DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF THE MUSIC/RECORD INDUSTRY ONE DOLLAR eoo, MAY27, 1972 ciif , WHO IN THE WORLD 04, Southern Gentleman Sonny James, s. - t' 3 0 4 Left, Has Signed A Long -Term 4 34' o Contract With Columbia Records, ti 47,27(. 4 Where, No Doubt, He Will Add 41 To His String Of 28 Consecutive Number One Country Singles. On Right Is Columbia President Clive Davis, Who Flew To Nashville To Announce The Signing. For More Details, Turn To Page 3. HITS T HA FRANKLIN,"ALLTHE KING'S HORSES." cg CANDI STATON, "IN THE GHETTO."(Screen 1.11ARET(i) JACKSON FIVE, "LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WIN- (Pundit,BMI). The latest from the Gems-Columbia/ElvisPresley,BMI). DOWS." The Jacksons,firmlyentrenchedin O undisputedQueenofSoul isas Pa Even though this Mac Davis -penned althe minds of the public, consistently come up different from "Day Dreaming" as w songishardly anoldie,theper- 'elwith winning efforts. Huge sales must be ex- that was from her earlier works. An - formance here is convincing enough pected,sincethisgiftedfamily alwaysde- co other assured smash. Atlantic 2883. tomake ithappenagain.Fame livers."LittleBittyPrettyOne"included. 91000 (UA). Motown M750L. NILSSON, "COCONUT." (Blackwood, BMI). Follow- FLASH, "SMALL BEGINNINGS."(Colgems/Black- THE BEACH BOYS, "PET SOUNDS/CARL AND THE upto "JumpInto The Fire"isa claw, ASCAP). Flash, very much like PASSIONS -SOTOUGH." Applausetoeveryone whimsical story from the outstand- Yes,should makeiton AM just concerned for this specially -priced doubleal- ing"Nilsson Schmilsson."Terrific, as they will on FM. This should be bum. "Pet Sounds," recordedin1966, was a and commercial enoughtogoall thefirsthitfromthebestnew recent purchase from Capitol. Great nostalgia. the way. Listen. RCA 74-0718. group of the year. Sovereign 3345 Newer materialis outstanding. Album will sur- (Capitol). pass "Surf's Up." Brother -Reprise 2MS 2083. BOBBY VINTON, "SEALED WITH A KISS." (Post, LOOKING GLASS, "BRANDY (YOU'RE A FINE DAVID BOWIE, "THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY ASCAP). Quintessential summer hit GIRL )."(Evie Spruce / Chappell, STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS." ina perfect treatment by Vinton. ASCAP). Cut that was forced from Thiswillbethe onethat doesitforthe - TEPIC Itmight just go higher this time group'snew albumis a tuneful, incredible Mr. Bowie. His best effort to date, aroundthanon itstwoprevious soulful effort deserving of heavy ac- andcommercialineverysense.Forthose tripsupthecharts.Epic10861. tion. Fine storyand harmonies. easily frightened: justlisten.It'sgreat. RCA Epic 10874. LSP-4702. ALICE COOPER, "SCHOOL'S OUT." (BMI).Heavy DENNIS LAMBERT, "DREAMON." (Trousdale FREE, "FREE AT LAST." Free made waves the seasonalrockerwillhaveAlice's Soldier,BMI). Ace songwriter's de- firsttime around, andthenunfortunately hordes of fans swinging all summer. but album provided ample evidence brokeup.They'rebacktogetherandthey Their best since "Eighteen," and a that he could sing as well as write. have it together. Solid hard rock compliments super hit. There should be no dis- This, one ofits best cuts, may be well -produced vocals. Pay particular attention agreement. Warner Bros. 7596. his first hit. Dunhill 4314 (ABC). to "Magic Ship." It might not be a single, but it'sexcellent. A&M SP 4349. Warner Bros. Ups Teo Ostin, Joeath Terry Knight Denies Grand Funk Charges CSN&Y Lead WCI Chart Sweep; Set Tours Farrell Acquires Rascals Publishing Dialogue :Ben Scotti On Promotion Wherehouse Burns; Tower Berkeley Quiet AmericanRadioHistory.Com (DUNI-WS LEP-4710 Rossi swap Petnauum pun LSP-4716; P8S-1952, NUMBER PK-1952 CNE ARSP1S. L 3'-4713; P8S-1946 (4\ LSP-4718, P8S-1955; PK-1955 LSP-4705 P8E-1937 LSP-47' 5 PdS-1947 LSP-4708; P8 =1943 Our May country release bursts forth and busts out, blossoming with -He flowers tha: bloom in the spring, tra la. And blending Lie sounds of 01it r other months, each aria every blessed one. ©UMW'S NUMBER asE (cmFANY RCA Records and Tapes AmericanRadioHistory.Com Dedicated to the Needs Of the Music/Record Industry May 27, 1972 Terry Knight Denies Warner Bros. Promotes Grand Funk Charges Mo Ostin, Joe Smith NEW YORK - Terry Knight BURBANK-Mo Ostin hasnoted that the record company's issued the following statement been appointed Chairman of thesales have doubled since Ostin in response to the recent charges Board and Chief Executive Offi-took over as President of the made against him by Grand cerof Warner Bros. Records,company in 1970. Ostin himself Funk Railroad: Inc.,a subsidiaryof Warnercredited Smith with "many of "The charges and allegations Communications. At the same ourgreatestartistsignings made against me and the other time Joe Smith has been namedsince he was named Executive individuals are absolutely and to succeed Ostin as President ofVice President of the company unequivocablyfalse,each and Warner Bros. Records, Inc. in1970,"contributing James every one of them. The state- In making the announcementTaylor, Black Sabbath, America ments range from lies to out- Steve Ross, President of WCI,and many others. right stupidity and there is not one truth contained in any alle- gationwhichIwillhappily Wherehouse Burns; Wes Farrell Acquires prove in Court when the cases are heard. Terry Knight Tower Berkeley QuietRascals Publishing "As far as any announcement of new management and record-Until the facts are heard and a By JOHN GIBSON NEW YORK-Wes Farrell, ing affiliations, the members ofdecision made by the Court as President of the Wes Farrell Grand Funk Railroad seem toto the validity of my existing LOS ANGELES - The ever -Organization,hasjustcom- management and recording con-burgeoning Wherehouse retailpleted negotiations whereby his have forgottenthat they are California defendantsinseveral lawsuitstractswith thegroup,therechaininsouthern company has acquired a 100 per filed against them in New Yorkwon't be any 'new management'was reduced by one operationcent ownership interest of all SupremeCourtpertainingtoor 'new recording affiiliations,'lastweek astheCrenshawcompositions in the Slacsar cata- their existing management andI assure you, as will anyone inBlvd. store here, was destroyedlog. Slacsar has been the main byfire.The firedepartmentpublishing arm of the Rascals. recordingcontractswithme. the country with a law degree."says the blaze broke out at 5:02 am on May 9, and quickly Included in the deal are over CSN&Y Lead WCI ChartSweep consumed the store. The fire100 individual songs written by department lists the cause asmembers of the group, includ- NEW YORK-David Crosby, Completing a clean sweep of"incendiary" and does not ex- ingsuchhitsasGroovin'," StephenStills,Graham Nashthe top five positions on The Al- "People Gotta Be Free," "How bum Chart by Warner Commu-clude the possibility of arson and Neil Young, who collectively via fire bomb. Investigators areCan I Be Sure," "A Beautiful achievedconsiderablerenownnicationslabelsareRoberta Morning," "Hold On," "Carry with their Atlantic releases ofFlack's "First Take" (Atlantic),checking it out. To the north,inBerkeley, Me Back," and "It's Wonder- recent years, are, this week, se- againatnumber one,and ful," to mention a few. curely lodged in three of the top"America" (Warner Bros.), an-things have been quiet at Tower fivepositionson The Albumotherformer chart -topper,atRecords' Telegraph Avenue Farrellindicatedthatby Chart with their current, indi-number three. store for the past week. Theearly June his organization will vidual, recording endeavors. There are three additional al-week before the store had beenbe prepared to ship its first pro- The album "Graham Nash/bums from the Warner Commu-the target of a spin-off protestmotional album of Slacsar cata- David Crosby"(Atlantic)cannications labels in the top 10 ofageneraldemonstrationlog, which will include all of be found bulleted at number two this week:"Fragile" by Yesagainst President Nixon's warthe Rascals' prominent hits as this week, while Neil Young's (Atlantic)atsix;"EatA policy statements. Windows andwell as songs which have pre- "Harvest" (Reprise), a formerPeach" by the Allman Brothersdoors had been smashed at theviously been overlooked. number one album, is now in the (Capricorn) at nine; and "His-Tower store, and looting had number four slot. "Manassas,"tory Of Eric Clapton" (Atco) been attempted by rioters. by Stephen Stills (Atlantic) andat 10. (Continued on page 42) Columbia Signs his new group, has broken into the top 10 at number five with a Sonny James bullet. (For news of forthcom-Staple Singers Strike Gold ing tours by Young, Crosby and By CHUCK NEESE Nash, see page 6.) NASHVILLE - Perennial countryrecordsellerSonny Edward Khoury Named James, "The Southern Gentle- man," has signed a long-term Merco President contract with Columbia Rec- HOLLYWOOD - Bhaskar ords. On hand for the Nash- Menon, President of Capitol In- ville signingannouncement dustries,Inc.has announced luncheon were Columbia Presi- theelectionofEdward C. The Staple Singers( Stax), from left, Roebuck "Pop" Staples and hisdent Clive Davis, National Pro- Khoury to the position of Pres- daughters Yvonne, Mavis and Cleo are shown being surprised on stage motion Director Steve Popovich identofMercoEnterprises, by Sammy Davis, Jr. at their recent two-day engagement at Los Angeles' and Press and Public Informa- Inc., a Capitol subsidiary. TheLindie Theatre. Davis presented eight gold records for the Staple's position of President at Mercomillion -selling singles "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There," cuttion Director Bob Altshuler. (Continued on page 42) from their new album, "Bealtitude: Respect