MUSIC WEEK SEPTEMBER 27, 1980

Quo, Straits and PolyGram Sv - V sales conference THE FIRST sales conference Lizzy IPs head bringing together Phonogram, Polydor and newly-acquired Decca Records under the umbrella of parent Phonogram hopes company PolyGram Record Operations was THREE OF Phonogram's mosl there will be flyposting in London, held in Bournemouth last important releases of the year were Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds week. Music Week news announced at the PolyGram and Liverpool. editor JIM EVANS was conference by senior product On October 24, with a there and on this page manager Alan Phillips — new simultaneous release in all major (and P4) brings you all the albums from Status Quo, Dire territories, Phonogram UK issues conference news. Straits and . the new album from Dire Straits. The Lizzy campaign started on Entitled Making Movies, it was THE SMALL British label PRE Records has snapped up product from the San September 19 with the release of a produced by Jimmy lovene who has Francisco-based Ralph Records for release in the UK via Charisma which new single, , producer Bruce Springsteen; Tom markets PRE. First release under the deal will be a six-track "single" by backed with rock press ads. The Petty and Graham Parker. enigmatic band The Residents, called The Residents Commercial Single (PRE album, Chinatown, is released on BBC Television will be screening a 9), on October 3 followed by an album (PR EX 2) on October 10. Apart from a October 3 with extensive advertising 55-minute documentary on the band single licensed through Virgin, The Residents' records have previously only ffliSK Uiilnl and 500 window displays. It will also later this year, while one of the been available here on import and the band members' identities are supposedly be featured (along with the new Quo tracks from the LP will be featured unknown — even to the label chief. Incorporating Record and Tape Retailer and Straits albums) in the in the film Heavy Metal which goes Another release from Ralph is a single by the band Tuxedo Moon, Dark A Morgan-Grampian Publication Woolworths Record department on general release soon. Press ads Companion on October 17. Ralph's managing director Jay Crem flew to Published by Music Week Ltd. booklet which has a print run of will include Music Week, NME, London to sign the deal and is pictured (second left) with Charisma MD Brian 4,000,000. MM, Time Out and The Guardian. Gibbon (left), Richard Bulchins (PRE Records), Mike Allen (Charisma A&R 40 Long Acre, London Two weeks later comes Status Again, 500 window displays are manager) and Mike Walts (Charisma marketing manager). WC2E9JT Quo's new LP, Just -Supposin'. A planned and the band plays a 20- Tel: 01-836 1522 single. What You're Proposing', is date UK tour through September. released on October 3. Point of sale Other upcoming album releases Telex; 299485 material for the Quo LP will be from Phonogram include Chipmunk SUBSCRIPTION AND based on the rocket and diver Punk — which has sold over 200,000 Decca wants mare pop YEARBOOK ENQUIRIES: designs incorporated in the album copies in the States, a new Peter Music Week Subscriptions, 30 sleeve. Five hundred window Skellern album, Still Magic and the displays are planned and press ads debut LP from The Teardrop THE DECCA presentation to the Price, Charlie Kunz, Ten Years Caldenvood Street, London will include Motorcycle News as well Explodes entitled Kilimanjaro. On PolyGram sales force was preceded After and Marianne Faithfull. SE18 6QH as the music press. A joint the De-Lite label there will be by a policy statement from John Bennett also expressed high Tel: 01-855 7777 Preston, the newly-appointed advertisement with Our Price albums from Kool & The Gang and general manager of Decca's pop expectations for Christmas for the SUBSCRIPTION RATES Records will appear in Sounds and Coffee. repertoire marketing department. Worzel Gummidge Sings LP UK £28.50. Eire £30.50. Europe S66. featuring Jon Pertwec as the "much- Middle East & North Africa S97. He emphasised Decca's intention to loved TV character". The album USA. Canada. South America. Africa, enlarge the roster by signing "half a will co-incide with a new TV India. Pakistan SI 14. Auilralia. Far East, Reflections aimed to dozen more contemporary acts" Japan S133. following the success enjoyed by networked series and a full dealer ISSN 0144-5782 new signings Splodgenessabounds display campaign will be mounted. Published weekly. US Mailing. agent: and the Mo-deltes. Preston added It was also revealed that, in Expediters of the Printed Word Ltd, 527 top mid-price league addition to the new Moody Blues Madison Avenue. Suite 1217, New York, that Decca looks forward to being NY 10022. Second class postage at New PRODUCT MANAGER Leon Campadclli said at the PolyGram "fully integrated into the PolyGram album which is currently nearing York, NY. conference that it is Phonogram's intention to make Reflections "the operation," and that it was "fiercely completion and the Justin Hayward Printed for the publishers by Pcnsord Press number one mid-price series, offering the record buyer the very best in proud and aggressively confident solo LP which was recently in the Ltd., Gwcm. Registered at the Post Office artists, packaging and quality at a price they can afford". about the future". charts, John Lodge has been as a newspaper. Member of the Pcriodieal Publishers Assoc. Ltd., and Audii Bureau Initial releases in the series include the first ever mid-price albums Decca's product manager Keith working on a solo project and of Circulaiion. All material copyright 1980 from Nana Mouskouri, Peters & Lee and Demis Roussos. A Bennett presented albums from the debuts with a single, Street Cafe. Music Week Ltd, forthcoming Platters album, Encore of Golden Hits featuring all the new mid-price T.A.B. series by such Decca's presentation concluded group's UK and US hits, is planned. artists as the Rolling Stones, Tom with extracts from the new Mo- EDITOR: Rodney Burbeck Also on mid-price, though not in the Reflections series, is Living Jones, Vera Lynn, Jacques Loussier dettes LP, The Story So Far, to be DEPUTY EDITOR/ Legends, a heavy metal compilation featuring tracks from Status and Benny Goodman. Further released in November. The band will INTERNATIONAL/MUSIC Quo, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Rush and Def Leppard. It was product in this series can be expected tour extensively in October and PUBLISHING: Nigel Humer described by Campadelli as "the strongest heavy metal offering the November. NEWS EDITOR: Jim Evans market has seen this year — and at mid price". from Engelbert Humperdinck, Alan FEATURES EDITOR/ RETAILING: Terri Anderson TALENT EDITOR: Chris White Rocket's autumn plans BROADCASTING EDITOR: ELTON JOHN will be louring the A new Lambrettas' single is David Dahon UK in the early part of next year to planned for October 31 release and VIDEO: Simon Hills lie in with a new album release — an album will follow in early 1981 to CHIEF SUB EDITOR: Kevin Tea four years on from the Wembley coincide with an extensive tour. A SUB EDITOR: Danny Van concert when he announced his Judie Tzuke album, already half Hmden retirement from live appearances. recorded, will be released in March EDITORIAL COORDINATOR; In her presentation at the or April next year. Louise Fares (assisted by PolyGram conference, Rocket's Janet Yeo and Diane Ward) head of A & R, Sally Atkins added: "With an eye to the Christmas Wilkins' tip CONTRIBUTORS: Tony market, we still consider 21 At 33 to