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°c Z MAY 23, 1970 $1.00 aQ v N SEVENTY -SIXTH YEAR 3 76 D Z flirt s, The International Music-Record-Tape Newsweekly COIN MACHINE O r PAGES 43 TO 46 Youth Unrest Cuts SPOTLIGHT ON MCA -Decca in Disk Sales, Dates 2 -Coast Thrust By BOB GLASSENBERG NEW YORK - The MCA - Decca was already well- estab- NEW YORK -Many campus at Pop -I's Record Room. "The Decca Records complex will be lished in Nashville. record stores and campus pro- strike has definitely affected our established as a two -Coast corn- In line with this theory, Kapp moters Records is being moved to the across the country are sales. Most of the students have pany, Mike Maitland, MCA Rec- losing sales and revenue because gone to the demonstrations in West Coast as of May 15. Sev- of student political activity. "The the city and don't have new ords president, said last week. eral employees have been students are concerned with records on their minds at the "There are no home bases any- shifted from Kapp's New York other things at the moment," moment. They are deeply moved more for the progressive record operation into the Decca fold according to the manager of the (Continued on page 40) company." He pointed out that and Decca will continue to be a Harvard Co -op record depart- New York -focused firm. The ment in Cambridge, Mass. The shift of Kapp to Los Angeles is record department does much a "rather modest change," business with students in the FCC Probing New Payola Issues Maitland said, as part of the Boston area. Most of its cus- By MILDRED HALL operation was already located tomers attend MIT, Harvard, or WASHINGTON -When re- challenged Forum on the West Coast. Radcliffe. "We are running by Commu- record and music publishing Maitland, who has been com- sales cording stars perform on a TV nications, Inc., which accuses companies. promotions but the students are show, but their appearances are WPIX, muting every third or fourth not buying. Now among other things, of WPIX -TV has acknowledged week that MIT has in fact paid for by a record failure to identify from the Coast to New closed down for the duration of sponsorship that there was a "check ex- York, left last week for Europe company or music publisher, is properly when performer pay- change arrangement," but told the semester, sales will probably it enough to complete some business for the station to an- ments on the Clay Cole show the FCC that appropriate an- be even lower." During the last nounce that the appearance was deals. He said that Kapp would student strike were made through a "check - nouncements were made. WPIX in the Boston area, "arranged by" the company swapping" continue to be a vital label in the department manager said, - arrangement with operations manager Leavitt J. the MCA operation. or should the stricter legal word- Pop said that under the "ar- sales had actually increased. ing in the anti -payola law be re- Harry Meyerson, a&r pro - "But this time, the students feel quired, namely, "paid for or (Continued on page 78) (Continued on page 6) a little closer to the situation. furnished by" the company? Global Top 40 They are living the lyrics of This question may get a some of the final Radio Show Due records which we answer at the Federal Com- TRO Accents Now Mood sell. Why should they buy munications Commission, them ?" where By CLAUDE HALL a payola issue will be included The same holds true at in the contest over renewal of LOS ANGELES - Water- Memphis State University, where New York's WPIX -TV. The mark Enterprises Inc. will launch In Z5 -Tune Youth Pkg Larry Coyne, a student, works Channel 11 station spot is being the first worldwide commercial By MIKE GROSS syndicated Top 40 radio show NEW YORK - The Rich- TRO vice president, has pack- July 1, it was announced here mond Organization (TRO) is aged 25 songs, in lead sheet and Granz Joins Bronfman in last week by Tom Rounds, presi- rolling out its catalog to meet print matter form, from the dent of the firm. Rounds, Water- the youth market's firm's catalog, for presentation mark growing de- Bidding for Buy of Verve chairman Tom Driscoll, mand for songs of substance to record company a &r men, (Continued on page 30) and meaning. Al Brackman, independent producers and LUGANO, Switzerland - change hands in exchange for artists. Norman Granz is eyeing a re- Bronfman's 18 percent share- turn to the ownership of Verve holdings in MGM. Ron Kass, Oliver Is Drug -Buster in The songs, according to Records. It's understood that former president of MGM Rec- Brackman, deal with civil and Granz is looking to get into the ords, is now international direc- human rights, and have antiwar, acquisition of the Verve label tor of Sagittarius. U.S.- Backed Radio Show antipollution and a n t i d r u g with Sagittarius Productions, a Granz, who's been headquar- By ELIOT TIEGEL themes. In the TRO catalog are such songs as film company backed by MGM tering in Switzerland for the LOS "We Shall Over- ANGELES Pop vo- Oliver taped his narration come," "If I shareholder Edgar Bronfman. past several years, sold the calist - Had a Hammer," Oliver has narrated a half - while in New York doing re- "Leave Them a Flower," It's been already reported in Verve label, which he founded, hour radio "Nee- Billboard documentary on cording work. He says he wel- dle of Death," "Waist Deep in (April 25) that if the to MGM in 1961 for about $3 drug abuse. The program was deal is completed, will comed working on the project the Big Muddy" and "What If the label million. prepared by the House Select (Continued on 8) Committee on Crime as a re- page (Continued on page 10) Fun & Games, 8 sult of its lengthy hearings in -Track Way Washington into crime and By EARL PAIGE narcotics traffic. Philippines Flip Pirates HIALEAH, Fla. The ers have been here trying to ac- The program has already MANILA -For the first time "If this cannot be curbed," world's - first coin operated quire Allied, or at least rights to been aired on about 400 sta- in the Philippines, the three said Manuel P. Villar of Mareco- amusement game utilizing pre- produce the game. tions, Oliver said, with a great major recording companies Filipinas," it will kill the legiti- recorded music on 8 -track CAR - Another firm that makes cabi- number of these outlets college mate Philippines record indus- tridges is being developed here nets for Allied's competitor has broadcasters. here are uniting to fight the try. We would be like Taiwan by Allied Leisure Industries. The refused to make Allied's cabinets The government committee manufacture of fake records. and other Asian countries game, a motorcycle driving ma- and the firm is now doing its selected Oliver (whose full The firms, Mareco -Filipanas, where only pirate records exist. chine, is the natural followup own woodwork. name is William Oliver Swof- Dyna Records and Super Rec- Piracy has to be stopped, by all to the now popular automobile Orders are piling up daily ford) after one of its members ords, known as the Big Three, means; to allow the illegal man - driving machines: from distributors who have saw him perform on a national placed ads in major newspapers ufacturing and importation of Two U.S. games manufactur- (Continued on page 45) television show. and magazines, hitting pirates. 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ItC/1 and Tapes General News RCA Cuts Off Returns to intermesh Operation 'Go' July 31 in Strike Peril By ELIOT TIEGEL LOS ANGELES -Eight Cap- vin Schwartz; merchandising, that when he first joined the NEW YORK -Owing to the ora, "we're wating and wait- itol departments are now "inter- headed by vice president Rocky company he felt the challenge impending strike against RCA ing for credit on goods we've meshed" as part of an opera- Catena; promotion headed by facing him was to develop a pressing plants, the company returned because the distribu- tional design formulated by vice president Charlie Nuccio; system whereby sales could be has notified all record and tape tors can't move this returned label president Sal Innucci rhythm and blues marketing maximized for the established distributors that no exchanges merchandise back to the fac- when he joined the company headed by vice president Reggie artist as well as the new ones or returns will be permitted tory because of the strike." nearly one year ago.