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29 24 20 GOLDEN GREATS, Diana Ross, 7 6 IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN Motown BODY, Bellamy Brothers, Warner (Courtesy of Music Week) 30 29 DISCOVERY, Electric Light Bros. As of 2/9/80 Orchestra, Jet As '80s Blueprint? 8 9 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, Nightmare, SINGLES 31 27 TUSK, Fleetwood Mac, Warner Bros. Bullet This Last 32 21 EAT TO THE BEAT, Blondie, 9 8 CARAVAN SONG, Barbra Dickson, Continued from page 81 First option for U.S. release of the Week Week Chrysalis Epic Polystar will be involved with new firm's 1 1 TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG, Specials, inter- Japanese acts goes to 33 NEW STRING OF HITS, Shadows, EMI 10 NEW BABE, Styx, A&M 2 -Tone 34 33 KENNY ROGERS SINGLES ALBUM, national product as the Japanese li- Casablanca; elsewhere, to other (yet 2 10 COWARD OF THE COUNTY, Kenny United Artists censee for Casablanca Records (Bill- undecided) Polygram labels. Rogers, United Artists ITALY 35 28 ASTAIRE, Peter Skellern, Mercury (Courtesy Germano Ruscitto) 3 4 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING, board, Dec. 22, 1979). This is Prime act with overseas potential 36 NEW CORNERSTONE, Styx, A &M As of 2/5/80 Nolan Sisters, Epic effective April 1, after the U.S. la- is obviously Alice, to whom 37 NEW BREAKFAST IN AMERICA, SINGLES an 4 3 MY GIRL, Madness, Stiff Supertramp, A &M This Last bel's current licensing pact with Vic- American teacher (for language) has 5 5 IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS, Joe 38 32 THE NOLAN SISTERS, Nolan, Epic Week Week Jackson, A&M tor Music Industries expires. been assigned in preparation for 39 31 GREATEST HITS, Electric Light 1 4 DISCO BAMBINA, Heather Parisi, 6 7 BABE, Styx, A &M Orchestra, Jet CGD -MM Casablanca was part of the Poly- such a thrust. Hosokawa says no 7 2 BRASS IN POCKET, Pretenders, 40 NEW FOR YOU, Des JUST O'Connor, 2 5 REMI E LES SUE AVVENTURE, I gram proposals to Young Japan Alice product was released Real outside Warwick Ragazzi Di Remi, Cetra /Fonit 8 14 SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU, from day one of the negotiations, ac- Japan when the band was signed to Centra Boomtown Rats, Ensign 3 3 SE TORNASSI, Julio Iglesias, CBS/ cording to Hosokawa, though his Toshiba -EMI, but agrees that the 9 6 WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN. Billy WEST GERMANY CGD -MM contact with Casablanca executives time may not have been right before Preston & Syreeta, Motown (Courtesy Der Musikmarkt) 4 7 CICCIOTELLA, Loretta Goggi, WEA 10 9 GREEN ONIONS, Booker T. & MG's, As of 2/11/80 to date has been minimal (Neil Bo- now. 5 2 L'ARIA DEL SABATO SERA, Loretta Atlantic SINGLES This Last Goggi, WEA gart's deal with Polygram calls for The exposure opportunities for 11 12 7TEEN, Regents, Rialto Week Week 6 1 BUONA DOMENICA, Antonello foreign licensing to be brought un- Japanese artists outside their home- 12 15 I HEAR YOU NOW, Jon Anderson & 1 1 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL, Venditti, Philips /Polygram Vangelis, Polydor der the major's wing as existing con- land is one key reason why Young Pink Floyd, Harvest 7 12 MY SHARONA, Knack, Capitol /EMI 13 20 LIVING BY NUMBERS, New Muzik, 2 2 SUN OF JAMAICA, Goombay Dance 8 6 CHE NE SAI, Riccrado Fogli, tracts expire). Japan was receptive to the Polygram GTO Band, CBS Paradiso /CGD -MM 14 8 PLEASE DON'T GO, K.C. & The First Casablanca product through partnership, even though Hosokawa 3 3 RAPPER'S DELIGHT, Sugarhill Gang, 9 10 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET Sunshine Band, TK Polystar will shortly follow the re- says it was a condition of that pro- Metronome ENOUGH, Michael Jackson, 15 40 CAPTAIN BEAKY /WILFRED THE Epic/ 4 NEW HERBERT, Gottlieb Wendehals, CNR CGD -MM lease of domestic repertoire. Victor posal that the major have a majority WEASEL, Captain Beaky, Polydor 5 4 MAYBE, Thom Pace, RSO 10 9 NO MORE TEARS, Barbra Streisand 16 11 I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND, has an exclusive six -month selloff interest (51%). Bliersbach is Polystar 6 8 ZABADAK, Saragossa Band, Ariola & Donna Summer, Casablanca/ Dollar, Carrere period, though it's subject to nego- president, Akio Onodera is repre- 7 5 I HAVE A DREAM, Abbe, Polydor Durium 17 13 BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME, Dr. 8 11 INDIAN RESERVATION, Orlando 11 8 VIVA L'ITALIA, Francesco de tiation that Polystar will pick up cer- sentative director /vice president, Hook, Capitol Riva Sound, Arleta Gregori, RCA 18 37 AND THE BEAT GOES ON, tain titles ahead of time as Victor's and Hosokawa is one of three direc- 9 6 CONFUSION, Electric Light 12 13 LA MIA BANDA SUONA IL ROCK, Whispers, Solar Orchestra, Jet Ivano Fossati, RCA stocks are depleted. tors. 19 18 SPACER, Sheila & B. Devotion, 10 7 LUCIFER, Alan Parsons Project, 13 NEW C'E TUTTO IL MONDO INTORNO, In Victor may As Carrere addition, pass on the Young Japan chief ex- Arista Matia Bazar, Ariston /Ricordi 20 30 SAVE ME, Queen, EMI certain albums in Casablanca's Feb- plains it, Polygram has a worldwide 11 15 HADSCHI HALEF OMAR, Dschinghis 14 11 SHANGAIED, Lectric Funk, Neon/ 21 29 THREE MINUTE HERO, Selector, 2- Khan, Panarecord ruary and March releases to allow network of operations into which his Tone Jupiter 12 10 I'M BORN AGAIN, Boney M, Hansa 15 16 I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU, 22 19 JAZZ CARNIVAL, Azymuth, Polystar to go with them after March company now has a direct line. He 13 9 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO Kiss, Casablanca/Durium Milestone STAR, 31. Victor's Shoo Kanako is recep- wants to see how a music multina- Buggies, Island 16 19 POP MUZIK, M, MCA 23 27 ESCAPE, Rupert Holmes, Infinity 14 NEW IT'S A REAL GOOD FEELING, Peter 17 18 HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE, D.D. Sound, tive to that idea, notes Mauri Lath - tional works-one particular area of 24 22 BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT, Matchbox, Kent, EMI Baby /CGD-MM Magnet ower, international vice president at interest, given Young Japan's tv pro- 15 12 TUSK, Fleetwood Mac, Warner Bros. 18 NEW BODY TO BODY, Gepy & Gepy, 25 36 BABY I LOVE YOU, Ramones, Sire Casablanca. duction- business, is the videodisk 16 14 BANG BANG, B.A. Robertson, Baby /CGD-MM - 26 NEW RIDERS IN THE SKY, Shadows, EMI Asylum 19 15 COGLI LA PRIMA MELA, Angelo Top -selling Casablanca acts in Ja- and, he says, what better position to 27 NEW CARRIE, Cliff Richard, EMI 17 16 SWEET SEPTEMBER, Tony Christie, Branduardi, Polydor /Polygram 28 35 LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE, pan include Kiss and Donna Sum- do so than from within? RCA 20 NEW NOTTE A SORPRESA, I Pooh, CGD - Buggies, Island mer. In a nation where touring is vi- And he considers Polystar as the 18 13 SUCH A NIGHT, Racey, RAK MM 29 23 TOO HOT, Keel & The Gang, 19 23 WHAT'S IT TAKE, Robert Palmer, tal in propelling foreign acts to peak blueprint which many other com- Mercury Island 30 31 JANE, Jefferson Starship, RCA HOLLAND sales, Young Japan's links with con- panies, large and small, will follow, 20 22 WIE FREI WILLST DU SEIN, Howard 31 21 SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN), Bee (Courtesy Nationale Hitparade) venues every size Carpendale, EMI cert of and capac- as the Japanese industry changes to Gees, RSO As of 2/4/80 21 NEW LADIES NIGHT, Kool & The Gang, ity may help other Casablanca acts accommodate the creative and gen- 32 25 WE GOT THE FUNK, Positive Force, SINGLES Mercury Sugarhill This Last to establish themselves via Polystar. erational changes of the '80s. 22 17 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED 33 NEW UNDERPASS, John Foss, Virgin Week Week LOVE, Queen, EMI 34 16 LONDON CALLING, Clash, CBS 1 1 NEDERLAND DIE HEEFT DE BAL, 23 19 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE, Cliff 35 NEW ROCK WITH YOU, Michael Jackson, Andre van Duin, CNR Richard, EMI EPiC 2 4 RAPPER'S DELIGHT, Sugarhill Gang, 24 25 BABE IT'S UP TO YOU, Smokie, 36 32 STRANGE LITTLE GIRL, Sad Cafe, Vogue Philippines Payola Woes RAK RCA 3 2 I HAVE A DREAM, Abba, Polydor 25 24 SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU, Suzi 37 17 TEARS OF A CLOWN /RANKING 4 3 RAP -O- CLAP-0, Joe Bataan, Salsoul Quatro, RAK FULL STOP, Beat, 2-Tone 5 9 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME, Continued from page 81 "Devoting all of our time and ef- 26 NEW TODESENGEL, Frank Duval 38 34 MAMA'S BOY, Suai Quatro, RAK Captain & Tennille, Casablanca Orchestra, Telefunken merciai, or an average 42 cents a fort investigating companies sus- 39 NEW MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE 6 5 WHAT'S A MATTER BABY, Ellen of 27 20 GIMME GIMME GIMME, Abba, DANCING, Brass Construction, Foley, Epic song. pected of practicing payola might do Polydor United Artists 7 NEW QUE SERA MI VIDA, The Gibson more harm than good," an industry 28 NEW DOCTOR DOCTOR, A La Carte, Since the association decided to 40 NEW DANCE STANCE, Dexy's Midnight Brothers, CNR Hansa Intl. executive says. "It could break up Runners, Parlophone 8 NEW CRYING, Don McLean, EMI launch the program utilizing the top 29 26 CARRIE, Cliff Richard, EMI 9 8 FLY TOO HIGH, Janis Ian, CBS five pop AM stations in Metro Ma- the association and that would be a 30 21 CAN I REACH YOU, Jack GoWbird, ALBUMS 10 7 DAVID'S SONG, Kelly Family, lot worse. There CBS nila, PARI members agreed among are still a lot of other 1 1 PRETENDERS, Pretenders, Real Polydor important projects that can only be 2 NEW THE LAST DANCE, Various, Motown ALBUMS themselves that companies produc- 3 2 ONE STEP BEYOND, Madness, Stiff 1 1 THE WALL Pink Floyd, Harvest ALBUMS ing a predominantly MOR catalog accomplished through an organiza- 2 4 EVE, Alan Parsons Project, Arista 4 3 PERMANENT WAVES, Rush, 1 2 I LOVE YOU, Various, K -tel tion." 3 would have to wait their turn until a Mercury 5 TUSK, Fleetwood Mac, Warner Bros. 2 1 THE WALL, Pink Floyd, Harvest 5 7 SHORT STORIES, Jon & Vangelis, 4 3 EYES OF THE UNIVERSE, Barclay 3 5 20 GOLDEN HITS, Cats, Arcade second program was devised. He cited PARI's efforts to provide Polydor James Harvest, Polydor 4 3 REGGATTA DE BLANC, Police, A&M Still smarting from the new BMC display and shelf space to all of its 5 2 MOVE IT, Cliff Richard, Arcade 6 8 GOLDEN COLLECTION, Charlie 5 6 OUDEJAARSAVOND 1979, Wire Kan, ruling and resentful of any more in- Pride, K-tel 6 8 GREATEST HITS VOL. 2, Abba, Ineko members in the major record outlets. 7 4 REGGATUA DE BLANC, Police, A&M Polydor 6 4 24 GREATEST SONGS, Julio terference, most of the chosen pop He also pointed out the need to work 8 11 SPECIALS, Specials, 2 -Tone 7 10 DISCOVERY, Electric Light Iglesias, CBS stations ignored the proposal until towards the amendment of the Phil- 9 12 OFF THE WALL, Michael Jackson, Orchestra, Jet 7 8 NIGHTOUT, Ellen Foley, Epic 8 9 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA, the PARI thought of asking the law which, EPic 8 NEW DEMOOISTE FILMMELODIEEN, Ennio ippine copyright at 10 6 GREATEST, Bee Gees, RSO Supertramp, A &M Morricone, RCA BMC to intercede. The BMC, con- present, lacks specific provisions 11 5 GREATEST HITS VOL 2, Abbe, Epic 9 7 DER OSTFRIESISCHE GOTTERBOTE, 9 10 VOULEZ VOUS, Abba, Polydor vinced that the PARI program was a needed to protect foreign record- 12 10 THE WALL, Pink Floyd, Harvest Otto, Ruessl 10 NEW DE DAVERENDE 13 CARNAVAL, 13 16 I'M THE MAN, Joe Jackson, A&M 10 15 UD" 80, Udo Juergens, Ariola Various, CNR sincere attempt to nip payola and ings- making them easy game for 14 23 SEPTEMBER MORN, Nell Diamond, 11 6 TRA, UM WAS SCHOENES, James democratize airplay, agreed. pirates. CBS Last, Polydor Less than fifteen days after the 15 20 OUTLANDS D'AMOUR, Police, A&M 12 NEW OCEANS OF FANTASY, Boney M, DENMARK (Courtesy BT /IFPI) 16 13 GREATEST HITS, Rod Stewart, Riva Hansa program was launched, the PARI As of 2/5/80 17 22 THE SUMMIT, Various, K -tel 13 NEW UNS JOHRESZIGGE, De Black Fooss, to SINGLES decided void the deal. 18 NEW KENNY, Kenny Rogers, United EMI This Last Still Dispute Artists 14 11 MEIN WEG ZU DIR, Howard According to a PARI official, the Week Week 19 26 FLEX, Lene Lovich, Stiff Carpendale, EMI stations were cooperative enough 1 1 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR, HONG KONG -Disputes con- 20 14 SEMI DETACHED SUBURBAN, 15 16 PLATINUM, Mike Oldfield, Virgin Buggies, Island during the first few days after the Manfred Mann, EMI 16 12 COGLI LA PRIMA MELA, Angelo tinue in the Hong Kong Philhar- 2 2 00H YES I DO, Luv', Carrere 21 30 METAMATIC, John Foxx, Metalbeat Branduardi, Muria program was put into effect but that monic Orchestra, which has lost 3 3 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE, Cliff 22 17 PARALLEL LINES, Blondie, Chrysalis 17 NEW TRAUMEREIEN, Richard Clayderman, Richard, EMI later, required quotas were left un- more foreign players but who still 23 19 LONDON CALLING, Clash, CBS Telefunken 4 NEW I'M BORN AGAIN, Boney M, Ariola fulfilled. 24 15 20 HOTTEST HITS, Hot Chocolate, 18 13 HIGHWAY TO HELL, AC /DC, number 60% in spite of the contro- 5 NEW BANG BANG, B.A. Robertson, WEA RAK Atlantic were also versial 6 4 DO OR DIE, Grace Jones, Island There reports that repre- termination of contracts for a 25 18 NO PLACE TO RUN, UFO, Chrysalis 19 17 GONE TO EARTH, Barclay James 7 5 I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS, Boomtown sentatives from some of the partici- number of expatriates last year. 26 25 SOMETIMES YOU WIN, Dr. Hook, Harvest, Polydon Rats, Mercury Capitol 20 19 STEPPENWOLF, Peter Maffay, pating stations placed calls to several 8 NEW MAMA'S BOY, Suzi Quake, RAK The American Federation of Mu- 27 9 VIDEO STARS, Various, K -tel Telefunken 9 NEW COPENHAGEN, Seebach Band & recording companies to demand ex- sicians, which has been active on be- 28 34 THE FINE ART OF SURFACING, Debbie Cameron, EMI tra compensation. Boomtown Rats, Ensign half of those dismissed, has leaked to SOUTH AFRICA 10 NEW LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, Electric (Courtesy Springbok Radio) Light Orchestra, Jet One radio station program direc- the press a letter to them from John As of 2/9/80 tor said his station was unable to Duffus, Philharmonic general man- Revive Electrola SINGLES ALBUMS meet the association's requirements ager. In this, he points out that Ling This Last 1 2 CILLER, Liller Ricardo's Band, COLOGNE -EMI Electrola is to Week Week Frituna because the PARI's playlist offered Tung, the musical director whose re- revive its traditional label Electrola, 1 1 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET 2 1 231045-0637. Kim Larsen, CBS them limited choices. He claimed cent appointment led to all the hir- ENOUGH, Michael Jackson, Epic 3 4 DISCO 79 VOL. 3, Various, Polydor that there were required titles which ing and firing, "has absolutely no this time for product in the rock - 2 2 THE PART OF ME THAT NEEDS 4 7 HUGO OG DE ANDRE, Eddie Skoller, disco-pop field. Label chief is Hol- YOU MOST, Exile, RAK EMI were below his station's program- authority to discuss matters relating 5 THE Pink Floyd, Harvest ger Mueller, who reports to Manfred 3 3 RISE, Herb Alpert, A &M 5 WALL, ming standards. to the Hong Kong Philharmonic Or- 4 NEW ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL, 6 8 FOR FULD MUSIK 6, Various, EMI chestra." Zum Keller, national a &r chief. Ini- Pink Floyd, CBS 7 6 SHU 81 DUA 6, Shu Bi Dua, Polydor Although the PARI has set up its tial artists for release on Electrola 5 4 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED 8 2 OCEANS OF FANTASY, Boney M, own anti -payola committee, most Ling Tung, previously based in EMI Arica LOVE, Queen, to Philadelphia, is at time of writing on are Wilfried, Jane Palmer, Peter 6 5 SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU, Suzi 9 NEW RODT OG HVIDT, Mathilde, Medley members are reluctant discuss the Kent and new group Biscuit. Quatro, RAK 10 NEW THE LONG RUN, Eagles, Asylum issue. a visit to the U.S.