M • T Music Week for Everyone in the Business of Music 5 OCTOBER
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M • t music week For Everyone in the Business of Music 5 OCTOBER 1996 £3.25 Dance Into The GHT Phil Collins. one of the biggest selling artists in the history ofpop"^ ' has bis much antkipated new album 'DANCEreleasedonOmher In i O HE 21st. THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN to lawich thh major album willTV be ADVERTISING; massive includtng. Nationwide 2 week campaignfrnm release includtng peak /TVPOSTERS: I spots. 48-sheet billboards, Super 6's and Brittsh Rail posters will be erected around the country fromRETAIL; release. Visibility in ail stores will be enormous... and this is just the start.. ■ ! Dance Into The r ^ I i i r/ WL fsntado m rt?ur ]ijpf For Everyone in the Business of Music 5 OCTOBER 1996 £3. New chart mies ban freebies 4Martin Sir George by Martin Talbot also restricted; Virgin and M People's Bizarre Fruit II Ascap • The only free gifls allowed with their records, but trying to ensure that album on Deconstruction. Unless the 6 Carlton Free gifls and elaborate packaging mi eitherup to four singles postcards; or albums are a poster or sentation of the raost popular music," iscontent 80% the of thesame additional as the original remix album,album faoost for are• Singles allowed with for thean firstinteractive time; eleraent areshe availablesays. Copies from of CIN, the fullshe chartadds. rules theRob two Jefferson, packages willproduct count manager separately. for music on TV A wide-ranging overhaul of the aged• Remix with albums existing can releasesno longer for be chartpack- rulesBy willrestricting disqualify packaging, singles coming the new in fearsMushroom the new bands rules Garbage may undermine and Frente, cre- 6 The lottery; industrys chart rules was finalised in a rubber or métal sleeves such as ativity. A&M managing director Osman TVa wmnmg ticket ratebid to packages hait the and escalating free gifts use in ofmarket- elabo- Supervisory Committee member Paul The rules also restrict retailer pro- theyEralp help says eliminate he welcomes scams. the But changes he adds, if ofConroy the needsays, to"We keep are aila careful very conscious eye on motions. Any gifts given away with industry"It's extremely does not importantlimit the opportunity that the ourthese marketing issues and, people to froma degree, themselves." protect dealsthe same such newas the rules, offer thusof a free outlawing frisbee of anThe artist new torules express are himself."unveiled as CIN The newly-clarifiet saysCIN labels chart are director still free Catharine to issue Puseywhat- with each copy of the last Ash single panel.adds two newFrom supermarkets today to(Monday), its chart • CD singles packaged only in lach the r îs of formats tionsThe will rules bar relating packages to such remix as compila-Massive plyingSainsbury's information, and Tesco swelling will begin the panel sup- 29 Beautiful Digipak. Pacl 'of other formats "We f Attack's Protection/No Protection on by an extra 900 stores. onSouth: success carry £3m deal sees Tarrant stay at Capital starts41 Dooley the eader of the Londi has been party season three-year deal, said to Industryannounced Trusts as the Dinner host which of the will Music pay KingPsays, "It's great tributeGrosvenor to HouseAlan HôtelFreeman in London at theon at until the end of this year, this theFor EPI détails on 0171-287 ( 4422. New licensing deal Thetoaid record piracybattle and publishing indus- alliancetries last to week tackle unveiled the £320m-a-year an historié internationalUnder the deal piracy - struck problem. between isationIFPI and for Biera, Europe's the umbrella mechanical organ- edrights itself societies to tightening - Biem hasup commit-the Sys- licensestem for around granting Europe. mechanical The Chemical Brothers' long-awaited collaboration with Noël Gallagher, Setting Sun, L Biem and its member societies released today with one of the year's biggest ship-outs. Virgin Records says pre-sales of the licensesbave agreed once they they will have only verified grant single had reached .180.000 copies by the end of last week, making il the company's second thatthe performers the applicant and is the authorised label hold- by shippedbiggest first-week 300,000. The single single of isthe the year acfs behind first to George beA-listedby Michael's Radio Jésus One. To A Child, which ing the copyright in the recording. IMF plans Peter Grant managers award Zeppelinm award manager in memory Peter of legendary Grant will Led be inducted into the Hall Of Famét people and he WorldsIn addition Apart andto the Go new West. award, three inauguratedRoll Of Honour al Awardsthe IMF next British month. Music diedFisher. just "He a foughtfew months throughout later," his says life inmore the industryHall Of Famé figures at willthe dinner.be inducted The first Peter Grant Award will be for the rights of managers and artists awardsThe inducteesevent were at Grant, last Warneryear's first UK placepresented at London's at the ceremony Hilton Hôtel which on takes the and we felt it was appropriate to estab- chairman Rob Dickins, promoter willevening be presented of October by 9,1996. Jarvis Cocker. The award evening,A number although of acte theirwill perform identities on arethe directorHarvey GoldsmithMuff Winwood. and S2Ultimately, managing a IMF général secretary James Fisher being kept secret until the event itself. permanentpart of the British exhibition Music is Centre planned which as award was made following Grant's dinnerAmong are the Mick artiste Hucknall, who will Paul attend Young, the is being planned by the IMF, BPI and death at the end of last year. The award Mike Oldfield, Louise, Paul Carrack, MPA. Ticketsavailable for the from HaU Ofthe Famé IMF din- on youngwill recognise manager the in the achievements business. of a May, BabylonLimerick, Zoo, MikeThe StéréophoniesScott, 0171-352 4564, priced £130 ea ^ ^ ^ RIGG TO PROVIDE MRPO WITH LOBBYING MUSCLE - p35 ► [> |> ► LUTHER. 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She says, This is real challenge, both MPAoffic Mackay lands Birmingham rôle Thisfor me is anda truly for historiéthe publishing step and industry. there is saysAndy Rigg Heath, is ideally près really raise the p Tower has appointed Kenny McKay as the manager of its new lobbying McKay,new Birmingham who was previouslystore which manager opens on of December the Dublin 2. and verythe industry exciting toto be make involved." this work. It is betweenalready theimproved DTI andthe ther recordin directorBefore of lier légal spell ai Glasgow stores, is succeeded as manager in Glasgow beginRigg building says her the first organisation, priority will whose be to industry,"Nanette he knows says. ail the major player DecemberPolyGram 1991,Recon before taking ov Kensingtonby Justin Ellery. store He where moves he from is replaced Tower's as Hîgh manager Street by ofmain the brief founder is to represent organisations, the interests PRS, andpretty knows how Whitehall works and i Publishingidentical rôle in April ' at 1993.PolyGram ] Steve Byfield. Weaittakes new EMI position Oxford chosen as EMI UK has appointed Ollie Weait to the newly-created formerlyposition ofcreative senior directorartist development at WEA UK, manager. will be Weait, 1997 s Sound City stagesresponsible of development. for nurturing the label's acts in the early event,Oxford which will host is heing next pushedyear's sixth hack annual to an autumn Sound Cityslot The Mean Grand Fiddler underthreat Drganization's venue The Grand, in BPI,The Musiciens' week-long Union live music and Radiofestival, One, organised wiU run by from the Clapham, south London may close if the local authority comingOctober bands, 19-26, andlive featurebroadeasts performances from venues from across up andthe approves a plan to turn it into a theme pub.