,a m s d © Heavy Metal stars for charity MUSIC WEEK and more New Product 3 S4m investment in now New releases record company 4 Indie chart New ownership at Lyntone Disco chart (pictured) and generic James Hamilton ads latest 6 HM chart Indie retailers' answer Albums, singles charts 15,18 Classical: DHM and EMI A&R: What is folk? Inter- link-up 25 views with Suzanne Vega Guide to UK custom press- (right), John Martyn and ing. Starts 26 more; LP reviews, Perform- GRP's Europe branch 34 ance, singles. Starts 17 WEA men as you've never Virgin Video spearhead, seen them before 35 //; video chart 23 Dooley, comment 35 S@irf tstes CD to lie streets WALKMAN TECHNOLOGY has anti-roll mechanism allowing it to rapidly, we see portable CD be- been applied to compact disc swing from the shoulder without coming an increasingly important hardware to provide what Sony any interruption to the playing of sector of the market. claims is the world's smallest port- the disc. "Sony led the development of able CD player. The retail tag is about £260 and the portable stereo market with the The Sony Discman weighs little Stephen Perrin, Sony's marketing Walkman and we shall be doing more than 1 lb (half a kilo), yet if general manager, says: "With the the same In portable CD with the carries the full range of features of popularity of CD growing very Discman." SleS© U.S.$5 ISSN 0265-1548 standard players as well as an %fl launch for (TV all-video chart show AN ALL-VIDEO chart show, based presenter or studio audience. Spe- ramme, called simply The Chart on the ILR network placmgs, is to cialist charts such as heavy metal, Show, ends months of speculation be launched by Channel Four on indie, dance and country — all and quashes the rumour that televi- Friday, April 1 9. compiled by MRIB — will also be sion companies would be unhappy The 45-minute show will be regularly featured. to use the ILR chart because of its broadcast at 5.30 and will have no The announcement of the prog- airplay element. Says co-producer Jill Sinclair: "The airplay factor does not bother us. I would not have been reluctant to use the chart for that reason CHS m@¥©s t@ L@nd@m "What we are trying to do is an THE GROWING belief that Lon- already the music capital of West- all-video, all-chart show. There will don is the music capital of the ern Europe but we also anticipate be no time wasted on presenters world has received another boost that London will increasingly be- and audiences and that kind of AFTER WALKMAN comes Discman with the announcement that CBS come the European business centre thing. We wanted to get away Records International (CRI) is to for other activities in which we from 25-year-old habits." move its European base here from want to be involved — notably the C4 commissioning editor for Paris. electronic delivery of music to the young people's programmes, John Hewer sells teundliieise The news of CRI's re-location home whether by broadcast Cummins, maintains that the in- AN ANNOUNCEMENT on the & Co are handling the receivership follows PolyGram International's method or other means," spiration for the show was not a new ownership of Hit Record Pro- and a spokesman for the company move to London in January and, as CBS UK managing director Paul desire to compete with Top Of The ductions, the company which owns said on Tuesday of last week that previously revealed in MW, the Russell adds:" London, right now, is Pops. He comments: "The record the Bronze group's Roundhouse contracts with a buyer were likely announcement that WEA Interna- very much centre stage in terms of and video production industry has Recording Studios, was imminent to be exchanged "within 48 tional is to base some of its service the international music industry for a long time made a very cohe- as MW went to press this week. hours". The company has since operations in Baker Street. Already generally and Europe in particular. rent and forceful case that they Hit Record Productions was put made no further statement. with their international headquar- Whatever the short term ebb and needed different outlets for their into receivership by Gerry Bron on A meeting of creditors of the ters in London are EMI, Virgin and flow of that enjoyable status might material. I am c onvinced that we March 10 despite, MW under- other companies in the Bronze Chrysalis. be, taking a long term view, the UK should give them an opportunity." stands, trading in profit. It is be- group was held earlier in the Of CRI's move, senior vice- is bouna to play an increasingly The Chart Show will be pro- lieved that the Zomba Group is the month where it was revealed that president, Europe, Jorgen Larsen important role in the future of the duced by Sinclair and Keith Mac- likeliest buyer for the company. the organisation had unsecured says: "London is, of course, TO PAGE FOUR^ Millan at Video Visuals Ltd. Accountants from Leonard Curtis debts of £1.1 6m. Araa Ci 01-5^3OROIR 38" NOW Sou'fi FROM Midland*. f Ml TKIPHONI SovlhWoUi SAUS Aroo Kfo Di 01-561 Ax 01-S61 2886 4446London. Stoilord. Coil Angllo.Konl Na>ih«rn England. Araa Ii Nuin01-561 WaUi. 4422 Ill#Souih of London.Man Araa Sou>h«/n Br 01-148 and 9811 South Midland* Wail England.CKannallifandi. and lK* Norlfi. HIT SHOTS cr HAVE 6 12 HAVE 6 .STfsouTS creating ^TeSt^P and Cl0Wn ni ic i 12" BUST 1 3 9 the country. ■ 1 (9^ ^ u£- A AA To^S^stw m o DBEy HALL 8i EIGHT LITTIEHOTES - l"' 7" \MN 03 -(2" VrJlN/T 03 by lazy body i (SI 006 KSKT) 006 BLACK & yjU^cofiELtTES ORDER YOUR COPIES WOW! OUT ON 24th WtARCH JI=X SrAil Distributed Nationally by EMI 01-561 8722 or From JET STAR 01-961 5818 PAGE 2 MUSIC WEEK 29 MARCH, 1986 MUSIC WFEK HeUoi stars S®ir r-' * 1 A Morgan-Grompian pic publication, s ■ '/ffiM 4 incorporating Record & Tape Retailer and Ro-ird Business. charity simile Greater London House, Hampstcad Road. London NW1 7QZ Tel 01-387 STARS, THE heavy melal single in channelled through the USA For 6611 Telex; 299485 MUSIC G. aid of famine relief, is released in Africa organisation, and Phono- Editor David Dalton. Deputy Editor (Music Publishing, Inlemalional) Nigel the UK on April 1 1 with the bonus gram marketing director Tony NEWLY-FORMED CWR Records releases its first product on April 14, a Hunter. News Editor: Jeff Clark-Meads, for retailers of full margins and an Powell comments; "It's all too easy joint version of I'm The Leader Of The Gong (I Am) by Gary Glitter and A&R Team. Danny Van Emden (Head), unprecedented band line-up that is for people to say they are bored Girlschool. John Best, JcH Clark-Meads, David Dal ton, Duncan Holland, Nigel Hunter, Chris likely to appeal to every hard-rock with famine relief and chanty re- While. Features/Retailing: Chris While. fan in the country. cords but, as Geldof says, the Castle launches Music on Video/Independent Labels Instigated by Ronnie James Dio, dyina does continue. This is Child chcmtf John Best. Sub Editor Duncan Holland. the Hear 'N Aid project features another section of the industry Contributors; James Hamilton and Barry mid-price IPs Lazell (Disco & Dance), Jerry Smith (Sing- Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Ted Nu- doing what it can to aid a cause simgle ©si ii£ les), Nicolas Soames (Classical). US Cor- gent, Iron Maiden's Dave Murray that is going to go on for years." CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS is respondent: Ira Mayer, c/o Presentation and Adrian Smith and Motley Phonogram gained huge ex- Consultants Inc, 2 West 4510 St, Suite BBC RECORDS is releasing a single releasing five mid-price albums this 1703, NYC. NY 10036 (Tel: 212-719 Crue's Vince Neil. An album of perience in this type of project to benefit its Children In Need week to launch the Castle Classics 4822) Research: Tony Adler (manager), largely unreleased material from through Band Aid and Powell appeal, a version of David Bowie's label of original LPs which hove, Lynn Focey (Assistant Manager), Janet the 40 artists involved is being adds; "We are proud to be associ- Yco, Garelh Thompson Advertisement Heroes by The County Line. The says the company, "been unavail- Manager; Andrew Brain. Assistant scheduled for the end of April or ated with Band Aid and we are band is an amalgam of artists able for some time". Dealer priced Advertisement Manager- Kalhy Lcp- the first week in May, pleased that we have been asked based in Essex and includes mem- at £2.10, the first issues are Sally pard Ad Executives. Phil Graham, Tony All the money raised will be again." bers of Bronski Beat, The Kinks, Evans, Classified; Cathy Murphy (Mana- Oldfield's Easy and Celebration ger), Jane Norford Ad Production Man- Eddie & The Hot Rods and Suzi and Uriah Heep's Look At Yourself, ager: Karon Denham Promotions Ex- Quatro. Demons And Wizards and Abomi- ecutive: Lisa Barry Managing Director.- A concert featuring some of the Jack Hutton. Publishing Director: Mike u nog. Sharman. bands is to be staged on May 24. Music Week is sold on condition that the pages containing charts will not be dis ® CACTUS WORLD News are to played in such a way as to conceal any Zig Zag LP due embark on a 20-date UK tour on part of such pages and it may not be April 1 1 to co-incide with the re- resold without the some condition being GUNFIRE AND Pianos, an album imposed on any subsequent purchaser lease of their second EP, Worlds Printed for the publishers by Pensord Press which has previously been avail- Apart.