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DJF20549 Also available on Cassette i NEWS Rocket to Phonogram for new Elton album FOLLOWING ROCKET'S new dis- EMI until 1980, it now seems that all national,tribution urgentdeal with negotiations Phonogram arc Inter-going Movesmaterial LP excluding and 'Don't Elton Go Breaking John's Blue My BLONDIE'S DEBBIE Harry caused quite a stir at London's Our on between Rocket and former Heart' collaboration with Kiki Dee therePrice Recordsrecently whenalong she with took members time out toof makethe band a personal to sign appearance copies of releasedlicencee underEMI forthe oldreturn agreement. of product mentwill appear after viaChristmas, the Phonogram and talks agree- are their latest records. CrokerAlready has managingextricated directorJudy Tzuka's David nowproduct going as soon on asto possible free remainingafter that. released'For You' it andunder Phonogram new catalogue has re- A MeanwhileSingle Man Elton(TRAIN John's I), newthe first album, for Decca profits slump numberContrary (XPRES to 2).first reports that tworelease, years, together is set withfor ana tasterOctober single 20 THE POOR performance all but £275,000 of the overall £3.6 Rocket product will be locked into 'Part Time Love' coupled with T Cry recordsconsumer and goods television, side, whichwas a coversmajor man,million Sir pre-tax Edward slide Lewis, and has the warned chair- At UnderNight' theto be Phonogram released on agreement,October 6. factor in a sharp decline in Decca's shareholders that profits will be down which is for the world outside North profitsThe forCompany's the year endingpre-tax March profits 31. yetDecca, again inby the tradition,current half does year. nol Big fine on albumsAmerica have and a TRAINSouth Africa, prefix, Rocketsingles declined from £15.9 million to £12.3 separate the performances of the have XPRES and cassettes carry a highermillion at on£186.3 turnover million. £4.9 The millionsecond business,different areasand ofthe its recently consumer released goods 'double-up' SHUNT prefix. half of the financial year accounted for figures merely note that profits were # Meanwhile, DJM Records is pre- afterdown afrom first-half £3 millionloss. Total to £501,000 sales of hitparing singles to unleash on September a dozen Elton 29. JohnAll consumer goods amounted to £39.3 disc dealer double 'A' sides, they will retail at the Perrin Prize million (£40.3 million) overseas and PHONODISC'S CHADWELL exceptionnormal DJM of 'Funeral rrp of For85p Awith Friend' the RECORD BUSINESS is pleased £39.7UK. million (£38.2 million) in the ingHeath systems plant managementhave been overhauledand order- which comes out in 12-inch format and the Leslie Perrin Award. The The company this week decided to after record thefts totalling many willretails be at supported £1.29. The by batch a heavy of singles radio petuateaward has the been memory created ofto per-the with effect from October 2, its first thousandsearlier this ofyear. pounds were discovered nationaladvertising window campaign display together blitz with and a legendary publicist who died increasesSingles, in previously almost a year.75p, will rise to This was revealed when Barry Gold press advertising. handlingrecently publicityafter 25 foryears top re-of 90p, while 12-inch singles and HPs ofLondon, S. Gold record and Son,dealer a Leytonstone,came before cording artists. It will be willBudget be product26p more on expensive the 'World at Of' £1.25. and Redbridge Magistrates on September licists,presented one annuallyrepresenting to two a record pub- Eclipse series go up 36p to £2.35. £2,00015 and admittedworth of dishonestlyrecords stolen receiving from Old and new SQUAD,Mid-price HS, product SB and withZK prefixesJB, GHS, go theGold Phonodisc (38), wascentre. fined £4,600 and as having given the most efficient fromwith MOR,£2.50 SDD,to £2.85, ZSW, while HDN, albums COS ordered to pay £1,880 compensation. Bowie clash papersservice toover journalists the previous and news- 12 and SOL go up 75p to £3.25. approachedHe told the by acourt Phonodisc he had employee been ASlive RCAdouble at lastset readiesState (PL David 02913) Bowie's for months. The choice of the two riseFull from price £3.79 pop (SKL,to £4.35, PFS, full UKAL) price with a scheme for making extra September 23, Decca is lining up panelrecipients of Fleet will Street be made journalists by a deluxe pop (TXS, THS) will be outmoney. double The orders,employee but would the illicitsend a reissuesingle ofby the Davy artist's Jones first release—(his real and music paper editors. Mrs. £4.50(SET, fromSXL, £3.99, ZRG) full will price be classical£4.50, distribution service was discovered name) and the Kingbees called 'Liza Janewidow, Perrin,has accepted the thepublicist's invita- , mble albums (DPA, FOS and afterMore a tip-off. record dealers and a Phono- Jane'June 1964,(F 13807)for the firstsame putdate. outDecca in tion of RB editor Brian Mulligan withDDV) DDV will prefixesbe £4.35 move while to doubles£4.39, disc employee are expected to appear is proposing to use original press Furtherto be chairman details will of bethe announ- panel. those with DKL prefixes go up £1 to similarin court offences. at later dates charged with tionalreleases ploy issued for backthe single. in '64 as a promo- doubles£4.99 and go fromMB, £4.99 ROST to £5.99.and DBG MICK JACKSON RAM0NES THE PIRATES CAROLE BAYER SAGER "Blame It On The Boogie "Don't Come Close Shaking All Over "It's The Falling In Love ~l^ Kinoz SRE1031 K17231 K12314 RECORD BUSINESS September 251978 MtlLLINGS afterSUCCESS his spectacular CONTINUES recording to follow association Tony withMacaulay David Soul,— now he living has writtenin America and ducingproduced and the writing new Gladys for Dionne Kn ight Warwickand single, 'It's Andy Better Williams Than A Good as well Time', as an isArista pro- whoseLP for 24-week an act called networked The AmericanHudson Brothers,tv show Bonkers previously will benoted seen inhere this in column, March. IanMacaulay la Frenais, is also entitled working Slan on aAnd musical Babe, with based those on likely the Laurel lads Dick and ClementHardy story and Diamond. highly MCA likely compilation that a pre-Christmas . following tv movealbum of fromWinston EMI Lee will from be aPrivate Neil StockDARYL to RCA,EDWARDS, what is themanager future of for Virgin's the regional The Venuepromotion nightspot, team? angling for somethingAmerican televisionspecial is incoverage the wind of . series. number of opening one fan concerts Eric Clapton - sounds will assponsor though a Westby presenting Brom football each member match and of theemphasise team with his aundying gold album affection to encourage for the Throstles them to R H (whogreater will efforts not be before receiving the EUFA platinum cup discs tie on from Wednesday Ahmet withErtegun). Galatasaray . and of stillTurkey in a sportingby which moodtime m -.d. the Ken second Mai iphantPhonogram hopes Golf to have Classic saved planned enough for money May tonext replace year DJMthe clubs STUDIOS recently now stolen in frompossession his car of boot full .on-licence . to sell booze during pub IOYSTERCULT appointedhours to clients LRD marketing- which managercould produce Julian someMoore interesting (ex-RCA) onesessions of the . small. newly elite othersto have . re-joined. news EMIof another - Gordon ex-RCA Collins man -(ex-PoIydor) former promotion and Ken chief East Ken among Bruce the nowfor the managing onetime Clifford Phonogram T. Ward chartmaker and negotiating ... Tina for Charles, a recording-publishing with a Biddu song, deal represents UK at the World Popular Song Festivaliii in Tokyo . one year after her week'seight sell-out season shows,from November Cleo Laine 20-24, back preceded at the byLondon three one-hourPalladium tv for specials another on NovemberElektra's all-time 5-12-19 top-selling . Although single, willQueen's the British 'We groupAre Theremain Champions' with the American label? ... to launch UA's Cow Pie Records at the Nashville, singer SON! RitchieNancy PeppersBull and joinedCrawler on alumnus stage by Rabbit label owner Bundrick B.J. .Cole, . opening cx-Kursaal of London Flyer pressureequivalent groups of NY's gang Studio up against 54 disco the looks planned ever lessclub likely . Billboard as local council magazine and reportstheatre America,that an estimated including 1500 Nico professional Princely, Elvis who is Presley 4ft Sins impersonators tall, weighs 53 now lbs and working is eight in : '1 yearskindergartens?) old - he debuts. Faithat the LosBrown's Angeles tv Countyshow impersonation Fair before going of onKate a tour Bush (of desiredwutheringly - her accurate effort atand Siouxie funny, of although the Banshees some isof awaitedthe others . .left much to be RoundhouseIN JUST eight to blitzing months, 10,500 Blondie people has at goneHammersmith from selling Odeon out overthe 1800-capacitythree days - anotherbossman success Ted Carroll for spotlight-shy split his head John open Curd on garage of Straight door before Music a Radio. 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