LING JOINS KAPP DECCA'S JAN. PLAN 10 LPS INTRO EPICS AS V.P., GEN. MGR. OFFERS 25 ALBUMS "ERA OF PROFIT" PLAN New York—Epic Records, introducing its New York—Decca Records this week is "Era of Profit" concept, for a year-round, announcing die release of 25 new pop and well balanced and well-planned product, is classical albums, spearheading the company's releasing 10 LP's diis month—four pop, one January re-stocking program, the dominant international, and five classical. Also re• theme being "Up Front Counts More With leased will be three 4-track stereo tapes Decca-Coral-Brunswick". The program en• featuring one pop and two classical tapes. compasses the entire catalog of LP's and Heading the new album releases is Bobby EP's on the three labels. Tlie new releases Yinton's "There! I've Said It Again" and will be offered dealers under an attractive George Maharis' "Make Love To Me." incentive plan, details of which are available through local Decca branches and distrib• CAPITOL "RINGS IN utorships. Decca currently is reported in the midst YEAR" WITH 15 POPS of one of its strongest selling periods in Hollywood—Capitol Records "rings in the recent months, riding the sales wave with New Year" with 15 new pop releases for such big albums as "That Was the Week January, featuring the voices of Nancy Wil• That Was", Brenda Lee's "Let Me Sing", son, The Kingston Trio, The Lettermen and WARREN LING and Rick Nelson's "For You", plus such hit a new folk-type svidnger, Jeannie Hoffman. singles as "As Usual" by Brenda Lee, "For Included in the package are four new Capi• New York—Michael Kapp, executive vice- You" by Rick Nelson, and Burl Ives "True tol Of the World albums and an addition president of Kapp Records, has announced Love Goes On and On." to the Dimension in Jazz series. the appointment of Warren Ling as vice- president and general manager. Kapp said Coral is represented by such artists as RUSH GRECO SINGLE that Ling who has an extensive background "Big" Tiny Litde, Lawrence Welk, The in all phases of the record industry would McGuire Sisters, and Pierre Noles and ork. New York—Epic Records has announced further solidify the Kapp management team Representing Brunswick are Jackie Wilson, the immediate release of "Ciumachella," a and be a major force in operation of the and top names in the Jazz world under the new single by Buddy Greco, from the Itahan company. After receiving his degree in title of "Swingin' Friends". musical comedy, "Rugantino," .skedded to business administration from Penn State, open here in February. Ling served foru years in the Navy, then joined RCA-Victor Records in 1946, rising ALL SIGNALS GO' to be manager of artist and copyright con• GELD-UDELL INKED AS from page 8 tracts. For the last three and a half years dustry must decrease costs in the distribution Ling has been vice-president of Belafonte MERCURY PRODUCERS area to maintain consumer price favorably Enterprises, Inc. where he formed an in• competitive with other leisure time pro• Chicago—Mercury Records prexy Irving B. die record company to handle production ducers. of finished Belafonte albums and put the Green has announced the signing of Geld- Other speakers included Bill Gavin, pub• music publishing companies on an inter• Udell as producers for the Mercury group lisher of "The Gavin Report"; and Fred national basis. of labels, the deal to run for five years with an undisclosed number of sides, but of sub• W. Shewell, second vice-president of the stantial volume. The signing is a further Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co. 24 COLUMBIA LP's step in Mercury's expanded program of working with indie producers. Geld-Udell RED HOT SMASH INTRO'D FOR JAN. has a highly successful producing record from page 8 with such artists as Brian Hyland, Ray New York—Columbia Records will re• Joe Delmedico and Elliot Greenberg. Peterson and Curtis Lee. In addition they lease 24 albums this month, highlighted by Fach reviewed the Smash success story, have produced sessions for ABC-Paramount, the historic release of nine Bruno Walter particularly the label's banner year of 1963 Brunswick and MGM Peter Udell and Gary recordings and release of the original Broad• with its string of hits and widely expanded Geld, writers as well as producers, teamed way cast recording of "The Girl Who Came talent roster. "Our red-hot streak of hits up in 1960. To Supper." Also included are 12 pop al• will be continued and the Smash 'hot-line' bums and two Latin-American LP's. will spell greater red-hot sales and profits for you in 1964," he said. Fach reminded "The Girl Who Came To Supper" is distributors that the label, launched as a described as a champagne musical by Noel DECCA INTROS 3 one-man operation in 1961, chose the best Coward, starring Jose Ferrer and Florence .singles distribs in the country. Henderson. It was produced by Goddard NEW PHONOGRAPHS Lieberson, Columbia prexy. "Within six months after our initial re• New York-Three brand new phonographs, lease. Smash made its mark in the industry" all in the popular price range, were intro• he continued. "We have developed into a MR REGRETS ERROR duced at recent Decca sales meetings. With million-dollar business while other subsidi• the additions, the line now consists of 12 ary labels fell by the way-side. But our IN VOKES LP STORY portables, three consoles, a consolette, a greatest year of growth is ahead of us." component system and a demonstrator A printing error in a recent issue of Fach also predicted a year of outstand• model. The new phonos are in stock at MUSIC REPORTER inadvertendy left the ing growdi for the Fontana label. Other ex• local Decca branches and ready for im• erroneous impression that die Howard Yokes pansion plans include those for the firm's mediate delivery to dealers. An extensive album, "Tragedy and Disaster in Country economy-priced Cumberland label featur• advertising schedule has been set. Songs" was available free to deejays by ing a C&W LP line. writing to Starday Music. Yokes says tlie For racking up enviable sales records dur• album can be bought on a cost-sharing basis ing 1963, Fach announced the award of by deejays and that his single, "The Miner" KEELY LAUNCHES DISKERY plaques to Hutch Carlock of Music City, would be sent free. "If an albmn won't sell New York—Keely Smith unveiled her own Nashville, for "best over-all Sma.sh distribu• readily without extensive deejay promotion diskery last week—Mona Lisa Records—and tor"; Ray Hildebrand of All South, New we don't make or issue it," according to her first single was introduced at the sales Orleans, for "best singles distrib"; and to Starday president Don Pierce. MUSIC meeting of Mona Lisa's national distributor. Sam Klayman of Supreme, Cincinnati, for REPORTER regrets the error. Roulette in Miami, Fla. Jan. 3. "best LP distributor." 22 MUSIC REPORTER, JANUARY 11. 1964 .