MAY 6, 1972 Asurvey ofNEWproduct sales THE RETAIL REPORTin the nation's leading retail outlets

LIVE-Procol Harum-A&M SALESMAKER OF THE WEEK MUSICLAND MINNEAPOLIS JACK BONUS-Grunt MANASSAS--Atlantic JEFF BECK GROUP-Epic MANDRILL IS-Polydor A LONELY MAN-Chi-Lites-Brunswick LIVE-Procol Harum-A&M MARDI GRAS-Creedence Clearwater BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS GREATEST HITS- PLIGHT OF THE REDMAN-Exit- Revival-Fantasy Col Rare Earth POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW-Col POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the Purple Sage-Col ENNEA-Chase-Epic Purple Sage-Col FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES- SOMETHING/ANYTHING?-Todd Rundgren- John Kay-Dunhill STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks SAM GOODY N.Y.-N.1. GOIN' FOR MYSELF-Dennis Coffey-Sussex and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb /-Atlantic FLASH -Capitol LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER- GREASE-Original Cast-MGM Andy Williams-Col HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-A.tco MARDI GRAS-Creedence Clearwater WHEREHOUSE/CALIFORNIA LIVE-Procol Harum-A&M Revival-Fantasy ALL DAY MUSIC-War-UA GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic THE GODFATHER-Soundtrack-Paramount DON QUIXOTE-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise Atlantic MARDI GRAS-Creedence Clearwater FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES-. Revival-Fantasy John Kay-Dunhill STORIES-Kama Sutra VENTURES ST. LOUIS GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER- ALVIN LEE AND CO.-Deram THICK AS A BRICK-Jethro Tull-Import Andy Williams-Col TOP RETAIL SALES THIS WEEK: BARE TREES-Fleetwood Mac-Reprise 1200 HAMBURGERS TO GO-Don Imus- MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic RCA DUANE AND GREG ALLMAN-Bold GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY- POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic Purple Sage-Col Atlantic HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks LOU REED-RCA POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb HARVARD COOP CAMB., MASS. LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER- Purple Sage-Col TOGETHER-Jesse Colin Young-WB MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic Andy Williams-Col A TRIBUTE TO WOODIE GUTHRIE-Col MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco DON QUIXOTE-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise MEET THE BRADY BUNCH-Paramount STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks GODSPELL-Original Cast-Bell POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the TOWER RECORDS SAN FRANCISCO and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic Purple Sage-Col HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco EL CHICANO-Kapp 1111111111'1111111 1,i1111111,111111111111111111111111111111.1:1!,:i,1 INNER MOUNTING FLAME- FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES- Mahavishnu Orchestra-Col John Kay-Dunhill LIVE CREAM-Atco DAVID'S WICHITA HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco KORVETTES NATIONAL MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the BARE TREES-Fleetwood Mac-Reprise ME & CHET-Chet Atkins-RCA COMIN' THROUGH-Quicksilver-Capitol Purple Sage-Col CAT MOTHER-Polydor POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the ENNEA-Chase-Epic THICK AS A BRICK-Jethro Tull-Import COMIN' THROUGH-Quicksilver-Capitol Purple Sage-Col FLASH-Capitol IN SEARCH OF SPACE-Hawkwind-UA STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM L.A.- and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb Mothers of Invention-Bizarre THE GODFATHER-Soundtrack-Paramount LIVE CREAM-Atco HARMONY HUT/WASH.-BALT. LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER- MACHINE HEAD-Deep Purple-WB THE PLANETS-Hoist-London Andy Williams-Col MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic A LONELY MAN-Chi-Wes-Brunswick POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the MACHINE HEAD-Deep Purple-WB BOBBY WHITLOCK-ABC MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic Purple Sage-Col D&B TOGETHER-Delaney and Bonnie-Col POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the SAILIN' SHOES-Little Feat-WB FORGOTTEN SONGS AND UNSUNG HEROES- SOMETHING/ANYTHING?-Todd Rundgren- D.J.'S SOUND CITY SEATTLE PurWe Sage-Col John Kay-Dunhill SILENT RUNNING-Soundtrack-Decca Bearsville GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic A LONELY MAN-Chi-Lites-Brunswick HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT- GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic Hank Crawford-Kudu I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG-Billy Preston- DISC RECORDS 'NATIONAL LIVE-Procol Harum-A&M MELODY SHOP/EL PASO A&M MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic MACHINE HEAD-Deep Purple-WB A TRIBUTE TO WOODY GUTHRIE- MOONSHOT-Buffy Ste. Marie-Vanguard BARE TREES-Fleetwood Mac-Reprise MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic WB & Col POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the COMIN' THROUGH-Quicksilver-Capitol MARDI GRAS-Creedence Clearwater BRASS ON IVORY-Mancini Severinsen- Purple Sage-Col GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic Revival-Fantasy RCA HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco RIO GRANDE MUD-Z. Z. Top-London GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic LOST IN THE OZONE-Commander Cody- SOLID ROCK-Temptations-Gordy HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco Paramount THE GODFATHER-Soundtrack-Paramount LIVE-Procol Harum-A&M FRANKLIN MUSIC ATLANTA MACHINE HEAD-Deep Purple-WB WILDERNESS ROAD-Col MACHINE HEAD-Deep Purple-WB MARDI GRAS-Creedence Clearwater MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic AKA HOWLIN' WOLF-Chester Burnett- Revival-Fantasy MERRIMACK COUNTY-Tom Rush-Col Chess PLIGHT OF THE REDMAN-Exit- RASPBERRIES-Capitol COMIN' THROUGH-Quicksilver-Capitol Rare Earth CRYSTAL SHIP/EUGENE, ORE. SITTIN' IN --Loggins/Messina-Col DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW-Col POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic Purple Sage-Col BARE TREES-Fleetwood Mac-Reprise JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM L.A.- THE POPE SMOKES DOPE-David Peel COMIN' THROUGH-Quicksilver-Capitol Mothers of Invention-Bizarre & The Lower East Side-Apple FLASH-Capitol RECORD BAR EAST COAST MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco DUANE & GREG ALLMAN-Bold Purple Sage-Col JEFF BECK GROUP-Epic FLASH-Capitol SITTIN' IN-Loggins ,Messina-Col PRESTON RECORD CTR. DALLAS /UST ANOTHER BAND FROM LA- SPACE AND FIRST TAKES-Lee Michaels- Mothers of Invention-Bizarre FREEDOMBURGER-New York Rock DON QUIXOTE-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise Ensemble-Col A&M LOVE STORY-Whispers-Janus DR. HOOK AND THE MEDICINE SHOW-Col GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic STRIKIN' IT RICH-Dan Hicks MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic ENNEA-Chase-Epic HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic Purple Sage-Col MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON-Atco MARDI GRAS-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy JOHNNY MATHIS IN PERSON-Col LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER- POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the RADIO DOCTORS MILWAUKEE Andy Williams-Col Purple Sage-Col LONGHAIR MUSIC/ FUND, ORE. MARDI GRAS-Creedence Clearwater RASPBERRIES-Capitol BLUE ROSE-Epic Revival-Fantasy DON QUIXOTE-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic FIRST TASTE OF SIN-Cold Blood-Reprise and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb SOMETHING/ANYTHING?-Todd Rundgren- INSTANT DEATH-Eddie Harris-Atlantic Bearsville GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic IT'S JUST BEGUN-Jimmy Castor Bunch- THE GODFATHER-Soundtrack-Paramount -Asylum RCA MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic JEFF BECK GROUP-Epic POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the KING KAROL N.Y. LIVE-Procol Harum-A&M Purple Sage-Col LUISGASCA-Blue Thumb RECORD CENTER/DENVER SOMETHING/ANYTHING?-Todd Rundgren- BOBBY WHITLOCK-ABC MANASSAS-Stephen Stills-Atlantic Bearsville FLASH-Capitol POWERGLIDE-New Riders of the COMIN' THROUGH-Quicksilver-Capitol STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic Purple Sage-Col FREEDOMBURGER-New York Rock and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb I GOTCHA-Joe Tex-Dial STRIKING IT RICH-Dan Hicks Ensemble-Col THICK AS A BRICK-Jethro Tull-Import JEFF BECK GROUP-Epic and His Hot Licks-Blue Thumb GRAHAM NASH/DAVID CROSBY-Atlantic WHITE RABBIT-George Bensen-CTI