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Art Director There has developed in recent years a remarkable lack of consistency in the HARDING WOODY availability of product by key artists, most notably, of course, in the rock area. Coin Machine ED ADLUM Manager Artists, especially those who create their own music, have had a standard CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago reply that you can't force creativity within a time schedule. Reluctant to offend Circulation THERESA TORTOSA this appeal on behalf of one's creative instincts, and frankly unable to force the Manager issue, labels have more or less accepted this situation, hoping that something PUBLICATION OFFICES will come along within the terms of artist contracts. We wonder, however, if the NEW YORK 119 West 57th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10019 "creative appeal" is really the answer the industry must now live with. 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