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This Top Musical Family Scores On Both Sides Of The Atlantic As Both Group And Individual Members Sparkle. Bright Songs And Personalities Insure Continuing Pop Prominence. Story Inside. cn co GAMBLER." DIANA ROSS, "GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE" CC ANN PEEBLES, "I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAY- ROBEY, FALK & BOD, "KENTUCKY J (Northern, ASCAP). The "star of the HOUSE DOWN" (Jet, BMI). Label D There could be no better musical New Year's C7 á m than this absolutely superior album, Z year" offers a brilliant interpreta- W head Wille Mitchell produced this treat lion of this Billie Holiday classic. J gentle soul swinger, and the result Q beautifully produced with a sound between Taken from "Lady Sings The Blues" u) is Ms. Peebles' strongest bid to America & Neil Young. Title tune & "Lonesome soundtrack, side is a potent entry date. This distaff Al Green could Road" amongst possible single smashes. Epic chartwise. Motown 1211. seal up stardom with this one. Hi KE 31796. 2232 (London). O'JAYS, "LOVE TRAIN" (Assorted, BMI). The third ANDY KIM, "OH, WHAT A DAY!" Uoachim, BMI). ORIGINAL CAST, "OH COWARD." The hit oft - release from the "Back Stabbers" Canadian singer/writer has left his Broadway musical of the year has become a album could very well be the big- bubblegum in the wrapper to be- stunning two -record set perfectly capturing gest yet. Tune chugs right along come Uni's candidate to take over the wit, wisdom, and good fun that is the with a Gamble and a Huff. A sure- Neil Diamond's spot when the latter trademark of Noel Coward's music & lyrics. fire smash. All aboard! Phila Inter- leaves label. Terrific Lee Holdridge Album scans many moods of a great career. national 3524 (Columbia). arrangement makes it official. Hit! Bell 9001. Uni 55356 (MCA). JOE TEX, "WOMAN STEALER" (Tree, BMU. Show DAVID BROMBERG, "SHARON" (Sweet Jelly Roll, JIM PULTE, "SHIMMY SHE ROLL, SHIMMY SHE stealer Joe switches gears and BMI). Not since the Hollies hit with SHAKE." Skip Taylor has produced a rare & comes up with a tasty blues song. "Stop Stop Stop" in '66 has there superb Ip as Pulte emerges a true winner Culled from his new Ip "Spills The been as good a record about an with diversified & exceptional material, includ- Beans," cut should receive acr3ss- exotic cancer. Great novelty fare ing rocking title tune & beautiful "Dancin' On the-board recognition. Dial 1008 that could help break artist. Colum- A Mirror" ballad. Great vocals & musicianship (Mercury). bia 45767. all around! United Artists UAS 5654. JEAN KNIGHT, "DO ME" (Malaco/ì\1usic Score, NEW HOPE, "IT'S ALL OVER NOW" (Kegs, BMI). KING HARVEST, "DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT." BMI). That gal who hit big with The Bobby & Shirley Womack tune Already on the way to the top of the single "Mr. Big Stuff" last year starts off that was a Stones smash back at charts with this Ip's title tune, this new group 1973 with a sexy chunk o' funk that the beg nning could be the vehicle delivers an album filled with rockers, country never quits. Tight rhythm section to drive this new contingent to the funk tunes, as well as mellow ballads. Superbly supports a clever lyric line on a fine top of tie pops. MGM 14475. produced, with a great brass section sound. Wardell Quezergue production. Stax Perception PLP 36. 0150. Atlantic Racks Up 22 Gold Records In Feigen Asst. to Pres. at Columbia "eer. Goodman Assume key Positions 1972 fold Clef Awards Presented www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com The first giant of 1973 is four minutes and thirty-five seconds of Nina singing, jamming and knocking you out with "My Sweet Lord",,, Her new single is from her album, "Emergency Ward! LSP 4757 P8S/PK-2022 RC/1 Records and Tapes www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Dedicated to the Needs January 6, 1913 Of the Music/Record Industry 22 Gold Records Among Atlantic's Mercury Now Phonogram CHICAGO-Mercury Record Chappell and Company, the mu- Feats in Company's Best Year Productions, Incorporated, has sic publishing complex. The NEW YORK - Ahmet Erte - Wexler, Atlantic Executive Vice changed its name to Phono- Polygram Group operates its en- gun, President of Atlantic Rec- President, signed singer -song- gram, Inc., it was announced tertainment interest under the ords, said last week that the writer Willie Nelson and Bobby by President Irwin H. Stein- banner of Phonogram Interna- company had enjoyed its most Austin to the country division. berg. The names Mercury, Phil- tional. prosperous year in 1972. Sales In addition Atlantic opened up ips, and Vertigo will be re- This is the first name change of records and tapes reached a a Nashville office under the tained for label identification. for the firm since its inception new peak and the firm earned helm of Rick Sanjek. Steinberg pointed out. in March of 1947. Last year, a total of 22 gold records, one Asylum Records, the new At- The Polygram Group in Eu- Mercury had one of its most of the highest marks for At- lantic label under the aegis of rope acquired Mercury from successful years in history, gar- lantic in any one year. David Geffen and Elliot Rob- the North American Phi'ips nering five gold records and es- This successful year encom- erts, in addition to releasing Corporation in January of 1972. tablishing an all-time month -y passed many noteworthy events. hit product with Joni Mitchell, Polygram also owns Polydor sales volume level for the com- One of the most important was (Continued on page 33) Records, MGM Records, and pany during July. the distribution arrangement with RSO Records for the South, Nelson Among United States. RSO Records, Knight Seizes GFR 's Instruments the new Robert Stigwood label, Gold Clef Honorees has on its roster such major After TVer; Cavaliere Responds ATLANTA - Joe South was artists as the Bee Gees and the most honored songwriter, Eric Clapton. The original By ROBERT FEIDEN receiving two Gold Clef Awards London cast album of "Joseph NEW YORK-Terry Knight, ments were seized, and the and a BMI (Broadcast Music, And His Amazing Technicolor his attorney, two New York group threatened not to per- Inc.) Citation of Achievement, Dream Coat" will also be avail- deputy sheriffs, three bonded form that evening if their in- while Capitol Records' A&R man able on RSO Records in this movers, and a 20 foot moving struments were not returned to Ken Nelson received the first country. van all showed up backstage at them. The concert was to be Clef ever given to anyone other Another was the Rolling Madison Square Garden last fi-med by ABC-TV as part of than a writer at the Fourth An- Stones tour of the United States Saturday (23) afternoon dur- Don Kirshner's "In Concert" nual Gold Clef Awards Decem- during the summer. Seldom in ing Grand Funk Railroad's series, and proceeds of the en- ber 22 at the Royal Coach Motor the history of the modern music television rehersal. The purpose gagement were to be con- hotel here. Other Gold Clef re- business has there been such of the visit was to personally tributed to Phoenix House. cipients were Buddy Buie, Rob- excitement over the concert serve the members of the group "I didn't want any one of the ert Nix, Jerry Weaver and tour of any one act. The Stones with New York Supreme Court kids in the audience to suffer Freddy Weller. order of are played over 40 dates, covered Justice Harry Frank's because of our personal dis- The Gold Clef Awards more than 30 cities and grossed attachment which gives Terry pute," stated Knight, and he given by the Lowery Group of close to $3 million on the tour. Knight the right to attach the Music Publishing Companies to Their appearances group's money or other assets therefore allowed the group's Atlanta writers whose songs received the and equipment to greatest press coverage of any in the amount of $1,000,000. The instruments have ranked among the top 20 rock act of the past five years group's equipment and instru- (Continued on page 41) on the pop music charts, or in and helped make their two rec- the top 10 of the country, easy ord set "Exile On Main Street" listening, or r&b charts during a million dollar seller. Blue And Gold the previous year. In 1972 Atlantic also made South, who received Clefs for its long-awaited entry into the "Fool Me" and "I Knew You field of country music. Jerry When," was honored by BM1 for the more than one million broad- Feigen Asst. to cast performances given his "Rose Garden." His "Games Pres. at Columbia People Play" was certified by NEW YORK - Ted Feigen BMI in March as having re- has been appointed to the posi- ceived a million performances. tion of Assistant to the Presi- Making the presentation on dent, Columbia Records, accord- behalf of BMI, the music licens- ing to Clive Davis, President of ing agency, was Frances Preston the label. of Nashville, Tennessee. She ad- In his new capacity, Feigen ditionally presented Bill Lowery will be initiating and conduct- with a Citation of Achievement ing, as per the requests of as publisher of "Rose Garden." Davis, special projects related Buddy Buie, whose "Tràees" to current operating decisions was certified as a million per- and to future plans of Colum- Columbia Records President Clive Davis joins Philadelphia Interna- formance song earlier this Year, and Leon Huff, in presenting bia Records. He will also be tional's creative team, Kenny Gamble and Robert Nix were awarded Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes with gold records for their million Am I maintaining liaison between all By at Clefs for their "What and a half selling single, "If You Don't Know Me Now." Pictured by department heads and ensur- the presentation fete held for the popular group at New York's Plaza Crying For" as recorded ing the flow of communications are, from left, Teddy Pendigrass, Bernie Wilson, Larry Brown, producer Dennis Yost and the Classic9 IV.