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INSIDE Singleschart,6-7;Album chart,17; New Singles,18; New Albums, 13; Airplay guide, 14-15; Independent Labels, 5; Retailing, 12. British Talent on Top Of The World, 8-9. p January 31, 1983 VOLUME FIVE Number 41 75p WEA uses free British acts dominate US tape to push two `hit' 45s labels' Spring schedules WEA HAS introduced a marketing innovation almost unnoticed amid the AFTERA year of major gains for UKflag flying year for the British (see(Atlantic), Gary Moore (Mirage), Light acts in America the US companies havefeature p8 and Mullings p.3). furore of complaints against some of Of The World, Eddie Jobson of Roxyits competitors. lined up a Spring programme of new New music, or techno-pop, domin-Music (Capitol), Fast Way, featuring acts, heavily dominated by the British.ates with such acts as Simple Minds The company is, for a limited edi- Eddie Clark, (Columbia), The Nolanstion, giving away four -track cassettes The beginning of theyearisa(A&M), Heaven 17 (Arista), Malcolm(Epic), Eddy Grant (Portrait), Jakki traditional time for US labels to unveil with two of its chart singles and is McLaren, Blancmange, and Paul HaigWhitren & Tom Cartwright (Elektra),happy to write off the manufacturing the new talent. After the success in '82(all Island), Thomas Dolby (Capitol),Kelly Groucutt of ELO (Riva), Robert by UK acts, and no doubt mindful of the loss. Naked Eyes (EMI America), The Pas-Ellis Orrall (RCA), Rodway (Millen- "I think we've found a novel form of high cost of signing American acts, thesions(Polygram),Tears ForFearsnium).
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