Music-Week-1974-09-2

MUSIC WEEK SEPTEMBER 21, 1974 UNDENIABLE PROOF MOVES ON. LAST WEEK S AD IN TR©jAN MUSIC WEEK REFERRED T0 NEWS 'WHAT'S HAPPENING TO REGGAE. THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING 1) Last week's chart position as supplied by BMRB showed; KEN BOOTHE "Everything I Own" TR 7920 70 TO REGGAE! BOB & MARCIA "Young Gifted And Black" TR 7925 80 THE CIMARONS "Over The Rainbow" TR 7919 102 JUDGE DREAD "Big Nine" BI 626 127 JOHN HOLT "Help Me Make It Through The Night" TR 7909 127 THE PIONEERS "Jamaica Jerk Off TR 7931 176 Tliis week's chart positions are; THE TROJAN KEN BOOTHE "Everything I Own" TR 7920 58 star breaker SOUND BOB & MARCIA "Young Gifted And Black" longerTR 7925 list 72 AL BROWN "Here I Am Baby, Come And Take Me' ' TR 7915 92 3) The Trojan Sound has previously found chart success and JUDGE DREAD "Big Nine" BI 626 100 has numbered 38 records in the charts over the past four THE MAROONS "Rock Your Baby" HJ 6683 124 years. At no time has the quality decreased or the DERRICK HARRIOTT "Some Guys Have All The Luck" HJ 6675 144 popularity of reggae music, in fact we believe there is an INNER CIRCLES "You Make Me Feel Brand New" TR 7933 174 even stronger demand for reggae music than ever before. WINSTON GROOVY "Please Don't Make Me Cry" HJ 6680 188 It is within the interests of every dealer to benefit from this presentdemand awhich more willrealistic ultimately picture show of what in the the charts public and are actually buying. It is also a fact that other Trojan singles Which proves beyond doubt that the Trojan Sound is all that is b est in reggae music have been in the chart breakers, but not received sufficient and that there is obviously a big market for dealers outside of specialist shops. airplay to reach the top 50. 2) Other Trojan Records continue to show big sales. 4) broaderEvery day cross the sectionSound of Trojanthe public music and is people appealing by theirto a BOB MARLEY & support of such reggae artistes as Toots and the Maytals (at THE WAITERS "MR BROWN" TR 7926 Hyde Park concert. Rainbow) Ken Boothe, John Holt, GREYHOUND "1 AM WHAT I AM" TR 7927 Nicky Thomas, The Cimarons and Hie Pioneers, show that NICKY THOMAS "ONLY A CHILD" TR 7929 these artistes will soon be charting in a big way. TOOTS & THE MAYTALS "TIME TOUGH" DRA 1024 "HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH 5) We already have the first breakthrough this week with John JOHN HOLT THE NIGHT" TR 7909 Holt "A Thousand Volts Of Holt" TRLS 75 jumping into THE PIONEERS "JAMAICA JERK OFF" TR 7931 the full price album chart at No. 74. And must soon be showing in the charts. ALBUMS SUCH AS:- "DUSTY"IN THE DARK"ROADS" DRLSTRLS 5004 85 "ONE THOUSAND VOLTS OF HOLT" TRLS 75 "IN TIME" TRLS 87 "20 TIGHTEN UPS" s 90 "LETS GET IT ON" XRLSTRL 83 Are representative of ethnic and popular reggae music in this country and are selling extremely well % Sohs,bh;SeSIohn Holt's Aibum wii1 be <"""<» 6) The Trojan Sound has proved itself to be as influential and |onr. Holt as popular as Tamla or Philly and like these other sounds has developed its own particular brand of music. THE TROJAN SOUND IS EVERYTHING THAT IS BEST IN REGGAE. ^TA.T'i kWi DUSTY ROADS TRLS 85 1000 VOLTS OF HOLT TRLS 75 PAGE 40 .

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