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International 77 CLASSICS FORGED LINKS BPI CHANGES Russian Popular Music U.K. AWARD Cracks Japanese Mart STANDARDS By VADIM VURC'HENKOv LONDON- Changes have been ruade by the British Phonographic uts be- then perturm their MOSCOW -Commercial More Japanese Industry in qualifying criteria here -controlled audiences tween Russian state for silver, guild and platinum al- Melodiya and the Eloweset, the Word company language harrier bums Victor organization haven has generally created Japanese Jifticultics in li has been decided to abandon more than a decade and propagating Russian songs run for in Japan. the old "monetary" system for min- company has a catalog But nos, Victor has the Far East released two imum qualifications. and replace it recordings of Russian music. albums of Russia's oí600 country-in- with a "unit" system in order to put emphasized by Show fluenced artists, This point is Jeanne Bitchess- albums on the same level as single. Victor managing director. kuya and poet -singer Bulat Okud- Kaneko, Qualifying details for silver, gold interview for the Soviet bi- Java. Japanese interest m country in an and platinum singles remains un- Man kalnaya. He says that music has helped boost these imekly local changed at 250,000 units. 500,000 more than 120 albums of singers. Joan Bores. and Japan's in 1977 Kato units and 1,000,000 respec- were released or reis- Tokiko have units Rumian music already used songs tively. sued in Japan. from Bitehevskaya's repertoire on But for all albums released from Initial moves to build the popu- stage. Jan_ I this year, the criteria for LP larity of Russian music there were Victor will soon release an album awards are split into: albums with a made when top classical artists such by Alla Pugatochova, currently recommended retail price of £2.25 u Oistrakh. Richter. Rogan and number one pop singer in Russia, and over (S4.50); silver, 60,000 later pianists Tatyana Nikolayeva, and there is a strong belief that it will units; gold, 100.000 units; platinum, L.uwir Berman and violinists Gidon be successful in Japan. And plans 300.000 units: and albums priced Kremer and Victor Tretyakov, for 1980, year of the Olympic Games under that amount: silver. 120,000 r soured Japan. in Moscow, include the launch in Ja- units: gold, 200,000 units; platinum. But for Russian pop and MOR pan of some 20 to 30 albums of Rus- 600, 000. has material, the build -up been sian folk songs. romatic ballads and BOSS' GREETING -Chuck Mangione is MIDEM Alpert greeted at by Herb at a Rulings added by the industry or- slower Several Japanese pop act. gypsy items. reception for the ARM prior to artist his appearing at one of the galas. ganization: only firm invoiced sales regularly visit Russia for tours, such to the trade can qualify; sales of ss the Dark Ducks, Bonny Jacks and prerecorded cassettes and 8 -track Royal Knights, who take back con - cartridges can be added to sates of icmnrars Russian pop songs and From equivalent disks on a unit for unit The Music Capitals Of The World basis; only sales to home trade qual- ify, not those for export: and sales of 0,1111111101 )r m p":' Southwest France heating a new free radio sta emergence of Stay' by Jackson Browne (Vispa Ilexi -disks do not qualify for singles tan Iron Spain. Rada Adour Navarre Trio -Kenwood In a London Palladium gig, for Roger Whitteker, voce awards. The Nimes Jaco now one of the most traveled entertainers in Festival to be staged July 10- Fonogram strongly promoting ieternabonal 16, but the sue of lee demanded lOcc, British pop Big Island launch here for by Weather acts ERN John, Dire Straits, Lindisfarne, m Sales Drive On Report has ruled the Jamaican band Inner Circle, both for album and group out. Barred by Status Quo and City Boy, The Ministry of w high costs from attending MIOEM, rude Tourism Maria Ostia 27 single Big Iv promotion push for George some Commerce and asked (His C pendent producers staged a FIDEM show paral- paves) for a song lo tourism and she ECM Jazz line Bamiton IV here via his "Reflections compila promote U.K. Label D lel with the Cannes event, in the Maison Pour with 'Espana Sin Ir Mas Lelos:' lion. 20 tracks covering his long career came up TOKYO- Tno- Kenwood Corp. is Tous, also in Cannes, with razz concerts in Huge success here for "Oiygene" means Cube releasing a 12 inch white vinyl 10,000 lan- determined to develop ECM, the dude great hollow-up action lot Jean Michel lane's TV Payout ded edition of the Prowl Benin classic "Whiter West German Jazz label, into a ma- Georges Auk has won the 1978 Grand Peo "Equine " "Grease' and "Saturday Night Shade 01 Pale," and will re work other back jor force in the Japanese market and National de la Musique, one of his biggest all- Fever" and other scores have built anticipation catalog d the move proves successful At $25 Mil to get sales time successes having been the "Moulin Rouge" ol beg sales for the "Superman' soundtrack the ball rolling, 10 al- PETER IONES LONDON record Co t bums dubbed the "ECM Special" score HENRY KAHN Argentinian duo Barbara and Dick (RCA) here -The industry in the U.K, increased its spending on series were premiered Jan. 25. nearly a month promoting the "Amame" album p Other recent visitors included Alicia Bridges television advertising in 1978 by w They will be followed by a string BARCELONA Tools Foxy some compared with the of concerts in early March MADRID (Polydor), the New (EMI), (Epic), 57 million, starring Immediate success ol Anolas Donna Sum - Genya Ram (Movreplay). Richard Clayderman figures for 1977. with K -tel's near $5 ace guitarist Pat Metheny, y among mer with "MacArthur Park," plus her album Young duo Los Cellos (RCA), speculums rn O others, (Hispavox) and Beller's D.D. Jackson. Gym million topping the league of big- to attract new fans to the la- 'love and More:' has prompted Movreprey to rhumba music and with hits like "Que Tasa Con barda is a new serves distributed by CFE. de- spenders. befs fold. release Richard Harris versos of the Jim Webb rigo Ta :' have grown up. changed name to Ma- voted entirely to folk music, with Bert Mach In ECM was launched in 1969 over appearances nolo y Jorge and switched musical direction total, the industry, including and dassrc.. Much excitement and John Renboume providing early product, Too has been for here and in Ma Natural M. via dito promotion here, for Village direct mail -order firms, bought handling its sales in by Queen slated February plus Pentangle, early Gerry Rafferty material. People's "Y ,M around million worth Japan . released CA" $25 small - for over six years. During this dud. Peter lush album "Reggae,' Alan Sbvell and Ralph McTell. of No success here yet for Billy Joel (CBS) bat a screen space as against 18.1 period more than 100 releases have by Capitol, selling well Meanwhile Anula FERNANDO SALAVERRI $ million further launch attempt is made with come onto the market. The label has pushing hard on new product from Bob Maley, being the previous year. '52nd Street." Vider Manuel, who was made a deep impression on fans Cat Stevens, ELP and Mike Oldfield. HAMBURG Following K -tel in the space -buy- trend songs, with CBS now with such Capitol acquired Spanish distribution of strongly into polltcal tally: disks as Chick Corea's Singer Juergen Marcus has signed a new ing EMI (S4.1 million); Ronco "Return United Mists label, previously with Arista and launching love songs. Spanish teens To Forever" and Keith Jar - recording deal with Teldee here Otee Young, ($2.56 million): Warwick ($2.04 mil- Top 10 release " Copacabana" has really have boosted duo Pecos (Epic) into the charts rea's "Solo Concert." EMfs product chrel of the Chrysalis catalog for Phono lion); WEA 151.44 million); CBS broken Barry Hanker with Spanish buyers with its second single, "Accedes," produced by Trio'Kenwood believes the label gram, quitting to become director of inter- (51.26 million); Lotus ($1.04 mil- has new Traeelta single "Big Trouble,' Jan Partite. has a lot Better national activities for Mercury in Chicago A ($670,000): going for it with jazz talent in following liont: &M Arcade with "Let Her In" to follow Soundtrack Irom The Faisans Malty the chan, like Richie Gibsat Kemp, producer for WEA in Hamburg, and Polydor Beirach, John Aber- much hard work by Fonogram for the team from ($416,000), (5290.000). Spanish dusca movie ' Nunca En Horas Oe first has left to freelance German retailers run- crombie, Pat Metheny and Island Strongly airplayed here The figures, released by Media Egbeni Giese" selling well Recorded and composed by the Balearic ning their first audio meetings m Berlin. Gismonu. They Eric Surprise Ion (6'71 Expenditure Analysis Ltd.. show a are among the art- Italian band New Trolls, whose single 'It's is "Promues" by Clayton, ists who Joke Denver (lying in lor a television show steady expansion in the mail -order will be invited to Japan Top 10. the local industry has been the sudden chart Downtown" has reached the March 15 and in Apnl in Frankfurt. early on appears sector ev advertising. some $4.4 this March for a series con- names, local talent of of For want of international Hamburg and Dusseldorf certs in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Municipal million of the 1978 total coming Osaka, Na- still dominates rock events Spats Michael Kunze produced Peaches and Herb goya and Sapporo.