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Poison, Great White album art altered <i.ci<'A- .******,:c 4( c*a; DIGIT 908 after retail revolt 9AR OQHZ ' 000917973 4401, 8819 See page 8 MONTY GREENLY 'Whitney' hits another APT N 3740 ELM multiplatinum milestone LONG BE NCH CA 90807 See page 6 Getting ready for Atlantic's big bash See The Eye, page 61 I I R VOLUME 100 NO. 20 THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC AND HOME ENTERTAINMENTr May 14, 1988/$3.95 (U.S.), $5 (CAN.) DAT- Duping Plants Sprout MCA Sets $24.95 List. Pepsi To Offer $5 Rebate In Hope Of Fertile Market `E.T.' Vid At Down -To -Earth Price heavily involved in real -time DAT MCA Inc. president Sidney Shein- price for "E.T." is considerably low- BY STEVEN DUPLER production was California -based BY CHRIS MORRIS berg and MCA Home Entertain- er than what was first anticipated. NEW YORK While mass -scale Loranger Manufacturing Corp., LOS ANGELES MCA Home Video ment Group president Gene In February, when MCA announced DAT duplication continues to await which is turning out small runs of will bring "E.T. -The Extra-Terres- Giaquinto trumpeted the home vid- the film's home video release, many both major -label acceptance of the DAT cassettes for German -based trial" home on videocassette Oct. 27 eo arrival of the 1982 Steven Spiel- industry pros assumed that MCA configuration and perfection of pro- classical label Capriccio Digital and at a suggested retail price of $24.95. berg-directed theatrical blockbuster would market the tape at $29.95 totype high -speed DAT duplicating its U.S. pop /jazz subsidiaries, Delta A $5 rebate offer from the Pepsi at a May 5 press conference at Uni- (Billboard, Feb. 20). systems, a U.S. cottage industry is and Jazzline Records, as well as cus- Cola Co. will drive the price for con- versal City, Calif. However, even before the price evolving to handle real -time DAT (Continued on page 79) sumers down to $19.95. With the rebate, the sell-through announcement, few in the video production for the indie labels ei- business disputed the notion that ther already committed to the for- "E.T." is destined to become the mat or mulling a jump into the best -selling videocassette release game. Picture Bright for Country V/dc//ps ever -and a 1988 holiday season bo- As was the case in the early days nanza for MCA. of CD, most DAT production is now optimism are an increase in the num- video output in 1988 will at least MCA will push the release of done outside the U.S., primarily in BY EDWARD MORRIS ber of new videos Country Music equal that of last year; some say they "E.T." with what it claims is "the Japan. But that may change as NASHVILLE Look for more coun- Television plans to add to its 1988 will produce even more. biggest marketing program ever more labels realize that U.S. dupli- try music video exposure in more playlist, Rowe Video Jukebox's addi- Amid this upbeat outlook, howev- created for the release of a video- cators are now capable of turning places this year. That's the conclu- tion of an exclusively country reel, er, comes word that the Country Mu- cassette"; the combined Pepsi -MCA out product for them. sion of several figures in the broad- and greater use of country videos by sic Assn. has decided to drop its vid- marketing and promotion budget is The first U.S. duplicator to get cast, promotion, pool, and jukebox clip pools. eo-of- the -year award because the (Continued on page 81) businesses. Cited as evidence for the Most labels predict that their music (Continued on page 81) ADVERTISEMENTS LP, CD, Or DAT: Vid - Rights Ruling Indies Face The Splits Trade On Music At NAIRD $$ Implications This story was prepared by Al BY JEAN ROSENBLUTH Stewart and Jean Rosenbluth. NEW YORK Configuration prolif- eration seems to be the main issue NEW YORK Entertainment in- on the minds of the more than 300 dustry observers are divided on distributors, retailers, and label rep- the implications of a federal ap- resentatives preparing to convene peals court ruling that televison in New Orleans for the 16th annual rights to a film do not encompass National Assn. of Independent Rec- home video rights. Primarily at is- ord Distributors & Manufacturers sue are agreements made prior to meeting, which will take place the advent of home video, particu- Wednesday- Sunday (11 -15) at the larly for feature films produced in Monteleone Hotel there. the '50s and '60s. "The change in the mix of indus- The U.S Ninth Circuit Court of try product will be a much more Get ready for funk and all that dazz of The Dazz Band. The Dave Samuels, critic's choice on vibes- marimba, marches to a Appeals in California ruled April dominant topic this year than last," masters of funk "ROCK THE ROOM" 6928 -1 -R with their new lyrical drummer on his solo debut -"Living Colors" (42144). The 27 that Paramount Pictures Corp. says Bill Nowlin, one of the co -own- album, and fill the air with "ANTICIPATION" 7614-7 -R, the first Spyro Gyre mallet master is joined by Andy Narell and Steve was wrong in its contention that ers of Cambridge, Mass. -based single, as they get ready to dazzle the country with their tour this Rodby (Pat Metheny Group) in this tour de force, hailed by Jazz/ an agreement granting theatrical summer. NAC radio MCA Compact Discs, Cassettes, LPs. Rounder Records, a label and dis - alike. and and television rights to the 1969 Produced by Jay Beckenstein for Crosseyed Bear Productions. (Continued on page 85) (Continued on page 82) \ .0 ,ve 7-Ake, /10f,\e t-t: r/z2J ,6u7- ha7`G2/ñ,¡i LLEY fV 71/119!/ifC3 EDen/A CO P/lopucE pErowis HERR/Mj ''qREETI1,4s f12.004 E ALLEN{ <' ó DEni HOME dIDEo CoMIN9 in 7VLY N- o 8+4 w<Ar4, U..:.4 ni+vt.enfi t9 n!9 /nfernalie441 Rec.r.i Sndc*<,Mc. rltn+iAClvre/ wei Dieterbv>`e,0: dy P,CA Lecer./ /.,r. ADVERTISEMENT www.americanradiohistory.com THE METAL ALBUM OF THE SUMMER METAL MOVIE OF THE YEAR -.: k; n The Decline of Western Civilization Part Il etas FEATURING MEGADETiL FASTER PUSSYCAT MOTORHERD RIGOR MORTIS ARMORED SAINT LIZZY BORDEN QUEENSRYCH 4 METAL CHIT -. A SEDUCE ._ Executive Producer Tim Devine A NEW LINE CINEMA RELEASE.T44 Associate Producer Rachel Matthews ON HIGH QUALITY XDR CASSETTES, RECORDS AND COMPACT DISCS. www.americanradiohistory.com - - New Copyright Proposal Delivered To Commons ------ - - - - --- - --- - ---- --- _ & - - si. Nowim _ ___ ______-- _I_ - _ _ _ _ U.K. Gov't Rejects Home -Tape Levy __MIN MEN _ _ _ _ vide legal protection for intellectual In a white paper released only _ __ _ _ _ BY NICK ROBERTSHAW property, Clarke said, but it would two years ago, the government de- LONDON U.K. Trade and Indus- be a step beyond that principle to scribed a levy as the "best solution VOLUME 100 NO. 20 May 14, 1988 try Minister Kenneth Clarke has de- say the government should impose to the home -taping problem" and finitively ruled out a home-taping a new tax for distribution to ag- promised to legislate accordingly. NAIRD Stirs Up The Big Easy levy to compensate rights owners grieved artists when the artists Its subsequent volte -face is particu- As the National Assn. of Independent Record Distributors & Manufactur- for the effects of private copying. have difficulty in enforcing their larly depressing to the music indus- ers convenes this week (May 11 -14) in New Orleans, Billboard's precon- Introducing the new copyright, de- rights. try since the British Phonographic signs, and patents bill in the House Administrative costs would be Industry, the mechanical rights vention coverage begins on page 1 with a NAIRD preview by news editor of Commons here May 2, he said disproportionate to income, and group MCPS, and other trade orga- Jean Rosenbluth, whose Grass Route page 43, column, provides more such a levy would be "wrong and in- groups such as the visually handi- nizations have repeatedly met the indie and distributor news. On page 42, reporter Bruce Haring updates defensible." capped would suffer hardship, he arguments now advanced by the the indie- distrib scene, and retail editor Geoff Mayfield files stories on The principle of the bill is to pro- said. government with detailed schemes indie labels Mobile Fidelity (page 48) and Rykodisc (page 47). that they say ensure low -cost ad- ministration and exemptions for MENON: `EMI HAS REACHED THE APEX' groups such as the blind. Bhaskar Menon, chairman and chief executive officer of EMI -Worldwide, Clarke's statement was attacked by both government and opposition explains the appointment of new company president Jim Fifield in the Retail Revolt vs. 4JIium Art members of Parliament. Bryan context of the recent series of top -level management shifts at the com- Gould, spokesman for the Labor pany. Los Angeles bureau chief Dave DiMartino reports on Menon's Party, said that having marched to view of the future for EMI. Page 4 Yields New Metal Jackets the top of the hill and seen that bums. Enigma will recycle re- there is a problem, the government Advancing The Cassette Single BY BRUCE HARING turned Great White product to cannot now march back down and In this week's commentary, Jim Cawley, Arista's VP of sales and distribu- NEW YORK Spurred by com- more liberal retailers, and Capitol leave things exactly as they are.

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