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[mtisic week For Everyone in the Business of Mus\c 16 JULY 1994 £2.95 Pickwick picks Guinness man MT¥ to take Group.McGrane will replace former CarltonJeremy LoydTV whoexecutive is returning director to iticw the duties end of at the the year parent after company just 12 WhistleTest ve perfc é Bannister Riails reform victory 3tePaper of confidence into the Irtlm-d CD1. CASSETTE: OriginalCD2. Full and Lcngth Rcmix Remixes cdits plus ail exclusiveformats 11 tracks july ► ► ►► ►JAZi NEWSFILE Computer firm offers music via modem SeptemberLondon computer launch company for a service Cerberus which is by-passes planning a record ChanceSlorhaiis lines.companies The company and retailers is accumulating with computers 1,000 and sangs téléphoné by consumersunsigned bands to key for into the a digital computer service jukebox which and will have allow Adarmusic says sent pricing to them has by modem.not been Managing finalised but director artists Ricky will musics suocess set their own royalty rate and his company will take a sver- ceutical industry and 2% for industry as commission.expects opposition Subscribers f rom record will be companies billed monthly. but says Adar he sn to mentwhole. helps Tm keepsure thethat UK level recording of re-inves indu wantsestablished to work acts with ta the them database. and to get permission to add by an revealedClarke by vvas BPI chairmanimpressed Rupert by figures Perry theCollèges country's last year 16 - hadCity cemented Techno PolyGramBjork leads is launching new a PolyGram new longform video télévision arm divisionPropaganda, through a week its promo after itproduction revealed itcompany is to close sales 1 companyproduced PolyGramby the company TV International. is the live Bjork The lirst video project Vessel, directedSeptember. by AndyStéphane Picheta, Sednaouiandduefor who heads the new release company, in opération.is also co-chief of Propaganda's promo production MW launches définitive industry survey UKMusic record Week industry is launching professionals the most yet extensive in conjunction survey of subscriptionwith independent copies market of this research week's issuecompany contain MTI. an Ail Sonystays silenton eight-page confidential and anonymous questionnaire EM! Records appoints Michael olive branch which aimsto discoverthe views of the industry on companieseverything fromto issues the quality such as of formats service andoffered the qualityby of new Leamington boss UK A&R. The survey will be published in the autumn. rs Coxon switchesto publishing cix"n ^ThTop^ ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► MCPSHITSINCOMELANDIVIARK-p4^ ^ ► ► MUSIC WEEK 16 JULY1994 COMMENT !VI0PShits£100ni income mnlestone Asociety record surpass year forthe MCPS£100m helpedincome fig-the ed The£101.4ra mechanical for its rights publisher agency members collect- m.3m £98.6m + publishedin 1993, accordingat parent to body annual the figuresMusic £9.3m £9.4™ nextServiceCo year, butsi fullco Monday.Publishers' Royalties Association's distributed agm leapt last to ige* 11.0% 9.5% be achieved until 1998 at £98.6ni, a three-fold rise since 1990. unveiledMPA thesecretary so Pet I year"Describing for the company, 1993 as MCPS a "milestone chairman generated, whii WEBBO 1 Keeping stock of the festivals TiieTVand radio coverage of Glaslonbuiy was very tÉL I welcome. Ils effect on sales even more so. INDEPENDENCE DAY NEWS Theconundrum broadeasts, for both however, record illustrated company andthe greatretailer alike sowith many coverage acts, knowing of events who such will as Glastonbury.be broadeast First, (unlike with Topbeforehand. Of The Pops The orproducers Later) is baveimpossible to make ta décisionsfind ont IMF urges direct claims pointbased - on the lots quality of factors, of the notperformance. least of which Superstars is my second can crowd.produce Their a run-of-the-mill inclusion is mandatoryshow which to hardlylure the moves public, the tobut gain. it is theBoth rising points stars are whonecessary often excite to generate and have sales. more Thenpowerful it is anddown impressive to personal but taste. not something I thought Senser I would were wantrévélation to play and evetyday. made me Pulp, want on the the album other immediately.hand, were a mance^in'th^UK. Thcre Je m^î- Unfortunately it had sold out when I went ta buy it, SJve fringe eventto difficultyprecisely of because getting ofthe the stock/sales reasons I havebalance outlined. right hauntsThe Terrîli: save our singles record companies and retailers. Maybe the labels HMV marketing Davi^Temll unique. Ifs simply a^device which flags be expanded in'95 shouldstock for be events taking like more these. of a risk by leaving consignment Rising stars eclipsed by marketing followsNews that the PB increasing man Alan trend Edwards for senior is to join appointmenls Phonogram to thebe made job would from outsidehave been the filled mainstream. from within Not orso bylong ago poaching a rising star from another label. It is no bad 0 thing to look elsewhere but are there no rising stars or thelve't'^V ''^deof have they been snuffed out by too much marketing by n Udede an numbers?dilficuuto Weaitract need the to talented improve staff training Ihis orindustry we will needs. find it Columbt | Jon Webstei's column is a personal view . M- ► ► CAMPAIGN OF THE WEEK-Monitor.plO ^ t t ^ MUS1C WEEK 16 JULY1994 FRONTUNE Prince and Police bolsterTBD profits! TBD and an aggressive music and video theturnover, three has Police sole distributionStop! videos rights which, to stems12 months, from heavyadds Bennett.promotion The to corn suc Menzies'retail pricing profits lastpolicy year. boosted John v sold r of 2,000 units, withand expansion the chain's of chief its range rival, ofWoolwoi music The Edinburgh-based retail and dis- videoThe at company theexpenseoftoys, announced in Oct of12.1% April. to Turnover £34.4m for rose the 7.7% year to to £1.23bn. the end pointing"Profitability last year, recovered and this aller shoul a d: eachAlthough corapany spécifie within salesthe group figures are notfor theanother titles good released year by for the TBD labels as Alban,Youngand Hendrixtohotup summersales 2_k Shiplei^ÇfaneA. with y o u MUSIC WEEK 16 JULY1994 NEWSFILE EMI is planta release Gregorian a Christmas Christmas album of Gregorian chant frommonastery the chart-topping of Santo Domingo monks de from Silos the in Benedictine Spain. Roger MCIrollsouttitles Lewis, director of EMI Classics, déclinés ta disclose strong VCI schedule album,détails whichof the follow-up has sold 150,000 to the monks' units in Gregoriano the UK, olher spearhead its n,ase Mike of The Reid Perilous Loud Am Pt )utrageous than that it will consist of Christmas music drawn from GeorgeCD for theMcCrae, first time, Ashford including & Simpson titles by titles carry the choir's extensive Spanish catalogue. and KG And The Sunshine Band. enturesgfkSd dealerOf Mumfie, price. viThe Magic Hendrix sale for charity DionneThe Warwick'sautumn Bacharachschedule &includes David two, (out in October ara A collection of Jimi Hendrix's clothes and guitars is YearsSongbook, and KingsJohn Coltrane's Of Cajun III The (ail Impulse on the expectedLondon auctioneers ta raise between Bonhams £60,000 on August and £100,000 18, the 25that the Musicprice). TheClub spoken label wordat a album£3.65 Lennydealer 3 market with the lau anniversary of his dawn performance at the Woodstock Henr/s Live And Loud is out in October ierreleased Collection. - includeThe firs Festival. The private collection was owned by one of panyto tie Videoin with Collection the release International. by sister Com- clothing,Hendrix's guitars managers, and SoundMike Jeffry, effect andequipment. includes Hendrix's stage Gibson Flying V guitar is expected to fetch up to £25,000. : > ► ROLLING SIGNES ALBUM ISPICKOF THE WEEK-pi 5 ► ► ► ► ► Captured Creatively ever since. The amazing lack lape Zramrkablyfree of eplay than it did going down! " rg (Chop Em ( mnance. The 20 bit technology iised in our ] consistency - we get tins quality from the 275LE ; safety copies." 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