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DOLLAR DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF THE MUSIC/RECORD INDUSTRY ONE \I\ 4>Ot;6 MARCH 6, 1971 WHO IN THE WORLL p00AO1 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. PICKS OF THE WEEK 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. with Of In conjunction Original Casts N41.! ;VI The RECORD Film Soundtracks e TV Soundtracks 13th Annual Convention ENTERPAIT Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles, Calif. Feb. 26 -Mar. 2, 1971 www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Smash Follow-up to "Groove Me" Chimneyville King Floyd 437 BABY LET ME KISS YOU Produced by E. Walker for Malaco Productions Recorded at Malaco Studios. Jackson, Mississippi Distributed by C~otillion 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 offi- ces 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 pic- ture, TV and Broadway pro- ductions. 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.