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imsicweek For Everyone in the Business of Music 18 SEPTEMBER 1993 £2.8! Mercury set for TV The 1994 Mercury Music Pria gural prize. 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"The PRS votes vétéran THE NEW SINGLE reformer to board hotly contested for S ► ► WHY POLYGRAM RECKONS SIZE ISNT EVERYTHING, SEE PAGE 3 ► ► ► When they play music in the Netheriands, to which you contrlbuted, you'SB benefit from it. Music is the sum of many différent talents, songwriters, composers, pro- tions is SENA, the Dutch Foundation for the Exploitation of Neigh- ducers, vocalists and instrumentalists ail play their part. And they are ail bouring Rights. But... SENA can only fulfill its task, when we know to cntitled to a fair rémunération when their création is used. In the Nether- which recordings you made a contribution. So register with SENA to iands, the rights of songwriters and composers were already protected by get the hall benefit of "your" recordings. the Copyright Act. Now the rights of producers and performing artists are Yes, 11 ro know what SENA can do for me. I would like to protected too, by the Dutch Act on Neighbouring Rights, adopted on July □ the général SENA brochure 1, 1993. When a recording in which you were involved either as a musician □ a registration form or as a producer is used in public (i.e. played on radio or télévision, or in a restaurant, discothèque etc.), you are entitled to a rémunération. The Postcode: _ / organisation responsible for Country: na the collection and the distri- SENA, Vaamvcg 51, 121 ] JE Hilversum. Phone 10+31 SENA 35 244653.A FaxJ +31 35 280971. 12Q0WB HiEum, ' — — 7 bution of these i NEWSFILE Kingfisher rings in TBD loses boss in new mail service Kingfisher is testing its freephone surprise walk-out TBD managing director games distributor TBD 14 years Smiththe midlands-based has abruptly distrilresign inago, 1984. becoming In recent managing years the director compa- whoChairman is also aDermot director Jei ol nydivision has expanded Total Book to Distribution.include sister companySmith leftJohn onMenzie Wednesday busiiJenkinson, 3 trip whowith wasTBD on buying a US customersgiant daims with Titles CDs Direct and can cassettes supply disagreement".(September 8) "following He adds, "We a policy have direchas temporarily Alisdair assumed Ogilvy last the week, man- "usually200,000 withintitles arethree available days". More through than grown a great deal and this expan- aging"We director's will carry responsibiiities. out a search EntertainmentKingfisher's UKdistribution arm inview the to New announcing Year," he asays. replacement PolyGram: size isn't everything Stones (Sept 27), New Order (Oct 11), - Hank Marvin (Oct 25), The Sound of jnference just five releases are: A&M -1 OnKiss FMDance. (Oct 4),London Taies of - The One City. Dove Full iiœœ. ieftTur^ut ^ao^Bef ZntrL^L'testÏwei,-He highlighted the company's Wonder Stuff (album, Oct 4), Cure (hve (rétrospective, Oct 4), Cocteau Twins (single, Oct4). Island - U2 (possible Oct 25), 1NXS (alb FutureClassic Publishing's CD goes Classic for CDisnew launching look a ne withassociation a double with CD Deutschecovermounted Grammophon. on its October i: Cramer in at Virgin Jillmanager Cramer at hasVirgin replaced 1215. Jon Pope as promc Classical tapes to get reprieve o bid for Stockport radio licence ► ► GAMES PUBLISHERS AIM FOR THE GR0WN-UPS , SEE PAGE 4 MUSIC WEEK 18 SEPTEMBER 1993 FRONTLINE Games makers aim for aduits the hardware," he said. "The industry isallow in aaduits state ofto transition.relate to the We Visual must Sr»HSs SHiésrE DCC offerte revive sales rMULTIPLE CAMPAIGNS Panasonic s portable DCC player. The Marley tracks in Pet Shop Boys get new légal dispute TheBob contentionsMarley's pre-1972 issue ofrecordings rights to pSastïc treatment hasTring again International sparked légal action.has sued =V:Z'Z10 mpainn,"h theâ Vcry So^Lrlting CD is nacked in a itbtL~.nrst inTring is seeking damages and ► MAS MEATLOAF STOLEN CAREY'S ALBUM CROWN? SEE CHARTS ► ► ► ► ► MUSIC WEEK 18 SEPTEMBER1993 NEWSFILE before Chrism Timare: Howard,(back fror WEA mani Dickins, Messiah's Ali Gbani, Stevo,Mecchan; Bizarre (iront) Inc's Vertigos Andrew Roccos,Kameron Bizarre Dante andInc's Cleo Dean Lawyer Cook joins specialist Warner aims for la-Jk! top with hits LPs Warner Music is looking to greatest "The hedonism that Frankie stood female acoustic duo Pooka as well as Prince,hits packages Frankie from Goes artists To Hollywood, including forattitude is inappropriate of it is one that [today] young but people the Messiah,singles by Vertigo new (seeacts picture),Bizarre TaraInc, toPaul the Simon top at andChristmas. Bette Midler to take it One of the "Frankie Say" slogans Honky.Newley and Doncaster rappers The albums were highlighted among beingFrankie used Say to Corne promote Again. the The album group is extensiveMeanwhile push East behind West isnew putting albums an -new "the and traditional established Wamers UK and mix" US accord- artists willence alsowith be a remixupdated of Relax, for today's released audi- as Lemonheadsfrom Chris Rea (mid-October) (November 1)as and well the as inggroup's to a companysales conférence spokeswoman held last - at week the albuma single appears on September on October 20 18.before the anda Bette a single Midler from greatest En Vogue, hits whopackage will The albums will be supported by setsOther from WEA Jackson albums Browne include (October new be Easttouring West with MD Luther Max HoleVandross. says that includingextensive somepromotional télévision. campaigns 25)and and a LindaPaul RonstadtSimon (November"anthology" 1) dearth of exciting UK repertoire" the McGuinnessWEA UK director says research of marketing conducted Tony rm 27) up-am as well as strong3g US at;R&B label has improved its perforaw Simply R. groupfor the will Frankie appeal album to new showed young that listen- the îirk andUK débutsUNV, later this month.make pany'salbum. successHe attribut at l s this ■ Liverpoolers as well band. as established fans of the nde therecently Poppies rele such as Lemonheai Smiths music MANIC STREET PREACHERS Radio 3 plans to man moveson ROSES IN THE HOSPITAL erWH for Smith music product Brian group Worrall manag- has left the department after three 6track remix 12 winoveryouth the group. ketingShirley and Beadle, buying formerly manager mar- for 4 track cd YoungRadio Artists Three Forumwill also of broadeast Sunday con- the weekOur Price following Video, WorraU's takes over depar- this 3 track limited red vinylZ certs from the National Portrait ture to work for Smiths MD Peter nextweek - Sineal Classic FM. GalleryUnveiling in London. the station's autumn Troughtonpany's internai developing business the systems. com- FM'stently populistwon it a UK approach listening bas share consis- dou- schedule, controller Nicholas Kenyon musicDuring departmenthis three years Worrall in the ble that of the BBC station. ■e or specially recorded broad- commitmenthelped the company to displaying increase music its Live! secondAccording quarter to Rajarof 1993, research Radio forThree the in says distinguishes it from m had a listening share of 1.3% while lerform ances by has "rluTstock stayed the allocation same but for dift-ing music supporting Bon Jovi Classic FM, which claims that a quar- Placido my time we raanaged to get win- Milton Keynes inDomingo New York, from a the Polish Metropolitan season and Opéra IMG haddow before,space includingwhich music some never per- Artists' Great Orchestras of the World manentBeadle, displays," who has says been Worrall. at Our 18th/19th September :roduce young people to classical •concert London séries Country from the Radio Barbican. has been Price for two-and-a-half years. rsic. The name and présenter of the awarded an AM licence by the (Radio but I see : w job as ysow a will Radio be Threeannounced spokesman. in November, Authority, not an FM permit as stated people w COUJMB1A ► »> MANCHESTER'S INDIES SEE RED OVER MULTIPLES' PRICE WAR, SEE P8 order from Sony Music Opérations tel 0296 395151 MUSIC WEEK 18 SEPTEMBER 1993 Code is good MCPS confirms its news for the whole industry copyright position . i _ wViîp.h is MCPSIn a sometimes and BP: indesire to help co ŒtCo, i—t TJ^r^sZ It is the latter of these - the music London SW16. ln-house press matches indies Atundertake Island, iseach carefiilly press campaignplanned andwe ïann'i iii iiii'rifnrmTTïif Themeasured individuel to suit thepress needs officer of the worksartist. Afternow expect Mike Heatley's an article article on bands on independent who bave returned PR {MW, to Sept or remained 11), might with closeiydevelops with campaigns artist and that manager will run andfor nyin-house press PRoffices throughout would surely their elicitcareer? equally A quick impressive canvass of rosters record as comp; those atwo period or three of a year.singles and an album over Boys,listed Morrissey,in your feature.