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08120 NEWSPAPER i $1.95 A Billboard Publication The International Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly May 27, 1978 (U.S.) Japanese Production Tax Credit 13 N.Y. DEALERS HIT On Returns Fania In Court i In Strong Comeback 3y HARUHIKO FUKUHARA Stretched? TOKYO -March figures for By MILDRED HALL To Fight Piracy record and tape production in Japan WASHINGTON -The House NBC Opting underscore an accelerating pace of Ways and Means Committee has re- By AGUSTIN GURZA industry recovery after last year's ported out a bill to permit a record LOS ANGELES -In one of the die appointing results. manufacturer to exclude from tax- `AUDIO VIDISK' most militant actions taken by a Disks scored a 16% increase in able gross income the amount at- For TRAC 7 record label against the sale of pi- quantity and a 20% increase in value tributable to record returns made NOW EMERGES By DOUG HALL rated product at the retail level, over last year's March figures. And within 41/2 months after the close of By STEPHEN TRAIMAN Fania Records filed suit Wednesday NEW YORK -What has been tales exceeded those figures with a his taxable year. NEW YORK -Long anticipated, (17) in New York State Supreme held to be the radio industry's main 5S% quantity increase and a 39% Under present law, sellers of cer- is the the "audio videodisk" at point Court against 13 New York area re- hope against total dominance of rat- value increase, reports the Japan tain merchandise -recordings, pa- of test marketing. This is an LP that tailers charging them with allegedly ing reports by Arbitron, Audits & Phonograph Record Assn. perback books and periodicals-who uses digital technology to produce a manufacturing and selling pirated Surveys' TRAC 7 has gained a sub- The March figures brought the use an accrual method, must include super fidelity recording. Fania product. stantial boost from NBC. emulative disk quantity and value total shipments in the annual tax Even before their incompatible The label, which is asking $2 mil- NBC has turned a hope into a increases for the first three months base. They can reduce income only videodisk systems enter the con- lion in compensatory and punitive reality by signing contracts with Au- of the year to 6% and 9% over last in the year the unsold returns are ac- sumer market, both RCA and Phil - damages from the retailers collec- dits & Surveys for the new service to year's period. Tapes showed in- tually sent back to the manufacturer. (Continued on page 61) (Continued on page 69) (Continued on page 32) (Continued on page 65) (Continued cm page 16)

U.S. Dealers Move To Extend Vidcassette Use By JOHN SIPPEL LOS ANGELES -U.S. retail Sanyo units playing through record /tape stores hope to in- large screen television in all the duce customers to extra album stores. We expect our first big purchases through prerecorded screen projector in late summer." videocassette playback units by Equally enthralled with the the 1978 holiday season. store merchandising potential of The foundation's been laid by the concept is Bob Tolifson, who Oz, Tape City USA, Disc Rec- has 1,000 -A Advent projectors ords, Record Rendevous, Sie- with seven -foot screens in six of

- bert's and Record Factory, among the Record Factory stores others. through central Northern Cali- It's a natural for the six Tape fornia. City USA stores in the greater Tolifson, a pioneer in bringing me- New Orleans area, Mike Towsen, the a/v point -of- purchase May is Abba month! The sound of Abba is the sound of the largest selling Andy Gibb's stunning new album "SHADOW DANCING" on RSO Records general manager, points out. dium to retail, is talking with Ad- group in the history of recorded music. You'll find it on their brilliant new (RS- 1.3034) will further affirm Andy's position as one if the fastest rising "We sell both the hardware vent about a rear -view projector, album, "The Album." And on their next #1 single, "Take a Chance On stars on the horizon. This brilliant new work by 1977's top male vocalist and software, so it works in both which he has been told will pro - Me." Taking a chance on Abba is no chance at all. In every country, in includes the smash hit single "Shadow Dancing,' anc nine more incred- for us. Right now we have (Continued on page 22) every language, Abba is the most successful group of all time. On Atlantic ible hits. (Advertisement) areas Records & Tapes. (Advertisement)

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www.americanradiohistory.com General News 3 RACKJOBBERS BYPASSED Exhibitors Price Revamp Flocking To At WB Music Disco Forum NEW YORK -More than 60 Boosting Sales leading disco sound, lighting and ac- cessory companies have reserved ex- By PAUL GREIN hibit space for Billboard's Disco Fo- LOS ANGELES -Print rack - Silver admits this restructuring rum IV scheduled for June 22 -25 at jobbers have been predictably caused "turmoil." "The jobbers the New York Hilton Hotel here. unhappy with Warner Bros. Mu- called me and screamed, Why In the vanguard of the first wave sic's recent abolition of its multi - are you selling to the stores at of exhibitors are Altec Lansing, Au- tiered discount structure on pop 40% off? Now they can buy from dio Speaker Techniques, Brenner sheet music and folios. you at the same price we buy Associates, Varaxon, Rosner Cus- But Ed Silvers, the firm's presi- from you. How do we live ?' tom Creative Audio & Light- Sound, dent, reports that sales have been "But to the extent jobbers are ing, Crown Industries, Electra Dis- exceeding last year's weekly now buying from us," he says, play, Swivilier, Discotronics, Music Billboard photo by Richard Aaron marks, in part because retailers "they're readjusting their dis- In The Air, GLI, Blackstone Produc- Masekela do TEAM WORK -Herb Alpert and new trumpet teammate Hugh are buying direct, bypassing the counts to retailers. They're buy- tions, Laser Presentations, Control The A &M artists were in the autograph bit at Korvettes in Manhattan. two jobbers. ing from us at 40% off and short - Lyte Systems, Disconet, Disco Bible, New York for a Bottom Line engagement. discounting to retailers at 15 %- Until the price restructuring Lights Work Division of Light & 25% off, allowing the stores a took effect April 3, Warner Bros. Sound Specialties, Inc.; Diver- much smaller profitability. But Music offered jobbers the indus- sitronics, Beautemp, American the stores know they can buy try's standard 55% discount off Lighting & Manufacturing, Record from us direct." NARAS Mulls New the retail selling price, with job- Pool International /Linear Sound Just because stores can buy di- bers in turn selling to retailers at Lab /Creative Distributors: AAL rect doesn't mean jobbers will be 40% off. Now the publisher sells Speaker Systems; 2001 Clubs of put out of business, according to Rock Grammy Class to all customers at a 40% discount America; Rosco; MGM Stage Silvers. "Most of the dealers who Litelab; rate. Equipment; Roctronics; LOS ANGELES -After years of The committee was formed at the buy from jobbers are small mom Times Square Theatrical and Elec- An exception to the new policy insistent criticism for generally ig- annual meeting of NARAS' Board and pop retailers who want the is that two stock orders a year tronic Designers. noring rock music, the National of Trustees held at the Baltimore service of a one -stop. They want 200 booths are avail- (summer and winter) can be More than Academy of Recording Arts and Sci- Hotel here Friday- Sunday (12 -14). to make one phone call a week, able to exhibitors desiring to display placed at 50% off. ences has established a special com- At their meeting, the trustees get one shipment a week and pay The hotel's entire their products. mittee to study the possibility of voted to add a new Grammy cate- These rates deal only with pop one bill a month." (Continued on page 49) forming an entirely separate series gory for best repackaging album, sheet music and folios, which The jobbers were particularly of rock categories, including one for and agreed to award certificates to constituted 65% of the firm's $8.5 enraged because they were not jazz /rock, in its Grammy Awards. musicians and background singers million print gross last year, ac- consulted before the move. "We RCA Beefing Up who perform on the record of the cording to Silvers. The remaining couldn't take them into counsel year. 35% was in educational mer- in front," explains Silvers., "That The committee for category re- chandise, which has a more might have been construed as Nashville Office `THE STUD' view will be co- chaired by Bill Ivey lenient year -round discount rate price fixing." (Continued on page 18) By GERRY WOOD and Dan Morgenstern, and will in- of 50% off the retail selling price. NASHVILLE -Major changes BREAKS OUT clude Bill Denny, who was reelected for his second term as NARAS na- are slated to be instituted immedi- By NICK ROBERTSHAW tional president at the three -day ately at RCA Nashville, increasing London British disco movie autonomy, strengthening sales and - confab. Cy Leslie Envisions New "The Stud" has emerged as an unex- The formed the category- forces and adding a pop - trustees promotion pected rival to "Saturday Night Fe- to the a &r staff with review group in order to "bring the oriented thrust ver," doing almost equal boxoffice Retail `Adventure' Stores of a West Coast pro- awards categories even more into the addition and going into profit after only four By STEPHEN TRAIMAN ducer. line with the ever -changing styles of weeks on release. wholesaling, The move could result in up to 20 popular music." NEW YORK -A combination products, retailing and Even more startling, the sound- on new employes on a nationwide basis Aside from considering the spe- boutique /specialty /record /tape Leslie has some positive thoughts track album released by Ronco went of interest. as RCA's successful Nashville oper- cific new rock categories, the com- store with a video concert area mak- future fields platinum after only two weeks in the In to the concept an ation plans to expand into pop while mittee will make future recommen- ing a visit an adventure is just one of addition of charts and before the tv campaign com- maintaining its country momentum. dations to the trustees regarding the "tomorrow projects" industry audio /video music boutique, backing it was halfway complete. plete with jukebox and bistro for is to use a national full - other category revisions or addi- veteran Cy Leslie sees as he starts "Our plan Negotiations are underway for an approach oper- tions. another career. snacks, he's extremely bullish on the line record company autumn release of both film and al- ating out of Nashville," comments Also selected to sit on the com- The co- founder of Pickwick, un- role video software will play in the bum in the U.S. sees inte- Mel Ilberman, RCA division vice mittee were Eddie Lambert, Robin der terms of his "disengagement music industry. He also an "The Stud's" producer is Ron affairs and asso- McBride, Knox Phillips, Allan agreement" from active participa- grated world of creativity and distri- president, business Kass, one -time managing director of will Steckler and Lee Young, with other tion in the American Can subsidi- bution for books, films, records and ciated labels. "The organization Apple and of Warner Bros. in the with complete autonomy in NARAS members to be added in ary, has set up The Leslie Group television, pointing to the tendency operate U.K. now married to the film's fe- control of its own promotion, mer- coming weeks. here with an eye toward future proj- today of many firms to "verticalize" male lead, Joan Collins. advertising and selling At the trustees meetings, Steckler ects inside and outside the music for better control of their operation. chandising, Kass planned to take the sound- through RCA distribution." was elected first vice president, Jay business he's been involved in for Recalling the business was at the track to a tv record company from Ilberman cites such Nashville Lowy was reelected secretary/treas- 30 -plus years. (Continued on page 18) the outset. "I knew we needed a tv urer and Mike Melvoin was elected achievements as platinum LPs by Although bound by a "non-com - campaign to get the film known. vice president representing Los An- Waylon Jennings and Dolly Parton pete" clause until this October in the (Continued on page 65) geles. Nashville Hosts (Continued on page 52) (Continued on page 83) areas of proprietary record /tape Digital Session By SALLY HINKLE In NASHVILLE-Music City's first New Black Music Assn. Debuts With Malamud Philly digital recording session, and the in- NEW YORK -The newly formed persons' association, it is going to be ment," says Malamud. "With a active board of directors, as yet un- dustry's second three -way recording Black Music Assn. has officially be- a black music association," declares functioning industry group they named, and there will be an advisory session -digital, analog and direct - gun business by opening a head of- Malamud. The association's goal is should be able to recover their in- board made up of industry leaders, to- disk -has recently been com- vestments many times over." says Malamud. pleted by Direct Disk Labs. It should fice in Philadelphia. A West Coast to perpetuate and further black mu- sic on a national and international Malamud says the organization The membership will be open to result in the first commercial prere- office will open soon. level, and, Malamud says, to work will be divided into four divisions: a institutions and to individuals, corded digital cassette tape software Founded by Kenneth Gamble, with schools and universities to performing arts including artists, whose dues will be "very reason- product later this year. chairman of Philadelphia Inter- bring blacks into music not only as managers, producers, arrangers, able," says Malamud. Nashville's first digital recording national Records, and Edward W. performers, but also on the business booking agencies, and publishers; Among the first projects of the was done in cooperation with New Wright, president of GEI communi- end. communications including DJs, tele- new association will be an awards York -based Sony and its digital en- cations, the non -profit industry asso- Malamud says the new industry vision and film companies, media, show for television, and the opening coder, the PCM -1. ciation is being headed by Jules group is getting financial support press, public relations and ad of a black music hall of fame, he "We used studio musicians and Malamud, former head of NARM, from a number of record companies, agencies; recording and manufac- adds. The association is now meet- turned out a rock -type of disco that who assumes the post of vice presi- primarily CBS which is giving a re- turing including labels, record exec- ing with leaders in the industry to was simultaneously recorded 24- dent /managing director. Glenda ported $200,000, and also from utives, studios and pressing plants, form its active board of directors. track, digital and direct -to- disk," Gracia is the executive director (see WEA, Motown and others. and marketing and merchandising Address of the new group is 1500 notes Joe Overholt, owner and presi- Executive Turntable). "This may look like a contribu- for retailers, racks, one- stops, etc. Locust St., Suite 1905, Philadelphia, dent of Direct Disk Labs. He plans "This is not going to be a black tion, but it is actually an invest- The association will be run by an Pa. 19102, (215) 545-8600. (Continued on page 61)

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www.americanradiohistory.com 4 General News Midwest States Waging `Anti -Head' Campaigns PTAs Hit Drug Gear Executive TurnEable Mel Sokolow named executive vice president of Casablanca FilmWorks, Disk Los Angeles. Prior to joining the firm, he was president of his own literary Shops agency, Mel Sokolow & Associates, and served as executive vice president and By ALAN PENCHANSKY co- publisher of Warner's Paperback Library. ... Doug Morris named presi- CHICAGO -A large scale war dent of Atco Records and custom labels. He was president of the Big Tree la- against head supplies and drug -re- bel, now to become a division of Atlantic (see lated paraphernalia in record stores separate story), and will be New York -based. is being waged across the Midwest, ... Don Oriolo takes over as vice president with municipalities and public and general manager of Intersong Music lobby groups such as the PTA lined U.S., New York. Moving from April Black- up on one side of the fight. wood, where he ran the production com- Ordinances limiting the sale of so- pany, Oriolo replaces Ron Solleveld, who called drug- related merchandise becomes management representative, Inter- song International, and general manager have proliferated in parts of Illinois, Sokolow of Oriole Indiana and Michigan, with the cry the latter firm's London office. ... Jules "save the children" once again being Malamud, 28 -year industry veteran and former president of NARM, is named heard. senior vice president /managing director of the Black Music Assn., headquar- Suburbs northwest of Chicago tered at Philadelphia (see separate story). Executive director of the organiza- have been particularly active in tion will be Glenda Gracia, formerly a talent and program negotiator for CBS passing restrictive measures with a WARM GESTURE -Robert Stigwood gives Yvonne Elliman a congratulatory Business Affairs, entertainment division.... Steve Pritchitt is named director,

rash of them appearing in recent hug on the occasion of her No. 1 single "If I Can't Have You" at a party he product management, at CBS Records Inter- months. threw at his Beverly Hills home. national, joining from the company's Paris The primary target in these at- office where he was director of merchandis- tacks, because of the average age of 3 REMAIN ing and European artist development. He the clientele, is the record store trad- will be located in New York. Also at the firm, ing in paraphernalia and novelties. Phil Midiri is appointed director, marketing At least one chain claims to have administration, from director of accounting. Shep ... Billy Smith is national AOR coordinator lost an outlet to these measures, sev- Severed From at London Records, New York, while eral other have placed para- Malamud contin- Pritchitt phernalia under lock and key while uing his duties as national disco coordinator and artist relations director. they mull legal action, and one of Label Execs Retrial Also, Bill Singer is named regional sales manager, stepping over from the Midwest's most influential re- NEWARK -One of tour Bruns- documents, Hurley detailed for the national sales manager at Audio -Fidelity Records. ... Mike Becce is director, promotion tailers, Alan Dulberger, has decided wick record executives on trial for jury transactions where the record /sales field relations for RCA Records, New York, switching from to pull pipes and papers from his conspiring to sell records off the executives allegedly ordered thou- director, national singles promotion and administration. Taking the latter post is Margo Knesz, five 1812 outlets. books and denying recording artists sands of dollars in merchandise in joining from director, national secon- dary promotion, Atlantic. ... Stephen Reed Pressures from the their royalties was severed from the exchange for Brunswick records. In Milwaukee assumes the post of director, development, at northshore PTA reportedly trial in Newark last week. total, he said more than $60,000 ¢ resulted CBS Records, New York, promoted from in the decision. The group U.S. District Judge Frederick B. worth of merchandise and cash was a has peti- manager, planning, at CBS Corporate.... mtinned several other Lacey eliminated Lee Shep, produc- involved in the transactions between Milwaukee re- Harry Palmer and Bill Mulhern are now tailers in what is tion manager of Brunswick from the Brunswick and Cardinal Records. part of a nation- managers, marketing development, at =I wide PTA campaign. trial following motions by his attor- Hurley said in 1971 he ap- Polygram Distribution, New York. Former, Siding with the record retailers ney. proached Arthur Lerner, president c of Cardinal Exports, on instructions who was promotion chief of Sam Goody, r; and other in defending their right to Shep and three other defendants, handles the Phonogram group of labels; lat- from Tarnopol to arrange a deal. Smith Becce freely traffic in "novelty merchan- Nat Tarnopol, Brunswick Records ter, who was "Lerner agreed as long as mer- director of merchandising at dise" have been the National Organ- president; Peter Garris, company RCA, will cover the Casablanca chandise was covered by a letter stat- labels.... Marion Bernstein is product man- " ization for the Reform of Marijuana vice president; and Irving Wiegan, ager, East ing invoices would be listed and Coast, for Epic, Portrait & Associate Labels, New York, from adver- and the Chicago law firm of secretary- treasurer, are charged with tising sales representative QLaws merchandise would be credited to for Rolling Stone. Taking over as East Coast admin- Pritzger and Glass, which specializes the conspiracy. istrative assistant, Epic (Cardinal's) account," Hurley testi- a &r, is Andy Santivasci, moving from secretary to the in the area of controlled substances. It is the second trial for the de- director fied. Hurley said fictious letters were of a &r, East Coast. ... Janice Gilbert is manager of administration, fendants whose conviction was over- Five retailers, all record outlets, sent out purporting to cancel records black music marketing at CBS Records, New are being represented by Pritzger turned two years ago by an appeals York, while in the division's Los Angeles of- (Continued on page 22) and Glass, with its pleadings being court. fices, George Wanamaker is named associate used in similar cases in North Da- The judge's action occurred when director, press information and artist affairs kota and Michigan. the key government witness, Edward Gilbert was director of business affairs for First legal challenge to one of the G. Hurley, a former Brunswick Gil Scott-Heron; Wanamaker was associate ordinances brought a victory for the salesman, testified about various In This Issue editor of Record Review. Also at the com- CAMPUS law firm and Oak Lawn retailer Bill transactions over a three -year period 45 pany's black music marketing /press unit on in which he claims records were sold CLASSICAL 47 the West Coast, Carolyn Van Brunt is named Lee. COUNTRY Applegate Steele for cash 52 general publicist and Alicia Johnson is Lee's Tape Town, prohibited from and merchandise, and not DISCOS 48 tour recorded publicist. Former was assistant to the president, Global Entertainment, displaying paraphernalia in March, on the company's books. INTERNATIONAL 65 latter JAZZ was secretary to the associate director, press information, was granted a preliminary injunc- At the first trial Hurley testified he 46 CBS.... Rita Rob- and Shep were involved in a sepa- LATIN 69 erts is product manager, jazz /progressive music marketing, at CBS Records, (Continued on page 90) MARKETPLACE rate deal to split the cash proceeds 72,73 New York, from manager of administration, black music marketing. ... Re- RADIO 32 structuring of London Records pop from the sale of records to Cardinal SOUL 58 product department under Don Wardell finds Anne Adams Exports, a New York firm which ex- SOUND BUSINESS 64 as pop product adminis- DISCO STEPS ports records overseas. TALENT 40 trator, Peter Crescenti in charge of press rela- Attorneys for the other defend- TAPE /AUDIO /VIDEO 61 tions and Cyd Kilbey as art coordinator. All are based in New ADD SPRING ants told the judge they planned to FEATURES York.... Dennis Fine is ap- Disco Action pointed vice cross -examine Hurley and attack his 50 president, publicity and press Inside Track 90 services, TO SCHOOLS credibility by eliciting testimony at Arista. He has been director of Lifelines 83 national publicity with the New York label. By ROBERT FORD about the separate transactions. Stock Market Quotations 10 ... Bill Bartlett becomes national director of NEW YORK -Dance schools, Shep's attorney said that testi- Studio Track 64 AOR promotion for Ariola Records, Los An- once considered relics of that forgot- mony would unduly prejudice the VoxJox 34 Hammerman geles. Most recently he held the position of Einczig ten era when the fox trot and the jury against Shep. CHARTS New LP & Tape Releases Southern AOR regional promotion director for the label. Ian Warner is charleston reigned supreme, have The government declined to com- 82 ... Top LPs 86, 88 now vice president of the international division at Butterfly Records, Los An- been yanked back from the brink ment on whether Shep would be of Singles Radio Action Chart 26, 28 geles. Prior to joining, he served as the head of Mushroom Records publishing bankruptcy by the disco boom. tried separately at a later date. Album Radio Action Chart 30 and international affairs.... Bobby Applegate pegged as national album pro- Today, instead of catering to Hurley, the key government wit- Boxoffice 44 a motion director for Casablanca, Los Angeles. He had been vice president of handful of senior citizens and lonely ness, who is instrumental in the gov- Bubbling Under Hot 100 /Top LPs artist relations and promotion for Ariola Records. He also brings his assistant, hearts club rejects groping for diver- ernment's case, has testified he was 34 Jazz LPs 46 Nina Carlin, with him. ... Tracy Steele, previously Capitol's coordinator of sion and companionship, the schools instructed to offer Cardinal Exports Latin LPs 69 a &r components and special projects, promoted to director of a &r administra- are being inundated with requests a deal for purchasing records. to Hits Of The World 70 tion for the Los Angeles label.... Steve Einczig tagged as West Coast product turn countless numbers of young, Hurley has been granted immu- Hot Soul Singles 58 manager of Epic basing in Los Angeles. He's been with the Epic /Portrait middle -class socially active people nity from prosecution in exchange Soul LPs 60 & Associated family of labels for two years, his most recent position the manager into dancing clones of John Travolta for his testimony. Hot Country Singles 54 Hot Country LPs of a &r administration for the Associated Labels at CBS Records, and Karen Gorney. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth 56 New York. Hot 100 84 ... Selina Heaton becomes administrative and production assistant to Shelter The once prosperous dance indus- Laptook described Hurley as the Top 50 Easy Listening 47 Records president Denny Cordell, Los Angeles.... Stephen J. Scott tapped as try fell on hard times with the advent "bookkeeper" in the alleged conspir- Rack Singles /LPs Best Sellers 70 vice president of Artco Records & Tapes, Oklahoma City, Okla., part of Asso- of rock'n'roll. "When rock came in acy. "He was the agent of these RECORD REVIEWS ciated Recording Artists Of America, Ltd. He was formerly marketing repre- people were dancing freestyle," says other co- conspirators," Laptook told Audiophile Recordings 61 sentative for Springboard International Inc. Henry Dior, the judge out of the presence of the Album Reviews 74 president of the Dale Ronnie Richardson joins Fantasy /Prestige Western jury. Singles Reviews 78 /Milestone /Stax as re- (Continued on page 49) CloseupColumn 83 Referring to hundreds of pages of (Continued on page 90)

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Tel: 878 -4290; GREECE: Lefty Kongalides, Hellinikos Vorras, Thessalo- A &M Euro Junket Rings the Bell niki, Greece. Tel: 416621; HOLLAND: Willem Hoos, Bilderdijklaan 28, Hilversum. Tel: (035) 43137; HUNGARY: Paul Gyongy, Derekutca 6, 1016 Budapest, Hungary. Tel: 859 -710; IRELAND: Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Ireland. Tel: 97- 14-72: ISRAEL: Uri 7 Intl Licensees Employ Videotape Artist Interviews Alony, POB 28028, Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel: 23.92.97; ITALY: Daniele Caroli, Viale Marche 21, 20125 Milano. Tel: 02- 693412. Paul Bompard, Via Gramsci 54, 00197 Rome; MEXICO: By ELIOT TIEGEL Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 1 1 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: 905 531 -3907; NEW ZEALAND: J. P. Monaghan, c/o Box 79, Wellington; NORWAY: Randi Hultin, Norsk Hydro, Bygdoy Alle LOS ANGELES -Seven of and get media exposLre for the acts were touring Europe, notably in 2, Oslo 2, Norway. Tel: (02) 56- 41 -80; POLAND: Roman Waschko, Magiera 9m 37, 01 -873 A &M's international licensees par- utilizing the tools A &M provides. England. Warszawa, Poland. Tel: 34- 36 -04; PORTUGAL: R Fernando Tenente, Sta Helena 122 R /c, ticipated in the label's first traveling And Oporto, Portugal; PUERTO RICO: Lorraine Blasor, PO Box 12333, Santurce, 00914. Tel: these tools include photos Hubert arranged for staff photog- 723 -4651; RUMANIA: Octavian Ursulescu, Str. Radu de la La Afumati nr, 57 -B Sector 2, promotional junket involving meet- taken expressly for :hem by two rapher Mark Hanauer and free- Bucharest O. P. 9. Tel: 13-46 -10, 16- 20 -80; SPAIN: Fernando Salverri, Alcalde Sainz de Ba- ing with artists in four countries and photographers and taped interviews, lancer Jeff Weisel to travel with the randa, 107- Esc.4 -3$D, Madrid -30, Spain; SWEDEN: Leif Schulman, Brantingsgatan 49, 4 bringing back materials to aid in ex- including video which can be placed pack and provide photographic cov- tr. 115 35 Stockholm. Tel: (08)629 -873; SWITZERLAND: Beat H. Hirt, Berghaldenweg 19, ploiting the acts in 8135 Langnau /Zurich, Switzerland. (01) 713- 24 -30; REPUBLIC OF S. AFRICA: Wynter their territories. with local tv stations. erage. Weisel and Hanauer also op- Murdoch, 52a Third St., Linden, Johannesburg; URUGUAY: Carlos A. Martins, Panama The spring promotional happen- Participating in the promotion erated the 3/4-inch Sony video - 1125 Ap. 908, Montevideo; U.S.S.R.: Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 14 Rubinstein St., Ap. 15 Len- ing, as Dave Hubert, A &M's inter- were seven licensee representatives recorder with Gill Robert doing the ingrad, 191025. Tel: 15- 33 -41; WEST GERMANY: Wolfgang Spahr, 236 Bad Segeberg, An national vice president, calls the who all met in Paris MLy 3 and jour- actual interviews of the der Trave 67 b, Postfach 1150. Tel: (04551) 81428, Telex: 261 656 -musik. stars. project, involved audio and video- neyed from there to England, Scot- Although A &M has been stock- taped interviews with a score of art- land and Ñ MARKETING SERVICES then here for the final piling videotape interviews for in- DIRECTOR OF MARKETING ists and meetings with the perform- meetings. house usage the past six >- SERVICES & CHART MANAGER: Bill Wardlow (L.A.) months, this ers and appearances at their "Most of the people we invited is the first time that video has been 2 SALES concerts, both on the Continent and were media -oriented," Hubert ex- used outside the A &M lot to prepare DIRECTOR OF SALES: Tom Noonan (L.A.j; NATIONAL SALES MANAGER; Ron Willman here in L.A. plains. He says the idea developed material for external use. (N.Y.); U.K. /EUROPEAN SALES MANAGER: Alan Mayhew (London); EUROPEAN SALES The idea, Hubert explains, is to when he realized that within a 10- If CONSULTANT: Andre DeVekey (London); CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Mur- this current project results in ray Dorf (N.Y.). have these affiliates go back home day time frame a lot of A &M artists media exploitation, Hubert says he'll do it again. INTERNATIONAL SALES Participating in the rolling along AUSTRALIA: Mr. Ken Appleton, Adrep Pty Ltd., 41 McLaren St., North Sydney, NSW. Tel: 929 -5088; AUSTRIA, BENELUX, GERMANY, GREECE, PORTUGAL, SCANDINAVIA, meet the star, stay with the star, in- SO. AFRICA & SWITZERLAND: contact U.K. office. FRANCE: Music Media, 17 Rue De terview the star, see the stage onstage Buci, 75006, Paris. Tel: 633.65.43/44; GREAT BRITAIN: Alan Mayhew, Roy Perryment, project were Gill Robert of Festival Colin Caffell, 7 Carnaby St., London W1V 1 PG. Tel: (01) 437 8090; ITALY: Germano Rus - Records, Australia; Stellios Elli- citto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Milan. Tel: 28 -29 -1 58; JAPAN: Hugh Nishikawa, 5 F., Dempa Build- ing, 11 -2, 1- Chome, Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa -ku, Tokyo 141 Japan, Phone: (03) 449- niadis of Diski CBS, Greece; Cris - 3761; MEXICO: Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. Tel: 905 531 -3907; tina Tocantins of EMI -Odeon, Bra-

Plaza 1 SPAIN: Rafael Revert, Mariana de Cavis & 3, Escalera Derecha 1 2B, Madrid 7, Spain. zil; Hideyoshi Kuroda of King VENEZUELA: Christian Roux, Radio Exitos 1090, Calle El Retiro, Qta. Vilma, El Rosal, Ca- racas, Venezuela. Records, Japan; Noe Selizawa, Japanese journalist; Francisco Vas - PUBLISHING concelos, Valentim de Carvalho of PUBLISHER: Lee Zhito ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS: Tom Noonan, Bill Wardlow Portugal and Malcolm Brown of BUSINESS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: Gary Rosenberg PUBLISHING CONSULTANT: Hal Cook EMI -Hong Kong. MANAGING DIRECTOR, BILLBOARD LTD. U.K. /EUROPE: Frederick C. Marks PROMOTION DIRECTOR: Joshua C. Simons; CONFERENCE DIRECTOR: Diane Kirkland Barbara DeZonia of A &M's do- SPECIAL PROJECTS: Denis Hyland (N.Y.); PRODUCTION MANAGER: John F. Halloran mestically located international (L.A.); PRODUCTION COORDINATORS: Tom Quilligan, Ron Frank (Cincy); publicity staff aided in coordinating CIRCULATION DIRECTOR: Cecil Hollingsworth (L.A.). th: event which began with a tour of BILLBOARD PUBLICATIONS, INC. Richard and Karen Carpenter are interviewed at Heath row Airport it London. Paris, a vigil to A &M's European of- fices there and CHAIRMAN: William D. Littleford; PRESIDENT: Dale R. Bauer; SENIOR VICE PRESI- then onto London. DENTS: Jules Perel, Art and Design Publications Group; Mort L. Nasatir, Broadcasting Group; In London the party saw the VICE PRESIDENTS: Maynard L. Reuter, Sales; Patrick Keleher, Marketing; Jack Shurman, Tubes in concert at the Oxford Circulation; William H. Evans, Jr., Finance; Maxwell A. Biller, Cincinnati Operations; Lee Zhito, Billboard Operations; Mary C. McGoldrick, Personnel; SECRETARY: Ernest Lorch; AS- Theatre and then went backstage for SISTANT Michael LeEters Editor SECRETARY: R. Light. fhe interviews, both audio and video - Dear Sir: won top honors for my own music style. The microfilm edition of Billboard is available from KTO Microform, Route 100, Millwood, I am 80 years of age and will be arrangements at Akron Univ. in N.Y. 10546. For details, contact the company, at the above address. While in London the party con- celebrating my 81st birthday soon. I 1947. ducted interviews with Gallagher & Subscription rates payable in advance. One year, in (except still buy Billboard regularly. I used $85 U.S.A. Alaska, Hawaii, Now at 80, I am alone and lonely. Lyle, Joan Armatrading, Bryn Puerto Rico, Canada). Other rates on request. Allow 3 to 6 weeks delivery first copy. Subscrip- to run an ad in Billboard for Wilcox I am sure that if my name appeared Haworth and U.K. Squeeze. tion correspondence: write Subscription Manager, Billboard, Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. 19089. Music Publishing Co., 130 W. 57th Change of address should give old and new address. Published weekly. in Billboard I would hear from next day, May 9, Second -class postage St. until 1952. I was well known all The the party paid at New York, N.Y. many professional people I once and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER send Form 3579 to those years as Sarah Alice Wilcox, flew to Glasgow, Scotland, to inter- Subscription Manager, Billboard, Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. 19089. © Copyright 1978 by Bill- knew who remember me and I mostly as Alice. All anyone had to view Elkie Brooks. Returning to board Publications, Inc. The company also publishes in NEW YORK: American Artist, Gift & would enjoy a lot of mail. I used to do was address a letter to Alice Wil- London, the entourage visited a Tableware Reporter, Industrial Design, Interiors, Residential Interiors, Merchandising, Photo receive enough greeting cards and Weekly, Watson -Guptill publications, Whit- cox, New York City and I would get nightclub called Nashville to ob- letters to paper my walls two lo three ney Library of Design; LOS ANGELES: Bill- SUBSCRIBER SERVICE it. serve new artists. board; NASHVILLE: Amusement Business; P.O. Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. 19089 times. It would be fun if it happened I helped a lot of people get started The next day the affiliates met LONDON: The Artist, World Radio -TV Hand- (215) 688 -9186 again. book, How to Listen to the World, Jazz Jour- by giving references for tv jobs until and interviewed Tommy Shaw and nal International; TOKYO: I got seriously ill in 1947. I heard Sarah Alice Wilcox James Young of Styx with Dale Music Labo. Post- MPA master, please send Form 3579 to Billboard from professional people all over the Sandford Arms Newton of A &M's London office Publications, Inc., Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. country and was the only woman 117 W. 90th St. hosting a cocktail party at which Vol. 90 No. 21 19089. Area Code 215, 687 -8200. member of the Army Band Corp. I New York, N.Y. 10023 (Continued on page 71)

www.americanradiohistory.com DAVID BOWlE ON SAGE NORTH AMERICA 1978 Los Angeles Forum...3 shows Oakland Coliseum Chicago Arie Crown...2 shows Detroit Cobo Arena...2 shows Philadelphia Spectrum...2 shows Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens Montreal Forum Providence Civic Center Boston Garden New York Madison Square Garden...2 shows

EUROPE 1978 Hamburg Copenhagen...2 shows Rotterdam...2 shows; Extra show added by popular demand Newcastle...3 shows Glasgow...4 shows Birmingham...3 shows London Earl's Court...3 shows Photo credit: Andrew Kent "...The concert was one of the highlights of the year:' -John Rockwell, New York Times "A master showman at his best:' -Lou O'Neill, Jr., New York Post "One of those amazing rock shows that transcended normal sensory experience:' -Larry Kelp, Oakland Tribune "...A towering figure..." - Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times Get ready for the live album coming soon.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 10 Financial ABKCO Hits $4.6 Mil Strike Ends LOS ANGELES -For the six Market Quotations months ended March 31, 1978, At Pitman As of closing, May 18, 1978 ABKCO Industries, Inc. had reve- 1978 (Sales RCA Realigns High Low NAME P-E High Low Close Change nues of $4,608,744 with profits of CBS Plant $219,739 or 16 cents a share. This By ROMAN KOZAK compares with revenues of Promo 52'/. 34% ABC 9 456 52 501 50%. -h Methods NEW YORK -Higher prices for 41% 34% American Can 7 323 40'/4 40% 40% Unch. $4,917,107 and a profit of $21,171 or 15% 9'/. Ampex 14 340 15% 14% 15 -V. custom pressings are expected to re- one cent a share in the correspond- 3% 2'h Automatic Radio 14 3 3 3 Unch. ing period of 1977. In Pop Division sult from the agreement CBS has 25% 22 Beatrice Foods 10 386 24% 24% 241/2 + h reached with Teamsters Local 676 55'/. 431/4 CBS 8 427 551/4 53% 55 + 1% In the second quarter ended NEW YORK -In a realignment 20'1 13% Columbia Pictures 4 530 18% 181 1814 - to end the strike at the giant Pitman, 13% 8% Craig Corp. 4 March 31, 1978, revenues were of its pop field promo operations 53 12 11'/. 11'/. - 14 N.J., pressing plant. At present CBS 40h 311 Disney, Walt 15 677 401 3914 39% - % $1,781,787 compared to $2,150,053 aimed at strengthening the network charges 43.5 cents per album and 3% 2% EMI 6 150 2% 2% 2% Unch. 15'/. 8% Gates Learjet 6 365 15% 1311 14'1 + 'h in the comparable period of 1977. and providing a more flexible ap- 15 cents per single for custom press- 14% 11 Gulf + Western 5 586 14% 14'/. 14% - h Profits were two a proach, RCA Records $33,727 or cents has each of its ing. 13% 9% Handleman 8 87 13% 131/2 131 - 1 share compared to $89,579 or six 17 promo reps now reporting The strike 5% 3 K -tel - 82 5% 51/4 5'/. - % had shut down the 6h 4% Lafayette Radio cents a share last year. directly to each of the 17 branch - - - - 6% Unch. plant since May 2. Full production 35 22% Matsushita Electronics 70 sales managers, 25 32 31% 31% The prior year's figures included rather than the five is expected to resume by this week. 51% 32'/. MCA 10 97 501/2 49% 49% - 48% 26'/. Memorex % income from ABKCO's settlement regional promo managers. CBS also cites a recent penny per 9 432 48 45% 47 - 56 43 3M 14 1389 55'/. 54'/. 55 - % with the Beatles and the Apple At the same time, to coordinate pound increase in PVC as another 50% 35 Motorola 14 487 49 47'/. 47'/. -2'/. group of companies in the amount and support the shift, Mike Becce factor contributing to higher oper- 28'/. 24% North American Philips 6 160 28% 28% 28% + % 16'/. 10 Pioneer Electronics of $162,139 for the six months and has the newly ating costs. The last increase 12 17 14'1 1414 14% created post of direc- for 15% 13'1 Playboy 28 2017 15% 131 141/2 + 1'A custom 29'1 22% RCA $359,101 for the three months ended tor, promotion /field sales relations, pressing was in January 9 879 28% 281 28% - 14 March 31, 1977. when CBS raised 8% 6'1 Sony 14 155 7% 7% 7% Unch. ' as liaison at the national and field the price by two 131 cents 9% Superscope - 34 111/2 11% 111/2 + h level between the label's sales and for LPs and a penny a single. 42% 29% Tandy 9 552 42% 41% 42'/. + promo activities (see Executive Cause of the strike was a dispute 9yr 5% Telecor 7 74 8% 8% 8% Unch. Turntable). over mandatory work on Sundays, 6 2'/. Telex 14 780 6 5% 5'/. - '/. 2% 1'1 Tenna 1 2% 2% 2% Unch. and 16% 12'1 Announcement was jointly made wages. According to sources, Transamerica 6 606 16% 16% 16'1 -14 both sides reached a compromise so- 33% 20% 20th Century 4 441 32% 31% 31'h -1 and endorsed by Ray Anderson and 41% 29Y. Warner Communications 8 199 41 lution on the Sunday work rules. Ac- 41% 41% - '1 Dick Carter, 16% 111 Zenith - 395 15'/4 15'1 15'h - '1 division vice presidents cording to the new agreement, respectively for promotion and field sources say, workers are required to marketing. work only one Sunday per month OVER THE P -E Sales Bid Ask OVER THE P -E Sales Bld Ask COUNTER COUNTER "It allows my regional promotion and the company and union will managers more time to put together work together to avoid mandating Sunday work whenever it is possible. creative marketing plans for their ABKCO Inc. 2 4% 51/2 Integrity Ent. 10' 308 4% 4% Complicating the wage issue was Electrosound Koss Corp. 17 1 5% areas and ties in with national proj- Group that fact that there are 23 different - 2'% 3% Kustom Elec. - 1 2% 31/4 ects, overall improving First Artists M. Josephson 8 148 15% 16 our national labor grades covered in the contract. Prod. 3 79 5 51/2 OrroxCorp. - 109 3'1 4v sales effort," Anderson notes. GRT Sources say that while CBS did im- 115 1'1 2% Recoton 12 - 31/2 4 Goody Sam "On a national scale it affords prove its money offer to the union as 10 - 6% 6'% Schwartz Bros. 4 - 3 4 Sudden Rush Music more flexibility to the regional pro- the strike went on, most of the gains Over -the -Counter prices shown may or may not represent actual transactions. Rather, they are a guide to the range within which these securities could have been sold or PUBLISHERS motion force," were not in direct wages but in ben- Carter observes, "and bought at the time of compilation. The above information contributed to Billboard by 750 Kappock Street efits and retroactive lump sum pay- it allows our sales managers far more Douglas Vollmer, vice president, Dean Witter Reynolds, Toluca Lake office (213) 872- Riverdale, NY 10463 ments. latitude in dealing with local break- 3333, 788-9250, member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (21 2) 884 -6014 Though CBS was able to maintain out singles and LPs whose promo- its essential services on the East tion is now under their direction." Coast despite the strike, the com- 13% SALES GAIN pany was forced to delay some re- leases. Settlement of the strike means that CBS will be able to meet demand on upcoming releases by Sam Goody Halves Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Strei- ó o sand, Bob Dylan, Boston and Dave o Mason. The strike ended Wednes- Last Year Net Loss o o day (17). NEW YORK -With its proposed $11.687 million the year before, with o o merger with American Can Co. im- both records and tapes, and audio - lisclcs o Big Tree Keys minent, Sam Goody, Inc., reports its video hardware contributing to the RESTAURANT B CABARET net loss cut almost in half from a increase. o year ago on a 13% sales gain in the The merger o Atlantic Shift under which the Exquisite Russian & European Cuisine first quarter March 31. NEW YORK -Atlantic Records is ended chain would become a wholly Extensive California & Imported Wine List o According to Goody president owned subsidiary of American Can Dancing, Russian & E3 reorganizing its custom labels divi- George Levy, nearly 75% European Entertainment Nitely sion by grouping it under the Atco or $78,000 is in the final stages of paperwork, tt Late Suppers o o Records umbrella with Doug Morris of the $110,845 deficit in the tradi- with approval of the respective gtt 0 tionally weak quarter was due to boards of directors already ob- Open o named president of Atco Records Daily for Luncheon E Dinner costs to the with tt CUSTOM AND STOCK IIIIIER CARIS & Custom Labels (See Executive applicable merger, tained. An estimate of the Securities tt o Turntable). In addition Atlantic has the figure down substantially from and Exchange Commission's time 7561 Sunset Blvd. For Reservations the $233,872 reported for January - table would anticipate finalization Los Angeles (213) 874 -3467 reached an agreement in principal to o OPMBiR PAOOUCTB) CORP. March o buy Morris' Big Tree Records label. 1977. of the merger by late June or early o Sales rose to $13.172 million from July. ttttttCttltttt®tttt o li3o 3oßO a BOX 1812 , CARSON CITY, NV. 89701 Big Tree, which was a custom la- 702 - 882 - 9333 bel distributed by Atlantic, now be- comes a division of Atlantic Rec- ords. Morris will coordinate Broadcasting Buoys Label activities of Atco and Big Tree as well as the Finnader, Pacific, Roll- ing Stone, Swan Song and West- Loss At ABC Stock Parley OTIS BLACKWELL bound Record labels. By DOUG HALL INTRODUCES NEW YORK -A starkly contrast- successful here as we have been in ing view of a prosperous radio divi- our other entertainment businesses." sion versus a troubled records oper- Success has certainly eluded ABC in AUDITIONS ation was presented to stockholders the record business as the company- for at the annual ABC meeting Tuesday has swallowed a $67 million write- SWEET BOX LONGEST RUNNING (16). off. LAS VEGAS SHOW The differences were touched on Rule said, "ABC Radio, like the by both ABC chairman Leonard H. other broadcasting divisions, is the "LIDO DE PARIS" SEEKING EX- TO AMERICA Goldenson and president Elton H. leader in each of its areas of oper- PERIENCED DANCERS IN FOL- Rule. Goldenson said the company ation -the ABC Radio Network, the LOWING CATEGORIES: DANC- was "the nation's unquestioned owned AM stations and the owned ING NUDES (5'9" MIN. HT.), BOY leader in both radio and television." DANCERS (5'10 "), GIRL DANC- FM stations. The four network serv- Turning to ices are well. MAY 23, 1978 ERS (5'8 "). SEND RESUME AND records he said, "We all doing As part of RECENT PHOTO TO ROCKY have taken a variety of steps to im- their exploration of new program- FAGUNDES, LIDO COMPANY prove ABC Records' operation, ming possibilities, this fall ABC will CAPTAIN, STARDUST HOTEL, ranging from strengthening its mar- present its first live national radio 3000 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD keting and creative functions to clos- coverage of a sporting event in the DID YOU GET SOUTH, LAS VEGAS, NEV. ing down unneeded portions of its last decade -the Ali -Spinks heavy- YOUR 89109. (702) 732 -6111. TOP high fixed -cost internal distribution weight fight." INVITATION? SALARIES. AUDITIONS BY AP- system. Rule noted that "the FM stations POINTMENT ONLY. "Recorded music is a natural ac- have grown even more than FM in tivity for any entertainment-ori - general, which has been growing at a ented company, and we intend to be (Continued on page 32)

www.americanradiohistory.com When Flora Purim breaks Brazil.The result: clearly Flora is broadcasting The Voice of into song, the miles, lan- crossover action. louder, clearer, and more The Americas guages and cultures that The most acclaimed inviting than ever before. separate Americas North woman- singer in contem- On Everyday, Everynight. and South suddenly porary jazz- winner of Flora Purim. vanish. down beat's female Produced by Bob Monaco & Flora's blend of the vocalist award the last Airto Moreira. Best of both worlds has five years in a row - On Warner Bros. records never been truer than vocalist award the last and tapes. on her latest album. five years in a row- Recorded in Los Angeles BSK-3168 with the top names in jazz-rock, it combines American precision with the steamy passion of

www.americanradiohistory.com 12 General News Bearsville Expanding Motown Adapts PUBLIC BROADCASTING AFFECTED For Disco DJs C'right Tribunal Decision For Bullish Market in the Groove , By ED HARRISON By ADAM WHITE On Rates Expected June 6 LOS ANGELES -Bearsville Rec- times but in terms of continuity and NEW YORK - Motown is adapt- By MILDRED HALL ords, long functioning with a nu- projects to work on, Rundgren, Fog - ing its disco disks to help deejays WASHINGTON cleus of three acts -Todd Rundgren, hat and Winchester were the three program parts of a record accurately -The Copyright A vote would be taken on chair- Royalty will Foghat and Jesse Winchester -is re- we focused our attention on," says and on sight. Tribunal reach a final man Tom Brennan's proposed study decision on public broadcasting formulating its signings policy due Paul Fishkin, Bearsville president. Involved is the visible widening of and report to Congress in 1980 on principally to changing market con- Continues Fishkin: "We've been the grooves at certain predetermined rates for music use in two meetings whether there would be any need for scheduled for May 31 ditions and economics. able to fulfill our obligation as a cus- points of the record. and June 6. the compulsory licensing after that In line with the label's roster ex- tom label while taking advantage of Barry Bluestein, national director The effective starting date for the date, or whether voluntary agree- compulsory licensing royalty pansion is the relocation of the la- large company distribution. It's iron- of disco promotion, says the process could ments on the payment of royalty be- be on or close to June 8, if the bel's national headquarters from ic that we went out of our way not enables the deejay to drop the stylus Tribu- tween music licensors and public nal's New York to Los Angeles to be near- to sign acts since most companies re- on the expanded groove, positioned rate decision can be hustled broadcasters seem feasible. into official er its distribution company, Warner search new attractions." to pick up on the first beat of each publication in the Fed- Removing the compulsory licens- Bros. (Billboard, May 20, 1978). According to Fishkin, the timing music segment. eral Register by that date, as re- ing proviso would require an quired in the Act. "We've released other albums at (Continued on page 22) Various labels have employed this Copyright amendment to the Copyright Act, idea in the past to identify individ- Since SESAC and BMI have something Congress is traditionally reached voluntary ual points within a continuous music agreements with reluctant to get into. For Exciting Cut -Outs or narration program, but Motown's the public broadcaster television On payments for recording by the move -tagged "Disco Eye- Cued," and radio networks (PBS and NPR), non -commercial broadcasters, the all testimony before the Tribunal with attendant logo and trademark - Tribunal must decide whether to re- 1 has been on the ing of the name -is thought to be its use of ASCAP mu- quire individual, local or regional ()IJN'I'I {YWIDE first use for disco purposes. sic. PBS stations to pay when they go be- J RECORDS TAPE DISTRIBUTORS. INC. Public broadcasters have offered yond the allowable Rare Earth's "Warm Ride" is the "ephemeral" $475,000 For the Best in Budget LP's first disco disk from Motown to be annually as a top figure, copy which is exempt from a record- while $ "Disco Eye- Cued" at four separate ASCAP proposes a 1.8 mil- ing fee. lion rate for each of first points. It is also the first label prod- two licens- The law permits all broadcasters ing years, YOU uct to carry the Beats Per Minute rising to $2.88 million in to make one convenience copy of 1982 (Billboard, May 13, We call them "Instant Album Co- GET A designation (Billboard, May 20, 1978). programming for its own use, with vers". We have 39 in full color LOT Judging by results of meetings up (scenic views, graphic designs, reli- 1978 ). certain restrictions. (Educational FOR A to now, issues still to be resolved by gious, etc.) which can be imprinted The company was to send 12 -inch broadcasters have broader leeway in LITTLE. the Tribunal before with your own artist and title (& copies to its regular disco mailing list the final June 6 making ephemerals.) photo if you wish) at a fraction of decision would include: of deejays, record pools and publi- A minor matter to be resolved is the cost of a custom cover. (Of Send for our catalog. A final decision on how the rate course we also do custom covers.) cations Monday (22). It carries a let- whether payment must be made by should be arrived at. Although the £ee -Nyles,/Lsaoc.,7nc. COUNTRYWIDE ter of introduction about the cuing, unaffiliated small campus radio sta- RECORD & TAPE DISTS., INC. public broadcasters' per-composi- 160 East 56th Street Dept. N2 and a diagram detailing its oper- tions. 200 Robbins Lane. Jericho, NY 11753 tion approach has been dropped, \ NYC, NY 10022 Tel: 758 -3232 / (516) 433 380 ation. -9550 (212) -3900 there are still many differences be- This is the only area where the Takla 126316 Answer Back CWTRI -u -JERI Bluestein expects "Disco Eye - Tribunal must deal with BMI, which Supplying the graphic needs of Industry since 1952. Wass Coast - (213) 865 -8158 tween the opponents on what the thermal (Continued on page 83) major factors should be in deciding has no voluntary agreement with a fair rate. collegiate stations unaffiliated with A proposal by Commissioner the NPR network. Mary Lou Burg would use station The amount of royalty involved market population rather than sta- would probably be negligible, but GALGANO SPECIALS WINGS tion gross revenues for a rate basis. the Tribunal could be drawn into LONDON ASCAP, in comments to the Tribu- making some judgment as to the relative TOWN nal, has rejected her idea in favor of use of ASCAP versus BMI a revenue base. music.

AL 8500 SW 11777 The public broadcasters are more In the final showdown meeting of LP $11.98 -55.50 LP 57.98 -54.09 amenable, but are worried about June 6, rates and terms must be offi- Tape $11.98-$6.75 Tape 57.98 -54.25 what qualifiers would go into the cially adopted, and final votes taken rate base. The Tribunal members on any amendments and issues in AI. MIGHTY FIRE have been divided on this issue. dispute. 1'41

SW -11698 SD 19161 Rocket Riding its AL High On -8300 LP $7.98 -$4.09 LP S7.98-$4.09 Tape $7.98 -$4.25 LP 59.98 -54.99 Tape $7.98 -$4.25 Tape 59.98 -55.25 - `Small Is Beautiful' Theme ERUPTION RARE EARTH Band Together By ADAM WHITE ir""7111 NEW YORK -As Rocket Records years, is relocating to New York. consummates its much -hinted distri- from where Leeds Levy will also run bution deal with RCA for the U.S. the publishing wing. and Canada, executive vice presi- East Coast promotion staff will be

SD 19179 SW 50033 BXL1 -2515 OSA 9501 P7 1002581 dent Tony King says the label will appointed, while Rick Harold con- LP $7.98 -$4.09 LP $7.98-$4.09 LP 57.98 -$4.09 LP 57.98 -54.09 LP 57.98 -54.09 retain its "small is beautiful" philos- tinues to handle West Coast promo- Tape S7.98-$4.25 Tape $7.98-$4.25 Tape 57.98 -54.25 Tape $7.98 -$4.25 Tape 57.98 -54.25 ophy. tion from Los Angeles, and Jane The roster comprises seven acts, Ayer looks after national publicity. three to debut in July when first Rocket president, John Reid, will RAINBOW product ships through RCA. base in London and New York. These are Colin Blunstone and Reid, together with Elton John Lorna Wright, with albums pro- and other principals Gus Dudgeon duced by Bill Schnee and Jay Lewis and Bernie Taupin, formed the corn - respectively, and Lulu, bowing with pany in 1973, and signed U.S. distri- a single produced by Mark London bution to MCA, to which John was JXS 7034 JXS -7036 PD 6143 BOOTSY? OSA 9507 and Lem Lubin. then, and remains, signed as an art- LP $7.98 -$4.09 LP $7.98 -$4.09 LP S7.98 -$4.09 Player Year of the LP 57.98 -54.09 "It makes sense to keep things ist. Tape $7.98-$4.25 Tape $7.98-$4.25 Tape 57.98-$4.25 BSK 3093 Tape 57.98 -54.25 small," continues King. "It's good The MCA /Rocket deal expired LP 57.98 -54.09 for the label, good for the acts, and late last year, and negotiations for a Tape 57.98 -$4.25 we've become used to functioning in new home have been in progress ar this way. since. "That's why we were attractive to Key label acts over the past five MINIMUM TEN ORDER OF EACH LP RCA. I think they were relieved to years have included Kiki Dee, still AND FIVE OF EACH TAPE. find that we aren't going to sign the pacted and working on a new album world, or try and become an A &M with Schnee; Neil Sedaka, with AA 1006 M7 -90281 AL 4164 now within the next years." Asylum, whose Rocket LP $7.98 -$4.09 LP $7.98 -$4.09 LP 57.98 -54.09 couple of catalog is Tape $7.98 -$4.25 Tape $7.98 -$4.25 Tape 57.98-54.25 For Rocket's part, says King, the part of the RCA deal; and Cliff new regime at RCA represents an at- Richard, who enjoyed the biggest FOR COMPLETE CATALOG CALL OR WRITE tractive environment. American hit of his career on the la- JOHNNY GALGANO IS A DISTRIBUTOR As previously disclosed, Rocket is bel with "Devil Woman" in 1976, MATHIS OF PIONEER, HITACHI & FISHER EQUIPMENT . . GALGANO moving its American headquarters and who has an album due later in "YOU LIGHT PLUS A COMPLETE LINE OF UP MY LIFE" JENSEN CAR SPEAKERS. from Los Angeles to New York from the year, produced by Bruce Welch. WE HANDLE DISTRIBUTING ALSO A FULL LINE June 1. This will improve liaison Among the newer acts are British OF ACCESSORIES, CORPORATION J2 -35259 INCLUDING THE TOP NAME 4147 with the company's London base, band, Blue, whose next LP will be BRAND TAPES. SUCH AS W. Armitage Ave. LP $7.98-$4.09 3M SCOTCH, MAXELL, Chicago, III 00639 while connecting with RCA's facil- produced by Elton John, and Aus- Tape $7.98 -$4.25 MEMOREX, TDK AND CAPITOL. (A -C) 312/ 235-3000 ities. tralian act, the Moir Sisters, whose King, with the label for three debut is produced by John Farrar. www.americanradiohistory.com www.americanradiohistory.com i4 General News CBS & Chicago Ask Millions NARM INPUT DWINDLES- BOOTLEG SUIT From Foursome For Live LP By DICK NUSSER. More Piracy Info Urged NEW YORK -CBS Records and In 1973, the suit charges, CBS was ords has released another unauthor- WASHINGTON - Members bers and their branches, to alert the rock group Chicago have filed a approached by Eaton -Walker with a ized recording purporting to be that of NARM have been urged to re- everyone to piracy. The Shop- multi- million dollar suit in federal tape purporting to be Chicago's per- of a Chicago performance at the port instances of pirate and ping Report is now being reac- court here charging several manu- formance at the Toronto festival 1968 Democratic Convention. The counterfeit tapes which are tivated. facturers and distributors here and with the idea that CBS "examine it" group never appeared at the conven- flooding the marketplace, but are in Canada with Cohen hopes that when alleged copyright in- to determine its commercial poten- tion, court papers claim. apparently being ignored by re- fringement involving an LP titled tial. Suit claims Eaton NARM members see or are of- -Walker was CBS is seeking punitive and com- tailers and rackers. "Chicago Transit Authority -Live notified at that timé of CBS' exclu- fered illegal product themselves, pensatory damages in NARM's executive vice presi- In Concert," under the excess of $6- they will use the Shopping Re- Magnum sive rights to Chicago's material. dent Joe Cohen says that for Records imprint. million and asking that the defend- port to describe the "where, Later, around Sept. I, 1977, ac- "unexplained reasons, the flow Defendant are Cineamerica Dis- ants be enjoined from further distri- when and what" of the pirated or cording to the court papers, Eaton - of information transmitted to tributing Corp. and Magnum Rec- bution of the offending album. Suit counterfeit product. Walker and the festival's other pro- NARM has dwindled in the past ords, both of New York; Eaton - also asks that defendants deliver all The Shopping Reports infor- ducers agreed to sell seven composi- year to virtually nothing. Yet the Walker Enterprises Ltd. of Toronto, items bearing the Chicago trade- mation should be sent to NARM tions performed by Chicago to Cine- entire industry knows that pi- and the Jos. M. Zamoiski Co. of Bal- mark, inlcuding plates and matrices, rated and counterfeit product headquarters. It will be for- timore. america for distribution within for destruction. has proliferated tremendously." warded to RIAA, which works Suit charges that Eaton -Walker il- the U.S. Thereafter, Cineamerica directly with Suit notes that the defendants are This deprives the RIAA and the FBI and other legally pressed copies of a perform- entered into a similar deal with law enforcement agencies. exploiting the name and likeness of the cooperating FBI, state and lo- ance made by the group during a Magnum, who subsequently con- cal authorities of a valuable NARM asks retailers and rack - concert Sept. 13, 1969, billed as the signed the package to Zamoiski and the late Terry Kath, one of the source of information, says Co- jobbers, whether members or "Toronto Rock And Roll Revival" other wholesalers. group's founders, on the album hen. not, to contact the NARM office when only CBS has the rights to the Without going into specifics, cover. The alleged bootleg is the LP NARM's industrywide antipi- at 1060 Kings Highway North, group's material. suit also alleges that Magnum Rec- dedicated to Kath, the suit claims. racy campaign in the early 1970s Suite 200, Cherry Hill, N.J. was carried out through "Shop- 08034, or phone 609 -795 -5555 ping Reports." These reports for a supply of Shopping Re- went to all NARM regular mem- ports.

BROADWAY REVIEW `Ain't Misbehavin" Celebrates Waller NEW YORK -Fats Waller was a loose story line, but then no story is composer and entertainer of excep- really needed. Waller's songs are sto- tional talents and a man with an un- ries in themselves, and as told by the surpassed love of life. "Ain't Mis - charismatic cast, those stories come The behavin'," which opened at the life, Budget to giving the audience a price- Longacre Theatre here May 9, is a less look into the soul and the un- sparkling, energetic, thoroughly en- canny talents of Waller. joyable celebration of the man and Before the arrival of "Ain't Mis- his works. you can behavin'," much of this treasury of on. Conceived by Richard Waller gems was in bank Maltby Jr., danger Budget Records are big business! of being One specialty studio for re- recording and originally staged at the off- lost. Now, however, thanks to all out of every six records sold is at budget master tapes in the world. Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club concerned with this sparkling new prices and these records are sold to buyers We're improving quality and as a musical revue, the show, show, an entire new generation of who are largely shopping this "price point" we're keeping the-price down. through 30 of Waller's tunes -some music lovers can rediscover one of only. If you want a piece of this action, written exclusively for solo piano, the nation's most outstanding com- And, because packaging and but with lyrics posers and entertainers. we've got a story for you. added by Maltby - promotion count so heavily in splendidly captures the genius, the RADCLIFFE JOE We've got the biggest and best budget this business, we dress up our wit, the style, the irreverence of catalog in the business. The top stars, the re- releases with great jacket Waller. top hits and the widest selection of music designs'and compelling Ken Page, Andre De Shields, Nell Casablanca Plans types are all represented in our 700 -plus point -of- purchase displays. Carter, Armelia McQueen and This Charlaine title list. And, we're continuously adding to helps establish point Woodward form the our at gifted cast of singers and dancers and enriching this catalog with new the point -of -sale. 3 Videocassette material. who strut, cakewalk, sashay, sing Money- making special and dance their happy way through When Pickwick re- releases a master, offers, solid buying such inspired Waller specialties as Features In Nov. we've put that tape through some real "Honeysuckle Rose," T'ain't No- packages and strong, LOS ANGELES -Casablanca changes. We've got the best body's Biz -ness If 1 Do," "Two seasonal offerings sweeten Record and FilmWorks will Sleepy People," "I'm Gonna Sit be mar- keting three the pot. The budget business Right Down And Write Myself A full -length video- cassette features as yet is big business and we've Letter" and of course the title tune. of undeter- mined program content by got the best budget They enjoy the outstanding sup- products November, reports Larry Harris, ex- going. Order the port of Luther Henderson on the up- ecutive vice president. right Pickwick line and you can piano and a six -member on- Harris stresses that the first up -to- stage band take it to the bank! conducted by Hank two- hour -length prerecorded cas- Jones. settes would probably cover a broad The songs are woven together by a spectrum of entertainment. "We could release Kiss or Donna Sum- mer. Or it could be a totally educa- Renewed Ember tional cassette. It could be a music - oriented program, but you can be To Janus /GRT sure it will have a story line and will LOS ANGELES -Janus /GRT not just be a taped concert," Harris will distribute the reactivated Ember says. Record label, according to Jeffrey S. Undetermined are pricing, format Kruger, president of Ember, and choice and distribution method- Eddie De Joy, president of Janus/ ology. Harris says Casablanca hopes GRT. to bring in the first tapes at a price At the same time, Ember has under the $49.95 to $69.95 sticker on signed artists Nikki Richards and the first prerecorded old movie cas- Kenny Williams. settes. "What format we choose to go The label will release a single by with will be determined Richards, produced by Norman by our mar- ket studies of what type of equip- Ratner, immediately with a single by ment Williams to follow shortly. dominates the marketplace. We hear predictions of a 2.5 million Ember Records is a division of the hardware universe by Christmas. As Ember group of companies which to distribution, we will probably go are involved in concert promotion, through our regular Polygram distri- records, management, film and bution. But we'll complement that video distribution, sports conces- with a type of distribution more sions, music publishing and The Budget You Can Bank On! talent. geared to those audio stores and de- Pickwick The Ember label has been Records Division, Pickwick International, Inc. 7500 Excelsior Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55426 dor- partments not served by a record/ mant four years. tape distribution firm."

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Bankrupt Firm Sued By Label On Processing LOS ANGELES -Orion Market- ing Ltd., doing business as Nautilus Recordings, is suing United Sound Inc. and Monarch Record Manufac- turing doing business as AFM Engi- neering in Superior Court, alleging the defendants botched their direct - to -disk album, "First In Line." The plaintiff, located in Pismo Beach, Calif., alleges that it orally contracted with the defendants for plating of original master lacquers and the manufacture of mothers and stampers for the Randy Sharp LP. Orion contends that it agreed to pay a premium price for these serv- ices to obtain superior quality work. In the suit, plaintiffs say United and Phonopress produced lacquers Sept. 14, 1976 and AFM completed plat- ing and produced several mothers and stampers between September 1976 and January 1977. The pleading argues that the de- fendants carelessly and negligently produced their elements with the re- sultant several masters containing pinsize holes, incapable of produc- DOWN POUR- Capitol and Globe Records personnel in Cincinnati inun- ing stampers. Lacquer masters were are dated with some of the 2,000 entries in a contest sponsored by ground down, causing impurities of the two par- ties awarding a $60 pair of precision roller skates. All the action centers metal, it's charged. And silver used around Kraftwerk's new LP, "Trans Europe Express" which to coat the masters oxidized, received play in a causing Cincinnati roller rink and area surface noise. disk stores. From the left: Rick Kapp, Capitol's territory manager in Detroit; Jack Reynolds, label's district manager in De- Orion claims it could not make the troit and Tom Thompson, Globe's manager and buyer. number of records it normally would make and that surface noise was present. It asks $1.5 million for loss of sales and $71,000 to redo the AIDS PRODUCERS original session and lacquer masters. It also asks a $1 million punitive damages judgment. Free Flow Flowing United Sound was a Burbank. Calif., studio which is going through a bankruptcy proceeding in federal court here. Employment Agency -N By DICK NUSSER NEW YORK -When you start a country, progressive country and 2 Publishing Accord company with a name like Free we're getting into jazz." Flow you never know where it'll Free Flow's direction has turned it LOS ANGELES -Big Borough wind up. into a sort of a clearing house Music (BMI) and Shelly Music What began for as a management producers, groups and material. (ASCAP) have entered into a world- firm has evolved into a producer's wide copublishing deal with Arista/ employment agency, supplying pro- "We afford a lot of interplay be- Careers Music Inc. duction talent for artists such as tween managers and labels and the Big Borough and Shelly Music are Jerry Jeff Walker, Helen Schneider, managers aren't threatened because we are the publishing companies owned by James Montgomery, Scott McKen- not out to steal acts," Franks says. "We Jeff Lane, producer of Eddie Ken - zie, Guy Clark, the Lost Gonzo Band support the manager's function, dricks, Brass Construction, B.T. Ex- and a new U.K. group called Racing actually." press and others. Cars. But it is more than that. The firm now has offices in New Free Flow was launched in 1973 York, Austin and Nashville. Produc- by Michael Brovsky, one of the ers affiliated with Free Flow include Bill On Returns founders of the Serendipity Singers, Jim Mason (Firefall, Richie Furay, who were managed by Fred (Bitter Racing Cars); Don Oriolo (James Continued from page 1 End) Weintraub. Brovsky bought Montgomery, Canada's David "Stay Awhile':.. the The bill, H.R. 3050, was originally out Weintraub's management com- Bradstreet); Paul Christianson designed to help only sellers of pa- pany, called the new firm Free Flow, (Scott McKenzie); Tony Camillo perbacks and periodicals. It pro- and expanded into coffee house pro- (Valentine, Gladys Knight & the charted single that's got vided exclusion of tax payment due ductions, concert bookings and a Pips, Helen Schneider) and Neil on returns made for a period after fling at booking movies on college Wilburn (Guy Clark). what you're looking the taxable year (21/2 months for campuses. But with the exception of magazines, and 41/2 months for pa- Walker, the client roster wasn't for...an outstanding perbacks). exactly star- studded. ASCAP Voters Recording Industry Assn. of Things changed a bit a year later, America and National Assn. of when Steve Franks joined Free Return Adams performance with Record Merchandisers spokesmen Flow. Franks had worked at MGM NEW YORK urged the committee, during 1976 Records, handling -The board of di- royalty pay- rectors wide hearings, to include recordings ments, foreign rights of ASCAP has reelected lyr- audience appeal. and other icist Stanley (disks, tapes and cassettes) in the tax "solid financial details." Adams, president; Sal- vatore Chiantia, president of MCA amendment. since their returns It was a good marriage and it gave You're gonna love it! Music, and screen and TV- scorer problem is the same as that of the Brovsky time to concentrate on more George Duning, vice presidents, manufacturers of paperbacks and creative things in Austin, Tex., and composer Morton Gould, secretary. magazines. where he was settling down to run RIAA president Stanley Gortikov Walker's career. Franks stayed in Other officers elected are Ernest pointed out at the hearing that, like New York, where he remains today. R. Farmer of Shawnee Press, treas- the publishers, the record companies A lot of water has flowed under urer; composer Arthur Schwartz, as- must send the retailer copies for dis- the Free Flow bridge since then. To- sistant secretary; Leon J. Brettler of play that may far outnumber the ul- day, the firm is branching out into Shapiro, Bernstein, assistant treas- timate sales to consumers. multiple production deals involving urer. Gortikov testified that it is indus- producers, artists and publishing. Lester Sill, president of Screen try practice to guarantee full return "We can really cover a lot of Gems -Colgems -EMI Music, Inc., privileges to retailers and rackjob- ground for a record label," Frank was appointed to the board of direc- Produced by M ichael Lloyd M for ike Curb Product ions bers, and the percentage of returns is maintains. "We function as an extra tors of ASCAP and the board ap- generally high. It was 21% of gross a &r level and we're not locked into pointed him to serve as a publisher sales for recordings in 1974, he said. any one thing. We handle rock, r &b. director. www.americanradiohistory.com CATCH THE ROCK'N'ROLL SPIRIT OF

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www.americanradiohistory.com 18 General News WB Music Price Revamp Ups Sales Disk Collectors which Trade At Meets Continued from page 3 are accounts we service WB Music's administrative vice Golove adds: "It costs 50 cents to DETROIT- Monthly record col- directly." president and house counsel, the produce a piece of sheet music, The reason lectors trading seminars are being After two weeks of "substantial for this overhaul? firm chose to completely eliminate counting the royalties. And it retails "The profits operated here and in Chicago, with decreases" in sales immediately fol- needed to be split more the extra discount advantage to the for $1.50, which is a three -to -one ra- evenly the idea soon to be introduced to lowing the announcement, there between the manufacturer, jobber rather than slightly decrease tio of the cost of the product to the the jobber New York City. have been five weeks of steady in- and the retailer," says Sil- the discounts to both jobber and re- sales price. In manufacturing most vers. were The bartering expos creases, according to Silvers. "After "We breaking even on a tailer because "our surveys indicated often they won't touch a product un- are operated lot of projects and making a by a company here called Fantas- a short boycott the jobbers are buy- minimal if we lowered the discount to stores, less the ratio is seven -to -one or 10- amount on tico. Stu Shapiro, ing cautiously and on a limited others." many stores would stop carrying our to- one." company presi- According to Leonard Golove, dent, says the showings of old and basis. Frankly, I had anticipated six merchandise. Adds Silvers, "We were only mak- unusual recordings have by far months of horrendous sales," he ing a profit because of the large cata- proven the most successful. says. log we own where the royalties are Silvers adds that he has been di- Leslie Sees `Adventure' not as high as in our licensing deals. Shapiro's Recordventions, as they viding are called, will debut in New York his time this year evenly be- Continued from page 3 tions the initiation of discussions on Now we can make a reasonable City, Sunday (28), tween L.A. and New York. "I the Sam Goody merger. profit in licensing and expand in at the Taft Hotel. wanted Into the rented space Shapiro puts to be in New York (the cen- $100 million level when he started Leslie sees his future in the broad that area. ter of the publishing dealer's tables at $15 per, and collec- industry) to 32 years ago, and his investment was area of communications with plenty "Also we can begin to advertise catch all the flack," he says. tors at $1 -$2 a head, depending on "It hurt about $4,400 a quarter- century ago of opportunities in management, our products directly in retail news- me personally city. to take calls from job- when he founded Pickwick with marketing and merchandising, the papers and magazines. Our profits bers who were customers for The a long Amos Heilicher and Danny Gittel- logical areas of acquisition. were so marginal before, we could expos, which began in De- time and are now furious." troit, man, he's had a role in many key "If I were a graduating senior to- afford virtually no advertising were introduced to Chicago If the jobbers three do not fully come changes. (Pickwick grew to $380 mil- day, it would be hard to find a busi- budget." So far the firm has adver- months ago. Response has around, Silvers will fall back on his lion in 1976, was sold to American ness more exciting, or rewarding, or tised in the record trades and trades been so strong that Shapiro moved own 12 -man sales staff. "We are Can for $102 million in 1977 and last with more creative potential than for publishing and musical instru- to a larger venue in his third month. geared if necessary to sell 100% of year's sales are estimated at close to our music business," he observes. ment stores. Northlake Hotel in Northlake will our product direct to accounts. Most $500 million.) The former Syracuse Univ. and The main cause of this bad profit be the site of the next Chicago gath- companies have sales staffs at best Pickwick was the first to move into basketball player graduate who also picture for manufacturers, accord- ering June 25. one -third the size of ours. licensing of product when it ac- went through the Harvard Business ing to Silvers, has been royalty wars Locations both in Royal Oak and "But five years ago when we quired Capitol catalog items in 1968 School advanced management pro- between rival publishers competing Farmington are used for the conven- changed discounts slightly (from as the first major label deal. It was gram, has mixed feelings on the for rights. "There has been a rise in tions here. 58% off to 55% off), we were boy- also the first to move budget records transition, which he relates to basic superstar royalties over the past few cotted by jobbers, which put such a into the rackjobber pipeline, initially differences in philosophy. "I have to years. Our sheet music retails for scare into us that we amplified our through drugstores and supermar- do my own thing, wherever it takes $1.50, and the standard high royalty sales staff. We used to be totally at kets; then in the move to discount me," he notes. is 35 cents." the mercy of the distributors, but the stores the full -line product "tailed But as he looks ahead, he also con- Action At NARM In 1971 amount of business we do direct on" and that phase of industry ex- tinually looks back, with the proud- when Silvers became with president of WB LOS ANGELES- NARM's rack - the dealers has been growing pansion began. est claim that of Pickwick as one of Music, sheet music since retailed for $1, jobber and retailer advisory corn - about 1974. Before this dis- From those beginnings, Pickwick only 10 New York Stock Exchange with a 20 -cent roy- alty. He immediately mittees have been reactivated by count restructuring between 52 %- moved strongly ahead in the firms to never have a financial quar- raised the re- tail price to $1.25, John Cohen, NARM president. The 54% of our merchandise was sold proprietary areas in Canada and ter without a comparative growth in- whereupon the royalty 13- member retailer group meets in directly to dealers. Europe, then extended its reach in crease except for two rate went to 30 cents. In 1974 in the shift Chicago Thursday (25), with the 11- D "Also we do a lot of business in rackjobbing, and more recently into from he raised it again to is present level, first in first out to last in first member jobber group meeting there cc discount, record and book stores, retailing, with one of Leslie's last ac- out accounting. (Continued o on page 71) Friday (26).

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"Columbia;' ¡-., are trademarks of CBS Inc. ®1978 CBS Inc. MRI www.americanradiohistory.com 20 General News BROADWAY REVIEW Illness Fatal To ALSO 8 -TRACK TAPE `Working' Musical Misses, Wm. Steinberg The Late Bill Lear Yet Has CHICAGO -The last of the great Its Good Moments Central European conductors who NEW YORK -"Working," the philosophical about her job; and a fled to America following Hitler's Invented Car Radio new Stephen Schwartz musical at gas mete( reader, also played by rise, William Steinberg, died May 12 LOS ANGELES- William Powell cago with his mother after she had the 46th St. Theatre, promises a tiger Landers, who tells how he alleviates at New York's Lennox Hill Hospital. Lear, the millionaire industrialist divorced his father. but delivers a pussycat. The show the monotony cf his work. Much of Steinberg, 78, came to America in who never finished grade school but He attended public schools and has tremendous potential for bril- the rest is lackluster narrative, lack- 1938 with a wave of exiled musicians invented (among other things) the was forced by persistent financial liance. Unfortunately, this sparkle ing the pizzaz necessary to rivet and that carried many noted conductors car radio and helped develop with hardship to work in his spare time as shines through only sporadically, consume its audience. to these shores. He was born and RCA the 8 -track stereo cartridge, a shoe shine boy. leaving the audience feeling some- The music too--perhaps due to the educated in Cologne, Germany, but died Monday (15) in Reno, Nev. of He left home at the age of 16 to what cheated. number of different composers who suffered persecution under the leukemia. He was 75. join the Navy, where he studied ra- The show is built around Studs worked on the score -is uneven. Like Nazis because he was Jewish. Best known to the public as the dio in World War I, a training he Te,fkel's best selling book of the the rest of the show, it sparkles only In 1952, Steinberg became princi- pioneer of the small corporate jet would later parlay into the fabulous same name. Adapted to the musical on occasion. Standouts include, "All pal conductor of the Pittsburgh Or- airplane which bears his name, career which brought a total esti- theatre by Schwartz, it features The Livelong Day," by Stephen chestra, a post he held for 24 years. Lear's inventions accumulated some mated wealth of $75 million. songs by James Taylor, Micki Grant, Schwartz, based on Walt Whitman's He also occupied positions with the 150 patents in his career in diverse In 1965 while he was tooling the Craig Camelia, Mary Rodgers /Su- "I Hear America Singing ;" "Mill- Buffalo Philharmonic, the Boston fields such as radio, electronics, newly purchased Motorola ware- san Birkenhead and Schwartz. work," also by Schwartz: "Brother Symphony and the New York Phil- aviation technology and auto engi- house in Detroit for production of Terkel's book, as its title implies, Trucker," by James Taylor; "If I harmonic, and was instrumental in neering. the Lear -engineered auto tape car- deals with the experiences and emo- Could Have Been," by Micki Grant: the founding of the Palestine Sym- Lear made his first fortune 50 tridge, he was asked how he could tions of the working class. It is star- and the closing r umber, "Something phony (now the Israel Philhar- years ago when he developed the justify production schedules until he tlingly forceful in its honesty. Yet To Point To," by Craig Camelia. monic). first car radio. knew what the market would bear. something seems to have been lost in In early May, the conductor was He recalled that event in a Bill- Lear's answer at the time, "A year the transition to the "Working" has a message to tell, a stage. admitted to Lennox Hill Hospital, board interview published April 17, ago, we went into production of jets There are some instances of bril- powerful one. Unfortunately it suffering from a heart ailment. He is 1965 after Lear stirred the industry when I had my first two customers. liance, as when a fireman, played by missed its opportunity to provide survived by a son, a daughter and with the news he would enter the Today, Lear Jets is more than Matt Broadway with a moving piece of Landers, tells why he left the five grandchildren. tape cartridge field. $60 million back- ordered." police force to become a fireman; a theatre and instead of emerging as a Steinberg's performances are pre- "In the fall of 1928 I placed the His friends recalled that boldness migrant worker, played by Joe Man - compelling production it toddles served in many recordings for such first car radio ever built on Paul Ga- and flamboyance were part of Lear's tegna, who relates the horrors along, content to be just passingly and labels as Capitol, RCA, Command vin's desk," Lear said referring to the character and much of the reason for frustrations pleasing. of life on the farm; a call (AEC) and Deutsche Grammophon. time he worked for a battery manu- his success. girl, played by Patti LuPone, is who RADCLIFFE JOE Andre Previn now conducts the facturer in Chicago named Galvin In 1932 Lear sold back his interest Pittsburgh Symphony. Manufacturing Co. in Galvin Manufacturing and "It created some interest around shortly thereafter arrived in New the plant, but the general feeling was York to enter the aviation communi- that radios in cars would never go cations field with a firm he called save time over. The chief concern was that Lear Developments. they would he legislated out of exist- But by 1934, Lear described his fi- t) RIM ence for driving safety reasons. nancial condition as "flat broke," "It was a year later -Black Friday, noting that "it is a little too early for BEAT THAT 8* CrrY the day the bottom dropped out of the aviation radio business." RUSH WITH THOSE et& the stock market -while Paul and I But again sparing himself from cll.), PRICES CALL Certified were en route to a radio manufac- economic disaster by his wits, he KEYSTONE FOR St/P[43IOR turers' convention in Atlantic City soon landed a $250,000, multi -year sERvICE IN COLOR we came up with a name for our auto consultant contract with RCA Victor SEP P rioNS /ART AND radio. We decided to call it Motor- in New York after selling to the firm DE51&N/ PLUS TOP _Records_ ola." his invention known as "The Magic NTINC& OF ALL RECOR D Lear had sold his firm to Galvin in Brain" which standarized the tuning ANO TAPE PRODI,CTs It I Gold LPs 1927 for a third interest in Galvin portion in radio sets and thereby The O'Jays' "So Full Of Love" on Manufacturing Co. which later be- allowed mass production concepts to Philadelphia International. Disk is came Motorola. be applied to making sets at varying KEYSTONE PRINTED SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INCORPORATED its seventh gold LP. That first Lear company was quality and price levels. 321 PEAR STREET Johnny Mathis' "You Light Up known as Radio Coil & Wire Corp. In 1939, he founded Lear In- SCRANTON, PA 18505 17171 346.1761 My Life" on Columbia. Disk is his and was started by Lear on a $500 corporated, a firm which did $100 tenth gold LP. investment. million worth of business during Journey's "Infinity" on Columbia. The skeptical initial reaction to World War II supplying spare parts Disk is its first gold LP. Lear's auto radio invention was to to the U.S. armed forces. Willie Nelson's "The Sound In become a familiar one. His firm was not only the first to Your Mind" on Columbia. Disk is its When Lear announced, upon manufacture radio equipment for second gold LP. passing his 60th birthday in 1962, small planes, it also developed the ATTENTION!!! that he was undertaking the manu- lightweight autopilot soon after ALL RECORD DEALERS EVERYWHERE! facture of the small business jet World War II. Singles which he designed, experts in the The automatic pilot, considered WE ARE HERE 365 DAYS A YEAR Robert Flack and Donny Hath- field predicted he would have no by many his most famous invention, TO SERVE YOU -BY PHONE. TELEX OR IN PERSON away's "The Closer I Get To You" on buyers for a private craft that sold enabled planes to fly automatically Atlantic. Disk is their second gold for the "impossible" figure of on a fixed course. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Daily & Sat. single as a duo. $575,000. Among the many other honors be- But just before embarking on a stowed on him was the Collier 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sunday & Holidays Raydio's "Jack & Jill" on Arista. Disk is its first gold single. restless, short -lived retiremen in Trophy, presented by President Tru- We have been in this business for over 30 years. 1967, Lear sold his interest in the man in 1949 "for outstanding contri- Bee Gees' "Night Fever" on RSO. Lear Jet Corp. for $28 million. butions in aviation." He was also NO ONE IN THE WORLD CAN MATCH OUR INVENTORY . . . Disk is its second platinum single. Although Earl Muntz started the awarded Sweden's Bronze Thulin WE HAVE EVERYTHING -ALL THE TIME -INCLUDING 4- track cartridge business in 1961, it medal in 1960. ALL MAJOR and OVER 1.000 DIFFERENT MINOR LABELS. was Lear along with RCA Victor Lear is survived by his fourth Platinum LPs which got the medium rolling na- wife, Moya Marie Olsen, six chil- IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT US, George Benson's "Weekend In tionally with the 8 -track configura- dren and seven grandchildren. IT'S TIME YOU DID! L.A." on Warner Bros. Disk is his tion. After years of development, the third platinum LP. two firms sold Ford on the idea and Come see for yourself We don't have specials and you don't have to buy Parliament's "Funkentelechy Vs. the auto manufacturer in turn as- any quantity ever. We have the lowest overall prices in tie industry every The Placebo Syndrome" on Casa- signed Motorola the job of manufac- day of the year blanca. Disk is its second platinum turing playback units for its 1966 Chicago's NARAS LP. models. Hosts Songwriters WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD Jefferson Starship's "Earth" on Even in his last few weeks of life, Songwriting, Grunt. Disk is its second platinum during which he reportedly knew he CHICAGO- pub- 6S 8 lishing and the new LP. was dying, Lear was working on yet Copyright Act $385 1st list will be the subject of a NARAS LP's EA Dolly Parton's "Here You Come LPs EA LP's EA. another project to develop a new Again" on RCA. Disk is her first turbo -prop business jet. meeting here Monday (22) at the Univ. of Illinois Circle Campus. (Prices are for platinum LP. Lear was born in Hannibal, Mo. ALL $7 98 TAPES-$4 50 EACH Authorities in the field scheduled all domestic Bob Welch's "French Kiss" on June 26, 1902, and moved to Chi- SINGLES -65i EACH records E. tapes) Capitol. Disk is his first platinum LP. to address the gathering include Bill Krasilovsky, co- WE SHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. author of "This All prices FOB. New YDrk Business Of Music," songwriters $100 Minimum order shipped Set Representation Change NARM Date Fran Golde and Jim Peterik and at- torneys Joel Carlins and E. Leonard LOS ANGELES - The Music - NEW YORK -The 1979 NARM Rubin. KING KAROL NeOnestop °t ways, Inc. /Flying Convention will be held March 23- 126 West 42nd Addrisi Music Site of the monthly meeting is Street, 28, a (Between Broadway and 6th Ave.) New York, N.Y. 10036 catalog will be represented in Bel- week earlier than originally an- room L -285 of the university's Edu- 2127354 -7684 gium, Holland and Luxembourg by nounced, at the Diplomat Hotel in cation and Communication build- Telex 236601 Intersong Basart of Holland. Hollywood, Fla. ing.

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Continued from page 1 plied by labels of their acts' perform- releases 15 years ago. Mike Reff of cago, has a 25 -incl set demonstrat- with a big screen. Joe Bressi, vice ances. Everybody's Records in the North- ing label tapes in one of his stores. president of purchasing /marketing vide a clearer picture than the a west it He feels the is for Stark, is urging his Camelot present model. There's general optimism about has one Betamax testing out. concept "magnetic." in it. Ed vice managers to work out tradeout ex- Presently, the enlarged Advent the a/v potential for stores those, So far, he finds customers enjoy Lyons, president of retail too, who have either experimented Like several others, he feels the la- for Lenny Silver, Buffalo, is happy changes with electronics stores in picture is washed out by light enter- with of with their first a.'v in a their malls to put a/v equipment ing the store. Advent has told Tolif- or are investigating purchase bels are slapping together any tapes attempt their first playback sets. haphazardly to Rochester store, where a Kansas into the record /tape stores. son that the new unit will cut down and shipping them Dave Rothfeld the Korvettes for He videocassette sold lots of extra al- on picture fade from window light. of stores demonstrations. thinks Ben Bartel, executive vice presi- through the Eastern customer attention wanes when in- bums. Steve Libman of Emerald City departments dent of Integrity Entertainment, Los U.S. remembers the suc- congruous acts are seen on the same Mike Terlicky, manager of Stark's Records, Atlanta, boosts the impulse half of the Angeles, says the chain has four to had with sporadic tape. first superstore, C-rapevine, Flint, buying resulting from the a/v de- cess his chain six stores equipped with some video- slide to herald album John Schulman of Laury's, Chi- Mich., is testing a Betamax tied -in vice, normally placed near a high presentations cassette playback unit. traffic area. Harmony House, the greater De- The six Oz stores, three in Atlanta, For troit chain, has one Betamax unit, two in Birmingham and one in Ft. Bearsville Expands Bullish Mart which Carl Thom says floats be- Walton Beach, Fla., all have Advent Continued front page 12 helped increase his album sales from kind of music but tLat's not the case tween the stores as a merchandising screens and Panasonic units is now right for new signings due to a reported 35,000 to 100,000. Be- at this point." tool. /4 was He was equipped with' -inch U -Matic tape. changing industry conditions. "The cause of draft complications he says the Bearsville image Dale Fargo of Record Rendevous, with business can accommodate expan- never able to tour the U.S. in sup- one of "what Wcodstock repre- Dave Siebert agrees Towsen. Cleveland, reports three of its four sion," he says. sell more his A new album sented in the '60s. We have a Siebert has Sony Betamax units "You can port of albums. don't stores are all -out for Betamax cas- working through 19 -inch tv screens records faster. I think it's proven that and tour will be ready by July. specific musical in-age. We don't sette replay. The Stewart Mintz you don't need five years to break an With only a few albums and sin- just sign rock or folk artists. It's bet- in the three Franklin stores, Atlanta, stores divide their volume about act. gles released last year, Fishkin says ter than limiting ourselves to one and five Davey's Locker stores. equally between software and hard- locations, "By applying experience to what's that in order to be competitive with specific audience." In those latter hardware ware. Fargo has seen 60 persons in - happening in the market, one can had to spend Bearsville, operated by is sold. Siebert senses a natural tie other companies, they jointly his store watching a good tape. in. In those stores he is stocking some now break an act in a year instead of as much money as having five or six Fishkin and chairman of the board prerecorded movies. Like some of four or five. That's an important fac- acts anyway. Albert Grossman, his been part of He's into this in -store promotion over a year. The quality of tapes and his peers, Siebert laments the una- tor in determining expansion. Also, Rundgren, Winchester and the Warner Bros. family for 61/2 years vailability of totally music- oriented "We weren't able to predict how Foghat contracts had to be renego- and was distributed by Ampex two consistency of new tape delivery is programs so far. long it would take to break our acts. tiated, which cut into the company's years previously. improving from labels. And he sees Widest usage nationally of the We thought it would be shorter but profits. In the case of Foghat, its con- The label is in the midst of adding a 60-inch screen in the near future. budding in -store motivator is being there are also different levels of tract expired at the time the group Los Angeles staffers, particularly a Chains contacted in the survey made by Peaches. Lyle Minnick, breaking." had its biggest hit, "Slowride." Fish - national AOR promction man and a which admit interest but are investi- vice president, new store operation, Fishkin points to Foghat, which kin claims other labels made "siz- sales and marketing person. With a gating the purchase of first playback estimates 10 to 12 of the 28 stores are he feels took longer to break despite able bids." current staff of sewn, Fishkin is units include: both the Cleveland equipped to handle the video- its four gold albums and two plati- Although Bearsville sold more looking for a staff of 12. and Lubbock -based Recordland cassette concept. num (its latest "Stone Blue" was records in 1977, Fishkin says that The label still maintains its New chains; 1812 Overture, Milwaukee; Exact details could not be ob- recently released) and Rundgren 1976 was its most profitable. He is York office which houses the pub- Pipe Dreams, Green Bay; Music tained on John Cohen's Disc Rec- "who's not an automatic although looking to double business this year. lishing operation, and an office in Plus, Los Angeles; Hastings Books ords chain, but it is believed that everyone thought he'd be in the be- Fishkin points to the excitement Bearsville, N.Y., where book- and Records, Amarillo; DJ's Sound about seven of the 35 stores are set ginning." of getting involved with new proj- keeping, accounting and a recording City, Seattle; Hollywood and Cir- up to handle prerecorded tapes sup- With Winchester, a recent tour ects, saying "not having fresh blood studio is located. Grossman operates cles, Phoenix; Cavages, Buffalo, and can be a bit boring." from there as well. Metro Music, Chicago. New artists on the roster include Norma Jean Wright, lead vocalist on CONTRACT - VOLUME Chic's "Dance, Dance, Dance, Yow- sah, Yowsah, Yowsah." Wright will PRESSING continue recording with Chic for At- lantic and as a soloist for Bearsville. oHIGH QUALITY - DECENT PRICES "Expanding into r &b will enable Mastering'- Plating Pressing - pus to work different records at the ANOTHER Color Separations - Printing - Jacket Fabrication same time without competing 2 Fully Equipped 24 -Track Recording Studios against ourselves," says Fishkin. "ALL UNDER ONE ROOF" Also signed is English rock group BIG NAME Liar, produced by John Alcock, and singer /songwriter Elizabeth Bar - raclough. Product by Liar and Bar - Qca raclough will ship in early June with JOINS MMW CUSTOM PRESSING Wright's album slated for July. 2832 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45225 Fishkin sees Bearsville in the Phone: (513) 681 -8400 / TWX (OCA CUSTOM CIN) 810 -461 -2789 midst of changing its musical image to that of a more well rounded musi- cally- oriented label. "The company might have been founded on one

Bareback Signs NEW YORK - Bareback Records has signed deals with Career Rec- GEORGE ords of France and Sugar Records of Italy for distribution of its product in those countries. First release is a single by the group Sweet Cream. Bareback's president, Stephen Metz, also announces he's adminis- SENSO N tering composer Mark Snow's Cha- meleon Music Inc. catalog, an ASCAP affiliate. 2 7 $1 0.00 Suggested Retail Trial Severs Shep There must be a reason why so many record distrib- utors, recording companies, XXX Rated Continued from page 4 producers and agents want GEORGE to hitch their stars to our wagon. SIMON new LP and single that had been ordered by Cardinal. "Mr. Hurley, to your knowledge The #1 reason is because they're going to. the #1 More than 20,000 copies were the orders of the shipments of source. sold in the New York area! records to Cardinal from Brunswick MMW is a major manufacturer of decorative acces- Join the Sell -A -Thon. which are reflected on (the docu- sories and advertising specialties, superbly silk screening ments) in fact cancelled and re- Available on glass and mirrored items that really sell...at prices that turned to the factory ?" Laptook can't be beat. PAUL WINLEY asked. "No, they were not," Hurley an- Play it smart, talk to us, just place a collect call to RECORDS & TAPES swered. Howard Cohen V.P. Marketing (212) 889 -3036. P.O. Box 1214 As part of the government's case, MMW 1978 New York, N.Y. 10027 Hurley described how thousands of Call: 212 289 -0111 dollars of merchandise including 11111 television sets, stereos and other ap- I11 DISTRIBUTORS: Territories still available. 41 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010 Mechanical Mirror Works, Inc. DJ's: Write for sample copy of single. pliances were allegedly ordered on the instructions of the defendants.

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Based on station playlists through Thursday (5/25/78)

TOP ADD ONS - NATIONAL PRIME MOVERS- NATIONAL

MATHIS & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (Columbia) BOB SEGER -Still The Same ( Capitol) GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) ANDY Shadow Dancing (RSO) SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen ( Captol) EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) GIBE- NEWTON You're The One That I Want (RSO) MICHAEL JOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue (EMI) O'JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philadelphia International) TRAVOLTA A -JOHN-

KYNO- Fresno WDRQ- Detroit 13 -Q (WKTQ)- Pittsburgh KOMA -Oklahoma City D- Discotheque Crossover KAFY - Bakersfield GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) ROLUNGSTONES -Miss You (Rolling SWEET- Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) ABBA -Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) SEALS & CROFTS-You're The Love (WB) MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Stones) BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) key prod ERIC CLAPTON -Wonderful Tonight (RSO) ADD ONS -The two (Cleveland Intl) TOM PETTY -I Need To Know (Shelter) CHICAGO -Take Me Back To Chicago at the radio stations (UA) 22- EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) ucts added * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street * PATTISMITH- Because The Night (Aosta) (Columbia) * CHUCK MANGIONE-Feels So Good (A &M) * 28-17 listed; as determined by station 12 24-18 30-21 BOBSEGER The Same (Capitol) 17-7 * BONNIE TYLER- It'sA Heartache (RCA)9 -3 * -Still personnel. CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) * GEORGE BENSON-On Broadway (WB) 34- * * SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 14 -8 PRIME MOVERS -The two KRIZ- Phoenix 28-23 * BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) 31 24 registering the great- LastDance 23 WPEZ- Pittsburgh products D DONNASUMMER- KGW- Portland KAKCs-Tulsa est proportionate upward (Casablanca) ABBA- TakeAChanceOn Me (Atlantic) WFAC -Flint ROLLING STONES -Miss You (Rolling movement on the station's ROLLING STONES-Miss You (Rolling BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) Stones) playlrst; as determined by sta Stones) MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) PABLO CRUISE- Love Will Find A Way To Chicago (Cleveland Intl) Lion personnel. * CHICAGO -Take Me Back TOBY BEAU-My Angel Baby (RCA) (UM) (Co'umbia) 21-15 * TRAMMPS -Disco Inferno (Atlantic) 15 -6 BREAKOUTS -Billboard Chart BOBWELCH -Hot Love, Cold World * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 39- Street (UA) 30- * HEART-Heartless(Mushroom)20.16 * GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) 23- (Capitol) * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Dept. summary of new prod- 23 KTKT -Tucson 16 21 ucts exclusive of Add Ons and BONNIE TYLER -It'sA Heartache (RCA)27- * ANDY -Shadow Dancing (RS0) 20.10 MICHAEL JOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue KING -Seattle * GIBB O' JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Phila Intl) 22.15 Prime Movers. 18 * (EMI) JIMMY BUFFETT- Cheeseburgerin KELI -Tulsa ( Phila MATHIS &WIWAMS -Too Much, Too Little, O'JAYS -Usta Be MyGirl Intl) Paradise (ABC) * Too 11-4 Southwest Region * CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) Late (Columbia) SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad 20--03 (Cleveland Intl) Z -96 (W7/1A-FM)-Grand Rapids O'JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Phila Int) * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) TOP ADD ONS: Pacific Southwest Region * TRAMMPS- Disco Inferno (Atlantic) HB -20 1510 TRAVOLTA& NEWTON- JOHN-You're The MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad * (UA) 25- KQEO- Albuquerque * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street One That I Want (ßS0) 9-3 (Cleveland Intl) TOP ADD ONS: 19 ROLLING STONES -Miss You (Rolling Stones) ROLLINGSTONES-MissYou(Rolling * ANDY GIBB- Shadow Dancing (RSO) 11-6 KJRB Spokane The (WB) PAUL DAMS-Darlin' (Bang) St ne s) - SEALS & CROFTS- You're Love BOB SEGER-Still The Same (Capitol) WTIX- New Orleans BCBWELCH -Hot Love, Cold World DEMIS ROUSSOS-That Once lnALifetime CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels So Good (AGM) * BONNIE TYLER -It's A Heartache (RCA)12- (Capitol) (Mercury) GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) 6 PAUL DAWS- Darlin' (Bang) SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) * MICHAELJOHNSON-Bluer Than Blue PAUL DAVIS- Darlin' (Bang) (EMI) 29 22 ANDY GIBE- Shadow Dancing (RSO) 6-2 STEELY DAN- Deacon Blues (ABC) * GERRY RAFFERTY- Baker Street (UA) 16-9 * * BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) 40- * PRIME MOVERS: TRAVOLTA & NEWTON -JOHN -You're The * EDDIE MONEY-Baby Hold On(Columbia) WAKY- Louisville * 3 23-19 One That I Want (RSO) 8-2 KENO-Las Vegas TRAVOLTA A NRWFON -TORN-You're The One KTAC -Tacoma BOB SEGER-Still The Same (Capitol) ABBA A Chance * PRIME MOVERS: That I Want (RSO) * -Take OnMe(Atlantic)35- CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels So Good (A&M) BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) 29 Hard You MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad AIRWAVES-So Living Without ANDY GIBS- Shadow Dancing (RSO) MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad WNOE -New Orleans EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) (A &M) (Cleveland Intl) (Cleveland Intl) GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) * TRAVOLTA & NEWTON-JOHN- You're The O' JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Phila Intl) 29 -21 HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) ANDY Shadow Dancing (ßS0) * CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) * GIBE- One That I Want (RSO) 15-5 25 -21 BREAKOUTS: ROLLING STONES-Miss You (Rolling * SWEET-Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 20- * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 25- GEORGE (WB) 28- * BENSON-On Brdadway 20 Stones) 24 01005 -Osta Be My Girl (Philadelphia International) * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street (UA) 15- BREAKOUTS: KCPX -Salt Lake City WBGN- Bowling Green Region GERRY RAFFEIRY -Baker Street (UA) ]0 Pacific Northwest BILLY JOEL-Only The Good Die Young MATHIS & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, TRAVOLTA & NEWTON -JOHN- You're The One HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) * WINGS -With A Little Luck (Capitol) 6 -4 (Columbia) Too Late (Columbia) That I Want (ßS0) MATHIS I WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, TOP ADD ONS: MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad ROLLING STONES-Miss You (Rolling KEEL -Shreveport Too Late (Columbia) (Cleveland Intl) Stones) GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) Three Ain't Bad MEATLOAF -Two Out Of * HEART -Heartless (Mushroom) 3323 KILT Houston * MATHIS A WILLIAMS-Too Much, Too Little, - (Cleveland International) MICHAEL JOHNSON-Bluer Than Blue D PETER BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) * Too Late (Columbia) 21 -17 BILLY JOEL-Only The Good Die Young (FMI) 24-16 ROLLING STONES -Miss You (Rolling ANDY GIBB -Shadow Dancing (RSO) 14-6 (Columbia) * KHJ -Los Angeles KRSP -Salt Lake City * WARREN ZEVON -Werewolves Of London Stones) SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) (Elektra) HB -16 * MATHIS &WILLIAMS-Too Much, Too Little, FRANKIE VALLI-Grease (RSO) CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels So Good (A &M) PATTI SMITH - Because The Night (Arista) Too Late (Columbia) 10-5 Kinda People ROBERT PALMER -Every WGCL -Cleveland 26 -14 GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) * O' JAYS- UstaBe My Girl (Phila Intl) * PRIME MOVERS: (Island) ABBA A Chance On M e (Atlantic) 31 * ANDY GIBB-Shadow Dancing (RSO) 18 6 * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 12-3 BARRYMANILOW -Even Now (Arista) * -Take Midwest Region 25 * BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista)15- * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 28- DIANA ROSS -You Got It (Motown) GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 10 18 KRBE- Houston TOP ADD ONS: TRAMMPS -Disco Inferno (Atlantic) KTLK - Denver * PATTI SM ITH-Because The Night (Arista) TEN -Q (KTNQ) -LA. SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) CARLY 18 -9 STEVEMARTIN-KingTut(WB) Is SWEET- Love Like Oxygen (Capitol) BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) Baby (RCA) QUEEN -It's Late (Elektra) RUFUS /CHAKA KHAN -Stay (ABC) * GENESIS-Follow You, Follow Me (Atlantic) TOBY BEAU -My Angel STEELY DAN- Deacon Blues (ABC) 24 14 GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) * RUBICON -I'm Gonna Take Care Of * SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 12 -5 BREAKOUTS: Everything (20th) 25-18 * MATHIS &WILLIAMS -To Much, Too Little, WSAI- Cincinnati * ANDYGIBB -Shadow Dancing (RS0)9.3 * FLACK & HATHAWAY -Closer I Get To You Too Late (Columbia) 2717 (Atlantic) 26 -19 MICHAEL JOHNSON-Bluer Than Blue (EMI) MICHAEL JOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue KLIF- Dallas * ANDY GIBB-Shadow Dancing(RS0)13.4 GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WS) KIMN- Denver (EMI) * PiRIME MOVERS: ANDY GIBB -Shadow Dancing (RSO) KFI-LA. SWEET- Loue Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) ANDYGIBB- ShadowDancing(RSO) SEALS & CROFTS -You're The Love (WB) PAUL DAVIS- Dartin' (Bang) (UA) TOBY BEAU -My Angel Baby (RCA) GERRY RAFFFJRY -Baker Street * ANDY GIBB- Shadow Dancing (RSO) 22.17 * STEELY DAN -Deacon Blues (ABC) 22-17 BONNIE TYLER -It's A Heartache (RCA) * PLAYER -This Time I'm In It For Love (RSO) PAUL DAVIS -Darlin' (Bang) -You Belong To Me (Elektra) * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) 20.6 CARLY SIMON KFRC -San Francisco * STYX-Fooling Yourself (A&M) 17-13 * EDDIE MONEY-Baby Hold On (Columbia) 8 -4 * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) 2215 e MICHAEL JOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue Q -102 (1VILRQ -FM)- Cincinnati (EMI) 18-11 * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 10-5 North Central Region MEATLOAF -Two 0 u 0f Three Ain't Bad BONNIE TYLER -It's A Heartache (RCA) KNUS -FM -Dallas BREAKOUTS: KEZY- Anaheim (Cleveland Intl) ABBA -Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) * BONNIE TYLER -It'sA Heartache (RCA) 24- TOP ADD ONS: D ERUPTION- ICantStandTheRain(Ariola) MATHIS A, WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little. 15 Too Late (Columbia) * FLACK & HATHAWAY -Closer I Get To You CHIC -Everybody Dance (Atlantic) ANDY GIBB- Shadow Dancing (ßS0) GERRY Street (UA)27- MATHIS & WILLIAMS-Too Much, Too Little, * RAFFERTY-Baker (Atlantic) 13-8 MICHAEL JOHNSON-Bluer Than Blue (EMI) TRAVOLTA & NEWTON-JOHN-You're The One Too Late (Columbia) 19 * TRAMMPS -Disco Inferno (Atlantic)26-14 ABBA -Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) WINGS A Little Luck (Capitol) 4-1 That I Want (RSO) KYA -San Francisco * -With * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) BARRY MANIIOW -Even Now (Arista) * ROBERTPALMER- EveryKindaPeople iss You (Rolling 21-17 ROLLING STONES-M WCOL -Columbus (Island) 23 -18 Stones) WLS- Chicago * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street (UA) 22- BILLY JOEL-OrilyThe Good Die Y000g SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) KM-FM (Z- 97) -R. Worth 18 (Columbia) HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) ANDYGIBB- ShadowDancing(RSO) D PETER BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) KCBQ -San Diego * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (U A) HB- * PRIME MOVERS: BENSON-On Broadway (WB) 20 * MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad MATHIS& WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, GEORGE SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) * ANDYGIBB- ShadowDancing(RSO) 7.3 (Cleveland Intl) 23 -9 Too Late (Columbia) ANDYGIBB -Shadow Dancing(RSO)9.3 BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) * KLIV -San Jose O'JAYS Be My Girl (Phila Intl) BILLYJOEL- Movin'Out(Columbia) 19.7 -Usta GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) * GEORGE BENSON-On Broadway (WB)22- * * TRAVOLTA & NEWTON -JOHN- You're The PETER BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) BONNIE TYLER-It's A Heartache (RCA) 11 * ANDY GIBB-Shadow Dancing (RSO) 13-6 * TRAVOLTA &NEWTON-JOHN -You're The One That I Want (RSO) 11.5 TOM PETTY -I Need To Know (Shelter) That I Want 22.12 WNCI- Columbus One (ßS0) WMET- Chicago * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) * WINGS -With A Little Luck (Capitol) 10 -5 2510 KINT Paso CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels So Good (A &M) -EI * BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) STEELY DAN- Deacon Blues (ABC) KFXM -San Bernardino 127 BREAKOUTS: SWEET-Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) NNDE- Sacramento TRAVOLTA & NEWTON-JOHN-You're The BARRY HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) GERRY RAFFERTY I HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) -Baker Street (UA) One That Want (RSO) * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street(UA)27- MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad 11 BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) ROBERT PALMER-Every KindaPeople (Cleveland International) * HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) 12 -6 * STEELY DAN- Deacon Blues (ABC) 29-22 (Island) MATHIS & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little Out 19-15 EDDIE MONEY Hold (Columbia) TRAVOLTA & NEWTON -JOHN- You're The * BILLYJOEL- Movin' (Columbia) * -Baby On * STEELY DAN- Deacon Blues (ABC) 13-8 * * CARLY SIMON-You Belong To Me (Elektra) Too Late (Columbia) 22 13 One That I Want (RSO) 11 -5 (Continued on page 29) 15.9 WCU E -Akron * TRAVOLTA & NEWTON- JOHN -You're The * HEART- Heartless(Mushroom)10 -8 WKY- Oklahoma City One That I Want (RSO) 14-9 O Copyright 1978, Billboard Publi- IKROY- Sacramento D DONNA SUMMER-Last Dance CKLW- Detroit MICHAEL JOHNSON-Bluer Than Blue cations, Inc. 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Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) The Good Die Young W ROK- Rockford. PAUL DAVIS -Darlin (Bang) MICHAEL ZAGER BAND-Let's All Chant DONNASUMMER -Last Dance SWEET -Uwe BILLY JOEL-Only (Private Stock) (Casablanca) (Columbia) O'IAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Phila Intl) SWEET -Love Is like Oxygen (Capitol) JOHNNIE HOLM -Will I (Not Given) Too Blue MATHIS & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Little,. MICHAELJOHNSON-Bluer Than TOBY BEAU-My Angel Baby (RCA) ANDY GIBB-Shadow Dancing(RSO)12.2 ABBA -Take A Chance OnMe(Atlantic) * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) Too Late (Columbia) (EMI) * 31.11 17-8 & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, * O' JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philaint'l) * BILLY IOEL- Movin' Out (Columbia)31 -20 * GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway(WB)21- * O JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philo Intl) 22 -11 * MATHIS * MEMTLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad 11 Too Late (Columbia) 8-1 ANDY GIBB -Shadow Dancing (RSO) 21 -13 Heartache (RCA)10- NATALIE COLE -Annie Mae (Capitol) 21-15 * (Cleveland Intl) HB18 * BONNIE TYLER -It'sA * * SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 15- 5 WMJX(96X) -Miami WIRL -Peoria 13 WLAC -Nashville WYRE- Annapolis SWEET-Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street (UA) Northeast Region WDRC -Hartford LINDA RONSTADT-Tumbling Dice EILLYJOEL-OnIy The Good Die Young RUFUS /CHAKAKHAN -Stay (ABC) SEALS & CROFTS- You're The Love (WB) STEVE MARTIN -King Tut (WB) (Asylum) TOP ADD ONS (Columbia) * 0' JAYS -Usta Be MyGirl(Phila Int) 22-12 * ANDY GIBB -Shadow Dancing (RS0)16 -6 BOB SEGER -Still TheSame(Capitol) PAUL DAVIS Darlin' (Bang) BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) - * KRAFTWERK- Trans-Europe Express * MATHIS &WILLIAMS -Too Much, To Little, O'1AYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philadelphia * CARLY SIMON -You Belong ToMe(Elektra) * BONNIE TYLER-It's A Heartache (RCA) 16- (Capitol) 15-9 * O' JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philo Intl) 23-10 Too Late (Columbia) 13-4 hol er na líonaI) 22-15 BONNIE TYLER -It's A Heartache (RCA) WIDE- Indianapolis * BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) 29- Y -100 (WHYI -FM) -Miami * ABBA -TakeA Chance On Me (Atlantic) 19- BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) D* PETER BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) 17 22 11 GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) NONE WPRO (AM)- Providence WMAK -Nashville Richmond STEELY DAN -Deacon Blues (ABC) WLEE- * PRIME MOVERS: JANEOLIVER -HisSoFine(Columbia) * TRAVOLTA & NEWTON -JOHN- You're The ABBA -Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Runaway (Grunt) HEART -Heartless(Mushroom) One That I Want (RS0)14-6 BILLYJOEL- OnlyTheGood Die Young 1811 SEALS & CROFTS- You're The Love (WB) BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) (Columbia) * MATHIS &WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, * ANDREW GOLD-Thank You For Being A EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) 17- 10 Too Late (Capitol) I1-7 * GEORGE BENSON -0 n Broadway (WB) 19- * Friend (Asylum) 27-20 * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street (UA) 18 -8 GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 12 WOKY- Milwaukee * TRAMMPS -Disco Inferno (Atlantic) 11-5 1%0E- Orlando * ABBA -Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) 22- * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) WRYQ- Richmond 15 NONE 21-14 ROD STEWART-IWas Only Joking (WB) Providence Was 0 nly Joking (WB) WHBQ -Memphis BREAKOUTS: WPRO -FM- ROD STEWART-I SAMANTHA SANG -You Keep Me Dancing MATHIS & WILLIAMS Much, Too Little, BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) (Private Stock) * -Too CELEBRATION -Al most Summer (MCA) D PETER SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) Too Late (Columbia) 17-7 MATHIS a WI W AMS -Too Much, Too Little, The Same (Capitol)30- EARTH, WIND & FIRE-Fantasy (Columbia) * ANDY GIBB-Shadow Dancing(RSO)9-2 * BOB SEGER -Still Too Late (Columbia) RUFUS /CHAKACHAN- Stay(ABC) * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 26- 17 CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) D* MICHAEL ZAGER BAND-Let's All Chant (A 16 * CHUCK MANGIONE-Feels So Good &M) RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 29- A Heartache (RCA) 12- ANDY GIBB- Shadow Dancing (590) (Private Stock) 23-17 6 -1 * GERRY * BONNIE TYLER-It's WZUU -FM- Milwaukee 19 4 * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 20- 15 Q -105 (WRBQ-FM)- Tampa STEELY DAN - Deacon Blues (ABC) Southeast Region * HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) 21 -14 WABC -New York WICC -Bridgeport BOB WELCH -Hot Love, Cold World ROBERT PALMER -Every Kinda People WFLI- Chattanooga (Capitol) (Island) BONNIE TYLER- It's A Heartache (RCA) ROLLING STONES-Miss You (Rolling TOP ADD ONS: Good To Me (MCA) GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (LIA) 14-8 Stones) Intl) JOE WALSH-Lite's Been * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) O'JAYS- UstaBeMy Girl (Phila O'IAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philo Int) (D) PETER BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) * BONNIE TYLER-It'sA Heartache (RCA)10- * MATHIS & WILLIAMS-Too Much, Too Little, ROGERVOUDOURIS- Don'tTurnMyMusic * ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION- Imaginary SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 1 CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra ) Too Late (Columbia) 18 -12 Down (WB) Lover (Polydor) 20-13 * PAUL DAVIS - Darlin' (Bang) 19-12 KSLQ-FM -St. Louis (RSO) 14-9 * ANDYGIBB -Shadow Dancing (RSO) 13-7 * ANDY GIBE- Shadow Dancing * ANDY GIBB - Shadow Dancing(RSO)19-11 * GEORGE BENSON -On Broadway (WB) 14- BOB SEGER The Same (Capitol) B1 -FM)- Orlando -Still 99 -X-New York 8 -105 (WBJW * BONNIE TYLER-It's A Heartache (RCA) 11- FOGHAT Blue (WB) -Stone Be My Girl (Phila Intl) BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) * PRIME MOVERS: MAYS-Usta * O'JAYS UstaBeMyGirl(PhilaInt'I)25-17 Mid - Atlantic Region WRIZ- Knoxville O'JAYS- UstaBeMy Girl (PhiliIntl) BARRY MANILOW-Copacabana (Arista) * REO SPEEDWAGON-Roll With The Changes O'JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philadelphia * MATHIS & WILLIAMS-Too Much, Too Little, PATTI SMITH-Because The Night (Arista) (Epic) 19 -12 * MATHIS & WILUAMS -Too Much, Too Little, International) 11-6 Too Late (Columbia) 8-1 Too Late (Columbia) TOP ADD GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) KXOK-St. Louis ONS: STEELY DAN -Deacon Blues (ABC) ABBA -Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) ANDY GIBB-Shadow Dancing(RSO)23-16 * CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels So Good (A &M) * -Bluer Than Blue (EMI) THE LOAD OUT /STAY -Jackson Browne MICHAEL 10HNSON * MATHIS & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, 1710 WQPD Lakeland BOB SEGER -Still lie Same (Capitol) - (Elektra) Too Late (Columbia) I1-7 WPTR -Albany DEBBY BOONE -God Knows /Baby I'm Yours BREAKOUTS: D PETER BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) DAVE MASON -Will You Love Me Tomorrow (W111, Curb) * SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 17- (Columbia) STEWART- IWas Only Joking (WB) ROD BARRY MANI LOW -Eve n Now (Arista) 13 BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) * CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) e BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) MATHIS & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, * CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels So Good (A &M) WGOW- Chattanooga 32 -17 * PRIME MOVERS: Too Late (Columbia) HB-12 * GEORGE BENSON-On Broadway(WB) 98- * BONNIE TYLER-It'sA Heartache (RCA)21- ANDY GIBS- Shadow Dancing (RSO) DEBBY BOONE -God Knows /Baby I'm * STEELY DAN-Deacon Blues (ABC) 1713 12 ANDY GIBB- Shadow Dancing (RSO) Yours (Warner /Curb) 't MATHIS & WILLIAMS-Too Much, Too Little. BONNIE TYLER -It's A Heartache (RCA) WMFJ- Daytona Beach KIOA -Des Moines Too Late (Columbia) 13-8 PAUL DAVIS-Darlin' (Bang) ABBA -Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) BILLYJOEL-Movid Out (Columbia) Albany WQXI -Atlanta WIRY- * STEELY DAN -Deacon Blues(ABC) HB -25 BOB WELCH -Hot Love, Cold World WARREN ZEVON- Werewolves 01 London BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) D. DONNASUMMER -Last Dance (Capitol) * SEALS & CROFTS-You're The Love (WB) (Elektra) (Casablanca) BREAKOUTS ERIC CLAPTON -Wonderful Tonight (RSO) HB-26 The Same (Capitol) 38- * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street (UA)23- * BOB SEGER -Still JIMMY BUFFETT- Cheeseburgerin Be My Girl (Phila 26 -10 13 * O'JAYS -Usta Intl) 22 WERC -Birmingham Paradise (ABC) BILLY JOEL -Movin' Out (Columbia) GERRY RAFFERTY- Baker Street OA) 13-6 My (Phila Intl) 36-26 * BONNIETYLER -It's A Heartache (RCA)14- O'JAYS -Osta Be My Girl (Philadelphia * * MAYS-Usta Be Girl * HEATWAVE -The Groove Line (Epic) 29-20 STEELY DAN - Deacon Blues (ABC) 5 International) Z -93 (WZGC- FM)- Atlanta WAPE -Jacksonville BONNIE TYLER -It's A Heartache (RCA)15- (D) PETER BROWN -Dance With Me (Drive) ROM- Minneapolis * BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) 9 MICHAEL JOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue PAULDAVIS- Darlin'(Bang) Street (UA) 23- MATHIS & WILLIAMS -Too Much, Too Little, (EMI) * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker WKBW -Buffalo O'JAYS Be My Girl (Philo Int'l) Too -Usta 16 Late (Columbia) PETER -Dance WithMe(Drive) WEIL- Philadelphia D BROWN Street (UA) HB- TRAVOLTA & NEWTON- JOHN -You're The NONE * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker O'IAYS-Usta Be MyGirl (Phila Int'l) 14-9 * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 23- * One That !Want (RSO) DEBBY BOONE -God Knows /Baby I'm 18 10 Yours (Warner /Curb) WSGN- Birmingham TRAMMPS- Disco Inferno (Atlantic)25.19 * MICHAELJOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue * TRAVOLTA & NEWTON-JOHN-You're The * ABBA- Take A Chance On Me (Atlantic) 16- * GARY TANNER -Over The Rainbow (20th) (EMI) HB-19 * MICHAELJOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue One That !Want (RSO) 11 -4 8 D PETERBROWN- DanceWithMe(Drive) (EMI) 27 -21 * FLACK & HATHAWAY-Closer I Get To You WAYS- Charlotte (RS0) 8 -2 WBBQ -Augusta * ANDYGIBB -Shadow Dancing (Atlantic) 18 9 SEALS & CROFTS-You're The Love (WO) KSTP- Minneapolis D PETER BROWN -Dance With Me(Drive) WYSL- Buffalo Dancing(RSO)17-11 ROLLING STONES -Miss You (Rolling * ANDYGIBB -Shadow * MEATLOAF -Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Stones) BILLY JOEL -Only The Good Die Young PLAYER -This Time I'm In It For Love (RSO) (Cleveland Int') 14-8 BONNIE TYLER -It'sA Heartache (RCA) WZZD- Philadelphia (Columbia) PETER With Me (Drive) D BROWN -Dance GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (DA) 29- * RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 25- JIMMY BUFFETT -Cheeseburger In ROBERT PALMER -Every Kinda People * GERRY BOB SEGER il I The Same -St (Capitol) SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 16 -9 15 Paradise (ABC) (Island) * 19 * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 25- EDDIE MONEY-Baby Hold On (Columbia) BOB SEGER -Still TheSame (Capitol) * MATHIS &WILUAMS-Too Much, Too Little, * 17 * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street (UA) 19-7 WHHY- Montgomery Too Late (Columbia) 13.7 20-11 * ANDY GIBB-Shadow Dancing (RSO) 28-18 BONNIE TYLER (RCA)12- * SPYRO GYRA -Shaker Song (Amherst) 11 -3 * -It'sAHeartache WFOM -Atlanta WKIX- Raleigh PABLO CRUISE-Love Will Find AWay 6 * BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista) 29- WBBF - Rochester (A &M) 21 BILLY JOEL-Only The Good Die Young D DONNASUMMER -Last Dance WHB- Kansas City Want To Go WIFI- FM- Philadelphia (Columbia) (Casablanca) JOEY TRAVOLTA -I Don't BOB SEGER The Same (Millennium) -Still (Capitol) TOBY BEAU -My Angel Baby (RCA) GENESIS -Fallow You, Follow Me (Atlantic) PATTI SMITH- Because The Night (Arista) NONE O'JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philo Intl) O'JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Phila Intl) 20.11 CARLYSIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) OUTS-Usta Be My Girl (Phila Int'l) 19-8 * * WINGS -I've Had Enough (Capitol) 18.7 * * GERRY RAFFERTY-Baker Street (UA) 27- 2121 * SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) * GERRY RAFFERTY -Baker Street (UA) 14-9 * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) * ANDYGIBB- Shadow Dancing(RSO)14-4 * CARLY 12 HEART- Heartless(Mushroom)23 -18 24-13 * 21-11 * BILLYJOEL- Movin' Out (Columbia) 17 -11 KAAY -Little Rock - * CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) WSGA- Savannah WTOB- Winston -Salem 29-15 WRKO- Boston WPGC -Washington SWEET-Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) The Rain (Ariola) D ERUPTION -I Can't Stand TANYA TUCKER-Save Me (MCA) KBEQ- Kansas City O'IAYS- UstaBeMy Girl (Phila Intl) MICHAEL JOHNSON -Bluer Than Blue MICHAELJOHNSON-Bluer Than Blue BILLY JOEL-Movir Out (Columbia) (EMI) MAC DAVIS -Music In My Life (Columbia) O'JAYS -Usta Be My Girl (Philo Intl) JEFFERSON STARSHIP-Runaway (Grunt) (EMI) - BOB SEGER -Still The Same (Capitol) TRAVOLTA & NEWTON- JOHN -You're The * O' JAYS- UstaBe MyGir1'(Phila Intl) HB-20 * CARLY SIMON -You Belong To Me (Elektra) * EDDIE MONEY-Baby Hold On (Columbia) (Epic) 23 -13 * HEATWAVE -The Groove Line One That I Want (RSO) 16-10 23 -17 * EDDIE MONEY -Baby Hold On (Columbia) Now (Arista) 16-3 * BARRY MANILOW -Even Now (Arista)19- * BARRY MANILOW -Even 22-15 * SWEET -Love Is Like Oxygen (Capitol) 22- 14 * WINGS -With A Little Luck (Capitol) 5 -2 D* MICHAEL ZAGER BAND-Let's All Chant 17 * REO SPEEDWAGON -Roll With The Changes * BILLYJOEL- Movin' Out (Columbia) 14-9 (Private Stock) 25 -20 WTMA- Charleston (Epic) 13.5 Fayetteville WGH- Norfolk WFLB - Copyright 1978, Billboard Publi- WBZ-FM -Boston KKLS-Rapid City ROLLING STONES- MissYou (Rolling cations, Inc. 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* *BASED ON STATION PLAYLISTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY 5 -17. 1978 ** Top Add Ons- Notional Top Requests /Airplay- Notional National Breakouts

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) WARREN ZEVON- Excitable Boy (Asylum) MINK DE VILLE -Return To Magenta (Capitol) JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) FM /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA) WENDY WALDMAN- Strange Company (W.B.) THE KINKS- Misfits (Arista) GERRY RAFFERTY -City To City (United Artists) CHEAP TRICK -Heaven Tonight (Epic) BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND- Stranger In Town (Capitol) WINGS- London Town (Capitol) LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX (Capitol)

KBPI -FM- Denver (Jean Valdez) KMOD -FM -Tulsa (Bill Bruin) WINO-FM- Columbus (Steve Runner) WSHE- FM -Ft. Lauderdale (Gary Granger) WEIR-FM -New York (D. McNanun/l. Kleinman) ADD ONS -The four key prod- ucts added at the radio stations BOB SEGER L THE SILVER BULLET BAND- TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're JOEWALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) BOB SEGER ITHE SILVER BULLET BAND - JOE WALSH-But SeriouslyFolks (Elektra) Stranger In Town (Capitol) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) Stranger In Town (Capitol) listed; as determined by station BOBSEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND- SNAIL- (Cream) JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) AL DI MEOLA-Casino (Columbia) Stra nger In Town (Capitol) JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) personnel TOM PETTY& THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're BOBSEGERITHE SILVER BULLET BAND- SWEET -Level Headed (Capitol) TOM PETTY &THEHEARTBREAKERS-You're TOP REQUESTS /AIRPLAY- Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) St ranger In Town (Capitol) BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS-Kaya (Island) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) FLAME -(RCA) The four products registering JOE WALSH-But Seriously Fol ks (Elektra) ALVIN LEE/TEN YEARS LATER- Rocket Fuel (RSO) requests TOM PETTY á THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're the greatest listener COOPERBROTHERS- (Capricorn) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) ROYBUCHANAN- You're NotAlone(Atlantic) JOHN McLAUGHUN- Electric Guitarist (Columbia) as by and airplay; determined FOGHAT -Stone Blue (Bearsville) CHEAPTRICK-Heaven Tonight (Epic) THE KINKS- Mrsfits(Arista) ALMOST SUMMER/ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - * JACKSON BROWNE -Running On Empty (Asylum) (MCA) station personnel. * HEART -Magazine (Mushroom) * EDDIEMONEY- (Columbia) * JIMMYBUFFETT -Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (ABC) Billboard Chart * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Earth (Grunt) BREAKOUTS- * ERIC CLAPTON- Slowhand (RSO) * JOURNEY-Infinity(Columbia) * MARSHALL TUCKER BAND-Together Forever * JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) * JOEWALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) Add Ons and Dept. summary of * GERRY RAFFERTY-City To City (United Artists) * CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels Se Good (AIM) (Capricorn) * CHARUE -Lines (Janus) information * HEART -Magazine (Mushroom) Requests /Airplay * KANSAS -Point Of Know Return (Kirshner) * PATTI SMITH- Easter (Arista) * FM /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -(MCA) KISW -FM- Seattle (Steve Staten) * ME KINKS-Misfits (Arista) to reflect greatest product ac- KBBC -FM -Phoenix (1.D. Freeman) * cARLYSIMON-Boys lo The Trees (Elektra) WDYE -FM- Pittsburgh (John McGahan) EDDIEMONEY- (Columbia) TOM PETTY THE HEARBREAKERS- You're * tivity at regional and national I WORJ -FM- Orlando (Bill McGathy) GERRY RAFFERTY-City To City (United Artists) CHEAPTRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) levels. Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) WOUR -FM- Syracuse /Utica (Jeff Chard) KEVIN LAMB Down The Years (Arista) DARYL HALL &JOHN OATES-L ivetime (RCA) GENESIS -And Then There Were Three (Atlantic) TODD RUNDGREN-The Hermit Of Mink Hollow -Sailing CHEAPTRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) (Bearsville) TOM PETTY ATHE HEARTBREAKERS-You're JOEWALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) ANGELO- Midnight Prowl (Fantasy) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) BOBSEGERITHESILVER BULLET BAND- BOB SEGER á THE SILVER BULLET BAND - KATETAYLOR- (Columbia) Stranger I n Town (Capitol) Region JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) Western Stranger In Town (Capitol) PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE -Just Fly (RCA) ALVIN LEE/TEN YEARS LATER-Rocket Fuel (RSO) TOM PETTY I THE HEARBREAKERS- You're THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) WENDY Company WALDMAN-Strange (W.B.) Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) FOGHAT -Stone Blue (Bearsville) TOP ADD ONS. ROY BUCHANAN -You're Not Alone (Atlantic) * ROBERT PALMER- Double Fun (Island) THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) * KANSAS -Point Of Know Return (Kirshner) * WINGS -London Down (Capitol) * KANSAS -Point Of Know Return (Kirshner)- BOB SEGER á THE SILVER BULLET BAND - LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX- (Capitol) * CARLY SIMON-Boys In Th e Trees (Elektra) * JACKSON BROWNE-Running On Empty (Asylum) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP-Earth (Grunt) * JACKSON BROWNE-Running OnEmpty(Asylum) Stranger In Town (Capitol) KATETAYLOR- (Columbia) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Earth (Grunt) * JOURNEY -Infinity (Columbia) P (Grunt) TOM PETTY á THE HEARTBREAKERS-You r * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Earth * CARLY SIMON-Boys In The Trees (Elektra) WARREN ZEVON Boy WINGS * ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-Champagne Jam * -Excitable (Asylum) Gonna Get lt (Shelter/ABC) * ERIC CLAPTON- Slowhand (Epic) KRST -FM- Albuquerque (B. Stambaugh /B. Shulman) * -London Town (Capitol) (Polydor) * ELVIS COSTELLO-This Year's Model (Columbia) THE KINKS- Misfits ( Mista) KFIG-FM -Fresno (Art Farkas) WZMF- FM- Milwaukee (Joe Benson) THE KINKS-Misfits (Arista) * GENESIS -And Then Thee Were Three (Atlantic) JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) * STANKY BROWN- (Sire) JOEWALSH -But Seriously Fol ks (Ele ktra) BOB SEGER I THE SILVER BULLET BAND - LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX- (Capitol) WKDF -FM- Nashville (Alan Sneed) * DIRK HAMILTON -Meet Me At The Crux (Elektra) In Town (Capitol) Stranger DARYL HALL &JOHNOATES- Livetime(RCA) TOM PETTY I THE HEARTBREAKERS-You re TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're WENDY WALDMAN -Strange Company (W.B.) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) WBUF -FM -Buffalo (Jeff Appleton) BONNIE A Heartache (RCA) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY TYLER-It's Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) FLORA PURIM -Every Day, Every Night (W.8.) THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) BOB SEGER&THESILAER BULLETBAND- TOM PETTY á THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're BOBSEGER&TRESILVERBULLETBAND- GERRY To (United RAFFERTY -City City Art, Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) BOB SEGER &THE SILVER BULLET BAND- Stranger In Town (Capitol) Stranger (n Town Capitol) JACKSON BROWNE- Running On Empty Stra nge r In Town (Capitol) BENNY MAROON ES-Tha n k God For Girls (Private JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks(Elektra) THE KINKS- Misfits(Aista) (Asylum) MINK DE VILLE-Return To Magenta (Capitol) Stock) ALVIN LEE/TEN YEARS LATER-Rocket Fuel (RSO) VAN HALER (W.A.) CHEAP TRICK -Heaven Tonight (Epic) * GERRY RAFFERTY-City To City (United Artists) * VAN HALER- (W.B.) FOGHAT Blue (Bearsville) WARREN ZEVON- Excitable Boy (Asylum) -Stone * JOEWALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) * HEART-Magazine (Mushroom) * CHARLIE -Lines(Janus) ME KINKS-Misfits (Arista) * GERRY RAFFERTY-City To City (United Artists) * WARREN ZEVON -Excitable Boy (Asylum) * FM /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -(MCA) * MARSHALL TUCKER BAND -Together Forever * ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-Champagne Jam CHEAPTTRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) * MACMcANALLY -No Problem He re (kola) * GERRY RAFFERTY- City To City (United Artists) BREAKOUTS: (Capricorn) (Polydor) * WINGS - London Town (Capitol) * REOSPEEDWAGON -You Can Tune A Piano But * GEORGE BENSON-Weekend In L.A.(W.B.) * JOURNEY -Infinity (Columbia) MINK DE VILLE -Retum To Magenta (Capitol) You Can't Tuna Fish (Epic) WINGS Town * -London (Capitol) JEFFERSON STARSHIP-Earth (Grunt) JIMMY BUFFETT -Son Of A Son Of A Sailor Midwest Region * Region KADI- FM -St. Louis Parisi) Southwest (Peter * JIMMY BUFFETT-Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (ABC) (ABC) * GENESIS -And Then There Were Three (Atlantic) TOM PETTYI THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're WQDR- FM- Raleigh (Chris Miler) LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX (Capitol) WCOZ -FM- Boston (Begonia Mire) Gonna Get It (Sheltei/ABC) CHEAP TRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) TOP ADD ONS. TOP ADD ONS: JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) TOM PETTY á THE HEARTBREAKERS-You rr TOM PETTY á THE HEARTBREAKERS -You r,. BOB MARLEY&THEWAILERS-Kaya (Island) BOB SEGER &TRE SILVER BULLET BAND- TOM PEFTY& THE HEARBREAKERS -Yoúre Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) MACMcANALLY -No Problem Here (Miola) Stranger I n Town (Capitol) Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) BOB THE SILVER - KSAN -FM -San Francisco (Bonnie Simmons) SEGER I BULLET BAND JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra ) CHEAP TRICK -Heaven Tonight (Epic) WENDYWALDMAN -Strange Company (W.B.) CHEAP TRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) Stranger In Town (Capitol) BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - BOBSEGERI THE SILVER BULLET BAND- JOEWALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) WENDY WALDMAN-StrangeCompany (W.B.) THE KINKS- Misfits (Arista) Stranger In Town (Capitol) MINK DEWLLE- Return To Magenta (Capitol) Stranger In Town (Capitol) DARYL HALL &JOHN OATES-Livetime (RCA) FOGHAT -Stone Blue (Bearsville) CHEAP TRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) KATETAYLOR- (Columbia) MINKde VILLE -Return To Magenta (Capitol) * GERRY RAFFERTY-City To City (United Artists) * JACKSON BROWNE- Running On Empty (Asylum) SNAIL- (Cream) TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're INMMir * JACKSON BROWNE -Running On Empty (Asylum) * ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-Champagne Jam Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) * JOURNEY (Capricorn) * GERRY RAFFERTY-City To City (United Artists) *TOP REQUEST AIRPLAY *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY. -Infinity (Columbia) RICHARDWAGNER- (Atlantic) u WINGS -London Town (Capitol) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP-Earth (Grunt) * FM /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -(MCA) THE KINKS- Misfits (Arista) * JIMMYBUFFETT -San Of A Son Of ASailor (ABC) * ROBERT PALMER- Double Fun (Island) GERRY RAFFERTY -City To City (United Art JOURNEY -Infinity (Columbia) * PATTK SMITH -Easter (Arista) FM; ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA) GERRY RAFFERTY -City To City (United Art' Region * THE BAND -The Last Waltz (W.B.). WINGS -) ondon Town (Capitol) Southeast WMMR -FM- Philadelphia (JerryStevens) FM /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA) Northeast Region * ELVIS COSTELLO-This Year's Model (Columbia) CHARLIE -I Ines (Janus) WARREN ZEVON- Boy (Asylum) Excitable TOM PETTY A THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're * GREGG KIHN -Next Of (ihn (Berserkely import) TOP ADD ONS: Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) * NICK LOWE -Pure Pop For Now People (Columbia) TOP ADD ONS BOBSEGER&TRESIJ,VER BULLET BAND- TOM PETTY á THE HEARTBREAKERS -You r, KLOS -FM -Las Angeles (Ruth PRnedo) Stranger In Toco (Capitol) BREAKOUTS: BREAKOUTS: Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) TOM PETTY A THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're BONNIE JIMMY BUFFETT- SonOfA Son OfA Sailor (ABC) BOB SEGER á THE TYLER-It's A Heartache (RCA) SILVER BULLET BAND - Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) BOB SEGER &THE SILVER BULLET BAND- MINK DE VILLE- Return To Magenta (Capitol) Stranger In Town (Capitol) DAVID "FATHEAD "NEWMAN -Concrete Jungle JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) Stranger In Town (Capitol) THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) THE KINKS-Misfits (Arista) (Prestige /Fantasy) LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX (Capitol) CHEAP TRICK -Heaven Tonight (Epic) CHUCK MANGIONE -Feels So Good (MM) WENDY WALDMAN- Strange Company (W.B. ) JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Eleklr JIM KRUEGER -Sweet Salvation (Columbia) THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) TODD RUNDGREN-The Hermit Of Mink SPELLBOUND (EMIAmerica) Hollow (Bearsville) * THE BAND -The Last Waltz (W.B.) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: i JIMMY BUFFER -Son A A * FM/ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -(MCA) * SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER /ORIGINAL Of Son Of Sailor *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY (ABC) * TOM PETTY& THEHEARIBREAKERS- You're SOUNDTRACK -(RS0) KZEW -FM -Dallas (Bob Shannon) WABX -FM- Detroit (Carl Gateau) BOB SEGER á THE SILVER BULLET BAND Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) * WINGS- London Town (Capitol) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION- Champagne lam - THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) TOM PETTY &THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're (Polydor) Stranger In Towr (Capitol) * BOBSEGERATHE SILVER BULLET BAND- * EDDIE MONEY-(Columbia) Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) BOB SEGER I THE SILVER BULLET BAND - MARSHALL TUCKER BAND- Together Forever WARREN ZEVON- Excitable Boy (Asylum) Stranger In Town (Capitol) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-Champagne * Jam MEAT LOAF -Bat Out Of Hell (Epic /Cleveland Stranger I n Town (Capitol) (Capricorn) WINGS- London Town (Capitol) (Polydor) Intl) WBRU-FM- Providence (Glen Stewart) TOM PETTY &THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're CARLY SIMON -Boys In The Trees (Elektra) FM /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA) KMET-FM- Los Angeles (Sam Bethany) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) CHEAP TRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) MINK DE VILLE- Return To Magenta (Capitol) NO REPORT JIM KRUEGER-Sweet Salvation (Columbia) MINK DEWLLE-Return To Magenta (Capitol) BREAKOUTS: POUSETTE- DARTBAND -3 (Capitol) FOGHAT -Stone Blue (Bearsville) U.K- (Polydor) BREAKOUTS: TOM PETTY& THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're SPELLBOUND-(EMI -America) MINK DE VILLE-Return To Magenta (Capitol) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) CHEAP TRICK- Heaven Tonight (Epic) * WINGS -London Town (Capitol) * BOB SEGER&THE SILVER BULLET BAND - MINK DE VILLE -Return To Magenta (Capitol) WENDYWALDMAN -Strange Company (W.B.) Stranger In Town (Capitol) WENDYWALDMAN- Strange Company (W.B.) * JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Earth (Grunt) KATE TAYLOR (Columbia) JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks(Elektra) * JOURNEY-Infinity (Columbia) ALVIN LEE/TEN YEARS LATER- Rocket Fuel * HEART -Magazine (Mushroom) CARLY SIMON-Boys In The Trees (Elektra) THE KINKS-Misfits (Arista) * (RSO) * REOSPEEDWAGON -You Can Tune A Piano But SNAIL (Cream) * JACKSON BROWNE- Running On Empty (Asylum) * DARYL HALL &JOHN OATES-Livetime (RCA) * You Can't Tuna Fish (Epic) KLOL -FM- Houston (Paul Blum) * BOB SEGERI THE SILVER BULLET BAND- * * FM /ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK -(MCA) -Blackjack (First St ranger In Town (Capitol) * CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN WJKL-FM -Elgin /Chicago (T. Marker/W. Lesering) WRAS-FM- Atlanta (Mike Carretson) KGB-FM -San Diego (Valerie Mdntosh) American) WNEW -FM -New Tat (Tom Morrera) * MARSHALL TUCKER BAND-Together Forever TOM PETTY &THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX- (Capitol) ALLAN CLARKE Wasn't Born Yesterday (Capricorn) CHEAP TRICK -Heave n Tonight (Epic) -I Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) JOHN PRINE- Bruised Orange (Asylum) (Atlantic) FOGHAT -Stone Blue (Bearsville) * ELVIS COSTELLO-Th is Year's Model(Columbia) BOBSEGERI THE SILVER BULLET BAND- BOBSEGERATRESILVER BULLET BAND- TOM PETTY& THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're ROYBUCHANAN- PASSPORT -Sky Blue (Atlantic) Stranger In Town (Capitol) You're Not Alone (Atlantic) Stranger In Town (Capitol) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) WHC II-FM -Hartford (Michael Picora) NICK LOWE -Pure Pop For Now People (Columbia) FOGHAT-Stone Blue (Bearsville) JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) CHEAPTRICK-Heaven Tonight (Epic) CH EAP TRIC K-Heaven Tonight (Epic) CARLY SIMON-Boys In The Trees (Elektra) DAVID BROMBERG BAND-Bandit InABathing TOM PETTY I THE HEARTBREAKERS- You're BOB SEGER á THE SILVER BULLET BAND - MINK DE VILLE- ReturnToMagenta (Capitol) JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) Suit (Fantasy) POUSETIE -DART BAND -3 (Capitol) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) Stranger In Town (Capitol) DAVID BROMBERG BAND-Bandit InABathing THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) WENDYWALDMAN -Strange Company (W.B.) ELVIS COSTELLO-This Year's Model (Columbia) MARSHALL TUCKER BAND -Together Forever Suit (Fantasy) WENDYWALDMAN -Strange Company (W.B.) (Capricorn) WARREN ZEVON -Excite ble Boy (Asylum) CHEAP TRICK -Heaven Tonight (Epic) * CHARLIE -Lines (Janus) * * BOB SEGER I THE SILVER BULLET BAND - RAINBOW -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (Polydor) * JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) * GEORGE THOROGOOD- (Rounder) * MARSHALLTUCKER BAND -Together Forever Stranger In Town (Capitol) * GEORGE BENSON- Weekend In L.A. (W.B.) (Capricorn) MINK DE VILLE To Magenta * GERRY RAFFERTY -City To City (United Artists) * MARSHALL TUCKER BAND -Together Forever * -Return (Capitol) * VANHALEN- (W.B.) (Capricorn) * ELVIS COSTELLO-This Year's Model (Columbia) NICK LOWE-Pure Pop For Now People(Columbia) * FM/ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-(MCA) * * JACKSON BROWNE-Running On Empty (Asylum) * STEELY DAN -AO (ABC) * DELBERT McCLINTON -S econ d Wind (Capricorn) * GENESIS -And Then There Were Three (Atlantic) * WARREN ZEVON- Excitable Boy (Asylum) WNOE -FM -New Orleans (B. Reno/S. Segraves) * WARREN ZEVON- Excitable Boy (Asylum) * ERIC CIAPTON- Slowhand(RSO) WMMS-FM- Cleveland (John Gorman) * JETHRO TULL -Heavy Horses (Chrysalis) WRNW -FM -New York (Donna Lemiiszki) * WINGS -London Town (Capitol) KOME-FM -San Jane (Dana Jang) STEVE HACKETT- Please Don't Touch (Chrysalis) WHFSFM- Washington D.C. (David Einstein) BOBSEGERAmE SILVER BULLET BAND- ALMOST SUMMER/ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK- GEORGE DUKE-Reach For It (Columbia) * ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-Champagne lam LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX- (Capitol) Stranger In Town (Capitol) THE KINKS-Misfits (Arista) (MCA) (Polydor) TUXEDO JU NCTION -Chatta nooga Choo Choo MINK DE VILLE-Retum To Magenta (Capitol) MINK DE VILLE- Return To Magenta (Capitol) MINK DE VILLE -Return To Magenta (Capitol) JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) (Butterfly) TOM PETTY I THE HEARTBREAKERS -Yoúre THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) TOBY BEAU -(RCA) DARYL HALL &JOHNOATES- Livetime(RCA) LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX- (Capitol) Copyright 1978, Billboard Publi- Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) JOE WALSH -But Seriously Folks (Elektra) RYCOODER- lau(W.B.) KATE TAYLOR-(Columbi a) cations, Inc. No part of this publi- TOM PETTY& THE HEARBREAKERS- You're BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND- TOM PETTYIMEHEARTBREAKERS -You re TOM PETTY I THE HEARTBREAKERS-You're BOB SEGERITHESILVEP. BULLET BAND - cation may be reproduced, stored Gonna Get lt (Shelter/ABC) Stranger In Town (Capitol) Gonna Get It (Shelter/ABC) Gonna Get It (Shelter /ABC) Stranger In Town (Capitol) in a retrieval system, or trans- THE KINKS -Misfits (Arista) DEMIS ROUSSOS- (Mercury) DIXIE DREGS-What If (Capricorn) WENDY WALDMAN-Strange Company (W.B.) mitted, in any form or by any JOE WALSH-But Seriously Folks (Elektra) * CHUCK MANGIONE-Feels So Good (AIM) * FM/ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK-(MCA) * THE BAND -The Last Waltz( W.B.) * ENGLAND DAN &JOHN FOR D COLEY -So me means, electronic, mechanical, * GERRY RAFFERTY-City To City (United Artists) * GERRY RAFFERTY -City To City (United Artists) * TODD RUNDGREN -The Hermit Of Mink Hollow * DIRK HAMILTON -Meet Me At The Crux (Elektra) Things Don't Come Easy (Big Tree) photocopying, recording, or oth- * VAN HALER- (W.B.) * LOU RAWLS -When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It (Bearsville) * LES DUDEK -Ghost Town Parade (Columbia) * RENAISSANCE -A Song For AllSeasons(W.B.) erwise, without the prior written

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Continued from page 1 der the RAB task force. Since A &S' cited about the link with TRAC 7. But he also feels "it'll have a tough provide ratings reports to the eight TRAC 7 "follows the guidelines of road to hoe for awhile until it's more NBC -owned radio stations. the RAB feasibility study I am confi- it firmly established /and attains sta- Coordinating the move is NBC dent will do an adequate job," bility and credibility." Radio research director Kathy Len- Lenard says. ard, who told Billboard how all sta- While she is enthusiastic TRAC 7 Burton says he's received only a tion managers came to a New York gets mixed reactions from NBC cursory explanation of the system', meeting to consider the new service p.d.s. Bill Hennes, p.d. for both operation from his research people, and were unanimous in their deci- WMAQ/WKQX Chicago, expresses but welcomes any new tool. sion to go ahead with the contract skepticism about the usefulness of "I like to have a variety of re- signing. the service. search methods," he says, "so it's Since Audits & Surveys will be never all in one bag. I think TRAC putting the new service into effect in 7's monthly trenders, combined with the fall on a limited basis, only six Assistance in preparing this story our own local passive and active sys- NBC stations will be taking the serv- provided by Ray Herbeck Jr. and tems, will give us an edge in spotting ice at first. Alan Penchansky. things quicker if something isn't These will be joined with WRC/ working well for us." WKYS Washington by the January/ Craig Simon, p.d. for WYNY in February sweep. Measurements in "By the very nature that it's a tele- New York says he thinks it is some- the fall will be limited to New York phone survey I have to look at it thing "the industry needs to get be- (which will cover WNBC /WYNY), twice," explains Hennes. hind." But he adds, "It may be a GUNSLINGING GAL -Midsong recording artist Melanie drops in at WNEWFM Chicago (which will cover WMAQ/ "In the final analysis; what every- good tool; it may not. It remains to to see p.d. Scott Muni. Declaring, "Where there's water, there's fire," she WKQX), San Francisco (which will is for is a body looking method that be seen." He notes that his station illustrates her point with a squirt from her water pistol. Melanie and Muni cover KNBR /KYUU), and Los An- gives real a close picture to Arbi- uses Radio Index and Mediatrend also discuss plans for the station to carry her June 3 Carnegie Hall concert. geles. tron," he says. and "they have not been that accu- TRAC 7 is among the first serious Since Arbitron uses home diaries, rate." He also cites the use of Jack challenges to Arbitron to emerge Hennes questions the usefulness of McCoy's RAM, but he adds, "Arbi- since the demise of Pulse last month any survey based on phone informa- tron is still the ball game." and the Source the month before. tion. ABC Annual Meeting Unlike the Arbitron diary method, "Generally, I don't have much Continued from page 10 are doing better creative work, we TRAC 7 uses a telephone interview faith in phone surveys as they relate very rapid rate; and the AM stations are marketing better and promoting system developed by a Radio Adver- to Arbitron," he states. FCC Again continue to progress at a very satis- better, we do a better job of plan- tising Bureau task force. Scott Burton, p.d. of KNBR in factory rate as well. ning, budgeting and controlling. Lenard was a member of the tech- San Francisco who also speaks for "Among our AM stations KXYZ The result is that ABC Records will nical committee which worked un- affiliated KYUU -FM there, is ex- Has KRLA Houston has been a problem due to show a markedly reduced loss in re- technical limitations, and we are lation to last year. And we are deter- BOOKER T. OF THE M.G.'S WAS A MEMBER OF WHAT Discussion considering its sale (Billboard May mined to meet our goal of a profit- By MILDRED HALL 6, 1978) and the acquisition of a able record company in 1979." G) more powerful facility to upgrade Goldenson noted that the Word WASHINGTON Once - again overall AM performance. religious record, music, and book O applicants for the embattled KRLA- "The FM stations had an ex- publishing unit has been moved into C AM of Pasadena TOP 10s & TRIVIA NOW will file comments pected profit decline in the first ABC Publishing, "where additional AND and ROCK & ROLL prepare for yet another quarter, but are recovering well and management expertise can be of evidentiary hearing at the FCC. The & BLUES should, like the network and the AM brought to bear on the division's in- RHYTHM AVAILABLE commission has not yet announced stations, have an excellent year over- trinsic strengths." Rule said Word is -1973 / the name of the presiding Adminis- 1950 all. In the last month, we have seen a "showing improved results." trative Law Judge, or the date of the 1977 surge in all aspects of the radio mar- Rule said the sale of the ABC hearing. ketplace that further enhances our Theatres Division and the rackjob- SUPPLEMENT The resumption of the 14 -year old prospects for 1978." bing business of ABC Record and case is the result of a remand from Terming ABC records "the big- Tape sales will result in a "moderate the U.S. Court of Appeals, which gest problem among continuing op- capital gain for the company." threw out the 1974 commission grant erations," Rule said the company Goldenson predicted that with the to Western Broadcasting Corp. has "taken a number of important "second quarter proceeding very )pE EDWARDS Seven applicants have remained steps to make this division a health- well -it should be an excellent quar- in the race out of the original 19. ier, though somewhat smaller com- ter for ABC -the outlook for the lat- The complete reference books -based upon Many of the old issues have been pany. ter half of the year indicates to us BILLBOARD Charts -Top Rock & Roll and erased by time and new ones will "Some of these steps are readily that the full year will also be excep- Rhythm & Blues Music of the last 28 years! complicate the next round of pro- visible. We have reduced the num- tional in terms of sales and earn- ceedings. ber of recording artists, we have re- ings." The TOP 10's & TRIVIA OF ROCK & ROLL AND RHYTHM & BLUES 1950 -1973 The court found the records duced the size of our catalog, and we Noting that dividends had been and the 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 SUPPLEMENTS include charts of the top have cut back the scope in- raised 25% in 1976 40% in 1977, 10 popular singles of every month from 1950 -1977 PLUS the top singles of "stale" and the FCC's grant to Bob of our and each year! Hope and Associates too narrowly house distribution activities. Goldenson promised that "I intend AND -The top 5 Popular albums of every month from 1950 -1977 PLUS the based on a technical consideration. "But some of the most important to recommend to the board a further top albums of each year!!! steps cannot be easily qualified. We healthy increase later this year." AND -The top 10 Rhythm & Blues singles of every month from 1950-1977. The station, once a successful PLUS -The top R&B singles of each year!!! rocker, was taken from its original AND -The top 5 Rhythm & Blues albums of every month from 1965 -1977 PLUS owners for violations of commission the top R &B albums of those years PLUS 25 selected B&B albums for each year from 1956-196511! This averages out to only about $1.00 for each year of rules. KRLA was turned over to in- chart Information. (Up to 52 monthly and annual charts per yearllflf) terium operation by Oak Knoll Hour Longer For `Top 40' PLUS -More than 1400 trivia questions and answers!! Broadcasting, which was to donate LOS ANGELES -The "American three extra cuts per program to add PLUS -6 Indexes! Each singles index contains every record that ever made the bulk the weekly top 10 charts; each album index contains every album that ever of the profits to educational Top 40" syndicated survey program, "historical perspective" to the music. made the weekly top 5 charts!! (Artist, record title, record label and serial or charitable causes. now airing on 480 stations world- But the longer -length disks have number, the years) each record made the top 10 and if it made #1 are all included!) This aspect of the situation is also wide plus the Armed Forces net- forced this highlight to be dropped. in a state of confusion. The FCC work, will add one hour to its current The new format should eliminate BLUEBERRY HILL PUBLISHING CO. charged, in August 1977, that man- three -hour format commencing with both problems for the series, pro- Dept. C, P.O. Box 24170, St. Louis, MO 63130 agers of Oak Knoll kept station prof- the first weekend for October 1978. duced and distributed by Water- Please send me: its for their own benefit and per- Since its inception in 1970 the mark in Los Angeles. O - set(s) of all five books at the special! Ir offer price of $33.00 sonal use, and filed misleading countdown show, based on Bill- - - copy(ies) of Top 10's & Trivia statements with the commission board's Top 40 1950 -1973 at $19.50 singles chart, has Fantasy Exploiting I- - - - copy(ies) of the 1974 Supplement All prices include postage. (Billboard, Aug. 20, 1977). been three hours long. But due to in- at $4.50 Overseas orders that desire copy(ies) of the 1975 Supplement airmail please add $10.00 The remaining applicants for creasing popularity of longer- length `Morning Man' Disk _ at $4.50 for the book and $1.50 for disks, more time has become neces- copy(ies) of the 1976 Supplement each supplement. KRLA would have preferred to BERKELEY -"Morning Man," a at $4.50 sary to air them properly, according negotiate the grant. One party sug- good- humored Ir copy(ies) of the 1977 Supplement to producer Tom Rounds. ode to morning drive O at $4.50 gested a joint ownership to be shared time DJs and recent single by the LL Name by all seven applicants. He points out that it has "become Joy, is receiving a radio promo by to all CC But the FCC feels that reopening impossible lately play Top 40 Fantasy Records here. W Address the record and holding the hearings singles in three hours without insert- Label staffers are making early C is necessary in view of the extreme ing at least six to eight edited ver- morning visits to album- oriented, _Z City State Zip sions." Check or money order for full amount must accompany order. complexities of the case, and the Top 40 and adult contemporary sta- U) "staleness" of the old record, as criti- Additionally, the show in recent tions nationwide to deliver copies - a`d31 SdM b'A`da3S -113N ,OMl 33SS3NN31 cized by the court. years has been including two or and breakfast. www.americanradiohistory.com w

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NEW YORK -The Los Angeles tic reporter Ted Florko has been "You Can Feel It All Over" is a Rams' cheerleaders have a new promoted to community services di- new jingle package being intro- name thanks to a promotion effort rector. ... Two country program- duced by Tom Parma's Parma Pro- by KMPC Los Angeles weekend ming rivals got together at Toby Ar- ductions of Dallas. Parma also has a man Robert W. Morgan. It is the nold & Associates in Dallas to share 20 jingle package for country sta- Sundancers, a name proposed in a a jingle recording session, shake tions called "ft's All In The Coun- two -day call -in Morgan staged on hands and swap stories of past bat- try." ... Dan Evans takes over as per- his show. tles. Don Thompson, p.d. at WBAP manent host of KOB Albuquerque * * * Fort Worth and Tom Allen, until morning drive show. He has been recently Wayne Stancil has resigned as p.d. p.d. at KBOX Dallas and substituting for Tom Dunn who died now p.d. of WTSB Lamberton, N.C., to take a at WDEE Detroit, were at April 30 after a long battle with can- similar post at WFLB Fayetteville, Arnold's to produce new jingles for cer.... WLS Chicago is sponsoring a N.C. Both stations are Top 40.... their stations. Allen recorded the "Run For The Zoo" benefit for the KWKA Clovis, N.M., p.d. Rick "Music Country" package which he Lincoln Park Zoo June 4. Proceeds had Tragic has set a new lineup for the utilized at KBOX in a special from the 8.9 mile run of $5 per per- version country station. Morning drive is adapted for WDEE and son entry fee will be donated to the split between Bob Martin from 5:30 Thompson worked with producer zoo. Dick Starr on a new custom package to 7:30 a.m. and Fuzzy Herron and * * * based on recent John Gentry from 7:30 to IO a.m. country hits. Tragic handles midday and Frank Bob Knight has been transferred * * * from Nymeyer is in the afternoon drive Plough Broadcasting's Boston stations to WMPS, slot which runs to 8 p.m. Laurie Wil- Staffers of CHYR Leamington, Memphis, where he assumes p.d. kinson is on from 8 p.m. to midnight Ont.. are now in spring training for duties. ... Jon Le- and Richard Hester does the over- the lobball season. Listeners are vin, former midnight to 6 a.m. man night shift. being asked to name the team which and production person at WSUN "Sun Country" in St. Petersburg/ * * * will play other local teams to raise funds for charity.... KOFM Tampa, has relocated to Los An- Jack Okla- Crawford, former p.d. for homa City tied in with geles, where he's interested in a DAREDEVIL VISIT -CHUM's John Majhor chats with Ozark Mountain Dare- WKDF the the local Nashville, joins Drake - debut of the film "FM." The promo- country, rock or MOR on -air spot. devil's Buell Chappell and Rune Walle during their recent visit to Toronto for Chenault as national programming tion included KOFM DJs ride up to Levin also has news and public af- an appearance at the El Mocambo. consultant. Drake -Chenault is also the theatre in limos to greet theatre fairs experience. Phone at 213/379- now collecting ballots in more than patrons, and hand out copies of the 0026 50 markets to determine IO the best soundtrack album. A grand prize of * * * records of all time. an FM stereo sytem was also The results, gathered from sta- awarded. George D. Fisher, who introduced tions running Drake -Chenault for- progressive rock * * * to the Minneapolis mats. will be tabulated and assem- market while doing the night shift bled into a day -long special which KEX Portland claims it "scooped on KQRS -AM and FM (simulcast) RD.toRD. will include a countdown of the top the country" by getting Steve Mar- from 1966 to 1973, is committed to ca 10. Called the "National Hall Of tin's "King Tut" on the air shortly returning to radio after a year's ah- cc Fame." this special show will he atter he performed it on sence -he's "Saturday already sold his Twin By PAUL DREW o aired by DC stations on July 4. Night Live." P.c. Eric Norberg Cities honte on the strength of his re- m Programming Consultant J claims they had it exclusively sume. through WCKY Cincinnati Skywatch traf- the rating period. Warner Fisher most recently was an- LOS ANGELES -Q. I've got a address. I have a tough time finding Bros. has now nouncer /producer cash released the record, for Minnesota budget of$1.000 in for my next FM stations, even when I know the oj but. Public according to KEX the released Radio. a 7- station FM web promotion, Which is best, one $ I,000 frequency. I especially like the new c-> record does not have a spoken intro- which covers 90`i of Minnesota with winner or 10 $100 winners or 20 digital radios in some of the '78 cars. duction which "is the plain thing 100,000 -watt outlets. He's worked S50 winners? I'd like to see more radios with this ti that makes it with MOR. A. I want to answer your question CONCERT work." according to album oriented rock. and I hope it's practical enough to >- Norherg. KEX has supplied its ver- underground, free form. progressive as best 1 can, but without knowing happen. sion to sister stations and classical formats. what the promotion /contest is makes PROGRAMS KVI Seattle Contact: 3203 I look forward to your program- and KMPC Los Angeles. All three E. Calhoun Parkway, Minneapolis. it hard to provide the best answer ming questions. Please send them to Posters, stations are owned by Golden West. Minn. 55408. 612/824-5115. possible. I think a $100 prize in a me in c/o Billboard. 9000 Sunset good contest is no less effective * * * * * * than Blvd.. Los Angeles. Calif.. 90069. Financial Reports, a prize of $1,000. Let me put it an- Rich "Brother" Bobbin, WSB Atlanta is urging its listeners instru- other way: I don't believe a $1,000 Brochures mental in putting KIQQ -FM to "Speak Up For Atlanta" by com- "K- prize will deliver 10 times the results Bubbling Under The posing their own bumper stickers. 100" on -the -air in LA. and in devel- of a prize of $100. The contest and and other oping the original "Q" The contest is being co- sponsored by format fur how it's packaged are as important as on time quality KCBQ in San Diego, is actively a local savings and loan which is of- the prizes. seeking a return to radio program- HOT 100 job printing. fering eight prizes of accounts in the Q. How often should I hold DJ ming. Contact at 213 /462 101 YOU'RE FABULOUS hank ranking from 51.000 to $50. -8332.... meetings and how often do you cri- SUCH A DANCER Lois Gredell. general manager Wha -Koo, ABC 12354 By the Printing Division of Bumper sticker kits are being given of tique a jockey? WBBM -FM in Chicago, has been 102 -SUPERNATURAL FEELING, Blackbyrds, Billboard Publications, Inc. out at savings and loan offices.... A. Since DJs are scheduled at full named a vice president, first woman Fantasy 819 2160 Patterson Street WSB is wrapping up another contest time stations to work all hours, no veep in the CBS broadcast group. 103 -TOO HOT FOR LOVE, THP Orchestra, But Cincinnati, Ohio 45214 co- sponsored with a bank in which matter when a meeting is held, it's 513/381 -6450 terfly 1206 four winners were awarded first - going to be an inconvenience to one * * * 104- ALMIGHTY FIRE, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic class round trips to Europe. or more of them. And at least one is Columbia Univ.'s WKCR New 3468 on the air and unable to attend. York began a more than 50 -hour 105 -1 LOVE NEW YORK, Metropolis, Salsoul Therefore, keep meetings to a min- tribute to jazz tenor saxist Sonny 2060 imum. Rotate the times they are held. 106 -MY ANGEL BABY, Toby Beau, RCA 1 1250 Rollins Saturday ( 13) at 6 p.n1. The Have some in the morning, some in 107 -SO HARD LIVING WITHOUT YOU, Air- "One of the healthiest cume festival is another in a series that in the afternoon and even some in the waves, A the past has included tributes to jazz &M 2032 early evening. Try, to keep them un- 108 -1 FEEL GOOD, Al Green, Hi 78511 (Cream) builders in the history of greats Charlie Parker, Lester Young, der an hour. 109 -YOU'RE THE BEST, Paley Brothers, Sire Thelonious Monk, Coleman Haw- broadcasting." Q. What's the hest length of shift 1021 (Warner Bros.) NMI FOX, Program Director kins and Roy Eldridge. KCBQ, SAN DIEGO for a deejay? 110 -SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU, Elvis Presley, * * * A. If your budget can afford it, RCA 11212 WASH -FM Washington person- three hours. Four hours is fine. Any- Act now to reserve availability ality Jerry Clark has been cited by thing over five is an endurance in your market for the most con- Bubbling Under The spectacular radio program ever the Maryland House of Delegates as test. Try to keep the all -night show to produced. Don't miss out. Call the recipient of the 1977 Prince a maximum of five hours. The us today, toll free. 800- 423 -5.384 Georges County Service Media amount of behind the scenes work for (California and outside the Award for his long !Top LPs service to civic a DJ today isn't what it was 10 -I5 continental United States, and charitable organizations. 201 -MANDRE, please call 213 -883- 7400.) ... years ago. Mandre Two, Motown 7 900 KV7Z Santa Ana station manager Q. My station has an album ori- 202 -STYX, Best Of Styx, Wooden Nickel BWL

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The original silver coronet tv show, "Hometown Saturday Night," was broadcast twice by PBS, which estimated record viewing audiences THE ONLY in most markets. "Hometown Satur- COMPLETE day Night" was made possible by a grant from the Marquette Company, ELITE WINNERS -Selecting 15 winners of a day off from work in their Secretaries Week contest are WSM's person- RECORD now a unit of the Gulf + Western alities, left to right, Gary Beaty, John Young, and Charlie Chase. The Nashville station was among 24 stations which Natural Resources Group. participated in the Manpower- sponsored contest. OF BILLBOARD'S "Hometown Almanac" was taped "TOP LPs" CHARTS in the new Opry House at Opryland in Nashville and was edited for PBS Joel Whitburn's Top LPs book and by WDCN -TV. Indiana Syndication Firm supplements include every artist and Dave Fulmer provided direction record to hit Billboard's "Top LPs" album for both shows with the New On Charts from '45 -'76. assistance of Picks Up Country Bob Sabel, Outlet producer, and Bob Boat- LOS PACKED WITH INFORMATION INCLUDING: ANGELES - The Music - saw its first format go on the air in man, associate producer for Spring works program The Charts syndication firm in June last year and now sports 31 Date (month. day. year) record hit Branch Productions, for "Home- Indianapolis has picked up charts. town Almanac." Kayak one of clients. Of these, 25 use "Alive 1 the five country stations orphaned Highest numerical position record "I Want You To Be Mine" W Country" tapes. by the demise Filmways' reached. of radio di- Potter says he pitched the four Former Football This five -man group from Holland was vision. Total number of weeks on charts. founded in 1973 by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim other former Filmways stations with According to Jon Potter, - Label and record number. Koopman, who has since left Music both "Alive Country" and "Casual Star Acquiring the act to be re- works' "Alive Country" placed by drummer Charles Louis Schouten. format has Country," a more "beautiful coun- PLUS: begun on KMON in Great Falls, try" version, but found the stations Milwaukee Pair Its first album, "See See The Sun," was re- Mont. *Soundtracks and original cast section. leased on EMI in Europe and on Capitol- distrib- justifiably wary after their Filmways LOS ANGELES- Former KMON formerly relied on the Picture index of Top Artists and Albums. Green uted Harvest in the U.S., and spawned two experience. Bay Packer football player Willie voice -tracked format developed by Trivia index of interesting and useful Dutch hits, "Lyrics" and "Mammoth." "CKCL -FM in Kitchener, Ont., facts. Davis is awaiting FCC approval for Filmways. The new setup, however, The second LP, 1974's "Kayak," was only re- has returned to a live format," he *Chronological listing year by year his acquisition of WAWA- AM /FM, is "all on one tape," says Potter. leased in Europe; and the following year the says. "I believe they were on- the -air of No. 1 records and much more. Milwaukee. Davis, who bought his "We have three on -air person- group switched to Janus for U.S. distribution. Its with Filmways barely one day be- first station, WACE-FM, here 13 alities playing modern country hits third album, "Royal Red Bounce," was released fore they received the cancellation Be an authority on charted music. months ago, says programming will which are back -announced," he ex- here in November 1975. Its fourth LP, "Starlight telegram." Order your set today) remain status quo at the long -time Dancer," was issued a few months ago. plains, adding that the format is al- Beer r most a KBRJ in Boise, Idaho, is inter- City &b flagship station under Over the course of its five year history, the duplicate of WIRE's sound in ested in playing "80% to 90% hits," program director O.C. White and his group has been affected by numerous personnel Indianapolis. reports Potter, so it has held off in aide, Larry O'Jay. changes. Theo De Jong recently took the place of He points out that the three DJs Record making any commitments to Davis says he will pay Suburban bass guitarist Bert Veldkamp. are regulars on WIRE -Lee Shan- syn- esearch dicators. P.O. Box 200 Air, which put the AM signal on the The lineup is rounded out by John Slager on non, Gary Havens and Bill Robin- Menomonee Falls. WI 53051 air in 1961, $1.5 million for the AM/ electric and acoustic guitar and Max Werner on son, three -time winner of Billboard's Meanwhile, KDIO in Ortonville, FM outlet. Neil Serle, station man- mellotron and percussion. country music p.d. of the year Minn., has signed with Live Sound's ager and a principal with Suburban Kayak is managed by Jack Nelson of BNB in award, among others. "Big Country" format. Potter be- Mail your check or money order to: Air, will remain with the station, Los Angeles, (213) 273 -7020. Its agent is Dan Robinson's reputation, Potter ad- lieves KQEZ -FM in Bakersfield, Record Research Inc., P.O. Box 200 Davis says. Weiner of Monterey Peninsula Artists in Carmel, mits, has been no small factor in Calif. is Menomonee Falls. WI 53051 the also leaning toward that Calif., (408) 624 -4889. rapid growth of Musicworks, which firm. Top LPs '45-'72 S30 Top Pop '55- 72 (Hardcover( 240 14 Top Pop '55 -'72 (Sottcover) 230 Add Outlets Top Pop '40 -'55 220 PHIL SPECTOR HOSTING Top C &W '49 -'71 225 To Service Co. Top R &B [Soul) '49 -71 225 LOS ANGELES - Broadcast Pro- Top Easy Listening '61-74 $25 gramming International, a 10-for- `Battle Of Bands' Series In L.A. SUPPLEMENTS $10 Each mat service claiming to program 250 outlets internationally from Bel- LOS ANGELES -Legendary be the studio audience and local tv Shannon, Ariola; Vinny Rosen - '76 '75 '74 '73'72-73 levue, Wash., has added 14 stations producer Phil Spector has been set viewers, via participation of Shel- crans, MCA; Harvey Cooper, 20th Top LPs DODD to its network. to host a 30- minute "battle of the ley's Audio, a stereo chain which Century-Fox, and Tony Mandich, Top Pop (Hot 1001 DODO According to consultant Claude bands" format television show will provide ballots as well as prizes. Atlantic. But which of these five will Top Country Opp Rorabaugh, Radio Trinidad will be- which will air June 9 here on local Additional tie-in is KNX, a CBS Top Soul Opp be used on the first show is not yet Top Easy Listening gin airing the firm's classical format. outlet KHJ -TV, an RICO station. affiliate in L.A., which will broad- firmed. Other outlets recently inked include: National syndication plans are un- cast interviews the evening prior to The possibility of a recording con- Overseas orders add $3.00 per book WMRY, St. Louis; KLVA -FM, derway. each telecast with participants and tract, offered through exposure to and per supplement. $1.00 Lake Village, Ark.; KHPE -FM, Al- "Win The Jam" will spotlight up members of the show's professional top label people, is held as the lure Name bany, Ore.; KXBQ -FM, Ontario, to 12 bands of any musical genre, panelists. for acts with original material to Ore.; KGLS -FM, Glenwood pre-selected for competition in a These will be one DJ, one music compete. Address Springs, Colo.; KOMW -AM and preceding 24 -hour marathon to be critic, one label executive and a cur- Follow Me Productions, headed City FM, Omak, Wash.; held locally the weekend of May 27. rent hot act, according to Spector. by Vincent Fusco and Donald Ka- KDXU, St. George, Utah; First taping will be June 3. Set for tine first panel, which serves sen, plans a year -end super show State Zip mm mmis.mi WASA, Havre de Grace, Md.; Spector will be joined as a co -host to advise competitors and not judge, which will feature the winners of the e- WHDG -FM, Havre de Grace, Md.; on the first four programs by L.A. are England Dan and John Ford preceding season's spate. A mini- KNBT -FM, New Braunfels, Tex., KTNQ personality M.G. "Machine Coley. version, highlighting the winners of KKAJ, Ardmore, Okla., and KBYR, Gun" Kelly. Label representatives participat- every four shows, will cap each Anchorage, Alaska. Judging each group of bands will ing are Jerry Hoff, Mercury; Scott month's series.

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Copyright 1978, Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored fn a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher. Miami WWWL-FM Now Mellow As Of 5/15/78 Compiled from selected rackjobbers by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. P.D. Peters, 25, Notes Increase In Fern Listeners 1 SHADOW DANCING -Andy Gibb- 21 WEREWOLVES OF LONDON - RSO 893 Warren Zevon -Asylum 45472 By SARA LANE 2 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - 22 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME -Abba- MIAMI -After changing formats way I've been if I were in Chicago or Peters relies on an "imaginary in- John Travolta & Olivia Newton - Atlantic 3457 and call letters six times in the last 10 New York. It wouidn't have such a tensity line" where the station's John-RSO 891 23 BLUER THAN BLUE -Michael years, Miami's WWWL -FM seems high priority. But, since we're in sound never goes beyond a certain 3 WITH A LITTLE LUCK- Wings- Johnson -EMI -America 8001 to be on the right track at last under Miami, I go a little more disco -ori- level. "When it occasionally does," Capitol 4559 24 HEARTLESS -Heart- the direction of Rick Peters who at ented as well as a bit more Latin -ori- he adds, "the next tune immediately 4 NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees -RSO 889 Mushroom 7031 25 is the youngest program airector ented. I can be a little less mellow be- brings it back in perspective." He 5 JACK & JILL -Raydio- Arista 0283 25 LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN-Sweet- Capitol 4549 in the city. cause of the demographics." purposely tempos the programming 6 I CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU - Peters is Barry Manilow- Arista 0305 26 DUST IN THE WIND- Kansas- "The trend is toward more mellow equally careful in selec- with three up cuts an hour, explain- Kirshner 84274 music," Peters explains. "I don't tion of artists. He will not play such ing, "If all I played was soft, the lis- 7 STAYIN' ALIVE -Bee Gees - RSO 885 27 EBONY EYES -Bob Welch - mean beautiful music, just a mel- artists as Jimi Hendrix or Kiss. "I'm teners would be sleeping in 20 min- Capitol 4543 8 IT'S A HEARTACHE- Bonnie Tyler lower sound. I feel most comfortable concentrating on being mellow, utes. - 28 DISCO INFERNO- RCA 11249 Trammps- with this type of music." that's all," he continues. "We're "Up is not necessarily hard. Steely Atlantic 45-3389 9 GOODBYE GIRL -David Gates Peters spent the last three years dealing with a psychological thing Dan's 'Peg' is not really mellow like - 29 FEELS SO GOOD -Chuck Elektra 45450 here. It's dot that a listener in is it Mangione -A &M 2001 working at Zeta 4, a rock- oriented turns John Denver mellow, but isn't 10 BABY HOLD ON -Eddie Money to hear his favorite tune; he in - 30 SHORT PEOPLE -Randy Newman station. "My personal taste is toward turns hard such as Hendrix, Pat Travers. Columbia 3-10663 - Warner Bros. 8492 artists such as Loggins and Messina, for a favorite feeling." BTO, or Blue Oyster Cult." 11 THANK YOU FOR BEING 31 THEME FROM "CLOSE Roberta Flack, Gordon Lightfoot, A FRIEND -Andrew Gold - ENCOUNTERS" -John Williams - but when I played their records Asylum 45456 Arista 0300 12 TOO MUCH, while working at Zeta 4, I noticed TOO LITTLE, TOO 32 POOR POOR PITIFUL ME -Linda RAM Research Boss Seeks LATE- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Ronstadt -Asylum 45462 that the number of male listeners Williams -Columbia 310693 was 33 YOU'RE THE LOVE -Seals & dropping, and the number of 13 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU- Yvonne Crofts- Warner Bros. 8551 women listeners was growing be- Stronger Competitive Image Elliman -RSO 884 34 EVEN NOW -Barry Manilow- cause I was working on a soft rock By RAY HERBECK JR. 14 MOVIN' OUT -Billy Joel - Arista 0300 format." Columbia 3-10708 LOS ANGELES -President Jack track listening pattern shifts far ear- 35 SWEET TALKING WOMAN-Electric WWWL (Love 94 as it is called) 15 IMAGINARY LOVER -Atlanta Light Orchestra -Jet 1145 S. McCoy of RAM Research in San lier," he explains, "so they can cor- went through a series of changes Rhythm Section - Polydor 14459 (United Artists) Diego is attacking Arbitron's lead in rect any problems that much from progressive rock to jazz and fi- 16 TWO DOORS DOWN -Dolly 36 EMOTION- Samantha Sang- Private the ratings field where it could hurt sooner." Parton -RCA 11240 nally went on a favorite singles -ori- Stock 45178 the most -at the advertising agency He also is explaining to agencies 17 THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU ented format about 1' years be- - 37 FANTASY- Earth, Wind & Fire - level. that RAM is more expensive than Roberta Flack- Atlantic 3463 Columbia 310688 fore Peters was hired as program McCoy and team are on a nation- Arbitron -about double. "It costs 18 THIS TIME I'M IN FOR LOVE - 38 HOLLYWOOD -Boz Scaggs- director. Player-RSQ 890 wide tour of every major agency in more to produce this type of detailed Columbia 310679 "We decided to take the station in 19 DEACON BLUES -Steely Dan an attempt to solidly establish his information -but I'm sure they'll - 39 DANCE WITH ME -Peter Brown - a slightly different direction," Peters ABC 12355 Drive 6269 year -old firm as the "number two" agree it's worth it," he says. wanted to it A 20 COUNT ON ME- Jefferson 40 LAY DOWN SALLY -Eric Clapton- explains. "We hip up. radio service. Judging by McCoy's As an example, McCoy's corn - Starship -Grunt FB -11196 (RCA) RSO 886 station can't survive with only Top innovations in the diary- keeping puter operation can determine 40 listeners or even with middle -of- mode of measurement, he indeed is "which neighborhoods produce the the -road listeners. In this market, a trying harder. most quarter hours or how one station must draw from every other Each of RAM's 63 client stations, neighborhood likes a particular Rack LP Best Sellers radio station in the city in order to scattered through all of the top 50 record as opposed to another area in survive. And, we seem to be doing c Copyright 1978. Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced markets with the remainder in the the same city," he explains. stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic. mechanical it." top 100, houses a computer display Analysis both quantitative and photocopying. recording. or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher With this philosophy in mind, Pe- terminal which is hooked to an ex- qualitative can be supplied, he adds, ters is quick to admit Love 94 is com- As Of 5/15/78 tensive data bank operation in San pointing out that the lack of "this Compiled from selected rackjobbers by the Record Market Research Dept. of Billboard. pletely covered by music already in Diego. type of detail on the part of Arbitron existing formats since, "we usually At the touch of a button, a pro- instigated the development of 1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - 21 NEWS OF THE WORLD- Queen- play played Soundtrack-RSO RS- 2.4001 Elektra 6E -112 don't anything that isn't gram director or station manager RAM." on other stations." 2 EVEN NOW -Barry Manilow- Arista 22 AJA- Steely Dan -ABC AB 1006 can track his station's listening pat- It began in 1974 when Cyberdy- AB 4164 23 LIVE -Barry Manilow- Arista What's the common denomi- terns virtually on a daily basis, namics Corp. of San Diego, a data 3 LONDON TOWN -Wings -Capitol AL 8500 nator-not progressive, not Top 40, McCoy says. processing and time sharing corn- SW 11777 24 ALL'N' ALL -Earth, Wind & Fire - and no middle -of- the -road, but "He can stand there and literally pany, purchased DPS Inc. from Bar- 4 FEELS SO GOOD -Chuck Columbia JC 34905 AOR. "Instead of calling it album - watch the diaries tally as they re- tell Broadcasters. DPS analyzed Ar- Mangione-A&M SP -4658 25 SHOWDOWN -The Isley Brothers- oriented radio, we call it all over the turn," he explains, "and see them bitron's "R Sale" computer tapes for 5 MAGAZINE- Heart- Mushroom ' T Neck JZ 34930 (Epic) road," smiles Peters. "That's the con- broken down by zip code, or county radio station subscribers to the rat- MRS 5008 26 BORN LATE -Shaun Cassidy - cept behind mellow rock; it's so ... or even by neighborhood." ings service. 6 SHAUN CASSIDY-Shaun Cassidy - Warner /Curb BSK 3126 broad, from Heat Wave to Warner /Curb BS 3067 Fogel- Detailed information available in "But the stations asked a lot of 27 LET'S GET SMALL -Steve Martin - berg." an almost endless variety of inter- questions, more detailed in nature, 7 POINT OF KNOW RETURN - Warner Bros. BSK 3090 Even more important than trends pretations is the major strength of which the Arbitron information Kansas- Kirshner JZ 28 ALIVE II- Kiss-Casablanca 34929 (Epic) NBLP 7076 that show the mellow rock format as RAM, McCoy asserts, adding that wasn't capable of answering," ex- a 8 RUMOURS -Fleetwood Mac - 29 WAYLON & WILLIE -Waylon growing entity, Peters and man- "the integrity of the diary" is its next plains McCoy. To fill that need, Warner Bros. BSK 3010 Jennings & Willie Nelson - agement at Love 94 consider the fact major plus. RAM Research was founded by Cy- 9 RUNNING ON EMPTY -Jackson RCA AFL12686 that 80% of today's national adver- "I believe we're the most detailed berdynamics as another subsidiary Browne 6E 113 -Asylum 30 EXCITABLE BOY -Warren Zevon- tising buys are being directed ratings service in the field now, by in 1976. 10 FM- Soundtrack -MCA 2 -12000 Asylum 6E -118 toward women 18 to 35. far," he says, pointing out that there Initially using phones and, within 11 CHAMPAGNE JAM -Atlanta Rhythm 31 HEAVY HORSES-Jethro Tull - Research is extremely important are two types of firms- "Those the past year, diaries, RAM evolved Section Polydor PD 16134 - Chrysalis CHR 1175 in decision making on what records which are taking ratings, and those into its own ratings service. 12 GREASE -Soundtrack -RSO 32 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE - will get airplay and Peters refers to merely talking about it." "To insure that our diaries don't RS -2 -4002 Genesis- Atlantic SD 19173 each input simply as an "indicator." RAM places 800 diaries per week fall into the wrong hands or, if that 13 FOOT LOOSE & FANCY FREE -Rod 33 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE -Debby Stewart- Warner Bros. BSK 3092 Boone-Warner /Curb WBS 8455 He bases record selection on in New York and Los Angeles, occurs, that one wrong respondent "whether it sounds like McCoy with 14 SLOWHAND -Eric Clapton- 34 BOYS IN THE TREES -Carly the radio sta- claims, placement in a can't do a week's worth of damage, RSO RS1 -3030 Simon - Elektra 6E -128 tion." medium market averaging 400 to we don't let anyone fill out a diary 15 THE GRAND ILLUSION- Styx -A &M 35 SIMPLE DREAMS-Linda Disk jockeys virtually have no 600. Smaller markets see about 200 for more than one day's listening," SP 4637 Ronstadt -Asylum 6E -104 choice over the music they play from diaries placed. McCoy explains. So, there are seven 16 DOUBLE PLATINUM -Kiss- 36 CENTRAL HEATING- Heatwave- Love 94's limited library of 949 cuts, The sweep is weekly, 50 weeks per diaries a week completed by differ- Casablanca NBLP 7001 -2 Epic JE 35260 and there is a move toward less talk. year, with weekly reports going to ent cross -sections daily. 17 THE STRANGER -Billy Joel - 37 STARDUST -Willie Nelson - Peters concentrates on a rotation of stations and monthly tallies to Additionally, RAM employs 70 Columbia JC 34987 Columbia JC 35305 old, recurrent hit, a progressive cut, agencies, he says. A quarterly "data staffers at its headquarters, from 18 TEN YEARS OF GOLD -Kenny 38 EASTER -Patti Smith -Arista hit single a is Rogers- United Artists AS 4171 and "real oldie." base" also published, which trig- which all placement is made via "This way we satisfy gered the tour. -up UALA 835H 39 SO FULL OF LOVE- O'Jays- our MOR, current phone and follow calls. "We 19 EARTH- Jefferson Starship -Grunt Philadelphia International JZ progressive rock, and Top 40 listen- "Our client stations were perhaps don't subcontract to anyone in the BXL1 2515 (RCA) 35355 (CBS) ers in a quarter of an hour. People overly enthusiastic," he admits, cit- field," he says. "This way, every- 20 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE- Johnny 40 THE STORY OF STAR WARS - listening realize that within the ing instances of stations trying to thing is supervised. And many on Mathis -Columbia JC 35259 Soundtrack -20th Century T -550 framework of four songs, they're go- persuade agencies for a time buy our staff are bi- lingual to further al- ing to hear at least one they like." based on one week's report. leviate problems." Peters also takes extreme care in "We're informing the agencies Commenting on the theory that Data Processing System For Web selecting the Top 40 cuts because of that, unlike Arbitron, we gather advertising blitzes during Arbitron a possible tune -out factor, but men- more detailed information which sweeps are more responsible for CHICAGO -An electronic data tered in Rockford, Ill. tions he's usually the first to go with can be affected daily by the return high ratings than actual listening, processing system for use in inven- "It will be used for inventory pur- a song, citing Abba's latest single as of, for instance, only 37 diaries in McCoy says his system was designed tory control is being installed by the poses and to be able to examine sales an example. one neighborhood." "to produce the most hype -proof Sound City USA chain of seven re- patterns," explains David Schmei- "Miami's not that different from Consequently, an agency should ratings possible." tail outlets. ser, chain's buyer. Schmeiser says other markets. It is probably a little not determine its time buys on the He adds that most management at New NCR 2140 electronic cash the system will place instant reorders more ethnic than some, so playing a basis of anything other than RAM's RAM has broadcasting background. registers and a complimentary NCR on all catalog merchandise includ- disco cut makes a lot of sense," says quarterly report, says McCoy. "The McCoy himself, a 12 -year veteran, 8140 computer system have been ing accessories and electronics prod- Peters. "I'd never be playing the Bee detailed breakouts and daily service programmed San Diego's KCBQ in purchased by the web, headquar- ucts. Gees 'Saturday Night Fever' LP the features are intended to help stations the early '70s.

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This is the second segment of a two Cover at Tramps ranges from $I- limitations the auditions are limited Porco. Anyone can cone in on a Every Tuesday night the club show- part series on some of the nation's top $3 and what the act makes depends to acoustic acts. Tuesday night between 7 -7:30 p.m. cases new unsigned talent for a $3 new talent .showcase nightclubs. on its drawing power. Those who survive the auditions and pick a number from a deck of cover charge. LOS ANGELES -Showcase Among New York's most presti- may then play a 30- minute set later cards. The 200- capacity club also fea- nightclubs continue to pop up across gious cabarets is Reno Sweeney with that night. After that an act may At 7:30 p.m. the act with the low- tures name talent in its disco on country to accommodate the new the Paradise Room that seats 150. work itself up to playing the smaller est number gets a chance to show- Thursday nights for an $8 music talent coming on the scene. New The room has a showcase usually ev- room for the week and if it does very case its talents by performing three charge. York alone has approximately 300 ery second Monday where up to well it can open for a headline act numbers. That act is followed by the licensed cabarets while L.A. report- eight hopefulls try their best. They playing the larger room. act with the next lowest number and Assistance in preparing this edly is not far behind. are selected from tapes previously New York's Folk City. the tradi- so forth. article provided by Roman Kozak and Sally These acts for the most part are submitted, says Debbie Brigham. tional folk venue that brought the The club seats 125 with standing Hinkle. not a bit disturbed by the often low manager of the room. world Bob Dylan and Simon and room for 50 more. Admission is $l- wages being paid by many of these Those who get a good response Garfunkel, has the most open show- $2. Acts who do well on the show- clubs. At the same time, many acts then may be asked to open for what- case night, says club manager Mike case may be booked Ibr a week. For country music in New York. have been "discovered" by major la- ever headline act appears in the the top showcase is the Lone Star bels in these situations. room for an upcoming week. The act Cafe. where record companies An important showcase for new is paid a flat fee that may be turned showcase their upcoming acts. The cabaret. soft rock and blues artists is into a percentage of the door should 300 -seat club is considering holding New York's Tramps. which hosts a the act prove popular. its own Sundae afternoon auditions variety of showcase situations. Tues- Reno Sweeney, in the fashionable for new talent. The club formerly day is showcase /audition night West Village specializes in cabaret. held auditions on Sundae evening. where new acts which have already soft rock. usually headlining stylish but Mort Cooperman, owner of the submitted tapes have a chance to female singers. venue. says that proved to be not the show what they can do onstage for For folk and soft rock. one of the best situation. 20 minutes. Apple's prime showcase venues is The club charges admission at the Following that performance acts Paul Colby's Other End. The main - door and how much of that goes to may do one -night showcases or one - room which seats 210 is a frequent the opening act that has been night -a -week showcases where they showcase club for established folk hooked via an audition depends on can invite prospective agents and and rock acts. Acts who have who the headlining act is and how press. There are also midnight show- recently appeared include Papa much money it demands. cases until the act is strong enough to John Creach. Shawn Phillips, Elliott In California. McCabe's in Santa play the regular evening shows at Murphy, Bruce Cockburn and oth- Monica is unique in that it not only the 100 -seat room. ers. showcases new and established tal- Owner Terry Dunne says as the In another room. the Other End BEAUTIFUL ASSISTANCE -Scarlet Rivera joins fellow Warner Bros. group ent hut offers a songwriters show- club has become known, has every established auditions Monday night Little Feat at New York's Beacon Theatre. The group is on the last leg of its case night. managers have begun showcasing from 6 -9 p.m. "It's a place where national tour supporting its double LP "Waiting For Columbus." From left The club. which only operates on some of their new acts, inviting la- someone can get up and play his gui- are: Paul Barrere, Lowell George, Rivera and Kenny Gradney. Friday and Saturday books many of bels and booking agents. tar," says Colby. Because of space (Continued on page 44) cc Another New York folk. folk rock and blues club with regular show- case auditions is Kenny's Castaways In N'Orleans lt's Rosy's in the Village. Every Monday night Chi Suburb struggling acts may take 30- minutes By KELLY TUCKER cc to show what they can do. Owner ; NEW ORLEANS -Music has al- Jazz pianist Hal Galper and the when you do open a club in New Or- Pay Kenny says almost every open- Marked For - ways been a New Orleans tradition, Brecker Brothers recently used the leans, it has to be appealing to the ing act at the venue is originally N and since the opening of Rosy's mu- studio to record a session which Gal - musicians and it has to have an ex- hired through these auditions. >- sic club a year and a half ago, the per is going to use on his next album. cellent environment. But it's bad in The room, which seats 170 has no Amphitheatre once sluggish concert scene here has Also, Oregon taped its performance the sense that you have to put out so admission or cover fee except on CHICAGO -The Northwest sub- been noticeably revitalized. at Rosy's for a National Public Ra- much without getting a great deal of weekends, so acts are not paid much urb of Hoffman Estates has been se- Just a few of the performers New dio broadcast. response from the people who could for appearing. lected as the site for creation of a Orleans audiences have been intro- The decor at Rosy's is a combina- make it all come out perfectly." Mikell's is a rock and r &b club on new $8.5 million outdoor amphi- duced to at Rosy's are Stevie Won- tion of Victorian, art -deco and art The only other complaint Rosy New York's Upper West Side which theatre, expected to be opened here der, Chuck Mangione, Gato Bar- nouveau styles. Furnishings include has is that she's had to fight a contin- welcomes record company spon- in 1979. bieri, Jean Luc- Ponty, Jerry Lee a unique art -deco light fixture de- uous battle with people who main- sored showcases. It books its regular The Nederlander Organization Lewis, Flora Purim, Grover Wash- signed by Mullier Brothers of tain that her cover charges, which acts via demo tape cassettes. The and RKO General Inc. have an- ington Jr., Al Jarreau, Count Basie, France, Andy Warhol's silk screen range from $5 to $15, are too high. I50- capacity club often features two nounced they will jointly construct B.B. King, Dizzy Gillespie, Richie portraits of Mick Jagger and Chair- "What people don't realize," she bands a night, each playing three or the open air pavilion, to be called Havens and Ramsey Lewis. Also, man Mao, and paintings by Robert says, "is that the club seats only 200, four dates. the Poplar Creek Music Theatre. the Captain & Tennille performed at Rauschenbergand Jim Dine. Donna so naturally I have to charge more The bands play for a flat fee that Work on the concert site, that will Rosy's on their recent ABC -TV spe- Vaccarino, a Los Angeles interior than a large auditorium would. For may be adjusted should they prove include 6,000 seats under cover, will cial "The Captain & Tennille In designer, decorated the club. example, when a group comes in like successful. The club charges from begin this summer, according to New Orleans." Rosy says she decided to open a the Temptations, who cost $20,000 $2 -$5 admission. Wayne Nederlander, who oversees Rosy's is housed in a 110 -year old club here for two reasons, because for four days, that's $5,000 a night. The Corso, a New York dance operations of the Nederlander two -story building on Tchoupi- few concerts are held in New Or- How can I do anything but charge hall, has for many years been the group's outdoor venues. toulas St. in the uptown section of leans and because she has always $15? I can't even break their costs city's top showcase for Latin orches- The venue, to be booked and the city. The building was a cotton had a fantasy of getting to hear her charging anything less. tras. The club which holds about 500 managed by the Nederlanders, also warehouse, a saloon and even a favorite musicians play in a comfort- "People have said things to me dancers features top Latin bands includes seating on a natural grass - whorehouse. able, intimate environment. like, 'I've only had to pay $8 to see Wednesday- Sunday nights for a covered slope surrounding the pavil- The owner, 23 -year old Rosy Wil- "I was driving around town very the Temptations in concert.' If they music charge that ranges from $3- ion. Total capacity will be 20,000. son, says she spent more than $1 mil- late one night when a strong desire want to see the Temptations in the $7. A May 20, 1979 opening has been lion to turn it into one of the most came over me," she recalls. "I Superdome, fine. But if they want to The Corso occasionally presents targeted, says Nederlander. lavish music clubs in the country. It wanted to hear a late evening set of see them in a club that seats 200, it's new bands but the club has no set Booking will encompass rock, houses three bars, a glass- enclosed mellow jazz, but there was no place a whole different experience." new talent policy. Each night is pop, jazz, country, classical and bal- courtyard which doubles as a restau- to go. I would have sold my soul to Rosy is considering taking out the booked on an individual basis let performances. The operation will rant, and a 200 -seat music room the devil to hear Billie Holiday sing 30 -foot bar in the back of the music though bands often play two or resemble the Pine Knob Music equipped with a $60,000 recording `Good Morning Heartache.' " room to increase the seating capacity three times in the same week. Theatre in Detroit, also under the studio. Rosy believes "it is much more to 300 so she can lower the cover The area's most consistently suc- Nederlanders, Nederlander says. The club and restaurant are open difficult having a club in New Or- charges. cessful jazz showcase club is the Vil- Project is the first joint venture of seven days a week. The restaurant leans than in most other areas of the "It comes down to the bottom line. lage Vanguard. Monday nights at Nederlander and RKO, the General opens at 6 p.m. and the music sets country because New Orleans musi- Do people want to go into that room the Vanguard are devoted to big Tire broadcast and cable tv subsidi-

begin at 9:30 p.m. and 1 1:30 p.m. cians don't get the kind of record -in- to hear music or to observe the bar bands and Tuesday through Sun- ary. The Ravinia Festival in High- nightly. dustry support they deserve." area? I would just be eliminating days are reserved for the best names land Park is Chicago's only other The recording studio, which is lo- "All of the big money in the part of the aesthetics, not hurting in contemporary jazz. major outdoor concert site. cated next to the stage, is equipped record industry is tied up somewhere them. I'd never prostitute the room Acts are booked on a six day basis According to Nederlander, site se- with 8 -track and 2 -track Otani tape else," claims Rosy, "so local musi- in any way." and the music charge ranges from lection for the new amphitheatre machines, BGW power amplifiers, a cians have to migrate to other areas Rosy says the cover charge com- $4 -$5. In addition to presenting well took 18 molnths. A parcel of land Nakamichi cassette machine, a 16- for exposure. Consequently. other plaints and the hard work of owning known recording combos, owner near the intersection of the North- channel El -Tech console, and 21 clubs in those key areas don't have to a club are easily overshadowed by Max Gordon likes to also give prom- west Tollway and Highway 59 in model 160 DBX compressor limiters. appeal particularly to musicians and the good times. To Rosy, herself a ising young sidemen their first expo- Hoffman Estates was chosen. Every performance is recorded. they don't have to have really nice talented vocalist, some of the best of sure as leaders. The club seats about The Nederlanders operate the Rosy has an agreement with the mu- environments because they've got those good times were when she got 125. Studerbaker Theatre here and also sicians that their tapes will never be the record industry showcasing their to sing with Albert King, Rahsaan Up and coming soul acts are given book entertainment into Chicago's released and that they will only be people there and supporting them. Roland Kirk and Stephane Grap- a chance to play before industry Arie Crown Theatre. used for in -house music. "That is good in the respect that pelli. people at New York's Leviticus club. ALAN PENCHANSKY

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www.americanradiohistory.com 42 TaIenI MONKK Hollies' Clarke Prepping Solo Tour '50s Live In Miami LOS ANGELES -Despite his 15 Clarke admits to knowing "noth- By SARA LANE years with the Hollies that resulted ing" about American radio during in such classics as "He Ain't Heavy, the recording of the album, although MIAMI -Music of the '50s is on comers and are totally down to earth He's My Brother," "Long Cool his American producer Spencer the upswing here with more acts rep- in their approach to their business." Woman," "The Air That I Breathe" Proffer subtly steered him in the resenting music of that era being The Vandells have a fan club and "Bus Stop," Allan Clarke is now right direction. booked. based in Orlando, some 250 miles seeking his own identity. "We didn't say 'let's write an FM According to Rudy Guarino, from Miami, and when the group With his first solo album "I or AM song'," says Clarke. "I'd get owner of the Swinger Lounge in the appears at the Swinger, bus loads of Wasn't Born Yesterday" recently re- bored writing a rock'n'roll album for Marco Polo Hotel, one of Miami fans trek in on the weekends. leased on Atlantic, Clarke is prep- FM to play. I understand American Beach's most successful and longest Even if a customer isn't entirely ping his first tour of the U.S. and radio now and the music directors running clubs, the '50s represent a turned on by the fifties, The Swinger getting acquainted with American are the gods of the music world." fun era, an era which almost anyone radio. is a night out, Guarino contends. Reflecting back on the Hollies, can relate to. "When you mention Allan Clarke And at a reasonable cost. Admission Clarke says: "They could have been "We started the policy of running of the Hollies, people know who I to the club is $1 during the week and more active than they were. They're exclusively '50s groups this past New am, but individual I'm not $2 on weekends. There's no drink as an just doing the same thing and their Year's Eve with the Bop Shoo Bop known. I want to make Allan Clarke minimum. Groups perform three albums aren't selling. They haven't Revue, and we've been playing such a household name now," says the shows a night and between show - had a hit in four years and you can't groups as the Vandells, T.Q. & the vocalist. times, the Swinger plays disco rec- knock your head against the wall Topcats, Tom Slick and Clutch since ords for patrons wanting to dance. "In England I guess I'm a house- then and playing them to packed looking for the elusive song. I hope "Ever since 'Saturday Night Fe- hold name but it's hard getting your week," they have another hit and find a new houses every night of the ver' came out, we've been seeing records played. In the U.S. there are Guarino says. direction." more and more couples on the dance so many stations. I knew there were When the Swinger opened seven Clarke's U.S. tour commences in' floor." Guarino says he's the first in a lot but there's a different approach years ago, Guarino had no problems August for three weeks accom- Miami to bring in fifties groups. to it." keeping the room full presenting Clarke's first single from the al- panied by the same band that ap- "We were the first three "just about anyone with a track years ago bum drew immediate radio response pears on the album. It also marks his and we're the only club doing con- record " -typical lounge acts routed as "(I Will Be Your) Shadow In The first solo stage appearance. sistent business on the beach with to the Miami area. Business was Street" quickly reached midchart. Says Clarke: "I won't be able to these groups, although there have brisk and Guarino kept the policy ART PICS -Art Garfunkel braves "Because I'm a Hollie, l get played," escape the old songs. And I don't been a couple of Elvis acts around." for several years. Then the Swinger the rain to attend an exhibition of says Clarke. "It's a good feeling. I want to. They made me famous. I'll hit a slump. It tried a new formula One such Elvis act was the Mis- Linda McCartney's photos at the just hope my music reaches as many do 'Long Cool Woman,' and per- showcasing new talent but neither souri man, Dennis Wise, who under- Bayard Gallery in New York people as possible. I like to think I haps a medley to please the fans." the locals nor tourists supported this went plastic surgery to look like his recently. have my own style." ED HARRISON endeavor. idol and recently played at the Jack Guarino, like many club owners of Heart Club (now closed) to a few in the Miami Beach area, says he press people and relatives on open- to A ing night and closed two nights later. Jersey: Talent found audiences hard please. Contrasting N.Y. few years ago, he started playing the "We're happy with this policy -it's Suburbs ASBURY PARK, N.J. -The Gar- festivals, as part of its free cultural Vandells and the audience reaction working for us and we plan to con- den State Arts Center, booking its series. was "fantastic," he says. "Audiences tinue with it until the public gets summer concert season direct for the Following the opener with Eddy Firm Dates loved the mini -revues spiced with tired of it. Then we'll have to look for first time after dropping its Arnold, Barry Manilow comes in By DICK NUSSER comedy, music, dancing and the something new," Guarino says. $100,000 -a -year New York booking July 3 -8, with Paul Anka July 10 -15 above par showmanship of the Van - NEW YORK rock and jazz Guarino also plans to take over agent, has lined up an impressive ar- week. Johnny Cash with June Carter -Pop, dells." Each time the Vandells re- acts continue their movement to the the Persian Room upstairs in the ray of pop and classical talent for its returns to the Arts Center for turned to the Swinger, the club did the suburbs with the announcement Marco Polo for the season beginning 1978 season. Barry Manilow, Paul July 24 -29 week, the Pat Boone more and more business. here of several concert packages set Christmas through Easter next year. Anka and Pat and Debby Boone are Family take over the stage Aug. 14- "This year," Guarino continues, for the summer months. He plans to bring in 10 acts includ- among the headliners for the popu- 19. The series ends Aug. 21 -26 with we started buying other '50s groups The Westbury Music Fair, the ing B.B. King, Teddy Pendergrass, lar subscription series which is set to Tony Bennett and the Michel Le- in addition to the Vandells and they Belmont Park racetrack and the fi- Al Green and Tavares. be opened by Eddy Arnold for the Grand orchestra. all held up. The people love them: nancially- troubled Westchester Pre- Not only has Guarino found the June 26 -July 1 week. Opening performance for the they can't seem to get enough. And mier Theatre are all hosting acts, al- '50s one of the most popular eras, classical subscription will be June 21 some customers come back night af- The top classical attractions will though the latter venue is a one -shot but Bob Taran of Adam Produc- when Morton Gould conducts the ter night to see these groups." include the New York Philharmonic deal engineered by a local promoter tions, a company which books American Symphony Orchestra Guarino attributes some of the con- conducted by Zubin Mehta and the through the Lincoln Savings Bank, ventions and arranges private par- with pianist Earl Wild as soloist. The popularity of '50s groups to such Jeffrey Ballet. The booking com- which holds the mortgage on the ties among other endeavors, finds New Jersey Symphony with Thomas television shows and movies as mittee for the New Jersey Highway 3,750 -seat theatre. the '50s parties he's planned the Michalas conducting and soloist "Happy Days," "LaVerne And Shir- Authority, which operates the sum- Westbury gets the season started most successful of all. Nelson Friere plays on July 19, and ley," "Sha Na Na," "American Hot mer arena here, is still negotiating to with a May 23 -28 series featur- the New Jersey Ballet with Peter jazz Wax" and the forthcoming "We did three or four this winter," fill in the one and two -night open ing Sarah Vaughan, Maynard Fer- Martin and Suzanne Farrell is "Grease." He says, too, the popu- Taran says, "and they went over ex- dates with pop -rock concerts. Hard guson and Stan Getz. Other acts set booked for Aug. 2. The Jeffrey Bal- larity of local station WAXY which tremely well." rock is out for the in- the -round Cen- for future dates include Lou Rawls, let will perform for three days, Aug. plays only oldie goldies has created a ter which seats 5,000 under a roof the Fifth Dimension, George Carlin, 7 -9, and Mehta conducting the New resurge of interest in the "fun fif- with additional 3,000 on outside Frankie Valli, McCoo & York Philharmonic closes out the Davis, Bob ties." lawn chairs. Hope with Connie Stevens, and Mil- Buffalo Outfit classical series on Aug. 30. "There's a lot of interest in that The bookings are handled by ton Berle and Cab Calloway in a decade. All ages seem to be able to John H. Hughes, deputy executive revue called "Les Girls!" relate. We get people in their 40s, 50s Busts Out With director of the state authority, as- Kerrville Assn. Funds Belmont Park has refurbished an and even 60s coming in to see the sisted by John Larsen, general man- amphitheatre site near the grand- 6 Programs For show." Fast -Moving LP ager of the Arts Center and Charles Acts stand that holds 15,000 for concerts The fifties groups themselves are Silver, the authority's public rela- NASHVILLE -The Kerrville by the Atlanta Rhythm Section, to easier handle, Guarino claims. NEW YORK -Spyro Gyra, a rel- tions director. Since the state first Music Foundation, a non -profit, ed- Jimmy Buffett, Sergio Mendes, "They don't walk around with their atively unknown jazz /rock fusion opened its $7 million amphitheatre ucational organization with projects Willie Colon, Roberta Flack, in heads the clouds and shut them- group, is claiming first month sales 10 years ago, all the bookings had in folk, bluegrass and country music, Trammps, Andrea True, Crown selves inside their dressing room. upwards of 85,000 copies of its debut been handled exclusively on a is offering limited funding of folk, Heights Affair, Climax Blues Band, They're friendly, mix with the cus- LP on the Amherst label, according $100,000 -a -year basis by Nederlander country and bluegrass performers Tavares, Kenny Loggins, the Fania to label president Len Silver. Arts Associates, of New York City. through six annual programs. All- Stars, Dave Mason, Glen Camp- Silver purchased the master after With the cost of talent for both the The foundation's open competi- bell and the Average White Band. noticing strong sales in the Buffalo popular and classical subscription tions for songwriters, yodelers, semi- Series starts Saturday (27) and runs TOP QUALITY market for the original LP released series rising, F. Joseph Carragher, professional gospel groups, blue- through July. Park is closed for Au- on the group's own label. authority executive director, says the grass bands and bluegrass banjo gust but more dates are planned for higher show costs will be reflected in players will provide large listening the early fall season. Al Teller and 8X10 "One day last November I was in a $1 across -the -board ticket price in- audiences and some $3,000 in Richard Flanzer are promoting. my big shop downtown, Record 4,4- PRINTS crease this year.. Tickets will be awards for qualified participants at Sunrise Productions of Stamford, Theatre, working behind the counter scaled from $5.50- $10.50 and is the Red Kennedy's four summer music Conn., is hosting the Westchester LITHOGRAPHED ON HEAVY GLOSS STOCK and people kept coming up and ask- first substantial price increase since festivals at Kerrville. Theatre date, which features Arista ing for this record by a group I never the Arts Center opened in 1968. Beginning Memorial Day week- artist Eddie Kendricks. Guest star is BLACK & WHITE 8x10's heard. What impressed me was the With the top names booked, Car - end with the seventh annual Kerr- Blue Magic. DJs Vaughn Harper of 500 - $32.00 1000 - $47.50 demographics were unusual -old ragher expects to surpass last year's ville Folk Festival May 25 -28, other WBLS and Bro' John of WSTC are people, young people, girls, boys, COLOR PRINTS record attendance of 417,000 and programs in that series include the emceeing. Michael Lemon of Sur - black and white and middle- aged," 1000 - $224.00 record gross of $2,659,000 fourth annual Kerrville C & W Jam- nise says he expects to book more Silver says. -a $474,000 increase over the 1976 sea- boree, June 30 -July 2; the second acts into the hall before the summer is SEND FOR SAMPLES AND COMPLETE PRICES Spyro Gyra headed by reed son. The ticket hike, he says, should annual Kerrville Gospel Jubilee, is out. ON 8x10s, OTHER SIZE PRINTS, player /composer Jay Beckanstein take the boxoffice over the $3 mil- July 29, and the Kerrville Bluegrass Several reports have been circu- AND POSTERS and composer /keyboard player Jer- lion mark this summer. The season Festival, Sept. 1 -3. lating to the effect that the West- emy Wald. They had pressed a se- runs through mid -September. Selected participants will also ga- chester County government is con- lection of their group's instrumen- In addition to the concerts, the ther performing spots at the Texas sidering taking the venue over, since _AtPIC tals on what they called Cross -Eyed state offers free performances for State Arts & Crafts Fair, May 27 -29, the existing Westchester County FLORIDALORID ST2 Bear Records and offered it for dis- about 500,000 senior citizens and and the Southwestern Gospel Music Center is considered an outmoded SPRINGFIELD, MO. 65803 (Continued on page 44) school children, along with ethnic Showcase, July 29. venue.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 44 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/14 /78 ToIenI ¿Top Boxoffice N.Y., L.A., Nashville Showcase Clubs Provide Outlets For New, Untested Acts Continued from page 40 c Copyright 1978. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. to give them a day where they can audience people who might be inter- stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by ary means. electronic, mechanical, its acts by having the performers play the club when they can get their ested from the record business or photocopying. recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher. send tapes to be followed by audi- own people in. from magazines for stories. tions. "If they do well on that one shot "A lot of people have broken from Total Ticket According to Nancy Covey, who and the audience likes them, we will here, most notably someone like ARTIST -Promoter, Facility, Dates Ticket Price Gross books McCabe's talent, the club bring them back and try to help Kris Kristofferson, who used to -DENOTES SELLOUT PERFORMANCES Sales Scale Receipts recently changed its monthly talent them to build their acts," says come in and do writer's night for Stadiums & Festivals (More Than 20,000) auditions to once every three Knight. nothing time after time when he was months. "When I get five acts that I Acts are always paid at the Star - just starting_" 1 BEACH BOYS /FIREFALL/BOB WELCH JOURNEY- 35,203 $9.50 $334,428 think are excellent, I then put on a wood. "For a five piece group we Denett also notes that the club Feyline Presents Inc. /C.U. Program Council/ talent showcase. We also have vari- will pay approximately $200 a night features unknown acts on other Concerts West, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo., May 13 ety night where anyone can come even the very first time it comes in." nights with the selection respon- Arenas (6,000 To 20,000) down and sign up on the third Sun- The club which charges admission sibility in the hands of the producer. day on the month. of $2 -$6, depending on the act, also As for the selection process, De- 1 REO SPEEDWAGON /RITCHIE BLACKMOORE'S 23,898 $6.50 -$7.50 $178,831* "Once I see the act perform in the features established acts ranging nett says the reviews are 50 -50, live RAINBOW /NO DICE -Contemporary Prod. /Chris showcase, I will look for just the from Buddy Rich to the Four Tops. and tape. Fritz & Co., Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo., May right show for it which often takes "We help the acts to build up a "Once in a while, we'll have a pro- 12 & 13 (2) quite a while. I don't happen to be- following," Knight continues, ducer who wants to show an act to a 2 PARLIAMENT /BAR -KAYS /FAZE -O- Feyline Presents 17,454 $7.75 -$9.75 $156,974* lieve in opening acts in the sense that "when this is we Inc. /R &B Prod., Forum, Inglewood, Calif., May 13 accomplished, then record label, so he'll either rent out you just put any opening act with an move them Tuesday the place a 3 AEROSMITH /MAHOGANY RUSH -Alex Cooley Inc., 14,769 $T$8 $108,422* into and or offer the band at very Jefferson Civic Col., Birmingham, Ala:, May 13 established act whether they go to- Wednesday nights and even open- low cost and subsidize the differ- 4 GRATEFUL DEAD -Frank J. Russo /Monarch 13,370 $8$8.50 $108,185* gether or not." ing for major acts on weekends." ence, work with the gate, etc. We re- Entertainment, Civic Center, Providence, R.I., May McCabe's new acts are paid a L.A.'s best known soul showcase ceive a good number of these offers 14 minimum of $75 nightly, "but we try club is the 600 -seat Total Experi- and depending upon who's doing 5 ALICE COOPER/JUDAS PRIEST /MC -5 -Brass Ring 12,330 $8.50 $104,805 to pay more particularly if the act ence. The six -year-old nightspot also the talking-if it's someone who Prod., Civic Center, Saginaw, Mich., May 10 & 11 has come a long way." features some of the best known knows what they're doing-we'll go (2) The eight -year -old, 150 -seat club names in r&b music. with the act. 6 PARLIAMENT /BAR-KAYS /FAZE -O- Feyline Presents 13,447 $6.5048.50 $104,700* offers a songwriters showcase every According to Lonnie Simmons, "Most of our business is label - Inc. /R &B Prod. /Bill Graham, County Col., Oakland, two months where songwriters will co -owner Ca., May 14 of the club, Monday supported." perform their own songs. For this the nights are open for new talent audi- Other Nashville clubs, including 7 REO SPEEDWAGON /RITCHIE BLACKMOORE'S 13,872 $6.50 -$8 $103,955 RAINBOW /NO DICE- Contemporary Prod., composer collects about $50 for a 45- tions. He also invites labels and the Old Time Picking Parlor and Checkerdome, St. Louis, Mo., May 11 50- minute performance. Admission agents to some of these sessions to Mississippi Whiskers, also fre- 8 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND /TOBY 13,391 $6.50 -$7.50 $96,862* to McCabe's is $4 -$5. look over the talent. quently feature unknown talent, es- BEAU -DiCesare- Engler Prod., Civic Arena, The Relic Club in Reseda which When an act is set to perform it pecially musicians and songwriters Pittsburgh, Pa., May 13 opened about two years ago, fea- generally collects minimum scale, from Nashville. Both also feature 9 RUSH /URIAH HEAP /CHEAP TRICK- Electric Factory 14,334 $5.50 -$6.50 $88,221 tures acoustic -oriented acts ranging however, says Simmons, when an act writer's nights. Concerts, Col., Cincinnati, Ohio, May 12 from blues to folk, ragtime, jazz, plays the club often there is no ceil- 10 AEROSMITH /MAHOGANY RUSH -Mid -South 11,267 $6.50 -$7.50 $82,123 country, Irish and bluegrass. ing on what we will pay. These acts Concerts, Mid -South Col., Memphis, Tenn., May 12 The 100 -seat venue holds audi- are valuable to us. We had the New 11 GRATEFUL DEAD -Cross Country Concert Corp./ 10,807 $6.5047.50 $77,945* Buffalo's Monarch Entertainment, Col., New Haven, Conn., tions the last Monday night of each Experience here for two years and May 10 month. Other methods by which when the group left it was making 12 ALICE COOPER/FOTOMAKER -Danny Kresky 10,000 $7.50$8.50 $75,082* club owners Allen and Nancy York far above scale. Spyro Gyra Enterprises, Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Mich., May get acts are through tapes and per- The Total Experience also works Continued from page 42 9 sonal recommendations. hand in hand with labels. Admission 13 Buffalo, TOM JONES-MorningSun Prod. /Rockin' Chair 6,294 $7.50- $12.50 $71,461 The club also features established to the club ranges from $5 -$8.50 de- tribution around their Prod. /Papa Prod., Selland Arena, Fresno, Calif., May acts, who, when they are in the area pending on the act. home town. 14 play the club to try out new material. Nashville's showcasing situation "I didn't pay too much attention 14 GRATEFUL DEAD-Cross Country Concert Corp./ 9,600 $6.5047.50 $67,747* to it right away," Silver recalls, "but Monarch These acts are not paid; it's their tends to be different from that of the Entertainment, Civic Center, Springfield, I noticed the next day it was still Mass., May 11 choice to play the spot, says Allen. rest of the country. moving fast and I checked with our 15 O'JAYS /HEATWAVE /ENCHANTMENT -Lewis Grey The length of the engagement de- According to Jack Denett, owner 9,373 $6.25 -$7.25 $65,614* competitors and they agreed. Cab- Prod. /Taurus Prod., Von Braun Civic Center, pends totally on the way the act is re- of the popular Exit In. "We have a bages here was moving 500 pieces a Huntsville, Ala., May 13 ceived. All acts booked into the Relic bi- monthly writer's night, which is week, I heard. We kept ordering 16 TED NUGENT /SAMMY HAGAR -John Bauer 8,500 $7.50$8 $63,750* play for the door. "We can't guaran- produced by Hugh Bennett of B.S. Concerts, Col., 13 100 -200 pieces at a time and Spokane, Wash., May tee anyone anything because we Productions. He selects, auditions moving 17 TOM JONES /FREDDY ROMAN -MorningSun Prod., them right away so I figured 5,796 $6.50$15 $59,927 don't know how many people are and screens the new talent for these on sales Pavilion, Concord, Calif., May 13 alone it was hot. going to show up," he adds. There is showcases which start around 8 p.m. 18 ALICE COOPER -Brass Ring Prod., Wendler Arena, 7,314 $8.50 $59,000* "That 85,000 figure is no hype," a $2 admission fee during the week and last until 1 a.m. Basically, being Saginaw, Mich., May 10 Silver claims. "You can check with 19 STATLER BROTHERS/BARBARA MANDRELL-Varnell and $2.50 on weekends. Nashville, the new talent is almost a 7,520 $5.$7 $50,325 the Columbia pressing plants. Most Enterprises, Will Rogers Col., Fort Worth, Tex., May York notes that basically the same 100% songwriter /player. of it is retail action because a lot 13 acts that play his house also play We're making it a policy now that of stations haven't picked it up yet." 20 RUSH /URIAH HEAP -Sound 70 Prod., Municipal 6,771 $6 -$7 $42,406 L.A -'s Troubador, McCabe's, the Ice there be at least one band involved. Aud., Nashville, Tenn., "Shaker Song" a single from May 13 House and other area clubs. Usually the band is comprised of the 21 TED NUGENT /SAMMY HAGAR -John Bauer Concerts, album is 5,842 $7 -$8 $41,983 David Knight with Gary Fonte- session people who are writers, so (which titled "Spyro Univ. Of Montana, Missoula, Mont., May 12 Gyra ") entered Billboard's charts not who book acts for L.A.'s Star - they help each other by playing each 22 O'JAYS /HEATWAVE /ENCHANTMENT -Lewis Grey 6,078 $6.50 -$7.50 $41,766 last week bowing at 99 on the soul wood brings in talent on Sunday other's music with a full band back- Prod., Municipal Aud., Nashville, Tenn., May 14 singles chart. The album, when re- 23 FOGHAT /HOUNDS / RITCHIE BLACKMOORE'S and Monday to audition. ground. So that's an advantage. 6,520 $646.50 $41,409 viewed here, received a "recom- RAINBOW- Mid -South Concerts, Mid -South Col., The Starwood, one of the area's "Also, Vanderbilt Univ. has a ra- mended" tag and was reviewed as a Memphis, Tenn., May 9 largest showcase nightspots, 750 - dio station that picks up our writer's pop item. seats, also books by having acts send nights each time for airing, and the seems to to Auditoriums (Under 6,000) tapes "and if we feel the people be- B.S. Production people, to the best "It appeal everybody," Silver claims. "We got a strong jazz 1 NATALIE COLE /PEABO BRYSON -Tiger Flower & Co., hind the act are serious, we then try of their ability, try to bring in to the 11,298 $7.5048.50 $91,960'' response DAR Constitutional Hall, Washington, D.C., May 11 initially. Now some of the Lee Abrams stations are on it as well & 12 (3) 2ND IN 5 YEARS 2 TOM JONES -MorningSun Prod., Memorial Aud., 3,598 $8.75- $15.30 $49,191 as r &b and Top 40." Sacramento, Calif., May 12 Spyro Gyra's sound is strictly in- 3 HARRY CHAPIN -Alex Cooley Inc., Fox The., Atlanta, 6,173 $5.50$7.50 $45,924 strumental, consisting of jazzy, up- Ga., May 12 & 13 (2) `Closer' Tie Tees beat melodies set to a rock and r &b 4 STATLER BROTHERS /BARBARA MANDRELL-Varnell 5,900 $5-$7 $38,100* beat. Silver moved to make a deal Enterprises, Civic Center Concert Hall, Lake Charles, with the group when he heard that La., May 12 representatives of both WEA and 5 BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND /RAYDIO -Alex Cooley 5,225 $7 $36,575* Flack- Hathaway Inc. /Basj1 Prod., Municipal Aud., Columbus, Ga., CBS were eyeing the act. By ADAM WHITE May 11 "I mean it's a local group, you 6 STATLER BROTHERS /BARBARA MANDRELL-Varnell 5,434 $6 $7 $34,905* NEW YORK -Roberta Flack's It was the prospect of Hathaway's know, and I just couldn't allow my- Enterprises, Memorial Aud., Wichita Falls, Tex., May successful recruitment of Donny involvement which particularly ex- self to get beat like that," he says. "I 14 (2) Hathaway for "The Closer I Get To cited Wonder, Flack adds. "He made a heavy offer. In fact, I paid 7 PATTI SMITH /GREG KYHN/READY MADES -Bill 5,139 $6.50 -$7.50 $34,278 You" is leading to a new album proj- called me, and I mentioned Donny. more for that master than for a lot of Graham, Winterland, San Francisco, Calif., May 13 ect featuring the twosome -their sec- He was very enthusiastic and asked other acts I have now." Silver won't 8 CHEECH & CHONG -Brass Ring Prod., Music The., 3,306 $7.50 -$8.50 $27,909 ond in five years. to be involved. The plan is for him to disclose how much he paid or the Royal Oak, Mich., May 12 (2) The Atlantic package will contain lay down the tracks, then we'll add terms of the deal. 9 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND /PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE/ 4,000 $547.50 $26,768* HENRY GROSS- Lorraine Marra /Union College, three numbers produced by Stevie the vocals." Silver says the LP is selling na- Union College Achilles Field House, Schenectady, Wonder, and material by Michael The LP will differ from Flack and tionally and in Canada. "The N.Y., May 9 Masser. Apart from the duets, both Hathaway's previous collaboration, Record Wherehouses in Los Angeles 10 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND /FANDANGO- Monarch 3,456 $6.50$7.50 $24,716* Flack and Hathaway will have a she believes. "Music has changed and Tower stores are on it and my Entertainment, Capitol The., Passaic, N.J., May 12 couple of solo tunes on the disk. over the past five years; it's become salesmen tell me the Camelot chain 11 PATTI SMITH /ZIPPERS -Wolf & Rissmiller, Civic 2.906 $7.50 $21,795* "We'll be doing some recording more melodic. I think we have the has ordered 5,000 copies," he notes. Center, Santa Monica, Calif., May 12 together, and some apart," she says. Bee Gees to thank for that, with A &M in Canada, which handles 12 POUSETTE -DART BAND /KATE TAYLOR -Don Law 2,800 $6.50 -$7.50 $19,600* Both have already started work on songs like "How Deep Is Your Amherst across the border, is also or- Co., Orpheum The., Boston, Mass., May 13 their contributions. (Continued on page 45) dering the disk, Silver adds. www.americanradiohistory.com 45 ToIenI Campus Bee Gees To Talent In Action Work On JOHN DENVER his strategy and moved away from bluegrass TV Forum. Inglewood. Calif coming up with "I Wanna Live,- an exciting song that was to build from its opening bar to its A Denver performance is not just a concert, draining it's an experience. as witnessed by those who climax. At the "Fly Away'' spotlighted Renee, who displayed U.N. jammed into the Forum May 15. her perfectly pitched vocals in an chilling By ROMAN KOZAK For 2',2 hours non -stop, Denver took the almost performance. NEW YORK -With the main crowd of all ages on a musical roller coaster ride. Denver's rapport with the audience was on lobby of the United Nations Gen- constantly changing the tempo and general cli- mate high ground: whatever he wanted he got. When eral Assembly a of his set. Building as back- he said "clap," in unison the group clapped. drop. Robert Stigwood. the Bee The singer, in good voice, blended. mixed and segued his 29 tunes between well-timed patter. When he said "stand and stretch your legs," ev Gees. television personality David erybody got up. which not only lifted the audience but gave Den Frost and Henry R. Labouisse. exec- "Take Me Home Country Road" and "I'm Just ver a chance to change guitars. which he did utive director of UNICEF. an- A constantly. Country Boy" set the audience on its ear and nounced a "Music for UN "Sunshine" was a showstopper was ICU-- Denver. who did away with all preliminaries, -as Denver. program of which the highlight will JEAN WILLIAMS gimmicks and theatrics, is on a national tour he an internationally televised con- w th what could easily be described as some of cert of the Bee Gees from the U.N. the most accomplished musicians and back- WAR General Assembly next January. ground singers in the business. Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, "We have made a lot of money in So neatly was the incredibly tight harmony of N. Y. his four singers, three of whom doubled as musi- the last two years. and now we want This suburban theatre-in-the-round. which cians, eased into the show, the effect was that of Joey Edmonds & Thom Curley: Striking chords of laughter with college to give some of it back." said Bee usually presents the biggest names in MOR, was a well produced record. audiences. Gee Barry Gibb explaining the only about a quarter full for this May 15 date. His nine backing members included Hal group's involvement in this charity But it was just as well as War gave a perform- Blaine. drums /percussion; Emery Gordy Jr.. event. ance that was about as entertaining as a bass: James Burton, lead guitar; Jim Horn. flute: The Bee Gees are also turning lobotomy. Edmonds & Curley Comedy Glenn D. Hardin. keyboards; Herb Pedersen, Time was when War was one of the most pop- over all royalties from an upcoming guitar /background vocals: Renee Armand, back- ular attractions in song. not yet designated. to UNI- ground vocals; Denny Wheetman, fiddle /back- the world. But the group's live Goes Best With Collegiates performances have been historically poor and CEF. the U.N.'s children relief ground vocals; and Denny Brooks, guitar. The this one was certainly no exception. agency. musicians also played other instruments. By ED HARRISON "It is planned that every penny Denver dished up some oldies and quite a The band's biggest problem is that it has al- LOS ANGELES -The comedy back our contract. we severed all re- most no sense of showmanship and performs as raised by Music For UNICEF will few new ditties. his own tunes and some by team of Edmonds & Curley isn't lations with talent coordinators. We go to UNICEF." said Stigwood. other writers, while RCA taped the entire event if it were doing the audience a favor. Though the exactly a household name but men- don't regret it." states Curley. "Try- for a future Denver LP. band played for an hour and 25 minutes, War tion it "The music itself will be adminis- to just about any college stu- ing to change our act for tv is only Some of the highlights of the show included performed only eight songs as it stretched each trated without fee for the benefit of dent and an immediate response now. We "It Amazes Me," a jumping number which number out with long, self-indulgent solos academic didn't come UNICEF by Chappell Music. All registers. moved easily into the melodic "Today" and se- which showed little skill or taste. across well and were unhappy with the worldwide legal and financial In the past six years, Joey Ed- the pieces we did. We're not compat- gued into the countryish "If I Had My Dru ramifications are being ironed out As the set droned on and on the audience, monds (ironically the curly- haired thers." which was enthusiastic ible with tv." with the relevant authorities." at the start, grew weary. one) and Thom Curley have become "Looking For Space," was not only one of Low point of the set came about midway when, the number one comedy team in Since severing its William Morris The gala concert will be hosted by Denver's favorite tunes, as he pointed out, but during a 25-minute rendition of "Why Can't We terms of college appearances, play- relationship. Edmonds & Curley Frost and will be broadcast live by the audience showed it appreciated the song Be Friends," band members went into the au- handle all its own bookings. Ed- equally. It ing some 1,000 college performances NBC and simultaneously by satellite also happened to be one of the best dience and got every nice looking girl they could monds, based in Chicago. handles tunes of the set. in 46 states and Canada. around the world. There will be an find to come up on the stage and sing along. bookings, contracts and acts as liai- He tossed in some novelty swingers such And despite concert appearances LP made of the event. as While this might have given some of these son with the NECAA, while "Take as opening New Me When I'm Gone To Forest Lawn," young ladies a chance to live out their fantasies, acts for Melissa Man- York -based Curley is involved with "Our objective is to have other which he announced was a terrible song. The chester. B.B. King, John Denver. it served to put most in the sparse house to developing film treatments. public writers to join us in this as well," crowd loved it. Harry Chapin, Billy Joel, David sleep. relations and commercials. added Gibb. He urged other com- Entering his bluegrass segment, Denver took It is a shame that War does not put more ef- Bromberg and others, as well as tele- posers also to donate one of their on the spirited instrumental "High Sierra" writ- fort into its live act as its material, such as vision appearances on the "Tonight The comedy of Edmonds & Cur- songs to UNICEF and take part in ten by group member Pedersen. He warned that "Slipping Into Darkness," "All Day Music" and Show," Mike Douglas, and Mery ley is rooted in improvisation, in- the gala. A list of the participating the tune was "smokin' " -and it was. "The World Is A Ghetto," is some of the strong- Griffin stanzas, the duo still opt for corporating sound effects, panto- "founder composers" is expected to In complete control, Denver had mapped out est ever written. ROBERT FORD collegiate audiences. mime and developing characters. be finalized by June. Together as a team nine years, "As we got into colleges, we be- The idea for the benefit came two they met at the Univ. of Wisconsin came the spokesman type or idiot months ago at a meeting in Miami New Flack, Hathaway LP and began a high school lyceum pro- type." says Curley. "We'd take on between the three Bee Gees. Stig- gram throughout eight states, doing inanimate characters such as a pair wood and Frost. Frost, who will be Continued from page 44 tourage. The outcome was "Where 350 shows within six months. of underwear or a rock. executive producer of the telecast Love" and "Love Is Thicker Than Is The Love." her previous duet with Nine months after they banded "Later we made it more mature along with Stigwood. then took the Water." They've proved that melody Donny Hathaway which went top together. they auditioned for the and reasonable, doing skits on dat- idea to U.N. Secretary General Kurt can sell, and that's captured the five pop five years ago. Others were Johnny Carson show followed by ing.job interviews and the draft dur- Waldheim. who gave his approval imagination of the record com- "I Wanted It Too" and "Mister another at the Bitter End (in New ing the war years. Our material was for the project. The year 1979 is the panies." Magic." which appeared on her York) with agency and television tailored to our audiences. If we did "International Year Of The Child." For her part. she thinks highly of "Feel Like Makin' Love" album. people in attendance. Signed by nightclubs, it was more tits and ass. the work of Michael Masser. whose MacDonald was involved in writing William Morris, they did 30 national Our material vascillates according to While it is difficult to make pre- "After You- (cowritten with Ron all three. tv shows in the next 18 months. the type of school." dictions. Frost said the combined Miller) was included on her most re- Flack is planning. meanwhile, But their career really took off in Says Edmonds: "Thom is the co- revenues from the telecast. the do- to cent Atlantic album. "Blue Lights In increase her own creative commit- the fall of 1972 as masters of cere- median. I'm more of a comedy actor. nated song and the souvenir LP may The Basement." ment. "I've not really had the chance mony at an NECAA (then NEC) re- We perform short stories by acting gross UNICEF up to $100 million. "He has written five new songs for to write up to now. I've been so busy gional convention. "We were the them out with sound effects. We me. and they are lyrically stronger singing. I consider myself a song in- first to emcee a regional." says Ed- don't do political or racial sketches. than anything he's done before." terpreter. which is creative in its own monds. "We pitched our ideas to the so everyone understands what we're Flack's long- standing association way. NECAA and it got wise nationally." doing." with Gene McDaniels will continue, "But I've been challenged by At the 1974 national convention Edmonds & Curley still do not LSignings_i in too. "I always count on him for sev- composing recently. and I want to Houston. Edmonds & Curley em- feel comfortable with club dates and

eral tunes per album." says she. get into it more. especially as I feel a ceed the entire confab. onstage television appearances. "If we could DiM artist Johnny Guitar Watson to Regency And further material may even little bit more relaxed, and music is nearly four hours in five days. "That do one week in a club or one college Artists for booking.... Singer /songwriter Lori come from members of her hand. not quite as frantic as it used to be." opened up the U.S. for us in terms of date, we'd take the college," says Ed- Lieberman to Millennium Records with an LP exactly as did "The Closer I Get To Flack also claims she's ready to college dates." Edmonds says. monds. "Letting Go" set for June release. ... First You." "That was written by two of produce other artists now. and a pair "Within two weeks after the conven- "We'll get into playing clubs a American Records takes on singer /composer my musicians. Mtume and Reggie of projects is in the pipeline. "My tion we had 60 confirmed dates. little more but there's so few around. Tom Austin and Jim Valley. Austin's debut LP is Lucas. in the middle of a recording greatest experience as a producer "We were known regionally but Places like the Corned- Store are to produced by Jim Gaines with Austin while Val session. I really liked it. though we was "Feel Like Makin' Love." That not nationally until the Houston be seen but they don't pay as well." ley, onetime member of the original Paul Re- didn't have any lyrics then, and we taught nee a lot. which we put into NECAA," states Curley. "Since then Says Curley : "Because we haven't vere & the Raiders is being produced by Jim put down the track right away. practice on the last album. Now I'm our act has grown. We're more than had tv exposure lately. club owners Wolf and Valley.... Paul Korda to Janus Records "Next week. they gave me the ready to take it further." regional." better have frequent attendees or a with a long -term recording contract for world- words. It seemed to work out as a Nevertheless, the artist admits to Since Houston, Edmonds & Cur- large act headlining. We have our wide distribution, with the exception of Ger- duet. so 1 called Donny with the being somewhat "gun shy" of studio ley have been averaging about 165 little niche and do well in it." many. Spencer Davis is set to produce Korda. idea. I put my part down. then sent recording. "It's so unlike working college dates a year as well as re- Even with a built -in collegiate fol- Singer /songwriter Jerome Olds, Robert Lee over the tape to Chicago. where he live, and I gional and national conventions. lowing and solid NECAA showcase and the Rebel Ridge Band to Atlanta's Big Peach can't always believe an al- added his vocals. The is "We enjoy' playing colleges," says track record, the duo still go Productions. Lee and Rebel Ridge also have result has bum finished. That's why there must been Curley. "We go in. it deals with the firms publishing arm Big Peach exciting for both of us." tends to be a long gap in between my give all we've through the sanie screening process Flack has consistently got and the bar lady to as everyone else. Publishing. ... Brotherhood, a seven piece encouraged recording and its release." doesn't have see band to MCA Records through a production deal her hand, "not only to write, but to Future plans apart from the the sanie stuff for a week like Edmonds & Curley say it will cut with Dr. Rock Productions. Product is expected arrange and produce -to give them Flack- Hathaway LP include an Au- they do in clubs." down on its road schedule this year next month.... The Dickies to A &M with a spe- whatever opportunities they need to gust visit to Israel, and a September Both men feel that since their in- and concentrate on writing and pro- cial 10 inch EP on white vinyl being released develop musically." tour of the U.S. volvement with the NECAA, they've ducing film shorts. along with its single.... Wilson Williams to ABC She points to an earlier instance of Will Hathaway appear with her? been doing better although tv, not to "We'll always do colleges. Maybe Records with a new LP "Up The Down Stairs" this, when Ralph MacDonald was Concludes the singer: "I'd love to their regret. has ceased. half as many for more money," Ed- produced by Wayne Henderson. among the singer's musicianly en- have him with me." "Once William Morris gave us monds says.

www.americanradiohistory.com 46 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/27/78 Jazz (Published Twice A Month) RECOGNITION OF ALTO SAXIST'S LEGEND Billboard WB Goes All -Out On Jazzman Best Selling LPs

d Parker; Movie And a 6 -LP Set 14 TITLE eg S Artist, Label & Number (Distributing Label) By DAVE DEXTER ,1R. ;

LOS ANGELES -Warner Bros. tains several old photos. The text has 1 1 16 WEEKEND IN L.A. George Benson, Warner Bros. 2Wb -3139 Records this week is issuing a poshy, been published before, much of it deluxe box of six LPs featuring the culled from Russell's "Bird Lives" 2 2 32 FEELS SO GOOD alto sax wizardry of the late Charlie and earlier "Jazz Style In Kansas Chuck Mangione, A &M SP 4658 "Bird" Parker. It will retail at $34.95. City And The Southwest" books. 3 3 16 RAINBOW SEEKER We know it will lose money with The Russell annotation is only ade- Joe Sample. ABC AA 1050 every copy sold." says Bob Krasnow, quate, but to compound the medi- 4 4 23 LIVE AT THE BIJOU vice president talent at WB's Bur - of ocrity a large photo of Parker on a Grover Washington Jr., Kudu KUX 3637 (Motown) hank headquarters. "But everyone Los Angeles session with singer Earl 5 5 8 in the company is eager to get the Coleman, Russell and bassist SAY IT WITH SILENCE Hubert Laws. Columbia 1C -35022 package out on the market and the George "Red" Callender has Cal - big bosses, including Mo Austin, lender identified as "Shifty Henry." 6 14 3 MODERN MAN have encouraged us with the proj- The two -LP Parker album retails Stanley Clarke, Nemperor 12 35303 (CBS) ect." at $9.95, Krasnow reports. And un- 1 12 3 CASINO Krasnow is a co- producer of the like the larger package it has a sub- Al DiMeola, Columbia IC 35277 set with Stewart Levine and Ray- stantial profit margin. Production 8 10 3 LOVELAND mond Lofaro. will not be restricted, either. Lonnie Liston Smith, Columbia JC 35332 The Parker box ties in with a com- Krasnow augments the unusual Charlie Parker: Bird flies again on 9 6 10 WEST SIDE HIGHWAY ing heavily budgeted motion picture aspects of the Parker 6 -LP box by WB. Stanley Turrentine, Fantasy F -9548 based on the dissolute Kansas City disclosing that no promotion sets are musician's life and his spotty but only issuing all the original Dial being shipped to radio and print 10 9 8 LOVE ISLAND Deodato, Warner Bros. BSK memorable career in jazz. The film, masters by Bird but all the alternate media. 3132 targeted for 1979 completion. will be takes as well. Nothing like that has "We're not looking for a publicity 11 1 16 THE PATH produced by Krasnow, Levine and ever been done before." bonanza on the deluxe package," he Ralph MacDonald, Marlin 2210 (TK) Lofaro. Krasnow says he personally spent says. "We know we can sell 4.000 12 8 16 HOLD ON "Richard Pryor has been con- $40.000 for a series of oil paintings units here and in Europe. It is simply Noel Pointer, United Artists UALA 848-11 tracted to play the role of Parker," by various to provide front a artists prestige item, one that should in- 13 16 16 HERB ALPERT & HUGH MASEKELA Krasnow says, "and Richard Wesley cover art for the six boxed albums. crease in value quickly as the 4.000 Horizon SP 728 (A &M) is writing the screenplay." "All told," he reports. "1 have put sets disappear from stores." 14 20 3 JUST FAMILY Production already has begun un- about $50,000 of my own money Assisting Krasnow, Levine and Dee Dee Bridgewater, Elektra 6E -119 der the tentative title, "Bird Lives," into this album project. Lofaro in the production of the two the title of the book written about "We are manufacturing only packages were Michael Doud, art 15 13 6 BURCHFIELD NINE Michael Franks, Warner Bros. BSK 3167 the Yardbird in the early 1970s by 4,000 sets," he adds. "Exactly 1,200 director; John Cabalka and John Ross Russell, a one -time record pro- will be marketed in the 50 states. The Kehe. Krasnow will be devoting 16 11 11 THE MAD HATTER p ducer whose Dial Records masters remaining 2,800 will be sold in Eu- much of his time the remainder of Chick Corea, Polydor PD 1 -6130 provide material for the new Warner rope. There won't be any additional this year putting together the "Bird 17 19 3 SPINOZZA pBros. deluxe set. pressings. Lives" movie. David Spinozza, A &M SP 4677 CO Parker March 12. 1955, a "on a died in "But," Krasnow declares, All the Dial masters now on WB 18 - J debilit- 17 14 FUNK IN A MASON JAR New York City hospital of less limited basis we also are market- were recorded in New York and Los Harvey Mason, Arista AB 4157 m ating effects induced by long over - ing a two -LP album comprising the Angeles in 1946 -47 when Parker was 19 22 3 PEG LEG cc indulgence in alcohol and narcotics. best cuts from all the Dial sessions in still in his 20s. Along with the Yard - Ron Carter. Milestone M9082 (Fantasy) rn He was 34 years old and ranked with Los Angeles and New York in the bird's alto sax, men like Miles Davis. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, late 1940s. Russell has been excep- Duke Jordan, Max Roach. Erroll 20 18 29 HEADS i Lester Young and Fletcher Hender- tionally cooperative. And he has Garner. Wardell Gray, Barney Kes- Bob James. Columbia JC 34896 >- son as a distinguished jazz innova- written a booklet which is being in- sell, Howard McGhee. Red Callen- 21 15 6 LET'S DO IT tor. cluded in both the two -LP and the der, Dodo Marmorosa, Don La- Roy Ayers, Polydor PD1 -6126

"We made a lease deal with Rus- six -LP sets." mond, Doc West, J. J. Johnson and 22 23 49 LOOK TO THE RAINBOW -AL JARREAU LIVE sell," says Krasnow. "We are not The booklet, about 16 pages, con- Tommy Potter are spotted. IN EUROPE Warner Bros. 2BZ 3052

23 21 10 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY New Music & Direction For Flora Purim Pharoah Sanders, Arista AB 4161 24 C1=0 BALTIMORE By JEAN WILLIAMS Nina Simone, CTI CTI 7084 LOS ANGELES -When Flora According to Purim, she and Airto paning Purim on "Everyday Every- 25 Ca* BOP -BE Purim decides to make a have change, the decided to go in different direc- night" are George Duke, Harvey Keith Jarrett, ABC IA 9334 lady does not half-step. She hits the tions professionally. "We found af- Mason, the Brecker Brothers, Herbie 26 28 6 THAT'S WHAT road Friday (26) sporting not only a ter so many years that we were pull- Hancock, Airto, Lee Ritenour, Lani SHE SAID Flora Purim, Milestone 9081 (Fantasy) new look but a new musical direc- ing our audiences apart. Musicans Hall, Raul de Souza, Jaco Pastorius. tion. felt Airto should be featured more Pattie Santos, Alphonso Johnson. 27 1::E:* INNER CONFLICTS For openers, Flora has shed much and pop audiences wanted to hear Jon Faddis and David Sanborn. Billy Cobham, Atlantic SD 19174 of her electronic in me sing without so much 28 27 16 EASY LIVING accompaniment longer im- "With this LP I'm using very few an effort to better focus on her vocal provisation by the musicians. Sonny Rollins, Milestone M 9080 (Fantasy) electronic devices. Electronic instru- ability. She couples that with a new "We feel the best way to solve that ments have always been my main at- 29 III=11 ROTATIONS wardrobe, shedding her jeans for de- is to try to give both audiences what traction. My voice is now these in- Tim Weisberg Band. United Artists UALA 857 signer garb. And for the first time in they want, so Airto will travel with struments." 30 24 32 JEAN -LUC PONTY 15 years she will be performing as a his group and 1 will travel with Enigmatic Ocean, Atlantic SD 19110 solo act -minus her percussionist/ mine." She explains that this LP has I I cuts. more than any of her other LPs. 31 MOONSCAPES husband Airto. Flora will also be touring in sup- =MO Because the musicians' improvi- Bennie Maupin, Mercury SRM1 3717 port of her second Warner Bros. LP. of sation on previous LPs. the max- "Everybody Everynight." making 32 31 8 ROSEWOOD imum number cuts was the rounds of summer jazz festivals, of eight. Woody Shaw. Columbia JC 35309 "This time we wanted to do a great nightclubs and colleges. 33 26 55 FRIENDS 8 STRANGERS She says her new LP is also a de- (Continued on page 71) Ronnie Laws. Blue Note BN LA730 -H (United Artists) 14:6112$40. parture from her previous efforts, RECORDS 34 37 3 UNFINISHED BUSINESS noting that for the first time her al- Jimmy Smith, Mercury SRM -1 -3716 bum is structured. "1 never wanted 35 BRAZIL -ONCE AGAIN to structure anything because 1 felt [Jazz Beat] Herbie Mann, Atlantic SD 19169 the strength of jazz was improvisa- tion. LOS ANGELES -Dizzy Gillespie, the Thad 36 34 59 HEAVY WEATHER PRESENTS Jones Mel Lewis big band, Ted Carson and B.B. Weather Report, Columbia PC 34418 "We wrote most of the music on 7002 LOVE FOR SALE King are booked for the Pori Jazz Fest in Finland the new album. This is also different 37 33 51 FREE AS THE WIND DEREK SMITH in mid July. Some 50,000 Europeans will attend Crusaders, ABC /Blue BT Gawp Daffier, Doiir Dnapieen for me. I normally like to perform Thumb 6029 the event, which has 14 7008 TRAVELING scheduled concerts and songs that people in the group write 38 SPYRO GYRA CHUCK WAYNE 11 jam sessions. beca Ise they are stimulated and I Spyro Gyra, Amherst AMH 1014 Jay Units. Onde OMIwt, verra Wiesen New York's St. Regis Hotel has been present- am a so in a position to a 7003 FIGURE AND SPIRIT give them ing pianist John Bunch of Famous Door Records 39 32 3 THE ADVENTURES OF ASTRAL PIRATES LEE KONITZ OUINTET break " in its new King Cole jazz room, replacing the old Lenny White, Elektra 6E -121 Tel Orwa, Abed Deasy. Dei, Jos Much of the LP was written by Maisonette. Bunch leads a solid mainstream btu cii.bsre 40 25 23 TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD 7004 ARIGATO Flora. Airto and Michael Colom- foursome.... Stan and Terry made Getz Clark Ramsey Lewis. Columbia JC 35018 HANK JONES TRIO bier, who also arranged the strings sellout appearances at Lodz and Warsaw last Dicha i Dais. Deems ONhrd month. Working with the Getz group are Bob Order from your favorite distributor or and horns by the London Sym- © Copyrigh 1978, Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. direct from Progressive Records, Route 4 phony Orchestra. Brookmeyer, Andy Laverne, Mike Richmond, Jeff stored in a etrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, (912) recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Tifton, Georgia 31794 382-8192 Some of the musicians accom- (Continued on page 83) photocopying,

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All agree the potential is instance indicative of present tendencies is the introduction casting and mass communications industries, and the here because disks and tapes in Ja- of computerized on -line systems for order- receiving and ship- number of manufacturers swelled in proportion. Around the manufacturers, pan are a $1 billion a year business. ment work, and these systems are already making a signifi- early mid -1960s there were only seven disk What has happened basically is cant contribution to the performance of the physical distribu- but now 19 companies are members of the Japan Phono- that over the years sales of music tion departments of the leading manufacturers. graph Record Assn. In addition, there is a host of tape manu- have been fueled by high economic Disks have been around in Japan now for over 70 years but facturers who are not members. growth. Expansion consistently hit fast -paced growth did not surface until the years of high eco- The number of retail outlets has jumped from an estimated the double -digit growth rates year nomic growth after World War II. The fastest growth period 4,000 in 1965 to over 8,000 now. The credit for this doubling after year until the oil crunch of late must go to wholesalers and distributors who have taken the 1973. In the aftermath, economic lead in ensuring that goods are supplied to areas where man- pace slowed and the brakes were 'Manufacturers and dealers are uniting in a pro- ufacturers themselves are not represented. applied to the output and sales of gram to increase the demand for prerecorded However, despite all the heady expansion, the fact is that the music industry. Sales last year music.' last year's showing for the industry was very disappointing. A hardly advanced at all. The music total of 184 million disks were turned out worth $743 million. industry, which thought it was This was an 8% quantity decline from the record of the year strong enough to ward off the re- was marked from the mid -1950s throughout the 1960s. Dur- before. The value leveled off. cession and depression, finally met ing these 15 years, the industry posted geometric gains. Fortunately, tapes did not suffer the same fate. Last year's its match. Tapes made their debut in 1966 and they helped increase the output of 34.7 million tapes was valued at $268 million in- The Japan Phonograph Record scale of the industry. creases of 10% and 8% over 1976. The main contributor to Assn. recently announced that last Over the last 10 years or so the industry has expanded at an these figures was cassettes. year's total disk output more or less average annual rate of about 15%. A major factor behind this Why the sudden decline last year after years of double -digit leveled off with tape production ed- upward surge is the booming penetration in stereo. Stereo dif- growth? The reasons which have been put forward are many ging upwards. The figures have led fusion rates stood at a low 13.5% in 1965. It jumped to 31.2% and varied. manufacturers to take a rather pes- in 1970 and then to 52.1% in 1975. Today, it is estimated at "Manufacturers concentrated too much on the young simistic view of 1978's perform- around 60 %. people and ignored the adult demand," notes Saburo Wata- Inc. Japa- ance in the months ahead. As the size of the manufacturing industry grew, so did the nabe, president of Victor Musical Industries, "The The domestic slump has been triggered by the slowdown in nese bought an average of only one LP and one single last the local economy and the delay in its comeback which the year. I think the industry has got to make more saleable prod- are 114 million Japanese in this coun- politicians have been saying is "just around the corner." That All value calculations based on exchange rate of 220 ucts. After all, there Takamiya, president of Toshiba - turnaround has yet to materialize in full -fledged form. Fears yen to the dollar. try," commented Noboru and uncertainty have increased as the dollar has fallen back EMI Limited. in recent months against the In their defense, the disk onslaught of the yen, and manufacturers point to the many of the nation's exporters Long Range Disk -Tape continuing recession but they believe that the crunch will are unwilling to concede that come later this year. Hence, Volume Comeback the poor economic environ- the prospects for the immedi- ment should take full respon- ate future are not too bright. Japan's record output last year reached 184 million disks been progressing smoothly ever since its beginnings but last sibility. Toshio Ozawa, vice The tough environment un- worth $743 million last year, according to the Japan Phono- year was the first time that it slipped numerically. president of CBS /Sony Inc., der which Japan's music in- graph Record Assn. This was an 8% drop in quantityfrom the LPs account for 49.9% of the total number of disks pro- stresses: "Of course, we're not recession, dustry is now laboring, how- year before. Value leveled off. duced in Japan (26.1% for Japanese music, 23.8% for West- immune from the ever, has served to heighten A glance back over the output figures of the last decade or ern music disks) and for 77.1% of the total value (38.7% for but I think that if we play our the awareness of the challenge more reveals that output fell from the year- before levels only Japanese music, 38.4% for Western music). These are slight cards right and turn out good which the nation's manufac- in 1970 and 1975. The quantity and value increases for 1976 increases over the corresponding shares of 47.2% and 75.5% music, we can reach double - turers face. In actual fact, the stood at 13% and 19 % -no small achievement for the indus- recorded in 1976. digit growth again." Ozawa is initial sales offensives were try in those days of recession. As a share of the total single and LP output, Japanese mu- not alone -other top execu- carried out from the end of last Singles were on the downswing last year while LPs, in con- sic has 58% of the value, with Western music taking the re- tives agree wholeheartedly. year. Makers as well as dealers trast, headed up. The shares held by Japanese music and maining 42 %. This proportion has hardly changed at all over What is now uppermost in have now joined together to ex- Western music did not change greatly from those of bygone the last few years. the minds of those at the top ploit the added momentum years. Singles marked declines in both volume and value. LPs Quantitatively, Japan rates second in the world as a pro- of Japan's disk and tape in- the which always builds up when a dipped 3% in quantity but managed to post a slight 2% value ducer of disks, but the market is characterized by the fact that dustries is how to expand sales are whole group acts as a single inte- gain. nearly 60% of the buying population, and for local music including tra- marketing strategies are being grated unit. The output of singles 'Music cassettes gained 27% in volume and ditional ballads, pop tunes designed, tailored to fit am- So what have Japan's manu- stood at 85,760,000, down 34% in value.' facturers and dealers got go- 14%, valued at $157 million, and traditional classical bitious plans to capture new ing for them? down 8 %. It was the first Japanese music. sales. at are For a start, they claim to time that singles had declined by such a wide margin. Western Last year's output of prerecorded music tapes stood In Japan, students have some of the world's finest music disks declined further than Japanese music disks. 34,680,000 worth $268.6 million. These were increases of prime purchasers of records. disk producing equipment and Compared with declines in quantity and value of all 11% and 10% and 8% over the year before. Compared with the disk However, when they go out technology as well as top-level 14 %, Western music singles dipped 27% and 22 %. performance, they did rather well but their increases still pale into the world and get married recording techniques. These Singles account for 47% of the total disk quantity and for beside those registered in 1976. there is the tendency for them de- disks and tapes. will be the keys, it is hoped, to 21% of the total value. These percentages further break down Cartridges stood at 9.06 million valued at $65 million, to stop buying world- unlock overseas markets for into 39% for Japanese music and 8% for Western music sin- clines of 20% and 33% from the year before. This may be the same have gone is more Japanese disks, and they are gles for quantity and into 18% and 3% for the value. On the other hand, the fortunes of cassettes wide, but the trend important factors behind the The share of singles in the total value of the disk output has from strength to strength. In 1977 their output stood at pronounced in Japan. The current export buildup. been declining in recent years and the only exception to this 25,610,000 valued at $203.2 million. These were increases of problem, is therefore, is get- was 1976 when the hit of the year, "Oyoge! Taiyakikun," by 27% and 34% over the year before. Cassettes now account for ting these people to start buy- Masato Shimon, sold 4.5 million copies. 74% of the total tape output volume and for 76% of the total ing again. This is the so- called Harukiko Fukuhara is Bill- The production of LPs amounted to 91,780,000, down 3% value. "adult" demand. Manufac- board's Tokyo Bureau Chief. from 1976, worth $573 million, up 2 %. The LP output has HARUHIKO FUKUHARA (Continued on page J -8)

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We've got to "Getting the demand moving again" is this year's policy empha- October. Victor Company of Japan, the parent company of size the fact that they are synonymous theme. In preparation, the Japan Phonograph Record Assn. with quality" says Victor Musical Industries, shelled out the total investment Saburo Watanabe, president of Victor Musical kicked off a campaign at the end of last year to try to attract Industries. capital for a new venture, the Japan Record Center, and the Another problem facing the is users to more tapes and disks. It formed the demand expan- industry off the air tape four companies have a joint financial interest in the under- recording of music which would otherwise be sion committee, threw in its lot with the All Japan Record Re- bought on disks. taking. In two years' time, all four will contribute to the capi- Known in Japan tailers League, which is an association of record dealers as "air checks," recording off FM and AM tal. programs is extremely popular. Ñ spanning the nation, and hand -in -hand, the two organs are The amount of recording has Although the industry suffered a setback last year, enthusi- certainly increased E putting this campaign into top gear. due to the boom in radio /cassette combi- asm has in no way been dulled for the ambitious tasks which nations. However, it is see difficult to how this kind of thing lie ahead. Victor Musical Industries, CBS /Sony and Toshiba - Manufacturers refuse to be discouraged by the ravages of can be stopped to suit the disk manufacturers. EMI Ltd. are succeeding in grabbing a larger share of the mar- the present recession. Nor are they discouraged, because m Last year, the Japan Phonograph Record Assn. teamed up ket pie. a they know that even though Japan is the second largest music with the Japanese Society for the Rights of Authors, Compos- Victor has been at an advantage since it has had Pink Lady, market in the world, the number of records bought on an av- ers and Publishers (JASRAC), to demand a partial revision in the most popular song -and -dance duo in the country, on its erage per head of population and their value are lower than the copyright laws. The requested revision is similar to the sys- payroll. These girls have become the top money earners and those levels set abroad in many of the industrialized countries tem now enforced in West Germany where the tape manufac- their long string of hits has contributed greatly to the overall of the West. Only one LP is bought on an average each year turer are obliged to pay compensation to the disk makers. Al- performance of the company. The Candies were well en- per person, compared with about two for Europe and the U.S. though nothing has yet been decided, manufacturers in trenched in the CBS /Sony camp although they recently de- The average annual expenditure per person is only $5.5, Japan are pinning their hopes on a favorable outcome since cided to split up and call it quits. These three girls who also did making Japan 14th in the world. Now that the penetration the problem is related to increasingly popular VCR recording. a song- and -dance workout were especially popular with teen- rates for stereo sets and tape recorders is up to the 60% In an effort to play up their fortunes on a different front, agers. mark, manufacturers think that consumers should be buying Japan's manufacturers have been taking the offensive over- Toshiba -EMI is making the grade in the so- called "new mu- more. The disk and tape industry contributes only 0.1% to the seas. About 42% of the nation's market has been cornered by sic" and Western music. Nippon Columbia, Polydor KK and nation's GNP it has and cornered only 1% of the leisure mar- Western music but in contrast Japanese music has achieved a King Record, three old established firms, and Warner- Pioneer ket. There is still great potential lying untapped, given the cur- lower level of popularity on overseas markets. As imports have Corp., a relative newcomer, are all on the offensive, and Nip- rent levels of income and the advent of the leisure age. Heii- continued to flood in, the Japanese believe it is time to turn pon Phonogram and RVC as well as other joint ventures are chiro Tsurumi, chairman of the demand expansion the tables and boost exports from their present trickle. moving up into the front line. Teichiku Records Co. and Crown committee, says: "We're looking five years ahead and expect Particularly encouraging has been the success of Japanese Record Co. are mainly involved in Japanese music and they that the industry will double its scale to $1.8 million -this is production, recording and cutting techniques in the U.S. and report that sales are swinging up. the target." Europe. Nippon Columbia is boosting its exports of PCM disks Other major names on the market include Tokuma Musical The industry is, however, not without its problems. One is which employ digital recording techniques, and other manu- Ind., Canyon Records, Toho Records Co., Trio Records, Disco the increase in imported disks. During the last six months of facturers like Nippon Phonogram Co. are recording similar Co., as well as specialist tape maker Pony Inc., which is a joint last year the soaring yen helped bring about a rapid infusion successes in direct cutting disk exports. venture with Canyon Records, and Appollon Record, Asahi G of imports, and domestic manufacturers are no longer willing Last year's exports accounted for only 1% of the total out- Music Service. to turn a eye. All in p blind all, imports last year scored an 18% put although they marked a 63% jump over 1976. There is, of All the companies are trying to meet the demand by offer- Q3 gain over the year before in quantity a and 24% increase in course, the problem of the language barrier and manufac- ing the public what it wants. This represents a step forward in value. 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Conceits by visiting overseas artists have been on the up- swung over the past few years here. In 1977 about 130 groups and individual artists (non -classical) came to give concerts, compared with 100 groups and individual artists in 1976. The number had already reached 46 in the first four months of this year. A breakdown reveals that last year, 25% were rock'n'roll, 25% were jazz and 8% were soul musicians, with the remaining share harboring a variety of artists playing country music, MOR, Latin music and chansons. By country, about 67% were from the U.S., slightly less than 10 %from the U.K., followed by artists from France, Italy and other coun- tries. The leading artists who came to Japan in 1977 and their promoters are as follows: Lynyrd Skynyrd (Udo Arts, Inc.), Ae- rosmith (Udo), George Benson (Kyodo Tokyo, Inc.), Kiss (Udo), the Gregg Allman Band (Udo), Paul Anka (Universal Fleetwood Mac during a Japan tour of December, 1977. Orient Promotions, Inc.), V.S.O.P. (Ai Music), Janis Ian ( Kyodo), Julie Andrews (Universal), Eric Clapton (Udo), 10CC (Udo), Santana (Udo), the Bay City Rollers (Toa Attraction, Inc.), Fleetwood Mac (Udo), Robin 'In 1977, about 130 visiting artists came to Trower (Udo), Syl- give concerts, compared with 100 in 1976. vie Vartan (Univer- About 67% were from the U.S.' sal), Gladys Knight and the Pips (Uni- versal), Natalie Cole ( Kyodo), Dave Mason (Udo), the Spinners (Universal), Rory Gallagher (Udo), Georges Moustaki (Suiseisha Music Publishers), Shirley Bassey (Kyodo), the Paul Maurial Grand Orchestra (Kyodo) and others. (Continued on page Bob Dylan at Budokan, Tokyo, in February of 1978. J -19) .\\W\ Iv' 4

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ported into Japan are popular is that they are less expensive and sold earlier than available here from licensees. There is no difference in the actual music. The local industry maintains a resale price maintenance system. Retail prices of $2.60 for singles and $10.87 for LPs are in force for regu- lar product. This structure does not apply, how- ever, to imported records. Although there are Yamano Gakki Ten in Ginza, Tokyo. Some stores specialize in imports but all stores in Japan are price fluctuations, imported LPs usually sell be- affected by the trend. tween $7.80 and $8.70 and a set of two LPs be- tween $11.30 and $12.50. Imports of records are giving the Japanese record industry creased in 1971, but increased again in 1972. The pace accel- New U.S. disks pressed in Japan are marketed one or two a protracted headache. Foreign -pressed records imported erated in 1973 when 2.16 million disks were imported. By months after their release announcement, but imported rec- into Japan first started attracting attention 10 years ago. Ja- 1974, the number doubled to 4.3 million because of the short- ords are displayed in record stores only several days after re- pan's disk manufacturers overlooked the new movement lease overseas. when new artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Machine, Soft Deep There are about 20 large importers throughout Japan. A Purple, Led Zeppelin, Free, Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck Group, leading representative firm is Sound Trading Co., Ltd. of Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, Quick- 'Import records have helped stimulate the de- Tokyo, established seven years ago. About 90% of the records silver Messenger Service, Janis Joplin, Chicago, Blood, Sweat mand for records by Japanese consumers, and it handles are imported from U.S. distributors. The remainder & Tears and others came into the spotlight. This new music have comes from the U.K., Germany and other countries. About appealed helped to expand the Japanese rock to a growing young segment of music fans here. 80% of the total is rock, followed by jazz and soul. In 1970, 1.4 million LPs were album market.' imported. The number de- (Continued on page J -20) l, N MASAYOSHI TAKANAKA >- 2

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Los Angeles to produce records there and trend will intensify in the future as the competition becomes The development and proliferation of tape machines have export Japanese musical' compositions. keener. resulted in more violations of copyrights on a personal level, A recent trend of exporting musical compositions together As music publishing companies continue to develop they and infringement of copyrights has become an everyday oc- with movies is also noteworthy. The music for the movie "Mes- are faced with a number of problems including increases in currence. For this reason, amendment of the present copy- sage From Space" released in late April was produced by Nip- copyright royalties, expanded personal use of music, im- right laws is being advocated by some sectors. pon Columbia Co. and was composed by Kenichiro Morioka of ported disks, difficulty in exporting Japanese music abroad, The Xeroxing of sheet music, and the copying of disks, mu- Watanabe Music Publishing. Fifteen distributors in 12 coun- the fostering of songwriters, production of masters, and in- sic tapes, and FM programs, has reached a level where it can tries have already offered to distribute the film. Kitty Music creases in advances under subpublishing contracts. no longer be ignored, judging from the rapid increase in the Corp. has announced the production of a movie "The Rose of An awareness of copyright royalties for the use of music production of blank tapes. Prompt action in modifying the Versaille" to be directed by Jacques Demy. Most of the staff came to the fore in Japan only after World War II. Never- relevant laws is hoped for. and actors and actresses will be foreign and the movie will be theless, there are a number of problems within and without Imported disks are generally low -priced due to the effect of marketed overseas. A foreigner is to be appointed as the corn - the music industry that have to be solved. For instance, no the yen's appreciation and other factors. They have an advan- poser to direct the film's score. The enterprise marks the start secondary royalties have been collected from jukeboxes, and tage in that they appear on the market faster than the same of Japanese music publishing companies doing business royalties collected from wire broadcasts are next to nothing. disks produced in Japan. A system to market imported rec- overseas. The foremost problem that confronts the proposed in- ords smoothly is being implemented. Imports of records in- The fostering of new songwriters is naturally the respon- crease in copyright royalties at the moment relates to broad- creased further in 1977, and the total amount reached about sibility of music publishing companies. But partly due to the casting. In 1961 an agreement was reached between JASRAC $17 million. American records account for the majority. Me- fact that the music publishing companies have not been and the Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and the National chanical rights of American music are given only to U.S. and around that long, the record companies have usually re- Assn. of Commercial Broadcasters (NACB) in Japan regard- Canadian companies, and disks being imported from the U.S. sponded to the task. However, during the last decade, song- ing changes in royalty collection from collecting royalties from have to be approved by JASRAC. writers have abandoned exclusive contracts with the record individual pieces of music to blanket collection. This system Importers of American records, however, do not always ob- companies. This is why "music publishing companies will have has yet to be implemented. tain approval from JASRAC in reality, and hardly any pay to become responsible for fostering new songwriters and There is no doubt that the music publishing companies and copyright royalties. The $17 million is not a large amount, some have been successful. writers will benefit to some extent when this system is imple- compared with the total Japanese market, but imports are ex- The production of master disks operates under a system by mented. On the other hand, broadcasting stations will be pected to increase in the future. It is also true that the sale of which a production firm makes the records for the record compelled to pay large sums of money and this is one reason domestically produced records, whose price includes a roy- company and receives a royalty to cover production cost and why it has not yet been adopted. alty, cannot afford an increase in imports of foreign -made expenses from the record company, which sells the record. The transfer to blanket royalties will be put into effect after records. This is why the music publishing industry in Japan is This system started in the 1960s. Even now, most hit num- JASRAC modifies its regulations for royalty rates. This re- hoping for an early settlement. bers are produced under this method. quires the approval of the Agency for CultL ral Affairs. JASRAC About half of Japan's popular music market is taken up by Increases in production costs, however, have imposed a discontinued direct negotiations with broadcasting stations in Western music. Exports from Japan, on the other hand, are greater financial burden on production companies (mostly order to put them on the defensive and applied to the Agency negligible. This is particularly true in the case of musical com- music publishing companies) in relation to what they earn for Cultural Affairs for approval to modify the regulations last positions. One of the themes to be taken up by Japan's music from record companies in the form of royalties. year. JASRAC is at present waiting fo a reply from the publishing companies is the export of Japanese musical corn - Production companies are striving for independence to agency. positions. gain a stronger position in the production of records and to Music publishing companies aim to impose a 2% royalty on Watanabe Music Publishing Inc., Pacific Music Publishing obtain a larger percentage of earnings. Alfa & Associates has the earnings of the stations, which is the rate prevalent in Eu- Co., Nichion Inc., Nippon Television Music Corp., and Alfa Mu- established Alfa Records Inc. and has started to sell records rope and America. In its negotiations, the NACB was to pay a sic Inc. have started export businesses and are reaping some through Victor Musical Industries. Elbon Records Ltd. has royalty of less than one -tenth that figure up to last year. Nego- rewards. concluded a contract with Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. to sell tiations may be resumed shortly through the good offices of Watanabe Music Publishing has continued efforts toward records beginning in May. Capable producers stand a good the Agency for Cultural Affairs. advances into overseas markets by having its singers ac- chance of succeeding as independent label producers. But However, more time will be needed before a settlement can cepted abroad for the past 10 years. An example of its efforts there will not likely be many independent label producers ac- be reached. It is anticipated that, because the royalty rate has is that its succeeded in having Kenji Sawada and Nana Kinomi tive in the immediate future because there are few capable been unreasonably low, the broadcasting stations are making appear in the gala show of MIDEM this year. The success in producers around. vast profits. Furthermore, music occupies an important posi- Europe of Kenji Sawada is an outstanding achievement. The production of master disks has a considerable impact tion in their broadcasting programs. Thus, it is hoped a settle- Pacific Music Publishing Co. is endeavoring to export Japa- on Japan's music publishing companies. The system of inde- ment will be made on terms almost satisfactory to JASRAC. nese musical compositions. A disk recorded by Jigsaw has ap- (Cantinued on page J -20)

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As the nation's stereo equipment has downs, and cutting from a master tape, and it is free from the In the direct cutting process, there is no margin for repeat become more sophisticated, so have the ambitions of the effects of wow and flutter in the tape recorder. Because of the performances. This means that both the artists and mixers manufacturers been mirrored in technological ex- must be experienced. In addition, the number of ploits of making disks, one key element in the hi fi disks which system. can be made from the lacquer master is limited to between 30,000 and 50,000. Manufacturers realize that a great deal of physi- Digital recording has been hailed as the record- a cal and music data must be contained in the ing method of the future, and PCM appears to be a sound grooves of records but the problem of prime candidate for success. PCM records are ó sound quality is not related to the grooves alone. It á gaining recognition not only in Japan but also in runs the whole gamut from recording, cutting and the U.S. and Europe. m actual disk production. This is why, for instance, Q Nippon Columbia was the first company to es- far more attention is paid to the quality of the vinyl tablish a reputation for itself in PCM disks material and to the plating techniques than and it has been a pioneer in the field at the mass production stages. ever since. It re- leased the world's first PCM- recorded disks in Japan is, in short, striving to achieve a 1972. Under the PCM method, sounds are re- reputation as a producer of the world's fin- corded as digital pulse signals contrast to con- est quality disks, and hence the task of the -in ventional tape recorders which process the signal record makers is firmly rooted in the pursuit waveforms as they are in the form of magnetic of the ultimate sound quality. Just as Japan variations. As a result, the tape noise can be elimi- pioneered the spread of 4- channel sound, it nated and the dynamic range extended to over is now at the forefront of direct cut disks, 75 dB. Moreover, distortion and wow and flutter pulse code modulation (PCM) disks, and are su- markedly improved. per-fi disks. This recording method does not limit the musicians to the experienced alone A phrase now in vogue among Japanese and factors behind the method's popularity with manufacturers is 'special make.' When artists and fans alike. used to qualify a disk, it inevitably refers to Nippon Columbia has three PCM recording the enhanced quality of the sound repro- sys- tems and it is on the offensive for PCM recording both in the duced from the disks. This superior sound PCM recording equipment being inspected in Japan. At left, some PCM U.S. and Europe. The company has already marketed more is in demand among the nation's numerous audiophiles with equipment being used in Europe. than 200 PCM disks and the repertoire ranges from the clas- top -level stereo equipment. Because their hi fi systems are sics to jazz. At the end of last year, a PCM recording session the best, they need disks of the highest quality. high quality of the sound reproduced with this method, the was undertaken in New York and the ensuing jazz albums cc Manufacturers cannot afford to ignore the wishes of the record makers in Japan have become aggressive in their re- were slated for release this April on the home market. Last a masses especially now that the stereo penetration rate is said leases of these records this year, and exports to the U.S. have year, CBS/ Sony also made inroads into PCM recordings and ccp to be about 60 %. 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First of all, there is the sudden increase of artists who have artists are relatively low and must be offset by some suitable In particular, U.S. type disco numbers, and European type come to Japan the first time. They accounted for 40% of the profit from another concert," he explained. disco numbers are popular. The "Munich Sound" repre- total last year, and for 50% for the first four months of this Terabayashi also concedes, however, that there are no im- sented by Donna Summer symbolizes the style of sound Japa- year. Among them were big name artists and groups who are mediate prospects of speeding up the concert momentum in nese disco users are going for. rapidly becoming popular in the U.S. These two leading fac- Japan since the economic situation has not yet taken a turn at an effect on the recent prosperity of the enter- Some Japanese record companies are again looking tors are having for the better. Also, young people can enjoy stage perform- world here. disco music from abroad to find out what suits people's musi- tainment ances free of charge through tv and radio programs. There- of cal tastes. European numbers in particular are too soft for Akira Terabayashi, manager of the publicity department fore it is inevitable that foreign artists seek publicity through Japanese people, and a percussion beat is emphasized. Music Udo Artists, notes that this change is "due partly to the gen- in order to have their fans remember frequent performances arrangements are also changed so that they appeal more to eral depression in Europe, which has motivated U.S. artists to they might lose their following. them, otherwise people who go to discos. develop the Australian and Japanese markets." To offset this, Terabayashi stresses that, "Efforts should be activities by other record companies in addi- Concert tours are effective in promoting new compositions made to find out exactly who young people really want to see, Promotional tion to Victor Musical Industries and Nippon Phonogram Co. as well as making boxoffice profits. Big name artists are now and also promote public relations through the media of radio have been stepped up since the beginning of this year. This is tending to schedule Japan and Australia as regular concert and tv." AKIRA KYOGOKU due to meetings of disco DJs which was organized last stopovers in their world tours to coincide with the release of partly is called the Live DJ Assn. (L.D.A.) and their latest compositions. Another noteworthy trend is the in- year. This organization from about 25 discotheques in Tokyo and its vi- crease in the number of lesser known artists who have come includes DJs to Japan this year. While their albums have attained total International Disco cinity. sales of less than 10,000 in Japan, two or three concerts are The purpose of this organization is to establish the stand- Continued from page J -6 usually held during their stopover in halls with a seating ca- ing of DJs and a sense of professionalism for their occupa- pacity of about 1,000. Watabe is in charge of the promotion staff for discotheques. tion, to allow personal interchanges outside their business in- Tom's Cabin Productions, a small but influential promoter, Watabe personally contributed greatly to the success of these terests and information exchanges and to give them the is known for inviting lesser known folk and country music art- records. opportunity to make contact with the promotion staffs of the ists. Last year it brought Tom Waits, Bruce Cockburn, Murray He states, "In the previous disco boom, students about 18 record companies. aged around 20 are McLaughlan and Jesse Colin Young to Japan, and David years old led the boom, but office workers Meetings are held once a month, and record companies music was Bromberg, Leon Redbone and The Flying Burrito Bros. are leading the present boom. Whereas only soul which release records to discotheques usually send one mem- slated to appear this year. played in the last boom, popular songs with rhythm (domestic ber of their promotion staff to promote their records. Kyodo Tokyo, Inc., a large -scale promoter, recently started popular songs) are also being played. Because of this, the age tours for lesser known artists, beginning with concerts by Ry bracket of disco attenders now extends up to 30." among others. This Cooder, Kenny Rankin and Bonnie Raitt He goes on to comment on the kinds of dance in the two of tastes Disk Keys Growth shows its eagerness to cater to the present diversity booms. "One step spread like an epidemic in the past -the in music. "bump," "hustle," "bus stop" -with all the people in all dis- Continued from page J-18 have to take into con- Concerts by foreign artists, of course, cos dancing the same step. It is different now. There is no spe- going all -out to research and develop similar techniques and different from sideration conditions in Japan which are quite cific step, and the so- called "okama" dance, which the danc- equipment, there have been no recent additions to the mar- stage and ir- those in the U.S. or Europe. Whoever may be on ers innovate and which matches any beat, is most common. ket forces. hall, the entrance fee respective of the seating capacity of the This in effect has increased disco attendance greatly by ap- Apart from the direct cut records and the PCM disks, other is fixed. There are three or for concerts given by foreign artists pealing to all age groups. high -quality records are also available in Japan. These are de- four ranks: S (special) at a fee of $13, A ($10.87), B ($8.70) equipment. There are about 500 discos in Japan at present, and there signed to be played on top -of- the -line stereo and, in some cases, C ($6.52). Incidentally, LPs by foreign art- a master tape which have been no major changes in this number recently. Disco- These versions are directly cut from ists cost about $10.87 in Japan. is recorded at a theques "Tomorrow U.S.A." in Tokyo and "Bottom Line" in serves as the original tape on which the sound These prices were established five years ago and have not (30 i.p.s.).Only the most sophis- Osaka with a capacity of 1,000 people are the largest. Most speed of 76cm per second. been changed since. The capacity of the halls remains the The cover charge is about $8.70 for ticated sound wave recording, cutting, plating and pressing risen, so that hold about 200 people. same, labor and transportation expenses have techniques are used in their production. Other disks rely on have girls and about $13 for men, excluding drinks. any gains due to the Japanese yen's sharp appreciation 45r.p.m. cutting and half -speed cutting techniques. One recent trend of note is that large enterprises in the en- been offset. Victor Musical Industries' " '76 direct master series" is cut ry fee: tertainment industry have started to manage discotheques. Terabayashi notes in reference to the fixed entrance (Continued on page J -20) This has helped to stabilize the position of discos in Japan "Unfortunately, the Japanese public has not yet gotten into ca

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J the flooding of imported records." He adds that the corn - AS pendent labels will gain ZAC more attention as time goes by since pany's margin was only 20% more compared with the pre - it is becoming increasingly difficult to continue to produce ceeding year in spite of the upward trend of the yen, as the masters on the present basis. Alternative methods margin was offset by a price increase in U.S. records. are also being studied. The flooding of imported records is causing a number of About half of the popular music market is accounted problems. The problem is that the subpublishers are not re- for by Western music, and the share of subpublishing ceiving payments which are lawfully due them because no businesses in the total music publishing copyright royalties are paid to the Japanese copyright royalty business is also large. Japan's mu- sic publishing companies originally started as collection organization for imported records even though the subpublishers. Japanese Society records are sold in Japan. Nichion Inc., Pacific Music Publishing, Victor Music Publish- Local record manufacturers, whose sales are being kept ing, Toshiba EMI Music Publishing Co., Taiyo Music Inc., Inter - back by imports, are now contemplating a number of counter- song KK. (Chappell KK), Shinko Music Publishing Co., and measures. April Music Inc. have large catalogs as subpublishers. Also ac- One is to sell records pressed in Japan at the same time the tive in this field are Nippon Television Music, Japan Central Music, Alfa Music, Watanabe for Rights records are sold in America or other countries by requesting a Music Publishing, Top Music special consideration of the licensors. It works out well be- Publishing Co., Tokyo Music Publishing Co., and Suiseisha cause buyers get the product quicker. Music Publishers which has a long history in publishing Euro- Another tactic is to insert liner notes, posters and stickers pean compositions. made in Japan with the records to offer an advantage over im- These subpublishers are always looking for new musical of ported records that would not have such incentives. Yet an- compositions, and catalogs, but large catalogs very seldom other tactic is to stress the high standard of quality of Japa- change hands in Japan. However, catalog movements are nese- pressed product. sometimes carried out by the overseas parent firms. Screen All these tactics, however, do not offset the price advan- Gems -EMI Music Inc., for example, moved its catalog from tage. As long as the system of resale price maintenance ex- Alfa Music to Toshiba EMI Music this year. This was the logical Authors ists for the locally pressed records, the flooding of cheap im- course of action in view of the realignement of the inter- ported records cannot be avoided," says Yamaguchi. But he national financial structure. The point, however, was that concedes that, "imported records have helped stimulate the Japanese subpublishers did not go overseas to negotiate the demand for records by Japanese consumers." catalog movement -it was prompted by the capital relations Taking a look at the Japanese market for the past 10 years, between the parent company and its subsidiary. The move of Composers the imported records have helped to expand the Japanese MCA Music's catalog to Nichion Inc. was made for the same rock album market. Imports are needed also to meet the de- reason. MCA Music KK closed its operations in Japan. As can mand for records which are not pressed in Japan because of be seen from these examples, the move of large catalogs will lack of a licensee or where only limited sales of certain records be extremely rare because the international capital alignment are anticipated. AKIRA KYOGOKU will be more conspicuous among these companies and be- cause huge sums of contract money will be required to buy and the zatalogs. The high level of advances has been a problem for subpub- Music For Listening lishers for many years. The present level has been established due to competition among the subpublishers and due to the Continued :from page J -14 fact that Japan is the second largest market in the world. Publishers There is no prospect that this matter will two FM stations. Whether the government will listen to their be solved although the uigh value of the yen may make things easier. demands remains to be seen, although indications are that Nevertheless, in spite of high advances, music something will be done shortly to grant additional licenses. publishing companies have not been dissuaded from making new sub - There are about 20 major music magazines published in Ja- publishing contracts. Methods of turning a profit can be im- pan, and a whole host of lesser ones. The circulation per plemented especially as the profit ratio has dropped in corn - magazine may be low but the individuality of their editorial parison with the original songs. Some people expect the share content guarantees them a faithful following. of Western music in Japan to increase. Quite a few music pub- New Music Magazine, Music Life and Ongaku Senka, lishing companies hope to enter the subpublishing business among others, are the leading magazines covering the rock for a variety of reasons. Current trends indicate that the and popular (Western music as distinct from Japanese music) bar- riers are being removed. genres, while Guts, Shimpu Journal, Young Folk and Young Guitar are aimed at folk music and guitar -picking fans. The main jazz magazines are the Swing Journal, Rocking F and Jazz Life. For classical music fans, Ongaku no Tomo leads the Disk Keys Growth field. There is even a specialist publication for Latin music ad- dicts, Chunanbei Ongaku. Continued from page J -19 Besides the music -oriented magazines, the nation's popu- from an original 2 -track tape recorded at a speed of 76cm per lar monthly and weekly light entertainment magazines such second (30 i.p.s.). CBS /Sony's "Dynasound 45 series" fea- as Gekkan Heibon, Gekkan Myojo, Shukan Heibon and Shu- tures a master tape also recorded at a speed of 76cm per sec- kan Myojo contain news and trends in music in addition to ar- ond (30 i.p.s.) and 45rpm cutting. Furthermore, direct plat- ticleson movies, plays and other entertainment -related activi- ing, known in the company vernacular as "type II," is used for ties. However, traditionally these media have not been overly the series. concerned with the serious aspects of music and have not of- Specialty techniques from cutting all the way to pressing fered any in -depth information. They attract readers more are also used in the production of disks from King Record, with probes of the private lives of singers and actors. and Toshiba -EMI. They have a wide frequency range and a Promoters working for the music publishing companies broad dynamic range besides improved transient and phase JASRAC House and the advertising staff of the record companies are inclined responses. to believe that the popularity and ready availablility of the light There is also a trend in Japan toward the adoption of spe- entertainment magazines are taking away readers who might cial- purpose motors equipped with quartz in order to improve 7 -13, 1 -chome Nishishimbashi, Minato -ku otherwise choose to subscribe to specialist music magazines. dynamic wow in the cutting machines. Nippon Columbia, Vic- The specialists, therefore, have not been able to boost their tor Musical Industries and CBS /Sony are among the com- Tokyo, 105 circulation at the pace of the general magazines. panies which have already adopted the motors. As may be expected, tphe light entertainment magazines ar All these advances are designed to render complete satis- more popular with a broader section of the reading public if faction on top -end hi -fi equipment since it goes without say- Cables: JASRAC TOKYO only because they offer a fuller editorial fare. Another blow to ing that if only one part of the total system is not up to is the specialists that more and more of these weeklies and scratch, the total effect will be a downgraded sound quality no monthlies Telephone: 502 -6551 are now devoting a greater amount of space to mu- matter how superior the characteristics of the rest of the other sic. parts. The major advances are being seen in recording, cut- Japan's music industry has continued to register a high ting and actual production. In time, these achievements are level average of year -to -year growth since 1965 in the output expected to filter down to other records. What all the activity of disks and tapes, and after the Beatles it is fair to say that means is that Japan is determined to stay at the top in the music, in one form or another, has secured a permanent posi- record business and that it has the technology at its disposal tion in the life styles of young people. to do so. HARUHIKO FUKUHARA Editors realize that music is an important means of estab- lishing contact with young people since almost everybody CREDITS likes some kind of music. This is one reason why articles on Art, Bernie Rollins. Assistant Editor, Susan Peterson. Editor, Earl Paige.

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For this It is generally believed that hobby who can buy stereo equipment has been considered. The Japanese audio market has continued to grow for the is the problem of diffusion. rate, reason, some manufacturers of audio equipment consider is now one of the and interest commodities have a high peak diffusion past 10 years, and audio equipment to be temporary. and the rate for audio equipment is believed to be the current sales slowdown mainstays of consumer electronics industry. How- in forecasting a theory has been Next is a miscalculation by the audio industry value of audio equipment was 75% to 80%. For this reason, ever, the production supply. Manufacturers have depended too much was 'After presented that the diffusion of audio equipment demand and lower last year than the previous year This whose market expanded has reached saturation level in Japan since the on the sale of system components the first such decline ever. This trend has contin- steady gr owth structure of the household ownership rate of stereo equipment rapidly, and overproduction threw the price value for the first quar- , audio ued, and the production for 10 years market into disarray. Stereo equipment buyers no longer corre- has reached the 60% level throughout the coun- ter of this year declined slightly over the equipment dipped In some parts of the try. Nevertheless, other opinions point out that, trust the prices of system components. sponding period of last year. It is generally esti- in 1977 f or the main consumers, have originally stereo equipment is used on a per- country, young people, who are the mated by the industry that the production level is first dec line the ownership rate among lost interest in stereo equipment. However, the industry this year will be the same as that for last year at sonal basis and that ever. households, seizing every opportunity to refocus their attention on audio it will decline by about 2% at worst. individuals, rather than among best or that Each manufacturer tried to generate publicity First, there should be used even though the household own- equipment. What are the factors behind this trend? equipment was still low. ership rate has reached 60%. No definite figure has when the penetration rate of audio fewer topics to turn into news, and been proposed by the industry yet, but an ownership rate of Recently, there have been (Continued on page .1-31) Hiroki Masaki is Editor of Dempa Publications. 20 to 25% has been calculated after the number of individuals

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are invited. The Yamaha Popular Song Contest is held every spring and winter and awards are presented to partici- pants. Winners are qualified to enter the World Popular Song Festival. Recipients of the Tokyo Music Festi- val's Silver Canary Prize are usually nominated for the New Face Prize, a coveted award of the All Japan Record Prizes. Some folk singers get their start as professional singers from among the grand prix winners of the Yamaha Popular Song Contest every year, with some of them eventually achieving stardom. These two festivals may exert in- fluence on Japan's music community in this way, but their sphere of in- fluence extends further since they are Grand prix winner, Rags, at the 1977 World Popular Song Festival. (Continued on page J-25)

www.americanradiohistory.com More than in the West disks in Japan are aimed at young Western Influence people in their teens. These buyers are struck by the visual as- Music Festivals pects of the performers, and such artists here captured a Continued from page J -23 Continued from page J -24 large share of the market. The Bay City Rollers frequently In ranking including Japanese tunes, "Sky High" was ranked have made the charts as a result of visits to Japan in 1976 and recognized major music feativals by music experts abroad. only 19th, while "Hotel California" with sales of 350,000 was last year. The Bay City Rollers have a 14% share of the entire fact, many major recording artists participate in both festi- 27th. index. vals. The absence of big hits like "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel But the idol groups promoted by record companies have For example, appearing in the Tokyo Music Festival in 1976 Boone, which sold more than two million records, and of hit generally failed to obtain popular support with the exception were Natalie Cole (grand prix), the Pointer Sisters, Tanya numbers for discotheques, slowed growth. Sluggish promo- of the "Bay City family" which includes ex- members Pat Tucker and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Morris Albert tional activities via radio and off -ai- recording are also be- McGlynn and Ian Michel. and Barbi Benton appeared in 1977. lieved responsible for the slack sale of singles. Western U.S. music which attracted attention with "Hotel The world Popular Song Festival also invites well -known art- include Paul Mauriat, Neil Se- Among the albums, "Hotel California" by the Eagles, which California" by the Eagles, and punk rock represented by the ists, and previous participants much Adamo and Francis Lai. The participation of sold well throughout the year, and "Spotlight on Part 1" by Le Sex Pistols replaced the idol line. Punk rock has been daka, Salvatore, composers and songwriters enhance its es- Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat were top -sellers. The former discussed here, but the sale of its records has not been im- these popular is what sells well in America teem. was No. 1 in the 1977 LP chart which included Japanese al- pressive. The recent trend that attend music festivals abroad, and bums with sales of 400,000. The latter ranked third in the to- can sell well in Japan. When Japanese singers industry executives visit MIDEM, they are sur- tal ranking. However, Paul Mauriat has sold more than six mil- Music trends in Europe and America are now coming to Ja- when Japanese ex- to learn the names of Japanese music festivals are lion records in Japan alone, and each of his 54 concerts was pan faster. Take artists who came to Japan last year, for prised that to foreign artists and composers. Some are heard ex- sold out when he visited Japan last year for the eighth time, ample. Forty percent of them visited Japan for the first time. familiar new and the pressing their intentions to participate in the Tokyo Music a total of 300,000 people. The desire of Japanese fans seeking something attracting ask importance of the Japanese market to American artists in Festival or the World Popular Song Festival, while others D "New Best" and "Dedication" by the Bay City Rollers, particular explain this situation. Performances by Fleetwood how they can participate. w "Rock And Roll Over" by Kiss and "Arrival" by Abba followed and the eighth an- Mac and Foreigner both succeeded and increased the sales of The seventh annual Tokyo Music Festival S the top two foreign albums, but they all missed the top 10 in d their records. nual World Popular Song Festival will be held this year. Their the 1977 LP charts. they have As American music has gained faster acceptance in Japan, reputation among foreign musicians proves that m Osamu Sato, Western music sales manager and advertising so- called "adult music," directed at people over 20 years old, come of age in substance and performance. manager for Victor Musical Industries, says The sluggish is feature, is being spotlighted. "Breezin' " by George Benson, who re- At the Tokyo Music Festival a special guest stapr market of last year cannot be denied. Its main cause is the ceived an excellent response from his performances in Japan, each year. Superstars of the stature of Frank Sinatra or Shir- new movements could not be generated. The desired music sold 100,000. In addition, Michael Franks, Jackson Brown, ley Bassey are invited, and Diana Ross will be the attraction could not be created. The manufacturers must motivate Stuff, V.S.O.P., and Boz Scaggs performed in front of packed this year. record purchasers at all times, and I think we failed to gener- audiences and increased sales of their records last year. The artists who participate in these festivals usually give ate enough stimulus last year." "Consumers are increasingly becoming interested in gen- concerts and promote their new records, thereby lending fi- sales decreased last year Although the market was dull and uine quality, and the ages of buyers is going upwards. Young nancial backing to the record companies and promoters. and Olivia New- from the year before when the Bay City Rollers people of about 20 years and university students used to be Unfortunately, hardly any worldwide hits have been made Moves ton -John led the charts, there were some bright spots. the upper limit of disk promotions. Now the age bracket has from these festivals. There have been a few hit songs from given to mu- suggesting new trends, such as attention being been widened to include people of about 30. In fact, we now Japanese singers, but only "Mister Melody" by Natalie Cole could be observed. fame in the sic directed at young adults, see a number of people who are around 30 years old at con- (1976 Tokyo Music Festival) has achieved world A categorical classification based on the top 15 albums last certs," says Hirobumi Katagiri, assistant sales manager in past several years. year reveals that 57.2% were rock, followed by female vocal- charge of Western music for CBS /Sony. Some industry insiders question whether it is fair that top ists with 13.9 %, movie soundtracks with 7.7% and easy listen- All the record companies are determined to develop the foreign artists and Japanese singers should compete on the ing with 7 %. In the Japanese market, rock aimed at the young adult market this year as one of their prime objectives, and same stage when there is such a big difference in style. led the field. Songs recorded for girls in their late teens and they have been successful so far. Nevertheless, it will not be Lately, tv broadcasts of world title boxing matches have early 20s sold well. (Although many classical and jazz albums easy to revitalize the young adult market of people in their 20s been aired. These programs are adopted at attract a higher sell well, the per -album sales volume tends to be low. This con- and 30s who grew up in the age of the Beatles. Disposable in- audience rating, and a similar approach is being suggested trasts with rock albums whose per -album sales volume is rela- come available to married people is low. Even bachelors have for these festivals. Contests of foreign artists or Japanese crit- tively high. This is why classical and jazz albums do not make few chances to listen to music and their purchases usually singers only may be more practical and appealing, some the top 50 albums of the year.) change radically when they grow accustomed to life as white - ics believe. Some people think it better for these festivals and the Hard rock has been consistently popular and it accounts for collar workers. Grammy Awards to be tied up together in a more appealing 16.5% of foreign recording sales. Records by Kiss and Ae- "There is a fundamental difference between the Japanese a package. Anyway, the content and format of these music fes- rosmith, who came to Japan last year, and by Queen, Led Zep- adult and the American adult groups. This is due to differ- from tivals are now being reviewed, and it remains to be seen pelin and Deep Purple are still selling well. On the other hand, ence in life style, as the Japanese generally stay away whether any improvements will emerge. the disk buyers over the last few years have become younger. (Continued on page J -31) LOOKING FOR NEW!! Co HORI GROUP "Now let's work together for our mutual benefits." J.C.M.has the EXPERIENCE, the STAFF and NATION -WIDERADIO NETWORK to help you find NEW OUTLET for Your music in JAPAN.

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Also, "Dead nized as Japan's Grammy awards and all Japan Popular Mu- End" (Warner Bros.) will be released in England this June. Is: sic Prizes. Creation (Toshiba -EMI) made a joint concert tour with the Kenji made his debut about 10 years ago as a vocalist of a Little River Band in Australia and also joined in an outdoor Hot 100 Charts rock'n'roll group called The Tigers." Soon after, he became a festival with Fleetwood Mac and Santana. Tape /Audio /Video top star in the vanguard of the group sound era, and he then Mayumi Itsuwa (CBS /Sony), a folk singer, has become a Radio-TV Programming News successfully turned solo. He has always been active as a lead- close friend of Carole King through recordings on the West FM Radio Action ing singer of the young generation, with "Kiken ria Futari" Coast of the U.S. in preparation for future activities which in- Talent in Action which won him the grand prix of All Japan Popular Music clude release of her records in English. In Europe, she ap- Disco Programming Prizes in 1973. His style is so unique that no other artist has peared on stage at the Olympia Theater in Paris in a joint con- International Buyer's Guide been able to emulate him. The feeling of being critical of cert with Adamo, and her records have been released in Disco Action society and convention he imparts is tempered by his accept- several countries. Akira Inaba also made recordings in Hits of the World ance by the public, and he is widely popular especially with France, and his records in French have been released in six Country Music News teenage girls. European countries. Top Album Picks Kenji Sawada and Pink Lady are trying to achieve an inter- New music may be more readily accepted in Europe and the Classical Music Reports national reputation, and they have received an enthusiastic U.S. because it features a similar tone quality that is adopted Vox Jox Column for Dee Jays response from their concerts overseas, enabling them to gain by performers in those countries. International News & Analysis a foothold for advancing into new markets. Hiroshi Itsuki, a prominent kayokyodu star, performed in Las Breaking Singles & Album Charts At MIDEM, Kenji Sawada performed at a concert held at the Vegas at the Hilton Hotel both last year and the year be- Soul Sauce Column & Charts Theatre du Casino together with Nana Kinomi, and won an fore last. Since his 1971 debut he has received many prizes Jazz Reports ovation from the international recording industry. from music festivals including the grand prix of The Japan Record Prizes for "Yozora" in 1974. He was the first Top Single Picks Pink Lady premiered overseas in Las Vegas at the Fountain Japa- nese artist to appear in Las Vegas and each of his Theater of the Tropicana Hotel on April 21 and 22, less than perform- ances won him fans. Itsuki is scheduled to give stage perform- El air two years after their debut. ances at the same hotel this August 22 and 23. * çone year) *65,000 Although Western music has an over 40% share of Japan's One big obstacle for Japanese artists attempting to be a music market, very few local musicians have achieved success success overseas is the problem of language. Pink Lady took payment enclosed bill me overseas. Names which have made the grade are several jazz special English lessons before their Las Vegas stage debut musicians, Tsutomu Yamashita, the rock percussionist, and when they sang several songs in English. Seijiro Ishii, the pro- Isao Tomita, the classicist. The general public in Europe Billboard P.O. Box 2156, Radnor, Pa. 19089 duction director of T & C Music, to which Pink Lady belong, knows very little about Japanese music. says that, "The problem of language is very difficult to solve. Name The major kinds of music in Japan may be divided into two We face the question of how to convey the feelings in our lyrics Company Title categories: kayokyoku (Japanese popular music) and new through translation and how to improve the power of expres- music (folk -rock type of music). Although some music over- Address I business home) sion for each artist." "Pepper Keibu" and "Wanted" were re- laps, each kind of music has it own characteristics, and the corded in English City State /Province /Country Zip this March, and the release of this record is kayokyoku monopolizes the singles charts while the new mu- now being debated. In Europe there are plans to promote Signature sic mostly makes it on the album charts. New music has Pink Lady through a British label, Satril. grown rapidly in the past BILL TO five or six years, and it occupies an Advances of artists into overseas markets require long- important share of record sales. But its artists do not appear term patience and investment. NAME Watanabe Productions has on tv, preferring to keep this medium a at distance, and tv sta- been promoting now for 15 years overseas. It started to sell tions give a ADDRESS them wide berth. Kenji Sawada to France and the rest of Europe five years ago. Kayokyoku alone are broadcast repeatedly by the tv sta- As a result, "Mon Amour, Je Viens Du Bout Du Mond" CITY STATE -_ ZIP _ tions, and the artists become topics of conversation. Weekly reached the top 10 in the French charts. B82211 magazines carry photo pages and articles about them. Music (Continued on page J -31)

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www.americanradiohistory.com the most of their characteristics. As for operability and func- Several problems beset the Japanese tape market. One is among tape manu- Market tions, significant improvements have been made with three - the direct result of keen sales competition The Audio head and three -motor systems, and solid -state switches, facturers and dealers which has reduced retail prices consid- Continued from page J -21 among others. As noted above, the industry as a whole is still erably. Deciding on optimum price levels is undoubtedly the new moves are most urgent matter the tape industry must deal with. Another in one sense this may be one reason why young people have rather down. However, new directions and local problem, brought about by the lingering market stagnation, is turned away from audio equipment. surfacing and the industry is hopeful that business in the market will recover in the second half of this year. that the annual increase rate for tape will probably not exceed Notwithstanding current market trends, there has been 10 to 15 %. Oversupply is also a serious concern. Another fear some good news. Separates or component systems, as they is that the developing sales movement for video tapes, which and are called in Japan, have a demand of between 4,000 is preoccupying most tape manufacturers, may somehow af- 5,000 sets a month, which is less than one -tenth the market Major Artists fect future developments and production quantities of blank scale of some time ago. Stereo compacts, on the other hand, Continued from page J -30 audio tapes. Although this problem has not yet occurred, a demand among audio novices thanks to their have steady Kenji Sawada attended the Midem gala as a leading artist there are some manufacturers who have stated their concern and affordable price. versatility who has garnered all the grand prizes of Japan's music festi- about this issue. During the peak period of two years ago, the sale of system vals and achieved in the West great success despite the fact it components reached one million units, and audio stores was his first appearance. Plans are being worked out for him throughout the country were flooded with models and orders. to perform early next year at the Olympia theatre with Nana Western Influence In the sale of separates, prices generally have polarized: Kinomi and the Inoue Band. Continued Irom page J -25 that is, prices have been grouped at the high -end and low -end. The differences between Japanese and Western music are The sale of high -end components has been steady. being narrowed down as time goes on. However, even under music when they have a job. Nevertheless, it is absolutely nec- music, the Japanese feel more at be In the past few years, separate preamplifiers and power the onslaught of Western essary to open up the adult demand, and efforts must con- a of the idiosyncrasies of amplifiers have been popular with stereo users. Regarding home with music which is product tinued with suitable stimuli, although it may take time," says product trends, the DC type, including integrated amps, their country. Osamu Sato. Watanabe Music Publishing, a which have frequency characteristics extended down to the Misa Watanabe, president of On the other hand, some industry observers say that West- the Watanabe group, says: We should export rapid change DC region, and which stresses bass and treble performance member of ern music has not been popular because the if we export it in its original form, Also has been popular. more of our music. However, from the idol line to the adult line has created a gap. the overseas music fans will be struck by differences which we line itself lacks dynamic appeal. including high -end tuners for FM only, is adult The sale of tuners, quite normal. What we have to do is add a rock good consider Another trend in Western music popularity here is that the good because they have been recognized as sources of expres- rhythm or play the tunes faster to give the music an a ago, has quality music. Because the music broadcasts can be taped us- disco sound, which declined in popularity year sion which is readily understood and acceptable." second half of 1977. ing tuner and cassette deck, this has created a popular trend again become popular during the Let Me Be Misunderstood" by in off -air recording. It has now reached the point where the "Sunny" by Boney M, "Don't by Earth, Wind & Fire have sale of records is being affected by the sale of tuners. More Santa Esmeralda, and "Fantasy" music charts. Further, tuners are using digital techniques, such as the synthesizer Blank Tape Quality been top 10 hits in Japanese Western Star Is Born," system and digital display frequencies, and this trend will fur- Continued from page soundtracks from movies such as "Rocky," "A are continuing to in high -end models. and "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" ther escalate Series and BASF with its SLH -1 and SCR music cassettes. drive) system. enjoy good sales. Van Halen and other new rock stars are re- Most turntables now adopt the DD (direct Further confirmation of the expanding tape market in Ja- lock system, which increases the accuracy of the ceiving attention from hard rock fans. The quartz pan is given by statistics on cassette tape users compiled an- is expected to become widely used. Looking ahead, there are a number of problems for Japan's rotation speed, nually by the Magnetic Tape Assn. of Japan. According to its Western music industry: a lack of exposure for Western music Floor speakers are at their peak among speaker systems. 1977 survey, the average number of cassettes per cassette disks due to fewer radio programs broadcasting Western mu- Ultra -small units as second speakers are also popular now. tape user was 25.4 -an increase of about six cassette tapes sic, lack of big hits, lack of superstars, more off -air recording, now only about over the year before. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 47 Billboard Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/27/78 c Copyright 1978, Bill- Top50 board Publications. Inc. Classical No part of this publication S may be reproduced . stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted, in any Disk form or by any means. Sound . electronic, mechanical photocopying. recording, or otherwise, without the Firm Seeks prior written permission of Listening the publisher. Natl Base TM CHICAGO -The Sound Environ- These are best selling middle -of- the -road singles compiled from ment Recordings Corp. is seeking radio station air play listed in rank order. national market penetration for its series of records produced to recre- ate a concert hall experience. Growth of the audiophile record - >ç TITLE, Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) ings market has spurred the Lincoln. Neb. -based firm to expand its sales EVEN NOW effort. Bob Bailey, co- principal re- Barry Manilow. Arista 330 (Kamakazi. BMI) 2 2 7 YOU'RE THE LOVE lates. Seals & Crofts. Warner Bros. WBS8551 (Dawnbreaker, ASCAP /Oaktree, BMI) The label. which began issuing in 3 1 12 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 1975 with -order and stereo out- Johnny Mathis with Deniece Williams. Columbia 3-10693 PRESS TIME -All eyes are focused on pianist Vladimir Horowitz and wife mail let sales only. has a catalog of six (Homewood House. BM I) Wanda Toscanini Horowitz at a recent N.Y. conferences for foreign journal- classical recordings. all taped in per- 4 4 5 YOU BELONG TO ME ists. Sixty journalists and more than 1,500 fans from abroad recently flew to Carly Simon. Elektra 45477 (Snug / C'est. ASCAP) formance halls with simplified mi- the U.S. to attend a Carnegie Hall recital given expressly for Horowitz' ad- 5 5 8 WITH A LITTLE LUCK technique and direct two Wings. Wings (Capitol) (MPL /ATV. BMI) mirers in foreign lands. The pianist held a two -hour press conference for the crophone 8812 visitors at Steilway Hall. channel nixing. 6 9 5 BLUER THAN BLUE The line is being displayed at the Michael Johnson. EMI America 8001 (Capitol) (Springcreek/Let There Be, ASCAP) Atlanta IHF show and upcoming 7 7 17 FEELS SO GOOD in with hi fi market NONESUCH ADMITS IT CES Chicago, Chuck Mangione, A &M 2001 (Gates. BMI) distributors being sought. This is its 8 6 6 l'M ON MY WAY first show display. Captain & Tennille, A &M 2027 (Pink Flower, BMI) Bailey says the firm will begin 9 11 4 BAKER STREET Poor Pressings Gerry Rafferty. United Artists 1192 (Hudson Bay, BMI) reaching record stores through its inter- 10 10 5 I WANT TO UVE new association with Pickwick John Denver, RCA 11267 (Cherry Lane. ASCAP) in the last month national, begun 11 8 14 THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU Posing Problems Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway, Atlantic 3463 (Scarab /Ensign. BMI) and a half. By ALAN PENCHANSKY The label's productions are han- 12 15 6 IT'S A HEARTACHE dled by Russ Borud, working out of Bonnie Tyler, RCA 11249 (Pi /GEM, BMI) customers creditable pressing," the label chief 13 13 5 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME CHICAGO -Classical Borud has produced Minneapolis. Abba, Atlantic 3457 (Artwork. ASCAP /Polar, AB) demand a level of technical excel- explains. two albums by pianist /harpsichord- lence in disk manufacture that has Nonesuch recordings present spe- 14 18 6 GOD KNOWS /BABY I'M YOURS ist Richard Zgodava and two by Debby Boone. Warner Curb 8554 (Blackwood, BMI) become increasingly difficult to sup- cial pressing problems, Sterne says, Minneapolis organist Ear Barr. 15 12 6 WE'LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE ply through U.S. pressing oper- because of the high quality of the Helen Reddy, (Lupercalia, ASCAP) Catalog also lists a recording of Capitol 4555 ations. master tapes. Most of the company's 16 16 6 DANCING the Catholic Compline religious SHADOW So claims Tracy Sterne, head of issues are new productions, an ex- Andy Gibb, RSO 893 (Stigwood /Unichappell, BMI) service: "A very exciting true Com- Nonesuch Records, who says her la- ception among labels in the "budget 17 17 8 COUNT ON ME pline service with a processional and Jefferson Starship. RCA 11196 (Diamond Back /Bright Moments, BMI) bel's release schedule has been back- price" category. recessional. The singers' movements 18 14 13 WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN logged because of efforts to control range most The wide dynamic of in real space are captured with star- England Dan & John Ford Coley. Big Tree 16110 (Atlantic) (Dawnbreaker. BMI pressing press- 19 4 quality. Nonesuch recordings. makes tling realism." it boasts. 23 YOU GOT IT Diana Ross, Motown 1442 (Society Hill /Brooklyn. ASCAP) In a phone interview. Sterne says ing flaws particularly noticeable, The recordings. Bailey claims. are finishing quality available to her Sterne claims. 20 21 10 IMAGINARY LOVER produced to emphasize hall am- Atlanta Rhythm Section, Polydor 14459 (Low -Sal, BMI) company has declined significantly "Full price labels are having these bience and natural stereo imaging, 21 19 10 TWO DOORS DOWN in the past two years, with the 1977 sanie problems," she explains. "Pop placing Sound Environment in a Dolly Parton, RCA 11240 (Velvet Apple, BMI) pressing crunch placing particular product has these problems. but on camp with audiophile labels such as 22 36 3 ONE LIFE TO LIVE on the label. Lou Rawls, Philadelphia International 8 -3643 (CBS) (Mighty Three, BM' strains pop records you don't hear it as Cale Maximum Fidelity Record- a longer time than 23 24 9 THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE "It's taking much. and it's a different listerner- ings, Mark Levinson Acoustic that are Player, RSO 890 (House Of Gold /Windchime. BMI) usual to get test pressings ship. Recordings and Reference Record- Sterne observes. 24 26 8 CHATTANOOGA SHOO CHOO approvable," "We're dealing with a sophis- ings. Tuxedo Junction. Butterfly 1205 (Not Listed) "We're having terrible quality con- ticated. specialized listener." These companies take a reac- 25 28 6 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT trol problems." John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. RSO 891 (Stigwood/Buffalo /Ensign. BMI) In answer to the quality control tionary stand against multi -channel, Rather than pass disks of inferior 26 32 5 ON BROADWAY slowdown. Sterne says, new pressing close microphone techniques, which BMI) quality. says Sterne, the label has cut George Benson, Warner Bros. 8542 (Screen Gems-EMI. facilities are being tried by None- they claim create phase distortion 27 25 18 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU down on the number of releases. In such and the possibility of shifting and destroy the impression of natu- Yvonne Elliman, RSO 384 (Polydor) (Stigwood, BMI) 1977, Nonesuch issued only about the label's price to $6.98 for first re- ral space. 28 22 17 I CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU three -fourths the number of titles it Barry Manilow, Arista 305 (Dick James. BMI) leases is being explored. According to Bailey, the disks are released the year before, and the la- 29 20 17 DUST IN THE WIND Sterne emphasizes that the slow- (Continued on page 62) Kansas, Kirshner 84274 (Don Kirshner, BMI) bel's first issue of 1978, a single down was entirely a pressing pro- 30 27 8 GEORGIA ON MY MIND record, arrived only this month. duction matter, quashing rumours Willie Nelson, Columbia 3-10704 (Peer, BMI) "It's hard to explain that things that the label might be phased out 31 29 25 GOODBYE GIRL can slow down to that extent based David Gates, Elektra 45450 (Warner Brothers, ASCAP) by WEA. ERATO LABEL on quality control," Sterne says. 32 31 8 THE LAST OF THE ROMANTICS According to the executive, more According to the executive, None- STRIKES 25 Engelbert Humperdinck, Epic 8-50526 (W.B. /The Holmes Lire. ASCAP) than six months of trials were re- such will tape seven new LPs in the 33 30 16 READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER PARIS Erato. the French classi- Crystal Gayle, United Artists 1136 (Aunt Polly's. BMI) quired to achieve an acceptable next II! months with various other projects on the books. cal record company, is celebrating 34 33 15 NIGHT FEVER pressing of the label's Leiber and Bee Gees. RSO 889 (Stigwood 'Un chappell, BMIi its 25th anniversary. having built a Stoller song album. issued this Albums being produced. says 35 43 3 HE'S SO FINE Cully international audience in its month. Sterne. include volume four of Gil - lane Ohvor. Columbia 310724 (Bright Tunes, ASCAP) Albums of piano music by bert Kalkh's Haydn Piano Sonata life span. 36 37 3 YOU NEEDED ME was founded by Philippe Loury Anne Murray. Capitol 4574 (Chaopell'lronside. ASCAP) Stravinsky and Debussy that will survey and an album of music by It and his wife, with the first product 37 48 2 IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN appear before the end of May took Ravel including several first record- Roberta Flack. Atlantic 3483 (Big Hill. ASCAP) coming from the U.S. Haydn Society. almost as long in trial stages. ings of works for two pianos. 38 41 3 I WAS ONLY JOKING catalog. This included full record- Rod Warner Bros 8568 (Riva, ASCAP) The nature of the records was so Future releases also include Stewart. ings of "The ('reation" and "Don 39 40 3 YOU KEEP ME DANCING state -of-the -art. that given the de- Charles Wuorinen's "Percussion Giovanni." followed by Mozart's Samantha Sang. Private Stock 45188 )Featherbed'Unichaopen. BM)) I up an album of violin clining state of pressing made Symphony" and 40 42 3 I NEVER WILL MARRY /TUMBLING DICE "Coronation Mass." ASCAPI my mind I was going to hold onto music by Dvora k. Smetana and Linda Ronstadt. Asylum 45479 (Sanga. BMI/Colgems. A stereo recording of Marc -An- 41 49 2 FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME this release until 1 could make a Janacek with Sergio Luca. toine Charpentier's "Te Deum." Genesis. Atlantic 3414 (Gelring /Run It. BMI) which had an anticipated sales fig - 42 45 3 DEACON BLUES

Dan, ABC 1 ?355 /Dunhill. BMI) ure of 500. still sells that ligure each Steely (ABC 43 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD month. t=1, B Meat Loaf. Cleveland International 850513 (Epic) (Edward Marks Philippe Loury linked with Mi- Neverland /Peg. BMI) Classical Notes chel Garcin. a French musician, and 44 EVERYTIME TWO FOOLS COLLIDE Kenny Rogers & Dottie West. United Artists 1137 (United Artists. ASCAP/ the past 25 years they have re- "Trial Of The Gypsy." a staged choral work by the South, has been named director of classical over Window, BMI) Gian Carlo Menotti, will be given its world pre- repertoire by the Hollywood, Fla.-based label. He corded 1.400 titles at a rate of 60 45 MIDNIGHT LIGHT mier performance by the Newark Boys Chorus, will focus on works by contemporary composers each year. Erato has won 160 Grand LeBlanc & Carr. Big Tree 16114 (Atlantic) (Carrhorn, BMI /Music Mill. ASCAP) 46 May 24 at Alice Tully Hall. such as Walter Skolaude, Luigi Dallapiccola and Prix awards. It claims to offer the TAKE ME BACK TO CHICAGO Chicago. Columbia 3 10737 (Balloon Head /Big Elk. ASCAP) Witold Lutoslawski in an upcoming release most complete recordings of Bach The Gamblers," an operatic work from 1942 47 FROM NOW ON by the Austrian drawn from taped performances and Vivaldi and has published 600 Bobby Arvon. First Artists 41003 (First Artists. ASCAP /Little Whitehouse. BMI) left unfinished by Dmitri Shostakovich. will have Broadcast Symphony Orchestra. recordings of French music. 48 EVERY KINDA PEOPLE its premier prepared by Gennady Rozhdestvensky, An honorary music doctorate has been be- Of the total recorded output. some Robert Palmer. Island 100 (Island /Restless. BMI) who will conduct the Moscow debut. stowed upon Luciano Pavarotti by Duquesene 211 disks offer selections not re- 49 47 I 3 OPINION ON LOVE Mac McAnally. Amid 7688 (I've Got The Music. ASCAP) South Florida's Request Records to explore Univ. Pavarotti was cited as the world's great- corded elsewhere. Contemporary 50 WONDERFUL TONIGHT little known repertoire under the guidance of re- est living tenor" at the school's May 5 com- compositions account for 148 of the a=0 Eric Clapton. RSO 895 (Stigwood. BMI) viewer /collector Jack Waxman. Waxman. owner mencement ceremony. It's the tenor's first hon- total. of one of the largest private record collections in orary Ph.D. www.americanradiohistory.com 48 Discos Ohio Club Enters Lighting BIG APPLE LIT Field With Custom Setups NEW YORK -The Big Apple dance floor. and 7(1 foot long hs 12 l'ndaunted by th i.. Bortel and his Disco. a 27.000 square fool facility. loot high lighted decorative wall. staff set Out to create their ow n col- based in Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio. has According to Leslie Bortel. head ors. Using commercial) available become the first know n discotheque of Big Apple. a dilemma developed bulbs. the\ spent long weeks and ex- to get into the commercial lighting two years ago as the club was being perienced many failures tiling to business. built. when it was discosered that perfect a technique of coloring exist- The club is offering custom -built commercially asaiiahle colored ing lamps. Finally the developed a lighted dance floors and light panels lights were inadequate to fill the my- workahle solution which the\ have developed Out of the success it has riads of colors called for in the light- been testing at the Big Apple since had with its own 60 fool by 30 loot ing design. the club opened in 1976. Today. Bortel has incorpora ted this variety of colors in specially pat- NIGHT CLUB JUNKED ented dance floors and lighted walls which will go on display at Bill- board's upcoming Disco IV Forum. San Juan Hotel scheduled for late June at the New Now York Hilton hotel here. Bortel is confident there is a mar- ket for his innovation. He explains Strictly Discotheque that with the increased number of By LORRAINE BLASOR colors available in the lamps. light- ing technicians now have access to SAN JUAN -The El San Juan derwrite the cost of a number of hundreds more patterns than were Hotel here has become the latest in a improvements including additional possible with other commercially growing number of major Puerto Ri- lighting. expansion of the dance available bulbs. can hostelries to join the disco craze. floor and redecoration of the bal- BortePs company has no immedi- cony overlooking the dance area. The hotel recently completed con- ate plans to offer the bulbs as indi- The room already features what version of its Mirage room to a full di vidual items. Instead. they will be Giorgi describes as discotheque aimed at visitors to the a state -of- the -art sold in custom- designed packages of sound and lighting island and at middle and upper in- system. In addi- computerized light panels for deco- tion it uses come residents in the 18 to 35 age a number of special ef- rative walls and dance floors. fects including bracket. foggers, mirror balls Meanwhile. Bortel claims that and slide projectors. since Mirage was originally opened at a the lights have played such an cost of $250,000 in December last The room is open seven nights a important role in insuring the suc- week cess Billboard photo by Alan Penchansky year as a disco /nightclub. However. and features special activities of the Big Apple disco. plans are PHONE MATES -Record requests are telephoned to programmer Milton the decision was made to switch ex- ranging from dance contests and underway to add to other clubs. ladies' nights, Green in the cantilevered control room of Chicago's new Galaxy disco. Green clusively to disco because. as Allan to fashion shows and The sites remain a trade secret. demonstrated the system for fellow spinners Cathy Fredericks and Bill Schott Lanigan. vice president in charge of promotional parties. It has an open The rooms will be run along the recently. All three are members of the Dogs of War disco pool. advertising and promotion for the admission policy, and dress is infor- same policy lines as the original hotel points out. the dual concept mal. However, the management re- room. with emphasis on the enter- did not work well. "It became in- serves the right to screen patrons at tainment aspects of the business. As creasingly difficult to change from the door. The price of admission is Bortel points out. "We are not a bar $7 per person on weekdays, operation at $70,000 Mobile Unit Roams N. Carolina one setup to another within a short and $10 the Big Apple disco. We space of time," he explains. per person on weekends. The price do not push drinks. Instead. we are NEW YORK -Have Fun Will san Mackie. The facility's sound sys- of admission includes two free in business to insure that our patrons Travel. a $70,000 mobile disco The club's lighted. computerized oper- tem features Altec amplifiers and drinks. are entertained." ation. has been formed in Bern. speakers. JVC turntables. dance floor is said to be the largest in Shure mi- Bortel claims that an estimated N.C.. with plans to devote 50° of its crophones. Kelsey San Juan, and the dee_jay, Phillip di Deejay di Giorgi buys most of the slide mixing 2.500 patrons visit his club every services to charitable organizations. hoard Giorgi, boasts that the Mirage offers records spun. Some are purchased and Ekko equalizers. The night. They are drawn primarily The firm. a division of A.M.A.M. $5.000 light show the best disco -bolero -salsa -Latin through the Stereo Warehouse in includes strobes. from a 25 and under age group. sounds on the island. San Juan, and others directly from a Inc.. was expected to launch its oper- mirror halls and elipsoidal lights. The New original club was built at a ation May 12. with a two -day dance The recorded show is augmented Di York -based distributor. Giorgi. a spinner imported cost of $l million. It offers a mix of marathon from which all proceeds by a live program featuring Pete from New York. hopes to rank his Other key discos operating in the disco and contemporary music on a will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Huttlingerand AHL. The five-mem- club alongside the Empire city's Stu- area at present include, Leonardó s. sound system which features .IBL Assn. ber group includes guitarist David dio 54 club. To this end. he has en- the Warehouse, Pegasus. Bachelors and Altec speakers and Technics Have Fun is headed by the hus- McGowan. It also sings and dances. couraged the room's operators to un- and the Abbey. turntables. band and wife team ofiohn and Su- (Continued on page 49) CHI CLUB Kraftwerk Album Canadian International Tampa Record Pool Pool AIRS LIVE Ships Out Again 51 Graham Boulevard, Town of Mount Royal, CHICAGO -Live radio broad- Québec, Canada H3P 2E2 Tél.: (5141 733 -5055 LOS ANGELES -Capitol is re- casts are originating from the Take Promo servicing "Trans Europe Express," a Using One discotheque in the Arlington CANADIAN & EUROPEAN RECORDS cut from Kraftwerk's album of the Park Hilton here as part of the club's ACCEPTING MORE MEMBERS promotions. same name due to recent addition of the song to Top 40 playlists in vari- Check our Special Request List Vidcassettes Five and one -half hours of actual ous key markets around the country. NEW YORK - Videocassette sys- disco programming is aired from the Please call or write us. according to Steve Meyer. national tems are being used by the Tampa room weekly over suburban FM sta- promotion manager. Bay Disco Pool in a promotional tion WWMM. The album and the single were program designed to help motivate The live broadcasts. sponsored by originally released approximately a its members. the hotel, are heard Wednesday and year ago and the group has a According to John Knapp. the Saturday nights. The club. which new LP issued called The Man Machine" pool's director. the systems are being spins "high intensity disco" music and single called The Robot." used to record television appear- exclusively. makes no change in for- But the unusual situation light ances by leading disco entertainers mat for the airings. programmer was controllers prompted. for playback to members at pool Paul Drake reports. according to Meyer. by headquarters. (Continue(' on page 49) Knapp believes the program will play an important role in helping pool members relate to the artists whose records they spin. He feels this added dimension will motivate DISCO IMPORTS 12 "- LP's -7" dec¡aR. to take a more personalized France -Germany -Italy -England- Canada interest in promoting the records FEATURES: DVJ 4 CHANNEL COLOR ORGAN they play in their clubs. "No more D DISCOUNTS! 1500 WATTS/CHANNEL KEYBOARD will the artists he just a MRR'S WARRANTY ILLdMINATED OPERATIONS name on a la- lO Contact us for details and our DIMMING 19' PACK MOUNTABLE bel he assures. Shade of Pale. Munich Machine. CHASE /AUDIO CHASE SATISFACTION & MORE complete catalog of domestic U;GG997 RETAIL PRICE A Whiter Shade of Pale. Reflec- and imported disco records. To help the program along. tion, Love Is David Christy; NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH SELECT LIGHTING AND SOUND DEALERS Knapp is appealing to all labels con- SS w. 42n0 St. N NOW AVAILABLE: World of Today, Supermax; 12" NY. NY 10036 imp -Love is in the Air, Martin tributing to the Tampa Bay Pool. to 212/354-468 LP's doer -Thank God it's Stevens. Close Encounters, /22149/9 S an alternative... make available video clips of their Friday (soundtrk); Soul is Jambo E Co.: Back in Time. El Free, Dave Williams: Law Condor Pasa; '78. artists in concert. He also suggests 401 7th a Generation Nr. NY 10001 I & Order, Love Commit- Dalida: Let's Get Stoned, Rox, ÉIq that as a tie -in to the videocassette 212/279 -9650 /- tee; LP's imp -A Whiter Hong Kong Beep Beep, Badazz (OR program. labels should have their Maetercharg. a I SINGLES 1929 -1978 A DIVISION OF omnicomp 5150 N. 16TH ST. SUITE 253, PHOENIX, AZ. 85016 representatives visit the pool to ad- B.nkAmeric.rd 602/264 -2475 Originals 6 Reissues -Over 10.000 tilles in stock vise members and personnel of their Send $1.25 for catalog, deductible against 1st order We Ship UPS Within 24 Moue of ReeNpt W Order (Continued on page 49) K lEC0U

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Club Beat Merge tel, most of his new clients Continued from page 4 things began to look up for dancing attracts By RADCLIFFE JOE schools. "People began to ask about through newspaper ads and word of within mouth. Saionz says his school did NEW YORK -The big band eration of big band music Dance Studios of New York. "And the hustle," Dior states. "And we to between 20 and not start to teach the hustle until sound is emerging with a disco lovers." you don't have to be taught to dance a year were up a week." 1976, but last year was his best year beat. Spearheading the push for The band is made up of 17 in- freestyle, you can fake it." Dale, and 25 new customers studios many ever, and this year looks even better. a return to big bands, modified to strumentalists and three vocal- others in the dance business, tried To promote their began taking troupes of School operators all say the great meet the music demands of the ists. Thorpe is its director, and creating new contact dances to save operators to discos for exhibi- bulk of their new students are be- disco industry, is Henry "Bo" also shares in the vocalizing. their schools, but, as Dior laments, dancers around tions. One of the pioneers of this tween the ages of 21 and 35 and al- Thorpe, a musician, journalist Arrangements for Generation "you can't buck a trend. practice was New York Hustle Inc., a most everyone wants to learn the and public relations executive II are done in association with "By the late '60s everything died, Flushing -based dance school run by hustle. Many students who come in from Rocky Mount, N.C. Sid Cooper, who, in the past, has most of our franchises folded, and two brothers, Jeff and Jack Shelly. to learn the hustle get interested in Thorpe heads a 21- member arranged for such musicians as by 1969 we were only getting about "We started to promote the hustle in other forms of dance such as Latin band called Generation II which Tommy Dorsey, Skitch Hender- three or four new customers a week clubs in 1973," says Jack Shelly, and ballroom. plans to mesh the excitement of son & Doc Severensen. at our New York studio," Dior re- "and when the dance began to catch today's disco music with the style Of course there are disadvan- members. The success of the film "Saturday and sophistication of yesterday's on people associated our school with Night Fever" has done a lot to help tages to operating a big band in In 1974, as the record industry was big bands. en- it." the already booming dance industry. today's social and economic beginning to discover the potency of with the hustle Already the strategy seems to For instance the Being associated Jeff Shelly of New York Hustle Inc. vironment. discos in promoting new records, has paid off for the Shellys. New be working, for in the few short group cannot play the conven- says, "Kids are coming in and asking months since its formation, Gen- York Hustle Inc. has been involved if we can teach them to do the steps tional rooms. lu- eration II has graduated from with a number of interesting and that Travolta did in the movie." They've got to be huge, like a playing college and high school Mobile Unit crative disco marketing projects in- Shelly feels that the movie has Studio 54. They must also gener- mail To auditoriums in and around from page 48 cluding three direct "Learn turned a whole new market onto ate volume to make it economic- Continued North Carolina to headlining at Hustle" albums for Columbia disco. "People who were not into ally feasible. It costs Thorpe an Have Fun activities will blanket such favored New York watering House and the new syndicated disco dancing before are getting into disco estimated $12,000 a week in sala- the Northeastern states, playing a holes as Regine's Supersalle TV show "Soap Factory." now thanks to the movie and the Bee ries, transportation and other op- wide range of music ranging from room and the Riverboat disco! Like New York Hustle Inc. Dale Gees," Jeff Shelly says. "People who erating expenses for Generation rock and disco, to pop, country, nightclub. also has a traveling troupe of danc- used to just go to movies or rock con- show tunes and oldies. In Generation II for . ers, which Dale calls the Hustle certs are now getting into dancing." creating The charity segment of the ven- disco applications, Thorpe threw To offset this, Thorpe is hop- Kings. When the Hustle Kings per- will focus on such institutions as Everyone in the dance industry instruments ing to book his group into giant ture form at a club Dale runs ads on local out the old acoustic Veterans Administration hospitals feels strongly that the good times are long associated with big band disco dance festivals in ball- radio stations promoting both the in North Carolina, senior citizen indeed here to stay. "The hustle is music and substituted today's rooms, auditoriums and arenas. club and the dance school. homes and homes for retarded chil- the first real new dance to come electronic sounds. Upcoming performances will in- Dior feels the Hustle Kings are dren. The shows for charity will be along since the cha cha in the '50s He worked on re- arrang- clude appearances at New York's good for all concerned. "The club also woven into Have Fun's regular and it will be around for a long ing many of the familiar swing Belmont racetrack, and on a gets advertising and a show and the schedule. time," declares Saionz. "The hustle with a disco beat, and Danny Thomas tv special. school gets new students and it era tunes The sound system for Have Fun has done for dance what the Beatles with tunes from II was under- doesn't cost anyone too much augmented those Generation Will Travel was developed by Rob- did for music." the disco and pop charts. "The written at a cost of $250,000, but money," states Dior. ert Daniel of Coliseum Sound, the result," states Thorpe, "has been Thorpe is confident the invest- Not all dance schools go to Raleigh, N.C. Its light show was put Danc- the creation of a whole new gen- ment is safe. clubs to solicit new students. together by Clayton Adams of Multi ing Oasis is located on the second Media Unlimited, also of Raleigh. A floor of a building on the corner of comprehensive audiovisual show 57th and Lexington, one of Manhat- was created by Jeff Bruton, Have tan's busiest. Passersby can see Disco Forum Pulling _Fun's resident photographer. people learning to hustle through meter The operation's opening dance the school's picture window, and party was expected to attract more that usually brings in all the new stu- Topflight Exhibitors than 2,000 paying guests at $3 per dents needed. "We usually get be- person and $5- per couple. tween 50 and 60 people coming up Has it All from page 3 U.S. industry enters its fifth year of Continued to the school a week and about half operation. fifth floor is also being made avail- of them actually end up taking les- Wardlow also discloses that the able for use as sound rooms. They Reservice Album sons," says Diego Karlo, who owns entertainment segment of the event mete /4r will be protected by round -the -clock Continued from page 48 Oasis. will feature the talents of Andy Dancing security guards, as will the rest of the John Saionz, owner of the Fred Gibb, Donna Summer, Gloria Gay- the cut's continuing popularity in exhibit area. Astaire Dance School franchise lo- nor, Tavares, Chic, Village People, discos around the country, particu- cated in Manhattan's Gotham Ho- the With more than a month to go be- Peter Brown, Loleatta Holloway and larly New York, a market where the fore the forum, more than 300 regis- the Salsoul Orchestra. "Trans Europe Express" LP has re- trants have already signed up for the Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees will ported sales of more than 100,000. will probe ev- Disco slew of seminars that host the first three nights of enter- The song is a rhythmic marriage ery aspect of the burgeoning disco tainment. Donna Summer will be of electronic effects and music some- industry. rock." the hostess for the final night's show. times dubbed "techno STAGE LIGHTING According to Bill Wardlow, the Also as part of the entertainment "It was a situation," says Meyer, Source forum's director, key disco industry schedule, registrants to the conven- "where the single would be popular authorities have been tapped to pro- tion will be treated to a screening of in discos in one market and then in SPECIAL EFFECTS vide answers to anticipated ques- the Motown Productions /Casa- spread to discos other markets." meter tions on various problem areas still blanca Filmworks disco movie, Recent disco popularity has led plaguing the industry. "Thank God It's Friday," featuring the single to be added at Miami's They will cover such topics as the Donna Summer and the Commo- WMJX and Y -100, adds Meyer, as it All inter -relationship between disco- dores. well as WSGA in Savannah, Ga., Has theques and secondary radio in The entertainment segment of the and other markets such as Cincin- breaking disco records; the impact forum will be held at a major Man- nati, Cleveland, Philadelphia and of movies on the growth of the in- hattan theatre disco, not at the con- Washington, D.C. meteor dustry and ways and means of sus- vention hotel as was previously "It's another example," he indi- taining the disco momentum as the. done. cates, "of how discos have proved their influence in getting a song air- Mirror Balls Color Wheels play on Top 40 stations." 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www.americanradiohistory.com 50 National Disco Billboard's,c Disco Action Copyright 1978. Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted. in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. photocopying. reco ding. or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Action ATLANTA DALLAS /HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS PITTSBURGH Top 40 This Week This Week This Week This Week 1 IF MY FRIENDS COULD ME NOW Copyright 1978, Billboard Publications, SEE /GYPSY LADY/ 1 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ 1 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - 1 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford -Curtom (LP /12- RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Inc. No part of this publication may be re- Clifford- Curtom (LP/12- T.G.I.F.- Various Artists -Casablanca (LP) SPOT- Saturday Night Band -Prelude (LP) inch) inch) produced, stored in a retrieval system, or 2 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER/TOUCH MY HEART -Madleen 2 ROUGH DIAMOND/fEVER/TOUCH MY HEART- Madleen transmitted, in any form or by any means, 2 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) 2 Kane- COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT Warner Bros. (LP /12-inch) Kane- Warner Brros. (LP/ 12. inch) electronic, mechanical, photocopying, re- SPOT- Saturday Night Band -Prelude (LP) 3 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO- 3 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST/I AM WHAT I AM- Village 3 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ cording, or otherwise, without the prior T.G.I.F.-VariousArtists -Casablanca (LP) 3 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) People -Casablanca (LP) RUNAWAY LOVE- Linda Clifford-Curtom (LP/12- written permission of the publisher. 4 COME 4 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ inch) ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT 4 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda -Curtom 4 SPOT- Saturday Night Band-Prelude (LP) T.G.I.F.- Various Artists -Casablanca (LP) Clifford (LP/I2- AFTER DARK/LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - inch) T.6.I.F.- VariousArtists- Casablanca (LP) 5 COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING-Baby Love - 5 YOU REALLY GOTME- Eclipse -Casablanca (LP) ac 5 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE- USAEuropean Connection -TK (LP /12-inch) allcuts- Lipstique- Tomn'lerry 5 FLIGHT TO VERSAILLES /GRAND TOUR -Grand Tour - 6 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER /TOUCH MY HEART -Madleen (Salsoul) (LP) Butterfly (LP/ 12-inch) a 3 TITLE(S), ARTIST, LABEL 6 LET YOURSELF GO- T-Connection -TK (12-inch remix) Kane -Warner Bros. (LP /12-inch) 6 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT 6 LET YOURSELF GO -T- Connection -TK (12-inch remix) 7 MACHO IMN /KEY WEST 1 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW/ /I AM WHAT I AM- Village 7 BOOGIE TO THE TOP /ONE WITH A STAR /S- E-X -I dris SPOT- Saturday Night Band - Prelude (LP) 7 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST/I AM WHAT I AM- Village People -Casablanca (LP) Muhammad- 7 GYPSY LADY /RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Kudu (CTI) (LP) 7 GOT TO HAVE LOVING /STANDING IN THE RAIN -Don People-Casablanca (LP) Clifford- Curtom (12- inch /LP) 8 RIO DE JANEIRO -Gary Criss -Salsoul (12-inch) 8 RIO DE JANEIRO Criss Ray -Polydor (LP) -Gary -Salsoul (LP) 8 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE HOW 8 AT THE COPA-Barry Manilow- Arista (12 -inch) BEAST and 2 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE 9 MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE 9 YOU AND I -Rick James- Motown (LP/I2-inch) -Love Kisses-Casablanca (LP) BEAST -Love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) 9 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) 9 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) IT TO THE ZOO- T.G.I.F.- Various 10 LETS GET TOGETHER /TURN ON LADY- Detroit Artists- Casablanca (LP) 10 FUGHTTO VERSAILLES/GRANDTOUR-Grand Tour- Emeralds-Westbound (LP) 10 LIT YOURSELF GO- T-Connection -TK (I2 -inch remix) 10 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love - Butterfly (LP /12-inch) II HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE USA -European Connection -TK (LP/12-inch) 3 3 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME 11 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love - BEAST -Love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) 11 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT-all cuts -Roberta Kelly ON MY HOT SPOT- Saturday Night 11 BIONIC BOOGIE-all cuts - Polydor (LP/I2-inch) USA -European Connection -T K (LP/12-inch) - 12 COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love Casablanca (LP) Band - Prelude (LP) 12 ROMEO & JUUET -Alec R. Costandinos & the 12 LET YOURSELF GO- T-Connection -TK (12-inch remix) - USA European Connection -TK (LP /12 -inch) 12 BOOGIE Syncophonic Orchestra -Casablanca (LP /12-inch) TO THE TOP/ONE WITH A STAR/S -E-X -Idris 4 4 13 FUGHT TO VERSAILLES/GRAND TOUR-Grand Tour- VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin 13 GET OFF/TENA'S SONG/YOU-Foxy-Dash UK) LP /12- Muhammad -Kudu (CTI) (LP) 13 DANCE WITH ME -Peter Brown -Drive (TK) (LP /12-inch) Butterfly (LP/ IL-inch) (TK) (LP) inch) 13 I LOVE N.Y.- Metropoks- Salsoul (12-inch) 14 LET'S ALL CHANT -all cuts-Michael Zager Band- Private 14 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM- Village 5 7 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER/TOUCH MY 14 YOU AND I -Rick James- Motown (LP/12-inch) 14 ROMEO S IUUET -Alec R. Costandinos A the Stock (LP/I2-inch) People -Casablanca (LP) HEART Kane 15 FUGI$TTO VERSAILLES/GRAND TOUR-Grand Tour- Syncophonic Orchestra -Casablanca (LP/12-inch) -Madleen -Warner 15 SUPERSUCK /LOVEMAKER-Wham -GRT (LP /12-inch) Bros. (LP /12 -inch) 15 AT THE COPA -Barry Manilow -Arista (12-inch) Butterfly (LP /12 -inch) 15 AT THE COPA-Barry Manilow-Arista (12-inch)

6 5 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU/ BEAUTY AND THE BEAST -Love And BALT./WASHINGTON DETROIT NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO Kisses -Casablanca (LP) This Week This Week This Week This Week 7 6 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S 1 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE /TAKE IT-TO /TGIF THE ZOO- 1 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TDTHE ZOO 1 IF MY FREINDS COULD SEE ME NOW - /GYPSY LADY/ 1 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER/TOUCH MY HEART -Madleen COMING- USA -European T.G.I.F.- Various Artists -Casablanca (LP) T.G.I.F.- Various Artists -Casablanca (LP) RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford- Gorton (LP /12- Kane- Warner Bros. (LP /12 -inch) Connection -TK (LP/12-inch) 2 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ 2 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ inch) 2 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT 8 8 RUNAWAY LOVE MACHO MAN /KEY WEST/I AM WHAT I -Linda Clifford -Curtom (LP /12- RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford 12. 2 AFTER DARK/LAST -Curtom (LP/ DANCE /TGIF /TAKEITTO THE ZOO- SPOT- Saturday Night Band -Prelude inch) (LP) AM- Village People- Casablanca (LP) inch) T.G.I.F: Various Artists-Casablanca (LP) 3 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE 3 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT /TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - 9 9 AT 3 GET OFF/TENA'S SONG /YOU- Foxy -Dash (TK) (LP 3 GOT TO HAVE LOVING /STANDING THE DISCOTHEQUE -al cuts - /12- IN THE RAIN -Don T.G.LF.- Various SPOT- Saturday Night Band -Prelude (LP) Artists- Casablanca (LP) inch) Ray -Polydor (LP) Lipstique -Tom'o Jerry 4 VOYAGE-all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) 4 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ (Salsoul) (LP) 4 GOT TO HAVE LOVING /STANDING IN THE RAIN -Don 4 COME ON DANCE, DANCE /TOUCH ME ON MY HOT RUNAWAY LOVE -Lnda Clifford -Curtom (LP/ 12. 5 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE -all cuts-Lipstique -Tom n'lerry Ray Polydor (LP) SPOT- - Saturday Night Band -Prelude (LP) inch) 10 12 FUGHI TO VERSAILLES/GRAND TOUR - (Saloul) (LP) 5 VOYAGE -all cuts - Marlin (TK) (LP) 5 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) Grand Tour -Butterfly (LP /12 -inch) 5 6 80061E TO THE TOP /ONE WITH A STAR /S- E- X -Idris BOOGIE TO THE TOP /ONE WITHASTAR/S- E-X -Idris 6 LETS GET TOGETHER/TURN ON LADY- Detroit 6 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER /TOUCH MY HEART- Madleen 11 Muhammad- Kudu (CTI) (LP) Muhammad -Kudu (CTI) (LP) 11 LET YOURSELF GO -T- Connection-TK Emeralds -Westbound (LP) Kane- Warner Bros. (LP /12.inch) (12 -inch remix) 7 GOT TO HAVE LOVING /STANDING IN THE RAIN -Don 6 GOT TO HAVE LOVING /STANDING IN THE RAIN -Don 7 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT 7 LET YOURSELF GO-T. Connection -Tif (12.inch remix) Ray -Polydor (LP) Ray -Polydon (LP) 12 13 GOT TO HAVE LOVING /STANDING IN SPOT- Saturday Night Band - Prelude (LP) 8 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU/BEAUTY AND THE 8 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER/TOUCH MY HEART- Madleen 7 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE- allcuts - Lipstique- Tomn'lerry THE RAIN -Don Ray - Polydor (LP) 8 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM-Village BEAST-Love Kane- Warner Bros. (LP/I2-inch) and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) (Salsoul) (LP) People -Casablanca (LP) 13 10 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT -all cuts -Roberta 9 LET YOURSELF GO -T-Connection-TK (12-inch remix) 9 COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love - 8 SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME/MISSION TO VENUS- Silver Kelly- Casablanca (LP) 9 BLACK WATER GOLD -The Sunshine Band -TK (45) USA- European Connection -TK (LP/12-inch) 10 COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love - Convention-Midsong (LP/ 12, inch) 14 15 USA-European Connection -TO (LP /12-inch) 10 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE 10 RIO DE JANEIRO -Gary Criss -Salsoul (12 -inch) BOOGIE TO THE TOP /ONE WITH A 9 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT-all cuts -Roberta Kelly - BEAST-Love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) STAR /S-E-X -Idris Muhammad - 11 FUGHT TO VERSAILLES /GRAND TOUR -Grand Tour - II WHISTLE BUMP -Eumir Deodato- Warner Bros. (l2 -inch) Casablanca (LP) 11 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love Kudu (CTI) (LP) Butterfly (LP/12-inch) - 12 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE -A Taste of Honey- Capitol (12- 10 YOU REALLY GOT Eclipse- USA- European Connection -TK (LP /12 -inch) ME- Casablanca (LP) 12 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM- Village inch) 15 14 RIO DE JANEIRO -Gary Criss -Salsoul II GET OFF /TENA'S SONG Foxy People -Casablanca (LP) 12 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY /KIDNAPPED- Gloria /YOU- -Dash (LP /12 -inch) 13 ROMEO & JULIET-Alec R. Costandinos 8 the (12-inch) 13 MO DE JANEIRO-Gary Criss-Salsoul (12-inch) Gaynor-Polydor (LP/I2-inch) 12 RIO DE JANEIRO -Gary Criss -Salsoul (12.inch) Syncophonic Orchestra -Casablanca (LP/12-inch) 16 16 AT THE COPA -Barry Manilow- Arista 14 SEVEN DEADLY 13 YOU AND I -Rick James- Motown (LP/12-inch) 13 YOU AND I -Rick SINS -all cuts- Laurin Rinder 8 W. 14 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT-all cuts - Roberta Kelly- James- Motown (LP /12-inch) (12 -Inch) Michael Lewis -AVI (LP) 14 SEVEN DEADLY SINS -all cuts- Laurin Rinder 8 W. Casablanca (LP) 14 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) 29 YOU AND I -Rick lames- Motown (LP/ 15 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT -all cuts -Roberta Kelly - Michael Lewis -AVI (LP) 15 W MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM- Village 15 CELI BEE ATHEBUZZY BUNCH-all cuts- TK(LP/12- Casablanca (LP) 12-inch) 15 LET YOURSELF GO-T-Connection-TK (12 -inch ramie) People -Casablanca (LP) inch) 18 17 SEVEN DEADLY SINS -all cuts- Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis -AVI (LP) BOSTON LOS ANGELES /SAN DIEGO PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE W 23 GET OFF/TENA'S SONG/YOU -Foxy- This Week Dash (TK) (LP/12-inch) This Week This Week This Week 1 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO 1 AFTER DARK - /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - 1 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ 1 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ 20 20 YOU REALLY GOT ME- Eclipse- T. G. I.F- Various Artists -Casablanca (LP) T.G.I.F.- Various Artists- Casablanca (LP) RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford-Cullom (LP/12- RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford- Curtom (LP/12- Casablanca (LP) 2 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ 2 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT inch) inch) 21 18 ROMEO JUUET-Alec R. Costandinos RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford -Curtom (LP/12- SPOT- Saturday Night Prelude i Band - (LP) 2 COME ON DANCE-DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT 2 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - inch) & the Syncophonic Orchestra - 3 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE- allcuts- Lipstique- Tomn'lerry SPOT- Saturday Night Band - Prelude (LP) T.G.I.F.- Various Artists -Casablanca (LP) Casablanca (LP /12 -inch) 3 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT (Salsoul) (LP) 3 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE 3 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT SPOT- Saturday Night Band Prelude (LP) - 4 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER /TOUCH MY HEART -Madleen BEAST -Love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) SPOT- Saturday Night Band -Prelude (LP) n 21 LETS ALL CHANT -all cuts -Michael 4 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM- Village Kane- Warner Bros. (LP /12-inch) Zager Band Private Stock 4 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - 4 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER /TOUCH MY HEART- Ma dleen - People -Casablanca (LP) (LP -inch) 5 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ T. G.I.F. -Various Mists- Casablanca (LP) Kane- Warner Bros. (LP /12 -inch) /12 5 ROUGH DIAMOND/FEVER/TOUCH MY HEART- Madleen RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford -Curtom (LP/12- 5 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE-all cuts -Lipstique -Tom n'Jerry 5 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE 23 28 SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME /MISSION Kane -Warner Bros. (LP /12-inch) inch) (Salsoul) (LP) BEAST -Love and Kisses- Casablanca (LP) TO VENUS -Silver Convention- 6 AT TIM COPA -Barry Manilow-Arista (12.inch) 6 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE 6 AT THE 6 RIO DE JANEIRO-Gary Criss -Salsoul (12.inch) DISCOTHEQUE- allcuts- Lipstique- Tomn'Jerry Midsong (LP/12-inch) 7 BOOGIE TO THE TOP /ONE WITH A STAR'S- E-X -Idris BEAST-love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) (Salsoul) (LP) 7 FUGHI TO VERSAILLES /GRAND TOUR Muhammad- Kudu (CTI) (LP) -Grand Tour- 24 25 SU P ERSLIC K / LOVEM AKER -Wham - 7 GOT TO HAVE LOVING/STANDING IN THE RAIN-Don 7 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT -all cuts -Roberta Kelly - Butterfly (LP/12-inch) GRT (LP/12-inch) 8 FLIGHT TO VERSAILLES/Grand Tour-Grand Tour- Ray - Polydon (LP) Casablanca (LP) Butterfly (LP/12-inch) 8 ATTHECOPA -Barry Manilow- Arista (12-inch) 8 VOYAGE -all cuts - Marlin (TK) (LP) 8 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) 25 19 LETS GET TOGETHER /TURN ON LADY- 9 VOYAGE -all cuts Marlin (TK) (LP) 9 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT-all cuts- Roberta Kelly- - 9 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT -all cuts -Roberta Kelly - 9 COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love Detroit Emeralds -Westbound (LP) Casablanca (LP) - 10 MO DE JANEIRO -Gary Criss- Salsoul (12- inch) Casablanca (LP) USA-European Connection -TK (LP /12-inch) 26 22 I LOVE N.Y. -Metropolis -Salsoul 10 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) 11 BOOGIE 0068E OOGIE-A Taste of Honey - Capitol (l2- 10 BOOGIE TO THE TOP /ONE WITH A STAR /S- E- X -Idris 10 FLIGHT TO VERSAILLES /GRAND TOUR -Grand Tour - (12-inch) inch) Muhammad -Kudu (CTI) (LP) 11 CHILD OF THE WIND -Caesar Frazier -Westbound (LP) Butterfly (LP /12 -inch) BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE-A Taste of 12 SEVEN DEADLY SINS cuts 11 YOU AND I -Rick James- Motown (LP -inch) 12 CONQUERALL -all -Laurin Rinder A W. /I2 -Kennie Delt and Prana- Mercury (12- 11 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM- Village Honey -Capitol (12-inch) Michael Lewis-AV! (LP) 12 RIO DE JANEIRO -Gary Criss- Salsoul (12.inch) inch) People -Casablanca (LP) 13 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU 28 27 CELI BEE THE /BEAUTY AND THE 13 COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love- 13 SEVEN DEADLY SINS -all cuts- Laurin Rinder & W. 12 I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN- Eruption -Ariola (12-inch) i BURY BUNCH -all BEAST -Love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) USAEuropean Michael Lewis (LP) cuts Connection -TN (LP /12 -inch) -AVI 13 ROMEO S JULIET -Alec R. Costandinos 8 the -TK (LP/12.inch) 14 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love - 14 LET'S ALL CHANT -all cuts -Michael Zager Band- Private 14 COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING-Baby Love - Syncophonic Orchestra -Casablanca (LP/12-inch) 29 26 DANCE WITH ME -Peter Brown -Drive USA-European Connection -TO (LP /12-inch) Stock- /12-inch) (LP USA-European Connection -TK (LP /12 -inch) 14 LET YOURSELF GO- T-Connection -TK (I2-inch remix) (TK) (LP/12-inch) 15 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE -all cuts- Lipstique -Tom n'Jerry 15 ELGIN TO VERSAILLES /GRAND TOUR 15 WHAT SHALL WE DO -Grand Tour - WHEN THE DISCO'S OVERT- Richard 15 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY /KIDNAPPED- Gloria (Salsoul) (LP) WHISTLE BUMP -Eumir Deodato- Butt erfly (LP/12-inch) Hewson Orchestra -AVI (12-inch) Gaynor - Polydor (LP /12 -inch) Warner Bros. (12 -inch) 31 33 BLACK WATER GOLD -The Sunshine CHICAGO MIAMI PHOENIX MONTREAL Band -TK (45) This Week YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO This Week This Week This Week GET BY/ 1 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ 1 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE 1 KIDNAPPED -Gloria Polydor IT TO THE ZOO - FLIGHT TO VERSAILLES /GRAND TOUR- Grand Tour I THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY -Various Artists -Polydor (LP) Gafñor- RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford-Curtom (LP/12- T.G.I.F. -Va rious Mists-Casablanca (LP) Butterfly (LP /12.inch) (LP /I2 -inch) inch) 2 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ 2 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH ME ON MY HOT 2 VOYAGE- Voyage -RCA (LP) 33 31 WHAT SHALL WE DO WHEN THE 2 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE /TGIF /TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - RUNAWAY LOW: -Linda Curtom (LP Clifford- /12- SPOT- Saturday Night Band -Prelude (LP) DISCO'S OVERT-Richard Hewson T.G.I.F. Various Artists-Casablanca (LP) inch) 3 SUPERSLICK /LOVEMAKER -Wham -GRT (LP /12-inch( 3 BRAZUCA- Simbora Orchestra -'WEA (12-inch) Orch. -AVI (12-inch) 3 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) 3 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE 4 SEVEN DEADLY SINS -all cuts -Laurin Rinder & W. 4 MACHO MAN -Village People -Polydor 34 24 I CANT STAND THE RAIN -Erupt ion 4 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE BUST-Love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) Michael Lewis-AVI (LP) (LP) - BEAST -tove and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) 4 ROUGH DIAMOND FEVER/TOUCH Ariola (12-inch) / MY HEART- Madleen 5 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE- allcuts- Lipstique- Tomn'lerry 5 LOVE IS IN THE AIR -Martin Stevens-CBS (12-inch) 5 GOT TO HAVE LOVING /STANDING IN THE RAIN -Don Kane -Warner Bros. (LP /12-inch) (Salsoul) (LP) 35 40 CHILD OF THE WIND- Caesar Frazier Ray -Polydor (LP) 5 VOYAGE -all cuts -Marlin (TK) (LP) Westbound (Atlantic) (LP) 6 AFTER DARK /LAST DANCE/TGIF/TAKE IT TO THE ZOO - 6 LOVE IN A SLEEPER -Silver Convention -CBS (LP) 6 AT THE COPA- Barry Manilow- Arista(12-inch) 6 GOT TO HAVE LOVING/STANDING IN THE RAIN -Don Ray T.G.I.F.- Various Artists- Casablanca (LP) 36 30 NUMBER ONE/ONE THOUSAND 7 COME ON DANCE, DANCE/TOUCH Polydor (LP) 7 ME ON MY HOT 7 ROUGH DIAMOND /FEVER/TOUCH MY HEART- Madleen DANCE WITH ME -Peter Brown -CBS (LP) LAUGHS- Eloise Laws -ABC SPOT- Saturday Night Band -Prelude 7 COME ON DANCE/TOUCH (LP) ME ON MY HOT SPOT - Kane-Warner Bros. (LP /12-inch) (12 -inch) 8 ROUGH Saturday Night Band-Prelude 8 AT THE COPACABANA -Barry Manilow- Arista (12-inch) DIAMOND /FEVER/TOUCH MY HEART -Madleen (LP) 8 HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU /BEAUTY AND THE 37 32 WEST SIDE STORY (Medley) /FIDDLER Kane -Warner Bros. (LP /12-inch) 8 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love - BEAST-Love and Kisses -Casablanca (LP) 9 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE- Lipstique (LP) ON THE ROOF 9 GETTIN' THE USA- European Connection -TK (LP/ 12 .inc h) -Polydor -Salsoul Orch. - SPIRIT -all cuts- Roberta Kelly - 9 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM- Village Salsoul (LP /12 -inch) Casablanca (LP) 9 MACHO MAN /KEY WEST /I AM WHAT I AM- Village People-Casablanca (LP) 10 ACTION 78- Erotic Ilium Band -Down (12 -inch) 10 FLIGHT TO VERSAILLES/GRAND TOUR-Grand Tour- People- Casablanca (LP) 10 BOOGIE TO THE TOP/ONE WITH A STAR/S-E-X-Idris 38 35 BIONIC BOOGIE (entire LP)- Bionic Butterfly (LP /12-inch) 10 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE -all cuts -Lipstique -Tom n Jerry Muhammad -Kudu (CTI) (LP) 11 BOOGIE TO THE TOP -Idris Muhammad -RCA (LP) Boogie - Polydor (LP /12 -inch) 11 LET YOURSELF GO-T-Connection (12-inch remix) (Salsoul) (LP) 11 IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW /GYPSY LADY/ CONQUER ALL- Kennie Delt and 12 AT THE DISCOTHEQUE 11 LET YOURSELF GO- T.Connection -TK (12-inch ramie) RUNAWAY LOVE -Linda Clifford- 12 LOCO-MOTIVE- Passport- MEA (12-inch) -all cuts-Lipstique -Tom n Terry Curtom (LP/I2- Prang- Mercury (12 -inch) (Salsoul) (LP) 12 SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME/MISSION TO VENUS- Silver inch) 13 MAN MACHINE- Kraftwerk -Capitol (LP) MAN MACHINE -all cuts- Kraftwerk- 13 I CANT STAND THE RAIN- Eruption- Ariola (12 -inch) Convention- Midsong (LP/12.inch) 12 CELT BEE & THE BUM BUNCH- all cuts -TR (LP/ 12- Capitol (LP) 14 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S COMING-Baby Love 13 AT THE COPA-Barry Manilow- Arista (12-inch) inch) - 14 COME INTO MY HEART- USA-European Connection -CBS USA- European Connection -Marlin (TK) (LP /12- 14 GETTIN' THE SPIRIT Kelly 13 YOU AND I -Rick James- Motown (LP /12-inch) -all cuts -Roberta - (LP) *STAR PERFORMERS: Stars are awarded on the National Disco inch) Casablanca (LP) 14 MAN MACHINE -all cuts -Kraftwerk- Capitol (LP) Action Top 40 chart based on the following upward move- 15 LET'S ALL CHANT -all cuts -Michael Zager Band 15 BOOGIE TO THE TOP/ONE WITH A STAR /SE-X ment. 1.5 Strong increase in audience response -Private -Idris 15 COME INTO MY HEART /LOVE'S COMING -Baby Love - 15 JOURNEY TO THE MOON -Biddy Orchestra-CBS (12- /615 Up- ward Stock- (LP /12 -inch) Muhammad -Kudu (CTI) (LP) USA-European Connection -TK (LP/12 -inch) inch) movement of 3 po drons/ 16-25 Upward movement of 4 positions/26-40 Upward movement of 6 positions. Compiled from Top Audience Response Compiled by telephone from Disco D J Top Audience Response Playlists representing key discotheques in the 16 major U.S. Disco Action Markets. Records in the 15 U.S. regional lists.

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ILBERMAN ASSURES COMPLETE AUTONOMY' PRESTON & WALKER THERE RCA Looks At Pop With Venice In May: Canals And Country Folk Mix Nashville Office Growth By GERRY WOOD VENICE -The international of many people around the Continued from page 3 uing to utilize independent produc- crease in autonomy is speedier ac- implications of country music world. I accept this award for the ers. tion, claims and Ronnie Milsap's first gold LP as Bradley. "When we get were reaffirmed repeatedly at CMA with appreciation. Thank something, proof of the "potential and viability Servicing the a &r function will be we'll be able to move IMIC '78 held in this grand city you, old friend." quick. We'll of the pop- oriented country artist." a strengthened sales and merchan- have some autonomy, laced with canals, and easily And during the session "Pi- also, in the pop However, the thrust will go be- dising force under Joe Galante, who decision -making, moved into music. racy -The Cancer Is Spreading," and more freedom to yond just the pop- oriented country has been appointed director of mar- make decisions The songs of the gondoliers Jules Yarnell, special counsel to for artists like Milsap, artist. A new pop- oriented a &r de- keting. An expanded country pro- Waylon and joined symphonic sounds seep- the RIAA, cited the CMA as Dolly." partment will provide representa- motion force, merchandising and ing from centuries -old churches "one of those working effectively Ilberman tion on the West Coast. Pop acts will artist development and key regional praised the foundation and modern disco numbers rock- for antipiracy laws." established by be signed, along with country acts pop promotional personnel will re- Chet Atkins, vice ing some new clubs. Also attending IMIC '78 was president, and with pop possibilities. port to Galante. Bradley. "The success The topics of country music Larry Baunach, former vice pres- of RCA's recent country The Los Angeles position should "We haven't had the necessary merchan- and its executives surfaced in ident of ABC Records in Nash- dising program makes it be filled within 60 days, indicates people to promote it with," notes apparent several of the sessions including ville, who is moving to Los An- that country music is a Jerry Bradley, vice president of Bradley. "Now, they're giving us the continuing "Industry Executives Of Tomor- geles in his new position as vice significant force," Nashville operations. "A pop artist people to promote this pop music added Ilberman. row- Growth Potential For president /special projects for the "We'll continue to strengthen our Women." Jim Halsey Agency. capability to find, develop and mar- Seymour Heller, the Los An- Baunach added some spice to ket country artists. We also believe geles talent impresario, rose from the "Movies And Music" panel, that this can be a productive instru- the floor to recite a list of names firing some questions and com- ment for pop as well as country art- of successful major women exec- ments from the floor regarding ists." utives in the music business. motion picture distribution and "These are wonderful and im- the growing interrelationship be- portant women who are doing tween the music and movie busi- SEMINAR SET great jobs -and deserve the posi- nesses. OCT. 13 tions they're in." Meanwhile, the spread of the -15 Heller's list of a dozen names Nashville music industry in- NASHVILLE -The Talent Buy- included two from Nashville: fluence throughout Europe be- ers Seminar, sponsored each year by Frances Preston, vice president comes quickly evident in spot - the Country Music Assn., is sched- of BMI, and Jo Walker, executive checking record stores in Paris, uled for Oct. 13 -15 at the Hyatt -Re- director of the CMA. Venice, Rome, Brussells, Zurich gency in Nashville. Walker attended IMIC, while and Lucerne. Highlighting the event, which BMI /Nashville was represented Though the hottest U.S. item brings participants from all over the by Roger Sovine, vice president. by far -in window and store dis- U.S., will be a country supershow Walker accepted a Billboard plays and availability -is the and three talent showcases. Trendsetter Award presented at "Saturday Night Fever" LP, Differing from last year's format, the closing banquet May 4. The product by such artists as Billy Jo, NASHVILLE & DENVER -Jerry Bradley, vice president of Nashville oper- the 1978 seminar will be condensed award was given to the CMA for Spears, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny ations for RCA Records, congratulates John Denver following his perform- to three will days and conclude with "expanding country music Cash, Billy Swan and Kris Kris - ance before a capacity crowd at Middle Tennessee State Univ. in Murfrees- a spectacular supershow at Opry- around the world as it celebrates tofferson is prominent in racks boro. land Hotel. Plans are also in the its OS 20th anniversary as a leading and window displays. works, but not confirmed, for a spe- music trade organization." Cr) The live talent invasion also can come to RCA in Nashville and with. We'll also use them to promote cial tour of the "Grand Ole Opry" "Earlier this year, Billboard continues. Paris featured posters over the weekend. 1.7 do it all locally," explains Bradley. Milsap, Parton, Jennings, Dave & honored CMA on our 20th anni- promoting a Kristofferson/ "Or, if he walks into the L.A. of- Registration begins Oct. 12. versary with a special issue," Swan >- Sugar, Charley Pride and other /Rita Coolidge tour, while < fice-and it doesn't have to have a acts." commented Walker in her brief, Zurich posters heralded the ar- M country base -if we like it and think Bradley emphasizes the action but eloquent acceptance speech. rival of Joe Tex, the successful we can market it with World Intl "Now Billboard these people should boost Nashville as a total Group honors CMA soul artist produced in Nashville we are hiring, again. we'll take it." music center. "It's important to note Expanding, Moving This has taken the support by Buddy Killen. The L.A. a &r staffer can also be that we're not going to broaden - NASHVILLE on the lookout for country music, -The World Inter- we're not deserting anything." national stated Bradley, noting -along with Group, Inc., a Nashville "If we can pull it off, it'll really be promotion Ilberman -that country music ap- and distribution firm, is a plus for Nashville." moving to a new pears to be gaining strength on the location. LIAISON Intensified promotion, sales Four Nashville Music West Coast. and Currently on Music Row, the firm merchandising efforts will take ef- will be moving its headquarters to The first facets of the new plan Firms Joining NMPA fect immediately, reports Bradley, 2125 Eighth Ave. S., notes Gene will take place immediately and oth- utilizing the artists on the current Kennedy, president, where the total DJs Lacking NASHVILLE -Four local music ers will be implemented by the first roster. "RCA realized it was sitting operation will be housed under one publishers companies have been of the year, according to RCA offi- on top of the music of tomorrow. roof. elected to membership by the cials. Na- We're going with the strength, and Gene Kennedy Enterprises, May Find It tional Music Publishers Assn. board Bradley, Roy Dea and Pat Carter investing more money in a success- which includes a publishing com- of directors at a meeting in New will continue to handle a &r duties ful part of the operation." plex operated by Linda Kennedy. is York. for RCA in Nashville, also contin- The main advantage of the in- also located at this address. In Job Bank Audigram Music, Cookhouse Music, By PAT NELSON Hat Band Music and Pi -Gem Music Publishing Co., NASHVILLE -The now raise the Federation of number of Nashville publishers in International Country Air Person- the organization to 22. Total mem- alities is providing a unique em- bership of NMPA is 170. Hi -Lo Mu- ployment information "D N'T YOU NEED service to sic Inc., a Memphis firm, was also its members in the form of job bank. elected to membership. ME ANY MORE" Deejay and radio station members Among the 12 directors attending can notify the job bank when they the meet chaired by NMPA presi- By are looking for positions or need va- dent Leonard Feist were vice presi- cancies filled and the organization dent Wesley Rose of Acuff-Rose then acts as a referral service for Publishing and Mary Reeves Davis MARY JOYCE those needs. of Tuckahoe Music. "We are neither a placement serv- Exclusively On: MEADOW LARK RECORDS ice nor a union," notes Georgia Twitty, executive director of the firm. Released: May 15, 1978 contact the station and take it from "For instance, if a deejay is wanting there." Written By: Ben Peters to move a to larger market, but Twitty estimates that five jobs per doesn't want his boss to know it, he month are filled through Job Bank can send us a tape and we will Distributed By: for- and adds that "no one else offers a ward it to a station with STARCREST CORP. STARCREST OF an opening service such as this." MINN. that fits his needs. Records of job 2516 S. Washington St. 2917 Hillsdale Ave. opportunities are "The tapes are sent coded with no kept as up -to -date as possible and Grand Forks, N.D. 58201 Minneapolis, Minn. 55418 name so that no one will know who's are available by contacting Twitty in STARCREST ENTERTAINMENT looking for a job. If the station is in- Nashville at (615) 320 -0115 from 9 4585 N. River Rd. terested, they will give us the partic- a.m. -5 p.m., Monday- Friday. Zanesville, Ohio 43701 ulars regarding the opening which FICAP also offers insurance to its we will then forward back to the members and provides a quarterly deejay. 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DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE 41 BABY I'M YOURS /GOD THE GAMBLER -Don Schlitz MY SUNSHINE- statler Brothers KNOWS -Debby Boone (D. Schlitz). Capitol 4516 (Writers Night, ASCAP) (D. Reid. Elf! Reid). MErcury 55022 ( Phonogram) (V. McCoy). Warner Bros 8554 (Blackwood. BMI) (Cowboy. BMI) PITTSBURGH STEALERS-The Kendal's 50 I NEVER WILL MARRY -Linda Ronstadt I'M ALWAYS ON A MOUNTAIN IL Kingston, 1 Rushing). Ovation 1109 (F. Hellerman), Asylum 45479 (Sanga. BMI) (Hall Clement, AMI) WHEN I FALL -Merle HAggard (C. Howard), MCA 40869 (ATV /Shade Tree. BMI( 37 40 I CAN'T GET UP BY THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND /I'D MYSELF Brenda Kay Perry GEORGIA ON MY MIND- Willie Nelson - REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU (R. Pennington), MRC 1013 (Dunbar. (H- Carmichael. S. Correll), Columbia 310704 AMI) TONIGHT -Jacky Ward Reba McEntire (Peer. BMI) I Thompson. R 53 WEEKEND FRIEND -Con Hunley (S Thompson. P McGee) Mercury 55026 ( Phonogram) (lidobi. SHE CAN PUT HER SHOES UNDER MY (T Seals, E. Setser). Warner Bros 8572 BM)- Dawnbreaker. BMP (Down 'N' Dixie /Irving, BED (ANYTIME) -Johnny Duncan BMI) WHISKEY TRIP -Gary Stewart (A. Schroeder, B. Miley). Columbia 3 -10694 (Dandy 78 THERE NO IW Carson D Tankersley) RCA 11224 (Screen Ddtys Unlimited. ASCAP /Super Songs Unlimited. BMI) AIN'T GOOD CHAIN Gems i EMI /Rose Bridge. BMI) GANG - Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings IF YOU CAN TOUCH HER (H. Bynum, D Kirby). Columbia 3 10742 (Tree, BMI, DON'T YOU THINK O G AT ALL - Willie Nelson IT'S (L. Clayton). RCA 11235 ( Resaca, BMI) 61 TONIGHT - Barbara Mandrell TIME -Tommy Jennings I (R. Vari HOy, D. Cook). ABC 12362 IB.L Morris. H. Shedd. M. Johnson). Monument 45248 RED WINE AND BLUE (Tree, BMI /Cross Keys. ASCAP) (Davie Queen HayvlarI ASCAP Dawnbreaker BMh ' ' MEMORIES -Joe Stampley E 41 16 11 (B. Sherrill, C TAylor, M Sherrill). EPic 8 50517 THIS IS THE LOVE -Sonny James PLEASE HELP ME I'M FALLING (In Love (Algee, BMI) (B. Springfield. L. Wood), Columbia 3 10703 (Bobby w With YOU) -Janie Fricke Goldsboro. ASCAP /House of Gold, BM)) (Robertson. Blair), Columbia 3 NIGHT TIME MAGIC -Larry Gatlin 10743 (Tutersang. ASCAP) _ 0 (L Gatlin), Monument 45249 (First Generation. BMI) 58 NEVER MY LOVE -Vern Gosdin (D. Addris, D Addnsi, Elektra 45483 GOTTA' QUIT AT WAYS 0 LOOKIN' YOU (Warner -Tamerlane. BMI) OF A WOMAN IN LOVE -Tom Bresh (D Cook) ABC i BABY -Dave & Sugar 12352 (Cross Keys. ASCAP) (1. Foster -B. Rice). RCA 11251 (lack and Bill. ASCAP) 43 14 10 UNCHAINED MELODY /SOFTLY, AS I i s WE DON'T LIVE HERE. WE JUST LOVE G LEAVE YOU -Elvis Presley NO, NO, NO (I'd Rather Be -6 HERE -Big Ben Atkins : (A. North. H. Zaret)/(A. deVita. H Shaper), RCA Free) -Res Allen Jr. 11212 (Frank. ASCAP) /(Miller, ASCAP) (M. Buckins) GRT 161 (Lower) BMI: (W. Holylield, B. McDilll. Warner Bros. 8541 (Hall - Clement /Maple Hill) Vogue. BMI) 44 27 11 THE POWER OF POSITIVE YOU LOVE THE THUNDER -Hank Williams Jr. E /Curb (1 Browne). Warner 8564 (Swallow Turn. ASCAP) i i PUTTIN' IN OVERTIME AT DRINKING - Mickey Gilley (B- Klang. D %nmmer), Playboy 85826 (Epic) HOME - Charlie Rich i I : (Singletree. AMt) WHEN THE FIRE GETS HOT - Zella Lehr (B Peters). UA 1193 (Ben Peters, BMI) IT Benjamin). RCA 11265 (Branch Creek. ASCAP) T 'ii TWO MORE BOTTLES 5 5 RISING ABOVE IT ALL -Lynn Anderson (1. Foster. B. Rice). Columbia 3 10121 (April. ASCAP) WHEN I NEED YOU -Lois Johnson OF WINE- Emmylou Harris 4 (C Sager A. Hammond). Polydor 14476 IUnichappell I (D. McClinton), Warner Bros. 8553 (ABC Dunhill. BMI) 1 W 5 4 THE LOSER -Kenny Dale Begonia Melodies) (D. McCall /L S 59 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU Morris), Capitol 4570 (Aud -Lee, AMI) s JUST ANOTHER RHINESTONE -Don Drumm ANYWAY- Cristy use 47 31 12 I'LL NEVER BE FREE- (R Hillbmn), Churchill 7710 (babe. ASCAP) (L Martine 1r), LS 156 (Ahab. BMI) Jim Ed Brown /Helen Cornelius e (B. Benlamin, G. Weiss), RCA 11220 (Chappell. COWBOYS DON'T GET LUCKY ALL THE ROSE COLORED GLASSES -john Conlee Abilene, ASCAP) i TIME -Gene Watson (l. Conlee. G Baber), ABC 12356 (House Of Gold Pommard, (D. Harms). Capitol 4556 (Doubleday. BMI) i BMI) 48 38 12 BORN TO BE WITH YOU -Sandy Posey (D. Robertson), Warner Brothers 8540 (Edwin H I'LL BE TRUE TO YOU- oakridge Boys THE Morris, ASCAP) OTHER SIDE OF THE (A. Rhody). ABC 12350 (Tree. AMI) MORNING- Barbara Fairchild 49 (P Till's. S O'Brian). Columbia IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE 37 15 HEARTS ON FIRE -Eddie Babbitt 3 (0607 i (E. Babbitt. E. (Sawgrass. BMI) Stevens. D. Tyler ). Elektra 45461 WHILE -Margo Smith (Bnarpatch /Deb Dave. BMI) (M. David /F. Spielman). Warner Bros 8555 LETS TRY TO REMEMBER -David Rogers (Warner Bros.. ASCAP) i 50 44 15 EVERYTIME TWO FOOLS (D %nmmer, D Rogers). Republic 20 ( Singletree. BMI Lariat ASCAP) I WISH I LOVED SOMEBODY COLLIDE -Kenny Rodgers 8 Dottie West

(1. Dyer. 1 Tweel). United Artists 1137 (United Artists. i ELSE -Tom T. Hall ASCAP /Window. WHEN I GET YOU ALONE Mundo Earwood (T.T. Hall). RCA 11253 (Hallnole. BMI) BMI) - (R Leigh). MPB 102 (United Artists. ASCAP) 51 I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER -Bill Anderson 57 IT JUST WON'T FEEL LIKE CHEATING (B. Anderson. B. Killen), MCA 40893 (Stallion, BMI) (With YOu) -Sammi Smith THE FARM -Mel McDaniel i (D Linde) Capitol 4569 (Combine- (1. Vest, D Chamberlain), Elektra 45476 BMI) GEORGIA IN A JUG /ME AND (Galleon. ASCAP) i THE IRS -Johnny Paycheck THE REAL THING -lean Shepard (B. Braddock, P. Thomas. R. Scaife, G. Scaite, D. WHEN CAN WE DO THIS (R. McDowell). Scorpion 157 (CRT) (Brim. SESAC) Scaife), Epic 8 -50539 (Tree. BMI) AGAIN -T.G. Shepard (C. Putnam. S Throrkmatmr) Warner Curb 8543 SWEET MARY -Danny Hargrove i SLOW AND EASY -Randy Barlow (Tree, BMI) IS Jabieck!) 50 States 61 (NSD) (F. Kelly. B. Muir). Republic 017 (Frebar and Taylor (Kamasutra, Big Hawk. BMI) 4 Made. BMI) a DON'T MAKE NO PROMISES (You Can't NOW YOU SEE 'EM, Keep) -Don King THE DAYS OF ME AND YOU -Red Sovine i (D. King, D IC Craig) Starday 188 (Gusto) (Pnwer Play Woodward), Con Brio 133 (Willey. BMI) NOW YOU DON'T -Roy Head ASCAP) a (S. Whipple). ABC 12346 (Tree. BMI) 54 THINK I'LL GO SOMEWHERE (And Cry RAVE ON -Jerry Naylor I'VE GOT TO GO- Billie Jo Spears Myself To Sleep) -Billy "Crash" Craddock (B Tilghman. S West. N Petty), MC 5010 (Motown) (L. Butler, R. Bowling), United Artists 1190 (B. Anderson), ABC 12357 (Johnny Bienstack. BMI) (McCartney BMI) i (Blackwood /ATV, BMI) YOU'LL BE BACK (Every Night In My THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER i I BELIEVE IN YOU -Mel Tillis 10=10 Dreams) Johnny Russell FOR Connie (B. Cannon. G. Dunlap). MCA 40900 - ME- Smith (W. Holyfield. 1. Russet!). Polydor (Sabel. ASCAP /Sawgrass. BMI) 14475 (D. Seals. 1 Coley. P. McGee). Monument 252 (Mapiehill)Vogue ; E'rlarix; /Sunflower Country, BMI) )Phonogram) ( Dawnbreaker: Cold Zinc. BMI) I LIKE LADIES IN LONG BLACK BROTHER -De Wayne Orender 92 i DRESSES-Bobby Borchers RAG MOP -The Drifting Cowboys (D. Orender). Nu Trayl 920 (WIG) (Arun Rose. BMI) (R. Bourke). PLayboy 85827 (Epic) (Chappell, ASCAP) (1. Wills. D Anderson). Epic 8 -50543 (Belinda. BMI)

57 12 COME ON IN -Jerry Lee Lewis :"The ; SHADY REST -Mel Street 91 I HEAR YOU COMING BACK -Brent Burns (B. Braddock), Mercury 55021 (Tree. BMI) (B. MoDill). Polydor 14468 (Hall Clement. BMI) (Y Smith) Pantheon Desert 79 NSD (EV ASCAP) 58 Long LET ME BE YOUR BABY Charly McClain 10 FOUR LITTLE LETTERS- Stella Parton : : - 94 THE WEEDS OUTLIVED THE (1 MacRae, B Morrison), Epic 8 -50525 (D Tyler. E Stevens). Elektra 45468 (Deb Dave (Music City. ASCAP) Bnarpatch. BMI) ROSES - Darrell McCall (E Conley). ('.alumbra 3 10723 (Blue Moon. ASCAP) Road" DIRTY WORK -sterling Whipple 59 13 MAYBE BABY -Susie Ananson i i (S Whipple), Warner Bros. 8552 (Tree. BMI) (N. Petty, C. Hardin). Warner Curb 8534 99 HELLO THIS IS JOANNIE (The Telephone (McCartney. BMI) i (CA - 2049) Answering Machine Song) -Paul Evans i IT'S A HEARTACHE - Bonnie Tyler (P Evans. F Tobias). Spring 183 (Polydor) (Port _i (Scott, Wolfe), RCA 11249 (Pi Gem. BMI) SPRING FEVER Loretta Lynn i - Tralamus. ASCAP) (L Dillon). MCA 40910 (Coal Miners. AMI) i i HERE COMES THE REASON I 95 MAN MADE OF GLASS -Ed Bruce I LIVE- Ronnie McDowell THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE JUKEBOX (D. Wilson). Epic 8 50544 (Tree. BMI) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (B. Peters). Scorpion 1159 (GRT) PLAY -Moe Bandy (B Peters & Slimbull. BMI) (l. Work). Columbia 3 10735 (Acuff Rose. BMI) i Exclusively On i 96 I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL FALL IN LOVE I'D LIKE TO SEE JESUS (On The YOU NEEDED ME -Anne Murray TODAY - Gilbert Ortega Midnight Special) -Tammy Wynette (R. Goodrum), Capitol 4574 (Howard) Ortega 1051 (Gilbert Ortega) : 9FRICE (R. Seay. D Smith). Epic 850538 (Blackwood /Magic (Chappell /Ironside, ASCAP) (Central Songs. BMI) Castle, BMI) 63 I'M ALREADY TAKEN -Steve Wariner THE REASON WHY I'M HERE -Mike Lunsford TOO MANY NIGHTS ALONE -Bobby Bare C=1, : RECRÛS : (S. Wariner, T Ryan, C. Atkins). RCA (C Twitty). Starday 187 (Gusto) (Twitty Bird. BMI) (S Silverstein, E Stevens). Columbia 310690 (Deb 11173 (Stibbs, BMI) Dave /Evil Eye, BMI) ¡ 907 Main Street 97 98 3 WHO'S GONNA TIE MY SHOES -Ray Pillow é 64 (The Truth Is) WE'RE LIVIN' (B. Emerson). Hilltop COUNTRY LOVIN' -Eddy Arnold 130 (NSD) (Golden Horn, ASCAP) i Nashville, Tenn. 37206 è (Bernstein. Adams). RCA 11257 (Silver Blue. ASCAP) A LIE -R.C. Bannon (R.C. Bannon. 1. Bettis). Columbia 310714 (Warner SLIPPIN' AWAY - Bellamy Brothers Tamerlane. BMI/Sweet Harmony, ASCAP) 98 100 2 WRONG ROAD AGAIN -Allen Reynolds (F. (A. Savlino /1. Valentin!), Warner Bros. 8558 Reynolds). Triple 1 496 (IRDA) (lack, BMI) (Colgems EMI. ASCAP) 65 I WANT A LITTLE COWBOY -Jerry Abbott i (Abbott. Jackson), Churchhrll 99 49 14 i 7712 (Valence. BMI( WE BELIEVE IN HAPPY For Promotional Copies: IT'S ALL WRONG, j i ENDINGS - Johnny Rodriguez BUT IT'S ALRIGHT/ RAGAMUFFIN MAN -Donna Fargo Don Howser (B. McDilI. Mercury 55020 IPhonogram) i (S Harris). i Warner Bros 8578 (Vector. BMI) TWO DOORS DOWN -Dolly Parton (Hall Clement. BMI) 6 Charlie Dick (D. Parton). RCA 11240 (Velvet. BMI) 67 74 2 I'VE BEEN TOO LONG LONELY (800) 251 - 1618 100 I SEE LOVE IN YOUR EYES i ONLY YOU- Freddie HArt -Larry Booth i BABY -Billy "Crash" Craddock (L Allen. D. Newman). Cream 7823 (Canyon (A. Rand, B. Ram). Capitol 4561 (TRO'Hollis. BMI) Country t1IIIIIIMI..I.1 (1. Adrian), Capitol 4575 (Pick A Hit, BMD Butter. BMI)

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Nashville Billboard Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY Scene Hot For Week Ending 5/27/78 By PAT NELSON

Producer Norro Wilson has been working on upcoming releases with Warner Bros.' artists Con Hunley and Buck Owens at Columbia Stu- dios. Also recording at the Nashville facility are Country LPs Donna Fargo with Stan Silver producing, and cCopyright 1978, Billy Sherrill in with CBS artists George Jones, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. sloped in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, Marty electronic, mechanical, Robbins, Joe Stampley and Johnny Dun- photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. can. NARAS engineer of the year Lou Bradley is handling the board on all of these sessions. * Star Performer -LPs registering proportionate upward progress this week. d r Buck Trent is set to present awards on the 3 ; ÿL d4-, Music City Popularity Awards show airing live ó Billboard photo by Rick Henson from Nashville, June 6, 8-10 p.m. Sponsored by a 3 TITLE -Artist, label 8 Number (Distributing Label) SYMPHONY HELP -Lone Star Records' group, the Cooder Browne Band, Music City News, the special will be serviced by 1 1 EVERYTIME TWO FOOLS COLLIDE -Kenny Rogers & Dottie West, aids the Austin the Hughes Television Network.... Don Wil- Symphony Orchestra at a benefit concert for the grand open- United Artists UALA864H ing of Symphony Square. Willie Nelson also donated his time to the event liams is wrapping up his ninth LP for ABC Rec- ords and expects to deliver finished 2 2 17 WAYLON WILLIE which drew approximately 25,000 supporters. product to & -Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson, RCA AFL 12686 the label for release during the first two weeks 3 3 18 TEN YEARS OF GOLD -Kenny Rogers, of July. Williams makes his second "Tonight united Artists uy -La 835 -H COMPOSER OF 'LUCILLE' Show" appearance the week of June 5 with Burt 10 3 STARDUST -Willie Nelson, Columbia IC 35305 Reynolds hosting. 7 HERE Elektra's Eddie Rabbitt will join Dolly Parton 31 YOU COME AGAIN -Dolly Parton, RCA APL12544 Roger Bowling for a series of concerts in August and Septem With Louisiana Label 6 6 6 SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR -Jimmy Buffett, ABC 1046 ber.... Paul Craft, Beverly Heckel and Johnny By SALLY HINKLE Russell will be included in 1 5 the entertainment 17 QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN -Emmylou Harris, Warner Bros NASHVILLE - Louisiana Hay - and garnered such awards as the lineup for the Jimmy Rogers Festival in Merid- MK 3141 ride Records is augmenting its ef- C'MA single the ian, Miss., Friday (25)-Saturday (27). of year for 1977. 8 4 26 TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT- Johnny Paycheck, Epic KE 35045 forts with the signing of songwriter song of the year in England and Roger Bowling to an extended 9 9 19 THE BEST OF THE STATLER Germany in 1977 and Academy of BROTHERS, Mercury SRM 1 1037 (Phonogram) recording contract over a five -year Country Music song of the year. 12 5 ENTERTAINERS ... ON AND OFF THE RECORD -The Statler Brothers, period. Other major credits include Mercury SRM15007 (Phonogram Entering into the record business "Blanket On The Ground" by Billie 11 9 8 HE WALKS BESIDE ME -Elvis Presley, RCA AFL I a couple of years ago. David Kent. Jo Spears, "Southern California" by 2772 owner of the Shreveport -based la- George Jones and Tammy Wynette 12 11 7 VARIATIONS -Eddie Rabbitt, Elektra 6E 127 bel, notes that the label had "moder- and "I'd Like To Sleep Till -I Get 13 ate success," but the combinations Over You" by Feddie Hart. 14 33 SIMPLE DREAMS -Linda Ronstadt, Asylum 6E104 for a successful label lacked just Bowling's first single for the label 14 15 39 LOVE IS JUST A GAME -Larry Gatlin, Monument MG 7616 )Phonogram) enough to keep it from working. is "Dance With Me Molly." 15 16 7 BILLY "CRASH" G "The ones we tried with before CRADDOCK, Capitol ST 11758 were people from our show." notes Q 16 18 6 OLD FASHIONED LOVE -The Kendalls, Ovation OV1733 p Kent. The are excellent perform- CRYSTAL CLEAR -United Artists 17 13 13 SOMEONE LOVES YOU HONEY -Charley c° ers, but they lacked the name and we COLORADOANS singer Crystal Gayle takes advan- Pride, RCA APL1 2478 J lacked the organization. So we tage of her visit to Indianapolis for 18 17 33 Y'ALL COME BACK SALOON -Oak Ridge Boys, ABC /Dot D02093 CO pulled in our horns a little bit until AWAIT FEST Agriculture Day by dropping in on 19 19 06 we 37 HEAVEN'S JUST A SIN AWAY -The Kendalls, Ovation ov 1719 were able to organize our d- NASHVILLE -The 16th annual the new WIRE mobile studio and an o) forts." on -air discussion Colorado Country Music Festival with Bill Robinson. 20 23 38 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG- Ronnie Milsap, RCA APLI 2439 As part of the plan, Louisiana and Trade Convention has been set 21 21 15 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY -Anne Murray, Capitol ST 11743 N Hayride purchased Nashville -based for June 19 -24 at the Continental Roni Stoneman, serving as the 1978 honorary Lab studios last - Denver chairperson for the Tennessee Assn. 22 26 54 OL' WAYLON year in Hotel -Waylon Rce 1 QSound prep in Denver. for Re Jennings, APL -2317 aration to infiltrate the country mu- Business seminars are to he held tarded Children, will host the "Toast And Jam" 23 24 73 GREATEST HITS -Linda Ronstadt, Asylum 7E sic scene. daily involving radio personnel, art- at George Jones' Possum Holler, Wednesday 1092 Money ists- hooking agents. (17). raised at the event, featuring enter- 24 20 45 WE MUST "If you are going to be in the promoters, BELIEVE IN MAGIC -Crystal Gayle, United Artists UA LA 771 G music business, record companies, clubs, distribu- tainment by the Wilburn Brothers, the Nashville country we felt that 25 Cats and Wilma Burgess, will benefit the associ- 22 8 THE BEST OF THE OAK RIDGE BOYS- columb)a CC 35302 we couldn't do it as an outsider from tors, songwriters, publishers. musi- ation. cians. organizations and trade publi- 26 31 22 WANTED: THE Shreveport. La. You've got to do it OUTLAWS -Waylon Jennings, RCA AFL 1 1312 Hank Williams Jr. is set to open shows for within the framework of the indus- cations, followed by live Charlie Rich in Marquette, Saginaw and Muske- 27 27 5 REDHEADED STRANGER-Willie CC try," comments Kent. wasn't entertainment nightly provided by Nelson, Columbia 33482 "It nec- gon, Mich., Friday (19)-Sunday (21), members the before essary to buy a studio. but it fit the of Colorado Country 28 32 33 COUNTRY BOY -Don Williams, ABC!Dot DO 2098 heading to Rapid City, S.D. May 29 for a concert Music Foundation. An awards ban- plan and provides us a hase from with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Bob Welch 29 29 4 I STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE quet and show will close the week- -Charlie Rich, United Artists UA -LA876 H which to work." and the Atlanta Rhythm Section.... Dick Cur- long gathering June 24. 30 Bowling. considered to he the la- less and fellow entertainers Ken McKenzie and 30 15 ENDLESS WIRE -Gordon Lightfoot, Warne, Bros BSK 3149 Registration bel's first major artist. brings with will he open daily at the late Hal Lone Pine were inducted into the 31 25 the event. 41 DAYTIME FRIENDS -Kenny Rogers, united Artists UALA 7546 him a long list of credits as a major Maine Country Music Hall of Fame during the For more information, contact the first annual ceremony sponsored by the Maine 32 28 songwriter. including "Lucille." 11 OUT OF MY HEAD AND BACK IN MY BED - Loretta Lynn, MCA 2330 which soared to the top of the coun- Country Music Foundation ofColo- Country Music Assn. 5 rado, 33 33 BURNING THE BALLROOM DOWN- Amazing Rhythm Aces, ABC 1063 try/pop and international charts P.O. Box 19435. Denver 80219. Opryland Productions taped five 90- minute segments of "The Mike Douglas Show," pro- 34 35 8 EASTER ISLAND -Kris Kristofferson, Monument 12 35310 (Columbia) duced by Group W Productions. Bobby Golds- 35 boro co hosted with Douglas which included 36 8 SOFT LIGHTS AND HARD COUNTRY MUSIC -Moe Bandy, Columbia KC 35288 appearances by Charlie Rich, Eddie Rabbitt, 36 37 31 ELVIS IN CONCERT RcA 47127587 '= ------Elvis Presley, Johnny Paycheck, Jeannie C. Riley, Tom T. Hall, Bill Anderson, Tammy Wynette, June Carter 37 39 3 I'LL NEVER BE FREE -Jim Ed Brown Got Promotional & Helen Cornelius, RCA APL12781 Problems? Cash, Ray Stevens and the Oak Ridge Boys. 38 38 2 NEVER MY LOVE -Vern Gosdin, neklra 6E124 Need Help? J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, fea-

tured for five years as warmup and backup 39 45 3 I WOULD LIKE Top quality promotional services available for TO SEE YOU AGAIN -Johnny Cash, Columbia KC 35313 group with Elvis Presley, have just released their eyt 40 40 2 SHAME ON ME -Donna Fargo, new Presley memorial album on QCA Records' Warner Bros B3099

Blue Mark label. ... Margo Smith will be the 41 41 A 5 LOVER'S QUESTION -Jacky Ward, Mercury 55018 ( Phonogram) RECORD LABELS first country music entertainer to perform at the 42 43 I WANT 17th annual recognition ceremony for the Chi- 25 TO LIVE -John Denver, RCA AFL12521 cago Police Department, Tuesday (23), at the 43 42 58 KENNY ROGERS, United Artists uA- LA689 -G ARTISTS WRITERS Airie Crown Theatre. Past performers for the cer- emony, which honors outstanding police officers 44 48 7 GREATEST HITS -Tanya Tucker, MCA Mco 3032 in the past year, have included Frank Sinatra, 45 47 16 ELEVEN WINNERS -Merle Haggard, Capitol ST 11745 For more information, call or write Bob Hope, Danny Thomas, Della Reese and

Buddy Rich. 46 50 2 LABOR OF LOVE -Roy Clark, ABC 1053 The state of Tennessee recently presented 47 49 3 LIVE AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM -Mel TIllis, MOM 2 5404 RED ROSE PROMOTIONS Warner Bros. artist Con Hunley with a resolution honoring his hit for label, the "Cry, Cry Darling," 48 CM, FAMILY ALBUM -David Allan Coe, Columbia CC 35306 and his contribution to the advancement of P.O. Box 12187 49 COUNTRY SOUL -Mel Street, Polydor 16144 country music.... Donna Fargo will be in Provo. 1:61* I Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27107 Utah, the first two weeks of June to tape her 50 BARE -Bobby Bare, Columbia KC 35314 (919) 769 -9431 new syndicated television program, "The Donna Fargo Show," for airing in the 1978-79 tv sea- son. The show is being produced and directed

(We're New! But We're Good!) by Jack Regas, whose credits include John Tray - olta's "Disco Fever" and "The Brady Bunch Vari- ety Hour."

www.americanradiohistory.com Janie Fricke. Now you know.

Not so long ago people were hearing this lady on vinyl and asking who is that? Well, they don't have to ask anymore. Now they know. The lady is Janie Fricke, whose debut single "What're You Doing Tonight ?" earned her a 3 -10505 1978 Grammy Award nomination -in company with the very greatest ladies the country music world can boast. Now that lady is delivering a double knockout: her newest single "Please Help Me, I'm Falling (In Love With You);' plus her new album "Singer of Songs:' KC 35315 The word is out already: "Please Help Me, I'm Falling;' 3 107..3 sung like it's never been sung before, is destined to become a giant. And "Singer of Songs" is a masterpiece. The single: "Please Help Me, I'm Falling:' The album: "Singer of Songs:' The artist: Janie Fricke. Now you know. On Columbia Records and Tapes.

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By JEAN WILLIAMS *STAR Performer -singles registering great- LOS ANGELES -In an effort to 3 -E2 est proportionate upward progress this week L Y A d dy U r lure ill -paid 3co TITLE, ARTIST dó.a young DJs and put the á TITLE, ARTIST TITLE, ARTIST (Writer). 3co Label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher. Licensee) 2 (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher. price of registration within their Licensee) (Writer), Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher. Licensee) reach. Jack Gibson, chief of Jack 2 8 USE TA BE MY GIRL -The ()lays 34 32 10 The Rapper weekly CONFUNKSHUNIZEYA -Con Funk Shun 79 ONE NIGHT TO LIVE -Lou Rawls newsletter. has (K Gamble. HI Huff), Philadelphia International (M. Cooper)- Mercury IF 547 (VAL Joe. BMI', 1K Gamble. L. luffr Philadelphia International 836d2 (CBS) (Mighty Tree. 8M1) dropped the registration fee for his 3643 (Mighty Three. BMI) 35 33 15 ALL THE WAY LOVER- Millie Jackson second annual "Family Affair" con- 2 1 9 TAKE ME TO THE (B. Latimore). Spring 179 (Polydor) (Sherlyn- BM)) CLOSE THE DOOR -Teddy Pendergrass ference from 5125 to $75. NEXT PHASE -Isles Brothers *En* IK Gamble. L HuNI. Philadelphia International (E- Isley. M. Isley. R. Isley. 0 Islet' R. Isley, C. 36 36 9 KEEP ON DANCING -Johnnie Taylor The conference. convening 3648 (CBS) (Mighty Three. BMI) June Jasper). Columbia 88272 (Bovina. ASCAP) II Shamwell & C. McCollough), Columbia 310709 14 -18 at Atlanta's Colony Square (Groovesville. BMI) 3 4 8 THE GROOVELINE- Heatwave 81 2 LOVE TO SEE YOU SMILE -Bobby Bland Hotel. a 37 35 9 * iD will also offer platform for (R. Temperton), Epic 850524 LET'S GET FUNKTIFIED - Boiling Point Ervin. II Pierce). ABC 12360 iO4rn HMI more than 25 new acts to be show- (Almo /Tincabell. ASCAP) IC. Howard. W Harrell, A. Danrelsl. Bullet 05 (Bang) (Web IV /Brown Sugars Funktihed, BMI) 72 74 4 CHUMP CHANGE -Albert King cased 10 4 3 STAY nightly p.m. -2 a.m. 10 - Rufus/Chaka Khan IB Murphy. E Morgeson). Tomato 10002 38 41 6 EYESIGHT -James Brown )R- Calhoun /Chaka Khan), ABC 12349 (American (Groovesville. BMI) With London Records' Hodges. (I. D. Broadcasting, ASCAP /High Seas, BMI) Brown, Brown), Polydor 14465 (Dynatone, James & Smith and Warner's Belinda /Unichappeil. BMI) Staple 1 83 2 YOUR LOVE IS A MIRACLE - 5 5 13 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE- Singers. 49 4 FEEL THE FIRE -Peabo Bryson Average White Band other well known acts will Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (White. (P. Bryson). Capitol 4573 (Warner Tamerlane. BMn Gomel. Atlantic 3481 (Average ASCAPs be onhand to headline the new "Art- IN Krpner. J- Vallins) Columbia 310693 (Homewood House. BMI) 53 5 I ist Showcases." AM YOUR WOMAN, SHE IS YOUR TA( 84 2 YOU AND I -Rich James (R lames). This year's workshops 6 6 12 ON BROADWAY - George Benson WIFE - Barbara Mason Gordy 7156 (Motown) will again (W. McDougal (Stone Diamond. BMI) IB Mann, C. Weil. 1 Leiher), Warner Bros. 8542 Ill), Prelude 71103 be giant three -hour afternoon rap (Screen Gem -EMI, BMI) (Veedone /Tramar. BMI) CAN'T GIVE UP A GOOD sessions tagged "What's On Your 57 2 STUFF LIKE THAT Quincy *122:* 7 7 16 DANCE WITH ME -Peter Brown - Jones THING -Soul Children (Q. Jones. N Ashford, V. Simpson, E Cale. S. Mind" with Dr. Hollis Price of the (P- Brown. R. Runs), Drive 6269 (1. K.) n Shamwell1. Star 3206 (Fantasy) (Sherlyn7Decibel, BMI) Gadd, R. Tee. R MacDonald). R&M 2043 (Yellow ( Groovesvlle. BMI) Univ. of Miami and The Hawk. a Brick /Wok -0 Val. ASCAP) 8 9 11 DANCE ACROSS THE Jack The Rapper staffer as moder- 76 76 5 MY FAVORITE 52 5 SHAME - Evelyn Champagne King FANTASY -Van McCoy FLOOR -Jimmy "Bo" Horn (V McCoy). MCA 40885 ators. (J. H. Fitch, R. Cross), RCA 11122 Nan McCoy Warner (H.W. Casey, R. Finch), Sunshine Sound 1003 (Th) Tamerlane. (Dunbar /Mills & Mills. BMI) BMI) Another new development this (Sherlyn/Harnck. BMI) 43 42 7 TRY AND UNDERSTAND- Jalsun I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU Floaters year iII be "Old timers Day" set for 11 8 DUKEY STICK- George Duke - (W.M. Stevenson) Jett Sett 101 (Mikim. BMI) (1. Mitchell Ir M. Willis, A Ingram) ABC 12364 (G Duke). Epic 85053] (Mycenae. ASCAP) June 15 when labels will pick up the (ABC Dur,r a Woodsongs. BMI) tab 44 37 9 YOU ARE, YOU ARE - Curtis Mayfield and honor some of the pioneers 10 10 13 RIDING HIGH- Faze.O IC. Mayfield). Curtom 0135 (Mayfield, BMI) I LIKE GIRLS Fatback T. - Band (h. Harrison, Crum. R. Aikens, R. Parker R. Neal, of black radio. ,pang 181 (Polydor) IChta, BMI) Ir.I. SHE 8700 (Atlantic) (Playone, BMI) 55 5 WEEKEND LOVER- Odyssey At the sane time, these "fathers" IS Linter. D. Randell). RCA 11245 (Featherbed/ 15 11 DAYLIGHT DARKNESS GOLDEN TIME OF DAY /TRAVELIN' of black radio will speak to the gath- W & - Smokey Robinson DesideratacUnichappell. BMI) (S- Robinson R.E. Jones). Tamla 54293 (Motown) MAN-Mare Featuring Frankie Beverly (Bertam. ASCAP) 46 38 9 I FEEL GOOD Green O cring on the advent of black radio -AI T 1 4580 i Fecle. BMI) (A. Green /F- Jordan /R. Fairfax Jr.). Hi 78511 offering their expertise to new- 12 16 9 EVERYBODY DANCE -Chic (Al Green/Jec. BMI) áwhile DON'T STOP REACHING FOR THE 00 corners. (Edwards & Rogers), Atlantic 3469 (Cotillion/ m Kreimers/Chic. BMI) 47 31 15 OCEAN OF THOUGHT AND TOP -Jean Terrell 11. Davis. 1. Osborne). AGM 2039 (Irving/ Labels involved in the salute arc DREAMS- Dramatics 13 14 10 OH WHAT A NIGHT McDorsboy, BMI /Almo /McRouscod. ASCAP( (E Robinson, D. Davis), ABC 12331 - 1 Casablanca, Pol dor. Mercury. FOR DANCING -Barry White )Groovesville. BMI; Conquistador. ASCAP) CO BY WAY Warner Bros. and RCA. according (B. White. V. Wilson) 20th Century OF LOVE'S 48 43 13 I CAN'T 06 to Gibson. 2365 (Sa- Vette, BMI) STAND THE RAIN- Eruption EXPRESS - Ashford & Simpson (B. Bryant. A Peebles, B. Miller), ARiola 7686 ti -ybrord & V Simpson). Warner Bros 8571 a) Among those being honored are 14 12 14 GET ON UP- Tyrone Davis (Burlingtom. BMI) b - U Val. ASCAP) (L. Graham), Columbia 310684 Dave and Mayme - Bondu, report (Content /Tyronza. BMI) 49 34 22 REACHING FOR THE r` I GOT WHAT YOU NEED -Bunny Sigler cv edly the first black husband /wife SKY -Peabo Bryson (B. Sigler - t Sigler). Salsoul 74010 (lucky Three 15 8 16 THE CLOSER I GET TO >' team in radio at WERD in Atlanta (f'- Bryson). )P8 ASCAP). Capitol 4522 Henery Suemay. BMI) YOU - Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway 50 50 5 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Dorothy Moore it in 1948. The duo worked under the 11. Mtume. R. Lucas). Atlantic 3463 - HOME -MADE JAM Bobbi Humphrey IF Knight), Malaco 1048 (TN) (Two Knight, BMU - tag Mr. and Mrs. Swing. And Jack (Scarab, Ensign. BMI) (W Eaton). Epic 850529 (Antistia. ASCAP) 51 51 9 TOMORROW I 16 13 18 FLASH LIGHT Parliament MAY NOT FEEL Holmes of WRAP in Norfolk. who - 84 82 3 LOVE IS SO EASY- Stargard (G. Clinton, B. Worrell, W. Collins), Casablanca 909 THE SAME -Gene Chandler IR Runr MCA 40890 (Doctor Rock. BMh has been at the station more than 30 (Rick's /Malbiz, BMI) (L Thompson), Chi -Sound 1168 (United Artists) years. Holmes is one of the founders (Carleen /Detrantz Mosque. ASCAP) 17 20 10 MS. -David Oliver 85 85 5 COME ON BACK TO ME of NATRA. Fred Hanna, formerly (D. Oliver. R. Robinson), Mercury 543 (Ele'corn/ 62 4 JUST WANNA' MAKE A DREAM COME LOVER- Margie Joseph of WAME in Miami. also is being Relaxed. BMI) TRUE -Mass Production It Bristol). Atlantic 3445 (Bushka. ASCAP) (R. Williams) Cotillion 44233 (Atlantic) (Two honored. Hanna and the Bondus arc 24 8 GIRL CALLIN' - Chocolate Milk Pepper, ASCAP) 86 86 5 BALTIMORE -Ron Preyer (A. Toussaint). RCA 11222 (Marsainl. BMI) now retired. IR Newman). Shock 10 (Janus) (Nighhee. BMI) 67 2 HOLLYWOOD SQUARES - 19 19 9 SUPERNATURAL FEELING- Blackbyrds Bootsy's Rubber Band According to Gibson. labels spon- 87 90 3 STAR LOVE -Three Ounces Of Love (Saunders. Toney). Fantasy 819 (Blackbyrd. BMI) (W. Collins. G Clinton. F Waddy). Warner Bros. (G. Wright. R. Vann). Motown 1439 (lobete. ASCAP. soring cocktail parties and dinners 8575 (Rubber Band. BMI) Stone Diamond. BMI) will provide live entertainment at 26 5 ALMIGHTY FIRE - Aretha Franklin (C. Mayfield). Atlantic 3468 (Mayfield. BMI) 64 3 SHADOW DANCING -Andy Gibb 5 these functions. (B.R.MA Csbb). RSO 893 (Shgwood. ASCAP) 88 87 SKOKIAN -Herb Alpert & Hugh Masakela Listed), Horizon 115 (A "In addition to our rap 21 18 17 BOOTZILLA- Bootsy's Rubber Band (Not &M) (Irving .'Munsale = session (W. Collins, C. Clinton). Warner Bros. 8512 55 44 12 MISS BROADWAY-Belle Epoque We've Got Rhythm, BMI /Almc, ASCAP) workshops, this year we plan to (Rubber Band. BMI) (E Lepton, A. Wayman), Big Tree 7600E (Atlantic) (Prim Linea. ASCAP) 89 95 4 SAY YEAH -Sam Dees place as much emphasis as possible 30 5 AIN'T NO SMOKE WITHOUT IS. Dees). Polydor 14455 IDyno Dees, BMI) 66 2 IS THIS A LOVE THING- Raydio on artists and we're attempting to FIRE -Eddie Kendricks (R. Parker Jr.). Arista 0328 (Raydiola. ASCAP( 90 create an atmosphere where (D- Bugatti, F. Masker), Arista 0325 94 3 THE PATH -Ralph MacDonald these (Blackwood, BMI) IR MacDonald. W. Salter. W Eaton). Marlin 3319 57 61 6 SUMMER SONG- Grover Washington )r. acts will not only perform (1K) (Amtissa. ASCAP) but will he (1 Blake). Ruda 942 (Motown) Not Listed) 29 8 ATTITUDES -The BarKays highlighted." sass Gibson. 11. Alexander. J. Dodson, A. lames. W. Stewart. M. 58 65 4 MEAN MACHINE -The Miracles 91 93 2 ONE LIFE TO LIVE - Denise LaSalle Board. C. Allen. H. HEinderson, L Smith. F. "Anybody can have luncheons. (GriffinMoore- Griffin), Columbia 310706 (Grrmora, ID- LaSalle), ABC 12353 (Warner Tamerlane Thompson), Mercury 550 Phonogram) ( (BaKay/ Apri). ASCAP) Ordena, BMI) cocktail parties and dinners but our Warner Tamerlane, BMI) idea is to heighten these events and 69 3 YOU GOT IT -Diana Ross 92 92 2 MIND PLEASER -Cuba Gooding 24 21 10 IT'S SERIOUS -Cameo (J. Ragovoy * & L. Laurie) Motown 1442 (D. Lambert. B Potter) Motown 1445 make them (G. Johnson. L Blackmon). Chocolate City 013 more meaningful, so for (Society /Brooklyn. ASCAP) (ABC Dunhill- BMI) each function we're creating (Casablanca) (Better Days. BMI) LAST DANCE -Donna Summer 93 89 6 BABY I 25 22 13 SLICK SUPERCHICK -Kool & The Gang *1=1* JUST WANNA LOVE themes." (P. labara). Casablanca 926 (Primus /Olga. BMI) (C. Brown, Root & The Gang). Dehte 901 YOU Jonelle He cites as an example - Allen RSO Rec- ( Phonogram) (Delightful /Gang. BMI) 71 5 TILL YOU TAKE MY LOVE- Harvey Mason IC. Gada, I. Hoffman). Alexander Street 007 * (H Mason, D. Foster). Arista 0323 (Alexander Sheet. ASCAP) ords' opening night cocktail party 39 4 ANNIE MAE- Natalie Cole (Masong. ASCAP) where the theme (N- Cole). Capitol 4572 will be "Wednes- (Cole -Arama, BMI) 94 96 3 SHAKER SONG -spryo Gyra 72 2 IN THE MOOD -Leroy Hutson day Night (1. Beckenstein), Amherst 730 Fever." 27 27 9 WAITING ON LOVE - Johnny Bristol * (J. Mendall). Curtom 0139 (Bring It Back Home/ (Harlem /Crosseyed Bear. BMI) Other labels participating are (1- Bristol). Atlantic 3421 (Bushka ASCAP) Silent Giant /Aopa, ASCAP) 95 97 3 MONKEY SEE MONKEY Stax /Fantasy, ABC. Arista. Mo- 28 17 15 LET'S ALL CHANT -The Michael Zager Band 73 3 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE-A Taste Of Honey (A Fields, M. Zager), Private Stock * (1. Johnson. P. Nibble). Capitol 4565 DO -Le Pamplemousse town, Casablanca, Columbia and 45184 (Sumac. BMI) (Conducive /On Time, BMI) (G. Narso). AVI 197 (Equinox, BMI) RCA. Columbia is set to host the 64 59 9 I'M awards 29 23 13 NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees REALLY GONNA' 96 99 2 AFTER ALL THE GOOD IS dinner /show where The (B. Grbb. R. Gibb. M. Gibb). RSO 889 MISS YOU -Billy Preston GONE- Johnny Adams (Shgwood, BMI) (B. Preston). A Rapper's Original 13 Awards will be &M 2012 (Irvmg /Wep. BMI) (C. Twitty), Arsola 7701 (Conway Twdly. BMI)

presented. 40 6 LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - Whispers 75 3 GET TO ME- Luther Ingram 97 YOU- McCrarys (M- Ragin, R. Burke. A. Vosey, 1. Brown). Solar (1. Baylor). Kohe CC* 731 (Klondike. BMI) 13 L.A. The awards are named for men 11246 (RCA) (Free Delivery, ASCAP /Wah Watson/ (S. McCrary). Portrait 670014 (CBS) (Island, BMq and women in the broadcast indus- Joseph & Art. BMI) 66 70 6 PLEASURE PRINCIPLE - Parfet (G. Clinton. R. Ford. B. Worrell). Casablanca 919 try who now are deceased. Two spe- 31 25 12 IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND -Side Effect (Rick's /Malbiz. BMI) GOOD BAD & FUNKY- Shotgun

(Johnson. Maha. Pation, IT. I W. cial awards will be presented. the Henderson. St. James). Steels, Talbert, E. Lattimore, L Austin. G. Fantasy 818 (Relaxed /Happy Birthday, BMI) 67 58 12 OLD MAN WITH YOUNG Ingram, W. Gentry. R. Resch), ABC 12363 (Goblet, Ron Knight award and the Paul IDEAS -Ann Peebles Rock /ABC /Dunhill, BMI) 32 28 15 I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU- Moments Johnson (G. Jackson /R. Moore), Hi 78509 (Cream) (Muscle award. Gibson says the cer- (Not Listed). Stang 5075 (Ueichappell /Begonia/ Shoals Sound, BMI) HAPPY BEAT - Mandrill Fedora, BMI) emony will be filmed by a local tele- (Mandrill), Arista 0326 (Mandrill, ASCAP) 78 2 IT'S THE SAME OLD vision station. Wildman Steve is set 48 4 RUNAWAY LOVE-Linda Clifford SONG -K.C. & The Sunshine Band 100 100 4 FINE AND HEALTHY THING -Leon Haywood as MC the (G. Askey), Curtom 0138 (Andrask /Gemigo. BMI) of affair. (H.W. Casey. R. Finch). TK 1028 (lobete, BMI) (W. Burton), MCA 40889 (Gem Edd. BMI) (Continued on page 60)

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General News Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/27/78 Spinners Look To Future With Eyes ACT REVISED On Television And a Comedy Bit By JEAN WILLIAMS LOS ANGELES -Have the Spin- only r &b stations but rock and pop The group has a current hit but our

ners gone as - far as they can go as a too. concern now is where do we go from ¿Soul LPs. group? "No." says Buddy Allen. "We found that with trends com- here? manager of the famed quintet. "But ing and going. the only one that has "We want to diyerisifv the c Copyright - 978. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be yes," says, reprcduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any he "we are cold: we not disappeared is funk." Trammps so they will no longer be means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying. recording, or otherwise, without haven't had a hit record Since'Rub- His definition of funk is "different .categorized. The members are quali- the prior written permission of the publisher. berband Man' two years ago. variations of r&b." fied to play any kind of date be- "But," he adds, "we have plans to "We also have a running dialog cause they're excellent musicians. *STAR Performer -LP's registering make the Spinners greatest bigger than they with the producers who work with "The Trammps had an important 67 proportionate upward prog- ress this week have ever been. Naturally we must our acts. We trade information and engagment recently on the West o 8 3 TITLE TITLE always come up with new ideas and ideas. Many times I will disagree Coast. We cancelled it 3 because we Artist, Label & Number Artist, Label 8 Number we're looking to have a television with 0 the direction the producer may did not feel the group was ready at (Dist. Label) A (Dist. Label) show because this is one of the few acts in the country with enough ver- 5 SHOWDOWN 31 31 7 JAM /198O's satility to handle a tv show." Isley Bros., T -Neck 12 34930 (CBS) James Brown, Polydon PD16140 At the same time Allen admits 5 CENTRAL HEATING that history has proven tv is often a 32 28 8 I CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY Heatwave. Epic JE 35260 fatal blow for groups. "We realize Tyrone Davis, Columbia (C-35304

that usually the tv audience can't 5 SO FULL OF LOVE 33 32 13 THERE'S NO GOOD focus in on four or five people -that O'lays. P.I.R. 1235355 IN GOODBYE has always been a problem. But take Manhattans, Columbia 1C 35252 4 4 16 WEEKEND IN LA. a look at Sha Na Na who are doing it George Benson. 34 34 10 VINTAGE "78" successfully Warner Bres. 2WB by featuring different -3139 Eddie Hendricks. Arista AB4170 personalities within the group each 5 15 STREET PLAYER week. This will he a way of truly ex- 35 33 33 SENT IT RufusrChaka Khan. ABC AA 1049 posing the talents within the Spin- Ashford d Simpson. Warner Bros. BS3088 ners. The members can get away 8 7 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Johnny Maims- Columbia 1C 25259 from mere singing and do other 4 4 IF MY FRIENDS COULD things. such as comedy. SEE ME NOW 7 22 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Linda Clifford. Custom CUH 5021 "A good tv producer and director Various Artists. RSO RS-2.4001 (Warner Bros.) will he able to focus on each member 6 13 PLAYER OF THE YEAR and pull out their different quali- 37 43 23 CHIC Bootsys Rubber Band, Warner Chic. Atlantic 5019153 ties." Bros. BSK 3093 According to Allen. whose Buddy 48 2 THIS IS YOUR LIFE Allen Management firm also 9 12 18 FANTASY LOVE AFFAIR han- NEW MC -Donna Summer hosts Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" on Norman Connors. Arista AB 4177 Peter Brown, Drive 104 (TK) dles Ronny Dyson. Jeree Palmer. ABC -TV, marking the first time Clark has relinquished his role. The show airs 39 38 Sister Sledge and its newest addition Saturday (27) and is naturally tied to the movie "Thank God It's Friday" in 10 13 24 THANKFUL 38 FEELIN' BITCHY Millie Jackson. Spring the Trammps, the Spinners also are Natalie Cole. Capitol SW 11708 which Donna stars. SPIG6715 (Polydur) going in another musical direction 11 10 13 RAYDIO without changing their basic sound. he taking 50 5 DAVID OLIVER our acts." He adds that this point to show its act to VIPs and Raydio. Arista AB 4163 David Mercury "The next record will be 100cí dif- Thom Bell is not included. persons it has not been exposed to. Oliver. SRM 1183 ferent from what the Spinners are Allen, who has been in manage- 12 11 22 BLUE LIGHTS IN Each member is talented but the 41 45 3 MIDNIGHT noted for. This record. also pro- ment THE BASEMENT BELIEVER more than 20 years and with group never had proper direction. B . King, ABC AA 1061 duced by Thom Roberta Flack, Atlantic SD 19149 Bell, will be pure the Spinners six. runs his operation "We're getting together this week funk. 42 42 3 GET TO THE FEELING with his wife Connee and son Steve. on the 13 9 23 FUNKENTELECHY VS. group's act, direction, ward- Pleasure. "We realized the group PLACEBO SYNDROME Fantasy F -9550 had to He notes that with his partners he robe and we're bringing in a chore- change. If we continue to stick to the is now Parliament, Casablanca NBLP 7084 mapping out the career of the ographer. This is in order to get the 43 37 4 LOVELAND same pattern it's going to wear out. Trammps. The group. Lonnie Liston Smith, one of the top group ready to face any challenge. 14 14 16 REACHING FOR THE SKY Columbia 1C 35332 Although we're going in another di- disco acts in the country, Peabo Bryson, Capitol ST 11729 will un- "We must broaden its scope be- rection, we're not upsetting the dergo changes, says Allen. 44 cause while it's a big disco act it 21 3 DO WHAT YOU WANNA 39 9 MACHO MAN group's basic talent. "We recently signed the group Village People, should be an all- purpose group ca- DO "We are able to do this by staying and the first thing we did was take a Casablanca NBLP 7096 pable of playing the same venues as Dramatics, ABC AA 1072 on top of the new trends developing. look at its record situation and the the Spinners. Our agency deals in 45 35 5 EVER We listen to the radio constantly, not label's (Atlantic) plans for its future. 20 3 ALMIGHTY FIRE READY careers Johnnie Taylor. Columbia IC 35340 and not quick bucks. We Aretha Franklin. Atlantic SD 19161 can't afford to capitalize on the fact 46 40 12 STARGARD that the Trammps have a hit 17 16 16 WE ALL KNOW WHO record Stargard, MCA MCA2321 where we can grab the money and WE ARE Cameo. Chocolate City CCLP run. And we don't sign acts when we 2004 (Casablanca) 47 44 28 FLYING HIGH Soul Sauce feel we can't accomplish this." ON YOUR LOVE Continued from pane 58 24 3 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY Bar-Kays, Mercury questionnaires regarding Brick's "The idea is to build a lasting or- SRM Soundtrack. Casablanca NBLP 7099 11181 (Polydor) Casablanca's dinner /show will music. ganization for the act so it is not for- feature Cameo as well as showing Those who will he performing are ever depending on a hit record," he 19 18 16 GOLDEN TIME OF 48 47 10 FUNK IN A MASON JAR the label's new film, "Thank God Roy Dallas. Kirby Hamilton, adds. THE DAY Harvey Mason. Arista AB 4157 It's Friday." Claude Taylor. Tom Davis, Kenneth Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, With Palmer, who is touring with Capitol .ST 11710 SPYRO GYRA ABC has scheduled a gospel con- Watts, Robert White, Edwin Bill Cosby, Allen says: "She's a per- Spyro Gyna, Amherst AMH 1014 cert featuring four of its acts. Thomas, Carl Georgie, Ronald Den- forming type of singer. She's in the 20 19 15 RIDING HIGH nis, Tommy West Faze-0, SHE SH 740 (Atlantic) 9 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY "Historically all conventions have and Marlon John- same category as Leslie Uggams and son. Pharoah Sanders, Arista AB 4161 problems getting people to come to singers of that caliber who generally 21 17 9 WARMER The idea is for aspiring luncheons -people are just for the profes- have trouble selling records. COMMUNICATIONS 511 KAYA sional percussionists to get the feel of "1 Average White Band, Bob Marley 8 the Wailers. Island most part not coming, but 1 have want to get her recorded but she working out in a recording Atlantic SD 19162 ILPS 9517 bobbed up with an idea which will studio. must be recorded properly. Right * * * 22 22 hopefully fill the rooms. We're hav- now we're developing her as a per- 19 LIVE AT THE BIJOU 52 54 2 I BOOGIE TO THE TOP ing special speakers at these events Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds former as opposed to a recording Grover Washington, 1r., Kudu KUH Idris Muhammad, Kudu P798 3637 (Motown) who can teach us all something and are set for the debut performance of artist. 53 41 14 I SHOUT IT OUT we should be there," says Gibson. Philadelphia's new National Afro - "She's playing the top clubs in the 23 15 25 ALL 'N ALL B.T. Express, "For the luncheons and Motown's American Philharmonic Orchestra country and she's one of the few art- Earth, Wind & Fire, Columbia Roadshow /Columbia IC 3507 at the city's ists with a record 1C 34905 I Academy of Music Mon- who plays the col- Sunday brunch, am giving away COME GET IT day (22). lege circuit. 24 23 10 LOVE four color tvs for cars. The people BREEZE Rich James & the Stone City Band, The 100 -piece "We're building a Smokey Robinson, Tamia Gordy G7 won't have to do anything to win - orchestra, pulled following for 981 together by her so when T-359 (Motown) just be there. There will be 12 Pana- the Rev. Leon Sullivan, that she does record, the founder sales will be 55 55 3 FUTURE BOUND sonic tvs to of the Opportunity Indus- there. The thing is, she 25 27 4 MODERN MAN be given away but the Tavares, Capitol SW 11719 registrant must be at these functions trialization Center, will have James must have the right material and Stanley Clarke. Nemoeror 12 35303 (CBS) to win." Frazier Jr. conducting. producer." 56 56 6 WE CAME TO PLAY Plans are underway to follow the Allen selects his producers by Tower Of Power, 26 25 18 ONCE UPON A DREAM Arista Records has tapped At- Columbia IC 34906 Philadelphia debut with a concert in being "aware. When you see a pro- Enchantment, lanta mayor Maynard Jackson as its Washington at the Kennedy Center ducer coming with five hits in a row Roadshow RS 811 (U A.) luncheon guest speaker. 57 57 2 GOOD, BAD AND FUNKY featuring the orchestra and Donald you pay attention to that producer. Shotgun. ABC M 1060 27 26 24 WHEN YOU HEAR LOU, * * * Byrd & the Blackbyrds. The goal is a You look at the type of is stuff he YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL 58HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH permanent touring orchestra. doing and if it fits what you want for Lou Rawls, Philadelphia The Atlanta -based group Brick I LOVE YOU your act then you try to make con- International 12 35036 (CBS) invited 11 college band percussion- * * * Love & Kisses. Casablanca tact." NBLP 7091 ists from across country to go to At- Stephanie Mills was incorrectly * 36 7 SUNBURN The Allen organization allows the Sun, lanta and work out with its members referred to here as the former star of Capitol ST11723 5911=0SMOOTH producer to select material for the TALK in the studio on a recording session. the Broadway musical "The Wiz." Evelyn "Champagne" King, acts. "But," 29 29 11 LETS DO IT Mills says Allen, "we also RCA APL1-2466 The students will continues to play the role. Roy Ayers, Polydor PD-1.6126 perform on the have the producer submit a tape of cut "Marching Band" for Brick's up- * * * 60 51 28 BRASS CONSTRUCTION III the proposed material. If we feel the 30 30 6 MAGIC coming "Stoneheart" LP on Bang Remember Brass Construction, ... we're in communi- producer is in Floaters, ABC AA 1047 the right direction we United Artists LA755H Records. They were selected from cations, so let's communicate. go ahead." www.americanradiohistory.com 61 Tape /Audio /Video

RCA Tests Potential IHF OFFERS WHITE HOUSE Of `Audio Videodisk;' HI FI SYSTEM ATLANTA -With President Car- ter's sons Jeff and Chip on hand to Philips Claims `Mini' officially open the first International Hi Fi Show sponsored by the IHF Continuedfrom page 1 immediately" ajoint live analog and here Friday (19), they also accepted ips have disclosed plans for audio digital recording session with a sym- a new hi fi component system for the versions. phony orchestra (likely at the RCA White House selected by drawing RCA soon will test the consumer Studios here using the Sony PCM from IHF members. A hi fi buff, the potential of a digital audio version recorder). President brought his own system of its mechanical (needle in groove) One version will produce the best along with him to Washington, and videodisk with an eye toward mar- possible normal stereo disk that the new components will be in- ketability of an up-to-an- hour -per- RCA Red Seal would market; the stalled in the living quarters under side 12 -inch LP with superior fidel- other, a digital pulse code modu- the supervision of Len Feldman, ity and durability. lated master for the "audio video- IHF technical director. At the same time, Philips in Hol- disk." Components, pre -grouped for the then set up an A/B listen- land announced availability "in the "We'll drawing from members, include an BSR /CRYSTAL CLEAR TIE -BSR (Canada) Ltd. personnel get a demo of the see there early 1980s" of a "compact disk" sys- ing test for consumers to if audio electronics system, pair of latest Crystal Clear white vinyl direct disk from label president Ed Wodenjak is enough appeal for the digital au- tem-a player and one -sided, hour- speaker systems, turntable with car- at a recent trade seminar following signing of a distribution deal for the Do- videodisk," Sonnenfeldt says, long, 41/2- inch -diameter PCM -en- dio tridge, stereo cassette deck and minion, jointly announced with John Hollands, president of the Canadian BSR tradeoffs in coded mini audio disk incompatible "taking into account the tapes, and a graphic equalizer. The subsidiary. Entire line of nine Crystal Clear releases is available, including the with its optical videodisk system. pricing and manufacturing costs of White House system will be period- newest Cal Tjader LP. With the cooperation of RCA the longer -play digital version." ically updated with more advanced Records, the RCA SelectaVision By late summer, the RCA corpo- state -of- the -art components to in- videodisk project headed by Dick rate staff expects to have some solid sure Optimum sound reproduction. Sonnenfeldt is setting up "almost (Continued on page 62) Audiophile Recordings]

powering in the many "isolated" solos. Am- PCM In 3 -Way Session SONG FOR SISYPHUS -Phil Woods Quintet, Sony bience of the M &K Studio that doubles as a Century Records CRDD1050, distributed by Disk Labs sound demo room the Jonas Miller Sound salon TAPE By Nashville Direct list. DIGITAL Century Records, $14 in Beverly Hills also is much in evidence, partic- A really top calibre acoustic jazz performance Continued from page 3 albums in record stores, which has rect-to -disk and what it's all about ularly in the shift from an introspective "Mood is faultlessly honest this disk's priority, though Indigo" to a bright, bubbly "Things Ain't What to release the "Power" digital been a recent trend within the last and playing the Brubeck LP. And as production and distortionless direct cutting will They Used To Be" on side A, also emphasizing sometime in the early faI! three to four months," notes Over- soon as the album is in full release, recording stimulate the audiophile. Saxophonist Woods the tight discipline direct -cutting places on the has a string of 12 distribu- we'll be doing a lot more of this type when Sony's units are made avail- holt, who and company are heard in a long and beautifully artists. Particularly good demo cuts highlighting been on a selective able. tors in the U.S. who buy direct from thing. So far, it's varied set that emphasizes the rapport and the overall well- balanced levels are "Perdido" "We believe this will be the first Direct Disk and distribute from their basis. highly evolved ensemble sense of this unit. which closes the A side, and "Cotton Tail," is very commercial digital product and it is offices. "The interest in direct disk Highlights are Woods' own title song with its winding up the B side as perhaps the best track a the present on LP. our intention to release the album in "They are responsible for selling high. It's step up front beautitul melodic tracery, guitarist Harry Lea - the digital tape form, instead of on both to the hi fi stores and the retail state of economy, which cuts corners hey's idiomatic solo delivery of Django record." says Overholt, who cites stores nationally. Internationally, we and makes things as cheap as pos- Rheinhardt's "Nuages," and the concluding be- Audiophile Recordings for review should be possible pricing around $20. have another two dozen or so dis- sible. We're going the other direc- bop romp to the Gillespie- Parker "Shaw Nuff." sent to Alan Penchansky, Chicago, and Stephen in is- "Digital is appealing to us be- tributors. tion. We're going towards higher BACH: SONATAS FOR VIOLA DA GAMBA AND Traiman, New York. Earlier reviews appear March 11, 25; cause we could sell the digital tapes "One thing we're about to offer, quality. and the audiophile listeners HARPSICHORD- Johannes Fink, viola da gamba, sues of Jan. 7, 28, Feb. 11, 25, April 8, 22; May 13. to anyone who has a videotape ma- within the next six to eight weeks, is attest to that." Huguette Dreyfus, harpsichord, Denon chine at home and later on purchase a direct -to -disk display that will be a While presently servicing direct - O87117ND, distributed by Discwasher, $14 list. Overholt also notes of Bach's most beautiful singing lines a Sony PCM -l." mock -up of a cutting lathe. It will be to -disk product, Some Auditronics Doubles In Atlanta, for the first Inter- a cardboard, color -printed, lami- that in the not too distant future, the are spun out in these sonatas with a skillful in- national High Fidelity Show (19- nated type of display that will con- company will also be selling a "su- terweaving of instruments. The equality of the Memphis Facilities is stressed in this recording, which 21), Overholt compared the direct - tain record display compartments in per disk," which is a less expensive two parts the original viola da gamba. Its lighter MEMPHIS -Auditronics, Inc.. to -disk to digital recordings. Com- the base for generating interest in record. uses voice blends more naturally with the harpsi- has relocated its operation into a parisons utilized the "Power" direct - the direct -to -disk, and will serve as a "With the `super disk,' since chord than the modern cello. The Denon produc- new expanded facility at 3750 Old to -disk test pressing and the latest techical teaching device as well as a you're coming from tape, you can ers have moved in quite closely on both instru- Getwell Rd., here, president Welton New Dave Brubeck Quartet direct - merchandising device. We plan to make as many records as you wish. ments. The taping was done in Germany, during Jetton reports. The two -story plant to -disk two record set, which has just make this available to stores as part This can be from a digital or from a the Denon team's 1976 European summer tour. doubles square footage for manu- been released, and the "Power" digi- of our promotion of direct disks." 2- track. FOR DUKE -Bill Berry and His Ellington All facturing of products including 6 to tal tape. In relation to airplay for his di- "So we will be releasing albums Stars, RealTime Records RT -101, distributed by 44- channel audio mixing consoles Previous direct-to -disk projects rect -to -disk product, Overholt says using different forms of signal gen- Miller & Kreisel Sound Corp., $15 list. broadcast and per- a has been generated erations. The direct disk will be the for recording, have included a bluegrass LP, two that quite bit This initial recording in what is termed the released forming arts markets, and places en- big band jazz LPs, a dixieland band on a selective basis. first thing out, then albums first studio designed exclusively for direct -cut- gineering, manufacturing and ad- LP and a Buddy Spicher LP. "We are now beginning to get air- from the digital followed by albums ting succeeds admirably in most respects in re- ministrative departments under one "Our direct -to -disk product has play on the Dave Brubeck set. Sev- released from the conventional 2- capturing the essence of Duke Ellington's origi- roof for the first time since the first been made available to audio stores, eral jazz FM stations have started track. All of these will be of the same nal sounds. Excellent mike levels and balances the disk, never over- branch plant was opened in 1970. but we've also started promoting the doing special programs based on di- (Continued on page 62) are noted throughout Audiophile Explosion Hits Studios In U.S. /Heider has been the LOS ANGELES -The explosion The so- called "audiophile" range and practically eliminates dis- while digital recording is still in its Filmways more site for a recent Spanky & Our Gang of the direct -to -disk phenomenon- recording now falls into three major tortion and tape hiss as well as wow infancy, it appears that future be done direct -to -disk LP for Crystal Clear, as well as the digital and "super categories- direct-to -disk or direct - and flutter. projects of this nature will the Paul Smith trio for Discwasher, stereo" interest -is causing a flurry mastered, digital and "super -fi." Moreover, the digital process pro- on location. of activity for many recording stu- The direct -to -disk recording sees duces a digital master tape which Among American studios partici- and Cal Tjader. Filmways /Heider also partici- dios around the country. And it's the musical experience fed directly can be edited (with a computer) and, pating in the direct -to -disk experi- in a digital recording for Or- giving producers, engineers and art- from microphone through console to like the conventional recording ence are Capitol Studios, Filmways/ pated Heider, Kendun, Whitney, Warner inda Records which featured Mercer ists a "different" recording experi- cutting lathe in a "one- take" type of process, can produce unlimited Ellington conducting the Duke El- ence. situation. And from that direct cut pressings. Bros. Amigo Studios, and Mastering Orchestra with songstress Not every studio, of course, is master the direct -to -disk record is "Super -fi" recordings are actually Lab Producer's Workshop in Los lington Diahann Carroll. equipped to handle the delicate di- produced. the closest to conventional records Angeles and RCA and Atlantic Stu- The Orinda recording featured rect- cutting process since it requires The major drawback in a com- but here great care is paid to the pro- dios in New York. M &K has its own studio in Dr. Thomas Stockham's Sound - one or more lathes on the premises mercial sense, however, is that a lim- duction with respect to equipment recently opened stream digital recording machine. operated by knowledgeable and ited amount of pressings are drawn used and microphone placement, for Los Angeles. have been Soundstage Recording Studio/ skilled engineers. from this technique. The more lathes example, in addition to employment The Capitol Studios JAMF (Just Another Mastering Fa- Cutting lathes can be transported cutting, the more records produced. of superior plating, vinyl and press- the site for projects for Great Ameri- can Gramophone (now Century cility) Disc Mastering, a division of to a recording site and set accord- Digital recording employs the ing facilities. as Les Nimbus 9 Productions in Toronto ingly with studio equipment but cer- new breed of digital recording ma- Ironically, part of the audiophile Records) with such artists Brown and Woody Herman. has also been doing direct -to -disk tainly those studios with a lathe in- chine which transforms the conven- movement is a reaction "away" from has been the locale for projects for Umbrella. house are seeing the most direct -to- tional analog signal into "bits" of in- the studio as a number of direct -to- Kendun projects with Lee Ritnour and Eric Direct -to -disk labels and produc- disk projects. formation and stores them on digital disk projects -particularly classical Gale JVC, Randy Sharp for ers on these projects vary on their If, however, as some in the indus- tape. (In much the same fashion a and jazz -are done at concert halls for Robert for Orinda, recording technique with some us- try predict, digital recording sup- computer stores information.) around the world with equipment Nautilus, Goulet Byrd, Peter Nero, Lau - ing more microphones, others opting plants direct -to -disk, then any studio Digital recording, like direct -to- transported to the site in an effort to and Charlie flavor and rindo Almeida and San Francisco for as few mikes as possible. with a digital recorder will be able to disk, produces a superior sounding capture the hall's acoustic Clear Records. (Continued on page 64) participate in that type of recording. product with widened dynamic eliminate phase distortion. And Ltd. for Crystal www.americanradiohistory.com 62 Tope /Audio/Video New Look For CREDIT CARD PHILIPS HAS `MINI' U.K. Harrogate CARRYING RCA Intl Sound Fest AUDIOPHILES Tests `Audio Vidisk' LONDON - Audio enthusiasts Continued from page 6/ when you look at the price of that CHICAGO -Purchasers of quality it may can look forward this year to a corn - in -house answers to the viability of be too expensive." Crown audio components are being pletely revamped version of one of such software as a step -up His acknowledgement of RCA issued wallet sized plastic cards con- option for Britain's most successful hi fi its basic videoplayer Records' important role in software events, taining warranty information about -still not com- the summer show in Harrogate, mitted to a definite market introduc- development for video and audio the units. Crown equipment owners Yorkshire, which, despite its provin- tion, he emphasizes. versions of the mechanical disk is the will need only to present the credit cial venue, has emerged as a manu- most emphatic todate for the com- card like plates when warranty au- The terse Philips announcement facturer's showcase on a par with the pany. thorized service is required. makes no mention of market testing, London shows. Cus- This echoes the recent statement tomer's name and address, equip- but a description of the "compact Previously, the eight -year old of Edgar Griffiths, RCA president ment model and serial number and disk" system's specs shows event has been held in the town's it to be a and chief executive officer, that "we warranty expiration date will be em- new product main hotels. Last year, under the based on some tech- intend to aggressively go after the bossed on the Crown "care card." nology of the joint Philips title Audio '77, it drew 350 trade vis- /MCA solution to the problem" of acquir- The Elkhart, Ind. -based manufac- optical videodisk itors and 25,000 from the public. system incorpo- ing software of sufficient interest to turer will replace lost cards at no rated in the videoplayer Now it has been restyled the Har- to be built the buying public. charge and issue new cards rogate International Festival of for re- by Philips subsidiary Magnavox "We're making a determined ef- purchased units, it says. here for a limited Sound and moved to the town's market intro be- fort to draw on all the resources tween Dec. I main exhibition center, with syndi- and the first quarter RCA has," Sonnenfeldt observes. AMPEX EXPANSION -Dick Elkus, of 1979. cate rooms in adjacent hotels, "Movies will be important in the be- and which provides ground -floor sites Ampex Corp. president, left, opens the Harrogate Royal Hall. It is set for for Sound information is ginning of the videodisk market, but all exhibitors, will ease booth the firm's new Reading, U.K., mar- recorded Aug. 19 -22, the first two days for the digitally with a 14 -bit may not be dominant in the long construction difficulties and offer a keting/administration center May linear PCM public, the last two for the encoding run. RCA Records definitely has trade. more relaxed environment to vis- 2, as Dick Sirinsky, newly appointed system at a varying r.p.m. The organizers believe this move, itors. rate (constant tangential velocity) of something to contribute in music general manager of Ampex Europe/ with video appeal, and we're going Africa about 59 i.p.s., while the videodisk /Mideast areas, looks on. to make the most of it." uses an FM encoding system with Center houses audio -video systems, Commenting on "long, long Fuji FX I & II Bows In mobile constant tangential velocity. The U.K. Market equipment, data and play," he maintains RCA for some- memory, and magentic tape prod- diode laser pickup (versus a helium - LONDON -Pyser Ltd., sole U.K. The U.K. introduction time has known how to get as much follows the uct operations. neon gas laser in the videodisk) pro- distributor of the Fuji as 20 hours of audio on a 12 line of hi fi U.S. debut last year, with the FX -I vides a signal /noise ratio of better -inch tapes, has introduced disk, "but we don't think anything the Japanese pure ferrix tape for use with normal than 85 dB with a frequency re- firm's like that is marketable. new high -end formulations, bias and 120 -microsecond equal- sponse of 20 hz to 20 kHz and "ideal Certainly a two -hour FX -I and FX -2, available in C -46, ization, and the FX -II beridox Sound Environment multi -channel separation," Philips' disk would be. You could C -60 and C -90 cassettes, according videotape derivation for the chrome engineers claim. put most major pieces of classical to John Carpenter, Pyser hi fi divi- position high bias setting and 70 -mi- Into Audiophile Mart music on one disk, except operas, sion general manager. crosecond equalization. MCA Disco -Vision has long ac- and a two -hour 'Best Of Elvis' or an- Continued from page 47 knowledged the potential of a long other top artist could be attractive - pressed at Wakefield Manufac- play audio version of the MCA/ more so than a two -LP package re- turing, Phoenix. using the highest Philips optical system, but before tailing at $11.98 or $12.98." quality control levels offered by the the Philips announcement it was far Sonnenfeldt reiterates that RCA's down the priority list of videodisk approach to the "audio videodisk" is Pfanstiehl NEEDLES A MORETS pressing plant. List price is $9.98 per is disk. applications noted by Disco -Vision different from others involved in president Jack Findlater. similar r &d, including Sony, Matsu- PFANSTIEHL has the most complete Other Sound Environment titles line of replacement phono needles shita and IBM in addition to MCA, available from any one source -with EXTRA LONG MARKUPS ... more feature classical guitarist Sharon Is- RCA's plans to test the audio po- up -to -date cross reference information ... more sales aids and needle bin, and the Electric Village, a per- tential of its mechanical system, Philips and Mitsubishi. merchandising helps to make your phono needle selling sim- cussion- spiced jazz ensemble. which Sonnenfeldt hinted at earlier "How this audio version works pler with LONGER PROFITS and. Pfanstiehl offers a with Announced releases include an (Billboard, Dec. 10, 1977), are some- out the consumer test will in no liberal 100 °° EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE so you never get way compromise our basic videodisk stuck with anything that doesn't sell in your area. LP pairing Bartok's Sonata for Two what similar to those of Mitsubishi. Pianos and Percussion with "Quar- which showed its optical low -watt player. A decision to include an au- You'll like doing business with PFANSTIEHL! tet 1976" by Uri Barnea. a piece laser playback audio /videodisk dio option would add $20 to $50 to which won Barnea the Apsen Com- turntable at the 1977 Summer CES. the basic retail target of under $400, position Competition in but as a step -up it wouldn't delay the WRITE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION 1976. Mitsubishi anticipates an hour - TODAY ON YOUR A recording initial introduction," he maintains. pt.diehi LETTERHEAD of the Grieg Violin - per -side version of its original one - "If our consumer tests show that Piano Sonata No. 3, by Boston Sym- sided 30- minute digital disk before 3300 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 498 WAUKEGAN IL. 60085 the digital audio version is only phony concertmaster Joseph Silver- year -end, with the very likely possi- a stein. also will appear hobbyist's delight for maybe I% of on the label. bility of a 31/2 hour /side or seven - those participating, the cost would hour disk within a year of two. be significant," he notes. 1st Digital Tape In RCA's case, Sonnenfeldt "But if the quality is accepted by a frankly admits "we're not sure this is larger percentage, coupled with a Continued from page 61 something the consumer will see as a substantial extension of the life of recording, but then they change in value. If you take the best of both the both the disk and new diamond quality levels according to the videodisk and its audio version, and pickup, the new format could be method used. both are appealing in terms of very important to the future of the "The 2 -track would be the lowest higher quality (no wow, flutter, music industry." quality, direct disk would be the rumble or distortion and a signal/ (More details on the improved highest and the digital would be noise ratio of 85 to 90 dB for the au- RCA player and pickup, and the Phil- somewhere in between. dio videodisk, versus 60 to 65 dB for ips `compact disk" system plans in "Our philosophy is to offer an en- a quality stereo analog recording), next week's issue). tire range of quality records of the CASSETTE & 8 -TRACK same program material based on whether the consumer wants the di- rect disk, digital, or eventually, the 40/ If you need digital tape, which will be more ex- pensive than either one of these." 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ITA European members will have a formal Despite last year's disappointing attendance Video Warehouse, Atlanta Highlands, N.J., is increases current duplicating capacity of 4,000 starting as low as $29.95, with the complete CES, Obsgarten meeting May 30 at Gutenberghus Reklame Film (Billboard, May 21, 1977), the Chicago Video merging with Video Copy, Hollywood, Calif., in units a week, through Video Copy, which is a catalog available at the Summer in -inch Beta in Copenhagen, opening day of Eurocomm '78, Expo produced by Knowledge Industry Publica- the first major expansion in the home video soft- full- service duplicating firm for all tape formats. says. Releases are available half the advanced communications exhibition /con- tions expected a better turnout for its May 16- ware field, according to Rob Obsgarten, Video Video Warehouse also announced the addi- and VHS and 3/4-inch U-Matic formats. ference. 18 run at the Expocenter. Approximately 70 Warehouse chief operating officer. The merger tion of 300 films to its catalog for a total of 366, ' * * * companies were listed as reserving space, al though the four major videotape suppliers - Ampex, Fuji, Memorex and 3M -were not par ticipating.

Video Components represented 19 firms in- cluding Panasonic, and Center Video Center both Philips Broadcast Equipment and Sharp Electronics. New feature was a Video Museum put to- YOUR IMPACT: E. Smith -Mat- TRIPLE gether by Grayson Mattingly of tingly Productions. Included were a historical poster /picture display, innovative pieces of AD, AND equipment and a videotape production high- A BOOTH,YOUR lighting early programming and the equipment that made it possible. * * * YOU AT THE SUMMER CES "Good management -the road to profit," was At this year's monster June CES in Chicago, a booth alone may not be the theme of the Western A -V Dealers Assn./ In a crowd of merchandisers clamoring for attention, Billboard can NAVA Western Conference May 18-20 at enough. Pointe Resort, Phoenix, Conference highlights, assure you the recognition you need. noted by WAVDA president Ralph Butterworth, BILLBOARD's JUNE 17th ISSUE with the EXPANDED SUMMER CES SECTION can take your marketing included keynoter Somers White, managing your the message directly to the heavies at CES, whether they spend their time making the rounds on way to profit; management consultant George convention floor or catching up on their reading in their hotel room. management by objectives; Ken Cro- Morrisey, Equipment Purchasers of all persuasions -Billboard's bonus distribution ofthe mar, Denver's Cromars' Photo & Sound, running Reps -Retailers- issue will reach them at the CES convention. a successful service operation, and Lew Davis, June 17th now. GE lamp division, territorial managment. Triple your impact ... Make your advertising reservation Contact your Billboard advertising representative today! CES. all the r.rnr rPLWn lo arlrrrtiAr in Billboard', /unr l ah ism(' ... ICU put your Jima at (:£S. Quad Gets U.K. Award: - l! you are not planning to atte.rd the Summer Loses U.S. Suit On 'Q' C.E.S. Issue Date: June 17, 1978 NEW YORK It was one win, one Advertising Deadline: May 26, 1978 loss for the Acoustical Manufac- turing Co. Ltd. of the U.K. which markets Quad brand hi fi compo- nents. The firm was recently cited Billboard® with a Queen's Award for tech- nological achievement in the devel- opment and application of feed for- ward error correction, known as "current dumping," in the Quad 405 power amplifier. But the firm recently lost a suit brought by Audio Times magazine in U.S. District Court in Wash- ington. Judge Mildred Green ruled that "quad" with a small "q" is the generic term for quadraphonic or four -channel, and doesn't infringe on the rights of Acoustical's Quad brand name. The company had fought the use of the term "quad" since it sells its equipment in more than 65 coun- tries, with some 75% of the 12,000 405 amps manufactured annually going to the export market.

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are being dismantled with a return to more inde- pendent manufacturers' reps by the company's

individual product line division, with Bill Robin - son, JBL national marketing manager, consumer product, announcing nine added rep firms. Mike Pontello and Joe Annechino, who were Western and Eastern regional managers, respectively, for HIAT, continue as JBL regional managers. The nine new firms join JBL's continuing in- dependent rep network, including Twin City Au- dio, Irving Ross & Assoc., Raymond J. Taylor & Assoc., J.E. Hall Co., McFadden Sales, Joel Wolf- son Co. and Third Century Marketing. New reps, principals and territories: Elec- tronic Marketing Assoc., Inc., John Blando, Cen- fral States; B &K Marketing, Burt Brooks and Iry Kranick, metro New York; C &W Marketing Assoc., Inc., Martin Charles and Tom Walkerwicz, Upstate New York; Lambed Sales Co., Bruce Lambert, Pacific Northwest. Also, Alpha Marketing, Carl Weisse and Bill Jackson, Mid -Atlantic States and metro Wash- ington, D.C.; Ken Kingdon & Assoc., Inc., Ken Kingdon, Southwestern States; New England Marketing Group, John De Rose, New England; Performance -Plus Marketing, Steven Bassett, Rocky Mountain States, and E.S. Purrington, Inc., Ed Purrington, Michigan.

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Continued from page 61 ically edit Soundstream's system via For Producing In many respects, this "old" new computer. process is going through an experi- As with other engineers who have All His Own mental phase with producers, artists worked on a direct -to -disk project, and engineers learning as they go Cross says there are problems with LOS ANGELES -"When pro- along perfecting technique. levels since variable pitch and depth ducing a record I concentrate on get- "It definitely is a whole new ball - are not used. ting inside the music and listening to game for everyone involved," says Ed Wodenjack with Crystal Clear it as a radio programmer would. Doug Gilmour who produced the Records also agrees that over cutting Does this catch the listener's atten- Randy Sharp LP on Nautilus at can be a problem on direct -mastered tion?" says John Ryan, producer of Kendun. LPs. the first four Styx albums (including "The producer has to try and an- "Every company has a different its first hit "Lady "), Black Oak Ar- ticipate every problem because there philosophy," says Wodenjack. "We kansas, Ike and Tina Turner, Iron is no room for mistakes. As far as the try to re- create the actual live sound Butterfly and others. engineer goes, he has to know what as close as possible. We mike for nat- Coming from a radio background he's dealing with. We pre -pro- ural ambience but you are always at Chicago's WGOD (now WBMX), grammed each song and color coded making little mike changes. We use Ryan believes his "main gift" is rec- the console. You just don't go in no equalization, no limiters or echo, ognizing the radio viewpoint. there and sit down and cut it. There's nothing that would color the sound. Billboard photo by Stanley Gainsforth Since moving to Los Angeles from an awful lot of preparation and "There is also a great deal of pres- IN SESSION -Pete Hoorelbeke, lead vocalist and drummer for Rare Earth, Chicago three years ago, Ryan has work." sure on the engineer who is doing chats with producer John Ryan during a session at Sound City Studios, Los produced two albums by Fresh, one For that project Gilmour indicates the live mix. Naturally you may Angeles. Ryan is producing the group again for Motown. for MCA, one for Motown, and he rehearsed the rhythm section for want to emphasize certain solos or more recently completed production six weeks prior to the date for three else emphasize certain elements in of Rare Earth's "Band Together" hours a day, three days a week. the mix. also for Motown, which he believes "The rhythm section was as tight "Certain people use limiters," he Studio Track will be his biggest album. The first as possible," says Gilmour, "and adds, "but we try to avoid that. single from the album "Warm they were all dedicated to the proj- Hopefully the musicians will play at LOS ANGELES -Bob Gaudio producing Rae at Music Grinder, Gary Skardina behind the Ride," written by Barry Gibb, is al- ect. It was like doing a live television consistent levels and you worry Frankie Valli at the Record Plant, Rick Ruggieri board helped by John Kovarek and Robert Feist. ready climbing the Hot 100. show. about a booming passage where you engineering. Other Plant activity: Deni King en- O.C. Smith working at Spectrum with Joe Por- Ryan, explaining his Motown "I had an engineer," he continues, can overcut. And musicians may gineering for producer /artist Dick St. Nicklaus ter producing and Arne Frager at the board.... connection, "mono tape move off their mikes the for the Keys; Michael says: "I had done Fresh every day's rehearsal so during take Braunstein engineering Pardo Jones producing MCA's Billie Hays at Dr. 1 at times without vocal overdubs for Harry for Motown. Iris Gordy liked the job could give it to the vocalists so they even realizing it." Chapin while also mix- Musix.... At Sixty Fourteen Studios, Jim Silvers Ken a ing a new LP for Mahogany and needed a producer for Rare could get familiar. You have to re- Kreisel, partner in M &K Rush; Bob Merritt finishing his LP for CMH Records, Silvers pro- engineering Earth. Someone to get involved in hearse a side at a time, not a song." which has just released "For Duke: and co- producing with French artist ducing with Richard Bennet and Paul Tregurtha Alain Barriere; the music, pick the material." On the actual day the date Bill Berry And His Ellington All Lamont Dozier producing the engineering.... Bob Monaco producing Darcus of it- With Stars" on Real Time has Keane Bros., Mallory Earl at the board; and Ron for RCA at Conway. the exception of Styx, all of self, Gilmour indicates that re- built what may be Nevison using remote facilities to produce Out Of Town Notes: Ryan's productions have been r &b- hearsal took place from 10 a.m. to I the world's first direct -to- U.F.O. for Chrysalis. oriented, disk studio. Robin Trower remixing with producer Don although he's changing p.m. and cutting took place between Sausalito Plant activity includes: Producer Davis and engineer Pete Bishop at Detroit's that. 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. for side one. Kreisel is in partnership with Jeffrey Lesser tracking and mixing an album for United Sound.... Adrian Barber producing Hot "Since moving to California, I've The following day the process was Jonas Miller and their Jonas Miller Epic artist Starcastle, Tom Flye at the board, Flash at New York's Record Plant.... L Russell changed my direction and the kinds repeated for side two. Sound in Beverly Hills may be the and John Fogerty working with engineer Kim Brown at the Music Farm, West End, New Jer- of groups I'll produce," he says. "I Gilmour adds that "problems" do most prestigious high -end stereo King. sey, finishing up his first Polydor LP. ... Paul don't want to be pegged doing only occur the day of a direct -to -disk ses- dealer in the world. At Cherokee: Stephen Bishop finishing a new Kays producing a Liz Madison live album for one kind of artist. sion such as "maybe the intros are At the store site they have con- ABC album, Dee Robb and Bishop co- producing Treehouse Productions in Indianapolis at Neon In addition to moving Rare Earth not working but you can make some structed a studio which actually in- with Joe Robb engineering helped by Tony Cornfield Recording Studios, Greg Riker engi- (the original band intact) into a changes during rehearsal. And the corporates the store's showrooms D'Amico; Paul Anka working on an LP, co -pro- neering. The Tapemasters mobile was used. more progressive area, Ryan is in the artist and musicians know it's a le- and converts into a room 75 x 50 duced by Hank Catteano with Joe Robb engi- Back Door artist Chuck McDermott and process of reforming Badfinger. gitimate complaint. You are way be- with a 30 -foot high ceiling featuring neering; Steve Miller producing Norton Buffalo Wheatstraw at Northern Studios, Maynard, "With Rare Earth I tried to update yond the ego stage by then. And the a nine-foot false ceiling. for Capitol, Jim Gaines engineering; John Farrar Mass., Tom Ghent producing.... Bruce Hersal, the band's sound," people I was working with Kreisel indicates he has been per- producing the Moir Sisters for Rocket, says Ryan, "in- are very Tom Wil- a former engineer with the Record Plant in Los fecting son at the board; corporating older ideas with more bright, the best in L.A., and adjusted audiophile recording tech- Jeff Baxter producing Paul Angeles, joins Criteria in North Miami, Fla., as contemporary ones. Some to whatever was necessary." niques for years and all the equip- Bliss, Bruce Robb behind the console. an assistant engineer. producers John come in with fixed Kendun, Gilmour feels, ment in the room has been Mayhall's new ABC LP prepared for final Stephen Bishop at work on a new LP for ABC ideas, even provided a perfect customized. cutting with John Stronach supervising and at Cherokee, co- producing with engineer Dee though the band has its own sound. setting for the project since is John Golden engineering at Kendun. Also at Robb. Quincy Jones also producing the Brothers "My first job is to serve the artists "the room is so open. We had 32 Used a Neumann cutting lathe Kendun: Billy Preston's new Gospel LP for Word Johnson at Cherokee, Bruce Swedien and but also make them feel good. It pieces in there and no baffles. I think which has been modified. Records cut by Terry More with Preston and en- Cheech D'Amico behind the console. shouldn't be just what I like. There it is as fine a direct -to -disk LP as has "It's like buying a Porsche and re- gineer Michael Schuman supervising; Casa- Jackie De Shannon putting final mixes on a was to be an exchange of ideas or the ever been cut. Volume -wise I think building it for racing," says Kreisel. blanca artist Harvey Scales in for mixing ses- new Amherst LP at Producer's Workshop, Jim Ed artist won't want the producer we cut it a little quiet but I was afraid "We've changed circuitry and there sions with producer Melvin Griffin, Barney Norman producing with Eric Prestidge engineer- around anymore. of distortion." are no transformers. We've, effec- Perkins and Joe Laux engineering; and Jesse ing. Also at Producer's, Ed Cobb and Jim Pike "My biggest gain is to give the art- "It was one of the biggest highs I tively, altered anything that could Barrish's LP for RCA taped making by John Golden with final mixes on AVI's 100% Whole ist what he wants and then have the have ever had as a producer," he affect the sonic process. The whole producer Pat leraci. Wheat's second LP and Michael Stewart working public accept it. If a record is too continues indicating he would like idea is to eliminate steps which can The Captain & Tennille mixing on a at Larrabee, new Capitol project with Brian Cadd, Rick much producer and not enough art- to do a second Randy Sharp LP di- color the final product. Roger Young engineering with assistance from Ruggieri engineering. ist, then the act feels betrayed," ex- rect-to -disk. "The 24- channel mixing console Linda Corbin.... Curtis, the Brothers, working Independent engineer Earl Mallory busy on plains Ryan. Gilmour also has praise for is not an active mixing console and on a debut CBS LP at United Western, produced projects with Helen Reddy, Harry Chapin, the Ryan is back in the studio work- singer /songwriter Sharp. we don't use by Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire, assistance by Keane Brothers and Bruce Springsteen. limiters, equalizers or ing on another Rare Earth album. "Randy was terrific. Don't forget compressors. Debra Young with engineering by Bruce Schaef- JIM McCULLAUGH We also use one type of fer. "The challenge now is to make a bet- he had to sync five songs in a row mike on everything and I prefer to ter and Startrack Recording Studio cutting Patti album," he states. immediately shift tempos and use only two mikes overall but a lot feelings from tune Brooks After Dark LP with Simon Soussan pro- STUDIO HAS to tune," he says. depends on the project. The 'For John ducing and Brian Levi and Bryce Robbley engi- L.A. Hess at Century Records Duke' project featured eight mikes. neering.... Jimmy Haskell producing Jaquetta EVERYTHING Welcomes which has had direct -to -disk proj- The mikes have been custom devel- The Soundcastle ects cut at Filmways /Heider in L.A. oped by us and we use the same BUT OINKS and RCA in New York, observes, mike on bass as we do on trumpets." LOS ANGELES 24 -track "As a CHICAGO -Free lodging and -A producer it's very important recording studio called Soundcastle cueing the gas rebates are being offered to lure orchestra and cueing the is now operational here. - musicians to Pepperhead Recording engineer at the right times. The new facility, owned by Buddy "As far as Ranch, a new I6 -track facility lo- microphone placement Toshiba -EMI To King, features a Harrison console, goes," he continues, cated on 10 acres near Madison, "there isn't a Ampex 1200 Wis. as well as a full comple- great deal of difference but things Audio - Technica ment of outboard accessory equip- are done a little differently The studio, constructed in a reno- and pro- CHICAGO-Eleven direct disks ment. ducers vated pig barn, hopes to attract are developing their own on the Toshiba -EMI label will be of- The medium sized room and clients from Chicago, Milwaukee con- trade secrets with respect to it." fered by Audio -Technica, with trol area were designed by Jack Ed- Mastering engineer and Rockford, III., according to Phil Cross at availability expected prior to June 1. wards and George Oxberger, owner Steve Wilcox. and Filmways /Heider was involved on The Fairlawn, Ohio, electronics according to King, feature no paral- the Orinda Duke Ellington Orches- "It'll be more of a vacation thing, distributor announced it has secured lel walls thus eliminating standing tra project and calls it "a very inter- exclusive rights America's newest, easiest and most a retreat," claims Wilcox, who for- to market audio- waves. esting experience, the economical limosine service to anywhere at merly operated a studio in the Chi- first time I had phile recordings by Toshiba -EMI. any time. We are proud of our service and you The studio is situated on a 2,700 ever worked with a digital recorder." U.S. distribution the will be too when you ride the American way. cago suburb of Oak Park. of Japanese im- square foot complex in East Los An- As with direct The new 3,000 square foot plant, -to -disk projects he's ports previously was handled by CALL TOLL FREE: geles that used to be a marketing site participated in, Cross says, "You Orion Marketing of California. 800 -822 -9703 - N.J. 800-631 -2183 - U.S. about 175 miles by car from Chi- for JBL. feel more closely involved with the The direct-cut titles, American Automobile & Travel cago, houses a I6 -track MCI board, including Assisting King, who has a back- experience. Club Limosine Service auto locator, Mellotron, and Altec It's completely differ- "Super Strings," Tokyo String En- 90 Monmouth Street ground producing and Advent playback and engineering ent." semble, and "Jun Fukamachi at the Red Bank, N.J 07701 systems. Christian ALAN PENCHANSKY music, is Richard Donald- Cross adds he was fascinated by Steinway" will carry a $14.95 list son, an ex -Altec engineer. the fact that it's possible to electron- price.

www.americanradiohistory.com 65 International U.K. DEALERS SPEAK OUT Draft 12 -Inch Japanese Production Publishers Urged To Cool Presses For Scores Strong Gains were valued at $5 Racking Of Hot Print Items `Babylon'Fill Continued from page 1 year. These units than 40% in both million, up 8 %. LONDON -A plea to publishers of racking or franchising sheet music creases of more LONDON -Faced by the biggest categories for the first quarter. Responsible for the 8 -track up- to "learn from the disaster caused by and music folios into chains and mu- WEA history demand for a single in In stark contrast to last year's 8% surge is the current craze in singing multiples in the record retail busi- sic shops which carry no in -depth of 45 Of Ba- here, the Boney M "Rivers decline in quantity and a leveling off along to the instrumental backup of ness" before any big-scale moves primed material. in 12 -inch bylon" is being pressed in value, the production of disks in popular songs and ballads. This into racking top -selling printed mu- One attendee said she had great format so that more of the company March scored high with unit and boom has taken hold not only in sic titles, was made at the First Music reservations about "anything which presses can be employed, the more than 10% for many of the nation's drinking Industry Conference in Bourne- creams off the top end of the market value gains of 100,000 l2- inchers will supplement LPs. houses and entertainment spots. but mouth. to multiples who stock only a small singles and 24% for supplies of the 7 -inch product. stood at also at home. The conference, first to link mem- number of best sellers. In the end Total quantities The single has passed gold, with units worth $58.4 million. The average Japanese is often bers of the Music Trades Assn. with this could ruin the specialist and de- 15,684.000 .shipping figures of more than were up by 10% to 8,516,000 called upon or offers to sing. Accom- the Federation Of Music Industry prive the public of choice." Singles 700,000, and copies are being million, up 12 %. paniment makes it sound more "pro - Organizations, heard delegates warn Another, to loud applause, spoke units worth $15.4 pressed in eight U.K. plants and one 7,162,000 units worth fessional." recently adopted practice of the parallel "disaster" in the spe- LPs came in at against the in Holland to supply home orders In March. cassettes jumped 55% cialist record retail trade. He asked $43 million. alone. a in quantity to 2,576,000 units, worth publishers to think hard "before These figures comprise cumula- million, up 52 %. In the first plunging into this lucrative and at- Released on the continent by tive total of 45,086,000 disks for the $17.2 months of the year, tapes Continental And tractive business and ask themselves Hansa for Atlantic, the single looks first quarter, up 6% over the same three 46% over the year before to what will happen to specialist shops set to repeat its U.K. success there. In three months of last year. Value in- jumped Musidisc Forge Singles 9,599,000 units, worth $66.3 million, in 10 years time." Germany, released in advance of the creased 9% to $171.2 million. up 41%. Cassettes contributed gains. Ron White, EMI Music managing U.K., it has sold more than a million were up by 4% and 6 %, and LPs were Stronger Links of 48% and 59 %, respectively. director, also cautioned publishers copies; in France it is past the up by 10% and 11 %, respectively. LONDON -Continental Record that if this kind of franchising be- 500,000 mark; in the Benelux coun- Tapes outperformed disks in Distributors, the British import /ex- came widespread it "would quickly tries it has topped 400,000; and it growth. In March, 3,713.000 units million, port company, is strengthening its inhibit many new publications un- will soon be put out in every Euro- were produced, worth $22.3 WEA Label For U.K. seven -year ties with the French less they were overwhelmingly suit- pean territory. increases of 59% and 39 %. Eight - LONDON -WEA U.K. is to fully record company, Musidisc. able for the narrow spectrum of a The single was picked up for the track cartridges staged a comeback last activate its own WEA label, up until Musidisc product is already dis - rack operation." That spectrum he U.S. by Seymour Stein of Sire Rec- after a lackluster performance 1,136,000, up now only used for compilation al- tributed exclusively by CRD in the guessed at being less than 5% of the ords after Atlantic declined to exer- year, with quantities of U.K., but a new long -term contract total output. cise its option on it. 68%, over the same month of last bums. has just been signed intended to pro- The decision is in line with WEA vide closer collaboration between International policy and the label the two to bolster the position of FACED BANKRUPTCY will use material from all divisions each in the British market. of the company. Logo is to be the The agreement highlights Musi- WEA symbol against a rainbow -col- disc's ambitious expansion plans OutlookBrigh tens ForFonit -Cetra ored background. and the new image fostered since the The label will concentrate on local company was acquired by Francois By DANIELE CAROL! product in each territory. Several Grandchamp des Roux. Hitherto European countries are preparing MILAN -Fonit -Cetra, the only In 1975, with proceeds from sales and also hit a break -even budget only 25% of repertoire has come their releases, and the first U.K. re- state -controlled record company in amounting to $3.39 million, the point. from Musidisc's own recordings, that lease is a single "Looking at the Italy, is expected to balance its books company lost $560,000, and the situ- There is strong confidence with licensed product providing the Squares" by the Salford Jets, sched- by the end of the year and so avoid ation worsened the following year. liquidation dangers can be averted, balance. But new policy calls for the ' uled for May 26 release. its present In 1977, losses still exceeded at least for the time being. But it is proportion to rise with the develop- dissolution, threatened by national radio $500,000, but proceeds from sales still felt RAI -TV will close the corn - ment of in -house production under owner, RAI -TV, the network. rose to $6.78 million. pany unless it yields profits within the direction of Jean -Jacques Tim - and tv Now a recovery plan has come two years. FOR mel. Mario Zanoletti, Fonit -Cetra gen- into operation which should bring Zanoletti, general manager since Musidisc catalog covers all musi- eral manager, says the company is EXPORT ONLY sales income up to $9 million -plus (Continued on page 66) cal areas and includes strong budget now achieving a fast recovery All Labels, New productions in- through new investments and via a involvement. Records & Tapes clude albums from Michel Legrand, wide -range catalog renewal. Gilbert Lafaille, Jean Sablon and In a story from Milan, dealing en- French `Free' Radio Wins New Releases Stephane Grappelli. On the classical tirely with the record company's fi- Rock & Pop & Jazz side, CRD will distribute product nancial situation, "La Repubblica" Disco including Pierre Mon- reports the firm, once one of the In Court: Reverses Loom Afro Cuban from artists Nostalgia largest in Italy. has faced increasing By HENRY KAHN .J teux, pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, J Classical over the past 15 years, nearing 1 Radio Monte - Philippe Entremont and Igor Mark- losses PARIS -The appeal court at Europe No. and Q Cutouts bankruptcy. evitch. Montpelier has confirmed the deci- Carlo. Always in Stock sion of examining magistrate Alain Ironically, Franesis Dalmas, one Lowest Export Prices Pierre that there are no grounds for of the founders of Radio Fil Bleu Fastest Delivery U.K. SURPRISE prosecuting "pirate" station Radio has now entered the National As- Fil Bleu, against which an action sembly and has been named secre- Free Catalogue on Request `Stud' Film & Disk Are `Fever' Rivals was instituted by the government to tary of state for the environment, DAVID ESKIN, INC. protect its monopoly on radio and which includes cultural affairs. It 400 Riverside Drive Continued from page 3 In America he feels that unless a this New York 10025 USA television. had been hoped he could use Telex 237460 ESKINUR Tel (212) 749 -4257 deal is made with a film company position to develop the fight for free Film companies can't afford the However, following the decision, that has its own record division, the radio from within the government. amounts of advertising that are in- soundtrack will probably go to Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the Presi- herent in having a hit record. This Ronco again. dent of the Republic, ordered the way the film has publicized the Whichever is the case, new tracks government to introduce immediate record. The record, by the same to- will be selected to suit the market measures to assure that monopoly ken, has publicized the film." and maintain topicality, likewise in carried on. The soundtrack was delayed till other territories. The magistrate had ruled that cor- the last moment for maximum top- respondence and communication icality. Fifteen of the 20 tracks on the Talks was essentially "free" and that there- album were selected from recent Taiwan's Liao fore the monopoly imposed by the chart singles, Kass working with mu- Piracy On U.S. Visit government was itself illegal. The sic coordinator Marty Machat to se- NEW YORK -The continuing government appeal followed imme- *TAINTED cure the necessary clearances. problem of piracy was stressed in diately and it came as a great sur- In addition, five tracks were com- talks between C.Y. Liao of Four prise that the appeal court upheld DISTRIBUTORS missioned from Biddu, working in Seasons Records of Taiwan and Ne- the original decision. with lyricist Sammy IMPORTERS /AGENTS conjunction suhi Ertegun, president of WEA In- Now it is assumed a law will be in- each of which has been re- Cahn, ternational, during Liao's recent troduced in a few weeks to to handle a superb and such range of leased as a single, using artists visit to New York and California. strengthen the monopolistic situ- expanding as Bill Fredericks, Linda Lewis and founder and general man- im- international Superstar framed Liao, ation, punishing offenders with from original drawings. Real Thing. ager of Four Seas, licensee for WEA a to a year. prints prisonment from month Already Big Business in Kass's deal with Ronco boss Barry International and Phonogram, has from $700 to $7,000. with fines U.K. You can make them Collier called for a regional tv cam- pressing and distribu- the publishing, It seems, therefore, that the presi- BIG in the States and Europe. paign timed to match the film's dis- Taiwan. tion facilities in dential action may hammer the last If you think you can handle it, tribution pattern, though this has Liao estimates that about half of nail into the coffin of hopes for true contact: now been accelerated as a result of his record sales are from company's independent radio in France. Mr. S. Anderson "The Stud's" success. domestic production in the Chinese Northway Printing Co. Ltd. a single radio Kass is at Cannes this month to language, 35% from mostly English The country has Beckside Road, make overseas deals for the film, and language international product and program, France Inter, but most in- Bradford BD7 2JS England will stay in Europe to tie up corre- 15% from classical and miscel- habitants listen to peripheral sta- Tel: 0274 74398/78253 sponding record deals. laneous product. tions such as Radio Luxembourg. www.americanradiohistory.com 66 InEernationol IMPORTS SINGLES Polydor Hard Pressed To Soothe U.K. `Fever' LONDON - Polydor here has had supply ing I f,.000 sets a day and the to go to great lengths to ensure sup- WEA \l est Drayton plant up to FORE16 ply of the RSO "Saturday Night Fe- 20,000 a week. Total sales of more ver" album and the Bee Gees' single than 550,000 as of May 12 were sup- "Night Fever." plemented by 100,000 cassette units Demand has been so great that sold. Alan King. Polydor head of oper- Extra problems created by the ations, has imported 80,000 singles double album and its insert were from the U.S.; 96,000 from Spain; solved by using two mailing houses 90,000 from Belgium; 20,000 from near London, plus a government re- Eire; and 85,000 from RCA's local habilitation center, and using Secu- Durham factory. The balance has ricor vehicles to get deliveries to the been met by Phonodisc as the single shops. topped the 650,000 unit sales mark. For the past six weeks, pressing plants at Phonodisc and RCA have Because of the imports, the single Down Under Gold: Atlantic act Foreigner worked 24 hours a day, seven days a is all smiles, as gold disks for Australian sales of their debut album are is available on three different cata- dispensed all around. The presentation, week. Yet the "Saturday Night Fe- made in Sydney, followed the band's successful concert there, part of log numbers, RSO 002 (U.K.), its "Around The World In 42 ver" did not open until May 15 in Days" trek (Billboard, March 25). Pictured here with Foreigner are, RS118 (U.S.) and 2090 272 first and second (Euro- Manchester, left, WEA Records marketing manager Peter Ikin and manager pean). Scotland and the Bud Prager. north -east region. Production of the album has The album is the biggest seller in staved inside the U.K.. with RCA Polydor's U.K. history. Foreigner Cracks New Markets `DEAR ANYONE' By JACK TESSLER NEW YORK -With sales in the tour are from Australia. Con- as a result of the visit, he reports. Germany and Japan almost certs in Brisbane, Sydney, Mel- The concert at Budokan Hall in It's a One -Album Summer For DJM doubled and those in Australia bourne and Adelaide were com- Tokyo, one of five in Japan, sold LONDON -DJM Records here is stage show, on which the album is nearly tripled, Foreigner's much plemented by appearances on out to an audience of 8,500, was taking the unprecedented step of based, opens on Broadway later this ballyhooed 42 -day world tour suc- "Night Moves" and "Count- filmed and will be shown suspending all new album releases year. as a tv ceeded in its goal of establishing down," two of the country's lead- special in Japan at a later date. until the fall so total effort can be Apart from the cancellation the group of at internationally, reports ing tv shows. Filming along each stop of the concentrated on one album, a con- least four planned DJM albums this Jerry Greenberg, president of At- Australia, from the initial re- tour was done. The footage is cept package about a newspaper summer, no singles will be released lantic Records. lease of their LP almost a year ago, being used for tv specials in coun- agony column "Dear Anyone," for a month after the "Dear Any- Sales patterns in each country was the best foreign market for the tries including England and Ja- written by Don Black and Geoff one" album comes out. visited were charted beginning just group. pan, and for worldwide promo- Stephens. Black and Stephens have worked before tour promotion and meas- The album, "Foreigner," al- tional use. Release date is June 30 and the on the project for the past 18 ured again immediately following ready on the Australian charts for While in Germany, Foreigner's company calls it "the biggest thing to months. Featured on the album the are group's departure. 46 weeks, went from number 26 concerts in Munich, Mainz and happen for Dick James Music and Peter Oliver, once of the New Seek- The group just returned from before the group's arrival to num- Hamburg were augmented by DJM Records since Elton John." A ers, Paul Da Vinci, Steve Harley. the final week of the tour in Eng- ber 11. A gold record was filming for the national tv show land. Figures from there are still presented to Foreigner during "Rock Pop" for a June 3 airing. being tabulated, but are said to be their visit and the album is ex- The group also made promo- following the pattern in other terri- pected to go platinum in the next tional visits to Greece and Hong tories visited. The visit there was few days, says Phil Carson, vice Kong. Illness forced them to bow capped by a sold -out concert at president of international oper- out of a concert date scheduled in At last.The only truly London's Rainbow Theatre. Ra- ations for Atlantic. Holland. dio, press and tv coverage, includ- "Feels Like The First Time" and Foreigner's second album, ing a spot on "Top of the Pops." "Cold As Ice" two singles from the "Double Vision," is scheduled for international To date, the strongest results of LP jumped 10 points up the chart release in electrical adaptor. June. LFrom The Music Capitols Of The World

MILAN event being promoted by Memoria.... " Musica of promotional appearances on national tele- In Around 2,000 fans attended a jazz concert at Citta" is a series of concerts in Milan featur- vision and local radio and tv stations. Rome's Teatro Tenda, featuring U.S. trumpet ing classics, folk and jazz and featuring Gaetano U.K. folk expert Peter Kennedy, director of player Lester Bowie's quintet, including Amina Liguori, Gruppo Folk Internazionale, Quarto the Center for Oral Traditions at Dartington Hall, Claudine Myers, Arthur Blythe, Philip Wilson Stato and Stormy Six. gave a lecture on the current state of folk music and Malachi Favors, the band gaining a strong At Milan's Teatro Officiana, a folk night in- in Britain at Milan's casa della Cultura, also in- reception for its avant -garde jazz. cluded performances by singer -writer Ivan Della troducing his "Folksongs of Britain and Ireland" At Cremona, the "Progeto Jazz" series of con- Mea and the group Banda Bateador.... CGD book and his collection of recordings. has acquired a certs and seminars was opened by a perform- new U.S. label, Butterfly, first A short film featuring Earth, Wind and fire ance from A European Proposal, a group com- two albums being the THP Orchestra's "Too Hot was recently shown here on national RAI -TV and prising Dutch players Misha Mengelbert and For Love" and a debut LP from Tuxedo Junction. another CBS act, Billy Joel, whose latest album Han Bennink, Paul Rutherford from the U.S. and ... Paradise Birds (CBS) visited Italy for a series (Continued on page 67) Italian Mario Schiano, and other concerts fea- tured Steve Lacy's quintet and Anthony Brax- ton's new group. Outlook Brightens PFM (Zoo) ended an Italian tour with two COURT NAMES Continued good live shows in Milan and the rock group's from page 65 At last, at last, you can rotating plate, drawing latest album "Passpartu" is already in the na- `EVIL GENIUS' August 1977, explains that the plan actually go out and buy it: them free and locking them. tional Top 20. ... Other artists giving concerts LONDON -A man, whose illegal involves RAI raising the firm's capi- the only truly international Available right now from here: singer -writer Gianna Nannini (Ricordi), the recordings of live pop shows led to tal so that the plant can be brought electrical adaptor Neapolitan in the Selfridges, Fenwicks, stores folk group led by Eugenio Bennato him being described by ajudge here up to date. Agreement has been world. in the Debenham (Philips /Phonogram) and contemporary Group or classi- as "an evil genius behind the bootleg reached on that, and $1.1 million Shave, dry your hair, play other leading London cal artists Franco Battiato (former progressive tape industry," has been named in will be invested. Additional empha- your cassettes without a houses. Or direct from the rock act now with Ricordi) and Horacio - Vag the High Court. sis is being put on increasing and im- moment's trouble anywhere makers by sending a cheque gione, who has an album out on Memoria's Nova Neil Corkindale, who lives in proving promotional output and on from Benidorm to or postal order for £3.95 to Musicha label. Manchester, had his identity re- repertoire renewal. Leningrad, Dusseldorf to Fittall Products Ltd., Following a U.S. concert tour, classical pian- vealed because his name had al- Cooperation from Abu Dhabi. Coastguard Road, Larne, ist Maurizio Pollini went to Japan for seven per- the trade ready been disclosed in a national unions and Screw -in, bayonet, fat Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, formances, his repertoire including 19th century affiliated in- company Sunday newspaper, his counsel committees is pin, thin pin, flat pin or telephone Larne 3015/7. works plus modern compositions by Stock- told sought and has al- Judge Brightman. wide- angle: virtually any hausen and Nono.... Classical conductor Ric- ready brought productivity in- fitting in the whole wide cardo Muti (EMl), on tour with the London Phil- Corkindale has now left the coun- creases as well as guaranteeing jobs world can be matched either try. But the judge granted an injunc- for the 150 The Traveller harmonic Orchestra, played a sell -out concert at employes. at once or simply by locating the Teatro Communale in Florence. Since 1975 tion banning him from manufac- This national newspaper coverage the pins you need on a International Adaptor. there have been 16 albums out here featuring turing or selling recordings in would have been regarded highly the Italian conductor with the London -based or- breach of the Performance Protec- unusual a few months back, because Only your chestra. tion Acts. This ban lasts until judg- the Italian record industry is rarely passport is more useful. Five concerts at Pavia's University featured ment or further order in an action covered by the dailies. But more modern poetry and avant -garde music, includ- being brought against Corkindale recently several papers, including "II ing Gruppo di Sperimentazione Musicale Edgar by Island Records and 29 other Corriere della Sera" and "L'Unita" Varese, led by Giancarlo Bizzi; Esther Ferrer; record companies and musicians. have been reporting on the local mu- Juan Hidalgo; and Walter Marchetti, the whole sic business. www.americanradiohistory.com 67 International

From The Music Capitals Of The World head of says circumstances" mean Connolly and Stefan Grossman when in the chart here, touring as support on the Orbison helped Michelle Booth, near death after Phonogram album, Continued from page 66 Princess Margaret, now creative services for Transatlantic. PETER JONES Heatwave schedule and also appearing at U.K.'s being hurled from a train, to recover health. he would never marry Whitehead, new label The Stranger" has made the local charts, has first International Soul Festival (June 24) at Punkmovie "Jubilee" picked by critics to rep- see-king divorce.... John ATHENS a Henry Hadaway's Satril Records, here to release as soon as pos- been tv- promoted with special movie. Slough Football Stadium, and featuring Manu resent U.K. at this year's Cannes Film Festival. manager for CBS anxious Gerry Rafferty, Billy (Continued on page 68) DANIELE CAROL! Dibango. ... Tapes specially recorded by Roy ... Roddy Llewellyn, still working on his first was responsible for signing PARIS

CISAC has announced a special prize for the best essay on one of four subjects, including au- thor's rights and the judicial status of works written to order, with a $6,000 first prize, a clos- ing date of June 30, 1979, and eventual awards to be made in 1980. A national association of disk jockeys has been set up here, and it will publish its own chart for distribution to 1,000 clubs. ... The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has granted $15,000 to Francois -Bernard Mache and Yoshihisa Tarra to enable them, selected from 40 applications, to continue working on musical compositions. The French magazine "Diapason" has pub-

lished a special "Practical Guide For Disk Collec- tors," which gives advice on how to keep records in good condition and how to look after hi fi equipment. It is for amateurs rather than ex- perts. The same magazine pinpoints a problem over the current system of coding records, which can lead to steep price increases. Disks in France , are coded for price but some retailers change the code so that a low -price record benefits from a greater price increase when this is permitted. Thus, the recent 3% increase allowed by the government encouraged dealers to change the

code so that a disk costing $10 went up to more than $11. Additionally, when currency rates change, and import costs rise, the retail prices go up, but when the rate falls the change is never passed on. French songwriters are in angry mood be- cause in recent months the record companies have been omitting composer credits from the sleeves of singles. The argument that there is in- sufficient room carries no weight with them be- cause there is enough space for the name of the studio used, the producer, photographer, engi- BíllEocrd neer team and other data. HENRY KAHN SPOTLIGHT LONDON Bob Dylan's six shows at Earls Court here ON FRANCE (June 15 -20) will pull more than 80,000 fans, following which he plays gigs in Rotterdam, Dortmund, Nuremberg and Sweden for an esti- mated 250,000.... Logo Records, new outfit headed by Geoff Hannington and Olav Wyper, switched pressing, distribution and selling to RCA here, from Decca /Selecta. Movie actress Ginger Rogers completed her first album for EMI here, featuring many of her film soundtrack standards and produced by former chart singer and songwriter Kenny Lynch.... While Brooklyn -based group Shirt re- corded in the Advision Studios here, new-wave leaders the Stranglers were frequent visitors. Big Motown campaign here linked with the rush -released seventh Commodores album, "Natural High." ... Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street," now charting also in the U.S., is United

Artists' first British gold single.... British jazz - bluesman George Melly, with back -up band John Chilton's Feetwarmers for U.S. dates, including two weeks at Michael's Pub in New York, fol- lowed by Newport Jazz Festival appearance (June 25). Liaison between two former Sex Pistols, Paul Cook and Steve Jones, and Johnny Thunders, once leader of the Heartbreakers, creating spec- ulative gossip here for they are gigging and recording together.... Eric Clayton, due to tour with his band here in the fall, also said to be with Bob Dylan on continental Euro- appearing on pean dates. An in -depth report Led Zeppelin currently working on album rou- the French Music Industry, the disco tines in a castle "somewhere in Wales." .... covering Boomtown Rates, show at Apollo in Glasgow revolution, the new (June 23) likely to be the last rock presentation generation of artists, the at the venue. publishing scene, concert New music classification "post- modern" ap- scene, the record and plied to five -piecer the Tourists, featuring girl broadcasting media - all singer and keyboard player. ... Extra shows will be featured so make added for George Benson, a late -May visitor, to sure your advertising cope with tremendous public demand.... Elkie essage is included in this Brooks' season at London Palladium first by ecial section to generate white U.K. girl singer in many years. additional interest and Kinks had to cancel provincial gigs linked actual business. with its "Misfits" album because of lack of time for new band members to rehearse. ... Debut U.K. Copy Date: June 16th album "Don't Talk Back" for Gerry Rafferty's Issue Date: July 29th brother Jim.... Matumbi, winner of reggae pop- Reserve your ad space NOW! ularity polls in the U.K., now signed to EMI.... Billboard Contact Alan Mayhew or 7 Carnaby Street, Visit for gigs from Gruppo Sportivo, Dutch group immediately. London W1V 1PG England Cohn Caffell 01-4378090 recently contracted to CBS. ... Drastic person- Telephone: 01 -437 8090 (Paris agent Anne Marie Hounsfield nel changes for Rory Gallagher's back -up band. Telex: 162100 PBillboard Lando 633 6543.) Hi- Tension, with a debut single "Hi- Tension" www.americanradiohistory.com 68 Internolionol Canada Polydor Up Labels Seek Market 216% For With Reissued Titles 1st Third By DAVID FARRELL MONTREAL - Bouyed by phe- TORONTO -While record corn - album titles released in this collec- nomenal sales from RSO, Casa- pany personnel report minimal fi- tion so far include Lonnie Donegan, blanca and Capricorn acts, Polydor nancial return on archive material, Donovan and The Kinks. Other File Canada reports a 216% gain in the more and more collector series titles collections by The Serachers, Status first four months of 1978 over the are filtering out onto the market- Quo and Mungo Jerry. previous year's period. place. The label is also reactivating pro- Over $1 million in the red in 1976, One of the largest collections to motion on its Golden Hour Series, Polydor became a force to reckon come out recently is the Savoy which includes artists such as Step - with the following year as licenses Series, a library that already sports hane Grappelli, Kenny Ball and His for Phillips COMMODORES CALL-The Commodores, in London to play three sellout and Mercury lines over 36 titles since being introduced Jazzmen, Cyril Stapleton, John moved from London to Polydor. dates at the Hammersmith Odeon following a national U.K. tour, visit the two years back, and promises to ex- McEvoy, Max Bygraves and an as- More recent HMV records shop in Oxford Street. From left are Commodores William King acquisitions, namely pand to 100 or more titles before sortment of British comedy albums. Casablanca and Capricorn, and Lionel Richie; Jorg Warnecke, store's assistant manager; Commodores have winding down. From London Records comes the allowed Walter Orange and Milan Williams. it to move to a second or Included in the Savoy Series are Collector Series. Releases so far in- third slot in terms of market share in complete recordings by John Col- clude John Mayall (featuring Eric this country. trane, Cannonball Adderley, Milt Clapton, Mick Taylor and Jack Polydor president Tim Harrold Jackson, Yusef Lateef, Dizzy Gil- Bruce), ZZ Top, Tom Jones, Them acknowledges the label's new -found lespie, Stan Getz and Art Pepper, (featuring Van Morrison), Savoy From The Music CaoiaIs success comes from acts such as along with a two -volume set titled Brown, Thin Lizzy, David Bowie Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, Kiss, "The Changing Face Of Harlem," and Ten Years After. Six more titles Of The Wonl Andy Gibb and the Atlanta Rhythm and a two -volume set capturing are scheduled for release over the Section, and suggests that the com- "The Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll." next year, but the artists have yet to Continued from page 67 Greek Eurovision entry "Charlie Chaplin," per- pany is only going one way from The Savoy Series is being released be named in the series. Bible the first product from Julio Iglesias in formed by Tania Tsanaklidou.... Steely Dan's here, and that is upward. and marketed by Arista Records in The latest archive material to be Greece under his worldwide deal with the label. "Aja" already a hit here and attracting favorable New releases that back up Har- North America. dug up for releasé in Canada is the Though he has had just one single out here, he reviews from the music press. rold's confidence in the near future From WEA there is the 20- volume Vintage Vault series, a is a well -known artist.... Gold disks from Minos treasury of New releases from Minos include "Earth," by include the soundtrack "Grease," "That's Jazz" series, a collection that material to Tolis Voskopoulos for his album "Ine To Kati taken from the King -Fed- Jefferson Starship (RCA); "Sun Sessions," Elvis "Thank God It's Friday," plus, cata- includes Pou Meni." Shorty Rogers, Art Blakely eral label vaults. Included in this 10- Presley (RCA); "Best Of The Middle Of The log material from Capricorn, which with Thelonius Monk, Emial to release a series of "14 Golden Hits" Woody Her- album collection are Ray Charles, Road," (RCA); "Le Disco Album," (Barclay); and includes the Greg by sone of the most popular back -catalog art- Allman band, El- man, Roland Kirk. Charles Mingus, Jackie Wilson with Billy Ward and two LPs from Jacques Brel.... Phonogram has vin ists, such as Stelios Kazantzidis Bishop and The Marshall the Modern Jazz Quartet, John Col- the Dominoes, the and Dimitra Ga- released on 20th Century "I Remember Mari- Ink Spots, Clyde lani.... "New Horizon" is the latest Isaac Hayes Tucker Band. trane, Ornette Coleman, and La McPhatter lyn," an album of songs by the late Marilyn and Earl Bostic. Quality Commenting on the overall scope Verne album out here (Polydor). Mariza Koch, a Monroe. Baker singing Bessie Smith Records hás this set in Canda. best -selling artist for CBS, made recent key tv of the company, Harrold says: amongst its titles. Now in its third month of publication, "Pop appearances in Athens. "With this wealth of top pop product As with the Savoy Series, a great and Rock" magazine, the only publication of its World premiere of the audio -visual perform- we are looking forward to another deal of the material was previously kind in Greece, has trebled its circulation, ab- Mann Continues ance of the Yiannis Ksenakis work "Orestia," record month in May, and feel con- unavailable. sorbing readers from other monthlies dedicated LONDON -Though three mem- based on the Aeschylus tragedy, to be staged in fident that we will keep our sales Pye Records, U.K., recently to hi fi and audio -only subjects. bers are leaving, the Manfred Mann the ancient city of Mycenae in September. Ze- momentum up. bowed the File Series. The double- LEFTY KONGALIDES Earth Band will continue with a new nakis, em architect and resident of Paris, is well - known for his progressive music compositions lineup. Mann says, "The changes based on mathematics. DUBLIN add up to a restructuring and rede- Big -selling Minos albums: "I Remember Yes- velopment of the band. The band The Gary Burton Quartet plays the final date CBS Bolsters Marketing terday," Donna Summer (Casablanca); "Rockin' goes on recording for Bronze Rec- of its European tour at the R.D.S. here, under Days," Elvis Presley (RCA); "Baccara" (RCA); ords and will stay a touring band. As the auspices of the Project Arts Center, the "Love Gun," Kiss (Casablanca); and "Le Piu And Promotion Departments soon as we line up new members, group's first visit to Dublin.... Chieftains play Belli Canzoni Italiana," (RCA).... CBS ware- we'll record a new album." the Liberties Festival here, an annual date, and TORONTO house moving to new and larger premises on the -To meet the grow- makes Owens responsible for artist follow with a tour of the U.K., opening in Mid- outskirts of Athens. ing demands of the record market appearance arrangements, and dlesborough. The 'Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack al- and to direct specialized attention to coordinating these dates with mar- Cantrell and Cochrane, manufacturers of Musexpo Coordinator bum has fullest promotional back -up by Phono- CBS artists, CBS Canada's vice pres- keting and publicity departments. Pepsi -Cola here, claim its Top Ten Record Al- gram here on radio, in discos and the press, and ident of marketing, Jean Desjardins, The artist relations department, in NEW YORK -As a result the bums contest was a big success with nationwide of seems set to be the best -selling double LP in has announced a shuffle in the mar- turn, reports to Owens. continued growth response. The 50 winners, each selecting 10 al- and participation the company's history here. The actual "Fever" keting and promotion divisions for Martin Herzog is named to the po- bums of their choice, picked from more than of Canadian individuals and gov- movie does not open in Greece until October, the label. 170 different labels. sition of director of creative services ernment sponsored firms in Mu- around the start of the new school term. Under the new setup, Bill Bannon and is responsible Kate Bush guested on RTE -Television's "Late for the creation sexpo '78, The Great Canadian Mu- Music Box has a hot seller with Space's "De- assumes the Late Show" while her single "Wuthering position of director of and distribution of point- of -pur- sic Co., Inc., has been appointed liverance," and the group is not one of the com- marketing Heights" topped the local chart, a coup for EMI for Columbia, True chase and advertising materials. Canadian marketing coordinator by pany's biggest acts, along with Abba, Boney M North Ireland, who lined up the visit some weeks be- and Aquitaine labels in Can- The new publicity department is Roddy Shashoua, president of Mu- and other disco -orientated teams.... Following fore the single's release. ... CBS issued Re- ada. Graham Powers is named di- complemented by Liz Braun and sexpo, Nov. 4 -8 in Miami Beach. the success of Raffaella Carra disks (CBS) here, form's "You Gotta Get Up," which reached the rector of marketing for Epic, Portrait Sandra Joyce, both of whom report The executives of the Minos is out with an RCA album "I Successi Di newly finals of this year's national contest to find a Eu- and associated labels (EPA). directly to Owens. Vacating the pub- formed Raffaella Carra" made up of her earlier record- Great Canadian Music Co. rovision entry. Joe Owens is named to the post of licity office is Terry McGee, ings. ... New Lyra releases include "A Biogra- who are Dave Coutts, John D. Watt and K -tel introduced its first compilation album director of artist development and moves on phy," Johnny Cougar; "This Year's Model," Elvis to become senior product Donna Murphy, all with the Smile by local artists, completely compiled, produced national press /publicity. The Costello; "House Of The Rising Sun," Revala- post manager for CBS Canada. Music Group based in Toronto. and manufactured in Ireland, with 20 tracks in- cion; and "Tribute To Pink Floyd," by Rosebud. cluding: "Fairytale" by Dana; "Romano," Ger- To boost punk rock sales, CBS instituting a aldine; "First Of May," Colm C.T. Wilkinson; multi -media promotion here. It has released the "When," Red Hurley; "Back Home Again," Stranglers' "Rattus Norvegicus" and follows up Dickie Rock; "I Need You," Joe Dolan; "The Best From The with r4eases by the Vibrators, Clash, Dead End Music CopikIs Of The World Of Both Worlds," Nicola Kerr; "Looking Through Kids and the Buzzcocks.... Emial released the The Eyes," The Swarbriggs; "All My Roads Lead TORONTO Zon comer plays the El Mocambo for a CHUM - Guitarist Domenic Troiano back from a recent Back To You," Brendan Shine, and Fran BTO has added Vancouver horn player Tom FM "live" concert before kicking off a major Ca- Western tour to promote the release of his sec- O'Toole's "Love Is." Keenlyside to a its ranks as sideman on its cur- nadian tour, opening for April Wine. Wine, ond Capitol album, "The Joke's On Me." Brendan Harvey, K -tel International (Ireland) rent U.S. tour and band members are discussing meantime, is negotiating a worldwide distribu- managing Etta James drew raves in Toronto following director, says the company plans possible use of producer Bob Ezrin for the next tion contract, via Aquarius Records in Montreal. many three nights of appearances at the Horseshoe Irish albums for marketing here and Mercury LP.... John Michel Jarre's "Oxygene" Scottish rock quartet Nazareth finishes its Tavern.... Neptune artist Tom Thorney has abroad and it has appointed Solomon and Peres album has turned gold in Canada.... "Is The 20 -date national tour in Victoria, May 23.... come out with a national distribution sole distributors in Northern deal with Ireland. ... EMI Night Too Cold For Dancing" is being released Valdy is on a Western tour with a new A &M LP London Records for his Guess Who- backed Ireland released Nat King Cole's "20 Golden immediately as the first single from the Randy scheduled for fall release to tie in with Eastern "Thorney's Latest Album" release.... Kenny Greats" and Frank Sinatra's "20 Golden Bachman solo "Survivor" LP. Canada dates.... Aquarius Records has inked Rogers picked up a gold LP for "10 Years Of. Greats," both on Capitol. Capitol has rush -released Bob Seger's "Still the reformed Guess Who and released "C'Mon Gold" backstage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre The Shanachie label is now solely distributed There" 45 to promote the release of "Stranger Little Mama" as the first 45 from the upcoming in Vancouver, presented by U.A. head office staf- by CBS and there's a campaign centered on 10 In Town" LP. The Detroit rockers will play To- LP. fers. albums, including product from Michael Cole- ronto. Another Capitol act on the road is the Music Shoppe Intl has opened offices in Hali- man, Kathleen Ex -a &r director for Capitol, Paul White, has Collins, Paddy Killoran, Johnny Little River Band, opening for Boz Scaggs in fax. The booking agency now sports a promotion Cronin, Joe Burke, Paul Brady, Jimmy Doyle and three western Canada dates, June 9 -12. and publicity department under the leadership joined Balmur management firm as director of creative Dan O'Leary. Ronnie Hawkins has a Roulette LP on re -re- of Bruce Hudson. ... David Bowie was development. The company handles the New album releases here, distributed by CBS lease via Quality Records, retitled "Sold Out." presented gold disks in Toronto for the albums' affairs of Anne Murray, John Allan Cameron, Bruce Murray Robbie Ireland, include: "You Light Up My Life," The early '60s package contains tracks with The "Low" and "Heroes," following concert dates in and MacNeill. ... New Johnny Mathis; "Easter Island," Kris Kristoffer- York's Gotham, signed to the Canadian-based Band behind him. Meantime, the veteran rock - Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal in early May.... =_=='=-z:Ng2s son; "Greatest Hits," Barbara Fairchild; "The abilly is working out with King Biscuit Boy in Direction label, has just had its first album re- the Jacques Burdyll, French -Canadian pop aritst, leased FLEET BENELUX B.V Angel In Your Arms," Lynn Anderson; "Do It Hamilton, Ont., area.... Sweet Blindness has has been signed to Tiger Records.... Lonnie in Canada. K.C. PIONE (23) 313543 - TELEX 71188 Good," and the Sunshine Band; "Close En- regrouped with Bobby Dupont maintaining lead- Donegan, Professor Longhair and George Melly Direct A Song is the title of a new publication P.O. BOX 611112001 HC HAARLEM counters Of The Third Kind;" "A Bing Crosby ership of the band working HDLLAND and in the new are three acts confirmed to appear on a new aimed at the songwriting and publishing com- Collection;" "Hold Your Head Up," Argent; hands on an Eastern -Canada r tour. The &b outfit series being shot in Toronto by William Cook for munity in Canada. Published 26 times per year, "Central Heating," Heatwave. KEN STEWART is currently seeking a record deal.... CBS new- CHCH -TV, with Peter Appleyard hosting. it is based in Toronto. www.americanradiohistory.com 69 Latin 13 Dealers Are Sued By Fania; Piracy Alleged

Continued from page 1 be distinguished by purple plastic and the phrase "Distributed by tively obtained a temporary restrain- cases the top of ing order Tuesday (16), enjoining Fania" embossed across cartridge. the record shops from illicitly manu- the credit side of the facturing Fania records or tapes and "A sample, legitimate cartridge inspec- from advertising or selling illegally and tape is enclosed for your reproduced product. tion and comparison," the letter con- The order, signed by New York cluded. by certified Supreme Court Justice Deforest C. The letter was sent Nigrone reports. With the returnable June 2, also de- mail, Pitt and claim igno- mands the retailers show cause why dealers then unable to rance as a defense, Fania took its a preliminary injunction should not court action against them after the be granted in the matter, pending several loca- resolution of the suit. New York FBI raided tions and reportedly confiscated al- The court action, which is be- lieved unprecedented in the piracy leged bootleg product. An FBI source in New York says battle, is the culmination of a the nvestigation is ongoing and was strategy put into motion by Fania the more than 80 Latin Ameri- unable to say whether the shops it LIVE TRADITION -Members of the Mexican group Los Folkloristas demonstrate some of earlier this year. appearance Sunday raided were the same as or limited to can and African instruments they use in their show. The group, which was slated for a Los Angeles In a letter dated March I signed They offer not only music those named in the Fania suit. (21), spent years researching authentic musical folk styles from throughout Latin America. by Fania president Jerry Masucci well. says Fania hired investi- from several regions in Mexico but specialize in Andean and Caribbean styles as and mailed to almost 500 New York Nigrone expense to supply area retailers, the label put the deal- gators at its own the FBI with information that led to Newkirk Ave.. Brooklyn; and Ra- ers on notice regarding laws and the recent actions. faelito Dweck of Rafaelitó s Music penalties which apply to those who Ending 5/27/78 in the Fania Center, 87 Moore St., Brooklyn. Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week knowingly sell pirated or counterfeit Named as defendants Johnny Named along with Fania as plain- records or tapes. suit are Carmelo Velez of Albino Music Center, 95 Moore St., tiffs in the suit are other corpora- Fania coun- The letter, drafted by Brooklyn; Rademas Milian of San tions corresponding to the related Billboard Hot J. Nigrone who spearheaded Vaya, Inca, Inter- sel Sal German Record Shop, 89 Moore St., Fania labels Special Survey LotinLPs states: "Your the antipiracy drive, Brooklyn: Casa Broinquen, 100 national, Cotique and Karen. this law with participation in disregard of St.. Brooklyn; Ramon Gu- The suit charges the retailers Moore reproduced, could result in prosecution and con- "unlawfully appropriating and pi- Copyright 1978. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be tierrez (also known as Ramon Cas- in form or by any means. electronic, mechanical, viction, punishable by a fine, jail Fania product. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, any als) of R &A Audio (no address rating" photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. ,sentence or both." listed); Johnny Ortiz Music Mart. It states further that by such ac- defendants "unjustly en- After detailing the penalties, the 115 Street & Park Ave., New York; tion the of MIAMI (Pop) CHICAGO (Pop) letter continues, "For your protec- Record Mart. Inc., BMT Subway, 42 riched themselves at the expense TITLE-Artist, Label & tion, notice is hereby given that, plaintiffs." and that the "acts and This TITLE -Artist, Label & This St. & Broadway, New York; Suar- Number (Distributing Label) con- Week Number (Distributing Label) Week hereafter, any unauthorized display itos Record Distributors, 157 E. 116 conduct defraud all plaintiffs, and inva- 1 DEL NORTE or sale of Fania tapes and records St., New York; Soto Record Shop, stitute an appropriation CELIA CRUZ /WILLIE COLON 1 LOS TIGRES Fama 564 rights, jeop- Only They Could Have Made This Album. Numero 8, subjects you to seizure of the prod- 922 E. 165 St., Bronx; Casa Alegre sion of their property Vaya 66 uct, together with criminal prose- Music Corp., 852 Westchester Ave.. ardize the reputation and good 2 CHELO La Voz Ranchera, Musart 10638 cution ..." Record Shop. 972 E. name of the plaintiffs as manufac- 2 JOSE-JOSE Bronx: Matos Volcan, Pronto 1035 turers of high- quality recordings, 3 CHELO Masucci goes on to warn the re- 165 St.. Bronx: Humberto Hervan- constitute unfair competition, are a 3 ROBERTO CARLOS Con Mariachi. Musart 10585 tailers that all legitimate 8 -track dez. of Disco Mondo Records Store. 1505 violation of the plaintiff's common Amigo. Caytronics 4 LOS HUMILDES product manufactured by Fania and 272 Broadway, Brooklyn; Hannibal Fama 560 law copyright and an unlawful in- 4 CHUCHO AVELLANET Besaos, its related labels would henceforth Padilla of Zodiac Record Shop, 1606 West Side Latino 4062 terference with the plaintiff's con- 5 JUAN GABRIEL Siempre En Mi Mente. Arcano 3388 tractual relations with their record- 5 TAN IA Insuperable. Top Hits 2022 jng artists." 6 YOLANDA DEL RIO Hija De Nadie. Arcano 3202 Aside from the 52 million in dam- 6 BASILIO La Demasiado Amor. Zafiro 513 Latin Scene ages, the suit requests that the de- 7 LOS BUKIS !Melody 5611 LOLITA Los Alambrados. Mericana fendant retailers be "required to ac- 7 Merrero and Barry Rogers among the cas Mi Carta, Caytronics 1506 NEW YORK 8 ROCIO DURCAL of musicians' musicians who backed Ralph Mac count to the plaintiff's for all Canta A Juan Gabriel. Pronto 1031 WATCH OUT! Its finally happening. Using the 8 JULIO IGLESIAS in five SRO concerts May 5 -7 at the re- proceeds received by (then) from Donald A Mis 33 Anos. Alhambra 38 most sophisticated CIA -KGB techniques, we've 9 LOS ANGELES NEGROS opening of Harlem's famed Apollo Theatre . the manufacture, sale and disposi- Luna. International 925 uncovered Eddie Palmieri at work on his debut 9 JUAN BAU Serenata Sin poor sales of their last, experimental LP tion ... of pirated tapes and pirated album for Epic. This follows the disastrous at- Vol. 5. Zafiro 512 10 ROBERTO CARLOS Tipica 73's next is due for summer release on records." tempt at recording Palmieri undertook last year, 10 CHIRINO Amigo. Caytronics 1505 Inca. Entitled "Tower Of Salsa," 20-year old Jose In addition. Fania asks that all Evolution. Borinquen 1339 when after a week's work the tapes were erased RICARDO CERRATTO Alberto fronts on vocals ... Ralph Mercado & 11 proceeds obtained from the alleged A Ti. Latin at his insistence. 11 ALVAREZ GUEDES Me Estoy Acostumbrando Ray Aviles, upset at the poor turnout for their 5042 sale of pirated product he turned Vol. 6, Gema 5055 International We understand that this time around, things "Salsa Fever" concert at the Felt last month over to the plaintiffs. and that the 12 CELIA CRUZ /WILLIE COLON are much cozier. Production is now in its second nonsense going to stop? 12 LOS AMAYA (when is all this "fever" They Have Made This Album. defendants he required to surrender Voi Son, Arcano 3403 Only Could week in New York, and former Blood, Sweat, & Let's see some originality!), are currently gird- any pirated product in their posses- Vaya 66 Tears drummer Bobby Colomby, now Epic vp for ing their loins to insure their "Salsa Weekend" 13 SOPHY sion to Fania. En Concierto, Velvet 13 ROBERTO CARLOS a &r, is producing. Colomby might be the man to concerts at the Garden over Labor Day. This will In explaining the Fania strategy, Lo Mejor. Caytronics 132 bring home the hoped for salsa -fusion crossover be the first time salsa attempts multiple shows 14 ALMA 14 LEO DAN has eluded others till now. attorney Nigrone states, "This has Unlimited /Sin Limites. Alhambra 152 bacon, which at the Garden. Look for Mecado & Aviles to pull Caytronics 1504 got to he a deterrent to the retailer Leo Dan. of Venezuela and Puerto Rico now out all the stops, short of resurrecting Arsenio's 15 MOCEDADES Stories out TIGRES DEL NORTE against selling the pirated material. Numero 8, Zafiro 510 15 LOS circulating indicate that the gold in the Caracas ghost. Mojados, Fama 554 with our lawsuit, court costs, Vivan Los hills which prompted several p.r. salseros to Wilkins' Mother's Day concert in Caguas sold Faced 16 RAY CONNIFF Exitos Latinos, Caytronics 1502 16 LOS FELINOS in TR Co- attorney fees and possible penalties, move may have been of the fool's variety. The out a month advance ... chief Stanley Estos Son Los felinos. Musart 1735 hen challenged the Fania All Stars to a softball it's just no longer a bargain for him 17 WILKINS grass is always greener, etc. Unless it's laced DEL NORTE No Se Puede Morir Per Dentro, Velvet 17 LOS HURACANES with paraquat. Still no news from Paraguay, by game, which Fania Prez Jerry Masucci immedi- to handle the pirated product. It's no Muter, Luna 1018 1523 Son Tus Perjumenes the way ... Angel Canales and Sabor caused a ately accepted. Could be concert of the year ... longer financially palatable. 18 ALMA 18 LOLITA Forum last month. Special Signings, we've got signings: Conjunto Candela "We're turning the screws on 1489 sensation at the Felt Alma, Alhambra 148 Abrazame. Caytronics praise must be given to 19 -year old pianist Lis - now joins TR, as does young ten -piece group them simultaneously, civily and 19 JOHNNY PACHECO 19 VICENTE FERNANDEZ sette Wilson Alfredo De La Fe, the Tipica '73 called Orq. Hidalgo ... over at Fania, Fuego '77 states. Un Caytronics 1492 ... criminally," Nigrone The Artist, Fania 503 La Muerte De Gallero. violinist who can give lean Luc -Ponty pause, ap- joins the fold, with Larry Harlow producing. Also Nigrone believes in the past FBI 20 SOPHY 20 CAMILO SESTO peared on David Amram's recent "Soundstage" to Fama, Gene Hernandez & Orq. Novedades. 1025 seizures at the retail level have been Sophy, Velvet 1521 Rasgos, Pronto special with Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Mantilla, Bon- Joe Quijano's Cesta Nueva label now being since the product would ineffective 21 LISSETTE 21 JULIO IGLESIAS nie Koloc, the Chicago Symphony and fellow Ti- distributed by TR ... (again with the "fever "!) is Alhambra 23 quickly reappear because "record The Best Of Lissette, Borinquen 1345 El Amor. pica '73 member Nicky Marrero. Some mix. the title of third Fania All Star LP due soon from up. companies were not following 22 JOSE -JOSE 22 JUAN GABRIEL They're all featured on the remarkable Amram's Columbia. CBS sponsored a "listening party" at Vol. 2, Arcano 3353 "Now we're pushing it to its natu- Reencuentro, Pronto 1026 Con Mariachi, new Flying Fish LP. "Havana /New York," a the 1panema to unveil the new release, but best ral end," he states. 23 CAMILO SESTO 23 VICENTE FERNANDEZ record of last year's first musical exchange with listening of the evening came when every All Pueblo, Caytronics 1441 Although only retailers were Rasgos, Pronto 1025 El Hijo Del Cuba. Also featured are Thad Jones, Eddie Go- Star present told reporters (as disk played), named in the action, they were P4 OLGA GUILLOT 24 COSTA CHICA mez, Candido, Tipica's Johnny Rodriguez Jr., "Uh, I didn't play on that ... that's not me, ei- Fama 549 charged with illegal manufacturing Orfeon 5082 Tapame, Cuban ensemble, Los Papines. LP fea- ther ... I had nothing to do with that one ... ," and the 25 VICENTE FERNANDEZ selves from product. as well as selling of the product as a 25 RAPHAEL tures two live tracks, one recorded in Havana, as they sought to distance Joyas Rancheras, Caytronics 1503 the of El Cantor, Pronto 2026 the other recorded in the street, Broadway & More on roots of dissension, which is quite seri- means of placing burden 44th. ous, soon. PABLO "YORUBA" GUZMAN proof on the retailers.

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58 62 EDDY VORTEX -Steve Gibbons Band 34 BRITAIN 28 GREATEST HITS -Abba (B. 4 LA PULCE D'ACQUA -Angelo, Branduardi LPs (Polydor 2059 017) Andersson /B. Ulvaeus), (Courtesy Music Week) Epic EPC (Polydor - Phonogram) This 59 ALL NIGHT LONG- Dexter Wansell 69218 (C) SINGLES - 5 VOYAGE- Voyage (Atlas -Phonogram) Week (Philadelphia PIR 6255) 35 29 A LITTLE BIT MORE -Dr. Hook, 6 BURATTINO SENZA FILI- Edoardo Bennato 1 THIS YEAR'S MODEL -Elvis Costello This Last 60 50 (I CAN'T GET ME NO) Capitol EST 23785 (Ricordi) 2 PLASTIC LETTERS -Blondie Week Week SATISFACTION -Devo (Stiff Boy 36 - THE UNIQUE KLAUS WUNDERLICH 7 BLACK JACK -Baciotti (Dig- it -MM) 3 TEN MISTAKES -Gruppo Sportive 1) SOUND -Klaus Wunderlich ( Decca 8 COM'E' PROFONDO IL MARE -Lucio Dalla 4 EASTER -Patti Smith 1 1 RIVERS OF BABYLON -Boney M 61 55 I DON'T MIND- Buzzcocks (United DBC 5/6) (RCA) 5 DECADE -Neil Young 2 2 NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees, (RSO Artists UP 36386) 37 37 FONZIES FAVOURITES -Various, 9 RICCARDO COCCIANTE- Riccardo 6 THE KICK INSIDE -Kate Bush 002) 62 65 JOKO HOMO -Devo (Stiff DEV 1) Warwick WW 5037 (M) Cocciante (RCA) 7 CITY TO CITY -Gerry Rafferty 3 10 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY- Darts, 63 61 WHATEVER IT TAKES -Olympic 38 44 PLEASE DON'T TOUCH -Steve 10 DISCO ROCKET- Various Artists (K -tel- 8 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees (Magnet MAG 116) Runners (RCA PC 5078) Hackett, Charisma CDS 4012 Ricordi) 9 THE LAST WALTZ -The Band 4 3 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO 64 (Don't Fear) THE REAPER - -Blue 39 49 NATURAL ACT -Kris Kristofferson/ 11 DE GREGORI- Francesca De Gregori (RCA) 10 JESUS OF COOL LATE- Johnny Mathis /Deniece -Nick Lowe Oyster Cult (CBS 6333) Rita Coolidge, A &M AMLH 64690 12 PIGRO -Ivan Graziani (Numero Uno-RCA) Williams, (CBS 6164) 65 44 DANCE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER - 40 50 BEST FRIENDS -Cleo Laine /John 13 TAC ...!- Franco Califano (Ricordi) 5 4 AUTOMATIC LOVER -Dee D. Charo The & Salsoul Orchestra Williams (Various), RCA RS 1094 14 1 -2 -3 -4 GIMME SOME MORE -D.D. Sound Jackson (Mercury 6007 171) 66 - MONEY THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM - (R) (Baby Records) 6 7 BECAUSE THE NIGHT -Patti Smith SWITZERLAND Tonight (Target TDS 2) 41 52 EXODUS -Bob Marley & The Wailers 15 MUSICA NOVA- Eugenio Bennato Group & Carlo (Courtesy Musikmarkt) 67 71 WHAT GOES ON -Bryan Ferry (Bob Marley & The Wailers), D'Angio (Philips -Phonogram) 7 5 NEVER LET HER SINGLES SLIP AWAY - (Polydor POSP 3) Island ILPS 9498 (E) Andrew This Gold, (Asylum K 13112) 68 73 DON'T TAKE IT LYIN' DOWN - 42 48 HERMIT -Todd Rundgren, Bearsville 8 23 LOVE Week IS IN THE AIR -John Paul Dooleys (GTO GT 220) K 55521 1 RIVERS OF BABYLON -Boney M (Mansa/ Young 69 - OH CAROL -Smokie (RAK 276) 43 30 VARIATIONS- Andrew Lloyd Webber 9 8 LET'S ALL CHANT -Michael Ariola) Zager 70 - DAVY'S ON THE ROAD AGAIN - (Andrew Lloyd Webber), MCA HOLLAND 2 DAS LIED DER SCHLUMPFE -Vader Band Manfred Mann's Earth Band MCF 2824 (E) (Courtesy Stichting Nederlandse Top 40) Abraham (Philips 10 21 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU- Yvonne /Phonogram) (Bronze BRO 52) 44 31 ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO - SINGLES Elliman (RSO 2090 266) 3 STAYIN' ALIVE -Bee Gees (RSO /Polydor) 71 47 DENIS -Blondie (Chrysalis) Andrew Gold, Asylum K 53072 This 11 13 JACK & JILL -Raydio (Arista 161) 4 UND DABEI LIEBE ICH EUCH BEIDE 72 - EVERY KINDA PEOPLE -Robert 45 41 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE Week - 12 17 DO IT DO IT AGAIN -Raffaella Carra Andrea Juergens ( Ariola) Palmer (Island WIP 6425) THIRD KIND -Original 1 RIVERS OF BABYLON -Boney M (Hansa) 5 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME -Abba (Polydor) (Epic 6094) 73 YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT - Soundtrack, Arista DLART 2001 2 SUBSTITUTE 13 28 MORE THAN A WOMAN- Tavares -Clout (Carrere) 6 MULL OF KINTYRE -Wings (Capitol) OUT OF MY MOUTH -Meatloaf 46 39 LIVE -THE LAST WALTZ -The Band, (Capitol CL 15977) 3 NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees (RSO) 7 BUENOS DIAS ARGENTINA -Udo Juergens (Epic EPC 5980) Warner Bros. K 66076 14 12 SHE'S SO MODERN -Boomtown 4 CA PLANE POUR Plastic (Ariola) 74 51 EGO-Elton John (Rocket ROKN 47 33 ADVENTURE -Television, Elektra K MOI- Bertrand 8 KLIBY UND SEINE CAROLINE -Kliby Rats (Ensign ENY 13) 538) 52872 (Vogue) 15 32 COME TO ME (Bellaphon) -Ruby Winters 75 63 STAYIN' ALIVE -Bee Gees (RSO 48 27 REFLECTIONS -Andy Williams 5 COME BACK MY BABY -Darts (Magnet) 16 37 IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE 9 BLUE BAYOU -Paolo (CBS) 2090 267) (Various), CBS 10006 (C) 6 ONLY A FOOL- Mighty Sparrow and Byron DANCIN' -Rose Royce 10 FREE ME -Urialt Heep (Bronze) (Warner 49 53 EAST MEETS WEST -James Last, Lee (Trojan) LPs Bros. K 17148) Polydor 2630 092 17 6 MATCHSTALK MEN & 7 EVERY ONE'S A WINNER -Hot Chocolate This 50 42 EVERY 1'S A WINNER -Hot (Rak) MATCHSTALK CATS & DOGS Week - BRITAIN Chocolate, RAK SRAK 531 Brian & Michael (Courtesy: Music Week) 8 LADY McCORY -BZN (Philips) 1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER -Soundtrack 51 38 ALL 'N' ALL -Earth, Wind & Fire 18 29 NICE 'N' SLEAZY- Stranglers, LPs (RSO/Polydor) (Maurice White), CBS 86051 (C) 9 MET DE VLAM IN DE PIJP -Henk (United Artists UP 36379) 2 THE ALBUM -Abbe (Polydor) This Last 52 - 20 GOLDEN GREATS -Diana Ross & Wijugaard (Telstar) 19 9 EVERY BODY DANCE -Chic, 3 30 GOLDEN GUITAR GREATS -Various Week Week The Supremes, Motown EMTV 5 10 BAKER STREET -Gerry Rafferty (United (Atlantic K Artists (Arcade /Phonag) 11097) (E) Artists) 4 20 GREATEST HITS -Bee Gees (RSO/ 20 19 (I'M ALWAYS TOUCHED BY YOUR) 1 1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER -Various, 53 THE DARK - SIDE OF THE MOON - Polydor) PRESENCE DEAR -Blondie RSO 2658 123 (F) Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd), Harvest LPs 5 WATCH -Manfred Mann Earthband - (Chrysalis CHS 2217) 2 4 THE STUD -Various, Ronco RTD SHVL 804 (E) This (Bronze /Ariola) 21 14 BAD OLD DAYS -Coco (Ariola -Hansa 2029 (B) 54 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY -Original - Week 6 LONDON TOWN -Wings (EMI) AHA 513) 3 2 20 GOLDEN GREATS -Nat King Soundtrack, Casablanca TGIF 100 1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER -Soundtrack 7 THE HITS OF ...- Bonnie Tyler (RCA) 22 33 HI TENSION -Hi Tension, (Island Cole, Capitol EMTV 9 55 - MOONFLOWER- Santana, CBS (RSO) 8 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE -Genesis WIP 6422) 4 7 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE- Johnny 88272 2 ALL TIME GREATEST HITS -Bee Gees (Charisma/Phonogram) 23 26 THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED Mathis, CBS 86055 56 51 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST (Polydor) 9 SUPER 20 HIT PARADE -Various Artists DAYGLOW -X -Ray Spex 5 6 THE ALBUM -Abby (B. Andersson/ HITS -Simon & Garfunkel, CBS (Ariola) 24 11 IF YOU CAN'T GIVE ME LOVE -Suzi B. Ulvaeus), Epic EPC 86052 (C) 69003 (C) 3 LONDON TOWN -Wings (Capitol) 10 LOVE FOR SALE -Boney M (Hansa /Ariola) Quatro (RAK 271) 6 3 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE - 57 FLEETWOOD MAC -Fleetwood Mac 4 THE KICK INSIDE -Kate Bush (United 25 16 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN -Sheila B. Genesis (David Hentschel), (Fleetwood Mac), Reprise K Artists) Devotion Charisma CDS 4010 (F) 54043 (W) 5 CITY TO CITY -Gerry Rafferty (United 26 27 A BI NI BT -Izhar Cohen /Alphabeta 7 24 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Frank Sinatra, 58 55 CENTRAL HEATING -Heatwave, Artists) (Polydor 2001 781) Capitol EMTV 10 GTO CTLP 027 6 WERELDHITS -Fischer Choir (Polydor) GREECE 27 24 TAKE (Courtesy Pop And Rock) ME I'M YOURS- Squeeze, 8 5 LONDON TOWN -Wings (Paul 58 - DARTS -Darts (Richard Hartley/ 7 ALL 'N ALL -Earth, Wind & Fire (CBS) (A&M AMS 7335) McCartney), Parlophone PAS Tommy SINGLES Boyce), Magnet MAG 8 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE -Genesis 28 35 WHAT A WASTE -Ian Dury 10012 (E) 5020 (E) This (Charisma) Week 29 15 I WONDER WHY -Showaddywaddy 9 8 20 CLASSIC HITS -The Platters, 58 MAN MACHINE -Kraftwerk, - Capitol 9 ARGENTINA -Conquistador (Philips) (Arista ARIST 174) Mercury 9100 049 EST 11728 1 TI AMO- Umberto Tozzi (CBS) 10 SUPER DISCO PARTY- Various Artists 30 22 WITH A LITTLE LUCK -Wings 10 9 LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL 2 MA BAKER -Boney M (Music Box) - (Hansa) ( Parlophone R 6019) Rainbow, Potydor POLD 5002 3 MISS BROADWAY -Belle Epoque (Philips) 31 34 BACK IN LOVE AGAIN -Donna 11 11 PENNIES FROM HEAVEN -Various, 4 WHEN I NEED YOU -Leo Sayer (Chrysalis) Summer (GTO GT 117) World Records SH 266 JAPAN 5 BABY COME BACK - Player (Philips) 32 18 FOLLOW 6 RUN TO ME -Kelly Marie (Pye) YOU FOLLOW ME- Genesis 12 10 CITY TO CITY -Gerry Rafferty (Courtesy of Music Labo, Inc.) 33 58 CA PLANE 7 SORROW -Mort Shuman (Philips) PUR MOI- Plastic (Hugh Murphy /Gerry Rafferty), As Of 5/15/78 Bertrand 8 BLACK BETTY -Ram Jam (Epic) (Sire 6078 616) United Artists UAS 30104 (E) Denotes local origin MEXICO (Courtesy of Mexico) 9 DADDY COOL M (Music 34 42 BOOGIE SHOES -K.C. & The 13 14 RUMOURS -Fleetwood Mac This Ortiz- -Boney Box) As Of 10 LOVE ME BABY Sunshine Band (TK TKR 6025) (Fleetwood Mac /Dashut /Caillat), Week 5/5/78 -Sheila B. Devotion 35 20 MORE This (Philips) LIKE THE MOVES -Dr. Hook, Warner Bros. K 56344 (W) l SOUTHPAW -Pink Lady (Victor) -KTVM (Capitol 14 Week LPs CL 15967) 23 BAT OUT OF HELL -Meat Loaf, Epic 2 YADONASHI -Masanori Sera & The Twist 1 AUNQUE TE ENAMORES -Juan Gabriel This 36 36 UP AGAINST THE WALL -Rom EPC 82419 (Aardvark)- Yamaha Robinson Band 15 (Ariola) Week (EMI 2787) 12 KAYA -Bob Marley & The Wailers, 3 TOKINIWA SHOFU -NO YONI- Toshio 2 BLUE BAYOU -Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) 1 DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD 37 46 PUMP IT UP -Elvis Costello & Island ILPS 9517 Kurosawa (Columbia) -Nichion - Attractions 3 STAYING ALIVE -Bee Gees (RSO) Santa Esmeralda (Philips) (Radar ADA 10) 16 26 EASTER-Patti Smith (Jimmy 4 PLAYBACK Part 2 -Momoe Yamaguchi 38 4 JAMAS ME CANSARE DE TI -Rodio Durcal 2 MISS BROADWAY -Belle Epoque (Philips) ON A LITTLE STREET IN Levine), Arista SPART 1043 (F) (CBS /Sony) -TOP SINGAPORE 17 18 PASTICHE- (Ariola) 3 BACCARA Baccara (RCA) -Manhattan Transfer Manhattan Transfer 5 NAMIDA -NO CHIKAI -Alice (Express) -JCM - 5 AMIGO- Roberto Carlos (CBS) 4 LOVE FOR SALE -Boney M (Music Box) (Atlantic K 11136) (Tim Hauser), Atlantic K 5044 6 HOHOEMIGAESHI- Candies (CBS /Sony)- 6 EL NEGRO JOSE -Los Venturosos la 5 39 53 ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES -Sham (W) Watanabe de RAFFAELLA CARRA SHOW- Raffaella Carra 69 (Polydor 18 21 Salsa (Gas) (CBS) 2059 023) THIS YEAR'S MODEL -Elvis Costello 7 KAMOME -WA KAMONE -Naoko Ken 7 NO ME MAL INTERPRETES -Santa 6 THE ALBUM -Abba (Pan Vox) 40 45 ROSALIE -Thin Lizzy (Vertigo Lizzy & The Attractions, Radar RAD 3 (Canion)- Yamaha, Tanabe 19 Esmeralda (Polydor) 7 ABBA'S GREATEST HITS -Abba (Pan Vox) 2) 16 THE KICK INSIDE-Kate Bush 8 TIME TRAVEL- Shinji Harada (For Life) - 8 VOLCAN -Jose Jose (Ariola) 8 MAGIC FLY -Space (Music Box) 41 41 HEY DON'T ASK ME QUESTIONS (Andrew Powell), EMI EMC 3223 Burning - 9 POR QUE TUO NO ME QUIERES- Miramar 9 HOTEL CALIFORNIA -Eagles (Asylum) Graham Parker (Vertigo Park (E) 9 JIKAN -YO TOMARE- Bikichi Yazawa (CBS/ (Action) 10 OXYGENE- Jean -Michel 002) 20 15 ANYTIME ... ANYWHERE -Rita Sony)- Sanrize McCY Jarre (Polydor) Coolidge 10 NAILA -Grupo Amistad (Melody) 42 49 SHADOW DANCING -Andy Gibb (David Anderle), A &M 10 DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD - AMLH (RSO 001) 64616 (C) Santa Esmeralda (Philips) -Inter Song 21 22 OUT OF THE BLUE 43 54 JUPITER -Earth, Wind & Fire (CBS - Electric Light 11 KAMOME -GA TONDA HI- Machiko 6267) Orchestra (Jeff Lynne), Jet UAR Watanabe (CBS /Sony) -PMP PORTUGAL 100 (E) 44 31 THEME FROM THE HONG KONG 12 TOKYO LALABY -Rie Nakahara (CBS/ ( Courtesy Musica & Som) 22 19 NEW BEAT -Richard Denton /Martin BOOTS AND PANTIES -Ian Sony) -PMP, Tanabe BELGIUM SINGLES Dury (Peter Jenner /Lauria (Courtesy of Humo) Cook (BBC RESL 52) 13 LOVE LETTER FROM CANADA - Masaaki This Latham /Rick Walton), Stiff SINGLES 45 59 LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME SEEZ Hirao, Yoko Hatanaka (Victor) -Daiichi Week 4 (E) This BANANAS -Guy Marks (ABC Music 1 WUTHERING HEIGHTS -Kate Bush (EMI) 23 20 HEAVY HORSES 4211) -Jethro Tull, 14 MAYOIMICHI -Machiko Watanabe (CBS/ Week 2 NUVEM PASSAGEIRA- Hermes Aquino Chrysalis CHR 1175 1 I DON'T WANT TO 46 48 CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU -Barry Sony) -PMP GO TO CHELSEA -Elvis (Rossil) 24 13 THE RUTLES -The Rutles (Neil Costello Manilow (Arista 176) 15 VIBLATION -Hiromi Go (CBS /Sony)- 3 MOCIDADE MOCIDADE- Antonio Calvario Innes), Warner Bros. K 56459 2 PSYCHO 47 30 BAKER STREET -Gerry Rafferty Burning KILLER -Talking Heads ( Rossil) (W) 16 KONO SORA -0 TOBETARA 3 BAKER STREET -Gerry Rafferty 4 PARLEZ VOUX 48 25 IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO -Richard -Tokiko Kato FRANCAIS -Baccara (RCA) 25 17 20 GOLDEN GREATS -Buddy Holly (Kitty) Yamaha 4 DUST IN THE WIND -Kansas 5 BAILEMOS Myhill (Mercury TANGO 1) -Kitty, UN VALS -Jose Velez (Roda) & The Crickets, MCA EMTV 8 (E) 17 MEZAME -NO CARNIVAL-Ikue Sakakibara 5 WUTHERING HEIGHTS -Kate Bush 6 BELFAST -Bonny M (Ariola) 49 40 SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH - 26 - POWER AGE- AC /DC, Atlantic K (Columbia) 6 BECAUSE THE NIGHT -Patti Smith 7 TI Dan Hill -TOP AMO- Howard Carpendale (EMI) 50483 18 MR. SUMMER TIME -Circus (Alfa) -Alfa 7 DENISE- Blondie 8 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS -Queen (EMI) 50 56 TAKE ME TO THE NEXT PHASE- 27 25 PLASTIC LETTERS- Blondie (Richard Music 8 ROCK 'N' ROLL -Gruppo Sportivo 9 DAI LI DOU- Gemini (Philips) Islay Bros. (CBS 6292) Gottehrer), Chrysalis CHR 1166 19 FANTASY -Earth, Wind & Fire (CBS/ 9 FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME- Genesis 10 LA VIE EN ROSE-Grace Jones (Island) 51 FEELS THE 39 LIKE FIRST TIME - (F) Sony)-Inter Song 10 DON'T ASK ME QUESTIONS -Graham LPs Foreigner, (Atlantic K 28 11086) 36 THE SOUND OF BREAD -Bread 20 FUYU -NO INAZUMA -Alice (Express) -JCM Parker This 52 - YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - (David Gates), Elektra K 52062 11 SING IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAY -Tom Week John Travolta /Olivia Newton -John (W) Robinson Band I CASARAO -TV Series (RCA) (RSO 006) 29 45 THE STRANGER -Billy Joel, CBS ITALY 12 RIVERS OF BABYLON -Boney M. 2 NEWS OF THE WORLD -Queen (EMI) 53 38 WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM (Courtesy of Germano Ruscitto) I - 82311 13 LOVE THE SOUND OF BREAKING 3 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN -Santa Child 30 40 ANOTHER MUSIC IN A DIFFERENT As Of 5/9/78 GLASS-Nick Lowe Esmeralda (Philips) 54 72 SHAME 'Champagne' King -Evelyn KITCHEN -Buzzcocks, United LPs 14 EVERY 1'S A WINNER -Hot Chocolate 4 THE KICK INSIDE -Kate Bush (EMI) (RCA PC 1122) This Artists UAG 30159 15 SHE'S NOT THERE -Santana 5 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS -John Williams 55 60 ONLY LOVING DOES IT -Guys 'N' 31 32 GREEN -Steve Hillage, Virgin V Week 16 NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees (Arista) Dolls (Magnet MAG 115) 2098 1 SOTTO IL SEGNO PESCI DEI -Antonello 17 SUBSTITUTE -Clout 6 GEMINI NA EUROVISION- Gemini (Philips) 56 43 JUST FOR YOU -Alan Price 32 47 ARRIVAL Venditti (Phonogram) -Abba (B. Andersson /B. 18 PUMP IT UP -Elvis Costello 7 PORTFOLIO -Grace Jones (Island) 57 52 THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU Ulvaeus), Epic EPC 86018 2 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees 19 - (C) WITH A LITTLE LUCK -Wings 8 I ROBOT -Alan Parsons (Arista) Roberta Flack /Donny Hathaway, 33 34 SHOOTING STAR -Elkie Brooks, (Phonogram) 20 SEX 'N DRUGS 'N ROCK 'N' ROLL -Ian 9 LOVE SONGS- Beatles (Parlophone) (Atlantic K 11099) A&M 3 FIGLI AMLH 64695 DELLE STELLE -Alan Sorrenti (EMI) Dury 10 MAGIC FLY -Space (Vogue)

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Billboard photos by Jeff Weisel Dave Hubert, A &M's international vice president, is surrounded by persons on the junket in by from the left: Hideyoshi Kuroda of Paris. From the left, Bettie Fujii, A &M; Babara DeZonia, A &M; Gill Robert, Festival, Australia; Fee Waybill of the Tubes is the subject of questioning journalist; and Christina Tocantins of EMI -Odeon, Brazil. Ariane Sorrs, A &M, France; Hideyoshi Kuroda, King, Japan; Christina Tocantins, EMI -Odeon, King, Japan; Noe Selizawa, Japanese Brazil, Hubert, and Noe Selizawa, Japanese writer. A &M Junket Boosts Label & Its Acts used Continued from page 8 and then met with the group's man- interviews which have been ager Derek Sutton. three ways: 1 -to stimulate the staff time videotapes of new U.K. acts The final English concert took internally by presenting new acts to were played. place the following day at Coventry sales and promotion staffers; 2 -as a That evening they all visited the where Elkie Brooks was performing, vehicle for overseas television show Marques Club, another up and com- with Derek Green, A &M's manager, inserts; 3 -as a means by which a ing artist showcase club. hosting the party. concert promoter can learn some- The next day they motored to On the final day in England the thing about an artist he is consid- Manchester to enjoy Styx in concert entourage met up with the Carpen- ering booking. ters at Heathrow Airport where in- The interviews done on the A &M terviews were conducted in a private soundstage have been by Peter Ru- Price Revamp lounge. binstein and Quincy Jones, who did Several of the affiliates came back one shot with the Brothers Johnson. Continued from page 18 the U.S. with the Carpenters. Here to "We do them" explains Hubert, saw Herb Alpert and Hugh which he considers "the absolute top they interviewer off camera to at the Roxy and con- "with the price" the market will allow. Masekela for the local language to be interviews with them plus allow t. "Columbia Pictures Publications ducted added. The interviews run from Alessi and Supertramp. recently raised its retail to $1.75, and three to five minutes. was really made pos- Australia in a question and an- they're estimating that they can offer "The project Joan Armatrading and Gill Robert of Festival, sible because of the techniques we "With new interviews we will he- swer session. a higher royalty rate because of this. for our own in -house come more adventurous," notes Hu- "But I'm afraid of overpricing a developed video interviews," Hubert com- bert. "For example, we could couple leader item which brings customers up Herb Alpert, Letta Mbulu and into the stores. Sheet music helps to ments. New New Music Barbara DeZonia has been re- Quincy Jones discussing who they Clothes, sell books like a single in the record for working on these local are and what they are into." Continued from page 46 "I now look to deliver a message business helps to sell albums. sponsible that would cross to the in my music that will be uplifting to "We do a lot of mail -order busi- jazz album pop market. those who don't believe in life any- ness," says Silvers, "and our pulse on I in "The audience will now see a new more. can serve a purpose that the buyers indicates there will be Flora Purim," she continues. "I'm way because I know what they are consumer resistance to price hikes." bringing in five musicians from Bra- going through." One problem Silvers is encounter- RSO `Grease' Promotion at zil and half of my show will be Bra- Prior to her arrival Warner ing is that some dealers are sticker - Bros., Purim recorded six LPs on I previously per- Music sheets at zilian jazz fusion. ing Warner Bros. Unites Paperbacks, Film jazz with Fantasy. "Fantasy was important in $1.75, in line with the competitor's formed progressive progressive musicians." my life because it's a jazz- oriented price. "I'm watching this carefully," By ED HARRISON According to Purim, there will be company and it did a good job of he says. "I'm thinking seriously of LOS ANGELES -RSO Records, In addition to 36 -copy floor dis- a few electronic instruments in her marketing me. putting the $1.50 price tag on three Pocket Books, the Robert Stigwood plays. the Pocket Books sales force such as a new device called the "During that time. Chick Corea corners of the sheet to make it diffi- Organization and Paramount Pic- will use 1,000 album sleeves and band Polyphonic, similar to a and McCoy Tyner wrote songs for cult for them to sticker over it with a tures are combining efforts for an RSO in -store display materials. And Oberheim synthesizer. The instrument offers me. They don't generally write songs new price." extensive cross promotion to achieve commencing in June, Pocket Books eight -part harmony voices from for others. All of these musicians Silvers is particularly concerned maximum consumer awareness of will conduct a national contest where each note. In addition to it, the band have helped me to develop to because "print is in a delicate stage. the June 16 release of "Grease." among its sales force for the best will offer vocal harmony I am now, and looking at my new LP sank with the rise of the on its way to more than window display, with the winner to members Sheet music Currently 1 assistance. it's hard to know what will do to single in the '40s. When I came into 30,000 retail bookstore accounts and be chosen by the Robert Stigwood "This is exciting for me because follow it." publishing in the early '60s, the em- 100,000 paperback outlets is the Organization. will be the first time I am taking phasis was on mechanical, perform- Pocket Books' novelization of Pocket Books will also provide this a she says. ance and foreign income, not print. "Grease," which contains black and four- color. easel -backed blowups of leadership of band," This time out Flora will have Les "But around 1973 it started bar- white pictures from the film. The the book's cover, which will be dis- Against Billy Cobham opening Charge reling up, as publishers parroted book retails for $1.95 with an initial tributed by RSO to selected record McCann and record business techniques. And shipment of 400,000. stores. RSO plans to use copies of for her while she will open concerts Wilson Dropped for Freddie Hubbard and Hubert now it's not unusual to sell 500,000 A part of the RSO Records and the hook in its displays as well. Laws. She co -bills with George PHOENIX -Beach BON drum- a sheet smash. A Books venture is the on top piano /vocal Pocket joint mer Dennis Wilson was cleared good -sized hit will do 20,000- 30,000. coordination of sales forces. Each Duke. was Monday (15) of a charge of contrib- Adds Golove: "Before, the eco- promotion man in all geographic The singer, who incarcerated two years (1973 - 1975), says her ex- uting to the delinquency of a minor nomics were ridiculous. Sheet music areas is being supplied with the perience in the San Pedro Terminal after a 16 -year old girl found in his was just published to accommodate name of the corresponding repre- Dealers And Distribs Island prison located near Los An- Tucson motel room refused to testify the artist /writer. Sales were poor sentative to ensure complete coordi- geles, enhanced her music greatly. in the case. since nobody pushed it: they were nation between record stores and Compete For Amherst "Prison made my music better be- Wilson, 32. was arrested April 24 losing a little on each sale." bookstores. a telephone call 1 had a chance every day to be after police received Silvers stresses that the new dis- Copies of the John Travolta/ NEW YORK -Amherst Records cause with people coming from different from the girl's parents, who said count policy is not set in stone; that Olivia Newton -John single were dis- is running a contest for dealers and speaking different their daughter had complained to he will adjust to fluctuations in the tributed by the Pocket Books' sales distributors involving an assortment backgrounds, languages with totally different cul- them that she was not being allowed market and any changes in general force to retail, jobber and wholesale of double -sided LP covers, slicks from my own. to leave Wilson's room. industry prices. bookbuyers. Albums will be sim- and specially- constructed hangers. tures "I had a chance to hear the blues Officers stated there was evidence But for now he is happy that the ilarly distributed at a later date for Idea is to create a winning design by non -professional singers alcoholic beverages had been im- sheet music properties to which WB in -store play in bookstores. theme from the material. sung while they were scrubbing the bath- bibed in the room. Prosecutors said Music has rights are so hot that job- In early June, all sales teams will Retailers who use the merchandis- room floor or while they were cook- at a court hearing that the girl's fam- bers can't ignore them even if they'd work together to arrange window ing aids to create an original display ing. I shared a lot of pain and happi- ily desired the misdemeanor charge like to. On March 25 and April 1, and point -of- purchase displays in are eligible for cash prizes and free ness with them and it made my against Wilson dropped. The girl WB Music had sheet rights to all 10 those retail outlets carrying both goods. Distributors supplying win- music stronger. was not identified. of Billboard's top 10 pop singles. books and records. ning stores will also get a prize.

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jazz, paced by the stellar flute of Humphreys, while the other Spotlight. half are r &b- oriented with vocals and jazz instrumentation. The ever -present MacDonald's production here is mood -set- BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND -Stranger ting with each cut changing in speed and verve. Stellar musi- In Town, Capitol SW11698. Produced by Bob Seger, cians backing Humphrey's flute are Eric Punch. Seger's Gale on guitar, David THE KINKS -Misfits, Arista AB4167. Produced by Ray singing and songwriting both reach artis- Spinozza on acoustic guitar (one cut), MacDonald on percus- Davies. The Kinks have been churning out satirical rock for tic heights on this followup to "Night Moves." Seger's sion, Steve Gadd on drums, Anthony Jackson on bass, Richard more than a decade and chief songwriter and frontman strengths are in his ability to combire hard edged Tee on keyboards, Stevie Wonder on a harmonica solo and Davies seems rock'n'roll with melodic and literate lyrics while to improve with age, his acerbic wit and choice achiev others. of topic as right ing a compatible balance with soft rock flavored ballads. for the season as ever. The music, supplied Best cuts: "Home Made Jam," "Freestyle," Sunset Bur - by the basic Like "Night Moves" which contained a handful gems, Kinks quintet with the help of a synthesizer, is of gandy." straight ahead rock that ably punctuates the incisive lyrics. "Stranger In Town" also has its share of songs that once Dealers: Appealing to jazz, r &b and even pop audiences. The years have improved Davies' voice and worn the rough heard are not forgotten such as the sirgle "Still The Same." Many DAVID AMRAM- edges off the Kinks' earthy, utilitarian instrumentation. A very of songs have an r &b flavor courtesy of the Havana/New York, Flying Fish FF057. palatable package of 10 typically Kinky cuts. Waters, and the trio of Clydie King, Shirley Mathews and Produced by Davis Amram. The first side of this LP consists Best cuts: "Live Life," "A Rock'n'Roll Fantasy," "Black Venetta Fields. The tight Silver Bullet Bane is assisted by of tunes recorded in New York featuring New York jazz musi- Messiah," "Misfits," "Permanent Waves." the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, solos by Glenn Frey, cians who returned from the historic May 1977 trip to Cuba. Don In Dealers: Group has a loyal following and album product Felder and the pianos of Bill Payne and Doug Riley addition to Amram's regular band the side features such has gotten progressively more well- received. on select cuts. guests aS Thad Jones, Pepper Adams, and Bonnie Koloc. The Best cuts: "Still The Same," "Hollywood Nights," second side was recorded in Havana during the trip, and fea- TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS -You're Gonna Get "We've Got Tonight," "Feel Like A Number." tures some native Cuban players. The music is solid jazz built It, Shelter /ABC DA52029. Produced by Denny Cordell, Noah Dealers: Seger is a multi -platinum artist. on Latin roots. It is highly rhythmatic, with the congas and Shark, Tom Petty. Speaking again to the more sordid side of timpales in front while multi -instrumentalist Amram leads his love, Petty has created an intriguing, 11 -cut philosophical talented friends. statement for non -romantics, His uncluttered arrangements, Best cuts: Side two. Also "Broadway Reunion." relying on the basic two -guitar, bass, keyboard and drum ANDY GIBB- Shadow Dancing, RSO RS13034. Pro- Dealers: Not fashionably electric, but true to the spirit of lineup, accentuate Petty's earthy lyrics and unique, rock mel- duced by Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson. Gibb's debut jazz. Also stock in Latin. ancholia voice, which is more than reminiscent of an earlier. album produced two consecutive No. 1 singles and he is more controlled Jagger. Selections run the gamut from softer, CHARLIE BIRD" PARKER -The Very Best Of Bird, Warner shooting for his third straight with the title cut here. This Bros. 2WB3198. Produced by Ross arresting pieces using tasty 12- string interplay ( "Hurt") Russell, Bob Krasnow, album is a much more polished work with a sophisticated Stewart Levine Raymond through all- stops -out rock ( "Too Much Ain't Enough "). & Lofaro. Ross Russell's 1946 -47 edge to it. The diversity of the material, ranging from lyr- Dial label provides 27 well remembered Best cuts: "Hurt," "You're Gonna Get It," "No Second masters for this two - ical ballads to Bee Gee sounding upbeat numbers to Thoughts," "Restless." LP set. Miles Davis is the trumpeter on a majority of these Gibbs' own identifiable songs, allows Gibb the flexibility small combo Dealers: Petty interest has been bolstered by inclusion of tracks, but it is Bird's gyrating, inventive alto and material to flex his versatility and show just how his "Breakdown" hit in the "FM" film soundtrack. sax that will stir sales. Included is the controversial "Lover good a singer he really is. Also more crafted are the songs Man" master, cut while Parker was mentally unstable via six MINK DE VILLE -Return To Magenta, Capitol SW11780. itself with six self- penned, one collaboration with brother bennies. These are indeed historic performances, neatly Produced by Jack Nitzsche. The second LP from this new Barry, the title cut by all four Gibbs and two others writ- packaged, with booklet containing adequate notes and sev- wave band is an outstanding array of rockers, r &b and blues ten by Barry.. Horns and strings dress up the arrange- eral photos. with Latin and jazz shadings. Willy De Ville sings raw edged, ments, solid rhythm backing and another sterling pro- Best cuts: "Out Of Nowhere," "Embraceable You," "Drift- energetic vocals but is equally at home on several duction by the hot team of ballads in Galuten and Richardson. ing On A Reed," "Ornithology." the mix. Mac "Dr. John" Rebenack adds keyboards to the al- Best cuts: "Shadow Dancing," "Why," "One More Dealers: There will be unusual interest in this package. ready tight unit of guitar, bass, Look At The drums, piano and sax. Willy Night," "Melody," "(Our Love) Don't Throw Stock heavy. De Ville also penned seven of the 10 tunes. It All Away." o Best cuts: "Guardian Angel," "Soul Twist," "A Train Dealers: Add to the collection of hot RSO product. CCLady," "Just Your Friends," "I Broke That Promise." o Dealers: De Ville should gain more prominent exposure on Jco current tour with Elvis Costello. Gold," "Heat Treatment," "The Heat In Harlem." See," "I Got Mine," "Honky- Tonkin'." ENGELBERT-Last Of The Romantics, Epic JE35020 (CBS). Dealers: Album carries a relatively low suggested list -at Dealers: Count m Produced on Stewart for long and consistent sales. by Charlie Calello, Joel Diamond. Humperdinck fol- $10.98. cc lows his platinum "After The Lovin" album with probably his MARGO SMITH -Don't Break The Heart That Loves You, JIMMY "BO" HORNE -Dance Across The Floor, Sunshine most BLACK OAK -I'd Rather Be Sailing, Capricorn CPN 0207. rn well- rounded set todate. There are songs by such top Warner Bros. BSK3173. Produced by Norro Wilson. Wilson's Sound 7801 (TK). Produced by Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Produced by Dehe Richards. Black Oak's second LP for Capri- composers as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Hamlisch & Carole production uniquely combines pop musical flavorings remi- Finch. The vocalist's latest album was produced, written, ar- r, Bayer Sager and Rupert Holmes. Most corn surfaces a new musical maturity in both tone and versa- niscent of the early '60s N of the cuts are lushly and earlier country arrangements ranged and engineered by the masterminds of KC & the Sun- tility. Tight, effective harmonies pervade- new orchestrated ballads, but there is one big band disco cut in something for with the softer contemporary country sounds on a majority of shine Band, who also lend their vocal and instrumental sup- these formerly outrageous, balls out rockers. á the Savannah Band bag and a ragtime pop cut similar to Tony Each of the nine the cuts offered here. Placing Smith's soft, yet distinctive, vo- port. The blaring horn attack, catchy repeated rhythms and cuts stands on its own as a type of rock. No does 2 Orlando & Dawn. Grouped on side one are stellar readings of sooner the cals upfront, the combinations play off such instrumentation happy party mood are the chief hooks here, as on KC's rec- listener categorize the band's new sound as more mellow "Just The Way You Are," "Love Me Tender" and "You Light as piano and strings flavored with sax and fiddles, steel and ords. And this LP should find its niche in r &b radio, though its ( "I'll Take Care Of You," "You Keep Me Waiting Up My Life." ") than it re- bass softened with strings, as in "Don't Break The Heart That infectious dance tempo will make it an even bigger hit in the minds one with force of the rocking power Best cuts: "Last Of The Romantics," "Love's In Need Of of Jim Dandy Loves You" and "Ode To A Cheater," respectively. discos. Strong trumpet and sax work highlights the instru- Mangrum's voice Love Today," "This Time One Year Ago," "Just The Way You ( "Ride With Me "). Themes are happier than Best cuts: "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You," "It mental backup. evoked in "Race With The Devil," Are." the 1st Capricorn LP. This Only Hurts For A Little While," "Memories Are Made Of This," Best cuts: "Get Happy," "Dance Across The Floor," "Ask one is true rock grit Dealers: Engelbert is coming off a top 20 LP which pro- with taste. "Your Sweet Lies." The Birds And The Bees." Best cuts: "You Keep Me Waiting," duced a gold top 10 single. "Ride With Me," "God Dealers: Package contains two previously released top 20 Dealers: Good cover art will make for attractive displays. Bless The Children," "Innocent Eyes." singles with more prospects included. CHEAP TRICK- Heaven Tonight, Epic 1E35312 (CBS). Pro- Dealers: The versatile music selection should draw album - duced by Tom Werman. Hard Rock aptly united with humor oriented radio airplay. best describes Cheap Trick onstage as well as in its third al- bum. Comprised of 11 cuts, it sparkles with the creative gui- tar work and lyrics of "dead end kid" lookalike Rick Nielsen. Lead singer Robin Zander's voice occasionally pales in com- parison with the overwhelming guitar /bass /drum battery, SAOCO -Macho Mumba, Salsoul /Salsa SAL4117. Pro- but Zander's style manages to cut through so the words are duced by Henry Fiol, William Milian, Joe Cain. It's albums like easily understood -something unusual for the genre. There FLORA PURIM -Everyday, Everynight, Warner Bros. this that give cause to be thankful that Caytronics didn't get are some instrumental surprises, such as the uplifting key- BSK3168. Produced by Bob Monaco, Airto Moreira. In her out of the salsa business completely. Though few and far be- boards on "Takin' Me Back." Cheap Trick's most innovative second effort for the label, Brazilian vocalist Purim gathers tween, the label's salsa releases are now limited to its best effort to date. CON FUNK SHUN -Loveshine, Mercury SRM13725. Pro- several new collaborators around her and issues a work with groups. Saoco is a young New York aggregation duced by Skip Scarborough. led by Fiol Best cuts: "Takin' Me Back," "Surrender," "Stiff Competi- Seven -man group scored a No. 1 quite a different feel. There's still the genuine Brazil,an roots and Milian which cements its place on the traditional end of tion," "Auf Wiedersehen," "Heaven Tonight." r &b hit with "Ffun" and continues the tradition here with of "Samba Michel" but there's a wide variety of other styles the salsa spectrum with this LP. But while typical, the group Dealers: Producer Tom Werman also has given us Ted Nu- more funky compositions .that is underscored by a melodical blended as well. The biggest influence here appea-s to be is not imitative. Fiol composed five of eight cuts and Milian gent. foundation. Most of the album is in the form of energetic, French composer Michel Colombier who arranged (strings handled all arangements. well- arranged tunes although the few ballads such as "Magic IGGY POP -T.V. Eye, RCA AFL12796. Produced by Iggy and horns) and wrote much of the work. But among the other Best cuts: "Que Tenga Sabor," "Paso Fino," "No Me Woman" and the title cut are both stirringly delivered and Pop, David Bowie. More raw and closer to the edge than Pop's well -known musicians contributing are George Duke, Herbie Llores Miseria," "Ada. ". evocative. Standing out among the instrumentals are strong last two studio LPs for RCA, this collection of songs captures Hancock, David Sanborn, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Dealers: The group's debut LP did well. guitar, sax, flute, synthesizer and organ solos. Band displays the spirit of Pop's manic live performances. Contained here is etc. Husband Airto co- produces and handles percussion, but its versatility on the varied cuts. CAMILO SESTO -Entre Amigos, Pronto PTS1034. Pro- something new ( "TV Eye "), something recent ("Lust For plays a lesser role than usual. Best cuts: "Magic Woman," "Shake And Dance With Me," duced by Camilo Seto. Though not explicitly stated, this al- Life "), and something old ( "I Want To Be Your Dog "). But Best cuts: "Samba Michel," "I Just Don't Know," "Blues "When The Feeling's Right," "Loveshine," "So Easy." bum's concept ( "Among Friends") involved using only Span- nothing from the "Raw Power " -"Kill City" period. Playing Ballad." Dealers: Group's popularity should grow. ish talent throughout. Vocalist Sesto has picked Spain's best "live treated piano" here, as he did in Iggy's tour last year, is Dealers: Flora has been a consistent jazz favorite. and brightest from the pop music scene for both arranging David Bowie. The music is uncompromising hard rock, done TYS VAN LEER -Nice To Have Met You, Columbia JC35345. and composing duties, including Juan Carlos Calderon, Oscar by the best. Produced by Ralph MacDonald, Tom Scott. Van Leer, Dutch Gomez, Albert Hammond, and Rafael Perez Botija. Sesto him- Best cuts: Those mentioned above. by birth and a classical flautist by training, was the head of self contributed two compositions to the album which is Dealers: Stock both old and new wave. the rock /classical fusion group Focus which had the hit richly appealing overall. Though distinctively European in tex- GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR -The Parkerilla, "Hocus Pocus," included in a new version on this LP. Com- ture, the arrangements take on a rock feel in parts thanks to Mercury posed mostly of jazz -based instrumentals, an overlaid electric SRM2100. Produced by John Robert Lange. A con- , the work is a guitar. tributing factor to Parker's appeal is the intense energy level (Counlry smooth blend of forms, from funk to classical and rock. Most Best cuts: "Entre Amigos," "Mienteme," "Vistete De of his live performances. So after three albums, it seems nat- of the album is dominated by Van Leer's beautiful and/ or Blanco," "Perdona, Perdona." a intense flute work, but the stellar group of Dealers: Sesto is one of the top ural for live Parker album. This two- record set features GARY STEWART -Little Junior, RCA APL12779. Produced musicians gath- selling Latin stars in the three sides of live recordings with ered here also make its mark on the effort. MacDonald and U.S. side four a 12 -inch single by Roy Dea. A banner set by Stewart receives a strong country (Continued on page 76) Scott display careful craftsmanship of "Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions," a re- recording of the slant under Dea's direction. Stewart's sometimes smooth, in their production work. song that appeared on his A vocal chorus is used sparingly on two cuts, and Van Leer Spotlight -The most outstanding new product of the debut "Howlin' Wind" album. sometimes vibrato voice effectively turns a wide variety of week's releases offers his unusual yodelling on "Hocus Pocus." and that with the greatest potential While Parker's studio albums were never overly produced and songs into his own personal statements on the highs and lows for top of the chart placement; Best cuts: "Pastorale," "Bahama Mama," picks- predicted for the top half of the chart in the slick, this live recording truly captures the essence of of life. Material ranges from his hit single "Whiskey Trip" to "Tonight Be- opinion of the neath The Sky," "Hocus Pocus." reviewer; recommended -predicted to hit the second half of the chart Parker -an intense, defiant rock'n'roller with an urgent deliv- the title song written by Stewart to the Hank Williams ever- Dealers: Album's cover art is quite in the opinion of the reviewer, or albums of superior quality. Albums ery for maximized impact. Stinging rhythmic support by the green, "Honky- Tonkin'." Tonkin'. " Electric, steel and acous- unusual. receiving a three star rating are not listed. Review editor: Rumour, a stellar band in its own right, is Ed Harri- as explosive as tic guitars and keyboards provide the main upfront instru- BOBBI HUMPHREY - Freestyle, Epic 1E35338 (CBS). Pro- son; reviewers: Eliot Tiegel, Gerry Wood, Is Horowitz, Jean Williams, Parker's vocals. mental thrust. duced by Ralph MacDonald. This is one of these albums that Dave Dexter Best Jr., Pat Nelson, Sally Hinkle, Agustin Gurza, Roman cuts: "Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions," "Fool's Best cuts: "Whiskey Trip," "Little Junior," "Can't You defies strict categorization. Half of the cuts are mainstream Kozak, Dick Nasser, Jim McCullaugh and Paul Grein.

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Continued front page 74 CHARLES JACKSON- Passionate Breezes, Capitol Watts with punchy hornwork and strings backing bass, guitar. SW11775. Produced by Marvin Yancy, Gene Barge. Jackson, keyboards and drums. Best cuts: "Well On My Way To Loving country along with Marvin Yancy, are co-writers and producers of You," "Quicksilver," "Once Is Enough," "Ain't Nothin' For A REX ALLEN, Natalie Cole's recent album smashes. Here he goes solo for Heartache," "Easy Love." JR. -Brand New, Warner Bros. BSK3190. Pro- the first time and demonstrates more songwriting prowess duced by Norro Wilson. Allen's mellow and smoothly deliv- THE MEMPHIS HORNS -Band II, RCA AFL12643. Produced delivered in his own mellow, silken vocal style. The arrange- ered vocals are the focal point here, shining brightest on the by Alan Abrahams, Reginald Burke. The ments, on both soulful ballads and funky uptempo numbers men step upfront for sensitive and lyrically strong ballads included in the LP such a new RCA package, are smooth and rich with Mark Davis arranging. showcasing their impressive horn talents as "She Is The Dream." Steel, guitars, strings and electric and the solid instrumentation and vocals of some guests Best cuts: "Passionate Breezes," "Ooh Child," "I'm In (in- and acoustic piano provide subtle instrumental changes that JUAN GABRIEL -Espectacular, cluding David T. Walker, Anita Pointer Pronto PTS1036. No pro- Heaven /You Are So Beautiful," "Tonight's The Night." and Bill Champlin). create a tasteful flow. Best cuts: "No, No, No, (I'd Rather Be ducer listed. This is the first Sound is big, brawny and exciting, keyed effort by the young composer/ Dealers: Capitol has proven track record with soul artists. to imaginative Free)," "She Is The Dream," "Watch Me Cry," "It's Time We vocalist for Ariola /Mexico. Like Jose -Jose who also left RCA charts. If there's a drawback, it's that the material seems Talk Things Over," "With Love." for Ariola, the label switch has done wonders for Gabriel. This more like a collection of riffs than melodies. Best cuts: "Don't LP still features all Gabriel compositions, with typically Change It," "Our Love Will Survive," "Hold On." simple melodic appeal. But in the hands of excellent arrang- WEREWOVES, RCA AFL12746. Produced by Andrew Loog Old- disco ers here, his work takes on greater depth and dimension. Ga- ham. Early Rolling Stones producer - Oldham applies his hard DON RAY -The Garden Of Love, Polydor PD16150. Produced briel fails miserably with some cuts like a tired, early rock Billboard's edged rock touch to this five-piece energetic rock outfit. The by Cerrone, imitation. But on most, his writing displays more maturity Don Ray. Known for his Eurodisco arrangements, vocals, perhaps the band's biggest asset, reveal the range of than usual. Ray asks for full artistic recognition via this album, already Recommended its three LPs vocalists. The musicianship is also strong but the hot in Best cuts: "Donde Estas Vida Mia ?" "Cancion clubland on import. It's exciting disco fare, with the Para No DI- band needs something more to lift them above the rest of the emphasis on vidar," "Yo Se Que Esta En Tu Corazon." pounding percussion, beefy brass and zippy pack. Best cuts: "The Flesh Express," "Lisa," "Too Hard," strings, topped by Dealers: Gabriel has never been hotter commercially solid lead vocals. Ray contributes some vi- than "Heaven Help Me." now. brant keyboards, and the whole package flows rhythmically PoP MAX WEBSTER- Mutiny Up My Sleeve, Capitol ST11776. Pro- and attractively. Best cuts: "Got To Have Loving," "Standing duced by Max Webster, Mike Tilka, Terry Brown. This debut In The Rain," "Midnight Madness." WENDY WALDMAN- Strange Company, Warner Bros. effort by a four man Toronto -based group is a mixture of top BSK3178. Produced by Mike Flicker. This a departure for this notch rock 'n' roll and ballads. Outstanding are creative lyric versatile singer /songwriter /musician. On previous efforts jazz writing and inspired arrangements as guitar, bass, drums, Waldman's work has been more laidback but this LP is harder percussion and keyboards create textured musical experi- and tougher and DAVID SANBORN -Heart To Heart, Warner Bros. BSK3189. the teaming with Heart producer proves a ences. Members also shine on gritty vocal harmonies. Best Produced solid one. Flicker backs Waldman's songs with Northwest by John Simon. Electric guitars vie with the leader's cuts: "Lip Service," "Let Your Man Fly," "Water Me Down," players who add fiery electric guitar tenor pipe in this promising LP offering seven tracks, all FirsETimeAroúnd licks. With mostly dis- "The Party," "Beyond The Moon." tightly arranged and all with Steve Gadd on tinctive. uptempo rockers, there isn't a weak track on the al- drums. Sanborn RIOT -Rock City, Fire Sign Records FSA87001. Produced by blows a potful of horn but, as yet, has not developed a dis- bum. Best cuts: "Fool To Let Him Slip Away," "Train Run - Steve Loeb, tinctive, personal sound. THE HEATERS, Ariola SW50032. Produced by Jack Stack - nin'," "The Wind In New York City," "Strange Company," and Billy Arnell with Richard Alexander. Despite Liner notes would improve the saleability of A- Track, Scott Shannon. Formerly known to Los Angeles au- "Hard Times," "The Man Is Mine." its name and its New York origins, Riot is a straight ahead this entry. Best cuts: "Lotus Blossom," "Short diences as Emerald City, this three -woman. two-man group rock band, closer in spirit to Deep Purple and Uriah Heep Visit," "Solo." ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE I comes SOUNDTRACK -If Ever See than the the Dead Boys or up with one pop hook after another. Performing all the Clash. The five -man band has DIAHANN You Again, Warner Bros. 2WB3199. Produced by Brooks. CARROLL -A Tribute To Ethel Waters, Orinda original material, the band plays with Joe good mastery of its instruments and generally avoids an exuberance that is hard ORC400. Produced by Michael Robert This is a two- record soundtrack to the Columbia film which Phillips. Backed effec- characteristic of solid, clean rock 'n' roll. Spearheaded by rock cliches in its arrangements. Best cuts: "Desperation," Brooks produced, directed, co-wrote and tively by the Duke Ellington band under Mercer Ellington, lead vocalist Mercy Bermudez, who even stars in. He "Overdrive," "Angel." also plays sax and percus- Carroll shows also composed, arranged and conducted the music and lyrics. versatility with nine standards, all more or less sion. the Heaters move through a variety of styles. handling identified with the late Waters. But Debby Boone handles lead vocals on a "Come it's the superb recording, each with an efficiency not spirited Share normally associated with a new via digital mastering, My Love." For the most part, the album consists of pretty that outshines the music. Best cuts: band. But at the core are those catchy hooks and melodies "Am I Blue," easy listening instrumentals. Best cuts: "Come Share My soul "When Your Lover Has Gone," "Supper Time." that come at you in rapid succession and delivered with an

Love." "California,- "If Ever I See You Again." explosive edge. PATTI LABELLE- Tasty, Epic 1E35335 (CBS). Produced by Da- RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK - Boogie Woogie String Along For Real, Warner Best cuts: Put On The Heat," -Crossfire." Powerline. BELLAMY BROTHERS -Beautiful Friends, Warner Bros. vid Rubinson. Although much of this LP is uptempo. Patti Bros. BSK 3085. Produced by Joel Dorn & Rah - saan Roland "Thief In the Night." BSK3176. Produced by Michael Lloyd. The latest from the somehow manages to make them appear mellow. Her ballads Kirk. His last recording in a studio. Kirk is sur- rounded Dealers: Group has potential to be a Top 40 powerhouse. "Let Your Love Flow" duo mixes originals with cover versions are particularly impressive as she offers vocal gymnastics in but unbowed by a gigantic orchestra including 13 strings of songs by Dave Loggins and Boudleaux Bryant. The songs correct doses. Instrumentation is both large and small band on the title tune and by smaller combos on six other tracks. The late virtuoso SPELLBOUND -EMI America SW17001 (Capitol). Pro- are a pleasing blend of pop and country, all with catchy, easy and always interesting. Patti has lost none of the vocal power solos on tenor, electric kalimba, flute, harmonica duced by Bill Halverson. The first album release on the new flowing melodies and smooth harmonies. The LP features for which she has become known. Best cuts: "Save The Last and clarinet in yet another flashy perform- ance in which his efforts far Capitol subsidiary label is a solid mix of driving rockers and tasty instrumental support from the eight-man backup band. Dance For Me," "Little Girls," "Don't Let Go." "I See Home." outshine those of the sidemen. Best tender ballads. This fiveman Bay Area is Best cuts: "Bird Dog," "Slippin' cuts: "Summertime," "In A Mellow Tone." "Dorthaan's sand headed by ex- Away." "My Shy Anne," LARRY GRAHAM & GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION -My Radio Walk." Kingfish member Barry Hast, who wrote all 10 songs here. 'Wild Honey." Sure Sounds Good To Me, Warner Bros. BSK3175. Produced with help from the band on four. The group handles all the AL RAY STEVENS -Be Your Own Best Friend, Warner Bros. by Larry Graham Jr. Benny Golson. A spirited, ambitious un- COHN & JIMMY ROWLES -Heavy Love, Xanadu 145. Pro- instrumentation, which is dominated by guitar, keyboards, duced BSK3195. Produced by Ray Stevens. The MOR ballad side of dertaking which sounds much like this group has gone back by Don Schlitten. This entry is just different enough to and synthesizer. The producer's previous group experience move briskly Stevens' talent is stressed here. Country will also pick up on in time favoring the "do wap de do" trend of the '50s. At the in the market. Cohn's tenor and Rowles' piano includes Cream and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. comprise the album, which was recorded in Nashville and features same time some contemporary complex musicianship is of- an unconventional and immensely pleasing duo on Best cuts: "Just Not A Fool," 'Our Time Will Come." six Chet Atkins on electric guitar. Stevens wrote all but one of the fered coupled with good vocals. Instrumentation is strong tunes of varying tempo. There are all kinds of musical "Raise That Silver." "Rumor At The Honky Tonk," "The Best twists tunes, produced, arranged, mixed, and plays keyboards, syn throughout but never overpowers the singers. Best cuts: "My and surprises, with humor, and annotation by David Is Yet To Come," "The Light That Shines." Himmelstein is thesizer, percussion and horns. Best cuts: " L'Amour,'' Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me," "Is It Love," "it's The En- informative and engrossing. Best cuts: Dealers: The group's name is neatly embossed on the front "Sweet And Lovely." "Bar "Hidin' Place," "Be Your Own Best Friend," "With A Smile." gine In Me," "My Friend." Talk," "Them There Eyes." and back of the album jacket, for striking display. ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE -"F.I.S.T," United Art- THE HUES CORPORATION -Your Place Or Mine, Warner/ ETTA JONES -My Mother's Eyes, Muse MR5145. Produced by ists UALA897H. Produced by Curb BSK3196. Produced by Wally Holmes. Houston Person. She's a bit inconsistent, but Jones at her COOPER BROTHERS, Capricorn CPN0206. Produced by Bill Conti. Conti's score to the Spiced heavily new and well- received with disco material, this LP might be more best ranks with the finest of female singers. Sonny Phillips is Gary Cape, Richard Cooper. Rich, textured harmonies and in- Sylvestor Stallone film reunites the effective if more two who teamed last on "Rocky," emphasis were placed on vocals less the chartmaker on the seven songs, all standards, and pro- fectious melodies are at the forefront of this seven -man Cana- which produced a top five and on instrumentation. ducer Person is on tenor saxophone platinum album and a No. 1 gold Midtempo cuts are standouts here as generally pacing an excellent dian band. At the heart is lead guitarist Richard Cooper and single on UA a year ago. This overpowering effort has no ear-arresting pop disco instruments are toned down giving way to seven man combo. Best cuts: "The Way You Look Tonight." bassist /vocalist Brian Cooper who are joined by an excep- cut like "Gonna Fly excellent harmony. Now," but is There is a variety of "Be My Love." tional fusion of musicians. Steel guitar. vibes and percussion dominated by well- orchestrated and highly dra- material on this LP. Best cuts: "Love matic underscoring. Best Dance," "Don't Forget To Woogie," "Give Me add to the fluid playing of the rhythm section. Sweetening cuts: "Main Title (Theme From Everything," BISHOP NORMAN WILLIAMS- Bishop's Bag, Theresa TR102. F.I.S.T)." "Love Fire." some of the songs are banjo, sax, dobro, flute, fiddle and Produced by Pittman -Ishida. He's 40 now and perhaps get- strings. The luxury of four lead vocalists allows for a varied ting a late start on vinyl, but Williams impresses with his KERRY CHATER -Love On A Shoestring, Warner Bros. RAY SIMPSON -Tiger Love, Warner Bros. BSK3180. Produced alto sound, this avoiding repetition. All singers are effective, BSK3179. Produced sax improvisations throughout five tunes, three his own corn- by Steve Barri. Chater is an accom- by Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson. Good, clean material is carving out their own distinct sound. plished positions. A nod, too, to Dave Liebman for his soprano songwriter who was an original member of Gary Puck- coupled with clear vocals. Although this LP seems to lack and Best cuts: "Rock And Roll Cowboys," "The Dream Never tenor contributions. It's all highly contemporary ett and the Union Gap. This second solo LP for Warners is an creativity, it is pleasant and easy to listen to. Instrumentation jazz spiced Dies," "Life Names The Tune -We Dance." uptempo with congas by Babatunde and excellently recorded collection of pop tunes with solid lyrical content is often large orchestral blending well with strong horns. All in San Dealers: Group's Canadian fame should carry over in the that Chater in Francisco. Best cuts: "Dolphy," "For Lee Morgan," sings pleasing tenor style. Background musi- selections were written by Simpson with Bobby Gene Hall. "Billy Bal- U.S. let." cians are among L.A.'s finest such as Jim Horn and Ernie Best cuts: "Tiger Love," "Good Naughty Night," "Give It Up." 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Oo AMAZING RHYTHM ACES -Ashes Of Love (3:03); producer: Barry "Byrd" Burton; writers: Jim Anglin, Jack Anglin, Johnnie arir Wright; publisher: Acuff-Rose BMI. ABC AB12369. "?-r llr" 1 Pop\n JACKIE DE SHANNON -You're The Only Dancer (2:43); pro- ducer: Jim Ed Norman; writer: Jackie De Shannon; publish- ers: Halwill /Plain and Simple ASCAP. Amherst AM733. Country FRANKIE VALU- Grease (3:21); producers: Barry Gibb, AI- CERRONE -Give Me Love (3:14); producer: bhy Galuten, Karl Richardson; writer: Barry Gibb; publisher: TANYA TUCKER -Save Me (2:53); producer: Jerry Goldstein; Cerrone; KENNY ROGERS -Love Or Something Like It (2:51); pro- writers: Cerrone, A. Wisniak; publisher: Stigwood BMI. RSO RS897. The second single from the writers: Tanya Tucker, Jerry Goldstein; publishers: Mil- Cerrone. Cotillion ducer: Larry Butler; writers: K. Rogers -S. Glassmeyer; pub- 44237 (Atlantic). The dancers won't "Grease" soundtrack finds Valli's vocals in top form sup- waukee /Tanya Tucker/Far Out /L.A. International BMI/ resist the thumping sus- lishers: M -3 Music /Cherry Lane, ASCAP. United Artists tained beat of ported tastefully by backing harmonies. The infectuous hook ASCAP. MCA MCA40902 this relatively standard disco number by the UAX1210Y. Rogers and producer Butler refuse to grow famed and catchy melody keeps the song flowing at an upbeat pace. stale French Disco artist. Lyrics don't go much beyond the BOB WEIR -I'll Be Doggone (3:07); producer: with success, changing the types of Keith Olsen; songs and instrumenta- title, but a female lead plays against the usual vocal chorus. A writers: Robinson, Moore, tion often. This THE ROLLING STONES -Miss You (3:31); producer: The Tarplin; publisher: Jobete ASCAP. catchy and refreshing number has an in- peppy horn section sparks the tune. Arista AS0336. fectious, reggae type feel to it, and should gain both country Glimmer Twins; writers: Jagger /Richards; publishers: Col - gems-Emi ASCAP. and pop play. Rolling Stones RS19307 (Atlantic). This COUNTRY JOE McDONALD -Bring Back The Sixties, Man recommended legendary, veteran band returns with its first studio effort in (4:14); producer: Trevor Lawrence; writer: Joe McDonald; T.G. SHEPPARD-When Can We Do This Again (3:05); pro- CJ. & some time, a preview of an upcoming LP. And the band re- CO. -Big City Sidewalk (3:30); producer: Dennis Cof- publisher: Alkatraz Corner BMI. Fantasy F822AM. ducers: Jack Gilmer -T.G. Sheppard; writers: Curly Putman - turns to its strength with a heavily fey, Mike Theodore; writer: Mike Theodore; publisher: Bridge- blues /r &b based mid - Sonny Throckmorton; publisher: Tree, BMI. Warner Bros. tempo rocker featuring MICHAEL FRANKS -When The Cookie Jar Is Empty (4:17); port BMI. Westbound WT55412. a talk /sing vocal from Mick Jagger. WBS8593. A story of clandestine love is enhanced by Shep- producer: Tommy LiPuma; writer: Michael Franks; publish- pard's strong delivery and pulses of guitars in the back- RIPPLE -Today (2:58); producer: Floyd Smith; writer: Brian BOB WELCH Love, Cold World ers: Warner -Tamerlane /Mississippi Mud BMI. Warner Bros. -Hot (3:35); producer: Car- ground. The hook in the chorus makes Sherrer; publisher: WBS8583. the song even more Lucky Three BMI. Salsoul S72066DJ. ter; writers: B. Welch, J. Henning; publishers: Glenwood /Ci- commercial. SYLVIA- Automatic Lover (3:42); producers: Sylvia Robinson, gar ASCAP. Capitol P4588. The third single from Welch's hot 38 SPECIAL -I'm A Fool For You (2:55); producer: Dan Hart- LP is another rocker DON GIBSON -The Fool (2:10); producer: Ronnie Gant; Vinnie Cass, Ralph DeLiz; writers: Gary, Patty Unwin; pub- solid fired by rhythmic guitar licks that man; writer: John Cascella; publisher: Canal BMI. A &M 2051. writers: Ford -Hazelwood; lisher: come to the fore on a midsong instrumental break. The lyrics publishers: Debra /Desert Palms, Martin Colter. Vibration VI576A. KAY have more JOHN -Give Me Some News I Can Use (3:22); producers: BMI /Lee Hazelwood, ASCAP. ABC /Hickory AH54029. Another good hooks and are delivered in Welch's now dis- THE OPEC FAMILY -Love Account Clayton Ivey, Terry Woodford; (4:18); producer: Clarence tinctive and recognizable gritty vocal style. writer: John Kay; publisher: uptempo offering from Gibson with a fresh blend of rhythm Lawton; writer: Howard A. Adderly; publisher: Clarence Law- Rambunctious ASCAP. Mercury 74004. and steel guitars, drums, keyboard and background voices. ton ASCAP. AVI AVI199S. ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY -You Can't Dance KERRY CHATER -Well On My Way To Loving You (3:18); pro- TANYA TUCKER -Save Me (2:53); producer: Jerry Gold- (2:38); producer: Kyle Lehning; writers: Tim Ryan, Bob Yeo- ducer: Steve Barri; writers: K. Chater, D. Foxworthy; publish- stein; writers: Taaya Tucker -Jerry Goldstein; publishers: Mil- mans; publisher: April ASCAP. Big Tree BT16117 (Atlantic). ers: Unichappell /Foxworthy BMI. Warner Bros. WBS8591. waukee /Tanya Tucker/Far Out /L. A. International -BMI/ \tlli7 %! The duo follows its top 10 hit "We'll Never Have To Say Good- ASCAP. MCA 40902. The subject matter is TURLEY RICHARDS -Under The Boardwalk (3:52); producer: strong and real - bye Again" with its most boldly uptempo single to date. Its the heartless killing of baby seals, so the release of this Mike Post; writers: A. Resnick, K. Young; publisher: Hudson catchy rhythm and humorous, identifiable lyrics are backed record is a gamble as far as commercial Bay BMI. Epic 850548. success. But it builds by a Jazz blaring sax solo, spirited female backup vocals and powerfully and carries the strength of Tucker's convictions handclaps. and talents. recommended JACK CLEMENT -When I Dream (4:48); producers: Jack GAP MANGIONE - Mellow Out (3:21); producer: Larry Car- Clement -Jim Malloy; writer: Sandy Mason Theoret; publisher: lton; writer: Greg Mathieson; publishers: LMNOP /Pal Dog Jando, ASCAP. Electra E45474A. A recommended tender love ballad from ASCAP. A &M 2053. Clement is an irony in itself, but the perfect production, Cle- ment's sensitive delivery and a DAVE MASON -Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (3:53); pro- tremendous song combine to create one of the most moving records ducer: Allan MacMillan; writers: G. Goffin, C. King; publisher: to emerge from Nash- ville in recent years. Could stir pop and easy listening action, Screen Gems -EMI BMI. Columbia 310749. PARLIAMENT-Funkentelechy (4:28); producer: George too. Clinton; writers: G. PABLO CRUISE -Love Will Find A Way (3:40); producer: Bill Clinton, W. Collins; publishers: Rick's/ Malbiz BMI. Schnee; writers: Cory Lerios, David Jenkins; publishers: Ir- Casablanca NB921D1. This disk strongly resem- FirsllimeArouñd bles ving /Pablo Cruise BMI. A &M 2048S. the group's past efforts- similar structure, vocals and recommended N- LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX -New Orleans Ladies musicianship. However, there is a mellowing feel with laid - (3:42); pro- °i CHARLIE -Watching T.Y. (2:43); producer: Terry Thomas; ducer: Leon S. Medica: writers: back instrumentation and vocals. There is no building, the GLEN CAMPBELL -Another Fine Mess (2:28); producers: H. Garrick, L. Medica; pub- writers: Colbeck, Thomas; publisher: Heavy BMI. Janus 1275. hsher: Break Of Dawn BMI. Capitol P4586. tempo here is constant. Glen Campbell, Ron Thacker; writer: Paul Williams; publisher: Initial track by a this six -piece Baton Rouge -based group is a stirring HELEN REDDY -Ready Or Not (3:35); producer: Nick DeCaro; United Artists, ASCAP. Capitol P4584. ballad praising the respectability of the women of New Orleans. writers: J. Keller, A. DiLena; publisher: United Artists ASCAP. Q CAL SMITH -Bit And Pieces Of Life (3:13); producer: Snuffy While the Capitol P4582. overall instrumentation is powerful, a multi- tracked 2 Miller; recommended writer: Charlie Williams; publisher: ATV, BMI. MCA flute break stands out. Fluid lead vocals and backing har- GLEN CAMPBELL -Another Fine Mess (2:28); producers MCA40911. monies are another highlight. Glen Campbell, Tom Thacker; writer: Paul Williams; pub- SUN -Sun Is Here (3:45); producers: Beau Ray Fleming, By- KEITH BRADFORD - Lonely People (2:37); producer: Jimmie SPELLBOUND -Rumor At The Honky lisher: United Artists ASCAP. Capitol P4584. Toni( (3:23); pro- ron Byrd; writers: B. Byrd, K. Yancey; publisher: Glenwood/ Crane; writer: Jimmie Crane; publishers: Teardrop /DEB -Ml. ducer: Bill Halverson; writer: Barry Flast; publishers: Peer In- Detente ASCAP Capitol P4587. ASCAP. Mu -Sound 421A. THE BAND -Out Of The Blue (3:09); producer: Robbie Rob- ternational /Weird Beard BMI. EMI America P8002. (Capitol). ertson; writer: R. Robertson; publisher: Medicine SAMONA COOKE The five -man group debuts with a tear -stained Hat ASCAP. -One Night Affair (3:28); producer: Carl BRIAN COLLINS -Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You) country -rock Warner Bros. WBS8592. Maduri; writers: K. Gamble, ballad in the Eagles vein. A melodic electric guitar L. Huff; publisher: Assorted BMI. (3:05); producer: Pat Carter; writers: Hugh Moffatt, Pebe Se- solo and a lush, full-sounding vocal chorus Mercury 74002. bert; publisher: Belinda, BMI. RCA 1U11277. are the chief hooks. KENNY ROGERS -Love Or Something Like It (2:51); pro- EDDIE FLOYD -Disco Summer CARLENE CARTER -Never Together But Close Sometimes ducer: Larry Butler; writers: K. Rogers, S. Glassmeyer; pub- (3:48); producer: Eddie Floyd; JOHN ANDERSON -Whine, Whistle, Whine (3:04); producer: writers: (2:17); producers: Bob Andrews lishers: M -3 /Charry Lane ASCAP. UA UAX1210Y. Eddie Floyd, Sonja Floyd; publisher: Knock Wood Norro Wilson; writers: Mark Sherrill, Don Goodman; pub- -Brinsley Schwartz -Martyn Smith; writer: Rodney BMI. Mercury 74003. lisher: Al Gallico. BMI. Warner Bros. WBS8585. Crowell; publisher: Jolly Cheeks, BMI. THE OUTLAWS -Green Grass and High Tides (4:18); pro- Warner Bros. WBS8576. Backed by the heritage of the famous BUNNY SIGLER -I Got What You Need (3:22); producer: TOMMY O'DAY Wrote This ducer: Allan Blazek; writer: H. Thomasson. Arista AS0338. -I Song For You (2:21); producer: Carter Family, Carlene, daughter of June Carter Cash, debuts Bunny Sigler; writers: B. Sigler, J. Sigler; publishers: Lucky Gene Kennedy; writer: Tommy O'Day; publisher: Nu- Trayl, with a lively, uptempo number that shows she's capable of RENAISSANCE -Northern Lights (4:06); producer: David Three /Henry Suemay /BMI. Gold Mind G74010. ASCAP. Nu -Trayl WIGNT922A. taking the Carter name into the pop arena, as well as country. Hentschel; writers: Dunford /Thatcher; publishers: Bleu SHIRLEY Electric guitars BROWN -I Can't Move No Mountains (3:02); pro- DAVID HOUSE -Everything's All Right (3:07); producers: Don provide the main instrumental thrust for Car- Disque /Novella ASCAP. Sire SRE1022 (WB). ter's impressive ducer: Eugene Record; writers: M. Gately, R. John; publisher: Caldwell, Lloyd Maines; writers: David House, Jerry Manuel; voice. Ensign BMI. Arista AS0334. SEA LEVEL -It Hurts To Want It So Bad (3:38); producer: publisher: Phone, BMI. Texas Soul TSRS7838. Picks -a top 30 chart tune in the opinion of the review panel which Stewart Levine; writers: Charles Feldman /Tim Smith /Steve GREG PERRY -Come Fly With Me (3:45); producer: Greg TERRI HOLLOWELL -Happy Go Lucky Morning (2:11); pro- voted for the selections released this week; recommended -a tune Smith; publishers: Cotillion/Muscle Shoals BMI. Capricorn Perry; writers: Z. Perry, G. Perry; publishers: PeadBody ducer: Bill Walker; writer: Scott Summer; publisher: Con Brio, predicted to land on the Hot 100 between 31 and 100. Review editor - CPS0292 ASCAP /Proofs in The Pudding BMI. RCA 1H11172. BMI. Con Brio C8K134A. Ed Harrison.

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Continued from page 76 Garland can be made on the basis of quality, not style, al- program reflecting the music of the Eisenhower era. Best jected complete Caruso discography. These years found the though their voices have a similar pitch and tone. King sings cuts: "Pennies From Heaven," "Bernie's Tune," "Taking A tenor in glorious lyric voice, with some of the best -loved arias ED KELLY ENSEMBLE -Music From The Black Museum, Ira Gershwin here, accompanied by Dave McKenna on piano, Chance On Love." and duets being waxed. The voice has been brought forward, Theresa TR103. Produced by Pittman -Ishida. Texas pianist who holds forth on five 13 solos out of the cuts. The rest are and its presence and definition dramatically upgraded Kelly, long resident in Oakland, pops up with a strong LP easy, pleasing ballads delivered by King in a straightforward, through use of the Stockham /Soundstream restoration comprising nine It tunes. comes off the turntable as an in- low -key cabaret style voice. Best cuts: "Fun To Be Fooled- method. triguing, eclectic program in which Kelly even works in a bit "Here's What I'm Here For." latin A JANET BAKER SINGS DUPARC AND CHAUSSON- Previn, of gospel with his wife and children. pleasing mix of tempos ALMA -Sin Limites Lon- ELMO HOPE -Last Sessions Vol. 2, Inner City 1037. Produced /Unlimited, Alhambra ALS152. Produced and moods in an undeniable modern groove. Best don Symphony, Angel S37401. Sensuous, searching settings cuts: "Yes- by Alberto Guerra. This by Herb Abramson. This second set of the late pianist's '60s Miami -based group in its second LP terdays," "Samba," "Someday." of French poetry in the tradition that runs from Berlioz to Ra- offers an interesting blend of Latin pop /salsa /rock. But the work underscores his talent, critically tagged as a blend of vel and Debussy. Chausson's relatively "Poems De L'Amour Et De La JOHNNY LYTLE -Everything Must Change, Muse MR5158. Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Hope's keyboard ambitious production is slightly out of control and virtuosity Mer," a three -part work for voice and orchestra, foreshadows unfocused here. Produced by Ozzie Cadena. Robbin Gordon's harp adds an is augmented by distinctive drums from One big problem is Guerra's too- noticeable Philly Joe Jones on some of the orchestral imagery Debussy later would use in his emphatic plus to Lytle's frisky vibes and combo. The LP con- accent on the bilingual numbers. Four of the LP's seven cuts four of the six cuts, and solid bass from John Ore. Best cuts: "La Mer." Highly evocative, first -class interpretations. are tains six songs, two of them standards, and on the "Lela" for jazz piano collectors, everything. group originals. Best cuts: "Arrepentido," "Maria Cara- track the tenor sax of Dave Schnitter is added to good effect. coles." SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 15- Kondrashin, Moscow WARDELL GRAY -Live In Hollywood, Xanadu 146. From the Paul Marshall's ARP provides the synthetic sound of strings. Philharmonic, ABC AB6704. Shostakovich's last symphony is Bob Andrews archives, these seven tracks remind again of the Tab Lytle, and his vibes, for future renown. Best cuts: "Where an enigmatic, unsettling work that postulates several new di- exceptional talents, on tenor sax, of the late Gray who is Or When," "Lela," "Everything Must Change." classical rections for a continuation of symphonic expression. This backed here by Hampton Hawes, Art Farmer, Joe Mondragon eloquent, beautifully controlled interpretation benefits from TEDDI KING -This Is New, Inner City 1044. Produced by Sam THE and Shelly Manne. Taped in 1952, Wardell blows beautifully COMPLETE CARUSO, VOL 4 -RCA ARMI2766. Record- superior conics, with the extensive percussion scoring Parkins. Comparisons the late vocalist Teddi King to Judy of at both medium and fast tempos. The result is a first -rate ings from 1906 and 1907 comprise this volume in the pro- brilliantly reproduced. www.americanradiohistory.com FROM THE PLATINUM ALBUM RUSH RELEASED BY POPULAR DEMAND! THE SINGLE

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Something happened. Nobody planned for a Dudek /Finnigan/ Krueger Band. It happened like this: Les Dudek, Mike Finnigan and Jim Krueger were all working on solo albums in L.A. It was 9 Les' third album, còming on the heels of the two highly acclaimed albums he recorded after leaving Boz Scaggs' band. It was the first Columbia solo album for Mike Finnigan, following a stint as keyboardman with Dave i Mason. And it was the first album for Jim Krueger, who also played in the Dave Mason Band and wrote songs for Dave ( including "We Just Disagree "). Dudek, Finnigan and Krueger kept running into each other in the studios. They started to hang around together... sat in on one another's sessions...and by the time their albums were completed a new band had been born: The Dudek /Finnigan /Krueger Band. Super talents. Super exposure. So here we are with three strong albums, and an exciting new group that is touring across the country, exposing music from all three albums. It's a sensational marketing idea that happened all by itself. You could even say that the DFK Band is the latest natural wonder of the rock world. On Columbia Records and Tapes. 41 C 350F JC 35258 JC 35295

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www.americanradiohistory.com 82 New LP/Tope Releases MOST, SAM POPULAR ARTISTS This listing of new LP /Tape releases is designed to enable retailers and radio programmers to be up -to-the- minute on available new product. Flute Fight The following configuration abbreviations are used: LP- album; 8T -8 -track cartridge; CA- cassette; QL- quadraphonic album; 08 quadra- LPXanadu 141 _57 98 phonic 8 -track cartridge. Multiple records and /or tapes in a set appear within brackets following the manufacturer number. Tape duplicator/ NIGHTHAWK, ROBERT AC /DC marketers appear within parentheses following the tape manufacturer number, where applicable. Bricks In My Pillow Powerage LP Pearl PL11 LP Atlantic SD 19180 57 98 EXPORTATIONS LEE, ALVIN /TEN YEARS LATER RICH, CHARLIE WHISPERS PASSPORT 8TTP 19180 57.98 Meet The Exportations Rocket Fuel I Still Believe In Love Headlights Sky Blue CACS 19180 ...... 57.98 LP United Artists LAB872H $ 7.98 .... LPRSO RS13033 57 98 LP United Artists UALA876H 57 98 LP Solar BXL1 -2774 57 98 LP Atlantic SD 1 91 7 7 57 98 87BXS1 -2774 57.98 ALPHA BAND FACTS OF LIFE LIPSTIQUE RIVERA, SCARLET CABXKI -2774 57 98 PIERCE, NAT The Statue Makers of Hollywood A Matter Of Fact At The Discotheque Scarlet Fever 1948 -1950 LP Arista AB4179 57 98 LP Kayvene 803 57 98 LP Tom "n "Jerry TJ4701 $7.98 LP Warner Bros. BSK31 64 57 98 LP Lm ZM1005 $7.98 ANGELO FIREFALL LOUISIANA'S LE ROUX ROONEY, MICKEY JR ROBERTS, HOWARD Midnight Prowl Elan Louisiana's Le Roux Crazy Ideas LATIN The Real Howard Roberts LP Fantasy F-9554 57.98 LP Atlantic SD 19183 57.98 LP Capitol SW11734 57.98 LPAVI6037 57 98 LP Concord Jazz CJ53 57.98 ATKINS, CHET, & LES PAUL 8TTP19183 57.98 CACS 19183 57.98 LOVE & KISSES ROUSSOS, DEMIS SCHAEFFER, HAL Guitar Monsters BELTRAN, CARLOS JAVIER How Much, How Much I Love You Demis Roussos The Extraordinary Jazz Pianist LP RCA APLI -2786 56.98 FOGHAT Gavilan O Paloma LP Casablanca N8LP7091 57.98 LP Mercury SRM13724 57 98 LP Discovery DS781 _. _ 57.98 8TAPS1 -2786 57.95 Stone Blue LP Microfon 76099 RUNDGREN, CAAPK1 -2786 57.95 LP Bearsville BRK6977 57.98 LUCAS, CARRIE TODD LOS FELINOS SIMS, ZOOT -DICK NASH OCTET Street Corner Symphony Hermit Of Mink Hollow Nash -Ville BACHMAN, RANDY FOXY Estos Son Los Felinos LP Solar BXL1 -2773 57.98 LP Bearsville BRK6981 57 98 LPZim ZM1008 _. ....57.98 LP Musart 1 735 Survivor Get Off 8TBXS1 -2773 57.98 LP Polydor PD 16141 57 RYLES, JOHN WESLEY 98 LP Dash 30005 _ _... _. 57 98 CA BXK1 -2773 57.98 GABRIEL, JUAN STROZIER, FRANK SEXTET Shine On Me THE BAND FRANKLIN, ARETHA Denme Un Ride Remember Me MARDONES, BENNY LP ABCAB1056 56.98 LP Inner City 2066 57 98 Arcano 1 The Last Waltz Almighty Fire Thank God For Girls LP DKL 341 2 LP Warner Bros. 3WS3146 (3) SASKIA & SERGE LP Atlantic SD 191 61 $ 7.98 LP Private Stock PS 7007 57.98 GALVAN, MANOLO TAYLOR, CECIL. see Mary Lou Saskia & Serge BEE, CELI & THE BUZZY BUNCH FRAZIER, El Ganador Williams. CAESAR MARSHALL TUCKER BAND LP ABC/ Hickory H 844008 Alternation Currents Another Life Together Forever LP Microfon 2001 VARIOUS ARTISTS LPAPA77002 57.98 LP Westbound WT6103 57.98 LP Capricorn CPN0205 57.98 SCRUGGS, EARL, REVUE GONZALEZ, NELSON & HIS BAND The Atlantic Family Live At BONNON, R.C. Bold & New Nelson Gonzalez & His Band Montreux FRIENDLY ENEMIES MASS PRODUCTION LP Columbia JC35319 57.98 Arrives LP TR 133X LP Atlantic SD 2 -3000 (2) 512.98 Round One Three Miles High 8TJCA35319 $7.98 8TTP23000 512.98 LP Columbia KC35346 56.98 LP Prodigal P 710026 R 1 57.98 LP Cotillion SD 5205 57 98 CAJCT35319 57.98 LAS HERMANITAS PONCE CA CS 2 -3000. 512.98 8TTP 5205 57.98 BRISTOL, JOHNNY FORAY, RICHIE SEALS & CROFTS Las Hermanitas Ponce CA CS 5205 57.98 LP Arriba ARS5001 VIG, TOMMY ORCH. Strangers Dance A Little Light Takin' It Easy Atlantic Encouter With Time LP SD 19184 57. 98 LP Asylum 6E 1 1 57.98 McLAUGHLIN, 5. JOHNNY LP Warner Bros. BSK3163 57 98 JOSE -JOSE LP Discovery DS780 $7.98 8TTP19184 57.98 Electric Guitarist CACS 19184 57.98 GABRIEL, PETER SIDRAN, BEN Volcan LP Columbia JC35326 $7.98 LP Pronto PTS 103 5 WEBSTER, BEN Peter Gabriel 8TJCA35326 $7.98 A Little Kiss In The Night Did You Call? 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Only One Love In My Life Explorando Deadeye Dick HALL, DARRYL, & JOHN OATES SNEAKERS Song For Sisyphus LP RCA AFLI -2780 57.98 LPIncaJMIS1o60 LP Century CRDD1050_ 57.98 LP Westbound WT 6104 57.98 Livetime 8TAFS1 -2780 57.98 In The Red 8TTP 6104 57.98 LP RCAAFL1 -2802 57.98 CAAFK1 -2780 57.98 LP Car 57 98 LOS TERRICOLAS WRITERS CACS 6104 57.98 8TAFS1 -2802 57.98 SPINNERS Los Terricolas The Writers CAAFKI -2802 57.98 MORNINGSTAR LP Discolando 8442 CARILLO Morningstar The Best Of Spinners LP Columbia JC35297 57.98 HALL, TOM T. Rings Around The Moon LP Columbia JC35316 57.98 LP Atlantic SD19179 57.98 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE LP Atlantic S019176 57.98 Greatest Hits, Vol. III SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE Numero Ocho Q 8TTP19176 57.98 LP Mercury SRM15008 57.98 MOSES LP Fama 564 Q CACS19176 57.98 The Coming Of Moses Darkness On The Edge Of Town THEATRE /FILMS /TV HAMMOND, JOHNNY LP Pure Silk PS 1001 57 98 LP Columbia JC 35318.. 57 98 TORO, DANIEL mCARR, PETE Don't Let The System Get You 8TJCA353t8 57 98 Esta Concion Habla Por Mi Multiple Flash LP Milestone M -9083 57.98 MTUME CAJCT35318 $7.98 J LP Microfon 76097 ALMOST SUMMER J LP Big Tree BT 76009 57.98 Kiss This World Goodbye 8TTP76009 $7.98 HAYES, ISAAC LPEpicJE35255 57.98 STARR, RINGO VARGAS, WILFRIDO & SUS Music From The Original Motion m CA CS 76009 57 98 Hotbed 8TJET35255 57.98 Bad Boy BEDUINOS Picture Score LP Stak STX -4102 57.98 CAJEA35255 57.98 LP PortraitJR35378 57.98 Punto Y Aparte LP MCA MCA-3037 57 98 CASH, JOHNNY 8TJRA35378 57.98 HEAD, ROY LP Karen 37 8T MCAT -3037. 57 98 a) I Would Like To See You Again NANTUCKET CAJRT35378 57.98 CA MCAC -3037 57 98 LP Columbia KC35313 56.98 Tonight's The Night Nantucket VILLA, LUCHA STEWART, GARY FM LP ABCAB1054 56.98 LPEpicJE35253 57.98 Interpreta A CAUDELL, LANE Little Junior Juan Gabriel Original Soundtrack HINTON, EDDIE 8TJEA35253 57.98 LPMusart 1731 N Hanging On A Star CAJET35253 57.98 LPRCAAPLI -2779 56.98 LP MCA MCA21 2000 (2) 5 13.98 Very Extremely Dangerous 8TAPS1 -2779 } LP MCA MCA -3039 57.98 57.98 8T MCAT 212000 $ 14.98 < 87 MCAT 3039 57.98 LP Capricorn CNO204 57.98 NELSON, WILLIE CAAPKI -2779 $7.98 CA MCAC 212000 514.98 CA MCAC -3039 57.98 Stardust HOLLIES TAVARES THE LP Columbia JC35305 57.98 JAZZ BUDDY HOLLY STORY CHEAP TRICK A Crazy Steal Future Bound Soundtrack LPEpicJE35334 57.98 8TJCA35305 57.98 Heaven Tonight LP Capitol SW 1 1719 5 7.98 LP Epic SE 35412 8TJEA35334 57.98 CAJCT35305 57.98 LP EpicJE35312 57.98 ADDERLEY, NAT, see J. 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CAAFK1 -2821 57.98 FRIESEN, Bernstein Conducts Brahms DAVIS, MAC LP Atlantic SD 1 91 82 57 98 DAVID New York Philh., Bernstein Fantasy 8TTP 19182 57 98 PENDERGRASS, TEDDY U.K. Waterfall Rainbow LP Columba M 34572 _ 57.98 CACS 19182..._. 57.98 Life Is A Song Worth Singing LP Inner Gty 1 027 $ 7 98 LP Columbia JC35284 57 98 U.K. CAMT34572. 57.98 8TJCA35284 57.98 LP Philadelphia Intl JZ 35095 57.98 KANE, MADLEEN LPPolydor PD16145 57.98 HENDERSON WAYNE Piano Concerto 2 B CAJCT35284 57 98 8TJZA35095 57.98 No. In -flat (Op. Rough Diamond Living On A Dream 83) CAJZT35095 $7.98 VAN LEER, TYS DERRINGER LP Warner Bros. BSK 3188 57 98 LPPolydor PD16145 57 98 Vered; Philharmonia Orch., PENNINGTON, BARBARA Nice To Have Met You If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd KERSHAW, DOUG LP Columbia JC35345 57.98 HERMAN, WOODY Fistoularu Shoot You The Louisiana Man Midnight Ride 8TJCA35345 $7.98 Road Father LP Phase 4 SPC 21179 57 98 LP Artists LA867H CASPC5.21179 LP Blue Sky JZ 35075 57 98 LP Warner Bros. 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LP Asola SW 50030 57 98 LP Pearl PL 10 Confessions Band Together LP Prodigal P710025R 1 57 GRIEG, EDVARD ENGELBERT LP Casablanca 57 98 98 WEREWOLVES MINGUS, CHARLIE NBLP7098 Piano Last Of The Romantics Werewolves Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Concerto In a (Op. 16) LP Epic JE35020 57.98 LEBRON BROS. REDDY, HELEN LP RCA AFLI -2746 $7.98 LP Atlantic SD 8801 _. 57 98 Curzon; London Philh. Orch., Boult 8TJEA35020 57.98 Tenth Anniversary We'll Sing In The Sunshine 8TAFS1 -2746 57.98 8T TP8801 57.98 LP Treasury STS 15407 $3.98 CAJET35020 $7.98 LPCoSqueJMCS1093 $7.98 LP Capitol SW11759 57.98 CAAFKI -2746 57 .98 CA CS 8801 57 98 (Continued on page 83) www.americanradiohistory.com °3 General News At Motown Closeup Continued from page 12 Cuing" to allow deejays to be L Liielines] NICK LOWE -Pure Pop For The crisply produced on the LP. Though "more creative" in their use of cer- Now People, Columbia JC35329. simple, it gets an extra dimension tain music passages within a record. "This album is garbage music, through such deft little touches as He accepts that they sometimes Births trash music. It's here today, gone to- handclaps near the end. Ironically, want to play only parts of a particu- morrow music, and it should be ap- Lowe does not list himself in the lar disk, according to the tastes of A son, Zachery, to Wally and proached that way. Other people put credits ai the producer, though it is their audience. Laurie Meyrowitz Monday (15) in out their kinds of records and call it his hand here (as well as on the two The concept of "Eye- Cuing" came New York. Father is executive vice art. Mine is just for the moment," Elvis Costello and two Graham out of discussions about just such a president of ATI. says Nick Lowe, writer, performer Parker LPs) that gives the song so part of "Warm Ride" between Blue- and producer of one of the most cap- much of its power. It sounds like stein, Iris Gordy, vice president of tivating off-the -wall LPs to come by such fun to break glass. Motown's creative division, and her Deaths since the advent of the new wave. What can be more corny that to assistant, Tom DeFierro. as "I steal from all different sources," begin a ballad by singing out the They agreed that some deejays Alexander Kipnis, 87, acclaimed of the cen- he continues. "Everybody steals. It is melody with "doo doo doos," but might skip the record's extended in- one of the greatest bassos tury, in a convalescent home in West- 1978 and all the chords have been Lowe does it next on "Tonight" a troduction, but rather than com- MOVE -Tony nominee Eartha BOOK port, Conn., following a stroke Sun- played. I nick from here and there pretty love song, that doesn't sound pletely removing it, Bluestein says Kitt ( "Timbuktu "), right, presents day (14). Collections of his record- too cynical, though when the Span- he set about plans to introduce a vis- an autographed copy of her biogra- ings are still available on the Sera- ish guitar comes in on the middle, ible cue point. phy "Along With Me" to National phim and Columbia labels. Survivors it's obvious that is not serious either. Groove expansion was decided Music Theatre president Paulette include his son, Igor, a noted harpsi- Lowe is putting on both the au- upon, and production -a relatively Attie for the group's May 24 fund- chordist. dience and whoever is the object of simple affair, only requiring expan- raising autograph gala at New the sentiments expressed here. But sion of about 20 times greater than York's Sardi's restaurant. that's okay too. the regular width -took some two to "Marie Provost," with its refrain three weeks to implement. "She was a winner, but she became a The Rare Earth record's four cued At NARAS doggie's dinner," is among the LP's points are at the first beat of the Continued from page 3 more memorable tunes. It tells the conga break in the middle of the in- story of Marie Provost, a starlet in troduction; at the beginning of the [Jazz BeaE] Other vice presidents representing the '20s who was partially eaten by lyric in the song's main body; at the Continued from page 46 the remaining chapters will be her starving daschound after she elected at a future date. first beat of the heavy rhythm break; Brillinger and Efraim Toro. Terry fronted a big suicide in a seedy Holly- committed and at the end of that break, making band with his heated trumpet and flugelhorn. In their discussions of the wood hotel. While Lowe sings of her a return to the number's main body. The late Julian "Cannonball" Adderley is still Grammy awards telecast, the prettily fate, girl singers harmonize Total running time is 6:41. remembered. Freddie Hubbard, Ray Brown, trustees agreed to designate San behind him. Bluestein, who conceived the Shelly Manne, Cedar Walton, Kenny Burrell and Francisco as the chapter city to be Nick Lowe Formerly a member of Brinsley "Disco Eye- Cued" name, points out the Akiyoshi-Tabackin big band will perform saluted in the 1979 program. the 29 -year old Lowe is no Schwartz, that the presence of the expanded Thursday (25) at the fifth annual Adderley Me- The NARAS trustees also decided it all together and hope newcomer to the music business but with the morial Benefit Concert on the UCLA campus. and put grooves does not interfere to investigate concepts for new tele- new comes out of it." he has come into his own with his with Tickets are $6.50 and $8.50, and the following some thing normal playing of the disk, nor vision shows that would enhance the it "Pure Pop For identification with the new wave. In night (26) there will be a "Jazz Summit" And that does. sound reproduction. awards show itself. The Now People," changed from the "Heart Of The City" (where the al- "There will be more `Disco Eye - presenting Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Lee Konitz Bernie Fleischer, chairman of the English title, "Jesus Of Cool" for the ligators roam) he brings to mind his Cued' records from Motown," he and Sun Ra on the same site, Royce Hall. Ducats reported to the more provincial American audience, production of the first Damned LP. continues, claiming that the adap- are $5.50 and $6.50.... Mary Lou Williams, for tv committee, five on this year's highly is a collection of teen and pop song He knows his punk rock. tation will "revolutionize" the disco the first time in a decade, plays los Angeles NARAS board in show. hooks strung together into a barbed "Roller Show," a parody of and a industry. "It's part of our ongoing nights starting May 25 at the Lighthouse successful Grammy Awards lure of pure wit. song about the Bay City Rollers, commitment to disco and deejays." nearby Hermosa Beach. The one -time Andy Kirk The telecast's executive producer, and is nearing 70. ... Sonet, In turn sardonic and cynical, but closes the first side. It sounds like ev- Asked if he expects other com- pianist arranger Pierre Cossette, also met with the an LP with Lionel always fresh and different, the LP ery Bay City Rollers song anyone panies to follow suit in this field, the Swedish label, taped trustees to present ideas for drawing Hampton and Danish fiddler Svend Asmussen delves into themes such as Bay City would ever want to hear. What is es- Bluestein comments: "I would be greater attention to the already top - co- featured.... Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams and Roller mania, breaking glass, little pecially endearing about it is that surprised if they don't." rated special. the 1 O'clock Lab Band of North Texas State by dogs, though the tongue is planted firmly Hitlers, starlets eaten their Univ., are playing the Spoleto Festival in Char- In one of the budgetary actions in Bay City Rollers fans one of the more interesting facets of and, of course the good old music cheek, leston May 25 -June 11. ... Ramapo College in taken by the trustees, funds were in- it its face. the new wave. business. It all sounds just like every would probably like on Mahwah, N.J., has Woody Herman and his Herd creased for Grammy merchandising "Little Hitler," almost drowned in hit you ever heard, only a bit twisted. "They Called It Rock," opening "in residence" for a combination workshop and materials because of the great re- is example It is kiddie times for adults. with a guitar riff leading to a drum sweet choruses, another festival July 10-21. Ramapo's Prof. Harold Lie- sponse from dealers to a major The LP opens with "So It Goes," roll, is a rock song about the rock of the opposing signals to create dra- berman is producing the lengthy session.... NARAS campaign designed to aug- with the refrain that "were it goes, no business. "Hey Atlantic, take a matic tension. The song sounds like Harold Money Johnson, 60, trumpeter and ment public and industry awareness one knows." The song is Lowe's first chance, Arista said they liked it but a sweet (or is it twisted ?) version of singer who worked with virtually all the big of the awards. to sings Lowe the early Beach Boys, Beatles and black bands, died in a car accident recently at U.S. single. It is upbeat, and in its the kids can't dance it," In his report to the board, presi- tribute. The playing Gary & the Pacemakers. But what is East Hampton, L.I. He is survived by his widow, own way rather optimistic, punc- in this mock dent Denny gave a detailed account the whole LP) is the song about? Emma Bishop, a composer, singer and guitarist. utated in the middle by a brief but here (and through of the success of this campaign and "This is followed by "Nutted By Gene Bertoncini's debut U.S. LP ap- full sounding guitar break that re- first rate. No musicians are listed on Guitarist other NARAS achievements in the they include mem- Reality," (which ought to win some pears on Capitol via MPS out of Europe. Ber- calls the time before transistors re- the credits, but year. placed tubes in components. bers of Elvis Costellos' band, as well sort of award for title alone). It is toncini and bassist Michael Moore team to- The trustees also voted to expand This is followed by Lowe's Eng- as Rockpile, Lowe's and Dave Ed- about Castro castrated, more or less. gether on "Bridges." The duo is working in the for the NARAS Institute, lish hit, "I Love The Sound Of monds' band, and Rumour. And It's a nice bouncy tune. Manhattan at Side Street. ... Vocalist Teddi budget who outlined Breaking Glass," with its reggae they all can play. Giant drums introduce "36 Inches King's last LP appears on Inner City. Vocalist cut headed by Bill Huie beat, tinkling piano and rumbling "No Reason," a menacing and High" and then its on into the LP's the LP Oct. 20, 1977, and 28 days later was the past year's educational accom- bass (Lowe plays bass on tour). oddly stiff reggae number, follows. finale, "Music For Money," a rocker dead. 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10 WITH A LITTLE LUCK -wings 42 7 YOU'RE THE LOVE -seals s Crofts GREASE Frankie Valli (Paul McCartney), P. - McCartney, Capitol 4559 WBM (Louie Shelton), D. Batteau, Warner Bros. 8551 CPP W ii=10 (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten 8 Karl), B. Gibb, RSO 897 WBM 9 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO 36 19 11 TWO DOORS DOWN -Dolly Parton 70 38 10 DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC -Shaun Cassidy LATE - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams (Gary Klein), D. Parton, RCA 11240 CPP (Michael Lloyd), 1.13. Sebastian, Warner /Curb 8533 CPP (lack Gold), N. Kipner. J. Vallins, Columbia 310693 WBM 44 6 CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE -Jimmy Buffett 71 40 25 STAYIN' ALIVE -Bee Gees = YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I (Norbert Putnam), I. ABC Buffett, 12358 WBM (Bee Gees, Karl Richardson, Albhy Galuten For WANT -John Travolta 8 Olivia Newton -lohn Karlbyh Productbm), B.R.M. Gibb, RSO 885 WBM (lohn Farrar), J. Farrar RSO 891 WBM 48 5 OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR DANCING -Barry White (Barry White), B. White, U. Wilson, 20th Century 2365 CPP 82 2 DARLIN -Paul Davis SHADOW DANCING -Andy Gibb (Phil Benton, Paul Davis), M. Love, B. Wilson, Bang 736 ALM (Barry Gibb, Carl Richardson, Albhy Galuton). B.R.M.BA. Gibb, 45 5 I WAS ONLY JOKING -Rod Stewart RSO 893 WBM (Tom Dowd), R. Stewart, Granger, Warner Bros. 8568 WBM 83 TAKE ME BACK TO CHICAGO - Chicago (lames William Guertin), D. Seraphine, D. Wolinski, 15 THE CLOSER I Roberta Flack GET TO YOU - 40 43 8 STAY -Rufus /Chaka Khan Columbia 310737 CPP (Rubina Flake, loe Ferla, Eugene McDaniels), J. Mtume, R. Lucas, (Rufus, Roy Hake), R. Calhoun, Chaka Khan, ABC 12349 CPP Atlantic 3463 HAN 74 77 IT'S LATE -Queen 47 6 FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME- Genesis (Queen), May, Elektra 45478 CPP 16 FEELS SO GOOD -Chuck Mangione (David Hentschel, Genesis), R. Banks, Collins, Atlantic 3474 (Chuck Mangione), C. Mangione, A8M 2001 85 STONE BLUE- Foghat 50 5 ALMOST (Not Listed), Peverett, Bearsville 0325 (Warner Bros.) 7 18 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU- Yvonne Elliman SUMMER - Celebration (Ron Altbach), B. Wilson, M. Love, A. Jardine, MCA 40891 (Freddie Perren), B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb, RSO 884 WBM CPP MISS YOU - Rolling Stones 13 IMAGINARY LOVER - Atlanta Rhythm Section 52 4 THE GROOVE LINE- Heatwave cm* (The Glimmer Twins), Jagger/Richards, Rolling Stone (Buddy Buie), Buie, Nix, Daughtry, Polydor 14459 CPP (Barry Blue), R. Temperton, Epic 850524 ALM 19307 (Atlantic)

8 12 COUNT ON ME- Jefferson Starship 54 USE TA BE MY GIRL- Whys 87 IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN - Roberta Flack (Larry Cos A Jefferson Starship), J. Barish, RCA 11196 CPP (K. Gamble, L. Huff), K. Gamble, L Huff, Philadelphia Inter- (Joe Brooks), J. Brooks, Atlantic 3483 CPP national 83642 (CBS) 11 12 ON BROADWAY - George Benson 88 HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT -starn (Tommy L Puma), B. Mann, C. Weil, J. Leiher. M. Stroller, 53 12 I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - Eruption (Stars), Stars, Capitol 4566 Warner Bros. 8542 CPP (Frank Farian), D. Bryant, A. Peebles, B. Miller, Akita 7686 CPP RUNAWAY - Jefferson Starship 12 15 DISCO INFERNO- Trammps E=10 46 36 13 LET'S ALL CHANT -The Michael Zager Band (Larry Cox A Jefferson Starship), Dewey, Grunt 11274 (RCA) CPP (Baker, Harris and Young), L. Green, R. Kersey, Atlantic 45.3389 CPP (Michael Zager), A. Fields, M. Azgor, Private Stock 45184 CPP 80 55 I WANT TO LIVE-John Denver 13 12 THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE - Player 58 3 STILL THE SAME -Bob Seger (Milton Okun), J. Denver, RCA 11267 (Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter), S. Pippin, L. Keith, RSO 890 CPP (Bob Seger and Punch), B. Seger, Capitol 4581 WBM 71 17 6 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME -Abby 81 13 FANTASY- Earth, Wind A Fire 48 51 EVERYBODY (Maurice White), M. White, E. del (Benny Andersson, Riom Ulvaeus), B. Andersson A DANCE -Chic Barrio, (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Kenny A White, Columbia 310688 B. UNaeus (Atlantic 3457) ALM Lehman), Edwards ALM 8 Rodgers, Atlantic 3469 WBM 15 14 BABY HOLD ON -Eddie Money 82 66 16 FLASHLIGHT - Parliament (Bruce Bottich), E. Money, J. Lyon, Columbia 3 10663 ALM 56 WARM RIDE -Rare Earth (George Clinton), G. Clinton, B. Worrell, W. Collins, (John Ryan), B. Gibb, M. Gibb, R. Gibb, Prodigal 0640 (Motown) WBM Casablanca 909 ALM 16 15 LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN -Sweet (Sweet), A Scott, T. Griffen, Capitol 4549 WBM 57 EVEN NOW -Barry Manilow 83 61 10 SHADOW IN THE STREET -Allan Clarke (Ron Dante 8 Barry Manilow), B. Manilow, M. Panzer, Arista 0330 B -3 (Spencer Proffer), A. Clarke, G. Benson, Atlantic 3459 ALM 16 10 17 NIGHT FEVER -Bee Gees A. (Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb, Karl Richardson, Albhy Galuten), 51 33 16 RUNNIN' ON EMPTY - Jackson Browne igí 94 2 HE'S SO FINE -lane Oliver B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb, RSO 889 WBM (Jackson Browne), J. Browne, Asylum 45460 WBM (Jason Darrow), R. Mack, Columbia 310724

18 11 MOVIN' OUT -Billy Joel 52 46 7 SINCE YOU BEEN GONE -Head East CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS -Todd Rundgren (Phil Ramone), B. Joel, Columbia 310708 ABP /BD (Jeffrey Lesser), R. Ballard, A8M 2026 WBM (T. Rundgren), T. Rundgren, Bearsville 0324 (Warner Bros.)

20 10 IT'S A HEARTACHE Bonnie Tyler - 60 5 CA PLANE POUR MOI- Plastic Bertrand GOD KNOWS /BABY I'M YOURS -Debby Boone (David Mackay /Scott A Wolfe), Scott 8 Wolfe RCA 11249 CPP (Lou Lacombiez), B. Lacombiez, Sire 1020 (Warner Bros.) WBM (Michael Lloyd, Mike Curb), V. McCoy, Warner /Curb 8554 26 6 BAKER STREET-Gerry Rafferty 54 39 7 EGO -Elton lohn MAGNET STEEL Walter Egan (Hugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty), G. Rafferty, United ktists 1192 CPP - (Elton lohn, Clive Franks), E. lohn, B. Taupin, MCA 40892 MCA (Walter Egan, Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut, W. Egan), Columbia 3 -10719 23 7 YOU BELONG TO ME -Carly Simon WBM (Aril Mardis), C. Simon, M. McDonald, Elektra 45477 WBM 62 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO- Tuxedo Jungion (W. Michael Lewis, Laurin Rinder), M. Gordon, H. Warren, THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST Butterfly 1205 B -3 21 14 17 CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU -Barry Manddow FOREVER -Bill LaBounty (Ron Dante, Barry Manilow), D. Martin, C. Arnold, J. Morrow, (Jay Senter), B. LaBounty, R. Freeland, Warner /Curb 8529 Arista 0305 WBM 56 59 DANCE ACROSS THE

FLOOR -Jimmy "Bo" Horne KING TUT -Steve Martin 27 11 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD -Meat Loaf (Casey/Finch, R. Finch), H.W, Casey, Sunshine Sound 1003 (1K) CPP (William E. McEuen), S. Martin, Warner Bros. 8577 (Todd Rundgren), J. Steinman, Cleveland International 850513 (Epic) 64 ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG -Billy Joel SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW -Gary Tanner (Phil Ramone), B. Joel, Columbia (Joey Averback, Stephen Geyer), E.Y. Harburg, H. Arlen, 28 9 DEACON BLUES Steely Dan 310750 W - 20th Century 2373 B-3 (Gary Katz), W. Becker, D. Fagen, ABC 12355 CPP 65 4 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY -Love And Kisses (Alec R. A. 91 63 WHEEL IN THE SKY Journey 24 21 10 WEREWOLVES OF LONDON - warren Zevon Costandinos), Costandinos, Casablanca 925 ALM - (Roy Thomas Baker), D. Valory, N. Schon, R. Fleischman, (Jackson Browne 8 Waddy Wachtel), L. Marinell, W. Wachtel, W. Zevon, Asylum 45472 CPP 49 6 THE WANDERER -Leif Garrett Columbia 3 -10700 CPP (Michael Lloyd For Mike Curb Prod.), E. Maresca, Atlantic 3476 30 10 EVERY KINDA PEOPLE -Robert Palmer 92 78 24 GOODBYE GIRL -David Gates D. Gates, (Robert Palmer), A Fraser, Island 100 WBM 67 4 YOU GOT IT -Diana Ross (David Gates), Elektra 45450 WBM (Richard Perry), J. Ragousy, L. Laurie, Motown 1442 CPP 31 13 DANCE WITH ME -Peter Brown 93 =10 GEORGIA ON MY MIND -Willie Nelson (Cory Wade), P. Brown, R. Rann, Drive 6269 (TK) (Booker T. Jones), H. Carmichael, S. CPP 68 4 YOU KEEP ME DANCING - Samantha Sang Gorrell, Columbia 310704 (Nick DeCaro), D. Randelf, S. Linzer, Private Stock 45188 CHA 32 8 BECAUSE THE NIGHT -Patti Smith 94 90 STAY AWHILE - Continental Miniatures (Jimmy !ovine), P. Smith, B. Springsteen, Arista 0318 WBM (Michael 69 4 WEEKEND LOVER- odyssey Lloyd), Hawker, Raymond, London 266 CHA (Sandy Linzer 8 Charlie Calello), S. linter, D. Randell, RCA 11245 CHA 28 22 18 DUST IN THE Kansas WIND - 95 74 6 I'M ON MY WAY- Captain 8 Tennille (Jeff Glizman), K. Liugren, Kirshner 84274 WBM (Daryl Dragon), M. Satan, ABM 2027 70 3 ROLL WITH THE CHANGES -REO Speedwagon CPP 34 8 HEARTLESS -Hurt (Kevin Cronin 8 Gary Richrath), K. Cronin, Epic 8.50545 96 79 14 WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY (Mike Flicker), A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Mushroom 7031 CPP 72 3 WONDERFUL TONIGHT -Eric Clayton GOODBYE - England Dan 8 John Ford Coley 30 25 20 JACK & JILL- Raydio e (Glyn Johns), E. Clayton, RSO 895 WBM (Kyle Lehning), J. Comana, Big Tree 16110 (Atlantic) B -3 (Ray Parker Jr.), R. Parker Jr., Arista 0283 CPP 73 IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG - 97 81 6 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY 31 24 22 LAY DOWN SALLY -Eric Clayton N.C. 8 The Sunshine Band LIFE - Fotomaler (Glyn Johns), E. Clayton, M. Levy, RSO 886 (Polydor) WBM (Casey /Finch), Holland /Dozier/Holland, TK 1028 CPP (Eddie Kramer / Fotomaler), J. Cawley, Atlantic 3471

37 6 TUMBLING DICE -Linda Ronstadt 66 35 20 OUR LOVE Natalie Cole - 98 WITH (Peter Asher), M. Jagger, K. Richard, Asylum 45479 WBM (Charles Jackson A Marvin Yancy For Jay's Enterprises), 84 4 RUNNIN' THE DEVIL -van Halen (Ted Templeman), E. Van Halen, A. C. Jackson 6 M. Yancy, Capitol 4509 CHA Van Halen, M. Anthony, 41 6 BLUER THAN BLUE - Michael Johnson D. Ruth, Warner Bros. 8556 CHA (Brent Maher, Steve Gibson), R. Goodrum, EMI -America 75 LAST DANCE -Donna Summer 81101 (Capitol) 99 95 40 I GO CRAZY -Paul Davis CPP (Giorgio Moroder), P. babara, Casablanca 926 WBM (Paul Davis), P. Davis, Bang 733 (Web IV) WBM 34 29 15 SWEET TALKING WOMAN Electric Light Orchestra - 76 I WANT YOU TO BE MINE -Kayak (Jett Lynne), J. Lynne, Jet 1145 (United Artists) B-3 100 98 8 MAMA LET HIM PLAY Doucette (Jack Lancaster), T. Scherpenzeel, Lanus 274 CPP - (R. Healemann), J. Doucette, Mushroom 7030 CPP STAR PERFORMERS: Stars are awarded on the Hot 100 chart based on the following upward movement. 1 -10 Strong Increase In sales / 11 -20 Upward movement of 4 positions / 21 -30 Upward movement of 6 posl- Mons 31 / -40 Upward movement of 8 positions / 41 -100 Upward movemen of 10 positions. Previous week's starred positions are maintained withou a sta if the product is in a holding period. This will, in some cases, block out products which would normally move up with a star. In such cases, products will be awarded a star without the required upward movement noted above. Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal of certi- fication as "million seller." (Seal indicated by bullet.) Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal of certification as "two million seller." (Seal indicated by triangle.) Sheet music suppliers are confined to piano /vocal sheet music copies and do not purport to represent mixed publications distribution. ABP = April Blackwood Pub.; ALF = Alfred Publishing; ALM = Almo Publications; A -R = Acuff -Rose; B -M = Belwin Mills; BB = Big Bells; B -3 = Big Three Pub.; BP = Pub.; CHA Chappell Music; Bradley = CLM = Cherry Lane Music Co.; CPI = Cimino Pub.; CPP = Columbia Pictures Pub.; FMC = Frank Music Corp.; HAN = Hansen Pub.; IMM = Ivan Mogul! Music; MCA = MCA Music; PSP = Peer Southern Pub.; PLY = Plymouth Music; PSI = Publishers Sales Inc.; WBM = Warner Bros. Music

81 I Go Crazy (Web IV, BMI) 99 Mama HOT 100 A- Z- (Publisher- Licensee) Let Him Play (Andorra, Shadow In The Street (Inter/ The Groove Line (Almo /Tincahell, Weekend Lover (Featherbed/ Feels SoIsaglie Gates) BMI) 6 Imaginary Lover (LawSal. BMI) 8 ASCAP) 100 Timtobe /Midsong International, Almost Summer (Stone Diamond/ Count On Me (Diamond Back/ ASCAP) 43 Desiderata /Unichappell, BMI) 62 Flashlight (Rick's / Malbiz. BMI) 82 I'm On Myy Way (Flop Flower, Miss You (Colgems.EMI, ASCAP) ASCAP) Dutchess/New Executive/ Bright Moments, BMI) 9 76 e3 The Wanderer (Rust /Schwartz, Werewolves Of London (Polite. Follow You. Follow Me (Gelring/ 95 Movn Out (Joelsong, Since You 'v Been Challoue, BMI) 42 Dance Across The Floor BMI) 17 Gone (Island. ASCAP) 59 ASCAP / Zevon, BMI) 24 (Sherlyn/ Run It, BMI) 44 It's A Hou Lathe (Ti-Gem, BMI) 18 BMI) Baby Hold On (Grapnca, BMI) Night Fever (Siigwood /Unichappell, 52 We'll Never Have To Say 14 Herrick, BMI) 56 93 It's Late Queen. SMI) 74 This Night Won't Last Forever Goodbye Street Bay. Georgia On My Mind (Peer, BMI) BMI) 16 Somewhwere Over The Rainbow (Dawnbreaker, BMI) Baker (Hudson BMI) 19 Dance With Me (Sherlyn /Decipel, It's TThCP5Same (Captain Crystal, BMI) 88 96 God Knows /Baby I'm Yours Old Song (lobate, Oh What A Night For Dancing (Sa (Leo Feist. ASCAP) 90 Because The Night (Ram Rod, BMI) 26 65 This Time I'm In It For Love Wheel In The Sky (Weed High BMD (Blackwood, BMI) 86 ) Vcme, BMI) 38 Stay (American Broadcasting, Nightmare, BMI) 91 27 Partin' (Irving, BMI) I (House 72 Want To Live (Cherry Lane. On ASCAP /High Seas, BMI) Of Gold Windchime, BMI) 12 Bluer Than Blue (Springcreek /Let Grease (Stigwood, BMI) 69 Broadway (Screen Gems EMI, 40 Where Have You Been All My Lite Deacon Blues (ABC /Dunhill, 23 eo Too Much, Too Little. Too Late There Be, ASCAP) 33 Goodbye Girl (WB /Kipahulu. BM)) 10 Stay Awhile (Chappell. ASCAP) 94 (Fourth Of July. BMI) 97 Disco Inferno (Six I Want You To Be Mine (Heavy, Plane Pour Strings /Golden ASCAP) 92 Only The Good Die Young Stavin' Alive (Stigwood/ (Homewood House, BMI) 2 Ca Md (Bleu Disque, With A Lime Luck (MPL /ATV, BMI) 1 Fleece, BMI) 11 68 Tumbling ASCAP) 5 Heartless (Andorra. ASCAP) . 29 (Joelsongs, BMI) 57 Unichappell, BMI) 71 Dice (ColgemsEMI, Do You Believe In Magic (Hudson I Was Only, Joking (Rive ASCAP) 39 Wonderful Tonight (Stigwood, BMD 64 Can We Still Be Friends (Earmark, He's (Bright Tunes. Our Love (Chappell, ASCAP) 66 Still the Same (Gear, ASCAP) 47 ASCAP) 32 Bay, BMI) 70 Jack & Jill (Raydiola, ASCAP) 30 You B long To Me (Snug /C'Est, BMI) 8 84 Roll With The Changes (Fate, Stone Blue (Riff Bros., ASCAP) 75 Two Doors Down (Velvet Apple, Dust In The Wind (Don Kirshner, King Tut (Colorado. ASCAP) 099 Can't Smile Without You (Dick Hold On To The Night (Rock ASCAP) 63 Sweet Talking Woman (Unart/Jet, BMI) 36 s BMI) 28 Last Dance (Primus Artists/ Olga, You Got It (Society Hill /Brooklyn, James, BMI) 2 Steady /Starzongo. ASCAP) 78 Runaway (Diamondback, BMI) 79 BMI) 34 Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Ego (Jodrell /Leeds. ASCAP) 54 BMI) 67 ASCAP) 60 Cheeseburger In Paradise (Coral I Can't Stand the Rain (Burlington, Lay Down Sally (Stigwood. BMI) Runnin On Empty (Swallow Turn, Take A Chance On Me (Artwork, (Edward B. Marks /Neverland/ You Keep Me Dancing Reefer /Outer Banks. BMI) 37 Even Now (Kamakazee, BMI) 50 3l BMI) 45 Lets All Chant (Sumac, BMI ASCAP) 51 ASCAP /Polar, AB) 13 Peg, BMI) 22 (Featherbed nooga Everybody Dance !Catalina/ 46 /Unichappeli, BMD 61 Orno Chao (Lou Fiat, II Von Again (Big Hill, Is Runnin Take Me io Use Ta me My (Mighty Kreimers /Chic, Love Like Oxygen (Sweet /Warner With The Devil (Van Halen, Back Chicago (Balloon Girl Three, You're The Love (Dawnbreaker/ ASCAP) 55 SMI) 48 EEvirrI ee 77 Bros.. ABCAP) 15 ASCAP) 9e Head /Big Elk. ASCAP) 73 BMI) 44 ASCAP /Oaktree, BMI) 35 Closer I Get To You Every Kinda People (Scarab/ (Island/ I1 I Can't Have You (Stigwood/ Magnet Steel (Melody Delux /Swell Shadow Dancing (Stigwood, Thank God It's Friday (Cafe Warm Ride (Stigwood, BMI/ You're The One That I Want Ensign. SMI) 5 Restless, BMI) 25 UdchappNl, BMI) 7 Sounds /Seldak. ASCAP) 87 Unichappell, BMI) 4 Aericanam /O.P. Fefee. ASCAP)... 58 Unichappell, -BMI) 49 (Stigwood /Buttalo/Ensign, BMI). 3 A reflection of National Sales and programming activity by selected dealers, one -stops and radio stations as compiled by the Charts Dept. of Billboard.

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Label) á 4 m ó o Q 1 27 SOUNDTRACK AIL 36 35 * 27 ROD STEWART AL 71 73 8 HUBERT LAWS Saturday Night Fever Foot Loose & Fancy Free eso RS-2-400I 12.98 IL98 Say It With Silence 1298 Warner Bros. 85K 3092 7.98 7.98 7.98 Columbia JC 35022 7.98 731 7.98 2 7 WINGS AL. 37 31 23 AL * PARLIAMENT 72 51 9 CAROLS KING London Town Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Her Greatest Hits Capitol SW 11777 7.98 7.98 7.98 Syndrome ODE lE 34967 (Epic) -798 7.98 7.98 Casablanca NBLP 4 31 CHUCK MANGIONE 7084 7.98 7.9$ 7.91 * 73 68 52 BEE GEES Feels So Good 44 8 PATTI SMITH Here At Last Live MM SP-4658 7.9E 7.98 7.98 Easter ... RSO RS 2 -3901 (Polydor) 11.91 12.18 IZfi Arista AS 4171 7.91 7.95 7.% 4 3 27 ERIC CLAPTON Slowhand 53 2 SOUNDTRACK * 84 5 AL DIMEOLA RSO RS1 -3030 7.98 7.91 7.98 Grease Cosbá IC 35271 7.98 7.18 7.98 850 RS2- 4002 12.98 12.98 12.91 5 5 11 JEFFERSON STARSHIP Jefferson Starship Earth 40 27 34 BOB WELCH 75 61 8 ENGLAND DAN /JOHN FORD COLEY Grunt 8X11 2515 (RCA) 7.98 7.91 7.98 French Kiss SW 11663 7,11 7.11 7.98 Some Things Don't Come EasyY 11 * 6 ISLET BROTHERS A Big Tree BT 76006 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Showdown 41 41 14 BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND 141 2 S06HABlue TNeck 12 34930 (Epic) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Bootsy? Player Of The Year Warner Bros. BSK 3093 7.98 7.98 791 7 6 22 JACKSON BROWNE Bearsville BRK 6977 (Warner Bros.) 7.98 7.91 7.98 Running On Empty 42 43 22 EDDIE MONEY 77 76 27 Asylum 113 7,98 7.97 7.97 Columbia PC 34909 6.91 7.98 7.91 QUEEN News Of The World 43 45 15 ABBA * 9 9 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Bektra 6E112 7.91 7.91 7.98 Champagne Jam The Album 78 78 Polydor PD 16134 7.98 7.96 7.98 Atlantic SD 19164 7.96 7.98 7.91 36 LINDA RONSTADT Simple Dreams 42 FLEETWOOD 9 8 14 WARREN ZEYON 44 66 MAC Asylum 6E104 7.91 7.98 7.98 Excitable : ry Rumours 79 79 7 CHARUE Asylum 6E118 7.98 7.91 7.98 Warner Bros. BSK 3010 7.91 7.98 7.98 t% Lines 411, 45 36 25 NATALIE COLE 10 10 8 JIMMY BUFFETT L Janus 1X5 7036 7.911 7.91 7.98 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor Thankful Capitol SW 11708 108 3 WILUE NELSON ABC M 1045 7.98 7.95 7.95 7.98 7.88 7.96 Stardust 46 38 9 AVERAGE WHITE BAND * 13 9 JOHNNY MATHIS Columbia 1C 35305 7.98 7.91 7.18 You Light Up My Life Warmer Communication Atlantic SD 191962 7.9E 7.98 7,98 91 8 VOYAGE Columbia IC 35259 7.98 7.98 7.98 Marlin 54 2213 (TK) 7.16 7.18 7.98 15 6 HEAlIVAVE * 3 TOGETHER -FOREVER * Marshall Central Heating Tucker Band 82 82 15 CAMEO Capricorn CPN0205 7.98 7:96 Epic JE 35260 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 We All Know Who We Are _ Chocolate City CCLP 2004 48 47 26 EARTH, WIND & FIRE (Casablanca) 7.98 7.98 7.98 13 12 34 BILLY JOEL All 'N' All The Stranger 96 3 DRAMATICS Columbia IC 34905 7.98 7.98 7.98 Columbia 1C 4987 7.98 7.91 7.98 Do What You Wanna' Do 56 6 REO SPEEDWAGON ABC AA-1072 7.98 7.91 7.98 17 4 SOUNDTRACK * You Can Tune A Piano, But You FM 94 3 ARETHA FRANKLIN Can't Tuna Fish MG 211000 13.98 11.96 1438 Epic JE 35082 7.98 7.98 7.98 Atlantic SDO 9161 7.98 7.98 7.93 * 18 7 GENESIS 58 6 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS * 85 85 17 MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE And Then There Were Three Kaya Atlantic SD 19173 7.98 7.96 7.98 BEVERLY Island ILPS 9517 7.98 7.98 7.98 Golden Time Of Day 16 14 16 GEORGE BENSON 90 4 GERRY RAFFERTY Capitol ST 11710 6.98 7.98 7.93 Weekend In L.A. 'City To City * 86 86 24 CHIC Warner Bros 2WB 3139 12.91 12.91 12.98 United Mists DALA 840 6.98 6.98 6.98 Atlantic SD 19153 798 7.98 7.98 17 7 33 KANSAS . 52 48 10 VILLAGE PEOPLE Point Of Know Return Macho Man 871 80 17 KENNY ROGERS Kirshner 12 34929 (Epic) 7.98 Ten Years 7.93 7.98 Casablanca NBLP 7096 7.98 7.98 7.9E Of Gold Untied Artists UALA 835 7.98 798 798 * 21 6 HEART 53 46 16 RAYDIO Magazine 88 81 35 VILLAGE PEOPLE Arista AB 4163 7.98 7.98 7,98 Mushroom MRS 5008 7.93 7.96 7.98 Casablanca NBLP 7064 7.98 7.91 7.98 54 50 12 PEABO BRYSON 19 19 12 VAN HALEN Reaching For The Sky 89 89 6 TOWER OF POWER Warner Bros. MK 3075 7.93 7.91 7.98 Capitol ST 11729 6.98 7.95 7.95 We Came To Play Columbia 1C 34906 7.91 7.98 7.98 20 20 20 PETER BROWN 55 52 9 ROBERT PALMER Fantasy Love Affair Double Fun 90 70 12 YVONNE ELLIMAN 104 (TK) 7.98 7.98 7.93 Island ALPS 9416 7.98 7.98 7.98 ht Flightt RSO RS Ili h 7,98 7.91 7,18 * 24 5 JETHRO TULL * 75 2 KISS Heavy Horses Double Platinum 91 66 11 STANLEY TURRENTINE Chrysalis CHR 1175 7.98 7.98 7.98 Casablanca NBLP 71002 12.98 12.98 12.98 Westside Highway Fantasy F-9548 7.98 7.98 7.93 22 22 33 STEELY DAN 63 7 SOUNDTRACK Ala * The Rocky Horror Picture Show 92 71 48 ANDY 6168 ABC AB 1006 7.93 7.95 7.95 ODE OSI) 21653 (JEM) 898 8.98 NA 8.98 Flowing Rivers RS -3019 (Polydor) 7.93 7.98 7,91 23 16 14 BARRY MANILOW AL 58 55 27 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 93 Even Now Out Of The Blue 95 27 DONNA SUMMER Jet 1TLA Once Upon Arista AB 4164 7.98 7.95 7.95 823 (United Artists) 1193 11.93 11.93 A Time Casablanca NBLP 70782 11.98 11.98 11.98 32 5 59 59 10 RENAISSANCE * BOB SEGER & THE SILVER So Full Of Love Song For All Seasons Sire SRK 6049 (blame Bros.) BAND Philadelphia International 12 35355 (CBS) 7.98 7.91 7.98 7.% 7.% 7.95 Stranger 60 60 15 TUXEDO 281 6 CARLY SIMON JUNCTION Capitol SW 11698 798 , 7.! 7,13 * Boys In The Trees Butterfly FLY 007 698 7.93 7.93 95 72 16 TED NUGENT Elektra 6E128 7.93 7.96 7.98 61 57 13 RALPH MacDONALD Double Live Gonzo

26 26 16 JOURNEY The Path - Epic KE2 -35069 11.96 11.111 1.1$ Infinity Marlin 2210 (TK) 7.98 7.98 7.98 ty 96 92 7 HOT TUNA Columbia IC 34912 7.41 7.91 7.93 62 64 17 WAYLON JENNINGS & WILUE AK Double Dose Y7 23 44 STYX AL NELSON Grunt CYL2 2545 (RCA) 11.98 11.96 1.lí The Grand Illusion Waylon &Willie RCA AFLI2686 97 97 53 BARRY MANILOW MM SP 4637 7.98 7.91 7.98 798 796 7.9E Live 28 25 22 ROBERTA FLACK 63 49 10 OUTLAWS Arista AL 8500 11.98 1193 1198 Bring It Back Alive Blue Lights In The Basement 98 Mista AL-8300 9.96 87 5 SHAUN CASSIDY Atlantic SD 19149 7.98 7.98 7.38 9.91 9.18 Warne /Curb BS 3067 893 891 698 33 31 MEAT LOAF 64 69 14 JOE SAMPLE 118 2 UK Bat Out Of Hell Rainbow Seeker * Polydor * ABC 7.98 7.95 PD 16146 7.98 798 7.98 I . Epic/Cleveland International PE 34974 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.95 65 65 22 GROVER 100 99 16 30 30 7 ELVIS COSTELLO WASHINGTON JR. HERB ALPERT/HUGH Live At This Years Model The Bijou MASEKELA Kude KUX 3637 M2 (Motown) Columbia IC 35331 738 7.98 798 Horizon ALM 728 74 4 TODD RUNDGREN SP 798 796 7.98 31 29 12 LITTLE FEAT * Hermit Of Mink Hollow 111 5 Waiting For Columbus CLIMAX BLUES BAND BSK * Bearsville 6981 (Warner Bros.) 7.98 7.91 7.98 Shine On Warner Bros. 285 3143 9.98 9.91 898 77 Sire SRK 6056 (Warner 5 STANLEY CLARKS Bros.) 6.98 891 32 31 8 SOUNDTRACK Modern Man 102 102 7 American Hot Wax GARLAND JEFFREYS Nemperor 12 35303 7.98 7.911 798 One Eyed Jack ABM 6500 1I.98 11.9E 1193 COMMODORES ALM SP-4681 7.98 7.91 7.11 39 5 BAND 1y>t * EZSMO Natural High 103 100 13 FAZE-0 The Last Waltz Motown M790 798 7.98 7M Riding High Warner &os. 3W5 3146 14.9E 14.98 14.98 69 62 31 DOLLY PARTON SHE S1740 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.98 7.96 40 3 SOUNDTRACK Here You Come Again 104 83 12 ROY AVERS UBIQUITY Thank God it's Friday RCAAPL12544 7.98 7.95 7.95 Let's Do It Casablanca NBLP 7099 12.96 1196 12.98 70 67 25 LOU RAWLS Polyda PD1-6126 7.98 798 7.93 35 34 16 RUFUS /CHAKA KHAN When You Hear Lou, You've 105 105 30 LYNYRD SKYNYRD Street Player Heard It All Street Survivors ABC AA 1049 7.98 7.93 9.98 Philadelphia International IZ 35036 7.98 8.98 8.98 MCA 3029 7.98 7.9E 7.98

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Label) < 4 ó <<, 7.98 137 114 10 JAY FERGUSONFERG 170 167 27 BOB JAMES 106 101 12 SAMANTHA SANG Thunder Island Heads Emotion Asylum 7E 1115 6.98 638 bat Columbia/Tappan Zee JC 34896 7.96 7.98 7.18 Private Stock 7009 Tat 7.91 7.98 138 103 7 FRANK ZAPPA 171 171 17 EAGLES Ala 117 8 USA- EUROPEAN CONNECTION Zappa In New York Their Greatest Hits 1971 -1975 W( Discreet Come Into My Heart 2D 2290 (Warner Bros.) 7311 7.98 7.98 Asylum 6E 105 7.98 7.9$ 7.98 Malin 2212 (TK) 7.98 736 738 139 139 6 LONNIE LISTON SMITH EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING Love 108 88 17 THP ORCHESTRA Columbia C 35332 7.98 7.9$ 738 Boo Hot Love R A AIPt 1 4616 cx 6. $ (96 Butterfly FLY 005 6.98 731 7.98 140 107 12 CHICK CORER A Mad Hatter 173 173 50 STAR WARS /SOUNDTRACK AL 20th Century 2T 541 109 106 27 SHAUN CASSIDY Polydor PDI -6130 7.98 7.98 7.9$ 9.98 938 !98 Born Late 141 98 13 STARGARD Warner /Curb BSK 3126 7.1$ 738 7.98 174 176 11 NOEL POINTER MCA 2321 6.98 738 7.91 Hold On 120 4 SUN United Artists UA A 848 7.98 7.98 7.98 * HULL & OATES Sunburn Livetime ST * DAVID OLIVER Capitol -11723 7.98 738 7.98 1887 RCA AEU 2802 7.98 7.98 7.98 Mercury SRMI -1183 3.98 6.98 636 * 121 3 SEALS & CROFTS 143 142 17 GORDON LIGHTFOOT Takin' It Easy Endless Wire 176 174 9 ERUPTION Warner Bros. ASK 3163 7.98 7.98 7.98 Warner &os. BSK 3149 7.98 7.98 7.96 Eruption Ariola SW 50033 7.1$ 7.96 7.98 122 3 PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE 154 5 VLADIMIR HOROWITZ * Fly likf Rachmaninoff Piano NORMAN CONNORS Just Y4( RCA AFL1.2590 7.9$ 7.9$ 7.9$ Concerto #3 This Is Your Lite AL RCA CRLI -2633 ¡9$ 8.98 a.9$ Arista AB 4177 7.98 7.98 79$ 113 110 76 LINDA RONSTADT 145 144 19 ENCHANTMENT Greatest Hits YAJ 188 2 PHARAOH SANDERS Once Upon A Dream Asylum 6E 106 7.98 7.98 1.16 Love WII Find A Way Roadshoe RSLA 8116 (United Artists) 6.9$ 6.98 6.98 Micta AB 4161 7.9$ 7.98 7.9$ 114 116 33 S SIMPSON 156 4 JAMES BROWN &Li 179 93 8 LOU REED Send Jam 1980's Warner Bras BS 3088 6.98 7.98 Street Hassle 7.98 Polydor PDI -6140 7.9$ 7.98 7.98 Arista AS 4169 7.98 7.95 7.95 125 5 BRITISH LIONS 147 147 43 HEATWAVE AL 180 184 RSO RS -13032 7.98 7.98 7.98 Too Hot To Handle 34 ODYSSEY Epic PE 34761 7.98 7.98 7.98 RCA APL1-2204 6.98 7.95 7.55 126 7 AMAZING RHYTHM ACES * 148 153 75 EAGLES Burning The Ballroom Down y WHISPERS Hotel California Wf ABC AA 1063 7.98 7.98 7.18 dligh Asylum 6E-103 738 7.98 7.1$ [RCA BXLi 2774 7.98 7.98 7.98 127 15 SWEET 159 2 RINGO STARR JOHN McLAUGHLIN Level Headed Bad Boy Capitol SKAO 11744 6.98 736 7.98 c=0 Guitarist Portrait IR 35378 (CBS) 7.98 7.9$ 7.98 Columbia IC 35326 7.96 731 7.98 128 3 TAVAR 160 5 STEVE HACKETT 188 1 Future Bound Please Don't Touch 183 180 14 ANDREW GOLD Capitol SW 11719 7.98 7.96 7.98 Chrysalis CHR 1176 7.98 7.98 7.98 ll This And Heaven Too Asylum 6E -116 7.98 738 165 7.18 119 119 26 ELVIS COSTELLO 2 SPINNERS Best My Aim Is Trrue Of Spinners 184 140 8 MICHAEL FRANKS Atlantic SD 19179 7.9$ 7.98 Columbia 1C 35037 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 Burchfield Hines Warner Bros. BSK 3167 162 4 DAVID BB E NARRATES 7.9$ 7.98 7.98 130 5 DEODATO * 1818 Love Island 185 152 16 BOB WEIR Peter And The Wolf Warner &es. BSK 3132 7.91 7.98 7.98 Heaven The Fool RCA ARLI.2743 7.98 7.98 7.98 4155p 7.9$ 7.9$ 7.98 121 124 14 BLONDIE 153 155 34 STEVE MARTIN AL 1 BRIAN ENO Plastic Letters Let's Get Small 1W Before And After Science Chrysalis CAR 1166 7.98 7.98 7.9$ 'earner Bros. BSK 3090 7.98 7.98 7.98 bland ALPS 9478 7.98 7.98 7.98 122 123 14 TRAMMPS 164 2 ROY BUCHANAN itvf You're Not Alone WháEIDREGGS Disco Inferno YY Atlantic Aft 18211 7.98 7.98 7.9$ Atlantic SD 19170 7.98 7.98 7.98 What CPN 0203 7.98 736 7.98 183 2 LINDA CLIFFORD 133 4 LES DUDEK If My Friends 188 190 7 Town * WALTER EGAN Ghost Parade Could See Me Now Not Shy Columbia JC 35088 7.x 7.98 7.91 Curtom CUK 5021 7.98' 7.98 7.98 Columbia JC 35077 7.98 7,11 7.98 124 113 27 KISS 186 2 B.B. KING 11íT HERBIE MANN II Midnight Believer Casablanca NBLP-7076-2 Brazil Once Again 11.98 113B 1131 ABC M 1061 7.98 738 7.9$ Atlantic SD 19169 7.% 7.911 7.98 125 112 12 HEAD EAST 157 157 5 DICKY BETTS AND GREAT - SATURDAY NIGHT BAND MM 4680 SOUTHERN 7.11 7.x 7.98 y. Come On Dance, Dance Burningurnin Down y Prelude PRl 12155 7.98 7.9$ 7.98 136 4 RAINBOW Arista AB 4168 laic 7.98 7.18 738 Long Live Rock & Roll 191 -170 4 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER 158 158 35 KARLA BONOFF Polydor PD1-6143 - 7.98 736 7.98 Just Family Columbia PC 34672 7,98 7.11 7,16 Bektra 6E 117 7.98 7.16 7.98 137 7 SMOKEY ROBINSON 159 148 14 SANTA ESMERALDA 2 Love Breeze The House Of The Rising Sun 192 192 5 STANKBBROWN nab T7 -351 7.98 7.98 7.98 Casablanca NBLP 7088 7.98 7.98 7.98 ()flamer Bros) 698 698 698 * 138 6 MICHAEL 7AGER BAND 189 2 SPYRO GYRA 193 196 3 FRANKIE MILLER Let's All Chant Amherst AMA 1014 6.98 6.98 6.98 Double Trouble Private Stock PS 7013 7,98 7.91 7.98 ' Chrysalis CHR 1174 7.98 161 146 10 FOTOMAKER 7.9$ 7.98 129 104 10 ALEC COSTANDINOS & THE Atlantic SD 19165 7.98 7.98 7.9$ 194 172 5 SHOTGUN SYNCOPHONIC ORCHESTRA 179 3 LOVE & KISSES Good, Bad And Funky Romeo & Juliet ABC M 1060 7.98 7.95 7.95 How Much, How Much I Love Casablanca NBLP 7086 7.1$ 7.98 7.98 You 195 195 7 WINGS 130 132 5 NICK LOWE Casablanca NBLP 7091 7.98 7.98 7.98 Wings Over America Pure Pop For Now People 163 166 4 TIM WEISBERG Capitol SWCO 11593 14.98 14.98 1438 Columbia JC 35329 7.98 7.98 7.98 Rotations 196 181 115 BOZ SCAGGS United Mats UALA 857 H 7.91 7.9$ 7.96 131 129 30 PLAYER Silk Degrees 164 115 7 RSO RSI -3026 7.16 7'91 7'98 JOHN DENVER A Cl .I 920 736 7.98 7.9$ AL I Want To Live 132 135 62 FOREIGNER RCAAFL1.2521 738 7.98 7,98 197 197 208 PINK FLOYD Atlantic SD 19109 7.9$ 7.98 7.91 Dark Side Of The Moon 175 3 KRAFTWERK Harvest SMAS 11163 (Capitol) 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 143 6 STATLER BROTHERS .- The Man Machine Best Of Statler Brothers Capitol SW 11728 7.98 7.x 738 198 198 54 STEVE MILLER BAND A Mercury SRMI -1037 M NA NA 166 168 4 JOHNNIE TAYLOR Book Of Dreams Ever Ready Capitol SO 11630 7.9$ 7.11 7.96 134 134 17 EMMYLOU HARRIS Columbia 1L 35340 7.98 7.91 736 Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent 199 178 31 DEBBY IL 117 3 PLEASURE o Light Up My Life Bros. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 90 Lote General News Insidelrack The word is go for an inaugural rock concert at the West at lunch Monday (22) at the Tail O' The Cock, Los 78,000 -seat Giants Stadium in Meadowlands, N.J., with Angeles. the Beach Boys and the Steve Miller Band booked June Neil Bogart should pin a service stripe on the shoulder 26 for an all-day show. Seating will be limited to 67,000 of the person who arranged for Brooklyn Dreams, the seats with additional standing room on a protected play- Godz, the Pips, Stallion and Morris Jefferson to do seven ing field. John Scher, Concerts West and Jerry Wein- of their Casablanca or custom label tunes for the Sunday traub are co- promoting. No other shows were announced (28) segment of NBC-TV's "Police Story." ... The Larry "but if all goes well I'm sure there will be others," a Harrises (he's executive vice president for the Bogart la- spokesman for one of the promoters believes. bel) are expecting any day now. ... Peaches' Toledo The Rolling Stones added a seventh outdoor monster store worked out a community plum. Working in con- gig. No definite date yet, but they work the Univ. of Colo- junction with the local zoological society, the store is rado's 60,000-seat Folsom Field at Boulder. And there's spearheading a drive to raise loot for the purchase of a still no Bay Area gig. But the big mystery is the 1,500 -seat pair of snow leopards for the local zoo. On Sunday (28) Armadillo Theatre, Austin, Tex. in the 6,000 -seat Zoo Amphitheatre, the Jim Bishop Radio tipsheet originator Bill Gavin received the Dis- Quartet; Triangle and Gap Mangione will perform at $3 tinguished Service Award Thursday (18) -at the Univ. of per seat. WMHE-FM is cooperating. Wisconsin at Eau Claire's annual alumni banquet. The Record Bar chain reaches 80 stores July I when it Gavin, 70, is an alumnus of the school's class of 1926. opens a 6,500 square footer in Mobile, Ala. Ray Chappell The Gavin Report began in 1958. Prior to that time, moves from Fayetteville, N.C., as manager. Additional Gavin was the guiding force behind "Lucky Lager Florence, Ala., and Hickory, N.C., mall locations open Time," a nightly all -recorded -music show heard on nu- Aug. 16. A Nashville location bows Sept. 15.... Casa- MOVEABLE PROMO- Mushroom Records sends out double neck electric gui- merous stations on the Pacific Coast. blanca has opened a 7,500 square foot warehouse in Hol- tar- shaped skateboards to promote the Doucette LP "Mama Let Him Play." What are movie -with -music director Martin Scorsese lywood to service primarily retail and radio with mate- Preparing the promo item are from the left: Fred Feiler of Wood Graphics, and Carly Simon rials.... in meetings in New York discussing? . . . There's a sequel to "American Graffiti" on the Mushroom production manager Buck Davis and Wood Graphics president Leo Listen for big things from Joanne Mackell, new UA Rec- boards.... Dolly Parton is said to be dickering with 20th Bronstein. ords talent. Mick Jagger visited a session she was doing Century-Fox pictures over her first screen role.... Dick in L.A. So impressed was he that the newcomer chirp will Clark is set for NBC -TV prime time next season. It's probably work some Stones' summer tour slots. ... Just called "Live From Hollywood With Dick Clark." ... Is found out that Wolf & Rissmiller are scaling the mam- Anita Kerr preparing to leave Montreux, Switzerland? .. . Midwest Drug War moth Anaheim (Calif.) Stadium July 23 gig for the As part of the UA Records /Music split, Jimmy Gilmer of Stones and the Outlaws, featuring the music publishing side Continued from page 4 juana, cocaine or chemical sub- Peter Tosh, at $12.50 in Nashville is seeking sepa- advance and $15 at the gate rate quarters. tion against the city on a constitu- stances, even the suggestion of drugs festival style. Wonder what pasteboards at the tiny Austin hall will Circle out two more weeks for tional complaint. in song titles, might be outlawed, he be? retail chain confabs. Dick Justham and Others affected by recent ordi- ,argues. Kansas has been added to the cast of the historic inter- Don Jenne of DJ's Sound City, Seattle, bring 25 to the Sheraton nances here include Dog Ear Rec- On a more pragmatic level, the nationally televised General Assembly concert to benefit Universal Hotel, Uni- UNICEF (see versal City, Calif., July 16 -21. Dave Siebert gathers his ords, which closed its marginally concern of smaller retailers is for separate story) being produced by the Bee Mad Cat, Davey's Locker and rack folk profitable Park Ridge, Ill., outlet their profitibility. Claim of the lim- Gees. Elton John will likely be onstage, too. The grape- Sept. 28 -30 at the vine Camelot Inn, Little Rock.. Erstwhile rather than fight the city; Flip Side ited catalog stores with head sup- has tickets to the event at $5,000 each. T'ain't so! It music publisher/ will prolific author Arnold Shaw unveils Records, which has covered para- plies is that they must have the fat be a freebie, with tickets going to the U.N. diplo- his next tome, matic "Honkers And Shouters," a phernalia in its Hoffman Estates margin novelty goods to compete. corps and friends of the Bee Gees.... And all the rhythm & blues volume, June 12. Macmillan asks $19.95 for store and is under fire in Buffalo "It helps make up for the small time you thought Stan Cornyn's forte was tongue -in- hardcover and $9.95 cheek paperback.... Retailers hint RCA Records will Grove and Lake Zurich, and Rain- margin on the sale of records," says convention philosophizing about the industry. soon in- stitute tiered prices a bow Records, being hit also in the Carl Rosenbaum of Flip Side. The Washington Post carries a lengthy feature with pic- la the industry trend. Some solons on Capitol Hill are northern suburbs. "They go hand in hand," says the tures of the Warner Bros. executive vice president and upset by the news that his associate, Vladimir Horowitz was guaranteed $150,000 in Two outlets in the Rockford, Ill. - dealer who is working with the re- Murray Geller, who became the first per- royalties sons to fill from distribution of the tv tapes his based Sound City USA web also are form group and Leavitt's firm to Scott's International Stamp album with of February White 195,219 House appearance. Reportedly, some fighting the paraphernalia battle, re- shoot down a Hoffman Estates limit different stamps of all nations.... Carole Bayer members of the ports chain executive David Schmei- on everything but white rolling Sager renewed with Chappell Music.... The man who Senate Commerce Committee want to know how come ser. These stores too are involved in papers. put the "wah -wah" into rock music, Michael B. Mat- all that gelt when the famed pianist was said to be donat- thews, Electro- ing his services to PBS. It's not unlikely litigation. The suburb is requiring all pur- Harmonix president, has been honored as ... that Elton New York John's next album will be released on Ron Alexenburg's "People in business seven, eight, chasers of paraphernalia to sign a State Small Business Person Of The Year. He new MCA -funded label. Apparently geographical logis- nine years are being subjected to un- public register and has sale started the business a decade ago with $1,000. He posted banned tics favor the move. necessary bureaucratic penalties," entirely to persons under the age of $3.5 million in sales last year. And some said the Fender Peter, Paul & Mary reunite a Warner explains attorney Marvin Leavitt of 18. should never have left the car. ... Walter Murphy has on Bros. album soon. ... Look for Australia's Pritzger and Glass. The Rosenbaums say they have signed to endorse the Hohner Clavinet electronic key- Sherbet to move to RSO from MCA. ... Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital Leavitt, who argued the Oak no intention of giving in to commu- board. Morty Wax is Hohner's new public relations ben- efited from proceeds, amount unknown, from Lawn case, says similar ordinances nity pressures, and will bring their counsel. the Sun- day (21) charity softball are being introduced around the fight to court. The Mike Douglas tv show moves to Hollywood as its battle between AM and FM ra- dio personalities from this country. In Milwaukee, full -line dealer base in September, shooting at CBS -TV in West Holly- area. ... Linda Ronstadt has erased all future political benefits from her engagement "Essentially, they've been told Alan Dulberger is taking another wood. ... Accounts, who were treated to a 30- minute blackboard.... UA Films ponders a $30 million they must display a license, and how tack. According to Charlie Brown, segment of the movie, "The Buddy Holly Story," at the gross for the U.S. /Canada for "The Last Waltz." they can display the paçaphernalia accessories buyer, the removal be- recent series of sales meetings hosted by CBS Records Robbie Rob- ertson emerges from the bowout concert is being controlled," he explains. gan in early May and will be.com- cross -country, predict a smash soundtrack album.... feature as the film find of'78. It's The lawyer says one danger of the pleted before June. Rumor has Joe Lewis, the long -time Detroit regional ace understood he is interested in future feature participation that will involve ordinances is that the language often Chain will go more heavily into for various labels, moving from his post there for 20th him on all levels, not just as an actor. is so broad that recordings, posters blank tape, record cleaning items Century-Fox Records to take over the senior vice presi- Moms Diamond, erstwhile industry and song titles could come under the and music- related accessories to dent office Arnie Orleans left recently. promotion execu- tive, is vying legally with CBS -TV before Federal Dis- ban. make up for the loss in mirrors, Are the Smothers Brothers likely to return to the in- trict Court Judge Warren Ferguson in L.A. Diamond Album covers showing mari- pipes, spoons, etc. dustry via a cast recording of a Broadway musical they sued the defendant several years ago, alleging they took might do? ... Norton Buffalo is doing his thing in a a taped interview he did out of its 1950's context and movie studio for the first time. The ace harmonica made him appear as if he was exposing 1973 -74 payola blower plays "Norton Buffalo," a member - of Bette Mid conditions on a tv documentary. ler's rockers in her film, "The Rose." Executive Turntable The CBS film, "The Name Of The Game Is P&L," a Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy" on Bang Records this week documentary about antitrust problems Continued from page 4 spelled out in a eclipsed the previous all -time longevity record on Bill- game show format, has won the certificate of creative ex- gional promotion director /black music based at the Los Angeles office of the board's Hot 100. Its 40 consecutive weeks topped "Won- cellence at the U.S. Industrial Films Festival. The film is Berkeley, Calif., label. Previously, he had been promotion director at L.A.'s derful, Wonderful" by Johnny Mathis which held on 39 available to the industry. Firms who have seen or plan to Record Merchandising five years.... Three regional sales managers have been weeks in 1957.... California Copyright Conference dis- view it include Warner Bros., A &M, Capitol, Atlantic, added to GRT Music Tapes, Sunnyvale, Calif. They include: Any Schorr, cusses Los Angeles youth music organizations and RCA, Arista, MCA, Pickwick, Chrysalis and ABC. ... Northeast, located in New Hampshire, formerly with ABC Record Distribu- school music programs with Benny Powell, Terry Danne Though Sire is now being distributed by Warner Bros., tion, Woburn, Mass.; Paul Johnson, Western, located in the Los Angeles area, and John Deichman Tuesday (23) at the Sportsmen's its tapes are still being distributed by GRT. coming from RCA; and Ken Harvey, Midwest, basing in St. Louis, coming Lodge. Ronny Schiff of Almo Publications is moderator. Lone Star Records is readying a distribution pact with from Peter Pan Industries, Newark, N.J.... Ernie Singleton named to South- ... "Midnight Special" for Friday (26) includes a 50- Phonogram- Mercury. Guerry Massey, last with Capri- east regional r &b promotion manager for Phonogram, Inc. /Mercury Records, minute disco special produced by Casablanca Records corn, has assumed presidency of the label, with Willie Chicago. He will be basing in Atlanta. Most recently, he was Southeast re- and FilmWorks. Donna Summer hosts a troupe that in- Nelson, its chief stockholder, chairman of the board. gional promotion manager for Fantasy Records.... Charlie Springer elevated cludes Casablanca, Millennium and Atlantic Records tal- Five new acts were signed May 12 including Cooder to regional marketing manager covering the Chicago WEA branch area. He ent. ... Chuck Smith, president of Pickwick Inter- Browne, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Steve Fromholz, Don Bow- was formerly a singles specialist with WEA in Chicago and a salesperson at national, addresses the Conference of Personal Managers man and the Geezinslaws. WEA's St. Louis sales office for a six -month period.... Beverly Libecap ap- pointed to the position of publicity coordinator for Epic /Portrait /Associated Warner Bros. Records in staging the Labels, West Coast, basing in Los Angeles. She has been with CBS for four Benefit For Jazzman's Survivors benefit. years serving in various functions in the areas of sales, advertising and public- NEW YORK -A benefit concert later this month or early June, will TPI Records will also continue ity. ... Several new additions to Capricorn Records promotion staff include to raise funds for the widow and seek to reunite many of the top jazz with the production of a record on Lynn Adam, joining the company as national singles director based in Capri- children of jazz musician Larry artists with whom Young per- which Young had been working at corn's Burbank offices. Bill Davis, former national singles director has become formed, including Miles Davis, Young is being coordinated by Car- the time of his death early last Southeast regional promotion manager, based in Macon while John Ferrer, St. los Santana and Billy Cobham. Phil- month. The record Terry Philips of TPI Records. will feature Al Louis area promotion manager, moves to New York as that city's area promo- ips is actively soliciting the Smallwood on keyboards and Skip tion manager. The concert, scheduled for either assistance of both Columbia and Gailes on sax and flute.

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