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a" CuMOM "s Australia atm The hottest album across the nation - Jim Richards, manager of Tempo, as in most other countries - is the told Cash Box of their new plans and "Abbey Road" package by the the artists involved including Ketty Beatles. It's selling much faster than Lester, the Chambers Bros, Pacific many singles and is shaping up as the Gas & Electric, and Lightnin' Hop- album of the year in this part of the kins, and labels represented including world. The single, "Something" c/w Vault, Pete, Monmouth -Evergreen, "Come Together," will no doubt be at Nashboro, Excello, Kent, Modern and the top of our charts in double-quick Bright Orange. On their Tempo label time. they are having regional success with Dick Heming, program manager of "The Hunter" by Pacific Gas & Elec- station 3XY in Melbourne is on a visit tric on a single. Jim Richards told to the United States to take a look and Cash Box, "We are fortunate in rep- listen to the latest in radio trends. 3XY resenting the labels we have as they is a top forty outlet, so no doubt Dick's give us a good cross-section of ma- interests in America will be mainly in terial to draw on and are compact similar type operations. It is Dick catalogs." Heming's first trip to America. Max Merritt & the Meteors, one of Cec Barlow, general manager of the the most respected pop groups in this Record Division of E.M.I. (Australia) country have signed a recording deal Limited, has announced that following with RCA, and their first single in ON THE SERIOUS (MUSIC) SIDE: CBS Int'l Records recently hosted a three- his recent visit to Detroit, U.S.A., three years is now out. The titles are day classical conference in London's White House. On the first day, European E.M.I. has entered into a long-term "Western Union Man" and "Home Is delegates participated in a workshop covering the various aspects of total licensing, agreement with the Motown Where The Heart Is." Record Corporation. The agreement Our own Lana Cantrell comes back European coordination and the creation of a single CBS classical image through- to Australia in out the Continent and Great Britain. On the second day, there was an opportunity was signed by the chairman and man- late November for a for the label's foreign subsids and Columbia Records execs to exchange plans aging director of E.M.I. (Australia) personal appearance season. To mark for recording and marketing classical product. The last day, delegates partici- Limited, J.M. Burnett C.B.E., while her return, RCA is rush -releasing her in London. E.M.I. (Australia) and Mo- new album, "I'm Here and I'm Beau- pated in informal individual meets. Shown in the photo (left to right) : John McClure, director of Masterworks, Clive Davis, president of CBS Records, town have been working together since tiful" ... nude cover and all. Goddard Lieberson, president of CBS/Columbia Group, Harvey Schein, president. 1963 and Cec Barlow states that he and We were recently among a whole of CBS Int'l, Peter de Rougemont, vp of CBS Intl, Ken Glancy, managing di- his colleagues are proud to be as- horde of people who attended a re- rector of CBS Records in England. sociated with this dynamic record or- ception to introduce the latest product Others who participated in the conference included classical A&R and mar- ganization. from the Sweet Peach label, which is keting personnel from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Great Record production figures have just distributed nationally through the Britain. Execs included Walter Yetnikoff, exec vp, Earl Price, manager of been released for the month of July, Phonogram company. New talent being and while they are down a little over released on Sweet Peach over the classical A&R, who chaired the sessions, Walter Dean, administrative vp, Tom few Frost, music director of Masterworks, Peter Munves, product director of the previous month, they are still next weeks includes the Levi Smith merchandising and of strong . with the album figures Clefs, Gerry Temple, the Multiple Bal- classical albums Jane Friedmann, manager Masterworks running comfortably ahead of singles loon, Gerry Gibson and Phil Sawyer administration. production. Total for the month was along with a large jazz band 1,276,000 units. called the Gas Company. Festival Records have made an of- Local singing idol Johnny Farnham Argentina's Best Sellers ficial announcement regarding the has his new single ready for release signing of former Seeker member with EMI. The topside is a Burt Bach- This Last Judith Durham to an exclusive record- arach-Hal David song, "Raindrops Week Week ing pact with A & M Records in Amer- Keep Falling On My Head", the flip 1 1 *Yo En Mi Casa, Ella En El Bar (Melograf) Naufragos (CBS) ica. The catalog is represented in Aus- track is a Farnham original called Agua Mojada (RCA) tralia by Festival. It is expected that "Two". His present chart -rider is 2 2 *Extrana De Las Botas Rosas (Kleinman) Joven Guardia (RCA) an album will commence Judith Dur- "One". The record was produced by 3 8 *Gracias Mama (Clanort) Palito Ortega (RCA) ham's recording career with A & M. EMI staffer, Howard Gable, who re- 4 3 *La Vida Continua (Ansa) Sandro (CBS) Tempo Record Sales, an indie im- cently announced that he and New 5 18 *Con Un Beso, Mama (Fermata) Trillizas de Oro (Fermata) porting and distributing company is Zealand singing star Allison Durbin 6 4 Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival (EMI) expanding its operation with the ac- are secretly married ... it's no longer 7 5 Lisa De Los Ojos Azules (Milena) Nicola de Bari (RCA) ; Mario quisition of several overseas catalogs. a secret. Tessuto (CBS) 8 - *Cuanto Te Debo, Mama (Korn) El Mochilero (Philips) 9 6 Te Regalo Mis Ojos (Relay) Gabriella Ferri (RCA) 10 7 *Cosquillas (Melograf) Donald (RCA) 11111, 11 15 *Ayer Aun (Korn) Carlos J. Beltran (Disc Jockey) MUM %ÌÌM\\\ 12 9 Sugar Sugar Archies (RCA) Don Kirshner Music 13 10 Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival (EMI) 14 11 Cuentame (Korn) Fedra y Max (CBS) "SWIMevw Argentina 15 Si Tu, Querido Mio (Relay) Gabriella Ferri (RCA) "erg %M..,. 16 13 *Caballos Verdes (Kleinman) Trocha Angosta (Music Hall) 17 12 Eramos (Korn) Django (RCA) 18 17 *El Triunfador (Relay) Iracundos (RCA) The next meeting of the Latin Ameri- Molina, local melodic chanter Jorge 19 *Mama Danielito (Odeon) can Federation of Record Producers Cafrune, orkster Caravelli 20 14 *Tiritando (Relay) Donald (RCA) and others. *Local will take place in Punta del Este, During the meeting it was disclosed Uruguay, November 9 through 12. The that according -to Columbia Records' gathering is part of the regular sched- vp in charge of Latin American Op- ule of the Federation, whose previous erations, Manuel Villareal, at that events were placed in Lima, Rio de time in Buenos Aires discussing busi- Janeiro, Mexico City, Buenos Aires ness with the label's manager, Harold and Caracas. Representatives of the Morris, the product from Argentina is most important record companies highly regarded by the affiliates in all from nearly all the Latin American Latin America, and mainly the wax- In Sooth America companies will be present, and the ings by Sandro, Piero and Leonardo subjects for discussion are indie pro- Favio, among others. ducers, cassettes and cartridges, and Mauricio Brenner of Fermata in- For Publishing/Record Business cover recordings. Punta del Este is forms us about the release of the the most important summer resort of records by Las Trillizas de Oro in the Uruguay and the Hotel Casino San States, through the Robert Weiss' Rafael will be made available to the Monument label. The eight -year -old call: delegates. The most interesting part triplets are now finishing their first of the affair is that it offers the oppor- LP, after the success of their waxing tunity for the trade people to meet devoted to Mother's Day. Fermata is each other in one place during three also releasing an LP by the Melos days, and this has been appreciated Ensemble of Buenos Aires, containing in the past by visitors from Europe chamber music by Vivaldi, Bartok and the States. Host of the meeting is and other Classical composers and the Uruguayan Chamber of Record also two works by Argentine com- smart Producers. posers Guastavino and Astor Piazzolla. The Sales and Promotion Convention Music Hall's press office says that of CBS, held in the small village of its beat group La Barra de Chocolate Uspallata, near the Andes Mountains, won the first award at the First Na- was the main event of the past week. tional Beat Music Festival, held at the The diskery invited the retail store's El Nacional Theater. The winning owners from the city of Mendoza and tune was "Alza la Voz" and the award S. Paulo (Brazil): Av. 1piranga 1123 premiered a sight and sound show was received on TV and aired through that will be also shown in Mendoza, the TV 13 "Casino" program, on Cordoba, Rosario, and Buenos Aires. Wednesday evening. Another beat B. Aires (Argentina): Ayacucho 890 The main subject is the Christmas group, Trocha Angosta, will have its release of several albums, including first record, "Caballos Verdes", still a new one by top star Sandro, another appearing in the charts, released in Cable: GIACOMPOL one by strong selling group Los Nau- several Latin American countries fragos, and also LPs by Horacio and probably in Europe. 72 Cash Box - November 8, 1969 www.americanradiohistory.com.