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COIN MACHINE JANUARY 4, 1969 SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR $1.00 PAGES 31 TO 36 The International Music -Record 0 Newsweekly Ex -PD's, Mgrs. Buying & Flu Bugs Bite 15 Pubs Slap Jam Airwaves Key Marts at Christmas Pirate Suit on NEW YORK - Christmas Christmas sales at several of mas, "but they look very good. As Consultants season sales around the country New York's leading department Sales Monday came on like 1 Coast Firms were erratic this year. A Bill- and record stores. David Roth- gangbusters, with the Beatles set By CLAUDE HALL board survey of the New York, feld, division merchandising by far and away the best sales By BRUCE WEBER Los Angeles and Chicago mar- manager of the E. J. Korvette item." NEW YORK And he pointed out that - With increas- kets indicated the ups and chain, reported that record sales higher priced product was do- LOS ANGELES - Fifteen ing emphasis in radio being downs of a holiday sales picture were probably going music publishers have filed placed to end up ing extremely well this season, suit by the advertising world in which the Beatles saved New higher than last Christmas in U. S. District Court here on demographics, sea- especially the $5.79 and up there has also York, the Hong Kong flu son's. "And sales of the Beatles album product. against Phoenix Tapes and Hol- been growing importance and knocked out Los Angeles, and set are phenomenal." Gimbels department store lywood Music Programmers for responsibility placed on the pro- prerecorded tapes boosted Chi- Phil alleged violation gramming Mishuck, record buyer was doing very well, according of the Federal consultant. The re- cago. for Alexanders stores, copyright act. wards in said that to Robert Huttner. "Business - both ego and gold- The two -volume album set of it was a little are high, for the too early to tell if picked up a little due to a sales Plaintiffs are Shapiro, Bern- winners, and the Beatles led the field for sales were ahead of last this led to a flurry of program Christ- (Continued on page 4) stein/Co., Sunbeam Music, directors and stations managers Hollis Music, Almo Music, Pa- entering the consulting field. trica Music, Cotillion Music, The latest manager to move Archie Bell (Orellia Music), Decca's 'Grand Design' Fourteenth Hour Music, Rus- into consulting is Harvey Glas - for '69 cock, former general manager By MIKE GROSS sell -Cason Music, Kipper Mu- of WNEW in New York who sic, Summit Music, Vogue Mu- has a long string of successes NEW YORK - Bill Gal- lagher, will be aimed at mak- Artists Records and Scepter - sic, Twentieth Century Music, with various Metromedia -owned lagher, MCA vice-president in ing the setup more flexible Wand, among others. Hastings Music and Leo Feist, stations. Bill. Drake, of course, charge of the Decca Division, and more aggressive so that it Expansion Program Inc. is undoubtedly the fair-haired has mapped out 1969 for an can better meet the demands of The buildup of the manufac- Named as defendants are consultant of the moment, but overhaul of the company's dis- an ever-changing market. Gal- turing and studio operations in- Christopher Hamlin, Richard many of the people involved in tribution system, a buildup of lagher will also go after new cludes an expansion program in Erickson, Patrick Osborn, Ed- (Continued on page 22) its manufacturing and studio lines to bring into the Decca U. S. as well as Canada. First win Bethune and Robert Pas- facilities, and a revitalization of distribution fold to supplement on Gallagher's agenda is the chal, Phoenix Tapes, Hollywood IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII its artists roster. The blueprint the already successful ventures building of a manufacturing Music Programmers, Inc., and for the coming year marks an with London Records and Elek- plant on the West Coast. "Not Real Ames and Tony Prince. LAW DEGREE TO end to the transition period that tra Records. Compo, Decca's being represented on the Coast The defendants are charged began when Gallagher took wholly owned company in Can- with a pressing plant," Gal- with unauthorized duplication W -7'S FRIEDMAN over the direction of the label ada, will also be adding lines lagher said, "makes us sadly of copyright material from 17 10 months ago. It's full speed to its distribution BURBANK, Calif.-Joel M. operation. In lacking in one of the most im- sources: "The Glory of Love," ahead now in all areas. addition to the Decca label. portant distribution markets in by Billy Hill for Shapiro, Bern - Friedman, vice-president in On the distribution charge end, Gal- Compo now handles United (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 14) of marketing at Warner lagher is planning a "total re- Bros. -Seven Arts Records, will construction of Decca's wholly receive his Bachelor of Laws owned branch network." The degree (L.L.B.) this month reshaping of the distribution from the College of Law, Uni- operation, according to Gal - versity of San Fernando Valley. Friedman has been studying law the past four years and will take a brief leave from his Pint Size Is Warner/Reprise post to pre- pare for bar examinations. Sold to TIC IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII By ELIOT TIEGEL Hansen Launches LOS ANGELES-Transcon- tinental Investing Corp. 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COIN MACHINE f\-72' JANUARY 4, 1969 SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR $1.00 PAGES 31 TO 36 The International Music -Record BU O r Newsweekly Ex -PD's, Mgrs. Buying & Flu Bugs Bite 15 Pubs Slap Jam Airwaves Key Marts at Christmas Pirate Suit on NEW YORK - Christmas Christmas sales at several of mas, "but they look very good. As Consultants season sales around the country New York's leading department Sales Monday came on like 1 Coast were erratic this year. A Bill- and record stores. David Roth- gangbusters, with the Beatles set Firms By CLAUDE HALL board survey of the New York, feld, division merchandising by far and away the best sales By BRUCE WEBER Los Angeles and Chicago mar- manager of the E. J. Korvette item." And he pointed out that NEW YORK With increas- kets indicated the ups and ing emphasis - chain, reported that record sales higher priced product was do- LOS ANGELES Fifteen in radio being downs of a holiday sales picture were probably - placed by the advertising world going to end up ing extremely well this season, music publishers have filed suit in which the Beatles saved New higher than last Christmas sea- especially the $5.79 and up in U. S. District Court here on demographics, there has also York, the Hong been Kong flu son's. "And sales of the Beatles album product. against Phoenix Tapes and Hol- growing importance and knocked out Los Angeles, responsibility placed and set are phenomenal." Gimbels department store lywood Music Programmers for on the pro- prerecorded tapes boosted Chi- Phil Mishuck, gramming consultant. The re- record buyer was doing very well, according alleged violation of the Federal cago. for Alexanders stores, said that to Robert Huttner. "Business copyright act. wards - in both ego and gold- The two -volume are high, for album set of it was a little too early to tell if picked up a little due to a sales Plaintiffs are Shapiro, Bern- the winners, and the Beatles led the field for this led to a flurry of program sales were ahead of last Christ- (Continued on page 4) stein/Co., Sunbeam Music, directors and stations managers Hollis Music, Almo Music, Pa- entering the consulting field. trica Music, Cotillion Music, The latest manager to move "-"A'ichie Bell (Orellia Music), into consulting is Decca's 'Grand Fourteenth Hour Music, Harvey Glas - Design' for '69- Rus- cock, former general manager By MIKE GROSS sell -Cason Music, Kipper Mu- of WNEW in New York who sic, Summit Music, Vogue Mu- NEW YORK Bill has a long string of successes - Gal- lagher, will be aimed at mak- Artists Records and Scepter - sic, Twentieth Century Music, with various Metromedia -owned lagher, MCA vice-president in ing the setup more flexible Wand, among others.