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NO. 1 BAHA MEN WHO LET THE DOGS OUT 1 13 S -CURVE 751052/ARTEMIS (10.98/16.93) -7 weeks at No. 1 Canyon Records Expands Its Offices ® EVERLAST 02 NEW TOMMY BOY EAT AT WHITEY'S LINNET IN FLIGHT: There's a 1411* (12.98/18.98) to gravitate to pop /rockers of an M 2 2 0'P WARRIORZ real possibility that Green Linnet DECLARATIONS earlier era -, the 3 LOUD 1778* (12.98/17.98) Records, the Danbury, Conn. - FLESH -N -BONE Easybeats, -and he 4 3 2 5TH DOG LET LOOSE based Celtic and world music label, edited a fanzine, The New Breed, MO THUGS /IN THE PAINT 8196 /KOCH (10.98/17.98) THREE 6 MAFIA WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS SIXTY 6, SIXTY 1 **OF** 5 6 19 could reach the celebration of its which ran interviews of everyone HYPNOTIZE MINDS 1732/LOUD (11.98/17.981 25th anniversary under new own- from SLIPKNOT ' Davy Jones to 6 5 41 SLIPKNOT ership. DUEPE DEMS. XTC. I AM 8655 * /ROADRUNNER (11.98/17.98) MR SOULFLY For much of this year, Declara- "That's how I got into doing reis- 7 4 4 ROADRUNNER 8565 (11.98/17.98) PRIMITIVE by Chris Morris tions of Independents has heard sues," says Sandoval, who, at the PAUL OAKENFOLD 7 3 PERFECTO PRESENTS ANOTHER WORLD rumors that Green Linnet founder age of 17 in 1989, compiled "Miss- 8 LONDON -SIRE 31035 (19.98 CD) ME LA SOUL 9 11 ART OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MOSAIC THUMP Wendy Newton wanted to sell her ates the Scandinavian music label ing Links," a collection of unre- 9 TOMMYMMY BOY 1361* (12.98/18.98) company, which was marketing NorthSide. leased Monkees tracks, for Rhino 8 2GETHER 10 8 AGAIN Celtic music in the U.S. a couple of Simonds, Newton explains, also Records. He has since been highly TVT 6840 (10.98/17.98) PHIFE DAWG 11 13 4 VENTILATION : DA LP decades before anybody knew compiled "The Flight Of The active on the reissue front; recent- GROOVE ATTACK 068 * / LANDSPEED (11.98/16.98) ME what "riverdancing" was. Green Linnet," a 1988 collection of ly, he has worked on the Beach NICKELBACK 12 14 27 THE STATE The company was apparently tracks from the label's catalog that Boys' Brother Records catalog and ROADRUNNER 8586 (8.98/13.98) (06 T 17 6 very close to a deal within the past was released by Rykodisc, then Capitol's refurbished Band sets. 13 SICK D' IT /IN THE PAINT 8167 /KOCH (10.98/17.98) HEMPIN' AIN'T EASY couple of months: According to a still in its infancy. At around the same time he got SOUNDTRACK 14 28 20 LOVE AND BASKETBALL source, Palm Pictures /Rykodisc involved with the reissue biz, San- OVERBROOK 39001 /NEW LINE (12.98/17.98) MO782 offered to purchase Linnet, I WILL Green DEEPER CANYON: Canyon doval started performing. Like his 15 NEW /INTEGRITY (10.98/12.98) RI SING whose catalog comprises more Records, the Phoenix -based EP, Sandoval's new album reflects KENNY ROGERS 16 12 3 THERE YOU GO AGAIN than 300 titles (on both the main Native American music label, is the influence of such pop precur- DREAMCATCHER 006 (13.98/17.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS label and its world music imprint - 15 5 expanding its offices with a move sors as Brian Wilson and Lennon 11 LASERLIGHT 21378 (2.9$/4.98) VERY SCARY MUSIC: CLASSIC HORROR THEMES Xenophile), for $3.5 million, but the into a 7,600- square -foot facility in McCartney, but the singer/song- DELTRON 3030 1$ NEW DELTRON 3030 deal was not consummated. the city. writer says he wants his music to 75 ARK 75033* (10.98/16.98) JOHN HIATT For her part, Newton down- Label president Robert Doyle be "not just a bunch of pastiches of 19 18 4 CROSSING MUDDY WATERS plays VANGUARD 79576 (16.98 CD) the significance of the unfin- says the move will allow the 49- other artists' material ... I want to KENNY ROGERS 20 19 41 SHE RIDES WILD HORSES ished deal with Palm/Rykodisc and year -old company to construct a be progressive, rather than doing DREAMCATCHER 004 (11.98/16.98) ELVIS PRESLEY coolly denies that she is actively recording studio (run by Jack Mil- a rerun of [neo -punk band] the 21 10 10 THE ELVIS PRESLEY COLLECTION COUNTRY RCA 23725/TIME LIFE (13.98/24.98) - trying to sell out her interest in ler, who has worked as an engineer Rubinoos." VARIOUS ARTISTS 22 21 5 HALLOWEEN SOUND EFFECTS Green Linnet. with the label for two decades, as a As he did on "Million Dollar Mo- LASERLIGHT 21375 (2.98/4.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS "I don't know how close it ever division of Canyon) and enlarge its vie," Sandoval works with some 23 20 3 TOO GANGSTA FOR RADIO was," she says of the sale scenario, warehouse DEATH ROW 2018(11.98/17.98) space. The new space top -flight talent on "A Beautiful LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE 24 u 5 DE PAISANO A PAISANO adding, "the Rykodisc thing prob- will also lease offices to Nile Graph- Story." The collection was co -pro- FONOVISA 6092 (8.98/12.98) ably would KANE & ABEL have been a good idea, ics, a design firm that creates Can- duced by of the 25 23 4 MOST WANTED but maybe not. Palm Pictures has yon's album covers MOST WANTED EMPIRE 0001* (11.98/16.98) and other mate- Moog Cookbook; players include MERLE HAGGARD 26 22 2 IF I COULD ONLY FLY a different agenda." rials. jack -of-all- trades Jon Brion, Ric ANTI 86593 /EPITAPH (11.98/17.98) She says, "Sure, VARIOUS ARTISTS we're interest- Menck (Velvet Crush), John 21 NEW FOR THIS CAUSE ed in combining our creative and FLAG WAVING: One -time neo- Convertino (Calexico), Danny HILLSONG AUSTRALIA 1763/INTEGRITY (10.98/12.98) 2 SPINESHANK E- commerce and mailing -list clout pop prodigy Andrew Sandoval Benair (formerly with the Quick 28 16 ROADRUNNER 8563 (8.98/13.98) Ei THE HEIGHT OF CALLOUSNESS with someone who can give us comes into his own on his - JOHNNIE TAYLOR first full and the Three O'Clock, and a 29 26 32 GOTTA GET THE GROOVE BACK some other strengths, but I don't length album "A Beautiful Story," longtime L.A. publishing exec), MALACO 7499 (10.98/15.98) SOUL ASSASSINS 24 3 MUGGS PRESENTS THE SOUL ASSASSINS II want to hook up with the wrong due Nov. 7 from Los Angeles - and Peter Holsapple (formerly 30 RUFFLIFE 60002* (12.98/17.98) partner." based Vibro- Phonic now VARIOUS ARTISTS Records with the dB's, with the Con- 31 32 3 THE HAUNTED HOUSE CD Newton says she is not "active- (which is distributed by eggBERT tinental Drifters). LASERLIGHT 21376 (2.98/4.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS 41 2 PARTY ly shopping the label." She adds Records and carried exclusively by Sandoval credits Holsapple with 32 GROOVILICIOUS 35104/STRICTLY RHYTHM (19.98 CD) TIME 2001 that she doesn't even field queries Bayside Entertainment Distribu- supplying the impetus for his per- KITTIE 33 30 41 SPIT about the company herself. "A tion). forming career, since the younger NG 751002/ARTEMIS (10.98/16.98) ® SNOOP DOGG & THA EASTSIDAZ 33 38 friend [handles] any offers that musician opened for the Drifters 34 DOGG HOUSE 2040*/TVT (10.98/17.98) SNOOP DOGG PRESENTS THA EASTSIDAZ come in . .. These are not conver- during the group's long L.A. resi- DOWNSET 35 NEW CHECK YOUR PEOPLE sations I carry on. dency at the now -defunct Holly- EPITAPH 86601 *(16.98 CD) IM NOTHINGFACE "I have been getting feelers for 36 27 2 VIOLENCE wood club Raji's. "He was a huge TVT 5880 (9.98/11.98) si a very long time, particularly dur- inspiration for me to start record- SOUNDTRACK FIEND PRESENTS: CAN I BURN? THE ROCKUMENTARY 31 31 5 ing the Celtic [music] craze period, ing," Sandoval says. FIEND ENTERTAINMENT 2001 (11.98/17.98)

THE RIPPINGTON$ FEATURING RUSS FREEMAN which now, God, is 40 2 thank over," she The string arrangements on CDI PEAK 8500/CONCORD (16.98 CD) LIFE IN THE TROPICS continues. "During that period, the some of the tracks were supplied RICKIE LEE JONES 39 34 6 IT'S LIKE THIS world wanted to buy this label." by Roger Neill. "He did not know ARTEMIS 751054 (17.98 CD) BUMPY KNUCKLES She indicates that another SANDOVAL 4O RE -ENTRY INDUSTRY anything about the music-he'd KJAC 2000 */ LANDSPEED (11.98/16.98) MI SHAKEDOWN potential offer is in play: "We have never heard any Left Banke or NEW MORBID ANGEL someone else interested at this Sandoval made his first appear- early ," says Sandoval. (-) EARACHE 235 (11.98/16.98) GATEWAYS TO ANNIHILATION SLASH'S SNAKEPIT time." ance on the 1997 EP "Million Dollar 25 2 "I mentioned the Bee Gees, and he 42 KOCH 8198 (10.98/17.98) AIN'T LIFE GRAND For the time being, Newton pre- Movie," but he's been active on the said, `Like "Jive Talkin' " ?' " DEAD PREZ 43 38 30 LET'S GET FREE fers to focus her attention on the L.A. music scene -as a musician, Though Sandoval has done some LOUD 1867* (10.98/16.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS imminent celebration of her label's archivist, and reissue specialist memorable live in 48 2 FRIGHT - appearances (44) LASERLIGHT 21377 (2.98/4.98) NIGHT DELIGHT 25th in year business. Earlier this since the late '80s, when he was still L.A. -including significant work VARIOUS ARTISTS 45 39 19 MN: THE RETURN OF THE ROCK year, Green Linnet reissued in his teens. on a stupendous live re- creation of ROADRUNNER 8536 (11.98/17.98) "Forty Years Of Irish Piping," the He dates his interest in the pure the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" at 46 37 4 THE ART OF DROWNING Séamus Ennis album, NITRO 15835* (14.98 CD) ® originally pop sounds he favors to the age of the El Rey Theatre in 1996 -he BIG MOE 4) RE -ENTRY CITY OF SYRUP released on Innisfree Records, 4, when he became a Beatles fan. says, "I keep my music a big WRECKSHOP 4441 (11.98/16.98) DJ TAUCHER which became the first title in "I got their albums then," he secret -I don't perform live very 4$ 35 4 LIVE AT WEBSTER HALL NYC Newton's catalog a quarter of a recalls. "It was sort of like often." WEBSTER HALL NYC 17 (16.98 CD) IRM getting BRANDY MOSS-SCOTT century ago. the `Encyclopedia Britannica.' I However, on Nov. 11, he'll do a 49 NEW HEAVENLY 8820 (11.98/16.98) GIRLFRIEND The label will celebrate its in CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA latest steeped myself the whole thing." special show at the Cutting Room 50 36 6 EL RECADO milestone with the Feb. 20 release As a teenager, he liked the music in New York FONOVISA 10118 (8.98/12.98) IN with the group Baby Top Independent Album are current titles that are sold via independent distribution, including those which are fulfilled via major bunch distribu- of a two -CD anniversary retro- of such post -punk popsters as Elvis Steps. "I'm going to be perform- tors. °Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIM certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of 10 million units spective. Ironically, it is being com- Costello, the Jam, and Squeeze, ing with a section (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi -platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running string and time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. RIM Latin awards: O Certification for net ship- piled by Rob Simonds, a founding since "they were writing real everything, like on the record," he ment of 100,000 units (Oro). 0 Certification of 200,000 units (Platino). 0' Certification of 400,000 units (Multi -Platino). Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Most tape prices are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EC) and most CD prices are equivalent prices, which are projected from partner in Rykodisc who now oper- songs." At the same time, he began says. wholesale prices. /indicates past or present Heatseeker title. 02000, Billboard/BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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