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October 10. 1981 :V `U CD O `+] SD n r George Strai www.americanradiohistory.com 10 NEW REASONS TO PARTICIPATE AT MIDEM SPECIAL 82 Save time and money 1 Shorter duration: five days concentrated into one working week; Monday 25th through Friday 29th January 1982. Air and accomodation rates: special prices with up to 40 % off standard rates. Video tunes into music We've heard your artists - now let's see them ! 2 Top-quality video equipment available to MIDEM participants: - Video and television screens installed on all stands; - TV projectors and videorooms in the Palais des Festivals for non-stop screening of productions. Display of the latest technology On the theme "From video to digital", presentation and demonstration 3 of videodiscs, compact discs and digital equipment. 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(212) 489.13.60 - Telex 235 309 OVMU UR I www.americanradiohistory.com VOLUME XLIII - NUMBER 21 - October 10, 1981 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY COSH BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MEL ALBERT For Everyone Executive Vice President and General Manager EDITORIAL Plenty NICK ALBARANO With the announcement of the fourth quarter ing Guide indicates, the mid -priced field will also be Vice President releases and the concurrent appearance of the filled with top quality product. As the concept of the ALAN SUTTON Vice President and Editor In Chie! Cash Box Midlines Fall Stocking Guide in this issue, midline matures and becomes more sophisticated, J.B. CARMICLE it appears that the industry will enter the critical the labels have constantly upgraded the quality of Vice President and General Manager. East Coast Christmas sales season with a surplus of top notch product available. Now, the label midlines feature an JIM SHARP LPs, Vice President, Nashville product on hand. Everything from superstar impressive supply of well -remembered classic RICHARD IMAMURA releases to quality greatest hits packages to new as well as a host of recordings by promising new Managing Editor and developing acts to solid gold catalog is ready to acts, at the mid -level price that has proven to be so MARK ALBERT Marketing Director fill the stores. attractive to consumers. take full East Coast Editorial The fourth quarter will see plenty of releases by Cash Box would like to see the industry FRED GOODMAN - DAVE SCHULPS jazz, of this rosy situation. With plenty of good LARRY RIGGS stars from all genres of music - pop, rock, advantage West Coast Editorial country and black contemporary. Frontline product product available, the industry should utilize every MARK ALBERT, Radio Editor MARC CETNER - MICHAEL GLYNN ranging from Diana Ross' debut on RCA to the first means possible to sell through. Active promotion MICHAEL MARTINEZ LP in years by newly reformed progressive rockers and advertising, tie-ins with NARM and its Research KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager King Crimson will be available. There will literally be marketing knowledge and "Gift of Music" cam- BILL FEASTER - LEN CHODOSH MIKE PLACHETKA - JEFF LAINE music for every taste released between now and paign, and the active support of radio can make this TAUBENREUTHER HARALD Christmas. a Christmas season to remember. There's plenty for Nashville Editorial/Research JENNIFER BOHLER, Nashville Editor In addition, as the Cash Box Midlines Fall Stock- everyone. JUANITA BUTLER - TIM STICHNOTH TOM ROLAND Art Director LARRY CRAYCRAFT Circulation THERESA TORTOSA, Manager NEWS HIGH LIGHTS PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK 1775 Broadway, New York NY 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 releases for fourth Cable Address: Cash Box NY Numerous superstar albums highlight label Telex: 666123 quarter (page 5). HOLLYWOOD 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Hollywood CA 90028 American, Canadian copyright laws blasted at international Phone: (213) 464-8241 NASHVILLE conference (page 5). 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 Phone: (615) 244-2898 CHICAGO Cash Box Midlines Falls Stocking Guide (opposite page 2). CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine. Mgr. 1442 S. 61st Ave., Cicero IL 60650 Phone: (312) 863-7440 "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" by Diana Ross and "The Old Songs" WASHINGTON, D.C. EARL B. ABRAMS by Frederick Knight (new and developing artist) are the top 3518 N. Utah St., Arlington VA 22207 Cash Box Singles Picks (page 11). Phone: (703) 243-5664 MIGUEL SMIRNOFF "Ghost In The Machine" by The Police and "Blood On The Director of South American Operations ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Bricks" by Iron City Houserockers (new and Developing artist) Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "8" Buenos Aires, Argentina are the top Cash Box Album Picks (page 13). Phone: 89-6796 AUSTRALIA - ALLAN WEBSTER 699 Drummond Street Carlton, Victoria, Australia 3054 Phone: 347-0518 TOP POP DEBUTS BRASIL - CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av. Borges de Mederiós, 2475 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - Foreigner - Atlantic Apt, 503, Lagoa 57 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil SINGLES Phone: 246-8349 CANADA - KIRK LaPOINTE 56 NEW TRADITIONALISTS - Devo - Warner Bros. 835A Bloor Street West - Unit E ALBUMS Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6G 1M1 Phone: (416) 536-8824 FRANCE - DILEK KOC 12 Boulevard Exelmans POP SINGLE POP ALBUM Paris, France 75016 Phone: 524-4784 NUMBER ENDLESS LOVE TATTOO YOU GERMANY - GERHARD AUGUSTIN Oettingenstrasse 66 Diana Ross and Lionel Richie Rolling Stones 8 Munich 22 Rolling Stones/Atlantic Phone: 089-221363 Motown Telex: 5-29378 ITALY - MARIO DE LUIGI "Musica e Dischi" Via Giannone 2 ONES 20154 Milan, Italy B/C SINGLE B/CALBUM Phone: (02) 389-059/389-936 JAPAN - Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO ENDLESS LOVE STREET SONGS Editorial Mgr., KOZO OTSUKA Rick James 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono bldg. Diana Ross and Lionel Richie 2-chome, 11-1, Shinbashi. Minato-ku, Motown Gordy/Motown Tokyo Japan, 105 Phone: 504-1651 NETHERLANDS - CONSTANT MEIJERS P.O. Box 1807 SINGLE ALBUM 1200 BV Hilversum COUNTRY COUNTRY Phone: 035-19841 SPAIN- ANGEL ALVAREZ STEP BY STEP FEELS SO RIGHT Lopez de Hoyos 178, 5 CD Eddie Rabbitt Alabama Madrid -2 Spain RCA Phone: 415 23 98 Elektra UNITED KINGDOM- PAUL BRIDGE 608 Kings Road, London SW6 England Phone: 01-731-2452 GOSPEL SUBSCRIPTION RATES $110 per year anywhere in JAZZ the U.S.A. Published weekly by CASH BOX (ISSN 0008- 7289), 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in BREAKIN' AWAY THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY the U.S.A. Second class postage paid at New York. N.Y., Al Green and additional mailing offices. "Copyright 1981 by the Al Jarreau Cash Box Publishing Co.. Inc. All rights reserved. Warner Bros. Myrrh Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX. 1775 Eddie Rabbltt Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. www.americanradiohistory.com c/7 X TO9100 SI\GEES October 10, 1981 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 10/3 Chart 10/3 Chart 10/3 Chart 1 ENDLESS LOVE 31 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES A LUCKY GUY DIANA ROSS and LIONEL RICHIE IS MAGIC RICKIE LEE JONES (Motown M 1519F) 1 15 THE POLICE (A&M 2371) 43 3 (Warner Bros. WBS 49816) 75 3 2 ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT 32 HERE I AM THE OLD SONGS YOU CAN DO) 0 AIR SUPPLY (Arista AS 0626) 40 4 BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0633) CHRISTOPHER CROSS 33 GENERAL HOSPI-TALE 68 SILLY DENIECE WILLIAMS (Warner Bros. WBS 49787) 2 9 THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS (MCA -51148) 31 12 (ARC/Columbia 18-2406) 64 9 3 WHO'S CRYING NOW 34 HE'S A LIAR FIRE IN JOURNEY (Columbia 18-0224) 4 13 BEE GEE'S (RSO/PolyGram RS 1066) 45 3 89 THE SKY THE DIRT BAND (Liberty P -A-1429) 76 3 4 QUEEN OF HEARTS ro 35 ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING JUICE NEWTON (Capitol P-4997) 3 20 70 I'M IN LOVE ABOUT YOUR LOVE) EVELYN KING (RCA PB 12243) 61 12 5 STEP BY STEP MARTY BALIN (EMI -America P -A-8093) 41 5 EDDIE RABBITT (Elektra E-47174) 6 12 71 A HEART IN NEW YORK 36 BURNIN' FOR YOU ART GARFUNKEL (Columbia 18-02307) 65 10 8 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY BLUE OYSTER CULT (Columbia 18-02415) 39 9 SHEENA EASTON (Liberty P1418) 7 12 72 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU 333; ALIEN ATLANTA RHYTHM CHRIS CHRISTIAN (Boardwalk NB7-11-126) 83 2 7 STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART SECTION (Columbia 18-02471) 42 7 NEVER TOO MUCH AROUND LUTHER VANDROSS (Epic 14-02409) 86 2 STEVIE NICKS (with TOM PETTY and the 38 IN YOUR LETTER HEARTBREAKERS REO SPEEDWAGON (Epic 14-02457) 28 10 74 NO TIME TO LOSE (Modern/Atlantic MR 7336) 5 12 39 DRAW OF THE CARDS THE TARNEY/SPENCER BAND (A&M 2366) 77 4 8 HOLD ON TIGHT KIM CARNES (EMI -America 8087) 25 10 75 AIMING AT YOUR HEART ELO (Jet/CBS ZS5 02408) 8 12 a 40 OH NO TEMPTATIONS (Gordy G 7208F) 78 3 9 START ME UP COMMODORES (Motown M 1527F) 48 4 76 LEILA ROLLING STONES 41 WORKING IN THE COAL MINE ZZ TOP (Warner Bros.