Industry Announcements POINTS WEST Polygram Announces Loretta Lynn Life Story February Opening For Set For Filming In Feb. POINTS WEST - OL' PINK EYES IS BACK - Elton John has come out of retirement from live performances by announcing he will embark on a three or four month tour of Europe New Jersey Warehouse LOS ANGELES - "Coal Miner's beginning in February. It was two years ago when he announced he would no longer do live Daughter," a film based on the life of shows, but perhaps he got the taste for them again after giving impromptu solo shows at NEW YORK As exclusively reported in - Loretta Lynn, starring Sissy Spacek, will the MCA Records east and west coast conventions in October. The only instrumental back- Cash Box (Sept. 30, 1978), Polygram Dis- begin production for Universal in February. ing Elton will take on the road will be percussionist Ray Cooper. At tributing Corp.'s new 103,000 -square -foot this point, there is no The film will be produced by Bernard word of plans for a U.S. tour. warehouse in Edison, New Jersey, will Schwartz and directed by Michael Apted NO MORE CLONE ROCK? The Eagles are just one of a number of west begin operations sometime in February, - coast/South- from Thomas Rickman's screenplay. Film- ern California -based acts profiled in "California Rock, California Sound," by Faw- 1979, according to Dean White, operations Anthony ing will take place in Kentucky and Ten- cett, to be published this month. In the book, he quotes Don is manager for the company. The new dis- Henley as saying he tired of nessee, where Lynn spent her youth in "computer clone -rock . .. androgynous heartless, gutless They will remedy tribution center will handle 30% of crap." this, poverty. they say, with a couple of songs they plan to include on their new album "Teenage Jail," Polygram's total U.S. volume. All east coast - and "You're Really High, Aren't You." The group members just say they "feel a definite record retailers, except those in Georgia, need to bring back real rock 'n' roll." will be serviced with Polygram product Karma Opens 2 Stores A.1. ON THE JUKEBOX -While in the U.S. on a tour supporting his new Swan Song album from the Edison facility. NEW YORK Karma Records, the retail af- - "Tracks On Wax 4," talked to Cash Box about the album, how his career filiate of Father's & Sun's, Inc., has opened - is entering a new phase and the state of rock 'n' roll in the late 1970s. The man whose New Denver LP Set two new stores in Indianapolis, Indiana. The albums are regarded as rock 'n' roll classics by many critics and fellow musicians and who NEW YORK RCA Records will new sites are located on the south and west - release. has been called the world's finest producer by Phil Spector, says he will no longer be John Denver's new self -titled album, sides of the city, complementing Karma's in producing other groups and is now concentrating all his efforts on Dave Edmunds albums. January. Denver wrote six of the 11 songs already existing north and east side stores. "I want to do things properly this time. I've had five hits in England, a million seller over here on the LP, which features performances Both stores are free-standing 4,000 - by ('I Hear You Knocking'), and a gold album for the 'Stardust' movie soundtrack. But I've James Burton, Hal Blaine, Emory Gordy, square-foot outlets equipped with custom- never had everything going at the same time. This is the first time I've got an album, a Glen Hardin, Jim Horn, and Herb Pedersen. built mobile audio/video modules. single, a tour, a band (), a manager (Jake Riviera, who also handles Elvis Costello The label has planned a 3 -month campaign As part of its grand opening plans, the and ), an agent and have it all at the same time. We're doing it as it should be to promote the LP with heavy new Karma stores will be open for 56 con- emphasis on done." While his past two or three albums television advertising. secutive hours beginning Friday, Dec. 22. were virtually one man efforts, he has One dollar discounts off all records and returned to recording with Rockpile Chip Taylor To Capitol tapes are being offered between midnight because he says playing all the instru- and 8 a.m. as part of the celebration. LOS ANGELES - Singer/song- ments, singing all the vocals and producing writer/guitarist Chip Taylor has signed with a record "can get boring." But as one of Capitol Records and will release his debut Work Begins On New rock's most highly -regarded producers, he album for the label, "Saint Sebastian" in ABC Records Office also says he can't understand why it takes mid -January. The album was co -produced some acts five or six months, or sometimes by Taylor and John Palladino. LOS ANGELES - Preliminary construction more than a year, to make a record. Field Merchandising has begun on the site for new ABC Records "Tracks On Wax," Edmunds says, took less offices near Century City, Calif. The label than two weeks to record. "I did 12 five - plans to move from its current Beverly Hills Announces First Clients hour sessions. I don't like working more headquarters to the new location around RUSHEN IN CHICAGO While in than five or six hours in LOS ANGELES Gordon Bossin, presi- - the studio. Your - March 1, 1979. ABC's new address will Chicago for a listening session for her judgement starts getting impaired after dent of the newly -formed Field Merchan- 9911 Pico Blvd. debut Elektra/Asylum release, Patrice All of dising Inc., has announced that. this 'going -into -the -studio -for - that the Enter- Rushen did a little personal promotion. Pic- 18 -hours,' I think it's false economy. You tainment Company and The Bicycle Music RPM Studios Open tured above at the session are (l -r): WVON start losing your marbles and you don't Co., are his company's first clients. Bossin air personality Richard Steele, Rushen and know what you're hearing. I heard of one also announced that he has hired four of NEW YORK Robert Mason has opened - WVON assistant PD Carl Connors. group spending eight hours trying to get a eight representatives that will make up the RPM Studios at 12 East 12 St. in Manhattan. bass drum sound right. That's horrendous. No one is going to hear the difference, and Field Merchandising Inc. staff. The site is a full -service 24 -track facility. that's what it all comes down to." Being one of the few artists who has carried the torch of The telephone number is (212) 242-2100. B -Line Relocates Office basic rock 'n' roll into the 1970s, Edmunds was asked, in view of the number of records the Bee Gees have sold and the phenomenon in our LOS ANGELES -B -Line Productions and culture disco has created, if he feels disco Weiss Music Ltd. music is as a in the history of pop music as the birth of rock 'n' roll B -Line Management have relocated their Moves significant development in the 1950s? "Nothing," he responded, offices to 9356 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly LOS ANGELES Larry Weiss Music Ltd. "is as important as the birth of rock 'n' roll. It's - always the basic foundation for Hills, Calif. 90210. The telephone number is has relocated to 1630 Woods Drive, Los anything that's going down. Whether it's disco, etc., it all comes back to rock 'n' roll. Rock 'n' roll a (213) 550-7220. Angeles, Ca. 90069. seems bit shaky now, and it seems safe to say there are only a couple of real rock 'n' roll bands around right now - Cheap Trick and LOOKING AHEAD TO THE TOP 100 Rockpile. But it will come around again. It always does." AND THEY'RE OFF Apparently not wanting such a formality as the end of the year to DON'T LET ME DOWN (Rock Steady ASCA P) PETER CRISS (Casablanca NB 952) - - hamper them, Rolling Stone and Crawdaddy have published their annual lists of "best ofs" HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET (Old "Eye"/Buckwheat -ASCA P) GONZALEZ (Capitol for 1978. In the Stone, The Rolling Stones were named "artist of the year" and their "Some 464 7) Girls" LP as "album of the year." (This following the earlier controversy when publisher I KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT (Six Continents/Mills and Mills BMI) EVELYN DON'T - "CHAM- Jann Wenner called down his own writers, in print, for knocking the album upon its PAGNE" KING (RCA PB 11386) release.) "Band of the year" honor goes to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The (Ashtar/Colgems EMI) CAT STEVENS (A&M 2109-5) BAD BRAKES - Cars were named "new artist of the year," while Bob Seger and Nicolette Larson were CALIFORNIA MAN (lntersong/UA-ASCAP) CHEAP TRICK (Epic 8-50625) named "male singer of the year" and "female singer of the year," respectively. " NOT FADE AWAY (MPL Communications- BMI) TANYA TUCKER (MCA S45 1999) of the year" went to Warren Zevon, while the Commodores took "R&B group of the year"' honors and Willie Nelson landed the award for "country artist of the year." Charles Mingus was selected as "jazz artist of 1978." The Bee Gees showed up twice, with "single of the year" ("Stayin' Alive") and as "producers of the year" with Karl Richardson and Alby Galuten. Without going into great detail, check out the mag's "Platinum Turkey" Awards. ... Meanwhile, new artists honored in Crawdaddy's year-end listing included Jules and the Polar Bears in addition to The Cars, and Jules' "Got No Breeding" is named one of the best new albums of 1978 in High Fidelity's January issue. CONGRATS - To Diane and Davin Seay (Warner Bros. west coast publicist) on the birth of their second child, Isaiah Matthew Seay, Nov. 19 -at Cedars Sinai hospital. Isaiah weighed in at 7 lb. 41/2 oz. YES, THERE IS A KLAATU - To promote its current Capitol album, "Sir Army Suit," pop quartet Klaatu has created a three -minute animated film which features as a soundtrack the song "A Routine Day." The film, previewed at a reception at Mr. Chow's restaurant in Beverly Hills, will be made available for promotional screenings at selected record stores, plus possibly to be used as trailers in movie theatres. The Toronto -based group still re- fuses to reveal its members' individual identies, but indicates that they may embark upon a debut concert tour in the future ... RSO is implementing new security measures to further guard against piracy, in light of last week's FBI raids, which netted millions of dollars worth of pirated LPs and tapes. The label has hired private investigators and plain- clothesmen to maintain 24 -hour surveillance at all labs, pressing plants and distribution points. In addition, the company is trying out special labeling techniques and chemical treatment of album covers to more easily distinguish between genuine and counterfeit product. The measures are going into effect CHIC "FREAK" FETE Chic, whose chart -topping single "Le Freak" has been certified immediately on all upcoming releases, in- - cluding the Bee Flown" platinum, was honored with a party following their appearance at Boston's Harvard Square Gees "Spirits Having studio LP and the "Moment By Moment" soundtrack . .. Marilyn & Theatre. Pictured are (l-r): Nancy Huang, product manager for Atlantic Records; Bernard McCoo Billy Davis Jr. were the guest performers at RKO's luncheon Christmas party last week. RKO hosted Edwards and Alfa Anderson of Chic; Sonny Jo White, program director of WILD; Luci Mar- the Hollywood Radio & Television Society Annual Christmas was tin, Nile Rodgers, and Tony Thompson of Chic; Roxy Myzal, associate national director of party which held at the Century Plaza Ballroom. Etta James also performed, with two members Reggie disco promotion for Atlantic Records; and Tony Chalmers, national director of disco of Knighton's band backing her up. promotion and local promotion representative for Atlantic Records. randy lewis

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