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C4SH BOX ^HE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC / COIN MACHINE / HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME XLV — NUMBER 30 — December 24, 1983 C4SHBCX EDITORML Common Interests The record industry is an ultra-competitive While the new agreement has only been an- GEORGE ALBERT business that has all-too frequently produced nounced now, parties it clear that dis- President and Publisher both make backbiting and an unconstructive brand of cor- cussions bring International began MARK ALBERT to MCA to WEA Vice President and General Manager porate competition. But all that went on hold last almost as soon as Azoff assumed his new post, with J.B. CARMICLE week when WEA International and MCA an- the pair eagerly pursuing ways to work together Vice President, Administrator nounced a new global distribution pact that owed its again. JIM SHARP Vice President, Nashville existence to nothing less than mutual admiration This past year saw several new distribution deals 1 West Coast Marketing and respect. of major proportion, with Chrysalis, Motown, Arista ROBERT STEMM MCA president Irving Azoff is no stranger to the and Sugar Hill moving out of the independent Wesf Coast Editorial JEFFREY RESSNER. Bureau Chief WCI-owned WEA; as head of Front Line Manage- marketplace. One effect of these new arrangements GEORGE KOULERMOS MARC STERNBERG ment he had many Warner artists on his roster; and has been to further concentrate the circle of deci- Research as executive for the Warner custom label, Full Moon sion makers in our industry. The notion of a handful KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager BILL FEASTER Records, he became intimate with the company’s of powerful companies fighting with each other is HARALD TAUBENREUTHER GREGORY D LESCHISHIN worldwide operation. Similarly, Nesuhi Ertegun, more chilling now than ever before. But the spirit of KEITH ALBERT head of WEA International had come to respect mutual respect which permeates the new agree- East Coast Editorial FRED GOODMAN. Bureau Chief Azoff’s ability to recognize talent and develop art- ment between MCA and WEA International is en- JIM BESSMAN HARRY WEINGER ists. couraging. It should be the model for our future. Nashville Editorial/Research ANITA WILSON CONTENTS JOHN LENTZ BRENNA DAVENPORT-LEIGH ON THE COVER Art Director DEPARTMENTS TONY D'AGOSTINO Black Contemporary 21 Classifieds 27 Born in Sledge, Mississippi, Circulation Coin Machine 28 Charley Pride spent much of his THERESA TORTOSA, Manager Country 15 Gospel 19 youth picking cotton with his 10 PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK Jazz 20 brothers and sisters. At night the International 24 1775 Broadway, New York NY 10019 family would listen to the radio and Phone: (212) 586-2640 Merchandising 10,11 Cable Address: Cash Box NY Radio 14 Charley would pay particular at- Telex: 666123 Video 12 tention to WSM’s The Grand Ole HOLLYWOOD FEATURES Opry. Almost 40 years later, Pride 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Coast To Coast 8,9 Hollywood CA 90028 Editorial 3 has become one of the legendary Phone: (213) 464-8241 Executives On The Move 8 country performers and was NASHVILLE Interview 13 named Cash Box Top Male 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 New Faces To Watch 6 Phone: (615) 244-2898 CHARTS Vocalist of the Decade for the 70s. CHICAGO Top 100 Singles 4 After a stint in the military and several years in baseball’s ma- CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine, Mgr Top 200 Albums 25,26 jor leagues playing for the California Angels and various 1442 S. 61st Ave„ Cicero IL 60650 Black Contemporary Albums 21 Phone: (312) 863-7440 the music Black Contemporary Singles 22 teams in other leagues, Pride made move to country D.C. WASHINGTON, Country Albums 17 in the mid-60s when Red Foley and Red Sovine convinced him EARL B. ABRAMS Country Singles 16 N. to come to Nashville. Chet Atkins took a demo tape he cut to the 3518 Utah St.. Gospel Albums 19 Arlington VA 22207 Jazz Albums 20 A&R executives at RCA Records and he was signed to the label Phone: (703) 243-5664 Jukebox Programmer 31 soon after, and has stayed with them for almost 20 years. Top 15 Midlines 10 TfllGUEL SMIRNOFF Pride has also earned a reputation for helping new artists get Director of South American Operations Top 15 Video Games 10 12 started in the music business. Through the years he has contri- ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Videocasettes Lavalle 1569, Plso 4. Of. 405 REVIEWS buted his experience and expertise to the careers of Ronnie 1048 Buenos Aires, Argentina Albums And Singles 7 Milsap, Gary Stewart, Johnny Duncan, Johnny Russell, Janie Phone: 45-6948 AUSTRALIA — ALLAN WEBSTER Fricke and Sylvia, among others. 3/57 Dickens St. Elwood Vic 3184, Australia BRAZIL — CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av. Borges de Mederlos, 2475 Apt. 503, Lagoa TOP POP DEBUTS Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Phone: 294-8197 CANADA — JAN PLATER 62 SO BAD — Paul McCartney — Columbia 98 Geoffrey Street SINGLES Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6R 1P3 Phone: (416) 537-1137 106 BUSY BODY — Luther Vandross — Epic ITALY — MARIO DE LUIGI ALBUMS "Musica e Dischi" Via De Amicls.47 20123 Milan, Italy Phone: (02) 839-18-37/832-79-37 JAPAN — Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO Editorial Mgr., KOZO OTSUKA POP SINGLE POP/4LBUM 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono bldg. 2-chome, 11-1, Shlnbashi, Minato-ku, SAY, SAY, SAY T SLOW DOWN Tokyo Japan, 105 Paul McCartney and CAN Richie Phone: 504-1651 Michael Jackson Lionel — MEIJERS NETHERLANDS CONSTANT Columbia Motown P.O. Box 1807 1200 BV Hilversum Phone: 035-19841 SPAIN- ANGEL ALVAREZ B/C SINGLE B/C/4LBUM Lopez de Hoyos 178, 5 CD Madrid — 2 Spain Phone: 415 23 98 TIME WILL REVEAL CAN’T SLOW DOWN UNITED KINGDOM — CHRISSY ILEY DeBarge Lionel Richie 54A Cambridge Gardens Gordy/Motown Motown London W10 England Phone: 01-960-2736 HILARY BRIGHT Flat 3. 162 Bethune Road London N16 5DS England COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY ABUM Phone: 01-809-1067 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $125 per year anywhere in YOU LOOK SO GOOD IN LOVE DON’T CHEAT IN OUR HOMETOWN the U.S.A. Published weekly by CASH BOX (ISSN 0008- George Strait Ricky Skaggs 7289), 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in Epic the U.S.A. Second class postage paid at New York. N.Y., MCA and additional mailing offices. ®Copyright 1983 by the Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX, 1775 JA7I GOSPEL Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. 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