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Japanese Labels AIRLIFT IS & Retailers Set REVERSED i `Self -Help' Units BY CHOIR HAMBURG -One of the most TOKYO -The Japanese record spectacular projects of the German industry's efforts to increase slowed - recording industry comes Thursday down sales are enhanced by the es- (18) with a four Boeing 707 airlift of tablishment of two official corn - the 700 singers of the Fischer Choir mittees whose goals are to increase on a four -day visit to Washington the demand. and New York. The Phonograph Record The choir, established five years Korea's Hee Philippines' Navarro 's Hedva France's Verkine Assn. has formed the "demand ex- ago, is to present its "Peace Mass" to pansion committee," headed by President Jimmy Carter in the Heiichiro Tsurumi, managing direc- Shrine of Immaculate Conception tor of marketing for Toshiba -EMI, Femmes Church (Billboard, May 13). and a similar committee has been es- Top Tokyo Fest The album of the "Peace Mass," tablished by the All Japan Retailers TOKYO -The importance of fe- The Emotions, "You'll Find I Love Today," Bob Nelson; "Moving," written by Fischer, was released in League. male artists internationally is dra- You." Kat Bush; "God Knows," Peter Germany last year and reportedly

Implementation of a campaign is matically emphasized by the fact Representing England are Kate Noone, Frannie Golde, Alle had great success. Polydor artist and ' expected in the fall based on market- that only one of the 13 foreign art- Bush, "Moving;" Barbara Dick- Willis; "You'll Find I Love You," product chief Werner Klose says, ing suggestions to be offered by the ists to perform June 18 in the sev- son, "Second Sight;" Blonde on Skip Scarborough; "I'm Going My "The Fischer Choir will undoubt- committees in July and August. enth Tokyo (Bill- Blonde, "You Can Call It A Mir- Way," Cho Yong Ho- lyrics, Kim edly have worldwide success and the The market started to slow down board, May 13) is a solo male acle." Kee Ung- music. U.S. airlift is the start of an inter- national at the end of 1976. At a time of year performer, American Al Green. Korean Park Kyoung Hee will "Until Now," Bobby Arvon; move to revive interest in sing "I'm Going My Way ;" "Futari Dake No Ai," Takashi choral singing." when demand was generally hot, The 12 other performers repre- France's Lydia Verkine, La sales were rather cool. senting six countries, are nine solo "Pour Taka -lyrics, Ken Satoh -music; Musique;" Navarro female artists, one three -woman Leah & The "1,000 Laughs," Linda Creed; Victor Musical Industries was one New Minstrels of the Philippines, It A group The Emotions, a mixed "You Can Call Miracle," of the first companies to get things "Futari Dake No Ai" and Israel's Steve O'donell, Kenny Lynch, Co- group, Leah Navarro & The New going again with its "Victor SS Cam- Hedva, ITB Boosted As Minstrels, and Blonde On Blonde, "Valentino." lin Horton -Jennings -lyrics; paign," launched in the first half of Joining the 13 foreign entries in a female duo. Lynch, Horton -Jennings- music. last year. Their resulting success the Festival will be three Japanese "Second Sight," Barbara Dick- Dickens Joins spurred the record association into American artists and the songs songs selected in the national fi- son; "Belle," AI Green, Fred Jor- action. It also set off a chain reaction LONDON -Top British rock they will sing are Green, "Belle;" nals of the Golden Canary Prize dan, Reuben Fairfax Jr.; "Pour La agent Barry Dickens has joined with virtually all major record com- Debby Boone, "God Knows ;" contest, May 28 at Nakano San Musique," Lydia Verkine -lyrics; forces with the International Talent panies trying to increase their sales. Helen Schneider, Plaza. "Until Now;" Verkine, J.P. Domboy- music; Booking company run by Rod Eloise Laws, "1,000 Laughs ;" Composer and lyricist credits for "Valentino," Connie Sammovitz- McSween in an alliance that hoists Connie Kissinger, "From Today;" the foreign song entries are: "From lyrics, Kobi Oshrap- music. Carrere To Distribute ITB to top status among U.K. rock agencies. Bareback In France Artists with the agency include NEW YORK -Stephen Metz, Joni Mitchell, ELO, Fleetwood Mac, president of Bareback Records, Dolly Parton, Neil Sedaka and Tom Bareback Music (ASCAP) and Wig Robinson. Out Music (BMI), has entered Dickens, who resigned his direc- agreements with Claude Carrere, torship of the MAM agency president of Carrere Records and recently, is excited about working Editions Claude Carrere for distri- with ITB and McSween. "We are bution and administration of his rec- looking for long term expansion. We ords and publishing in France. want to develop talent at ITB and ul- It was recently announced that timately we are looking towards a Sugar Records will distribute the America's Green England's Blonde On Blonde America's Boone record label and a publishing corn - Bareback line in Italy. pany," the executive says.

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Continued from page 75 promotional visit to Sweden recently, coinciding Album of Leonid Tchizhik's jazz trio, recently Monty Alexander did a second show at the Hnita Composers George Hadjinasios, Yiannis with the release of his debut solo album "Please released by Melodiya, now sold out. He is cur- club in Heist -op- den -Berg. Spann, Dimos Moutsis and others currently STOCKHOLM Don't Touch." LEIFSCHULMAN rently one of the best Russian jazz pianists and Special "live" radio program, featuring old writing songs for debut album on Minos by Before their three here, was a huge success at last year's Warsaw Jazz soldout concerts ELO friends and musicians, for Toots Theilemans, on former Emial artist Dimitra Galani.... The ECM was presented with gold Jamboree. and platinum awards MOSCOW Radio Ghent. ... Etienne Verschueren, lead of label now distributed by Emial in Greece. for "A New World Record" and "Out of the Blue" A &M David in As a first step towards serious market re- the BRT Jazz Orchestra, a leading alto saxist, International president Hubert which more A Festival of Polish Music concert series on together have sold than 250,000 search, Melodiya has put out a questionnaire in forbidden to play because of lung problems. Athens recently to talk with Sot Rabinowitz, CBS tour here, taking in Moscow and six other cities, units. ... After a two -month absence the local its new releases catalog, aimed at both dealers area manager Simon Schmidt also was in for the package including the symphony orchestra /Viola staged sell -out showcase here for Be- sales chart compiled by Swedish Radio is back. and record buyers. Questions: which is the fa- Athens talks. Kihn and chorus of Lodz Philharmonia and the Arcis serkley acts Greg and the Rubins.... Topping the LP section is "Saturday Night Fe- vorite Melodiya recent release and what is the Cream -Hi Records to be distributed by Minos Varsovienis chamber choir. Chrysalis released "Double Trouble" by Frankie vet." current top song in both international and na- in Greece, the artist roster including Brenton Miller and "Heavy Horses" by Jethro Tull, plus During May, N2 is to show "An Evening with Pro Arte chamber brass quintet also touring, tional areas? There are also sections devoted to Wood, Carry Booth and Snail While (Cream) and John Coltrane's "First Meditations For Quartet." Diana Ross." ... Sweden's Montreux entry with performances in Moscow and Tula.... Mel- favorite singers, groups and top 1977 product. Al Green, Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles, Ace Cannon, Flemish singer Will Tura produced by Dutch- "Camera Obscura" features EMI artists Harpo odies of Friends, annual touring gala show fea- VADIM YURCHENKOV Bill Black's Combo and Rufus Thomas (Hi). man Peter Koelewijn on an album "Hier Ben Ik and Bjorn Skids and Metronome artist Lill Lind- turing young pop soloists from Eastern Euro- In a nostalgia series of albums bannered "A Dan D.J.," for the Dutch market.... From Poly - fors. Sonet now represents the U.K. label Sa- pean nations visited four Russian cities. Portrait Of...." Emial to release an album of BRUSSELS dor, "Maar Zo Ist," a Flemish production of the fari and is releasing albums by Glenn Hughes Two leading jazz outfits scheduled to perform old hits by Italian artist Renato Carazone. Gold disk awards here from EMI and Music poetry and lyrics of the very popular Andre Van (ex -Deep Purple) and the Electric Chairs. Sonet at this year's Warsaw Jazz Jamboree, Alexei Koz- Zambetas to New York for a Greek tav- For Pleasure for Norman Newell, Burt Blanca, Der Veken.... Successful Belgian tour by Dutch also represents Cube, from whose back -catalog lov's Arsenal Jazz Band and Vagif Mustafa- ern stint, and already performing there are Mary (WEA) Guy Barbier and the De Madrinas. ... Radio - guitarist Jan Akkerman and his band.... it has culled 18 albums for release, including Zade's Mugam Quartet, both outstanding at the Linda and Terris Chrysos, with Kostas Karous- Visie from Menen invited press and radio people Also in for shows were Magna Carta and Kevin five by T. Rex and several from . Russian Tbilisi '78 festival in March. ... Two akis at the Phantasia tavern in Toronto, Canada. for a two -day reunion on the 20th anniversary of Coyne. EMI is releasing an album "Golden Rock 'n big -scale national jazz festivals planned here, at Composer Mikis Theodorakis, most active of the English Channel pirate radio stations. Illinois Jacquet and his band of Hank Jones, Roll" featuring 20 original hits from the United Yerevan (June) and Tashkent (Middle Asia) in Greek musicians worldwide, is touring Switzer- George Duvivier, and J.C. Heard very successful Artists catalog and compiled by Ake Pettersson, September, with leading local acts participating. Moderny Celtic -Coda has released "Kokka" land, West Germany, France, the U.K. and U.S. in Antwerp and the Miller club.... The Willem to May, Ac- UA label manager.... Manhattan Transfer is to Melodiya has released an album featuring a by the Eagles, "A Comme Amour" by Richard_ the end of with 32 concerts slotted. Breuker Collective had a sellout in the Beurs - record "Oh Evergreen," a song by local artist collection of songs by Konstantin Orbelian, Clayderman and "Cubanita" by the Fabulous companying him are singers Petrol Pandis, Mar- chouwburg in Brussells but the Enrico Kenneth Greutz, which they heard while touring noted jazz bandleader, songwriter and com- Chocolats. ... Lion Promotions arranging con- Rua garita Zorbala, Yiannis Thomopoulos and Sophia Quartet with Roswell Rudd played to a nearly Sweden. poser. He now fronts the Armenian Jazz Orches- certs by the Commodores in Antwerp, and Mihailidou. empty Theater 140. JUULANTHONISSEN Following the international trend, Sweden's tra, but is versatility personified, writing for Queen and Frankie Miller in Brussels.... Pierre CBS released two new albums by Vicky on BRT -TV's Leandros and Raffaella Carra, the includ- football team has recorded a World Cup single to symphony, ballet, chamber, jazz and pop. Rapsat (RCA) appeared "Dolle latter Dinsdag" and two other RCA acts, Alain Sou - ing the big hit "La Fiesta." Gene Norman, be released by the Mariann label.... English Tallin TV's Telefilf studio is preparing a tv- ... president in artist Brian Chapman, who has had chart suc- special on the Tbilisi '78 festival, directed by chon and Christian Delagrange, were on RIB's ATHENS GNP Crescendo, Athens to finalize cesses here with the Swedish -produced single Leo Karpin and for transmission on the Estonian "Chansons A La Carte." Following recent acquisition of rights to the distribution details through Minos, the company having a label roster including Dixieland, Ju- "Save Me" and LP "It's a Long, Long Story," is network and then nationally late in the year.... Patti Smith (EMI) in for two shows at the U.S. TK label here, CBS has put promotion billee, Accent and Largo. to tour the Swedish Folkparks in July with local Melodiya released Manuel de Falla's "Nights In Royal Circus here ... Phonogram released muscle behind establishing the "Miami sound," Raffaella Carra was at a re- group Blablus. The Gardens Of Spain" and "Wedded by Witch- "Comme d'Habitude" and "Meure Si Tu Re- with artists such as K.C. and the Sunshine Band, recently honored ception in Greece and received two gold records Representing Sweden in the Musical Mallorca craft," performed by the Madrid Concert Or- venais" by the late Claude Francois, and George McRae and the T- Connection.... "Hotel by Diski CBS AEBE' sales of her albums, Song Contest was Italian -born singer Eddie 01- chestra, conducted by J. Arambari, featuring "Chante Pour Le Soleil" by Mireille Mathieu.... California," by the Eagles, still number one in- for "Forte. Forte" and Carra Raf- iva, who has a new album out on Phonogram. singer I. Rivadeneira, the material licensed from The Clark Terry Big Bad Band gave concerts in ternational album for Lyra Records here, a year "Rafaella Show."

. Ex- Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett made a Hispavox. Antwerp and other centers. ... Jazz pianist after its release. (Continued on page 78)

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