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Askstolen any inlayretailer cards about and lowinggramme the sponsorship announcement deal twofol- Hotmotivations And Dance towards project, the Red, to ailpossession that mattered of them, tothat them. was corneThe action,to court which in the isautumn, set to watchEvery the year, steam those rise. weeksfor its ago Chart of a £750,000Information deal werewhich less he thandonated honourable. three , wellThey they didn't did." really care how releasingdoes not otherprevent people's him songsfrom rendersnaffled thousands slips of paper of withNetwork the albumsCanadian chart brewer show were"I thinkreally doingwhat wasthey trying (Sony) to of Lookingthe légal beyond action, the Michaelturmoil forSony charity. refuses to comment on' virtuallypounds worth unsaleable. of stock Labatt's. keep me from having anything hinted that he may forge dos- Michael's allégations. companies'Until recently response record to the toproblem get their was security to tell dealers in Winwood fëads Reading s future lobbying,gear. Thanks they to now Bard's realise OK,it's not the as replacements simple as that. will Hereury entrants still Su balanee atcost least a few they pence will each,now be but Sony Soho Square managing Chairman of the judges The future of Reading Festival commonly-stolenavailable for ail the titles. most placeddirector the Muff first Winwoodentry for hasthe thisSimon year's Frith judging announced panel thatwill tworemained rival inpromoters doubt last repeated week as dingbought site the and lease claimed to the rightRea- retailers and record Mercurysecond year Music running. Prise for the lineinclude Sullivan, 's Radio One Caro-FM's their claims for the right to to stage the August bank holi- loggerheadscompanies are over at CD MindWinwood, Games whose by Des'ree 1992 entry nar- dentsMark Goodier,Giles Smith, The Indepen-Weekly ingReading urgent Counciltalks with was current hold- will"We be takingare confident over the that festival we pricing,undercurrent it's good of growingto see an list,rowly put missed forward last year'sO3 by short-Sun- TheJournal Late editorShow's IsabelMark CooperAppio, Vinceorganisera Power's NJF/Marquee Mean Fiddler and ofthis the year," Mean says Fiddler. Dave Phillips Here's hoping Bard's were opened last Thursday. ing.and TwoVirgin other 1215's judges Dave are Fann- still Fridaygroup as in MW a bidwent to to save press the on stillBut staging NJF/Marquee the festival says itand is whichnew membership effectively tariff-only ciallyThis launchedyear's award the wasprevious offi- to Mercurybe announced. last week announ- three-dayThe festival rock marathon.needs a council thewill Fiddlertake légal group. action against canraises afford fees itfor - pavesthose whothe edevening by 150 at seniora ceremony industry attend- fig- ced increased prise money and manlicence of toarts go and ahead leisure and Davidchair- taken"The three Mean fields Fiddler in the havemid- likeway this.for more initiatives panyures includingmanaging 30 directors record Com-and thanunderstood £lm - forto thebe worthmusic primi décisionSutton will this announceweek. He saysa final ail enoughdle of the land site, for but us there to proceed is still largestthe chiefs retailers. of ail the UK's Septemberdue to be 8. presented aoptions bid to arereach being a compromise. considered in asing normal," of NJF/Marquee. says Simon Gunn- Steve Redmond is on holiday. MUSIC WEEK 1 MAY 1993 NEWS WEBBO New Bard fees to fuii expansion Bard has introduced a income will pay for running those in the £30-50m band, industrycommittees rôle andthrough initiatives v turnover-related membership costs as well as fortheoming £5,500£7,000 forfor the the£50-100m £100-150m band, such as the recent CIN agree- expandfee to helpits range the oforganisation services. initiativesseminars forincluding Bard memberssecurity band, £8,500 for the £150- ment, ail of which cost money," The new turnover band, and the much mooted régional 200m band and £10,000 for heAt says. the lower end of the scale, effective from April 1, doubles roadshows. ofthose £200m. with Ail a turnover fees exclude in excess VAT. the fee for associate, non-vot- shipthe préviens ceiling annualfrom £5,000 member- to retailersUnder thewith new feean structureannual Burke says the increased ing single store members £10,000 plus VAT. turnover of £20-30m will pay fees represent Bard's coming of remainsfourth year unchanged running forat £50the Bard chairman Simon £2,500 for full membership. "Bardâge as isa takingtrade association.' "ÉÉM plus VAT. frontIt can't of be a House easy to of sit in Burke says the additional Payment jumps to £4,000 for GommonsCommittee Select and be quizzed. Ciessscs drive easierBut it's if you a damn are the sight Boosey profits Kenyon: TU risk actuallymanager recouped of a band thewho over£4m mark dealadvances and are of their earning record Publisher Boosey & Hawkes royalties.It's easier still if you are £4.23msaw annual in the profits year rise to the5.4% end to athe multi-million millionaire sellingmanager of theof December, sustained thanks popularity largely toof losiiig iîsteners band.Bicknell But or I Eiliotwonder Rashman if Ed seriousThe resultsclassical were music. achieved were anticipating any of without including the runaway Radio Three controller thecontroller issue ofof Radio funding Two, overlive thistheir when deals they ail those first signedyears Thirdsuccess Symphony. of Henryk Gorecki's preparedNicholas toKenyon sacrifice says listeners he is orchestras. His suggestion that ago? I would bet that they Ultimately the company in order to provide as wide a shouldthe BBC's be livefunded music through output themselveswere congratulating on getting £50,000expects tofrom collect the aroundwork, rangeKenyon of music made as his possible. admission grants from a body such as the their respective record although the money will only during a vigorous debate on Artslicence Council fee was insteaddisputed of by the ail spendingcompanies hundreds to risk of beginthe end to offilter 1993. through towards Radiomusic radioAcademy organised last byweek. the three BBC représentatives. thousands of pounds Total turnover of Boosey & During the session the panel, thatOne while FM's it Chriswas unlikely Lycett thatsaid promotingthis in the knowledge their acts. AUthat increasedHawkes's bypublishing 11.2% to £11.7m.division composedtives as wellof senior as commercialBBC execu- Bukht (left) meets Kenyon the government would find never90% of recoup newly signed and ail acts that HollandChief attributesexecutive the Richard growth résentatives,radio and record produced company radical- rep- a minute quantity of the public performances,other money to it wouldfund classical be even investmentMaybe that's is written why so off. tothe the company's combined back successes catalogue, of lya public différent service views broadeaster. of the rôle of servingit's more a large meritorious part of the thanpub- popless broadeasts.likely to find funds for live thrivemany artist - because labels they don't ofcontemporary printed music. pièces and sales switching"l'm prepared off," saidto risk Kenyon. people to,"lic is he not said, a view I can subscribe patron"We're of as new much music a cultural of the thesuddenly vast sums corne needed to realise to proof,"Publishing but it is certainlyis not recession robust audiences"Public service for certain is risking areas small of mentAnd and he theadded, BBC "The seem govern- to feel Three,"Eighties he and said. Nineties as Radio albumenter the market compétitive of today. exploitingand we have both ourbeen back actively cata- youroffering ouput a wide because choice." you're regardthey have themselves some divine asright the to forLycett One FM also to stressed keep the the balance need labelsPerhaps should some have of those outlogue the and year," new he music says. through- grammeBut Michael director Bukht,at commer- pro- organisationspublic whereas thatthe commercial serve the betweenof music providingand remaining a wide popu- mix inquiry.supplied Many figures daim to the the immediatelycial rival respondedClassic thatFM, so.sector I find is somehowthat a fundamentally failing to do extendlar. "There non-Top are opportunities 40 music into to impénétrableBPI figures are and don't One FM airs ingthe itsBBC public station service was notrôle fulfill- if lis- ridiculousBukht had position." earlier clashed extremelydaytime but conscious what we of must is that be gettingadd up- figures well how from about banned hits teners"The tumed (idea) thatoff. if you serve headwith ofKenyon, music atbacked One FMby andthe withwe don't the bathwater," throw the hebaby said. out PWLelsewhere? or some Like of the Mute small or Radio One FM will play some indieIn truth labels? is there is no recordsof the inmost pop historycontroversial in a Speaker giant launches label suchCD cost thing breakdown. as an average You afternoonsériés of showsone-hour next Saturday month. The UK's largest exporter of distribution is being finalised. Company because it is too in Amongthe three-part the tracks Listen featured To The isspecialist moving loudspeakers, into software B&W, pro- appearB&W's this first month: four albumsFourth companies have foundered MayBanned 15, documentary,are Bodycount's starting Cop ownduction record with label. the launch of its nameWorld frontedby the group by Brazilian of the same jazz businesstryingto joinand thenin this lost risk a Birkin,Killer, Jeand T'aimethe Sex by Pistols' Jane of TheB&W project président is the brainchild Robert Moreira;stars Flora Gaia's Purim Dream and Airto by struckfortune. lucky Others early have on. fromGod Save Madonna's The Queen. expletive- Excerpts Trunz, who says he expects to Nana Simopoulos; Rolf Would Virgin still be here strewn 1990 live concert describesinvest £750,000 as a natural in a project progres- he Talk To Me by Mark Jefferis. takenif Tubular off? OrBells would hadn't Mike broadeastThe sériés, are also presented included. by Thesion companyfrom building currently speakers. manu- Lait says the label will Oldfield be playing folk John Walters and produced by factures 250,000 units annual- Trunz: big cialrelease recordings a mixture by newof commer- artists riskedclubs today signing if Virgin him after hadn't Cutteridgeindependent in associationproducer Nigel with £18m.ly, giving B&W a turnover of in Toni Basil and Toto Coelo's as well as contemporary jazz everyone else had passed? Rewind Productions, looks at "I v s the Eighties,label Radialchoice and Mike in theLoveday, early builtrecordings up fromby Trunz.the catalogue This hopeIt's thea risk BPI business get that and over I ail aspects of music censorship. possibility of contributing to who helped launch the first K- includes live performances to the Select Committee censorshipCutteridge right says, "Weacross look the at side.the successWe totally of relythe onhardware them - Tel and Ronco télévision cam- from the Montreux Jazz next week in the first step board - by radio stations, if there isn't a mass of good paignsUK distribution a decade earlier. will be han- ouslyFestival, helped which organise. he has previ- of nailing this myth. therecord artists, companies A lot of censorshipand even recordings I can't sell my prod- dled by Total via BMG. Other B&W is also sponsoring two seems to happen before a uct,"The says label Tranz. will be headed by individueldeals have Europeanbeen struck territo- for live dates during the London record is even aired in public." Simon Lait, who was involved ries, while US and Japanese Jazzpart ofFestival its launch next activities. month as MUSIC WEEK 1 MAY 1993 S\S E WS NEWSFILE Wislnq losses Indies back Oerman label The board of CIN is expected force rethâok Three UK independents are release by Ultravox, now contractto announce to compile who has the won officiai the forWembley handling the first pan- minus , for six music charts this week. The Wembley group recorded a EastEuropean German release state recordby former com- Timbuktu Records is over- "Wecarapaign. inted As we don't have a The Academy of St Martin £12mitems lossfor 1992 before despite extraordinary increas- panyRévélation Deutsche by Schallplatten. Ultravox, out exceptseeing ailmarketing, aspects of thewhich project is sensepresence to inuse the the UK combined it made computerin the Fields games orchestra, software Wembleying trading complex. profits at its core releaseon May outside 10, will Germany be the fromfirst Aristabeing marketinghandled directorby former Tim aexperience group effort." of UK companies in Andrewcompany Lloyd Psygnosis WebbeFs and greaterThe group's than last overall year's loss£8.4m is Sonythe label Music headed Europe by président former tancy.Prior throughDistribution his new willconsul- be £50,000DSB onis thespending initial UKaround mar- ailReally won UsefuI1993 Queen's Group Awards have costdéficit, of re-structuringlargely because and of there- JorgenIt also Larsen. marks the first throughLarsen, Pinnacle. who took over the ketingpromo costs.campaign excluding for Exporl. changefinancing in accountingthe company rules. and a asRob chairman Dickins of was the confirmed1994 Brit totalledExtraordinary £21.3m and exception-charges Awardsmeeting at last the week. BPI's council £13.4m.al charges amounted to Gorecki factor Former Happy Mondays dividendWembley, to whichshareholders will pay forno hasmanager joined Nathan East West McGough Records concentratingthe first time thison its year, core is venue now as A&R manager. managementThe Wembley business. complex, aEquity ballad Recordsrecorded byis releasingRuby Arenawhich andincludes Conférence the Stadium, Centre, boosts Warner Turnerwith Jilly and CoopePs Junior newas a tienovel, in toraised £6m trading helped profits by a by£1.3m 40% Warner Classics increased its Kronos Quartet also sold well. HusbandsThe Man Who Jealous, Made on May 10. réduction in operating costs. sharefull-price almost classical eightfold yearmarket on music,""It is hea says.boost "So for much classical clas- AfterLysander's AID will Theme be promoted (Lovers by fiaiden ready year during the first quarter of sical music is backward-look- Cooper at book signings. Gorecki's1993 thanks Third largelySymphony, to theing butlife bloodcontemporary of the industry." music is Former EMI director of for Eddie suit tarifes Phil Sommerich. Overall, however, the figures international marketing and Iron Maiden are threatening gleThe handedly release alsoput almost Warner's sin- budgetshow that releases the absence has continued of big- haspromotions been appointed Harriet as Brand MTV Software,légal action claiming against that Océan the theElektra top Nonesuchof the full-price imprint CD at sharesto erode andthe marketfragment leaders' the talentEurope's and first artist director relations. of computera contract company to produce has abroken video Thelabel labelleague captured for the first18.2% time. of leaguePolyGram's table. full-price share Judi O'Brien, director of Eddie.game featuring their raascot andthe marketApril, forcing between Decca, January the Holland: backs a waswhile 33% EMI's down fell year 13% on yearand Polydorlégal and and business Phonogram affairs at mentThe bandcompany and their Sanctuary manage- secondtraditional place market with 17.6%. leader, into wellwith behind8.8%, althoughPolyGram's this 32.7% was theSon^s 12 monthsmore than to 3.6%. halved over SobellRecords, as hasa partner. joined Saunders gameagreed with exclusive Manchester-based rights for the overallWarner full-price came third table in with the andWarner EMI's 21.6%.Classics général doubledMeanwhile its share BMG of morea year than ago ECM Records releases its nowOcéan say in Februarythey are 1992, seeking but 34%21.2% and behind EMI PolyGramwith 21.6%. on Goreckimanager accounted Bill Holland for much says of appearedto 2.7% and in theHyperion, table forwhich the Twelve500th recording Moons by this Norwegian week, anotherSanctuary deal. chairman Andy Warnermid-price also and did budget well insector the otherhis label's releases success, including although the first1992, time retained in the its last 2.9% quarter share. of Garbareksaxophonist recording Jan Garbarek. was one A of Taylorexclusivity says forOcéan a year was andgiven a yearsthe label's ago. first releases 24 final contract was sent to them Bard plans more inlay updates lawyerin November. has now sentSanctuary's a letter upNutbush, by EMI theand dance Rhythm label King set threateningturned down légala number action. of other "We Bardupdates of planningthe titles regulari ofe, Bard's says the operatioi présent roll-call of schemebe added and to circulatedthe replacen to the singlein 1991, Boom is releasing The Future its first by offers on the assumption that inlay replacement list, follow- ommonly stolen titles will relevant record company. handleUgly on marketing, May 10. EMI promotion, will Taylor.they were "If goingthey areahead, not," says we majoring confirmation record companies that ail willthe withje updated the original twice alist, year. new ing"At it theto 200; moment we don't we're want keep- to sales and distribution, with will be taking action and ask- join the scheme by May. ions will be based on run before we can walk," says directorRhythm MartinKing managing Heath aeting ingOcéan for damages." declined to comment. directorKen ofEUKLewis, and chairman Titlesrequests in fromgi-eater Bard demand members. will demandLewis. "However, wewilladdm if there is as A&R co-ordinator.

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Cloake's"With the does Shabba seem Ranks to generousft of record for retail a population space isn't of overly317,700 single- if I had I could it - thanhave I sold do on more CD onand vinyl offer(see box), an incredible but the 16 amount record ofoutlets choice. l'vecassette only andsold withthree the cassettes," Madonna says single mm outletsAnd thehave fact been that in most business of those for years WilliBut Mike Chapman, a former is testament to the public support of specialistdirector at Rock-it! Windsong (another who set chart up rock trainWith ride Croydon from central just a 20-minuteLondon, you seenreturn the shop) trend nine move months to reissues ago, has and youthmight toexpect make the the town's trip to music-mad the trendier catalogueCD sales. "Weand doit's about mostly 70% on CDback managershops. 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Since having retailing a area much"I think as £100 what a weekhelps onis thatrecords. we nightclubsfans - despite for thedance untilCorporation the mid-Eighties, (formerly Council) Croydon has service.spécialisé They in giving can come the customersin and have a a Colinfact that Dale Kiss is a FM's thoroughfare,smartened-up Norththe main End shopping and High wecup even of coffee, let some listen of tothem a few have records a - himself.Croydon boy onlyStreet. street, It was with also disabled-stickered made a pedestrian- cigaretteadds. if they really want to," he thisOn doi the face ofit, vehiclesIn that the street only - traffic and just allowed off it inin. manChapman Will McLean and fellow also run ex-Windsong a dancewell for shops the four in centresneighbouring - are 11streets ofthe and 16 recordshopping burgeoningstock US cut-outs mail order and importservice CDs and in- saythe town.theyfre But ail runsoutlets into (see the breakout). High Street, North an Endarea Confirmation of the enthusiasra for doing"Even well. within followingthat is now the a shadowclosure ofof Grants its former self musicsuccess in of Croydon perhaps is the reflected most famous in the the dance departmentIt's the market store areafive years and North ago. End storerecord Beanos. shop in the town, secondhand whichsomething attract Steve most Williams of the shoppers at Cloake's - 1,500With sq 2.25m ft, owner items David in stock Lashmar across has typesdifférent of openedknows only by Mr too H well. Cloake Cloake's before was the war secondhanda fair claim toshop the intitle the of UK. the largest— havemusic. house We 1 hasand beensold waxworking cylinders. in the His store successor for 20 Tiespite the rise of computer game stuff garaesculture stores (there - are including two stand-alone Virgin upstairs.downstairs The other shops are "realistic"After ail about that time retailing he says in thehe istown. Games - in the town centre) Lashmar différent," says Hughes above the "The council has basically closed this marketis confident for music that there in the will town. always But be a thudTn ofthe the past latest couple dancefloor of years, an dance them. tryingend of Croydonto double and our nowrent," they he claims.are many of his buyers come from abroad has really taken off in Croydon and 'The North End area may look busy to spend hundreds of pounds on because it's easier to get what they actuallybut I don't spending think that any many money." people are "Ail 11 , j thank God for want than going to HMV or Our Williams has learnt - as have, stations,"Capital Gold he says.and those"Thanks sort to of them radio we Price,"Indeed, he adds.both Apple and Swag have seemingly,retailers in ailthe the town other - that record pickget hundreds up old tracks of people - and coming Tm not in to set up dance labels as a sideline and m spécialisation is the one route to surprised, considering the state ofthe feelWhen the benefit it cornes of localto support support. from shopssuccess. corne He hasand seengo - Virginmany recordhas chart these days." record companies, ail the music opened and closed twice in the town - otherThere's side aof différent the street taie from to tellBeanos, on the excellentretailers inservice Croydon from say reps. they "That's receive m butis theled Cloake'sarrivai of to HMV adapt and its Ourstocking Price however. 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Nick Robinson reports rockmusic shop and shows the fact how that unique it now it has is a A TOWN IN STATISTICS orientatedcompared with towns most in south other London.dance- LOCATION The only drawback is that it is a S'rtuatedLondon, Croydonjust 12 miles is actually south ofin centralSurrey. knowndesperate reps area that for have parking had their and Tve cars The nearest other large town is towedBut havingaway before the credibility their eyes." boost of a Brighton. fewsomething artists thecoming town from has Croydonbeen lacking. is NotbeingDESCRIPTION synonymouswith any Moped,To date, Peterthe world Sarstedt has onlyand TheJohnny particular type of business, the town Damned to thank Croydon for, numberhas more of recently - mostly becomeempty - officehome to a Apartalthough are recent from the chart town climbers and one Worlds of blocks. 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