MUSIC WEEK NOVEMBER 29, 1975

CBS Santana

Boyden sacking set halves £20 k import price j FROM PAGE 1 'jj follows storm Holland and the printing of the sleeve in Germany. Packaging of AN EXPLOSION inside the dismissed. On 1 riday of this week Lotus will be the same as the London Symphony Orchestra (November 28) the orchestra is extravagant Japanese original, inanaiicmcni last week-end resulted due to hold its annual general which opens out into a full-colour in the sudden dismissal of manauine meeting at which trumpeter panorama of multi-layered, almost director John Boyden only si\ Howard Snell, chairman of the poslcr-si/e artwork. Details ol its months after his appoinlmenl to board for a number of years, will contents, however, will appear in the post. Boyden, former relinquish office at his own English. a r director ol the C lassies lor request, as will three other elected Despite the set's long Japanese •c;- Pleasure label branch of Music for directors. With the departure of availability, CBS admits it has r) fS SCOTTISH sales force gtfrc a promotional party for Boyden. interim administration ol been prodded into its UK release S Pleasure since 1967. became last and Colin Stuart. u7;o both have nw albums ^ ^ / j week centre of a storm over an the orchestra is in the hands of by considerable import sales and Screwlops Arc Falling On My Head and Stuart s All The lkt>t. bothm thy interview printed in The (iiiardian. eoneerl administrator June Hall. the success of Santana's recent I've Special series. Picture shows (left to 'jhtykon m Alex This, he asserted without Boyden has taken legal advice tour of this country. Dealers are Robertson. Radio Clyde: Bill Smith. Radio Clyde: Matt McOimi. Ro\ willulrawini: its allegations of over the termination of his warned that, although the Lotus three-year contract as managing Jones. Radio Clyde: Colin Stuart: Matt Mcdhm Junior: Tommy Davis, rye, intemperance and lack ol musical catalogue number (66325) is the C/asgow: Tommy Shori. Pye. Itdinburgh; Jack Scott, Pye area manager. dedication amonsi some LSO director, understood to contain no same as another CBS album series, Scotland. players, was tape-recorded durine 'break clauses'. Boyden himself the price is not. And once stocks what he understood to be an would not commcnl beyond of the 12,000 copies the company o ff-thc-reeord talk with the saying, "My sole aim is to have a is bringing into Britain are woman reporter concerned durine little justice done". exhausted, il will be content to One-year sentence a break at Anchoraee. Alaska, on John Perry. Boyden's solicitor leave any romuining sales to the the return journey after the LSO for the past 13 years, told Music importers. tour of Japan. Boyden says that Week. "We want to reach an amicable solution of the position", he had at the lime no knowledsie Expectations for tape pirate that the conversation was beine suggesting that the way is still troin January-May 1974 7000 recorded or would be printed. open for further discussions. Of FROM PAGE 1 cassettes had been recorded. Last I riday (November 21) the his future plans Boyden said, musical discs For Pandit, Mr. Cox QC said LSO board of directors, consisting "Whatever happens. I would like A MAJOR British stage musical and a large quantity of tape. He that the accused took advice from of nine members elected by the to stay in the music business. I've based on Charles Dickens' Great had also arranged for a local solicitors before starting the sclf-trovernins: players, met and, »t been in il for the past 18 years Fxpectalions, opening at the printing works to supply 30.000 business and it was not until after is understood made an oflcr to and 1 feel I have something to give Yvonne A maud Theatre in inlay cards copied from 16 EMI to il". and Poly dor sleeves alter claiming a civil raid by EMI solicitors that Boyden of4 what has been Guildford on Christmas I've, will he made more enquiries. There described as a derisory sum' il he have record back-up of a single on that he had been to India to obtain copyright in the artwork. was no evidence to suggest that would offer his resignation. BBC to name December 7 featuring star John any further unlawful activities Boyden refused and thereupon was Mills, and an original cast album The extent of his activities were not clear, but it was likely that were conducted afterwards sponsors? out in February on EMI. Brentford FROM PAGE 1 BBC feels that easing of this ban Oldies still goldies, say pop acts disc deal may be able to help attract more FROM PAGE 1 needed sponsorship for these FROM PAGE 1 compositions. EMI Music managing many contemporary artists write recording was made of a seasonal events". Rivers, Linda Ronstadt and director Ron While makes that their own malerial. "Composing is song by Damon, "Can 1 Wish You In the meantime, current ban Yvonne Fair. point, although he concedes that it not as easy as it may sometimes A Merry Christmas'" and then on using BBC broadcasts of Apart from the current Esther may be rather "insulting" to the appear," he says. "It's a profession Rose approached Brentford Nylons records as advertising material Phillips and Art Garfunkcl hits, young writers of today to opine unto itself. So publishers would be with the proposition that the remains. Most recent application standards in vogue include Deep that 'they don't write them like mad not to work their back single could be sold through their was BBC objection to a planned Purple (from Donny and Marie they used to'. "People may also be catalogue thoroughly and London outlets. D c c c a cons u in c r - p r c s s Osmond, who earlier this year waking up to how wasteful il is to constantly. It's part of their- Brentford Nylons agreed to advertisement for the new BASF scored with a new version of leave songs lying in the vaults normal function." back the venture and £2,000 •issue of Bach's Christinas Oratorio Morning Side Of The Mountain), simply because they're not brand The number of revivals on the worth of advertising has been (59 21749), due for release on True Love (horseman Harvey Smith's new," he adds. market today is not purely bought on Capital radio to November 28 and also planned for disc debut), 1 Could Have Danced Essex Music has recently put attributable to publishers' efforts, publicise both the single and the BBC Radio 3 broadcast on All Night (Bicldu's follow-up to his together a portfolio of American of course, as many recognise. Brentford Nylons chain. The Christmas Day at 8.10 p.m. All Summer Of '42 revival) and, com posit ions which weren't hits There are no set rules in the company has 17 shops in London. advertisements already prepared predictably enough at this time of for the artists who originally recording of repertoire, and often Rose said that if the campaign was had to be changed, otherwise it year, White Christmas (new recorded them, but which the a series ol artistic accidents or successful lie would extend it to was hinted that the planned offerings by the Tonics and publisher feels could provide coincidences lead to the Brentford Nylons' 70 outlets broadcast could be cancelled. At Freddie Starr: Bing Crosby's success for someone today. resurrection of old songs. throughout the country. the same time, the BBC intimated original has also been re-serviced). Managing director David Plat/ One influcmial factor may be Pressed by LML the singles arc that no such ban applied to The country catalogue weighs in points to the Walker Brothers' new the sales success that re-issues have distributed to its own outlets by editorial mention of this and with items like Green, Green Grass single. No Regrets, as an example. registered in the charts this year, Brentford Nylons and arc selling at similar broadcasts. Of Home, freshly recorded by It was first cut without significant of which David Bowie's Space 60p each. Rose said he was relying Flvis Presley, and Last Dale, given UK impact by composer Tom Oddity is the most currently on impulse buying resulting from the reggae treatment by T. T. Rush years ami. lie says, but conspicuous. Many artists may the display in the shops. Ross. turned out to be ideal for the reason that if records first released Pickwick The r e p e r l o i r c - r c v i v a 1 re-formed Walkers. Plat/ also anything up to 13 years ago can bandwagon has been gathering believes that more people in the make it once more - this years music business are recognising how STOP PRESS- speed all year, of course since big re-issues have included Brian admits January, no fewer than 24 old swiftly new generations of record Hyland's Scaled With A Kiss, songs have made the top ten. They buyers come along, who equally Desmond Dekker's Israelites, BREAKERS include rock and roll favourites swiftly accept recordings of songs Tammy Wynette's Stand By Your like Oil Boy, Three Steps To which although old are new Man and Bobby Goldsboro's card error Heaven and Heartbeat: Sixties pop to them. Honey why not songs of the THE OLD RUGGED CROSS, and soul titles such as Sherry, It's Roland Rennie, creative services Ethna Campbell, Philips FROM PAGE 1 same vintage? 6006.475 In His Kiss. The Proud One and director of Chappell. makes the BLACK OR WHITE, Steve company had made a mistake. "Il Please Mr. Postman; easy-listeners same point: "good songs are good Harlcy & Cockney Rebel, EMI was wrong. Il was something we from the past couple of years like songs, no mailer what vintage." 2369 WHO LOVES YA BABY, Telly hadn't done before or are likely to The Way We Were. Help Mr Make But. he goes on, song revivals tend Savalas, MCA 217 do again." It Through The Night and I'm to happen in phases, and remarks WIDE EYED AND LEGLESS. Me explained that Pickwick had Stoned In Love With You: and thai some old compositions, no Andy Fairweather Low, A&M printed the point-of-sale price decidely vintage mavericks such as AMS 7202 matter how good, simply could GOD'S GONNA PUNISH YOU, cards and supplies for Woohvorlhs The Ugly Duckling and Whispering not be revived at present. "They Tymes. RCA 2626 had included the price of 85p Cirass. would be out of inno with the KING OF THE COPS, Sill after the company had indicated The publishers understandably Howard, Penny Farthing PEN public mood," he comments. 1 'tis is the smallest ad ever take: 892 its discounting plans. attribute much of this situation to Vice-president of Carlin Musk- in Music Week to loll you a sma DREAMS OF YOU, Ralph Lewis stressed that Pickwick their own regular promotion of Paul Rich, feels that what is ibing thai "Why Can't We Bo McTell, Warner Bros. K 16648 did not encourage price-cutting their back catalogues and happening currently is a constant GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE, and its profit margins were contracted songwriters' repertoire Friends" by 53rd &3rd (UK 114 Sailor, Epic EPC 3770 occurrence every year. "It jl,sl is a smash! to artists, a&r men, producers and m:iy a 11,1,0 LET IT BE, Leo Sayer, insulTicienl to give extra discounts ^ niore noticeable Chrysalis. CHS 2080 to volume purchasers, but there others generally influential in the now because of the ch.lrl SIK.CVSS I BELIEVE I'M GONNA was nothing the company could recording of music. They are also Some LOVE YOU, Frank Sinatra, do to prevent multiples from inclined to believe that melodic I!' here is always/rivals," a dearth he ofoffers. uood Reprise K 14400 reducing prices. "They don't ask, qualities are more evident in much jusi do il," he added. •dd malerial ihan in contemporary believing"7 . this to beKiUi partly continues' because PAGE 4