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08120 NEWSPAPER ;Sr110éR «76 tt* 156 151 R BB R SNYDER 3639 MARY A'JN 9R LEBANON 3036 81 St YEAR A Billboard Publication The International Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly December 6, 1975 $1 50 Ford Foundation In Disco Tour NEW DISK FORMULA? $180,000 Disk Outlay Sets Target L.A. Philharmonic By IS HOROWITZ Of 23 Cities NEW YORK -The Ford Founda- Atlantic's Glew By JIM MELANSON tion has disbursed $- 80,000 to 15 la- NEW YORK -A disco -themed Contract Disputed bels in the first nine months of its dance /concert package created by program to stimulate commercial Forum Keynoter Drew Cummings and quietly sup- By ROBEFT SOBEL recordings of serious works by living NEW YORK -'I he keynote ported by the Dimples discotheque GRC Assets Sold NEW YORK -Jos Angeles Phil- American composer;. speaker at the opening session of chain is being offered to arenas harmonic Orchestra management So far more than 40 LPs bearing Billboard's first International Disco throughout the East by the William To L.A. Agency claims it has achieved a union con- sponsored performances are being ForLm will be David Glew, vice Morris Agency. tract breakthrough providing that processed or have a ready been re- president of Atlantic Records. With the go -ahead signal given By DAVE DEXTER JR. only musicians taking part in leased. Glew's subject will be "Disco last week, the parties involved have LOS ANGELES -Sale of General recordings be paid for the session. Total commitment of the founda- Power: Myth Or Reality ?" (Continued on page 12) Recording Co.'s assets to the Ameri- The national symphonic formula tion project is $400,(00, and it is due The Forum opens at the Roosevelt can Variety International Agency requires all members of an estab- to run for three years or until the as- Hotel here Jan. 20 and will continue Acts Vie To Work At here will be effected this week. lished orchestra be paid the first two signed amount is exhausted. Funds through Jan. 23. Exhibit space is al- Negotiations last week involving hours of recording whether they per - may be used solely for talent ex- most sold oat. Indoor Chicago Park the diskery and its publishing firms form or not. penditures. Newly- signed exhibitors include in Atlanta have been finalized and The agreement reached between With approved to ent nuts pegged Let There Be Neon, New York; By NAT FREEDLAND only the papers must be signed. Local 47 in Los Argeles and the L.A. to AFM recording rLtes, the founda- Nimrod Froductions, Canoga Park. LOS ANGELES -Old Chicago, Buyers are Seymour Heller, presi- Philharmonic Assn., though causing tion last week moval to increase its Calif.; Gerantium Laboratories. the nation's first all- indoors amuse- dent, and Ray Harris, executive vice claps of approval from both parties, ceiling commitment of $15,000 for a New York: Focus Lighting, New ment park /shopping mall complex, president of AVI. Oscar Fields, vice has also drawn clans of irate thunder single disk to $16,0(0. This is being York: Sound Sales, New York: has become an important new Mid- president and general manager of from the national AFM leadership. done in anticipation that union Stanton Magnetics, New York; west venue for record artists. the GRC complex concluded the All contracts mLde on a local level members will ratify the new industry Disco Sound, New York, and Ver - Pop names like Bobby Vinton and transaction in behalf of Michael are subject to approval by the na- recording agreemen . which calls for axon Industries, New York. Jose Feliciano, country stars such as Thevi's. GRC's founder. tional parent body. National officers a 10 percent increase in session Dec. 15 is the final day that "early Bobby Bare and Jim Reeves and Heller and Harris, long prominent reached here disclaim any knowl- wages (Billboard, Nov. 15). bird" reservations may be made for jazz artists Woody Herman and in pop music circles on the West edge of such an agreement. Further - ( Continued on page 12) (Continued on page ,-() (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 16) (Con.inued on page 38) FTC To Dealers: Compete By STEPHEN "l'RAIMAN NEW YORK -Hi fi manufac- Jersey regional director, in his com- turers and audio retailers were told ments that drew an overflow group in no uncerta.n terms that "you will to the IHF- sponsored luncheon at have to compete, and have a better the Waldorf- Astoria last week. chance if you accept it creatively" in Introducing Laura Worsinger, the first face -to -face discussion be- who bosses the special task force that tween the FTC antitrust task force is responsible for the ongoing probe, and the Institute of High Fidelity he noted that the FTC has given the that includes most major manufac- highest priority to implementing leg- turers. islation aimed at the end of price "We are not the enemy. We want maintenance practices. you to succeed," emphasized Rich- "Competition is a good thing," he ard Givens, FTC New York -New (Continued on page 39) College Radio Big Item At Loyola By JIM FISHEL The Stylistics' You Art Beautiful" album is a stumnirg mix of the The Eddie Boy Band won the title of "Chicago Rack Group Of The Year" CHICAGO increasing use tional College Radio Conference group's inimitable soul soind and irresistible disco dance rhythms. -The in Reader's 1974 pop poll. The first time they played in their home town of record commercials by non -profit here, Nov. 21 -23. Its a love album and a "get dancin' ' set. Funky and Icsh the album of Chicago. The Chicago Daily News wrote "The ... pop scene is in need the more than two -hour includes their new chart ringle "Funky Weekend" and the magrificent campus stations, a slight tightening During of a shot in the arm ... The Eddie Boy Band migh be a whole transfusion. title song, "You Are Beau iful." of promotional album lists, and the SRO meeting on the downtown They play rock in overdrive. The Chicago Tribune wrote, "A joyous delight." Climbing out of the stores and on to the charts the Stylistics' "You important position college radio campus of Loyola Univ. of Chicago, Members of the group are Mark Goldenberg, John Paruolo, Tim Walkoe, Are Beautiful" album is jus that- Beautiful! AV-6901C. (Advertisament) holds in the plans of disk manufac- college promotion people from five Jost Leo, Dennis Ebert and Michael Lerner. Theirs is slam -bang rock, turers were all spelled out at the labels explained their different pol- tight and strong enough to blow bigger acts right our of the arena. The yearly record company seminar held icies pertaining to this specific mar - Edd e Boy Band debuts on record with this a bum, on MCA Records during the sixth annual Loyola Na- (Continued on page 35) (MCA- 2153). 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In addition to the album, there's another special from this brand new label: the debut single by The Whispers, the Gang's back -up group that's npw an act on its own: "In Love Forever" SB -10430 www.americanradiohistory.com 3 General News -HIGHER ROYALTIES; slack RARE JAZZ & GOSPEL New Life For Old Gospel Arista Purchases Keys -Hansen Firm Changing Savoy's Masters By IS HOROWITZ By JIM FISHEL By BOB KIRSCH NEW YORK -Hansen Musi, country. Jobbers will pay 70 NEW YORK a move to itself further in the jazz market and to LOS ANGELES -New writers, -In entrench has reactivated its Keys- Hansen cents a copy to Keys on print list- field, Arista Savoy. Under new production techniques, new ar- secure a grip in the gospel Records has acquired sheet music division, pegged to a ing at $1.50. After paying the takes over all the existing artist contracts, rangements, more topical material terms of the acquisition, Arista of royalty formula that will provide tune proprietor his 50 cents, and copyrights and masters in the evergreen label's catalog. Pact has been months allowing 10 and new audiences -these are just a copyright owners a 50-cent pay- cents for production, in coming and was known to be happening. gross few of the elements playing an im- off per single sheet sold after the profit per copy sold to Keys Long recognized as one of the first will be 10 cents. Initial portant role in the increasingly 600 copies. print runs strongest jazz and black gospel la- Jackson, Donald Byrd, Herbie Print agency rights will be will be 3,000 copies. changing face of black gospel music. bels, Savoy had some of the most in- Mann, Charles Mingus, Yusef La- sought from independents whose No advances are to be paid for The changes in black gospel have fluential jazz artists on its label at teef, Modern Jazz Quartet, Lee Mor- catalogs are not committed to the sheet rights, and the deal will been neither sudden nor dramatic, one time. These included: Charlie gan, Art Blakey, Fats Navarro, major publishers, but still want also grant non -exclusive but have evolved over the past few secon- Parker, John Coltrane, Lester Kenny Clarke, Dexter Gordon and to take a shot at the sheet market, dary publication rights to Han- years to the point where it is often Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman many others.