REGIONAL ALBUM ACTION

NORTH CENTRAL MIDWEST NORTHEAST

(Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, (Metro N.Y., Upstate N.Y., Boston, (Minnesoto, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, N. & S. Dakota) Indiana, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Philadelphia) Kansas City) 1. CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (SONG OF JOY) 1. DONNA SUMMER 2. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1. KANSAS 2. BURTON CUMMINGS 3. KISS (DESTROYER) 2. FOGHAT 3. McCOO & DAVIS 4. JOHN DENVER (SPIRIT) 3. BURTON CUMMINGS 4. SAVANNAH BAND 5. ENGLAND DAN & J.F. COLEY 4. NADIA S THEME (A&M) 5. PHOEBE SNOW 6. OSMONDS (NEW SEASON) 5. FRANK ZAPPA 6. FRANK ZAPPA 7. NADIA'S THEME (A&M) 6. BLUE OYSTER CULT 7. ALLMAN BROTHERS 8. ABBA 7. ENGLAND DAN & J.F. COLEY 8. FOGHAT 9. KANSAS 8. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 9. KANSAS 10. DONNA SUMMER 9. CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (SONG OF JOY) 10. BRASS CONSTRUCTION 10. BRICK 11. BRICK 11. BOB SEGER 12. ROBERT PALMER 12. MELISSA MANCHESTER 13. PATTI SMITH

13. KISS 14. ALL THIS & WW II 14. ABBA 15. KOOL & THE GANG 15. ALICE COOPER

WEST BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON

BLACKBYRDS California, Seattle, Portland) ( BRICK GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS 1. BOB SEGER NATIONAL BREAKOUTS 2. PHOEBE SNOW JACKSONS 3. BLUE OYSTER CULT ROBERT PALMER 4. CHUCK MANGIONE 1. AL STEWART 8. G. HARRISON BRASS CONSTRUCTION 5. ABBA 2. JAMES TAYLOR (DARK HORSE) BAR-KAYS 6. FOGHAT DENIECE WILLIAMS 3. DAVE MASON 9. LOGGINS & MESSINA 7. FRANK ZAPPA MELBA MOORE 4. 10. 8. ROBERT PALMER G. HARRISON (CAPITOL) SEALS & CROFTS BURTON CUMMINGS 9. LITTLE RIVER BAND 5. CAR WASH 11. STREISAND/ KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 10. ALLMAN BROTHERS ALL THIS & WW II 6. JONI MITCHELL KRISTOFFERSON 11. NAZARETH PHOEBE SNOW 7. E. HUMPERDINCK 12. CHARLIE DANIELS BAND NADIA’S THEME (A&M) 13. KALAPANA JEAN-LUC PONTY 14. DONNA SUMMER 15. SAVANNAH BAND SOUTHEAST

(Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, Charlotte, Richmond, Florida) BURTON CUMMINGS DENVER/PHOENIX SOUTH CENTRAL BRICK McCOO & DAVIS 1. ALLMAN BROTHERS (Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Little KANSAS 2. CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Rock) ALL THIS & WW II 3. FOGHAT LEO SAYER 1. PHOEBE SNOW 4. KANSAS KC & SUNSHINE BAND 2. JOAN BAEZ 5. FRANK ZAPPA ELVIN BISHOP 3. BLACKBYRDS 6. ALL THIS &WW II BOB SEGER 4. GRAHAM PARKER 7. DAVID LaFLAMME ROBERT PALMER 5. KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 8. JOAN BAEZ LTD 6. ROBERT PALMER 9. PHOEBE SNOW BLACKBYRDS 7. ABBA 10. BLUE OYSTER CULT NAZARETH 8. LITTLE RIVER BAND AL GREEN 9. EMOTIONS OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 10 . AL GREEN

Albums listed as regional breakouts are consensus choices of the accounts listed below. These accounts assess hit potential of new LP releases based on regional sales, overall sales potential and per -

sonal predictions. Albums listed as national breakouts have been reported by a minimum of 75% of outlets listed below and have appeared in a biinimum of six markets.

REGIONAL ALBUM ACTIVITY is compiled from sales information from the following national, regional Modern/Milwaukee, Morey's One Stop/Balt., Mushroom/New Orleans, Music City/Nashville, Music and local wholesalers and retailers: NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: ABC Record & Tape Sales, Disc Records, Menu/S. F., Music Millenium/Portland, Music Plus/L.A., Music Scene/Atlanta, Music Street/Seattle. Korvettes, Lieberman Enterprises, J.L. Marsh/Musicland & Record Bar. REGIONAL AND LOCAL AC- National Record Mart/Midwest, New England Music City/Boston, Northern Records/Cleveland, COUNTS: Alexander's/N.Y., All Records/Oakland, Alta/Phoenix, Alwilk/N.J., Ambat/Cincinnati, Odyssey/Phoenix & Santa Cruz, Peaches/Atlanta. Cleveland, Delwood, Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, L.A., &

Angott/Detroit, Apex-Martin/N.J., Aravox/N.Y., Banana/S. F., BeeGee/Albany. BovisTwo/Providence, St. Louis, Peter's/Boston, Poplar/Memphis, Potomac/Washington, D.C., Prospect/Cleveland, Radio Brass Ear/Seattle, Bromo/Dallas-Houston-Okla. City, Buffalo One Stop/Buffalo, Cactus/Houston, Doctors/Milwaukee, Rapid Sales/Madison, Record & Tape Collectors/Baltimore, Record Cove/Mon- Capers Corner/Kansas City, Cassells/L.A., Cavages/Buffalo, Central/Hartford, Central terey, Record Dept. Merch. /Memphis, Record Hole/San Antonio, Record Masters/Baltimore, Record South/Nashville, Circles/Phoenix, Commercial/Maine, Consolidated/Detroit, Norman Cooper/Phila.. Revolution/Cleveland, Record Shack/N.Y. & Atlanta, Record Theatre/Cleveland-Akron, Recor- Cutlers/New Haven, Dan Jay/Denver, Dick’s/Boston, Disco/Boston. D.J. 's/Seattle. Double B/Long dland/Midwest. Richman Bros./Phila., Rose/Chicago. Sam Goody/N.Y. & Phila., Schwartz Bros.- Island. Ernie's/Chicago, 1812 Overture/Milwaukee, El Roy -TSS-Record World/Long Island, Harmony Huts/D. C.. Sieberts/Little Rock, Shulman-Listening Booth/N.J. -Phila., Soul City One Everybody's Records/Portland, Evolution/Phoenix, Father's & Sun's/Indianapolis, For The Stop/L.A., Soul Shack/D. C.. Sound Town/Dallas, Sound Unlimited/Chicago. Sound Record/Baltimore, Franklin/Atlanta, Galgano/Chicago, Gardner's/Chicago, Gary's/Richmond, Wherehouse/Houston-Dallas, Southern/Miami, Spec's/Miami, Stark-Camelot/Midwest, Straw- Giant/Virginia, Handleman/Detroit, Harmony House/Detroit, Harmony House/N.J., Harvard berrys/Boston. Streetside/St. Louis, Swallens/Cincinnati, Tape City/New Orleans. Tosh's One Coop/Boston. Independent/Denver, Inner Sanctum/Austin, Interstate/Miami, J&J-Record Stop/Seattle. Tower/L.A., Sacramento, S.F. & San Diego. Town Hall/N.Y., Trans World/Albany, Two Museum/Phila., Jerry's/Phila., Jimmy's Music World/N.Y., King Karol/N.Y., Knox/Knoxville, Licorice Guys/East Coast, United/Miami, Wax Museum/Minneapolis. Waxie Maxie/D.C., West Coast Music Pizza/L.A., Lieberman One Stop/Minneapolis, M.J.S. /Miami, Record Factory/S. F., Mile High/Denver, Sales/L.A., Western Merchandisers/Southwest, Wilcox/Okla. City, Win One Stop/N.Y.

“The Slipper And The Rose” and “Car RCA, MGM, DG, Philips, Mercury and RETAIL LP SELLING PRICES Wash.” Two-page ads promoting the mo- Verve) for $4.29/$5.49 tape; three Capitol tion picture “Bound For Glory” tied to the releases, including Harrison’s most (continued from George page 24) for $3.69/$4.99 tape; four RCA releases, in- original soundtrack to the film on UA. recent album, for $3.99/$5.49 tape; two 20th Century for $3.99/$5.49 tape each; the cluding the newest LPs by Lena Horne and (Sunday New York Times). Beatles releases (2 LPs/ $7.98 list) for latest release by Esther Phillips on Kudu for Phil Woods, for $3.99/$5.69 tape; eight $6.49/$9.49 tape; two MCA releases for $3.99/$5.49 tape; seven releases on Blue- “Legendary Performers” releases ($7.98 Philadelphia $3.99/$5.49 tape; Elton John’s latest bird/RCA (2 LPs/$7.98 list), including list), including a double set by Glenn Miller, release (2 LPs/$12.98 list) for $7.99/$9.99 anthologies by Benny Goodman, Glenn and five Pablo releases for $4.64 each; and At Korvettes (5 locations), same ad with tape; Lynyrd Skynyrd's latest release (2 Miller, Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey, for “Porgy & Bess” on RCA with Ray Charles the identical prices and features that ap- LPs/$7.98 list) and the soundtrack to "Car $4.89/$6.99 tape each; “The Complete and Cleo Laine (2 LPs/$14.98 list) for $4.64 peared in Baltimore. At Wee Three stores Wash” for $4.69/$6.49 tape; four releases Lionel Hampton” on Bluebird/RCA (7 per LP. At Jimmy’s Music World (11), 12 (8), 25 CBS releases, including Boston's on Private Stock, including Peter LPs/$23.98 list) for $14.99; and eight Lon- albums, including the debut LPs by Wild debut LP and the latest releases by Lemongello’s debut LP on Private Stock for don classical albums, including the Solti Cherry, Heart and Dr. Buzzard’s Original Chicago, Boz Scaggs, The Jacksons, EWF, $3.99 each; the Four Seasons’ “Story” on version of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger,” Savannah Band and the latest releases by Michael Murphey and Kansas, for Private Stock (2 LPs/$7.98 list) for $4.69: Marriner’s reading of Handel’s “Messiah” EWF, Chicago and Abba, for $2.99 each; $3.99/$5.79 tape; Dave Mason’s latest four Mercury releases, including Graham and “O Holy Night" by Luciano Pavarotti, Ray Charles’ “Greatest Hits” (5 LPs) and the release (2 LPs/$7.98 list) for $4.99/$5.99 Parker’s latest album, for $3.99/$5.49 tape; for $3.99 per LP. At The Record Hunter, all- soundtrack to “A Star Is Born” ($8.98 list) tape; the soundtrack to “A Star Is Born” for Saturday Night Live’s debut LP on Arista for label sale for $3.87/$5.48 tape. At Record for $3.99 each; and assorted cutouts for $5.99; six budget releases on Columbia for $3.99; six RCA releases, including John World/TSS (17), these features over a full $1.00/$1.99 tape. Full-page ad promoting $2.98; eight Columbia Christmas albums Denver’s latest album, for $3.99/$5.49 page: all releases on RCA and affiliated upcoming area concert appearance by Hall for $2.98 per LP; three classical releases for tape; four ABC classical releases for $4.19 labels for $4.24/$5.74 tape; four RCA & Oates tied to two of their albums on RCA, $3.99; three classical releases (2 LPs/$7.98 per LP; six releases on Buddah, including releases, including LPs by Silver Conven- including their latest LP, at Alexander’s for list) for $4.99 per set; and seven budget Melba Moore’s latest album, for tion and Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah $3.59 each. MCA Records tie-ins of the classical releases on Odyssey for $2.98. At $3.99/$5.49 tape; eight “Picks Of The Band and the latest release by Hall & Oates, original soundtracks to the motion pictures Sam Goody (10), multi-label sale (including- (continued on page 44)

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