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T^^m 2^1,9515^ NEWSDESK: 0171-921 5990 or e-mail musicweekQilolmusic.com NEWSFILE Boosey & Hawkes shares leap Supermarkets eat into . .ie share piice of Boosey & Hawkes jumped 177.5p to endEMI, on BMC, £10 lastSony Thursday and PolyGram (21) following were preparing rumours bidsfor that 45.3%Cari Fischer, stake in the the US UK publishing musical instrument company which maker owns and a non-specialists' sales wouldclassical comment, music publisher. but a City No-onesource saysat the a musicbid would groups HOW MUSIC SALES WERE 1 e chasing specialist b probably have a back-to-back deal attached which SHARED IN 1996 "U's quite clear the supermarkets are wouldBoosey then & Hawkes dispose to of a themore musical suitable instrument buyer, such part as of confirmed by a new report, which shows 1995 1996 andtaking Menzies," share from says Smiths,Asda entertainment Woolworths Japanese instrument maker Yamaha. the sector increasing its share of the VirginHMV Our Price 23.2%14.9% 23.2%15.4% controller Steve Gallant, whose own fig- musicThe marketstudy, bypublished 37% lastyear. last week by Woolw /orths 13.4% 13.4% mayures alreadylead him have to believe reached supermarkets a 10% mar- Smiths déniés demerger plans retail consultants Verdict Hesearch, WH Snîith 5^8% 5.7% ket share. "We're not putting indépen- withSpéculation the sale that of Virgin the WH Our Smith Price group has been is to dismissedbe broken byup of the music market rose from 5.9% to Asda 3.3% 4.1% operatingdants out in of a différentbusiness bailbecause game." we're the retailer. Smiths was reported to be under pressure 8.1% in 1996, largely at the expense of TowerOthers 28.8%2.3% 27.3%2-3% Andys Records managing director from its shareholders to demerge, but a spokesman for andgénéral John multiples Menzies. such as WH Smith Andythe upturn Gray saysin supermarket he is not surprised sales. "It's at the company, which is due to announce its year-end With supermarkets on the whole con- lopping," he just a bolt-on item for them," he says. "Weresults have on W*no 'nesday'ans to break (27), déniés up the group,"any such he plans says. exist. thecentrating report suggests on fast-selling it is the chartnon-special- titles, tets taking whenThey one decided starts that ail the music others is sexy,follow." and outist High because Street they stores do not which stock are a losingsuffi- suchbusiness as Virgin from andsome HMV stores, are continuingspeciahsts sensitivityThe survey among also indicatescustomers that is pricehigh Merger increases The Box's coverage to increase their market share. The with a perception that music, especially Thearound Box's 350,000 potential viewers audience in the hasUS followingbeen increased a S38.5m by in factor in attracting supe; revealsGrocers HMVsAnd musicSupermarkets share rose report from highlightsCDs, is overpriced. that the priceHowever, of CDs the has report fall- merger betwern TCI Music, part of the US cable Price's14.9% toshare 15,4% steadied last year at as 23.2%Virgin (seeOur were launched in 1983. Had a 198£ operatorTCI International, and The Box Worldwide. In breakout). It is these stores, not the £11.99 CD risen in line with inflation il Worldwidethe deal TCI to increased a controlling its 50% 100% shareholding and also added in The The Box ■eadyina retailerssupermarkets, are losing which out to becauseindependent both averagewould now price cost of around £21.55, £14.49, instead of ar Box to its existing cable line-up. The pound hits EMI Xfmletsbandsloose ^ e The slrong pound sent EMI Group reeling to one of the threeworst months. performances The company on the FTSE-IOOsuffered theduring third the biggest past inlead-uptolaunch monitoredpercentage with share a 23.2% price dropfall out over of the period100 companies to finish in bands te 98thBroadcasting, place overall. highlighting Finishing poor below performances it was British Sky saysThe Prodigy, London Pulp,station's The d Under-•e Chris Parry generally for média companies. being invitcd to play whatever they llke and also bru Express says sorry to Gallagher grammetheir own scheduleguests into cornes the studios into befoieffec Création says it has received an apology from the Daily the(September radio station," 1). "We he want says. them Tt'll to be corne fui and hijack détailsfxpress of after Noël the Gallagher's tabloid revealed bank account on Wednesday by printing (20) a blecharacters and accommodating and it is what things we are when ail about, they happen." being flexi- copy of a chèque the Oasis songwriter used to buy a Parry also reveals that the station is going live with receivedscooter. The apologies label and from Anglo City PluggingFM and Forth have FM also stationalmost theduring full its complément restrictcd serviceof DJs licencewho worked days. Ofat the following the radio stations' breach of the broadeast nearlysent the 20 DJswcekday - including mid-morning Gary Crowley, show who and will Paul pré- embargo for D'You Know What I Mean. Anderson, who will host the Drivetimc show in the Poole launches new PR outfit year-oldaftemoon Ion - there Camfleld, are a handfulwho is presentingof new faces an such evening as 20- ntinental success of Tic 11c Tac by Chilli featuring Poole Edwards founding partner Chris Poole is show Monday to Thursday and Claire Sturgess, whose topCarrapicho. 10 in Austria, Released Germany in the and UK Switzerland on September and 8, hasthe sosingle far sold is currently more launching a new PR venture following the closure of earlyParry aftemoon says the show DJs will befeature able tolive play sessions. around half a the company he ran with Alan Edwards. The Point dozen records of their own choice during a typical EdwardsMedia Communications clients on its books, has a includingnumberofformer Peter André, Poole N- Tranceincluding and Orange Aegean Orange Records, and alongside The Porn Kings.new signings The Point Bonnar finds premises for Donnelly gels new is based at 132 Royal Collège Street, Camden, London RI schedulerpost NW10TA.