MA/ Mustcwet for Everyone in the Business of Music 20APRIL1996
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MA/ mustcwet For Everyone in the Business of Music 20APRIL1996 £3.10 Frontlinethumbsup - ^ Columbia UKtempts boosts Michael LP 6 Prodigy forthechart ! Dohertybacktobase today (April 22). ' EngHshman Ged Doherty back to the * ing^iœ: fortu^fomflàbet wW take on fte new rôle in June. He mil Machine and Oasis in the US and UK's top albums label. But in the first SEHF2:Srora-t ment.Doherty For buUt 10 hisyears, career he representedin manage- adds,living and"Opportunities working again like in London.this don't He Yatesdirector - -the will label's continue former to oversee marketing the IliSII! mm m % ' A ilililliH EMI and Virgin take early '96 iead et# ,R NO 1 i:N()l CM .o v !•: Ifirgin's^chiCTement ' in the albums formance. ^ Despitc falLg from its position as wea ^|: wanaoïe ftpn .imited Editio friple Vinyl w 2 page bookl ncludes 2 uni Tonight Repri UK Goltl Spain Gold France Goid Italy Goid Denmark Siiver TV ADVERTISED IN MAY NATIONAL FLYPOSTING GIG VENUE FLYPOSTING MUSIC PRESS AOS ACROSS THE BOARD P.O.S. MATERIAL UK TOUR DATES May 7th Birmingham, NEC ^ May 8th Manchester ^^^^na May lOth Glasgr May 14th London, wembley Arena Tonight Tonighf taken from the critically 'Mellon Collie And The I wiil be reieased on MAY on 2 x CD and MC. Each PREVIOUSLY UNRELE THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ALBUM SALES TO DATE WORLDWIDE 11 MILLION MCA Music Publlshing GEORGEMICHiCLFASTLOVEIMYOURMAN NEW SINGLE ■ 22nd April • CD & 12" fcnturc FASTLOVE Part I & 11 frjE NEWSDESK: 0171 921 5990 or NEWSFILE Five plead guilty to defrauding MCPS Williams takes new Woolworths rôle Five people pleaded It is understood the Crown bers, although a su Woolworths has appointed Clara Williams as its new MCPS nt the limer London Crown caseProsecution after ServiceMCPS broughtdiscovcred the be held back as a trading manager (or the entertainment division. She Court last Wcdncsday (10). case the MCPS r andmoves replaces from the Steve same Foulser, rôle in whothe confectionery will become the division andStellious Rosemary Petrou, Kearsley, Peter whoMonroe are tionsferred. Monroe, It is not Petrou known and what Kearsley posi- company's advertising and promotions controller in the Grovcrail former and MCPS Alistair employées, An (fus Lcsley are heldAt atWcdnesday's MCPS. hearii controllersommer. A Charliereplacement McAuley, for entertainment who left a year trading ago, is still artpected on May to be3. nced at the is told th licht the is MCPS Ol si being sought. 'unds "it couldn't find a home vas offered against Grigor made redundant by PWL sometimesis understood held funds up to £lm.from the selcourt for thewas CPS.that told by PWL International finance director James Grigor has unt - often made up of royal- a'tit moneybeen specifically from the thebeen company. made redundant Other PWL as movespart of includea sériés theof changes deparlure al : regularly distributed to mem- accountmey had by been Green. with- of senior press officer Sam Tomlin and the appointmenl ofRCA's Amber Jane Rose Chapman from Hut as Recordshead of press. as head of A&R and France quits as Avex director EMI climbs down in AvexPhil France after 18 has months resigned as director from Japanese-owned of Avex UK, marketing label promotionmanager of arm Avex Rhythm DD, and Republic. director of Avex UK's club battle over royalties RadioPeel Onemoves is revamping in Radio its weekend One revamp schedule from this in Talbot puttingEuropean the Life album through EMPs Europe, Toui weekend, with John Peel moving from late night Friday EMI Music Publishing has calle. own Music Rights Society Europe The agreer showto the returnsSunday onnight Friday 8-10pm from slot. lOpm-midnight The One In The Chris Jungle collectionceasefire in societies its battle and with abandoned the Europ décision(MRSE) body.in protest He said at the he Europeanwas taking soci- the licencesation under for the which Life album,Gema collectwill issue and Goldfinger's Dancehail Nîte will be broadeast from itsattempt Simply to Redself-administer album Life. royalties recordeties' practice companies of offering in exchange deals tofor major cut- pay royalties to MRSE which will then midnîght to 2am on Saturday evenings; The Essenlial price royalty rates. EMIdistribute Music royalties Publishing. to Simply "It is a Red mature and movesMix moves to 3am-5am to 2am-4am Saturday. Sunday; and Annie Nightingaie (10), EMI n MRSEBandier as a lastsays, chance "We forreaUy the societiesset up tionto hear society. us. We When didn't they want saw to beus a license collec- ides, which Bandier says is the firs TheAIRC Association adopts of new Indépendant name Radio Companies has Simply Redey had through better deal MRSE, with somethey ompaniesign of accord and between the collecting the publishing societies, been renamed the Commercial Radio Companies of the iss ornes three months after a forum of AssociationShaftesbury Avenue,and has movedLondon taW1V new 7AD. offices Téléphoné, at 77 0171 Simply Red Toum happy to ithmsic the publishers leaders of met the forcollection the first society time 306 2603 and fax 0171 4700062. throughBut Marti Gem etworktough at Midem Bandier in Januaiy.says the ceasefire will 1 called off if no resolution can be TheGovernment Government's delayswhite paper response outlining ils on response reniais to m the success of a sériés of talks ;o;e embarkas the oncollection negotiation si talks ocietiesmnd in discussionsbefore the withend ofthe September, European the EC Rental Rights directive has been delayed again. lierire set launched to begin the later boycott this month. of the leÎiem/IFPI mechanical agreement, rights royaltyunder- e says he is confident that progress can The Department of Trade says the paper, which should expectedhave become to appear law at later the beginning this month, of but this is year, now was likely to Januszczaklosesjob be delayed until the summer. TO Waits wins case against publîsher in C4 music shake-up Tom Waits has won a second victory over music Waldemar Januszczak, Chan Levi'spublishers Jeans Third to use Story his songMusic, Heartattack which gave & permissionVine in a to The chan relier appeai1993 ad againstwithout an the initial songwriter's ruling in consent. Waits'favour Third hasStory's nent Stuart Cosgrove ock been overturned by the California Court Of Appeai. sien is part of a wider reorganisation in which arts and Sony/ATV buys Brampton catalogue However,music are the being pair splitare understoodinto separatc to havedepartments. clashed Sony/ATV Music Publishing is buying the Brampton repeatedly since Cosgrove's' arrivai" ' ' last autumn.itract expires, Music catalogue, which includes the 1981 Ivor Novello cordinj o Helei Kinneyaward winnerand a sériés Together of classic We Are early Beautiful Eighties by soulFern songs, SprottA Channel is understood Four spokesman to be staying confirmcd the news, but m from founderTony Hall. Hall is being retained by Sony commentdeclined to and comment Januszczak further. was Cosgrove on holiday also last declined week. to as a consultant. artsSince in joining1989, Januszczak as commissioning has been editor one for of music the most and ChildrenRobert goes Miles'Children platinum single was certified active supporters of music programming within the TV Tower Records staged the launch of Rock The Vole's first registrat bt»! platinum last week as The Prodigy's includingindustry, overseeingThe White Roomthe commissioning and masterminding of sériés the day at its Piccadilly Circus store in London's We \ Firestarter went silver. Also, The Lighthouse Family's channcl's award-winning coverage of the Glastonbury coraedian(10), hosted Eddie by Gene toard. trontman Rock The Martin Vote Rossiter has created (pictured postcards left) and designer album Océan Drive reached gold status with three FestivalThe White over Room, the past which two years.is produced for C4 by Initial to simplify the process for young people to join the électoral register. other titles certified silver: Underworld's The Second Film & TV, has been one of Channel Four's most suc- Tower will be stocking the voter regislration cards in ils flagship andToughest Océan In Colour The Infants, Scene's Shed Moseley Seven's Shoals. A Maximum High In unveilîng a Î^SnTincrease in the budget for arts venuesPiccadilly and and nightclubs. Glasgow Among stores theand companies cards will bewhich handed have out pledged at cancer C4and was music increasing programming its commitment last month, to Januszczakmusic following said support are Virgin Megastores, MTV, MCP Promotions. Brixlon .dotmusic such succcsscs. Academy and Harvey Goldsmith. From MusicThe latest Week. industry Updated news Mondays On The at Net18.00 GMT. ^ ► ► ► ► ► STORY PROMISES SPARKS ATMUSIC RADI0 96-p7 ► ► ► ^ http;//www.dotmusic.com MUSIC WEEK APRIL 20 1996 5 COMMENT Play the game, supermarkets Ifs ail verv well for Sainsburys to blâme "human error" Prodigyfollow Oasis thanfor the one fact ol thatits stores, itsold beforeTake Thafs the album's Greatest officiai Hits, inrelease more Whatdate. may not be a big deal to the supermarket giant is a specialistssource of considérable who bave a| frustration honoured theto ail embargo those local and b) onthemulti-hittrail albums.lost sales How from can one they of the be year'sexpected first ta truly support bankable the byCatl THE OASIS TOP FIVE embargo System week-in-week-out when, the first time A string of Prodigy back catalogue sin- competitora real goodie for cornes whom along,music theisn't rules even get a core flouted business. by a daygles (Sunday)were set tofollowing enter the a re-promotionchart yester- Don'l Look Back FebeS 600,01 aduality the tracksfact that you they've don't getheen elsewh on a There's no doubt that supermarket music departments launched by XL Recordings on the back WhateverInAngor Dec 94 400,01 tagazine cover for the past six moi are good news for the industry, both in whetting the of theThe number success oneof the Firestarter.