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` .- ' , , n si! Z, .". 7 r - V Lr Ar 'n i A Billboard Publication The International Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly March 22, 1975 $1.50 Antipiracy Forces Savor Triumphs Polygram Eye$ Hill & Range Pirates Now Calif. May Court Nixes By ROBERT SOBEL Up Penalty NEW YORK -Polygram Corp. under the Polygram umbrella, will ITD Injunction Jumping Ship By JOHN SIPPEL will acquire some 75 percent of Hill administrate in the U.S. the Hill & By LOS possibility By MILDRED HALL & Range Songs Inc., under an agree- Range catalogs acquired in the deal IS HOROWITZ ANGELES -The ment reached in principle between by Intersong, Hamburg -based firm NEW YORK -Tape pirates now of passage of a much stiffer record/ WASHINGTON -The Justice statute in California Intersong, Polygram -owned corn - with 17 branches worldwide. facing the possibility of federal pros- tape antipiracy Department last week won another when opponents of pany, and the U.S. publishing firm. This is more or less an extension of ecution for the unlicensed dupli- appeared bright, battle in its recently announced all - a no- It's also learned that the deal, the normal pattern of both firms cation of pre -1972 recordings are be- the proposals did complete out war against tape pirating of a two bills which is to be firmed this week, does throughout the world. In certain ginning to jump ship. show at review of older, non -copyrighted recordings. not include either Gladys Music or areas Chappell handles Intersong's Scattered reports indicate some Wednesday (12) before the Assem- U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Elvis Presley Music, both owned by administration; in other areas the are attempting to legalize business bly Committee on Criminal Justice Flannery denied a plea here by In- Presley. Both firms will be continued situation is reversed. operations by seeking out legitimate in Sacramento. ternational Tape Distributors Ltd., In to bill no. 684, intro- under Hill & Range aegis. It's not known at this time exactly sources of low -cost product to feed addition of Rochester, N.Y., for a temporary Mike Anto- Under the arrangement it's known what companies in the Hill & Range through their extensive duplicating duced by Assemblyman injunction against the criminal pros- 4 Feb. 15), that Chappell, sister publishing firm (Continued on page 10) facilities. In other cases, some just novich Feb. (Billboard, ecutions (Billboard, March 8). the Assembly committee, composed appear to be heading for the hills. At issue is the unauthorized tap- Bruce One major supplier of sound -alike of chairman Alan Sieroty, ers' claim to legality under the Nestrade, Art Torres, Julian Dixon, recordings reports a "sudden surge" compulsory licensing proviso in the Cutouts Hot NARM Topic Kenneth L. Middy and John T. in inquiries from duplicators he's U.S. copyright law. This permits for sal- Knox, appraised bill no. 712, au- NEW YORK -Despite the best tinuing search by the retailer never heard from before. And many anyone to record copyrighted music, to at the best pos- of' says Ed PPX thored by Assemblyman William efforts of manufacturers control able merchandise these, Chalpin of once a first recording is made, on margin. Thomas. Each would toughen the release schedules and limit cutouts, sible profit Enterprises, come from Wisconsin payment of a mechanical royalty key present section 653h of the state pe- one of the most active trading and A sampling of some of the and Oklahoma. These areas have fee. selling sessions ever of promotional firms exhibiting at NARM -and long been havens for some of the nal code, which makes violation a merchandise was noted at the recent they were prominent among the 60- largest duplicators of unlicensed misdemeanor. Justice will launch criminal prose- NARM convention. plus companies on hand -and sev- recordings. Thomas' bill would make such cutions on the basis of rulings by in separate Although the relatively "reces- eral who didn't make the scene, cov- A Midwestern tape dealer com- conduct an alternative felony -mis- four U.S. Appeals Courts hold that the compul- sion- proof' record /tape business is ers their interest in the new $3.98/ plains of intensified competition demeanor punishable by imprison- circuits. These only less affected by the current economy $4.98 product and offers a graphic from pirated material. But he's not ment in a state prison for a term not sory licensing of music permits is, a record - than many other sectors, the depth answer to the plea of Korvetten' too unhappy because he views the to exceed five years or in county jail "similar use" -that new on page 8) of this activity emphasizes the con- ( Continued nn pq g(' (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) (Continued Audio /Video Media Paying Own Way Despite Economy By STEPHEN TRAIMAN Motorola Preps Car TUCSON -Audio /video communications are paying their way in a Discrete `Q' Receiver tightening economy and the tradi- By RADCLIFFE JOE tional prerecorded music tape mar- future poten- NEW YORK -Motorola is work- ket offers broadened a spoken -word ing on a discrete 4- channel car radio tial for growing video tape /disk industry. in anticipation of an early FCC rul- audio and attendees ing on discrete FM broadcasts. That was the message for Motorola expects that an FCC at the International Tape Assn.'s ruling on a preferred standard for fifth annual seminar here March discrete FM broadcasts could come 2 -6. attendance was off a bit within a year, thereby paving the Although way for long- awaited FM broad- from the prior year, undoubtedly to which saw mem- casts in discrete 4- channel sound. due the economy ber user and supplier companies cut Recommendations on systems Since the new STRAWBS album 'GHOSTS' appeared, its been haun:ing A new single from Paul Anka is always an event, but the reaction to back on representatives, ITA execu- competing for the FCC ruling will the airwaves everywhere. And now that its bulleting up the charts, "I Don't Like To Sleep Alone" UA- XW615 -X, is unprecedented. In just tive director Larry Finley was soon be forwarded to the Commis- it's creating visions throughout the A&M Sales Dept.! (SP 4506) one week, Paul's new record is smash hit bound on more than 70 radio pleased by feedback on the (Advertisement) sion by the NQRC (National Quad - solid stations all over America. Destined to be a classic. On United Artists (Continued on page 48) (Continued on page 49) Record. (Advertisement) (Advertisement

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www.americanradiohistory.com 3 General News Low Prices Firmed Operation Push Grappling Plans To Aid Black Execs For IHF Concerts By JEAN WILLIAMS By RADCLIFFE JOE LOS ANGELES -The record, re- proportion to our ability to grow as may be able to have access to the NEW YORK -Top jazz, rock Civic Center. Gillespie will be hon- tail and radio division of Operation artists," Rev. Jackson says in Chi- best sales available," Rev. Jackson and soul artists including Styx, ored on the first night of the Push, the organization founded by cago. says. "It will assure record corn - Hot Tuna, Kingfish, Taj Mahal show, and will later appear in the Rev. Jessie Jackson, has been ap- Push's concern also extends to panies of getting their money back and Dizzy Gillespie will perform concert with Taj Mahal. proached by several black record black record distributorships and quickly, and assure us of having the at four low -priced concerts spon- Aretha Franklin will be hon- and radio executives for help. developing ways that will increase proper stock at the right price. And sored by the Institute of High Fi- ored on the second night, and "There seems to be a great con- their economies. in that way many of the mom and delity (IHF), and scheduled to this presentation will be followed cern about blacks' ability to grow as "Operation Push is discussing dad store owners can form or partici- run concurrently with the up- by a concert featuring Styx and executives in the record industry in ways for co -op buying so that we pate in the formation of a co -op that coming San Francisco Hi Fi the Alex Harvey Band. has the ability collectively that they Show, April 3-5. On the final afternoon of the would never have singularly," as- Tickets to the concerts, which show, beginning at 2 p.m., coun- sures Rev. Jackson. along with the exposition will be try artist Earl Scruggs will be Scott Bill Introduces Operation Push has formed a re- held at the San Francisco Civic honored, followed by the rock search committee headed by the Auditorium, are priced at $3 group Kingfish in concert. Later Rev. George E. Riddick, its national (believed to be the lowest admis- that same day, beginning at 9 Performance Royalty research director. p.m., the "Artist Of The Year" "Black air personalities have not sion price to a rock concert any- By MILDRED HALL where in the country today), and award will be presented to Elton been afforded professional status, will also entitle the holder to visit John, with Hot Tuna appearing WASHINGTON -Sen. Hugh recorded music for profit would be and they are doing high powered Scott, with six coin- small, it would provide a fund the exhibits. in concert. sponsors, has but (Continued on page 78) Another innovation at the San troduced his promised bill to estab- out of which these creative individ- As an added bonus, ticket Francisco show is the establish a performance royalty for copy- uals- musicians, vocalists, narra- holders will qualify for a $ 1 re- lishment of what show officials righted recordings. The bill, S. 1111, tors -could be compensated." Dick James to bate if they take their stubs call a "Hi Fi Hotline" which will would require payment of a compul- The legislation would set compul- participating hi fi dealers in the be manned by a team of audio sory licensing fee by such commer- sory licensing fees to be paid by Marketing 2 U.S. area. The rebate privilege is de- specialists who will be available cial users for profit as broadcasters, broadcasters and other users for a give consumers an in- In signed to to answer any queries about hi fi jukebox operators and background two -year period after passage of the Labels U.K. centive to meet their local hi fi equipment. The hot line will re- music services. bill. If by that time, record copyright LONDON -DJM (owned by Dick dealers, pursue their inter- and main open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The right to collect a fee for the owners and users have negotiated an James) has signed two licensing ests in high fidelity components. for the duration of the show. performance of recordings was de- agreement on royalty fees among deals with American companies, Tying in with the concerts will Some 35 hi fi equipment man- leted from the Senate's copyright re- themselves, the compulsory licens- Springboard International and Pride be the IHF's first annual "Artist ufacturers will take part in the vision bill S. 1361 last year in a floor ing rates established in the bill Records, which will bring in the first Of The Year" awards presenta- show at which the latest state -of- battle. The present revision bill, S. would be dropped. instance, a considerable catalog of tion which will honor such top the -art hi fi equipment and ac- 22 grants only protection from un- If the parties cannot agree, the deleted U.S. material and in the music personalities as Aretha cessories will be demonstrated. authorized duplication for record- statutory rates would continue until second, soul acts. Franklin, Elton John, Earl There will also be a number of ings made on or after Feb. 15, 1972. a compromise could be worked out Springboard is a marketing com- Scruggs and Dizzy Gillespie seminars ranging from introduc- Senator Scott (R., Pa.), a member by a panel of the American Arbi- pany which specializes in buying de- (Billboard, March 8). tory courses in quadraphonic of Sen. John L. McClellan's sub- tration Assn. leted recordings from all major with companies. The deal will n The concerts and the awards sound to a complete mix -down committee on Patents, Trademarks Under the bill, radio stations American _ presentations will be held in the demonstration of a recording stu- and Copyrights, told fellow Senators gross receipts of between $25,000 give DJM a sizable amount of mate- fV 7,000-seat auditorium of the dio in action. last week that "the amount of the and $100,000 a year would pay an rial previously unreleased in the IV royalty for who use annual fee of $250; stations making U.K. by artists such as The O'Jays, payment those cc between $100,000 and $200,000 Gladys Knight, Patti La Belle & The V cT would pay $750. Stations making Bluebells, Jimi Hendrix and The co over $200,000 would pay 1 percent Beachboys. Polydor Pops a $200,000 `Tommy' Promo f- of net receipts from advertising In addition, there is a large jazz r- By ROBERT a SOBEL sponsors. catalog, part of which comprises un- o NEW YORK -Polydor Records' Arnie Geller, marketing executive package creating traffic back to the For stations using very little mu- usual collectors' items. DJM expects promotion and marketing campaign of Polydor, views the two-record set record stores." sic, an alternative pro-rated fee tak- (Continued on page 54) on the "Tommy" film soundtrack as providing a strong sales stimulant The massive promotion drive, ing into account the amount of has blasted off nationwide and, for the industry. "The servicing of which is being coordinated with Co- record playing, would be set at a fueled by a budget in excess of `Tommy' is much beyond the nor- lumbia Pictures, distributors of the fraction of 1 percent of the receipts, Await Final $200,000, is already shipping gold. mal marketing channels. We see the film, centers on national radio con- virtually eliminating payment in all - tests, in -store moviematics, celebrity news stations, for example. ..w Business And The Economy participation, radio spots, national TV stations making over $1 mil - `Q' Report print advertising, local radio tie -ins, (Continued on page 8) By CLAUDE HALL posters and T- shirts. $1 Mil Akai Promo On the radio end, 100 stations in LOS ANGELES -Discrete quad 50 major markets are involved in L.A. Unleashes broadcasting draws closer to becom- "five or six" variations of a contest ing a reality. The National Quadra- To Fill U.S. Void which WNEW -FM in New York ran Antipiracy Unit phonic Radio Committee, which Feb. 26 March 3. The con- met a week ago in Phoenix, with By EARL PAIGE through test, Geller says, attracted some By DAVE DEXTER JR. about 20 engineers and executives hensive promotions and inventory fighting it out to give the public the This is part of a continuing series of 60,000 postcards. The first 100 cards LOS ANGELES -A special an- programs. best broadcasting system possible, studies devoted to variousfacets of the picked at random received pairs of tipiracy unit has been unleashed by industry and how is There's, of course, much more to meets Tuesday, Wednesday and each facing the tickets to the premiere of the Burt Pines, the city attorney, which the Akai's rather sudden decision to Thursday this week at the O'Hare state of economy. "Tommy" film, to be held in New he describes as "hard-hitting and LOS ANGELES take on the giants in hi fi compo- Hilton, Chicago, to finalize the re- -When you're York on Tuesday (18); 100 other comprehensive and designed to rid Sony, TEAC. port on recent field tests. doing good in most of the world nents such as Marantz, winners, also chosen at drawings Angeles and for tape Los once all of This report will be presented to markets but missing out in America One aspect is Akai's U.S. expansion will get LPs and still another 100 will pirates." in with Akai is looking the Federal Communications Corn - then the way to plug that gap to- Phillips saying be given T- shirts. The FBI and the Los Angeles Po- day's economy is to go all out with a to acquire an American speaker mission (Billboard Feb. 15). Spear- WNEW -FM, previous to the lice Department are working closely U.S. dealer push. That's what Akai building plant to first make speakers heading the completion of the report drawing, created free 90- second ra- with Pines' staff. Deputy city attor- America, Ltd.'s $1 million -plus pro- "more competitive with perform- is James Gabbert, president of dio spots announcing the contest. ney Ron Robinson heads up the spe- motion is keyed to, and for clinchers and second, "to design with KIOI -AM -FM in San Francisco. ance," cial unit. the company is tossing in a consumer (Continued on page 49) (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) Currently, five systems are in the recording artist popularity contest. running. These include the Quad - In his first exclusive interview racast Systems method, Nippon /Co- since being appointed to head Akai's Book Pub To Distrib Argo Label lumbia, GE, Zenith, and RCA. U.S. audio and separate video divi- After the report is filed- possibly sions, Charles Phillips stresses the NEW YORK -London Records Charles Schicke, London special U.K. artists, is being pushed on TV on the end of the month -there will need to develop strong retail outlets has signed Houghton Mifflin, the projects director. by Brookville Marketing. It's Lon- be further in- fighting as opponents and back up dealers with compre- prestigious book publisher, to act as Deal is another in a series of don's first TV album devoted en- argue the flaws of the other systems. primary distributor of its spoken moves to achieve greater exploita- tirely to its own product. Some indication is that a compro- word line, Argo Records, to the edu- tion of the vast pool of material in Company recently prepared an mise may have to be effected in or- Private Stock Rises cational market. the London group of labels. Recent album for Horizon Books based on der to gain quicker decision on a vi- LOS ANGELES -Larry Uttal's The Argo catalog, comprising steps have seen the creation of a "Music Of Europe's Great Courts able discrete quad broadcasting Private Stock label, in business less some 150 titles and including number of direct marketing pack- And Cathedrals," for sale by mail system. (Continued on page 8) than one year, has its first No. 1 recordings of all the Shakespeare ages, ranging the repertoire gamut order. Two more packages for Hori- single: Frankie Valli's "My Eyes plays, will continue to be distributed from medieval chant to rock. zon are in preparation, one to tie in More Late News Adored You." The single has been by other educational jobbers and A current set, "English Cats And with the bicentennial and featuring See Page 78 on Billboard's Hot 100 18 weeks. through retail channels, according to Others," consisting of rock hits by (Continued on page 6)

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Jerry Winston, vice president, director of marketing, has been named president of Malverne Distributors Inc. Other newly elected company officers are Joe Grippe, vice president, Harvey Maybrown, secretary, and William Shocket, chairman.... John Barrale joins Rockwell International Corp. as distribution marketing manager, Admiral audio products. * * * Moving from Atlanta, Buddy Brown now is country sales director for MGM Records in Nashville.... New production manager of GRC in Atlanta is Joy Harvey, recently with Capitol.... Alan Jacobs named a &r chief at Mocha Records, Chicago. ... Paul Miller joins Maxell Corp. of America as product /advertising manager. He was formerly with Altec.... Kajac Records in Carlisle. Iowa, welcomes Jim Robinson as director of custom services. * * * Taking over as regional sales director, Midwest. for United Artists Records' is Art Keith, late of the Discount Records retail chain. He will work out of Chi- cago. ... Dave Fitch named Southern regional sales representative for A &M Records in Norcross, Ga.... Chuck Huesman moves in as branch manager for Together Distributing Co., Atlanta, the operation jointly run by Motown and Fortune-Rodabaugh photos A &M Records. ... Reggie Lavong, an ex- Capitol man in Los Angeles, joins Stevie Wonder, Olivia Newton -John and Elton John receive the NARM awards Island Records working out of New York and Philadelphia ss boss of Island's (top photo) at the recent convention in Los Angeles. Stevie won the presiden- jazz and r &b product. tial plaque; Olivia won best selling album by a female and best selling album by a female country artist. Elton won for best selling LP by a male and for best Billy Bass, recently with RCA Records, swings into the national album pro- selling album overall. Below: Barry White accepts for best selling LP by a male motion director's chair at United Artists Records in Los Angeles. ... Katie soul artist from Joe Smith, Warner Bros. Records president. Welsh named director of publicity for GRC's Aware, Hotlanta, Elephant and GRC labels in Atlanta. ... Moving from Dallas to Nashville is Bill Mack to assume responsibilities as manager of national country music promotion for Helen Reddy and Paul Anka add star RCA Records. ... House of Loyd in Nashville has set Hank Riddle as vice glamour to the final two evening president and Joe Sun as director of production and promotion for the firm. dinners. ... With the joining of Susan Munao as a full partner, Faralla & Woltag public relations firm becomes Faralla, Woltag & Munao. Also joining the company, in Los Angeles, are former Atlantic Records publicist Peggy Martin and Frank Barron, who will work as a consultant. ... Lon Harriman has joined Apogee ZEP ZOOMS Management Agency in Los Angeles. ... Motown Records, Los Angeles, UP TO NO. 1 names John C. Reddy controller. LOS ANGELES -Led Zeppelin's "Physical Grafitti" LP, which 13 ABC Reissue Packages jumped onto the Billboard Top LP and Tape charts last week in the No. 3 position (highest entry within Offer Something For All memory), has hit the No. 1 spot this LOS ANGELES -ABC Records ing through "Sail Along Silv'ry week. has released a 13 -album series Moon" and "Blue Hawaii." According to a Billboard spot dubbed "Sixteen Greatest Perform- Movie fans get 16 original sound - check among major dealers, the two - ances" featuring a number of artists tracks including themes from "Love disk, $11.98 list price set was selling whose catalogs were acquired in the Story," "Godfather" and "Nevada last week at a rate of 300 to 500 Famous and -Duke /Peacock deals, Smith." copies an hour in several locations. but also including some original For gospel appreciators, the Dixie ABC artists. Hummingbirds move through As the titles indicate, all disks fea- "Loves Me Like A Rock" and "I ture 16 cuts, most are true greatest Found A Friend," and country fans hits sets, all list at $6.98, include liner get Mac Wiseman's versions of In This Issue notes and cover art identifiable to `Jimmy Brown The Newboy" and CAMPUS 31 the series. "The Three Bells" among others. CLASSICAL 34 For rock fans, there's an Ike & Also included in the series are Ed- COUNTRY 38 Tina Turner set from the Blue die Peabody, one of the finest banjo INTERNATIONAL 54 Thumb days, with few hits but some players, and the Six Fat Dutchmen, JUKEBOX 51 good blues performances including a great polka group. CHICOFSKY INCLUDES ARTISTS LATIN 33 "Dust My Broom" and "Honest I All in all, a series that truly does MARKETPLACE 52,53 Do." The Steppenwolf package is feature something for everyone. RADIO 18 probably the cream of the rock pack- BOB KIRSCH Jukeboxer Blasts Labels SOUL 36 ages, with this pioneer heavy metal TALENT 22 band running through major hits NEW YORK -Artists and record record industry, Chicofsky says that TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO 48 Penney Gift To companies apathetic to the impor- "some artists and record companies like "Born To Be Wild," "Rock Me," FEATURES "Magic Carpet Ride" and "The tance of the jukebox industry have bite the hand that feeds them. Stock Market Quotations 8 30,000 Schools come under attack by Ben Pusher." NEW YORK -Some 30,000 sec- "It's proven time and again, even VoxJox 18 Pat Boone will appeal to rock and Chicofsky, managing director of the Studio Track ondary schools and colleges in the through the trade magazines, that 31 nostalgia buffs alike with his set of Music and Amusement Assn. (for- Disco Action U.S. and Puerto Rico will be the the jukebox is the most effective ex- 42 old merly MONY). Dot material from the days when recipients of 100 minutes of sheet posure for a single record and a step- CHARTS only Elvis rivaled him for popu- In an open letter addressed to the Bubbling Under music, as part of a "Bicentennial ping stone for large sales in albums. larity. Included are Per- Hot 100 /Top LPs 20 "Friendly Musical Celebration" from JC Pen- "The wise artist or record manu- FM Action 42 suasion," "April Love," "Love Let- ney, mass merchandisers. who realizes this is ASCAP Fetes 4 facturer certainly Jazz LPs 47 ters In The Sand" and "Speedy The "celebration" packages, in huge NEW YORK -ASCAP honored cashing on sales of singles Soul LPs 37 Gonzalez." which will be distributed to the records. There is no begging by art- four writer- members on their 50th Hot Soul Singles 36 Nostalgia fans can enjoy the An- schools in late spring of this year, in- ists' to year with the Society. Receiving ap- managers have the radio sta- Hot Country Singles 40 drews Sisters doing "Boogie Woogie clude works for band, chorus, or- preciation scrolls were Jay Corney, tion play their record, and no adver- Hot Country LPs 39 Bugle Boy," "In The Mood" and chestra, jazz and rock groups. The who co -wrote with both E.Y. Har- tising expenses. jukebox gives Hot Latin LPs 33 "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree," While 70 minutes of the sheet mu- this exposure free. Hot burg and Howard Dietz, and was co- all 100 72 while Mills Brothers fans get two sic falls in the category of public do- Top 50 Easy Listening writer of "Brother, Can You Spare A "Do you realize that there are over 34 treats, one solo set with the likes of main works, JC Penney also com- Hits of the World 64 Dime "; Joe Gold, former pianist for 500,000 jukeboxes in the U.S., with "Paper Doll" and "Cab Driver" and missioned Rack Singles /LPs Best Sellers..64 four contemporary Mae West and Sophie Tucker; operator buying power of over 75 a set with Count Basie including writers for 30 minutes Top LPs 74,76 additional of Charles Rosoff, stage and screen million records yearly? These are au- "Glow Worm" and "Tiny Bubbles." music. RECORD REVIEWS writer who collaborated with Lou thentic figures. Why would an artist The MOR crowd and Vegas set is Singles Radio Action 14,16 The company also considering Robin, and Murray Sturm, writer or their representatives or record can enjoy Liberace of Album Reviews 68 handling "A putting together bicentennial song- special material and dance band pi- manufacturer overlook such a po- Singles Reviews 70 Taste Of Honey" and "Spanish books and records for national dis- anist. tential market in single sales ?" Eyes" as well as Billy Vaughn work- tribution.

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www.americanradiohistory.com General News Billbrv,r,'1® Another Double LP Set Will Get BEACH BOYS Massive Capitol Nat'l Promotion Founded 1894 The International Music-Record -Tape Newsweekly By BOB KIRSCH LOS ANGELES -Capitol Rec- like the Statue of Liberty, apple pie, the group's management and with LIM Billboard Publications, Inc., 9000 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069 ords, whose double set Beach Boys the Goodyear blimp and so on. the group themselves on the plan- (213) 273 -7040 Cable: Billboy LA; NY Telex- 620523 repackage "Endless Summer" LP hit "There will be 30 and 60- second ning of the campaign," Caston says. EDITOR IN CHIEF: Lee Zhito (L.A.) EDITOR EMERITUS: Paul Ackerman (N.Y.) the top of the Billboard charts last TV spots on a saturation basis." he "We've included a poster repro- MANAGING EDITOR: Eliot Tiegel (L.A.) year and sold in excess of 1 million continues, "which will be bought lo- duction of the cover inside the jacket units, is readying another major cally but will appear on a national (a poster was also included in the NEWS BUREAUS & REGIONAL OFFICES marketing campaign on the upcom- basis on shows like Midnight Spe- "Endless Summer" package) and we CHICAGO, III. 60606, 150 N. Wacker Dr., Area Code 312, CE 6 -9818. Editorial, Anne ing "Spirit Of America" Beach Boys cial, Dinah Shore and late movies. will be promoting the poster on TV Duston; Sales, Bill Kanzer. CINCINNATI, O. 2160 Patterson St. Area Code 513 -381 -6450. repackage. These will begin at the end of April. too," Caston adds. LONDON: 7 Carnaby St., London W. 1. Telex- 262100. Phone 437 -8090. Cable: Billboard London. European Editorial Director, Mike Hennessey; U.K. News Editor, Peter Jones; Re- The album will be another double There will also be 30 and 60- second Many of the ads will also promote gional Publishing Director, Andre de Vekey. MILAN, Italy, Piazzale Loreto 9, Tel: 28.29.158. set and is slated for mid -April re- radio spots to tie in with the TV ads. "Endless Summer," and dealers will Bureau Chief, Germano Ruscitto. NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37203, 1717 West End Ave. Area lease. National marketing coordina- On the TV and radio segments there be urged to market the new and old Code 615, 329 -3925. Bureau Chief, Bill Williams; Sales, John McCartney. NEW YORK, N.Y. tor Phil Caston says the marketing will be room at the end for -four packages together. 10036, 1 Astor Plaza, Area Code 212, 764 -7300. Bureau Chief, Is Horowitz. JAPAN: 1694 and merchandising campaigns will dealer tags." The set, which is scheduled to list Hiyoshi -cho, Kohoku -ku, Yokohama 223. Tel: 044 -61 -6605. Bureau Chief, Hideo Eguchi. will with $6.98, 23 tunes. Included WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005, 733 15th St. N.W., Woodward Bldg., Rm 817. Area Code be "more extensive than on the first Ads be coordinated the at features 202, 393 -2580. Bureau Chief, Mildred Hall. set." upcoming Beach Boy tour with Chi- are major Beach Boy hits such as Capitol will support the LP with cago, which begins around the first "Dance, Dance, Dance," "409," EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL BOARD TV and radio spots, a large print of May. "Barbara Ann," "When I Grow Up" Lee Zhito, Eliot Tiegel, Claude Hall, John Sippel, Mildred Hall, Is Horowitz, Paul Ackerman. campaign and in store displays. And "We've worked very closely with and "Do You Wanna Dance ?" the Beach Boys have not recorded EDITORS for Capitol for seven years. CAMPUS: Jim Fishel (N.Y.), CLASSICAL & INTERNATIONAL: Bob Sobel (N.Y.); COPY: "We're shipping the disks in a spe- Dave Dexter (L.A.): COUNTRY & GOSPEL: Bill Williams (Nash.); COUNTRY WEST COAST: cial box, 25 LPs to the box," says Only Civil Court Decision Bob Kirsch (L.A.); LATIN: Ray Terrace (L.A.); MARKETING: John Sippel (L A.); RADIO - TELEVISION PROGRAMMING & BILLBOARD RADIO PROGRAMMING CONFERENCE Caston, "that will open into mer- DIRECTOR: Claude Hall (L.A.); RECORD REVIEWS: Bob Kirsch (L.A.); SPECIAL ISSUES: chandiser. Illustrations on the box Can Halt Calif. Tax Levy Earl Paige (L.A.); TALENT: Nat Freedland (L.A.), TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO: Stephen Traiman will show the graphics of the LP, (N.Y.); ASSOCIATE TAPE/ AUDIO /VIDEO: Radcliffe Joe (N.Y.) which will include about 50 pictures LOS ANGELES -A two -year drive by the State Board of Equalization to of things associated with America, collect a 6 or 6.5 percent sales tax on royalties from the leasor of a master tape FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS to a record /tape manufacturer in an intrastate transaction (Billboard, April 14, ARGENTINA: Ruben Machado, Lavalle 1 783, Buenos Aires; AUSTRALIA: John Bromell, 97 1973) has reached the stage where only a civil court decision can halt the tax Wyadra Avenue, Manly, N.S.W. 2100. AUSTRIA: Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien XVIII, Newport Festival Kreuzgasse 27. Tel: 43-30 -974; BELGIUM: Juul Antonissen, 27A Oude Godstraat, 3100 levy. Heist op den Berg. Tel: 015 241953; BRAZIL: Henry T. Johnson, Av. Rio Branco 25, Rio de A spokesman for the tax board in Janeiro. Tel: 233 -4977, CANADA: Marty Melhuish, 16 Neville Park Blvd., Scarborough, On- Finalizes Safe Sacramento says he cannot detail tario. Tel: 416- 690-0512; CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Dr. Lubomir Doruzka, 14 Zeleny Pruh, 147 specifics, but it is known that the test UA Examining 4- 00 Praha 4 Branik. Tel: 26- 16 -08; DENMARK: Knud Orsted, 32 Solhojvaenget, DK 2750 Boxoffice Slate audit was done on Capitol Records Ballerup, Denmark. Tel: (07) 97- 71 -10; FINLAND: Kari Helopaitio, Ballerup, Copenhagen, By RADCLIFFE JOE over two years ago. After an audit, a Channel Market 01860 Perttula, Finland. Tel: 27- 18 -36: FRANCE: Henry Kahn, 16 Rue Clauzel, 75 -Paris 9 France. Tel: 878-4290; GREECE: Lefty Kongalides, Hellinikos Vorras, Thessaloniki. Tel: NEW YORK -After four years in determination of whether the sales LOS ANGELES -United Artists 416621; HOLLAND: Frans van der Beek, Saturnus 1, Duivendrecht, Netherlands. Tel: 020 New York, the organizers of the or use tax can be assessed, is made. If Records is currently examining com- 981271; HUNGARY: Paul Gyongy, Derekutca 6, 1016 Budapest, Hungary. Tel: 45-46 -45: Newport Jazz Festival appear to it is determined that the tax must be peting 4- channel disk systems in ex- IRELAND: Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Eire. Tel: 97.14 -72: ISRAEL: Uri Alony, have finally settled on a formula of paid, the taxpayer has 30 days to file pectation of issuing some selected ti- POB 28028, Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel: 23.92.97; ITALY: Germano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Mi- commercial and classical jazz pro- an appeal. lan. Tel: 28 -29 -158; MEXICO: Enrique Ortiz, Nuelo Radie Mil, Insurguntes Sur 1870, Mexico tles in quad for autumn release, says a old this case, a person who leases 29, D.F.; NEW ZEALAND: J. P. Monaghan, c/ o Box 79, Wellington; NORWAY: Espen Erik - grams as means of keeping In UA president Al Teller. sen, Bestumveien 21 D, Oslo 2, Norway. Tel: 55- 71 -30: POLAND: Roman Waschko, Magiera friends and winning new boxoffice the master tape to one who manu- "We feel that quad disks are vi- 9m 37, 01 -873 Warszawa, Poland. Tel: 3436 -04; PORTUGAL: Fernando Tenente, R Sta revenues. factures tangible personal property, able in the market today, in that R /c, Antonio 26 Gertrudis St., San- Helena 122 Porto, Portugal; PUERTO RICO: Contreras, The present formula is the result in another form, such as a manufac- there are buyers for 4- channel turce; RUMANIA: Octavian Ursulescu, Str. Radude la La Afumati nr, 57 -B Sector 2, Buch- of trial and error programming tured record or tape, must pay tax on arest O.P. 9. Tel: 13-46-10, 16- 20 -80; SPAIN: Maria Dolores Aracil, Andres Mellado, 22, record product," Teller says. "But I a Madrid. Tel: 449- 14 -68; SWEDEN: Leif Schulman, Brantingsgatan 49, 4 tr. 115 35 Stock- which in 1972 and 1973 resulted in his lease receipts. For example, if don't see how it can be a major fac- holm. Tel: (08)629 -873; REPUBLIC OF S. AFRICA: Peter Feldman, 51 van Riebeeck Ave., mediocre talent acquisitions and dis- producer leases a master, for whose tor in the marketplace until there is a Alberton, Transvaal; URUGUAY: Carlos A. Martins, Martin Garcia 2108, Montevideo; appointing boxoffice returns. sale he receives $30,000, he must pay universal hardware system with total U.S.S.R.: Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 14 Rubinstein St., Ap. 15 Leningrad, 191025. Tel: 15 -33- The program for this year's show either 6 or 6.5 percent, depending on stereo compatibility adopted by the 41; WEST Wolfgang Spahr, 236 Bad Segeberg, An der Trave 67 b, Postfach GERMANY: closely parallels last year's schedule, where the transaction was made. All industry." 1150. W. GERMANY. Tel: (04551) 14 28; YUGOSLAVIA: Borjan Kostic, Balkanska St. 30, calls on the of classical over the state, except in Contra 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Tel: 645 -692. and talents Teller feels that ultimately records jazz artists Count Basie, the Duke Costa, Alameda and San Francisco that can be played in either stereo or MARKETING SERVICES Ellington Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan counties, where the tax is 6.5 per- quad must become the industry's DIRECTOR, MARKETING SERVICES: Bill Wardlow (L.A.) and Lionel Hampton while also in- cent, the stipend is 6 percent. standard product in order for 4- CHART MANAGER: Bob White (L.A.) corporating innovating and com- If the taxpayer does file a chal- channel sound to replace stereo as mercially successful artists like John lenge, a hearing officer, who is a the generally accepted mode. SALES Dankworth, Cleo Laine, Jon Lucien, member of the legal staff of the DIRECTOR OF SALES: Peter Heine (L.A.) ASSISTANT SALES DIR.: Steve Lappin (L.A.) Miles Davis, B.B. King and the board, hears the petition. If the tax- NATIONAL TALENT COORDINATOR: Bill Moran (L.A.); EASTERN SALES MANAGER: Temptations. payer wishes to appeal from the Ron Willman (N.Y.), CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Murray Dorf (N.Y ). Book Pub & Argo George Wein, producer of the fes- hearing officer's decision, the full Continued from page 3 INTERNATIONAL SALES tival, is also making use of such four - member board plus state con- 1776, GREAT BRITAIN: Barry O'Keef, 7 Carnaby Street, London W 1 V 1PG. Tel: (01) 437 8090; soul /pop attractions as the Isley troller Ken Cory hear the appeal. music of and the other a col- AUSTRALIA: Mr. Ken Appleton, Adrep Pty Ltd., 41 McLaren St., North Sydney, NSW. Tel: Bros., Chuck Mangione and Maria The board makes a decision and lection of songs popular during 929 -5088; SPAIN: Rafael Revert, S.E.R. Ave. Jose Antonio 32, 2nd floor, Madrid 13. Tel: Muldaur. The highly successful notice of re- determination. If the tax World War II. POLAND, 23.28.000; BENELUX, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, SCANDINAVIA, Hudson River boat rides and the is held proper 'by the board, the tax- A major London direct marketing WEST GERMANY: Johan Hoogenhout, Smirnoffstratt 40, s- Hertogenbosch, Holland. Tel: is deal some years ago involved the la- 147688; FRANCE: Olivier Zameczkowski, 30 Avenue Bugeaud, 75 -116, Paris; Tel: Latin Evening will also be repeated. payer must pay the tax or he pe- 553.1068; ITALY: Germano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Milan. Tel: 28 -29 -158; JAPAN: Ja- Dropped from the festival are the nalized. He can, after paying the tax, bel's complete set of Wagner's pan Advertising Communications, Inc. 3 -13, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo -Ku, Tokyo, 104, Tel: 571- guitar and blues nights which, while file a claim for refund. This claim is "Ring" operas handled by Time - 8748. MEXICO: Enrique Ortiz, Nceleo Radio Mil, insurgentes Sur 1870, Mexico 20, D.F.; maintaining a faithful following, reviewed by the board and if they Life. But with the release of an eight - PUERTO RICO: Antonio Contreras, 26 Gertrudis St., Santurce, Puerto Rico; SPAIN: Rafael were not successful enough to be turn it down, the next alternative is record Mantovani album last year Revert, Plaza Mariana de Cavis 1 & 3, Escalera Derecha 12B, Madrid 7, Spain. VENEZUELA: continued. Also dropped are the filing suit in superior court. The by Reader's Digest, the company be- Christian Roux, Radio Exitos 1090, Calle El Retiro, Qta. Vilma, El Rosal, Caracas, Venezuela. outdoor events which were subject spokesman said the Capitol case is at gan actively to solicit new mail -or- PUBLISHING to the whims and caprices of the this point in its history. As of now, no der projects. PUBLISHER: Lee Zhito BUSINESS MANAGER: Peter Heine weather. known court suit has been filed. Another package currently in ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Bill Wardlow PUBLISHING CONSULTANT: Hal Cook Wein is retaining the popular free In assessing such a tax, the state preparation is devoted to the music SPECIAL PROJECTS: Denis Hyland (N.Y.); PRODUCTION MANAGER: John F. Halloran afternoon concerts, and will prob- board attempts to get uniform com- of Shakespeare's time. This is being (L.A.); PRODUCTION COORDINATORS: Ward Mechlin, Val Karches (Cincy); CIRCULA- ably repeat them at Fordham Univ. pliance to the law in the field. The developed to be sold in connection TION MANAGER: Jack Shurman (N.Y.), PROMOTION MANAGER: Diane Kirkland (L.A.). where they were held last year. Also tax board spokesman says that "ev- with Houghton Mifflin's Riverside BILLBOARD PUBLICATIONS, INC. being repeated are midnight con- eryone who leases master tape which Shakespeare edition. Jack Welford PRESIDENT: W. D. Littleford; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS: Corporate Development, Joel certs. is then manufactured should be re- is manager of London's special proj- Novak; Administration, David Luppert; VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF SALES: Maynard Most of the popular venues are porting and collecting tax." ects division. L. Reuter; DIVISIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS: Jules Perel, American Artist, Watson -Guptill, again being used: Carnegie, Avery Whitney Group; Mort Nasatir, International Operations. SECRETARY: Ernest Lorch; ASSIST- Fisher and Radio City Music halls, ANT SECRETARY: John Ross; TREASURER: Lawrence Gatto; PRESIDENT, MUSIC LABO as well as the Nassau Coliseum and (JOINT VENTURE): Ben Okano. the Roseland Ballroom. AFM Woos Tyro Musicans The microfilm edition of Billboard is available from KTO Microform, Route 100, Millwood, The festival will run 10 days from N.Y. 10546. For details, contact the company, at the above address. June 27 to July 6, and the still un- NEW YORK -The American Guidelines for this program, list Subscription rates payable in advance. One year, $ 50, two years, $85, three years, $110 in completed program will also feature Federation of Musicians is re -em- introduced several years ago, have U.S.A. (except Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico) and Canada. Rates in other foreign countries tributes to the late Louis Armstrong phasizing its "Young Sounds" pro- been updated by the AFM and par- on request. Subscribers when requesting change of address should give old as well as new will be permitted to pay and Mahalia Jackson; as well as gram designed to attract young mu- ticipants address. Published weekly. Second -class postage paid at New York, N.Y., and at additional Two Generations of Brubeck with union dues in installments during mailing offices. © Copyright 1975 by Billboard Publications, Inc. The company also publishes sicians into the union under a Dave Brubeck; and a tribute to the the first 90 days. If at the end of that in NEW YORK: American Artist, Gift and Tableware Reporter, Industrial Design, Interiors, special offer. Musicians between 14- Merchandising Week, Photo Weekly, Watson -Guptill Publications, Whitney Library of Design; American song with Zoot Sims, period the young musician decides LOS ANGELES: Billboard; NASHVILLE: Amusement Business; LONDON: Music Week, Helen Humes, Ellis Larkins and 21 are eligible to join the program to drop out, he will be refunded all World Radio -TV Handbook, How to Listen to Johnny Hartman. that offers the necessary knowledge his money. Another new twist allows the World; TOKYO: Music Labo. Post- Papa French and the Original to bridge the gap between playing a musician to join for free as an asso- master, please send Form 3579 to Billboard 1.ABP group joins as a Publications, Inc., Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. 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Continued from page 1 He said that Michael Fink, repre- arguments against the unauthorized McirkeE QuoloEions__ ing, and not a copy of one already senting International Record & tapers' claim of legitimacy, in addi- As of closing, Thursday, March 13, 1975 1975 made. Tape Distributors, had called to pro- tion to the four Appeals Court deci- NAME p_E (Sales High Low CION High Low 10ós) 9 The tape firm has requested contest that the department's tough ap- sions against them. vening of a three judge panel to test proach was "driving small legitimate He points out that since compul- 20% 11% ABC 6.5 904 19% 19 19% + 1% the constitutionality of the govern- sound -alike manufacturers out of sory licensing permits only "similar 4% 2 Ampex 4.7 723 4% 4% 4% + 'A 3'/. 1 Automatic Radio 27 108 3'A 2% 31/4 + 1 ment's policy as announced by crim- business." But Murphy says the FBI use," the duplicator cannot record 934 41 Avnet 3.5 1611 7% 6% 7'/. + 1% inal division chief John Murphy, has uncovered too many "phony" under a compulsory license, but 25% 9 Bell & Howell 5.7 761 16% 15% 16% + 1% 10 1754 421 41% 41N2 + % who is sound -alikes using original record- must get permission of the music 42% 25 CBS in charge of prosecuting 61/4 1% Columbia Pic. 23 3255 61/4 5% 6 + % record piracy. Justice will have 60 ings and making only slight vari- copyright owner in order to copy a 3 1% Craig Corp. 3.0 148 2% 2% 2% + % days to submit an opposing brief. ations-a clearly illegal practice. recording already made under a pre- 521/2 17% Disney, Walt 25 4995 45% 42% 441/4 + % license. 3 1% EMI 6.4 91 2% 2% 2% - 1 Murphy told Billboard's Wash- "The FBI labs can detect the vious compulsory 31'% 18% Gulf & Western 4.2 1801 31% 30% 311 + 1 ington reporter last week that he phonies, and they don't know how The Supreme Court has also but- 8% 2% Handleman 15 592 6'/. 514 61/4 + % feels Justice "is on solid ground and we do it," he said happily. tressed the government case in two 12Y 5 Harman Ind. 3.3 201 11 9'/. 11 + 11 714 2% Lafayette Radio 6.1 212 51/2 5% 5Y2 + N. has a strong case" against the tape Justice also questions the selling ways. First, it refused to review a 17% 11% Matsushita Elec. 8.9 129 16'A 15% 161/2 + 1% duplicators. He said Justice is also of a legitimate sound -alike master to lower court ruling against Colorado 42% 19% MCA 5.8 698 421/4 39% 39% - 2%. 91/4 MGM 5.9 632 35% 311 311 31 going after a broad range of "sound other duplicators who put out their Magnetics, in which an Appeals 35% - 801/2 43% 3M 19 5126 56% 51'1 51'1 - 4'/. the legality of record alike" recorders operating under the own copies, claiming the record per- Court denied 8% 11/2 Morse Elec. Prod. - 154 21 2% 21 + % compulsory licensing provision. formance is "exactly like" that of the copying under compulsory licens- 61% 3235 Motorola 20 1611 521 491/4 51% + 1 ing. 23 1134 No. Amer. Phillips 6.3 132 17% 17% 17% + 1 recording star on the original label 19% 5'Á Pickwick Intl. 6.4 287 14 13V2 13% + % (who of course, gets nothing for the Further, said Murphy, "The Su- 6% 2 Playboy 7.5 176 3% 3% 3% + '/. W. Va. Try Fails unauthorized use of his name). preme Court was aware that we were 21% 91 RCA 10 5939 15% 15 151/4 + 11 10% 4% Sony 20 15507 10% 9% 91 + % going to make the decision to prose - LOS ANGELES -For the third Last week's court denial of the In- 25 8% Superscope 31 625 14% 131/4 13% - 1 we feel we are on very solid + % year in a row, the West Virginia leg- ternational Tape Distributors Ltd. cute-so 29'A 10 Tandy 10 1970 29% 28 281 ground." 6% 2% Telecor 4.1 253 4% 4% 4% + 1 islature has failed to pass an antipi- plea for a temporary injunction was 2 + % He quoted a letter to the high 4 11 Telex - 3192 2% 2% racy proposal. for lack of proper grounds. An ac- 21 .08 Tenne 9.3 34 2.12 2.08 2.08 -.06 court, from the Solicitor General, 10% 5% Transamerican 12 2386 81/4 7'1 8 + % The 1975 bill, introduced by for- tion cannot be brought to enjoin Robert Bork, requesting denial of 9% 41/2 20th Century 9.0 1461 91/2 9 9 + % mer Charleston music retailer, Sen. criminal prosecution by the Justice 1% - 44 .11 .10 .10 Unch. the Colorado Magnetics petition for .05 Viewlex Sy Galperin, passed the Senate by a Department, as Murphy pointed 181 6% WarnerCommun. 4.5 1163 1214 111 11% + review. The letter warned, in a foot- 31% 9% Zenith 25 3418 181/2 17 181/2 + 2% close vote early in the session. It was out. He also argued successfully that the coming criminal prose- reviewed by the judiciary committee the Department's action was not note, of cutions. Bork said that although the Thursday, March 13, 1975 and approved for report to the house "beyond the scope of its jurisdic- As of closing, issue was in civil litigation before the floor, but it remained in the rules tion," as charged by the tape firm. OVER THE VOL. Week's Week's Week's OVER THE VOL. Week's Week's Week's at that time, "it could have an committee when the legislature During the court hearing before court COUNTER* High Low Close COUNTER High Low Close impact on Justice Department deci- closed down last week for the year. Judge Flannery, Murphy had other sions on criminality involved" for ABKCOInc. 4 1% 11 1% Schwartz Bros. 32 1 % 1 wilful and knowing infringement in Gates Learjet 211 7 5% 5% Wallich's the pirating of the older non -copy- GRT - '/s % % Music City - % % % Goody Sam - 21 2% 2% KustomElec. 26 1% 11/4 1% ( righted recordings. Integrity Ent. % % % Orrox Corp. 6 % % % LIBRARY OF MASTER TAPES - Murphy said Justice is also aware Koss Corp. 98 4% 4% 41/4 Memorex - 4% 3% 4% FOR ALL PURPOSES that tape duplicators and the sound - M. Josephson 30 71 71 71 alike manufacturers "will go the *Over- the-Counter prices shown are "bid" (as opposed to "asked "). Neither the bid Rather, they Available for Record Co.'s, Congress route" to complain of mo- nor the asked prices of unlisted securities represent actual transactions. are a guide to the range within which these securities could have been sold or bought Duplicators, Films, Back- J-LIV nopoly in the record industry. As to at the time of compilation. the argument that government can- ground, Radio and T.V. not base criminal prosecutions on The above contributed to Billboard by Bache & Co., members of the New York Stock principal stock exchanges. the four Appeals Court inter- Exchange and all Top hits from '50's to the pres- pS1 ent. Used by major labels We create great ads, album pretations, Murphy says, "We feel covers, tape labels, catalogs throughout the world. Sound - - we would be remiss if we did not You name it. We also set type Sen. Scott Pushing Bill a -likes equal to none. True make stats, and can even do prosecute." not a person who Masters. Also classical, in- the printing in our own plant. Representing International Tape Continued from page 3 here is whether or strumental, country- western, Let us show you what creati- Distributors Ltd. is Washington at- lion but less than $4 million a year, uses his creative talents to produce musical comedy, Latin. vity & service mean. torney Jim Fiske, who will be re- would pay $750 annually. TV sta- music should be entitled to compen- NAME ARTISTS. membered as the attorney for the In- tions making over $4 million would sation from someone who takes the music and profits from it." Call: Lee -Myles Assodates Inc. 40 ternational Tape Manufacturers pay $1,500 a year. 160 East 56th Street Dept. A3 Assn. (ITMA) in the 1972 Shaab The jukebox fee would be $1 per At Senator McClellan's invitation, PPX ENTERPRISES INC. NYC,NY 10022 Tel:758 -3232 case against Justice Department and year per box. Background music Senator Scott will chair hearings on Tel.: (212) 247 -6010 the Library of Congress, challenging services such as Muzak would pay 2 the bill S. 1111, by the copyrights Supplying graphic needs of the record for as as the time the industry 20 years. the constitutionality of the antipi- percent of gross receipts from sub- subcommittee, soon racy law. The tapers lost the case. scribers. Services providing smaller can be arranged. Co-sponsors of the amounts of recorded music could bill are Senators Baker (R., Tenn.); Taxe Facing 2 have a pro-rated fee at a fraction of 2 Cranston (D., Calif.); Hartke (D., percent. Ind.), Tunney (D., Calif.); Williams Bayh (D., Ind.). L.A. Lawsuits' All other users for profit of copy- (D., N.J.) and would pay $25 a LOS ANGELES -Richard Taxe, righted recordings, year, or a amount not to who is currently appealing his fed- pro -rated eral district court conviction on tape exceed $5 a day. (These would be sepa- piracy, is the defendant in two supe- amounts rior court suits here. rate from, and in addition to per- MASERATI In a suit filed in April, 1972, by formance royalty paid for the licens- Warren Gray, now with Chelsea, ing of the copyrighted music on the and C. Willard Olsen, Taxe was recordings, which is negotiated and recently ordered to pay $3,000 to the collected by licensor groups ASCAP, plaintiffs for 60,000 albums he sold BMI and SESAC.) Ben and Jack Turner whom they Senator Scott, who has been urg- claim they turned Taxe onto. Gray ing royalty for recording artists for 30 said: "The real issue and Olsen claim that Taxe reneged some years, "EXCLUSIVELY YOURS" on a deal whereby if they helped FOR THE MAN him sell the LPs they would receive 5 cents for each LP. WHO HAS EVERYTHING In a recent filing, Audio Magnet- FOR RENT BUT WANTS MORE. ics is suing Taxe and Datax Enter- prises, a co-defendant in the piracy SMALL OFFICES LARRY REED action, for $8,971.76 for unpaid mer- SPORTS Cu chandise. The blank tape manufac- BLDG. 9022 Wilsh turer shows delinquency in July and CBS THEATER Beverly .Ilis August, 1973, totalling $2,767.50 1697 BROADWAY and August, 1974, billing of For information write: 53 -54 St. NEW YORK, N.Y. $6,294.26. LARRY REED SPORTS CARS B 9022 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Cdl,. Calif. 90211 `Q' fr $125 mo. Report Name Continued from page 3 Apply Supt on Premises or call HERB GRAFF Address There is some speculation that a final decision may be advanced by State the FCC the of this year; CENTURY OPERATING before end 21D (Tone however, it had been assumed that a CORP quad system would have been ap- a proved in 1974 and such approval (212) 279 -7600 never came.

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Continued from page 1 penalties for manufacture and whole- both of whom are his constituents. Continued from page _? has made this new program pos- for more than a year or by a fine not saling of pirated product and retail- Antonovich's proposal -which "The illegal reproduction and sale sible." more than $5,000 or both fine and ing would remain a misdemeanor. would make first offense manufac- of sound recordings robs record Pines made a specific reference to imprisonment. It covers manufac- During the session, committee turing and distribution punishable companies, their distributors, musi- the RIAA and to a number of record ture and retail sale. members themselves and assistant by both imprisonment for not less cians and singers of mere than companies, and promised that than one year and more than five through the coordinated efforts of Antonovich's proposal is more Los Angeles city attorney Dion G. $250,000,000 every year in the U.S.," years, and by a fine of not more than the FBI and LAPD "we will vigor- definitive. It would provide felony Morrow suggested that the fine for Pines says. "My office is now mov- retailing might go as high as $1,000 $25,000 and subsequent offenses by ing forward on several fronts to com- ously enforce tape piracy law and or even $5,000. imprisonment for not less than three bat this crime. prosecute violators." Morrow pointed out how difficult years and not more than 10 years "The special unit which we have Robinson, Pines pointed out, is piracy prosecution at the retail level and a fine of not more than established is collaborating with the working under the direction of PAM has become. He said the projected $100,000 -was prompted by Bill An- LAPD's bunco and geographic area Madeleine Flier, special prosecution $250 fine does not cover police and thony, erstwhile lyricist for Combine unit vice units. The group under division head of Pines' office. STARKE court work necessary in handling Music, who works as a public rela- Ron Robinson's leadership has been Plans to set up the special antipi- such litigation. Assemblyman Knox tions specialist in Glendale. given detailed training in identi- racy unit have been brewing for 'You and your guest pointed out that the fine must be Howard Smith of Mitchell, Sil- fying pirated tapes and in addition, about six months. are invited to be therapeutic, more than grand theft, berg and Knupp, who broke ground our office has developed a compre- our guest for dinner, which involves up to $200, "because in various civil suits against piracy in hensive bill which would amend and Pirates Desert any night this week! this is more important." Knox re- California, and Jules Yarnell of toughen existing state laws covering Call Joe D'Amore at lated how he and his son visited a RIAA's legal corps outlined the tape piracy. Several antipiracy bills `Sinking Ship' Berkeley area store, which had an need for stronger legislation. Coun- are now being considered by the exterior sign reading "Pirated try recording artists and music pub- California legislature," Pines says. Continued from page 1 Tapes." lisher Johnny Bond and Anthony "Assistant city attorney Dion development as a death -pang spasm emphasized the need of the smaller PATSY D'AMORE'S The legislative panel seemed ex- Morrow presented a bill to the state by pirates dumping whatever tapes individual in the industry for legal tremely interested in the piracy re- assembly criminal justice committee they have on hand and moving on to protection against the pirate. view. Chairman Sieroty said he was in Sacramento yesterday (see story, safer pastures. VILLA CAPRI a long -time jazz record fan. Thomas, page one) which makes the illegal Dave Bryant, of Tacony Distribu- manufacture and transportation of tors in St. Louis, reports 465 -4148 a Bakersfield representative, traced that some sound recordings a felony in most typical pirate tape locations in his 6735 Yucca Street, Hollywood his interest in a bill to his talks with NAME STOPS Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, cases instead of a misdemeanor. marketing territory-gas stations, N.J. DISCO "My office has this week sent no- drug stores, etc. -are retailing unau- tices to more than 400 retail record thorized tapes at $1, having paid no FROM DEBUT outlets warning them that the sale of more than 50 cents each to acquire pirated tapes is a misdemeanor pun- ATCO, N.J.- Efforts of Edward S. them. ishable by a $500 fine and six Forte to bring to this South Jersey /or These dumps began to surface months in the county jail." area its first major dance hall, a dis- only in the past month, says Bryant, cotheque featuring taped music and The same notice, in Spanish, will after the Supreme Court refused to one that would be "top shelf," has be sent this week to scores of Span- review appelate court decisions de- hit a snag because of a name. And ish- speaking dealers who specialize nying sanctuary to pirates of pre - 1972 until Forte, who is converting an in selling Latin disks, Pines adds. recordings under the "similar 1801 East 40th Street unused service station into a ball- "The close cooperation of the use" clause in the compulsory licensing provision of the Copyright Act. Cleveland. Ohio 44103 room, comes up with a name that is record industry provided our office agreeable to the area's residents, he While the RIAA, in a recent re- (216) 391 -9250 port by its president, Stanley Gorti- is hit with a stop -work order from `Tommy' Mayor Peter J. Scaffidi because of a Promo kov, has documented a "turning point" in the fight against piracy technical violation in the disco's Continued from page 3 during the past year (Billboard, roof. Other stations taking part in The area's residents kicked up a March 8), he . has also warned RECORD SERVICE OF OHIO "Tommy" contests include WABX- against industry complacency. He storm after Forte distributed a pro- FM, CKLW -AM, Detroit; KLOS- motional circular announcing the strongly urged that the effort be con- CHOOSE FROM A 5 MILLION DOLLAR INVENTORY FM, KHJ -AM, Los Angeles, and tinued, particularly in the area of opening of what he would like to call stations in Boston, Philadelphia and "Mother Tucker's." The name is state legislation where antipiracy Florida. In New York, in addition to laws remain to be enacted. David Bowie -Young Americans -RCA printed in a script writing that some WNEW -FM, station WPIX -FM Al Green- Greatest Hits -Hi residents say alters the name into an Chalpin, whose PPX vaults hold Jessie Colin Young -Song Bird -Warner Bros. also participated. several thousand titles, including an Melissa Manchester -Melissa- Arista obscene term. And while there's al- A one -hour radio show in the ever- increasing pool - Jimi Hendrix-Crash Landing- Reprise ready on the pike display- of sound a tavern form of a documentary on James Brown -Reality -Polydor ing a large sign reading, "Semi-nude alikes, says the demand from his Neil Sedaka- Greatest Hits -RCA "Tommy" is being supplied free to Dancers," they don't cotton to any new customers covers the gamut of Blackbyrds- Flying Start- Fantasy colleges and FM stations throughout repertoire Grover Washington-Mister Magic -Kudu kind of sign that reads: "Mother's." styles. Country, rock, pop Donald Byrd -Stepping Into Tomorrow -Blue Note the country. The program traces the and jazz product is being solicited, Anne Murray -Highly Prized Possession -Capitol development of the original record- he says, and notes that one request Ohio Players- Fire- Mercury ing of "Tommy" by the Who in B.T. Express -Do It ill You're Satisfied- Scepter from Oklahoma even includes some Average White Band -Atlantic Polygram Buying (Continued on page 65) Strauss waltzes. Linda Ronstadt -Heart Like A Wheel -Capitol Olivia Newton- John -Have You Never Been Mellow -MCA Robin Trower -For Earth Below-Chrysalis H &R Share?

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TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) MINNIE RIPERTON -Lovin' You (Epic) SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, Shame, Shame (Vibration)

BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do With You (20th Century) RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC)

D- Discoteque Crossover KRUX-PheeNix KJOY- Stockton, Calif. KRSP-Salt Lake City XEROX -El Paso * LABELLE -Lady Marmalade (Epic) HOT CHOCOLATE (Big Tree) -Emma De BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do e PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha 22 -15 OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom ADD ONS -The two key prod- - With You (20th Century) Alone (U.A.) Butt Boogie, Part 1 (Atlantic) * Jackie Blue (A &M) (MCA) 31-24 ucts added at the radio stations O. HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE- e BENNY BELL -Shaving Cream (Van- B. T. EXPRESS -Express (Scepter)15- MINNIE WOKY -Milwaukee listed; as determined by station * NOTES -Bad Luck, Part 1 (Philly Int.) * RIPERTON -Lovin' You guard) personnel. 6 D *BLOODSTONE -My Little Lady (Lon- (Epic) 20-10 ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom s TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You don) 28-13 LABELLE -Lady Marmalade (Epic) (MCA) 15-10 PRIME MOVERS two * Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) -The (Epic) 17-12 products registering the great- * RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) 16-7 * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You s PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep KUPD -Phoenix est proportionate upward 30 -15 (Epic) 8 -4 Alone (U.A.) movement on the station's s RICHARD TORRANCE & EUREKA - KNDE- Sacramento Southwest Region KAKC -Tulsa * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom playlist; as determined by sta- Don't Let Me Down Again (Shelter) D BARRY MANILOW -It's A Miracle to TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't (MCA) 24 -16 PINK FLOYD -Free Four (Harvest) B. J. tion personnel. (Arista) Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) * THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You e TOP ADD ONS: BREAKOUTS -Billboard Chart * s AL GREEN- L -O -V -E (Love) (Hi) s BEN E. KING -Supernatural Thing, (ABC) 25 -22 (Epic) 24 -9 1 WZUU Milwaukee Dept. summary of Add On and * SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet TONY ORLANDO I DAWN -He Don't Love You Part (Atlantic) -FM- *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom I Love You) Prime Mover information to re- Dreamer (Pye) EX -22 (Like (Elektra) B. T. EXPRESS -Express (Scepter) 27- SUGARLOAF -Don't Call Us, We'll Call flect greatest product activity (MCA) 37 -25 BILLY SWAN -I'm Her Fool (Monu- OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS -Jackie Blue 20 You (Claridge) KQEO- Albuquerque (A &M) at Regional and National levels. ment) EX -25 * CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -The South LABELLE -Lady Marmalade (Epic) (D)SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, Shame, Shame s KJR- Is Gonna Do It (Kama Sutra) 23 -17 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't Seattle (Vibration) KELI -Tulsa Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) (ABC) s ACE -How Long (Anchor) WIFE -Indianapolis B. T. EXPRESS -Express (Scepter) 26- PRIME MOVERS: Pacific Southwest Region * KRAFTWERK -Autobahn (Vertigo) * e B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play 18 * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (ABC) * HOT CHOCOLATE-Emma (Big Tree) (Epic) 23 -7 ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) (MCA) 26-18 ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom TOP ADD ONS: 18.11 * JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful BINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) * RINGO STARR -No No Song/ (MCA) MINNIE RIPERTON -Lovin You KPOI -Honolulu (A &M) 13 -5 (Epic) Snookeroo (Apple) 22 -16 o PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep KANJI SAWADA Was Born To Love KING -Seattle WKY- Oklahoma City Alone (U.A.) 29 -14 OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- Jackie Blue -I (A&M) You (Polydor) HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) s CHICAGO -Harry Truman (Columbia) * TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful e B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play BREAKOUTS: s PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE -Arnie (RCA) Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) QUEEN-Killer Queen (Elektra) (A &M) (ABC) * OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- 28 -17 * DOOBIE BROTHERS -Black Water * RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) Jackie Blue (A &M) 21 -12 WIRL- Peoria, III. (D)SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, Shame, Shame (W.B.) 23-11 BINGO STARR No 10-5 (Vibration) * -No Song (Apple) e LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can * LABELLE -Lady Marmalade (Epic) ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia 18 -10 * PRIME MOVERS: * Freedom R.T. EXPRESS- Express (Scepter) Dance) (W.B.) 26-14 KOMA- (MCA) EX -16 HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) Oklahoma City Ds BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do !ORB- Spokane LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses Can With You (20th Century) ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) (I KRAFTWERK -Autobahn (Vertigo) Dance) (W.B.) * HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) MINNIE RIPERTON -Lovin You (Epic) Pacific Northwest Region (D) SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, Shame, Shame JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A MARIE OSMOND -Who's Sorry Now 23 -13 (Vibration) Country Boy (RCA) KILT -Houston (Kolob) BINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) TOP ADD ONS: * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom Ds-SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, o LABELLE -Lady Marmalade (Epic) 7- 16 -8 (MCA) 27 -17 Shame, Shame (Vibration) 1 WDGY -Minneapolis BREAKOUTS: (D) BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do With You * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom e HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) (20th Century) (Epic) 18-11 Jackie Blue (A &M) (MCA) EX -24 s TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't 07ARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS-Jackie Blue KRAFTWERK-Autobahn (Vertigo) WTIX -New Orleans KTAC- Tacoma it RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) (A &M) JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A Country Boy s JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A 35 -17 ALMARTINO -To The Door Of The Sun * PHOEBE SNOW -Poetry Man (Shel- QUEEN- Killer Queen (Elektra) (RCA) * BILLY SWAN -I'm Her Fool (Menu - (Capitol) ter) 6-4 RICHARD TORRANCE & EUREKA -Don't Let Me Country Boy (RCA) ment) 39 -24 o ACE Down Again (Shelter) EVIE SANDS -You Made A Woman Out TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't -How Long (Anchor) 29 -27

I KDWB -Minneapolis * PRIME MOVERS: Of Me (Island) KRBE -FM- Houston Love You (Like Love You) (Elektra) OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS * RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) e B. T. EXPRESS (Scepter) * - BILLY SWAN -I'm Her Fool (Monu- -Express Jackie Blue (A &M) 24-12 21 -13 s ment) FANNY - Butter Boy (Casablanca) KHJ -Los Angeles ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) FANNY- Butter Boy (Casablanca) 30- D* SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH Bertha * DENNIS YOST -My First Day Without * -The MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (Epic) 20 Shame, Shame (Vibration) 19 -12 Part 1 JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) You (MGM) Butt Boogie, (Atlantic) 29 -16 SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet Dreamer (Pye) KGW- Portland KEEL -Shreveport PAUL ANKA Don't Like To Sleep QUEEN -Killer Queen (Elektra) D *SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, * -I Alone 28 *ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) Shame, Shame (Vibration) HB -16 HARRY CHAPIN -I Wanna Learn A (U.A.) -19 Love KOIL -Omaha (MCA) 21 -12 D. BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom Song (Asylum) D *SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, BREAKOUTS: With You (20th Century) (MCA) 18 -13 COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST to FANNY -Butter Boy (Casablanca) Shame, Shame (Vibration) 27-22 * LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can PLANETAIRMEN -Don 't Let Go (W.B.) BARRY MANILOW A Miracle KLIF -Dallas De -It's KLOC (KIQQ -FM) -Los Angeles Dance) (W.B.) EX -22 * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (Arista) B.J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play (ABC) e MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) 28 -17 FANNY -Butter Boy (Casablanca) JOHN DENVER-Thank God I'm A Country Boy * * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (Epic) 17 -10 (M CA) BLACKBYRDS- Walking In Rhythm OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- (RCA) 0* (Epic) 19 -6 JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A Jackie Blue (A &M) RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) KISN- Portland (Fantasy) 18 -10 * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom Country Boy (RCA) * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom NO NEW UST (MCA) 29-16 MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (MCA) 22-8 i * KIOA -Des Moines (Epic) 19-13 * SUGARLOAF -Don't Call Us, We'll Call KFRC -San Francisco * Midwest Region e RUFUS-Once You Get Started (ABC) * JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful You (Claridge) EX -18 s FANNY -Butter Boy (Casablanca) (A &M) 18-12 KKDJ Angeles -FM -Los SAMMY JOHNS -Chevy Van (GRC) KTLK- Denver *ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom KNUS-FM- Dallas OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- * SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet De SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, TOP ADD ONS: (MCA) 26-20 Jackie Blue (A &M) Dreamer (Pye) 25 -15 Shame, Shame (Vibration) s JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A * ELVIS PRESLEY -My Boy (RCA) 24 13 -E AL GREEN- L -O -V (Love) (Hi) * LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can JACKSON 5 -1 Am Love, Part 1 & 2 Country Boy (RCA) PHOEBE Poetry Man SNOW- (Shelter) KKLS -Rapid City, S.D. D*SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, Dance) (W.B.) 27-18 (Motown) LEE ROBERTS -All Right Now (U.A.) TONY ORLANDO A DAWN -He Don't Love You PAUL ANKA Don't Like To Sleep Shame, Shame (Vibration) 23 -10 KYA -San Francisco * ACE -How Long (Anchor) 27 -17 * B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play (Like I Love You) (Elektra) -I * PHOEBE SNOW -Poetry Man (Shel- * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (ABC) 28 -9 FANNY -Butter Boy (Casablanca) Alone (U.A.) De BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do ter) 20 -9 RUFUS e JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) With You (20th Century) (MCA) 23 -15 * -Once You Get Started (ABC) KFXM -San Bernardino 30 -12 * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You e OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- KIMN- Denver KPJZ Worth (Epic) 23 -12 BUFFY ST. MARIE - Love's Got To Jackie Blue (A &M) -Ft. PRIME MOVERS: e PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep * SAMMY JOHNS -Chevy Van (GRC)14- Breathe & Fly (MCA) * BENNY BELL-Shaving Cream (Van- D BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do Alone (U.A.) 7 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't guard) 24 -11 With You (20th Century) s JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) MINNIE RIPERION- Lovin' You (Epic) Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) * SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet B. T. EXPRESS -Express (Scepter) KQWB- Fargo, N.D. * ACE -How Long (Anchor) 24 -9 ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom Dreamer (Pye) 11B -20 * SUGARLOAF -Don't Call Us, We'll Call e PAUL ANKA Don't Like To Sleep * POLLY BROWN -Up In A Puff Of RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) -I (MCA) 22 -13 K101 -FM -San Francisco You (Claridge) 18 -10 Smoke (GTO) 37-25 Alone (U.A.) J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful *B. JOHN DENVER-Thank God I'm A * JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) (ABC) 10 -9 KKAM- Pueblo, Colo. (A &M) 12 -7 Country Boy (RCA) *MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You KAFY- Bakersfield FREDDY FENDER- Before The Next KXOL -Ft. Worth HARRY CHAPIN -I Wanna Learn A BREAKOUTS: (Epic) 26 -4 NO NEW MUSIC Love Song (Asylum) Teardrop Falls (ABC /Dot) e CHICAGO -Harry Truman (Columbia) * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom e * 110 SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play PAUL MIKA-I Don't Like To Sleep Alone (U.A.) (MCA) 28 -14 ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom Dance) (W.B.) 12 -6 * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (ABC) TONY MILANO & DAWN -He Don't Love You * 1010K-St. Louis (Epic) 22 -14 I (MCA) 29 -17 * B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play * POLLY BROWN -Up In A Puff Of (Like Love You) (Elektra) MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' e PHOEBE SNOW- Poetry Man (Shel- * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (ABC) 17-14 * ACE -How Long (Anchor) 25 -20 Smoke (GTO) 10 -5 You (Epic) ter) (Epic) 20 -12 KSJO -San Jose * HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) KYSN- Colorado Springs e KCBQ -San Diego 21 -17 SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, B. T. EXPRESS- Express (Scepter) TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't KONO -San Antonio Shame, Shame (Vibration) HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) * RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS (ABC) s ELVIS PRESLEY -My Boy (RCA) WLS- Chica go - B. T. EXPRESS -Express (Scepter) 16-5 Jackie Blue (A &M) RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) e HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) * * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You * RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) EX -18 * B. T. EXPRESS Express (Scepter)17- * (MCA) 26 -16 - (Epic) 25 -16 18 -14 4 * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom * SUGARLOAF -Don't Call Us, We'll Call PHOEBE SNOW- Poetry Man (Shel- ELTON Philadelphia Freedom MINNIE RIPERTON- You (Continued on page 16) * JOHN- (MCA) 14 -10 You (Claridge) 18 -11 * Lovin' ter) (MCA) 15 -11 KUV -San Jose (Epic) 14-7 * LABELLE -Lady Marmalade (Epic) KENO -Las Vegas KCPX -Salt Lake City KELP -El Paso TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't 29 -11 'Copyright 1975 Billboard Publica- tions, Inc. No part of this publication BOBBY VINTON -Beer Barrel Polka Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) B. T. EXPRESS- Express (Scepter) FREDDY FENDER - Before The Next * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom may be reproduced, stored in a re- (ABC) BEN E. 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KV-Pittsburgh WABC Continued from page 14 *1 1. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play KAAY -Little Rock -New York City SEALS & CROFTS -I'll Play For You (ABC) 20 -9 AL GREEN- L Mid -Atlantic Region KSLVM -St. Louis s BOBBY VINTON -Dick & Jane (ABC) -0 -V -E (Love) (Hi) (W.B.) *SAMMY JOHNS -Chevy Van (GRC)12- AL GREEN-L-0 -V -E (Love) (Hi) RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful BOBBY WOODS TRIO- Pittsburgh 5 *MINNIE RIPERTON -Lovin' You 0* BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do (A &M) TOP ADD ONS: Boogie (Asterisk) (Epic) 16-12 With You (20th Century) 30 -12 MARIE OSMOND -Who's Sorry Now D* SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, WBBQ- Augusta *HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) *. RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) (Kolob) OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- Jackie Blue Shame, Shame (Vibration) 22-1 JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A 12 -9 25 -15 D *SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, (AGM) *JACKSON 5 -1 Am Love, Part 1 & 2 Country Boy (RCA) Shame, Shame (Vibration) 17 -8 ACE -How Long (Anchor) (Motown) 38 -25 WHBQ EARTH, WIND 8 FIRE -Shining Star -Memphis BEN E. KING-Supernatural Thing. Part I (At *EARTH, WIND & FIRE-Shining Star WKBW-Buffalo WPIX-FM -New York City (Columbia) AL GREEN- L -0 -V -E (Love) (Hi) lantic) (Columbia) 10 -7 NO NEW ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom *JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha MUSIC WHB- Kansas City PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE -Amie (RCA) (MCA) Butt Boogie, Part 1 (Atlantic) 36 -23 *JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha *SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet SUPERTRAMP- Bloody Well Right *ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom * RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) * PRIME MOVERS: Butt Boogie, Part 1 (Atlantic) 22 -13 Dreamer (Pye) 20 -12 (A &M) (MCA) 23 -11 * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom WHITE I *MINNIE RIPERTON -Lovin' You *BARRY -What Am Gonna Do (MCA) 26 -20 ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) *SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet 2 -1 With You (20th Century) 16 -9 (Epic) WSGN- Birmingham, Ala. MINNIE MIPEJTTON- Lovin' You (Epic) Dreamer (Pye) HB -19 *JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful MANGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) to TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't WMPS- Memphis *RINGO STARR- Snookeroo (Apple) (A &M) 12-9 WBBF-Rochester, N.Y. Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play 24 -14 WSAI- Cincinnati KEWI-Topeka GLORIA GAYNOR -Reach Out I'll Be (ABC) ACE -How Long (Anchor) + PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep There (MGM) JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha TODD RUNDGREN-Real Man (Bears - *TOM T. HALL- Sneaky Snakes (Mer- Alone (U.A.) BREAKOUTS: * RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) Butt Boogie, Part 1 (Atlantic) ville) cury) RICK DERRINGER -Hang On Sloopy 12 -6 * ELVIS PRESLEY -My Boy (RCA) EX -13 *MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You MAC DAVIS -(If You Add) All The Love (Blue Sky) OIast MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS -Jackie Blue *BARRY MANILOW -It's A Miracle * CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -The South (Epic) 15-6 (AGM) In The World (Columbia) *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (Arista) 18-12 Is Gonna Do It (Kama Sutra) EX -20 * BRIAN PROTHEROE -Pinnball (Chry- MAIOR HARRIS -Love Won't Let Me Wait (At- *MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (MCA) 16 -9 salis) 11 -8 lantic) (Epic) 6-2 * B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play ACE-How Long (Anchor) WHHY - Montgomery, Ala. WMAK Nashville * Won't You Play (ABC) 30 -23 - WCOL -Columbus TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't D BARRY MANILWO -It's A Miracle WRKO- Boston Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) (Arista) KRAFTWERK- Autobahn (Vertigo) + LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can WFIL -Philadelphia North Central Region JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep Dance) (W.B) *ROGER WHITAKER -Last Farewell GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS s OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- Alone (U.A.) * - + DAVID BOWIE-Young Americans (RCA) HB 19 Jackie Blue (A &M) Love Finds Its Own Way (Buddah) 20- (RCA) *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom MAJOR HARRIS Let Me TOP ADD ONS: *GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS - 14 -Love Won't (MCA) 23 9 * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom Wait Love Finds Its Own Way (Buddah) 23- * PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE -Amie (RCA) (Atlantic) D* BARRY MANILOW -It's A Miracle (MCA) 24-13 PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep Alone (U.A.) 18 25 -19 * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (Arista) 37 -22 * RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) GUESS WHO -Loves Me Like A Brother /Hoe (MCA) 23-16 - 19 -10 Down (RCA) WAKY - Louisville * SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet CHI- UTES- Toby/That's How Long (Bruns- WTOB- Winston /Salem, N.C. WLAC- Nashville LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dreamer (Pye) 24 -18 wick) RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) Dance) (W.B.) TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't WMEX- Boston WIBG -Philadelphia D. BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) D BARRY MANILOW -It's A Miracle LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can *EARTH, WIND D BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do With You (20th Century) PRIME MOVERS: & FIRE-Shining Star (Arista) Dance) (W.B.) * (Columbia) 23 -10 With You (20th Century-Fox) * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't ACE -How Long (Anchor) * *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) HB -7 ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom WTUE- Dayton, Ohio (MCA) 23-10 * B. T. EXPRESS -Express (Roadshow) (DWIHIREY a COMPANY-Shame. Shame. Shame * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (MCA) 16 -4 HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) HB -14 (Vibration) AL GREEN- L-O -V -E (Love) (Hi) * (Epic) 17 -8 * TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't SUGARLOAF -Don't Call Us, Well Call You 21 -13 D. BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do *RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) (Claridge) WLCY-Miami With You (20th Century) 19 -10 29 -21 * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom CHICAGO -Harry Truman (Columbia) WPGC -Washington WSGA -Savannah, Ga. (MCA) SWEET SENSATION 36-25 -Sad Sweet w OZARK MOUNTAIN BREAKOUTS: CHI- LITES- Toby /That's How Long WVBF-FM- Framingham, Mass. DAREDEVILS - * QUEEN -Killer Queen (Elektra)38-28 Dreamer (Pye) (Brunswick) Jackie Blue (A &M) WBGN -Bowling Green, Ky. * EARTH, WIND & FIRE -Shining Star HELEN REDDY- Emotion (Capitol) BEN E. KING- Supernatural Thing, Part 1 (At- ACE -How Long (Anchor) (Columbia) 39 -22 B. J. THOMASM -Hey Won't You Play lantic) BEN E. KING- Supernatural Thing, ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom *JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) * (D)StBRLEY COMPANY- Shame, Shame, Shame FANNY -Butter Boy (Casablanca) HB- (ABC) i Part 1 (Atlantic) * (MCA) 22 -7 (Vibration) 28-20 27 * STYX -Lady (Wooden Nickel) ALBERT HAMMOND -99 Mile From * NOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' L.A. (Mums) * You WRC- Washington (Epic) 12 -7 (Epic) * RINGO STARR- Snookeroo (Apple) WQAM -Miami DAVID BOWIE -Young Americans 20 -11 s AL GREEN- L -O -V -E (Love) (Hi) (RCA) CKLW J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play -Detroit *1 WTMA -Charleston, S.C. + RUMS-Once You Get Started (ABC) WPRO- Providence B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play (ABC) 27 -18 * GUESS WHO -Loves Me Like A + RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) 0* SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) (ABC) WJET -Erie, Pa. Brother /Hoe Down (RCA) D. SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, Shame, Shame (Vibration) 27 -13 D. BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You ELTON Philadelphia + CHI -LITES- Toby /That's How Long JOHN- Freedom Shame, Shame (Vibration) * B. J. THOMAS -Hey Won't You Play With You (20th Century) (Epic) 15 -8 (Brunswick) (MCA) * RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) (ABC) 30-23 *JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful * OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS- * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom BEN E. KING -Supernatural Thing, 2416 (A &M) 22 -6 Jackie Blue (A &M) 17 -14 (MCA) 30 -10 Part 1 (Atlantic) * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You WFUN-Miami *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom WCAO-Baltimore * BENNY BELL -Shaving Cream (Van- *HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) (Epic) 5-1 (MCA) EX -12 + CHICAGO -Harry Truman (Columbia) BEN E. KING -Supernatural Thing, guard) 16 -3 31.20 JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) Part 1 (Atlantic) WGRD -Grand Rapids *& T. EXPRESS -Express (Scepter) 21- BARRY WHITE I D* BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do WORC -Worchester, Mass. D. -What Am Gonna Do 15 WKIX -Raleigh, N.C. + JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful With You (20th Century) With You (20th Century) HB -15 TONY KRAFTWERK -Autobahn (Vertigo) ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't (A &M) ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom * PHOEBE SNOW -Poetry Man (Shel- * Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) + HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep ter) 14-7 Southeast Region (MCA) 13 -6 DAVID BOWIE -Young Americans *SUGARLOAF-Don't Call Us, We'll Call Alone (U.A.) SWEET SENSATION -Sad Sweet (RCA) * You (Claridge) 9-2 * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom Dreamer (Pye) 18 -13 Y -100 (WHYI -FM- Miami /Ft. Lauderdale * ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom *MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You TOP ADD ONS: (MCA) 25 -16 WLPL-FM- Baltimore (MCA) 28 -13 (Epic) 8-3 * PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE-Arnie (RCA) RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You BEN E. KING -Supernatural Thing, Z -96 (WIZM -FM) -Grand Rapids AL GREEN -LOVE (Love) (Hi) 26 -20 LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (W.B) (Epic) 24 -12 Part 1 (Atlantic) TONY ORLANDO Si DAWN-He Don't Love You * ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom BEN E. KING -Supernatural Thing, (Like I Love You) (Elektra) (MCA) 23-10 Part 1 (Atlantic) FANNY -Butter Boy (Casablanca) 29- (D; BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do With You WORD- Spartanburg, S.C. D *SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, WDRC -Hartford * RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) (20th Century) 20 JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha Shame, Shame (Vibration) 19 -11 + SEALS & CROFTS *ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom -I'll Play For You * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You Butt Boogie, Part I (Atlantic) (W.B.) (MCA) 13-5 (Epic) 13-7 + GWEN McCRAE -Rockin' Chair (Cat) BENNY BELL -Shaving (Van- * B. T. EXPRESS- Express (Scepter) 23- * PRIME MOVERS: WQFD -Lakeland, Fla. Cream WGH- Newport News, Va. * JOE COCKER -You Are So Beautiful guard) 18 PAUL ANKA -I Don't Like To Sleep (A &M) 19 -3 JOHN LENNON -Stand By Me (Apple) WTAC -Flint, Mich. ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You Alone (U.A.) BEN E. KING -Supernatural Thing, (D)SHIRLEY i COMPANY- Shame. Shame. Shame * FREDDY FENDER- Before The Next (Epic) 19 -8 DAN FOGELBERG -Part Of The Plan KIKI DEE BAND -Step By Step (MCA) Part 1 (Atlantic) (Vibration) Teardrop Falls (ABC/Dot) 22 -6 * CHICAGO -Harry Truman (Columbia) (Epic) *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom EARTH, JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha Butt 24 -19 * WIND & FIRE -Shining Star + COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST Boogie. Part I (Atlantic) (MCA) 11 -2 (Columbia) 30 -22 PLANET AIRMEN LOVE UNLIMITED Belong -Don't Let Go (W.B.) WAYS -Charlotte, N.C. * -I To You * LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA - *ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (20th Century) 23-17 WPOP- Hartford Satin Soul (20th Century) 25-17 + ELTON JOHN -Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) 28 -12 BREAKOUTS: (MCA) SEALS & CROFTS -I'll Play For You * BEN E. KING -Shaving Cream (Van- (W.B.) WYRE -Annapolis, Md. JIMMY D BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do guard) EX -28 CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha Butt Northeast Region B. J. THOMASM -Hey Won't You Play SAMMY JOHNS -Chevy Van (GRC) Boogie. Part I (Atlantic) With You (20th Century-Fox) WIXY -Cleveland (ABC) BARRY MANILOW A Miracle D}BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do With You D*SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, D -It's + PAUL ANKA Don't (Arista) -I Like To Sleep (20th Century) Shame, Shame (Vibration) 18 -8 TOP ADD ONS: * PHOEBE SNOW -Poetry Man (Shel- Alone PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE -Amie (RCA) (U.A.) * SAMMY JOHNS-Chevy Van (GRC)19- ter) 11 -4 * DAVID BOWIE -Young Americans 9 * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (RCA) 28 -19 * FANNY- Butter Boy (Casablanca) 16 RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) (Epic) 13 -8 *MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You -Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) 7 LEO SAYER (Epic) 14 -7 B.) * RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) WXI-Atlanta WNOX - Knoxville ON DAVID BOWIE -Young Americans (RCA) 15 -6 NO NEW MUSIC TONY ORLANDO 8 DAWN -He Don't WIRY- Albany WLEE- Richmond, Va. WGCL -Cleveland Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) LEO SAYER -Long Tall Glasses (I Can ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom SAMMY JOHNS -Chevy Van (GRC) * Jimmy Castor Bunch -The Bertha D +BARRY MANILOW-It's A Miracle Dance) (W.B.) (MCA) * PRIME MOVERS: TONY ORLANDO & DAWN -He Don't Butt Boogie, Part 1 (Atlantic) 28 -19 (Arista) ANDY KIM -Essence Of Joan (Capitol) HOT CHOCOLATE -Emma (Big Tree) ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom B. T. Express Love You (Like I Love You) (Elektra) *PHOEBE SNOW -Poetry Man (Shel- * * EXPRESS- (Scepter) 28- * RINGO STARR -Snookeroo (Apple) * DAVID BOWIE -Young Americans ter) 21 -13 (MCA) HB -21 NINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You (Epic) 13 20-5 (RCA) 15-4 WFOM -Atlanta * BEN E. KING -Supernatural Thing, ELTON JOHN- Philadelphia Freedom (MCA) * MINNIE RIPERTON- Lovin' You * JACKSON 5 -I Am Love, Part 1 & 2 Part 1 HB -25 RUFUS -Once You Get Started (ABC) (Epic) 16 -5 * SUGARLOAF -Don't Call Us, We'll Call KRAFTWERK -Autobahn (Vertigo) (Atlantic) (Motown) 19 -10 You (Claridge) 16 -5 JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH -The Bertha 13-Q (WKPQ)- Pittsburgh Butt Boogie, Part 1 (Atlantic) WPTR- Albany D+ SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, * RINGO STARR -No No Song (Apple) WGOW-Chattanooga, Tenn. BREAKOUTS: D BARRY WHITE -What Am I Gonna Do `Copyright 1975 Billboard Publica- 13 -7 Shame, Shame (Vibration) PURE PRAIRIELEAGUE- Amie(RCA) With You (20th Century) tions, Inc. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 18 Rodio-TV Programming TROUBLES IN TEXAS Of Rock' Babbitt Jumps Out Of His Hutch `Story This is the second installment of an .. To Air In U.S. in -depth interview with one of the na- London Wavelength's program- week for six weeks. The programs tion's most outstanding air person- ming network will distribute the will run within a 7 p.m. to midnight Babbitt, 6 alities-Jimmy -10 p.m., show through its syndicated network time slot weekdays, or noon to mid- KMET, Babbitt was Los Angeles. of 65 stations which, according to night, weekends. one of the early rebels of the Top 40 Wavelength's president Mike its confining structures, Other musical events scheduled format and Vaughan comprises 85 percent of in - for release here by London thus becoming a pioneer the then the top 50 markets, and a minimum Wavelength include four hours of nebulous format called progressive 16 small The participat- of markets. The Who; music and interviews with rock. The interview is conducted by ing network stations are committed Simon & Garfunkel; and six hours Claude Hall, Billboard's radio -TV by contract to air "The Story of editor. of music and interviews with The Rock" and other forthcoming Lon- Beach Boys. HALL: After being fired from don Wavelength programs. KLIF what did you do? The series details the evolution of London Wavelength is also responsible for the RABBITT: I went to work for Ab- rock, chronicling its themes, stars "Live from Lon- nak Records in Dallas and pro- and musical and cultural influences. don" radio concert series, in association with moted Western Union, Jon & Robin, The show includes over 300 inter- D.IR. Broadcasting Co. The the In Crowd. A lot of the same views with virtually every leading twice -a -month series is recorded by the BBC people who were involved then in figure in the rock world. It is mixed for both stereo and 4 channel reproduction those groups are in the band I have with live and recorded songs of the in the U.S. now. Bobby Rambo was lead guitar artists that have contributed to Other programs released in this for Jon & Robin. Rex was the drum- rock's growth. country by London Wavelength mer for the group. The Story of Rock, narrated by have included a 13 -hour series on H: What eventually happened to British DJ Alan Freeman, will be the Beatles, interviews and music of heard in one of three schedules -one such artists as Bob Dylan and the Jon? Is he okay now? ALL ALONE -Jimmy Rabbitt stands in the middle of 30,000 rock fans during R: He's fine. He's back into music hour a week for 24 weeks; two hours Rolling Stones; and a special pro- a belated concert sponsored by KROQ in Los Angeles, one of the many radio a week for 12 weeks; or four hours a gram on Elton John. and doing real well. stations Rabbitt graced on the air during his career. Nationally known for his H: Is his father back- John Abnor air personality work, Rabbitt not so secretly yearns to be a hit record artist. ing him still? R: More or less, I think, but he's 3 Radio Veterans Launch not letting the money out ... he's pening here. And Robin Hood Brian Bill Drake. And he never got credit making Jon work for it. That may had earlier given me a plane ticket to for it. Consulting Firm In P.R. have been why he didn't make it be- Acapulco. So, I traded it in for a H: I don't recall it. The first one I fore; he had the money already ticket to Los Angeles. Came to Los was aware of was Dick Starr at KYA SAN JUAN, P.R. -Hope, Ben- government of Antigua. Rivas is there. You know? That's why I'm Angeles and got with Bob Krasnow in San Francisco. nett, Blackburn-a radio consulting working on stations on St. Maarten trying real hard to make some and a bunch of crazies and they R: If you'd look into it, Mike was firm with international esprit de and Tortola. Stations pending in- money out of music. Jon, see, didn't showed me where the city was. So, I the one ... beat Drake across the corps -has been launched here by a clude operations both in the U.S. have to try real hard to make money. said: There ain't no reason why I board! I'll never forget it ... when group of radio veterans. Tony Hope, and the Dominican Republic. The H: How did you finally come to can't do this in Dallas. I went back to I'd gone out for an interview, he one of the principals, is president of firm offers consulting in program- Los Angeles? Dallas and talked Ken Dowe into picked me up at the airport and Mid -Ocean Broadcasting, which op- ming, engineering, systems and soft- R: I got real tired and one day giving me Sunday night only. To we're driving listening to the station erates WBMJ here. Bob Bennett is ware, equipment, executive recruit- they brought me some stuff and I play, quote, psychedelic, unquote, and the jock on the air is playing that general manager of the station. The ment and media brokerage. said: I can't work this. It would be a records. And, all of a sudden, the de- anti -war song by Country Joe other principal is Jay Blackburn, a Hope, who is operating an office hard story to explain fully, because mand was so great that I was on ev- McDonald. "Fixin' To Die." I program director and music director of the firm in Los Angeles, is a grad- there'd be a lot of names in it. Any- ery night of the week and Gordon asked: In a navy city like San Diego? who has worked at stations ranging uate of Harvard Law School. way, I'd come back off of a long road McLendon spent a fortune to put He said: Yeah. from the East Coast into Texas and Between the various associates in trip promoting records and was lights in the window -psychedelic That set me right off. I said: All Mexico. the firm, they claim: "If it's a new fa- handed this record, which I forget cility you are building, we will pack- lights, man! Before, I was the kid right. Because I'd just driven in ... In its short span of operation, the now what it was called; "Drums ?" age everything including the towers who wouldn't get a haircut, who he was driving me around to get me firm has already worked with five One of the worse records! And Dale and installation, whether it's cash or wouldn't shave ... now, all of a sud- something to eat before I had to go stations in four foreign countries Hawkins will agree; he produced it. lease." den that whole scene had gotten real on the air. I hadn't slept since I left and the U.S. One of the worse records that ever hot. Texas. And I was excited. Here was a When it comes to programming Bruce Earle is vice hit radio. I got it on the charts. I went Then Mike Scott offered me a job station like me. And we did it. And president of consultancy, Blackburn states: engineering to New York, I visited Los Angeles at KCBQ in San Diego. nobody knows to this day that Mike and in charge of audio "H.B.B. will not send you a long- consulting; among the operations he ... and I got it on the charts. And I told myself: That's as close Scott was the first program director haired, mustachioed, leather pants - helped put on the is But when I got back off that road as you're gonna get to Los Angeles. to top one of Drake's stations. The air XEROX, wearing ex- program director who trip, someone at the record company Go. other air personalities included Juarez, Mexico. Rudy Rivas, with 20 charges you $50,000 and tells you to years' experience as an international says he'd just called New York and I had me an old Cadillac and I Gary Allyn, Lee Baby Symms. cut the playlist, give away $100,000, engineering consultant, heads the got the record on the air. He said: I headed it out. Symms and I were like inseparable and fires your staff." - firm's emergency got that record aired, you didn't. I H: How long did you work in San brothers. engineering team The firm will be unveiled to the which assures emergency service went back to my office and packed Diego? R: Symms is one of the best. As far broadcast industry during the an- worldwide. up everything I had and went back R: A year ... before George Wil- as I'm concerned, there are five jocks nual convention of the National to see Hawkins and said: Thank yeh. son came and took over. See, there's in the world. Gary Owens; there's Bennett and Blackburn recently Assn. of Broadcasters, April 6-9, Las I split. Went home. Laid out by the something nobody knows, but if Russ Knight, the weird beard ... not worked with the radio station of the Vegas. pool a while. Listened to the radio. you'd check into it .. i Mike Scott now, maybe, but in the old days; Finally, I told myself: Nothing hap- was the first program director to beat (Continued on pgge 20) Vox Jox By CLAUDE HALL

LOS ANGELES -WJBQ in Port- Washington, were held Tuesday (11) land, Me., seems to be making a in Great Bend, Kan. He died in nNlnu+_t1YGll" march. The station hired Wally Washington Friday (7) of a heart at- C} t? Brine from WLOB in the market. tack. Cobb and I were slated to be on L} /" o. The -t , st\Si< Then WLOB hired midday man a panel together at the NAB conven- .0 For demo, Bill Craig from WJBQ. So, WJBQ tion coming up April 6 -9 in Las complete * * % * bicentennial * x rates and hired Joe McMillan from WIVY in Vegas. celebration : ///Hlt', details, Jacksonville, Fla. Just recently, * * * package, i. 'id Qi¡. call collect. WJBQ program director Jeff Ryder 1.4 * Chuck Knapp, program director of from Dick * ' U% n or write joined the station from WCAN, the Orkin, KTSP in Minneapolis, was by and producer of immediately MOR station in Portland. And we sat around shooting Chickenman and for exclusivity. WJBQ general manager Rick Snyder the bull about radio. Though they competed The Tooth Fairy. 1 (312) 944 -7724 was WLOB's program director until -i- against each other when Buzz Ben- 1972. Why all the activity? Well, 4d s nett was in Minneapolis, Knapp had WJBQ's morning man Bob Raines o only good things to say about him. GREAT AMERICAN BIRTHDAY PARTY joined WPEZ in Pottsburgh. Other changes just set off? Dino DelGallo, * * * THE CHICAGO RADIO SYNDICATE formerly of WPGC in Washington, Looking for work are Don 2 East Oak Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 has joined WJBQ as music director O'Brien, 703 -765 -4446, who left and evening personality. WEAM in Washington to join * * * WEEL in the suburbs and is now out 15 pro- Funeral services for Grover Cobb, of there; Bob Gibbons, -year Winnipeg, senior executive vice president of the fessional last at CKY in National Assn. of Broadcasters, (Continued on page 20)

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www.americanradiohistory.com 20 Radio-TV Programming Rabbitt Out Of Hutch Vox Jox Continued from page /8 five -and -a -half years with McLendon and was fired many Continued from page 18 lost money with the documentary. In then the FM goes to a progressive there's a guy that you probably don't times ... but where are today's jocks fact, one Norfolk, Va., station told rock and jazz format at night. The know -Russ Miller Tamlyn who coming from? Canada, who now wants to work in me they'd made 400 percent above daytime format, according to Jack used to work for KLIF and got fired H: How would they fire you at the states. You can reach him for the costs on the show. Abell, is highlighted by a singles list because he wouldn't play commer- KLIF? next week at 213 -467-5141, room 35, * of 50 -60 current songs and is aug- cials * * but was the funniest jock in the R: Well, which time? One time, I or via Mike Button, 714 -565 -8511; mented by recent hits dating back to world ... if I ever get my own sta- and Tom Roberts, 215- 623 -3210, last Dick Johnson, program director decided to have a convertible pa- of WWHY in Huntington, W. Va., six months, current LP cuts, "revis- tion, I'll find him wherever he's at rade. Tied up the main street-Com- at WINR in Binghampton, N.Y., but ited" LP cuts from albums back to now. And Charlie and Harrigan are who has been out of radio for a has been trying to introduce some merce -and two freeways. As far as progressive country album cuts into 1969, and older hits. The lineup at the other two. I heard them the other you could see, you saw convertibles. while. the station includes Tom Robertson day the regular country music format of and got the feeling immediately And police. * * * 6 -9 a.m., music director Jack Abell 9 that I should go on the his station, but needs more of those air that night This police sergeant came to me Lee Garrett, once the night per- a.m.-1:30 p.m., program director and do my trick on the kinds of albums.... Chuck Howard, same station. and said: We're going to have to put sonality at WHAT in Philadelphia, Michael McCarthy 1:30 -6 p.m., The old days of radio were program director of KDMS in Eldo- hap- you under arrest. I said: You can't, dropped by to visit a week ago. He's Mark Young from KWFM in Tuc- pier days than now. Everything's rado, Ark., wonders if music so because I'm on the air. And he said: living in Los Angeles now and hop- son 6- midnight, and Bob Roberts serious now with wouldn't change for the better if ... demographics. Well, you're charged with creating a ing to syndicate a black progressive until 6 a.m., with Dave Rothchild Before, you either smaller programmers were given a made people riot. I said: What do you mean, radio show. Friends can reach him and Rick Wiegel from WTAO in smile ... or you didn't. They chance with new records; he can't liked creating a riot? I was just having a Bob Hamilton, Murphysboro, Ill., on weekends. you at 213-464-8908.... get records from RCA or Mercury. ... or they didn't. McLendon; parade. He said: Do you have a pain The station also airs "The King Bis- in order to attend college courses Good to hear from you, . that's where I learned radio. I lasted Chuck... rade permit? I said: No. But call this Los Angeles, is now working with William L. Viands Jr., director of ra- cuit Flower Hour," "BBC Presents number. So, I guess he called Ken Chuck Blore. dio sales for Cox Broadcasting, has ," "Mary Travers & Friend," and Dowe and Dowe probably went: uh- * * * been named station manager of "Earth News." uh-oh-uh. And the sergeant got to As 92.5 percent of you probably WSB in Atlanta. He's moving from McLendon and McLendon said New York and will assist good he'd have to relieve me of my duties. realize, I can only handle about 10 Program Manager percent of I friend Elmo Ellis, the general man- So, I went home, thinking: Uh -oh, the mail get each week in this column. I stack it away until I do ager, with both AM and FM oper- Bubbling Under The For KWIZ Radio where am I going from here? Guess ations. I'm gonna go to KBOX. But they the column each week and the result * * * Santa Ana, Calif. had too much echo. You know: is that things get buried and never get unburied. Jack G. Carnegie, gen- Top LPs Hello, hel -lo, h- e- 1 -I -o. They had J. J. Alexander at KMTW in Twin eral manager of WYSP in Phila- Frank Jolle and all those guys. Falls, Idaho 83301, assures me he'll 201 -OLD & IN THE WAY, Round RX 103 delphia, just dropped me a note But the next day the phone rang to seriously consider all new singles for 202 -MICKEY NEWBURY, Lovers, Elektra 7E show how great the station is in rat- airplay. Just get them to him. Points Tape and it was Mitch Lewis and he said: 1030 Send Resume And ings and I You're hired back. We had to do was prowling through out: "It is often the case that record 203 -DONALD BYRD, Stepping Into Tomorrow, some old mail prior to throwing it G To: that last night to da- de- da- de -da. orders from all label distributors are Blue Note BN LA368 But you'll be compensated. They al- away and ran across a letter from back -ordered, but the same record is 204 -ORFF: CARMINA BURANA, Cleveland Or- Bill Weaver ways compensated me, see. I mean, him last July. The lineup then was available at the record counter from chestra S Chorus (Thomas), Columbia M Matt Clenott, Dick Findley, Frank the same distributor at retail prices. 33172 c/o KLOK Radio McLendon gave me more money! Everybody may have disliked Moller, Keith Allen Cunningham, And there aren't many profitable ra- 205 -TANYA TUCKER, Greatest Hits, Columbia One Radio KC 33355 Park Drive McLendon. But not me. He gave me Muareen Flaherty, and Jerry He- dio stations on the air today that pay San Jose, Ca. 95121 206 -ARGENT, Circus, Epic PE 33422 (Colum- more money than anybody. bert. Are they all still there, Jack? retail for their disks." Well, you may (408) 274 -1170 bia) To Be Continued Next Week * * * be right, J.J., but the record companies are seeing it from another 207 -MIKE OLDFIELD & ROYAL PHILHARMONIC Mike (Wayne Michaels) McQuery (Bedford), The Orchestral viewpoint. For instance: Normally a ORCHESTRA has been shifted from KTKN in Tubular Bells, Virgin VR 13 -115 (Atlantic) major market Top 40 station is add- Ketchikan, Alaska, to KIAR in Fair- 208- LORETTA LYNN, Back To The Country, ing only one to three singles a week banks. So, station manager Bob MCA 471 to the playlist. totals Dorn is back on the air in the 3 -7 That around 209 -HOWES, Another Night, Epic PE 33387 p.m. slot, reports program director 150 records at the most during a (Columbia) Neil Gray. ... Ed Flynn, morning year's time. If a radio station paid a 210 -RANDY EDELMAN, Prime Cuts, 20th Cen a it drive personality at WWCO in Wa- buck copy, would only be $150. tury T 448 terbury, Conn., has been promoted On the other hand, if a record com- to operations manager and Joe pany sent that same number of rec- McCoy, formerly of WXLO in New ords during a year to every radio station (and the truth is they send out Bubbling Under The Lowest Prices For Records & Tapes York, has become program director several times it would NEW WORLD -WIDE TELEX NUMBER 125614 in Flynn's place. that many), * * * cost a record company around 5,000 times that much. Or, roughly speak- HOT 100 James Allison, 213 -874 -7475, ing, $780,000. And I think it would 101 -REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FOR- wants Bill (Bill Grey) Ketnery who be astonishing to find out about how GET, Tavares, Capitol 4010 used to work at KDWC in West much money is being invested in 102 -MY LITTLE LADY, Bloodstone, London Barry White -Just Another Way To Say I Love You Covina, CA, to call him. -20th century 466 ... Tom records to radio stations by record 1061 Temptations Song For You -Gordy 969 The -A Maule at KFRE in Fresno, CA, has I 103 -ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY, Ecstasy, Passion & Bowie Americans -RCA 998 companies -totally -and I'll see if David -Young a Gladys Knight /War -The Black Caucus Concert-Chess 60037 unique Valentine's Day promotion can't get a composite figure in the Pain, Roulette 7163 Washington Jr.- Mister Magic -Kudu 20 Grover $339 going for him -he got Sammy Davis next week 104 -LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT, Major Harris, Peter Frampton -Frampton -A &M 4512 100 Lot or two. The Futures-Castles In The Sky- Buddah 5630 Jr. three years ago when "Candy - Atlantic 3248 Newton- You Never Been Mellow -MCA 2133 * * * Olivia John -Have man" was a hit to do a 30- 105 -CHANGES (Messin' With My Mind), Ver- The Hits -DeLite 2015 second Kool & Gang -Greatest Dean Mercier is looking Carol Douglas -The Carol Douglas Album-Midland 931 promo to fit with the record.... Da- for air non Burch, United Artists 587 -The Dramatic Jackpot -ABC 867 Dramatics vid WLRS work; 804- 262 -1560. He's been at 106 -SPEEDTRAP /NASHVILLE, Hoyt Axton, Chick Corea -No Mystery- Polydor 6512 St. John at in Louisville, Donald Byrd- Stepping Into Tomorrow -Bluenote 368 KY, is looking for an adult rock per- WRNL in Richmond, Va. ... Ed A &M 1657 White Heat -RCA 853 Woloson has gone to KONO in San 107 -1 JUST CANT SAY GOODBYE, Philly Devo- Stevie Wonder- Fulfillness' First Finale -Tamla 332 $349 sonality. Nils Lotgren-A&M 4509 Box Lot Antonio; he'd been at KYMS in tions, Columbia 310076 Undisputed Truth-Cosmic Truth-Gordy 970 * * * (25) Santa Ana, Calif. 108 -HIJACK, Herbie Mann, Atlantic 3246 The Whalers -Natty Dread -Island 9281 Jack Beach is now programming Vernon Burch -I'll Be Your Sunshine- United Artists 342 * * * 109 -WILDFIRE, Michael Murphy, Epic 850084 Davis -Dakar 76915 Tyrone -Home Wrecker WHYD, a country music operation (Columbia) B.T. Express -Do It- Scepter 5117 Gerry Peterson has resigned from The Commodores -Caught In The Act- Motown 820 in Columbus, Ga. He was at WMGZ 110 -SMOKEY FACTORY BLUES, Steppenwolf, Henry Gross-Plug Me Into Something -A &M 4502 his programming position at KHJ, in Montgomery, Ala. Says he Mums 8 -6036 (Columbia) Lonnie Liston Smith-Expansions- Flying Dutchman 934 $359 Los Angeles, just as I finally learned Rutus-Rutusized-ABC 837 wouldn't mind getting an aircheck Jackson 5- Dancing Machine -Motown 780 or two from some country deejays how to spell his first name.... Birdie Strawbs- Ghosts-A &M 4506 Each Bush, attractive enough to do TV Stanley Turrentine -The Sugar Man-CTI 6052 around the country. ... Mike Ray- The Miracles -Don't 'Cha Love It -Tamla 336 modeling in St. Louis, is now leigh is now at WAPE in Jackson- doing The Stylistics- Greatest Hits -Avco 69005 weekend air personality work ville, Fla. He's been at WMFJ in at KSOM in beautiful out -of -town On- Daytona Beach. ... Now and then I 45 rpm RECORDS Call Or Wire Us For Quantity Prices. plug the devil out of something tario, Calif.... Vic Ives, program director of KEX in Portland, Ore., has BY MAIL Order Any Quantity From $1 Million Inventory. when I think it's exceptional. And been shifted by Golden West to San All $7.98 List 8 Track & Cassette ... $4.49 (10 Lot) ... $4.59 Each the "Elvis Presley Story" produced Francisco to take over the program- All Original Artists by Watermark Inc. in Los Angeles is ming of waning KSFO. And replac- outstandingly so. I listened to most 1949 thru 1972 Ives will of it via KMPC in Los Angeles as ing be (as of April 7) Eric pop country rock CALL US FOR 59C BOX -LOT SPECIALS Norberg, assistant program director Wink Martindale weaved it into his soul big band All 45 RPM's 6311 Each, Box -Lots (25 PER BOX) now at KMPC in Los Angeles. So, regular afternoon show. It was phe- all -time favorites Largest Selection of 45's KMPC is looking for letters and re- nomenal! And the documentary FOR CATALOG of 6000 titles really paid off for the MOR station. sumes from potential new assistant Day Air Express program directors: write send $1.50 (no c.o.d.'s) Shipped Same Usually, ratings in that time period to program Specialists in Rock, Soul, Jazz, Pop, etc. run director Mark Blinoff. If AIR MAIL is desired for catalog about 67,000 per average quar- U.S. and APO /FPO addresses. add $1 00 ALL ORDERS C.O.D.- SHIPPED F.O.B. NEW YORK ter hour, according to Pulse. But * * * International, add $1.50 during the airing of the Presley spe- John Yottes, 213 -472 -7834, is (payable in U.S. funds) CORP. cial, the station achieved 255,700 per looking for news, production, sales, RECORD SHACK BLUE NOTE RECORD SHOP 2132 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10029 average quarter hour as reported by or announcing work. He's a pro.... 156 Central Avenue In U.S.A. Call (212) 369 -8600 a special Pulse breakout. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 22 Talent Refunds For Nixed CSNY Anthony Has Seen It Bash Still Go Unresolved Talent LOS ANGELES -Southern Cali- Ticketron's office here estimates All, Trod To Rockers fornia's first big ticket refund foul - that some 10 percent of the 11,200 In Action By NAT FREEDLAND up is still not completely resolved in who purchased $12.50 tickets LOS ANGELES -Dee Anthony is heavy man who sports shoulder - the wake of the Crosby, Stills, Nash through their agency for the abor- ENTWISTLE'S OX one music man who's made the tran- length gray hair and a gold earring. & Young show cancelled last sum- tive CSNY Summer Jam at Ontario CARMINE APPICE'S sition from traditional pop to rock in "I started off in 1949 to be a pop mer due to slow advance sales. Motor Speedway have not had re- ASTROPORT a big way. crooner and after 25 years in the funds paid, with some cases Academy of Music, New York of Through the 1950s he managed business I'm still not blase," he says. bounced checks by the promoters re- John Entwistle is the first member of the Who vocalists like Tony Bennett, Jerry "On my office wall there are 22 gold ported. to have a solo and his perform- No Paving, undertaken tour, Vale and Buddy Greco. Then in the records and eight platinum records A Ticketron spokesman says that ance at the Academy March 8 illustrated both mid -'60s he became U.S. representa- but I'll be just as excited about the No Zeppelin the company will now pay refunds the risks and successes of such a daring enter- tive for the Island and Chrysalis la- next one." prise. Entwistle was welcomed onstage with a direct for remaining holders of their bels and supervised the early Ameri- Anthony is considered to have full standing ovation, and drew the most enthu- CSNY tickets and redress after- can tours of the big post - Beatles particularly close working ties with Florida siastic of the audience to its feet several times in wards - from promoters Shelly Fin more on favorites He and "Who wave of English progressive rock, in- promoter Bill Graham and Premier MIAMI -Led Zeppelin's sched- "My Size" kely & Jim Koplick. Cares," both from early solo albums. cluding Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker and Talent chief Frank Barsalona. uled March 8 Florida appearance Liberty Tickets president Tom Entwistle seemed to favor older material in Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Though both men are younger than has been the second date to fall out Milana says his offices sold some his set, and even jarred the memory a bit by As one of the major independent he, he credits them with being his wildly of their otherwise successful 4,600 admissions and a substantial singing "Boris The Spider," "Whisky Man" and, managers today, his roster of clients major influences and guides in mak- current U.S. tour. minority who turned in the ducats to as encore, "Heaven and Hell," all songs first includes the J. Geils Band, Alvin ing the transition from pop to rock. West Palm Beach Speedway the promoters have not been mailed done by the Who. And there was no getting away Lee, Peter Frampton's Camel, Mon- Naturally the impending breakup owner David Rupp cancelled the refunds. However, Milana says he from the influence that the Who did carry with trose and Steve Marriott, leader of of Humble Pie after their current group there with the claim that pro- has no way of figuring exactly how Entwistle's band, particularly in watching the ef- the about -to- disband Humble Pie. "farewell -to- America" tour is much moters Shelly Finkel and Jim Ko- forts of guitarist Robert Johnson not to flay his many ticketholders are still awaiting His New York office staff includes on Anthony's mind these days. The plik hadn't made promised physical guitar, Townshend- style. refunds. two other full -time personal man- hard -rocking English foursome is arrangements such as paving of The ticket Entwistle added his own touches to alter that agencies are not legally agers, brother Bill Anthony and disbanding at the height of their parking space for an expected very distinctive style with the use of a keyboard responsible for refunding the John Demaney. popularity as an A &M gold record 60,000 cars. money. Returned tickets were for- player and saxophonist, making Ox sort of a mu- act and SRO concert attraction. Rupp said he waited until the last warded to a company called AATS, tant band, somewhere between the Who and the "Right now I have five acts on the "The spilt -up was presented to me more rock'n'roll oriented Roy minute to stop the rock show, stating set up by Finkel -Koplick to channel Wood's Wizzard. road with tour managers from the as an artistic and personal decision If there is an unsuccessful component in Ent - that he sympathized with the pro- CSNY concert deposits. AATS pool of top freelancers we uses," says that had already been made," he moters whom he called "caught with wistle's music, blame must be pointed at his Anthony. "But I'll still spend two or funds were apparently not sufficient oldies phase. "Gimme That Rock'n'Roll," "Not says. "'So there was nothing to dis- their pants down when their backers to cover all refunds to date. three days with éach tour just to cuss about it. The fellows all want to pulled out" Fade Away," and a medley of "Something Else - make sure everybody is comfortable According to Ticketron, AATS is Keep's Knockin' " were fine in the verses, but be soloists and leaders now. Finkel -Koplick paid Led Zeppe- and Bill or John will catch most of supposed to be receiving more fell apart as the band overextended itself with "Of course, I think it's a mistake the other shows." lin a non -refundable deposit of money from an upcoming tax re- lengthy, confusing jams. for a group to throw away the piece

$200,000 and laid out another fund. Meanwhile, Finke- Koplick Entwistle is an extraordinarily fluid bassist, a Anthony was on a three -week of equity they've spent years strug- $50,000 for advance advertising. are having more troubles in Florida. fact which might have been overlooked in the swing away from his home and fam- gling for. Burning bridges is a big er- Some 25,000 tickets were sold for a As reported in Billboard in another Who, but here, his abilities were outshouted by ily in Long Island, stopping off in ror in the music business because the total of $200,000. The Florida State story this week, their cancelled Led Ox's intensity, which all too often was totally di- Los Angeles to make sure all was same people keep dealing with each Attorney pledged an investigation if Zeppelin date is leaving them in the rectionless. smooth on an Alvin Lee "Midnight other over and over again in differ- (Continued on page 31) hole for about $250,000. (Continued on page 32) Special" taping. He is an imposingly ent contexts."

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www.americanradiohistory.com www.americanradiohistory.com 31 Campus Studio Trock By SAM SUTHERLAND LOS ANGELES -Lots of product other album, with Dave Wittman S. Illinois Prof mastered at Artisan in Los Angeles handling engineering chores; the ii Fi Used By recently, including: Cher's next ef- mix has been finished up on the fort, produced by Jimmy Webb and Deadly Nightshade album, pro- engineered by John Haney; Susan duced by Felix Cavaliere and engi- 'o Teach 400 Students Physics Webb's first LP (Jimmy's sister), neered by Bob D'Orleans; producer with the same pair working at the Bob Ezrin has been in doing some production console and behind the additional work on the Gary Bonner boards for her as with Chet; Johnny single (engineering work handled by Bristol's latest, produced by the art- Dave Palmer); Michael Urbaniak is ist with Greg Venable at the boards; in cutting an LP with Palmer again the latest Jesse Colin Young, pro- at the boards. duced by the artist; Johnny Mathis' * * * latest with John Flores producing; At Wally Heider's in San Fran- the new Paul Anka LP with Rick cisco, Jefferson Starship, whose Hall handling production; Mike "Dragonfly" LP was recently certi- Curb projects including LPs from fied gold, are busy cutting another Pat Boone, Ronnie Dove and Andy & album coordinated by Pat leraci David Williams; Dog Soldier, Tag - and engineered by Larry Cox. Jon gett, Ike & Tina Turner, all pro- Hendricks is in the studio, finishing duced by Denny Diante; Billy Joel up an album for Arista, while Greg and Kenny Rankin, both produced Errico and Lee Oscar are taking a by Michael Stewart; and Disco Tex break while Lee heads out on the produced by Bob Crewe. road with War. * * * * * * Down in Nashville, things have In Berkeley, Gary Bartz is putting LP he been busy at Starday Recording Stu- the finishing touches on an by dios. Jerry Jeff Walker came in and cut several months ago, produced did three singles, while his band, the Larry Mizell. Miles Davis' rhythm critically acclaimed Lost Gonzo section was in on the date. Bartz says Band, has been working on an LP. he is attempting to present a com- Long -time French superstar Johnny mercial LP this time around. the finest Halliday has been in cutting with Carolyn Hester, one of the folk period 3M photos producer /engineer Chris Kimsey, singers to come out of is now going into De- sits 101 has become an enjoyable course at Southern Illinois Univ., ever since Professor Kenneth W. Johnson while Donovan has been working a decade ago, Angeles with oduced the study of hi -fi equipment into it. Lecture attendance has been consistently high for this course and with producer Nigel Thomas. Artists vonshire Studios in Los ng laboratory sessions, students are taught the basic laws of physics through the use of stereo components. The due in in the near future include producer Cliffie Stone. less of this course has prompted university officials to initiate a series of follow -up courses. Waylon Jennings, Leon Russell and At the Caribou Ranch in Neder- Hillman, B.W. Stevenson. land, Colo., the Souther, IARBONDALE, Ill.- Students cluding analyzation of the harmon- explain the workings of the system Furay Band have just finished an LP * * * oiled in Basic Physics 101 at ics, overtones and timbre of a tone; through the study of sound, electric- after a month at the ranch. Tom ithern Illinois Univ. here learn demonstrations of each parameter of ity, magnetism, radiation, energy At the Record Plant in Los An- Dowd handled production. Also at ysics a new way- through the use an amplifier and tuner with expla- and mechanics; geles, activity includes: Frank Zappa the ranch, Bob Johnston has been hifi equipment. More than 400 nations of hifi performances; and "The incorporation of this knowl- producing himself with Kerry busy mixing the Earl Scruggs LP dents are enrolled in this course, the study of cartridges, speakers, mi- edge for private use when buying McNabe at the control boards; the which will celebrate 25 years on Co- ,igned to eliminate the mathemat- crophones and tape recorders utiliz- home entertainment equipment. Tubes, with Al Kooper producing lumbia for the artist. Guests include Lee Kiefer engineering; Gladys 1 and technological jargon that ing knowledge of basic physical "Hopefully, at the end of the se- and Michael Murphy, Dan Fogelberg, Al- ..- .imidates most non- science stu- laws. mester, these students will be able to Knight & The Pips, with Kenny Ker- vin Lee and Bonnie Bramlet. ,:eits. Dr. Johnson says two unrelated stand eyeball to eyeball with any ner and Richie Wise producing and Freshmen and sophomores com- forces contributed to his develop- salesperson and know what they're Warren Dewey at the controls; the plise a large share of students taking ment of the course- business and talking about," Johnson says. Faces, with Ron Nevison working Led Zeppelin this 16 -week, three -credit course and pleasure. The Physics department Each week, more than 200 stu- with the British quintet on produc- Continued front page 22 f'tiring this time they are taught the was trying to develop new courses to dents pack his lecture hall for discus- tion and also engineering; the refunds aren't made to ticket- buyers. asic laws of physics through the use interest non -science majors and he sions and demonstrations of physics Eagles, with Bill Szymczyk produc- An abortive attempt was made to or classroom demonstrations and had been looking through sales bro- principles via hifi. Starting out with ing and engineering; European big obtain the Orange Bowl stadium in boratory experiments. chures and spec sheets for hifi some very primitive means of dem- band star James Last, produced by Miami for the concert but the city re- Directing this course is Dr. Ken- equipment, so he decided to in- onstration, Johnson usually pre- Wes Farrell with Gary Kellgren en- fused because the Bowl's restrooms neth W. Johnson, a teaching and re- corporate the two areas together. cedes at a rate that holds every stu- gineering; Cliff De Young in work- are being renovated. search physicist with a PhD from Realizing that hifi equipment was dent's attention. ing on an LP, with Norman Kurban Led Zeppelin's new twin -disk LP Ohio State Univ., and he has broken nothing but sophisticated physics he More than $20,000 of hifi equip- at the production helm and Mike "Physical Graffiti" shipped plati- Stone handling engineering; Lonnie it down into three discussion parts: decided to initiate this course in yet ment from more than 20 companies num and the $11.98 set is No. 1 Bill- general principles of waves, sound, uncharted waters, and he set three was donated to SIU for Dr. John- Youngblood cutting with producer board album in its second week on electricity and energy; applying the goals: son's course and it is the most mod- Ed Townsend and Kellgren again the chart. basic physical laws; and a study of "The examination of hifi, tele- ern and up -to -date available. engineering; Quincy Jones produc- The group's management said it is -nagnetism, electromagnetic inter- vision, and lasers to show how they During the weekly lab sessions, ing himself, with Phil Schier at the now too late to schedule a substitute actions and mechanics. affect present and future needs; Johnson lets his students work on controls; Neil Diamond working Florida date on the present tour. During this time, students per- "The investigation of the basic some very sophisticated equipment with producer /engineer Brooks Ar- Led Zeppelin's Boston show was t', .rm a variety of experiments in- physical laws of nature in order to including waveform analyzers, RF thur, and Janis Ian also working cancelled, as reported in Billboard signal generators, oscilloscopes, with Arthur. last month, when several thousand audio signal generators and spec- * * * unruly fans caused extensive dam- 00 Students, 16 Labels trum analyzers. At Electric Lady Studios in New age at the arena while waiting over- With these instruments the stu- York, Kiss has been in cutting an- night for the start of ticket sales. dents analyze each piece of hifi Attend Ga. Radio Session equipment, speakers and recording ATLANTA -The first annual tic, Columbia, Grateful Dead, Is- or playback units. "Many of the students don't know Southeastern College Radio Assn . land, Mercury, Warner Bros., GRC, conference here March 7 -9 at Capricorn, ABC, Capitol, MCA, exactly why the equipment works, Georgia State Univ. was termed a United Artists and Chess /Janus. but they sure know how to work with "vast success" by its organizers with All of the companies with hospi- it," he states. "These freshmen and more than 200 students attending tality suites and in addition, GRC sophomores use lab equipment that from 35 schools in 16 states. In addi- hosted a concert at the Pit recording most of our engineering students tion. record company participation studio featuring singer Mike don't use." was greater than at any other radio Greene, and Columbia helped send Because word -of-mouth advertis- conference ever, with 16 major la- us in buses to the Loudon ing has produced sizable increases in bels attending. Wainwright concert," Sylvester attendance, Johnson has initiated a Co- organizer Don Sylvester of the states. "Greene also participated on course in advanced hifi for sales- Univ. of Georgia's WUOG says this a very successful panel with Melissa people. first gathering was a success from all Manchester and Neil Peart of directions, since students from as far Rush." away as Texas and Illinois came There has never been much rap- Campus Briefs here to discuss common problems. port between the Southern college During the three -day confab the or- radio stations, according to Syl- Composer- singer Susan Barlow ganization was formally founded vester, but this gathering helped will be introduced to media and disk and Bob Wharton of WUOG was many broadcasters realize that jockeys in a special college tour elected its director. schools, big or small, shared the being handled by her record com- A semi -regular newsletter will be same problems. pany, Gryphon Productions, distrib- distributed by SECRA and each Many of these common problems uted by RCA Records. Special in- state will organize its own mini -con- were aired during the discussions, store appearances, radio station vis- ference, according to Sylvester. one of the stronger items to come out its and media interviews are also Record companies attending the of it is the founding of a SECRA being readied for Ms. Barlow in the meetings were A &M, Arista, Atlan- lobby with the FCC. college area. db Xincorporated 296 newton street waltham. mass. 02154 www.americanradiohistory.com 32 Talent Kinky Friedman: Man Weisberg Decries Jazzman New On Tag, Insists He's In Pop Of Many Music Faces By JIM MELANSON By BOB KIRSCH The Charts NEW YORK -Call Tim Weisberg a jazz flutist and you'll have a king - LOS ANGELES -"I don't have to than people who like just country or size argument on your hands from be known in the same way by every- Jewish people transplanted to rural the artist himself. body. If the Jewish people want to areas," Friedman says. "You've got Being "pigeon- holed" into retail- pick on me in one way and the Nash- to hit a lot of areas and you've got to ers' jazz bins, promoters' jazz -ori- ville scene wants to in another way do it early in your career. Now that ented dates and radio jazz playlists, and others in a crazy type of way, we've done the club segment we though, is nothing new to the 31- that's fine with me. I don't want to move on to the concert area. And year -old A &M Records artist. It's dictate to people as to how they we're thinking in terms of a TV just that he's speaking out a little should perceive me." series after that as well as a book. I louder these days on his really don't see why you can't go in music. Weisberg all directions at once. "Pop," emphasizes, "that's my prime direction, "You've got to reach as many been and people as possible," he adds. "Take it'll continue to be top." 'Lover Please,' the new single. It's A native of Los Angeles, Weisberg began his training at an early age in not that important that it's a top 10 the classical tradition and soon record, but it is important that we get Vanguard photo found himself some exposure because the AM au- playing with local or- BENNY BELL chestras and marching bands. dience is one that really doesn't "Shaving Cream " -73 it to know us yet." "When came relating to my Friedman's material ranges from A clear example that perseverance peers, though, there was always off, as Benny Bell's 1946, X- something missing," says Weisberg. "Ride 'Em Jewboy," a beautiful can pay rated "Shaving Cream" single has "They were all into pop and rock, song apparently based on the myth resurfaced to become a nov- and soon I found myself Athena photc of the Wandering Jew, to such zani- leading naturally elty song of the day. gravitating there, joining them in Tim Weisberg: don't call this flutist ness as "Homo Erectus" and "Some- Bell, a retired trouper with per- jams at a number of local clubs." a jazzmen. thing Is Wrong With The Beaver." forming credentials dating as far The inclusion in the pop music "It amazes me that an audience Hank Hinton illustration back as the mid- 1920s, started the community was a long time in com- can keep up with the changes we go stores and ended up getting on the Kinky Friedman: outrageous leader ball rolling by bringing "Cousin" ing, and Weisberg credits much of through onstage," Friedman says. telephone to ask the local promotion of the "Texas Jewboys" is winning Bruce Morrow, WNBC disk jockey his success to San Francisco Valley "It takes a certain amount of genius guy to push the product as pop." mainstream acceptance on new in New York, a copy of the song, and State College professor Fred Katz, at their level." In fact, Weisberg feels that bein ABC label deal. the rest is history. sociologist and well -known jazz cel- Friedman says that while "you've placed in the jazz "bag" early in hi Following strong audience re- list. got to reach everyone at the begin- career is still haunting him. But, h So says Kinky Friedman, a man sponse to the song (Morrow had put Weisberg says that it was Katz ning, you have to be careful to do adds, the label is starting to realiz. who has been categorized as every- it on the air almost as a joke), Van- who helped build his confidence to them one group at a time. You can't that there is a pop market open to his thing from the renegade Texas Jew- guard went ahead and, released the experiment with free -form music, be the heavy Jewish spokesman, the product, and he is confident about ish cowboy to a sensitive singer/ Bell pop to funny cowboy and have. an AM hit song, and, soon thereafter, him- and jazz compositions and future sales. songwriter to a comedy act (with move away from all at once. You just have to know self made a personal appearance on his more conven- Also on the horizon for Weisberg tasteful material or without), de- Morrow's program. tional early training. what you want to be at the moment, is a fifth album. Weisberg and group pending on who one listens to. While 29 years may have passed, and we haven't really decided. For- Today, with four albums already members Lynn Blessing, Rick Jea- The one point of agreement Bell's humorous tunately, we have the time to experi- approach to lyrics under his belt, Weisberg feels that ger, Jim Krueger and Doug Ander- among most observers, however, is held up, when on the show he of- ment. I don't feel a sense of urgency his career is only beginning. Booked son, should be returning to the stu- that Friedman's blend of songs, hu- fered listeners freshly penned addi- and I think it will work itself out." by the Denver -based Athena dio sometime this spring or mor and showmanship represent tions to the number: Agency, Weisberg has already criss- As to why he chose to clothe much midsummer. "It all depends on our one of few oases of originality in pop "I'm grateful to dear Cousin crossed the country several times, music today. of his act in a comedy format, Fried- touring dates," says Weisberg. "I'd Brucie, playing local clubs and colleges. Just rather have the band working "You know," says Friedman, man says that "the act lends itself He turned my song into a HIT, well to theatrical things. I'm rela- recently, though, he picked up through the spring and record in the "that the first LP we did wasn't He tells everyone I'm a genius "Midnight Special" and "Rock Con- really country in content, it was only tively insane anyway and I enjoy summer, than to record now and not But I know that he's full of- cert" appearances, and he feels that be working all summer when col- country in sound. The second album putting on a show. I like to be the Sh- Cream, Be Nice and Shaving they proved to be a prime mover in leges are closed and club business is is more of a pop album all the way band leader and be able to walk Clean .... " getting his "pop" message across. quiet." around, which seemed like the logi- around and burp and smoke a cigar, Bell currently doesn't have a man- As important as national tele- Weisberg will also be looking to cal direction to take. I don't think we knowing the other musicians in the be ager, but can reached through vision might be for Weisberg's direc- get his product overseas and, hope- ever had a vast country audience, band are far better than I am. And Nat LaPatin at Vanguard offices in us are tion, though, he's not above deliv- fully, to tour Europe. But, mean- though they do make up an impor- any night that two or three of New York. The label is also plan- tant part of our audience. on, it's going to be a good night." ering the message himself, even to while, it's the U.S. road and constant ning a Bell LP release for sometime staf- reminders to his listeners those Friedman also offers some inter- local label promotion and sales and "I have no real country back- in April. he says, "I've at yet unfamiliar with his work that esting insights into life on the road. fers. "Several times," ground I grew listen- at local it's Tim Weisberg, "pop" flutist. except that up "One -nighters are better than club seen my albums in jazz bins And when you stop to ing to it. think, dates in a way," he says, "because that's really enough to make you nobody can really get up twice a country." night. And you want to give the au- Friedman, who has just wrapped dience something new and it's a mix up an eight-week tour of some of the of the first and second show crowds Talent In Adion more prestigious clubs in the coun- and you're really kind of stuck on Continued from page 22 They love joining him in song. It is a mutual love in New York, Cel- His try (Bottom Line what to do. And when the applause Opening the show was a new band pulled to- affair between performer and audience. lar Door in Washington, D.C., is over, it's a very empty sound. You gether by drummer Carmine Appice, Astroport. medley of past hits ( "Roses Are Red," "Blue Vel- Boarding House in San Francisco can get addicted to applause and It was the group's first performance, and Appice vet," "There, I've Said It Again" and countless and Troubadour in Los Angeles you know it's not a healthy thing. As certainly has boosters in his New York home others) draws spontaneous applause and instant recognition. "Mr. Lonely," his first hit, has among others) and received fine re- for the road itself, any kid that turf. The cheers of a few faithful, however, views in most areas, will now take thinks it's so great to be on the road weren't enough to disguise the group's basic to be reprised, as does his "Melody of Love" Polish ballad. several weeks off and then leave on a after learning guitar ought to give it pseudo- psychedelicism. Noodling on synthe- To prove his musical versatility, he also per- 25 -date concert tour with the Guess a try. I like performing, but it can be sizer and theremin were exercised, and painfully loudly, for shock effect, and the guitar leads forms-as he does in all his concerts -on drums, Who. harrowing and tedious on the road." ATV photo were an equally piercing series of repeated riffs. piano, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet. Mr. "You've got to appeal to more JOHNNY WAKELIN Friedman enjoys trying different As for Appice's lengthy drum solo, followed by Charisma is also Mr. Versatility. His act leans "Black Superman -`Muhammad things. "You've just got to take his claim to be the greatest rock drummer in heavily now toward ethnic humor (not jokes) You've got to be willing to Ali' " -97 and songs, but it still remains one of the strong- TOP QUALITY chances. the world" ... I can only claim that music has be bad to end up being great." British singer /songwriter Johnny heard few greater fabrications. est solo acts in the business, and easily one of sx10O Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band TOBY GOLDSTEIN the most entertaining. FRANK BARRON make their U.S. chart with debut this LEO SAYER 4c-- PRINTS single, penned by Wakelin just prior BOBBY VINTON to Santa Monica Civic Auditorium HALL & OATES LITHOGRAPHED ON HEAVY GLOSS STOCK the Ali- Foreman heavyweight championship fight. Bobby Vinton came into his hometown area Bottom Line, New York and put on one of the happiest shows ever seen In a return engagement here, this time BLACK & WHITE 8x1Os Picked up by Pye Records in Lon- sans Barrett Strong, long -time Motown writer -pro- at this beach facility. Backed by a 19 -piece or- clown suit, Leo Sayer once again proved himself 500 -$25.00 1000- $38.00 don, the single gained national at- ducer, to Capitol Records as artist. tention when Ali upset Foreman chestra, two female singers and more than a strong local favorite, breaking Bottom Line's Uri Geller, Israeli psychic, to Columbia. He'll 2,000 delirious fans -most of them adults -the four -day attendance record in the process. COLOR PRINTS and U.K. radio went on the song as a do a spoken -word LP of his poetry, backed by news item. Market reaction Polish Power partisan did nothing but entertain The March 2 performance was typical Sayer 1000- $200.00 pianist Byron Janis.... Phyllis St. James for a couple of hours March 8. from- the outset. Backed by an extremely fine concert promptly moved the disk into the lo- to Playboy. Soul vocalist is managed by Robert 1. Vinton not only plays to an audience, he per- bunch of musicians (special mention for pianist cal Top 10 chart selections. SEND FOR SAMPLES AND COMPLETE PRICES Hyatt. ... Writer Jim Alto to Loyd of Nashville forms in the audience. With mike in hand, he Chris Stainton), Sayer's stage magic quickly 8x108, OTHER SIZE PRINTS. BBC broadcaster Paul Holling- ON Music. strolls up and down the aisles, into the balcony, took hold, especially on such audience favorites AND POSTERS Randy Edelman, 20th Century artist formerly dale, to whom Wakelin first brought through the rows of seats. He polkas in the as "lust A Boy" and "The Show Must Go On." published by Almo- Lriving, to United Artists Mu- a demo of the song, is now handling aisles with adoring women fans, sings love songs If improvement was possible off his last out- sic for co- publishing of his Piano Picker Music. the artist's management. There are to them as they were the only ones who existed. ing here, the Warner Bros. artist seems to have PICTURES Arthur Lyman and his musicians renewed for no plans, as yet, for a U.S. tour or LP He is Mr. Charisma. found it in the shedding of his jester's outfit. 1867 E. FLORIDA Norman's GNP -Cre- release. The single is distributed in There is nothing put -on or phony about his The audience seemed more readily able to iden- SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65803 an additional term by Gene scendo label in Los Angeles. the U.S. by ATV Records. performance. Vinton enjoys working with people. (Continued on page 33)

www.americanradiohistory.com 33 Talent In Action Latin Continued from page 32 What had always held him back, he says, was his similarity in sound to his first cousin -one tify with the singer, and the interchange placed Jerry Lee Lewis. And sound like Jerry Lee he Latin Music Ignored By Academy Sayer in a new musical dimension. He's no does, as well as being an energetic piano player. longer removed; his movements, previously By RAY TERRACE The similarities didn't seem to bother the au- smooth and slick, now have an edge to hold dience any, as the artist moved through his LOS ANGELES -For the 17th mercialization is to be avoided, and He would also like to see a rever- onto; and his interpretation of songs seem that three No. 1 country records ( "Room Full Of consecutive year, Latin music was that the retention of "relatively pure sal in the trend of booking practices much more believable. Roses," "I Overlooked An Orchid" and "City ignored at the NARAS Awards cere- Latin music" from its natural proof upper East Side clubs. It is felt With most of Sayer's old trappings gone his Lights ") as well as a variety of rock and country monies. gression of aesthetic influences (as that Anglo audiences can be "turned main selling point still comes in the delivery of a songs. Many are convinced there is a the result of several civilizations), on," and it is a major function of song. Whether it'll catapult him into "superstar" Besides his own hits, the majority of the ma- compelling, urgent need for a spe- must prevail for maintaining the art. Latin N.Y. magazine to provide re- status remains to be seen, but he's going to terial offered, strangely enough, was material cialized Latin field within the They feel that the strength of Latin alistic, positive images of where have a good run at it. cut at one time or another by Jerry Lee. For a its Latin artists and their music are at. A Atlantic artists Daryl Hall and John Oates and NARAS framework. music survives due to aesthetic man trying to escape from his cousin's shadow it step in the right direction will be ac- band opened the bill, and spent a good part of Larry "Orchestra" Harlow is a excellence, rather than its commer- was a strange choice of tunes, yet the crowd the evening selections from their "War Babies" governor in the New York NARAS cial considerations. Sanabria, on the complished May 4 with the Latin seemed to love it. album. The group laid down a solid performance chapter and is taking steps to move other hand, advocates the borrowing Music Awards poll sponsored by Gilley is not a particularly dynamic per- throughout and were well received by the SRO the group to petition the national from other cultures (as rock artists Latin N.Y. magazine at the Beacon former, but he is a good solid singer and musi- crowd. One of their best efforts during the night body to award Grammies annually borrowed from Latin music) and in- Theater in New York. cian backed by an equally solid band. And in a came with "She's Gone." They should prove a for outstanding Latin musical per- corporation of these experiences to Therefore, to achieve "Latin Rec- year when a lot of new stars have come into solid club draw in any market. JIM MELANSON formances on record. create new avenues of growth. He ognition," the Latin music industry their own in country, he certainly ranks among in a itself has to become unified, with in- the best of them. BOB KIRSCH Harlow argues that Latin music feels this would result national GATO BARBIERI on disks consistently outsells jazz, demand for Latin music. (Continued on page 42) classical most recordings the Bottom Line, New York and of BONNIE BRAMLETT spoken word, categories which have Saxophonist Gato Barbierei offered up one of DICK FELLER their own competition. Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 3/22/75 his finest sets Feb. 22. An SRO crowd greeted The Bottom Line, New York New trends in the music profes- his notes with respect opening and he pro- Bonnie Bramlett could definitely become one sion, Harlow points out, and the rise ceeded to play like a man totally possessed. of the more popular female singers in the comin the Latin population within the Most musicians take a short while to get ing year, but before she accomplishes this, she U.S. are proof that Spanish- oriented J2CCl SUfeY warmed up, but this is just not the case with will have to refine several rough spots from her LPS music is climbing in popularity and Latin this man. His band was red-hot from the be- act. will continue to accelerate. "By ginning and he led off with his popular "Last Her vocal delivery seems very forced and 'she 1980," says Harlow, "there will be Copyright 1975, 3illboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, Tango In Paris." doesn't really look like she feels at home with stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, about 20 million Spanish speaking photocopying, recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher His band is composed of some fine expo- some of her material. Still, she has learned her persons in the U.S., South America, nents of the Latin feel and he has made a blues lessons well and produces some heartfelt Puerto Rico and other Spanish very smart move by changing Howard John- vocals. The band she used Feb. 26 couldn't be speaking nations. All these countries IN TEXAS much better than it is and the lead guitar work son to tuba, flugelhorn and bass clarinet, are active in recording." This TITLE -Artist, Label & This TITLE-Artist, Label 3 of Buzzy Foiten is only overshadowed by the from the electric bass. While Johnson is an Week Number (Distributing Label) Week Number (Distributing Label) three -man horn section. Harlow emphasizes that NARAS accomplished bassist, his work on the other membership must be integrated with These musicians know how to augment tunes 1 LATIN BREED 8 ANGELICA MARIA instruments, many times played counter- instead of killing them with overproduced ar- people from the Latin recording in- Minus One, GC III Donde Estas Videta Mia. Sonido point to Barbieri, was a large plus factor in ternANGEl SI -8009 rangements. With a little bit of work and a little dustry. He alone has brought in 50 2 VICENTE FERNANDEZ the group's overall sound. 9 LOSO ES NEGROS more rapport with the audience, she would members in New York, and he El Idolo De Mexico, Caytronics 1420 Each of the musicians has a natural feel A Ti, VA 135 break through and get the degree of success stresses the need for this to be pat- for playing with a sense of self -propulsion. 10 VICENTE FERNANDEZ she's worked so hard to attain through the terned in the remaining chapters for 3 ANGELICA MARIA Me Casa El Sabadn, Caytronics 1405 Barbieri has a patented-style Tonto, Sonido Internacional SI -8006 that stems years. adequate representation. It is. man- 11 JULIO IGLESIAS to develop into more and more areas and he Opening the show was singer -songwriter Dick datory, he says, to enlighten repre- 4 LOS UNILOS A Flor De Peil, Alhambra 19 has a knack for finding a groove and working Feller. He is one performer that deserves to Los Unicos, U111 1001 be sentatives of the Latin field on the 12 YOLANDA DEL RIO on it. Each song finds him digging deeper and heard, because he is talented and knows how to importance and advantages of their 5 RAMON AYALA Ay, Mama Los Que Te Diie, DKLI-3271 deeper for a more soulful and meaningful di- keep the attention of the audience. Although membership, not only in the local La Nueva Zenaida, TexMex 7017 13 RAMON AYALA rection, and he seems to find it. The popu- most of the people had come to see Ms. Bram- Ramon Ayala, Tex Men 7020 chapters, but on the national board 6 TORTILLA FACTORY larity he is gathering is still snowballing and lett, they were totally pacified by Feller and his 14 LOS CHACHORROS of NARAS as well, which consists Tortilla Factory, FLP 4063 Simplemente, CRC 001 it won't be too long before he becomes known story songs. Although he modified his usual set members from of seven cities. He 7 to most music listeners. His music is expres- of songs to agree with the audience, he still LOS CLASICOS 15 LOS GAVILANES is against "commercialization" Los Clasicos, GC 110 Cuando Paso Por Tu Casa, U 1099 sive and his style is very much his own. showcased a cross- section of clever tunes in- ( "Americanization "), and all for cluding his "almost -hit," "Making The Best Of A JIM FISHEL "tipico" (typical Bad Situation." This one -man band could break Latin music), and hopes to see more promotion insti- MICKEY GILLEY out of the country category and into pop. IN LOS ANGELES JIM FISHEL gated by record companies. Palomino, Los Angeles Another force in this argument is One of country music's hottest new stars Izzy Sanabria, executive editor of 1 VICENTE FERNANDEZ 8 CELIA 8 JOHNNY POINTER SISTERS El Idolo de Mexico, Caytronics 1420 Quimbara, Vaya, XVS -31 made his local debut Feb. 28 to a packed Palo- Latin N.Y. Magazine. He, too, pro- Bachelors Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 9 mino and served up a tight, professional show III, pelled the need for Latin music to 2 ANGELICA MARIA CORTIJO & ISMAEL RIVERA Sonido Juntos Otra Vez, -113XX that easily lived up to expectations. "Ladies and gentlemen, children, too, these Angelica Maria, Internacional SI Coco CLP avoid being stereotyped or "ethnic" 8009 Gilley is actually not quite the newcomer he's brown babes are gonna boogie for you." With because under this classification, it 10 AMALIA MENDOZA made out to be, having owned his own club in this opening remark, the Pointers worked them- 3 CHAYLTO VALDEZ Yo Lo Comprendo, GAS 4064 prevents airplay and exposure to the Tu Sigues Siendo El Mismo, Musimex 5080 Texas for more than a decade and spent the ma- selves and their audience almost into a frenzy 11 EDDIE PALMIERI Latin culture, ihmsic and the artists. The jority of his time as his own headliner. March 3. (Continued on page 53) 4 CAMILO SESTO Sun of Latin Music, Coco 109XX As a major spokesman, he urges Camilo Sesto, Pronto Pts-1011 12 LOS BABYS readers to call and mail letters to all 5 JUAN TORRES Como Sufro, Peerless 1769 Spanish and English media such as A Borinquen, Musart 1640 13 SONIA LOPEZ television, radio, newspapers, etc., as 6 FELIPE ARRIACA Voz Sentimiento Y Amor, Caytronics 1416 New On The Charts well as contacting the manufacturers El Nuevo Idolo de La Cancion, Caytronics 14 LOS DIABLOS of the products they purchase to also 1415 Lo Nuevo de Los Diablos. Averno 1001 instill awareness in them. 7 LOS HUMILDES 15 BANDA MACHO Un Pobre No Mas Fama 524 Some have emphasized that com- La Noche Que Murio Chicago Cit -7106 Latin Scene CALIENTE MIAMI RECORDS Gentro Espanol lining up top acts to follow smash business done by Blanca Rosa Gil (Fania Intl.), such Proudly as Nelson Ned (RCA), Luisa Maria Announces Guell (Gema), and the news that Willie Colon (Fania) has reorga- nized his band means a booking CLAUDIA Phonogram photo there too. ... The companies pro- "Tiempo KRAFTWERK ducing the bulk of the up -tempo para Amar" "Autobahn" - dance music (salsa) report an up- With all the German avant -garde groups knocking vainly at the U.S. doors surge in business in the Miami area. CLT-7104 for the past five years, Kraftwerk is the first to make it. The extra ingredient In particular, Fania and its sister la- appears to be the hypnotic prettiness of its synthesizer excursions. "Autobahn" bels, Tico-Alegre, Velvet and Cay- Distributed by single is a 3:27 excerpt from a piece that takes up all of side one of its debut tronics salsa are way over last year's album which sold an outstanding 100,000 in Europe. figures. The piece is a fantasy on the sensations a drive along Germany's freeway CAYTRONICS of Cbirino's long awaited LP (Gema) " -he Latin Music Company" system. Incidentally, Kraftwerk translates to electric power plant. U.S. repre- due out with the single "Africa" re- sentative is Ira Blacker's I. Mouse Ltd. of New York. leased first. ... WQBA -AM is New York (212) 54 1 -4090 Florida (305) 822 -6967 The group has just expanded from two to four. The story goes that Phono- presenting super -star Camilo Sesto California (213) 737 -0197 Chicago (312) 521 -1800 gram's German a &r director bought their tape master without hearing it when in concert at Miami Beach Audito- Texas (512) 222 -0106 Puerto Rico (809) 725-9561 told the asking price was only $2,000. rium April 4.

www.americanradiohistory.com 34 Billboard Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 3/29/75 Copyright 1975, Bill- Top50 Publications, Classical board Inc. No part of this publication S may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any Karajan Talks On Recordings Of form or by any means. electronic. mechanical, photocopying. recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Schonberg, Berg & Webem Works the publisher. Lislerinè (T By HERBERT VON KARAJAN When I started work as the music ent pieces by Webern at subscription though, one point should be men- These are best selling middle -of- the -road singles compiled from director of the Berlin Philharmonic and youth concerts, and so at least, tioned: in his later years he became national retail sales and radio station air play listed in rank order. Orchestra, I mapped out a fairly familiarity with the notes has slowly much more abstract, more introvert. exact program, which was to be put grown. The "Passacaglia," his Op. 1, into effect over a span of years, Do you know how many rehears- which is also included in this set, is a should a kindly fate allow me to re- als are given to orchestras and con- musical work of great passion. I see TITLE, Artist, Label S Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, licensee) main in this post for long enough. At ductors, even at festivals? Three or no reason for performing it as any- first, this was a matter of getting to four. If one accepts that, then one thing else. The works appear on the 1 3 7 (Hey Won't You Play) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY understand one another so that the makes allowance for the fact that records in the order in which they WRONG SONG exchange of opinions could lead to a this is by no means ideal. Because I were composed. We first meet We- B J Thomas, ABC 12054 (Press /Tree, BMI) interest between us. have an orchestra "of my own" and bern with the "Passacaglia" 2 4 7 EMOTION community of and Helen Reddy, Capitol 4021 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) For this purpose, it was necessary can plan for the whole year, we can leave him with the "Symphony." 3 2 8 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW that we should go through the reper- arrange our work so that the orches- What a contrast! Webern's "Sym- Olivia NewtonJohn, MCA 40349 (ATV, BMI) toire afresh. This happened during tra, without getting tired, can really phony" is a work which I first came 4 5 7 MY BOY the first tour of America, and during get to grips with these works. Ninety to understand during the rehearsals. Elvis Presley, RCA 10191 (Colgems, ASCAP) the years which followed. The play- percent of the musicians are ad- From the sound point view, the 5 7 9 LOVIN' YOU of Minnie Riperton. Epic 850051 (Columbia) (Dickie Bird, BMI) ing together, the "hearing together" justed visually to the notes, and recordings of the Schonberg works 6 1 8 I'VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE of every detail gradually came to be don't hear what is being played on have enthralled me most. I envis- Neil Diamond, Columbia 3 -10084 (Stonebridge, ASCAP) taken for granted. Only when this all sides of them. That comes only aged, namely, an imaginary sound 7 9 6 WALKING IN RHYTHM stage had been reached could one go when the players' own parts have which was never to be heard in con- Blackbyrds, Fantasy 736 ( Blackbyrd, BMI) about rehearsing pieces of this de- become so imprinted in their minds cert halls. Only since we made the 8 6 10 POETRY MAN Phoebe Snow, Shelter 40353 (MCA) (Tarka, ASCAP) gree of difficulty; only after we had that they can raise their eyes from recordings have I known that this scores. 9 12 5 I WANNA LEARN A LOVE SONG reached this degree of unity ... after the sound exists, not only in the realm of Harry Chapin, Elektra 45236 (Story Songs, ASCAP) about 15 years. You will never achieve a true pia- the imagination, but also in acoustic 11 10 8 NEVER LET HER GO I had always had a special rela- nissimo from an orchestra as long as reality. It merely requires a most David Gates, Elektra 45223 (Kipahulu, ASCAP) tionship to the so- called Vienna the musicians must be looking down complicated system of mixings. This 11 15 5 HOT SAUCE Jan Davis Guitar, Ranwood 1015 (Laurabob, BMI) School, simply because I studied at at these. At the moment when they process fascinated me because, as I 12 11 6 NO LOVE IN THE ROOM the time in Vienna, and indeed with can concentrate on the music, it said, the Schonberg "Variations" 5th Dimension, Arista 0101 (Tiny Tiger /Balloon, ASCAP) Anton von Webern. I very well re- comes automatically, and with great was the piece with which I had to 13 10 13 LONELY PEOPLE member a university or workers' depth of expression. These are mat- struggle most. Emotionally, though, America, Warner Bros. 8048 (Warner Bros., ASCAP) concert at which he conducted his ters of style at which we've been pride of place goes to Alban Berg's 14 30 3 THE LAST FAREWELL working Roger Whitaker, RCA 50030 (Arcola, BMI) own works. A tremendous row broke for many years. All this had "Three Pieces for Orchestra," which to 15 13 12 I'M A WOMAN out. I was in the middle of all this!' happen first before we could stirs me tremendously. Maria Muldaur, Reprise 1319 (Yellow Dog, ASCAP) And what was clear to me from the record works by members of the 16 19 8 EASTWARD start was: inadequate performance Vienna School. Letterman, Capitol 4005 (Yarone, ASCAP) cannot carry conviction with the A completely new recording tech- Melodiya 14 11 17 NIGHTINGALE public. One the characteristics nique was used, which can also be Carole King, Ode 66106 (A &M) (Colgems, ASCAP) of of the Vienna School, and particularly applied for quadrophony. In our 18 35 2 IT'S A MIRACLE Releases Barry Manilow, Arista 0108 (Kamikazi, BMI) of Schonberg, is that they make de- recording it was possible to realize MOSCOW has moved 19 26 5 EVERYBODY WANTS TO FIND A BLUEBIRD mands which can only very seldom Schonberg's ideas and intentions, -Melodiya Randy Edelman. 20th Century 2155 (Irving /Piano Picker, BMI) be fulfilled. To begin with the diffi- which can clearly be discerned from into 1975 with several classical re- 16 13 20 SWEET SURRENDER culties of instrumentation: Schon- a reading of the score, in a way leases to be introduced through the John Denver, RCA 10148 (Walt Disney, ASCAP) berg, for example, did not hesitate to which would never be possible in a retail network soon. A four - record 21 25 9 FRONT PAGE RAG set entitled "The Art of Lev Oborin" Billy May, MCA 40352 (Duchess, BMI) assemble a group of players of top concert hall. True, acoustically ex- features the well -known pianist in a 22 24 6 PART OF THE PLAN woodwinds and then to demand of cellent halls exist, but Schonberg's Dan Fogelberg, Epic 850055 (Columbia) (Hickory Grove, ASCAP) them a triple pianissimo in the high- demands are simply abnormally program of Rachmaninoff, Mozart, 23 17 16 LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING est possible notes. That's really corn - high. They can only be met with a Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Lana Cantrell, Polydor 14261 (Silver Blue, ASCAP) pletely pointless, because everybody recording technique which matches Brahms. To mark the 70th birthday 24 21 15 BEST OF MY LOVE anniversary of veteran Soviet com- Eagles, Asylum 45218 (Kicking Bear /Benchmark, ASCAP) knows that such a thing is quite im- them. For example, we played every poser Dmitri Kabalevsky, there is a 25 31 3 HARRY TRUMAN possible. This demand from the variation with the orchestra ar- Chicago, Columbia 3 -10092 (Laminations /Big Elk, ASCAP) composer is enormous. And in addi- ranged differently, so that we suc- multi -album set featuring his music. 26 28 4 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL tion, five parts should be heard even ceeded in obtaining the right orches- Three initial disks from the package, loe Cocker, A &M 1641 (Almo /Preston, ASCAP /Irving /WEP, BMI) during the tutti. tral presence for each of them. And I "Kabalevsky For Children," "Prel- 27 18 7 MY ELUSIVE DREAMS udes" and "The Art Of Kabalevsky" Charlie Rich, Epic 850064 (Columbia) (Tree, BMI) I thought this over very carefully can assure you that the resulting have already been released. 28 33 3 WHO'S SORRY NOW and said to myself that one would sound is of a completely new kind. The first stereo issue Shosta- Marie Osmond, Kolob 14786 (MGM) (Mills, ASCAP) need a disproportionate amount of What I said about Schonberg's of 29 22 11 I'LL STILL LOVE YOU time. That was about six years ago. "Variations" also applies to Alban kovich's "Ten Poems For Mixed Jim Weatherly, Buddah 444 (Keca, ASCAP) Since then we've been playing the Berg's "Three Pieces for Orchestra," Chorus to Lyrics by Revolutionary 30 36 3 SORRY DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE IT RIGHT Poets," recorded by the USSR Aca- Diana Ross, Motown 1335 (Jobete, ASCAP /Stone Diamond, BMI) Schonberg "Variations" and differ- which have haunted me for almost 20 were demic Russian Chorus under A. 31 46 2 HE DON'T LOVE YOU (Like I Love You) years. They an enormous Sveshnikov last year is ready for dis- Tony Orlando & Dawn, Elektra 45240 (Conrad, BMI) Cleveland In 1st presentiment of the misery into 32 29 7 UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE which the world was plunging: Berg tribution. A recording of Mozart's Polly Brown, GTO 1002 (ABC) (Almo, ASCAP) "Idoemenei" opera will be presented Latin America wrote the work on the eve of the 33 41 2 YOU'RE A PART OF ME Great War. It shocks me anew each on disk for the first time in Russia. Susan Jacks, Mercury 73649 (Phonogram) (Chappell /Brown Shoes, ASCAP) Tour; Melodiya's artists and repertoire 34 32 10 WE MAY NEVER LOVE LIKE THIS AGAIN Florida Set time, and it too is a tremendously board has just accepted a full stereo Maureen McGovern, 20th Century 2158 (Fox Fanfare /WarnerTamerlane, BMI/ NEW YORK -The Cleveland Or- difficult work. Yet the Berlin Phil- 20th Century /Warner Bros., ASCAP) recording of Aram Khachaturian's chestra makes its first tour of Latin harmonic is able to play it as if it was 35 50 2 BEER BARREL POLKA ballet, "Spartakus" for release this America in April and May. Concerts by Mozart. Bobby Vinton, ABC 12056 (Shapiro /Bernstein, ASCAP) year. 36 43 2 UVE YOUR LIFE BEFORE YOU DIE will be given in Mexico, Nicaragua, At our many rehearsals I repeated Pointer Sisters, ABC /Blue Thumb 262 (Polo Grounds, BMI) Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. this again and again: "Gentlemen, a 37 DON'T TELL ME GOODNIGHT Concerts will also be given in Flor- dissonance is a tension and a conso- WNYC Series Lobo, Big Tree 16033 (Atlantic) (Famous, ASCAP) ida en route home to Cleveland. All nance is therefore the necessary and 38 39 5 BLACK WATER 15 corresponding relaxation. nei- Salutes Women Doobie Brothers, Warner Bros. 8062 (Landowne /Warner Bros., ASCAP) concerts will be given under the But 39 37 5 ALL OUR DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE direction of Lorin Maazel, the Or- ther of them, tension or relaxation, NEW YORK -A half -hour Gene Page, Atlantic 3247 (My Babÿ s /Arch /Sumertree, ASCAP) chestra's Music Director. can be ugly, because then they no broadcast series of interviews with 40 42 4 SATIN SOUL The tour is sponsored in part by longer constitute music any more." I women musicians premiered on Love Unlimited Orchestra, 20th Century 2162 (Sa-Vette /January, BMI) the Cultural Presentations Program have in mind this nonsense, which WNYC -AM on March 9. Dubbed 23 8 41 THANKS FOR THE SMILES the States one is always hearing, that I want to Charlie Ross, Big Tree 16025 (Atlantic) (House Of Gold, BMI) of United Department of "Overture to Women," the program "smooth the rough edges." 42 44 4 RUNAWAY State. off One is scheduled to run each Sunday. Charlie Kulis, Playboy 6023 (Vicki, BMI) Concerts will be given in the fol- can only smooth off rough edges Violist Karen Phillips, co- manag-

43 I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE lowing cities: Mexico City, Ma- where roughness consists of a note ing editor of the Consolidated Art- ® Paul Anka, United Artists 615 (Spanka, BMI) nagua, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro, Sao being played unprofessionally, i.e., ists Newsletter and one of the Out- 44 THE IMMIGRANT Paulo, Buenos Aires, Miami, Miami when it is unclean, untidy, and standing Young Neil Sedaka, Rocket 40370 (MCA) (Don Kirshner, BMI /Kirshner, ASCAP) Women of America Beach, unattractive. 45 47 3 PICK UP THE PIECES Fort Lauderdale, Orlando. for 1972, hosts the series. Average White Band, Atlantic 3229 (AWB, BMI) The repertoire for the tour in- In our work together we have of- "Overture to Women" is intended 46 49 2 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS cludes Barber's "The School for ten rehearsed the correct intonation to salute those women performers, Freddy Fender, ABC /Dot 17540 (Fingerlake, BMI) Scandal" overture, Bartok's "The for hours on end. The tension too conductors, and composers who 40 4 47 LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY Miraculous Mandarin" Suite, Berg's should be a thing of beauty. The have made outstanding contribu- Gladys Knight & The Pips, Buddah 453 (Keca, ASCAP) three pieces for orchestra, Brahms' musical content must be clean and tions in the field of music. It will also 48 11=10 AMIE Pure Prairie League, RCA 10184 (McKenzie /Dunbar, BMI) Symphony No. I. Debussy's pure. Webern is an example of this. educate the struggling musician in 49 99 MILES FROM L.A. "Iberia" from "Images," Ives' It is frequently asserted that he ,was effecting a career in music. Albert Hammond, Mums 8.6037 (Columbia) "Three Places in New England," very cold. Yet I've seen guests (Landers-Roberts/April/Casa David, ASCAP) often him Future on Miss Phillips' Mozart's Symphony No. 29, Si- I 50 45 4 I HAVE A DREAM conducting, and didn't find him so broadcast will be Victoria Bond, Donny Osmond, Kolob 14181 (MGM (First Central /The Kids, BMI) belius' Symphony No. 1, and cold at all. On the contrary: his com- Gita Steiner, Netty Simons, Tona Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. mitment was immense. Perhaps, Scherchen, and Joan Pateraude.

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the : ranks to gain the position she now holds. Starting in radio as the * 3 7 SHINING STAR -Firm, wind i Fire 33 25 18 PICK UP THE PIECES - Average White Band 68 65 14 PARTY IS A GROOVY (M. White, P. Bailey), Columbia 310090 (R. advertising representative for a fash- Ball, H. Stuart, Average White Band), THING - People's Choice (Saggiflame, ASCAP) Atlantic 45-3229 (AWB, BMI) ion manufacturer soon led her to the (S. Brunson), TSOP 64159 (Columbia) (Mighty Three. BMI) 34 27 13 YOU'RE AS RIGHT AS RAIN -Nancy Wilson position women's 2 1 9 SUPERNATURAL THING, of director for (T. Bell, L. Creed), Capitol 3973 69 67 7 LET THE GOOD TIMES WVON. Part 1 -Ben E. King (Assorted /Bellboy. BMI) (P Grant, G. Guthrie), Atlantic 3241 ROLL -Gadand Green She says that there are numerous (Music Montage. BMI) 35 29 12 JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER (A. Smith, P. Boyd), Spring 151 (Polydor) /Belinda /Lecan, BMI ways the in- (In My Life There Will Never Be (Gaucho of breaking into radio 4 7 SHOESHINE BOY-EddieBOY -Eddie Kenaricks * Another) - Gloria Scott 70 76 4 TOUCH ME BABY (Reach Out it's not very for a (H. Booker, L. Allen), 54 en (Motown) dustry, but easy (B. White, V. Wilson, F. Wilson) For Your Love) Tamio Jones (Stone Diamond. BMI) - woman. Casablanca 815 (Box Fanfare /Very Own, BMI (1. Bristol), Arista 0110 (Bushka, ASCAP) "I have never been given anything 5 9 LOVIN' YOU- Minnie Riperton 36 43 11 THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE -Jimmy Castor 87 2 SUN GODDESS - Ramsey Lewis i * (M. Riperton, D. (1. Castor. 1. Pruitt), Atlantic 3232 (limpire, BMI) Earth, Wind Fire Rudolph), Epic 8-50057 (Columbia) i without asking for it," she says, (DickieBird, BMI) (M. White, J. Lind), Columbia 310103 46 5 SWING YOUR DADDY -Jim GUstrap (Saggifire, BMI) "When I heard that WVON was (K. Nolan) Roxbury 2005 (Kenny Nolan /Heart's 5 6 9 REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO considering forming a merchandis- Delight, BMI) 72 80 6 COME ON DOWN (Get Your Head Out FORGET -Tavares 38 32 13 I g Of The Clouds) -Greg Perry ing department, I merely went in (D. Lambert, B. Potter), Capitol 4010 GET LIFTED-George McCreara (L. Perry, K. Davis. M. Cowen), Casablanca 817 (ABC /Dunhill, BMI) (H. W. Casey, R. Finch), TK 1007 (Sherlyn, BMI) and asked for a position within that American/Peabody ASCAP) 39 36 14 TOBY /THAT'S HOW LONG- ChiLHa 89 Because my 12 6 LOVE FINDS ITS OWN 2 LOVE HAS ITS WAY department. of back- (E. Record, B. Acklin /A. Powell, T. Boyd), Brunswick * ground, they asked me to head the WAY - Gladys Knight i The Pips 55515 (Julio-Brian /Ocean Blue /Tamerlane, BMI) TO ME -Blue Magic (1. Weatherly). Buddah 453 (Keca, ASCAP) (B. Eli, A. Waldman), Atco 7014 (WMOT /Friday's project." From head of merchandis- 49 5 I CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU Child, BMI) * SEE IN ME -The lanosos ing she went on to become assistant 10 8 WALKING IN RHYTHM- Blackbyrds 74 79 4 THERE'SRE'S ANOTHER IN * (G. Dorsey), Mercury 78668 )Phonogram) (Landy/ (B. Perry), Fantasy 736 (Blackbyrd, BMI) to the president of WVON, and now, Unichappel, BMI) MY LIFE - Philip Mitchell (P Mitchell, B. Clements), Event 223 (Polydor) 11 6 DANCE THE KUNG FU -Cad Douglas vice president of the station. tr 41 33 10 MOTHER'S SON -Curtis Mayfield Shoals, BMI (Muscle (C. Douglas. Buddu). 20th Century 2168 (C. Mayfield), Curt= 2006 (Buddah) ( Camad, BMI) Ms. Washington is the first (Carron/ Wool(songs, MCPS) 88 2 BAD LUCK (Part woman to hold the post of vice presi- 53 5 CHANGES (Messin' With Te Bluenotes 18 4 L -O -V -E (Love) -N Green ,, (V. Carstarphen, G. McFadden, J. Whitehead), My Mind)-Vernon Burch dent at the station, and in addition to (A. Green, W. Mitchell, M. Hodges), Hi 2282 (V. Burch) United Artists 587 (Unart, BMI) Philadelphia International 83562 (Columbia) (London) (Jet /AI Green, BMI) (Mighty Three, BMI) her demanding schedule at WVON, 43 34 15 DON'T CHA LOVE IT- Miracles 91 3 GET DOWN -Kay Gees is 7 (F. Perren, C. Varian) 'ramie 54256 (Motown) she chairwoman for Operation 14 ONCE YOU GET STARTED -Ruts (R. Bell, Kay Gees), Gang 1323 (PIP) (G. Christopher), ABC 12066 (Sufur, ASCAP) (Jobete, ASCAP) Push family affairs. (Delightful/ Gang, BMI 55 6 BUMP ME BABY, Part 1 -Dooley * * * 15 8 CRY TO ME- Loleatta Holloway 77 69 10 NE JONESES (Part 1 -SO.u.L Lovett), Musicoç1500 (Artal, ASCAP) (S Dees, D. Caman), Aware 047 (S.vCasepla),(GRC) ' Cotton 636 (Arista) (Springfield, (L. I hear that Motown Record's su- ASCAP) 78 83 4 HOMEWRECKER- Tyrone Davis 12 2 9 EXPRESS -B.T. Express (S. Dees, D. Camon, T. Davis), Dakar 4541 perstar Marvin Gaye is contemplat- (B.T. Express), Roadshow 7001 (Scepter) 45 38 20 I BELONG TO YOU-Love Unlimited White), (Brunswick) (Moon Song, BMI ing throwing his hat into the boxing (Triple O' /Jeff-Mar, BMI) (B. 20th Century 2141 (Sa.Vette /January, BM)) GET DOWN, GET DOWN (Get On The arena as a promoter. MY t 23 6 LITTLE LADY - Bloodstone 46 50 6 STOMP & BUCK DANCE-Crusaders Floor) -Joe Simon (C. McCormick), London 1061 * * (W. Henderson), ABC /Blue Thumb 261 (R. Gerald, 1. Simon), Spring 156 (Polydor)) * (Crystal Jukebox, BMI) (Four Knights, BMI) (Gaucho /Belinda, BMI)

Producer /recording artist Johnny 19 7 SMOKIN' ROOM -Cad Carlton 47 51 6 MIGHTY CLOUD OF 80 84 5 SPECIAL LOVING - Barbara Acklin (Henderson, Joseph, Green) Capitol 4013 (Eight. Bristol is recuperating in Cedars Of (D. Be8ield), ABC 12059 JOY -Mighty Clouds Of Joy Nine, BMI/Will-Rock. ASCAP) Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles ( American Broadcasting,g, ) (D. Crawford), ABC /Dunhill 15025 (American Broadcasting /DaAnn, ASCAP) 81 82 6 I JUST CAN'T SAY 15 17 6 LOVE CORPORATION -Hues Corporation following neck surgery. 48 54 7 WILL WE EVER COME G00 DBYEom Devotions (W Holmes), RCA 10200 (JiMi Lane /Ensign, BMI) * * * TOGETHER -Black Ivory Columbia 007 (Brywek /John Davis, ASCAP) 16 7 9 I AM LOVE, Part 1 & 2- Jackson S (R. John, M. Gately), Buddah 443 (Buddah/lobete, ASCAP) TK artist George McCrae recently (M. Larson, J. Mane, D. Fencetone, R. Rancifer), 82 86 3 FUN HOUSE - Bobbi Humphrey Motown 1310 (Jobete, ASCAP /Stone Diamond, BMI) 49 31 12 LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER (M. Ragin, T. McFadden, F. Wilson), Blue Note 592 received a platinum record for (United Artists) WORD -Jimmy Witherspoon "Rock Your Baby" and Betty 17 8 11 SHAME, SHAME, (Jobete, ASCAP /Stone Diamond, BMI (G. Barge), Capitol 3998 (Chevis, BMI) Wright is working with producers SHAME - Shirley i Company 93 4 I BETCHA DIDN'T (S. Robinson), Vibration 532 (All Platinum) 66 3 I DIDN'T KNOW -Three Degrees * Frederick KNOW THAT- Knight Willie Clark, Casey and Finch on ( Gambi, BMI) (B. Sigler, J. Lang), Knight. S. Dees) Truth 3216 (Sfax) Philadelphia International 8-3561 (F. her fifth album. Just released is (Moonsong, BMI) ì1á 30 4 LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A (Columbia) (Mighty Three, BMI) "Where Is The Love" from her cur- 84 73 16 GET DANCIN' -Disco Tea The SesO -Lettes LITTLE - Spinners lit 68 3 GET READY FOR THE i K. (T. Bell, L. Atlantic 3252 (B. Crewe, Nolan), CHelsea 3004 (Hearts rent "Danger High Voltage" album Creed), GET DOWN - Willie Hutch (Mighty Three, BMI) Delight, BMI /Kenny Nolan /Coral Rock, ASCAP (W. Hutch), Motown 1339 (Jobete, ASCAP) on Alston. 85 90 3 HEAVEN RIGHT HERE 19 21 11 YOU AND YOUR BABY 52 39 15 RHYME TYME PEOPLE -Kool 8, The Gang ON EARTH Natural Four (D. Thomas, P. Sanders). De -Lite 1563 (PIP) - BLUES Solomon Burke * * * - (Delightful /Gang, BMI (J. Reaves, I. Hutson), Curtom 0101 (Warner Bros.) Chess 2159 (Chess /Janus) (Silent Giant /Aopa, ASCAP) 53 41 13 LOVE, DON'T GO THROUGH NO g airo' MAKIN'wn Wesley The New JR's Philadelphia -based Broadcast 20 20 6 WITH EVERYTHING I FEEL LOVE-Fred CHANGES ON ME- Sister Sledge riiritrYdA' (1. Brown, Wesley), People 8 (Polydor) IN Aretha Franklin (P. Enterprises Network Inc., parent ME- Grant, G. Guthrie), Atco 457008 (Dynatone/Belinda /Unichappell, BMI (C. Franklin), Atlantic 3249 (Afghan /Pundit, BMI) (Music Montage /Atco, BMI company of WGIV, Charlotte, will 87 92 2 LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT -Major Harris 54 42 16 BELIEVE HALF OF WHAT YOU shortly announce the acquisition of 21 9 11 SUPER DUPER LOVE Pt. 1 -Sugar Billy Eli, V. Barrett), Atlantic 3248 (Mighty Three/ (W. Garner), Fast Track 2501 SEE (And None Of What Friday's Child /WMOT, BMI three more radio stations. ... The (Mainstream) (Fartelli, BMI) You Hear) -Leon Haywood 88 94 3 HIJACK- flyable Mann Spinners recorded material for a live (L. Haywood), 20th Century 2146 (Jim.Edd. BMI Atlantic 3246 (Dunbar, BMI) 28 5 REALITY -lames Brown 4 album at the Latin Casino in New (J. Brown, S. Wesley, G. Wesley), Polydor 14268 70 TAKE IT AWAY FROM HIM 89 78 8 GIVE ME YOUR BEST (Dynatone /Belinda /Unichappell, BMI) (Put Kelly Jersey. ... Linda Creed of the na- It On Me) -Paul SHOT BABY Part 1 -Ebb Tide (P. Kelly), Warner Bros. 8067 (Tree, BMI) (F Fioravanti, P. Rakes), Sound Gems 100 tionally known writing /producing 23 26 7 SATIN SOUL -tae Unlimited Orchestra (Melomega, ASCAP/Philmela, 56 56 8 INSPIRATION INFORMATION- Shuggie Otis BMI (B. White),NS Uth Lotery 2162 (Sa rch st anuary, team of Thom Bell and Linda Creed Otis), Epic 8-50054 Columbia) BMI) (5. rt. ROLLING DOWN A (Off The Wall. BMI makes her singing debut on the MOUNTAINSIDE -Main Ingredient Spinners' new album. Bell recently 24 13 10 STAR ON A TV SHOW - stylistics 57 45 14 MIDNIGHT SKY Part 1 -Isiey Bros. (1.D. Hilliard. L. Ware), RCA 10224 (H. Peretti, L. Creatore, G. Weiss), Avco 4649 (R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley, M. Islay, C. Jasper. (Better-Half, ASCAP) won the Grammy award for pro- (Auto, ASCAP) E. Isley), T.Neck 82255 (Columbia) 91 95 2 RED HOT MOMMA- Funkadelic 71 4 ALL OF YOU Hutson (0. Worrel, C. Clinton, E. Hazel), 20th Century/ ducer of the year. 25 16 15 LADY MARMALADE LaBelle tr. BECAUSE -Leroy - (L. Hutson) Curtom 0100 (Warner Bros.) (Silent Westbound 5000 (B. Crewe, K. Nolan), Epic 8 -50048 (Columbia) * * * Giant /Aopa, ASCAP) (Gold Forever, BMI) (Stone Diamond, BMI /Tanny Boy /Kenny Nolan, ASCAP) 74 2 BABY THATS BACKATCHA- 92 96 3 YOU'RE THE SONG Woe Always Remember we're in Smokey Robinson Wanted To Sing) - Trmmie Thomas ... communi- 40 4 ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY - Ecstasy, (W. Robinson), Tamla 54258 (Motown) (T. Thomas. S. McKenney), Glades 1723 (TK) Passion Pain ' (Bertam, ASCAP) cations, so let's communicate. i (Sherlyn, BMI (Mystro, Lyric). Roulette 7163 60 62 6 (Big Seven /Steals Bros., BMI) DEEPER AND DEEPER -Bobby Wilson 93 97 2 SWEETER -Major Lance (R. Wilson, V. Bullock), Buddah 449 (G. Jackson, W. Henderson, C. Davis). Playboy 6020 (Kama Sutra/ Mafundi, BMI) 27 22 13 FEEL THE NEED - Graham Central Station (Dakar, BMI (A. Tilman), Warner Bros. 8061 (Bridgeport, BMI) 61 52 16 DOCTOR'S ORDERS -Carol Douglas 94 100 2 I DO LOVE MY LADY -Hue Hendrix Tome (G. Stephens, Greenaway, Cook), Midland (Thomas, Johnson, Johnson, Lpez. Powers, Green) 47 3 WHAT AM I GONNA DO -Barry White International 60113 (RCA) (Cookaway, ASCAP) AS! 202 (Tektra. BMI (B. White), 20th Century 2177 62 60 14 NEVER CAN SAY Gloria Gaynor (Sa -Vette /January, BMI) GOODBYE- 95 98 2 BEND ME- Ashland L Simpson (C. Davis), MGM 14748 (lobete, ASCAP) From Schroeder (N. Ashford, V. Simpson), Warner Bros. 8070 29 24 15 FIRE -Ohio Players 63 58 10 WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE-Zulema (Nick- O.Val, ASCAP) (J. Williams, C. Satchel, L. Bonner, M. Jones, R. (A. Ross, L. Ware), RCA 10116 NEW YORK -The "Jimi Hendrix 96 ROCKIN CHAIR -Gwen McCrae Middlebrooks, M. Pierce, W. Beck), Mercury 73643 (Stein & Van Stock, ASCAP) (C. Reid, W. Clarke) Cat 1996 (TO) (Sherlyn, BMI) a song- ( Phonogram) (Ohio Players /Unichappell, BMI) Anthology," comprehensive 2 THE itr 85 LET GOOD TIMES ROLL 97 IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE book containing 74 Hendrix tunes, 44 4 WE'RE ALMOST THERE Michael Jackson -Little Beaver - EVERYDAY WH. ions A (B. Holland. E. Holland), Motown 1341 (W. Hale, W. Clarke). Cat 1995 (TK) (Sherlyn, BMI) has been issued by the A. Schroeder (G. Dickerson.Dickerson, H. Sandifer. R. Thomas), Gemigo 103 (Gold Forever /Stone Diamond, BMI) International music publishing 65 72 7 THE BOTTLE (La Botella)- Bataan (Gemigo /Trines, BMI) (G. Scott- Heron), SolSoul 8701 (Brouhaha. BMI) 98 group. Included are some composi- 31 35 13 I'LL BE HOLDING ON -AI Downing 11=k I'VE ALWAYS HAD YOU- Bennie Tray (A. Downing, L. Quinn, A. Smith), Chess 2158 66 61 10 THE RAP /IF LOVING YOU (B. Terrell), De -Lite 1566 (PIP) tions only recently discovered and (Chess /Janus) (Heavy /Elbomo /Diagonal, BMI (Delightful /Music In Motion, BMI) IS WRONG -Millie Jackson Jackson /H. Banks, R. Jackson, C. Hampton), 99 DYNOMITE- Bazuka never recorded or previously offered 48 (M. 3 SHAKEY GROUND- Temptations Spring 155 (Polydor) (East /Memphis /Clondike, BMI (T. Camilo), AMA 1666 (Tonob, BMI) in print. (1 Bowen, E. Hazel, A. Boyd), Gordy 7142 (Motown) (Jobete, ASCAP) 67 75 5 MIGRANTION- Creative Source 100 REMEMBER THE RAIN -flat Century The illustrated, 192 -page tome is (1. Thomas, M. Stokes) Susses 632 (Interior, BMI) (M. Smith), RCA 10201 (Kizzie, ASCAP) I distributed by Cimino Publications. I I I www.americanradiohistory.com 37 General News Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 3/22/75 Watson Dares To Ignore Trends Philly Groove Chief Subscribes To Diversification TM By JEAN WILLIAMS i!SouI

LOS ANGELES -Stan Watson, wide range of musical tastes, from tend to spend the better portion of o Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be owner of Philly Groove Records in hard rock to soft, gentle tunes, and dollars invested in records, it is the reproduced, stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without Philadelphia, has managed to lift by doing so capture audiences of all adults that give them that revenue. the prior written permission of the publisher. eyebrows with his diversified music ages. And I must keep in mind that the styles. He does not specialize in a He cites a number of groups in his over 30 person also listens to records. r Performer -LP's registering particular area, or play follow the organization as a clarification point. Of course in that particular market *STAR greatest proportionate upward prog U leader with musical trends. The Soul Experience, an r &b group the albums are likely to sell first, so I ress this week ó d C Watson believes that a company with jazz overtones; the First prefer having tunes from the albums TITLE TITLE should have groups that can cover a Choice, a Top 40 pop and disco ori- aired that are geared to the adult au- Artist, Label & Number Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) 3 (Dist. Label) ented group, with others that cover dience, and anything that I feel will 1= 3 blues, pop and rock. be a hit single will be directed to the 3 16 EXPLORES YOUR MIND 32 37 18 I FEEL A SONG Mandrill Blends Watson says that the trend is to teenagers. Al Green, Hi SHL 32081 (London) Gladys Knight 8 The Pips, disco, and he realizes that in order to "The music has changed sig- Buddah BDS 5612 stay in business, he must adhere to nificantly. There was a time when 2 2 17 FIRE Offbeat Sounds Ohio Players, Mercury SRM- 11013 33 35 5 THE THREE DEGREES some portion of the going trend. the high voiced ballad singer would ( Phonogram) Philadelphia International KZ 32406 Therefore, on each album, he offers sell a million records, but not today. (Columbia) a variety of musical pleasure aimed They must come with tunes that 1 13 AVERAGE WHITE BAND Into Viable Band Atlantic SD 7308 THAT'S THE WAY OF THE whether it's at this audience. have an up -swing beat WORLD LOS ANGELES -"It's time for an He does not feel the need for an pop, blues, r &b or jazz." 4 6 12 RUFUSIZED Earth, Wind 8 Foe. Columbia PC academic turnaround in music, and entire disco organization, but, he Watson sees FM stations surpass- Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan, 33280 our experimental approach to it sets says, "I am in favor of discos because ing AM in terms of breaking records. ABC ABCD 837 us apart from many groups," says 50 33 FULLFILLINGNESS' THE they are nightclubs that also deal He says, "At one time, in order to get 7 5 PERFECT ANGEL FIRST FINALE Claude "Coffee" Cave, keyboard with teenagers, and teenagers derive an r&b record played, or anything Minnie Riperton, Epic KE 32561 Stevie Wonder. Tamla T6 332S1 player with Mandrill. a great deal of pleasure and a sense short of jazz and hard rock, you had (Columbia) (Motown) Coffee, an 11 -year classical music of freedom by being a member of to deal with the AM stations. But 10 6 NIGHT BIRDS 36 41 8 URBAN RENEWAL with Wilson La Belle, Epic KE 33075 (Columbia) student, along the three the disco set. now, with FM coming into the total Tower Of Power. brothers, Dr. Ric Wilson M.D., Car- "Since dancing is the predomi- spectrum, it is to the advantage of Warner Bros. BS 2834 los Wilson and Lou Wilson and 11 19 SOUTHERN COMFORT nant feature of the discotheques, the record companies to deal with ABC /Blue Thumb Crusaders, 37 40 5 THE DYNAMIC SUPERIORS Andre Locke, Brian Alison and BTSY -9002-2 and people are eager to relieve their FM. Motown M6 82251 Tommy Trujillo form Mandrill. daily tensions, the swing toward that "Teenagers tend to listen to AM 4 12 SUN GODDESS "If we are going to be a lasting en- is habit, but even that is MISTER MAGIC type of entertainment sweeping stations out of Ramsey Lewis. Columbia KC 33194 tity in the business, we must be in- the country. changing. With the wide scope of Grover Washington Jr., Kudu KU 20 SI (Motown) volved in the aspects of music and "The discotheque does not usu- advertising on FM dealing with the 12 7 A SONG FOR YOU Temptations, Motown C6 969S1 business," says Coffee. ally feature live entertainment, day to day environment of teens, CAN'T GET ENOUGH "We want to jbe in control of our Barry White, 20th Century T-444 therefore the minimal admission fee they are drawing more young adults lg( 14 6 DONT CHA LOVE IT destiny, therefore, we must share in leaves door open to teenagers." into the fold." Miracles, Tamia T6 33651 (Motown) the THEN CAME YOU the business end of the industry," Few adults buy r &b records, says Watson's musicians generally Dionne Wanwicke, 11 13 7 FOREVER, MICHAEL is Warner Bros. 3S 2846 adds Ric. "The word show busi- Watson, therefore, many record write their own material, however, Michael Jackson, Motown M6 82551 ness, two words, and to be a success- companies gear their merchandising he does utilize songs sent to him by 17 MIDNIGHT BAND: GREATEST HITS ful group, both words must seriously program to the teen market. "But I established nationally known song- 7 THE FIRST MINUTE Kool 8 The Gang. De-Lite DEP 2015 be applied. realize although the teenagers writers as well as newcomers. (PIP) that OF A NEW DAY "Being in control of your destiny Gil Scott-Heron 8 Brian Jackson. LOVE'S THE THING does not mean the exclusion of Arista A 4030 LP SERIES REVIEW Barbara Mason. Buddah BDS 5628 others. It's about people working to- 13 5 8 REAUTY gether for the same goal," injects James Brown. Polydor PD 6039 WOMAN TO WOMAN Coffee. 7 Shirley Brown, Truth TRS 4206 Arista's Jazz Packages (Stan) They have plans for exploring 14 9 13 NEW AND IMPROVED Spinners, Atlantic SD 18118 music from a visual level. They feel ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR that people will become more in- New To U.S. Enthusiasts W 20 26 LIVE IT UP Nancy Wilson, Capitol ST 11317 volved with music if they can move Isley Bros., T-Neck PZ 33070 into the movie industry with an in- NEW YORK -One of the most of them are good as a team. Bassist (Columbia) THE SUGAR MAN important releases of jazz product in William Allen, drummer Don Moye Stanley Turrentine, CTI 6052 S1 novative idea for scoring, which in- 16 8 14 FOR YOU - (Motown) Ber- cludes reversing the trend of scoring recent years has been put out by and conga -percussionist Steve Eddie Kendricks, Tamla T6 -335 for a film in favor of adding visual Arista Records -The European - rios round out the group. Each of the (Motown) I'LL BE YOUR SUNSHINE based Freedom jazz series. The first three cuts is interesting, but it is his Vernon Burch, United Artists effects to fit the music. In that way, 21 18 WHITE GOLD To is W UA- LA342-G the music will direct what is happen- seven LPs contain performances by "Tribute Duke Ellington" that Love Unlimited Orchestra. T-458 ing. Randy Weston, Albert Ayler, Mar- particularly touching. 20th Century MARK OF THE BEAST ion Brown, Gato Barbieri and Dol- The Roswell Rudd album "Flex- Willie Hutch, Motown M6-815 SI "In our music, the heavy influence 18 15 16 FLYING START lar Brand, Cecil Taylor, Roswell ible Flyer," like the Taylor album is Blackbyrds, Fantasy F-9472 of rock, jazz, Latin and classical is in in GREATEST HITS Vol. 2 Rudd and Charles Tolliver. This is his first effort six years to gain ma- Dells, Cadet CA 60036 evidence due to our varied back- 26 11 THE MAGIC OF THE BLUE the first time these recordings have jor distribution. This LP by the (Chess Lanus) Blue Magic, Atco SD 36-103 grounds," says Coffee, adding: "ex- been released in the U.S. and it has trombonist features the vocal styl- perimenting is a vital part of what THE CAROL DOUGLAS been extremely difficult to get most ings of Sheila Jordan and pianist 30 3 THE BEST OF THE ALBUM makes us happen. We make instru- STYLISTICS of them even through import chan- Rod O'Brinen. Midland International BKL1-U931 ments from anything that is avail- Avco AV 69005-698 nels. The Albert Ayler LP "Vibrations" (RCA) able, such as plain bottles consisting The Weston, Taylor and Rudd al- will be a welcome release, since this 21 25 7 HARD CORE POETRY 50 51 3 MY WAY on pt me 62) late a Tavares, Capitol ST 11316 (Continued bums are brand new and like the rest -great saxophonist developed Major Harris, Atlantic SD 18119 in of the records, the list of sidemen is sizable following before he died 22 23 4 GREATEST HITS impressive. 1970. Recorded in 1964 with some of Ohio Players, Westbound WB 1005 51 52 18 PIECES OF DREAMS RCA BAGS Coordinator for project is Steve the cream of the new -guard like (Chess /Janus) Stanley Turrentine, Fantasy F -9465 Backer. one of the men behind the trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Gary 23 27 4 RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX 52 58 2 GREATEST HITS RIGHTS TO success of Impulse Records, and he Peacock and drummer Sonny Mur- Bloodstone. London PS 654 Whispers. Lanus CXS 7013 says Arista has a three -year deal ray, Ayler is at his best in a series of (Chess /Janus) with Alan Bates of Freedom. six original compositions. W 39 2 I NEVER CAN SAY B'WAY SHOW GOODBYE HITS Brown LP GREATEST NEW YORK -RCA Records has "In the next few years, we will re- The Marion "Porto Gloria Gaynor. MGM M3G 4982 Funkadelics. Westbound WB 1004 acquired the rights to the original lease all of the good material in the Novo" is a brilliant display of im- (Chess /Janus) Freedom catalog, and between five provisational jazz by one of the more 31 4 TO BE TRUE cast album of the Broadway musical Harold Melvin 8 The Bluenotes, LOVE IS A FIVE LETTER and seven records will be put out prolific alto saxmen around. The Philadelphia International KZ "Shenandoah," and is rush- releas- 33148 WORD (Columbia) ing the album for this month. each quarter," Backer says. "The Dutch rhythm section of bass and Jimmy Witherspoon, catalog is vast and includes some of drums nicely follows the interesting Capitol ST 11360 An unusual angle is that the ses- 26 29 22 IN HEAT the truly great musicians in classic sounds of Brown and the total effort Love Unlimited, 20th Century T-443 sion was financed and produced by BUTT OF COURSE is the composer, Gary co performances." one of amazement. Jimmy Castor Bunch, Geld, -au- 27 22 10 EVERLASTING LOVE The Cecil Taylor solo LP was re- The Gato Barbieri and Dollar Atlantic SD 19124 thor- lyricist Peter Udell and pro- Cad Carlton, ABC ABCD 851 corded live at the 1974 Montreux Brand LP "Confluence," showcas- ducer- director Philip Rose. The CIRCLE OF LOVE Festival and is the first effort by this ing tenorist Barbieri and pianist-cel- 28 16 17 DO IT 'TIL YOU'RE show's major investor, Louis K. Sister Sledge. Atco SD 36-105 pianist to get major distribution in list Brand indicates Third World is SATISFIED Sher, also contributed finances to B Erpress, Scepter SPS 5117 the session. more than eight years. alive and well on this effort. BUS STOP Oliver Sain, Abet 406 (Nashboro) The play opened inauspiciously at The Randy Weston LP, "Silent The Charles Tolliver trumpet LP 29 32 4 GOT MY HEAD ON STRAIGHT Tongues," was also recorded at "Paper Man" features Herbie Han- 8 SO MUCH IN LOVE the Goodspeed Opera House in East Billy Paul, Philadelphia International Montreux and it ably displays the cock, Ron Carter, Grary Bartz and Three Degrees, Roulette R 3015 Haddam, Conn., but is now creating KZ 33157 (Columbia) growing audience response. style that has made him a popular Joe Chambers. exponent of African -based jazz. Packaging is uniform with some 30 18 25 THRUST CAUGHT IN THE ACT The show stars John Cullum and Herbie Hancock, Columbia PC 32965 Commodores, Motown M6-820 SI features Donna Theodore, Penelope Weston has always been ahead of beautiful cover art including a shot Milford, Joel Higgens and Gordon his time and this pick -up band, in- of the featured artist. Each package 31 19 15 SATIN DOLL I'LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING Halliday. The album will also cluding Billy Harper on tenor and has a light feel to it and all of them, Bobbi Humphrey. Blue Note BN- Percy Sledge, Capricorn CP 0147 be LA344 -G (United Artists) (Warner Bros.) available on cartridge and cassettes. flute, is a definite plus factor. Harper except the Taylor LP, feature some played on his last album and the two highly informative liner notes.

www.americanradiohistory.com 38 Country George Jones Unshutters Historic Mansion 60 Labels Serviced Possum Holler Nightclub Bought By Riley NASHVILLE -Epic artist George the new location at the site of the old NASHVILLE -Country artist By 2 Indie Distribs Jones, in a "recent decision," has Circus, a Printer's Alley landmark. It Jeannie C. Riley has purchased one By BILL WILLIAMS gone fully into the nightclub busi- will be managed by Shug Baggett. of the area's more historic antibel- NASHVILLE -Two independent what is brought in here to give it the ness here, his Possum Hol- Nashville opening The Possum Holler seats 600, in- lum homes near here for a price in distributors are servicing quality it needs." ler spot in the heart of Printer's Al- cluding a celebrity lounge for 125. excess of $500,000. more than 60 labels and solving the Pointing out that "name" artists ley. Jones plans to perform there himself Miss Riley will take possession of dilemma of the small company are turning to this form of distribu- Jones formerly operated a similar a minimum of 10 weeks per year. the property, once used as a Civil unable to get distribution on its own. tion, he notes that Marty Robbins such club, located in the rear of the The rest of the time there will be a The two firms, Nationwide War hospital, July 1. The actual pru- Sound has just started a label for his son, old Ole Opry House. The lo- Grand house band seven nights a week, and chase price was $550,000. The estate and International Record Distribu- and will use IRDA for distributing cation later was leased by WSM for "name" artists will be booked in "if includes the historical Harrison tion Assoc. (IRDA) are working with the product. He says that other art- Opry offices. their price is right," according to some 50 House and 180 acres of land located distributors nationwide, ists, many of whom have enjoyed The singer, now split from his who is Quinnie Acuff, handling the in the Franklin area, site of one of along with one -stops and rackers. good sales over the years but have wife, Tammy Wynette, has opened promotion of the club. the fiercest battles of the war. The More than 80 percent of the total been pared from major labels, are The club's hours will be 11 a.m. to distribution house was built in 1838, and is said through the two firms making the transition to this inde- 3 a.m. There will be nothing but deals with country product. pendent Slim to be typical of a Southern plan- system. Two of the latest, he Summers' country music in the location. The tation home. The older of the two is Nation- says, are Murray Kollum and Penny house band will be a group other wide Sound, started more than three DeHaven. Talent Agency In addition to being used as a hos- than his own musicians, recently or- years ago by Joe Gibson, former ex- Because of Shepard's experience pital, the home also served as a com- ganized. The original Jones Boys ecutive with Chart Records. Work- in the business, he says he gets ex- Opens In Nash. mand post for Gen. John Hood and went with Miss Wynette when they ing with his wife, Betty, who handles ceptional air play. The most difficult housed several Confederate officers. separated. Jones and Miss Wynette the promotion of the records, the task is to get it all at the same time, NASHVILLE- Formation of a also formerly owned amusement Miss Riley had her biggest hit, firm is distributing for 18 country la- however, and to coordinate this with new talent agency here by a long- and entertainment parks in Florida "Harper Valley PTA," several years bels, two soul and one pop. Some six retail sales. His concentration ini- time racetrack judge and conces- and Texas. ago. of these are on a regular release tially is on about eight major mar- sionaire has been announced by schedule, while the others are non - kets, the obvious ones such as At- Slim Summers. continuous, and may be geared ei- lanta, Dallas, Houston, etc. Known as the Old Drum Talent 250 Honor Jack Stapp At ther toward national airplay and This is the IRDA system. "We Agency, Summers has set up offices sales or toward a breakout in a re- press 2,000 records initially," Shep- adjoining those of ABC -Dot artist Nashville Encore Banquet gional market. ard explains. "We mail 1,500 of Ray Griff, who has become affil- In those three years, according to these to meaningful stations culled iated with the agency. Also on the NASHVILLE -Jack Stapp, presi- Stapp, who brought the live band Gibson, Nationwide Sound has from the Country Music Assn. list. roster is RCA's Hank Lochlin. dent of Tree International, Dial Rec- music concept to WSM more than 30 managed 58 charted records. The Then we send the balance (500) to Summers, a native of Phila- ords and other entities, was honored years ago and programmed new highest of these was a Top five single distributors, based upon the strength delphia, said that other "big names" here last Tuesday (11) as the ideas of music at station WKDA for Narvel Felts on Cinnamon, a of the market. We follow this with would be added, but that the agency recipient of the Encore Award of the here later, is one of this city's pioneer company not currently in existence. phones, mailers, and trips. Naturally is would be kept small enough to pro- Communication Arts Council. publishers. He also was cited as one Felts has recently moved to ABC - Billboard on our initial mailing list vide personal service. "We want to Strapp's lifetime friend, television of the founders of the Country Mu- Dot. for review." keep it on a very personal basis," he personality Bert Parks, was master of sic Assn., a man instrumental in get- Gibson says the greatest number The trips to which Shepard refers, says. ceremonies for the event, held at the ting network exposure for country of his labels come from Texas, al- ranging from two to three times a After service as a judge at the Richland Country Club before 250 music (CMA Awards show, among though they are spread all over the year for each, go like this: Memphis, Keystone Race Track in Phila- guests who contributed to a scholar- others), and one who has given nation. Jackson, Miss.; New Orleans, Beau- mont, Houston, Dallas, Antonio delphia, Summers became operator ship fund in Stapp's name. much to the Communication Arts. In addition to his 26 full line dis- San of concessions for Donna Fargo, and San Angelo. The next to Louis- Two previous winners of the En- tributors, he deals directly with one - ville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Mel Tillis and then promoter Keith 2 Bluegrass Fests core Award were part of the pro- stops in some markets, and with the Detroit, Akron, Youngstown Fowler. In gram paying tribute to Stapp. Bill racks, circumventing the distributor. and then the "It's not as though I'm new to the Planned Kansas southern swing back. Finally, Wash- Williams of Billboard presented a Although IRDA has in music business," he says. "I've been OLATHE, Kan. -Two bluegrass been oper- ington, New York, Boston and a cir- sound and visual history of Stapp's ation for only six months, it has around and know a good many festivals are set for the Javhawk state cular return to headquarters here. In career and WSM president Irving made strong inroads, and utilizes a people." in the coming months. The Early these swings, he calls upon every sta- Waugh recounted his humorous and separate approach to its product. In addition to moving to the Old Spring Festival will be held here at serious ventures with Stapp over the tion, every distributor and the one - Owned jointly by Mike Shepard, Drum agency, Griff, one of the most Whispering Downs Arena April 4 -6 years. Others who both toasted and stops. with accomplished writers in the busi- while the Paola third annual Blue- roasted the 63- year -old executive formerly Monument and "Secondary markets are ex- Warner Bros., and Hank Levine, ness, has retained Joe Walker as his grass Festival is scheduled for June were Minnie Pearl, who worked with tremely important to an independ- who has been involved with orches- personal manager. 13 -16 at nearby Paola, Kan. Stapp for a number of years while he ent," Shepard says. "They fre- tration, cre- was director of the network portion arrangement, and other quently are ignored by the majors, ative facets the business, it cur- of the "Grand Ole Opry," Owen of but not by us." rently has 40 clients and has turned Bradley, vice president of MCA, and Only when a station in a given down another 40. NAM 1AL WIC CM VaJoAo one -time musical director of WSM market goes on a record does IRDA when Stapp was program manager, It, too, has set up 25 distributors, ship product in. "We won't overship and Chet Atkins, vice president of all of them with both longevity and under any condition," he notes, RCA, whom Stapp hired when he good reputation, most of whom have "and we only ship on orders. There is no we get a was a sideman with the Carter Fam- worked with Shepard over a period need, unless sudden hit, to ily. Mrs. Frances Preston, vice presi- of 18 years. put out huge quantities of dent of BMI, who also worked with "We take only viable product," product, which is why our return Stapp in his WSM days, presented a Shepard explains. "It has to be factor is only about 10 percent." special scholarship in his name to something well produced, although IRDA is not in the business of the Council on behalf of BMI. Levine will mix and master some of building an artist for a major label to lease. In fact, the contract insists that the record, no matter how well it does, may not be sold or leased to a teVhillMt: major, and stipulates further that if the record goes into the Top 100 in the Billboard chart, that artist and/ or label is obligated to give IRDA the follow -up. Screen Gems Radio "We want to realize a profit both off the initial hit and the follow -up," Loves it. Shepard notes. You Will Too! The pie is broken up in these ap- proximate pieces. The distributor re- 10 Exciting Logos ceives 50 cents, the manufacturer or 10 Image Lines label gets 22- cents, IRDA gets 10 cents off the top, and the record cost For Market Avail- (including sleeve) is about 18 cents. ability call collect The firm is enjoying some repeat (205) 355 -1025 business even though the records have not yet been charted. "They P.S. We'll Tell You have faith in the way we operate," About A Country rux r.r Shepard explains. n. , Kickin' Surprise ú,;.;;; 1RDA has just added Quality as a o When You distributor in Canada, and is in the Apo Call! process of setting up European dis- !Aker Tree Photo tribution. ne., STAPP CITED -Jack Stapp. right, president of Tree International, receives Still another former record manu- P. O. BOX 1154, DECATUR. ALABAMA 35601 the Encore Award from the Communication Arts Council. At left is Patti facturer, Bill Harper, has moved PRODUCTION STUDIOS: NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE McCune, vice president of the CAC and coordinator of the show, and Bert from his River Records and started a Parks, master of ceremonies. similar firm in Memphis.

www.americanradiohistory.com Country 39 Billboard Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY L Nashville Scene for Week Ending 3/22/75 By COLLEEN CLARK Hot Roy Head has just finished his last week with singles on Eddie Bab- of Montana at an all -night festival first recording session for Shannon bitt, Even Stevens, Mickey Newbury, that lasted 13 hours. ... Barbara Records under direction of Mary Tommy Cash and Henson Cargill. Fairchild now being produced by Reeves and Bud Logan. ... Freddy Billy Smith, president of One Billy Sherrill and no longer man- Weller is off on a two -week tour of Niters, Inc., a Nashville-based talent aged by Jerry Crutchfield. ... Con LPs his Brio Records is releasing a single by Country agency, has announced renewed Germany with concert stops in Frankfurt, Augsburg and Hanau. association with Brenda Lee. Smith Australian Country artist Reg Lind- Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, was by stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, ... Donna Fargo guesting on the will be responsible for all future ca- say. The record produced photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Mery Griffin Show airing March 11. reer activities of the MCA recording one of Lindsay's ex- countrymen, ... Jean Shepard set for TV appear- artist. JMT Records has signed Bill Walker. The signing of Lindsay * Star Performer -LPs registering proportionate upward progress this week. _Nr ances on The Eddie Neath Show Rita Canard to a recording contract for release in the U.S. and Canada 3`3' U and Tom Ryan Show in New York and first release will be out immedi- was announced by Con Brio presi- ; c ately. Chuck Glaser is improving dent, Kenny Rogers, whose label is . 0 TITLE -Artist, Label 8 Number (Distububng label) March 21.... Zella Lehr, formerly a ... member of the "Hee Haw" cast, is in his battle with paralysis. distributed internationally by Ran - 2 4 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW -Olivia Newton -John, MCA 2133 appearing at the Stardust Lounge in Josh Graves played at the Univ. wood Records.

1 7 LINDA ON MY MIND -Conway Twitty, MCA 469 Las Vegas. Miss Lehr has signed with Mega Records and her initial 5 4 BACK TO THE COUNTRY - Loretta Lynn, MCA 471 release now is being mailed. She Grassers & Symphony Debut 3 7 -Elvis Presley. RCA APLI0873 originally gained recognition via PROMISED LAND MEMPHIS -A "musical prece- Hubbard and his group have per- "Tennessée Wig Walk" which she 6 13 HEART LIKE A WHEEL -Linda Ronstadt, Capitol ST 11358 dent" will be set here Thursday (22) formed throughout the U.S. and recorded nearly 20 years ago with when a bluegrass group plays in Canada, playing mostly at back- 12 3 AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER, RCA CPL2 -0765 Spade Cooley. ... Jimmy Buffett * concert with a symphony orchestra woods bluegrass festivals. He composed the music for the new 7 4 7 A LEGEND IN MY TIME -Ronnie Milsap, RCA APLI0846 for the first time. praised the courage of the Memphis movie "Rancho Deluxe" just re- Edwin Hubbard, former musical Symphony for this innovation. A na- 8 7 6 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD- -Mac Davis, Columbia PC 32927 leased. Johnny Russell and ... director of NBC's "Dean Martin's tive of Hot Springs, Ark., Hubbard Charlie McCoy to appear with the 9 10 35 BACK HOME AGAIN -John Denver, RCA CPL10548 Music Country," has formed a blue- was a jazz flutist, later a ragtime pi- Statler Brothers for their sixth an- grass group here, and will set the ano player, and holds a doctorate in 10 11 18 LIKE OLD TIMES AGAIN -Ray Price, Myrrh 6538 (Word /ABC) nual "Happy Birthday USA" held in jazz from North Texas State Univ. their hometown of Staunton, Va., pace for the rare occasion. 11 8 7 IT'S TIME TO PAY THE FIDDLER -Cal Smith, MCA 467 July 4th. ... The Kendalls have 12 14 14 THE SILVER FOX -Charlie Rich, Epic PE 33250 (Columbia) signed a recording contract with United Artists Records under direc- 17 3 PAIR OF FIVES (Banjos That Is) -Roy Clark & Buck Trent, eTES POSTq_, ABC /Dot DOSD 2015 tion of Pete Drake Productions. r ABC /Dot recording artist Diana 14 13 23 MERLE HAGGARD PRESENTS HIS 30TH ALBUM -Merle Haggard LILO N Trask "Star Of The Week" on & The Strangers, Capitol ST 11331 western union Mailgram 7 eLL KLAC radio in L.A. The seven day 32 2 OUT OF HAND -Gary Stewart, RCA APL10900 salute will spotlight her past releases. TO ALL ABC FIELD 16 16 20 DON WILLIAMS, VOL. Ill- ABC/Dot DOSD 2004 climaxed with the Diana Trask au- diobiography, produced by the Dia- IF YOU LOVE ME LET -John, MCA 411 17 15 41 ME KNOW- Olivia Newton mond P. Co. and sponsored by Dot PROMOTION MEN:

28 2 THE BARGAIN STORE -Dolly Parson, RCA APLI.0950 Records.... Roy Clark to make a guest appearance on "Sammy & SONGS OF FOX HOLLOW -Tom V. Hall, Mercury SRM1500 (Phonogram) 19 9 13 Company," the new NBC 90 minute 24 5 IT WAS ALWAYS SO EASY (To Find An Unhappy Woman) -Moe Bandy, talk /variety show hosted by Sammy jimMundy's * GRC 10007 Davis Jr.... Dick Feller appeared at Line in new Playboy the Bottom New York City release 21 19 15 CITY LIGHTS -Mickey Gilley, PB 403 last week. ... Chet Atkins will join 22 20 14 I CAN HELP -Billy Swan, Monument NZ 33279 (Columbia) Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops 'SHE'S 23 26 37 COUNTRY PARTNERS - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, MCA 427 Orchestra on tour of that orchestra's dates. ... Loretta Lynn has taped a 24 18 13 HIGHLY PRIZED POSSESSION -Anne Murray, Capitol ST 11354 Shell Bicentennial 60- second "200 ALREADY GONE' 25 23 21 SONGS ABOUT LADIES & LOVE- Johnny Rodriguez, Mercury SRM 1 1012 Years Ago Today" segment for CBS. ABC 12074 )Phonogram) She was delighted with the script she it Che- 26 21 7 GREATEST HITS Vol. I -Billy "Crash" Craddock, ABC ABCD 850 received as concerned the rokee Indians and their role in is a winner. All we 27 22 6 EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE RADIO /TALK TO ME OHIO -Bill Anderson, MCA 454 American history. Loretta is part Cherokee.... Jerry Naylor, Melody - need to bring it home 28 31 17 PRIDE OF AMERICA -Charley Pride, RCA APL10757 land recording artist, begins his 10th 28 29 33 25 THE RAMBLIN' MAN- Waylon Jennings, RCA APLI0134 European tour. The -day engage- are these key stations... ment includes Naples, Venice, Is- 43 2 BARROOMS TO BEDROOMS -David Wills, Epic RE 33353 (Columbia) land of Crete, Turkey and Germany. KLAC KBUL WIL WPNX 31 29 8 SONS OF THE MOTHERLAND -Statler Brothers, Mercury SRM 1 1019 ... Toni Ingraham, latest discovery )Phonogram) of John Kelly, appearing in the Pad- KCKC KBOX WHK WAME 32 27 100 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS -Charlie Rich, Epic RE 32247 (Columbia) dock at Royal Vista Inn, Hot KSON WBAP WSLR WGBG Springs, Ark., is being held over two 33 37 2 GREATEST HITS -Tanya Tucker, Columbia RC 33355 KFOX KBUY WEEP WESC weeks and moved into the Derbv KLPR 44 3 I'M JESSI COLTER -Jessi Colter, Capitol ST 11363 Dinner Theater, the establishment's KJJJ WWVA WYDE main room. KTUF KIKK WUBE WBAM * FREDDIE HART'S GREATEST HITS, Capitol ST 11347 Playboy Records has just released KLAK KENR WONE WMC 36 40 10 BARBI DOLL-Barbi Benton, Playboy PB 404 1 the fourth consecutive single on KERE KNUZ WMNI KXLR ( 11:2:* CRYSTAL GAYLE, United Artists UA-LA365 Mickey Gilley, this one written by George Jones. Gilley is currently KRAK KDJW WIRE WIV1< 38 39 3 I'M A BELIEVER -Tommy Overstreet, ABC /Dot DOSD 2016 recording his third album. ... Jam- KMAK KHEY WINN WKDA 39 38 18 GREATEST HITS -Mel Tillis, MGM M3G 4970 boree USA saluted Ohio for the KNEW KKYX WHN WE-44 third consecutive year last week. The 40 25 33 ONE DAY AT A TIME -Marilyn Sellars, Mega MLPS602 (PIP) KBUC salute is held annually to "show ap- KWJJ WCOP WSM 41 45 2 GEORGE, TAMMY & TINA -Epic NE 33351 (Columbia) preciation.to the millions of Ohioans KOYN KVET WRCP WWOK 42 35 29 ROOM FULL OF ROSES- Mickey Gilley, Playboy 481 who have supported us," says Glenn KTCR KRMD WEET WVOJ Reeves, Executive Producer of Jam- 43 41 14 COUNTRY HEART 'N SOUL- Freddie Hart, Capitol ST 11353 KWMT KV00 WQIK boree, USA. Several Ohio digni- WTVR 44 49 18 WOMAN TO WOMAN -Tammy Wynette, Epic NE 33246 (Columbia) taries were introduced to the Capitol K000 WTOD WSLC WHOO WWVA 45 II:=10 POOR SWEET BABY AND TEN MORE BILL ANDERSON SONGS - Music Hall and radio au- WAXX WDEE WCMS WUNI lean Shepard, United Artists UA-LA363 from the stage dur- dience Jamboree KFGO WEXL ing the performance headlined by 46 48 5 GOES TO THE MOVIES -Chet Atkins, RCA APL1 0845 Porter Wagoner. Joining Porter were WHO WITL 47 34 12 BREAK AWAY -Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge, Monument PZ 33278 Ohio artists Junior Norman, Frank KSO WJJD (Columbia) Necessary & The Stone Mountain KCKN WXCL 48 ,ly BLANKET ON THE GROUND - Billie Jo Spears, United Artists UA -LA390 Boys, Helen & Billy Scott and Mari- KM! WMAD lyn Workman. . .. GRC recording 49 47 4 THE WAY I LOSE MY MIND -Carl Smith, Hickory HR 4518 (MGM) artist Moe Bandy has just returned 50 30 6 PICKIN' GRASS & SINGING' COUNTRY -Osborne Brothers, MCA a65 from a promotional tour launching Ery Woolsey his new album. ... Frank Smith, Nat'l Country Promotion Manager trombone player for Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, was killed in an EXCLUSIVELY ON ABC RECORDS automobile accident last week in BILLBOARD IS BIG IN COUNTRY Washington, D.C. Elektra /Asylum's country divi- In the company of hits sion had its heaviest release schedule J www.americanradiohistory.com 40

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,a STAR PERFORMER -Singles registering greatest proportionate upward p ogress this week. m d Y N to:F. W N da,L4-) a, r-)= co TITLE- Artist 3co TITLE dt-A -Artist N TITLE- Artist (Writer). co Label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher. Licensee) (Writer). label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher Licensee) (Writer). Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher. Licensee) 1 1 11 BEFORE THE NEXT * 45 4 ROLL ON BIG MAMA -Joe Stampley 68 75 5 LIFE'S LIKE POETRY-Lefty Friuell TEARDROP FALLS - Freddy Fender (D Tarot), Epic 6 50078 (Columbia) (M. Haggard). ABC 12061 (Shade Tree. BMI) (V. Keith. B. Peters). ABC/Dot 17540 (Al Gallico / Algee. 8MI) (Shelby Singleton Music, BMI) 69 65 10 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, 36 37 8 COVER ME -Sammi Smith 4 9 THE BARGAIN STORE -Dolly Parton (W. Carson). Mega 1222 (PIP) (Road Bridge. BMI) Honey Bunch)-Price Mitchell & Jerri Kelly (D. Parton). RCA 10)64 (Owepar, BMI) (Holland, Dozier Holland), GRT 016 (Chess /Janus) (lobete, BMI) 54 4 I'D LIKE TO SLEEP TIL I 3 2 14 I CANT HELP IT (If I'm Still In Love * GET OVER YOU- Freddie Had With You) -undo Ronsadt 80 4 A MAN NEEDS LOVE -David Houston (R. Bowling), Capitol 4031 (Brougham Hall. BMI) (H. Williams). Capitol 3990 (Fred Rose, BMI) (N. Wilson. G Richey. C. Taylor). Epic 8 -50066 (Columbia) (AI Gallico /Algee, BMI) 38 40 7 PROUD YOU Luman 5 8 MY ELUSIVE DREAMS -Charlie Rich OF BABY -Bob (B. Sherrill, N. Wilson). Epic 8 -50065 (Columbia) (C. Putnam. B. Sherrill), Epic 850064 ( Algee, BMI) 71 78 6 BUT I DO -Del Reeves (Columbia) (Tree. BMI( (R. Gutdry. P. Gayton), United Artists 593 (Arc, BMI)

12 7 I JUST CANT GET HER OUT OF 39 42 5 I GOT A LOT OF HURTIN' DONE 82 3 HURT- Connie cato MY MIND - Johnny Rodriguez TODAY - Connie Smith (I. Crane. A. Jacobs). Capitol 4035 (L. Gatlin). Mercury 73659 )Phonogram( (W Shafer), Columbia 310086 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) (Miller. ASCAP) (First Generation. BMI) 51 5 THE TIP OF MY FINGERS -Jean Shepard 94 2 BACK IN HUNTSVILLE AGAIN -Bobby Bare 6 7 9 A LITTLE BIT SOUTH (B. Anderson). United Mists 591 (R. Bowling, F. Hart), RCA 10223 OF SASKATOON -sonny James (Tree /Champion. BMI) (Brougham Hall & Hotline. BMI) (C. Smith, S lames). Columbia 3.10072 ( Marson, BMI) 50 5 (Hey Won't You Play) ANOTHER szco* DONT ANYBODY MAKE LOVE AT HOME SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG ANYMORE -Moe Bandy 9 8 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN SONG -BJ. Thomas (D. Frazier), GRC 2055 (AcuffRose. BMI) MELLOW -Olivia Newtonaohn (C Moman, L Butler). ABC 12054 (Press /Tree, BMI) (I Farrar), MCA 40349 (ATV. BMI) 89 2 BRASS BUCKLES - Barbi Benton 42 13 14 RAINY DAY WOMAN /HELP THE COWBOY (B. Borchers. M. Vickery). Playboy 11 7 ROSES AND LOVE SONGS -Ray Price 6032 (Tree. BMI) (1. Weatherly). Myrrh 150 (ABC) (Keca, ASCAP) SING THE BLUES- Waylon Jennings RCA (W. Jennings). 10142 (Baron. BMI) 86 3 COMIN' HOME TO YOU -Jerry Wallace 9 10 11 WRITE ME A LETTER -Bobby G. Rice (K. Bach. 1. Lane). MGM 14788 (Four Tay, BMI) IT Martin. W. Meskell). GRT 014 (Chess /Janus) 43 19 16 IT'S TIME TO PAY THE FIDDLER -cal Smith (Fox Fanlare /Cakewalk, BMI) (D. Wayne. W. Haynes). MCA 40335 77 79 7 CLEAN YOUR OWN TABLES Stoney Edwards (Coal Miners. BMI) - (C. Taylor), Capitol 4015 10 6 13 LOVING YOU WILL NEVER (Blackwood /Back Road, BMI) GROW OLD -Lois Johnson 44 25 12 YOU ARE THE ONE -Mel Talis & Sherry Bryce 78 83 3 CHARLEY IS MY NAME -Johnny Duncan (D. Silve), 20th Century 2151 (K. Westberry. H. (labour), MCM 14776 (1- Duncan). Columbia 3 -10085 (Otter Creek, BMI( (Hank Williams Jr.. BMI) (Sawgrass. BMI)

15 6 IT DO FEEL GOOD -Donna Fargo 62 3 HE TURNS IT INTO LOVE 79 81 7 HOW COME IT TOOK SO LONG Fargo). (D ABC /Dot 17541 (Prima Donna, BMI) AGAIN -Lynn Anderson (To Say Goodbye) -nave Dudley

(M. Kellum. G. Sutton, L. Cheshier), Columbia 3.10101 (R. Rogers. 1 Dudley.) Key), United Artists 585 17 6 ALWAYS WANTING YOU -Mede Haggard (Rodeo Cowboy. BMI) (Newkeys. BMI) (M. Haggard). Capitol 4021 (Shady Tree, BMI) 46 32 10 LIFE -Marty Robbins 20 6 THE PILL-Loretta Lynn WORD GAMES -Billy Walker (M. Rabbins). MCA 40342 (Mariposa, BMI) (R. RCA (L Allen. D. McHan, T.D. Bayless). MCA 40358 Graham) 10205 (Show Bu. BMI) (Coal Miners/Guaranty, BMI) 47 52 4 WHO'S SORRY NOW -Marie Osmond 81 85 5 IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT George Morgan (Synder, Kalman, Ruby), Kolob 14785 (MGM) - 14 16 7 MY BOY -Elvis Presley (C Walker). 4 Star 5 -1001 (4Star. BMI) (Mills. ASCAP) (B. Martin. P. Cosner. C. Francos. 1.P. Boutayre), RCA 10191 (Colgems. ASCAP) 58 6 I'M NOT LISA - lessi Colter MISTY -Ray Stevens (E- Garner. 1. Burke), Barnaby 614 (Chess /Janus) 15 18 8 I'LL STILL LOVE YOU -Jim Weatherly (1 Colter), Capitol 4009 (Baron. BMI) C=10 (Vernon, ASCAP) (1. Weatherly). Buddah 444 (Keca. ASCAP) 49 35 15 THE TIES THAT BIND -Don Williams 16 3 11 LINDA ON MY MIND - Conway Twisty (V. Corso. C. Otis), ABC /Dot 17531 (New York Times 83 88 2 ONE STEP -Bobby Harden (C. Twdty). MCA 40339 ( Twdty Bird, BMU Music /Eden Music, BMI) (S. Pippin. L. Keith). United Artists 597 (Windchime, BMI) 17 8 10 PENNY -Joe Sampler 60 4 MATHILDA -Donny King (G Lane. S Davis). ABC /Dot 17537 (Al Galileo. BMI) (Khoury. Thierry). Warner Bros 8074 (longhorn, NI) 84 90 4 WHILE THE FEELINGS GOOD -Mike Lunsford (R Bowling), Gusto 124 (Brougham Hall. BMI) 18 21 10 SOULFUL WOMAN -Kenny O'Dell 51 55 5 WONDER WHEN MY BABY's COMIN' (K. O'Dell), Capricorn 0219 (Warner Bros.) HOME- Barbara Mandrel) (House 0I Gold, BMI) 85 87 5 RIGHT OR LEFT ON OAK -Maly Bee (K. A. Goell. Kent). Columbia 10082 (Great Foreign (C. William. J. Nixon), Granite 515 (Attache. BMI) Songs Kent ASCAP) 23 8 BEST WAY I KNOW /Arthur /Galleon,

HIM -Mel Tillis & Statesiders 86 91 3 IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES -Ray Griff 52 57 6 CHAINS -Buddy Alan (1. Chesnut). MGM 14782 (Passkey. BMI) (R. Grill), ABC /Dot 17542 (Blue Echo, ASCAP) (G. Goffin. C. King), Capitol 4019 26 8 DON'T LET THE GOOD TIMES FOOL (Screen GemsColumbia. BMI) 87 92 3 I JUST CAME HOME TO COUNT THE YOU -Melba Montgomery 63 4 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES -Bobby Wright (G S Paxton. R Hellard), Elektra 45229 (G. Ray). ABC 12062 (Contention, SESAC) (Acoustic. BMI) MEMORIES-Me) Street (Conley, Devereaux), GRT 017 (Chess /Janus) 21 22 11 OH BOY -Diana Trask (Blue Moon, ASCAP) THESE DAYS (T Romeo). ABC /Dot 17536 (Wherefore, BMI) (I Barely Get By)- George Jones 3 69 SHE'S ACTING SINGLE (I'm Drinkin' (G. Jones. T Wynette), Epic 8-50088 (Columbia) 22 24 11 LEAVE IT UP TO ME -Billy Larkin Doubles) -Gary Stewart (Altam, BMI) (E. Conley) Bryan 1010 (Blue Moon. ASCAP) (W. Carson), RCA 10222 (Rose Bridge, 1Ml)

28 7 I STILL FEEL THE SAME 89 96 3 IT'S ONLY A BARROOM -Nick Nixon 55 41 12 SWEET SURRENDER -John Denver (E. Stevens. E. Babbitt), Mercury 73654 )Phonogram) ABOUT YOU -Bill Anderson (I Denver), RCA 10148 (Walt Disney. ASCAP) (Deb Dave /Briarpatch, BMI) (8. Anderson). MCA 40351 (Stallion, BMI)

56 46 14 I CARE /SNEAKY SNAKES -Tom T. Hall 30 6 (You Make Me Want To Be) 90 95 2 SWEET COUNTRY MUSIC -Ruby Falls (T. T. Hall), Mercury 73641 (Phonogram) (C. Fields, D. Rus), 50 States 31 (NSD) (Music A MOTHER -Tammy Wynette (Hallnote, BMI) Craftshop /Sandburn, ASCAP) (B. Sherrill. N. Wilson). Epic 8 -50071 (Columbia)(Columbia)Epic ( Algee, BMI) 68 4 LOVING YOU BEATS ALL I'VE 91 MERRY-GO-ROUND-Hank Snow 25 27 EVER SEEN Johnny Paycheck 10 JUST LIKE YOUR DADDY - Jeanne Pruett - (R L Floyd), RCA 10225 (Four Tay. BMI) (1. Adrain). MCA 40340 (Pick A.Bit, BMU (J_ Paycheck), Epic 850073 (Columbia) (Copperhead. BMI) 31 6 HE TOOK ME FOR A RIDE -la costa 92 FORGIVE & FORGET -Eddie Rabbin (E. Babbitt. E. Stevens), 4523) (Taylor. Wilson. Tackitt), Capitol 4022 58 43 16 WOLF CREEK PASS-cw. McCall Elektra (Briar Patch /Deb Dave. BMI) (Al Gallico /Algee, BMI) (W. Fries, L S. Davis). MGM 14764 (American Gramophone. SESAC) 33 8 BLANKET ON THE GROUND - Billie Jo Spears 93 98 2 THE BEST IN ME -Jody Miller (Roger Bowling), United Artists 584 59 48 10 I'LL SING FOR YOU -Don Gibson (D. Hall). Epic 850079 (Columbia) ( Algee, BMI) (United Artists. BMI) (B. Bond). Hickory 338 (MGM) (Acuff-Rose, BMI) 34 5 STILL THINK 94 THE ONE I SING 77 2 WINDOW UP ABOVE- Mickey Gilley 'BOUT YOU MY LOVE SONGS TO -Tommy cash -Billy "crash" Craddock (G. Jones). Playboy 6031 (Glad. BMI) (J. Christopher, B. Wood). ABC 12068 (W Holyfield), Elektra 45241 (Jack. BMI) (Chnswood /Easy Nine, BMI) 61 64 7 NASHVILLE -Hoyt Axton 95 67 9 THE WAY I (H. Axton). A&M 1657 (Lady Jane, BMI) LOSE MY MIND -Cad Smith 29 29 9 MA MA DON'T 'LOW -Hank Thompson (D. Frazier, S.D. Shafer). Hickory 337 (MGM) (H. Thompson), ABC /Dot 17535 (Brazos Valley. BMI) (AcuttRose, BMI) 62 66 4 ALL AMERICAN GIRL- Satler Brothers 30 14 13 WHOEVER TURNED YOU ON, FORGOT (D. Reid. H Reid), Mercury 73665 )Phonogram) (American Cowboy, BMI) 96 99 2 HER MEMORY'S GONNA TO TURN YOU OFF -Little David Wilkins (D Wilkins. T Marshall), MCA 40345 (Emerald Isle/ KILL ME -Jim Alley Battleground, BMI) 63 49 10 JANUARY JONES -Johnny carver (R. Bowling. J. Alley). Avco 606 (Brougham Hall, BMI) (R. Bourke). ABC 12052 (Chappell, ASCAP) 36 9 LONELY MEN, LONELY 97 97 2 CAT'S IN THE CRADLE - Compton Brothers 64 59 17 DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE -T.G. Shepard WOMEN- Connie Eaton (H. Chapin, S. Chapin), ABC /Dot 17538 (B. David). Melodyland 6002 (Motown) (B. Dees), ABC /Dunhill 15022 (Hill & Range. BMI) (Story Songs. ASCAP) (Dunbar. SESAC) 32 38 9 IS THIS ALL THERE IS TO 98 YOU 84 2 TOO LATE TO WORRY, CANT FOLLOW A HONKY TONKY ? -lerry Naylor WHERE HE'S BEEN -Debra Barber (6 Duncan. D. Lee). Meoldyland 6003 (Motown) TOO BLUE TO CRY - Ronnie Milsap (1. Gdreth. D. Walls), RCA 10190 (Brother Karl's /Mandina, BMI) (A. Dexter). RCA 10228 (Al Gallico / Algee, BMI) (Hill & Range /Elvis Presley /Noma. BMI) 33 39 6 UPROAR-Anne Murray (P. Grady). Capitol 4025 (Tessa /lolly Cheeks. BMI) 66 61 8 I FOUGHT THE LAW -Sam Neely 99 New ENTRY MAKING BELIEVE-Debi Hawkins

(S Curtis), /WA 1651 (Acuff Rose. BMI) (1. Work. R Reid. 1 Hobson), Warner Bros. 8076 Published by: 44 5 I CAN STILL HEAR THE MUSIC IN THE (Acuff Rose. BMI) RESTROOM -terry Lee Lewis 67 74 5 SING A LOVE SONG, PORTER (T. T. Hall). Mercury 73661 WAGONER -Mike Wells loo Er*SHE WORSHIPPED ME -Red Sleight Vógue Music, Inc. ( Phonagram) (Hallnote. BMI) (L. Darrell), Playboy 6029 (Excellorec. BMI) (G. Sutton), Capitol 4042 (Rodeo Cowboy. BMI) 100 W110 ,7c alun. Sude 700. S,nte M000. CA 90401

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www.americanradiohistory.com 42 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 3/22/75 Billboard FM Disco Action Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications. Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced ACtIOn stored in retrieval transmitted, in system. or any form or by any means. electronic, mechanicai, Copyright 1975 Billboard Publications. Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher system. or transmitted in any form a by any means, electronic. mechanical photocopying. recording. or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher By '1OM MOULTON 1 DAVID BOWIE, YOUNG AMERICANS, 11 BOB MARLEY /AND THE WHALERS, NEW YORK -The complete vocal version of both current disco hits and new material. The present, plans to release only the disco hit RCA: KMET. KWST. WABX, WIOT. CJOM, WMMR. KTYD, KIEL, NATTY BREAD, Island: WORJ, "Soul Train" by the Three Degrees (TSOP) will LP features McCoy's band, the Soul City Sym- "Crystal World" as a single. The one cut on the WKTK, WOUR, CHUM. WQFM, KSHE, KZTW, WOUR, WMMS, WAER, KSAN, KSML, WABX, be on their new "International" LP. The selec- phony, and tends to be more pop music oriented LP that is creating the excitement is "Love To WMMS, WBAB, WLIR. KGB, WORD. WZZQ, KBPI, WIOT, WBRU, WLIR. WHON, KZAP tion has never been commercially available. An- than disco -soul sounding. Strong cuts on the al- Dance This One With You." It's the French an- KLOL. KIEL. KTYD, KSML, WQIV, KSAW, WQSR, KEITH 12 KEITH & DONNA GODCHEAUX, other strong disco cut on the album is "Lovin' bum include "Spanish Boogie," The New York swer to TSOP. Downstairs Records here man- WHCN, KZAP & DONNA, Round Records: WBRU, WMMS, Cup." Hustle," and his version of "Hey Girl Come And aged to get a few copies from Canada and sold 2 JIMI HENDRIX, CRASH LANDING, Re- KZAP, WOUR, KTYD, KMYR, KFMY, KSML, WAER, Get It," which he originally arranged for the Sty- them right out. prise: KMET. KLOL, WLIR. WNEW, WABX, WIOT, KOME, KBPI, WBAB, WQSR "Free Man" by South Shore Commission listics. The LP will get a lot of play here because The tune from the score of the Broadway mu- WWS, WBRU. CJOM, WMMR, WKTK, WOUR, 13 SKY KING, SECRET SAUCE, Columbia: (Scepter) will be available in two weeks. There is of McCoy's large following in the discos. In fact, sical "Wiz," "Ease On Down The Road," has WOFM, KIEW. WRAS, WBAB. WORJ. WZZQ, KBPI, KZAP, WIOT, WABX. WORJ. KTYD. WAER, WZZQ, a part one (short version) and a part two ex- KIEL, KLBJ, KMYR, KSML, KSAN, WQSR, WHCN, most disk jockeys will buy McCoy product with- been generating solid disco response locally. It's WVVS. WLIR, WBAB, WOUR, KOME tended version with two building breaks. Length KZAP out even listening to it, as long as his name is on performed by the group Consumer Report and is 14 VASSAR CLEMENTS, Mercury: WABX. of the longer side is over five minutes. The Cali- it. on the fledgling Wing and a Prayer label. While MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHIN WRAS, WOUR, KCFR, KWST, KTYD, KIEL, WAER, forma group cut the record in Philadelphia with ORCH., VISIONS OF THE EMERALD BE- KSML. KMYR test pressings were used to create action at the WBAB, Bunny Sigler producing. "Sweet Norma Jones" by Spice, and Sound YOND, Columbia: WMMR. WMMS. WOUR, club level, the label is now gearing itself to re- PETER FRAMPTON, A&M: CJOM, WKTK, Frankie To is Gems Records, a Philadelphia label, has been WNEW, WZMF, KMET, WORJ, KLOL, WWS. KZEL, Valli's "Swearin' God" getting lease WMMS. WLIR, KBPI, KLOL, KSML, KWST, WQIV, commercial copies. Principles of the new WRAS, WKTK. WLIR, WQFM, KSHE, WPLR, WABX, very good response from some of the local DJs. creating some noise there. The record has been KSAN, WABX company, Harold Wheeler and Steve Scheaffer, WAER. WBRU, WIOT; KSML, NOME, WSDM, Both Michael Cappello and Bobby (DJ) Gutta- out for four weeks now and it's just beginning to are currently talking to potential distributors. JOURNEY, Columbia: KWST, WABX, WIOT, KZAP, WBAB, WZZQ, KLBJ daro of Le Jardin report that their audiences get play in the New York market. It's a medium WWS. KLOL. KTYD, KSML. WQIV, KSAN, WHCN, Simon Soussan, owner of the Hollywood - 3 JESSE COLIN YOUNG, SONG BIRD, have been reacting favorably to the cut, off of tempo soul record with a strong lead vocal by KZAP based production company Soul Galore, is look- Warner Brothers: KWST. KZEL, WLIR, WABX, Valli's recently released Private Stock album. Bunny Davis. ing for a U.S. label deal. Four recently com- WIOT, WVVS, WBRU, CJOM, WMMR, WKTK, ALPHONSE MOUZON, MIND TRANS- The cut is 10:09 in length, and even cut down To WOUR, CHUM. WOFM, KSHE, WORJ, WZZQ, PLANT, Blue Note: KSML, KZEL, KCFR, "Dedicated Philadelphia," the name of pleted numbers have already been picked up by for a single version the number seems strong KBPI, KLOL, KUBJ. KTYD, KMYR, KSML. WQIV. WMMS, WAER, WIOT, WABX. WMMR, WOUR, the LP by Crystal Grass, on the French Phillips U.K. label Black Magic. Soussan says that the enough for solid disco acceptance. Several local KSAN, WSDM, KZAP KLOL, WQIV label is now available in Canada. London Rec- British market has been his main staple, but DJs would probably prefer the shorter version, if 4 ALICE COOPER, WELCOME TO MY ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCH. /MIKE ords (Canada only) has acquired distribution that now he's interested in expanding his activi- made available. NIGHTMARE, Atlantic: WBAB, KMET, KLOL. OLDFIELD, DAVID BEDFORD, OR- rights. The disk is still on the French label with a ties to include the U.S. disco scene. Artists in his CHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS, Virgin: WLIR, WVVS, WMMR. WOUR, WLIR, WMMS. KSHE, Van McCoy's new "Disco Baby" LP will be out special London Records import sticker on it. Pol - stable include Sherry Fox, Paula Roussel and the WMMR, WIOT, WAER, KLBJ, WPLR. WSDM, WNEW, WABX, WIOT, WBRU. CJOM, WKTK, in three weeks on the AVCO label. It contains ydor has the U.S. rights to the album, and, at Sharon ettes. WRAS, WABX. KMYR, KPMY CHUM, WQFM, KZEW, WRAS, KGB, WORJ. WZZQ KLBJ, KSAN, KZAP 15 RUSS BALLARD, Epic: WABX. WBAB, WORJ, 5 LON & DEREK VAN EATON, WHO DO WLIR, WMMR, CJOM, WIOT, WRAS, WOUR, KWST Downstairs Records By Audience Response UNCLE SAM'S DISCO YOU OUT DO, A&M: KLOL, KMYR, KSML. BAREFOOT JERRY, YOU CAN'T GET OFF (New York) (Top 15) (By Audience Response) KZAP, WMMR, WSDM, KBPI, WRAS, KZEL, CJOM, WITH YOUR SHOES ON, Monument: KWST, This This This WMMS, WLIR, WIOT, WQFM, KSAN, KMET, WOUR, WLIR, WQFM, WAER, WIOT, KSAN, KSML, Week Week Week WPLR, WAER, KOME, WABX, WOUR, CHUM. WRAS, WQIV 1 HELPLESSLY- Moment Of Truth - 1 BAD LUCK -Harold Melvin And The HOUSTON, Tex. KSHE LARRY CORYELL, THE RESTFUL MIND, Roulette (Disco-Mix) Bluenotes-Phila. Intl. 1 LADY MARMALADE -Labelle -Epic 6 KEITH MOON, TWO SIDES OF THE Vanguard: WMMS, WPLR, WAER, WIOT, WBRU, 2 WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH 2 WHERE IS THE LOVE -Betty 2 EXPRESS -BT Express -Roadshow MOON, MCA: KBPI. WMMS, WPLR, WABX. WRAS, KIEL, KOFR, KMYR, KWST YOU -Barry White -20th Century Wright -Alston 3 HIJACK -Herbie Mann -Atlantic WIOT. WMMR, WKTK, WOUR, WQFM, KSHE, 16 LES VARIATIONS, CAFE DE PAI PARIS, 3 SAVE ME- Silver Convention - 3 HELPLESSLY -Moment Of Truth - 4 PICK UP THE PIECES -AWB- KZEW, WORJ, KLOL, KIEL, WLIR, KMYR, KSML, Buddah: WHIR, WNEW, WABX, WQFM, KSHE, Midland International Roulette (Disco -Mix) Atlantic KWST, KSAN, WHCN, KZAP WAER, KIEL, KSML, WHCN 4 LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH -Donny 4 HIJACK -Herbie Mann -Atlantic 5 FIRE -Ohio Players -Phonogram 7 YES, YESTERDAYS, Atlantic: WBAB, KBPI. Beaumont -Mercury 5 CRYSTAL WORLD -Crystal Grass 17 DONALD BYRD, STEPPING INTO TO- KWST, KLOL, WRAS, WMMR. WZZQ, WLIR, 5 RUN AND HIDE -The Philadelphia (Not available in U.S.) French MORROW, Blue Note: KLBJ. KZEL, WOUR, DETROIT, Mich. WOUR, WMMS, KSHE, WNEW, WABX, WIOT, Flyers -Casablanca import WPLR, WAER, WABX, WQIV, WSDM 1 FIRE -Ohio Players-Phonogram WBRU, WQFM, KZEW, KLBJ, KOTR, KMYR 6 BAD LUCK -Harold Melvin And The 6 HONEY BEE, NEVER CAN SAY 2 BLACK WATER -Doobie Brothers NEIL MERRYWEATHER, KRYPTONITE, Bluenotes- Phila. Intl. GOODBYE, REACH OUT- Gloria - 8 JANIS IAN, BETWEEN THE LINES, Colum- Warner Bros. Mercury: KOME, KFMY, WRAS. WMMS. KMET. 7 OH, BABY -H O-T- Innovations 2 Gaynor -MGM (LP) bia: WRAS. WNEW. KBPI, WORJ, KLOL, KTYD, 3 PICK UP THE PIECES -AWB- WIOT, KZAP, KZEW 8 HIGHWAY DRIVER -Randy Pie - 7 PROTECT OUR LOVE /PAIN KZEL, WMMR, WLIR, WPLR. WAER, WSDM, WIOT, Atlantic Polydor RELIEVER -Sister Sledge -ATCO WOUR, WQFM, KSHE, WBAB, WZZQ, KWST ORCHESTRA LUNA, Epic: KZAP, KCFR. 4 STRUTTER- Kiss -Casablanca WBRU, WMMR, WAER, WART. WOUR, WQSR 9 FOOTSTEPS IN THE SHADOWS - (LP only) 5 ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN -Electric 9 ARGENT, CIRCUS, Epic: WMMS, WIMP, Jimmy Jackson -Buddah 8 GLASS HOUSE -The Temptations - 18 RORY BLOCK, Victor: WIOT, WORD. WMMS. Light Orchestra -UA KWSI, WRAS, WLIR, WAER, WBRU, WIOT, KSAN, 10 BOBBY AND MARIA- Isis -Buddah Gordy (LP only) WOUR, KSHE, KTYD, WQIV KOME, KZAP, WABX. WWS, WMMR, WOUR, 11 NEFERTITI- Wisdom -Adelia 9 I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE -Philly DRUICK & LORANGE, EA.R.: WIOT. WBAB, CJOM 12 IT'S A MIRACLE -Barry Manilow- Devotions -Columbia LINCOLN, Neb. WMMS, WORJ, C10M, WOUR, WRAS, WQIV Arista 10 SAVE ME, AGAIN -Silver MOLLIES, ANOTHER NIGHT, Epic: KBPI, 1 PICK UP THE PIECES -AWB- Atlantic JUSTIN HAYWOOD & JOHN LODGE, 13 CALL ME YOUR ANYTHING MAN Convention -Midland KWST. WRAS. WMMR, WLIR. WQFM, WNEW. - 2 GET DANCIN'- Disco.Tex- Chelsea BLUE JAYS, Threshold: WRAS. WMMS. WLIR, Bobby Moore -Hot Line International WIOT. WSDM, KZAP, WABX, WBRU. C10M, WKIK, 3 DO IT TILL YOU'RE SATISFIED-BT KBPI, WQIV, KWST. WHCN 14 DYNAMITE -Tony Camillo's 11 E -MAN BOOGIE-Jimmy Castor WOUR, WBAB, WQSR Express -Roadshow KEITH JARRETT, DEATH AND THE Bazuka -A &M Bunch -Atlantic (LP only) 4 MACHINE GUN-Commandors- ORLEANS, LET THERE BE MUSIC, Asy- FLOWER, ABC: WPLR. WQFM, WAER, WIOT, 15 I WAS BORN THIS WAY - 12 AND YOU CALL THAT LOVE -Vernon Motown lum: KMYR. KIEL, WABX, WOUR, WLIR. WMMR, KFMY. WBRU, KCFR Valentino -Gaiee Burch -UA (LP only) 5 DON'T CALL US -Sugar Loaf - KSHE, WNEW, WAER, WBRU, WIOT, KZAP. WKIK, 13 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE -City MICKY NEWBERRY, LOVERS, Electra: Claridge WQFM, WRAS. WBAB, WQSR Limits -TSOP KTYD, WOUR. WQFM, WNEW, KOME, KZAP, 14 SHAME, SHAME, SHAME -Shirley WZZQ 10 KANSAS, SONG FOR AMERICA, Kirshner. Melody Song Shops And Company- Vibration DES MOINES, Iowa WMMR, WZMF, WLIR, WQFM, KSHE, WIOT, LONNIE LISTON SMITH /COSMIC (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) 15 LOVE CORPORATION -Hues 1 ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY - WABX, WVVS, C10M, CHUM, WRAS, WBAB, KZEL, ECHOES, EXPANSIONS, Flying Fish: KTYD, This Corporation -RCA Bachman Turner -Phonogram WHCN, KZAP WAER, WBRU. WIOT, KSML, KZAP, WART Week 2 FIRE -Ohio Players- Phonogram 3 WHEN I A KID -Demis Rousos 1 HAPPY FEELING /AFRICANO- Earth, Colony Records -Big Following lists participating stations. Numeral after Tree Wind And Fire -Columbia (LP (New York) selections programmed. 4 GET DANCIN'- Disco- Tex -Chelsea each specifies only) This 2 BAD LUCK Melvin And The 5 EXPRESS -BT Express -Roadshow ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: KMYR FM, Jeff Pollack; 2, 3, 5, MILWAUKEE. WISC.: WZMF-FM, John Houghton; 2, 9, -Harold Week Bluenotes- Phila. Intl. 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 19 10 1 BAD LUCK -Harold Melvin And The ATLANTA, GA.: WRASTM, Jim Morrison; 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, MILWAUKEE, WISC.: WQFMFM, Mark Biflinski; 1, 2, 3, 3 ONCE YOU GET STARTED- Rufus- Bluenotes -Phila. Intl. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19 ABC 2 HELPLESSLY Of Truth -Moment - 1 FIRE -Ohio Players -Phonogram AUSTIN, TEXAS: KLBJ -FM, Greg Thomas; 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, NEW HAVEN, CONN : WPLR FM, Gordon Weingarth; 2, Roulette (Disco-Mix) 4 WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH 2 PICK UP THE PIECES -AWB- 17 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 YOU -Barry White -20th Century 3 WHERE IS THE LOVE -Betty Atlantic BABYLON, LONG ISLAND. WBA &FM, Bernie Bernard NEW YORK, N.Y.: WNEW-FM, Dennis Elsas: 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, Wright -Alston (LP) 5 EARTHQUAKE SHAKE /SPACED 3 DON'T CALL US -Sugar Loaf - 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14. 15 16, 18 4 SAVE ME- Silver Convention OUT -Undisputed Truth -Gordy - Claridge BALTIMORE. MD.: WKTK FM, John Reeves; 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, NEW YORK, N.Y.: WQIV-FM, Karjan Joe Streicher: 1, 3, Midland International (LP only) 4 LADY MARMALADE -Labelle -Epic 9, 14 14, 15, 17, 18, 21 5 NEFERTITI -Wisdom -Adelia 5 SHAME, SHAME, SHAME -Shirley & 6 E-MAN BOOGIE-Jimmy Castor CHICAGO, ILL.: WSDM FM, Burt Bordeen, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, ORLANDO, FIA: WORJ FM, Mike Lyons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 6 AND YOU CALL THAT LOVE -Vernon Company- Vibration 14, 17, 19, 21 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20 Bunch -Atlantic (LP only) Burch -UA (LP only) CLEVELAND, OHIO: WMMS.FM. John Gorman; 1, 2, 4, PHILADELPHIA. PA.: WMMR.FM, Dennis Wilen; 1, 2, 3, 7 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE -City 7 I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME -Chapter 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17 Limits -TSOP Three -New Moon SYRACUSE, N.Y. DALLAS, TEXAS: KZEW.FM, Mike Taylor; 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, PROVIDENCE, R.I.: WBRU -FM, Peter Masi, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, LOVE 8 L -O -V -E (Love) -AI Green -Hi 8 CORPORATION -The Hues 1 PICK UP THE PIECES -AWB- 17, 19 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19 Corporation -RCA Atlantic 9 NEFERTITI -Wisdom -Adelia DENVER, COL.: KBPI FM, Jean Valdez; 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, SACRAMENTO, CA.: KZAP FM, Robert Williams; 1, 2, 3, 9 LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH -Donny 2 LADY MARMALADE -Labelle -Epic 9, 12, 14, 18, 20, 21 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 10 MY LITTLE LADY- Bloodstone- Beaumont -Mercury 3 HIJACK -Herbie Mann -Atlantic DENVER, COL.: KCFR-FM. Bob Stecker, 7, 14, 15, 17, SAN DIEGO. CA.: KGB FM, Art Schroeder; 1, 4 London 10 I WAS BORN THIS WAY - 4 GET DANCIN' -Disco -Tex -Chelsea 18, 21 Valentino -Gaiee SAN FRANCISCO, CA.: KSAN.FM, Bonnie Simmons; 1, 11 HIJACK -Herbie Mann -Atlantic 5 SHAME, SHAME, SHAME -Shirley & MICH.: WABX -FM, Jim Sotet; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, DETROIT, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15 11 RUN AND HIDE -The Philadelphia Company- Vibration 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 12 SAVE ME- Silver Convention - Flyers -Casablanca SAN JOSE, CA: KOMF.FM, Ed Romig; 2, 5, 9,12,13,17, Midland International DETROIT, MICH.: CJOM FM, Bill Robertson: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12 I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE -Philly 18 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18 13 LOVE FREEZE -The First Choice - Devotions -Columbia BUFFALO, N.Y. SANTA BARBARA, CA: KTYD-FM, Laurie Cobb; 1, 3, 8, EUGENE. ORE.: KFMY -FM. Randy Chase; 12, 14, 17, 18, Philly Groove 13 ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY -Ecstasy, 1 FIRE -Ohio Players -Phonogram 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 19 Passion And Pain -Roulette 2 SUFFRAGETTE CITY -David Bowie 14 DISCO QUEEN -Hot Chocolate -Big - EUGENE, ORE.: KZEL -FM, Stan Garrett; 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, ST, LOUIS. MO.: KSHF -FM. Shelly Grafman; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE -City RCA Tree (LP only) 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 21 Limits -TSOP 3 EXPRESS -BT Express -Roadshow HARTFORD, CONN.: WHCN FM. Paul Payton; 1, 2, 6, SYRACUSE /UTICA, N.Y.: WOUR -FM, Steve Hunington; 15 HELPLESSLY -Moment Of Truth - 15 MY LITTLE LADY- Bloodstone- 4 LADY MARMALADE -Labelle -Epic 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, Roulette (Disco-Mix) London 5 LOVIN' YOU- Minnie Riperton -Epic HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.: WLIR FM, Gil Colquitt; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 21 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 SYRACUSE, N.Y.: WAERFM, George Gilbert: 2, 5, 8, 9, HOUSTON. TEXAS: KLOI -FM. Jim Hility: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 7, 8, 14 TAMPA, FLA.: WQSR FM, Mark Bellaire: 1, 2, 9,12,17 Latin Music Ignored By Academy JACKSON. MISS.: WZZQ FM, Keith Carter; 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, TOLEDO, OHIO: WIOT -FM, Niel Lasher; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 18 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 be be increased KINGS BEACH /TRUCKEE: KSML-FM, Bill Ashford; 1, 2, Cnmiz77red from huge 33 cian Stephen Stills). There should fulfilled. there can 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21 TORONTO, CANADA: CHUM -FM, Benly Karch; 1, 3, 4, 5, creased Latin membership and ac- promotion by record companies and Latin categories at the Grammy 1, 10 LOS ANGELES. CA.: KMET -FM, Joe Collins: 2, 4, 5,17 tive participation at NARAS meet- radio stations as well as appearances Awards such as : Best Arranger, Best LOS ANGELES, CA.: KWST-FM, David Perry: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, VALDOSTA, GA.: WVVS.FM, Scott Crane: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, ings by Latin and non -Latin artists at major concerts, network TV, etc. Engineer, Best Album Cover. Best 9, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21 13, 14, 20 (such as the support of rock musi- When this successful merger is Album Notes, etc.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Y! Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 3,22-15 Cienei'oI News (Published Every Two Weeks) Legrand's `Many Sides' Emerge Billboard kaz Michel Recording a Variety Of Styles For Gryphon Best Sel I i n NO J< By ELIOT TIEGEL 9 LOS ANGELES -The "many record" after seeing his own small so. pretentious." The flip side in- sides" of Michel Legrand are start- group jazz LP-cut initially just for cludes some of his works including v+" . i(-) TITLE ing to emerge via. his production himself-gain national sales accept- "Windmills Of Your Mind." g & ; Artist, Label & Number (Distributing Label) firm, Gryphon and its distribution ance. For the vocal LP, he will write g through RCA. Additional LPs in the first 10 -title some works with the Bergmans. 1 1 13 SUN GODDESS Legrand's first LP for the firm, fea- release this year will showcase reed - tunes he says will be "personal state- Ramsey Lewis, Columbia KC 33194 turing a hard -driving jazz quintet, man Phil Woods (who plays on the ments." The LP will be cut in New 2 2 18 BAD BENSON has hit Billboard's jazz chart and is chart rising "Michel Legrand Re- York. George Benson, CTI 6045 S1 (Motown) currently 33. His next LP will be a corded Live At Jimmy's "); pianist The Harold Wheeler LP show- large orchestral effort in a more pop- Harold Wheeler (one of the partners cases the pianist with strings in an 3 4 20 SOUTHERN COMFORT ish vein with a third LP of vocals set in the firm with Legrand, Nat Sha- r &b setting. Crusaders. ABC /Blue Thumb BTSY- 9002 -2 for later release. piro and Norman Schwartz); Mi- Monday (17) Legrand is sched- 4 8 11 STANLEY CLARKE Legrand describes an upcoming chel's sister Christiane and a new uled to be in Paris overseeing the Nemperor NE 431 (Atlantic)

Lena Horne LP as "very funky but girl singer whose name he can't re- session with his sister and four other 5 5 7 MIDNIGHT BAND: THE FIRST MINUTE OF A NEW DAY not r &b." He wrote the charts for call. voices (no instrumental backing). Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, Arista A 4030 her -a first in his career. The music is The composer- arranger -pianist's She was formerly with the Swingle 6 9 22 PIECES OF DREAMS by such contemporary composers as next LP out in May or June has him Singers. Stanley Turrentine, Fantasy F -9465 Jim Croce and Paul Williams plus engulfed in a large orchestral set- Legrand says he decided to form several new works by Legrand. ting. It was cut in London and the his own production company after 7 3 15 FLYING START Blackbyrds, Fantasy F -9472 "Nobody wanted to record her," material reprises many of his recent years of being told what to do. "I was he says, "but I'm sure there is a huge compositions. He calls it a pop LP always told to do commercial 8 6 15 SATIN DOLL market for her. We used a huge but jazz oriented. things," he says, adding that he left Bobbi Humphrey, Blue Note BN- LA344 -G (United Artists) rhythm section, 16 voices, some The Phil Woods was also cut in Bell when Clive Davis came in. 9 12 13 THE BADDEST HUBBARD brass and some strings." London and features an 18- minute Legrand is delighted that the pub- Freddie Hubbard, CTI 6047S1 (Motown) is ( Legrand confident about this suite Legrand wrote for him. "I hate lic is discovering his jazz ability "it's 10 7 24 THRUST singer "who nobody wanted to the word suite," Legrand says. "It's something I cannot live without ") Herbie Hancock, Columbia PC 32965 since many people only think of him 11 38 3 THE SUGAR MAN as a romantic type composer for APRIL 4 -5 IN L.A. Stanley Turrentine, CTI 6052 S1 (Motown) films and TV. He is cutting down his screen activities, he says, after doing 12 32 3 MISTER MAGIC - Jazz Group Sets Meeting about 50 movies. "I was accepting Grover Washington Jr., Kudu KU 20 S1 (Motown) too many assignments," he admits. 13 13 13 TOTAL ECLIPSE In Sheraton Univ. Hotel This spring he will be doing lots of Billy Cobham, Atlantic SD 18121 concerts in the U.S. and last Sat - 14 10 13 GET UP WITH IT LOS ANGELES -The first meet- Los Angeles, KJAZ in San Fran- uurday (15) worked with Sarah Miles Davis. Columbia KG 33236 ing to discuss the formation of an in- cisco and WRVR in New York plan Vaughan and the Los Angeles Phil- 15 11 15 THE BADDEST TURRENTINE ternational jazz association has been to attend the groundbreaking ses- harmonic at the Music Center. Stanley Turrentine, CTI 6048S1 (Motown) shifted to the Sheraton Universal sion as will representatives of BMI, A recent Carnegie Hall gig had Hotel, not the Ambassador as was Chappell Music, Fantasy, UA, the him working with a jazz quintet and 16 15 42 BODY HEAT Quincy Jones, A &M SP 3617 previously stated. The formative Willard Alexander Agency and Co- a classical string quartet and this is meeting takes place Friday and Sat- lumbia House. the setup he plans using at the St. 17 14 31 ONE urday, April 4 -5 at the hotel adjacent Response has also been received Regis Hotel in Manhattan when he Bob James, CTI 6043 (Motown) to Universal Studios. from Atlantic and CTI, the Denver does three weeks there starting April 18 16 11 STORIES TO TELL Paul Tanner, interim executive di- Post and KCET, the local public 15. Flora Purim, Milestone M -9058 (Fantasy)

rector, reports that he, Bob Sum- television station. He thinks it's delightful that he a 19 18 24 WHERE HAVE I KNOWN YOU BEFORE mers, Hal Cook and Monk Mont- The organizing group will meet to Frenchman opens the Antibes Jazz Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea, Polydor PD 6509 gomery have all received form committees to handle ways and Festival June 23, with an American 20 17 24 IS IT IN enthusiastic comments from persons means, membership, fund raising group comprised of Grady Tate, Eddie Harris, Atlantic SD 1659 around the country and overseas. activities and a host of other topics. Ron Carter and Joe Beck. The four comprise the group work- One key interest will be to map a During his recording career he 21 22 39 WINTER IN AMERICA ing to bring interested parties to- program whereby radio stations will has been released on Columbia, Gil -Scott Heron & Brian Jackson, Strata -East 19742 gether. be contacted to begin programming Mercury, MGM and Bell. He finds 22 34 3 CAPTAIN MARVEL "People who have read about the jazz in all major markets. the condition of not having to ask Stan Getz, Columbia KC 32706 organization have contacted us ask- Membership would be open to permission to record pleasing. 23 20 47 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE ing how they can help," Tanner says. professionals in 14 work categories: "That's over," he says with a smile. Chuck Mangione, Mercury SRM -1.684 (Phonogram) Among the persons indicating inter- manager, composer, artist, artist "I've done that for years." 24 25 13 ANOTHER BEGINNING est in the organization are Jim educator, performing rights society, Les McCann, Atlantic SD 1666 Conkling, Dave Axelrod, John Levy, print media, music publisher, radio/ Leonard Feather, Bob Thiele, Ralph TV management, radio /TV person- 25 30 3 PHOEBE SNOW Shelter SR 2109 (MCA) Kaffel, Bob Krasnow, Ray Avery, ality, record company, record mer- UCLA Typical Mundell Lowe, Leon Breeden, Rus chandiser, talent agency, talent 26 19 15 FEEL Sanjek, Norm Weiser, Willard Alex- buyer -club owner and international. Of Burgeoning George Duke, BASF /MPS MC 25355 ander, Bob Hickox, Ira Sabin, Bob The projected staff for the organi- Jazz On Campus 27 SPANISH BLUE Lee, Robert Curnow, Mike Hennes- zation would include an executive Ron Carter, CTI 6051 S1 (Motown) LOS ANGELES -The renais- sey, Bobby Weiss, Dick Grove, director and secretary. Membership 28 24 15 POTPOURI Charlie Lourie, Pat Willard, How- fees would be $15 per year for an in- sance of jazz around the country can Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, Philadelphia International ard Rumsey, Mike Stewart and dividual plus $500 for a company. be felt at UCLA where a jazz concert KZ 33152 (Columbia) Bruce Thurlby, Earl Horowitz, Interested persons should contact series has been drawing exceptionally well. 29 27 67 HEAD HUNTERS Leigh Kammen, Monto Kay, Leo Paul Tanner, care of Billboard, 9000 Herbie Hancock, Columbia KC 32731 Cheslak and Harry Abramm. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. Jazz at UCLA is nothing new. But Representatives from KBCA in 90069. the Fine Arts Productions depart- 30 11= CANNED FUNK ment which books programs for the Joe Farrell, CTI 6053 S1 (Motown) general public and students, reports 31 31 7 SHE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME there is a marked increase in attend- Chet Baker, CTI 6050 S1 (Motown) ance at this year's jazz concerts, 32 C=10 DEATH AND THE FLOWER They're Hungry For Jazz mainly due to student interest. Keith Jarrett, ABC /Impulse ASD 9301 The opening concert with the 33 36 3 RECORDED UVE AT JIMMY'S Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Band in Jan- Michel Legrand, Grphon BGL1 -0850 (RCA) In Vegas; Book Festival uary sold out the 1,892 -seat Royce Hall. Two concerts by Two Gener- 34 23 22 ECHOES OF A FRIEND LAS VEGAS -"People are hungry for jazz and we're hungry to give it to McCoy Tyner, Milestone 9055 (Fantasy) them." ations Of Brubeck produced a sell- That was the statement made by Frank Gagliardi, director of the Univer- out for the first show at 7:30 and a 35 PLAYS BIRD WITH STRINGS Supersax, Capitol ST 11371 sity of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jazz Band and Ensemble in advance of the second 1,300 -seat house for a 10 p.m. show. annual jazz festival at the college March 14 -16. "The 7:30 did better because of the 36 28 7 IN CONCERT VOLUME II The festival featured five college bands, the hit recording group Supersax students," reflects Dick Houdek of CTI 6049 S1 (Motown) the Fine Arts office. and an all -star band of well -known Las Vegas musicians. 37 Liz* MINGUS AT CARNEGIE HALL The three -day festival began with an 8 p.m. free concert in the university's Five days before the L.A. Four Charles Mingus, Atlantic SD 1667 appeared Sunday (16) there was a Bayley Theater featuring top college bands from Monterey Peninsula College, 38 ALTERNATE 1,200- ticket advance and for a 1=0 TAKES Mesa Junior College in Arizona and Arizona State Univ. Cal John Coltrane, Atlantic SD 1668 The festival continued the next day with a free concert featuring a jazz Tjader show on April 20, 800 seats 39 33 7 GREATEST HITS band from Chaffey College in Southern California and the Jimmy Guinn - had been sold as of early last week. Gene Ammons, Prestige P 10084 (Fantasy) Walt Blanton Jazz Arrangers Showcase. The L.A. Four consists of Lau - On the third day the festival climaxed with a free 2 p.m. concert featuring rindo Almeida, Ray Brown, Bud 40 37 5 SARAH VAUGHAN & JIMMY ROLLS QUINTET some of the Las Vegas Strip's top hotel musicians under the direction of Gag- Shank and Shelly Manne. Mainstream MRL 404 liardi. The Rick Davis quartet will also appear. Ed Harris, director of Fine Arts Productions, books the jazz series. u. Copyrigh 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, The festival is presented by the university's music department. stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. (Continued on page 78) photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

www.americanradiohistory.com 48 Tape /Audio /Video DEPARTMENT STORE PROMO Motorola GE To Sell Prepares Allentown Expo Ups Sales 119% Clarion

Continued from page 1 raphonic Radio Committee), an Autosound EIA- sponsored body following close By RADCLIFFE JOE to two years of evaluations. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -The General During the early period of testing Electric Co. has entered the car and evaluation, Motorola was also stereo market (as predicted exclu- in the race, but later withdrew its sively in Billboard, Jan. 18) through own system in order to avoid what a recently concluded distribution one official called "perpetuation of agreement with the Clarion Corp. of the great confusion surrounding the America. different technologies." GE will distribute in this country, Company executives see the early on a non -exclusive basis, 11 development of a Motorola -brand autosound products carrying the discrete 4- channel car radio as a nat- Clarion brand name. The line, ural extension of the firm's oper- which includes both in -dash and un- ations, as Motorola is committed to der -dash products in cassette and 8- the support of discrete 4- channel track configurations, will be marketed nationally broadcasts. BSR Mid -Atlantic rep Barry Furman, center, shows turntable, while Hess audio buyer Bill Smith looks on. through GE's audio electronics dept. The move is also designed to help Although no one at GE would spur other manufacturers to "get be- ALLENTOWN, Pa. -An esti- funded anywhere from $2 to $100 to participating manufacturers, and of- confirm it, the distribution pact with hind the discrete 4- channel broad- mated 75,000 visitors attending a the shop's customers (Billboard, fered visitors an opportunity to meet Clarion is seen as an experimental cast concept and help make it a suc- nine -day Sight & Sound Expo, March 1). It presented products and and talk with factory experts, as well project by GE designed to give it a cess." staged by Hess's department store technological advice from such com- as a chance to buy the highlighted feel for the still lucrative autosound Behind the scenes, Motorola is here last month, were reportedly re- panies as General Electric, Panso- products at attractive discount sponsible for galvanizing sales of nic, Sony, Scott, BSR, Fisher, Ze- prices. market. The project may well be the also pushing the manufacture of 4- forerunner of a GE brand -named channel receivers with discrete FM audio products to 119 percent above nith, RCA and Soundesign, as well Mandel explained that the Expo, the same period last year, according as software and accessories from which will be repeated, was staged line of car stereos. reception capabilities for the mass Meanwhile, Clarion will continue consumer market, as a major sup- to Gerald Mandel, executive vice Scotch, Memorex and Fidelitone. as a vehicle to bring the consumer in president. The Sight & Sound Expo, one of a direct contact with the manufac- its own marketing of the line plier of IC (integrated circuit) mod- through its 60 or so distributors. Ac- ules. The exposition, followed closely continuing series of mini- exhibi- turer. "Judging from the encour- on the heels of Hess's equally suc- tions highlighting various product aging comments we have received cording to Jerry Adler, Clarion's na- Motorola phased out its own con- cessful rebate program that re- departments at Hess, featured 25 (Continued on page 50) tional sales coordinator, there have sumer audio products division more so far been no objections to the dis- than a year ago, but the company re- tribution pact with GE by Clarion mains a major manufacturer and distributors. private label supplier of a compre- In fact, Adler insists that "every- hensive line of home audio equip- one" is happy about the agreement ment, including 4- channel products. as it offers "an excellent opportunity Its facilities for this purpose are lo- for the line to build national brand cated in Japan. awareness." Company officials claim that it is Paul Van Orden, GE general unlikely Motorola will reintroduce manager, audio electronics, explains a Motorola brand line of home that a growing number' of requests audio equipment following the by the firm's distributors and re- sanctioning of a discrete FM broad- tailers for autosound products, cast standard. However, they do not prompted the move into this field. rule out the possibility of a new Following closely on the recent equipment line, under a different disclosure that GE was phasing out name, backed either directly or in- Hess photos of the compact stereo and portable directly by the company. phonograph business (Billboard, Sight & Sound -Bob Hook. eastern Pennsylvania Panasonic sales manager, shows prototype "Rhythm Box" (left); March 1), the timing of the firm's Meanwhile, certification of re- Mini record/ tape department was installed on floor of Expo (center); Fidelitone rep Carl Jacoby demos new disk washer. (Continued on page 50) (Continued on page 50)

THAN DENIED BY BASF Aiko And Aiko MORE 60 EXHIBIT Unisette Tape System A ? Long -Term Trade, British AES Convention NEW YORK -BASF of Germany bility of a joint- manufacturing pact maintains that its revolutionary Uni- for Unisette. However, Philips cate- sette'/,- inch tape system will be com- gorically denies this, arguing that Distribution Pact A Success With 850 There mercially available in Europe this the development of Unisette is not CHICAGO -A new long-term By ADAM WHITE year, despite rumors of delays the correct solution to the problem trade and distribution agreement LONDON -The Audio Engineer- served Keith Roberts, sales con- among equipment manufacturers of achieving better cassette sound that will be effective through 1980 ing Society's 50th convention, troller of Dolby Laboratories, al- and cancellations of some public quality. has been negotiated between Aiko March 3 -7 at the Cunard Inter- though he agreed that the U.S. con- demonstrations scheduled by Studer Philips officials stress that they Corp. of Broadview, Ill., and Aiko national Hotel, appears to have been tingent was light. "From what we of Switzerland and Aiwa of Japan. have no plans to market any cas- Co. Ltd. of Japan, a major supplier the substantial success its organizers can tell, studios still seem prepared According to BASF officials, pro- sette -type audio tape that utilizes' /4- of the U.S. company's cassette prod- were predicting. The four -day pro- to invest," he continued. "This year's duction of a Unisette player is con- inch tape as does BASF's Unisette. ucts. gram of technical sessions attracted AES event has certainly been very tinuing on schedule by a number of The company also would not com- The meeting was attended by more than 850 delegates, and the ac- successful for us in that regard, and I hardware companies in Switzerland, mit itself as to what steps it would Masanida Ikejiri, president of Aiko companying exhibition by 60 -plus also know a number of people who Norway and Germany. Revox, Nor- take if the Unisette system does in- Co. Ltd., Yoram Millman, vice -pres- specialist audio equipment manu- believe it has been one of the best for disk and Rink have been named fringe its patents. Officials would ident and general manager, Aiko facturers and service contractors some time." among those companies aiming at a only say if there is a problem it Corp. and Irving Kryss, president of pulled in more than 1,000 visitors. Tom Bermingham of 3M U.K. late 1975 delivery of its system. would be looked into when Unisette Aiko Corp. There were significant contin- was equally upbeat in his comments Meanwhile, no explanation has comes to market. gentsfrom Scandinavia, particularly about the convention as a barometer Aiko Corp. been forthcoming as to why Studer, Meanwhile, industry speculation an independent dis- Sweden, and Germany, as well as a of the studio industry's well- being. which reportedly had been in the is that if Unisette does infringe on tributor of the Japanese cassette high attendance from British quar- "I've seen no evidence of economic forefront of Unisette system manu- Philips patents, and BASF is unable product, will be showing new prod- ters, with personnel from broad- troubles in the recording business," uct under its own house Eva- facturers, cancelled its planned to work out a joint- venture agree- brand, casting firms as much in evidence as he said. "We've had a greater num- demonstrations at the recent AES ment with the Dutch giant, it would din, at the June CES. those from recording studio circles. ber of visitors in London than at last show in London and the upcoming probably take the alternate route The U.S. firm had considered a The U.S. contingent, however, was year's AES event in Copenhagen. NAB show in Las Vegas. and look for a means of producing change of name to Evadin to avoid "smaller than we were led to ex- The whole atmosphere here seemed If Unisette does come to market Unisette under specifications that confusion with the Japanese firm, pect," according to John Maunder, a busier, in fact." As well as its own on schedule it may cause a confron- would not conflict with Philips. but the idea has been abandoned. member of the convention organ- products, 3M also represents Auto- tation over patent rights between Unisette, first reported exclusively The confusion occurred when the izing team and an executive of Shure mated Processes Inc. in Britain. Philips of Holland and BASF. Al- in Billboard (June 22, 1974), utilizes Japanese firm filed a petition in Electronics U.K. Another firm pleased with the re- though neither company openly ad- a 1/4-inch tape of recording studio Tokyo for corporate rehabilitation Although Maunder believes that sults of the AES event was Ampex, mits it, it is understood that certain quality to achieve open -reel per- in December, a situation that has economic worries may have been which used it to showcase equip- parts of the Unisette mechanism formance. The unit has no working since been rectified, according to partly responsible, few of the hard- ment from Burwen Laboratories, may infringe patents now held by parts, depends entirely on the hard- Frank Dolik, national advertising ware companies present admitted to Burlington, Mass. -for which it has Philips. ware for all transports, and can and public relations manager for any real concern. "We were some- acquired worldwide distribution BASF claims that it has held dis- achieve tape speeds of 17s, 33 or 71/2 Aiko Corp. (Billboard, Dec. 14, what relieved to find that business is rights outside th U.S. -in addition to cussions with Philips on the possi- ips. 1974). going ahead much as before," ob- (Continued on page 51)

www.americanradiohistory.com 49 Tope /Audio/Video Whole New Game: Vidisks Solid Feedback From MCA Execs Explore Their Potential ITA Tucson Seminar By EARL PAIGE Continued from page 1 tenders, as well as potential fora via- a group of 12- year -olds ble home vidtape market as well. He (EDITORIAL NOTE: On the eve of FINDLATER: There will be noticed that general tenor of the program, which were watching Ì Love Lucy' and also touched on ENG -electronic the first East Coast invitational dem- how -to's, how to fix a faucet, make a dealt directly with the nuts and bolts onstrations of the MCA and Philips bed, feature films, there will be nos- that there is a whole new market for of both audio and video applica- (Continued mi page 5/) we a whole W. C. and series? videodisk system at New York's Hotel talgia, have Fields older features tions that are helping solve today's When I character- Pierre (17 -21), this first interview series, Marx Brothers, then there's FINDLATER: problems and will provide tomor- stuff, they with new MCA Disco- Vision pro- comedies, horrors, what that mix is ized Ì Love Lucy' as old row's profits. 4 HONORED AT gramming head Norman Glenn, di- will depend on our ongoing market- said òld'? The point is, it's not old to Kevin O'Sullivan, executive vision president Jack Findlater and ing studies but we know there will be them. Wasserman said once, "there's ITA CONCLAVE vice president of the American assistant David Lipton is a good a wide, diverse repertoire (he kicked no old product, just old people." TUCSON, Ariz. -The Inter- Society for Training & Development "backgrounder.") off history, hobby, education, doz- LIPTON: The classic example on national Tape Assn. honored Wil- is the study MGM made on (ASTD), spotlighted 12 success sto- ens of categories). that liam Lear, pioneer of the 8 -track carries to graphically demonstrate how LOS ANGELES -The rack job- BILLBOARD: In terms of charts `Gone With the Wind.' Every seven tridge system, with its 1975 Audio A/V is paying its way: Univ. of Ari- ber will be deeply involved in the on videodisks, you see a more per- years a brand new audience, a tre- Achievement Award; Alex M. zona "microcampus" is successful videodisk in type mer- sistent life than is so in audio? mendous audience. Poniatoff and Charles Ginsberg of and this of off-campus TV continuing educa- chandise will GLENN: There is no parallel. I BILLBOARD: You see also don't Ampex, developers of TV recording he not live and die tion program; Brigham Young by the see a chart in terms of the New York you the possibility of people want- on magnetic tape, with the 1975 charts. Univ. math module vidcassette Times best seller books list. I see a ing to see just specific scenes in great Video Achievement Award, and Os- FINDLATER: The videodisk will series paid for themselves in two long, persistent life. We're talking movies, and there is the addition this car Kusisto, Motorola Automotive have the broadest -based distribution years; Granite School District, Salt about something people want to gives to filmmaking teaching, the Products, with a special plaque in ever conceived man, I guess. Lake City, has 50,000 vidcassettes in by Be- keep on a book shelf, it doesn't mat- freeze frame, the slow motion? recognition of his role as ITA co- 73 buildings using cause that's what this is, a mass con- ter whether it sold this week or last. GLENN: Freeze frame, slow mo- libraries serving founder and chairman for four sumer product. - TV; FMC Corp. used vidcassettes BILLBOARD: Do you see two tion, random access. years. Awards were presented at for successful Chinese government BILLBOARD: You see a tre- types of consumer motivation, a col- FINDLATER: Of course there opening session of the group's agency pitch; Intercontinental Tele- mendous pre -sold factor in terms of lector who wants more to own than are vast possibilities in education March 2 -6 fifth annual seminar. video U.S. sign consumer exposure don't you? possibly to use and then a user? and business as with our hand -held helped advertiser FINDLATER: Certainly. Con- GLENN: We're just getting into remote digital counter ... with this, Swiss actor for commercial using videocassete audition; GTE Service sider that the wife goes in and she our consumer research, but we're of you spin a thumb wheel to the frame sees Àmerican the opinion that a collecting habit number you're searching for and the Corp. saved $50,000 a year with 12 Low Noise - High Out- Graffitti,' `The will be developed among people. counter automatically locks on to vidtapes on engineering economics: AT &T uses video link for 20 oper- put Quality 8 track Sting,' Àirport,' LIPTON: I often answer this by that frame. There's about 53,000 Cen- `Love Story,' asking what do you do with a book frames. In a second or two, it'll latch ating companies from Training Blanks at a very sensi- ter for Technical Education; Library `Sound of Music' after you've read it -you keep it. on to what you want and freeze. ble price. Four color whatever it may be, GLENN: To continue with the Then you have slow motion, crawl, of Congress decreased costs with move into tape for Talking Book are exclu- she knows pretty book analogy, just as there is fiction fast forward, fast rewind. labels that for Kaiser Alumi- well what it is. Or and non-fiction, the non -fiction BILLBOARD: In terms of shoot- Program blind; sively designed for: up high -speed equip- take this new origi- which you may go to more often ... ing new material for videodisk, can num cleared FINDLATER ment problem with slow- motion Rock, Country, Easy nal material, they the fiction is still there for that time (Continued on page 50) playback of VTR unit; Standard Oil all know who Jack Webb is (he when you say, hey, I think I'll read Listening. 12- minute vidtape to sell has a disk on advising children that again and then you reread it. (Ind.) used Call or Write for Amoco dealers on Metropolitan Life about drugs) or who Robert Young But the repeated use, I suspect, is go- MIAMI ENDS program. Free Samples Now! is (a disk on health) so there is al- ing to come more from the non -fic- ready prior exposure. tion than the fiction. AKAI PROMO Bob Pfannkuch, Bell & Howell, MICHELE AUDIO CORP. BILLBOARD: How do you see BILLBOARD: You mentioned LOS ANGELES -Akai is drop- and chairman of SMPTE videodisk P.O. Box 566 your programming mix shaping up? that you were at a friend's house and ping in four tape machines and two committee, outlined some of the Massena, NY 13662 receivers during its 10- market dealer coming advances in videotape and (315) 769 -2448 promotion winding up next week disk, and satellite technology, point- Dealers Are Welcome! $1 Mil Akai Promo (24 -26) at Philadelphia Marriott, ing out some of key similarities and Buy Direct and Save New Carrollton (Md.) Sheraton - differences in leading vidisk con- Continued from page 3 tion technologically. "We are Lanham and Miami Playboy Club. U.S. tastes considered." (An acousti- stronger in many more countries Other meetings: San Francisco Play- cal engineer from Japan has been in than we are in the U.S.," Phillips boy Club (13), Denver Playboy Akai's Compton facility for four says, adding that Akai first became a Club (17), Dallas Executive Inn ploniliehl) weeks finalizing expansion of Akai's familiar U.S. brand when thousands (18), Houston Marriott (19), Boston speakers.) of service people bought Akai in PXs Playboy Club (20). eedle vide Following a market research pro- in the '50s. Akai is stressing Dolby in the CS- gram designed by new advertising/ Former vice president- general- 34D ($199.95) and GXC -39D give/ yu more public relations agency Cunning- manager of Califone International ($249.95) cassette decks. Two open ham & Walsh and pinpointing the (nee Califone Roberts), Phillips says reel models are GX -230D ($499.95) More set model numbers ... More hard -to -find 18 Akai's and GX -270D ($599.95). New re- -34 male consumer customer, role as manufacturer of the More cross reference information. -810B ($250), claimed needle types ... Phillips says a key element in Akai's Roberts brand is carrying over but ceivers are AA More of everything you need to make the sale. new marketing program is guaran- the carryover is "less and less," and the only model in its class with dual Become a PFANSTIEHL DEALER and you'll be able teeing dealer display and sell that, really, it's no big deal. Akai process Dolby, and AA -810 (under to sell more LONG PROFIT Replacement Needles. through. (named after founder Saburo Akai) $200) without Dolby. All were pre- TODAY FOR INFORMATION Thus, a thoroughly detailed dis- is out to build an entirely new image viewed, but not priced, at pre -Win- WRITE ON YOUR LETTERHEAD play program is in effect and will be anyway. ter CES showing (Billboard, Jan. promoted with dealer meetings in 10 Speaking to the video side, 18). 3300 WASHINGTON ST. / BOX 498 / WAUKEGAN, ILL. 60085 key markets (another way Akai is ze- headed by Ward Brody, Phillips roing -"we are not going to spread says Akai is "very impressed" with ourselves thin," says Jay Menduke, the potential of the videodisk and is audio products marketing manager, watching this closely. Akai's video in making the kickoff Playboy Club plans, though, are even more indus- presentation here). trial oriented with a big effort under- Key element in the dealer display way in broadcasting. "We have over You'll plan is being able to purchase on 50 stations doing news with our port- find what you need 180 -day invoice with 5 percent dis- able color system (22 pounds, count for payment within that 180 $7,000). days shelf show models in Akai's In this regard, Akai's tech- ...for Winding and Splicing three categories: receivers, tape nological isolation as the only 1/4- decks, speakers. inch video recording backer makes (cassette, cartridge, blank A massive advertising sales pro- no difference. Akai's market wants tape or any combination) motion campaign begins Monday "high performance and light weight (17) in print, on radio and TV portability." at the right price in (Akai's first bid on the tube). There As to how far Akai will broaden the Electro line from is a three configuration demo tape its audio line, Phillips says "not ev- Sound being readied too. In the 10 key mar- ery component is appropriate in ev- kets, consumers will vote on their fa- ery market." Thus, Akai's high end vorite recording acts with consumer turntable in Canada does not mean winners (from a drawing) receiving Akai adds turntables here. Speakers a $200 cassette deck (the store sales- do figure in expansion plans, be- andAUDIOMATIC CORPORATION person wins one too if he's named on cause for one thing, it's a dealer door 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS the voter's ballot). A mystery shop- opener and customers often want a NEW YORK N.Y 10019. PHONE (212)582 -4870 per in each market hands out $10 whole system from one brand, which CABLE: AUDIOMATIC /TELEX:12 -8419 bills when a salesperson demos an is exactly Akai's strategy. OVERSEAS OFFICE 4 RUE FICATIER Akai. Akai's theme: "If you are going to 92400 COURBEVOIE, FRANCE, PHON E 333.30.90 CABLE: AUDIOMATIC/TEL Background behind the blitz is get big, you gotta be good.... We're that Akai has built up a solid reputa- good." Phillips believes this too.

www.americanradiohistory.com 50 Tape/Audio /Video EMI May Liquidate Car Slereo Motorola `Sound Machine' Italian Co. LONDON -Unless a purchaser New 8 -T Step -Up' Line can be found for its Italian Voxson subsidiary, EMI will put the com- FRANKLIN PARK, 111.- Motor- ing to Tom Carroll, national distrib- pany into voluntary liquidation ola will introduce a new "Sound utor sales manager, Motorola au- 8 tomotive April 1. And, a statement in EMI's Machine" line of -track car stereo sound products. half-year results reveals, it is likely players at its national distributors The "Sound Machines" boast that between $25 -$35 million will show scheduled to get underway such exclusive Motorola features as have to be written off as an extraor- Thursday (20) in Chicago. automatic eject, power boost and dinary item in this year's accounts. The line, designed for "step up" soft lighted tape dial, claims Carroll. EMI's troubles with Voxson, selling, will include two in -dash and The automatic eject mode kicks the which manufactures radio, tele- six under-dash models ranging in cartridge out of the player when the prices from $29.95 vision and hi fi equipment, began 12 to $239, accord- car's ignition is switched off. He ex- months after it acquired a 50 percent Panasonic photo plains this protects the cartridges, of- stake, later increased to 100 percent, UNREFUSABLE OFFER! -Dalis Marketing, Long Island City, has "very ag- ten damaged when left in the player in March 1971. In the following gressive selling approach" to Panasonic auto product sales in the distribu- GE /Clarion Deal for extended periods. tor's "Great Getaway" '75 promotion. Seated in Dalis Sound Machine's "power March, the founder, Signor Piccinnii custom -built Silver Continued froin page 48 boost" died. After two years of breaking Cloud Rolls are veep Bob Kuttruf, left, and president Herb Blumenfeld, feature is said to provide an in- even at operating profit level, the flanked by sales organization armed with "persuaders." announced car stereo involvement is creased frequency response and in- company was seriously affected by a seen as a move to reassure its ac- stant volume increase response. major recession in the Italian econ- counts that it was not abandoning Units in the new line, which is set omy, coupled with high inflation. the audio electronics market en- for an April delivery, include the Television's uncertain position, Rep Rap tirely. top -of -the -line model TF874 which due to the government's indecision GE will market the car stereo line will retail at about $239; the TM316, through catalog houses, appliance with "power boost" function, and regarding the introduction of color, At a recent corporate meeting of Wallace line of product, and will rep the new line from outlets, mass merchandisers, dis- instant volume increase worsened and a slump in the motor Electronic Sales, Inc., Morris Motsinger Ir. was 3385 Thronwood Dr., Atlanta, Ga., 30340 (404) response, count houses and radio shops. Spe- list -priced at $49.95; industry affected sales of car radios named vice -president and Edward F. Healy was 938-2821. TM 416, with and tape players. Some hi fi units made secretary- treasurer. President is William * * * cialty retailers handling car stereo most of features of the TM316, plus C. lauden. on an exclusive or semi -exclusive automatic eject mode and soft - were shown at the 1974 Summer Onkyo Sales Section, Mitsubishi Intl. Corp., is The firm is headquartered at 13902 N. Dale basis will not be tapped at this time, on 51) Consumer Electronics Show in Chi- covering 10 midwestern states with the addition (Continued page Mabry Hwy., Tampa, Fla. 33624. as the GE distribution network does cago, with the general industry corn - of three new midwest reps. not extend to this area, according to ment that the sound was good, but * * * Mel Foster Technical Sales, Inc., Edina, Van Orden. design was poor. Elmar Associates has added Fidelitone to its Minn., covers Minn., N.D., S.D. and parts of He lends further credence to the Voxson suffered particularly Wis.; Roach -Spencer & Assoc., in Prairie Village, theory will heavy losses in 1974's last six Kan., will bring Onkyo to Mo., Kan., Iowa, Neb. that GE eventually mar- Tape its months, which continued this year. EMI has guaranteed to repay all and parts of Illinois. Cooper Associates, in ket own line of car stereo products And the problem was affected by in- bank loans, but regards it as impos- McMurray, Pa., will cover W. Va. and parts of Pa. when he acknowledges that the creased trade union demands on sible to estimate the value of assets, * * * autosound market is strong and will continue to grow at about 12 percent Duplicator Voxson and a refusal to allow any including freehold premises. Wald Sound is setting up warehousing facil- a year over the next five years. reduction in level of employment. "against a background of threats of ities in Patterson, N.1., and appointing addi- The products to be distributed in- "Dull: How to recognize it and avoid it," is Now EMI has advised the Italian appropriation and factory occupa- tional reps in the east and midwest for its four clude three 8 -track stereo players, the theme of first northeast regional meeting/ government that in the absence of a tion by the trade unions." Sales pros- lines of speakers. two 8 -track tape workshop of International Industrial TV Assn. sale to a third party, the company pects are also said to have Covering New York metro and N. N.J. will be /radio combina- been dam- (ITVA), Saturday (22) at Emerson College, Bos- will Component Marketers, Inc. (CMI) in Montclair, tions, an automatic reverse cassette go into voluntary liquidation at aged by the unions' hostile attitudes ton, regional director Herbert Wolff, New Eng- N.J.; the six New England states will be handled tape player, and an AM /FM multi- the beginning of April. to prospective purchasers. land Video Services, announced. by V. F. Sales, Inc., in Natick, Mass.; and in the plex cassette /radio combination. Speakers include Daniel Lounsberry, Emmy Midwest, Amex Marketing, Inc., Chicago, will be Four speaker units and seven cus- award winner and former producer of "Bell Tele- Wald reps. tom in -dash installation kits are also available. phone Hour" and "Your Hit Parade "; Donis bon- The car stereo units range in price dis, acting chairman, Boston Univ. division of do you MCA & Philips public communications, and Tom Anastasi, au- HEADS from $39.95 to $153.93, with speaker thor of "Communicating for Results." need 8 -track lubricated prices from $9.95 to $24.95 a pair. YOU WIN ... Show Videodisk For information on attending, Wolff can be tape, cassette tape, C -O's Suggested list prices on the seven YOU CAN'T LOSE WHEN YOU USE ((manned from page 49 custom installation kits range from contacted at (617) 266.3700. or loaded cassettes? PRECISION BUILT PROFESSIONAL HEADS FROM you make other use of the film or $1.60 to $6.15. Get in touch with EMPIRE tape master, say in other mediums? A one -year warranty on parts and New Tenna Speaker MAGNETIC INDUSTRIES P.T.M.A. GLENN: "It's entirely possible labor will be available nationwide A True Mindblower SUPPLIED TO DUPLICATORS AND that we will make something for the through Clarion's network of more - the one stop for all STUDIOS ALL OVER THE WORLD disk and then have the educational than 300 authorized service centers. CLEVELAND -A car speaker your duplication or blank CONSISTANT HIGH PERFORMANCE division or someone else distribute The line will be promoted in -store with a built -in amplifier that boosts LONGER LIFE output to 39 watts RMS per speaker loading requirements at FOR TAPE -UP TO 32 TRACK into another market. through four point -of- purchase FOR FILM -8MM TO 70MM. BILLBOARD: So you can come demo -displays that are available to is now available from Tenna Corp. LOWEST PRICES. ALL HEADS ARE CUSTOM BUILT AND CAN BE WOUND TO ANT INDUCTANCE AND GAPPED AS RECURS() off film, off tape - dealers complete with wiring and The Mindblower, model PS- FINDLATER: We can come live control switches. According to Van is in a bright H. MANN ALL THIS ... & LOWEST PRICES! 69RD, packaged -col- EMPIRE MAGNETIC INDUSTRIES Write Today To JOHN WHITE off the air. Orden, the cost of the display can be ored youth -oriented self-sell carton, P.T.M.A. (ELECTRONICS DIVIS'ON) BILLBOARD: Then, of course, applied against the retailer's cooper- and is geared for easy customer in- 545 Allen Rd., Woodmere, N.Y. 11598 3, KERRY AVENUE STANMORE, MIDDX. U.K. PHONE LONDON 954-0703 there are the radio implications. ative advertising fund. stallation. List is $59.95 per pair. Phone. 516 420 -8558, TELEX 945309 FINDLATER: No needle, no surface noise, no wear out, tremendous separation -Kent Broadbent in our lab has said that in the case of the Hess Sight & Sound Expo Los Angeles Symphony with 100 in- Continued from page 48 ing full- bodied sound reproduction. struments, each instrument could from both manufacturer and cus- Panasonic has not yet decided #54 whether it will market the system, toc have its own channel. tomer, I believe we have accom- and is taking it around the country That's right, that's what a letter BILLBOARD: Getting back to plished our objective," he says. to other shows similar to the Hess programming for video, do you have Mandel also disclosed many costs to find out how you can save that expo to monitor consumer response. to take into consideration the new manufacturers showed new prod- HUNDREDS, even THOUSANDS No introductory price has been es- developments in large screen projec- ucts at the exposition in an effort to of DOLLARS off Prices you are tion? tablished. get direct consumer response. He In assessing the results of the now paying! GLENN: They integrate very claimed the feedback received was show, Bill Smith, Hess's custom Don't wait, write today! well. There's no technical aspects for extremely beneficial. sound equipment buyer, believes the us because it's going to be the same Among the new products is a pro- exposition has helped strengthen his ratio as the television screen. (Part totype of a Panasonic "Rhythm company's position as a knowl- II next week will cover program Box," a unique AM /FM radio sys- edgeable sight and sound retailer. length, random access, changer need, tem with modes that allow the lis- "We are giving the customer an entertainment competition.) tener to change the tempo of the mu- extra shopping dimension ... a sic from its original format to a chance to get the facts directly from choice of rhythms including ballad, the experts; and because of our Discrete - `Q' FM twist, fox trot, tango and waltz. strategy, custom sound sales have ( onwItted from page 48 The unit also includes built -in quadrupled over last year's figures," ceivers used in the NQRC tests is synthesizing facilities for drums, says Smith. #C -30 being made at McMartin Industries, cymbals and about four other in- The firm also did a "runaway" Custom Case Mfg. Co., Inc. Omaha. McMartin was instrumental struments; inputs for mixing in ex- business in blank and prerecorded 6232 Bragg Blvd., P.O. Box 5866, Fayetteville, N.C. 28303 in developing methods of measure- ternal music sources such as guitar, tapes, and records during the show, other live instruments, Phone: Area Code 919 -867 -61 1 1 ment and special test equipment for or recorded according to Bruce Hiroto, Hess's the study. music; and a 61/2-inch speaker offer- record, tape and book buyer.

www.americanradiohistory.com Si Tope/Audio /Video Jukebox Programming Buyers Rush ITA Tucson Success Rhinehart a Liaison Continued pain page 49 wants to accomplish. The growing use of speech compression units that To Florida news gathering -with the growing significantly aid the editing proc- use vtr porta over of color -paks by ess -and cut tape costs as well -also For Florida Coinmen 100 major TV newsrooms, now mov- was highlighted, with units available WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -A strong appearances on a planned program; ing into teleproduction area via the Merch. Show from Lexicon, Vocom, Magnetic representation on legislative matters -liaison between other associ- time base corrector, taking play from Video, among others. is of utmost importance to the oper- By SARA LANE film. ation representatives, and enlist- Gerry Citron, Intercontinental ator, and is one of the reasons that ment of their help in sponsoring or BAL HARBOUR, Fla. -Al- Jack Findlater, MCA Diso-Vi- Televideo, who handled OEM ar- any state associations are formed. opposing legislation. though less than a handful of con- sion, focused more on the technical/ rangements for the first Philips /No- The Florida Amusement Mer- sumer electronics firms were repre- institutional applications of the Phil- relco Carry- Corder cassette unit in chandising Assn. has appointed a Sega Taking Over sented, the sagging economy wasn't ips -MCA videodisk system as an im- 1966, reviewed some of the new full -time liaison person, association apparent as a solid phalanx of buy- proved information storage and re- audio hardware developments, with executive director Robert S. Rhine - Seeburg's Pinballs ers flocked to Larry Karel's semi -an- trieval system, calling it the "lowest an assist from TEAC's Cawlfield. hart, Jr., to be in direct touch with CHICAGO J. Nicastro, nual Florida Merchandise Show, cost read -only memory device offer- One key statement: audio is a very legislation in the state capitol of Tal- -Louis chairman of the board of Seeburg March 8 -10 at the Americana Hotel. ing more data for the dollar." important part of video, and getting lahassee. The job of keeping up with Eric Porterfield, CBS Records, more proposed laws has almost tripled Industries, Inc., and David Rosen, With a particular -appeal to the attention. who helped set up the original Co- Joe Bellon, CBS News, touched with the extension of the legislative chairman of the board of Sega En- growing South American and Carib- terprises, Inc., a majority owned lumbia 8 -track and cassette dupli- on the key problem of successfully sessions from April to December. bean markets, Karel hopes to get subsidiary of Gulf + Western In- eating system, outlined the basic de- distributing a growing number of The service available to operators more audio firms represented at his Inc., sign a studio for in -house includes a hot line number: 904- dustries, announce an agree- next show, Oct. 25 -27. "It will be a of audio spoken -word audio (and very soon production, 222 -2438. The extent of his services ment in principle for Sega to acquire pre -Christmas buying show and we covering design, am- video) products to a home market bience way is include: the pinball manufacturing oper- expect to do as well then as we do in and equipment. (By of that musictape oriented. "Unless contrast, TEAC's -legislative reports mailed to ations of Seeburg's subsidiary, Wil- March," he says. "We also will be Bill Cawlfield told we come up with a lot of cassette for members; liams Electronics, Inc. concentrating on Latin America." Billboard of the growing market consciousness raising," he empha- low- priced "home" studios built sized, "we aren't going to realize this -a news letter discussing all pro- Under the terms of the agreement (Squelching rumors to the con- around hi fi components. The com- market potential." CBS News has a posed bills affecting the industry in principle, Sega would assume the trary, Karel says his Independent pany sees a potential gold mine and "Vital History" series it markets directly or indirectly; liabilities of Williams and the ac- Housewares & Mass Merchandisers as a result is expanding its line of through Grolier, and Columbia -accurate and up -to- the -minute quired distribution units, and ap- Exhibit (IHE) "is definitely on" for mixers and adding mikes.) Records special products just intro- reports on the status of any bill dur- proximately $7,000,000 of Seeburg Jan. 11 -Super Bowl Sunday -13 in Dick Kraus of Simtek, who duced "The CBS Sound Effects Li- ing the session on request of any debt. Seeburg would receive a 20 the Conrad Hilton Continental Ball- worked on the original Lear Jet 8- brary." member; percent equity position in the com- room in Chicago, overlapping part track system, recapped how Bill Making tapes more interesting, -presentation of members views bined Sega- Williams operation, a of the National Housewares Manu- Lear had the concept of a viable informative and creative was dis- and problems to legislators at the loan of $2,250,000 and all of the facturers Assn. McCormick Place consumer product, developed a cussed from different viewpoints by proper times during a session; 416,148 shares of Seeburg Class A 1976 Winter expo. The Consumer valid market appraisal and a price to Jim Marshall, Development Digest; -personal contact with state offi- Capital Stock currently held by Electronics Show will - run Tuesday attract customers. He also empha- Stan Weisenfeld, Corning, and Ed cials, boards, commissions, legisla- G + W. Friday, 6 -9. Reservations Jan. for sized that tape is the first personal Falasca, BED &O. tors, and department heads; The companies said that the trans- both sets of dates were confirmed by retrieval /storage system developed Separate video workshop action is subject to the execution of a -attendance at public hearings the Hilton.) since the Gutenberg printing press roundtables on 16 varied topics were definitive agreement, the approval before legislative commitees; At the Miami expo, Brooke Dis- and the cost of raw tape and plastic moderated by a solid cross-section of of the boards of directors of both tributors and J &B Associates of haven't gone up as much as paper industry and education users, in- -requests for members help when companies, and various other re- Miami, one of the largest independ- and ink in the last few years. cluding W.T. Grant, Exxon, State necessary in contacting or writing quirements including the consent of ent consumer electronics distribu- Neal Hall, National Education Farm, Texas Instruments, Coca - the legislators, or in making personal certain of Seeburg's bankers. tors /rep firms in the Southeast, was Assrr., focusing on getting out of Cola, Xerox, Time -Life Multimedia, the only "true" hi fi company there. audio what you put into it, drew the Public TV Library, IBM, Bell Sys - Regional director Morton Lack - line on in -house production only if tern, Arthur Young, Hewlett -Pack- NLBA Tags May As Nat! ritz noted it was the first show of its within the economics. In developing ard, 1st National Bank of Chicago, kind for his company, which usually and producing products for sale on Standard Oil (Ind.) and Granite gets involved only with hi fi expos. audio -tape (or video for that mat- School District. Tavern Month For Coinmen Firms represented included Solar ter), the key is knowing what will Social highlights included ad- WASHINGTON, D.C. -Oper- ment of our country, and includes Sound, JVC, Sony Superscope, transfer successfully from one me- dresses by Olympic champ (and for - ators worried about lack of music suggested gimmicks, special drinks, Toshiba, Grundig and Phone Mate. dium to another. Questions to be an- mer Chicago WAAF DJ) Jesse play in bars can take advantage of a sample newspaper ads and radio "We constantly hear how bad swered are if it's informative, dra- Owens, former presidential press national promotion planned by the scripts for use by the tavern owner. business is supposed to be and are a matic, enhanced by music or sound secretary J.F. terHorst who gave his National Licensed Beverage Assn. While much of the material re- little shocked that ours is going so effects, tells a story, transfers from own insight to President Ford based for National Tavern Month, desig- lates to food and drink, some sugges- well," he says. "All last year and for written text and most important- on 25 years, Dr. Joyce Brothers' pro - nated as May. tions for participation by customers the first quarter of 1975 our sales will somebody buy it? vocative analysis of male /female All promotion is aimed at depict- should bring jukebox -playing have been consistently ahead of pre- Dick Joy, Burroughs, detailed relationships, CBS News analyst ing the important role the American people into the corner bar. vious periods. Our South American some of the problems in his 12 years Robert Pierpoint, and humorist Art tavern has played in the develop- Some of the suggestions include: sales also are way up from a year of determining what communi- Buchwald, who closed the seminar where local regulations permit, ago -at least double. We generally cations needs are best suited for on a high (or low) note. Virginia re- create the "gaming" night popu- sell though exporters here and our audio. The practical corporate prob- Knauer, presidential consumer af- Symposium Set lar in colonial taverns 200 years ago; Atlanta branch." lem comes down to evaluating what fairs spokeswoman, was detained in hold talent contests and sing- Among popular audio items the end result will be, and what the Washington, D.C., but sent taped For Swan Lake alongs (old Mitch Miller records); doing well at the show, according to customer (executive or division) greetings. have a dress -up night on Lackritz, were the Superscope stereo NEW YORK -A symposium on themes such as hobo, gay nineties, tape recorder /radio, listing for $200, industry problems conducted by op- '50s, western, colonial, with appro- and Pioneer auto cassette /8 -track AES Scores `Hi' In London erators, record manufactuers, one- priate records on the jukebox; units and home stereo systems. Solar stops and games manufacturers, will hold afternoon instruction and Continued front page 48 is Sound's "The Story Tales By Super - Blackmer in London to discuss the highlight the business program display in handicrafts for ladies, scope" created interest. A "learn -to- its own lines. Burwen hardware possibility of dbx- encoding the planned for the Music & Amuse- backed with MOR music. read" series, the fairytale books with which attracted attention from AES soundtrack for the upcoming major ment Assn. Inc. convention and an- Further information can be ob- corresponding cassettes were offered visitors included a professional noise rock movie, "Tommy." niversary to be held May 16 -18 at tained through the NLBA, 1025 Ver- in bilingual English /Spanish ver- eliminator and three models of dy- A breakthrough in quadraphonic Stevensville Country Club, Swan mont Avenue, N.W., Washington, sion with 12 titles available, and an- namic noise filters. According to reproduction hardware which could Lake, N.Y. Also on the agenda are D.C. other dozen ready in May. Tony Shields of Ampex U.K. the lat- hasten the introduction of 4- channel speakers from the New York City Ramson Trading, New York - ter equipment has even drawn the home reproducers was announced tax department to answer question Sound Machine based importer, reported brisk sales attention of London's New Scotland by CES Rec- on taxes. during the convention Cnminued from page _so in Ramson's 2/4- channel AM /FM Yard, which is looking for an effec- ords vice president Stanley Kavan. Social events planned include quad system with four speakers, re- tive way of "cleaning up" police cocktail parties, golf tournament, lighted tape door, list -priced at tailing at $169. President K.D. Ram- broadcasts. The device, a quad enhancer, was banquet on Saturday night, door $59.95. sey says the economic slowdown in The AES convention generated introduced in the U.S. at the Winter prizes and gifts. The club provides At $99.95 is the top -of- the -line the U.S. is "making me concentrate interest, too, for Westlake Audio's Consumer Electronics Show (Bill - children's activities, teen programs, under -dash Sound Machine unit on South American countries not af- tie -up with British firm Scenic board,'Jan. 11, 18), but was making and babysitting. that features all the advanced tech- fected by our economy. They have Sounds. A complete monitoring sys- its British debut. Cost is expected to Rates are $40 per day for an adult, nology of the TM416, plus an FM oil products, a sugar industry and tem was operating for the duration be around $23 when in full produc- and $17 for each child. Reservations radio. Other units range from a basic will good tourism business." of the exhibition, specially "acousta- tion, Kavan said. "This enable can be made through Ben 8 -track player at $29.95, to a number Matronics, Inc., Colorado voiced" for the room in which it was stereo records to be played on quad- Chicofsky, managing director, Mu- of in -dash units with AM /FM FM Springs, repped by Ethel Miller (In- installed. Westlake Audio via Scenic raphonic equipment not only, as sic & Amusement Assn. Inc., 250 W. stereo radios and prices ranging ternational Manufacturers Mart), Sounds has just won a major con- now, with full stereo compatibility, 57th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10019. The con- from $169 to $179. drew good crowds for its colorful tract for the acoustic redesign of the but with almost complete 4- channel vention site is 90 miles northwest of Carroll discloses that even though sound activated speakers, strobe and Manor, the Oxfordshire recording effect, giving the sound a 270 -degree New York City. the Sound Machine line features no mood lights, and stereo systems. studio of Virgin Records. surround. It also enables VHF stereo The Assn. changed its name from cassette equipment, the company "The big item has been the stereo Scenic Sounds also represents dbx broadcasts to be used in the same Music Operators of New York to re- does have long range plans for in- full speakers with sound activators con -. noise reduction systems in Britain, way to achieve quadraphonic flect the dual nature of its members cluding this product. He explains verting sound to light, giving listen- and was featuring a display of sound." in operating games as well as juke- that the line was launched exclu- ers a constant rainbow of colors that equipment as well as playing dbx - Four -channel advances were also boxes. It is the largest state trade as- sively with 8 -track product because pulse with the beat of the music," encoded material to visitors at the among the topics tackled in the AES sociation affiliated with the Music this was at present more in demand she explains. AES exhibition. U.S. president Dave technical sessions. Operators of America. than automotive cassette players.

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Lincolndale, N.Y. 10540 award winners put on a well- thought -out, - slick, Elkins in New Orleans 2940 Canal Number "One" in Weekly, Nationwide son as it has spoiled many other performers who (504) 822 -7510 ATTENTION, RECORD OUTLETS. WE professional show. With their melodic voices Employment Listings for Radio, TV, DJ's, have the largest selection of 45 rpm oldies and have polished their acts and lost their soul in News, they covered all types of music from jazz, blues Elkins In Oklahoma City. 5820 N. Western PD's, Announcers, goodies and also major label LP listings at pro- the process. If any change is needed in Millie Sales and Engineers motional prices. Send for free listings. All orders and country to rhythm and blues, blended to (405) 8485631 welcome. Apex Records, Inc., 947 U.S. Highway Jackson's act it is only to get the top -notch mu- $12.00 3 months (12 Issues) perfection. # 1, Rahway, N.J. 07065. tfn sicians that a talent like this deserves. Elkins in San Antonio. 503 S. 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Golde would be in good stead, as she rocks, rolls SMALL or Medium Markets. Graduate of El- PROFESSIONAL kins Institute in Nashville. Have let Class Li- CHIP TAYLOR and, in general, belts out song after song. Unfor- cense, COMEDY MATERIAL eager to work, very enthusiastic. Dan Advertising Brings Results tunately, while the energy is there, originality Morris, 114 Donald St., Nashville, Tenn. 37207. O'Lunney's, New York (The Service of the Stars Since 1940) (615) 227 -5231. and sustained excellence aren't, and it shows. mh22 Chip Taylor is a rare person. As a songwriter "THE COMEDIAN" Backed by piano /bass /drum combo and ac- Original Monthly Service-$45 yr. pstg. $6 he is equalled by few, but it is his performing companied by a female vocal trio, Ms. Golde (Sample Order) 3 issues, $15 side that is deserving of more recognition. He 35 "FUNMASTER" Gag Files, $45, pstg. $7 worked her way through several numbers a la has a natural stage presence that makes every- "Anniversary Issue," $30, pstg. $3 Janis Joplin, Tracy Nelson, Laura Nyro and a "Howto Master the Ceremonies," $5, pstg. $2 one feel relaxed. While his songs have been per- Every item different! No C.O.D.'s. OLDIES touch of the Pointer Sisters thrown in for good GOLDEN formed masterfully by many top recording art- "WE TEACH STANDUP COMEDY" via mall measure. Her pipes were more than adequate Payable to: BILLY GLASON ists, Taylor's own approach to each Feb. 21 was for the job but only, it seemed, in the higher 200 W. 54th St., captivating. The listener becomes immersed in N.Y.C. 10019 tin TRADING POST ranges. Missing were many of the interpretative his words. subtleties necessary for any given song, as will Now, JOIN LIS WITH YOUR CI SWILL) ADVERTISE- these comments can be thrown out at Material DEEJAYS: NEW SURE -FIRE as for the success of an overall set. COMEDY! Records Albums Sheet 'sic Phonogrlphs Old random to an assortment of other artists, but 11,000 classified one -line gags, $10. Catalog free! MENT. showcased also fell quite short, as it tended to they really stick with him. His back -up group Edmund Orrin, 2786 -A West Roberts, Fresno, record traders. collectors, swappers, investors, changers, ,\citcher!. be repetitive and somewhat surfacey. Calif. 93705. tfn knows his songs backwards and forwards hu \crs, sellers and all other traffickers here is your FRAMING and Manhattan Transfer, who headlined the bill, can sing harmonies when needed. JOCK SHQRTS! TWICE- MONTHLY CON - POST.. a marketplace. rj ht in the middle of the action: BILL- were reviewed in this section recently. temporary Comedy! service anywhere! Hottest Pianist Joe Renda, guitarist George Kiriakis JIM MELANSON Sample $2. Details free! Broadcast Library, BOARD ;A9,A(i. \IINI..Here's where the charts have been 5804 -A Twineing, Dallas, Texas 75227. tfn measuring nttlsic popularity since the earls' 40's. BILLBOARD and bassist Dave Kapell seem to enjoy playing KEITH JARRETT QUARTET with Taylor and were each given a chance to is open for business. "FREE" CATALOG ... EVERYTHING ant GOLDEN OLDIES "TRADING POST spark throughout his performance. Avery Fisher Hall, New York the deejay! Custom I.D.'s, Promos, Airchecks, Performing alone or with his quartet, pianist Wild Tracks, Books, FCC Testa, Comedy, and Regular Classified: 75¢ per word. Minimum $15.00 Each song was better than the next, but more! Write: Command, Box 26348 -B, San Keith Jarrett imprints his musical consciousness Display Classified: $35.00 per column inch. those that took first prize were "Son Of A Rotten Francisco 94126 tfn on audiences in a singular and spellbinding way. Gambler," "I Read It in Rolling Stone," "The Jarrett took time out just once March 2 to in- Coal Fields Of Shikshinny," "Gasoline," "Angel PAYMENT MI'S'T ACCOMPAN\ ORDER TO:. form everyone they were hearing all new compo- RECORD MFG. SERVICES, Of The Morning" and an amusing update of his Billboard Golden Oldies 'Trading Post sitions. From there the set flowed uninter- SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT classic, "Wild Thing." JIM FISHEL 1515 Broadway, Ne York C'i 10036 rupted, from theme to theme, as quartet members, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and MILLIE JACKSON Paul Motian permutated themselves with Jar- 8 -TRACK DUPLICATOR FOR SALE Barney Googles, New York rett, forming trios, duets or solos. The distinc- PLUS 10 SLAVES If you don't know what the word funky means tiveness of Jarrett's approach to jazz becomes SOLD AT AUCTION: COLLECTORS REC- don't bother to look in a dictionary, just go and more readily apparent in his solo efforts. His orda, LP's, Jazz, Sound Tracks, O. C., pernon- check out Millie Jackson. Her earthy erotic voice playing has a delicacy that belies the fire and 30 SOUND -ALIKE MASTERS alities. Indicate list from: Ray Macknic, P.O. 45'S into it. Box 7511, Van Nuys, CA 91406 U.S.A. mh29 and her songs about clandestine love affairs are intensity that goes producing R &R, R &B, ROCKABILLY, ETC. as funky as an order of barbecue chicken. In her Besides being members of this quartet, bass- COMPLETE MASTERING EQUIP. Singles from the '50's to mid '60's. Feb. 28 show she had the overflow crowd in the ist Haden and saxophonist Redman share com- Including full 8 -track recorder All original label only. CLASSIFIED palm of her hand from the time she walked on mon bonds in their long association with Or- Excellent Condition. No re- issues. We sell fixed price, by periodic auction ADVERTISING the stage until the moment she left. nette Coleman as well as being leaders and USED SHRINK WRAPPER and also trade. Unfortunately the band was not as good as it composers in their own right. There is no mis- want lists for FREE Send your ... send should be, but Ms. Jackson more than made up taking their contributions to the growth of Mr. latest auctior list. DOESN'T Call us for all your used for this deficiency with her overpowering stage Jarrett and the performance that evening. equipment needs. RECORD SCAVENGERS COST, presence and her sexy conversation. Don't look Drummer Paul Motian who has been with Jarrett (615) 327 -3365 -Nashville, Tn. Box 387, Cockeysville, Md. 21030 for Millie to playing for the 4H kids in since 1969 provided the proper timbre and mh22 (301) 628 -1090 mh22 IT PAYS. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 54 International `Odessa File' Bows In RCA Promo In U.K. As Talking Book U.K. Coinciding LONDON -The bestselling to launch a series of best -selling With Como Tour novel "The Odessa File" has been books on tape and future releases in- LONDON -All available Perry chosen for the first story-tape by a clude novels by Sir Arthur Conan Como product will be re- promoted new talking-book company. Read Doyle and Georges Simenon. via a special RCA marketing cam- by actor Patrick Allen, the first re- The condensed recordings come paign, which has been timed to coin- lease will be backed here by tele- in two 50- minute tapes packed in a cide with the singer's U.K. concert vision advertising. box representing the original hard- tour in April. Goodwin Talking Books, based in back dust cover, and will retail for In addition, RCA is releasing a West London, has chosen the novel $7.17. The "Odessa File" tapes are special of Como being launched this week through a compilation album hits and also a new single, to tie -in series of half-minute TV commercials. Infringement Graham Goodwin, managing di- with the promotion, and there are build a BBC -TV documen- rector of the firm, says the idea of plans to tary around the tour, which is the Rule In U.K. marketing books came to him when first Como has ever undertaken. LONDON- Advanced Record- his father had a cataract operation, ing, trading as Selectadisc of Net - and after discovering the high listen- The new album, "Memories Are ITALY BRANCH -Warner Bros. Music recently opened an Italian office. Head- tingham, undertook in the High ing figures for BBC Radio Four's Made of Hits," will feature major ing the operation is Vittorio Somalvico, center. On left is Mel Bly, executive Court here not to infringe copyright series "A Book At Bedtime." items from Como's back -catalog vice president Warner Bros. Music. Ed Silvers, president, WB Music, is on in sound recording,. held by Capitol "I was appalled at how small a recordings, which were not included right. Ricordi, former licensee of Warner Bros. Music in this territory, will still Records, EMI and nine other percentage of the public read more on the recent four -album set, "The handle accounting and administrative matters, but the promotion and exploi- recording companies. than three books a year -something First 30 Years." The LP will be pro- tation and acquisition of new catalogs will be directed by Somalvico. During The company also undertook not like 8 percent. I realized there was a moted by more than 500 window his recent stay in Los Angeles, many negotiations for American catalogs were to convert any infringing recordings, market, providing the tapes could be displays throughout the country and begun, and announcements of these acquisitions will be made shortly. including tapes, to its own use. It will produced for about the cost of a although the album will not be ad- also hand over all records and tapes hardback novel." vertised in trade press, ads are being embodying infringing material. Second release will be one of taken out in papers like Radio However nothing in the undertaking Georges Simenon's Maigret stories, Times, Sun and Sunday Mirror. From The Music Capitols applies to recordings in which Ad- read by Rupert Davies. This will be The promotion will also extend to vanced Recording is not aware that followed by John Hawksworth's all Como's other available albums copyright subsists. "Upstairs, Downstairs," read by Pete on RCA, including the box set, and Of The World The high court was told damages Murray, and next comes "The the new single, "World Of Dreams." paid by Moon's A Balloon," read by the au- LONDON Arista in the U.S., and a first U.S. and costs had already been Como starts his British tour on Advanced Recording. thor, actor David Niven. Three record companies, Virgin, tour fixed for later this year. April 2 and will do seven provincial Chrysalis and Island, worked to- First permanent music festival site concerts and three London appear- gether to present the final concert at fixed for Reading, Berkshire, with ances. Plans are underway for the London's Rainbow Theatre and the the signing of a deal to present the BBC to build up a semi- documen- Dutch Pirate Stations show, including Richard and Linda National Jazz, Blues and Rock Fes- tary around the concerts, partic- Thompson, Jess Roden, John Mar - tival there for the next three years. ularly his Drury Lane appearance, tyn, Alvin Lee and the Kevin Coyne . Considerable activity to present In Dutch With Law and the program will be produced Band, was recorded for a Chrysalis top pop groups in summer shows at In Britain the Home Office is trying Yvonne Littlewood. AMSTERDAM-The pirate radio by album "At The End Of The Rain- football grounds which otherwise its to restrict the operations of stations which formerly operated best RCA is rush -importing 10,000 bow." are empty four months of the year, from the Dutch coast cannot be de- Caroline but with little effect. If the copies the new Lou Reed Live al- with Yes pacted for Stoke City's sta- of Alec Leslie Entertainments,_ serv- feated by law, it appears. With Ra- British, Dutch and Belgian govern- bum, in a bid to beat the importers. dium.... Wings' drummer Jeff Brit- ice company associated with Island dio Mi Amigo still broadcasting ments were to unite their efforts, per- Reed is due in London on March 24 ton, and England karate inter- Records here, has obtained agency from the Radio Caroline ship an- haps then the pirates would collapse. 25 for concert and national, finally quit the McCartney and appearances representation through Europe for chored in the Thames estuary off the Fortunately for the pirates, the an RCA spokesman said that the al- band and is moving into Kung -Fu U.S. acts Little Feat, Earth, Wind & English coast, and plans for Radio Spanish and Portuguese govern- bum was being flown in from the movie scene. Veronica to be back on the air within ments seem to be delighted with Fire and John Sebastian. ... Phe- Month long tour for Love, from States to prevent importers making a nomenal demand for tickets for weeks, the Dutch and Belgian police their presence, so there looks to be kill. He added that British produc- April 14, prior to further dates on the Frank Sinatra's two London con- are making fervent enquiries with- no immediate prospects for the pi- it would commence almost Continent.... "Tommy" movie pre- tion of certs at the end of May, well over out too much success. The Radio Mi rates being brought to heel. immediately. miere in London Wednesday (26) at Amigo operations are now wholly 50,000 applications already in for a the Leicester Square Theatre. ... run from Playa de Aro in Spain, but total seating capacity of 7,500 each New album from Eric Clapton all show at the Royal Albert Hall. before of the staff had evacuated Belt- Tightening In U.K. As planned for Tuesday (25) release... . the studios on a farm in the Dutch Phonogram using television ad- And an April 22 opening of the P.G. village of Opbrakel, The hideout vertising for the first time on a full - Wodehouse- inspired "Jeeves" musi- was raided by the Dutch, arresting Firm Cuts Staff; RSO $$ Dip price catalog item to promote "The cal, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber two disk jockeys and two record LONDON -The fingers of eco- films, television and records made in Best Of The Stylistics." ... Claimed (Continued on page 63) company officials. nomic frost tightened on the British late 1973 and early 1974 have now to as the first X- certificate single: "Do Mi Amigo is sure to gain popu- music industry this week with the he evaluated against the uncertain It On Slow Motion" (Penny Farth- Dick James larity in Holland as one of the for- first hint of spreading unemploy- world economic climate of 1975. The ing) has a large warning "X" printed mer Veronica disk jockeys, Stan on the label. ... 20th Century's ment in the business. The most re- directors, therefore, have considered Market 2 U.S. Haag, now works on the station. He cent firm to announce staff cutbacks it prudent to make specific provi- Randy Edelman here for promotion work and interviews. And is not at present recording programs is British Lion, which has decided to sions in line with today's rate of in- ... Labels In U.K. for the station from the studios in pull out of management. flation. The directors have effected Charles Aznavour, recently voted Playa de Aro, but is live on the ship. Five staff members, including economies in the overall operation "most elegant man in pop music," Continued from page 3 The return of Veronica is mainly Brian Adams, were given a month's of the company." here for four-week stay of concerts to release between 20 and 30 albums unsubstantiated rumor. Owners of notice, along with acts managed by Obviously, the company's eco- and recording two English language a year from the catalog across the Veronica are not part of this new Adams, including the JSD Band, nomic future relies heavily on re- albums. range from budget to mid and full - venture, though they may rent or sell Bill Barclay and others. British Lion turns from investments made last Sporting tribute singles through price. The first releases will be on ship to the organization. The Polydor to the Football League their is to retain Isotope for manage- year. The film premiere of May 1 and will be albums by Hen- V.O.O., the legal organization set up ment -the band is currently enjoy- `Tommy," a new musical "Jeeves" Cup-winners Aston Villa and to race drix and Knight. by the Veronica owners, the brothers ing considerable U.S. success -and for the West End stage, the possi- horse Red Rum, who in appropri- All the albums will be marketed as Verwey, is still campaigning for a is also to continue as a publishing bility of "Jesus Christ Superstar" ately "blew up" in his last race before the DJM (Springboard Inter- share of the air time on Hilversum 4, company. being performed in Moscow and a release of the record. ... Shooting national) Series. The newly formed the new Dutch radio service. It is ex- It was also revealed this week that new album by Eric Clapton are in- schedule starts this summer on the DJM sales force, which becomes pected that the new Veronica will the Robert Stigwood Group is hav- cluded. movie version of "John Paul George fully operational in May, will be operate in the same way as Mi ing to make staff and other econo- Ringo ... and Bert." ... Gene Pitney placing special emphasis on the new Amigo, with advertising and tenders mies as a result of a severe drop in in London to complete new album line. The deal is a three -year exclu- possibly shared. profits recorded for the year ended under direction of David Mackay. sive U.K. contract. Record companies in the Nether- September 30, 1974. Swan a CBS Roger Greenaway attempting to A three -year exclusive deal for the lands are still very conscious of the A statement to shareholders re- repeat success he and Roger Cook U.K. and Eire with Michael Viner of success they achieved through Vero- veals that profits fell from Chart Buster had with the commercial version of Pride Records will also give DJM nica, RNI and Mi Amigo, but their $2,500,000 to $1,860,000 in the year. NEW YORK -Billy Swan's the Coca -Cola jingle "I'd Like To first releases in May, including sin- official statements say they will not However, the August forecast had single, "I Can Help," currently on Teach The World To Sing" (by the gles from the New Censation, The supply records to the pirates. As in been that the accounts would show a top of the charts of Europe's second New Seekers) with a new jingle for Sylvers Family and the Incredible Britain with Radio Caroline, the of- more stable situation. largest radio network: Europe One, Richard Shops, "Such A Pretty Bongo Band. Other artists to come to ficial statement is far from the truth, The drop must be largely attribut- is the first CBS International artist to Thing," recorded by Paul Young for DJM from the deal include Klaus with the majority of companies and able to inflation since turnover for top any French hit parade. CBS.... Alan Price forming his own Voorman, whose new album, pro- agents supplying records and tapes. the company was slightly up, Swan recently returned from an film and record production com- duced by Harry Nillson and Ringo $6,000,000 compared with extensive two -week promotional pany, Jarrow Productions, with his Starr, is scheduled for release here $5,830,000. The pre -tax profits rep- tour which CBS Records Inter- brother John. . New contracts, in the autumn. Managing director BILLBOARD IS BIG resent a 26 percent drop. national executives are calling "one worldwide for five years, for Gary Stephen James plans to release a INTERNATIONALLY The statement says: "Develop- of the most successful projects we've Glitter and the Glitter Band, leaving dozen albums a year from the Pride ment expenditure commitments in handled." them with Bell in the U.K. and catalog.

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When in the summer of 1969 the management of Ariola - At their Amsterdam concert Ariola recorded a live double al- Eurodisc GmbH decided to set up a local independent com- bum, the very last recording of the group. pany for the Benelux countries in Holland, they could not have From England came, among others, the Strawbs, Vinegar known that they were founding one of the most dynamic com- Joe, Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention and the Incredible panies in the Dutch music industry. String Band. And from Germany came Rudolf Schock, Tony The establishment in Holland, on Jan. 1, 1970, of an inde- Marshall and Udo Juergens. pendent and self -supporting Ariola company was On Sept. 22, the biggest promotion event ever organized by part of a European expansion plan worked out by a Dutch record company took place in Amsterdam. It Ariola's head office in Munich. The Benelux com- was called the Island Rock Festival. With the pany was the first affiliate to be established fantastic support of Island and Bronze Records, v outside the German speaking countries. Ariola managed to present the following acts g And today, five years later, it is a highly on one program: Claire Hamill, Smith, Per- ó successful company, a pillar of the Ariola kins and Smith, Vinegar Joe, Sutherland . group. Brothers and Quiver and Uriah Heep. Ariola -Eurodisc Benelux B.V. started nat- An interesting prelude to the eve- D urally, in a modest way. The initial staff ning was the world premiere of â of six young people found a small office of the film, "Traffic'Live." m in Haarlem, the center of the Dutch This happening attracted m record industry. Together with CNR, so many young pop enthu- g the company which at that time dis- siasts that there were al- x tributed Ariola product, the new most as many people out- company took on the difficult task side the hall as there were of battling with the strong competi- inside. To tie in with the tion of the larger Dutch companies. Festival, Ariola launched a At that time nobody could have fore- dealer campaign -and the re- seen that five years later Ariola would sult was the establishment of become one of the most influential Island as the No. 1 pop label, as record companies in Holland. confirmed by polls in all the Dutch The wide range of the total catalog music magazines. The Island Group today embraces the best rock, MOR and of labels still holds this position. classical music available and a small but Ariola's Edison Award winners in 1972 were vital roster of Dutch artists. One of the attri- Joe Cocker and Leon Russell for their "Mad Dogs & butes for which the Ariola company is rightly Englishmen" album; Carole King for "Tapestry" celebrated internationally is the effective and and Michel Colombier for "Wings." An important de- dynamic way it promotes the artists in the cision regarding the importation of records was taken catalogs it represents. By Aug. 1, 1970, Ariola this year -Ariola was one of the first Dutch com- had concluded its first major deal, becoming panies to reduce the price of imported albums in order the Dutch licensee of the important A &M cata- to combat the growing traffic in direct imports. log (including Ode and Sussex). "Something had to be done," says Wim Schipper (who > Says Bob Holwerda, the company's promo- took over management of the company in April 1973), ñ tion manager for several years: "It's remark- "particularly for the Island and A &M material, otherwise = able that one of the first singles we picked up the direct importers would have had a real opportunity to Ñ and gave,heavy promotion to was the Carpen- take over a large part of the total turnover from Anglo -Amer- - ters' 'Close To You.' Last year alone we sold ican pop repertoire in Benelux. The new reduced prices and co more than a quarter of a million Carpenters al- our successful efforts to have new material released here si- cVn bums." multaneously with the issue in the U.K. or USA -or even ear- W A One of the first big &M successes in Holland lier -made our market position a much stronger one. When I F for Ariola was the Flying Burrito Brothers. They over as in took managing director 1973, it was one of my first W were invited over for some concerts and to be major tasks to carry on with this policy. And I was very pleased O presented with an award for the best pop album Monty Lueftner, managing director of Ariola- Eurodisc GmbH in Germany, to see that our licensors were so willing to support us." of the year, "Gilded Palace Of Sin." It was the be- pictured on a visit to the Ariola Benelux offices, is shown around by Benelux On the first day of 1973, a new distribution agreement was v ginning of what was to become a tremendous ac- managing director Wim Schipper. signed giving Inelco the right to handle the Ariola labels in Hol- ceptance of their country rock style. They came back fre- land and Belgium. Today, after two years of cooperation, both quently for big tours and TV appearances, and they qualified partners-and the Benelux dealers -have every reason to be for a gold record for the sales of the "Hot Burrito" album. highly satisfied with this arrangement. Another gratifying thing for the company in 1970 was that In its first three years of existence, Ariola's main goal had it had one of the biggest single hits of the year with the local been to establish an illustrious image for the labels it repre- production "Keep On Smiling" by James Lloyd. sented and for their artists. Anton Witkamp was appointed The second year of Ariola's existence, 1971, began with a manager of the label and promotion departments and be- huge operetta campaign. Hundreds of operetta fans visited came deputy manager of the company on Jan. 1, 1975. J.F. Vienna to celebrate the 90th birthday of the famous com- Rekvelt was appointed head of administration. poser and conductor, Robert Stolz. They made the trip on the The first half of 1973 saw a major A &M campaign, "A & first Boeing 747 to go into service with KLM, which the King of Must In Music," to tie in with the excellent new product avail- Operetta christened "Donau." As part of the campaign the fa- able. Single and album hits were scored with acts like the mous operetta duo Rudolf Schock and Margit Schramm Strawbs, Rick Wakeman, Nino Tempo & April Stevens, Bill toured Holland and Belgium for concerts and TV appear- Withers, Dillard & Clark and the "A&M Family Portrait" compi- ances. lation. On May 1, 1970, Ariola took another major step forward "One of the best things that happened at that time," recalls when it obtained the rights to the Island catalog. This helped Bob Holwerda, "was the very fast and total breakthrough of Ariola a great deal to acquire its present -day image. Stealers Wheel in Holland and Belgium- before they had In the summer of the same year a new style of music began really broken anywhere else. They had three hits in a row." to find its way into the Ariolá hit parade: reggae. It brought a Later that year, thanks to the excellent first album, the duo No. 1 hit for Dave and Ansel Collins and Greyhound. "Black won an Edison Award. And White" was the title, but eventually it had to make way at Also that year many American, British and German acts the top for another Ariola single- "Borriquito," a Spanish carne to Benelux for TV appearances and concerts. We saw song by Peret which turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the breakthrough of Roxy Music (Edison Award 1973), Uriah 1971 in Benelux. Later that year Peret came to Holland to be Heep and Billy Preston -particularly saleswise -and the year presented with a gold disk and to make several TV appear- also put King Crimson, ELP and Traffic up where they belong ances, including the prestigious Grand Gala du Disque. in the Dutch pop business. Ariola staff producer Martin Duiser, center, pictured with Erik Bakker Lots of other acts visited Holland-Leon Russell did a 45- (left) of GTB Studios, and Wally Tax, Ariola's No. 1 local artist who scored Udo Juergens once again demonstrated his expertise in a minute TV special, a the Carpenters came to do one -hour tour Tap 20 hits Mast year. 45- minute live show on television; and Rudolf Shock and Mar - show for television, Sergio Mendes played several sell -out con- git Schramm made a big tour through the Benelux countries certs, the Strawbs had a successful promotion tour and with their operetta show, "Ein Abend in Wien." Their double Humble Pie played a free concert in Amsterdam for about album of the same name achieved gold record status. 50,000 people. In November 1973, three Dutch acts were signed -Wally ELP was the first big Island act to tour Benelux, later fol- Tax, one of the first and biggest local pop artists as lead singer lowed by Amazing Blondel, Bronco and Mott The Hoople. rijke. They visited their native country to promote the single, with the famous group, the Outsiders; Livin' Blues and Bar- In 1971, too, Ariola achieved its first Edison awards -the "I Saw You" and their first A &M album, "Son Of America." bara Nielsen. most important awards in the Dutch record industry. They The first rock act to come out of the local Ariola stable was Produced by Ariola staffman Martin Duiser, Wally Tax were won by Quincy Jones, Robert Stolz and Udo Juergens, Mayfly and they were received with general approval. The scored four hits in a row and completed his first Ariola album. who also made a very impressive tour through Holland. press was very enthusiastic, both about the group's musical Livin' Blues, a well -known blues band, will surely find their Having had a highly successful 1971, Ariola looked set for ability and the fine production work of staff producer Martin way back into the charts very soon, having changed their style an even bigger 1972 -and so it proved. There was also a very Duiser. toward a combination of pop and blues. satisfying development -the breakthrough of several local "That year," recalls Bob Holwerda, "we welcomed many Says Wim Schipper: "My biggest wish now is to build up a artists. The first of these successes was that of Debbie who important artists from abroad." From the States came Paul strong roster of Dutch artists -a small group, but a heavy one." had a hit with "Everybody Join Hands." Other successful Williams and the Flying Burrito Brothers. The country rock Deputy manager Anton Witkamp adds: "Now is exactly the Dutch artists, released on the A &M label, were Seemon & Ma- band toured Holland and appeared in an excellent TV special. (Continued on page 59)

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On Aug. 1, 1970, Ariola- Eurodisc Benelux B.V. acquired its Bronze and Rocket were acquired; and Ariola -Eurodisc, Ger- first foreign label -A &M Records Inc. (including the Ode and many, provided the Music and Jupiter labels. Sussex catalogs). During the past year contracts were signed with Manticore, During the last four and a half years, Ariola has created a A HOME Virgin, Santa Ponsa, Avco, Oval and Stallion. A very recent splendid label image for A&M-tastefui music, brilliant and important addition is Germany's No. 1 independent, recordings and top artists. A must in music. Hansa Records. The superb quality of A &M repertoire is now generally ap- FOR THE Says Wim Schipper: "These companies really feel at ease preciated," says deputy manager Anton Witkamp. "But, of with Ariola. Not only because we have broken acts for most of buy- course. you need top acts to put this over to the record the labels, but also because Ariola has a similar attitude ers -and A &M is particularly strong in this department. Herb INDEPENDENTS toward records and artists as they have. We have a fairly small Alpert and the Carpenters have helped us make a big impact staff, enabling us to make quick decisions and we put a very on the MOR audiences; and the Flying Burrito Brothers and strong driving force behind every record we release." Billy Preston have made a great impression on the rock fans." Being the biggest independent record company in Holland, Every visitor to the impressive Ariola offices in Haarlem The first A &M success with Ariola was obtained through the Ariola -Eurodisc Benelux has become a home for a large num- knows for sure that he is with a record company! And anyone Flying Burrito Brothers. The group's 1971 tour was a smash ber of independent labels from abroad. is welcome to visit Wim and their "Hot Burrito" album reached gold status. Over the Through A &M Records, the Ode, Firefly and Dark Horse la- unaware of this feeling very Schipper's You will be amazed! past four years, most of the A &M artists have visited the Bene- bels are represented in the catalog; through Island Records, office. lux countries for concerts and TV shows. This personal -appearance promotion by the artists and Ariola's backing on In December 1974, Ariola hosted a each visit started to pay off in 1973. After a string of A &M hit party for Magnet Records in Hilver- Magnet singles in the early years, 1973 saw three LP's qualify for gold sum. Seen in the picture are managing director Michael Levy, Carole disk awards -Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs & Englishmen," Ariola managing director Wim Schip- King's "Tapestry" on Ode and Ike & Tina Turner's "River per, Magnet's Leslie Williamson, Deep, Mountain High." Magnet artists Zig Zag, Zenda Jacks When in 1974 A &M top act the Carpenters finally broke in and Alvin Stardust and some of the Benelux, managing director Wim Schipper was able to present Ariola staff. the duo with two platinum disks -for "Now &Then" and "The Singles 1964 -1973." Each album topped 100,000 sales. In addition the Carpenters' "Ticket To Ride" album and the fantastic "Tommy" double album on Ode, topped the golden CREDITS 25,000 mark. Editorial direction Mike Hennessey, Says Anton Witkamp: "I feel we have finally given A &M the London bureau Chief, and sales direc- status the label deserves in Europe -it is a major American lation by Andre de Vekey, regional pub- bel with a fantastic roster of artists. I am sure A &M will be lishing director, Billboard Publications, much bigger in the future, especially because of the activities London. Special issues editor Earl Paige, Los Angeles. Art, Lee Lebowitz, New of the British A &M offices, which have brought us such great York. acts as Rick Wakeman, Stealers Wheel, Supertramp, Chris de Burgh and Andy Fairweather- Low." ORiGINAL APPROACH ESTABLISHES ISLAND AS A MAJOR LABEL

When Ariola Benelux took over Island's representation in organized the Island Rock Festival in 1972," says Wilbrink. the Dutch part of Benelux in May 1971, few people expected "This event was so original that we got full coverage in the the overwhelming growth of the label that was to follow over press and on radio and TV. Dealers tied in with heavy window the next three years. displays and the public reacted by voting Island the No. 1 pop However, according to Island label manager Evert Wilbrink, label in the music magazine polls. Ariola stirred up heavy publicity on Island acts and created a "It is hard to sustain a high -powered image like that, but we - -5? great deal of interest in the label. Even at the very beginning have succeeded." of the association between the two companies, Island's im- Despite its success, the Island Rock Festival was not re- pact on the Dutch market, following the reorganization of peated. Financially it was a disaster, involving a total loss of Ariola's marketing policy, was tremendous. $15,000. "But," says Wilbrink, "we never regretted doing it. II Nevertheless the growth of Ariola's turnover from Island Later on we got back every penny -and more -through product was severely limited by the heavy traffic in direct im- sales." Ni ports. The different price levels between continental Europe Of almost equal importance to the festival have been and the UK made it very attractive for Dutch dealers to start Ariola's more recent promotional efforts, such as innovative importing UK product direct. Ariola's first move was to reduce ways of advertising, stimulating tours by artists not yet fully its prices, but, over the years, the British prices have in- accepted, super -rapid releases, and what could be called a V creased and with Ariola improving its service to the trade, the feedback system between record company and press. inflow of directly imported product has been reduced to a "Of course, the present situation owes a tremendous trickle. amount to the incredible help we have had from all the Island "We definitely got the public hip to Island product when we (Continued on page 61)

The Ariola -Benelux Story Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass also visited Holland last year for concerts and a TV show and Ariola tied in with the Continued from page 57 tour the release of the album, "Herb Alpert in Europe." As in congratulations previous years many acts visited Holland for promotion, in- right time for us to concentrate on developing a strong roster cluding Nino & April, the Incredible String Band, McGuinness of local artists because our promotion team (Teun de Reede Flint, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver and Stomu Yamash'ta. Ariola who handles TV and Ron Mol who handles radio) now has tre- Several new labels were acquired by Ariola in 1974. The Ger- mendous experience. Also, since our company is highly re- man repertoire was enlarged by the Music and Jupiter labels, garded today because of our work on foreign labels, it should and from the U.K. the company welcomed Magnet, Bradley's on 5 successful be possible for us to get a good chance here and abroad to and Stallion, and, through Island Records, Rocket and Virgin, exploit our local product." together with the Watt and Oval labels. A &M Records brought This view is certainly shared by a &r manager Rob Pelle who in Dark Horse, the George Harrison label. And the company' years in the is Ariola's full -time talent scout. expects to acquire more labels in the near future. Ariola's fifth year of existence, 1974, proved to be the most Most of the new labels scored hits during their first year successful of all. The company's turnover doubled. Says Wim with Ariola. Although the young Ariola team -with an average Schipper: "Our plan is to jump from being the No. 7 Dutch age of under 30 -has become a very aggressive and efficient music industry company in terms of market share to the No. 4 spot. And this promotion machine for Anglo- American music over the years, can only be possible with a responsible and dedicated team the German schlager music -which was the real basis of such as we have at Ariola." Ariola's existence five years ago -has not been forgotten. The Carpenters were Ariola's biggest sellers last year. Their Ariola delivered most of the German artists for the big Schla- G° 1974 Benelux tour included four concerts, of which two were ger music festival and tied in with the release of a special sam- RECORDS MAGNET recorded for television, and an appearance in the Grand Gala pler which achieved gold disk status -even before the festival

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Through Ariola -Eurodisc Benelux B.V., Holland and Bel- gium have proved to be the gateway to Europe for many Brit- ish and American artists. Established acts like the Carpenters, Roxy Music, Leon Russell, Uriah Heep and Billy Preston had their first European success in the Benelux countries. This was mainly due to well -planned promotion campaigns. Ariola's "A" campaigns have an extensive promotion sched- At end of the six- ule which effectively excludes every possible chance of failure. dimension, to contemporary pop music. the ties, Free, Spooky Tooth, Traffic and Jethro Tull came into The Ariola promotion department, headed by Anton Wit - focus. The flow of talent has continued with increasing inten- kamp, comprises seven people, responsible for radio, TV and sity and has resulted only recently in sensational releases by the press. THE ARABELLA Bad Company, Robert Palmer, Sparks, the Kiki Dee Band, the is located The press department, headed by Joan Lubbers, Wailers, Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music. at the head office in Haarlem, while Teun de Reede (tele- And established artists such as Uriah Heep and Cat Stevens vision) and Ronnie Mol (radio) have a separate office in "radio PHILOSOPHY have seen their sales reaching levels which could hardly be ex- city " -Hilversum. Promotion in Belgium is handled by Ernie pected from such a small market as Holland. Moeyersons in Brussels. Like most record companies, Ariola -Eurodisc Benelux has July 1, 1974, was another milestone in the history of the co- Charts and playlists show the incredible penetration Ariola its own publishing offshoot. It is called Edition Arabella Bene- operation between Ariola and the Island family of labels. On has achieved with radio stations, even though the playlists lux and its philosophy is that a publishing company, even that day Ariola started selling product from Island, Bronze have become very tight since the offshore radio stations were though owned by a record company, should not be just a and Rocket in Belgium, as well as Holland. closed down last year. back -door income raiser for the record company. It should be "We felt by then," says Wilbrink, "that we had sufficient ex- TV promotion man Teun de Reede joined Ariola early in a self- supporting and independent unit. This philosophy perience for us to be able to handle the product successfully 1974 after a long stint with Polydor. During the last year most evolved from a discussion between Wim Schipper and Cees in Belgium, even though Belgium is a much different market. of Ariola's major acts have had their own shows on television van Zijtveld of Intermusic B.V. The result was that by Septem- We saw it as a rather conservative territory which might re- in As television is often or have been starred top -rated shows. ber 1974 a deal was concluded between Ariola and Intermusic spond very well to bright new sales promotion ideas. the final push that it takes to break an act completely, the whereby Intermusic became responsible not only for adminis- And already, at this early stage, we have been proved string of TV appearances by Ariola, Island and A &M artists tering Edition Arabella Benelux but also for the exploitation right -following the rather unexpected entry of Gene Pitney have been of the utmost importance. and promotion of the catalog. and Kevin Ayers into the Belgian charts. We believe that Says Teun de Reede: The importance of television in this Now, after only four months of operation, it seems to be a within six months the Dutch situation regarding Island's pres- territory is sometimes underrated, especially by the United very fertile marriage. A deal has been made with Stallion Mu- tige and popularity will be reflected in the Belgian sales fig- States. Since we have only two channels, a well -rated program sic, London, by which Arabella has acquired this catalog for ures. Already Sparks, Cat Stevens and Kiki Dee have scored can be watched by 50 percent of the population. Sometimes Europe, South Africa and South America. Arabella has also massive hits -and we see these as signs of still more Belgian we miss scoring a hit because a film clip is not available. Even signed Ariola's top local artist, Wally Tax, as a staff writer. hits to come." In future Ariola will continue to extend Island's impact on if we get fantastic airplay, we'll need a TV clip to complete the Edition Arabella Benelux is located at Fred. van Eedenlaan label's scope has been job!" 24, Hilversum, Holland. (Tel: (02150) 44140; telex: 43897). the Benelux market. Only recently the broadened into the singles field, emphasizing the fact that The press at Ariola has introduced talk -ins and department Island product can conquer the widest possible audience, small dinner parties with artists as a more interesting alterna- Original Approach Establishes Island while its impact on the album market continues to go from tive to official press conferences. These more or less private strength to strength. talks are much appreciated by both press and artists. Continued from page 59 Tours by Kiki Dee and Bad Company, intensive dealer cam- Says Witkamp: "We try to be as original and effective as acts, their managers, Island Artists, and Island's inter- paigns and a special Island month are among Ariola's plans possible in our approach." national men Phil Cooper and Tom Hayes," says Wilbrink. for the label this year. The Ariola team will continue to pro- This approach really paid off in 1974 -resulting in five gold Island has been instrumental in launching many artists mote the impressive flow of Island product as aggressively albums, two platinum albums and 42 chart entries. who have brought a surprising new sound, and added an extra and enthusiastically as possible in Benelux.

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Arcade / TV Drive `Black CTI Signs NYJQ International Turntoblel Music' Clashing With K-Tel -Japanese Tour Jack Boyce, formerly marketing vienne Thumpston is assistant crea- LONDON -Arcade's television - manager of Pye Records, has been tive director for the three companies Not only are the two disks corn - NEW YORK -CTI Records has led campaign for its new soul appointed marketing manager of and will also have direct a &r respon- compi- peting for the same market, but both announced the signing of The New lation album "Black Music" brings RCA, U.K. Reporting to Boyce will sibility to managing director Hall. contain identical tracks by five acts - York Jazz Quartet (Roland Hanna, the company into direct competition be the creative services, promotion, Before becoming Hal Shaper's per- the Hues Corporation, the Tymes, Frank Wess, Ben Riley Ron with and pop product and tape product de- sonal assistant at Sparta, she worked television merchandiser K -Tel, the Trammps, the Staple Singers Carter). whose "Souled Out" album has just and Eddie partments. at the Performing Right Society, and Holman. "Souled Out" The New York Jazz Quartet will been released in similar style. and "Black U.K. managing director Geoff was involved with Atlantic's maga- Music" each contain 20 embark on a tour of several Japa- tracks and Hannington will make further ap- zine "Uptightandoutasight." retail for $5.97, and $7.17 nese cities, beginning Thurdsay (20). for cassette and pointments in the marketing depart- Tony Garland has been appointed cartridge. The group has often appeared in the K -Tel ment in the near future. professional manager of Barn Pub- managing director Ian greater New York area and San Howard says And Lionel Burdge has been ap- lishing, part of the Barn group of Decca Ltd. that he feels such direct Francisco, usually billed as either repertoire pointed a &r manager for RCA, hav- companies headed up by Slade (and conflict was not a good the Frank Wess Quartet, the Ron thing. "It stands to hurt. Similar situ- ing previously been manager of in- former Jimi Hendrix) manager Chas Push On Carter Quartet, or the New York ternational repertoire. This move Chandler. Garland was originally in ations in the U.S. have proved that Jazz Quartet. all it does is divide sales." brings both international and U.K. the music industry with Mike Jeffrey While in Japan, a live recording is Arcade sales director Michael a &r into one department. Other ap- and Chandler, working with Hen- `BlueJays Le- scheduled to take place for release in vene agreed that clashes pointments announced at RCA drix, but left for several years to con- LONDON British Decca should be the U.S. on CTI. avoided if possible. "It's illogical. It make Brian Hall general sales man- tinue medical studies at university. launched its sales promotion cam- doesn't make sense from ager and Terry Atkins national sales (Continued on page 66) paign here on behalf of "BlueJays," our point of view, or that dealers Weather Report manager. the new album of and record on Threshold from companies." Anthea Joseph, until recently art- Moody Blues members Justin Hay- ist relations manager to the a &r de- Mandrill Band While admitting their dislike European Tour ward and John Lodge. of partment at EMI in London, has Continued front page 37 conflict, both are optimistic about The campaign includes television, NEW YORK -For the latter half joined CBS as deputy to artist rela- their respective companies' compila- of different levels of water, logs, radio and press advertising. Decca is of March, Weather Report will tour tions manager Derek Witt. rocks or tions. "We're in a competitive busi- foreign instruments like the shipping more than 50,000 copies of the major cities of Europe, kicking More promotions within the new Klakabas and African Talking ness," says Levene, "and success de- off in Copenhagen on the disk to U.K. retailers, while aim- the 17th to be Precision Tapes' sales force in the Drums. Therefore, the use of instru- ing at sales pends on who is out first and who followed by Amsterdam (19), Ham- of at least 150,000 during U.K. make Malcolm Jordan area ments and different sounds is what has got the heaviest campaign." He burg (20), Paris the first six or nine months on re- (22 -23), Brussels manager for the West country along motivates us." expects sales of "Black Music" to (24), Genoa (25), Turin (26), lease. Tou- with John Simpson (area manager, When speaking of today's au- run between 400,000 and 600,000 louse (28), Bordeaux (29) as well as John McCready, manager of Scotland), Stuart Grey (the North), diences, Ric says, "They are more so- Decca's copies. "We're confident because dates, to be set, for Barcelona and popular marketing and pro- Harry Holmes (Midlands) and Len phisticated today and they are ready we've already had red -hot reaction Madrid. While in Europe, Weather motion division, says: "We want to Skinner (London). New West End of for a broader range of music." Cof- from retailers." Report will stop off in London to ap- appeal to rock fans, of course, but we London representative is Lou Solo- fee continues saying, "We do not also feel Howard pear on the weekly BBC television that `BlueJays' can appeal confesses astonishment mon. want to label our music, but if we are to at the rate show "Old Grey Whistle Test." broader audience. We feel they of sales for "Souled Vivienne Thumpston, until recently forced to, we would call it sym- can fit into the Simon and Garfun- "Especially as we haven't spent that The group will return to the States general manager of the Sparta -Flor- phonic funk. There are influences kel market." much money on the campaign." in time for the April release of their ida music -publishing group in Lon- that we cannot control because of "BlueJays" was premiered in the Both say their respective soul new Columbia Records album and a don, has joined Tony Hall's Fresh our backgrounds, but we will never U.S. on March 10 at New York's compilations have been planned for West Coast tour in May. All Euro- Air Group: Fresh Air Records, forego our independent direction. Carnegie Hall, but prior to that there a long time. It is the first such album pean appearances are being coordi- Fresh Air Music and Brampton Mu- Music is all about what we are feel- had been no commercial airing of from Arcade, and the second from nated by Columbia Records Inter- sic. ing, and we do not feel the same way the album anywhere in the world. K -Tel. national. An accomplished lyricist, Vi- all of the time."

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www.americanradiohistory.com 63 lnlernational 20 YEARS OF CBS /Sugar In Italy Hits i EUROVISION Best Year Ever For '74 LONDON -The Eurovision Song MILAN -"1974 was the best year even reach 200,000," he commented. Contest to be held in Stockholm on ever of the CBS /Sugar history," says He also predicted a further revival of will be the 20th Saturday (22) -but Giuseppe Giannini, central general old recordings and an increase in de- the song that picks up the most votes manager at CBS. Giannini contin- mand for jazz and classical record- will be the 23rd winner of the event, ues, "We don't have precise figures ings. Following on from the show at because four entries tied in the 1969 yet, but there is no doubt that we Midem, Giannini also expects the contest. have sold about 12 million units, Brazilian sound to take off in Italy, Since 1956, France and Luxem- counting singles as one and albums should it find a foothold in France. borg have won the event four times and tapes for four." Giannini re- each, Holland three times and the fuses to give any dollar quotation, U.K. and Spain twice. Previous win- but on current market prices it can ners have been: U.K. DJ SETS be estimated that the CBS /Sugar 1956: Switzerland: "Refrains" by distribution wing, Messaggerie Mu- TALK RECORD Lys Assia; 1957: Holland: Als "Net sicali had about $13.5 million turn- LONDON -Roger Day, Man- Town" by Cony Brokken; 1958: over in 1974. chester Piccadilly Radio's breakfast France: "Dors, Mon Amour" by Giannini specifies that their sales show host and station music direc- RCA photo Andre Claveau; 1959: Holland: were equally split between domestic tor, claims he has broken the British WONDER OF SNOWFLAKES-When Stevie Wonder recently toured Japan, he "Een Beetje" by Teddy Scholten; and international product and they and European record for radio disk - told a press conference that one of the reasons he was in Japan was "to feel" 1960: Jac- France: "Tom Pilibi" by they had reached an "optimum con- jockeying. Japanese snowflakes after being so impressed with Isao Tomita's RCA al- queline Boyer; 1961: Luxembourg: dition" with regard to the various His marathon performance bum, "Snowflakes Are Dancing," which features the music of Debussy "Nous, Les Amoureux" by Jean - companies they are licensees of. started on March 3 at 10 a.m. and played electronically. Here Tornita and Wonder share the press conference Claude Pascal; 1962: France: "Un Speaking of market trends, Gian- continued for 74 hours until just af- podium in Tokyo. Premier Amour" by Isabelle Aubret; nini confirms the album sales incre- ter mid -day March 7. 1963: Denmark: "Dansevise" by ment, but also emphasized the gen- Tony Ingham, the station's pro- Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann; 1964: eral come -back of singles. "We had motion manager, thought up the en- Italy: "Non Ho l'Eta" by Gigliola two singles during last December durance test, which was partly the From Cinquetti. The Music Copilols and January which sold more than result of the station being left with- 1956: Luxembourg: "Poupee De 300,000 copies, whereas until six out a regular complement of DJ's. Cire" by France Gall; 1966: months ago it was extremely hard to Of The World Austria: "Merci Cherie" by Udo Continuedfrom page 54 troduce the Private Stock label here Juergens; 1967: U.K.: "Puppet On and the remarkably successful play- next month (April). . .. Nippon A String" by Sandie Shaw; 1968: wright Alan Ayckbouno. Gakki's Ginza Yamaha store has Spain: "La, La, La" by Massiel; CBS abandoned cardboard folder commenced accepting individual 1969: France: "Un Jour, Un En- round their press releases because orders for U.S. pressings of "Pictures fant" by Frida Boccara; Holland: "we found out how many trees it was at an Exhibition" recorded for RCA "De Troubadour" by Lennie Kuhr; taking to provide this basically frivo- by Tornita, at about $9.80. Japanese Spain: "Viva Cantando" by Sa- lous trim." ... George Martin pro- pressings of the same album were lome; U.K.: "Boom Bang a Bang" duced new Jeff Beck album "Blow distributed by Victor Musical Indus- by Lulu. By Blow" (Epic) at the AIR studios tries Feb. 25 on the RCA label, at 1970: Ireland: "All Kinds Of Ev- here. ... Second single from John 2,200 yen or about $7.70 retail... . erything" by Dana; 1971: Monaco: Fruin's new State label (Rubettes King Record is releasing "Sat - "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue" by were the first) is "Lost And Found" umight" (Cat Stevens Live in Ja- Severine; 1972: Luxembourg: by a band called Whiskey Mac, also pan) March 25 on the A &M label. "Apres Toi" by Vicky Leandros; the name of a popular drink here. The album was recorded at the Na- 1973: Luxembourg: "Tu Te Recon- kano Sun Plaza Hall in this music naitras" by Anne -Marie David; PETER JONES capital July 21 -22, 1974.... Dean 1974: Sweden: "Waterloo" by TOKYO Martin will perform in Japan for the ABBA. first time, Asia Enterprise says, for Although the U.K. has only won Yutaka Ando, president of the Ja- about one week in June. Tentative the event outright on one occasion, pan Phonograph Record Associ- concert dates include an opening British entries have taken second ation, is retiring at the end of this performance at the Nippon Budo- place on seven occasions: "Sing month after serving with the organi- kan on June 3 and two dinner shows Little Birdie," Teddy Johnson & zation ever since its foundation in June 5/7, the Japanese promoter Pearl Can (1959); "Looking High, April 1942. He became president of says. ... The Japan Phonograph High, High," Bryan Johnson (1960); the JPRA in May of 1963. Following Record Association confirms in its "Are You Sure ?" The Allisons his retirement, the JPRA presidency annual report to member manufac- (1961); "I Love The Little Things," will be rotated among the heads of turers that A &R of international ori- Matt Monro (1964); "I Belong," the association's 19- member manu- gin accounted for 40 percent of 1974 Kathy Kirby (1965); "Congratula- facturers of phonograph records and disk production value (Feb. 22, tions," Cliff Richard (1968); prerecorded music tapes, beginning 1975, Billboard). This is the lowest "Knock, Knock, Who's There ?" with Takami Shobochi, president of ratiò to Japanese product since 1969 Mary Hopkin (1970); "Beg, Steal Or Kippon Columbia, which is the old- (39 percent) and the same as in 1968. Borrow," New Seekers (1972). est member of the JPRA.... Toa At- In the seven -year period, however, tractions, headed by Yasuo Ohno, production value of international has been dissolved as of March 7, A &R has increased 2.7 times. Gold Scorecard due to problems of double taxation Victor Musical Industries has of bringing international artists into signed foreign record licensing In France Listed Japan, industry sources say. Before agreements with Barclay of France, PARIS -In Just over a year since starting out anew, the Japanese pro- Musart (Discos) of Mexico and the award of gold records in France moter will continue to serve as presi- Palobal of Spain, the last named for has been controlled by criteria es- dent of Asia Music Publishers. His the local manufacture and distribu- tablished by the record industry as- adviser and former general man- tion of prerecorded music tapes sociation, SNEPA (Syndicat Na- ager, Daniel Nenishkis, is con- only. ... The Peanuts will retire fol- tional de l'Edition Phonographique currently director of Tokuma Musi- lowing a recital scheduled for April et Audiovisuelle), a total of 35 gold cal Industries' international division 5 at the Japan Broadcasting Corpo- albums and 23 gold singles have and a DJ with Radio Kanto (JORF). ration's NHK Hall. Under the man- been awarded. The Three Degrees (Philadelphia agement of Watanabe Productions, To qualify for a gold award a International) will be guest singers the twin girls cut 77 singles and 30 single must sell a minimum of at the fourth Tokyo Music Festival, albums for King Record since their 500,000 copies and an LP a min- informed sources say. The festival, singing debut in 1959, when yours imum of 100,000, without counting now Japan's leading professional truly introduced them to the world export sales. event, is scheduled for July 13 at the via NHK's overseas service. Heading the gold record list is Nippon Budokan, not the Imperial Zora Taylor and the Platters will Phonogram with five gold singles Theater of previous years. It will be be back here again shortly, says VIP and 13 gold albums. Second is sponsored by the Tokyo Music Fes- Enterprise, with their opening per- Pathe- Marconi with two singles and tival Association, which was known formance set for April 10 at the Hi- eight albums, and third Polydor as the Tokyo Popular Music Promo- biya Public Hall. The original with three singles and four albums. tion Association prior to official rec- group's recording of "Only You Frederic Francois, the Vogue ognition as of Dec. 2, 1974 by Ja- (And You Alone)" by Buck Ram for recording artist headed the singles pan's Cultural Agency. ... CBS/ Mercury has been revived here list with three gold awards, and art- Sony is releasing "Espanol Encore" through its use on a TV commercial ists collecting two gold album on March 21 to mark Vikki Carr's for Maruman cigarette lighters and awards each were Johnny Hallyday, first Japan performance tour, March Ringo Starr's recent recording for Serge Lama, Alan Stivell, Nana 3 -16. The American- Japanese Apple. ... Five concert dates have Mouskouri, Michel Sardou (Phono - record company is planning release been fixed by All Produce (Asia En- gram); Pink Floyd and Julien Clerc of special albums by Billy Paul and terprise) for James Brown & New (Pathe- Marconi), Maxime LeFores- the Intruders. JBS on their Japan performance tier (Polydor), Michel Fugain and Toshiba -EMI is preparing to in- tour, April 16-22. HIDEO EGUCHI Gerard Lanerman (CBS).

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As of 3/11/75 Compiled from selected rackjobber by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. 1 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN 21 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN - Hits OF TheWorld MELLOW -Olivia Newton-John- Carpenters-A&M 1646 MCA 40349 22 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM -Elton 4, Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, sto ed in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any 2 MY EYES ADORED YOU -Frankie John -MCA 40364 form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Valli- Private Stock 45003 23 MY BOY -Elvis Presley -RCA 10191 27 23 NO. 9 DREAM- °John Lennon 3 SHITETSU ENSEN -°Goro Noguchi 3 AUSTRALIA BLACK WATER-Doobie Brothers 24 I WANNA LEARN A LOVE SONG (Apple)- Lennon /ATV (John (Polydor)- (Tokyo) - - (Courtesy Digamae Pty. Ltd.) Warner Bros. 8062 Lennon) 4 SMOKIN' BUGIE (Down Town Bugie -Ugie Harry Chapin- Elektra 45236 Denotes local origin - 28 10 FOOTSEE- Wigan's Chose Few Band (Express) -(PMP) 4 NO NO SONG /SNOKKEROO -Ringo 25 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH This (Pye Disco Demand)- Planetary 5 KONO .Al NO TCKIMEKI- .1ideki Saijo Starr -Apple 1880 DIAMONDS -Elton John -MCA Week Nome London Ltd. (RCA) -(Geiei) 5 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL -Joe 40344 1 LIVING IN THE 70's (LP)- °Skyhooks 29 47 PLAY ME LIKE YOU PLAY YOUR 6 ONNA NO YUME-Aki Yashiro (Teichiku)- 1641 26 (Mushroom) Cocker -A &M BUTTER BOY- Fanny -Casablanca GUITAR -Duane Eddy (GTO)- (Ai) 2 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN (Single) - 6 LADY- Styx -Wooden Nickel 10102 814 Macaulay/ Larkworth /GTO /Carlin 7 SHOWA KARESUSUKI- Sakura And Ichiro Carpenters (A&M)- (Holland) 7 DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL 27 EXPRESS-B.T. Express - Roadshow (Tony Macaulay) (Polydor) -(Diamond) 3 HORROR MOVIE (Single)- Skyhooks 30 33 HAVING A PARTY -Osmonds 8 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN -Carpenters YOU- Sugarloaf /Jerry Corbetta- 7001 (Mushroom) -(Coo Dah) Claridge 402 (MGM) -Chappells (Mike Curb) (A &M)- (Taiyo) 28 SNEAKY SNAKES -Tom T. Hall 4 WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN (Single) - - 31 45 REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE -Gloria 9 SARABA HAISEIKO -°Sued Masuzawa 8 PICK UP THE PIECES -Average Three Degrees (CBS)- (April) Mercury 73641 Gaynor (MGM)- Jobete London (Polydor)- (Diamond) White Band -Atlantic 453229 5 NOT FRAGILE (LP)- Bachman.Turner Mountain (T. Bongiovi /M. Monardo /J. Ellis) 10 AIRENKI -*Hiroshi Itsuki (Minoruphone)- 9 29 JACKIE BLUE -Ozark Overdrive (Mercury) LOVIN' YOU- Minnie Riperton -Epic 32 48 LET ME BE THE ONE -Shadows (Noguchi) Daredevils -A&M 1654 6 QUATRO (LP) -Suzi Quatro (RAK) 850057 (EMI) -Miracle (Shadows) 11 Al NO MAYOIGO- °Agnes Chan (Warner) - 7 WILD ONE (Single) -Suzi Quatro (RAK) - 10 ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY 30 MANDY -Barry Manilow -Bell 33 25 SUGAR CANDY KISSES & (Watanabe) - (Chapman) -Mac Turner 45613 Katie Kissoon (Polydor) -ATV 12 MIKAN IRO NO K01- °Zutorubi (Ai) Bachman- Overdrive - 8 ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS (LP)- (Wayne Bickerton) 13 GAKKO NO SENSEI -°Jiro Sakagami Mercury 73656 31 YOU'RE NO GOOD -Linda (DJM) 34 27 MY LAST NIGHT WITH YOU- (CBS/Sony) -(Asai, Abi) 11 POETRY MAN -Phoebe Snow - 9 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS Ronstadt -Capitol 3990 .Arrows (RAK) -RAK (Mickie 14 HAJIMETE NO DEKIGOTO- Junko Shelter 40353 (Single) -Elton John (DJM)- (Northern) Most) Sakurada (Victor) -(Sun) 12 32 JUNIOR'S FARM -Paul McCartney 10 MY LITTLE ANGEL (Single) -°William CHEVY VAN -Sammy Johns -GRC 35 20 ANGIE BABY -Helen Reddy 15 KOGARASHI NO FUTARI- Sakiko Itoh & Wings -Apple 1875 Shakespeare (Albert) 2046 (Capitol)- Warner Bros. (Joe (Toshiba) -(NTV, Union) 11 WONDERLAND (LP)- Stevie Wonder 13 HARRY TRUMAN- Chicago- 33 TANGLED UP IN BLUE -Bob Wissert) 16 HAJIMETE NO HITO- Mineko Nishikawa (Tamla) Dylan- Columbia 10105 36 24 JANUARY -°Pilot (EMI)- Robbins (Victor)- (Fuji, PMP, JCM) Columbia 310092 12 SANTA NEVER MADE IT TO DARWIN 14 (Alan Parsons) 17 AMADARE -OHiromi Ohta (CBS /Sony)- SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL - 34 MORNING SIDE OF THE (Single) -°Bill & Boyd (Fable) -(Cont.) 37 THE FUNKY GIBBON /SICK MAN (Watanabe) Grand Funk -Capitol 4002 13 CAT'S IN THE CRADLE (Single) -Harry - MOUNTAIN -Donny & Marie BLUES -°Goodies (Bradley's) 18 VERSAILLES NO BARA- °Johnnys' Junior 15 LADY MARMALADE -LaBelle -Epic Chapin (Elektra)- (Warner Bros.) - Osmond -MGM 14765 ATV (Miki Anthony) Special (CBS. Sony) -J &S 14 PEPPERMINT TWIST (Single) -The Sweet 8 -50048 38 28 BLACK SUPERMAN (MUHAMMED 19 FUYU NO IRO -.Monroe Yamaguchi (CBS/ 35 I'M A WOMAN -Maria Muldaur- (RCA) -(Jewel) 16 BEST OF MY LOVE- Eagles- ALI)- Johnny Wakelin & the Sony) -(Tokyo) Reprise 1319 15 JUST A BOY (LP) -Leo Sayer (Chrysalis) Asylum 45218 Kinshasa Band (Pye)- Francis Day 20 TOSHISHITA NO OTOKONOKO- .Candies 16 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (LP) -Bob Dylan 17 36 I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE & Hunter (Robin Blanchflower) (CBS/ Sony)-(Watanabe) UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE -Polly - (CBS) 39 39 MY HEART'S SYMPHONY -Gary Brown GTO 1002 Paul Anka- United Artists 615 17 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS (LP)- Lewis & the Playboys (United 18 SAD SWEET DREAMER -Sweet 37 ANGIE BABY Reddy -Capitol (RCA) -Helen Artists) -Warner Bros. (Snuff -Pye 71002 18 WANGARATTA WAHINI (LP)- Captain Sensation 3972 Garrett/Leon Russell) 19 Matchbox Whoopee Band (Image) MEXICO (Hey Won't You Play) ANOTHER 40 41 LEGO SKANGA- Rupie Edwards 38 I AM LOVE -Jackson 5- Motown 19 THE NEWCASTLE SONG (Single) -Bob (Courtesy Radio Mil) SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY (Cactus) (Rupie Edwards) 1310 Hudson (Leeds) -Creole SINGLES WRONG SONG Thomas 41 34 STAR ON A TV SHOW -Stylistics -B.J. - 20 I'M FINE THANK YOU (Single) -Lester This 39 BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE -Jethro (Avco) /Cyril Shane ABC 12054 Coombes (Aus. Count.) -(Albert) -Avemb Week Tull -Chrysalis 2101 (Hugo & Luigi) 20 LONELY PEOPLE-America -Warner 1 TE JURO QUE TE AMO -Los Terricolas Bros. 8048 40 HOW LONG- Ace -Anchor 21000 42 FOX ON THE RUN - °Sweet (RCA) - (Gamma) BRITAIN Sweet /Essex (Sweet) 2 QUIERES SER MI AMANTE -Camilo Sesto (Courtesy Music Week) 43 32 GOODBYE MY LOVE-.Glitter Band (Ariola) (Bell) -Rock Artists (Mike Denotes local origin 3 EL REY -Jose Alfredo Jimenez (RCA) Hnas. SINGLES Leander) Huerta (CBS) LP 44 SWING YOUR DADDY -Jim Gilstrap Rack Best Sellers - 4 MUNDO DE JUGUETE Lupita D'Alessio This Last - (Chelsea) -(Kenny Nolan) ° Copyright 1975, Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. Week Week (Orf eon) 45 37 LOVE GAMES -Drifters (Bell) stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical - 5 LOS HOMBRES NO DEBEN LLORAR -King permission Macaulay /Cookaway (Cookaway) photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written of the publisher 1 1 IF -Telly Savalas (MCA) -Screen Clave (Orfeon) 46 43 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE Gems /Columbia (Snuff Garrett) 6 LUNA BLANCA -Karina (Gamma) NIGHT -John Holt (Trojan) -KPM 2 8 BYE BYE BABY -Bay City Rollers 7 ONLY YOU -Ringo Starr As of 3/11/75 (Tony Ashfield) (Bell) -Ardmore & Beechwood/ 8 TE NECESITO TANTO, AMOR -Elio Roca 47 WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME Compiled from selected rackjobber by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. KPM (P. Wainman) - ( Polydor) OVER YOU -Tam White (RAK) - 3 2 MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND 9 NINA NO TE PINTES TANTO -Danny 1 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN 21 COLD ON THE SHOULDER- Gordon Southern ( Mickie Most) SEE ME)- Steve Harley & Daniel (Polydor) MS 2206 48 40 THE BUMP -*Kenny (RAK)- Martin/ MELLOW -Olivia Newton -John- Lightfoot -Reprise Cockney Rebel (EMI) -Trigram/ 10 CUANDO TU CARINO -Rigo Tovar (Melody) Coulter (B. Martin /P. Coulter) MCA 2133 22 BAD COMPANY -Bad Company Rak (Steve Harley /Alan Parsons) - 49 SKIING IN THE SNOW- Wigans 2 AVERAGE WHITE BAND -Atlantic 4 4 ONLY YOU CAN -Fox (GTO)- - Swan Song SS 8410 Ovation (Spark) -KPM (Barry SD 7308 Gurusama Music (Kenny Young) 23 FOR EARTH BELOW Kingston) NEW ZEALAND -Robin 5 3 THE SECRETS THAT YOU KEEP - 3 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI -Led 50 L.O.V.E. Green (London) (Courtesy N.Z.B.C.) Trower -Chrysalis CH 1073 Mud (RAK) -Chinnichap /RAK - -AI - Zeppelin -Swan Song 552-200 (Willie Mitchell) (Mike Chapman /Nicky Chinn) Burlington SINGLES 4 GREATEST HITS -Elton John -MCA 24 CAN'T GET ENOUGH -Barry This 6 5 MY EYES ADORED YOU -Frankie White -20th Century T -444 Week 2128 Valli (Private Stock) -KPM /Jobete HOLLAND 1 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN -Pat Boone 5 IF YOU LOVE ME (LET ME 25 ROCK 'N' ROLL-John Lennon London (Bob Crece) - (Courtesy Stichting Nederlande Top 40) Family /Carpenters KNOW) -Olivia Newton-John- Apple SK 3419 7 9 PICK UP THE PIECES -Average This 2 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS MCA 411 White Band (Atlantic) -Warner - 26 II- Styx -Wooden Nickel WNS 1012 Week Elton John 6 WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE Brothers (Aril Mardin) 1 100 YEARS -Joey Dyser (Delta) 3 I CAN HELP -Billy Swan 27 I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU 8 12 PLEASE TELL HIM THAT I SAID NOW HABITS -Doobie Brothers - - 2 DOWN DOWN- Status Quo (Vertigo) 4 KILLER QUEEN -Queen Donny & Marie Osmond -Kolob HELLO -Dana (GTO) -Hush/ Warner Bros. BS 2750 3 SHAME, SHAME. SHAME -Shirley And 5 MANDY -Barry Manilow M3G 4968 Chrysalis (Geoff Stephans) 7 HITS Denver Company (Philips) 6 I'M DOWN -Hollies GREATEST -John - 9 26 THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF IV SD 7208 4 SAILOR -Sailor (Epic) 7 LOVELY LADY -John Hanlon RCA CPU-0374 28 -Led Zeppelin -Atlantic LOVING -Guys & Dolls 5 SECRETS THAT YOU KEEP -Mud (RAK) 8 DOWN ON THE BEACH TONIGHT -Drifters 8 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS -Bob 29 FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN -Charlie (Magnet) -Arnold /Martin /Morrow 6 CE SOIR- Golden Earring (Polydor) 9 DOCTOR'S ORDERS -Carol Douglas Dylan -Columbia PC 33235 (A sro James) Daniels Band -Kama Sutra KSBA 7 ROSAMUNDE- Dennie Christian (Hansa) 10 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET YOU - - 10 11 I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH - 9 FIRE -Ohio Players- Mercury SRM 2603 8 MAGIC -Pilot (EMI) Bachman-Turner Overdrive Johnny Mathis (CBS) -Gamble 1 -1013 9 LISTEN TO THE MUSIC -The Doobie 30 HOLIDAY- America -Warner Bros. Huff /Carlin (Thom Bell) 10 PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES, HIS Brothers (Warner) BS 2808 11 21 MANDY -Barry Manilow (Arista) - 10 HEY MAL YO- Johnny Rodrigues & GREATEST HITS -Jim Croce - Screen Gems /Columbia /Grahple 31 Orchestra (Negram) SWEDEN ABC ABCD-835 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - (Manilow /Dante /Davis) Elton John -MCA 40148 (Courtesy Radio Sweden) 11 AN EVENING WITH JOHN 12 7 SHAME SHAME SHAME -Shirley & °Denotes local origin DENVER-RCA CPL2 -0764 32 STING (Soundtrack) -MCA 390 Co. (All Platinum) -B &C (Sylvia) ITALY This 12 BACK HOME AGAIN -John 13 30 WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH (Courtesy Germano Ruscitto) Week 33 ON THE BORDER -Eagles -Asylum YOU -Barry White (20th Denver -RCA CPL1-0548 SINGLES 1 I CAN HELP -Billy Swan (Monument) 7E-1004 Century) -Schroeder (Barry 13 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS -Charlie This 2 NOT FRAGILE (LP)- Bachman-Turner White) Rich -Epic KE 32247 Week Overdrive (Mercury) 34 II -Barry Manilow -Bell 1314 14 6 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN- Carpenters 1 UN CORPO & UN'ANIMA -Wess & Dory 3 GRAT INGA TARAR (LP)- Thorleifs 14 NOT FRAGILE -Bachman-Turner (A &M)- Dominion (Carpenters) 35 DO IT ('Til You're Satisfied)-B.T. Gheui (Durium) ( Platina) Overdrive- Mercury SRM -1 -1004 13 Supertramp (A &M)- 15 DREAMER- 2 UN'ALTRA DONNA-1 Cugini di Campagna 4 JENNY JENNY (Single) -°Lars Berghagen Express- Scepter SPS 5117 (Ken Scott) 15 GREATEST HITS -Three Dog Delicate /Rondor (Pull / Fonit /Cetra) (Philips) 15 HOW DOES IT FEEL-.Slade Night- ABC /Dunhill DSD 50178 36 PHOEBE SNOW -Shelter SR 2109 16 3 KUNG FU FIGHTING -Carl Douglas 5 ON THE LEVEL (LP)- Status Quo (Vertigo) (Polydor) -Barn (Slade Ltd.) 16 LET ME BE THERE -Olivia Newton - (Durium) 6 I CAN HELP (Single) -Billy Swan PERFECT ANGEL (Chas Chandler) John -MCA 389 37 -Minnie 4 SERENO E' -Drupi (Ricordi) (Monument) Riperton KE 17 35 GIRLS -Moments & Whatnauts (All 7 17 HEART LIKE A WHEEL -Linda -Epic 32561 5 ROMANCE (Beethoven '74) -James Last BANG EN BOOMERANG (Single) -Sven & Platinum)- Sunbury (A. (Polydor / Phonogram) Charlotte (Polar) Ronstadt -Capitol ST 11358 38 WAR CHILD -Jethro Tull -Chrysalis /H. Ray) Goodman 6 SUGAR-BABY LOVE -Rubettes (Polydor/ 8 MICHELANGELO (Single) -*Bjorn Skits 18 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - CHR 1067 18 19 SWEETMUSIC- Showaddywaddy Phonogram) (EMI) Mac Davis -Columbia PC 32927 (Bell) Bailey /DJM (Mike Hurst) 9 SO LONG -°Abba (Polar) 39 RUFUSIZED -Rufus Featuring 7 YOU ARE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY 19 II- Bachman-Turner Overdrive- 19 36 FANCY PANTS -Kenny (RAK) - EVERYTHING -Barry White (Phonogram) 10 FLAMINGOKVINTETTEN 5 (LP)- °(Flam) Chaka Khan -ABC ABCD 837 Martin /Coulter (Bill Martin /Phil Mercury SRM 1 -696 8 VERDE -G. & M. Orchestra (RCA) Coulter) 20 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 40 EMPTY SKY -Elton John -MCA 9 PER TE QUALCOSA ANCORA -I Pooh 20 31 I CAN DO IT- Rubettes (State) - (CBS /MM) SWITZERLAND (Soundtrack) -MCA 2-8001 2130 (Courtesy RADIOHITPARADE) Pam Scene /ATV (Wayne 10 EMANUELLE -Lovelettes (Ri -Fi) SINGLES Bickerton) 11 LU MARTITIELLO -Tony Santagata This 21 18 YOUNG AMERICANS -David Bowie (Carosello/ Ricordi) Atlantic Firms European Tour /Chrysalis Week (RCA) -Mainman (Tony 12 CAN'T GET ENOUGH -Barry White NEW YORK -Atlantic Records est single to some 100 European Visconti) (Phonogram) 1 AFRICAN MAN -Hamilton I CAN HELP -Billy Swan (Monument) The la- 22 22 SOUTH 13 ROMA- Antonello Venditti (RCA) and its U.K., France and German disco DJs and programmers. 2 LONGFELLOW SERENADE -Neil Diamond Bohannon (Brunswick) - 14 YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER -Tymes (RCA) a 13 bel also prepared a special EP as (CBS) affiliates are presenting -day has Burlington (Hamilton Bohannon) 15 OH DOCTOR- Richard Myhill (EMI) European "Supersoul In Concert" a giveaway for the first 500 ticket 23 14 IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE -Love 3 GRIECHISCHER WEIN -Udo Jurgens Unlimited (20th Century) -Ed (Ariola) tour, now scheduled to begin on buyers at each event. Kassner (Barry White) JAPAN 4 DOWN DOWN- Status Quo (Vertigo) April 5. Cities on the tour include: Liver- 24 29 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM -Elton (Courtesy: Music Labo, Inc.) 5 EL BIMBO -Bimbo Jet (EMI) The tour, which will cover 12 John Band (DJM) -Big Pig (Gus Denotes local origin 6 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET - pool (5), Manchester (6), Paris (8), Dudgeon) SINGLES Bachman- Turner Overdrive (Mercury) cities, features such artists as the 7 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN- Carpenters (A&M) Bristol (9), Southampton (I0), Bir- 25 16 GOOD LOVE CAN NEVER DIE - This Spinners, the Jimmy Castor Bunch, °Alvin Stardust (Magnet) - Week 8 YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY mingham (11), Ipswich (12), (Peter Shelley) 1 22 SAI NO WAKARE -Kaze (PANAM)- EVERYTHING -Barry White (Philips) E. King. Croy- Bumper Songs Sister Sledge and Ben PMP, 9 GIGI VO AROSA -Ines Torelli (CH) don (13), Ludwigshafen (14), Mun- 26 17 YOUR KISS IS SWEET -Syreeta CMP) In conjunction with the tour, At- (Tamla Motown) -Jobete London 2 WAGA YOKI TOMOYO- .Hiroshi 10 I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU -Donny & lantic will be mailing each act's lat- ich (15), and London (17). (Stevie Wonder) Kamayatsu (Express) -(Nichion) Marie Osmond (MGM)

www.americanradiohistory.com General News 65 boobies Learning To ew Invest $$ They Earn _Companies Pedro Ferrer has opened a per- By JACK McDONOUGH sonal management firm in Beverly SONOMA, Calif. -The Doobie Hills with his first clients the Su- Brothers, hard rockers from San Jose premes, Rodney Winfield and the who continue to collect gold and Younghearts. platinum at a regular rate, are devis- * * * ing new ways to spend and acquire Unicorn Music formed in Denver money. by Gary Hamilton, Maureen Ham- The band has just put out ilton and Brad Miller, the latter $200,000 for a new custom PA sys- leader of the group Sky King. Initial tem "because," says manager Bruce acts handled by this talent agency Cohn, "we couldn't find an ade- include Sky King, Electronic Musi- quate system." cal Ensemble, J.C. Flippin', Kris Cohn is relaxing in his, ranch -and- Haydin, Cookie La G Frog, Rush vineyard home he has occupied for Brothers, among others. less a in the tranquil So- than year * * * noma countryside 50 miles north of San Francisco Producers Kenny Kerner and WB photo Warner Bros. photo Richie Wise open a Coast office in HITTING THE ROAD- Warner Bros. executive Clyde Bakkemo gives WBZ's "The Doobies needed a specific Doobie food stamps Brothers: from Los Angeles. Ken Shelton new label product in Boston. Bakkemo was among the home of- system," he says. "They have two gigs to number and bar one single * * * fice force which -ecently toured the country meeting with broadcasters to drum kits, loud guitars, and four vo- and multimillion- dollar investments. calists doing harmonies. A lot of Mahorn Records has been formed promote new WB artists. bands can get away with using a package so far, mainly because in Boston by Bentley College presi- standard PA, one furnished by "This LP has been in progress for dent Greg Adamian, business pro- Showco or someone like that. over a year, so the band has been moter Mike Kalajian and personal `Computerized TV' Used They're fine, general purpose sys- able to think over the record more manager Robert Cihak. The new la- tems. But our halls kept getting big- than any previous album. They've bel's first effort is an LP by trumpe- To Sales Of Disks his 10 Hypo ger and bigger and the quality of the been able to sit in hotel rooms and ter Leon Merlan and -piece sound wasn't keeping up. We listen to cassettes of what they've group. A single from this jazz -rock By CLAUDE HALL needed something that would get the done and then come back in off the oriented group will also be released. LOS ANGELES- "Comput- on monitor screens; the producer, in two drums, which is all low end, road and add things to the tunes." erized television'" is beginning to this case Kory himself, works with those loud guitars on the high end, Guitarist Jeff Baxter, who joined make a strong impact in record sales, these images and is able to manipu- and we needed the vocal midrange in direction, any shape the Doobies from is believes Michael Webster, president late them any coming through on top of that. Plus Steely Dan, on `Tommy' Promo the new record. Curtis Mayfield of Image West. and any form. we have 33 mikes open onstage arranged one Image West specializes in anima- When the producer has a particu- when we perform. tune and Ry Cooder and Continued from page 10 Dave Payne (of Little Feat) appear. tion television products and has lar segment to his or her liking (the "With lights, you flip the switch 1969, to the present soundtrack al- been doing considerable work for producers generally work from sto- and it's red or green. But sound de- The tour will continue the tradi- bum. Included in the show are inter- Ronco Teleproducts Inc. out of Chi- ryboards much as do regular TV pends entirely on the shape of the tion of hard work for the Doobies, views with Elton John, Peter Towns- cago. Mel Kory Ronco flies to Los show producers), the segment is fro- hall. And I had a clear idea what we who do between 100 to 200 concerts hend, Roger Daltrey and producer Angeles and two days later flies back zen. When the entire commercial is needed. I mixed for the Doobies per year as well as one or two al- Ken Russell. with one or two finished 60- second finished, the computer is ready to bums. "In the past," says Cohn, "our over the past three years, the first An extensive in -store promotion TV commercials. run off a full videotape of the entire idea was to work as much as pos- 400 -500 concerts. Now we have in New York will be highlighted by a Arista Records is now using the spot. sible. I always tried to make the someone else to do it. Partially be- pinball machine contest in which ce- services of Ronco for a "Stardust" The entire spot takes anywhere band aware that the only way to cause my ears were gone, but mostly lebrities will display their skills in a LP package that will be sold in from two hours to two days; "with- make it was to work hard at it, and because I needed time free for other competition based on high score. record stores. This commercial is out the computer, such a spot would for a long time we played the $2 things." The game kicks off Monday (17) slated to hit the a next month, be- have taken a full month," says Web- clubs and lived on food stamps. The Doobies also have in prepa- and runs through Friday (21). It will lieves Webster. ster. When "Listen To The Music" broke, ration a new stage unit which will be played in a window at the Kor- Ronco, of course, is deeply in- The value of the time saving is we knew that was the time to go out house their amps and monitors, vettes Fifth Ave. store from noon to volved in mail order packages of that record companies will be able to and saturate the country. Because thereby providing the visual impact 2 p.m., and participants in the oldies sold via TV spots. These $4.99 get spots done while the product is we didn't want to be known as a sin- of stage free of any clutter. The unit opener will be John Lennon, Ger- LPs featured recently such artists as still hot in the marketplace, he feels. gles band. We wanted people to will attach to the front of the stages aldo Rivera, Cashman & West and Barry White, Seals & Croft, the Kory bring his own audio track; know all our music, we wanted to in the halls they play; the Doobies' Gloria Gaynor. Spinners, Bachman -Turner Over- it's put on the master of the video- sell albums." West. specifications to promoters will call A WNEW personality will serve drive, Alice Cooper, Mac Davis and tape at Image The Doobies are also proud of the a for stages to be built with a two -foot as official during the games and will Dr. John. The six-year -old company, divi- consistency of their track record in in Denver, deep U- indentation across almost keep score. Tallies will be posted in To date, Image West has done six sion of Computer Image appearances. Up until the recent sev- the whole breadth of the stage front. set the window and will be announced of these spots for Ronco alone, plus is now working with Ronco on Their unit will attach into this inden- of Australian dates which they had daily on WNEW as the game pro- spots for other TV package firms. eral other TV spots. to cancel on to sev- tation. doctors' advice gresses. The prize is the pinball ma- Webster points out that image eral players, "we had missed three West the fast . All of this gear will be utilized chine, which the winner will donate can produce spots .. shows out of maybe 500 perform- than even the firms who when the Doobies go out on the to an orphanage or charity of his and better Sales, Profits ances. Those were because of health work Cost for two road, which will be quite soon when choice. All Korvettes stores in the without computer. problems also and they were made recent 60- second spots was $12,000. their new album is released. Cohn metropolitan area will feature the Up At Pickwick up." Working with designs, LP jackets, says he thinks this is the best Doobie LP in their windows. The Doobies also seem deter- live slides, film footage, or any other NEW YORK -Pickwick Inter- mined to hold the line on ticket A total of 15 of the specially de- element, Image West feeds these into national, Inc. reports new record prices. The top price they will allow signed pinball machines will be two computers. Images are projected sales and profits for the quarter is $6.50, and if for some reason a given nationwide. Moviematics will ended Jan. 31, 1975. Sarah Vaughan promoter feels he has to go above be located in various major stores. Anchor's Ace Will During the third quarter of fiscal that, the contract stipulates that he The trailers will show three minutes 1975 ended Jan. 31 sales rose 11 per- must inform the Doobies two weeks of excerpts from the film. Free- Move Up U.S. Trek cent to $67,237,654 from Asks $200,000 standing units will go to major before the concert date. "It's getting NEW YORK -The Anchor Rec- $60,381,162 achieved during the LOS ANGELES Sarah stores, and some 10,000 posters will same period of the prior year. Net - harder to maintain that," says Cohn, ords group Ace is being readied for Vaughan is asking superior court be given to stores to be used on a lo- 7 "because all our normal expenses- an earlier Stateside concert tour than income increased percent to here to get her out of her Main- cal level as prizes. travel, food, wages -are up, and our originally planned as a result of $3,005,911 from $2,816,000 and stream recording contract and for in rose to $0.67 production costs are up because we Radio spots will be national quick retail response to its first al- earnings per share from $200,000 in cumulative damages. want to be able to give our audiences scope, again hitting major markets, bum. $0.63 in the comparable period of She charges that Mainstream has something they haven't seen be- and print advertising will also be na- Ian Ralfini, head of the ABC Brit- the previous year. sales pe- not paid $8,333.33 sums, which were fore." tionwide. Columbia Pictures and ish -based subsidiary, says he hopes The for the nine -month due her in February and June 1974, What money the Doobies forego Polydor have coordinated their print to firm tour plans within the next riod ended Jan. 31 increased 32 per- so that the cent compared with as per her contract. She claims Bob from maintaining low ticket prices and advertising efforts few weeks. In its second week on the to $182,205,911 Shad of Mainstream feels she may be made up by the investments same audience is not reached. Ads Top LP chart the Ace album, "Five $138,137,216 during the same period the film and the of the year. Net income breached her pact when she did not Cohn has arranged for them-the carry plugs for both A Side," is currently starred at No. previous set. showed a of 12 percent record because she had not been latest being their purchase into a soundtrack 89. growth or paid. She charges Shad obstructed successful new redevelopment proj- The "Tommy" package will carry Here for meetings with ABC Rec- $7,107,283 as against $6,372,264. her career and that he has said he ect of the old Bank of America a list of $9.98 as opposed to the nor- ords executives, Ralfini says his Earnings per share for this same pe- would "break" her in the industry, building in San Francisco. mal two-record price of $11.98. The company already has released in the riod rose to $1.59 from $1.43. keeping her off labels. This is the second major invest- tape version will be offered at $11.98 U.K. 50 albums drawn from the She also claims that Mainstream ment for the band. Cohn has hired list. No quad is planned at this time, ABC family of labels. As for Anchor, 5 Platters Happy made and sold an LP, "Sarah Don Yost who does nothing but Geller says. the label is working with a tight ros- Vaughan -Live At The Holiday Inn scout investments through the The track was recorded in London ter of artists including Sam Leno, NEW YORK -The U.S. Court of Lesotho," which allegedly contains Doobro Corp. "I think we've got a and was produced by the Robert Blue Goose, Philip & Vancessa, and Customs and Patent Appeals has false statement as to its origin. Her firm grip on our second problem. Stigwood Organization. Ekke Moonrider, in addition to Ace. Plans reaffirmed that the name "The Plat- contract called for 10 percent of The first problem, you know, is mak- Schnabel and Mike Von Winterfeldt are to schedule simultaneous release ters" is owned by Five Platters Inc. wholesale price less taxes and con- ing the money; the second is always negotiated for the track rights for of new album product in Europe and, as such, is the only entity en- tainer cost. how to keep it after you've made it." Polydor. and the U.S. titled to its use.

www.americanradiohistory.com 66 Canada GRT Sets Up Promo Budget For Kot'ai Celebrates Distrib To Push Its Product Anniversary not have 3rd TORONTO-Concerned with the em distributor offices money right vidual markets that may that the corn - from the GRT budget. In this way the same impact at first in the rest of exclusivity of service By MARTIN MELHUISH pany was getting from its distribu- they are sort of working for us as Canada. Now, if there is any signifi- tors in Western Canada, GRT of well the distrib. We are at least mak- cant action at all with any product or MONTREAL-Kot'ai Music Inc., A major coup for the label came Canada Ltd. has set aside a monthly ing them feel some sort of benefit for artist, the distributor has the budget headed by Robert Nickford, cele- with the signing of Ellen Mcllwaine, promotional budget from distribu- breaking their backs with our prod- to invest in radio ads, print ads, T- brated its third anniversary recently the critically acclaimed singer /gui- tors to be used to promote GRT uct." shirts, in -store displays and so on. with a party for the media and the tarist from the U.S., who was drawn product and artists. GRT is distributed in British Co- This is apart from our regular 2 per- company's artists, Mahogany Rush, to the family -like atmosphere of the "When you are dealing with dis- lumbia by the Vancouver -based cent advertising allowance that Ellen Mcllwaine, Marie -Claireand label. After recording two albums in tributors," explains Jeff Burns, Emerson Sales with Monica comes out of sales. It is strictly a pro- Richard Seguin, Toubabou, the U.S. for Polydor, Ms. Mcllwaine GRT's national promotional man- Netupsky handling promotion; in motional function." L'Infonie, Craig Mathews and moved to Montreal where she re- ager, "you are not going to get the Alberta by the Calgary-based Tay- Recently English -band Camel Morning Haze, at their new offices corded her .first album for Kot'ai, same type of service you might get if lor, Pearson and Carson with Brian made an appearance in Calgary at 6375 Sherbrooke St. West in Mon- "The Real Ellen Mcllwaine" pro- you were dealing with your own Tucker in promotion; and in Mani- with Wishbone Ash and Dr. Hook treal. Kot'ai is distributed by United duced by Bill Cagnon, the leader of branch. The people are not partic- toba and Saskatchewan by Laurel and received a strong audience reac- Artists Records in Canada. popular Ville Emard Blues Band distributor, TPC, took from Quebec. Ms. Mcllwaine ularly working for you, they are Records with Glen Gore -Smith han- tion. GRT's Kot'ai, a word formed by combin- advantage of the situation in that recently became a Canadian citizen. working for the distributor and are dling promotion. ing two hexagrams of I Ching mean- and because of the avail- also dealing with three or four other GRT has their own branches in market ing "peace" and "revolution," was The label recently released an al- of a promotional budget, was record companies. To get priorities Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes ability the brainchild of both Nickford and bum by Toubabou led by French - able line up a number of promo- on your product is always difficult in which have always had their own to singer /songwriter Jesse Winchester, Canadian percussionist, Michel Se- According to this situation. For this reason I promotional budgets. tions for the band. and the initial concept was for the guin. The album was recorded be- fre- Burns, the album con- recently instigated a policy of paying Continues Burns: "There are band's label to release records by French fore 120,000 people at a French -cul- became the company's the promotional people at our West- quently records that happen in indi- sequently Canadian artists produced by Win- ture celebration known as selling album for two weeks for best chester. As the label evolved, the de- "Superfrancofete'" in Quebec City in whole country as a result of the the cision was made to concentrate on Aug. of 1974. in that area. promotional push the U.S. market rather than France As an offshoot of this system, The third album entitled "Recolte but it remains one of the few labels distributors now service the De Reyes," by Marie -Claire and From The Music Capitols GRT's which deal with both French and in market with product. Richard Seguin, who had formerly media each English artists in Canada. Formerly all promotion copies of been signed to WEA Music of Can- Of The World product was sent directly from the Nickford, who had spent seven ada, has been released by Kot'ai. head office in Toronto. years with Warner Bros., Quality Craig Mathews and Morning ords entitled Expectations" is TORONTO "Great "We are really advancing the dis- and Laval Records in Canada, Haze complete the label's roster. Gordon Lightfoot sold out seven not being stocked by some record tributor set -up," concludes Burns. signed rock-trio Mahogany Rush at Mathews has an album entitled "Ev- stores and rackjobbers in Canada straight concerts at Toronto's Mas- "Previously we were one company the outset, and secured American ery Road Leads Home" set for re- controversial sey Hall as well as an added mid- because of the highly out of four being handled by these distribution for the act through 20th lease in April, produced by Bill Gag- night concert the week beginning album jacket. It portrays a side view distributors and hoping that we were Century on the release of their first non and featuring pianist Ken Monday (17), representing a sale of of a young girl, obviously in the last getting our fair share of the market. album "Maxoom." The band's sec- Pearson and guitarist Robert Stan- stages pregnancy, holding a doll close to 22,115 tickets. His latest al- of Now we hope to get more than our ond album "Child Of The Novelty" ley. Morning Haze will have another bum "Cold On The Shoulder" sold which is looking at her bare belly fair share." bolstered the band's growing follow- single on the market shortly. 400,000 copies inter- fully revealed under her raised ing throughout North America and more than Up until December of 1974, in the first three weeks of dress. The band's first single from led to a renewed interest in "Max - nationally Kot'ai had been a one -man oper- release. the album is "What An Animal!" corn" which is currently climbing Valdy TVers For U.S. ation, and then Nickford hired Alex- The formed independent . Ken Tobias is on tour with the Billboard Top LP chart. The newly ander Sangowicz as administrator production company Snuggy Pro- in Ontario.... Tom Wilson, of the band's third album for 20th Century Set By U.K. Co. and Lucien Richard as comptroller. duction (and publishing affiliates Toronto -based booking agency is entitled "Strange Universe." Concept 376, has been named to the LONDON -Rocket Records' co- Mouse's Ear Music -CAPAC and In the early days, Nickford, whose At the Kot'ai party were Stan Ku- committee of Billboard's First Inter- owner John Reid has formed an in- Pan Golin Music -BMI) headed up finances were ailing, signed two acts lin, Allan Mathews and Keith Patten national Talent Forum to be held dependent company to develop and by Will Webster of the Toronto - that could be considered left- field- of United Artists; Juan Rodriquez of from June 4-7, 1975, at the Century produce films for American TV. The based Thunder Sound Studios, ex- ers: Willie Dunn, a Canadian -In- the Montreal Star; Bill Mann and Plaza Hotel in Los Angles.... Maria new outfit, named John Reid Pro- pects to announce U.S. label affil- dian singer and film maker and Herb Aranoff of the Montreal Ga- Muldaur will play a concert at Ham- ductions and based in the U.S., will iates in the near future for its first L'Infonie, one of Quebec's leading zette; Jesse Winchester; Bill Gag- ilton Place in April.... Larry Green, also export American -made pro- two acts, Goddo and Outlaw. ... avant -garde classical rock groups. non; Michel Seguin; and the label's the head of promotion of WEA Mu- grams to the U.K. and Europe. Fludd's debut album for Attic Rec- Both acts had albums released and roster of artists among others. sic of Canada, has just returned Heading it will be producer- direc- the LP entitled "Vol. 333" by Marshall Gaynes, who has been from a promotion trip of Western tor David Bell, three -time winner of went voted Kot'ai to work on pro- Canada. the U.K.'s SFTA film and television L'Infonie on to be the retained by top album of 1973 by a panel of motion for specific projects, flew in Copper Penny will support Blue awards. 20th Century, media people for Quebec. from Boston for the get -together. Swede in their May tour of Canada Output of the company is likely to Aquarius In which has so far had 19 dates con- include shows on tape and film of firmed with a tour finale at Ontario recording artists. Reid says "The Deal production company grew out of my Release Place on May 25. Copper Penny's Lighthouse Cuban Concert MONTREAL-Aquarius Records latest single for Capitol Records- concern for the way artists are has made an agreement with 20th EMI of Canada is "Disco Queen" presented on U.S. television, both TORONTO -Lighthouse, one of CITY -TV in Toronto. The band is Century Records in the U.S. for the produced by Harry Hinde.... Peter from the visual and aural points of Canada's most enduring bands, will negotiating the syndication rights release of the current single by the Donato makes his TV debut on view. perform at a free concert in the Ha- for the program with a number of Crescent Street Stompers entitled April 2 on CHEX in Peterborough. "Under the guidance of David vana University Square this sum- sponsors. "Judy Played The Jukebox" in that ... Babe Ruth did a free concert at Bell, we hope to present artists with mer. The Cuban government indi- From June 22-July 2 the band will country as well as all future releases Guelph University recently.... Su- the same meticulous attention to cates that close to 100,000 spectators be artists -in- residence at the Blue by the band. The deal was nego- pertramp, one of A &M's hottest quality which brought them their will attend the event. Mountain School of Contemporary tiated by Terry Flood and Daniel groups in Canada at the moment, current success in the recording and The concert will spawn a pilot Music near Collingwood, Ont. Lazare of Aquarius and Russ Regan will likely do four dates in Canada concert fields." film project conceived by the band, which for the first time is offering a of 20th Century. A number of Euro- on their 10 -date North American Bob Barclay and Dick Shonton, course in modern music which will pean labels have indicated interest tour in April.... GRT has put stock which will feature Lighthouse as the deal with all the technical aspects of in the band but no decision has yet of Shooter's current single "I Can host -band showing the group per- the music business including equip- been reached on a deal for overseas Dance" into the Detroit market be- forming in and featuring guest art- ment and sound systems; road crews distribution. cause of initial interest in the record International ists from various countries around and tour logistics; promotion and The Crescent Street Stompers by CKLW in Windsor. ... Toronto the world. Consent for the idea has marketing; composers rights; pub- have just completed the recording of band Brutus has been signed by Turntable already been received from the So- lishing and recording companies; a followup single to "Judy Played GRT. viet Union, France and Italy. They Continued from page 62 agents and managers; as well as The Jukebox" at the Tempo Studios Ian Thomas' current single is are now awaiting confirmation from practical experience in the rock 'n' in Montreal. "Julie" from his new album Mike Beaton has been promoted Red China. Negotiations with the roll and pop music forms. to managing director of all Euro- Soviet Union, Cuba and Red China April Wine, also on Aquarius, has "Delights." He recently completed a The band's record company, GRT newest album "Stand Western tour. Axe Rec- pean affairs for the Wes Farrell Or- were likely facilitated because of just had their Canada ... of Canada, will run an extensive with in excess of Gary and ganization. Beaton, who is based in Canada's continued strong diplo- Back" released ords has signed Fergus.... promotion campaign in the form of ini- as well as recording art- London, is responsible for the pro- matic relationships with these Com- 30,000 units being shipped out Dare, being a national contest with a winner motion and co- ordination of the munist countries. tially. "I Wouldn't Want To Lose ists for Axe Records, are also li- from each Canadian province being the first single from the censed pilots. Recently they were Chelsea label in Europe. Chelsea - The band has just completed its Your Love" offered a free scholarship to the fly Roxbury labels are distributed un- first TV Special at Moses Znaimer's album was top 10 in most markets chosen out of 500 pilots to the school and free transportation and the Chelsea logo through Pol - -TV studios. across Canada. The band is released commuter service between Ottawa der Toronto-based CITY accommodation for the term. on Big Tree in the U.S. and Montreal on the new STOL ydor for the world excluding the The one -hour color show, which was Ross Holloway has just had his flights. As they will only work for U.S. and Canada. Beaton's new re- filmed before a live audience and At the end of the two -week course, new single "Woman I Found A New four hours a day, 15 days a month, it sponsibilities will include acquisi- features interviews and a behind - Lighthouse and the musicians who Way" released by Aquarius as a fol- will give then more time for their tion of new talent, signing new the- scenes look at the band, is in the have attended the course will give lowup to his reasonably successful musical career. They are both living writers, negotiating administration final cutting stages and is scheduled free concerts for the people in the debut single "Mostly New Days." in Ottawa. MARTIN MELHUISH and co-publishing arrangements. for airing sometime in March on Collingwood area. www.americanradiohistory.com Capitol Canada MARCH 22 1975 SWEETWATER JUNO FEVER: THE CANADIAN AWARDS For the past six years Canada's be recognised for greatness in their ME, was evident from the residen- music industry magazine, RPM own country; and that the rest of tial status they attained on major Weekly, has presented achieve- the world will also recognise that easy -listening playlists from coast ... A SECOND DEBUT ment awards to the artists, song- greatness. She is a lady very much to coast. Suzanne is a seasoned Christopher Kearney's third album on Capitol is his first for Capitol. Re- writers, producers and record comin control of her own destiny. In television and stage performer, corded at his preferred leisurely pace with Lee de Carlo and Gene Martynec panies of this country for their spite of her easy-going way, she is with sometimes as many as six TV producing, "Sweetwater" is Christopher's first release under a new long- outstanding efforts and successes. fully aware of who she is and where appearances in a month. She has term Capitol contract. A single, RUNNIN' CHILD -written for him by Steely RPM's Juno Award (named after she is. Her determination to do also starred in her own 13 -week Dan's Fagen & Becker, has been mailed; and a promotional tape is being pre- the Greek goddess and to avoid any things the right way, her own way, is series of television specials. On pared featuring Christopher talking about and playing cuts from the album. confusion with the RPM Gold Leaf evident. Her candour is uncompro- stage, she has all the poise and ap- Awards for certified sales) has be- mised; her frankness has certainly peal of the major star she will surely ST(W2C CHRISTOPHER Af'fARMEY come a coveted prize in our indus- been responsible for more than a be, causing critics to predict that as try, and serves to increase our few white hairs on music and broad- Ginette Reno was the French Cana- awareness of each other's exertions cast industry heads. In many ways, dian star of the Sixties, "Suzanne on behalf of the talent we repre- Anne Murray has brought respect- Stevens will be the French Cana- sent. ability to the business of music. Her dian star of the Seventies." This year, for the first time, the honesty and loyalty to those who Justin Paige's nomination as Canadian public will be invited to deserve it are well -known. She has Most Promising New Male Artist join the festivities through a live lived up to her press -releases -a comes as no surprise to reviewer telecast of the proceedings on the rare feat these days." Victor Stanton, who predicted just CBC network, March 24th. The sev- Anne Murray is nominated again such an event in his column on the enth annual Juno Awards show will in 1975 as Canadian Female Artist "Justin Paige" LP. "I wouldn't be be a unique opportunity for Can- Of The Year. too surprised if it puts him firmly in ada's music business to reach out In the Most Promising category, contention for the Canadian record- and involve our widely- scattered Suzanne Stevens carries the Capitol ing industry's Juno Award as most population in an exciting and flour- colours among the female entrants. promising male vocalist of 1974," ishing aspect of its culture. Suzanne has already realised a writes Mr. Stanton, and continues: Everyone who subscribes to RPM good measure of her promise with "On record, Paige demonstrates a Weekly has a voice in the nomi- all four of her French language sin- vocal energy and range superior to nations and voting for the Junos, gles achieving chartdom through- a lot of singers of contemporary and that category includes retailers out the province of Quebec, includ- rock." and rackjobbers, radio people and ing a number one hit with LE record companies, concert promot- SOLEIL and a Top 10 rating with ers, members of the public and the her debut album, "En Route." artists themselves. The procedure involves a massive amount of tabu- lation, but at the same time it produces a very accurate cross -section of opinion. Capitol -EMI of Canada is strongly represented among this year's ANDRE PREVIN nominees, with Grammy Award winner Anne Murray earning nomi- During a three -day appearance one of the major conducting talents nations in three separate cate- with the Toronto Symphony last of his generation." gories. Her album "Love Song" month, Angel's ascendant star, In a programme that embraced - for which she won the Best Country Andre Previn, drew some well - Elgar's Cockaigne Overture and the The vocal energy of Justin Paige Vocal Performance Grammy -is a earned from press, Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. is matched only by his own physical bouquets the contender for the Bestselling Cana- causing Toronto's dedicated critics 1 (for which he was joined by Barry energy. The Justin Paige Show is dian Album award, and she is also Competing with Justin for the to overlook his colourful past and Tuckwell as soloist), Previn's read- booked solidly six nights a week for nominated as Female Country Art- same award is the renegade rocker see instead a brilliant future. Pre - ing of Rachmaninov's Second Sym- months ahead, and every night ist Of The Year. from the U.S., Bill King. King is vin, now in his sixth year as resident phony was singled out for the high- Paige gives the audience his explo- Anne Murray's first album, "This once again firmly established in his conductor of the London Symphony est praise: "To hear sive and kinetic all, exhausting any- Way Is My Way," was released in adopted home, Toronto, after a Orchestra, was embarking on a Rachmaninov's Second Symphony one who tries to keep pace. It's a Canada in November, 1969, and brief trip back across the border to North American tour which in- conducted by Previn is to think the two -way street, and without know- the very next year she won the Juno receive his amnesty. Although the cluded assignments with the Chi- better of it ... (he) gave the big, ing it the customers are repaying Award for Best Female Vocalist. She word 'new' does not do justice to a cago and Pittsburgh Symphonies. yearning themes plenty of room to his efforts by forming lines, six won the same award again in 1971, man who studied with Oscar Peter- The Toronto Star's William Littler breathe without letting them nights a week, outside the halls he and has held the title without iinter- son and whose credits include ar- led off for the defence with a piece sprawl. They were carefully shaped, plays. ruption ever since. Of course, her ranging for Janis Joplin as a mem- headed: "Andre Previn Proves A with the climaxes grandly yet never popularity became too great to be ber of her Kosmic Blues Band and Master Of The Podium" -"Surely blaringly capped.... Above all, he confined within these borders; but working as co- musical director for it's about time the court of opinion made of the symphony a positive she has always maintained her the Canadian production of Jesus ruled out -of -order all the extra- statement, giving an almost heroic home in this country, and has Christ Superstar, Bill King as a neous evidence about a Hollywood quality to its expression of long- singer and leader earned a permanent place in the /songwriter of his past and a glamourous marriage ing." Canadian heart for her refusal to be own band is certainly more than where Andre Previn is concerned, Andre Previn will return to the lured away like so many other major promising. His second Capitol al- and admitted instead the testi- continent later this year for a sec- talents. bum, "Dixie Peach," was released mony of our ears.... The man who ond tour which will see him con- last summer to impressive reviews led the Toronto Symphony in Mas- ducting in New York, Los Angeles and sales, and a second single, TOP sey Hall last night happens to be and Cleveland. DOLLAR MAN, has just been lifted from it to celebrate his return. Finally, in the Most Promising DISCS & DATES New Group stakes -the toast of Funny Lady, the new Barbra Show for CBC. He also stopped by Quebec, Capitol's Beau Dommage. Streisand film for which Arista owns at CKFH radio and recorded I.D.'s Pierre Bertrand, Michel Rivard, the soundtrack rights, is opening in for the station which is moving to Robert Leger, Real Desrosiers and Toronto on March 14th with Van- an all- country format.... Arista's Marie -Michele Desrosiers formed couver and Montreal premieres on Suzi Quatro, fresh from a tour with Beau Dommage in 1973, wrote and March 21st.... French Canadian Grand Funk and prior to. her tour recorded their first album during chanteuse, Karo, took a giant step with Alice Cooper is headlining in 1974, and became instant celebri- towards the wider audience when Calgary on March 29th following a ties upon its release in December. she presented her first English lan- date at the University of British Co- Now, three months later, the "Beau guage show at Montreal's Place lumbia in Vancouver on the 28th. Dommage" LP has qualified for an Bonaventure for two weeks at the Her single, YOUR MAMA WON'T RPM Gold Leaf Award. beginning of March. Her latest LIKE ME, has been mailed and is al- Four -fifths of the group was born single, SORRY GUYS, is her second ready stirring up maternal unrest in in Montreal. That is where they live, composition to be released en Ang- Canada. ... Newly- signed Arista Recently, Toronto's popular tele- and the city is what they sing about. lais.... Glen Campbell will perform group, Fallen Angels, recorded their vision interview show, City Lights, However, Suzanne Stevens' tal- And the people of the surrounding at the Canadian Western Rodeo in album at Nimbus 9 Studios in To- presented an hour -long discussion ent reaches far beyond the provin- province have responded in un- Edmonton for three days beginning ronto with Jack Richardson produc- between Anne and host, Brian Line- cial borders because she is also precedented fashion to their lively March 25th. ... Capitol country ing. The U.S. act is one of an in- han. His introductory remarks are fluently bilingual. The success of melodies and lyrical imagery. A star, Roy Drusky, was in Toronto creasing number taking the worth repeating here: "Anne Mur- her two English language singles, Gold Record with their first LP- last month to tape a Tommy Hunter Canadian connection to record. ray has proven that Canadians can HOUSE FULL OF WOMEN and PLAY now that's Promising! lAr1VFRTISFWIFNTI www.americanradiohistory.com 68

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fans and pull in those who were never attracted to the Spotlight "heavy" sound. Expect FM play. Best cuts: "One More Time," "The Crying Clown," "Baby, I Love Your Way," "Penny For Your Thoughts," "(I'll Give You) JIMI HENDRIX -Crash Landing, Reprise MS 2204 Money." (Warner Bros.) This is not another Hendrix repackage. JESSE COUN YOUNG- Songbird, Warner Bros. 2845. Dealers: Artist is currently touring U.S. Young has one of the most distinctive and haunting voices in These are part of the reported more than 600 hours of MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI, MCA2 No movie to help pop, and on this strong LP he once again showcases his fine tape rediscovered several years back, recorded in 1969- -8007. along this fine of oldies from vocals, excellent songs and mixes an acoustic oriented 70 with Billy Cox, Buddy Miles and several others. What things time, but this collection we find is the period re- created in the movie and the introductions from backup with some tasteful horns to add a bit more variety here some of the most powerful material yet heard Wolfman Jack ought to be enough to make this another hit than usual. One of the few artists who does not make a great from this superb guitarist /vocalist /writer, with LP. The proved one of effort to "keep up with the times" and does not have to. Basi- most of the cuts falling into the soul and blues vein. original LP eventually the better selling years, cally, he is one of those timeless performer /stylists who will Emotional, sharp, brilliant guitar work is the unquestion- soundtracks of the past several and the choice of mate- able highlight here, with oil rial here is every bit as good. Artists represented include the always have a place among pop fans. Songs are stronger here the kind of vocals most us early Carole King, Dion & The Belmonts, the Kingsmen, Plat- than on his last album, especially on some of the country and remember as the true Hendrix coming in a close second. As mentioned, this is primarily and blues, ters, Little Eva, Crows, Little Richard, Brenda Lee, Cadillacs, uptempo oriented cuts. With a strong push, this could be his soul but the Buddy Holly, biggest LP to date. songs should appeal to one and all among Hendrix fans. Larry Williams and Betty Everett. Best cuts: "Songbird," "Daniel," "Josianne," "Again," Just as important, there is a whole new generation of Best cuts: On a set like this, choose your own. Dealers: "'Til You Come Back Home Again," "Sugar Babe." record buyers that does not really know the artists, and Good chance to merchandise this double set with is a way to In no way a the original soundtrack. Cover style is the same. Dealers: Young has a strong core of fans reaching back to the this perfect introduce them. folk days of the early '60s. Use color cover shot of him in con- "ripoff," this is genuine Hendrix at the peak of his crea- cert for display advantage. tive ability. Best cuts: "Somewhere Over The Rainbow," "Crash NILSSON -Duit On Mon Dei, RCA APL1 -0817. Harry Landing," "Peace In Mississippi" (possibly the most Sounds as if he took off to the Caribbean to record this set, emotional instrumental ever heard from Hendrix), filled with steel drums all the way through. The steel drums "Stone Free Again," "Captain Coconut." are only a part of the picture, however, for Harry has come up Dealers: Make it very clear these are recordings of with his most listenable album in several years, filled with the WAR, CURTIS MAYFIELD, KOOL & THE GANG, GLADYS limi at his best, not a tossed together LP. Ì kind of humor he handles best, a cast of all stars including KNIGHT & THE PIPS, JIMMY WITHERSPOON-The Black Kieft Voorman, Doug Diller, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Van Dyke Caucus, Chess CH 60037. Recorded last September in Mary- Parks and Bobby Keys, Plenty of short cuts, the most consist- ROBERTA FLACK -Feel Like Making' Love, Atlantic SD land, this excellent live set serves up a sampling of the best ent vocals Nilsson has come up with in a long time and a 18131. Long awaited LP from the lady who is quite possi- of each of the headline artists involved, including a 14 min- return to the genre of earnest zaniness that so many love in bly the most important pop stylist to emerge in the past ute jazz jam from Kool & The Gang, good vocalizing from May- the artist. FM play a certainty and don't be surprised at some five years. One of those rare artists who cannot be cate- field and fine work from all the others on this super guest star AM action. gorized, as she appeals to the rock, MOR, soul, jazz and LP. Six cuts, with each star getting a turn. One marvelous Best cuts: "Down By The Sea," " Kojak Columba," "Turn blues elements of music fans. A wise mix here of ballads highlight is Jimmy Witherspoon's six -minute version of "Goin' Out The Light," "What's Your Sign" (a delightful satirical look and uptempo cuts, long cuts and more commercially ac- Down Slow." at most insignificant question of the day), "Home." cepted lengths. Almost perfect vocals throughout, me- Best cuts: Take your pick. Dealers: Strange cover shot in the Nilsson tradition. lodic instrumentals and a fine flow from cut to cut. High- Dealers: Plain cover tells it all. light is a 121/2 minute version of Stevie Wonder's "I Can GRINDERSWfTCH -Macon Tracks, Capricorn CP 0150 EDDIE HARRIS -I Need Some Money, Atlantic SD 1669. Al- See The Sun In Late December" that shifts from a superb (Warner Bros.). More Southern rock from the Phil Wanden though Harris has always had a penchant for experimenting pop song to a jazz piece with no effort at all and nothing stable, and this is some of the most impressive to come out of with music, he has sometimes missed the commercial mar- lost in the transition. One of the most marvelously con- the Capricorn fold. The band mixes in the disctinct Macon ket. With this new record, he should have that new -found ac- trolled vocals in pop today, always apparently ready to sound with country and blues. Lead singer Dru Lombar has a ceptance in the soul and disco markets. Some of the tunes break out of that control but never doing so. Production voice perfectly suited to the type of music the band does, and are great dance numbers and feature an array of different in- by Rubina Flake (resumably Ms. Flack) is excellent. Hard the dual lead guitars of Lombar and Larry Howard work well struments including guitorgan, reed trumpet, electronic to believe she is outdoing her last LP, but this set should throughout, sounding at times remarkably like the Allman rhythm machine and many other interesting inventions. mark her as one of the landmark performers of the '70's. Brothers. A load of possible singles here, with the music as Bat cuts: "Need Some Money," "Get On Down," "I Don't Best cuts: "I Wanted It Too," "I Can See The Sun In unpretentious as it is good. The rockers and the blues tinged Want Nobody," "That's It." Late December," "Feel Like Makin' Love," "Mr. Magic," material work best and while the sound does come close to Dealer: Eddie Harris is extremely well -known in the jazz "She's Not Blind," "Old Heartbreak Top 10." the Allman's at times, it is not close enough to be annoying. market, ') expose him in both the soul and jazz areas. Dealers: A true superstar. Just give the LP exposure Highly skillful, highly commercial and apparently bound for and it will sell itself. AM and FM play. Best cuts: "Mail Train Blues," "Put It All In Today," JUSTIN HAYWARD & JOHN LODGE -Blue Jays, Thresh- "Happy Like Me," "Let The Southwind Blow," "The Best I old, THS 14 (London). The Moody Blues have officially Can," "Pickin' The Blues." disbanded, but you won't be able to convince anyone `Country Dealers: Group is currently on tour. who listens to this set put together by two of the driving forces behind the group. Cut with a symphony orchestra, JERRY LEE LEWIS- Boogie Woogie Country Man. Mercury LOU REED -Live, RCA APL1 -0959. Reed has recorded one the album brings back memories of the "Nights In White 1 -1030. Lewis is reunited with his producer of old, Jerry Ken- live LP before, "Rock 'N' Roll," "Animal," which did quite Satin" days, with smooth, flowing cuts, powerfully sooth- nedy, after a two -year departure, and the result is a happy well, and this set is just as well done and just as power ing production and solo and harmony vocals that are one. Starting off with his recent hit single, he mixes the old packed. Mixing in some of his "greatest hits" with some reminiscent of the best of the Moodies. To be honest, and new again, but always with the style which had made him equally well done but lesser known material, Reed and a band famous. there is not a great difference here between the overall that includes heavy metal experts Dick Wagner and Steve sound of the duo and that of the Moodies -and the Bat cuts: "I'm Still Jealous Of You," "A Little Peace and Hunter serve up a fine show, cut at the Academy of Music in Moodies we're one of the biggest groups in pop history. To Harmony," "(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You," New York which is home territory for the artist. As is the case be fair to Hayward and Lodge, however, they have done and the title song. with most Reed efforts, FM play should be the main outlet A as a pair what was previously done as a group. Dealers: mixture of everything for everybody here. here. Expect immediate FM play (response is already strong). Best cuts: "Walk On The Wild Side," "Vicious," "I'm Wait- ROY ROGERS -Happy Trails To You. 20th Century 467. Roy Best cuts: "The Morning," "My Brother," "Nights, ing For The Man," "Sad Song." brings back the "western" to the old C &W, and it's a nos- Winters, Years," "I Dreamed Last Night," "Maybe," Dealers: Good chance to expose Reed and Velvet Under- talgia trip for his old film fans as well as a treat for those now "Who Are You Known." ground catalog. And another strange Reed cover should help discovering the sort of thing he made famous. Some great Dealers: Let the consumers know who this duo is and display. tunes, including one of the finest medleys heard in a long you've got a super seller on your hand. while. GOLDEN EARRING -Switch, MCA 2139. Dutch rockers who Best cuts: "A Very Fine Lady," Medley of "On The Old scored with smash "Radar Love" single some months back Spanish Trail," "Along the Navajo Trail," and "Blue Shadows comes back with their second LP for the label, another exer- On the Trail." cise in controlled hard rock filled with strong instrumental TOMMY -Original Soundtrack, Polydor PD 2-9502. Dealers: With nostalgia at a peak, this is a winner. breaks, particularly the guitar solos. Strong vocals for the The obvious first question upon seeing this LP is how most part, especially on the cuts that allow for harmony sing- many helpings of Pete Townshend's classic rock opera FREDDY HART- Greatest Hits. Capitol 11374. Here is an- ing. Some interesting instrumental backup from strings and can the public take? Well, the answer in this case is cer- other of those collections of the best, most of which are from horns fits in well, with the set on the whole being a better tainly one more. Arrangements and production here are the very recent past. Each has been a big record for him, and balanced effort than the last time around. Group is one of the both quite different from the Who's original LP and the Capitol has put together an outstanding package. better exponents of the basic rock sound that has made such stage version that came out a bit over a year ago. With an Best cuts: "Easy Loving," "My Hang Up Is You," and "If a strong comeback over the past year. Several possible sin- exceptionally strong cast that includes Who lead singer You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There.)" gles here and lots for the FM stations to work with. Roger Daltrey as Tommy, the rest of the Who, Elton John, Dealers: This is the sort of package which sells, especially Best cuts: "Love Is A Rodeo," "The Switch," "Kill Me (Ce Ann -Margret, Tina Turner, Arthur Brown, Oliver Reed and to his followers. Soir)" (the current single), "Tons Of Time," "Troubles & Has- Eric Clapton, this lavishly produced version of the opera JERRY WALLACE- Greatest Hits. MGM 4990. Another in sles." (Townshend handled production) should do just as well the same general mold, and taking the best of everything is

Dealers: Group due in country soon. Cover is an unusual as its predecessors. include - Musicians the likes of Clap skimming the cream from a very fine crop. Wallace is an out- one. ton, Townshend, parts of the Who and Faces, Elton John standing singer, and here again is a collection of those songs MAGGIE BELL -Suicide Sal, Swan Song SS 8412 (Atlantic). and his band members. An entirely new interpretation of which have done so well for him. the work and one deserving Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label is three for three so far (Zep- of special attention. Best cuts: "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry," "To Get To pelin, Bad Company, Pretty Things) and there is no reason Best cuts: "Christmas," "Acid Queen," "Cousin You," "In the Misty Moonlight." why Ms. should not become four. Britain's premier fe- Kevin," "Pinball Wizard," "I'm Free," "Sally Simpson," Bell Dealers: Once more, a package that's hard to refuse. male blues belter dishes out her usual excellent blues sound, "We're Not Gonna Take It." LLOYD GREEN-Steel Rides. Monument 33368. The man who but also offers some changes, including straight rockers, a Dealers: Movie is going to get mammoth exposure, nostalgic sounding cut and some pretty ballad type numbers. and two disk jacket is deluxe design. lifted the steel guitar from a back -up status to a solo instrument through style and technique has done it Here Highlight, of course, is the powerful and emotional vocals of again. he has a mixture of and pop, old and new, Ms. Bell, one of the few singers today who can scream while country but always with class and uniqueness. retaining an element of control to her voice. Comparisons to Best cuts: "Canadian Janis Joplin surfaced during her first solo effort and should Sunset," "San Antonio Rose," "Cry- ing Time." lessen here. Commercialism and quality here, a rare pairing (Continued on page 70) indeed. Expect AM and FM play. Best cuts: "Wishing Well," "I Was In Chains," "If You PETER FRAMPTON- Frampton, A &M SP -4512. Frampton, shows a more melodic side. The flash guitar work is still here, Spotlight -the most outstanding of the week's releases; picks -pre- Don't Know," "Comin' On Strong," "Hold On," "It's Been So once of the Herd and Humble Pie, has become one of the but it's a bit more tasteful than previous efforts. The vocals dicted for the top half of the chart in the opinion of the reviewer; recommended- predicted to hit the chart among the lower half posi- Long.' more popular British singer /guitarists in the past few years, are more controlled and the resulting impression is that tions or other albums of superior quality; review editor: Bob Kirsch; Dealers: Lady drew rave reviews on first tours here and is best known for his special brand of metallic attack. There's Frampton spent more time preparing for this album than he reviewers: Eliot Tiegel, Nat Freedland, Claude Hall, Bill Williams, due back soon. somewhat of a change in store here, however, as the artist has for his others. The changes work. He should keep his old Jim Melanson, is Horowitz, Bob Kirsch, Jim Fishel.

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NEW YORK CITY -Got To Get You Back In My Life (4:10); pro- DAVID WILLS -From Barrooms To Bedrooms (2:33); producer: Thom Bell; writers: Sherman Marshall -Phillip Pugh; ducers: Charlie Rich & Sy Rosenberg; writers: David Wills, Sy publisher: Mighty Three, BMI. Chelsea 3010. Rosenberg; Double R (ASCAP); Epic 8- 50070. Charlie Rich and his manager team up with their young discovery to pull a RHODES, CHALMERS & RHODES -Out Of My Mind (3:07); hit single from the Epic album. The fellow is obviously on his producer: Rick Hall; writer: Paul Anka; publisher: Spanka, way. Flip: No info available. BMI. Warner Bros. 8085.

JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A Country Boy (2:47); pro- KOOL & THE GANG-Spirit Of The Boogie (3:15); produc- JIMMY RUFFIN -What You See (Ain't Always What You Get) ducer: Milton Okun; writer: Sommers; publisher: Cherry ers: R. Bell and Kool & The Gang; writers: R. Bell -D. Boyce - (3:21); producer: Jimmy Ruffin; writers: M. Bailey -B. Sigler; ROY CLARK -You're Gonna Love Yourself In The Morning Lane, ASCAP. RCA 1H- 10239. Already on the Hot 100 at 82 Kool & The Gang; publishers: Delightful /Gang, BMI. De -Lite publisher: Gamble Huff, BMI. Chess 2168 (GRT). (2:41); producer: Jim Foglesong; writer: Donnie Fritts; Com- with this live, hoedown type cut, Denver should receive an 1567 (Pickwick). The group that never seems to miss the top SATYR -Free And Easy (2:54); producers: Meco Monardo, bine (BMI); ABC -Dot 17545. A fine cut from his latest album, equal amount of pop and country play here. Usual goodtimey of the soul charts and generally makes a creditable showing Tony Bongiovi and Jay Ellis; writer: Casey Spencer; publisher: which had a lot of potential singles. Clark is a stylist, one with Denver cut, but the uptempo style is a good change of pace. in pop comes up with the closest sound to "Jungle Boogie" El Bomo, BMI. RCA JH- 10226. class, and he delivers again. Flip: Roy Clark & Buck Trent - LP it was culled from is in the top 10. since their monster hit with that disk. Expect top disco action "Banjoy." Producer: same; writers: Clark & Trent; Otter Creek as always. Some interesting jazz riffs in the background on GORDON LIGHTFOOT -Rainy Day People (2:45); producer: (BMI). this disk. Lenny Waronker; writer: G. Lightfoot; publisher: Moose, CAPAC. Reprise 1328 (Warner Bros.). Pulled from his current BOBBY WOMACK -Check It Out (3:10); producer: Bobby LP, which is already moving rapidly up the charts, the veteran Womack; writer: B. Womack; publishers; Unart/Bobby Wo- JOHN DENVER -Thank God I'm A Country Boy (2:47); pro- singer /songwriter comes up with a smooth, country flavored mack, BMI. United Artists XW621 -X. Strongest record for vet- FirsElimeAround ducer: Milton Okun; writer: Sommers; Cherry Lane (ASCAP); ballad that is the most commercial disk he's released in some eran soul /pop star in a long while with this fine rocker. Pow- RCA 10239. Anyone who doubts that Denver is a country boy THE HEADHUNTERS time. Usual good Lightfoot words. Expect country as well as erful, rough Womack vocals against a powerful instrumental -God Make Me Funky (2:48); produc- need only listen to this hand -clapping, almost traditional ers: David Rubinson & Friends and Herbie PoP Play. arrangement highlighted by soaring horn riffs. Expect some Hancock; writers: style of country. It's from his album. The one surprise is that pop crossover here. B. Maupin -B. Summers -P. Jackson -M. Clark -B. McKnight; multitalented Milt Okun, with all his academic background, TAVARES -My Ship (3:26); producers: Dennis Lambert & publisher: Cigum, BMI. Arista 0115. Herbie Hancock's could come up with something so basic in production. More Brian Potter; writers: D. Lambert -B. Potter; publishers: ABC/ DENISE LaSALLE -My Brand On You (2:55); producer: backup band steps out on their own with this excellent mix of power to him. Flip: No info available. Dunhill & One Of A Kind, BMI. Capitol 4010. Capitol flips "Re- Crajon Ent.; writer: D. LaSalle; publishers: Ordena /Bridge- soul and jazz. Fine instrumentals, as would be expected, with member What I Told You To Forget," which is already in the port, BMI. 20th Century/Westbound 5004. Always interesting a good, repetitive chorus as well. top 10 of the soul listings and the result is a pop /soul /disco lady arrives at a hit formula here with this rocking cut with a CHARLEY PRIDE -I Ain't All Bad (2:53); producer: not oriented rocker that should break these five singing brothers fine story line and basic instrumental track powered by organ CHRISTOPHER BOND -A Good Love (2:37); producer: C. listed; writer: Johnny Duncan; Roz Tense (BMI): RCA 10236. once and for all in the pop field. Excellent lead and harmony and horns. Should move her right back to the top of the soul Bond; writer: C. Bond; publisher: Fox Fanfare, BMI. Discreet Another in the long list of hits by Pride. The unusual thing is singing and tailor made for pop play. listings. 1329 (Warner Bros.). Good soul cut with staccato style vocals that no producer is listed, and it comes from his own Dallas - and title repeated throughout. Low key vocals work well. based publishing company, a sharp departure from the past. Watch for primarily soul action here. recommended recommended Flip: No info available.

CRYSTAL GAYLE- Beyond You (2:36); producer: Allen RICHARD TORRANCE AND EUREKA-Don't Let Me Down BETTY WRIGHT -Where Is The Love (2:45); producers: W. Reynolds; writers: B. Gatzimos /C. Gail; Stonehill (BMI); UA Again A (2:31); producer: Manx Production; writer: L. Buck- Clarke, H.W. Casey & R. Finch; writers: H.W. Casey -R. Finch - 14963. She has done so many outstanding records lately that ingham; publishers: Donna Marta /Pogo Logo /Buckingham W. Clarke -B. Wright; publisher: Alston 3713 (T.K.). people are starting to forget her as somebody's sister, and Nixs, ASCAP. Shelter 40374 (MCA). Easy Listening thinking of her on her own. And well they might. She has it all, and gets better each time out. Flip: No info available.

LEA ROBERTS -All Right Now (3:00); producers: Denny RICK DERRINGER On Sloopy (3:06); Rick -Hang producer: Diante & Spencer Proffer; writers: P. Rodgers -A. Fraser; pub- ANDY WILLIAMS -Cry Softly (3:12); producer: Billy Sher- Derringer; writers: B. Russell-W. Farrell; publishers: Wren/ rill; writers: B. -B. lisher: Irving, BMI. United Artists XW626 -X. Killen Sherrill -G. Sutton; publishers: Tree/ recommended Mellin, BMI. Blue Sky Z58 2755 (CBS). Algee, BMI. Columbia 3-10113. Pulled from current LP, this Nashville recorded cut is handled in the best Williams tradi- BUCK OWENS -41st Street Lonely Hearts Club (2:24); pro- tion, with his soft vocals and distinctive styling. Expect start ducer Buck Owens; writer: J. Shaw, D. Knutson; Blue Book JIMMY BUFFETT -A Pirate Looks At Forty (3:27); producer: GWEN McCRAE- Rockin' Chair (3:16); producers: Steve in the easy listening area, with some crossover possible. (BMI); Capitol 4043. Don Gant; writer: Jimmy Buffett; publisher: ABC /Dunhill, Alaimo, Willie Clarke & Clarence Reid; writers: C. Reid -W. DAVID RODGERS -It Takes a Whole Lotta [ivin' In a House BMI. ABC /Dunhill 15029. Clarke; publisher: Sherlyn, BMI. Cat 1996 (T.K. Productions). (2:37); producer: Pete Drake; writer: Gary Paxton; Brushape (BMI); UA 15124. LARRY GATLIN -Penny Annie (4:32); producer; Fred Foster; BARRY MANN -Nothing Good Comes Easy (2:46); producers: ANN PEEBLES-Beware (3:00); producer: Willie Mitchell; writer: Larry Gatlin; First Generation (BMI); Monument

Terry Melcher and Bruce Johnston; writers: Cynthia Weil - writers: Earl Randle -Darryl Carter; publisher: Jec, BMI. Hi 5N- 88643. Barry Mann; publishers: Summerhill Songs /Screen Gems -Co- 2284 (London). J.J. CALE -I Got The same Old Blues (2:57); producer: Audie NARVEL FELTS -Reconsider Me (3:27); producer: Johnny lumbia, BMI. RCA JH10230. Ashworth; writer: J.J. Cale; Audigram (BMI); Shelter 40386. Morris; writers: Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith; Shelby Single- BOBBY BORCHERS- Revelation (3:17); producer: Ron ton (BMI); ABC -Dot 17549. His first release for the label is Chancey; writer: Bobby Braddock; Tree (BMI); ABC 12075. unquestionably the greatest thing he's done yet. He sings BARBARA MASON -Shackin Up (3:20); producers: J.B.P. & SARAH JOHNS -Glory, Tennessee (3:35); producer: Jack JACKSON BROWNE- Fountain Of Sorrow (4:37); producer: with fervor, with feeling, and ability, and sparks new life into Don Davis; writer: J. Avery; publisher: Groovesville, BMI. Bud - Johnson; writers: Don Goodman, Paul Harrison; Charlie not listed; writer: Jackson Browne; publisher: Benchmark, an old number. Flip: No info available. dah -N. ASCAP. Asylum 45242. 459 Feldman; Screen Gems -Columbia; RCA 10203. TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD & ANDRA WILLIS -Baby (2:57); producer: Steve Stone; writer: Ray Griff; Blue Echo (ASCAP); Capitol 4044. Ford seems to get better as days go by, and Picks -a top 30 chart tune in the opinion of the review panel which MARK LINDSAY -Photograph (3:15); producer: Eirik The Nor- K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND -Get Down Tonight (3:06); pro- here he teams with another talent for an exceptionally good voted for the selections published this week; recommended -a tune wegian Wangberg; writer: S. Flint; publisher: Sheljac, BMI. ducers: H.W. Casey & R. Finch; writers: H.W. Casey -R. Finch; duet. It's the Ray Griff hit, well in the country field. Flip: No predkted to land on the Hot 100 between 31 and 100. Review editor Columbia 3- 10114. publisher: Sherlyn, BMI. T.K. 1009. info available. -Bob Kirsch.

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Continued page from 68 derson plays controlled on side one; more open and frenzied, Best cuts: "Kitty Sittin' Pretty," "Anytime," "Forever," refreshing things to come from the latest era of disco revitali- more wavering on the flip. Oscar Brashear on trumpet offers "Feeling This Way," "Sweet Dealers: Instrumentals, especially those of this calibre, are Sugar Thing." zation. some fine and involved solos when space is laid out for him in Best cuts: "Hi- Jack," "Mad Love," "Susie Wong," "Fly moving well. Dealers: In -store display and in -store play are a must for the arrangement. The title tune with its rolling bass lines and good sales. Away," "Funky Baby." brooding tenor lines is augmented by sharp percussive Dealers: Cover is unusual to say the least. sounds. Julian Priester, Hadley Caliman and George Duke all KEITH MOON -Two Sides Of The Moon, Track 2136 (MCA), JOURNEY, Columbia PC 33388. Yet another band with sound like they're having a South of the border good time. The Who's frenetic drummer takes the solo plunge here and prominent members, this So's Henderson. time in the form of drummer Ayns- comes up with a set that is likely to surprise everyone -the ley Dunbar and former Santana members Neal Schon and Best cuts: "Canyon Lady," "Tres Palabras," "All Things Con- man is a better than average singer who has come up with a Gregg Rolle. The music is heavily sidered" (with some indepth brass work). leaning toward guitar a la good, fun filled album. Helped by the likes of Joe Walsh, Rick Santana, but the group still retains its own style Dealers: LP crosses over from jazz to the Latin -jazz field and could Nelson, Flo & Eddie, Fanny, Jesse Ed Davis, Dick Dale, Bobby make a dent in the charts. Three of the eight tunes are fine - NAT ADDERLEY -Double Exposure, Prestige P -10090 easily. Keys, Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson and surrounded by sounding instrumentals. (Fantasy). Singer- cornetist- rhythm player: they all describe booming productions and arrangements. Moon moves Best cuts: "Of A Lifetime," "In The Morning Day," "To- Nat who shines in all three categories herewith. He sings on through an entertaining set of oldies, surf songs, Beatle paz," "Conversations," "Mystery Mountain." three tunes, each offering a different inflection and mood. tunes, a couple of new cuts and even a Who song. Moon's Dealers: Let buyers know the group's personnel. The band is a first -rate team effort utilizing brother Cannon- name will gather initial attention for the set, but the sheer ball on two cuts plus such Adderley group associates as LARRY HENLEY -Piece A Cake, Capricorn CP 0152 (Warner fun in the set (as well as a few serious cuts) is infectious bassist Walter Booker, drummer Roy McCurdy plus Bros.). Former Newbeat member, who has George enough to carry the LP, be it by the Who's drummer or not. been busy writing Duke on electric and acoustic piano and synthesizer. There and producing for the past few years, comes up with an ex- Best cuts: "Don't Worry Baby," "One Night Stand," "The are other instrument changes plus horns, strings and back- d tremely versatile solo effort mixing pop ballads, rockers and Kids Are Alright," "Tennage Idol," "In My Life," "Together." ground singers which all add up to a respectable production. some excellent disco oriented soul cuts. Henley has an adapt- Dealers: Moon is a familiar name to a decade fans. Nat has yet to really break through on his own, so this LP of rock able voice that suits all the musical genres he chooses to in- First Time Around Place in Who section as well as his own. carries that potential. dulge in and the powerful string and horn based arrange- Best cuts: "Watermelon Man" (done in a slow, shouting ments augment rather than overpower the vocals. Vocal and blues fashion), "59 Go And Pass" and " "Traffic." KOKOMO- Columbia PC 33442, This effort does this Brit- BARRABAS, Atco SD 36 -110 (Atlantic). Eight -piece Span- instrumental aid on the LP from Fallenrock (who Henley pro- Dealers: Jazz fans know of Nat through his association ish soul band just fine. Tugging on the coat tails of AWB, this ish vocal /instrumental group comes up with an LP tailor duces). Expect FM play here, particularly on the rockers, with his brother and their band. group should prove to be a monster with its five vocalists and made for the discos with double lead vocals, a soulful Latin which work better for the most part than the story songs. slick soulful sound. Former Grease Band members Neil Hub- rock instrumentation and backup vocals that should make Best cuts: "Love Junkie" (a disco effort), "I'll Come Run- JOE HENDERSON- Canyon Lady, M Milestone -9057 (Fan- bard and Alan Spenner are in the group and it would not be the set an automatic disco smash. Not strictly soul, strictly ning Back To You," "Rock & Roll Me A Number" (a mix of tasy). Tenorman Henderson is having an affair with Latin mu- surprising to find this group at the top of the charts in the Latin or strictly anything else, but a unique mixture that country and disco), "Playground." sic. The first side is all Latin oriented and flavored. Side two is very near future. While two of the tunes are soul standards, should establish the band as more than a disco only group Dealers: Henley is not known to average consumer, so play very rich with spice but with some added ingredients. Hen- the other seven are group originals. and should pull in soul and pop radio play. One of the more in store.

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48 4 L-O-V-E (Love) -AI Green 46 -Carole King 18 MY EYES ADORED YOU- Frankie Valli 68 12 NIGHTINGALE (Willie Mitchell), A. Green, W. Mitchell, M. Hodges, (Lou Adler), C. King, D. Palmer, Ode 66106 (ABM) SGC (Bob Crewe). B. Crewe, K. Nolan, Private Stock 45003 SGC Hi 2282 (London) SGC 69 70 4 LEONA -Wet Willie 3 12 LADY MARMALADE - LaBelle 49 5 LONG TALL GLASSES (I Can Dance) -Leo 1. Hall, 1. Hall, Capricorn 0224 (Warner Bros.) Nolan), 8-50048 (Columbia) SGC (Tom Dowd), WBM (Allen Toussaint, B. Crewe, K. Epic (Adam Faith, David Courtney), L. Sayer, Warner Bros. 8043 Sayer WBM

74 4 THE PILL Loretta Lynn 5 10 LOVIN' YOU- Minnie Riperton 44 5 THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE Pt. 1 -Jimmy Castor Bunch 70 - (Owen Bradley). L. Allen, D. McHan, T.D. Bayless, MCA 40358 (Scorbu Prod.), M. Riperton, R. Rudolph, (Jimmy Castor. 1. Pruitt), J. Castor, 1. Pruitt, Atlantic 3232 HAN Epic 850057 (Columbia) SGC 17 14 TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN 71 34 10 NEVER LET HER GO -David Gates (David Gates), D. Gates. Elektra 45223 SGC 1 14 BLACK WATER - Doobie Brothers (Alle Porte Del Sole) -Al Martino (Ted Templeman), P. Simmons, Warner Bros. 8062 WBM (Peter De Angelis), Pace, Panieri, Dilat, Conti, Newell. Bowie Capitol 3987 BB 84 2 YOUNG AMERICANS -David 4 9' - HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN (Tony Visconti), D. Bowie, RCA 10152 38 20 9 MY BOY -Elvis Presley MELLOW - Olivia Newton -John (B. Martin, P. Coulter, C. Francois, J.P. Bourtayre), B. Martin, 93 3 SHAVING CREAM -Benny Bell (John Farrar), J. Farrar, MCA 40349 WBM RCA 10191 SGC (Benny Bell), B. Bell, Vanguard 35133 SGC

8 9 EXPRESS -B. T. Express 47 7 JACKIE BLUE -Ozark Mountain Daredevils 87 2 AUTOBAHN- Kraftwerk (Jett Lane), B.T. Express, Roadshow 7001 (Scepter) SGC (Glyn Johns. David Anderle), L. Lee, S. Cash, AIM 1654 WBM (Ralf Hutter, Florian Schneider), Vertigo 203 (Phonogram) CHA

12 11 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL -Joe Cocker 40 43 8 WOLF CREEK PASS -C.w. McCall 86 2 BEER BARREL POLKA /DICK AND JANE -Bobby Vinton (Jim Price), B. Preston, B. Fisher, J. Webb, A &M 1641 TMK (Don Sears, Chip Davis), W. Fries, L.F. Davis) MGM 14764 SGC (Bob Morgan). Brown, Timm, Vejvoda /D. Blackwell, ABC 12056 11 12 POETRY MAN - Phoebe Snow 41 21 16 PICK UP THE PIECES- Average White Band -Odia Coates (Dino Airali), P. Snow, Shelter 40353 (MCA) SGC (Aril Mardin), R. Ball, H. Stuart, Average White Band, -76 83 4 SHOWDOWN Hall), 1. Lynn, United Artists 601 Atlantic 45 -3229 WBM (Rick B-3 14 7 NO NO SONG /SNOOKERO0 -Ringo Starr McCrae (Richard Perry). H. Axton, D. Jackson, Apple 1880 (Capitol) SGC 53 4 IT'S A MIRACLE -Barry Manilow 77 42 9 I GET LIFTED - George (Barry Manilow, Ron Dante), B. Manilow, M. Panzer Arista 0108 SGC (H.W. Casey, R. Finch), H.W. Casey, R. Finch TK 1007 SGC 10 10 16 DON'T CALL US, WE'LL 43 26 10 ROLL ON DOWN THE 78 45 16 YOU'RE NO GOOD -Linda Ronstadt Corbeta CALL YOU-Sugarloaf/Jerry (Peter Asher), C. Ballard Jr, Capitol 3990 HAN HIGHWAY-Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Frank Slay), J. Corbefta, 1. Carter, Claridge 402 B-3 (Randy Bachman), C.F. Turner, R. Bachman, Mercury 73656 (Phonogram) SGC 79 82 5 ANGEL (What In The World's 35 3 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM -Elton lohn Band (Gus Dudgeon), E. lohn, B. Taupin, MCA 40364 MCA Come Over US)- Atlanta Rhythm Section 55 2 HE DON'T LOVE YOU (Like I Love You) -Tony Or- (Buddy Buie), Buie, Nix, Bailey. Polydor 14262 HAN 12 6 15 LADY -Styr lando 8 Dawn (John Ryan For Chicago Kid Prod.), D. De Young, (Hank Medress, Dave Appel)), 1. Butler. C. Carter, 80 81 BUMP ME BABY, Part 1- Dooley Silverspoon Wooden Nickel 10102 (RCA) WBM C. Mayfield. Elektra 45240 (Sonny Casella), S. Casella. Cotton 636 (Arista)

45 31 8 PART OF THE PLAN -Dan Fogelberg 13 15 11 SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company SHAKEY GROUND -Temptations (Joe Walsh), D. Fogelbery, Epic 8 -50055 (Columbia) SGC (Sylvia), S. Robinson, Vibration 532 (All Platinum) SGC (Jeffrey Bowen. Berry Gordy), J. Bowen. E. Hazel, A. Boyd, Gordy 7142 (Motown) SGC 56 6 WANNA LEARN A LOVE SONG -Harry Chapin 18 11 SAD SWEET DREAMER -Sweet Sensation (Paul Leka), H. Chapin, Asylum 45236 WBM (Tony Hatch, Des Parton), D. Parton, Pye 71002 (ATV) MCA ii:10*I THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY -John Denver (Milton Okun, Kris O'Connor), Sommers, RCA 10239 57 3 TANGLED UP IN BLUE -Bob Dylan 19 10 AM LOVE Part 1 & Jackson 5 2- (Bob Dylan), B. Dylan, Columbia 3.10106 WBM (Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson), M. Larson, J. Mane, 951 3 SWING YOUR DADDY -Lim Gdstrap R. Motown 1310 SGC * D. Fencetone, Rancifer, (Kenny Nolan), K. Nolan, Roxbury 2006 B-3 48 52 6 DANCE THE KUNG FU -Carl Douglas (Biddu for Subiddu), C. Douglas, Biddy, 20th Century 2168 SGC 22 8 (Hey Won't You Play) ANOTHER SOMEBODY CM* SUN GODDESS- Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind 8 Fire DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG -R.1. Thomas 49 28 13 I'M A WOMAN -Maria Muldaur (Maurice White), M. White, T. Lind, Columbia 310103 SGC (Joe Boyd, Lenny Waronker), 1. Leiber, M. Stoller, Reprise 1319 HAN (Chips Moman), C. Moman, L. Butler, ABC 12054 B -3 901 2 RUNAWAY Charlie Kulis 60 7 KILLER QUEEN -Queen - ONCE YOU GET STARTED -Rutus (Neil Portnow, lohn Miller), Shannon. Crook, Playboy 6023 B-3 23 6 (Roy Thomas Baker, Queen), Mercury. Elektra 45226 W (Bob Monaco), G. Christopher, ABC 12066 HAN BE THERE Gloria Gaynor 51 33 10 MOVIN' ON -Bad Company REACH OUT, I'LL - (Tony Bongiovi, Meco Monardo, lay Ellis), C. Davis. MGM 14790 SGC 18 9 14 CAN'T GET IT OUT OF (Bad Company), M. Ralphs, Swan Song 70101 (Atlantic) CHA MY HEAD - Electric Light Orchestra 2 SNEAKY SNAKES -Tom T. Hall (Jeff Lynne), 1. Lynne, United Artists 573 HAN 64 6 SHOESHINE BOY -Eddie Hendricks 98 CHA (Frank Wilson, Leonard Canton), H. Booker, L. Allen, (terry Kennedy). T.T. Hall, Mercury 73641 ( Phonogram) Tamia 54257 (Motown) SGC 19 13 17 BEST OF MY LOVE - Eagles BAD LUCK (Part 1)- Harold Melvin 8 The Bluenotes (G yn Johns), Henley, Frye, 1.11. Souther, Asylum 45218 WBM CM:0 53 58 5 LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY - Gladys Knight 8 The Pips (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff), V. Carstarphen, G. McFadden, 1. Whitehead, (Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise), J. Weatherly, Buddah 453 WBM Philadelphia International 83562 (Columbia) BB 24 8 CHEVY VAN -Sammy Johns Sente,, Larry Knechtel), S. Johns, GRC 2046 (Jay 39 FIRE -Ohio Players 54 15 99 2 CRY TO ME- Loleatta Holloway (Ohio Players), J. Williams, C. Satchel, I. Bonner, M. Jones, S. Dees, D. Camon, Aware 047 (GRC) Chicago (Floyd Smith), 27 _5 HARRY TRUMAN - R. Middlebrooks, M. Pierce, W. Beck, Mercury 73643 )Phonogram( (lames William Guercio), R. Lamm, Columbia 110092 SGC 96 3 YOU'RE A PART OF ME -Susan lacks 66 3 LIVING A LITTLE, LAUGHING A LITTLE - Spinners 90 (Harry Hinde), K. Carnes, Mercury 73649 ( Phonogram) CHA 25 7 EMOTION -Helen Reddy (Thom Bell), T. Bell, L Creed, Atlantic 3252 BB (Joe Wissert), V. Sanson, P. Dahlstrom, Capitol 4021 WBM 56 59 6 I HAVE A DREAM -Donny Osmond 91 91 4 ONLY ONE WOMAN -Nigel Dlsson Dudgeon), R. Gibb, B. Gibb. M. Gibb, Rocket 40337 (MCA) 29 7 EMMA -Hot Chocolate S. Burke, S.H.H.S. Burke (Don Costa, Mike Curb), (Gus B (Mickie Most), T. Brown, E. Wilson, Big Tree 16031 (Atlantic) SGC Kolob 14781 (MGM) -3 92 92 4 TOBY /THAT'S HOW LONG -Chi -Lites 57 67 5 DON'T LET GO- Commander Cody 8 His Lost (Eugene Record), E. Record, B. Acklin, A. Pawerll, T. Boyd, 30 7 SUPERNATURAL THING Part 1 -Ben E. King Planet Airmen Brunswick 55515 (Tony Silvester, Bert Coteaux), P. Grant, G. Guthrie, (John Boylan, J. Stone, Warner Bros. 8073 SGC Atlantic 3241 93 89 3 LIVE YOUR LIFE BEFORE YOU DIE - Pointer Sisters 68 4 WE'RE ALMOST THERE - Michael Jackson Friends), A. Pointer, B. Pointer, Brown (David Robinson 8 25 16 12 UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE -Polly (Brian Holland), B. Holland, E. Holland, Motown 1341 SGC ABC Blue Thumb 262 HAN (Philip Swern, Gerry Shury), G. Shury. P. Swern, GTO 1002 (ABC) TMK 69 3 WHO'S SORRY NOW -Marie Osmond TO FIND (Sonny lames in conjunction with Mike Curb Prod.), Synder, 94 94 3 EVERYBODY WANTS 32 8 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS - Freddy Fender Kalmar, Ruby, Kolob 14785 (MGM) B -M A BLUEBIRD -Randy Edelman (Huey P. Meaux), V. Ketih, B. Peters, ABC.Dot 17540 133 (Michael Stewart), R. Edelman, 20th Century 2155 TMK 71 2 DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE -Paul Anka 7 13 LONELY PEOPLE - America (Rick Hall), P. Anka, United Artists 615 MCA 95 62 5 LOVE CORPORATION -Hues Corporation (George Martin), Peek 8 Peek, Warner Bros. 8048 WBM (David Kershenbaum), W. Holmes, RCA 10200 HAN 61 61 5 HUSH /I'M ALIVE -Blue Swede (Ben Palmers), 1. South, I. lames, P. Lucia EMI 4029 (Capitol) HAN 38 7 WALKING IN RHYTHM- Blackbyrds 96 72 8 GOOD TIMES, ROCK & (Conald Byrd), B. Perry, Fantasy 736 HAN 62 65 5 LINDA ON MY MIND - Conway Twitty ROLL -Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids (Not Listed), C. Twitty, MCA 40339 (Toxey French, Ed Martinez), R.B. Burns, Private Stock 45006 HAN 37 7 THE SOUTH'S GONNA DO IT AGAIN - Charlie Daniels Band (Paul Hornsby for Don Rubin Prod.), 63 63 5 LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING -Lana Cantrell SGC 97 97 3 BLACK SUPERMAN /MUHAMMAD ALI- Johnny Wakelin C. Daniels, Kama Sutra 598 (Joel Diamond), 1. Diamond, A. Kenneth, Polydor 14261 CPI & The Kinshasa Band 36 8 BUTTER BOY -Fanny 75 2 I'M HER FOOL -Billy Swan (Robin Blanchllower), J. Wakelin, Pye 71012 (ATV) (Virzi Poncia), Millington. Casablanca 814 SGC (Chip Young, Billy Swan), D. Linde, B. Swan, Monument 8.8641 (Colum- bia) B -3 98 IT DO FEEL GOOD -Donna Fargo 41 6 SHINING STAR -Earth, Wind I Fire (Stan Silver), D. Fargo, ABC /Dot 17541 76 -Pure Prairie League (Maurice White), M. White, P. Bailey, Columbia 310090 SGC AMIE (Robert Alan Ringe). C. Fuller, RCA 10184 HAN 99 YOU AND YOUR BABY BLUES - Solomon Burke -Love Unlimited Orchestra (Jerry Styner, Gene Page. Solomon Burke), B. White, T. Sepe, M. Brooks, 40 7 SATIN SOUL 77 3 HOW LONG -Ace (Barry White), B. White, 20th Century 2162 CPI Chess 2159 (Chess/Janus) (John Anthony), P. Carrack. Anchor 21000 (ABC) B -3

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84 What Am I Gonna Do With You It's A Miracle (Kamizaki, BMI) 42 L-O-V -E (Love) (Jac /AI Green, BMI). 34 The Pill (Coal Miners /Guaranty, Sun Goddess (Saggitire, BMn...... Harry Truman (Lamminations /Big BMI) 33 Love Corporation (JiMi Lane/ BMI) 70 Swing Your Daddy (Kenny Nolan/ (Sa.Vette /January. HOT 100 A -Z Elk. ASCAP) 21 I Wanna Learn A Love Song (Story -(Publisher -Licensee) Ensign. BMI) 95 Poetry Man (Tarka, ASCAP) 8 Heart's Delight, BMI) B3 Where Awe (McKenzie/Dunbar. BMI) 65 Butter Boy (Tinkle Tunes/ Have You Never Been Mellow (AN, Songs, 46 Have They Gone (Lightening 5 39 Love Finds Its Own Way (Kern, Reach Out, I'll Be There (Stone Up In Blue (Ram's Horn. Rod, BMI) 100 In Braintree. BMI) 30 BMI) Jackie Blue (Lost Cabin. BMI) Tangled Angel (What The World's Come ASCAP) 53 Agate. BMI) - 86 It My Head He Don't Love You (Like I Love /Trident ASCAP) 47 Dyer Us (Low-Sal. BMI) 79 Can't Get Out Of Killer Queen (Feldman The Highway Who's Sorry Now (Mills, ASCAP) 59 18 You) (Conrad, BMI) 44 50 Lorin' You (Dickie Bird, BMI) 3 Roll On Down USA, ASCAP) 74 (Yellow Dog. ASCAP) ASCAP) The South Is Gonna Do It (Kama Autobahn (Intersong (Hey Won't You Play) Another Movin' On (Badco, ASCAP) 51 (Eventide, CAPAC/Ranbach /Top Chevy Van (Act One, BMI) 20 Lady (Wooden Nickel, ASCAP) 12 43 Sutra /Rods Dana. BMI) 29 Wolf Creek Pass (American Bad Luck (Part 1) (Mighty Three, Somebody My Boy (Colgems, ASCAP) 36 Soil, 40 Cry To Me (Moonsong BMI) 89 Somebody Done Lady Marmalade (Stone Diamond/ Thing, Part 1 (Music Gramophone, SESAC) BMI) BB My Eyes Adored You (Stone Runaway (Vicki, BMI) 85 Supernatural Dance The Kung Fa Marren/ Wrong Song (Press /Tree, BMI) 16 Tanny Boy, BMI /Kenny Nolan, Montage, BMI) 24 Beer Barrel Polka /Dick And Jane 48 How Long (American Broadcasting, Diamond /Taney Boy, BMI/ Sad Sweet Dreamer (Leeds/ You And Your Baby Blues (Sa- Woolfsongs, MCPS) ASCAP) 2 I'm A Country Boy (Shapiro /Bernstein, ASCAP /Fred ASCAP) 66 Kenny Nolan. ASCAP) 1 Jacktone. ASCAP) 14 Thank God Vette /January, BMI) 99 Don't Call Us. We'll Call You Leona (No Exit. BMI) 69 (Cherry Lane, ASCAP) 82 Rose, BMI) 75 Hush/I'm Alive (Lowery/Big Seven, Never Let Her Gó (Kipahulu, Satin Soul (Sa.Vette /January, BMI) 32 (Claridge /Corbefta. ASCAP) 10 Like A Sunday Morning (Silver You Are So Beautiful (Almo/ Before The Next Teardrop Falls 61 ASCAP) 71 Shakey Ground (Jobete. ASCAP) 81 Toby /That's How Long (Julio - Don't Let Go (Screen Gems - BMI) Preston, ASCAP/Irving /WEP, BMI) 26 Blue. ASCAP) 63 Nightingale (Calgems, ASCAP) 68 Shame, Shame, Shame (Gambi, Brian /Ocean Blue /Tamerlane, (Fingedake. 57 I Am Love (Jobete, ASCAP /Stone Columbia, BMI) Linda On My Mind (Twitty Bird, 13 92 BMI) 7 The Bertha Butt Boogie Pt. 1 15 No Nog /Snoekeroe (Lady BMI) BMI) Emma ( Buddah, ASCAP) 23 Diamond. BMI) 62 BMI) Jane, BMn 9 Shaving Cream (Madison. BMI) 73 To The Door Ot The Sun (Alle Young Amenions ( Mainman, Emotion (Warner Bros., ASCAP) 22 I Don't Like To Sleep Alone Live Your Life Before You Die (Polo Shining Star (Saggnlame, ASCAP) 31 Best 01 My Love (Kicking Bear/ Everybody Wants To Find A (Spanks. BMI) 60 Once You Get Started (Salve. Porte Del Sole) (April, ASCAP) 37 ASCAP) 72 19 77 Grounds, BMI) 93 ASCAP) 17 Shoeshine Boy (Stone Diamond. Benchmark. ASCAP) Bluebird (Irving /Piano Picker, I Get Lifted (Sherlyn, BMO Up In A Putt Of Smoke (Almo. Living A Little, Laughing A Little Only One Woman (Casserole, BM!) 91 BM!) 52 You're A Part Of Me (Chappell/ Black Water (Lardowne /Warner BMI) 94 I Have A Dream (First Central /The ASCAP) 25 55 (Anne -Rachel/Yellow Brown Shoes, ASCAP) 90 Bros. ASCAP) 4 0/Jeff-Mar. BMI) 6 Kids. BMI) 56 (Mighty Three. BMI) Part Of The Plan (Hickory Grove. Showdown (Blackbyrd, Express (Triple 45 Walking In Rhythm Black Superman -Muhammad Ali Fire (Ohio Players /Unichappell, I'm A Woman (Yellow Dog, ASCAP) 49 Lonely People (Warner Bros.. ASCAP) BMI) 28 You're No Good (Edwin H. Morris/ ASCAP) 27 Philadelphia Freedom (Big Pig/ Sneaky Sna) kesk s (Hallnote, BMI) 87 Jac /Blue Seas /U.S. Songs. (Drummer Boy. BMI) 97 BMI) 54 I'm Her Foot (Combine. BMI) 64 We 're Almost There (Gold Forever/ Long Tall Gasses (Chrysalis. Leeds, ASCAP) 11 Stand By Me (Hill S Range /Trio/ ASCAP) 78 Bump Me Baby. Part 1 Good Times Rock & Roll (Dunbar. It On Feel Good (Prima Donna, 58 Pick Up The Pieces (AWB. BMI) 41 A.D.T.. BMI) 67 Stone Diamond, BMI) (Springfield, ASCAP) 80 BMI) 96 BMI) 98 ASCAP) 35 as compiled by the Charts Department of Billboard. A reflection of National Sales and programm ing activity by selected dealers, one -stops and radio stations

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Song 11.98 13.17 13.97 1, Swan 592200 (Atlantic) Asylum 7E-202 11.98 13.97 Epic NE 3 290 (Columbia) 5.9& 698 6.98 NEWTON 72 16 KENNY RANKIN OUVIA -JOHN 37 40 9 ROXY MUSIC Morning Have You Never Been Mellow Country Life Silver MCA 2133 698 7.98 7.98 Little David LD 3000 (Warner Bros.) 6.98 7.97 7.971 Atco SD 36-106 7.97 a 3 7 BOB DYLAN 55 24 JACKSON BROWNE 2! 38 42 7 DOOBIE BROTHERS Blood On The Tracks Late For The Sky The Captain & Me Columbia PC 33235 698 7.98 7.96 Asylum 7E -1017 6.98 7.97 7.97 7.97 7.97 Warner Bros. 85 2694 698 7.97 7.97 7.97 7.97 7 PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE 4 5 45 DOOBIE BROTHERS 86 39 29 16 DAN FOGELBERG What Were Once Vices Are Bustin' Out Souvenirs RCA LSP 4769 6.98 7.95 7.95 Now Habits Epic PE 33131 (Columbia) 698 7.98 7.96 Warner Bros. BS 2750 6.98 6.98 7.97 7.97 7.97 5 BABE RUTH AL GREEN Harvest ST 11367 (Capitol) 6.98 7.98 7.91 5 6 32 MINNIE RIPERTON Perfect Angel Greatest Hits 87 7 LEO SAYER Hi HSL 32089 (London) 698 7.98 7.96 Epic NE 32561 (Columbia) 5.98 696 6.911 Just A Boy Warner Bros. BS 2836 6.98 7.97 7.97 6 4 29 PHOEBE SNOW 51 7 JIMMY BUFFETT AlA BROTHERS Shelter SR.2109 (MCA) 6.98 7.98 7.98 1221r*DOOBIE ABC /Dunhill DSD 50183 6.98 7.95 Toulouse Street 7 8 14 LABELLE Warner Bros. BS 2634 6.98 6.98 7.97 7.97 7.97 Night Birds 52 3 CAROLE KING Really Rosie 54 14 THREE DOG NIGHT 1 Epic NE 33075 5.98 696 698 Ode SP 77027 (ARM) 698 7.98 Joy To The World/ 8 9 4 ROBIN TROWER Their Greatest Hits For Earth Below 43 32 16 BOBBI HUMPHREY ABC /Dunhill DSD 50178 6.98 7.95 7.95 1.95 7.95 Chrysalis CH 1073 (Warner Bros 6.98 7.97 7.97 Satin Doll Blue Note ON-LA344 -G 50 13 GEORGE HARRISON 11 3 AN EVENING WITH (United Mists) 6.98 7.98 Dark Horse JOHN DENVER Apple SMAS 3418 (Capitol) 6.98 7.98 7.99 44 35 39 LOHN DENVER RCA CPL2.0764 12.98 13.95 13.95 90 1 Back Home Again SPARKS Propaganda

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All The Girls In The 121 3 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. 15 14 13 RAMSEY LEWIS World Beware Mister Magic Sun Goddess Grand Funk SO 11356 (Capitol) 6.98 7.98 7.98 Audit 1U-20 SI (Motown) 6.98 7.98 7,98 Columbia CC 33194 5.98 6.98 6.98 50 41 21 HELEN REDDY 178 2 CHICK COREA 16 16 18 B.T. EXPRESS Free And Easy No Mystery Do It ('Tit You're Satisfied) Capitol ST 11348 698 7.98 7.98 7.98 Polydor PO 6512 6.98 7.96 7.98 Scepter SPS 5117 698 6.98 6.98 61 15 QUEEN tr 102 25 KOOL & THE GANG 24 7 KRAFTWERK Sheer Heart Attack Light Of Worlds Autobahn Elektra 7E -1026 6.98 7.97 7.97 De-Lite DEP 2014 (PIP) 6.98 7.98 7.98 Vertigo VFL 2003 (Phonogram) 6.98 7.98 7.98 52 59 20 LOGGINS & MESSINA 159 2 LINDA RONSTADT 18 21 18 AL GREEN Mother Lode Don't Cry Now Explores Your Mind Columbia PC 33175 6.98 7.98 7.98 Asylum SD 5064 6.98 7.97 7.97 Hi HSL 32087 (London) 6.98 7.98 1.98 7.95 53 53 20 LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA 158 2 ACE 23 23 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA White Gold Five A Side tr 7,95 Anchor ANCL 2001 (ABC) 6.98 7.95 Eldorado 20th Century T-458 6.98 7.98 7.98 7.96 United Mists 0v-LA339 6.98 6.98 7.96 6.98 4 HOT CHOCOLATE 54 57 68 JOHN DENVER Cicero Park 20 17 8 ELTON JOHN Greatest Hits Big Tree BT 89503 (Atlantic) 6.98 7.97 . 7.97 Empty Sky ,,RCA CP11-0374 698 7.95 7.95 MCA 2130 6.98 7.98 7.98 91 65 16 DONNY OSMOND 55 34 22 ;NEIL DIAMOND Donny 4 27 7 MAC DAVIS ;Serenade Nolob Moo 4978 (MGM) 698 7.98 736 All The Love In The World 'Columbia PC 32919 698 7.98 7.98 92 91 38 ELTON JOHN Columbia PC 32927 698 7.91 7.98 56 60 17 RINGO STARR Caribou 22 19 18 OHIO PLAYERS Goodnight Vienna MCA 2116 698 7.96 7.98 735 SW 698 7.98 7.98 Fire Apple -3417 (Capitol) 93 98 19 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE MPS Mercury SRN -1.1013 (Phonogram) 6.98 7.98 7.95 7.98 68 5 JOE COCKER I Feel A Song Buddah BDS 5612 6.96 7.98 7.98 * 28 4 GORDON UCHTFOOT I Can Stand A Little Rain Cold On The Shoulder 06M SP 3633 6.98 7.98 7.98 94 56 69 LYNYRD SKYNYRD Repose MS 2206 Warner Bros.) 6.98 7.97 7.97 Pronounced Leh -Nerd 171 2 BLUE OYSTER CULT Skin -Nerd 24 15 22 JETHRO TULL On Your Feet Or On Your Knees Sounds Of The South 363 (MCA) 6.98 7.98 7.98 War Child Columbia PG 33371 7.98 698 18.98 Chrysalis CHR 1067 Warner Bros.) 6.98 6.99 7.97. 797 7.97 95 48 8 GUESS WHO 70 10 STANLEY CIARKE Flavours STYX Nemperor NE 431 (Atlantic) 6.98 7.97 7.97 25 20 9 II RCA CP1.I.0636 6.98 7.95 7.95 7.95 7.95 Wooden Nickel WNS 1012 (RCA) YES 96 96 7 MIRACLES 26 22 9 TOWER OF POWER Yesterdays Don't Cha Love It Urban Renewal Atlantic SD 18103 6.98 7.97 7.97 Tamia T6 33651 (Motown) 6.98 7.98 7.98 Warner Bros. 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Label) cL.s Record Market 5 Ó Ú Research De- w Q W W partment of Billboard. w é o 138 138 6 RONNIE MILSAP 170 133 58 TONY ORLANDO & DAWN ARTIST i 3 A Legend In My Time New Ragtime Follies i RCA APLI -0846 795 7.95 w 1.98 7.95 7.95 Bell B 113 (Arista) 1.98 g Labil, Number (Dist. Label) á u 151 4 PRETTY THINGS 183 2 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 107 63 13 THE PROPHET KAHILL Silk Torpedo Unrequited Swan Song SS 8411 (Atlantic) 737 7.97 GIBRAN -A MUSICAL Columbia PC 33369 7.98 7.96 INTERPRETATION FEATURING 140 144 6 THE BAKER GURVITZ ARMY HARRIS 172 169 26 TRAFFIC RICHARD Janus OOS 7015 (Chess/Janus) 1.94 735 Atlantic SD 181[0 6.98 7.97 7.97 When The Eagle Flies DAVID BOWIE Asylum/bland 7E -1020 6.98 7.97 7.97 108 66 9 JAMES BROWN Young Americans 173 118 12 ALVIN LEE & CO. 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W 2808 LN 6.96 7.97 7.97 7.97 KNIGHT & THE PIPS Philadelphia International KZ 33157 1Mf Imagination (Columbia) 6.15 7.15 7.15 1118( 95 52 CHICAGO Buddah BDS 5141 Chicago VII tr =I* NILS LOFGREN Columbia C2 32810 11.15 1195 1136 1338 1131 152 108 15 THREE DEGREES I A&M SP 4509 618 7.15 7.15 Philadelphia International KZ 32406 119 128 33 STEVIE WONDER (Columbia) Fulfillingness' First Finale JANIS IAN Tamla T6.332S1 (Motown) 7.911 715 153 119 16 GEORGE CARLIN Between The Lines Toledo Window Box Columbia PC 33394 615 7.98 7.15 120 116 9 SHIRLEY BROWN Little David LD 3003 (Warner Bros.) 6.15 7,97 737 Woman To Woman DIALOGUE & MUSIC Truth TRS 4206 (Stia) 7.15 154 109 16 BILLY SWAN * 1:1:1* FROM ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK I Can Help "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN" 121 94 18 THIS IS THE MOODY BLUES Monument KZ 33279 (Columbia) 5.98 0.98 615 ABC ABCD 870 6.15 7.95 7.95 Threshold 21HS 12/13 (London) 11.15 1395 13.95 155 107 BOB DYLAN 122 78 13 YES JESSE COLIN YOUNG Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Songbird Relayer Columbia KG 31120 1.15 7.15 7.91 Warner Bros. BS 2845 615 7.91 797 Atlantic SD 18122 7.97 7.97 156 156 RORY GALLAGHER 123 99 5 BOB DYLAN JIMMY CLIFF Sinner ... And Saint Hits, Vol. 1 The Harder They Come Greatest Polydon PD 6510 7.15 7.98 Columbia KCS 9463 5.98 0.15 0.15 Island ILPS 9202 6.98 7.98 736 174 3 RICHARD TORRANCE & 124 85 29 DONNY & MARIE OSMOND KANSAS EUREKA I'm Leaving It All Up To You Song For America Belle Of The Ball Kolob M3G 4968 (MGM) 715 Kirshner PZ 33385 (Columbia) 6.98 7.98 7.98 Shelter SR 2134 (MCA) 731 7.98 136 6 SERGIO MENDES 170 2 JOHN MAYALL RON BANKS 8 DRAMATICS 184T Elektra 7E 1027 6.15 6.15 797 737 737 New Year, New Band, The Dramatic Jackpot ABC MCI) 867 6.98 7.95 795 126 131 5 JOE WALSH New Company ABC /Blue Thumb 6019 7.95 7.95 The Smoker You Drink 81SD 190 196 59 JONI MITCHELL The Player You Get 159 165 4 MAHOGANY RUSH Court And Spark ABC /Dunhill DSX 50140 6.15 7.95 7.15 7.95 7.95 Maxoom Asylum 7E 1001 6.98 7.97 7.97 7.97 7.97 179 2 TOM SCOTT & L.A. 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TOP LPs &TAPE B.T. Express 16 Dan Fogelberg 39 Ramsey Lewis 15 Donny & Marie Osmond91, 124, 162 Ringo Starr 56 - Jimmy Buffett - 41 Rory Gallagher__ __ 156 Gordon Lightfoot .23, 191 Shuggie Otis 192 Al Stewart- 66 A-Z (USTED BY ARTISTS) -_ Eric Burdon - - 82 David Gates 102 Nils Lofgren - - -183 Ozark Mountain Daredevils 31 Strawbs 68

- _ Gloria Gaynor - 30 Loggins & Messina _. 52 Passport 169 Barbra 130 George Carlin .__153 - _ ___ StreisanL Jimmy Castor Bunch 136 Genesis 116 Love Unlimited -_ -144 Billy Paul 182 Stylistics 65 _ _ _ _ _ Harry Chapin -113 Grand Funk 49 Love Unlimited Orch. 53 Elvis Presley 48 Styx 25 Cheech &Chong __ _ _.163 Al Green 18,40 Lynyrd Skynyrd 94 Prestty Things- 139 Supeetramp 137 _ _ 89 Ace - __.118 Henry Gross _ -._ 62 Paul McCartney & Wings 196 The Prophet. 107 Billy Swan 154 _ Chicago - - Aerosmith _135,150 _- Stanley Clarke- -. 59 Guess Who 95 MahavishnuOrch 115 Richard Pryor 176 Temptations 33 - _ _ -_ America 117 - Rush 159 152 Jimmy Cliff _187 Emmy Lou Harris- _ 106 Mahogany Pure Prairie League 74 Three Degrees_ Average White Band 13 Joe Cocker -_ 57 George Harrison _ 79 Melissa Manchester 67 51 Three Dog Night 78 - Babe Ruth 75 Commander Cody _ 69 Jimi Hendrix_ __ 61 Manhattans 160 Kenny Rankin 72 Richard Torrance 157 Bachman -Turner 47,177,193 27 26 Commodores_.. __ - 181 Hot Chocolate - - 90 Barry Manilow Helen Reddy. 50 Tower of Power Bad Company 70 Alice Cooper_- - 63 Bobbie Humphrey 43 Al Martino 129 Charlie Rich 114,194 Traffic 172 Baker- Gurvitz 140 Chick Corea _ 86 Janis Ian 184 Dave Mason 128,133 Minnie Riperton 5 Robin Trower 8 Ron Banks /Dramatics 189 Jim Croce 112 Iron Butterfly 195 John Mayall 158 Mick Ronson 103 Marshall Tucker 180 Beach Boys 197 Crusaders - 134 Michael Jackson 101 Harold Melvin 81 Linda Ronstadt_ 10,88 Jethro Tull 24,83 George Benson 109 125 166 - Charlie Daniels Band_ 46 MillieJackson 132 Sergio Mendes Roxy Music 37 Stanley Turrentlne Blackbyrds _ _ 45 Mac Davis 21 Jefferson Starship 131 Glenn Miller 148 Rufus 14 Gino Vanelli 200 Bloodstone 147 John Denver 9,44,54 Elton John 20,32,92,165 Ronnie Milsap 138 Rush 146 Bobby Vinton 104 Blue Magic ._149 Neil Diamond_ 55 Kansas 188 Miracles 96 Leo Sayer 76 Loudon Wainwright III 171 Blue Oyster Cult_ 58 Doobie Brothers 4, 38, 77 Carole King _42.110, 198 Joni Mitchell 36, 190 Gil Scott-Heron 35 Joe Walsh 11,126

David Bowie 141,175 - 121 167 - Carl Douglas 97 Gladys Knight & Pips -_93,151 Moody Blues Tom Scott_ 127 Dionne Warwicke

- Bonnie Bramlett 168 Bob Dylan 3,123, 155 Kool & The Gang .87,99 Maria Muldaur - 100 Neil Sedaka 84,161 Grover Washington Jr. 85

Bread 199 Eagles 29 Kraftwerk -_ 17 Michael Murphy 71 Phoebe Snow - 6 Wet Willie 143 _ James Brown - 145 -108 Earth, Wind & Fire_ 28 Labelle _ _ 7 Nektar 64 SOUNDTRACKS /ORIGINAL CASTS: Barry White_ Shirley Brown _120 Electric Light Orch. 19 Led Zeppelin 1 Olivia Newvtorl -John 2,111 Young Frankenstein 185 Stevie Wonder_ 119 Jackson Browne 73 Fleetwood Mac 174 Alvin Lee 173 Ohio Players_ 90,105,179 Sparks 80 Yes 60.122 Lenny Bruce 178 Focus 142 Jahn Lennon 12 164 Tony Orlando & Dawn 9ß, 170 Spinners.. ._ _ _ 34 Jesse Colin Young 186 _ _ Every care for the accuracy of suggested list prices has been taken. Billboard does not assume reepOnsibility for errors or omissions

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I nsidelrock Aren't CBS & WEA about to spearhead a drive to to release a repackage of "greatest hits" by the Dave shorten future NARM conventions to three -four days so Clark Five. It'll be a two- record set, listed at $6.98, and in that the labels don't miss a whole work week? the original mono version. ...More than 2,800 people War has ended a nine -month drive to change labels turned out for London Records' "playback" of Justin and will keep recording under contract to United Artists Hayward and John Lodge's "BlueJays" LP at Carnegie through 1977. Manager Steve Gold claims the reconci- Hall March 10. liation gives War and Far Out Productions back their Gene Russell, president of Black Jazz Records, is full publishing. spreading the word of jazz in a different way -he's star- Amos Heilicher's Rim Rocks home in Palm Springs ring in the movie "Black Gestapo" and also recently per- was the setting for a gala reception for a host of record formed in a soap opera on CBS -TV in Los Angeles, "The industy executives following the NARM convention. We Young and Restless." ... Publisher Al Gallico now has a can't guarantee that business wasn't discussed, but there home in Los Angeles. were plenty of smiling faces. Chicago offices of Phonodisc Inc. moved to Schiller Island Records signed Del Shannon and Kathi Park, Ill., and all of the subsidiary telephone numbers McDonald. But DisCreet Records may be expected to have changed.... Santana off-shoot Journey will have Jim Wells photo challenge the McDonald signing with their own earlier their record launched in 17 cities as part of the Laserium GIVE ME SOME SKIN! -Chess Janus has acquired the rights for distribution contract. Laser light show in various planetariums. ... Kicking of the LP "The First Annual Benefit Concert For The Congressional Black B.W. Stevenson, who just played the Palomino, is Mule Records, owned by Ed Denson and guitarist Stefan Caucus" and all profits from this record will go to that group of Black con- shopping new labels for his "My Maria" sound.... Odia Grossman, has five new releases scheduled in the next gressmen. Rejoicing after listening to an advance copy of the record are, left Coates' "New On The Charts" featurette earlier this two months. to right, Harold Sims, director of corporate affairs for Johnson and Johnson; month should have listed Rick Hall as producer of Tom Heiman opened a Houston depot for his Nehi Hal Jackson, vice president of Inner City Broadcasting; New York congress- "Showdown" in conjunction with Paul Anka and should Distributing to serve Southwest accounts from closer man Charles Rangel; Steve Gold of Far -Out Productions; and Nat McCalla, not have named Allan Carr as manager. than Los Angeles. ... Three Degrees to London for TV president of Sakat Records. The album, recorded Sept. 25, 1974 at a concert Mike Viner, who has been in New York negotiating special. ... Reading, Pa. rock promoters Gavin Associ- for the organization, features War, Curtis Mayfield, Kool and the Gang, for the sale of the majority of the stock in his Pride Pro- ates booked James Gang and Focus into the local Rajah Gladys Knight and the Pips and Jimmy Witherspoon. A $50,000 advance sales ductions, says he'll be involved with a couple of acts, but Theater, a former vaudeville house. check has already been presented to the 17 caucus members at a special re- won't be the head of the firm once the sale is complete. Lynyrd Skynyrd begins a 33 -city U.S. tour Monday ception. He has two different parties interested in Pride. (17).... Lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Stan Kenton's Creative World operation has branched Bock and Murray Deutch, president, New York Times out from record distribution and sheet music publishing Music, presented a special BMI citation of achievement Cutouts Hot NARM Topic to producing a magazine called naturally "Creative for "Sunrise Sunset" passing the million broadcast per- World." In the current issue in an editorial, Kenton con- formance mark. ... New York's Bottom Line has tele- Continued from page 1 purchase of any 12 cutout albums at rock, noting that the emphasis "is on pro- phone service once again. Richard Dufallo, Juilliard $1.20 each. tinues to knock ... Dave Rothfeld to "cut out the cutout quality of the music. The School of Music director and conductor, named to "It's obvious we're on the right motion rather than on the middlemen" (Billboard, March 15). who are grinding out pop records, hoping to cash ASCAP's standard awards panel, which allocates cash track when you can take a business people Over 2 million units were re- in on the Top 40 charts, are the ones who attempt to de- awards to society writer members above and beyond per- from $1.3 to over $7 million in the ported sold on the floor by New I this approach is insulting and to- formance royalty income.... Polydor's James Last teams last four years," says Manny Wells, cide tastes.... believe York Record & Tape Distributors tally Music cannot be mass merchandised. with producer Wes Farrell at the Record Plant in Holly- partnered with Pete Hyman in N.Y. dishonest. and Surplus Record & Tape Distrib- Music is an art and art cannot be mass produced and wood for a new LP, now scheduled for an early spring Record /Tape, Rochelle Park, NJ., utors, with increased tape interest sold at cut -rate prices." release.... Muddy Waters does not play one -nighters at and Jack Rose, a third partner, in noted, particularly for import for- Western regional meeting of the National Assn. of a guarantee of $750. It was reported in last week's Bill- Surplus Record /Tape, Chicago. The eign labels. the Marriott Ho- board that one date on a New England block- booking "Cutouts, deletions and surplus Music Merchants (NAMM) meeting at A special K -Tel offer of 14 tel Friday- Sunday (14 -16) drew lots of dealers to see new circuit was set at that particular price, and Water's man- product is definitely here to stay for tapes and 18 LPs requiring a min- Arp, the synthesizer company, had agement responded by saying that the artist's minimum both retailers and the manufacturer musical instruments. imum 5,000 -unit order drew a large Hugo Montenegro, at the show to price is substantially higher. who can recoup at least some of his one of its devotees, volume of business for sales agent its innovations. Billboard's new Las Ohio Players' former lead writer- singer Walter losses," he continues. "On the new view several of ... Herb Linsky Associates. Vegas correspondent is Harold Hyman of the Las Vegas "June" Morrison has first solo album on 20th -West- $3.98 and $4.98 series we'll have to Offering more tapes than LPs Sun. He replaces Laura Den. bound.... Paul Harris is new keyboardist for Joe Walsh wait and see, but the only way it in such key categories as rock, coun- Los Angeles County seeking a $9.1 million renovation group. ... Loena Music broadening distribution of its could hurt is if they use the same try and soul, Musical Isle of America Bowl 1979. First on agenda would be a line of presidential marches by Ervin Litkei. numbers and jackets, and most are of Hollywood by noted across- the -board interest in shell sound system. A Los Gordon Garbell, founder of Garbell Record Rack in repackaging. All we can see in the new acoustical band and ... more than 650 total items, including Angeles hoaxter was busy last week calling the rock press Van Nuys, Calif. recuperating from major surgery at He- future is being able to buy lower - a dozen quad 8 -track tapes. conference. met Valley Hospital. Ralph Newman, publisher of from these new lines." about a purported Paul McCartney press ... priced cutouts oldies fan magazine "Bim Bain Boom" wed Suzanne Missing his first NARM in From his retail experience in the Barry White to open his own discotheque? Report- Dankes. seven years, Bernard Keil of Candy Windy City where he operates two edly, the 20th Century artist is already scouting the Los Stripe took a trade ad instead and Rose Records and two Sounds Good Angeles area for a site. On the top of the list is an old National interfaith Religious Community, the Arts was "overwhelmed" by phone and outlets, Rose notes that under $2 a church, which he would purchase outright and convert. and the American Revolution (RCAAR) is planning a overseas Telex requests for his cut- customer will "take a shot," but over bicentennial sing nationwide July 4, 1976.... Stevie Pink Floyd to play 11 concerts on the West Coast dur- out catalog deal offering any $6.98 that price a sale depends on quality. Wonder and Al Kooper appear at upcoming recording ing April. Reportedly, 50,000 tickets for their Los Angeles Billboard chart LP for $1.20 with the "If the new $4.98 stuff is good it will seminars of Sherwood Oaks Experimental College in dates were sold in five hours. Don Kirshner's record sell," he says. He also has noticed ... Los Angeles. Peter Asher, Jerry Moss, Phil Spector, Joe anniversary "Rock Concert" program, featuring the more interest in promotional tape Smith and Richard Perry also scheduled at Sherwood. Operation Push Croce, Seals & Croft, Ike & Tina merchandise now than any time in Rolling Stones, Jim Turner, Black Oak Arkansas, the Eagles, Billy Preston, Rodney Bingenheimer parted company from Holly- Continued tram page 3 his five years in this end of the busi- ... Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Winter and Maria Muldaur, airs wood's English Disco and is now available for parties ness. jobs on low powered salaries," Rev. in LA Friday (21) and New York (22). ... Epic Records with his new mobile disco set -up. Riddick says, echoing a charge often "In dealing with this market over heard in the past. the last 10 years there's always been room for a good economy priced are eating up "The monopolists package," comments New York - `Enjoyable' Backgrounds Blue Goose Plans the independents and eliminating based Herb Linsky on the new the competition and that is our con- $3.98 /$4.98 lines from the major la- cern," says Rev. Jackson. "If they bels. "In the past I saw how RCA's Expanding Odd Catalog Wider Repertoire turn the radio stations into comput- $1.98 Harmony. line developed to a ers; eliminate black input at the disk $2.98 Headliner series and then was LOS ANGELES -Synthonic Re- partners, Louis Gerstman and Louis NEW YORK -Blue Goose Rei. jockey level, and use a Top 40 list, cut back to the $2.49 Camden search, which produces environ- Katz, both college professors, started ords, a label dedicated to blues, will they begin to reduce the number of budget label." Representing various mental sound effect LPs (the sound the company, Syntonic Research to alter its future recording policies. black artists that can break through. manufacturers and outlets including of the ocean, a thunderstorm, rain, create "sounds for useful purposes President Nick Perls says the blues Therefore, our concern is industry- K -Tel and Arista for cutouts and the human heart beat) for use as ... to help people relax." audience is still there, but there's wide." overstock, he concurs that trading "enjoyable" background sources, Teibel says the LPs should be used simply not enough blues music still The theme of the record, retail and sales of cutouts was the "pre- will add four LPs to its catalog of to mask an unpleasant environmen- being played to justify running an and radio division of Operation dominant" business at NARM. seven titles within the next four tal sound like noise or a room air entire blues label. Push is the use of the "four P's." Candy Stripe's Keil, in business months. conditioner. The LPs are called En- In place of blues recordings, the They are, according to Rev. Jackson: 20 years, racks more than 2,700 Label president Iry Teibel, here vironments volumes one through company will enter the area of con- Power-by coming together and "mom & pop" stores in five states for NARM and to meet his Coast eight, with number seven currently temporary music with artists like unifying; Platform -by speaking on and reports he's moved more of the distributor, All West, plus work out unavailable until a pressing problem cartoonist Robert Crumb, the Duke Calt the issues that affect your self inter- new $3.98/$4.98 merchandise in the promotions with several mass mer- is resolved. of Ook and the team of Steve ests. Program-by dealing with your last two months than corresponding chandisers, claims the company has and David Mann. Company includes a question- fair share of the industry; Progress product in the past two years, "now no problem selling this kind of LP. - naire with each LP and claims a If you get power, then you create a that they're using the same labels for In the seven years-the New York mailing list of 50,000 names. It sends platform and from that platform better material. based firm has been in business, it Jazz On Campus test pressings to select individuals project a program which results "When you give a good price mar- claims its first volume (the sound of you who register their reactions and pay Continued fiuni page 47 in progress. gin as well you can move more ocean waves "breaking on a sandy for the LPs if they want them. "The concern of Operation Push items," he continues. "They're all beach ") has sold over 200,000 Not involved with the series per is not to attack the industry, but to following Columbia's lead now that copies. Each LP sells for $6.95 and Label likes to offer sound com- se, but part of the jazz program at challenge it to respect us," says Rev. they see its success. We've already the label has 25 distributors nation- parisons, to wit: one side of volumes the school was a concert last Thurs- Jackson following a meeting in Chi- made a mailing on the new Capitol ally. two and three is dawn and dusk, re- day showcasing Gato Barbieri and cago of members of the record, retail issue and the 15 jazz items (offered Retail chains here meeting with spectively, at New Hope, Pa. and the Keith Jarrett. About 1,700 tickets and radio division of the organiza- in tape also for the first time) partic- Teibel are Tower, Licorice Pizza and same idea carries over the volumes had been sold for that show several tion. ularly should be dynamite sellers." the Wherehouse. Teibel and his two six and seven. days in advance of the performance. www.americanradiohistory.com RCC( )1'(IS

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