LAST-Polydor 2-15017 (Show Songs, ASCAP) Public Relations firm, where ary atmosphere through which 14 20 COUNTRY ROAD JAMES TAYLOR-Warner Brothers 7460 she spent several years as an Poly- (Blackwood/Country Road, BMI) account executive. She is a to attract new talent to 15 21 LOVE'S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th DIMENSION-Bell 965 (April, ASCAP) dor and its affiliate labels, as 16 8 I'LL BE HOME VIKKI CARR-Columbia 4-45296 (January, BMI) member of the Public Relations well as to make the name Poly- 17 14 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE NEW SEEKERS-Elektra 45710 Society of America and the dor as well-known and loved (Avco Embassy/Kama Rippa/Amelanie, ASCAP) American Society of Composers, 18 16 YOUR SONG ELTON JOHN-Uni 55265 (MCA) (Dick James Music, BMI) and Publishers. in this country as it is through- 19 23 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE BREWER & SHIPLEY-Kama Sutra 516 (Buddah) Authors out the world. (Talking Beaver, BMI) Mrs. Wallington will shortly 20 35 ME AND BOBBY McGEE JANIS JOPLIN-Columbia 4-45314 (Combine, BMI) visit the Burbank headquarters NMCJWhite Front 21 24 LIFE RICK NELSON-Decca 32779 (Matragun, BMI) Bros. Records to set 22 22 SWEET MARY WADSWORTH MANSION-Sussex 209 (Buddah) of Warner (Continued from page 4) (Kama Sutra/Big Hawk, BMI) up liaison procedures between Craig stated that the appoint- 23 32 OYE COMO VA SANTANA-Columbia 4-45330 (Planetary, ASCAP) the New York and West Coast 24 19 BURNING BRIDGES MIKE CURB CONGREGATION-MGM 14151 (Hastings, BMI) offices of the company. ment is the result of the out- 25 18 EVERYTHING IS GOOD ABOUT YOU LETTERMEN-Capitol 3020 (Jobete, BMI) standing performance on the 26 26 THEME FROM LOVE STORY FRANCIS LAI-Paramount 0065 (Famous, ASCAP) Warner Bros. Records will part of NMC in supplying the 27 27 WOODSTOCK MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT-Decca 32744 (Siquomb, BMI) continue to employ the addi- Southern California stores of 28 30 KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED GARY PUCKETT-Columbia 4-45303 tional services of independent (Charing Cross, BMI) publicists Ren Grevatt and White Front. 29 36 I BELIEVE IN MUSIC MARION LOVE-A&R 7100/505 (Mercury) (Songpainter, BMI) Jesse Selter, President of 30 31 MORNING OF OUR LIVES ARKADE-Dunhill 4268 (ABC) (Wingate, ASCAP) Associates (N.Y.) and Jim NMC, stated that he was 31 15 ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE BURT BACHARACH-A&M 1241 (Blue Seas/Jac, ASCAP) Mahoney & Associates (L.A.) to 32 33 BEGINNING TO FEEL THE PAIN MAC DAVIS-Columbia 4-45302 (Songpainter, BMI) pleased with the opportunity BMI) service the additional White 33 39 WHAT IS LIFE GEORGE HARRISON-Apple 1828 (Harrisongs, 34 - DREAM BABY GLEN CAMPBELL-Capitol 3062 (Combine, BMI) Front stores and he felt that 35 37 WILD WORLD GENTRYS-Sun 1122 (Irving, BMI) Skull to Coast appointment was the result 36 WHEN THERE'S YOU ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK-Parrot 40059 (London) the - (Continued from page 4) of NMC's dedication to supply- (Drummer Boy, ASCAP) a 37 - PENCIL MARKS ON THE WALL HERSCHEL BERNARDI-Columbia 45285 ing its customers through (Free Verse/PencilMark, ASCAP) Skaff will report directly to concept of "custom service." 38 - COME INTO MY LIFE AL MARTINO-Capitol 3056 (Murbo, BMI) Stewart with regards to special 39 THE PUSHBIKE SONG MIXTURES-Sire 350 (Polydor) (Right Angle, ASCAP) product and promotional proj- Audio Video 40 - BAD WATER RAELETTES-TRC 1014 (ABC) (Unart, BMI) ects for the label. He will work (Continued from page 54) closely with the Product De- schools, businesses and gov- Drive velopment Group in determin- RCA Launches `Impact' ing an artistic direction for ernment. Estimates of prices (Continued from page 4) vary widely, with a range of the company. approximately $300 to $800 for record specially priced albums Anger also said the campaign Of the past 11 years that players and $10 to $30 for one- also featuring powerhouse prod- features distributor and sales Skaff has been involved in the half hour programs. It is antic- uct from many of our name art- men incentives, and that the industry, most of them have ipated that programs will be ists, as well as selected best-of - campaign will last through April been with the Liberty/United either sold or rented or both. line Camden product to spear- 30. Artists family of labels. Exit- When and if audio visual mate- head the merchandising effort," "We already have received ing his post as local promotion rials achieve popularity in the Anger said. some gigantic initial orders on man for a Cleveland distribu- may with what bill- tor, he assumed the position of consumer market, rentals There will be a major televi- this program and become the most common form ing we expect to achieve at the National Director of Promotion sion and radio buy in the top 25 for Liberty in 1960. He was of distribution because of the and sustain NARM convention, this could be cost of markets to launch named promotion man of the projected high purchas- the program, in addition to one of the most successful sales ing cassettes. There has even programs we have had in recent year twice during that period, which there will be extensive na- in 1962 and in 1963. been speculation that advertis- to sup- years," Anger said. ing may ultimately be included tional print advertising In 1964, he was put in charge plement locally placed radio -TV - in some cassettes in order to of the Imperial label. He was bring down prices and rental press advertising. MacMaster Dead responsible for bringing John- fees. Kits, containing advertising Angus MacMaster, 21, for- ny Rivers, Cher, and the Hol - Principle markets for audio mats, minnies, streamers and mer organist and pianist with lies, among others, to Imperial. visual devices are expected to other point -of -sale materials rock group the Unspoken Word In 1968, at the time of the Lib- be the United States, Japan have been sent to all distributors was killed Feb. 5 when a trailer erty/United Artists merger, and Western Europe. It has to sell merchandise at the local truck collided with his car near Skaff was appointed Vice Pres- been predicted that by 1980 level, and racks and headers have Paris, Ark. ident, A&R and Promotion for the world-wide equipment mar- been prepared for in-store and He is survived by his wife, the new company, where he has ket in this field may reach $2 window display for heavy prod- his mother and father, two served until his recent transfer to $4 billion. uct exposure. brothers and a sister. to Los Angeles.

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By RON McCREIGHT By PAUL SIEGEL BERLIN-Have you ever seen tulips bloom- ing in February? Well, Germany is experienc- U.K. Picks of the Week for U.S. ing the springiest winter in over a hundred years . . . Over in Frankfurt, good looking Branko Zivanovic, Prexy of that dynamite label SINGLE Bellaphon with its Creedence Clearwater golden SLEEPER sales, sends good luck to Saul Zaentz over the "UNDERNEATH THE BLANKET GO" "HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY satellite for the new Fantasy/Galaxy building Gilbert O'Sullivan FEELING AGAIN" Paul Siegel in California ... Producer A. Kremel producer MAM Records The Fortunes of Little Ricky, who probably will take a big Publisher: April Music Capitol Records jump on the charts with his new one, "Grüss Dich" . . . Dieter Publisher: Cookaway Music Thomas Heck, hot dj, has made it to stardom with his ZDF TV "Hit Parade" show, produced by talented Truck-Branss. The kids ALBUM eat up the show when it's on, instead of their supper. Congratu- lations to Dieter Weber behind "THINGS WE LIKE" the throne with legitimate juries to pick new Jack Bruce out the records. Polydor Records Vico Torriani is one of my favorite artists, who, in spite of his successes on TV, records, motion pictures and now the legitimate theater, always has his feet on the ground. No doubt his new TV world of LONDON-Although not directly concerning the show will get top ratings . . . Good luck to my buddy, Hans J. records, the events of the last 10 days centering round the name Lengsfelder, who has been nominated for election to the Board of Rupert Murdoch are worth noting. of ASCAP Publishers . . . Lady publisher in Hamburg Erni Murdoch is an Australian newspaperman who acquired and has Bilkenroth ought to get a bunch of red roses from Paris each day made a considerable success of two high circulation national from her boss, Dr. Rolf Marbot, for the way she fought for a newspapers in England. Just before Christmas he acquired great song that finally made it-with Sinatra, Tom Jones, Al a substantial but by no means dominating stake in London Martino and now in Germany with Horst Fuchs' troubadour, Fred Weekend Television, one of the big five in the network. From Bertelmann, Oh yes, the song title is "My Way" . . . Electrola's a modest start-"Mr. Murdoch is going to take an interest Wilfried Jung signed a great new girl artist, Petra Pascal, who in the running of the company"-we have seen in the last just recorded in German, English and Spanish . . . Philippe three weeks the sacking of executive after executive, finish- Sautot has a real hot artist in Jacques Boon out of Holland, whom ing a few days ago with the sacking of the man who had I predict will go right up the ladder. I'm happy to hear about apparently done the sacking, chief executive Tom Margerison. Wolfgang Sauer's comeback with "Ein Tag Voll Happiness" .. . One of Rupert Murdoch's declared ambitions for London Gaby Richt of UA Music has a hot Liberty single with Ike & Tina Weekend is to institute a major pop disc program on Saturdays Turner's "Working Together" ... Cliff Richard ought to do well -but in the meantime newspaper proprietor Rupert Murdoch with his new LP and single, "Ich Träume Deine Träume" . . . had decided to release a series of five articles in the News of Happy Birthday to Hans Oesterreich, who just reached 65 and has the World, which, as mentioned last week, examines the record more pep than a 16 -year -old running the big Electrola-Columbia- industry's dealings with the disc jockeys and producers' deal- EMI store in Berlin ... Philips' great voice, Gerhard Wendland, ings with the BBC, who are, of course, the big rival to Murdoch, in town for a new recording of Perry Como's hit . . . Neil Dia- the television boss. mond's "Cracklin' Rosie" tickling A&R man Wolfgang Kretzchmar This all leaves the independent television authority with an with its sharp chart rise . . . Peggy March wowing the fans in agonizing problem to work out: having always set their face Tokyo . . . Kurt Richter, Director of Teldec, has some sure-fire against newspaper men extending their power into television, are hits with Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Nothing Rhymed" and Peter they going to make an exception with Murdoch, or are they Orloff's "Ein Mädchen Für Immer" . . . MCA's "Jesus Christ, going to put up with the barrage of protest from his rivals in Superstar" super in Germany ... Abi Ofarim, has a hot production other television contractors? Coupled with this, an idle specula- team in Munich called Prom and a hit artist via Thomas Hock tion: if the News of the World disclosures lead to the BBC firing and "Heiss Wie Feuer" ... Polydor's Ossie Drechsler riding the some of their top djs (we are promised a sensational disclosure national charts with loads of Polydor hits . . . Doris Wagener, next Sunday), will these djs be in the running for the Murdoch Chappell's P.R. gal, hot on Ennio Morricone's hit, "Spiel Mir Das pop program on London weekend? Lied Vom Tod" . . Inspired, talented Kim Fowley, in my humble All of this shows once again the frailty and limited output opinion, has the hottest group, Wigwam, with their single "Call enjoyed by the pop industry in England, and makes all the more Me On Your Telephone." Polydor also hot on Wigwam, which interesting the government's shortly to be announced decision should please Bob Klein of Transcontinental Record Corp. in on the structure of commercial radio. California . . . Rudi Slezak has a hit with Roger Whittaker on Philips, "Was Hat Er Dir Denn Getan." New voice for Ariola, Fred iKornelius, has a chance with "Wohin Gehst Du Minnesota?" Paul McCartney in court this week, accompanied by his wife, seeking a legal decision to dissolve his business association with of the border. the three Beatles . . . top other Another group with legal prob- Happysad Happening The songs, recorded by lems are the Trou- Tremeloes, who are currently appealing against a Happysad Records has an- sers, are published by Rain- court decision fining them for illegally bringing equipment into nounced that London Records forest Moods. Release of Trou- this country from the U S A . . MCA Records reported this of Canada will distribute their sers' first LP has been post- week their "Jesus Christ Superstar" a multi -million world-wide first single, "Raincheck" b/w poned one month to continue seller, and to follow arrangements are being made for a London "Looks Like a Night (I Won't work on the single, currently (Continued on page 58) Catch Much Sleep In)," north #20 in Binghamton, N. Y.

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ENGLAND'S TOP 10 GERMANY'S TOP 10 HOLLAND BELGIUM'S FRANCE'S TOP 10 10 1. MY SWEET LORD SINGLE TIPS: TOP Single Tip: INTERNATIONAL: "MY WAY" GEORGE HARRISON-Apple AL MARTINO-Capitol LA TROISIEME ROUE DE TON VELO - Single Tip: ANTOINE -Vogue DOMESTIC: "GRUSS DICH" 2. PUSH BIKE SONG LITTLE RICKY-Bellaphon LUCKY MAN 1. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME THE MIXTURES-Polydor DAW N ELVIS PRESLEY LP ALBUM TIP: STRING ALONG WITH RtSIE 2. SI DOUCE A MON SOUVENIR 3. RESURRECTION SHUFFLE COUNT BASIE-Vogue 1. NOTHING RHYMED CLAUDE FRANCOIS GILBERT O'SULLIVAN ASHTON, GARDNER & DYKE -Capitol 3. JE PENSE A TOI 1. HIER IST EIN MENSCH 2. ROSE GARDEN PETER ALEXANDER-Ariola'Publ. GERIG LYNN ANDERSON JEAN-FRANCOIS MICHAEL 4. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 2. A SONG OF JOY 3. BRIDGET THE MIDGET 4. NOS MOTS D'AMOUR PERRY COMO -RCA MIGUEL RIOS-Polydor! RAY STEVENS MICHEL POLNAREFF Publ. MELODIE DER WELT 4. DU 3. OH, WANN KOMMST DU? 5. MY SWEET LORD 5. STONED LOVE DALIAH LAVI-Polydor PETER MAFFAY GEORGE HARRISON SU PREMES-Tamla/Motown 4. I HEAR YOU KNOCKING 5. HOLY HOLY LIFE GOLDEN EARRING 6. ET T'OUBLIER DAVE EDMUNDS-Telefunken'Mam ADAMO 5. ICH BIN VERLIEBT IN DIE LIEBE 6. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN 6. AMAZING GRACE CHRIS ROBERTS-Polydor/ CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 7. LA FLEUR AUX DENTS JUDY COLLINS-Elektra Publ. ABERBACH 7. ROZEN DIE BLOEIEN JOE DASSIN 6. CANDIDA BATA ILLIC-Polydor'ABERBACH CORRIE EN DE REKELS 8. LE CARAVANIER 7. BABY JUMP 7. SAN BERNADINO 8. MOTHER JULIEN CLERC JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND MUNGO JERRY-Dawn CHRISTIE-CBS/MELODIE DER WELT 9. SAD LISA B. MY SWEET LORD 9. GEEF MIJ DE LIEFDE EN CAT STEVENS GEORGE HARRISON-Apple 'EMI DE 2 PINTEN 8. YOUR SONG Publ. GERIG 10. HUP DAAR IS WILLEM 10. SING SING BARBARA ELTON 9. FUR DICH ALLEIN ET LES MARDE-GRAS JOHN-DJM ED EN BEVER LAURENT ROY BLACK-PolydoriPubl. ABERBACH WILLEM EINER BAR IN MEXICO 10. IN (Through courtesy of EUROPE No. 1, 9. CANDIDA HEINO-Columbia/Publ. GERIG Through Courtesy of RADIO VERONICA DAWN -Bell Rob Out, Program Director) PARIS -HIT PARADE) Through courtesy of: 10. NO MATTER WHAT AUTOMATENMARKT (Editors: Killy Gripe!, Uwe Lencher) BADFINGER-Apple (Single Tips: Paul Siegel) RADIO LUXEMBOURG 30% Canadian Content LP AI RUM TIP: ARNI, Hinde Pact SHILL NEIL DIAMOND-Bellaphon Transition Has Few Snags A&M Records of Canada Ltd. RADIO LUXEMBOURG has signed a long-term produc- SINGLE TIPS: Since the 30% "Canadian ers, themselves, are willing to 1. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE tion deal with Harry Hinde PERRY COMO-RCA Content" rule went into effect provide this essential service to Productions. A&M will have 2. SHE'S A LADY & MY WAY Limited sales TOM JONES --Decca Jan. 18 for all music broadcast their listeners. exclusive rights to all the re- 3. FANG JEDEN TAG MIT LIEBE AN on Canadian stations, several naturally discourage producers cordings of the rock group JACQUELINE BOYER-Cornet questions -despite a generally from putting this type of music Tundra, who will be produced Through courtesy of: smooth transition come out. RADIO LUXEMBOURG -have in Toronto by Harry Hinde. (Helmut Stoldt, "Frank," "Jorg") for the industry and govern- In addition, Doyle stated that ment to tackle. the broadcasters will be pro- The major controversy now ducing records "which reflect underway involves the Canad- Canadians and Canadian tal- ian Independent Record Pro- ent" as opposed to records FRANCE ducers' Association complaint which are merely copies of suc- that broadcasters getting into cessful U.S. and British formu- By GILLES PETARD the record field are unfair com- las. petition. The position of Other Problems PARIS -St. -Preux, famous for his "Concert Pour Une Voix," broadcaster -owned companies - came up with his first (instrumental) LP on Disc'AZ ... Winding whose leading spokesman is In other record -broadcaster up a very successful tour of France, Ike & Tina Turner really M. W. Doyle of the CAB Com- problems in Canada, stations broke it up with their show at the Olympia recently. Event was mittee Organizing the Broad- serving the nation's many eth- duly feted with a reception thrown by Liberty Records . . . Edi- caster -owned Record and Pub- nic minorities claim it is im- tions Tutti announce that France will be represented at the lishing Companies -is that they possible to comply with the Eurovision Contest with "Un Jardin Sur La Terre," sung by Serge are simply filling the needs of 30% Canadian origin rule. Lama, music by Alice Donna, lyrics by Demarne. the broadcasting industry in They are in the process of pe- Disques Carabine (Henri Belolo, President; Alain Wisgnac. Canada. Doyle pointed out that titioning the Canadian Radio Assistant) signed up several budget line catalogs : Intermedia. middle-of-the-road music, which and Television Commission for Bosheck and Pirate (from Holland), Black Lion and Ad -Rhythm comprises 50% of Canadian exceptions in their particular (U.K.), RKM-Kluger (Belgium) and St. Martin (Italy) ... Philips record programming, is un- case. released a twin set of LPs. "Charles DeGaulle-30 Ans d'Histoire profitable for the independents With most stations having de France," featuring the statesman's essential speeches. Philips' to produce and the broadcast- (Continued on page 58) International Label Manager Patrick Taton released two LPs from The Island line by Bronco and McDonald & Giles ... André Clergeat, Vogue A&R man, went to Bucharest for the Pop Festi- Sought val of Brasow; he conferred with Electrecord boss Mr. Cortis .. . American Participants Jean-Pierre Rawson has been signed up by Vogue as an independent producer. First product to be released under the agreement For Bulgarian Fest are singles by the Chico Magnetic Band, Joachim & Salomon, Jacques Pennel, the Progressive Seekers, Salomon, the British American performing par- tion for performers; and per- Lions Group and Josie & Ray. ticipation is being sought for formances by various artists Publisher Gérard Tournier has new offices at 5 Rue de Wash- the Seventh International Pop from around the world. ington, Paris 8 (Tel. 225-10-47). Tournier, who distributes Trans- Song Festival in Sofia, Bul- March is the closing date for atlantic Records in France, is releasing eight new LPs, bringing garia, titled "Golden Orpheus." the international contestants. the total to 22. One of the groups from the Transatlantic roster, Event takes place June 2-6. Recordings, photos and biogra- Stray, is presently touring France ... Singer Eric Tamain, just The Festival will comprise phies on international contest- returning from the United States, did a French version of "Mama competition for songs by Bul- ant aspirants should be sent to Liked the Roses" . . . Pathé -Marconi released the Canned Heat - garian composers and perform- Georgiu Dezh, "Golden Or- John Lee Hooker LP (UA) simultaneously with the U. S.... The ances of Bulgarian and foreign pheus," International Festival, (Continued on page 58) singers; international competi- Sofia 4, Bulgaria 37.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Quad's Alfred Perry: Soundtracks at the Crossroads Across the hall from Record to the crossroads it faces today. duce two newcomers to millions World's West Coast bureau are There is a choice: Will the of motion picture viewers as the offices of Quad Records, Mancinis, Ortolanis, Hamiltons well. Our musical budget Four Star International's label and Previns continue to score wasn't excessive nor extrava- and the company that has made motion pictures, or will motion gant, but it was enough so that an auspicious debut in the mo- picture production companies Ortolani could create a good tion picture soundtrack field continue the cutback on the score, one that we wouldn't be with an Academy Award -nomi- monies allowed for soundtracks ashamed to see as a soundtrack nated song, "Till Love Touches and look for the cheap score? with the Quad logo on it. Your Life," coming out of its "It is, of course, a difficult "And, I think, when it comes first soundtrack album, "Ma- question to answer. It isn't any down to it, that pride element dron." news that studios are having may be the thing that helps Much credit for the success financial difficulties. Nor is it keep motion picture sound- of the song belongs to Quad's hard to see why it will be the tracks on a high plateau." chief executive, Alfred Perry. soundtracks that will suffer Perry is a veteran of the mo- through this economic pinch tion picture and television . a producer, if he has the Congratulations soundtrack wars. He's been in- choice, is certainly going to volved in both for more than prefer to cut music instead of 20 years and he's seen a num- location or re -shooting. If this ber of changes coming " . . . turns out to be the trend in the some for the better." The other next few years, then we may day, sitting behind his desk, very well see the demise of the the soft-spoken, white-haired, soundtrack. It may bcome an bespectacled executive was album, once again, that only talking about soundtracks and exists when the film is a musi- the crossroads that motion pic- cal." tures are now facing. Perry, of course, has higher hopes and reason for optimism. Several Stages "With `Madron' there was no musical budget. "I think we've seen sound- cutting of the Jimmie Haskell (left) and Jimmy We got two of the best Witherspoon congratulate each tracks go through writers several around and spent dozens of other on their performances in stages. First there was the mu- Haskell's new Dunhill album due sical. It was only hours planning the score be- the kind of fore it was written. The result for release in March. Besides per- soundtrack that a record label singer was a soundtrack and theme formances by the soul ever released. Then composers known as Spoon, the album will started writing quality scores that we think will more than feature other Haskell "friends" for dramatic pictures sud- pay for itself through airplay including Mama Cass Elliot. Has- and and sales. The use of two of denly a new area for sound- kell is currently enjoying brisk track sales was opened. Then our artists, Richard Williams sales with his soundtrack album several motion picture produc- and Jan Daley, in the sound- from the ABC Pictures feature, has enabled us to intro - "Zachariah," released on ABC. ers started fooling with the track idea of inserting already written and established pop music hits in soundtracks ... a good France example would be something (Continued from page 57) like 'Easy Rider.' "At the same time many of first LP from the Mediarts catalog, released by United Artists, the low budget film producers features the duo Spencer Davis & Pete Jameson ... Europe I is hired inexperienced writers to sponsoring two concerts at Salle Pleyel, one featuring Benny pen scores for their films be- Goodman. The other will bring jazz buffs some 30 years back in cause of economics. The results presenting Lionel Hampton with Illinois Jacquet and Milt Buck- were a series of disastrous ner. soundtracks that nearly ruined the market. It is the economics of motion pictures and business that has brought soundtracks England (Continued from page 56) church for a tape and slide presentation over Easter. Many Canadian 30% independent companies are currently bidding for the television presentation rights. To coincide with this, a single will be lifted (Continued from page 57) from the album by Yvonne Elliman, titles being "I Don't Know completed the changeover into How to Love Him" and the "Superstar" overture. the new programming rules Philips announces that another Melanie song has been chosen sans incident, BMI of Canada for the New Seekers' latest single, "The Nickel Song." The has issued a catalogue of its company has also announced the signing of Edison (the original licensed compositions which fit Edison Lighthouse). Their single has been rush -released and into any of the four categories could prove to be more successful than their current Edison 1) music written by a Cana- Lighthouse single, 'It's Up to You Petulia" in this country .. . dian; 2) lyrics by a Canadian; Success for songwriter Paul Ryan with Dana (last year's Euro- 3) Canadian artist; or 4) re- vision winner) entering U.K. charts with "Who Put the Lights corded in Canada-specified by Out." He also composed both sides of the new Sinatra release, the Commission to qualify a and another Ryan song out this week is "It is Written," recorded recording as "Canadian origin." by brother Barry for Polydor.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com THE TAPE CHART TAPE WORLD WORLD MARCH 6, 1971 THIS LAST WKS. ON WK. WK. CHART Industry -Wide Tape 5 ITA Sets 1 2 CHICAGO III/Columbia (8) CA 30110 (C) CT 30110 © 8 PEARL JANIS JOPLIN/Columbia (8) CA 30322 (C) CT 30322 4 (C) 73-6000 15 3 1 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR/Decca (8) 6-6000 Seminar for May 13-15 4 6 LOVE STORY SOUNDTRACK 'Paramount (8) PA 8-6002 (C) PAC -6002 6 The first industry -wide in- ware are: S. 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Larry Finley, Ex- tor, Tele -Cassette Enterprises; Fantasy (8) 88410 (C) 58410 6 ecutive Director of ITA, has Sunny Goldstein, Director Spe- 10 13 NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE MOUNTAIN/Windfall (Bell) (8) 5500 completed arrangements for cial Markets, United Artists (C) 5500 3 the event which will be held Corp. Ea 15 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND GORDON LIGHTFOOT/ during Cherry Blossom Time on Reprise (8) M8 6392 (C) M5 6392 5 May 13, 14 and 15. Many Untapped Uses 9 12 12 PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM /Bell (8) CA 86050 (C) 56050 Kusisto, President of SLY & FAMILY STONE/Epic (8) KO 30325 Oscar Kusisto stated, "It is the feel- 13 10 GREATEST HITS Motorola Automotive Products, (C) ET 30325 16 ing of the Board of Directors who is President and Chair- sem- 19 ELVIS COUNTRY ELVIS PRESLEY/RCA (8) P8S 655 of ITA that a meaningful In man of the Board of ITA, has will explore the (C) PK 1653 5 inar -workshop appointed the following ITA of tape in 30378 many untapped uses - STONEY END BARBRA STREISAND/Columbia (8) CA members to the three Seminar areas other than the pre-re- (C) CT 30378 1 Committees: Audio Equipment, field is needed at 633 corded music 16 14 LIVE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD/Capitol (8) 8XWW George Simkowski, VP, Bell & so many 16 this time. There are (C) 4XWW 633 Howell; Jeffrey Berkawitz, Na- areas in the applica- EA 30209 (C) ET 30209 3 innovative 11 18 DELIVERIN' POCO/Epic (Columbia) (8) tional Tape Sales Manager, tion of both the audio and vid- 18 21 OSMONDS/MGM (8) M8-4724 (C) M5-4724 4 America Matsushita Corp. of eo medium that can open new - LOVE STORY ANDY WILLIAMS/Columbia (8) CA 30497 (Panasonic) ; Gerald Citron, opportunities. The areas of in- Development Cas- (C) CT 30497 1 Marketing dustry, education and leisure 20 20 BLOODROCK II/Capitol (8) 8XW 491 (C) 4XW 491 1 sette Products, North American will be covered, which include 21 17 STEPHEN STILLS/Atlantic (8) 7202 (C) 7202 Philips Corp.; Edward Mason, religion, communications, med- (Ampex) (8) 87202 (C) M 87202 13 President Belair Enterprises; ical, premiums, sales -training, 22 22 WORST OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/RCA (8) P8S 1653 Edward Campbell, VP, Lear -Jet marketing, advertising, con- (C) PK 1653 4 Stereo; James LeVitus, Presi- sultants, government, book pub- Inc.; Gerald 29 PARANOID BLACK SABBATH/Warner Brothers/ dent, Car Tapes lishing, pre-recorded music, ® Merchandise Ampex (8) M 81843 (C) M 51843 2 Orbach, National packaging, printing and other Manager, JVC America; Larry LYNN ANDERSON/Columbia (8) CA 30411 areas. m 39 ROSE GARDEN Kraines, VP, Kraco Corp.; 30411 3 (C) CT Melvin Kaplan, VP, Standard "Up to this time, the primary YOU CARPENTERS/A&M (8) ST 4721 (C) CS 4721 20 25 25 CLOSE TO Radio Corp.; Larry Winn, Na- use of the cartridge and cas- 26 11 JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND/Apple (8) XW 3372 sette has been in pre-recorded 10 tional Sales Manager, Roberts (C) 4XW 3372 (Division of Rheem Manufac- music, but this seminar will 27 16 SWEET BABY JAMES JAMES TAYLOR/ turing Corp.). cover many other untapped Warner Brothers (8) 81843 (C) 51843 20 uses of the tape medium. We 28 23 LED ZEPPELIN III/Atlantic (8) 7201 (C) 7201 12 Appointees to the Audio Soft- also feel it will help to clear 29 27 WOODSTOCK SOUNDTRACK/Cotillion (8) 3-500 (C) CS 3-500 ware Committee are: Irving up some of the misleading in- 21 Mag- Ampex (8) T85 NON (C) T55 NN Katz, President, Audio formation disseminated at sev- 30 30 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE PERRY COM'O/RCA (8) P8S 1667 (C) PK 1667 5 netics; Jerry Geller, VP, Scep- eral of the previous seminars Man - 31 31 WHALES AND NIGHTINGALES JUDY COLLINS/ ter Records; James Levy, that have been held. ET (C) TC 5 5010 12 aver Time -Life Audio; Tom (8) 8 5010 topics will not FOR TILLERMAN CAT STEVENS/ Dempsey, VP, BASF Systems; "The seminar 32 35 TEA THE forth new ideas for (8) 8T 4280 (C) CS 4280 3 George Saddler, Market Man- only bring A&M (Ampex but will bring ME QUICKSILVER/Capitol (8) 8XWW 630 ager, TDK Electronics; Robert the attendees, 33 26 WHAT ABOUT forth the knowledge of how to (C) 4XWW 630 6 Jaunich, VP, Memorex Corp.; Carl Lustig, President, Cas- produce in-house tapes. Our - SWEETHEART ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK/ speakers and panelists will be Parrot (Ampex) (8) M871043 (C) M571043 1 sette Recording; Ron Solovitz, President, Rittenhouse Corp.; selected from the ITA member- 35 28 TO BE CONTINUED ISAAC HAYES/Enterprise (8) EN 1014 as well as other leaders 13 Frank Day, President, Amer- ship (C) ENC 1014 the largest cor- 20 Sound Corp.; Edward from nation's 36 36 CHICAGO/Columbia (8) 19 BO 0858 (C) BO 0858 ican and firm's who have 20 Certron porations 37 24 TOMMY THE WHO/Decca (8) 62500 (C) 7-32500 Gamson, President, already discovered that the (Ampex & GRT) 8 Produc- 38 38 EMITT RHODES/Dunhill (8) 85089 (C) 55089 Corp.; Joseph O'Brien, proper application of tape can (Ampex) (8) M88005 Chem- 39 32 CURTIS CURTIS MAYFIELD/Curtom tion Sales Manager, Dow be profitable to them in many (C) M58005 4 ical Corp.; Robert Kornheiser, areas." 40 45 MANCINI PLAYS THEME FROM LOVE STORY HENRY MANCINI/ VP, Atlantic Records; Enoch 2 RCA Victor (8) P8S 1660 (C) PK 1660 Light, President, Project 3; Ed- Fastest Growing Segment - EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER/Cotillion (Ampex) (8) M89040 ward West, VP, Warner Bros./ (C) M59040 1 Reprise; Jules Sack, VP, Stere- Kusisto went on to say, 42 33 2 YEARS ON BEE GEES/Atco (8) M8 33-353 (C) 33-353 4 odyne, Inc : ; Arthur Kass, "Tape was the fastest growing 43 44 BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE PAUL KANTNER/ President, Buddah Records. segment of the electronics in - RCA (8) P8S 1654 (C) PK 1654 10 Soft - (Continued on page 60) i47, 34 PORTRAIT 5th DIMENSION/Bell (8) 86045 (C) 56045 8 Appointees to the Video THREE DOG NIGHT/Dunhill (8) 850098 - GOLDEN BISQUITS 59 RECORD WORLD March 6, 1971 (C) 550098 (ABC) 1

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com The New (Well Kind Oí) American Musical Theater (Continued from page 24) ing, was a powerful thing. Ten Arthur Miller, looking either Germans perfected the idea: ter and the fuse fizzled. braying, brawling, sweaty act- smug or guilty. Back against Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht. There have prototypes of the ors clomping around on stage the wall sat William Gibson Their great collaborations, new musical theater; "Hair" is with sticks while a five -piece ("Two for the See -Saw") and Weill's music and Brecht's lyr- the most successful, but it be- rock band stroked away. Two his family. Gibson's face was ics and scripts, produced gins and ends with itself. It weeks before opening, local purple by the final curtain and "Threepenny Opera," "Happy doesn't point the way any- scalpers already jacked ticket he left in rather a hurry. End" and "Mahagonny." Brecht where. It has been assumed prices up to $10 a head from We completed the week's run. insisted that actors sing, no that the musical theater, or at Plans had been made to how an opening top of $2. The pro- bring matter bad it sounded. least musical comedy, would "Pinkville" to off-Broadway in This was perfectly duction was Onto Something. in tune with turn to rock and roll for suc- November, 1970, after another Weill, whose brilliant fusing of cess. It hasn't worked out that So what happened on opening month's rehearsal. But shortly classical elements, night? Stravinsky way because, with some excep- after we returned to New York tonal ideas and American jazz, tions, the rock that has been The house was sold out to the playwright decided he did- lent itself to untrained (and used for it is mediocre and be- 50 12 -year -olds from Camp n't like the production and dis- sometimes incapable) voices- cause the audience doesn't nec- Kaneewah. missed producer, director and with the superb exception, of essarily want an all -rock score. all concerned. The Berkshire course, of Lotte The kids loved the show. Es- Lenya. The new American "Pinkville" was dead. The ver- The American musical thea- (oh hell, pecially the part where the the NAMT) must be predicated platoon killed everybody. sion about to open is no rela- ter need not and should not tion. on the audience, and that audi- follow Weill -Brecht slavishly has Grover's intention was to but it should recognize ence been exposed to a lot Indicative them as fine music make the audience join in. But of NAMT a departure point. of in a great many styles since 1964. They once having got them to where A break looked as though it know The Berkshire "Pinkville" rock, but they also they vicariously participated was indicative of what the might come in the late '50s know reggae, in the killing, he took them fur- new (well, kind of) American when "West Side Story" opened. Jugband, raga, Dixieland, clas- ther to show them that they musical theater is going to be. A cosmopolitan folk opera, it sical, American Indian, Carib- need not be guilty about their What I hope it will be, anyway. was the closest thing to musical bean, bog -band jazz and more feelings, since we all have The new American musical theater since my old friends esoteric styles. Assuming that them. And once we know we theater can and should replace Weill and Brecht, but Bern- the audience is under 35 (and have them, we can deal with the musical comedy (which is stein quit writing for the thea- (Continued on page 61 them. exhausted as an art form), We played for a week, as serious plays (which take them- scheduled. Everyone who saw selves too seriously and are Tape 13-15 the show went bananas. Roger generally written by the author Seminar May L. Stevens arrived from New for the author) and moaners (Continued from page 59) York by limo. Larry Kert, the who say nobody goes to the original Tony of "West Side theater anymore because of dustry last year. While TV sets ers of 8-track, cassette, open Story" and now star of "Com- movies, TV or the D train. sales slumped, tape showed a reel and four channel equip- pany," sat five rows ahead of The idea of combining the tremendous increase. It is the ment, cartridge manufacturers Jerome Robbins (director/chor- charm of the musical with the feeling of ITA that this sem- of blank tape, duplicators, du- eographer of "Story" and "Fid- power of the dramatic is not inar will unveil the giant profit plicating equipment, cartridge% opportunities that there are in dler on the Roof") . Robbins new. Richard Wagner believed cassette/component parts, sup- stayed for the second show that he had done it, but it turned becoming part of this industry. pliers of raw materials to blank night. Two rows behind him sat out to be opera. Two other We feel that by attracting ma- tape manufacturers, producers jor corporations, that the over- and copyright holders of prod- all tape industry will experi- uct for home video and car- ence an even greater growth tridge/cassette video equip- wies FROM AND AND than the five billion dollar an- ment and record companies. ¶UE nual rate which is now conceiv- M. Warren Troob, Legal able by 1975." Counsel to ITA, will coordinate (Continued from page 27) Larry Finley said, "While the sessions on legal matters Hard on the heels of "Jesus Christ Superstar"-just to balance this seminar-workshop will bas- and Jules Cadenas, assistant things out and put it all back into perspective, and perhaps ically cover the audio hard- to Finley, will act as coordin- initiating a trend in the opposite direction-comes "Aqualung" ware and audio and video soft- ator of all three Committees. ware, by Jethro Tull. According to a spokesman for the group, "Aqua- the agenda will include Early registrations are urged lung" is an anti -religious album set which reflects the strong topics in the audio-visual area as during the anticipated Cher- feelings as well as the new video cas- ry Blossom time in Washing- of leader Ian Anderson on the detrimental influences of sette cartridge the church on man and the image of God. and video disc. ton, hotel rooms are at a premi- Video hardware will be " `Aqualung' is the name of the central character. He represents not um. ITA has reserved a limited part of the agenda, but we are number of rooms at the Shore- the lowest common denominator of society, the dirty old man .. . inviting the tramp. He's got little every manufacturers of vid- ham. Seminar reservations and a bit of antisocial trait and his eo hardware to name actually comes from his noisy, wheezing display their hotel reservations are to be di- cough." equipment after workshop ses- During preparation of album group been rected to ITA. the the has using the sions so that the attendees will Complete working title "My God," which is also information is the title of a song they have an opportunity to ask available by contacting Inter- have been performing in concert for about a year, and the title questions and determine them- national Tape Association, 315 of a bootleg live Jethro album available for some time on the selves what they is coast. think the West 70th St., New York, N. Y. best configuration for their own 10023, (212) 877-6030 (212) Although no one in the U. S. has yet heard the album, nor seen use." 873-5757. Because of the lim- any lyrics, it can be assumed that the album will be tasteful and In addition to the program- ited amount of hotel rooms well -thought-out; if, that is, Anderson and friends equal past med seminars, ITA's members that are performance. available, ITA has en- will be available each evening listed the service of Listfax so The group will begin touring the U. S. in late March and will from 6 to 9 p.m. in their hos- that those interested can phone no doubt be performing material from the album. pitality suites to personally toll free at 800-243-6000 and Meanwhile, Jethro has pulled back what was to be their latest meet and discuss all aspects of complete information will be single, "Lick Your Fingers Clean." Too bad. It would have given the industry. These suites will mailed the same day the re- Warners a chance to get another lick in. be maintained by manufactur- quest is received.

~~60 RECORD WORLD March 6, 1971~~

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com NAMT CONCERT REVIEW Krondes Returns To Bourne Music (Continued from page 60) Boys at Carnegie Beach NEW YORK-Jimmy Kron- that is the age group that des has exited his post as Pro- NAMT is going for), they won't Historical Event fessional Manager at Sunbury a score Major be confused if show Dunbar Music and is returning derivatives of "Aunt includes NEW YORK - The Beach Cell Block #9," to Dennis Wil- to Bourne Music, as General Hagar's Blues," "I Bid You Boys came to Carnegie Hall son's "Forever," from the Professional Manager. Goodnight" or "Witchi-tai-to." Brother -Re- last Wednesday (24) and the group's excellent been with Sun- "Sunflower." Krondes had The NAMT will also have after -shocks, I am sure, will be prise album, bury Dunbar for over a year. some financial advantages. felt around the world. The The concert, which ended he spent two and be con- who Prior to that, Since it will probably group offered the audience, with three encores, offered a half years with Bourne. fined (by choice of the cre- were virtually rapt in awe, the many moments of compelling ators) to off-Broadway, it need greatest performance I have beauty - beauty which words not be that expensive to pro- ever witnessed in Carnegie Hall cannot adequately describe. duce. Record companies, take or any other place where rock There is no point in cataloguing Ampex Re -names note. (Hi, Neil!) has ever been played. Group the songs they sang; suffice it But the biggest thing the leader Brian Wilson was not to say everything they did, they Line Instavideo NAMT has going for it is the there physically, but his genius did better than anyone could audience. The audience wants could be felt throughout the imae-ine. The complexity of Oil REDWOOD CITY, CA:LIF.- it, is waiting for it. The audi- evening. their melodies; the difficult Ampex Corp. announces it has ence wants a theater that will harmonies and the rocking beat changed the name of its forth- Part of the audience came to re- be about something that con- an- they presented were more than coming cartridge videotape hear their old surf sound, from Instavision cerns them-not what the Great other part came to hear the a delieht to hear. The group, cording line Author thinks they should be avant-garde aspect of the group simply stated, is supernatural. to Instavideo. concerned about, but what the and the remainder came for At the risk of going over- Richard J. Elkus, Jr., Gen- audience, as people, have al- both reasons. The group, so board (which I am convinced, eral Manager of the Ampex ready demonstrated they are well known for the birth of surf is impossible to do in the case Educational and Industrial concerned about. For subjects music and their later master- of the Beach Boys). it should Products Division, said the local and plots, pick up your piece, "Pet Sounds," considered be known that the Beach Boys name change was made for two newspaper or take a look at by many (count me in) to be were the cause of a world his- principal reasons - first, to your family, friends and town. the finest rock album ever re- torical event on the evening of avoid possible confusion with The NAMT, if it's going to corded, offered a veritable uni- Feb. 24, 1971. Talk about "Good the name of another company happen, must be predicated on verse of music. Vibrations." in the audio-visual field and everyone the audience. Since There is going to be more second, to denote more clearly from the Amalgamated Meat Carl Wilson, Mike Love, the technology that makes the Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine and interest in the Beach Boys as a Cutters to the Lavender Men- result of their fantastic show- instavideo system unique. ace is coming out of the closet, "Denny on the drums," put together an evening of incredible ing. but I don't think we can it's way past time the theater use the term "come- did. musicianship ranging from an justifiably acapella rendering of the Four back" in referring to this Revive Satyr Play Freshmen's "Their Hearts Were group; "renaissance" is cer- ROULETTE tainly more appropriate. too Full of Spring," to "Surfer But if the NAMT gets Robin's "Riot in Bob Moore Merlis "heavy" for itself, there's an Girl" to the Great Music and Great ancient tradition that ought to be revived-the satyr play. Stations Get Together Way back when the Greeks 25th were catharting each other Malverne Celebrates THE FUZZ they used to put on a little buf- NEW YORK-On Jan. 2 of Hirsch believes this location Calla #174 foon show at the end of the this New Year, Malverne Dis- has helped maintain his high regular play to calm the audi- tributors here celebrated its standard of service. "I LOVE YOU ence down. The actor who 25th anniversary. Malverne's promotion respon- (FOR ALL SEASONS)" played Oedipus would come out According to Malverne Dis- sibilities are handled by Tom and recite parody lines of his tributors, Inc President Al Chianti. In conjunction with is HIT BOUND on straight part. The chorus Hirsch, 1970 encompassed their Grippo, Chianti's. work covers KYA WKND would belch instead of deliver- greatest increase in sales to visiting radio stations, calling San Francisco, Calif. Windsor, Conn. ing judgments from the gods. date. on record dealers for promo- Dick Starr-PD Mr. "B"-6-9 AM We did it in "Pinkville." He said it should be noted Sherry Smith-MD tional help, placing newspaper Bwana Johnny - Soul Ranger -9-12 his firm now distributes 6 -10 AM Peter Schubert got the idea. He that and magazine ads and arrang- Mack -12-1 such lines as Atlantic, Atco, Bill Holly -10-2 Brother and I wrote a basic script one ing store window displays. Dave Stone -2-6 Soul Ranger -1-2 hot afternoon in a room at the Avco-Embassy, Elektra, Phil- Chris Edwards-6-10 Chianti also works with the John Hardy-10-2 Chuck Stevens - Red Lion Inn, knocking off sev- ips, Metromedia, Mercury, individual record companies on Howard Clark -2-6 2 -5:30 PD MD eral bottles of beer in the proc- Nashboro, Savoy, Stereo -Dimen- artist relations here in New ess. The other guys in the band sion and Stax Records. York. ARE YOU PLAYING OUR contributed bits and we took General Manager Joe Grippo HEAVIES? SEND CHARTS, the stage. B -Town Slim played added that Malverne is one of the lead. Our audience was the the true "independent distrib- LET US KNOW. and crew, plus several utors with no ties," and can cast 40 Concert Tickets BRIDGE" townspeople. We got five good- therefore fully concentrate on "LONDON natured curtain calls. When wholesale distribution to their NEW YORK - James Rado, Alive N' Kickin'-R-7094 the last curtain came down we customers in the New York one of the authors of "Hair" agreed that the theater was metropolitan area. Sales Man- has reportedly purchased 40 "ADRIENNE" by richer for our presence, and ager Harvey Maybrown heads tickets to a concert given Tommy James-R-7100 maybe we should make it a an experienced staff of six German avant-garde composer career. salesmen. Carl Heintz Stockhausen at "ACK A FOOL/CHAINED" Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Besides, if anything went Working out of one of their Sister & Brothers-Calla #175 wrong with theater, we always warehouses in Long Island City, Hall Sunday, Feb. 29. Stock- had rock and roll to fall back Malverne is easily accessible hausen records for Deutsche ROCKY G. on. for all dealers to make pickups. Grammophon.

~~61 RECORD WORLD March 6, 1971~~

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com UDC National Distribution Greco to MGM Robinson To Network in Operation RCA Coast Leroy Robinson has been ap- As part of a program to in- sponsible for Atlanta, the pointed Administrator, Press & sure the most efficient market- Carolinas, Miami, and Memphis. Information, West Coast, an- ing and sales operation possi- Jack Messier services Dallas, nounces Herb Helman, Man- ble, UDC, a subsidiary of Houston, Oklahoma City and ager, Public Affairs, who said United Artists Records, now a New Orleans from his head- the appointment is effective 100% company -owned distribu- quarters in Dallas. Danny Al- immediately. tion operation, has inaugurated vino, in Los Angeles, covers Robinson will be headquar- a system for distribution of the L. A., San Francisco, Seattle tered at RCA label's records and tapes as and Denver branches. Due to Records' Hol- well as other independent lines. the strategic geographical loca- lywood offices UDC's nation-wide distribution of each of these stocking and will re- tion network of 32 branches are depots, it will be possible to port to Grelun all serviced by five regional service any location within Landon, Man- stocking locations, strategically forty-eight hours. In addition, ager, Press & located in order to provide ser- the consolidation of shipping Buddy Greco (seated) signed an Informa- vice to any location within points will make sales reports MGM recording contract right af- tion, West forty-eight hours. and central co-ordination of ter his smash opening at the Copa Coast. Mike Lipton, Vice President advertising and promotion Feb. 18. Handling the official con- "Robin - of Marketing, commented, faster and more effective. tract signing formalities are MGM Leroy Robinson son has a Records executives (left to right) "UDC's revised distribution UDC is now capable of pro- background in all areas of mu- Stan Moress. VP, Artist Relations, sic and comes to us system is aimed at increasing viding the same distribution and Mike Viner, Director of Spe- with a con- expediency and efficiency in scheme for independent cial Projects siderable reputation as a writer lines, Greco's first MGM and meeting the changing market- which are being added both na- release will be "How Can I Live reviewer, and he will ing needs of the industry. Since tionally and in individual mar- without Your Love." strengthen our press activity in the beginning of the year, UDC kets. UDC is handling Media the vital West Coast area," handles the entire distribution Arts on a national basis and Heiman said. Before joining operation for the company. Ser- negotiations are now underway Time -Life Editor RCA Records, Robinson was a vice to these outlets has been for national distribution of sev- free lance writer and editor. consolidated to five regional eral other labels. In various NEW YORK-George Dan- stocking locations, facilitating markets, branches are handling iels, a Senior Editor of Time `Pearl' Turns Gold central control and co-ordina- Buddah, CTI, Collosus, Living magazine for the past 10 years, Janis Joplin's "Pearl" LP has tion of marketing efforts. This Languages, and Map City prod- has been named Editor of Time - been certified a gold record, is beneficial to both United uct, and there are plans fer Life Records, announces Man- representing sales in excess of Artists' labels and the other rapid expansion of this special- aging Director Francis M. one million dollars, by the independent lines now being ized marketing program. Scott. RIAA. added by our branches across the nation." The evolution from a partial Chipetz Inc., branch, partial independent Gen. Mgr. Juggernaut, Formed (Continued from distributor system to a 100% AI Sigma Studios page 4) company owned situation was with musicians such as Ralph jazz to the contemporary pop initiated at the time of the Lib- R PHILADELPHIA-Joe Tar- Burns, Johnny Mandel, Shorty field and served to broaden the erty/United Artists labels mer- sia, President of Sigma Sound Rogers, Gerry Mulligan, Duke appeal of many artists for the ger to become part of the Studios, announced the appoint- Ellington, Stan Getz, Terry label. Transamerica family in 1968, ment of Harry Chipetz as Gen- Gibbs, Horace Silver and oth- Following Atlantic, Gayles and reached completion in Jan- eral Manager of the recording ers. He established such copy- served as Vice President of uary of this year. Under the studios. rights as "I Won't Cry Any- Promotion for Roulette and new system, each of the sales Chipetz, more," "Somewhere Along the then Sales and Promotion VP markets with experience in will be provided with all phases of the record indus- Way," "The Hucklebuck," "Con- for Crewe Records. promotion as well as a sales gratulations to Someone," "I try encompassing distribution, Headed Canadian -American coverage. publishing and management, Could have Told You" and an The five regional managers, was founder and owner of array of Woody Herman hits. Galligan at one time headed Canadian - all veterans in the industry Chips Record Distributing Cor- Following posts with Jubilee American Records either with the company or poration, General Manager and Carlton where great success was en- at Records, he joined joyed with handling independent labels for Cameo -Parkway Records and Atlantic in 1965 and initiated Santo & Johnny, the other distributors, will work most recently Administrative the concept Belmonts and Linda Scott. At of servicing the the time closely together to insure the Negotiator for John Madara growing FM station demand the label was consid- most complete market satura- Enterprises, Ltd. Sigma for ered to be one of the most suc- Sound pop product and was a cessful tion and to co-ordinate concen- Studios is currently undergoing prime mover in establishing independent record com- the panies in tration of all UA and independ- an extensive expansion pro- concept of the LP as a show- existence. Its first year ent line product distribution. gram. case for artist development saw 13 hits derived from 12 releases, several Dave Skolnick, rather than pursuing individ- of them two- working out sided smashes. None of Union, N. ual single hits. of the LPs the J., branch will erleased by the company service and co-ordinate efforts failed Peters to Detroit During his tenure with At- to see chart action. He then in the Boston, Connecticut, lantic he was immersed in moved New York, Philadelphia, HOLLYWOOD-John on to the Congress label Wash- Jossey, many projects with the Ras- where Shirley Ellis' career was ington, D. C., and New Jersey VP, National Sales, Capitol Rec- cals, Buffalo Springfield, Bee launched. markets. Joe Cerami, Mid -West- ords, Inc., has announced the Gees, Led Zeppelin, Aretha As General Manager for Big ern Regional Manager, working appointment of Francis Peters Franklin, Crosby, Stills, Nash out Seven Music, Galligan's efforts of Chicago, covers the St. to the post of District Sales & Young and numerous other saw the publishing Louis, Minneapolis, firm rise to Detroit, Manager of the Detroit Sales acts including Iron Butterfly. be among the 10 Cleveland, Cincinnati, top publishing Pitts- Office. Peters will report to Herb His pioneering efforts in the companies. Most recently he burgh, and Chicago area. Bob- Heldt, Sales Manager for the contemporary field motivated had been by Fisher, in Vice President of Atlanta, is re- Midwestern Division. Herbie Mann's transition from A&R for Crewe Records. 62 RECORD WORLD March 6, 1971

www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Lambert, Potter to ABC Jeremy Storch Communicates LOS ANGELES - After Music Company, a publishing months of planning and nego- house, will be administered by Through His Songs tiation, ABC/Dunhill Records TrousdaleMusic, ABC/Dunhill's has signed Dennis Lambert and publishing firm, which will have Brian Potter, who have formed total and exclusive rights to the songs he wrote with his own a company -within -the -company team's output. album in mind and was initially unit that encompasses produc- Under the new arrangement, going to give them to the Va- tion, composing, and publishing. Lambert and Potter will also nilla Fudge to record. He met ABC/Dcnhill President Jay produce artists on the ABC up with his manager Al Lasker said that the label "was Dunhill label as the occasion Schwartz and the album started totally enthusiastic and happy arises in addition to producing taking shape. "He had faith in over the portents of the Lam- for their Soldier Productions me," Storch remembers. bert -Potter set-up. We cannot company. In concert, he performs solo; stress how important and profit- Lambert and Potter teamed he is accompanied on the al- able-both artistically and com- up in 1969 after successful bum. "I have the opportunity mercially-we feel this move solo careers, and for the past to offer people two versions of will be. In Lambert and Potter, two years were under exclusive myself," he explained. "On rec- we believe that we have the best contract to Talent Associates ords in color with other instru- composing and producing team Records and publishing. During ments and in person in black in pop music today." that time they wrote such inter- and white with just a piano." The Lambert -Potter produc- national pop hits as "Mr. Mon- His first solo outing at the tion company will operate under day" and "One Tin Soldier," Mainpoint in Philadelphia went the name of Soldier Productions, produced TA Records' Original Jeremy Storch well and he is scheduled to play Washington's Cellar Door Inc. Company will personally Caste and. Country Store and By BOB MOORE MERLIS sign and produce talent, which supervised and composed the March 8-13 and with Laura ABC / Dunhill Records will re- music for several Talent Asso NEW YORK-Jeremy Storch, Nyro March 5 aad 6 at Tulane lease. Additionally, their Soldier ciate television specials. whose first RCA album, "From and Duke Universities, respec- a Naked Window," is attracting tively. attention, is an artist with Wants Everybody to Hear much to say through his songs. Like any other performer Top Storch was a member of the who is honest with himself, Names Attend Vagrants and one of these days Storch would like his records people are going to remember to be hits. He commented, "I Hall of Fame Dinner him for himself rather than the want everybody to hear what I group of which he was a part. have to say not just for myself A who's who of the popular will make the presentations to That fabled group broke up due but for them, too, because I songwriting community will at- each of the 10 winners who to "a conflict of musical per- know my music is their music, tend the first annual awards were voted on from the original sonalities," with each member too." Be that as it may, he is banquet of the Songwriters' list of 30 nominees by the en- going his own way. currently gathering material Hall of Fame. tire membership of the Song- Storch has been writing for his second RCA album and Among the nominees expected writers' Hall of Fame, which songs since the demise of the starting to record again. to be present are Rudolph numbers more than 1400. Vagrants and in the process he For the future, he would like Friml, Hoagy Carmichael, Jim- The list of presenters, at says he has been "finding out to keep recording and perform- my Van Heusen, Dorothy press time, included Kris Kris- who I am and being lucky." We ing on his own and hopes to Fields, Harold Arlen and John- tofferson, Jackie DeShannon, asked him who he is and he produce Peter Sabatino, who is ny Mercer. Also present will be Hal David, Johnny Mandel, answered, "I'm my songs; I'm a also a Vagrant alumnus. "He's Richard Rodgers, who was Norman Gimbel, Charlie Single- children's Playground'- I'm got the best voice I ever heard," elected to the Hall of Fame by ton, Bock and Harnick and Ebb the 'Old Man in the Sky.'" stated Jeremy Storch, who acclamation of the board of di- and Kander. The presentation He claims he didn't write the should know. rectors last year. Mercer, who itself is in the form of a mini- is also President of the Hall of ature statue of a pianola, the Fame, will co -host the event traditional instrument associ- along with New York disc ated with the pop field of an Dj Imprisoned On Payola Charge jockey William B. Williams. earlier day. an Beyond this, a colorful bevy To the families of 50 de- NEW YORK - A federal lations and lying before of singing stars going back to ceased songwriters whose judge imposed a three-month FCC officer in 1966. the 30's has been assembled by works were done in the early prison sentence and a $1500 He was sentenced last week the talent coordination com- part of this century as well as fine Feb. 24 on Hipolito Vega, by Federal Judge Lloyd Mac- mittee. The list at the moment the last century will go special a disc jockey, for his Feb. 8 Mahon. includes Celeste Holm, Marga- scrolls. These legendary names, conviction of violating the Vega was employed most re- ret Whiting, Lee Wiley, Alan cently by WHOM radio. He too, were declared in the Hall "payola" ban and perjury. Jones, Lanny Ross and Noble by worked for WBNX in 1968. unanimous earlier board ac- Vega was indicated in 19(38, Sissle and Eubie Blake. Others tion. Both stations serve in the New are being lined up. The affair accused of "play for pay" vio- York area. will take place in the Trianon Musical director for the en- Ballroom of the New York Hil- tire production will be Skitch ton Hotel at Rockefeller Center Henderson. Last minute ticket inquiries may be directed Monday evening, March 8, com- to Wechsler Polydor Sales Coordinator Helen Mitchell at MU 8-8800. mencing with cocktails at 6 p.m. with dinner set for 7 p.m. NEW YORK-Polydor Presi- Gregory, Polydor's Director of The show will include at least dent Jerry Schoenbaum has Marketing, and he will be in- one tune from the repertoire of Jack Walker Dead announced the appointment of volved in all Polydor labels, in- each of the 30 nominees to the NEW YORK-Jack Walker, Bernie Wechsler as Sales Pro- cluding Sire, Spring, Blue Hor- Hall of Fame. 48, Operations Manager and VP motion Co-ordinator for Poly- izon and Event, plus maintain- Following the show, the ac- of WLIB, died last week (25) at dor and affiliate labels. ing his position as Rack Sales tual award presentations will Lenox Hill Hospital of knife Wechsler has been employed Manager. be made by a group of major wounds sustained New Year's with Polydor, Inc., for the past Wechsler will initiate and names in the contemporary Eve. He is survived by his wife year as Rack Sales Manager. supervise all point of sale mer- songwriting field. These writers and child. Wechsler will report to Chuck chandising concepts.

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ESCMI Convention Nashville Goes to the Movies By CHUCK NEESE Paramount Pictures' "Little Registration Opens NASHVILLE - Contempor- Fauss and Big Halsy" with Rob- ary country's entry into movie ert Redford and (again, from WHEELING, W. VA. - Ac- three seminars, will be held at music can be said to have be- "Bonnie and Clyde") Michael tivities for the Eastern States 3 p.m. that day featuring a gun with Lester Flatt and Earl J. Pollard. Four tunes from the Country Music, Inc., Conven- panel of national programming Scruggs playing "Foggy Moun- movie were penned by Nash- tion here April 30 -May 2 were specialists. ESCMI member en- tain Breakdown" during an ville's Carl Perkins and vocals announced this week by ESCMI tertainers will compete for auto chase in the film "Bonnie once more were by Johnny Convention Chairman Mickey award honors on the "Jamboree and Clyde." Cash. The latter also appeared Barnett. USA" stage at eight o'clock More recently, "I Walk the in theaters recently as star of Convention headquarters that evening. Line," with Gregory Peck, Tues- his own documentary feature. have been established at the Additional registration for day Weld and (also from "Bon- Meanwhile, 'Cash the actor ap- Capitol Music Hall, home base late arrivals is set for Satur- nie and Clyde") Estelle Par- pears with Kirk Douglas in the for the 38 -year -old Wheeling day morning at 10 o'clock with sons, featured soundtrack mu- feature "Gunfight"; while "Jamboree USA" show. the convention membership and the Nashville's Kris Kristofferson vote sic by Johnny Cash Registration opens at the scheduled to for its new Tennessee Three. Songs from acts in "The Dealer." 10 a.m. April 30 in the lobby of officers and directors at that the movie included "Flesh and Tammy Wynette's vocals in with a one time. Following a lunch break, the Capitol complex Blood" and the most famous of the award -winning Columbia o'clock meeting of the ESCMI seminars on "Staging a Coun- Walk the film, "Five Easy Pieces" (espe- membership will include Music Show" and "Promo- all Cash cuts, "I that try The picture cially on "Stand by Your nominations for officers and dition" are slated for one and Line." Columbia on location in Middle Man"), helped that picture im- of the organization for three o'clock. A gala evening was shot rectors Tennessee not far from Music measurably. the coming year. "Country Mu- begins with the annual ESCMI Dennis Hopper's "La.st. sic Programming," the first of (Continued on page 68) City. Following closely on the heels Movie," which is yet to be re - of "I Walk the Line" came (Continued on page 68) Radio Sales Kit Meet Held past week to finalize the contents of the 1971 Radio Sales Kit. Coming to Nashville for this ZNASHLLE REPORT committee meeting, in addition to Crump, was Frank Mancini, Director of Promotion, RCA Records, New York. Also in at- By RED O'DONNELL tendance were Ralph Emery of WSM Radio, Mrs. Jo Walker, NASHVILLE-Elvis Presley is due in March Cecil Whaley and Judi Scriv- 15 for week's RCA sessions directed by Felton ener of CMA. Jarvis ... Conservative, soft-spoken Stu Phil- !s __41 The sales kit is planned lips explaining his long hair: "I was in bed a Plotting contents for CMA's 1971 around the needs of the station month with the flu -flu -flu and it grew -grew - Radio Sales Kit, are, left to right: manager, program director, mu- grew." Question: Is Stu signing with Capitol President WCMS George Crump, sic director, deejay and account label? Radio; Mrs. Jo Walker, CMA Ex- The George Jones -Tammy Wynette show ecutive Director; and Frank Man- executives. This is a change Red O'Donnell plays Vegas' Landmark Hotel May 5-18 . cini, Director of Promotion, RCA from past kits which have been Las .. Records. designed primarily for use by Chart artist David Peel headlining at Plantation Supper Club, salesmen to sell potential cli- Rock Hill, S.C., through next Saturday . . . Interesting story CMA's Radio Sales Kit Com- ents. The new kit will feature about Jerry Reed's recording of "Amos Moses." It was released mittee chaired by George materials on programming, in early September, 1970, and for about five months sold about Crump, President of Norfolk, sales and both audience and 6,000 copies. Sales now total more than half-million-and it's Va.. Radio Station WCMS, met sales promotion. It is antici- still a hot item on the market, also a contender for Grammy in with several committee mem- pated that the kit will be fully the country music category . . . Nashville Brass leader Danny bers attending in the Country assembled in time for the July Davis' daffynition of baton: A band -aid. Music Foundation Library this CMA Board Meeting in Denver. (Continued on page 66) COUNTRY PICKS OF THE WEEK

- BOBBY LORD, "GOODBYE LYNN ANDERSON, "LYNN PAY PRICE, "I WON'T MENTION IT AGAIN" (Sea W JUKEBOX" (Contention, ANDERSON'S view, BMI). Another beautiful Ray SESAC). Floridian Bobby Lord pulls GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1." Here's a collec- W m Price -Cam Mullins effort in the "For W off a good jukebox song which will J tion of the tunes that set Miss Anderson The Good Times" vein. Female coun- J also pick up heavy airplay. Award up for her recent million -seller. Also in- tA try fans will swoon when their fa- winning writer Ted Harris penned cluded is her great chart record "It Wasn't vorite jock spins Ray. Safe Top 20 another goody. Up -tempo with good God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." This bet. Columbia 4-45329. country harmony. Decca 32797. is Lynn's 11th album on the Chart label and includes her past hits like "Ride, Ride, Ride" and "That's A No No." Chart CHS1040.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com c..NTRY COUNTRY HOT UNE eve VD mwoRLD ALBUM PRODUCT By MARIE RATLIFF and CHUCK NEESE GUESS WHO SLIM WHITMAN-United Artists 6783. STATION CHECK LIST Here's an offering from one of country music's outstanding singers. The title is great single which is on WYNR, Rochester (Mick St. John) KJEM, Oklahoma City (Ken West) from Slim's KLAK, Denver (Con Schader) KRAK, Sacramento (Jay Hoffer) the charts. Other tunes of note: "Snow- WHO, Des Moines (Mike Hoyer) WVOJ, Jacksonville (Bob Hudson) bird," "Harbor Lights" and "When My WUNI, Mobile (Johnny Barr) KVWO, Cheyenne (John Shafer) Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again." Slim WJQS, Jackson, Miss (Bill Strebeck) KHOS, Tucson (Mike Mitchell) enjoys his second week on Record KFRD, Houston (Tom Miller) KFDI, Wichita (Don Powell) WRFD, Columbus (Bill Preston) WLOE, Eden, N.C. (Squiffy -P) World's album chart. WEXL, Detroit (Dave Carr) WINN, Louisville (Bobby Dark) WDVH, Gainesville, Fla. (Mel Turner) PEE WEE KING'S BIGGEST HITS RCA Camden 2460. Wax to Watch: Newcomer Lloyd Schoonmaker's "Fresno This is a collector's must and all we Blues" on Capitol --smash potential. need to do is mention the titles: "Bona- Bill Anderson's "Always Remember" pick at KJEM, parte's Retreat," "My Adobe Hacienda," WUNI; big at KVWU, KHOS, WDVH, WEXL. Flip "You "Rag Mop," "Slow Poke," "Steel Guitar multi -million seller, Can Change My World" pick at KFRD. Ray" and Pee Wee's "The Tennessee Waltz." "One Toke Over the Line," Brewer & Shipley, hottest seller at WINN. Starday's country cover RECORDED LIVE AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY by J. David Sloan playing at WVOJ. STONEWALL JACKSON- Still very strong: ""Help Me Make It Through the Columbia C30469. Night," Sammi Smith, #1 at KHOS, WHO, WRFD, WDVH, This is the album we were hearing about WUNI; most requested at KFDI, KRAK, KJEM, WLOE. where Stonewall took his band to the live The Osborne Brothers "Georgia Pineywoods" pick at Opry House stage in front of a man, it really sounds live. KFDI, WINN, WHO. audience and Stonewall runs through "Waterloo," Cartwheel's "Knock Three Times" by Billy "Crash" "Angry Words," "I Washed My Hands Craddock hottest mover at KLAK, KFDI, WRFD, WJQS; In Muddy Water," "A Wound Time playing at WINN. Can't Erase," "Don't Be Angry" and Tammy Wynette's "We Sure Can Love Each Other" pick the band picks "Wildwood Flower." at KHOS, WLOE, WNYR, WDVH, WEXL; playing at KPEM, WUNI, WVOJ. New on playlist at KLAK: "Do What You Can," Lois Double -sided action still on the Conway Twitty- Kaye; "I'll Be Sorry Tomorrow," Abe Mulkey. Pick Loretta Lynn single: "After The Fire Is Gone" hot Go," Bobby Wright Single: "If You Want Me To, I'll at WRFD, KVWO, KJEM, WUNI; "The One I Can't Live Me," at WDVH). (Flip, "Rain Fallin' On pick Without" at KFRD, WDVH, both sides at WJQS, WLOE; LP Pick at WNYR, WJQS. Johnny Duncan's "There's Something About a Lady" David Houston's "A Woman Always Knows," #1 at playing at KJEM, WRFD. KRAK, WEXL, KJEM. Bobby Bare's "Come Sundown" ?#1 at KVWO, hottest "Empty Arms," Sonny James, pick at KRAK, KHOS; seller at KFDI. playing at WEXL, KFRD. "Good Brother John," James Lea, pick at WRFD. Hottest seller in Des Moines: "I Can Be Me with Hottest chart -mover at KFDI: "At Least Part of the You," Mike Hoyer. Also moving: "You Better Not Do Way," Stan Hitchcock. Also playing: "Bus Fare To That," Kay Adams; "Freight Train," Jim & Jesse. Kentucky," Skeeter Davis; both sides of Merle WVOJ playing "Things We Meant To Do," Clay Haggard; "I Love Them Old Nasty Cigarettes," Daniels; "Oh Boy," D'Lynn & LaDonna Crist on Jim Nesbitt. Souncot; "My Imagination," Diane McCall; "Feel Bill Rice's "Traveling Minstrel Man" big mover at Free To Go," Sue Richards; "Mama's Song, "Bobby WINN, WEXL. Harden. Strong initial action on Roy Drusky's "I Love The Way You've Been Loving Me," at WEXL, WRFD, WDVH. Billy Walker's "I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You" a Anne Murray's "Stranger in My Place" pick at WVOJ. climber at KHOS, KFRD, WEXL. New movers at WRFD: "Sometimes You Just Can't Fast Gains on "Next Time I Fall In Love, I Won't," Win," George Jones; "No Love at All," Bobbi Hank Thompson, at KRAK, WEXL. Martin; "After You," Jerry Wallace; "The First Billie Joe Spear's "It Could 'A Been Me" most Love," Penny DeHaven. requested at WINN, heavy at KVWO. "Your Song," Elton John moving at WINN. "L. A. International Airport" taking off for Susan "Big Mabel Murphy," Dallas Frazier. charted at Raye at WINN, KJEM. WUNI, WEXL. Charley Pride's "I'd Rather Love You" super -strong Dottie'West's "Careless Hands" playing at KRAK. at WRFD, WEXL, KVWO, WHO, KLAK, KHOS. "Lovenworth," Roy Rogers, strong at WEXL, KRAK. Moving in the Houston market, says Tom Miller, is Mel Turner reports action at WDVH on: "Vision of "Fifteen Beers Ago," Ben Colder; "Hold Me Real Blindness," Stan Gunn; "Ain't You Ever Gonna Sing Close," Debbie Rogers & DeWane Carr; "Is It Any My Song," Jimmy Gately_i "Babe I Wish You Well," Wonder," Bob Luman; "They're Stepping All Over My Gene Thomas; You're Alright With Me." Billy Mize_; Heart," Kitty Wells; "The Cold Grey Walls," the "Wide Awake," Lloyd Green; "Careless Hgnds." Pickering Brothers. Dottie West.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com NASHLLE REPORT LLD COUNTRY SINGLE PRODUCT (Continued from page 64) Dot artist Roy Clark adhering to diet rules set down by his heart specialist after his ticker attack: he's lost 60 pounds in the HANK SNOW-RCA 47-9964 past five weeks giving the slow intake treatment to high -calorie foods . . . Birthdaying: Cliffe Stone, Ray Frushay DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA (Tree, BMI) and liquids Arleen Harden, Bob Willis ... March 5 marks eighth anniversary (AS LOVE GOES) SO GOES MY HEART (4 -Star, BMI) of death of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Another one of those cram -as -many -words -in -a -line -as -you -possi- in plane crash near Camden, Tenn. . . . Birmingham, Ala.'s. bly -can Hank Snow records. Hank's tried the ballad kick, type Johnny Campbell, a new artist on Isle Records, getting crooning you might City re- and if you like the Singing Ranger ballads sponse with his cut of "Even the Bad Times Are Good." Nash- want to try the "B" side. ville's Henry Strzelecki (formerly of Birmingham) produced . . _ BILLY MIZE-United Artists 50751 Saul Holiff, Johnny Cash's manager, has severed his association. with the Tommy Hunter TV show in Canada. Saul had repped the WITH (Wilderness, BMI) YOU'RE ALRIGHT ME show and most of the principals for the past five years. "Demands of Roger Miller! A swinging, singing recording. A must Shades and responsibilities of representing Johnny have forced me be. for playlists. Harlan Howard wrote it and Scott Turner produced. to out of Canada most of the time," he gave as a reason for the KOSSI GARDNER-RCA 47-9963 bow-out. Jim Reeves Enterprises music publishing group has made ar- (Acuff -Rose, BMI) BIG DADDY rangements with Burlington-Felsted Music Co. of London and. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN (Warner Bros./Seven Arts, ASCAP) New York for reciprocal representation, according to Reeves' Here's an instrumental version of a big Boots Randolph hit of General Manager Clarence Selman. The Jim Reeves companies some years back. Kossi's an organist with a good country feel. include Tuckahoe, Open Road, Acclaim and Ma -ree . . . Like - Did you know that Loudermilk wrote it? Mother, Like -Daughter: Maydelle Sandusky, who's been Girl Fri- CLAUDE GRAY-Decca 32786 day to music exec J. Hal Smith for many years, reports that one of her young 'uns (Pam Roach) is now also busy at work in music ANGEL (Vanjo, BMI) business as secretary at Wildnerness Music . . . Bernice and SAVE MY MIND (Vanjo, BMI) Curly Putman (boss at Green Grass Music) back from Florida. A little singing and a little talking about the wife that grabbed fishing trip ... Roy Acuff, Jr., signed as ASCAP-licensed writer_ the kids and split. ¡Slow, lonely feel. Goad performance, material He is a Milene Music Co. staffer ... Jimmy West's new LP will could be heavier. feature an oldie with an up -dated song title: "I Dream of Jeannie with the Light -Brown Wig." BUD 73157 LOGAN-Mercury I was listening to NBC radio's "Monitor" the other Sunday YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (Passkey, BMI) and the clever announcer, preparing to spin Chet Atkins' version Slow country shuffle that the old-timers should really dig. The of "Snowbird," gave him an upbeat buildup as a guitarist, then. "Blue Boy" does a great vocal job. Hal Bynum and Jim Kandy facetiously observed, "Doesn't Chet know if he keeps on picking- wrote it. that thing it'll never heal?" Talented songsmith Mickey Newbury comments: BOB LUMAN-Epic 5-10699 "I've always thought that if a song could paint a mental picture in your mind, IS IT ANY WONDER THAT I LOVE YOU (Jack & Bill, ASCAP) a hit was automatic." Then Mickey added, "I read the lyrics of Pretty Foster-Rice tune by Bouncin' Bob. He sounds real good on Glenn Barber's song, 'Six Years and a Day' (A Hickory single), the ballads. Good country production with a lot of high strings and a picture comes to life for me." by Glenn Sutton. Dot disk act the LeGarde Twins, Ted and Tom, are set to appear 4-45326 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, June 7 through EARL SCRUGGS-Columbia July 3. Marks first time the hostelry has booked a country music LONESOME RUBEN (Scruggs, BMI) act . . . Bobby Goldsboro is slightly disturbed over the Rolls- If you don't have a copy of "Mr. Banjo's" newest record, call Royce bankruptcy. Bobby owns three Rolls and wonders, "Will the promo man and get one. It's a good instrumental to lead in I still be able to get parts?" ... Carrie (Mrs. Ray Cash, mother and out of station breaks with. And that's a plus. of country music entertainers Johnny and Tommy Cash, was hospitalized in Nashville last week for treatment of chest pains GEORGE KENT-Mercury 73182 . . . It -had -to -happen -dept.: Henry Clover of New York wrote HITTING THE BOTTLE-MISSING YOU (Newkeys, BMI) "California Earthquake" and recorded it as a Starday-King I'M IN A BAD MOOD TONIGHT (Newkeys, BMI) single with Hal Neely producing ... During his :RCA recording Nice Jerry Kennedy production on a good T. T. Hall song. Kent's session, Shel Silverstein, who is a picker -singer of sorts, was country shuffle is full of cute lines and stone country piano. told by a friend (?), "Chet Atkins says you're the worst singer and guitarist in the world." Countered Shel, "Now Chet shouldn't SUE RICHARDS-Epic 5-10709 have said that. He hasn't heard all the guitar players and singers FEEL FREE TO GO (Stallion, BMI) in the world." Tree International bosses Jack Stapp and Buddy Killen have NO SPECIAL OCCASION (Flagship, BMI) signed Doug Anderson and Jimmy Stewart, a pair of Australians Bill Anderson wrote it, Glenn Sutton produced it, and Sue sings who are currently in London writing material for a forthcoming it awfully country. It carries a good message. She's the type of album to be produced in Nashville. The singer -writer team from girl that every guy wants. Down Under has affiliations in Sydney with their own record lit IW 4Y KELLUM-Epic 5-10703 label, publishing firm, movie company and artist management agency . . . Indianapolis teen-ager (18) John Hiatt and New TELL HER LIES AND FEED HER CANDY (Travis, BMI) York's Victor Lovera have also been added to the Tree writers Where have we heard that melody before? It's a catchy fiddle staff ... "Thank You, Connersville, Indiana," from Tom T. Hall's type tune with groovy lyrics. Murray sings it well. "I Witness Life" (Mercury), is a true-to-life experience, inspired by the hospitality writer -singer Tom T. in Hoosier JAY LEE WEBB-Decca 32798 received the town in 1959 when he got out of the Army-and wasn't certain A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING (Forrest Hills, BMI) of which direction his life would take. I WAS READY FOR THE WORLD (Sure Fire, BMI) Lefty Frizzell and wife Alice celebrate their 25th wedding an- Three-quarter time and a studio full of background singers give niversary March 12. "And," as Lefty says, "when a guy as rough Jay Lee (he's Loretta's brother) a good outing. L. E. White as I am in a business as rough as I'm in, stays wed to the wrote it and Walt Haynes produced it. same girl for a quarter-of -a -century it certainly deserves men- (Continued on page 68) tion." So there, and happy, happys to the Frizzells!

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~~www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com THEALBUMCOUNTRY Mr. &Mrs. CHART Country Music MARCH 6, 1971 THIS LAST WKS. ON "YOU GIVE A LITTLE, WK. WK. CHART~~

1 1 ROSE GARDEN LYNN ANDERSON-Columbia C30411 11 FROM ME TO YOU CHARLEY PRIDE-RCA LSP 4468 6 I'LL LOT" ® 4 GIVEA 3 2 FOR THE GOOD TIMES RAY PRICE-Columbia CS 30106 26 4 5 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER LORETTA LYNN-Decca DL 75253 7 5 3 TRIBUTE TO THE BEST DAMN FIDDLE PLAYER IN THE WORLD (or My Tribute to Bob Wills) MERLE HAGGARD-Capitol ST 638 14 6 6 BED OF ROSE'S STATLER BROTHERS-Mercury SR 61317 8 oH,LOVE THERE MUST BE MORE TO LOVE THAN THIS JERRY LEE LEWIS- 9 Mercury 61323 7 0 10 MORNING JIM ED BROWN-RCA LSP 4461 6 9 8 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO CONWAY TWITTY-Decca DL 75248 14 10 11 THE FIRST LADY TAMMY WYNETTE-Epic E30213 18 OF MINE' 11 7 ALL FOR THE LOVE OF SUNSHINE HANK WILLIAMS, JR. Records & THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION-MGM SE 4750 10 Capitol 3039 12 14 ELVIS COUNTRY ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA LSP 4460 6 13 12 THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA LSP 4445 9 IM 23 WE ONLY MAKE BELIEVE CONWAY TWITTY & LORETTA LYNN-Decca 75251 3 15 15 THE FIGHTIN' SIDE OF ME MERLE HAGGARD-Capitol ST 451 39 JOHNNY 16 18 WHERE HAVE ALL THE HEROES GONE BILL ANDERSON-Decca 75254 5 17 13 THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW-Columbia KC 30100 18 18 17 WHERE HAVE ALL THE SEASONS GONE BOBBY BARE-Mercury SR 61315 8 In 24 WE GOTTA START LOVING BOBBY GOLDSBORO-United Artists UAS 6777 8 &JONIE 20 22 WHERE IS MY CASTLE CONNIE SMITH-RCA LSP 4474 5 ® 28 TWO OF A KIND PORTER WAGONER & DOLLY PARTON-RCA LSP 4490 3 22 21 ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN TOM T. HALL-Mercury SR 61307 8 MOSBY'S 23 25 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT SAMMI SMITH-Mega M31-1000 18 24 19 #1 SONNY JAMES-Capitol ST 451 14 25 16 CHARLEY PRIDE'S 10th ALBUM-RCA LSP 4367 33 5 Hit lErl 30 PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN EDDY ARNOLD-RCA LSP 4471 Newest at 27 26 LISTEN BETTY DAVE DUDLEY-Mercury SR 61315 8 El 42 GEORGE JONES WITH LOVE Musicor MS3194 2 Capitol Country 29 20 SNOWBIRD Anne Murray-Capitol ST 579 23 30 33 LYNN ANDERSON'S GREATEST HITS-Chart CHS 1040 3 ® 48 SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS EVERY MORNING NAT STUCKEY-RCA LSP 4477 2 32 27 I WALK THE LINE JOHNNY CASH-Columbia S30397 11 33 29 LOOK AT MINE JODY MILLER-Epic E30382 9 34 39 THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER WENDY BAGWELL-Canaan CAS 9679 2 35 35 IDENTIFIED NASHVILLE STRING BAND-RCA LSP 4472 4 36 34 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE MERLE HAGGARD-Capitol ST 384 56 37 37 WRITES YOU A RECORD JIM REEVES-RCA LSP 4475 6 38 31 THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME ALBUM-Capitol SW493 22 59 THE TAKER/TULSA WAYLON JENNINGS-RCA LSP 4487 2 40 43 HEE HAW, VOL. 2-Capitol ST 670 3 41 41 GEORGIA SUNSHINE JERRY REED-RCA LSP 4391 24 42 38 BEST OF CAL SMITH-Kapp KS 3642 4 43 32 IN LOVING MEMORIES JERRY LEE LEWIS-Mercury SR 61318 6 44 44 I'VE GOTTA SING WANDA JACKSON-Capitol ST 669 4 m 56 GUESS WHO SLIM WHITMAN-United Artists UAS 6783 2 46 36 HELLO DARLIN' CONWAY TWITTY-Decca DL 75209 35 47 - GOLDEN STREETS OF GLORY DOLLY PARTON-RCA LSP 4398 1 48 45 DOWN HOMERS DANNY DAVIS & THE NASHVILLE BRASS-RCA LSP 4424 17 49 46 THE BEST OF GEORGE JONES GEORGE JONES-Musicor 3191 18 50 40 BEST OF DOLLY PARTON-RCA LSP 4449 14 ® FOR THE GOOD TIMES CHET ATKINS-RCA LSP 4464 52 47 I NEVER PICKED COTTON ROY CLARK-Dot DLP 25980 30 53 50 COUNTRY BOY, COUNTRY GIRL JIMMY DEAN & DOTTIE WEST-RCA LSP 4434 7 54 51 SINGER OF SAD SONGS WAYLON JENNINGS-RCA LSP 4418 14 55 49 CLASS OF '70 FLOYD CRAMER-RCA LSP 4437 8 56 52 I WOULDN'T LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY BUCK OWENS & THE BUCKAROOS- Capitol ST 628 14 EEI RED FOLEY SONG BOOK KENNY PRICE-RCA LSP 4469 1 58 55 SKIDROW JOE/DOWN IN THE ALLEY PORTER WAGONER-RCA LSP 4386 14 59 53 LIVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL, LAS VEGAS JERRY LEE LEWIS- Mercury SR 61278 33 60 51 ME AND JERRY JERRY REED & CHET ATKINS-RCA LSP 4369 23 61 54 THIS IS CHET ATKINS-RCA VPS -6030 12 62 58 BREAKING OUT LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS-Columbia C30347 10 63 60 LORETTA LYNN WRITES 'EM AND SINGS 'EM-Decca DL 75198 34 64 63 BEST OF JERRY LEE LEWIS-Smash SRS 67131 50 65 61 JUST PLAIN CHARLEY CHARLEY PRIDE-RCA LSP 4290 52 [3 - GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 ERNEST TUBB-Decca DL 75252 1 published by 67 62 ONCE MORE PORTER WAGONER & DOLLY PARTON-RCA LSP 4388 27 68 64 GEORGE JONES GREATEST HITS-Musicor MS 3116 10 CENTRAL SONGS,INC. 69 66 BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE-RCA LSP 4223 69 70 69 MY WOMAN, MY WOMAN, MY WIFE MARTY ROBBINS-Columbia 9978 40 1804 IvarSt. Hollywood,Calif. 71 67 THE WORLD OF JOHNNY CASH-Columbia GP 29 37 72 70 ALL MY HARD TIMES ROY DRUSKY-Mercury SR 61306 17 73 73 TAMMY WYNETTE'S GREATEST HITS-Epic BN 26486 30 74 72 THIS IS BARE COUNTRY BOBBY BARE-Mercury SR 61290 26 75 71 WORLD OF RAY PRICE-Columbia GP 28 23

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com COUNTRY MUSIC ESCMI Convention Set (Continued from page 64) HOLLYWOOD banquet and installation of of- again attract a large number ficers in the Colonade Room of of the promoters who stage the McLure Hotel at 6 p.m. country music shows at parks, Convention registrants will all By EDDIE clubs and auditoriums through- BRIGGS hold reserved seat tickets to out the northeast. The presi- "Hee Haw" stars Buck Owens and the Buck- the 10 p.m. WWVA "Jamboree dents of several state country aroos, Susan Raye, Buddy Alan, and the Bakers- USA" broadcast that will fea- music organizations have indi- field California Brass currently at John ture the presentation of the cated plans for representatives Asquaga's Sparks Nugget near Reno ... KBBQ- ESCMI Awards from the stags. and groups to attend. Where the convention Burbank-Los Angeles and KFOX-Long Beach, `Excellent Response' in the past has known as the Los Angeles Country Combina- primarily attracted musicians tion, joined forces to present Loretta Lynn, "Advance registration," ac- and writers," Barnett said, Archie Campbell, Little Jimmy Dickens and cording to Barnett, "indicates "ESCMI is thrilled at the in- Eddie Briggs Hank Thompson last Saturday at the huge L.A. excellent response from key terest being shown in this country music radio stations year's convention by the Shrine Auditorium . . . Nat Stuckey currently on a rare but total welcome West Coast tour. throughout the northeast. A country music industry." vast number of inquiries have Always popular Mercury star Bobby Bare in the film city Registration fee for the con- been received by ESCMi from is with a one-night stand at the famed Palomino Club in North vention still $10. A very lim- record companies, recording ited number of banquet tickets Hollywood, set by lovely Annie Maloney, Hollywood . . . If and production Kenny Price's recent California tour was any barometer, the companies and are still available at $5. "We likable, dynamic RCA flash should make manufacturers of musical in- regret the limited capacity of more Coast jaunts. struments for exhibit He was a SMASH everywhere he played My buddy Chill Wills areas and our banquet facilities," Barnett ... hospitality suites." Barnett reported, "and we urge makes a rare night-club p.a. on March 5 when he joins Roy those Rogers said all requests for hotel to and Dale Evans, the Sons of the Pioneers, John Hartford and that planning attend to order the accommodations and display their banquet tickets as quickly Tony Booth Band at the Palomino North . . . Club, Hollywood areas are being co-ordinated as possible." convention is Glad to report Al Minto is feeling much The better after an illness. through Jack Randolph, Capi- not limited to ESCMI member- He's Chill Wills' compadre . . . Marty Robbins had 'em begging tol Music Hall, 1015 Main St., ship. Any company or individ- for more at Harrah's-Reno last week . . . Warner Brothers star Wheeling, W. Va. 26003. ual involved in or interested in Doug Kershaw great in his first movie "Zachariah" currently "A record number of artists, the country music industry can premiering at Fox -Hollywood ... Bill Boyd of the Armed Forces Radio-TV their agents and managers have register through ESCMI Con- Service has shed his Air Force duds and is a civvie .. . Ed Perry already registered for the convention Headquarters, Capitol and Jolly Joe Nixon, KIEV -Glendale, spent New Year's vention. This country music in- Music Hall, 1015 Main St., Eve in Nashville . . . Jimmy Doyle, Stop artist, currently at the dustry gathering is expected to Wheeling, W. Va. 26003. Everglades Club in San José. Two of my favorite people, Johnny and Joni Mosby, have a new Capitol disc and are operating their second nitery, the Ban - Dar, in Ventura . . . Sonny James recently visited Corky May- COUNTRY SINGLES PRODUCT berry, Bill Ward, Sammy Jackson and Dudley Williams at KBBQ . . . Merle Haggard will be the solo act at a special luncheon to be given by the Country Music Association at the NARM (Continued from page 66) convention in Los Angeles March 1 at the Century -Plaza Hotel . . KLAC-Los Angeles broadcast the recent Buck Owens Am- BOBBY LEWIS-United Artists 50754 bassador Hotel show "live." HE GIVES US ALL HIS LOVE (Unart, BMI) Infectious thing from the movie "Cold Turkey." Medium tempo production by Scotty Turner features guitar work by Fred Carter, KBBQ Celebrates At the Movies Jr. Bill Anderson Day (Continued front page 64) CLAY DANIELS-Souncot 1111 Country singer -composer Bill leased, will feature Nashvill- THINGS WE MEANT TO DO (Wilderness, BMI) Anderson was honored by ians Kris Kristofferson and SAME OLD SONG (Lowery, BMI) KBBQ in Los Angeles when the John "Buck" Wilkin in singing Nice production from the Florida label. Harlan Howard wrote station designated Feb. 16 as spots. Along with songs penned it and dee -jay Clay sings doggone good. Listen to the Joe South Bill Anderson Day. by the aforementioned, "Sym- "B" side, too. The Decca star, whose new pathetic Scarecrow." written by album is "Where Have All Our Nashville's Doug Van Arsdale RAY GRIFF-Royal American 30 Heroes Gone," which includes (better known as Zack Hilton), DON'T LOOK AT ME (Blue Echo, BMI) his hit single of the same name, will be on the soundtrack of the Slow bluesy song based on the old cliché. Dick Heard produced was guest star on "The Sammy "Last Movie," as well as the and Ray sings it well. Ray was on the charts previously with Jackson Show" and answered Hopper documentary, "The "Patches." telephone calls from fans. The American Dreamer," produced station promoted the event by by Corda Productions. "The JM HURLEY-Candy 10002 giving away free Anderson al- American Dreamer," first titled bums to listeners. "The Life Style of Dennis Hop- ALL GOD'S PEOPLE ARE ONE (Candle, ASCAP) Anderson, currently on a na- per," features three songs writ- MORE THAN JUST ONE MAN (Arawak, ASCAP) tion-wide concert tour, was in ten and performed by Van Ars - Catchy medium tempo recording with a message. The old finger - Los Angeles for three days to dale. snapping intro starts a nice sing -along idea. Hurley wrote, pro- confer with Mike Maitland, duced and recorded. head of Decca. Cedarwood Publishing is very happy with their association HANK with "Little Fauss and Big LOCKLIN-RCA 47-9955 Halsy" and plans there are to SHE'S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO LOVING YOU Owens at Landmark persue more soundtracks. The (Blue Crest/Hill & Range, BMI) Buck Owens has been set for surface has only been scratched I LIKE A WOMAN (Coldwater, BMI) a two-week engagement at How- -look for Nashville studios to A little late but definitely worth mentioning. Tenor Locklin has ard Hughes' Landmark Hotel in gear for more movie and TV his best record in some time. It's produced by Jerry Bradley and Las Vegas June 23 - JuIy 6. soundtracks. Dallas Frazier with Doodles Owens wrote it.

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www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com New Copyright Management Firm NASHVILLE - Release of catalog), Wepedol Music, Har- the new Conway Twitty single, mony Hill Music, Stonesthrow "How Much More Can She Music and is negotiating with Stand," coincides with the an- a number of other firms. nouncement by Dick Heard, local recording and publishing Listen Marie WUNI-Mobile, Alabama 6. JOSHUA -Dolly Parton 1. MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT- 7. SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS - exec, of a newly formed copy- Sammi Smith Nat Stuckey firm, Nash- 2. THE PROMISED LAND -Freddie Weller 8. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare right management 3. BED OF ROSES-Statler Bros. 9. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - ville Copyright Management, 4. SHE WAKES ME -Nat Stuckey David Houston 5. ROSE GARDEN -Lynn Anderson 10. SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY - Inc. It is a subsidiary of 6. DON'T WANT TO KNOW -Elvis Presley Kenny Price Heard's Royal American Rec- 7. WATCHING SCOTTY GROW - WGMA-Hollywood, Florida Bobby Goldsboro 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE ords complex. 8. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - NIGHT-Sammi Smith David Houston 2. BED OF ROSES-Statler Bros. "NCMI was conceived to per- 9. PADRE -Marty Robbins 3. RAININ' IN MY HEART - 10. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare Hank Williams, Jr. form a service for significant KFOX-Long Beach, California 4. GUESS WHO -Slim Whitman new publishing companies," 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE 5. THE PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller NIGHT-Sammi Smith 6. HERE COME THE RATTLESNAKES - Heard said. "More and more 2. RAINING IN MY HEART - Wendy Bagwell are becoming Hank Williams, Jr. 7. LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME - recording artists 3. THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING- Porter Wagoner involved in publishing and the Elvis Presley 8. SWEET MISERY-Ferlin Husky 4. WATCHING SCOTTY GROW - 9. WATCHING SCOTTY GROW - only way it can be profitable Bobby Goldsboro Bobby Goldsboro for them is if they can curtail 5. GUESS WHO -Slim Whitman 10. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW - 6. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - Elvis Presley expenses. NCMI can handle all David Houston KWJJ-Portland, Oregon Bare chores involved 7. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE administrative 8. BED OF ROSES-Statler Brothers NIGHT-Sammi Smith in publishing for far less than 9. AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE - 2. RAINING IN MY HEART - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty Hank Williams, Jr. it would cost the individual 10. I'D RATHER LOVE YOU -Charlie Pride Mercury artist Dave Dudley dis- 3. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - companies." WHYP-North East, Pennsylvania David Houston publishing cusses his No. 32 chart position 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE 4. JOSHUA -Dolly Parton NCMI, at its founding, rep- for the single "Listen Betty" with NIGHT-Sammi Smith 5. PROMISED LAND -Freddie Weller Editorial 2. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare 6. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW - resents Brothers Two Music Record World's Nashville 3. WHERE IS MY CASTLE-Connie Smith Elvis Presley is from this Assistant, Marie Ratliff. 4. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - 7. FLESH AND BLOOD -Johnny Cash (the Twitty release David Houston 8. THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY - 5. SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY - Kenny Price Kenny Price 9. ROSE GARDEN -Lynn Anderson 6. RAINING IN MY HEART - 10. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare Henk Williams, Jr. WBRG-Lynchburg, Virginia 7. PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller COUNTRY SINGLES THE 8. PORTRAIT Of MY WOMAN -Eddy Arnold 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH NIGHT-Sammi Smith 9. IF YOU THINK I LOVE YOU NOW - Jody Miller 2. SHE WAKES ME EVERY MORNING - Nat 10. THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Stuckey UST - Ed .PUBLISHERS Porter Wagoner 3. MORNING -Jim Brown 4. BED OF ROSES-Statler Bros. KUSN-St. Joseph, Missouri ME 5. THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH - Ron Chancey 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE Porter Wagoner AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE Owen Bradley I'VE GOT TO SING (Jungle, ASCAP) 44 NIGHT-Sammi Smith 6. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS (Twitty Bird, BMI) 7 - Bob Ferguson (Owepar, BMI) 26 2. RAININ' IN MY HEART - David Houston AFTER YOU Joe E. Johnson (4 -Star. BMI) 42 JOSHUA JUKE BOX MAN George Richey Hank Williams, Jr. 7. THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS Billy Sherrill - (Moss -Pt's. BMI) 54 3. JOSHUA -Dolly Parton Kenny Price (Algae, BMI) 1 KNOCK THREE TIMES Run Chancey (Pocket 4. PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller 8. GUESS WHO -Slim Whitman ANYWAY Bob Ferguson (mutt -Dose, BMI) 19 Full of Tunes'Jilbern/Saturday, BMI)... 31 5. ROSE GARDEN -Lynn Anderson 9. WHO'LL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS - ARMS OF A FOOL Jim Vienneau 6. FLESH AND BLOOD -Johnny Cash Wayne Kemp (Sawgrass, BMI) 12 LISTEN BETTY Jerry Kennedy BMI) 32 7. BED OF ROSES-Statler Bros. 10. PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN -Eddy Arnold BABY WITHOUT YOU Owen Bradley (Newkeys, DOOR BMI) 28 8. THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY - (TRO-First Edition, BMI) .. ... 51 LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK (Jondera, KRAK -Sacramento, California Kenny Price BAR ROOM TALK Scotty Turner (Passkey, BMI) 30 L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1. ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE (NUR Punk. RMI) 52 9. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare HELP BED OF ROSE'S Jerry Kennedy Richey (Champion. BMI) 24 10. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - NIGHT-Sammi Smith (House of Cash, BMI) 34 LOVENWORTH George 2. THE -Freddy Weller Heard (Jobete. BMI) 34 David Houston PROMISED LAND BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME Bob Ferguson MY GUY Dick 3. WHERE IS MY CASTLE -Connie Smith sr+msr^ NPrrry Wert (Are, BM1) 56 Orleans, Louisiana (Blue Echo. RMI) 36 WSHO-New 4. THE SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY Nelson (Central. BMI) 70 THE - BIG MABLE MURPHY Ronny Light OH LOVE OF MINE Ken 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THRU Price CHILDREN Jerry Kennedy Kenny . ONE HIINnREI NIGHT-Sammi Smith (Blue Crest. RMI) . . 65 5. PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN -Eddy Arnold (Newkeys, BMI) 16 2. HILL BILLY WALTZ -Russ Russell BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN Owen Bradley 6. SWEET MISERY-Ferlin Husky ON THE en40 rn MFMpHIS Ruck Owens 3. WHO'LL TURN OUT THE LIGHTS (Warner -Tamerlane, BMI) 68 - 7. FLESH AND BLOOD-Johnny Cash (Commander/Tinkerbell. ASCAP) 63 Wayne Kemp BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS Ken Nelson 8. PADRE -Marty Robbins RAININ' IN MY HEART Jim Vienneau/ AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE (Charing Cross. BMI) .. 25 4. - 9. A KNOWS 11 WOMAN ALWAYS - HANDS Jerry Bradley Mike Curb (Eacellorec, BMI) L. Lynn/C. Twitty David Houston CARELESS nr--^ cot,. rumors,. PMII 33 5. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS (Melrose. ASCAP) 62 - 10. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare ME WITH A KISS Jerry Bradley David Houston COME SUNDOWN Jerry Kennedy SHErWAKES & Range -Blue Crest 17 6. A-EEE/FLIP-Hank Williams, Jr. WROZ-Evansville, Indiana (Combine, BMI) 3 (Hill SP'',REMME ER Joe E. JohnAson 7. WHERE IS MY CASTLE -Connie Smith 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE CORPUS CHRISTI WINDS Dale McBride (4-Star, BMI) 42 8. ANYWAY -George Hamilton, IV NIGHT-Sammi Smith (Tupper/Soulsongs, BMI) 69 OF BOONE COUNTY Ronny Light 9. PADRE -Marty Robbins 2. JOSHUA -Dolly Parton DID YOU EVER George Richey (Tree, BMI) 50 SHERIFF (Hardtack, BMI) 14 10. PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller 3. FLESH AND BLOOD -Johnny Cash DO RIGHT WOMAN Billy Sherrill N Jerry Bradley 4. RAININ' IN MY HEART (Press. RMI) 29 SHE'S KART -Jerome, Idaho - PACrestOSEIIAR Rang BM) 71 Hank Williams. Jr. DO WHAT YOU CAN Rokhv Pierce (Weise, BMI) 73 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THRU THE eLAWLY Jerry Rradley (Cedarwood, BMI) 35 5. ROSE GARDEN -Lynn Anderson DON'T WORRY 'BOUT THE MULE Frank Jones NIGHT-Sammi Smith 1.457 LETTER Ken Nelsen 6. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare (Acuff-Rose, BMI) .. 46 SOLDIER'S 2. BED OF ROSES-Statler Bros. (Noma, BMI) 23 7. PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller EMPTY ARMS George Richey 3. PROMISED LAND -Freddie Weller S^ Lnvr Glen Sutton 8. SHE WAKES ME EVERY MORNING WITH (Melody Lane/Desiard. BMI) 43 4. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare (Al Gallico. RMI) 64 A KISS -Nat Stuckey EVERYDAY FAMILY MAN Biff Collie 5. RAININ' IN MY HEART SWEET MISERY Larry Butler (Cedarwood, BMI) - 9. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS (Twitty Bird. BMI) .. 66 Hank Williams, Jr. - TIME TO KNOW HER Norm Wilson David Houston FIFTEEN BEERS AGO Jim Vienneau TAKE 6. WHERE IS MY CASTLE -Connie Smith BMI) .. 59 10. BED OF ROSES-Statler Brothers (Peach, SESAC) 37 (AI Gallico, . 7. JOSHUA -Dolly Parton T^'L u'M v^II LOVE HIM Owen Bradley FREIGHT TRAIN Larry Butler 8. THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME KTUF-Proenix, Arizona (Tuesday. - (Peter Maurice. ASCAP) 48 1411114 Porter Wagoner 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE LONESOME GIVE HIM LRVE Jerry Kennedy 9. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS NIGHT-Sammi Smith Walter Haynes (Tree/Champion, BMI) 61 - (Jack & Bill. ASCAP) 22 Dave Houston 2. FLESH AND BLOOD -Johnny Cash THr CRswnAP SPNG Cliff Williamson GUESS AWAY THE BLUES Wesley Rose 10. GUESS WHO -Slim Whitman 3. PADRE -Marty Robbins (Sue-Mirl, ASCAP) 67 (Acuff -Rose, RMI) . 70 4. PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller FIRST LOVE Scotty Turner & Loral Hanson WITL-Lansing, Michigan CIIrSÇ WHO Riff Collie (Michele. RMI) 38 THE 5. WHERE IS MY CASTLE -Connie Smith (Unart. BMI) . 49 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE HAROLD'S SURER SERVICE Earl Ball 6. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW/THERE NEEDIN' I NEED Joe Bradley NIGHT-Sammi Smith (Airefield/Shade Tree, BMI) 58 THE KING OF GOES MY EVERYTHING-Elvis Presley (Stallion, BMI) 41 2. BED OF ROSES-Statler Brothers HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 7. WATCHING SCOTTY GROW THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME Bob Ferguson 3. RAINING IN MY HEART - - Jim Malloy (Combine, BMI) 5 Bobby Goldsboro (Owepar, BMI) 13 Hank Williams, Jr. THE ELEPHANTS Johnny Bond 8. BED OF ROSES-Statler Bros. HFRE COME LAND Billy Sherrill (Arc, BMI) 2 4. JOSHUA -Dolly Parton Productions (Sawgrass. BMI) 57 THE PROMISED 9. JOSHUA -Dolly Parton THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Felton Jarvis 5. WHERE IS MY CASTLE-Connie Smith HFRE CRME THE RATTLESNAKES 10. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - (BlOe 4 6. FLESH & BLOOD -Johnny Cash Marvin Norcross (Canaanland. BMI) 15 David Houston TRUE LOVE S IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP 7. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare I CAN'T TELL THE BOYS Bob Ferguson Frank Jones (Ensign/Cedarwood, BMI) 27 8. A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS - KENA-Mena, Arkansas (Peer Int'l. BMI) 75 TULSA COUNTY George Richey David Houston 1. HELP ME MAKE IT THRU NIGHT- YOU Jack Clement I'D RATHER LOVE (United Artists, ASCAP) 40 9. LOVER PLEASE -Bobby G. Rice Sammi Smith (Pi -Gem. RMI) 10 10. THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING/FLIP- 2. RAINING IN MY HEART - WARM TO COOL TO COLD Jim Vienneau IF YOU THINK I LOVE YOU NOW (LvnLau/Shelby Singleton, BMI) 72 Elvis Presley Hank Williams, Jr. Billy Sherrill (Julep, BMI) 18 KBOX-Dallas, Texas 3. JOSHUA-Dolly Parton WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bob Montgomery I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW IT THROUGH THE 4. PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller & Bobby Goldsboro (BnB, BMI) 6 1. HELP ME MAKE Felton Jarvis (Hill & Range, BMI) 4 NIGHT-Sammi Smith 5. COME SUNDOWN -Bobby Bare WHERE IS MY CASTLE Bob Ferguson ALWAYS KNOWS I'M A MEMORY Felton Jarvis (Blue Crest, RMI) 8 2. THE PROMISED LAND -Freddy Weller 6. A WOMAN - 47 (Willie Nelson, BMI) WILL I EVER STOP LOVING YOU 3. IF YOU THINK I LOVE YOU NOW - David Houston Jody Miller 7. SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY - I'M GONNA KEEP ON LOVING YOU Don Chapman & Norman Weatly 55 Jim Vienneau (Two Rivers, ASCAP) 9 MINE Larry Butler 4. EVERYTHING/DON'T WANT TO KNOW Kenny Price WITH HIS HANG IN - (DeCapo, BMI) 45 BMI) 53 Elvis Presley 8. WHERE IS MY CASTLE -Connie Smith IN LOVING MEMORIES (Copper Basin/Twig, FEEL LIKE A MAN 5. AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE 9. FLESH & BLOOD -Johnny Cash IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK YOU MAKE ME - BMI) 21 Bradley (Page Boy, SESAC) 60 Conway & Loretta 10. ROSE GARDEN -Lynn Anderson ANGELS Cliff Williamson (Peer Int'l, Owen

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El 2 A WOMAN ALWAYS KNOWS DAVID HOUSTON-Epic 5-10696 8 2 3 THE PROMISED LAND FREDDIE WELLER-Columbia 4-45276 12 3 1 COME SUNDOWN BOBBY BARE-Mercury 73148 11 CM 7 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING/I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA 47-9960 9 5 4 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT SAMMI SMITH- Mega 615-0015 12 6 10 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW BOBBY GOLDSBORO- United Artists 50727 11 El 11 AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE/THE ONE I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT CONWAY TWITTY & LORETTA LYNN-Decca 32776 5 8 8 WHERE IS MY CASLE CONNIE SMITH-RCA 47-9938 10 0 16 I'M GONNA KEEP ON LOVING YOU BILLY WALKER-MGM K14210 6 10 18 I'D RATHER LOVE YOU CHARLEY PRIDE-RCA 47-9952 4

11 5 RAININ' IN MY HEART 12 52 SHE'LL REMEMBER/ HANK WILLIAMS, JR. & THE m MIKE CURB CONGREGATION- AFTER YOU 4 MGM K-14194 JERRY WALLACE-Decca 32777 ® 20 ARMS OF A FOOL 6 - EMPTY ARMS 1 MEL TILLIS-MGM K14211 SONNY JAMES-Capitol 3015 13 14 THE LAST ONE TO TOUCH ME 9 44 44 I'VE GOT TO SING 5 PORTER WAGONER- DUANE DEE-Cartwheel A192 RCA 47-9939 45 51 IN LOVING MEMORIES 6 14 6 SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY 12 JERRY LEE LEWIS-Mercury 73155 KENNY PRICE-RCA 47-9932 Ci 54 DON'T WORRY 'BOUT In 19 HERE COME THE THE MULE 2 RATTLESNAKES 6 CARL SMITH-Columbia 4-45293 WENDY BAGWELL-Canaan 715 57 I'M A MEMORY 4 16 9 ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN 13 WILLIE NELSON-RCA 47-9951 TOM T. HALL-Mercury 73140 48 53 FREIGHT TRAIN 4 17 12 SHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS 13 JIM & JESSE-Capitol 3026 NAT STUCKEY-RCA 47-9929 62 THE FIRST LOVE 5 18 15 IF YOU THINK Cn PENNY DeHAVEN- I LOVE YOU NOW 11 United Artists 50742 JODY MILLER-Epic 5-10692 50 65 DID YOU EVER 3 31 ANYWAY 6 CHARLIE LOUVIN & MELBA m GEORGE HAMILTON MONTGOMERY-Capitol IV- 3029 RCA 47-9945 58 BABY WITHOUT YOU 3 20 24 GUESS AWAY THE BLUES 6 ® JAN HOWARD-Decca 32778 DON GIBSON-Hickory 1588 64 L.A. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 3 27 IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE ® ® SUSAN RAYE-Capitol 3035 HONKY TONK ANGELS 5 LYNN ANDERSON-Chart 5113 ® 71 WITH HIS HAND IN MINE 2 JEAN SHEPARD-Capitol 3033 22 22 GIVE HIM LOVE 8 PATTI PAGE-Mercury 73162 70 JUKE BOX MAN 2 DICK CURLESS-Capitol 3033 36 SOLDIER'S LAST LETTER 3 ® MERLE HAGGARD-Capitol 55 56 WILL I EVER STOP LOVING YOU 8 3024 30 LOVENWORTH DON CHAPEL-Metro Egi 6 Country 6266-6678 ROY ROGERS-Capitol 3016 56 42 NADINE 9 ® 33 BRIDGE OVER COMPTON BROS.-Dot 17362 TROUBLED WATER 5 57 59 HERE COME THE ELEPHANTS 6 BUCK OWENS-Capitol 3023 JOHNNY BOND-Starday 45-916 26 13 JOSHUA 13 58 61 HAROLD'S SUPER SERVICE 4 DOLLY PARTON-RCA 47-9928 BOBBY WAYNE-Capitol 3025 27 23 TRUE LOVE IS GREATER 59 60 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER 7 THAN FRIENDSHIP 9 JOE STAMPLEY-Dot 17363 ARLENE HARDEN- 67 YOU MAKE ME FEEL Columbia 4-45287 60 LIKE A MAN 3 28 26 LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR 9 WARNER MACK-Decca 32781 BUDDY ALAN-Capitol 3010 61 32 THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE 34 DO RIGHT WOMAN 5 TO BE LONESOME 11 BARBARA MANDRELL- CAL SMITH-Decca 32768 Columbia 4-45307 HANDS 1 30 21 BAR ROOM TALK 9 - CARELESS m DOTTIE WEST-RCA 47-9957 DEL REEVES-United Artists 50743 45 KNOCK THREE TIMES 4 LEI - ON THE ROAD TO MEMPHIS 1 ® BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK- DON RICH & BUDDY ALAN- Cartwheel A193 Capitol 3040 32 17 LISTEN BETTY 12 - SO THIS IS LOVE 1 DAVE DUDLEY-Mercury 73138 TOMMY CASH-Epic 5-10700 33 25 ROSE GARDEN 18 65 69 BIG MABEL MURPHY 4 LYNN ANDERSON- DALLAS FRAZIER-RCA 47-9950 Columbia 4-45252 66 68 EVERYDAY FAMILY MAN 4 34 28 BED OF ROSES 16 JIMMY DICKENS- STATLER BROTHERS- United Artists 50730 Mercury 73141 67 72 THE CRAWDAD SONG 2 46 SLOWLY 6 LAWANDA LINDSEY & ® JIMMY DEAN & DOTTIE WEST- KENNY VERNON-Chart 5114 RCA 47-9947 - BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN 1 55 BETTER MOVE IT ON HOME 2 BILL PHILLIPS-Decca 32782 PORTER WAGONER & 69 73 CORPUS CHRISTI WINDS 1 DOLLY PARTON-RCA 47-9958 DALE McBRIDE-Thunderbird 539 47 FIFTEEN BEERS AGO 4 70 - OH LOVE OF MINE 1 ® BEN COLDER-MGM K14209 JOHNNY & JONIE MOSBY 38 29 GUESS WHO 13 -Capitol 3039 SLIM, WHITMAN- 71 - SHE'S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET 1 United Artists 50731 HANK LOCKLIN-RCA 47-9955 39 40 MY GUY 8 72 - WARM TO COOL TO COLD 1 LINDA K. LANCE- LOIS JOHNSON-MGM 14217 Royal American 24 73 75 DO WHAT YOU CAN 2 40 35 TULSA COUNTY 10 LOIS KAYE-Wesco 2194 ANITA CARTER-Capitol 2994 74 TELL - HIM YOU LOVE HIM 1 48 THE KIND OF NEEDIN' WEBB PIERCE-Decco 32787 I NEED 5 75 I CAN'T TELL 70 - THE BOYS 1 RECORD WORLD March 1971 6, NORMA JEAN-RCA 47-9946 LESTER FLATT-RCA 47-9953

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