Volume 7 Issue 27 BPI Holds Back Support Ply 7 1990 MUSIC C3 For New UK Sales Chart US$ 5 by Hugh Fielder ECU 4 London-The new UK chart chartwhichwassetup controlled and regulated its to be launched nal week followinglastDecember's own chart. (July 9) by trade magazinedecision by the BPI to ter- "The BPI does not feel it Music Week and supported minate contracts relating to can take part in a chart in by BBC Radio 1 and com- its chart with Gallup, Music which it does not have an pilersGallupisstarting Week and BBC Radio 1at equal partnership. So far we withouttheofficialco- the end of June. have not been offered such a operation of record com- Itis withdrawing its 670 role!" said a spokesperson. panies. Epson data gathering ma- Music Week, which an- TheBritishPhonogra- chines from retailers aroundnounceditsintentionto phic Industry (BPI) is so far the country and ending theestablish a chart in conjunc- The Europa,' refusing to support the new codeof conduct by which ittion with Gallup and BBC Music 8 RadioI back in March, has Broadest set up a company called MEDIA Trade Magazine Chart Information Network (CIN) to commission the new chart from Gallup and handle Its syndication and Nova Challenges commercial exploitation.CIN has already made ar- Swedish Ad Laws rangements with the BBC by Chou Fuller for the chart to be broadcast Swedish local station Radio Sweden to broadcast adver- continues on page 4 Nova has challenged the na- tisements. Nova isboldly tional laws prohibiting com- declaring that it will fight its CONTENTS mercial radio and TV by cause intheEuropean becoming the first station inCourt of Human Rights in Geergr Burn, -nildresgiHiBlegair, in Heidelberg Westinghouse Ups an Strasbourg if the authorities FM Stake To10% 4 attempt to close down the Espana Staff Jailed station. Radio Express Delegates Talkback - Patience, Partnership And The In Stones Row The 24 -hour Nova, which has a weekly audience of upHear Talk Of Change American Way 5 by James Bourne to 250.000 (Radio Sweden by Deborah Tuinman Three employees from Ra- survey) within an 80 A lack of new and exciting digital audio systems. As a Protests Prompt dio Espana Top97.2,a kilometre radius of Vagnha-music, coupled with techno- result radio may have to cast Changes To Irish Bill 7 Madrid FM rockstation, rad, a town 80 km south oflogical developments, may around for something else, spent a night in thecells Stockholm, began to broad- lead to the eventual demisesuch as information pro- NDR 2Tops Regional afterbeingarrested at cast ads two weeks ago, all of music radio, according to gramming:' Ratings a Madrid's Vincente Calde- from local businesses. US media consultant Bums, who is president ronfootballstadiumon Nova MD Clara Nydahl George Bums. Speaking at a ofBumsMedia Con - Prince Offers June 16. The two DJs and a says the move was due totwo -day seminarheldin mutants, added: "Even US$ 350.000 To technician were accused of economicnecessity:"We Heidelberg, Germany last when radio exploded in the Settle Dispute attempting to transmit the have not made any secret of week by Los -Angeles based US hi the 505 and 60s, the Rolling Stones concert live it and so far them'sbeenno syndicator Radio Express, music being played provided by tour promoters Creative reactionatallfrom the Bums predicted an increase information. In that case it The UK Radio Entertainment Group authorities, who are alwaysin talk and information for- was about sociological Academy (CEG), a charge the station very slow to act. We think it mats in the long term, changes; the peace move - Festival 23 denies. is ridiculous that a country He tolddelegates: "Bemane and the use of drugs. Pino Sagliocco, head of such as Sweden still has no alert to the fact that musicWith exciting acts like the Syndication24-26 CEG, claims that by the commercialradioor TV. radio may be on the decline Beatlesand TheRolling time the three were Eastern Europe has already Peoplearegettingtheir Stones, these issues spurred discovered,Radio Espana overtaken us on this. music from other sources,on the success of music An Fele pubkvion in had illegally broadcast "Our action is aimed to they can listento CDs in radio!' almost all of the concert live test the current legislation their cars and will soon be He later told Music & c000mos vo oa,o 3 4°99.44 yoga 4 able to subscribe thready to condo.. oK page 4 Billboard Amsterdam Jazz Festival August 31 - September 2 The Real Group TOP 10 Debut album "Nothing but The Real Group" on CD/LP. Thevocal group that makes Its way by mere rumour. CHART ALBUM Release in Japan September 25. Available in Holland from IN GERMANY September through DURECO. AmericanRadioHistory.Com MUSIC Amsterdam Jazz Festival 113 August 31 - September 2 Capitol Takes To US Airwavese vtrag MEDIA by Susan Noncom Lulu Alke e Atra N Capitol Records in the US has ingtobe alotof different Debut album "Angel Eyes" on CD/LP. labels. "This is in the truest sense Entrepreneurial UK -based radio formed a digital cable radio chan- methods of delivering our music "A landslide victory of 1989's "Jazz In Sweden" poll winner" a test;' he says. fund Radlotrust is close to tying nel to give its artists airplay ex- to consumers! The Digital Planet service, pre- up investments for two new East w posure beyond what they now Nevertheless, Jaeger is not wor- viously known as Digital Radio Europeancommercialnations, Available in Holland from receive over the airwaves. ried about the home taping of the Channel, planned to launch its one M Budapest and another in Alastair Shaw, Radio- The commercial -freeCapitol Capitol Channel's broadcasts. He Prager, September through DURECO. system in test markets this month ,. chairman, says both ventures GM:0V Records Channel will debut this says thatit should not be any but there has been a delay in co- are aiming to launch in the a 1 summer onDigitalPlanet,a more extensive than current home tumn but would reveal no further ordinating the various elements 91 -channel transmissionservice taping of radio programmes. involved, says Delany. details. Radiotrurt recently pm created by Digital Radio Labora- Capitol will compile a digital Digital Planet's decoders are 200.000 into a Warsaw -based station, Radio Solidarny. tories Inc (DRL). The new chan- audiotape in its internal recording available to cable operators for * * studio with one or two hour seg- * nel will transmit the label's music US$ 85 per wit including remote However, Ramon Lopez,chair- via satelltie through cable TV sys- ments and the tape will be sup- control or can be leased for, a man/CE WEA International,is tems to a special tuner in con- plied to Digital Planet for trans- monthly fee of US$ 2.2.50 per morecautiousaboutbusiness sumers' homes. mission. unit. prospects in EasternEuropa Amsterdam Jazz Festival Current and catalogue music Bill Delany, president of DRL, In the test cities a 25 to 30 chan- Adressing the company's recent 1990 worldwide MD meeting in from Capitol will be programmed notes that discussions are ongoing August 31 - September 2 nel version of Digital Planet's ser- Madrid, Lopez said: "Pinery, ren- otherrecordcompanies. on its channel in genre -specific with vices will be offered to subscribers tal and, tranmshipment are all big Lena Willemark & E.E.E. segments such as black, pop, rock Capitol Records, as part of its for US$ 8, a price that includes problems which we used to face and jazz. The names of songs and agreement with DRL, will play a the tuner and remote. The final from very distant places like Me Lena Willemark & Elise Einarsdotter Ensemble artists will be front and back an- part in attracting other labels to Far East. These problems arc now "Secrets of living' on CD/LP. price of the service will range bet- nounced. the service, he says. ween US$ 6 - US$ 10. on the doorstep of Western Eu- "Lena's unique capacity of combining folk idiom rope and we have to be on guard "The idea was to give us an op- According to Jaeger, Capitol and improvisation with classical precision towards InadditiontotheCapitol and protect ourselves from the portunity to further promote our the edge of rock". will inform other labels of its in- Records Channel, Digital Planet's possibilities of legislative inade- Available in Holland from artists in a new and unique man- volvement with the project. He testrunwillofferthreeLos quacies and damaging commer- September through DURECO. ner!' says Art Jaeger executive VP notes that at this point EMI is not Angeles radio stations - KNAC, cial practices in Eastern Europe' 43000,000 of Capitol Records. "We believe involved in the project and Capi- KUSC and KLON -as well as * * * company that in years to come there is go-tol has not spoken with any other music programmingwithand Swedishpromotions Future Wave isseekingrecord without back announcing. 0 company finance for the launch of a weekly Swedish dance chart Susan Nunciata is an editor with show which it hopes to syndimrt BMG Enters Video Billboard magazine in New York, me 41) Potions amort the fromwhichthisreportwas count,: A pilot show has already beenmade,presented by SAF adapted. Magazine Market Stockholm DJ BjornMohr. Amsterdam Jazz Festival ,arauiUM Future Wave's Km Neptune says BMG islaunchingthreebi- The first issue of Dance Inter- record industry backing is Ilef eS- August 31 - September 2 monthly international music vi- national features a profile of Lisa Espana Staff Nary for a six-month trial period. deo magazines this month speci- Stanfield, footage from the re- continued from page 1 * * * fically targetted at the dance, rap centLondon NRG ravewith from a mobile mike in the crowd.