Billboard 1966-07-23
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JULY 23, 1966 SEVENTY- SECOND YEAR 60 CENTS The International Music -Record Newsweekly Drive Pegged to Give Boot To Background Bootlegging LOS ANGELES -A campaign to halt bootlegging Merrimac's sales manager Neal Ames initiated the of American recording in the background music indus- campaign by sending a registered letter to nine manu- try is being launched by Merrimac music industry, a facturers and Rosell Hyde, the FCC's new chairman, Beverly Hills firm owned by a former major Canadian alleging heavy traffic in bootleg music. rack jobber, Don MacMillian. Ames warned that unless he hears from these manu- facturers to the contrary he would duplicate any or all of their products on master tape and provide this service to whoever wants to buy it. RMR Starts Rack Addressed to RCA, Columbia, Decca, Dot, Liberty, United Artists, A &M, London and Verve, it pointed to a brochure by a West Coast company which freely advertises its products as being dubbed onto tapes Research Service for lease to radio stations. The letter also states: "We NEW YORK -The national field force of Bill- are also aware that this same supplier supplies a back- board's Record Market Research Division went into ground music service for which it charges a fee, action on Monday (18) to start production of data to utilizing their products. Since this company advertises provide continuing reports of record sales through the most blatantly and most thoroughly, we can only nation's rack -serviced retail outlets. infer one of two things: (1) that their practice is illegal; More hits more often," proclaim the Warner Bros. men in blue as This new research service is a major addition to (2) that their practice is illegal and you couldn't care the company prepares for its annual sales convention. The Warner/ the detailed non -racked retail sales statistics produced less." Reprise line -up of new fall albums will be unveiled to distributors by the research arm of Billboard since 1958. The first As of late last week, Ames had received replies throughout the country at a series of regional sales meetings this of the new racked -outlet sales reports will cover the from Liberty, Dot, MGM, UA, Capitol, and London, week. (Advertisement four -week sales period from July 18 through Aug. 13. (Continued on page 9) It will be offered to subscribers as a special four -week report available on or about Sept. 19. Thereafter, such reports will be issued on a quarterly basis. Reports will measure, essentially through diary - NAMM Moves to recorded sales, actual over -the -counter movement of records through all types of rack -serviced outlets, in- cluding department stores, discount outlets, drug, food and variety stores, music -record shops and other retail- Woo Disk Dealers ers served by the nation's record merchandisers. Record By PAUL ZAKARAS sales through rack -serviced outlets will be offered in CHICAGO -The National Association of Music some 40 different quarterly report categories, including Merchants moved last week to strengthen phonograph 15 different summary reports, 20 label -by -label share record dealer membership in the association. reports and 5 title- and -artist reports. Record dealers currently not represented by any (Continued on page 10) association had been invited to attend an open meeting of NAMM's record committee to discuss mutual prob- lems. The meeting, held on Sunday (10), the first day of the music show, attracted more than 30 dealers. Lear Is Developing The committee, chairmaned by S. H. Galperin Jr., who is also a member of NAMM's board of directors, unanimously approved three proposals which were to Fast - Forward Unit be presented to the board. One of the proposals was that the board approve CHICAGO-Lear Jet has developed an 8 -track action by Galperin's committee specifically designed to CARtridge playback featuring electronic selection, a attract record dealer membership. "If the executive program indicator and fast -forward capabilities. When committee approves this proposal," said Galperin, "I this development hits the market early next year, it will will hold a special meeting in Chicago in August or mark a major breakthrough in the endless loop tape September. The purpose of this meeting would be to The exciting Wilson Pickett has a brand -new smash with his cartridge field. establish a concrete program designed to improve com- Heretofore, easy pre- selection of recorded numbers rousing rendition of "Land of 1,000 Dances" (Atlantic 2348). munications between NAMM and record dealers." Atlantic will release h is new album, "The Exciting Wilson Pickett" has not been available in any tape form, whether reel -to- (Continued on page 62) (8129) in August. (Advertisement) reel or cartridge. Also, fast -forward was not possible in any endless loop cartridge. The fast forward feature is available in open reel machines, and in the cassette; i.e., Philips -type cartridge. Jim Gall, Lear Jet marketing chief, told Billboard Stations Cooling Oldies for Summer that the developing has left the planning board stage and By Deejays is now in pre-production. According to Gall, the new CLAUDE HALL during the week on the half -hour. are allowed, three more these "Summer playback has checked out as to the performance of its NEW YORK -Old Records, once almost a sure however, to play two or of automatic capabilities. method of raising radio audience ratings in competitive Souvenirs" if they want to. The unit will allow the user to pre -select by push Top 40 markets, have lost a lot of their summer charm "But frankly, the only reason we're playing this button the desired recording within a cartridge. It will and many stations are playing them down this summer many is we've sort of got in the habit. We're afraid also permit the listener to replay a given selection, rather than up. to drop them. Oldies, though, are fading out in this thanks to the fast forward feature. The program indica- In Houston, KNUZ is holding down its play of old market. The first time several years ago, playing oldies tor will allow the user to know at a glance the track hit records to mostly weekends. The schedule calls for resulted in spectacular audience ratings. A couple of number being played. Price of the new playback will five an hour on weekends, said program director Ken years later, oldies backfired and results were poor." be announced later. Grant, but normally only one an hour is required play (Continued on page 33) (Advertisement) THE LION'S ON THE So you'd better move inside to page 37 to see MGM's 66 for 66! MGM Records is a division of Metro- Goldwyn -Mayer Inc. BEAUTY AND THE IT! First R IC cr sin g strikin n e SUSAN BARRETT "A GRAIN OF SAND" IF/w "She Gets Everyt 111E he Wants" 1888. Timely material done with hat big band beat gives usan the "Go" sign for a hart-blazer! Her current romotional tour is going o be a strong sales booster, o order now. The most trusted name in sound 0I CRDC Blasted by FCC Winds Up L.A. Probe; Billinis on Policy Next Target a Mystery because the record know more about the industry SALT LAKE CITY John of the people engaged in the LOS ANGELES -After 12 other cities - have days of intensive questioning of business is a national industry now than I do.' " Billinis, president of the Billinis merchandising business, Kyle revealed he had on occa- found a way to distribute Capi- 26 subpoenaed witnesses, the and companies vie against each Distributing Co., has termed the sundry mar- sion been required to direct a CARtridge price policy of Capi- tol Records Distributing Corp. Federal Communications Com- other for airplay in mission's four- man payola prob- kets. These future payola in- witness to answer questions after tol Records Distributing Corp. products not only without an the Fifth Amend- -up, but no mark- ing team completed a key stage vestigation locations remained they had taken "unrealistic" and "confusing." adequate mark ment. However, he would not announced a up at all, and still be able to in its investigation and headed unnamed. CRDC recently his role as state how many times this direc- one -price structure for its 8- meet our obligations and come home. Before concluding which are so Kyle "judge" of the proceedings, Kyle tion was given. track tape cartridges which is out with profits, Hearing examiner Jay In calling down broadcasters, vital to everyone in business? Bureau attorney revealed he was forced to slow $1 higher on single album and Broadcast the the FCC concentrated on top 40 packs. The company announced I do not believe so; and con- Joe Stirmer both departed the down several witnesses so could take their personalities, with one librarian a price of $7.98 for its first sequently I have come to the city after interrogating witnesses court reporter testimony. Referring to shotgun and his station manager also single album cartridges. The conclusion that Capitol Records Friday (8). Complaints and subpoenaed. Distributing Corp., and only field investigators speaking disk jockeys and pro- firm's blockbuster release of 53 Compliance commented: Since there was no set time is for Capitol has definitely decided and Merlin motional men, Kyle cartridges scheduled July George Oliviere as limit placed on each individual, that there is no need for the remained in town during "Some of them talk as fast 25 (Billboard, July 9). Billinis, Smith stop the inquiry ran 101/2 hours on record merchandiser! Am I of last week people read and I had to in a letter to Stan Gortikov, the early part Wednesday (6), Kyle said.