KNV with RADIO UJEH Singles Chart, 10-11; Album Chart, 26; New
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WITH M jVll RADIO UJEH 1 ± M. * chart,Singles 26; chart, New 10-11; singles, Album 27; AirplayNorth supplement, guide, 18-19; 20-24. Look 1 [KNV •1' August 18, 1980 VOLUME THREE Number 22 Video producers rebel r Spartan buys at BVA's first meeting disc factory AMID HEATED exchanges, Video consultant Bonnie Molnar SpartanINDEPENDENT Records is spending DISTRIBUTOR in excess of Association,dominance ofbrainchild the new of British the BPI, Video pas- meeting;sparked off"Independent the row when videoshe told com- the plant£200,000 from in buyingMSD andits owninstalling pressing a industrysed rapidly at outlast of week's the hands inaugural of the recordmeet- resentedpanies are on notthe councilbeing properlyand in a newrep- computer-controlled sales and stock sys- A furious row over membership of the industrythe BVA they to shouldend up be. like We thedon't BPI want - Wembley-basedThe move is designedcompany to makevirtually the BVA council erupted when plans were dominated by the major companies." THESEenough toDAYS come goldby - discsbut gold are chairs hard self-sufficient for its labels' pressing revealedthe council for tofive be offilled the bytwelve record scats com- on agingAnd director,Mike Tenner, commented: Intervision "We man- are are something else. Joan Armatrading steprequirements it has taken and since is seen it was as formedthe biggest two pany executives for the next three years. grateful for the work done so far by the presentedis snapped with in thethe verypiece act of furnitureof being years ago. wouldIt was be proposed automatically that thesetaken five by seatsCBS recordbe more companies, enthusiastic but abouteveryone the wouldBVA that appeared on the front cover of her plantSpartan on hasthe boughtTrecenydd Ian Miles'Industrial ISS chairman, Maurice Oberslein, who council if it represented the whole video Myself,recently-certified I by A&M goldmen (leftalbum to right)Me, Estate at Caerphilly, Glamorgan. chairedthe Association, the BPI committeePRT/Pye thatjoint set md, up involvedindustry. inOnly the onevideo of business."the five is directly marketing director John Cokeli, a&r presentThe takeoverstaff will oftake the effect factory from and Sep- its ramWalter legal Woyda, affairs Michael director, Kuhn, BPI director PolyG- • To Page 2 directorotion director Mike NobleTony Burdfield.and senior prom- tembertan Manufacturing. 1 when it will It behas renamed a capacity Spar- for generalEMI executive John Deacon and chairman and Guy of Marriot, the BPI week125,000 and singles facilities and for 50,000 every albums part of perthe CopyrightHowever, Association. following a storm of protest Singles and LP deliveries manufacturing process from lacquer producersfrom video the software "gang ofcompanies five", as andone down again in 2nd quarter SpartanTo coincide is in the with process the factory of installing purchase a recordprospective company BVA memberrepresentatives, described were the TRADE DELIVERIES - the BPI - find themselves". Home-taping and controlSystime system computerised at a five-figure sales and cost. stock forforced election to back for down the council and agree along to standwith recordmeasured industry indicators - wereof the down health in of the contributorsparallel imports in a are sharply singled declining out as major mar- McDonnell:Commented "A managing very large directorproportion Tom of the other seven members. lesssecond than quarter 70%, of in this real year terms, to £46.4m of their - ket55 millioncurrently LPs valued annually. at between In 1978 50 andthe arrangeour labels pressing are nowof their looking product, to whichus to RTL to move into valueAccording a year ago. to figures released by the figureCassettes was 86remain million. the only growth area, basis.we are However,presently doingwith the on ahigh third volume party TV and UK radio downBPI last by week, 28.7% shipments (at 16.3 ofmillion singles units) were showingyear, although a 22.8% .he increase growth over appears the last to ownwe now has handle,become aa pressingnecessity." plant of our formedRADIO company LUXEMBOURG'S RTL (UK) is poisednewly andunits) of compared LPs by 19.2% with the(at same11.4 millionApril- ashave the been overall in cheaper value of pre-recorded the tape market tapes added:Marketing "The movemanager completes Dave Thomasthe ser- financialto assist thehelp expansion for new stations.of ILR through Under Juneincreases period the in drop1979. in Because cash termsof price is remainstapes delivered almost steady.in the quarter, With 5.8 the million ratio givevice wethem wish a to much offer ourgreater labels. degree This will of Rodgers,the leadership the company of chairman also intends Sir John to slighdynowhere less,near keptbut paceprice with rises inflation have 2:1.of LP to tape deliveries is now less than control• In order over to pressing handle extrarequirements." business, the ILR,set up andan airtimeextend salesits interestsoperation into for (singlesBPI director up 10%, general LPs up John 2.1 %). Deacon, setteThe market fact thathas heldthe uppre-recorded under pressure cas- They are Nick East to sionbreakfast and multi-lingualtelevision, satellite programmes. televi- notedwriting that to the"the BPI figures member underlined companies, the indicationstends to confirm, that sales according of discs to areDeacon, more coverO'Donaghue Southern to handle England the North-West. and Paul SirRadio John Week talks (P.12). to Gabrielle James in reasons for thewhich current many straitened companies cir- seriouslythan sales affectedof cassettes. by in-home taping appointedA new North-East shortly. salesman is to be | THE NEW ALBUM ' RECORDED LIVE AT THE MARQUEE ncuis Bicester shop drops LP rent scheme THREATShave forced OF Bicester legal action record by thedealer BPI stillcould feel not we affordare in theto rightgo to but the we High just commented;the industry "Withgathering the r momentum sialDisc "rent-a-disc" Discounts to scheme. drop its controver- Courtwait and so we'vesee what decided happens to sit backwith andthe largelyhome taping due to wethe cannotcancerous condone spread any of claimingThe BPI that wrote it would to applyDisc Discountsfor a High Preston dealer Philip Ames intro- stillact thatfurther would growth appear of the to evil." ensouragc Courtstopped injunction lending unlessout records the retailer — a ducedand Blackburn record libraries outlets into two his Burnleymonths of Henot continued: only the industry "It is in but the theinterests retail schemeinfringes whichcopyright the byBPI encouraging believes aago. High The Court BPI injunctionsubsequently and applied a frill trial for trade as well to do everything in our MCA RECORDS snaps up heavy home taping. into the dispute is likely to take place powerhome tapingto slow and down therefore the growth we wel- of metal Brum band Quartz. Their debut toldShop Record manager, Business Richard last week: Honour, "We withinBPI thedirector next sixgeneral months. John Deacon come this responsible decision of Disc releasedsingle and in September.LP for the Pictured label will left beto Discounts." Bainright: bridge, (backrow)MickHopkins management, Malcolm> David Rough Trade to close during September Cope,ton's RareDanny Records, Reddington, Stuart Redding-Watson, ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTOR council objections to running a business buy directly from Rough Trade a MCA general manager, (seated) Taffy andthroughout record store September Rough Tradewhile isit closing com- shouldfrom the be afloor residential above flat.the shop which requestedfor the month to deal of withSeptember." those distributors Taylor,Featherstone, Derek MCAArnold International and Roy pletely re-organises and expands its Anyone ordering Rough Trade- August sees six releases from the president. operations.The distribution arm will reopen beforedistributed August product 30. shouldMeanwhile put in Rough orders company.You Glad ToJames Be In Blood America?' Ulmer's (RT 'Are045) blocksfrom new away commercial from the present premises address three at Tradeavailable discs through and distributed the company's lines will reg- be ment'and Glaxo (Y 6) Babies came out'Limited on Friday, Entertain- while Hendrix box set location202 Kensington will be 137 Park Blenheim Road. Crescent,The new countional outlets and Inferno. Red Rhino, Revolver, Dis- Europethe Swell (ROUGH Maps LP 15), Jane Pere From Ubu's Occupied album anniversaryTO COMMEMORATE of the death of thethe legendary tenth London WI1 and all record company "Rough Trade hopes this will develop The An Of Walking (ROUGH 14), Jimi Hendrix, Polydor Records is issu- andried outwholesaling from there functions from September will be car-29. andtribution strengthen network," the independentsaid spokesman dis- 052)Robert and Wyatt's The Gist's 'At Last 'This I AmIs Love' Free' (RT oning September a special box 5. set of single and albums The record shop will close for three Scott Piering. "All shops who usually 058) are out on August 22. The set is made up of six singles - weeksdue shelf-building from September and essential 8 for long-over- repairs. 'Allincluding Along 'Hey The Joe',Watchtower' 'Purple Haze'- and andele- It remains at 202 Kensington Park Road 'Home Taping Hurts' campaign ven albums, which have been available and will reopen with the rest of the A LEEDS-BASED record promotion masthead; alert the relevant media to the via the company's import subsidiary operation.Rough Trade mail order will move man is waging a one-man campaign to problem and collect funds from set.IMS It for will the