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INSIDE Row hits classical chart MUSK WEEK SiSHs YELL^WFEVER KTe ON THE MOVE Pol^ram^iassks^^Here^re'the Tektar buys :.ss juke box arm feSrSZ mffSSS £2.25 U.S. ISSN 0265-1548 WEA attacks Indie stores go bust the ruling it helped make at rate of one a di SSSf** ONE INDEPENDENT retailer is hundred shops hove MCA grows as others cat back ifei MCA IS to take on more staff ot st-dsia: ms s mam was offi- tXmSZtwe did i EHi^r£ mlsm BSi ;#Sli innade boss Steve Mason who ^ ,0 ^ ^ ^ ^lo. of independent stores §111 iiiil iP^ full advertisingSLASH, schedule JIMMIE&STEVIE includes nationalRAY VAUGHAN, press and DON monthly WAS AND music MORE, titles, plus flypostersheavyweight in displaymajor cities. campaign including racking and windows with major retailers. a unique collaboration from me ART OF NOISE ^ from KILLING JOKE ^5on^5 J"fom ttj© Uwcioftou^ (j jXj an aural innovation «■» -«•*-> r MUSIC LIKE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE 1^1 1 SongsAnne from Dudley the (fromVictorious The Art City of Noise)is the resultand Jaz of Colemana unique (fromcollaboration Killing Joke). between Anne and Jaz recordedpercussionists, this amazing having scoredalbum inthe Cairo entire with work an priorEgyptian to their orchestra, visit. soloists and Songs from The Victoriousthe hard edgeCity isof aDance fusion and of musical the wonderful styles basedworld aroundof Western classical pop! Egyptian melodies, An Aural Innovation . Minarets and Memories is the first single from the album. MARKETING LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE To launch this outstanding album we've undertaken a MASSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN which includes . HALF A MILLION MAGAZINE INSERTS jded in the MEDIA AND STYLE' press,Find thesethem fourin The colour Face, stitched Vox, ID, inserts Time giveOut andextensive Record information Mirror. regarding this unique collaborat We've produced a series of brilliant radio commercialsRADICAL that will RADIO capture the imagination of the enormous target market. POWERFUL PRESS ADVERTISING iged across several weeks, the press adsSoul run Underground. in the following We're . hitting. Record hard Mirror, where Time it counts! Out, NME, Mix Mag, Mix Mag Update, Wire a POINT OF SALE AND POSTERS WITH PUNCH We've produced an amazing array ofPLUS Point Heavyweight of Sale material Co-op including Campaigns. posters, cut-out cards and nameboards. ORDER NOW from the Polygram telesales desk on 081 590 6044 or through the EROS system SONGS FROM THE VICTORIOUS CITY RELEASED SEPTEMBER 24TH ALBUM 847098-1 CASSETTE 847098 4 CD 847009 ■ .«»MEMORIES ,£|„S£D SEPTEMBER ,TTH7" CRIR. 26 ,2- CRIRX 26 C«SES"R'S" 11 clIcO S, China Records Ltd 27 Queensdale Place London W11 4SQ i N § 0 P i 4 News PolyGram takes 6 Analysis reins of 8 Classical; Island finances l-tel n$ split into two charts POLYGRAM IS taking Island's ac- 11 Singles chart creasecounts departmentefficiency but in-house insists thatto in- a full merger is not planned. after Winter buy-out 12 Tracking; The Other Chart Island has confirmed the closure twoK-TEL'S separate UK operalion companies is to following become 14 Airwaves; of itsfour art staffdepartment members, with including the loss its Theacquisition US parent by companyRon Winter. sold the Airplay action; Jones.Mango label sales manager Colin majority of its UK interest to Wnler CD chart SriSflfES 16 The Ear; Hamilton es 17 Video; charts WEA, Virgin make up 20 [Previews; US WEA AND Virgin Retail have sehl- charts ssssssas 21 Singles &=SSm fsssxassr^r 3-1=changed -as always seen by us 23 Albums chart iSStrJSr Xr '24 Dance chart 25 Music Enterprises Wmklm hints if third label promotional supplement ~p| gp||p 30 New release listings 35 Diary; Dooley S taXa ;.s maxweii pians Room for all three say publishers Gear up for Christmas handle o Irio of ^=^£-7^ atfeJKr •'S;rL?:^a.... ssssss l^Ikdz mm* . isiil-5' pQ* gS colour' price 3 irME s iTrtdt;^^ 5elec' m;d8'" 75,000 164 £1,995 £1.50t rS°S£95£zSnwi Obersteins 'We BRIEFING BONN; A law harmonising must give artists copyright protection in East and Westforce Germanyon October will 3, come the dateinto whenone nation. the two The countries new legislation become time to grew1 willmany mean artists' that rights throughout in sound Ger- re- 50cordings years andwill producers'be protected for for25 THEis dependent SURVIVAL on of givingthe mi industry - firstfive albumfigures —in theirnone firstdid selling.more thanBut, 7 years, instead of the present 10 choirmonto develop of to the their UK's full largest potential, record the superstarsfrom tnose of acorns today.' grew the giant Addressing PolyGram's annual Oberslein fold sales staff that they PARIS: Two top appointments conference in Brighton, Maurice should "support A&R development05 90 MAURICE OBERSTEIN: 'support A&R development' haveFrance. been In madethe wake at PolyGramor Alain for 1 OaOOO^nitwdere" 1^ 1 ing Systf (EROS), adding that he Levy's departure, Gilles Paire is Of PolyGrameen Distril third " world, but' couia not understand why some executivenamed presidentofficer of andPolyGram chief i, the Dire with tf ill Heath a first world, through the Electronic Retail Order- technology."major dealers" are not using the France, the national holding Albertinicompany, is thewhile new presidentPaul-Rene of lodes! stosl for Glosgow's lew Music World French showcase formedPolyGram division Disques, to overseethe newly- the activitiesPhonogram of and labels Barclay. Polydor, Paire Frenchis currently mail headorder of company PolyGram's and Seminar needs more cash AlbertiniPhonogram is generalnere. manager of INCREASED PARTICIPATION from egates from across Europe and tor of Glasgow's John Logie Baird OctoberFrance, co-ordination 5. Organised inby the Fall UK For is arethe neededmajors plusif Glasgow's an injection New of Music cash pectsNorth of America promotion, who industry discussed training as- willCentre, be billedadds asthat a UK1991's forum. seminar 'We being handled by Real Time Promo- answerWodd is to to theestablish New itselfMusic as Seminar. the UK's includedand international Factory bossmarkets. Anthony Panellists Wil- won'tpean issuespretend — that'sto be alreadydebating catered Euro- _ 100 Miles And Runnin' from son, NMS international co-ordinator for by the BID seminar in Berlin," • PACIFIC RECORDS is setting up record'sall 130 outletsreferences because to oral of sexthe iserpendents of last inweek's Glasgow, gathering the eventof inde- is MindsUna Johnston manager and Bruce former Findlay. Simple partlyThe fundedfirst New by theMusic Scottish World Devel- was Thea new company dance savslabel, it isPlanet seeking Pacific. new and gang violence. Mark well placed to grow into a signifi- "IPs proved that there's definitely opment Agency and presented as UK acts for the label. RecordsCerami saysof distributor of WaxWorks' Priority de- endar,cant feature particularfy of the UKfor industrythose small cal- ofa need this sort," for a saysBritish-based Frith. "We gathering have to Culturepart of Glasgow'sprograr European!. Frith r<City of • WESTWORLD HAVE left RCA cision; "If we're made to sticker operators "who can't necessarily af- make sure that the next one is con- that future seminars will also be lo- I and signed with dance independent thoseour product, stores." we should be in andford don'tto go haveto New access York to or a Cannes whole ed,siderably and we bigger would and have well-appoint- liked more ly,cated the inlocation the city: proved "Perhaps to surprising-be a plus Tarn Tarn/Savage. range of coiporote officers". vocal people f ' hibitedpoint," abouthe says. discussing "People things are less away in- TOKYO; Japanese authors' so- estly, attracting less than 200 del- from home." S I C A L actionciety JASRAC against usersis taking of Karaoke its first theequipment removal here. of Itthe is demandingsing-along Education Is key to future World mysic snacksystems frombars a followingdisco and twothe THE RECORD industry has been "Our part of the proceeds from condemned as venues' refusal to sign royalty urged to invest in its future by spend- moneyKnebworth given was by theover British double record the in industry," he said. 'cynical tool' isjoins the as new head operations of audio; managerLisa Brown of MICHIGAN; Censorship 'id£; Jack Adams of Tape One Shj- byThe pointing BPI's Jeremyout that Silver other responded (IFC col- WORLD MUSIC has been dismissed department;the post production Eddie Menez and graphicsis audio aroundbattles thecontinue country. to Acrop record up dios, "We're a cottage industry that fromleges theirhad asponsor. 20 to 30 per cent input damageas a cynical the markelingcareers of foolartists likely it pur- fa engineer and Luis Gutierrez joins store here was charged with other small businesses t^at are treat- 'The School For The Performing ports to support. hasas seniorbeen promotededitor ... toSian senior Thomas inter- showing"displaying women's obscene privates" material for edMark very, Featherstone-Witty,very seriously." the in- Artssponsor is the is expectedonly one toin putwhich 40 perthe -J Speaking on ao panelf whichindie m-look-;- Phonogram...national marketing David managerEllender hasat ofhanging the new a Jane'sposter Addictionof the cover al- spirationLiverpool behindSchools theFor Croydon The Perform- and centBut in," Gordon he said. 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