David Rosen, Chairman and CEO, Sega Enterprises, Inc
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August 21, 1982 > •] T : L3 j -{ David Rosen, Chairman and CEO, Sega Enterprises, Inc. j|y|B ^ S They’re students at the East Harlem Performing Arts School. Kool and The Gang contributed one thousand dollars to support their school’s special program of education. And the Ampex Golden Reel Award made it possible. It’s more than just another award. It’s a thousand dollars to a charity named by artists receiving the honor. For Kool and The Gang, Celebrate was the album. House of Music was the recording studio, and these kids were the winners. So far over a quarter of a million dollars in Golden Reel contributions have gone to designated charities. For children’s diseases. The arts. Environmental associations. The needy. Our warmest congratulations to Kool and The Gang, House of Music and to all of the other fine recording professionals who’ve earned the Golden Reel Award. Ampex Corporation • One of The Signal Companies OISHBCK EDITORML New Approach Needed The search to find who’s responsible for declining point, the industry only looks more and more suspicious record sales now seems to be creating more harm than in the eyes of legislators and the public — people whose GEORGE ALBERT right President and Publisher good. By trying to blame its current problems on the tape support we need to make things again. recorder and blank tape manufacturers, the industry has There are many more clear-headed approaches to to- ALAN SUTTON begun to look rather foolish in the eyes of society in Vice President and Editor In Chief day’s problem of declining sales. How about cheaper general. LPs? In a time when this country has its highest unem- J.B. CARMICLE have not buying two dollar singles Consumers stopped rate does it even begin to make Vice President and General Manager. East Coast ployment since 1941, and $8.98 and $14.98 albums in a time of recession sense to raise prices again? If the consumers are worried JIM SHARP because of the various tape manufacturers. If they have to losing their jobs (and homes and clothes and food), Vice President. Nashville about pay such prices for product and maybe get one or two why should they care about overpriced records? RICHARD IMAMURA good songs, what do consumers care about where the Managing Editor tapes come from or what “free” radio station they listen Also, radio has made no secret that it is prospering while using the “free” records provided by labels. Even TV [ MARK ALBERT to? They get the music, and they don’t have to pay what Director of Marketing they perceive to be exorbitant prices. pays for its programming (in many cases, with millions performance East Coast Editorial Much of the rationale comes from a recently released dollars), so why shouldn’t radio with a FRED GOODMAN. Bureau Chief royalty? After all, they are making money with the music, LARRY RIGGS industry study “proving” that home taping is crippling the lots of it. JIM BESSMAN record business today. Hmmm ... If the oil companies In let’s look to the heart of the matter. If West Coast Editorial came up with a study “proving” that they were broke, who other words, MARK ALBERT, Radio Editor would believe them? tape companies make money from illegal taping, let’s MICHAEL GLYNN. Audio/Video Editor royalty without scapegoating. MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Marketing Editor The same is happening to the home taping bills before work out some reasonable JEFFREY RESSNER Congress. While the record industry places all the blame But let’s also consider how radio makes even more money Oa oas rr'H on home taping for preventing LPs from repeating the by playing records. And let’s also remember that con- KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager success of Saturday Night Fever, congressmen and con- sumers will not pay inflated prices for half-serious BILL FEASTER MIKE PLACHETKA sumers see right through this search for an easy answer to product. The problem demands a solution, not a HARALD TAUBENREUTHER acomplex problem. By continuing to harponthissingular scapegoat. GREGORY D. LESCHISHIN Nashville Editorial/Research JUANITA BUTLER CONTENTS TOM ROLAND I KEITH HINTON DEPARTMENTS ON THE COVER Art Director Black Contemporary 25 LARRY CRAYCRAFT Classifieds 32 Country 20 Ever wanted to fly a spaceship Circulation Gospel 19 through the farthest reaches of the THERESA TORTOSA, Manager International 28 galaxy, drive a racecar at OFFICES Jazz 13 PUBLICATION breakneck around hairpin NEW YORK Merchandising 14 speed 1775 Broadway, New York NY 10019 Radio 17 curves or navigate a futuristic Phone: (212) 586-2640 Video 16 Cable Address: Cash Box NY submarine? All of these exciting Telex: 666123 FEATURES fantasies can be experienced Coast HOLLYWOOD To Coast 12 vicariously thanks to “Zaxxon,” 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Editorial 3 Hollywood CA 90028 Executives On The Move 10 “Turbo” and the new “Subroc-3D,” 464-8241 Phone: (213) New Faces To Watch 8 three video games manufactured NASHVILLE by Sega Enterprises, Inc. 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 CHARTS Phone: (615) 244-2898 Top 100 Singles 4 Founded in 1965 by a group of coin-operated machine Top 200 Albums 30,31 CHICAGO businessmen including modern game pioneer David Rosen, to- CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine. Mgr. Black Contemporary Albums 25 is of in of 1442 S. 61st Ave., Cicero IL 60650 Black Contemporary Singles 26 day Sega one the leaders the exploding area elec- Phone: (312) 863-7440 Country Albums 20 tronic entertainment, not only as a manufacturer, but also as WASHINGTON, D.C. Country Singles 22 one of the world’s biggest operators of vid machines. EARL B. ABRAMS Gospel Albums 19 Subroc-3D is just of the many novel ideas developed by 3518 N. Utah St.. International Albums, Singles 28 one Arlington VA 22207 Jazz Albums 13 Rosen and Sega over the past few years. A truly three- Phone: (703) 243-5664 Rock Album Radio Report 18 dimensional program that combines underwater and space Top 30 Videocassettes 16 MIGUEL SMIRNOFF motifs in a single unit, this newest addition to the Sega stable of Director ol South American Operations “ REVIEWS superstars promises to attract curiosity-seekers as well as ARGENTINA — MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Albums 6 Of. 405 game-players for its fast-paced action, Lavalle 1569, Piso 4, Singles 8 seasoned dynamic 1048 Buenos Aires, Argentina Talent 11 design and unique visual display. Phone: 89-6796 AUSTRALIA — ALLAN WEBSTER 3/57 Dickens Street Elwood Vic 3184, Australia BRAZIL — CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av. 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LORD, YOU KEEP ON PROVING OFFRAMP YOURSELF TO ME Pat Metheny Band Florida Mass Choir ECM Savoy Sylvia August 21, 1982 Weeks On 8/14 Chan 1 EYE OF THE TIGER YOU KEEP RUNNIN’ AWAY SURVIVOR (Scotti Bros./CBS ZS5 02912) 1 12 .38 SPECIAL (A&M 2431) 89 2 2 ABRACADABRA (Warner Bros. 7-29974) 38 7 SARA THE STEVE MILLER BAND 35 NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BILL CHAMPLIN (Elektra E-47456) 72 4 (Capitol P-5126) 2 13 RANDY MEISNER (Epic 14-03032) 47 4 HOLDIN’ ON 3 HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY 36 AND 1 AM TELLING YOU I’M NOT TANE CAIN (RCA JH-13287) 87 2 CHICAGO GOING (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 7-29979) HOW CAN I LIVE WITHOUT HER JENNIFER HOLLIDAY (Geffen 7-29983) 39 e CHRISTOPHER ATKINS 4 HOLD ME 37 LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY (Polydor/PolyGram PD 2210) 77 3 FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner Bros. 7-29966) JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown 1628MF) 42 5 71 NIGHT SHIFT 5 HURTS SO GOOD 38 DO YOU WANNATOUCH ME(OH QUARTERFLASH (Warner Bros. 7-29932) 83 2 JOHN COUGAR (Riva/PolyGram R 209) YEAH) 72 YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME 6 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS THE GAP BAND TALKS ABOUT YOU (Boardwalk NB-1 1-150-7) 44 4 (Total Experience/PolyGram TE8203) 84 2 MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista AS 0676) 12 13 39 WORDS 73 DANCE FLOOR (PART I) ZAPP (Warner Bros.