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THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY VOLUME XXXVIII — NUMBER 33 — January 1. 1977 ^GEORGEALBERT N President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President DAVID BUDGE West Coast Advertising GARYCOHEN Editor In Chief JULIAN SHAPIRO East Coast Editor cashbox editorial New York Editorial PHIL DIMAURO KEN TERRY CHARLES PAIKERT A Forward Look To ’77 Hollywood Editorial J.B. CARMICLE JOHN MANKIEWICZ LINDA CAUTHEN COOKIE AMERSON As 1976 draws to a close, an in-depth look at the year that passed and an analysis ROBERT ROHWER DAVID BOYLES of the changes that went down, tend to indicate that the coming year might also be MIKE FALCON one of turmoil. And yet what that turmoil means and where it will lead is anybody’s Research HOWARD LOWELL. Director guess. STEVE OSTROW BOB SPEISMAN 1976 saw the resurgence — and demise — of some smaller independent LARRY CARLAT JEFF RAY manufacturers, long recognized as the lifeblood of the industry. Even this week WAYNE MARECI BILL FEASTER there are changes in the structure of some of the “little guys” — some are growing, CAROL RANDAL JUDY ALBERT improving and releasing, while others are closing, cutting back or consolidating. DAN SEIDEN CAROLE SUYDAM Clear trend? None whatsoever. Coin Machine The same is true at the new artist level. Certainly there were quite a few new Chicago CAMILLE COMP ASIO, Manager artists that broke during the calendar year of 1 976. But were there as many as there Hollywood DAVID BOYLES could have been? Did any one company garner a proportionately higher number of Art Director new artist development awards, signifying they found that “secret formula?” Not WOODY HARDING Circulation necessarily. As a matter of fact, some of the industry’s cynics claim that some of the THERESA TORTOSA Manager new artists broken during ’76 were flukes, artists that were in the right place at the PUBLICATION OFFICES right time . with the right company, large or small. Will these artists continue their NEW YORK 119 West 57th. N.Y., N.Y. 10019 successes next year? Do they signify a trend? Phone: (212) 586-2640 Who knows? Cable Address: Cash Box N.Y. also wonder where the industry is price. Is going to CALIFORNIA We headed on $7.98 become 6363 Sunset Blvd (Suite 930) Hollywood. Ca. 90028 the new industry standard list price? Will catalog prices go up too? What about Phone: (213) 464-8241 NASHVILLE retail prices? Nobody knows for sure. But we have stated before that $2.99 is just JUANITA JONES BARBARA O'DELL too cheap a price for $6.98 list records. 1511 Sigler St., Nashville Tenn. 37203 Phone: (615) 244-2898 There are other interesting factors to be explored this coming year. What will CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO happen to independent distribution? To the rack jobbers? Will the major labels 29 E Madison St., Chicago, III. 60602 Phone: (312) 346-7272 continue to grow at the expense of the smaller independents? Will money-losing WASHINGTON. D.C. REBECCA MOORE companies become money-making companies? Nobody knows for sure. And while 2831 28 St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20018 Phone: (202) 483-5533 the year does not appear to hold promise as “the most exciting,” etc., it certainly ENGLAND — KIM THORNE finding the direction for the overall industry in the 97 Uxbridge Rd London W.12 should go a long way toward Phone: 01-749-6724 coming years. ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B" Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone: 89-6796 BRAZIL — H GANDELMAN Av. Rio Branco, 156 Sala 627 Rio de Janeiro RJ CANADA - DAVID FARRELL 1946 Bioor St. W. Apt. 14 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6P 3K9 Phone: (416) 766-5978 HOLLAND - PAUL ACKET Theresiastraat 59-63, The Hague Phone: 837700 ITALY — GABRIELE G. ABBATE Viale A, Doria 10, 20124 Milano BELGIUM — ETIENNE SMET Postbus 56, B-2700 Sint-Nikiaas Phone: (03) 76-54-39 AUSTRALIA — PETER SMITH 6 Murillo Crt, Doncaster Victoria, Australia 3108 Phone: 848-7878 NUMBER ONE JAPAN — Adv. Mgr , SACHIO SAITO 1-11-2-Chome Shmbashi. Minato-Ku, Tokyo SINGLE OF THE WEEK Phone: 504-1651 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A Editorial Mgr., FUMIYO TACHIBANA 1-11-2-Chome Shinbashi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo STAR Phone: 504-1651 MARILYN McCOO AND FRANCE - CLAUDE EM MONNET 262 bis Rue des Pyrenees BILLY DAVIS Paris, France 75020 Phone: 797-4261 ABC 12208 Writers: J. Dean/J. Glover SUBSCRIPTION RATES $60 per year anywhere in the U S A Published weekly by CASH BOX. 119 West PUB: Groovesville — BMI 57th St.. New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in the U S A. Second class postage paid at York. New N.Y , and ad- ditional mailing offices. Copyright 1977 by The Cash Box Publishing Co. NUMBER ONE Inc All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. ALBUM OF THE WEEK POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX 119 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE West 57th St., New York. N.Y 10019 STEVIE WONDER 3-34062 ) TAMLA T 1 January 1, 1977 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 12/18 Chart 12/25 12/18 Chart 12/25 12/18 Chart 1 YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A FREE BIRD 66 SLOW DANCING STAR LYNYRD SKYNYRD (MCA 1948) 35 40 5 FUNKY KINGS (Arista 209) 68 73 5 MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS WEEKEND IN NEW 67 SOMEONE TO LAY DOWN (ABC 12208) 3 4 14 ENGLAND BESIDE ME YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE BARRY MANILOW (Arista 212) 42 53 6 LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 361) 71 75 5 DANCING NIGHT MOVES 68 IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING 44 54 5 LEO SAYER (Warner Bros. WBF 8283) 1 2 12 BOB SEGER (Capitol 4369) DOOBIE BROS. (WB 8282) 73 83 3 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT FLIGHT ’76 69 DO IT TO MY MIND (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) WALTER MURPHY (Private Stock 45123) 37 38 9 JOHNNY BRISTOL (Atlantic 45-3360) 75 80 6 ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. 8262) 2 1 13 LOVE BALLAD 70 I LIKE TO DO IT CAR WASH LTD (A&M 1847) 32 24 15 K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND (TK 1020) 76 81 3 ROSE ROYCE (MCA 40615) 13 16 9 DRIVIN’ WHEEL 71 I KINDA MISS YOU FOGHAT (Bearsville/WB B55 0313) 45 50 7 MANHATTANS (Columbia 3-10409) 72 77 8 8 WISH STEVIE WONDER (Tamla 54274) 14 19 5 HELLO OLD FRIEND 72 C.B. SAVAGE AFTER THE LOVIN’ ERIC CLAPTON (RSO RS 861) 34 28 10 ROD HART (Plantation 144) 78 85 4 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (Epic 8-50270) 7 8 12 DON’T TAKE AWAY THE 73 MAN SMART, WOMAN SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE MUSIC SMARTER HARDEST WORD TAVARES (Capitol 4348) 40 43 10 ROBERT PALMER (Island 075) 77 82 6 ELTON JOHN (MCA/Rocket 40645) 8 9 9 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 74 YOU’VE GOT ME RUNNING DAZZ STEVE MILLER (Capitol P4372) 54 72 3 GENE COTTON (ABC 12217) 81 87 5 BRICK (Bang 727) 9 12 11 BETH 75 IF NOT YOU STAND TALL KISS (Casablanca NB 863) 33 23 19 DR. HOOK (Capitol P4364) 80 84 6 BURTON CUMMINGS ROCK’N ME 76 MOODY BLUE (Portrait/CBS 6-70001) 5 6 14 STEVE MILLER BAND (Capitol 4323) 38 27 21 ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA PB 10857) 82 90 3 HOT LINE AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE 77 MADEMOISELLE SYLVERS (Capitol 4336) 11 14 10 REAL THING STYX (A&M 1877) 57 57 9 LOVE ME DONNY & MARIE OSMOND 78 SO SAD THE SONG YVONNE ELLIMAN (RSO/Polydor 858) 12 13 14 (Polydor PD 14363) 47 51 7 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS LIVIN’ THING DANCING QUEEN (Buddah 544) 59 58 12 ABBA (Atlantic 3372) 52 62 4 ELO (UA 888) 10 11 10 79 IN THE MOOD - THE RUBBERBAND MAN DREAMBOAT ANNIE HENHOUSE FIVE PLUS TWO (WB WBS 8301) 94 2 SPINNERS (Atlantic 3355) 4 3 17 HEART (Mushroom M7023) 51 61 4 80 PRISONER (CAPTURED BY SOMEBODY TO LOVE HARD LUCK WOMAN YOUR EYES) QUEEN (Elektra E-45362) 16 21 7 KISS (Casablanca NB 873) 60 78 3 LA. JETS (RCA PB 10826) 83 91 3 WALK THIS WAY THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN 81 OPEN SESAME AEROSMITH (Columbia 10449) 17 25 7 (MEDLEY) KOOL & THE GANG (DeLite 1586) 84 92 4 JEANS ON RITCHIE FAMILY (Marlin/TK 3306) 41 35 17 82 THE THINGS WE DO FOR DAVID DUNDAS (Chrysalis CHS 2094) 18 22 16 YESTERDAY S HERO LOVE BAY CITY ROLLERS (Arista AS 0216) 50 52 6 TORN BETWEEN TWO 10cc (Mercury 73875) — 1 LOVERS YEAR OF THE CAT 83 HEY BABY MARY MacGREGOR AL STEWART (Janus J266) 61 71 4 RINGO STARR (Atlantic 3371) 95 3 (Ariola America/Capitol 7638) 22 29 8 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO 84 CALEDONIA LOVE SO RIGHT ALICE ROBIN TROWER (Chrysalis 2122) 93 3 BEE GEES (RSO 859) 6 5 16 SMOKIE (RSO 860) 55 63 5 85 FANCY DANCER BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 52 JUST TO BE CLOSE TO COMMODORES (Motown 1408) — 2 MANFRED MANN (WBS 8252) 26 34 7 YOU 86 WHITE BIRD ENJOY YOURSELF COMMODORES (Motown 1402) 39 31 18 DAVID LaFLAMME (Amherst 1007) 96 4 JACKSONS (Epic 8-50289) 28 36 8 FERNANDO 87 DON’T LEAVE ME THIS 1 LIKE DREAMING ABBA (Atlantic 3360) 43 41 18 KENNY NOLAN (20th Century 2287) 25 30 8 WAY SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY THELMA HOUSTON (Motown T54278F) — 2 NEW KID IN TOWN STEPHEN BISHOP (ABC 12232) 62 65 5 EAGLES (Asylum E45373) 29 39 4 88 CAN’T LET A WOMAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO AMBROSIA (20th Century TC 2310) 94 5 LOST WITHOUT YOUR 89 9,999,999 TEARS LOVE DO.