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AndyThe Watkins,team of Paulwho Wllsonhave andco- convertlng to the Muslim religion includlngpenned Tooand Muchproduced for the songsVirgin orand performing will no longer asUdark be recording Morrison. Anderson Consulting-sponsored theAt British the musicdinner, ind • George withaet, areHalliwell. working A singleon new and material FLATELV SETTLES LEGAL ACTION charity 'event, ~ osvenor which Housetook place Hôtel. at fnrreceived SSm unitsa spécial of the Bl^ Elton John sin- are due in the fîrst half of next FlatleyLord of settled the Dance with starhis formerMichael id McCartney.Ringo Starr Georgeoffered industryrecord figure,producer who n gle.br charity whose atscore Sotheby's is being auctioned firmedEMI itRecords had signed last aweek long-term con- (Octobermanager 21)John after Reid a lastdispute Tuesday over C handleddeai with bythe EMI/Chrysallssinger, who will and be theirReid hadmanagement sued Ratley agreement. for £10m, whoseEMI label. releases will appear on the claiming a breach of contract after Wednesday.industry she representsThe parliamentary last filmundersecretary and broadeasting, of state whose for tourism, brief joinedalso includes compétition Creative and industries, consumer Robbie knows it members of the IFPI board and BPI Atat athe meeting meeting, in thereprésentatives House of Lords. from Des'ree knows it calledthe international on the UK governmentrecord industry to push Copyrightfor strengthening Directive of andthe toEuropean take a IMatalie knows it régulationlead in the ofcampaign the CD manufacturingfor stricter thebusiness. IFPI's AndersonDavid Fine. Is pictured with Southgate slams rivais over takeover plans as he vows to continue at EMI Sir Colin Southgate has launehed ractive enough. easy target. "I don't feel I onean astonishing of his rivais Personal in an interview attack onIn bish, de re talkslid aSouthgate. lot of rub- anybodyis a sltting else," duck he sald.any m< :o remain at EMI "What makes hi iults? underSouthgate pressure alsoto step denlei dow fono Angeles Times Wedon't never you asksee himthem, how do hiswe? record Why at the group until at least the mil- scathingweek the about EMI Be whatclub isI heardoing It's at thein the moment? toltet." From willlennium. focus Notingon looking that for the someone company to likeNotlng Sony thatwere other suffering companies from baslsrun the "at businesssome point on Ina the day-to-day not-too- Number One in Europe aelby greatlyhe also reducedrejected returnssuggestions on sales, that dlstant future", Southgate added he paredDornemann to buy that EMI heif the woul si ire-ice forNews the Corp group was orIn athat position EMI toIs bld executive has been hli MUSIC WEEK 31 SEPTEMBER 1998 M E W S MW COMMENT BBC opensarchives |Wjra;n pnj-oj| Qffgj- fg njyg for clossicm senes IT'S IIME SIR COLIN STEPS flSIDE an 70 landmark serecordings the first suggestIt Is unusual that toa leadingsay the executiveleast for a should business step magazine down. to ssical sound archives by free sessions on the net But someone should really have a word with Sir Colin century greats as Thetomers Virgin at its group flagshîp Is Megastoreoffering cus- in Southgate. e previously un London's Oxford Street the opportu- Already under mounfing critîcism for his handling of the 1 ings will be issued during the m storenity to terminais surf the whichweb for also free provide via in- astonishingRoyal Opéra attackHouse, on this Bertelsmann week he launched boss Michael an three years through tv information on store promotions and Dornemann, accusing him of talking "a lot of rubbish" n Britten - The Performer, Customers who spend £10 or and suggesting his record club business is "in the entitlesmore will them be togiven five aminutes token ofwhich free Coincidentally,toilet". when Dornemann first took control of surfing time on the terminais. Bertelsmann's US-based record business he himself selectingshare the répertoire task of and artists. made a couple of huge gaffes by arrogantly stating in a "• jr first serious foray Into Surfing at Vi Americansbrace of infamous to run theinterviews Company. that He he learned did not his need lesson, of Musio directoril Johnmarket," Willan. says "We BBC are for customers. The net is not just for course, and, as far as one can see, he has not said anything it competing' al they with don't the1 majors. This builtThe by terminais, internet whichkiosk havecompany been techies, anyone can use it," says Sirremotely Colin shouldcontroversial leam from ever his since. example. For the longer he sticks The s WebPoint for Virgin Net, will be on In addition to web surfing, the around the nuttier he gets. It would ail be rather endearing if Sir Arturo Toscanini,Evgeny as wellMravinsky as a colli a trialcessful, at the Virgin store plans for ato month. roll them If suc- out terminaisIn-store product will provide promotions, information broad- on Colin were at the top of his game. But instead his words bear ail tion of recordings of Britten as a p to "This40 stores Is an nationwide. added value service hostcast streamedlive ce music webcasts and itthe the hallmarks City that of thinks an increasingly so - so, too, desperate do some man. of the And most not onlysenior Is Hisemployées confirmation in his thatown heCompany. plans to stay on until 2000 and will too-distantstep up attempts future" to must find havea successor caused "atgroans some from point EMI in staffthe not- Ellon leuds tributes to At(and a timenot just when those two withof its devalued largest rivaisshare areoptions). in the throes of a debilitating merger EMI does not have a minute to waste. It still Rocket's David Croker aroundhas some the great world artists but it andis being some crippled hugely bytalented the lack executives of vision from on high. If ever there were a moment to bring in a new Eltonby Tracey John Snelland Jof in Reid wi chief executive to overhaul its opérations it is now. weekpaying among tribute friends to formerand colleagues Rocket iclui nj theAs andecent Englishman thing. of the old school, Sir Colin should reallyAjax doScott Records managing director David theCroker, âge whoof 49. has died suddenly at who had recently been working with PAUL'S QUIRKS attackCroker, two who Fridays suffered ago (Octobera heart record,Croker says,on a "Davidnew wasLionel unique, Richie a PRICE CUÏÏING IS SPOILING CHRISTMAS career16), began in 1970 his at EMIrecord as labelcompany man- veryhis life." gentle guy for whom music was The steady fiow of new product hittlng the market place for becameager for Arista.Bell Records, During the which next laterfour industryCroker in retiredthe eariy from Elghties the tomusic run weeks,Christmas causing has suddenly some concern turned amonginto a floodretailers over trying the past to few years he looked after Apple records mt a corporate hospitality and catering balance a stock-versus-cash-fiow situation. withinin signing EMI Queen. and played a major rôle Caterers,company, whichThe allowedMoving h'Venue Despite the fears of a gathering global recession, most indie éralHe manager joined Rocket and was in 1974promoted as gén- to John and Queen duringmanaged his career, both induige in his p. worryretailers that are the expecting major Hlgh a busy Street Christmas multiples period. and supermarkets Yet some managing director a year later. says, Td known David for nearly last returnedyear when to athe chance music remark industry at who have already started cutting prices and putting up the John,in 1972, who says,formed "David Rocket and with I Reidhad 30introducîng years. Heme was to bothresponsibie Eiton andfor leda Rocket to Reid Records' inviting reunionCroker todinner join record"sale" signslast quarter. may take the shine off what promises to be a wasbeen onefriends of thefor overbest 20 people years. with He hasFreddie happened. Mercury. His It's whole tragio life whatwas John Reid Enterprises as creative The Titanic video, which some stores have been taking orders whomknowledge I have of music ever wasworked second - his to consumedIn 1980 by Croker music." was appointed today.Croker, leaves whose his funeral wife, wiliLaura, be heldand Thefor since normal March, price isfor the the most standard recent version example of Titanic of retail would madness. be none, I will miss him deeply." managing director of German two daughters Tessa and Daisy. copy£16.99, at thatyet I price.doubt The if anyone initial streethas actually price wasbeen expected able to sell to bea UK concern as US singles chart sample changes the£14.99 video but plus corne bonus Monday points moming or souvenirs adverts for appearedjust £12.99 offering (or even less) right across the country. Members of the public compiledBillboartrs have Hot provoked 100 chartconcern Is says BMG's couldn't believe thelr luck as they snapped up the biggest couldamong become UK label even executives harder to that break it promotionInternational managermarketing Thomas and wereselling actually video of paylng ail time for for it. aboutThere's 60p nothing less than clever many in selling dealers at a pop and leftfield acts in the States. Halmovici, whose act Five were 12 loss unless it's tied In with other money making opportunities whichFrom is Decemberbased on thea mixtureHot 100, of onlyon the 62 saleson airplay. chart last week but premierin store, videobut in title this of case the majoryear just retailers smacks giving of panic. away Ifthe this is a alteralrplay the and ratio sales of Information,sales to airplay will similarWEA's Cleopatrafate to haveFive suffered with a forerunner of things to corne over the next two months then we 80:20.data from Additlonally, its current 60:40radio mix hits to stronglyCleopatra's affect Theme. us," "It'ssays goinghead toof could ail be in for a torrid time. whichcommercial have release not been will quaiifygiven fora international Hassan Choudhury. With the amount of information now available to the public the chart for the first time. This 300,000"We SoundScanned copies of Cleopatra'swell over via newspapers, radio stations, TV and the internet we wouldImbruglla's enable Torn, the likeswhich of Nataliewas a Theme, but dldn't get much shouldn't be surprised at the increase in requests for Blllboard airplay number one but airplay."Ray Cooper, co-president Virgin recordings we've never heard of. Retailers who spécialisé in awas single, not releasedto appear commerclally In the Hot 100. as Records America, suggests the knownmusic takerecordings great pleasurefrom independent in tracking labels down and and distributors obtaining little-from Blllboard says the changes are Il have utbeen those mostly that pop acts being releaseHTwitîrthose^Uiat do ail around the world. The extra effort and cost Is often more rislngbeing numberintroduced of radio-only because singles.of the :h as the Splce Girls, Ail Saints, corne out being geared even, more than compensated for by the reaction of satisfied customers They also follow SoundScan sese and they Cleopatra. have performed In ail these far towardsmake a radio.massive "It's différence," not going heto who realise that the lowest price isn't always the best deal. 21%research of musicwhich buyersfound thatpurchase only :ter on sales than airplay - says. "It mlght encourage radio to Paul Qulrk's column is a Personal vlew singles but 91% llsten to the radio. iich provoklng Is why the concern chart changesin UK chart position." MUSIC WEEK 31 OCTOBER 1998 Ar RCA has won tho biddin^ war to NEWS managedSign WestSife.the by Boyzonc new singer Irish Ronanact Now! makes impact n b v\i s f i I e Walsh.Keating RCA and consultanthis manager Simon Louis Cowell on US retail release NudeHUDE UNVEILSRecords WEBSITE will begin SHOP selling groupsays he from was Joining able to dissuade at the firstMore Now!than album500,000 In theunlts US of have the todayits music (Monday) catalogue following online a from Polydor because of his relatlonship ; been shlpped to retailers ahead of deal between the label and with Walsh.Louis and, "l've with always our trackgot on record, well v its Therelease compilation, tomorrow (Tuesday).whlch has onlineservice retailer can be IMVS. found Theat thesays relatlonship Cowell. 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Now!, Advertising Standards Authority. theirdates first in December. single to beCowell released expects next whlchbeen avallable for the past by mailfour weeksc has April.are; RCA Pictured managing top row director (from Harryleft) branded compilations whlch ht of POP UP FOR MTV AWARDS directorMagee, Cowell,of promotions Keating, Dave RCA Shack. Thebeen first developed Now! releasefirst in hasthe bel FiveBillie, and Steps, B-Witched Another have Level, ail Front row (from left) Westside's Kian beenIrcland nominated régional categoryin the UK of and the ShaneEgan, BryanFilan andMcFadden, Mark Fehilly. , across the States. MTV Europe Music Awards, whichNovember take 12. place in Milan on RIAADiamond DEIAVS Multimedia MP3 PIAVER has RELEASE PolyGram sells film archive MP3delayed player US shipmentafter the RIAA of its was Rio grantedorder against a 10-day the restrainingmanufacturer. Therequires restraining the RIAA order. to issue which a as third-quarter profits rise $500,000 bond, will apply until POLVGRAMS THIRD-QUARTER PERFORMANCE ASMITHS' long-running COURT BATILEdispute CONTINUES between toThe be movie broken arm up of after PolyGram MGM agreedlooks set to members of The Smiths retumed buy PolyGram Filmed Entertain- toMorrissey court in and London Johnny last Marr week. are (£147m)ment's filmlast week,archive in afor deal $250m to cre- challenging a 1996 High Court ate the world's largest film library. fellowruling thatband they members short-changed Michael lierThe décision surprise by moveMGM follows to pull anout ear- of £721m Joyce and Andrew Rourke. bidding for the group, whlch had £55m£677m VIRGIN LAUNCHES SPICE TEASER thebeen summerput up for after sale bylaunching Seagram itsin Virgininternet Records teaser iscampaign launching as an been$10.4bn named bid foraiong PolyGram. with Carlton MGM andhad Spicepart of Girls the Christmaspromotion forsingle the Canak/Artisan ; (£54.5m)NLG248m last(£78.8m) year on from net NLG172m sales of ember, though ,December which 14. 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Buoyed such as by Sheryl performances Crow, the from divi- finalThe setresults of figuresare likely before to be the closePolyGram at NLG108.8 shares railied on the NLG6.1 day of the to releases,releases. but"They it iswere what everyone $10.4bn Seagram bid is completed. 211 has made of them," he says. wrong.November The 30. correct Meanwhlle, date is Boosey & Hawkes Creation'sMasterplan limited-edition boxed set will Oasis be Titanic video buoys album sales takes on pop act consistsavaiiable ofto sevenfans only 10-inch and vinyl Both of Sony's Titanic Classical publisher and lastdises week's and not issue. as reported in weeksignificantly on the backpicked of record-breakingup sales last yesterdayalbum chart. (Sunday) to re-climb the Hawkesinstrument has mademaker its Booseyfirst move & figures for the newly-released video Virgin Retail revealed sales were to diversify its actlvlties by B*WITCHEDThe BeautifulCONJURE UPSouth's PLATINUM weekup by foraround the two 50% albums, on the helped previous by signingThe acompany pop artist. has struck a !ii'Sis Quench, B*Witched's an of fer of £10.99 each or £20 for publishlng deal with singer- Of Ladysmith- B«Witched Black and Mambazo The Best - already i theHMV, pair. which like Virgin staged a appearedsongwriter withSimon artists Green, includingwho has TheBPI platinumStar & Wiseman status last ail reachedweek. GIN,beat theputting previous first-week best for video,sériés ofwas midnight experiencing openings a risefor the of collaboratorChaka Khan Angie and Brown. 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Live music helps Radio One to bounce bock with new listeners Radios One, Two and Three can celebrate as BBC radio closes the audience gap on its commercial rivais It is unlikely that the thousands of music THE NATIONAL PIOTURE hoursfans who of liveattended music Radiocoverage One's during 130 the networksummer recordrealised Its they highest were audience helping theshare for Itsalmost coverage two years.of Reading, But they Lamacq certainly Live, did. WEEKLY SHARE OF TOTAL LISTENING WEEKLY AUDIENCE REACH TheLive Radioevents One - induding Ibiza Weekend, the free Radiomusic One gig at shelteredCoopers Field under in Europe'sCardiff where bi 10,000 theboosted usual the programme station's ofshare sui of ail radio 10.5%listening for from the three9.5% inmonths the second to September quarter to One23, accordingadded aimost to the 400,000 latest Rajar listeners data. to Radio takeIf children its reach are amongincluded the too, over the 15s figure to 9.7m. achievedshoots up for to the11.2m, same up period from thein 1997 10.8m and io One managing editor lan Parkinson NATIONAL MUSIC RADIO TRENDS says, 'We attracted a lot of new listeners in THIRD QUARTER 1996 INDEXED TWO-YEflR TREND_ THIRD QUARTER 1998 coveragethe second and quarter they stayed with our with World us duringCup the line-upsummer. of The presenters live music who and promoted a strong thedaytime live Parkinson points to audience rises across thelisteners schedule: to take Mark his Radcliffe afternoon added audience 190,000 to 3.5m,Lamacq while Live thereslot (up were 170,000), also rises Simon for the Mayo (370,000),Neison's Saturday Jo Whiley R&B (360,000). Chart (120,000), Trevor Judgeand the Jules Sunday (110,000 Top 40 to show a new (160,000). high of 0.8m) OneThe rise increases of 400,000 exceed because the overali listeners Radio tune demonstratedlistener hours fromby the 78.8m network's in quarter increase two in to 88.7m.remained The static Radio at One4.5m breakfast among over show 15s THE REGIONAL PICTURE: LONDON Chrisand 5.0m Evans if childrenlost 500,000 are included. listeners At among Virgin. 13.6%Radio as Two its audiencerecorded arose record by 340,000 share of WEEKLY SHARE OF LISTENING WEEKLYg ^ AUDIENCE REACH year-on-year to 8.9m. Radio Two controller « S i theJames A and Moir's B list décision higher torotations award songswas on saysimplemented music is during a vital thisingrédient quarter to and attract he fi sf iz gô » £ younger"Music islisteners two thirds in theof everything35-44 âge we group. put out on Radio Two and we are mixing the S 'a S s i 5 S âges,"music withhe says. presenters who appeal to ail > S S rS d 9 on-yearRadio - Three by 80,000 also increasedto 2.4m - its in reachwhat isyear- traditionally a quiet quarter for classical 3.2m to 2.6m year-on-year. It is hoping to Capital Ff :k 230,000 listeners Troubled Xfm saw its audience dip from three months from 1.2% to 1.3%up during the overtumweek of newthe déclinéprogramme with directorthe arrivai David this 329,000 to 283,000 quarter-on-quarter, listeners tuned in to The Proms for longer. Dunne, formerly of MTV. 16.6%.in the three Capital months Gold ras up from 16.0% to Thealthough effect its on share its music remained policy steady from theat 0.9%. achievedThe national mixed commercialresults. Classic stations FM's reach The national picture for Virgin Radio is listeners in the period, the first full quarter dipped from 5.0m in the second quarter to reachhealthy rose if compared from 3.2m year-on-year to 3.9m. However,since its in thatacross its otherprogramming Capital Goldhas beenstations. networked year4.7m, ago. although Like Radio this wasThree, up Classic300,000 has on a the last three months surveyed the station Capital also continues to win the always found this period to be quiet but inlost London, 330,000, where with Virgin much FM's of the reach dip comingslipped addingbreakfast 154,000 wars in listeners London, year-on-yearwith Chris Tarrant to results - good news for Roger Lewis, who 24%19% todip 911,000 to 277,000. while Virgin AM suffered a Goldreach gained 1.8m, 100,000while Mike to Osmantake his on audience Capital joinsdirector next following Monday his(November move from 2) asDecca, managing The winners in the compétitive London to 703,000. This Is higher than Chris Evans' Atlantic 252's audience has continued to andmarket Kiss were 100. Melody This was FM, thethe quarterCapital whenGroup whichVirgin dippedRadio breakfast from 748,000 show toin London637,000 - - slightly from 60% to %. The BBC and the Radio One breakfast show, although while independent'rai in slipped46.8% tobelow 47.8% the Greeningthe former did team Increase of Zoe their Bail Londonand Kevin audience 50%audience mark listening from 51.1' to to 49.9%, The overali MUSIC WEEK 31 0CT0BER1998 ■mm

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That's one of Ascot,The anthologyNew York City,is split The mto Lost four Weekend CDs - and Legend,Given Parlophonethe 600,000-plus has high unit hopes sales for of the locationDakota -at defined the time by ofLennon's recording, home dating anthology,packaged withwhich extensive cornes elaboratelyOno-penned sleeve * fromlast inhis 1980. first soloIt includes: recordings powerfui in 1969 to his atnotes £45-£50, and Lennon's it's pitched own largeiydrawings. at hard-coreRetailing Classalternatives Hero, ofImagine, classio Give material Peace like A ChanceWorking opendevotees, with thebut simultaneousthe label keeps release its options of treatmentsand Happy Xmasof rock'n'roll (War Is standardsOver); informai like Be compilationWonsaponatime, drawn a fromseparate the anthology's 21-track performancesBop A Lula and of Peggy Corne Sue; Together, powerfui Attica live mostFMI obviously UK président commercial and ceo tracks. 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Project:Artist: John album Lennon Producers: Label: ParlophoneYoko Ono/Rob StudiosStevens Publisher;Studios: Quad va ' Recording/ Merlin STEVE; L AIMIA ION A&R Ïy the time you read this, l'Il be in Newcastle confidence and a promising ear for hooklines cassette mysteriously boasts a contact number for Radio One's annual Sound City music and harmonies,..Also attracting some interest at for a management company in the States)... UfeB fest. Last year when we arrived in Oxford, the minute are the recently reinvented Pica Other names being dropped include Boothacre. v/e had a vague idea of what to expect (bands (formerly Velma, until they changed their line-up whose tape is good; Automatic, who have a like The Unbelievabie Truth and Beaker were and name three months ago). Now expanded to rocking single out; the imaginatively named Burt already causing a few waves of interest). This a six-piece they've been writing new songs of Reynolds Five and the -laden Kelly. For year any number of bands could steal the show late, but their last demo was a swaggering mix the more dance orientated among you, try athave the a fringelisten gigs.to Solavox, Of the bands one of to the watch groups out for, of punky teenage and glammy vocals. Sounds Applecatcher, who do the big beat thing with a currently being managed by former Pénétration impetuous and fidgety...Elsewhere 1 like Rigsby funky edge and thrashing ...As I always and Invisible Girls singer Pauline Murray. a lot. They're ail guitars going full pelt with say to bands at Sound City or In The City, this Following up their well-received Californian shouty choruses. And there's a frothing pop one event won't make you stars overnight, but Sunshine single there's a good, moody tape calledmoment Cruising on the whichnew Helter sounds Skelter like a US demo collège it's a good exercise in getting attention and doing the rounds, which has a real air of hit in the making (which might explain why their thesussing next outcouple the ofcompétition. weeks... Full-ish reports in savage savage "The pop album of 1998"

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V2 South plans East to continue Asia and to Japan build ason successfulthe fanbase playbest atunsigned Radio One's compétition Sound to theband engineers live. at Zomba studios who became fans after seemg the within Europe the second and elsewhere, album next before autumn. launching an assault on the US CityAfter in Newcastle five years ontogether, Friday. soundV2 head of the of new A&R material Dave Wibberley is down saysin part the to "bigger, the décision more takenexpansive" by rise,For and now, that V2 moreis confident people thatwill beStéréophonies' won over by thestar trio's will continuepowerful to theare mélodiestill trying power-pop to find a bandlabel himself,Boo Radleys Bird and Therapy?Bush to oall as wellin Al asClay producing (who has and mixed engineering Del Amitri, the Td like to class Stereophonics as a premier league band and, by iikesWibberley of Silver says, Sun and"The Terorvision) band persuaded on mixing me they duties. didn't want to make theWith release a substantial of the second marketing album, campaign they will usingbe," saysa variety Steeie. of média theproducers, leap to theya big-name make the producer. band feel Bird comfortable. and Bush are But not the svengali three of us thatplanned can foronly the be second described album, as thorough, and a Worldwide V2 is in touringa good scheduleposition to wantedLead tosinger put them Keily inJones more says, experienced "I like working hands withat the Bird mixing and stage."Bush, thembelieve - thatand notthe justboys in from the UK.the valleys have a bright futureCatherine ahead Eade of butJones's we felt lyricswe wanted detailing to sprucethe small-town things up life in ofthe the mix." band's Outdoor Staged take at to4.30pm Virgin inM Newcastle_ or hometown , which were an important part of the first HopeFriday &(October Anchor 30)tonight and (October also play 26). 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The likes of Barry Ashworth are QUANGO 'SKY'S THE LIMIT' (PAN) (ALTERNATIVE) eveninnovative picking and up a on benchmark if and interest piece from of music other that scenes will gois gatheringdown as partdaily. of Itthe is both Former Dodge City member IG Culture is on a roll at the moment with his Likwid genre's history; make it part of yours. • • ® ® • DM withBiskit vocalist and New J JaySector for aMovements timeless blend projects. of jazz, This soul latest and identityfunk with sees a bithim of teaming a leftfieldrevives fhetouch Rocker's - think Revenge Funkadelic sound, meets while D-Train. the New The SectorElectro Movement Breakdown Mix Mix is the ApolloJAMES Four 'SIT Forty's DOWN remix '98' becomes (MERCURY) the new main mlx for this classic(POP/TECHNO) indie-dance most overtly modem with its rolling beats and housey keys, which have won it a anthem. Staying true to the original, the full vocal is kept among a roaring glam- •place • •on • Slip'n'Slide's excellent fortheoming 'Jazz In The House 6' compilation. AB torock crack thump. the TopIt's unlikely10. ® @ to ® beat ® ils number two position from 1991, but expect JHit (BREAKBEAT) SIGNUM 'WHAT YA GDT 4 ME' (TIDY TRAX) (HOUSE) ThisVARIOUS compilation '10 KILORS' has been (10put togetherKILO) by trance label Tip, 101 Thisof the was original, very bigplus on an Jinx Untidy import Dub. and The is formernow given mix a is vocal huge, that running runs overfrom the a top expérimental breaks label. 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The but aim to emphasisehere is not theto tempt content. prospective It's probably purchasers one of thewith most a big winterbongos, nights. a full-on Where, percussive however, workout are the and Freestylers warm enveloping in ail this? bassline They've for been late upfront albums to be released, with most of the requested tracks being playing the track live for months! • ® ® ® JH fullrecorded on comprise at acetate this stage cracklng or thereabouts. parcel. • • One • •mid-set • mix and one that's moreCF THERESEARCH) ADVENT PRESENTS 'ANOTHER PLANET EP' (KOMBINATION(TECHNO) KLUTE 'CASUAL BODIES' (CERTIFICATE18) (DRUM & BASS) The boys have been keeping themselves very busy of late, as shown on this Klute,Photek aka and Tom Source Withers, Direct, delivers the highly his début respected long Certificateplayer for the18. formerTom takes home the of double-packspeakers and of straight serious onto wax. the Again dancefloor, that unmissable stripped-down, Advent intensesound tearsand absolutely out of the futuristic envelope and pushes it to the max, However, the album as a whole slammin', Also check the electroid title eut 'Another Planet'. • • • • DM thewon't moment. cross Into But theCertificate mainstream 18 has as neverit is way been too one ahead to follow of most the stuft pack, around and if at BOCCACCIO LIFE 'THE SECRET WISH' (NEO) (HOUSE) it's forward-thinking fiavours you're after, look no further. • • • • DM From the label that originally brought us 'Nervous Breakdown' (snapped up by VC VARIOUS 'BIG BEAT COMPLETE' (LACERBA) (BEATS) monsterRecordmgs) with cornes big wind-up another synth beauty. leads, This lots is anof depthinstrumental and a killer hard-edged sample lineEuro hook This diverse 19-track compilation with a bonus Smudge & Chunks mix CD that has already been tried and tested by Judge Jules. • • • • • CF Freestylers'ranges from 'Rutfneck'obvious tracks and DeeJay such as Punk-Roc's Indian Rope 'My Man's Beatbox' 'Dog toIn lesser-knownThe Piano', the GENE FARRIS 'MAINLINE DISCO' (SOMA) (HOUSE) gems like the Ballistic Brothers' 'Peckings', Stevia's 'Cubehead' and Deeds Plus Scotland's finest label returns with more of that good old funky business that its Thoughts'behind in picking'The World's up this Made genre's Up'. gems It's perfect in the pastfor those few months. who may • have • • lagged • • JH wayknown back and Into loved the for.Seventies, Gene Farris coated supplies Chicago four fiavours slices ofand discoid dancefloor fodder punch. taking you Choice eut is the Sneak-esque '4 Minutes Of Pleasure'. Check it. • • • • DM TheVARIOUS underrated 'SKULLDUGGERY' Matthew 'Bushwacka' (PLANK) B returns with a 10-track (BREAKBEAT)compilation ail 808 STATE 'CUBIK '98' (ZTT/UNIVERSAL US) (HOUSE) of which he's co-written. Although his involvement spans the entire album it Not yet due for a UK release, but a heavy buzz is building already b doescut-up not of sound'Night one-dimenslonalShift' under the guise or lired. of Makesome For further Breaksome; proof check 'Smashed' the vocal importsmoments, going bringing around. a true Victor '98 Calderonefeel to those spices harsh up industrial one of 808 stabs State and s bestsirens, Also and 'Lectro' under his Bushwacka moniker; and Mashupheads' old-skool- featured on the import are new remixes of 'Cubik' and 'Pachc State by 808 State drivenman's beats.'Lucky • Day'. • • If •you're • wise with your cash I suggest delving into this DM themselvespackage. • in• a• new • breakbeat style, plus the original 'Cubik to round off the ^ =5 z ^3 1 Z LU1 i ocë o1 |d SO oë X z S _jP CMm CMCD CMr> CM00 CMO S ?3 nn S ucommentary] | CHANT \ by tony îarsides -|ï thatSureiy the il's week nol after just athe coincidence Mobos ail I Failli Evans I of our top five in this week's chart JD lealurmg Mariali Carey if% appearedf an ■ ! 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Time', E-17 which are registersshaping upa heftyniceiy 235.% with i YOULITTLE ONLY BIT HAVEOF LOVIN' TOSAY YOU LOVE ME ÎSLe Roc gain on the Pop Tip chart this week, Its rapld i! 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AMERICAN ARTIST . 1 CHARTWATCH PROFILE: P| HARVEY : byAU\N JONES . by PAUL WILIAMS 1 iWv. It M mW'Êi After the explosive happenings of the past two weeks, which saw an unprecedented Top 200 for the first time, climbing s PdateJ Harvey's has helped most commercialto lift the singer's album to riesAs Matthewsincluding Italy,observes, Portugal "We and believe the albumseight new ohart, entries things flood have into quietened the Top 10 of :ht. toThe number top-ranked 98 on album its 89th by aweek Brit is,in In profilejust its to first new few heights weeks internationally. of release Is arveye are aif lotthey more got anpeople opportunity who would to downRoyal considerablyAlbert Hall Concert this week. is the Bob highest Dylan's new Thisunits Desire?globally, has easily shifted putting more it onthan course 400,000 to or hearvailable." her. Our job is to make these chartentry atsees number only a31, gentle while reshuffling the top end of ofthe the outstripBring You sales My Love, of her which last solohas takenalbum, three- To andBut TV, despite Matthews Harvey's adds thatrising touring profile remains on radio pack,Life to leaving enjoy a Jay-Z's third week Volume at number2...Hard one, Knock a moved up to number 'eek,one, andhaving has sold now more and-a-halfOne of theyears main to sellcauses 750,000 for these copies. such,Island's she main played tool a for sélection selling theof Europe's album. As morerare privilège lhan 185,000 for a rap copies artist. last The week, album and sold than 30,000 copies already. Ifs his fourth TVimproving presence sales for thehas singer,been a whose rising radionew and biggest festivals throughout August to re- hasFugees sold star more Lauryn than Hill's747,000 Miseducation copies in total.Of... (1985)Must Be and Going ...But (1983), Seriously, No Jacket which Requiredwas audiencesmaterial has across opened Europe her up and to beyond.new "This remainsolher album in second to sell place,more thanand was100,000 the only Britainnumber a one rare for double 11 weeks on the in Canadian1990, and charts, gives career,"album is saysprobably Steve the IV most' accessible of her European tour is lined up for November, with acopies. double Never platinum out ofaward the top(for three, 2m sales) it has after won Youas Elton Look John'sTonight/Candle Something In AboutThe Wind The 1997Way 'sgotthi 9,UK while dates she starting is expected in Glasgow to return on December to the US justAN eight Saints' weeks self-titled in the shops.album sold Identical spends its_42ndweek at number one. the articles and are intrigued, but may have quantities in each of the past two weeks, but ACTS m US ANO UK found earlier albums a little difficult." up,Two the morefirst ofsingles which, from The theWind, album is go < theit to fact surge the 53-44, market establishing is softer this a weeknew peak aliows ALBUM CHARTS wooedNotably, by Harvey, European with radio the firsthas singlebeen newly- A alsoEuropean plans radio to visit this Australia month. toand build there o forbuoyancy its 29-week is due chart primarily run. toIts the continued sustained onPerfect some Day station's Elise winning playlists the for singer the first a place time, has so far been a highlyeffective can weekspopularity in the of NeverTop 20 Ever, of the which singles has chart,spent and15 54-44 29-37 whileheavy MTVaîrplay Europe support has across given the ail itssame services. track ALBUMWATCH majorclimbs déclinés 20-19 this in theweek. past And, few after weeks, suffering the support,Partly onthe the artist back has of beennew mainstreamreaching new PI HARVEY Spice Girls' albums have stabilised highs on Europe's sales charts, with Is This |•'1 • TopIs This 20 Desirein Italy nineand Swedenin th Spiceworldvhich holding wi at Norway,Desire? alreadyas well asa Top going 10 Tophit in20 France in a string and • Top 30 in Portugal UK HITS IN THE REST OF THE WORLD The MW guide to the te p UK or UK-signed performers in key overseas markets {chart position in brack ets) HmiNiiviii'UKfl HkUiimH HiUkHJIVllil ■MIIMIIH 1 (1) NO MATTER WHAT 1 (61 VIVA FOREVER Faithless Cheeky Spice Giris Virgin 2 (6) BoyzoneIWANT YOU BACK Polydor 2(7) SpiceEVERYBODY Girls GETUP Virgin Spice Girls Virgin Spice Girls Wgùi Robbie Williams r "A CALL US.... CALL US.... CALL US.... CALL US..., CALL US....

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CLASSICAL FACTFILE CLASSICAL Decca's massive marketing spend on The chart, with the Threeinto long-term Ténors in dominance Paris has failedof the fospecialist translate videoin both release of James of TitanicHorner's preserving OST albums. interesi REPORT classical chart. 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RETAIL FOCUS: ANDYS RECORDS byT Karenins year, Faux 1998, should go down as a very good year for Andys Records. The AndysGray began Records to tradewas bornfrom ina therecord Sixties, stail whenon Fellxstowe founder AndyPier. furtherunstoppable north to indie Durham's chain basPrince just venturedBishop's The first Andys store was opened in Cambridge In 1975 and, Shopping Centre with the launch of its averagefrom then rate on, of itstwo East stores Angiian a year network for the nextexpanded 10 years. at anIn 37thHanley, store. Staffordshire Its next store on opening November will be 5,in 1986, It moved beyond the région with the launch of a store followed by another in the same région in GrimsbyAndys is and now went the onsixth to conquerbiggest Yorskhirechain In theand UKthe behlndNorth. before"We Christmas.were attracted to the city of Durham multiples such as Woolworths, Our Prlce, WH Smith, Virgin because of its university and because of the 330and HMV.and an It annual currently turnover has a of total more workforce than £30m. in Theexcess chain of Bishop'sprime retail Centre," site offeredsays byfounder the Princeand is still privately owned by Andy and Billy Gray. managing director Andy Gray. "Andys is ail Andys Records: expanding Its p particular relez aboutDurham, specialist with itsmusic diversity and we of think musical that campaigns.interest in ail "Thereareas ofhas our beenback cataloguemassive providing teof widestradio possiblepackages exposure geared forto has recently be and classical has performed particularly particular typvoes of music. For example, an Theset toCardigans, benefit. while next week Tina Arena is Gray reports that mi tan 20,000 titles well,"Andys' confirms weekly Gray. dance radio package, which featuredR&B release on stations suchMaxwell's as choice, Embrya was This Christmas, Andys is embarking on its w 670 sq metre provides exposure for a hotly-tipped single on and Jazz FM North West, which we ofmost November, ambitious the mail-out whole todatabase date. "By will the have end committedshop which, to likeproviding Andys' the other widest outlets, possible is andstations 105, such has asproved Vibe FMhighly and effectiveQalaxy 102for effective."Andys is also currently maximi; received our Christmas catalogue," says range. During the year the chain has worked driving dance sales, This week, the Beastie potential of its 85,000-strong datai takenParnell. space "A lot in of it labels and we and are distributors expecting haveit to saleshard to with maintain sustained its grip and on carefully specialist targeted sector managerBoys' Body Tamara Movin' Parnell will be says, featured. 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