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A Billboard Publication The International Music- Record -Tape Newsweekly October 1 1 , 1975 $1 .50 RENEWALS TO HEIRS 40+ Discos `Posthumous' C'right Major Changes In Planned For Collegiate Talent Is Clarified By Court Eatery Firm Bookings By IS HOROWITZ By JIM MELANSON This Fall NEW YORK -Steak & Brew, 50- NEW YORK -Publishers may no By JIM FISHEL Tape Pilfer Tests location restaurant chain, is going longer claim renewal rights to com- disco. NEW YORK -There are some positions assigned by the writer but The firm is planning to open noticeable trends in the collegiate not or printed copyrighted until af- Are Inconclusive dance spots in some 40 of its units by NBC-TV Joining talent area this fall, like a tardiness ter his death, a U.S. appellate court By STEPHEN TRAIMAN the end of 1976, according to Mi- in securing acts, the presence of has ruled. NEW YORK -Results of limited chael O'Harro, formerly of the Dim- more outside promoters doing Such renewal rights are vested in Live Variety Field campus dates, rock appearing to be tape pilferage tests by GRT Music ples disco chain and now freelance the heirs, the court stated in a land- on the decline, while black music Tapes and the J.L. Marsh Musicland consultant to Steak & Brew. By BOB KIRSCH mark decision countering traditional Ten such locations are already (soul, disco, jazz, blues) and middle - chain are promising but inconclu- LOS ANGELES -The NBC -TV industry practice which has consid- firmed to open their doors to the of-the -road are gaining steam. sive, and GRT for one is committed network jumps into the live variety ered these renewals the prerogative dance public by the first of the year. According to many of the nation's to a more extensive test, probably show sweepstakes Saturday (11) of publishers under the "post- All of the clubs planned will be top booking agents, business on the early next year. with "Saturday Night," a contempo- humous" proviso of the Copyright known as Vamp's. college level has been stable this Both tests involved the display of rary comedy and music oriented Act. previously locked prerecorded tapes While the move is sure to add im- year with requests for more types of show set for 11:30 p.m. -1 a.m. music than ever Ownership of a whole range of in open browser boxes to determine petus to the disco bandwagon, it will before. The only an- The show thus becomes the sec- copyrights approaching their second some long- desired industry statistics also place Steak & Brew as one of the noying twist to this year's booking ond live variety show on weekend terms may be affected, although the on whether increased sales would leading contenders for the disco surge is the lateness of requests, network schedules, with "Saturday some coming less than two weeks court specifically exempted from its offset an anticipated upsurge in chain operators crown in the coun- be- Night Live With Howard Cosell" fore a proposed concert decision second -term renewals al- theft (Billboard, July 26). try. (Continued on page 5/) date. appearing on ABC -TV from 8 -9 "If there is any real trend this year, ready secured. The GRT program, conceived by Kansas City is exciting music p.m. it's the college's thing of tal- The decision rendered by the sec- Herb Hershfield, the division's exec- an buying marketplace. See special in this ent later and later," says Ed Rubin ond circuit appeals court here Sept. utive vice president, was to involve a Lome Michaels, producer of the on 29 -41. (Continued on page 73) (Continued on page 62) issue pages (Continued on page 20) (Continued on page 49) A &M Horizon Jazz Series Rates Pop -Type Campaign By ELIOT TIEGEL LOS ANGELES -A &M intends At this juncture, Horizon is being to treat its new Horizon jazz series called a series rather than a label, with the same intensity and dollars with A &M's promotional force, 'e l proferred to pop acts once the first by Harold Childs, working on !Iic five LPs are debuted Oct. 31. product. Once sales begin, Snyder John Snyder. 27, Horizon's creative anticipates hiring his own promo- director, freelance producer Ed Mi- tion director. chel and Mel Fuhrman, Horizon's Snyder is steering Horizon to a sales chieftain, comprise the trio broad repertoire base, although he working internally to prepare the emphasizes he wants artists who launch package which consists of play "serious music" rather than go works by Dave Liebman, Sonny into a studio and record LPs to fill Fortune, Thad Jone -Mel Lewis out a release schedule. The music hand, Jim Hall and Dave Brubeck- will not be pop jazz, he says, adding Paul Desmond. "the music should demand some in- iHL MINALLES have created a truly unique concept-oriented album Singer /songwriter DAVID BLUE has been through some changes in hi Snyder says A &M plans issuing volvement from the listener." with the release of CITY OF ANGELS (T6- 339S1), a words-and -music por- life since the halcyon Village days of DYLAN, OCHS, and HARDIN in the between 12 -15 LPs during the first Los Michel, fired from ABC last May early '60's and each new BLUE album has chronicled those changes. His trait of Angeles. year, with money spent on promo- new Asylum album, "Cumin' Back for More (7E- 1043), is yet another CITY OF ANGELS is a tour of the special craziness of the nation's after six years when new manage- tion and advertising. The label's slo- his number -two city, with particular emphasis on Los Angeles' effect on ment decided it didn't want his superb epoch in his life and is full of songs that represent yesterdays gan? "Jazz Is On The Horizon." A for newcomers. Songs include the single, "Love Machine," "Free Press," brand of avant -garde music any- and today. It will take another album to get into his tomorrows, but natural. now, BLUE'S "Comm n' Back for More" will do just fine. A single listen tells "Ain't Nobody Straight in L.A." and "Night Life." more, has worked on all five of the All the artists, except for Brubeck the story. DAVID can soon be seen in concert at Washington's Cellar Door CITY OF ANGELS is without a doubt the most powerful work yet from first LPs. in the initial release, are signed to (10/1812), Passaic, N.J.'s Capitol Theatre (10/17), The Boston Gardens THE MIRACLES. (Advertisement) He A &M. Snyder has additionally produced Liebman and For- (10/18), New York's The Other End (10/20 -22), Roslyn, L.I.'s My Father's signed two other players, Charlie tune who both play saxes and flute Place (10/23 -24), Connecticut's Yale University (10/25) and other dates Haden and Jimmy Owens. 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www.americanradiohistory.com General News 3 U.S. Judge Orders Piracy Gear Be Destroyed JACKSON, Miss. -An important nomic interests are jeopardized by ruling in U.S. district court here Mississippi Decision Okays Civil Suit copyright infringement. opens the way for the Federal Gov- The judge said that the U.S. "is ernment to sue civilly for the de- signatory to numerous treaties and struction of infringing sound record- other international agreements re- ings and the equipment and quiring it to protect copyrights, the materials used to make them. most significant of these treaties In a case brought by the govern- being the Universal Copyright Con- ment against Henry Newton Brown vention.... Inasmuch as the United Jr., d /b /a Transcontinental Invest- States ... is entitled to injunctive re- ments Inc., Judge Walter Nixon Jr. lief to enforce rights granted to it un- ordered the defendants to deliver for der the terms of the treaty, it should destruction all infringing recordings be entitled to an injunction or other and equipment owned by Brown. relief reasonably necessary to fulfill Although the U.S. Code does not its international obligations." specifically provide for such relief, Previously, the disposition of the according to the judge, the govern- infringing sound recordings and ment is it RIAA photos entitled to in order for the equipment presented a dilemma. In More than 40,000 pirated tapes seized in a raid by FBI agents at two warehouses owned by government to fulfill its obligations From Bust To Dust: some cases the request for destruc- Magistrate Paul Rosenberg, were carted to the city dump, unloaded under international law, to enforce Stein Bros., Baltimore, and ordered destroyed by tion of such material varied from domestic law, protect its revenues and crushed by a bulldozer. Warehouse owner Benjamin Stein, who pleaded guilty to three counts of copyright in- and protect its citizens whose eco- fringement, was fined $2,500 and placed on probation for two years, according to the RIAA. (Continued on page 73) London Abandoning Brown Inks BAY AREA SUCCESS Piracy Bill Playboy To Distribute Custom Distrib Arm SACRAMENTO- Pirates in this LOS ANGELES -London Rec- Several independent labels, no- state now face a stiffer penalty upon ords is getting out of custom distri- tably Buddah, Casablanca and conviction as a result of a bill signed Berserkley Records bution and the scramble is on for Crossover had already left the Lon- law by Gov. Jerry Brown. into LOS ANGELES -Playboy Rec- its creative and manufacturing au- new homes for independent labels don fold before word came down new law, the piracy of Under the ords has set a deal to take over distri- tonomy while Playboy handles mer- affected by the move. from New York that the company as an alterna- recordings is classified Berserkley Records, a chandising and distribution. Locally, London's branch han- was quitting independent distribu- and pro- bution of tive felony /misdemeanor three -year-old Berkeley -based label First Berserkley product to be re- dled such lines as Buddah, Casa- tion. a fine of up to $25,000 and / vides for that has been surprisingly profitable leased by Playboy is an AM -style blanca, ATV /Pye, Chelsea /Roxbury, Herb Goldfarb, London's market- of up to one year and one or a term solely through direct -mail sales. single, "Gorilla," by Rubinoos and Janus, Crossover, Muse /Onyx, Play- ing vice president, had indicated at or up to one year day in state prison, The Berserkley success has been the album "Chartbusters Vol. 1," boy, Private Stock, Vanguard, Vox the recent rackjobbers conference in for first offenders. O( in county jail, based largely on the strong Bay Area featuring all the label's artists. This and Island. San Francisco that the company are punishable Subsequent offenses popularity of rock band Earth LP has received wide FM play and is -1 planned phasing out of indie distri- to $50,000 and /or a by a fine of up Also recording for the label in its third pressing. bution, with a meeting in New York in state Quake. to term of up to two years Tom Takayoshi, Playboy Records mm two weeks ago firming up the policy. are the Rubinoos, Jonathan Rich- Capitol & EMI prison. man and Greg Kihn. chief, says he has been seeking to ex- Last June London began restruc- had originally classi- California Matthew Kaufman is president of pand into other specialized markets turing its distribution network with as a misdemeanor Probed By U.S. fied the offense Berserkley, Steven Levine is vice via distribution deals with smaller three branches and -one sales office by a fine of up to $500 and /or a president and Joel Turtle is the la- labels. `coo LOS ANGELES -The U.S. gov- plus working with 22 independent of six months. cn maximum jail term The label will retain ernment is investigating financial distribs. bel's attorney. matters of Capitol and parent EMI. Firm closed its Atlanta branch last MOTOWN BACK A federal grand jury here had sub- June following closings in Cleveland r a 03 poenaed Capitol's records prior to and Boston last year. Firm's super B'way Band Size New Strike Issue TO EMI TIE O By ROBERT SOBEL the opening here last week of a class branches are in New York, Chicago By BRIAN MULLIGAN action civil suit against the label and here, with a sales office in San NEW YORK -Prospects for a set- arbitration and recommended a 30- D brought by former employee Rocca Francisco. tlement of the musicians union day or 60 -day cooling -off period. LONDON -In One of the most Catena. Story on Catena's suit ap- This move out of custom distribu- strike which has shut nine Broadway Both suggestions were rejected by surprising industry turnabouts of re- pears on page 6. tion frees a number of areas for in- musicals continue to look bleak, al- the union. cent years, Motown has dropped One of Catena's attorneys, Edith dependent distribs to obtain new though the scenario has shifted in The strike began Sept. 18. Among plans to function on an independent Newman, reveals she received the lines. the past week from money issues to other demands, the union is seeking basis in the U.K. and has renewed its subpoena last month ordering her to "Economic considerations" were the size of orchestras. an increase to $425 over a three -year licensing deal with EMI for an addi- present documents related to the given as the reason last June for The newest development on pact. At present the 300 members in- tional three years. class action suit. London's restructuring. which the opposing sides, the AFM volved get $290 in salary per week. This means that EMI retains a la- Local 802 and the League Of New bel which for 10 years has contrib- York Theaters, are firm involves the uted enormously to its market share Business And The Economy number of musicians hired for a London Boosts and whose loss threatened to narrow show. Under previous contracts the the gap between the British major theater owners have been forced to Budget Prices and its chief competitors, notably Like a Mississippi hire a minimum number of musi- CBS. cians on the basis of the size of the- NEW YORK -London Records Exactly why Motown took the de- ater. Under this system many musi- has upped the price of its budget la- (Continued on page 68) Gambler: Stapleton cians get paid without playing. The bels, Stereo Treasury and Rich - owners are seeking to end this sys- mond, from $3.49 to $3.98, due to in- By DAVE DEXTER JR. tern, claiming it has put some musi- creasing production costs both here Capitalist Scores This is another in a continuing "It all began to pay off in a few cals in the red. The local says corn- and in the U.K. In another related MUNICH - German - language series devoted to various facets of the months. Allwest attracted other la- plying to end the concept would lead move, the label will now offer the rights to the Communist anthem, have been industry and how each is facing the bels. More doors from one -stops and to more unemployment among its same discounting structure on the "The Internationale," state of the economy. Richmond Opera Treasury series purchased by capitalist publisher dealers swung open for our young members. During the past week, Mayor that was previously available only Hans Beierlein here, who now will LOS ANGELES -Charles "Buck" firm. At the end of the first year we Abraham Beame met with both par- on the Stereo Treasury line. be collecting royalties each time the Stapleton saw storm clouds on the rang up a gross of $300,000 and were ties but he failed to end the dead- Later this month, London will re- work is sold or performed. Beierlein economic horizon nearly two years operating in the black." He suggested that the issue on lease several new pieces of product acquired the copyright for $4,000 ago when he departed MCA Rec- lock. (Continued on page 80) the size of orchestras be offered to on these labels. from its prior holder in France. ords as sales manager. Yet, ignoring warnings from his associates, he plunged off the 24- Broadens Pop Bag With McDonald & James foot high board confidently as he Fantasy in Fantasy's stu- launched his own Allwest Record SAN FRANCISCO- Fantasy is and the Shondells, are going in dif- McDonald's LP, "Paradise With James, currently his first LP of Distributing Inc., on West Pico Blvd. making its first major push into pop ferent creative directions. An Ocean View," is produced by the dio here working on AM radio play, is "I was positive the time was since Creedence Clearwater Revival The label has had other pop rock singer himself along with Bill Bel- songs aimed at right," he says. "I had only three em- phased itself out with two known groups during the past years, gener- mont and Jim Stern. LP features a producing himself. ployees and, at first, only a single singers, Country Joe McDonald and ally unknown acts, but none has large orchestra /choral sound plus McDonald, who has played in the contract with Ranwood Records. Tommy James. broken through. background vocals and some quasi - Berkeley area with a local band "But my belief was based on the McDonald, the former lead of So the signing of these two new country influences. called Energy Crisis, used studio value of promotion- inventive, ag- Country Joe and the Fish, one of the pop performers with established McDonald's last LP was for Van- musicians for his album. early psychedelic hippie rock bands names is a major development in ex- gressive promotion methods none of guard about one year ago. James last In a third pop move, the label has the other Los Angeles distribs were (circa 1967 -'68) and James, formerly panding Fantasy's musical reper- (Continued on page 53) accomplishing. with the rock band Tommy James toire. cut for Roulette. class postage paid Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. Subscription rate: annual rate, $50; single-copy price, $1.50. Second Billboard is published weekly by Billboard Publications, Inc., One 300 North available on microfilm from KTO Microform,.Rte 100, Milwood, N.Y. 10546 or Xerox University Microfilms, at New York, N.Y. and at additional mailing offices. Current and back copies of Billboard are P.O. Box 2158, Radnor, Pa. 19089, Ares Code 215, 887 -8200. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. Postmaster, please und form 3579 to Billboard,

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New BASF FOR LP /TAPE SERIES Kastenmeier Subcommittee Distribution GRT Ties In With Hearing Moved To Oct. 9 WASHINGTON Last week's The Senate bill is now coming Deal Firmed scheduled public hearing on the down the track toward floor vote, By RADCLIFFE JOE Sat. Evening Post copyright revision bill by Rep. Rob- with a markup hearing scheduled NEW YORK -BASF of Germany ert W. Kastenmeier's subcommittee SUNNYVALE, Calif. -The Revolutionary period through for Tuesday (7) by the full Senate and AudioFidelity Enterprises have had to be cancelled due to "unavoid- Saturday Evening Post and GRT World War II. Various types of judiciary committee. The bill was re- entered into a licensing agreement able circumstances." Another hear- Corp. have signed a long -term music will be offered. which gives AudioFidelity distribu- ing has been set for Oct. 9, with the ported out of Sen. John L. contract granting GRT exclusive Also included in the package is tion for all BASF music products in only witness, Register of Copyrights McClellan's copyrights subcom- use of the Post name for market- a 52 -page illustrated book with the U.S. and Canada, according to Barbara Ringer, giving her sum- mittee in June, with stiffened record ing LP and tape product. anecdotes about the songs as well Herman Gimbel, AudioFidelity's mary comment to the subcommittee piracy penalties. GRT also gains access to the as their histories. The LP will be president. on courts, civil liberties and the ad- art and editorial archives of the released later this month and will ministration of justice. The subcommittee also voted to The two companies plan to jointly Post for development and probe offered via direct mail and After that, the subcommittee is ex- restore review of the $8 dollar juke- invest in the development and promotion of the packages. mail -order to Post subscribers pected to plan for markup hearings box music performance royalty fee motion of both new and established Initial product under the and readers. Other mailing lists on H.R. 2223, the duplicate of the by the Copyright Royalty Tribunal artists on the BASF family of labels agreement, which was concluded will also be used. Senate revisions bill S. 22. to be set up by the bill. which includes BASF, Harmonia by Dr. Cory SerVaas, editor and GRT is planning three or four Mundi and MPS. co- publisher of the Post, and LPs and tapes a year under the Gimbel, who expects the pact to Alan Bayley, president of GRT Post agreement, with the firm add between $3 million -$5 million Corp., is "Songs That Made taking all responsibility for crea- to his company's sales over the next America Great." The set includes tion of product, promotion, man- ExecuElve TurnEable 12 months, is reorganizing his oper- some 76 selections covering ufacturing and fulfillment operation and has appointed Iry Derfler United States history from the ations. Tom Draper named vice president and director of black music marketing at as sales manager for BASF product. Warner Bros. Records, Burbank. He was formerly with RCA.... At Elektra/ Derfler will work out of New York. Asylum /Nonesuch Records in Los Angeles, Jerry Sharell has been elevated to the post of vice president in charge Other appointees in the reorgani- of the international division and advertising and artist relations. zation include Hal Gold, regional Print Music: a $200 Mil He's an ex- Buddah executive. ... In Philadelphia, Jimmy Bishop moves into a new chair as executive vice sales for the Midwest. Gold will president and general manager of Gamble -Huff-Bell, which includes Philadelphia handle all AudioFidelity and BASF the International Marketplace And and STOP labels. products. Earl Horwitz will handle Growing regional sales of AudioFidelity and By JOH N SIPPEL * * * BASF products on the West Coast. LOS ANGELES -Print music you copyright information is cor- Jim Bailey to Peters International as vice president and general manager. Gimbel has also given Roy Rosen- represents a vigorously growing rect," Ms. Schiff advises. ... At Apex- Martin Record Sales, Morty Gilbert named sales manager for the berg, national director of promo- $200 million marketplace which She, Stecheson, Donald Kahn, extended operation (see separate story) moving over from RCA. Juggy Gayles tion for AudioFidelity Enterprises, many publishers are neglecting, who represents Hal Leonard, and is putting together a new promotion staff.... Joining RCA as manager, prod- broader responsibilities which will Mickey Goldsen, Criterion Music Mort Manus of Alfred Music, both uct merchandising, is Doree Berg, who cut her teeth in record promotion for include the promotion of all BASF founder, told this month's Califor- influential educational folio firms, Warner Bros.... Gary Le Mel joins First Artists Productions, Burbank, as di- releases. Independent promotion nia Copyright Conference last week. agree the variety and specialization rector of music operations. personnel are being added across Goldsen, acting as moderator, of print music books is ever- increas- * * * the country to work with the Au- traced the history of the folio back to ing. All age groups are covered. Janis Schacht joins Sire /Passport Records, New York, in newly created dioFidelity staff. Charley Hansen, who as a salesmàn Specific instrument manufac- post of publicity and international coordinator.... Fred Keshner promoted at Gimbel assures that AudioFidel- for Mills Music and Buddy Morris, turers, especially electric organ, offer Columbia Pictures Industries to new position of director of divisional oper- ity will retain present BASF distrib- discovered the folio. Publishers like tremendous selection. Kahn said his ations, from director of budgets. ... Iris Zurawin set as national media coor- utors, and will intensify sales efforts Sam Trust of ATV, pointed out as firm has 70 books, each containing dinator for United Artists Records, Los Angeles. and service to these accounts. having emphasized folio interest, about 20 songs, on the drawing Albert Ciancimino, affiliated with SESAC since 1960 and its counsel since both pop and educational, have board right now. Firm will release the first albums Folios are an im- 1964, now a vice president. He also is a member of the ABA committee on pat- reaped a bountiful harvest, he portant money- on BASF in November by George making plus not to ent, trademark and copyright law. ... John Hall Jr., nephew of bandleader added. be overlooked, they aver. George Hall, moves in as assistant to Hal Davis, president of the American Duke, George Shearing and the But it isn't easy, both Ronny Publishers must treat print as hit Federation of Musicians, New York. ... Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Singers Unlimited, and a disco Schiff, who heads a firm which pre- product, using WATS to call Calif., firms Robert P. Kelley Jr. as boss of the park's entertainment and mer- single by the all- female group, pares folios here, and Tony Steche- dealers and distributors, Ms. Schiff ex- chandising wings.... Tom Gantz assumes the post of director of creative serv- "Honey Pot." son, veteran sheet -folio retailer lo- plained. "Insist on advertising. This ices, West Coast, for A. Schroeder Ltd. He swings over from United Artists cally, told the primarily publisher where we are remiss. We need more Music. gathering. "We're in a supermarket catalogs. Direct mail, TV offers, * * * CALIF. TAX society. Folios must be eyetractive. Consider the age group you are af- (Continued on page 73) BILL SIGNED ter. Relate the concept and art to it. Lee Zhito, Billboard's publisher /editor -in- chief, announces two key ap- Study the proper paper quality. pointments: Tommy Noonan as associate publisher assigned to long range SACRAMENTO -A bill has been Proof read it carefully. Be certain market development and Gerry Wood as Southern region editor, covering signed into law which exempts roy- In This Issue country and gospel. Noonan will headquarter in Los Angeles; Wood in Nash- alty payments on recordings made ville. in California from the base on which CAMPUS 49 * * * record companies compute state RR Distributors CLASSICAL 52 sales and use taxes. COUNTRY 56 Noonan returns to Billboard after 10 years during which time he held exec- DISCOS 50 utive posts with Columbia, Motown, Metromedia and Polydor. He was with The law, signed by Gov. Jerry Latches 3 Labels INTERNATIONAL 67 the magazine 16 years and was its research director in 1965 when he left to join Brown, takes effect Jan. 1 and is JAZZ 28 Columbia. similar to a statute enacted several JUKEBOX 51 And Will Expand * * * years ago that exempts the motion LATIN 53 picture industry from certain facets LOS ANGELES -Three -year -old MARKETPLACE 74,75 Wood comes to Billboard from ASCAP's Nashville office where he was as- of sales and use taxes. RR Record Distributors has picked RADIO 20 sociate director. Prior to joining ASCAP in 1969, he worked in radio news with up three labels dropped by London SOUL 54 WKOA, Nashville, and WAKY, Louisville, and was in the news bureau at TALENT 42 here and will begin its Vanderbilt before joining ASCAP. He replaces the late Bill Williams. Colleen expanding TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO 62 national distribution shortly for spe- Clark, a member of Billboard's Nashville editorial staff, is concurrently ele- 48 Finalists In cialty firms. FEATURES vated to associate country music editor. Acquired last week following Stock Market Quotations 8 * * * Japanese Fest London's phasing out of independ- VoxJox 20 Studio Track 44 Panasonic elects Takao Mizutani senior executive vice president, after By HIDEO EGUCHI ent label distribution are ' Muse/ Disco Action 51 nearly 30 years with parent Matsushita in Japan, most recently general man- Onyx, Vox and ATV /Pye, reports Inside Track 80 YOKOHAMA, Japan -The total George Hocutt, RR's vice president, ager of National Mexicana S.A. Also at Panasonic, Russ Johnson, vice presi- number of final entries for the general manager. CHARTS dent /general manager of the communications and consumer affairs division, World Popular Song Festival in Hocutt says the firm is close to Bubbling Under elected to the board.... Barry Detwiler, formerly with Panasonic and Philips Hot Tokyo '75 will comprise about 48 signing up several clients for na- 100 /Top LPs 75 Broadcast Equipment,.named manager of technical services for JVC Indus- songs representing some 33 coun- JAZZ LPs 28 tries.... Carroll Ray Jr. promoted to controller for Tandy International Elec- tional distribution. Already being Soul LPs tries. The festival, to be held Nov. 55 tronics, U.K., overseas branch of the Radio Shack chain, from assistant to the handled across the country are Mark Hot Soul Singles 54 14 -16, is sponsored by the Yamaha president of the parent Tandy Robert E. vice 56, a firm specializing in releasing Hot Country Singles 60 Corp.... Sobraske elected presi- Foundation. It is supported dent, finance, Music old radio series, plus Glendale Rec- Hot Country LPs 58 and treasurer of GRT Corp. by the Japanese Ministry for For- ords (owned by Hocutt and Ray Av- Hot Latin LPs 53 * * * eign Affairs, the Tokyo Metropoli- ery, company president) and Elec- Hits of the World 71 New assistant national promotion director and secondary market coor- tan Government, Japan Air Lines Hot 100 tric Lemon owned by Milt Larson. 82 dinator for Playboy Records is Barbara Bridges. Same label has made Chris and Nippon Gakki (Yamaha). Locally, RR distributes more than Top 50 Easy Listening 52 Morgan Southern promotion Rack Singles /LPs Best Sellers...49 and marketing director in Atlanta. In the category of demonstration 100 small labels in the jazz, blues, Top LPs 84,86 tapes from overseas, 34 final en- folk fields. * * * tries- selected after a series of three Distributorship has grown in the RECORD REVIEWS Alfred Tolan, group controller with North American Philips, named vice rigid screenings- represent 26 coun- Singles Radio Action last three years from a sideline oper- 22,24 president, controller and chief financial officer of wholly owned subsidiary Austria, Album Radio Action 88 tries: Argentina, Belgium, ation functioning out of Avery's Magnavox Consumer Electronics George Petetin, Chile, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Album Reviews 77 Co.... ex- Pickering, named Rare Records shop in Glendale to a vice president, marketing, at Audio Dynamics.... Jim Gardner shifts from Pa- France (3), the Federal Republic of Singles Reviews 78 7,500- square -foot warehouse in cific Stereo sales training manager to Atlantis Corp. subsidiary of TEAM Cen- (Continued on page 69) Glendale and a staff of 18. tral, Minneapolis, as sales product development manager.

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European Editorial Director, Mike Hennessey; U.K. News Editor, Peter Chicago attorney. Jones; Regional Publishing Director, Andre de Vekey. MILAN, Italy, Piazzale Loreto 9, Tel: In addition, a campaign is under- 28.29.158. Bureau Chief, Germano Ruscitto. NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37203, 1717 West End way to provide $100,000 for the Private Stock photo Ave. Area Code 615, 329 -3925. Editorial, Colleen Clark; Sales, John McCartney. NEW services Keen Ears: Private Stock executive staff checks out product offered the corn - YORK, N.Y. 10036, 1 Astor Plaza, Area Code 212, 764 -7300. Bureau Chief, Is of former Watergate special Horowitz. pany for distribution. JAPAN: 1694 Hiyoshi -cho, Kohoku -ku, Yokohama 223. Tel: 044 -61 -6605. Bureau Chief, prosectorJames F. Neal of Nashville Hideo Eguchi. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005, 733 15th St. N.W., Woodward Bldg., Rm 817. to act as defense attorney for Stax Area Code 202, 393 -2.580. Bureau Chief. Mildred Hall president Al Bell. Claude EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL BOARD J. Murphy, vice president Private Stock Sees of International Public Relations, Lee Zhito, Eliot Tiegel, Claude Hall, John Sippel, Mildred Hall, Is Horowitz, Paul Ackerman. Chicago, says Bell's arraignment on EDITORS charges of conspiring to obtain $18.8 A Bigger 2nd Year million in fraudulent loans from the CAMPUS: Jim Fishel (N.Y.); CLASSICAL & INTERNATIONAL: Bob Sobel (N.Y.); COPY: By JIM MELANSON Div' Dexter (LAI); COUNTRY WEST COAST: Bob United Planters' bank, Memphis, Kirsch (L.A.); LATIN: Ray Terrace (LA.); NEW YORK MARKETING: John Sippel (L.A.); RADIO -TELEVISION PROGRAMMING & BILLBOARD was delayed a week in order that -Private Stock Rec- While label executives are now RADIO PROGRAMMING CONFERENCE DIRECTOR: Claude Hall (L.A.); RECORD RE- $50,000 could be put up along with ords wraps up its first year of oper- talking of a "second phase of VIEWS: Bob Kirsch (L.A.); SPECIAL ISSUES: Earl Paige (L,A.); TALENT: Nat Freedland $50,000 in escrow so theat Neal ation with 17 charted disks and two growth," Uttal emphasizes that the (L.A.); TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO: Stephen Traiman (N.Y.); ASSOCIATE TAPE/ AUDIO/ gold VIDEO: Radcliffe Joe (N.Y.) would take the case. certifications to its credit. formula of selective releasing of Smith says there is no certainty And, according to Larry Uttal, product will continue to play an im- FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS that Stax will move, but there is the president and founder of the label, portant role in the company's future. "possibility." the company is now preparing to Observers generally agree that Ut- ARGENTINA: Ruben Machado, Lavalle 1783, Buenos Aires; AUSTRALIA: John Bromell, 97 Guaranty Bank and Wyadra Avenue, Manly, N.S.W. 2100. AUSTRIA: Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien XVIII, Trust Co., Chicago, which he de- further expand its market involve- tal's percentages when it has come to Kreuzgasse 27. Tel: 43 -30 -974; BELGIUM: Juul Antonissen, 27A Oude Godstraat, 3100 scribed as a "black Muslim firm," is ment by placing a greater emphasis generating solid sales off disks Heist op den Berg. Tel: 015 241953; BRAZIL: Henry T. Johnson, Av. Rio Branco 25, Rio de acting as on LP releases and by actively seek- shipped have been strongly in the la- Janeiro. Tel: 233 the depository for the legal -4977; CANADA: Marty Melhuish, 16 Neville Park Blvd., Scarborough, On- ing additional label distribution bel's favor. tario. Tel: 416-690 -0512; CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Dr. Lubomir Doruzka, 14 Zeleny Pruh, 147 defense fund for Bell and also would 00 Praha 4 Branik. Tel: 26- 16 -08; DENMARK: Knud Orsted, 32 Solhojvaenget, DK 2750 finance or help finance any Stax re- deals. (Continued on page 13) Ballerup, Copenhagen, Ballerup, Denmark. Tel: (07) 97- 71 -10; FINLAND: Kari Helopaitio, location. At the arraignment before 01860 Perttula, Finland. Tel: 27- 18-36; FRANCE: Henry Kahn, 16 Rue Clauzel, 75 -Paris 9 U.S. Magistrate Aaron Brown Jr., France. Tel: 878 -4290; GREECE: Lefty Kongalides, Hellinikos Vorras, Thessaloniki. Tel: CLASS ACTION SUIT ,,, 416621; HOLLAND: Frans van der Beek, Willibrorduslaan 67, Hilversum. Tel: 02150- Bell said Stax will recover from its fi- 41022; HUNGARY: Paul Gyongy, Derekutca 6, 1016 Budapest, Hungary. Tel: 45- 46 -45; nancial difficulties. 0 IRELAND: Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Eire. Tel: 97- 14 -72: ISRAEL: Uri Alony, Bell and former bank official Jo- IX POE( 28028, Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel: 23.92.97; ITALY: Germano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Mi- seph P. Harwell both pled innocent Cap -Catena Trial rlan. Tel: 28 -29-158; MEXICO: Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: m 905 531 -3907; NEW ZEALAND: J. P. Monaghan, c/o Box 79, Wellington; POLAND: Ro- of charges they conspired to obtain _i man Waschko, Magiera 9m 37, 01 -873 Warszawa, Poland. Tel: 34- 36 -04; PORTUGAL: Fer - the fraudulent bank loans (Bill- J nando Tenente, R Sta Helena 122 R Porto, /c, Portugal; PUERTO RICO: Rudy Garcia, Calle board, Oct. 4). On In Los Angeles m Jose Marti #803, Miramar, Santurce. Tel: 725 -2677; RUMANIA: Octavian Ursulescu, Str. j Radude la La Afumati nr, 57 -B Sector 2, Bucharest O.P. 9. Tel: 13- 46 -10, 16- 20 -80; SPAIN: By JOHN SIPPEL N- Maria Dolores Aracil, Andres Mellado, 22, Madrid. Tel: 449- 14 -68; SWEDEN: rn Leif Schul- LOS ANGELES -The class ac- in June 1969, Haan, Brantingsgatan 49, 4 tr. 115 35 Stockholm. Tel: (08)629 and 680 a year later -873; REPUBLIC OF S. AF- tion suit brought against Capitol by RICA: Riaan Malan, 2nd floor, State House, Corner Quartz & Bree Streets, Johannesburg. Tel: Defense Fund while climbing to 880 in December , 239271; URUGUAY: Carlos A. Martins, Martin Garcia 2108, Montevideo; U.S.S.R.: Vadim former label marketing executive 1971, the attorney said. Halkett fur- D. Yurchenkov, 14 Rubinstein St., Ap. 15 Leningrad, 191025. Tel: 15- 33 -41; WEST GER- Rocco Catena began Tuesday (30) ther said Capitol "had filed w MANY: Wolfgang Begun For Bell appro- Spahr, 236 Bad Segeberg, An der Trave 67 b, Postfach 1150. W. GER- before U.S. district judge William P. M MANY. Tel: (04551) 14 28; YUGOSLAVIA: Borjan Kostic, priate reports to federal agencies" Balkanska St 30, 11000 Bel - CHICAGO -An Al Bell defense grade, Yugoslavia. Tel: 645 -692. Gray. consistently. o fund has been organized by radio Catena charges Capitol with David B. Gold, San Francisco, co- personalities throughout the MARKETING country fraudulent reporting to the The Se- counsel for the plaintiff, said they ó SERVICES and headed up by nationally known DIRECTOR. MARKETING curity and Exchange Commission to would zèro in on such alleged activi- SERVICES: Bill Wardlow (L.A.) E. Rodney Jones. CHART MANAGER: Bob White (L.A.) bolster company quarterly state- ties as the Invictus deal; a Hawaiian Bell is currently facing 14 a -count ments. sales conference; holding back re- grand federal indictment SALES jury charg- Alan Halkett, representing Capi- turns to bolster assets; risky major ing him with defrauding DIRECTOR OF SALES: Peter Heine (L.A.) ASSISTANT SALES DIR.: Steve Lappin (L.A.) Union tol, stressed the import of the trail. commitments made to acts and pro- NATIONAL TALENT COORDINATOR: Planters Bank in Bill Moran (L.A.); EASTERN SALES MANAGER: Memphis in con- Charges made during the trial could ducers; a one -day loan by the Cana- Ron Willman (N.Y.); CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Murray Dorf (N.Y.). nection with credit arrangements to- do certain persons great harm, he dian Capitol affiliate to show a black taling nearly $19 million. pointed out. The class INTERNATIONAL SALES period, he rather than red entry for a fiscal The three -page plea for help came pointed out, from mid -1969 to the quarter; overstating worth "obso- GREAT BRITAIN: Barry 7 of O'Keef, Carnaby Street, London W 1 V 1 PG. Tel: (01) 437 8090; with registration forms for the Na- AUSTRALIA: Mr. Ken Appleton, end of 1971, was one of severe prob- lescent inventory"; and raiding cash Adrep Pty Ltd., 41 McLaren St., North Sydney, NSW. Tel: tional Conference of Minority De- 929 -5088; SPAIN: Rafael Revert, S.E.R. Ave. Jose Antonio 32, 2nd floor, Madrid lems and changes in the industry. He reserves. 13. Tel: velopment Convention which 23.28.000; AUSTRIA, BENELUX, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, POLAND, SCANDI- fea- cited such things as the trend toward Capitol overstated its profit posi- NAVIA: Johan Hoogenhout, Smirnoffstratt 40, s- Hertogenbosch, Holland. Tel: tures a salute to Bell 147688; as America's independent producers from house tion and "made kitty raids" in the FRANCE: Olivier Zameczkowski, 30 Avenue Bugeaud, 75 -116, Paris; Tel: 553.1068; ITALY: "outstanding entrepreneur and Germano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Milan. Tel: 28 -29 -158; producers, changes in music trends, class period to hype its fiscal posi- JAPAN: Hugh Nishikawa, c/o humanitarian." Sponsored by Music Labo, Atlantic Bldg., 20 -6 Azabu likuracho, Minato -ku, Tokyo, Tel: 585 -5149. MEX- Inter- especially to black music, and the tion, Gold said. ICO: Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: 905 531 -3007; REPUBLIC national Public Relations with attor- growing import of tape configura- First witness for the plaintiff, OF SOUTH AFRICA: Norman Greenberg, 2nd floor, State House, Corner Quartz & Bree ney W. Mauldin Smith as coordina- tions. Streets, Johannesburg. Tel: 239271; Rafael Charles M. Phipps, who rose from a SPAIN: Revert, Plaza Mariana de Cavis 1 & 3, tor, the conference is to be held No Escalera Derecha 12B, Madrid 7, Spain. VENEZUELA: Christian Roux, Radio Exitos 1090, individual within Capitol dur- minor executive in Capitol's inter- Monday (6) at the Marriot in St. Calle El Retiro, Qta. Vilma, El Rosal, Caracas, Venezuela. ing that time is accused of "getting a national department to assistant to Louis. dime of personal profit" and Halkett president Bhaskar Menon for four PUBLISHING called the charges a "sparse show of months before he was terminated, PUBLISHER: LeeZhito BUSINESS MANAGER: Peter Heine wrongdoing." He pointed up that made numerous allegations about ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Bill Wardlow PUBLISHING CONSULTANT: Hal Cook even today EMI, a defendant, con- SPECIAL PROJECTS: EMI's control of Capitol and the la- Denis Hyland (N.Y.); PRODUCTION MANAGER: John F. Halloran tinues to show its faith by buying (L A PRODUCTION COORDINATORS: Ward Mechlin, Val Karches (Cincy); CIRCULA- bel's bolstering its dollar position. TION MANAGER: Jack Shurman (N.Y I: PROMOTION MANAGER: Diane Kirkland (L.A.). stock in Capitol, now owning about Handleman Company, Detroit, LeEIers To 98 percent of the shares. got a $300,000 advertising allowance BILLBOARD PUBLICATIONS, INC. Haskins & Sells, a national ac- from Capitol for taking large ship- PRESIDENT: W. D. Littleford; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS: Corporate Development, Joel couniing firm, "presented fairly" ments of recorded product then Novak; Administration, David Luppert; VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF SALES: Maynard Capitol's statements during that pe- holding them through fiscal quarters L. Reuter; DIVISIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS: Jules Perel, American Artist, Watson -Guptill, The Editor riod. Halkett noted that such Whitney Group; Mort Nasatir, International quar- so that Capitol sales would be in- Operations. SECRETARY: Ernest Lorch; ASSIST- terly statements ANT SECRETARY: John Ross; TREASURER: Lawrence Gatto; PRESIDENT, MUSIC LABO from multimillion - creased and then returning the prod- (JOINT VENTURE): Ben Okano. Dear Sir: dollar firms could be minus or plus uct when Capitol requested, Phipps In your August 23, 1975 issue there is an ar- 20 percent. Such facts as specific in- alleged. The microfilm edition of Billboard is available from KTO Microform, Route 100, Millwood, ticle on ABC Command records that states "The ventory on a particular day, what N.Y. fu- Phipps said he heard "Mr. Han- 10546. For details, contact the company, at the above address. first ABC Command release will consist of Da ture actions will be and sales projec- dleman and Dave Strome, buyer" Gaglianti's 'La Dafne,' a 1608 operatic work Subscription rates payable in advance. One year, $ 50, two years, $85, three years, $110 in tions for such statements are well - refer to such dealing when he visited being recorded for the first U.S.A. (except Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico) and Canada. Rates in other foreign countries time in an authentic calculated estimates, Halkett stated. Detroit to investigate the claim for realization ..." on request. Subscribers when requesting change of address should give old as well as new He quoted expertise indicating that Menon. He told Menon, after in- address. Published weekly. Second-class postage paid at New York, N.Y., and at additional We would like to draw your attention to our accounting has widely divergent mailing © two -record vestigating the claim with Tom offices. Copyright 1975 by Billboard Publications, Inc. The company also publishes set, which is the very same opera, reviews on in NEW YORK: American how to treat matters. Fi- Beckwith, regional manager who Artist, Gift and Tableware Reporter, Industrial Design, Interiors, corded by Musical Heritage Society in 1974 and Merchandising Week, Photo Weekly, Watson -Guptill Publications, released nancial predictions are extremely oversaw Detroit, and Frank Peters, Whitney Library of Design; in the autumn of that year. It was one LOS ANGELES: Billboard; NASHVILLE: Amusement Business; LONDON: Music Week, difficult to make in a volatile busi- of the last productions of the now disbanded Detroit sales manager, that the claim World Radio -TV Handbook, How to Listen to ness New York Pro Musica. like recorded music, Halkett was valid. Later, Phipps said, the World; TOKYO: Music Labo. Post- MPA said. Menon told him that documents in master, please send Form 3579 to Billboard S.ABP Capitol's stock prices which fluc- Publications, Inc., Box 2156, Sincerely, John Jossey's (sales executive) desk Radnor, Pa. tuated 19089. Area Code 215, 687 -8200. Vol. 87 No. 41 Dr. Daniel Nimetz, during that time reflected the Musical Director Dow Jones averages which were 864 (Continued on page 80)

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«.:..,.:.: www.americanradiohistory.com 8 Financial Radio Shack Ups Profits; ABC Report Showing 1976 Line Soon Disappoints Market Quotations As of closing, Thursday, October 2 1975 FORT WORTH -The 3,500 -store lina, New Jersey, West Virginia, NEW YORK -Continuing re- 1975 (Sales Radio Shack audio retail chain has Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, evaluation and restructuring at ABC High Low NAME P -E Hlgh Low Close Charge been primarily responsible for a 25 Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, Records, a high rate of returns and percent jump in the corporate sales Georgia, Montana and Colorado. lower revenues "reflecting general 27% 13% ABC 713 57 18% 17% 18% + % 736 2% Ampex figures of its parent company, Meanwhile, Radio Shack will un- industry conditions," 54 5% 5% 5'/. - ya and other ad- 3% 136 Automatic Radio 1 Tandy Corp. 3% 3'/. - % veil its Realistic line of stereo hi fi justments are given as the principal 9% 4% Avnet 4.08 281 7% 7% 7% Unch. According to Charles Tandy, equipment and citizen's band radio factor in the further decline in third 171/4 1636 Bell & Howell 7.28 69 17% 16% 16% - % chairman of the board and chief ex- products at its annual open house 45 44% CBS 11.06 196 45 44'/ 45 Unch. quarter results from the July 11 esti- 6% 51/2 Columbia Pic. ecutive officer of the Tandy Corp., 8.33 93 6% 5'1 6% + % scheduled for the Biltmore Hotel in mate of a 35- percent -drop from 53/4 51/2 Craig Corp. 507 26 5'b 5y 5% + % Radio Shack stores led all product New York October 23. 55% 21% Disney, Walt 2184 375 44% 42 4336 + 1% 1974 for parent ABC, Inc. 4% categories with a sales increase of 37 Other products of the firm's 1976 3% EMI 1047 129 4% 3% 4'A + '/. A company spokesman declined 21% 18% Gulf + Western 480 243 20% 19'1 20 + % percent this year over fiscal 1974. line of home entertainment products further comment beyond the official 7% 3'A Handleman 5.79 10 5 4% 5 + 203/4 5% Harman Ind. The chain was also responsible for will also be on display at the mini 445 25 14 13% 13% - ye statement that ABC Records' third 8% 31/2 Lafayette Radio 68 percent of the 25 percent corpo- show which will be open exclusively 6 87 6% 6' /. 6'/. Unch. quarter results "will include adjust- 19% 12 Matsushita Elec. 1062 5 14% 14'/. 14'/. + % rate sales increase. 88% to members of the electronic trade ments for obsolete inventory as well 273/4 MCA 1012 412 81% 783: 81 + % To ensure that this healthy sales and business press. 183/4 12% MGM 598 101 15% 15 15'A + 'A as a more conservative basis for in- 68 43 figure is maintained during fiscal 3M 2085 697 503/4 49% 50% + 1'A In other Radio Shack news Rob- ventory evaluation, a larger number 4'% 11/2 Morse Elec. Prod. 10 2'/0 2'1 2'/o Unch. 1976, Radio Shack has added an- ert Lynch, vice president of the of returns than anticipated, elimina- 57%c 333/4 Motorola 2603 247 47% 43% 44'/. Unch. other 55 stores to its rapidly expand- firm's franchise international divi- 241/4 123/4 No. Amer. Philips 799 7 19 18% 18% + '/. tion of certain artists from its roster, 191/2 7 Pickwick ing operation. The new shops are lo- Intl. 657 23 11% 11 11% + % sion, will discuss franchise manage- and provisions for pending claims." 6% 2% Playboy 1061 9 3v, 31/2 3yo Unch. cated in Arizona, California, ment at the International Franchise Additionally, the TV division ex- 2136 10% RCA 1457 380 17% 16'/0 17% + % Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, 13'/. 5 Sony 2386 1020 8% 8 8'/. + % Assn.'s fall franchise management perienced profits lower than previ- 18'% 9% Superscope %e New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, 348 38 11' 10% 11 - % workshops, scheduled for Los An- ously projected and the Largo, Md., 50% 11% Tandy 997 209 41 37/ 40% + 2% Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vir- geles, Chicago and Virginia. Wildlife Preserve was affected by 31/2 yz Telex 885 36 2'/. 2% 2% Unch. ginia, Pennsylvania, North Caro- The workshops, designated "An 3% 1% Tenna 1118 27 2 2 2 - the economy and competition. As a 101/4 6 Transamerica 10 248 7'/. 7' 7% + % Experience Exchange," are designed result of all these factors, instead of 151/2 5% 20th Century 718 384 13 12% 13 + '1 22% 8'/. Warner Commun. 684 for all companies that market an estimated decline of 35 percent in 97 18 17'4 17% Jewish Committee 28% 10 Zenith 7375 165 22 21% 22 - % through a dealership system. The third quarter operating results, the Fetes AFM Chief sessions are expected to be specially parent company will approximately NEW YORK -Hal C. Davis, since tailored to fit the needs of new or break even. As of closing, Thursday. October 2. 1975 1970 president of the American Fed- small companies, as well as larger and better established organiza- OVER THE VOL. Week's Week's P-E OVER THE VOL. Week's Week's P-E eration of Musicians, will be the COUNTER High Low COUNTER' High Low recipient of the Democratic Heritage tions. $1 Mil In Sept. Award of the American Jewish The sessions kicked off Sept. 17- ABKCOInc. 0 21 13/4 M. Josephson 10 6'/a 6 Committee a 18 at gala Oct. 16 at the St. at the Holiday Inn, O'Hare, Chi- Sales Achieved Gates Learjet 8 8% 8'% 325 Schwartz Bros. 0 1'/x '/ Regis Hotel. cago, followed Oct. 8 -9 at the Re- GRT 0 4% 4% Kustom Elec. 4 23/4 2'/. Goody Sam 1 2% 1% 683 From Pittsburgh, Davis is a for- gency Hyatt, Los Angeles, and Oct. Orrox Corp. 0 1% ye By Casablanca Integrity Ent. 1 2'/. 1'/. Memorex 34 7 6'/ mer U.S. Marine who has long been 29 -30 at the Quality Inn. Arlington, Koss Corp. 24 5'/. 43/4 active in community projects. Va. LOS ANGELES -September was Casablanca Records' first million *Over- the-Counter prices shown are "bid" (as opposed to "asked "). Neither the bid nor dollar sales month. Neil Bogart, the asked prices of unlisted securities represent actual transactions. Rather, they are a guide to the range 57th Street at 7th Avenue president of the label, attributes the within which these securities could have been sold or bought at the JIMMY RUFF figure to the success of Buddy Miles, time of compilation. YOUR PRIVATE OFFICE The above contribution to Billboard by Russ Gallagher of G. Tsai & Company, Inc., Los Hugh Masekela and Kiss "Live" al- Angeles, members of the New York Stock Exchange and all principal stock exchanges. IS NOW READY. bums. IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY With the label's new product due NO LEASE REQUIRED this month including LPs by the Par- Two Companies Midtown's finest individual 1 and 2 room liament and Angel, Bogart feels offices. Completely and distinctively there is every indication that Casa- furnished. blanca will attain another million Post Increases Featuring unobstructed 28th floor views dollar month. LOS ANGELES -Two music WANTED of East & Hudson Rivers, Park. Central He feels an additional factor in companies- Pickwick International RECORD BUYER Included in your rent: Exceptional Self Proclaimed King of the surge of sales is the company's and Columbia Pictures' Arista Rec- services, such as Receptionist, individual- first label distribution deal with posted For Leading One Stop Mail Comedy is available for ords- higher sales and looked ized phone answering services, and Oasis Records. Rack Jobber, New York City, messenger service, Conference & projection Booking. to the new fiscal year with cautious rooms, Copying machines, etc. Oct. 31 will mark the end of Ca- optimism. must have heavy experience. WRITE: sablanca's first year as an independ- Pickwick reported earnings SALARY COMMENSURATE REASONABLY PRICED of 213 S. Kendall Apt. 116C ent company since breaking distri- $1,241,907, or 28 cents a share, on WITH EXPERIENCE AND 888 Seventh Avenue Aurora, Ill. 60505 bution ties with Warner Bros. sales of $54,251,643 for the first ABILITY. EXCELLENT OPPOR- Phone 489 -1950 or call quarter ended July 31, compared TUNITY INCLUDING BENEFITS. 312 -898 -7810 with earnings of $1,023,271 (re- STATE QUALIFICATIONS AND stated), or 23 cents a share, on sales SALARY REQUIRED. Earnings of $53,698,762 for the same period a year ago. - WIN RECORDS INC. Arista Records posted sales of 41 -43 39th St. $30,138,000 in its record and music Long Island City, N.Y. 11104 Reports publishing divisions for the year Sam Weiss -(212) 786 -7667 ended June 30 compared with PICKWICK INTERNATIONAL ht qtr. to $22,522,000 for the year before pe- July31: 1975 a1974 riod. Sales $54.251.643 553.698.762 Net income 1,241,907 1.023,271 Per share .28 .23 Average shares 4.383.116 4.466.776 a- Restated to refleet change to LIFO method of valuing the principal portion of company's domestic inventories. 'A Bugged ? LAFAYETTE RADIO ELECTRONICS Year to Are your conversations on the phone or in person June30: 1975 1974 MON. -FRI. being "bugged ?" Protect your personal and Sales $91.487.509 $87.057.441 business conversations with our exclusive Net income 2.119,026 2.490.569 countersurveillance 11 A.M. - 6 P.M. Per share .91 1.04 equipment. BUG ALERT EJ7 fourth-quarter detects "bugs" planted in a room, or concealed on Sales 22.441.312 20.562.853 someone in your presence. Small enough to fit in Net income 482.642 227.922 your pocket, it gives a warning by a tiny signal light. BUG LUNCHEON Per share .21 .11 Once activated, light stays on until switched off. ALERT KOSS CORP. EJ7 TAP ALERT B403 phdote Year to detects wiretaps on your or June30: 1975 x1974 line, warns you by a light signal when a tap is SPECIAL Shipments $16,069.514 $14.759,072 placed on your phone. Concealed in a compact Net income 1.114.212 1.243.192 walnut case resembling a desk accessory, it is also Per share .66 .72 available with automatic recorder to monitor and DAILY Average shares 1.694.850 1.719078 TAP record wiretapper's voice or sounds. Undetectable fourth-quarter ALERT by wiretapper. Also alerts you when any extension Shipments 3.939,063 4.305,724 Net income 226,790 229,663 B403 phone is lifted off hook. Per share .14 .13 Both A items B readily portable for use at home, office, studio, or a- Restated to reflect an accounting change. on your travels, wherever you want to be sure of your conversa- fiANDLEMAN CO. tion's privacy. Each is designed for use by the layman. 1st qtr. to Contact Gene Ward for name of nearest representative. (212) 682 -4637 Aug.2: 01975 1974 Sales $21,522,000 $23.223,000 COMMUNICATION CONTROL CORPORATION Net income 369,000 599.000 - - - 360 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017 Per share .08 .14 a- Includes results of recently acquired Sieberts Inc. since July.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 10 General News 6 Labels Charge Apex -Martin Invades N.Y. C'right Violation As Major Record Distrib NEW YORK -New Jersey -based Jersey area for more than 16 years, By a Californian distributor Apex- Martin Records and with this move, the company Sales has expanded its operational will now cover metropolitan New LOS ANGELES -Six labels, territory with the opening of a sales York and New Jersey as a one -stop, Capitol, Atlantic, CBS, MCA, ABC and promotion office in New York. as well as distributor. and Warner Bros. are suing Joseph Apex- Martin has serviced the New The company also made several Martin doing business as National additions to its staff including the Music Company & The Tape Corn - appointment of Morty pany for copyright violation Gilbert as of re- Valentine sales manager corded performances. Wins for the expanded operation, and veteran promotion man The federal district court suit asks ASCAP Prize Juggy Gayles as promotion head. $5,000 for each alleged separate in- Rackjobbing for fringement plus further punitive NEW YORK -The $250 first the company will prize in continue to be handled through af- damages as recommended by the ASCAP's annual Nathan Chuck Pulin photo Burkan Memorial Competition, filiate Sterling Service Co. headed BITTER END REUNION -The stage of the old Bitter End, renamed The court.The suit also asks an injunc- Other held at Fordham Univ. School of by Stan Sterling. Warehousing and End, was alive with spontaneity several weeks back when Ronee Blakely, far tion to halt the alleged Huntington Law, has been won by Joseph Val- executive offices for Apex- Martin left, dropped by to jam with some old friends. They include, left to right, corn - Beach infringer. entine, a Dean's List will remain in Hillside, N.J. poser- musician David Amram, composer- musician All material involved in the suit student at Ford - Bobby Neuwirth and folk ham. Gilbert and Gayles will operate music patriarch "Rambling" Jack Elliot. The club has had many people come was purportedly recorded and copy- The competition, held under the out of newly- acquired offices here at by lately, including Bob Dylan and Tom Paxton. righted after Feb. 15, 1972, thus pro- supervision 1650 Broadway. tecting it under the federal law from of Fordham's Dean Jo- unauthorized duplication. seph McLaughlin, is sponsored by ASCAP The pleading sets forth the follow- as a way of stimulating in- "There's a rumor ing number of alleged infringements terest in the field of copyright law. LARRY TAYLOR The winning essay titled, L.A. STRIP'S ONLY going by label: Atlantic, 36; Columbia, 97; "Copy- around about right: Moral Right Sales & MCA, 18; Capitol, 19; ABC, 18; and -A Proposal," CHINESE -DELI a company that designs Leasing will Warner Bros., 48. be entered in the national great record covers & awards competition. liners, ads, tape labels, MERCEDES -BENZ Avco Kicks Off catalogs plus 8 other BEVERLY HILLS LTD. Testaments Basis LEE'S RESTAURANT fascinating services." Discount Plan For Statlers LPs 9043 Sunset Blvd. NEW YORK -Avco Records has CHICAGO -A human treatment initiated an extensive discount pro- Mon.- Thurs. gram, of old and new Testament figures, in "To find out more and an incentive bonus pro- 11 AM -10 PM gram for its distributors and sales- a country format written and re- Fn. about this rumor call..." men corded by the Statler Brothers, will 11 AM -4 AM respectively as part of a broad Sat. & Sun. be released by Mercury Oct. 10 marketing and promotion campaign as 5 PM-4 AM 8833 E yles Wilshire Blvd. on new albums by Van McCoy, the two separate albums. The material .Essocaintes .Trc. 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A discount of RECORD OF CROCE 15 percent below the usual distribu- SERVICE OHIO tor price will be offered on Van- THE guard's Cardinal, Historical Anthol- CHOOSE FROM A 5 MILLION DOLLAR INVENTORY ogy of Music, and Everyman series. 14XCES A discount of 10 percent will be of- ALIVE fered on the rest of the catalog. The I'vE offer is good through Oct. 24. KISS Grammy Forms Are Latest LP BEEN Mailed By Academy NEW YORK -NARAS members "Kiss -Alive!" and record companies have been Casablanca NBLP 7020 -798 mailed official Grammy Awards en- 4 LIFESONG RECORDS AND TAPES try forms for product released dur- PRICED SO LOW WE CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH THE ing the second half of the eligibility CAN'T ADVERTISE IT! period. Record companies have to Write or call for prices today! FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTORS: return their forms by Friday (17), while Record Academy members ALBUMS TAPES ATLANTA: Heilicher Brothers have until Oct. 24. THIS WEEK'S ALBUM BOSTON: Alpha Distributing Corporation $339 9 Forms for releases in the first part AND TAPE SPECIALS ea . 4,ea BUFFALO: Best and Gold Records Box lots Box lots CHARLOTTE: Bib Distributors of the year had been sent out in CHICAGO: M. S. Distributors June, and voting for this year's ST 11446 Leo Kottke Chewing Pine CLEVELAND: Progress Records Grammys is spread over 48 cate- ST 11163 Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon DALLAS: Big State Distributing Corporation gories. Island 9281 Bob Marley & Wailers Natty Dread DENVER: Record Sales Corporation of Colorado UA LA 494 Grateful DETROIT: Dead Blues for Allah AMI Distributors Stax's Al Jackson UA LA 387 Paul Anka Feelings HAWAII: Eric of Hawaii FD BDL-11196 Lonnie Liston HOUSTON: H. W. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 13 General News Atlantic Staff In Parley NARM To Host i New 2 Sinatras NEW YORK -Atlantic Records' fall's new releases were also high- Indie Distribs [Companies four regional marketing /promo- lighted in a series of product presen- NEW YORK -NARM will hold Tee a Major tional teams huddled with home of- tations. its first Independent Distributors fice staffers here Sept. 22 -23 to map Conference at the Continental Plaza James Tolbert and Walter Scott Artists represented by the new strategies for coming sales pushes. Hotel in Chicago, Oct. 29 -30, ac- have formed Tolbert & Scott Per- product included Aretha Franklin, Under the sales campaign banner cording to Jules Malamud, executive sonal Management in Los Angeles. Pub Company Finch, Pretty Things, Jan Hammer, of "Give The Gift Of Music," this director of the organization. Their clients include Solid State, Dee Dee Bridgewater, George Car- LOS ANGELES -Frank Sinatra The Oct. 29 meeting will feature a Leonard Feather, Crystal Brandy, lin, Michel Polnareff, Roxy Music, Jr. and Nancy Sinatra have joined cocktail reception and dinner meet- Bobby Belle and Cliff Gregory. Backstreet Crawler, Sister Sledge, Al forces to start a major international Private Stock Sees ing to which all independent distrib- * * * Hudson, Ben E. King and Blue publishing operation, Frank & Continued from page 6 utors, independent manufacturers Management Sciences, a Los An- Nancy Music. Magic. and members of the trade press are These label acts already scoring geles Business consulting firm with Billy Strange will be president of Awards were also presented to invited. include Frankie Valli, Flash Cadil- entertainment investments, has the firm, which is headquartering in field staff personnel during the ses- Earlier that day the Independent lac, Trini Lopez, Austin Roberts, opened a public relations and adver- Nashville and will establish offices sions and, in addition, a special din- Distributors Advisory Committee, Terry Jacks, Dickie Goodman and tising division headed by Noreen in Los Angeles, New York and Lon- ner party honoring George Furness, and the Manufacturers Nancy Sinatra, among others. Independent Jenney, who was previously vice don. West Coast regional pop promotion Advisory Committee will each hold The bulk of the sales, though, president of Ed Shaw Enterprises. Fredrick Bienstock will be in director, was hosted by the label. a separate meeting. * * * charge of administration and busi- have come on singles, with only three LPs released during the year. ness OUR Pel Music Publishing Co. (BMI) supervision. He has headed CENTENNIAL ALBUM Carlin The coming year will probably see launched by Larry Klein, Chicago, Music, a leading publisher in BARRELING ACROSS England, 1966 in upwards of 15 albums released, insi- boss of LK Records. since and 1970 started Hudson Bay Music and Yel- ders say. THE U.S.A. * * * low Dog Music in the U.S. Also credited by Uttal as a key In Shirley, Ind., Tom Harvey pro- James Cohen is the firm's legal move in the label's development was poses to develop talent via Leo Man- counsel. Strange is a veteran ar- the absorption by Private Stock of "OUR agement. He's starting with Peddler ranger- conductor -producer who has the independent record promotion and Blind Man's Bluff, rock combos. been Nancy Sinatra's musical direc- firm of Love -Rosen Productions, CENTENNIAL * * * tor for many years. with both Noel Love and Howard Rosen joining Uttal's executive Art Linson and Gary Frank & Nancy Music is to be an Stromberg team. have formed Hollywoodreams En- all- around publishing operation ALBUM" 40904 Product to come from the label .011 BBBBBB tertainment, an artist which specializes in building the ca- en 0,0M 00.1015 management will include works by such artists as and motion picture production firm reers of new songwriters in all fields of pop music. Vicki Lawrence, Bergen White, Norris The Troubador Seaboard Coastliners in Los Angeles. Management clients Dede Warwick, The Mob and include Nils Lofgren, the Persua- Wayne Carson. on Mayhams' Collegiate Records sions, the Mark /Almond Band, Styx NOSTALGIA and the NEW and the Pep Boys. The office is pro- Legal Decision Riding ducing a Universal musical comedy Cabin Gets Apex With a Variety of 29 Songs film, "Car Wash." Is Thorny Task Mayhams' Write or Contact * * * HONESDALE, Pa.- Springboard LOS ANGELES -A superior International (Apex Records) has Oneida Video -Audio Musicians Lee Stone and Robert Collegiate court judge here will have the thorny signed an exclusive national distri- Tape Garner with deejay Perry Allen Cassette Corp. have task of deciding what are "the high- bution deal with Cabin Records for formed Improvise Records in Mem- Records National Distributors est professional standards of record its entire line. The latest release on Morningside Station, Box 46 760 Blandina St. phis. The label is specializing in jazz distribution and promotion" in ac- Cabin is "Tracy Lee," by Tom San - New N.Y. 10026 productions. York, Utica, N.Y. 13501 (315) 735 -6187 cordance with the minimum stand- teeso. * * * ards of the industry. Michael Miller and Richard Case in point is a breach of pact Davis have formed Trust Me Pro- suit being brought by members of an ductions in Los Angeles. The firm is act known both as Styx and TW4 specializing in developing artists in against Wooden Nickel Productions //Perfect bathroom reading all phases of the music business. here. "SUPERJOCK is if you don't mind people * * * Dennis DeYoung, John Cur - wondering why you're gig- lewski, Jim Young and John and Massawareness, management -PR gling in there.... The book firm formed in Beverly Chuck Panozzo allege the Bill Hills by Bud the greatest thing will stagnate the radio busi- Bemis and Hary Creighton. First Traut-Jim Golden firm breached the clients: Berry Black, the Savage contract by: 1) failing to provide ness because jocks all over Cabbage, Love Peace & Beeds. Duo timely royalty accountings; 2) not since Catch -22." America will be stealing bits headed a literary agency in San Jose, recording two LPs yearly; 3) failing -DON IMUS, WNBC Radio in New York from the book." Calif. previously. to pay scale for recording; and 4) not -CHARLIE TUNA, KKDJ promoting and distributing prop- * * * in erly. Radio Los Angeles Record Man Productions formed The suit asks $50,000 damages for in Los Angeles by Morey Alexander the first three breaches and another /An insegrevious ad- and Billy Sherman, operators of the almost $2 million on other damage junct to anyone's five -store chain of record shops allegations. communications called Record Man Stores. First act Larry signed is Charlie Musselwhite who library.... has been placed with Capitol. Also Dells On Mercury Lujack does an excellent job on the roster is a seven -piece soul CHICAGO -The Dells will be re- of describing the enigmas band from Washington, D.C. called leasing their first Mercury album, of broadcasting vis -a- The Free Form Experience. "We Got To Get Our Thing To- vis." -GARY OWENS, * * * gether," Oct. 10, as a result of a joint KMPC Radio in production agreement Michael Miller and Richard between Joe Los Angeles Davis have formed Trust Me Pro- Robinson, All Platinum Records' ductions in Los Angeles. The firm president, and Irwin Steinberg, / /Lujack's book is the first will specialize in developing artists Phonogram/ Mercury president. in all phases of the music business. The Dells joined Robinson and only true account of * * * through his recent purchase of Chess what really goes on in the Records. insane, vapid, Scada Productions has been egomaniacal, formed in Washington, D.C., by dta outrageous world of the disk GRC Distribution ed James Parker, Sally Warren, Billy jockey.... I loved it." Turner, Bernard Moore and Bob Set In Philippines ` st . -DAN INGRAM, Norris. Temporary address is 2508 WABC Radio in New York Pomeroy Rd., S.E., Suite 303, tele- LOS ANGELES -Expanding its ,ro® international distribution, GRC phone (202) 574 -9630. / /The funniest thing I've Records will debut its product under aLviak * * * its own logo later this month in the c read since reading Mayor Finn Tara Music has been started o Philippines through Home Indus- Daley's lips at the 1968 in Los Angeles by Dennis Jed1icka tries Development of Manila. Larrv ns Democratic National McCrohan. Among the ASCAP Acts to be released in the chain of ayaniee hotograP P Convention." -JIM SCOTT, firm's copyrights is "Caroline (Are islands include Sammy Johns, Lo- W ith r Includes WSAI Radio in Cincinnati You Ready For The Outlaw leatta Holloway, Ripple and the booksfor World ") which McCrohan says has Festival Strings, among others. at HENRY been cut by Steppenwolf. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 14 General News A &M Proposes Exploiting New Horizon Jazz Like Pops Continued from page I is titled "Awakening." The Jones - corded to change the tempo. "Thad Thompson on bass and Terry Clark kind by these two former associates. and worked on the mixes for the Lewis band's LP, "Suite For Pops," didn't think it was fast enough after on drums. Both sidemen are Cana- Idea for the LP sprang out of both three others. was originally recorded for A &M in playing the tune in clubs for a year dians. playing on a recent jazz cruise where Liebman was formerly with Miles 1972 with production by Phil Ra- and a half," Michel says. The Brubeck- Desmond duo effort the bassist didn't know the changes Davis and McCoy Tyner. His LP is mone but was never released. One Guitarist Jim Hall's LP, "Live," is titled "1975: The Duets" and for "You Go To My Head" and so called "Sweet Hands." Fortune's LP track, "Farewell," has been re -re- was done in Toronto with 'Don marks the first recorded effort of this they played without a rhythm section. Recognizing an interest among other labels for duos (Tony Bennett and Bill Evans on Fantasy: Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson on Pablo), Snyder hopes to get into this kind of mix. "We hop a to get to the point where we can make unusual combinations of artists." Charlie Haden, who gained notoriety with his 1969 LP on Im- HE CHART HE STO pulse featuring his Liberation Music Orchestra, will cut a "new" Liber- ation Orchestra LP in New York after Jan. 1. Trumpeter Owens hasn't recorded in five years although he's been involved in educational projects in the New usr York area. He'll pro- .t duce his own LP. Michel is working on a retainer from A &M ans his is a non -exclusive pact (he's doing Alice Coltrane's first L.P in two years for Warner *ã:uotry Bros.). LP Michel, who has specialized in REDHEADED S . recording avant -garde music for Im- pulse, claims it's no hardship getting B.dnoata svn.lm LEY, into non avant -garde projects for 11111 BillbOCNd /4 JUST Charley Nelson tot Week Ending 4 b GET Horizon. The Haden orchestra will mm UP pde AND fit into this avant -garde category but TEXAS G010-Asleep the other LPs are broader in scope. At ThTHE Rodriguez Snyder says Horizon's audience gner consists- of basic jazz buffs, college countrg LP's students, audiophiles and people who like serious music. TOp / [Psi The LPs will be promoted through Rodriguez THIRD ALBUM - Johnny A &M college reps, acts will be 15 5 MY FANDANGO Clark -2Z Top THE YEAR -Roy steered to campus gigs, the $5.98 ENTERTAINER OF THE BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP price will appeal to collegians and - Roy Clark FALLS-FreddyFALLS_ THE ENTERTAINER BLUE SKY Fender the LPs will be NIGHT THUNDER_ jammed with infor- Charley Pride -Michael AMAZING LOVE - WILL 0' Murphey mation. Miller THE WISP -LeonLeon RISING SUN -Jody Russell For the audiophiles, the LPs will HOUSE OF THE Clark be sonic experiences or as Michel FAMILY ALBUM -Roy 20 ROY CLARK'S says they'll be "excessively hi fi," Billboord Billboard meaning great care is being taken in the recording and mixing processes. Sin9Ies.. LPs will come in plastic sleeves. The Hot Hot (ounl:19 mixing process is being used to Count "clarify performances, not correct r mistakes," Michel points out. Fender TEARDROP FALLS - Freddy Sig BEFORE THE NEXT Snyder says A &M is bowing Hori- ARLMLE MY MIND Johnny Rodriguezg IS S GET HER OUT OF - zon MY (after buying the name from V NAME_ Charley I JUST CAN'T Pride Male Price Dave Hubert, its former owner, now AND LOVE SONGS -Ray Omo ROSES head of international) "because the Trask OH BOY -Diana time is right." Label owners Jerry Smith SLPVE, COVER ME -Sammi Moss and Herb Alpert and Gil Frie- B,,,,poa,[ SPECiai ^,d sen, vice E..p - - president for creative serv- Billboord o, Wee. Billboord ices and administration, are all inter- pwwre ested in jazz. AECIµ SWIM la MMa EnaeeyEn 5.3I,75 Snyder says artists have control Hot over their LPs. "They can say no." I.Ps Couigq; Adds Michel: "The artist defines what's right, he defines his music." r Sin Cou Fender It's possible that Horizon will hire _Freddy FALLS 12 WINDOW i les TEARDROP UP other freelance NEXT Rodriguez s- ABOVE_ producers and buy THE Johnny Mickey DOOR - 13 I AIN'T Gilley finished THE AIN'T ALL masters -even from over- AND CLOSE BAD GET UP - Charley Pride JUST Nelson THE seas sources. -Willie MOST WANTED STRANGER WOMAN "We're thinking internationally," REDHEADED Gilley IN TOWN- Mickey Roy MOO' ON- Head he says. "I'm going to write our li- MICKEY'S censees and hope they send me things." Snyder points to A &M's strong international distribution as helping sell jazz. Thad Jones -Mel Lewis and Some of music's biggest stars make their homes their ISSUE DATE NOVEMBER 15 Charlie Haden have strong inter- -and - national music Texas and Oklahoma! Billboard will AD DEADLINE reputations, he points out. -in cover the - OCTOBER 24 Horizon may take on distribution stars and the other reasons these two states are becoming LOS ANGELES: CHICAGO: for other small jazz labels, Snyder major music markets: Bill Moran Bill Kanzer reveals. -the studio scene jingles, video and film 9000 Sunset Boulevard 150 No. Wacker Drive. He will be hitting the road along - L.A., Latin Calif. 90069 Chicago, Ill. 60606 with Fuhrman to personally help -the scene ... Pop, Country... and the cultural side (213) 273.7040 (312) 236-9818 of Texas and Oklahoma promote the first LPs. -The Texas /Oklahoma tape piracy Horizon will complement a small aftermath NEW YORK: NASHVILLE: core of known jazz Ron Willman John McCartney acts already on -Oil and water don't mix...do oil and music? A &M such as Quincy Jones, Paul 1 Astor Plaza 1717 West End Ave., #700 -the Bob Wills influence New York, N.Y., 10036 Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Desmond, Tim Weisberg and Chuck ...plus radio, campus activities, clubs, promoters. .. more! (212) 764 -7300 (615) 329 -3925 Mangione. Mangione has also just bowed his own label, Sagoma, which is TELL YOUR TEXAS A &M distributing and its /OKLAHOMA STORY! CALL A first packages showcase vocalist Es- BILLBOARD REPRESENTATIVE TODAY. ther Satterfield, Gap Mangione (Chuck's brother) and Gerry Nie- wood, a multi -reed specialist. (Continued on page 73)

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They were that they cannot get exposure on radio because stations created as part of an internal communications system on will not expose new materials, preferring to play tight lists of songs that are on the charts. This is not true promotion and the constant efforts of a promotion staff of all stations. that numbers 23 men in the field and four national persons I am asking you to inform the record industry, through -Pete Gideon, national singles promotion director: your good publication, that WSB Radio, Atlanta does Jon Scott, national albums promotion director; John not play a tight list, and we are ready, willing and Brown, national country music promotion director; and anxious to audition and play any good song that is brought to our attention. If it is a potentially great Shelly Hopper, national coordinator. song, our audience will make it a hit, as we did with The internal communication takes two different as- "Last Farewell," "Why Me, Lord," and a number of other songe. We do not insist that a new song establish a pects. First, there's the Air Force, a weekly publication of track record before we play it. Instead, we have no news and information about the records that MCA is hesitation or reservations about playing the unknown song, the unheralded artist or the "unsold" song. In promoting -a recap of record activities for the past week fact, we think it is our responsibility to let the as well as priorities for the current week. This publica- public hear new material and new artists. tion is updated by 6 each Thursday p.m. It arrives on the We also like to talk on the air with artiste about desk of the regional and local promotion executives the their songs. So this letter is an open invitation. following Monday morning. The Air Force also features S' cerely, a singles status sheet-and albums -on each record that Vince Cosgrave. is currently being "worked" by the team so that everyone knows exactly where a record is station -by- station. The o Ellie information shows where the record was last week, cur- working on. Tuesday night, the Top 40 records; Wedne, rently, and in a third column the promotion man can up- day night, trade chart information; Thursday, albums: EE: 3g date the position of the disk as soon as he finds out its Friday night, results. movement from his group of station assignments. At the end of the taped message, the field record pro- And, of course, there are highlight priorities. In the motion executive dictates his own information about his Sept. 8 issue of Air Force, the front cover had this state- records in his market. ment: "Believe it or not, on release day plus three, we are "We monitor those messages first thing the next morn- INDUSTRY LEADER -Elmo Ellis, general manager and vice president posting a 'Most Wanted' list on Neil Sedaka's 'Bad ing," reports Cosgrave. "This particular morning, by of WSB in Atlanta, illustrates why his station has always been a leader. Blood' which numbers only 10 major stations." Follow- 9:14 a.m. I knew we had adds on a big push record on Ostensibly an MOR station by format, WSB leads the market coming, was a list of 10 call letters, including, at that time, WQXI in Atlanta, KLIF in Dallas, WQAM in Miami, mandingly in audience surveys and a good part of the reason is that WABC in New York and WLS in Chicago. and WSAI in Cincinnati because of the time differ- ... the station has never retrenched its playlist. In fact, an unwritten pol- A second part of the communications operation in- ence between the West Coast and the East Coast, the icy of the station is to serve the public by presenting new good songs, cludes a record -a -phone hookup at MCA Records head- men had had time to phone in those new additions. whatever the kind. quarters in Los Angeles' Universal City. Promotion ex- "The point is: You'd spend a full day calling all of ecutives are required to call that phone number each those men if you did it personally. This is all done at night. They get an update -a taped message -about dif- night, while we're still asleep on the West Coast. ferent topics. On Monday night, the taped message "And I guarantee that you could call any of my guys would be about the country music records that MCA is and they'd be able to tell you exactly where Elton John is on the chart or on the playlist of Jox WLS." Vox `Saturday Night' On NBC In addition, of course, each of the By CLAUDE HALL promotional field executives have LOS ANGELES -There are a to- are good buddies. Bailey had been Continued from page 1 at a kind of hip, urban type au- Cosgrave's home phone and "I tal of 142 radio stations featuring with KIKK in Houston for more dience." There will be a studio au- NBC show, describes the project as might get three calls a week at home. "Hitbound ... From Billboard," ac- years than either he or I like to re- dience numbering in "comedy oriented with strong con- 300 studio 8H It's all laid out -they'll call if some- cording to Rip Foster, head of member. His name is a household in New temporary musical elements, aiming York. thing is exciting, such as a late add Audio /Video Programming here. word in Houston and his feats are George Carlin hosts the first show, on the playlist of a major market sta- By calling Rip at 213 -461 -4766 you legendary-such as the biggest barn with guests including Janis Ian and tion." can get a free demo sent to you and dance in the world (he used the As- Billy Preston. Paul Simon hosts the With this type of rapport between let the demo do its own hyping. trodome). The lineup at KENR Oct. 18 show with guest stars Randy each of the field executives and country now has Bill Bailey 5:30 -9 Newman and Phoebe Snow and headquarters, MCA Records is hav- 98Q (WVOP) in Vidalia, Ga., has a.m., Hal McClain 9 -noon, Mike special guest star Art Garfunkel. ing a bonus sales year and last JIMMY ... a great music information sheet that Cannon noon -3 p.m., music director "The music will be primarily year brought history- making sales should be a guideline for other simi- Bruce Nelson 3 -7 p.m., Mark Robin- live," Michaels says. "We will al- and profits for the DOCKETT label. lar stations. Music director John son 7- midnight, and John Conner ways feature the vocalists live, and Cosgrave is a record freak at heart Shomby and program director Ken midnight -5:30 a.m. only rarely do we expect to use musi- and feels himself extremely fortu- Curtis list local record stores and re- cal tracks. Most artists, as a matter of nate to be working in a field * * * that he port on stock availability. Fantastic fact, will be bringing their own loves. For example, he's a life -long information. ... I forgot to mention Billy Martin, 703 -821 -2343, backup. collector of records, with an interest that Bill Bailey is the new morning claims that WEAM in Washington is "We've also had a Nieves sound primarily in jazz blues in the and man at KENR in Houston and up to its old tricks. He was hired and hoard installed specifically to pro- formative years. KENR program director Ric Libby then fired four days later; Martin vide good, clear sound. Each act will Today, he also collects jukeboxes, is mad at me. Both Libby and Bailey (Continued on page 75) have its own stage so there will be no including antiques that go back to delay in setting up equipment and so 1937. As soon as he walks in the artists can have their equipment set front door of his house, you can up and tested well ahead of show push the No. 1 button on a 1940 Peterson Offers a Series time." Rockola and hear "Faded Love" by "Saturday Night" will expose at Bob Wills; it's an old 78 r.p.m. box. least two contemporary musical acts "I've about decided to have an en- Of One -Hour Live Concerts weekly, and will also offer three new tire jukebox with just Hank Wil- LOS ANGELES -The Gerry Peterson Organization is introducing a series "LOVE THING" FFR -8000 artists, mainly in the areas of music liams tunes -he deserves it -and of one -hour live concerts into radio syndication, president Gerry Peterson re- The beginning, after only two and comedy each week. maybe another with Bob Wills." ports. GPO is part of Peterson's programming consulting firm of Media Com- weeks "LOVE THING" son these Other features of the show include A Seeberg is filled only with jazz - munications here. turntables. a repertoire company of seven play- "All cataloged so that it's virtually a Already, some 60 -plus shows are in the can and these feature one-hour WAIC WBCU WBSC WCIG WCLK -FM WENZ WGOK WIDU WIZS WJAY ers which "will be somewhat like a history of jazz." Another jukebox shows starring Linda Ronstadt, Dr. Hook and others. About half of the pro- WJGA WKXT -FM WMAN WNSL -FM Monty Python but will not be a features early rockabilly tunes. grams were aired earlier on KSAN in San Francisco KMET in Los An- WOKJ WPBC WSEM WSID WSVS and WTAW WTBS copy," according to Michaels. There Cosgrave also collects piano rolls geles, according to Peterson. Thank you one and all. will be six to seven minutes of com- for player pianos. "It's just that I sort Titled "Spotlight Mini- Concerts," the shows are edited from two -hour per- Will You Join This Team? mercial parodies offered weekly, as of went crazy on jukeboxes." formances before a live audience in the Record Plant recording studios in Los WRITE OR CALL well as comments on commercials His early love for collecting rec- Angeles. Flo -Feel Records actually running on the show. A new ords helped him enter the music Peterson arranged with Chris Stone of Record Plant to syndicate the shows, P.O Box =567, Jamaica, N.Y. 11431 set of "adult Muppets" has also been business. In 1948 while attending each of which has six avails for the local station. Because most of the costs of (212) 657 -3232 created for the show. junior college in San Mateo, Calif., the shows have already been absorbed, Peterson says that the costs to radio (Continued on page 75) (Continued on page 26) stations will be "extremely reasonable."

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CHEECH 8 CHONG -How I Spent My ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) D TAVARES -It Only Takes A Minute ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) Vacation (Ode) ADD ONS -The two key prod- Summer LINDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave (Capitol) LINDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love /Love JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles ucts added at the radio stations JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) ELTON (MCA) Is A Rose (Asylum) Is A Rose (Asylum) JOHN -Island Girl (Grunt) listed; as determined by station * LINDA RONSTADT-Heat Wave /Love * OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN- Something D* PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You personnel. * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- D* DAVID BOWIE -Fame (RCA) 7 -3 Is A Rose (Asylum) 40 -30 To Do Wanna (TSOP) 24 -19 lantic) 11 -1 Better (MCA) 15 -9 PRIME MOVERS -The two * JOHN DENVER- l'mSorry(RCA) 12 -8 * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) GEORGE HARRISON -You (Apple)17- * HELEN REDDY -Ain't No Way To Treat products registering the great- * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) * 19 -16 13 A Lady (Capitol) 7-4 WOKY- Milwaukee est proportionate upward 14 -3 KBBC -Phoenix KYNO- Fresno XEROK -EI Paso movement on the station's KROY- Sacramento SPINNERS -Games People Play (At MICHAEL MURPHEY- Carolina In The playlist; as determined by sta- ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) !antic) tion personnel. ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) Pines (Epic) GEORGE HARRISON -You (Apple) OHIO PLAYERS -Sweet Sticky Thing AUSTIN ROBERTS -Rocky (Private LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) D PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You BREAKOUTS -Billboard Chart NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) (Mercury) Stock) * Wanna (TSOP) Dept. summary of Add On and * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) 15 -6 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 25.19 * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles Prime Mover information to re- 13-9 * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles ABBA -Sos (Atlantic 16-9 (Grunt) 27 -17 flect product * * JOHN DENVER -I'm Sorry (RCA) 11-6 (Grunt) 20-10 greatest activity * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles KRIZ -Phoenix * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You * ORLEANS -Dance With Me (Asylum) at Regional and National levels. (Grunt) 4 -1 MORRIS ALBERT- Feelings (RCA) (W.B.) 18 -12 18-12 KIR- Seattle Southwest Region KAKC -Tulsa LINDA RONSTADT-Heat Wave /Love WZUU -FM- Milwaukee Is A Rose (Asylum) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) Pacific Southwest Region * DAVID GEDDES -Run Joey Run (Big ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) TOP ADD ONS: CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway Tree) 8-1 FREDDY FENDER -Wasted Days & Want To Touch You (A &M) * (RSO) Wasted Nights (ABC /Dot) 17-13 * LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) TOP ADD ONS: * K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -Get ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) i 20 -10 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 18 -8 Down Tonight (TK) 11.1 * K.C. 8 THE SUNSHINE BAND -Get WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) FOUR * HELEN REDDY -Ain't No Way To Treat SWEET (D) LEON RUSSELL-Lady Blue (Shelter) KQEO- Albuquerque Down Tonight (TK) 4 -1 SEASONS-Who Loves You (W.B * -Ballroom Blitz (Capitol) 12-7 A Lady (Capitol) 21.14 PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You Wanna KING Seattle WNDE -Indianapolis OUTLAWS -There Goes Another Love - KELI -Tulsa Song (Arista) ELTON IOHN- Island Girl (MCA) WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN - Island Girl (MCA) NATALIE COLE-This Will Be (Capitol) ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) * PRIME MOVERS: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run D PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) Wanna (TSOP) * BAD COMPANY -Feel Like Makin' (Columbia) HB -10 * PRIME MOVERS Love (Swan Song) HB -20 EAGLES -Lyin Eyes (Asylum) * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- * SWEET -Ballroom Blitz (Capitol) 14 -5 * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- JEFFERSON STARSHIP- Miracles (Grunts lantic) 18 -12 * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) * ORLEANS -Dance With Me (Asylum) lantic) HB -11 LEON RUSSELL-Lady Blue (Shelter) JOAN BAEZ- Diamonds & Rust (A &M) 16-9 * 16 -7 NEIL SEDAKA-Bad (Rocket) Blood KTKT-Tucson HB-30 SPINNERS -Games People Play (Atlantic) KJRB- Spokane WKY- Oklahoma City WIRL- Peoria, III. WAR -Low Rider (U A.) CHEECH & CHONG -How I Spent My BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway Summer Vacation (Ode) BREAKOUTS: ARTHUR GARFUNKEL -I Only Have ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) (RSO) Eyes For You (Columbia) LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) GEORGE HARRISON -You (Apple) WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) OUTLAWS -There Goes Another Love * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) BREAKOUTS: NEIL SEDAKA Blood (Rocket) FOUR Song (Arista) lantic) 18 -10 * -Bad SEASONS-Who Loves You (W.B.) 27 -15 15 -8 WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You * BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 30-19 ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) (W.B.) 19 -12 * (RSO) HB -24 * ROGER DALTREY -Come & Get Your LEON RUSSELL-Lady Blue (Shelter) Love (MCA) 21-14 * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- WDGY -Minneapolis BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run (Colum lante) 10 -6 r hla) Region KTAC- Tacoma KILT- Houston EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) .0 Pacific Northwest KOMA- Oklahoma City ARTHUR GARFUNKEL Only Have FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You -I ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) D Eyes For You (Columbia) (W.B.) WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) KHl Angeles TOP ADD ONS: 3 -Los CAPTAIN & TENNILLE Way I NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) -The LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 29 -18 * * 18 -6 D Want To Touch You (A &M) JEFFERSON STARSHIP Miracles D. PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You 3125 * - ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) DICKIE GOODMAN (Cash) * HELEN REDDY -Ain't No Way To Treat EAGLES Eyes (Grunt) 22 -16 * -Mr. laws Wanna (TSOP) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) * -Lyin' (Asylum) 32 -21 A Lady (Capitol) 14 -3 WTIX -New Orleans 12 -5 WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) KRBE -FM- Houston LEON RUSSELL Blue (Shelter) -Lady * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- MORRIS ALBERT -Feelings (RCA) KDWB -Minneapolis ELTON JOHN Girl (MCA) lantic) 10-2 -Island WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) 22 -13 FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You * OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN- Something LINDA RONSTADT-Heat Wave /Love KGW -Portland (W.B.) Better To Do (MCA) Is A Rose (Asylum) * LINDA RONSTADT-Heat Wave /Love PRIME MOVERS: * NEIL SEDAKA-Bad Blood (Rocket) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) Is A Rose (Asylum) 27 -19 D* RITCHIE FAMILY -Brazil (20th Cen- 25 -9 GEORGE HARRISON -You (Apple) tury) 16 -9 AUSTIN ROBERTS (Private * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You K100 (KIQQ -FM) -Los Angeles EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) * -Rocky 29 -20 NEIL SEDARA-Bad Blood (Rocket) * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles Stock) 23-10 (W.B.) ARTHUR GARFUNKEL Only Have Eyes For HB -15 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run -I (W.B.) 30-18 (Grunt) KEEL -Shreveport * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 20 -14 You (Columbia) (Columbia) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 21-13 KLIF- Dallas JAMES TAYLOR- Mexico (W.B.) KOIL -Omaha KISN -Portland BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway JAMES TAYLOR- Mexico (W.B.) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) (RSO) FRANKI VALLI -Our Day Will Come BREAKOUTS: MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I * NONE (Private Stock) * WILLIE NELSON -Blues Eyes Cryin' In (Atlantic) Want To Touch You (A &M) The Rain (Columbia) 27 -20 * ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) FOUR SEASONS Loves You * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- (Grunt) 15 -6 * -Who JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) lantic) 28 -21 KIIS -Los Angeles * ARTHUR GARFUNKEL-I Only Have (W.B.) 17-11 WAR -Low Rider (UA.) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) H B -19 Eyes For You (Columbia) 13 -2 * ORLEANS -Dance With Me (Asylum) KNUS- FM- Dallas GRATEFUL DEAD -The Music Never * ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) HB- Midwest Region 25-19 Stopped (Grateful Dead) 19 ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) KIOA -Des Moines KTLK- Denver FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You KFRC -San Francisco ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) (W.B.) TOP ADD ONS: ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You * MORRIS ALBERT- Feelings (RCA) 10- HUDSON BROS.- Lonely School Year (W.B.) 17 -10 D PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You 3 ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 26 -12 Wanna (TSOP) (Rocket) EAGLES -Lori Eyes (Asylum) EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 14 -9 * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles * OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN- Something * PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You Wanna * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 21 -13 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 15-6 (D) (Grunt) 21 -16 Better To Do (MCA) 25 -19 KFJZ -Ft. Worth (TSOP) * LEON RUSSELL-Lady Blues (Shelter) * ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) 24 -15 KKLS -Rapid City, S.D. KFXM ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) -San Bernardino HB -21 KKAM Pueblo, Colo. - ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) KYA -San Francisco MELISSA MANCHESTER -Just Too ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) Many People (Arista) * PRIME MOVERS: UNDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love MANHATTAN TRANSFER -Operator Is A Rose CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way 1 D* RITCHIE FAMILY -Brazil (20th Cen- (Asylum) BOB SEGER- Katmandu (Capitol) (Atlantic) Want To Touch You (A &M) tury) 27-14 EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes {Asylum) * OUTLAWS -There Goes Another Love * WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) HB -19 JOHN FOGERTY- Rockin' All Over The * NEIL SEDAKA-Bad Blood (Rocket) * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) Song (Arista) EX -24 World (Elektra) ORLEANS -Dance With Me (Asylum) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles 25 -11 10 -5 * ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) EX -25 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 30-19 (Grunt) 16 -8 * LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) KXOL -Ft. Worth KQWB- Fargo, N.D. D* PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You 20 -15 KAFY- Bakersfield Wanna (TSOP) 25 -18 COTTON, LLOYD & CHRISTIAN -I Go SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- KYSN -Colorado Springs To Pieces (20th Century) BREAKOUTS: KLIV -San Jose lantic) ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) (RSO) ELTON LOHN- Island Girl (MCA) BOB SEGER- Katmandu (Capitol) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 23 -12 FRANKI VALLI -Our Day Will Come (D)PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You Wanna * Want To Touch You (A &M) * ARTHUR GARFUNKEL -I Only Have * FREDDY FENDER -Wasted Days & (Private Stock) P * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles Eyes For You (Columbia) HB -20 AUSTIN ROBERTS -Rocky (Private Stock) Wasted Nights (ABC /Dot) 15 -6 * ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) 29 -21 (Grunt) 19 -11 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 15 -8 * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way * ORLEANS -Dance With Me (Asylum) on page 24) JOHN DENVER -I'm Sorry (RCA) 8-1 * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You Want To Touch You (A &M) 27 -19 (Continued * 10 -7 (W.B.) 19-15 KONO -San Antonio KCBQ -San Diego KCPX -Salt Lake City WLS- Chicago KJOY- Stockton, Calif. 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KXOK BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN To Run Rust -St. Louis -Born JOAN BAEZ- Diamonds & (A &M) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) (Columbia) ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) JAMES TAYLOR -Mexico (W.B.) BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway BILLY SWAN- Everything's The Same NATALIE COLE -This Will Be (Capitol) FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You (Monument) MORRIS ALBERT- Feelings (RCA) * JOHN DENVER -Calypso (RCA) 30 -21 (RSO) (W.B.) NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) * HEAD EAST -Never Been Any Reason * ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) 14-9 * UNDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love * MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator * EAGLES Eyes (Asylum) 20 -9 * -Lyin' Is A Rose (Asylum) 23 -12 (Atlantic) 26-10 20 -7 (A &M) 16 -11 WPGC -Washington * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 20 -11 * ROAD APPLES -Let's Live Together D* PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You (Grunt) 15 -6 ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) lantic) 14 -10 (Mums) 18-11 WVBF -FM- Framingham, Mass. Wanna (TSOP) 17-6 WKBW -Buffalo WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) KSLQ- FM -St. Louis WSGN -Birmingham, Ala. WMPS -Memphis SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You MAC DAVIS -I Still Love You (Colum- ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) lantic) (W.B.) 25-17 bia) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) D PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You JOHN FOGERTY -Rockin' All Over The FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) 28-20 GEORGE HARRISON -You (Apple) WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) Wanna (TSOP) * World (Elektra) (W.B.) WCAO - Baltimore * NONE * ARTHUR GARFUNKEL -I Only Have D* DAVID BOWIE -Fame (RCA) 10-1 GEORGE HARRISON -You (Apple) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 22 -8 * Eyes For You (Columbia) 16-12 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 20 -13 LINDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love MORRIS ALBERT -Feelings (RCA) 7-1 JEFFERSON STARSHIP Miracles COLTER Ain't Never Been * Is A Rose (Asylum) * - * JESSI -You WHB-Kansas City WPRO- Providence WSAI- Cincinnati (Grunt) 20-16 Loved (Capitol) HB -20 MIKE POST- Manhattan Spiritual NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) NEIL SEDAKA-Bad Blood (Rocket) WHHY- Montgomery, Ala. ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) (MGM) * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- AUSTIN ROBERTS -Rocky (Private ARTHUR GARFUNKEL -I Only Have WAYLON JENNINGS -Are You Sure BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run LINDA RONSTADT -Love Is A Rose lantic) HB -22 Stock) * Eyes For You (Columbia) Hank Done It This Way (RCA) (Columbia) 24-14 (Asylum) WMAK -Nashville * DICKIE GOODMAN -Mr. Jaws (Cash) * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- * JOHN DENVER- I'm Sorry (RCA) 16 -5 NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) FREDDY FENDER -Secret Love (ABC/ 14 -5 * lantic) 15 -5 * JEFFERSON STARSHIP- Miracles 10 -1 Dot) MELISSA MANCHESTER-Just Too D* TAVARES-It Only Takes A Minute * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles (Grunt) 15 -6 WGH- Newport News, Va. Many People (Arista) (Capitol) 17 -13 (Grunt) 19-11 * JOHN DENVER -Calypso (RCA) 27 -15 WCOL -Columbus KEWI- Topeka LOGGINS & MESSINA-A Lover's WORC- Worcester, Mass. * MELISSA MANCHESTER -Just Too BEE GEES- Nights On Broadway CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR- Dreaming Question (Columbia) Many People (Arista) 20 -12 (RSO) ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) Robin, Fly A Dream (De Lite) SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) WTOB- Winston /Salem, N.C. LOGGINS & MESSINA-A Lover's (Midland Int'I.) * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- JOHN FOGERTY- Rockin' All Over The Question (Columbia) * GEORGE HARRISON -You (Apple) EX- (MCA) lantic) 1710 World (Elektra) BARON STEWART -We Been Singin' ELTON JOHN -Island Girl 20 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 31 -21 Songs (U.A.) ROAD APPLES -Let's Live Together JOHN DENVER-Calypso (RCA) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 14 -8 * * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You * HEAD EAST -Never Been Any Reason (Mums) 16-7 * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You (W.B.) 28 -19 * LINDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love WLAC -Nashville (A &M) 21 -18 (W.B.) 13 -7 NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) Is A Rose (Asylum) 27 -14 * WYRE- Annapolis, Md. 14 -6 JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 24 -13 (Grunt) 9 -4 North Central Region WAKY -Louisville ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) WSGA -Savannah, Ga. WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) MELISSA MANCHESTER-Just Too WDRC - Hartford ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) Many People (Arista) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) D* RITCHIE FAMILY -Brazil (20th Cen- TOP ADD ONS: BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway STATLER BROS. -1'11 Go To My Grave tury) HB -13 (Mercury) * SPINNERS -Games People Play (At- (RSO) ARTHUR GARFUNKEL -1 Only Have lantic) 13 -6 Eyes For You (Columbia) BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * OUTLAWS -There Goes Another Love ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * You FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves (W.B.) JOHN DENVER -I'm Sorry (RCA) 6-1 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I (RSO) HB -15 Song (Arista) 30 -22 * JEFFERSON STARSHIP Miracles * To Run (Colum * - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To (A 20-14 WLEE- Richmond, Va. -13 Want Touch You &M) bia) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP- Miracles (Grunt) 21 WLCY -St. Petersburg, Fla. (Grunt) 28.21 MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 24-17 * (Atlantic) 25-19 ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) WBGN -Bowling Green,. OUTLAWS -There Goes Another Love WTRY -Albany WTMA- Charleston, S.C. PRIME MOVERS: (MCA) Song (Arista) BAY CITY ROLLERS-Saturday Night * ELTON JOHN- Island Girl ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) (Arista) MARSHALL TUCKER BAND -Fire On NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) LINDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love * LINDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love Eyes (Asylum) The Mountain (Capricorn) 29 -15 Is A Rose (Asylum) Go (Capitol) 32-21 EAGLES-Lyin' Is A Rose (Asylum) * WINGS- Letting MORRIS MOD-Feelings (RCA) * HELEN REDDY -Ain't No Way To Treat * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) NEIL SFDANA -Bad Blood (Rocket) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 12 -6 * SUNSHINE BAND- That's The Way I A Lady (Capitol) 17-5 (W.B.) 25 -13 NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) * ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) 22 -19 * Like It (Ti() 13.4 * ROAD APPLES -Let's Live Together 24-15 (Mums) 12 -6 WPTR- Albany WwAM -Miami Northeast Region * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I BREAKOUTS: WJET -Erie, Pa. ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) Want To Touch You (A &M) HB -19 ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) TOP ADD ONS: BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway WKIX -Raleigh, N.C. CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) JOHN DENVER -Calypso (RCA) (RSO) FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You (W.B.) ELTON JOHN Island Girl (MCA) Want To Touch You (A &M) MORRIS ALBERT -Feelings (RCA) 21- EAGLES Eyes (Asylum) 39 -10 - MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator (Atlantic) * ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * -Lyin' 6 WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 30 -15 BEE GEES- Nights On Broadway (RSO) * OUTLAWS -There Goes Another Love * * ARTHUR GARFUNKEL -I Only Have ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) Song (Arista) 44 -32 ARTHUR GARFUNKEL -I Only Have * * NATALIE COLE -This Will Be (Capitol) Eyes For You (Columbia) 15 -5 Eyes For You 19 -8 (Columbia) 31 -16 CKLW -Detroit WRIE -Erie, Pa. Southeast Region * ARTHUR ALEXANDER -Every Day I WFUN -Miami WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) MANHATTAN TRANSFER -Operator Have To Cry Some (Buddah) 29 -18 (Atlantic) * PRIME MOVERS: NATALIE COLE-This Will Be (Capitol) TOP ADD ONS: WORD- Spartanburg, S.C. ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) JIGSAW -Sky High (Chelsea) * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) WILLIE HUTCH -Love Power (Mo- WAR -Low Rider (U.A.) 16 -11 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 21 -12 JEFFERSON STARSHIP- Miracles (Grunt) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) town) FREDDY FENDER -Wasted Days & * MORRIS ALBERT- Feelings (RCA) 14- LINDA RONSTADT-Heat Wave /Love Is A Rose * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 19-5 * WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator 6 (Asylum) Wasted Nights (ABC /Dot) 17-12 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way I Want To (Atlantic) * JOHN DENVER -I'm Sorry (RCA) 18-8 Touch You (A &M) WGRD -Grand Rapids WCUE -Akron * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 24 -8 Y -100 (WHYI Miami /Ft. Lauderdale MANHATTAN TRANSFER- Operator -FM)- ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) BREAKOUTS: (Atlantic) * MARSHALL TUCKER BAND -Fire On The Mountain (Capricorn) 17 -3 LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) WINGS- Letting Go (Capitol) * PRIME MOVERS: ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 21 -10 STARSHIP Miracles I WAYS -Charlotte, N.C. JEFFERSON - * CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The Way BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway (RSO) Blood Eyes * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad (Rocket) Want To Touch You (A&M)$ 44 28 MELISSA MANCHESTER-Just Too Many EAGLES -Lyin (Asylum) (Grunt) WILLIE Eyes In 118 NEIL SEDAIA -Bad Blood (Rocket) NELSON -Blues Cryin' ARTHUP GARFUNKEL Only Have People (Arista) * -I POINTER SISTERS-How Long (Betcha Got A The Rain (Columbia) D* ESTHER PHILLIPS -What A Diff'rence Z -96 (WZZM-FM) -Grand Rapids Eyes For You (Columbia) 29 -18 Chick) (ABC /Blue Thumb) A Day Makes (Kudu) 29 -19 ROD STEWART -Sailing (Shelter) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run C Miracles * MORRIS ALBERT -Feelings (RCA) 21- (Columbia) Mid-Atlantic Region WABC -New York * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - (Grunt) 22-11 13 UNDA RONSTADT -Heat Wave /Love EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) BREAKOUTS: Is A Rose (Asylum) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 25 -17 WQPD -Lakeland, Fla. DAVID GEDDES -Run Joey Run (Big TOP ADD ONS: ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) ISLEY BROS. -Fight The Power Part 1 Tree) WNOX- Knoxville * I CAPTAIN & TENNILLE-The Way Want To ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) (T -Neck) 8 -5 Touch You (A &M) * JOHN DENVER -I'm Sorry (RCA) 14-7 ABBA (Atlantic) ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) -Sos * DICKIE GOODMAN -Mr. Jaws (Cash) WAR -Low Rider ((LA.) HUDSON BROS. -Lonely School Year LEON RUSSELL-Lady Blue (Shelter) ORLEANS With Me (Asylum) * -Dance Way I 3 -1 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE -The (Rocket) EAGLES-Lym' Eyes (Asylum) 85 Want To Touch You (A &M) WTAC -Flint, Mich. WPIX -FM -New York City * POINTER SISTERS -How Long (Bet - * FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You (MCA) WQXI -Atlanta cha' Got A Chick) (ABC /Blue Thumb) ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (W.B.) 28 -18 ELTON JOHN -Island Girl (MCA) 27-9 MIKE POST- Manhattan Spiritual ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) * PRIME MOVERS: MELISSA MANCHESTER-Just Too D* PEOPLES CHOICE -Do It Anyway You (MGM) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 28 -16 Many People (Arista) ABBA -Sos (Atlantic) Wanna (TSOP) 29.21 * LEON RUSSELL -Lady Blue (Shelter) FOUR SEASONS -Who Loves You (W.B.) * POINTER SISTERS -How Long (Bet - WGOW- Chattanooga, Tenn. WMFJ Daytona Beach, Fla. HB -25 * SILVER CONVENTION -Fly, Robin, Fly - ABBA-Sos (Atlantic) (Midland Intl.) 20 -13 cha' Got A Chick) (ABC /Blue Thumb) TAVARES Only Takes A Minute Too D* -It NEIL SEDAIIA-Bad Blood (Rocket) 159 MELISSA MANCHESTER -Just ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) (Capitol) 27 -23 * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 24 -21 Many People (Arista) * EAGLES -Lyin' Eyes (Asylum) 10-5 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN- Something WIXY- Cleveland WBBF - Rochester, N.Y. POCO -Keep On Tryin' (ABC) WFOM -Atlanta Better To Do (MCA) ELTON JOHN- Island Girl (MCA) SWEET- Ballroom Blitz (Capitol) * NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) BREAKOUTS: ELTON JOHN Girl (MCA) RITCHIE FAMILY (20th Cen- BEE GEES -Nights On Broadway -Island 25 -5 D* -Brazil POINTER SISTERS-How Long (Bet - (RSO) SWEET- Ballroom Blitz (Capitol) tury) 24 -21 cha' Got A Chick) (ABC/ Blue Thumb) * DAVID GEDDES -Run Joey Run (Big ELTON LOHN- Island Girl (MCA) NEIL SEDAKA -Bad Blood (Rocket) EAGLES Eyes (Asylum) 21-8 -Bad Blood (Rocket) * * JEFFERSON STARSHIP - Miracles * -Lyin' Tree) 23 -8 * NEIL SEDAKA 177 JOAN BAEZ- Diamonds & Rust (A &M) 2119 JAMES TAYLOR-Mexico (W.B.) 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www.americanradiohistory.com In the 1975 International Radio Programming Forum Awards competition sponsored by Billboard Magazine... METROMEDIA WINS AGAIN & AGAIN & A

THROUGH THE YEARS, the Metromedia stations, program directors and on- the -air personalities have found that their fiercest competition for various awards has been their Metromedia sister stations and colleagues.

So it is with the 1975 International Radio Programming Forum Awards, sponsored by Billboard Magazine.

Metromedia stations and personnel received 13 nominations and of these, 6 were declared winners. The nominations are listed by station on the map below.

THE WINNERS ARE:

WNEW -FM: Winner of the First Grand International Station of the Year Award, which, in the words of Billboard Magazine, "...cesignates WNEW -FM as the greatest radio station in the world:' WNEW -FM was also named Progressive Radio Station of the Year. KSAN's Bonnie Simmons was named Progressive Program Director of the Year and, incidentally, is the first woman to receive this accolade from her peers. KLAC's documentary program, "Tribute to Bob Wills;' received the award for Program of the Year. In the first tie ever awarded in the Air Personality of the Year Competition, KMET's Shadoe Stevens and B. Mitchel Reed were named co- winners. METROMEDIA stations aren't handcuffed by corporate critics or divisional decrees. Each outlet is M' I given creative freedom. Each station diligently strives to become an integral part of the community.To build a distinctive personality. KSAN This autonomy pays off. It pays off in program quality. It pays SAN FRANCISCO off in advertiser support. It pays off in attracting and Nominations: keeping top personnel. STATION OF THE YEAR Bonnie Simmons Instead of organizational charts, Metromedia Station PROGRAM DIRECTOR It is this OF THE YEAR Managers keep busy drawing more listeners. dedicated attitude that has helped Metromedia Radio M'I become a major force in marketing communications. WNEW-FM NEW YORK REPRESENTED NATIONALLY BY METRO RADIO SALES Nominations: STATION OF THE YEAR Scott Muni PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR M' I KNIET LOS ANGELES M'I Nominations: Shadoe Stevens WDHF AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR CHICAGO B. Mitchel Reed AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Jim Channell AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR M'l I

KLAC PHILADELPHIA LOS ANGELES Nominations Nominations: STATION OF THE YEAR STATION OF THE YEAR , r aá -«a r,r C'iil7ivB3A."tA Hal Smith lyy£rAFtNC ï 530,u,Z,fd3tR 5 Gasy+e Dean Tyler PROGRAM DIRECTOR r rer 9 LA.t7td PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR arJa rT OF THE YEAR e y - Larry Scott f c a 1Kèixty Jpirvç;y_¡"a{ Lína AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR x.-,. Ñ 1,-T E "tT r` x.s SPECIAL PROGRAM -f . :Ifi'A1°/ äF .,,AM Ctitî3AA,,"., OF THE YEAR r{nb PuP6tz, ia..ai* IfIn ¢ --.,r ` i:'" iDktah MI C,3t- uls"``Ls OKkxtA RK - Ar6uoúse# ,.,Lu -tor k» If w¡/)'Mf xtCá; h WASH tverCrty FtFN'orth DaltV a Las Coruce ` WASHINGTON J' T,,,enA tif dS:7 ti `l lfi:. ruda Sr n.g A;rs .°n.p",r ^:3;`ti...tt¿OÍâ4A loare Bob Hughes PROGRAM DIRECTOR ermOSÌfiD .a THE YEAR :taymas "Ch,h. dhUd OF NulJO La San Blas Li}t()y L t1ioA tP r r v ` www.americanradiohistory.com 26 Radio-W Programming MCA Label Has Own Air Force Can Stations Overpromote? Continued from page 20 KRE. "KRE shaped me in those war his name and became Bert S(,li- he went to radio station KVSM and years. They would sign on in the taire." Florida P.D. Says Yes morning with "sold them on the idea of putting me the hardest blues you Then, KVSM went to a county) ever By SARA LANE on the air on Sunday afternoon with heard, programmed basically to music format "and we all got our no- the black shipyard workers on their HOLLYWOOD, it a show called 'Your Record Collec- tices. I took my fan mail and went to Fla. -Is pos- Fighting," Calhoon's "Dance, way to work. tion Review' -a three -hour show KIBE In Palo Alto, Calif. The sta- sible for a radio station to over - Dance, Dance" and the Doobie "And there was a program called promte itself? Robert Walker, young Brothers "Take Me In playing my own records and inviting tion hired me. I would sign on the Your Arms." `Turntable Twirling' with forms other collectors to come by and play all station at 6 a.m.... did news, ran the program director at Y- 100 -FM "We had an opportunity to jump their records." of music by request. 'Open House' board for the Portuguese hour, etc. thinks so. "In fact," he says, "we may right on the Doobie Brothers record was on every afternoon about the The afternoons, though, were free have had too much promotion a in that we had a weekend exclusive. The show got amazing mail re- time school broke out ... this show couple of weeks ago when we were When the promotion man brought it sponse. "The station was impressed, for me to be a deejay on the air. I re- played pop music by request and lis- celebrating our second birthday. We in, I liked it and it sounded like a hit so they put me on the staff full -time. member those days well. The pro- teners would vote for the top records gram director of KIBE was Johnny had five major events in one week. to me. so we ran with it. Made a big I did everything -news, deejay stints, and the announcer would play the Daniels, who was playing a new We could have spread each one out hoopla out of it, screamed exclusive a high school drama group pro- best two requested tunes again. Bert and gotten more mileage for each." and gave away the first copies in the gram." form of music called 'cool jazz' and I Axelrod was the deejay. Later, he really couldn't get behind all that On Sunday, Aug. 3, Y -100 cele- world. Occasionally, this kind of All of was this time, he listening to had an on- the -air contest to change until one day Ralph Gleason, a tra- brated its birthday and over that promotion will be effective. Of dition jazz fan, featured a review of weekend took in over 4,000 phone course, we got hit right away by 30 a record on Prestige by the Modern calls from listeners. The enticement other promotion men saying, 'Hey, Jazz Quartet ... a complete depar- to phone was a 1975 Mazda KR 3. let's do the same thing.' But the thing ture for Gleason to write about. No names or addresses were given, that made this so unique was the just phone numbers. At 5 p.m. Mon- Doobies were extremely hot here - "He said it was the most important day evening, disk jockeys started they'd just played a concert. And The Mini -Drama small jazz group since Louis Arm- dialing and the first person to an- also we had the weekend exclusive. strong's Hot Five. I went down and swer with 'I listen to the new sound "Another record was Calhoon's bought the album and flipped ... of Y -100' received the posh auto. 'Dance, Dance, Dance.' Their man- moved over and expanded my musi- The next day, $24,999 was given ager, Ron Samuels, owner of the cal tastes and got completely into away. disco Rum Bottoms, was using a progressive jazz." "It was the last call of the day," rough mix of that tune in all his ra- Cosgrave worked at KIBE until Walker said. "We had almost given dio advertising. We received calls the Korean conflict; he spent four up anyone knowing the exact num- from listeners asking when they years in the real Air Force engaged ber of dollars in the giveaway." would be able to hear the rest of the in psychological research. When he Wednesday and Thrusday were record. Samuels, of course, had in- got out in the fall of 1954, he went 'off days although Y -100 was busy corporated radio copy stating that back and finished, up college at San promoting the return of K.C. and Calhoon was doing that tune nightly Francisco State majoring in radio the Sunshine Band ceremonies as at Rum Bottoms. And, in a way, we and television production. Mean- well as giving away K.C. albums and were forced on that record." while, he started working at Ross T- shirts. Friday afternoon Y -100 air Walker consults major trade Radio, a record store and TV instal- personalities met some 100 K.C. fans charts and watches other station. se- lation firm. "Anytime someone at Miami International Airport giv- lections. Records he programs usu- bought a TV set, I'd go out and in- ing away cash prizes for fans bring- ally have a track record. stall an antenna." ing in the largest banner proclaim- "I look at specific stations where ing K.C.'s triumphant homecoming there are people I know and whose One of the record salesmen calling from a sellout tour of England. methods I know and weigh these on Cosgrave was the late Charlie On Friday evening, Y -100 did a heavily." There is also an extensive Bratnober, from the independent quadraphonic simulcast on tele- interchange between other Heftel distributor Chatton Distributing in vision with "Disco 76," a WTVJ -TV stations 13 -Q in Pittsburgh and Oakland. Bratnober was leaving to production. KGMQ in Honolulu. join Eric Distributing. "I took over "People are still calling in wanting "I learned long ago to completely his old job as sales and promotion to know when the next one is going distrust my own ear," Walker says. manager for Chatton. Monday to happen," Walker says. "We just "Well, not completely distrust it, but through Thursday, I would sell rec- got word from WTVJ that the show I tend to ignore its influence on me ords to stores, then on Friday. I was No. 1 and the first time the sta- because I find that records I really would visit every radio station in the tion ever was No. 1 in that time slot. liked may or may not be hits. The bay area ... promotion was just a It reached 120,000 households." Doobie Brothers 'Take Me In Your one -day -a -week job in those days. The following afternnon Y -100 Arms' is a prime example. The more And our firm, in fact, was one of the sponsored a free concert at Virginia I listened to it, the more I thought first to have someone even involved Beach with upwards of 8,000 in at- this was a stoned hit. As it was, it in promotion -Mary Bratnober, tendance. It was K.C.'s first U.S. turned out well in this market, but in Charlie's wife. concert. Calhoon and the Wizard of a lot of others it was a complete stiff. "To illustrate how far back that All appeared on the bill. To the contrary, I listened to Black was, Phillis Diller was music director "We really should have spread Water 20 times and couldn't hear it." of KROW in Oakland." these events out over a longer period Y -100 shoots for the l2 -to -40 mar- of time, but to the consistent Y -100 ket although station statistics indi- was with 15 Cosgrave Chatton for listener, it probably was the biggest cate its majority of listeners are in last 10 years as years, his manager. week in radio in South Florida." the 12 -to-35 bracket. Information is Then in 1970 he went to MCA as na- This week . . . Walker feels that promotion is ex- (Continued on page 75) tional sales manager for Kapp Rec- tremely important to a radio station WTAE, Pittsburgh; WQXI, Atlanta; KDWB, ords under Johnny Musso. Cosgrave especially in its initial stages. "If Minneapolis; WGR, Buffalo; WAKY, Louisville; had broken "Viva Tirado" by El you're going to get anybody's atten- Chicano on the Gordo Records lation in a market of this size and with KDWN, Las Vegas; WTOB, Winston -Salem; bel. He brought that to Kapp Rec- as much competition as there is, you Billboard's New ords with him and it was a major hit. WSSB, Durham; 1 -55, Maui; KQWB, Fargo; RADIO have to make a big splash: wield a HAURAKI, Auckland; WSBR, Boca Raton; CHNS, At MCA, he learned to love coun- big board to hit people over the `Hitbound' Show try music. head. Halifax; KFYE, Fresno; CJME, Saskatchewan; A year later, after MCA Records "Now that we're here two years, On 150 Stations KYLT, Missoula; and KANC, Anchorage. president Mike Maitland combined our entire promotional thrust has WERE JOINED BY: KTAC, Seattle /Tacoma; all of the labels under one MCA la- changed, but it's still important to LOS ANGELES -"Hitbound bel, Cosgrave became a field sales keep listeners moving. It's not a From Billboard" is now being heard CHED, Edmonton; CKLG, Vancouver; CKXL, and promotion coordinator "which question now of adding on great on 150 stations coast to coast. The masses, now we have to reinforce. syndicated program which debuts Calgary; CKY, Winnipeg; KDEF, Albuquerque; amounted to being a roadie ... I We try to feed out the image of a new singles and albums features a KGU, Honolulu; KKOS, Carlsbad; KROD, El Paso; would go to stores, racks, one -stops checking on records and reporting self-perpetuating thing. We have the national call -in by station listeners KYXI, Portland in programming "the world's best back the information to both Rick image of being a kind of off-the- to a central phone here. short syndicated feature, The Mini -Dramas." Frio, vice president of marketing, wall, zany station: kind of a party Steve Lundy hosts the program with which is produced Program and Pat Pipolo, then head of record people having a good time 24 by the hours a day." Shop here and marketed by Audio/ promotion. In 1972, I was made na- You can have "the best .. ." on your station Walker joined Heftel's Y -100 in Video Programming, Inc. tional sales manager. In March exclusively in your market. Call today for a demo 1973 and was involved in revamping The one -hour show is heard on 52 1974, they asked me to become na- it from an automated MOR station. of the top 50 area of dominanat in- tional promotion director after Pat He left to go with Heftel's Honolulu fluence (ADI) radio markets and in Bob Hamilton or Chuck Blore Pipolo left. station, returning to Y -100 May 106 of the top 100 ADI markets. 1974. Walker's association with ra- Audio /Video Programming an- Chuck Blore Creative Services! "But I feel I'm fortunate today to IO ticipates on 200 sta- be working with a hobby. And early dio goes back years and he's been having the show with such stations as KAKC, tions by the end of the year. Among San Francisco was an unbelievable 1606 N. Argyle Avenue, Hollywood 90028 WHBQ and WYMQ. initial sponsors are Avon, Motown, to up in musically. I lived 213 -466 -9221 place grow Most of the records played have a A &M and People Magazine. there in the heyday of jazz, the early proven track record although Y -I 00 The program is built around rock years ... if anyone had their has broken a few -George MacRae's single and LP picks as determined ears open, it was great." "Rock Your Baby," "Kung Fu by Billboard's record review panels.

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w NEW YORK -The movement to Other fund raising concerts in the launched last month following the i sM TITLE save WRVR -FM from a proposed series are scheduled for Oct. 12 at announcement by the Sonderling W : g Artist, label Si Number (Distributing Labe» format change received another shot Gerald's, Cambria Heights, N.Y., Broadcasting Co. that it had ac- in the arm Sept. 22 when an esti- with close to 50 jazz acts scheduled quired the financially station 1 1 5 CHAIN REACTION mated 1,500 guests, to appear; a Latin Festival, Oct. 20 most of whom from the Riverside Church, and Crusaders, ABC /Blue Thumb BTSD 6022 donated at least $5 each, jammed at the Village Gate, coordinated by planned to dilute the all -jazz format 2 5 5 MELLOW MADNESS both the upstairs and downstairs Nancy Luciano, and ajam session in Quincy Jones, A &M SP 4526 sections of the Village Gate for the New Jersey, for which a date is still to a mix of soul /r &b /and jazz in an first a series fund -raising con- to be set. effort to turn around the financial 3 4 8 ESTHER PHILLIPS w /BECK of of Kudu KU 23 S1 (Motown) certs sponsored by the Citizens' The battle to save WRVR was downtrend (Billboard, Sept. 20). Committee to Save Jazz Radio. 4 3 14 THE CHICAGO THEME The concert, to which more than Hubert Laws, CTI 6058 S1 (Motown) CLIMAXES LONG HASSLE 35 key jazz artists donated their time 5 2 32 MISTER MAGIC and talents, yielded at least 1,500 of Grover Washington Jr., Kudu KU 20 S1 (Motown) the targeted 100,000 signatures the 6 7 27 EXPANSIONS committee hopes to collect to present N.Y. Jazz Museum Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes, Flying Dutchman BDL1- to the Federal Communications 0934 (RCA) Commission when its petition comes 7 9 12 PHENIX up for hearing. Evicted, Penniless Cannonball Adderley, Fantasy F 79004 The all -night jam session also By RADCLIFFE JOE 8 6 12 LIQUID LOVE yielded about $5,000 which will be Freddie Hubbard, Columbia PC 33556 used by the committee to help defray NEW YORK -The New York back almost two years. About a year legal and other operational costs. Jazz Museum, broke and bogged ago the N.Y. Attorney General's of- 9 8 18 TALE SPINNIN' A partial list of artists taking part down in legal entanglements, has fice was called in to help arbitrate Weather Report, Columbia PC 33417 in the concert includes David Am- been evicted from its west side Man- the dispute, and a watchdog com- 10 14 25 CHASE THE CLOUDS AWAY ram, Kenny Barron, George Benson, hattan home, and prospects for its mittee was appointed. This, accord- Chuck Mangione, A &M SP 4518 Walter Booker, Brian Brake, Chick future are bleak, according to offi- ing to the museum's members, had 11 10 16 A TEAR TO A SMILE Corea, Larry Coryell, Michael Ur- cials of the organization. little effect in quelling the dissen- Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Polydor PD 6046 baniak, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ro- The museum was evicted from its sion. 12 15 5 FIRST CUCKOO land Hanna, Buster Williams, Ur- West 55th St. quarters last week, os- Because of the politics, prestigious Deodato, MCA 491 sula Durziak, Eddie Palmieri, Billy tensibly because of non -payment of patrons of the museum such as John Taylor and Jeremy Steig. rent over an extended period. How- Hammond, Ms. Louis Armstrong 13 13 27 STEPPING INTO TOMORROW ever, political infighting over who and Benny Goodman disassociated Donald Byrd, Blue Note BN- LA368 -G (United Artists) All space and a percentage of the bar sales were donated free by Art controls the museum and its price- themselves from the organization. 14 20 8 WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS? D'Lugoff, owner of the Village less archives of books, films, photo- The current legal squabble hinges War, United Artists UA- LA441 -G C Gate. graphs, records and other historical on who gets custody of the museum's CC 15 12 25 IN THE POCKET treasures has been raging for two archives, confiscated by the build- o Stanley Turrentine, Fantasy F 9478 years, and has reportedly played a ing's landlord following the eviction. CO major role in the death -dealing blow J 16 25 5 PRESSURE SENSITIVE Fischer lays claim to the collection. J Ronnie Laws, Blue Note BN- LA452 -G (United Artists) Jazz Beat it has sustained. The Bradley contingent is also ex- 17 16 42 SUN GODDESS Major contenders in the conflict ploring legal avenues to gain cus- LOS ANGELES -Bill Hassett Jr., Tony Ben - Ramsey Lewis, Columbia KC 33194 are the museum's executive director tody of the documents. tr.; nett's associate in his new record label, also op- t` Howard Fischer, and Jack Bradley, Meanwhile, music industry rn 18 18 18 THE BRECKER BROTHERS erates the Statler Hilton in Buffalo and has be- its Arista AL 4037 gun booking jazz acts. Opening the schedule managing director. Caught in the sources speculate that the museum recently was Bobby Hackett and Vic Dickenson middle of the onslaught are mem- had not been able to inspire record 19 21 5 TAKING OFF with Joe Venuti currently onstage. Upcoming bers of the museum's board of direc- companies' support because of its m David Sanborn, Warner Bros. BS 2873 w gigs are by Earl Hines, Buddy DeFranco, Jackie tors, which includes such music in- chaotic situation. 20 11 25 TWO and Roy Kral, Dorothy Donegan and Mercer El- dustry names as Stanley Dance, In a recent Billbaord article (Sept. o Bob James, CTI 6057 Sl (Motown) I- lington and the Duke Ellington band. Walter Wager, Max Cohen, Nat 27), Fischer had complained that the U o 21 17 27 NO MYSTERY Following her first appearance at the Monte- Shapiro, Clement Mead Moore and musuem was unable to generate Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea, Polydor PD 6512 rey Jazz Festival, Helen Merrill played the Times David Stone Martin. help or interest from record comin Studio City and El Matador in San Francisco. 22 30 3 THE BOY'S DOIN' IT The internal strife that has shaken panies even though most of them Redbeard Productions named booker for a Masekela, Casablanca NBLP 7017 the foundation of the museum dates were involved with jazz. series of concerts for the Silver Slipper Ballroom 23 19 23 DISCOTHEQUE on the Strip in Las Vegas. Contact Robert Leon- Herbie Mann, Atlantic SD 1670 ard in Las Vegas. 24 22 14 PHOEBE SNOW Vocalist Betty Carter and bassist Ron Carter L.A. NARAS Honors Its Shelter SR 2109 (MCA) are back -to -back headliners at Concerts By The Sea in Redondo Beach, Calif., Sept. 30-Oct. 2 25 34 3 SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE and Oct. 3 -5, respectively. Studio Favorites Nov. 5 Kool & The Gang, De -Lite 2016 (PIP) Univ. of Pittsburgh hosts its fifth seminar on LOS ANGELES -The Roxy The- Los Angeles chapter will frolic at a 26 36 5 CONCIERTO jazz Oct. 9-11. Event is dedicated to Cannonball ater of the Sunset Strip will be the picnic Oct. 12 at Tapia Park. Chair- Jim Hall, CTI 6060 S1 (Motown) this year. Musicians participating include Jaki scene Nov. 15 for the local chapter of man of the event is Jim Helms. At- 27 33 12 COME GET TO THIS Byard, Kenny Burrell, Richard Davis, Louis NARAS to honor "most valuable" tractions will include a belly dancer, Nancy Wilson, Capitol ST 11386 Hayes, Joe Henderson, Lou Soloff and Sonny studio musicians and background astrological readings for NARAS Stitt. Event culminates with a concert led by Na- 28 28 10 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL singers. Artie Butler will emcee. members and musical entertain- than Davis, faculty member and seminar direc- Norman Connors, Buddah BDS 5643 For the first time, members of the ment. tor. Also disclosed by the chapter are Z9 BAD LUCK IS ALL I HAVE Pianist Barry Harris' first LP for Xanadu re- Eddie Harris, Atlantic SD 1675 of craft com- calls music by Tadd Dameron..... James Moody members nominating Charlie Gaines mittees to assist in preliminaries to 30 24 47 BAD BENSON cutting his first LP for Vanguard.... The Heath George Benson, CTI 6045 S1 (Motown) brothers, bassist Percy and tenorman Jimmy, the 1976 Grammy Awards. They in- Blowing Again Whorf, pack- have a quartet working in the East.... Trumpet- clude Chris album 31 23 51 PIECES OF DREAMS er Joe Faddis cut an LP for Pablo using Roland aging; Nick DeCaro, musical ar- Stanley Turrentine, Fantasy F -9465 PHILADELPHIA -The Dela- Hanna, Ron Carter and Mickey Roker, the last - ware Valley Jazz Fraternity, local rangements; Larry Livine, 32 27 8 SOLO CONCERTS /BREMEN, LAUSANNE named recently playing with Dizzy at Monterey. area fan club of jazz aficionados, engineering; Richard Oliver and Al- Keith Jarrett, ECM3-1035/37 (Polydor) Chico Hamilton's famous 1955 quintet reu- opens its new season of "concert" lan Rinde, album annotation; Vi 33 26 10 BECK nited for a film at San Diego City College. Group meetings at the George Washington Redd, jazz, and Eddie Lambert, Joe Beck, Kudu KU 21 SI (Motown) included Buddy Collette on flute, Jim Hall on Motor Lodge in suburban Trevose, screening nominees for producer of guitar, Fred Katz on cello and Carson Smith on 34 29 8 TIMELESS Pa., with 75- year -old trumpeter the year. bass. ... Gene Perla's PM label has two LPs John Abercrombie, ECM 1047 (Polydor) Charlie Gaines. Rinde also is doubling as mem- forthcoming featuring Elvin Jones. ... Chuck bership chairman and spearheading 35 37 3 SONG FOR MY LADY Joe Seigle, who arranges the con- Mangione slated to play with his quartet plus a a drive for 100 new members when Jon Lucien, Columbia PC certs, brought Gaines out of retire- 33544 symphony orchestra at the Arie Crown Theater ment for the Sunday night concert. the new membership year starts Oct. 36 WATERBED in Chicago Oct. 11. Gaines, a name to be reckoned 1. For the first time, NARAS admis- Herbie Mann, Atlantic SD 1676 Send items for Jazz Beat to Billboard, 9000 sion forms are being placed at local Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. with in the '20s and '30s, played the 37 39 5 THE LAST CONCERT speakeasy circuit in New York with BMI and ASCAP offices, in record- Modern Jazz Quartet, Atlantic SD 2-909 Leroy Smith's Band, laying down ing studios throughout Los Angeles 38 35 3 KHARMA Laws With Ozawa musical background for Bessie County and at record company of- Charles Earland, Prestige 10095 (Fantasy) OAKLAND -Hubert Laws. flute Smith, Ethel Waters, Bricktop and fices. Bones Howe is the chapter presi- 39 40 3 LUMINESSENCE player, was accompanied by Seiji Blanche Calloway. He also played Keith Jarrett & Jan Garbarek, ECM 1049 (Polydor) Ozawa and the San Francisco Sym- with Charlie Johnson's Orchestra in dent. 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www.americanradiohistory.com Economic Outlook Positive Retailing, Distribution 31 Reshapes To Change By GRIER LOWRY The music market in this 1,300,000 area population city has its share of dilemmas. Among them grueling price -foot- balling in both hardware and software. And in past years, the area has lost a string of onetime retailing stalwarts. Jenkins Music Co., Mr. Z's Records, GEM (discounting trail -blazer), Cook's Department Store, and Mis- sion Records, to mention a few names. There was a shift in the 50's in the distribution picture with the major record companies -RCA, Capitol, Columbia, Decca, etc. -and several big independent, including Roberts Music Co., phasing out branches. In their stead came the one -stops, Davidson's and Musical Isle and rack jobbers like the Handleman Co., and J. L. Marsh. ter photo Kansas City's $250 mil- Many Kansas City stereo retailers complain of rough going lion downtown suburb is in maintaining price points and gross profits. One hardware As a market for recordings and music -related products and highlighted by Crown specialist noted that three years ago he was on a steady 35 services, the greater Kansas City area's total economic pos- Center left. Jazz at Brush percent gross markup course, but it dipped to 29 percent the ture is pertinent. And in many areas, the metro picture is posi- Creek Country Club Plaza following year, last year to 25 percent. He says now he's tive. In unemployment, the area is better off than the national highlights the city's "fighting like hell for 24 percent." average and upcoming construction appears promising with rich music activity. But he adds: "I'm moving three times the stereo equipment non -residentials up 75 percent. I did three years ago." Especially positive is the comparison of retail sales through The cry goes up among hardware and software independ- general merchandise, apparel and appliance and furniture ents alike that the discounters and chains are killing business (G.A.F.) stores with Kansas City pacing much larger metros (and the personalized service concept) with bruising low - such as Detroit and well ahead of Chicago. priced promotions and closeout goods. There are numerous bright notes even though mid -1975 ing consumers with spendable cash for the coming months. A couple of independent record shops have cornered a slug brings with it economic concern for the rest of this calendar The local construction industry remains strong with an esti- of the LP and prerecorded 8 -track business, selling LPs as Year. Recent national economic forecasts are plagued with mated $1.3 billion worth of construction underway or much as $2 under list prices. A distributor complains bitterly uncertainties. These uncertainties are caused by such poten- planned. Unemployment levels of 7.6 percent -8.6 percent that TV promotions pushing catalog oldies like Glenn Miller tial problems as energy shortages, the scarcity of capital, high during the first half of 1975, although high for this area, did and Tommy Dorsey at 200 on the $1 has all but obliterated unemployment and needs for transportation, food and raw not reach national levels and remained from' to 1 percent the middle -aged LP business. materials. Solutions to these problems range from increased lower during the respective months. A recovery here is ex- A jukebox operator who moonlights as a farmer is waiting to inventives to encourage industry investment to building con- pected to bring rates down to around 7 percent by year end. see how his farm crop comes in before ordering new juke- sumer confidence through a re- examination of tax laws. At midyear, the area's work force totaled 624,700 persons boxes. The whole business is definitely shifting from the in- One thing is certain: the "unknowns" will tend to promote with an unemployment rate of 8.6 percent compared to the ner -city to regional suburban shopping centers -Blue Ridge, further caution in business planning. Locally as well as nation- national rate of 9.1 percent. This meant that locally some Independent Center, Metcalf South and the newest Oak Park. ally. Modest expansionary policies should be the rule rather 53,600 persons were unemployed. The rate of unemployment Crown Center is the only major in -town center. However, the than a strong rebound from recession. began declining the second quarter after the traditional first black population (170,000 -plus) is a growing factor. In Kansas City, businessmen anticipate a definite turn quarter slump, but the influx of high school and college stu- The general consensus is that both the software and hard- around from the recession of late 1974 and early 1975. Many dents reversed that trend in June. ware business is split up a dozen or more different ways with industries have recently experienced a stabilization and de- The second half should see a gradual reduction of unem- the multiples grabbing the top heavy portion. They include cline of inventory levels since the 1974 build -up and January ployment, continuing the downward trend which became Burstein -Applebee, Venture, Woolco, GMC, Radio Shack, Ken- 1975 peak. Inventory liquidation the second half will be a key apparent in April and May. With students returning to school nedy & Cohen, K mart, Macy's, Jones, Penney's and New - to recovery from unemployment later this year as manufac- and auto manufacturers resuming production of new models berry's. turers increase production. in August, the rate of unemployment should drop to between Singles are down. Jukebox operators aren't changing rec- Personal savings soared during the April -June period, leav- 7 percent and 7.5 percent. 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diences turned out in record -breaking numbers to attend popular, soul, rock and jazz concerts. During that period, over A Bustling Concert Heartland 350,000 concert-goers paid over $2 million for tickets to attend 64 separate musical events in Kansas City. These figures do not include ballroom dances, Philharmonic concerts or regular nightclub entertainment. In the two -week period from the end of July to the middle of August, more music concerts hit Kansas City than the most dedicated music lover could possibly assimilate. Jerry Lee Lewis, the old bopper, drew 9,000 to the Gold Buffet in North Kansas City from July 30 to Aug. 3; 850 jazz fans saw the Stan Kenton Orchestra at the Jewish Community Center on Aug. 7; the next night, 3,400 crowded Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas to hear the hottest new female vocalist in the country, Linda Ronstadt; at the same time, 19,400 packed Worlds of Fun Amphitheater for two outdoor shows by Captain and Ten - nille. The following night, Saturday, Aug. 9, 5,200 rock fans Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City photos heard Jefferson Starship in the Municipal Auditorium; an- Talent showcases in Kansas City include planned $14 million other 1,100 took in Three Dog Night on Sunday, Aug. 10 at Enid Jackson Kemper Center (left) and the R. Crosby Kemper Municipal Auditorium; 10,000 heard Donna Fargo, one of the Sports Arena with a 17,000 seat concert capacity. biggest names in country music, at Worlds of Fun the same day; the following Thursday and Friday nights, Aug. 14-15, some 1,100 rock'n'roll fans saw Wayne Cochran and the C.C. and customers by the hundreds of thousands to hear them Rider Band in four performances at the Off Broadway Club during that period. The musicians themselves called it the and Lounge. By JESS RITTER "Territory" -that vast rural area radiating outward from the The next Friday night, Aug. 15, 6,800 took advantage of city that they criss-crossed on one-night -stand dance band two-for- the -price -of -one tickets at Worlds of Fun Date Night to Neil Sedaka drew Kansas City is a green, heavily- wooded hilly town located on tours. The local Territory bands nurtured and trained men hear The Association; the next day, Sunday, the bluffs of the Missouri river. In its heyday as the busiest who went on to make American jazz history. Count Basie, who 12,000 music -hungry souls to Worlds of Fun for two perform- stockyards and cattle trading center in the nation, from World began playing with the Oklahoma City Blue Devils, took over ances. It all added up to a truly impressive 65,550 music fans War I until after World War II, Kansas City was one of the most the Bennie Moten orchestra in the early '30s. The Coon -Sand- wide -open, swinging entertainment cities in America. ers Nighthawks Orchestra, Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of spending roughly over a quarter of a million dollars - For decades, what the visiting cattlemen and ranchers -the Joy, Jay McShann and His Kansas City Blues Blowers, and all - $327,750-in two weeks' time. high -rollers and low- rollers, the big- spending daddies and night clubs like the Spinning Wheel, the Lone Star, the Reno The two biggest booking agents in Kansas City currently are their nickel- spending cousins -wanted was good food, gam- Club and Tutty's Mayfair produced nationally known jazz mu- Cowtown Productions and Worlds of Fun. Over the past three bling, dancing and female companionship. They found all sicians and singers like Basie, Jo Jones, Charlie Parker, Julia years, Worlds of Fun, the family theme park built by Lamar this, plus liquor that flowed freely all during Prohibition. They Lee, Mary Lou Williams, Jimmy Rushing, Paul Quinchette, Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs football team, has mak- found it mainly in the flourishing cabarets, restaurants and Lester (Pres) Young, Buster Smith, Pete Johnson, Jay moved from scheduling an occasional music concert to clubs located in the West Bottoms (the stockyards and pack- McShann and Big Joe Turner. ing concerts an integral part of the experience that comes inghouse area located at the confluence of the Kaw and Mis- The all -night jam sessions have dwindled to a few. The with the purchase of a theme park ticket. Last year, for in- souri Rivers) and in the wide -open nightclub area on the edge stockyards are being dismantled, but the tradition of Kansas stance, Worlds of Fun did not open its Amphitheater for con- of downtown known as "12th and Vine." City as a going -out town, as a center of entertainment for a certs until Mid -June. This year, the Amphitheater concerts began Memorial Day. The world- famous Kansas City jazz is a product of the all - large hunk of middle- America, still maintains. night jam sessions that flourished for visiting out -of- towners The recession hit Kansas City this year, but not with nearly Last April, in announcing the current season attractions at rein the 50 -some clubs located around Vine Street between the intensity that it did the rest of the country. New construc- Worlds of Fun, Lee Derrough, general manager, said: "The 12th and 18th. tion in the city was up 38 percent the last year, and the city sponse to our previous concerts was overwhelming. As a re- For generations of midwesterners, "going to the City" now boasts one of the most modern sports -complex facilities sult, we plan to provide many more concerts this year, be- meant one thing -going to Kansas City. Closing hours for in the nation. And all the facilities are being used for musical cause that is what our guests have asked for." clubs were non -existent during the Pendergast era of the '20s entertainment. The Worlds of Fun staff does continuous market research. and '30s. Musicians found steady work during the Depres- The past long hot summer was a red -hot one for Kansas "We do daily surveys among our younger patrons," explains sion; Kansas City attracted the nation's best jazz musicians City music concerts. Between May 1 and Labor Day, au- (Continued on page 33)

www.americanradiohistory.com Founder of Good Karma, Stan Ples- ser (insert lower left), says the Mid- west is an ideal area for a national business (the firm handles Ozark Mountain Daredevils, left, Brewer & Shipley and Danny Cox). "A phone is a phone, no matter where," says Plesser, who has as co- owners Paul Peterson, Mike Waggoner and Bon- nie Harney. J- Bridge president Les Matthews (insert at left) obviously agrees.

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boasts three recording labels -J- Bridge, Eternity and Jayco- for pop and soul, gospel and blues respectively. There are also two publishing companies-Cornsim (BMI) and O.C.B. (ASCAP). A J- Bridge Academy was recently established to teach a diversified curriculum of music related courses. Students at the academy are offered a school of music, workshops for writers and arrangers, and a school of mod- elling and charm whose graduates will be offered employment Good Karma photo within the music industry. Mid -America Management is, as its name implies, the management arm of J- Bridge, and functions to discover and man- quainted. We have all been working at our separate goals," agement what Matthews sees as the wealth of musical talent says Peterson, who has lived in the state since he was 12 and just waiting to be discovered in the Midwest. came from Pennsylvania. "I have just become acquainted The organization is currently sponsoring a talent contest in As in many regional markets, principals of labels and with Les Matthews of J- Bridge," says Peterson of another Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Kansas City and St. Louis, in the hope studios in Kansas City believe they are building a music en- strong booster of building an entertainment environment in of finding the best male vocalist, the best female vocalist, the vironment and furnishing an outlet for local talent. Over and Kansas City, only in the basically soul area. best male group, the best female group and the best instru- over in the preparation of this spotlight, there was an ex- Kansas City is no Basin Street, it can hardly hold a guitar mental group. Winners will be given a 12 -month recording pression of modesty and at the same time pride as well. string up to Memphis, and it is a long way from being the contract with J- Bridge, and will accompany two of the label's Several companies are emerging into the national scope, Nashville of the Midwest, but Matthews' dream is that Kansas top recording acts -Smoke and Roger Akers & The Chosen among them Good Karma, founded seven years ago by Stan City, once the showplace of America's jazz greats, could be- People, on a concert tour of Europe and Africa later this year. Plesser. The firm has just launched a label, Cowtown Rec- come a major recording center. In building J- Bridge as the base for a new musical Kansas ords, aimed primarily says Paul Peterson, Good Karma execu- Matthews is the president and chief operating officer of the City, Matthews is placing much emphasis on professionalism. tive, at exposing artists such as Danny Cox. Good Karma man - fledgling J- Bridge Productions, a company of recording la- Drawing on his own expertise in management and perform- ages the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Brewer & Shipley. bels, publishing and management houses, and a training ing, Matthews has retained some of the finest available tal- Other companies here are young and growing, among them academy. ents to help run his organization. K -Town Records, headed by Philip Myles along with producer According to Matthews, Kansas City, in its heyday, courted J- Bridge personnel includes Ban Wright, arranger (Wright David Izzard and engineer Ron Ubell of the Sound Recorders the talents of such jazz greats as Count Basie, Charlie Parker, also arranges for the Temptations); former disk jockey Julian studio. K -Town has a roster of five acts, McColl Sisters, Owen Andy Kirk, Mary Lou Williams, Ben Webster, Jay McShann, Riding, J- Bridge's public relations director; and Otis Bridges, Avery, Jeff & Penny, Trilogy, K -Town Satin Strings. Myles, Harlan Leonard and Joe Turner. head of J- Bridge's School of Music. whose brother John is a conductor with the 5th Dimension, "Yet, little local talent has ever been guided to stardom by Confident of the success of his ambitious venture, Mat- is another strong booster of the music scene here. local management," complains Matthews. "As a result, when thews says, "We are long on expertise and fortitude, and we Peterson says he doesn't boast that Kansas City is on the the hubs of musical activity shifted to the East and West are sure we can achieve our goal." verge of becoming a recording center. In that regard, he says, Coasts, the jazz personalities followed them, and Kansas City Sacred music in all its manifestations, from Southern gos- ''Our activities and those of several other companies here are slipped into musical obscurity." pel to classical, is the province of Tempo Records, which is what you might call the first flowering." In his long -range plan to put Kansas City back on the musi- currently operating at a volume level of some half -million al- Not surprisingly, the Billboard Spotlight has caused several cal map, Matthews envisions J- Bridge Productions emerging bums annually. But, says, Dr. Jesse Peterson, president of the music company principals in the city to become ac- as "the Motown of the Midwest." The operation already (Continued on page 40)

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www.americanradiohistory.com A Concert Heartland 33 Continued from page 31 Craig Lowder, public information representative at the park. "And what we find, again and again, is requests for more musical entertainment." The Worlds of Fun goal for this season was at least 40 con- GOOD KiIRMII certs; they passed that number Aug. 15 and continued to sign entertainers for the remainder of the season -specifically, Sha Na Na, Jim Stafford, Bobby Goldsboro and Ann Murray. Concert attendance was markedly ahead of the previous year. PRODUCTIONS, INC. The biggest crowd ever to attend a musical event at Worlds of Fun, 18,200.strong, saw the rock -jazz group Blood, Sweat & Tears on Aug. 3. A week later, 19.400 music patrons broke that record at the Captain and Tennille concert. Over that weekend, 43,907 persons passed through the turnstiles at Worlds of Fun; of that amount, two- thirds watched Captain Stan Plesser Paul Peterson and Tennille and Donna Fargo in four performances. By Labor - Day, 957,735 patrons attended Worlds of Fun. The Fall activi- 4218 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. 64111 ties will put the yearly attendance in the million -plus category. (816) 531 -3857 531 -8411 "We'll continue our outdoor -concert format next year," says Derrough, "but we want to experiment with it a little bit. Exclusive artist management for: We want a more varied mix of format, using humorists and other types of entertainers in addition to music groups. Our Bill Cosby show this year is an example. We're already per - suing availabilities of top -names performers for next year for our big weekends. One of our problems, however, is that performers don't understand our request for two 45- minute performances instead of one two -hour billing. People come for the rides, the picnics and the music. They like to stop in for a short concert and then go on to the rides." From its lowly street orgins in the Vanguard coffee house on south Main Street to a giant Rolling Stone concert in the Chiefs' new Arrowhead Stadium, the music -promotion dream of Stan Plesser has steadily grown over the past five years. Plesser, 42, founder of Cowtown Productions, came here with his family from New York but stopped off in Sedalia, Mo. to operate a shoe store. During his subsequent coffee -house years, Plesser saw local music promotion possibilities and ways of giving recording talent a chance. Along with Paul Pe- terson, who guides Good Karma, the musician -management side of Cowtown, Plesser took over an abandoned ballroom on the edge of downtown and began booking nationally known rock groups for concerts. From the beginning, however, Ples- ser, Peterson and Mike Wagoner, the Cowtown general man- -4889 ager, showed a flair for music promotion larger than the rock For bookings contact: Monterrey Peninsula Artists (408) 624 scene. "I want to provide good music in a pleasant atmosphere," said Wagoner. "We want to book good jazz groups, unknown talent on the way up, and even the Kansas City Phil- harmonic. We did a concert at Cowtown Ballroom with the BRWLR $ SHIPLEY Philharmonic that the kids loved. The musicians came out in shirtsleeves; the audience sat all around them. There was no on CAPITOL scheduled program. Mostly, the kids yelled out requests which the orchestra played. Everybody loved it. What I'd like to do next is book the Philharmonic as a casual act on one of our big rock concert programs at Arrowhead Stadium next summer." Currently, Plesser, Peterson and Good Karma manage Brewer and Shipley and the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, two "native" groups that have brought a refreshing, no- glitter country soul sound to rock. "What's happening in Kansas City is that we're showing that music indigenous to an environment does not have to be uprooted from that environment in order to achieve an influence nationally and even internationally," said Peterson. The recently -concluded British tour of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils was a sellout success at each of the four concerts. "The European critics couldn't leave the Daredevils alone," said Plesser. "They saw them as representing the American country, frontier ideal. They were fascinated by the fact that the band members all lived on Ozarks farms and avoided rock DANNY centers like Los Angeles and New York." Today the Daredevils live on separate farms in the Ozarks hills around Springfield, Mo., ranging up to 500 acres in the COX case of John Dylan, the only member not originally from Mis- souri (he has a farm in Arkansas). Says Plesser, "They just sort of decide to get together and meet at different farms on COWTOWN RECORDS when they want to rehearse or when they get ready for a performance or tour." Brewer and Shipley also live on separate farms near Rolla. On the basis of the successful Daredevils British tour, Brewer and Shipley will play in England in November, and the Dare- devils will tour the European continent after the first of the year. Cowtown Productions moved into the rock concert big time with their giant stadium concerts last summer. The unex- hooking for songs? pected concert possibilities of the new Kansas City sports facilities have attracted national music promotion and manage- We've got 'em! ment attention. "We get calls and visits from music promoters all over the nation," said Cowtown's Mike Wagoner. "They want to know how we get access to such facilities, how we run the shows so smoothly and how we get such good sound in outdoor stadiums." host Cabin Music, B.M.I. The biggest Kansas City concerts happen in Arrowhead Sta- dium which, with adjacent Royals baseball stadium makes up "Wanna Get to Heaven," "Jackie Blue," and more tunes the new Harry S. Truman Sports Complex on the eastern edge by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and other of the city. The acoustics in Arrowhead Stadium are surpris- Ozark writers. ingly crisp and clear for high -amplified rock groups. The bowl shape of the stadium contains the sound with very little or no echo. Both stadiums feature adequate parking areas and seating in close proximity to the field. The Cowtown produc- Talking Beaver Music, B.M.I. tions this summer included concerts by Chicago -Beach Boys, Damage," and other the Rolling Stones, Black Oak Arkansas -Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; "One Toke Over the Line," "Brain the concerts drew close to 81,100 patrons who spent a total of tunes by Brewer & Shipley and other Missouri writers. $720,000 for tickets. The concerts were festive, picnic affairs c/o 4218 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. (816) 531 -8411 (Continued on page 37) www.americanradiohistory.com 34 excess of $250,000, a staff of 12 people, a spacious physical quired to show and demonstrate the sophisicated high- ticket Retailing, Distribution layout and some 200 retail and 150 jukebox operator ac- items. counts. John Foster, Foster's Records (the Record King of E. 31st Continued from page 31 Glad- handing Joe Salpietro and Tony Burasco tend the St.), wears hats as both a concert promoter and owner of a store here. MI has a going business in a rackjobber service retail record shop that racks up more patronage from blacks ords as often and the heavy play they once gave new releases that gets a solid boost from, for example, one customer -the than any other in the area, he says. And the shop has won a hurts sales. Jukebox operators are caught in a bind of rising 12 Burstein -Applebee stores in the area. And jukebox oper- wide reputation for stocking broad selections of blues, rock, prices for equipment and singles and growing labor costs. ators strung over Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri con- jazz and religious LPs, singles and 8 -track tapes. Counteracting all those minuses are a host of pluses. Fore- tribute a solid percentage of the total volume. It's a business maxim that if you have a good thing going, most is the fact that the market is strong with a diversified Nobody cries the recession blues at MI. "I get a glow every you keep it. The good at Club Plaza economy that stands up well to any sharp downturns. In the thing Barnard's, Country time I check out the records on business the past six District, deeply- entrenched combination photographic- record past six months it's a market that has brightened noticeably. months," Joe Salpietro says. "Especially the rackjobbing divi- store, happens to be a reputation for handling the largest A world of upgrading and improved selling strategy is taking sion. Kansas City record retailers are rapidly discovering the place among both the small independents and the super- stock of classical LPs and 8 -track tape within a radius of 100 amenities of rack service, the fact that a store is visited by only miles. has kept powers. Tickets for stereophonic hardware are steadily mov- Classical music Barnard's selling at full one salesmen instead of ten, only one billing, weekly stocking, markup, no- many years. ing up. New stores are dotting the city. price -promotions for pull -outs of defects and overstock. Key accounts are supplied Our the like And the independent shops are adopting new defensive stock isn't limited to standard warhorses modern fixtures and everyone gets divider cards, name stick- 'Rhapdsody In Blue' and the Strauss Waltzes or even the Top tactics in combatting the heavy price -promotion of the dis- ers and point -of -sale material like our effective 'Album of the 100 classical Ann Barry, LP says. We have counters. They're taking on lines that offer them price protec- sellers," buyer, Week,' deal. And a feature gaining more appreciative corn - full -catalog representation and we stay in business and make =- tion and other support. ment than ever is our sales training program." money by having music by artists like Beverly Sills and the lat- á All in all, this is a stable, briskly competitive, progressive MI sees the blacks accounting for a steadily growing portion est broadcast of the Metropolitan. We don't have to tell the IT, marketplace. One with all the ingredients for an even better of the singles and LPs sales. And the teens are still giving 45s customer we must order it, we have it. But we also do a tre- musical future. The residency of other metro -centers may be a heavy play at many shops. Among the heavy retail guns are mendous special -order business." more sophisticated and quality conscious in their musical Caper's Corner and Tiger's. Bill Moss is all way in reporting on stereo hard- ó tastes but Kansas Citians are catching up rapidly. upbeat the In a breakdown on software, Joe Salpietro believes it would is It's a well -known fact that Millie and LeRoy Davidson, Da- ware sales at his Moss Magnavox store on solid Blue Ridge run LPs, 20 percent 45s, 15 percent 8 -track m vidson's One Stop man -and -wife combination, spearheaded about 60 percent Mall, not the largest shopping center in the area but one of the < the one -stop concept in the area. The couple will observe their tape and 5 percent cassettes. highest -volume ones. He points to an $82,272 volume in 25th anniversary in business this October. It was made pos- One -stops are always upgrading their efficiency programs. stereo hardware sales over the past ten -month span and even sible when the major record companies and independent dis- A dominant piece at MI is the Kimball label coding unit which enjoyed $5,000 in sales during steamy July. tributors created their own monster by concentrating on serv- prints record number, retail price, selling price. Retailers sim- A retailer who has been identified with music in the area for icing high -volume record retailing accounts -Katz Drugs to ply tear off half the ticket to give rack salesmen a reordering 15 years, Bill Moss was forced to phase out his record depart- mention one -and bypassing the mom and pop shops. The tool. ment two years ago because of low- pricing competition. In the one -stops were originally established to serve jukebox oper- MI's key accounts are automatically shipped 50 or 100 mid -60s he was posting $35,000 annual sales in LPs at full ators but the mom and pop shops, out of necessity, turned to pieces of new releases of can't -miss artists in the Elton John markups. them for their needs too. And eventually the larger retailers and Olivia Newton -John genre. Tour any regional shopping center, either side of the Kan- came into the fold. The finale had the majors and big inde- sas City line, and there's a spacious, abundantly -lighted, well - "Quote me as saying I am not one bit unhappy with the cur- laid -out, sharply departmentalized, bountifully- stocked pendent distributors transferring to other pastures. rent state of our business in Kansas City," says Bill Mandina Burstein -Applebee store in a traffic hot spot. Both hardware Davidson's serves 100 jukebox operators and has a mailing at Rowe International. We moved our quota of 1974 AMI and software are arranged for easy customer inspection and list of 200 retailers. Eight -track software sales run about 30 jukeboxes out early without any buy- four -get- one -at- half -price the entire stereophonic bit -automotive and home -is geared percent of the LP volume at the one -stop, which represents a or $200 under list deals, as in past years." sharp increase over a year ago. for customers to tap without look for it. Still Bill Mandina isn't kidding himself -inflationary prices "Business now seems to be all by artists preference with la- This is an organization that never ceases to upgrade, ex- are affecting sales of new equipment. Jukebox prices are up, bels having little meaning anymore," notes Harold Hassler, pand, execute changes, update, whatever. Among new pinball prices are going out of sight and vending gear, once in Davidson's music -knowing manager. brands that recently went on the agenda are Pioneer, ESS, a price holding pattern, are now escalating. So things aren't A rackjobber service is being tailed off as a company activ- Thorens and Technics. Jerry Burstein, president, and Phil Ga- the same as always. ity. And LeRoy Davidson says jukebox operators aren't buying lano, vice president of merchanising, take a sound, business- cc a in quantities they once did as result of double and triple One of the trends the William Menezes & Associates, factory like, innovative approach to operating the company's 12 O equipment costs. And that development, he feels, is hurting rep firm, sees in the Kansas City market is that stores such as stores in the market. The firm recently opened two new stores to the local record industry. Woolco, K mart, Venture and other discounters who formerly in Dallas, a second unit in Topeka and closed a smaller store = Davidson's operates bustling branches at Wichita and dealt mainly in low to middle range stereo are moving steadily and opened another one triple in size in Denver. m Omaha. to high -end goods. They have one big hurdle in making this "We're young in Kansas City but relative to a year ago have o, Musical Isle one -stop is set up with a software inventory in transition, he says. It's hard mustering qualified people re- (Continued on page 38) rn

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www.americanradiohistory.com 36 Dolan, program director and a popular Kansas City disk jockey for 11 years (he's seen an entire generation of Kansas Citians grow up, marry, and have school age children of their own, all Kansas City Mayor the while "rollin' with Dolan" on WHB) feels strongly that Charles Wheeler many listeners identify with the disk jockey personalities on (overcoat) and WHB. KMBZ's Mike Murphy However, WHB may be in for some direct competition from lead Murphy's own KCMO, at least according to some observers of local radio, St. Patrick's Day Pa- who believe KCMO is going to tackle WHB head on with a Top rade. WHB's "Miss 40 format. KCMO has been having problems finding the Holfinger" (left) and right niche in recent years. Most recently, it tried a mod -coun- Program Director, try mix, but couldn't dislodge KCKN, Kansas City's popular Johnny Dolan (in car country station. at right) get ready to As this is being written, Al Casey, KCMO's new program di- race in warm -up for rector, has just arrived from New York (when telephoned, Ca- WHB's "Firecracker sey had reached the studio for his first day on the job just 30 minutes before So, at this point, station manage- 100" at 1 -70 Speed- ...). way. ment is reluctant to discuss upcoming plans. KMBZ photo The big ratings winner remains KMBZ, No. 1 since 1972. KMBZ is a personality station with popular jocks (Mike Mur- phy's name is recognized by 60 percent of the metropolitan station into ARB fifth place ratings four months after "the Q" community), contests and promotions year round (a partic- hit the airwaves. The station pitches teens- to -35, and plays ularly successful one had Murphy traveling all the way to Scot- the top 30 hits, mixed with the 500 Golden Hits of the past land to search for the Loch Ness Monster), and a contempo- 20 years. rary MOR sound noted for its album cuts (KY- 102 -FM and The Q co- exists fairly comfortably with KY -102 FM, the pro- KMBZ -AM make the most use of album cuts). Other MOR sta- gressive rock station that concentrates on hit albums. KY -102 tions include WDAF and KAYQ. hasn't been around long in its present format either-just a Steve Bell, KMBZ's program director, feels the station has year and a half -but it moved up fast, edging out KWKI and promoted a number of hits -he named, "Send In The KUDL in ARB ratings in only four months. Perhaps the best Clowns," by Judy Collins, Helen Reddy's "No Way To Treat A By BARBARA BARTOCCI evidence that it filled an open niche is its market figures: be- Lady," and "Rhinestone Cowboy," by Glen Campbell -and he tween June of '74 and June of '75, market billing jumped also knows the problem of helping a hit happen before the Radio in Kansas City? It's competitive. One station manager from $3,000 to $40,000. record becomes available in the city. put it this way: "It's a winner- take -all situation here. A station Both the Q and 102 opt for highly professional DJs, but KMBZ's sister station, KMBR -FM, surprised a lot of people that's just a little- bit -better than its competition will get a lot neither focuses on personalities. Instead, they believe in mu- last year by jumping to second place in ARB ratings. KMBR's more than just a little- bit -more of the audience." sic, lots of it, and both stations keep max commercial time at "beautiful music" (its euphemism for good background mu- Maybe for this reason, there's been considerable move- eight minutes per hour. sic) is taped in New York. KCEZ, its FM competition -"easy lis- ment in local format over the past three years. Two FM sta- Max Floyd, 102's program director, sees the AM Top 40 tening"-is also programmed out of town. tions have successfully broken into rock, an AM rocker has format deteriorating and predicts an eventual total takeover The newest change in K.C. radio is KUDL's decision to move switched to total news, automation is being tried on a top -hit in radio music by FM. When pressed, a lot of radio people here its entire AM staff and rock format to its FM station, and turn soul station, another AM rocker whose ratings slipped, has agree. Charles Harness, who writes about the local radio and its AM station into 24 -hour news. Bob Ingram, owner of tried various formats, including mod -country, and as a big TV scene, and is news director for KBEA, sees a possibility KBEA -AM, an AM station that's been trying 111/2 hours of surprise in town, an FM beautiful music station grabbed the for more all -news or all -talk shows. prime time news for the past year, believes the local market is second spot in ARB ratings for the 18 + audience. Jim Erwin, station manager of WHB, Kansas City's Top 40 big enough for two all -news stations. Yet with all the fluctuation, a strong sense of continuity also AM station, disagrees. Erwin says, "I don't think there is AM Ingram has also purchased KXTR -FM, the classical music more 0 exists here. "Consistency" was the world heard most often or FM. I think there are radio stations and radio stations. station. Its musical format will remain unchanged, but áfrom both managers and program directors, as they de- Some AM's are successful; some FM's are successful." news will be added. The market has two gospel stations too, 0 scribed their station formats, and future plans. Erwin believes WHB will go right on holding a sizable share KCCV and KCLO, the latter beaming here from Leavenworth, m Mark Wodlinger, who introduced Kansas City to the theme of 18 -to -49 listeners with the same format it has used con- Kan. = line, "Super Q plays favorites" just two years ago, says he has sistently for twenty -one years. WHB (the first local station to It all adds up to continued heavy competition for the million °a no intention of changing KBEQ's format -ever. Mark and recognize and grab off the teen market) now views itself as a plus audience in Kansas City, especially as FM stations reach ui his wife, Connie, co -owner of the FM rocker moved their station that plays mass appeal contemporary music. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 38 With the new sports facilities available for musical enter- A Concert Heartland tainment, the new downtown convention center and the flourishing restorations of historic city sections like River Quay and Live Continued from page 37 Westport Square, Kansas City possesses a bright entertainment future. The Republican National Convention, which will "On Location" talent for entertainment. Over the past few years, a number locate in Kansas City next August, is one early harbinger of of areas in the city have begun to develop a steady flow of Kansas City's return as the "City" of the midwest. Recording. people looking for nightlife. The River Quay area, located a "Goin' to Kansas City" still means you can find the fun you few blocks north of downtown along the Missouri riverfront, is want. a restoration of the old riverfront scene. It features a new discotheque, Faces, plus a dozen good restaurants and clubs with live entertainment, boutiques and arts and crafts shopes. About 30 blocks south of downtown, Westport Square has Retailing, Distribution Complete Engineering in all music become another entertainment center recreated from the Continued from page 34 categories. past. Congestoga wagons setting out on the Santa Fe Trail once departed from the old buildings in Westport. On week- taken notable steps to solidify our position," said Doug Allen, ends, Westport Square is crowded with a younger crowd of Demo Tapes and Records vice president of merchandising for St. Louis -based CMC. fun -seekers who crowd into places like Kelly's (located in the "Improved merchandising techniques and stronger promo- oldest building in Kansas City), Stanford and Sons Restaurant Churches, Schools, Fund Raising tions have stepped up traffic and sales." (which recently received a Diner's Club Gourmet Award) and Elements which have lifted CMC in Kansas City (six stores) Radio & Jingles New Stanley's (a San Francisco -oriented bar and restaurant). Commercials are similar to those applied in other key markets. Among Carroll Meyer is a former Iowa farm boy who, with his fa- them, a shift from private label to pure -name products in Audio Visual Productions ther, eventually built and operated one of the largest buffet terms of displays and merchandising. The advantage famous restaurants in the midwest in Winterset, la., outside Des names have over private labels: Stronger consumer credi- 2, 4, 8 Track Moines. Meyer's Kansas City operation, Gold does the Buffet bility, Allen believes. a week -long thriving business, featuring six buffet lines and Count on it. When youthful management succeeds veteran over 50 food items all for one price. Something of a gambler owners, the innovations come. You aren't disappointed at Vil- by nature ( "All farmers are gamblers," claims Meyer), the res- lage Hi Fi where Greg McCall and Jim Mueller (ex -CMC store taurateur decided a year or so ago that Las Vegas - styled ce- The lebrity entertainment would go in Kansas City. Meyer built manager) replace veteran audio retailer Ralph Prutsman. new duo unveiled a new 1,800 store foot store in Metcalf 103 Contact and equipped a $500,000 "Celebrity Room" onto his large buffet complex and promptly scheduled dinner- and -enter- shopping center in livewire Johnson County last month. Craig Rickard tainment shows that featured, over the past year, entertain- "Other independents have picked up the vices of the dis- 816 -483 -1225 Days ers Jerry Van Dyke, Mamie Van Doren, Rowan and Martin, counters but not us." McCall believes, "patient, personalized Jerry Lee Lewis, and others. Each show, which is presented service is the answer to moving $1,000 cassette decks the way 913 -268 -7472 Nites twice -nightly for four or five nights, has been close to a sellout we do. "We're dealing with two buyer segments for compo- success. Meyer's most flambouyant achievement for Kansas nents nowadays-those who will spend only $450 or under for 24 hours per Day City to date has been signing Red Skelton for an engagement systems and others who are upgrading to the $800, $900 or in early November. "I'm convinced this city is ready for Las $1,000 systems." Vegas entertainment," says Meyer. "There's a Shriners con- Consistent walk -in traffic at the new store creates good

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www.americanradiohistory.com 40 he has a feel for the Kansas City musical segment. "I've A Music Environment served time wading through piles of 45s and empathize with Continued from page 32 Deejays who must wade through a couple of thousand singles and 200 albums that come in weekly," he says. Because of my Music For that is only a temporary plateau on the firm's rising sales background I can do a little record promotion and perhaps get curve. He sees the expansion pattern of the last few years air play for something that otherwise wouldn't get noticed." Any Occasion West Coast Address (about 40 to 50 percent a year) continuing. Care of Trouble with the music business in the area is the de- Tempo moved to Kansas City Jan. 1, 1974, after five years pressed nightclub business which forces good acts like the RENE HALL ENTERPRISES in Nashvillle under the distributing aegis of the John T. Ben- Brewer & Shipleys and the Marilyn Mayes, who base in the 6362 Hollywood Blvd. -Suite 312 son Co. Its new location has proven a "very hospitable city for area, to spend a great deal of time on the road. our business," says Peterson. He views Kansas City as an ex- Hollywood, CA 90028 "But the tide is starting to turn and I see a small hole in the cellent place for headquarter activities. In sacred as in other dike of investment money appearing," Warnock says. "A hit 213- 466 -7696 repertoire areas, a record company "must be mobile" and act and we'll get the people who first went to Criteria in Miami, Los Angeles WE6 -1485 ready to record anywhere the talent is, he adds, noting that then Caribou in Colorado. Look, we're scheduling one or two much of his taping is done in Europe. major concerts weekly and eventually the recording cycle that Biggest selling attraction on Tempo is The Hawaiians, a has occurred in other areas is coming our away." duo composed of Mark and Diane Yasuhara, "traditionalist" One of the most unusual studios is Cavern Sound, actually the former a one -time regional winner of the Metropolitan Op- situated in a cave. Officials there say they are in a phase or era In the area of "God and music, Peter- auditions. country" reorganization and were not available for comment. son singles out Renaissance (not the rock group) as a strong selling act. He also cites as significant contributors to the la- "The recording climate in Kansas City keeps improving," said Ron Ubell, manager of Sound Recorders, a satellite of an Ernie Fields Artists Representative bel's volume The Couriers, a Southern gospel group, and Agency headed Simple Truth, specialists in country folk -rock. Omaha operation by John Sears. We're doing more A.F. of M. License No. 1749 voice -over jingles, narration for film- strips, and acting as a In another area, Peterson is enthused over albums he is broker and putting together music and announcers for the cutting with the Minnesota Chorale, directed by Dr. Robert agencies, than ever." Berglund. Just completed is an LP of contemporary settings With a full- 16 facility, Ron is of tranditional Christmas music. Berglund also conducts the service, -track Ubell an upbeat for recording market. He feels his Bethel College Choir, and with both his groups has done some spokesman the Kansas City Representing Orchestras Combos has musical ice with a major record "C.W. - - classical religious works for Tempo. Peterson himself, holder studio cracked the Vocalists McCall" and that people in Missouri and Kansas have now and Dancers of a music conservatory doctorate, is a former conductor awakened to the fact they have a quality, full- service, pro- and oboist. that fessional, quality -geared, creative recording studio in their Key tempo executives include Kent Barber, director of oper- midst. ations, and Lee Nueun, director of sales and promotion. Bar- ber was formerly production manager for Hallmark Cards in Sound Recorders does a lot of work for Tempo Records, Kansas City. Nueun came to Tempo from Beacon Distributing which has headquarters in Kansas City, particularly vocal in Canada. over -dubs. Ubell says the Temple people have confidence in Phone home office Tempo's catalog consists of about 160 active titles, with his studio to turn out quality work. Tempo Records has experienced phenomenal growth, turning out 60 LP albums of 918-587 -0421 1852 North Peoria three or four new issues added monthly. List price is $5.98. Avenue Some 28 independent distributors handle the line nationally. Christian -oriented gospel music last year. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106 Adding diversity to the music scene here is the country mu- "Jingles are a growth segment of this market and I think sic activity of such acts as Kit and Kay Crouse, who look too we've gotten in on the ground floor in this medium by putting young to have you believe they were part of the old Brush together some of the key ingredients that worked for our par- of Creek Follies in the late 30s. They have formed Sunflower Rec- ent operation in Omaha," Ron Ubell said. ords and have a BMI publishing company, Twinsong Music. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 42 Talent TV SERIES REVIEW Lynyrd Skynyrd: Cosell Variety Show Bows Music Hall OpensNear 3 Gold LPs In Row On $250,000 Weekly Budget By NAT FREEDLAND LOS ANGELES -There's no de- than they sounded with "Saturday The Bronx LOS ANGELES -A little over nying the quantity and quality of Night." Another Beatles they're not. NEW YORK -The White Plains two years ago, Lynyrd Skynyrd was talent offered viewers by lawyer and Cosell, for all his excessive wordage Music Hall in Westchester, a 2,600 - an obscure and increasingly desper- sports authority Howard Cosell on in introducing them, failed to name seater, becomes the latest new con- ate band on the Southern booze-& - his first musical variety show from the Rollers (Eric Faulkner, Stuart cert venue opening locally and the brawl club circuit. Now all three of New York over ABC -TV Saturday Wood, Les McKeon, Alan and De- second such operation for Michael the MCA albums they cut since 1973 (20) night. rek Longmuir) who are undergoing Paparo of Eden's Apple Concerts are gold. That talent. however, does not in- a massive promo campaign by the Ltd. in less than six months. Their brand of straightforward clude Cosell. Arista in U.S. il- label the Abrupt, The hall debuted its first concert hard rock, based on the raunchier Overly glip, pretentious, conde- logical cuts the se- camera marred under Paparo's direction Oct. 3, with side of British rock rather than blues, scending and addicted to mouthing quence. a bill of Gentle Giant and Gary is a strong concert attraction some reckless hyperbole throughout the From Las Vegas. a growling lion. Wright. 250 nights a year throughout the 60- minute production, the tuxedo - a black panther and a nervous tiger U.S. and Europe. clad emcee made an incongruous abetted Siegfried and Ray in a leger- Earlier this year Paparo opened Lynyrd Skynyrd is managed by appearance away from the press box demain act that failed to integrate the Island Music Center in Com- Peter Rudge, who also handles su- as he presented heavies Paul Anka, with the tone of the opener, and to mack, L.I. Who perstars like the and U.S. tours MCA photo John Denver, Shirley Bassey, danc- many viewers Cosell's gushy, over- Reportedly, Paparo will be book- of the Rolling Stones. Their next al- Ronnie Van Zant, Lynyrd Skynyrd ers and singers from the Broadway stated introduction of Anka must ing a number of acts on the basis of bum is being produced by Tom leader: "I knew I had to stay with musical "The Wiz." tennis star have been disappointing inasmuch playing Long Island one night and Dowd, whose hit parade reaches music no matter how tough things Jimmy Connors, the illusion act of as Anka sang not a note. Instead, he following it up with a gig at the back to Aretha Franklin and Otis got, because I dropped out of high Siegfried and Ray and the much - introduced Connors, who mono - Westchester site. The former loca- Redding. school to start the band and the only hyped band of young Scots. the Bay toned his way through Anka's "Girl, tion has already proven itself a suc- It took the band eight years of other job I'd be able to get was City Rollers of Edinburgh. You Turn Me On" in the under - cessful addition to the local enter- struggle and subsistence gigs before chopping cotton." Directed by Don Mischer and whelming 1950s style of Fabian. tainment scene. they got their first record shot and produced by Rupert Hitzig for Jilary That left it up to Denver, whose Slated to appear at the new hall made it big. Al Kooper heard the Enterprises on a weekly budget of two songs provided the best enter- are such acts as Taj Majal Saturday group at Funocchio's in Atlanta $250,000, "Saturday Night Live tainment of the stanza. Still. it wasn't while on an informal hunt for name (11), Hot Tuna Friday (17) and Pro - talent from their hard -nosed high With Howard Cosell" opened, ironi- enough. It was once popular to deni- col Harum (26). At presstime it was rockers playing outside the main school gym teacher, Leonard Skin- cally, with a colorful "Wiz" troupe grate the late Ed Sullivan for his not clear whether any of the above recording center circuit. ner. The original Skinner introduced performing to a prerecorded "Ease mumbling, hesitant introductions on acts will also be playing the Island Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of a his namesake band at their last Jack- On Down," moved into a dull. three - his long- running .CBS-TV Sunday Music Center. batch of artists signed to MCA via sonville concert. "He's a real estate minute stage wait with a shockingly series, but here in the theater named Kooper's "Sounds Of The South" man now with kind of long hair and plump Frank Sinatra, who didn't in Sullivan's honbr it was plain that production deal and it is the only act he likes the publicity," says Van sing. and then into a frenzied, over- Cosell and staff, might benefit by from that operation to have gotten Zant. dramatic "My Life" sung by Miss studying some sessions of Sullivan's anywhere major. Kooper produced Skynyrd is one of those bands that Bassey, whose dreadful set -climbing on tape. Philly Club the first three Skynyrd albums be- won its success by near -constant histrionics were compounded by In the Elliott Lawrence Band fore he was ousted due to what the touring and word -of -mouth album inexcusably bad audio. playing for acts are backgrounds group's spokesman, lead singer buying by hard rock fans. Airplay is Then a, film clip of the Beatles in Has Sinatra sidemen Ron Carter, bass; Buck) Ronnie Van Zant, calls "an ami- not their strong suit and their only the early '60s, leading Cosell into a Pizzarrelli, guitar; Bill Watrous, cable difference in artistic direc- top IO single was "Sweet Home Ala- long intro of the Rollers performing trombone; Joe Wilder, trumpet, and In February tions." bama." via satellite in London. The five at- saxophonists Eddie Daniels and In 1973, Funocchio's was about PHILADELPHIA -While con- "We don't really understand how tractive U.K. rockers looked better Frank Wess. They get no billing. the only place LS could work regu- certizing before a sellout crowd of to cut a strong AM single and that's Less Cosell oratory, improved larly. "We'd play Funochio's and go 19,500 Sept. 22 at the Spectrum here, why it's so great to be working with audio and more judicious booking back home to Florida to write until Frank Sinatra revealed to local fans Tom Dowd on the upcoming al- and blending of talent may send the they booked us back again," says that he will return from Feb. 13 to 23 Van Cosell hour past its first 13 -week test. bum," says Zant. "We wrote to play the Latin Casino, mammoth Van Zant. "Some of the guys were With "The Jeffersons" and "Emer- 'Sweet Home Alabama' really as a nitery located across the river in doing part -time jobs like delivering gency" as competition on rival net- joke and never expected it to be cut Cherry Hill, N.J. It will mark his first flowers in order to keep going. We works the task looms for executive edited down for a single." night club engagement outside the were trying to switch over to original producer Roone Arledge as hardly material so we could finally get off The song was an answer to Neil insurmountable. Nevada gambling casinos in 20 DAVE DEXTER years. the dance lounge circuit." Young's anti- redneck "Southern Man." As Van Zant tells it, Actually, it will be a return to the The band was formed while the the Sky- nyrd members were Latin for Sinatra. He last played members were attending high school early Southern longhaired rockers and have Philly's Jazz there in 1952 when it was located in in Jacksonville, Fla. Van Zant and had too much trouble center city here and more conven- two of the three frontline guitarists - themselves from rednecks to Fans Sliding tional in nitery size. Allen Collins, Ed King and Gary defend the breed. Into 3rd Base Dallas Gerson, Latin bossman, Rossington-were original members The group has also stopped using confirms the engagement, although and still hold down all LS writing a huge Confederate flag as their PHILADELPHIA -With jam ses- he says that while it will be definitely chores. This foursome does the stage backdrop with a Chet Atkins sions staged from Wednesday to in February, contracts still have to group's writing. tape of "Dixie" opening their show. hit Sunday nights, and with jazz per- "We all dropped out of school to ATTRACTIONS, INC. be signed after all details are settled. "That was strictly an MCA gimmick sonalities like trombonist Al Grey, go professional," says Van Zant. "So R. O. BOX 682 Still to be determined is what the ad- to start us off with some identity la- from Count Buie, and bassist Percy we knew that no matter how rough CHARLOTTE. N. C. 28201 mission charge will be and whether bel. It was useful at first but by now (404(372 -3955 -6922 Heath, from the Modem Jazz Quar- things got we had to stick with it or (800(438 Sinatra will do one or two shows a it's embarrassing- except over in tet sitting in, Brooks O'Dell's 3rd we wouldn't be good for anything night. The Latin Casino seats about Europe where they really like all that Base located in the West Phila- else but chopping cotton." 2,000 persons. stuff because they think it's delphia macho "strip," has become one of With bassman Leon Wilkeson, American." Unsurpassed in Quality the few rooms offering the best jazz drummer Artimus Pyle and Billy in town. Powell on keyboards the entire band The 3rd Base is the only room re- Ark. Firm Sold traveled to out -of-town jobs in a GLOSSY 12¢ maining on the "strip," which was single Econoline van, sharing the the black community's night Liza Minnelli, EACH IN club To Mo. Agency space with their equipment. It wasn't in 1960s. 1000 LOTS center the until years later that they were able PHOTOS Also new to the jazz scene, but SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -Ozark to afford a 14 -foot truck that had Father Set For :6500 only for Monday nights, is Grendel's Talent Management, a Missouri cor- space in back for sleeping mat- 1000 POSTCARDS Lair, which offers the off -Broadway poration, has acquired the assets of tresses. 100 8x10 '159' "Pretzels" the other nights of the Video Acts Entertainment of Fort Once Lynyrd Skynyrd got to those $5 Mil Picture CUSTOM 585 week. For a $1 admission, the rooms Smith, Ark. Along with the sale went offers jazz with the Fifth Amend- booking contracts covering Larry early gigs, they often had problems LOS ANGELES -Liza Minnelli COLOR PRINTS per 100 work permits since they were ment, local group made up of musi- Raspberry and the Highsteppers, the getting will star in "Carmela," a $5 million COLOR LITHO 5195 cal- minded attorneys and whatever Hot Dogs, Zuider Zee, Junction, underage. American International Pictures per 1000 friends happen to sit in. River City and other groups. "We did everything ourselves musical to be directed by her father, COLOR 5160 Regulars returned to the local jazz Former Video Acts Entertainment right up to signing with MCA," says Vincente Minnelli. The score is by POSTCARDS per 3000 scene are the center -city Just Jazz co -owner Joe Phelps will attend law Van Zant. "There was no such thing Kander & Ebb, who wrote the songs as an a for "Cabaret ?' MOUNTED 20'X30" 30'140" room which features top jazz singers school and Mike Martin will con- agent, manager or even a ENLARGEMENTS $14.00 $20.00 and instrumentalists with weekly centrate on songwriting and produc- roadie for Lynyrd Skynyrd. When Both Liza and Minnelli are Oscar changes; Trey's Lounge in the Ger- ing records. we heard about a new place to play, winners, as is the film's co-star, In- mantown section of the city, with the Owners of Ozark Talent Manage- we'd get on the phone and beg for a grid Bergman. "Carmela" is the high- rrRT groups of Philly Joe Jones and Ba- ment here are Stephen "Barney" chance. We drove as far from home est- budgeted movie ever made by otogràpherr yard Lancaster as regulars and jam Naioti and Randy Erwin. In their as St. Louis on the understanding American International. In the title sessions on weekends and Sundays; fold are Granny's Bathwater, Baby that the club owner could tell us to role, Liza plays a maid at a Rome A Division of JAMES 1. KRIEGSMANN and Danny's Hollywood Palace, a Leroy, Queen City Punks, Head get out after the first set." hotel who befriends ari aging con - 165 W. 46th St., N.Y. 10036 supper club that features jazz ses- Over Heels, Zachary Beau and By now, it's generally known to tessa and absorbs a more elegant (212) PL 7 -0233 sions on Wednesday thru Saturday Shadow Rock. music people that the group took its lifestyle for herself.

www.americanradiohistory.com 43 Talent Finding a Great Song Is OPERATION PUSH HIGHLIGHT Shirley Bassey's Problem 14,000 Applaud Talent At _Signings New York -based City Lights to Sire Records. By JIM MELANSON Chicago Adderley Tribute First album scheduled for release this month. NEW YORK -Grabbing some Ms. Bassey says that concert tour- ... Goodness to Audiofidelity Records. ... Ur- By JEAN WILLIAMS original, solid song material can be ing will continue to play a strong szula Dudziak to Arista, with first album pro- difficult these days, even for an artist role in her career (see review in this CHICAGO -They came from try Preacher" which was written for duced by husband Michal Urbaniak.... Linda will record her of Shirley Bassey's stature. section of her Carnegie Hall appear- across the nation to pay tribute to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson by Can- Hopkins to Columbia. The label "Me And "It's definitely a problem," she ance here) and, that someday she the late alto saxophonist, Julian nonball, were played by the Barge as a solo artist, as well as her new show Bessie," a musical tribute to Bessie Smith. says. "Most of the best writers today hopes to be able to perform in a mo- "Cannonball" Adderley, during Op- orchestra. are also performers and they're us- tion picture. eration Push's annual exposition The Watts Prophets' contribution ing the material first." Also tied in with her Carnegie ap- here recently. to the famed musician came in the True, it may be a problem, but it They included: Nat Adderley, form of poetry which they titled * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** pearances was a featured spot on the * NEW ORLEANS * hasn't stopped Ms. Bassey from con- debut of Howard Cosell's live tele- Randy Crawford, (manager John "Walk Tall Cannonball." tinuing to be a leading recording art- vision variety show. Levy's newest discovery) who had Nat Adderley accompanied Ms. * ist the qualification thrown in shouting for more after Crawford, and Butler came onstage JAZZ -with While describing television cam- the audience that the bulk of her sales come on the her first tune; Quincy Jones, who singing what seemed to be every- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** eras as being "terrifying," she would international scene. conducted the Gene Barge Orches- one's all -time favorite, "Your want to someday have her own U.S. She admits that somehow strong tra; Jerry Butler, Taj Mahal, the cast Precious Love." television special. U.S. disk sales have eluded her, and of the television series, "Good Nine acts were scheduled to ap- she says that she can't explain why. On the immediate horizon, Times "; the Watts Prophets and pear between 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Ms. Rip - Nevertheless, the overseas sales though, is an 11 -city tour of Japan Minnie Riperton who unfortunately erton consumed approximately 90 for the U.K. songstress have her in and, following that, an I8- concert hogged the show. When host Adam minutes of the allotted time as she the multi -million category, with 12 tour of Europe. Wade attempted to shorten her per- sang what seemed to be her entire gold disks from Australia alone. Plans are also in the works for her formance, he was apparently repertoire. She took the audience DUI(ES of DIXIELAND She is having another crack at do- return to the States sometime next shunned by Ms. Riperton as she from a thunderous reception to a a new UA mestic sales with album, year for a 10 -city tour. continued to perform to more than lukewarm departure. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 4: "Good Bad But Beautiful." 14,000 persons who packed the In- Taj Mahal was delightful as he Michigan City, Ind., Oct. 11: ternational Amphitheatre. gave the enthusiastic crowd his ver- Ft. Smith, Ark., Oct. 23: During Quincy Jones' tribute, sion of the blues. Incidentally, there Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 1 Tours 1968 "Mercy, Mercy., Mercy" and "Coun- were as many top acts backstage 5,000 Since who were there to pay tribute to Ad- derley as there were onstage. Latest Single Release Sound Off With IES Help Operation Push played host to the PLACE parents of Adderley who came to DUKES' LOS ANGELES -International IES owns Mavis Audio Equip- On Songwriters Tampa, Fla. Rev. Entertainers Services (IES) has sup- ment, which manufactures the bulk Chicago from Sandcastle a $5,000 check to plied the sound for nearly 5,000 of their road supplies including the Jackson presented Records In Adderleys for a scholarship fund tours in Europe and America since Music Augmentation Voice and In- Showcase the which has been set up in Cannon- Exclusive Management 1968. strument System (MAVIS), a 17 -in- hand was Olga SHOUP , MORDECAI & POPPEL That's when David Hartstone put and four -output mixer console. Scores ball's name. Also on Disk Adderley, the wife of Cannonball, N.w York, NY Los Ang.l.s, C.I. started the business out of his Lon- Graham Central Station first LOS ANGELES -The Song- Chicago, Ill. 60606 New Orleans, La. 70130 who flew in from Los Angeles, to be 337 Ru. Chartres don apartment with three Marshall worked with IES sound during the writers Showcase, nearing its fifth 205 W. Wacker a part of the tribute. (312) 3681016 (504) 529 -4195 amplifiers and an old truck he inher- five- nation Warner Bros. Music anniversary, has an impressive ros- ited when the group he was a musi- Show European tour this winter. For ter of fall releases coming out after with disbanded. cian Graham Central's 20 -city U.S. tour "discovery" at their Thursday eve- In Europe, IES regularly does the in August, they used an 8,000 -watt ning sessions. sound for the likes of Emerson, Lake Capitol Records is issuing an al- IES system with eight speaker stacks & Palmer, Led Zeppelin and Yes. bum by writers- singers Voudours & They provide the quad sound setup and three MAVIS mixers. The Brit- Kahne, a San Francisco duo signed used by ELP. Two years ago IES ish -made equipment traveled on its by Capitol producer John Carter af- opened a New York branch. own EIS semi truck. ter manager Richdrd Green brought him to their Songwriters Showcase audition. The current Tanya Tucker single. Talent In Action "San Antonio Stroll," was showcased by writer Peter Noah in Janu- four -day per- SHIRLEY BASSEY down the curtain on a successful ary 1973. Two songs on the new Carnegie Hall, New York formance with a string of her more popular Olivia Newton -John album by Jim songs, including " Goldfinger," "My Life," "Big It was like a scene from a live performance by Phillips and Diane Berglund, Spender," "Diamonds Are Forever," "Yesterday the Rolling Stones or the Bay City Rollers. The "Clearly Love" and "Just A Lot Of When I Was Young," "If You Should Go Away," audience was ecstatically pelting the performer Folk," were spotted at the showcase. and "Bye, Bye Blackbird." RADCUFFE JOE with everything from red rosebuds to dingy un- In addition, early performances derwear, but the artist was not a rock star, and were heard at the showcase of cur- the audience was a far cry from the blue -jeaned, TIM WEISBERG rent hits, Janis Ian's "Seventeen" longhaired teenybopper. Troubadour, Las Angeles and Harriet Schock's "Ain't No Way The scene was Carnegie Hall Sept. 28. The A &M flutist Weisberg has established himself To Treat A Lady;" the Helen Reddy artist was Shirley Bassey, and the audience was as a solid national nightclub draw, as evidenced single. comprised largely of staid, middle -aged, middle - from the packed house he drew for his closing The Songwriters Showcase is run class, dark -suited businessmen, and their highly night at the Troubadour Sept. 28. Braheny. coifed wives in shimmering evening gowns. by Len Chandler and John With his hard- rocking pop -jazz quartet aug- Yet, there was that incredible element of For the past two seasons, BMI has mented by Hollywood session stalwart Bobby eve- near - hysteria on the part of the audience which funded the 'weekly Thursday Perei s congas, Weisberg provided a fast hour of screamed itself hearse, crowded the stage, and ning sessions at Art Laboe's Sunset enchanting state -of- the -art instrumentals. His generally behaved like a bunch of starry -eyed Strip club. This is a different organi- music makes for outstanding entertainment and adolescents. zation than Helen King's Song- his relaxed song introductions had the soft -sell Ms. Bassey is an extraordinary performer who writers Registration Service, which hip of the best progressive disk jockeys. is apparently an expert on mass audience psy- runs another active program of Most of the set was uptempo, with just chology. Her every move, her every gesture is writer aids. (See Billboard, Oct. 4). enough middle -speed ballads to allow the au- calculated to electrify an audience. Her act is dience concentration some rest. The first half of meticulously packaged to create a composite of the show was mostly fleet- fingered selections animal magnetism and sophisticated elegance samples from the brand -new Weisberg album, that feeds the fantasies of her loyal supporters. 31,000 Attend '75 AN EXCLUSIVE PROFILE OF THE "Listen To The City." Perhaps most intriguing of And so they hung, unabashed and adulating MUSIC all was a still -untitled semi -latin scorcher Weis- Miami River Fest INDUSTRY OF LONG ISLAND on her every nuance, as she triumphantly rung (NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES) berg composed only two weeks ago. CINCINNATI -Area promoter The Weisberg band has been -on the road Ross Todd chalked up his fourth most of the past six months and is planning to winner in the area in as many Issue Date: NOVEMBER 8, 1975 Seesaw Cabaret tour even more the coming season as demand months with his Miami River Music Ad Deadline: for the flutist continues to grow. Festival at nearby Edgewater Park OCTOBER 17, 1975 In N.Y. NAT FREEDLAND Opens Raceway Sept. 21. The event at- for further information contact: NEW YORK -The Seesaw, a 200 - tracted some 31,000 rock fans, with capacity cabaret directed towards SHUSHA admission fee scaled at $10 in ad- RON WILLMAN (212) 764 -7350 introducing new record .acts, has Queen Elizabeth Hall, London vance and $12 at the door. RON CARPENTER (2'.2) 764 -7353 included the opened on Manhattan's Upper East Shusha, a young Persian -born singer now liv- Talent brigade NORMAN BERKOWITZ (212) 764 -7352 album Eagles, Kenny Rankin, Reo Speed - Side. There is no cover charge and a ing in London and just out with her third MICKEY ADDY (212) 764 -7355 three -drink minimum is in effect for United Artists, seems set to carve out a truly wagon, the New Riders of the Purple only at the tables. international career for herself. Sage, the Charlie Daniels Band, the BILLBOARD Seesaw operators are Joanne Ru- She has a voice of such exquisite beauty, and Marshall Tucker Band, the Nitty 1 ASTOR PLAZA, NEW YORK 10036 velas and Daniel Tyler. Booked to a songwriting talent of such depth and musi- Gritty Dirt Band, the Earl Scruggs appear so far are Juanita Fleming, cianship, that Joan Baez has described her as Revue, and Fleetwood Mac, a blues Tony Messina and Judith Cohen. (Continued on page 44) group. www.americanradiohistory.com 44 Talent Audio Finishers Talent In Action Studio Track Buys Continued front page 43 trumpet of Harry James, preceded by Australian - Chicago's By BOB KIRSCH born Diana Trask's easy -listening country melo- the most important singer- writer to come out LOS ANGELES the ABC lywood dies Sept. 4. -At Sound in Los Angeles with of Great Britain." Universal Firm Recording Studios in Los Angeles, Marc Wirtz handling arrangements. Harris Her musicianship and talent is emphasized was best on old classics such as "Sen- CHICAGO -Audio Finishers has Michael Polnareff has been in, co- And at the Village Records in Los timental Journey" and "lip A Lazy by the fact that top London musicians are only River" with purchased Universal Recording Stu- producing his LP with Bill Halver- Angeles, Michale Bloomfield, Barry James' orchestra but also provided a too happy to be associated with her on record or chorus of dios facilities for an undisclosed six son and Greg Prestopino with Goldberg, Ray Kennedy, Carmine onstage. Her versatility is remarkable, laughs with "Smoke That Cigarette." New moving figure sum, with Murray Allen, pres- Halverson handling the engineer- Appice and Rick Grech, calling from up -tempo rockers to soothing love -lost bal- recording, "Let's Go Back to Those Soda Pop ident of Audio, now becoming the ing. Dirk Hamilton has been busy themselves KGB, are in with pro- lads, from philosophical musical poems to Per- and Gum Ball Days Again," could be popular president of Universal. with producer Gary Katz and engi- ducer Jim Price. From the Lance Ar- sian chants. And it is not a matter of "versatility with the present nostalgia fever. James blew a The purchase also includes Tono- neer Roger Nichols, while Terry nold Studios in Atlanta comes news for the sake of it," but more a reflection of a mean horn on hits which made him a legend at Tapes, a high speed cassette dupli- Reid is working with Graham Nash genuinely wide -area talent. the Roseland and Coconut Grove. that Little Richard is cutting again, cator employing 45 persons. as his producer. Don Gooch is han- Shusha culled her program from Van Morri- working with producers Barney Con- ABCDot recording artist Trask opened with sale, son, Jackson Brown, Cole Porter, Dylan, William The which does not include dling engineering. Barney Perkins way and Keith Winslow. Also at the the usual fast -paced song, "Took Me For a Ride" Blake, William Shakespeare and herself. Her the physical building on the city's has been hard at work behind the studios, Vivilore Jordan has finished and followed with a stunning "Fever" inter- own work stood up well to the inevitable com- near north side, was made by Mason controls for Danny Pearson, Tom a single with Bill R. Wright and pretation, although the 20 -odd orchestra over- parisons. She worked with simplicity, economy B. Coppinger, formerly president of Brock, Barry White and the Sea - Conway producing. powered her phrasing and rhythm. "Lean it All of spoken introductions, but with obvious and Universal; Mrs. Martha Clapper, struck Four of Soul Unlimited. Law- on Me," a new hit single, was forceful along with At Plaza Sound Studios in New intelligent understanding of the deepest lyrical widow of one of the original found- rence Hammond has been cutting for a jazzed version of "Kansas City." York, City Lights have wrapped up meanings. ers; and Robert Weber, also an orig- Takoma, with producer Charlie an LP with Craig Leon producing Though miles away from the usual gimmicky At one time primarily a jazz-pop singer, Miss inal owner, who retired in 1969. Mitchell and engineer Doug Decker. and Rob Freeman working the type of show business girl singers, Shusha nev- Trask has made the transition to country easily, Audio Finishers has been leasing Stuart Levine is producing the boards. Martha Velez is due in soon, ertheless has the talent to become a world-class as evidenced by "Oh, Boy," currently No. 1 on the Universal audio facilities since Crusaders and the Crowns Of Glory the Australian top 10 charts. Her final song, working with veteran British pro- entertainer, and on her own determinedly musi- 1970. The firm was formed by a came by to work with Reginald Doz- "Waltzing Mitilda" was confusing a ducer Mike Vernon. Leon is han- cal terms. PETER JONES because of small group of investors who finan- ier. Sonny Criss, newly signed to Im- lengthy explanation of its origin. dling production of a disco mix. cially supported former Universal pulse, is in with producer Esmond HANFORD SEARL Stopping by to look at Plaza recently audio engineers Allen and Bob Kid- Edwards. In the mastering room, PHIL HARRIS was Ian Carr, leader of British band der when they formed recording DIANA TRASK their own engineer Gooch and mas- Nucleus. company in 1968. Kidder tering engineer HARRY JAMES left the Lanky Linstrot have firm last year. been cutting lacquers for the * * * Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas DIZZY GILLESPIE Universal Recording Studios was Crosby /Nash LP. At United Sound Systems in De- Playboy Club, San Francisco founded in 1946 to handle ABC's Big band music and country echoed through * * * troit, Marilyn McCoo of the Fifth Di- Dizzy remains a wonder of the world, retain- disk delay, by Bernie Clapper, Bob the Frontier's Music Hall with the pairing of At Electric Lady Studios in New mension is cutting an LP with pro- ing his chops and even more feeling than he had Weber and Bill Putnam, who was re- singer and storyteller Phil Harris with the golden York, Patti Smith is cutting her first ducer Don Davis. Davis is also in the late 1940s when his mark was forever placed by Coppinger. on American musical history. LP, with John Cale handling pro- producing a single for Jeannie Reyn- stamped Coppinger becomes vice presi- duction and Bernie Kirsh engineer- olds. Robert Lowe is cutting an LP Dizzy is so used to larger clubs and concert dent /film sales; and Earl R. Baous is TOP QUALITY ing. The Brecker Brothers are busy with Bernie Mendleson producing halls, he seemed puzzled at the subdued, inti- named vice president operations, on their second LP with Jimmy and Legacy is in with producer Ed- mate confines of the Playboy's 110 -seat room, with Beverly Rosengren as corporate Douglas engineerings, and Aril' Mar - die Watkins. Davis is also working 8X10 Sept. 16. He remarked onstage that Carmen secretary for the new owners. din has been in producing Roy Bu- on two other projects, the Soul Chil- McRae and told him that the Great American While the PRINTS bulk of Universal's chanan with Gene Paul engineering. dren and Death. Finally, George Music Hall (an S.F. 400 -seater where Gillespie business is in the TV and radio com- LITHOGRAPHED ON HEAVY GLOSS STOCK Greezy Wheels is working with pro- Clinton is in doing some work for played last spring) was her "aspiration." mercial field, record recodings are ducer Garrison Leykam and engi- Backstage Music. But Diz, subtly dressed in polka dots and made from the studios, with rcent BLACK & WHITE 8x1Os neer Dave Wittman, and Ralph checks, still treated the audience to his cele- ones being Bill Chase's last album. * * * 500- $25.00 1000-$38.00 Moss wrapped up a mix on a Charlie brated, pixilated charm, talking between tunes and recent Kenton and Ellington al- Daniels remote. At Thee Studio in Claremont, about Louis Armstrong, South Carolina, and an COLOR PRINTS bums. Calif., Chris Darrow has been in pro- interesting parallel * * * between North African ex- Classical recordings featuring the ducing some remixes for Kaliede- 1000 -$200.00 ports and the Boston Tea Party. He also played At Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the T.K. Studios in Hialeah, scope with Randy Cierly working the trumpet with effortless brilliance through a var- String Quartet are possible with the Fla., Gwen McCrae has cut her next PRICES boards. Reggie Bannister was also in SEND FOR SAMPLES AND COMPLETE single with producer Steve Alaimo ON 8x105, OTHER SIZE PRINTS. ied set that left his band (guitarist Al Jafre, bas- largest studio in the city. working with producer Danny Poore AND POSTERS with Lewis sist Earl May, drummer Mickey Roker) with ap- Facilities include three mixing Mike handling the horns and engineers Marshall Hooks, and strings. Eddie Floyd has pro- propriate time to solo. The set's highlight was an theaters, two transfer rooms, four Lewis Mark and Mike Fast. Adam duced the upcoming update of Diz's classic "Bebop." mastering rooms, a music search King Floyd and Kent is in with producer John Pash- PICTURES room, and three satellite studios in Dorothy Moore single, and Latimore dag and help at the controls from The Playboy Club has begun to book jazz be- 1867 E. FLORIDA the Prudential Building. has new product out, produced by Rich Houston. Chuck Bridges did SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65803 cause it feels that "San Francisco is a good jazz Alaimo. is Allen plans to make the studios Timmy Thomas in the stu- some work with producer Kurt Die - town." CONRAD SILVERT dio with Clarence Reid and into the nation's largest audio Alaimo tel. Thee Studio has a new monitor- producing, while H.W. recording facility, with additional Casey and ing system as well, designed by Ev- satellite studios. He ranks it cur- Rick Finch are producing Jimmy erything Audio. rently in dollar volume, space size "Bo" Home. Clarence Reid is work- and personnel size awith Glen ing on his own album with Alaimo * * * Glenn producing. Miami is also working of Hollywood and Reaves of In Dallas at Dallasonic Studios with producer Reid, as is Wild- New York. former Bloodrock lead singer James Billboard flower, and new artist Debbie Cos - Rutledge has wrapped up an LP, tillo. Betty Wright's LP is set for Continental U.S. & Canada produced by the artist along with completion as soon as she returns studio owner Don Smith and former 3 years (156 issues) $110 1 year via airmail $100 from South Africa. Five Americans lead voice Michael 2 years issues) $ 6 months JELLY LABEL (105 85 (26 issues) $30 * * * Rabon for Knifewing Productions. 1 year ( 52 issues) $ 50 payment enclosed bill me STRICTLY A At the Burbank Studios in Bur- Thom Caccetta handled the boards. bank, "Mahogony," the motion pic- Rabon has also finished an LP, with Rates on request for other countries. Group subscription ONE -SHOTTER ture made by Motown Productions, Smith co- producing with the artist. rate available. Circulation manager, Jack Shurman, N.Y. LOS ANGELES -Jim Anderson Inc. and starring Diana Ross, is has formed his own record label being scored with Mike Masser pro- Change of address 'here, Jelly, and has released his first ducing and Lee Holdridge acting as single, "Hello America." composer- conductor. Gordon Light- Oakland House And that's the only disk he will foot is in working on a double LP, ever issue, he says. produced by Lenny Waronker. Neil Heavy In Red; If are moving, let us know six weeks in you "It's strictly one -shot enter- Sedaka cut parts of his latest LP. in a advance. Attach old label here, or write code prise," says Anderson. "Once 'Hello with Robert Apere producing. Tom Ask City Help numbers from mailing label and print new Petty is in for Shelter, with Denny America' runs its course I'll get out OAKLAND -The City Council address below. Cordell producing. Petty was lead of the business and try something here has been asked to take over the singer of Mudcrutch. Country Joe Code Numbers else." 3,000-seat Paramount Theater. The MacDonald finished an LP with Hal Winn, Don Graham and Bob theater's owners, Oakland Sym- Trevor Lawrence producing, and Al- Todd of Midget Records produced phony Assn., claim they may have to ice Coltrane is working with pro- the single for Anderson, using a chil- shutter the facility without an an- ducer Ed Michel. New Renewal Change of Address dren's choir. Anderson will donate nual operating subsidy of some whatever profits accrue to charity. * * * Mail to: $165,000. In notes from around the country. Renovated in 1973 at a cost of $2.5 Billboard Publications, P.O. Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. 19089. Linda Lewis is working with produc- million, with $800,000 still owing, ers Tony Silvester and Bert de Cor- the Paramount has become an in- Name Ask Debt Payment teaux in New York on her next LP, demand showplace for East Bay Address LOS ANGELES -Honeywell In- and Bob Montgomery has finished rock concerts as well as hosting sym- formation Systems Inc. is seeking producing an LP for Austin Roberts phony and ballet events. Last season City, State, Zip payment of an alleged overdue bill at Nashville's Sound Shop Studios. the Paramount had 126 shows. for computer equipment from View - Ernie Winfrey handled the engineer- The Oakland City Manager has Nature of Business lex /Monarch Record Manufac- ing. Wilson Pickett also finished an set a staff committee to anaylze the A50001 turing here. The superior court LP at the Sound Shop, with Brad situation and make recommenda- pleading claims $12,084.20 is due Shapiro producing. 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As Of 9/29/75 Colleges Slow In Buying Talent Compiled from selected rackjobber listings by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. Continued from page 1 stead of spending it all they are try- He says acts on the way up with 1 RHINESTONE COWBOY-Glen 20 BLACK SUPERMAN /MUHAMMAD of New York -based Magna Artists ing to perpetuate their budget." new music and ideas will always Campbell-Capitol 4095 ALI- Johnny Wakelin & The mar- Corp. "It's usually one of two rea- Many schools are following this work colleges, but many of the 2 MR. JAWS -Dickie Goodman -Cash Kinshasha Band -Pye 71012 trend of making money on concerts ginal acts will eventually be phased 451 (Private Stock) 21 MIRACLES- Jefferson Starship- sons- either they thought they even, dates. He says college students 3 BALLROOM BLITZ - Sweet -Capitol Grunt 10367 bought something over the summer or at least breaking according out of 4055 22 DAISY JANE -America -Warner or they just didn't get around to pur- to Joe Spereno of the Agency for the are becoming much more selective 4 FAME -David Bowie -RCA 10320 Bros. 8118 chasing anything." Performing Arts. He sees most in their concert choices and are 5 I'M SORRY -John Denver -RCA 23 HEAT WAVE -Linda Ronstadt- acts like Because of this lateness, there is schools purchasing the same kinds showing great interest in 10353 Elektra 45282 of groups as in the past, but trying to Melissa Manchester, Orleans and 6 ROCKY- Austin Roberts -Private 24 LYIN' EYES -Eagles -Asylum 45279 an increased amount of activity on go farther. Bruce Stock 45020 25 JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE -Melissa the telephone, he says, and many make the money Springsteen. Angeles - 7 FEELINGS -Morris Albert -RCA Manchester -Arista 0146 times the school ends up with an act "Folk -rock and jazz are on the Jerry Heller of the Los 10279 26 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER Heller -Fischel Agency con- - it really didn't want. Still, Rubin is way in with a lot of action for people based 8 GET DOWN TONIGHT-KC & The The Captain & Tennille -A &M very much pleased with his fall busi- like John Sebastian, Chick Corea, curs with McKeith's comments. Sunshine Band -TK 1009 1672 Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham and "Colleges seem to be using many 9 BAD BLOOD -Neil Sedaka- Rocket 27 THE HUSTLE -Van McCoy & The ness and attributes some of it to the Barbieri," he says. "Also help- of the new acts like Gil Scott -Heron 40460 Soul City Symphony -Avco 4653 wealth of new product on the mar- Gato Band, while 10 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED 28 WHO LOVES YOU -4 Seasons - ket. Magna acts especially in de- ing to gel college dates are the pres- and Average White that NIGHTS -Freddy Fender -ABC/ Warner Bros. /Curb 8122 mand on campus include Janis Ian ence of chart singles, especially in they are tending to pass on acts Dot 17558 29 SOS -Abba- Atlantic 3265 the r &b area." have been around for a long time," ( "an incredible demand "), War, 11 RUN JOEY RUN -David Geddes - 30 JIVE TALKIN' -Bee Gees -RSO 510 Harry Chapin and David Bromberg. Other APA acts garnering a lot of he says. "There are as many campus Big Tree 16044 31 SOMETHING BETTER TO DO- collegiate attention include Gladys dates as ever, even though there isn't 12 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE -Bad Olivia Newton -John -MCA 40459 Another agent citing this emer- Knight and the Pips, Gino Vanelli as much money, so acts in the Company -Swan Song 70106 32 FIGHT THE POWER Pt. 1 -Isley gence of late bookings is Frank find- 13 FALLIN' IN LOVE- Hamilton, Joe Bros. -T -Neck 8.2256 Modica of New York -based Sutton and the Funkadelic. middle for around $7,500 are Frank And Reynolds - Playboy 33 BRAZIL-Richie Family -20th Artists Corp. Modica has been book- Sam McKeith of the William ing a lot of work." 6024 is than Century 2218 ing on since 1961 when he Morris Agency is also finding a lot of There more college activity 14 I BELIEVE THERE'S NOTHING campuses 34 SATURDAY NIGHT -Bay City interest in chart acts, although he ever before, according to Lance STRONGER THAN OUR LOVE- worked with the Kingston Trio, and Rollers- Arista AL 4049 Denver -based Stone Paul Anka & Odia Coates- United its just recently that he began to no- finds different buying habits Smith of Artists 685 35 WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? - tice this trend. throughout the country. County, and because of the inflation War- United Artists 629 15 DANCE WITH ME- Orleans -Asylum "It wasn't very long ago that col- "New England is receptive to rock there are more people competing for 45261 36 GONE AT LAST-Paul Simon & leges used to preplan concert dates acts, the Midwest is into softer dates than ever before. 16 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH Phoebe Snow- Columbia 3 -10197 sounds like Barry Manilow and the "We still consider the college mar- YOU -Capt. & Tennile -A &M for the fall by the summertime," he 37 AT SEVENTEEN -Janis lan- South is buying acts like the Ohio ket to be one of the most important, 1725 says. "Now there are so many Columbia 3.10154 acts," 17 THIRD RATE ROMANCE -Amazing schools looking around at the last Players," he states. "Many of the acts because they are still breaking Rhythm Aces -ABC 12078 38 HOW LONG- Pointer Sisters -ABC/ without new product or interest are he says. "The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Blue Thumb 265 minute, that these late dates are 18 AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A now in the marginal category and is still a very popular draw on 39 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY- Spinners- hurting the routings." LADY -Helen Reddy -Capitol this group of artists is now in a state campuses, while comedian Steve 4128 Atlantic 3284 He explains that some schools, of flux and decline and anyone who Martin is quickly gaining a reputa- 19 LADY BLUE -Leon Russell -Shelter 40 COULD IT BE MAGIC -Barry with only several weeks remaining 40378 (MCA) Manilow- Arista 0126 before their scheduled concert date, says no is kidding themselves." tion" will approach him and ask for a Stone County's friendly home- Athena Enter- group that is far away from that city town competitor, ac- the day before. In order to get the prises, is also enjoying a surge of LP to Hansen. Rick Best Sellers group across country, without a Indiana, Pa. tivity, according Chet Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, routing, the price jacks up consider- although it has come in several stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic. mechanical. mighty spurts. photocopying. recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. ably and costs the school much more Hi Fi Expo than they anticipated. "So far, we've had the biggest rush As Of 9/29/75 Because of the budget cuts on of any fall that I've ever seen, al- Compiled from selected rackjobber listings by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. campus, Modica says the bulk of his In Big Push though its started and stopped several times," Hansen states, "I think 1 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE 21 WIN, LOSE OR DRAW -Allman fall business has been in the $2,000 INDIANA, Pa. -Plans for the first BROWN DIRT COWBOY -Elton Bros. Band -Capricorn CP 0156 per night category. "IUP Hi Fi Expo" on the Indiana we'd perish without colleges, since John -MCA 2142 (Warner Bros.) busi- "Schools are now into all kinds of Univ. of Pennsylvania campus. here they contribute to a lot of our 2 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS- Eagles- 22 BACK HOME AGAIN -John music, as is demonstrated by the dif- Oct. 8 are moving into high gear, re- ness." Asylum 7E -1039 Denver -RCA CPL1 -0548 Marginal artists are having a 3 RED OCTOPUS- Jefferson 23 SEDAK'S BACK -Neil Sedaka- ferent kinds of acts we have working ports Frank Viggiano Jr., consumer Starship-Grunt BFL1.0999 Rocket 463 colleges," he states. "These include services instructor who conceived harder time getting dates, according 4 CAT STEVENS' GREATEST HITS - 24 IV -Led Zeppelin- Atlantic SD 7208 Herbie Mann, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave the idea of "bringing the hi fi indus- to Hansen, although Athena solved A&M SP 4519 25 HORIZON -Carpenters -A &M SP Brubeck, Sky King, Chet Atkins and try to the campus" (Billboard, Sept. the problem by effectively routing 5 GREATEST HITS -Elton John -MCA 4530 He this success to Arlo Guthrie, although he isn't tour- 13). the artists. credits 2128 26 VENUS AND MARS -Paul his Boston and Atlanta offices, and LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER McCartney & Wings -Capitol ing at the moment." The exhibition /symposium, pat- 6 - says even with these routings, there The Captain & Tennille- SMAS 11419 Frank Rio of Los Angeles -based terned as a mini Consumer Electron- in A&M SP 3405 27 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND -TK Regency Artists Lid. is another be- ics Show, has the support of area has been a 20 -25 percent decrease 7 WISH YOU WERE HERE -Pink 603 liever in the theory that schools are audio /hi -fi retailers, manufacturers the demand for marginal acts. Floyd -Columbia PC 33453 IS IT SOMETHING I SAID ? -Richard 28 reps in fulfilling Vig- "Colleges could really do justice 8 FANDANGO-Z.Z. Top- London PS Pryor- Reprise MS 2227 accepting all types of music. and their "There are more and more schools giano's goal of making the potential to themselves if they organized bet- 656 29 MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY - ter utilized tours for many of the 9 HONEY -Ohio Players- Mercury Jethro Tull -Chyrsalis CHR 1082 getting info middle -of- the -road student (and public) audio buyer and "We are SRM -1 -1038 (Warner Bros.) shows lately, although it usually has more well informed. marginal artists," he says. 10 THE HEAT IS ON -Isley Bros. -T- 30 PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES -HIS to be a pretty big college because of Additional support has come also doing a lot of packaging for col- Neck PZ 33536 GREATEST HITS -Jim Croce - the costs," he says. "Many of our at- from the Electronics Industry Assn./ leges in order to present acts that are 11 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP ABC ABCD 835 homogenous on our roster." FALLS- Freddy Fender -ABC /Dot 31 NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY -Helen tractions like Vikki Carr, Glen Consumer Electronics Group (EIA/ DOSD 2020 Reddy -Capitol ST 11418 Campbell, Johnny Mathis and CEG), sponsor of the CES Chicago Athena artists with college pull in- 12 WINDSONG -John Denver -RCA 32 CAUGHT IN THE ACT -Grand Henry Mancini are doing very well shows, in the form of 5,000 Better clude the Earl Scruggs Revue, Jon APL1 -1183 Funk -Grank Funk SABB 11445 this year on campuses, but the costs Business Bureau brochures on buy- Luc Ponty, Jerry Jeff Walker, Tim 13 HEARTS- America -Warner Bros. 33 YOUNG AMERICANS -David of staging their shows is high being tips for audio, 4- channel, tape Weisberg, Hoyt Axton, Vassar Cle- BS 2852 Bowie -RCA APL1.0998 re- 14 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN cause they work with between 20 recorders, TV repair, etc. ment and Henry Cross. Hansen MELLOW -Olivia Newton -John- 34 Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE and 23 musicians." Newest manufacturer to offer as- ports great demand already for the MCA 2133 CLUB Mousekedances and Other He says these musicians are usu- sistance is Quadratrak of Kensington. Randy Newman -Ry Cooder pack- Favorites -Disneyland 15 GREATEST HITS -John Denver - 1362 ally carried regionally, although Md., developer of a real- time -dupli- age going out in the spring. 35 PICK OF THE LITTER- Spinners- RCA CPL1.0374 sometimes the schools supply them. cated open reel quad process that 16 BETWEEN THE LINES -Janis Ian - Atlantic SD 18141 "Schools want entertainment and Many of his comedians like Bob will be demonstrated at the IUP Stu- Columbia PC 33394 36 BORN TO RUN -Bruce we are selling it to them instead of in 17 GREATEST HITS -Tony Orlando & Springsteen -Columbia PC 33795 Hope and Rich Little are also doing dent Union. Other firms involved submitting to it, so we try to tailor Dawn- Arista AL 4045 37 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -Pink well, as are his black acts like the supplying displays or informational each sale to the needs of the particu- 18 ENDLESS SUMMER -Beach Boys - Floyd- Harvest 11163 Crusaders, the Miracles, the Main material include Technics, Shure lar school," he states. "Our money is Capitol SVBB 11307 38 FLEETWOOD MAC -Reprise MS Ingredient and Tavares. Bros., Elpa Marketing (Watts) and we a 19 STRAIGHT SHOOTER -Bad way up this year and are selling 2225 Rob Heller of Los Angeles -based U.S. Pioneer. Company -Swan Song SS 8413 real cross- section of groups includ- Arista AL 4042 20 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE 39 OUTLAWS- Rob Heller Enterprises says there In addition to the nine retailers ing Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Tur- WORLD -Earth, Wind & Fire - 40 TOMMY /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK has "never been more of everything previously announced, also ex- rentine, Bob Marley and the Wailers RECORDING -Polydor PD2.9502 Columbia PC 33280 accepted" on the campuses. While pected to participate, according to and Sparks." buying was off to a slower start this Viggiano, are the nine -store Sound year, Heller feels there is more activ- World chain and Wander Sales. This exclusive preview of the 1975- Thiele Assists School Benefit ity now than ever before. with four stores in the greater Pitts- '76 college booking scene continues TRENTON, N.J.- Record pro- Jazz Band, the concert was staged "Jazz is still on the up and up and burgh area. Attendance is antici- next week, focusing on the decline of ducer and bandleader Bob Thiele Sept. 19 at the suburban school's it is no longer playing second ba- pated at around 10.000, with a po- British rock, the South's receptiveness returned to Lawrence School, local Kirby Arts Center. nana on the campuses, as is pointed tential audience of 36,000 in the toward Top 40 chart groups, the rise of the middle -man booker in the area prep school from which he Thiele has given the school his out by the success of acts like town /campus community, and Lloyd and Freddie Hub- Pittsburgh just 50 miles away. Northeast, the introduction of outside graduated in 1942, for a benefit per- personal library of recordings and Charles Cen- bard," he asserts. "Also there seems Publicity has begun in earnest, promoters on campus, the state of formance for the Robert Thiele tapes, musical scores, books and ter for American Popular Music to be more of an awareness this year with a commitment for a remote by bookings on black campuses, the memorabilia for the center, which which has been established at the concerning a well -balanced enter- WIIC -TV in Pittsburgh to highlight emergence of the country under- school. was started in 1971 as a repository tainment schedule. the event that Viggiano hopes will ground and the debut of a new agency Joined by his wife, singer Teresa for all forms of American popular "Schools are now trying to at least be a trigger for similar projects at dedicated to presenting semi -un- Brewer, and The World's Greatest music. break even on their shows, and in- colleges across the country. known jazz performers. www.americanradiohistory.com 50 Discos Reflections Reopens As a Disco Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications. Inc.Action No part of this may be publication reproduced, CHICAGO STYLE North Side Drinking Oasis stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. By ANNE DUSTON Top Audience Response Downstairs Records (New York) CHICAGO -After unsuccessfully Fox's live music policy follows a The 12,200 square -foot club is Records In N.Y. Discos Retail Sales catering to teens, Reflections re- trend in New York clubs which is carpeted on floors and walls in red This Week This Week opened as a drinking disco and is becoming more common in the Chi- and red /black tweed shag, including 1 CASANOVA BROWN, (Do It Yourself, How High 1 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY -Donna initiating a live seven His live will be entertainment, cago area. groups the game room. Mirrors on ceiling The Moon)- Gloria Gaynor -MGM (LP) Summer -Oasis (LP) nights a week policy on a semi -pri- more rock 'n' roll oriented than disco supports, walls and above the room - 2 FLY ROBIN FLY /I LIKE IT- Silver Conven- 2 CASANOVA BROWN, DO IT YOURSELF, vate basis. "We opened initially May oriented. "I don't want disco bands. length bar and dance floor reflect tion- Midland Intl (LP) HOW HIGH THE MOON- Gloria 23 for the non -drinking teen crowds, The disco will die, and people will patrons, dancers and entertainers. 3 PEACEPIPE -B.T. Express -Roadshow (LP) Gaynor -MGM (LP) 4 but they buy one coke and ask for still want to go somewhere to hear Lighting effects include two im- SUMMER OF 42 /EXODUS -Biddu Orch.- 3 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART -Crown Heights Epic (Exodus import only) four straws," complains owned live rock music. age projectors, strobes, mirror balls, Affair- De -Lite (LP) 5 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE -Tina Barry Fox, a former owner of Faces, "Most people hear with their eyes, oil wheels, and other special effects. 4 PEANUT VENDOR -Richie Family -20th Charles -Columbia (vocal & inst.) a private Rush St. disco. they want to watch the gyrations of The 10 x 20 incandescent lighted Century (LP) 6 MESSIN' WITH MY MIND -Labelle -Epic The club's location on the quiet the lead guitarist." Rock music on dance floor designed by Cosmic 5 NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO- Jeanne 7 HOOKED FOR LIFE -The Trammps- Atlan- will Burton - Cotton mid -north side is considered off the Wednesdays through Sundays Lights has a possible 1,008 patterns tic (long version) be folk in 6 NOWHERE -Hocus Pocus -Black Music beaten track by many, but a private augmented by and oldies on six colors, with the floor control 8 CARAVAN /WATUSI STRUT -Deodato -MCA 7 SUNNY -Yamboo -Montuno parking lot and 1,000 first -night cus- Mondays and Tuesdays, he says. console also controling the special 9 UNDECIDED LOVE -The Chequers -Scep- 8 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE -Tina tomers who were entertained by the Future plans call for an easy menu lighting effects. ter (disco -mix) Charles -Columbia (vocal & inst.) live group Krackers, seem to support food service. 10 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE- Tavares -Capi- 9 GET READY FOR THIS -Revelation -RSO Fox's belief that that the area is vi- tol 10 FLY ROBIN FLY /I LIKE IT- Silver 11 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY -Donna Sum- able. Convention mer -Oasis (LP) -Midland Intl. (LP) Sound equipment, installed by 11 LOVE POWER Hutch 12 BRAZIL /PEANUT VENDOR -Richie Fam- -Willie -Motown Discotheque Installations, was Club Dialog 12 SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO And Bill ily-20 Century (LP) -Mike - turned full volume by the deejay, Moving Up By TOM MOULTON 13 DO THE LATIN HUSTLE -Eddie Drennon & Rick Hernandez, who believes B.B.S. Unlimited- Friends & Co. 13 COMEBACK- Fantastic Puzzles -New NEW YORK -One of the most exciting records complete version of his current hit, "King Moon "that's what it's all about -loud mu- 14 I JUST CAN'T MAKE IT (Without You) - sic. It loosens people up for danc- soon to be released is a Fatback Band LP on Kong." Philly Devotions -Columbia 14 FALBALA-Magic Band -GNP /Cresendo ing." On the mixer, the master con- Event. The strongest, and probably the most The most popular import act this week is the 15 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART -Crown Heights 15 DATE WITH THE RAIN -Frankie Gee - trol was set at 10, and the pan was commercial sound, they have ever had is the cut Chocolate Boys on Disques Elver from France. Affair- De -Lite (LP) Claridse between 75 and 100. Rick plays "Spanish Hustle." The best way to describe it is The title of their LP is "Brazilia Carnaval," and that it has the timbali sound and energy of "E- there are two cuts which are getting most of re- down- funky, strong, energetic, driv- Melody Song Shops Man Boogie" and a feel of "Titanic" with several action-"El Caravanero" which goes through a Colony Records (New York) ing music, with upbeat followed by (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) breaks. number of changes with vocal and instrumental Retail Sales upbeat, including jazz. He slows Retail Sales This is quite a change for the group and it breaks and is almost seven minutes long, and This Week towards the end of the evening, with This Week shows them at their best. A fine production by "Brazilia" which is a lot like "El Bimbo." Also 1 NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO- Jeanne tunes like "Sweet Sticky Thing," by 1 Bill Curtis and Jerry Thomas. included is their version of "El Bimbo." There Burton- Cotton LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY -Donna Summer -Oasis The Ohio Players. Atlantic will be releasing the Jimmy Castor are no plans to release the LP in this country. 2 CASANOVA BROWN, DO IT YOURSELF, (LP) 2 CASANOVA BROWN, DO IT YOURSELF, The control room, walled off from "King Kong" LP this month. Again Castor shows Tom Saverese, disk jockey at 12 West, reports HOW HIGH THE MOON- Gloria HOW HIGH THE MOON- Gloria the dance floor but with round, open off his versatility with a variety of sounds. There good response to "I Am Somebody" by Jimmy Gaynor -MGM (LP) Gaynor -MGM (LP) windows for customer comments, is are two strong disco cuts in "Supersound," James who is extremely popular now in this 3 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE -Tina NOBODY Charles -Columbia (vocal & inst.) 3 LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO- Jeanne manned by two persons, one con- which is a lot like "E -Man Boogie," and "A country. The same song is also on Biddu's im- 4 UNDECIDED LOVE -The Chequers Burton - Cotton trolling the dance floor, plus the dee- Groove Will Make You Move." Both cuts are port LP, "Blue Eyed Soul." - Scepter 4 CARAVAN /WATUSI STRUT -Deodato -MCA about five minutes. The LP also contains the (Continued on page 51) (LP) Jay. 5 FLY ROBIN FLY /I LIKE IT- Silver Convention -Midland Intl. (LP) 5 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE -Tina 6 LET'S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE -Eddie Charles -Columbia (vocal & inst.) 6 MAGIC Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited- Friends & OF THE BLUE -Blue Magic -Atco Co. (LP) 7 NEED YOU- Harlem River Drive- Arista 1 CHITOWN THEME- Cleveland Eaton -Black 8 HIPIT- Hosanna -LHMA Jazz (LP) 9 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - 8 BRAZIL/PEANUT VENDOR-Richie Family -20th few Ralph Carter- Mercury Century (LP) just a 9 SOUL TRAIN 75 Train Gang 10 ALL I NEED -Anacosta- Columbia -Soul -Soul 11 OVERTURE /LOVE MACHINE -The Train Miracles -Tamla (LP) 10 BAD LUCK -Atlanta Rhythm Section - pointers Scorpio 12 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY -Donna Summer -Oasis (LP) 11 I'M IN HEAVEN -Touch Of Class- Midland Intl. 13 I'M IN HEAVEN -Touch Of Class -Midland on the Intl. 12 WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE -The Supremes- Motown 14 BAD LUCK -Atlanta Rhythm Section - 13 LET'S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE -Eddie Bass, Middle & Treble Controls Scorpio Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited- Friends & Clubman Two 15 MONDO DISCO -El Coco -AVI giving 12dB of cut or boost so a Co. pre -amp is not required. 14 OVERTURE /LOVE MACHINE- Miracles- disco mixer... Tamla (LP) Twin Phono Inputs so both turn- Top Audience Response 15 ALL I NEED -Anacosta- Columbia tables can be played together & Records In Boston Discos professional fade -ins achieved. This Week Top Audience Response Records 1 CASANOVA BROWN, DO IT YOURSELF, In L.A. /San Diego Discos HOW HIGH THE MOON- Gloria Set your voice level with own its Gaynor -MGM (LP) This Week

Volume Slider. 2 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART -Crown Heights 1 FLY ROBIN FLY -Silver Convention - Affair -De -Lite (LP) Midland Intl. (LP) The Tape Input allows special 3 MAGIC OF THE BLUE -Blue Magic -Atco 2 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER -Ohio Players - effects and tapes to be added. (disco version) Mercury (LP) 4 FLY ROBIN FLY /I LIKE IT- Silver 3 THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT -K.C. & The Convention-Midland Intl. (LP) Sunshine Band -TK (LP) A Master Volume Slider to set 5 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE -Tina 4 IT'S ALRIGHT- Graham Central Station - overall system level. Charles -Columbia (vocal & inst.) Warner Bros. 6 SUMMER OF 42 /EXODUS -Biddu Orch.- 5 PEACEPIPE -B.T. Express -Roadshow Pre -Cue play one turntable whi le Epic (Exodus import only) 6 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE-Tavares- 7 PEACEPIPE -B.T. Express -Roadshow (LP Capitol cuing up the other or the tape. version) 7 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE- Calhoon- 8 PEANUT VENDOR /BRAZIL -Richie Warner /Spector Headphone Output from 400 to Family -20th Century (LP) 8 DREAMIN' A DREAM -Crown Heights 10K impedance. 9 THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT -KC And The Affair- DeLite Sunshine Band -TK (LP) 9 CASANOVA BROWN /DO IT YOURSELF/ 10 VOLARE -Al Martino -Capitol HOW HIGH THE MOON- Gloria Mic Input accepts any impedance 11 UNDECIDED LOVE -The Chequers- Gaynor -MGM microphone. Scepter (disco -mix) 10 FAME -David Bowie -RCA 12 GIMME THE KEY -Bobby Keys- Ring -o 11 BRAZIL -Ritchie Family -20th Century with its auto 13 LOVE ON DELIVERY L.O.D.-The 12 HOLLYWOOD HOT- Eleventh Hour -20th Talkover Button Reflections -Capitol Century fade recovery makes voice talk - 14 SUPERSTAR REVUE -The Ventures -UA 13 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT -SSO- Shadybrook over easy. 15 BABY FACE -Harold Wheeler -Wing And A 14 BAD LUCK -Atlanta Disco Section - Polydor Prayer 15 MESSIN' WITH MY MIND -LaBelle -Epic

155 Michael Dr., Syosset, N.Y. 11791 (516- 364-1900) m Taylor Receives Doctorate West Coast Office: (213- 846 -0500) Iightandsoundcompany AMHERST, Mass. -Jazz pianist - pared a dissertation entitled "'I he composer- educator Billy Taylor has History And Development Of Jazz received a combined Masters De- Piano: A New Perspective For CLUBMAN TWO JUST 1 OF OVER 320 PRODUCTS IN METEOR DISCO RANGE. - THE gree and Educational Doctorate Educators," was a long five -year from the Univ. of Massachusetts. pull, according to Taylor, who said The doctorate, for which he pre- "I had to do it between sets."

www.americanradiohistory.com 51 Discos Jukebox MobileShowroomsTakeTo ROCKY G. ADJUSTS Programming City Streets In Midwest Clubs Crowd Radio CHICAGO -Mobile disco show- Dreadnaught, BGW, Dynaco, and a Rock -Ola Chief rooms featuring light and sound dis- complete line of mixers, mikes. turn- plays were introduced Oct. 2 -4 by tables and various accessories. Ne- As Disk Promoters Sees Industry's Ar'dcee 3 at the game arcade Jam gotiations are being made with Am- LOS ANGELES -"With radio ping up promotion in those areas al- Factory in Bloomington, Ind. pzilla, Stanton, Shure, AKG and station playlists continuing to ready covered such as Philadelphia. Besides presenting entertainment. Thorens for presentation of their Continued Growth tighten, discos are playing an impor- Baltimore, Washington, New Jersey, the mobile units will be showcasing products. By ANNE DUSTON tant part in the exposure of record Boston and Hartford. equipment totaling $21,000 to pros- product and sales of new merchan- Groce points out that in some in- CHICAGO -David C. Rockola, pective purchasers. dise," says Rocky G. Groce, presi- stances, many discos have sold up- Rock -Ola president, anticipates con- Ar'dcee 3 acts as distributors for dent of Rocky G. Promotions, New wards of 50,000 records without ra- tinued growth for the jukebox in- the companies represented in the York. dio airplay. "This and the proper dustry as his firm celebrates its 40th showrooms. Club Dialog Groce is presently restructuring coordination of marketing and mer- anniversary this year. The lighting unit, called the Satel- 5(I his operation to deal more efficiently chandising have not only forced ra- "The world is still experiencing a lite mobile, features equipment from Continued Ji.oni page with discotheques. dio stations on records, but serves to population explosion. At the same Grandstage Lighting Co., Flexible The new single will be "Love Music" Mays' Rusty Moody, who has been han- increase record sales," he says. time many areas and nations are Light, Rocktronics, Meteor, Digital, (part 1 8 2), taken from their forthcoming new dling promotion and merchandis- raising their standards of living and Diversitronics, Halo, Maytronics, LP. This is a different sound rhythm wise for the ing, is moving into marketing and now demand the better things in Cosmic Lights, He & She and Ros- group and it should prove successful. A cut Ponty's First Tour merchandising. life," Rockola says. cor, with packages called "Unity" on the LP is very reminiscent of in several price Michelle and Maria Groce, LOS ANGELES Jean -Luc "In the past year we saw what ranges offered. "Love Train." - daughters of Groce, are moving Ponty is currently performing in could be the opening of a tre- The sound unit, called the Astral Some 4,000 people attended Boston's "Ulti- from disco promotion in N.Y. to FM and concerts across country mendous market for the industry. Signal, will represent Kustom mate Disco Dance" in the Grand Ballroom of the clubs entire East national tour. The Russia opened its first bowling cen- Acoustics, Inc., Dunlop- Clarke Statler Hilton Sept. 28. They had to turn away radio promotion for the during his first about 400. The top seven disco spinners in Bos- Coast. And Ronald -Coles will take Ponty band includes Tom Fowler, ter- including a Rock -Ola jukebox - ton each had an hour's time, and Ron Robin and the disco slot. bass; Norman Fearrington, drums: and has given permission for an Sonny Joe White (the hosts) say it was one of Rocky G. Productions is broad- Mike Wolff, keyboards; Daryl American soft drink company to Recorded Music the "biggest turnouts of its kind and will cer- ening its area of coverage to include Stuermer on guitar and Ponty on produce and distribute its product in tainly be remembered for a long time. Buffalo and Rochester, plus step- violins. Russia. Simultaneously, or diplo- Cabaret disco, closed for several months, is matic and trade relations with China Taking Over In going to reopen in December. It has been taken continue to improve. over by the management of New York's Le Jar- "In recent years Rock -Ola has in- 4 Honolulu Clubs dine and will now be called Brazil. The entire Steak & Brew's 50 Discos troduced products that opened up place is going to be remodeled as well as have Continued from page 1 newsletter for free distribution to its By WAYNE HARADA entirely new markets for the coin - new sound equipment. From the rumors that are At present, the company operates customers. operated phonograph industry." HONOLULU -Four more Wai- going around it has chance of becoming the "in" six discos, as Deep Ends and Promotion and product playlists says the president of Rock -Ola who kiki discos have emerged, experi- known place in Boston. spread between such states as New for the chain will be handled by began the production of phono- menting with a format of recorded Massachu- O'Harro and a staff of seven. While graph machines in the depths of the music. Two of the four also program York, New Hampshire, setts working out details of the expan- depression, in 1935. live bands. and Pennsylvania, and their Jitterbugs Welcome success and the general impact that sion, O'Harro is currently commut- Under Rockola's direction, the Bobby McGee's Conglomeration ing between here and Washington, company has introduced such inno- had been Waikiki's only restaurant discos are making across the country is & Brew's D.C., his home base. vations in the following four dec- with a true disco format, wherein a At St. Louis Club credited for Steak major expansion commitment. In another important develop- ades as increased selections, use of deejay mans a booth and spins rec- ST. LOUIS -Billy Jack's Disco- ment in the disco world, the Sun catalin translucent plastic, dual ords for dancers. For image purposes, the six Deep theque, just east of the airport here, Ends will be re -named as Vamp's by Devil Disco Lounge, with a capacity speakers, remote control, carrousel - Four other clubs have switched to 650, is its doors in Phoenix boosts slow Tuesday nights by con- Nov. 1, says O'Harro. of opening type record storage system, stereo a record policy -with two estab- ducting an old- fashioned jitterbug Steak & Brew's decision should Oct. 20. sound system, and the first furni- lished dance rooms alternating live contest with patrons competing for Notably, the club is owned by ture- styled console. with also welcome news to sound and music platters. The latest prizes. Gran -Bo, a firm which holds the Rockola still directs company ac- switches include: lighting equipment suppliers, as But the main attractions, every each unit will have an $8,000- $9,000 franchise for several Holiday Inns tivities,' but is assisted by his two The Point After in the Ha- night, are pro dancers broken up budget for sound alone. throughout the Midwest and the sons, Donald C. Rockola, vice presi- waiian Regent Hotel, with a one - into teams -the Disco -Dancing West. dent in charge of engineering, and band, one -deejay format. The band If in -house plans hold true, by the Dudes competing against the Disco time the entire conversion is com- The Phoenix location sits right Dr. David R. Rockola, who is re- is Union Pacific. The switch to a Dancing Dolls. Business is reported pleted it should mean an excess of next to a Holiday Inn and, report- sponsible for marketing and sales of record policy ends a four -year tra- brisk as the autumn season gets un- $400,000 being pumped into that edly, more such discos are planned all merchandise venders, including dition of two bands providing back - derway. side the industry. for Inn locations in Tucson, Las export. to -back music. of Talent bookers can also expect to Vegas and Los Angeles. Other officers of the firm include CSB, acronym for C'est Si Bon According to Scott Tuchman, pro- Edward G. Doris, executive vice at the Pagoda Restaurant and Hotel share a piece of the pie, as O'Harro says to be gram director and spinner at the Sun president; Arthur A. Ehlert, vice just outside Waikiki, also has a rec- UCLA Sets Course that they hope booking Devil Lounge, some $20,000 went president and treasurer; and Wil- ords and band policy. Powerhouse LOS ANGELES -"How To Make name disco talent into a number of the He says they will be into the club's sound system alone. liam F. Haldoman, vice president of provides the in- person sounds. A Phonograph Record Deal And clubs. that eyeing a block booking format. He estimated that close to $850,000 purchasing. Rex & Eric's, a restaurant on Publish Your Own Songs," a UCLA is show- went into overall construction of the Kuhio Ave. near the International extension program, will be repeated If and when live talent cased at a club, there will be a small club, a two -story structure. Market Place, now programs re- this fall from Sept. 23 -Dec. 16 in While the facility is geared to corded music. room 146 Dodd Hall at UCLA. cover charge. Otherwise, admission will be free. All locations will con- present live talent, the club will be 2 New Boxes Nick's Fishmarket, a restaurant The 12- session course is open to a strictly disco for the first year, he in the Waikiki Gateway Hotel on persons working in the industry and tinue to operate during the day as says. Kalakaua Ave., also has installed a the general public at a cost of $70. restaurant. On Display Locally, add another club to the dance floor and utilizes the services Four units of credit in music may be Following suit with Emerson's chain new disco list as well -the Under- of a jock spinning disks. earned. Steak House Dimples disco operation, Steak & Break is also ground in Hempstead, L.I. It's slated By Seeburg planning to print a monthly disco to open in a few weeks. CHICAGO -Seeburg will be showing two new phonograph boxes with "dramatic, innovative design Hawaiian Says the Sambion concept," at the Music Operators of 'LIGHT America Exposition Oct. 17 -19. The boxes have been introduced HUSTLERS' Is Latest Brazilian Craze at distributor meetings across the By WAYNE HARADA country, scheduled through the end Unique HONOLULU -Herb Ohta, the been released, Ohta-san says the ac- of September. Light Systems ukulele wizard also known as Ohta- tion's with "Blue Skies." The 160 -selection model, named is experimenting with a new the Entertainer, will continue fea- san. Ohta -san recently formed a new sound he discovered several months tures found on previous Seeburg for Discotheques 10. He features the group of still models, including interchangeable ago in Rio de Janeiro. but he's ukulele as a solo instrument, components compatible with seven C & A Light has spent many "It's called the sambion," he says. for commercial combi- searching a previous models for çost reduction years in the design and "It's a brand new dance rhythm ... nation instruments with voices. of factor, easy serviceability and main- development of fine light it's so new, there are no recordings Sum- He has four singers aboard: tenance, electronic digital selector available yet. Yet it's a catchy rock Nancy Wear, Sandy Tsuki- systems for discotheques. mer for instantaneous selection of music, sound, set to a samba beat, and a lot Dickens and Moki We've created some of the yama, Carolyn and reselect indicator for adjusting has to do with the drummer and bas- His include most exciting and original Mokuahi. musicians pushbutton errors. It will be avail- sist." Calvin Wilson, drums; Robin Paraz, displays ever seen. newest an A artist, is the able in stereo or quad. Our Ohta -san, &M bass; Francis Hookano, vibes; Paul Dealer inquiries Invited to the The 100- selection model, the addition, LIGHT HUSTLERS, only Hawaii -origin act make Morse on guitar and Paul Mark on are capable of a full range of pop charts last season, when his Magna Star, available in stereo only, piano. has already been distributed and effects guaranteed to become instrumental "Song For Anna," ca light penned by French composer Andre He has audience -tested the sam- sold on the export market. the focal point of any club. 37.12 58th STREET, Popp, was an MOR hit. bion -from the northern regions of A large number of accessories, in- Find out more, call or write WOODSIDE, NEW YORK 11377 His newest LP, "Feelings," has Brazil -but he laments, "The public cluding dollar bill validator, paging kit, remote and speaker corn - for details. 1 2121 779 -4303 been issued for a few weeks, and isn't quite ready for it. It's definitely control while a single of the title tune has a new rhythm." ponents are available.

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electronic. mechanical. photocopying. recording. or otherwise, without the Keyed To U.S. Composers prior written permission of Approves Listening the publisher By JACK McDONOUGH TM OAKLAND -On Tuesday (7) the man, represents something of a trap Oakland Symphony, under the di- in that it will lead people to believe New Pact These are best selling middle -of- the -road singles compiled from rection of Harold Farberman, will that orchestras choosing American PHILADELPHIA- Members of national retail sales and radio station air play listed in rank order. open a 1975 -76 season that, in honor music in honor of the Bicentennial the Philadelphia Orchestra, by a of the Bicentennial, will present a are doing something noble, when vote of 69 to 20, ratified a new three - major retrospective of important but those orchestras should have been year contract Sept. 20 with the or- little -performed works by American performing American music all TITLE, Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) chestra association. It composers. along. permitted the symphony orchestra to begin its 76th The programs for Oct. 7, 8 and 9 If government money becomes season on schedule Sept. 17. The I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU will feature George Chadwick's available, says Farberman, Oakland Art Garfunkel, Columbia 3 -10190 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) 105 -man orchestra, represented by "Overture to Rip Van Winkle "; will try to commission a Bicenten- 2 2 9 I'M SORRY Local 77, AFM, sought salaries of John Denver, RCA 10353 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) John Knowles Paine's "Overture to nial work from a Bay Area com- about $380 a week and improved 3 1 8 AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY Oedipus Tyrannus "; Edward Mac - poser. fringe benefits. Helen Reddy, Capitol 4128 (Colgems, ASCAP) Dowell's "Indian Suite ": and Wil- Other guest artists to appear with 4 6 9 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY liam Grant Stills' "Darker Amer- the Oakland Symphony besides Negotiations had been going on Spinners, Atlantic 3284 (Mighty Three, BMI) ica." The four are among the Watts are Eileen Farrell (Dec. 2, 3 all summer and the existing contract 5 5 9 BRAZIL expired at midnight on Sept. 14. The The Ritchie Family, 20th Century 22 (Peer, BMI) founders of the orchestral tradition and 6), Eugene Fodor (Oct. 21, 22, improved benefits include better 6 9 7 CAROLINA IN THE PINES - in the United States; their music 23), Joseph Liebling (Jan. 27, 28 29), Michael Murphey, Epic 850131 (Columbia) (Mystery, BMI) pensions: a means of sharing play- emulates the European Romantic Laurence Lesser (March 16, 17, 20), 7 20 3 SOMETHING BETTER TO DO style of the 19th Century. Valentin Cheorghiu (Nov. 18, 19, ing assigments among string players, Olivia Newton-John, MCA 40459 (ATV, BMI) The opening program will also 22), and David Bean (Feb. 17, 18, later compulsory retirement, and op- 8 14 4 HELP ME MAKE IT (To My Rockin' Chair) tional participation in the summer B.J. Thomas, ABC 12121 (Baby Chick, BMI) have Beethoven's Symphony No. 7; 19). The January program will also concerts of the orchestra at Robin 9 13 7 GONE AT LAST many of the Oakland programs for feature a string concerto performed Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow, Columbia 310197 (Paul Simon. BMI) the season will mix appropriate by the winner of Oakland's Young Hood Dell here and at Saratoga 10 4 11 I BELIEVE I'M GONNA LOVE YOU works from the best known Euro- Artist String Competition, whose Springs, N.Y. Frank Sinatra, Reprise 1335 (Warner Bros.) (Senor /Sergeant, ASCAP) pean composers -Rachmaninoff, $5,000 prize, says Farberman, "is the The negotiations were carried on 11 8 11 DAISY JANE America, Warner Bros. 8118 (Warner Bros.. ASCAP) Liszt, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and biggest and most prestigious string in what participants called a friendly 12 11 6 MY FATHER'S SONG Franck -with American works. prize in the U.S." atmosphere. A management spokes- Barbra Streisand, Columbia 3-10198 (Leeds /Wild Screen, ASCAP) Other important American works The Oakland Pops concerts this man said the wage increases and 13 18 5 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY to be performed by Oakland in '75- season will feature Chet Atkins and added benefits will mean that the or- Tony Orlando & Dawn, Elektra 45275 (Jobete, ASCAP) '76 are Hanson's Symphony No. 2, his trio Jan. 10; Mitch Miller as chestra association will have to raise 14 7 8 ICE CREAM SODAS, LOLLIPOPS AND A RED HOT SPINNING TOP guest 17; $1 Paul Delicato, Artists Of America 101 (Songwriters Of America, BMI) "Romantic "; Piston's Symphony conductor April and Peter at least million more in contribu- No. 2; Scott Folk Nero and his 12. tions 15 16 8 I GO TO PIECES Joplin's opera trio June and gifts this year. Cotton, Lloyd And Christian, 20th Century 2217 (Noma /Vicki, BMI) "Treemonisha "; Bacon's "Fables for 16 10 10 SOUTAIRE Orchestra and Narrator "; Foster's Carpenters, A &M 1721 (Don Kirshner, BMI /Kirshner, ASCAP) "Old Folks Quadrilles "; and other Carnegie's NewSeason Sets 17 21 6 WHO LOVES YOU pieces. A very special program in Four Seasons, Warner Bros. /Curb 8122 (Seasons /Jobete, ASCAP) May will feature pianist Andre 18 26 5 DIAMONDS & RUST 100 Concerts, 19 Orchestras Joan Baez, A &M 1737 (Chandos, ASCAP) Watts playing Gershwin's "Rhap-

19 12 7 I DONT BELIEVE IN IF ANY MORE sody in Blue" and Edward Mac- NEW YORK -Carnegie Hall Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Scot- Roger Whittaker, RCA 10356 (Arcola, BMI) Dowell's Piano Concerto No. 2. Also Corp. is entering its 15th year with a tish National Orchestra, Houston 20 31 2 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU on that program are Gershwin's new season featuring more than 100. Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, rn Captain & Tennille, A &M 1725 (Moonlight and Magnolias, BMI) "Catfish Row" and Ives' concerts featuring 19 symphony or- and the Montreal Symphony, begin - 21 11 11 DANCE WITH ME "Three Orleans, Asylum 45261 (Hall /Mojahanna, BMI) Places in New England." chestras, 25 conductors, seven cham- ning Oct. 23 through May 17. Also,a 22 25 8 YOU ARE A SONG The pieces were chosen by polling ber groups and some 50 soloists. series of seven concerts by the Amer- Batdorf & Rodney, Arista 0132 (Keca, ASCAP) subscribers to the symphony. "No The highlights include the Thurs- ican Symphony Orchestra begin- 23 29 6 LADY BLUE other orchestra in the United States, day (2) United States debut of the ning Nov. 9 and ending May 16, in- Leon Russell, Shelter 40378 (MCA) (Skyhill, BMI) as far as I can determine," says Far - Burmese National Theater, the first cluding a special all- 24 15 10 THE PROUD ONE Copland Osmonds, Kolob 14791 (MGM) (Seasons Four /Saturday, BMI) berman, "is doing as comprehensive such visit of any cultural troupe performance in honor of Aaron 25 30 5 SUMMER OF '42 a sampling of early American works from Burma; the return of Dietrich Copland's 75th birthday on Dec. 7 Biddu Orchestra, Epic 850139 (Columbia) (Warner Bros., ASCAP) as is the Oakland Symphony. This Fischer-Dieskau in three vocal reci- (Copland conducting); three con- 26 32 3 LYIN' EYES does not represent a departure for tals on Oct. 21, 27 and Nov. 6; the certs by the Los Angeles Philhar- Eagles, Asylum 45279 /Kicking Bear, ASCAP) (Benchmark the Oakland Symphony, which has International Festival of Visiting monic, conducted by Zubin Mehta 27 22 7 THEME FROM THE UNIVERSAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Orchestra Series, "JAWS" always made it a point to do the mu- featuring concerts and featuring Gergor Piatigorsky John Williams, MCA 40439 (Duchess, BMI) sic of American composers. We try by the London Symphony Orches- and Pinchas Zukerman as soloists 28 27 5 BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR to do an American composition ev- tra, the Hague Philharmonic, BBC Nov. 24, 26 and 29; four concerts by Chicago, Columbia 3-10200 (Make Me Smile /Big Elk, ASCAP) ery program and have done 27 Orchestra of Wales, Stockholm Phil- the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 29 SAD EYES American works over the past four harmonic, Baltimore Symphony, on Dec. 17 and 19 under the direc- Andy Williams, Columbia 10208 (Don Kirshner /Kirshner Songs, BMI) years. Cincinnati Symphony, Minnesota tion of Carlo Maria 30 34 4 ROCKY The Oakland Symphony has Giullini and on Austin Roberts, Private Stock 45020 (Strawberry Hill, ASCAP) done more for American composers May 10 and 12 under the direction 31 41 4 VOLARE than symphonies with triple the con- of Sir Georg Solti; two concerts by Al Martino, Capitol 4134 (Robbins /S.D.R.M., ASCAP) certs. So the question was what more Isaac Stern and His Friends, featur- 32 Is MIDNIGHT SHOW to do, and we decided to go back to Zinman Disk ing Jean - Pierre Rampal, Leonard Bobby Vinton, ABC 12131 (Don Kirshner, BMI) the roots. There is no reason that the Rose, Alexander Schneider, Arnold 33 35 7 MORNING Out On Philips Michael Kenny, Tom Cat 10327 (RCA) music of the early composers should Steinhardt and Michael Tree on Jan. (Cataclysmic /Dantroy /Kenny Tunes, BMI) not be heard." ROCHESTER, N.Y. -A record- 11 and Pinchas Zukerman on Jan. 34 45 2 JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE The bicentennial, says Farber- ing of Tchaikovsky's "Serenade For 18. Melissa Manchester, Arista 0146 (Braintree /Rumainia Pickleworks, BMI) Strings" and Grieg's "Holberg Also, Rudolf Serkin in a recital 35 38 6 DANCE MUSIC Ronnie & Natalie. O'Hara, Legacy 105 (Happy Girl, ASCAP) Suite' by David Zinman, Rochester commemorating the 40th anniver- 36 33 9 DREAMS GO BY Radio Series Philharmonic Orchestra music di- sary of his Carnegie Hall debut on Harry Chapin, Elektra 45264 (Sandy Songs. ASCAP) rector, and the Netherlands Cham- Jan. 28; two concerts by the Buffalo 37 39 4 CASTLES IN THE SAND In Connecticut ber Orchestra has just been released Philharmonic under the direction Seals & Crofts, Warner Bros. 8130 (Dawnbreaker, BMI) of HARTFORD, Conn. -A new rain the U.S. The recording, made in Michael Tilson Thomas on Oct. 26 38 40 3 I STILL LOVE YOU (You Still Love Me) Mac Davis, Columbia 3 -10187 (Screen dio series, "Hartford Symphony Pre- 1973, is the first in an open -ended and Feb. 1; three recitals by pianist GemsColumbia /Songpainter /Sweet Glory, BMI) views" has been announced by the series by Zinman and the Amster- Alfred Brendel, featuring the music 39 43 3 BAD BLOOD Symphony Society of Greater Hart- dam -based ensemble on the Philips of Bach, Beethoven Liszt on Neil Sedaka, Rocket 40460 (MCA) (Don Kirshner, BMI /Kirshner Songs. ASCAP) and ford. To be aired on WTIC -FM, the label. Area music stores which carry 11, 40 42 3 ALL OVER ME April 25, and May 19; a nine Charlie Rich, Epic 850142 (Columbia) (Ben Peters /Charsy, BMI) shows began Oct. 6 and will be the Philips label should have the concert series of all of Mozart's pi- 41 49 2 KEEP ON TRYIN' heard on the Mondays preceding record in stock shortly. ano and violin concerti performed Poco, ABC 12126 (Fools Gold, ASCAP) each of the Hartford Symphony's 10 Other records in the series will be by the English Chamber Orchestra 42 37 6 (I'm) LOVIN' YOU Wednesday concerts. released periodically in the U.S. A Bobby Bee, Shady Brook 45013 (Sutton -Miller) (Saima. BMI) with Daniel Barenboim as conduc- Planned and by the 43 44 4 THE CHICAGO THEME (Love Loop) coordinated Mozart recording, including the tor and piano soloist and Isaac Hubert Laws, CTE 27 (Motown) (Trunk, ASCAP) Hartford Symphony Auxiliary, the "Les Petits Riens" ballet and ballet Stern . 44 46 2 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES half-hour programs will include in- music for the opera, "Idonerec," is Esther Phillips, Kudu 925 (Motown) terviews with guest artists and Sym- due to be released in late 1975 or (E.B. Marks, BMI /Stanley Adams, ASCAP) with discus- Mozart On DGG 45 47 2 MIRACLES phony members, along early 1976. Additional works in the Jefferson Starship, Grunt 10367 (RCA) (Diamondback, BMI) sion and musical illustration of series include: Johann Christian VIENNA -Deutsche Grammo- 46 JUST OUT OF REACH particular works to be performed Bach's "Sinfonia In D," Op. 18 phon will begin recording Mozart's Perry Como. RCA 10402 (Four Star. BMI) during the season. (complete) and the Mozart Violin "Waisenhausmesse" in the Vienna 47 CC* MEXICO The series, sponsored by Combus- Concerto Nos. 2 and 4 with Herman Musikverein this month. For this James Taylor, Warner Bros. 8131 (Country Road, BMI) 48 48 3 BIG MABLE MURPHY tion Engineering, will be hosted by Krebbers as soloist. Zinman and the complete recording, Claudio Ab- Sue Thompson, Hickory 354 (MGM) (Acuff Rose, BMI) WTIC -FM personality Jon Stevens, Netherlands orchestra will record bado will conduct the Vienna Phil- 49 50 2 ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH and produced by Mrs. Charlotte Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir De Flor- harmonic Orchestra. Soloists are Henry Mancini, RCA 10355 (Famous, ASCAP) Hurd, with general direction by ence" in Europe this month. Zinman Gundula Janowitz, Friederike von 50 1:1=10 COMING IN OUT OF THE RAIN Gayle McCormick, Shady Brook 017 (Little Peanut, ASCAP) WTIC -FM program manager David has a lifetime appointment as music Stade, Wieslaw Ochm an and Kurt Wilkinson. director of the Dutch ensemble. Moll. www.americanradiohistory.com 53 Latin____. Vincent `Nola' Lopez Salsa On Tap At L.oI:îrì Scene Dies At 80 In Fla. French Alps Fest MIAMI era has not renewed with Velvet and who record for Karen have released NORTH MIAMI BEACH -Serv- sev- ices have been held here for pioneer PARIS -Salsa will get a big play Julio Iglesias opened at Club Ca- has signed with Coco. ... Miami a new album. The LP includes hits: Jarro Pichao," pop pianist and big band maestro at the Jan. 17 -28 International Ski ribe of the San Juan Hilton and then Herald reports that WOCN -AM eral of their "El Vincent Lopez, 80, whose cheery and Jazz Festival at Avoriaz and La on to Los Angeles Nov. 9. On the sold to Manolo Reboso, Tomas Gar- "Mi Campesino," "Adios Hoy So- "Lopez speaking" line introduced Plagne in France's Haute Savoie same label, Alhambra, Charytin's cia Fuste and others. Word has it bran Palabras" and "No Me Pise thousands of radio broadcasts over a Alps. version of "El Bimbo" doing well in that it will be staffed by the most tal- Los Zapatos." The records feature 30-year period. He died Sept. 20 af- Talent, including some from the sales. Nydia Caro married Gabriel ented of the young deejays in the voices of Victor Wail! and Fig- ter a long illness. U.S., is being lined up for the event Suau in San Juan and leaves to Miami -Pedro de Pool, Roberto Vicente Pacheco. ... Hector Long featured on records, Lopez in twin settings at 6,500 altitude. record an LP in Madrid. La Pandilla Suarez and Roberto Rodriguez. ueroa is the new public relations at 15 was playing in a Brooklyn sa- The festival will mark the intro- will be at Dade County Auditorium man for Karen. Joe Cuba (Tico) doing so well at loon. In 1921, at the old Pennsylva- duction of salsa and other Latin in- Dec. 7 with Eddie Martinez and Puerto Rican edi- Numero Uno Lounge, owner Gary Paquita Berio, nia Hotel in New York, he and his novations in the Alps. And if the WQBA co- promoting the affair. Carven picked up his option for an tor of the "El Vocero" daily news- band performed on the first remote music proves boring a visitor may Martinez also is promoting Elio additional six months, Joe's soon -to- paper, was here with Argentinian "live" broadcast. In the 1930s, he spend his time being pulled around Roca at Dade County Auditorium be released version of the "Latin singer Ricardo Rey whom she repre- found Betty Hutton in Detroit and the hills in deep snow by eskimo dog and Roberto Carlos at Miami Beach the Hustle" will be knocking on Friends sents. Rey gave performances at gave her a start as a singer. A mem- sled teams. Convention Center Oct. 3 and & Co. ... WFAB -AM is into an all - El Castillo in the Hotel San Ger- ber of ASCAP since 1941, he was Lucho Gatica at a super -dance in music format. Carlos Estrada re- onimo. identified with his theme of more Dinner Key Auditorium on Oct. 11 Quaker City Fest turned from vacation in Argentina, Spanish singer Julio Iglesias (Al- than 50 years, "Nola," which he did all with WQBA -AM. still the most exciting voice on that hambra) from Valencia is getting not compose. Resuming Oct. 18 WQBA doing a super -promotion station. Anna Maria Napoles getting heavy airplay with old -time Mexi- Lopez also played long engage- PHILADELPHIA the first of Tipica Novel new LP on TR with -For another shot with a youth- oriented can songs such as "Maria Bonita" by ments at Casa Lopez, his own club in time in years, Larry Magid and albums being given away every 15 three show -Saturdays. the immortal Mexican composer New York, and the Hotel Taft on Herb Spivak will stage another minutes. This is in preparation to a Paquito Navarro here from New Agustin Lara and "Corazon, Cora- Times Square before moving to Quaker City Jazz Festival. The pro- visit by the group at a local club... . for a spot on local ra- zon" and "Ella" by Jose Alfredo Florida. He is survived by his widow moters, who operate the Electric Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheo's new York to look dio, doing some heavy negotiating Jimenez. FRAN JORGE and a daughter. Factory Concerts firm, will make it LP on Vaya, "Tremendo Cache" with two stations from Parnaso: their seventh annual Jazz Festival selling well and spurring sales of ... Sonia Lambrini appears on Channel for Week Ending 10/11/75 Oct. 18 with Herbie Mann, Grover their first LP. Ralfi Pagan's new LP Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY Marchant show and then Washington Jr., Donald Byrd and on Fania being touted to Anglo sta- 23's Omar on to TV dates in San Juan; El the Blackbyrds and Esther Phillips. tions locally. Locals seeing the Greco also on the Marchant show; The event will be staged at the movie "Night Moves" with Gene Lucho Munoz received an award Billboard 19,500 -seat Spectrum, the scene for Hackman flipping over the songs of from Miami's TV en Espanol. special Survey LPS their rock concert promotions. The Willie Colon, Ray Barretto and LOifl fest was dropped three years ago af- Celia Cruz used in the scenes shot in Orch. Impacto, a new salsa group, ter problems of sagging interest and the Florida Keys. has its first LP on 'Miami Records. C Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, crowd control. Rumors abound that Danny Riv- Also from Miami are 45s from photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Danny Daniel and Elio Roca, who is appearing at Centro Espanol. Ro- IN CHICAGO dolfo's new LP (Fuentes) selling well Bag TITLE Label Pop This Fantasy Broadens locally, and German Bas, composer This TITLE-Artist, Label 4 -Artist, i Number (Distributing Label) Week Number (Distributing Label) Continued from page 3 and Hubert Laws to expand her au- of "El Bilingue," cutting his own Week signed vocalist Angelo, a writer /vo- dience. record as a singer calist, whose works have been re- Guitarist Kenny Burrell has com- 1 CAMILO SESTO 8 LUCHA VILLA ART "ARTURO" KAPPER Camilo Sesto, Pronto Pts 1011 Los Discos De Oro, Musart 1636 corded by other performers. He is pleted a double set tribute to Duke VICENTE FERNANDEZ 2 NELSON NED 9 producing his own LP of ballads. Ellington which was produced by Hijo del Pueblo, Caytronics 1441 Nelson Ned, United Mists 1550 And the recently released Tony a &r chieftain Orrin Keepnews and SANTO DOMINGO 10 HECTOR LAVOE Bennett -Bill Evans ballad LP is also Burrell. Among the sidemen on the 3 LOS BABYS La Voz, Fania XSLP-00461 Dominican composer and group Como Sufro, Peerless 1769 garnering interest in pop as well as date are Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, J.J. leader Rafael Solano produced a 11 VICENTE FERNANDEZ El Idolo De Mexico, Caytronics 1420 jazz fields. Johnson and Jerome Richardson. new single featuring the voice of Vi- 4 JULIO IGLESIAS Package is due within a month. A Mexico, Alhambra 21 12 ROSENDA BERNAL In the r &b field, producer Harvey nicio Franco on the Ansonia label. La Esposa Olvidada, Latin International Azar Lawrence, McCoy Tyner's 5 LOS FREDDYS Fuqua is working on Janice, a vocal The disk contains "Mis Tres Mu- 5027 his second LP Epoca De Oro, Peerless 1041 group from North Carolina and Los saxophonist, has out, jeres" and "Emilio Mi Colega." ... 13 EDDIE PALMIERI Angeles. Following the release of a "Summer Solstice," while organist Zulma, a new songstress, released 6 ANGELICA MARIA The Sun of Latin Music, Coco 109XX Johnny Hammond's first LP for the Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Sonido 14 LOS ANGELES NEGRO single shortly they will go on a tour her first single, "Te Proineti Una Internacional, SI-8014 A Ti, Arcano DKL -1 -3271 of Southern campuses. company is being produced by Cancion" which is her own composi- Larry and Fonce Mizell. 7 CELIA & JOHNNY 15 CORTIJO & ISMAEL RIVERA tion; the reverse is titled "Hombre," Vez, Coco CLP This group has been together The Blackbyrds' next venture, Tremendo Cache, Vaya XVS31 Juntos Otra -I13XX recently played Dis- both produced by Hector Garcia for seven years and "City Life," features all originals neyland. Fuqua is also working with the Fania label. and will be ready within a month. from IN Water and Power, a vocal trio Keepnews has been in Los An- Pedro Medrano took the reins as NEW YORK L.A. whose LP bears its name. geles working on Flora Purim's next president of AMUCABA (Assn. of There is also a third new soul vo- Musicians & Singers) at the time LP. She has been working on the LP 1 CELIA & JOHNNY 8 ISMAEL RIVERA cal act, Side Effect, produced by since the summer and is due for re- when the Puerto Rican union AP- Tremendo Cache, Vaya XVS -37 Soy Feliz, Vaya XVS -35 Wayne Henderson of the Crusaders. ATE was threatening to boycott TV lease from a federal prison within 2 WILLIE COLON 9 FANIA ALL STARS Vol. 1 iL 2, Fania 476.7 Its LP, carrying its name, has just the next month. and nightclub performances by Do- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, Fania XSLP- been released. There are also upcoming projects minican artists. APATE's campaign 00484 10 EDDIE PALMIERI The Sun of Latin Music, Coco 109XX In the jazz field -the label's major for Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson failed to materialize as the inter- 3 BARRETTO emphasis area -Stanley Turrentine's and McCoy Tyner. change of Dominican and Puerto Barretto, Fania XSLP -00486 11 MARCO ANTONIO MUNIZ Salsa Tropical, Arcano DKLI.3284 upcoming LP, "Have You Seen The In addition to building pop and Rican artists continues as usual and 4 HECTOR LAVOE 12 ORQ. Rain," places him with a jazz soul rosters, Fantasy's second major the tourist week which is normally La Voz, Fania XSLP -00461 BROADWAY Rican had a s Coco CLP 119 rhythm section of Patrice Rushin, film production, "One Flew Over 90 percent Puerto 5 TIPICA 73 13 CAMILO SESTO Carter and Jack DeJohnette. record year of visitors from the Candela, Inca 1043 Ron the Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Camilo Sesto, Pronto, Pts -1011 There are no background vocals Nicholson, is due for release Nov. neighboring island. - 6 JOE QUIJANO 14 CORTIJO & ISMAEL RIVERA something which should still criti- 19. Haitian group Los Diplomaticos Ahora, Coco CLP -114XX Juntos Otra Vez, Coco CLP-113XX cism Turrentine's last LP which of Saul Zaentz, Fantasy's chairman, are finishing off the last touches of 7 ROBERTO CARLOS 15 JOSE FAJARDO in 1439 Del 75, Coco CLP-I15 was sugary content and drew and Michael Douglas are the co- their first LP which they are record- Quiero Verte A Mi Lado, Caytronics Estrellas barbs from jazz aficionados. producers. While there is some mu- ing here for the Kubaney label... . Ms. Rushin, a recent pianist par- sic by Jack Nitzche, there is no Puerto Rican singer Jose Manuel ticipant at the Monterey Jazz Festi- soundtrack LP. had bookings at the Maunaloa val, has her second LP on Prestige "Pay Day" with Rip Torn was nightclub and on TV program ciavraco out within a month. It's called "Be- Fantasy's initial production two "Show Del Mediodia" on RTVD, txnr%ai fore The Dawn" and was produced years ago. Firm also has invested in Channel 4. fATIWE by Reggie Andrews. She has been two adult cartoon features, "Heavy working personals with Turrentine Traffic" and "Fritz The Cat" Mario Obijo, father of recording artist Jazmin Obijo (Karen), winner of two recent song and voice festi- CHIVIRICO vals, has been appointed as repre- -Ball Champ: Pink Floyd At $3.57 sentative of the Dominican artists to With His Low participate at the Festival Inter - SAN FRANCISCO -The lowest pricing on records reported in a major nacional de la Cancion y de la Voz Super Hits city occurred here during the first two weeks in September when chain outlets de Puerto Rico (The Third Inter- like Banana, Music Odyssey and Discount Records were selling Pink Floyd at national Song & Voice Festival of DESDE AYER to take $3.57. Puerto Rico), scheduled Compatible Stereo XES 1079 When originally released, the $6.98 LP was sold by Discount on a printed place in Puerto Rico, Oct. 29 -Nov. 2. $3.49. Later all three chains were selling the LP at $3.57. It's Dist. By Fania Records, Inc. coupon deal for Popular TV and radio personality the $3.57 price is a fraction of a cent over the 6 percent profit Dist.: R & J Records, New York, N.Y. 10034 (212) 942 -8185 understood that Nobel Alfonso has been chosen as law in retailing. Allied Wholesale: Calle Cerra, 610 Santurce, P.R. 00927 (809) 725 -9255 required by California state MC for the Dominican participants. been the low -ball price. Up to the drop, $3.66 had Wilfredo Vargas and his group

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A Lure For c Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this pubhcatior may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form or by any means, e ectronic, mechanical. Record Acts photocopying, recording. or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher. By JEAN WILLIAMS *STAR Performer -singles registering great. -C , 'C - -We CHICAGO -In its attempt to ap- m c est proportionate upward progress this week m d .ë m lv M á peal to everyone, Operation Push 3 ; vv 3 3 c 3 3 ÿr c TITLE, ARTIST .t = TITLE ARTIST t3 -u c TITLE ARTIST played host to 70,000 children under (Writer), S le 3 ° Label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher, Licensee) 3 ° (Writer). Label & Number (Dist. label) (Publisher, Licensee) a . (Writer). Label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher. Licensee) age I I over a two -day period with a Peter Pan type review during its re- 1 1 12 THIS WILL BE- Natalie Cole 49 5 THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Commodores 79 3 CANT STAY AWAY - Leroy Hutson cent seventh annual exposition. (C. Jackson. M. Yancy), Capitol 4109 W (1.B. Richie Jr.). Motown 1361 ( lobete, ASCAP) - (L. Hutson. M. Hawkins), Curtom 0107 (Warner (Jay's Enterprises /Chappell. ASCAP) 34 ' Bros 1 (Silent Giant /Aopa, ASCAP) Upon seeing the tremendous turn- 34 6 STAY STILL -Margie Joseph (M. Joseph, A. Mardin). Atlantic 3290 out, the Rev. Jesse 2 11 THEY JUST CAN'T STOP IT 70 77 6 HOOKED FOR LIFE -Trammps Jackson, founder * (Glendana, ASCAP) of Operation Push (The Games People Play)- spinners (B. Sigler. N Harris. A. Felder), Atlantic 3286 said, "Do you (J.B. Jefferson, 8. Hawes. C. Simmons) 35 35 10 MAKE IT LAST /WE GOT (Golden Fleece /Mighty Three. BMI) . _ Atlantic 3284 (Mighty Three, BMI) know what it would mean to the ca- EACH OTHER -Barbara an &The Futures 86 2 WHAT'S THE WORD FROM (Aiken, Bellman. Bishop, Drayton, Turner), reer of an artist to walk through here 4 8 I GET HIGH ON YOU -Sty Stone 8uddah 481 (Blockbuster/Writers. BMI) JOHANNESBURG ? -Gil -Scott Heron * (S. Stewart), Epic 8 -50135 (Columbia) now and just let these children know (GilScott Heron), Arista 0152 (Stone Flower, BMI) 36 41 8 ROCKIN' & ROWN' ON THE he is a recording artist? 1 (Cayman/Brouhaha, ASCAP) R 6 8 MONEY - Gladys Knight & The Pips STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD -Buddy Miles "When these young people get (E. McDaniels), Buddah 487 (Sky Forest, BMI) (B. Miles), Casablanca 839 (Miles Ahead, ASCAP) 90 2 STAY WITH ME -Edwin Starr (E. Starr), Granite 528 (ATC /Zonal. BMI) home, they will try to pressure their 7 10 GIVE IT WHAT YOU 76 2 FLY, ROBIN, FLY - Silver Convention * Levey, S. Prager). Midland Intl. 10339 (RCA) (S. GOT/PEACE PIPE -B.T. Express 85 3 NEED YOU River Drive parents into buying this particular (Midsong, ASCAP) -Harkin artist's record." (S Roberts /S. Taylor, M. Bakan), Roadshow (S. Vincent), Arista 0142 (Laser, BMI) 7003 (Scepter) (Triple 0/Jeff-Mar, BMI) 38 23 10 CHOCOLATE CHIP -Hoot Hayes During the exposition, which was (I. Hayes), Hot Buttered Soul 12118 (ABC) 84 3 HE CALLED ME BABY -Nancy Wilson 6 3 12 IT TAKES ONLY AMINUTE- iarares (H. Howard). Capitol 4117 (Central Songs. BMI) held in Chicago's International Am- (D. Lambert, B Potter), Capitol 4111 39 39 6 WE ALL GOTTA STICK ' (ABC /Dunhill /One Of A Kind, BMI) TOGETHER Tops phitheatre, Rev. Jackson contin- -Four 91 3 DISCO STOMP (Part 1 & (L Payton, R. Knight. R. Bridges, R. Beasley). TAí 7 8 10 MUSIC IN MY BONES -Joe Simon Part 2)- Hamilton Bohannon uously referred to the acts appearing ABC 12123 (ABGDunhill /Roll, BMI) (R. Gerald, J. Simon), Spring 159 (Polydor) (H. Bohannon). Dakar 4549 (Brunswick) on the shows and basking in the (Gaucho /Belinda, BMI) 40 27 10 LET ME LAY MY FUNK ON YOU- Poison (Hog /Bohannon, ASCAP) abundance of promotion given these (Poison). Roulette 7174 (Big Seven /Hot Gold. BMI( 12 9 TO EACH HIS OWN- Faith, Hope & Charity 89 5 PARTY MUSIC-Pat 41 29 15 YOUR LOVE Graham Central Station performers via area media. (v. McCoy), RCA 10343 - ester). Vigor 1723 (Rumanian Pickle (L. Graham), Warner Bros. 8105 McCoy/Warner-Tamerlane, BMI) Works, BMI) His favorite line seemed to be (Nineteen Eighty Foe. BMI) 9 10 8 THE AGONY AND THE "Expo offers record companies a 42 30 12 CHASING RAINBOWS -Blue Magic 77 81 3 OH BABY -Wayne Miran & Rush Release ECSTASY- Smokey Robinson R. Mills), Atco 7031 (WIMOT /Mystic Dragon, BMI) R. Irwin, S. Owens, C. Simmons), Roulette 7176 deal that they should not be able to (W. Robinson), Tamla 54261 (Motown) (Adam R. Levy /Rush, BMI) refuse." (Bertam, ASCAP) 58 3 LEFTOVERS -Millie Jackson Mitchell), Spring 161 (Polydor) Shoals, (P. (Muscle 78 78 4 HIGHER THAN HIGH - Undisputed Truth While there were more 300 10 11 13 WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES- , BMI) than (N. Whitfield), Gordy 7145 (Motown) (Stone Esther Philips Diamond, BMI) exhibitors, the more popular booths (M. Grever, S Adams), Kudu 925 (Motown) 54 3 FANCY LADY -Billy Preston seemed to be the ones sponsored by (E. B. Marks, BMI /Stanley Adams, ASCAP) * (9. Preston, S. Wright). A &M 1735 (Irving /WEP, BMI /Jobete, ASCAP) 79 71 1 CHILD-21st Century local radio stations. it 21 5 LOW RIDER -war Dth)2 st (Bionic, ASCAP) (S. Allen, H. Brown, M. Dickerson, L. Jordan. C. 45 52 5 SALSOUL HUSTLE -Shoal orchestra WVON housed remote equip- (V. Montana Jr.), Salsoul 2002 (Caytronics) (Little Miller, L. Oskar. H. Scott, J. Goldstein), United 80 80 5 YUM YUM (Gimme Some) Fatback Band lack / Anatom, BMI) - ment in its booth with Cecil Hale, Artists 706 (Far Out. ASCAP) (1. King), Event 226 (Polydor) (Clita. BMI) 65 4 SHOTGUN SHUFFLE -The Sunshine Band Butterball and E. Rodney Jones 16 10 LOVE POWER -Willie Hutch NEW NUT (H.W. Casey. R Firth). TK 1010 (Sherlyn. BMI) CHANGE WITH THE TIMES -van McCoy (F. Hutch), Motown 1360 (Gets. BMI) i (V. McCoy). Avco 1868 (Van McCoy /Warner- broadcasting. 47 32 18 GET DOWN TONIGHT- Tamerlane, 13 13 10 BRAZIL -The Ritchie Family BMI) Hale was seen on various occa- K.C. & The Sunshine Band (A. Barroso). 20th Century 2218 (Peer. BMI) sions being mobbed by thousands of (H.W. Casey, R. Finch), TK 1009 (Sherlyn, BMI) 82 50 SUPER "JAWS " -Sewn Seas 18 6 SAME THING IT TOOK Impressions (C. Reid, W. Clarke), Glades 1728 (TK) ltr - 62 4 ITS TIME FOR LOVE/ teens attempting to receive albums (E Townsend, C. Jackson, M. Yancy), Curtom 0106 (Sherlyn, BMI) * HERE I AM- Chi -Lites being given away by the station. (Warner Bros.) (Jay's Enterprises /Chappell, ASCAP) (E. Record. C. Allen), Brunswick 55520 95 KIND OVER YOU - Chicago Gangsters Wingfield (Julio-Brian, WWWW Even when there were no LPs 15 15 12 EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET -Pete BMI) (Mac & Mac). Gold Plate 1941 (Jimi-Mac. BMI) (P. Wingfield), Island 026 , 5 A RED NECK IN THE available for give aways, the radio (Ackee /Uncle Doris, ASCAP) 67 THERE S NEW ENTRY LETS DO IT AGAIN- staple Singers SOUL BAND- Latimere Mayfield), Curtom 0109 (Warner Bros.) (Warner - booths seemed to attract the atten- 22 4 SWEET STICKY THING -Ohio Players (C. h (Latimore, Alaimo, Clarke), Glades 1729 Tamerlane, BMI) tion of the visitors. (J. Williams. C. Satchel), L. Bonner; M. Jones. (Sherlyn. BMI) (TK) R. Middlebrooks, M. Pierce, W. Beck), 2 Although the radio stations were Mercury 73113 (Phonogram) (Ohio 50 37 11 000LA LA-Betty Wright 97 SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO local, exhibitors came from across Players /Unichappell, BMI) (C. Reid, W. Clarke) Alston 3715 (TK) (Sho Ain't Me) -Mike & Bill (Sherlyn, BMI) (M. Felder, B. Daniels). Arista 0139 the country to display their mer- 20 5 I WANT'A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO Moving Up, ASCAP) 51 51 7 EVERYBODY STAND AND CLAP YOUR chandise to nearly 500,000 persons YOU -Leon Haywood (L. Haywood), 20th Century 2228 )Jim-Edd. BMI) HANDS (For The 96 2 ITS SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO h 477nt6 tainer)- BBck)Satin strolling through the exhibition halls ' YESTERDAY -ri t. Cameron 18 19 10 SO IN LOVE- Curtis Mayfield (F. Perren, C. Varian), Motown 1364 from morning until night. (C. Mayfield), Curtain 0105 (Warner Bros.) 52 42 10 LIVING FOR THE CITY -Ray Charles ASCAP) (Mayfield, BMI) (S. Wonder), CrossOver 981 (Jobete, Several hundred of the nation's (lobete/Black Bull, ASCAP) 19 5 13 DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA- 87 94 2 LOVE ON DELIVERY top black and white executives from 53 53 8 THE CHICAGO THEME Peoples Choke (LO.D.) -The Reflections major corporations (Love Loop) Hubert Laws met at Expo to (L. Huff), Tsop 84769 (Epic /Columbia) - (A-D Bailey. N. Williams). Capitol 4137 (Motown) (Trunk. ASCAP) discuss ways and means to better Three, BMI) (B. James), CTI 21 (A-Dish-A-Tunes, BMI) 33 6 MESSIN' WITH MY MIND LaBelle 54 60 6 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND broaden their consumer or political - NM HAPPY -Eddie Hendricks (N. Hendryz), Epic D-50140 (Columbia) IN LOVE -Choice Four ' enn (L. Caston, K Wakefield). Tamla 54263 (Motown) power. (Gospel Birds, BMI) (V. McCoy), RCA 10342 (Wren, BMI) (Jobete, ASCAP /Stone Diamond. BMI) Rev. Jackson pointed out that this 28 4 MR. DJ. (5 For The DJ.)- Aretha Franklin 55 43 9 INSIDE MY LOVE- Minnie Riperton Riperton. R. Rudolph, L Ware). Epic 0-50128 KING year's theme of "Save The Family" (A. Franklin) Atlantic 3289 (Pundit, BMI) (M. NEW tenon KONG, (Columbia) (Dickie Bird, BMI /) obete, ASCAP) Part 1 -The Jimmy Castor Bunch not only encompasses the individual 22 24 8 (I'm Going By) THE STARS 56 56 6 HUSTLE WIT EVERY MUSCLE -Kay Gees (J. Castor, J. Pruitt). Atlantic 453295 family circle, but extends to the na- (R. Bell, Kay Gees), Gang 1325 (PIP) (limpire, BMI)

T. e3 rE (Delightful, BMI) Be IRI tional family. "al SOUL TRAIN "75" -Soul Train Gang 23 9 12 HOW LONG (Beteha' Got A Chick On 88 3 LOVE INSURANCE -Gwen McCrae In the past, Expo seemed to lend (D. Griffey, D. Cornelius), Soul Train 10400 (RCA) The Side) - Pointer Sisters (C. Reid). TK 1999 (Sherlyn, BMI) (Hip Trip, BMI) itself to (A. Pointer, 1. Pointer, R. Pointer, D. Rubinson). ethnic participation. But this 58 44 16 MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A ABC /Blue Thumb 265 (Polo Grounds. BMI /Ebbetts 91 NEW cenno I TAKE IT ON HOME -Bobby Bland year whites were invited to not only WOMAN -Jackie Moore Field, ASCAP) (K. O'Dell). ABC 12133 (House of Gold, BMI) participate in (C. Reid) Kayvette 5122 (TKI (Sherlyn. BMI) exhibiting their mer- 24 26 10 FALLIN' IN LOVE- 59- 45 13 ALVIN STONE (Birth & Death Of A 92 NEW MY IF YOU DONT KNOW ME chandise, (which they have done in Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds previous to (D. Hamilton. A. Hamilton). Playboy 6024 - Gangster)- Fantastic Four BY NOW -Lyn Collier years) but attend and (Spitfire. BMI) (A. Kent, C. Colbert), (K. Gamble, L. Huff), People 659 (Polydor) take part in the daily meetings. 20th Century /Westbound 5009 (Blackwood. BMI) 31 6 FAME-David Bowie 60 64 4 WATERBED Herbie Mann The impressive business structure (D. Bowe, H Maslin). RCA 10320 (Mammon /John - 93 48 18 DREAMING A DREAM -Crown Heights Affair (Chiles. Barton), Atlantic 3282 (Screen Gems Lennon /Ceilidh. ASCAP) (F. Neragis, B Britton), De .Lite 1570 )PIP) of Expo seemed to hold at least some Columbia, NO (Delightful, BMI) 26 14 13 GET THE CREAM OFF THE degree of interest for everyone. 61 61 6 YOU'RE SO WONDERFUL, SO TOP-Eddie Hendricks 94 nro error GRANDFATHER CLOCK Kirkland MARVELOUS -Tower Of Power -Bo Each morning and many after- (B. Holland, E. Holland). Tornio 54260 (Motown) (M.J. Kirkland. R.L. Kirkland, F Slay), Claridge 409 (F. Biner, S Kupka. E. Castillo). Warner Bros. 8121 (Stone Diamond /Gold Forever. SMI) (Claridge/Bokirk, ASCAP) noons, meetings were scheduled for (Kuptillo. ASCAP) different segments of the 38 7 LOVE DON'T COME NO STRONGER business itr 73 3 NO REBATE ON LOVE - Dramatics 95 99 2 HOLLYWOOD HOT -The Eleventh Hour (Than Yours and Mine) -Jeri Perry (J. ( world ranging from music to labor to Abaston. S. Petty). Mainstream 5511 Fratelli/ (B. Crewe, C. Bullens). 20th Century 2215 (L. Perry, K. Stover), Arista 0133 (It P.. ASCAP) Blackwood, BMI) political, and each morning there (Heart's Delight. BMI) 28 17 9 LET ME MAKE LOVE TO YOU/ 63 46 10 I CREATED A MONSTER Hill -u 96 59 8 was not a seat in Artists (Dozier, BMI) NOBODY'S GONNA CHANGE vacant the house. Survival- Whys (L. Dozier). United 631 ME-D. Smpsiors Although local issues were dis- (B. Sigler. A. Felder /K. Gamble. l Huff), 64 70 3 T.LC. (Tender Lovin' Care) -MrsB (N. Ashfoordrd. V. Sim pson). Motown 1359 Philadelphia International 83573 (Epic /Columbia) (R.L. Martin. N. Harris), Philadelphia International cussed, emphasis was placed on na- (Nick -O VaI. ASCAP) (Mighty Three /Golden Fleece, BMI) 83576 (Epic /Columbia) tional problems. 29 25 9 IF I EVER LOSE THIS 65 47 11 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND 97 NM ENTRY DECEPTION -The Dynamic Superiors (N. Ashford, V. Simpson). Motown 1365 (Nick O Val, And in another area, entertain- HEAVEN -Average White Band IN LOVE- Ralph Carter ASCAP) ment was at its best as Lena Horne (L. Ware. Sawyer). Atlantic 3285 (V. McCoy) Mercury 73695 (Phonogram) (Almo/Jobete. ASCAP) (Wren, BMI) and Tony Bennett performed in a 98 100 2 GET SEXY -Pam Kelly 55 5 I ONLY HAVE LOVE-Syl Johnson 66 69 4 RIDE ON- Parliament (P. Kelly), Warner Bros. 8120 (Tree, BMI) benefit concert at Orchestra Hall. (W. Mitchell, E. Randle, M. Hodges. L Seymour), Hi (G. Clinton, W. Collins, B. Worrell), Casablanca 843 raising $50,000 for the organization. 2295 (London) (Jec. BMI) (Ricks / Malbiz. BMI) 99 93 5 BOOGIE UP THE NATION 2 IS IT LOVE THAT WE'RE Part 1 -Soul Searchers 31 36 8 I AINT LYIN'- George McCrae 87 Fourteen thousand persons at- (S. Johnson). Polydor 14277 (Vibrato. BMI) (H.W. Casey. R. Finch), TK 1014 (Sherlyn. BMI) MESSIN' -Quincy Jones tended the evening shows at the Am- (G. Johnson. D. Smith), A &M 1743 40 If You Want DO IT 100 NEW ENTRY GOOD OLD FASHIONED tr ( It ) (Kidada /Goulgris. BMI) phitheatre for the price of $5, $7 and YOURSELF -Gloria Gaynor LOVIN'- Brenda Lee Eager 68 75 5 I GOT CAUGHT -Clarence Carter $10 to see such acts as Eddie (J. Bolden. I. Robinson). MGM 14823 (B Bowles, B.L. Eager), Playboy 6047 (Hy Reese. Kend- (R. Hatcher, C. Carter), ABC 12130 (Blackwood. (Robin-Song /Tome¡a, ASCAP) 8M0 ricks, Buddy Miles, Quincy Jones, BMI) (Continued on page 55) www.americanradiohistory.com 55 General News Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 10/11/75 HISTORIC JAZZ SITE 85 Piracy Counts Musicians Meet To Recall Charged To Boss Kansas City's Reno Club !SouI M Of Melody Label KANSAS CITY was reunion Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be -It Johnson, Jo Jones, Buddy Tate, Paul NEWARK -Albert Cecchi of reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any time last Sunday night for a group of Quinichette and most of the mem- means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying. recording, or otherwise, without Oradell, N.J. has been charged with the prior written permission of the publisher. Kansas City jazzmen. bers of the Cab Calloway orchestra. the unauthorized duplication of A flock of veteran musicians came Right in the middle of the action sound recordings under the sound here from throughout the land to was veteran nightclub operator Mil- recording copyright law. *STAR Performer -LP's registering participate in a "Reno Club Reun- ton Morris, who has been buying greatest proportionate upward prog- The action, an 85 -count informa- ress this week ion" co- promoted by the Friends Of jazz acts for 40 years at his Troost 0 tion, was filed by the U.S. attorney. TITLE TITLE Jazz and Kansas City Jazz Inc. at Ave. taproom. And Jess Ritter, en- Cecchi's alleged pirate manufac- Artist, Label & Number Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) Jewish Community Center. The tertainment editor, gave the reunion turing operations, including Melody lE 3 (Dist. Label) lE Reno was the fabled nightclub at generous space in the Kansas City Recordings of Fairfield, N.J., and 12th and Cherry where Count Star. 3 7 IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? 32 27 9 PHENIX A &G Packaging here, have been Cannonball Adderley. Fantasy Basie's band first Richard Pryor. Reprise MS 2227 attracted attention So successful was the get- together raided twice by the FBI. (Warner Bros.) F 79004 40 years ago. that the returnees also performed at Cecchi, a /k /a Al Cohen and Mor- 8 HONEY Jay McShann, pianist, swung in the Univ. of Kansas and, on Satur- ris Siegle, faces up to 85 years in jail 33 34 8 7- 6.5.4.3.2.1 Ohio Players, Mercury SRM 1.1038 BLOW YOUR WHISTLE from Omaha to work once again )Phonogram) day, at the old Jewish Community and $85,000 if convicted. Melody Gary Toms Empire PIP 6814 with his 1937 rhythm section of Center building on 'Linwood Blvd. Recordings and Cecchi were de- 9 KC AND Gene Ramey, bass, and Gus John- 34 29 11 STILL CAUGHT UP It was a night for Kansas City riffs fendants in Jondora Music Publish- THE SUNSHINE BAND son, drums. Millie Jackson, and plates of crawdads and barbe- ers versus Melody case, decided by Guitarists Eddie Durham and Spring SPR 6708 (Polydur) cued ribs. It might have made a sal- the third circuit court of appeals in Floyd Smith, among the first in the 4 4 10 AIN'T NO December 1974. 35 31 34 TO BE TRUE able LP but for the sadly commercial 'BOUT -A -DOUBT IT 1930s to perform on electric instru- Harold Melvin 8 The Bluenotes. fact that virtually all the performers In an unrelated action here insti- Graham Central Station, Warner ments, also appeared. For years they Philadelphia International KZ 33148 already are tied to record company tuted by nine record companies, de- Bros. BS 2876 were featured with the Andy Kirk, (Columbia) binders. fendants U.S. Tape West New York. Jimmie Lunceford and Basie big 7 MELLOW MADNESS N,J., and George Tucker, its princi- DON'T FEEL bands. Quincy Jones. AU SP 4526 *CM:j IT GOOD pal, consented to permanent injunc- Ramsey Lewis. Columbia PC 33800 But most spectacular of all, per- tion barring the defendants from 6 2 10 PICK OF THE LITTER haps, was the playing of the legen- making or selling du- Spinners. Atlantic SD 18141 37 25 11 THE BOY'S DOIN' IT 70,000 unauthorized Hugh Masekela, dary Buster Smith, the scholarly, ci- Kids plication of recordings made by the 6 SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE Casablanca NBLP 7017 from page 54 gar- chewing alto saxophonist whom Continued plaintiffs. Kool & The Gang. De Lite DEP 2016 (PIP) Kansas Citians remember as tutor of Roberta Flack, Richard Pryor, Zu- The suit was filed in superior 38 36 5 STORM AT SUNUP the late Charlie Gino Vannelle, MM SP 4533 "Bird" Parker. lema, Billy Preston, Minnie Riper - court, Essex County, by Atlantic, 8 6 17 THE HEAT IS ON Smith for many years has resided in ton, Ray Charles and a host of others Isley Brothers, A &M, Capitol, London, MCA, 39 32 10 MORE MILES PER GALLON Dallas and unlike the other old - TNeck PZ 33536 (CBS) perform. MGM, Polydor, RCA and UA. Buddy Miles. Casablanca NBLP 7019 timers, has recorded rarely. It was not immediately obvious, 7 CHAIN REACTION It was here that Bennie Moten, but after two days at Expo, it became Crusaders. 50 3 PRESSURE SENSITIVE ABC/Blue Thumb BTSO 6022 Ronnie Laws, Blue Note BNLA452-G George E. Lee and his shouting sis- apparent that many of the negatives (United Artists) ter Julia Lee, Mary Lou Williams, which seem to follow rock shows in 13 4 BOOGIE DOWN, USA Big Joç Turner, Pete Johnson, situations where crowds of this pro- 6 Labels Suing People's Choice, TSOP KZ 33154 EVERYBODY'S DOIN' THE (Epic /Columbia) E-Fit Woody and Herman Walder, portion are in attendance, were HUSTLE & DEAD ON THE DOUBLE BUMP Tommy Douglass, Harlan Leonard, positively missing. 3 AL GREEN IS LOVE Alleged Pirates James Brown, Polydor PD 6054 Jesse Price, Thamon Hayes and oth- Not only could you see and hear Hi HSL 32092 (London)

ers matured and attracted national the performances, but the "aromas" 12 14 10 INSEPARABLE 42 46 9 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL attention. And others who made this often floating through arenas during Gain Injunction Natalie Cole, Capitol ST 11429 Norman Connors. Buddah BDS 5643 Jackson County seat renowned rock shows were also missing. Va. 13 8 10 IN THE CITY 43 49 2 ACID QUEEN while living here were Ben Webster, CHARLESTON, W. -In a * * * preliminary injunction, six corpora- Tavares, Capitol ST 11396 Tina Turner, United Artists Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Budd 00.1A 495 -G RCA's David Bowie has crossed tions and their principals have been 20 4 PHOENIX back over into the r &b field with his barred from the continued piracy of Labelle. Epic PE 33579 (Columbia) 44 38 10 INSIDES OUT new single "Fame." Bohannon. Dakar DK 76916 sound recordings. 19 6 GET ON DOWN WITH Bowie is breaking the top five po- Brunswick) ASCAP Forms The suit, asking for punitive and BOBBY BLAND sitions at such soul stations as ABC ABCD 895 compensatory damages of $75 mil- NEW F71IRy EXPERIENCE KYAC and KTOY Seattle, WIGO lion, was brought by CBS, Atlantic, Gloria Gaynor. MGM M3G 4997 Own Foundation 16 17 9 ESTHER PHILLIPS w /BECK and WAOK Atlanta, KDAY Los MCA, WB, MGM and Phonogram. Kudu KU 23 SI (Motown) LOS ANGELES -In order that Angeles, WCIN Cincinnati, WEIN The firms asked for compensatory BAD LUCK IS ALL I HAVE 17 10 10 NON -STOP Eddie Harris, Atlantic 1675 Baltimore, KDIA San Francisco and $5 ASCAP, an unincorporated associ- damages of million and punitive B.T. Express, Roadshow RS 41001 ation, can accept bequests or gifts to WOKJ Jackson, Miss. damages of $10 million on each of (Scepter) 47 52 3 FROM DISCO TO LOVE aid the cause of music, the ASCAP Most of these stations have never the five causes of action. Van McCoy, Buddah BDS 5648 2 5 THE CHICAGO THEME Foundation has been established. It played Bowie before. The defendants are two manufac- W Hubert Laws. CTI 6058 SI (Motown) LET'S DO IT AGAIN is a nonprofit, charitable institution * * * turers of alleged pirated recordings, ':rirtis Mayfield. Curtom CU5005 19 12 31 THAT'S THE WAY to which gifts can be made on a tax - three distributors and one retailer, as Remember ... we're in communi- OF THE WORLD well as their principals. Manufac- 49 48 13 ODE TO MY LADY deductible basis, Stanley Adams, cations, so let's communicate. Earth, Wind 8 Fire, Willie Hutch, Motown M6.838 SI president of the licensing organiza- turers are Jellco Corp. and Karl R. Columbia PC 33280 tion, told a membership meeting Hager and Kenneth R. Stultz; and 20 15 14 WHY CAN'T VISIONS OF A NEW WORLD Emil R. RCA here Sept. 24. BMI Arbitration George Enterprises and WE BE FRIENDS? Lonnie Liston Smith. BDL1-1196 Adams says a lukewarm response Letters Mailed Emil R. George. Distributors are War. United Artists UA LA441 G to a survey of membership taken to Out Trimco Distributors and Harry F. 51 54 2 I FEEL A SONG 21 21 8 COME AND Gladys Knight 8 The Pips. determine whether there is interest NEW YORK -Broadcast Music Thompson Jr. and John F. Trimble; GET YOURSELF SOME Buddah BDS 5612 in group health insurance caused Inc. (BMI) has sent letters demand- Continental Industries and its head, Leon Haywood. 20th Century T 476 that project to be junked. ing arbitration for radio station li- T.A. Cogar; and Inter-Continental 52 =10 THE BEST OF ASCAP's continuing campaign to censees in California, Missouri, New Music Corp., and its president, S.J. 22 18 31 MISTER MAGIC MICHAEL JACKSON Grover Washington Jr.. Motown M6-851 SI broaden symphonic licensees has Mexico, South Dakota and Texas Goodman. The retailer is Heck's Kudu KU 20 SI (Motown) netted more than 800 symphony or- which have not filed reports for 1974 Inc., department store chain with 53 44 13 COME GET TO THIS 23 23 12 GET DOWN from which final fees and payments more 30 stores in West Virginia, Nancy Wilson. Capitol ST 11386 chestras and over 1,200 concert than Joe Simon, series. Educational agreements have are determined. Notice of the pro- Ohio and Kentucky. Spring SPR 67061 (Popdon ceedings have also been filed with 54 37 37 A SONG FOR YOU been made with 223 universities and Temptations, Motown M6 969 SI the American Arbitration Assn. 24 24 14 STEPPIN' colleges, Adams reports. Pointer Sisters, ABC /Blue Thumb

A contract provision calls for arbi- BTSO 6021 55 40 7 I DON'T WANT TO BE tration in the event of any dispute or ALONE, STRANGER Kirshner TV Show controversy. Stations receiving the Saturn Aquarius 4 2 THIRTEEN BLUE Johnny "Guitar" Watson. MAGIC LANE Fantasy F 9484 demands are called upon to give SD Third Year Blue Magic, Atce 36120 Starts written notice within 10 days of 56 43 14 FIRST IMPRESSIONS Off And Running 26 26 8 FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY receipt of the letter appointing their Impressions, Curtom CU 5003 top rock RCA APLI 1100 NEW YORK -Sixteen (Warner Bros.) stars, including Bad Company, Rare own representative. Meetings would NASHVILLE -Saturn Aquarius 27 28 17 CHOCOLATE CHIP be held in the AAA offices here, un- Management, L.T.D., the first black 57 THE SOUND OF SUNSHINE Earth, Roger Daltrey, Buddy Miles Isaac Hayes, Hot Buttered Soul less the stations elect to pay fees due, The Sunshine Band, TK 604 and Uriah Heep, will appear in the management and booking agency ABCD 874 (ABC) first of five shows of "Don Kirsh - accompanied by the 1974 report. here, has opened under the direction of Ray Booker, president and gen- 4 4 FIRST CUCKOO 58 51 12 HALF A LOVE ner's Rock Concert," now beginning Deodato. MCA 491 Chi - Lites, Brunswick BL 754204 its third year on the air. eral manager, and Lorenzo Wash- The 90- minute nationally syndi- LeGrand For Movie ington, vice president. 35 3 WATERBED 59 ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER Herbie Mann. Atlantic SD 1676 cated television series will also fea- LOS ANGELES - Michel Le- Leasing offices in the C -Era En- THAN WORDS Chocolate Milk. RCA APL1 1188 ture Eddie Kendricks, Mirabai, Grand has been signed to compose terprises Building, another black 30 30 5 EARTHBOUND 5th Dimension, ABC ABCD 897 Black Sabbath, Mahogany Rush, music and conduct the orchestra for company housing studios, publish- 60 57 18 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE New Birth, Chuck Berry, Ruby Starr Universal's picture "Gable and ing companies and a production 3 4 SAVE ME AMERICA TODAY Mayfield. and Grey Ghost, Johnny Rivers and Lombard." It is LeGrand's first as- company here, Saturn Aquarius Silver Convention, Midland Curtis Curtom CU 5001 (Warner Bros.) the forthcoming production of signment for Universal since Management has under contract the International BKL1-l129 (RCA) "Lisztomania." "Breezy." groups Silver Tongue and Spectrom. www.americanradiohistory.com 56 (ounEry Singer Builds a Texas Empire PRICE POWER With Recording Studio To Come By BOB KIRSCH

DALLAS -Ray Price, one of the anything in Nashville or Los An- to have to go all over the nation to major country artists of the past two geles. I'd like it to be something any- record." decades with more than 50 chart rec- one in Texas can use," he says. Price, along with his wife Janie, ords, is building a powerful musical "We have great musicians here, also operates the Ray Price Booking organization here with two publish- from the Dallas Symphony to the Agency which books him exclusively ing companies, a management firm, Denton College Jazz Band to some and Ray Price Music (BMI) and a booking agency, a promotion firm of the best rock, country and soul Janie Price Music (ASCAP) out of and the possibility of a studio in the session people in the country. We his new suite of offices. future. also have an enormous amount of Staff writers will be added to the Price says he is considering strong local bands. publishing companies in the near "building a facility comparable to "Even though Nashville, Los An- future, with Price adding that "we geles and New York are the record- are having a great deal of material Pointer Sisters Go ing meccas, I think Dallas will even- submitted to us now and once we tually be in the same category. For start really soliciting, we expect On CMA's Ballot example, I record in Los Angeles, more." Price, along with Janie, man- NASHVILLE-With the with- but I would rather do it here and I'm ages his own career. drawal of Bobby Bare and family sure there are a lot of other artists Price was also a groundbreaker from the five finalists in the Group who feel the same way." among country artists playing in PICKETT LP- Wicked Recording Artist, Wilson Pickett (right) and Producer Of the Year Award from the Coun- With such names as Willie Nel- front of symphony orchestras, hav- Brad Shapiro go over material at Nashville's Sound Shop Studios for Pickett's try Music Assn., the sixth finalist has son, Roger Miller, Johnny Bush and ing worked with symphonies in Dal- forthcomign album on the label. been placed in contention and new Johnny Paycheck having launched las, Oklahoma City, Denver, Nash- ballots mailed to the CMA member- their careers with Price, he feels a ville, Pensacola (Fla.), Odessa (Tex.) ship. strong attraction to young talent. He and other cities. Worcester's WNEB Goes To Country In sixth place was the Pointer Sis- also points out that there is "rock, A possible tour of Europe playing WORCESTER, Mass. -WNEB -AM, starting Oct. 13, will switch to an all - ters, who are now one of the five fi- country, MOR, jazz, classical, Tex - with symphonies is forecast for the country format is six nalists along with the Four Guys, Mex, German, Bohemian and vir- future, as well as playing with other 24 hours a day. WNEB one of stations in the area. Asleep At The Wheel, the Osborne tually every other kind of music symphonies around this country. Harold Glodden, president and general manager of WNEB, felt that in a city the size of Worcester, the second largest in New England, a country music Brothers and the Statler Brothers. available in Texas. It's really crazy The artists keeps charts for up to 105 instruments prepared constantly. format would satisfy the demand for the southern sound. In other activities, Price says he A promotional campaign thousands of dollars worth of merchandise and may recut some of the country cash will be given away to introduce the new format, coupled with an extensive standards he made famous, while newspaper campaign of 6,000 lines for the first month. will putting strings behind them. He will The format include modern country music, with some of the popular also be doing three more religious country of the '50s and '60s, along with old time favorites. LPs for Myrrh (Price records for C.C. WEATHER ABC). And he will continue with his Top Intl Acts Heading To Nashville symphony work. "People says they NASHVILLE -The Fifth Inter- The Tumbleweeds, a group from The "MAKE IT GOOD FOR YOU" Girl like 12 strings behind country," national Country Music will Holland Price says, "so they should hear it Show that appeared on the show be held at the Opry previously, currently has the The Newest Action in Country Music with 85 pieces. Besides, it's opening Grand Ole num- another new area for country per- House on Oct. 16 this year, spon- ber one song in Holland, "Some- formers." sored by the Country Music Assn. where Between," and its first album The show includes country music "The Tumbleweeds" just went plati- acts from around the world and will num in that country. SEMS Secret: feature the Hawking Brothers from The International Show depicts Australia, Myrna Lorrie from Can- the broad acceptance of Country Quick Service ada, the Country Beat and the KTO Music worldwide and will be pro- NASHVILLE -Two national toll - Group from Czechoslovakia, Stu duced by CMA Director Gary Buck. free numbers have been installed at Stevens from England, Michele SEMS Music, a Nashville -based Mallory from France, the Sommer- sheet music and music book distrib- set from Holland, Yuki Miyamac utor and publisher. from Japan, John Hore and the "The overwhelming success of our Rusty Greaves Family from New business is based on service -same Zealand and the Country Road day shipment and one to three -day from Sweden. MARIE delivery," says Bob Bryan, President of SEMS Music. "The addition of Bluegrass For two toll -free numbers will make our OWENS service to the music industry avail- Delaware Univ. able to every dealer in the U.S.," he NEWARK, Del. videotaped says. -A "SOMEONE SEMS Music, organized five lecture and concert tracing the traditional origins of bluegrass months ago as the first sheet music music LOVES kicks off the "Pop Culture In Amer- and music book distributor in Nash- ica" series scheduled ville, wholesales to retail music and at the Univ. of Delaware here YOU record stores in the U.S., Canada for the coming season. and Australia. In addition, SEMS In addition to the Bluegrass music HONEY" Music distributes to other whole- Ted Lundy His salers sheets and books it prints un- of and Southern Mountain Boys in 4 STAR RECORDS der license agreement with copy- concert. a videotape presented by two university right owners. #4S -1019 professors SEMS salespersons utilize two offers a rare glimpse into other WATS lines and have three (Continued on page 57) salesmen on the road.

4 Guys Preview WORLD WIDE PICKS WORLD WIDE PICKS WORLD WIDE PICKS Their New Club 1. Sunday Sunrise Anne Murray Capitol Á 2. Easy As Pie NASHVILLE -The Four Guys' Billy Crash Craddock ABC 3. All Over Me Ron Halverson MCR Meet C.C. During the C.M.A. Harmony House, a new supper club recently purchased by the Four 4. Because He Made it So Elton Lawson Brite Star Convention at the King of the Guys, held an open house for the 5. It's Best To Let Old Memories Die Gracie Dee Blaze Road Hotel.... Her First press and industry executives here 6. Pain Of City Living North by Northeast Probe Sept. 24. 7. Poor Boy Danny Keebler MCR Release is on the Way Originally a restaurant, the club 8. I Got Caught Clarence Carter ABC for the Children Gary Bullington Brite Star was completely remodeled and re- 9. Cry o From Mako Records decorated with seating for 400. 10. Cold Cold Heart Vernon Price Man Inc. Some 350 enjoyed food and drink 11. Am I That Easy To Forget Barbara Carr MCR and a show by hosts, the Four Guys. 12. Shadows Of A Honky Tonk Jack Randolph Brite Star Regular members of the "Grand Ole ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Norris The Troubadour Mayhams International Opry," their show included every- Record from soft rock the Eagles to thing of Send Records for Review or for Promotional Copies write Distributing country classics such as "Shannon - Associates doah" and finished with a '50s segment of old rockers that brought the WORLD WIDE, SUITE 404. 3200 WEST END AVENUE NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37203 ... (615( 385 -1419 crowd to its feet for a standing ovation. www.americanradiohistory.com Country 57 FOG IS BLAMED AT GOSPEL MUSIC ASSN. BANQUET Jaudon's Roger Earl Scruggs Speer Family Hogs Dove Awards Agency Blooms Recuperating By COLLEEN CLARK NASHVILLE- Members of the BEST MALE VOCALIST -James Black- influence on earth in my life has NASHVILLE -The Roger Talent From Crash Speer Family were big winners in wood. been gospel music." Agency has expanded with the addi- the Gospel Music Assn.'s sixth an- DISC JOCKEY OF THE YEAR -Jim Black. tion of Jeris Ross, Mark Dalton and BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM -Gospel Fanny Crosby was named in the NASHVILLE --Earl Scruggs is in Chris Bellotto to its roster, who join nual Dove Awards last week at the Singing Jubilee, hosted by Florida Boys. deceased category. intensive care at Nashville's Memo- Grand Ole Opry house. BEST ALBUM COVER PHOTO OR COVER Brian Collins and Judy Kester. The rial Hospital suffering from multiple The singing Speer Family took the ART -"There He Goes" (Blackwood Broth- agency is headed by Roger Jaudon. week ers) Spears Photo. injuries he received last in the Record Album of the Year Award Moving into new offices at 1024 BEST GRAPHIC LAYOUT AND DESIGN Deleware Univ. crash of his single engine plane as he for "I Just Feel Like Something 16th Ave. S., Jaudon purchased attempted to land at Cornelia Fort OF ALBUM -Bob McConnell. Good Is About To Happen," which BEST LINER NOTES OF ALBUMS -"Bust ( unrinued from page 56 three publishing companies which Airpark. they recorded with Doug Oldham. Out Laffin' " (Wendy Bagwell) Wendy Bag- the roots of "downhome Virginia" he owned jointly with Don Wil- Scruggs suffered a broken nose, Jeanne Johnson, a vocalist with the well. music as exemplified by the Lundy liams. The companies are two BMI broken ankle, facial lacerations and ASSOCIATE MEMBER AWARD- Black- group, won Best Female Vocalist. family of Galax, Va. affiliates, Don Williams Music and in wood Brothers. head injuries the crash. He has Horse Creek Music, Hav -A- The Awards ceremonies were Brock Speer was named the new- The videotape was produced by and been flying since 1957 and is rated to Tune, Inc., ASCAP. The companies fly both single and multi- engine air- hosted by Jerry Clower, with Gov. est living member of the Gospel Hall Dr. Robert Bethke, assistant profes- are represented in nine foreign craft. He also holds an instrument Ray Blanton among the presenters. of Fame. Speer recalled his first per- sor and coordinator of the univer- countries and contain two No. 1 hits rating designating his competence to The show featured performances of formance with his mother and fa- sity's folklore program, and Dr. by Williams, "I Wouldn't Want To fly in reduced visibility. the 10 songs nominated for Song of ther, who are also members of the James Curtis, coordinator of the pop Live If You Didn't Love Me," and It was he encoun- the Year. The Couriers' rendition of Hall, and said, "the greatest moving culture lecture series. speculated that "You're My Best Friend." The cur- land. "Statue Of Liberty" won the group a tered fog on his approach to rent Charley Pride single "Hope model Sky - standing ovation from the 1,500 fans Scruggs' 1974 Cessna You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' hawk II was equipped with a feder- attending. Campbell & Pride CMA Co-Hosts The complete list of winners: You)" is out of the Hay-A-Tune ally required Emergency Locator NASHVILLE -The ninth annual Pee Wee King, Loretta Lynn, Ron- catalog. Transmitter (ELT) that is designed SONG OF THE YEAR -"One Day At A Country Music Assn. Awards Show nie Milsap, Anne Murray, Willie Time" by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristof- Jaudon says, "I like to keep the to transmit a repeating radio trans- that is to be telecast live from the Nelson, Dolly Parton, Minnie Pearl, ferson. concentrate on the mission on an emergency frequency stage of the Grand Ole Opry House Charlie Pride, Charlie Rich, Johnny roster small and SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR -Bill total involvement and development upon impact, but it did not function Gaither. Oct. 13 will be co- hosted by Glen Rodriguez, Gary Stewart, Mel Tillis, an artist's career." properly, resulting in a long delay BEST MALE GROUP -Imperials. Campbell and Charley Pride. Win- Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, Joni of before the crash was discovered. BEST MIXED GROUP- Gaither Trio. ners in 10 categories will be an- Twitty, Porter Wagoner, Mac Wise- Jaudon was formerly vice presi- nounced as well as the newest addi- man and Tammy Wynette. dent of the Buddy Lee Agency. ACM Meetings Will Be Aired tion to the Country Music Hall of Fame. SESAC Signs Joy Song Music LOS ANGELES -K LAC -AM run from 9:05 to IO p.m. The con- Presenters and /or performers on here will broadcast talent from the cept was initially proposed by Bill the show include Bill Anderson, NASHVILLE -Joy Song Music Publications is the latest gospel music firm to the SESAC roster. The firm is headed by Robert monthly membership meetings of Ward, general manager of the radio Lynn Anderson, Chet Atkins, Bobby publishing join Bare, Glen Campbell, Crash Crad- MacKenzie and gospel writer Bill Gaither and is a division of Paragon Asso- the Academy of Country Music here station. beginning Nov. 10 from the Palo- dock, Mac Davis, ' Donna Fargo, ciates, Inc. mino Club in North Hollywood. KLAC program director Hal Freddy Fender, Tennessee Ernie Writers signed to Joy Song Music include Wayne Hilliard of "The Higher The program will follow the regu- Smith will produce the show, to be Ford, Mickey Gilley, Bobby Golds- Ground" and Dale Strand, Ronn Huff and John Coates, the music director of lar membership meeting and will dubbed "The Academy Presents." boro, Freddie Hart, George Jones, "Truth," both on the HeartWarming label.

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1 1 17 REDHEADED STRANGER debut smash album -Willie Nelson, Columbia PC 33482

SMITH SESSION -Shown going 2 2 9 RHINESTONE COWBOY -Glen Campbell, Capitol SW 11430 over material for a new session are (L to R) Margo Smith, Jim Vienneau 3 3 10 THE BEST OF THE STATLER BROTHERS, Mercury SRM 1.1037 Twentieth Records, of Century and 4 4 10 THE HIGH PRIEST OF COUNTRY MUSIC -Conway Twitty, MCA 2144 LOVE Jim Glaser of Jidobi Music, Inc. Margo's first LP has just been re- 5 6 10 BEST OF -Dolly Parton, RCA APL1.l117 leased, and contains her first hit, 6 5 14 CHARLEY -Charley Pride, RCA APL11038 IN THE HOT "THERE I SAID IT," as well as her current single, "PAPER LOVIN'." 7 8 29 PIECES OF SKY - Emmylou Harris, Reprise 0698 (Warner Bros.) AFTERNOON,sr -aa3, 10 12 ONCE UPON A RHYME -David Allen Coe, Columbia KC 33508 9 9 10 BURNIN' THING -Mac Davis, Columbia PC 33551

12 2 WINDSONG -John Denver, RCA APLI.1183

Nashville 11 11 6 HOME- Loretta Lynn, MCA 2146

12 15 SAY FOREVER YOU'LL BE MINE -Porter Wagoner 8 Dolly Parton, RCA

Scene 17 6 LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON -Gene Watson, Capitol ST 11443 By COLLEEN CLARK 14 7 14 DREAMING MY DREAMS -Waylon Jennings, RCA APL1 1062 Tammy Wynette has embarked on a major tour that includes 13 cities in 15 14 25 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS -Freddy Fender, ABC /Dot DOSD 2020 15 days. The tout is to promote her 16 16 6 GREATEST HITS VOLUME I -Roy Clark, ABC /Dot DOSD 2030 new Epic album "I Still Believe In Fairy Tales" and single of the same 17 19 5 TEXAS GOLD -Asleep At The Wheel, Capitol ST 11441 title. ... T. G. Shepard and Ronnie 18 13 17 RECONSIDER ME -Narvel Felts, ABC/Dot DOSD 2025 Milsap currently on tour together. 19 21 . .. Kenny Serratt appeared at the 32 I'M JESSI COLTER -Jessi Colter, Capitol ST 11363 Ramada Club in Hemet in the Cali- 20 18 22 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND -Don Williams, ABC/Dot DOSO 2021 fornia desert for 11 years. That must be some kind of record. He will be in 21 23 15 FEELIN'S- Loretta Lynn 8 Conway Twitty, MCA 2143 Nashville this week for sessions for 22 25 6 I'VE NEVER LOVED ANYONE MORE -Lynn Columbia KC 33691 Melodyland. ... Mickey Gilley has Anderson, two bands. The Bayou City Beats 23 20 8 TANYA TUCKER'S GREATEST HITS, Columbia KC 33355 and Johnny Lee perform six nights a 24 week at Gilley's club while Gilley's 22 15 MISTY -Ray Stevens, Barnaby BR 6012 (Chen /Janus)

second band follows him on the road 25 26 22 KEEP MOVIN' ON -Merle Haggard, Capitol ST 11365 in the Red Rose Express. They have 26 24 20 JUST GET UP AND CLOSE THE DOOR- Johnny Rodriguez, traveled more than 95,000 miles Mercury SRM I1032 ( Phonogram) since the first of the year. Now they are off for dates in the Carolinas, s( 33 BANDY THE RODEO CLOWN -Moe Bandy, GRC 10016

Toledo and Canada. 28 31 4 LOVIN' AND LOSIN' -Billy Walker, RCA APL 1160 Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely's 37 3 RIDIN' HIGH -Jerry Jeff Walker, MCA 2156 ... and now from that LP 1966 Silver Eagle touring bus was hit by thieves last week during daylight 30 32 5 WHATEVER I SAY MEANS I LOVE YOU -Donna Fargo, ABC /Dot DOSD 2029 hours. A citizens band radio, AM/ I WANT TO HOLD YOU IN MY DREAMS -Stella SC46R LPN 6006 comes Gene's great FM stereo tape player and color TV Parton, were taken. Most of the damage was 32 27 17 EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME (I Get High) -Charlie Rich, new single, caused by ripping out the control Epic PE 33455 (Columbia) panel for the auxiliary motor, air 33 28 5 A LEGEND IN MY TIME- Ronnie Milsap, RCA APIA 0846 conditioner and electrical circuits. Repairs will cost approximately 34 29 14 LIVE IN PICAYUNE -Jerry Clower, MCA 486 $3,500. An antique banjo and classi- Itt CM. GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 -Tom T. Hall, Mercury SRN 1044 cal guitar were also taken. ... WHERE DOLLY -Dolly Parton, RCA AP)! 1221 KBAM in Longview, Wash., salutes * Oct. 13 as "Billie Jo Spears Day" in 37 42 i 32 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER, RCA CP1.20765

recogition of her No. 1 hit "Blanket 38 40 4 THIS SIDE OF THE BIG RIVER -Chip Taylor, Warner BS LOVE On The Ground." ... Ronnie Prophet Bros 2882 will be joining Jerry Lee Lewis 49 2 M -M -MEL -Mel Tilts, MOM 5' Oct. 16 at the Municipal Auditorium 40 34 42 HEART LIKE A WHEEL -Linda Ronstadt, Capitol ST 11358 BEGINS:.. <, in Nashville for the Kustom Elec- 41 43 4 tronics Show.... Jerry JeffWalker's DREAM COUNTRY -Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, RCA APIA 1043 written by Capitol Country's own Ray Griff. new album "Ridin' High" was re- 42 STACKED DECK -Amazing Rhythm Aces, AK, APCP ., corded in five different cities, in- E=11 cluding studios as far apart as Bears - 43 47 3 OH HOW LOVE CHANGES -Don Gibson 8 Sue Thompson, GENE WATSON Hickory H3G 4520 (MGM) Love In The Hot Afternoon ville and San Francisco. 44 35 64 When Mayor Lyla Cockrell of San BACK HOME AGAIN -John Denver, RCA CPL10548 Antonio hosted a special celebration 45 1=10 LOOK AT THEM BEANS -Johnny Cash, Columbia KC33814 there for MCA artist Tanya Tucker 46 IMMIO A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME -Ronnie Milsap, WB to honor her song, "San Antonio 852870 Stroll," Tanya invented special steps 47 39 4 GREATEST HITS -Charlie Rich, RCA APLI 0857 to her recording as the mayor and a 48 38 16 TODAY -Elvis Presley, RCA APIA contingent of dignitaries strolled 1039 along the banks of the San Antonio 49 44 25 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES -Mel Street, GRT 8004 (Chess/Janus) River, known to natives as the River 50 48 4 CALICO - United Artists UA1A454 G Walk.... Melodyland act Jerry Nay- lor has been named honorary mayor of Calabasas. His first official busi- national promotion for Tommy er.. . . Ray Griff has taped seg- ness was to preside over the sixth an- Overstreet now. Overstreet is cur- ments of the "American Music nual Pumpkin Festival, a fund rais- rently touring Europe. ... Shirley Scene" TV show, which is now na- ing event to raise money for college Jackson has signed a recording con- tionally syndicated in more than 70 scholarships. ... Freddy Fender's tract with Mercury Records and will markets and is hosted by T. Tommy song "Before. The Next Teardrop be produced by Jerry Kennedy... . Cutrer. Lester Flatt and the Nash- Capitol ® Falls" is now listed on eight foreign Johnny Paycheck currently head- ville Grass have just completed an Country countries' charts. lining at the Landmark Hotel in Las album at Nashville's Sound Shop Little Richie Johnson is handling Vegas and is joined by Vicki Fletch- Studios for Flying Fish Records. www.americanradiohistory.com R,t'grrel?

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DAD IS NEW Billboard TUCKER AIDE NASHVILLE -Tanya Tucker has changed producers again. Exiting this time is Los Angeles-based Snuff Hot Country Sin9les. Garrett, relieved by Beau Tucker, the singer's father -manager. Garrett c Copyright 1975. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted. in any form or by any means. electronic, mechanical. photocopying. recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permis- began working with her last March, sion of the publisher. producing her first MCA hit single, STAR PERFORMER -Singles registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week. "Lizzie And The Rainman" and her v AC hit LP, "Tanya Tucker." Their most 4, a co re, recent collaboration, the single, TITLE- Artist a 3 TIRE-Artist g TITLE -Artist "San Antonio Stroll," has just been (Writer). Label 8 Number (Dist. label) (Publisher, Licensee) (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher. Licensee) (Writer). Label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher, Licensee)

released. 13 BLUE EYES CRYING IN 7 IF I'M LOSING YOU -Billy Walker 87 3 ITS NOT FUNNY ANYMORE -Stella Parton While at Columbia, the vocalist THE RAIN - Willie Nelson W (G. S. Paxton), RCA 10345 (Pax House, BMI) (B Dean, P. Overstreet). Country Soul 8 Blues 088 (IRDA) (Owlofuz, ASCAP /Myawnah, BMI) had worked with Billy Sherill who if Rose), Columbia 310176 (Milene. ASCAP) 5 JO AND THE COWBOY- Johnny Duncan 3 10 HOPE YOU'RE FEELIN' ME (Like I'm produced a string of hits for her. C. Duncan, Larry Gatlin), Columbia 310182 (Combine. c=0 SECRET LOVE- Freddy Fender Feelin' You) - Charley Pride BMI) (F. Faine. P.F. Webster), ABC /Dot 17585

(B. David. J. Rushing), RCA 10344 (Don Williams, (Warner Bros , ASCAP) BMI /Have A Tune, ASCAP) 37 39 INDIAN GIVER -Bill Larkin (E. Conley). Bryan 1026 (Blue Moon, ASCAP) 71 73 I MAY BE YOUR LOVER (But I'll Always . SAN ANTONIO STROLL -Tanya Tucker (P Noah). MCA 40444 (Unichappell. BMI) Be Your Friend) -Bobby G. Rice Benefit 68 IT'S ALL IN THE MOVIES-Merle Haggard Ohio (T. GRT Gentry). 028 (Janus) (Red Ribbon. BM)) DON'T CRY JONI /TOUCH THE HAND - (M. Haggard. D. Haggard), Capitol 4141 Conway Twitty (Shade Tree, BMI) For Vet 8 2 SINCE I MET YOU BABY - Freddy Fender Tipton (C. Twitty). MCA 40407 ( Twitty Bird. BMI) (11 Hunter), GRT 031 (Umchappel. BMI) 49 PAPER LOVIN' -Margo Smith CINCINNATI- Veteran country 7 14 SAY FOREVER YOU'LL BE (M. Smith), 20th Century 2222 (lidobi, BMI) 73 70 7 CRY LIKE A BABY -Joe Stampley MINE - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton music artist Pappy Tipton, long a (D. Penn, S. Oldham). ABC /Dot 17575 (Press, BMI) (D. Parton) RCA 10328 (Owepar, BMI) 50 TOWER OF STRENGTH -Sue Richards regular is at WCNW here, being ten- (B. Hilliard B Bacharach), ABC /Dot 17572 9 I'M SORRY -John Denver 84 5 SHAME ON ME -Bob Laman dered a benefit performance (Famous, ASCAP) at (1. Denver), RCA 10353 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) (L. Williams. B. Enis), Epic 850136 (Columbia) (Regent /Fort Knox. ASCAP) Lakeridge Hall in nearby Hamilton, 41 24 19 7 4 15 IF I COULD ONLY WIN YOUR RHINESTONE COWBOY-Glen Campbell Ohio, Nov. 9, to help him defray (L. Weiss), Capitol 4095 LOVE- Emmylou Harris 85 2 BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS -Buck Owens (20th Century /House Of Weiss, ASCAP) W hospital expenses incurred earlier (C Louvin. I Louvin). Reprise 1332 (Warner Bros.) (1 Driftwood), Capitol 4138 (Warden, BMI) (Acuff-Rose, BMI) this year. Peggy Minter is directing 54 I STILL BELIEVE IN 76 80 3 SWEET MOLLY -David Houston & Calvin Crawford 12 (Turn Out The Light And) FAIRY TALES -Tammy Wynette the program. (A. Young). Epic 8 -50134 (Columbia) (G Martin), Epic 50145 (Columbia) (Tree, BMI) LOVE ME TONIGHT -Don Williams (Central Songs, BMI) Already slated to appear on the (B. MCDIII), ABC /Dot 17568 (Hall -Clement, BMI) 43 43 DON'T STOP LOVING ME -Don Gibson benefit show are Jimmy Skinner, Er- 77 79 4 THE NIGHT ARE YOU SURE HANK (D. Gibson). Hickory 353 (MGM) (Acuff -Rose, BMI) ATLANTA nest Tubb, Jack Greene and WLW DONE IT THIS WAY /BOB WILLS BURNED - Atkins String Band 55 BLACK BEAR ROAD -C.w. McCall (ID Loudermilk), RCA 10346 (Acuff-Rose BMI) "Midwestern Hayride" veteran IS STILL THE KING- Waylon Jennings (B. Fries, C Davis). MGM 14825 (W Jennings), RCA 10379 (Baron. BMI) Charlie Gore. Many other country (American Gramophone, SESAC) 89 2 YOU GOT A LOCK ON ME -Jerry Reed music names are expected to volun- 10 2 13 DAYDREAMS ABOUT NIGHT (1.R Hubbard). RCA 10389 (Vector. BMI) 56 YOU RING MY BELL-Ray Griff THINGS - Ronnie MAsap teer services. (R. Grill), Capitol 4126 (Blue Echo, ASCAP) their (l. Schweers), RCA 10335 (Chess. ASCAP) 79 83 3 SHE'S NOT YOURS ANYMORE/ Tipton, who has been hospitalized AN OLD MEMORY- Ferlin Husky 15 WHAT'S HAPPENED TO 46 52 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' repeatedly from January through (1 Foster, B. Rice), ABC /Dot 17574 BLUE EYES -Jessi Cater FEELIN - Barbas Fairchild (lack 8 Bill. ASCAP) July, began his radio career on (J. Colter), Capitol 4087 (Baron, BMI) (B. Mann, C. Weil, P. Spector), Columbia 310195 (Screen GemsCalumbia, BMI) WHERE LOVE BEGINS -Gene Watson in 17 I WGAP his hometown of Mary- LIKE BEER -Tom T. Hall mar* (R. GOD. Capitol 4143 (Blue Echo. ASCAP) (T. T. Hal). Mercury ville, Tenn. Before joining WCNW 73704 )Phonogram) 47 48 HELP YOURSELF TO ME -Roy Head ( Halbnote, BM) (R. Porter, B. Jones), Shannon 833 (NSD) here in 1964. he hosted shows on (Ma-Roe /Porterlones, ASCAP) 81 82 3 I STILL LOVE YOU (You Still 13 16 10 WHAT IN THE WORLD'S WMOH, Hamilton, for two years. Love Me) -Mac Davis COME OVER YOU -sonny James 58 SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP (M. Davis. M. lames), Columbia 310187 (Screen Tipton is currently a daily out- (1 Scott). Columbia 310184 (Peer International/ Gems -Columbia /Songpainter /Sweet Glory. BMI) TO SAY GOODBYE Ronnie Milsap Unart, ASCAP) - patient at Holmes Hospital, Cincin- (D. Gilmore. M Newbury), Warner Bros. 8127 98 2 WHATEVER I SAY -Donna Fargo 19 8 ROCKY- Dickey Lee (Acuff Rose. BMI) nati. (D. Fargo). ABC /Dot 17579 (Prima Donna. BMI) (1 Stevens). RCA 10361 (Strawberry Hill. ASCAP) 67 WE USED TO -Daly Parton 15 8 15 YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY (D. Parton), RCA 10396 (Owepar. BMI) 11=0 FROM WOMAN TO WOMAN -Tommy MY NAME -David Allen Coe Overstreet is Goodman), Columbia 3 -10159 50 51 BIG MABLE MURPHY -Sue Thompson (1. Gillespie. R. Mareno), ABC /Dot 17580 4th Season For (Kama Rippa, ASCAP) (D Frazier), Hickory 354 (MGM) (AcuftRose. BMI) (Ricci Mareno. SESAC)

16 18 10 HEART TO HEART -Roy Clark 76 LOVE A PUT SONG 84 86 4 BACK UP AND PUSH -Bill Black Combo NYU Bluegrass (D Sillon), ABC /Dot 17565 (Short Rose, ASCAP) IN MY HEART - Johnny Rodriguez (L. Roger. B. Tucker, G Michael), Hi 2291 (London) 21 9 ANOTHER WOMAN -T.G. Shepard (B. Peters). Mercury 73715 (Pi Gem. BMI) (Fl /Bill Black, ASCAP) NEW YORK -New York City's (D. Penn. B. Cason), Melodyland 6016 (Motown) only regular winter series of blue- (Dan Penn, BMI /Buzz Cason. ASCAP) TiX! 62 INDIAN LOVE CALL -Ray Stevens 97 2 START ALL OVER AGAIN - Johnny Carver (R. Faint, 0. Harbach, 0. Hammerstein II), Barnaby (B- Dees), ABC/Dot 17576 (Hill 8 Range. BMI) grass music concerts begins its 2 FUNNY HOW TIME 616 (Janus) (Warner Bros., ASCAP) fourth year Oct. 17 at New York SLIPS AWAY -Marvel Felts 86 81 7 BLUE EYES AND WALTZES -Jim Mundy (W. Nelson). ABC /Dot 17569 (Tree, 66 ALL AMERICAN MAN Johnny Paycheck BM) - (T. Austln). ABC /Dot 12120 (Full Swing. ASCAP) Univ. Sponsored by Doug Tuchman (1. Paycheck G Adams). Epic 8 -50146 (Columbia) 19 10 11 HOME- Loretta Lynn ( Algee. BMI) and the Bluegrass Club of New York (B. Harden). MCA 40438 (King Coal. ASCAP) 87 92 3 I'D DO IT WITH YOU -Pat Boone (B. Springfield). Melodyland 6018 in cooperation with the NYU pro- 6 SOMETHING BETTER (Motown). 25 4 ALL OVER ME -Charlie Rich (House of Gold, BM)) gram board, the series will feature (B. Peters). Epic 50142 (Columbia) (Ben Peters/ TO DO- Olivia Newton.John Charsy, BMI) (J Farrar), MCA 40459 (ATV. BMI) Joe Val and the New England Blue- 88 90 2 MAKIN' LOVE -Ronnie Sessions (F Robinson), MCA 40462 (Tree, BMI) 26 1 I SHOULD HAVE grass Boys first. 55 57 MIRROR, MIRROR -Ben Reece MARRIED YOU -Eddie Babbitt (B. Reece). 20th Century 2227 FLAT NATURAL BORN All the programs are held in the (E. Babbitt, E. Stevens), Elektra 45269 (Music Craftshop. ASCAP) Misner and Lubin Auditorium of (Briarpatch /Deb Dave, BMI) GOOD TIMING MAN -Gary Stewart 56 59 I'M A BELIEVER (In A Whole Lot Of (G Stewart). RCA 10351 (Forest Hills. BMI) the Loeb Student Center in the Vil- 22 41 12 THIS IS MY YEAR FOR Lovin)-lean Shepard THIS AIN'T JUST ANOTHER lage. Tickets are $4 and ($3 in ad- MEXICO- crystal Gayle (K. Jones). United Artists 701 (Birchtield. BMI) vance). Student and faculty tickets (V Matthews), United Artists 680 (Jack. BM) LUST AFFAIR -Mel street 57 60 IT DOESN'T (0 Conley). GRT 030 (Blue Moon, ASCAP) are $3. 23 23 10 BRINGING IT BACK - Brenda Lee MAUER ANYMORE -Linda Ronstadt (G Gordon). MCA 40442 (Silberline, BMI) (P Anka). Capitol 4050 (Spanka, BMI) 91 93 5 LEAN ON ME -Paul Delicato Joe Val and the New England (B. Withers). Artist Of America 101 (Interior, BM) 30 8 THANKS -Bill Anderson Bluegrass Boys will be making their 58 27 13 HERE I AM IN DALLAS -Faroe Young (B. Martin, P Coulter), MCA 40443 (Famous, ASCAP) 92 95 2 WHO WILL I first appearance on the series. They (L. Morris, R. Hughes. T. Ashmal(, Mercury 73692 BE 25 11 13 ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP ( Phonogram) (Hank Williams Jr.. BMI) LOVING NOW -Carmel Taylor will be followed on Nov. 21 Taylor. A. by NO SHOW -Little David Wilkins (C. Wilson), Elektra E.45277 69 STONE CRAZY Freddy Weller (Algee /Altam, BMI) Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mt. (D. Wilkins. T. Marshall), MCA 40427 - (Forrest Hills. BMI) (B. Morrison. 1 Harris), ABC /Dot 17577 Boys. Scheduled later in the series (Music City. ASCAP) 93 THE FIDDLIN' OF JACQUES 33 5 LOVE IS LIKE A ROSE -Linda Ronstadt which runs through May 8 are Don PIERRE BORDEAUX- Frenchie Burke (N. Young), Elektra 45282 (Silver Fiddle, BMI) 60 63 FINE TIME TO GET Reno -Bill Harrell and the Tennessee (D. Frazier, A.L. Owens). 20th Century 2225 32 7 EVERYTHING'S THE SAME THE BLUES -Jim Ed Brown (Acuff-Rose/Hill & Range. BMI) Cutups, the only bluegrass band IS Throckmorton. C. Putnam, R. Lane). RCA 10370 (Ain't Nothing Changed) -silty Swan (Tree. BMI) 94 MIDDLE OF A MEMORY -Eddy ever to perform at the United Na- (B Swan), Monument 8.8661 (Epic /Columbia) Arnold (Combine. BMI) (B. Johnston), MGM 14827 (Rawhide. BMI) tions. 61 65 BIG RIVERS -Chip Taylor (1 Cash), Warner Bros. 8128 (Hi Lo, BMI) 34 10 THE LETTER THAT JOHNNY WALKER 95 I'D RATHER BE PICKED UP HERE READ -Asleep At The Wheel (Than Be Put Down At Home) -Jeris Ross 72 WESTERN MAN -La Costa (Preston. Benson. Frayne), Capitol 4115 (Asleep At (G Morgan). ABC /Dot 17573 (PrGem, BM) (D Owens). Capitol 4139 (AI Distributor Firms The Wheel. BMI) Gallico. BMI) 96 99 2 I'VE BEEN AROUND ENOUGH 35 TODAY I STARTED LOVING 63 28 16 THE FIRST TIME - Freddie Hart (1. Lebsock). Capitol 4099 (Harthne. BMI) TO KNOW -Joel Foreign Affiliates YOU AGAIN - Sammi Smith Similar (B. Moffitt D. Lee), Mercury 73702 (M. Haggard. B. Owens). Mega 1236 (PIP) 64 20 14 STAY AWAY FROM THE NASHVILLE - International (Blue Book. BM) (Phonogram) (Hall /Clement. BMI) APPLE TREE - Billie Jo Spears Record Distributing Associates 40 BILLY GET ME A WOMAN -lee Stampley (A. Butler, R Bowling), United Artists 653 97 94 3 ANYBODY OUT THERE WANNA BE A (N. Wilson. J. Stampley. C. Taylor). Epic 50147 (Unart/Brougham Hall. BMI) DADDY -kitty Wells (IRDA) has set up affiliates distribu- (Columbia) (AI Gallico/Algee. BM)) tors in seven foreign countries in- 65 37 12 LOOK AT THEM BEANS - Johnny Cash (C Putman. D Kirby). Capricorn 0240 31 31 10 IF YOU EVER CHANGE (1. Pea), Columbia 3 10177 (Tree, BMI) (Warner Bros.) (Tree. BMI) cluding Germany, France, Ireland, YOUR MIND -Ray Price 66 38 16 BANDY THE RODEO CLOWN -Moe Bandy 98 OUR MARRIAGE WAS A FAILURE -Johnny England, Australia, New Zealand (1 Weatherly) Columbia 3 10150 (Keca, ASCAP) (W. Shafer. L Frizzed). GRC 2070 (AcufóRose. BMI) Russet and the Union of South Africa. 32 36 8 SANCTUARY -Ronnie Prophet (1. Russell. B. McDil). RCA 10403 Mike Shepherd, board chairman (R Bourke). RCA 50021 (Chappell, ASCAP) 7 HELP ME MAKE IT (Flail. Clement. BM) 33 13 17 I'LL GO TO MY GRAVE (To My Rocking Chair) -8.1. Thomas and executive vice president, says (B Emmons). ABC 12121 (Baby Chick, BMI) 99 THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN -Lis Johnson LOVING YOU-Statler Brothers (B. Moffitt. D. Lee) 20th Century 2242 (lack. BMI) plans for the coming year include a (D Reid), Mercury 73687 ( Phonogram) (American 7 THE SONG WE FELL Los Angeles office and possibilities Cowboy. BMI) IN LOVE TO -Connie Smith 100 =MO LYIN' EYES -Eagles of a London office before the end of 34 29 12 A POOR MAN'S WOMAN - Jeanne Pruett (T. Saussy. R Baker), Columbia 310210 (D Henley. G Frey). Asylum 45279 the year. (1. Pruett). MCA 40440 (Jeanne Pruett. BMI) (Acuff Rose. BMI /Milene. ASCAP) (Benchmark /Kicking Bear. ASCAP) www.americanradiohistory.com Margo has really got it going with a hit single and album! TAPER LOyly argo Smith RECCRD WORLD ra BILLBOARD CASHBOX 2Dth Century Records

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www.americanradiohistory.com 62 Tape /Audio/ Video AT PREMIUM SHOW AES Gets GAT Tape Push Audio, Disk `Incentives' Pilfer Test Many New Good Way To Move Product In Slow Economy By ANNE DUSTON To Expand CHICAGO -An estimated 23,000 Other areas of premium sales that ically created for the premium mar- registrants swarmed the National are showing growth include bank ket, and is now being shifted to the Exhibitors Continued from page 1 Premium Show, held this year in promotions and direct mail. consumer area, Walker says. Koss By STEPHEN TRAIMAN conjunction with the Incentive General Electric offered systems headphones are included in direct dozen different -type stores in mar- NEW YORK -With nearly 30 Travel & Meetings Exposition and in the medium range with the top mail campaigns with stereo equip- kets across the country, but wound percent of its exhibitors showing for Point -of- Purchase Advertising Insti- system a $250 list package. Cassettes, ment, up with only seven outlets. the first time on the East Coast, the from $29 to list are popular tute. $125 Three record companies were vy- The J.L. Marsh program, origi- Audio Engineering Society (AES) is with businessmen, especially the Of 1,100 exhibitors, 12 were audio ing for the attention of a large num- nally planned for several of its Mu- anticipating a record attendance for for its ap- oriented, including Brother, General mini- cassette, "executive ber of interested clients at the show: sicland locations in the Twin City, its convention, Oct. 31 -Nov. 3 52nd Electric, Juliette, Koss, Magnavox, peal." RCA Records, Columbia Special Chicago and Milwaukee areas, was at the Waldorf-Astoria here. Panasonic, Audio systems in the $200 -450 RCA, Sankyo, Sharp, Products and Fleetwood Recording scaled down by Don Abode, Music - Also set are 18 demonstration range were shown by Sony, as Sony, Stac -All and 3M. being Co. Product offered was geared to land national supervisor, to one pi- rooms, including the three compet- well as a specially developed incen- The audio equipment manufac- the bicentennial. lot run at its suburban Minneapolis ing 4- channel systems, another turers view tive program utilizing three work- the premium market as Fleetwood was offering a 90 -min- Knollwood Plaza store. record high for the AES. One disap- an excellent way to move product in books and three cassette tapes with ute album (the longer time possible pointment, however, is the absence recorder that could be directed Although sales of tapes, partic- a slow economy, especially in sates through a patented microsonic proc- of hoped -for videodisk prototype toward any company program. ularly 8- tracks, were up in both tests. incentive programs. Premium sales ess that puts 900 grooves per inch on at a special sym- its and no significant pilferage demonstrations amount to from 2 to 5 percent of the Panasonic offers entire con- an album), with speeches and music increase posium on their audio implications sumer line, except Technics prod- total sales, with one company gleaned from a 200 -year history. was noted, neither company is satis- Nov. 2 (Billboard, Aug. 23). on spokesman admitting that it was a ucts, in a program folder defining Victor Mancini, director of market- fied with the initial results, and The discussion itself, expected as different price categories. Sales in- "substantial percentage" of busi- ing, also noted that a small budget Abode still isn't convinced of the one of the conference highlights, will centive programs are also custo- ness. line of seven -inch records was avail- test's basic concept. Dr. Donald McCoy, RCA, needs. include Salesmen incentive catalogs draw mized for the clients' Among able, as well as a five -inch flexible for its SelectaVision system; Kent the most premium items are At GRT, however, both Hersh- the high -end audio equipment, with popular record with a 10- minute playing DiscoVision, for Broadbent, MCA stamp catalogs leaning more to low multi -band radios, mini -cassette time for proof -of- purchase, that field and Mrs. Siruta McShane, the Philips /MCA system; Stephen with rechargeable battery end and small items such as portable recorder could be used to highlight an album who coordinated the program, are Audio, for the Temmer, Gotham cassette recorders. Systems are more pack, and clock- radios. offering. encouraged enough to go back for (Continued on page 66) popular than components. Fred Wolf, Midwest regional sales Besides offering regular catalog more information in early 1976 with manager for stereo, termed Brother's product in a special gift certificate 1) a better cross- section of stores, involvement in premium sales as program, RCA will make special al- perhaps all in one chain; 2) more la- AT SMPTE "extremely fast growing, and a very bums from its artist roster to avoid bel participation, and 3) better pa- important part," with requests for competing with its own commercial higher end product in the $139.95 to product. Country, big band and nos- rameters; i.e., instead of the initial one $399 range, and an emphasis on 8- talgia albums rank highest in the week open, one week locked test al- á `Stereo' Movies Spur track record feature. Brother has premium area. (Continued on page 65) had very good success with direct mail in the finance and oil areas, but Better Audio For TV sees new clients among companies By EARL PAIGE such as grain feed and beauty care Hit r` CB Of SOUNDCOM 7 rn LOS ANGELES -Better audio company, Dolby is actually being distributors. for television may be forced on the helped by the rather recent emer- Portable copier machines and hand -held tape dictation kits rank as 20 Rep Firms On Display TV industry by filmmakers plus an gence of various other approaches to leaders among the products offered NEW YORK -Overwhelming re- Of the 20 reps exhibiting at the unprecedented emphasis on stereo. noise handling -that is, Burwen, Both factions were found here at the by 3M, which includes items from 15 sponse to Citizens' Band and related annual two -day professional sound dbx, JVC's ANRS and so on. of its 32 divisions for the premium 1 17th Society of Motion Picture & products on display at last week's show held at the Statler Hilton hotel Television Engineers (SMPTE) con- Allen, reflecting an attitude often market. SOUNDCOM '75. has convinced here, at least 15 featured CBs, scan- vention. found among audio people when "There are so many untouched exhibitors that this market is the ners or related equipment and acces- Most dramatic is the progress of asked about TV set sound, thinks it markets," claims Ken Walker, Koss emerging giant of the consumer sories. They all claimed that al- Dolby Laboratories' compatible is basically a matter of the small Corp.'s national premium sales electronics equipment market, and though the show was not essentially stereo for theaters. But also shown speaker being the hangup. Ob- manager, with premium sales ac- will eventually overshadow even the a buyers' market, they had done a for the first time are AKG, BGW viously, if people start getting better counting for two percent of total and home stereo market, according to significant amount of business in Systems, Spectra Sonics and Capi- sound at the movies it will provide growing. The Easy Listener, a den- Jack Brown of Iry Brown Co., one of this highly lucrative line of products. tol's blank tape division, all repre- (Continued on page 66) im- covered headphone, was specif- the show's creators. The vast array of CB, scanner and senting various levels of audio vis a related equipment and accessory vis visual reproduction improve- manufacturers represented at the ment. Also shown were Image De- ESS New Disco ckages ExLineend show included, Midland, Fanon, vices with wireless mikes and 'PRO' B Speaker FirmP'sat Product Audiovox, Johnson, Gemtronics, Electro- Voice, which is adding wire- Ultra Electronics, M -tron Industries, less models. By RADCLIFFE JOE Surveyor, Pace Communications, Missing this year was any hoopla NEW YORK -Ess Inc. is offering A second package, described as a ohms; the Blue Ox series of profes- Hy-Gain, Hustler, Electra, Royce on videodisks with the only com- three disco sound packages featur- one -kilowatt basic mono system of sional sound reinforcement systems and others. pany exhibiting being Eigen Video ing power amplifiers, crossovers, 1,500 watts with accessories, features with peak music power transients of Sound reinforcement equipment of Grass Valley, Calif., with a mag- speaker systems and headphones, as model 2240 Eclipse electronic cross- up to 375 watts; an upgraded ver- and related products for the bur- netic videodisk system for slow mo- part of a bid to establish itself as a over; model 250 two- channel power sion of the Ess AMT -1 loudspeaker geoning discotheque field were also tion, time lapse and animation. In prime supplier of professional and amplifier; an Ess Eclipse two -chan- with a 12 -inch woofer and a $396 major crowd pullers at the show, videotape Sony and International consumer electronics equipment. nel power amplifier, model price tag; and the new Heil air -mo- with equipment by Sansui, Tech- Video Corp. had huge displays. The Sacramento, Calif. -based 250.1002; two Blue Ox high SPL tion transformer headphone priced nics, Otani, Phase -Linear, Bang & TV audio both here and in Britain firm, long recognized as one of the woofer systems; four Blue Ox high to sell at $97. Olfsen, Crown International, was referred to as "mouse ear" qual- leading producers of professional SPL Heil air - motion transformer Among the products designed for Electro Voice and others among the ity by Ioan Allen, Dolby marketing speaker systems, has been gradually high frequency systems, and a set of prime attention -getters. the consumer hi fi market are two manager, who sees better audio with backing into the professional equip- Heil air-motion transformer head- Home stereo equipment and ac- pictures coming from movies. The ment market, with the recent intro- phones. Also available with this lines of popular priced speaker sys- cessories manufacturers were also Warner Bros. "Liszt -O- Mania" with duction of a mixer and a crossover package are such optional accessory tems in the Tempest and Fortura adequately represented, but as Rich- Rick Wakeman, Roger Daltrey and unit. items as two additional woofer sys- series. ard Ravich of Philips /AKG pointed Ringo Starr will be the first U.S. Introduction of the tems, or two disco pack- additional high fre- These systems, according to out, the exposition was essentially movie with Dolby's stereo sound ages, along with a wide range of new quency systems. geared to the needs of professional are aimed at offering and will debut here. There have professional products in the Eclipse, Comerchero, sound equipment users and it was The third package is a 500 -watt been 12 films with Dolby processes Blue Ox and Heil Air -Motion series, consumers the advantages of the stereo system featuring a micro- therefore not an adequate barome- in the U.K., among them "Tommy," heralds the firm's total commitment Heil air -motion transformer in a which phone, two Ess Eclipse RM620 input ter by to gauge dealer interest. which was not stereo in America. to the professional and loudspeaker system designed to consumer modules for phono mike and line, Consumer electronics equipment The Dolby breakthrough is avoid- equipment markets, according to meet both sound needs and budget and accessories rep- one Ess Eclipse RM620 mixer, a manufacturers ing having to put a strip of oxide for president Victor Comerchero. limitations. Ess intends to expand model 250 two -channel power am- resented included AKG, Veritas sound down the side of the film as The disco packages include a two - the consumer- oriented line of equip- Electronics, Irish Tapes, Mura, Uher plifier, and two Blue Ox Heil air - the Dolby system prints stereo on kilowatt ment to include receivers and tuners, mono system featuring the motion transformer concert system of America, Sennheiser Electronics, magnetic surface. The entire pack- Ess Eclipse electronic but no date has yet been fixed for the crossover. speakers. Le -Bo Products, Janszen, Burwen, age is $6,000 for a theater but the model 2240; two Ess Eclipse two - introduction of this equipment. Ampex, Koss, BASF, Arista Enter- system is compatable (i.e., a Dolby channel power amplifiers, model Other products in the professional Meanwhile, Comerchero feels prises, Wald Sound, Acoustic Re- stereo film on an unconverted the- 1002; four Blue Ox high SPL woofer equipment line include a rack - that a number of products in the search, Pickering /Stanton and oth- ater projector will play as will any systems; eight Blue Ox high SPL mounted mixer and electronic cross- professional line could cross over to ers. other film). A key factor is Dolby Heil air - motion transformer high over in the Eclipse series; six power the consumer market. These would The show was sponsored by the provides stereo at standard film frequency systems, and a set of the amplifiers, also in the Eclipse series include a couple of the power ampli- New York chapter of the Electronic costs. new Ess Heil air -motion transformer ranging in power output from 125 fiers, the AMI -LA speaker system Representatives Assn. It is an annual A pioneering noise reduction headphones. watts at 8 ohms to 500 watts at 4 and the headphone. event that was inaugurated in 1967.

www.americanradiohistory.com 63 Tape/Audio/Video NARM Counsel Speakers' Role In Hi Fi Market? CES Future Clarifies Use Of In `Shakeout' At EIA Meet Jennings Cites Warranties, Materials SAN FRANCISCO -Results of By EARL PAIGE an exhibitor poll on one Consumer `Quad' In Promo (This exclusive interview with Tom Two things come to mind immedi- sifying into speakers). You don't get Electronics Show or two, in or away CHERRY HILL, N.J. -Use of the Jennings, president of Jennings Re- ately, one is efficiency of marketing, any peripheral benefits in making from Chicago, is expected to be the word "quad" in advertising by a search (Contrara speakers), began and two is capital requirement to do loudspeakers. You're either in it or key discussion topic at meetings of NARM member and challenged by in the Sept. 20 issue with an overview the job. Anybody can purchase out of it. You get peripheral benefits the Consumer Electronics Group Acoustical Manufacturing Co. of the of the speaker's role in the high -end speakers and put their name on in hardware. You build a turntable during the Electronics Industry U.K. which claims it as trademark component market and 4-channel de- them and push them through the and it either works or it doesn't work Assn. annual fall conference which "appears to be legitimate." accord- velopments.) marketing channels. and people understand that. You opened at the Fairmont here Mon- ing to an evaluation by Earl Kintner, LOS ANGELES -Tom Jennings Jennings says he often thinks of build a loudspeaker. it works, no- day (6). NARM legal counsel and a former points out that unlike many other hi the point of view intense speaker body cares. You hear me? Nobody Prepared by Jack Wayman, EIA/ FCC commissioner. 6 products, no speaker brand has a people have and that he had in the cares. CEG senior vice president, the sur- Kintner cited two reasons for his dominant share of the market even early days at JBL, ESS and before "Everybody expects a speaker to vey wag made after pressure by a conclusions: first, the word quad though speakers have been around that other companies. "You play work. All loudspeakers work -isn't group of key exhibitors to change seems to be a generic abbreviation longest of all. "The jury is still delib- with it, you deal with it, you turn it that a phenomenon? It's a 100 per- the two -show, January -June Chi- for quadraphonic and thus not sub- erating. Why? Maybe nobody truly on and off, you want to make it cent functional product. The end cago plan to one spring event a year ject to trademark protection; and believes that what they hear is what better. And I found that the great product is what it sounds like, not that would shift sites (Billboard, second, even assuming that quad they want to hear," he surmises. difference I saw between speaker whether it works and in all other Aug. 30). has not become generic and remains "There is the thought that loud- specialists and McIntosh, and now goods it's whether it works that Discussion on survey results is ex- a valid trademark, the law does not speakers serve a very limited market. Phase Linear, Crown and Audio Re- counts." pected at the CEG board meeting currently protect trademarks against But we know that for every piece of search (primarily in other compo- But as for how well a speaker Wednesday (8), although no deci- use by others in a generic fashion. Pioneer, Marantz, Dual, Shure, etc., nents before going into speakers) is works. one trend that grabs his inter - sion is expected at that time. Both However, the NARM counsel that have well implanted themselves that the speaker maker lives with his (Continued on page 64) (Continued on page 66) suggests that "members may find it with control of market share, or product, the product runs through practicable to make an effort to com- TEAC or Sony -with every piece. a the blood." ply with Acoustical's request ... be- pair of speakers (or four) has gone It is Jennings' view that manufac- cause there is little reason not to along with them. Why then is there turers adding speakers, in many comply and because failure to com- not eminent control as in other hi It cases, lose focus. Often, they are ini- plonitiehlr ply may result in the expense of a component areas? tially successful. Often involved is a lawsuit." He also points out that "Less than 7 percent of the market remake on an old principle that's needle Guide members may someday find them- is controlled by any single manufac- "been Venturied to death, and it selves in a similar predicament and turer," Jennings claims. "And yet in starts to sell with the uninformed. giver q6u more "in such a situation, a history of co- many of the other areas -head- And a worse case would be if it operation in trademark affairs phones, turntables, tape recorders should sell well, and then the news - More set model numbers ... More hard -to -find would seem advantageous." devices, come out, that it's another remanu- with far more complicated needle types ... More cross reference information. A number of court rulings on the jury has rendered a vote." facture of the same old rip -off. More of everything you need to make the sale. similar subjects were cited by Kint- This leads to the question every hi What happens with the large com- Become a PFANSTIEHL DEALER and you'll be able ner in backing up his evaluation. fi observer ponders these days -i.e.. pany not known for its speakers is to sell more LONG PROFIT Replacement Needles. He also notes that the trademark was why is nearly every major manufac- that they lose their own strength in TODAY FOR INFORMATION registered by Acoustical for its audio turer of components making speak- their main business, be it turntables, WRITE ON YOUR LETTERHEAD frequency amps and pre -amps, ra- ers? Jennings sees two major rea- recorders, or whatever." Jennings dio tuners, loudspeakers and associ- sons: "Seemingly, everyone who's claims. 3300 WASHINGTON ST. / BOX 498 / WAUKEGAN, ILL. 60085 (Continued on page 66) alive is in the loudspeaker business. "There's the danger (for diver-

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www.americanradiohistory.com 64 Tope/Audio /Video Sterling Debuts Its 4th Center Jennings: Speaker Role In Hi Fi Mart? HOUSTON -Now in its 35th Unique to the Houston area are year, Sterling Electronics has two octagonal sound demo rooms Continuecl from page 63 very short time, that truly, someone sound today is a badly- conceived, opened its fourth "new look" Sound with advanced switching networks est is warranties. "Warranties are go- is going to bring through a break- ill- considered and poorly- estab- Center in the Town & Country mall to custom match components from ing to be very very controlled. Irre- through. Unless we all investigate, lished concept. No wonder there is here, patterned after similar "audio such major firms as Pioneer, Ken - sponsibility is going to be replaced interrogate and review, we'll be no Number I (speaker sales leader). supermarkets" opened previously wood, Sony, JBL, Epicure, Technics, by responsibility and accuracy is go- standing around wondering what "At last the consumer does know on the city's North Freeway, in Dal- Dual, BSR, TEAL, Akai, Craig and ing to be a statement as opposed to a happened. The way we propagate better." las and New Orleans. Koss. hope -and that's not going to be any industry self regulation, that's going to be the government." Jennings is rough on such concepts as "buy back" guarantees, or programs such as University Stereo's in Los Angeles where a generous trade -in is offered even after the consumer has had a speaker for as long as a year. "Buy back is only a quasi term for discounting and fair trade is going to fall, so this is really of no concern. If they want to buy back crap after it's been knocked apart in the home of the consumer, let 'em. You sure can't sell it (the trade -in at University Stereo hinges, however, on the speaker being in excellent condition). If buy back were a reality, they'd stop it -okay. "If those retailers really had to take that crap back after the average consumer took it back to the store in the rear seat of the car, you know, We said hitting the wood, ten times per street level -it's a discount." Speaking specifically to some of WE'D CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE the more intriguing designs recently, Jennings has this to say about mo- TREND -SETTING PRODUCTS WHICH MAINTAIN THE tional feedback and other concepts. "These are elite engineering con- 1. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CRAIG NAME. cepts. Whether they functionally do anything, they certainly are scien- tifically interesting." Jennings also calls interesting the new materials being boasted about. Especially interesting for engineers are those that reduce mass. "You WE'D REMEMBER THAT THOSE LAST THREE FEET T want to practice and see if the new wmaterials that are coming out are go- ACROSS THE COUNTER MEAN EVERYTHING. f:0 ing to be beneficial. I question whether a lot of the things that are U being offered have been totally and thoroughly tested and functionally approved in terms of the living sciences. Have they been tested in the U.S., or in any place in the world, that has a lifetime cycle? WE'D DEMONSTRATE THAT INTEGRITY IS Speaking specifically to beryllium, he says, "Beryllium is excel- IN lent. JBL has used beryllium (a me- MORE IMPORTANT THAN COST BACKING UP tallic alloy element) for several years-over 10 years on a lead dress OUR PRODUCTS. device, because of its strength not because of its weight, but its weight was functional too as mass." As for electrostatics, Jennings sees certain advantages and disadvantages. "What do they do well? They have low mass, they have very good transient response, they sound ex- WE'D MERCHANDISE OUR PRODUCTS ONLY tremely good, they have low color- ation. They have certain definite THROUGH PROFIT -ORIENTED RETAILERS WHO BACK problems. They need high power to drive them and then they're very UP THEIR SALES THE WAY WE DO. critical to power. There are constant problems, I mean with atmosphere and environment and power handling -they sound great but they work terribly." As for summary and where speaker manufacturers stand today, Jennings is really critical. "I said many times at JBL and at ESS that you only sit upon the throne for a The Craig Commitment: Dyma Bows Revox Tape Delay Device TAOS, N.M. -Dyma Engineering is offering a standard modification to the Revox A -77 open reel tape deck to provide five seconds of program delay, useful in cutting objec- tionable material. Device is available in console roll- around or rack mount versions.

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Starting the fall season as new officers of the sociates, vice president; and Dick Gravley, Ber- national delegate: Jack Carter, vice -president, March 4.1 at the Town & Country Hotel and Con- lip, housing; Rich Oberman, attendance; John man Co., treasurer. consumer products; Jack Berman, chairman, vention Center, San Diego, with Leon Ungar Felting, business meetings; Bert Moore, sched- Southern California Chapter, Electronic Repre- Board of directors are Ed Landa, chairman; education committee, and Howard Schoenduve, holding over -all responsibility as general chair- uling; Jack Berman, social; Bette and Larry sentatives Association, are Mark Markman, Bob King and Rick Weiss. National officers insurance trust. man, and aided by such ept committeemen and Courtney, conference coordinators; and Jack Markman Co., president; Len Rosen, Halbar As- elected are Harrison Frank, Halbar Associates, Dates for the DMR have been firmed for women as Ellard Strassner, treasurer; Art Szer- Carter, Norm Marshank, Art Szerlip on the steering committee. * * *

Sam Levitt, formerly with Be -sco Sales and Metropolitan Sales, joins TMC Sales Corp., 2460 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee, N.J. 07024, to cover mass market audio and electronics dealers and chains. President Tom Mavchiano also reports business holding up generally well, with the new Wollensak 8075 "the hottest 8 -track deck on the market," with its price point settling at about $250. * * * Danny Neumaier b Assoc. joins Fidelitone as Michigan rep, working from offices in Detroit at 11227 McNichols. * * *

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R.M.P. Sales is expanding into high end consumer electronics from an OEM company under the guidance of LaShawn Payne, consumer We product manager. To accommodate new lines, did: the firm has moved to larger quarters at 6558 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, reports Ray Puzerenski, INTRODUCE TO THE TRADE. general manager. CASSETTE POWERPLAY CAR STEREO * * Marty and Phil Bettan of Bettan Sales, 77 -15 164th St., Flushing, N.Y. 11366, recently con- 1. THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOK' ducted series of CB sales training seminars for Arrow Audio personnel, covering transceivers A FULL LINE OF HIGH -STYLED CB RADIO EQUIPMENT marketed by Gem Marine under Gemtronics name and full Newtronics "Hustler" antenna THE SUPERB LINE OF CRAIG SERIES 5000 line. AUDIO COMPONENTS GRT Expanding PROVIDE OUR DEALERS: Tape Pilfer Test HIGHLY EFFECTIVE HARD -SELL PROMOTIONS Continued from page 62 THE FINEST COLLATERAL MATERIAL AND ternating over six weeks, at least a month open, then a month locked to POINT -OF- PURCHASE DISP AYS AVAILABLE allow consumer conditioning to the method of display. Involved in the first test were a IN THE INDUSTRY Sears outlet in suburban Phila- delphia, where WEA and RCA also participated in unlocking a majority BACK UP OUR PROMISE: of tape product in the department: two Rich's department stores in dif- WITH A NEW CRAIG SERVICE CENTER IN HOUSTON ferent Atlanta suburbs; Stained Glass Eye, a small record /tape WITH A 20% IMPROVEMENT IN AVERAGE dealer in suburban Chicago: a Gib - son's discount outlet and full -line TURNAROUND TIME OF CUSTOMER REPAIRS Sound Center store in different Dal- las suburbs, and Hal's Music in Mountain View, Calif., a "monitor store" close by GRT's Sunnyvale ADD TO OUR PRESTIGIOUS CUSTOMER LIST: headquarters. At the Musicland Knollwood THE J. L. HUDSON COMPANY, DETROIT Plaza store, assistant manager Kevin Asher notes that 8 -track sales were JOHN WANAMAKER, PHILADELPHIA hurting prior to the program. It took 4 all product out of locked bubble -top FAMOUS -BARR COMPANY, ST LOUIS cases and into long boxes that stack in the same three -tiered racks for OTHER PROFIT -MINDED MERCHANDISERS LPs -but five deep in three rows. MANY Previously, only budget tapes had been in open browser bins. He reports an immediate upturn in sales noted by store manager Ron To achieve unquestioned recognition as the most desirable Holmquist, and no significant pilferage increase in the five weeks the product line in the consumer electronics industry. program has been operating. The store has ordered more of the tiered browsers, which has allowed it to expand cassette inventory to almost Robert Craig Peter ' 1,000 titles, and segregate quad Chairman President tapes, over 500, as well. The 8 -track inventory is now more than 2,300 titles. Regular customers like the new arrangement, Asher says, with the added browsing helping boost sales. But Abode is not committed at this point to extending the program to other Musicland outlets, although no firm decision has been made.

www.americanradiohistory.com 66 Tope/Audio /Video Many New AES Displays FTC Eases Stereo Films To Spur TV Audio? Continued from page 62 Miss.; Tandberg America, of return- Continued from page 62 "Battle Of Midway," that will in- ing after several years absence, Ar- TED system now on sale in German - Audio Amp even more pressure to volve the massive power amplifiers monk, N.Y.; Tektronix, Springfield, improve TV speaking Europe, and George Hre- sound, is his hypothesis. and support equipment BGW man - N.J.; bek, for Zenith. 360 Systems, Los Angeles; ufactuers. 2005 A.D. /Mom's Wholesale Power Rule Better movie audio, of course, in- The 1 18th SMPTE is set for New Another unusual feature is an up- Audio, Philadelphia; NEW YORK -A new inter- volves a whole series of creative U.S. Pioneer York's Americana Oct. 24-29 next dated encore of the 1973 AES pres- Electronics, pretation by the Federal Trade technology, which is why firms such Moonachie, N.J.; Yam- year. entation, "Look What They've Done aha musical instruments and audio Commission of its controversial as Spectra Sonia were at SMPTE, To My Song, Ma!" that garnered divisions, Buena Park, Calif., and audio amplifier rule promises to says Bruce L. Ball. "Sound has been high praise. In two showings Nov. 1, Westec Audio /Visual, New York. ease hardships by manufacturers shoved back, but we're definitely CES Future Keyed "Those Magnificent Men And Their who have maintained that precondi- here to reconcile good sound with Continued from page 63 Of 22 firms missing from last Music Machines" will offer an tioning tests required by the rule (as film and video." winter and summer 1976 CES dates year's New York AES, among the audio /visual tour through the his- previously interpreted) were unfair BGW, ofcourse, was instrumental are locked in at the Conrad Hilton more well known names are Burwen tory of electronic music, narrated by to both them and consumers. in the movie "Earthquake" and just and McCormick Laboratories, Crown International, Place in Chicago, Michael Coichamiro, Sound Work- Section 3(c) requires that amps missed "Jaws," because the former respectively, but a shift for 1977 Koss Corp., Moog Music, Nippon/ shop division of Audio by Zet. Co- deliver one third of their rated was still running. Upcoming is would be a possibility. producers are Albert Grundy, Insti- Columbia (UD -4 quad system), power output for one hour before tute of Audio Research; Irving Joel, Panasonic, Recortec and Super- measurements are made to deter- Joel Associates, and John Woram, scope Tape Duplicating. mine final publishable power rat- Institute of Audio Research, and Demonstration rooms are re- ings. It was intended to prevent CASE BLOWS technical advisor is Bob Moog of served by Sansui for QS and CBS manufacturers from making false Moog Music. Records for SQ matrix quad, and the claims of exaggerated power capa- CUSTOM Exhibitors new to the East Coast JVC Cutting Center for CD -4 dis- bility and already has been effective in vague THE LID AES conferences among the 73 corn - crete: AKG Microphones; Audio eliminating such terms as OFF panies listed by Jacqueline Harvey, Design & Manufacturing, Auto- "peak power" and "instantaneous exhibition coordinator and AES mated Processes, Bozak, dbx, peak power" from advertising. Journal managing editor, include: Electro Voice, Gotham Audio, Mar- However, because many high - \PROFIT! tin Audio /Video, powered amps are equipped with Aries, Inc., Peabody, Mass; Aud- L.J. 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MILAN -The current revival show at the famous Bussola night- tribute the situation to the fashion trend in Italian pop music has been club, taped for broadcast by RAI- industry, with the general return to both confirmed and explained by a TV. the fashions of the 1950s. I think it series of interviews with representa- Of this comeback. Giacotto says: triggered an inevitable return to the tives of some of the country's top "It was an inevitable success. With music and customs of that era. record companies. the return of the De Sica movies, "Add in the films like 'American was Among reasons given for the cur- and the theme, a whole epoch Graffiti' and a revival is born. But rent phenomenon were the success evoked and Carosone was a natural the success of the music was double of films like "American Grafitti" element of that epoch." what we had expected and we were and fashion trends evocative of the The revival of dance music has in- particularly surprised by the great 1950s. troduced a part of the Italian public success of the new version of 'Star- Luciano Giacotto, head of public to an aspect of popular regional cul- dust,' by EMI artist Alexander." relations and promotion for Dischi ture. This is best witnessed by the Johnny Porta, international man- Ricordi, cited "Parlami d'Amore great success of groups like Orches- ager for CBS -Sugar, says: "We were Manu," by Ricordi's Mal, a new ver- tra Spettacolo Casadei (P.A. /Ri- the first to become aware of a revival GOLD FOR RETAILER -A milestone in record retailing here was recently sion of a popular hit recorded in the cordi). The Casadei family has been trend after our extraordinary suc- achieved by the Brash Chain of Record Stores in Melbourne, Australia, where 1930s by Vittorio De Sica, and used popular for generations in the cess with the sales of the soundtrack at a luncheon Geoff Brash, managing director of the company, was presented as the theme of a series of old De Emilia -Romagna region, especially album of 'American Grafitti' and it with a gold record by Festival Records for obtaining retail sales of $1 million Sica movies shown on RAI -TV this for Saturday night dances. With the was a real eye- opener for us. within the 12 -month period, July '74 /June '75. From left, Bill Duff, Festival year. revival trend, the band was cata- "First thing we did was pull out Records; Geoff Brash; Bob Georgeson, M.B. Trading; and Cliff Baxter, The Mal version leap to the top of pulted to national fame with regular our records of the Platters, Paul Brash's. the Italian chart and was number appearances at pop festivals and on Anka and other artists of the 1950s. one for many weeks. In fact, through television. As for Italian artists, a revival phe- the first eight months of 1975 it sold As part of the pop revival, RCA nomenon has been the healthy sales more than 340,000 copies. making it has announced release of a new of an album popourri of 1950s songs the third most successful record. series of albums dedicated to the called "Quando Avevamo 20 Anni.' From The Music Capilals A new Mal recording of a Giogio major personalities of the inter- or 'When We Were 20 Years Old.' It Gaber song "Non Arrosire" ( "Don't national pop scene during the 1960s. features Italian singers popular in Of The World Blush ") from the 1960s will be re- The first re- releases will be of Paul that period, such as Johnny Dorelli, cut- leased here soon. . Anka, Neil Sedaka, and Elvis Pres- Betty Curtis and Henry Wright. LONDON Clapton.... Jeff Beck currently ting a new album here with Max And Giacotto says: "This revival ley. "Unfortunately, our new produc- Prices are on the move again this Middleton, Wilbur Bascome and business exists on a large -scale basis. Says Roberto Citterio, of EMI's pr tion has suffered because of the re- week in the U.K., with Phonogram. Mike Walden. I see the revival at two levels. First, and promotion team: "I consider it a vival. Simply producing new ver- Decca, Anchor and Private Stock all Carpenter -mania here. with hun- the 1930's and 1940's, with ballads, worldwide phenomenon. We at EMI sions of famous old hits does not registering increases around the 10 dreds fans spending all night on waltzes and foxtrots of that era. And have followed the trend in answer to necessarily ensure sales, because percent mark on record product.... of is some- the pavements outside the Royal Al- second the rock music of 15 years public demand. It not only sometimes people prefer a re -issue of Five senior executives of Phono- bert Hall queueing for tickets, and ago, of which our biggest sales are thing that interests people from the the original version. For that reason, gram U.K. flew to the U.S. as guests an additional two- concert date at the on the black r &b repertoire." age of 30 upwards, but the 16-18 - we have re- released 'The End,' by of All Platinum label boss Joe Rob- venue already added.... Eric Clap - One of the most interesting pop- year -olds are buying because they Earl Grant. Little Richard's 'Lu- inson for the wedding of Retta ton and his regular band off on a music events this summer was the re- seem to appreciate what is for them a cille; and, after the success of the Young to Moment member Al Good- series of concerts in Japan, starting turn to the scene of Renato Caro - completely new sound." movie 'That's Entertainment,' an al- man. fi- sone (CBS), pop king of the 1950s, He adds: "Before long we are re- hum called 'Viva Hollywood,' which Oct. 22.... Alex Mears, formerly Polydor here to distribute the in- Music For Pleas- with hits including the world -fa- leasing a new album by the Roman includes some of Doris Day's 1950 nancial director, dependent specialist labels Big Ben group roy- mous "Torero." His return was dra- duo I Twins, which includes a new song hits." ure, has been appointed and Tangent, including six albums the group matically highlighted by a personal version of 'Diana.' I personally at- But CBS -Sugar has announced alties controller for EMI of traditional Scottish music, plus in the release of two new versions of the U.K. five anecdotal albums of the unique expressing high old songs: Gianni Nazzaro is to Polydor folk Blaster Bates, a talkative explosive- record Fred Buscaglione's song hopes for a new signing. a hand Specialists Gain, Multiples and- demolition expert. ... EMI set called Buzz. ... And the U.K. lined "Guards Che Luna" ( "See What A up a new company, EMI (North up for another James Brown vis- Moon ") and Gigliola Cinquetti is Dip In U.K. Retail Sales America) Inc. to coordinate business itation in January. ... Vicky tackling "Casetta In Canada" ( "A expansion in that territory, head- Leandros album "Across The Wa- LONDON -Specialist record re- by the British Market Research Bu- Little House In Canada "). quartered in Glenbrook, Connecti- ter" produced by U.S. technician tailers increased their market share reau. As for the Carosone comeback. cut and working alongside Capitol Brad Shapiro, who made Millie in both full -price and budget cate- This surprising situation, follow- Porta says: "He is having success be- Industries. Jackson's last -year soul album gories during the second quarter of ing a period of extensive price -cut- cause he is a valid artist. performing In effort to emulate Brian Hy- "Caught Up." 1975, while the multiples have lost ting between multiples F.W. entertaining songs well." land's recent chart success here. An- Former soccer star George Best ground. Woolworth, W.H. Smith and Boots, Gianna Morello, head of promo- chor planning re- release of Tommy now having a musical show written So claims the latest consumer sur- brings some reassurance to the inde- tion and public relations for Phono- Roe's "Sheila." London concert about his life and loves, by Michael vey FORTE (Focus On Records, pendents who have had to struggle gram, says the revival has affected ... dates for breakthrough artist Bruce Parkinson, television personality Tape And Equipment), carried out to compete with the big chains. her company more from an r &b Springsteen now confirmed for Lon- and journalist. ... Collection of According to FORTE: "lt is clear standpoint. "I think it is one way of don, Nov. 18 and 24.... One -time Cockney singalong songs on the that record specialists have had a discovering America and it gives bassist with the Shadows, Jet Harris Line label launched here along with good quarter. increasing their share young people a chance to move and a a book containing words and music. Format Tapes of both full -price and budget mar- express themselves. Today's young now on new recording contract with SRT Records, his debut being PETER JONES kets while the three major multiples people are also buying the records Of the autobiographical "Theme For A Feature have tended to lose a little ground." because it is considered the 'in' thing Fallen Idol." AMSTERDAM The report concludes: "Boots suf- in terms of sound." Radio Forum Best -selling pop album here at fered a decline in their share of the Because of the success of the re -re- New Demis Roussos single. present is Pink Floyd's "Wish You LONDON- Radio station pro- budget sector since last quarter, lease in Italy of the Platters' "Only "Happy To Be On An Island," rush - Were Here." going "gold" on the gram tapes will be a prominent fea- while the same is true for Smiths and You," a top ten record, Phonogram released here by Phonogram only day of release, and Bovema expect ture of the exhibition area at the Woolworths in the full -price sector. has put out three albums by the two weeks after the tape was deliv- sales of more than 100,000 by the Music Week Broadcasting Forum, Woolworths have, however. in- group -"The Platters," "Only You," ered to the U.K. by the company's end of the year.... Also selling well held here Monday and Tuesday (13 creased their share of the budget and "Sincerely." Plus a new one Paris setup. ... RCA's U.S. presi- is the album "Tulpen Uit Amster- and 14). area." called "The Platters Now." the cur- dent Ken Glancy heading a contin- dam," otherwise "Tulips From Am- Each of the commercial stations is Harry Tipple. secretary of the rent line -up performing in the same gent of the company's executives for sterdam," which James Last and his supplying four three -minute tapes Gramophone Record Retailers style is the old. product presentations to RCA li- orchestra made in the framework of from the different daytime program- Committee, says: "The object of the She says: "Although new versions censees and subsidiaries from all the 700th anniversary of the city of slots, and they will be pro- three and their price -cut- of old recordings are always obvious over the world.... A fire started by ming multiples Amsterdam, selling more than grammed into a series of Infomat ting has been to increase their store imitations, they do help the sales of burglars in the Virgin record shop in 50.000 in three weeks. machines, supplied by Emison. traffic and turnover. If this report is the original. "I personally credit a Notting Hill Gate destroyed half the Former Velvet Underground vio- This will enable record company and it hasn't worked for great deal of Gloria Gaynor's suc- shop's stock, but the agency and correct linist John Cale and his group tour- promotion men and radio station ex- them, it serves them right. cess to the fact that although she management offices suffered only ing for three days here from Oct. 17. to catch a flavor of the dif- the process of giving margins sings old songs, she does so in a style heat and smoke damage. ecutives In ... And support comes from the stations currently on air. they have ruined the business all her own. Anchor Records dealer incentive ferent away. U.K. jazz -rock band Isotope. ... Ju- Radio's Hallam, Clyde, Capital many independents." "For example, `Reach Out And scheme offers a straight drinks -for- of liette Greco, French singer. giving and City have each been asked to But he also adds a cautious note: I'll Be There' is a new version of an disks deal, with a bottle of French four concerts in Holland. ... The audio -visual presenta- "I've been in touch with a number of old song. Her most recent album, wine offered for an order of 25 al- put together Who visit Rotterdam for Oct. 27con- tions at the conference, where each independent retailers and I don't be- `Experience Gloria Gaynor,' fea- bums or tapes.... One of the big- cert as part of the band's European can explain its programming lieve that anyone can really claim to tures old and new songs, but in her gest -ever campaigns for RCA new station junket. ... U.S. singer Maureen policy and how it has achieved its be up on last year's figures in terms own style. signing Pearly Cates, a girl who was Gray, member of the Dutch- Ameri- own audience. of cash turnover, when you take into "It's worth considering that the formerly with the Flirtations. ... can group Sail, penned one of the 10 forum is receiving immence consideration inflation. singer herself said that one of her Producing the Sutherland Brothers The numbers on "Split Coconut," the support from Emison, the EMI pro- "It would be good to believe it, hits might seem familiar because of and Quiver album here are Ron and new Dave Mason album released gramming and, production com- though, if only because it would its title, but though it was basically Ho$ie Albert from Miami. Florida, here through CBS. pany, which has produced a special mean we were getting back at the the same song, her version was com- who have previously worked with jingle for the two -day event. multiples." pletely different." Bill Wyman, Stephen Stills and Eric (Continued on page 68)

www.americanradiohistory.com 68 Inlernakional TURNOVER $875 MIL BY 1980? Motown, In Surprise Move, Renews EMI Tie In U.K. French Summer Only Simmers; Continued from page 3 involvement in films seemed his chief concern. cision to revert to a licensing ar- The deal also coincides with two rangement, during a visit to Los An- further significant happenings at Fall, Winter Seen As Improving geles earlier this month ' by EMI managing director Gerry Oord and Motown: the return to the company PARIS -After a disappointing which to appraise the immediate fu- but what has happened is that sin- of former international head Barney summer, it looks as if the fall and ture. gles are now bought to a greater ex- his deputy Roy Featherstone, is not being disclosed by either side. Ales, as executive vice president, winter months in France's music Phonogram France was in a posi- tent than ever in the supermarkets, who rejoined at the time Oord and business will make progress. tion to look into a crystal ball and whereas albums are bought from the Motown U.K. managing director Featherstone were in Los Angeles Generally, the holiday months read the signs until 1980 when the specialist record shops. John Marshall says: "The reasons and the announcement of a $13 mil- produce rewards in the various re- French disk market should represent According to Phonogram, in are complicated but it is one of those lion seven -year recording pact with sorts, jammed with tourists. This a turnover around $875 million terms of cash LPs have risen by 14.3 situations where I can't say any Stevie Wonder, which is still to be year, with limited money available, against $450 million in 1975. percent against 9.4 percent for sin- more." Marshall was the man signed. the resorts were still crowded, and It is estimated that in 1975 the ex- gles. Cassettes are well ahead of both mainly responsible for the initiative Says Featherstone: "Motown ac- indeed holiday turnover was up by pansion will be in the region of 18 with 16.2 percent. which resulted in Motown making counts for a large share of our total its for independence after a dec- 15 percent, but there was less money percent, with singles up by 17 per- Despite the swing to the super- bid business and we are delighted to going to purchase of disks. cent, albums by 16 percent, cassettes markets, Phonogram found that 47.5 ade of licensing. have the label back on a licensing by 20 percent, but little hope for car- percent of its disks were still ac- On the the fall has But the answer could well lie in basis." other hand, tridges because the equipment is not quired from the specialist stores apparently got off to a flying start Motown's' traditional belief in the And Marshall says there is to be a here. against 34 percent from the super- safety of a licensing deal and the restructuring Motown in and there is every reason to believe of the staff Marc Grandemange, commercial markets. guaranteed income at a time when a the new office accommodation and that progress will continue to be sat- director of Phonogram, believes that As for Phonogram's own perform- isfactory. restructuring of the Los Angeles op- two members, promotion man Paul the singles revolution is due to re- ance for the first half of 1975, figures eration reveals a renewed interest in Prenter and repertoire executive Various conventions were held stricted money available from the are up by 17 percent. A good sign. records by Motown chief Berry Gordon Fruin had already returned during the holiday season and they buying public. There was a time, he And the Polydor convention, held Gordy. A change after a spell when to EMI. generally give a very fair view of the thinks, when it looked as if singles at the same time, more or less gave situation and provide statistics by would disappear from the market, the same trend. The national market was up by 19 percent over a period of six months, and Polydor had progressed by an amazing 54 per- From The Music Capitols Eire Seeks Production cent. Most of this came from disks but the real surprise was that singles Of The World over the six months had risen by a Continued from page 67 the Buffoons and started a group of Deals With Disk Cos. tremendous 121 percent, with a 53 their own, Van percent rise for albums. Galaxy -Lin, the mandolin -based Sweet Lake; Rossum was replaced by former Galaxy -Lin DUBLIN -RTE Television, the budget, and could not go above it, he These figures again suggest that rock group, founded a year ago by keyboard man Skip van Rooy national Government- operated sta- could on top make programs partly singles are bouncing back, but the former Shocking Blue lead guitarist and tion, would like to in substitute for Brostowski is Maarten work coopera- subsidized by the record companies. pattern is somewhat different. Robbie van Leeuwen, has a new Assink, for five years with the Buf- g tion with the Irish and international He says that this is a rather sensi- French titles and artists are rising manager, Rein Muntinga, for years < record industry in the co- production tive area because RTE does not want faster than international product. handling Long Tall Ernie and the foons early on. With Will Luikinga, former Veronica disk jockey produc- mof partly- subsidized programs. to get involved with individual com- The Polydor figures are 95 percent Shakers, and Galaxy -Lin are taking panies, but that with an umbrella or- ing, the Buffoons have a new single And RTE is to take over the Na- national, and 53 percent inter- two months away from concerts to ganization such as RMII, It was on out this month. ... Polydor running pe tional Stadium here from Dec. 1 -14 national. ponder a new direction and cut a an official industry level. series of "star of the month" promo- to present a series of concerts by The reason seems to be, according new record. tions, with Yvonne Elliman for Au- Irish and foreign acts. Cronin produced a program to Marcel Mangin, the commercial rn Dutch television station EO trans- gust, Dutch trio Los Alegres in Sep- "John MacNally's Ireland" in offi- is produc- Adrian Cronin, head of light en- director, that France now mitting a special show on U.S. singer ' cial cooperation with the singer's ing just the kind of songs that the tember, and Barclay James Harvest tertainment for RTE, says the record Connie Smith on Nov. 7. ... Dutch record company. It was a full co- public want; and secondly that the for October. cc companies make considerable use of pop journalist Roberto Palombit New single from Dutch production. MacNally's manage- newspapers are taking a greater in- teenybop- both radio and television for exploi- compiled for Polydor "Re- Experi- per group is "The m ment supplied MacNally and the terest than ever in the national prod- Catapult Stealer." tation-free advertising, in other enced," a double album of Jimi All Platinum label music and RTE supplied the facil- uct. ... show sched- .Ú words, and he now wanted a situ- Hendrix, including old hits like uled here for Nov. 26 in Amsterdam, ities. When, for example, a quality pa- ation where this could work both "Hey Joe," "The Wind Cries Mary." with confirmed on Says Cronin: "The program was like a bookings Shirley ways. per "Le Figaro" publishes "Purple Haze," and "Electric Lady - made and RTE benefited in having complete page on Gerard Lenor- and Company, the Moments, Aretta Earlier this year Cronin invited a good show, and MacNally's man- land." Autumn releases from Poly - Young, the Rimshots and Hank Bal- Recorded Music Industries of Ire- man, a personality far removed from dor include more than 20 albums, agement benefited by having exploi- na- lard.... Dureco here doing heavy land to cooperate in the making of international acceptance, all Focus and "Mother Focus "; Eric tation of the artist, plus an own- tional product benefits. promotion campaign for the U.S. programs. They were asked to make Clapton's "E.C. Was Here "; Joe CTI label, with a sampler "Feelin' Al- ership of the program for sales But in one way this is surprising, a musical contribution by providing abroad. Now that is an important as- Cocker's "Jamaica Say You Will "; right" featuring Esther Phillips, Hu- for the shows artists who had re- as foreign talent gets a good showing the Allman Brothers'"Win, Lose Or pect, for the show is already being on French television. Most impor- bert Laws, Deodato, Bob James, corded albums out or soon for re- sold in Canada and several Euro- Draw "; " Chocs Away" by the Kur- Grover Washington and Stanley lease, and the musicians who tant is the fact that the barometer is saal Flyers; "Coconut Woman," by pean countries." No one Turrentine. ... Cabaret singer Her- worked on the album backings. "set fair" in difficult times. Dutch trio Los Alegres; "Live At However, it is unlikely that the here underestimates the problems man Van Veen celebrates 10 years in Paradiso," by local comedian Sjef the business, with a double-album The singer -songwriter series "Me "Me And My Music" series will be but there is still reason for optimism. And My Music" was produced sold abroad because it is in black van Oekel; and "Old Friend," from commemorative release from Poly - along these lines. and white and probably will be the Toots Thielemans. dor, and Polydor also releasing a Cronin emphasizes that this did last series from RTE in that medium Ricordi Brazilian Robert-Jan Stips, keyboard man sampler with songs by artists under not mean that RTE would only because the station is now convert- with Golden Earring, has made a contract to Harlekijn, the label set make programs on this basis, and ing to color. In the fall, they will Firms Into Italy solo album "Nevergreens," released up a year ago by Van Veen. stressed there is no question of RTE have full color studios, and Cronin through Polydor, and with help Dutch TV station TROS put out not employing musicians at the cur- sees this as begging further coopera- MILAN -Musicalis S /A, Cultura from the other Earring personnel. this week a special on Cleo Laine, rent rate. But where he has a yearly tive productions. Musical and Ricordi Brasiliera ... George Baker Selection couldn't but her concerts here, originally set He says that with the fees RTE is SAEC, Brazilian companies belong- perform for two weeks because lead for September, have been put back paying, it's hard to attract artists ing to the Ricordi publishing group, singer Hans Bouwens had a serious to November. ... Alias Berger, such as Gilbert O'Sullivan, Rod have set up their new facilities, throat problem, but the team's new Dutch singer specializing in "crimi- Pincus Abroad Stewart or Elton John, but that they which include offices and ware- single is "Open Up Your Heart," fol- nal songs," has made a cover version would like to co- produce programs house. lowup to "Paloma Blanca," which of the Johnny Cash "San Quentin" On Business with such international acts and give More than 100 guests attended the topped the charts in more than 15 number, released through Ariola.... NEW YORK -George Pincus, them a 50 percent ownership for for- opening and the cocktail party countries and sold over two million And Ariola is putting out "Let's Get head of Gil Music, is off on a busi- eign sales -and also the opportunity which followed. Co -hosts of the copies. ... Four former members of On," a set of souled -up versions of ness trip of England and Europe. to make an album. party were Guido Rignano, manag- Ekseption, Dutch symphonic pop old hits like "Sunshine Superman" While in London, he will confer with The Oliver Barry management is ing director and Gianni Sabini, vice - group that folded in May, have and "California Dreamin'" by local John Beecher, Terry Winstone and to organize the concerts by Irish and chairman, of the mother company, started a new band, but with no title session musicians. Clodagh Simmonds, staffers of Am- international artists for RTE at the G. Ricordi and C. of Milan; with as yet, though a worked -on album This month CBS release a single bassador Music, his publishing firm National Stadium. But Cronin says: Renzo Valcarenghi, chairman, and will go through Ariola. by former CBS promotion man Ron in the U.K.. "RTE has a certain say in, first of all, vice -chairman Irineu Desgualdo, CBS fall releases have more than Brandsteder, now working on a solo Also while in London, Pincus will the booking of acts, the strength of and Roberto Cruz, general manager 60 album titles, including Bruce career as Ron Winchester, and the help launch the new Charles Azna- the acts, for that is very important to of the Brazilian companies. Springsteen's "Born To Run "; La- record is a reworking of Dylan's "I'll vour album, "I Sing For You," us. Most important is the question of Desgualdo, speaking to the party, belle's "Phoenix "; Billy Swann's Be Your Baby Tonight." ... Phono- which features "Ciao Always Ciao," the sound setup, also vital. emphasized the ever -growing corn - "Rock And Roll Moon "; "So Fine" gram putting promotion effort into written by Aznavour with English "In fact, if there is any area in the mitment of the Ricordi publishing and "Native Son," by Loggins and "The Second Day," debut album of lyrics by Carl Sigman, U.S. writer. whole operation that has to have full group in the development of its Bra- Messina; Mott's "Drive On "; Alexis new group Water.... Bovema re- The tune is set for release soon on concentration and attention it is in zilian activities and its efforts to pro- Korner's "Get Off My Cloud "; and leasing first solo album of Cats' lead RCA Records. the sound. Pretty pictures are fine, mote Brazilian composers on a na- others from Dan Fogelberg, Kris singer Piet Veerman, "Rollin' On Pincus feels there is much un- but if the sound is not coming over tional and international level. He Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, The River," the II tracks including tapped talent in London and in then there's no point in doing it. said the expanded facilities of the and solo albums from Paul Simon six of his own songs.... Arnold Muh- other areas such as Cologne, Paris "In. fact, I'd almost sacrifice pic- Brazilian Ricordi group gives it a and Art Garfunkel. ren, bassist with the Cats, now man- and Milan, and will look for writers tures for sound in this case, and as a major position in the Brazilian mu- Organist Jack van Rossum and ager of singer -guitarist Specs Hilde- to be signed. television man I shouldn't say that." sic industry. drummer Boyd Brostowski have left (Continued on page 69)

www.americanradiohistory.com Inlernolional 69 48 Songs From 33 Countries To Vie At Japanese Song Festival Continued from page 4 time" entrants, the presence of en- Additional entries to the finals Germany, Greece, Hungary (2), Ire- trants who applied for the second will include six songs based on the land, Italy (3), the Republic of time and were selected, indicate not results of national festivals in Aus- Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the only a growing interest in musical tralia, Hong -Kong, Indonesia, Is- Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, expression on an international scale rael, Malta and the Philippines, plus Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzer- but also the growing acclaim for the about eight Japanese entries to be land, the United Kingdom (3), the World Popular Song Festival in selected from the Yamaha -spon- United States (2), Venezuela and Tokyo itself and its stature, the sponsored 10th Japan Popular Song Yugoslavia. The performers in this sor notes. Contest (Oct. 12). category range in age from 12 to 41, "The styles of musical expression After the festival, some of the the sponsor says. evidenced this year vary rather songs will comprise part of the "The 34 final entries have been widely within the popular genre ... teaching programs at Yamaha music picked out of 1,540 songs from 57 all of the entries were composed ex- schools, whose enrollment during countries. This is the greatest num- clusively for the World Popular their 20 -year history has grown to ber of entries yet received for the Song Festival in Tokyo and they half a million students in 25 coun- CBS CONVENTION -CBS Sweden recently held its annual convention in World Popular Song Festival in have never been published or per- tries. Dalecarlia, northern Sweden, with the whole marketing and sales staff, major Tokyo since its inception in 1970 formed in public before. Entries "In keeping with the international local acts and guests from CBS Denmark and Norway. The program featured and they include initial entries from were judged on two bases: the qual- flavor of the festival, the judging first showings of a visual and sound presentation of CBS new releases for the four countries. By country, the larg- ity of the music and lyrics and the committee will comprise 25 music fall and the videotaped show is being shown at deal meetings by CBS in ten est number of entries came from the quality of the vocal performance," lovers of differing nationalities. different Swedish locations. Picture shows members of the CBS team, artists U.K. (101), followed by the U.S. the sponsor says. "The Yamaha Mu- They will select about 24 songs at the and producers. (52), France (49), Belgium (36) and sic Foundation will provide all in- semifinals at Tokyo's Nippon Budo- Chile (23)." vited performers from overseas with kan, Nov. 14 -15, and the winners, The strong number of multiple an eight -day, all- expenses -paid trip Nov. 16, in four categories: grand entries, the addition of new "first to Japan." ' prize, outstanding composition, most outstanding performance, and From The Music Capitols outstanding performance. "With entrants from 57 countries, RCA Double Push In U.K. the underlying philosophy of the an- Of The World Continued from page 68 Among the more interesting new LONDON -Twin sales cam- Wan-lurid-encrusted nine -carat gold nual festival as expressed by Gen - releases: Leo paigns for the fall were launched watch. ichi Kawakami, president of the Sayer's "Moonlight- brand.... Slide and rhythm guitarist ing;" Procol Harum's "Pandora's here by RCA. The message for deal- RCA has produced a 16 -page gift Yamaha Music Foundation and the Japie Castricum, who left the Bin - Box "; plus the U.K. group's "Bro- ers is "Go gold with RCA "; and for brochure which features many items festival's executive producer, is truly tangs a few weeks ago, now with the ken Barricades," all Phonogram; consumers, "Give the gift that goes of gold, hence the campaign slogan. the spirit of the World Popular Song Blue Eyed Blues Band, formed a year and on CBS: "Horse," by Cliff on giving." There is a nine -carat gold bracelet, Festival in Tokyo '75: that music is ago by ex- Bintangs drummer Aad Noble; "Summer of '42," by the worth £550; an 18 -carat nugget of the universal language of mankind, The two campaigns are aimed at Hooft. WILLEM HOOS Biddu Orchestra, together with its al- gold pendent; a bracelet with three knowing no political or economic stocking the shops with RCA catalog bum "Blue -Eyed Soul "; Victorian sovereigns; and a Queen boundaries, forming an immediate Johnny and new releases this Christmas, Nash's "Tears On My Pillow "; Anne table with 117 silver plate cut- bond between people everywhere," BRUSSELS then moving it out with the help of a Earth, Wind and Fire's "That's The lery. And at the lower end of the gift says a spokesman for the '75 festival Theater agency Pimpernel in Ant- concentrated marketing and promo- Way Of The World "; Albert - range are backgammon sets and committee. werp, along with Radio Brabant Ham tion boost. mond's "Down By The River"; La- stereo headphones. Norway and Japan were the win- (BRT II), organized a promotion Incentives for retailers are, the ners of Grand prizes at the World belle's "Phoenix "; and Johnny Riv- The campaign for dealers runs to festival of its contracted talent, un- company claims, the best any com- Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '74, ers' "New Lovers And Old Friends "; Nov. 15 and the incentives are der the title "Pimpernel folk- blues- pany has ever offered, with the which was broadcast over the Far and from Polydor: Slade's album backed by window displays, point of chanson -kabaret -Festival 1 975," choice of substantial cash discounts East Network the American "Play It Loud "; Sweet Okay Super - sale leaflets, advertising and satura- of with 30 acts introduced over two for bulk orders or the alternatives of Forces' Radio Television Service, sister and "Coconut Woman "; Glo- tion regional radio advertising. & days in the Expo -Hal of Duerne. En- gifts from a range that includes a Nippon Hoso (JOLF) and Fuji Tele- ria Gaynor's "Do It Yourself"; the The campaign highlights RCA try was free and the best -known per- casting (JOCX -TV). formers were The Balladeers, Norris, Ronettes' Be My Baby "; and "Like top- selling artists and albums, in- A Butterfly," by Mac and Katie Kis- cluding David Bowie, Jefferson Tucker Zimmerman, Mike Cooper, Arthur D. Derrick, Belgians Miek soon. French Casino Starship, Lou Reed, Elvis Presley, From other companies: "Inspira- John Denver, David Cassidy, Harry and Roel, Magenta and blues artist Antipiracy Roland. tion," by Amazing Blondel (DJM); Faces Closing Nilsson, The Sweet, Charles Azna- -`"Main Course," by the Bee Gees vour, Henry Mancini and Perry All record companies participated (RSO); and "Atlantic Crossing," by PARIS -If Roland Petit, the direc- Como. And window displays in 200 Law Official in the First International Record Ex- Rod Stewart (WEA).... Todd Rund- tor of the Casino de Paris, cannot prime sites will carry on the boost hibition in Antwerp, with some gren in for his "Utopia" concert in find $700,000 between now and Jan. through December.. In Hungary 25,000 different record titles in- the Royal Circus in Brussels, Oct. 11. 4, 1976, then the famous music -hall Sales manager Brian Hall says: volved, all for exhibition and not for JUUL ANTHONISSEN will close. French show -business will "We have a two -pronged campaign, BUDAPEST -The presidential sale. Visitors noted details and then lose a landmark. aimed at selling -in and selling -out. Council of the Hungarian Peoples ordered in the usual way from retail- BARCELONA Petit made this announcement af- We are offering first -class incentives Republic has proclaimed, through a ers, and there were live shows from ter calling on the government and to retailers in return for stocking new law, official acceptance of the Big Mouth and Little Eve, Ann EMI promotion on the "Perpig- the city of Paris to help. The amount equally first -class product. But we international agreement regarding Christy, Will Tura, Spooky and Sue nan Sound involving an instrumen- requested is not intended to make up are not leaving it there. After the the protection of manufacturers of and classical composer and pianist tal single "Femmes," by Natalie and losses but simply to pay fines im- sell -in, our marketing departments recordings against reproduction of Francois Glorieux.... Alice Cooper Christine.... Ariola brought in Ted posed by the National Security. move in to back up the dealer with their product without permission. presented his "Welcome To My Neely (United Artists), "Jesus" of The theater employs 180 persons selling -out material." The international agreement was Nightmare" show in front of 15,000 the film "Jesus Christ Superstar" to and has to pay contributions for all New product premiered was a signed in Geneva on Oct. 29, 1971, fans at the Antverpian Sports Pal- promote his album "Paradise" and of them. This is a tremendous finan- double album by Sweet, one of the and the official document was de- ace. to work out a tour for next year here. cial load and Petit has fallen behind U.K.'s most durable teen acts, posited with the General Secretary New BASF artist Martyn's record- In the battle for jazz -music pro- and, in France, when taxes or contri- chronicling their career from tenny- of the United Nations in New York ing "Pequena," written by EMI's Lo- motion here, the Festival of the butions are not paid, the first move is bop idols to accepted rock group. It on Feb. 24, this year. The signatories renzo Santamaria.... Tremendous Flandres is presenting four jazz and to impose fines. It is an automatic is called "Sweet Anthology," and in- of the agreement were informed of promotion here one month before blues bands, the New Sadi process and has led to more than one cludes early demo disks and taped the deposition contents on Feb. 28, Quartet, release by EMI on the Pink Floyd Fred Free Duo, bankruptcy. comments from each member of the and the laws came into force as from and Cel Doctor Ross, "Wish You Were Here" album. ... and the Jazz Orchestra BRT, The Casino, which opened in group. May 28. of the Release of first album for Ariola by conducted by Etienne Verschueren. 1919 with a revue starring Gaby New U.K. band Limey was intro- A short second law proclaims: Juan Manuel Serrat, who has been Ross is currently touring Belgium Delys, is a veritable "museum" of fa- duced at the conference. The group The first manufacturer's permission featuring most of the songs from and Holland, and Rusty Taylor and mous names from both sides of the debuts with an album in November. of any recording is necessary for a "Piel de Manzana" on his recent her Hot Six are touring here. Bop Atlantic including Mistinguette. A first solo album by Greek key- period of 20 years after the end of personal appearances. singer Balm Gonzales has been ap- Maurice Chevalier, Harry Pilcer, the board player Vangellis, formerly the year of the recording, to copy Action here on the Bay City Roll- pearing in the local clubs Hnita and Dolly Sisters, Marion Ford and with Aphrodites Child, is also in the same in entirety or partly with the ers, via the single "Bye Bye Baby" Lauwe, brilliantly backed by the trio Josephine Baker. fall release list. Another debut al- purpose of circulating same com- and the album "Once Upon A Star." of Dutch pianist Rein De Graaff. It launched famous songs like bum is from Ryders, a boy /girl sing- mercially against payment or to per- ... Camilo Sesto (Ariola) completed with appearances "Ramona" and "Mon Homme," ing duo. form same before an audience with More jazz news: Some 6,000 fans his tour of Spain which earned a worldwide audience And new U.S. product comes business purposes. attended the fifth open -air festival in Cataluna, and now opens in thanks to Sidney Bechet's arrange- from Perry Como, John Denver, This order does not affect the in Dendermonde, highlights of the "Jesus Christ Superstar" on stage in ment. The Casino de Paris, unlike Elvis Presley, Nilsson, Jefferson Air- recording rights of authors, perform- program being Bud Freeman and Madrid, end of October. ... First Lone for the new the Folies Bergere, concentrates as plane (The First Ten Years), Way- ers, the Hungarian radio and tele- Buddy Tate, accompanied by the recording of Star is "El Cam- much on the stars and their songs as Ion Jennings and Dolly Parton. vision organizations as secured by Roger Vanhaverbeke Trio, Polish company Diple Records the spectacle. It is the complete mu- Next batch of releases in the new the law of Authors' Rights here. band Gold Washboard, and Jamai- ino." MARIA DOLORES ARACIL sic -hall. The Folies is seen rather low-price Starcall series includes al- Paragraph two states: any in- can quartet led by pianist George than heard, and the Bobino and bums by Jack Jones, Jim Reeves, fringement against this law can be Maycock, with tenorist Wilton Gay - Olympia concentrate on variety. Benny Goodman, Jack Byfield, Et- prosecuted by the first manufacturer nair ... and the Lionel Hampton Big BILLBOARD IS BIG Some official action to save the tore Stratta, Elvis Presley and and damages can be claimed as se- Band in for a concert at the Brussels INTERNATIONALLY Casino will surely be taken. Charlie Rich. cured in civil law. Palace of Fine Arts.

www.americanradiohistory.com 70 Canada CHOM -FM Is Making Big Strides A&M Regional Meets Held TORONTO -A &M Records of A &M's 1975 fall program, which Canada Ltd. recently held a series of has been given the slogan, "We Give Aller Hurdling Obstacles regional meetings in Lake Louise, A DAMN," was initiated at these Alberta; Jackson Point, Ontario; meetings. During the fall plan, MONTREAL -An English FM was heavily into the French culture, last ratings the station had 447,000 and Mont Tremblant, Quebec in- A &M will offer its accounts special station based in the predominantly we wanted to balance things out and listeners, an astounding 250,000 lis- volving the Calgary, Montreal and benefits and bonuses including ad- French-speaking market of Mon- we figured that the best way to do teners more than in their low point Toronto branches. vertising and display ideas, promo- treal and running with a progressive that was to attract announcers who in 1973. It was revealed by Gerry Lacour- tional radio spots and order dis- in a English and French. We format finds itself unique pro- could speak Sole programs the station using siere, the general manager of A &M counts. gramming situation. CHOM -FM, also tried to mix French music into modules which represent different Canada, that a national A &M meet- the sound of the station." The cooperative fall program will under the leadership of program di- categories of mood and music. "The ing involving all three branches has rector Les Sole and station manager been scheduled for Jan. of next year. culminate in a contest called "The Les Sole, who moved up to Mon- announcer must touch all the bases A Lottery" which will Dave Barrett, has overcome all its The A &M national sales and pro- &M National treal as program director of CHOM - or modules, at his own speed, with built -in disadvantages and has motion staff from Canada, along provide winning accounts with the FM from a similar position he held his own texture, with his own sensi- a member the A turned into Canada's most listened with their guests, will fly to Aca- services of of &M at a sister station in the Sterling tivity, in his own time. The audience to FM station and the third largest pulco for seven days of meetings. national and local sales or promo- chain, CJOM -FM in Windsor, has can rest assured that all those mod- for work in a English radio station, AM or FM, in In the regional meetings, which tion staff record store proven himself to be the wunder- ules are going to be touched within or retail outlet on Dec. 20. Montreal. lasted 10 days and ended on Sept. kind of FM programming. Sole ex- the course of a show. It forces an an -' 17, discussions covered a wide range plains his philosophy of program- nouncer to think in broader terms. An incentive program was In the past few years there has of subjects including new product, ming in a bilingual market. Nobody has to use or submit any launched at the regional meetings been a growing acceptance of Eng- advertising and promotion cam- lish rock acts in the Quebec market music sheets. Everything's done which will utilize a point system and "The young Quebecois enjoys Brit- paigns, radio and disco outlets, in- and acts such as Pink Floyd, Gen- from day to day." result in monthly branch awards ish rock with a classical base like the ternal communication, artist ap- esis, Shawn Phillips, Babe Ruth, Doug Pringle, one of the first an- pearances and support, and geared towards a "Branch Of the Gentle Giant, the Rolling Stones Strawbs and Genesis," says Sole. That's almost bilingual music. A lot nouncers on CHOM -FM to use the distribution agreements. Year" award. and so on have found almost cult - concept of bilingualism in his shows, of times I would say that the Rolling like followings there. CHOM -FM, has proven himself to be somewhat who was programming this type of Stones' music is illiterate anyway. Unless you have a lyric sheet in front of a pioneer himself in FM radio. `Commercial' Goes To U.S. music, began to notice a definite His shows are free -flowing unpre- of you, you have no idea what Jag- TORONTO -A left -field instru- in cooperation with the Canadian upswing in the number of French dictable yet well structured. He talks ger is saying even if you understand mental single by Hagood Hardy en- Talent Library. Attic Records, people listening to the station. Bar- well on most subjects and will also the English language. The French titled "The Homecoming" which headed by Al Mair and Tom Wil- rett realized then that some changes run lengthy interviews on subjects also like a good theatrical presenta- was first the soundtrack for a tea liams, released the single and LP had to be made. pertinent to his listening audience tion by an act. commercial in Canada and devel- simultaneously in July. interspersed with music that usually "We started programming bilin- oped into a concept for an album of "CHOM -FM in the past was still a fits the topic of conversation. Capitol's Al Coury and Bob gually out of respect for the au- the same name, Hardy has concept but we took all the experi- also by Young negotiated the U.S. release. dience respect for the en- In Montreal, it is the type of radio released in the and out of ments and sat down and made some been U.S. and abroad with Attic's Al Mair. vironment which we were trying to that is generating good ratings. With by Capitol Records Inc. after meet- conclusions and sort of built our- is a do radio in," relates Barrett. "We the Canadian Radio and Television ing with surprising sales success in Hagood Hardy arranging selves around those conclusions so number of guest concerts with major simply identified that it was a good Commission's FM regulations set to Canada. Domestic sales on both the when the success came last Nov., we well idea to try and communicate with go into affect in Sept. of 1976 stress- single and LP indicate that Cana- symphony orchestras, as as con- had something that we could point for TV and concert the people in our market in the lan- ing more foreground programming dian gold records will likely be sidering offers to. We began to understand what we The for FM stations (i.e. more talk, less appearances. guage that they understood. were doing right." forthcoming for both. reality of young Montreal was that it music), CHOM -FM should have no The single had originally been re- "The Homecoming" has been re- was bilingual. Canada was pushing The station is obviously doing trouble adjusting themselves to the corded on Hagood Hardy's own Isis corded by Acker Bilk in England bilingualism and although Quebec something right because as of the new legislation. Records and the LP was completed and -will be released shortly.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 71 Canada Biliboord From The Music Capilals Of The World HitsOFTheWorld TORONTO present the band has four albums Columbia Records Distributors available in Canada. Their product '' Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, Canada Ltd. are offering to all its is distributed in Canada by London or otherwise, without he prior written permission of the publisher. qualified customers a special sales Records of Canada Ltd. ... Music 43 - ISLAND GIRL -Elton John (DJM) - 2 TU T'EN VAS -Alain Barriere, Noelle BRITAIN Big Pig (Gus Dudgeon) Cordier (Ariola)- (Montana) and merchandising program in sup- Publisher and Record Producer Ben (Courtesy Music Week) 44 DON'T PLAY YOUR ROCK AND 3 PALOMA BLANCA- George Baker Selection Kaye has signed Joey Gregorash and 'Denotes local origin - port of their entire pop LP and tape ROLL TO ME- Smokey (RAK) (Warner) -(Muz) SINGLES - catalogue with the exception of the publishing companies that hold This Last Chinnichap/RAK (Nicky Chinn/ 4 THE HUSTLE-Van McCoy (Avco)-(Muz) Week Week Chapman) 5 ACTION -The Sweet (RCA) -(Essex /Gerig) Christmas product. A discount of 10 his catalogue, Jay Nine Music and Mike 45 48 OUT ON THE FLOOR -Dobie Gray 6 GUITAR KING -Hank The Knife & The Jets a percent applicable in free goods now Dollar Bill Music to long -term 1 2 HOLD ME CLOSE- David Essex (Black Magic) -Leeds (Atlas (EMI -Electrola)- (Hanseatic / Intersong) applies during the buy -in time contract. (CBS) -April /Rock On (Jeff Mists) 7 DISCO STOMP -Hamilton Bohannon (EMI- Wayne) 46 - LOOKS LOOKS LOOKS- Sparks Electrola)-(Budde) which commenced on Sept. 15 and Harvey Borley of Accident Pro- 2 1 SAILING -°Rod Stewart (Warner (Island) -Island (Tony Visconti) 8 I'M NOT IN LOVE -10 CC (Mercury) - will run through to Oct. 31. ductions and Ray Daniels of SRO Bros.) -Island (Tom Dowd) 47 50 OUT OF TIME -*Chris Farlowe (Francis Day & Hunter) Arnold Gosewich, president of Productions are currently presenting 3 8 THERE GOES MY FIRST LOVE - (Immediate) -Essex (Mick Jagger) 9 PALOMA BLANCA -Nina & Mike (Ariola)- Rory Gallagher in concert across Drifters (Bell) -Cookaway /Mason 48 43 YUM YUM (GIMME SOME)- Fatback (Muz) Capitol Records -EMI of Canada Music (Greenaway/ Cookaway) Band (Polydor) -Clita Music 10 DU GEHST FORT -Adam & Eve (EMI. Ltd., has been in Europe for two Canada. Borley, who is handling the 4 10 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU -Art (Fatback Band) Electrola)-(Montana) weeks where he met with EMI- affil- western dates of the tour, has Garfunkel (CBS) -B. Feldman 49 - RHINESTONE COWBOY-Glen 11 OH BOY -Mud (Rak, EMI Electrola)- (Richard Perry) Campbell (Capitol) -(Dennis (Melodie Der Weh /Peer) booked Pegasus as the opening act. iate executives in Germany, Den- 5 3 MOONLIGHTING -*Leo Sayer Lambert/Brian Potter) 12 LADY BUMP -Penny McLean (Jupiter/ mark, France and Britain. The Pegasus, who live in Vancouver, (Chrysalis)- Blanedell /Compass / 50 REACHING FOR THE BEST-Exciters Ariola)- (Siege / B utterfoy) prime purpose of his trip was to pro- have released a single entitled Longmanner (Russ Ballard /Adam (20th Century) -Horse Music 13 JA, JA DER PETER DER IST SCHLAU - Faith) (Philips)- (Marbot) to coin- (Herb Rooney) Vicky Leandros mote Capitol's Canadian artists on "Void" on the Astral label 6 5 FUNKY MOPED /MAGIC 14 FOE- DEE .OH -DEE -Rubettes (State /DGG)- cide with the tour. The eastern dates ROUNDABOUT- Jasper Carrott (Budde) an international level. In France, LPs Gosewich coordinated with Pathe- handled by Daniels will have Ma- (DJM) -B. Feldman /J. 15 WENN DIE ROSEN ERBLUEHEN IN Lynne /Carlin (Jeff Lynne) This Last MALAGA -Cindy & Bert (Base) Rush an act. Week Week Marconi -EMI further promotions hogany opening 7 7 HEARTBEAT-Showaddywaddy LPs for the Quebec group Beau Dom- MARTIN MELHUISH (Bell) -Southern (Mike Hurst/ This Solid Gold Prod.) 1 3 WISH YOU WERE HERE -Pink Floyd Week mage and discussed plans for the (Harvest) 8 4 I'M ON FIRE -5000 Volts (Philips) - 1 MEIN GOTT, WALTHER -Mike Krueger French release of the group's second Intersong /Hensley Music (Tony 2 1 ATLANTIC CROSSING -Rod Stewart (Philips) album. In Denmark, Gosewich oh- Guess Who Eyers) (Warner Bros.) 2 PALOMA BLANCA -George Baker Selection 9 11 FATTY BUM BUM -Carl Malcolm 3 2 GREATEST HITS -Cat Stevens (Warner) served the successful EMI retail op- (UK)- Copyright Control /Black (Island) 3 OH, OTTO -Otto (EMI -Electrola) erations in that country with a view Wax (C. Chin) 4 4 THE BEST OF- Stylistics (Avco) 4 WIM THOELKE PRAESENTIERT: DER 5 8 ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR -David to incorporating some of their inno- Honored 10 12 UNA PALOMA BLANCA -Jonathan GROSSE PREIS -Various Artists (Ariola) WINNIPEG -The Guess Who King (UK)-Noon Music Essex (CBS) 5 VOTAN WAHNWITZ -Odo Lindenbert vations into Capitol's Sherman/ King) 6 6 THE VERY BEST OF ROGER (Telefunken) their hometown Win- (Jonathan Mister Sound stores in Canada. honored by of 11 21 PALOMA BLANCA -George Baker WHITTAKER (Columbia) 6 40 SUPERSCHLAGER- Various Artists nipeg on their return from a 40 -day (Warner Brothers) -Noon Music 7 - FAVOURITES - Peters & Lee (Philips) (Ae) Pierre Debord, Capitol's Quebec 8 5 HORIZON -Carpenters (A &M) tour of North America. They were (J. Bouwens) 7 THE BErcaAdTLES 1962.1966- Beatles (Apple/ a &r manager, accompanied Gose- 12 6 THE LAST FAREWELL -Roger 9 10 ANOTHER YEAR -Leo Sayer EMI) wich to France and Paul White, the greeted by Winnipeg Mayor Steve Whittaker (EMI)-Tembo Music (Chrysalis) 8 NON STOP DANCING #20 -James Last Juba who proclaimed the day, Sept. (Dennis Preston) 10 9 ONCE UPON A STAR -Bay City (Polydor) a the company, &r director of joined 13 25 THE ROCKS of Rollers (Bell) -Kraftwerk (Philips) 17, as "Guess Who Day." SOCTCH ON -Band 9 AUTOBAHN O them in England.... Anne Murray's Watch 11 15 VENUS AND MARS -Wings (Capitol) 1967- 1970 (Apple/ the Black (Spark) - 10 THE BEATLES -Beatles C7 luncheon, was held at the 12 7 SABOTAGE -Black Sabbath (Nems) first single from her new album "To- A civic Southern Music (Barry Kingston) EMI) -I Winnipeg Inn and the group plus 14 30 WHO LOVES YOU -Four Seasons 13 14 THANK YOU BABY -Stylistics (Avco) 11 VENUS & MARS -Wings (Capitol /EMI) O gether" produced by Tom Catalano 14 11 TUBULAR BELLS-Mike Okdfield manager Don Hunter and road (Warner Brothers) -Jobete W is "Sunday Sunrise." ... Concept London (Bob Gaudio) (Virgin) m were 15 16 SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND 376 is preparing dates for a Nov. manager, James Martin 15 26 IT'S TIME FOR LOVE- Chi -Lites presented with medallions bearing (Brunswick) -Burlington (Eugene LIVE- (Vertigo) Gino Vannelli tour in Canada. Reeves Record) 16 17 40 GOLDEN GREATS -Jim JAPAN the coat of arms of Manitoba by the (Arcade) Charity Brown, Ken Tobias, 16 31 S.O.S. -Abba (Epic) (Courtesy of Music Labo) 17 19 THE SINGLES 1969.1973 Mayor and the members of the city 17 14 MOTOR BIKING -Chris Spedding - As Of 9/22/75 Downchild, Fludd, Edward & Hard- Carpenters (A &M) V council. (RAK)- Island Music (Mickie SINGLES fT ing, Shirley Eikhard and Wednesday Most) 18 29 STRAIGHT SHOOTER -Bad V Also attending the luncheon, 18 20 BARBADOS-Typically Tropical Company (Island) co appeared at the recent Wooktic This which was planned as a surprise to (Gull) -Gull Songs (J. Calvert /M. 19 12 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS -Eagles Festival in Saskatoon. ... Small Week t- West) (Asylum) the band, were Bob Cook, vice presi- 1 ROMANCE -Hiromi Iwasaki (Victor) Wonder, recently signed to CBS in 19 47 BIG TEN -Judge Dread (Cactus) - 20 30 MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY - W 2 TOKI NO SUGIYUKU MAMANI -Kenji O dent general manager of RCA Can- Alted /Warner Brothers (Alted Jethro Tull (Chrysalis) the U.S., will go into the studio in Sawada (Polydor) ada; Ed Preston, national promotion Prod.) 21 24 40 SING A LONG PUB SONGS - Nov. in preparation their new LP. 3 TENSHI NO KUCHIBIRU -Junko Sakurada 3] of 20 16 SING A LITTLE SONG-"Desmond Various Artists (K -Tel) director of RCA Canada; Tom Wil- (Victor) t7 . Shooter will appear on Sha Na Dekker (Cactus)- Creole Music 22 20 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC -Elton John 4 KITAE KAERO -Koji Tokuhisa (Atlantic) son, president of Concept 376, the (Bruce Anthony) (DJM) Na's Canadian tour from Oct. 18 -21. 5 OMOIDE MAKURA -Kyoko Kosaka (Aard- 21 13 SUMMERTIME CITY -Mike Batt 23 21 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -Pink band's Canadian booking agency; Vark) Procol Harum with Caravan as (Epic)-Batt Songs /April (Mike Floyd (Harvest) and Larry LeBlanc, the band's pub- 6 SHIJO NO Al- Hideki Saijo (RCA) supporting act will tour Canada Batt) 24 13 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST 7 KOKORO NOKORI- Takashi Hosokawa lic relations representative. 22 9 A CHILD'S PRAYER -Hot Chocolate HITS -(CBS) opening on Tuesday (7) in Calgary (Columbia) (RAK) -Chocolate /RAK (Mickie 25 25 ROLLIN' -Bay City Rollers (Bell) At a reception held at Fingers NI HORETA -Konichi Hagiwara and then hitting Regina, Wednesday Most) 26 39 THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -10cc 8 OMAE (Elektra) (8); Saskatoon on Friday (10); Ed- Restaurant in Toronto earlier in 23 38 FEELINGS- Morris Albert (Decca)- (Mercury) 9 OMOKAGE -Yuri Shimazaki (Columbia) Sept. the Guess Who was presented KPM 27 42 LIVE AT TREORCHY -Max Boyce monton on Sunday (12); and Winni- 10 CYCLAMEN NO KAORI -Akira Fuss (King) 24 18 PANDORA'S BOX- Procol Harum (One -Up) with gold records for the out- 11 ICHIGO HAKUSHO O MOUICHIDO -Ban peg on Tuesday (14).... the Walter (Chrysalis) -Blue Bead ( Leiber/ 28 32 BAND ON THE RUN -Paul Ban (CBS /Sony) standing sales of the album "The Stoller) McCartney /Wings (Capitol) Ostanek Oktoberfest album recently 12 SHIR01 KUTSUSHITAWA NIAWANAI- Best the Guess Who, Volume 25 15 JULIE ANN -*Kenny (RAK) -Martin 29 26 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS - released by Axe Records shipped Of II" Agnes Chan (Warner) Coulter (Bill Martin /Phil Coulter) Elton John (DJM) in Canada. Band members Burton 13 HITO KOISHIKUTE -Saori Minami (CBS/ 10,000 units in its first three weeks. 26 22 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE -Bad 30 27 TEN YEARS NON STOP JUBILEE Sony) Cummings, Bill Wallace, Garry Pe- Company (Island)- Island /Bad ALBUM -James Last (Polydor) ... Brian Auger's Oblivion Express 14 YUDACHI NO ATODE -Goro Noguchi Company (Bad Company) 31 18 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING appeared at Toronto's Beverly Hills terson and Don Troiano were (Polydor) 27 L -L -LUCY -Mud (Private Stock - ARTHUR -Rick Wakeman (A &M) Canadian - 15 URAGIRI NO MACHIKADO -Kai Band Hook & Ladder Club the week of presented with the Evolution /Island (Phil Wainman) 32 23 MISTY -Ray Stevens (Janus) (Express) Recording Industry Association 28 19 THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) -K.C. 33 34 EC WAS HERE -Eric Clapton (RSO) Sept. 29. RCA held a reception for 16 NAKANOSHIMA BLUES -Hiroshi & The Sunshine Band (Jay Boy) 34 43 STEP TWO -Showaddywaddy (Bell) Certified Gold Award as well as the - Uchiyamada & Cool Five (RCA) media people on the opening night. Sunbury (H.W. Casey /R. Finch) 34 - HIS 12 GREATEST HITS -Neil awards 17 SONOKINI SASENAIDE- Candies (CBS/ The Hawkin Brothers, a top coun- from RCA. 29 37 NAPPY LOVE /WILD THING Diamond (MCA) - Sony) °Goodies (Bradley's) -ATV (Miki 36 33 RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S try act from Australia, are currently 18 MIREN GOKORO-Takashi Hosokawa Anthony) RAINBOW- Ritchie Blackmore (Columbia) playing a number of club dates in 30 40 NO WOMAN NO CRY -Bob Marley (Oyster) PDU In Italy 19 HATSUKOI NO ENIKKI -Zutorubi (Ai) Ontario. ... Canada's oldest Italian & The Wailers (Island) -Rondor 37 22 THE ELVIS PRESLEY SUN COLLECTION -(RCA) 20 IMAWA MOU DAREMO -Alice (Express) program "Weekend In Italy," heard (Steve Smith /Chris Blackwell) Restructures 31 17 FOOL -Al Matthews (CBS) -Acton 38 36 BANDOLIER- Budgie (MCA) weekly over radio station CKQS, Green /Universal Song (P.R. 39 28 THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL celebrated its 26th anniversary on MILAN -PDU Records has an- Tubbs) ABOUT -Bing Crosby (United Artists) Sept. 28. The show, which transmits nounced a restructuring of its Milan 32 45 JUST A SMILE -Pilot (EMI) - 40 1 THE HIT WORLD OF KLAUS ITALY offices. Major changes include the Robbins (Alan Parsons) in both English and Italian, was the 33 33 FALLIN' IN LOVE- Hamilton, Joe WUNDERLICH -(Decca) (Courtesy of Germano Ruscitto) first Italian program to introduce the departure of three of the company's Frank & Reynolds (Pye)- Grade/ 41 45 THE WORLD OF YOUR HUNDRED As Of 9/16,75 staff: Jorge Grand, responsible for Lynton /ATV (Jim Price) BEST TUNES VOL. 10- Various SINGLES "San Remo Song Festival" to Cana- Artists ( Decca) This the classical music section; Adriano 34 42 INDIAN LOVE CALL -Ray Stevens dian audiences. Besides program- (Janus)-Chappells (Ray Stevens) 42 31 24 CARAT PURPLE -Deep Purple Week ming some of the classic music from Frosi, head of public relations and 35 28 BLANKET ON THE GROUND -Billie (Purple) , 1 SABATO POMERIGGIO -Claudio Baglioni promotion; and Carlo Barbareschi, Joe Spears (United Artists) - 43 - GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST (RCA) Italy, the show flys in the latest hit Campbell Connelly (Larry Butler) HITS -(Capitol) 2 L'IMPORTANTE E' FINIRE -Mina (PDU - acting general manager. ARE DANCING parade tunes, as they are published 36 24 I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT 44 50 SNOWFLAKES - EMI) in the Billboard international chart Grand is to continue his activities MY LOVE) -Stylistics (Avco)- Tornita (Red Seal) 3 L'ALBA -Riccardo Cocciante (RCA) 45 DRIVE ON -Mott (CBS) 4 BUONASERA DOTTORE- Claudia Mori as an independent producer of clas- Cyril Shane (Hugo /Luigi) - section, for Italy. ... Gloria Rays, a 37 23 BEST THING THAT EVER 46 - THE BASEMENT TAPES -Bob Dylan (Clan -MM) Barba - - young singer who has appeared fre- sical music, while Frosi and HAPPENED -Gladys Knight & The (CBS) 5 TAKE MY HEART -Jacky James (Joker NATTY DREAD -Bob Marley & The on many Canadian tele- reschi have not yet publicly com- Pips (Buddah) -KPM (Kerner/ 47 - Saar) quently Wailers (Island) 6 AMORE GRANDE AMORE LIBERO -II mented on future plans. Wise) vision variety shows, made her night 38 36 CHICK -A- BOOM -53rd & 3rd (UK)- 48 47 MUD ROCK VOL. 2 -(RAK) Guardiano Del Faro (RCA) a ago, club debut when she appeared for Before joining PDU year Essex (J.K.) 49 - K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND - 7 INCONTRO -Patty Pravo (RCA) Barbareschi had retired after 40 39 44 DO IT ANYWAY YOU WANNA- (Jayboy) 8 DUE -Drupi (Ricordi) two weeks at the Royal York Hotel's 50 41 WORDS AND MUSIC -Billy Connolly 9 TORNERO'-Santo California (YEP) years with EMI, where he had held Peoples Choice (Philadelphia) - Black Night Room in Toronto. Gamble Huff /Carlin (Leon Huff) (Transatlantic) (Rifi) various important positions, includ- 40 35 THE SINGLE GIRL-Sandy Posey 10 LADY MARMALADE -LaBelle (Epic -MM) ing that of sales manager and later (MGM)-KPM (Chips Moman) 11 REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE -Gloria Gaynor (MGM- Phonogram) MONTREAL administrative chief. 41 34 FATTIE BUM BUM- Diversions WEST GERMANY (Gull) -Copyright Control (Pepe (Courtesy of Musikmarkt) 12 TORNERO' -Santo California (YEP) l0 C.C. will set out on a mini -cross PDU also confirmed that EMI Rush) As Of 9/30/75 13 FRATELLO IN AMORE -Patrizio Sandrelli Canada tour starting in Toronto at will continue their distribution, si- 42 - WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY SINGLES (Smash-MM) MAKES Phillips (Kudu)- This 14 64 ANNI -I Cugini Di Campagna (Pull - were to go -Esther Massey Hall on Oct. 23 and ending lencing rumors that they Peter Maurice /MPM (Creed Week Fonit/Cetra) -MM) up in Vancouver on Nov. 13. At to Messaggerie Musicali. Taylor) 1 SOS -Abby (Polydor)- (Schacht) 15 ROSA- Patrizio Sandrelli (Smash

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BS4 2835 $ 7.98 COSMIC ECHOES Tear Gas Who's To Bless & Who's To Blame Here Comes Johnny Russell Q8ZAQ33798 $7.98 Visions Of A LP Columbia PC33847 $6.98 LP Monument PZ33379 $6.98 LP RCA APL1 -1 21 1 56.98 New World DUDES LP 87PZA33379 _. 57.98 87APS1- 1211_ 57.95 WITHERS, BILL Flying Dutchman BDL 1 -1 196 56.98 ARTFUL DODGER Dudes 8T BDS1 CAPZT33379 57.98 CAAPKI -1211 _ .$7.95 Making Music -1196. 57.95 Artful Dodger LP ColumbiaPC33577 56 98 CA BDK1 -1196 LARKIN, LP Columbia PC33705 $6.98 57 95 LP Columbia PC33811 56.98 EDDY, BILLY BT PCA33704 $7.98 DUANE Larkin, Billy SAYER, LEO The Years CA PCT33704 $ 7.98 AUGER'S, BRIAN, OBLIVION EX- Vintage LP Bryan BPS105 Another Year PRESS LP Sire SASH3702 -2 121 LP Warner Bros. 8S2885 $6.98 CLASSICAL Reinforcements 8T8147- 3708H(GRT) $7 95 LEANDROS, VICKY Across The Water SCHLOSS LP RCAAPLI -1210 $6.98 Schloss 8TAPS1 -1210 $7.95 LPAvco AV11024 $6 98 INTERNATIONAL EDGE, GRAEME, BAND Featuring LP Oasis OCLP5002 $6.98 BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN CAAPK1 -1210 $7.95 ADRIAN GURVITZ LEGRAND, MICHEL Organ AZTEC TWO STEP Kick Off Your Muddy Boots The Concert Legrand SEDAKA, NEIL Biggs (Bach Organ Favorites) The Years BROADWAY (ORQUESTA) Second Step LP Threshold THS15 56 98 LP RCA BGL1 -1028 Hungry LPColumbia D3M 33724 [3] .....513.98 LP Rocket PIG-2157 $6.98 Orquesta LP RCA APLI -1 161 $6.98 8T BGS1 -1028 Broadway ESSEX, DAVID BT PIGT -2157 57 98 BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN 8TAPS1 -1161 _.. 57.95 CA BGK1 -1028 LP Coco CLP11 9 All The Fun Of The Fair CA PIGC -21 57 57.98 Choral Music -Late BAKER LP Columbia PC33813 $6 98 LEWIS,- LINDA COLON, SANTOS Tilson GURVITZ ARMY SHANNON, DEL Thomas Elysian Encounter 8TPCA33813. 57 98 Not A Little Girl Anymore Con Mucho Carino QLColumbia MQ33509 ....57.98 CA PCT3381 $7 The Vintage Years LP Fania XSLP00474 LPAtco SD36 -1 23 56.98 3 98 LP Arista AK4047 56.98 Symphony No. 7 LP Sire SASD3708 -2 [2] FELTS, NARVEL 8T 8301 -4047H (GRT) $7.95 GABRIEL, Marlboro, Casals BANDY, MOE 8T8147- 3708N(GRT) _ $8 95 JUAN LP Columbia M33788 Bandy The Rodeo Clown Greatest Hits, v.1 LIBRA Gabriel, Juan 86.98 LP ABC -Dot DOSD2036 $6.98 Libra SIMON, LUCY LP Caytronics DKL1 -3305 LP GRC GA10016 Simon, Lucy BRAHMS, JOHANNES 8T 8310-2036H (GRT) $7.95 LP Motown M6-847S1 $ 6.98 BAY CITY ROLLERS LP RCA APL1 -1074. $6.98 IMPACTO (ORQUESTA) Music (Selections) Bay City Rollers FINLEY, GUY 8TAPS1 -1074. $7 95 Canta: Monchy Estevez Stern (Plays Brahms) LP Miami LP Columbia MG33713 LP Arista AL4049 ... 56.98 Ignus Fatuus (The Show) CAAPK1 -1074 $7 95 MLDS2036 [2]._. 57.98 LP Tom Cat BYL1.1198 $6.98 8T 8301 -4049H (GRT). 57.95 SONS OF CHAMPLIN KENYA, WGANDA COPLAND, AARON CA 5301 -4049H (GRT) $7.95 8TBYS1- 1198...._ ...._...., $7.95 CABYK1-1198 ..57.95 MASON, DAVE Sons Of Champlin Africa 5000 75th Birthday Celebration LP BENNETT, TONY, & BILL EVANS Split Coconuts LPAriola ST50002 . 86.98 LP Fuentes MFS3300 Columbia D3M33720 [3] $13.98 FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS LP PC33698 Bennett, Tony, & Bill Evans Album Columbia 86.98 SOUTH, JOE MILLONARIOS, LOS DVORAK, ANTONIN LP Fantasy F9489 56 98 Flying Again 87PCA33698 $7.98 LP Columbia PC3381 7.. Midnight Rainbows Cumbias De Siempre Concerto For Cello 8T 8160 -9489H (GRT) _ 57 95 $6.98 CA PCT33698 " 57.98 BTPCA33817. _.. 57.98 LP Island ILPS9328 56 98 LP Fuentes MFS3303 Harrell. London Sym. Orch., Levine BLACK, BILL, MASQUERADERS LP RCA Red Seal ARL1 -1155 COMBO SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE PAGAN, RALFI $6.98 World's Honky -Tonk FOCUS Everybody Wanna Live On Greatest I GERSHWIN, Mother Focus LP Hot Buttered Soul /ABC ABCD921 The Wild, The Innocent & The E Can See GEORGE Band LP Fania 00488 An American In Paris; Rhapsody In LP HiSHL32093 56.98 LPAtco SD36112 56.98 $6.98 Street Shuffle CA Columbia PCT32432 $ 7 98 Blue; Cuban Overture FOGERTY, 87 8022-921H (GRT). $7.95 RAMOS, HERMINIO BLACK OAK ARKANSAS JOHN Davis, Cleveland Orch., Fogerty, John MATHIS, JOHNNY STACKRIDGE Ramos, Herminio Maazel X -Rated LP London CS6946 _ $6.98 Asylum Extravaganza LP Caytronics MSS133 LPMCA2155 56 98 LP 7E -1046 $6.98 Feelings LP Sire SASD7509 5698 HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC 8T MCAT-2155 $7 98 FOGHAT LP Columbia PC33887 $6.98 ROCA, ELIO 8TPCA33887 ... CA MCAC -2155 $7 98 _.._. 57.98 STARK & McBRIEN Te Extranare Donde Estes Concertos For Organ (16) Fool For The City CAPCT33887 87.98 Biggs LP Bearsville BR6959 56.98 Big Star LP Miami MPOS611 7 BLAKLEY, RONEE 8T MPOT7041 LP Columbia D3M33716 [3] $13.98 Welcome McKENNA, MAE LP RCA APLI -1065 56 98 GAYNOR, GLORIA McKenna, Mae RAVEL, MAURICE LP Warner Bros. BS 2890 56 98 Experience STILLS, STEPHEN SANDRO LP Pye 12117. $6.98 Sandro Daphnis & Chloe BLUE, DAVID LP MGM M3G4997 $6.98 Stills MILLER, FRANKIE, BAND QL Columbia PC033575 57.98 LP Caytronics XMS134 New York Philh., Boulez Comin' Back For More GEILS, J., BAND LP Columbia The Rock Q8 CA033575 $ 7.98 M33623 $6.98 LP Asylum 7E- 1043.. $6 98 TORO QLMQ33523 Hotline LP Chrysalis CHR1088 $6.98 $7.98 LP Atlantic SD 18147 _.56.98 STONE, SLY Toro BLUE MAGIC LP CLP106 RIMSKY -KORSAKOV, NIKOLAI Thirteen Blue Magic Lane Nightmares MIRACLES High On You LP Epic PE33835 $6.98 Scheherazade LPAtco SD36 -120 56 98 QL Atlantic QD 18107 $ 7.98 City Of Miracles LP Tamla T6-339S1 86.98 8TPEA33835. $7.98 Los Angeles Philh., Mehta BROWN, JAMES CA PET33835 $7.98 LP London CS6950 $6.98 GIBSON, DON, & SUE THOMP- MOTT Everybody's Doin' The Hustle & THEATRE /FILMS /TV SON Drive On STRAWBS STRAUSS, RICHARD Dead On The Double Bump Oh How Love Changes LP Columbia PC33705 56.98 Nomadness Strauss, Richard, Album LP Polydor PD6054 S6 98 LP Hickory H3G4520 56 98 8TPCA33705 $7.98 LP A &M SP4544 86.98 A CHORUS LINE New York Philh., Bernstein _ LP Columbia MG33707 [2] 57.98 BUCHANAN, ROY CA PCT33705 $7.98 STREISAND, BARBRA Original Cast Live Stock GRAND FUNK RAILROAD NELSON, TRACY Lazy Afternoon QL Columbia KSQ33581 57 98 LP Palydor PD6048 $6 98 Caught In The Act Sweet Soul Music LP Columbia PC3381 5 $ 6.98 Q8 SAW33581 $7.98 LP Capitol SABB1 1445 58 98 LP MCA 494 $6.98 CLASSICAL CAMILLO'S, TONY, BAZUKA 8T PCA33815 57.98 THE WIZ 8T MCAT -494 $7.98 Camillo's, Tony, Bazuka PCA33815 07.98 Original Cast COLLECTIONS LP A &M ....$6.98 GRAPPELLI, STEPHANE CA MCAC -494. $7.98 SP3406 CA PCT3381 5 $ 7.98 QL Atlantic 001 83 7 $ 7.98 Grappelli, Stephane NELSON, WILLIE CARPENTERS LP Pye 12115 $6 CARLOS, WALTER 98 Red Headed Stranger SUMMER, DONNA Horizon Love To Love You Baby By Request GREEN, AL CA Columbia CT- 33482.. 56.98 LP Columbia QL QU54530...... $6.98 LP Oasis OCLP5003 56.98 JAZZ XM32088 Is Love What Can You Do To Me Now 81 XMA32088 TONI CARROLL, LP Hi SHL32092 $6 98 LP RCA APL 1 -1 234 56.98 SUNSHINE BAND CA XMT32088 Carroll, Toni, & Dreski Celli Sound Of Sunshine LP Audio Fidelity AFSD6273 $6.98 HALL, DARYL, & JOHN OATES NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE ALLISON, MOSE MORMONS Hall, Daryl, & John Oates SAGE LP TK 604 $6.98 Creek Bank Rock Of Ages CHAPIN, HARRY LP RCA APL 1 -1 144 ..56.98 Oh What A Mighty Time TILLIS, MEL LP Prestige P24055 LP Columbia MG33710[2] $7.98 Portrait Gallery LP Columbia PC33688 $6.98 M -M -Mel LP Elektra 7E-1041 HALL, TOM T. BERGMAN,, BORAH 56.98 BTPCA33688 57.98 LP MGM M3G5002 $6.98 Greatest Hits, v.2 CA PCT33688 $7.98 Discovery CHARLES, RONNIE LP Mercury SRM1 -1044 56.98 LP ChiaroscuroCR125 $6.98 COMEDY Presdigitation NEWTON -JOHN, OLIVIA HANCOCK, HERBIE TOOTS & THE MAYTALS DAVIS, MILES LP 20th Century T491 $ 6 98 Clearly Love Man Child Funky Kingston Dig CHICAGO GANGSTERS LPMCA2148 $6.98 LP Island ILPS9330 ....$6.98 LP Columbia PC33812 $6.98 8T MCAT -2148 57.98 LP Prestige P24054 _... 56 98 FIRESIGN THEATRE Gangster Boogie 8TPCA33812 $7.98 CA MCAC -2148 $ 7.98 TOWER OF POWER In The Next World LP Gold Plate GP1011 CA PCT33812 ....57.98 DOLPHY, ERIC, & RON CARTER In The Slot Magic LP Columbia PC33475 56.98 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND LP Warner Bros. BS2880 $6.98 8T PCA33475_. CHOCOLATE MILK HARRISON, GEORGE Dream LP Prestige P24053 57 96 Actions Speak Louder Than Words Extra Texture (Read All About It) TRAFFIC LP UA UALA469G $6.98 EL GATO LPRCAAPL1 -1188 $6.98 LP Apple SW3420 ..... $6 98 More Heavy Traffic O'JAYS EI Gato CLIFF, JIMMY HART, FREDDIE LPUAUALA526G $6.98 Survival LP Flying Dutchman BDL1 -1 147... 56 98 MISCELLANEOUS Follow My Mind The First Time QL Philadelphia Int'I ZQ331 50 $6.98 TUCKER, MARSHALL, BAND 8TBDS1 -1147 57.95 LP Reprise MS2218.. ..$6.98 LP Capitol ST11449 56.98 Searchin' For A Rainbow OLSSON, NIGEL HARRIS, EDDIE CLIMAX BLUES BAND HARVEY, ALEX, BAND LP Capricorn CP01 61 86.98 ART OF THE BELLY Olsson, Nigel Bad Luck Is All I Have DANCER Stamp Album Sensational Alex Harvey Band LP Rocket P10-2158 56.98 TULL, JETHRO LP Atlantic SD1675 $6 98 (w/22 page instruction book) LP Sire $6 98 LP Atlantic SD 1 81 48 SASD7507 ..$6.98 I LP Audio Fidelity AF -4400 [4] 819.98 8T PI G -2158 5 7.98 Minstrel In The Gallery HOLMES, RICHARD "GROOVE" CA PIGC -2158 _$7.98 LP Chrysalis CHR1082 COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST HERMANN, BERNARD $6.98 Theme From "Six Million Dollar MICKEY MOUSE CLUB PLANET AIRMEN The Mysterious Film World Of ORBISON, ROY 21st CENTURY Man" & Other Selections Song Hits LP Phase 4 SPC21 1 37 Tales From The Ozone 56.98 I'm Still In Love With You Ahead Of Our Time LP Flying Dutchman BDL I -1146 56 98 LP Disneyland 3815 LP Warner Bros BS2883 $6.98 HILL LP Mercury SRM 1 -1045 $ 6.98 LP RCAAPL11189 56.98 CONNIFF, RAY Mountain Man PARTON, DOLLY UGGAMS, LESLIE Love Will Keep Us Together LP Capitol ST1 1444 56.98 Dolly Uggams, Leslie KC33884 $ LP Columbia 5.98 IAN, JANIS LP RCAAPL1- 1221 _. -$6.98 LP Motown M846 S1 $6.98 87 CA33884 _...... _...... $6.98 Stars 8TAPS1 -1221 $7.95 CACT33884. _..$6.98 CAAPK1 -1221 $7.95 UNDISPUTED TRUTH QL CQ33884 _56.98 CA ColumbiaCT32857 56.98 Higher Than High BIRTH DEFECTS LP Gordy G6-972S1 CORMAN, GENE J B's PARTON, STELLA $6.98 Hustle With Speed Corman, Gene I Want To Hold You In My Dreams VALLI, FRANKIE ARE FOREVER. LP Thimble TLP.7 $6 98 LP People PE6606 56.98 Tonight Inside You LP Soul Country & Blues LPN6006 LP Motown M6 -852S1 $6.98 CROSBY, DAVID, & GRAHAM JACKSON, MICHAEL NASH The Best Of WALKER, BILLY PAYNE, FREDA Uf1loS YOU Wind On The Water LP Motown M6-85151 56 98 Lovin' & Lovin' Out Of Payne Comes Love LP ABCABCD902_.. _.86.98 & THE LP RCA APL 1 -1 1 60 56.98 JAMES, JIMMY, VAGA- LP ABC ABCD901 $6.98 CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR BONDS 8T8022-9011-4(GRT) ... 87 95 WALKER, JERRY JEFF HELP. Dreaming A Dream You Don't Stand A Chance If You Ridin' High LP De -Late DEP201 7 $6.98 Can't Dance PEOPLES CHOICE LP MCA 2156 86.98 8T 8088 -2017H (GRT) $7.95 LP Pye 12111 $698 Peoples Choice 8T MCAT -2156 87.98 CA 5088 -2017H (GRT) $7.95 JAMES, SONNY CATSOPZT33154 56 98 CA MCAC -2156 57.98 MARCH DANIELS, CHARLIE, BAND Country Male Artist Of The Year PRINZE, FREDDIE WAMMACK, TRAVIS Nightrider LP Columbia KC33846 55.98 Looking Good Not For Sale LP Kama Sutra KSBS2607 56.98 8T CA33846_ $6 98 8TColumbia PCA33562 57 98 LP Capricorn C P01 6 2 $6.98 OF DANSER, JOHN JANS, TOM RAITT, BONNIE WATSON, GENE Danser's Inferno The Eyes Of An Only Child Home Plate - Love In The Hot Afternoon DIMES LP Thimble TLPB _.56.98 LP Columbia PC33699 56 98 LP Warner Bros. BS2864 56 98 LP Capitol ST1 1443 $6.98 DENVER, JOHN JEFFERSON STARSHIP REVELATION WEISBERG, TIM Windsong Red Octopus Revelation Listen To The City LP Grunt BFD1 LPRCAAPL1 -1183 $6.98 -0999 $7 98 LPRSO SO4810 $698 LP A& M SP4545.. _ $6.98 THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE PUBLISHER www.americanradiohistory.com General Newer 73 2 Companies Sue STRUMS MANDOLIN, TIPPLE Capitol Records Cooder On LP With LOS ANGELES -Capitol Rec- ords here is the defendant in two separate pleadings in superior court. Honolulu's Pahinui Alucard Music Ltd., British firm, 16, By WAYNE HARADA alleges that it signed a pact with the HONOLULU -Gabby Pahinui, to get together with Gag and play defendant Sept. 13, 1974, calling for 54- year -old veteran island vocalist, along. I already played open tuning, them to provide Capitol with two whose career spans four decades, which is like slack -key guitar." completed LPs in the next 18 has cut an LP with guest Ry Cooder months. Capitol was to pay The idea behind "The Gabby Pa- $40,000 for the Panini Productions label. for each LP 14 days hinui Hawaiian Band" album was after delivery. The LP, "The Gabby Pahinui Ha- Capitol paid promptly for a first "to try to expand the Hawaiian mar- LP waiian Band," is Pahinui's fourth provided right after ket," according to Witt Shingle, who, contract signing. and a milestone of sorts. It features Alucard claims with Larry Brown and Steve Sieg- Capitol still owes an all -star assortment of Island mu- $40,000 on the fried -three haole kis -are the king- second LP, "Free- sicians, plus guest artist Cooder, a hand," RSO photo pins behind Panini Productions. given to Capitol Aug. I. singer-guitarist from the Warners/ 1975, the BEE GEE GOLD -The Bee Gees, whose single "Jive Talkin' " from their RSO pleading states. Reprise family, who performs on Pahinui's sons, Cyril and Bla, are In the second filing, Greengrass album "Main Course" went to No. 1 on the U.S. and U.K. pop charts, got their featured, along with Leland "Atta" mandolin and the tipple (a 10- Productions, a division of Attarack- gold records from hosts Helen Reddy and Wolfman Jack on "Midnight Special stringed ukulele). Isaacs, Sonny Chillingworth, Heller Corp. here, seeks Singles" show. Seen are Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb. Group is currently return of 20 The LP was recorded at a rented Manuel "Joe Gang" Kupahu, and Standell masters provided on a five -week Canadian tour, with first three dates SRO. Capitol house in the Kona area of the Big Is- Randy Lorenzo -all of whom have May 1, 1968. The sides were released land, and overdubbed at Wally Hei- sat in on numerous recording ses- on Tower. The suit alleges the con- der's Studios in Hollywood, with sions here. tract provides Capitol must return Immediate Payment Asked Nick DeCaro supervising strings. "Musicians are the same every- masters when the plaintiff wishes. A "We don't hear too much Ha- where," says Cooder. "Music is a letter, seeking return, was sent Capi- For waiian music on the Mainland," nice bridge between different tol April 1, 1975, but masters were Lifesong Croce Album says Cooder, who's been visiting the people. You communicate by play - not returned, it's claimed. LOS ANGELES with I've - Lifesong Rec- our important accounts. Islands. "I thought it might be great ing." ords is creating an interesting, and hear the package. I have great faith perhaps unique, marketing start in it." with its opening distributor deal for "Jim Croce: The Faces I've Been," Pye `History' For Album Series Ex -Basie Singer the important previously unreleased which ships Oct. 10, contains cuts re- NEW YORK -A new album and Mongo Jerry, among others. 19 -cut, two- pocket LP by the late corded previous to Terry Cashman series, "The Pye History Of British Most of the artists included in the Revives Label, Jim Croce. and Tommy West's turning over Pop Music," is being released in the series no longer record for the label. Label is asking for immediate Croce at ABC Records. The duo U.S. by Pye Records. The first three LPs in the series are payment upon receipt of the first or- produced all Croce's record during Sets Up Distribs The series, carrying a suggested from Donovan, the Searchers and der only for the $9.95 list deluxe his life. They are the principals be- list price of $5.98, is comprised of Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball and Chris LOS ANGELES -Disk jockey package. John Salstone, MS Distrib- hind the label. The package contains earlier hit material by such artists as Barber, collectively featured on a Sonny Craver, who was featured utors, Chicago, made a comment a special board book and the liners Donovan, the Kinks, the Searchers "Trad- Jazz" album. singer with Count Basie's Band a typical of those from distributors are loaded with historical material. decade ago, revived his Stanson contacted: "We are out carefully so- Barry Gross, director of market- Records label recently and has set liciting our first order. Surely, we'll ing, has appointed the following dis- Record Merchandise as Southern go all -out to merchandise this item tributors: ABC, Seattle; All- South, Posthumous Copyright Rule California distributor and Laff Rec- New page ords for other areas. Orleans; Alpha, New York Continued from newal options by survivors is valid Fantasy LP Demo City; Alta, Phoenix; AMI and Ran- Craver is working on a single by 26 overturned an earlier district only "where a contract for copyright Bib, the Professor and the Efficiency Ex- Plugs Cannonball dleman, Detroit; Charlotte; court opinion granting second -term was never executed by the author St. Louis; perts, "I Gotta Stand For Some- Commercial, Heilicher, rights in the Bartok "Concerto For during his life," Judge Oakes said. BERKELEY, Calif.- Fantasy Minneapolis, thing," that occupies both sides, split Atlanta and Miami; Orchestra" to Boosey & Hawkes. Pe- "In that case the estate can make its Records has prepared a one -sided MS, Chicago; in two parts. Also on Stanson are the Progress, Cleveland; ter Bartok, son of the composer, has own contract and thereby protect it- promotional disk for radio stations Gliders. Record Merchandising, Los An- also applied for the renewal to the self." of musical highlights from Cannon- geles; Record Craver broadcasts from midnight Sales, Denver and work, one of the most performed However, Judge Oakes stressed ball Adderley's LP, "Big Man -The Memphis; Schwartz, Washington concert pieces in the entire serious that Boosey & Hawkes had been to 2 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Legend of John Henry." Monday mornings over XEG -AM, and Philadelphia; Eric of San Fran- music repertoire. "scrupulous" in meeting its obliga- The sampler contains the instru- cisco and Hawaii; Big whose transmitter (100,000 watts) State, Dallas, Although the court ruling places a tions to the Bartok heirs through the mental "Overture: Anybody Need A and H.W. Daily, Houston. Marty beams from Monterrey, Mexico. He new and perhaps far -reaching inter- estate in the case of "Concerto." Big Man," plus selections by Randy Kupps, promo chief, says he will spins mainly blues and r &b fare. pretation on the concept of "post- But also stated that keying the Crawford and Joe Williams. wait for radio to pick the first single. In addition, Craver operates P. D. humous" in reference to copyrights, definition of a posthumous work to Recorders in collaboration with it ironically will not affect proprie- one "not published until after the John Phillips, for 16 years with torship of the work which led to the author's death carries with it ... the Capitol, in North Hollywood. They Big Mart For Print Music controversy. Boosey & Hawkes had implicit danger that an unscru- have 16 -track facilities. Conünued from page 4 Stecheson asked publishers stand- already secured the rights to renew pulous publisher could purposely Originally from Columbus, "Concerto For Orchestra" from all delay publication in order to obtain Ohio, racking and magazines are helpful," ardize positioning of price on folio the Bartok heirs in 1947. Craver isn't satisfied with being a she said. covers, especially since most are sold renewal rights." record label and recording studio However, author's rights to royal- Kahn pointed out that a record hit at the printed price. He warned In his opinion dissenting with the exec as well as a DJ. He has only two ties will now go directly to Bartok's isn't necessarily a sheet smash. against six -flats and five- sharps ar- majority, Judge Ellsworth Van years to go at Beverly Law School. widow, now resident in Hungary, Goldsen pointed out that "Love Is rangements. They're too difficult for Graafeiland, suggested that a more Eventually, he hopes to combine his and the composer's two sons. They Blue" did over a million sheets, the average player, he cautioned. He traditional interpretation of the term but need no longer be administered by a industry experience with his knowl- was unusual. asked for up -front indices on longer "posthumous" be retained. He trustee for the estate. edge of jurisprudence. Educational music with folios. stated that "published after the starts Significant portion of the two-to- fourth grade concert bands of to Both Ms. Schiff and Stecheson la- death of its author" remains a clear up one appellate decision, written by 40 pieces, who buy a chart for about mented the artist -ego- satiation definition of "posthumous," and Kalamazoo Reaps Judge James L. Oakes, is that the $10, through marching bands to the book, where there were too many that earlier court opinions and dec- KALAMAZOO, date of copyright alone is not the de- Mich. -Wings newer stage bands, which play pri- pages of inane pictures of the act. larations by the copyright office to termining factor in establishing Stadium here, a 7,500 -seat facility marily jazz and dance arrangements Publishers should print correlative that effect be continued. for rights to renewals. The key element concerts, will gross $2 million in schools. folio selections on blank back covers He said it should be kept in mind dollars is the date the work turned over to during its first year of oper- He said there are 24,000 concert to increase sales, both say. that the Bartok action arose out of a ation, according the publisher, he declared. to general manager bands; 22,000 marching bands and dispute between "a son and his Mack Long. "Concerto" was written in 1943 15,000 stage bands in U.S. schools at mother," and not between "the pe- and secured a number of concert Recent concerts and gross all levels. Thousands of private in- Bust To Dust nurious family of a deceased com- amounts, on an average and radio performances prior to $6.50 ticket strument teachers also are an active Cowl/wed from page 3 poser and an 'unscrupulous' pub- Bartok's death in Sept. 1945. Print- price, show the top drawing act to be buying source. lisher." Eric Clapton, at $57,000. court to court, depending on the ing of the score was to be done in Choral programs pay less royalty, view of the plaintiff. England, but wartime conditions in- The firm of Arrow, Silverman & because folios are less expensive and In some instances, it behooved the terferred, as did some post -premiere Parcher represented Peter Bartok in "there's more copying," Manus plaintiffs not to seek such relief for rewriting by the composer. Boosey & the court action. Boosey & Hawkes A &M Proposes pointed out. Both Manus and Kahn fear that they were destroying evi- Hawkes, as a result, did not com- was represented by Fishbein & Continued from page 14 warned against exclusive publishing dence, should an appeal be filed. plete its printing and copyrighting Okun. deals, pointing out the additional in- Snyder, fired from CTI last Feb- The rationale behind the govern- until March 20, 1946. At presstime it could not be come that vertical operations in edu- ruary, wrote two letters to A &M be- ment's action, according to one ob- After expiration of the first 28- learned if an appeal on the Bartok cation can offer. fore being hired. He was in discus- server, is that is it was entitled to the year term in March 1974, Boosey ap- decision would be taken to the Su- sions with CBS anent a job when Gil same as that given to a civil litigant, plied for the renewal, claiming rights preme Court, the only remaining re- Friesen hired him. `Suzie Q' Acquired such as a record company. to the "Concerto" as a "post- course. He had held down a number of Meanwhile, large quantities of in- humous" work. This application, Passage of the new copyright revi- jobs for CTI during his two years LOS ANGELES -Artists Of fringing sound recordings and and the one by Peter Bartok, which sion act, in its present form, would there. It was actually Creed Taylor America Records in an agreement equipment continue to be stockpiled the copyright office declined to ad- make the renewal question moot for who got A &M into jazz with an ex- with Sounds Of Memphis Produc- in various parts of the country, judicate, led to the legal battle. new copyrights. The new bill would clusive production -distribution deal tion has acquired the master of awaiting one decision or another as The exception in the copyright act provide for a single copyright term around 1965 which lasted until 1969. "Suzie Q" recorded by Patrice Hart. to disposition. of "posthumous" works from re- of life plus 50 years.

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Apex Records, Inc., 947 U.S. Highway Other personalities on the station in- "From a listener's standpoint, we *I, Rahway, N.J. 07065. handling and postage. * * * tfn clude Ken Shelton, nights, from play about 50 records because we're Send money and advertising copy Don Hartis of WBAP in Fort WBZ -FM and Leslie Palmiter, still playing re- current product like to: Worth is the latest "voice" to be weekends, from WPKR in New "Chevvie Van" and Black Water, Radio -TV Job Mart, Billboard, added to the country PROMOTIONAL SERVICES music program- Haven. which record companies consider 1515 Broadway, N.Y. 10036 ming service syndicated by Broad- old. However, they're still very pop- * * * cast Programming International, Bell- ular with us so they ,have their own RECORD PROMOTION ingham, Wash. Harris joins Bill Rob- Frank Laseter, operations man- category. 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DAVE MASON -Split Coconut, Columbia PC 33698. rr POP rn\ Dave Mason, founding force of Traffic and consistently FirsllimeAround one of the more melodic voices in a sometimes cluttered DUDES -We're No Angels, Columbia, PC 33577. Group now GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS -2nd Anniversary, Buddah pop scene, comes up with another strong effort high- working out of Montreal has been around for a number of BUS 5639. Top pop /soul /MOR group celebrate their second lighted by his always superb lyrics and the more energet years (the nucleus was known as the Wackers, a highly re- anniversary on the label with the most versatile set in some is instrumental background we've heard from the artist spected rock congregation). What we have here is basically time, blending in the smooth MOR flavored sound they have - in years. Guest artists here include the Manhattan Trans- good, fun rock, with an even balance of acoustic and electric trademarked over the past few years with some good, funky fer, David Crosby and Graham Nash, with Crosby & Nash material and English flavored harmony vocals. Lead vocals material and the kind of new arrangements of standards they providing vocal harmonics on several cuts. There have carry that echo -like feeling at times that reminds one some- have been ignoring somewhat. While Gladys controls the LP been complaints in the past that Mason's product tends what of John Lennon. Other ingredients are a Caribbean feel with her powerful but always controlled vocals, the Pips also to sound somewhat similar. Yet the fact rerlains that on one cut. Still, the high points are the tasteful electric gui- get a chance to shine, taking a larger role in the backing and with his easy -going style, distinctive vocals and lyrics tar solos and the consistent, rhythm based acoustic guitars even handling one cut on their own. One live cut also en- that reach far above most other pop writers, he has been which work well with the uncomplicated vocals. Lots of fun hances the set. Production from Gene McDaniels, with help an underlying influence on many minor names over the for the most part, which is still what rock is all about. from Gladys & The Pips. LP should keep their pop fans satis- years. One of the few artists who, it can truthfully be Best cuts: "Fuel Injection," "Lylee Lady," "Dancin' fied, but also win back some of the stone soul listeners they said, has never released a bad piece of product. Fine pro- Shoes," "My Mind's On You." may have lost over the past couple of LPs. A good representa- duction here from Mason and Bruce Botnick. Dealers: Band has received a lot of press and members tion of their expertise in all areas. Best cuts: "Crying, Waiting, Hoping," You Can Lose come from a succession of "name" bands. Best cuts: "Money," "Street Brother," "Georgia On My It," "She's A Friend," "Give Me A Reason Why," "Sweet Mind," "You And Me Against The World," "Feel Like Makin' Music." MAMA'S PRIDE -ATCO SD 36-122. A fine debut effort, Love." Dealers: Artist starts 45 city tour soon, and Columbia even though the band has a tendency to rush. Vocals by the Dealers: Buddah set to launch a major campaign on this will promote LP very heavily. Liston brothers are up to par and the material is well diver- set, with a poster and contest blank included in the LP. sified. It's basically FM fare here with varying shades of rock. Expect the band to tighten up with additional recording expe- HERBIE HANCOCK- Man -Child, Columbia PC 33812. Han- J rience and further enhance their potential. cock has synthesized and urbanized a score of ingredients Best cuts: "Laurie Ann," "In The Morning," "Where Would which produce a hybrid soul -jazz- electronic funky sound You Be." which can be used for listening and dancing. "The Traitor," this set of hard rock, jazzy material and even a Caribbean fla- Best cuts: "Remember Rockefeller At Attica," "Sue's Dealers: Expect to hear more of this band. on side one is a prime example of this infectious quality in his vored tune. Janita Haan's vocals inprove with each outing, Changes," "Devil Blues," "Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love." modern music. There are a lot of cats playing on this date, and her versatility here is more impressive than ever -moving Dealers: Market this record with "Changes Two." DAVID GEDDES-Run Joey Run, Big Tree BT 89511 (Atlan- with Hancock's String Ensemble synthesizer creating a hang- from powerful soul flavored cuts to booming rockers to easy CHARLES MINGUS -Changes Two, Atlantic SD 1678. It's tic). Man who scored with one of the big semi -novelty hits of ing violin sound which fills in neatly in select openings. His ballads. Bernie Marsden is a good screamer in the -Steve Mar - good to hear Mingus back on top again. As with "Changes the year comes up with a versatile set combining the kind of electric and acoustic pianos produce a "two" sounding artist, riot vein, while the band, particularly Marsden on tasteful, One" there isn't one weak cut and the performances all rate fun material he had in his hit with as well as some love songs acoustic providing a more general jazz feeling; electric spa- crisp lead guitar and Steve Gurl on keyboards are excellent on on the highest musical plateau. As an added feature this and some interesting commentaries on the music business. ciousness." Wayne Shorter and Bernie Maupin's sopranos are throughout Tight, well produced, well sung and a more com- record, Mingus' old cohort, vocalist Jackie Paris (remember Paul Vance, who a eerie but fit the concept. mercial (chance for a single) effort than ever before. Possibly Excellent production from creates disco "Eclipse? ") sings on one tune in a soulful, yet sensitive man- Best cuts: "The Traitor," "Hang Up Your Hang Ups," one of the next big bands. atmosphere at times, a smooth romantic feel at others, boom- ner. Ming's knack for finding top -notch musicians is incred- "Steppin' In It." Best cuts: "It'll Happen In Time," "Winner Takes All," ing orchestral sounds on some songs and lush strings on oth- ible and this group is just short of amazing. One cannot over- Dealers: Jazz and pop areas will both move product. "2000 Sunsets," "Elusive," "Can You Feel It," "Say No ers. Geddes vocally reminds one of a young Neil Diamond look the bass playing of the man either, because as he More." from time to time. Basically, the LP is a set of good fun music, KISS -Alive, Casablanca, NBLP -7020. One of the premier displays here, his is a much -imitated style. Dealers: Group already a major seller in several cities and the kind we remember from the '50s and '60s. But don't heavy metal bands in the land are cut live on this double set Best cuts: "Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.," "Orange set to tour soon. typecast the artist. in the Midwest, the part of the country they show their great- Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue," "Black Bats And Best Joey Run," "Wise Up Girl," 'Wait For Me," est strength in. Strong instrumental work, good raucous vo- Poles," "For Harry Carney." cuts: "Run, "Sneakin"'Round You're Number cals and the crowd reaction is one of the more enthusiastic Dealers: Both of these albums are perfect for display. Corners," "When One," heard on any live set thie year. Kiss are one of those bands, "Let Me Hear It Out There." GERRY NIEWOOD -Slow, Hot Wind, A &M SP -3409. Mem- like Z.Z. Top, who nobody seems to know except for several Dealers: Title cut appears to be headed for No. 1. ber of Chuck Mangione's combo steps out with a fine set hundred thousand record buyers, and while it has become spotlighted by his own mastery of flute and tenor and alto THE RITCHIE FAMILY -Brazil, 20th Century T 498. Inter- fashionable to put them down, they are certainly among the saxophones. Niewood is one of the "new" styled jazzmen, esting idea here, as another group cutting at Philadelphia's best of the current wall of sound genre groups. MARGO SMITH -Margo Smith, 20th Century T 490. The who successfully alternates between a melodic approach that Sigma Sound disco headquarters takes old standards and Best cuts: "Deuce," "Hotter Than Hell," "Parasite," first album for Ms. Smith featuring her two single releases sounds much like some of the smooth jazz of the past and a rearranges them to suit the disco crowd, much in the manner "Black Diamond," "Rock And Roll All Nite." have that both done well for her first time out. Good variation kind of variance on the free form school, which sounds like of the Soul Train theme. Lush strings, a heavy disco bottom Dealers: Group has exceptionally strong and loyal follow- of material, mostly ballads, with a lot of good harmony mixed straight stream of consciousness but is well thought out. ing. and various vocal formats (solo leads, chanting backups) all in. There's even one yodeling tune that you don't hear often Most material from artist, though Henry Mancini and Norman work well. Side one features three long cuts, obviously aimed VAN McCOY Disco Kid, Avco AV- McCoy, anymore. Careful production touch of Jim Vienneau has Gimbel contributed the title cut. Lots of solos on all of Nie- -The 69009. with at the disco crowd, while side two spotlights five cuts that are his brilliant keyboard playing, arrangements and production brought out the best in this new artist. wood's sundry instruments, but still plenty of room for his danceable but also just the right length for radio play. has, in reality, been the disco kid for years. With the help of Best cuts: "I Don't Think So," "Baby's Hurtin'," and "He six -piece combo to work. Good balance between slow and Best cuts: "Peanut Vendor," "Brazil" (a major single hit), producers Hugo & Luigi he has come up with one of the few Don't Love Here." more frenetic material. "Life Is Fascination," "Pinball." distinctive disco sounds, getting funky when it demands but Dealers: 20th planning big push on artist. In -store play Best cuts: "Semitique," "Floating," "Slow, Hot Wind," Dealers: Coordinate promotion with sitigle hit. incorporating smooth horns and strings and melodic vocals would help introduce her. "Homage." when appropriate. Kind of a cross between the wildest of the Dealers: A &M now mounting major jazz campaign. SUE THOMPSON -Big Mable Murphy, Hickory H3G 4523. disco sounds and Barry White, McCoy remains a total original. If you've ever been a Sue Thompson fan, this LP is a must. Spotlight -the most outstanding of the week's releases; picks -pre- Big band sound with help from Richard Tee, Eric Gale and full CHICK COREA -Retum To Forever, ECM 1022. This is the Contains some of her old stuff, some dixieland jazz, 50's rock, dicted for the top half of the chart in the opinion of the reviewer; horn and string sections. And when McCoy takes over lead even a cut in Spanish, and Sue never sounded better. By the original RTF album featuring Corea, Joe Farrell, Flora Purim, recommended -predicted to hit the chart among the lower half posi- vocals, the sound is equally effective. Long after the disco same title of her single that is doing so well now. Good pro- Stanley Clarke and Airto Moreira. Without exception, this is tions or other albums of superior quality; review editor: Bob Kirsch; craze has ended, we can expect this man be An LP reviewers: Eliot Tiegel, Nat Freedland, Claude Hall, Clark, to around. duction by Rose. probably one of the finest jazz LP's in many years. Between Colleen for dancing or listening. Jim Melanson, Is Horowitz, Bob Kirsch, Jim Fishel. Best cuts: "Whole Lot Of Walkin'," "Baby's Not Home," the high energy playing level and the musical compatibility, Best cuts: "The Disco Kid," "Change With The Times," initial version the now -successful RTF is a superior ef- "(Til) I Kissed You" and "He Cheats On Me." this of "Roll With The Punches," "Keep On Hustlin'," "Good Night, Dealers: Artist has a long following. In -store play on some fort. Perhaps the most striking part of the package is the flute Baby." of the old cuts will get the attention. and soprano sax work of Farrell, who is one of our most under- Dealers: McCoy coming off a mammoth hit with "The rated jazzers. Another interesting point is the fact that two of BILLIE JO SPEARS Billie Jo, United Artists UA- LA508- Billboard's Hustle " - the songs (La Fiesta, Crystal Silence) have become very pop- 0698. Featuring two singles, her one and new current one ular through cover versions. DAVID ESSEX The Fun Of The Fair, Columbia PC -All coming Wings and out, "Silver Golden Rings," LP contains To Forever," "Crystal Silence," "What Recommended LPs 33813. Essex's pop /rock reputation will only be enhanced by Best cuts: "Return some really good material from some of the best writers Game We Play," -La Fiesta." this effort. The material (penned is Shall "Sometime by the artist) solid Ms. around. Spears and producer, Larry Butler, have found Dealers: that Corea now has. throughout, as are the arrangements and production quali- Don't forget the clout the right combination for success. Some fine arrangements pop ties. While the "Rock On" sound is basically missing here, on some old songs with lots of singles potential. Essex does come up with some new and interesting ap- MOTT -Drive On, Columbia PC 33705. First set from the Best cuts: "We Still Love In My Mind," "Enough For You," DON SEBESKY -The Rape of El Morro, CTI, CTI 6061 S1. proaches, especially on "Rolling Stone" and "Watch Out group since Ian Hunter left features stanby Overend Watts "But I Do." This is one of the most alluring jazz albums in some time. As (Carolina)." FM radio should be pleased with several cuts. and a number of new members including lead guitarist Ray Dealers: Artist has had two or three singles in a row in top an arranger, there are not many competitors to Sebesky, and Best Cuts: "Rolling Stone," "All The Fun At The Fair," Major. Still a good hard rock band, the group benefits from of the charts. UA is promoting heavy. while he's put out some great records in the past, this one is "Watch Out (Carolina)," "Hold Me Close" and "Circles." the strong guitar work of Major. Instrumentally, the material very special. Featuring a great bunch of musicians including Dealers: Live extra effort to display and in -store play. It MARVEL FELTS-Greatest Hits Vol. 1, ABC /Dot DOSD- often retains the strong keyboard sound that has character- bassists Will Lee, guitarist Joe Beck and the Brecker Brothers, should pay off. 2036. All things he has done in the past but they are all good. ized Mott since the early days. Vocals are more varying, how- Felts is consistent with the hits,and all of them are here in this LP takes off from start to finish. Two other nice effects ever, sometimes sounding like Steve Mariott. Fun music in THE FLYING BURRITO BROS.- Again, Columbia PC 33817. one package. are the electric violin of David Rose and stirring vocals of Joan the Mott tradition. Best cuts: "By Tonight," "I'II Tell You The Burritos were probably the pioneers of the sound that is Best cuts: "Before You Have To Go," "Foggy Misty Morn- LaBarbara. A finely- crafted album that deserves to be heard. Something," "Here We Are," "It Takes One To Know One." now known as country rock has and become one of the domi- ing" and "(I Can) Wrap My Arms Around The World." Best cuts: The songs run the gamut from Joplin's "The En- nant forces on the charts. Reunited (with JOHNNY CASH -Look At Them Beans, Columbia KC 33814. original members Dealers: Display country and pop. tertainer" to Charley Barnet's "Skyliner" to some powerful Chris Ethridge, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Gene Parsons), the Cash, one of the most continuously popular country singers of self- penned ditties. band is still churning out their faithful country sounds with a the past 20 years and a solid crossover artist sounds for the Dealers: This is a name to be reckoned with and in -store tinge of rock. The set is, however, one of the better examples first time in several years like he's really trying. Material exposure should help it break wide open. of country adapted to suit a rock audience. Usual outstanding ranges from straight country to the powerful, haunting sound steel work from Sneaky Pete, fine fiddle from Gib Guilbeau, he had in this early Sun days to crossover potential cuts. The the flowing harmony vocals that characterized the original GABOR SZABO- Macho, Salavation, SAL 70451. As a mas- vocals are stronger than in several years, the feeling is more band are still present and the material is well chosen. Ahead ter of the guitar, there are few that can rival the simplicity powerful and the production and arrangements are stunning of their time five years back, the Burritos are in the main- and beauty of Szabo's playing. On this recording, he is at his in spots. Material from the likes of Joe Tex, Harlan Howard, CHARLES MINGUS- Changes One, Atlantic SD 1677. After Don Williams man pop. stream now. best with a fine array of sidemen including producer Bob and Cash. Don't ever write the off Best many years of eratic work, Charles Mingus has recorded what cuts: "Look At Them Beans," "Down The Road I Go," "I Never Best cuts: "Wind And Rain," "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke James on keyboards, Tom Scott on tenor sax and lyricon and years. He might best be described as his most original work in Met A Man Like You Before," "Gone." (And Loud, Loud Music)," "You Left The Water Running," Harvey Mason on drums. His playing is very diversified on is definitely at the peak of his creative level and his band has "Building Fires," "River Road." with bit of jazz -rock, a of ballad work NIGEL OLSSON- Rocket PIG -2158 (MCA). Elton John's for- never been better. In pianist Don Pullen and tenor saxman this one, a sprinkling Dealers: Band is well remembered in rock community. mer drummer is far more than an ex -super band member try- George Adams, he has two of the finer young jazzmen, and and even a rousing Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt. There Push this one pop and country. ing in on a name. Artist has a strong voice which when you couple this with stalwart drummer Dannie Rich- should be new listeners picked up by Szabo with this record. to cash BABE RUTH- Stealin' Home, Capìiol ST- 11451. Group that mond and trumpeter Jack Waltrath, you have one of the finest Best cuts: "Hungarian ,Rhapsody," "Transylvanian works best on the powerful, mid -tempo ballad material, bol- has been, like Fleetwood Mac before their last LP, on the jazz combos ever. Another interesting part of this album is Boogie," "Ziggidy Zag," "Poetry Man.'R`. stered by the production of Robert Appere. Guests include verge of breaking big for sometime, could possibly do it with the amusing vocal a la Catmouth Brown on "Devil Blues." Dealers: Play this record in store for some sales. (Continued on page 78)

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string arrangement enhanced by piano with the Rich touch. Prod.; writer: D. Morrison /R. Lane; publisher: Tree, BMI; recommended Flip: No info. - United Artists UA- XW714 -Y. Flip: no info.

JAMES BROWN -Superbad, Superslick Part 1 (4:04); produc- WE, TOO -Rock Of Plymouth (2:58); producer: Johnny Phil- ers: James Brown and The Hustle Rats; writer: James Brown; recommended lips; writer: John Thompson; publisher: House of Gold, BMI; publishers: Dynatone /Belinda /Unichappell, BMI. Polydor Fretone FR Looks Like Rain pro- JACK KELLY & COMPANY -No One Ever Listened To The Opry 033. Flip: It's Gonna (2:40); I4295. ducer: same; writers: J. Phillips, A Terhune; publisher: Feel- FREDDY FENDER -Secret Love (3:35); producer: Huey P. Anymore (3:01); producer: Trinity Productions; writer: Jack ing Good Music /Stafree Pub., BMI. Meaux; writers: F. Fain -P,F. Webster; publisher: Warner Bros., ACE SPECTRUM -Keep Holding On (3:56); producers: Ed Kelly; publisher: Music City Music, ASCAP. Monument ZS8 ASCAP. ABC /Dot 17585. The man who has not missed the top (Easy) Zant & Tony (Champagne)Silvester; writers: Mel Kent - 8670. Flip: No info. BUDDY ALAN- Something She's Got (2:18); producer: Jim 10 pop or country in the past year revives the old Doris Day Ken Williams; publisher: A- Dish -A- Tunes, BMI. Atlantic 45- B. Alan; publisher: Blue Book, BMI, Capitol P ROGER BOWLING -Jukebox Girl (2:24); producer: Larry But- Shaw; writer: song and makes it work. Distinctive Fender voice and a su- 3296. 4144. Flip: no info. ler; writers: R. Bowling/C. Richey /R. Warren; publisher: perb, building production from Huey Meaux. One of the finest THE CRUSADERS -Creole (3:15); producers: Crusaders & Proud Bird Music, BMI. Flip: No info. MEISBURG & WALTERS- You've Got A Hold On Me (3:39); voices in pop today, and certainly one of the most versatile. Stewart Levine; writer: Wilton Felder; publisher: Four producer: Phillips & Dick writer: Meisburg; ROY ACUFF JR. -Baby, Maybe, Some Day (2:43); producer: Jim Brand; Steve DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND -You Were So Warm (2:26); pro- Knights, BMI. ABC /Blue Thumb 267. Don Powell; writer: Roy Acuff Jr.; publisher: Milene Music, publisher: Parchment Pub., ASCAP; Parchment PR1003A. ducer: Oister; writer: Dwight Twilley; publisher: Tarka, Flip: See The Morning Breaking (2:50); Producer: same; INSTANT FUNK -Float Like A Butterfly, Part 1 (3:14); pro- ASCAP. Hickory H -358. Flip: When She's Thirty (2:11); All ASCAP. Shelter 40450 (MCA). Follow to the top 20 "I'm On ducer: Bunny Sigler; writers: A. Bell -B. Sigler -R. Tyson; pub- credits same. writer: not listed; publisher: not listed. Fire" is a bit slower but is still a showcase for one of the best lisher: Mighty Three, BMI. TSOP 4772 (CBS). JOHNNY RUSSELL-Our Marriage Was A Failure (2:33); pro- straight ahead rock bands to surface in the past year. Strong PORTER WAGONER- Indian Creek (2:28); producer: Porter ducer: Roy Dea; writer: Johnny Russell -Bob McDill; publisher: British feel from this Tulsa duo, with fine harmony singing the THE CHEQUERS -Undecided Love (2:49); producer: John Wagoner; writer: Porter Wagoner; publisher: Owepar Pub, Hall- Clement Pub., BMI; RCA PB 10403. Flip: Catfish John highlight here. Title is the perfect hook. Mathias; writers: R. & J. Mathias; publisher: Midland, BMI. BMI. RCA PB- 10411. Flip: No info. Scepter 12412. (2:43); producer: Jerry Bradley; writer: Bob McDill -Allen FLEETWOOD MAC -Over My Head (3:17); producers: JERRY MAX LANE- Buckeye Jackson (2:57); producer: Ron Reynolds; publisher: Jack Music, BMI.

Fleetwood Mac & Keith Olsen; writer: McVie; publisher: Rock - EON -Love (3:10); producers: Haig Palanjia & Fred Frank; Chancey; writers: B. Morrison /B. Zerface /J. Zerface; publish- DALE SELLERS &'FLATROCK' -Woman (3:15); producer: not hopper, ASCAP. Reprise 1339 (Warner Bros.). After years of writer: Robert Remming; publisher: Lola, BMI. Scepter ers: Combine Music, BMI /Music City Music, ASCAP. ABC /Dot listed; writer: Fred Carter Jr. /Leo Feathers; publisher: trying, Fleetwood Mac finally has a top 10 LP and this mid 12410. DOA- 17582. Flip: No info. Sweedie Music, BMI /Rondee Music, ASCAP. Fred's of Ten- tempo rocker featuring Christine McVie on vocals is one of ZOOT FENSTER -The Man On Page 602 (2:10); producers: D. nessee FT1004. Flip: C.C. Rider (3:02); producer: not listed; the better cuts. Ms. McVie has a completely distinctive voice, Corey /B. Fischer; writers: G. Winters /H. Fischer /E. Straus - writer: Ma Rancy; publisher: Leeds Music, ASCAP. with a sexy huskiness that is unique in pop today. And de- ser; publisher: Georgene Music, BMI. Antique IRDA - 106 -A. spite changing partners, the band remains exceptionally Flip: No info. Picks -a top 30 chart tune in the opinion of the review panel which tight. voted for the selections published this week; recommended -a tune BOBBY HARDEN -Flashing, Screaming, Silent Neon Sign predicted to and on the Hot 100 between 31 and 100. Review editor THE GRATEFUL DEAD -The Music Never Stopped (3:14); FirsElimeArounc! (3:24); producer: Johnny Slate & Larry Henley for Windchime Bob Kirsch. producer: Grateful Dead; writers: Weir -Barlow; publisher: Ice NANETTE WORKMAN -Crying Crying (3:05); producer: Nine, ASCAP. Grateful Dead 718 (United Artists). From the Yves Martin; writers: A. Finaldi -N. Workman; publisher: group's current top 20 album, the legendary Dead re -cut one Pacha, ASCAP. Atco 45 -7034 (Atlantic). Good disco oriented of the more commercial numbers. Kind of a swampy sounding record with powerful, little girl vocals the highlight. Billboard's Recommended LPs rocker, with some good vocals from female member Donna. TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS- Country Road (3:05); produc- Best chance at Top 40 play yet for the group. ers: Warwick Lyn, Chris Blackwell & Dave Bloxham; writers: Continued from page 77 PAUL DELICATO -Ice Cream Sodas And Lollipops And A Red TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -Skybird (3:30); producers: Danoff -Nivert -Denver; publisher: Cherry Lane, ASCAP. Island Jim Horn, Steve Cropper, Dee Murray and arranger Gene Hot Spinning Top, Artists Of America AOA 5001. First LP from Roberts 040. Not exactly new, but its the first real push on this pre- label highlights artist who has scored on easy listening charts crHank Medress & Dave Appell; writers: Bruce -Carole Page. Best cuts: "Don't Break A Heart," "Tides," "A Girl Like miere reggae group. Along with the Wailers, the major stars in with title song. Good, breezy, fun music concentrating primar- et Bayer Sager; publishers: Dramatis /New York Times, BMI. You," "Can't You See." O Arista 0156. Good, smooth ballad featuring Orlando's pat- Jamaica, the three rearrange the John Denver hit charmingly. ily on standards. Summery, '20s flavor to the music. Best enented easy going vocals and some strong backup from the Expect heavy FM play, for these 10- year -old "newcomers." SPLINTER- Harder To Live, Dark Horse, SP -22006 (A &M). cuts: "Ice Cream Sodas And Lollipops And A Red Hot Spin- -I girls. Not yet released on any LPs, the song is the kind of love Second set from the pair that debuted George Harrison's la- ning Top," "Those Were The Days," "Anniversary Song." BE BOP DELUXE -Maid In Heaven (2:24); producer: Roy is m story the artist handles best. Flip: That's The Way A Wall - bel another grouping of extremely pretty, acoustically ori- Thomas Baker; Writer: Bill Nelson; publisher: Beechwood, APL1- flower Grows (2:57); producers: same; writers: Dave Appell- ented songs highlighted by the duo's fine harmony vocals. WILLIE NELSON-What Can You Do To Me Now, RCA BMI. Harvest 4151 (Capitol). British band shoots off a fine S. Linzer; publishers: Applecider /Little Max. ASCAP /BMI. Sound at times is like the early days of the British musical 1234. Artist who may be the most brilliant country songwriter hard rocker, highlighted by Bill Nelson's guitar and vocal ; A good hard invasion, though far more sophisticated. bit of of the past 20 years has finally broken through in a major way AUCE COOPER -Welcome To My Nightmare (2:44); pro - work. Most commercial cut from the current LP. rock as well, as well as a country flavored cut. The Harrison on Columbia, yet these old recordings contain some of his fin- ducer: Bob Ezrin; writers: Cooper -Wagner; publishers: Ezra/ influence is definitely felt, both vocally and instrumentally. est vocal performances and best writings. Good possibility at cr Early Frost, BMI. Atlantic 45-3298. More in the Alice Cooper Guests include Harrison, Billy Preston, Jim Keltner and Tom pop play with this set. Best cuts: "What Can You Do To Me Lu vein we know and love than his last several releases, this Scott. LP right in the easy rock sound so prevalent today. Now," "Fire And Rain," "My Own Peculiar Way," "Per- m rather weird invitation tends to sound a bit like Jim Morrison Best cuts: "Sixty Miles Too Far," "Harder To Live," "Which in spots. For Alice lovers, the kind of nightmare that should manently Lonely." Way Will I Get Home," "Green Line Bus." be welcomed. 44Counfry U WARNER BROS. PRESENTS MONTROSE- Warner Bros., BS O MAXINE SELLERS -Life Is Short, But It's Wide, Capitol ST ARLEEN HARDEN -Roll On Sweet Mississippi (3:12); pro- 2892. FM natural heavy rock package from a group for which 11436. Lady who has been a fixture on the Los Angeles music ducer: Frank Jones; writers: R. Morrison, W. Anthony; pub- WB retains high hopes. The label's dedication was rewarded recommendeo scene for several years comes up with a strong set of pop and lisher: Music City Music, ASCAP /Combine Music, BMI. Capi- AMBROSIA-Nice, Nice, Very Nice (3:35); producer: Freddie country flavored ballads. Ms. Sellars' prime strength is as a with Fleetwood Mac this year and it could just be Montrose tol P -4148. The most commercial Ms. Harden has had in Piro; writers: Kurt Vonnegut ir.-Puerta- Pack -North -Drum- stylist, sounding much in the Helen Reddy vein at times and due next. Best cuts: "Matricarch," "0 Lucky Man." some time, good lyrics, strong melody. Good production by mond; publishers: The Breakfast/Rubicon /Epic Ill, BMI. from time to time like Jessi Colter. Excellent production from Jones, song could get some crossover action. Flip: No info. CHARLES MUSSELWHITE -Leave The Blues To Us, Capitol ST- 20th Century 2244. Nile Venet, with LP cut at Record Plant West and Jack Cle- 11450. One of the most impeccably raunchy blues records of MARSHALL TUCKER BAND -Fire On The Mountain (3:05); ment's in Nashville. Best cuts: "Man Of The World," "Life Is HOT CHOCOLATE -You Sexy Thing (3:30); producer: Mickie the year heralds the arrival at Capitol of the distinguished producer: Paul Hornsby; writer: George McCorkle; publisher: Short, But It's Wide," "This Rocket Is Going To The Moon," Most; writers: Brown -Wilson; publisher: Finchley, ASCAP. Big No Exit Music, BMI; Capricorn CPS 0244. While this band re- "Oatmeal Cookies" (all songs written by artist). white bluesman virtuoso writer -vocalist- harmonica player. A Tree 16047 (Atlantic). lates to pop and rock fans, they also have a strong country must for any record collector interested in fine contemporary ARTFUL DODGER -Columbia, PC 33811. Good set of rock, al- THE OSMONDS -I'm Still Gonna Need You (3:17); producers: following. One of the best southern rock bands, it's progres- blues. Best cuts: "Stranger," "Candy Kitchen." ternating between rough, abrasive vocals and more melodic The Osmonds; writers: Bullock -Preyer- Ingersoll -Solomon; sive country with some great guitar work from this together harmonies. Highlights are the excellent, tasteful lead guitar BILLY SWAN -Rock 'n' Roll Moon, Monument PZ 33805. A publishers: Mafundi /Unichappell, BMI. MGM 14831. group. Good lyrics to story type song. Flip: Bob Away My Blues runs of Garry Herrewig and the varying vocals of Bill Paliseli. of pop, country and rock roll numbers here. The (2:42); producer: same; writer: Toy Caldwell; publisher: mixture 'n' MARK JAMES -Moody Blue (2:43) producer: Mark James; Much of the material sounds British, particularly the mid to its very proves same. material isn't overly strong, but diversity writer: M. James; publishers: Screen Gems-Columbia /Sweet late '60s period. Simple instrumentation throughout. Best slightly interesting. The winner, though, seems to be "Every- Glory, BMI. Mercury 73718. DAVE DUDLEY -Me And Ole C.B. (2:47); producers: cuts: "Wayside," "Follow Me," "Silver And Gold," "New York thing's The Same (Ain't Nothin' Changed)," a bright, perky Jimmy Key & Jack J. Key; writers: D. Dudley /R. Rogers; pub- City." ELVIS PRESLEY- Bringing It Back (2:58); producer: not song that should find its way over AM. Best cuts: "Every- lisher: Newkeys Music, BMI. United Artists UA- XW722 -Y. It's listed; writer: G. Gordon; publisher: Silverline, BMI. RCA JA- GAP MANGIONE -She And I, A &M SP- 34 -07. Chuck Man - thing's The Same," "Got You On My Mind" and "Home Of The back to trucking for Dudley and this is a good one. Good juke- 10401. gione's brother shows himself more in the blues and boogie Blues." box song with all the lingo of the C.B. world. Flip: No info. vein as opposed to jazz with his moody piano, electric piano TROY SEALS- Pieces Of My Life (3:59); producer: same; Midnight Rainbows, Island ILPS -9328. One of GEORGE JONES -I Just Don't Give A Damn (2:44); pro- and synthesizer wbrk. A few jazz tinged cuts, but the majority JOE SOUTH- writer: Troy Seals; publisher: Danor, BMI. ducer: Billy Sherrill; writers: G. Jones, J. Peppers; publisher: is excellent blues -based instrumental work. Artist is a rapid the pioneer progressive Southern songwriters returns with his KEN TOBIAS -Every Bit Of Love (3:05); producers: Ken Uncanny Music, BMI. Epic 8-50127. One of the saddest songs fire but tasteful player, on both piano and synthesizer. Strong first album in some four years. The LP is laid back in fine Tobias & John Capek; writer: Ken Tobias; publisher: ATV, Jones has done, and he's good at them. Good production by Latin beat from time to time. Best cuts: "Please Send Me acoustic modern countryish style and South's approach is as BMI. Capitol 4147. Sherrill. Song has some strong lyrics but Jones can get away Someone To Love," "And The Kids Call It Boogie," "She And mellow as ever, though the material is somewhat more per- with it. Flip: No info. I," "Things Ain't What They Used To Be." sonal than such universal statements as his "Games People CAUCO -Jody, It's Still You (2:49); producer: Allen Reynolds; Paly" and "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden." Best cuts: writer: R. Mainegra; publisher: Press, BMI. United Artists 0.B. McCUNTON -Just In Case (2:78); producer: Jerry LEO KOTTKE- Chewing Pine, Capitol ST- 11446. As always, "Midnight Rainbows," "To Have To Hold And Let Go," "It Got 723. Kennedy; writer: O.B. McClinton; publisher: Cross Keys Mu, lots of outstanding acoustic guitar work from Kottke, with a sic, ASCAP. Mercury 73720. McClinton is one of the finest vocal cut tossed in from time to time. A bit more background Away." artists around but has needed the right producer to bring him behind his playing than in most of his product, but basically, out and he's found it with Kennedy. Moving tune with an in- the same general high quality material his fans have grown ,\7N1r11/4 fectious melody. McClinton not only delivers the song well used to. Best cuts: "Power Failure," "Venezuela, There You jazz but also wrote it. He's a multi -talented guy and the combina- Go," "Can't Quite Put It Into Words." PAT BRITT- V1 International VJS 3070. Alto saxman tion of his talent and Kennedy's production knowledge will Jazzman, Than RSO, SO (Atlantic). FREDDIE KING -Larger Life, 4811 Britt has a fine and comes up with a remake him a top artist for the label who just signed him. Flip: put together combo Soul At long last the live side of blues great Freddie King. More Woman, You're Dynamite (2:14); producer: same; writers: laxing, technically proficient set of known material and origi- VAN McCOY- Change With The Times (3:16); producers: than one -half of it was recorded in concert at the Armadillo O.B. McClinton /M. Thomas; publisher: Cross Keys Music, nals from himself and members of the band. Britt dominates Hugo & Luigi; writer: Van McCoy; publishers: Van McCoy/ World Headquarters in Austin, Texas, and it really catches the ASCAP /Tree Pub., BMI. the majority of the cuts, but in a quiet and tasteful manner. Warner -Tamerlane, BMI. Avco 4660. "The Disco Kid" moves spontaneity of the man's guitar and vocals. As an added treat, Most material in the traditional jazz format, though there is a right along with another well arranged, pounding disco cut. CALICO-Jody, It's Still You (2:49); producer: Allen Reyn- he is augmented on these live cuts by a horn section featur- cut the discos might want to use. Exceptionally professional McCoy is a better singer than most of us realize, and he takes olds; writer: R. Mainegra; publisher: Press Music, BMI. ing "Fathead" Newman, who plays his heart out. The rest of outing. Best cuts: "Jazzman," "Adventures Of Sally Sprite," the lead here impressively. One of the few disco oriented art- United Artists UA- XW723 -Y. A relatively new group with a re- the record is composed of studio tracks, including a cut with "Me & Mrs. Jones." ists who has managed to keep an original feel to his music. freshing new sound. Close harmony throughout record and a disco feel. Best cuts: "It's Better To Have," "Woke Up This nice arrangement with rhythm section. Morning," "Boogie Bump." Adderley and Various Artists- Fantasy THE EARLS -coin' Uptown (3:00); producer: Paul di- This one could get BIG MAN- Cannonball some crossover play. Flip: No info. F- 79006. This is Cannon's last work before his death and it is Franco and The Earls; writers: J. Fracasse -L. Figueiredo -P. di- TOM JANS-The Eyes Of An Only Child, Columbia PC 33699. a the legend of John Henry. The music Franco-N. Dolph; publishers: Fig and Frac /City Island /Plibby, DAVID WILLS -She Deserves My Very Best (2:46); produc- One of the finest writers in the business comes up with his folk opera built around BMI. Columbia 3- 10225. Fun filled disco record with lots of ers: Charlie Rich & Sy Rosenberg for Double R Music Corp.; second LP, featuring his usual mix of romantic ballads, coun- is lovely, with strings for added softness. Joe Williams plays "Boogie Downs" and mentions of most of today's super- writer: B. Duncan; publishers: Shelmer -Poe Music /Unichap- try oriented material and a few rockers. Melodic material the lead with Randy Crawford a fine supporting voice. LP has groups. Infectious words and music and a title that is re- pell Music, BMI. Epic 8- 50154. Taken from his latest LP, a works best, and the lyrics are excellent. Best cuts: "Once Be- to be heard throughout because the tracks interrelate to each

peated rapid fire throughout the cut. positive love song that Wills delivers with feeling. Pretty fore I Die," "Out Of Hand." other.

www.americanradiohistory.com 7E -1041 HARRY CHAPIN. The man tells stories it his songs. Stories of you. Of me. Of people and dreams that touch us all. Critics have called Harry's talent genius, while his fans have simply called for more, and on his new album, PORTRAIT GALLERY, they get both genius and more as Harry once again reaches out to touch us all. "Tangled Up Puppet" is in the same vein as Harry's classic Cat's In The Cradle', except this time Harry explores the tender reationship between parents and a growing daughter. `Sandy" is Harry `s lyrical and moving tribute to his wife, while "Bummer" is the shattering saga of a Black American's bouts with poverty, drugs, war, and finally his death. Ten new songs, and as always ten originals by the man who created a category all his own. HARRY CHAPIN - PORTRAIT GALLERY. 1 www.americanradiohistory.com 80 General News Allwest's Boss a Gambler Continued Irani page 3 in the rise of Elton John and El Chi- InsideTrack cano. When Allwest's second year con- Jackie Wilson, pioneer soul star, is in critical condition York's Hunter College Oct. 24. ... Greek singer Nana "When I split to form Allwest," he cludes the end of next January, 42. Mouskouri makes one of her rare New York appear- reminisces, "it took every bit of after a heart attack in New York at the age of Stapleton's gross will have more ances at Carnegie Hall Oct. 30 and 31. I Bros. was enjoying the than doubled. That is based on the physical effort could summon. This Joe Smith, Warner president, Records' executives gathered in New York business Allwest has been writing young company is succeeding be- B'nai B'rith testimonial dinner to Jerry Weintraub when Atlantic weeks back to honor Eddie Harris' 10 years with through the long summer months cause of an urgent, unshakable be- he got called out of the room. On the phone Saturday several Brian Wilson has entered into a production and Buck's autumn sales projec- lief in what I'm doing. And I've had night (27) was Clarence Avant. Avant had tracked Smith the label.... agreement with Equinox Production. tions. marvelously devoted associates - down at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel because California Andy Friends, Chris Veremis, Gov. Jerry Brown called him to say he planned vetoing a Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, John Bonham and Robert "The hottest item coming up is to Joanne Lombardo and others. bill that would have cancelled the state's plans tax la- Plant showed up for Toots & the Maytals closing Roxy Latin salsa," Stapleton reports. "We "Returns are a vexing problem. bels on past and present royalties. Smith spent 35 min- recently acquired the Fania family night. So did Patty LaBelle. Plant was still on crutches But we live with that headache even utes on the phone with Brown, urging that Brown allow from his tour -cancelling auto accident. of labels and they are moving when we get back LPs we don't even the bill to go through. Consequently, he missed Frank madly. We move a lot of country, handle. As for singles, we have no Sinatra's musical parodies about Weintraub which The Allman Brothers Band has a muscular dystrophy too, and Disneyland is a profitable problem despite the recent price rise. opened the entertainment portion of the program. clinic named after them at Central Georgia Medical item in the children's market." Center in Macon after Capricorn Records president Phil Its albums that spell trouble from More than $100,000 was raised by the Beverly Hills Allwest's roster comprises, in ad- Walden headed the hospital's telethon, kicking it off with our viewpoint. chapter of the organization. The entertainment surprise dition to Ranwood, Fania and Dis- a $5,000 donation from the band. "An independent distributor sim- of the evening was Jane Morgan, Weintraub's wife, who neyland, AVI, Artco, Aware, Caed- ply can't exist paying the manufac- "came out of retirement" at the honoree's request and Steve Allen makes a rare New York appearance as pi- mon, Coco, GRC, Mega, Shannon turer $2.50 an LP and selling it to sang. She was spectacular and stunned the black tie au- anist, leading his jazz group featuring vibist Terry Gibbs and perhaps a half-dozen others. dealers and one -stops for $2.95. The dience with her aside that it was the first time she had at Buddy's Place for a week starting next Monday (13). Stapleton's career includes a stint margin is too small. sung in public in four years. Her phrasing, dramatics George Carlin, Flip Wilson and Harry Chapin per- as a drummer. He deserted his home "Thus we rely on promotion help and feeling for her material were first class. The third formed at WEA's national marketing meet in La Costa. state of Mississippi for California in from manufacturers. Those fees headliner was John Denver, who commented that he had . Ian Anderson did a three -hour WNEW -FM Jethro 1946. Another drummer who had make the difference -allow us to sur- never played guitar before in a tuxedo. He, too, was out- Tull special show in New York with Scott Muni. abandoned his tubs, Voyle Gilmore vive and grow. standing. of Capitol Records, hired him in "The independent distrib must, Hoyt Axton 'headlines the first concert ever held at 1953 and for 15 years Buck moved sooner or later, be granted an addi- Clive Davis hosted a three -hour preview of Arista's fall Orange County Fairgrounds Oct. 18 and a Burbank up in Southern California promotional 10 percent from the manufac- product for the West Coast. Fittingly enough the presen- Starlight Bowl folk festival Oct. 24. in 1968 turer. It is inevitable. We hope it's tation was at the Hollywood Preview House. tion circles, leaving Capitol The Rolling Stones told Associated Press the report manager soon, like next Friday." to become national promo From the long line outside the Troubadour last Tues- from Chile that they're supposed to be playing a final Nashville. Stapleton, a baseball fanatic who of Monument Records in day and Wednesday and the packed house at each of the concert on Easter Island off South America and then On he succeeded in helping is constantly seen at Dodger games that job four shows, one would have thought that Elton John was breaking up is "absolute nonsense." elevate Kris Kristofferson and Tony and in clubs and discos around Los back. Instead it was Cecilio and Kapono, Hawaii's stellar top of the pop Angeles with British -born singer ZZ Top broke the Stones' record for the largest crowd Joe White to the pop band, making its headlining debut at the club. Even Beryl Davis, retains his soft Missis- at Atlanta's Omni with 18,400 and then a week later charts. before the quintet began tuning up, the crowd was cheer- Buck shifted to MCA sippi drawl and gentlemanly, sub- doubled their own record for the largest crowd ever in From there, ing mightily and they gave the band a superbly warm rein Angeles and was instrumental dued demeanor. Nashville with 25,200 at the Tennessee State Fair. Los ception. Lots of young people in the crowd raised their hands when asked if they were from Hawaii. Manager Norman Seeff s photography exhibit, "Rock Shots," Bill Thompson is hard -pressed to explain the strong sup- runs through Nov. 7 at Ohio Silver Gallery in Los An- Cap-Catena Trial Underway port in L.A. The band is currently making its first major geles. ... Cindy Birdsong Hewlett of the Supremes di- tour with Columbia's promotional backing. With its sec- vorced husband Charles Hewlett. They were married in Continued from page 6 about June 1970, when the data" ond LP out, "Elua," group plays California colleges 1970 and have a son. ... Charles Aznavour in Los An- watchword among financial person- indicated the claim was valid. through Oct. 23 and then will open with Melissa Man- geles for two weeks to set 1976 U.S. concert tour. Phipps said the Handleman pair re- nel was "$2 per share or bust," allud- chester in Pittsburgh on Nov. 11 and with the Beach Dave Mason's first concert in his native England for ported they had bailed Capitol out ing, he said to Capitol's allout effort Boys in Detroit Nov. 22. six years won rave reviews, three encores and a fast re- previously. to provide a financial statement to be filmed for British TV.... Roy Clark's Menon at one point, Phipps said, showing $2 per share earnings. A Newport Beach architect firm is suing Seals & turn booking benefit concert for Tulsa Children's Medical Center also told him that certain obsolete inven- Capitol's 1970 coop advertising Crofts and their manager, Marcia Day, for $9,880 alleg- Redd Foxx, Anson Williams and the Spurlows. tory could not be written off then be- reserve of $5 million was edly due for planning for their $1 million "seven or eight featured cause it would adversely affect stock "enormous," Bruckner said. The custom residential homes with cabana and indoor pool" Los Angeles gave War a "Why Can't We Be Friends" prices on the New York stock ex- fund was based on an appropriation project at Santiam, Ore. day salute. ... Writer- singer Irma Jean Routen was change. of seven percent of net sales, Bruck- showcased at Hollywood's La Taverna by Miles Davis former major officers Phipps said he was consistently ner testified. John Jossey, Bruckner Lou Lavinthal and Stan Jaffe, ex -wife Frances Davis.... John Florez moved his pro- have opened a sur- warned to be careful about linking said, told him the advertising fund with ABC Records & Tapes, Seattle, duction and publishing companies to Ojai, Calif. Wash. campus Capitol with other than EMI affil- was used as a price discount. plus clothing store near the Univ. of Fach, Eastern a &r Cannonball Adderley Jazz Scholarship Fund was es- iates worldwide. A possible deal in Bruckner alleged Jack Griffith, there. ... Oddsmakers favor Charlie Lou Simon, marketing vice president, tablished at the late saxophonist's alma mater, Florida Chile and in France with companies regional sales manager, told him of a vice president, and national TWX instructing that re- both of Mercury/Phonogram, to take over as Mercury A &M Univ. ... Helen Reddy added an Australian tour other than those of EMI's choice fell Libra, German turns be held back until June 30 the and Polydor general manager and executive vice presi- to her record -breaking Japan jaunt. ... through, he stated. U.S. tour. Reggae master end of fiscal 1970. After that returns dent, respectively. group on Motown, starting first From Sept., 1969 through Aug., Spell is new would be accepted. . Jimmy Cliff touring 20 U.S. cities. ... Jay 1970, Walter S. Bruckner, working Of the 60 programs involved in ratings, Howard Co- keyboardist for Richard Torrance and Eureka. as Capitol sales and marketing sell's heavily hyped Saturday night ABC -TV variety analyst, testified he heard and saw Ellingtonia At stanza plunged into the 50g-a massive disappointment Lena Home performs at Loew's Monte Carlo Hotel in instances of "kitty raiding" as well as to the web. Weekly budget is $250,000.... This year's Monaco as opening act. She'll do stint Nov. 21 -23. holdbacks on eventual returns of Saint Peter's fund -raising campaign for the Duke Ellington Center in Among audience is supposed to be Princess Grace and product. To Ellington From Prince Ranier.... Yale School of Music continuing its NEW YORK -The Theater At N.Y. will feature an LP, "A Tribute Bruckner, who came to Capitol af- in Japan to sell for Fair- Duke Ellington program of concerts for children on Noon of Saint Peter's Center, will His Friends" recorded $25.... ter six years with RCA in marketing hostelries signed Roger Miller for 24 Wednesday (8) after a season's layoff. ... RCA's Pure inaugurate its 1975 -'76 season of mont chain of analysis, said that Ed Khoury, then starting Oct. I at the At- Prairie League gave a concert sponsored by station dramatic and musical entertainment weeks of personal appearances controller, spearheaded the switch- and Shirley Boone will be in the troupe KFRC, San Francisco, for hematology -oncology clinic with a revue of the music of the late lanta spot.... Pat ing of monies from reserves to other will fly to Israel Feb. 29 of Children's Hospital in Oakland. Ellington. which millionaire George Otis to present a Duke Promo men and salesmen of Polydor were treated to a Capitol accounts show titled on a religious entertainment mission. earnings picture. The 30- minute luncheon and preview unveiling of new Lily Tomlin LP, stronger Theater Music of Bruckner stated that Khoury "Skrontch -The "Modern Scream." Fete took place at Bell Sound Stu- will feature songs Donny and Marie Osmond will appear on their own "massaging the Duke Ellington," dios, New York, and the creator, Ms. Tomlin, was there called the practice mu- TV special Nov. 16.... Cozy Powell, formerly of the Jeff from Ellington's two Broadway too. Columbia Pictures has a new corpo- and Beck Group, has joined Richie Blackmore's Rainbow. in the flesh ... sicals, "Beggar's Holiday" rate logo that will replace the old "Columbia Lady," the music ... Polydor set to reissue Janis Ian's "Society's Child" al- "Pousse- Cafe," as well as used since the company was founded 50 years ago. New Song Festival 1941 Los Angeles bum. of the composer's logo is an abstract symbol and will be used in conjunc- For Joy." Also musical, "Jump tion with new slogan: Let Us Entertain You. Entrants Pared the pro- Miles Davis in New York Hospital for treatment of a planned for inclusion in The Elite Society, an organization made up of His LOS ANGELES -Officials of the Ellington's Cot- perforated ulcer. ... During its recent national meetings gram are songs from panic community people in New York, will present its 1975 American Song Festival have in New York, Atlantic Records threw a suprise birthday ton Club revues. second annual Tito Rodriguez Memorial Award and selected quarter -finalists in this for the show celebration for 65- year -old West Coast regional promo- Additional material Latin Community Tribute to Freddie Prinze Saturday year's competition. by Ruth Ellington, tion director George Furness. ... Arista president Clive is being supplied (4). Another concert has been scheduled to benefit More than 65,000 songs were en- of Davis scheduled as keynote speaker at Tuesday's (14) ... Duke's sister, and chairwoman WRVR jazz radio with a Latin lineup. Tentatively tered, according to Tad Danz, vice luncheon of the Hollywood Radio and Tele- the Arts & Jazz Committee at Saint newspaper scheduled are Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto and Tito president and general manager of vision Society. He will speak on "Music and Broad- Peter's Center. Puente at the Village Gate Oct. 20. ... Atlantic Records the event. A grand total of $129,776 casting; Past, Present and Future." ... Howard Stein has a for the Average White Band at Le Jardin in prize money is to be awarded win- New York, after a dispute hosted party returned to using Ticketron in at the Schaefer ners later this year. Sue Davlen Studios disco in New York, after the group's SRO between the two last year. Gordon makes The ASF is open to amateurs and LOS ANGELES -Trident Audio Music Festival. ... Saxophonist Dexter professionals alike. The festival's Development Ltd. of Great Britain Ken Russell's new film "Lisztomania" starring Roger one of his rare appearances in the U.S. (he now lives in tour Dec. screening board also selected 253 is suing Davlen Sound Studios here Daltrey will have a special sneak showing during the Copenhagen) when he begins a cross -country entries as honorable mention win- seeking $12,636 allegedly still due Rick Wakeman concert Tuesday (7) at Madison Square 1. Among the cities he'll visit are Seattle, Portland, San ners and is awarding each $100. on a Triad B console. The British Garden. Chip Monck has compiled 20 minutes of the Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York and Chicago, if Finals in the competition will be company claims Davlen bought the film for the concert, since Wakeman composed the film's dates can be firmed.... The Overseas Jazz Club is host- held in Los Angeles Dec. 15 -18, console Jan. 28, 1975 and promised music in addition to acting in it. ... Latin music breaks ing a benefit concert Thursday (2) featuring keyboard Danz reports. to pay the full cost within 30 days. on to the college level when Cheo Feliciano plays New giants Earl "Fatha" Hines, Eubie Blake and Billy Taylor.

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44 4 SWEET STICKY THING -Ohio Players 77 3 A FRIEND OF MINE IS 22 8 MIRACLES -Jefferson Starship 72 (Ohio Players), J. Williams, C. Satchel!, L. Bonner, M. Jones, (Jefferson Starship, Larry Cos), M. Balin, Grunt 10361 (RCA) GOING BLIND -John Davison Read R. Middlebrooks, M. Pierce, W. Beck, Mercury 73713 ( Phonogram) (Guy Fletcher), J.D. Read, Chrysalis 2105 (Warner Bros.) ALM 6 7 18 BALLROOM BLITZ -Sweet 43 6 THERE GOES ANOTHER LOVE SONG-Outlaws (Phil Weinman), M. Chapman, N. Chinn, Capitol 4055 SGC (Paul A. Rothchild), H. Thomason, B.L. Yoho, Arista full SGC 84 3 I GO TO PIECES -Cotton, Lloyd & Christian (Mike Curb, Michael Lloyd), D. Shannon, 20th Century 2217 7 8 13 DANCE WITH ME- Orleans 53 6 SOS -Abbe 1 (Charles Plotkin), J. Hall, J. Hall, Asylum 45261 SGC (Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson), B. Andersson, S. Andersson, W 86 4 KEEP ON TRYIN' -Poco B. Wynn, Atlantic 3265 SGC (Pao, Mark Harman), T. Schmit, ABC 12126 8 9 10 AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY -Helen Reddy SGC 41 15 12 I BELIEVE THERE'S NOTHING STRONGER (Joe Wissen), H. Schock, Capitol 4128 Itt 85 2 FANCY LADY -Billy Preston THAN OUR LOPE -Paul Antra 8 odic Coates (Malcoln Cecil, Robert Margouleff, Billy Preston), B. Preston, S. Wright, 9 10 13 ROCKY - Austin Roberts (Rick Hall), P. Antra, United Artists 685 MCA ABM 1735 (Bob Montgomery), J. Stevens, Private Stock 45020 B -3 42 24 17 FIGHT THE POWER Pt. 1 -Islay Bros. 76 37 9 I GOT STONED AND I MISSED IT -Jim Stattord 18 5 LYIN' EYES - Eagles (E. Isley, M. Isky, R. Isley, O. 'sky, R. Isley, C. Jasper), E. Islet', M. Isley, (Phil Gernhard, Lobo, Tony Scotti), S. Silverstein, MGM 14819 (Bill Szymczyk for Pandora Prod.), D. Henley, G. Frey, R. Isley, O. 'sky, R. Isley, C. Jasper, T -Neck 8 -2256 (Epic/Columbia) Asylum 45279 (Long Run, ASCAP) WBM 89 2 SUMMER OF '42 -Biddu Orchestra Seger 43 45 10 KATMANDU -Bob (Biddu), M. Legrand, Epic 8 -50139 (CBS) WBM Seger, Muscle Sholas Rhythm Section), B. Seger, Capitol 4116 11 12 17 FEELINGS- Morris Albert (Bob (Morris Albert), M. Albert, RCA 10279 SGC 78 81 11 MAMACITA -Grass Roots 54 6 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY smokey Robinson - (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Rob Grill), B. Mann, C. Weil, (smokey Robinson), W. Robinson, Tamla 54261 (Motown) SGC 12 13 12 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - Tavares Haven 7015 (Capitol) SGC (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter), 45 27 15 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD -Earth, Wind & Fire Potter, Capitol 4111 SGC 5 Salsoul Orchestra D. Lambert, B. (Maurice White), M. White, C. Stepney, 79 83 SALSOUL HUSTLE- (Vincent Montana Jr.), J. Montana Jr., Salsoul 2002 (Caytronics) V. White, Columbia 3 -10172 HAN 13 14 10 THEY JUST CAN'T STOP IT 17 Joe Frank And Reynolds 90 2 MEXICO -James Taylor spinners 46 30 FALLIN' IN LOVE -Hamilton, (The Games Pepole Play)- Titelman), J. Taylor, Warner Brothers 8137 (Jim Price), D. Hamilton, A. Hamilton, Playboy 6024 SGC " (Lenny Waronker, Russ (Thom Bell), J.B. Jefferson, B. Hawes, C. Simmons, Atlantic 3284

47 25 15 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE-Bad Company 81 34 7 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY -Tony Orlando 8 Dawn Seasons 17 8 WHO LOVES YOU -Four (Bad Company), P. Rodgers, M. Ralphs, Swan Song 70106 (Atlantic) CHA (Hank Medres, Dave Appell), (Bob Gaudio tor Mike Curb Prod.), N. Ashford, V. Simpson, Elektra 45275 SGC B. Gaudio, J. Parker, Warner Bros. /Curb 8122 SGC 59 4 JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE-Melissa Manchester * Rini Poncia), M. Manchester, Y. Poncia, Arista 0146 SGC 93 3 DEAR PRUDENCE- Katfish 15 3 20 RHINESTONE COWBOY -Glen Campbell (Bob Herne), J. Lennon, P. McCarntey, Big Tree 16045 (Atlantic) WBM (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter), L. Weiss, Capitol 4095 SGC ISLAND GIRL -Elton John ' (Gus Dudgeon), E. John, B. Taupin, MCA 40461 83 88 4 NOTHIN' HEAVY -David Bellamy 19 11 BRAZIL -The Ritchie Family (Phil Gerhard, Tony Scotti), D. Bellamy, Warner Bros./Curb 8123 HAN ' Gladys Knight 8 The Pips (J. Morali), A. Barroso, 20th Century 2218 PSP 50 55 7 MONEY - (Eugene McDaniels), E. McDaniels, Buddah 487 HAN 94 3 EASY EVIL- Travis Wammack 17 4 11 RUN JOEY RUN -David Geddes * (Rick Hall), A. O'Day, Capricorn 0242 (Warner Bros.) HAN 61 8 EIGHTEEN WITH A Wingfield8 (Paul Vance), P.1. Vance, P. Cone, Big Tree 16044 (Atlantic) HAN (Pete Wingfield, Barry Hammond), P. Wingfield, Island 026 SGC SATURDAY NIGHT-Bay P. 6 HEAT WAVE /LOVE IS A ROSE -Linda Ronstadt B. Martin, P. Coulter Arista 0149 itt 31 62 4 PEACE PIPE -B.T. Express I (Bill Martin, Phil Coulter), (Peter Asher), Holland- Dozier-Holland, N. Young, Elektra 45282 WBM (Jeff Lane), S. Taylor, M. Bartran, Roadshow 7003 (Scepter) SGC CHANGE WITHM THE TIMES-Van McCoy 52 4 SOMETHING BETTER TO DO- Olivia Newton-John I (Hugo 8 Luigi), Y. McCoy, Arco 4660 WBM 63 4 MR. D.J. (5 For The D.J.) Franklin (John Farrar), J. Farrar, MCA 40459 (Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin), A. Franklin, Atlantic 3289 SGC FLY, ROBIN FLY - silver Convention 20 11 17 WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS-Freddy Fender 74 2 LETTING GO -wings (Michael Kunze), S. Levey, S. Prager, (Huey P. Meaux), B. Huerta, W. Duncan, ABC /Dot 17558 B-3 (Paul McCartney), P. McCartney, Capitol 4145 HAN Midland International 10339 (RCA) HAN

29 8 DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - Peoples Choice 55 57 9 DREAMING A DREAM -Crown Heights Affair 99 3 SO IN LOVE - Curtis Mayfield * (Leon Huff), L. Hutt, Tsop 8.4769 (Epic /Columbia) (Freda Neragis, Brit Britton), F. Neragis, B. Britton, De -Lite 1570 (PIP) ' (Curtis Mayfield), C. Mayfield, Curtom 0105 (Warner Bros.) 26 11 LADY BLUE -Leon Russell 67 4 OPERATOR- Manhattan Transfer IS IT LOVE THAT WE'RE MISSIN'- Quincy Jones Hauser, Ahmet Ertegun), W. Spivery, Atlantic 3292 BB HAN (Denny Cordell, Leon Russell), L. Russell, Shelter 40378 (MCA) SGC ' (Tim ' El* (Quincy Jones), G. Johnson, D. Smith ABM 1743 57 32 10 THEME FROM THE UNIVERSAL MOTION PICTURE g,wytl¡.kl 23 23 9 GONE AT LAST -Paul Simon 8 Phoebe Snow .:...,. MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY -Jethro Trill (Paul Simon, Phil Ramose), P. Simon, Columbia 3 -10197 BB SOUNDTRACK "JAWS " -John Williams (Ian Anderson), I. Anderson, Chrysalis 2206 (Warner Bros.) (John Williams), J. Williams, MCA 40439 MCA 28 9 CAROLINA M. MTHEyPINEéPINES-Michael 91 92 3 WE BEEN SINGIN' SONGS -Baron Stewart 50131 58 60 6 I GET HIGH ON YOU -sly Stone (Dallas Smith), B. Stewart, United Artists 686 (Sly Stone), S. Stewart, Epic 8 -50135 (Columbia) 33 3 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH 92 95 8 ONLY YOU CAN -Fos * 59 47 13 DAISY JANE - America (Kenny Young), K. Young, Ariola America /GTO 7601 (Capitol) WBM YOU - Captain & Tennille (George Martin), Beckley, Warner Bros. 8118 WBM (Morgan Cavett), T. Tennille, A&M 1725 ALM 97 2 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Roger Daltry 60 64 6 WHAT'S HAPPENED TO BLUE EYES /YOU AIN'T 93 - (Russ Ballard), R. Ballard, MCA 40453 7 THIS WILL BE- Natalie Cole 40 NEVER BEEN LOVED R (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy), C. Jackson, M. Yancy (Capitol 4109 CHA 98 3 LET'S LIVE TOGETHER -Road Apples (Like I'm Gonna Love You) - lessi colter 94 (David Kershenbaum), F. Finnerty, Polydor 14285 48 4 LOW RIDER-War (Ken Mansfield, Waybn Jennings), J. Colter, Capitol 4087 SGC (Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott), S. Allen, H. Brown, Stevens M. Dickerson, L. Jordan, C. Miller, L. Oskar, H. Scott, 71 4 DIAMONDS AND RUST-Joan Baez 95 INDIAN LOVE CALL -Ray (Ray Stevens), R. Faint, 0. Harbach, O. Hammerstein II, J. Goldstein, United Artists 706 CHA (David Kershenbaum, Joan Baez for JCB Prod.), J. Baez, A&M 1737 Barnaby 616 (Janus) 28 21 18 AT SEVENTEEN -Janis Ian 82 2 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY -Bee Gees M. RSO 515 WBM 96 (Brook Arthur), J. Ian, Columbia 3.10154 B -3 (Arit Mardis), B., R. 8 Gibb, (Atlantic) 11:1:1 JUST A SMILE -Pilot (Alan Parsons), D. Paton, B. Lyall EMI 4135 (Capitol) I 5 EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME Arthur Alexander 35 9 WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips 63 68 - (Al Cartee, George Soule), A. Alexander, Buddah 492 8 -3 97 Kendricks (Creed Taylor), M. Grever, S. Adams, Kudu 925 (Motown) E=10 HAPPY -Eddie (Frank Wilson, Leonard Castor), L. Castors, K. Wakefield, 64 65 9 TO EACH HIS OWN- Faith, HopeP 8 CharityY I Tamla 54263 (Motown) 4 BORN TO RUN -Bruce Springsteen 51 (Van McCoy), V. McCoy, RCA 10343 WBM (Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel), B. Springsteen, Columbia 3.10209 98 CHINESE KUNG FU- Banzaii 65 49 14 GET DOWN TONIGHT -K.C. 6 The Sunshine Band Artistiques), Subway Scepter 12407 Manilow (S.A. Creations 31 16 16 COULD IT BE MAGIC -Barry (H.W. Casey, R. Finch), H.W. Casey, R. Finch, TK 1009 SGC (Barry Manilow, Ron Dante), B. Manilow, A. Anderson, Arista 0126 SGC 99 39 8 IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN Average White Band (AWB) 66 69 6 I WANT'A DO SOMETHING FREAKY (Aril Marlin), L. Ware, P. Sawyer, Atlantic 3285 ALM itt 36 8 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU -Art Garfunkel TO YOU -Leon Haywood (Richard Perry), A. Dubin, H. Warren, Columbia 3 -10190 WBM (Leon Haywood), L. Haywood, 20th Century 2228 SGC 100 100 2 I DON'T WANT TO BE 41 4 A LONE RANGER Johnny "Guitar" Watson YOU-George Harrison 67 72 7 HOLLYWOOD HOT- Eleventh Hour - (Johnny Watson), J. Watson, Fantasy 739 (George Harrison), G. Harrison, Apple 1884 (Capitol) HAN (Bob Crewe), B. Crewe, C. Bullens, 20th Century 2215 HAN

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Rocky (Strawberry Hill, ASCAP) 9 Will Be (Jaws Enterprises/ The Agony And The Ecstasy Chinese Kung Fu (Proboscis. Fallin' In Love (J.C.. BMI) 46 Help Me Make It (To My Roam' 26 Indian Low Call (Warner Bros.. ASCAP) 68 Run (Music Of The Chappell. ASCAP) (Bentare. ASCAP) 44 Come And Get Your Love (Ackee. Fame Chair) (Baby Chick, BMI) 71 Run Joey (Mainman /John Lennon/ ASCAP) 95 Road, BM1) 80 To Each His Own (Van McCoy/ Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady ASCAP) 93 Hollywood Hot (Heart's Delight, Mexico (Country Times, ASCAP) 17 Ceilidh, ASCAP) 3 Missin' Warner.Tammerlane. BMI) 64 (Colgems, ASCAP) 8 WI) 67 Is It Love That We're Minstrel In The Gallery (Five Star, Salsoul Hustle (Little Jack /Anatom Could It Be Magic (Kamikazi/ Fancy Lady (Irving /WEP, BMI & (Kidada /Goulgris. BMI) 89 90 Wasted Days And Wasted Nights How Long (Betcha Gotta Chick On ASCAP) BMI) 79 Are You Sure Hank Done It This Anger/List. BMI) 31 Jobete, ASCAP) 75 Island Girl (Big Pig /Leeds. ASCAP). 49 (Travis, BMI) 20 70 The Side) (Polo Grounds. BMI/ Miracles (Diamondback. BMO 5 Saturday Night (Welbeck, ASCAP) 85 Way (Baron, BMI) The Way I Want To Touch You Daisy Jane (Warner Bros., ASCAP).. 59 Feel Like Makin' Love (Badw. Jaws /Original Soundtrack At Seventeen (Mine /April, ASCAP) 28 Ebbe[ts Field, ASCAP) 35 Morsey (Sky( Y F orest, BMI) 50 7- 6.5.4.3.2.1 (Blow Your Whistle) (Moonlight And Magnolias. BM)). 25 Dance With Me (Hall /MOlahann, ASCAP) 47 (Duchess. END 57 I Believe There's Nothing Stronger Mr. DJ (Pundit. BMI) 53 (Cookaway, ASCAP) 69 Songs (Eyes Bad Blood (Don Kirshner, BMI/ 7 Feelings (Fermata International Just A Smile (Al eopleo, BMI) We Been Singin BMI) Than Love (Spanka. BMI) 41 4 Kirshner Sons.Songs, ASCAP) 1 Our Mr. Jaws (Unichappell. BMI) Sky High (Duchess. BMI) 36 Havit /Unichappell /Unart. BMI) 91 Dear Prudence (Mader, BMI) 82 Melodies. ASCAP) 11 Just Too Many People (Braintree/ I Don't Want To Be A Lone Ranger Nights On Broadway (Casserole. What A A Day Makes Ballroom Blitz (Chinnicha D /RAK, (Bovine. ASCAP) 42 Rumanian Pickle Works, BMn..... 48 So In Love (Mayfield, BMI) 88 Difference And Rust ( Chandos. Fight The Power 100 BMI) 6 Diamonds (JOHig BMI) ASCAP) 43 Mq 62 (E.B. Marks. BMI /Stanley 61 Fly. obin. Fly (Midson ASCAP).... 87 Katmandu (Gear. Something Better To Do (ATV, ASCAP) I Get High On You (Stone Flower, Notthils' AHeavy /American Adams. ASCAP) 29 Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain y' Y g' Keep On Tryin' (Fools Gold, (Famous BMI) 19 A Friend Of Mine Is Going Blind (Milan. ASCAP) 37 Do It Anyway You Wanner (Mighty BMI) 58 ASCAP) 74 83 Who Loves You (Seasons /Jobete. Secret. ASCAP) 72 SOS (Countless. BMI) 40 Three. BMI) 21 (Big I Go To Pieces Hole, BMI) 73 ASCAP) 14 Bon, To Run (Laurel Canyon. (Mole Let Blue BMp 22 OnlyY Y ou Can soma/ (Skyhill, Of '42 (Warner Bros. Play (Mighty Three. I ASCAP) 92 Summer You (Ganga. BMI) 33 ASCAP) 30 Dreaming A Dream (Delightful. Games People I Got Stoned And Missed It (Evil Let's Live Together (Landers. Chrysalis. ASCAP) 55 BMI) 13 Music, ASCAP) 77 (Like Brazil (Peer, BMI) 16 BM!) Eye. BMq 76 Roberts Á AP) 94 Operator (Conrad, BMI) 56 You Ain't Never Been Loved Sweet Sticky Thing (Ohio Players/ I'm Gonna Love You) (Baron. In The Pines (Mystery. Easy Evil (Zapata /Edwin H. Morris. Get Down Tonight (Sherlyn, BMI).... 65 I Only Have Eyes For You (Wamer Letting Go (McCartney /ATV, BMI).. 54 Peace Pipe (Triple 0/Jeff-Mar, Carolina Unichappell, BMI) 38 BMU 60 BMI) 24 ASCAP) 84 Gone Al Last (Paul Simon. BMI) 23 Bros., ASCAP) 32 Low Rider (Far Oct. ASCAP) 27 BM)) 52 Cowboy (20th Century/ That's The Way Of The World You're All I Need To Get By Change With The Times (Van Eighteen With A Bullet (ACkee. Happy (Jobete. ASCAP /Stone I Want To Do Something Freaky To Lyin' Eyes (Benchmark /Kicking Rhinestone 15 (Saggiflame. 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122 77 29 TOMMY /ORIGINAL 24 JESSI COLTER 186 191 17 CHARLJE RICH SOUNDTRACK RECORDING l'm lessi Colter Every Time You Touch Me Potydor PD2.9502 Capitol ST 11363 (I Get High) Epic PE 33455 (Columbia) 135 6 DEODATO First Cuckoo 4 STE ÓENW Wolf 187 110 36 TEMPTATIONS MCA 491 Epic PE 33583 (Columba) A Song For You Goody G6-969S1 (Motown) 124 126 30 COMMODORES i 511I DIMENSION Caught In The Act Earthbound BOB MARLEY 8 THE WAILERS Motown M6 -820 SI ABC ARCO 897 W"'ß'7 Burnin' Island ALPS 0256 125 ISAAC HAYES 189 111 41 GLADYS KNIGHT THE MPS Chocolate Chip 8 Hot Buttered Soul /BCD 874 (ABC) I Feel A Song Buddah Ros 5612 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTNOIN HEYWOOD 9 LEON 195 13 BILLY PRESTON Ya Dog Days Come And Get Yourself Some It's My Pleasure Polydes Pb 6041 20th Century T -476 ARM SP 4532 EDDIE KENDINCHS 3 RONNIE LAWS 191 123 24 ROGER WHITTAKER The Hit Man Pressure Sensitive The Last Farewell & Other Hits T101816-338 SI ( Motown) Blue Note 8N-10452.G RCA APL I0855 128 CARAVAN 3 GLEN CAMPBELL'S 192 196 10 DYNAMIC SUPERIORS Cunning Stunts GREATEST HITS Pure Pleasure BTM 5000 (lanes) 6.94 Capitol AL 4049 Motown M6 841 SI

129 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. FUNKADELIC 193 197 2 JAMES BROWN Magic Mister Let's Take It To The Stage Everybody's Doin' The Hustle Nadu NU -20 SI (Motown) 6.99 111 20th Century/Westbound W 215 A Dead On The Double Bump Poydor PD 6054 130 133 7 HEAD EAST 162 4 KRAFTWERK Flat As A Pancake Ralk And Florian 194 COMMANDER CODY & HIS ARM SP 4531 Vertigo VEL 2006 (Phonogram) 1=0 LOST PLANET AIRMEN SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1 Tales From The Ozone FOCUS BS 2883 Greatest Hits 174 3 Warner Bros. Mother Focus Columbia PC 31350 195 TRAFFIC Atoo SD 36 -112 198 More Heavy CANNONBALL ADDERLEY Traffic United Mists UA- 1Á526-G Phenix 170 20 MIME RIPERTON Adventures In Paradise Fantasy F 79004 196 129 NASHVILLE/SOUNDTRACK Epic PE 33454 (Columbia) ABC /BCD 893 PROCOL HARUM Procol's Ninth 171 12 MHJJE JACKSON 197 130 STEPHEN STILLS Chrysalis CHR 1080 (Warner Bros.) Still Caught Up Stills Spring SPR 6708 (Polydor) Columbia PC 33575 MICHAEL MURPHEY Blue Sky Night Thunder THE BEST OF 198 139 FLEETWOOD MAC Epic NE 33290 (Columbia) MICHAEL JACKSON Heroes Are Hard To Find Motown M6-851 SI Reprise MS 2196 (Warner Bros.) TOWER OF POWER MEIN ln The Slot A CHORUS LINE/ORIGINAL Warner Bros. BS 2880 CAST RECORDING BOBBY Columbia PS 33581 ABC ABCD 895 DwtrH GRAMM EDGE BAND © featuring Adrian Gurvitz BOB MARLEY & TILE WAILERS i Kick Off Your Muddy Boots Natty Dread 00 cc Threshold THS 15 (London) Island ALPS 9281 N UNS 53110 (London) 6.96 iU° 11,18 69 Tommy 122 Glen Campbell 19, 160 Firebaed 151 Elton John People's Choke 18 Jimmy Spirted' 138 Captain &Tennille 44 Fleetwood Mac 21,198 Quincy Jones Esther Phillips/ Beck.._ 33 Band 15,149 108 Spinners e Caravan 128 Dan Fogelberg 47 K.C. & The Sunshine Shawn Phillips TOP LPs & TAPE 127 117 Bruce Springsteen 3, 61, 62 Carpenters 119 John Fogerty 106 Eddie Kendricks Pink Floyd 1, 1M Pao 175 Stater Brothers 144 A -z (LISTED BY ARTISTS) Harry Chapin 88 Foghat 182 Carole King 113 66 Steppenwolf 155 Chicago 145 Freddy Fender 112 Kiss Pointer Sisters Knight & Pips 189 190 Cat Stevens 63 Eric Clayton 22 Focus 163 Gladys Billy Preston 67 133 Rod Stewart 14 Merry Clayton 146 Funkadelk 161 Kool &The Gang Procol Harum 162 12 Steven Stills 197 Cannonball Adderley 132 Climax Blues Band 97 Gary Toms Empire 178 Kraftwerk Richard Pryor 48 121 Strawbs 185 Aerosmith 38, 76, 86 Joe Cocker 92 Gloria Gaynor 180 labetle Bonnie Raitt 111 39 Sweet 29 Morris Albert 79 Natalie Cole 75 Graham Central Station 51 Hubert Laws Helen Reddy Laws 159 55 Synergy 174 Mima, Brothers Band 5 Judy Collins 71 Gentle Giant 147 Ronnie Renaissance 84 186 Tavares 28 Ambrosia 110 Jessi Cotter 154 Jim Gilstrap 179 Ramsey Lewis Charlie Rich & Messina 24, 170 164 James Taylor 90 America 50 Commander Cody 194 Grasoso Edge Band 136 Loggias Minnie Riperton Manilow 32 Rainbow 35 Temptations 187 Paul Anka 114 Commodores 124 Grand Funk Railroad 25 Barry Ritchie Blackmore's Manchester 87 93 10CC 200 Asleep At The Wheel 152 Norman Connors 172 Grateful Dead 16 Melissa Ritchie Family Mann's Earth Band 143 153 Ray Thomas. 183 Atlanta Rhythm Section 126 Alice Cooper 142 Al Green 37 Manfred Johnny Rivers Transfer 64 107 Tower Of Power 135 Average White Band 101 David Crosby /Graham Nash 53 Daryl Hall &John Oates 80 Manhattan Smokey Robinson Mann 85 115, 169 Traffic 195 Brian Auger 171 Crown Heights Affair 176 Eddie Harris 148 Hertie Rolling Stones Bob Marley 168. 188 Linda 9 Tina Turner 157 B.T. Express 27 Crusaders 26 George Harrison 34 Ronstadt Tucker Band 31 57 UFO 139 Bachman -Tumor 140 Roger Daltrey 91 Leon Haywood 158 Marshall Leon Russell Buddy Miles 70 Sayer 181 Gino Vannelli 96 Bad Company 120 Charlie Daniels 81 Isaac Hayes 125 Leo Python's Flying Circus 94 42,68 Jerry Jeff Wallur 141 Joan Baez 36 John Denver 2, 46,103,150 Head East 130 Monty Neil Sedalia Michael Murphey 134 56 War 30 Bay City Rollers 116 Deodata 123 J. Gods Band 58 Silver Convention 74 131 Grover Washington Jr 129 Beach Boys 72, 102. 109 Doobie Brothers 118 Michael Jackson 166 Willie Nelson Simon & Garfunkel Newton -John 49 CASTS Rusty Weir 105 Bee Gees 45 Bob Dylan & Band 82 Millie Jackson 165 Olivia SOUNDTRACKS /ORIGINAL Dirt Band 104 73 Tim Weisberg 173 Black Sabbath 60,177 Dynamic Superiors 192 Jefferson Starstop 6 Nitty Gritty Chicago 20 167 Roger Whittaker 191 Bluemagic 77 Eagles 4, 59, 95.100 Jethro Tull 10 Ohio Players Chorus Line 89 Wings 99 Bobby Bland 199 Earth, Wind&Fire 52 Janis lan 7.83 Tony Orlando 54 Jaws 40 Gary Wright 43 David Bowie 17 Faith. Hope & Charity 137 Islay Brothers 23 Orleans Monty Python & Holy Grail 98 13 196 ZZ Top 41 James Brown 193 5th Dimension 156 Waylon Jennings 65 Outlaws Nashville - Every care for the accuracy of surge sled Ost prices has been taken Billboard does no t assume responsibir,y tor errors w Omissions.

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DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The Water (ABC) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The Water (ABC) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run (Columbia) LINDA RONSTADT- Pioneer In Disguise (Asylum) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here (Columbia) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Aslyum) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asylum) (Chrysalis) BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (Warner Brothers) AMAZING RHYTHM ACES- Stacked Deck (ABC) JETHRO TULL- Minstrel In The Gallery

Baltimore WBAB-FM- Babylon KISW -FM- Seattle KZEW -FM- Dallas WXRT -FM- Chicago WKTK -FM- ADD ONS -The four key prod- THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP WITH DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Colum DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Colum- ucts added at the radio stations NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND -Dream RICK DERRINGER -(Blue Sky) bia) Wind On The Water (ABC) bia) listed; as determined by station (United Artists) BLACK OAK ARKANSAS -X Rated BAND Rock personnel. HERBIE HANCOCK-Manchild (Co- In FRANKIE MILLER -The TOWER OF POWER-In The Slot UNDA RONSTADT- Prisoner Dis- (MCA) TOP REQUESTS /AIRPLAY- lumbia) (Chrysalis) (Warner Brothers) guise (Asylum) HARRY CHAPIN -Portrait Gallery The four products registering FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS-Flying EDGAR WINTER GROUP WITH RICK Off Your (Elektra) the greatest listener requests DAN FOGELBERG- Captured Angel GRAEME EDGE BAND -Kick DERRINGER -(Blue Sky) Again (Columbia) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- as by (Epic) Muddy Boots (Threshold) and airplay; determined (Asylum) TIM WEISBERG-Livin' In The City BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (Warner guise station personnel. (Arista) TOOTS 8 THE MAYTALS -Funky Kings- OUTLAWS- (A &M) Brothers) * JETHROTULL- Minstrel In The Gallery BREAKOUTS- Billboard Chart ton (Island) Here (Chrysalis) Dept. summary of Add Ons and * PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were * PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES-(RCA) Requests /Airplay information (Columbia) (Columbia) * (Columbia) * (Columbia) * DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- to reflect greatest product ac- TULL -Minstrel In Gallery In The Gallery PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here * JETHRO * JETHRO TULL- Minstrel * Wind On The Water (ABC) tivity at regional and national (Chrysalis) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus (Columbia) (Chrysalis) HARRISON -Extra Texture levels. (Grunt) * GEORGE * DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- * ALLMAN BROTHERS -Win, Lose Or * DAN FOGELBERG- Captured Angel (Appple) Minstrel In The Gallery Wind On The Water (ABC) Draw (Capricorn) * JETHRO TULL- (Epic) WO UR -FM- Syracuse /Utica (Chrysalis) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- Western Region * LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- * NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND -Dream * AMAZING RHYTHM ACES -Stacked Wind On The Water (ABC) guise (Asylum) (United Artists) * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run Deck (ABC) (Columbia) WKDA-FM- Nashville FRANKIE MILLER BAND -The Rock TOP ADD ONS: KOME-FM--San Jose KLBJ -FM- Austin WCOL -FM- Columbus (Chrysalis) RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- MONTROSE- (Warner Brothers) DAVID BLUE -Coming Back For More LINDA MAMAS PRIDE -(Atco) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM HASH -Wind On The guise (Asylum) Wind On The Water (ABC) (Asylum) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Colum- THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY Water (ABC) Roll Moon CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -Nightrider bia) BILLY SWAN -Rock 'N' BAND -Live (Atlantic) SONS Of CHAMPLIN-(Ariola) BONNIE RAID -Home Plate (Warner (Kama Sutra) (Monument) To BONNIE RAITT-Home Plate (Warner Brothers) Brothers) DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH- * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born Run DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- Wind On The Water (ABC) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- (Columbia) COUNTRY JOE McDONALD- Paradise Wind On The Water (ABC) guise (Asylum) * PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here With An Ocean View (Fantasy) HERBIE HANCOCK- Manchild (Co- Portrait Gallery (Columbia) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: GEORGE HARRISON -Extra Texture lumbia) HARRY CHAPIN- ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW -La Booga CHARLIES DANIELS BAND- Night- PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here (Columbia) (Apple) (Elektra) * Rooga (A &M) RUSH -Caress Of Steel (Mercury) rider (Kama Sutra) BRUCE SPMNGSTEEN -Born To Run (Colum- Search- -Born To Run * MARSHALL TUCKER BAND- * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- bia) PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here Angel For A (Capricorn) * LINDA * (Columbia) * DAN FOGELBERG- (Captured ing Rainbow EAGLES -One 01 These Nights (Asylum) (Columbia) guise (Asylum) (Epic) * PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asy- * DAN FOGELBERG- Captured Angel WMMR-FM-Philadelphia LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- (Columbia) lum) * (Epic) * LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- guise (Asylum) guise (Asylum) * ALLMAN BROTHERS -Win, Lose Or * JETHROTULL- Minstrel In The Gallery Wind On The Water (ABC) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run Draw (Capricorn) BREAKOUTS: * (Chrysalis) * BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EX- THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The (Columbia) PRESS- Reinforcements (RCA) * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here BAND -Live (Atlantic) Water (ABC) * (Columbia) * ROD STEWART -Atlantic Crossing (RCA) LEO KOTTKE- Chewing Pine (Capitol) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asy- (Columbia) * JOHN DENVER -Windsong (Warner Brothers) WORJ Orlando lum) -FM- DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Colum- WZMF-FM- Milwaukee MONTRDSE- (Warner Brothers) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- bia) TOWER OF POWER -In The Slot (Warner Broth- MOTT -Drive On (Columbia) Wind On The Water (ABC) * DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- ers) Midwest Region Wind On The Water (ABC) Southwest Region BABE RUTH- Stealin' Home (Captiol) DAN FOGELBERG- Captured Angel Prisoner In Dis- (Epic) * LINDA RONSTADT- KIDS -FM -Los Angeles TOP ADD ONS: DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH- guise (Asylum) TOP ADD ONS: Prisoner In Dis- CC Wind On The Water (ABC) LINDA RONSTADT- /GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The * BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (W.B.) w SPLINTER- Harder To Live (Dark Horse) DAVID CROSBY guise (Asylum) /GRAHAM NASH On The (W.B.) m MONTROSE- (Warner Brothers) DAVID CROSBY -Wind Water (ABC) TOWER OF POWER -In The Slot * LEO SAYER -Another Year Water (ABC) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asy- GEORGE HARRISON -Extra Texture SONS OF CHAMPLIN -(Ariola) (Warner Brothers) WNTN-FM -Boston DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) lum) (Apple) NIGEL (Rocket) GEORGE HARRISON -Extra Texture U OLSEN- DAN FOGELBERG- Captured Angel (Epic) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here * * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run O PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (As), JOHN DENVER -Windsong (RCA) (Apple) * (Columbia) (Columbia) (Columbia) lum) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here * EAGLES -One Of These Nights (Asylum) * guise (Asylum) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: (Grunt) (Columbia) NASH- * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM (Columbia) JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus (Grunt) * HEAD EAST -Flat As A Pancake (A&M * ALLMAN BROTHERS-Win, Lose Or Wind On The Water (ABC) PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here (Columbia) PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here (Columbia) BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (W.B.) JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus Weaver Draw (Capricorn) * JETHRO TULL- Minstrel In The Gallery (Chry JETHRO TULL- Minstrel In The Gallery (Chry- * GARY WRIGHT -Dream * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run (Grunt) salis) salis) (Warner Brothers) * JETHRO TULL- Minstrelln The Gallery (Columbia) KMET -FM -Los Angeles KISS -Alive (Casablanca) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run (Colum (Chrysalis) PROCOL HARUM -Procol's Ninth BOBBYWHITLOCK-One Of A Kind (Capricorn) bia) * DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH- (Chrysalis) Water (ABC) Southeast Region Wind On The Northeast Region * GRATEFUL DEAD -Blues For Allah COMMANDER CODY 8 HIS LOST BREAKOUTS: (Grateful Dead) PLANET AIRMEN -Tales From The BREAKOUTS: TOP ADD ONS: LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asy- ONS: * ROD STEWART -Atlantic Crossing LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asy- TOP ADD Ozone (Warner Brothers) DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The lum) (Warner Brothers) lum) AMAZING RHYTHM ACES- Stacked Deck (ABC) MONTROSE- (Warner Brothers) Water (ABC) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The WHCN -FM- Hartford DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) Water (ABC) PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were Here The DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH -Wind On FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS- Flying DAN FOGELBERG -Captured Angel (Epic) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) (Columbia) Water (ABC) Wafer (ABC) Prisoner In Disguise (Asp - -Windsong (RCA) Again (Columbia) To Run LINDA NONSTADT- JOHN DENVER * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EXPRESS -Rein- SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND -live (At- bum) MAXINE SELLERS -Life Is Short. But (Columbia) forcements (RCA) lantic) It's Wide (Capitol) TOWER OF POWER -In The Slot * WABX -FM- Detroit JAMES TALLEY -Got No Bread, No (Warner Brothers) KSHE- FM -St. Louis /AIRPLAY: LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- *TOP REQUEST *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: Milk. No Money, But Lots Of Love ALLMAN BROTHERS-Win, Lose Or PINK FLOYD You Were Here (Columbia) * City -Wish Prisoner In (Asy- FOGHAT -Fool For The guise (Asylum) LINDA RONSTADT- Disguise ( Captiol) Draw (Capicorn) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run (Colum- (Bearsville) lum) AMAZING RHYTHM ACES -Stacked GRATEFUL DEAD -Blues For Allah JOHN DENVER -Windsong (RCA) bia) * BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born To Run (Colum- Deck (ABC) DAVID CROSBY/ GRAHAM NASH- ALLMAN BROTHERS-Win. Lose Or Draw (Cap, (Grateful Dead) HARRISON -Extra Texture bia) GEORGE ricorn) * DAN FOGELBERG- Captured Angel KSML -FM-Lake Tahoe /Reno Wind On The Water (ABC) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH-Wind On The (Apple) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH-Wind On The (Epic) Water (ABC) AMAZING RHYTHM ACES -Stacked DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Colum- Water (ABC) You Were Here DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH- BONNIE RAITT- Home Plate (Warner Brothers) * PINK FLOYD -Wish Deck (ABC) bia) Wind On The Water (ABC) (Capitol) JADE WARRIOR -Waves (Island) MAMA'S PRIDE- (Atlantic) BREAKOUTS: BREAKOUTS: * LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Dis- * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Red Octopus FRANKIE MILLER BAND-The Rock DAVID CROSBY/GRAHAM NASH-Wind On The guise (Asylum) * TED NUGENT - (Epic) (Grunt) (Chrysalis) Water (ABC) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asy- * AZTEC TWO- Second Step (RCA) SAM & DAVE -Back At Cha (United * KISS -Alive (Casablanca) * PETERFRAMPTON- Frampton (A &M) LINDA RONSTADT- Prisoner In Disguise (Asy- lum) CHUM -FM- Toronto Artists) lum) DAVID CROSBY /GRAHAM NASH -Wind On The A Kind JANIS IAN Between The Lines (Co- DIRT BAND * BOBBY WHITLOCK -One Of * - BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (Warner Brothers) Water (ABC) NITTY GRITTY -Dream * TOOTS 8 THE MAYTALS -Funky King- (Capricorn) lumbia) DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Columbia) BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (Warner Brothers) (United Artists) ston (Island) ACES-Stacked Deck (ABC) The Slot Here JETHROTULL- Minstrel In The Gallery AMAZING RHYTHM TOWER OF POWER -In COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST * PINK FLOYD -Wish You Were * * (Chrysalis) (Warner Brothers) AIRMEN -Tales From The (Columbia) PLANET HARRY CHAPIN- Portrait Gallery WMMS -FM- Cleveland WMAL -FM- Washington Ozone (Warner Brothers) KADI- FM -St. Louis (Elektra) JERRY JEFF WALKER- Ridin' High WNEW -FM -New York * THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY DAVE MASON -Split Coconut (Colum- BONNIE RAITT -Home Plate (W.B.) 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