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INSIDE *'*$.'_■ ... Amm L --- *#&&&* Singles chart, 10-11; Album chart,New Albums, 25; New 8; AirplaySingles, guide, 26; lands18-19; special, Small Labels,16-24. 13; Mid- March 9, 1981 VOLUME THREE Number 49 Major TV push for Televideo... THE MOST ambitious attempt so far to able for rental and UA repertoire is directions. There will, however, be a equipmentmass merchandise through videodirect-response software andTV excludedThe first from 90-seconds being sold. commercials will coveringspecial no-deposit any film in introductory the UA catalogue offer donadvertising area. begins tonight in the Lon- Thamesbe screened TV and Monday-Thursdays the campaign will runon andfor a feepacking. of £5.95 The plus concessionary 95p return postage rate existingThe twoTellydisc major directparticipants mail inrecord the areafor two response weeks. furtherDepending regional on London- promo- freenegotiated hire for with an annual Granada payment gives six and weeks two companycompany, BertlesmannEurodisc, and through the Huttonits UK committedtion is envisaged to further and TV Televideoupdates dur- is weeksOn foraverage, monthly Televideo's payments. purchase joinedadvertising forces agencythis time have with oncethe Intervi- again specialing the offers,year to likepromote blank new tapes releases and video and pricepercent on belowsoftware retail. are claimed to be 25 sionSelwood, company, former to Pyeform and Televideo. CBS market- Clive Because of the relatively complex entertainment."We are in theThere business will be of no family soft HEATH LEVY Music continues to ing director,director. has been appointed manag- club,nature the of focusenrolling of the in TVthe advertisingTelevideo companyporn in our spokesman. catalogue," "Our commented research a tion'mop list. up' Chrisproducers Tsangarides, to its representa- producer whichUsing have similar helped techniques Tellydisc sellto thosesome willTeledata, be to a companydirect customers which provides first anto isindicates growing that rapidly awareness and of that home market video of PanGary Tang Moore, has Royformed Wood Bucket and Tygers Music offering500,000 a2LPs catalogue so far, of Televideo 175 titles, willmostly be promotion.information Callers service will for bethis supplied type of with TV colourpenetration television of equipment in the early is greater 70s. thanSix Levywhich forwill the be world.administered Pictured by atHeath the providedfor sale or by rental, GIC, drawnWarner from Home repertoire Video, hardwarea catalogue rental and detailsscheme of run a special-offer in associa- monthsbeen in dangeror a year of beingago, wetoo mightearly, buthave I are:mopping Geoffrey up ceremony Heath, Grant(left to Black,right) VCL,EMI, GuildRank, HomeIntervision Video, and Hokushin, United tionTelevideo's with Granada. rental scheme requires a don't"We think are trying that tois providethe case Everyman's today. TeelingEddie Levy, and ChrisTsangarides' Tsangarides, manager Liam Artists. Warner titles will not be avail- £5.95£25 deposit for a five-dayfrom members rental whoplus then£1.95 pay to everythinganswer to youhaving want the to machinesplay on themand Steve Barnet. Three singles cover postage and packing in both without going outside the front door." from Eurosongs THREE of the eight contenders in ... and Woolwoith to sell video duethe Songto be forscreened Europe on competition BBC 1 on F.W. WOOLWORTH IS poised to Video. However, because most software of £30, refundable at any time, entitling Wednesday have been scheduled marketmake a thismajor month entry and into to takethe avideo lead companiesrental scheme, do Woolworthnot operate has an not official been formembers £5. A furtherto hire one £1 willtape be for charged three days for 'Notfor release Without on record.Your Ticket'They are by - over competing High Street multiples able to take advantage of the total range each extra day. Members will be issued Headaches (CBS A1068), 'For Only complimentby introducing straight a rentalsales. scheme to ofsale blockbuster to the public. films "Negotiations now available are atfor a withpoint identityof sale. cardsAdditional to be tapesshown may at thebe A'Making Day' Yourby Unity Mind (EpicUp' by A1066), Bucks Paddy Twomey, newly appointed delicate stage for further repertoire," hired on payment of a further mem- Fizz (RCA 56). All will be out on ingrecord video buyer activities, who will disclosed also be tocontroll- Record givencommented up hope Twomey. yet." "We haven't offeredbership forfee. saleVideo in cassettesaccordance will with be MarchRelease 12. dates for the other five Business that 100 key stores will be As with its record retail purchasing manufacturers suggested prices. "Cut songs had not been decided at Marchinvolved 20 in has the beenscheme. chosen Starting to coincide date of buypolicy, direct, Woolworth but to acquire has chosen stock through not to Twomey.pricing is not envisaged," commented Out'presstime. by Gary These Benson are (Aura), 'All 'Don'tCried with the Thorn-EMl Video Program- a rack supplier, in this case Pickwick, "We are committed to video," com- Panic' by Liquid Gold (Polo), mes100-titles £500,000 catalogue. TV promotion of its new ratherlong-standing than Record source Merchandisers, of full-price re-its themented projections Twomey. for "Wehardware have sales looked up toat Gem'Have (Hansa) You Ever and Been 'Wish' In by Love' Beyond by The bulk of Woolworth's selection of cords and tapes. 1985 and we think that now is the time to (Radioactive). EMI's100 film catalogue titles will with be back-up concentrated from CIC on onWoolworth's a club basis, rentalwith ascheme membership will work fee getbig inbusiness." on the ground floor and build up a ALBUMNEW B.B.J THERE MUST BE A BETTER WORLD SOMEWHERE MCARiOORDS MCF3095 n£UI5 BP! year - Thorn-EMI to cease end figures for 1980 making blank tape THORN-EMI IS to abandon manufac- industry as much as £200 million in worst ever? Marchturing blank31, leavingaudio recording270 jobs tapeat theon last1980, week; Thorn-EMI "During said the inlast a twostatement years DESPITE A generally improved per- p,CKW,CK RECORDS presented company's Hayes factory at risk, there has been a marked decline in formance in the fina quarter, nota y on d discs for outstanding sales However, Thorn-EMI will continue demand for audio tape products due to a tapes UK record sales m l980 con- achievements to two salesmcn when I0 market EMitape as it will maintain combination of a falling consumer mar- unued their downwar - tjic company held its sales conference assembly of cassettes at its factory in ket and worldwide manufacturing over- accordingThe final to figurestotal valuereleased of bydeliveries, the BPI, salesmanjj, London. of theMd yearMonty Allan Lewis, Pye, vancar Treorchy,imported fromWales. the Tape best supplies sources will avail- be capacity." was £251.8 million, a disturbing £14 salesman on of the year Tom Crosbic able, said a spokesman, including Ger- foreignThe tapecompany imports told combined RB that with cheap the million less than in 1979, but an even an(j sales director Alan Friedlander many, Holland, Japan and the USA. strong Pound had enabled competition shouldworse £60have million been to lessensure than level the pegging figure Pickwick'sare pictured successful against a campaigns. background of tapingDespite problem a BPI theoryhas cost that the the recordhome- to sell cheaply in the UK, and made against inflation. Significantly, 1980 lightexports of uncompetitive.the resulting Itlosses, was inwhich the Sonet enters I + I battle decisionshowed noto ceasesign ofmanufacturing letting up, that tape the in showedlems of a 1979,6 percent the yearvalue endimprovement total still ^ the UK was taken. a 1978. with Thorogood tape offeredWhere alternativepossible, employees jobs within are being the whiclfthe^industryisrona-tmadngsales SONET RECORDS is set to join company membership of the BPI .s Thorn-Emipany admits group. the number However, of theavailable com- wasT^rivas clearly the cc bl^k-theVi^1 of The labeHsdistributed by PRT, but towards tape as a pre-recorded sound- theSonet's BPI's recentUK managing attack on directorthe concept, Rod commentnobody at atthe presstime. company was available for , " ' s showed thatKt. 7the , weBuckle revealed to RB last week: "Yes, The BPI has called for a ban on percentrvrrpnt torn Z3.27S 7 miluonmillion umtstinirs wonnworth More., Georreleasee George, ,,Thorogood's ? , manufacture, or, ,distribution , of 1 + 1- BPI anti-hype £52.5 million, 4.1 percent better than in same formr Sas IslandThorogood s 1 +1 album tapes withinm the companies.style pre-recorded cassettes by member enquiry panel Smgles* declined, , _by 12.7. — — percent in the"We next will ten probably or 15 days. follow that up with •Island At press Records time itfounder was understood Chris Black- that includes 15 valueunits toto 77.8 £50.8 milhon million. and 5.7Dehvenes percent ofm pre-recordedgjjj Haley's Everyone cassette whichCan Rock has Vbeen Roll in ofwell, the who controversial is credited with 1 + the 1 launchingseries, is ,ms, were n ri ,oPfrCen- 10 heavy demand since Haley's death three considering altering the tape inlay card weighty names 6/8.1 4percent milhon1 umtsless than worth 1979. £148.5 imlhon, weeksBuckle ag0 added that he would try to designpre-recorded and p ackagingmusic aspect t0 emphasise of the tapes. the THE BPI has assembled 15 high level In the October-December quarter manufacture the cassetts on chrome Talks continue between Island and the tolegal form and entertainmentits Chart Code business of Conduct names deliveriespercent to of23.8 singles million were copies up byworth 3.2 label'stape, depending manufacturers, on availability and that at theythe productBPI over - stillcontinuing being handled releases by of distri- 1 + 1 EnquiryUnder panel.the industry watchdog's new cent.£16.5 Albummillion, deliveries an increase decreased of 12.8 by per- 0.9 expensivewould be thanpriced the at Island £4.99 1 -+ I£1 equiva- more butors EMI and sales company Virgin, chartanti-hyping malpractice code, are any referred allegations to direc- of £64.6percent million, to 28.1 down million by 2.5units percent, worth inlent.