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(U.S.), $5 (CAN.) VOLUME 99 NO. 39 THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT September 26, 1987/$3.95 `Platoon' To Carry Iacocca Definition Of Format Eludes Confab Tribute To Vietnam Vets `Wave' Takes NAB By Storm disclosed by the companies. BY AL STEWART "The Jeep /Eagle division has de- ers' Radio '87 convention, held here les and the handful of stations BY BILL HOLLAND NEW YORK HBO Video's release cided to join HBO Video in bringing Sept. 9 -12. It marked the first time broadcasting variations on its proof "Platoon" will include a 45 -sec- the message of 'Platoon' home," ANAHEIM, Calif. Doubters call it in several years that a program- gramming, the new format had pro- ond tribute to Vietnam veterans said Frank O'Connell, CEO of HBO yuppie elevator music and warn it ming issue stole center stage at the grammers and syndicators buzzing sponsored by Chrysler Motors' new- Video, at a press conference held won't play in Peoria, but one thing management. engineering, and pro- throughout the convention. The ex- a ly acquired Jeep /Eagle division. here to announce the auto maker's cannot be denied-the so-called new gramming convention. citement implicit in latching onto style of music with an ap- The appearance of Chrysler chair- involvement. O'Connell, who pre - age format was the talk of this Fueled by the initial success of different man Lee Iacocca at the start of the (Continued on page 87) year's National Assn. of Broadcast- KTWV -FM "the Wave" Los Ange- parently loyal listenership -and video will be the centerpiece of a maybe even mass -appeal ratings - Chrysler -HBO retail promotion to was the main attraction. be announced prior to the Oct. 14 re- Among the converted, optimism of the lease of the video. Neither Chrysler Yid Tag; Business As Usual and smiles were the order nor Jeep /Eagle is mentioned by $89,95 day. But as one not -so- enchanted name during the brief tribute, in NEW YORK The move to an and C titles they order, but distribu- the Nashville -based distributor. programmer put it: "One more step which a somber Iacocca stands be- $89.95 list price on most major video tors say unit volume for hit titles is "What's upsetting, though, is that and I thought everybody was going side a military Jeep and says, "I titles may have angered some video virtually the same at the $89.95 retailers didn't go up on their [rent- to hold hands and chant, 'Om.' " hope we will never have to build an- retailers, but suppliers and distribu- price point as it was when $79.95 al] prices. Retailers really have to In 1986, the classic rock format other Jeep for war." tors say they'd never know it from was the ceiling for major titles. look at tiered pricing as a result of was something of a hot item at the Financial terms of the corporate the amount of titles being ordered. "They swallowed it without a hic- the higher price points, but so far confab, but recent developments in sponsorship program have not been Dealers appear to have scaled cup," says Brian Clendenen, vice we haven't seen that." (Continued on page 83) back somewhat on the number of B president of sales for Ingram Video, (Continued on page 87)

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As befits stores in 47 states, under the In addition, over 150 record label put VOLUME 99 NO. 39 SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 its recent history of rapid expan- names Musicland, Sam Goody's, and other industry personnel sion, the Musicland Group report- and Discount Records. in appearances throughout the COMPACT DISK SPOTLIGHT ed Sept. 14 at its management con- The Musicden purchase was the week, with total attendance esti- it had acquired biggest news at the conference, mated at 400, according to Bruce The comfortable lead CD production currently enjoys over demand is ex- ference here that the 21 -unit music /home entertain- which was held Sept. 13 -18 at the Jesse, Musicland vice president of be- pected to continue at least until well into 1988 and most probably ment chain Musicden Retail Corp., Arrowwood Lodge in Alexandria, advertising and promotion. yond. That's the view of most seasoned observers. Executive editor Is a subsidiary of Thorn -EMI. 150 miles north of Minneapolis. The mood of the conference was Horowitz reports. Follows page 42 The acquisition, which is expect- Some 240 Musicland employees, confident and upbeat, buoyed by ed to be completed by the end of including 150 field personnel (dis- the company's latest expansion DAT Decks Sold At NAB Meet the fourth quarter, involves 11 trict and senior store managers and its health in general. As of vice and June, the midpoint of Musicland's Consumer model Sony DAT decks were openly sold to radio stations at stores in Texas, four in Iowa, two and divisional presidents) in and one each in Illi- 70 staffers from the company's fiscal year, revenues were $195.1 Broadcasters meet in Anaheim, Calif. The New Jersey, the recent National Assn. of nois, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Minneapolis headquarters, attend- million, with net income of $3.3 hardware was offered as part of a music production package. Washing- million. In the preceding 12 ton bureau chief Bill Holland reports for the pro audio /video section. months, sales were $467 million, Page 49 and net income was $16.5 million. "We're expecting revenues of THE MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS close to $500 million by the end of RECAPPING Jackson And Houston 1987," said chairman and CEO Billboard goes backstage at the MN Music Video Awards, where Peter Jack Eugster. Financial analysts, Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" won a record -setting nine awards. Music vid- he said, are predicting this year's eo editor Steven Dupler reports; Los Angeles bureau chief Dave DiMar- Achieve Rare Chart Feats earnings per share to total $1.70- tino offers a critic's -eye view of the proceedings. Pages 60,61 the Supremes -the first two acts $1.80, up from 1986's $1.20. (Music- BY PAUL GREIN having amassed six consecutive land became a publicly held compa- majority Retailers Air Gripes At Home Video Seminar LOS ANGELES The king and No. 1 singles each and second two ny in February 1987; the five. stockholder is Primerica Corp., A Nashville seminar aimed at bolstering 1988 profits for home video re- queen of pop music add more rare having collected jewels to their crowns this week. Houston also becomes the first formerly American Can.) tailers turned into a forum for retailers' complaints against manufactur- Michael Jackson becomes only the artist in the '80s to hit No. 1 with New store openings and acquisi- ers. Home video editor Al Stewart tells the story. Page 65 fifth artist to debut at No. 1 on the back -to -back albums that each tions of existing stores this year Top Pop Albums chart, and Whit- generated two or more No. 1 sin- are expected to exceed 1986's 68. FEATURES ney Houston becomes only the gles. The last act to do so is the Musicland has opened 64 stores 1 in and acquired 98 since 1985. The ac- 80 Album & Singles Reviews 64 La Radio Latina fifth artist to accumulate five con- Bee Gees, who hit No. the late 1 on Hot 100. '70s with three singles each from quisitions were nine Record Bar 26 The Beat 52 Latin Notas secutive No. hits the Jackson's "Bad" is the third al- "Saturday Night Fever" and units in November 1985, 26 Record 28 Boxscore 84 Lifelines bum in the past 10 months to enter "Spirits Having Flown." Bars in spring 1986, 34 Licorice 6 Chartbeat 62 MN Programming the Top Pop Albums chart at No. Jackson will join this elite group Pizza stores in June and July 1986, 64 Classical /Keeping Score 36 Nashville Scene 1. It follows "Bruce Springsteen & if-as expected -his new single, eight Timber stores in Oregon and 35 Dance Trax 10 Out Of The Box the E Street Band Live /1975 -85" "Bad," reaches No. 1 on the Hot Alaska in spring 1987, and the new week on the Hot Musicden acquisition. 4 Executive Turntable 20 Power Playlists and Houston's "Whitney." Two 100. (In its second achieved the feat 100, it jumps 11 spots to No. 29.) In his opening address Sept. 13, 63 Gospel Lectern 45 Retail Track other superstars in the mid -'70s: Elton John and Jackson's last album, "Thriller," Eugster cited new projects for Mu- Grass Route 29 The Rhythm & the Blues 47 Stevie Wonder. was No. 1 for 37 weeks and sicland, most prominent of which 94 Inside Track 15 Vox Jox Houston's "Didn't We Almost spawned the No. 1 hits "Billie is the testing of the new video sale - 63 Jazz /Blue Notes Have It All" is her fifth consecu- Jean" and "Beat It." The first only outlets called Paramount Pic- tive No. 1 single on the Hot 100. "Bad" single, "I Just Can't Stop tures. Six of these stores are ex- SECTIONS The 23- year -old superstar be- Loving You," was No. 1 last week. pected to bow before the end of the comes the first artist to land five Jackson has been a pop star for year. One is already in operation in 29 Black 49 Pro Audio /Video straight No. 1 hits in the '80s. The nearly 18 years, longer than any the Minneapolis area, and two are 77 Canada 10 Radio four other artists in the rock era to other artist at the time of debut at due to open in Philadelphia before 78 Classified Actionmart 40 Retailing achieve the feat are the Beatles, No. 1 on the Top Pop Albums Christmas, Eugster said. 9 Commentary 25 Talent the Bee Gees, Elvis Presley, and (Continued on page 93) In addition, Musicland is testing (Continued on page 92) 36 Country 84 Update 86 Financial 61 Video Music 65 Home Video 53 Video Retailing Two `Tape Royalty' Nations 75 International Marketing Solely In MUSIC CHARTS Sony Limits European DAT Introduction Top Albums Hot Singles NEW YORK When Sony Corp. be- antihome -taping technology. tape tax exists does not ensure, 16 Adult Contemporary 32 Black gins selling digital audiotape decks The tape levy system earmarks a however, that the recorders may 64 Classical 30 Black in Europe this fall (Billboard, Sept. certain percentage of the retail sale not find their way into those mar- 47 Compact Disks 29 Black Singles Action 12), the only countries in which the price of blank tape to go to a joint kets anyway. The member nations 37 Country 38 Country machines will be advertised, mar- copyright holders' fund. Thus, of the European Economic Commu- nity share a "free- movement" trade 76 Hits of the World 39 Country Singles Action keted, and sold will be those in record labels and copyright holders which a levy on blank tape sales is are assured of recouping at least a agreement, which allows goods to 63 Jazz 16 Crossover 30 in effect. portion of the sales losses they move unhindered across national 15 Rock Tracks 34 Dance That was the decision reached by claim to suffer from consumer borders, and it is likely that DAT 88 Pop 76 Hits of the World the Japanese hardware giant at a home taping. decks will do just that when they 82 Hot 100 Sept. 8 meeting in Brussels, Bel- Sony's decision to not sell DAT are released in France and West 83 Hot 100 Singles Action gium, between representatives of decks in countries where no blank Germany. STEVEN DUPLER 52 Latin 50 the Sony Japanese and European management teams. VIDEO The only two countries that now CHARTS have tape levies in place are France 71 Hobbies And Crafts 71 Recreational Sports and West Germany. However, a Vid Music Column Bows 53 Kid Video 59 Videocassette Rentals number of other nations, including ming, identifying the week's hot- 65 Music Videocassettes 66 Videocassette Sales the U.K., Spain, and the Nether- NEW YORK The Eye, a new lands, already have plans in the weekly column focusing on music test videos and describing how top. Both local and na- ©Copyright 1987 by Billboard Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Affiliated Publications Inc. BILLBOARD works to introduce blank tape taxes television, debuts this week in Bill- they hit the MAGAZINE (ISSN 0006 -2510) is published weekly (except for the first week in January) by Billboard in the near future. board (see page 61). The column is tional shows are covered. 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www.americanradiohistory.com Chain's President Warns Of Fierce Competition Camelot Confab Rallies Employees marked a continuation of the prior- "We are besieged more BY GEOFF MAYFIELD with ities that were trumpeted at last competition than ever before. We ST. CHARLES, Ill. To motivate year's meet in Sandusky, Ohio, must outthink, outmarket, and field management and high -level when senior vice president Larry just plain old- fashioned outwork executives, the 200 -store Camelot Mundorf stressed an awakened re- our competitors," he said. Music chain pulled out all the stops spect for the abilities of Camelot's Since last year's meet, the com- here during its annual conference, many music and video competitors. pany has attempted to follow held Sept. 11 -14. This year, the warning was repeat- through on Mundorf's vow to Retail consultant Peter Glen, ed by Paul David, president and groom and maintain a polished and who earlier this year sparked con- founder. (Continued on page 92) ventions staged by the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers and the Video Software Dealers My Fair Kiri. Celebrating the release of London Records' "My Fair Lady," label Assn., set the tone for the meet brass meet with stars Kid Te Kanawa (Eliza Doolittle) and Jeremy Irons (Henry with a Sept. 12 presentation that Higgins) at New York's Lotos Club. Pictured, from left, are Jim Urie, national served as a rousing wake -up call. Superstar Charity Album sales and branch distribution; Irons; Te Kanawa; Jeff Brody, national accounts Borrowing heavily from ele- and associate labels VP; London VP Lynne Hoffman -Engel; and David Weyner, ments that he used in his NARM marketing and sales VP. and VSDA presentations, Glen Promises A Merry Yule urged this attentive assembly to LOS ANGELES On Oct. 13, of the project. view Camelot's stores from a cus- A &M Records will release "A Musical highlights of the album tomer's point of view. Very Special Christmas," a chari- are the following: EXECUTIVE Indeed, the conference reflected ty album of seasonal songs that Houston's "Do You Hear i TURNTABLE the concern of Camelot manage- features a nearly all-platinum su- What I Hear ?" a version of the ment for maintaining attention to perstar lineup. 1963 Bing Crosby yuletide hit. RECORD COMPANIES. Arista Records promotes two to directorial positions: detail in the areas of customer ser- Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen's "Merry Christ- Jeff Birnbaum is promoted to director of business affairs. He was the vice and merchandising. To that Springsteen, Madonna, U2, Bon mas Baby," a cover of the Charles associate director of business affairs for the label. Barbara Berger is end, there was much more of a Jovi, and Run -D.M.C. are among Brown blues standard. The track, promoted to associate director of,a&r administration. She was manager work -oriented agenda than at any the million-selling acts contribut- recorded live and originally issued of a &r administration for the label. of Camelot's last five conventions. ing songs to the album, which will in 1986 as the B side of the single Ron Urban is appointed VP of finance and administration for EMI - In addition to Glen's pep talk, at- contain 15 tracks, all but two of "War," will make its first album Manhattan Records. He was treasurer and,VP of finance for Arista Rec- tendees received a course in theft which are previously unreleased. appearance here. ords. prevention from security consul- Proceeds from the album -ex- Madonna's "Santa Baby,' RCA Records appoints three new directors: Ray Newton is named di- tant Mike McCaffrey, a reformed cluding manufacturing and pro- originally a provocative 1953 r&b thief who -like Glen -also ap- motion costs -will be donated to hit for Eartha Kitt. peared at the 1987 NARM and the Special Olympics, a charitable U2's "Christmas (Baby Please VSDA conventions. organization benefiting handi- Come Home)," first recorded by The 400-employee delegation at capped children. The record will be Darlene Love of the Crystals in the meet, staged at the Pheasant issued on the specially created 1963 for Phil Spector's "A Christ- Run Resort here, included a much Special Olympics label. mas Gift For You" album. Love smaller contingency of home -of- Jimmy Iovine produced or co- provides backup vocals, as she fice management than in years produced seven of the songs on does on the Houston track. (Five past. Assistant managers and the album. Iovine's wife, Vicki Io- of the songs on "A Very Special BIRNBAUM BERGER NEWTON HECHT managers -in- training were also ex- vine, is an active supporter of Spe- Christmas" are also contained on cluded. cial Olympics and was a catalyst (Continued on page 84) rector of jazz and progressive music in New York. He was president of To a great extent, the agenda his own entertainment, promotion, and marketing firm. Joe Hecht is named director of dance music in New York. He was national director of marketing for Supertronics. Bill Williams is named Southern regional director of r &b promotion in Atlanta. Tower Convection A First For Retail Web Warner Bros. Records appoints two: Frederick W. Brown is named as an attorney on the Warner Bros. legal staff in Burbank, Calif. He was an Rapid Expansion Cues `Family Get -Together' entertainment and corporate lawyer at the firm of Irell & Manella. Don- na Russo is named director of New York publicity operations. She was the managers of its domestic rec- round of luncheons, dinners, BY CHRIS MORRIS and senior publicist for the label. ord, video, and bookstores. product presentations hosted by Chrysalis Records promotes two in Los Angeles: Jan Teifeld is named SACRAMENTO, Calif. Tower Rec- Eighty -four U.S. managers record, home video, and electronics director of West Coast singles promotion. Jeff Laufer is named director ords/MTS Inc. kicked off its first (joined by Craig Martin, manager of manufacturers. of West Coast album promotion. Both were previously associate direc- managers' conference here Sept. 13 the London Picadilly Circus store According to Tower president tors in their respective departments. with a cocktail reception at the Ho- and the only foreign representative) Russ Solomon, the idea for the un- tel El Rancho resort. were scheduled to attend Tower's common event met with resistance The conclave marks the first time Annual Conference '87, encompass- from the firm for a long time. in the company's 27 -year history ing four days of meetings at the "We never really believed in it," that Tower has brought together chain's local headquarters and a Solomon said. "[Senior vice president] Stanley [Goman] wanted to do it. We get a chance to see everybody and find out what they're doing. "It's a family get- together-it isn't that serious," he BROWN TEIFELD National continued. LAUFER NAVARRETE Video: No Sale "We don't have any guest speakers LOS ANGELES National Video A purchase price was never or walking on fire." Restless Records, an independently distributed subsidiary of Enigma Inc. says it has ended discussions made public. Ron Berger, the Solomon's last remark is a dig at Records, announces the following changes: Scott Vanderbilt is named to concerning a bid for its 604-store Portland, Ore.-based president of a much-discussed event at the 1985 Enigma's business affairs department. He was head of Restless. Juli video franchise operation made by National Video Inc., had previous- convention held by the Durham, Kryslur is named general manager for Restless. She was director of pub- the ALMI Group (Billboard, Aug. ly said that the offer was revealed N.C., chain Record Bar, during licity for the label. Ilene Baarg is named to Enigma's alternative market- 15). solely because of his company's which a Southern California guru ing department. She was manager of radio promotion for Restless. Chris A one -paragraph press release status as a public company, which was flown in for a self -realization Watts is named new manager of radio promotion for Restless. Brian Co- issued Sept. 11 by National Video necessitates public disclosure. seminar that included a walk over hen is promoted to national sales manager. Julienne Farman is named Inc. stated, "Management is opti- Although Berger and other ex- hot coals. manager of national publicity for Restless. She was the booking agent mistic about the company's pros- ecutives won't elaborate on the According to Solomon, the goal of for The Rat, a Boston nightclub. Sherri Trahan is appointed manager of pects despite losses in the fourth statement, Berger recapitulated Tower's convention is to focus on retail promotion for Restless. quarter of last year and first half his company's concern about un- "codifying procedures" within the Passport Records names two to its California promotions staff: How- of this year caused by PPT [pay - dervaluation in a recent presenta- company, with additional emphasis ard Alston is named director of national jazz promotion. He was jazz and per-transaction program] develop- tion before the New York Society on fall buying and Christmas -sea- r&b buyer the Wherehouse Records. Paul Santos is named national re- ment, a slowdown in franchise of Security Analysts (see story, son advertising. tail coordinator. He was a salesman at Important Records Distribution. sales, and the closure of a number page 86). Many of the veteran managers in of units. Management is convinced At the analysts' session, Berger attendance believe that the confer- DISTRIBUTION /RETAILING. Bob Navarrette is promoted to branch manager of that the suggested sales price did gave an upbeat estimate of Na- ence was spurred by Tower's rapid the Washington, D.C. /Philadelphia area for RCA /A &M /Arista Distribu- not reflect fully the value of the tional's 1987 second -half earnings and continuing expansion during re- tion. He was senior sales administrator for the Florida area for the dis- company." (Continued on page 87) cent years. The chain now numbers tributor. (Continued on page 92) (Continued on page 84)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Score's Publisher Favored CBS Version MCA's `Carousel' Sparks Conflict lier this year in London. ousel Waltz." BY IRV LICHTMAN According to Shepard, who has The new album, with sound boost- NEW YORK A new studio record- produced many original casters in a ed by digital recording, features ing of "Carousel," the Rodgers & 28 -year career, "All the words set to singers Barbara Cook, Samuel Hammerstein classic musical, will music by Richard Rodgers [for the Ramey, Maureen Forrester, Sarah reach dealer bins later this month show] have been recorded for the Brightman, and David Rendall, with under a publicly declared agree- first time." Also, Don Walker's Paul Gemignani conducting the ment between MCA Classics and original orchestrations have been Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rodgers & Hammerstein Orga- shelved in favor of new scoring, a the Ambrosian Singers. One would nization that decidedly lacks the combined effort of four men. think that all concerned would be show's own aura of sweetness and Rodgers, who died in 1979, consid- delighting in their anticipation of a light. ered "Carousel" the best of all his big crossover success. The version in question, reported- scores for the musical stage. It con- Not so. ly the most complete recording yet tains such standards as "If I Loved According to a press statement of the score, was produced by MCA You," "June Is Bustin' Out All on the album's imminent release, Classics president Tom Shepard ear- Over," "Soliloquy," and "The Car- MCA "has acknowledged that the album could not have been released without the approval & of Rodgers Daiquiri Hammerstein." Also according to Chills Out. Celebrating the signing of the Venezuelan act Daiquiri to the statement, Shepard "has EMI -Rodven, from left, are Mario Ruiz, director of a&r and marketing for Latin WEA's Fall Push Includes America; Alberto Slezynger, lead agreed, on behalf of MCA, that it singer and producer of Daiquiri; Charles Andrews, regional director for Latin America; Miguel Angel Martinez, managing will not record any albums of Rod - director of EMI -Rodven; and Tony de Luca, manager of Daiquiri. Web's First CD Midline (Continued on page 83) "I don't think we're exactly 'hold- BY DAVE DiMARTINO outs,' " says Russ Bach, executive LOS ANGELES Midlines march on vice president of market develop- as WEA, the last major to establish ment at WEA. "Don't forget, this a midline compact disk program, un- whole thing really began after pro- Mellencamp's `Jubilee' leaps To No. 8; veils its plans for a low -price line. duction was totally available. WEA Dubbed the Compact Disk Super did not come out of its CD produc- Saver Series and led by 53 titles set tion problems until the early part of Georgia -based R.E.M. On The Rise to ship in October, the new line will this year. Therefore, we didn't start list at $11.98 and include titles never looking at a world in which we could JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP'S "The Lonesome son made chart headlines this week, as you already before available on the CD configu- do something like this until after Jubilee" leaps to No. 8 in its second week on the Top Pop know if you read the story on page 3. But you may not ration. Wholesale cost per piece is the first quarter." Albums chart, becoming his fastest -breaking album to know that three of Houston's five No. 1 hits have been $7.68. WEA simultaneously announced date. The Indiana native's 1982 album, "American Fool," produced and composed by Michael Masser. Masser Among artists initially represent- its new fall program, which runs took eight weeks to crack the top 10; his 1983 follow -up, did the honors on "Saving All My Love For You," ed will be Whitesnake, U2, Randy Sept. 14 -Oct. 23 and features a 5% "Uh- Huh," took 13 weeks; and 1985's "Scarecrow" took "Greatest Love Of All," and the new "Didn't We Almost Newman, Love, the Stooges, Televi- discount on all $6.98 LPs and cas- four weeks. Have It All." Masser co-wrote the latter song with Will sion, Buffalo Springfield, Fleet- settes as well as on selected $8.98 - Each of Mellencamp's last three albums has general- Jennings, who has been been coming up with No. 1 hits wood Mac, Deep Purple, Hank Wil- plus LPs and cassettes and a full ed three top 20 singles. "The Lonesome Jubilee" has al- for Arista for more than a decade. Jennings co-wrote liams Jr., and Carly Simon. Also in- 10% off 588 CDs available through ready yielded one: "Paper In Fire," which jumps five Barry Manilow's 1977 smash, "Looks Like We Made cluded will be eight titles from the program. Special cassette pre - notches to No. 14. It " Elektra's Nonesuch catalog. (Continued on page 87) Another acclaimed Europe's "Carrie" American rock act, jumps to No. 7 on this R.E.M., is also on an up- week's Hot 100, beating ward spiral. Each of the the No. 8 peak of the Passport Signs Distrib Deal Georgia-based band's al- CHART group's previous hit, "The bums has debuted higher Final Countdown." The P'Gram, A &M Handle New Logo on the album chart than Swedish band's `The Final the one before it. The Countdown" album is one Paradox will be handled by the group's latest, "Docu- D'AI of the year's big sleeper BY JEAN ROSENBLUTH South Plainfield, N.J.-based Pass- ment," enters at No. 46; hits: It has been in the Top NEW YORK Passport Records port. "Of all the distribution deals last year's "Lifes Rich 40 on the Top Pop Albums has inked a distribution deal with that indies have, the difference with Pageant" bowed at No. byy Paul Grein chart for the past 34 PolyGram in the U.S. and A &M in ours is that Passport is a big record 60; 1985's "Fables Of The Reconstruction" arrived at weeks. The album climbed as high as No. 8 in March, Canada for its newest label, Para- company," says Scott. "We have ev- No. 74; 1984's "Reckoning" landed at No. 132; and 1983's dropped as low as No. 37 in August, and is now holding dox Records. The first product on erything from an art department to "Murmur" opened at No. 190. at No. 13. the rock -oriented logo will hit stores publicity to merchandising here." Mellencamp and R.E.M. have more in common than Prince's "U Got The Look" jumps five notches to No. in October: Eastern Bloc's self-ti- Passport's other labels, including their improving chart fortunes. Don Gehman, who has 10, becoming the second top 10 hit from his "Sign 'O' tled debut album on Oct. 5 and Ohio Passport Jazz, PVC, EG, and Au- co-produced Mellencamp's last four albums, also pro- The Times" album. The title track peaked at No. 3 in pop singer Tom Caufield's "Long dion, will continue to be distributed duced R.E.M.'s breakthrough album, "Lifes Rich Pag- April, but the second single, "If I Was Your Girlfriend," Distance Calling" on Oct. 19. by Jem, Passport's exclusive dis- eant" which was its first to go gold. stalled at No. 67 in June (gee, wonder why). "Sign" is Passport president Marty Scott tributor since 1979. "There isn't a Prince's first album to generate two top 10 hits since stresses that the arrangement with record company in America that can STARSHIP'S "No Protection" could use a little protec- 1985's "Around The World In A Day." Last year's "Pa- PolyGram is strictly for distribu- more efficiently sell 40,000- 50,000 tion as it fights the chart wars. rade" yielded only one-the Grammy -winning "Kiss." tion; all a &r, creative services, mar- copies of a record," says Scott. "But The album got off to a fast start, cracking the top 20 Reggie Calloway wrote and produced two singles keting, and promotion functions for (Continued on page 92) on the Top Pop Albums chart in just two weeks. But it that jump into the top 20 on this week's Hot 100:

wound up spending just seven weeks in the top 20, and Levert's "Casanova," . which leaps five notches to No. this week the album slides from No. 23 to No. 31. 17, and Natalie Cole's "Jump Start," which jumps to Starship's previous album, "Knee Deep In The Hoop- No. 19. Levert's single has already surpassed the No. 18 Peter Tosh Shot, Killed la," took longer to get going, but stayed up longer once peak of "Operator," the biggest hit by Calloway's for- it did. It took seven weeks to crack the top 20, but then mer group, Midnight Star. "Jump Start" is Cole's first mouth, but is expected to recover stayed there for 23 straight weeks. BY MAUREEN SHERIDAN top 20 pop hit since "Our Love" nearly 10 years ago. from her wounds. She reportedly The new album's fast decline is surprising because it Red-hot remakes of two old hits by Tommy James KINGSTON, Jamaica Reggae lost all her teeth. contains two proven hits: "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us & the Shondells enter the top 40 this week. Tiffany's singer Peter Tosh was shot and Others wounded by the gunmen Now," which hit No. 1 in April, and "It's Not Over "I Think We're Alone Now" leaps 13 notches to No. killed Sept. 11 at his Kingston resi- were musician Michael Robinson, It's Over)," which cracked the top 10 a month ago. 28, and Billy Idol's "Mony Mony" jumps 11 notches to dence, when three gunmen entered who was shot three times, and This could be a reflection of the fact that Starship's No. 32. the premises at about 8:30 p.m. and Tosh's drummer, Carlton "Santa" audience is in flux, shifting from the album- oriented opened fire on Tosh and six other Davis, who was shot in the shoul- base that has loyally supported the group for the past WE GET LETTERS: Robin Scott -Durkee of Altoona, people, including his longtime com- der. Robinson was released from two decades to a potentially larger but more fickle sin - Wis., reminds us that "Bonanza" star Lorne Greene, panion, Marlene. the hospital. At press time, Davis gles -oriented crowd. who died recently, was also a recording artist. Greene Also killed were musician Win- remained in the hospital, but he was Starship's new single, "Beat Patrol," debuts on the reached No. 1 in December 1964 with the spoken-word ston "Doctor" Brown and the well- expected to recover. Hot 100 at No. 83 and could turn the album around -or hit, "Ringo." That made Greene the third Canadian to known radio personality Jeff "Free Police here speculate that the at least slow its descent. hit No. 1 in the rock era, following Paul Anka and I" Dixon, who died from his wounds shooting was the result of a feud be- Percy Faith, and the third TV actor, following Rick three days after the shooting. Free tween Tosh and the assailants. They FAST FACTS: Whitney Houston and Michael Jack- Nelson and Shelley Fabares. I's wife, Joy Dixon, was shot in the (Continued on page 92)

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The band requested that Publisher & Editor -In- Chief: on be- it have the right to terminate the SAM HOLDSWORTH is commonly referred to as an quest a commission on these items. of attorney to sign agreements Associate Publisher /Director of Research: "across-the - board" deal. The manag- The band should set certain goals half of the band. This right needs to management agreement if its man- MARTY FEELY er wants not only to manage the for the manager, and the band should be limited, as the band should be kept ager left the management company. Associate Publisher /Director of Marketing & Sales: This should be GENE SMITH band, but also to produce it and act as have the right to terminate the con- aware of its contractual commit- right of termination General Manager /Directories Publisher: its publishing company. It is my be- tract should these terms not be met. I ments. A band could provide that the requested whenever a band signs JOHN BABCOCK JR. an agreement is unfair represented a band that was very vi- manager only has the right to sign with a management company that International Editorial Director: lief that such MIKE HENNESSEY and should be avoided. sual and came across well on stage. agreements on behalf of the band for has several managers on staff. General Manager /Nashville: A personal manager should con- We provided in the management a limited number of live perfor- One of the most frightening GERRY WOOD cern himself or herself with manag- agreement that a national tour for mances without its prior approval. clauses to a band in the management Editorial ing a client and not acting as a pub- agreement is the manager's unlimit- company. ed right to spend money on behalf of Managing Editor: KEN SCHLAGER lishing and production Deputy Editor: Iry Lichtman "Double dipping," or taking commis- the band. Those bands that do not Executive Editor: Is Horowitz sions on top of taking percentages have significant income worry that News Editor: Jean Rosenbluth `The band should Art Director: Jeff Nisbet from publishing and production, is an the manager may have champagne Senior Copy Editor: Peter Kobel abusive and overreaching practice. set certain tastes on its beer budget. Copy Editor: David Bushman A band should request that the Special Issues: Often, I recommend that a client en- Editor: Ed Ochs (Los Angeles) ter into a management agreement goals for manager not spend more than a cer- Assistant Editor: Robyn Wells (N.Y.) only and insist that publishing and tain sum on its behalf without prior Bureau Chiefs: is Dave DiMartino (Los Angeles) production are kept separate. the manager' consent. Likewise, if the manager Bill Holland (Washington) The term or length of the manage- to travel for the band, the travel Editors: ment agreement is often heavily ne- should be undertaken with the Radio: Kim Freeman (N.Y.) Todd Alan Price is a New York - in no Talent Steve Gett (N.Y.) gotiated. The band prefers a relative- based attorney. band's prior approval and Black Music: Nelson George (N.Y.) ly short term, and the manager grander style than the band travels. Retailing: Earl Paige (LA.), Geoff Mayfield (N.Y.), Ed Mortis (Nashville), Chris Morris (LA.) wants the longest term possible. Nothing upsets band members Home Entertainment: Jim McCullough (L.A.) Many managers ask for seven-year more than to be billed for first -class Home Video: Al Stewart (N.Y.) Music Video: Steven Dueler (N.Y.) terms. While the manager and band air travel and hotel accommodations Pro Audio/Video: Steven Dueler (N.Y.) are often on best behavior at the be- the band had to be arranged by the Thus, a manager may have the right by their manager when they only International: Peter Jones (London) fly Music Research/Analysis: Paul Grein (LA.) ginning of the relationship, after a manager within 15 months after en- to contractually commit a band to economy class. Album Reviews: Jean Rosenbluth (N.Y.), period of time the relationship is tering into the management agree- perform three nights in Las Vegas The question so often faced is Chris Morris (LA.), Ed Morris (Nashville) not be whether to negotiate and accept a Singles Reviews: Bill Coleman (N.Y.) sometimes not as cordial. I prefer a ment. If the manager were unable to without its prior approval but Reporter: Linda Moleski (N.Y.) shorter term to give the band and put the band on the road within that able to bind the band to a weeklong bad deal or walk away from the ne- Administrative Assistants: Debbie Holley (Nashville), to work to- time, band had right to termi- engagement in Atlantic City, NJ. gotiating table. I believe the band Valerie Bisharat (LA.), Drew Wheeler (N.Y.) manager the opportunity the the Contributors: Bob Darden (Gospel), gether before making a commitment nate the agreement. In most management situations, should walk away from a bad man- Peter Keepnews (Jazz), Kirk LaPointe (Canada), to a long agreement. A three -year Many bands require that the man- the manager collects all monies on agement agreement. Peter Ludwig (Radio), Moira McCormick (Chicago), Mark Mehler (Financial), Tony Saboumin (Latin) term is often acceptable to both par- ager procure for them a record deal behalf of the client. The potential The provisions mentioned above ties. within a certain period of time or they for abuse in this area is great. I al- set the parameters for a manage- Charts & Research Another major point of negotiation have the right to get out of the agree- ways request that a separate ac- ment agreement that both parties Associate Publisher /Director of Charts: in a management agreement is the ment. Bands that have a record deal count be set up in the band's name can not only live with but also sepa- THOMAS NOONAN will receive. and a new could put a to contain its income. The manager rate from if necessary. It is always Asst. Director of Charts: Michael Ellis commission the manager retain manager Manager, Country Charts: Marie Ratliff Most managers request a 20%-25% provision in the agreement that auto- should not commingle his own or an- preferable to start out the relation- Manager, Black/Jazz /Crossover Charts: Terri Rossi commission on all income received by matically terminates it if the income other band's money in this account. ship with each party understanding Manager, Dance Charts: Sharon Russell Manager, Latin Charts: Carlos Agudelo the band members. Many bands of the band does not achieve a certain A manager should always provide what the other party expects from Systems Manager: JoDean Adams write their own songs and don't feel level in each year during the term of the band with monthly statements the relationship. If the goals and ex- New York Harry Michel (retail supervisor), the are forth Ron Cerrito (radio supervisor), Marisol Camacho, Jim the manager should be entitled to a the management agreement. and payments. pectations of band set Canosa, Ed Coakley, Eleanore Greenberg, Cathy Kaslow, commission on publishing income. I The commission level to a manager When the manager has a compa- in the management agreement, the Robert Martucci, Rosemary Perez, Marc Zubatkin often request other exclusions from is perhaps as highly negotiated as ny with other managers on staff, relationship is usually healthier Marketing & Sales commissionable income, including re- any royalty rate in the music busi- the issue often arises of who in that with less friction and chance for cording advances, recording costs, ness. I try to keep the commission company will be handling the band's misunderstanding. Director of Sales, Video /Sound: Ron Willman Promotion Director: Phylis Goldberg Radio /Singles Mgr.: Margaret Lo Cicero e N.Y.: Norm Berkowitz, Ken Karp, Amy Laurie, Karen O'Callaghan, Peggy DoId, Jeff Sarrette (classified) Lette L.A.: Christine Matuchek, Mickey Grennan, knowing that this was being done, recent album debuted at No. 40 but CREDIT QUINCY Michele J. Gambardella, Colette Kreins, Mary Fisher how could the artists, producers, vaulted to No. 12 the next week. Although I am a moderate fan of Nashville: John McCartney to the London: Patrick Campbell and companies involved take any Remarkable. Unfortunately, the Michael Jackson (I have at least Tokyo: Hugh Nishikawa Edito real pleasure in the achievement? achievement palls when one con- two copies of each of his three lat- Amsterdam: Ron Betist, 0-20- 628483 Milan: Germano Ruscitto, 28- 29-158 And, more importantly, how could siders that with just a little clever est albums), I think that it's time Sydney: Mike Lewis, 612 4124626 GENUINE ACHIEVEMENT? Billboard report the achievement manipulation he might have debut- to give credit where credit is due. Production As a subscriber, I turn to Billboard as though it were a genuine one? ed at No. 12. When I buy a Jackson album, I ac- for a clear view of what is happen- This is particularly galling when In 1975, when Elton John made tually buy it for the genius and Director: MARIE R. GOMBERT Advertising Production Mgr.: John Wallace ing in the music /entertainment in- one considers that it is the likes of history by entering at No. 1 with creativity of Quincy Jones, whom I Advtg. Production Coordinator: Michael D. Small dustry, and I trust its reporting to Michael Jackson and Whitney "Captain Fantastic And The consider to be one of the best pro- Atex System Manager: Raymond H. Heitzman Edit. Production Manager: Terrence C. Sanders be unclouded and free of the petty Houston (and, one assumes, Bruce Brown Dirt Cowboy," I was struck ducers, if not the best producer, in Asst. Edit. Production Mgr.: Renate L Foster puffery and manipulation that so Springsteen last November) doing by the achievement. Granted, the business. Directories Production Mgr.: Len Durham often colors this industry. this -people whose albums may there was a great deal of promo- One must realize that the Jackson Administration In the past, I have respected well have entered at No. 1 without tional hype behind the album -but phenomenon might never have oc- there can be no denying that John curred under another producer's su- V.P. & Executive Editorial Director: Lee Zhito Billboard for, if not being above the delaying tactics. Certainly, the Divisional Controller: Peter Philipps such tactics, at least being re- most they risked is entry in the top was at the zenith of his career in pervision. Distribution Manager: Edward Skiba moved from A No. 1 record 20, and what's the shame in that? 1975 and enjoyed an overwhelming To me, a Jackson album is really a Circulation Manager: Eileen Bell them. Dealer Copy Sales: Brad Lee is an achievement, I thought, to be It is most distressing when one popularity. Jones album with Michael as the License & Permissions Mgr: Georgina Challis reckoned with, as it reflects a spe- considers artists like the Bangles, If such achievements are to car- featured vocalist. Directories Editor: Leslie Shaver Credit Manager: Jerry Mannlon cial empathy between artist and who waited more than a year to en- ry any real weight in future, it David Poe Asst. to Publisher & Gen. Mgr.: Cary Fagan audience that is rare. Instead, I ter the top 10. Couldn't they have seems the onus is upon Billboard Philadelphia, Pa. Billboard Publications Inc. find that Billboard is being manip- argued -since not all the report- to make sure its reporting outlets ulated by the powerful in this in- ing stores were stocking their aldo just that and not kowtow to the President & Chief Executive Officer: GERALD S. HOBBS dustry for their own ends. To de- bums when they were in the lower whims of egocentric managers and Articles and letters appearing on Executive Vice President: Sam Holdsworth lay reporting of sales so that an al- reaches of the Hot 100 -that their record company executives who this page serve as a forum for the Senior Vice President: Ann Haire 1 in- Vice Presidents: Paul Curran, Rosalee Lovett, bum may enter at No. strikes me chart position should not have are hungry for a bit of glory. expression of views of general Martin R. Feely, Lee Zhito, as the height in childish egos, been reported? What does this say Anthony Bonet terest. Contributions should be John Babcock Jr., Glenn Heffernan Vice President to Com- Managing Director, Billboard Ltd "buying" an achievement so that about artists like Prince, who cer- submitted Is Horowitz, Michael Hennessey they might place it alongside their tainly has the stature to request Dominion Music Supplies Inc. mentary Editor, Billboard, 1515 Publisher, Billboard Operations Europe: Theo Roos Warner Bros. put pressure on Fairfax, Va. Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10086. Chairman Emeritus: W.D. Littleford other trophies. that Two questions arise: First, the outlets if he sees fit? His most

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touched a sore spot. "But the mu- between songs to develop "station - few teachers, thereby putting the area that you happen to be good BY KIM FREEMAN sic is increasingly commercial. ality" rather than to build up one onus of learning completely on the at." He also emphasized objectivi- ANAHEIM, CALIF. Among the You can hear sets of commercials jock's personality. "It helps posi- future PD. "You must be alert and ty. "Thinking constantly of how programming highlights of the that sound like blocks of songs. tion your station's identity in a lis- have a curiosity about every- your average person uses radio National Assn. of Broadcasters Yet, we've tested a song like 'To- tener's mind," he said. thing," he said. will cause you to view your station convention here Sept. 9 -12 were a night, Tonight, Tonight' by Gene- "We're all saying we like [Los differently," he said. series of sessions devoted to spe- sis [also the soundtrack for a beer TOP 40 Angeles stations] KIIS or KPWR KRXY Denver PD Mark Bolke cific formats. The following is a commercial], and the burnout fac- "It's as hard to find a good PD or whatever," said Richards. "But, pushed for creating an in- station roundup of key points discussed at tor on it is very low." as it is to find a good morning how many of us have actually sat environment in which all employ- the album rock and top 40 ses- Sky Daniels, MD for the freeman," said Bill Richards, PD of down long enough to break down ees feel free to contribute ideas to sions. More format forums will be wheeling KFOG San Francisco, WNCI Columbus, Ohio, and a re- their playlist structure while programming. "My receptionist, covered next week. said bands can hurt themselves by gional PD for Nationwide Commu- we've been here? If there's a PD for example, might tell me that we performing rock -flavored jingles nications. With that leadoff state- you admire, analyze what you got 32 calls from people who don't ALBUM ROCK for commercials because of over- ment, panelists outlined key skills like." understand how a promotion Passion or profit? What is it that exposure. aspiring PDs should strive for. Mark St. John, PD of WAVA works," Bolke said. "That tells me undergirds the programming phi- Tom Marshall, PD of "pure - Consultant Alan Burns said the Washington, D.C., stressed set- we're not explaining it right. If the losophies of today's album rock rocking" KNAC Long Beach, low supply of talented PDs is a re- ting priorities and cautioned receptionist felt like just a 9 -to -5- stations? Calif., said he still feels insulted by flection of the fact that there are against "getting caught in one (Continued on page 16) "This business is driven by mon- hearing the Beatles' "Revolution" ey," said Tom Kelley of Harris in a Nike commercial. Communications. "Everything we Adventurousness, Daniels in- do is governed by Arbitron. We sisted, will always pay off. "Our WASHINGTON have to sell the songs and the sta- format cannot exist without the they should do so with an adjustable - nouncing additional standards to re- tions." new artist," he said. "Someday, I ROUNDUP rate loan. However, because low induce interference of the AM band. KISW Seattle GM Beau Phillips want to look back and say I was re- flation means smaller rate increases, winced at that suggestion. "That sponsible for opening the way for Abel said, strong revenue growth at AN AIDS INFORMATION initia- attitude is hurting our format," he the Doors of 2007," he said. "A sta- stations demands tapping new tive was announced at the convention BY said. "It is suffering from a charis- tion like ours is trying to be great. BILL HOLLAND sources of advertising, especially re- by NAB and the U.S. Department of ma bypass." I'm proud of what we play, and I tailers. Health and Human Services. NAB Panelists agreed that the pas - have the studio monitors tuned up ALONG WITH MOST of the broad- and HHS will provide radio stations sion-or- profit argument began to during my whole air shift. Listen- cast watchers in D.C., we spent most THE NATIONAL Radio Systems nationwide with a total of 15 one- and rage when album rock program- ers can tell when you like what you of the second week of September at Committee, which shook up the state two-minute segments that will fea- mers began showing up for work play. I'm confident that will build Radio '8'? hi Anaheim, Calif., where of AM sound at Radio '86 with the an- ture medical authorities presenting before noon -wearing ties. great numbers." official news conferences, announce- nouncement of a voluntary standard AIDS facts and dispelling myths "It's important for jocks to dem- Russ Mottla, PD of KTYD Santa ments, and awards were as plentiful to improve both transmission and re- about the disease. onstrate passion," said Kelley, ap- Barbara, Calif., encouraged for- as the less official schmoozing, strik- ceiver sound, was at it again, an- parently realizing that he had mat programmers to use the space ing deals, and selling in the 100 hospitality suites. Herewith the highlights:

NATIONAL ASSN. of Broadcasters president Eddie Fritts reminded con- o vention attendees at the opening session of three key items under consid- OUTA' eration on Capitol Hill-codification of the fairness doctrine, ad cost tax deductibility, and a campaign reform bill with a provision that would re- TN! BOX quire a 30% discount on airtime sold to political candidates. NAB is strongly opposed to all, and Fritts Programmers reveal why they have jumped on once again told the broadcasters that certain new releases. the ad cost tax, which would reduce or defer 20% of the tax deductibility TOP 40 of advertising as a business expense, Jack Silver, music director at KIIS Los Angeles, says Wa Wa Nee's could cost the radio industry $400 mil- "Sugar Free" (Epic) is solidly in the "pure smash department. It's a lion in ad revenues. wild, hook -laden song that has echoes of Sly & the Family Stone and Prince," says Silver. One of the MD's favorites in the dance/crossover RADIO '87's grass -roots letter -writ- vein is Pretty Poison's "Catch Me I'm Falling" (Virgin), which he ing campaign to members of Con- praises as having that "big city sound." R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" gress-saying no to fairness doctrine (I.R.S.) is a cut Silver urges all top 40 programmers to get on soon. codification legislation -went fairly "We've been playing this at night and getting major phones," he says. well, with 189 letters from stations in "And, the band is the next U2." Also in the solid smash department, 32 states sent to Congress with an Silver says, is Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" Anaheim postmark. (MCA). "It's lean and mean -both her and the record," says Silver. "And the song represents a mature evolution from her Go-Ga's days." VETERAN CBS NEWS correspon- dent Douglas Edwards, who predates BLACK/URBAN both Walter Cronkite and Eric "Love Rap Ballad" (Harlem International, New York) by True Love is Sevareid as the grand gray eminence rivaling L.L. Cool J's "I Need Love" in a battle of love songs at XHRM of the network, was the recipient of San Diego, says PD L.D. McCollum. "The response to `Love Rap Bal- the annual NAB Radio Award. Ed- lad' has been amazing -it's been a top request since we started playing wards called attention to radio's role it a month ago." Plucked off the British charts and into hot rotation at as a "modern-day town crier." XHRM is Stock- Aiken -Waterman's "Roadblock" (A &M). "This up- More winners. It had to happen. For last week's Billboard, we tried to tempo track has definite James Brown influence, with pieces of his lyr- gather photos of 70 different winners of our '86 Radio Awards. Naturally, a NATIONAL RADIO advertising ics throughout the song," says McCollum. On air in test- pressing form few of the photos fell prey to the production gremlin. So, by popular demand, will increase by a healthy '7% in 1988, at XHRM, the song is a strong out -of-the -box performer for the PD. here are mugs of four more Billboard winners, clockwise from top left: Tom said NAB executive vice president Predictably strong at the station is Michael Jackson's entire "Bad" Joyner of KKDA Dallas and WGCI -FM Chicago, air personality of the year/ John Abel, and radio network adver- (Epic) album. McCollum says "Man In The Mirror" and "Smooth black music; Ruben Rodriguez of Columbia Records, national label tising should grow about 6% this year Criminal" are pulling excellent requests, as is the- rock -heavy "Dirty promotion person of the year /black music; Bruce Adelman of Warner Bros. and 9.5% in 1988. He also suggested Diana." "The whole album is helping us hold a lot of our top 40 /cross- Records, local promotion person of the year /country; and, finally, Virgin that as a result of low inflation and over listeners." Less predictable is the success of Marlon Jackson, Records' Phil Quartararo, who mysteriously grew a mustache in last week's decreasing unemployment, broad- whose "Don't Go" (Capitol) is making good moves for XHRM. "A lot magazine. Quartararo won as national label promotion person in the top 40/ casters might take a look at investing of our listeners thought this was Jermaine, but in general they seem crossover and AC categories. Congratulations to all (and, Phil, we kind of in new capital expenditures. Abel rec- very impressed with the song." The record's progress, says McCollum, liked the 'stache). ommended that if they are going to is aided greatly by an excellent video. KIM FREEMAN borrow money for the short term,

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'Great 011er' lures Rids Stacy To WRMM; ALBUM ROCK TM"C"° z Compiled from national album rock 0 of- radio airplay reports. TITLE =w Qw 3o = ARTIST Davis Dons Two Hats At WNOK Columbia ,T 3 N ¢ s o LABEL ** NO.1 ** PINK FLOYD LEARNING TO FLY 3 3 4 RICK STACY will be leaving his PD post at WHYI Kansas City will be switching to KCWV and SMN's O COLUMBIA 1 weeks at No. One "Y-100" to assume the same title at WRRM Atlanta. "the Wave" on Sept. 24 ... And Gannett took former JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP PAPER IN FIRE Stacy says he received a "great offer" from WRRM, hit outlet KNIT Seattle to a new age /jazz mix and the 2 1 7 MERCURY YOU ARE THE GIRL . is THE CARS where he'll be replacing the exited Steve Davis. Davis KNUA call letters last week KIFM San Diego 3 2 5 ELEKTRA is now program director and afternoon driver at now all jazz ... Maybe the best generic tag for these AEROSMITH DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) WNOK Columbia, S.C. formats is "new wave," since that's the goof most of 4 4 5 GEFFEN At WPOW "Power 96," PD Bill Tanner brings us make when referring to the format, anyway. RUSH FORCE 10 5 6 4 MERCURY Shirley Muldanado in from WNBC New York as MD KUTE Los Angeles says its new format will be a 8 7 DEF LEPPARD ANIMAL and research director. There is good cause to specu- new one from Transtar known as "niche 29" and de- © MERCURY late that former WHQT "Hot 105" PD Duff Lindsay scribed as soft rock. Former KMET PD Sam Bellamy R E.M. THE ONE I LOVE 7O 10 4 may be joining Tanner or - will be the PD, and the I.R.S. INSIDERS GHOST ON THE BEACH 9 Power 106 parent, Beas- calls will soon be KMPC- 8 7 EPIC ley -Reed Broadcasting, FM. GRATEFUL DEAD HELL IN A BUCKET in some capacity. We also Finally, a big thanks to 9 5 10 - MICK JAGGER LET'S WORK heard that Y -100 owner A &M, MCA, and Hit 10 7 3 Metroplex Communica- makers for an excellent COLUMBIA 8 RICHARD MARX SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER tions had been courting party Sept. 10 at the 11 11 EMI.MANHAT TAN Tanner. NAB. Great to have so THE CARS STRAP ME IN 12 21 3 v many hotshot program- ELEKTRA HOOTERS SATELLITE mers in the same room, 13 17 6 COLUMBIA JOE PARISH left his and great that WNCI Co- IS THIS LOVE 14 16 5 WHITESNAKE VP /GM post at WPLJ lumbus, Ohio, PD Bill GEFFEN "Power 95" New York to by Kim Freeman Richards and KMEL San LOVERBOY NOTORIOUS 15 12 6 COLUMBIA assume the same duties for new Cap Cities /ABC prop- Francisco PD Keith Naftaly finally got a chance to J MELLENCAMP HARD TIMES FOR AN HONEST MAN erty KMVP /KRXY Denver. The group's purchase of hold court together ... ABC Radio Networks provided 16 24 4 MERCURY the sports /talk and top 40 properties from Malrite a great alternative to the standard NAB stand -up * * * FLASHMAKER * * * closed last week ... Other hot, but unsurprising, news cocktail party with a tent bash featuring Tower Of ONE SLIP 17 NEW II. 1 from New York last week includes the fact that most Power. Caught kicking up their heels were KSHE St. PINK FLOYD ATARI? TULL STEEL MONKEY of the market went on Bruce Springsteen's "Brilliant Louis GM John Beck; KSUA Fairbank, Ala. GM Tom 1H NEW II. 1 Disguise" a day ahead of time. Is that a beautiful re- Anderson; WIYY Balitmore PD Tom Evans; Reed MELVIN JAMES WHY WON'T YOU STAY cord, or what? Bunzel; and AP's Wendell Wood ... Greatest feat no- 19 19 19 5 BOYS NIGHT OUT ticed during the three -day event was the fact that 2 TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT 0 33 - M PD made it to his 9 a.m. WXKS -FM Sunny Joe White FLEETWOOD MAC LITTLE LIES SOUTHERN SWINGS: Jack Daniel takes over the new age panel Saturday morning after joining the 21 14 14 6 WARNER BROS. SAMMY HAGAR RETURNING HOME classic rock reins at WRFX Charlotte, N.C. That's ac- late -night legions at Friday night's MTV Awards fes- 22 20 27 5 tually a return for Daniel, who worked at the facility tivities. GEFFEN GLEN BURTNICK FOLLOW YOU when it was a top 40 as WJZR, before Metroplex 23 23 26 6 bought it. Plus, Daniel was PD at WROQ Charlotte in ***POWER TRACK * * * its rock days, and most recently he was programming BIG RON O'BRIEN is no longer doing afternoons at RUSH TIME STAND STILL Z4 36 2 across town at WBCY. John Cosby is serving as inter- KIIS Los Angeles. He's been replaced by longtime - MERCURY LYNA YRD SKYNYRD TRUCK DRIVIN' MAN im PD at WBCY. KIIS staffer -most recently in overnights -Bruce 25 NEW I M( Meanwhile, Daniel's predecessor at WRFX, Bob Vidal . .. Dave Gillen is out as MD and midday man at UZ WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME 26 13 12 22 Chrysler, is now PD at WGFX "the Fox 104.5" Nash- WKSE Buffalo, N.Y., a post he'd held for more than ISL AND BILLY IDOL MONY MONY ville. The classic hits outlet used to be top 40 WWKX- two years. He's looking to relocate at another top 40 O72/ 28 32 4 FM. and can be reached at 716-668 -2573. CHRYSALIS RAG DOLL 41 AEROSMITH Bill "the Birdman" Thomas, operations manager 28 30 3 GEFFEN

and PD at top 40 /crossover outlet KKSS Albuquer- AS UEEZE HOURGLASS 34 4 G. GORDON LIDDY, of Watergate fame, is begin- que, N.M., tied the knot with Rayna "Lady Bird" ® 34 YOU) 6 MR. MISTER SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME, INSIDE ning to carve out a career in promotion, headlining Baker last week ... Bill Richards is the new PD at hit 30 27 28 RCA new -age format WBMW's TV assault on the Washing- outlet KBOS Fresno, Calif., and is looking for a killer DAVID BOWIE NEVER LET ME DOWN ton, D.C., metro area. Says Liddy to TV viewers, "For morning talent. The Jerry Clifton -consulted station 31 15 16 8 EMI MANNA TAN ADAMS VICTIM OF LOVE the past 20 years, there's been a conspiracy, a conspir- just moved to new headquarters and can be reached at 32 18 15 8 BRYAN acy to keep you from hearing innovative, stimulating, 209 -237 -9361. i THROWAWAY fresh music, music too good for radio. Now, the con- CD NEW MICMBJAGGER spiracy has ended." On screen, Liddy's face fades into LOSS LOBOS COME ON, LET'S GO 37 46 3 an image of a sunset as the station's new logo ap- DAVE SHAKES makes a major market jump to be- ® S H THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS HOW DO YOU SPELL LOVE pears, with the announcer saying WBMW is "quietly come PD of leading hit outlet WTIC Hartford, Conn. 35 22 22 7 CBS ASSOCIATED powerful." Shakes had been PD of KSND Eugene, Ore., and he OYD ON THE TURNING AWAY There was a small scale conspiracy going on at the replaces Lyndon Abell, who moved to Chase sister ® NEW 1 PINF THE SILENCERS PAINTED MOON NAB -at least in the mind of Art Vuolo, who works outlet KWK St. Louis a while back ... David Ander- 37 29 25 9 with Detroit -based Radio Guide People and produces son assumes afternoon drives on rocker WIOQ Phila- JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP CHERRY BOMB video airchecks in his spare time. In years past, Voulo delphia. He's been the station's MD since May and 38 38 40 4 MERCURY NAB shot previously program and music director at WMAD AllAFAUL KELLY & THE MESSENGERS DARLING IT HURTS has provided the with video compilations, was 39 26 20 8 inside the studios of various hot personalities, that are Madison, Wis. ... Billy Brakhage takes on the after- 2 KISS CRAZY CRAZY NIGHTS designed to draw attention to the NAB's booth. This noon drive shift at country station KHLB Marble 40 42 - M year, however, the NAB rejected Vuolo's compilation Falls, Texas. THE BRANDOS GETTYSBURG 41 49 2 because it was too racy. It's funny that Vuolo's clips Enigma Records continues to beef up its promotion- RELATIVITY THE OUTFIELD BANGIN' ON MY HEART of WCZY Detroit morning man Dick Purtan, who al staff. Pam Newman comes on board as national di- 42 40 2 - COLUMBIA plugged clean radio on an NAB panel, was one of the rector /album promotion. She was most recently at HERE I GO AGAIN 43 18 WHITESNAKE reasons for the rejection. In the video, Purtan held up NBC. And, Ben Brooks arrives in the same post for 31 24 GEFFEN 40. was with the indie firm Dudley Grove in CDD CRUZSTA ADOS SMALL TOWN LOVE a pair of silk jockey shorts given to him by a listener, top He NEW I and the trade group found those few seconds and oth- Los Angeles. ARI GREAT WHITE ROCK ME ers objectionable. 45 32 "23 13 CAPITOL ICEHOUSE CRAZY 46 NEW 1 FAVE QUOTE: "We're broadcasters. Morals are one on a PINK FLOYD DOGS OF WAR DEVELOPMENTS in the new age /jazz /soft AC/ thing, but ratings are everything." It was heard 47 NEW I I COLUMBIA -to- in- recent edition of TV's "Max Headroom." whatever -you- want call-it format are getting PETE BARDENS IN DREAMS creasingly hard to keep up with. You know that KZZC 48 41 43 5 CAPITOL HYSTERIA 3 DEF LEPPARD 49 43 49 MERCURY GRATEFUL DEAD WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE 50 46 50 S ARISTA

OT acks with the greatest airplay gains this week. The Flashmaker is the highest- debuting track of the week. The Power Track is the track on the chart that shows the largest increase in airplay over the week before.

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©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or DIO BiIIboard. transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Album Rock Chart Panel Revised ,DIPLTCONTEMPORARY Effective with this issue, the panel WLUP Chicago, Ill. WKDF Nashville, Tenn. of stations reporting to Billboard's WRIF Detroit, Mich. WKLS Atlanta, Ga. z Compiled from a national Album Rock Tracks chart has been WWDC Washington, D.C. WLIR Hempstead, N.Y. sample of radio playlists. Nw r, x TITLE ARTIST revised and expanded. The complete WLVQ Columbus, Ohio QW w, á= ,T.."-' 3 "4< 3O LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL panel now consists of 77 stations, up SILVER WPYX Albany, N.Y. from 70. The changes were made af- (250,000 TO 499,999 weekly cume) WQFM Milwaukee, Wis. * * No.1 * * DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL WHITNEY ter a careful evaluation by the KATT Oklahoma City, Okla. WSHE Miami, Fla. 1 1 2 9 HOUSTON ARISTA 1.9616 2 weeks at No. One charts manager, Ron Cerrito, of the KBCO Boulder, Colo. WYNF Tampa, Fla. DOINGsIT4 ALLL FOR MY BABY HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS recently released spring 1987 Arbi- KBPI Denver, Colo. XTRA San Diego, Calif. 0 4 5 10 tron ratings and analysis of station KFOG San Francisco, Calif. 8 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU MICHAEL JACKSON 3 2 1 EPIC 34-07253, E P.A. playlists. New stations are indicated KGB San Diego, Calif.* BRONZE ONTE HEN ARTBEAT 4 3 3 10 SMOKEY ROBINSON by asterisks. All stations are FMs. KISW Seattle, Wash. (100,000 TO 249,999 weekly cume) MO O W 1897 KLOL Houston, Texas KAZY Denver, Colo. LONELY IN LOVE 5 6 7 10 DAN FOGELBERG PLATINUM KOME San Jose, Calif. KDKB Phoenix, Ariz. FULL MOON /EPIC 3407275 E.PA (1 million -plus weekly cume) KQRS Minneapolis, Minn. KEZO Omaha, Neb. 8 9 7 WHEN SMOKEY SINGS ABC © MERCURY 888 M KLOS Los Angeles, Calif. KRQR San Francisco, Calif. KGGO Des Moines, Iowa LITTLE LIES FLEETWOOD O7 14 20 4 MAC KROQ Los Angeles, Calif. KTXQ Dallas, Texas KGON Portland, Ore. WARNER BROS. 7 28291 WMMR Philadephia, Pa. KYYS Kansas City, Mo. KINK Portland, Ore. LOVE POWER DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY 8 7 6 13 OSBORNE ARISTA 1 -9567 WNEW New York, N.Y. KZEW Dallas, Texas KISS San Antonio, Texas NO IN WBAB 9 9 10 ONE THE WORLD ANITA BAKER Babylon, N.Y. KLBJ Austin, Texas 12 ELEKTRA 7 -69456 GOLD WEBN Cincinnati, Ohio KMOD Tulsa, Okla. HE STUFF THAT DREAMS IO 11 13 6 ARE MADE OF CARLY SIMON (500,000 to 999,999 weekly cume) WFBQ Indianapolis, Ind. KRSP Salt Lake City, Utah Á

KSHE St. Louis, Mo. WGTR Miami, Fla.* KSJO San Jose, Calif. 11 LA BAMBA LOS LOBOS 5 4 9 SLASH 748336 /WARNER BROS. WOVE Pittsburgh, Pa. WHCN Hartford, Conn. KXRX Seattle, Wash.* WHA DOES IT HAVE TO BE RESTLESS O12 15 17 6 HEART WIOQ Philadelphia, Pa.* WHJY Providence, R.I. KZAP Sacramento, Calif. RC 5Y 132 WLLZ Detroit, Mich. WIYY Baltimore, Md. WAAF Worcester, Mass. DONT MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE 13 16 21 4 KENNY G. ARISTA 1 -9625 WAQX Syracuse, N.Y.* I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, WAQY 14 20 25 4 CUTTING CREW 1987 Springfield, Mass.* VIRGIN 7 -99425 WBRU Providence, R.I. MARY'S PRAYER ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this 15 12 10 14 DANNY WILSON publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or WBYR Buffalo, N.Y.* VIRGIN 799465 Billboard. transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, HAPPY TOGETHER WCCC Hartford, Conn. 16 17 18 6 THE NYLONS photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written OPEN AIR 0024A &M WDHA Dover, N.J. permission of the publisher. WHO'S THAT GIRL 17 10 8 11 MADONNA WDIZ Orlando, Fla. SIRE 7-28341/WARNER BROS WEGR Memphis. Tenn.* BACK IN THE HIGHLIFE STEVE 18 13 11 16 AGAIN WINWOOD ISLAND 7.28472 'WARNE R BROS. xorCROSSOVER WFYV Jacksonville, Fla. TOUCH OF GREY GRATEFUL DEAD WHFS Annapolis, Md. 19 22 23 5 ARISTA 30TM 1 9606 WIMZ Knoxville, Tenn. CAN W oTRDYo DAN HILL (DUET WITH VONDA SHEPARD) z Compiled from national 20 18 15 23 á é radio airplay reports. WIOT Toledo, Ohio Nw NF-Ne vi ARTIST TITLE IN MY DREAMS REO SPEEDWAGON WKRR Greensboro, N.C.* 21 23 24 7 Ñ3 -13 NQ 3Ú LABEL 0 EPIC 34.07255/E P.A. WLAV Grand Rapids, Mich. WNOR Norfolk, Va. ** *POWER PICK * ** ** No.1 ** -- SWING OUT SISTER 26 38 3 WPHD Buffalo, N.Y.* ® BRRCM'016- 7 /POLYGRAM USA LISA & CULT JAM LOSTTIINks OoTI N 1 1 1 9 COLUMBIA 3 one WPLR New Haven, Conn. 23 19 14 18 HEART WHITNEY HOUSTON DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL AAPIDTNE 4002 2 2 4 8 ARISTA WQMF Jeffersonville, Ind. I STILL HAVENT FOUND WHAT 24 21 16 10 I'M LOOKING FOR U2 U WRDU Raleigh, N.C. ISLAND 7- 99430 /ATLANTIC 7 GOT THE LOOK 3 10 6 PRINCP RK WRFX Charlotte, N.C.* O.U. ME BEBE & CECE WINANS ZS 27 32 3 CAPITOL 44009 LL. COOL J I NEED LOVE WRXL Richmond, Va. 4 5 5 9 DEF JAM SINCE I FELL FOR YOU WTUE Dayton, Ohio 26 39 2 AL JARREAU EXPOSE LET ME THE - MCA 53187 5 8 11 5 BE ONE ARISTA WZZO Bethlehem, Pa. 2 YOU ARE THE 30 GIRL THE CARS M ICHAEL JACKSON I JUST CAN'T STOP YOU ELEKTRA 769446 6 3 2 8 LOVING 28 MAYBE7SOMBEDAY . . . SIMPLY RED FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS WIPE OUT 28 35 3 7 4 6 9 TIN PAN APPLE LUKA 29 24 19 14 SUZANNE VEGA CASANOVA A &M 2937 8 11 12 8 LTEVERTTIC NAB FORMAT FORUMS 36 2 THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT MICHAEL BOLTON MADONNA CAUSING A COMMOTION ® COLUMBIA 387322 9 14 18 3 SIRE (Continued from page 10) ON LY IN M D REAMS 31 33 33 4 DEBBIE GIBSON LOSNELOBOS LA BAMBA ATLANTIC 7 -8932Y3 2 10 6 3 9 er, I'd never get input." that MAKI949NG LOVE IN THE RAIN HERB 32 25 22 7 ALPERT BANANARAMA I HEARD A RUMOUR A &M 2 11 12 16 6 Bolke echoed St. John's com- ments on outside input. "Ask your 33 29 SOMETHING SO STRONG CROWDED HOUSE MICHAEL JACKSON 29 15 CAPITOL 5695 12 21 2 BAD - EPIC gas station attendant why he lis- 2 I HEARD A RUMOUR 40 BANANARAMA WHO FOUND WHO tens to your station," he said. ® LONDON 886 165 -7 POLYGRAM 13 10 8 10 JERYSABEAN "You up may come with an imager II WANNA DANCE WITH 35 35 26 20 SOMEBODY WHITNEY HOUSTON 14 NOEL SILENT MORNING 13 14 5 4TH & B'WAY you'd never thought of before." KICASS 36 38 2 ND TELL THE BREAKFAST CLUB ANITA BAKER NO ONE IN THE WORLD Panelists were optimistic about - M 53A128 15 19 28 3 ELEKTRA the future of their format. St. John BETCHA 37 48 2 SAY THAT G. ESTEFAN /MIAMI SOUND MACHINE SWING OUT SISTER BREAKOUT - EPIC 3407371 'E -R.A 16 25 29 4 said the beauty of top 40 "is that SEVEN WONDERS our sound can't be pigeonholed. 38 32 28 13 FLEETWOOD MAC MODY WATLEY DON'T YOU WANT ME WARNER BROS 7 -28317 17 23 30 3 We can change with new sounds SONGBIRD KENNY G. POISON CATCH ME I'M FALLING coming out," he said. "That's why 39 37 31 26 18 22 23 3 PINTTY we'll end up winning over urban/ l'D SAY YES 40 34 30 20 STILL KLYMAXX MADONNA WHO'S THAT GIRL CONSTELLATION 53028 MCA 19 9 7 11 SIRE top 40 hybrid stations, which will MOONLIGHTING (THEME) AL JARREAU WHEN SMOKEY SINGS become monotonous." 41 31 27 17 20 16 15 9 MERCURY Despite this comment, WKZL MAKE N9 O 42 43 2 MISTAKE, SHE'S MINE K. ROGERS & R. MILSAP STEPHANIE MILLS (YOU'RE PUTTIN') A RUSH ON ME - RCA 520 21 NEW 1 Winston -Salem, N.C., PD Reggie Blackwell expressed concern that TO POWER ***HOT SHOT DEBUT*** 14 WILL DREAMIN' 22 15 9 EPIC LOVE IS A HOUSE FORCE M.D.'S the format was growing too urban. 43 1 NEW TOMMY BOY 7- 28300/ WARNER BROS. PEPSI & SHIRLIE HEARTACHE "If we don't continue to be mass 23 24 19 5 LJIVEIE1038; 44 41 17 S JONATHAN BUTLER appeal, we'll go through the top 40 - RCA FORC M.D.'S LOVE IS A HOUSE 24 18 13 8 DINNNER problems that happened in the late 45 49 2 WITH GERSHWIN DONNA SUMMER - GEFFE 7284 18 MADAME X JUST THAT TYPE OF GIRL '70s," he cautioned. That mass ap- 25 wEwol. 1 VAE1R4 KISS BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE ATLANTIC peal approach, of course, spans ev- 46 42 37 21 i DONNFEN A SUMMER DINNER WITH GERSHWIN erything from a Whitesnake to a O7 26 NEW LOST IN EMOTION LISA LISA & CULT JAM GEF 4/ NEW 1 Miami Sound Machine record these COLUMBIA 38 -07267 EUROPE CARRIE 27 NEW O 1 LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS TAJA SEVELLE EPIC days, and panelists recommended 1 4$ NEW PAISLEY PARK 7 -28257 REPRISE spending plenty of time on NATALIE COLE JUMP START the STEADY 28 20 20 10 EMI- MANHATTAN 49 50 2 THE WHISPERS sound flow of a top 40's music mix. - SOLAROROCK 70006 TIFFANY I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW 29 NEW O. 1 YOU WIN AGAIN BEE GEES 5O NEW , 1 0 WARNER BROS 7 28351 ALEXANDER O'NEAL FAKE Assistance on this story provided 30 27 25 14 TA by Terry Wood in Los Angeles. OProducts with the greatest airplay gains this week. Videoclip availability.

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Produc- syndication for the Sargent Produc- miere will offer the show as a bar- 21, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Pacific time, and er Jon Sargent says that until the tion "Rock Over London," begin- tered half-hour weekly beginning in from 1 -7 p.m. Eastern time, as a ink is dry on the artist agreements, ning Jan. 1, 1988. The show, which January. PETER J. LUDWIG benefit for the children of our hemi- there's no word on the lineup. That bowed in April 1983, will remain sphere who are in need of food and information is expected in the near with its current syndicator, Radio medical assistance. future. Sargent does hint at a few International New York, until Below is a weekly calendar of up- Graham Nash is spearheading surprises, however. An 800 number then. coming network and syndicated the benefit, and the MCA Radio will be used to take pledges, and music specials. Shows with multi- WITH THE ADDITION OF "Par- ple dates indicate that local sta- ty America" to its own catalog for tions have option of broadcast the fourth quarter, Cutler Produc- time and dates. Los Angeles is making tions the Unfinished Business. Ronnie move production to na- Sept. 21 -27, S.O.S. Band, The Miller Express, from house Spector lets CBS RadioRadio's "Top tional syndicator. According to Cut- Westwood One, one hour. 30 USA" in on her future plans and ler Productions, the representation Sept. 25-26, Bananarama, On The Radio, On talks about her recent solo release, and distribution contract with the The Radio Broadcasting, one hour. "Unfinished Business," as the show ABC Radio Network for Sept. 25 -27, Eddie Rabbitt, Country Today, Mil "Party tapes her interview for the October 2- America" expires at the end of Sep- Broadcasting, one hour. 4 program. Standing, from left, are tember and will not be re- Sept. 25 -27, Eddie Money, Hot Rocks, United Cutler CBS technician Henry Lenz and CBS newing it. The two -hour, top 40 mu- Stations, 90 minutes. RadioRadio program assistant Janet sic /news program bowed on July 4, Sept. 25-27, Metallica, Metalshop, Mil Broad- Gradman. Seated, from left, are 1986, a casting, one hour. and has current affiliate Spector and CBS RadioRadio count in neighborhood of 130 Sept. 25-27, Roger Daltry /Lindsey Bucking- the manager of music and entertainment stations; it is aired in seven of the ham, Rock Chronicles, Westwood One, one hour. programming Frank Cammarata. top 10 markets. Sept. 25-27, Def Leppard, Rock Watch, United In July, Cutler Productions Stations, three hours. Le Parc offers you a great luxury suite caught the three -hour soft AC Sept. 25-27, Great Soul Producers, Motor City "That's Love" as it tumbled out of Westwood One. Both "That's Love" Beat, United Stations, three hours. even when your budget affords the Westwood One catalog and be- and "Party America" use hosts on Sept. 26-27, The Judds, Country Close-Up, Pro - gan to distribute the show inhouse. two coasts: KOST Los Angeles' Liz Media, one hour. Cutler set up an affiliate service de- Kiley and WPIX New York's Dick Sept. 26-27, George Benson /Earl Klugh, The a good hotel room. partment in mid -April -with Bob Summer for "Love" and WPLJ Jazz Show with David Sanborn, NBC Radio Enter- Steinberg as VP /station relations New York's Fast Jimi Roberts and tainment, two hours. At Le Parc Hotel we and Mike Catena as manager /sta- KPWR Los Angeles' Joe Nasty for Sept. 26-27, Graham Nash /Joan Baez, Cruisin' believe in business. tion relations -and was in a position "Party."Y America with Cousin Brucie, CBS RadioRadio, And good value is good to move into show clearances. The three hours. business. All 154 luxury move also kept alive Cutler's pro- NATIONAL ADVERTISING sales Sept. 27, Heart, Hitline U.S.A., James Paul suites at Le Parc come gram record: All shows started are for the two Cutler Productions Brown Entertainment, one hour. equipped with multi -lined still airing. shows are being handled by Media - Sept. 27, The Rolling Stones, King Biscuit telephone systems. Each To reflect the change in direction, America Inc. New York. Media - Flower Hour, DIR Broadcasting, one hour. the company recently dropped the America partners Ron Harten- Sept. 27, Yes/Bruce Springsteen, Powercuts, suite provides for a com- "Ron" from its title and changed its baum and Gary Schoenfeld opened Global Satellite /ABC Radio Networks, two hours. fortable conversation/ logo. A special -programming divi- shop in June after leaving sales po- Sept. 27, Alabama, Nashville Live, MCA Radio entertainment center sion was also instituted recently, sitions at WWI. MediaAmerica is Network, 90 minutes. separate from the sleeping area. And, if your in -suite facilities still aren't and two new offerings are being also the sales representative for the Sept. 27 -Oct. 3, Geoff Downes, Rock Over Lon- sufficient for your company, our conference rooms and multi -lingual staff promised for 1988. Staff additions new Digital Radio Network's CD don, Radio International, one hour. are there to run things your way. include Joni Silverman, who leaves Hotline and for the consumer mag- Sept. 28-Oct. 3, Ringo Starr, Legends of Rock, her own Silver Lining Productions azine Rock Express. NBC Radio Entertainment, one hour. We also believe in relaxation. That's where the rooftop tennis court in New York to join Cutler as direc- Sept. 28 -Oct. 4, Luther Vandross, Special Edi- comes in, and the swimming pool, the spa, the gym, the private tor of talent acquisitions in Los An- PREMIERE RADIO NETWORK tion, Westwood One, one hour. restaurant /bar and the geles. Los Angeles has just secured the Sept. 28-Oct. 4, The Searchers, Classic Cuts, in -suite gourmet food In addition to the two mentioned distribution rights to the original Mil Broadcasting, one hour. service. programs, Cutler produces the AC "National Lampoon Radio Hour." Sept. 28 -Oct. 4, Def Leppard, Off The Record Good business also oldies "Cruisin' America With The original program was produced With Mary Turner, Westwood One, one hour. dictates a good Cousin Brucie" and the urban "On and syndicated by National Lam- Sept. 28-Oct. 4, Joe Walsh, Rock Today, Mil The Move" with host Tom Joyner, poon from 1973 -75. The program Broadcasting, one hour. location. Ours is excel- both distributed by CBS RadioRa- features many of the writers and Sept. 28 -Oct. 4, The Judds, Country Music's lent: a quiet residential dio, and "Musical" with host comedic actors that formed the nu- Top 10, James Paul Brown Entertainment, one street at Melrose and Chuck Southcott, distributed by cleus of the original "Saturday hour. La Cienega, immediately adjacent to Beverly Hills. The recording, movie and design industries are our neighbors and downtown is I PROMOTIONS were served as Chopin Chip, Franz ponies. only 20 minutes away. Sherbert, and Vanilla Cliburn. A Listeners were encouraged to Le Parc is a member of LErmitage CLASSICAL LICKS contemporary masterpiece was replace their "bets" on individual Hotels. Our flagship Beverly Hills hotel, Commercial classical WNCN New named Einstein On The Peach, crew members, and 95 listeners who i F.rmirage, is the only all -suite Five Star, Five York decided to add a new flavor to served in a Philip Glass. And, final- picked the winning "jockey" won T- Diamond hotel in America. summer promotions recently. ly, one listener poured the topping shirts. Admission to the KSHE -95 EERMITAGE HOTELS, 800 -424 -4443 WNCN air personality Elliot Forest on Forest himself, suggesting Elliot 95 All five L Ermitage hotels event was cents, and hot dogs invited listeners to call in with clas- Black Forest. and soda were also offered for 95 are intimate, luxury, all - sical music variations on Ben & Jer- cents. suite hotels and share the ry's Cherry Garcia ice cream, a fla- HORSING AROUND Meanwhile, at 7- Eleven stores all LErmitage standards of vor that recently had its own name Rocker and perpetual promotion over St. Louis, listeners can pick up quality and service. MONDRIAN i BEL AGE cleared. As listeners raced to scoop machine KSHE -95 St. Louis took a a copy of KSHE's "20th Anniversa- your travel agent each other, it became obvious that run in late August at becoming a ry Rock Classics" cassette for $3.99 contact LE PARC LERMITAGE LE DUFY or call us directly. You'll Peppermint Pun -Pun was going to stable radio station-literally. The with a 7- Eleven purchase. The sta- sM be the flavor of the day. KSHE morning zoo visited the local tion is celebrating 20 years of rock find out how comfortable A Collection of Originals. Other suggested flavors included Fairmount Park racetrack for the programming this year and has good business can really be. Outside the USA and Canada Telex 4955516 LEGG Lemon Bernstein, Placido De Man- running of the first KSHE Cup, teamed up with Cherry Seven -Up, go, Yo -Yo Marshmallow, and Sir which consisted of the zoo -crew rac- Rockbill, and 7- Eleven for the pro- Rudolf Bing Cherry. 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PLATINUM 17 17 Jellybean featuring Elisa Farilk, W 6 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Nay 28 Prince, U Got The Look 18 19 Usa Lisa A Cult Jam, Lost In Emotion 7 Bananarama I Heard A Rumour 2Ì 24 Klymaxx, I'd Still Say Yes 19 20 Madonna, Causing A Commotion Usa Lisa A Cult Jam, Lost In Emotion 25 29 Michael Jackson, Bad 20 26 LeVert Casanova 9 1 Los Lobos, La Bamba 26 27 Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo, W 21 21 David Bowie, Never Let Me Down 10 The Whispers Rock Steady 27 EX Expose Let Me Be The One 22 24 Fleetwood Mac Little Lies 11 I Fat Boys A The Beach Boys Wipeout 28 23 Richard Man, Don't Mean Nothing (PC)"11131rVIIVTsar )` 23 25 Bee Gees You Win 12 1 Huey Lewis 8 The News, oing It All F 29 EX Bryan Adams, Victim Of Love . 24 27 Newcity Rakers, Rev It Up 13 1 Debbie Gibson, Only In My Dreams 30 26 Starship It's Not Over ('Til It's Ov 25 33 Atlantic Starr, One Lover At A Time 14 1 Heart, Who Run To A 1WPZJ -FM RADIO Will You - Bill Medley A Jennifer Warners, I've Miami P.D.: Rick Stacy Detroit P.D.: Rick Gillette 26 28 The Cars, You Are The Girl 15 20 LeVert Casanova A - The Cars, You Are The Girl 1 Whitesnake, Here I 1 New York P.D.: Larry Berger 27 29 Alexander O'Neal, Fake 16 16 ABC, When Smokey Sings Go Again I Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett, 28 31 Bryan Adams, Victim Of Love 17 Grateful Dead, Touch Of Grey 2 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Hav 2 2 Fat Boys A The Beach Boys, Wipeout 1 1 Los Lobes, La Bamba 29 30 Go Don't The Sequel 19 Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo, W 3 Expose, Let Me Be The One 3 3 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Hou 2 4 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost May 30 32 Expose, Be The o One 19 21 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 4 Europe, Carrie 4 6 Michael Jackson, Bad

3 2 Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrott, 31 34 Donna Summer, Dinner With Gershwin 20 22 Ex Let Me Be The One 5 Bananarama I Heard A Rumour 5 5 Jellybean featuring Elisa Farilk, W 4 5 Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard), C 32 35 Curiosity Killed The Cat, Misfit 21 23 John Cougar Mellencamp, Paper In Fire 6 Noel, Silent Morning 6 7 ABC, When Smokey Sings 5 6 Lisa Usa & Cult Jam, Lost In Emotion 33 EX Billy Ido l Mony Monty 22 25 Madonna, Causing A Commotion 7 Prince, U Got The Look 7 10 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 6 3 Madonna Who' s That Girl A31 - Michael Jackson Bad 23 24 Alexander O'Neal, Fake 8 2 Madonna, Causing A Commotion 8 8 Huey Lewis & The News, Doing It All F 7 8 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again A35 U2, Where The Srtreets Have No Name 24 30 Michael Jackson Bad 9 1 Alexander O'Neal, Fake 9 4 LL Cool 1, I Need Love 8 9 LeVert, Casanova A Timothy B. Schmit, Boys Night Out 25 David Halliday He's My Girl 10 2 Michael Jackson Bad 10 13 Lisa Lisa A Cuit Jam, Lost In Emotion 9 10 Fat Boys A The Beach Boys, Wipeout A Mick Jagger, Let's Work 26 27 Kenny G., Don't Make Me Wait For Love Washington P.D.: Mark St. John I1 1 Curiosity Killed The Cat, Misfit II 14 LeVert, Casanova 10 14 Bananarama I Heard A Rumour A Kenny G., Don't Make Me Wait For Love 27 28 The Cars, You Are The Girl 1 1 Los Lobos, La Bamba 12 1 Anita Baker, No One In The World 12 17 Madonna, Causing A Commotion I1 13 ABC, When Smokey Sings A Swing Out Sister Breakout 28 29 Fleetwood Mac, Little Lies 2 3 Richard Marx, Don't Mean Nothing 13 1 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 13 9 Los Lobos, La Bamba 12 15 LL Cad 1, I Need Love A Belinda Carlisle, Heaven Is A Place 0 29 EX Curiosity Killed The Cat Misfit 3 4 Bananarama, I Heard A Rumour 14 1 Bee Gees, You Win Again 14 19 Prince, U Got The Look 13 12 Noel Silent 1 Casanova Morning A R.E.M., The One I Love 30 EX Swing Out Sister, Breakout 4 5 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again 15 LeVert 15 11 Madonna Who's That Girl 14 7 The Whispers, Rock Steady EX REO Speedwagon, In My Dreams 31 EX Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 5 6 Whitney Houston Didn't We Almost Han 16 20 Billy Idol Mony Mony 16 20 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 15 TPau, Heart 11 And Soul EX Pet Shop Boys, It's A Sin A - Mick Jagger, Let's Work 6 7 Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard), C 17 5 Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett, 17 12 The Whispers, Rock Steady 16 21 Europe Carrie 18 18 Donna Summer, Dinner With EX Squeeze, Hourglass A - rdfany, I Think We're Alone Now 7 9 Usa Usa A Cult Jam Lost In Emotion Gershwin 18 21 Donna Summer, Dinner With Gershwin 17 17 Richard Marx, Don't Mean Nothing EX Mr. Mister, Something Real (Inside Me A - Billy Idol, Mony Mony B 2 The Whispers, Rock Steady 19 22 Pet Shop Boys, It's A Sin 19 23 Alexander O'Neal, Fake 18 16 Suzanne Vega, Luka EX Gloria Estefan 8 Miami Sound Machine, A - Debbie Gibson Shake Your Love 9 14 Europe, Carrie 20 24 Gloria Estefan A Miami Sound Machine, 20 24 Anita Baker No Onene The World 19 30 Michael Jackson Bad EX Poison, I Won't Forget You EX EX Prince U Got the Look to 10 TPau, Heart And Soul 21 7 ABC, When Smokey Sings 21 25 Stephanie Mills, (You're Putting ) A 20 22 Alexander O'Neal, Fake EX Culling Crew, I've Been In Love Befor EX U2, Where The Streets Have No Name 11 11 Debbie Gibson, Only In My Dreams 22 23 David Bowie, Never Let Me Down n EX Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now 21 28 Madonna Causing A Commotion EX Great White, Rock Me EEXX E 1( Los Lobos, Come On, Let's Go 12 13 Bon Jovi, Edge Of A Broken Heart 23 26 Company B, Full Circle 23 EX Whitesnake Here I Go Again 22 24 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat EX Loerboy, Notorious 13 16 Madonna, Causing A Commotion 24 13 Richard Man, Don't Mean Nothing 24 EX Billy Idol, Mony Mony 23 23 Jellybean featuring Elisa Farilk, W 14 19 LeVert, Casanova 25 30 Swing Out Sister, Breakout 25 EX Tala Smette, Love Is Contagious 24 25 Huey Lewis A The News, Doing It All F 26 28 Warren Zeeee Leave My Monkey Alone A Belinda Heaven Is A Place 15 B LL Cool 1, I Need Love - Carlisle, 0 25 26 Pepsi A Shirlie Heartache 16 12 Fat Boys A The Beach Boys Wipeout 27 27 Natalie Cole Jump Start A - Swing Out Sister, Breakout 26 18 George Michael I Want Your Sex (From 17 21 Huey Lewis 8 The News, Doing It All F 28 EX Bon Jovi, Edge Of A Broken Heart A - Los Lobes, Donna 27 20 Gloria Estefan E Miami Sound Machine, 18 23 Curiosity Killed The Cat, Misfit 29 Fx Kenny G., Don't Make Me Wait For Love A - Los Lobos, Come On Let's Go 28 27 Will To Power, Dreamin' 19 22 ABC, When Smokey Sings A30 Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now EX EX Expose, Let Me Be l'he One A29 - Billy Idol, Mony Mony 20 15 Crowded Hose Something So Strong A - Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place 0 EX EX Ray Parker Jr I Don't Think That Ma A30 - Expose, Let Me Be The One 21 26 Prince, U Got The Look A - Pretty PoisonPoison, Catch Me I'm Falling EX EX Kenny G. Dont Make Me Wait For Love A - Tiffany, I Think Were Alone Now 108 FM 22 25 Swing Out Sister, Breakout Wa Wa Nee, Free EX EX Cutting I've Been In Love Befor Philadelphia P.D.: Charlie Quinn 23 24 Grateful Dead, Touch EX ÉX John Cougar Mellencamp, Paper In Fire EX Ell Atlantic Starr, One lover At A Time Boston P.D.: Sunny Joe White Of Grey 1 1 Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett 24 28 Los Labos, Come On, Let's Go EX EX REO Speedwagon, n My Dreams 1 1 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Hav 2 2 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Hav 25 30 Michael Jackson Bad EX EX Heart, Who Will You Run To

2 3 Bananarama I Heard A Rumour 3 3 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again 26 EX Fleetwood Mac Little Lies 3 6 Usa Usa 8 Cult Jam Lost In Emotion 4 5 ABC, When Smokey Sings 27 29 Kenny G., Dont Make Me Wait For Love 1 5 Alexander O'Neal, Fake 5 6 John Cougar Melknamp, Paper In Fire 28 18 Who, Oh Yeah 5 7 Prince, U Got The Look 6 10 Grateful Dead Touch Of Grey 29 EX 112, Where The Streets Have No Name 6 8 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again 7 7 Bananarama, I Heard A Rumour 30 EX Noel, Silent Morning LUHTI F/77 7 9 Natalie Cole Jump Start 8 8 Prince, U Got The Look A - Expose, Let Me Be The One WCZYFM/AM1500 New York P.D.: Scott Shannon 8 10 Heart, Who Will You Run To 9 II Lisa Usa A Cult Jam, Lost In Emotion A - Alexander O'Neal Fake 9 12 David Bowie Never Let Me Down 10 12 Heart, Who Will You Run To A - Belinda Carlisle, Heaven Is A Place 0 Los Labos, La gamba Detroit P.D.: Brian Patrick 10 14 Expose, Let Me Be The One Il 9 Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo, W A - Trffae , I Think We're Alone Now Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett 1 Whitney Houston, 11 13 Anita Baker, No One In The World 12 4 Los Lobos, La Bomba A - Bill Medley A Jennifer Warners, I've Chicago P.D.: Ric Lippincott Didn't We Almost Hav Whitney Hosto Didn't We Almost Hav 12 16 Pepsi A Shirlie, Heartache 13 14 LeVert, Casanova EX EX John Cougar Mellencamp, Paper In Fire 2 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again Lisa Lisa A Cuit Jam Lost In Emotion 13 15 Europe, Carrie 14 22 Madonna, Causing A Commotion 1 1 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again 3 Prince, U Got The Look Dan Hill (Duet With Vanda Shepard), C 14 17 Donna Summer, Dinner With Gershwin 15 18 Fleetwood Mac, Little Lies 2 7 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Hav 4 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat Noel, Silent Morning 15 19 John Cougar Melknamp, Paper In Fire 16 21 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 3 2 Los los, a Bamba 5 ABC, When Smokey Sings Bananarama, I Heard A Rumour 16 22 Phyllis Hyman, Old Friend 17 20 David Bowie, Never Let Me Down 4 5 `kilo, Oh Yeah 6 Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett, LL Cod 1,I Need Love 17 23 Fat Boys A The Beach Boys, Wipeout 18 24 Swing Out Sitter, Breakout 5 3 Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett, LeVert, Casanova LeVert, Casanova 18 18 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 19 19 Bryan Adams, Victim Of Love 6 10 Prince, U Got The Look 8 1 John Cougar Mellencamp, Paper In Fire Whitesnake, Here I Go Again 19 20 Grateful Dead, Touch Of Grey 20 28 Bon Jovi, Edge Of A Broken Heart 7 6 Debbie Gibson, Only In My Dreams 1 Lisa Lisa A Cult Jam Lost In Emotion ABC, When Smokey Sings 20 28 Madonna, Causing A Commotion 21 23 The Cars, You Are The Girl 8 16 Fat Boys A The Beach Boys, Wipeout lÓ Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo, W Madonna, Who's That Girl 21 24 LeVert, Casanova 22 26 Billy Idol Mony Mony 9 4 Madonna Who's That Girl 11 Alexander O'Neal, Fake Fat Boys A The Beach Beys, Wipeout n 25 Newcity Rockers, Rev It Up 23 29 Michael Jackson Bad 10 21 Europe, Carrie 12 Huey Lewis 8 The News Doing It All F Europe, Carrie 23 26 Noel, Silent Morning 24 25 U2, Where The Streets Have No Name Atlanta P.D.: Bob Case 11 B Grateful Dead, Touch Of Grey 13 I Anita Baker No One In the World 23 Madonna, Causing A Commotion 24 30 Michael BoHne, That's What Love Is A 25 27 Pet Shop Boys, It's A Sin 1 2 Europe, Carrie 12 12 Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard), C 14 1 Heart, Who Will You Run To 7 TPau, Heart And Soul 25 29 Swing Out Sister Breakout 26 30 Europe, Carrie 2 3 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again 13 9 Richard Marx, Don't Mean Nothing 15 1 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 10 Suzanne Vega, Luka 26 27 Curiosity Killed the Cat, Misfit 27 16 Huey Lewis A The News Doing It All F 3 5 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Hav 14 22 Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now 16 2 Billy Idol, Mony Mony 20 Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo, W 27 EX Michael Jackson, Bad A28 - Expose, Let Me Be The One 4 6 Prince, U Got The Look 15 11 Suzanne Vega, Luka 17 LL Cool 1, I Need Love 29 Michael Jackson, Bad 16 24 Lisa Lisa 8 Cuit Jam, Lost In Emotion 18 I Los Lobos, La 28 31 Stephanie Mills, (You're Putting ) A A29 - Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now 5 1 Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett, Bamba 20 14 George Michael I Want Your Sex (From 29 32 Bryan Adams, Victim Of Love 30 EX Glen Burtnkk, Follow You 6 7 Lisa Usa & Cult Jam Lost In Emotion 17 13 George Michael, I Want Your Sex (From 19 22 Ray Parker Jr. I Don't Think That Ma U 21 24 Prince, Got The Look 30 35 Ray Parker Jr., I Don't Think That Ma EX EX Kenny G., Don't Make Me Wait For Love 7 8 ABC, When Smokey Sings 18 26 Bon loi, Edge Of A Broken Heart 20 23 David Bowie, Never Let Me Down

A22 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 31 34 David Hallyday Hó s My Girl 8 10 Bananarama I Heard A Rumour 19 14 LL Cool 1, I Need Love 21 26 Kenny G. Don't Make Me Wait For Love 23 Huey Lewis A The News, Doing It All F 32 EX Cutting Crew, I've Been In Love Befor 9 9 Huey Lewis h The News, Doing It All F 20 28 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 22 25 Europe, Carrie 24 19 The Whispers, Rock Steady 33 EX Squeeze, Hourglass 10 11 The Other Ones, Holiday 21 17 Heart, Alone 23 27 Dona Summer Dinner With Gershwin 16 Man Don't Mean Nothing 34 EX Kenny G. Don't Make Me Wait For Love Il 12 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat n 29 Bananarama, I Heard A Rumour 24 Michael Jackson, Bad Expose Let Me Be One 35 Ex Go West Don't Look Down The Sequel 12 13 Grateful Dead Touch Of Grey 23 15 Danny Wilson, Mary's Prayer 25 32 Madonna, Causing A Commotion U2, I Found 24 30 Idol, 26 29 21 Still Haven't What I'm Lo A - Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now 13 14 Natalie Cole, Jump Start Billy Mony Mony Mr. Mister, Something Real (Inside Me 28 22 Dionne Warwick A Jeffrey Osborne, Loo A - Bill Medley 8 Jennifer Warners, I've 14 16 LeVert, Casanova 25 18 The Other Ones, Holiday 27 30 The Winans, I.O.U. 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Schmit, Boys Night Out A Boys Don't Cry, Who Do You Amdam Thin 4 8 Huey Lewis & The News, Doing It All F EX EX Billy Idol, Mony Mony 13 21 Heart, Who Will ou Run To 31 32 U2, Where The Streets Have No Name A - Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place 0 5 10 Bananarama, I Heard A Rumour EX EX Echo 8 The Bunnymen, Lips Like Sugar 14 15 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 32 33 David Bowie, Never Let Me Down A - Richard Man, Should've Known Better 6 6 Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo, W 15 6 Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard), C 33 34 Wa Wa Nee, Sugar Free A - The Outfield, No Surrender 7 3 Los Lobes, La Bamba 16 23 Europe, Carrie 34 35 Squeeze, Hourglass A - Go West, Don't Look Down - The Sequel 8 11 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat 17 19 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 35 36 Los Lobos, Come On, Let's Go 9 14 Usa Usa & Cult Jam, Lost In Emotion 18 20 David Bowie Never Let Me Down 36 37 Ray Parker Jr. I Don't Think That Ma =WBBM-F = 10 12 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 19 n Nol, Silent Morning 37 EX Timothy B. 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mer book-at the time, one of the Arbitron figures from the spring and local favorite Starship with BY TERRY WOOD highest marks ever earned by an al- '87 book show KFOG earned a 2.3 tunes by Wilson Pickett ( "Mustang bum rock station -and toppled share (up from 2.0) to place 14th in Sally "), new-ager Pete Bardens, and FOR MUCH OF HIS life, Michigan mighty WLS from the No. 1 spot. the market. CBS -owned crosstown newcomer Omar & the Howlers. native Dave Logan dreamed of help- With typical radio-industry irony, rival KRQR placed a notch higher A three -hour jazz program airs on ing the Detroit Tigers win a base- Logan was rewarded by being with 2.6, topping the list of five al- Sunday mornings. The hour slot at 9 ball game. That turned out to be fired -due to a personality clash bum rock signals that penetrate the easier than expected, especially with his boss, not because of Disco market. since Logan is a program director Demolition. "It's frustrating," Logan admits, `This station who has never He responded by becoming PD at "because I know this station is played an inning WLAV Grand Rapids, Mich., and drawing more than a 2.3 share. Our means a lot of professional steering it to consistent double-dig- Birch numbers show that we have a to me. This PD baseball in his it, 12 -plus shares and a reputation 3.4 share. In the past few years, al- OF THE life. Now he's as one of the country's top -rated album rock stations have lost three is my child' working on an- bum rock outlets. shares in Arbitron ratings, and I WEEK other dream - don't know where they have gone. turning KFOG IN 1982, Logan moved to San Fran- "At best, these figures are all es- p.m. Monday through Thursday is San Francisco into the dominant cisco to implement Superstars II, timates. The response of this mar- reserved for the "KFOG Adventure music station in its market. Lee Abrams' vision of upper -demo ket to our station as seen through Hour," featuring, in daily order, an Logan helped the Tigers earn a album rock, at KFOG, which had focus groups and research projects hour of live Grateful Dead tapes victory in the summer of 1979, spent the previous 17 years dispens- convinces me that KFOG's influ- (produced in conjunction with the when, as promotion director and as- ing beautiful music in relative ob- ence goes well beyond what a mea- band and awaiting possible syndica- sistant program director WLUP at scurity. Dave Logan. Program Director of surement from Arbitron or Birch tion), reggae, new age, and blues Chicago, he for Steve KFOG's demo figures (22- tells arranged target KFOG San Francisco and Billboard's you." (when was the last time you heard Dahl's Disco Demolition show to oc- 44, primarily men) showed such im- The Lo- PD of the week. majority of diaries, says Fats Domino on your local album cur between games of a twi -night provement after Logan's arrival gan, come from Santa Clara Coun- rock outlet ?). doubleheader between the Tigers that he was hired in 1984 as a vice ty, a lucrative market where San Jo- "We are catering to the listener and the White Sox at Comiskey president at Burkhart -Abrams to se's rock stations play a major role who demands more than a juke- Park in Chicago. supervise the Superstars II division, The move also gave Logan the and KRQR comes in stronger. box," Logan says, adding that The sellout crowd's enthusiasm where he advised as many as 35 cli- place to be a programmer. The sta- KFOG is no longer linked to Burk- for the show quickly turned to pan- ents. tion's market is spread throughout ANY ALBUM ROCK fan with a hart- Abrams or Superstars II, demonium, and many of the 55,000 By late 1986, however, KFOG GM five economically and socially di- fondness for smorgasbord -style though he and Abrams remain close fans tumbled and bumbled their Tony Salvadore convinced Logan to verse counties, sitting atop erratic, programming would discover a friends. "Album rock stations seem way onto the playing field. Eventu- return to San Francisco to complete hilly, frequency- fuzzing coastal to- feast for the ears on KFOG. Even to be going two ways. One is toward ally, the Sox had to forfeit the sec- the task he began- breaking KFOG pography. though Logan shuns metal, "di- the low end, the traditional heavy ond game. "Only the second major - out of the middle of the Bay Area's "There is no other market in the verse" and "eclectic" hardly seem rock station. The other option is league forfeit in this century," Lo- cluttered radio pack. country like San Francisco," Logan adequate to describe KFOG's vast what KFOG is offering: an intelli- gan points out whimsically. "This station means a lot to me," says. "It has the highest AM listen - musical range. "We work at being gent rock'n'roll station that can That was a memorable summer Logan says. "This is my child. I ership in the country. Plus, the ter- esoteric, not eccentric," he says. play Chuck Berry and can also play for Logan and WLUP for another want to see it through and be vindi- rain plays a significant role here: One Sunday afternoon six -song Pat Metheny. reason, too. The Loop scored a daz- cated, to see this vision of quality San Francisco, Oakland, and San set, for example, alternated familiar "We go to great lengths to re- zling 12 -plus share of 7.4 in the sum- rock'n'roll programming realized." Jose." cuts from the Pretenders, the Fixx, (Continued on page 24)

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Schmit, Boys ight Out 10 12 SmokeyhRobióson, OnenHeartbeat 23 12 I6 Prince II U Gott TheHLook 3 3 Whitney D idn't We Almost Hay 265 29 Noel, Silent Morning 11 5 LL Cool J I Need Love y 1 2 Tdfay, I Think We're Alone Now 5 FX Love , Notorious 13 IS ABC, Smokey Sings 4 6 Prince, U Got The Look 27 Curiosity Killed The Cat, Misfit 2 3 Europe, Carrie 37 38 Mr. Mister, Something Real (Inside Me 12 7 Dan Hill (duet With Honda Shepard), C n 14 3 LL Cool 1, I Need Love 5 1 Dan Hill (Duet With Venda Shepard),S C 13 19 Madonna Causing A Commotion ( 2g 30 Levert, Casanova 3 4 Lisa Lisa 8 Cult Jam Lost In Emotion 15 32 Michael Jackson, Bad 38 EX David Halls He's My Girl 6 Il Natalie Cole, Jump Start 18 Heart, Who Run To n EX MadonnaMadonna, Causing A Commotion 1 5 Expose, Let Me Be The One A Tiffany, I Think We're AloneIone Now H Will ou 7 16 18 Grateful Dead, Touch Of Grey - 5 REO S ppert, a q on, In Myv Dreams 30 EX Smokey g One Heartbeat A John Waite, Dont Lose Any Sleep 15 16 Fat Boys 8 The Beach Boys, Wipeout 5 6 Madonna Causing A Commotion 17 22 Swing Out Sister, Breakout - 10 Herb icpSta Rain p g 16 22 LeVert, Casanova - prince, U Got The Look 6 1 Here I do Again A Lef LiSO Animal 18 20 Jepóse, Let Be The One - 9 12 Atlantic Starr, One Lover AtAl A Time A Freestyle Don't Stop The Rock A Lisa Lisa Jam, Lost In 17 23 Bananarama, I Heard A Rumour - I 8 Emotion 7 7 Bananarama, Heard A Rumour 19 19 Jelybean feMeaturing n Elisa Fiorillo, W - butt 10 12 Europe, Carrie A REO Sometimes Prince, The in 26 Michael Jackson, Bad - All U Got Look - 21 21 Poison, Robinson,RoonsoFo get Heartbeat 11 8 Rod Stewart, Twistin' The Night Away A REO Speedwagoe, In My Dreams 19 24 Prince U Got The Look - 9 9 Heart, Who Will You Run To 21 24 Poison, Won't Forget You 12 14 Wendy And Lisa, Waterfall 20 14 The Whispers, Rock Steady EX EX Danny Wilson, Marys Prayer 10 IB Newmh Rakers Rev It Up 23 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 13 11 The Pointer Sisters, Be There (From " n 21 21 Grateful ad Touch Of Grey EX EX Swingg Out Sister, Breakout 11 8 Dan Hill (Duet With Honda Shepard), C 23 26 The Cars You Are The Girl 14 19 Hart, Who Will You Run To 22 l5 TPau Heart And Soul Force Love A 12 12 Natalie Cole, Jump Start 24 27 Heart, Who Will You Run To 15 18 The Other Ones, Holiday /1 23 30 John Cougar Mellencamp, Paper In Fire EX EX pose, Let tilt Be TheTIshe One 13 16 ABC, When Smoke 9 Singsq 25 7 Sammyr Nagar, Give To Live 16 20 The Nylons, Happyp Together i. 24 29 Billy Idol, Mony Mony 14 14 Whitneyrr ouston, Didn't We Almost Hay 26 33 Levert Casanova 17 7 Los Lobos, La Bamba 25 28 Jellybean featuring Elsa Fiorillo, W 15 11 Bryan Adams, Victim Of Love 27 EX Billyry Idol, Mon y Mony h 18 16 INXS & Jimmy Barnes, Good Times 1 26 EX Fleetwood Mac, Little Lies 16 19 The Other Ones, Holiday 28 28 Herb Alpert, Making Love In The Rain 19 25 Levert, Casanova 27 EX Pe Where The St's Have No Name 17 20 Snake Y Robinson, One Heartbeat 29 29 Pet Shop Bone, It's A Sin 20 23 Bon Jovi, Edge Of Broken Heart San Francisco P.D.: Keith NaftalyY 28 EX Pep Shop s, It's A Sin IB 21 The Cars, You Are The Girl 30 30 The Other Ones, Holiday ° 21 9 Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett, In 29 EX Expose, Let a Be The One 19 n Swingq ut Sister, Breakout 31 35 Mr. Mister, Something g eat (Inside Me 1 I Lisa Cult lam Lost Emotion 22 28 John Cougar Melt's Paper In Fire 30 11 Debbie Gibson, Onlyyy In M y Dreams 20 24 Something Real periIn Me 32 34 Mick Jagger Work 2 2 Expose, Let The One 23 30 Pet Shop Eys, It's A Sin A REO SpeI In My Dreams 21 26 John Cougar Melkncamp, Paper In Fire 3 3 Bananarama, I Heard Rumour - p34 Les Lobos, domeCome On, Let's 24 32 Madonna Causing A Commotion - A Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now 23 Casanova 4 4 Alexander O'Neal, Fake - n Levert 34 EX Bryan Adonis, Victim Of LoGoLoveve 25 Grateful bead, Touch Of Grey 5 5 Madonna Causing A Commotion 23 27 Billy Idol Mony Mony 5 EX Kenny G., Don't Make Me Wait For Love 26 34 Michael Jackson, Bad 24 36 Michael Jackson Bad A - The Cure, Just Like Heaven 6 6 Atlantic Stan, One Lover At A Time 27 31 Donna Summer, Dinner With Gershwin 25 25 Curiosity Killed flee Cat, Misfit A - Starship, It's Not Over (Tit Ifs Ov 7 7 Smokey Robinson, One Heartbeat /' 28 29 David Bowie Never Let Me Down 8 10 Michael Jackson, Bad / 26 29 Go West, Don't Look Down - The Sequel A - U2, Where The Streets Have No Name 71 29 33 U2, Where The Streets Have No Name BowieBowie, Never Let Me Down 9 12 LeVert, Casanova /" 27 28 David A - Wa Wa Nee, Sugar Free J 30 EX The Cars, You Are The Girl 10 15 Prince, U Got The Look 28 30 Echo 8 The Lips Like Sugar A - Starship, Beat Patrol Z'Ll`Z' 31 35 Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now 11 11 Natalie Cole Jump Start 29 34 Pet Shop Boys, It s A Sin EJ( EX Timothy B. Submit, Boys Night Out S i_L 32 EX Mick Jagger, Let's Work 12 13 Out Sister, Breakout 30 31 Donna Summer, Dinner With Gershwin EX EX Fleetwood Mac, Little Lies Swing LLB L 33 EX Cutting Crew I've Been In Love Befor 31 32 Mick Jagger, Let's Work EX EX Squeeze, Hourglass 13 14 Whitney Houston, Didn't We Almost Hay 31 EX Loverbon, Notorious 32 35 Loverboy, Notorious EX EX Taja Seeelle, Love Is Contagious 14 21 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again St. LOUIS P.D.: Dave Robbins 35 36 Great White, Rock Me 33 33 David Hallyday, He's My Girl EX EX Donna Summer, Dinner With Gershwin 15 18 Sweet Sensations, Victim Of Love 36 38 Chris Rea, Let's Dance 16 8 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys, Wipeout 1 4 Whitney Houston Didn't We Almost Hay 31 37 Poison, I Won t Forget You EX EX Loverboy, Notorious 37 37 Bryan Adams, Victim Of Love 2 1 Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett, 35 38 U2, Where The Streets Have No Name 17 25 Noel, Silent Morning 38 EX Michael Bolton, That's What Love Is A 3 2 Whitesnake, Here I Go Again

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DIO Hits From Billboard 10 and 20 Years Ago This Week PROMOTIONS (Continued from page 18) POP SINGLES -10 Years Ago 1. Star Wars Title Theme, Meco, motion, which features 10 St. Louis reserved seats at a recent David MILLENNIUM rock radio classics on cassette. Bowie concert. To win the tickets, 2. Keep It Comin' Love, K.C. & the contestants had to wear the sta- Sunshine Band, TK 3. You Light Up My Life, Debby WRIF -ROARING tion's call letters on the seat of their Boone, WARNER /CURB WRIF Detroit traded in rock tracks pants. Judges then picked the two 4. Nobody Does It Better, Carly for tire tracks again this summer listeners with the "best seats." Simon, ELEKTRA for its fifth annual Grand Prix. For the recent Eddie Money con- 5. That's Rock 'N' Roll, Shaun Cassidy, WARNER /CURB Each summer, the station gathers cert in Boston, WAAF declared the 6. Best Of My Love, Emotions, together advertising agencies and WAAF Concert Payback in effect. COLUMBIA 7. Boogie Nights, Heatwave, EPIC clients and sponsors a Formula One - Anyone spotted wearing the sta- style go -cart race, with qualifying tion's call letters at the concert was 8. Cold As Ice, Foreigner, ATLANTIC 9. Brick House, Commodores, MOTOWN meets, a luncheon, and the final reimbursed the cost of his ticket 10. I Just Want To Be Your Everything, race. In the past, the race was held with "Eddie" money. The "money" Andy Gibb, RSO in the station parking lot, but this was legal U.S. tender signed by year WRIF took over a local go -cart Money before the show. POP SINGLES -20 Years Ago track for the daylong event. More PETER J. LUDWIG 1. The Letter, Box Tops, MALO 2. Ode To Joe, Bobbie F a Billie Gentry, than 50 agencies and 200 WRIF cli- CAPITOL ents participated. 3. Never My Love, Association, WARNER WAAF Boston's Best Seats To The Best Seats promo awarded front -row David BROS. Bowie seats to listeners who displayed the station's call letters on the seats of 4. Come Back When You Grow Up, BEST SEATS their pants (left). In another WAAF promo, fans of Eddie Money (right, with his Bobby Vee & the Strangers, LIBERTY Rocker WAAF Boston combined a 5. Reflections, Diana Ross & the arm around station promotion director Ron Valeri) were reimbursed the cost of variation on the bumper sticker idea Supremes, MOTOWN their tickets to a recent Money concert. with the concert ticket giveaway re- 6. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie, Jay & the Techniques, SMASH cently and came up with a reason 7. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) for WAAF couch potatoes to get up `ESOTERIC' ROCK Higher And Higher, Jackie Wilson, off their butts. Best Seats To The BR SWICK (Continued from page 22) 8. FunLANky Broadway, Wilson Pickett, Best Seats awarded one male and AT IC one female listener with front -row spect the listener. We're the think- ment. Too many stations have been a few years ago, but they're moving 9. I Dig Rock And Roll Music, Peter, Paul & Mary, WARNER BROS. ing- person's rock'n'roll station, and right down the middle lately and back into a hard rock approach. 10. Brown -Eyed Girl, Van Morrison, we celebrate the musical heritage have lost some of their audience. We're in a very good position." BANG we've all grown up with." "We were raised on great radio, What will it take to make Logan TOP ALBUMS -10 Years Ago Jocks frequently introduce older where the boundaries between mu- feel vindicated? "Dominance," he 1. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac, WARNER selections by announcing that sical styles weren't so absolute. says with a laugh. "I'm a classic BROS. "Classic rock lives at KFOG," There was an opportunity for cross - overachiever. But gone are the days 2. Simple Dreams, Linda Ronstadt, TOUCH That DIAL! though Logan says he keeps his pollinization of music, and that's when you could start an album rock ASYLUM 3. Shaun Cassidy, WARNER /CURB oldies /currents ratio 50/50. I at about what think the mature listener is station and get instant 60 shares. 4. Star Wars Soundtrack, 20TH CENTURY Get fast results with ACTION - "We're not in a sense an oldies looking for. When they discover "Patience is one of the most re- 5. Moody Blue, Elvis Presley, RCA MART, the Billboard Classi- station," he says, "but we're reach- that musical depth again on the ra- warding attributes a person can 6. Foreigner, ATLANTIC fied. ing the first generation that's dio, that magic in the mix, they will have in this profession. Otherwise, 7. Anytime ... Anywhere, Rita grown up with rock'n'roll. That's 30 be very loyal to it. They'll flock to it it's too frustrating. From a sales Coolidge A &M 8. Going For The One, Yes, ATLANTIC years of a new musical form, and I like an oasis." standpoint, I know this station is 9. JT, James Taylor, COLUMBIA like to think this station reflects Logan says he is confident such highly successful and our nation- 10. I Robot, Alan Parsons Project ARISTA that era. movement will be reflected in fu- wide profile is very good." "KFOG celebrates the entire ture rating surveys. "The kind of TOP ALBUMS -20 Years Ago rock'n'roll spectrum and reflects success we anticipate takes time 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Call our Hotline at (800) 223 -7524. the cultural diversity of the era as and patience," he says. "Album Band, Beatles, CAPITOL and tell Jeff you want to see some Read 2. Ode To Billie Joe, Bobbie Gentry, well as the various types of music rock should be a significant player about CAPITOL Action! that came from it. We all grew up in this market. It took WMMR Latin radio 3. The Doors, ELEKTRA with very active participation in mu- (Philadelphia) 16 years to reach that ... see page 64 4. Flowers, Rolling Stones, LONDON sic. We want to reflect that involve- level. KRQR came at us pretty hard 5. Headquarters, Monkees, COLGEMS 6. Aretha Arrives Aretha Franklin, ATLANTIC 7. With A Lot O' Soul, Temptations, GORDY 8. Groovin', Young Rascals, ATLANTIC . 9. Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson ...... -.._. _._.._. Airplane, RCA VICTOR 10. Release Me, Engelbert Humperdinck, PARROT iecos 'Tapes. COUNTRY SINGLES -10 Years Ago and 1. Heaven's Just A Sin Away, Kendalls, OVATION Or 2. Daytime Friends, Kenny Rogers, : UNITED ARTISTS Ori release 3. I Got The Floss, Mel Tillis, MCA latestt 4. East Bound And Down/0'm Just o ck's A) Redneck In A Rock And Roll AL Bar, Jerry Reed, RCA 5. Y'All Come Back Saloon, Oak .:..: Ridge Boys, ABC /DOT ..::.;.. 6. We Can't Go On Living Like This, Eddie Rabbitt, ELEKTRA r 7. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes 101.CRS.....___..__ f0R Blue, Crystal Gayle, UNITED ARTISTS N IA 8. I'm Just a Country Boy, Don Re'tie M Williams, ABC /DOT E E W 9. Why Can't He Be You, Loretta kE t Lynn, MCA N vS 10. Once In A Lifetime Thing, John NSC Wesley Ryles, ABC /DOT ON .St . \,U t..A-v U ` . T T1_,ETtits 5 SOUL SINGLES -10 Years Ago 36 o O`M DFP ,1J\ C186 F 1114. T pKEN IIAE-uEv\l 1. It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down P Next To Me, Barry White, 20th CENTURY 2. Dusic, Brick, MALACO 7.. 3. Keep It Comin' Love, K.C. & the Sunshine Band, TE 4. Brick House, Commodores, MOTOWN 5. Float On, Floaters, ABC 6. Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me, Peter Brown, DRIVE 1 7. Boogie Nights, Heatwave, EPIC 8. Do You Dance PU, Rose Royce, vitvorwl WHITFIELD 9. I Feel LIFE IS BUTA DREAM r, Love, Donna Summer, I CASABLANCA LOVE WON'T LET LET ME BE THE I YOU PLAYED THE NEED YOU BACK ONE ON YOU CAN'T HIDE 10. Back In Love Again, L.T.D., A &M FOOL ME WAIT CHRISTMAS

24 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com LEN, R.E.M.: Into The Mainstream one on all fronts. We've just about now everybody's ready to jump on CONE TO ONE J BY DAVE DiMARTINO doubled the sales of the previous re- it." LOS ANGELES Call it a coinci- cord each time out." Boberg attri- Available in both 7 -inch and 12- Stewart Levine dence, but Aug. 31 marked the re- butes the group's steady growth to inch versions, the single features lease date of two significant al- "the old building-block theory and one and two nonalbum B sides, re- talks about the bums. But because one of them was real artist development. I think spectively; both contain a live re- Michael Jackson's "Bad," the there's been two things going on: cording of "Maps And Legends," evolving role of strong showing of R.E.M.'s fifth of- The marketplace has been coming from the band's "Fables Of The Re- ficial album, "Document," may to to them a bit, and they've been go- construction" album, with the 12- the record producer some degree be overshadowed. ing a little bit to the marketplace." inch also bearing a live acoustic ver- Don't count on it. While Jackson's Undoubtedly helping to speed sion of "The One I Love." Though Stewart Levine has produced they've signed the right person. I debut at No. 1 on the Top Pop Al- things up considerably is the new al- credited to R.E.M., the tracks in many of the hottest acts of the think they look to me to try to make bums chart may have been viewed bum's first single, "The One I fact feature only band members Mi- '30s and seems to be on a roll sure that they're going to get the as a foregone conclusion, R.E.M.'s Love." Already No. 10 on the Album chael Stipe and Peter Buck with when it comes to working with very best out of the artist-and, ob- debut at No. 46 was anything but Rock Tracks chart and No. 84 on the guest guitarist Jeff Gans. new artists: Among the acts he viously, do it in a professional, fi- certain. It is, however, an important Hot 100, last week, its first week Now in Europe, R.E.M. is set to has introduced in the U.S. with nancially feasible manner. indication of the broad acceptance there -the song looks set to be the kick off an eight -week U.S. tour great success are Culture Club, Q: Do you think you have a de- this former cult group is now receiv- group's very first hit single. Oct. 1 in Knoxville, Tenn. Following Simply Red, and Curiosity finable sound? ing. "If that song had been on an al- a break in December, the band will Killed The Cat. Simultaneously, A: I would hope I don't have a Stew- Surprisingly, the album shipped bum three albums ago, I don't think begin a second leg in January. he has also worked with such art Levine sound. Those people who 480,000 copies just 20,000 short of it would be jumping out like this," The feeling at I.R.S. about the al- long- established acts as the sort of have their own sound are gold -and easily passed that figure says Boberg. "I think it's an accu- bum's swift success? "This is a real Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, Yes vo- trendy, and they're happening for a in its first week out. mulation of all the momentum, all personal victory," says Boberg. calist Jon Anderson, and Hugh year or five years or whatever, but "It's been so consistent," says the friends, all of the sales, the audi- "This is one that is right in there Masekela, with whom he founded they don't seem to go on and on and Jay Boberg, president of I.R.S., the ence, the radio acceptance -all of from our heart. This band is really Chisa Records in late '60s. In this on-because their sound gets out band's longtime label. "Every rec- those things have finally just bro- associated with us, with our whole week's "One To One" interview, of fashion. So the answer would be ord has done better than the last ken through to the degree where way of doing business." Levine talks to Billboard's Los no; the artist should be the person Angeles bureau chief Dave Di- who has the signature on the re- Martino, about the steadily cord-not the producer. There are evolving role of today's record some fantastic exceptions, but like I ARTIST producer. say, those guys come and go. other people have necessarily tried Q: Do you think the importance DEVELOPMENTS to alter their music to make it a lit- Q: Has the relative importance of of the artist has gradually less- tle more commercial, to make it a the record produc- ened as that of the little more in vogue or the main- er changed much producer has in- DANC/N' AWAY stream of the day, Jay kind of held since you first `I've never creased? The Vestron movie "Dirty Danc- to an ideal. And as it turned out, it started producing chas ed an A: No, I don't think ing" has become a runaway suc- was very commercial and very ac- in the '60s? so at all. I think the cess at box offices around the cessible. But there was not an arti- A: Oh, yes, I would artist down' artist is still the key country (Billboard, Sept. 19). And ficial effort to make it become say it's changed dra- factor in the making that's led to significant sales of the that. matically since those of a record and the RCA soundtrack album, which fea- "I think that as the years have days. Back then, the producer was selling of it. Let's be honest-right tures a mix of old classics and gone on -and there have been a lot little more than a glorified a &r outside of our little world and our songs created especially for the of jazz artists who have enlisted man. Today, with the numbers be- little trade, no one really gives a film, set in the early '60s. vocalists or come out with their ing what they are -the returns that damn about the producers, you "Right now, the album is selling standard -funk drum machine you can get out of a record and the know? You ask the average guy in directly off the movie," says Dave tracks -that it's become more and cost in making them -and the so- the street who produced this record Wheeler, RCA vice president of more evident how Spyro Gyra has phistication of the studios, it's put or that record, and they don't know. sales. "The music is a very integral clung to a sensibility of what it more and more responsibility on the Maybe Quincy Jones rises to the top, part of the film, and once you see was all about and what it was try- producer, both in terms of deliver- and for about an hour and a half it you immediately want to go out ing to project-that it was really ing the product and making sure Trevor Horn was important, but the and buy the record." quite in the context of the history that it's competitive. artist is still the focus. Just because Still, retail response to the of jazz." Q: im- Spyro Gyra is on the Who delivers the most pres- the producer has become more "Dirty Dancing" album took the la- She Gives Good Hits. Whitney currently has road and, according to Brennan, sure during a project, the record portant doesn't mean the artist bel somewhat by surprise, accord- Houston delighted the crowd with all is become less important. The sum to- will continue to tour for a while. company or the artist? Or it ing to Wheeler. "When we put this her big hits during the second of two self- inflicted? tal is than what it used to be. On average, he says, the group larger album out, we really felt we had sold -out concerts (Sept. 8 -9) at New 150 A: I think that today, self- inflicted Q: Do you have ambitions to pro- something that could do well," he York's Madison Square Garden. spends more than nights a year would be a differ- proper. It's just duce any particular artist? says. "But obviously we are sur- (Photo: Chuck Pulin) performing. ent situation -where an album A: I'll tell you, I've never been so prised to be doing these kinds of would cost you $10,000 -$15,000 to presumptuous as to say I'd like to numbers. Before the movie came SHOOTING STARS make many years ago, now you're produce this artist or another artist. out we shipped somewhere be- "Whenever You're Ready," the talking about $500,000. By the time I've been lucky that some people tween 40,000-50,000 copies of the Lloyd, with Jimmy Ienner (broth- first single from the third Five you've made the album, paid a over the years have called me. And album. And now the sales are over er of Arista exec Don Ienner) act- Star album, "Between The Lines," small advance, and before you real- somehow I still work that way. I've 700,000." ing as music consultant. will hopefully bring the band the ly even get into videos, you're into never ever chased anybody down. Just three days after its release, same kind of success here that a half -million dollars. That's pres- I'm really intending to still work a orders for the album had topped SPYRO SUCCESS it has enjoyed in Britain, say sure, that's responsibility. You great deal with new artists or new the 200,000 mark, says Wheeler. With 10 albums under its belt, RCA execs who have seen the U.K. know, we used to have sort of mar- music, one or the other. And that "So we've really been in a catch -up Spyro Gyra is reaping the rewards band take top honors in their ginal records, didn't we? Where you doesn't negate an old artist from period, and only now are we finally of consistency: Its "Morning homeland without topping top 40 could sell 50,000 or 75,000 albums making new music. I try to stay getting in position," he adds. Dance" album has gone platinum, charts here. and make your money back. Now, if away from resurrections. That's On the radio front, the leadoff and both "Catching The Sun" and The new album is set to hit you don't sell a half-million records, why I went to England for a while, track serviced to stations was the "Carnaval" have gone gold. The stores Sept. 29 -and if all goes you're not happening. because I wanted to work with the Bill Medley-Jennifer Warnes group's latest album, "Stories well with the single, look to see the Q: When you're called into a fresher artists that seem to be corn- song, "Time Of My Life." Says Without Words," debuted at No. 11 unique "all in the family" group project, what do you think is ex- ing from there. We did it well with Wheeler, "We came with that a on last week's Top Contemporary embark on a U.S. tour in 1988. pected of you? Simply Red; now it seems to be hap- month before the movie was re- Jazz chart and looks set to become The band, voted the best British A: Obviously, to bring the most out pening again with Curiosity Killed leased, and it started off very well the band's most successful release group in January by the British of the artist is what I think is ex- The Cat. That's a great feeling. And at adult contemporary stations. to date. Phonographic Institute, consists of pected. That's the kind of producer my first album back in America We've since reserviced it to both Longtime manager Phil Bren- five young siblings sharing the last I am, and most of the people who was with Bonnie Hayes, once again adult contemporary and top 40 sta- nan attributes Spyro Gyra's suc- name of Pearson. come to me know I'm an artist-ori- a new artist. But then, here I am tions. We're also confident that cess to the efforts of leader Jay Five Star member Lorraine re- ented producer. I'm not the kind of working with Jon Anderson, who's there are at least a couple more Beckenstein, who has singularly calls the band's origin, a few years producer who'll make a record for anything but a new artist. We're singles on the record." guided the band from its incep- back: "We heard this song that our himself. I think record companies like two veterans of the foreign "Dirty Dancing" stars Patrick tion-and, says Brennan, has not dad brought home, and we really come to me knowing that they're wars. So there are no rules. I think Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Music veered from his dedication to craft. liked it a lot, so we sang the actual going to get a pretty good idea if you just play it as it comes. for the movie was supervised by "This is not to bag anyone else's song on a different tape and asked Danny Goldberg and Michael efforts," says Brennan, "but as (Continued on next page)

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ARTIST DEVELOPMENTS (Continued from preceding page) him to listen to it. He liked it a lot, "This record is an IMR project- but he needed a bit more encour- which stands for in -house market- agement. So he invited a few ing rep -through WEA," says friends over for dinner, and they Hamlin. "What that is is a project watched us actually perform the that they really take to the streets. song, and sing and dance to it, and They work with the alternative - they liked it a lot. And that gave type stores on an independent, my dad the extra boost to say, grass -roots level. Their base is that `Well, I think it'll work.' So he took grass -roots audience. Each label in us in the studio during the holidays the WCI family can select the proj- and we recorded it." ect that they want to go through Though U.S. dates are currently this special network. It's limited uncertain, the band begins the first though: Each label can only choose leg of its world tour Oct. 5 in two projects per quarter because Dublin. these reps work with such a personal repertoire." Still A Thriller. Michael Jackson kicked off his eagerly world in STEPPEN' BACK The album's leadoff track, "I anticipated tour support of the new "Bad" album with a Sept. 12 show at the Korakuen Stadium in Strong retail reports across the Don't Wanna," fared well at col- Tokyo. More than 40,000 fans witnessed a spectacular two-hour show-effects country indicate that John Kay & lege and album rock radio, says included 700 lights, lasers, 100 speakers, and two giant video screens -which Steppenwolf are by no means an Hamlin. "We just serviced radio featured 16 songs. After opening with "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ," Jackson oldies act cashing in on its past. with a 12 -inch of the second single, played tunes from his "Off The Wall" and "Thriller" albums, together with a medley The group's new, self-produced al- 'In The River,' and a 7 -inch is com- of older hits. Only two cuts from "Bad" were performed. (Photos: Vinnie bum, "Rock & Roll Rebels," is also ing in he says. "So October," far Zuffante /Starfile). proving to K -Tel International that the reaction has been very good, there are alternatives to simply especially at album rock stations." marketing repackaged product. As for live performances by the Released on K -Tel's new Qwil la- Call, Elektra national music devel- bel, the album is being distributed opment director Larry Braverman in a fairly traditional manner, re- says, "The group just finished a Remains Loyal To ports Mickey Elfenbein, executive tour with the Psychedelic Furs, U2 Its Loyal Fans; vice president of K -Tel Internation- which was good because it got al. them out there and was the next "The reason that we decided to step above the club level. They had The Smiths Officially Call It Quits do this is that we really want to ex- a chance to play in front of a larg- pand our overall business," says er audience. And we saw a real TOP OF THE WORLD: The U2 phenomenon contin- midnight cruise for Whitney Houston, following her Elfenbein. "The bulk of our busi- sell -through in the areas that they ues. Back on the North American concert circuit for second show at New York's Madison Square Garden, ness is compilation product. But we played in." the second leg of its tour here to promote "The Joshua were Grace Jones, Eddie Murphy, Mike Tyson, Kool are looking at certain kinds of Adds Hamlin, "We'll follow the Tree," the Irish rockers are playing to packed arenas & the Gang, and Ashford & Simpson ... Hard rock product that we can take on and tour markets. In fact, we just put and stadiums. The Beat caught the band's sellout act Autograph performs "She Never Looked That where we feel that we can do a the band in a European tour pack- Sept. 14 show at New Jersey's Giants Stadium and en- Good For Me," the latest single from its RCA album, good job -album radio kind of age with [Elektra acts] 10,000 Ma- joyed yet another entertaining two-hour performance "Loud And Clear," in the new Dudley Moore movie, product, like the John Kay & Step - niacs and X." from Bono and crew. "Like Father, Like Son," which opens Tuesday (22) ... penwolf album certainly is." That U2 has enjoyed tremendous commercial accep- Garland Jeffreys is working on a new album, his first K -Tel had never done a Steppen- IN BRIEF tance this year with "The Joshua Tree" has not affect- since 1982's "Guts For Love." A label has yet to be de- wolf compilation, adds Elfenbein, Columbia has serviced a promo- ed its down -to- earth, "street" termined. Meanwhile, Jeffreys but it was solicited by the band "in only CD of Terence Trent attitude in the least. Still the is taking his band to Japan for a a roundabout manner," heard some D'Arby's "If You Let Me Stay," same hungry, honest, and hard- fall tour ... New country artist tracks in preparation, and decided the leadoff single from his working outfit as ever, the Tom Cost has released a very it wanted to go with it. upcoming album, "Introducing The band has definitely not gotten impressive single, "Daydream- Aside from original member Hardline According To Terence caught up in the trappings of ing," through the indie Record Kay, the band consists of Trent D'Arby" ... MCA is working fame and fortune. U2 sells out? City Records label. The song keyboardist Michael Wilk, lead "Boys Night Out" as the first No way! was produced by ex- Foreigner guitarist Rocket Ritchotte, and single from ex -Eagle Timothy B. Among the celebs attending sound engineer Michael drummer Ron Hurst. Schmit's eponymous album, the Giants Stadium show were Wright ... Ted Nugent has Could this be part of a major produced by Dick Rudolph .. . three legendary rock'n'roll troopers: Keith Richards, been recording his next album at Conway Studios in Steppenwolf revival? The group's "No Surrender" is the second Jerry Garcia, and Lou Reed. (The stories that trio Hollywood with producer Tom Werman. Tentatively first two albums, issued as midline single from the Outfield's could tell 'round the of camp fire!) The Rolling Stones titled "If You Can't Lick 'Em, Lick 'Em," the album is compact disks by MCA several Columbia album, "Bangin' " .. guitarist told The Beat that his debut solo album for due out in early 1988 and it will feature one track co- Elektra act Diary weeks ago, are reportedly enjoying Guadalcanal Virgin is "coming along." Can't wait to hear it. written with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora .. . brisk sales as well. returns with "Litany (Life Goes The only down point in the evening: No video B.B. King is reportedly opening a nightclub in his On)," from its new Don Dixon - screens. Now that U2 -which has always shown gen- hometown of Memphis, Tenn. The joint will be called CALL'S CALL produced album, "2X4 ". uine concern for its supporters-is playing stadium Lucille. The Call's second Elektra album, dates, it's a shame that fans in the high seats really "Into The Woods," has been Artist Developments is edited by can't see what's happening on the stage. NO JIVE: The Bee Gees are back on the scene with launched with a solid push from Steve Gett. Reporters: Linda Mo- their new Warner Bros. album, "E.S.P.," but life isn't the WEA distribution network, ac- leski (New York) and Dave Di- FINAL SPLIT: The Smiths have called it a day. Fol- going so well for the youngest Gibb brother, Andy, cording to Kenny Hamlin, Elektra Martino (Los Angeles). lowing the recent departure of guitarist Johnny who has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the vice president of sales. Marr, lead singer Morrissey was reportedly looking federal bankruptcy codes. With estimated debts of for a replacement with a view to keeping the band more than $1 million and assets under $50,000, Gibb Prestigious alive. However, now it seems that Morrissey is set to filed a petition Sept. 9 at the U.S. Bankrupcty Court in Village embark on a solo career, with the other remaining Miami. As you may recall, he enjoyed a string of hits Greenwich Smiths- drummer Mike Joyce and bassist Andy during the late '70s, including "Shadow Dancing," and Townhouse Rourke -rumored to be teaming up with Marr in a he was co-host of the TV show "Solid Gold" in 1981 new group. and 1982. FOR SALE A spokeswoman for Morrissey says, "It's taken Long history associated with some time to think things over, but now Morrissey has SHORT TAKES II: As baseball's pennant race heats music industry greats. Suitable decided to end one era before beginning another." The up, special videos of some of the finest and funniest for commercial or residential singer has already recorded several demos for a solo moments from this year's season have been prepared use. Includes two car garage. project with producer Stephen Street, and EMI /U.K. featuring Starship's top 10 single "It's Not Over ('Til Exclusive Broker: is hoping to have some product out before the end of It's Over)." The clips will be shown on the Diamond Bradford Garnett the year. Vision screens at ballparks across the country ... Ju- (212) 223 -7171 lian Lennon is the latest rock star to appear in print SHORT TAKES I: Don Johnson jammed on stage ads for the Chess King fashion chain. Previous artists with Richard Marx at a recent concert in West Palm used in the campaign include Lou Gramm, Eddie counueu. Beach, Fla. Seems the "Miami Vice" star is a big fan Money, and Dweezil Zappa ... Rory Gallagher has BANI(eR o of Marx, who has been promoting his debut Manhat- released a new album, "Defender," on Demon in the tan album as an opening act for REO Speedwagon .. . U.K. It's his first release since 1982's "Jinx" and COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL Among the famous faces spotted at Arista's Sept. 9 boasts impressive cuts like "Kickback City." REAL ESTATE SERVICES

26 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com j MALENT THE REAL CHUCK BARRIS A &Mlssues Promotional CD Single WANTS ACTS Squeeze LP Could Be Pivotal In Career - PRO or AM - the Northeast, as has been the has changed considerably. BY DAVE DIMARTINO case in the past. "We've got the "I think basically the band is a FOR HIS NEW LOS ANGELES "Babylon And West Coast involved with it, the lot less jaded then we were when On," the second album issued by south -central region, the Midwest, we split up," says Tilbrook. "We T.V. VARIETY SHOW the reformed Squeeze, just might the central region," he says. "We made five albums and did five be the release that makes the dif- have the makings of a national hit tours and five lots of writing, all ference in the long -lived band's upon our hands." without much of a break. That was CALL M -F (213) 659 -8711 and -down career. The band, which scored in the sort of difficult, realty. And I think "I think there have been times past with such songs as "Tempt- what happened was -quite unbe- when A &M has been ready to push ed," made headlines when it offi- knownst to us -that we had lost us, and we haven't delivered the cially disbanded so that Tilbrook our erthusiasm for it, which is a right record," says guitarist /vo- and Difford could concentrate on terrible thing to happen. I would calist Glenn Tilbrook, the group's their own careers. The resulting never wish that on anyone." principal songwriter with bassist album, " Difford & Tilbrook," suf- Squeeze will soon tour the Chris Difford. "Or there have been fered poor sales; the decision to re- States, says Tilbrook, hitting the other times, earlier on in our ca- form, says Tilbrook, was precipi- East Coast and Midwest from No- reer. when we delivered the right tated by a harity gig reunion that vember through mid -December, ... invites you to a unique record, but A &M didn't know quite convinced them to give it another and the West Coast and the South what to make of us. There were a shot. Now he adds, their outlook after January. working environment few sort of unfortunate circumstances back there. I do think that this is the first album that we've Centrally located in a secure & private got a good shot from both sides." eastside townhouse, featuring: One good indication of company support is the 3 -inch promotional a truly "live" room with acoustic flexibility compact disk A &M issued to pro- recording. mote the new Squeeze album; it for was the company's first. "Any a full stage, complete with lights and an inte- time you can use a new technology grated video system. to call attention to an act that you and multi track think is worthy, it's a good idea," 24 track digital sequencing says Bob Reitman, A &M vice pre- analog recording. sident /general manager. "That's top of the line musical and out board equip- really the business of marketing, to make people pay attention, isn't ment. it? And if nothing else, it got peo- a programming /sequencing room. ple to pay attention." a comfortable living space. So much attention has been paid to "Hourglass," the album's lead- rentals available. off track, that it went to No. 34 last week on the Album Rock Especially notewor- Tracks chart. All That Jazz. During a recent concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, to Reitman, is STUDIO ONE, Ny thy, according that Pat Methery and his group played tunes from their latest Geffen album, "Still to be 212 East 52nd St. N.Y., N.Y. 10022 acceptance of the band seems Life (Talking)." (Photo: Attila Csupo) (212) 750-9050 national, rather than confined to RENTAL REHEARSAL RECORDING VIDEO

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GRATEFUL DEAD Capital Centre Sept. 11 -13 $920,430 52,596 Cellar Door Prods. Gabriel Landover, Md. $17.50 sellout Monarch Entertainment Bureau Tour WHITNEY HOUSTON Arena, Madison Garden Sept. Al Square Joins 8 -9 Ron $1362,000 58,800 Delsener Enterprises KENNY G. Center $25/$20/$17.$0 sellout agencies for up- and-coming metal New York, N.Y. BY LINDA MOLESKI acts, based in Manhattan. GRATEFUL. DEAD Providence Civic Center Sept. 7 -9 $659,324 39,959 Frank J. Russo According to F.B.I. chief Ian Providence, R.I. $16.50 sellout Monarch Entertainment Bureau

BACK IN FORM: Pink Floyd Copeland, the new outfit plans to U -2 Nassau Coliseum Sept. 10 -11 $648,603 34,899 Monarch Entertainment Bureau kicked off its comeback tour with a bring "new wave" metal bands to MASON RUFFNER Uniondale, N.Y. $19 sellout John Scher Presents Sept. 9 concert in Ottawa. Despite the forefront in much the same way Larry Vaughn Presents the absence of former vocalist Rog- that F.B.I. brought new wave mu- DAVID BOWIE Pontiac Silverdome Sept. 12 $640,120 32,006 Belkin Prods. THE BODEANS Pontiac, Mich. er Waters-guitarist David Gil- sic to the U.S. a decade ago. "Here $20 35,000 PINK FLOYD Stadium, Lansdowne Park has taken over the micro- it is 10 new Sept. 9 $495,099 26,062 Bassclef Entertainment Ltd. mour at years later and there's a Ottawa, Ont., Canada $25 35,000 Concert Prods. International phone-the veteran British band generation with new concerns," Donald K. Donald Prods.

dazzled the 25,000 -plus crowd. says Copeland. "We're addressing HEART Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Sept. 4-5 $491,457 29,797 Avalon Attractions With longtime members Gilmour, those concerns directly by dedicat- TOM KIMMEL Laguna Hills, Calif. $18.50 /$15 sellout drummer Nick Mason, and key - ing ourselves to new metal." BOSTON Civic Arena Sept. 11 -12 $431,351 25,643 DiCesare -Engler Prods. boardist Richard Wright, a 10- Acts represented Bandwagon FARRENHEIT Pittsburgh, Pa. $17.50 27,000 by sellout piece Floyd performed all of its new include Megadeth, King Dia- DEF JAM '87: The Spectrum Sept. 4.5 $409,408 25,588 G Street Express Columbia album, "A Momentary mond, Circle Jerks, and Sanctu- L.L. COOL J Philadelphia, Pa. 016.00 37,412 Stageright Prods. Lapse Of Reason," after opening ary. WHODINI sellout a 17- ERIC B. & RAKIM with minute rendition of "Ech- Andy Somers, former owner of PUBLIC ENEMY oes." The audience eagerly swal- Bandwagon, will now serve as vice STETSASONIC, JAZZY JEFF & THE lowed the new music, particularly president of F.B.I., which over the FRESH PRINCE (4TH) "Sorrow," which featured a scorch- years has handled the careers of HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Providence Civic Center Aug. 23 -24 $378,560 21,632 Frank J. Russo ing Gilmour guitar solo. BONNIE HAYES & THE WILD Providence, R.I. $17.50 sellout such artists as the Police, Simple COMBO The second set Minds, Squeeze, TINA TURNER Arena, Madison Square Garden Aug. 24 $338,789 1$,080 Ron Delsener Enterprises was chock -full of and R.E.M., WANG CHUNG Center $20/$18.50 sellout memories: "Wel- among others. New York, N.Y. come To The Ma- ¡HE liOAD U -2 The Spectrum Sept. 12 0323,509 17622 Electric Factory Concerts chine," "Wish 1ÇN SHORT MASON RUFFNER Philadelphia, Pa. $19M sellout You Were Here," TAKES: Virgin NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE CNE Grandstand, Exhibition Sept. 2 $318,219 17,087 Concert Prods. International Stadium $24.50 /$21.50 20,000 "Money," "Com- act Danny Wil- Toronto, Ont., Canada fortably Numb," "On The Run," son is on the road performing a WHITNEY HOUSTON Rupp Arena, Lexington Center Sept. 12 $296938 16,625 Jam Prods. Ltd. "Time," and "Another Brick In The number of warm -up dates for Sim- KENNY G. Lexington, Ky. $17.50 sellout

Wall," among them. Loyalists may ply Red. The tour, which com- NEW ORDER /ECHO & THE CNE Grandstand, Exhibition Sept. 3 $255,166 14,892 Concert Prods. International disagree, but it's hard to find any- menced on Sept. 18 in Canada, is BUNNYMEN Stadium $22.50/$18.50 15,000 thing lacking in this Waters -less booked through Oct. 20 ... The GENE LOVES JEZEBEL Toronto, Ont., Canada show. Charlie Daniels Band is perform- WHITNEY HOUSTON Providence Civic Center Sept. 5 $240,934 13,415 Frank 1. Russo KENNY G. Providence, R.I. $18.50 Abetted by an unparalleled sound ing co-headline concerts with Ala- /$16.50 sellout HEART Reunion Arena Sept. 12 $220,176 13,719 PACE Concerts - system and spectacular stage pre bama in support of its new Epic re- TOM KIMMEL Dallas, Texas $16.50 14,000 sentation-a liberal dose of lasers, lease, "Me And The Boys." Dates HEART The Summit Sept. 13 $214,078 12,893 PACE Concerts lights, films, smoke, and props -it's are set to run through early Octo- TOM KIMMEL Houston, Texas $17.50 13,500

undeniably large-scale rock at its ber ... California Coolers and 7- HEART Cal Expo Amphitheatre Sept. 1 $211,738 12,200 Bill Graham Presents best. Pink Floyd is a reborn band Eleven are sponsoring a Best Of TOM KIMMEL Sacramento, Calif. $17.50 sellout with all the signs of vitality. There L.A. charity concert that will take ANITA BAKER Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Sept. 13 $199,556 10,418 Avalon Attractions is life after Roger Waters, and place on Sept. 27 at the Country Laguna Hills, Calif. $25/$19.50/$17.50 sellout skeptics should take note. Club in Reseda, Calif. Acts set to HANK WILLIAMS JR. & THE BAMA Ovens Auditorium /Charlotte Sept. 12 $193,500 12,900 Kaleidoscope Prods. BAND Coliseum $15 sellout perform were chosen via a local tal- TANYA TUCKER Charlotte, N.C. GLOBAL HOPE: Peter Gabriel is ent search in which area bands HIGHWAY 101

the first superstar to confirm that were asked to submit demo tapes to JOHN DENVER McNichols Sports Arena Sept. 7 $188,552 8.969 Fey Concert Co. he will take part in the upcoming various 7- Eleven drop -off points. Denver, Colo. $22/$19.80 sellout Denver Symphony Orchestra Amnesty International world tour, Proceeds from the event will go to TINA TURNER Stadium, Lansdowne Park Aug. 30 $178,803 11,473 Bassclef Entertainment Ltd. scheduled to start in the summer of benefit the Muscular Dystrophy WANG CHUNG Ottawa, Ont., Canada $20.50 15.000 Concert Prods. International Donald K. Donald Prods. 1988. The 60 -date benefit event is Assn.... Jonathan Levine has CHICAGO CNE Grandstand, Exhibition Sept. 6 $177,641 10,348 Concert Prods. International slated to hit Europe, Asia, Africa, joined the personal appearance de- Stadium $22.50/$18.50 12,000 and Latin America to help raise partment of the William Morris Toronto, Ont., Canada awareness of prisoners of con- Agency in New York. As an agent, HEART San Diego Sports Arena Sept. 8 $176,365 10,674 Avalon Attractions science. Reports are that Sting will his territory will be all colleges and TOM KIMMEL San Diego, Calif. $17.50 12,000 also be included in the lineup: it is clubs in the Northeast and parts of ANITA BAKER Open Air Theatre, San Diego Sept. 11-12 $173,055 8,331 Avalon Attractions State University $25/$20 /$17.50 sellout also rumored that Bruce Spring - Canada. San Diego, Calif. steen will participate. DAN FOGELBERG Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sept. 11 $165,541 8,828 Fey Concert Co. Assistance in preparing this col- WENDY WALDMAN Denver, Colo. $1925/$18.15 sellout

THE NEW GENERATION: Fron- umn was provided by Kirk La- MOTLEY CRUE Huntington Civic Center Sept. 9 $162,270 10,818 Belkin Prods. tier Booking International has pur- Pointe in Ottawa. WHITESNAKE Huntington, W.Va. $15 sellout chased Bandwagon Entertainment THE CULT Long Beach Arena, Long Beach Sept. 5 $160,479 16266 Avalon Attractions to one GUNS 'N ROSES Convention & Entertainment $16.50 sellout form of the largest booking Center Long Beach, Calif.

DAVID BOWIE Rupp Arena, Lexington Center Sept. 14 $156473 8,458 Electric Factory Concerts Lexington, Ky. $18.50 14,822

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28 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, www.americanradiohistory.com FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 BLACK SINGLES o ac ing es TM A ranking of the top 40 black singles by sales and airplay, respectively, with reference to each titles composite position on the main Hot Black Singles chart. BY LABEL U U Z A ranking of distributing labels OZ o_,O SALES co AIRPLAY m-, by the number of titles they have TITLE ARTIST o á3 TITLE ARTIST on the Hot Black Singles chart. y 3 á 3 y3 =á

2 LABEL NO. OF TITLES 1 1 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU MICHAEL JACKSON 7 1 4 LOST IN EMOTION LISA LISA & CULT JAM ON CHART 3 2 4 I NEED LOVE L.L. COOL J 1 2 6 (YOU'RE PUTTIN') A RUSH ON ME STEPHANIE MILLS

3 9 LOST IN EMOTION LISA LISA & CULT JAM 2 3 2 NO ONE IN THE WORLD ANITA BAKER 5 COLUMBIA (10) 12 Def Jam (2) 4 2 LOVE IS A HOUSE FORCE M.D.'S 8 4 3 I NEED LOVE L.L. COOL J 1 9 4 E.P.A. 5 3 CASANOVA LEVERT 12 5 5 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL WHITNEY HOUSTON Epic (5) MADAME X 9 6 5 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL WHITNEY HOUSTON 4 6 9 JUST THAT TYPE OF GIRL Tabu (2) 7 12 (YOU'RE PUTTIN') A RUSH ON ME STEPHANIE MILLS 3 7 12 WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN GLENN JONES 10 CBS Associated (1) Portrait (1) 8 8 WIPEOUT FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS 15 8 10 JUST CALL SHERRICK 13 MCA (7) 8 9 13 NO ONE IN THE WORLD ANITA BAKER 5 9 8 HOW SOON WE FORGET COLONEL ABRAMS 6 Constellation (1) 10 10 HOW SOON WE FORGET COLONEL ABRAMS 6 10 11 U GOT THE LOOK PRINCE 11 ATLANTIC (4) 7 23 11 15 DON'T YOU WANT ME JODY WATLEY 17 11 6 LOVE POWER DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE 21 Records (1) 12 16 CINDERFELLA DANA DANE DANA DANE 16 12 18 COME OVER 4 BY FOUR 18 Island (1)

13 11 MAKING LOVE IN THE RAIN HERB ALPERT 21 13 16 LATELY SURFACE 14 Omni (1) 7 14 17 LATELY SURFACE 14 14 20 I DON'T THINK THAT MAN SHOULD SLEEP ALONE RAY PARKER JR. 22 WARNER BROS. (4) Paisley Park (1) 15 7 ONE HEARTBEAT SMOKEY ROBINSON 32 15 33 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON 25 Qwest (1) 16 18 JUST THAT TYPE OF GIRL MADAME X 9 16 21 LOVIN' YOU THE O'JAYS 19 Tommy Boy (1) 17 14 TRAMP SALT -N -PEPA 29 17 19 AIN'T NO NEED TO WORRY THE WINANS FEATURING ANITA BAKER 20 ARISTA (5) 6 18 19 U GOT THE LOOK PRINCE 11 18 23 DINNER WITH GERSHWIN DONNA SUMMER 26 Jive (1)

19 27 WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN GLENN JONES 10 19 7 LOVE IS A HOUSE FORCE M.D.'S 8 CAPITOL 6

20 26 JUST CALL SHERRICK 13 20 26 HEART OF GOLD BERT ROBINSON 31 MOTOWN 5

7 21 15 GIVIN' YOU BACK THE LOVE ISLEY /JASPER /ISLEY 38 21 1 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU MICHAEL JACKSON RCA (3) 5 Jive (2) n 28 (CAN'T) GET YOU OUT OF MY SYSTEM JOHN WHITE 27 22 24 CINDERFELLA DANA DANE DANA DANE 16 SOLAR 5 23 31 LOVIN' YOU THE O'JAYS 19 23 25 THE MORE WE LOVE STARPOINT 30 EMI -MANHATTAN (3) 4 24 33 COME OVER 4 BY FOUR 18 24 30 JUST GETS BETTER WITH TIME THE WHISPERS 24 P.I.R. (1) 25 35 DON'T YOU WANT ME JODY WATLEY 17 25 31 DOWNTOWN LILLO THOMAS 34 ELEKTRA 4 26 21 LAST TIME THERESA 45 26 27 I CONFESS DENIECE WILLIAMS 28 GEFFEN 4 27 38 AIN'T NO NEED TO WORRY THE WINANS FEATURING ANITA BAKER 20 27 35 YOU AND ME TONIGHT DEJA 37 POLYGRAM 4 28 36 JUST GETS BETTER WITH TIME THE WHISPERS 24 28 34 MY LOVE IS DEEP LACE 36 Mercury (2) 29 34 BULLSEYE LAKESIDE 42 29 40 ANGEL ANGELA WINBUSH 35 Tin Pan Apple (1) MARLON JACKSON 41 Wing (1) 30 20 I LOVE YOU BABE BABYFACE 40 30 - DON'T GO A &M 2 31 39 YA COLD WANNA BE WITH ME UTFO 44 31 14 HELPLESSLY IN LOVE NEW EDITION 33 NEXT PLATEAU 2 32 22 JUMP START NATALIE COLE 57 32 37 SLEEPING ALONE THE CONTROLLERS 39 2 THE BOYS 15 VIRGIN 33 - I CONFESS DENIECE WILLIAMS 28 33 17 WIPEOUT FAT BOYS & BEACH 4TH & B'WAY 1 34 23 NIGHTTIME LOVER THE SYSTEM 55 34 29 (CAN'T) GET YOU OUT OF MY SYSTEM JOHN WHITE 27 CHRYSALIS 1 35 37 FAKE ALEXANDER O'NEAL 64 35 - CERTIFIED TRUE THE BAR -KAYS 43 FANTASY 1 36 25 SUMMER NIGHTS GROVER WASHINGTON,JR. 60 36 - I WONDER WHO SHE'S SEEING NOW THE TEMPTATIONS 47 FRESH /SLEEPING BAG 1 37 29 TELL IT LIKE IT IS DIMPLES 63 37 - STONE LOVE STEVE ARRINGTON 48 FUTURE 1 38 32 HELPLESSLY IN LOVE NEW EDITION 33 38 - (BABY TELL ME) CAN YOU DANCE SHANICE WILSON 50 PARADISE 1 39 30 TINA CHERRY GEORGIO 82 39 - HOLDING ON JONATHAN BUTLER 51 PROFILE 1 40 - I DON'T THINK THAT MAN SHOULD SLEEP ALONE RAY PARKER JR. 22 40 22 CASANOVA LEVERT 12 SELECT 1 ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any 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. SOUNDTOWN 1

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20 AIN'T NO NEED TO WORRY Rider, BMI) CPP (Def Jam, ASCAP) ( Flyte Tyme, ASCAP) (Marvin L Winans, ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP) 26 DINNER WITH GERSHWIN 47 I WONDER WHO SHE'S SEEING NOW 30 THE MORE WE LOVE 35 ANGEL (WB, ASCAP/Geffen, ASCAP /Rutland Road, ASCAP) (WB, ASCAP /Geffen, ASCAP /Lucky -Break, (Philesto, BMI /Harrindur, BMI) CPP (Angel Notes, ASCAP) 78 DIVAS NEED LOVE TOO ASCAP /Pardini, ASCAP) 85 MS. X 61 AUTOMATIC (Spectrum VII, ASCAP /Nlymaxx, ASCAP) CPP 100 IF WALLS COULD TALK (David Alexander, 8MI) (Breezer, ASCAP /Frustration, BMI) 46 DO YOU HAVE TO GO (Sloopus, BMI /Cold Horizon, BMI /Shakin' Baker, 36 MY LOVE IS DEEP 50 (BABY TELL ME) CAN YOU DANCE (WB, ASCAP/Silver Sun, ASCAP) BMI /RC Songs, ASCAP /MCA, ASCAP) CPP (Glasshouse, BMI /Irving, BMI /Harrindur, BMI /Ensign, (Wiz Kid, BMI /Irving, BMI) CPP 41 DON'T GO 77 IF YOU LET ME STAY BMI) CPP /ALM 25 BAD (Vabritmar, BMI) (Virgin- Nymph, BMI/Young Terence, BMI) 70 MY LOVE IS GUARANTEED (Mijac, BMI) 67 DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE 84 I'M IN LOVE AGAIN (Next Plateau, ASCAP /Godsend, ASCAP /Bratton & ASCAP) 99 BE FREE (Bellboy, BMI /Gratitude Sky, ASCAP) (Not Usted) White, 73 MATS WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT (Troutman's, BMI /Saja, BMI) 17 DON'T YOU WANT ME 72 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 49 MY LOVE IS ON THE MONEY (Emboe, ASCAP /Kaz, ASCAP /April, ASCAP) Beat, (Forceful, BMI/Willesden, BMI) 62 BE YOURSELF (Rightsong, BMI /Franne Gee, BMI /Ardavan, (MCA, ASCAP/Paris -Jam, BMI /Bayjun BMI) 82 TINA CHERRY (Willesden, BMI /Zomba, ASCAP) ASCAP /Intersong, ASCAP) 68 (ITS THAT) LOVIN' FEELING 74 MY NIGHT FOR LOVE (Georgio's, BMI /Stone Diamond, BMI) CPP Tanya, ASCAP ASCAP) 95 BETCHA DON'T KNOW 34 DOWNTOWN (Sunset Burgundy, ASCAP /Lilyac, ASCAP /Mchoma, (Little /MCA, 29 TRAMP (Bush Burnin', ASCAP) (Irving, BMI) CPP /ALM BMI) 81 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO (Modern) TONIGHT (Beach House, ASCAP) 42 BULLSEYE 52 DREAMIN' 97 JAM 11 U GOT THE LOOK (Kenny Nolan, ASCAP) (Thrust, BMI) (Wavemaker, ASCAP) 65 NIGHTS OF PLEASURE (Controversy, ASCAP) (Virgin, ASCAP /Brampton, ASCAP /On The Move, BMI) 89 B.Y.O.B. (BRING YOUR OWN BABY) 86 EXCEPTION TO THE RULE 57 JUMP START 10 WE 'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN (THE ROMANCE IS NOT (Tree, BMI /O'Lyric, BMI) (Simmons & Boone, ASCAP) (Calloco, BMI /Hip Trip, BMI) CPP CPP OVER) 79 CALL ME UP 64 FAKE 13 JUST CALL 55 NIGHTTIME LOVER (Willesden, BMI /Johnnie Mae, BMI /Lu Ella, (Stone City, ASCAP /National League, ASCAP) CPP (Flyte Tyme, ASCAP /Avant Garde, ASCAP) (Hits 'N Mó Hits, BMI/Venus Three, BMI/Warner- (Science Lab, ASCAP) ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) 27 (CAN'T) GET YOU OUT OF MY SYSTEM 75 GAMES Tamerlane, BMI) 5 NO ONE IN THE WORLD 56 WHENEVER YOU'RE READY ASCAP) (Bush Burnin', ASCAP/Vinewood, BMI) (Hip Trip, BMI /Hip Chic, BMI /Mister Johnson's Jams, 24 JUST GETS BETTER WITH TIME (ATV, BMI/Welbeck, (Ensign, BMI /Harrindur, BMI /Snippets, BMI) CPP 32 ONE HEARTBEAT 98 CAN -U -DANCE BMI) (Morning Crew, BMI /Irving, BMI) CPP /ALM 15 WIPEOUT BMI /Chubu, BMI /Smokey, (Hip Trip, BMI /Hip Chic, BMI) CPP 80 GIRL PULLED THE DOG 9 JUST THAT TYPE OF GIRL (Le Gassick, BMI/Who -Ray, (Miraleste, BMI /Robin Hood, 8M!) ASCAP/Spectrum BMI) CPP 12 CASANOVA (Jobete, ASCAP /Gentle General, ASCAP /Churchout, (Slap One, ASCAP /Cornelio Carlos, 44 YA COLD WANNA BE WITH ME (Calloco, BMI /Hip Trip, BMI) CPP ASCAP /Mad Inspector, BMI) CPP VII, ASCAP) CPP 88 ONE LOVER AT A TIME (ADRA, BMI /Kadoc /Forceful, BMI/Willesden, BMI) (Trinifold, ASCAP /Sweet Karol, ASCAP/Orca, % CATCH ME (I'M FALLING) 38 GIVIN' YOU BACK THE LOVE 45 LAST TIME 37 YOU AND ME TONIGHT ASCAP) (Genetic, ASCAP) (Ill, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) (Jay King IV, BMI) ASCAP/Virgin, CPP (Virgin- Nymph, BMI/Attractive, BMI) CPP 92 THE REAL THING 43 CERTIFIED TRUE 31 HEART OF GOLD 14 LATELY 3 (YOU'RE PUTTIN') A RUSH ON ME (Jobete, ASCAP/House Of Fun, BMI) (Bar -Kays, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Arrival, BMI) (Black Lion, ASCAP /Captain Z, ASCAP /Billy Osborne, (Colgems -EMI, ASCAP) (Johnnie Mae, BMI/Willesden, BMI /Bush Burnin', 16 CINDERFELLA DANA DANE ASCAPP) 90 LET IT BE 54 SAY AMEN ASCAP) (Protoons, ASCAP/Turn Out Brothers, ASCAP) 58 HEART ON THE LINE (MacLen, BMI) (WB, ASCAP /E /A, ASCAP /Make It Big, ASCAP /Monty 71 COLD SPENDING MY MONEY (Glasshouse, BMI /Irving, BMI) CPP /ALM 53 LET ME BE THE ONE Seward, ASCAP) (Def Jam, ASCAP/Juiced Up, ASCAP /Def American, 33 HELPLESSLY IN LOVE (Panchin, BMI) 87 SHE'S FLY (Johnnie Mae, BMI /Bush Burnin', ASCAP) 66 LETS START LOVE OVER (Shaman Drum, BMI /King Henry I, ASCAP) BMI /First Impulse, BMI) SHEET MUSIC AGENTS 76 COLD STUPID 51 HOLDING ON (Blackwood, BMI /Huemar, BMI) 39 SLEEPING ALONE are listed for piano /vocal sheet music copies (Jay King IV, BMI) (Zomba, ASCAP/Willesden, BMI) 2 LOST IN EMOTION (Groovesville, BMI /Creative Entertainment, BMI) and may not represent mixed folio rights. 93 COME MY WAY 6 HOW SOON WE FORGET (Forceful, BMI/Willesden, BMI /My! My!, BMI /Careers, 59 SO MANY TEARS (A La Mode, ASCAP) (MCA, ASCAP/Unicity, ASCAP /Moonwalk, ASCAP) BMI) CPP (On The Move, BMI /Zenox, ASCAP) ABP April Blackwood CPI' Columbia Pictures 48 STONE LOVE 18 COME OVER 28 I CONFESS 8 LOVE IS A HOUSE ALM Almo HAN Hansen (Deedle Dee, ASCAP /MCA, ASCAP /Unicity, ( Realsongs, ASCAP) (Tee Girl, BMI) (Konglather, BMI /Freytown, BMI/Road, BMI) B -M Belwin Mills HL Hal Leonard ASCAP /Moonwalk, ASCAP /Ready Ready, ASCAP) 22 I DON'T THINK THAT MAN SHOULD SLEEP ALONE 23 LOVE POWER 60 SUMMER NIGHTS B -3 Big Three IMM Ivan Mogull 83 CRITICIZE (Raydiola, ASCAP) (New Hidden Valley, ASCAP /Carole Bayer Sager, BMI) (Sunset Burgundy, ASCAP/MCA, ASCAP) BP Bradley MCA MCA (Flyte Tyme, ASCAP/Avant Garde, ASCAP) 7 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU 69 LOVE SHOCK 94 SWEET SOMEBODY

91 DID I DREAM YOU (Mijac, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI) (West Kenya, ASCAP) (Jobete, ASCAP /Emergency, ASCAP /Green Star, CHA Chappell PSP Peer Southern

(Mtume, BMI/Number 9, ASCAP) 40 I LOVE YOU BABE 19 LOVIN' YOU ASCAP /Not Fragile, BMI) CLM Cherry Lane PLY Plymouth 4 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL (Hip Trip, BMI /Hip Chic, BMI) CPP (Downstairs, BMI /Piano, BMI /Mighty Three, BMI) 63 TELL IT LIKE IT IS CPI Cimino WBM Warner Bros. (Prince Street, ASCAP/Willin' David, BMI /Blue Sky 1 I NEED LOVE 21 MAKING LOVE IN THE RAIN (Conrad, BMI /ARC, BMI /01 Rapp, BMI)

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19 16 14 25 MARVIN SEASE LONDON 830 7944 / POLYGRAM MARVIN SEASE 58 62 60 3 GENERAL KANE MOTOWN 6238ML (8.9B) WIDE OPEN

20 18 13 15 THE ISLEY BROTHERS WARNER BROS 25586 -1 (a 96) (CD) SMOOTH SAILIN' 59 59 - 2 MADAME X ATLANTIC 81774 (8.98) (CD) MADAME X

21 22 26 16 JONATHAN BUTLER JIVE 1032 -1 -J /RCA (8.98) (CD) JONATHAN BUTLER 60 57 46 21 PUBLIC ENEMY DEF JAM BFC 49658,' COLUMBIA YO! BUM RUSH THE SHOW

22 20 22 23 LILLO THOMAS CAPITOL ST-12450 (8.98) (CD) LILLO 61 58 62 6 DIMPLES COLUMBIA BFC 40859 TELLIN' IT LIKE IT IS A2 23 23 27 77 ANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 60444 (8.98) (CD) RAPTURE 62 52 47 12 TAWATHA EPIC BFE 40355/E PA (CD) WELCOME TO MY DREAM

24 21 21 22 PRINCE A PAISLEY PARK 1- 25577,'WARNER BROS. (15.98) (CD) SIGN 'O' THE TIMES 63 63 68 49 LOOSE ENDS MCA 5745 (8.98) (CD) THE ZAGORA

25 24 29 40 NAJEE EMI -MANHATTAN ST 17241 (8.98) (CD) NAJEE'S THEME ® 68 73 4 THE DEELE SOLAR ST 72555 (8.98) EYES OF A STRANGER

49537 (CD) 26 27 24 15 REGINA BELLE COLUMBIA BFC ALL BY MYSELF 65 64 59 43 TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB DANYA F 9645 /FANTASY (8.98) VICIOUS RUMORS ... THE ALBUM

1 31 36 15 THE O'JAYS P.I.R. ST 53036/EMI- MANHATTAN (8.98) (CD) LET ME TOUCH YOU 66 NEW, TE WINANS QWEST 125510 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) DECISIONS

28 25 23 27 JODY WATLEY MCA 5898 (8.98) (CD) JODY WATLEY 67 61 61 18 MC SHY-D LUKE SKYY WALKER XR -1004 (8.98) GOT TO BE TOUGH

29 28 25 49 LUTHER VANDROSS EPIC FE 40415 /E.PA. (CD) GIVE ME THE REASON 68 66 58 8 VANEESE THOMAS GEFFEN GHS 24141 (8.98) VANESSE

30 32 34 8 ICE-T SIRE 25602-1 'WARNER BROS. (898) RHYME PAYS 69 67 75 57 MELBA MOORE CAPITOL ST 12471 (6.9e) (CD) A LOT OF LOVE

31 30 28 83 JANET JACKSON A4 A &M SP-5106 (9.98) (CD) CONTROL ]0 74 71 29 DAVID SANBORN WARNER BROS. 1-25479 (9 98) (CD) A CHANGE OF HEART

32 26 20 26 HERB ALPERT A &M SP -5125 (8.98) (CD) KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME 71 73 69 25 AL GREEN A &M SP 5150 (8.98) (CD) SOUL SURVIVOR

33 29 37 6 GROVER WASHINGTON,JR. COLUMBIA FC 40510 (CD) STRAWBERRY MOON 72 69 - 17 STARPOINT ELEKTRA 60722 (8.98) (CD) SENSATIONAL

34 33 30 23 GEORGIO MOTOWN 6229 (8 98) SEXAPPEAL 73 71 65 26 KOOL MOE DEE JIVE 1025 -1 -J /RCA (8.98) KOOL MOE DEE

35 39 42 4 COLONEL ABRAMS MCA 42029 (8.98) (co) YOU AND ME EQUALS US 74 65 48 11 BILLY MITCHELL vISTA /OPTIMISM 2501 (8.98) (CD) FACES DOUG E. FRESH & THE GET FRESH CREW 36 34 33 19 BABYFACE SOLAR ST2552 (8.98) LOVERS 75 RE -ENTRY OH, MY GOD! REALITY:'DANYA F- 9649 /FANTASY (8.98)

ARISTA AL (CD) RESERVATIONS FOR TWO 31 40 40 5 DIONNE WARWICK 8446 (8.98) OAlbums with the greatest sales gains this week. (CD) Compact disk available. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units, with each additional million indicated by a 38 35 35 8 DAVY D DEF JAM BFC 40657 /COLUMBIA DAVY'S RIDE numeral following the symbol. .CBS Records and PolyGram Records do not issue a suggested list price for their product.

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The '80's has ushered in a resurgence of Brazilian music. From the captivating Bossa Nova to the provocative Samba rhvthrrï to the hard -piercing Brazilian rock. The color, the mesh of cultures (Portu iuese, West African, Bah a, Indian). The sensuous- ness of the famed Brazilian carnivals of Rio. The awesome Christo atop corovado. Billboard reviews it all in this Spotlight on Brazil, the musical country. Advertise your Brazilian talent, music, company ... whether you are situated in Brazil or the US. Tell Billboard's worldwide weekly readership o1 over 200,000, the par' you are play,ng in the musi o= Brazil - one of the top 10 markets of the world. Issue Date: October 31 Ad Closing: October 6 For Ad Details Contact: Gene Smith, Associate Publisher (212) 764 -7356; Mary Fisher (213) 273 -7040; Angela Rodriguez (305) 448 -2011 SERGIO ZOBARAN (55) 21- 274 -7499 (Rio de Janeiro)

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w w Z CLUB PLAY w w 2_ 12 -INCH SINGLES SALES 3 uS o, oFi Compiled from a national sample of dance club playlists. Compiled from a national sample of retail store sales reports. i ç 3 = TITLE ARTIST 3 = TITLE ARTIST I- -I N 3 U LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL I- -1 a 3 U LABEL & NUMBER, DISTRIBUTING LABEL * * No. i * * * * No.1 * * CATCH ME I'M FALLING (REMIX) DREAMIN' (REMIX) 1 2 2 10 PRETTY POISON 1 1 2 13 WILL TO POWER VIRGIN 0. 96752 /ATLANTIC 1 week at No. One LPIL 4906830 2 weeks at No. One 2 4 5 7 VICTIM OF LOVE (REMIX) SIRE 0-20740 /WARNER BROS. ERASURE (J 3 6 9 CASANOVA ATLANTIC 0 -86673 LEVERT

3 3 4 9 I HEARD A RUMOUR LONDON 886 188 -1 / POLYGRAM BANANARAMA 3 2 3 8 WHO'S THAT GIRL (REMIX) SIRE 0- 20692 / WARNER BROS. MADONNA 4 1 1 10 HOW SOON WE FORGET (REMIX) MCA 23763 COLONEL ABRAMS ® 4 7 9 FULL CIRCLE (REMIX) ATLANTIC 0-86674 COMPANY B 0 7 14 5 TRUE FAITH (REMIX) QWEST 0- 20733 /WARNER BROS. NEW ORDER 5 5 9 10 BE MINE TONIGHT ATLANTIC 0-86675 PROMISE CIRCLE © 6 11 5 LET ME BE THE ONE (REMIX) ARISTA ADI.9618 EXPOSE 6 6 12 8 CATCH ME I'M FALLING (REMIX) VIRGIN 0- 96752 /ATLANTIC PRETTY POISON 7 5 8 8 FULL CIRCLE (REMIX) ATLANTIC 0 -86674 COMPANY B 7 7 8 14 SILENT MORNING (REMIX) 4TH & B'WAY BWAY-439/ISLAND NOEL

® 15 25 3 DON'T YOU WANT ME (REMIX) MCA 23785 JODY WATLEY 8 9 10 10 WHEN SMOKEY SINGS /CHICAGO MERCURY 888 726 -1 /POLYGRAM ABC

9 9 12 5 STRIP THIS HEART A &M SP -12241 JOHN ADAMS 9 12 13 8 I HEARD A RUMOUR LONDON 886 188-1/POLYGRAM BANANARAMA 0 14 18 5 LOST IN EMOTION (REMIX) COLUMBIA 4406872 LISA LISA & CULT JAM 0 14 18 5 LOST IN EMOTION (REMIX) COLUMBIA 44 -06872 LISA LISA & CULT JAM PUT THE NEEDLE TO THE RECORD 11 10 13 6 CRIMINAL ELEMENT ORCHESTRA 11 8 5 14 STRANGELOVE (REMIX) SIRE 0- 20696 /WARNER BROS. DEPECHE MODE CRIMINAL Cß12.014

12 13 15 9 BREAKOUT (REMIX) MERCURY 888 836- I/POLYGRAM SWING OUT SISTER 12 11 11 10 HOW SOON WE FORGET (REMIX) MCA 23763 COLONEL ABRAMS THE REAL THING (REMIX) Z3 22 - 2 JELLYBEAN FEATURING STEVEN DANTE 13 17 21 6 CRAZY LOVE ATLANTIC 0 -86779 NANCY MARTINEZ CHRYSALIS 4V9 43171

14 17 29 4 IT'S A SIN EMI -MANHATTAN V.19256 PET SHOP BOYS 14 19 26 6 PARTY YOUR BODY LMR 4000 STEVIE B

15 19 24 5 ALWAYS DOESN'T MEAN FOREVER CAPITOL V -15328 HAZELL DEAN 15 18 28 5 POUR IT ON (REMIX) ELEKTRA 0-66795 MASON

16 8 7 8 MIND OVER MATTER (REMIX) A &M SP-12246 E.G. DAILY lÓ 20 22 6 SECRET AFFAIR (REMIX) EPIC 49 06837 CLAUDJA BARRY

17 18 19 7 FUNKY NASSAU VIRGIN 0 -96776 /ATLANTIC BLACK BRITAIN 0 22 25 5 MIND OVER MATTER (REMIX) A &M SP.12246 E.G. DAILY 0 26 39 4 MY LOVE IS GUARANTEED NEXT PLATEAU NP 50067 SYBIL 1$ 21 20 6 U GOT THE LOOK /HOUSEQUAKE PAISLEY PARK 0- 2072; WARNER BROS. PRINCE

19 21 23 7 TOY BOY OMNI 0-96751/ATLANTIC SINITTA 19 15 19 6 (YOU'RE PUTTIN') A RUSH ON ME MCA 23774 STEPHANIE MILLS

0 29 48 3 SOMETHING TELLS ME ATLANTIC 0-86670 TIGER MOON 20 13 4 13 TINA CHERRY (REMIX) MOTOWN 4586MG GEORGIO FOUND WHO 21 24 34 4 SLIP -SLIDE (REMIX) WARNER BROS. 0.20731 TEEN DREAM 21 10 1 12 WHO JELLYBEAN FEATURING ELISA FIORILLO CHRYSALIS 4V9 43089 ® 39 - 2 TELL IT TO MY HEART ARISTA ADI9611 TAYLOR DAYNE ® 25 30 4 TRUE FAITH (REMIX) QWEST 0 -20733 NEW ORDER 23 20 22 7 DESIRE FIERCE FR 104 CANDY J 23 30 36 3 DON'T YOU WANT ME (REMIX) MCA 23785 JODY WATLEY

24 12 3 11 WHEN SMOKEY SINGS /CHICAGO MERCURY 888 726.1; POLYGRAM ABC 24 32 34 4 JUST THAT TYPE OF GIRL ATLANTIC o -86672 MADAME X

CI 37 - 2 DINNER WITH GERSHWIN (REMIX) GEFFEN 0 -20635 WARNER BROS. DONNA SUMMER 25 16 15 12 HEARTACHE (REMIX) POLYDOR 885 929.1 / POLYGRAM PEPSI & SHIRLIE

26 30 42 3 POUR IT ON (REMIX) ELEKTRA 066795 MASON 26 34 42 3 IT'S A SIN EMI -MANHATTAN V-19256 PET SHOP BOYS

27 11 6 12 SILENT MORNING 4TH & B'WAY BWAY-439/ISLAND NOEL 2] 41 - 2 SOMETHING TELLS ME ATLANTIC 0-86670 TIGER MOON PUTTIN') A RUSH ON ME (REMIX) 28 23 30 6 (YOU'RE STEPHANIE MILLS 28 28 24 32 ONLY IN MY DREAMS (REMIX) ATLANTIC 0 -86744 DEBBIE GIBSON MCA 23774 33 2 THE REAL THING (REMIX) 31 41 4 YOU'RE NO GOOD FOR ME NEXT PLATEAU NP50066 KELLY CHARLES _ JELLYBEAN FEATURING STEVEN DANTE ® ® HRYSALIS 4V9 43171 30 28 40 6 JUMP START (REMIX) EMI -MANHATTAN V.56053 NATALIE COLE ® 36 41 7 JUMP START (REMIX) EMI -MANHATTAN V -56053 NATALIE COLE 31 42 - 2 WHEN YOU GONNA RCA 6548 -1 -RD RICK AND LISA 31 24 17 14 I WANT YOUR SEX/HARD DAY COLUMBIA 44 06814 GEORGE MICHAEL 32 38 43 4 SCARS OF LOVE TOMMY BOY TB 902 TKA 0 N EW 1 ALWAYS DOESN'T MEAN FOREVER CAPITOL V-1 5328 HAZELL DEAN

33 16 16 8 GOOD INTENTIONS (REMIX) CAPITOL V-15308 AVA CHERRY 33 29 29 6 WIPEOUT TIN PAN APPLE 885- 960 -1 /POLYGRAM THE FAT BOYS ® NEW 1 JUST THAT TYPE OF GIRL ATLANTIC 0 -86672 MADAME X 34 35 47 3 LOVE/HATE MCA 23780 PEBBLES DO IT PROPERLGRL Y 35 41 47 3 SECRET AFFAIR (REMIX) EPIC 49 06837 CLAUDJA BARRY 35 40 38 10 2 PUERTO RICANS A BLACKMAN & A DOMINICAN GROOVELINE 5001 ® 50 - 2 NEVER LET ME DOWN (REMIX) EMI -MANHATTAN V -19255 DAVID BOWIE ® 46 - 2 IF YOU FEEL IT RCA 6556 -1 -RD DENISE LOPEZ

3] NEW 1 THE OPERA HOUSE MINIMAL MIN -2 /CRIMINAL JACK E MAKOSSA 37 26 14 14 FAKE TABU 429 -06788 ALEXANDER O'NEAL 38 43 45 4 COME TOGETHER FRESH FRE -0012 HANSON & DAVIS ® 44 - 2 MY LOVE IS GUARANTEED NEXT PLATEAU NP 50067 SYBIL THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO IN THE DARKNESS 39 34 37 6 /HERE GREG STONE 39 23 16 9 SHATTERED GLASS ATLANTIC 0 -86675 LAURA BRANIGAN DICE TGR 1015 40 35 35 7 I KNOW EPIC 49 -6866 PAUL KING 0 NEW 1 SCARS OF LOVE TOMMY BOY TB 902 TKA C) NEWIIIP. i HERE TO GO /DON'T ARGUE EMI -MANHATTAN V -56067 CABARET VOLTAIRE 41 47 - 2 MUSIC OUT OF BOUNDS ATLANTIC 0 -86669 STACEY Q

42 48 50 3 WIPEOUT TIN PAN APPLE 885 -960 -I / POLYGRAM THE FAT BOYS 42 NEW 1 BREAKOUT (REMIX) MERCURY 888188.1 /POLYGRAM SWING OUT SISTER

43 47 49 3 MISFIT (REMIX) MERCURY 888 752- I/POLYGRAM CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT 43 39 35 4 WHY YOU WANNA GO VINYLMANIA VMR 011 FASCINATION

® NEW 1 IF YOU FEEL IT RCA 65561 -RD DENISE LOPEZ 44 38 40 4 DESTINY DICE TGR 1016/SUTRA LAUREN GREY & LEAH LANDIS 45 27 21 9 LEAVE MY MONKEY ALONE VIRGIN 0- 96762 /ATLANTIC WARREN ZEVON 45 27 23 10 LIVING IN A BOX CHRYSALIS 4V9 43119 LIVING IN A BOX

® NEW 1 YOUR UGLY VIRGIN 0- 96759 /ATLANTIC VELORE & DOUBLE -0 46 NEW III. 1 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW (REMIX) MCA 23793 TIFFANY

47 NEW' 1 MY LOLEATTA MINIMAL MIN -1 /CRIMINAL ELLIS "D" 47 NEW 1 MY LOLEATTA MINIMAL MIN -1 /CRIMINAL ELLIS "D" IT PROPERLY 48 46 33 8 DO 2 PUERTO RICANS A BLACKMAN & A DOMINICAN ® NEW III. 1 DINNER WITH GERSHWIN (REMIX) GEFFEN 0- 20635/WARNER BROS. DONNA SUMMER GROOVELINE GRL 5001 49 49 - 2 I'M SUPPOSE TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU CHRYSALIS PROMO TONIO K. 49 NEW 1 TRAMP /PUSH IT NEXT PLATEAU NP 50063 SALT -N -PEPA 0 NEW 1 IS IT GOOD ENOUGH PROFILE PRO-7157 CHANELLE 50 42 37 5 FUNKY NASSAU VIRGIN 0- 96776 /ATLANTIC BLACK BRITAIN A (REMIX) MADONNA SIRE N 1. TELL IT TO MY HEART TAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA tn 1. CAUSING COMMOTION 2. LOVE IT SOCIETY BIG LIFE 2. DEVOTION TEN CITY ATLANTIC Titles with future Titles with future ( POLYDOR 3. THE OPERA HOUSE JACK E MAKOSSA MINIMAL chart potential, 3. SECRET RENDEZ -VOUS (REMIX) CINDY VALENTINE chart potential, based on club play 4. MASTER MIXES DURAN DURAN CAPITOL O based on sales 4. IF SHOULD NEED A FRIEND BLAZEBL QU this week. 5. DEVOTION TEN CITY ATLANTIC reported this week. 5. WE'YOUVE ONLY JUST BEGUN GLENN JONES JIVE g 6. BAD (LP CUTS) MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 4 7. (BABY TELL ME) CAN YOU DANCE SHANICE WILSON A &M Q W W Itr OC Im 1mß

for sales of 1 million units. RIAA certification for sales of 2 million units. Records listed under Club Play are 12 -inch OTitles with the greatest sales or club play increase this week. Videoclip availability. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification unless indicated otherwise. 34 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com Dance Music: From The Clubs To The Mainstream

This week's column was written by phonic vocal delight enlivened with cal on "Tears Of A Clown" (Epic), from Salsoul classics in an exposi- Dave Peaslee. occasional Motown rhythms; lucky the dance appeal of which is in- tion of disco breakbeats, Ten City's Samantha Fox, getting the full creased by an effective Freddie "Devotion" (Atlantic). DESPITE CRITICISM FROM its PWL treatment on "Nothing's ID/&CF Bastone dub mix. More adventur- host of opponents, dance music con- Gonna Stop Me Now" (Jive /RCA), a ous is mixer Larry Levan, who IN STREET SOUNDS, producer tinues to be the pop music of Ameri- full- bodied, synthesized production TRAX strips down Gwen Guthrie's down- Aldo Marin and Nytro Deluxe re- ca. Its most prominent stars, from that should serve as a lesson to as- tempo reworking of the Beatles' prise the synthesized "Planet Rock" the megasuccessful Madonna, piring Casio -tone producers; TKA "Ticket To Ride," while the country - hip -hop beats for "On A Mission" Prince, and Michael Jackson to such and producer Joey Gardner with Stone; the strummed Jeff Beck gui- funk revision of "All You Need Is (Cutting) ... Devastator pairs with emerging acts as Lisa Lisa, L.L. "Scars Of Love" (Tommy Boy), its tar and synth chords subtly recall Love" by Eddie Chacon renders beatmakers Lyvio G and P. Fine to Cool J, Gloria Estefan, Col. third single, proving its appeal as earlier hits even under a thundering that tune almost unrecognizable. deliver youthful hardcore rhymes Abrams, the Latin Rascals, and Ja- one of the most promising of the rhythm track. Also rocking is Little on "Devastation" (G. Fine) ... The net Jackson, continue to breathe Latin teen groups -its bouncy Steven's "No More Party's" (Man- POTENTIAL URBAN crossovers Los Angeles Lakers team with new life into the genre. Meanwhile, rhythms and catchy hooks are con- hattan), its sharp political lyrics set include the self- produced solo debut George Duke for a rap notable for its creative talents -such songwrit- sistent with their other two; and to a strong funk -boogie bass line of Marlon Jackson, whose "Don't its positive message and star power, ers, producers, and DJ /remixers as Gallic fave Caroline Loeb's "C'est and beat; more esoteric fare is of- Go" (Capitol) combines the bopping the antidrug "Just Say No "; rap of Jellybean, Shep Pettibone, Timmy La Ouate," percussively recon- fered by producer Adrian Sher- groove and smooth choral hooks of an entirely different nature is pre- Regisford, Bruce Forest, Freddie structed by Club Nouveau's Jay wood and Cabaret Voltaire on the brother Jermaine with an effective sented by Mac The Rapper on Bastone, Louie Vega, Red Alert, King with effective added vocals atmospherically moody "Here I Go" Serious Intention keyboard riff; "What Is Love" (Shinola, 213 -465- and Tony Humphries, constantly for an English -language release as (Manhattan), distinguished by its Oran "Juice" Jones' "Cold Spend- 7627). Performed by a prepro- stretch the boundaries of recorded "And So What" (Sire). Energetic highly advanced integration of vo- ing My $ Money" (Def Jam /Colum- grammed Apple computer, this rec- pop music. salsa beats and a tuneful Madonna- cal and emulated polyrhythmic bia), which combines the Def Jam ord resembles "Battlestar Gallac- Increasingly, the music played in like female lead are offered by Ryo sounds into synthesized tracks. street beats of producers Russell tica" at Studio 54 more than any nightclubs and on "hot" and urban Kawasaki & Satellites on "No Ex- Simmons and Vincent Bell with a street beat. radio and which appears on the pectations" (Satellites, 305 -825- AMONG THIS MONTH'S COV- familiar O'Jays choral hook for a dance chart enters the mainstream 3233), while sweetly romantic teen- ERS is a wildly varied mix of treat- further extension of Oran's "Rain" IN CLOSING, there is an interest- market quickly, even hitting the age dance -pop is presented by Jail - ments and styles: Man To Man persona; and Lillo Thomas, whose ing aside to Michael Jackson's Hot 100. Long maligned during the bait on "Let Me Be The One" teams with diva Jessica Williams mellifluous tenor cuts through the "Bad." During the filming last backlash against the disco move- (Atlantic), smoothed out by a Little on a bouncy, affectionate "boys - busy track and jittery Caribbean spring of the song's video, album ment, dance music continues to Louie Vega mix. Shep Pettibone's town" remake of the '60s sado -clas- percussion of "Downtown" (Capi- producer Quincy Jones remarked make its presence felt in the con- remix of Madonna's "Causing A sic "These Boots Are Made For tol). to Sam Bono that the initial inspira- temporary U.S. sound. Commotion" (Sire) needs no help Walking" (JDC); George Godfrey Also recommended are producer tion for the song resulted from sto- from this column but is recommend- (aka Sweet G) and producer Kurtis Ted Currier's interesting combina- ries written about the Edmund Per- AMONG THIS WEEK'S records, ed dance -pop nonetheless. Blow attempt a Club Nouveau re- tion of neogo -go beats and an al- ry case in New York. That case, in those most likely to make the transi- make of Otis Redding's "Sitting On most Aleem -like chorus on Tony which a Cornell honors student shot tion from the dance market to the IKNOW it's only rock'n'roll, but The Dock Of The Bay "; Washing- Terry's debut, "She's Fly," (Epic) as by a policeman, was the subject of a musical mainstream include En- rock is a form of dance music, too. ton, D.C., group Eveready performs well as the latest from house mas- Nelson George piece in the Village gland's Pet Shop Boys, who make This week's rock kudos go to Eu- a very successful P. Funk "Flash- ters Marshall Jefferson and Byron Voice. the unlikely pairing with Dusty rythmic Dave Stewart's spirited light /One Nation" medley (Liaison, Stingily, who utilize fragments Springfield seem inspired on "What production of Mick Jagger's "Let's 301 -937-6161), with vocal leads enliv- Have I Done To Deserve This ?" Work" (CBS), which gets an amaz- ened by a go-go rhythm track. Bas - We have a complete selection of all U S (EMI /Manhattan), a bouncy, multi- ingly vigorous vocal from the solo six renders a Xeroxed Miracles vo- DISCO & DANCE 12" releases and all impon disco records We export to foreign countries. U.S.A. & IMPORTS also (WHOLESALE FOR STORES) Send for our free Byer listing all titles we U SACANADAE NGLANDGE RM ANY stock. U S. A Imports We specialize in U S small label product. call us for best service I TALYF RA NCEHO LLAND and information

US & CANADIAN 12" Dont Wait -Hotline Ibiza Mix #3 Lp Run To Ma -Tony Caso Fighting For Our Lives- People Like Crimes In Passion-Spirit l'm Not Afraid-Free Enterprise Us CBS Sets New Classic Dance Series Gotta Let You Go -Brass Dont Take Your Love -Lydia Take My Body -Tracy Ackerman Youre A Fake -Kay Reed Shut Up Already-Plum Gonna Get Along-Viola Wills I Am Music-Libra Libra Living Out A Fantasy-Oh Romeo (1987 HOUSE VERSION) First Release Includes Streisand SOS Band; MFSB House It Up -Hokus Pokus Gimme Some Looin -Fun Fun Soul Surviver -C C Catch Solution -Keith Edwards If You Need A Friend -Blaze Everlasting Love-Sandra My House-Rhythm Control Alright- Masters At Work I Will Survive-- Boytronic its catalog commercially available seeks out and purchases the re- Marts -Remit BY DAVE Sugar Sugar -Shan Come Get It- Jomanda Pump Up The Volume- PEASLEE as possible. Now, such items, when cordings of dance music's past. Flashback-Disc Drive l'm Strong-Robert Owens Take Me High --C lm 3 Toda La Vita -Yasmine On The Loose-Jasmin NEW YORK Although nominally available at specialty outlets like Unfortunately, Binge explains, Dance Little Lady -Tina Charles Keep In Touch -Klien 8 Mbo DISCO CLASSICS A a disposable- hit -driven medium, New York's VinylMania or Down- many of the most creative versions Walking On Thin Line -Bam Barn I Need A Man-Remis -Man To Man Give Me Your Love Sisley Ferre Why You Wanna-Fascination LETS ALL CHANT-MICHAEL ZAGER dance music is also surprisingly stairs Records, often retail for of these recordings -even for the Four Play Tapps Your Move-Bamboo ALL ZYX 12' in Do You Wanna Dance -Bad Boy ALL BOBBY ORLANDO 12' r PRODUCTIONS archival in nature, with DJs and highly inflated collector's prices. hits that remain catalog -are Meet My Friend -E. Huntington EUROPEAN 12" ALL JDC 12' dance consumers as interested in However, although they are of- those made by the mixing special- One In-Hen Martin ALL DIVINE 12' Turn On The Night -Lois + Lane Corne Back And Stay -Bad Boys Blue ALL LIME 12'+ Lps collecting their favorite past hits ten unavailable on the original la- ists, and often those versions be- Breathless (rmx) --Gina Desire Love Synchronicdy-Sandy Marton as in obtaining the latest obscure bel configuration, Downstairs' come unavailable once their initial Catch Me Im Falling- K.B.Caps f OVER 500 OTHER CLASSICS release. Nick de Krechewo points out that promotional period is over. New Labels Recognizing the demand for Taverner expects the Mixed 5anciscyour UNIQUE RECORD DIST. in b many of these classic titles, CBS Masters series to include, addi- 6 Tèst- 110 DENTON AVE.. NEW HYDE PARK. NEW YORK 11040 Records plans to inaugurate a spe- 12 double -sided tion to such hard -to-find versions, Wtesbtng5 UNIQUE PHONE 15161 294 -5900 FAX o 15161741-3584 MAIL O DISC PHONE 15161 294 -5111 TELEX " 4758254 IMPT DISC cial series of classic 12 -inch dance several special mixes that were reissues. Titled Mixed Masters, 12 -inch singles never before commercially avail- the series, developed by CBS man- able. He cites such examples as the ager of marketing and develop- will be released previously promo -only 11- minute ment John Taverner and director in version of Streisand's "Main éa of sales Jon Binge, will bow in ear- October Event." Taverner also plans to in- ly October with a selection of 12 clude various versions of singles double -sided 12 -inch singles. several of the cuts are available to that were remixed and released by Limited to recordings that went consumers on various import con- CBS affiliates abroad but never is- ZYX 5731 EWS- CHIP CHIP -Rock Me Tonight top five on the Billboard pop, figurations, although he notes sued domestically; the U.K. affili- ZYX Z Y X - records domestic releases 5721 - CHRISTINA-Gimme Love ZYX 5714 - PROPHET X -Hearts Of Asia black, or dance charts, the premier that on some the quality is "abys- ates are the most prolific in this re- ZYX 5616 -US EDDY HUNTINGTON -Meet My Fnend ZYX 5705 - K.B.CAPS- -Catch Me Now let Falling -ZYX 6612 -US FUN FUN -Gimme Same Loving selection includes 12 No. ls. mal." gard, he says. Possibilities include ZYX 5721 - MIKE MAREEN-Don't Talk To A Snake ZYX test -US FUN FUN -Baila Bolero ZYX 5709 - T. SPENCER -Fashion Looking For Love Among the classics in the first While claiming that stopping the such rarefied imports as the Sleep- ZYX 6620 -US TOM HOOKER- ZYX 5699 - CLIFF TURNER -(I Need) Your Love batch are recordings from such di- sale of bootleg, or gray- market, ing Lions' "Sound Of My Heart" ZYX s629 -Us MOZZARF -Money ZYX 5655 -R - OFF-Step By Step (Remit) ZYX 5619 -US CHIP CHIP-Never Say Goodbye ZYX 5701 - MARY WILSON -Don't Get Mad verse artists as the Clash, Patrick copies of these records was not the and Eurogliders' "Heaven" remix ZOO 5571R-US PAUL LEKAKIS -Boom Boom (Remit) ZYX 5685 - INSELA -Do The Motion ZYX 5548 -US OFF- ENctrics Salsa ZYX 5694 - MIKO MISSION -Toc Toc Toc Hernandez, the SOS Band, McFad- main impetus behind the series, as well as more familiar titles. ZYX 5558 -US NASTY BOYS-I Was Made For Lorin You MEM 061 - KEN LASZLO- 1,13,1,5,6,1,8 ZYX 5666 SOLID STRANGERS The ZOO 6603 -US MIKE MAREEN-Lore Spy - -Gimme Light den & Whitehead, Michael Jack- Taverner and Birge admit that it Eventually, the pair expects the ZYX 5665 ITALIAN BOYS -Forever Lovers VOL. 1 (LP) - ZYX 20076-US THE BEST OF EUROBEAT atm arad. ZYX 5658 - SCOTCH- Pictures (Remit) son, the equally obvious MFSB, was partly the retail success of series to include more than 100 ti- Cass S CD ZYX 5665 - MIQUEL BROWN- Footprints In The Sand Dan Hartman with Loleatta these often inferior -quality press- tles covering some of the most-re- aikr/ . . . ZYX 5635 - GRANT MILLER -Wings Of Love c-SpqS ZYX 5617 - DANUTA -Touch My Heart Holloway, Herbie Hancock, ings that indicated there was a quested-at- retail artists and titles lar fire a( ZYX 5615 - JOY PETERS -One Night In Love and market for the reissues. (Melba Moore, Cheryl Lynn, Brain- ZYX 5680 - SILVER POZZOLI-Chica Boom Heatwave, Barbra Streisand. cirte6 ZYX 5672 - MORGANA -Ready For Love dsk ZYX 5651 Perfume Noting the difficulty that collec- For Binge, one of the most un- storm, and Sly Stone). In addition, a - SCALA- Of Love tors have had in obtaining some of usual aspects of the dance music CBS is also hoping to involve the BERANARD IIIIKULfKI 11 these items, Taverner explains market is its remarkable rever- catalogs of such distributed labels DISTRISUTIOM LIMITED that the rerelease of these records ence for classics; in addition to as Chrysalis, and it is also consid- Capon IndustrW O1hce Park 1451,1 Ave and Hook Geek Rho Valley Stream. New York 1158, is consistent with CBS Records' wanting the most recent releases, ering cassette- and CD- single re- Teletax 5115588.1125 TM 516.5683777 Manager Gunter Blum policy of trying to keep as much of the dance music consumer also leases.

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 35 www.americanradiohistory.com t//VTRY Canada Stages Record-Breaking Music Week ever before. Fjellgaard. Anita Perras scored Representing Gabby's Cabaret and the South, with the expected BY GERRY WOOD The event, running from Sept. 6- with two awards-best female vo- and CKWX Vancouver, Colette emphasis on Canada. Songs and VANCOUVER Country Music 13, thoroughly immersed Vancou- calist and best duo, with husband Weis won the national talent con- ideas were exchanged in an atmo- Week 1987 will go down as the big- ver in country music. The Sept. 12 test staged as a highlight of music sphere of learning and mutual coop- gest and best in Canada's country awards show, carried during prime week. eration. Seminar topics for the ses- music history. With k.d. lang win- time on CTV, spotlighted some of The week country During the week, Vancouver's sions held at the Ramada Renais- ning the coveted entertainer-of-the - the country's top country perform- hot nightspots blared out the coun- sance were management and year award at the Canadian Coun- ers, including lang and Ian Tyson, conquered Canada try music that some of its radio sta- contracts, radio programming, pro- try Music Assn. Awards show (see who won three awards -single of tions had been broadcasting all day. motion, financial assistance, royal- Nashville Scene, this page), an un- the year ("Navajo Rug "), album of Tim Taylor. The Family Brown con - A surplus of cowboy hats and boots ties and taxes, sound and lights in precedented live coast -to -coast tele- the year ( "Cowboyography" on tinued its 11th year of dominance as helped put the country in this beau- clubs, and boosting club attendance. cast of that event, and solid atten- Stony Plain Records), and male vo- best group. Lang also won the Vista tiful western seaside city. It wasn't Seminars with singer /writer Dick dance at seminars and showcases, calist. The Mercy Brothers on MBS Rising Star Award during the CTV just a weeklong flash in the pan: Damron and top Canadian DJs were the conclave gained more national Records won song -of- the -year hon- network telecast hosted by Ronnie Even the money machine of the also held. One of the most popular exposure and media attention than ors with "Heroes," written by Gary Prophet and Janie Frickie. Canada Trust Bank is named John- sessions was "How To Write A ny Cash. Song," a demonstration conducted Country music week in Canada by Peterson, Bogard, and Barry could give Nashville a few hints on Brown of the Family Brown. Holger Singer Is Surprise Winner At CCCM Awards how to conduct its annual country Petersen, president and a&r direc- music paean for both pilgrims and tor of Stony Plain Records, wrote populace. It seemed as though al- the lyrics on a blackboard as the k.d. lang most every restaurant and night- three writers composed a song from Canada's Gains Acceptance club featured country music on its scratch. The following day, attend- ALTHOUGH k.d. lang puts her name in lower case, shame, and she has been known to drop flat on her radio, sound system, or stage dur- ees were invited to watch Colleen this Canadian chanteuse has become an upper case back and stay there for a good 30 seconds while the ing the week. Imagine the culture Peterson make a demo of the song singer. band vamps. She is complete entertainment when clash of hearing country music in a "You've Got Me Dreamin' Again" A surprise winner of the Canadian Country Music she's onstage, and she is almost completely exhausted Vietnamese restaurant in British at the Mushroom Recording Studio Assn.'s Entertainer Of The Year Award (see story when she comes off. Columbia. Banners, posters, and fli- under the production of Barry Beck- this page), lang also walked off with the Rising Star The Reclines are a hot band that can swing with ers proclaimed that this was the ett. Award, a remarkable achievement for a new, 25 -year ease from blues to country with a stop at rock in be- week that country conquered Cana- Artist showcases highlighted old talent. New? Or Old? You see, k.d. believes in rein- tween. They play off, and play with, lang in an excel- da. And the blend of talent and ter- some of Canada's top new acts, and carnation, and there are some who are quick to link lent display of musicianship. When lang and the Re- ritory was the perfect mix. performances by country artists at her to the too-soon- departed Patsy Cline. clines finish with "I'll Be Back," audiences usually re- Not even Nashville hosted more other venues saturated Vancou- If Patsy Cline and El- spond with standing country music performances and ver's pubs, clubs, and hotels. From vis Presley had con- ovations. country-oriented discussion during Terry Carrise and Michelle Wright ceived a daughter, her Lang is a scintillating these seven days of September. at the 'Boo Pub in the Cariboo Hotel name would probably be combination of space ca- Through stateside visits by Harvey to Boone & the Girls and Artie Mac - k.d. lang. The Sire Re- det, wacko woman, seri- Gold, chairman of the country mu- Laren at JR Country Club, the cords artist is unique. Nashville ous philosopher, caring sic week host committee, and Tracy sights and sounds of country col- She will never be con- human, and one hell of an Lakeman, manager, U.S., participa- ored Vancouver night and day. With fused with any other engaging talent. "I have tion in the event was bolstered. Budweiser as a major corporate singer except IIT. Oslin, ScTia thousands of philoso- South -of-the -border participants in- sponsor, Canada's" Country Music and that's because of the phies, but none that can cluded record executives Shelby Week 1987 was produced in cooper- name. k.d. laughs when be [described] in a para- Singleton, John Singleton, Bart Bar- ation with two hot country stations, she reveals that at some graph or less," she says. ton, producer Barry Beckett, writer JR Country and WX 1130. of her concerts she's re- by Gerry Wood "At one point, I felt very Steve Bogard, and such transplant- Bill Maxim, president of Magnum ceiving requests for "80's Ladies," Oslin's country strongly about letting people know how I felt about ed Canadians as Colleen Peterson Music, Edmonton, Alberta, was smash. (personal beliefs), but North Americans aren't really and Ronnie Prophet, who now live elected as the new president of the Kathy Dawn Lang grew up in Alberta, Canada, and that open -minded when it comes to things like reincar- in Nashville. Canadian Country Music Assn. majored in music in college. When she auditioned for a nation." The meet was a creative and cul- Country Music Week 1988 will be lead vocalist spot for a western swing -type band in While dining at a Chinese restaurant with her musi- tural blend of the best of the North held next September in Toronto. 1982, an observer of the Edmonton audition remarked, cians and a group from Warner Bros. Records follow- "Anyone who can sing that good lying on the studio ing a recent Copper Mountain, Colo., performance, FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 floor or draped over the grand piano, should be incredi- lang quickly directed the waiter, "No MSG for the T ble standing up." The band lasted one gig, but soon whole table, please." She didn't do it to be dictatorial; ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or k.d. formed her band, the Reclines (re-Cline ... here she was simply expressing care and concern. While iboad transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, comes Patsy again), and its reputation spread like a struggling with the waiter and kitchen to obtain food photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written prairie fire. without any meat products (she's a very strict vege- permission of the publisher. A single and an album on Bumstead Records fol- tarian), lang found time to give a fellow diner with lowed, and a show at the Bottom Line in New York food allergies dietary advice: HOT COUNTRY City was witnessed by Seymour Stein, president of Lang admits that winning awards has changed her SINGLES ACTION Sire. Soon after signing with Sire, lang and her band view of the Canadian country music organization. "I RADIO MOST ADDED were in London recording an album, "Angel With A felt a little bit like a rebel, unaccepted. Knowing they BRONZE/ Lariat," produced by Dave Edmunds. The LP spent are behind me, after all, has certainly given me and GOLD SILVER SECONDARY TOTAL TOTAL ADDS ADDS ADDS ADDS ON two months on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart the band a boost." She hopes it will give her newly re- 26 REPORTERS 57 REPORTERS 63 REPORTERS 116 REPORTERS earlier this year. Though no singles soared into the up- leased single, "Diet Of Strange Places," a boost, too. THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU per reaches of the chart, lang gained legions of new She's cutting back on television and concert appear- PARTON,RONSTADT,HARRISw.e. 6 16 23 45 55 fans with appearances on Johnny Carson's "Tonight ances to concentrate on her next album, which will be THE LAST ONE TO KNOW Show" (she has been invited back for a third appear- recorded this winter, probably in Vancouver. REBA MCENTIRE MCA 5 14 18 37 107 ance) and "Late Night With David Letterman." (Let- Lang became infatuated with Patsy Cline when sev- GOOD GOD, I HAD IT GOOD PAKE MCENTIRE RCA 1 10 24 35 36 wants her back, too.). factors terman eral combined forces: Several years ago, she SHE COULDN'T LOVE ME... - Some call her music punkabilly. Others call it cow was playing a country music singer modeled after T. GRAHAM BROWN CAPITOL 4 14 4 22 104 punk. I call it different-and k.d. calls it "torch and Patsy Cline in a professional theater production. At ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS twang." She works the audience with a masterful em- the same time, her brother and sister were encourag- WAYLON JENNINGS MCA 6 5 11 22 85 pathy that few artists can match. Onstage, she's a ing her to listen to Cline's albums, and for her 25th SOMEWHERE TONIGHT one -woman fireworks show, belting out country clas- birthday -also at approximately the same time -she HIGHWAY 101 WARNERBROS. 2 9 11 22 22 sics, rousing bluesy numbers, and original songs was given several Cline albums for presents. DO YA' ranging from rock to western swing. Her outfit looks A fourth event adds an even stranger touch of in- K. T. OSLIN RCA 3 11 6 20 93 as if it has been on loan for a decade from the Roy trigue to the infatuation: After playing Nashville's LET'S DO SOMETHING Rogers Museum and the nearest Goodwill store. She Exit /In earlier this year, lang left the building holding VINCE GILL RCA 1 7 12 20 66 can match talent with Dwight Yoakam and come out a balloon. Saying, "Here, Patsy," she let go of the bal- IF I COULD ONLY FLY M. HAGGARD /W. NELSON EPIC 1 6 13 20 winner. After watching both Yoakam and lang loon, and recalls, "off it went up to the heavens." She 35 the READ BETWEEN THE LINES bill perform on the same recently, a female audience stared at the disappearing balloon until it was out of LYNN ANDERSON MERCURY 0 8 11 19 44 member mused, "You know, Yoakam sings at us, but sight; then she turned around. Standing behind her Radio Most Added is a weekly national compilation of the ten records most added to the playlists k.d. sings to us." was Charlie Dick, Cline's widower. of the radio stations reporting to Billboard. The full panel of radio reporters is published periodi- She'll dance with her band members and perform As the balloon was swallowed up by the sky, k.d. cally as changes are made, or is available by sending a self- addressed stamped envelope to: aerial kicks that would put most cheerleaders to lang and Charlie Dick met for the first time. Billboard Chart Dept., 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036.

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EPIC 40413 WINE COLORED ROSES * * No. 1 * * 39 38 42 47 GEORGE JONES (CD) O 1 1 18 RANDY TRAVIS WARNER BROS. 25568-1 (8.98) (CD) 14 weeks at No. One ALWAYS & FOREVER 40 41 43 15 THE DESERT ROSE BAND MCA /CURB 5991/MCA (8.98) (CD) DESERT ROSE BAND

2 2 2 9 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER /CURB 25593-1/WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) BORN TO BOOGIE 41 39 40 14 HOLLY DUNN MTM 71063 (898) (CD) CORNERSTONE

3 3 4 33 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 5913 (8.98) (co) OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY CI 46 51 27 JUDY RODMAN MTM 71060 /CAPITOL (8.98) (CD) A PLACE CALLED LOVE 49 HANK WILLIAM$, JR. 4 4 3 20 REBA MCENTIRE MCA 5979 (8.98) (CD) GREATEST HITS 46 150 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME I ® WARNER/CURB 60193 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) 5 5 5 20 DWIGHT YOAKAM REPRISE 25567 -1 /WARNER BROS. (898) (CD) HILLBILLY DELUXE 44 36 37 45 KATHY MATTEA MERCURY 830 405 -I /POLYGRAM (CD) WALK THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS

6 6 7 42 RESTLESS HEART RCA 5648 (8.98) (CD) WHEELS 45 45 47 61 EXILE EPIC FE 4040) (co) GREATEST HITS

7 7 6 31 THE JUDDS RCA /CURB 5916-1 /RCA (8.98) (CD) HEART LAND 46 48 58 12 LEE GREENWOOD MCA 5999 (898) (CD) IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE

8 8 9 10 HIGHWAY 101 WARNER BROS. 25608-1 (8.98) (CD) HIGHWAY 101 47 42 39 26 MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY WARNER BROS. 1.25500 (8.98) AMERICANA

RANDY WARNER BROS. 1 (CD) 9 9 10 66 TRAVIS -25435 (898) STORMS OF LIFE ® NEW II. 1 SAWYER BROWN CAPITOL /CURB 46923/CAPITOL (8.98) (CD) SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT DOLLY PARTON, LINDA RONSTADT, EMMYLOU HARRIS 10 10 8 27 TRIO 49 44 44 26 ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL EPIC 40681 (CD) ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL WARNER BROS. 125491 (9.98) (CD)

II 13 13 8 K.T. OSLIN RCA 5924 -1 (898) (CD) 80'S LADIES 50 43 38 27 STEVE WARINER MCA 5926 (8.98) (co) IT'S A CRAZY WORLD

12 12 11 6 THE STATLER BROTHERS MERCURY 832 404-1/POLYGRAM (CD) MAPLE STREET MEMORIES 51 47 48 9 MEL MCDANIEL CAPITOL 12572 (8.98) GREATEST HITS

13 11 12 9 ROSANNE CASH COLUMBIA 40777 (CD) KING'S RECORD SHOP 52 57 57 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS K -TEL 2080 (6.98) COUNTRY NOW

0 16 18 4 RONNIE MILSAP RCA 6245 -1 (8.98) (CD) HEART AND SOUL O 58 45 14 RAY STEVENS MCA 42020 (8.98) (CD) CRACKIN' UP

15 15 16 21 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND WARNER BROS. 1.25573 (8.98) (CD) HOLD ON 54 50 53 10 TAMMY WYNETTE EPIC 40832 (CD) HIGHER GROUND

0 28 29 6 THE FORESTER SISTERS WARNER BROS. 25571 (898) (CD) YOU AGAIN 55 55 49 30 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 5945 (898) (CD) WHERE THE FAST LANE ENDS

17 14 14 11 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA 40487 (CD) ISLAND IN THE SEA 56 54 56 314 WILLIE NELSON A2 COLUMBIA KC 237542 (CD) GREATEST HITS HANK WILLIAMS, JR. I$ 27 28 4 KENNY ROGERS RCA 6484.1 (8.98) (CD) I PREFER THE MOONLIGHT 57 52 50 82 GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II WARNER/CURB 25328 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD)

19 18 17 83 ALABAMA RCA AHLI -7170 (8.98) (CD) GREATEST HITS 58 61 54 8 GIRLS NEXT DOOR MTM 71062 (8.981 (CD) WHAT A GIRL NEXT DOOR COULD DO

20 17 15 33 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER /CURB 1- 25538 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) HANK "LIVE' 59 60 62 40 PATSY CLINE MCA 12 (8.98) GREATEST HITS

0 24 24 16 STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES MCA 5998 (8.98) (CD) EXIT 0 60 63 63 149 THE JUDDS RCA /CURB AHLI -5319 /RCA (8.98) (CD) WHY NOT ME

® 29 34 6 TANYA TUCKER CAPITOL 46870 (898) (CD) LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO 61 53 52 49 REBA MCENTIRE MCA 5807 (8.98) (CD) WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU

23 23 25 29 RICKY VAN SHELTON COLUMBIA 40602 (co) WILD EYED DREAM 62 59 59 12 THE KENDALLS STEP ONE 0023 (8.98) (CD) BREAK THE ROUTINE

24 20 19 9 VINCE GILL RCA 59234 (898) (CD) THE WAY BACK HOME 63 56 55 20 JOHNNY CASH MERCURY 832 031 -I /POLYGRAM (CD) JOHNNY CASH IS COMING TO TOWN

25 21 21 19 ANNE MURRAY CAPITOL 12562 (898) (CD) HARMONY ® 71 - 48 EARL THOMAS CONLEY RCA 5619.1-R (8.98) (CD) TOO MANY TIMES

26 22 22 97 THE JUDDS A RCA /CURB AHLI- 7042 /RCA (8.98) (CD) ROCKIN' WITH THE RHYTHM 65 62 61 51 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER/CURB 1- 25412 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) MONTANA CAFE 2] 30 30 6 BARBARA MANDRELL EMI-MANHATTAN 46956 (8.98) (CD) SURE FEELS GOOD ® 72 - 72 STEVE EARLE MCA 5713 (8.98) (co) GUITAR TOWN CRYSTAL GAYLE AND GARY MORRIS 28 25 31 8 WHAT IF WE FALL IN LOVE 67 67 60 48 RICKY SKAGGS EPIC FE 40309 (CD) LOVE'S GONNA GET YA WARNER BROS. 255071 (8.98) (CD) DWIGHT YOAKAM 29 19 20 76 GUITARS, CADILLACS, ETC., ETC. 68 73 74 489 WILLIE NELSON A3 COLUMBIA FC 35305 (CD) STARDUST REPRISE 25372/WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD)

30 26 23 14 T. GRAHAM BROWN CAPITOL ) 2552 (898) (co) BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST 69 70 70 18 CONWAY TWITTY MCA 5969 (8.98) (CD) BORDERLINE

31 31 27 10 EMMYLOU HARRIS WARNER BROS. 25585-1 (8.98) (CD) ANGEL BAND 70 74 64 19 JOHN SCHNEIDER MCA 5973 (898) (co) YOU AIN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME

32 32 26 29 MOE BANDY MCA /CURB 5914 /MCA (898) YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE LAST OF ME 71 65 66 42 HOLLY DUNN MrM sr 1052/CAPITOL (8.98) HOLLY DUNN

33 33 32 44 THE O'KANES COLUMBIA BL 40459 (CD) THE O'KANES RE-ENTRY THE STATLER BROTHERS RADIO GOSPEL FAVORITES MERCURY 422826 710- 1 /POLYGRAM (8.98) (CD)

34 34 36 131 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 5567 (8.98) (CD) GEORGE STRAIT'S GREATEST HITS 73 66 67 34 DONNA FARGO MERCURY 422 830236- )/POLYGRAM WINNERS

35 35 35 18 CHARLEY PRIDE 16TH AVENUE 70550/CAPITOL (8.98) AFTER ALL THIS TIME 74 68 73 46 LARRY GATLIN AND THE GATLIN BROTHERS COLUMBIA 40431 (CD) PARTNERS

36 40 41 49 ALABAMA A RCA 5649 -1 -R (8.98) (CO) THE TOUCH 75 75 72 26 JOHN CONLEE COLUMBIA 40442 (CD) AMERICAN FACES

37 37 33 58 THE RODEO COLUMBIA 40406 (co) SWEETHEARTS OF THE RODEO SWEETHEARTS OF OAlbums with the greatest sales gains this week. (CD) Compact disk available. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA)

certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units, with each additional million indicated by a 51 65 3 GLEN CAMPBELL MCA 42009 (8.98) (CD) STILL WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE ® numeral following the symbol. CBS Records and PolyGram Records do not issue a suggested list price for their product.

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©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. SINGLES No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored Billboard® in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written HOT COUNTRY permission of the publisher. Compiled from a national sample of radio playlists. ,,Oz. Y Y o o- =w áw 3g = TITLE ARTIST =w áw 30 TITLE ARTIST 1-3 _, 3 N¢ 3U PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) LABEL &NUMBER -DISTRIBUTING LABEL I-3 .3 NQ 3U PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) LABEL & NUMBER 'DISTRIBUTING LABEL D OTH CHARLY MCCLAIN ** NO.1 ** 51 52 55 6 SNEED sBROTHERS R T.DAMPHIER) LSOSER 1 week at No. One 2 3 14 SEALS O K hhRHNING (DME EMI AMERICA 43023/CAPITOLOL NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY CRYSTAL 52 41 26 11 GAYLE YOU AGASHROUD THE FORESRTEBRRSI7-2SERSB J.E.NORMAN (TROCCO. C.BLACK. R.BOURKE) WARNER BROS. 7 -28409 2 3 4 14 (D.SCHLITZ,POVERSTREET) YOUR YELLOW BRICK ROAD TURNS BLUE ANDERSON 59 62 4 WHEN JOHN THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART O J.BOWEN.J.ANDERSON (B.NELSON, G.VINCENT) MCA 53155 3 4 7 14 ROSANNE CASH R.CROWELL (J.HIATT) COLUMBIA 38-07200 RESTLESS ANGEL TIM 54 39 40 MALCHAK FISHIN' IN THE DARK NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND 9 J. RUTENSCHROER.T.MALCHAK (T.MALCHAK) ALPINE 007 5 8 12 ® J.LEO (W.WALDMAN, J.PHOTOGLO) WARNER BROS. 7-28311 LET'S DO SOMETHING 55 65 2 VI ESGIL L I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT - RCA 5 6 9 15 JUDY RODMAN TWEST (B.DYLAN) MTM 72089 /CAPITOL ***HOT SHOT DEBUT*** I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE CONWAY TWITTY 7 12 12 THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU DOLLY PARTON, LINDA RONSTADT, EMMYLOU HARRIS © J.BOWEN,C.TWITTV,D.HENRY (C.PARTON, B.HOBBS) MCA 53134 56 0. 1 NEW G.MASSENBURG (A.O'BRYANT) WARNER BROS. 7 -28248 CRAZY OVER YOU FOSTER AND LLOYD 8 15 13 HANGIN' OUT IN SMOKEY PLACES THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND O B.LLOYD,R.FOSTER (R.FOSTER. B.LLOYD) RCA 5210-7 57 62 10 4 LBUTLER (LBUTLER, D.DILLON) MERCURY 888 775 -7 /POLYGRAM REUNI MED THE DESERT ROSE BAND 10 16 12 LE DOES IT HAVE TO BE (WRONG OR RIGHT) RESTLESS HEART ® SHILL) MCA/CURB 53142/MCA 58 45 33 18 WHY T.DUBOIS,S.HENDRICKS.RESTLES5 HEART (R.SHARP, D.LOWERY) RCA 5132 -7 LITTLE WAYS YOAKAM 11 17 10 MEMBERS O P.ANDERSONANDERSON (D.YOAKAM) REPRISE 7- 28310 /WARNER BROS. ONLY DONNA FARGO AND BILLY JOE ROYAL 59 42 23 14 N.LARKIN (LADDISON) MERCURY 888 6807 / POLYGRAM SHINE, SHINE, SHINE EDDYcRA ZEN 12 18 10 CRYING OVER YOU ROSIE FLORES 0 K.BELL) 51-7 60 67 74 3 P.ANDERSON (J.INTVELD) REPRISE 7-28250, WARNER BROS. RIGH Ñ FROMLTHE START EARL THOMAS BCDON 26Y 11 13 20 9 IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND PRIDE wATKws) 61 49 11 CHARLEY 31 R.BAKER (K.ROBBINS) 16TH AVENUE 70402 /CAPITOL ME LIKE YOU USED TO TANYA TUCKER 12 16 22 10 LOVE A LONG LINE OF LOVE MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY J.CRUTCHFIELD (P.DAVIS. B.EMMONS) CAPITOL 44036 62 56 48 19 S.GIBSON.J.E.NORMAN (P OVERSTREET. T.SCHUYLER) WARNER BROS. 728370 THIS ECRAZY LOVE THE OAK RIDGE BOYS 13 1 2 16 READ BETWEEN THE .HICKS) 72 2 LINES LYNN ANDERSON ® - G.SCRUGGS (D.SCHLITZ. M.BONAGURA. K.BAILLIE) MERCURY 888 8397 / POLYGRAM MAMA'S ROCKIN' CHAIR CONLEE 14 17 21 11 JOHN B.LOGAN (TMENZIES. J.MACRAE) COLUMBIA 38 -07203 WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG JOHN SCHNEIDER 64 60 44 11 J.BOWEN.J.SCHNEIDER (R.SMITH, J.HOOKER) MCA 53144 AM I BLUE GEORGE STRAIT 15 19 25 6 J.BOWEN,G.STRAIT IF I COULD ONLY FLY MERLE HAGGARD AND WILLIE NELSON (D.CHAMBERLAIN) MCA 53165 65 16 2 - M.HAGGARD,W.NELSON (B.FOLLEY) EPIC 34 -07400 MAYBE YOUR BABY'S GOT THE BLUES THE JUDDS 21 27 CI 6 B.MAHER (T.SEALS. G LYLE) CHAIN GANG LEE RCA /CURB 52557 /RCA 66 72 4 BOBBY SPRINGFIELD 68 SNEED BROTHERS (D.MORGAN. BLSPRINGFIELD, S.A.DAVIS) EPIC 34 -07310 TAR 23 28 6 ALABAMA 0 OOOAPABAMA (R OWEN) RCA 5222-7 70 80 3 JUST ONE NIGHT WON'T DO BIG AL DOWNING 67 N.WILBURN (M.GAYDEN, D.GILLON, S.HOGIN) VINE ST. 105 CRAZY FROM THE HEART 24 29 7 THE BELLAMY BROTHERS ió EGORDV,JR. (D.BELLAMV, D.SCHLITZ) MCA; CURB 53154 /MCA I HAD A HEART DARLENE AUSTIN 71 83 3 ® o GOODMAN (J.BLUME, B.CUMMING) MAGI 4444/NSD NEED YOU ANYMORE (ALWAYS AND FOREVER) RANDY TRAVIS 25 30. 5 I WONT 0 K.LEHNING (T.SEALS, M.D.BARNES) WARNER BROS. 7 -28246 WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN HIGHWAY 101 69 55 35 19 P WORLEY (M.FRANCIS. J MACRAE. B.MORRISON) WARNER BROS. 728372 DADDIEES NEED TO GROW UP TOO 20 9 ' 14 14 COLUMBIATHEO3á óN áS HYMNE JOE KENYON 70 61 43 14 J.KENNEDY (VANGELIS) MERCURY 888 642 -7 /POLYGRAM THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE GLEN CAMPBELL (WITH STEVE WARINER) 21 14 6 18 J.BOWEN,G.CAMPBELL (T.HARRIS) MCA 53108 GOOD GOD, I HAD IT GOOD PAKE MCENTIRE CI NEW 1 M.WRIGHT WV/RIGHT. R.NIELSEN) RCA 5256-7 YOUR TAMMY 6 27 32 9 ® &BUCKINGHAM (T.ROCCO. B.FOSTER) PIC34-0ETT TELL IT TO YOUR TEDDY BEAR THE SHOOTERS 0 NEWIP 1 W.ALDRIDGE (W.ALDRIDGE, G.BAKER. S.LONGACRE) EPIC 34-07367 YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE LAST OF ME MOE BANDY 28 34 9 O J.KENNEDY (T.R.SNOW. E.KAZ) MCA /CURB 53132 /MCA MOTEELS (AND ONE )NIGHT STANDS) SOUTHERN REIGN 79 2 CHEAPP CA3 - ONE SOMEBODY LIED RICKY SHELTON 6 24 29 37 BERS, L JENKINS) ANe 74 77 2 - CDELL, B BURCH) I AVENU r0AUD70403/CAPITOL L CHILD SUPPORT BARBARA MANDRELL 25 20 13 13 T COLLINS )T.SCHUYLER) EMI -AMERICA 43032/CAPITOL BOS. 75 63 57 6 MM.FROOM (RBVAALENS) SLASH 7 -283 WARNER * * * POWER PICK /AIRPLAY * * * SHOES RONNIE ROGERS LND STEVE WARINER 76 85 2 26 33 45 4 TB - GOOD TIMIN' OWN (B.LABOUNTY, P.MCLAUGHLIN) 5NR SOMEWHERE TONIGHT HIGHWAY 101 27 7 CHoANGIN' PARTNERS LARRY, STEVE, RUDY: THE GA 1 30 36 NEW P WORLEY (H. HOWARD, R.CROWELL( 7 -28223 LINMBBIRAOTHE3R2S 0 WARNER BROS. pARD JHEARRT ONLY WHEN I LOVE HOLLY DUNN 78 78 2 ó HEADED TIM 5JOHNSON 34 42 5 - 0 T. W EST (H.DUNN, C. WATERS, T.SHAPIRO) MTM 72091 /CAPITOL ONE PROMISE TOO HE'S LETTING GO BAILLIE AND THE BOYS 79 LATE RIBA MCENTIRE 32 38 8 66 54 19 J.BOWEN,R.MCENTIRE (D LOGGINS, LSILVER, ® K.LEHNING,P.DAVIS (PROSE, PBUNCH, M.A.KENNEDY) RCA 5227 -7 D.SCHLITZ) MCA 53092 TRAIN OF (MEMORIES I'LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN DON WILLIAMS 80 64 51 19 30 18 5 17 D.WILLIAMS,G.FUNDIS (B.CORBIN) CAPITOL 44019 A a D) MERCURY 888 574 -7 /PPOL RAM LLYIEYESOTT) MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE'S MINE KENNY ROGERS & RONNIE MILSAP 81 82 2 SARAH 31 15 1 14 - R.GALBRAITH,K.LEHNING (K.CARNES) RCA 5209 -7 EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO GENE WATSON LOVE (SOMEONEEsLIK E ME 39 7 82 73 71 22 32 35 B.SHERRILL (T.SEALS, M.D.BARNES) EPIC 34-07308 TWEST MTM 702082 CDARNOL NO EASY HORSES SCHUYLER, KNOBLOCH & BICKHARDT ADKEITHEKEAVIN' OUT OF ME 7 NEW 1 YOU O 36 41 J.STROUD (T.SCHUYLER, J.F.KNOBLOCH, D.SCHLITZ) MTM 72090/CAPITOL ® A MICKEYEVERGREEN l05á IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE LEE GREENWOOD 2 SOMEBODYOUGHÁ OBTELL GIHIM THAT SHE'S GONE OG 37 46 5 84 84 ® J.BOWEN,L.GREENWOOD (M.NOBLE, C. M.SPRIGGS, T.COLTON) MCA 53156 E.WINFREY Ñ DOOR KNOBBLESS 87-283

ONE FOR THE MONEY T.G. SHEPPARD WA, NTEDI) NDUI 44 52 4 1 (KOBE 0 R. HALL (B.MOORE, M.WILLIAMS) COLUMBIA 38 -07312 ® NEW11110. LI PRAIRIIEE 8744 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE MEL MCDANIEL 38 47 6 86 74 68 7 ® SOMEWHEREINY óHEONIGHT CA %TOLSU 44054/CAPITOL J.KENNEDY (D.LINDE) CAPITOL 44052 SHE'S TOO GOOD TO BE ToRUE DO I GO FROM HERE AL GARRISON 11 17 $% 1 WHERE 37 26 EPIC 34-07135 NEW C. TAYLOR (J.FOSTER, J.MORRIS, R.LAVOIE) MOTION 1032

I'LL BE THE ONE THE STATLER BROTHERS BRILLIANTDCONV(ERSSASTIONALIST T. 16 GRAHAM 7BBROWGN 38 22 10 J.KENNEDY (DON REID, 0680 REID) MERCURY 888 650 -7 /POLYGRAM 88 75 59 18

BONNIE JEABONSbNITTLE Sá(ó LOVE CAN'T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS RICKY 43 49 6 89 87 84 22 SKAGGS & SHARON WHITE ® LEJÓNES) MERCURRVABSSD733N POLOYRAM Ft SKAGGS SHE COULDONT LOVESME ANYMORE T. GRAHAM BROWNN RONNIE MILSAP 48 61 3 90 óI1 79 19 ® PITOL R.MIAPYOUR RANGERHNING (G.MARTIN, A.ZANETIS) RCA 7 THE LAST ONE TO KNOW REBA MCENTIRE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS ASLEEP 41 53 2 91 81 69 18 AT THE WHEEL - J.BOWEN.R.MCENTIRE (M.BERG, J.MARIASH) MCA 53159 R.BENSON (ORATE F.SLACK) EPIC 34-07125 THESE ARMS BE IN YOUR WAY KEITH WHITLEY ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME ANNE MURRAY _4 47 53 5 WOULD 92 90 88 21 B.MEVIS (H.000HRAN, V.GOSDIN, R.LANE) RCA 5237 -7 J.WHITE ( SPIRO, PORTER, WHITE) CAPITOL 44005

BABY ANYHOW BILLY MONTANA & THE LONOG SHOTS 43 46 50 7 255 HARBOR DRIVE A.J.MASTERS 6 WAHÓwñRAVING 93 86 67 N.LARKIN,R.REYNOLDS (D.GOODMAN. M.SHERRILL, A.J.MASTERS) BERMUDA DUNES 117

M 3 DO YA' K. T. OSLIN ® 64 CRDY JUSTDA LITTLE MARIE OS MONó H.SHEOD (K.T.OSLIN) RCA 5239 -7 94 93 90 10 CAPITOL MA 56 S USANNAD ISLANDD INN THE SEA WILLIE NELSON 45 50 5 (B.RICE, M.S. RICE) EMI -AMERICA 43034/CAPITOL 95 89 66 12 BORN TO BOOGIE HANK WILLIAMS, JR. 46 40 19 16 93 7 ONCE A FOOL, ALWAYS A FOOL JEFF DUGAN B. BECKETT .H.WILLIAMS.JR..J.E.NORMAN (H WILLIAMS,JR.) WARNER /CURB 728369 /WARNER BROS. 96 94 B.BECKETT (O.DILLON, B.MELTON, R.PORTER) WARNER BROS. 7-28376

ANYONE CoAN DO THE IHEARTBREAK ANNEPMo GURRA3 NOWHERE ROAD STEVE EARLE 47 51 60 5 58 16 97 69 7.BROWN,EGORDVJR.,R.BENNETT (S.EARLE. R.KLING( MCA 53103

ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS WAYLON JENNINGS BEST LOVE I NEVER HAD FREDDIE HART 58 76 3 4 ® J.BOWEN.W.JENNINGS (W.JENNINGS. R.MURRAH) MCA 53158 98 88 77 N.LARKIN (J.DOWELL, K.BLAZY) FIFTH STREET 1091 FIRST TIME CALLER JUICE NEWTON 49 31 24 11 TELLING ME LIES DOLLY PARTON, LINDA RONSTADT, EMMYLOU HARRIS RLANDIS (R.NIELSEN) RCA 5170 -7 99 98 75 18 G.MASSENBURG )LTHOMPSON, B.000K) WARNER BROS. 7.28371 GOTTA GET( AWAY SWEETHEARTS THE WEEKEND STEVE WARINER 57 65 3 OoÚTHE 87 Y3 ® S RODEO 100 97 T BROWN,J.BROWN(B.LABOUNTY, BFOSTER) MCA 53068

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38 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 Billboard. HOT COUNTRY SINGLES TM COUNTRY SINGLES A ranking of the top 30 country singles by sales with reference to each title's position on the main Hot Country Singles chart. BY LABEL Z ._ó A ranking of distributing labels SALES o p by the number of titles they have 41 TITLE ARTIST oo on the Hot Country Singles chart. y ; LABEL NO. OF TITLES 1 2 THREE TIME LOSER DAN SEALS 1 ON CHART

2 3 THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART ROSANNE CASH 3 by Marie Ratliff CAPITOL (7) 19 3 4 I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT JUDY RODMAN 5 MTM (5) EMI -America (3) "LYNDA" SETS A RECORD: Steve Wariner's "Lynda" (MCA) moves 4 5 FISHIN' IN THE DARK NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND 4 16th Avenue (2) to No. 26 this week and breaks new ground by holding down the Power Capitol /Curb (2) 5 15 LOVE ME LIKE YOU USE TO TANYA TUCKER 12 Pick /Airplay designation for three consecutive weeks, following its Hot MCA (13) 16 Shot Debut four weeks ago. 6 9 YOU AGAIN THE FORESTER SISTERS 2 MCA /Curb (3) WARNER BROS. (1 1) 15 7 10 DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO THE O'KANES 20 Reprise (2) NEW ARTISTS continue break into the upper reaches of the Hot 8 13 LITTLE WAYS DWIGHT YOAKAM 9 Slash (1) to Warner /Curb (1) Country Singles chart. Foster & Lloyd's first record, "Crazy Over You" 9 16 I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE CONWAY TWITTY 6 RCA (1 3) 14 (RCA), is well inside the top 10 at No. '7. The Desert Rose Band's second BARBARA MANDRELL 25 RCA /Curb (1) MCA "Love (No. 8), its first venture in- 10 7 CHILD SUPPORT /Curb release, Reunited" marks EPIC 9 side the magic circle. 11 1 I'LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN DON WILLIAMS 30 COLUMBIA 8 Baillie & the Boys, whose first outing, "Oh Heart," went to No. 9, are 12 12 I'LL BE THE ONE THE STATLER BROTHERS 38 POLYGRAM 7 aiming for another trip to the top, with "He's Letting Go" (RCA), at No. Mercury (7) 29. "We're getting good phone action; it's a real favorite," says MD Bill 13 20 CRAZY OVER YOU FOSTER AND LLOYD 7 ALPINE 1 Powell, KHEY El Paso, Texas. 14 8 MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE'S MINE KENNY ROGERS & RONNIE MILSAP 31 BERMUDA DUNES 1 Another mover at KHEY is Tom Wopat's "Susannah" (EMI Ameri- DOOR KNOB 1 ca). "Anything he does is great here," says Powell. Ditto for Spokane, 15 17 MAMA'S ROCKIN' CHAIR JOHN CONLEE 14 EVERGREEN 1 Wash., listeners, says KGA MD Don Owens. "Our listeners are really 16 14 THIS CRAZY LOVE THE OAK RIDGE BOYS 13 happy with the direction he's taking on this one." FIFTH STREET 1 17 11 THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE GLEN CAMPBELL 21 HUB 1 MOTION 1 18 24 AM I BLUE GEORGE STRAIT 15 DAVID LYNN JONES continues to stride up the charts with his first NSD 1 19 6 SHE'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE EXILE 37 Mercury release, "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)." It's charted at No. 39. Magi (1) PRAIRIE DUST 1 "We're crazy about it," says MD Dandelion of WRKZ Hershey, Pa., 20 27 TAR TOP ALABAMA 17 "and his video is STEP ONE 1 great, too." 21 28 RIGHT FROM THE START EARL THOMAS CONLEY 11 Mark Lewis, MD at WYNE Appleton, Wis., reports heavy request ac- SUNDIAL 1 tion on the Jones single. Says PD Dennis Bice of WNWN Kalamazoo, 22 23 YOUR LOVE TAMMY WYNETTE 22 VINE ST. 1

Mich.: "New act-new song -new hit." 23 26 SHINE, SHINE, SHINE EDDY RAVEN 10

24 19 BORN TO BOOGIE HANK WILLIAMS, JR. 46

REGIONAL RAVES: " 'Kep Pa So' by Augie Meyers (Beet) is the top- 25 29 I WON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE RANDY TRAVIS 19 selling record in San Antonio," says PD Jim Owens of KAJA. "There's a 21 DONNA FARGO AND BILLY JOE ROYAL 59 real ethnic mix here. We've been on the record six or seven weeks now 26 MEMBERS ONLY and are getting tons of requests for it." Meyers, a local artist, was for- 27 - MAYBE YOUR BABY'S GOT THE BLUES THE JUDDS 16 merly with Douglas Quintet. the Sir 28 18 WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN HIGHWAY 101 69 "We can't get off the phone, there's so many requests coming in for the Shooters," says MD Rudy Fernandez of KEAN Abilene, Texas. 29 - CHANGIN' PARTNERS LARRY, STEVE, RUDY: THE GATLIN BROTHERS 27

"We added `Tell It To Your Teddy Bear' (Epic) in light rotation, and the 30 25 ISLAND IN THE SEA WILLIE NELSON 95 phones immediately lit up-both male and female callers." The Shooters ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored make their chart debut at No. 72. in any 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.

COUNTRY SINGLES A -Z PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS /SHEET MUSIC (MCA, ASCAP /Hot Little Numbers, ASCAP) HL 53 WHEN YOUR YELLOW BRICK ROAD TURNS BLUE TITLE (Cavesson, ASCAP /Gary Vincent, BMI) CPP

(Publisher - Licensing Org.) 87 WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE Sheet Music Dist. (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI /Moon & Stars, BMI /Burger 41 THE LAST ONE TO KNOW (Lawyer's Daughter, BMI/Tree, BMI /Cross Keys, (Jamsak, ASCAP/Johnny Morris, BMI) Bits, ASCAP) (Tapadero, BMI /Cavesson, ASCAP) ASCAP) CPP /HL 69 WHISKEY, IF YOU WERE A WOMAN 93 255 HARBOR DRIVE Nights, ASCAP) 71 GOOD GOD, I HAD IT GOOD 55 LET'S DO SOMETHING 63 READ BETWEEN THE LINES (Southern (Ensign, BMI/Fuggy, BMI /Opryland, BMI /Acuff -Rose, (Blackwood, BMI /Land Of Music, BMI/Englishtown, (Benefit, BMI /Englishtown, BMI) (MCA, ASCAP/Don Schlitz, ASCAP /Colgems -EMI, 58 WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE (WRONG OR RIGHT) BMI) CPP BMI) 9 LITTLE WAYS ASCAP) (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Rumble Seat, 15 AM I BLUE 76 GOOD TIMIN' SHOES (Coal Dust West, BMI) 54 RESTLESS ANGEL BMI /Sheddhouse, ASCAP) (Milene -Opryland, ASCAP) CPP (Lawyer's Daughter, BMI /Ronnie Rogers, BMI) 62 A LONG LINE OF LOVE (Life Of The Record, ASCAP /Malchak, ASCAP) 42 WOULD THESE ARMS BE IN YOUR WAY 51 AND THEN SOME 50 GOTTA GET AWAY (Writer's Group, BMI /Scarlet Moon, BMI /Bethlehem, 11 RIGHT FROM THE START (Tree, BMI/Hookem, ASCAP) HL (Irving, BMI /King Cole, ASCAP) CPP /ALM (MCA, ASCAP) HL BMI) CPP (Ensign, BMI /Red Ribbon, BMI) CPP 2 YOU AGAIN 47 ANYONE CAN DO THE HEARTBREAK 21 THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE 89 LOVE CAN'T EVER GET BETTER THAN THIS 48 ROUGH AND ROWDY DAYS (MCA, ASCAP/Don Schlitz, ASCAP/Writer's Group, (Snow, ASCAP/Tasteful, BMI) (Contention, SESAC) (Silver Rain, ASCAP /Jack & Gordon, ASCAP) (Waylon Jennings, BMI/Tom Collins, BMI) BMI /Scarlet Moon, BMI) CPP /HL 92 ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME 57 HANGIN' OUT IN SMOKEY PLACES 86 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE 40 SHE COULDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE 23 YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE LAST OF ME (Edition Sunrise, BMI/Young Musikverlag, GEMA) CPP (Larry Butler, BMI /Blackwood, BMI) HL (Dennis Linde, BMI) (Rick Hall, ASCAP /Fame, BMI) (Snow, ASCAP/April, ASCAP /Kaz, ASCAP) HL 43 BABY I WAS LEAVING ANYHOW 78 HARD HEADED HEART 12 LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO 37 SHE'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE 83 YOU TAKE THE LEAVIN' OUT OF ME (Tree, BMI) HL (Radio-Active, ASCAP /Allisongs, BMI) (Web IV, BMI /Paul & Jonathan, BMI /Rightsong, (Tree, BMI/Pacific Island, BMI) CPP /HL (Combine, BMI) 98 BEST LOVE I NEVER HAD 29 HE'S LETTING GO BMI /Attadoo, BMI) HL 10 SHINE, SHINE, SHINE 22 YOUR LOVE (Southern Grand Alliance, ASCAP/Three Friends, BMI) (Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Heart Wheel, BMI) 8 LOVE REUNITED (April, ASCAP /Butler's Bandits, ASCAP /Next -O-Ken, (Bibo, ASCAP /Screen Gems -EMI, BMI) HL 39 BONNIE JEAN (LITTLE SISTER) 91 HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS (Bug, BMI /Bar None, BMI) BMI /Ensign, BMI) CPP /HL (Mighty Nice, BMI /Hat Band, BMI) (CBS Robbins, ASCAP) CPP/B -3 82 LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ME 90 SNAP YOUR FINGERS 46 BORN TO BOOGIE 70 HYMNE (Lawyer's Daughter, BMI /Uncle Artie, ASCAP) CPP (Acuff -Rose, BMI /Opryland, BMI) CPP (Bocephus, BMI) CPP (Spheric B.V., BUMA/WB, ASCAP) 81 LYIN'EYES 24 SOMEBODY LIED 88 BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONALIST 68 I HAD A HEART (Oodles Of Music, BMI /Bob Summers, BMI) (Galleon, ASCAP) (Tree, BMI /Cross Keys, ASCAP) HL (Famous, ASCAP) CPP 26 LYNDA 84 SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE'S GONE 66 CHAIN GANG 85 I WANT TO BE WANTED (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI) (Tree, BMI /Cross Keys, ASCAP) (Little Shop Of Morgansongs, BMI /Screen Gems -EMI, (Leeds, ASCAP) 31 MAKE NO MISTAKE, SHE'S MINE 36 SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT BMI/Theodore, BMI) CPP /Cross Keys, ASCAP) HL 6 I WANT TO KNOW YOU BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE (Moonwindow, ASCAP) CPP (Tree, BMI 27 CHANGIN' PARTNERS (Irving, BMI /Beckaroo, BMI) CPP /ALM 14 MAMA'S ROCKIN' CHAIR 77 SOMEWHERE TONIGHT (Larry Gatlin, BMI) 19 I WON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE (ALWAYS AND (Music City, ASCAP /Intersong, ASCAP /Dig -A -Bone, (Tree, BMI /Granite, ASCAP /Coolwell, ASCAP) 73 CHEAP MOTELS (AND ONE NIGHT STANDS) FOREVER) ASCAP) HL 74 SOUVENIRS (Service Winner, ASCAP/Purely Platonic, ASCAP) (Warner -Tamerlane, BMI /Face The Music, ASCAP /Blue 16 MAYBE YOUR BABY'S GOT THE BLUES (Ensign, BMI) 25 CHILD SUPPORT Lake, BMI) CPP (WB, ASCAP/Two Sons, ASCAP /Good Single, 45 SUSANNAH (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI/Writer's Group, 65 IF I COULD ONLY FLY BMI /Irving, BMI) CPP/ALM (April, ASCAP/Swallowfork, ASCAP) HL BMI /Bethlehem, BMI) (Blaze Folley, BMI) 59 MEMBERS ONLY 17 TAR TOP 18 CRAZY FROM THE HEART 34 IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE (Maluco, BMI) (Maypop, BMI) (Bellamy Bros., ASCAP/MCA, ASCAP /Don Schlitz, (WB, ASCAP /Bob Montgomery, ASCAP/Warner- 33 NO EASY HORSES 72 TELL IT TO YOUR TEDDY BEAR ASCAP) HL Tamerlane, BMI/Writers House, BMI) (Writer's Group, BMI /Bethlehem, BMI /Lawyer's (Rick Hall, ASCAP /Song On Hold, SESAC) 7 CRAZY OVER YOU 61 IF YOU STILL WANT A FOOL AROUND Daughter, BMI /A Little More Music , ASCAP /Uncle 99 TELLING ME LIES (Uncle Artie, ASCAP /Lawyer's Daughter, BMI) CPP (Irving, BMI) CPP /ALM Artie, ASCAP /MCA, ASCAP) CPP /HL (Chappell, ASCAP /Firesign Music Ltd., PRS) HL 94 CRY JUST A LITTLE 38 I'LL BE THE ONE 52 NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LOVE THIS WAY 13 THIS CRAZY LOVE SHEET MUSIC AGENTS (Web IV, BMI) (Statler Brothers, BMI) CPP (Bibo, ASCAP /Chappell, ASCAP /R.M.B., ASCAP) HL (Tom Collins, BMI) CPP are listed for piano /vocal sheet music copies 60 CRYING OVER YOU 5 I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT 97 NOWHERE ROAD 56 THOSE MEMORIES OF YOU and may not represent mixed folio rights. (James Intveld, BMI /Bug, BMI) (Dwarf, ASCAP) ( Goldline, ASCAP) HL (Bill Monroe, BMI) 20 DADDIES NEED TO GROW UP TOO ABP April Blackwood CPP Columbia Pictures 30 I'LL NEVER BE IN LOVE AGAIN 96 ONCE A FOOL ALWAYS A FOOL 1 THREE TIME LOSER (Cross Keys, ASCAP/Tree, BMI /Kieran Kane, ASCAP) HAN Hansen (Sabal, ASCAP) HL (Blackwood, BMI /Larry Butler, BMI /Southwing, (Pink Pig, BMI) ALM Almo HL 95 ISLAND IN THE SEA ASCAP) HL 80 TRAIN OF MEMORIES B -M Belwin Mills HL Hal Leonard 44 DO YA' (Willie Nelson, BMI) CPP 35 ONE FOR THE MONEY ( Goldline, ASCAP) HL B -3 Big Three IMM Ivan Mogul' (Wooden Wonder, SESAC) 67 JUST ONE NIGHT WON'T DO (Tapadero,-BMI/Cavesson, ASCAP) CPP 3 THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART MCA MCA 32 EVERYBODY NEEDS A HERO BP Bradley (Lawyer's Daughter, BMI /Songmedia, BMI /Multimuse, 79 ONE PROMISE TOO LATE (Bug, BMI /gilt, BMI) (WB, ASCAP/Two Sons, ASCAP/Tree, BMI) HL CHA Chappell PSP Peer Southern ASCAP) CPP (MCA, ASCAP /Patchwork, ASCAP /Don Schlitz, 100 THE WEEKEND 49 FIRST TIME CALLER CLM Cherry Lane PLY Plymouth 75 LA BAMBA ASCAP /Music Corp. Of America, BMI) HL (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI) (Englishtown, BMI) CPI Cimino WBM Warner Bros. (Picture Our Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI) 28 ONLY WHEN I LOVE 64 WHEN THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG 4 FISHIN' IN THE DARK

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 39 www.americanradiohistory.com EraILI1VG Denver -Based Web Bets On laser Configuration ed that LaserLand has not met its consistent stock of 6,000 titles. BY PETER JONES original goals. "To open three LaserLand, whose sales are divid- DENVER After eight months of stores in eight months is not a bad ed equally between hardware and operating the first all -laser hard- performance," he says. "I think software, is convinced that in the r412111 ware and software store in the U.S., we're on the right path." LaserLand coming decade laser technology will c v LaserLand opened two new stores representatives are currently tour- render all traditional home enter- r in the metropolitan Denver area on ing 12 major U.S. cities to test the tainment equipment obsolete. Aug. 4. With its first three stores lo- water for potential franchises. "The "Once someone owns a compact cated in Denver, the firm plans to response has been excellent," says disk player," says O'Brien, "they open a fourth in Providence, R.I., in O'Brien. will never buy a record again. It's early October. Nonetheless, the newness of la- that simple." When the first Laser Land opened ser technology has created strate- According to O'Brien, the more in December, the company had gic problems for the chain. "When the customer understands about la- planned to have 100 franchises open you combine the fact that we're ser technology, the more he want to by December 1988 (Billboard, Dec. expand on his home systems. "La- 27, 1986). According to LaserLand serLand is here to sell things and in- chairman and president John O'Bri- `Once someone troduce new products," he says. en, that projection has been One product the company has intro- changed to 60. "As is probably more owns a CD player, duced and promoted heavily is the typical in business," says O'Brien, "universal player," the CD player "things don't necessarily happen as they will never that will also play 5 -inch CD videos, Compact disk and laserdisk specialty chain LaserLand has scaled down growth fast as you'd like them to." 8 -inch videos, and 12 -inch feature - buy a record projections since bowing its first store in December. The Denver -based According to O'Brien, of the 60 movie videos. franchiser now says it will have 60 stores in place by the end of next year. proposed stores, 50 will be franchise again. It's that "You don't want to buy audio - operations; 10 will be corporate -run only," says O'Brien, explaining a units. The original 2,200- square -foot simple' typical LaserLand sales pitch. "I Denver store will remain a compa- see audio -only disks being eliminat- ords," he says. "Sylvester [Stal- hardware and software together. ny -owned prototype outlet for pur- ed or being stuck in the dash of a lone], here's the check!" "That black box is nothing but a poses of testing and "fine- tuning" bringing forth a new franchise or- car only." O'Brien says that laser Although CDs are responsible for necessary evil," explains O'Brien. the LaserLand concept. Additional- ganization with a revolutionary new technology may soon replace the most of the current excitement over "What they're really buying is the ly, LaserLand has recently opened technology, you've got two major theater as the initial venue for first - laser technology, O'Brien sees laser software." For that reason, Laser- its international franchise training hurdles to overcome," says O'Brien. run movies. video as the next major wave in Land begins its sales approach with center and corporate offices in Den- LaserLand is attempting to leap Says O'Brien, "I predict that home entertainment. "A classic an emphasis on the customer's in- ver. those hurdles with several unique within the next 15 months, first -run comment was made in one of our terest in a particular artist or music The two new stores, both of marketing campaigns. In Denver movies will be released [in laser for- stores," he said. "A girl in her mid - style. After demonstrating that mu- which mirror the original's architec- newspaper advertisements, the firm mat] at a retail price of under $10." 20s was talking to one of her sic on laser equipment, the sales- ture and size, are franchised. One is offering trade -ins on hardware Furthermore, according to O'Brien, friends. She didn't say, 'Have you man will then introduce the custom- opened as a corporate store, but it and records. "[That campaign has] within the next five years, major heard this song ?' She said, 'Have er to the hardware. Depending on was sold the next day. According to brought forth the point that laser is movie studios will cease licensing you seen this video ?' Music is sec- the current promotion, the company O'Brien, three stores can afford the the wave of the future," says O'Bri- films on %-inch tape. "I don't need ondary." offers at least one free CD with ev- advertising to bring in the number en. "We wanted to burn [the old Paramount Studios or Capitol Rec- The firm makes a point of selling ery purchase of a player. of customers that LaserLand needs equipment] and create some excite- to achieve its profit model for the ment, but we're going to give it to Denver area. charities." Davidson's Offers Newsletter, Miniconcerts Nationally, the company plans to LaserLand is also promoting its have five to 10 stores open by new computerized on -line special -or- Christmas. In 10 years, the firm der system. The firm will deliver plans to have 2,000 stores world- any title that the store does not Oakland Shop Stresses Personal Service wide. have in stock, by UPS, at 10% off Davidson says he originally love it. We did it with Robert Cray, BY O'Brien says he is not disappoint- the regular price. Each store has a EARL PAIGE planned to publish the newsletter Sam Cooke's 'A Man And His Mu- LOS ANGELES In today's crowd- monthly, "but it got so it wasn't sic,' and a few other titles." He ed market, independent record /tape even quarterly." He still hopes to claims no one has ever returned an stores must emphasize personalized publish more frequently. album out of disappointment in the service and a knowledgeable staff Davidson says the store has dou- product. to stand apart from the crowd, says bled its gross in the last year, add- The store's stock is about 40% vi- Neil Davidson, owner of Davidson's ing that his "knowledgeable staff nyl and 40% compact disk, with pre- Records in Oakland, Calif. has been the secret" of the store's recorded cassettes making up the Davidson practices what he success. Davidson's Records em- remainder of the album stock. preaches. His store goes a step be- ploys nine part- timers, all experts in Because it comes up with special yond most by publishing a chatty various genres, he says. sale events and maintains its per- newsletter for customers, and it "I am very proud of our staff sonalized image, Davidson's doesn't also holds miniconcerts, even here," Davidson says. "Their dedi- have to give records away. LPs are America's Largest though the store is only 1,000 cation and open -mindedness to new sold about $1 off list price, CDs square feet. On a recent Sunday af- types of music is a joy for me. To about $2 off. The store offers a buy - ternoon, for example, Davidson's hear a kid from Piedmont talking 12 -get- one -free program on CDs. CD Distributor was the site of performances by about and enjoying Merle Haggard "We don't carry much metal," jazz guitarist Mike Santiago and and Randy Travis and Otis Redding Davidson says. But a recent top - HERE'S WHY: Danny Kalb and Richard Saunders and Sam Cooke, along with the seller list from the store indicates of the Blues Project. Smiths and Depeche Mode, how eclectic PRICE -Low everyday prices, incredible weekly sales. con- its stock is: Hard-Ons, Another recent concert featured firms our belief that if it's good, we John Hiatt, Warren Zevon, Roy FILL -Best fill in the industry. Joe Lewis & the Boss Talkers, a can sell it." Orbison, Immaculate Fools, Colour- four -person band. "We move Located near the historic Grand field, Chris Isaak, Prince, Erasure, SERVICE -100 % computerized inventory. The order you around racks and generally have Lake Theatre, in what Davidson Wire, David Bowie, Robert Cray place is the order you get. No disappointments!! enough space," says Davidson. calls a progressive neighbrohood Band, R.E.M., Anita Baker, the No surprises!! Once a public relations assistant like New York City's Greenwich Vil- Smiths, Alison Moyet, Travis, Whit- for the Oakland Symphony, David- lage, the shop is open from 10 a.m. -8 ney Houston, Paul Simon, L.L. Cool DELIVERY -guaranteed 1 -2 day delivery anywhere son, who started the store "with p.m. seven days a week. J, Suzanne Vega, U2, Dwight Yoa- in the U.S. at no extra charge to you. eight boxes of records and $4,000 The store makes no claims to be- kam, and the Cure. from a bank," says he is constantly ing deep in catalog, but Davidson "When we first started selling CALL NOW for our spectacular catalog of amazed at how customers react to says it does stock a wide range of Erasure's first album, our Warner his personalized approach. prerecorded music. rep couldn't believe it; it wasn't sell- THOUSANDS of CD's ACTUALLY IN STOCK!! For example, he says, reaction to Davidson's goes beyond the usual ing anywhere else," says Davidson. a recent newsletter announcing an guarantees of many stores. "If we He adds that Davidson's was the New York Los Angeles all -day second anniversary party really like a record a lot, we tell peo- only U.S. store to receive a gold rec- (212) 517 -3737 Toll Free (213) 388 -9834 "blew me away. We had 1,000 people ple to return it if it doesn't become ord on Cray's "Strong Persuader" Connecticut (800) 826 -0079 FAX in the store. So many had kept that one of their favorite records," Da- album. newsletter for three months, with vidson says. "You can't just like a Davidson is (203) 798 -6590 DEALERS ONLY (203) 798 -8852 also enthusiastic the date [of the party] circled." record we recommend; you have to (Continued on page 44)

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ETHNIC MUSIC Enigma Records' unconventional band the Dead Milkmen make beautiful "moo - sic" during a recent in -house performance at Texas Records in Santa Monica, Calif. Appropriately enough, the Milkmen shared the stage with Vanda La ALTERNATIVE MUSIC Vache, an 850 -pound cow from Rafter-U- Ranch. CLASSICAL MUSIC 4 Dead Milkmen Play Beautiful Moo -sic At In-House Promo KROQ DJ Jed the Fish put the BY CHRIS MORRIS squeeze on Vanda La Vache, an 850 - LOS ANGELES Enigma Records pound holstein provided by Rafter - act the Dead Milkmen recently U- Ranch, a California company that made a unique local in -store appear- supplies livestock to the film and en- ance that proved udderly entertain- tertainment industries. WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET: ing. The fans had 15 seconds each to DANCES AND BALLADS On Aug. 15, the band played a 45- display their cow -milking forms; the Following their breakthrough Ellington album -voted minute "a- cow -stic" set at Texas goal of the competition was to Best of the Year by a half -dozen respected Records in Santa Monica, Calif., but squeeze the most milk. First prize publications, and dubbed "the group's crowning the highlight of the afternoon was a was a $50 gift certificate from Rob- glory" by The Washington Post -a new disc by "the cow -milking contest in the store's in most original and important group to emerge since Rose Ice Cream; Enigma also Miles, Ornette and Coltrane redefined group parking lot. The performance/con - supplied Dead Milkmen concert improvisation in the late '50's" (New York Times). test drew 500 onlookers and a com- tickets, T- shirts, albums, and pro- Winners of the Playboy Readers Poll as "Best Jazz plement of media attendees. motional "cow moo" toys. Group," the WSO's latest includes their bopping "Ultimately, the goal is to sell a "Originally, we wanted to get a signature tune "Hattie Wall." lot of records, but we like to have local dairy involved, Jersey Maid, Available October 20 fun, too," says Enigma sales man- but they determined that their tar- ager Laura Hughes. "The Milkmen get audience fell outside of the aren't a conventional band, and we group's audience," Hughes says. (79164) didn't want to do a conventional in- Vanda La Vache was unavailable store." for comment, although a source WAYNE HORVITZ: THIS NEW GENERATION In the cow -milking contest, three close to the cow says that the event Featuring Bill Frisell, Elliott Sharp, fans selected in a drawing by was moo -sic to her ears. Bobby Previte & others In the clubs and lofts of downtown New York a new music is being created, and with the debut of Wayne Horvitz, Elektra /Musician presents an irresistable new force on the scene. A keyboard player and composer, Horvitz has combined elements of new music, jazz, electronics and ethnic musics in a strikingly original blend. Some who've heard this music liken it to Little Feat, others to Weather Report -but comparisons aside, The New York Times has described the music as " ...one of the best discs representing the lively East Village Scene." Available October 20 (60759)

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44 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com DETAILING MASON WILLIAMS & MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER WILLI NHEIM STEAMROLLER MASON .._....____ASAN _._. Paris says. "We've lowered our price from $29.99 to AGCU 800 REEL $24.99, assuming the one -stops will pass along the new discount" (Billboard, Sept. 12). Sales ratio for Pack runs 40% LP, 40% cassette, and 20% compact disk. Pack continues to purchase direct CI.ASSIGIL on the CD. TIM Paris says he's often considered adding a one -stop service because Pack carries 8,000 titles. "We even GAS by Earl Paige have the Seeds, which most one -stops think is out of print, but it's active on GNP. So is the 'Woodstock' CD -ONLY STORES PROLIFERATE: In contrast to soundtrack on Atlantic, which many one -stops do car- the maturing compact disk wholesale market, exclu- ry, but most stores think is out of print. You see it at sive CD stores "are popping up all over," says Robert swap meets as if it's rare." / Wiebolt, co -owner of Digital Waves, a wholesale firm in Costa Mesa, a suburb of Los Angeles. This opinion TOP 200: This summer, both Los Angeles -based is echoed by Robert Simmons, president of East Side Wherehouse Entertainment and North Canton, Ohio- Digital in Minneapolis. "There are at least six CD -only based Camelot Music joined the 200 -store club, still a stores open now in Minneapolis," Simmons says. Both rare mark among record chains. Wherehouse now has Simmons and Wiebolt see basically slower growth for 202 stores. It has surpassed the 200 -unit mark before, CD -only second stores or chains. but its count dropped to 195 earlier this year after it pulled out of some malls. Camelot's 200th unit opened NAIRD NOTES: The National Assn. of Independent on Aug. 20 in Tulsa, Okla. Record Distributors will hold its board gathering Oct. In early 1985, Record Bar hit a 198 -store count 7 -8 at the Franklin Plaza in Philadelphia. This marks a when the Durham, N.C., chain acquired 34 -store Lico- change from last year, when the meeting was helld in rice Pizza, which was then purchased by the Music - NVIERH ONE RECORDS conjunction with the National Assn. of Recording land Group a year later. Record Bar now has 128 Merchandisers Wholesalers Conference. "It took too units. much time and attention away from the conference," The only other music webs that have more than 200 says Jerry Richmond, NAIRD president and head of stores are Minneapolis -based Musicland, with 554 Richmond Bros. Records, Pennsauken, N.J., outside stores, and Trans World Music, which has swelled to of Philadelphia. The NARM conference will be held 238 outlets with its recent purchase of Rhode Island's CLASSICAL GAS Oct. 26-30 in Palm Springs, Calif. Midland Records (Billboard, Aug. 1) and a number of brand new units. And the word out of Albany, N.Y., is SPRINGSTEEN SNAG: Los Angeles -based mail -or- that Trans World has scheduled a busy expansion run NEW FROM der firm Pack Central is caught between the cracks, just prior to the holiday selling season. FRIER uP,R rr '4'1 1R. says president Robert Paris. "We can't buy the [ "Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live/1975- To reach Retail Track, contact marketing editor AMERICAN GRAMAI'l1ONE RECORDS 851 LP or cassette from CBS because it's on morato- Earl Paige at 213-27.E -7040. 9130 MORMON BRIDGE ROAD rium, and we have to shop around one -stops for it," OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68152

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©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored Billboard® in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form "With renewed interest in Steve Morse from his being or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or in Kansas, this is a very timely release," says Brian otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. McEvoy, who, together with partner Dave Hall, heads the label. The recording is made up of licensed material and is available in LP, cassette, and compact TOP COMPACT DISKS.. disk formats. Plans call for Grand Slamm to release two more ti-

CC tles of licensed material by the end of October; debut a by P PTY Linda Moleski recordings from two new bands are expected by the W W w"'< z Compiled from a national sample of retail sales reports. end of the year. 3 3 Vi O handling the line are Im- N I- Assistance in preparing this column was provided Among the distributors ¢ ARTIST ~ ry 3 TITLE LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL by Jean Rosenbluth. portant, Jem, and Caroline. For more information, contact Brian McEvoy at Narraticon, 36 E. Aspen Hill, * * No.1 * * MANTRONIX is in the studio recording an album for Deptford, N.J. 08096; 609-853 -8312. THE BEATLES CAPITOL OCB 46443 1 1 4 4 Capitol, which has just signed the rap duo and has given WHITE ALBUM a separate, nonexclusive production deal to its leader, SEEDS & SPROUTS: Frontier Records has started MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC EK 40600 /E.P.A. 2 24 - 2 Mantronik, whose real name is Curtis Khaleel. The publishing a much -needed bimonthly top 10 retail BAD catch? Sleeping Bag executive vice president Ron Res- chart that caters exclusively to independent product. SOUNDTRACK SLASH 2-25605/WARNER BROS. 3 2 1 8 compiled 34 reporters, ranging from major LA BAMBA nick says Mantronix and Mantronik are still under con- It's using tract to his company, which has put out two successful chains to small mom -and -pop outlets. According to la- HOUSTON ARISTA ARCD 8405 4 4 3 15 WHITNEY WHITNEY albums by the group. bel spokesman Graham Hatch, "Frontier has always "We originally signed a two-record deal, but since JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP MERCURY 832 465 2 /POLYGRAM 5 9 23 3 LONESOME JUBILEE then the deal has been amended and the paper signed for three albums," says Resnick. "We'll sue Capitol, of Sleeping Bag, Capitol, GRATEFUL DEAD ARISTA ARCD 8452 6 5 2 10 INTO THE DARK course, and they're on notice of that." Capitol director of a &r Tim Carr, who was primarily responsible for bring- Wrangle over Mantronix DEF LEPPARD MERCURY 830 675 2 /POLYGRAM 7 3 5 6 HYSTERIA ing Mantronix to the label, and Mantronik's attorney, York been involved in the indie community, and the need GEFFEN 2 -24099 Steven Shapiro of the New -based entertainment 8 7 6 24 WHITESNAKE WHITESNAKE law firm Mantel & Shapiro, say they are unaware of any [for such a chart] is definitely there." The album top-

PINK FLOYD COLUMBIACK 40599 such action. ping the most recent report is Sonic Youth's "Sister" 9 NEWT 1 A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON "They haven't filed suit against us, and we haven't on SST Records. To get on the mailing list, call Gra-

R.E.M. I.R.S. IRSD 42059 /MCA filed suit against them," says Shapiro, refusing to elabo- ham Hatch at 818 -506-6886 ... The latest releases to 10 20 2 - DOCUMENT rate. Carr says, "Due to what was basically some mis- come out of CD -only logo Rydodisc are "Havin' A Bad

U2 ISLAND 2- 90581 /ATLANTIC paperwork, Mantronix was free and we opened up nego- Day" by Dweezil Zappa (son of Frank) and "My Goals 11 6 7 27 THE JOSHUA TREE tiations. We had been interested for a long time." He Beyond" by legendary jazz /fusion guitarist John KENNY G. ARISTA ARCD 8427 adds a Mantronix 12 -inch should be out in Novem- McLaughlin Dance /hip -hop act the Pop Tarts re- 12 10 8 19 that ... DUOTONES ber, with an album to follow in the spring. Stay tuned. cently lensed a music vidclip to support its latest 12- RUSH MERCURY 832 464 2 /POLYGRAM inch single, "Grey Day In London," on World of Won- 13 NEW). 1 HOLD YOUR FIRE AFTER ITS SUCCESS with "Fight To Survive," the der Records. The label can be reached at 212 -529-3924 THE BEATLES CAPITOL 46445 14 8 11 3 debut album from hard rock outfit White Lion (now . One Love Records of Weehawken, N.J., bows YELLOW SUBMARINE signed to Atlantic), Grand Slamm Records is making with "Children Of Light," the debut album from New THE CARS ELEKTRA 2 -60747 15 17 24 3 noise with a compilation package titled "The Best Of York -based band Bangaroo. The record is said to be a DOOR TO DOOR The Dixie Dregs." blend of African, reggae, calypso, and funk rhythms HEART CAPITOL CDP 46676 16 12 9 17 The instrumental rock group, fronted by guitarist with elements of American pop. Distributors handling BAD ANIMALS Steve Morse, was most popular in the early '80s. the release include Important, RAS, and Pipeline. SUZANNE VEGA A &M CD 5136 17 11 10 20 SOLITUDE STANDING

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YOU CAN'T BUY Live Jazz Concerts Boost Business At Sam's Jams A BETTER DIVIDER cords, according to Milgrom. During "First of all, we offer them a De- ter. BY MOIRA McCORMICK a trip he made to New York, he decid- troit date; there are very few jazz "We're hoping to move to a larger CARD AT ANY PRICE. CHICAGO Last fall, Detroit -area ed to visit other retailers. "I was mov- clubs here," he says. "The two daily location," he says. "I want a larger retailer Sam's Jams decided to take ing from a 3,200 -square -foot space to papers plug the shows, and the art- setting for the concerts; I'd like to CASSETTES, its name literally and offer free live our current 9,000 -square -foot loca- ists are interviewed on jazz station put in seating." CD's, 45's, LP's. jazz concerts in the store. tion," he says, "and I went to the WJZZ -FM [the concerts' co-sponsor] The shows will remain free, how- Nearly a year later, the retailer has Tower store in Greenwich Village to and WJR -AM. We send out a press ever; Milgrom has no desire to be- presented 16 jazz shows, and owner try to get some ideas. They had [GRP release package to 200 papers and come a full- fledged concert promot- FOR A FREE Steven "Sam" Milgrom says store guitarist] Kevin Eubanks playing radio stations in the area as well." er. "It's too difficult to promote jazz CATALOG CALL traffic has increased considerably as there that day to promote his new al- Milgrom says he not only intends for profit," he says. "It has to be a a result. bum." to continue the concert series, he labor of love. Anyway, it's more fun 800/648 -0958 Sam's Jams, a 9- year -old retail op- Inspired, Milgrom returned to De- also plans to make it bigger and bet- this way." eration located in the Detroit suburb troit and built a portable stage, which GOPHER of Ferndale, carries a full range of fits on top of one of the sales PRODUCTS LPs, cassettes, and compact disks counters. He also installed track and specializes in jazz, alternative lighting. Then all that was left to do rock, and folk. The idea for the con- was to book the talent, which Mil- certs was borrowed from Tower Re- grom pays for out of his own pocket. Sam's Jams' first concert featured Pausa recording artists the Tom Grant Band. Since then, the store has presented free jazz shows on an average of twice a month, held Fridays at CALL 8 p.m. "We're open until midnight, and people stop here on their way out somewhere else," says Milgrom. FREE In addition, extended store hours For CD Blisters allow concertgoers to purchase al- 1 -800- 999 -9001 bums after shows. "We try to time Much more secure and lower the concerts to coincide with the re- priced than paper packaging. lease of the artists' new product," Easy assembly clamshell or. ACCOMPANIMENT says Milgrom, who adds that the separate cover & tray MUSIC store will stock up 200 deep on a per- 48 hour shipment. on cassette tapes forming artist's new release on con- 500 unit minimum Cash in on the cert night -and often sell out after Ask Krupa Cal about growing 'Karaoke' the show. "We've had turnouts be- cassette packaging. Sing -Along market. tween 200 and 1,000 people," he says. ULTRA PAC Inc. DEALER INFORMATION In Minnesota Call PRO -SOUND DISTRIBUTING Jazz artists who have appeared at 612-553-9557 801-785-0949 Sam's Jams include Glenn Wilson 370 East North. 140 LJndon. UT 84042 and Rory Stuart (Cadence), Eubanks and Leni Stern (Passport), Laurel Massé ( Pausa), Dennis Coffey (TSR), Top: Steve "Sam" Milgrom, left, Alexander Zonjic (Optimum), and Mi- welcomes Mercer Ellington, son of chael Jones (Narada). Upcoming Duke Ellington and conductor of his shows will feature Charlie Haden and father's band. Right: Carmen Lundy, Mark Winkler. "The labels often help who recorded for the Blackhawk label, THE BEST OF THE NEW ORIGINAL defray the costs," says Milgrom. sings at Sam's Jams accompanied by 105.5 ROCK AND ROLL FROM NEW JERSEY "They take out ads in the local pa- pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Curtis pers." Lundy, and veteran drummer Victor A digital compilation album ... nearly one hour. In addition to building store traf- Lewis. Glen Burtnick, wdhn N.J. ROCK SIX The Brandos, fic and generating publicity for W1IIIA The Cucumbers, Sam's Jams, the free concerts are now in our fifth year of CD airplay, Eastem Bloc, beneficial to the artists and their La Bamba & new product as well, says Milgrom. announces The Hubcaps, the CD availability of and 10 others. Wh.l...l. $8.95 NEW JERSEY asp,. r.4ll $12.95 PLUS Benefits Dover General Hospital and fighting Aids TAuDI0 material that stresses the line's du- in N.J. Limited number of copies available. rability and versatility. 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48 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com PAUDIO/VIDEO DAT Decks Sold At NAB Meeting Conner Cos. Tagged System At X1,600 be mastered to two -track DTA and form. BY BILL HOLLAND then transferred to carts. "By using the DAT recorder as a ANAHEIM, Calif. Digital audio- In addition, Conner officials say, digital mastering deck, and then tape decks were being openly sold the recorders can be used as archi- transferring that to the cart, one to radio stations Sept. 9 -12 at the val music storage devices, greatly all- important generation is saved," National Assn. of Broadcasters reducing square footage needs says one Conner executive. meet here. At least one exhibitor, (Billboard, Sept. 12). In addition to the DAT deck, the the Otis Conner Cos., was selling Conner officials particularly Conner package includes Conner the consumer model recorders for stress the improvement in audio Soundworks prerecorded DAT $1,600 as part of a music produc- quality that results from eliminat- tapes, which are recorded in the tion library package. ing the generational loss when company's 48- channel studio in Conner officials decline to say transferring analog tape to cart Dallas. how many systems were sold at NAB meeting, but executives note that the company has sold more than 30 machines to radio stations around the U.S. The firm is a well -known jingle and company Logical Layout. Kerry Kopp, chief technical engineer of Nashville's Emerald production library in Dallas. Displaying Sound Studio, right, and David Grinstead of Solid State Logic Ltd. check out the based prere- DAT guts of the facility's SSL board. They are pictured holding modules for the SL corded library tapes and ma- 4000 6000 Kopp recently the SSL maintenance training Sony consumer model DAT and consoles. attended chines, it convinced some NAB program in Oxford, England. r showgoers that its package of ,4ito1oa(ic Clio- winning tunes and DAT -mastered production was too good to pass up. MatY' SOUND The Conner company says it The Extra sells its Soundworks production li- in g INVESTMENT brary to only one station per mar- á ket. This is to ensure library and Dupit hardware exclusivity, say compa- Video A weekly column spotlighting tape recorders. ny executives. Conner says he of- equipment- related news in the fered the machines for "cost, plus audio and video production, post - DOLBYIZED: Westlake Audio duty and shipping." production, and duplication in- Studios in Los Angeles has in- Although the Sony decks have dustries. stalled two 24- channel Dolby SR no editing capability, the firm TELEX systems, the XP24SR modular touts the devices for their ability ON TARGET: Boston -based Tar- rack. The unit takes up just 12'/4 to be used as mastering recorders. get Productions has just opened a inches of rack space, including its In this application, open -reel, ana- high -quality audio room to aug- power supply. And speaking of SR, log- recorded tin -house tapes can ment its existing video production Sound Investment owes an apolo- and post -production facilities. The gy to White Crow Audio in Bur- O 0 room boasts a Synclavier, special- lington, Vt. Several weeks ago, we 0 ü ly configured for mixing to picture reported that the studio had re- and audio sweetening work; ceived the first Studer recorder 20,000 Attend Studer and Sony 24- and 2 -track re- with SR on the East Coast. We ne- duplicating increa corders; a Neotek console; and out- glected to mention that the ma- you can capac- i board gear by Lexicon, Klark -Tek- chine is a 24 -track A820, complete Benelux Show Autoloaders on present With Telex dependingp rereduce uc he nik, Valley People, and others. with 24 tracks of on -board Dolby to 25%, also by p t . The monitoring system features SR. production Autoloaders and signifi- In Amsterdam ore.Telex VCR slaves unloading Bryston power amps and UREI But, there re -load and ity. ¡súed to loading All speakers, and the room is fully OUTBOARD EQ: One of the most AMSTERDAM Nearly 20,000 manpower required are down. the toproduction is uponcosts racks. MIDI -equipped, with synthesizers talked about studio toys these attendees were on hand for Mu- cantly reduce t are d or and peripherals by Roland, Ya- days is the Rupert Neve- designed sic '87, the first Benelux exhibi- ship e to make per work VCRs, associated don't have maha, Korg, and Opcode. Focusrite ISA preamp /equalizer, tion for the musical instrument y ou , without install Autoloaders, even need Target's audio room is also com- which can be retrofitted for use and studio equipment trade as install Telex y dont pletely tied into the facility's Am- with mixing well as for pop mu- To In fact, accessible. almost any existing professional modifications. meters si n pex 1- inch /multiformat editing console. Lynn Fuston, president of sicians, which concluded Sept. any VCR s and the majority V CR controls eac tty hefit suites and its 20 -by -40 -foot televi- Nashville -based rental firm Bells 21. tools.The are out cases they sion studio. Featured in the suites & Whistles, says the device is "the The meet, held at Rotterdam And, oloaders most spacing rack lay or change and studio are seven Ampex VPR- warmest, biggest, brightest, most Ahoy Hall, was organized by equipment aisles of access , 3 1 -inch machines; single /dual- musical sounding preamp /EQ ever Intershow, a division of the widen the t¡cs n eed to built-in channel ADO; Chyron Scribes; made." And major facilities like Dutch Top 40 Foundation, slaves. supply and Grass Valley 300 video switchers; George Martin's Air Montserrat which creates the Netherlands' between power off the VCR remote CMX 3400 editing systems; Abe - and London's Hook End Manor most influential pop charts. Microprocessor command the kas A62 digital disk recorder; two have already installed Focusrite Nearly 70 companies exhibit- the Autoloaders master theatwowords, with the slave Quantel Paintboxes; and an Ike - "Sidecar" 16 -by -8 mixers that pro- ed the latest trends in public -ad- interface the VCR remains same. gami HL79EAL studio video cam- vide additional channels for their dress and lighting systems, stu- the for PanasoPanasonic connectors system available 7000ÚR era. Contact Target at 617 -242- big boards, with each channel fea- dio equipment, and musical in- of the are J BR operation models VC model 1900. turing the ISA preamp /equalizer. struments. AuAutoloader 6800 and 1 Telex 6810 or tete delinformation, Special performance sections 6200, For coin KEEP 'EM RUNNING: The Au- DJ DISPLAY: With more than 40 were also included. On opening models Division, cassette recorders. Pro-Audio 4051. dio Engineering Society will prepro audio and disco equipment day, four noted Dutch pop /rock video Gary Bosiacki,dP Bogaards tact 9600 A sent its fifth annual "Tape Record- makers already signed up, DJ guitarists (Arjan of please c Phone n12-8ß4 er Maintenance Workshop" from 9 Expo '87 looks set to be a sizable Helloise, Alides Nidding of CommunicationsMinnesota 55420 a.m. -noon on Oct. 17, during the gathering of the trade. The show, Time Bandits, Dick Kemper of Minneapolis, upcoming AES convention in New sponsored by musical instrument/ Vandenberg, and David Holles- York. A number of tape recorder pro audio retailer West L.A Music, telle of Wild Romance) demon- manufacturers will participate in takes place on Oct. 25 at the Hyatt strated various musical styles INC. the seminar, including Otari and Commerce in Los Angeles. All along with drummer Cesar Zui- TELEX,MMUNICATIO NS Studer. In addition to of gear will be shown, in- derwijk of and t(msha manufactur- types Golden Earring Kabushan Denki San9vo er- sponsored presentations on spe- cluding turntables, special effects, singer Tony Sheridan. Matsushita ot of America trademark COmPanv Is a (egi of JVC cific product lines, New York sequencers, samplers, drum ma- Among drummers giving TELEXPanasonic . - ad trademark Technical Support Ltd. will con- chines, microphones, lighting (Continued on next page) duct a workshop on the care of (Continued on next page)

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I AUDIO TRACK in with "Pieces Of A Dream" for sisted by Bret Newmar . Also, Tom Female rockers Debutante com- corded at Hypnotic Sound in To- Manhattan Records. David Dar- Petty & the Heartbrea Eers walked pleted mixes on their latest origi- ronto, Canada. Mel Collins is fea- NEW YORK lington did the programming. in fresh from their to Jr to mix a nal tracks at Goodnight Dallas in tured on saxophone. Engineer Tom Coyne mastered live Westwood One program. Don Dallas. Ruben Ayala engineered. Backstage Productions' engi- CEDRIC BROOKS WAS at D &D the Cover Girls album and the sin- Smith engineered th ?. sessions; And, final mixes were completed neer /associate producer Tom Rob- Recording, putting down saxo- gle "Spring Love" for Sutra Rec- Bruce Barris assisted. Joe Conlan on Tom Wisely's "Contra." Red erts was in Quadrasonic, York- phone tracks for three instrumen- ords at Frankford/Wayne Master- worked on scores fo: "Tour Of Sky produced; final overdubs were town Heights, N.Y., to work on tal tunes. Dennis Thompson co- ing Labs. Coyne also worked out Duty," a CBS -TV shoe î bowing in handled by Eric Stuer (percussion) overdubs and remixing of the first produced and engineered, and the sound for the PEPSI & Shirley the fall. Gary Lubow was at the and Wisely (lead vocals). single from the new Eleanor al- John Leposa assisted. tune "Heartache" and Bananara- controls, with Barris a ;sisting. At Quantum in Jersey City, bum, "Jungle Wave." Ken Steiger At D &D Recording, production ma's "I Heard A Rumor" for Poly - At Sunset Sound, John Sieger N.J., Gary Salzman cut tracks for assisted Roberts. Bashiri Johnson team Jeff Shears and Stephen Gram. finished mixes for t is Warner "Heat Me Up, "the upcoming sin- handled percussion additions and Sack completed tracks and mixed 39th Street saw Elisa Fiorillo in Bros. release. Mitchell Froom pro- gle from Cookie Watkins (star of Eleanor's brother Jerome worked a dance tune. The song, "Don't to work on her track "Lover's "Beehive At The Village Gate "). on additional programming on the You Take Your Love Away," is by Prayer" with producers Tommy Salzman and Julian Herzfeld pro- SP-12 drum sampler. Resolution. Mike Rogers engi- Faragher and Lotti Golden for Chris Isaak was duced. Herzfeld was also at the At UCA Recording, Utica, N.Y., neered with assistants Bill Mans- Chrysalis. Lance McVickar engi- board; Dana Becker, Mark Gay - Savoy Brown cut tracks for a new field and Kiren Walsh. neered and Dennis Wall assisted. at Counterpoint dos, and Diana Lynn assisted. album, slated for release this Force MD's "Midnite Love" was Klein produced Sarah Dash's "Af- Producer Jack Douglas (John month on Crescendo Records. Neil remixed for Tommy Boy Records ter Love" for Hush Productions. working on Irocals Lennon, Aerosmith, Zebra, Cheap Norman produced the tracks and at Quad Recording Studios. The M Richard Kaye ran the board and for the TV ;how Trick, and Graham Parker) was Bob Yauger engineered. Original & M production team produced Wall assisted. welcomed at Island Media Ser- Savoy Brown members Kim Sim - and John Morales and Peter `Private Elfes' vices, West Babylon, N.Y., to work monds and Dave Walker also par- Sturge ran the board. Keyboard LOS ANGELES on the debut album of the Lauren ticipated in the project. overdubs were handled by David Smoken Band. Russian Hill Recording, San "Jaz" Grant. The M & M produc- TIM HAUSER (VOCALIST from duced, and Tchad B ade engi- In Calgary, Alberta, at the Liv- Francisco, saw Roy Rogers in to tion team also remixed Rainy Da- Manhattan Transfer) was in Im- neered. Brian Soucy assisted. ing Room studios, the Funeral complete mixes on his second al- vis' 12 -inch CBS release, "Forev- age Recording to produce his own Factory worked on its first full - bum with his band the Delta er." Sturge and Morales worked solo project, "L. Dorado Caddy." OTHER CITIES length album. The project was pro- Rhythm Kings. He also mixed cuts on keyboard overdubs and engi- Keith Cohen was at the desk, as- duced by Mike Bezzeg. Richard recorded with Allen Toussaint and neered. sisted by Ron Da Silva. Also, Da- THE ALEEMS WERE in Power Harrow engineered. John Lee Hooker for the album. Producer Steve Lunt was in at vid Palmer continued working on Play, Long Island City, N.Y., to Morty Craft of Tension Music Samuel Lehmer was at the con- Counterpoint studios mixing a sin- his solo album. Snuffy Walden pro- produce RCA's first ; ap album, Corp. was in Quantum Sound, Jer- sole. Also, the Bobs completed gle for PolyGram's Gerry Woo. duced. Spencer Chrislu assisted featuring "Diabolical. ' Finished sey City, N.J., to track and mix the their album "My I'm Large" to be Rick Kerr was at the controls. Harry Maslin at the board. tracks include "On Thy, Ave" and next Tiffany record for his label released on the Great American Also, Chris Isaak was in overdub- At Sound City Studios, John "Get Loose," both mixt d and edit- MCP Records. Jeff Kawalek engi- Music Hall label. bing vocals for the new Universal Boylan produced Aimee Mann's ed by DOC -RCNY. Ivan "Doc" Ro- neered and Mark Polowski assist- The Looters put down tracks for Pictures TV program, "Private "Sign Of Love" for Paramount driguez engineered the album, and ed. Also, Susanne White produced their upcoming album at Studio D Eyes." And, the studio's MIDI Pictures' "Back To The Beach." Dwayne Sumal assisted. Also, Pla- "Cheatin' On You Tonight." John Recording, Sausalito, Calif., for room producer Lenny White was Paul Grupp was at the board, as- teaus' Ultra Magnetios cut and Lombardo engineered the tracks, David Rubinson Management and mixed "Mentally Mad' and "It's Jeff Kawalek mixed, and Michelle Island Records. Ken Kessie engi- Funky." CedGee pro( uced, and Thomas assisted. And, Plateau neered and produced and Jim Rodriguez engineered, assisted by Records mixed a new dance cut on "Watts" Vereecke assisted. And, Sumal. Sameria. The tune, "Take Back Rising Tiger cut basics with pro- The Love," was produced by Tony ducer Leonard Haza (of Y & T Garcia. Mickey Garcia and Abdu fame). Jack Knepley engineered BILLBOARD'S EXPANDED BENELUX DRAWS 20,000 Malahi mixed. Malahi engineered with Vereecke and Ken "Red" Da- (Continued from prece ling page) with Lombardo assisting. vidson assisting. PRO -AUDIO /VIDEO SECTION Bill Drescher completed work on demonstrations at the fa I' were Mel three tracks for the upcoming All material for the Audio Track

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50 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com PAUDIO/VIDEO Confab: On The Future Of Computer Music Experts Gather At Univ. Of Illinois MIDI was very much in the fore- The Massachusetts Institute of BY MOLLY ELDER front of the meeting, as was the Technology's Marc LoCascio pro- CHICAGO Cybernetics, psycho- progress in the development of posed a system to provide musical acoustics, and computer- assisted personal digital workstations. accompaniment in real time for music composition were some of Most conference participants were acoustic soloists. the hi -tech topics discussed by Some of MIDI's problems and more than 330 computer -music afi- potential dysfunctions, like the un- cionados at the International Com- The convention certainty of delay times and the puter Music Conference, held Aug. problems of clipping and trigger- 23 -26 at the Univ. of Illinois in also included ing, were addressed by F. Richard Champaign- Urbana. Moore. The impact computers will a number of Moore's paper also discussed the have -and are already having -on possibility of MIDI becoming ex- the future of music was examined concerts tremely limited at some future in a number of technical papers date, as more advanced electronic presented by computer program- interested in what is coming, rath- music systems become more accu- mers, mathematicians, artificial in- er than what is now here. rate and versatile. telligence experts, and acousti- There were several hints of Most musicians in attendance cians. what might be in store down the were not especially interested in And as a relief from the heavy line in the world of MIDI. One pro - the issue of personal digital work technical jargon, several concerts posai made by David Anderson of stations, particularly those play- and video animation presentations the Univ. of California at Berkeley ers lacking access to recording were included in the four -day concerned a "synthesizer manag- studios. meet. er," which would allow more dy- But some developers of the work The Univ. of Illinois campus pro- namic and sophisticated user inter - stations envision eventual systems vided an ideal backdrop for the action with the MIDI protocol. that would encompass computer conference, as it is the home of a This would be done, said Ander- music composition, performance supercomputer set up by the Na- son, via a "device- independent" in- abilities, sampling capability, re- tional Science Foundation. It is terface able to make its own deci- cording, editing, and signal pro- It's Greek To Them. The newest studio /music -services entity in Philadelphia is also one of only five universities sions about note priorities and pre - cessing, all in a single unit. Rudi- called Sigma-Alpha Entertainment Group Inc. The new firm was formed by the that makes its supercomputing fa- emption. mentary versions of systems like merger of two well -known local facilities: Sigma Sound Studios (made famous by cilities available to campus -based these currently exist, but they ob- Another proposal concerning producers Gamble & Huff) and Alpha International Studios. The operation will researchers nationwide. real -time control of digital infor- viously do not include all the fea- encompass music- synthesis facilities, a music production department, product In fact, the music and video con- mation using acoustic instruments tures listed above. placement, and development and marketing srevices. Shown signing the deal certs delivered at the meeting was offered by Francois, Chabot, An organization called the Com- are Sigma's president Joe Tarsia, seated, and Peter Pelullo, president of Alpha. were composed and realized at the and Silver of the Univ. of Califor- poser's Desktop Project of York, university's computer center. nia at San Diego. England, noted it is working on a project using the Atari ST computer for sound -filing, while Stephen Pope showed his Smalltalk 80- based "music tool kit" design, aimed at flexible base system ex- perimentation in both performance and composition. Print your label copy The author is a composer and computer music expert as well as right on your cassette a staff member of the Center for Electronic Music in New York. with the apex printer

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JULIO IGLESIAS QUE NO SE ROMPA LA NOCHE Records, commentir g on his company's recent pur- New York. Another inking was Roberto Blades, Q 5 9 5 chase of the compal t disk rights of defunct labels brother of Elektra recording artist Rubén Blades LOSvBUKIS TU CARCEL 4 4 4 31 SEECO, UA, and Musicor. Once upon the time, and former lead singer for Orquesta Inmensidad. these labels' roster: included the late Tito Rodri- Four cuts from Blades' upcoming album will be done 9 ENELSON NED ME PASE DE LA CUENTA 5 6 10 guez (the first and o1 tly salsero to cross over to tele- in Miami, with another four in Colombia. The first

OBHAYANNE FIESTA EN AMERICA vision land), Nelson 1 Jed, Los Condes, Los Hispanos, two singles to be promoted will be "Gotitas De Do- 11 8 6 © Ray Barretto, Vicet ttico Valdés, Lola Flores, Joe lor," a tune made famous by Orlando Vallejo years MARES NO SE MURIO EL AMOR 0 9 11 7 Cuba, and La Sono ra Matancera and its various ago, and "Sin Fe," the bolero brother Rubén sang in IGLESIAS LO MEJOR DE TU VIDA singers: Celia Cruz, Leo Marini, Bienvenido the movie "Crossover Dreams." According to Mir- 8 19 3 3 JULIOCBS Granda, and Cello G 3nzález. According to Miranda, anda, the label is planning a Venezuelan tour for AMANDA MIGUEL EL PECADO more than 50 CD titi is will hit the stores in time for Blades to commence in November. Also ready for g 7 5 31 PROFONO the Christmas sales t eason under the slogan "la mú- the Christmas season is a new La Solución album of ESTELA NUNEZ CORAZON ERRANTE 10 12 19 14 ARIOL A sica de ayer con el so nido de hoy" ( "yesterday's mu- salsa-style ballads. DANIELA ROMO VENENO PARA DOS sic with today's sounI "). II 16 16 16 Miranda says TH /]:odven has improved the sound NOTAS Y NOTICAS: Oops! When reporting on the NOCHE DE BODA 12 18 28 33 BRAULIO quality by transferri ig the music from the original

RCEMAMANUEL NO TE QUITES LA ROPA master tapes to CDs. He says each CD is the equiva- 13 15 6 7 lent of a two -record : et, since it contains more than TH /Rodven plans rerelease FRANCO DE VITA SOLO IMPORTAS TU 20 and o to of music. 14 8 12 11 SONOTONE songs about hour "Our product will be the versions of of 50 classic titles on CD ANTONIO DOCE ROSAS original the songs, rather 15 7 32 LORENZO 14 MUSART than the subsequent versions done in later years," JUAN GABRIEL HASTA QUE TE CONOCI 16 13 15 40 Miranda says. "In th s way, when we reissue the re- Las Vegas activities of Emmanuel, José José, and ARIOLA cords it'll be done fro n the CD master transfer, thus Lucia Méndez two issues ago, the artists were de- LOS CAMINANTES TODO ME GUSTA DE TI 17 10 18 13 also increasing the sI lund quality of the reissues." scribed as working for RCA instead of the current AL BANO Y ROMINA POWER SIEMPRE SIEMPRE Miranda openly ad :nowledges his predilection for and correct corporate name, BMG. I guess old hab- 18 19 44 4 WEA these products. "Tht re are two overriding factors its are hard to change. . .Tango great Astor Piaz- EL GRAN COMBO ESO OJITOS NEGROS 19 23 21 13 COMBO with this project," h says. "One is for people like zolla, fresh from two performances at Miami and myself, who enjoyed ;hese products when they were New York, is getting ready to release an album on LAURA FLORES YA NO VOLVARE 20 17 20 15 MELODY originally released a id now have an opportunity to WEA with jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton...Hopes MARISELA HAZME TUYA 21 20 23 11 reacquire them wits a better sound. The other is are high for José Feliciano's debut album on EMI, PROFONO that because of the increase in sound quality, to- "Tu Inmenso Amor." The first single to be promot- TFHRANKY RUIZ DESNUDATE MUJER 22 21 27 17 day's youth will be able to better appreciate the ed, "Ponte A Cantar," will debut Oct. 26, during a ANGELICA MARIA PROHIBIDO enormous musical progress achieved in those nationally televised program from Washington, O 33 13 10 years." D.C., where "Feli" and others will be honored by PANDORA MI HOMBRE 24 22 39 3 In addition to the ;EECO, UA, and Musicor prod- none other than first lady Nancy Reagan...Discos TH ( TTHOMMY OLIVENCIA LOBO DOMESTICADO uct, /Rodven wil also release CDs from the old CBS is readying the second album by Johnny "El 25 24 17 18 Panart line, which th s label purchased several years Caballo") Ventura and the debut album of Puerto VALERIA LYNCH MUNECA ROTA 26 27 24 11 ago. These CDs wil' include works by the Antonio Rican songstress Sophie, who was recently signed SONOTONE Maria Romeu fable( danzón orchestra, with singer by the label. ..As an avid reader of Mema La Bru- DYANGO A FALTA DE TI 27 25 36 17 Barbarito Diez; the iuban Jam Sessions (featuring ja's column on 23 Millones, I'm surprised no record 2 BOCIO JURADO ESTA NOCHE GANO YO tresista Niño Rivrra, bassist Israel "Cachao" Ló- company has marked Olga Guillot's 50th year in the ® 34 EMI pez, and pianists Julio Gutiérrez and Pedro "Peru- business with a rerelease of her old recordings and/ LARIOLUCIA MENDEZ YO NO SE QUERETE MAS 40 47 6 chin" Martinez); Los Chavales De España; flutist or a televised tribute. Considering all she has done 0 A - CSBUSSSY LEMAN NO ES IGUAL José Fajardo; bole rista Fernando Albuerne; and the and is still doing through her benefit work -for the 30 29 31 7 original voices o the Conjunto Casino: Espi, Ro- industry, "La Dama Del Bolero" certainly deserves LOS BUKIS ME VOLVI A ACORDAR DE TI berto Faz, Ferns Ado Alvarez, and Vallejo. a lot 31 26 32 15 FONOV!SA Orlando better. The latter will also be represented with his greatest- JOSE JOSE SIN SABER 32 41 49 9 hits collection. Also scheduled for reissue is jazz and La Radio Latina appears on page 64.

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By DAVE DIMARTINO ton CD; it might also result in that same consumer re- purchasing favorite albums by the Grateful Dead, David Steffen, senior vice president of sales and If major record labels can be said to have any Steppenwolf, or the Velvet Underground, in the near- distribution at A &M, agrees that catalog sales are specific marketing strategy for compact disks, it indestructible, no- pops -or-ticks CD configuration. picking up. In fact, he says, the "Cat Stevens' Great- would have to be this: they are making up for lost Major labels are very aware of this. est Hits" collection "is easily one of the top -selling time. How do they make such catalog decisions? Ran- CDs we've had since the day CDs were introduced at Lost time, that is, spent during the well -known domly? Based on total past LP sales? Based on cur- A &M. It has been a phenomenally successful CD with "crunch period" of CD production -when the de- rent popularity? the consumer." mand for the new -fangled configuration vastly out- Most label executives have different answers to Note, however, that Stevens has not released a new stripped the supply, when retail outlets that managed each of the questions. Says album in years. How does A &M make such decisions to keep Dire Straits' "Brothers In Arms" or Van Ha- Kenny Hamlin, vice president about catalog CD product? Strong LP sales? High -ra- len's "5150" in stock for two consecutive days were of sales at Elektra: "There are tio CD sales? "I think it's both," says Steffen. "What is few and far between, and when the prospect of actual some things in our catalog the sales history for them as a catalog item, and how

Beatle CDs emerging seemed years in the future. that are just such good mu- well is the latest CD doing. I think it's really But within the past year, much has changed. Sever- sic, they simply deserve to be both. We've released things on compact al companies now have their own CD pressing plants; out on CD. Obviously, we disk that have had good but not great cata- even more have access to the growing number of came with all the Eagles American independent pressing plants. Where there [CDs] first. We're getting was once a manufacturing crunch, industry watchers ready to come with a lot of now speak of a possible surplus in CD production. the Judy Collins, and we're And chains and retail outlets, who months ago might just shipping the Joni Mitch - have ordered anything in the CD format, confident it ells. We just feel that those would sell, are now veering toward cherry- picking- are pieces of music that de- 00 concerned not only about possible slow- moving serve to be on CD, because items, but limited square- footage in their stores. there's a buyer out there." The result? Most obviously, the rise of the midline Who exactly is the buyer -and how do they decide CD. Within the past year we've seen budget -line pop what to buy? Harry Anger, senior vice president of product from CBS, PolyGram, MCA, Motown, and marketing at PolyGram, cites a typical example with log sales -they might be selling 15,000 units a year A &M, among other companies; midline classical CDs the Moody Blues -a band whose entire catalog, from as a deep catalog item. Then we'll put it out on CD, from CBS, MCA, Angel and others; and, most interest- their mid -'60s inception, is almost completely avail- and without jamming it down anybody's throat, we'll ingly, catalog items that if not outright deleted, rarely able on CD. "The band's older fans buy one or two of sell 10,000- 15,000 the first year on CD." stocked in LP format, filling up the CD racks. the Moody Blues' newer things," says Anger, "and Another noticeable change brought on by increased For some consumers, it has, in a sense, become the then they want to go back and replicate their entire CD manufacturing capacity is that of simultaneous '60s all over again. A trip to a mall record store might collection. That's what happens, that's the phenome- (Continued on page C -20) result in a consumer's buying the new Whitney Hous- non that's evolving here: catalog sales are picking Major Labels: Indie Labels: Vid Ines Vary '60s Vatic to CD Miracle eads- p

By CHRIS MORRIS cent hot CD sellers have been Houston's "Whitney," Var /eteers Veet Kenny G's "Duotones," the Grateful Dead's "In The The compact disk revolution has added new value Dark," Parsons' "Gaudi," Carly Simon's "Coming CD Boom -ead -O to the catalogs of the major record labels and Around Again," Expose's "Exposure," Dionne War- Independent labels around the country are meet- spurred new sales on current titles. Thanks to in- wick's "Reservations For Two," and the Thompson ing the compact disk boom head -on, with both creased domestic CD manufacturing capacities, a Twins' "Close To The Bone." Arista anticipates big popular catalog product and new releases ap- flood of classic album titles continue to appear on CD, fourth -quarter sales for Parsons' second hits collec- pearing in large numbers on CD. The following is a and fresh product is seeing simultaneous release on tion. label -by -label overview of some notable indies' cur- CD, LP, and cassette. In short, the marketplace is Atlantic. The label's massive catalog has yielded rent top titles and forthcoming fall releases. bulging with old and new sounds on CD. dozens of heavy CD movers, with titles by Led Zeppe- Alligator. The Chicago -based blues/r&b/rock'n'- Billboard contacted representatives of the major lin (perhaps Atlantic's CD leader), Genesis, Phil Col- roll label has issued 22 titles on CD, with its Grammy - U.S. labels for a rundown of their top catalog product, lins, Yes, Foreigner, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, Man- winning "Showdown," featuring the blues triumvirate big current sellers, and upcoming fall /winter releases hattan Transfer, Bette Midler, and the Blues Brothers of Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland, in the compact format. leading the pack. The label also reports consistent CD the top seller (13,000 units on CD). In August, the A &M. Among catalog product, the label has had sales with classic jazz titles by such giants as Ornette company issued its first budget disk, "Genuine across -the -board success with both its 25th Anniver- Coleman, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. Current Houserocking Music II," a 16 -cut sampler priced at sary series (24 titles) and its new midline series (75 winners in the compact format include Laura Brani- 8.95. Recent catalog issues include Buddy Guy's titles). The biggest sellers so far this year have been gan's "Touch," Pete Townshend's "Another Scoop," "Stone Crazy," Johnny Winter's "Serious Business," Suzanne Vega's "Solitude Standing," Joe Jackson's Twisted Sister's "Love Is For Suckers," Levert's "The Professor Longhair's "Crawfish Fiesta," and Albert all- orchestral Will Power," Bryan Adams' "Into The Big Throwdown," and the debuts of Madame X and Collins' "Live In Japan." The fall will bring Roy Bu- Fire," Simple Minds' live album "In The City Of Light," Debbie Gibson. Upcoming catalog releases include chanan's new "Hot Wires," being issued simulta- and the Nylons' "Happy Together." Out before the the label's multi -volume jazz retrospective, Aretha neously in all formats, and catalog titles from Little end of the year: Sting's " ... Nothing Like The Sun," Franklin's "30 Greatest Hits" and "Amazing Grace," Charlie & the Nightcats, James Cotton, and Gate - Squeeze's "Babylon And On," Barry White's "The and Roxy Music's "The Atlantic Years," as well as ma- mouth Brown, as well as the "New Bluebloods" an- Right Night And Barry White," and the charity album jor jazz titles by Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Yu- thology. "A Very Special Christmas," to be released on the sef Lateef, Big Joe Turner, and Sarah Vaughan. Celestial Harmonies. The Wilton, Conn. -based la- Special Olympics label. Capitol. The Beatles CDs have been consistent bel, a specialist in new age-oriented product, has is- Arista. Whitney Houston's debut album has been a chart- toppers for the label; "Magical Mystery Tour" is sued over 40 CDs. The company's top titles include CD bonanza for the label; other hot catalog items in- the latest Fab Four title to see CD issue. Other CD win- Paul Horn's "Inside The Great Pyramid" and "Inside clude Billy Ocean's "Love Zone" and "Suddenly," ners from the potent Capitol vaults include the Beach The Cathedral "; Deuter's "Call Of The Unknown," "Ci- by Alan Parsons' "Best Of Alan Parsons" and "I, Robot," Boys, Nat King Cole, Duran Duran, Heart, Paul cada," and "Nirvana Road "; and three volumes label's most important Aretha Franklin's "Who's Zoomin' Who ?," GTR's de- McCartney, Steve Miller, Pink Floyd (whose perennial Celtic harpist Patrick Ball. The fall is Horn's latest, "China." but disk, the Thompson Twins' "Future Days," and favorite "Dark Side Of The Moon" has proven as du- release for this (Continued on page C -23) hits collections by Air Supply and the Monkees. Re- (Continued on page C -24)

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 C-4 www.americanradiohistory.com Rcdio 'C Jcys,' Audicnccs Emorcco Bright \ ew Quc i-y-Sound Conncction CD Jays" is a more appropriate term than By KIM FREEMAN Wise. "But, that's changed unbelievably. Almost ev- "dee jay" at many rock, classical and jazz ery label is now doing simultaneous release of al- stations these days as radio and its related radio. bums and CDs. Plus, giveaway CDs [supplied by la- industries continue to embrace the configuration as "It's not so much that we got instant credibility bels] were almost unheard of a year ago. Now, it's a major asset to their efforts. because we were all -CDs, but rather that it made an everyday practice." All -CD station WGTR Miami has had an outstand- people think of quality when they thought about The other early drawback of broadcasting CDs ing first year with CDs as its promotional claim to us," says WGTR's program director Bill Wise. "For- was familarizing air talents with operation of the fame. Most album rock, classical and jazz outlets ty to 50% of our instant success can be attributed players in studio. "That's easily overcome," says are playing as many CDs has they can get their to that element of quality association." Wise. "Now, my personalities know how much easi- hands on. Record labels have found numerous ways The novelty of WGTR's all -CD approach has plen- er they are to queue up." to exploit the new medium as a promotion vehicle, ty of mileage left in it, Wise says. "We can create a Within outstanding 1 2-plus ratings growth, and the configuration has created several new busi- great deal of excitement every time an old release WGTR picked up tremendous gains in the 25 -34 ness opportunities for those supplying services to comes out on CD," says Wise. "We had an absolute demographic. This "money demo" is also the core field day this year with all the Beatles stuff from aim of the new radio format that mixes new age, Capitol." jazz, and soft contemporary tracks. Overall quality Wise says consumers, too, are still thrilled about is a key positioning goal for this format, and, as CDs. "I think sometimes we're close- minded in this such, CDs will most likely make up a high percent- business. CDs might be commonplace to us, but age of their playlists. I've seen figures that indicate less than 10% of all Steve Feinstein is the PD of brand -new KKSF San American households own a CD player, even though Francisco, and says he hopes the "hip AC" will

they're selling like crazy. I think next year is when eventually play nothing but CDs. "They just sound consumers will start to feel the big boom. You can better," he says. In keeping with the station's no- see that in record stores already -the first thing hype approach, Feinstein says KKSF will never go you see is the CD section, and nine out of 10 times, overboard on promoting the use of CDs. "We've alit takes up more than half the store." ready had listeners calling up because they've Wise feels the all -CD approach is a viable angle picked up on the fact that we sound really good," he for rock stations in certain market situations, espe- says. "So we might acknowledge it like, `Thanks to cially those with a two or three -way album rock race. those who've noticed that we sound good. That's "For us, it's been a competitive edge that put the because we're using CDs'." other guy [WSHE Miami] in a corner they can't get One warning that Feinstein and others have about out of," Wise notes. broadcasting CDs, is that the overprocessing of sta- Denon's DN -950F Cart Player is a CD player that WGTR did have its difficulties in relying com- tion signals can negate the positive sound improve- functions like a tape cartridge player, and is expected pletely on CDs, but few went unsolved. "Initially, it ments of using CDs. "In many markets there are fu- to increase the use of CDs in AC and top 40 was a drawback to have to wait for record compa- tile wars to be the loudest station on the dial, which broadcasting. nies to come up to date with CD releases," says (Continued on page C -29)

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Without question, the compact disk is the Next aboard were the mass merchandisers such A year ago this time we were up. I attribute the de- hottest product retailers of prerecorded as Handleman Co., boasting it would have 2,000 - cline now to the lack of outside portability. No doubt software have had in years. But it may also plus -store K marts fully stocked by late 1986. CD is price is a factor," says the chief of a 200 -store be the most worrisome. continuing to explode for mass merchandisers like chain stretching from New Jersey to Texas, with Hot as CD is, with worldwide sales setting records Target, operating over 250 discount department nearly all sites in malls and shopping centers as op- in country after country, American retailers are con- stores in 28 states. posed to Tower stores being all in street locations. cerned about a tapering off. Maybe the momentum Now comes the video specialty store, wanting a Not only are chains being nibbled at by the CD has died down, frets Russ Solomon, one of the first "new" and hot product as the competition bur- specialty stores, mass merchandisers and now vid- retailers to complain about too many types of geons in video rental. Most potent entry is 125 -unit eo outlets -the traditional so- called "mom -and- stores jumping into CD. West Coast Video, the curiously named Philadel- pop" record store and chains too small to buy di- However, Solomon observes that prices of soft- phia -based company that operates and franchises. rect have also enthusiastically grabbed hold of the ware are still too high. "What happens after they "We don't go into something if we don't do it golden -ring sound carrier. buy a player is that they discover the records are right," says Richard Apt, executive vice president, Traditional one -stops like Nova Distributing in $15," says the chief of the vast Tower Records em- confirming a rollout involving 7,000 pieces per Georgia have fed an insatiable appetite, building up pire of 52 stores generating $250 million annually. store. huge stockpiles that now concern Steve Libman, While retailers like Solomon once worried about Are all these outlets, with mail order yet another president. He has vocally complained about what he hardware stores jumping into CD, and many did, the potentially potent channel, gnawing away at the tra- calls "CD devaluation" of one -stop inventories once laser- scanned, thought -to -be indestructable prod- ditional U.S. record chain, most of which have by prices do scale down. uct has inspired much retail channel innovation. Be- now long diversified into video rental? Of all the problems and issues one -stops will ginning around two years ago, a steady infusion of At Camelot Music, executive vice president tackle at their annual fall conference, CD devalua- (Continued on page C -11) Video Retail: C> > mogra ohics Prompt Serious Look c nd Listcn

By GEOFF MAYFIELD prises, the record industry's two leading rackjob- able -is prompting more video dealers to give CDs bers. a serious look. Audio /Video Plus' Berg and North If the VCR is the ultimate toy of the '80s, the The Video Software Dealers Assn. (VSDA) American's Culross both plan to jump into CDV as compact disk player doesn't lag too far behind. scheduled seminars on how video stores can realize soon as it becomes a commercially viable product. Realizing that video and CD hardware owners fall higher profits and supplement their volume with CD Opinion varies on whether, as popular theory has into similar demographics, an increasing number of sales during its Aug. 16 -20 convention in Las Ve- stated, the demographics of CD and video hardware video dealers are coming to the party. gas. actually match well. West Coast's Abt, for example, "VCRs were the last explosion, and CD seems to The development of CDV, is not convinced. With the cost of buying a CD be the next explosion," says Richard Abt, executive which marries video and sound - standing at least two or three times the cost of rent- vice president of West Coast Video, explaining why although not yet commercially vi- ing a video, he thinks the economics of owning a CD the 125 -store web is now testing the CD waters. player are more expensive. Look in any corner of the industry, and you'll see Market studies in some West Coast stores have evidence that this trend is growing: found CD penetration to be as low as 10 %, but at Several retailers, including Jack Messer's Cin- others, Abt says as many as 35% of a store's cus- cinnati- based, 17 -store chain The Video Store, Gary tomers own such hardware. Messenger's 12 -store North American Video in In Cincinnati, where three of The Video North Carolina, and Allan Caplan, of the 69 -unit, Store outlets carry CDs, Messer says the Omaha -based Applause Video network, have added CD share at some of his locations is as high CDs to some of their stores. Others, like Philadel- as 50 %. He plans to add the inventory to phia -based franchiser West Coast Video, and Lou one of his out -of -town stores, too. Berg, proprietor of Houston superstore Audio /Vid- Chainwide, some 5% of North American eo Plus, are following suit -in Berg's case with as Video's Carolina customers own CD play- many as 2,000 titles. ers, says buyer Culross. But volume gener- Several key video distributors, including In- ated at the web's two existing CD depart- gram, Schwartz Bros., and Artec, have established ments have convinced the firm to add the divisions designed to sell CDs to the video market- product to a store adjacent to the Univ. of North place. Carolina, and he hopes to have the product in all 12 The CD boon is stores by Christmas. bringing more mu- Video dealers vary in their CD philosophies. sic- business veter- Messer, for example, does not like to add the prod - ans into the video (Continued on page C -36) fold. North Ameri- can's compact disk buyer, Ric Culross, once worked in the home office of major music chain n Europe, the 12 -inch by 6- inch CD blister The Record Bar. At West Coast pack has been largely replaced by a CD display Video, Don Weiss, formerly of system from Lift Display Inc. of North Bergen, Philly chain Sound Odyssey, has N.J. With Lift Display, the CDs are removed been brought in to head the ex- from their jewelboxes, then stored and filed on pansion. To staff its audio divi- register cards, leaving the empty jewelboxes for sion, Artec has lured staffers theft -proof display. Lift's cabinet inventory card from the headquarters of Handle- system also serves as an automatic re -order man Co. and Lieberman Enter- reminder.

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www.americanradiohistory.com EUROPE (Continued from page C -3) approaches maturity and the balance of power shifts from producer to consumer, mid - price and budget lines are appearing and pressure for full - price reductions is growing. In Britain, The Compact Co. has just released the first under-$8 CDs, breaking the five pounds sterling barrier. Says distributor Peter Collins: "I O1 would like to bring the price of CDs within ñ the grasp of ordi- E nary people in the street. If we are the first, there will be oth- S ñ ers who follow." Tx Given the small consumer base of CD hardware -penetration is under 10% of homes -and more selective buying patterns -annual sales per machine have fallen from an initial 26 to around 15 -it is likely that low -price product will, initially at least, divert sales from more expensive lines as much as it expands the market as a whole. The first European midline series came not from major labels, but from companies such as Pickwick. Only since the beginning of 1987 have Poly - Gram and others moved, with apparent reluctance, into this field. EMI's Classics For Plea- sure label, one of the best - known of all low -price vinyl series, did not make its first appearance on CD until July this year. Company executives cite shortages of manufacturing capacity, but critics say the labels have only themselves to blame for their tardiness in embarking on CD production. EMI's Swindon plant, for instance, opened only in May last year, and capacity has yet to reach 15 million units annually. In any event, consumer response to European midline product has been strong. In Britain, PolyGram's initial launch of 52 pop and 60 classical titles attracted advance orders over 250,000 units. Says sales director Peter Re- zon: "The Special Price series is the natural second stage of the new format. Trade reaction has been excellent, and the provision of top quality product at this all- important price will have a marked effect on the CD market in general." In France, PolyGram's mid - price sales topped 400,000 within two months of the April 1987 launch. In Italy, Fonit Ce- tra's $10.50 low -price line, packaged in cost -saving card- board sleeves, has also proven a success, supporting manag- (Continued on page C-37)

C-10 BILLBOARD SF 'TFMp' -p 76 1Q www.americanradiohistory.com s,.. RETAILING (Continued from page C -6) tion tops the list, says Jason Blain, president, The Record People, San Francisco, another In a part of the world best known one -stop. for peaches and peanuts, Denon The fate of CD started both- Digital Industries is now advancing the ering one -stops a year ago when Blaine headed the Na- cause of digital audio. In the process, tional Assn. of Recording Mer- we're attracting custom pressing chandisers (NARM) One -Stop business from the most famous record Advisory Committee. At its labels to the most esoteric. spring meeting during the an- Why? In part because we're nual NARM convention, Blaine had no trouble getting Libman pressing 18 million CDs a year, placing Denon engineers have a head for technology and others to speak out bluntly Denon Digital Industries among and an ear for music. about devaluation. America's top CD producers. In part Says Blaine of seeking some because we offer total service, from protection as prices ease formatting the master tape through downward, "A lot of us have talked about a buy -in program, cutting, stamper production, molding, but that doesn't really help un- label printing and packaging. In part, less you want to double your because we're flexible enough to stock." accept tape in any format- resourceful Some one -stops, reflecting the vast constituency of small enough to produce any style of stores and chains, have bitterly packaging. watched their new specialty But what really sets Denon Digital competitors thrive. After Lib- Industries apart is care. Our pre - man predicted CD -only one - mastering engineers appreciate not stops would fade away because suppliers want one -stops to only the nuances of "anti -aliasing" and push all configurations, strong "burst error rates: They appreciate the exception was voiced by Alan nuances of music. They do their work Meltzer, president of generical- ly named CD One Stop -Stop, on Denon's proprietary digital editing Visual inspection can find faults that computer system, using Denon's own to inspection can't. Bethal, Conn. software Meltzer claims traditional add cue points and time code. one -stops were slow to offer The tapes go to laser- cutting the specialized service CD re- machines that are carefully customized quires. The early and surging to Denon specifications. We've found growth of CD found retailers scrambling to get hold of prod- that computerized inspection can disc uct. Other CD one -stops like actually leave errors undetected. So we Digital Waves in Costa Mesa, supplement the incredible precision of Calif., and recently opened computers with the incredible sensitivity Just CD's in Miami claim they of the human eye. offer specialized service, cross -country delivery and the Since Denon was one of The CDs are injection -molded, one ai a time. concentration on imports. world's first on -line CD manufacturers, Meanwhile, traditional and you can bet we'll be in the forefront on specialist wholesalers like Lib- mini singles, maxi singles, CD-V, CD -I, man and Meltzer have an en- and CD -ROM. tirely new competitor, the video specialty wholesaler. Artec If the idea of pressing at Denon Inc., four -branch wholesaler in sounds good, wait until you hear what Vermont about to add three Denon can do for your music. more branches, has aggres- Interested? Call our man in Georgia, sively entered CD. "We were once in audio," says Marty Fossum, (404) Eric at 342 -3425. Gold, Artec president. Actually, the CD is not going to remain an audio phenomenon as CD Video arrives. In this sense, traditional video special- DENON ty retailers will be backing into The first name in digital recording. audio. Several, like West Coast, are not waiting. Some have Denon Digital Industries, Inc.,1380 Monticello Road, Madison, GA 30850 tasted the sweetness, like Gary Telephone (404) 342 -3425 Facsimile (404) 342 -0637 Messenger, president of the Before shipment, completed CDs undergo a 12 -store North American Vid- finas visual inspection. eo, Durham, where CD represents 44% of total revenue in one store. Also stirred into the whole configuration mix and linked closely to the CD is the full - (Continued on page C-34)

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Other pioneers include Lenny Piazza's 21st Centu- of all the phenomena associated with the ry Sound, Philadelphia, Northern Lights in Minneapo- compact disk, one of the more curious is the evolu- lis and Michael Bernard, Chicago Compact Disc, latter tion of the CD -only store, an emergence that has once a record store. Piazza opened his first store in been closely followed by their wholesale counter- August 1985, a second one last October. part, the CD -only one -stop. Typically, compact disk stores are aggressively ori- Spurred by the early shortages of CDs plus the ented toward promotion. This led to the "Midnight seeming insatiable appetites of purchasers of CD Madness" craze centered first on Beatles releases. players, the CD store growth was explosive. Daunesh New World Record, Buffalo, owned by Govindan Alcott, 18 and somewhat typical of the entrepren- Kartha and Christine Madden, opened an hour prior eural spirit of this new -breed retail- to midnight and never closed," says Madden. At er, opened three CD Jungle stores around 6 a.m. on what was Monday in Columbus, Ohio last year. morning, day of the release, the Chain development has lagged store ran out temporarily of "Sgt. behind single -store openings. Bos- Pepper." ton Compact Disc was one of the Whether future releases can pioneer store operations and rath- maintain the excitement for beat- er quickly established a satellite in ing release date by a few hours is San Francisco. debatable. In Chicago, Bernard More common is chain expan- "01 says, "People aren't just coming to sion somewhat closer to home stores at midnight to buy some- base. Atlanta Compact Disc has Above left: Recoton's Compact Disc thing, it's an event." three units in Atlanta and one in Cassette Adapter. Above: Discit's 18- Both the specialist one -stops and Tampa. CD "interlocking organizer" from Lift retail outlets have encountered hot Franchisers, at this point, tend to Display. Above right: Hannecke of potatos. CD one -stops, sometimes remain rather locally situated, too. West Germany's CD display rack. struggling to qualify for direct pur- Ted Vinson's Compact Disc of Dal- chases from the majors despite las now has franchisees in Austin. Right: Recoton's CDX -100 CD rosy pictures for some, cannot af- National Compact Disc in Los An- cleaning system is a ford to draw major -label fire geles has likewise expanded inside pushbutton electronic cleaner. through parallel importing in their a radius of various suburbs. quest to bring in product, say partners Randy Beck and Robert Wie- bort at Digital Waves, a West Coast Lebo Peerless' "Custom Lite wholesale operation. EARL PAIGE Voyager" nylon CD holders.

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www.americanradiohistory.com P A T 0.06 INDIES (Continued from page C -4) Denon. A leader among independents with over 400 jazz and classical titles on CD (jazz available on cassette), the Plain- field, N.J. company has enjoyed recent success with such jazz disks as Peter Erskine's "Transi- "Anybody in the tion," Eliane Elias' "Illusion," and Randy Brecker's "In The Idi- recording industry om." The label's series of Mah- ler symphonies by the Frankfurt will tell you, Radio Symphony Orchestra has logged the best classical sales; overnight success Mahler's Symphony No. 8 (the "Symphony Of A Thousand "), doesn't happen performed by the Frankfurt Ra- dio Symphony, is scheduled for overnight." release this month. In October, the company will issue a CD by the Ritz, a vocal jazz group in Hannon the Lambert Hendricks & Ross/ Marketing Director Manhattan Transfer mode. SHAPE Optimedia Dunhill Compact Classics. Based in Northridge, Calif., this CD -only outlet has scored its biggest successes with the Judy Garland package "America's Treasure" and "Toga Rock," a raucous collection of party favorites from the '60s. Its most recent releases, compiled by Steve Hoffman, are "The Amboy 'KAU' Dukes-The Ultimate CD Pack- Optimedia, Inc. age," a compilation of Ted Nu- gent rockers, and "Beach Clas- sics," an anthology of surf music hits. Dunhill has also issued "Reggae Roots," a budget - priced Bob Marley package. Enigma. The El Segundo, Calif. -based label has enjoyed Success in any industry requires c finely big CD sales with some of its tuned combination of talent and technology. 1986 -87 chart- toppers: "Look What The Cat Dragged In" by At SHAPE Optimedia our unique ability Poison (100,000 units), "To to carefully integrate compact disc Hell With The Devil" by Stryper mastering, replicction and innovative (40,000 units), and "Especially packaging with warehousing and fulfill- For You" by the Smithereens (over 30,000 units). Enigma ment, delivers the result customers demand has high hopes for its summer for their success. and fall releases by Don Dixon, the Textones, Lääz Rockit, and Game Theory (the latter is a two - LP set on one 74- minute CD). The company issued a $7.98 30- minute dance single on its Synthicide label in August, and HAt. ® plans a 3 -inch CD by Stryper for the fall. Made in USA GRP. The jazz label's CD best sellers include Glenn Miller's "In SHAPE Optimedia, Inc. The Digital Mood," Dave Grusin Route 109 and Eagle Drive and Lee Ritenour's "Harlequin," Sanford, Maine 04073 Grusin's solo projects 1- 800 -CDS -DISC "Night 207-324-1124 Lines" and "Cinemagic," The Telex - 5106008653 SHAPE OPTIMEDIA Duke Ellington Orchestra's "Dig- Fax 207/490 -1707 ital Duke," Diane Schuur's "Timeless," and the various artists collection "GRP Live In Ses- sion." The most recent issues from the company are "Diane Schuur And The Count Basie Or- chestra" and "Portrait," featuring Ritenour with the Yellowjack- ets and Kenny G. (Continued on page C -27)

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MAJORS (Continued from page C -4) rable on the CD charts as the LP logs), Bob Seger, Frank Sinatra, and Tina Turner. Recent smash- es include Heart's "Bad Ani- mals," Poison's "Look What The Cat Dragged In," "Crowded House," Great White's "Once Bitten," Freddie Jackson's "Just Like The First Time," and Tina Turner's "Break Every Rule." The late -'87 release schedule is massive; highlights among forthcoming releases include new work by Joe Cocker, Martha Davis, Megadeth, and Meli'sa Morgan. There will be six new digital Sinatras and four Nat Coles; the Beatles' "Let It Be" and "Abbey Road" will be issued on CD Oct. 14. Finally, the company will enter the midline market in October with an outpouring of titles by such artists as the Band, the Beach Boys, Glen Campbell, George Clinton, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Iron Maiden, the Little River Band, the Motels, Anne Murray, Pink Floyd, Billy Squire, and Yma Sumac. Columbia and E /P /A. The CBS labels have scored some of the biggest hits in CD history, with Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The U.S.A." and Michael Jack- son's "Thriller" the unques- tioned champions. The company's list of top performers includes Barbra Streisand ( "The Broadway Album "), Boston, Pink Floyd ( "The Wall" and "Wish You Were Here "), Billy Joel ( "Greatest Hits," "An Inno- cent Man "), Aerosmith, Journey ( "Escape," "Raised On Radio "), Compact Discs by SKC Neil Diamond ( "Greatest Hits "), the Bangles ( "A Different Light "), Willie Nelson ( "Star- With a Firm Pledge of Fidelity dust"), Cyndi Lauper, Sade, Wham!, the Hooters, Andreas Take a look, give a listen. Vollenweider, Eddie Money ( "Can't Hold Back "), Miami If you could see the sound, Sound Machine, the Rolling it would have a radiant aura. Stones ( "Dirty Work "), the Fabu- The glow of excitement lous Thunderbirds, Luther Van - that comes from sheer sensation. dross ( "Give Me A Reason "), Mirror reflections of your original recording, and Huey Lewis & the News masterfully reproduced on SKC Compact Discs. ( "Sports" and "Fore! "). Colum- bia's Jazz Masterpieces series They're the medium that makes the difference. has also proven a solid line. A sound difference that you can see Moving into fall, albums by the from our firm pledge of fidelity Hooters, Alexander O'Neal, LL in quality, delivery and economy! Cool J, Europe, Regina Belle, and Dan Hill have proven strong on CD. The fourth quarter looks Manufacturer of Compact Discs dazzlingly bright, with Spring - steen's "Tunnel Of Love" and = ---- SKC Limited Jackson's "Bad" leading super- - Hanyang le ox Bldg.. , Chung-gu. star product by Pink Floyd, Lov-

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C-24 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com A s,.. Thorogood's "Live" and "Bad To The Bone," and Kate Bush's "The Whole Story." The latest hits from the recently consoli- dated label include Bowie's "Never Let Me Down," John Waite's "Rover's Return," and the self -titled albums by Richard Marx, Robbie Nevil, and Najee. The Pet Shop Boys' "Actually" and Brian Setzer's "Live Nude Guitars" lead the pre- Christmas product. Like its parent Capitol, EMI Manhattan will make a mid - line splash in October, with titles 4 19 culled from the United Artists -molding system Protective overcoating catalog by (among others) Shir- Injection ley Bassey, Crystal Gayle, Earl Klugh, Ronnie Laws, Willie Nel- son, Kenny Rogers and 15 -track hits collections by Rogers, Eddie Cochran, Spencer Davis, Fats Domino, Rick Nelson, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Rivers, Ike and Tina Turner, and the Ventures in the offing. A host of classic titles from the Pacific Jazz catalog will also move to CD; artists include Lee Konitz, Label imprinting process Robotic workstation Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Clif- ford Brown, Gil Evans, Art Blak- ey, and John Lewis. Fast Turnaround. Technidisc's superb quality Elektra. Scoring top CD tal- metal mastering technology and robotic pro- lies for the label are such nota- in bles as the Eagles (virtually their duction ensure the fastest turnaround time entire catalog), the Doors (the the industry. Our customer service representa- Of The Doors" HE recent "Best tives will schedule, monitor, and ship CD's on package), Linda Ronstadt (her "Greatest Hits" and the trio of your timetable. Nelson Riddle collaborations State -of- the -Art Capabilities. Our engi- lead in sales), Jackson Browne, neers designed and developed the systems the Cars ( "Greatest Hitss" and SPEE "Heartbeat City "), Howard and procedures used in the manufacture of Jones ( "Dream Into Action "), the Technidisc CD. From order entry, through ( Of Pain ") Motley Crue "Theater sophisticated computerized production and Simply Red ( "Picture Book "). In '87, disk sales were F management and quality control, to efficient sparked by Anita Baker's "Rap- packaging and shipping, Technidisc offers ture," the Cure's "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me," and Motley Crue's complete inhouse CD capabilities. "Girls, Girls, Girls." The compa- 11 Years of Optical Disc Experience. ny expects new albums by the Technidisc has been deeply involved in the re- Cars, Dokken, and Metallica to SOUND move large CD numbers. Up- search and development of optical discs since coming catalog releases include 1976. We are one of the few manufacturers of Love's "Forever Changes," Carly From digital tape videodiscs in America. All of our production Simon's "No Secrets" and "An- ticipation," the Stooges' "Fun - to packaged CD's in systems are the end product of years of patient house," Television's "Marquee 10 working days development. The result is competitive pricing, Moon," the Paul Butterfield quality, and unmatched turnaround. Blues Band's "East West," and brilliant Harry Chapin's "Greatest Sto- Please call us today to find out how Technidisc ries Live." can serve your CD needs. Geffen. Recent and current hits for the label include White - snake's self -titled album, Peter Gabriel's "So," Sammy Hagar's "I Never Said Goodbye," the Pat 1- 800 -321 -9610 or (313) 435 -7430 /Contact: Sheryl Zachary Metheny Group's "Still Life Technidisc, Inc:" 2250 Meijer Drive /Troy, Michigan 48084 (Talking)," Tesla's "Mechanical Renaissance," Aerosmith's "Permanent Vacation," Ray Parker, Jr.'s "After Dark," Elton John's "Greatest Hits Volume Ill," Donna Summer's "All Sys- tems Go," and Robbie Robert- son's debut solo album. In cata- (Continued on page C -30)

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www.americanradiohistory.com INDIES their catalog currently numbers (Continued from page C -23) 22 titles. The label offers an Jem. The film soundtrack eclectic blend of classics (11 "The Rocky Horror Picture disks); Beatles orchestrations Show," "The Rocky Horror ( "Classically Beatles" by the Show" (the original cast album Royal Philharmonic Orchestra); DELOS of the L.A. stage production), a five -title "New Horizons" se- CD "The Compact King Crimson," ries featuring such new age - and the Rippingtons' "Moon- style players as Gordon Giltrap lighting" are the top -selling titles and Steve Parsons; two heavy for the South Plainfield, N.J. - metal compilations; and a P t bria based label. At present, the "Graceland " -inspired anthology CKET company has a CD catalog of of South African street music. 100 titles. Coming soon from Profile. Predictably, the New the label are the first four Killing York label has seen its best CD Joke albums and Brian Eno's sales on its hit album by Run - "Discreet Music." Notable re- D.M.C.; the chartbusting "Rais- cLassIcsTM cent catalog titles include the ing Hell" has tallied 78,000 Bad Brains' "Rock For Light" units in the compact format. and Big Star's third LP "Sister Motorhead's "Orgasmatron" Lovers," which contains extra and the recent Dana Dane al- tracks on the CD release. Jem bum have also sold well. The intends to release everything by company is releasing its product Editions EG artists Eno, Robert simultaneously on CD, LP and Fripp, King Crimson, and the cassette. Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Ras. This reggae label has re- DiSc Priority. The L.A. label has leased six titles on CD to date, the scored well with its CD -only se- with Black Uhuru's "Brutal" the pact ries of eight anthologies of old- top seller at 10,000 units. CD- Sh eg ies from the '50s and '60s. only compilations are due soon, War's "Greatest Hits" and "The led by Eek A Mouse's "Mouse -A- New Greatest Hits Of Engelbert Mania." The latest from Black Humperdinck" have also Uhuru, "Positive," will be re- chalked up healthy sales. A CD leased on Oct. 1. Ras includes release for the third in Priority's extra tracks on most CD issues. successful "Rap's Greatest Rhino. Among its most recent Hits" series is imminent. entries, the reissue-oriented L.A. Prism Entertainment. The label has found winners in Billy home video company entered Vera's "By Request" (which in- the CD market earlier this year; (Continued on page C -28)

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BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 C-27 www.americanradiohistory.com INDIES formers. The company has em- gle will promote the October re- (Continued from page C -27) barked on a program of 60 -min- lease of more Zappa and Moth- dudes the No. 1 hit "At This Mo- ute CD anthologies; the series ers Of Invention CDs - ment") and the new Monkees al- should ultimately include 45 -50 "Freakout," "Cruisin' With Ru- bum "Pool It." Rhino's first titles. The hour -long programs ben And The Jets," -Uncle releases of Todd Rundgren's will feature such artists from the Meat," and "Hot Rats." Ryko will Bearsville albums have also label's eclectic catalog as Buck- also issue material from the been CD hits. Their Dionne War- wheat Zydeco, Gatemouth Douglas label, including John wick anthology and the Mem- Brown, J.D. Crowe, Norman McLaughlin's "My Goal's Be- phis rockabilly compilation "The Blake, Johnny Copeland, NRBQ, yond," Howard Wales and Jerry Sun Story" have won sales John Fahey, and Mark O'Con- Garcia's "Hooteroll," and Char- among older buyers. In the fu- nor, as well as samplers of Afri- lie Rouse's "Cinnamon Flower." ture on CD: the Phil Spector cat- can music, bluegrass, and old The label is also preparing a CD alog, the Foghat catalog, a three - time music. video release of "Peaches En CD distillation of the 1 2-LP Rykodisc. The Salem, Mass. Regalia," which will include "Soul Shots" series, and "The label enjoyed the biggest CD- unique audio material. Best Of Ritchie Valens." only success of the year with the SST. The punk -skewed label Rounder. George Thoro- Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Live based in Lawndale, Calif. will No matter good's three blues- rocking al- At Winterland," which has sold have 45 CDs available by the how bums have been the biggest CD over 100,000 units. Among Ry- end of September, and its entire you sellers for the Cambridge, Mass. ko's marketing innovations are 140 -title LP catalog out on disk stack them .. . label, with titles by Nanci Grif- the $6.98 sampler "Steal This by December. Its top disk prod- fith, John Fahey, Ricky Skaggs, Disc" and the first commerical uct includes Husker Dü's "Flip The Choice Roomful Of Blues, Dave Cris- 3 -inch CD, Frank Zappa's Your Wig," Firehose's ' Ragin' is Joyce. man, and Alan Stivell also "Peaches En Regalia," which is Full On," Sonic Youth's "Sister," among the most consistent per- scheduled for October. The sin- (Continued on page C -32) Highest quality Joyce CD Cases - Available directly from Manufacturer for immediate shipment. AvIERIC DISC 201- 586 -2900 THE FUTURE IS NOW j Joyce Molding Corporation

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C-28 BILE BOARD SEPTEMBER 20 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com EXPANDING UNIVERSE Praxis hopes to turn around the practice of most The introduction of CDs give programmers a (Continued from page C -22) Canadian labels to import CDs. He recognizes this whole new element to wrap exciting promotions Mull notes that LaserVideo is now prepared to as a daunting challenge since most major Canadian around. One of the most successful offerings supply CD maxi -singles, offering up to 12 minutes labels are tied to multinationals who have their own comes from the Digital Radio Network, based in of music, on a regular production basis. CD plants either in the U.S. or Europe. Brooklyn, N.Y. The young firm offers "the CD Hot- Shape's Hannon, who admits to running at less Nimbus, scheduled to open its U.S. plant at this line," an 800 number affiliates give to listeners, than capacity and to shelving plans for early expan- turbulent time, expresses little concern over its abil- which is answered by operators equipped to tackle sion, says his company has taken a new approach to ity to make its mark. It starts production in Septem- zillions of questions about CDs -local availablity, customers in the past six months. "We're becoming ber in Charlottesville, Va., with a backlog of experi- sound quality, release schedules, etc. The Hotline more a music firm than a factory," he says. Like a ence in operating two plants in the U.K. has clearance agreements in 23 of the top 25 and number of other facilities, Shape is offering ware- Mark Galloway, Nimbus vice president of manu- 42 of the top 50 markets. Affiliates include WXRK housing and other support to clients. "We're setting facturing, points out that it starts out with A &M as a New York, KROQ Los Angeles, WLUP Chicago, up a creative services department for those who prime client, and expects that some of the U.S. ac- WBCN Boston, and KTXQ Dallas. need it." counts it services in its U.K. facilities will switch Locally produced CD- related promotions are myr- Shape has also assumed financial interest in one their requirements to the new plants. iad. Laszer Lunches, Digital Dinners, CD Upgrades, label, Newport Classic, and may take on others. Technidisk Inc., in Troy, Mich., counts on its track and CD jukeboxes cover just a few of the possibili- Company executives say this was done primarily to record in videodisk production to help attract new ties. get a hands -on feel of the music business and what clients. The company also provides sophisticated In one of its biggest annual events, WDHA's corn- ó it requires. audio post rooms, as well as digital storage and mitment to the configuration is well illustrated in At Technetronics, Dave McQuade believes that editing rooms to generate CD premasters, reminds the fact that its "New Jersey's Rock" local band his challenge is to convince potential clients that Sharon Burman, marketing consultant. contest and compilation is only available on CD and z "all CDs are not created equal." There are quality cassette this year and last. l differences, he insists, and argues that the compa- RADIO Other radio suppliers have been quick to jump on ny's rapid production cycle inhibits the ever -pres- (Continued from page C -5) the CD bandwagon. Syndicator DIR Broadcasting, ent possibility of disk contamination. wipes out the sound quality and cleanliness you get New York, recently took its legendary concert pro- At Discovery Systems, president Jeffrey Wilkins with CDs." gram "The King Biscuit Flower Hour" to a CD con- sees movement by domestic labels to realize more KKSF's engineer Tim Pozar says, "The format figuration. of their CD requirements from American suppliers we're doing contains a lot of dynamics ... Like a as positive. Service and quick turnaround times are Mannheim Steamroller song that starts with birds basic to the firm's client posture. chirping. A lot of stations tend to overcompress In Canada last month, Praxis Technologies was their signal, but we found we don't have to do that rehiring people it had laid off in June. This was in and can get almost the same loudness and better response to increased orders for the holiday sea- clarity of sound. The main secret is to avoid overkill son. Exports account for 80% of the firm's busi- in the processing." ness, and that's where they expect to concentrate. Audiophile Bob Linder, general manager of rock Basic Praxis strategy. says executive vice presi- outlet WDHA Dover, N.J., says, "My feeling is that dent Anthony Tuxford, is to develop a strong repre- virtually everyone hears some differences. Initially, sentation in the U.S. "We can deliver product in the it was only those with educated ears knew the dif-

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13111130AM) SE PIf ME3LH 16. 1987 C-29 www.americanradiohistory.com MAJORS I.R.S. R.E.M.'s catalog leads cluded on the CD as an induce- established with the R.E.M. re- Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, (Continued from page C -25) sales for the MCA -distributed la- ment. The first General Public lease, new albums by the Bol - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Belinda Car- log, the top sellers are Gabriel's bel; "Dead Letter Office" (dis- album and the English Beat's shoi and the Balancing Act in- lisle, Alice Cooper, the Jets, Tri- old titles, Whitesnake's "Slide It tributed by A &M in a one -off "What Is Beat ?" and "Special corporate the bands' debut EPs umph, Timothy B. Schmitt, Jim- In," and the "Cats," "Dream deal) scored nearly a quarter of Beat Service" also logged good on the CD. R.E.M.'s "Document my Davis, and Walk The Moon Girls," and "Les Miserables" its sales in the compact format, CD totals. Following the "more looks like I.R.S.'s major CD prod- and greatest hits collections by original cast albums. with the "Chronic Town" EP in- cluck for your buck" program uct for the latter part of '87, George Strait, Steve Wariner with albums by the Alarm ( "Eye and John Schneider are expect- Of The Hurricane "), the dB's ed to sweeten the kitty. MCA has ( "The Sound Of Music "), heavy issued 30 midline CDs and an- AT metal act Shok Paris ( "Steel And ticipates 90 more by the end of THE INTERNATI()tiAI. 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The ( ) Funpark Directory $40 Phones Stephanie Mills and Jody Wat- Jackson 5's Christmas album ( ) TradeShow & Convention Guide $75 Nature of Business ley, Tiffany, and Melvin James will also get a CD release, just in ( ) Amusement Industry Buyer's Guide $15 Credit Card # have notched the best CD sales time for the Yuletide party sea- Total Order $ Exp. Date MC Bank # so far this year. Albums by the son. PolyGram. The label's top - selling artists on CD include the Moody Blues, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers, Kiss, Rainbow, Rush, and jazz artists Keith Jar- rett, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. The entire ECM jazz line has been a booming CD seller. A raft of recent PolyGram megahits have captured muscu- CD packaging from Filam lar CD sales: Bon Jovi's "Slip- pery When Wet," Cinderella's for 1, 2, 3, or 4 discs. "Night Songs," Robert Cray's Available from stock; "Strong Persuader," Cameo's Ilsemann compatible. "Word Up," Def Leppard's "Hys- teria," John Cougar Mellen - camp's "The Lonesome Jubi- lee," and ABC's "Alphabet City." Coming before the end of the year are new albums by Kiss, Audio and Video Rush, and Bananarama; a new Packaging from: studio recording of "My Fair Lady" starring Kiri Te Kanawa and Jeremy Irons; and albums by classical artists and perennial CD sellers Luciano Pavarotti and Vladimir Horowitz. RCA. Albums commemorat- 13984 South Orange Avenue 1200 N. Street ing the tenth anniversary of Elvis Paramount, CA 90723 Suite 504 Presley's death have exploded 630-2500 Lincoln, NE 68508 (213) on CD: "The Number One Hits," FAX: (213) 408 -0712 (402)435 -5005 TLX: 75106 FNPIUD FAX: (402) 435 -4722 "The Top Ten Hits," "The Sun Sessions CD," and "The Mem-

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phis Album" have experienced King -sized sales. Other top CD sellers for the label have been "Alabama's Greatest Hits" and the Jefferson Airplane compilation "2400 Fulton Street," which included 10 additional tracks on the twin -disk issue. Recent albums by Bruce Hornsby & the Range, Jonathan Butler, Restless Heart, Starship, CDC-1000 Diana Ross, Pseudo Echo, and Compact Disc Metallizer the Judds have demonstrated CD legs. For fall and winter, RCA Designed for use as a stand alone or integrated expects to cash in on albums by into 3rd generat on, in -line production modules. the Silencers, Mr. Mister, Marc Jordan, and Love and Rockets; Up to 1000 discs hour throughput (stand alone); new releases by the Judds and reducec thrcughput for integrated 3rd generation. Alabama are coming on the country side. CD- unique reis- Limited :lean room area required. sues will enter the market this Unique design features for optimum reliability. fall on the company's Bluebird Total system manufactured in the United States. jazz line. Virgin. The young American Write or cal for detailed descriptions and specifications. arm of the English label doesn't have a large back catalog, but has still managed impressive CD High Vacuum numbers with such early re- 111 Equipment Corp. leases as Warren Zevon's "Sen- 110 Industrial Park Road timental Hygiene," "T'Pau," Hingham , MA 02043 "Meet Danny Wilson," and Roy HVEC Telephone: 617- 749 -9000 Orbison's "In Dreams- Great- TWX: 713-348-0160 Fax No: 617- 749 -5749 est Hits." Studio whiz Mike Old - field is a major CD star: "Tubu- lar Bells," "Hergest Ridge," and "The Killing Fields" are sounding and selling better than ever in the hi -tech format. Late in '87, new albums by Millions Like Us, the r &b group Deja, and Old - field ( "Islands ") will be released, as well as the soundtrack for the film "Hiding Out." In October, the company will bow a new label, Venture; artists include Klaus Schulze, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, and the English group Itchy Fingers. Warner Bros. The label's top catalog product includes best sellers by Bob James and David Sanborn, Van Halen ( "1984" and "5150 "), Dire Straits ( "Brothers In Arms "), Fleetwood Mac ( "Rumours "), Rod Stewart, Roxy Music ( "Avalon "), Madon- na (all titles), Talking Heads ( "Little Creatures "), John Fo- gerty ( "Centerfield "), Randy Travis, and ZZ Top ( "Elimina- tor" and "Afterburner "). The company's hottest CD titles this year were hits by Stevie Win - wood, Paul Simon, David San- born, Fleetwood Mac, the trio of Emmylou Harris, Linda Ron - stadt, and Dolly Parton, George Benson and Earl Klugh, and Travis' (the second album "Al- ways And Forever "), as well as the "Who's That Girl" and "La Bamba" soundtracks. Top titles for fall and winter include albums by Hank Williams, Jr., Force MDs, Prince, Echo & the Bunnymen, New Order, Dio, Highway 101, Sherrick, the Bee (Continued on page C -32)

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INDIES (Continued from page C -28) and Black Flag's "Slip It In" and "Damaged." In the forthcoming deluge of titles will be a two -CD collection of early tracks by the Minutemen and new albums by Divine Horsemen, Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes, HR of Bad Brains, Elliot Sharp, Screaming Trees, Glenn Phillips, and Zoogz Rift. Shanachie. The reggae and African music specialist has close to 20 CD titles available. Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the stars of the recent Paul Simon "Graceland" tour, have notched big sales on their three Shana- chie titles. Other movers for the label include the anthology "The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto," Yellowman's "Going To The Chapel," Bunny Wailer's "Roots Radics Rockers Reggae," and the Chieftains' "Ballad Of The Irish Horse." The company has high hopes for two recent CD releases, Judy Mowatt's "Love Is Overdue" and Bunny Wailer's "Rootsman Skanking." Windham Hill. The Palo Alto, Calif. label has seen sizable CD sales on two 1987 releases, the Nylons' "Happy Together" and Andy Narell's "The Ham- mer"; the George Winston catalog and the four Windham Hill samplers are also steady sellers on disk. New arrivals include Scott Cossu's "She De- scribes Infinity" and Michael Hedges' "Live On The Double Planet." The company will also be releasing three new children's albums. Windham Hill is releasing its product simultaneously in all configurations. MAJORS (Continued from page C -31) Gees, Taja Seville, the Bodeans, George Harrison, Depeche Mode, George Benson, Outloud, Steve Winwood (a retrospective package), Dire Straits (a hits collection), and Rick James. Major catalog releases are also forthcoming. In October, Warners will issue a ZZ Top "six- pack" collection; on Nov. 3, seven more Van New, revolutionary high -tech microfiber CD Cleaner Morrison albums will be released; on Oct. 6, two more Lit- No liquids required Very simple to use tle Feat titles are arriving; on Oct. 20, the label will reissue Very effective and not expensive three pre- Buckingham and Nicks Fleetwood Mac albums; Suggested retail: $9.95 Available now! and Nov. 17 brings a two -disk Frank Sinatra hits collection and Joni Mitchell's "Blue" and "La- dies Of The Canyon." From the compact disc specialist AMERIC DISC Warners Special Products. Long noted for their intelligently For orders call: (514) 875 -9002 assembled mail order albums, the special products group is gaining attention with their CD- only compilations. Major sellers include the anthology "Atlantic

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Soul Classics," hits collections by Otis Redding and the Ras- cals, and the Velvet Under- ground's "Loaded." A "Classic Rock" compilation, much like the earlier "Highs Of The Seven- ties," will be out before the end of the year; artists will include Joe Walsh, Procol Harum, Lyn - yrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker, Free, Rod Stewart, Delaney & Bonnie, and Fleetwood Mac. Raise Your FUTURE (Continued from page C -14) games to hands -on how -to pro- Expectations grams. Stan Cornyn says that short CD -I tracks showing album -like graphics, photos, interviews and liner notes will someday be inserted at the end of audio CDs and CDVs. "This is a real breakthrough because CD -I is the first interactive audio /visual medium that has found a world standard, unlike personal computers," Cornyn says. The fact that CD -I will be fully compatible with CDV players via a black box add -on com- ponent is a big plus for both formats. All -in -one CD -I players will handle all forms of CDs. "The CD -I black box will probably sell initially for about $1,000," Cornyn says. "But that should go down to around $300 -$400 soon enough." The CD -I players will likely retail for $1,200 to $1,500. Compact Disk Interactive programs -the same dimen- sions as audio CDs -should sell for $30. "But that's still hypothetical," says Cornyn. It's not nearly as flashy as The SHAPE the other CD formats, but Compact Disc Read- Only -Mem- LIFT /LOCK'." ory (CD -ROM) -the ultimate in CD information storage-can't be SHAPE introduces the next generation in CD overlooked as a near -future packaging, the innovative LIFT /LOCK" CD case. library medium. Already home The new LIFT /LOCK" case features a patented in use at the Pentagon, Library lift mechanism which raises the disc as the case is of Congress and some corpora- opened fcr easier disc removal and replacement. tions, CD -ROM is capable of storing up to 300,000 pages A reinforced hinge improves durability and increases longevity. worth of text on a single five - procuct inch disk, complete with cross The CD LIFT /LOCK'" case by SHAPE - an upliftirg referencing. new dimension in CD packaging design. In other words, one CD -ROM disk equals 1,000 computer floppies or a 20 volume ency- clopedia. It's conceivable that all -in- one, multiformat CD systems will become the heart of home entertainment and armchair education. The future seems Made in USA limitless. Recordable/erasable For more information contact Wesley Philipps disks, digital video and long SHAPE Packaging Telephone: 207/282 -6155 playing 5 -inch CDVs are well P.O. Box 366 Telex 944325 SHAPE INC BIFD within reason, although years Biddeford 1idustrial Pork Fax 207/283 -9130 away. Biddeford, Maine 04005 One thing CD won't become is obsolete in favor of the em- battled Digital Audio Tape for - (Continued on page C -34)

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 C-33 www.americanradiohistory.com FUTURE their favorite CDs and LPs for $1,000 for home DAT decks (Continued from page C -33) portable use, Rosen says. and $20 for prerecorded cas- mat. Because DAT has come "Compact disks just aren't as settes- should keep this new along later than CD, many ca- practical to carry in your car," format on the ground for sual observers contend that he says. "They won't warp, but awhile. DAT will knock off CD like CD is their jewelboxes will if the sun "Second generation hard- knocking off vinyl. hits them." ware and software will be much No way. The two formats Let's take a look at the two less," Rosen says. "High -speed are complementary, like LPs formats: DAT is prone to duplicators with a 300 -to -1 and analog cassettes. If any- breaking and stretching. CDs speed should be available by thing, DAT may someday sup- are nearly indestructable. then. They'll be able to dupli- plant analog cassettes," says Like CDs, DAT has multi- cate a one -hour program in 12 Larry Rosen, co- president of track programming but the seconds." GRP Records Inc., a pioneer high -speed rewinding and cue- DAT should debut sometime irrl DOURO CRCRt18M[ AWARD purveyor of both formats. ing required for DAT track ac- in the fall. Marantz, the first "Stet 61040i. Rteura. Ceiarat 81ee "I see DAT succeeding as a cess -which is appreciably company to announce a date, home a t medium and portable slower than with CDs -only has targeted Oct. 1 for the re- A,u.trb. .t,tt. medium, although I prefer CDs adds to tape wear, drop -outs lease of the DT 84 deck. If plans R..t....IIN R.N.Aa. for home use. They both sound and fidelity loss. Of course, hold, DAT software should trick- te.rRe..., equally good but CDs have DAT's big advantage is that it is le out simultaneously. quicker access between tracks. a recording medium. And "I believe that it won't be E You can switch from track seven that's the crux of the current, long until there are no more a to track five almost instantly." well- documented controversy LPs and analog cassettes on For portable use, DAT is su- between the recording and the market," says Rosen. perior because consumers can electronics industries. "There will only be CDs and make compilation tapes from Initially high prices- around DAT cassettes."

Dire Straits was named winner of the 1987 Koss /Digital Audio Sound Excellence Award The award recognizes the band's "Brothers In Arms " album as the best digitally recorded compact disk.

RETAILING though not necessarily the vi- (Continued from page C -11) nyl 12 -inch or even 45 single. fledged videodisk, 12- inch -as As space allocations are shift- when the fitful video counter- ed around still other configura- part of the LP emerged -and tions emerge -sell- through now 8 -inch, too. This has in- video, the cassette single, soon spired yet another type retail- digital audio tape, maybe 8mm er, LaserLand, a Colorado - video. based chain now stocking 50% With many record /tape audio CDs but convinced vid- chains seeing as much as 30% eodisk will emerge as a profit- of total volume coming from able market in its own right. the space -greedy video rental As a medium of complex po- sections and needing rental for tential, first an audio disk and traffic, adjustment of space al- now evolving as a combination location becomes critical. As of audio and video, the CD long as CD was exploding, frustrates retailers. "We pulled management could tolerate the it out," says Dave Ballstadt, crunch. Now Lou Fogelman, president 10 -store specialty head of 48 -store Music Plus in chain Adventures in Video, the competitive Los Angeles Minneapolis. market, is worried. Performance, The Minneapolis store opera- "We are not bringing it to the tor grabbed the CD ring in mid - mass market," he says of CD. 1986, racking all stores with "It's not growing as a percent- Reliability and service 1,000 pieces. He went to Lieb- age of total sales," Fogelman erman Enterprises, the rack - adds. As Music Plus leaders jobber, conveniently headquar- work daily at leasing adjacent are our motto tered in Minneapolis. "We still space to their stores, putting Your independent CD Manufacturer believe in it," says Ballstadt. video rental on balconies, OFFICE : 92100 Boulogne - 125, bd Jean -Jaurès - France -Tel.: (1) 48 25 11 22 "But we have to make some ad- scrounging space wherever, Telefax : (1) 48 25 33 90 - Telex : 632 204 LOR justments." the flattening is a PLANT : 88470 Saint -Michel -sur -Meurthe - France - Tel. : 29 58 40 70 off of CD big

Telefax : 29 58 36 56 - Telex : 960 798 LORDISC Exacerbating retailers' con- worry. cerns about CD is its arrival at Mass merchandisers like a time of configuration transi- Target are equally concerned. tion. Many record /tape chains Right now, CD is exploding with have been enjoying added vol- field representatives believing ume, profits and traffic stimu- attractive $11 prices help lure lation from video rental. The customers to the self- service prerecorded audio cassette 1,000 square foot sections. along with the CD have spurred Theft is a problem in un- the decline of the vinyl LP, (Continued on opposite page)

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BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 C-35 www.americanradiohistory.com VID RETAIL can find the major sellers any- some of its company -owned (Continued from page C -6) where, but how many places stores before making it avail- uct to stores that sit close to a will you find Loudon Wain- able to its franchisees. major music store. Thus, he wright Ill ?" he asks. "Those are "We want to make sure it would not bring CDs to his the kinds of titles that add per- doesn't impact negatively on Northgate Mall unit in Cincin- sonality to your store's selec- our rental operations," says nati, where he would face com- tion." Abt. "I have seen some of the petition from a Camelot Music Abt, despite his reservations combos, like Wall -To -Wall store within the mall and a about compatible demograph- [Sound & Video], Tower Rec- Trans World -owned Peaches ics, sees CD as a product that ords, and Peaches, where they store across the street. can boost West Coast's sales don't do rental especially well. At North American Video, volume. But he is concerned Obviously, rental has been our though, Culross says the chain that the program might ham- bread and butter, so if I see does not mind record -store per the quality of service that that CDs detract from our rent- competition. With opening in- the chain's rental customers al service, I'm going to stop it, ventory of 1,400 titles, he tries enjoy. even if the program does make CD Video "combi players" have been engineered to play (foreground to include hard -to -find special- To lessen such risks, the money." left to right) new 5 -inch gold CD video singles and 5 -inch compact ty items in his CD lineup. You firm is testing the program at disk digital audio disks, and (background left to right) 8 -inch and 12- inch LaserVision disks with either analog or digital sound. Consumer o launch of CD -V is now planned for the first quarter of '88.

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EUROPE Nippon Columbia, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (Continued from page C -10) ng director Lucio Salvini's contention that: "The general retail price of CDs is much too high. If you get the price down you will sell many more units." Lower prices may also serve to discourage CD rental, now perceived as a serious threat in several key markets. In Germa- JAZZ ny a court ruling is expected soon on the legality of a practice now widespread among video rental stores, and a similar process is underway in Hol- land following the opening of the country's first specialist CD rental outlet earlier this year, with local officials of trade ON group NVPI warning that the combination of CD rental and DAT hardware availability could "deal a death blow to the CD business." In Britain a 1986 BPI survey found upwards of a dozen CD rental clubs in operation, though more alarming was the trend ENON: for U.K. public libraries to switch record stocks from vinyl BOP) ß[:R(! to their more durable CD album equivalents, these being loaned to player owners at almost nominal charge. CD manufacture in Europe is dominated by PDO, whose Hanover plant pressed its 100 millionth CD late last year. With additional capacity in Britain and France, the company's output for 1987 alone may almost match that figure. Other major suppliers include Bertels- mann's Sonopress plant in Gu- DENQN. tersloh, Germany, opened last GES -9137. "DENON JAZZ SAMPLER, CY -1768. BOB BERG, "SHORT STORIES; DDD CY-1483. RANDY BRECKER, "IN THE IDIOM" DDD fall with a reported 30 million VOLUME 2" ODD annual capacity, and Sony's 17CY tNn ( DENUNJ new DADC Austria in Salzburg, in which CBS has a 25% stake. By 1988, the factory is expected to be turning out two million CDs monthly. WEA manufac- tures in Germany, as do Bella - phon and Teldec, the latter having developed CD Direct Metal Mastering techniques employing mechanical rather than laser cutting. Among the independents, Britain's Nimbus leads the pack, with two U.K. plants producing close to 30 million CDs a year. Rival U.K. operation OF Disctec has recently been CY -1569. ELIANE ELIAS, ' ILLUSIONS;' ODD CY-1484. PETER ERSKINE, "TRANSITION;' DDD CY -1648. BENNIEWALLACE, THE ART THE bought by Australia's Disctron- SAXOPHONE" DDD ics, which now plans a further While the artists, the sounds, and the styles are Stateside acquisition in an am- bitious bid to become the lead- all different, every Denon jazz release has one thing ing independent CD manufac- in common. Individuality. You hear exactly what the turer worldwide. MPO in DENON France, ICM in Switzerland and artist intended. And with Denon digital recording, The first name in digital recording. CD Plant in Sweden are among you hear it with astounding force and clarity. No Interface.. other significant suppliers to DENON SUPRAPHON the record industry. wonder more and more of today's jazz artists are Denon America Inc., 222 New Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054 (201) 575 -78: After years of manufacturing recording on Denon. As they should be. Denon Canada Inc., 17 Denison Street, Markham, Ont. L3R 1B5 Canal (Continued on page C -38)

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(Continued from page C -37) shortfalls, the specter of over- capacity has now come to haunt the CD production business. Several European facilities are said to be running well Productio below maximum output, and Nimbus has gone so far as to axe 20% of its workforce. With bulging order books, unit Ofl prices held steady at around ftrvoura $3, but the explosion in global of ren cilitiQS .' capacity has begun to squeeze & flexibilty fa margins, with Far Eastern companies offering ultra- competi- u¡ck ha o m tive rates and even some State- side prices dropping to around orders $2. small The prospect of a European :::ven DAT launch has also served, in the words of Disctec founder Phil Race, to "scare off City money," and conventional industry wisdom says that only the larger plants, generally those with corporate links to record companies, will continue to prosper. In the short term at least, labels and consumers should enjoy the benefits of lower manufacturing costs in the more competitive environment, while the frequency of new plant openings is certain to decline. The longer term picture may be more encouraging for manufacturers, however. CD player sales in Europe last year were only 2.34 million, out of a worldwide total of around 10 million. This year's figure will be at least double, and similar growth rates can be sustained into the 1990s, each year bringing a doubling in the size of the potential software market. CD singles, CDV, CD -I, CD- ROM and other variants of the basic CD format also promise to dramatically increase future production requirements. The result may be that demand once again outstrips supply, sending the CD production sec- cNRap tor into a new cycle of expan- 1)&01 aR sion. S industry mu sic i o the ppartner for several pow marketm powerful in the with all your your of being e to cop the advantage experience CREDITS: Special Issues Nerving the we Editors, Ed Ochs & Robyn decades on a programram and Wells; Editorial by Billboard 14 problems. ice discs an extensive records, desires writers, except "Future 41 -40 offer g an specialP 0 54 can y We comporting Unlimited" by L.A. freelance -level should or cassettes piephoht high-tech-leveltech If yyou records writer Bob Young; Cover CI cassettes. discs, coloured music photo courtesy of The for y Record 253 like e. g Picture partner Group, Burbank, Calif.; or 94f hone, telex Design, Stephen Stewart; Telex us by phone, :;:ct Cover, Douglas Brian Martin. o54 41- Telefax

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www.americanradiohistory.com VDEO RETAILING Arm -Wrestling Promos Take Shops `Over The Top' dren, the Video Movies To Go com- Movies To Go competition featured sales counter, and ran videotapes ies to - BY VALERIE BISHARAT of Go's winners received arm petition attracted 40-50 competitors Bob Eazor and Bruce Way, both actor Stallone arm wrestling. "[It] wrestling trophies and medals. At LOS ANGELES There was a lot of in 10 novice classes, said Messang. arm wrestlers prominent in "Over drew a lot of attention for us," says both outlets, onlookers-and in the muscle- flexing going on as two Los American Home Video's contest The Top." Messang. case of American Home Video, "the Angeles -based video outlets pro- drew 178 competitors in 13 novice While the contestants' hooting, American Home Video, a super- loudest noise -makers" -were moted the Warner video release of and amateur classes, says Lori Cole, huffing, puffing, and flexing at- store that carries 10,000 titles, gave awarded T- shirts, tote bags, mugs, "Over The Top" with arm- wrestling organizer of the event. (Cole is her- tracted passers -by into both stores, one free rental each to the first headbands, visors, hats, balloons, extravaganzas here Aug. 22. self a nine -time arm- and wrist - timely prepromotional stunts, spe- 1,000 customers with an "Over The flashlights, and promotional post- Both contests took place on shop- wrestling champion.) "This is the cial giveaways, and prizes guaran- Top" arm -wrestling contest promo- ers, many of which provided by ping mall parking lots, the first in biggest tournament [there has ever teed high public turnouts, increased tional flier. Warner Bros. Cole describes Ameri- front of American Home Video's been] for amateurs," she says. business, and media coverage. Prizes and giveaways at both con- can Home Video's event as "a total 7,000 -square -foot outlet in suburban Special guests at the American Weeks before the event, Video tests were numerous. The 65 win- circus giveaway day." Granada Hills, the second in Video Home Video competition included Movies To Go advertised it in the ners at American Home Video's all - People came in substantial num- Movies To Go's 5,000- square -foot MC "Big" Rick Zumwalt, co -star Glendora Tribune, sent mailers to day event were awarded television bers to witness or participate in the store in nearby Glendora. They at- with Sylvester Stallone in "Over all club members, stationed a coin - sets, VCRs, video stands, portable actual arm- wrestling contests, but tracted about 3,500 and 500 attend- The Top"; John Brzenk, current operated wrestling table near the radios, and skateboards. Video Mov- (Continued on next page) ees, respectively, according to world super-heavyweight arm -wres- American Home Video store man- tling champion; Sam Scarber, an ager John Phalen and Video Movies arm wrestler featured in the movie; FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 To Go owner Michelle Messang. and Ed Levitt, a referee for both the ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any Open to men, women, and chil- movie and the event. The Video retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Billboard® recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Compiled from a national sample of retail store sales reports. WY U W W Z 2 W a a o d - má v, vi TITLE Copyright Owner, ° 2 1 Tr Manufacturer, Catalog Number 3 , ñ LI * * NO. i * * Amblin Entertainment 1 NEW Illo. AN AMERICAN TAIL 1 MCA Home Video 80536 1986 29.95 2 1 48 SLEEPING BEAUTY Walt Disney Home Video 476 1959 29.95

3 2 16 HERE'S MICKEY! Walt Disney Home Video 526 1987 14.95

4 3 104 PINOCCHIO Walt Disney Home Video 239 1940 29.95

5 7 16 DISNEY'S SING -ALONGS: HEIGH -HO! Walt Disney Home Video 531 1987 14.95

6 5 16 HERE'S DONALD! Walt Disney Home Video 527 1987 14.95 The Los Angeles -area video outlet American Home Video promoted the Sly 7 4 104 DUMBO Stallone film "Over The Top" (Warner) with an arm -wrestling contest. Pictured Walt Disney Home Video 24 1941 29.95 are two men giving it their all at the promotion. Prizes included television sets, VCRs, and other products. 8 11 16 HERE'S PLUTO! Walt Disney Home Video 528 1987 14.95

9 9 16 WINNIE THE POOH AND A DAY FOR EEYORE Walt Disney Home Video 65 1983 14.95 Blockbuster Video Opens 10 8 15 HERE'S GOOFY! Walt Disney Home Video 529 1987 14.95 11 6 99 ROBIN HOOD Walt Disney Home Video 228 1973 29.95

13 66 WINNIE First Downtown Outlet 12 THE POOH AND THE HONEY TREE Walt Disney Home Video 49 1965 14.95

Chicago, including Sound Ware- 13 12 76 THE SWORD IN THE STONE Walt Disney Home Video 229 1963 29.95 BY MOIRA McCORMICK house and Erol's, the most recent CHICAGO Blockbuster Video, the entrants. Beck points out that 14 10 67 ALICE IN WONDERLAND Walt Disney Home Video 36 1951 29.95 Dallas -based franchise chain that Blockbuster has more stores in the operates more than 100 stores area than any other chain, but adds, 15 18 46 DISNEY'S SING -ALONG SONGS Walt Disney Home Video 480 1986 14.95 across the country, opened the first "The video market is so strong and downtown store in its entire system the demand so high, many people 16 15 16 THE RELUCTANT DRAGON Walt Disney Home Video 533 1941 14.95 here recently. can win. [It's possible] Chicago will

The Aug. 10 opening of the 5,200 - have three to four good video 17 14 67 WINNIE THE POOH AND THE BLUSTERY DAY Walt Disney Home Video 63 1968 14.95 square -foot superstore brings the chains." total number of Chicago-area Block- Beck says Blockbuster had not 18 16 28 THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE Family Home Entertainment 26561 1986 14.95 buster units to 15. opened a downtown store before Licensed partnership Blockbuster primarily because "real estate is 19 21 47 MICKEY KNOWS BEST Walt Disney Home Video 442 1986 14.95 Midwest operates stores in Chicago, hard to come by. This is a prime cor- Children's Video Library Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, and ner, and we didn't want to settle for 20Í1 20 41 THE ADVENTURES OF TEDDY RUXPIN 1986 24.95 Vestron Video 1 547 Milwaukee, and company officials less." The store is located at the estimate that Blockbuster Midwest busy intersection of Clark and Divi- 21 19 67 WINNIE THE POOH AND TIGGER TOO Walt Disney Home Video 64 1974 14.95 will oversee 40 individual operations sion streets, in the heart of Chica- by the end of the year. go's nightlife district and adjacent 22 17 16 SILLY SYMPHONIES! Walt Disney Home Video 530 1987 14.95 The company's recent acquisition to its upscale Gold Coast residential of Movies To Go, a 30 -unit, St. Lou- area. To take full advantage of its 23 22 29 MY PET MONSTER Hi -Tops Video HT 008 1986 29.95 is -based chain, added eight stores to location, the store is open from 7 -2 seven existing Chicagoland Block- a.m. 24 24 50 POUND PUPPIES Family Home Entertainment F1193 1985 14.95 busters. The number of stores in the While smaller than some Block- area is expected to reach 20 by the buster superstores (several are 25 23 2 TEDDY RUXPIN: COME DREAM WITH ME TONIGHT Hi -Tops Video HT 0072 1987 14.95 end of the year, according to Scott larger than 10,000 square feet, ac- Beck, Blockbuster Midwest manag- cording to Beck), the new unit fea- Recording ndustry Assn. of America gold certification for theatrical films, sales of 75,000 units or suggested list price income of $3 million (30,000 o $1.2 million for nontheatrical made -for -home-video product; 25,000 or $1 million for music video product). RIAA platinum certification for theatrical films, sales of ing partner. tures 8,000 -10,000 VHS-only titles. 150,000 uni s or suggested list price income of $6 million (60,000 or $2.4 million for nontheatrical made -for-home -video product; 50,000 units or a value of Several major video chains are be- The store has an atmosphere of $2 million fo music video product). Titles certified prior to Oct. 1, 1985, were certified under different criteria.) International Tape Disc Assn. certification for a minimum sale of 75,000 a ginning to establish beachheads in units or dollar volume of $3 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at least 25,000 units or $1 million at (Continued on next page) suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. SF short-form. LF long -form. C concert. D documentary.

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TV'S NO. 1 FITNESS EXPERT JOANIE GREGGAINS LNTRODUCES HER NEW HOME VIDEO PRODUCTION

Two women fight it out at Video Movies To Go, Glendora, Calif., as part of the ONE°ONE retailer's promotion of the Warner release Over The Top."

ARM -WRESTLING PROMOS FOR 'OVER THE TOP' (Continued from preceding page) they also browsed, bought, and guish the store from others. "We're rented, according to store person- creating an image." Joanie Greggains _s the star of nel. "On a normal Saturday, we rent Video Movies To Go, a single - the highest-rated and 1,200 movies. We rented 1,900 mov- store, family -owned outlet carrying ies," says Phalen. "All 40 copies of 8,500 a - longest-running exercise series on titles, features drive 'Over The Top' were [rented] out be- through window through which ap- te.evision- "Morning Stretch" fore the promotion actually started proximately 35% of its rental busi- This nationally syndicated that day." A total of 84 new mem- ness is done. TV series is seen daily in 110 berships were also sold that day, he American Home Video, a three-

markets by over 1 million viewers adds, at $4.99 per person, including store chain with locations in Grana- each week. two free rentals. da Hills, Van Nuys, and Woodland Though Video Movies To Go re- Hills, finds its main source of in- Forum Home Video introduces cruited 20 new members and rented come in VHS and Beta video rent- Joanie Greggains' first all 20 "Over The Top" cassettes by als. However, the chain does have a comprehensive, hour-long fitness noon -and an additional 300 videos solid stock of sell- through product session. Greggains incorporates beyond its usual 1,000 on weekend and a sideline inventory that in- National Rebase Date: weight training with her days -Messang insists that there cludes blank tape, cabinets, head already proven and popular October 14, 1987 were "no increased sales per se. cleaners, and popcorn. Two new And we didn't expect that." The stores are expected to bow in near- exercise regimen. PreBool Date: goal, she says, was to "promote our by Studio City and Encino by Christ- :his original, made-for-home October : ,1987 image, make customers happy, gen- mas. erate recall," and generally distin- video production includes a Joanie Greggains One-On- complete warmup, low -impact and high-energy aerobics, One; VHS and Beta; resistance exercises and FH24001; 60Minutes; BLOCKBUSTER OPENS FIRST DOWNTOWN STORE weight training. $24.95. (Continued from preceding page) understated flash, with mirrored nights in stores in outlying areas. ceiling bulkheads and movie posters Bar -code check -in and check-out, op- framed by chaser lights. Four tele- erated by laser gun, aid in transac- vision monitors air trailers, pro- tion speed. Customers pay on check- duced in -house at Blockbuster's out, and they need not wait when re- Dallas headquarters. turning a movie due to the "return" Thirty -three movie categories are basket near the front of the store. featured, including Le Bad Cinema "Everything is geared to speed," and Drive -In Movies (cult films), in says Beck. addition to the standard drama, for- Blockbuster's information desk is eign, sci -fi, western, travel, and oth- staffed by store employees, all er generic headings. An extensive coached in specific film genres so they can suggest movie selections to customers. Each month, the store Top video chains highlights a genre or theme; Au- gust, for example, was Brat Pack are looking to set Month, in which films with such noted young Hollywood stars as Rob up beachheads in Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Diane Lane were spotlighted. the Chicago area Blockbuster also offers frequent promotions, often revolving around performing -arts section is also of- contest drawings. As the "official HOME VIDE() fered, along with the Kids' Korner video stores of the Chicago Cubs," Forum Home Video section, a standard feature at Block- Blockbuster sponsors periodic trips 833 Summer Street buster Video outlets. to Cubs games; tickets for the Stamford, Cont. 06901 The New Releases (up to 100 games can be won by customers. 203.353.1025 copies of a hot title may be stocked) Each grand -prize winner throws out and Chartbusters (recent popular ti- the first pitch. tles) areas are set in the back of the According to Blockbuster Mid- store, to draw customers through west executives, the one problem the other sections. All titles are with the new store is the lack of FREE front -faced, with open display of parking. Regardless, they have live product; a Checkpoint security high hopes for the outlet. Says chief HIGH IMPACT ONE-ON-ONE COUNTER DISPLAY system guards against theft. operating partner Jeff Shearer, Membership in Blockbuster's "We anticipate this will be one of Contains six tapes and one counter display in a self-contained shipper. rental club is free. Rentals are $2.50 our busier stores." per night, as opposed to $3 for two

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VIDEO RELEASES

Symbols for formats are =Beta, r =VHS, and. =LV. Where applicable, the suggested list price of each title is given; w Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Computers and Communications otherwise, "no list" or "rental" is indicated.

AN AMERICAN TAIL Animated r MCA/$49.98 CHERNOBYL Documentary V Films For The Humanities /$29.95 DEAD OF WINTER Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall 6 r CBS /Fos /$34.98 DOLPH LUNDGREN MAXIMUM POTENTIAL Exercise r IVE/$29.95 HIGH STAKES David Foley, Roberta Weiss *V Cinema Group /$79.98 JUDI SHEPPARD MISSETT'S FITNESS FORMULA Exercise * V JCl/$29.95 LIGHT OF DAY Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett 6 V Vestron /$79.98 SCENE OF THE CRIME Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux 6 r Vista /$79.95 THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME Led Zeppelin 6 r Warner /$39.98 THE STICK UP David Soul, Pamela McMyler ò r Cinema Group /$79.98 STRANGE BUT TRUE FOOTBALL STORIES Documentary 4 r NFL Films/ $19.95 26 BATHROOMS Documentary 6 r Films For The Humanities /$29.95 YESTERDAY'S HERO Suzanne Somers, Ian McShane V Cinema Group /$79.98

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AVA Sets '88 Convention In Palm Springs NASHVILLE The American Video Assn. will hold its 1988 BOUNDARIES DISAPPEAR. SPACE EXPANDS. EVERYWHERE, convention March 25 -28 in Palm Springs, Calif. Made up of 2,800 independent video dealers, the OPENNESS. AND THAT'S ONLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. HEAR AND SEE group will offer its members a series of meetings, seminars, and exhibits, all based on the THE NEC 46" PROJECTION TV WITH DOLBY SURROUND SOUND. theme of Formulas For Suc- cess. CERTAIN THINGS IN LIFE SIMPLY CANNOT BE COMPROMISED. The AVA is organized strict- NEC' ly for indie video dealers. Addi- tional membership and convention information is available from 602- 892 -8553.

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SHOP ADDS LOTTO (Continued from page 56) if you plan ahead, wait for the right deals, and utilize your assets to their greatest advantage, you'll stay in business, because not many people know how to do it." Thus, Video Pursuit's owners say they are unconcerned about competition. Indeed, since moving to the current location over a year ago from a nearby area, business has quadrupled. "Before, it was like the docks of Brooklyn," says Robleski. "No yuppie traffic." Adds Torres, "Eighty percent of our members here work in New York and are under 40. We now have 2,500 members, and every time they build a new condo we get more." Video Pursuit offers free membership to major- credit -card holders (it's $15.99 per year otherwise) `People come in like mad'

and charges rental rates of $2 per night, though older titles are two - for -one. The store also rents VCRs and video cameras and handles VCR repairs. Video Pursuit has tried a second traffic "grabber " -a 50 -inch Hita- chi screen in the window, which showcases current titles for passers -by -again with mixed results. "We put on a good action movie and it attracted the rumdums," says Robleski. "The next night they came back with folding chairs and wanted to see the whole thing. Next night they requested an Ed- die Murphy movie, so I put on 'Al- ice In Wonderland' and only two stayed. So the next night I put on a Japanese movie and only one stayed. So I figured if I put on the 'Care Bears' next, that would finally get rid of them. But that brought in a whole new group - the yuppies, who stand around singing and dancing with the Care Bears!" But Woolsey, whose idea it was in the first place, still can't wait till the fall when it gets darker earlier and he can screen "The Untouch- ables" for the homeward bound.

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©Copyright 1 98 7, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in à retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Billboard ® recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Oil 0 'MX TOP VIDEOCASSETTESTURENTALS SEPTEMBER IS HORROR VIDEO MONTH i- < Compiled from a national sample of retail store rental reports. w u U WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION of Paramount's "Friday The 13th" series, per- 3 3 O 5i m !n vi TITLE Copyright Owner, Principal 5 haps no other horror series has built a steadier and loyal audience Media than 3 Manufacturer, Catalog Number Performers sz Home Entertainment's "Nightmare On Elm Street" yarns. "Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors " -claimed to be the top- grossing independent * * No.1 * * Paramount Pictures film to date-just became Media's best -selling title in history, shipping 200,000 1 5 CROCODILE DUNDEE Paul Hogan 1986 PG 1 Paramount Home Video 32029 pieces on pre -order for its Aug. 5 entry into video stores. In June of 1985, the Debra Winger original "Nightmare On Elm Street" shipped 100,000, which was then a horror 2 2 6 BLACK WIDOW CBS -Fox Video 5033 1986 R Theresa Russell milestone. "A Nightmare On Elm Street 2, Freddy's Revenge," shipped last Warner Bros. Inc. Whoopi Goldberg year, just missing the 200,000 unit plateau. The theatrical box -office total for 3 3 9 THE COLOR PURPLE 1985 PG -13 Warner Home Video 11534 Oprah Winfrey the trilogy is in excess of $100 million. And yes ... the fourth installment is in DEG Inc. Steve Guttenberg the works. The phenomenon has scared up lots of home video bucks for deal- 4 4 5 THE BEDROOM WINDOW 1987 R Vestron Video 5209 Isabelle Huppert ers. Orion Pictures Steve Martin 5 5 5 THE THREE AMIGOS 1986 PG HBO Video 0007 Chevy Chase LIKE THE HOCKEY- MASKED JASON, the burned -skinned face and razor -glove signa- A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: 6 5 Media Home Entertainment M900 Robert Englund 1987 R tures of Freddy Krueger [played by actor Robert Englund] have made him a 6 DREAM WARRIORS cult figure. Teen -agers dress up like Freddy to attend midnight showings of Warner Bros. Inc. Robert De Niro his films. 7 11 3 THE MISSION 1986 PG They bring their own homemade gloves for him to sign at in- stores. Warner Home Video 11639 Jeremy Irons Two years ago, remembers Englund, he marched in New York's Greenwich Cannon Films Inc. 8 8 3 OVER THE TOP Sylvester Stallone 1987 PG Village Halloween parade and was mobbed by teenage fans who screamed Warner Home Video 11713 "I'll die for you, Freddy." Last year, when doing a video in -store in Chicago, Amblin Entertainment 9 NEW1010. AN AMERICAN TAIL Animated 1986 G Englund says he stuck his head up through the roof of his limo as it ap- MCA Home Video 80536 proached the store and yelled "You are all my children now" to the hundreds Paramount Pictures 7 9 THE GOLDEN CHILD Eddie Murphy 1986 PG -13 eagerly waiting. "You should have seen them scatter." Freddy also has a huge 10 Paramount Home Video 1930 Paramount Pictures 9 5 CRITICAL CONDITION Richard Pryor 1986 R How a `Nightmare' became 11 Paramount Home Video 1879 Taft /Barish Entertainment Michael J. Fox NEW LIGHT OF DAY 1987 PG -13 a home video dream 12 Vestron Video 5200 Joan Jett Orion Pictures Mia Farrow 24 3 RADIO DAYS 1986 PG 13 HBO Video 0014 Dianne Wiest following abroad. "Perhaps the strangest thing," says Englund, "are a series DEG Inc. Judd Nelson 14 FROM THE HIP 1986 PG of Freddy Krueger jokes they're telling in Yugoslavia. They don't translate NEW). Lorimar Home Video 473 Elizabeth Perkins well into English go like, `So, but they something your house has burned down Universal City Studios Jonathan Silverman 13 4 BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS 1986 PG -13 and your wife has run away with the milkman. At least you are not disturbed 15 MCA Home Video 80476 Blythe Danner in your dreams by that fiendish horror killer Freddy Krueger!' Weird." In In- Diane Keaton 12 10 CRIMES OF THE HEART Lorimar Home Video 421 1986 PG -13 dia, adds Englund, Freddy is seen as a contemporary manifestation of a tradi- 16 Sissy Spacek tional evil spirit. Orion Pictures Mia Farrow 10 12 HANNAH AND HER SISTERS 1986 PG -13 17 HBO Video TVR3897 Michael Caine CHUCK RUSSELL DIRECTED the latest Freddy saga, working with original "Night- Tri -Star Pictures Richard Gere 18 14 11 NO MERCY 1986 R mare" creator Wes Craven, who executive -produced the film and contributed RCA /Columbia Home Video 6 -20791 Kim Basinger story elements. "I think `Nightmare On Elm Street' is one of the best contem- New Line Cinema Scott Valentine 17 3 MY DEMON LOVER 1987 PG -13 porary horror films ever made," Russell says. "It still scares me. In the first 19 RCA /Columbia Home Video 6 -22821 Michelle Little and second `Nightmare' movies you see the effects of the kids' nightmares, Jane Fonda 20 15 14 THE MORNING AFTER Lorimar Home Video 419 1986 R but in the third one, we go deeper into Freddy's territory. We're taking him a Jeff Bridges little further, developing him. If you're going to do a sequel, I believe you have Warner Bros. Inc. Rick Moranis 21 16 12 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 1986 PG -13 to expand the original concept and do it well. I literally feel the responsibility Warner Home Video 11702 Ellen Greene to carry out this continuation of the Freddy nightmare." Touchstone Films Paul Newman 20 18 THE COLOR OF MONEY 1986 R 22 Touchstone Home Video 513 Tom Cruise UNDER ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, the "Nightmare" videos would have probably Paramount Pictures William Hurt 23 23 18 CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD 1986 R done very well, given that horror is one of the hottest home video rental cate- Paramount Home Video 1 839 Marlee Matlin gories and these particular films were a "cut" above the rest, but Media Home 24 21 15 JUMPIN' JACK FLASH CBS -Fox Video 1 508 Whoopi Goldberg 1986 R Entertainment deserves credit for having put together a jolting retail and consumer campaign to boost sales even further. Appealing directly to Freddy's Warner Bros. Inc. 25 26 14 THE MOSQUITO COAST Harrison Ford 1986 PG fans, the company engineered the same kind of fantasy fulfillment that MTV Warner Home Video 1 1711 is doing successfully with its viewers and rock stars. The new title is being Warner Bros. Inc. 26 18 17 HEARTBREAK RIDGE Clint Eastwood 1986 R promoted via a "Be In My Nightmare" consumer sweepstakes with the grand Warner Home Video 11701 prize-you guessed it-a cameo appearance in "Nightmare On Elm Street 4." Orion Pictures Melanie Griffith 27 19 8 SOMETHING WILD 1986 R The promos have been running on MTV as well via ads in high profile consum- HBO Video 001 Jeff Daniels er magazines like Rolling Stone, Us and Circus. In less than one week after the Cannon Films Inc. Emilio Estevez 28 25 8 WISDOM 1987 R promotion's kickoff, more than 65,000 people filled out sweepstakes coupons. Warner Home Video 37081 Demi Moore More than 1,750 other prizes will be handed out including "Nightmare" cas- Paramount Pictures 29 22 22 FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF Matthew Broderick 1986 PG -13 sette libraries, T- shirts and posters. Video dealers are also looped into the Paramount Home Video 1890 sweepstakes with counter cards and other in -store material. Englund as Cinecom Oprah Winfrey 30 31 3 NATIVE SON 1986 R Freddy also pumped up retailers by appearing in a seven -minute trailer that Vestron Video 9963 Geraldine Page was sent to video distributors and retailers nationwide. To prime the pump Mary Steenburgen 31 27 2 DEAD OF WINTER CBS -Fox Video 5147 1987 R even further, the Freddy factory slashed the price on the first two "Night- Roddy McDowell mare" films by way of a limited supply, Cinema Group Pictures Tawny Kitaen shrink -wrapped twin -pack priced at 32 29 10 WITCHBOARD 1986 R $29.95. For every 10 "Nightmare 3" cassettes purchased by distributors, they Continental Video 1 096 Stephan Nichols can buy one of those -priced McCULLAUGH Terry O'Quinn special low twin packs. JIM 33 36 2 THE STEPFATHER Nelson Home Entertainment 7567 1987 R Jill Schoelen New World Entertainment Rutger Hauer Remember last week's puzzler? What U.S. director cut his horror teeth 34 30 15 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 1986 R on "Piranha II: The Spawning" before hitting it big with a major horror New World Video A86230 Gene Simmons DEG Inc. Brian Kerwin sequel? Answer: Director James Cameron started with small fish, but 35 28 4 KING KONG LIVES 1986 PG -13 scored heavily with "Terminator" and then "Aliens." Lorimar Home Video 420 Linda Hamilton RCA /Columbia Pictures Home Video 6- Wil Wheaton 34 25 STAND BY ME R 36 20736 River Phoenix 1986 Kyle MacLachlan 33 23 BLUE VELVET Lorimar Home Video 399 1986 R 37 Isabella Rossellini

Amanda Pays 32 3 THE KINDRED Vestron Video 5210 1987 R 38 Rod Steiger ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND THE LOST Cannon Films Inc. Richard Chamberlain 39 39 8 PG CITY OF GOLD Media Home Entertainment M866 Sharon Stone 1986

40 37 2 BETTY BLUE CBS -Fox Video 3907 Beatrice Dalle 1986 NR

Recording ndustry Assn. of America gold certification for theatrical films, sales of 75,000 units or suggested list price income of $3 million (30,000 or $1.2 million for nontheat ical made-for -home -video product; 25,000 or $1 million for music video product). RIAA platinum certification for theatrical ilms, sales of 150,000 units or suggested list price income of $6 million (60,000 or $2.4 million for nontheatrical made-for -home -video product; 50,000 units or a value of $2 million fo music video product). Titles certified prior to Oct. 1, 1985, were certified under different criteria.) International Tape Disc Assn. certification for a minimum sale of 75,000 units or a dollar volume of $3 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at least 25,000 units or $1 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. SF short-form. LF long -form. C concert. D documentary.

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 59 www.americanradiohistory.com vLEo MUSIC Backstage At MTV's Video Music Awards Universal Amphitheatre Les Angeles, Sept. 11 (Photos: Attila Csupo)

Bernie Taupin (left) is interviewed with Elton John (middle) by a TV reporter at the Amphitheatre. The two friends were presented with a special recognition Whitesnake's (from left) Vivian Campbell, Tommy Aldridge, Adrian Vandenberg, award at the show. David Coverdale, and Rudy Sarzo performed live on stage at the show.

Capitol's Crowded House showed up not only to play a well -received set, but also to pick up the award for best new artist in a video. Shown here are Enigma's Poison (from left), C.C. DeVille (guitar), Bret Michaels (vocal), Bobby band members (from left) Nick Seymour, Paul Hester, Neil Finn, and Eddie Dall (bass), and Rikki Rockett (drums) presented the best female video award to Raynor. Madonna for "Papa Don't Preach."

Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles wears a smile, a few sequins, and not much more after performing with the band.

One of the best live sets of the evening was by Run -D.M.C. and Aerosmith, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (left) and Joe Perry hit the stage with Run -D.M.C. playing their version of the classic, "Walk This Way." Shown here are Run - D.M.C. members (from left): Jam Master Jay, D.M.C., and Run.

g Vanna White, the undisputed queen of Cyndi Lauper is captured in black Stevie Nicks (rear) gives Fleetwood Kenny Loggins demons"rates the quiet the game show, proved she can do lace, showing off her King Tut Mac partner Christine McVie an subtlety of his favorite tailor after more than spin the "Wheel Of impersonation. The songstress affectionate squeeze as the pair pose handing out the award for best Fortune" by showing up to deliver the performed two songs and presented backstage atter handing out the award Mr. Mister's Richard Page looks direction to "Sledgehammer's" award for best choreography to Paul the award for most experimental video for best group in a video to Bon Jovi relaxed and a bit amused at the Stephen Johnson. Abdul for Janet Jackson's "Nasty." to Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer. "' for "Livin' On A Prayer." backstage pandemonium.

60 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com ILEO MUSIC Gabriel's `Sledgehammer' Sweeps MîvAwards means that only about 6% of the TV dude film director Richard Lester, "With Or Without You." Aerosmith, and Whitesnake. Not all BY STEVEN DUPLER sets that were on at 9 p.m. EST in the Beatles, and David Bowie. Special recognition: Elton John of the performances were live, with LOS ANGELES Peter Gabriel's those households were tuned to the The following is a complete list of and Bernie Taupin. some arriving via satellite from Eu- video for "Sledgehammer" lived up Video Music Awards. the winners in the other categories: Video Vanguard: Julien Tem- rope. to its title, smashing its way to a Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," a hu- Best female video: Madonna, ple. Presenters included a variety of record -setting nine prizes at the morous, fast -moving montage of "Papa Don't Preach." The awards ceremony featured music, film, TV, and comedy fig- MTV Video Music Awards here live action, Claymation, and special Best group video: Talking performances by Bryan Adams, the ures. Among them were Eddie Mon- Sept. 11 at the Universal Amphith- effects swept the house, taking the Heads, "Wild Wild Life." Bangles, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, the ey, Whoopi Goldberg, Cher, Kenny eatre. The awards ceremony fea- honors for video of the year; best Best stage performance: Bon Cars, Crowded House, Whitney Loggins, Howie Mandel, Tina tured a slew of live and via -satellite male video; best concept video; best Jovi, "Livin' On A Prayer." Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Los Lobos, Turner, Vanna White, and others. performances, as well as celebrity overall performance; best special ef- Best new artist: Crowded Madonna, Prince, Run -D.M.C. with presenters. (see separate review of fects (Peter Lord); best art direction House, "Don't Dream It's Over." the show.) (Stephen and Tim Quay); best edit- Best new video in a film: Talk- But despite the glitz and a sellout ing (Colin Green); best direction ing Heads, "Wild Wild Life." A Critic's -Eye View From The Universal crowd at the Amphitheatre, the (Stephen Johnson); and most experi- Best cinematography: Robbie show's national ratings were disap- mental video. Nevil, "C'est La Vie" (Mark Plum- pointing, down 25% from last year's In addition, Gabriel was inducted mer). numbers. According to A.C. Niel- into the MTV Video Vanguard, a Best choreography: Janet Jack- Live Music: A; Staging: C+ sen, the program pulled only a 3.3 hall of fame for those whose influ- son, "Nasty" (Paula Abdul). etition, one industryite wondered if rating and a 6 share, based on 34 ence on the genre has been especial- Viewers' choice: (voted by the BY DAVE DiMARTINO the WEA convention had in fact million television households. This ly significant. Past inductees in- TV audience, via a 900 number) U2, LOS ANGELES The 1987 MTV been moved to Universal City. Video Music Awards ceremony, Third, a large portion of the on- broadcast live from the Universal screen participants doling out Amphitheatre here Sept. 11, lasted awards had little or nothing to do nearly four hours. Despite some with MTV or music itself. Though strong musical performances, that the capacity amphitheater crowd the charts again." was easily two hours too long. seemed thrilled to see Vanna White, Opelka has had "Honestly" in Power rotation for First and foremost, of the 18 Robin Leach, Whoopi Goldberg, and the last two weeks, and he says the song is the most awards presented here, only three Steve Guttenberg make various requested in his entire video lineup. The album is now winners were present to accept presentations, the show's obvious back in the Billboard top 100, hanging in at about No. their awards: Crowded House, vot- need for tacked -on "star power" di- 95. ed the best new artist in a video; luted what might have been a ESE And what of MTV? After asking for significant ed- choreographer Paula Abdul, for her uniquely musical night. (A specially its and turning the clip into a straight performance work on Janet Jackson's "Nasty" prepared video featuring appear- by Steven Dupler piece, MTV finally aired "Honestly" on Sept. 2. The video; and Stephen Johnson, direc- ances by Tammy Bakker, Donna following day, the video showed up as the eighth most tor of "Sledgehammer." Winners of Rice, Jessica Hahn, and Fawn Hall, FIRST, THE FORMALITIES. This is the opening of requested in the rotation. A week later, it was the top the other 16 awards were either on though not related to music in the The Eye, a new weekly column looking at and into ca- clip on the channel, at least in terms of audience call - the road or otherwise engaged, and least, undoubtedly tickled Rice - ble and broadcast video music programming. Each ins. Obviously, the Lord continues to work in mysteri- their absence hurt. who coincidentally sat in the amphi- week, various national and local outlets will reveal ous ways. Second, the limited number of theater audience and watched it.) which clips they -and their audiences-are especially As of press time, though, radio had not changed its nominations per category-five- There was little to quibble about hot on, and why. views on the song. Virtually no album rock stations guaranteed vast duplications of ac- by way of performances, however. Sometimes video is way out in front of radio; other are playing "Honestly," and Devaney remains con- tual video snippets shown during There were on -stage appearances times, the television crowd is forced to play catch up. vinced that it is the band's born-again Christian stance the event. Thus, champion of the by Los Lobos, Bryan Adams, and We'll focus on how and why this happens. All genres that is turning off programmers. night Peter Gabriel was on- screen the Bangles and also a healthy di- of music will be covered, and The Eye's scope will be more often than not for his work in versity of live and taped concert as wide and varied as the programming formats out NEWS FLASH: Look for a new MTV VJ sometime "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time." footage by David Bowie, Madonna, there. soon: Adam Curry, an American living in Holland and Madonna appeared at least six Whitney Houston, and others. Next, the informalities. The Eye will also keep the current host of "Countdown," the Netherlands' times, and Paul Simon and Steve The three best performances of watch on programming trends and programmer most popular video show, looks set to become repatri- Winwood, five each. Noting the rep- (Continued on next page) moves and will cover particularly creative promotions ated and fill the extra slot. and special events; we will even editorialize on our favorite -and not-so- favorite -videos and video pro- MICHAEL MEDIA MANIA: So what's the exclusive grams. . story on who's `Bad" and who ain't? Frankly, the ex- NEW clusivity logistics surrounding the new Michael Jack- BANDS THAT ARE perceived as too extreme -in son video are only slightly less complicated than the VIDEOCLIPS any sense -can sometimes have trouble getting a shot new "simplified" IRS 1040 short form. at serious airplay from major national programmers. You may have noticed, for instance, that both MTV A good example is Enigma act Stryper, the altar boys and BET are "exclusively sharing" the video right This weekly listing of new video - IT'S IMMATERIAL of heavy metal, whose lyrics are permeated with the now, even though MTV got the solo exclusive nod on clips generally available for pro- Driving Away From Home Lites Hard And Then You Die /A &M band's loudly proclaimed born-again Christian moral- "Thriller" all those years ago. (Inside sources say that gramming and /or promotional Limelight Productions ity. it was Jackson and manager Frank Dileo, rather than purposes includes artist, title, al- Peter Care Consider this: Stryper managed to get its first two CBS, who decided to eliminate MTV exclusivity on the bum (where applicable), label, pro- LOVERBOY videos into Notorious from the album "To Hell With The Devil" video.) Another curiosity: Both channels are playing ducer /production house, director. Wild Side /Columbia MTV rotation. Once there, both the "Free" and "Call- only the uncut 18- minute longform, even though Please send information to Bill- David Warfied /Propaganda Filers ing On You" clips met with surprisingly strong ap- they'd admittedly like to be able to program a shorter, board, New Videoclips, 1515 David Fincher proval from the station's audience, eventually settling clip- length version. Broadway, New York, NY 10086. EDDIE MONEY We Should Be Sleeping high up in the top 10 audience video-requests list. So, here's how it breaks down: After CBS -TV's BRYAN ADAMS Can't Hold Back /Columbia Despite this, MTV hesitated when approached by world première of the video Aug. 31, MTV and BET Theona O'Mahoney /MGMM Victim Of Love Nick Morris Enigma in July with the band's current video, "Hon- received the $2 million-plus minimovie simultaneously, Into The Fire/A &M estly." According to Bart Devaney, Enigma's director on Sept. 10. The two nationals get a co- exclusive win- Propaganda Films NOEL Dominic Sena Silent Morning of national album promotion, MTV programmers told dow on "Bad" until Friday (25). At that point, an edit- BELOUIS SOME 4th & Broadway Island Vito Bruno him the clip for the song, which is a ballad, was "too ed version, about four minutes long, goes out to the Animal Magic Mark Pellington soft" for the channel. other major national video outlets, including Hit Vid- Belenis Some/Capitol Jane Reardon /Libman -Moore Productions THE NYLONS "It did feature a lot of Memorial Day picnic footage eo USA and "Friday Night Videos." It's only then Michael Utterback Happy Together with wives and babies, real strong family -values that MTV and BET get to play the shortform. And it TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY Happy Together /Open Air/A &M Robert Quartly. Steve Chase/Champagne Pictures stuff," says Devaney. "They ended up passing on the won't be until Saturday (26) that the rest of the world If You Let Me Stay Philip Mellows video." is finally allowed to get down and play "Bad." Introducing The Hard Line According To Terence Trent D'Ar- by /Columbia GREGG ROLIE But Houston -based national outlet Hit Video USA Paul Darbyshire /M.D.P. The Hands Of Time Vaughn Arnell. Anthea Benton decided to give the clip a shot at heavy national rota- HOTTER TRACKS? A new version of video music Gringo /Columbia ELEANOR ACADEMIA Elizabeth Trafford, Robert Lombard /GLO tion, despite the fact that radio was virtually ignoring show "Hot Tracks" hit the national syndication air- Duncan Gibbons 56 18. new show, Perfection the cut. Programming director Mike Opelka says that waves in markets Sept. The titled - Jungle Wave/Columbia U2 move paid off, for both his station and the band. what else? -"The New Hot Tracks," features Gene Yukio Morisaki, Doug Dilge Where The Streets Have No Name Blaine Novak "We've been playing it since July 23," he says. "The Anthony Ray (Leroy of "Fame" fame) and newcomer The Joshua Tree; Island ERIC B. & RAKIM Michael Hamlyn /Midnight Films album was stuck at around 140 on the Billboard chart Carla Brothers as co- hosts. Don't look for it in New Miert Avis I Ain't No Joke and had lost its bullet. Three or four weeks after we York, though -the show isn't expected to go into Big Paid In Full/ 4th & Broadway /Island clip, album began moving up Apple syndication until January. Vivien Goldman, Mick Sawyer /Spellbound Pictures started playing the the Vivien Goldman, Mick Sawyer

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uJ VIDEO TRACK G W AEROSMITH DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) Geffen SNEAK PREVIEW á BEAT FARMERS HOLLYWOOD HILLS Curb /MCA BREAKOUT Co - BELINDA CARLISLE HEAVEN IS A PEACE ON EARTH MCA SNEAK PREVIEW LOS ANGELES Nappi worked on Paintbox at HBO with production assistance provided Studios and Data Motion Arts Inc. by Cactus Productions. W H BRANDOS GETTYSBURG Relativity MEDIUM G VIDEO DIRECTOR Victor Gins- Optical editor Tim Farrell compos- Island Records act Millie Scott's > JIMMY DAVIS & JUNCTION KICK THE WALL Quantum BREAKOUT burg (Bob Pfeiffer, New Order) re- ited the multilayered designs at single "Automatic" is being DEF LEPPARD ANIMAL PolyGram SNEAK PREVIEW cently directed a couple of clips for VCA Teletronics. videoized by Orphan Eyes, the GRATEFUL DEAD HELL IN A BUCKET Arista SNEAK PREVIEW Epic artist Dave Alvin. "New film /video division of Orphan WHITNEY HOUSTON DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL Arista ACTIVE Tatoo" was shot on location at both OTHER CITIES Records. The clip is being shot in ICEHOUSE CRAZY Chrysalis BREAKOUT the intersection of Hollywood & Detroit, Scott's hometown. KISS CRAZY CRAZY NIGHT PolyGram MEDIUM Vine and at the Whiskey A -Go -Go A CONCERT STOP in Vancouver, MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER ELVIS IS EVERYWHERE Enigma BREAKOUT - and has been serviced to a wide British Columbia, provided the Production companies and post NORTHERN PIKES THINGS I DO FOR MONEY Virgin BREAKOUT cross -section of video outlets. "Ev- backdrop for the filming of Joe production facilities are welcome TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT BOY'S NIGHT OUT MCA BREAKOUT ery Night About This Time," the Ely's latest clip, "My Baby Thinks to submit information on current TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY IF YOU LET ME STAY Columbia HIP CLIP other clip, is to be serviced to coun- She's French," from his HighTone projects. Please send material to try music video outlets to support album "Lord Of The Highway." Linda Moleski, Video Track, Bill- the simultaneous country single Producer was Paul Gongaware of board, 1515 Broadway, New York, N FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS HOW DO YOU SPELL LOVE Epic 45 La now being distributed. Both singles Los Angeles -based Cascade Films, N.Y. 10036. W BILLY IDOL MONY MONY Chrysalis 4 are from the album "Romeo's Es- W MICK JAGGER LET'S WORK Columbia 4 !Y > cape." a LOVERBOY NOTORIOUS Columbia 2 Columbia Records artist Gregg RICHARD MARX SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER Manhattan 5 Q Rollie (ex- Journey and Santana key - W MR. MISTER SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME /INSIDE YOU) RCA 2 boardist) recently wrapped his lat- cn MOTLEY CRUE WILD SIDE Elektra 4 est clip for the track "The Hands Of TINA TURNER . PARADISE IS HERE Capitol 4 Time." Duncan Gibbins directed U2 WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME Island 4 for GLO Productions, with Robert SUZANNE VEGA SOLITUDE STANDING A &M 4 Lombard producing and Elizabeth Trafford executive producing. The BANANARAMA I HEARD A RUMOUR London /PolyGram 8 conceptual clip was shot on location =O F- PETE BARDENS IN DREAMS Capitol 7 at Zuma and Westward beaches and W at the Mission Furniture Ware- = ta- *DAVID BOWIE NEVER LET ME DOWN EMI America 9 house. Postproduction took place at cc 'EUROPE CARRIE Epic 15 Unitel /Los Angeles, with Michael 'FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS WIPEOUT Tin Pan Apple /PolyGram 8 Krupnick and Keith Cook handling FLEETWOOD MAC LITTLE LIES Warner Bros. 6 the on -line editing. GENESIS ANYTHING SHE DOES Atlantic 8 'GRATEFUL DEAD TOUCH OF GREY Arista 14

NEW YORK HEART WHO WILL YOU RUN TO Capitol 5 MICHAEL JACKSON BAD Epic 2 LITTLE STEVEN LENSED his HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY Chrysalis 11 latest clip for the song "No More *JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP PAPER IN FIRE Mercury/PolyGram 7

Party's" from the Manhattan album POISON I WON'T FORGET YOU Capitol 7 "Freedom -No Compromise" at PRINCE U GOT THE LOOK Warner Bros. 9 SIR Studios. The clip also includes REO SPEEDWAGON IN MY DREAMS Epic 13 performance footage shot in and WHITESNAKE HERE I GO AGAIN Geffen 11 around Asbury Park, N.J., during two performances at the Stone 11.1.1 j 0 CUTTING CREW I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE Virgin 5 Pony club there. Doug Nichol pro- Ñ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN LIPS LIKE SUGAR Warner Bros. 5 duced, t directed, and photographed < Ñ GREAT WHITE ROCK ME Capitol 11 the clip for ZM Productions. Craig cc INSIDERS GHOST ON THE BEACH Epic 5 A. edited. Colton MARC JORDAN THIS INDEPENDENCE RCA 3 Computer /video Maureen artist TOM KIMMEL TRYIN' TO DANCE Mercury/PolyGram Nappi, whose talents have graced 3 She Gets A 10-He Liked The Beat. Atlantic's Debbie Gibson made her EDDIE MONEY WE SHOULD BE SLEEPING Columbia 2 more than a few music clips, has de- "American recently, performing "Only In My Dreams" from I I.R.S. directed the computer Bandstand" debut R.E.M. THE ONE LOVE 4 signed and the album "Out Of The Blue." The teen -ager is shown with the show's ageless graphics for HBO's "The Original host, Dick Clark. Max Talking Headroom Show." z ABC WHEN SMOKEY SINGS Mercury/PolyGram 11 a Ñ BEE GEES YOU WIN AGAIN Warner Bros. 2 Lug GLEN BURTNICK FOLLOW YOU Arista 5 CROWDED HOUSE WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE Capitol 12 LIVE MUSIC CARRIES MTV AWARDS CC (Continued from preceding page) GO WEST DON'T LOOK DOWN Chrysalis 7 LOU GRAMM LOST IN THE SHADOWS Atlantic 10 the night -by Prince, Cyndi Lauper, was the ideal site for the ceremony, ed House, Abdul, and Johnson. MELVIN JAMES WHY WON'T YOU STAY MCA 4 and Run -D.M.C. with guests Steven providing ticket holders with a uni- Those below them, closer to the PET SHOP BOYS ITS A SIN EMI Manhattan 4 Tyler and Joe Perry-stood out spe- formly good view of all stage ac- stage, therefore had to turn com- SQUEEZE HOUR GLASS A &M 3 cifically because they seemed like tion. A large portion of the night's pletely around to see much of the JOE WALSH IN MY CAR Warner Bros. 3 live performances rather than tele- proceedings, however, took place night's ceremony -or else watch it vised appearances. Ironically, those off the stage, midway up the amphi- on the two huge video screens BOLSHOI PLEASE Beggars Banquet /RCA 2 r MTV placed each side of the stage. = ZO artists provided the only palpable theater floor, where hosts at p THE CULT WILD FLOWER RCA 6 in a Brown and Dweezil Zappa in- By in energy nearly-four -hour specta- Julie hour three the amphithe- <1.- CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT MISFIT Mercury/PolyGram 10 cle devoted to rock'n'roll. troduced guest presenters and de- ater, a large percentage of those in uJ 0 cc FIRE TOWN RAIN ON YOU Atlantic 3 The amphitheater itself too livered the night's only three per- attendance was filing in and out CO -not - FROZEN GHOST PROMISES Atlantic 2 cramped and not too cavernous- sonally accepted awards to Crowd- trekking to the lobby for refresh- DAVID HALLYDAY HE'S MY ments, to talk with friends, or sim- GIRL CBS 7 ply to escape the sixth or seventh HOODOO GURUS WHAT'S MY SCENE Elektra 2 appearance of the inevitable Gabriel HURRAH! SWEET SANITY Arista 4 videoclip. IQ PROMISES Squawk /PolyGram 3 As time wore on and various MTV LOLITA POP BANG YOUR HEAD Virgin 3 MUSIC VIDEO NEW ORDER TRUE FAITH Warner Bros. 2 hosts continued soliciting home viewers to call their 900 -number THE OTHER ONES HOLIDAY Virgin 7 phone lines to vote for their favorite GREGG ROLIE HANDS OF TIME Columbia 3 CLIPS video -this for the viewer's choice STRYPER HONESTLY Enigma 3 award was left with the im- SWING OUT SISTER BREAKOUT PolyGram 11 LI AVAILABLE on 1 hour compilations to -one for the VIENNA TALKING WITH THE HEAT Warner Bros. 7 Night Clubs, Hotels and other public pression that a solicitation M. joint MTV /Ma Bell fund was under WA WA NEE SUGAR FREE Epic 3 venues throughout America. way rather than a democratic vot- JOHN WAITE DON'T LOSE ANY SLEEP EMI /Manhattan 2 Our services include Video ing process. WALK THE MOON DADDY'S COMING HOME MCA 3 Systems Design, Sales and Installation. Broadcast live to an estimated au- WENDY & LISA WATERFALL Columbia 7 dience of 38 million, the telecast will The Music Video Company Denotes former Preview Video. be shown in syndication in "abbrevi- Sneak LAWRENCE ENTERPRISES For further information, contact Jeanne Yost, director of music programming, 201 -667 -7575 ated" form. MTV, 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019.

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TOP ALBUMSn r JAZZ < Compiled from a national sample of retail store and one -stop sales reports. KKGO NC ox In addition, says operations manager Jeff W a z by Peter Keepnews Gehringer, "People have delivered over $18,000 in sii O TITLE contributions to the station, and it's all going direct- 3 & ARTIST I- n 3 LABEL & NUMBER DISTRIBUTING LABEL ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S few full-time commer- ly to Woody. We're not soliciting funds on the air, cial jazz radio stations is playing a key role in the but we've become the main place to send money." ** N0.1 ** MICHAEL BRECKER MCA /IMPULSE 5980 /MCA (co) 15 weeks at No. One drive to help the ailing and indigent Woody Herman, Contributions can be sent to the Woody Herman 1 1 19 MICHAEL BRECKER 2006, 10880 who was recently threatened with eviction from his Tribute Trust Fund, c/o KKGO, Suite DEXTER GORDON BLUE NOTE BT.85135 /EMI- MANHATTAN (CD) Hollywood Hills home. Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90024. 2 2 31 THE OTHER SIDE OF ROUND MIDNIGHT

All -jazz KKGO Los Angeles came to the great Other benefits are being staged all over the coun- THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA GRP 1038 (CD) 3 3 13 bandleader's rescue on Sept. 8 by giving him $4,600 try. New York's Blue Note is staging an unusual DIGITAL DUKE 29, CHARLIE HADEN VERVE 831 673 /POLYGRAM (CD) to pay the four months' back rent he owed his land- two-night fund -raiser on Sept. 28 and featuring 4 4 7 lord, William Little, who was on the verge of evict- the Widespread Jazz Orchestra with such special QUARTET WEST PATRICK WILLIAMS' NEW YORK BAND SOUNDWINGS SW 2103 (CD) ing him Al 5 15 that day. Little, a local businessman, bought guests as Cohn and Urbie Green. Benefits are 5 10TH AVENUE Herman's house in 1985 after the Internal Revenue ATLANTIC (CD) 9 JANIS SIEGEL 81748 Service auctioned it off to pay part of Herman's $1.6 Woody Herman's plight: 6 6 AT HOME million tax bill. Herman has lived in the house since CLAUDE BOLLING & JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL CBS MASTERWORKS FM 42018 1946. The call for help is heard 0 8 17 BOLLING: SUITE FOR FLUTE & JAZZ PIANO TRIO NO. 2 Herman, 74, has been in poor health for some time TONY WILLIAMS BLUE NOTE 85138 /EMI.MANHATTAN (CD) 8 7 21 and has not performed since March. He is suffering CIVILIZATION from a heart ailment, is under 24- hour -a -day nursing also scheduled for Boston, Detroit, Little Rock, and O NEW WYNTON MARSALIS COLUMBIA FC 40461 (CD) care, and owes some $10,000 in medical bills, accord- other cities. STANDARD TIME OUT OF THE BLUE BLUE NOTE BT 85141 (CD) is on 10 14 5 ing to his daughter, Ingrid Herman Reese. His Meanwhile, Herman's Thundering Herd still LIVE AT MT. FUJI whopping IRS bill dates back to the '60s, when a the road, under the direction of saxophonist Frank SPHERE VERVE 831 674 -1 /POLYGRAM (CD) business manager reportedly failed to withhold pay- Tiberi, and "doing fine," according to Herman's 11 10 5 FOUR FOR ALL roll taxes. booking agent, Tom Cassidy, who adds that "any JACK DEJOHNETTE'S SPECIAL EDITION MCA /IMPULSE 5992/MCA (CD) KKGO's efforts on Herman's behalf didn't stop money the band makes over and above the basic 12 9 15 IRRESISTIBLE FORCES with the $4,600 donation, which came directly from costs goes straight to Woody" -and that Herman ROB MC CONNEL & THE BOSS BRASS MCA /IMPULSE 5982 /MCA (CD) the bank account of station owner Saul Levine. The himself, cheered by the outpouring of support, has 13 12 9 BOSS BRASS & WOODS NANCY WILSON COLUMBIA FC 40787 (CD) station has now become a fund -raising conduit. been doing much better in recent days. 14 13 11 As it happens, the machinery was already in place The currently Herman -less Herd has gigs lined up FORBIDDEN LOVER EDDIE DANIELS GRP 1034 (CD) to raise money for Herman: KKGO had been plan- through mid -December, including an appearance at 15 11 19 TO BIRD WITH LOVE ning a benefit concert since May. Set for Oct. 23 at this month's Monterey Jazz Festival, and a tour ten- the Wadsworth Theater in West Los Angeles, it will tatively set for early in 1988 with classical clarinet- feature such stars as Tony Bennett, Rosemary ist Richard Stoltzman. It appears virtually certain TOP CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUMSTM Clooney, Doc Severinsen and his orchestra, and a that Herman's orchestra, like those of Duke Elling- NO. 1 Herman alumni band under the direction of Nat Basie, and others, will go on swinging no * * * * ton, Count GEORGE BENSON /EARL KLUGH Pierce. matter what. 1 1 11 WARNER BROS. 25580 (CD) 7 weeks at No. One COLLABORATION O 2 LARRY CARLTON MCA 42003 (co) 9 DISCOVERY

PAT METHENY GROUP GEFFEN GHS 24145 (CD) 3 7 0 STILL LIFE (TALKING) 5 5 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. COLUMBIA FC 40510 coliAtt ® STRAWBERRY MOON virtually every major Southern gospel group in the KENNY G. ARISTA ALB 8427 (CD) 5 4 31 country. Humbard will speak at the NQC's Sunday DUOTONES morning worship service Sept. 27. For more infor- SPYRO GYRA MCA 42046 (CD) 11 3 mation, call 615 -320 -7000. © STORIES WITHOUT WORDS YELLOWJACKETS MCA 5994 (CD) Bob Longman Jr. is trying to network college ra- 7 6 17 dio programs to feature contemporary Christian FOUR CORNERS music of all kinds -and has a lot of people willing to ® 9 5 HIROSHIMA EPIC FE 40679/E.P.A. (CD) help if you are interested in starting one up. Long - GO by NAJEE EMI -MANHATTAN ST -17241 (CD) Bob Darden man's "Morning Star" on WUSB 90.1 FM is a good 9 8 31 example of what it's all about. Contact him c/o NAJEE'S THEME MICHAEL FRANKS WARNER BROS 255701 (CD) SANDI PATTI MAINTAINS her almost unprece- Morning Star, 85 Hewlett Ave., East Patchogue, 10 7 9 dented high profile these days. On Sept. 17, she N.Y. 11772 -4701 for more information. THE CAMERA NEVER LIES THE CHICK COREA ELEKTRIC BAND GRP 1036 (CD) joined President Reagan on the CBS television spe- The annual Kentucky Fried Chicken Washington, 11 10 15 cial commemorating the 200th anniversary of the D.C. /Baltimore area Gospel Music Competition, LIGHT YEARS ANDY NARELL WINDHAM HILL 0107 (CD) U.S. Constitution. In case you missed it, she re- the Kennedy saw Washington - IZ 16 11 staged at Center, THE HAMMER prised her version of "The Star -Spangled Banner," area groups and singers walk away with the bulk of BOBBY MCFERRIN BLUE NOTE BT.85110 /EMI.MANHATTAN (CD) 13 14 31 which garnered her such acclaim during last year's the awards. The Washington winners were St. Tere- SPONTANEOUS INVENTIONS Liberty Celebration. sa Of Avila Young Adult Choir (for choir), Serenity DAVID BENOIT GRP 1035 (CD) 14 12 19 Two days earlier, she flew out to perform three Of The Word Of God Baptist Church (for ensemble), FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT songs at the Pre -Mass Celebration of Joy at the Los and Michelle Slaughter of the Greater Mount Calva- JONATHAN BUTLER JIVE /RCA 1032-1 -J/RCA (CD) 15 17 15 Angeles Coliseum for Pope John Paul II, and last JONATHAN BUTLER month she performed at the opening ceremony for DAVID SANBORN WARNER BROS. 1 -25479 (CD) 16 13 31 the 10th Pan American Games in Indianapolis, sing- Sandi Patti keeps A CHANGE OF HEART

ing the official Pan Am anthem. It is a shame the U.S. JOE TAYLOR PROJAZZ CDJ 635 (CD) 19 5 men's basketball team didn't perform as well during up high profile 0 MYSTERY WALK its moment in the sun a couple of weeks later! NOTE -MANHATTAN (CD) NEW 0, FREDDIE HUBBARD BLUE BT 85139 /EMI Oops! We goofed! In the last two interviews with ry Holy Church (for female soloist). Samuel L. 0 LIFE FLIGHT Marvin Winans, we neglected to mention yet anoth- Shufford of the Pennsylvania Avenue A.M.E. Zion LESLIE DRAYTON & FUN ESOTERIC 1005 /OPTIMISM (CD) CI 23 7 er Winans aggregation, Daniel Winans & the Sec- Church in Baltimore won the male soloist title. KFC INNUENDOS ond Half. Daniel's band has just released a self -ti- awarded more than $12,000 to the finalists' CARLA BLEY ECM /WATT 17 831 6971 /POLYGRAM (CD) 20 22 5 tled debut album for Word's Rejoice label. The churches. Deniece Williams was the featured per- CARLA BLEY SEXTET & FRANK POTENZA TBA 222 /PALO ALTO (CD) group joins the Winans (Qwest), Bebe Cece former of the evening. 21 15 23 Winans (Sparrow and Capitol), and Vicki Winans As usual, the Greenbelt Festival last month in En- SOFT & WARM STANLEY TURRENTINE BLUE NOTE 85140 /EMI- MANHATTAN (CD) (Light), who all have recording contracts. gland featured the most eclectic lineup of all of this 22 18 21 Larnelle Harris was recently featured as guest summer's Christian music festivals. Artists per- WONDERLAND TIM HEINTZ TBA 228 /PALO ALTO (CD) artist at Billy Graham's Denver Crusade. More than forming this year included Peter Case; Charlie Pea- 23 21 7 50,000 people filled Denver's Mile High Stadium. cock; Steve Taylor; Bruce Cockburn; Daniel Amos; QUIET TIME KENNY PORE TBA 226 /PALO ALTO (CD) The entire evening was videotaped for delayed Steven Soles; a host of mainstream contemporary 24 24 9 broadcast, perhaps as early as December. Christian artists; and performers from Australia, AT THIS MOMENT GRANT GEISSMAN TBA 224 /PALO ALTO (CD) TV evangelist Rex Humbard will headline the Nicaragua, France, Sweden, Northern Ireland, and 25 20 7 1987 National Quartet Convention in Nashville. The Canada. SNAPSHOTS convention, which will last nine days, will feature °Albums with the greatest sales gains during the last two weeks. (CD) Compact disk available. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units.

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©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or Billboard. transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, et<44zed photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. will now be available gratis from Koch to buyers of the KEEPING CD sets, says Hart. Among other new releases, the ini- TOP ALBUMS, tial Teldec entries in its Brahms cycle with the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Christoph von Doh - CLASSICAL nanyi -the First and Fourth Symphonies-are due in Compiled from a national sample of retail store sales reports. SCORE October. w< Ú About 10 new Teldec titles a month will be released, < zw says Hart, among them product in the company's new vi O by Is Horowitz N 3 TITLE ARTIST midline CD -only series, Reference. The latter starts out -. N 3 LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL with 20 titles, mostly new compilations of material for- BACK IN THE PIPELINE: It's been about three years merly available. * * NO. 1 * * HOROWITZ IN MOSCOW on 419 -499 (CD) 44 weeks at No. One since Teldec and Intersound parted company, leaving 1 2 48 VLADIMIR HOROWITZ the prestigious German label unrepresented in the U.S. WINNERS IN A LONDON RECORDS contest run in CARNAVAL CBS IM -42137 (CD) Since then, some scattered Teldec recordings have been conjunction with KKHI San Francisco will be special As- 2 1 28 WYNTON MARSALIS imported on an ad hoc basis; a number of anticipated alli- cot Day guests at the Bay Meadow Track Saturday (26) POPS IN LOVE PHILIPS 416.361 (CD) ances with major labels or importers failed consumma- to witness the 10th race, dubbed "My Fair Lady." But 3 3 18 BOSTON POPS (WILLIAMS) tion. Now Teldec and Koch Imports are putting the final BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONIES 4 & 5 L'OISEAU LYRE 417.615 (CD) 4 10 6 details on an agreement, due to be signed this week, ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC (HOGWOOD) which will see full domestic representation of the line re- Teldec is to be distributed PLEASURES OF THEIR COMPANY ANGEL DS.37351 (CD) 5 4 80 stored. KATHLEEN BATTLE, CHRISTOPHER PARKENING As of Oct. 1, the entire compact disk line of Teldec, in the U.S. by Koch Imports MAN SLEEPS NONESUCH 79163 (CD) 6 5 10 WHITE which now numbers more than 250 titles, will be stocked THE KRONOS QUARTET by the Long Island, N.Y., distributor. Koch, which oper- that's only one among a series of promotional blasts set GROFE: GRAND CANYON SUITE TELARC 80086 (CD) 7 6 14 . CINCINNATI POPS (KUNZEL) ates its own CD pressing facility in Germany, also has off by the label to support the release of its production its own label and represents some 30 other imprints, of the musical starring Kiri Te Kanawa and Jeremy HOLST: THE PLANETS LONDON 417.553 (CD) 8 7 20 MONTREAL SYMPHONY (DUTOIT) mostly classical, that are based in Germany, Austria, Irons. Other radio promos, says the label's Ellen Kazis, and Switzerland. Schwann, Acanta, and Bayer are will send winners on junkets to London, where special KATHLEEN BATTLE SINGS MOZART ANGEL DS -38297 (CD) 9 8 60 KATHLEEN BATTLE among the labels handled. festivities will include elocution lessons with Professor

BEETHOVEN: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 CBS M.42330 (CD) Koch sales exec Howard Hart estimates that about Higgins himself, otherwise known as Irons. 10 20 4 MURRAY PERAHIA one -third of the CDs in the Teldec catalog have never London has also made known some of its recording

BOCCHERINI: CELLO CONCERTO CBS M -39964 (CD) been available in the U.S. On new titles, LPs will also be plans with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by 11 11 6 YO -YO MA offered, as will cassettes on a smaller segment of the Herbert Blomstedt. Under a five -record deal, upcoming ADAMS: THE CHAIRMAN DANCES NONESUCH 79144 (CD) catalog. Back-catalog LPs may be special- ordered. sessions will put to tape performances of Hindemith 12 9 16 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY (DE WAART) Teldec is continuing its exhaustive survey of the Bach ( "Mathis Der Maler," "Symphonic Metamorphosis," and CBS MASTERWORKS DIGITAL SAMPLER CBS MA -42070 (CD) by and the "), Nielsen (Symphonies Nos. 1, 4, 5, 13 12 10 cantatas performed Nikolaus Harnoncourt "Trauermusik and VARIOUS ARTISTS Concentus Musicus, with 40 volumes already on hand. 6), Strauss ( "Alpine" Symphony), and Grieg ( "Peer HOROWITZ: THE STUDIO RECORDINGS DG 419.217 (CD) 14 13 58 The complete scores, packaged together with the LPs, Gynt "). Sessions begin next month and run into 1989. VLADIMIR HOROWITZ

HANSON: SYMPHONY NO. 2 ANGEL DS -47850 (CD) 15 15 18 SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY (SLATKIN)

BUTTERWORTH /PARRY /BRIDGE NIMBUS NI.5068 (CD) 16 18 10 ENGLISH STRING ORCHESTRA (BOUGHTON)

DANCE PIECES CBS FM.39539 (CD) 17 14 20 PHILIP GLASS wish them many more years of success. It was good AMADEUS SOUNDTRACK FANTASY WAM.1791 (CD) 18 11 150 NEVILLE MARRINER for Ralph Mercado, who fared a lot better this year than last. It was good for Ruiz and Santiago and the 19 NEW MOZART: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO ANGEL DSC -47978 (CD) , ALLEN, BATTLE, PRICE (MUTI) other singers and musicians, especially Rafael Ithier,

MUSSORGSKY: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION RCA 5931 -RC (CD) El Gran Combo's leader and founder. And, finally, it 20 16 22 BARRY DOUGLAS was good for the salsa -loving people and good for our

4 TELARC (CD) music. 21 NEW TELARC SAMPLER 80004 VARIOUS ARTISTS

WORLDS GREATEST OVERTURES PRO ARTE CDD -813 (CD) by Carlos Agudelo NO in 22 NEW ASCAP REPORTS PROBLEM its relationship VARIOUS ARTISTS with Spanish -language radio in the U.S. One of the HOROWITZ: THE LAST ROMANTIC OG 419.045 (CD) is 23 19 84 SALSA MUSIC, AS PLAYED at Madison Square reasons the method used by the organization to col- VLADIMIR HOROWITZ Garden Sept. 5, has proved once again to be a driving lect its dues, based on random recordings of the sta- TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 OVERTURE LONDON 417.400 (CD) 24 22 18 and thriving force in the New York metropolitan area. tions' programming, according to ASCAP execs Dave CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (SOLTI) According to its promoter, Ralph Mercado, the con- Hackman, director of radio programming, and Gloria DVORAK: CELLO CONCERTO CBS IM -42206 (CD) 25 23 52 cert was sold out two weeks in advance. The scene Messinger, managing director. YO -YO MA outside the Garden was as full of action and energy as "We don't rely on stations giving us logs," says that outside any major rock concert, while inside the Hackman. "If any, the problems we may have would MP CROSSOVER ALBUMS TM music was the best a salsa lover can expect to hear. have to do with the stations' ability to pay. We should Perhaps the most important thing to be noted at the remember that Spanish- broadcasting radio is a very * * NO. 1 * * Garden gathering was the resurgence of salsa and the competitive field." Although ASCAP doesn't keep sep- KIRI SINGS GERSHWIN ANGEL DS -47454 (CD) 4 weeks at No. One I 1 6 passing of the merengue fever that began a few years KIRI TE KANAWA ago. The occasion couldn't have been more propitious TRADITION ANGEL DS -47904 (CD) 2 2 26 for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of El Gran ITZHAK PERLMAN Combo, a band that has kept Afro -Caribbean music September salsa concert GERSHWIN: OVERTURES ANGEL DS -47977 (CD) 3 6 4 con- NEW PRINCESS THEATER ORCHESTRA (MCGLINN) alive through good times and bad. This time-in trast to the 1986 salsa concert at the Garden, when the rocks N.Y.C.'s Garden BOLLING: SUITE FOR FLUTE & JAZZ VOL. 2 CBS FM -42018 (CD) 4 3 28 JEAN -PIERRE RAMPAL, CLAUDE BOLLING unrehearsed and shaky Fania All Stars tried to celebrate their own 25th anniversary with a badly pro- arate records for Latin stations, its executives believe IN IRELAND RCA 5798 -RC (CD) 5 4 30 JAMES GALWAY & THE CHIEFTAINS duced concert-there was an authentic air of celebra- the situation has improved substantially in the last

BASIN STREET CBS FM -42367 (CD) tion, not only for El Gran Combo but also for Franky few years, especially since the organization opened an 6 5 18 CANADIAN BRASS Ruiz and Eddie Santiago, the two young Puerto Ri- office in Puerto Rico. ASCAP executives, including

ROUND -UP TELARC 80141 (CD) can musicians who have contributed most to the resur- Karen Sherry from the public relations office, have 7 7 34 CINCINNATI POPS (KUNZEL) gence of salsa. traveled frequently to the island, where besides at- OPERA SAUVAGE POLYDOR 829 -663 (CD) Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, Andy tracting membership, the office acts as a liaison with 8 8 54 VANGELIS Montanez, Hector Lavoe, and Oscar De Leon all con- the Latin music world. STAR TRACKS II TELARC 80146 (co) tributed to the celebration. Particularly moving was 9 NEW 10, CINCINNATI POPS (KUNZEL) Montanez's reunion with El Gran Combo, from which MERENGUE FEVER IS SWEEPING Colombia, BACHBUSTERS TELARC 80123 (CD) 10 11 58 he departed 10 years ago to sing his own way into Lat- thanks to the work of Wilfrido Vargas and Las Chi - DON DORSEY in stardom. cas Del Can. A monster concert with merengue bands NEW YORK COUNTERPOINT RCA 5944 -RC (CD) 11 9 24 Also interesting was the continuous parade of DJs from the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Repub- RICHARD STOLTZMAN acting as MCs of the concert, most of them represent- lic is being planned by a well -known radio network ... ATMOSPHERES CBS FM -42313 (CD) 12 10 20 ing noncommercial radio stations in the metropolitan Tommy Olivencia and John are both in VARIOUS ARTISTS Sebastian the area, which have kept our music alive. One exception top 10 on Colombian radio with their respective ver- DOWN TO THE MOON CBS FM-42255 (CD) 13 12 58 ANDREAS VOLLENWEIDER was WKDM New York, which despite some sponsor- sions of the song "Lobo Domesticado." Other tunes ships and its vociferous DJs still doesn't give Afro -Ca- having a good showing there are "Buscando Tus Be- AN ENCHANTED EVENING PRO ARTE CDD-275 (CD) 14 NEW ROCHESTER POPS ( KUNZEL) ribbean music its due. Neither do two of the other sos" by Rubby Perez; "Te Prometo" by Carlos Al- three stations, which have opted for a predominantly fredo; Wilfride Vargas' "Cafe Con Leche"; "Que Lo- STRATAS SINGS WEILL NONESUCH 79131 (CD) 15 14 44 TERESA STRATAS pop- ballad format. cura Enamorarme De Ti" by Eddie Santiago; and The was good for El Combo, and we Franky Ruiz's "Desnudate Mujer." CD) Compact disk available. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of concert Gran 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units.

64 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com >tOME VIDEO Retailers Put Manufacturers On Stand At Seminar paign launched by HBO to pro- many retailers, pay -per -view. "I MGM /UA Home Video, when "It fools some VCRs and not BY AL STEWART mote the video. get paid by the home video divi- asked why a hotel's Selectravision others," commented Alan Benja- NASHVILLE A seminar aimed at Ruttenbur found an ally on the sion. I don't make any money when PPV system had hit movies like min, national sales manager of bolstering retail profits in 1988 panel in Gene Silverman, senior Orion sells [video rights] to PPV, "The Secret Of My Success," and Nelson Entertainment. "We had a quickly became a sounding board VP of sales for Orion Home Video, but the people I work for want to "Star Trek IV -The Voyage lot of problems with it the first for retail gripes at a conference who pointed out that "retailers ex- make a profit, [and that means] Home" well before the titles' video time we used it on 'Cotton Club.' here hosted by the distributor In- ist in a free -enterprise system that you raise profits or you find other store debut. "It not just in the Since then, [the developers of gram Video. gives them the right to price goods hands of the home video division - Macrovision] have made many im- The discussion by a panel of ex- [as they see fit]." He stressed that it takes time," said Bishop. provements. We haven't had any ecutives from nine home video sup- suppliers enjoy the same right. `How do suppliers Retailers on hand for the semi- complaints -maybe because we pliers was peppered with com- "You won't find a consensus," said nar appeared to surprise a number didn't tell anyone it was there." plaints about a host of topics rang- Silverman. have the audacity of panelists with some sharp criti- After hearing a dealer complain ing from Macrovision to pricing. While a large percentage of the cism of Macrovision, a system de- that tapes featuring Macrovision The session, called "How To Profit 300 -person audience appeared to to go to $99.95? signed to prevent the copying of a often render poor playback quali- In 1988," was moderated by In- be irked by the pricing of "Pla- prerecorded cassette. ty, Saul Melnick, president of Tri gram president John Taylor. toon," one retailer expressed ap- You guys are "What are we supposed to do Star Home Video, apparently un- For their part, the manufactur- proval for the lofty price point. "I living in a with tapes that [no longer play derestimated the retailer's knowl- ers urged dealers to hike rental like it. If I can raise my rental properly] after two months but edge of VCRs when he asked, "Did prices, stock more copies of hit ti- prices to $3 on 'Platoon,' maybe I dream world' can't be returned because it's after you try the tracking control ?" The tles, and offer the types of ser- can go to $3 on all rental product," the 30 -day return period ?" asked a comment drew a roar of laughter vices that will keep customers said the dealer. member of the audience during the from the audience and prompted coming back -advice that has re- The dealer's desire to hike rental markets," he said. discussion on the merits of the retailer to respond in mock as- peatedly been given by suppliers prices was warmly greeted by the Silverman added that retailers Macrovision. While no panelist of- tonishment: "Is that the little knob at similar meetings in the past. panelists. Indeed, if the manufac- who buy fewer copies of a movie fered a direct response to the ques- on the bottom ?" While most of the dealer griev- turers voiced one key complaint because of PPV are "chasing prod- tion, the manufacturers agreed ances were not aimed at a specific about video dealers in general, it uct to other markets." that the effectiveness of the anti - panelist, Jerry Ruttenbur, senior evolved around their lack of will- "We're sensitive to it," said piracy system has much to do with VP of sales for HBO Video, was ingness to raise the price of night- Dave Bishop, VP of sales for the quality of the VCR being used. assailed by a number of retailers ly rentals. for his company's decision to Laura Terranova, director of charge a list price of $99.95 for the merchandising for CBS /Fox Home FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 film "Platoon." Video, noted suppliers have that ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any "How can HBO have the audac- seen the price of their acquisitions retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, ity to go to $99.95 on 'Platoon'? soar over the past few years. "Six Billboard® recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Some jerk will rent it for 99 cents," years ago we spent $1 million on said a retailer in the audience. the [home video rights to a motion "You guys are living in a dream picture], now it's $6 million. Prices world." Another retailer, mindful are going up for us well, but the TOP MUSIC VIDEOCASSETTES. of Vestron's claim that it is the ratio is far greater [for manufac- á Compiled from a national sample of retail store sales reports. O 1 rightful owner of the video rights turers than for retailers]." 0 U 9 u., Q to the movie, asked how much of Silverman of Orion also pointed w z 2 Ú 3

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@Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Billboard recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. TOP VIDEOCASSETTES SALES á Compiled from a national sample of retail store sales reports. Y S Y U W W Z o h v Ñ v TITLE Copyright Owner, Principal ó E an Manufacturer, Catalog Number Performers i < 3 a t 7 ÿ Zi ** NO.1 ** Paramount Pictures 1 5 CROCODILE DUNDEE Paul Hogan 1986 PG 29.95 1 Paramount Home Video 32029 Amblin Entertainment 2 17 2 AN AMERICAN TAIL Animated 1986 G 29.95 MCA Home Video 80536

3 2 49 JANE FONDA'S LOW IMPACT Lorimar/LightYear Ent. Jane Fonda 1986 NR 39.95 AEROBIC WORKOUT Lorimar Home Video 070 Classic Signature. Pianist Claudio Arrau, center, discusses his forthcoming Callan Productions Corp. 3 36 CALLANETICS Callan Pinckney 1986 NR 24.95 home video series Claudio Arrau Signature Performance Series with Martin 4 MCA Home Video 80429 Bookspan, host of the videos, left, and Peter Rosenhost, producer of the series. Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise 5 4 27 TOP GUN 1986 PG 26.95 The first tape is titled "Emperor" and will be released by Video Artists Paramount Home Video 1 629 Kelly McGillis International Inc. on Oct. 19 (preorder cutoff is Oct. 9). The 85- minute tape, Lorimar / LightYear Ent. 6 7 99 JANE FONDA'S NEW WORKOUT Jane Fonda 1985 NR 39.95 featuring maestro Arrau performing Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, has a list Lorimar Home Video 069 price $49.95. KATHY SMITH'S ULTIMATE VIDEO JCI Video Inc. 7 8 93 Kathy Smith 1984 NR 29.95 WORKOUT JCI Video 8100

8 5 15 HERE'S MICKEY! Walt Disney Home Video 526 Animated 1987 NR 14.95

9 39 3 PLAYBOY VIDEO CENTERFOLD #6 Lorimar Home Video 526 Lynne Austin 1987 NR 12.95

JCI Video Inc. 10 10 66 KATHY SMITH'S BODY BASICS Kathy Smith 1985 NR 29.95 i:ie... JCI Video 8111 JUST A VIDEO GIRL: After a less-than -muscular box office showing, Ma- 11 6 47 SLEEPING BEAUTY Walt Disney Home Video 476 Animated 1959 G 29.95 donna's "Who's That Girl ?" will bow in video stores Nov. 11 from Warner ($89.95 list). The company, one of the most progressive in ad- 12 29 10 DORF ON GOLF J2 Communications J2-0009 Tim Conway 1987 NR 29.95 dressing the Hispanic market, will simultaneously release a Spanish - PLAYBOY VIDEO CENTERFOLD # 5 15 17 Lorimar Home Video 059 Donna Edmonson 1987 NR 12.95 subtitled version. At the same time, Warner will add six new titles to 13 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR its $19.98 Screen Legends series. Included are "Chisum" and 'The Cow- boys," both with John Wayne; "Finian's Rainbow "; "The Spirit Of St. 14 19 7 BILL COSBY: 49 Kodak Video Programs 8118705 Bill Cosby 1987 NR 19.95 Louis "; "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane ? "; and "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf ?" According to the company's just published 1987 -88 cat- 15 13 15 HERE'S DONALD! Walt Disney Home Video 527 Animated 1987 NR 14.95 alog, the following films are "coming soon ": "The Witches Of DISNEY SING -ALONG SONGS: HEIGH 14 14 Walt Disney Home Video 531 Animated 1987 NR 14.95 Eastwick," "Innerspace," "The Lost Boys," and "Superman IV: The 16 HOB Quest For Peace."

17 ' 30 4 BLUE HAWAII Key Video 2001 Elvis Presley 1961 NR 19.98

Mark Hamill 25 92 STAR WARS CBS -Fox Video 1130 1977 PG 29.98 A WINNING SALES RECIPE is on the minds of at least two distributors of 18 Harrison Ford cooking tapes, J2 Communications and Warner Home Video. J2 plans Universal City Studios 37 51 SCARFACE AI Pacino 1983 R 24.95 an extensive campaign for its already highly successful "Chef Paul 19 MCA Home Video 80047 Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen" series during October and Novem- Warner Bros. Inc. Whoopi Goldberg 20 11 9 THE COLOR PURPLE 1985 PG-13 89.95 ber. The bayou broiler will appear on the "Today Show" Oct. 12, in ad- Warner Home Video 11534 Oprah Winfrey dition to a number of other national and local television talk shows. Chef Paul will also visit radio stations and major metro newspapers. 21 RE-ENTRY FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE CBS -Fox Video 4566 Sean Connery 1963 NR 19.98 Meanwhile, Warner Home Video will debut "Spago Cooking With Warner Bros. Inc. Robert De Niro 2 THE MISSION 1986 PG 89.95 Wolfgang Puck" Oct. 21. The one -hour program will be priced at 22 12 Warner Home Video 11639 Jeremy Irons $29.98. Puck's Spago eatery in Hollywood, Calif., boasts an interna- A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: 26 4 Media Home Entertainment M900 Robert Englund 1987 R 89.95 tional celebrity clientele. Kate Capshaw, Cristina Ferrare, Joel Grey, 23 DREAM WARRIORS Vincent Price, and Robert Townsend appear on the tape. THE DOORS: LIVE AT THE The Doors Video Company 9 8 The Doors 1987 NR 2495 24 HOLLYWOOD BOWL MCA Home Video 80592 RCA /Columbia Pictures Home Video 6- Ralph Macchio 25 33 11 THE KARATE KID PART II 1986 PG 19.95 A NEW TRADE GROUP devoted to companies and institutions that offer in- 20717 Pat Morita teractive video products held its first meeting Aug. 25. About 125 peo- Paramount Pictures 26 20 95 BEVERLY HILLS COP Eddie Murphy 1985 R 19.95 ple representing 90 firms attended them Interactive Video Industry Paramount Home Video 1134 Assn. meeting in Washington, D.C. Rockley Miller, president of Fu- Amblin Entertainment Michael J. Fox 27 23 35 BACK TO THE FUTURE 1985 PG 29.95 ture Systems Inc. and acting director of the new group, says IVIA will MCA Home Video 80196 Christopher Lloyd market. He says Total Video, Inc. promote interactive video and attempt to expand the 28 22 24 A WEEK WITH RAQUEL Raquel Welch 1987 NR 29.95 the group will help users achieve the benefits that technologies that HBO Video TVA9965 JCI Video Inc. combine computers and video offer. Interactive video "needs its own 29 27 28 KATHY SMITH'S TONEUP Kathy Smith 1986 NR 29.95 voice in the world and a forum to address the issues critical to its con- JCI Video 8112 Cannon Films Inc. tinued growth," Miller says. "The IVIA will be that voice and offer 30 35 3 OVER THE TOP Sylvester Stallone 1987 PG 89.95 that forum." For more information, contact Miller at Future Systems, Warner Home Video 11713 Julie Andrews P.O. Box 26, Falls Church, Va. 22046. 31 36 112 THE SOUND OF MUSIC CBS -Fox Video 1051 1965 G 29.98 Christopher Plummer

Taft/Barish Entertainment Michael J. Fox 32 NEW I LIGHT OF DAY 1987 PG -13 79.98 Vestron Video 5200 Joan Jett THE WATCHDOG GROUP for children's entertainment, Parents Choice, is

teaming up with Consumer Reports to publish a book on children's vid- 33 21 112 PINOCCHIO Walt Disney Home Video 239 Animated 1940 G 29.95 eo. "The cassettes we hope to include in 'The Consumer Reports /Par- Polygram Records Inc. ents' Choice Guide To Children's Video Cassettes' should have com- 34 40 15 KISS EXPOSED Kiss 1987 NR 29.95 Polygram Video 440 -041 -489 -3 mercial as well as substantive appeal," says Diana Huss Green, an edi- Marilyn Monroe publication. will serve as reviewers, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES CBS -Fox Video 1019 1953 NR 19.98 tor for the forthcoming Parents 35 NEW II. Jane Russell commenting on whether the videos meet their personal standards. The book is slated for release in the summer of 1988. The Parents Choice 36 24 8 THUNDERBALL CBS -Fox Video 4611 Sean Connery 1965 NR 19.98 mailing address is Box 185, Walban, Mass. 02168 Mary Steenburgen 31 2 DEAD OF WINTER CBS -Fox Video 5147 1987 R 79.98 37 Roddy McDowell STAR TREK Ill -THE SEARCH FOR Paramount Pictures William Shatner 38 97 1984 PG 1935 EIGHT MORE CLASSICS are due from Nelson Entertainment on Oct. 21. SPOCK Paramount Home Video 1621 DeForest Kelley Permanently priced at $19.95, the titles are "Ball Of Fire," "Dead End," "The Divorce Of Lady X," "Hobson's Choice," "The Hurricane," 39 16 18 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE CBS -Fox Video 4601 Sean Connery 1967 NR 19.98 "Knight Without Armour," "The Private Life Of Henry VIII," and Debra Winger BLACK WIDOW CBS -Fox Video 5033 1986 R 89.98 "Tunes Of Glory." Orders close Oct. 5. 40 34 6 Theresa Russell JIM McCULLAUGH & AL STEWART Recording ndustry Assn. of America gold certification for theatrical films, sales of 75,000 units or suggested list price income of $3 mil ion (30,000 o $1.2 million for nontheat ical made -for -home-video product; 25,000 or $1 million for music video product). RIAA platinum certification for theatrical films, sales of 150,000 uni s or suggested list price income of $6 million (60,000 or $2.4 million for nontheatrical made -for- home -video product; 50,000 units or a va ue of $2 million to music video product). Titles certified prior to Oct. 1, 1985, were certified under different criteria.) International Tape Disc Assn. certification for a minimum sale of 75,000 units or a dollar volume of $3 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at least 25,000 units or $1 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. SF short-form. LF long -form. C concert. D documentary.

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This column offers a critical look OCTOBER 15, 1987 It was at recent nontheatrical video releases. Suppliers interested in see- cold in the city but I knew ing their cassettes reviewed in this column should send VHS cassettes premiers were going to to Al Stewart, Billboard, 1.515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. be hot. Please include the running time suggested retail price. and Another dirty job. The "Bill Cosby: 49," Kodak Video voice on the phone was Programs, 67 minutes, $19.95. As evidenced by its rank on Bill- board's video sales chart, retailers thick with gin and guilt. have already found this to be a sell - through winner-no surprise since "Trace every step;" she Cosby has been the ratings champ of network television for three con- pleaded, "find what I secutive years, even in reruns. Be- yond that, this is material with no need: The dough in the previous exposure. This is not the Cosby who heads the Huxtable fam- envelope looked green ily or the rambunctious stand -up comic we knew from his early enough so I headed out Warner Bros. records; nor should this be confused with his earlier vid- into the rainy night. eo, "Bill Cosby: Himself." The Cosby trademark of humorous spe- I found one tough trio. cifics are ever -present in the bit about why a middle-aged man with PRETTYKILL -a dame who a 38 -inch waist buys 34 -inch under- pants. This Cosby is laid back, delivering most of his lines from an easy could curl the toes of a chair. The program is best suited for mature audiences -not due to day-old corpse. And the sex or violence, but because older viewers will better appreciate HOUSEKEEPER -the only Cosby's personal encounters with the aging process. GEOFF MAYFIELD thing more sour than her

"Paul McCartney Special," Sony face was her temper. She Video, 60 minutes, $29.95. This enlightening and entertain- gave starch a bad name. ing look at Paul McCartney's 25- year (already ?) career is a must for Then the weird one, THE Beatles fans, largely because it features one of the best interviews HITCHHIKER. No known ever with a member of the group. The interviewer asks Paul about his address -ever. much -maligned "silly love song" style and recent album failures, to which the usually evasive McCart- I called my client. The ney replies with amazing candor that he often records material begin and guilt choo -choo fore it's really "finished" and that he misses John Lennon as a writing had finally jumped the partner. Rare footage of the very first track. I still had the enve- Beatles sessions, circa 1962 -63, will have fans glued to their sets watch- lope. Murder, you see, ing for historic details, like the white -shirted session men clapping means money. around a microphone. Clips of McCartney's first concerts with Wings are likewise riveting for Beatles chronologists. The video is chock -full of Beatles trivia: Paul's original lyrics to "I Saw Her Stand- ing "Well, she was /r There" were just 17, never been a beauty queen," until John vetoed that last phrase and Promotional support calls for: National consumer advertising in major magazines. Newspaper changed it to "and you know what I mean." Just when you thought advertising & radio promotions (in select markets; dealer tags based on orders). Provocative P.O.P., you'd seen and heard everything about the Beatles, a video like this including full -color theatrical size posters for "Pretty Kill" and "The Housekeeper." Call your Lorimar comes along. ED BURKE for details and place your orders today.. "Dick Clark: Best Of The Super- distributor stars," Vestron Video, 45 minutes, $29.98. Bandstand" fo- "American -the "WHO SAYS CRIME DOESN'T PAY?" rum that engineered lip- syncing- comes to home video with this collection of top -name entertainment, in clips that appear in their entirety (Continued on next page)

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VIDEO REVIEWS (Continued from preceding page) for the first time since their original broadcast. Digitally rerecorded and strung together by a Dick Clark ITA voice -over, this "best-of" zooms in I NI-{II'rGH.AM on quite a diverse lot: The Su- premes, Danny & the Juniors, Sam Cooke, Annette Funicello as a puppet, and the Jackson Five actually playing something live. Though it ilÌiC.I.IÑÉ isn't immediately clear what makes starting Angel Harry Hamlin Gary Busey Karen Black some of the acts here worthy of su- Hooker. perstar status, it is a kick just to see Killer. the progression of middle- of -the- A night with her road rock, complete with dancing is full of teen -agers who, today, probably surprises baby -sit their grandchildren, and a Dick Clark play -by -play, which again proves his is the most well - preserved mug in the business. Fea- turing 10 acts in all,"Best Of The Superstars" will prove to be a great party tape. COLLEEN TROY } "An Orchestral Tribute To The Beatles," Sony Video, 52 minutes, $19.95. This magical instrumental tour of SfARRi 4 the Beatles' music catalog is beauti- DAVID BIRN fully performed by the Royal Phil- SEASON HUBLEY YAPFIET KOTTO harmonic Orchestra before Queen SUZANNE SNYDE.R Elizabeth II and an appreciative mu- GERMAI^f 110/ATE VHS sic hall audience during the Christ- mas 1983 season. SUSAIYNAII-YORK AS"TOM1r R "Tonight we are paying tribute to the greatest rock'n'roll band ever," proclaims Joan Collins, of all people, urder and madness ased on the best f your customers loved in introducing the show. The Beatles' music speaks for itself, as a selling novel, "A the Twilight Zone, variety of tunes from "I Want To menace an honest Hold Your Hand" to "Let It Be" are Judgement In Stone" they'll die for "The committed to full orchestral arrangements. Rockers like "Get cop and his posh call -girl by Ruth Rendell, "The Hitchhiker." Featuring three Back," seemingly unsuited to symphonic translation, are adapted ex- Housekeeper" reveals a chilling tales. Starring the pertly by maestro Louis Clark, girlfriend in this taut, grip- while historic clips and colorful secret which drives a dis- late Academy Award Winner artwork sometimes accompany the ping suspense thriller. Star- music to good effect. traught domestic from her Geraldine Page, Gary Special note is taken of John Len - non's death two years earlier, and native England, bringing ter- Busey, Harry Hamlin the tragedy casts a bittersweet pall ring David Birney, Season over the proceedings. "Imagine" comes off a bit syrupy backing ror o an unsuspecting family (L . A . Law) and Karen Black, -a Hubley, Susannah York and choir performs as the lyrics are in ?.merica. Starring Rita these haunting stories of read-but on the whole a splendid time is guaranteed for all Beatles Yaphet Kotto. Catalog Thshingham and Jackie the supernatural are destined fans. E.B. Burroughs. Catalog #804 to become the cult hit of "The Drive For Five: 1986 -87 Los #447 Approx. 95 min. Angeles Lakers Season," Approx. 97 min. Sugg. the year. Catalog #469 CBS /Fox Video, 60 minutes, $19.98. Sugg. Retail Price $ 79.95 Retail Price $ 79.95 Approx. 90 min. Sugg. This wonderfully crafted documentary -part of a series that Retail Price $39.95 comes through CBS /Fox's link with NBA Entertainment -does justice to the Lakers' impressive 1987 SANDY HOWARD,re,, , AGEORGE KACZENDER RITA TUSHINGHAM championship campaign. PRETTYKILL .THE H )ESEKEEKER' a KODIAK HEMS penman VAnaM DAVID BIRNEY SEASON HUBLEY YAPHET KOTIG vonh ROSS -"JETTY TOM KNEEBONE SHELLEY PETERSON ILSSICP SIEEN Several humorous segments K,NATHAR CROMBS and JACKIE BURROUGHS as "loan" SUZANNE SNYDER GERMAIN HOUDE anSDSANNAH YORK ..m off de- me. b PAR LVA .died by SEAN COLT draws d dwopapw DAVID HERRNGTON about the players' -the -court mare. DAVID PADY. OUSAMA RAWI. HARVE SHERMAM ww paar IM COLE ,.." nm,+ vmm.,H,nn JOAO FERNANDES .u^P tS, ROBERT O. RAGLAND -r.. meanor will heighten enjoyment for >oanyr bb.EWNE WASGLASS bard,. ihr n.. A batement h Smr- by RUH RENill warm, a SANDRA K. BAILEY mann a JOHN R. BOWEY.. MARTIN WALTERS pdmnd b -IARVE SHERMAN darted b MAMA RAWI a CASTLE HILL mew casual fans of the sport, while ac- 111111.1 Tam GEORGE KACZENDER tion segments are handled with a RI47,74.-10 spectrailinsa,.." no-nonsense eye that basketball die- 5- LflR1MAft hards will appreciate. A wise dis- H O M E V I D E O dain for replays leave only the A 1Ot1MAE'ELEPICTUEES COMPANY cream -of- the -camera angles to capture the Lakers' all -star cast, a tac- Exclusively distributed by Lorimar Home Video, A Lorimar Telepictures Company, 17942 Cowan, Irvine,CA f2714. P.O.P. HOTLINE 1- 800/624 -2694, INSIDE CALIFORNIA tic that demands attentive viewing. CALL 714/474 -0355. Lorimar Home Video Canada, Ltd., 2526 Spee-s Rd., Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6L -EK9 P.O.P. HOTLINE IN CANADA 1- 800/387 -7104 Artwork 01987 Lorimar Home Video. Inc. All Rights Reserved. The tape's crisp script, delivered by Lakers' voice Chick Hearn, sets a quick pace- appropriate to the team's hi -tech, breakneck style of play -that includes a delicious PRE- ORD6t:10115187 STREET DATE: 1114187 41 blow -by -blow look at their entire play -off match. G. M. "Desert Vision," Miramar Produc- (Continued on next page)

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26. 1987 69 www.americanradiohistory.com I lOME VIDEO VIDEO REVIEWS (Continued from preceding page) tions, 50 minutes, $29.95. Ten national monuments and parks provide the inspiration for this video /album, which turns out to be as much an effective piece of public relations for the Southwest as it does a study in nature. Through its mixture of camera angles, film speed, and focuses, "Des- ert Vision" offers an almost hypnotic sequence of canyons, mountain ranges, desert flowers, and cloud CHRISTMAS CAROL formations. It's something of a "Koyanisquatsi" without the bite of HER HAND- Philip Glass' music. The music of 1000 PICKED SELECTIONS FROM OVER COMEDY FROM OVER Paul provides SELECTIONS ROUTINES FROM 1000 David Lanz and Speer HER HANDPICKED SHOW." "THE CAROL "THE CAROL BURNETT BURNETT SNOW a fitting backdrop for the most part, ROUTINES FROM COMEDY but the entirety of "Desert Vision" may lull a viewer more than he bar- gained for. C.T.

"Elton John," J2 Communica- tions, 95 mins., $29.95 Though much of the flash is gone, Elton John endures as a dynamic performer, willing to offer up flam- boyance as well as crack piano playing and some of the most beautiful lyrics ever penned. In this live concert, in which he fronts for both his own band and the Melbourne Sym- phony Orchestra, many of the tunes are done quite beautifully -if not always dynamically. And, though some of the selections here are less [tan1l Bum than compelling, those momentary slips are made up for with such r beauties as "Candle In The Wind," "Daniel," and "Blue Eyes." Elton John will not dance on his piano any longer, or don dozens of sunglasses and wigs in a single evening. The bottom line is that he has matured with his audience-a marketing decision that can certainly take him into another decade -even when the With new introduction and reminiscences high notes elude him and the se- from Carol. quined pants no longer fit his waist- line. A good find for fans new and Featuring "Little Miss old. C.T. Show Biz" and three more classic sketches. "Video Violence ... When Renting Is Not Enough," Camp Video, 90 minutes, $49.95 This painfully inane attempt at It's a sure -fire best -seller, the ultimate in Holiday Cheer. parodying slasher movies becomes revolting and insulting to the intelli- It's Carol's favorite routines from the five -time Emmy-award gence, as do the worst excesses of the "Chainsaw" genre. The plot cen- winning "Carol Burnett Show:' A unique blend of comedy talents. Wildly ters on a video store and finds the newly arrived owners struggling to funny and outrageously popular. stay in one piece in a town populat- ed by gleefully sadistic murderers. And, beginning in October, a comprehensive TV, radio and print The victims are sliced'n'diced while captors record the carnage on video- media campaign will drive consumers to your stores for Carol Burnett's tape for future viewing pleasure. Maybe the intent was to comment MY PERSONAL BEST. on the home video crowd's morbid fascination with violence, but the Your customers won't want to miss it. Neither will you. video does nothing more than revel in it. The amateurishness of this whole endeavor, including execra- ble make -up work, raises the questions why this tape was ever re- Pre -book date leased and whether the public will October 1 even buy it. It is something to be Carol Burnett's MY PERSONAL BEST avoided like the plague. Featuring "Went with the Wind" 12 -0015 Running time: 60 minutes 529.95 Suggested retail Release date October 15 Featuring "Little Miss Show Biz" 12 -0016 Running time: 60 minutes 529.95 Suggested retail ° GET YOUR OWN COPY 1000. Los Angeles. CA 90024 12 Communications 10850 Wilshire Boulevard. Suite OF BILLBOARD'S INTERNATIONAL TALENT & TOURING DIRECTORY 548 (Includes postage and handling). Add appropriate %ales tax in NY. NJ. CA, rN. MA and VA Call TOLL -FREE 800-223-7524 In New York State: 212 764 -7579) C

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RECREATIONAL SPORTS TM ** NO.1 ** Easy -to- follow guide for the beginning I 1 39 GOLF MY WAY WITH JACK NICKLAUS Worldvision Enterprises Inc. 2001 84.95 golfer. The Distributor Middleman. Marty Jorgensen, director of sales for the Bob Mann's methods increase players' 2 2 39 AUTOMATIC GOLF Video Reel VA 39 14.95 distributor Commtron, is flanked by two top executives from Virgin Vision: drive by 30 to 80 yards. national sales manager Ray Sohl, left, and VP of sales, Tim Olson. The trio were ARNOLD PALMER: PLAY GREAT GOLF Mastering the Fundamentals focuses on 3 5 11 Vestron Video 2038 3998 celebrating Virgin's entry into the home video arena at a cocktail party hosted by VOLUME 1 the basic mechanics of golf. the company at last month's Video Software Dealers Assn. Convention. JOHN MCENROE AND IVAN LENDL: Learn tennis secrets and tips from the 4 4 33 Vestron Video 1022 95 THE WINNING EDGE world's two best players. THE BEST OF THE FOOTBALL NFL's best and funniest football 5 10 17 NFL Films Video 19.95 FOLLIES bloopers fill this compilation. More Family Programming Sought Tim Conway displays the fun -damentals 6 8 11 DORF ON GOLF J2 Communications J2 -0009 of golf in this spoof of how-to's.

Selluloid /Adam R. Bronfman Golf's Grand Master demonstrates and 7 9 29 GOLF LESSONS FROM SAM SNEAD 49.95 Star Video Productions explains every aspect of the game. Miramax Eyes Kids' Market

WGBH Education Foundation Covers forehand, backhand, serve, and 8 RE -ENTRY VIC BRADEN'S TENNIS VOL. 1 24.95 nance and co- produce both live-ac- Paramount Home Video 2316 volley. BY JIM McCULLAUGH tion and animated family program- HOW TO PLAY POOL STARRING The pool master reveals his secrets for 9 11 39 Lorimar Home Video 018 19.95 LOS ANGELES Miramax Films, a ming." The company wants to MINNESOTA FATS shooting to win- -every time. steady supplier of feature films for acquire at least six family films a 3M /Sportsman's Video Learn to locate deer by understanding to RE -ENTRY WAY OF THE WHITETAIL 69.95 the home video market, is planning year, he says. Leisure Time Video what they eat, where they live, etc. to step up its commitment to chil- The company's main link to home LITTLE LEAGUE'S OFFICIAL HOW -TO Basic instructions for any aspiring young 6 15 Mastervision dren's programming, says Harvey video with feature films has been 11 PLAY BASEBALL BY VIDEO 19.95 ballplayer. Weinstein, company co-chairman. through Nelson Entertainment, as Touching The Clouds Nancy Kwan demonstrates and explains 12 13 21 T'AI CHI CH'AUN 4295 "This is a division we really want evidenced by a recent 12- picture, King Of Video the oriental exercise for mind and body. to build and put our resources into," multimillion dollar deal that in- SUCCESSFUL WHITETAIL DEER 3M /Sportsman's Video Proven strategies for finding and taking RE -ENTRY Weinstein says. "We're anxious to cludes "I've Heard The Mermaids 13 HUNTING 69.95 Leisure Time Video the big buck. talk to producers of children's prod- Singing" and "The American Way." THE SUPERFIGHT- HAGLER VS. - QMI Video Features the fight in its entirety plus rare 14 3 19 19.95 uct, and we're in a position to co-fi- (Continued on page 73) LEONARD Forum Home Video QMI -1 interview footage. Beginner's guide to skiing, designed to 15 21 SKI MAGAZINE'S LEARN TO SKI Lorimar Home Video 098 19.95 15 teach basic techniques. ARNOLD PALMER: PLAY GREAT RE -ENTRY Vestron Video 16 GOLF VOLUME 2 2039 More great tips from the master of golf. 39.98

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Relax in the glow of a flickering fire-right 7 5 VIDEO FIREPLACE The Video Naturals Co. 19.95 It on the T.V. screen! WORLD OF CLASSICAL MUSIC CRAIG CLAIBORNE'S NEW YORK Preparation and presentation of over 20 11 RE -ENTRY Warner Home Video 34025 TIMES VIDEO COOKBOOK of his favorite recipes. AMERICAN VIDEO CONFERENCE ISSUE: VIDEO JCI Video Inc. Common -sense guide to the basics of 12 8 17 YES YOU CAN MICROWAVE MUSIC & SPECIAL INTEREST VIDEO JCI Video 8200 microwave cooking. HUGH JOHNSON'S -HOW TO ENJOY Simon & Schuster Video A definitive look at wine from cooking to 13 10 25 WINE Paramount Home Video decanting and buying x'95

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Volume is designed to save you money 15 13 3 MADE EASY -REMODELING Lorimar Home Video 140 14.95 on common home repairs. B I L L B O A R D C O V E R S I T A L L! International Tape Disc Assn. certification for a minimum sale of 75,000 units or a dollar volume of $3 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at leas 25,000 units or $ 1 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. SF short-form. LF long -form. C concert. D documentary. Next week: Health And Fitness; Business And Education.

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 71 www.americanradiohistory.com /DME VIDEO VQuasar To Market Combination Units Colorado Regional Fair TV/VCR pioneer Realizes Dream Fills A Gap In The West A biweekly column focusing on "It is here," says -Gordon, today your eye isn't going from one unit NEW YORK "Customers no confab is tailored to the needs of products, trends, and develop- a consumer electronics consultant. to another. longer walk into your store, stuff small dealers in the eight -state ments in the hardware industry. "The snowball has already started "Third, the category lends itself your pockets with money, and area surrounding Colorado. to roll." to the replacement market. walk out," says Kelly Grover, the According to Ed Hildebrandt, Why did it take so long? Gordon "Fourth, there is a rental mar- owner of Video Grows in Boulder, president of UIVDA and owner of BY MARK HARRINGTON says the main factor has been the ket. A large portion of people who Colo., recalling the early days of the four -store, Denver -based Vid- No one was happier than Sandy difficulty within companies of co- rent products are transient, so video retailing. "To make a go of it eo Odyssey chain, the regional Gordon the day Quasar introduced ordinating VCR -manufacturing they're looking to rent both a TV you have to be an educated retail- show does not strive to match the a combination TV /VCR. Quasar is, with TV- making facilities. Often and VCR. There is a huge market er. You have to read everything flash of VSDA. "We want to offer after all, a division of Japan's big- the two are on separate conti- there, probably larger than the you can about video and do all you retailers an opportunity to sit gest electronics company, Matsu- nents. Quasar says the key to in- market for sales. And the unit can to stay on top of industry de- down with each other, one-on -one, shita, and the TV /VCR is, after troduction of its TV /VCR is a com- makes for an easier sales transac- velopments- that's how the small and talk about their business. Ev- all, Gordon's bined TV and VCR manufacturing tion. You're moving two products guy can make it," adds Grover. eryone has their moans and idea. plant in Vancouver, British Colum- at once." Still, Grover points out that groans," he says. It has been a bia. Gordon says the ideal TV /VCR there are many retailers in his While the schedule of events is HARDWARE long time com- Since 1982 Gordon has known would include the following: a area that don't make it a point to yet to be finalized, show organiz- ing. Gordon says the combination units were a sure high-resolution monitor tube; dual ers plan to present a series of sem- WATCH he first con- thing. Similar intuition led him in tuners so users can record while inars on topics like generating ad- ceived of the TV/ 1974, while at Sanyo, to package watching another program; a 14- `You have to read ditional profits, the new tax laws, VCR in 1982 and slow -selling four -channel -sound day /four -event timer, at mini- and the problems associated with has spent years trying to convince stereo receivers with a record mum; bar-code or on- screen pro- everything you arranging insurance coverage for companies to bring it to market. changer and four speakers by ty- gramming; an easily removed VCR video stores. In addition, many He waved off critics who said ing them with a steel band and rub- section for servicing; and a unified can about video suppliers will have booths set up in the product wouldn't fly because ber stamping a model number on remote control. the exhibit area in an effort to pro- TVs and VCRs had different life them. Two years later, he says, Quasar says the warm reception and do all you can mote their new titles and other spans, promoting instead the neat someone gave his idea a name: the to its initial piece may pave the to stay on top of products of interest to video simplicity of the combination unit one -brand system. way for a second step -up unit in stores. almost obsessively. Like early tape Today, along with TV /VCRs the spring -one that features four developments' Hildebrandt stresses that nei- decks with built-in AM /FM receiv- aimed at industrial markets from heads and an MTS tuner. ther his organization nor its annu- ers, the combination TV /VCR er- the likes of Supra and Citizen, vid- Sony entered the market last al show is attempting to compete gonomically addresses difficulties eo combination product is avail- summer with a step -up unit that in- travel to the Video Software Deal- with VSDA. "We support VSDA. some people have making two sep- able from Lloyd's, Symphonic, corporates a lightweight 8mm deck ers Assn. convention. "They say Many of our members are also arate products operate as one. Quasar, Goldstar, and Sony. In the and a 25 -inch stereo TV. A spokes- it's too expensive or they can't get members of VSDA, but because of Gordon says he first attempted near future, Panasonic will also man says the product appeals to away or that they hate Las Ve- our smaller size, we are able to do to develop the product while at have product out. the customer who "wants a nice, gas," he says. And while Grover, things like get discounts for our Funai, the Japanese OEM that Quasar says that in the month neat single package [and does] a who serves as president of the lo- members by acting as a buying markets in the U.S. under the Sym- since it introduced its model lot of time shifting." The unit, still cal VSDA chapter, laments this group. VSDA is very strong on na- phonic brand. "I tried to get them VV7220, it has taken so many or- available but probably not far lack of participation, he has helped tional issues, but because it's so to develop it but they disagreed ders for the piece that it will step from close out, has a lofty $1,495 establish a modest regional sup- large it can't do many of the things with my reasoning so I left there in up production in January. price tag. For the future, it ap- plement to the annual VSDA con- that we do for our members," he 1983," he says. Suzanne Scott, Quasar market- pears that Sony will put the bulk vention: The Rocky Mountain Vid- says. In 1986 Gordon was on the verge ing manager for VCRs, says the of its efforts in combination units eo Fair. The video fair will be held Oct. of bringing in the first TV /VCRs response has been "overwhelming, in a category it calls personal vid- Though it is not likely that the 11 -12 in the Regency Hotel in Den- under the unlikely Brentwood especially from the rental mar- eo, using small- screen TVs and celebrities that have become the ver, and there is no charge to any- brand name. The company con- ket." 8mm decks in units that fit on a staple of the VSDA show will one involved in the home video in- tracted thousands of machines Gordon insists he foresaw all desk or in a pocket. make the trek to Denver Oct. 11- dustry. Show organizers say they from Funai, and the order was be- that years ago: "I have worked on In any form, if combination 12, the show is positioned as an op- are expecting at least 1,000 attending exported on a ship from Japan this unit, the marketing of it, and units do take off, it will likely hap- portunity for those unable to at- ees, almost all of them from Colo- when Brentwood backed out, ac- can see a very clear channel. First pen with Gordon watching from tend VSDA, or either of the Con- rado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyo- cording to Gordon. The contents of of all, 35% of the buying public is the sidelines, a fact that he says sumer Electronics Shows, to brush ming, Kansas, New Mexico, and the ship were sold to Lloyd's Elec- female, and they don't like two angers him-despite his elation. up on their industry knowledge Arizona. tronics, which has been marketing pieces. "I put a lot into it and not to be and meet other retailers. Spon- For more information contact TV /VCRs ever since. "Second, 70% of the time VCRs able to exploit it -that is really sored by the United Independent UIVDA at 16796 East Iliff Ave., But the Quasar announcement are used to play back rental tapes, what it was all about," he says. Video Dealers Assn., the two-day Aurora, Colo. 80013. could make all the difference. Af- not for recording, mainly because "It'll be a long time before some- ter all, Matsushita has a way of people find recording on two sepa- thing like this comes along again." single -handedly spurring a market rate units complicated. With the along. combo unit it is 50% easier because Publishers Ready Kid Vids Storytellers Will Spin Yarns LOS ANGELES Paperback Visu- Volume II features "New Year's al Publications and Family Circle Eve," "King Of Togo Togo," and magazine have joined forces to en- "Foolish Rabbit." ter the children's video market. Volume III contains "The Wood- The new project, called Family en Box," "The Three Little Pigs," Circle's Storyland Theatre, will and "The Wooly Mammoth." Vol- feature skilled storytellers relat- ume IV features "The Bird Man," ing tales before live audiences of "Superbowl Sundae," "Moon And Otter," and "The Magic Princess." The storytellers used on the Initial plans call first four volumes are Jay O'Calla- han, Laura Simms, and Rafe Mar- for the release tin. Bierman says initial distribution of four tapes will be through direct mail and te- lemarketing. The company also youngsters, says PVP president has inked a national distribution Todd Bierman. agreement to market the line to li- Initial plans call for the release braries and schools. of four tapes, all produced with On Bierman says PVP will also of- Top Productions. The tapes will be fer the product to mass merchan- Who's The Fox? Actor Michael J. Fox hobnobbed with officials from the Video Software Dealers Assn. and MCA Home priced at $14.95 list. disers, toy stores, supermarkets, Video during last month's VSDA convention. Pictured, from left, are Louis Feola, MCA senior VP, marketing; Jane Ayer, Volume I Morowitz, VSDA president; Mickey Granberg, VSDA executive VP; Fox; and Gene contains "The Re- and other outlets with customers MCA director of publicity; Arthur markable Horse," Donkey And who fit the target demographics. Giaquinto, president, MCA Home Entertainment. Goose," and "The Little Dragon."

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KIDS' MARKET EYED (Continued from page 71) Both are due in theaters nationwide by year's end and in video stores next year. Another recent Nelson /Miramax collaboration was with "Working i Girls," an unusual arrangement be- ILE RIVER cause the film received a major theatrical reissue just before the Aug. THEW RESTLING ALBUM II 12 home video date. Between productions and acquisitions, says Weinstein, Miramax r hopes to release eight to 10 features a year. , Children's programming, he says, T. has become a separate division within the company. Called Family Pro- WiT4itt_---- gramming, it's headed by Eve Chil- --- ton. Mark Silberman, formerly director of acquisitions at The Disney Channel, is director of overall acquisitions at Miramax. While Miramax has distributed such award -winning family pro- FEATURING THE gramming as "The Dog Who SUPERSTARS OF THE Stopped The War" and "End Of The World Man," the company wants to distribute and co- produce more ti- WWF! tles. "The Gnomes," for example, is an animated television series co -pro- S 1995 duced by Miramax and BRB in Spain. The first episode is on the E. UGG. RETAIL PRICE Family Home Entertainment home video label. F.H.E. will also get IN HI-FI STEREO! home video rights to "The Gnomes Cat. No. WF045 Great Adventure," a full- length movie. Family product has been licensed to several home video firms, says Weinstein, but "what we're thinking of doing is making a package deal on all our family programming for video, perhaps under the Family Programming label. We have interest from a number of home video companies." "The Dog Who Stopped The War," says Weinstein, tested the home video waters on HBO Video and at $79.95 sold 10,000 copies, "which we were very pleased with." One option the company is considering, says Weinstein, is distributing its own family video product. New acquisitions include "Steel Riders" and "The Undercover Gang," both live- action family films from New Zealand Television. Other films under the Family Pro- gramming aegis are "I Own The Racecourse," "Tail Of A Tiger," "The Young Visitors," "Skateboard EXCLUSIVE Romance," "Platypus Cove," "Gul- liver's Travels," "Dogtanion And GE The Three Muskehounds," and ON THE MAKING OF THE "Around The World With Willy Fog." PILEDRIVER ALBUM AND VIDEO! re: ACTION!

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S.1. TO MAIL CATALOGS (Continued from page 65) The company is also embarking on a joint advertising campaign with a still undisclosed major su- permarket chain. S.I. will provide catalogs to the supermarkets, which will set up point -of- purchase advertising displays. Customers who send S.I. three to five grocery receipts will be eligible for discounts on tapes. In October, S.I. also plans to test the waters at three military bases in Western Europe with both catalogs and local television spots. In June, S.I. ran test cable spots to an estimated subscriber base of 35 million in Los Angeles and New York, Leonard says. "What we have found is that the spots do very well when positioned behind programming," she says. "Our horse race handicapping tape, for example, does very well on the horse racing programming that New York's Madison Square Garden cable program features in the evenings. We try to position the spots with appropriate programming." S.I.'s best -selling videos to date include "Weight Loss" from Po- tentials Media, "Railroading" from Pentrex Productions, "For- ever Hawaii" from Video Releas- ing Co., "Marty Hogan: Power Racquetball" from Pacific Arts, TITAN PRODUCTIONS "CREEPOZOIDS" "The World's Greatest Photogra- Stern, UNNEA QUIGLEY, KEN ABRAHAM, MICHAEL ARANDA, RICHARD HAWKINS, KIM McKAMY JOI WILSON GUY MOON phy Course" from Vid- America,

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74 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com INTERNATIONAL Seeks To Double Blank Tape, Hardware Profits THAT'S Radio Blamed For Sluggish GEMA Demands Increased Levies IT! MUNICH GEMA, the West Ger- Another consideration seen as tip- Meanwhile, the tape industry in Singles Sales man performing and mechanical ping the odds in favor of the blank West Germany is also mounting a rights society, is mounting a deter- tape manufacturers is the fact that new campaign. Launched at the HAMBURG Overexposure of mined campaign for an increase in the German chancellor, Helmut Berlin International Audio & Video singles product on West German the statutory home taping royalties Kohl, is an ex -BASF employee and Exhibition in August, the campaign radio is to blame for steadily de- on blank tape and hardware, which represents a region in which the seeks to have the tape and hard- clining 7 -inch sales, according to are now at six cents and $1.38, re- BASF headquarters are located- ware levy abolished. The industry many record companies here. spectively. an electoral factor that many pre- says the levy is unfair because it is Unit volume in the first half of The organization also plans to dict will dampen his enthusiasm for impossible to control "gray" and 1987 was just 12 million, about 3 press for a more thorough applica- any increase in the home taping roy- low- budget imports, giving this million below the same period in tion of the law, claiming that at alty. product an unfair advantage over 1986. present 18% of blank tapes sold in The GEMA move follows the an- that of the legitimate trade. According to Dieter Ohms, Germany escape the levy. nouncement by the German division Sales of prerecorded and blank head of PolyGram distribution Gross revenues from the tape and of IFPI that it is preparing a deposi- cassettes in West Germany run at arm PMV, the days when radio hardware levy total $27.7 million for tion to put before the Ministry of $550.4 million annually, according to broadcast acted as an incentive the last 18 months, but GEMA Justice calling for a levy increase the German tape manufacturers' to purchase are gone. "Power- wants to see this revenue at least and a statutory requirement for a association. play in particular, when a single doubled. spoiler device to be incorporated in A provision for a review of the is played time after time, leads to Although the record industry and digital audiotape hardware. blank tape royalty rate after three a flagging of consumer interest, GEMA are fighting a well- funded GEMA's Shulze is on record as re- years is incorporated in German especially as the consumers' and highly organized blank tape lob- jecting the spoiler antidote to home copyright revision legislation, and needs are more satisfied by by, GEMA chief Erich Schulze says copying. He argues that there the three -year period is up next home taping," Ohms says. he sees no chance of a revision be- should be levies on both analog and year. Annual sales of 90 million ing implemented before 1990. digital hardware and software. blank tapes here underline Ohms' point that radio exposure encourages home taping. As a result, established artists, com- France Set To Lower Tax On Albums posers, authors, and the record companies themselves suffer economically, and lesser -known VAT Will Be Cut Nearly In Half acts find airplay almost impossi- of oxygen for an industry badly in estimated $100 million or more in ble to get because the radio sta- BY PHILIPPE CROCQ need of resuscitation. In the first annual revenues from its decision, tions are only interested in play- PARIS French Prime Minister Jac- four months of this year, album but if sales benefit to the extent an- ing hits. ques Chirac has confirmed that the sales were down 32.5 %, single sales ticipated, it could end up with al- More than singles have been 33% value -added tax on records and down 14 %; and cassette sales down most as much income as before as affected, Ohms says. Since 1980, tapes here will be cut to 18.6% be- 7 %. According to trade group well as enjoying the public relations LP sales have fallen by about ginning Jan. 1. The surprise deci- SNEP, volumes should now rise by pay -off from an uncontroversial and 35 %, equivalent to 35 million sion will provide a major boost for at least as much as the VAT rate almost universally popular move. units annually. And in other ma- the French record industry, which will fall, or around 15 %. Only the date of introduction of jor Western markets, where ra- has suffered steadily declining Full -price album costs are expect- the new VAT rate is now at issue, dio is also a prominent feature of sales in recent years. ed to drop by as much as 20 %, and with label chiefs and the BLIM mu- everyday life, LP sales are also The long -running campaign for a CD product, which can cost up to sic liaison bureau pressing for a De- down more than 30% from five reduction has united record compa- $26.50, should in some cases be cember 1987 start so that the Christ- years ago. nies, artists, consumer groups, and brought below the psychologically mas period sales can be maximized. A thorough re- examination of even government officials, with Cul- important 100 -franc ($16.65) barrier. Says Phonogram managing direc- radio's role and effectiveness in ture Minister Francois Leotard At FNAC, France's largest record tor Denis Boyer: "Moving the start the promotion of prerecorded among those calling for change. It retailer, prices have been based on a date forward to December can only music is overdue, West German is almost traditional for French poli- 18.6% VAT since April, with the help energize the market, whereas executives believe. ticians to pledge lower VAT rates store chain itself making up the dif- the new year is always marked by a for recordings during election cam- ference. Now FNAC is considering drop in industry grosses." paigns, but until now none has sub- whether to introduce even lower sequently made good the promise. rates for 1988. Japanese VCR Chirac's move is seen as a breath The government stands to lose an Exports Drop TOKYO Japan's exports of VCRs `Bad' Hits md/a's Stores On Time in unit terms dipped 30.6% in July as quarters here by Aug. 27. was worth it. Initially, we could only compared with the same month in BY JERRY D'SOUZA Aurangabad's limited capacity supply part of the demand, but now 1986. This was the ninth month in a BOMBAY With Michael Jackson's meant that outside duplication was we have fulfilled all orders. We can row that exports have fallen against "Bad" safely in the stores, CBS needed, so part of the initial run also claim another first for servic- Noi last year figures. here has achieved a feat unprece- came from Sagarika Accoustronics ing discos and radio stations with a Total VCR exports totaled 1.88 dented among Indian record compa- here. All entrances were closed, promotional copy of the `Bad' sin- million. Japanese production of nies- putting out an album on its save one which was guarded. All gle." VCRs in July was 2.49 million, down scheduled international release those who or were Prerelease orders totaled close to entered left DEEP PURPLE 17.7% from 1987, while shipments date. searched. A periodic count of pan- 50,000 copies, and CBS expected ac- came to 2.3 million, down 21.5 %. A characteristic saga of problems cakes and blank and finished cas- tual sales to pass 70,000 units by the THE HOUSE OF THE B. LIGHT However domestic shipments were and delays accompanied the launch, settes was made. end of October, rising to a projected THE NAME OF THE ROSE up 34.4% at 559,000 units. however, and at one stage it ap- The first batch of inlay cards ar- 150,000 by March 1988. The Jackson Exports to the U.S. in July came peared all the planning that began rived two days late and only 36 album appears to have escaped the SOUNDTRACK to 918,000 units, down 48.3% from nearly three months ago would hours before the release date. Inter- attentions of the pirates, largely SPANDAU BALLET the same month in 1986, while those come to naught, with inlay card national music division manager thanks to a massive prepublicity to the European Economic Commu- positives missing and the master Atul Churamani flew to Auranga- campaign and the timely supply of TROUGH THE BARRICADES nity territories totaled 295,000 tapes themselves held up at cus- bad to oversee the work but was cassettes to dealers. units, up 5.8 %. The July figure toms until mid -August. forced to hitch a ride back to Bom- Jackson became a major name in brought the production total for the The first problem was overcome bay by truck. The remainder of the India after a one -hour Grammy first seven months of this year to by adapting LP artwork for the ini- 65,000 inlay cards ordered turned up Awards program was screened here 15.72 million, down 15.6% from the tially cassette -only release, while Aug. 10, and CBS branches were in 1984. "Thriller," which had been union tudios same period of last year. the delayed masters were sent to serviced by air, not as usual by rail languishing in stores, experienced a Color television production in CBS' Aurangabad plant 400 miles or road. On Aug. 31, local dealers renewed sales surge and has now Allescherstraße 16 July came to 1.19 million units, up from Bombay under conditions of were stocked by wholesalers, and racked up 57,000 cassettes and 8000 Munich 6.4% over 1986, bringing the Janu- strict security. A sample cassette, CBS had met the date. 20,500 LPs sold, plus 30,000 further West- Germany ary -July tally this year to 8.06 mil- sealed and signed by the factory "We spent three sleepless LPs exported to Hungary. $ (0 10 49) 89/79 8314 lion units, up 4.6% on last year. manager, was back at CBS head- nights," says Churamani, "but it

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ANADA I Loverboy Is Powered By Producer Bruce Fairbairn they see Fairbairn's production credit soundtrack, the Mike Reno /Nancy an Brian MacLeod of Chilliwack and He is just putting the finishing touch- BY KIRK LaPOINTE on Bon Jovi's megahit "Slippery Wilson duet "Almost Paradise." Headpins fame co-wrote "Don't Let es on an album he characterizes as OTTAWA Not so long ago, a fellow When Wet." This time, attention has been fu- Go." Dean sees outside involvement "much tougher, less pop -oriented" named Jon Bon Jovi rang up Lover- "Now, he's our calling card," Dean eled by the leadoff single from the al- as a positive factor and wonders why than his work with Loverboy, due boy's Paul Dean and asked about a says. "Things have an interesting bum, "Notorious," co-written with the band gets criticized for it. from Columbia also. He says he will producer he was thinking about hir- way of turning around like that." Bon Jovi and bandmate Richie Sam - "As long as you have your heart in cut a video and take to the road on his ing for his next album, Bruce Fair- Turning around was exactly what bara. the song, it doesn't matter who own to support the album, probably bairn. Loverboy did two years ago with "My title, Jon's stutter," Dean says writes it," he says. "That goes for some time in 1988. Loverboy was Fairbairn's calling "Loving Every Minute Of It," proof the first line of the song's chorus. one of our songs or someone else's." "I want to go out as a support act," card, having been the band's produc- duced by Tom Allom. Having stalled "And the line 'Every mother's night- It remains unclear where Loverboy he says. "That way, I'll stay in the er for its first three gold- and plati- with its third album, the Vancouver- mare, every schoolboy's dream' came will next tour or how soon. With large halls." num- selling albums. Now, some peo- based band again cracked the top 10 from a T-shirt [a woman was wearing heavy traffic in North America this Deans says that there was no diffi- ple are taking a closer look at Lover - and scored heavily once more months at a concert] I saw in the South. The fall, the band may opt for Europe or culty segregating his and the band's boy's fifth album, "Wildside," when later with a single on the "Top Gun" line was too good to pass up." may simply stay off the circuit until goals while working on "Wildside." A With Fairbairn once again at the next year. few songs discarded by the group board, the accent is on guitars. But Long legs are predicted for the al- have made their way to his album, Dean also wanted " Wildside" to bum because of its surfeit of single though. serve as a showcase for Reno's voice. material. However, once its impact "The band's attitude is `go for it,'" Too often, he says, the band has subsides, Dean is ready with the Dean says. "And I intend to." found that songs were written or pro- first -ever solo album from the band. duced in such a way that their duplication in concert is made cumber- some. "Mike would be uncomfortable playing them," Dean says. "This I MAPLE BRIEFS time, we made decisions on songs on lieve could be interpreted too the basis of how they would sound strictly by the courts and keep live." A MAJOR CAMPAIGN has been many art films from public view. Once again, the band has used out- launched by video retailers and side writing to its advantage. Particu- distributors to get consumers to larly noticeable are two Nashville write the federal government to THE AUG. 28 DAVID BOWIE songwriters, Todd Cerney and Taylor complain about proposed anti- concert (with Duran Duran and Rhodes, who help out on five and pornography legislation. Hun- Eight Seconds as supporting acts) four tunes, respectively. Apart from dreds of thousands of postcard - set a record for attendance in Otta- the Bon contribution, Bryan Ad- Simon -ized. On a North American promotional tour for her new album "Coming Jovi type letters to MPs are being dis- wa. The Lansdowne Park show co- Around Again," Carly Simon drops in on Montreal's CJFM. Shown from left: ams penned "Hometown Hero," tributed at retail outlets, drew more than 30,000 fans, eclips- music director Henry Van Den Hoogen; Simon; VP and program director Susan Juno-winning vocalist Alfie Zappa- convenience stores, and elsewhere ing the 1978 mark of 28,000 set by Davis; CJFM reporter Rick Moffat; and promotion director Eden Polansky. costa co -wrote "That's Where My in Canada to demand the rescind- the Eagles. Money Goes," and Vancouver veter- ment of the bill, which some be-

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by not releasing the Debbie Harry/ what various new compositions POP Johnny Ramone duet "Go Lil' Camaro BEN VAUGHN COMBO sounded like. Another contains two Go" as a summer single; it's the best SPOTLIGHT Beautiful Thing worthy additions to the canon of PRODUCER: Ben Vaughn Ellington's extended works-the commercial bet here. Restless /Enigma 72216 scores for a 1970 ballet and an While musically more subdued than PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED I C K GE R. unreleased 1968 film -while the last year's debut outing, latest from DONNA SUMMER Happy? r r r remaining volume captures the band PRODUCERS: i .? the loopy Philadelphia transplant and All Systems Go Gary Langan, P.I.L. J1'.I :"Ii tooT, in action at a 1956 dance. The master Virgin 90642 PRODUCERS: Harold Faltermeyer. Peter Bunetta & his band still hinges on off -kilter and his orchestra are in good form Rick Chudacoff, Richard Perry, Donna Summer, Keith Latest from five -piece proves that 4 humor (lead track is "Jerry Lewis In D. Nelson & Jeff Lams throughout, the sound is exceptional Geffen GHS 24102 founder and former Sex Pistol John France ") and a primitive rock'n'roll (Harry Hirsch produced the sessions Mechanical maestro Faltermeyer Lydon has lost none of his punk edge attack. Good fun for alternative for CD), and longtime Ellington produced six of the nine tracks on and has only sharpened his enclaves. associate Stanley Dance has Summer's latest, so it's a bit of a songwriting and arranging skills. annotated with love and care. Contact: surprise that disk's liftoff is being College and alternative formats-as JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF 40 W. 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019. supplied by the bouncy Perry- well as the critics- should be ecstatic Rock & Roll Rebels deep -groove like PRODUCERS: John Kay, Michael Wilk, Rocket produced "Dinner With Gershwin." over rockers Richotte Likely second single, the Summer - "Seattle," "The Body," and "Open Qwil NU 1560 Mickey Thomas duet "Only The Fool And Revolving." Warhorse Kay is in powerful voice on Survives," could provide the oomph to this latest edition of the hitmaking ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK HIRAM BULLOCK put supple- voiced singer back into MICK JAGGER '60s band, but weak writing doesn't He's My Girl Give It What U Got commercial orbit for good. Primitive Cool help current incarnation's chances. PRODUCERS: Various PRODUCER Hiram Bullock PRODUCERS: Mick Jagger, Keith Diamond, David A. Scotti Bros. Z 40906 "Give Me Life" and title cut are okay Atlantic Jazz 81790 Stewart SQUEEZE Just-opened low- budget comedy was Columbia OC 40919 shots for airplay, though. Despite label affiliation, this is only Babylon And On preceded by star David Hallyday's Mick gathers no moss on second solo nominally jazz; "Late Night With PRODUCERS Eric "ET" Thorngren, Glenn Tilbrook THE DROOGS A &M SP 5161 title -track single, currently stalled on shot as he veers slightly David Letterman" guitarist exhibits -but Kingdom Day the Hot 100. Three influences. 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Platinum assured radio; upcoming national and name alone, but this one will PRODUCER: Jane Ira Bloom lead single, is a perky chart Jagger's European tour will enlarge cult band's Columbia FC 40755 Oddball act makes the jump to the earn the cert on the merits. contender; "Footprints" is an equally majors after scoring on Profile with steadily growing profile. Soprano saxophonist's label debut lively bet. "I Wanna Be A Cowboy." In a displays an innovative blend of somewhat similar vein are "Who The melody, electronics, and top -line ELTON JOHN Am Dam Do You Think You Am ?" playing, helped by presence of pianist Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume Ill 1979 -1987 Ratzo Harris, PRODUCERS: Various and "Young Men Drive Sports Cars "; BLACK Fred Hersch, bassist Geffen GHS 24153 interesting, but after a few spins and longtime associate David John's former label continues to churn novelty wears off. Friedman on vibes and marimba. out product on him; included here are Should pay off given airplay. the most recent biggies, from "Mama DOUBLE WHODINI Can't Buy You Love" to "Heartache Double PRODUCERS: Felix Haug & Double Open Sesame All Over The World." A&M SP 5155 PRODUCER: Larry Smith, Sinister, Whodini, Roy Cormier CLASSICAL Duo of Haug and Kurt Maloo Jive /Arista JC -8494 RAY PARKER JR. specializes in a kind of muted Gold rapmasters issue their most After Dark Europop with new agey bias, and PRODUCER: Ray Parker Jr. uncompromisingly excellent effort Geffen GHS 24124 overall effect of its latest is soothing yet. Taking a cue from hard -rock /rap in the extreme. However, hooks are in Parker's back on the attack and success of Beasties and Run -D.M.C./ SIBELIUS: SYMPHONY NO. 5; POHJOLA'S short supply, leaving long-term chart Geffen's got him. "I Don't Think That Aerosmith is "Rock You Again (Again DAUGHTER prospects dim at best. PINK FLOYD Man Should Sleep Alone" is already & Again) "; first single, "Be Yourself" Philharmonia Orchestra, Salonen A Momentary Lapse Of Reason vaulting up the charts and may not featuring Millie Jackson, should CBS MK 42366 WALK THE MOON PRODUCERS: Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour cool its jets until it hits crossover Columbia OC 40599 It may be too pat to attribute young PRODUCER: Dave Jerden conjure a treasure chest of sales. casino. Natalie Cole and Philip Bailey MCA -5791 Most commercial Pink Floyd effort Superfly. Salonen's sympathetic interpretation guest with the clown prince of sex - Heavily synthesized tracks on duo's since "The Wall" despite absence of to his ethnic origin, but he's obviously The wolf is funk on his label debut. debut aspire to a certain brand of that album's main writer, Roger THE WINANS tuned in to the shifting moods and very funky. Decisions back, very hungry and funk, best captured in the leadoff Waters, now a solo artist after an tonal colors of this music. Orchestral PRODUCER: Marvin Winans support is superb, further tribute to single, "Daddy's Coming Home." extended wrangle over rights to Qwest 25510 W.A.S.P. name. Featuring longtime his communicative powers. "She Flies" demonstrates a sweet group's This album's warm ballads and Live ... In The Raw members Gilmour, Nick Mason, and PRODUCER: Lawless melodic sense. Blackie spiritual message are part of a DEBUT: GREAT COLORATURA SOLOS Capitol CLT 48053 Rick Wright, album recalls Gilmour's delightful excursion into gospel aimed Beverly Hoch, Soprano, Hong Kong Philharmonic, RICHARD LLOYD solo projects, with typical Floydian PMRC antagonists offer at a broad audience. Anita Baker is Schermerhorn Real Time female chorus tacked on. Accessible, straightforward live version of their featured on "Ain't No Need To MCA MCAD -2596 PRODUCER: Steve Katz, Richard Lloyd airworthy, and the lucrative answer to blood -spattered heavy -metal CELL 6135 Worry," which has found its rightful Celluloid "What's in a name ?" How she may yet develop artistically vaudeville, culled from two California The decade's most overlooked, home on the singles chart. Michael remains an open question, but there's dates. Nearly hourlong album underappreciated guitarist/ McDonald makes a strong appearance doubt about the vocal agility of Hoch features old favorites "Harder songwriter (even vocals, previously on "Love Has No Color," as do the and about her ability to soar well Faster" and "9.5: N.A.S.T.Y." as only so-so, shine here) releases a Winans on Michael Jackson's "Bad," confidently into the scalar You It," from as "Scream Until Like powerful live set showcasing the best NEW AND boosting their profile in a timely stratosphere or deliver a true trill. II" soundtrack. the "Ghoulies of his career with Television- fashion. Display pieces by Arne, Proch, and including hard -to-find "Fire Benedict are, predictably, the most BODEANS Engine" -and solo. College outlets NOTEWORTHY ROSE ROYCE effective. Looking In Outside will pounce, as should a major. 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Rosenbluth, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New The pooh -bahs of high -power punkola a surprise and tunefully brooding "Forbidden "Strong Persuader" Three of the five disks come from York, N.Y. 10036, and Chris Morris, Billboard, are in good form on their umpteenth monster hit. Led by the scorching lead what Ellington called his 9107 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. Dee Dee Love" stand out; quirky covers 90210. Send country and gospel albums to release, with brother guitar of Joe Delgado, band soars "stockpile " -sessions he organized on cretinous include "Volare" in Italian, no less. As Ed Morris, Billboard, 14 Music Circle E., Nash- delivering a pair of suitably through a mature repertoire of blues his own time, at his own expense, lyrical ever, distinctively strange pop. ville, Tenn. 37203. tunes and Joey showing new and rockers. In-store play recommended. mostly to give him a chance to hear ambitions. Sadly, Sire missed the boat

80 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com NEW AGE MUSIC TAKES NAB CONFAB BY STORM HOT 100 (Continued from page 1) the mix of new age, soft jazz instru- only do the format -whatever it coming from. KTWV -FM debuted mentals, and gentle AC vocal rock turns out to be-more viable. No- phoenixlike from the ashes of SINGLES SPOTLIGHT make the new format a much more body wants another fad format, an- KMET -FM on St. Valentine's Day sizzling topic. other disco." and logged good ratings in 12 -plus Opinions differ over the musical There are already nine stations in numbers, especially 25 -54, in the A weekly look behind the Hot 100 with Michael Ellis. style's boundaries and whether it medium or large markets with some spring 1987 Arbitrons. Some ob- can command a large listenership. variant on the new age format, and servers, however, are maintaining a WHITNEY HOUSTON HAS IT all on the Hot 100 this week as Arguments also rage about what more are on the way. Two weeks wait-and -see attitude. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Arista) goes to No. 1 in sales and air- programming elements can and ago, Satellite Music Network an- But the giddiness generated by play and is also the most widely played record on the chart, with 221 of must be used in a new age format. nounced that it would distribute the the format's initial success did occa- the 232 pop reporters on it. Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" (Geffen) Many Wave -type programmers Wave's format nationwide. Wod- sion some eyebrow -raising remarks is No. 2 in both sales and airplay, but it will need major point increases believe their audience neither wants linger Broadcasting's KZZC -FM from programmers at the conven- nor needs talk about the artists or Kansas City, Mo., will sign on this tion. The Wave's Frank Cody said, (or major losses by Houston) to hit No. 1 next week. back -announcing. At the original month, and SMN claims to be close "I know in my heart it can be mass - Wave, there are no on -air personal- to several more major-market deals. appeal. It doesn't matter if [the lis- TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE, Michael (Epic) is Jackson's "Bad" the ities at all. Where did this wave of popularity teners] don't understand it." Power Pick /Airplay, jumping from 40-29 on the strength of 32 adds and Others say that for a station in come from? Industry insiders point Sebastian said he dropped his ca- many upward moves from the radio panel, including 18-6 at KKYK Lit- any format to be successful in a to the popularity of alternative mu- reer as an album rock consultant be- tle Rock, Ark.; 35-18 KJYO 32 -15 93 -Q at Oklahoma City; at Houston; large market, there must be station - sic programming on National Public cause he was "driven" to work with and 6-4 at WHYT Detroit. "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany audience interaction -and that Radio and other noncommercial out- the "incredible atmospherics of this (MCA) jumps over Jackson, however, moving 41-28 on a combination of means jocks, community involve- lets. music that people said was too good strong radio point gains and a larger sales gain than Jackson, since the ment, news, and information about They also point to Urban Broad- to be on the radio." "Bad" single is still new at stores. the artists. Many of these program- casting's quiet storm format as an Believers thrive on such remarks. mers say that new age combined influence. Also, since the early '80s, But in some markets, such as Balti- QUICK CUTS: Richard Marx has the Hot Shot Debut with the second with soft jazz and vocal pop music syndicators and consultants have more, new age prototype formats single, "Should've Known Better" (EMI -Manhattan), from his debut al- gives the format a broader base. supplied stations with short -term have perished without ever finding bum. Two new artists appear on the Hot 100 for the first time: Philadel- Record companies with new age programs featuring new age and the oasis of fat ratings. phia duo Pretty Poison enters at No. 84 with "Catch Me (I'm Fall- product are not thrilled by the deci- soft jazz music. Such consultants as According to attendees, the fun- ing)" -it's already No. 9 at Power 96 in Miami and No. 18 at KMEL San sion of some new age stations to John Sebastian point to smaller suc- damental questions for the fledging Francisco -while New Jersey rocker Glen Burtnick enters at No. 91 pass over artist and track announce- cesses on both coasts that paved the format are these: How many mar- with "Follow You" (A &M) ... "Something Real" by Mr. Mister (RCA) ments. way for the present interest. kets can nurture such a station and has good radio adds and moves, including 19 -14 at KFMY Salt Lake "The end result is that listeners Sebastian and others also charge can it fly in its "pure" form? City and 18-13 at KZZU Spokane, Wash., but is caught in a tight area of won't be able to look at these artists that among many in the 25- to 54- The answers will come soon the chart and moves only from 37 to 36 with a bullet. in a career sense and won't support year-old demo, there is an "active enough as the format spreads. If them," said one executive. "I truly hatred" of radio as served up by the Radio '87 was any indication, think they made the decision at the traditional outlets; many also object though, the Wave definitely has mo- THE BILLBOARD RADIO AWARDS, announced in the Sept. 19 is- now to the "insulting, intrusive style" mentum. walk down a sue, were Billboard's latest attempt to improve its service to the radio beginning of all this, and of "I couldn't community. this opportunity they're stuck with it. It's become a commercials. This leads to specula- hall without a couple of people Let's take to summarize the improve- point of honor or something. I'm tion that perhaps listeners are not handing me new age tapes to listen ments in Billboard's radio music coverage. On all of the major singles worried." flocking to new age radio but rather to," said one syndicator. "It's hap- charts, we've added a Power Pick/Airplay -and a Power Pick /Sales on Programmers at the convention running away from traditional pening." those charts using sales information-to highlight developing records said they were pleased with the air- youth -oriented programming. showing exceptional growth. This column was introduced to tell the ing of the problems. "You can al- Nevertheless, the Wave's perfor- Assistance in preparing this story stories behind the numbers and bullets on the Hot 100. We're providing most hear the hammering out of the mance has so far been impressive was provided by Kim Freeman in more radio music information with the Power Playlists feature, which pros and cons," said one. "It can no matter where its listeners are Los Angeles. contains the complete playlists of the 28 largest top 40 radio stations in the country. The expanded Radio Action Box in each major format gives detailed information on the progress of key titles. CONTROVERSY SWIRLS OVER `CAROUSEL' (Continued from page 6) OTHER MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE the expansion of the radio reporting panels in all five radio music formats; the introduction gers & Hammerstein musicals in cording of the score, featuring a dif- casting of the album was not what of a sixth radio format, crossover, with its own separate Hot Crossover the future without first making ar- ferent cast, with CBS Masterworks. Chapin and his people had in mind. 30 chart; and the introduction of the exclusive Billboard cume weight- rangements with the Rodgers & "CBS and MCA both came to me "My feeling on how to cast it was ing system for reporting stations in all formats. Hammerstein office." for cooperation," Chapin says. "No- not theirs. The cast in my own best Furthermore, the statement body believed there should be two judgment is a wonderful one for notes that while the album contains competing versions. We decided to this piece." 70 minutes of material from "Car- support CBS for a variety of rea- Chapin, who served as executive ousel," the Rodgers & Hammer- sons. Tom didn't like hearing that." producer of the "South Pacific" al- FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 stein Organization "has not licensed The CBS Masterworks project bum, says that he and others at the to MCA a substantial amount of mu- would have served a follow -up ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this as to Rodgers & Hammerstein would publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or sic and other material from the play the label's successful crossover ver- have preferred to create a new illboard transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, which to date have never been re- sion of another Rodgers & Ham- "Carousel" with a direct hand in the photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. corded. Rodgers & Hammerstein merstein hit, "South Pacific," fea- planning of it, much like the "South will reserve that previously unrec- turing Kiri Te Kanawa and Jose Pacific" project. orded material for use at a future Carreras. In its agreement with Chapin's HOT 100 SINGLES ACTION time." But Shepard decided to move group, MCA appears to acknowl- RADIO MOST ADDED Much of that previously unre- ahead with the project, despite real- edge that certain "grand rights" corded material is an -minute izing & PLATINUM/ BRONZE/ eight that the Rodgers Hammer- are controlled by the Rodgers & GOLD SILVER SECONDARY TOTAL TOTAL ballet sequence, which Shepard did stein Organization would offer lim- Hammerstein Organization, which ADDS ADDS ADDS ADDS ON record but is not using on the al- ited cooperation and could deny him could have resulted in additional 24 REPORTERS 54 REPORTERS 1$1 REPORTERS 232 REPORTERS bum. The & in SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER Rodgers Hammerstein rights to unrecorded material, ad- limits on the album, including re- RICHARD MARX EMI -MANHATTAN 2 14 60 76 83 Organization, which owns the pub- dition to other rights it held on the strictions on character names, dia- HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH lishing rights to the score, has de- stage production. In fact, there are log, and other rights associated BELINDA CARLISLE MCA 10 15 34 59 59 nied Shepard a license to use it. Un- indications that attempts were with the staging of the production. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW der the compulsory features of the made to persuade Shepard not to re- As for the ballet he cannot in- TIFFANY MCA 10 11 26 47 161 Copyright Law, the publishers of cord the album. clude on the album, Shepard says, BOYS NIGHT OUT unrecorded material can prevent its After Shepard moved ahead, CBS "I feel badly that a beautiful perfor- TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT MCA 4 7 31 42 68 initial release. The publishing rights Masterworks chief Joseph F. Dash, mance is not available to the world." HOURGLASS to the "Carousel" score are adminis- believing his company's version For his part, Chapin doesn't dis- SQUEEZE A&M 2 9 29 40 72 tered by T.B. Harms Music, a unit would be at a competitive disadvan- miss the possibility of yet another BEAT PATROL of the Welk Music Group. tage if it were to follow MCA's re- new recording of "Carousel," one STARSHIP GRUNT 4 3 32 39 44 Theodore Chapin, managing di- lease, reportedly decided to put the that will contain the ballet music. THE TIME OF MY LIFE & Hammer- B. MEDLEY /J. WARNES RCA 4 8 23 35 54 rector of the Rodgers project on hold. Dash refuses to dis- In any case, the apparently un- BAD stein Organization, says the word- cuss the matter publicly, except to easy truce worked out by lawyers MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 1 6 24 31 215 ing of the agreement between his say that any comment would "not for the two parties has cleared the BREAKOUT group and MCA is meant to empha- be productive for us or Ted way for the first digital recording of SWING OUT SISTER MERCURY 2 10 16 28 153 size the "rights of authors" in the [Chapin]." "Carousel." I WON'T FORGET YOU recording of a show score. Chapin Says Shepard: "I knew what my Interestingly, it was Decca Rec- POISON CAPITOL 0 5 23 28 86 maintains those rights are "more rights were under compulsory li- ords, of which MCA Records is a Radio Most Added is a weekly national compilation of the ten records most added to the playlists than mechanical." He also acknowl- censing, but I hoped that sooner or successor company, that marketed of the radio stations reporting to Billboard. The full panel of radio reporters is published periodi- edges that MCA's desire to make a later we'd sit down and negotiate in the original Broadway cast version cally as changes are made, or is available by sending a self- addressed stamped envelope to: new Billboard Chart Dept., 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. recording of "Carousel" sty- an evenhanded, businesslike man- of "Carousel" in 1945. mied his own plan to make a new re- ner." Shepard concedes that his

BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 83 www.americanradiohistory.com r- UPDATE A &M YULE CHARITY ALBUM Grammy Entry forms Sent (Continued from page 4) I LIFELINES the Spector LP.) Besides the artists, who contrib- Bon Jovi's "Back Door Santa," uted their time to the project for BIRTHS To Members & Companies originally cut by soul artist Clar- free, a number of suppliers are also Boy, Brian Matthew, to Terry and ence Carter in 1968. The pop -metal chipping in their services, according Kelly Sautter, July 30 in Chicago. NEW YORK Final Grammy entry forms arrive at the academy's act recorded the track live at Nas- to David Steffen, A &M senior vice He is branch manager for Capitol/ try forms have been mailed by national offices before their sau Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y., president of sales and distribution. EMI -Manhattan in Chicago. the National Academy of Record- deadline dates of Oct. 7 for mem- in August. "Many of the people we do busi- ing Arts and Sciences to members and Oct. 5 for companies. Run -D.M.C.'s "Christmas In ness with in manufacturing the al- Girl, Sierra Kiani, to Kenny Lee and bers and audio and video compa- For further info on the mail- Hollis," a holiday tribute to the rap bum have given up part of their Diane Steinberg Lewis, Aug. 23 in nies. ing, contact NARAS' Margaret group's New York neighborhood profit," says Steffen. "Everybody Los Angeles. He is a guitarist for the The forms cover product mar- Leverence, Grammy Awards su- and the sole original composition on has come to the party." Steve Miller Band. She portrayed keted during the final months of pervisor, at 3034 N. Glenoaks the album. Steffen says that RCA /A &M/ Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds in the Grammy eligibility period of Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91502 or Other tracks are the Pointer Sis- Arista Distribution has cut its fee the film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Oct. 1, 1986, through Sept. 30. by phone at 213 -849-1313. ters' "Santa Claus Is Coming To for the album, while various retail Hearts Club Band." Her third album NARAS members and companies The Grammy Awards will be Town" (on which the Pointers are customers are contributing adver- is soon to be released. are urged to make sure their en- presented March 2 in New York. backed by Roy Bittan and Clarence tising and merchandising space to Clemons of Springsteen's E Street the project. Boy, Douglas Joseph, to Phil and Band, which cut the song a decade "A Very Special Christmas" will Kris McConnell, Aug. 27 in Wash- ago), Eurythmics' "Winter Wonder- be backed by a full complement of ington, D.C. He is a prerecorded NEW land," the Pretenders' "Have Your- point -of- purchase materials, includ- product buyer at Waxie Maxie's. and will issue its recordings on com- self A Merry Little Christmas," ing divider cards and a variety of COMPANIES pact disks and audiocassettes. 54 Mu- John Cougar Mellencamp's "I Saw posters. Steffen says that video will Girl, Kaleigh Amanda, to Gary and sic Square E., Suite 300, Nashville, Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," also come into play. Mindy Patton, Sept. 1 in Denver, Tenn. 37203; 615- 242 -5588. Sting's "Gabriel's Message" (the B "Two or three of the artists did Colo. He is software buyer for Francais Records and Francais side of his single "Russians," mak- some video recording when they did LaserLand Corp. USA. Publishing, formed by Wendell Touch of Class Publishing, formed ing its first LP appearance), Bob their songs for the album," he says. Foreman, Giles Sonnier, and Ray- by J.R. Ruffin. This company will of- Seger & the Silver Bullet Band's "We'd like to have something to Boy, Jason Robert, to Brad and Mar- mond Bilbo. First signings are the Zy- fer services in all areas of the music "The Little Drummer Boy," Bryan work with all the video outlets to ex- garita Miller, Sept. 4 in New York. deco Brothers. First release is industry and has masters available Adams' "Run Rudolph Run," Alison pose the album." She is head bookkeeper for Special "Reach Out" b/w "Zydeco Stomp" by for sale or lease. Newest release is Moyet's "The Coventry Carol," and There are no plans for a single, Rider Music. the Zydeco Brothers. "Is This Love" by the J.R.'s Touch Of Stevie Nicks' "Silent Night." according to Steffen: "We want the Class Band. P.O. Box 541751, Hous- The Special Olympics album and radio stations to focus on what they Boy, Matthew, to Rich and Lynn Suntana Records, Pitman Music ton, Texas 77254; 713 -728 -9430. cassette will carry a $9.98 list; the feel is most important for their audi- Kudolla, Sept. 4 in West Hills, Calif. (BMI), and Jim Pitman Music Pro- compact disk will also be full price. ence." CHRIS MORRIS He is branch manager for CBS, Los ductions, formed by Jim Pitman, for- Growth Unlimited Inc. Records, Angeles. mer member of the Strawberry formed by Art Fettig, author of the Alarm Clock. First signing is Face Three Robots books for children. DEATHS First. First album release is "Out For First release is "Just Say No Rap " / Peter Tosh, 42, of gunshot wounds, Blood." P.O. Box 20143, West Valley "Just Say Yes Rap" by Fettig & His I CALENDAR Sept. 11 in Kingston, Jamaica. An City, Utah 84120-0143; 801 -967 -3613. Lucky Stars. Company specializes in Nashville. 615-259 -3625. original member of the Wailers, he antidrug, propositive living material. Oct. 14, ASCAP Country Awards, Opryland Ho- was one of reggae's most gifted per- Electric Records, a subsidiary of 31 E. Ave. S. Battle Creek, Mich. A weekly listing of trade shows, tel, Nashville. 615 -244 -3936. formers. Tosh is survived by his long- Oak Hill Records with licensees in To- 49017; 616 -965 -2229. conventions, award shows, semi- Oct. 14 -17, JazzTimes Magazine Convention, time companion, Marlene, who was ronto, London, and Nashville, formed nars, and other notable events. Roosevelt Hotel, New York. 301 -588 -4114. wounded in the incident, and numer- by Jerry West, Tom Gramuglia, and Send information to New Com- Send information to Calendar, Oct. 15, SESAC Country Awards, Nashville. ous children. (Story, page 6.) Brad McCuen. The company will con- panies, Billboard, P.O. Box 24970, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New 615 -320 -0055. centrate on younger Nashville artists Nashville, Tenn. 37202. York, N.Y. 10036. Oct. 16 -18, MIDI Seminars, Studio PASS, 596 Send information to Lifelines, Broadway, New York. Carol Parkinson, 212 -431- Billboard, P.O. Box 24970, Nash- SEPTEMBER 1130. ville, Tenn. 37202. EXECUTIVE TURNTABLE Sept. 26, Legal And Business Aspects Of The Oct. 16 -18, Third Annual Women In Film Festi- (Continued from page 4) Music Industry-1987, Four Seasons Hotel, Bos- val, Music Video Category, Cineplex Odeon Uni- ton. 312 -988 -5579. versal Theater, Los Angeles. Katie Brown, 213- MCA Distribution 27, makes the following promotions: Bill Hickman is Sept. New Jersey Record Collectors Show/ 463 -0931. FOR THE RECORD promoted to director of national video sales in Los Angeles. He was di- Convention, Best Western Coachman Inn, Cran- Oct. 16 -19, Audio Engineering Society Conven- rector of national video accounts. Janis Durr is promoted to director of ford, N.J. 609 -443 -5405. tion, New York Sheraton, New York Hilton, New A story in the Sept. 19 issue in- national video accounts in Los Angeles. She was regional video director. Sept. 27 -29, Focus On Video '87, Skyline Hotel, York. 212-661 -8528. correctly stated the universe of In Chicago, Dan Grant is promoted to regional video director for the Mid- Toronto. Regina Knox or Angela Abromaitis, 416- W.Va. 703 -642 -3300. home video accounts sold by west. He was a local sales representative for the company. 763 -2121. Oct. 17 -20, Erol's Management Information MCA Distributing Corp. John JEM East Distribution appoints Dan MacDonald to its East Coast Sept. 27-29, Amusement Business /Billboard Conference, Sheraton Lakeview, Morgantown, Burns, executive vice president, sales staff. He was an inventory consultant at RCA Records. Seminar On Sponsorship, Fairmont Hotel, Dallas. W.Va. 703- 642 -3300. notes that MCA is a full- service Rick Culross is promoted to full -time CD buyer at North American 615 -748 -8120. Oct. 21 -22, Connecticut Video Software Deal- home video distributor to music Video in Durham, N.C. Sept. 28 -Oct. 2, Video Expo New York, Jacob K. ers Assn. Second Annual Video Expo, Hartford and nonmusic accounts. In addi- Javits Convention Center, New York. 800 -248- Civic Center, Hartford, Conn. Roger Gould, 203- tion to MCA Home Video prod- MUSIC PUBLISHING. Chappell /Intersong Music Group -USA promotes two in 5474. 767 -8461. uct, the company also handles Los Angeles: Linda Blum is promoted to VP, creative. She was director Sept. 29, Monster Cable Technology: The Pow- Oct. 23-24, 12th Annual Friends Of Old -Time International Video Entertain- of professional activities for the company. Marla McNally is promoted to er Of Cables, Bennett House Recording Studios, Radio, Holiday Inn -North, Holiday Plaza, Newark, ment and Family Home Enter- VP, talent acquisition, for Chappell and Intersong International, U.S.A. Nashville. 615-790 -8696 N.J. 203 -248 -2887. tainment. She was director, talent acquisition, for the company. Sept. 29 -Dec. 14, Collectors Circle, New York Oct. 24-25, 11th Annual Songwriters Expo, Pas- Univ., New York. 212 -777 -8000. adena Conference Center, Pasadena, Calif. 213- The Sept. 12 New Videoclip HOME VIDEO. CBS /FOX Video promotes Ken Horowitz to director of acqui- 654.1665. listing of the Pretenders' "If sition planning. He was director of business analysis and forecasting in OCTOBER Oct. 27, International Radio And Television So- There Was A Man" should have the strategic analysis department. Oct. 3.7, Wax Works/Video Works Sales Meet- ciety Newsmaker Luncheon With Robert Wright, credited AWGO as the produc- Nelson Entertainment names two to new positions: Russell Kelban is ing And Disc Jockey Chain Convention, Executive president and CEO of NBC, Waldorf- Astoria, New tion company. named director of creative services. He was an account supervisor at Inn, Owensboro, Ky. 502 -926 -0008. York. 212 -867 -6650. W.B. Doner Advertising. Monica Sillas is promoted to manager of cre- Oct. 6 -9, Spec's Music Convention, Hilton At Oct. 29 -Nov. 1, CMJ's Seventh Annual Conven- In the story on the Video Soft- ative services. She was assistant manager in the department. Rialto Place, Melbourne, Fla. tion, Roosevelt Hotel, New York. 516 -248 -9600. ware Dealers Assn. co -op adver- Christine Steinhage is promoted to the newly created position of direc- Oct. 8 -11, Western Merchandisers /Hastings Oct. 31, 1987 New Music Awards, Apollo The- tising seminar in the Sept. 12 is- tor of advertising for RCA /Columbia Pictures Home Video. She was ad- Books & Records Convention, Sheraton Hotel & ater, New York. 516-248 -9600. sue, the locale of Video Library vertising manager for RCA /Columbia Pictures. Towers, Fifth Season Inn West and Civic Center, Oct. 31 -Nov 1, The Canadian Music Industry was incorrectly identified. The Orion Home Video names Matthew Peacock product manager. He was Amarillo, Texas. 806 -376 -6251. Conference, Harbour Castle Hilton, Toronto. 416- chain is based in San Diego. a marketing assistant for the company. Oct. 9 -11, Country Music Assn.'s Talent Buyers 533 -9417. Entertainment Marketplace, Stouffer's Hotel, NOVEMBER In a Lifelines item in the Sept. RELATED FIELDS. Debra Cain is named membership representative for Nashville. 615- 244 -2840. Nov. 2, The Juno Awards, O'Keef Centre, To- 19 issue on the birth of a son to ASCAP in New York. She worked in artist development, management Oct. 10 -11, L.A. Music Equipment Expo, Hyatt ronto, Canada. 416 -593 -2550. Ira and Donna Jaffe, Ira Jaffe's and representation in the Minneapolis -St. Paul area. at Los Angeles Airport, 6225 W. Century Blvd., Nov. 19 -21, American Video Conference & title at Chappell Music was incor- Jensen Communications names Jim Sliman director of the company's Los Angeles. 818 -344 -3441. Awards (with The Ninth Annual Billboard Video rectly stated. He is senior vice newly formed film and television division. He was senior account execu- Oct. 12, Country Music Assn. Awards Show, Music Conference & Awards), Hollywood Roose- president, creative. tive at Michael Levine Public Relations. Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville. 615 -244 -2840. velt Hotel, Los Angeles. 212 -722 -2115. Oct. 13, BMI Country Awards, BMI Building,

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r HOT 100 SINGLES ^- - TM A ranking of the top 40 singles by sales and airplay, respectively, with reference to each title's composite position on the main Hot 100 Singles chart. BY LABEL oó A ranking of distributing labels SALES AIRPLAY ó by the number of titles they have TITLE ARTIST TITLE ARTIST on the Hot 100 chart. 3 =° 3 á3 =á LABEL NO. OF TITLES 1 2 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL WHITNEY HOUSTON 1 I 2 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL WHITNEY HOUSTON 1 ON CHART 2 4 HERE I GO AGAIN WHITESNAKE 2 2 3 HERE I GO AGAIN WHITESNAKE 2

3 1 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU MICHAEL JACKSON 3 3 1 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU MICHAEL JACKSON 3 COLUMBIA (9) 10 Def Jam (1) 4 6 WIPEOUT FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS 12 4 5 CARRIE EUROPE 7 WARNER BROS. (3) 10 5 10 I HEARD A RUMOUR BANANARAMA 4 5 8 LOST IN EMOTION LISA LISA & CULT JAM 5 Sire (2) 6 7 WHEN SMOKEY 6 9 I BANANARAMA 4 SINGS ABC 6 HEARD A RUMOUR Slash (2) 7 3 LA BAMBA LOS LOBOS 8 7 7 WHEN SMOKEY SINGS ABC 6 Island (1) 8 8 TOUCH OF GREY GRATEFUL DEAD 9 8 11 U GOT THE LOOK PRINCE 10 Paisley Park (1) Tommy Boy (1) 9 13 LOST IN EMOTION LISA LISA & CULT JAM 5 9 4 LA BAMBA LOS LOBOS 8 E.P.A. 9 10 9 DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 11 10 14 ONE HEARTBEAT SMOKEY ROBINSON 16 Epic (7) 11 12 I NEED LOVE L.L. COOL J 18 11 17 WHO WILL YOU RUN TO HEART 13 Scotti Bros. (1) 12 18 CARRIE EUROPE 7 12 18 PAPER IN FIRE JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 14 Tabu (1)

13 15 U GOT THE LOOK PRINCE 10 13 6 DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 11 POLYGRAM 9 Mercury 14 20 WHO WILL YOU RUN TO HEART 13 14 10 CAN'T WE TRY DAN HILL (DUET WITH VONDA SHEPARD) 15 (6) London (1) 15 5 CAN'T WE TRY DAN HILL (DUET WITH VONDA SHEPARD) 15 15 15 TOUCH OF GREY GRATEFUL DEAD 9 Polydor (1) 16 22 JUMP START NATALIE COLE 19 16 22 CASANOVA LEVERT 17 Tin Pan Apple (1) 17 16 PAPER IN FIRE JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 14 17 24 CAUSING A COMMOTION MADONNA 23 A &M (7) 8 18 14 WHO FOUND WHO JELLYBEAN FEATURING ELISA FIORILLO 20 18 13 WHO FOUND WHO JELLYBEAN FEATURING ELISA FIORILLO 20 Open Air (1)

19 21 ONE HEARTBEAT SMOKEY ROBINSON 16 19 29 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON 29 EMI-MANHATTAN 7 5 20 24 CASANOVA LEVERT 17 20 23 JUMP START NATALIE COLE 19 ARISTA 5 21 11 ONLY IN MY DREAMS DEBBIE GIBSON 21 21 25 LET ME BE THE ONE EXPOSE 22 ATLANTIC (2) Island (2) 22 27 LET ME BE THE ONE EXPOSE 22 22 20 WIPEOUT FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS 12 Critique (1) 23 31 NEVER LET ME DOWN DAVID BOWIE 27 23 27 LITTLE LIES FLEETWOOD MAC 24 CAPITOL 5 24 37 LITTLE LIES FLEETWOOD MAC 24 24 12 ONLY IN MY DREAMS DEBBIE GIBSON 21 CHRYSALIS 5 25 17 WHO'S THAT GIRL MADONNA 34 25 16 I NEED LOVE L.L. COOL J 18 MCA (4) 5 26 34 FAKE ALEXANDER O'NEAL 25 26 31 IN MY DREAMS REO SPEEDWAGON 31 I.R.S. (1) 27 38 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW TIFFANY 28 27 30 YOU ARE THE GIRL THE CARS 26 RCA (2) 5 28 35 YOU ARE THE GIRL THE CARS 26 28 28 FAKE ALEXANDER O'NEAL 25 Grunt (2) Jive (1) 29 19 LOVE POWER DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE 41 29 34 MONY MONY BILLY IDOL 32 VIRGIN 5 30 - CAUSING A COMMOTION MADONNA 23 30 40 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW TIFFANY 28 GEFFEN 4 31 - BREAKOUT SWING OUT SISTER 30 31 38 BREAKOUT SWING OUT SISTER 30 ELEKTRA 2 32 25 ROCK STEADY THE WHISPERS 38 32 33 VICTIM OF LOVE BRYAN ADAMS 33 MOTOWN 2 33 - VICTIM OF LOVE BRYAN ADAMS 33 33 32 NEVER LET ME DOWN DAVID BOWIE 27 4TH & B'WAY 1 34 40 SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME /INSIDE YOU) MR. MISTER 36 34 21 DON'T MEAN NOTHING RICHARD MARX 35 REPRISE 1 35 - IT'S A SIN PET SHOP BOYS 37 35 35 SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME /INSIDE YOU) MR. MISTER 36 Paisley Park (1) 36 26 DON'T MEAN NOTHING RICHARD MARX 35 36 39 IT'S A SIN PET SHOP BOYS 37 RHINO 37 39 MISFIT CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT 42 37 - DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE KENNY G. 39 SOLAR 38 23 MARY'S PRAYER DANNY WILSON 44 38 37 DON'T LOOK DOWN - THE SEQUEL GO WEST 40

39 28 I WANT YOUR SEX GEORGE MICHAEL 48 39 26 ROCK STEADY THE WHISPERS 38 40 - MONY MONY BILLY IDOL 32 40 19 WHO'S THAT GIRL MADONNA 34 ©Copyright 1987, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any 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.

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Spec's 4th -Quarter National Video Sees Profits By late '88 Earnings Up 25% Berger said the company would last fall to a low of $1.75 several some NEW BY MARK MEHLER leading program suppliers YORK Spec's Music Inc., a report a small loss in the second months ago. National Video closed will lower their resistance. "Obvi- Miami -based music and video retail- NEW YORK National Video Inc., quarter, bringing the first -half loss Sept. 14 at $3. ously, buying the tape at cost and er, reported net earnings for the the largest U.S. chain of franchised to $1.4 million. He projected earn- Berger also said the company's sharing rentals is better for the re- fourth quarter ended July 31 rose video outlets, anticipates a long- ings of $500,000 for the last six effort to field 500 video superstores tailer than paying $60 for a video 25% to $318,000, from $254,000 in awaited return to profitability dur- months of the year. The CEO said by mid -1988 was proceeding on and getting rid of it two months lat- the same period in 1986. Revenues ing the second half of fiscal 1988; the experimental PPT program now schedule (Billboard, July 18). The er," says Barnum. "But I don't were up 34% to $6.7 million. meanwhile, however, it projects a encompasses 200 National Video re- first six outlets are expected to think distributors have enough For the 12 months, net earnings loss of about $900,000 for the year tail outlets and 26 suppliers, includ- open in October in Houston and Cor- proof that this is better than getting rose 32% to $1.28 million, compared ending March 31, 1988. Revenues ing a majority of the largest 15. He pus Christi, Texas; Milwaukee; Indi- the $60 up front. Meanwhile, Na- with $969,000 last year. Revenues are forecast to rise from $8.4 million estimated that 40 % -50% of Bill- anapolis; Tampa, Fla.; and one un- tional has had to fund its own pilot for the year were up 44% to $26.6 last year to $11.5 million for the cur- board's top 40 titles are currently identified city. These stores will program, buying the videos and act- million. Same -store revenues in- rent 12 months. featured in the program, compared each carry more than 8,000 titles. ing as distributor to the stores, and creased 11% in the quarter and 20% Ron Berger, chairman and chief with only three of the top 40 nine Company officials admitted, how- this has been the biggest drain on for the year. executive of National Video, told a months ago, and he projected that ever, that National had been slow to their earnings." Spec's, which currently operates gathering of securities analysts about two -thirds of Billboard's 40 pick up on a major trend in the in- National's Berger argued at the 35 stores in Florida, opened 10 new here Sept. 11 that the chain has top -charted videos would be signed dustry. "We didn't realize that with New York meeting that a recent up- units in 1987 and acquired one addi- "turned the corner on the pay -per- on for PPT by the end of calendar the costs of opening a store rising to ward move in rental prices bodes tional outlet. transaction program" following a 1987. Berger added that National several hundred thousand dollars, well for the future of PPT. He said whopping $1.24 million first -quarter had essentially completed its store we weren't selling stores, we were average nationwide rentals, after To loss, attributed largely to deprecia- consolidation, which cut the number buying markets," noted executive bottoming out at $2.25, crept to Antar Sell Stock tion of PPT tape inventories and of outlets from nearly 700 in No- vice president Troy Cooper. "But in- $2.29 in September, a trend that sig- NEW YORK The founder and chair- bad debt reserves. The PPT pro- vember to 604. stead of pursuing the upscale nals a larger cut for the distribu- man of Crazy Eddie Inc. said he ingram, under which the retailer buys In a related development, Nation- groups of investors who could raise tors. Suppliers under PPT now re- tends to sell nearly half of his 9.1% cassettes at dealer's cost and shares al Video said it has broken off dis- money for additional stores and ceive anywhere from 25 % -55% of stake in the New York -based elec- rental revenues with the distribu- cussions with the Almi Group, bring in their own professional man- rental revenue. Although Berger tronics retailer. tor, is the centerpiece of National which had made an offer to buy the agement, we were still going after called pay -per -view the single most Eddie Antar disclosed in a Securi- Video's overall strategy. Berger retailer. Berger said the offer did owner -operators. Now we're more serious threat to video retailers, he ties and Exchange Commission filing said that most of the costs of imple- not reflect the value of the compa- actively pursuing sales to investors insisted PPV-under which studios that he plans to sell 1.4 million of his menting PPT had already been in- ny. Other company officials said dis- through the Wall Street Journal. share in rental income generated 2.9 million shares and "may deter- curred and that the program is be- cussions with Almi had never Today, 98% of our stores are owner - from broadcast -would comple- mine to sell the balance of his shares ginning to contribute to profitabili- reached the "serious" stage. Heavy operated. Within two years, every- ment, rather than cannibalize, PPT. in the future." No details of Antar's ty. PPT is expected to account for losses and uncertainty about the thing we sell will be to professional "So far in our PPT experience, no plan were given. The move would nearly half of fiscal 1988's reve- PPT experiment had driven Nation- investor groups." title has ever returned to the dealer lower his stake to 4.7 %, putting him nues. al's stock down from a high of $4.25 Parker Barnum, who follows Na- less than 150% of what he would below the federal 5% reporting re- tional for Ladenburg Thalmann & have made under a standard distri- quirement. Co. Inc., says the chain has been bution arrangement," Berger as- Crazy Eddie, which closed Sept. 14 "killed by having so many little serted. However, asked when Na- at $3.875 in national over -the -counter owner -operated stores" and that the tional expects to conclude its tests trading, has been the subject of re- new superstores and the move to and introduce 1;PT across the board, cent takeover attempts. A group MARKET ACTION get existing smaller outlets to up- the CEO hedged. "It will be a test headed by Antar last month with- BILLBOARD CHARTS THE TOP ENTERTAINMENT STOCKS grade to superstore status will be until the industry concludes it's the drew a bid to buy out the company at COURTESY OF welcomed by investors. Likewise, way to go," he said. "It could be a $7 a share. Entertainment Marketing PAINE WEBBER RESEARCH, 1285 Ave. of the Americas Barnum is bullish on PPT as the very long test." Inc., a Houston firm, withdrew its $8 New York, N.Y. 10019, (212) 713 -2000 next wave in video retailing, but he a share bid, but has threatened a Sale/ Open Close says it Company 1000's 9/04 9/14 Change remains unclear whether proxy fight for Crazy Eddie. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE CBS Inc. 626.3 1941/2 213 +181/2 Cannon Group 205.9 4 31/2 -'/. Capital Cities Communications 152.6 422 429 +7 Coca -Cola 4740.0 511/2 50'/, -l'/. Revenues Rise 36% In 2nd Quarter Walt Disney 2649.4 741/4 771/2 +2'/, Eastman Kodak 7339.3 97v, 100,' +31/2 Gulf & Western 913.0 861/2 88 +11/2 Handleman 340.3 331/2 33'/. +'/, Wherehouse Chain Back On Fast Track MCA Inc. 2427.0 621/2 601/4 -2 MGM /UA 82.5 101/2 10 -y, Analyst Keith Benjamin of Sil- earnings. Musicland 151.9 32V, 311/2 -'/. BY EARL PAIGE Orion Pictures Corp. 247.5 131/2 13'1/2 +'/, berberg, Rosenthal & Co., who has Prerecorded music and other Primerica 1757.5 441/4 461/2 +1 %,, Sony Corp. 568.1 34'/, 35 +3/4 LOS ANGELES The closely just published an exhaustive study nonrental revenue for the second TDK 14.4 67 691/2 -21/2 watched 202 -store Wherehouse of Wherehouse and four other quarter was $46.6 million, up from Taft Broadcasting 58.6 152,' 153%, +'/ Vestron Inc. 166.0 5'/. 51/4 +y, Entertainment chain may soon be public chains (Billboard, Sept. 19), $43.2 million in the first period. Warner Communications Inc. 1700.4 341/2 371/2 -21/4 back on a fast earnings track. says its current low multiple of 10 Earnings in the second quarter Westinghouse 2221.6 691/2 70 +% Earnings for the second quar- works in its favor on Wall Street. were $436,000, down 79% from AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE 31, Commtron 15.5 5 41/2 -y. ter, ended July were 5 cents per "Earnings are on schedule, and $2.05 million last year. Electrosound Group Inc. 33.5 101/2 11 +/ share, down sharply from 23 cents at least something better than 5 Meanwhile, revenues for the six Lori mar /Telepictu res 1114.8 161/2 161/2 +'/, in New World Pictures 64.8 91/2 8'1/2 -%, the previous year's comparable cents is feasible for the third quar- months ended July 31 increased Price Communications 158.1 121/2 121/2 +y. period but level with the first ter. The stock will be attractive be- 31 %, to $125.09 million, compared Prism Entertainment 8.5 5 '/, 5'/. +'/. Turner Broadcasting System 1.3 24'4 23'/, -1 quarter, ended April 30. cause of its lower multiple," says with $95.69 million a year ago. Net Unite) Video 8.5 101/2 10 -'/, Revenues, meanwhile, increased Benjamin, adding that Musicland, income decreased 74 %, to $909,000 Wherehouse Entertainment 161.2 9'/. 91/4 -' /. 36 %, to $65.59 million, from the Sound Warehouse, Spec's Music, from $3.48 million, while earnings Sept. 14 Company Open Close Change same quarter last year. Signifi- and Trans World Music are all sell- per share were down to 10 cents OVER THE COUNTER cantly, video rental has leveled off ing at about 20 times their estimat- from 39 cents on 344,000 fewer av- Crazy Eddie 4 3y. y, Dick Clark Productions 41/2 41/4 at $19 million, up from $16.3 mil- ed 1987 earnings, but Wherehouse erage shares. Infinity Broadcasting 251/2 25 -'/, lion in the first quarter, account- is selling at only 15 times 1987 Josephson Inc. 141/2 141/2 +'/, LIN Broadcasting 47 461/4 -' /. ing for 28% of total revenues. Lieberman Enterprises 20 19'/, -'/. Wherehouse has also made a Malrite Communications Group 13 121/2 -'/. in Rich- Recoton Corp. 51/4 5 -' /. change management; CFO Reeves Communications 12'/. 121/2 -'/. ard Chapin has departed, and vice Satellite Music Network, Inc. 4 41/4 +' /. Scripps Howard Broadcasting 82 82 president of finance planning and Shorewood Packaging 261/2 261/2 treasurer Leonard Velick has been Sound Warehouse 13 121/2 -' /. Certron Net Income Up Specs Music 10 9'/, -V, elevated to acting chief financial Stars To Go Video 71/4 8 +'/, officer. The board has requested NEW YORK Certron Corp., a 31, net income was $205,000 on Trans World Music 29 29 Tri -Star Pictures 14 14 that an active search be made for a manufacturer and distributor of sales of $20.22 million, compared Wall To Wall Sound And Video 41/2 41/2 permanent CFO, says Louis audio recording tapes and floppy with $61,000 in earnings and $18.28 Westwood One 28 281/2 +'/, Kwiker, president /CEO. disks, reported net income of million in sales for the 1986 period. Open Close $23,000 on $6.52 million Company 9/07 9/14 Change Wherehouse's lagging earnings sales of for The company attributed im- LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (In Pence) reflect a buildup to accommodate the third quarter ended July 31. proved results to increased unit Chrysalis 235 232 -3 Pickwick 225 223 -2 future growth, such as the com- This compares with a loss of sales of cassettes, which allowed it Really Useful Group 513 513 puterized replenishment system $71,000 on sales of $4.94 million in to obtain cost reductions from its Thorn EMI 669 660 -9 Virgin 146 142 -4 now on line in 167 stores, says the year -ago quarter. suppliers. Kwiker. For the nine months ended July

86 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com A Dead Get Injunction On Sale Of Album Billboard the right to manufacture them, and "They've shown nothing at all "I think it will be a matter of Spotlight BY DAVE DiMARTINO we've got the right to distribute that would tend to illustrate that months to determine who has the LOS ANGELES Representatives them. The first knowledge anyone they have any title at all," says actual rights to [the masters and of the Grateful Dead obtained a pre- had of these claims was when the Yanny. "They've put forth not one cassettes]," says Besser. liminary injunction here Sept. 9 to plaintiffs filed this suit and served shred of documentation mentioning Yanny, citing a similar case in- halt the manufacture and sale of alit." the Grateful Dead 'Wake Of The volving Emmylou Harris, points out legedly unauthorized cassette Attorney Joseph Yanny, who is Flood' album from CBS. They've that having the right to a master copies of the band's 1973 album, representing the Grateful Dead, es- put forth not one shred of evidence, and the legal right to commercially "Wake Of The Flood." timates that along with the original most importantly, showing that any manufacture and distribute it are Issued in the U.S. District Court album master, between 300 and 400 of the people they took the masters two separate matters entirely. for the Central District of Califor- cassettes and 10,000 j -cards have from had title or any right of any "Unless we acquire the master," nia in Los Angeles, the injunction been turned over to his firm. Yanny sort from the Grateful Dead grant- says Yanny, "whoever gets the P further ordered Nashville -based contends that among other things, ed anywhere along the track, start- master is going to have -as they Gusto Records and its affiliates to the defendants have yet to show le- ing back in 1973." said in the Emmylou Harris case - turn over the album master and all gal proof of ownership of the mas- Both sides expect a resolution of the right to sit at home and listen to cassette copies and corresponding j- ter tape. the case within a year. it on their own stereo." cards to the Grateful Dead's attorneys pending further investigation. The injunction stems from a com- $89.95 VID TAG: BUSINESS AS USUAL plaint filed by representatives of (Continued from page 1) Grateful Dead Productions and Ice Nine Publishing Co. against Gusto, While retailers have not reacted already seen some bombs [priced at nounced that price point for the Ma- Starday Records Inc., and the Inter- with higher -price rentals, the suc- $89.95], and we'll probably see more donna movie, "Who's That Girl." national Marketing Group Inc.-all cess -for manufacturers -of the if the studios get greedy." Brown Neither film has lived up to expecta- three are Tennessee corporations - price hike has triggered speculation says he has seen less activity with B tions at the box office. and North Hollywood record store on the likelihood of a $99.95 price titles, but the "biggest whack" has "You have to ask, 'How was this Auditory Odyssey. The latter point. Suppliers say that if HBO been C titles. picture released? Is there a percep- played a role in the legal struggle Video is successful with "Platoon" When the price hike was initiated tion that this is an important mov- between MCA Records and Scorpio at $99.95, the first quarter of 1988 by CBS /Fox with the release of ie?' " says Nelson's Bleimiester. Music (Billboard, March 28) by al- may usher in a number of similarly "Alien" earlier this year, most man- "Customers come into a store and legedly offering for sale counterfeit priced movies. ufacturers said pricing decisions ask, 'What's new that I didn't see in cassette copies of the Who's "Odds Paramount Home Video and Nel- would be made on a title -by -title ba- the theater but I heard about ?' And Sods" album. son Entertaiment-the two most sis with only the biggest hits priced Keep in mind that many successful Released in 1973, "Wake Of The notable $89.95 holdouts-are widely at $89.95. Now, some six months lat- home video releases didn't do well in Flood" was originally issued on expected to "stop leaving money on er, retailers point out that that a the box office. Grateful Dead Records and repre- the table," as one Paramount execu- fair number of box -office failures "Retailers are concerned when sents the band's first major effort tive puts it, and raise their A title have come out at the fattened price they see these movies at $89.95, but at establishing its own independent price, too. point. when you consider the way rental label. Rand Bleimiester, executive vice Specifically, dealers point to films demand outstrips their supply, it Robert Besser, attorney for de- president of Nelson Entertainment, like "No Mercy" (RCA /Columbia really means just two or three more fendants Gusto, Starday, and the says that given the company's "out- Home Video), "The Three Amigos" rentals -which they should be able International Marketing Group, standing lineup of major releases in (HBO Video), "Over The Top" to get without too much trouble," contends that his clients acquired 1988, we anticipate certain lead titles (Warner Home Video), and "Jump- says Bleimiester. the rights to the album master from at $89.95." Bleimiester declined to ing Jack Flash" (CBS /Fox Home Is $99.95 on the horizon? CBS. "As far as we know," says identify the titles, since most have Video) as movies that were some- "Absolutely," says Jim Schwartz, Besser, "the rights are appropriate. yet to make their theatrical debuts. thing less than blockbusters in their president of the distribution firm The rights were transferred with "If the economics work at retail, theatrical runs but were priced nev- Schwartz Brothers. "I feel there is the masters, the manufacturer has we're likely to see more titles at ertheless at $89.95. going to be a bigger separation in that price point," says Matt Brown, More recently, RCA /Columbia the rental area. Hollywood is send- senior vice president of operations said the film "Ishtar" would be ing a message that retailers should NATIONAL VIDEO: NO SALE for Artec Distributors. "But we've priced at $89.95, while Warners an- charge accordingly." AL STEWART (Continued from page 4)

picture and noted that the compa- `PLATOON' GETS VIETNAM TRIBUTE ny's over-the -counter stock is expe- (Continued from page 1) riencing an upswing as well. Had the buyout been consummat- diets sales of at least 300,000 copies "Platoon" (see story, page 57). He advertisement for Chrysler Corp. ed, it would have been ALMI's third of the videocassette, said marketing added that the research indicates "It's not a commercial, it's a trib- major acquisition of a video retailer of the video will be spurred by the that the "millions of people [who] ute," said Martin R. Levine, general in a year. In May, the New York - "sense of pride and obligation" felt have not seen 'Platoon' want to see marketing manager for Jeep. "We based company purchased Nation- by retailers and distributors with it and those who saw it want to see made every effort not to give the al's archcompetitor, Salt Lake City - regard to the Vietnam War era. in again." appearance of commercial," he add- based franchiser Adventureland O'Connell, apparently mindful of HBO had received numerous of- ed. (Billboard, June 6). Last winter, criticism from many retailers who fers from corporations anxious to During his poignant segment, Ia- ALMI bought Arthur Morowitz's 13 contend that the $99.95 price point is be associated with the Academy cocca calls "Platoon" a memorial, Video Shack outlets (Billboard, Dec. too high, stressed that the video is Award -winning movie, according to "not to war, but to all the men and 13, 1986); those stores have since "a unique event" for home video. O'Connell. Prior to announcing the women who fought in a time and in taken on the RKO Warner Theatres He said the company had conducted deal with Chrysler, HBO officials a place nobody really understood." Video label. a series of focus groups revealing a had said that a traditional commer- The clip begins with Iacocca slowly im E W Michael Spiegler, vice chairman strong interest in the video. cial message might be out of place walking toward an old army jeep. of the ALMI Group, says that the O'Connell also cited a study con- considering the stark, often graphic "This jeep is a museum piece," he company has no formal comment on ducted for HBO Video by Alexan- nature of the film. In making the says. "A relic of war. Normandy ... the negotiations with National. der & Associates that concluded announcement, both companies Anzio ... Guadalcanal ... Korea ... A G E CHRIS MORRIS there is a high level of demand for stressed that the appearance of Ia- Vietnam. I hope we will never have cocca should not be regarded as an to build another Jeep for war." ISSUE DATE: OCTOBER 31 ENTER YOUR WEA BUDGET CD LINE (Continued from page 6) SPECIAL INTEREST VIDEOS AD CLOSING: packs containing 100 units of discount and Feb. 10 due date on all OCTOBER 6 AMERICAN VIDEO CONFERENCE AWARDS WEA's top -selling $6.98 titles are initial orders. also offered. A 15% discount on 40 top-selling DEADLINE OCTOBER 1 Dealers will be allowed to place WEA music videos- including new For Ad Details Contact: with a minimum by two orders, order product Genesis, Anita Baker, Gene Smith, Associate Publisher CALL of 300 units, during the six -week and Paul Simon -is also available (212) 764 -7356 or any Billboard AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE program. from Monday (21) through Oct. 16. 213- 865 -7600 Half of payment will be due Dec. Due date for the one-shot program Sales Office 10, with the remainder due Jan. 10. is Jan. 10. Dealers are allowed one WEA's new midline CDs also tie order only. in with the fall program, with a 5%

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* * NO. i * * 55 57 60 6 CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT MERCURY 832 0251 /POLYGRAM (CD) KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

ONEW 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 40600 /E.PA. (CD) 1 week at No. One BAD 56 56 59 6 DIONNE WARWICK ARISTA AL 8446 (8.98) (CO) RESERVATIONS FOR TWO

2 1 1 10 SOUNDTRACK SLASH 25605 /WARNER BROS. (9.98) (CD) LA BAMBA 57 60 85 4 NEW ORDER QWEST 25621/WARNER BROS. (12.98) (CD) SUBSTANCE

A4 3 2 2 14 WHITNEY HOUSTON 3 ARISTA ALaao5(9.98)(CD) WHITNEY 58 41 36 82 JANET JACKSON A &M W-3905 (9.98) (CD) CONTROL

4 3 3 24 WHITESNAKE A2 GEFFEN GHS 24099(9.98)(CD) WHITESNAKE 59 52 49 55 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 2 CHRYSALIS Ov 41534 (CD) FORE!

O4 4 6 DEF LEPPARD MERCURY 830 675 1/POLYGRAM (CD) HYSTERIA 60 44 41 17 T'PAU VIRGIN 90595 /ATLANTIC (8.98) (CD) T'PAU

6 5 5 16 HEART CAPITOL P1-12546 (9.98) (CD) BAD ANIMALS 61 47 45 15 THE CURE ELEKTRA 60737 (13 98) (CD) KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME

7 15 6 6 L.L. COOL J A DEF JAM FC 40793 /COLUMBIA (CD) BIGGER AND DEFFER 62 NEW 1 MR. MISTER RCA 6276-1 -R (9.98) (CD) GOON...

® 21 2 JOHN CO U GAR MELLENCAMP THE LONESOME JUBILEE 63 46 42 44 DEF JAM FC 40238 (CD) MERCURY R32 465.1 / POLYGRAM (CO) BEASTIE BOYS 3 /COLUMBIA LICENSED TO ILL

9 8 8 16 THE FAT BOYS TIN PAN APPLE 831 948 1 /POLYGRAM (CD) CRUSHIN' 64 50 50 63 MADONNA A5 SIRE 25442 /WARNER BROS. (9.98) (CD) TRUE BLUE

10 10 10 26 U2 A2 ISLAND 90581 /ATLANTIC (998) (CD) THE JOSHUA TREE 65 68 83 4 DEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 81780 (8.98) (CD) OUT OF THE BLUE

11 7 7 7 SOUNDTRACK -MADONNA SIRE 25611 /WARNERBROS. (9.98) (CD) WHO'S THAT GIRL 66 66 71 5 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. COLUMBIA FC 40510 (co) STRAWBERRY MOON

12 9 9 10 GRATEFUL DEAD ARISTA AL 8452 (9.98) (CD) IN THE DARK 67 51 47 34 CROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL sT -12485 (8.98) (CO) CROWDED HOUSE

13 13 15 48 EUROPE EPIC BEE 40241/E.P.A (CD) THE FINAL COUNTDOWN ® 71 76 5 SWING OUT SISTER MERCURY 832 213 1 /POLYGRAM (CD) IT'S BETTER TO TRAVEL 14 15 13 56 KENNY G. ARISTA AL 8 -8427 (8.98) (CD) DUOTONES 69 59 44 23 ATLANTIC STARR WARNER BROS. 25560 (8.98) (CD) ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE

15 16 16 21 LISA LISA & CULT JAM COLUMBIA FC 40477 (CD) SPANISH FLY 70 65 56 18 JONATHAN BUTLER JIVE 1032- 1- J /RCA(8.98) (CD) JONATHAN BUTLER

16 12 12 16 MOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 60725 (9.98) (CD) GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS C1 81 92 7 FORCE M.D.'S TOMMY BOY TBLP 25631; WARNER BROS (8 98) (CD) TOUCH AND GO 0 20 21 9 SOUNDTRACK ATLANTIC 81767 (9.98) (CD) LOST BOYS 0 94 143 3 ERIK B & RAKIM 4TH & B'WAY 4005 /ISLAND (8.98) .(CD) PAID IN FULL 18 14 14 55 BON JOVI As MERCURY 830264- 1 /POLYGRAM (CD) SLIPPERY WHEN WET 73 70 63 19 DAVID BOWIE EMI -MANHATTAN P.117267 (9.98) (CD) NEVER LET ME DOWN

0 77 - 2 SOUNDTRACK RCA 6408- 1- e(9.98)(CD) DIRTY DANCING 0 92 100 5 GUNS & ROSES GEFFEN GHS 24148 (8.98) (CD) APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION ® 22 22 22 FLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS 25471 (9.98) (CD) TANGO IN THE NIGHT 75 72' 72 12 GEORGE BENSON/EARL KLUGH WARNER BROS. 25580 (9.98) (CD) COLLABORATION

21 17 17 20 SUZANNE VEGA A &M SP 5136 (8.98) (CD) SOLITUDE STANDING 76 69 61 13 ROGER WATERS COLUMBIA FC 40795 (CD) RADIO K.A.O.S.

22 11 11 16 SOUNDTRACK MCA 6207 (9.98) (CD) BEVERLY HILLS COP II 77 53 51 8 SOUNDTRACK MCA 6214 (9.98) (CD) MOONLIGHTING

23 19 19 61 POISON A2 ENIGMA ST 12523 (8.98) (CD) WHAT THE /CAPITOL LOOK CAT DRAGGED IN 0 108 196 3 DANA DANE PROFILE 1233 (8.98) (CD) DANA DANE WITH FAME

24 18 18 12 SAMMY HAGAR GEFFEN GHS 24144 (9.98) (CD) I NEVER SAID GOODBYE 79 67 68 28 JODY WATLEY MCA 5898 (8.98) (CD) JODY WATLEY 25 25 26 23 CARLY SIMON ARISTA AL 8443 (9.98) (CD) COMING AROUND AGAIN ® 97 - 2 THE MONKEES RHINO 70706/CAPITOL (9.98) POOL IT 26 43 78 3 THE CARS ELEKTRA 60747 (998) (CD) DOOR TO DOOR 81 76 77 8 NATALIE COLE EMI -MANHATTAN ST 53051 (8.98) (CD) EVERLASTING

27 24 23 15 GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC OE 40769 /E.P.A. (CD) LET IT LOOSE 82 58 46 7 DIO WARNER BROS. 25612 (9.98) (CD) DREAM EVIL

412 2$ 29 30 76 ANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 60444 (8.98) (CD) RAPTURE 83 80 66 131 WHITNEY HOUSTON £8 ARISTA AL8 -8212 (8.98) (CD) WHITNEY HOUSTON ® 31 37 6 ALEXANDER O'NEAL TABU FZ 40320/E.P.A. (CD) HEARSAY 84 64 53 66 GENESIS 3 ATLANTIC 81641 (9.98) (CD) INVISIBLE TOUCH ® 34 40 11 GREAT WHITE CAPITOL sr 12565 (808) (co) ONCE BITTEN 85 85 91 31 REO SPEEDWAGON EPIC FE 4044á /E.P.A. (CD) LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

31 23 20 10 STARSHIP GRUNT 6413-I -G/RCA (9.98) (CD) NO PROTECTION $6 88 96 6 PAT METHENY GROUP GEFFEN GHS 24145 (8.98) (CD) STILL LIFE (TALKING)

32 55 107 3 METALLICA ELEKTRA 60757 (5.98) (CD) THE $5.98 EP- GARAGE DAYS RE- REVISITED 87 78 70 19 THE NYLONS OPEN AIR /WINDHAM HILL OA 0306 /A &M (9.98) (CD) HAPPY TOGETHER

35 35 15 RICHARD MARX EMI -MANHATTAN ST 53049 (8.98) (CD) RICHARD MARX A2 0 88 62 62 63 CINDERELLA MERCURY 830076 -1 /POLYGRAM (CD) NIGHT SONGS

34 27 25 18 THE WHISPERS SOLAR ST 72554 /CAPITOL (8.98) (CD) JUST GETS BETTER WITH TIME $9 NEW 1 SPYRO GYRA MCA 42046 (8.98) (CD) STORIES WITHOUT WORDS

38 43 6 A &M 3910 (9.98) (CD) BEST OF O 38 SPECIAL 38 SPECIAL- 'FLASHBACK' ® NEW 1 BANANARAMA LONDON 828 o61-1 /POLYGRAM WOW 36 28 31 9 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER/CURB 25593 /WARNER BROS. (898) (CD) BORN TO BOOGIE 91 84 69 11 THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS EPIC F2 40813, E.P.A (CD) HOT NUMBER

14 MCA IF I 37 33 33 STEPHANIE MILLS 5996 (8.98) (co) WERE YOUR WOMAN 92 63 54 25 LEVEL 42 POLYDOR 831 593 1 (CD) RUNNING IN THE FAMILY

38 32 32 27 SMOKEY ROBINSON MOTOWN 6226 (8.98) (CD) ONE HEARTBEAT 93 82 67 67 BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE A2 RCA AFLI -5904 (8.98) (CD) THE WAY IT IS

39 26 28 18 RANDY TRAVIS WARNER BROS. 25568 (8.98) (co) ALWAYS & FOREVER 94 75 75 7 HIROSHIMA EPIC FE 40670 /E.P.A. (CD) GO

40 30 24 13 THE OUTFIELD COLUMBIA OC 40619 (CD) BANGIN 95 74 65 23 THE CULT BEGGAR'S BANQUET /SIRE 25555/WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) ELECTRIC

41 loo - 2 AEROSMITH GEFFEN GHS 24162 (8.98j (CD) PERMANENT VACATION 96 141 179 148 THE BEATLES CAPITOL swBO 101 (14.98) (co) THE WHITE ALBUM

42 36 27 8 HOOTERS COLUMBIA OC 40659 (CD) ONE WAY HOME 97 83 74 68 PETER GABRIEL A2 GEFFEN GHS 24088 (8.98) (co) SO

1 PINK FLOYD COLUMBIA DC 40599 (CD) A MOMENTARY ® NEW LAPSE OF REASON 98 98 106 9 GRIM REAPER RCA6250- 1- R(8.98) ROCK YOU TO HELL

44 40 EXPOSE ARISTA AL (CD) 39 32 8441 (8.98) EXPOSURE ® 103 112 3 SOUNDTRACK POLYDOR 833 2741 /POLYGRAM (CD) DISORDERLIES

PRINCE PAISLEY PARK BROS. (CD) 45 45 48 24 A 25577/WARNER (15.98) SIGN 'O' THE TIMES ® 102 108 5 RITCHIE VALENS RHINO /DEL -El RNLP 70178 /CAPITOL (8.98) THE BEST OF RITCHIE VALENS

1 R.E.M. I. R. S.42059/MCA(8.98) (CD) DOCUMENT 1 MERCURY 0 NEW EDNEW YELLO 828 061.1 / POLYGRAM ONE SECOND - THE ROBERT CRAY BAND 49 55 4 LEVERT ATLANTIC 81773 (8.98) (CD) THE BIG THROWDOWN 102 86 80 41 STRONG PERSUADER 0 HIGH TONE /MERCURY 830568- I /POLYGRAM (CD) ® 48 52 6 ABC MERCURY 832 391 1/POLYGRAM (CD) ALPHABET CITY 103 93 84 28 HERB ALPERT A &M SP 5125 (8.98) (CD) KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME

49 37 29 24 BRYAN ADAMS A&M 3907 (9.98) (CD) INTO THE FIRE ® 128 136 5 FASTER PUSSYCAT ELEKTRA 60730 (8.98) (CD) FASTER PUSSYCAT ® 61 86 3 LOVERBOY COL uMBIA OC 40893 (CD) WILDSIDE 105 90 94 8 DAN HILL COLUMBIA BFC 40456 (CD) DAN HILL

51 42 38 63 STEVE WINWOOD A2 ISLAND 25448/WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) BACK IN THE HIGHLIFE 106 91 19 11 DANNY WILSON VIRGIN 90596 /ATLANTIC (8.98) (CD) MEET DANNY WILSON

52 NEW I RUSH MERCURY 832 464-1 / POLYGRAM (CD) HOLD YOUR FIRE 109 137 4 JELLYBEAN CHRYSALIS BEV 41569 (CD) JUST VISITING THIS PLANET A2 53 39 34 55 PAUL SIMON WARNER BROS. 25447 (9.98) (CD) GRACELAND 108 110 111 61 WHITESNAKE GEFFEN GHS 4018 (6.98) (CD) SLIDE IT IN 54 54 ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN 57 8 ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN 109 105 105 31 NAJEE EMI -MANHATTAN ST 17241 SIRE 25597 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) (8.98) (CD) NAJEE'S THEME

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110 79 58 46 FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL ST 12495 (8.98) (CD) JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME ® NEW O, 1 WYNTON MARSALIS COLUMBIA FC 40461 (CD) STANDARD TIME 111 112 98 19 ACE FREHLEY MEGAFORCE 81749 /ATLANTIC FREHLEY'S (8.98) (CD) COMET 157 157 141 173 THE BEATLES CAPITOL SMAS 02653 (9.98) (CD) SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND ELTON JOHN 112 73 73 10 LIVE IN AUSTRALIA WITH THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCH. MCA 2 -8022 (10.98) (CD) 158 162 162 9 MICHAEL FRANKS WARNER BROS. 25570 (8.98) (CD) THE CAMERA NEVER LIES 113 111 90 15 DAN FOGELBERG EPIC OE 4027 1 /ERA. (CD) EXILES 159 158 145 8 ELVIS PRESLEY RCA 6382.1 -R (9.98) (CD) THE NUMBER ONE HITS

114 101 82 41 CLUB NOUVEAU A WARNER BROS. 25531 (8.98) (CD) LIFE, LOVE AND PAIN ® 171 175 7 THE COVER GIRLS FEVER SFS 004/SUTRA (8.98) (CD) SHOW ME i 115 96 64 50 LUTHER VANDROSS EPIC FE 40415 /E.P.A. (CD) GIVE ME THE REASON 161 149 127 57 LIONEL RICHIE 4 MOTOWN 6158ML (998) (CD) DANCING ON THE CEILING 116 87 87 14 WARREN ZEVON VIRGIN 90603 /ATLANTIC (8.98) (CD) SENTIMENTAL HYGIENE 162 131 129 85 BON JOVI A MERCURY 814 982.1 /POLYGRAM (CD) BON JOVI

117 107 115 20 DWIGHT YOAKAM REPRISE 25567 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) HILLBILLY DELUXE ® NEWO, 1 KENNY ROVERS RCA 6484.1 -R (8.98) (CD) I PREFER THE MOONLIGHT 118 114 114 11 MARVIN SEASE LONDON 830 794 1/POLYGRAM MARVIN SEASE DOLLY PARTON, LINDA 164 151 154 27 RONSTADT, EMMYLOU HARRIS TRIO WARNER BROS. 25491 (9.98)(CD) 119 115 109 13 JOHN HIATT A &M 5158 (8.98) (CD) BRING THE FAMILY 165 148 148 19 TNT MERCURY 830 979 1 / POLYGRAM (CD) TELL NO TALES 120 118 99 21 OZZYOSBOURNE/RANDYRHOADS CBS ASSOCIATED ZX2- 40714 /E.P.A.(CD) TRIBUTE ® RE -ENTRY COCK ROBIN COLUMBIA BFC 40375 AFTER HERE, THROUGH MIDLAND 138 150 5 UB4O A &M SP 5168 (8.98) (CD) LIVE IN MOSCOW a f 167 167 198 16 GLENN MEDEIROS AMHERST AMH 3313 (8.98) (CD) GLENN MEDEIROS 122 120 104 25 ANTHRAX ISLAND 90584 /ATLANTIC (8.98) (CD) AMONG THE LIVING ® 186 158 6 THE SILENCERS RCA 6442 -1 -8 (8.98) (CD) A LETTER FROM ST. PAUL 123 95 95 45 STRYPER ENIGMA PJAS 73237/CAPITOL (9.98) (CD) TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL 169 147 170 95 DEF LEPPARD MERCURY 810 308 1/POLYGRAM (CD) PYROMANIA 124 89 88 9 TWISTED SISTER ATLANTIC 81772 (8.98) (CD) LOVE IS FOR SUCKERS aik 187 180 6 SALT -N-PEPA NEXT PLATEAU PL 1007 (8.98) HOT, COOL AND VICIOUS 125 104 102 27 THE BREAKFAST CLUB MCA 5821 (8.98) (CD) THE BREAKFAST CLUB 7® RE -ENTRY REBA MCENTIRE MCA 5979 (8.98) (CD) GREATEST HITS 126 99 81 44 ROBBIE NEVIL EMI -MANHATTAN ST 53006 (8.98) (CD) ROBBIE NEVIL 172 144 133 12 JOHN WAITE EMI -MANHATTAN 46332 (8.98) (CD) ROVER'S RETURN 127 127 135 8 THE DOORS ELEKTRA 60345 (12.98) (CD) BEST OF THE DOORS 173 134 134 50 BOSTON A4 MCA 6188 (9.98) (CD) THIRD STAGE 128 106 93 10 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE GEFFEN GHS 24154 (8.98) (CD) LIFE 174 145 130 9 LAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 81747 (8.98) (CD) TOUCH 129 135 140 69 SOUNDTRACK 4 COLUMBIA SC 40323 (CD) TOP GUN I % NEW P 1 JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF QWIL NU 1560 (8.98) (CD) ROCK & ROLL REBELS ® NEW TIFFANY1 MCA 579318.98> TIFFANY 176 140 149 53 CAMEO A ATLANTA ARTISTS 830 265.1 / POLYGRAM (CD) WORD UP 150 176 63 RANDY TRAVIS WARNER BROS. 25435 (8.98) (CD) STORMS OF LIFE a 177 176 153 15 ALISON MOYET COLUMBIA BFC 40653 (CD) RAINDANCING 132 129 89 8 LIVING IN A BOX CHRYSALIS BFV 41547 (8.98) (CD) LIVING IN A BOX 189 199 23 THE SMITHS SIRE 25569 /WARNER BROS. (12.98) (CD) LOUDER THAN BOMBS ® 178 - 2 WENDY AND LISA COLUMBIA BFC 40862 (CD) WENDY AND LISA a 13 NEWS 1 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 42035 (EL 98) (CD) GREATEST HITS, VOL. II 134 116 103 12 REGINA BELLE COLUMBIA BFC 40537 (CD) ALL BY MYSELF CO RE -ENTRY THE BEATLES CAPITOL SW -153 (8.98) (CD) YELLOW SUBMARINE NEW 1 DAVE ALVIN EPIC BFE 40921/E.P.A. ROMEO'S ESCAPE 181 197 189 695 PINK FLOYD HARVEST SMASI 1 163/CAPITOL (9.98) (CD) DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 136 143 1 144 33 DAVID SANBORN WARNER BROS. 25479 (9.98) (CD) A CHANGE OF HEART 182 172 181 23 GEORGIO MOTOWN 6229ML (8.98) SEXAPPEAL 132 NEW 1 THE WINANS WARNER BROS. 25510 (8.98) (CD) DECISIONS ®NEW 1 LIZZY BORDEN METAL BLADE /ENIGMA ST 73288 /CAPITOL (8.98) (CD) VISUAL LIES 138 117 117 7 ELVIS PRESLEY RCA 6383-1 -R (12.98) (CD) THE TOP TEN HITS 184 184 194 57 EDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA FC 40096 (CD) CAN'T HOLD BACK 139 113 97 24 THE SYSTEM ATLANTIC 81691 (8.98) (CD) DON'T DISTURB THIS GROOVE 185 153 151 103 BON JOVI MERCURY 824 /POLYGRAM (CD) OMAR AND THE HOWLERS 509 -I 7800 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 140 139 123 14 HARD TIMES IN THE LAND OF PLENTY COLUMBIA BFC 40815 (CD) 186 196 191 6 GO WEST CHRYSALIS BFV 41550 (CD) DANCING ON THE COUCH 141 122 116 12 Y &T GEFFEN GHS 24142 (8.98) (CD) CONTAGIOUS 187 182 159 18 THE REPLACEMENTS SIRE 25557 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) (CD) PLEASED TO MEET ME ® NEW 1 TOM WAITS ISLAND 90572 /ATLANTIC (8.98) FRANK'S WILD YEARS ® RE -ENTRY THE JUDDS RCA/CURB 5916 -1 -R /RCA (8.98) (CD) HEARTLAND 143 123 124 12 KING DIAMOND ROAD RACER 9622 (8.98) (CD) ABIGAIL ASTLEY 189 175 157 9 JON EVERYBODY LOVES THE PILOT (EXCEPT THE CREW) 144 133 139 35 TESLA GEFFEN OHS 24120 (8.98) (CD) MECHANICAL RESONANCE ATLANTIC 81740 (8.98) (CD) 190 161 126 16 MASON RUFFNER CBS ASSOCIATED BFZ 40601 (CD) GYPSY BLOOD 145 130 119 15 THE ISLEY BROTHERS WARNER BROS. 25586 (8.98) (CD) SMOOTH SAILIN' 191 159 138 26 KIM WILDE MCA 5903 (998) (CD) ANOTHER STEP 146 142 118 18 SURFACE COLUMBIA FC 40374 (CD) SURFACE

192 200 192 7 ROSANNE CASH COLUMBIA EC 40777 (CD) 147 124 KING'S RECORD SHOP 113 13 HELLOWEEN RCA 6399 -1 -R (8.98) KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS, PART I ® NEW 1 ARMORED SAINT CHRYSALIS BFV 41601 (CD) RAISING FEAR 148 155 120 21 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA OC 40788 (CD) ONE VOICE 194 170 146 26 JON BUTCHER CAPITOL ST- 12542 (8.98) (CD) WISHES ® 165 165 7 ICE -T SIRE 25602 /WARNER BROS. (8.98) RHYME PAYS 195 164 168 13 TOM KIMMEL MERCURY 832 284 -1 /POLYGRAM (CD) 5 TO i ® 163 164 4 THE BEAT FARMERS MCA /CURB 5993/MCA (8.98) PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS NEW1110. 1 WHITE LION ATLANTIC 81 768 (8.98) PRIDE 51 NEW, 1 THE BRANDOS RELATIVITY 8192 /IMPORTANT (898) (CD) HONOR AMONG THIEVES ®

197 194 190 25 RESTLESS HEART RCA 5648- 1-R(8.98)(CD) 152 119 122 68 RUN -D.M.C. A' PROFILE 1217 (8.98) (CD) RAISING HELL WHEELS

198 185 183 47 BILLY IDOL CHRYSALIS OV 41514 (CD) 15.3 136 142 28 CUTTING CREW /RGIN90573 /ATLANTIC(8.98) (CD) BROADCAST WHIPLASH SMILE

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Ilk 38 Special 35 Bruce Hornsby & The Range 93 Madonna 64 Pink Floyd 181, 43 Lost Boys 17 Tom Waits 142 10, 000 Maniacs 155 The Call 199 The Fabulous Thunderbirds 91 Whitney Houston 3, 83 Wynton Marsalis 156 Poison 23 Moonlighting 77 Dionne Warwick 56 Cameo 176 Faster Pussycat 104 Richard Marx ABC 48 Ice-7 149 33 Elvis Presley 159, 138 Top Gun 129 Grover Washington Jr. 66 The Cars 26 The Fat Boys 9 Reba Bryan Adams 49 Billy Idol 198 McEntire 171 Prince 45 Soundtrack-Madonna 11 Roger Waters 76 Rosanne Cash 192 Fleetwood Mac 20 Glenn Medeiros 167 Spyro Gyra Aerosmith 41 The Isley Brothers 145 R.E.M. 46 89 Jody Watley 79 Cinderella 88 Dan Fogelberg 113 John Cougar Mellencamp 8 Starship 31 Herb Alpert 103 REO Speedwagon 85 Wendy And Lisa 133 Club Nouveau 114 Force M.D.'s 71 Michael Jackson 1 Metallica 32 Dave Alvin 135 The Replacements George Strait 179 The Whispers 34 Cock Robin 166 Michael Franks 158 Janet Jackson 58 Pat Metheny Group 86 187 Anthrax 122 Restless Heart Barbra Streisand 148 White Lion 196 Natalie Cole 81 Ace Frehley 111 Freddie Jackson 110 Stephanie Mills 37 197 Armored Saint 193 Lionel Richie Stryper 123 Whitesnake 108.4 The Cover Girls 160 Jellybean 107 Eddie Money 184 161 Jon Astley 189 Kenny G. 14 Surface 146 Kim Wilde 191 The Robert Cray Band 102 Elton John 112 Smokey Robinson 38 Atlantic Starr 69 Peter Gabriel 97 The Monkees 80 Swing Out Sister 68 Hank Williams, Jr. 36 Crowded House 67 Judas Priest Kenny Rogers 163 Genesis 84 200 Motley Crue 16 The System 139 Danny Wilson 106 Erik B & Rakim 72 Cruzados 154 The Judds Mason Ruffner 190 Georgio 182 188 Alison Moyet 177 The Winans 137 Anita Baker 28 The Cult 95 Run -D.M.C. 152 T'Pau 60 Debbie Gibson 65 Mr. Mister 62 Steve Winwood 51 Bananarama 90 The Cure 61 John Kay & Steppenwolf 175 Rush 52 TNT 165 Go West 186 Tom Kimmel 195 Najee 109 Tesla 144 Y Beastie Boys 63 Curiosity Killed The Cat 55 Salt -N -Pepa 170 &T 141 Grateful Dead 12 King Diamond 143 Robbie Nevil 126 Tiffany 130 Vello The Beat Farmers 150 Cutting Crew 153 David Sanborn 136 101 The Beatles 157, 96, 180 Great White 30 New Order 57 Randy Travis 39, 131 Dwight Voakam 117 Dana Dane 78 Reaper 98 L.L. Cool J 7 Marvin Sease 118 Regina Belle 134 Grim The Nylons 87 Twisted Sister 124 Neil Young & Crazy Horse 128 Def Leppard LeVert 47 The Silencers 168 George Benson /Earl Klugh 75 5, 169 Guns & Roses 74 Dio 82 Level 42 92 Alexander O'Neal 29 Carly Simon 25 U2 10 Warren Zevon 116 Bon Jovi 185, 162. 18 Sammy Hagar The Doors 127 24 Huey Lewis & The News 59 Omar and The Howlers 140 Paul Simon 53 UB40 121 Boston 173 Heart 6 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 15 Ozzy Osbourne /Randy The Smiths 178 The Brandos 151 Ritchie Valens David Bowie 73 Echo And The Bunnymen 54 Helloween 147 Living In A Box 132 Rhoads 120 SOUNDTRACKS 100 Laura Branigan Luther Vandross 115 174 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound John Hiatt 119 Lizzy Borden 183 The Outfield 40 Beverly Hills Cop Il 22 The Breakfast Club 125 Machine 27 Dan Hill 105 Loverboy 50 Dirty Dancing 19 Suzanne Vega 21 Dolly Parton. Linda Ronstadt, Jon Butcher 194 Europe 13 Hiroshima 94 Disorderlies Emmylou Harris 164 99 John Waite 172 Jonathan Butler 70 Expose 44 Hooters 42 La Bamba 2 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 91

www.americanradiohistory.com MUSICLAND ACQUIRES MUSICDEN CHAIN REGGAE PERFORMER PETER TOSH SHOT AND KILLED (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 6) its Sam Goody's -at -Silo concept, land's theme, Hot For The Holi- are said to have tentatively identi- to their record label. Following his As he put it, he was "too distracted which is placing separate Sam days, and variations on Sam fied at least one of the gunmen. No acclaimed "Mystic Man" album, to create." Earlier this year, howev- Goody's operations in three Silo Goody's theme, Goody's Got It. further details were released. There Tosh's association with the Stones er, he began work on another album electronics stores in New Orleans. Plans call for some $6.8 million in also is speculation that the shooting came to a bitter end, mainly because for EMI that would turn out to be Eugster also touched on ongo- advertising to be spent from mid - was part of a robbery attempt. of a royalty dispute. perhaps his most powerful musical ing remodeling operations, the re- November through Christmas on A member of the original Wailers He then signed with EMI, releas- statement to date -the recently re- vamping of fixtures, and accom- media buys and other promotions, with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, ing the album "Wanted Dread Or leased "No Nuclear War." plishments in the personnel area one involving a Rock Express mu- Tosh, 42, was known for his uncom- Alive" on that label in 1981. Differ- Tosh, who received a Grammy and noted the apparent success of sic awards contest and another promising and often controversial ences arose almost immediately nomination for the best reggae re- the Musicland consumer rock mag- based on a special $1.99 Christmas stance on a number of topics, includ- with the new label but came to a cording in 1985, was due to start a azine Rock Express, almost a year music cassette. ing establishment politics, apart- head after his album "Mama Afri- U.S. tour later this month in support old. One of the conference's most un- heid, nuclear weapons, and the le- ca" was released in 1983. of the new album. A dramatic, mili- Conference time was divided usual sessions, and probably its galization of marijuana. For the past four years, Tosh had tant performer, his last concert was most entertaining, was the Sept. When the Wailers broke up in the been uncharacteristically quiet. in Kingston in December 1983, 14 theft-prevention seminar con- mid -'70s, Tosh became friendly with Mired in litigation with EMI, his cre- when he appeared with a guitar in `We're expecting ducted by Michael McCaffrey, the Rolling Stones and was signed ative energy had been dissipated. the shape of a gun. president of the crime -prevention revenues of close consulting firm It Takes a Thief. to $500 million McCaffrey, a familiar figure at TOWER HOLDS FIRST MANAGER CONFAB National Assn. of Recording Mer- (Continued from page 4) chandisers and Video Software by the end of '87' Dealers Assn. conventions, is a 42 record stores (eight of them over- regional groups, with bookstore by Pioneer Electronics, CBS Rec- convicted felon who spent 20 years seas), 41 video stores, and 11 book- management making up a separate ords and Video, MCA Records, Capi- among general sessions, record as a thief and 10 behind bars. He stores. group. After an opening session tol Records, TDK Electronics, the company and home video manufac- offered a lively, often graphic The company will continue to ex- Sept. 14 to which all participants Warner -Elektra- Atlantic group, turer presentations, and breakout demonstration of ways to spot and pand in the coming months. A were invited, the conference was Paramount Home Video and Nelson sessions, which addressed specific deal with shoplifters. 39,000- square -foot showplace in scheduled to break down into a Entertainment, and PolyGram Rec- issues and were presented four The Sept. 15 time- management Boston and a New Orleans outlet round of smaller meetings with Sol- ords. times daily for each geographical seminar, conducted by Allan Lots - are scheduled to open before the omon, Goman, and other Tower ex- The Sept. 13 reception, sponsored region of managers. Evening en- berg of Minneapolis -based Wilson end of the year, while a new Seattle ecutives. by RCA, Arista, and A &M, was a re- tertainment was provided various- Learning, utilized a series of exer- unit and a second San Francisco The small -group sessions, run- laxed affair that eschewed tradi- ly by Steve Earle, Foster & Lloyd, cises that illustrated time -saving store are planned for 1988. ning between one and two hours, tional product presentations. Restless Heart, the Fabulous techniques. The 1987 conference, with busi- were set to include seminars on Entertainment was supplied by Thunderbirds, k.d. lang, and Rock Breakout meetings Sept. 14 and ness sessions from Sept. 14 -17, was computers, payroll, and advertising. the Crusher Comic, a raucous come- & Hyde. 15 included sessions on buying closed to the press, but the schedule The managers were also scheduled dian who dresses as a masked wres- General sessions in the first half soft goods (LPs, tapes, and CDs) for the convention indicated a high- to receive tours of the chain's im- tler. "The Crush" savaged Solomon, of the conference included Bruce as well as electronics, accessories, ly active four days for the Tower porting and video divisions. Goman, and various Tower execu- 40- Jesse's presentation of fourth - and video; employee training; busi- managers. Luncheons (held in a tent on the tives and managers during his quarter and postfourth -quarter ness ethics; inventory reconcilia- The attending record and video MTS grounds) and dinners (at four minute stint. advertising plans, with Music- tion; and real estate buying. personnel were divided into seven local restaurants) were sponsored

CAMELOT CONFAB SEEKS TO RALLY EMPLOYEES (Continued from page 4) mature sales force. Camelot has prepared for new directions. He renovation of our corporate head- the chain will add 16 -20 mall stores and the brown- and -orange color launched an associates program, announced that the mall- oriented quarters." And at the retail level, during the year. schemes in stores that Camelot which upgrades pay scales for chain intends to open "four to six he said, Camelot intends to install Glen's presentation included a built during the '70s and early '80s. sales staffers and also entitles super-Camelots." The first three point-of -sale terminals in all stores slide tour of five Camelot stores in Despite the move away from the those over 21 years old to most of such stores, which Mundorf says at a cost of "roughly $3 million." northeastern Ohio plus shots of "rest and relaxation" orientation the company's benefits -including will carry inventories eight to 10 Research begins in fiscal 1988; the competitors, which were shown at of recent Camelot conventions, health insurance, paid vacations, times the size of regular Camelot company projects that implemen- his trade -group stops. this was not a matter of all work sick pay, life insurance, profit outlets, will open in Columbus, tation of its p -o -s system will be ac- True to his past performances. and no play. Elektra's Georgia Sat- sharing, and an option to partici- Ohio; two are slated for November complished within two years. Glen pulled few punches, criticiz- ellites and RCA's Bruce Hornsby pate in its 401K plan -which previ- debuts. Camelot's gross sales and video ing the chain's print ads (for lack- & the Range performed; execu- ously were offered only to man- David said the freestanding rental volume topped $193 million ing identity), signage (for inconsis- tives from the acts' labels credited agement and home -office person- stores, which are being designed in in fiscal 1987, a company record, tent graphics and a tendency to the chain with playing a signifi- nel. consultation with the Columbus - said David, but short of its $200 crowd in too much copy), cash - cant role in breaking those artists. According to Mundorf, the pro- based firm Retail Planning Asso- million goal. He projected a $215 wrap areas (for being too clut- gram is already showing results. ciates, are "not designed to take million volume for fiscal 1988, rep- tered, with too many fliers or signs The average age of a Camelot the place of our mall Camelots but resenting a 14% increase. He said that are not specific to Camelot), store associate is now 21, com- rather to complement them." pared with 20 a year ago. Also announced by David was a David told his company to be commitment to "another major PASSPORT INKS DISTRIB DEAL WITH P'GRAM, ABM (Continued from page 6) we anticipate that Paradox will on Paradox in 1987, according to "Every Step Of The Way" with have hits. We need the ability to lay Scott, but he anticipates issuing up Kral; and Frankie LaRocka, who Randleman Restructures out 100,000 copies in three days, and to eight additional albums on the im- has toured with Bon Jovi and Waite, LOS ANGELES Handleman Co. vice president, is also president of only a major can do that." print within a year. Eastern Bloc's among others. Caufield was the has restructured its top manage- the video and computer software di- To trumpet Paradox's arrival, members are Ivan Kral, formerly of lead singer of the Raisins, who now ment to reflect the giant rackjob- vision; he will continue in the latter Passport is launching a "multilevel the Patti Smith Group; Mark Sidg- record for Primitive Man /I.R.S. as ber's ongoing growth. post. Secretary /treasurer Kircos re- teaser" campaign in trade and con- wick, who co -wrote John Waite's hit Adrian Belew & the Bears. Appointments taking effect in tains that post and-in addition to sumer publications. In addition, the March will see president Frank vice president of finance -will be company is starting a newsletter Hennessey assuming the additional chief financial officer. about Paradox, called Pretzel Logic, post of chief executive officer-a ti- The move is seen by analyst Keith which will go out monthly to 3,000 tle formerly held by David Handle- Benjamin of Silberberg, Rosenthal retail outlets and distributors. COPY EDITOR /BILLBOARD man, who continues as board chair- as "recognizing the strong perfor- Scott says Passport has "total au- Billboard is seeking a top -notch as to what it releases on man. mance of the whole executive team" tonomy" copy editor for its New York office. Must be a period impacted by a Paradox. "The deal with PolyGram Other appointments include Ste- during well- trained journalist with strong back- phen Strome as executive vice presi- changing product mix and software - is with Passport, not Paradox," he dent and Louis Kircos as vice presi- configuration shifts. The firm post- says. "The decision -making on what ground in the entertainment industry. Atex dent of finance. Strome, a company ed sales of $460 million in 1986, up will come out on Paradox is borne experience a plus. Send cover letter and 9 %. Since June, its stock has gone solely by us. The artists that are as- resume with salary range to: from 255/8 to its present 327/8. Ben- signed to Paradox are not part and jamin predicts earnings per share parcel of the deal; you may see acts illbBillboard The Grass Route will hit "from $2.30-$2.40 for the going from a different Passport la- Personnel Department (KS) column appears this year, up from $1.85." EARL PAIGE bel to Paradox in the future." 1515 Broadway week on page 47 The Eastern Bloc and Caufield al- B ®New York, N.Y. 10036 bums will be the only two releases

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www.americanradiohistory.com TDK /BILLBOARD SONG CONTEST NAMES BLUE -RIBBON PANEL OF JUDGES (Continued from page 1)

writers the opportunity to win more ist's own original material," says T. paigns." prize winner in the seven catego- worth. "This new material will be than $100,000 worth of prizes and Tsujii, president of TDK Electronics Grand-prize and first -prize con- ries; second -prize winners will re- heard by some of the best ears and chances to land recording and /or Corp. "It is the logical outgrowth of test winners will be offered publish- ceive Tascam Porta Two Ministudio minds in our business." publishing contracts. our company's support of the per- recording equipment; and 7,000 In addition to those already men- In addition to a full -scale national forming arts and affirms our com- third prizes of TDK SA -X 90 audio- tioned, the blue-ribbon panel for the advertising campaign, TDK is mitment to new talent." 'The new material cassettes will be presented. last stage of the competition boasts launching a major retail push to Billboard publisher /editor in A carefully structured, multitier Manuel Alejandro, Andrae Crouch, support the contest. The company is chief Sam Holdsworth says, "We will be heard by judging procedure will assure con- George Duke, Juan Gabriel, Mtume, inserting competition entry blanks expect to have the entire record in- the best ears' testants that their entries will be Sandi Patti, Carole Bayer Sager, into its two -cassette packs of SA dustry behind this exciting contest. evaluated by genre specialists in the and Michael W. Smith. and -X SA audiotape. Additionally, We will be approaching our new respective categories. Winners will A 90- minute television special sur- special SA and SA -X 10 -packs have songwriters with contest entry ing contracts. Capitol Records will advance through four stages, and rounding the contest, a joint effort been created, which include a free blanks through the record retailers also choose one of the winning there will be 14 contenders in the fi- between Billboard and the Jim Hal- 11th cassette plus a $3 rebate on the all across the U.S. as well as record songs for recording and release. Ad- nal tier of the competition. sey Co., is in the planning stages. entry fee of $15. and musical instrument stores, col- ditionally, the grand -prize winner "No song will be rejected without "This contest encourages the use lege campuses, recording studios, will receive $25,000 in cash; $5,000 in having been heard at least twice by of audiocassettes to record an art- and national advertising cam- cash will be awarded to each first- two different judges," says Holds-

DEALERS: `BAD' GROOVES ON BLACK VINYL (Continued from page 1) years. The LP comes in a gatefold sleeve er Tom Jacobson. traffic at Budget, with LPs at 35 %, got in big enough so that they have In the case of at least one major featuring eight photos of Jackson; "All the stores reordered LPs the and CDs only 15 %. enough now," he says. retail chain, vinyl tallies are over- the inner sleeve includes song lyr- first week," says Jacobson, who At 557 -store Musicland, where "We've already reordered 20% taking sales on cassette. ics. The cassette j-card includes re- adds that Rose stores "tend to see "Bad" fueled the chain's second - more than our initial," says Perliss Compact disk sales are running in duced versions of the photos and very strong LP sales initially." biggest week ever, the cassette of Music Plus. a range of 15 %-25% of the total at omits the lyrics. Los Angeles -based Music Plus proved ascendant. According to Nova's Libman speculates that chains polled. The solid showing in Paul Fussell, director of purchas- saw inordinate demand for the LP, Bruce Jesse, vice president of ad- one -stops are reporting extra busi- the laser format is probably attrib- ing 130 for -store Record Bar in Dur- according to Mitch Perliss, director vertising ' and promotion, tapes ac- ness on the Jackson record "be- utable to the inclusion of an extra ham, N.C., says that the LP config- of purchasing for the 50 -store chain. counted for 60% of sales at the cause the chains bought short." track ( "Leave Me Alone ") unavail- uration is making a surprisingly po- "We're selling more LPs than I chain, with LP and CD at 20% each. "Bad" business is spotty the able at on other configurations. tent showing. thought we would," Perliss says, In spite of major action on the four Atlanta Compact Disc outlets, One of the major hot spots for vi- "We underprojected on the LP adding, "I'm not quite sure why." "Bad" LP at retail, some wholesal- according to Kevin Sechrist, presi- nyl "Bad" sales is Dallas -based side, based on what's happened with "Bad" LP sales were holding ers are still finding hefty traffic on dent of the CD -only chain. Sound Warehouse. other product," Fussell says. "Peo- their own with cassette shares at 84- the Jackson cassette. "Some of the stores aren't doing "It's been running 1.5-1, and in ple are going for the LP package." store Budget Tapes & Records, ac- Buyer Fred Pence at the rack real well with it, but the other half some cases 3-1 over the cassette," At Record Bar, 57% of the "Bad" cording to John Wyman, head buyer firm Interstate Group in Hagers- are doing real well with it," Sechrist says John Quinn, director of retail sales have been on cassette, with for the Denver -based chain. town, Md., says that "the cassette is says. "It's kind of isolated." operations for the 102-store web. 29% in LPs, and only 14% in CDs. "I sold out of the LP before the running 10 -1" over combined LP Sechrist says that the extra track Quinn, who characterizes Sound At the 13 Rose Records outlets in cassette or the CD," Wyman says. and CD sales. on the CD doesn't appear to be a Warehouse as "a LP ac- strong the Chicago area, LP and cassette "I reordered more LPs than cas- Yet Steve Libman, one-stop presi- major sales factor. "In fact, I count," adds, "Our buyer Traci sales have been running even, with settes initially." dent of Nova Distributing in Atlan- haven't heard anybody mention it," Donihoo has a theory that the [LP] CDs accounting for approximately In terms of overall sales, the cas- ta, reports a solid LP showing -40% he says. package is what's making it sell." 25% of sales, according to head buy- sette now takes 50% of the "Bad" of sales-vs. 55% in cassette and a Pricing on "Bad" appears to be meager 5% on CD. noncompetitive around the country: Mario DeFilippo, vice president of most chains report the LP and cas- purchasing for rack giant Handle- sette going for around $8.99 and the Gospel Distribution Firm Established man Co., will not offer any hard CD for about $15.99. At a few loca- numbers on "Bad" sales but says he tions (like Rose in Chicago) chains Lexicon /Spectra Formed By Nashville Vets anticipates a "heavier than usual" held a first-week sale, knocking a vinyl demand. dollar off the price tag. "With Light Records, we handle BY HILARY CLAY HICKS which follows the group's recent In spite of the sound and fury sur- "We don't see any point in giving the premier black gospel label. Ref- No. 1 hit, "Look Up And Live," and rounding the release of the Jackson away a package like this, because A new gospel distribution entity uge gives us some of the most im- a 12-cassette collection, "Christian title, some retailers were back on people are going to buy it one way called Lexicon /Spectra Distribution portant contemporary Christian Family Singalong," of 150 favorites. the phone during the first week, or the other," says Record Bar's Inc. has been formed by Nashville music around. We are also choral There will also be a new printing of placing reorders to meet heavy de- Fussell. music veterans Bob MacKenzie and music publication distributors. We Lexicon Publishing's "The New mand. Ronald W. Kerr. Kerr serves as will distribute any and all forms of Church Hymnal," which has sold "I did a reorder the day after it Assistance in preparing chairman this story and chief financial officer the gospel lyric." more than a million copies since it came out, and I've blown through was provided by Moira McCormick of the company, and MacKenzie is Edward Clydesdale serves as vice was introduced in 1976. half that already," says Budget's in Chicago. president and chief operating offi- president of operations. Gil Few, Refuge Inc.'s Refuge, Pure Met- Wyman. "I don't think many people cer. formerly with Lexicon Music, heads al, Fortress, Shadow, and Alien la- The new firm began business the distribution organization as vice bels, which were self- distributed be- Sept. 14 with the purchase of the president of sales. The deal includes fore moving over to Lexicon /Spec- JACKSON /HOUSTON HITS Lexicon Distributing division of transferal of seven of Lexicon Mu- SITIDHS tra, have on their rosters such (Continued from page 3) PRIN Lexicon Music Inc., a 23-year -old sic's field reps and three phone reps. artists as Wings /McCartney drum- gospel music firm based in New- Labels and publishers will be re- mer Joe English, Messiah Prophet, chart. Wonder- another child COLOR BIC ATIO N bury Park, Calif. Lexicon /Spectra is sponsible for their own advertising Jerusalem, the Daniel Band, Buddy star -had been a hit maker for representing Lexicon Music's Light and promotion. Lexicon /Spectra Green, Phil Madeira, White Cross, more than 13 years when "Songs In Records label and Lexicon YIN Publica- will share headquarters with Lexi- and Leviticus. Pure Metal is one of The Key Of Life" debuted at No. 1 J AC xSG tions as well; it is also distributing con Music in Newbury Park, Calif., the leading Christian heavy metal in October 1976. POGBA four labels owned by Refuge Inc. of which is 35 miles west of Los Ange- labels. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" iT RHGEING Allentown, Pa., and in October will les. However, the company will Royal MA LA Tapestry leaves Bill follows Houston's earlier No. 1 hits, t begin handling the output of choral eventually relocate to Nashville, ac- Gaither's Alexandria House for "Saving All My Love For You," G publishing S) i:.: house Royal Tapestry of cording to MacKenzie. Lexicon /Spectra, effective Oct. 1. It "How Will I Know," "Greatest NSrrPRpNpICATION Nashville. "Light Records now becomes pri- is the choral publishing company of Love Of All," and "I Wanna Dance S The total price for Lexicon Music, marily a production company," says David T. Clydesdale, well known as With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." including some 2,700 copyrights, Carmichael. Artists with recent al- the arranger for Sandi Patti, Lar- Houston's only single to fall short CASSETTE _Assoc was "something $1 over million," bums on Light include the New Jer- nelle Harris, and Steve Green. The of No. 1 is her first solo release, according to Lexicon Music presi- sey Mass Choir, c Commissioned, An- first affected product will be "You Give Good Love," which ,. 6 pecdmd dent Ralph Carmichael. drae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, the Clydesdale's Easter choral musical, peaked at No. 3 in July 1985. 0 "We represent a wonderfully di- King James Version, Douglas "Thou Art Worthy." "Didn't We" is Arista Records' verse body of songwriters, arrang- Miller, and Shirley Miller. The Lexicon /Spectra deal enables 10th No. 1 pop hit in a little more ers, and artists of all styles," says Among the copyrights changing Lexicon Music to pay off liabilities than three years. Significantly, all MacKenzie, a 20 -year industry vet- hands are dozens of songs consid- remaining from an ill -fated expan- 10 have been by black crossover eran and the former president of an- ered gospel classics, penned by such sion into distribution two years ago. stars: Houston, Billy Ocean, Ray THE BILLBOARD BOOK other leading Christian music orga- composers as Andrae Crouch, the "Our contracts were too generous, Parker Jr., Aretha Franklin, and nization, the Benson Co. "We're Winans, Walter Hawkins, Jimmy & and we couldn't bank the opera- Dionne Warwick. Arista's chart top- OF NUMBER ONE HITS committed to being a serious ser- Carol Owens, Dony McGuire, Reba tion," says Carmichael. "We are pers are coming at a much faster BY FRED BRONSON vice organization to the general Rambo, and Carmichael himself. commited to paying 100 cents on the clip than in the label's early years. The inside story of every Number print music field One single from "Rock Around and the general re- Light's first Lexicon /Spectra -dis- dollar to everyone we owe. We hope Arista amassed only five No. 1 hits corded music field as well as the the Clock" to "We Are the World," tributed product will be a new al- to have it all behind us by the new between 1974 and the success of AT BOOKSTORES NOW. [Christian bookstore] market. bum by the New Jersey Mass Choir, year." Parker's "Ghostbusters" in 1984.

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composers Sammy Fain andBurton Lane played and CBS Studies Sony Label Bid INSIDE sang songs from their considerable repertoires, while company, and Sony has long ex- pianist Tommy Flanagan played BMI jazz, including BY MARK MEHLER pressed a desire to merge music soft- an original composition dedicated to BMI. And Lane NEW YORK The CBS Inc. board of ware into its hardware business. dedicated one of his songs, with lyrics by the late Alan hear- directors said Sept. 16 that it has tak- CBS sources say the most recent Jay Lerner, to Col. Oliver North of Iran -contra TRACK I Said I en under consideration an "expres- Sony inquiry was not a firm bid and ings famo: "How Could You Believe Me When Corp. in pur- that no negotiations are under way. Loved You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My sion of interest" by Sony by Lichtman chasing the CBS /Records Group. The latest inquiry is also said to dif- Edited Iry Life ?" A three -day session at the Parker Meridien Ho- BMI, SE- CBS had confirmed on Sept. 11 that fer from the previous one in that tel was also jointly hosted by ASCAP, and it had received an inquiry from the Sony is now looking at acquiring the THEY'VE WORKED IT OUT: CBS Records and SAC. Karen Sherry, ASCAP assistant to the presi- Japanese consumer electronics giant entire records group, not just a por- MTV Networks Inc. have finally signed a new exclusiv- dent /director of public affairs, was elected the com- regarding a purchase of "all or part" tion of the unit. Analysts expect CBS ity deal for the label's video product. The two had been mittee's first chairman by delegates from 15 of of the Records Group, which account- to field additional offers for the Re- working out clip exclusives on a "case-by-case" basis for CISAC's member societies. ed for 37% of CBS' 1986 operating cords Group in the coming weeks. about eight months, says an MTV representative. Terms profit and 31% of its revenue. "The sale of CBS' educational pub- of the contract are confidential, but word is it gives THE BLUEBIRDS OF HAPPINESS: RCA Records, In a statement following an infor- lishing and magazine units was done MTV windows of exclusivity much shorter than in the intent on giving jazz a big lift via digitalized versions mal meeting of board members Sept. in days, but [records] is a core busi- original CBS deal, signed about four years ago. of its vaunted vault material, much of which hasn't is over 16, at which reportedly no minutes ness and the dollars involved are seen the light of day in decades, glowing were taken, CBS said it had received much greater," notes analyst Ray- A PRINCELY SURPRISE: Not content to strut his $500,000 in billing on its Bluebird line during August a "further" expression of interest mond Katz of Mabon, Nugent & Co. stuff at the MTV Awards show, Prince limoed his new alone ... Producer Phil Ramone delivers the keynot- An- from Sony. CBS also said it will con- "I expect this will not be over for band from the Universal Amphitheatre to the Country er at the 11th annual Songwriters Expo '87 in Los sider and respond to it "in due weeks." Club in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Reseda for a geles Oct. 24 -25 at the Pasadena Conference Center. course." CBS spokesmen will not Lee Isgur, of PaineWebber, sug- surprise wee -hours blowout. Scheduled to start at mid- elaborate on the statement, but gests the latest bid may be a means night, the show didn't kick off until after 2 a.m. on Sept. COMMITTING THE CRIME TO RHYME: Composer sources indicate that Sony had of "giving Tisch more fuel to say this 12, but the crowd-a mix of rock celebs and hoi polloi- Bernie ( "Blue Velvet ") Wayne, incensed over the "knocked on the door twice" in recent is serious." Laurence Tisch, CBS Inc. wouldn't let the Purple One leave the stage until after 4. closing of the Regency, a longtime showhouse for weeks. Last year Sony was among president and chief executive officer, The generous show ran down a number of regal hits and movie classics on Broadway and 67th Street in Man- those unsuccessfully bidding for the is said to favor sale of the record some unexpected covers (Al Green's "Love And Happi- hattan, has written a poem titled "A Tribute To The records unit. CBS and Sony are al- business because of its volatility, ness" and Sly Stone's "I Wanna Take You Higher") Regency." It concludes with "So what if they build an ready partners in a Japanese record while chairman William Paley and and showcased the 10-piece post-Revolution ensemble, emporium! /Or a bank, or a leafy arboretum! /A lost other directors have opposed the which includes three horn players and Sheila E. on cause /Let us pause /In memorium /For the Regency, move. Analysts say the terse word- drums and timbals. Huey Lewis clambered onstage to my friend /The Regency!" ... Walter Wager, music ing of the Sept. 16 statement sug- contribute. publicist and board member of the Songwriters Hall Marantz Delays gests a continuing disagreement. Of Fame, has written a new suspense novel, "58 Min- "This is not simply a matter of wEA WALL TO WALL: That's what it looked like utes," which MacMillan will publish in November. A Bow business," says Isgur. "It's an emo- Sept. 12-13 at the Diplomat in Miami, where the distribu- Japanese edition is due sometime in 1988. U.S. DAT tional thing. Tisch is not comfortable tor organization's annual sales gathering drew 750 peo- NEW YORK Marantz Co. Inc., with the record business, and the ple, including representation from a broad range of ac- T'S NOT A BOOK AND RECORD, but Sight & Berlin, which grabbed headlines at June's higher the price goes, the more it's counts, racks, one -stops, and retail webs. Sound Music Software Inc., based in New Consumer Electronics Show by an- difficult to argue against him." Wis., has made a deal with Sesame Street to create a nouncing an October delivery date Walter Yetnikoff, the president of DESPITE SOME TESTIMONY OBJECTING to a plan line of books that enables preschoolers to read a story for its digital audiotape recorder, CBS /Records Group, is seen as a key for the special distribution of $40 million in interim local and play a tune by way of color-coded numbers on a now says it will not sell DAT ma- figure in a possible sale. Although he TV license fees, New York federal judge William Con- built -in minielectronic keyboard. Three Sesame Street chines in the U.S. until the first is said not to be directly involved in ner signed an order of approval Sept. 10. Under the plan, Musical Storybooks are now available, "Big Bird's quarter of 1988. the latest overture by Sony, analysts which resulted from the Buffalo Broadcasting case, Tea Party," "Grover's Animal Parade," and "Ernie's According to Mike Thompson, believe any possible deal would hinge writers will receive $22.5 million, while publishers will Nursery Rhymes." They list at $13.95 each. Marantz product manager, unspeci- on his remaining as head of record share $17.5 million of the total. Dissidents at a hearing in fied "technical problems" at the operations. Foley Square in New York City included veteran A METAL HOW -TO: New York -based Integrated plant of the company manufactur- Another issue is the use of the pro- ASCAP members writer Pinky Herman and publisher Video is producing a video, "How To Break Into ing the decks for Marantz are at the ceeds from a possible deal. CBS al- Hal Webman, who said that older ASCAP members Heavy Metal (Without Being Screwed)," featuring root of the delay. ready has about $1.6 billion in cash, suffered monetarily from the changes in payment for- Grim Reaper guitarist Nick Bowcott, reports compa- Thompson insists Marantz is not but analysts say it will need more if it mulas. Conner noted that the plan had been approved ny co -owner Tony Seideman. The one -hour tape bowing to political pressure to hold seeks to buy additional television sta- earlier by the Justice Department and a court-appointed should be available before the end of the year at a list back introduction of DAT record- tions. Sony last year reportedly of- adviser. of below $20. ers. A bill requiring incorporation of fered about $1.25 billion for the Re- the CBS antiduping Copycode sys- cords Group, and analysts speculate EIGHTEEN COUNTRIES ARE CONFIRMED as the NEW TURN FOR SPIN: Spin Magazine, dropped by tem into imported DAT decks is in the ultimate price could be $1.6 billion International Federation of Festival Organizations Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione as an in -house committee in Congress. to $2 billion, or higher. The Records prepares for its "pre -MIDEM" convention at the Hol- publication in August after two years, returns as an When ultimately introduced, the Group posted $162.1 million in operat- lywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles Sept. 25-27. independent with a November-December year-end is- Marantz decks are expected to cost ing profit on $1.49 billion in revenues Headed by talent impresario Jim Halsey, the group sue. Bob Guccione Jr. continues as publisher /editor, about $2,000. last year. will hold seminars, workshops, and showcases featur- with Richard Keech, former ad director of Penthouse, ing artists from nine countries. The group has mem- joining as associate publisher /ad director. The maga- bers in 57 countries representing more than 300 music zine's offices are now open at 251 Fifth Ave. in New festivals. York ... Former Elektra /Asylum public relations chief George Dassinger and his wife, Isabel, have Calif. Contract Compromise IT'S ONLY A PAPER SET: Foreign visitors from the started Dassinger Creative Service in Bloomfield, N.J. Working Committee On Public Relations of CISAC, The telephone number is 201 -7748 -7025. Bill Allows Labe4 Artist Suits the international licensing group, enjoyed a spectacu- LOS ANGELES Recording artists can bring breach -of- contract suits lar view of New York's concrete canyons on the 46th HEADING EAST: Ken Kai, president of Pioneer and labels are claiming satisfaction- within the same time constraints. The floor of the Time /Life Building. There as dinner Video Inc., is due to depart that post and return to Ja- albeit conditional -with a new Cali- bill as originally proposed would have guests Sept. 10 (a luncheon was held the same day) of pan at the end of this month, according to company fornia law governing contracts. given labels one year after the seven - U.S. hosts ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC, they heard sources. No word on Kai's new responsibilities or his re- Signed Sept. 14 by California Gov. year period to file suit. ASCAP president Morton Gould confess that the whether he will even remain with Pioneer upon George Deukmejian, SB 1049, the The new law will go into effect view was merely a set erected to impress them and turn to his native soil. new compromise bill, ends what has Jan. 1. EARL PAIGE would be removed after the dinner. Veteran ASCAP been a bitter three-year lobbying battle. The old personal-services-contract law- referred to as the "seven -year rule " -permitted acts to vacate a Quantum's first TvProgram Bows In October contract after seven years. Record la- New- bels, through the Recording Industry NEW YORK Quantum Media Inc., Sugar Ray Leonard fight. hour, five times a week. with the lives of two teams of cre- Assn. of America, sought to extend the multimedia entertainment firm On the music side, QMI Records, Pittman describes Downey-who ark, N.J., cops. The program's the period by three years. A coalition founded last year by ex-MTV chief the label division of the firm, released hosts an afternoon talk show on Chi- ators are Dan Pine and John of groups representing the artists Bob Pittman and MCA Inc., brings its on Sept. 21 its first album, "Kick The cago radio station WMAQ -as "an Mankewicz, who wrote "Hard Copy," TV wanted a reduction to five years. first television effort to broadcast Wall," by Memphis, Tenn.-based art- ultraconservative, at the far end of a critically acclaimed series from The new bill allows labels to sue screens next month. ist Jimmy Davis & Junction. the talk show spectrum from Oprah last season. MCA for damages involving both guaran- Until now, Quantum's primary QMI's maiden TV program, "The Winfrey and Phil Donahue." Pittman also says QMI and teed and optional albums during or public visibility had been in the home Morton Downey Show," will debut at Pittman says QMI is entering pro- have a "serious commitment" from after the seven years, providing the video arena, with its acquisition of 9 p.m. EST Oct. 12 on superstation duction on another show, "The Beat," CBS-TV for an on -air series. The pro- label files within 45 days after con- the videocassette (and closed -circuit WOR -TV, which reaches 20 million which he describes as a "break- ject is still in development. tract termination. Similarly, artists TV) rights to the Marvin Hagler/ households. The show runs for one through, late -night series" dealing STEVEN DUPLER 94 BILLBOARD SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 www.americanradiohistory.com What's so profitable about middle age? R3NLL C Bis3Vco)

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