"In' 2222,.,, cIEslisng France Australia ßsóMien,"V, V,,, \\\rY u "V,,, After CBS France, this week we Hollande was just inaugurated last Record production figures in this During his recent personal appear- went and saw Leon CABAT, the pre- January 1st. In the same way, im- country continue to show an increase ance visit to Australia for a wonder- sident of Vogue Records since the cre- portant agreements for distribution in most departments, according to the fully successful season at the Chevron ation of this firm twenty years ago. were just concluded with the Com- latest figures prepared by the Common- Hotel, Sydney, CBS recording star For this company, 1968 was an ex- pania des Discos in Brazil and with wealth Statistician. For the four -month Tony Bennett made a personal appear- tremely favorable year. Cabat esti- E.M.1. in Argentina. period ended October, 1968, total units ance at the record department of Farm- mates a 20% increase during 1968 in Vogue begins the year extremely produced were 5,116,000; this compares ers Store in Sydney where he drew comparison with 1967. well with a new hit by Francoise Har- with 4,700,000 units pressed in the cor- terrific crowds. Tony autographed Concerning the 45 R.P.M., Leon Ca - dy, "Comment te dire adieu," "Le responding period in 1967. copies of his various albums and chatted bat does not seem to be willing to pro- match de foot -ball" by Antoine and We can expect a bigger lift in the with his delighted fans who rolled -up duce singles exclusively as Jacques "All The Loves In The World" by album production field in this coun- for the show. Proceedings were com- Souplet does at CBS. Cabal will pro- the Consortium. try during 1969 because it seems that pered by Phil Haldeman, and the .ap- duce singles for foreign artist but the Michel Larmand, who was the ar- 1969 will be the big year for low- pearance was organized by Des Steen, French stars will still record EPs. tistic manager of Chappell France for priced albums, and there is a keen promotion head of Australian Record In 1969, Vogue will devote itself par- several years, just left this firm. He spirit between record Company who handle the CBS cata- to the of L.P. competitive' ticularly collection concluded an agreement with Pathe- companies involved in the budget - log for Australia. "Mode," sold for 16.90 francs each. Marconi publishing department. album business. The Paul Hamlyn From now on 15 "Mode" albums will Rolande Bismuth-Filliat, for her "Music For Pleasure" range, drawn Belinda Music (Aust) Pty. Ltd., be published each month. The first part, leaves the publishing company mainly from the E.M.I. catalogs, really Castle Music Pty. Ltd., and associated series includes very different styles: Eddie Barclay for creating of her own sparked some consumer interest in companies have moved premises. The Jazz (Sidney Bechet), classical music publishing firm. She will begin, among budget album product towards the new address for the publishing com- (21 Hungarian dances), songs (Jean- other things, with exclusive contract Debout, latter part of last year when they plex, fully -owned by EMI, is 4th Floor, Jacques Udo Jurgens), ac- with Michel FUGAIN, the composer launched their MFP range retailing at 381 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South (Aimable). To I cordion promote this of "If Only Had Time." Another (Aust) $1.99. which are being mar- Wales. 2000. Phone number is 26 1631 collection, Leon Cabal created the Re- song by Michel Fugain ("A nous deux, keted through racks in a wide range and cable address for the companies cord Club "Mode." Each month he Paris") will be recorded -by Tom of stores varying from supermarkets is Belmusic, Sydney. The operation is will sell an L.P. of 22.90 francs for Jones. Rolande Bismuth-Filliat's pub- to newsagents. Whilst we cannot get an headed by Phil Matthews with Gus 16.90 francs. lishing house is called "Le Mino- accurate official figure on sales of the McNeil holding the post of profess- To expand his firm Cabat enlarged taure"; its address 128 rue de Vau- MFP material, consistent trade talk ional manager. the Vogue buildings at Villetaneuse girard, Paris 6eme. Tel: BAB 41-15. puts initial sales at an astronomical near Paris. Among other things, he Jean-Jacques Celerier has just com- figure for Australia. The success of the Broadcast restrictions have now been has created a studio meant at the municated to us the next jazz con- MFP discs hasn't gone unnoticed by lifted from the material from the mus- same time for the promotion photos certs in Paris: record companies. For instance, Astor ical "Pickwick," copyright in which is and the realization of Video films for March 4th: Modern Jazz Quartette owned in these by Chappell & T.V. has now started their "Goldengroove" parts March 27th: Cannonball Adderley series of albums retailing also as $1.99, Co. Ltd. Restriction has also been re- On the international level, Vogue Quintette and we understand that at least two moved from the songs in the Rolling now has its own firms in all the coun- April 24th: Errol Garner other major record companies are Stones' new album, "Beggar's Ban- tries of the Common Market. Vogue - .June 17th: Ella Fitzgerald. giving "serious consideration" to en- quet." tering the $1.99 battle. Disc jockey Barry Martin, who has New sheet copies from Southern worked a good deal on the east coast Music are "Wait For Me Mary -Anne," Best Sellers of Australia, has been appointed Pro- "Atlantis," and "The Long Black France's gram Manager of Station 6PR in Veil." New issues from the Castle/ Perth, Western Australia, the top -rat- Belinda group are "May I Have The ing station in that State. In addition Next Dream With You," "Eloise," 1 Eloise (Barry Ryan) M.G.M. to the programming post, Barry Mar- "A Minute Of Your Time," and "Che- 2 Le Temps des Fleurs (Yvan Rebroff) CBS; Essex tin is still doing some dj sessions. wey Chewey." 3 Che Calor La Vida (Marie Laforet) Festival 4 Casatchock (Dimitri Dourakine) Philips 5 La Maritza (Sylvie Vartan) RCA; Tournier 6 Les Baisers (Pierre Perret) Vogue; Vogue International 7 Ma Bonne Etoile (Joe Dassin) CBS; Sugar Music Australia's Best Sellers 8 Quand Passent les Gitans (Adamo) Voix de son Maitre; AA Music 9 Cours Plus vite Charlie (Johnny Hallyday) Philips This Last Weeks 10 Mr Le Business man (Claude Francois) Fleche; Sunny Music Week Week On Chart 11 Noel a Jerusalem (Enrico Macias) Philips; Cirta 1 1 14 Hey Jude (The Beatles -Apple) Northern Songs. 12 Petit Simon (Hugues Aufray) Barclay 2 3 3 Going Up The Country (Canned Heat-Liberty) 13 Ensemble (Mireille Mathieu) Barclay 3 2 6 White Room (Cream-Polydor) 14 The End Of The World (Aphrodite's Child) Philips 4 7 2 Chewey, Chewey (Ohio Express-Buddah) Castle Music. 15 Comment te dire Adieu (Francoise Hardy) Vogue 5 8 4 Eloise (Barry Ryan-MGM) Belinda Music. 6 10 2 Star Crossed Lovers (Neil Sedaka-Atlantic) Screen Gems/ Columbia. 7 4 7 Love Child (The Supremes-T/Motown) 8 5 4 Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf-Stateside) Best 9 - 1 Scarborough Fair (Sergio Mendes-A & M) Essex Music. Holland's Sellers 10 - 1 Those Were The Days (Mary Hopkin-Apple) Essex Music.

This Last Week Week KPM Pays 50th Anniversary Found Top Writers 1 1 Hair (Zen/Philips) (U.A. Music-Altona/Amsterdam) 2 4 Lily The Pink (Scaffold/Parlophone) (Basart/Amsterdam) Jimmy Phillips began his career in 3 3 Ain't Got No - I Got Life (Nina Simone/RCA) (U.A. Music- Tribute To Jimmy Phillips 1918 in the Trade Department of Her- Altona/Amsterdam) man Darewski earning the fantastic sum 4 5 Ob La Di, Ob La Da (Marmalade/CBS) (Leeds Music-Basart/ of £1. per week. He later joined Lawrence Amsterdam) LONDON - The Savoy Hotel was the Wright Music and in 1933 was ap- 5 2 Eloise (Barry Ryan/MGM) (Belinda/Amsterdam) venue chosen by the chairman and di- proached by Peter Koch de Gooreynd to 6 - Albatross (Fleetwood Mac/Blue Horizon) rectors of KPM Music to celebrate the build up the newly formed Peter Maurice Company. He contracted songwriter?; of 7 7 Blue Birds Over The Mountain (Beach Boys/Capitol) Golden Anniversary of 50 years in pub- 8 10 Son Of A Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield/Philips the calibre of Jimmy Kennedy, Michael 9 9 In The Beginning (Boots/Philips) (Immediate Music -Veronica lishing of their managing director Jimmy Carr, Eric Maschwitz, Billy Reid etc., and Music/Hilversum) Phillips. Among those present at the built up a catalogue of standards such 10 - Build Me Up Buttercup (Foundations/Pye) luncheon were Sir Edward Lewis, chair- as "Isle of Capri"; "Red Sails in the Sun- set"; "Harbour Lights"; "South of "the man of Decca Records; Louis Benjamin, Border" etc. He was responsible for .giv- managing director of Pye Records; Jim- ing Vera Lynn (recently awarded an O.B. my Franz of Philips and Walter Ridley of E.) her first chance and Vera was at the E.M.I. The publishing field was well rep- lunch to pay tribute to Jimmy. She was, incidentally, the first British artiste to top resented and included Teddy Holmes of the American Hit Parade with "Auf Wie- Chappells (who recently achieved his dersehn." In 1956 Leslie MacDonnell Cash Box: A Trade own 50 years in publishingl; and E. C. was associated with the formation of the Day of Francis Day & Hunter. Represen- Keith Prowse Music Company which took over the complete catalogue of the old tatives from abroad included Hans Com- established Keith Prowse Co. and arrang- perts (Holland); Felix Faecq (Belgium); the merger between Keith Prowse and Magazine That W. Alguero (Spain); Enrique Lebendinger Peter Maurice. This formed the basis of (Brazil); Thore Ehrling (Scandinavia) and the present KPM group under the con- trolling interest of Associated Rediffu- L. Sugar (Italy). Several bandleaders as- sion. Jimmy's two sons, Peter and Robin sociated with Jimmy during the 30s are today Directors of KPM Music. were there to celebrate the occasion with In 1968 KPM had the winning Eurovi- a String" by con- Serves Its Industry him and these included Henry Hall, Billy sion song "Puppet on tract writers Bill Martin and Phil Coulter Cotton, Ambrose, Lew Stone, Geraldo who repeated their success again in and Joe Loss. 1968 with "Congratulations."

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