3 `- General News Labels, RIAA Protest Total LP Airings 'VFW YORK - lo oirrualts Un- Ing ffte rimas tu enable fans tu set Up lease *kohl, and ',sea schedule the. stones of radio', inn programming l hryatt. Records; Ahnw4 Erregun, pnvaskrrad show cd sotidarits, the their taping aquipmenl. programs free of c erclal Utter and ahllils to attract audiences and Allantic Records; Gil Friesen, A &M

heads of all the mar. branch and in Lottko SUIS Indlsklual record rupi lens, cunmurcial adse1114et . Record.; Kenneth (;amble, Phila-

dependent record .companies hate is- companies hale contacted radio +la- -Some gib a step further will, paid ' 1 hl+ Is an alhwal f record es- delphia inlarnallonal Records; Stun. sued a tatement condemning nwarm Iluns dhol the praclke, but he sass newspaper ads listing all lilies e11111 es lo radl l eseculives lu stop ley Gurlikos, RIAA; BS. !towel! Jr., practice to radio Malins in Mooed hsowl this ..peal, RIAA Is retsina and falladea l hours, again with the fostering the h taping of record- Navhb ro Records; Alan Livingston, casting complete I Ps without inter on the radio stations lu teary 11 Is In promise of ram cnnllnarcials. ings ... In hall the eonnlerelal free 211th Century-Fos Records: Bruce ruplla.l which allows Im ea.) Mom their own Interest 10 discourage broadcasting of new release records I.undrrll, CBS Records, lapina. home lapina. Ile sass his Irganita RKO Stops- See p,6 as ball for hume -toper Ilsteni- r.IIlp. Also: JYrrell McCracken. Word The statement, released Ihr gh tiny at this Ilnw has no plans to fol. "A tradition.' and Importera, inter - Records; Bhaskar Menon. Capitol/ the Recording Induslrs xssn of low up ils petition with a fdlhslog ef- "this ,,siri action to fustier honte relaikanshlp has waisted to bind ra- EMI Records; Jarry Urns, A &M Anwnea, appeals In radin ¡Am-oases fort to tel legislallla remedies lu taping saps the lifeblood of the din, recordings, and anises. Thal mu- Records; ( ;cnc Norman, (.NI' -( re- lu hall the -contnlercial -foe brand the problem. recording industry. 11 nudes the In- tually beneficial rapport h worth se ndo Records; Mo (Pain. Warner casting of new release records brit I ollowing Is the lull test 111 the come ro( soralisls and nmusiclans. 11 maintaining .. in radio's nIf inlay Bros. Record.; Michael Roshkind. for Mane laper listener-ship' statement released M the RIAA: worsens the ¡dreads high risks of h1, Ian" Motown Records; Robera Sherwood. .tan (ouilles. RI l. A's president, -Radio stations increasingly are making recordings and supporting the dalmenl was .lamed by the fol- l'honmgranl Records; Bob Slner,

sas+ the record industrs petition encouraging listeners to tape com- new artists. It Ignores rights and fuir - lowing record company chief eatcu- MCA Records; Joe Smith. E/A Rec- anse from the avent lcndcn:s M ra mercial nserdings off the air. eespe- na... ascs: ords; Irwin Steinberg, Polygram Inc.: din stations to program not fus con, cialh key new releases of major a11- "Radio's encouragement of home Ron Alesaenburg, Intinlls Records; Robert Summer, RCA Records; 1).H. phis new albune altar their release. 1616 -sonmrimes men In adsancc of loping I. bad for Indio loo. It attacks Clarence Avant, tabu Renards; Neil totter -Band. London Records. and but also tu air them coats before the the pubic release date. Such stations the wry resources of artists and Bogart, Casablanca Records; Clive Don Zimmermann- (-appal /EMI

release date. adserteang and pnomol - pre- ann.wnce lima. for such new re- recordings which re the corner- Dasis, Arista Records; Tarry Fills. Records. LABELS MUST TAKE LEAD' Ironic Note: Chicago Retailers Nix Acts Endorse Entire Album Airing Blank Tapes 8y AL ni PENCHANSK) CHICAGO Record companies must take the lead in combatung complete By JIM McCULLAUGH and uninterrupted radio airings of important new rock LPs, dealers in this 1.05 ANGELES -Consider this market believe. A survey of Chicago retailers indicates that this hotly debased Ironic twist: more and more blank album- snentesl radio programming tape firms are utilizing top name pnavice u hurting LP sales, with big recording artists to endorse their blank tape demand increases linked Gould is certain that labels pos- products through print and tele- at least pintails to the airings sess the means to eliminate the prac- vision commercials. And many of Stations insoiced here arc tice. those artists have new LP product WLUP -FBI. the leading album rock 'Something has Its be done," he out. mama. and in compeuror N'!IF.I- relates. "All you have to do is look at But record companies and retailers FM Dealers sowed greatest concern the figures on blank tape sales." charge that more and more con - about ainnes that precede product "I'm mildly concerned." remarks ASCAP AWARD -ASCAP presents Warner Bros. artists Ashford & Simpson sumcn are taping albums from ra- delnery bs as much as a week Keith Eckering of Sounds Good 25 plaques honoring the duo forts successes as writers, publishers. artists dio. thus seriously damaging record Retail sentiment in support of ra Records. "Ifs hard to be that con- and producers The awards were made backstage at City Centre in New York. sales (Billboard. Nov. 3, 1979). And dao aLso can be found Howescr, cerned when you're powerless to do Seen. from left. are Paul S Adler, ASCAP membership director; Valerie radio is assisting, they further allege. most dealers would like to see the something.'. Simpson, Nicholas Simpson. and Arthur Hamilton. ASCAP board of direc- by increasingly airing complete. commercial -free LPs. practax airered or stamped out Eckerling cites airings of Cheap tors members wash that stations that are Can an argument be made that 'I the Tnck's "Dream Police" LP a week these artists are now actually hurting doing 'Om w, old be c. -pietely cut poor to store delivery. "The only so- their own record sales? I.sff on promotional cu)pia,' insists lution is for the record companies to Lou Stevie Wonder, is in Gould. manager of the Sound just get a little tougher with radio Disco DJ Re -Mix Experts who involved M'arehn:iec chain stations and start withholding ad- a million dollar. multi -media cam- sertising." paign with TDK. has his own Look Stevie Wonder's Journey Through Rose Records' Jim Rose has lis- To More Flexibility Double The Secret Life Of Plants" shipping -Artist tened to airings well By RADCLIFFE JOE uninterrupted on Motown. m advance of store release date. "l NLw ) URK -Duao deeply re- disco deejays tu utter urnimcrarl re- The Bee Gees, recently inked to Disk At would rather sell the LP than the Preview mu consultants will have to become mixes to meet disco requirements the Ampex "Tape Of The Stars" blank tape," comments Rose. more flexible to stay abreast of (he onginated the 12-inch disco disk campaign, just released a two - with Video conference Program directors counter changes in disco music as fusion concept), thinks the change in the pocket set of their greatest hits. arguments that home taping has be- LOS ANGELES -Thc world pre- sounds increase emphasis on rock music should pose an exciting chat- Two other artists in the Ampex come a form of scapegoat issue. And r who latic of the Todd Rundgrcn -pro- and &b. longe to deejays also double as thrust, Blondie and Atlanta Rhythm it's Insisted that there is no promo- consensus laced videodisk for RCA based on This comes in the wake re -mix consultants. Section, have new product with the lion of the plays as a vehicle for tap- When too easy we vernon of Holy 's The of growing concern that ttwontn- things come former's "Eat To The Beat" on fomtu's ing. Planets," and the addition of Walter butions ofdeejays to the diffillsound tend to fall into a pattern, and this Chrysalis and the laser's double live resnikkff of CBS and Harvey WLUP -FM hasn't heard a word will diminish as record labels and has been the case with disco music," "Arc You Ready" set on Polydor. khan of Warner Communicauons of direct cntinsm from labels. says their producers move back to a he says. "We over -worked its effet- Other artists in the Ampex cam - the program indicate heightened program director Jesse Bullet. Bullet sound with which they have long livenas. Now we must ose to meet paign are Blue Oyster Cult and wareness of Billboard's tiro Inter. u airing commercial -free albums six been familiar. the new challenges ahead" Alicia Bodges. nights week, feels while - ational Video MUSIC Conference per including rock clas- Tom Moulton, head of Tom 'n However. Moulton that Meanwhile, Memorex. con 74) and one on page 61) on page ov 15.18 at the Sheraton Uniscr- IContinued an page Jerry Records, of the font (Continued (Continued 88)

1 here. The 22 -minute Rundgrcn projeau nsfcned to U -Mauc videocassette Industrial Giants Now Moving Into Entertainment Field r the preview. will be shown at the using brunch Sunday 1181, with By ELIOT TIEGEL. .mmentary provided by the artist LOS ANGELES -A number of and John Sire & Sons of England. E I DuPont de Nemours du Co., The least known in the U.S. of the ho has his own Panacea/Utopia international industrial guns firms And joining this list of giants en- long o supplier of raw materials to industrial giants is John Swire & idco company which heretofore have not made lenng the video era is IBM which the disk and tape fields, but never a Sons. a f4 billion firm in Asia and Yetnikoff, president of the CBS products for the general public, arc has taken a baby step toward what marketer of products under its own Europe which has used a joint ven- ccorde Group. now has the Just now moving into the mass entertain- could be a major thrust by the com- brand. launches its lint name line. ture partnership with Inter- eared New Ventures Division for ment market with goods bearing puler /typewriter gohath into the Primeume videocassettes, with na- Magnetics Corp. of Santa Monica. me video reporting directly to their familiar logos. consumer marketplace. tional distribution this month alter Calif., to crash the American market m, while Schein. WCI executive It has formed a video joint venture This move primanly focuses in the a succcsslul test that began in the with audio later video) tape ce president. land is responsible for ac- areas of sound reproduction. and with MCA to build and market spring. mes products. of the recently formed Home audio videotape. videodisks and videodisk players. and DuPont has sold its own branded There are also a growing number ideo division. Both Join the "View This new marnage called Disco- Among the companies now seek U -manic 3/4 -inch videocas- mm The Top" rap session with Vision Associates, brings together (rolyn of other firms, many small in nature mg industry brand her industry leaders. moderated entertainment IBM's talents and technology re- settes to the institutional market for in comparison to the IBMs of the Lee Zhito, Billboard's editor in identity with consumers after years lated to video development and some time and decided the consumer world, which are also moving into iei and publisher. of selling products exclusively to in- MCA's current videodisk business video potential offered an excellent the open market after building a ( Continued on page 48) dustry around the globe are DuPont and assets. opportunity here as well (Continued on page 50)

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