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ii Ballard had some harsh words for Labatt, their Cohl/Ballard end feud with Labatt; leaveCL handling of BCL, and the Canadian entertainment Warner/Chappell M Top concert promoters Bill Ballard and Michael Labatt had indicated last year it wished to sell- business in general. Music publishing giant Warner/Cha Cohl, co-founders of the BCL Entertainment Corp, off its stake in BCL, which suffered losses of $12 "The real crime here (is that Labatt) at one time after an absence of a few years, return are leaving the company to bring to an end a bitter million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1994. probably created Canada's greatest chance to have '96 which will be celebrating its 30t1 dispute between the duo and BCL's majority However, reports indicate that BCL's financial an entertainment conglomerate in this country and (Jan. 21-25/96). shareholder, John Labatt Ltd. Labatt, of course, was health has shown improvement in 1995. then the accountants took over. They'd send in Jennifer Bier, MIDEM press mar recently bought out itself by Belgian brewing giant Ballard and Cohl began the forerunner of BCL people who didn't understand the mentalities they that the decision to renew its ti Interbrew SA. (which stands for Ballard, Cohl and Labatt) in 1973. were dealing with in entertainment, and they tried international industry event, was The deal was to be finalized on November 24, Labatt purchased a 45% stake in the company in to make corporate decisions which would do nothing worldwide chairman/CEO, Les Bider. but is being delayed due to a haggling over the price 1988. but muck up the energy of the creative people. Last May, Bider participated Labatt is offering to pay for the duo's 25% stake in Labatt purchased another 30% of the shares in "Between the mess Keith Spicer has made out exhibiting delegate and keynote sp BCL, the parent company of Concert Productions 1992, increasing its ownership in BCL to 75%. At of the CRTC and what Labatt has done to inaugural MIDEM Asia, which was 1 International (CPI). Cohl and Ballard are apparently that time, they also signed an agreement with Cohl entertainemt in this country it's quite unbelievable. Kong. seeking an $18 million buyout, while Labatt is and Ballard which indicated that the two could sell There is nothing left in this country. Anybody who In explaining his reasons for offering $14 million. their shares to Labatt at any time for a calculated thinks there is an entertainment industry in this MIDEM, Bider stresses, "In a world wh price. Cohl and Ballard decided to drop out in country is fooling themselves. They may as well business is experiencing so man October of this year, asking for $18 for their 25% realize it now and forget trying to waste money on technological advancement and glob stake based on a formula the duo and Labatt had Canadian content." the importance for the industry to meet previously agreed on. Labatt has countered with the is more than obvious. Following tl $14 million offer. BCL continued on page 15 experience and exciting buzz at Mll In an interview with The Globe And Mail, Jay Boberg named president of MCA Records Anne Murray and C Anne Murray's Classic Christmas, Doug Morris, chairman and CEO of the MCA Music Nashville. That same year they formed I.R.S. Media, special will air Sunday Dec. 3 at 8 Entertainment Group has announced the a film company that has produced such critically - Murray's second Christmas special f appointment of Jay Boberg to the position of acclaimed films as One False Move and Gas, Food Her first special attracted a record -1 president of MCA Records. Boberg will be based And Lodging. million viewers in 1988, the highest - in Los Angeles, and will oversee all of the record In an unrelated move, Morris has also company's operations. announced the new senior executive team of the Boberg moves over to the record division after MCA Music Entertainment Group, with Mel Bill Ballard and Michael Cohl with actors serving as president of MCA Music Publishing since Lewinter taking on the role of vice-chairman, and Eugene Levy and the late John Candy. December of 1994. Zach Horowtiz named president. Lewinter will be During his brief tenure at MCA Publishing, based in New York, while Horowitz will remain in the division achieved international success with such Los Angeles. songwriters as Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard (who Lewinter worked at Warner Music US for 25 co -wrote and produced Morissette's latest Maverick/ years, most recently serving as president and CEO STORY Warner album) and ASCAP songwriter of the year of the music group before leaving earlier this year. COVER Gary Burr. Lewinter joined Atlantic Records in 1970 as offers Prior to joining MCA, Boberg served as comptroller, and was promoted to vice-president/ Records high president of IRS Records, a company he co-founded comptroller in 1974. In 1980 he was named senior Sunrise 3stories frontand with Miles Copeland in 1979. Boberg was named VP of the company. product s Loeb: putMCA company' president of the label when he was just 25 years of Lewinter was then moved up to CFO/senior Lisa help clubs, to therecord.record age. VP of Atlantic in 1990, and a year later was agreeing of the some. Anne Murray and Roch Voisine After following pull out and then During his tenure at IRS, he discovered and promoted to vice-chairman of the Atlantic Group. centre, decisiontojust that, t. in In 1994 he was named executive VP of Warner done Yonge developed some of the most innovative and special of all time. controversial has located at336 newly - influential acts of the '80s and '90s, including Music US, and promoted to president and COO in This latest special was taped at T Recordsstore bywith a SunriseSunrise passing artistLisa R.E.M., the Go-Go's, Fine Young Cannibals, Oingo 1994. Mill. Murray's guests include Roch The crowds MCP, wowed devotedto Tails.(photo Boingo, English Beat, DaDa, Concrete Blonde and Horowitz joined MCA 12 years ago as head of Barenaked Ladies and world fig Toronto moral album, threestory debut Kirsty MacColl. business affairs and general counsel of MCA champion Elvis Stojko. created released recently In 1985, Boberg and Copeland co-founded Records. He was named executive vice-president Murray performs a number of h I.R.S. Music Publishing, which grew from its LA of MCA Music Entertainment Group in 1989, and including White Christmas, Winter VV Sandler) by home base to include offices in London, Paris and promoted to chief operating officer in 1994. HIT PICK

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on the shit list just yet, you'll know who they are Warner people, namely Sports Illustrated, and come Monday. In the other corner is the CAB, no perhaps down the line, People Magazine, have a stranger to wars with the recording industry. problem with the Canadian magazine industry. Our (ahtr-shys Remember SRL? Well, by the time we go to press government says if an American publication takes next week, we should have a pretty good idea as to Canadian advertising, the advertisers don't get a tax who's gonna battle who, and we'll get the usual "to break. So, short of calling out the Marines, Time arms" rhetoric and hints of the PMO's office getting Warner is looking at getting around Canadian law into the fray and twisting arms to push those by using Internet to look after the Canadian appetite copyright fellers a bit more into the 20th century. for their American magazines and Canadian ads. Count on more than one battle and a war that will Personally, I don't think it'll work. A recent survey go on for a couple of years. Stay tuned. (EC: What by the Plungers Association, revealed that 82.5 per a can of worms that's going to be!!!) cent of reading in this country takes place on the Egg on his face!!!On my infrequent visits to John. (EC: Not good news for used book sellers!!!) with Elvira Capreese the Book Cellar Yorkville, I often caught a glimpse Anne and Bryan???Anne Murray's new of a guy wandering around the store with a big white album, to be released in the new year, is causing a Spittin' splittin' spat!!!The spat between dog. As it turns out, he was dong pre -production on lot of excitement at both the Balmur and EMI camps. his CD, appropriately titled Egg On My Face, a Bryan Adams wrote a song (What Would It Take) BCL and Labatt is really a fight about who screwed children's CD. I must be a big kid, because I got a with Gretchen Peters for Anne and he's heard up the concert business in Canada. Now that Molson big kick out of it. His name is Byron Bellows and distinctly on background vocals. He even did a guitar leads the pack ... this bunch wants to make headlines track. Anne is also doing a Jann Arden song. By the HER DEBUT by airing their dirty laundry in the dailies. (EC: the dog's name is Sushi. You can catch him at a CD signing at Edward's Record World in downtown way, Ed Cherney is handling the production, and Goddard!!! where are you NOW???) This quote Toronto. (EC: Is Sushi going to sign too???) the recording is taking place in Toronto. (EC: Anne from the Globe & Mail: "Mr. Ballard also accused Murray dueting with Bryan Adams. Well, I never! ! !) Labatt and the Canadian Radio -television and Getting through!!!Now, when someone FE 11 Telecommunications Commission of destroying the gives you their card, you really want to ask for their Canadian entertainment industry. 'Between the mess voice mail "local". Seems that on an expensive {CRTC chairman} Keith Spicer has made out of system, you can dial immediately, past the tape and the CRTC and what Labatt has done to entertainment get the party to whom you are phoning. I have a TIMEN in this country it's quite unbelievable. There is close friend who does nothing but collect those nothing left in this country. Anybody who thinks secret numbers. (EC: RPM can't afford voice there is an entertainment industry in this country is mail???) Sorry EC we are very "hands on". This is published weekly since fooling themselves. They might as well realize it the record business....and we don't screen ANY of February 24th, 1964,by IND TI -1E FLT[ now and forget trying to waste money on Canadian our calls. You get right through!!! (EC: Very RPM Music Publications LTD. content.'" (EC: Hey!!!! Spicer hasn't done professional!!!) 6 Brentcliffe Road anything!!!!) While it is true that the CRTC has been Showbiz history!!!It was a night like no other Toronto, Ontario more occupied with money matters for the cable with not four Plaids on stage...but thirty of the M4G 3Y2 1 HO DO kings of Canada . .. this has had verylittle effect on alumni of the show. The event was the 1000th 416-425-0257 FAX : 416-425-8629 the Cancon ruling. And what has the concert performance of the Toronto production and it was business got to do with Cancon anyway? all for Equity fights AIDS. And what a great night. Walt Grealis, O.C. Adams...Murray...BNLs and dozens of other This was an audience made for the production. Publisher Canadian acts have made money for these guys. And Energies came from both the stage and the audience. Sean LaRose how about the Junos these guys produced? The most A very emotional, but fun -filled evening. During Editor-in-Chief/Production Manager historic Junos ever done . .. ask anybody! (EC: Oh! the performance a cheque for $20,000 was presented Ron Rogers You had to bring up that financial mess!!!) to the charity. Everything was donated, including a General News & Radio Molson's doing' great!!!Meanwhile...looking celebrity -filled party after at Amaro, an after hours Rod Gudino after business is Marty Onrot and his group who haunt for theatre people. Many of the ex -Plaids came Charts continue to bring in the good shows. Let the other from their current gigs with Phantom of the Opera, Tommy, Beauty and the Beast and Crazy For You, Stan Klees guys fight...let's party. (EC: LET'S PARTY..'!) Movies, Theatre, Books What's in an initial???There's a pretend to be there. (EC: Photos next week! ! !) & Photo Spread Editor head hunter spreading some very interesting news The American invasion???Guess what? Tom Sandler on who's going to succeed PA. He didn't even know Towers is open and doing business, right down town Photo Spread Photographer "Sexier c about BO or DO, but he did hedge a bit on JS, which in Toronto, probably situated at the busiest Bill Watt might make for an interesting Friday over -dinner intersection in Canada, Queen and Yonge Streets. Classical & Jazz more than mak family discussion. But, look at this dark horse with The timing for the opening of this three -storey loads of experience. There's only one IH, so that superstore of sorts, could be a big plus, if the retail MAPL Cancon one shouldn't be too difficult to figure out. But that business finally kicks in. We've had snow, not lots The MAPL logo was created by Stan Klees for guy in Saskatchewan might not pick up on it. (EC: of snow, but enough to make retailers believe the RPM in 1970 and is used extensively by Canadian Give him a clue for wheat's sake! ! !) holiday mob would eat of their stock. "Not yet", record companies to identify the quantity of Cancon on label copy. Fox on the run!!!By George! Those high says one main street retailer, who obviously doesn't ratings on that TV special have caused some want to be named (EC: then we know who it eitt ISN'T!!!). The suburbs aren't doing that much better. wanderlust...and you may see a switch in channels. Tilr! "This (EC: Check out the CD-ROM sales! ! !) Is it Faire to say that next time you may have to dial M - Music was composed by a Canadian A - Artist who is featured is a Canadian citizen addition in another network. (EC: Now that's just a Luck of the Irish???How about that John rumour....Isn't it?) Confirm or deny!!! P - Production was wholly recorded in Canada Reid, the prez of A&M winning a trip to Paris? There L- Lyrics were written by a Canadian This is gonna hurt!!!Look out radio, you he was, attending the MTV Europe Awards in Paris, are about to be broadsided by a couple of on the company, of course. 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spotlight, and made him hip again, after abandoned their role of twigging the social indebted to the liner notes that go on to languishing for many years in the back conscience to more wide-open and explain that it's "a large anthology of catalogues of most record stores. He's entertaining fare. A quick sampling of a few polyphony that flourished in Bohemia from appeared on award shows alongside the Red bars of each track revealed, five that the 14th century onwards. The selection here Hot Chili Peppers, he's done the MTV demanded a re -listen. Whether by accident is arranged broadly in chronological order, Unplugged thing, he won a Grammy for or design, there's an obvious structuring, not but with some concession to textural album of the year (that same Unplugged only in the music but the lyrics, and consideration. Like the Codex itself, it is effort, clearly one of the most unexpected Homenchuk, who wrote five of the songs, probably best dipped into rather than Grammy wins in recent memory), and he's and Brown, who penned the other eight, swallowed whole." The music presented is selling out shows and selling more records inject their own soulful audio images that unquestionably strikingandeasily than he may have ever done in the past. This although competing with one another, also appreciated. Whether or not it's enjoyable latest effort from the current king of crooners enhance the overall production. Blue to all is open to question. Still, given the is his 95th album (yes, that's 95!), and it Horizon is a good example, and that's Gary overwhelming public acceptance of the features a tribute to the great female singers Vincent on mandolin, adding that extra neat Benedictine Monks, who is to say? Our only of modern times. The 18 songs presented twist, and Doesn't It Break Your Heart gets a suggestion is that maximum pleasure is here are songs made famous by the ladies,ventures, but the real key here is the lead pleasant violin treatment from Marcelle achieved by listening on headphones. The including People (Barbra Streisand),single, You've Got A Friend In Me, a duetNokony. Both are key tracks. Oh Yeah, vocal clarity is simply superb. -BW Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judyperformed by Newman and fellow Grammyaccompanied by a video, was taken as the Garland), Sentimental Journey (Doris Day),winner Lyle Lovett. This may not be a Lionfirst single. Also key is Tripped On Our Tenderly (Rosemary Clooney), God Bless King, but the movie and the holiday timingTongues and Blue Horizon, but don't The Child (Billie Holliday) and I Got Rhythm should make it a significant seller into theoverlook I, You & We. Although alternative (Ethel Merman). Along with his usual new year. -RR radio comes to mind with this Paul Baker/ Happyman production, it would be unfair to accompaniment, The Ralph Sharon Trio - Pop/Rock HAPPYMAN pigeon -hole them so early in their career. (Sharon on piano, Doug Richeson on bass, Sunburst and Clayton Cameron on drums), Bennett Anyone of the above could break them into Stomp -002 the mainstream. Recorded at Baker Street also gets backing here from an 18 -piece big Happyman comprises singers/songwriters/ band and a 51 -piece orchestra. As is usually Studios in Vancouver. Distributed by Page guitarists Graham Brown and Jay Publications in Vancouver. -WG the case with his records, Bennett takes on Homenchuk, drummer Michael Nathanson these standards with his typical class andand the newest member to the band, calculation, never missing a potent lyric, THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE - Classical bassman Gary Vincent, who adds a touch ofCodex Specialnik always able to hit the finer hooks. He mayjazz to the overall sound of the Vancouver - CHICAGO -Pop be pushing 70, but he still has the pipes. -RR ECM New Series -78118-21504-N Overtime The Hilliard Ensemble is a male vocal quartet Chicago Records -60052 -Astral Music who sing the music of the Renaissance. The SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER - Classical These AC crooners have been slagged more Codex Specialnik is sacred music from a than just about any pop band in recent Prague manuscript circa 1500. We are PLAYERS - Kenneth Slowik Conductor Deutsche Harmonia Mundi-BMG Classics -F memory, but it's hard to deny their success: An old joke has two cats watching a tennis 20 top ten singles, 12 top ten albums (five of match. One remarks to the other "My maw's them #1) and sales of more than 100 million THE albums. In between the countless lineup HILLIARD in that racket." It's an old joke because cat ENSEMBLE gut hasn't been used in tennis rackets for changes and even name changes some decades now. Neither has gut been (remember, they used to be known as the CODEX Chicago Transit Authority), the band has SPECIALNIK used exclusively in string instruments. So, managed to release an astonishing 22 it's a distinct pleasure to hear this orchestra albums, almost all of them offering up one playing music as it was originally heard. That kind of hits or another. This latest collection is to say, on gut strung violins, violas, violoncelliandbass.The feature marks a new beginning forthe band, of sorts, based quartet. The band has to go some to as the group has departed Warner after composition, as the title attests, is the beat all the positive press they received on Metamorphosis by Richard Strauss. Much countless years to start their own Chicago their previous release, Born To Entertain. Records label, with distribution being has been written about what was intended Well, they've bettered that release, with an by the composer. The most popular feeling handled by Astral Entertainment's new LUTHER VANDROSS -Pop/Christmasobvious change in direction. They have music division. The band has entered intoThis Is Christmas is that it's a statement against the Third the new Astral arrangement by releasing this Epic -57795-H Reich. That's not to be gainsaid, but this two -CD set, which is essentially a greatest It's Christmas time in the city, and what better auditor has always considered it a catharsis. hits offering, along with a pair of new tracks way to spend a frosty festive evening with Our opinion is inconsequential. What (Stone Of Sisyphus and Bigger Than Elvis).the one you love than with this new holiday ALBUM PICK matters is that Metamorphosis unfolds in an For some unknown reason, none of the offering from one of pop's top crooners. enormous sonata form movement with David Foster -produced hits (Hard Habit To Luther has done some Christmas stuff before coda. Kenneth Slowik, conducting with intense precision, draws out all its passion Break, Hard To Say I'm Sorry, You're The(he did a lovely version of The Christmas DON HENLEY -Pop/Rock Inspiration) are on this collection, evenSong previously), but this new collection of especial interest to musicologists are 19 Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits additional musical illustrations of particular though the Foster -produced Chicago 17 wasfeatures just a couple of holiday standards Geffen - 24834-J passages of the works that are mentioned the band's biggest selling record. No matter. (My Favourite Things, Have Yourself A Merry It doesn't seem probable that one could actually produce a greatest hits compilation The older fans will be pleased to see all the Little Christmas, 0 Come All Ye Faithful). The in the generous liner notes. Samuel Barber after just three albums. But the fact that this album is actually a very worthy has emerged into popular prominence old classics here: 25 Or 6 To 4, Does rest are new seasonal tunes, many of them production speaks volumes about the impressive talents of the former Eagles Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, co -written by Mr. Vandross himself. Luther recently because of his music heard in the vocalist/drummer. There are those who denounce Henley as a whiny, pain -ridden motion picture Platoon. His Adagio for Colour My World, Feelin' Stronger Every Day, has always possessed one of the finest moaner who has nothing better to do then worship Henry Thoreau and long for the voices in the pop field, and thus is tailor- Strings Op. 11 is given a scholarly treatment If You Leave Me Now, etc. True Chicago fans glory days of the seventies. That is an unfortunate view, and entirely unfair. Henley here. Edward Elgar's Elegy for String will want this one in order to hear a live made for the cozy, fireside sound that peole is one of the finer songwriters America the beautiful has produced in the past decade version of Saturday In The Park (recorded in look for in Christmas tunes. His rendition of Orchestra Op. 58 is stately but it's his or so. In fact, there are those who would argue that Henley's solo work is infinitely Serenade for String Orchestra Op. 20 that's 1972), along with a live recording of Dialogue Adeste Fidelis (that's 0 Come All Ye Faithful more interesting and inspiring did with Les Aigles. There is the most "physical" of the works to be heard. Part 1Et 2. -RR for those who didn't take latin) is wonderful, no doubt that that Eagles sound has filtered down into Henley's work, as evidenced but some of the originals are worth checking Not even the sometimes asceticism of a by songs like the newest single, The Garden Of Allah (doesn't it sound just a little chamber ensemble can take away its out too, including the title track, Listen To too much like Life In The Fast Lane). But it is those minute touches, both lyrically The Bells (a duet with Darlene Love) and essential lyricism. This is a fine album, and musically, that separate Henley's though not perhaps for all tastes. -BW Please Come Home For Christmas. A lovely finest efforts from those of his former stocking stuffer. -RR band. Like the allusion to the Wayfarers ANDRE GAGNON - Easy Listening in Boys Of Summer (how many others THE TOY STORY -Soundtrack Twilight Time would have noticed what kind of Select -8072 Various Artists sunglasses the girl was wearing?), and the Disney Records -60883 This is indeed easy listening, but it's not poetically beautiful soprano sax solo in tinkly cocktail piano. It's music played with The movie is the latest animated opus from The End Of The Innocence. So for those the folks at Disney, and it opened to both strength and finality by a master. M.Gagnon who are true Henley -Eagles fans, we offer is deservedly highly regarded in musical rave reviews and packed houses just in time this fine collection of 10 of the best tracks for the holiday feeding frenzy. The film is circles but we suggest that he has outdone from Henley's three solo efforts (I Can't himself here. His interpretation of 12 fine old something of a landmark effort in the Stand Still, Building The Perfect Beast and animation field, with the entire picture being standards is true in each case to the intention The End Of The Innocence), along with a of the composer. In addition to the title track generated via computer technology. The couple of new tracks, the aforementioned soundtrack is handled by the capable talents (the theme song of The Three Suns), you TONY BENNETT -Pop Garden Of Allah and a fine piece called will also hear My Funny Valentine, Body And Here's To The Ladies of Grammy -winning composer/songwriter You Don't Know Me At All.It says Randy Newman, who's done more than his Soul, The Way You Look Tonight, Columbia -67349-H something about Henley's foresight and observation skills that Dirty Laundry actually Embraceable You and a melting of As time Mr. Bennett has got to be a pretty happy guy share of soundtrack writing in the past. 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BCL continued from page 2 Record Distributor Code: Although Cohl and Ballard are 1 BMG-N EMI -F MCA -J Polygram -Q Sony -H Warner -P they will remain in the concert busina an international level, for the near fut TW LW WO DECEMBER 4, 1995 is currently promoting the David Boy, Nails tour in North America (Bowie al 28 4 YOU'LL SEE 41 43 4 TAKE THE FALL 1 1 4 EXHALE (Shoop Shoop) EN in Europe). 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The own( 5 5 9 GOOD MOTHER 25 27 7 NAME 45 35 14 GUNS AND GOD Gardens is currently under dispute, witl Jann Arden - Living Under June Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo Lawrence Gowan - The Good Catches Up A&M-31454-0248 (pro single) -Q Warner Bros -45750 (comp 260)-P Select -no number (pro single) for February. 50 3 LIE TO ME 6 6 11 LET IT RAIN 26 24 9 GO WALKING DOWN THERE 46 CPI, the concert promotion side Amanda Marshall -Amanda Marshall AIN Chris 'soak - Forever Blue Bon Jovi - These Days Columbia -80229 (pro single) -H Reprise -45845 (comp 259)-P Mercury -314 528 181 (comp 429)-Q taken a hard hit in the past year fron 7 8 8 BLESSED pm 32 6 IN THIS LIFE 47 51 3 YOUR LITTLE SECRET Concerts Canada, which is owned Elton John - Made In England Bette Midler - Bette Of Roses Melissa Ethridge - Title track Rocket/Mercury-314-526-185 (comp 425)-Q Atlantic -82823 (comp 265)-P Island -314 524 154 (comp 7)-Q brewing rival Molson. MCA promo LET ME BE THE ONE 8 10 10 DO YOU SLEEP? 39 3 RUNAWAY 48 41 18 majority of top acts this past summe El Blessid Union Of Souls - Home Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Tails The Corrs - Forgiven, Not Forgotten Geffen -24734 (comp 17)-J Lava -143 (comp 258)-P EMI -31836 (pro single) -F including many at the new Molson 9 9 16 YOU ARE NOT ALONE 29 25 11 FAMILY SECRET 56 2 BEAUTIFUL LIFE in Toronto (co -owned by Molson and Michael Jackson - HIStory Alannah Myles - Alannah Ace Of Base - The Bridge Epic -59000 (pro single) -H Atlantic -82842 (comp 259)-P Arista -07822-18806 (CD track) -N GOLDEN EYE 10 7 15 CAN I TOUCH YOU ... 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Hawkins - Whaler Jay Semko - Mouse Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear ... Mirror reflects the views of my employers - thi Columbia -53300 (pro single) -H Iron Music -77876-51004 (pro single) -N Atlantic -82613 (CD track) -P NEW 19 20 7 GOOD INTENTIONS 39 NEW' " FREE AS A BIRD 59 SLEEPY MAGGIE My frustration lies with radio's get Toad The Wet Sprocket - Friends Soundtrack The Beatles - Beatles Anthology 1 Ashley Maclsaac - Hi How Are You Today towards Canadian music, and specifica Reprise -46008 (comp 262)-P Apple/Capitol-34445 (pro single) -F A&M-79602 2001 (CD hack) -Q 54 10 THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Arden's current single, Good Mother. 20 21 8 ID LIE FOR YOU 40 29 17 SHE'S NOT IN LOVE 60 Meat Loaf - Escape Kim Stockwood - Bonavista The Rembrandts - LP Good Mother is a powerfully emo EMI -32479 (pro single) -F Eastwest-61752 (comp 257)-P MCA -11341 (comp 18)-J I have heard weeping mothers and d Jann how much of an impact it has lives - yet its exposure is being limited reasons: its use of the word "goddai reaching radio's self-imposed "Cancot The fact that some radio progra chosen to focus on the relatively I "goddamn" within a song so over, 1W LW WO - DECEMBER 4, 1995 positive about the love of family and fr absurd. 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In celebration of another great year for the Canadian music industry as well as RPM's best year to date we will be AD DEADLINE: publishing our annual Wrap -Up Issue on December 18, 1995. This year's issue promises to portray the most accurate December 12th, 1995 and reflective summary of the past 12 months with the same style and detail that RPM has become most notable for For more information contact: with the noteriety our previous Special Issues have received. 425-0257