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'-M. NEWSDESK: 0171-921 59! NEWSFILE policyChannel at Fi\a meeting wilh Sony executives on Tuesday. At Ihe event, chairod by Sony's vice président of Arista is pressinggoes ahead ahead with with the releaseB.I.G. nextalbum Monday stratégiecommunications marketing Gary Tony Farrow, Clark C5and head vice of président régional of (24) of Notorious B.I.G.'s prophetically-titled album indepondent productions and soecial events Adam AngelesLife After on Death, March despite 8. The the album, rappeFs whose death sleeve in Los art concertPerry revealed films of thalthe Fugees channel- from Haiti had -turned and U2, down live features a picture of the rapper standing next to a Aprilhearse, 28. will See be story.RMpl followed by the single Hypnotize on notconcert justify alone the outlay.would Broadcaslbave cost £100,000, rights to saidthe UZ Perry. Pictured at the Sony meeting are (I-r) C5 research/nev EMI Records déniés has VOP rejected favouritism claims by independent Mark Halstead, Clark, Farrow, Adam Perry and C5 preferentialretailers that trealment Virgin Our over Price its hasSale been of the given Century tocampaign. ail multiples As part and of independents, the £400,000 campaign, 100 classic availabfe albums fromprice the of £9.99 EMI andeach. Virgin But severalvaults are indies offered have at complained a retail CSpledgestolaunch to EMI that VOP received stock several days before anyoneEMI says else VOP as did well not as reçoive extra titles. discount A spokesman on the albums for storeswhich werethe retailer supplied added with to produet the campaign, before theand TV that ail peak-time chart show campaign launched. New arrivai finalises Columbia line-up by Robert Ashton WHERE MUSIC WILL ings,i ITVs BBC's Videotech Top OfThe on ThursdayPops on Fridays Columbia Records head of A&R/general manager Dave FIT IN ON C5 nights.and MTVs BBC The Radio Hit OneList remainson Monday the Balfe has appointed Simon Aldridge as A&R manager. er this : Jackihow. Doherty Weekdays, Show llpm. - Letterman-style chat first radio station to broadeast the chart willAldridge he responsible joins Columbia (or signing after seven and developing years at ZTT. R&B He and Exclusive - A showbiz gossip show. Show.through its Sunday aflernoon Chart pop acts. on TheEaster new Sundaychannel, (30).which is hitstalking the airto Weekdays,Five's Company 7pm. - Housewives magazine At Tuesda/s Sony Music meeting, show.Mag-Ayouth Weekday afternoons. magazine show. nicationsorganised byGary vice présidentFarrow, ofexecutives commu- RGA lures Howard to head press team whichweekly would show run in September.52 weeks a year, The wouldshow, remarked on the lack of music being Amy24, running Howard the Is lahel'sjoining five-strong RCA as head press of press team. on Howard, March Night Fever - Celebrity karaoké show At the meeting, C5's Adam Perry who joins from WEA, replaces Kristina Kyriacou who TuesdayPlans for(11) the when show executives were leaked from lastthe "ronted by Suggs.- Saturday Pop quiz evenings.hosted by DJ told the Sony audience that C5 is became marketing director at the end of last year. station outlined their plans to 180 Sony Alpha Zone-Contempoi matsunlikely like to programmeBBC2's Later music-only With Jool: for Following Howard s departure, WEA is aise Music staff at a Q&A Holland and C4's The White Roon strengtheningGinny Luckhurstfrom its press Parlophone team with theas senior appointment press of headquarters. 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"I can only say we are a show. Existing TV expo- happy with a 5% market share by the Brilliant! PR hasfills promoted new TV Sarah rôle Davis to the new HMV reacheslOO hasposition worked of head at Brilliant of télévision for the promotion. pasttwo years, Davis, was who Total/BMG clinches new withMidlandsshop previouslyparallel moves, in Virgin's Laura promotion Gilchrist becomes departmenl. radio In andtwo TV distribution deal with Edel promotionpromotions assistant. assistant and Andréa Phipps becomes radio Edel is switching disf Pinnacle and w £750,000,is Friday (Mardi 750 sq Total/BMGSteve Mason's after Pinnacle two Awards boostfor Spice and Bee Gees Edel managing dire r Daniel ded. "It will BPt^ Spiceplatinum Girls' by theSpice BPI was last certifîed week as eight The Beetimes Lyccttbid to allow says theEdel label greater is flexibility. as they are retailer is hoping to finalise Geesalso received awards for The Very Best OfThe Bee "We wanted the freedom to see happy with us," hc says. openingnumber earlyof celebrity this week. PAs HMVto marK Europe me Gees (three-times platinum), Still Waters (gold) and the i the i. The willAmong handle the are flrst Luce releascs Drayton's Total To single Alone (silver). Sfing's Fields Of Gold has gone •e does not reflect any dissatis- Benew Loved singles album by Scooter (duc andon AprilChicane 7), willThe eut store the ribbon will employ to the store.18 people and triple platinum and Mercury Falling platinum, while factionThe withGerman-owncd Pinnacle, hc label stresses. will en TV thème tune Bryandouble Adams' platinum 18 status.Till I Die Gold and awards the Evita went OST to reached Counting become one of Total's biggest albun ly Powell, r glesHMV and gamesUK opérations departments. director Wilf Crows' Recovering The Satellites, Océan Colour Scene's whichaccounts is effectivefollowing from the today move, (17). Walsh says, "Birmingham and the sur- B-Sides, Seasides & Free Rides, No Mercy's Where Do TotalSemmence managing describes director the dealHenry as et for HMV." Youto Bush's Go and Razorblade No Doubt's Suitcase, Don't Speak Eels' while Beautiful silvers Freak, went "substantial". takeMeanwhile, up his new John rôle asTaylor HMV is marketing to finally Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, The Best Album In The longSemmence and fruitful says relationship Total lias had with a évolution. director on April 1, more than four World-Ever! 5and Fantazia House Collection 5. Edel in other territories, including ycars,"We've it beenis a developing with them aboutcompany two Virginmonths Our after Price. he VOP was had poached insisted fromthat ketGermany share ofwhere around Edel 6%. claims "They a weremar- and they probably felt the time for produet director Taylor work out his full .dotmusic coming to the end of their deal wilh notice period. Front MusicThe latest Week. industry Updated news Mondays On The at Net.18.00 GMT. BRI AND MCPS UNITE IN PIRACY VICTORY - p4 ► ►►►►►[ http://www.dotmusîc.coin MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH 1997 NEWS COMMENT Rap tragedy: this is for real GallagherImagine, God had forbid, been shotthat dead,in Ihe Alanspace NIcGee of six monthshad been Noël beenlocked killed up for in aa baildrive-by. infringement and Damon Albarn had That'sUS rap, a withvague first approximation Ihe killing of ofTupac what Shakur, bas happened then the to s- Knightincarcération and iinally, of Death last Saturday,Row Records the slaying founder of Suge the dueMBtûrious to fly to B.I.G., the UK Biggie for a promo'Smalls, trip. just hours before he was rockOn a superfîcialmusic's long-term level it obsessioncertainly pirts with into toughness, context whitethe yourkids andaverage the street. rock god Nextto is clearly many aof flyweight. rap's biggest stars titled G By liossarfl. conséquencesOn a more serious, of the level "street it demonstrates life" which sothe much terrible rap - in corporationsmany cases licensed - consistently to and glorifies.distributed by major BRI and MCPS umted Thein order US industry to gain access has hadlo to some learn of to the live most with genuinely the factthat innovative and biggest-selhng music around, they have in£1.7mpiracyvictory tomusic deal andwith the thugs lifestyle and murderers.are indivisible. Quite simply, the That obsession with a violent lifestyle is understandable _ ? i i —i,irta tUorn pGr year, with the knowledge of the whenproduces seen it inand the the context ghetto of kids the who environraent are its prime which The BPI and MCPS are hailing the ben- vid Martin, the BPTs head of anti- :n Broek flew to Sofia on Saturday (15) audience. What is perhaps less palatable is when that ingefits theof doserbiggest co-operation seizure of aflercounterfeit secur- sstsy opérations, to share adds,information, "It's in both intelli- our id is expected to threaten the country lifestyle is then sold for the voyeuristic consumption of CDs in the UK industr/s battie against ly get us similar results in the future." ith political ai ' ' thesuburban Sex Pistols white used teenagers. to call Thata cheap sounds holiday a little in someone like what .d 125,000 CDs, with a street a separate opération, BPI i sti- music industry around $100m each else's misery.. icted by tradingwcicseizedintheraid, standards officers gatorsStrathclyde and seized police 20,000 officers bootieg fromCDs year.Sanctions could Therecurrently are indisposedmany who willMr Knight. not miss But Shakur, please, Smalls let's not or hearthe warehouse in Bicester, Oxford- and£250,000 audio from cassettes a private worth address more thanand blockthe EU. the Or Bulgaria's légal action« i may ne launcneu any more self-serving nonsense front white executives tigationThe success by the came BPTs after anti-; a joint inves- lock-up promises in Glasgow 10 days WTOagainst theTrade government Related for ignoringIntellectual the violenceabout gangsta being rap ironie being or cartoon-like.parody or the Thisobsession is for real. with and the MCPS, following a third raid last Wednesday, Property (TRIPs) provisions. Steve Redmond organisationaction in Holland NVPI. by Stemra and Dutch morecassettes than were 30,000 uncovered counterfeit " ■ CDe— " uropeanFrances affairsMoore, whothe IFPI'sbriefed director Van den of retailersThe Dutch in Utrecht, raid, uncoveredon independent 70,000 Martin believes around 95% of the saysroek th about Bulgaria's piracy problem, PAULS QUIRKS tracedcounterfeit the source CDs. ofMCPS supply and back the to BPIthe raidbootlegged were CDspressed from in the Bulgaria, Strathclyde the dozenapplicat v se EU.it the fi , stage ( Indies: how to win the store wars Oxfordshire warehouse. Inquiries are CzechNews Republic of the andseizurt the Far East. week sionerMoon to take the IFPI's concerns seri- The insatiable appetite of the supermarkets for an er of field there are five Bulgaria which2 that dépendsously. "The on countriescredibility not of flouting the WTO the strangeincreasing situation share of Tescothe music adverfising market hasits "Unbeatable led to the e CDs rules," she says. Value" CDs at least£2 cheaperthan fellow EUK V2getsLoadedfor nowcustomer eut the Woolworths. price of Ihe Predictably, new U2 album Woolworths and the latest has Live music industry strivesto round of Store Wars is spawned. Added to this is the Theindie V2 label classics is linking up with LP IPC's factHigh that Street Virgin rivais Our and Price ail thejumped indies the with gun theon manyEMI "Sale of its keepthe customer satisfied of the Century" campaign. The 20-track compilation album, The TheILMC live convention industry endedwith an the unhappy annual event,make saidconcert-going one promoter. more of an Indies, though, are better placed than many of their onLoaded V2's KoladiscLock-In, imprintis scheduled on May to appear12 and keepingconclusion our -customers "We are satisfied".no longer concertAround industry 600 delegates in Europe, from the US,the areHigh lowered. Street rivais Discounts to counter are available attack when ail year the defencesround At the final panel of last week- Australia, Estonia, Israël and from one supplier or another and indies aren't tied to the nascent label will produce in part- Liveend's Musicninth Conférence), ILMC {International delegates Lebanon,which was stagedattended between the MardiILMC, 7 theperiods. multiples' When rigid funds two- allow, or three-week many indies campaign fill their boots V2'sKevin spécial Sampson, projects head and of film Koladisc sound- - between promoters, venues and the nental. Other sessions featured dis- with the cream of the full-price or mid-price product on thetrack imprint's label - says first the newhigh-profile, album will TV- be serviceartist community to the public. to improve its eussionsstructures on and topics traditions including of the Theyoffer andcan competethen feature with the the titles multiples again head-to-head.as their own advertised release. Many artists are playing arena- concert industry, the relative rôles Individual promotion when new releases are thin on the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, The Jam, careers - on the strength of just a American market. ground.conviction It's andjust aila matter indies of should attitude, have confidence plenty of that.and TheSupergrass, Specials, it Primai will also Scream, be promoted Blur and in neitherhandful ofthe hit experience singles - andnor have the cludedDespite the the concernsevent, conférencewhich con- Loaded and across IPC's range of maga- shows,expertise said to Billycope withBragg such manager large Primaryorganiser Talent Martin International Hopewcll voic- of RetailersHow about invited a to sales sales conférences conférence are often video? Sampson says the album theme was Pete Jenner. es optimism about the future of the presented with ail the companies' new product up to inspiredteam, who by have the pickedmagazine'e their éditorialall-time demandsAnd impracticalcan also cause production inconve- ncxtyear.ILMC, which enters its lOth year six months abead. The performers are slick and favouritedonc it someone jukebox elserecords. would "Ifwe and hadn't we've nience to customers - by delaying The move to establish the ILMC ptofessional. What a shame then that many of the got the whole gamut of recent indie clas- doorsightlines opening - another times delegate and obscuring added. websitec.com - Thealso Axismaintains - at www.ilmdialogue chancepeuple who to see really these matter, présentations. retail sales staff, never get a sics right through to ancient indie clas- Delegates also suggested that within the industry outside the If only it were possible for record companies to Sampson says Koladisc is planning to becomearena and more stadium uscr-fricndly,by venues couldoffer- annual"Evcntually, London convention,through The he Axis,says. condense ail the highlights of their sales conférence brandedfollow Lock-In albums with - one further is expected Loadad- to info a one-hour video and présent it to ail their appear around Christmas - but he facilities.the example Venues set by could festival even promot- follow the-worldhours-a-dav, " linkage ycar-round, between round- "s benefitscustomers. could The be interest phénoménal. would be remarkable and the déclinés to give détails of future thèmes. ers by providing side attractions to members," he savs. Paul Quirk's column is a personal view ► ► ► ► ► THE CHANGING SOUND OF RADIO TWO - p6 ► ►!>[>[>► MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH1997 NEWSFILE HMV links with Qfor new acts sampler Woofies price reaction HMV has teamed up with Emap Metro's 0 magazine to produceincluding a Mansun,15-track samplerSymposium CD (ealuringand The Stéréophonies. new acts Freepublished with the on AprilMay édition1, the CD of willthe magazine,be linked editoriallywhich is raisesfear of retail war withmoney-off ffs new vouchers. bands section, A number Cue, of theand actswil! featuredinclude HMVon corn among record companies and retail- supermarkets can afford to make only a the CD will also perform at a showease at HMV s Oxford orths has raised further fears of a (Monday)ers, ahead of of another Safeway's CD offerlaunch across today its smallthey have profit other from product music to sales fall back because on. Circus store in London on April 1. prices by warU2 byand slashing the Manie the prices Street of 380BMG stores. sales director Richard Story prices"Woolworths because theirare ablebuying to powerdrop theiris so Acid Jazz and Vital settle ont of court rers in response to Tesco's aggres- says, "This is the flrst time that great, but most other retailers, certainly Aciddispute Jazz in andan out Vital of havecourt seftledsettlement. their The outstanding agreement légal retailer acted last week to bring Woolworths has respondedto a campaign independents, cannot afford to follow which was struck last week, cornes 19 months after a cutting the price ofwilh U2 ,ts Pop: rival's by £2ofîer, italler was thei/prices inévitable were they quoted were [bygoing Tesco] to lowsSafeway's its offer latest of the campaign, Top 10 albums which fol-for writwas issued against Acid Jazz by its former £11.99 and reducing Evorything Must respond. We've been saying for the past £9.99 each in November, centres on a £70,000distnbutor from Vital. Acid Vital Jazz. is The understood two sides to arehave refusing claimed lo GoWoolworths' by the same moveniargin cornes to £10.99. aller Tesco coupleing the ofcorrect years pricingthat music level is at not retail achiev- and dren'stwo-for-£20 videos offer or général on Top video 10 titles.CDs, chil- reveal détails of the settlement. Acid Jazz is now quotedowned thechain prices and ofWH both Smith the Kingfisher- alongside ail Independentthis is not going retailers to help onearound bit," the agerSteve for entertainment,Craven, category sa; ys the timing| distributed by Disc. ils own cut-price rates on the U2 and country report confusion among eus- of the latest offer is unforti Ing Staff reshuffle at MVC Manie titles in full-page natioi Hillsboroughtomers. Chris Records Johnson, in Sheffield, owner says, of straightkeen to stress after Tesco's the supermarket campaign, butchain hei i MVC has restructured its commercial division press ads. "It has created a lot of adverse publicity' and not"We're aiming not to insimply the business knock down ofslashin prices following the departure last month of marketing theAlthough campaign, Smit prices and bringing the market down commercialcontroller Fred manager Phillips. for Chris music Birchley to the newly-created is promoted from Woolworths sayî remains competiti e. mini-chain RivalMusic Junction, saysr of heness says. level "We're of music trying and to video raise amongthe awan oi rôle of music and marketing controller. Simon Lee, The move has fu ther heightened ci r- that unlike specialist record retailers, own customer base." formerlyand new commercialmédia controller. manager for video, becomes video Merger prompts CLT BrianPublishing Willey, the vétéran man behind Willey the Directory dies of Popular torethink local radio Music and a Basca Gold Badge of Merit award winneraged 70. for Willey, his services who worked to music for publishing, Burlington hasMusic, died that CBSin publishing, Songs, United died onArtists March and 3 EM1and leavesMusic ina widow,his career local radio interests, followii Bobbi. Bertelsmannbroadeasting to armsform CLT-Ufsof p oup CLT ownsOnc an option 80% stake being in considcrcd Atlantic 252 by and CLT 62% UK of Radio, Talk Radio,which is to divest its holdings1 in local radio. It currently holds ALBUM stations106, Thames - London' FM and"Xfmt The RTL Sound. Country 1035, A1FM, Radio saysXfm that, managing if CLT sells, director he wiU and intervene shareholder directly Chris to eitherParry OF THE shareholderspush forward to an acquire alternative the 15% investor stake. Theor urge station's existing car- rent shareholders include Enterprise Radio (which MONTH andowns The 20%), Cure's Allied Robert Entertainment Smith and Xfm (15%), programme Pinnacle direc-(15%) unyJacov if this reviewroi is 9' going to affect Xfm, b wantif they to do take sell, it it'sup," only says 15% Parry. and I know people who w theThe end CLT of the review summer. process is expected to be finished 1 The Agency Group v IPC eyes Sixties génération books acts for LMW Booking agent The Agency Group is ■ with new magazine launch bringingLondon, Newtogether York and18 Torontoacts from offices its IPC M month'sfor tliree London showease Music nights Week. as part of next | music-led monthly tille Uncut. WheelerBis, Cornershop, wiU be among Drugstore the acts and which 18 |; formerThe title,Melody which Maker is being editor helmc i ByrdaMorissette, and KeithSnoop Richards Doggy Dogg,as well The as wiU feature at north London's The Jones, will launch on May 1. It w: cuitHill filmand directors author JamesJohn Woo EUroy. and WalterOther SixGarage différent venue acts from will April play 29 a tohalf-hour, May 1. ! ARMAND backedthe next by 12 a £500,000months, accordingad campaign to artists which would fit the magazine set on each of the nights. A/arr Trî^lcL^rr er Robert Tame, Crowsprofile andwould Eels, include as well REM. as the Counting likes of moters, the média and record labels from ; The m Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Van Morrison, CD-ALBUM: ZYX 20429-2 • CASSETTE: ZYX 20429-4 Jones adds. The Agency. 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Low-price: the secret
RETAIUNG REVOLUTION While officiai figures would suggest that the low-price market has remained static for the past two YEARS, LABELS AND RETAILERS REMAIN CONVINCED THATTHERE IS STILL ROOM FOR GROWTH. SUE SlLUTOE REPORTS DINO BOLSTERS NECTAR WITH PULP AND TAYLOR Darren Taylor, formerly with the THE sales force, Pompâmes operating in other hascompany's joined Dinorecently as product launched manager low-price for thelabel formances by studying (J1Wtheir Master'sNectar Masters. label and Taylor licensing reports manager directly David to Nectar Smith. orts.rt positions But for and those BPI whose market coi "Darren brings with him a wealth of product iiness is low-price product - Smith.knowledge "When which you areis essenlial working forwith the low-price job," says l who may rely heavily don releases, it is imperative that you have in-depth k^ve pi^cUkS fbr back catalogue knowledgematerial that in ordermight to otherwise identify be itudy their bottom lines. Nectar Masters was launched in the summer of ' According' iw price tosector 1996 commanded BPI figure: 1995 as a resuit of discussions with retailers - theirparticularly range of Dur low-price Price - whoback were catalogue keen toproduct. extend exclusiveAt the beginning deal with of Clive 1996, Solomon'sthe label signed Fire giving an directorsuch as Dannyof MCI, Keene, believe marketing that the catalogue.Nectar long-term access to the indie label's back :tistdcs whole don'tstory. necessarily The market tell for signingsSmith says, and was"Fire happy prefers to toallow concentrate Nectar Masters on new to ' Price product - defined for veryhandle crédible ils back acts catalogue, with strong which fan includesbases such some as The anything" an£4,24-isstill with a dealer price of Jazz Butcher, Teenage Fanclub, The Blue expanding,"If you look he says.at the business Aéroplanesrelease to date and has Urge been Overkili. a compilation Dur most of successful early Pulp acrossthat there the pasthas been five yearssigniEcant you s tracksSmith which adds thathas Nectarnow sold Masters more lhan is keen 100,000 to sign units." growth,"anyone doubting he points ils out. full And potent similar deals with other independents. necd' onlywhen look the at value figures of the for lo\ In addition, across-the-< campaigns run by multiples like at Carlton Home Entertainmer . sales of low-price product Gill Massey, général manager HMV and Virgin/Our Price," she says. "In our experience, the The ti ze and scope of the oflenbecause be aunder-represente large proportior of Telstaris low price label Ronco manysays. "We've retailers also are found also givingthat super-budget end of the market, quantify. The BPTs trade accounted for by : mdicatestraditional that outlets the growthis ofiering in non nc\ Hallmark label, is growing while "elivery figures - compiJed from sector,opportunities while Jackie for the Fisher, low price eturnsrganisation's supplied record by the company the repertoire manager at EM1 Gold Although the low-price market However this view is not aembers - do not account for lines are multi-CD boxed sets enthusiasm with whic^High8 is officially defined as anything ofshared catalogue by Chris marketing Black, directorat Sony product'tors, sold including by non-BPI labels such £9.99,which butmay fail retail to qualifyfor as little as low- as Street multiples have greetcd with a dealer price of less than Music. "Super-budget appoars to Tring )er-budgetInternational. powerhouse CIN ofprice £5.50 because put them their firmly dealer in prices the companies enter the market with lation is used by the BPTs re business through pnce," where vpoiouug-single CDs retailIOW- at holines says. that "We retail have at thrcoaruund budget £5.99,' researchssing team data to andcompensate create as for £5.99,Single CDand retailssuper-budget, at £3.99 where or less. a labels - Embassy, Collcctors y successful multi-buy Graham Budd. head of audio andChoice we andalso Budgethave a veryOriginals - MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH1997 More People
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The title is priced at £5.99 retail which we Castle Communications says the range bas been release,believe represents which is packaged real value in for a slip money." case Holdenwith an addsexplanatory that the new particularlyendent well retailers, received supermarkets and supporled and rackingby booklet, is already generating substantial retail interest. anies, as well as traditional multiples like HMV Massey joins Telstar to boost Ronco Gilllow-price Massey label has Ronco.joined TelstarMassey, as formerly général with manager PolyGram of the company's Carlton Home Entertainment, However, a good low-price marketInternational, by adding says to her the aim label's is to existingconsolidate range Ronco's of 35 releases. position Shein the is :n Essential Jazz, Ail our budget PolyGram,Castle Communications, HNH, Sony Music, surprise.album can Last take year, everyone Nectar by also planning to introduce a new logo and new packaging. "My 23.57. Quite franklyTdon'^want Tring,corne to Crimson regard theand low-price BMG bave Masters released a collection of objective is to make the most of what we already have by identifying ;he cheapest possible price Countdownearly Pulp tracks which called sold more The Pulpthan whichmarket," Telstar she says. products "I will could also nowbe actively be re-packaged looking for forthe licensing low-price deals lecause■ in 1 quality."think it is important to of& Media100,000 notched units. Likewiseup more thanSound with other lahels. either on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis." Michael Neidus,ranager proc at Sound Camden, says, "It to 100,000 sales with its Best Of Kelly Taylor, also formerly with PolyGram International, has joined to get our approach 1 The Small Faces on the Summit Meanwhile,Ronco as label Colin assistant Elms becomes where she the reports new sales direclly manager to Massey. for both market right in tern ecausessical releases they cri Ronco and Telstar's mid-price label, Temple. salesare now and achieving are finding consister the m potentiel.barri Barry Holden, h'ead of Line dancers signed at Eurodisney Neville believes that gro\ opérâtesmarketing the at Naxos Select classical which Theplace Virgin to sign Group a new sales act, conférence but that is exactly at Eurodisney what Virgin seems company an unlikely hether the willlabel, sell says, about "On 25,000 average units a title Sound & Media did when it came across US band The Moody |I lessseem than to like £3.99." sclling product for icenseots will raaterial soon find froc it Worldwide, with approximately Brothers playing in one of the Eurodisney bars. The company felt the Nevertheless, most retailers operate5,000 units two goingsuper-budget in the UK sub- We wantingband were to perfectlaunch forfor somea new months. line dancing Michael release Neidus, that product it had been irentways.) treat the two Dave price Shooter, points îmes - Amadis and Lydian - development manager, says, "The Moody Brothers had their own | tracks andt manager budget for at jazz,Our Pricesound se back catalogue m ownlabel repertoire so we signed and asome licensing classic deal tracks on the such spot. as They Red Neckrecorded Girl theirthat 's, "We rack low-price releases concem to David Smi we wanted included, The resuit-The Line Dance Album - was 1 super-budget releases separately anticipâteslaunched on sales February in the 24 région on our of Summit 10,000 unitslabel." for Neidus the title which I in their own section." However, retail price point of around £5." refaits at £3.99. 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Ant&DecAlisha's Attic Mercury 844 +19 40.33 +22 A 10 18 18 FOUND YOU Dodgy TelstarA&M 880 +24 40.15 +52 A 11 H 35 ELEGANTLY WASTED INXS Mercury 870623 +56+37 38.1338.30 +19+22 1312 ,38 388 39 NEWREMEMBERME POLLUTION Blue Boy Pharm 924 +1 38.02 -24 14 m n i ENCORE UNE FOIS Sash!Beck Geffen 393 +14 35,04 n/c A 15 33 « 3 RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE Fugees Feat Tribe Called Ouest & Busta Rhymes MercuryMultiply 448536 +82+4 34.2034.99 +27-10 A 16 <8 56 3 MOAN & GROAN MarkHIGHEST Morrison CLlMBER 17 5 3 s SHE'S A STAR James Fontana/MercuryWEA 447 +56 33.76 +114 A 18 38 « ISNTIT AWONDER Boyzone Polydor 811940 +49-6 32.9233.64 +30-51 A 2019 33/ .13 i.. 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In addition to the Fiona, the landlord's daughter Lucy ^ 9 , earl h|p h0p track put out by Russell prize-giving, DJs version of Orange Krush's 'Action , which was a Jf p sh0pping a deal for them. playlng in the club's Simmons, and a teohno traok called Seriouh Mind uj • 1 rn sn pp ^ g| IwoFabio arenaswill (pictured), include Saturday: I did the HEAVENLY SOCIAL greatest moments of my life Grooverider, Hype, the past 15 years. We played back-to-back an^lvas went to a Gachel,Randall, Edflndy Rush, C, Zinc, standing there as he put on 'P'af Rof ^"^5 Zm tbeir showoase whioh GQ, McMc, Slipmatl, wasin the great Easl because End where we could a group carry called on dnnking.THE CANDY Monday. SKINS ou vvere n^ y ^ ^ ^ ^ a|| Blake,Démolition Splnbackand Cru, Rob started going wrong. We went to my local Indtan and ha a cu ty fight whioh sawm £14Squirral. and voling Tickets forms are covered withlamb Pasanda. I got barred, Tuesday: Back to TKc can be obtained tram endedmyself up doinglying ina Carrythe road On withUp The a traffic Jungle cône impersonation on my head, thenat which back pointto mme^ the Ineighbours eventual y therecord country shops or a fromround called the police. Wednesday: I had a quiet nightwith the gtrlfnendw to th trymgjoamendée Kiss FM, 80 Holloway damage done to my relationship by my activities. Thursday. I ^nt v E whn nnw 0171Road, 837 London 1100 N1.for Call video shootât Fatty's Bar in London.J spentthe night chattmg to '^ c f ticket détails. wants to hadmake to records,apologise so to weTI her bebecause doing Isomething kept on falling together. into theKATE decks WIOSS when was I wasthere DJmg. and I orientatedThe third house imprint label, will be called pioneer poised to 7th Temple and will be trance will aim to to deveiop"In particular, raw UK Pioneer talent andis keen unveil three labels singlesrelease 12by successfulmake use of acts our for international Europe and a i this year. "For the firstthe year end it willof further," says Pedrini. domino, Pioneer is to launch three dance just be singles and then we will threeMuch labels of thewill malerial be underground on ail edinburgh imprlntsrecord labels will tocus in the onUK. house, The possibly do a compilation," says in nature, which Pedrini says fits 11 Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire P01 distributedhard house byand Intergroove. trance and will be MakeThe Me first Feel release Good' will by beHypno 'You "Onin with the the software Pioneer side philosophy, of our 1DE,Domino Tel has01705 just 833818 branched out with a move to Pioneer's entry into the dance Tek (pictured) which will be cuttingbusiness edge," we always he says. try lo be larger premises in the centre of Portsmouth and followssoftware its market heayy (Le.involvement records) in imprintreleased Kubik on Pioneer's hard house managerbooming. Colin"We haven'tBulley reports looked thatback," business he says. is themarket dance with music products hardware like its DJ- withby Shimmon remixes funky"We're US selling tunes loadsas well of asEuro the and barder UK housetracks." and orientatedDJM 500 and CD CDJand mixers50011. the & Woolfson, salesDiago manager Pedrini, who the will Pioneer oversee te Course (white label) • ' idéalthe labels, rather says, than "Therea concrète is an link between the two areas, We're ris (King Street) • 'ROCK différentaware they areas are buttwo I veryse continuityhardware market.from what We v' the THE BIGGEST CLUB RECORD IN THE UK... DJ QUICKSILVER "BELLISSIMA" INCLUDES MIXES BY DJ QUICKSILVER, KEITH LITMAN & DJ PHILIP RELEASED 24 MARCH 1997 TAKEN FROM THE FORTHCOMING POSITIVA'ALBUM AVAILABLE ON 12", CD & CASSETTE ACCESS ALI AREAS —DISTFtlSUTfON: AMATO, SOUL TRADER & UNIQUE OR EMI TELESALES, tel: 01926 466300, fax: 01926 466321. ([BEATS]) [ON THE AIRWAVES] Sash!Lisa Stansfield both make and their appearancesis the this Kiss week. stations for ([PIECES]) substantial leaps up Erykah Badu's 'On & On' is the Manchester's HACIENDA Airplaythis week's 40, landingDance in thehighest type newof artist entry we at tendnumber to pick 25. up"She's on," will be celebrating itsISIh top five.; I They'vete stationary both been on heavy Sadler.says Kiss "She's 100 gotdirector a nice of voice music for Simon radio releasebirthday of on a Maytriple 23 CD, with 'Viva the exceptrotation Choice on ail theFM monitoredLondon, whicb stations is fast andClose she's behind tipped atto 28 be ishuge." Sara Parker's (ealureHacienda', classics which Irom willfhe establishingbunch with its itself strictly as the urban maverick soul and of the 'Mynumber Love one Is Deep',on the whichfi/W Club is currently Chart. cluh's lifelime. The club r&b-based programming. Originally ouf on Sharp in 1995, the weekendwill aise from host Frlday a birlhday 23 to Qattara'sThis week's 'Corne highest With Me', climbers up 24 are places trackradio-friendiy is back on Nush Manifeste mixes andwith destined new Sunday 25 which will whichto 13, soarsand The to Braxtons'16. Both tracks 'The Boss', are now never really gone away," says David fealuring GRAEME PARS, playlisted by ail stations except Choice inDunn, Manchester group head and of105 music in Yorkshire. at Kiss 102 GARN!ER...WellSASHA and LAURENT done to at GalaxySimon Denms,101, had programme been waiting controller on The "It'smonths been now." a big Manchester track for 18 inihe Cardill CATAPULT which record now basashop GBraxtons' began playing track since it last specialist December. DJ BothDeli at aSadler time whenadds, it's"Sara difficult Parker to sloodfind good ouf second outlet in Cardiff's the highest new entries can thank heavy . ^ ■—•- *1 fit our format." originalHigh shopStreel last Arcade. year wonThe CatapultaPrince'sTrustAward. also now bas its pete own website at ton® playlist hUp://www.catapull.co.uk...8EATS 200P was the name ofjazz/drum a highiy &successful bass jam sessionyear at London'sthat took placeBlue Note lasl WILUAMSON.led by saxophonist Beats STEVE 2000 « (MuHiply) • DONT BE AERAID' - W ~ ■ FTA (Easlwestdance) • DASS OF THE TRAWP' - SphroditQ & Hidty ThursdayPI 2 takes(March place 20) Ihisand • DONT SAY YOUR LOVE 15 K1LUNG HE (Ftashback Dvb Mlx)' (wWeI • DUND" - Sirens featurealongside a host Williamson of olher jazzwill three-hourDJfrom 4 Hero sel.Thenext playing a 310 ONE'S THE ESSENTIAl SELECTION WITH PETE TONG ON EBOAY FEBRUARY 21 (6.30pm-10f 4...SpermBeats 2000 Records' will be onbiggest June i.'s death hadband various YUMYUM.who majors snilfing have ! a new era in rap music? around them recently, will i WR1TER.MATT C. EOITOB.BLUES S, DOWt!Lm:SOUL: "TheH whole\? liOi-' seltling its différences again the old school way - on stage." be playingWednesday a live date (19) Ihis at / waysituation for a is24-year-old terribly négative, entertainer this tois die.no changeDAVE VJ, things; KISS nobody100 FM shouldDJ: "I hopedie in Biggievain. ButSmalls' the only death people will who London'sreraix album Subteranla...The of CAN, the ' Two of the biggestwithin grossingsix months. rap The stars média have canone changeof the reasons things arepeople the artists,like gangsta by controlling rap is because the gun it allowstalk. And Seventies eleclronic outlit ss hip hop anid this is perfect for them. Hopefully people them to enter a dangerous world for a short time, and the record whodance inlluenced music's manybiggest of willcoalition wake. .. toup rstop an this. East.tart Coast/West doing something Coast positive,rubbish. formHip hop's a sort not of companies will continue to buy into the trend." names, has been given a ; about killing, but that's how it looks to the outside world." CLAUDE GRUNIT2KY, EDITOR. TBACf HAGAMME: "This is death release date of May 5. "No. l'd love to todown, hip hopthe commercialas we know agendait, because is no with longer two relevant.big rap stars The genregunned will by'Sacrilege' Brian Eno, includes Cari Craig, mixes A Tupac'sthink that before Biggie's him, death it probably might actwon't. as aHip wake-up hop really call, needsbut like to start thenow more go underground créative labels as tothe stay majors true giveto the way spirit to indies. of Wp hopTIt's time for FrançoisGuyCalledGeraldand Ke tî2 CD 0 II r 11! -s ^o Since 1992 Junior Bqy's Own has released a sîring of originafiitice tracks. But las! par îhe labeî rnoved into another par with Underworid's j MOREPROTEIN huge-selling single 'Born Slippy' and LP 0NF.Pepys Tel Court, 0171 84720 The 7707, Chase, Fax London0171 720 SW4 7717 'Second Touotiest In Ttie înfanSs'. A Junior i From ils incarnation as a Virgin imprint Boy's Own compiiaîion is just being reieased i under the control of Boy George, More and RM iaiked to JBO RIO Steven Hall (pictured si Proteinindie label has with metamorphosised Worldwide licensing into a strong wiîh daughîer Harriet) about th@ year | generating more than 75% of its income. iii MoreHISTORY Protein emerged in 1989 during what I Georgeknew I couldn'tdescribes carry as a on lull being in his an career. Eighties "I iall J icon for the rest of my life," he says. A -1i galvanisedmeeting with Ezee MC Possee Kinky andinto Jeremy action onHealy "l'veFIRST never OFF. been MOT intoANOTHER compilations BLOODY as COMPILATION?such. Having said that, and as 500,000group like albums Underworld you bave who to are expand selling in 'Everything Starts With An E'. and the label unfashionable as they are, (or me it is actually quite a nice little way terms of staff and structure. :!l wasProtein born, on Whenacquiring EMI Virgin,chose toGeorge axe More retained otbecause summing it represents up the past a body two years, of work. So Hopefullyit's actually it'll quite sell aPersonal few THERE'SIN THE STATES A LOT BECAUSEOF INTEREST IN JBO " the label with Amos and Eve Gallagher on copiesTHE PAST as vvell." FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN REALIY HECTIC FOR YOD 'ELECTRONICUNDERWORLD BANDARE THESTILL BIGGEST UNSIGNED. !'i; theneeded rester. Jolt. He "I describesalways telt the the split label as lacked a much- a KEYWITH CHANGES THE SUCCESS FOR THE OF UNDERWORLD.LABEL IN THAT PERIOD?WHAT HAVE BEEN THE "TheWHAT'S deal HAPPENING that we do in THERE? the States will |j certainwe left Virgin,credibility," the attitude he muses. towards "As soonus as commercial"Well, people bouse write labelabout - uswhich ail the just time isn't as true though and reallywe're annoyssome big us. haveinclude to Underworldbear in mind and who we'll we're obviously working 'S thechanged." emphasis As wasearly on resources good production. were llmited, The whatThe situation we like and is that believe we've in, always Fortunately just put for out us, recordsa lot of thethat things rellect we withbig in elsewhere. ourthinking But atthe the US moment. is definitely In ts companiesresulting tracks such were as Positiva, licensed Cleveland in the UK City, to Underworld.like bave turned So l'mout proudover time because to be l'vecommercially seen projects successful, we've been like themuch past at weail because,didn't really even think though about we it :: promotionalReact and Perfecto clout. Thewhich label could is now provide the commercialinvolved with way, go fromwhich being is great. underground But we've tonever being been successful a totally in a had dance hits there, the genre of music broadening its musical base. commercial label and we've remained the same in that l'm just we'reBut everybody involved within the wasn't world reallywants selling. to do î| DaveKEY STAFF:Davis; Ross Fitzsimons; Bel inclinedinto areas to thatcarry I don'ton putting know outabout." the records I like rather than delving a deal with us at the moment. It's Ij SPECIALIST AREAS: BUT THE LABEL IS UNDOUBTEDLY POISED TO MOVE ON TO THE realisedinteresting that in things the US have because got to they've change ■|ï theTunisian wrong bongo speed; players; neurotic records Irish acidplayed folk; at "ThereNEXT LEVEL are tons NOW. of options WHAT'S for THE us toPLAN? do ail sorts of things at the and the industry has to leam différent \ anxious bleep and booster beats moment. The main question obviously is - are we going to sign wayways as of they operating, did here in amuch few years the same ago. :: Colein;KEY ARTISTS: Manik; Kinky Roland withlicensing a major? deal withWe haven't a major, decided l've never but beenwe are on considering a crusade to a be a top There is a window of opportunity for the i: LAST THREE RELEASES: indie label; we're already dealing with majors in one way or another things,label in whichthe US is and exciting." for us to help shape |î YourKinky Set' Roland compilation; 'Bonkas EP';'Closet 'Do ClassicsNot Adjust Vol 2' throughdoes independent licensing ageementsreally mean? in Whenoverseas you territories, start competing etc, so with what HAVE YOU ANY NEW SIGNINGS? ; COMING UP: majors you realise how difficult it is, and one way ot overcoming Rhymes,"There are whose two main music signings: has a hardcore Dylan i:ij ColeinRoland 'Ten'Brazil A Penny EP"; Manik Singer 'Manik EP'; Kinky Is... EP' successthat is actually in the pastto get year into is bed that with if we one, do suchThe good a deal, thing people about are our breakbeat feel, and Sycamore, who are |i RETAILER'S VIEW: prepared to deal with us on our terms. We're looking at ail the technologya girl singer thrown and boy in. producer The music's with got i "A good broad-based label whose releases options but it's a step we need to take, because when you've got a more of an electromc techno edge." jj rangeSteve fromHanson, underground owner, Tag to Recordsmainstream," TRIPLE V1NYL SET COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLEPROOUCED BY FORFLOOD A LIMITED PERIOD RECORD 1 DM DEEPDM DEEP EXTENDED BEATS CLUB MIX MIX DM DEEPDM TEC INSTRUMENTAL RADIO MIX MIX *L19 12"RECORD VERSION 2 r DAVID HOLMES MIX HOWIEEB°HA[RY MIX DISCOTHÈQUE HEXIDECIMAL MIX q OUT NOW .*^1 IV01A! 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Thisbefore came this out came in 1996along, and Tm V r labels with some very consistenthalfway house, material. every Not one track is "This•FEEL|IT' bame DEFENDER (GYROSCOPE)Gyroscope label which l've stopped doing for now. Produced by MrjE, Lenny Charles i iw a house DJ) and Clarky (who plays for Metalheadz and likeBlack trçe Market), 'Back To it ■was92' do,do g the businessThe in bass '93 andon thatnow record DJs play is a it mad, at the mad, 'Back To' style |assline. It's excelle BURIAL' LEVITICUS (PHILLY BLUNT) NiCKY'S STEAiTON' 10 r '95. It's definitely a proper anthem, a 1 'IT'S JflZZV Rom Size (V) this used to go down a trtclub called Thunder and Joy at Raw and 3 'CHAMPION (DJREMIXP Congo Natty DA BASE II DARK' ASYLUM (METALHEADZ) remind"I love thisme toof the electrobone. It era was - producedit's '83 ail byover the again, Flex Cru,jungle with style. vocals Il came from out MC in Bassman 1995/96.1 -100% play it beat: at h rder-edgedand bass. The clubs beats ONLY ONE' Glamour Gold (Philly Blunt today, They love it up norlh - it's a classic for them up there. This is just one of thousands of records could have picked." "This came out betweenSTRENGTH' 1991/92 JUST - FORthere U was LONDON one original (BIG CITY) and then one remix. Again,section I playwas thisupstairs at old (this school was raves.at the Whentime of Black the beginnmgMarket's drumof hardcore & bass breakbeats), we absolutelyCorning' breakobliterated - it's athat very tune. funky We break." caned it. It uses the Tm playing"This a c' of that track still quite minimal but veryx. effective.The I It IHAT HAVEschool U DONE favourite. GEM Produced 4 GEM (BLUE by George LABEL) Kelly, basicallysmashes just the beats whole and thing bass - it'splus '91 hardcore bi'eakbeattearing anthem it down, thanks and radio to the idlix, stabbingeverything, basslines hard. It around has solid those cut-up airy beatssounds. theand Amen goes downbreak. wicked.It's very I infectiouslove it as .6. Those were the days. I play play it at ail the jungle raves -1 throw it in the grand finale tune." ï B &=*O o at 'Back To '91/'92' ces> - they're show upso again."good, it's wicked stween the new tunes." S " w? 0)0 BOBN: London. December 22,1967. LIFE BEFORE DJING; "I used to work In a photographie lab. Ihe pressure o( tho lab helped me wilh the pressure ol working it 5 y) K tbeliltle shop." guest FIRSTspot there DJ GIG; and "Iil wasused gulle to do nerve-wracking." house parties with MOST Clarky MEMORABLE when I was GIG;ahoul Best-"There 17. But my lirst are gig too in many. a club What was makesat Contacts them in besl Pimlico. is a comblnatlon I was about ol 15.1 the difl | [cv] crowd, the ligbls and the pumping sound." IVorsl - "In Sittingbourne: the car broke down and I was so delermined to play that I made a dash, with ail my boxes Keynes.and everything, NEXT THREE to catch GIGS: (lie Code,last train Swansea there. (MarchI just caughl 21); Labrynlh, it." FAVOURITE London CLUBS; (22); Dreamscape, Adrénaline Village, Shepton London; Mallet andConférence One Nation, Centre, Sancluary Cardill: (23);Sancluary. Stush, MillonChelsea whenFootball I gel Club the (30). time DJI like TRADEMARK; to go and see "l'm my aiways beloved smiling." QPR, l'm LIFE a loyal OUTSIDE supporter. DJING: I teiax "Remix when lor possible." TDF coming oui on WEA soon plus other remises in the pipeline; r- S < Z 00a. o co(O cor» M00 ES o r, po"? •= cm n 3- S.21- S ^ oc < NATURAL BORNGROOVES'GROOVEBIRD" S (POSITIVA) (HUUSE) alreadyHard to thinkbut it whycornes anybody around who again, wanls this this time hasn't with gotmajor it M backing on three separate 12s on promo. The original mix excellentis without response doubt a clubat ail favourite, levels, New still mixes achievmg ŒeTjofn an CM KlubbheadsKlubbheads, versionsQattara, wereBaby theBlue least and favourite.D-Bop, of Qattara'swhich the analoguemix uses variationsno definable and part very of muchthe original their own- hefty squelchy I éditioncomposition. blue vinyl The -trump both cardBaby mixesBlue and are D-Bopon the bringinglimited yetthis recognisablewell piayed track covers. right O up-to-dateO O O in energetic, freshCF X h % GAT DECOR'IN THE HEAD'(WAYOF 0) LIFE) (HOUSE) M Don't expect another 'Passion', there's no resemblance at m ail.percussion The adrénaline beat intro tune with of thea thumping moment bass- a heavy and warbling . !> i monstrous,high synth line, madly and wild completely acid free-for-all balls out crashes at the kickin for in. 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ButCF X ADEEP good SOUNDail rounder, 'MAGIC this EP EP' kicks (SPERM) off with 'Magic(HOUSE) Eye' - an variableuptempo riff. electro-driven Next up is the instrumental Flash Bang with mix a of hooky 'Magic o- AsORBITAL a natural 'THE follow SAINT' on from (FFRR) their filmic Wlorricone-ish 'The Box', the(ELECTRONIC) Hartnolls now Carpet' which is of a similar pace, utillsing some cracking provide the theme for the Val Kilmer remake of the cuit Sixlies TV show. funkyoriginal bass mix sounds of 'Magic coupled Carpet' with starts wicked off thesamples. bottom The side - OrchestrallyImpossible', comparablethis captures to the recent spirit dance-tinged of the original revamps theme forwith 'Mission its simplicity. 'The slower with more vocal samples included, ail closed off ■J i Sinner' is more forceful and clubby via more évident rumbling breakbeat synth-ledon this package in ail areas by 'What and veryIt Is'. punchy. A dubby A pounder,compétent again Ogalloping O O O throughout. O Could this be the next Underworld/Trainspotting scénario?JH house pleaser. O O O O CF (ADD1TIVE)DJ PHILIP 'TECHNO SOLUTION'/'TOO DEEP'(HOUSE) tph Anothersnapped inup the in thecontinuing UK, DJ linePhilip's of good double imports A cornes being Solution'prepared inon itsAdditive original with form two plays new first mixes. - a 'Technomassive record ô with a deep throbbing bass going completely rampant- anotherremix follows; 'Access' lighter if ever and there subtly was acid-driven one. The Hole with Insome One tell-taieidentity. bitsThe ofProtocol the original mix ofcropping 'Too Deep' up asbacks if to thisreaffirm up, its K another fine underground piece that doesn't overcrowd appréciationwith percussion of its or simplicity. fills, giving Excellent. plenty of OÔ;0OÔ room for CF IL POB 'THE AWAKEN1NG' (SEISMIC) (HOUSE) Abecause current of favourite overuse ofof the the epicatmospheric breakdown breaks, DJs, notbut O sets.because A low-key their icons intro are track featuring mixed thiswith inrepeated their high acid profile twirls andbreak. minimal This is beats the hooky leading bit up - ato feel-good X-Avia's hollerlnghigh line atloop the in III a F" = OZ > ISNTI ENCOI FRESH o o a il l z jfM n tt m (O r» co!^ «I cv, Œ, H j™ M HD - [commentary]| by alan jones F [upfronl house] Deep'SARA reigns PARKER's'My atop the char! Love forl Isl 3 MY LOVE IS DEEP (NUSH/ARMAND VAN HELDEN/TINMAN/SHARP) Sara Parker .. V a butsecond still weeksignificant. with a lead.reduced," Parker bas 30% ; more support than the new number two, 3 SOMETIIVIESGROOVEBIRD (MASTERS (KLUBBHEADS/QATTARA AT WORK MIXES) MIXES) Btand Nalnral New Heavies Born Grooves u ™ includesFAITHLESS's mixes powerfulof both 'Reverence' package wbich and 21 SCAREOMOVE YOUR (OYLAN BOOY RHYMES/POB/SLACKER/FATBOY Reel 2 Real SLIM MIXES) Slacker Loaded/XL, naH„rt«i rSRecord Sngs Parker'sTnsomnia'. single My reached comment number last week one asthat a 2 AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS (BLUE AMAZOK/ANOY LING MiXES) Blue Amazon fromresuit Manlfesto's of "heavy promotion"Tony Nuxy, drewwho saysa protest they responsesent outis thaï "only while 1,000" this mayof the not single. be huge My FOOTPBINT (MIXES) Disco Cilizens by Manifesto standards, il is very heavy 3 IU BE YOUR FRIEND (PRINCE OJICKffiAVID MORALES/SElf PRESERVATION SOCIETY/DEKKARD/PAUL OAKENfOLD MIXES) Robert Owens Part clo .comparedthe chart to andboth historical the majority promo of recordsnumbers. in n NEVER HAD A LOVE LiKE THIS BEFORE (BROfflERS OF PEACE/DANNY D/DAVE C MIXES) Sleven Dante S Julie Roherts De riou 'The idea that a company would commission PUTTIN'SOUND OFA RUSHEDEN ON(CASINO/HIGH ME (MARK SOCIETYPICCHIOTTI/A&G MIXES)/BAD DIVISION APPLE MIXES) (CASINO Fulure MIX) Force CaSino AM:PM four big-name mixers to deliver variations 18 24 2 THEKILLIN' BEAT TIME (KCC (FISH & DOWNBOY HEAD/WORK MIXES) IN PROGRESS Oreamon MIXES) Tina Cousins Downboy onit anda track, pay pressto have up them 1,000 distributed doublepacks to the of O 1920 2918 2 SEX LIFE Geoflrey Williams EaslemKands Bloc On DJ fratemity would certainly have sent O 21 21 3 WEWHERE HAVE CANIFIND EXPLOSIVE LOVE (MANTRONIK/LEON (MARK PICCHIOTTI/VISNADI MAR/FSOUOIL MIXES) MIXES) Livin' FSOL Joy Undiscovered/MCAVirgin most intoof the a dead dance faint industry's a few years major ago, players This UNDERWATERROKDA HOUSE LOVE (MIXES) (DAVID Tall MORALES/BENPaul HILLIERA/OYAGER MIXES) Smoke City VC Recordings observation is not made to antagonise FOOLPROOF (CLUBFOOT/Q-DOS MIXES) Clubfoot Faze-2 haveManifesto, risen...DJ but QUICKSILVER'sto point out how 'Bellissima' the stakes O 27 22 2 THEMORNING FUTURE'S LIGHT OVERRATED (ITCHY & SCRATCHY/JENS (EVOLUTION/AMETHYST/DUB MAHLSTEDT/PAGANINITRAXX PISTOLS/KRASH MIXES)MIXES) ArkarnaTeam Deep Fume/WEAMulliply was around In llmlted quantlties at the O 28 25 2 BE WITH U (BENJICANDELARIO/SWING 52/JOHNNY VICIOUS & SOUL CREATION MIXES) Soul Création (ealuring Dec Holloway Minimal beginning41 in the of artist's the year, own climbing mix. It's to now number been O 29 27 2 WE'REDO WATCHA NOT ALONE/PLUMP DO (K-KLASS/HYBRID H.H.C. MIXES) Hyper Go Go S Adeva DislinclivePerfecto more widely serviced, with additional mixes ALRIGHTNEVER BE (JAMIROOUAI/TODD LONELY AGAIN (TONY TERRY DE VIT MIXES) & SIMON Jamiroquai PARKES/SOLAR STONE/SAPPHIRE MIXES) Sapphire Earth Music/WEASony S2 fromback KLM on and to theDJ chartPHILIP, at numberand explodes 10. 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It's been nearly a year, I think, nd e teen-boy bands are gomg to get away only"Audience...with for the posters Steve ail over Lamacq"... the Uni bar - ; butfirst in lost, that found, time thev then ve lost been my buildingAudience a _ "Icp we're flooded with Ash clones and run ^SIC WEEK 22 MARCH 1997 «p s wo^Wn^'the tand^step-by-step.^ias alsoaWp^o included Paris the with invitation the blnd, to and write bas a DAMAGE Sa, Sft on ^hyon fBTgLife^hey5 3;np=et 6 StX^ ote^S^notat first anyway. It was a genuine seller *%ZXont to pro sed: April? DON T SPEAK - iiH'î SPEM - OOi'T SPEM ■ DOM'T SPEfiK ■ DONT SPEAK - DONT SPEAK ■ DONT SPEAK ■■■■■■■■■■ V-V^-V-V-V-V.V.V.V.V, W 1 1 ^ r DOH-Tr SPEflK | DON'T* PEAK I DON'T^ï UJi 8ftfl* ■ DOMTSPEflK THE ULTIMflTEClUB VERSION NO. " ®ZYX 66073-12 ©27X66073^ «3^27X66073-4 S.LES H0TUN6 oTsil-so" 30 MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH 199' SUBCIRCUS rirbr sorae ^ âL ? Komm POP mm alpmf^h 0? bef3 ^alker'^rth ^ On^a'^'g"^ PaIj >S ' 14 -1^199? backed up by a hosuSaf names the PhonogriL- congress cologne fair % it meant a lot to mettat he Cook is praying fora sales •aissïîsanr ssss^Sih. as f 31 IRISH REPORT Dante Bonutto examine the cultural and creat.ve factors IRELAND: THE behind the territory s resurgence and spotlight those new acts most botly-tipped to fol.ow The Cranberries, Boy^one an Ash to the top of the UK and international charts durmg 1997. Later, TALENT SOURCE on page 38, Steve Hemsley examines the facts, figures and infrastructure of the maturing - and burgeoning - music market lïl nce more famous for its beer, bloodstock and the in this rapidly developing economy which has already been blarney stone rather than its beat groups, Ireland bas emerged dubbed "the emerald tiger" of the European Union. Fmally, on ouer the past 10 years as one of the world's top breeding page 40 Paul Gorman investigates the many and varied grounds tor new and exciting pop and rock talent. In the business interests of U2, the most successful Irish rock band opening pages of this spécial report, Chas de Whalley and in the world ... ever! Irish music: building A GLOBAL REPUTATION Since The Bachelors and Van Morrison in the Sixties, Irish acts have been making a huge impact around THE WORLD. CHAS DE WHALLEY REPORTS ON THE COUNTRY'S MUSICAL HERITAGE AND THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE sir as U2, The success for Ireland.^oHowed'by' s ^=r oXrld. it to any are i r6' Jjjft in lime (Full-Service)- —^Consultin^^ [Mastering] [Duplication] Printl [Packaging] Spécial Packaging [logistics] ivi r»o THE WORLD'S LEADING INDEPENDENT OPTICAL DISC MANUFACTURER with 7 factories on 3 continents and more than 2500 employées LONDON (U.K.) DUBLIN (IRELAND) Tel. +44181600 3900 Phone +353 1 822 1363 Fax +44181 749 7057 Fax +353 1 822 1375 Member of tvf ï» O I IVTER IV^VTl • IV AL M France . Germany . UK . Ireland Spain . Canada . USA . Thailand . • CD-Audio ufÊÉSÊÊÊ m CD-Extra • Floppy Disks • DVD # Vlnyl Records ; # Cassettes • CD-R • MînîPîscs mRecordable MiniDiscs IRISH REPORT outrageously high. It DUBLIN 1-5 MAY 1997 D.J. SHADOW BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND MUSIC CENTRE THURS 1ST MAY l ti el k fâ fe j THE GOURTYARD RRRIIH GASTIE the red ix>x • 2nd lyiaaf 1 2ND DIVINE COMEDY THE PROPELLERHEADS MA Y BABY BIRD Music Centre - FRI2ND MAY THE BOOTLEG BÈÂTLËSl îrJ BECS! illlI)l\IGHT/OLYMPlA m MAY MAY THE SEAHORSES SUN BEm,QJ5TPN 4TH MAY suedePLUS GUESTS JERU THE DAMAJA csvutmcKm THE WATERFRONT SAT 3RD MAY TYPE O NEGATIVE SFX - 4th M/VY PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED H U THE IRISH TIMES MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH 1997 NAMES FOR THE FUTURE Dante Bonutto reports on the Irish acts who are aiming FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS AFTER DOING WELL AT HOME m portant music need to be told •I ■ t ^«canbegmt0 Records'boyAlready in bandthe news OTT, are who Epi in the UK with Let Me In and V \ Naimee Coleman: pop diva WHO iS releasino a single on Chrysalis care aboutyou"; ainee Lolenan début single out on march 24 on cassette and cd winner of 'most promising new actfor'97' and 'best irish female singer' in the recent hot press readers' poil and runner-up in the 'best début album' category Chrrsalis. MuSIC WEEK 22 MARCH 1997 IRISH REPORT for S; 1 Joyrider,Je of from thc summcr, Portadown. too. will S?' whichunvei! willtheir be second pi-efaced A&M by albumthe new whichsingle Whatis due Youin Aprii. Think And Of Me, 1 Kilkenny' ' trioid Fontana Kerbdog album release On | TheAlso Turn from on KilkennyMarch31. corne the | début album for EMI's Lime label singleis in the is can.not expected although until the firstJuly. signingAnd then Thc thereDri is new Polydor sidefrom toLim their ro sound.The band w. : whilego byh A&R squattinginRoad. The release London's of their Old firstKent Aprilsingle, 14 Monkey is being In preceded A Cage, byon a 15-date UK tour tins month. The Joyrider:n Portadown albumSimilarly will foUow robust, on but June drawing 30. produced by ex-Boorato\ an a straight ethnie thing," one most taken with the Irish more heavily on Celtic roots, are [plainsanaging MuffWinwood, director of Sony S2. Columbiasound. In recentlabel bas months, snapped its up 'here are flûtes and whistles fromboth TheCork Young and The Offenders Ghosts from Making référencés to "the ne | DublinerThe Hormones, Marc Carroll, fronted have by a DerryGalway, to leavinggo to Gefïen Cuckoo (US). from dure, but Ireland certainly yid Winkelmandescribed by as manager combining with current trends and fashions una global Moonchild scale." tomorrow,As for the highly signings entertaining of hortmaking of bright-eyed raulti-flavoured young !me□ents and of The RamonesDubliners at at or and everything to do with skilful cerynid-May, Step withOf The the the other,"eplace, TheirSomewhere second (duesingle to 'What we're talking about here ^ tl< »'3- ^ p d S 5 5 Û T ^ « k (-n ;h music rights organisation «nr'o 36 MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH 1997 Tjjf HJT SOUNDS FROM AVAILABLE NOW! 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PUBL SHING illustrated once again the south of the border, in a period contact when political tensions have Northerneased significantly. Ireland's décisionBBC to 21screen - the the day awards after theon Februaryshow - from overseas rights. The standingfurther confirmed in the Irish the music event's IRELAND myby will,the in isdomestic not the raarketbiggest forarea Irish for us,musi but PublishersRepubhc of Association Ireland Music (Rimpa). followingwe know thereinternationally is a large ethniewhich Nie professional link The hvo boards are in year,we must Imro exploit." has forged In the agreemenb past idilymany si: genres h i the L^yTeendof with rights societies in the US, Niallfounded Stokes. 20 years It has ago continued by editor to between copyright owner & the pi flourish despite compétition from industry in Ireland is relatively magazinea flood of popularimports UKsuch music as NME, music users healthy,local publishers although are many having small, to payment for live an Melody Maker and Q. adapl the rôle they play, Thcy bars.music There performed are 40 in i IrelandThe broadeast is also trying média hard in to face' problems ïrscompeting in the UK with the raise the profile of music, The se they ca er the haspublic two service TV networks broadeaster and anRTE Pembroke Row,Tower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 There is, however, room for them Irish language channel called Téléphoné; +353-1-6766940 sourcesto act more on behnlf as A&R of talentthe majors." Mises in Ireland will at affectionatelyTeilifis Ne Gaeilge today - as known Tina G. Fax+353-1-6611316 IrishTire Music performing Rights rightOrganisation agency, programmesThe most popular include music RTE Two's .dépende: TXpop onshows Saturday, 2TV on and Sunday the and 38 MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH 1997 IRISH REPORT YOUTH ON ITS side %hatthe countrv is coming dut of recession. Steve Hemsley reports Rf | | ^ ■,:.x The new solo album from one of the World'& greateit tilautisti teaturing ccntributicm trom MairéadDerek Ni Mhaonaigh Bell et The Chiettaim.& Ciaran Tourish trom Altan,Arty Frankie MeClynn Gavin, & othen Chriity Moore, ^th'April 1997 CD & Cassette mmi-M For the Satellite statior Best solo maie: Brian Kennedy VH-1 are also enjoying a high Best solo female: Leslie RoryGallaghermusician best couldprofile be in accessed Ireland. byThe 380,000 channels BestDowdall single: Ash - Oh Yeah award: Larry Mullen Irish households by the end of 1996, Dance award: Hyperlborea] Best album: The Divine Comedy | 64 independent nAnd in 12 today months (MarchlT), from 355,000. the fin Club DJ award: David Holmes -CasanovaPop award: Boyzone Bestnewband:BawlBest band: Ash Roots award: Altan distribution Best live performance in Best songwriter Neil Hannon call MorrisonIreland by at an The Irisb Olympia act: Van (TheSpécial Divine Award; Comedy) the late Bill gtotelforce PrimarilyRadio Ireland, at the 25-44 which âge is aiminggroup Best Mue performance in Graham (journalist) Brian areasand can of Northernbe picked upIreland, in some has or Dick HU1. Ireland remains healthy. Some OKelly had a trouhled launch, however. mchof the36 régional Republic, stations playing broadcast a mix of to wasRs chief sacked executive by the Danstation's Collins hoard thecontinues UK from to broadcastits headqua: to jrs in international and domestic replacedlast month. by Heformer has RTEsince been Trim,Inral independent County Meath, radio whi s Unit 29 iiness Expansion Western Parkway TAX BREAKS 1), already available eligible c re outhned it To outsiders, the Irish îde, was extcnded to the sche: ml outlays ar Business Centre sovemmentsympathelic hastowards always its appearedmusic a reasonable ( Lower Ballymount Rd » 'ndnstry.The tax incentive schemes for Dublin 12 artistsav who résidé in the country thedoes définition not predude of a an"new" artist artist who jncluding0 e convineed U2 and local Sinead artists forhas a not number produced of yeare. fresh In material addition, Ireland ahracted Connor, a to host stay of put overseas and artish topotentiel support investors a portfolio should of new be able Tel: (+) 353-1-4507565 svehand Holling as Def Leppard'sStone Ronnie Joe Wood.Elliot —-e—(IBEC)Employons Confédération, group s says currentlyartists rather stipulated than just in BES, one act the as Fax: (+) 353-1-4507552 0*ernptioTRe scheme from allows income an tax on 0 enough. It madt tge^of Profits ofn a creative work Shfinrce^rs^atto dance/métal/indie/budget/t-shi: PrtistPoblished,h remains produced a résident or sold, of theif tl ' failed to adopt jazz/blues/classical '" Republic, udgel.ny of thero .'"Weased -—«uaIrish ^its govemment support last year IBEC claii _MUSlc WEEK 22 MARCH 1997 IRISH REPORT The U2 empire The members of U2, their manager and their accountant have a' PROVEN TO BE ENTREPRENEURS EXTRORDINAIRE. BY PAUL GÛRMAN Hôtel, if Agency, imtially to Dacianeir m- Hl = f 4< i I be/: TV screenedon sériés produced MTV US. hy HarveyIsland Records' and new rock Almo diva US PJ wasprospects. a long-term "We always project; knew the this TotalGroup payaient fronted by to Michaelthe band Cohl. will bc ^bereamragitad^teOaS! 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Undiscovered Hotline: 01712886593 Search ends Ivîarch 21st - GET DISC0VERED1 EntriesAppiication should be Détails dropped off into any Virgin Store or Megastore throughout the U.K. and Ireland at WorldWide,the spécial LMWThe Se "97 - Undiscovered ' points, from 3 March 97, or send to: LMW "97 Undiscovered . c/o iiiiib SPONSORED BY VfrGuardian IVIâker DOOLEY'S DIARY '—^Lnbei* where you heard it: crowd from Hall Or Nothing headed ^ a sweetie that Gina G is. The down to Plumpton Race Course h colate barsstar were lau on the house as last week, to stake a wager on the hcandy pop nched her new Phillip Hall Mémorial Chase - named ih m Fresh with a party at London's in honour of the company's founder - iundercroft on Thursday. For along with fellow nag fanciers from hje of the party goers, the chocolaté , lupi ^ Virgin, EMI, Food, ITB, Full Force fars were literally on them, turning W : and Ryan Art. A fun - if not entirely (jj-essed in nothing more than profitable - afternoon was had by ail. "diin layer of the brown stuff - as Not surprising if Caffy St Luce's Gina appears on the album sleeve. Who's keeping score? Someone's going to need a calculatoi tipping system was anything to go by Most, however, were just satisfied to atreached the rate four Fugecs times areplatinum racking status up salesjust in of time The for Score, the band which te - "l'm going to go for that one - it's munch their way through the candy hook up at The Brits with Sony's big cheeses to coliect theii got the biggest back legs,"... Select bars given out to support the album's framed dises. From left, head of black music Matt Ross, is going web crazy this week and chocolaté marketing theme... Wyclef,Hill and ColumbiaSony chairman managing and director ceo Paul Ged Burger, Doherty. Pras, Lauryr sending a bunch of hacks on the road Incidentally, if G's ever after a new Canada top banana - wearing dancer, she could look no further earplugs. "It's too loud," he said... than Warner Music's very own Pinnacle was the victim of a crew of chairman Rob Dickins, who blackstuff shysters last week when demonstrated just what a nifty big wheel Tony Powell gave a bunch G HP mover he is to the strains of The of tar nawies the go-ahead to fill in a ;S Jackson Five's I Want You Back at the few pot holes in the company's car bash...After the highs of such a glitzy park. They agreed on £10 for the job, album launch, Ms G came back but the gang of bitumen bandits down to earth the following day returned after laying almost half the with a performance on BBC car park and demanded £10 per Children's Blue Peter. Apparently square metre. Unimpressed, Powell Gina appearing naked apart from a told the pitch pirates to macadam off n Radiohead visited the Emerald Isle recently they took thin coating of chocolaté - as seen on and called the rozzers to help them on homeers' poil more for than best a liveGuinness act of hangover last year. and EMI the Ireland Hat Press used read- the the album sleeve - didn't quite fit in their way... Top marks to WEA's own occasion to présent the Oxford group with a bunch of dises for with the tone of the programme, in-house footie team, who took on the The Bends. Ireland is, incidentally, the first country where the however...If it's too loud you're too FA - who included John Gorman, awardsband have are notched presented up intriple Ireland platinum for sales album of sales 15,000. - platinumPictured old: so what of former London the former pro and right hand man to (from leftl are EMI Ireland MO Willie Kavanagh, Johnny Records marketing boss John Reid England manager Glenn Hoddle - Greenwood, EdJulie O'Brien, Calland Thom of Yorke,Courtyard EMI Management,Ireland's média Colin and who was last week spotted at a gig in and hacked them 5-2, with Hassan artist relations manager Darren Smith, Phil Selway and mar- Toronto - where he is a PolyGram Choudhury and Mike Wilson keting and sales director David Gogan. I stamng...On the footie tip, it s the in a transit to report on events from | last shout for anyone wanting tickets Brighton to Glasgow with - among others - Julian Cope, Lamb and y^c toGrosvenor HMVs soccer House Hôteldinner on at April the 3. Chris Eubank. They are open to ! There are only 10 tables left for those invites from events around the UK wanting to nosebag and hear guest on websites [email protected]. speaker Jack Charlton in action. or http;//www.erack.com/select/... ! KarenThurtlehas détails on 0181 Dozens - nay hundreds! - of 839 4600...Eddie Levy of Chelsea interesting snaps have corne in Music is feeling flushed with from those disposable Kodak success at the moment, by virtue of caméras generously provided at the i daim to 12 of the 14 tracks on the Music Week Awards. But Dooley is hisCeline Dion French language album holding them back for another week, C'est Pour Vivre. Sacre bleu, quelle so get more of those prints developed une resuit...Talking of results, the and send them in... music week Incorporating Record Mirror FSCn^rC^ond" n SEl 9UU. Tel: 0171-620 3636. Fax; 0171-401 8035 l/l MiUer Freemjn MUSIC WEEK 22 MARCH 1997