Seattle Store Maintaining CD Momentum New Releases Tape Town Features Remote Broadcast at In -Store (Continued from page 22) GILBERT, RONNIE DOOR TO DOOR The Spirit Is Free Ron Leibman, Arliss Howard, Although the Compact over the air. Sony 101, "two in the air studio and LP Redwood RR408/$8.98 Jane Kaczmarek SEATTLE CA RR408C /$8.98 V Media Honte Entertainment M730/559.95 Disc is going through some growth Record labels participating in- one in production." KING plans RCA, MCA more promotions with area retail- GUARDABARRANCO HE WHO WALKS ALONE cycle constrictions, including hit cluded CBS, Capitol, Si Buscabas /If You Were Looking Louis Gossett Jr., Clu Gulager, product shortages and packaging and PolyGram. Sony players, espe- ers. LP Redwood RR8501 /$8.98 James McEacheon CA RR8501C /$8.98 indecisiveness, Tape Town here cially portables, were also featured, In terms of sample repertoire for A V VCL VL9047 /Media Home /$49.95 NEAR, HOLLY, ARLO GUTHRIE, wants to maintain whatever mo- with Pioneer, Sharp and Kenwood, the Tape Town broadcast, Newman HOW TO BREAK UP A HAPPY DIVORCE RONNIE GILBERT & PETE SEEGER mentum CD enjoys. Thus, an in- although Sony did not participate in identifies Andrew Lloyd Webber's Harp Barbara Eden, Hal Linden, Peter Bonerz A Worldvision Honte Video 4021 /$24.95 store event April 27 featured sever- co -op advertising, says Duewe. "Requiem," "This is the composer LP Redwood RR409/$8 98 r CA RR409C/$8.98 al innovations, including a four - Players were priced as low as $299, of 'Cats' and 'Evita,' and there is IF THINGS WERE DIFFERENT $11.99 even a video of 'Requiem' playing Suzanne Pleshette, Don Murray, hour remote broadcast over with CDs at chainwide except GOSPEL Tony Roberts classical station KING -FM. for a few titles. on MTV. It's a great crossover that FERRAR, PAUL, & OTHERS 46 V Worldvision Home Video 4022/$24.95 Let It Be Done Admittedly, in Tape Town's case, The interview lineup for co -host is still serious for our regular listen- THE JAM VIDEO SNAP! it's more than just insuring CD's KING announcers Peter Newman ers with full orchestra and Placido CA Praise Music 001/54 98 V Music Media M465 /Media Home /$29.95 JOHNNY momentum, explains advertising co- and Steve Hillard included George Domingo." SOUNDTRACK TIGER Chad ordinator Carrie Duewe. For years Nunas, Capitol; Jerry Kopecky and Another selection, Mussorgsky's VARIOUS ARTISTS Everett, Robert Taylor A V Spotlite Video 7297/$39.95 primarily a hardware -oriented Brian Kimball, PolyGram; Dale "Pictures At An Exhibition," New- Steven Spielberg Presents The Goonies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack THE LADY VANISHES chain, Tape Town wants to enhance Nasseth, Telarc; Alex Avgras, Pio- man notes was once recorded by Spotlite Video LP Epic SE 40067 /CBS /no list A r 7335/$19.95 in software. And neer Electronics; and Hugh Solana, Emerson, Lake & Palmer. He says CA SET 40067/no list its reputation BRUCE LEE THEATRE: BRUCE IS LOOSE; what better way, she asks, than Kenwood Electronics. some Beethovan piano works, Rich- THE FIERCE ONE with CD? While the noon -4 p.m. event rep- ard Strauss tone poems and "some- COMPACT DISC V Best Film & Video 620/$49.95 BEETHOVEN LOVE AFFAIR: THE The event, says Duewe, wasn't resented a one -day focus, a longer thing from the Canadian Brass" Trio No. 3 in C Minor for Piano; Trio No. 4 ELEANOR AND the first of its kind for either KING timespan is built in, Duewe claims. were also included. in B -flat Major for Piano LOU GEHRIG STORY or Tape Town. But it's the most "Some of the print is in television For store events such as Tape Suk Trio Blythe Danner, Edward Herrmann, CD Denon C37.7421/no list Patricia Neal elaborate. KING paired with Tower sections which have a longer life, at Town's, KING announcers work not 4 Worldvision Home Video 4020/$24.95 on CD push October at about a week. We will also stay on behind partitions but rather right in MOZART a last least Concerti Horn Complete the same time Tape Town was co- radio a week after the event," she the center of the sales floor. "We're Prague Chamber Orchestra To get your company's new video releases promoting with top 40- formatted says. right out there where they can CD Denon C37- 7432/no list listed, send the following information-Ti- KPLZ. Print in Seattle, other Washing- throw oranges at us," says New- STRAUSS tle, Performers, Distributor /Manufacturer, Among the features of Tape ton markets and Portland, Ore. ade- man. EARL PAIGE Der Rosenkavalier Format(s), Catalog Number(s) for each for- Town's remote were interviews quately blanket 18 of Tape Town's Der Semperoper Dresden mat, and the Suggested List Price (if none, CD Denon C37-7482/4/no list indicate "No list or Rental ")-to Linda with principals from the software 21 units (one is in Hawaii), she con- Moleski, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New STRAUSS York, N.Y. 10036. and hardware brands along with tends. All stores featured the $11.99 Symphonic Poem "Ein Heldenleben" key store personnel. And a promo- product sale, thought not all have VCR STARTER KITS Peter Mirring, Staatskapelle Dresden tional push on automotive CD is of- players. (Continued from page 22) CD Denon C37.7561/no list fering the $599 list Pioneer CDXP1 Hardly a stranger to CD KING's which complete program is most ap- STRAUSS Wiener Blut as a grand prize. Three brands of Newman says the station in using propriate to their needs." Volksoperorchester, Volksoperchor, Wien players were also demonstrated Technics SLP3, Yamaha CDX1 and One of the key aspects of the new CD Denon C37 -7430/ I /no list packaging approach is that it ap- WEBER pears to provide provide a complete- Der Freischutz ly new area of sales that does not Der Semperoper Dresden Santa Claus will be a detract from blank tape sales. "It CD Denon C37- 7433/5/no list seems to be a plus business for tape To get your company's new releases listed, little early this year! manufacturers and retailers," says either send release sheets or else type the "The retailer information in the above format on your Recoton's Perez. letterhead. Please include suggested list doesn't buy any less tape with this price whenever possible. Send to Linda and DOES kind of package, because they are Moleski, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New Call for a FREE he have designed as gifts and packages for York, N.Y. 10036. Dealer Sales Kit: first -time buyers. We're making it A "Buyer's Guide" with only convenient for that new VCR owner SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICES! a GIFT for to maintain his system and try dif- HOME VIDEO A separate "Dealer Price ferent tapes." Schedule" with wholesale prices! YOU!... Symbols for formats are 4b= Beta, Use the "Buyer's Guide" as p= VHS, *CED and 4.=LV. YOUR retail safes catalog. Use your BEST Source for MOVIES Where applicable, the suggested ExSell as TO GO list price of each title is given; Audio /Video Accessories and (Continued from page 20) otherwise, "No List" or "Rental" Recording Tape. buyer John Ellis, "our biggest sales is indicated. and rental titles in music come from 1- 800 -334 -2484 (US) black crossover artists like Tina FILMS 1- 800 -672 -2802 (NC) Turner, Michael Jackson, Lionel Ri- ALOHA, BOBBY AND ROSE Paul Le Mat, Dianne Hull, Robert Carradine chie and Prince. But unless there's a A v Media Honte Entertainment M762/$49,95 on radio, music videos SPECIAL Discount on single albums hot single the ANGEL AND THE BADMAN don't sell well. We haven't sold a OFFER: °/O of the following artists: John Wayne 'Purple Rain' in a while." L V Spotlite Video 0107/$19.95 Marketing RANWOOD ARTISTS VHS is the dominant format in St. LOUIS ARMSTRONG: CHICAGO STYLE Louis, according to John Ellis. 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