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P/^£- s(/ fox Pry* -I WUK cM ^0 INSIDE X r 4 A o- i - chart,Singles 21; chart, New 10-11; Singles, Album 22; guide,New Albums,14-15; Retailing,17; Airplay 6. [KN \2mi December 22, 1980 VOLUME THREE Number 40 Dealers still await Buy Reagan's 0 silence for Christmas sales rush £1.99 on Stiff WITHbefore AChristmas, mere three thedays tradingdesperately left droppedwe wouldn't so far."recover the business we've STIFF RECORDS could grab an entry needed boom in record sales has failed to The manager at HMV Liverpool COMPETITION WINNERS in Mag- inlatest the album Guinness release Book The Of Wit Records And Wisdom for its fullyAs materialise.Record Business went to press last businessSteve Jones has commented: remained static "On - athe few whole days net's sales force contest must have Of Ronald Reagan. week, record retailers and wholesalers we were below par, now we're a little (thirdthought/hoped from left) they who had is thewon subject Lorraine of For the record is completely silent dramaticaround the increase country in were sales. still awaiting a above.Andy People Gray, ownerare really of thenot Cambridge- spending." Bad Manners new single. In fact they fromthroughout the odd both crackle 12-inch of sides,stadc. apartIt is The one exception remains John based Andy's Records chain, added: assistingwon a tedious the presentation holiday inwas Hawaii Graham - thought this is the first time a record Lennon'sLennon and current Beatles LP andback single catalogue. rock- gloom"Despite we werethis yearup on of last recession year's figure and Mabbutt, general manager of Magnet companytotally blank has hadalbum the audacityand expect to issue the a eted up the charts and EMI Records last week. But we're very worried about Records.with Owen On Shotton the left on is theGerry right. Hague general public to pay for it. claimedLennon thatand almostBeatles one product million had units been of albumnext year. - there We missare so having many aabout main thisTV There are precedents in the silent ordered. year that they cancel each other out. We bearing"Our business in mind thehas marketbeen sadsfactorybut a lot of practicerecords forstakes. juke boxIt operatorshas long tobeen offer a hasAn been EMI phenomenal. spokesman We've said: had"Demand orders Doublehave sold Fantasy 2,000 LP copies since hisof Lennon'sdeath." retailers haven't experienced the ex- 'three minutes silence' single on their for nearly half a million 'Happy Christ- On the wholesale side, Wynd-Up pectedthat they upsurge. get the Itextra can salesonly inbe the hoped last selections,issued 'Silent and Night' Beserkely by Son OfRecords Pete as bestmas (Warto meet Is Over)'.the orders We arebut doingthere ourare encedboss, Colina growth Reilly, on Octobersaid: "We've and Novem- experi- few days before Christmas." part of its Six Pack in 1976 which going to be some shortages." ber, but there's no growth on last RecordsOne of in the Liverpool, few bright whichspots was thanks T udor to nocontained known similarprevious material. blank Butalbums. there are portedAs for that other there hadproduct, been theretailers tradition- re- Christmas..rush on records It seems is later that everythe Christmas year." heavy local radio adverdsing and Beatle The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan al increase in turnover, but the general Wholesaler, Terry Blood, added: seasonalconnecdons sales has surge. experienced a heavy - said to be licensed from Magic Records feeling was that it was not heavy enough (motto:Magic) -If wasIt's aoriginally Success plannedit must beas to1980. offset Many the dealers dismal hoped sales thatthroughout the last Change is in the air for Sdffs Christmas gift, but a limited few days before Christmas would see a saleedition at £1.99.has been pressed up for retail suddenBoots rush.record buyer Wilf Price told Island and Charisma Record Business: "We may be chemists INDUSTRY SPECULATION is from Stevie Winwood and Basement 5. America,Stiff is wherenow shippingit is expecting copies plenty out ofto webut can'tthe terrible cure. If record we sold sales a recordis one illnessevery moundng about the final desdnation of Meanwhile negotiations continue. novelty demand. second between now and Christmas Eve licencetwo of agreementsthe UK's leading will soon labels be upwhose for Long-running talks have been going on Is Sdff expecting floods of complaing Squarewith EMI, have while seen closetop Island observers men invisidng Soho hopingfrom adoring to hear fans gems of the of President oradon Electfrom RB Xmas break gramCharisma has been Records' the subject deal ofwith consistent Phono- the CBS headquarters. their favourite 'B' movie star? DUE TO the industry's general close- conjecture for the past four months, Charisma's future deal is even more manager"Not really,"Paul Conroy. replied "WeStiff thinkgeneral it down over Christmas and the prob- withwhile EMIIsland runs Records out on licence December agreement 31. uncertainStratton-Smith with company keeping chairmanhis cards Tonyclose makes a very attracdve coffee table basedd onBusines only willa pardal not beweek's publishing sales, IslandEven reveal, at this nolate new stage, licence sources agreement close to labelto his chesttotally after independent threatening earlier to take thisthe The album carries a printed warning again until the issue of January 12. The Islandhas been will finalised. continue Until to go a throughdeal is signed, EMI, Autumn, although both CBS and RCA on the back cover saying: "You may or 24-29office andwill againbe closed from fromJanuary December 1-5. which is currently selling in new albums have been named as leading contenders thismay record."not hear something interesting on rMim inS |i STIFF'S FIRST HIT OF CBS TELESALESA MERRY (Ol-960-2155) CHRISTMAS OR TO VIRGIN EVERYONE REPS. /''w/ BU> ncuii Now Eurodisc MCPS distributes more drops Ariola from smaller turnover & Arista rrp theCONTINUING distribution of IMPROVEMENT royalties to members in Kingston also mentioned improve- companiesEURODISC which HAS are joined no longer the provid-list of was disclosed by MCPS chairman Bob introductionefficiency of l vresutling computer from system, the ing retailers with recommended prices. Kingstont the annual when meetinghe presented of the his Musicreport membersThis has helped- MCPS membershipweed out dormant is just droppedWith immediate for both effect,the Arista rrp and has Ariola been labels.The decision regarding Arista is not unexpectedline with the since Chrysalis it brings groupthe label which into THE YOUNG Cotton brothers by £400,000 to £7.5 million, with but computer analysis has shown that dem/PolyGrara.shares sales and However,distribution the with move Tan- on Jetsotherwise - sit onknowr a s< jrockabUly sign with bandEMI members"'n ^ne w 'alsot'1 our sharing policy a £455,000of not retaining rebate usedduring of thewhich year 9300 to Juneaccounted 80,000 for were 56 the Ariola front has trendsetting im- Records (UK) vi e profit than we need in order percentKingston of u; also reported that by June throughplications PRT since which the label has isnot distributed yet indi- 'Who'sLightning That Records. Knocking' First single(EMI will5134) be company prudently, the MCPS will have moved its whole catedAriola/Arista its intention prices to abandon standar-rrp. signing,released whichJanuary had 19th. to fit Present in with atTony the Watts sets up operationStreatham tofrom one building.four buildings A 15-year in dised in June, so the end rrp will have Cotton's (15) schooling, were Charles buildinglease has at been 41 Streatham taken on High a five Road, storey of exceptions.10 effect on dealerThe cassette prices, versionswith two of small the Websteryears) (the - EMI most label streamlined manager, versioi Ray MIME music which MCPS will occupy the top three Close Encounters soundtrack and the Laren, Lightning managing director, consultancy Another item in Kingston's report Threebeen increased Degrees Netsto £3.34 Dimensions to bring LP them have torKeith and Yershon John Cavanagh - Lighlining - EMI/Harvest a&r direc- showed that the MCPS has invested £2 into line with existing LP prices. general manager. millionr0ect in gilt-edged securities to help i, has set up his o' ic consul- P ) future the benefitsyears. of high in BVA works towards joint ingtancy Enterprises firm, Music (MIME). International Market- Cyril Simons (Leeds) and Jim Doyle While MIME's activities will cover publishers(Rocket) were vacancies voted onto thefill council,popular anti-piracy campaign tendsmost areasto specialise of the inindustry. handling Watts interna- in- while Alan Woolgar (Schott) was elected THEVideogram RECENTLY Association formedis attempting British to tors).and the A SFDfurther (Society round of ofFilm meetings Distribu- is tional business on behalf of master publishers.to the council on behalf of standard set-up a joint committee with film and now being planned, owners'A worldwide and publishers. deal with one company therecord problems industry of associationsvideo piracy. to combat RB:B.BVA "Wc"It's chairman, early days^,.0 IDon butk.., MacLean,things — told ploited,"can leaV esays potential Watts. markets"Placing rights Wallace, fake tape The decision was taken earlier this beginning to progress. The initial prob- territory by territory with committed man in appeal bid electedmonth atBVA the councilfirst meeting following of the a reportnewly lemsthat everyone appear can now work together,feel and interested companies can provide YORKSHIRE WHOLESALER Ian by Laurie Hall, CIC Video director. Meanwhile, video pro: film provide a toservice maximise to repertoireincome. I hopeowners U £10,000Cameron byWallace, a High whoCourt wasjudge fined for mittee.who chairs the BVA ami-piracy com- makerstion - havethe formerMusic theirVideo Producers approachight through otherwise lack ofback off this contempt of court during a counterfeit Hall has already had preliminary Association-with the aim of negotiating sources." appealedtapes case against on November the order within28, has the not 14 meetings: Motion Picturewith the Export BPI, Association)the MPEA standardpanics.