BBC 49GREENLYMONTOO MONTY GREENLY 3740 ELM LONG BEACH CA 90807 r A Billboard PublicationBill The Radio Programming, Music /Record International Newsweekly Aug. 16 1980 $3.00 (U.S.) Stores Defy Tape Ban SINGLES AFFECTED TOO By ROMAN KOZAK U.S. Chains Raising NEW YORK -Some of this city's biggest re- promising 25% off on all WEA product, and tailers appear to be challenging the record individual discounts on CBS' Billy Joel and manufacturers' campaign against blank tape Paul McCartney LPs and RSO's "Empire Disk & Tape Prices ads running together with recorded product Strikes Back" and "Grease" soundtracks. Be- ads. low these ads Goody promises 30% off on By JOHN SIPPEL Korvettes, Sang Goody and Alexander's. the Maxell cassettes, cartridges and open reels. LOS ANGELES -J.S. record /tape /acces- three most aggressive newspaper advertisers in The half-page Korvettes ad offers a sale on U.K. Row Developing sories retail chains ar_ roosting album prices this market all ran ads in Thursday's (7) New new releases from Arista, A &M, Motown, to an average $5.69 for specials and $7.07 for York Daily News that fly in the face of recent Tamla, Gordy, Salsoul, 20th Century -Fox, So- shelf price titles on ST.98 list albums. efforts by CBS, PolyGram. Chrysalis and lar and Grunt. and a $3.69 offering on select Over List Price Exit In the $8.98 list caieEory the hike averages Arista to cut down on blank tape ads by with- $5.98 WEA and CBS catalog product. By PETER JONES out to $6.30 on speaa s and $7.67 on shelf holding co -op monies for any ads that include The ad also offers 25% off on accessories in- LONDON -A major industry row is break- priced titles. plugs for blank tapes. cluding "every blank cassette and 8 -track car- ing out here in the wake of the abandonment The recent 3%-4% wholesale price hike from Ads for all three of the chains are multi- tridge tape in our huge stock." of recommended retail prices by three major branch distribution and independents like product ads, with the 3/4-page Goody copy (Continued on page 17) record companies -EMI, PolyGram and CBS. Arista and Chrysalis is forcing chains to ele- And it principally involves music publishers, vate sticker prices, toe_ on singles. where $ 1.29 who say that they're prepared to hold up re- is the going rate. acccTding to a spot check. Jacket Makers Fight Counterfeiters lease schedules unless royalty payments are "We were paving °.3 88, then $3.98, $4.08, satisfactorily settled. $4.21 and now around $4.35 for $7.98 since the By IRV LICHTMAN The initiative comes from the Mechanical album suggested price was introduced over NEW YORK -Most major U.S. album fab- grees of confidentiality among fabricators and Rights Society, clearly infuriated by the action two years ago," says J n- Grimes of the 55 Na- ricators are supplying label clients with jackets their label clients as to how knowledgeable of the three majors being taken without talks tional Record Mart /Casis chain in Pittsburgh. incorporating a variety of anti -counterfeiting they want segments of the industry to be on the with the publishers over future royalty calcu- Like most of his peers, he did not raise store devices. And they look upon this diversity of mechanics of the systems. Whatever the sys- lations. prices when the last rwo raises occurred over approach as a means to keep counterfeiters off tems adopted, they are adding from "under a The Society is now advising its publisher the past IO months. But like all of the chain balance. penny" to "between one to five cents" to the members to refuse to accept statutory notices bosses canvassed, the' either have or will esca- "It's a way of keeping counterfeiters on their cost of each jacket. for records proposed for release where no rec- late retail prices withal the next four weeks. toes," maintains Floyd Glinert of Shorewood The most "public" of the three systems in ommended retail price is stated. Dave Burke of the Eecordland chain. Cleve- P:.ekaging, one of at least four fabricators terms of ready detection is one developed by In a letter to the British Phonographic In- land, and Lou =ogelnaen of Music Plus here, known involved in their own systems. The Album Graphics Inc. with the Continental dustry's copyright committee, Bob Montgom- point out that more sophisticated electronic others include Album Graphics. Ivy Hill and Group. formerly Continental Can. This ap- ery, general administrator of the Mechanical data processing equipment today makes it im- Queens Litho. proach relies on the viewing. by naked eye or Rights Society, says categorically. "We don't perative daily to diss2c. business statistically. Another emerging factor is the varying de- (Continued on page 64) (Continued on page 60) (Continued on page 9) German Court Halts Spanish Imports By WOLFGANG SPAHR HAMBURG -WEA Germany has scored a vital victory in the battle against parallel imports in this region, with a Frankfurt court banning a major im- porter from bringing in WEA product from Spain. Among other important aspects, the verdict rejects the pleas of KTV Koengener Record Distribution- backed by the other 30 -odd German import companies -that exclusive distribution license contracts violate U.S. and Ger- man cartel laws. In this case, it was reported that KTV Koengener was importing virtually the entire range of WEA's top artist titles. as pressed in Spain by Hispavox. (Continued on page 62) Discos Convert To Country This story prepared by Alan Penchansky in Chicago and Robyn Wells in Nashville. CHICAGO -A new country and western entertainment format craze is TRUE COLOURS is what you see when you look at the new SPLIT ENZ nudging out disco's glitter and finery at U.S. nightspots. CAUGHT, the new album by !Eh DLL/ t1( (who hit =1 with "Yes. I rn Featuring the first taser etched graphic on the surface of every Ready ") captures TERI at her rockin' best. CAUGHT offers generous serv- album.... 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NMPA Asked To Submit Data On TRIBUNAL'S FINAL REQUEST Revenues, Expenses & Payments By JEAN CALLAHAN WASHINGTON -The Copyright Royalty Tribunal has re- AGAC contends that since the RIAA will not release base pendent radio promotion as well, Chappell enlplo\s one pro- quested the National Music Publishers Assn. submit financial data underlying Kiser's report. the authenticity of the report is motion person, Steinburg stated to illustrate his allegation that data detailing domestic and foreign revenues, expenses for me- in question. record companies do much more than music publishers to chanical performance. print license payments and other miscel- As the lengthy mechanical hearings approach completion. create hit songs. laneous income for the years 1977, 1978 and 1979. Irwin Steinburg, chairman of PolyGram U.S. Record Oper- Steinburg estimated the burden of an increased mechanical The Tribunal. which has a mandate from Congress to set a ations, described industry problems for the Tribunal. He stated royalty rate to 6% of list price at approximately $25 million a mechanical royalty rate by the end of this year, ruled Thursday that economic troubles have forced PolyGram to cut back its year for PolyGram. He predicted that increased mechanical (7) that this financial information about the music publishing artist roster from 275 in September 1979 to 150 today. As artists costs would increase the price of records and that a higher con- business is relevant to the proceedings. The publishers had ar- are cut, released or dwindle, PolyGram has "consolidated serv- sumer price could add to the industry's home taping problem. gued that the information was not. ices" in its efforts to cut back employment, Steinburg said. On Wednesday (6), Walter Dean. executive vice president of No deadline has been set for the publishers to submit the in- Testifying Tuesday (5), Steinburg said he knows of no com- the CBS Records Group. discussed charts prepared by CBS formation and. since the Tribunal lacks subpoena power. the parable cuts at Chappell, PolyGram's publishing house. "Bas- which monitored the effective mechanical royalty rates from publishers may choose to refuse the Tribunal's request. ically, publishing companies are passive in nature." said Stein - 1915 to the present. CBS' charts showed a widely scattered Still pending is the American Guild of Authors & Compos- burg, "the recipients of record company efforts without making range of rates over the years. in contrast to NMPA's earlier ers' motion to strike the testimony of Dr. David Kiser and the investments." Steinburg described publishers main business as that an effective historical rate of 6% exists. Cambridge Research Institute report which he prepared for the "an administrative function." claim Recording Industry Assn. of America from the record of the While PolyGram employs 65 in -house radio promotion staff- NMPA and AGAC attorneys argued with CBS' method of mechanical proceedings. ers and spends from $250.000 to $300,000 each month on inde- (Continued on page 17)

QUALITY IN CANADA CBS To Press And Distribute Handshake NEW YORK -With its CBS pendent company is collections and "pressing and distribution" deal fi- CBS is providing this service" (Bill- nalized for the U.S., the first product board, May 31, 1980). from Handshake Records hits the As for the distribution royalty market this week. Quality Records commanded by CBS, allegedly a will market Handshake in Canada. major factor holding up the deal The label, a partnership between over the past two months, Alexen- Ron Alexenburg, Peter and Trudy burg claims an "equitable" arrange- Meisel and the Ariola International ment was worked out, one made on Group. offers as its debut product the basis of "let's have a hit and the Amii Stewart /Johnny Bristol make money on it." recording of "My Guy, My Girl." CBS has no direct financial com- Interestingly, the session has al- mitment to Handshake, with the la- ready been released in England un- bel handling its own marketing and co der the Atlantic logo. Ariola had promotion, reflecting CBS' "press- w previously made a licensing deal ing and distribution" concept. o with the label, but Handshake For foreign distribution, Alexen- CO picked up Stewart as a pactee when burg says "contracts have been I- her with in CO deal Ariola the U.S. drawn" for the territories of Japan. Handshake Deal: Handshake Records pressing and distribution deal through CBS branches brings together: Bruce ended. Italy and Australia. But no names Lundvall, president of CBS Records; Walter Yetnikoff, president of the CBS Records Group; Ron Alexenburg, president Before the month is out, Hand- is are forthcoming. Ariola handling of Handshake; Dick Asher, deputy president and chief executive officer of the CBS Records Group; and Paul Smith, p will shake also have a single out by other major markets where it oper- senior vice president and general manager of CBS Records. Gerald Masters, who along with Ur- ates its own label setups, including ban Heroes will be debut album art- England, France, Germany. Mexico ists in September or October. An- and Spain. The South American other August singles entry is by market is also "open for discussion," Revelation. Alexenburg adds. Arista Bar Coding; MCA Next? Alexenburg says the CBS ar- The CBS ties represent a renewal NEW YORK -The record indus- major record label is at least along committee of NARM recently met in rangement is a "simple deal for of an association with the company try has come a step closer to greater the way toward bar coding. Minneapolis where it agreed to pre- pressing and distribution in the U.S. for Alexenburg, who spent 13 years implementation of bar coding with WEA and Capitol are both com- pare a directory listing the manufac- The major concern for a small inde- in the organization before resigning the recent announcement by Arista mitted though so far only Warner turers of equipment that can scan as head of the Epic, Portrait & Asso- that it will institute bar coding on its Bros. product and some EMI -Capi- bar codes. ciated Labels division in 1978 to packaging and reports that MCA is tol releases carry the codes; Poly- Leonard Scheer. Arista vice presi- form Infinity Records through about ready to take the plunge. Gram is favorably disposed toward dent of sales and distribution, says WEA GOING MCA. MCA absorbed the label late So far, only CBS, A &M and the system, as is RCA, sources say, his company adopted the codes "in last year, leading to a legal hassle be- Chrysalis are fully and actively bar though the company has made no accordance with current industry 100% AGAINST tween Alexenburg and MCA which coding their product. The latest de- official commitment (Billboard. July practice and in anticipation of more COUNTERFEITS is yet to be settled. cisions mean that virtually every 26, 1980). widespread general use of the me- Alexenburg regards his former Pushing for total implementation chanical price coding." Arista By PAUL GREIN CBS ties as a "tremendous advan- Complete coverage of Bill- of bar coding is the National Assn. moved into bar coding with this tage to know how the system works, of Recording Merchandisers, to releases. LOS ANGELES -Every album or board's Disco Forum 8 appears and month's album tape released by WEA early 1981 and even more important to know help the process on its way the oper- The MCA entry into bar coding is on pages 45 -59. will be implanted with one or several (Continued on page 67) ations and information processing expected shortly. sources say. anti -counterfeiting devices, accord- ing to Stan Cornyn, executive vice president of Warner Bros. The ultimate goal is to have the British, U.S. Acts Link On `Times Square' Soundtrack devices on all albums released by LOS ANGELES -RSO's double Levy and Robin Gibb, penned by ert Johnson performs "Flowers In "Down In The Park " D.L. Byron WEA worldwide, though Cornyn album release of the soundtrack for Gibb and Blue Weaver. The City" with David Johansen. performs the Supremes' "You Can't says the program may be launched "Times Square" will feature major A majority of the material is origi- Among the vintage material in- Hurry Love," produced by Jimmy without total global penetration. "It contemporary rock artists from Eng- nal including Jackson's "Pretty cluded is Lou Reed's "Walk On The Iovine. makes sense to ultimately do it on all land and the U.S. Boys." "Take This Town" by XTC; Wild Side." Patti Smith's "Pissing In Single rights to most of the songs releases in all territories," he says. Included in the package is music "Innocent, Not Guilty," Garland The River," Talking Heads' "Life will be retained by the artists' own "But you have - don't to enter at full Jeffreys; "Same Old Scene," Roxy During Wartime," the Ramones' "I Many of the new songs will speed." by the Pretenders, Roxy Music, labels. Gary Numan, Suzie Quatro, Talking Music; and "Talk Of The Town" Wanna Be Sedated," Cure's "Grind- be released as singles along with re- WEA is presently experimenting Heads, Joe Jackson, Patti Smith, (released previously only in Europe) ing Halt," Desmond Child's "The issues of some classics. in the lab with three different anti - XTC, Garland Jeffreys, the Cure, by the Pretenders. Night Was Not," Ruts' "Babylon counterfeiting configurations, he re- Marketing and promotion plans Lou Reed, the Ramones. the Ruts, Additionally. the film's star Rob- Burning" and Gary Numan's veals, though none has been tested call for coordinated artwork to in the' marketplace. Desmond Child & Rouge, Marcy create identification for the film. Levy and Robin Gibb, D.L. Byron Billboard (ISSN 0006 -2510) Vol. 92 No. 33 is published weekly by Billboard Pub- In addition to this collective ef- soundtrack and singles with the and David Johansen. lications, Inc., One Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. Sub- logo fort, all three WEA labels have indi- scription rate: annual rate, Continental U.S. $110. Second class postage paid at "Times Square" pictured vidually test- marketed anti- counter- The first single will be "Rock New York, N.Y. and at additional mailing office. Current and back copies of Bill- prominently on single sleeves and feiting devices on isolated album Hard" performed by Quatro and board are available on microfilm from KTO Microform, Rte 100, Millwood, N.Y. promotional material. releases. written by Mike Chapman and 10546 or Xerox University Microfilms, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Mich- The "Times Square" soundtrack The Atlantic- distributed igan 48106. Postmaster, please send changes of address to Billboard, P.O. Nicky for the film, to be fol- was by Bill Oakes, who (Continued on page 74) Chinn Box 13808, Philadelphia, Pa 19101, (212) 764 -7376. compiled lowed by "Help Me!" by Marcy also is associate producer of the film.

www.americanradiohistory.com 4 General News Executive Turntable Record Companies Marshall Blonstein departs as president of Island Records in Los Angeles. He held the post for l'h years, and was previously vice president and general manager of Ode Records. No successor has yet been named. ... Pat Pipolo returns to MCA as vice president of promotion in Los Angeles. He served in that same post from 1967 -73. In the interim, Pipolo was head of the inter- national division at United Artists in L.A.... At A &M in Los Angeles, David Steffen is promoted to vice president of sales. With the label since 1972, he recently held the position of national sales manager. ... Paul Lucks r, i moves up as PolyGram's regional vice presi- dent of the Southern region in Dallas. He was Southern regional manager. Also, Frank Peters elevates from North Central Steffen regional Lucks manager in Cleveland to vice president of that same region. ... Larry Hayes is promoted to national sales manager at A &M in Los Angeles. Previously based in Dallas, he was Southwest regional sales manager. ... Peter Pasternik steps in as international manager for Mo- town in Los Angeles. He formerly was a professidnal manager for United Art- ists Music in Los Angeles.... Billy Gilbert is upped to national accounts sales manager in that city. Also, Nick Steam, Southwest regional promotion manager, will move up to Southwest regional sales man- ager.... At MCA Distributing. Leroy Sather has been tapped as West Coast regional di- rector in Los Angeles. He recently held the Billboard photo by Adam Somers same post in Chicago.... There are two new SIMON BOOSTERS -Rick Zeff, manager of Licorice Pizza's Hollywood store, center, with Jim Wagner and Laurie a &r /artist relations staffers at the new David Shipp, Warner Bros. national merchandising specialists, who dropped by the store to deliver a browser box promoting Geffen label in Los Angeles: John David Ka- Paul Simon's new single, "Late In The Evening." Peters Hayes lodner, formerly the director of West Coast a &r at Atlantic. and Carole Childs, previously a &r director of ARC Records in Club Owners Prepare `Specialties' Los Angeles. ... Suzy Blosser is upped to West Coast artist relations director DISCO LURES For Influx Of Democrats In N.Y. for Bearsville in Los Angeles. She had been assistant to Howard Rosen, the label's vice president and general manager.... Des Moines Green is now the By RADCLIFFE JOE key account sales manager for San Francisco and Los Angeles at MCA Dis- NEW YORK -Dozens of New tars expected to be spent here this owners are boldy moving from a tributing. Remaining in Los Angeles. Green York City discos are modifying their week by delegates to the National four day a week schedule (Wednes- recently was regional director. Detroit usually abbreviated summer sched- Democratic Convention. days through Saturdays) to a full branch manager Rod Linnum takes on the ules and planning parties and pro- Although July and August are tra- seven -day timetable. They anticipate additional market of Chicago. Also, John motions in the hope of luring some ditionally slow months for New that demand for entertainment by dump, previously the distributing firm's Min- of the millions of entertainment dol- York City club operators, many the thousands of convention visitors neapolis branch manager, becomes Los An- will compensate for the change in geles branch manager. Taking Jump's place ALDRICH IN L.A. schedule. The convention at Madi- is former Minneapolis sales representative son Square Garden opens Monday Gilbert Bill Pierce. . .. Marvin Gleicher is now Stearn (11) and runs through Thursday. Elektra /Asylum's promotion representative Chrysalis Beefing Up Some rooms are going even fur- in Chicago. Previously, he was a member of PhonoGram's promotion team in ther to attract the conventioneers' that city. Also at E /A, John Hughes is upped to promotion representative in Artist Development Arm dollars. Regine's for instance, always Dallas. He had been a sales representative for MCA in Dallas. Also in the F- one to do things in a splashy way, is WEA family, Joe Cavallo is now promotion representative for Atlantic in-Bos- ton. He switches LOS ANGELES -Chrysalis has "Jeff became strong in dealing with throwing a party for black delegates from the Warner /RFC label where he was East Coast re- gional 0 strengthened its artist development acts and their managers and attor- to the convention. Regine expects promotion director. ... Northwest Territory, an independent record distribu- Qdepartment here with the recent neys on the East Coast, in a way that more than 600 persons to jam their transfer and promotion of Jeff Ald- people normally deal with someone way into the two main rooms of her - tion firm in Milwaukee, appoints Valerie Christell vice president of marketing. She is a rich from New York. in a vice presidential capacity. This (Continued on page 42) graduate Aldrich, as the new vice president enabled us to promote from within." of the Univ. of Milwaukee at Wis- consin.... Joni Dlugatch is named adminis- for a &r and artist development, now Aldrich has been with the label trative assistant to Harold Childs. senior ex- works with Linda Carhart, the la- three years. Watson, who joined the ecutive vice president of promotion at A &M. bel's locally based national director company in London in 1974. is aug- In This Issue of artist development. mented in the a &r department by CLASSICAL 33 Marketing Aldrich's position of East Coast Kalodner Childs Tom Trumbo, West Coast a &r man- CLASSIFIED MART 34, 35 Eric Paulson is appointed senior vice pres- - a &r head will be filled, according to ager. Trumbo joined the label in COMMENTARY 16 ident of rack services at Pickwick International in Minneapolis. He was vice Sal Licata, Chrysalis president. COUNTRY 28 1976. president of the central division.... Former senior account executive for the Roger Watson, the veteran national DISCO BUSINESS 42 Watson is concerned with a my- INTERNATIONAL 60 Northeast region U.S. Records Dick Siegel joins Lieberman Enterprises in a &r director, who operates out of riad of details. including artists in JAZZ 65 Boston as national account executive for that area.... Spec's Music in Hialeah New York. now reports to Aldrich, a the studio, song selection, budgetary PUBLISHING 36 taps Robert Murray as operations manager. He had been with Capitol Rec- switch in roles since Aldrich previ- RADIO 18 controls and working with the top ords' Miami warehouse for 15 years as distri- ously reported to Watson. SOUND BUSINESS /VIDEO 37 independent producers while all the TALENT 26 bution center manager. ... Shelly Tirk, Licata sees a &r and artist devel- time staying on top of projects. Cleveland retailer who doubles as head of opment tied inexorably. The artist FEATURES In the past, Russ Shaw was head Independent Regional Service in the Mid- development department works Counterpoint 24 of artist development here (as vice west takes on additional responsibilities as with the artists and their managers Disco Action 43 president for publicity and artist de- Disco Forum Coverage 45 -59 sales manager of Kid Stuff, a Miami -based in planning campaigns, tours and velopment), but he left two years ago Inside Track 74 children's disk line. working out budgets. and Linda Carhart was transferred Lifelines 73 Explains Licata: "We discuss all Rock 'n' Rolling 36 Related Fields here from New York where she had aspects of an artist's release from Stock Market Quotations 9 Kimiyasu Kobayashi is promoted president Kobayashi been the Eastern head of artist de- VoxJox Blosser sales, promotion and p.r. to the mar- 22 Toshiba America, velopment. She joined the label in of Inc., in Wayne, N.J. He keting." CHARTS joined the company in 1959 a 1971. as member of the component export department And the label's product develop- Top LPs 70, 72 in Tokyo. Most recently, he was manager of consumer products operations for While the company has trimmed Singles Radio Action Chart 19, 21 ment department, headed by Steve the U.S. and Canada. ... Gary F. Bailey steps into the newly created post of its U.S. artist roster to a top of Album Radio Action Chart 23 Shmerler (who joined the company Boxoffice general manager at Tangent Systems, console manufacturers. in Phoenix. He around 22 acts. the company still 27 last year from RCA), also reports to Bubbling Under Top is a former assistant vice president at United Bank. Also, Craig N. Olsen is plans to release Aldrich. Shmerler, director of prod- around 27 LPs this LPs/ Hot 100 22 upped to national sales manager of Tangent year -the same number as in 1979. Classical LPs uct development, probes the direc- 33 Products Group. He was a sales manager Disco Top 100 44 tions the artists are going. discusses Licata says the company is "grow- within that division. The firm's new inter- ing sensibly," hence, for Jazz LPs 65 creative and merchandising plans example, Hits Of The World 62, 63 national sales chief is Thomas M. Scott, pre- and helps work out appropriate the strengthening of the a &r, artist Hot Soul Singles 24 viously a sales manager.... Magnavox Con- marketing plans. development department to offer its Inspirational LPs 32 sumer Electronics Co. appoints two new Latin LPs 64 "This enables us to maintain close performers more assistance in their division managers: George A. Stephans is career building. Soul LPs 25 relationships with our artists," adds Hot Country Singles 30 upped to division general manager in Los Licata. The department is also in- Being sensible and realistic are Hot Country LPs 28 Angeles. A veteran with the firm for 40 years, volved in planning ancillary projects two guideposts which Licata be- Hot 100 68 Stephans he recently was Southwestern division man- Yanovsky with Mobile Fidelity Lab (which is- lieves are musts for doing business Top 40 Videocassettes 40 ager in Dallas: R. Whitson "Whit" Smith moves up as general manager for the Top 50 Adult Contemporary 65 sues audiophile versions of record- today. And that's often hard, Licata Southwestern division. He was sales manager in that division. ... Harold ings) and with K -tel, the television admits, for a show business corn- RECORD REVIEWS Laatsch joins Altec Corp. in Decatur, Ill., as Midwest district manager. Previ- marketer. pany because a lot of executives Audiophile Recordings 40 ously, he worked for McKeever Communications in that city as sales engineer. Album Reviews 66 The position of vice president for "want to be nice to everybody and Steven E. 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Though the economy presently is MCA alleges the defendants weak, the chain store mass merchan- signed an amended recording pact disers are expected to expand in the in November of 1978, under terms of Billboard photo by Paul Natkin /Photo Reserve '80s, providing new areas of oppor- REACHING OUT -Diana Ross wades into the which the defendants agreed to de- audience at the Nederlander Organization's new open air Poplar Creek tunity for the rackjobbers, says Music Theatre in Chicago. Total liver one album in return for which attendance for the singer's recent two -night engagement was reported at 23,000. NARM in defining the thrust of the ABC Records was to pay them a meetings. recoupable $550,000. A three -way dialog will be at- MCA claims it has paid the act tempted between the manufacturers, the more than $ I million since acquiring Osmonds For L.A. Bicentennial rackjobbers and the chain stores ABC Records in August 1979. The LOS ANGELES -Donny, Marie joined L.A.'s Bicentennial celebra- bowed three years ago, including the themselves. (Continued on page 74) and the five Osmond Brothers have tion, with a scheduled performance number of stages erected, going Keynote speaker will be Kenneth at the third annual Street Scene Fes- from eight to 12. A. Mackie, chief executive officer for Target Stores. It will tival, Oct. I1 -12 in the downtown Steve Gold and Jerry Goldstein of be the first time a mass merchandiser /chain area of the city. the Far Out Group of companies HONE'S ONE STOP RECORDS TAPES store executive & In addition, ASCAP will be taking and the festival's entertainment has keynoted a NARM meeting. Featured speaker one of 12 stages at the festival to committee cochairmen, have pulled SOUL ROCK GOSPEL COUNTRY WESTERN & RAP will be Paul Smith, senior vice presi- spotlight its singers and composers. together some of the top entertain- dent and general manager of CBS SPECIALS! $1.49 List Price from 73C The Street Scene Festival has ment names as committee members. Records, who will address the con- LP's from $3.99 12" from $2.00 Tapes from S4.59 grown by leaps and bounds since it Among those confirmed are: Sid ference on "The Manufacturer IF YOU WANT THE LATEST OF ANY TYPE OF SOUND. Sheinberg, president of MCA, Inc.; Views The Three -Way Relation- WE HAVE IT. IF NOT, WE'LL GET IT! Don Zimmermann, president of ship: Racked Account /Rackjobber/ We have many other specials which change weekly. Capitol Records; Bruce Garfield, Supplier." Will ship anywhere. For more information: `Xanadu' Capitol's director of a &r; Tony Mar- The conference will include repre- tell. vice president /general manager sentatives of such companies as HONE'S ONE STOP Spurs Suit of CBS Associated Labels; Stan Woolworth /Woolco, Montgomery RECORD DISTRIBUTORS Monteiro, Epic's West Coast direc- Ward, Sears and Hills, who will give LOS ANGELES song- tor; Lee Zhito, Wholesale Records -Tapes- Accessories -Local publisher of Bill- their views on the recording indus- writers Stephen Sinclair and Joseph board; Tom Noonan. Billboard's 217 BRONX TERMINAL MARKET, BRONX, N.Y. 10451 as- try. There will be discussions on size Falsia want a Superior Court in- sociate publisher; Tom Draper. vice Ask for Johnny, Roger or Lents (212) 292 -0267 and space limitations on rack ac- junction against Universal Pictures, president of black music marketing counts, and on in -store display, pro- MCA Records and Robert Green- at Warner Bros. Records; attorney motion and merchandising. wald, Joel Silver, John Farrar and Peter Knecht; Jerry Buss and Jeff There will also be one -to -one Lee Kramer, claiming the defend- Cheen of the Inglewood Forum; meetings among the participants, as ants failed to include their specially - Robert Radnitz; and Karl Enge- well as presentation of the first ATTENTION!!! composed music in the "Xanadu" mann. president of Osmond Enter- "salesmen of the year" awards. ALL RECORD DEALERS EVERYWHERE! soundtrack. tainment. Registration fee for members, The plaintiffs allege they were re- Also: Tom Ross of International payable in advance, is $200, and an- WE ARE HERE 365 DAYS A YEAR quested to write music for a dance Creative Management; artists man- other $50 for spouses. TO SERVE YOU -BY PHONE. TELEX OR IN PERSON sequence for "Xanadu" in August agers Jeff Wald, Jeff Greenberg, Su- 1979. The same month they deliv- zanne DePasse and Herb Cohen: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Daily & Sat. ered the music, which was used as Dick Alen of the William Morris background for the dance WONDER TO 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sunday & Holidays sequence, Agency, attorneys Martin Cohen, the suit says. When the score and the David Bruan and Mike Rosenfeld: DO BENEFIT We have been in this business for over 30 years. track was released, their music was Dick Griffey, president of Solar not included, per the action. Records; Ed Wright. vice chairman FOR LOVE NO ONE IN THE WORLD CAN MATCH OUR INVENTORY . .. The two allege they stand to lose of the Black Music Assn. and Merrill WE HAVE EVERYTHING THE TIME LOS ANGELES -Stevie Wonder -ALL -INCLUDING $500,000 in royalties, fees and rights Osmond of Osmond Entertainment. ALL MAJOR and will present An Evening Of Love" OVER 1,000 DIFFERENT MINOR LABELS. and ask an additional $1 million in Along with the Osmonds, others at the Roxy here Aug. 24 as a fund- punitive damages. They want the set to perform are the Los Angeles raiser for the family of Eula Love, IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT US, defendants enjoined so their music Philharmonic. the Bill Tole Orches- with additional proceeds going to a will be included and IT'S TIME YOU DID! a receiver ap- tra. the American Theatre of Opera coalition of inner city ministers call- pointed to determine what they have and the California Festival Ballet. Come see for yourself. We don't have specials and you don't have ing themselves the Gathering. to buy already lost. Other performers will be announced any quantity ever. We have the lowest overall prices in industry The $100 a ticket show at 8:30 the every shortly. day of the year. WE Greenwald, Silver, Farrar and p.m. is in reality a final rehearsal for WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD Kramer are all involved in "Xan- In addition to musical activities, Wonder's six concerts at Wembley ALL LP's AND TAPES adu's" production. Kramer is al- Street Scene is a multi- ethnic extrav- in England which begin Sept. 1. Ap- leged to be Sinclair's business man- aganza. Los Angeles has always pearing with Wonder will be his 12- $6 98 $425 $7.98 $480 $8.98 $550 ager in the pleading. been a global melting pot. piece Wonderlove band. List List List Wonder's last appearance in the EA. EA. EA. L.A. area was ONLY ONE CRACKS TOP 10 IN YEAR last December when We have a complete selection of Digital, Superdisc and he did two concerts at the Pasadena Direct -to -Disc of every known label. Civic Auditorium. according to New Country Acts Find Ewart Abner, Wonder's advisor. NOTICE TO OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS Going Tough Eula Love, 39. was shot and killed We can prepare a Pro -forma invoice for you upon which By KIP KIRBY by two Los Angeles policemen Jan. you can make funds available to us on the amount of NASHVILLE -In the past 12 "Sure, radio's hesitant to add new 3, 1979 in a controversial altercation the invoice. months 10 unknown acts have man- names it's never heard of. With over her refusal to pay a gas bill. Her We can ship C.O.D. -Sight Draft- Letter of Credit. aged to crack the top 10 of Bill- country going in the direction of children are Shauna, 19; Sheila, 17 Should you desire any further information or assist- board's Hot 100 -on their first chart tighter playlists, there's more compe- and Tammy, 14. ance, please feel free to contact us. try. tition for available airplay." According to Abner, the benefit is Att: New Accounts -Send 10% deposit with your first This also includes three acts which Pop acts such as Christopher Wonder's way of making a positive order. also scored top 10 albums in their Cross, Robbie Dupree. Air Supply, statement. We care about the vic- first time on the charts. Lipps Inc., Gary Numan, Syreeta, M tims of tragedy; we care about life," (Prices are for But the flipside to this story is that and the Knack -and more recently, emphasizes Abner. SINGLES -90C EACH all domestic With 450 seats at $100 a seat. the records & tapes) only one new country artist (Step- the S.O.S. Band and Rocky Bur - hanie Winslow) was able to launch a nette- sprung up out of nowhere this benefit can gross $45,000. WE SHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. record into the top 10 of the Hot year into the top 10. All prices FOB, New York S100 Minimum order shipped Country Singles chart with no previ- Although none had ever had a re- ous track experience -and she has lease in the charts before, all man- Mirus, Devaki Tie been unable to duplicate her feat in aged to accomplish the task of LOS ANGELES-Minis Music, KING KAROL Sp'sto l subsequent releases. breaking the magic winner's circle; will 126 West 42nd Street, Inc. distribute product world- (Between Broadway and 6th Ave.) New York, N.Y. 10036 "When it comes to breaking new of these, several also managed No. 1 wide for the Devaki record corn- 212/354 -7684 acts in country, it's damn near im- singles as well. pany. Devaki, a Cleveland -based Telex 236601 possible," asserts Jimmy Bowen, Though 1978 saw Bonnie Tyler firm, is owned by former O'Jays Elektra's Nashville vice president. (Continued on page 28) member, Bobby Massey. www.americanradiohistory.com i

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www.americanradiohistory.com 9 Financial Market Quotations U.S. Retail Chains Elevate Album As of closing, August 7 1980 Well 1980 Up As (Sales Prices; Singles Go NAME P E High Low Close Change High Low 100x) I7 58 List LPs List LPs Singles Continued from page 1 they are still playing games with $8.98 Special Shelf Special Shelf There is an evident decline in the $8.98 specials. And those hovering Chain 1y: 13/16 Altec Corporation 22 34 13/16 13/16 13/16 - 1/16 1812 Overture $4.58 $6.99 $5.98 $7.59 $ .99 6 990 32% 32 321/4 + 1e would like to buck the 39 20 ABC number of customers tallied on a around $5.99 Licorice Pizza $5.99 $6.48 $5.99 $6.48 27'/. American Can 6 231 341/2 33% 341/2 + 11/2 36'1 daily register count. The falloff is be- price above $6.25 because that is Tower $5.99 $6.66 $5.99 $7.66 $1.22 28% 16% Ampex 12 408 251/4 241/2 25 + % 10% %. A where the heavy current hit album Camelot $5.99 $7.49 $6.49 $7.99 $1.29 5 2% Automatic Radio - 31 3% 31/4 3% + % tween and 20 further study Plus 55 42'1 CBS 8 252 511/2 50% 511/4 + % of daily register tallies indicates the traffic mounts. Music $5.49 $6.49 $5.99 $6.79 $1.19 36% 27 Columbia Pictures 9 390 35 331/4 341/2 + yx amount of the purchase remains The only racked chain checked Record Bar $5.49 $6.99 $5.99 $7.99 $1.29 8'/. 4 Craig Corporation - 6 5'/. 5% 5% Unch. National Record ago. was Montgomery Ward's 400 -plus 53'1 40'/x Disney, Walt 13 833 531/2 52% 531/4 + '/. about the same as a year Mart /Oasis $5.99 $7.29 $6.59 $8.29 $1.45 274 9'/. 91/4 9'1 V. 12 7 Filmways, Inc. - But that comes in the face of an in- record departments, where $7.98 list Record Theatre $5.98 $7.48 $6.98 $7.98 18'/4 11 Gulf + Western 4 2595 18% 17% 18% + % dustry which has seen a general $1 product specials at $7.39 and shelves Harmony House $5.94 $7.94 $6.98 $7.98 12% 71e Handleman 6 39 12 11/r 12 + 1e Hastings/Record 11'6 5% K -tel 11 38 101/4 9'6 103/4 - '6 rise in the album suggested list. for $7.49 and $8.98 product specials 32'/. 25% Matsushita Electronics 8 2 311/2 31 31 - % The sale alternative is a raise of re- for $8.39 and shelves for $8.49. &Soundtown $4.98 $6.98 $5.98 $7.98 $1.49 491/2 49'/. + % 57% 44% MCA 8 1491 49% tail list. all interviewed feel. The 10 Individual chains surveyed Flipside. Lubbock: Circles /Hol- 19% 10 Memorex - 118 141/4 131/2 14 Unch. 59'6 58'1 3M 10 1447 59'6 581/2 59'6 + 11/4 chains, representing a universe of al- showed the following price struc- lywood. Phoenix: and Spec's. Miami 63% 41'6 Motorola 10 2264 53% 531/4 531/2 + '/. most 500 stores. admit in the main ture: admit they can't absorb this latest 311/2 23'1 North American Philips 5 29 31% 30% 31% + '1 wholesale price escalation and they 8 4% Orrox Corporation 19 12 51/2 51/2 51/2 - '/. 19 13% Pioneer Electronics 12 4 171/2 171/2 171: + yv will definitely make a move upward 251/2 18'1 RCA 7 845 251/4 24% 251/4 + Yo within the next four weeks. 10% 6 Sony 11 2399 10 9'6 10 + Y. Cox 2d Quarter Earnings Jump 17% Storer Broadcasting 9 1008 29% 2814 29 + % Retailers in the main volunteer 33'6 20'1 NEW YORK -Cox Broadcasting April -June quarter were $79.2 mil- 53/. 3 Superscope 184 5% 5% 51/4 + '/. that the current July into August 35'/. 25% Taft Broadcasting 8 74 31 30% 31 + % Corp. reports second quarter gains lion, up from $64.2 million last year. outpaces the similar period a year 19% 14% Transamerica 5 479 18% 18% 181/2 + V. of 17% in earnings and 23% in reve- The company recently announced a 39% 29'/. 20th Century-Fox 6 64 36'6 351/2 35% - % ago, which has them thinking the 11/4 nues. two -for -one stock split, making 13.5 49'/. 34'1 Warner Communications 12 645 491/4 47% 49 + upward spiral of their pricing won't Broadcasting revenues rose 16 %, million common shares outstanding. daunt business. OVER THE P-E Sales Bid Ask OVER THE P-E Sales Bid Ask Cox says, over last year's second Cox owns five AM and seven FM COUNTER COUNTER quarter, with radio advancing 18% stations, Schulke Radio Produc- Abkco 29 - 1% 21/4 Integrity and cable revenues up 37 %, reflect- tions, a music syndicator, as well as Data Ent. 41 1% 1% ing the company's expansion in that various television, cable tv systems Packaging 4 6 6% 6% Koss Corp. 7 66 71z 7% Electrosound M. Josephson 8 52 12yr 12% area. and publishing interests, the latter Group 5 7 4' 4% Recoton 7 1v 1% The Georgia -based radio and which are up for sale. First Artists Schwartz cable television giant says total earn- Prod. 9 - 2% 3 Bros. 1'/r 2 ings were $13.6 million or $1 a share a guide Over-the -Counter prices shown may or may not represent actual transactions. Rather, they are 86 cents a to the range within which these securities could have been sold or bought at the time of compilation. The compared to $11.9 or Choose Gartenberg above information contributed to Billboard by Douglas Vollmer, associate vice president, Los Angeles share for the 1979 second quarter. Region, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 4001 West Alameda, Suite 100, Toluca Lake, Calif. 91505 (213) 841- NEW YORK -Seymour Garten- member New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Operating revenues for the 1980 3761, berg will represent the recording in- dustry on the Financial Accounting Standards Board Task Force. set up to examine specialized accounting. MOTIVATING MCA Music Arms Flourishing reporting and auditing principles and practices in the entertainment CONSUMERS... Startling Turnaround In Income Posted For Quarter industry. is senior vice presi- LOS ANGELES -The records For the quarter, the record and Poco's "Under The Gun," "21 At Gartenberg and music publishing division of publishing division increased in- 33" by Elton John, the Crusaders' dent of finance and administration f'or the CBS Records Group. MCA Inc. shows a strong turn- come by 289% to $2.179.000 from a "Rhapsody And Blues" and the around in operating income and loss of $1,151,000 during the same "Xanadu" soundtrack featuring revenues for the second quarter and quarter a year ago. For the half, Olivia Newton -John and the Elec- first half ended June 30. income rose to $2,456.000, a40% tric Light Orchestra are all moving increase from last year's $1,759,000 briskly. loss. First half releases by Tom Petty. RECORD MAN has been refined to an excep- Electrosound's Revenues in the quarter rose Rufus & Chaka Khan, the Crusad- slightly to $40,138,000 from ers, Elton John, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 30 plus years experience tional degree by any number Klargins Up 9% $40,130,000. For the half, revenues Rupert Holmes, Bernadette Peters in all phases of Record business of manufacturers. But what jumped 15% to $81.414,00 from and others contributed to the divi- happens if "the men in the NEW YORK -Despite declines in RETAIL WHOLESALE, $70.980,000. sion's first half surge. middle" don't get the mes- both revenues and earnings for the DISTRIBUTION and in Universal sage? fiscal year ending May 31, Electro- And despite a falloff MAIL ORDER sound Group Inc. reports profit Studios' entertainment division, par- "The men in the middle" stand ent MCA Inc. reports record levels of Korvettes Credit margins of 9 %, or the "best margin I have major record contacts between the manufacturer and revenues and income for the second performance" iii the company's his- from coast to coast. I have the ultimate- consumer. half. Plan Scotched tory, according to Electrosound's quarter and formed a manufacturing rep- They're the wholesalers or re- YORK vendors, president, Richard H. Burkett. MCA had revenues of $304,- NEW -Label resentative company and seek tailers who dam the distribu- 477,000 for the quarter, up 12% from among others, are back to the draw- Sales for the year were tallied at all types of allied products to tion flow or smooth it, who $272,926,000. For the six months. ing board in their credit relation- $23.902,000, down 18% from represent from coast to coast. stock the product or run out, revenues were up 13% to $627,000,000 ships with Korvettes as the parent $29.097,000 the prior year. Earnings who give it prominent display for fiscal 1980 were given as from $555,934,000. company has apparently scotched a All replies held in strictest to take pres- space or bury it, who switch $2.121.000, lower by 17% from the Income for the six months (before credit formula designed confidence. extraordinary income) was $55,- sure off the ailing chain. brands or push them. They're earlier 12 -month total of $2,530,000. Write: Box 1066 the programmers who intro- The firm, a manufacturer of elec- 230,000 or $2.35 per share versus Agache- Willot's apparent disa- duce and expose your product. tronic equipment for the music /tape $53,582.000 or $2.30 per share, a 3% vowal of the plan is considered a fac- Billboard Magazine industry. has record pressing facil- gain. With extraordinary income fig- tor in the sudden departure Thurs- 9000 Sunset Blvd. An integral part of every suc- Ris ities in four plants across the coun- ured in, net income dropped 28% to day (7) of Joseph A. as chairman Los Angeles, CA 90069 cessful consumer promotion chief executive of the company. try. $67,505,000 from $93.282. and program is a strong trade pro- pic- Ris recently outlined a plan With the company's motion gram that gets the active co- ture and television film production whereby bank creditors and an in- operation of your industry cus- stopped by the Screen Actors Guild surance company would share in Even your own staff. ISLAND FOLDS strike, and the American Federation 25% of Korvettes' profits through tomers. Your message in Billboard can of Musicians striking the major film 1987 and they in turn would forgive L.A. OFFICE companies, the economic impact of 55% of Korvettes indebtedness, turn on those who turn on millions. And we can prove it- LOS ANGELES -Island Records these events on the company cannot amounting to $57.2 million. with case history after case is closing its West Coast office and be determined yet, according to Lew Ris and Dave Rothfeld, chief of shifting its headquarters to New R. Wasserman, chairman of the the chain's music interests, re- history. York. board of MCA Inc. quested "support" from 20 label Marshall Blonstein, president of Part of the dramatic music divi- credit managers July 15 and in turn Island for the past 11/2 years, resigned sion turnaround can be attributed to declared that past due accounts due to his reluctance to relocate in a streamlined MCA roster. Over the would be paid within 120 days and New York. (See executive turn- course of the last nine months, the new purchases would be paid table.) label has trimmed its roster by about "promptly" (Billboard, July 26. During Blonstein's tenure with Is- 40% with only 25 -30 acts retained 1980). Billboard. land, he played an instrumental role from the ABC lineup and only four However. the new development .where advertising sells records in the success of Robert Palmer. from the aborted Infinity label. has "opened the door of creditability The division should sustain its and the reliance on presentations Charley Dore, Marianne Faithful!, BLANK & PRE - PRINTED the Invisible Man's Band and Third upward momentum since the bulk made," remarks a credit executive of CUSTOM OR PROMOTIONAL World. of its major releases are third quarter a major label operation. Island's New York office is at 444 releases that should carry through Korvettes' chain has been reduced 800/648 -0958 Madison Ave. Island is distributed Christmas. to 18 stores this year from a high of GOPHER PRODUCTS CORP. by Warner Bros. The Rossington Collins Band's 50. Its long -term lease on its Fifth 2201 Lockheed Way. "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere," Ave. store has also been sold. Carson City. Neo. 89701

www.americanradiohistory.com 10 General News No Progress In AFM Strike Film & TV Producers Reject Only Offer Submitted By PAUL GREIN LOS ANGELES -The strike by shows created for television or film turned down by producers called the American Federation of Musi- which are later shown on video for 50% of the original musician's cians against the Assn. of Motion outlets. He says the issue of shows fee on the first and second reruns, Picture & Television Producers en- produced for pay tv is also covered 25% on the third, fourth and fifth tered its second week Thursday in a different contract. reruns and 5% thereafter. (7), with the two sides still at an im- The crux of the dispute with the passe. One of the objections to the idea producers here centers on the re- of residual payments for According to Max Herman, musicians use fee to musicians for shows that has been that it would president of Musicians Local 47 be un- go into repeats on the networks or wieldy, that the sheer number of here, the two sides haven't been in on syndication. musicians involved in communication since the talks a project would make it harder to pay broke off July 31. hours before the "We already have a contract for them for reruns than musicians' latest contract expired. shows on videotape," says Her- actors and writers. But Herman adds that AFM man. "where the musician gets Herman. however. says the Billboard photo by Jason Respini president Victor Fuentealba and 75% of his original fee for the first AFM would shoulder the burden CHECK TIME -Jay Warner, head of the Creative Group, K -tel's publishing the body's international executive rerun. scaling down to 5% for the of dispersing payments to the mu- company, goes over a new composition with writer /producer Bob Gaudio. board plan to meet in New York in eighth rerun. sicians. "We'll be happy to take the October to discuss the issue of sup- "Our last offer to the producers checks and mail them out," he plemental markets: payment to was to start the scale for tv film says. "We'll do the work for them if musicians for their work on new reuse at 50 %. but they wouldn't they make us a deal. color specialists shows created expressly for video- even discuss it. The figure was fl "Music is a small percentage of 0 PRINTING disk and videocassette. negotiable, but management the total budget anyway," Herman 0 wouldn't Herman adds that the just -ex- grant us the principle." says. "We're not talking about a lot P.O. BOX 1152 -M pired contract had provisions for According to Herman, the setup of money: we're talking peanuts." Mechanicsburg,Pa. 17055 (717) 766 -0943 DISTRIBUTING STIFF HOME VIDEO PRODUCT PAY AT ISSUE PRINT INDEPENDENT IMPORTED & DIRECT DOMESTIC RECORDS ALBUM ALSO: OFFICIAL STIFF T- SHIRTS, SAG -AFTRA Strike Continues JACKETS BUTTONS, PINS, WALLCLOCKS & OTHER SURPRISES. By JIM McCULLAUGH BUY DIRECT FOR THE (Printed 45 sleeves, too!) BEST PRICES. LOS ANGELES -In the wake of and television shows made espe- program has played for 15 days on PLEASE CALL FOR CATALOGUE AND a breakdown in federally mediated PRICE LIST. cially for pay television. video- pay television systems in a two -year $$ LOW PRICES $$ talks Monday (4) here, the Screen cassette and videodisk. Subsequent span would be more acceptable. Actors Guild strike, begun July 21, SAG proposals 157 W.57TH ST. have come down Payments. then, would emanate enters its fourth week. from * SHORT RUNS * NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019 that demand with SAG also from profits, not gross. (212) 765-3977 Still at issue between the striking countering with a number of other One other SAG demand is a 35% 60,000 actors from SAG (as well as i TELEX 238566 payment variations. salary increase in all categories. the jointly striking American Feder- But according to Hunt, SAG's SAG proposed Monday at the ation of Television and Radio Ac- basic tenet of wanting to receive a federally mediated talks that the tors) and motion picture, television share of pay television, videocassette supplemental video markets pay- and independent producer interests and videodisk revenues from the ment formula could be the last topic is the payment for supplemental use first dollar earned is unacceptable to to be ironed out and both parties on home video product (Billboard, the motion picture and tv industries. should concentrate on tackling other Aug. 9. 1980). Says Hunt: "We don't want to in- issues first. Her life is like a Federal mediation involvement clude them from the first dollar. But according to Hunt. producers for the impasse came Monday at the They are not really partners because do not want to go on to other ques- Federal Building in suburban West- they don't share any risk. They want tions until the home tv question is re- country song, filled wood with Nick Fidandis, director to share in the revenues without tak- solved. The producers do agree with of the Office of Mediation Services ing any of the risks we have to take." SAG, however, that actors should of the Federal Mediation & Conci- A studio counter -offer proposes participate somehow in the emerg- with pain and love. liation Services in Washington, that: 3% of the gross revenues after a ing home video boom. helming them. But talks broke down after one day with no new talks scheduled. All parties are "on call." Chester Migden, national execu- tive secretary of SAG is representing the side, while Billy SURPLUS actor's Hunt, at- Records Track Tapes torney, is representing a manage- *8 * Cassettes ment committee consisting of such major studios as Universal. Para- mount and 20th Century -Fox, as well as the three major television networks and independent tv pro- SEND FOR ducers. Originally SAG called for 12% of FREE CATALOG LISTING the eventual gross revenues for films Huge Selection of Manufacturers' Gribbitt! To Court LOS ANGELES -Gribbitt! Ltd., Deletions, Overruns, Closeouts. a major local supplier of graphic services to the industry. seeks a judg- POP *SHOWS* MOVIES * JAll ment for $29,785.50 against Don and Sharon Arden, Pat Siciliano COUNTRY & WESTERN * ROCK *VOCALS and Alan Thompson of Jet Records CLASSICS * INSTRUMENTALS and much more! in Superior Court here. According to the filing. the plain- Cash In On The Extra Profits tiff supplied a three to five -minute That rough cut of a videotape for "Dis- Surplus Makes Possible. covery" in late March 1979 at the de- fendants' request. The defendants IMMEDIATE DELIVERY allegedly paid $7,500 on a total de- TanimyWynette's linquence of $37,285.50. Adopts New Logo SURPLUS RECORD "Stand ByYour Man" and Tape Distributors NEW YORK Reflection - Rec- 84 -184 Dayton Ave. 1120 W. Exchange Ave. ords has adopted a new logo. The 432609 Now in paperback. signature of the company will be a N.J. 07055 ((3M312)76- (P(assaic )) split circle with the name reflected MANNY WELLS (PETE HYMAN JACK on the bottom half. Both halves will WORLD WIDE TELEX 133404 POCKET BOOKS show a silhouette of the New York City skyline.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 12 General News AFM Strike's Could MEMPHIS, AUG. 16 Cool Fall's TV Fare Elvis Death Date By PAUL GREIN LOS ANGELES -The strike by there will be a terrible squeeze on us. Attracts Thousands the American Federation of Musi- "Everybody will be working at the By ROSE CLAYTON cians against the Assn. of Motion same time, so you might not be able MEMPHIS -Special celebrations phis Music: The Blues," tracing the Picture and Television Producers to get the musicians or composers plus a massive influx of people will role of the blues in Presley's roots threatens to delay the start of the fall you want. In tv you have a hectic mark the third anniversary of Elvis and its influence on his music. Paul tv season. even if the Screen Actor's schedule at best: here we'll have no Presley's death Saturday (16). Oliver, noted blues scholar from Guild strike is soon resolved -which leeway." Ox- Approximately 4,000 persons ford, England: Robert Palmer of seems unlikely. Newman adds a note perspec- of have been visiting Presley's gravesite The New York Times and Rolling According to Lionel Newman. tive: "I guess we'd all glad be even at Graceland Manor daily, and this Stone, and Sam Phillips, founder of veteran vice president of music for with all that just to have the strike figure is expected to double when Sun Records who discovered and re- 20th Century-Fox. the impact on tv over." fan clubs arrive from Belgium, Mex- corded Presley, will participate in may be even greater than on film 20th Century-Fox was set to have ico, England, Holland and Canada the seminar along with 21 other pan- production, due to inflexible tv five tv shows on the air this fall, in- to mingle with other visitors attend- elists. timetables. cluding "M *A *S *H," television's ing the activities honoring Presley's An Elvis Film Festival also will be "Features can be stalled," says most prestigious series. POPULAR PROMISE- Frances memory. included in the seminar which is free Newman. "but we don't get going Production has Preston, vice president of BMI in if also been halted The BBC will be here throughout and open to the public. on tv shows soon, we could have no by the strike on two Fox films: Nashville, pledges her support for the new Nashville Music Assn. with the week filming a documentary de- On Saturday (16) the university season at all. Or if in the past a net- "Nine To Five," starring the high - scribed as a "profile of the Elvis fan will hold a memorial tribute for the work would give a commitment for powered trio of Dolly Parton, Lily a $1,000 corporate contribution and and the industry which has risen out Presley family, his close friends and 26 shows, this year it might just be Tomlin and Jane Fonda, and "The 30 individual memberships. The or- ganization, chaired by Jimmy of his death." fans. WLVS -FM will tape the pro- for 20. Janitor," a Peter Yates film written Bowen, held its first open forum One major event, scheduled for its gram for delayed broadcast. "When we finally do get the by Steve Teisich, writer of last year's meeting at Cactus Jack's in Nash- first year, is the weeklong Memphis Ron Cade, a Philadelphia deejay, shows, there will be a mad rush "Breaking Away." to ville. It seeks to promote Nashville Music Festival '80 -A Tribute To will present his "Elvis And Friends" get them on the air. There will be no "We only have a couple of pic- as a total music community. Elvis, booked into the Cook Con- show which airs over WRCP-AM time for composing -we get little tures affected by the strike," says vention Center. An exhibit area of for three hours each Saturday, dur- enough time as it is -but this year (Continued on page 73) $69.95 LIST Elvis memorabilia and souvenirs ing an Elvis Presley fan club gather- will be set up, and former friends ing at the Admiral Benbow Inn. Fri- and associates of the late entertainer day through Sunday (15 -17). The Presley Set will give talks about Presley and rap program features Presley's music with the fans. and interviews with his relatives and Nightly concerts will include per- close associates. Offers Rare formances by J.D. Sumner and the Local record outlets have stocked Stamps, Carl Perkins and the C.P. up for the influx of fans and report AUCTION Old Tracks Express, T.G. Sheppard, Ronnie they are selling as much Elvis prod- McDowell, the Bill Black Combo, uct as ever. They do not feel that By ED HARRISON Merle Haggard and the Strangers, their sales have declined since LOS ANGELES -You'd think by Dickey Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis and the souvenir shops started handling rec- OVER $2,000,000.00 now that RCA had exploited the Memphis Beats, and Narvel Felts ords and tapes. Presley catalog to its limit with its and the Driftaways. One record salesman says. "Elvis posthumous releases since the king's Charlie McCoy and the Jordan - fans are used to quality, and they are death three years ago. aires will perform in a Saturday not certain what they'll be getting in AT ORIGINAL WHOLESALE But on the 25th anniversary of (16) afternoon concert. those shops. They'll buy a book con- Presley's signing with RCA, the la- A special event Thursday (14) will taining a list of his records and then bel has released what is perhaps the be the dedication of a statue of Pres- come to us to get them. 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NEW ADDRESS 0 SUTTON RECORD CO 22G CRAIGWOOD ROAD, AVENEL, N.1.07001 (201) 382 -7770 **am www.americanradiohistory.com ...... 15 General News Free Vieltape 2 Promoters Plugs NARM Win $50,000 `Gift' Promo Lawsuit Balm NEW YORK -A videotape trailer By PAUL HOH1. heralding the "Gift Of Music" mer- KANSAS CITY, Mo. -After chandising campaign developed by more than four years of litigation, the National Assn. of Recording Rod Will and Tom Reiman, promot- Merchandisers is being made avail- ers of the ill -fated Boogie In the able free to anyone planning tele- Grass concert, an outdoor event vision advertising. originally slated for June 10, 1976, at The animated tag -on trailer. in 31/2 the Mid -America Fairgrounds in and 5- second (expandable to 10 -sec- Topeka, Kan.. were awarded onds) versions, was created by $50,000 in damages by the Shawnee, NARM, which funded the $3,000 Kan., Board of County Commis- project, and K -tel, which plans to sioners. use it as it launches a $3 million tv ad The out of court settlement also campaign starting Aug. 4 through left open the option for another con- the end of the year. K -tel has pro- Billboard photo by Art Maillet cert by Speedway Festivals, Inc., the duced more than 500 spots ear- JAZZ WALK -Sarah Vaughan stoops to check the granite plaque embedded on the sidewalk in front of the CBS Build- Kansas corporation owned by the marked for 125 markets. ing in New York honoring her and six other jazz greats. Looking on, at left, are Dr. George Butler, vice president of two promoters at the same venue. Joe Cohen, executive director of progressive a &r for Columbia Records, and Bruce Lundvall, president of the CBS Records Divisiop. The 1976 concert was cancelled NARM, says the tag -on trailer, less than nine days before the event available in any format desired. has by the three- member Board of particular usefulness in portraying 7 More Names On `Swing St.' In N.Y. Country Commissioners. The multi- the NARM "Gift Of Music" slogan NEW YORK -Seven more names are voted by an ad hoc committee of gave the citations their name. million- dollar suit originally filed by in a uniform manner, no matter the on seven granite plaques have been musicians, jazz writers and music ex- The initial idea for the awards Speedway Festivals, Inc., alleged the company making use of it. "It can be added to the "Swing Street" side- ecutives formed in 1978. came from Arnold Shaw, author of county breeched its contract with used either within the body of the walk in front of the CBS Building Honored this year were Kenny "The Street That Never Slept," Will and Reiman, causing them to commercial or as a tag," Cohen ex- here. were Eldridge, 52nd St. was implemented more than $120,000 in group plains. Five inaugural plaques Clarke, Miles Davis. Roy about It forfeit installed last year. Thelonious Monk, Stuff Smith, Art by Brùce Lundvall, president of the deposits, rentals, and advertising Cohen reports that the trailer is The plaques honor those who Tatum and Sarah Vaughan. The CBS Records Division, with Dr. and promotion costs. also bound for use in another coun- have been given the Prez award for original plaques honor Dizzy Gil- George Butler. vice president of Originally scheduled to appear at try, Australia. He has been asked by making 52nd St., between Fifth and lespie, Coleman Hawkins, Billie jazz /progressive a &r for Columbia the concert were headliners Black John Mayes, executive director of Seventh Aves., the world center of Holiday, Charlie Parker and Lester Records, and Dave Bailey and Dr. Oak Arkansas, along with Cheech & the Australian Record Industry jazz in the '30s and '40s. The awards Young, whose nickname "Prez" Billy Taylor of the Jazzmobile. Chong. Quicksilver Messenger Serv- Assn., to deliver copies of the trailer ice, John Mayall. Mahogany Rush. to the trade group. Journey, Gran Max, Danny Cox, The trailer. available in both 3/4- and the Fireballs. Wolfman Jack inch and 2 -inch tape formats, al- Presley's 8 -Disk Package Impressive was also slated to appear as master ready has a number of exposure ave- page 12 In The "Girls, The sound quality throughout is of ceremonies. nues lineup. They include Crazy Ed- Continued from "Wild Country." and "Paradise, Ha- surprisingly crisp and clean with the According to Will. at least 18.000 die's. the New York chain, Hastings his films, records and concerts and Girls, Girls" set waiian Style." material produced by Joan Deary tickets had been sold at the time the Records & Tapes in Texas and other bits of data. And each of Dick Bo- concert was cancelled by the Board Record Town of Houston. these "limited editions" (250,000 Selected tracks from three Presley and remixed by engineer (Continued on page 17) Also. Applause Attractions of were pressed) is numbered to insure television specials: "Elvis," broad- gart. status. Lincoln, Neb., will use the tape to collector cast on NBC in 1968, "Aloha From The "A" side of record one fea- in 1973 "Elvis In promote a concert there Aug. 24: Hawaii," NBC and Henderson Productions of tures unreleased material from an Concert" on CBS in 1977 are fea- Crowe "There's a rumor Atlanta will showcase the tape on its early live performance at the Fron- tured on record four. cable television concerts and Double tier Hotel in Las Vegas taped in Presley gives some of his most going around about W Productions of Boston plans to 1956. Included here are "Heartbreak memorable performances on "Sus- an ad agency that Hotel," "Long Tall Sally." "Blue use the tape within its three -minute picious Minds," "My Way," "Jail - not only does great Suede Honey" filmed concert series in theatres. cur- Shoes" and "Money house Rock" and "Welcome To My recorded with Freddy Martin's Or- World." ads but designs rently testing in Boston. labels As for the general campaign, Can- chestra. Record five consists of "The Las record covers, The side is a near I4- minute ada is about the get the "Gift Of Mu- "B" Vegas Years," a collection of unre- plus 8 other fascinat- 1962 monolog in which Presley sic" concept, and to meet the coun- leased material recorded for possible ing services." try's bilingual needs, logo copy will paints a provocative self -portrait of album releases. Included are "Polk be printed in both English and his feelings, plans and beliefs. Salad Annie," "In The Ghetto," French. Record two is filled with an unre- "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," re- "To find out more Those wishing to make use of the leased benefit performance "Kentucky Rain," "An American trailer can receive copies through corded in Hawaii in 1961. Of the 16 Trilogy" and others. about this rumor call..." NARM's headquarters at 1060 songs included here are "Heartbreak Record six is designated for col- Hotel" (again), "All Shook Up," Kings Highway N.. Cherry Hill, lectors since there are eight singles IMP Associates, Inc. 795 -5555. "Hound Dog." "Don't Be Cruel," here that never appeared on any al- N.J., or call (609) 160 EAST 56 St., Dept. A "Love Me." "Swing Down Sweet bum. along with "Fool," the title N.Y., N.Y. 10022 TEL. 758 -3232 Chariot" and "Are You Lonesome song of the no- longer available LP Tonight." among others. released in 1973. Supplying the graphic needs 01 the record industry since 1952 Ovation's Digital Presley's movie years comprise Singles contained here are "I'm record three with unreleased out Leavin'." "The First Time Ever I takes from "It Happened At The Saw Your Face," "Hi -Heel Sneak- Japanese Jazz World's Fair," "G.I. Blues." "Blue ers," "Softly As I Leave You," Hawaii," "Follow That Dream," HOME FIT FOR A STAR OR A MOGUL! CHICAGO- Ovation Records' "Unchained Melody" (not the same version that appeared on "Moody Available September/October 1980 Only. first and its biggest - digital album But Could Be Extended Depending Upon Tenant and Tenant's Needs. ever LP release are August land- Blue "), "Rags To Riches," "Its' Only Retailers Buy More Love" and "America The Beau- marks for the Glenview, 111. -based SOUTHAMPTON RENTAL: $60,000.00 for full period tiful." label. Prime location. On the ocean (almost 400 ft. of oceanfront) ... the ultimate Vic- Home Vidtape Units Side "A" of record seven features The Mitsubishi digital album. torian Beach House. On just under 3 acres of flower gardens; herb gardens; WASHINGTON -Total U.S. four acoustical piano songs which vegetable gardens and manicured lawn plus traditional English Conservatory. taped at Streeterville studio and market unit sales to retailers of home spotlight Elvis and his piano. The Heated pool; pool house with elegant furnishings inside and out for large scale mastered at Hedden West here. is videotape recorders increased only unreleased tune is "Beyond entertaining; 2 saunas; steam room; fully equipped gymnasium plus large whirl- "The Numa Band." debut record by pool . .. Sleeps 12 comfortably in 6 bedrooms plus self- contained staff apartment 107.8% in July and 64.6% for the first The Reef' recorded in 1966. the contemporary jazz group of the for 4. 12,000 sq. ft. of living space includes 10 bathrooms. 2 powder rooms, 5 30 weeks of 1980, compared to iden- The "B" side and all of record same name. The producer is Stree- woodburning fireplaces. (House is fully heated . .. 14 zones . .. and insulated) tical periods last year. eight are 1975 unreleased concert gourmet kitchen, pantry, parlour, formal dining room; large living room, sun room - terville's Ron Steele. These figures come from the Mar- tracks including "See See Rider," music room, ocean porch, pool room -game room, den. Accessories include many The five -album August release keting Services Dept. of the Elec- "Love Me Tender." "All Shook Up." televisions, hi-fi equipment, video -disc player, videotape machines and library. fire alarms plus highly also contains "Sex & Society" by tronic Industries Assn.'s Consumer "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ Full security system electronic and personnel, -smoke rock group and video artists Citizen. sophisticated phone and intercom installation; 3 car garage; self- starting Electronics Group. Don't Be Cruel." "Hound Dog," generator servicing the entire compound and gigantic deck' for sunning and "Lovesick." by country singer Sheila Home videotape recorder sales to "Burning Love," "The Wonder Of funning. Truly one of the great homes of Southampton ... gracious but not pre- Andrews, Robbin Thompson Band's retailers amounted to 50,313 units in You," "Can't Help Falling In Love" tentious. House is available only with Owner's staff of caretaker, cook and house- "Two Bs Please." and Joe Sun's July 1980, a gain of 107.8% over and more. keeper. Price is not negotiable and includes staff, Jeep and truck. By the week month Substantial "Living On Honky Tonk Time." 24,214 units sold in July 1979. Throughout the package, each (two week minimum) $10,000.00 per week. By the $35,000.00. references required. Ovation's fall schedule also in- Home VTR sales to dealers in the song is put in historical perspective cludes a fifth album by popular fa- first 30 weeks of 1980 increased to with release dates, recording loca- Exclusive broker ther and daughter country duo the 336,914 units, up 64.6% over 204.658 tion, the album it originally ap- Margot Horn (516) 283 -8020 Kendalls, and rock group Tantrum's units sold in the same interval in peared in, hotels performed at and third label LP. 1979. other information.

www.americanradiohistory.com 16 Commentary Billboard® Draining the Joy From Music Founded 1894 By JIMI LaLUMIA The International Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly Let me assure doubters that record consumers are still out Frank Sinatra. You were provided with an ever changing re- Billboard Publications, Inc., 9000 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069 213 there and anxious to buy. But it seems that the clinical nature of flection of a constantly shifting culture. Both the kids and the 273 -7040. Cable: Billboy LA; LA. Telex: 698669; N.Y. Telex: 710581 -6279. radio has blunted the edge of buying patterns of years gone by. adults found it invigorating. What with never -ending demographic breakdowns and call - But in the last decade every effort was made to drain and seal Editor -In-Chief /Publisher: Lee Zhito (L.A.); Managing Editor: Eliot Tiegel (L.A.). out research on the part of radio stations any vitality that might off the enthusiasm and joyful chaos of a music scene full of sur- leak on to the charts and cause people to sit up and take notice prises. These efforts were successful, so why all the sad faces? Executive Editorial Board: Is Horowitz, Earl Paige, John Sippel, Eliot Tiegel, Adam White, Lee Zhito. is sealed in a barrel and tossed out to sea. Just look at the state of 90% of the radio business. Most of We have a sameness of product on the airwaves that leads the those in radio have theorized themselves down a dead -end man in the street to believe that this mediocre mix is all that will street, so the public has begun to explore some new avenues. Offices: Chicago -150 N. Wacker Dr., Ill. 60606, 312 236 -9818. Editorial Staff: Alan Penchansky, Bureau Chief & Classical Editor. Cincinnati -2160 Patterson St., be found in his local record shop. So he stays home. I don't 45214 Ohio, 513 381 -6450. Los Angeles -9000 Sunset Blvd., Calif. 90069, 213 blame him. 273.7040. Editorial Staff: Dave Dexter, Copy Editor; Ed Harrison, Campus & Record The effect that this has on retail can be, and currently is, dis- Reviews Editor; Jim McCullaugh, Sound Business Editor; John Sippel, Marketing astrous. And those in radio who claim they can't be concerned `The clinical nature of radio Editor; Jean Williams, Talent Editor. Reporter: Paul Grein. London -7 Carnaby St. with retail, because they're in the radio business, are fools head- WIV IPG, 439 -9411. Editorial Staff: Mike Hennessey, European Director; Peter has blunted buying patterns' Jones, U.K. News Editor. Milan -Piazzale Loreto 9, Italy. 28 -29 -158. Editorial Bu- ing for a fall. reau Chief: Germano Ruscitto. Nashville -14 Music Circle E., Tenn. 37203, 615 AOR and adult (yawn) contemporary may be very safe and 748.8100. Editorial Staff: Gerry Wood, Bureau Chief & Country Editor. Reporter: Kip pleasant, but on the retail side their effects are minimal. Recent Just realize that the man in the street experiences sameness, Kirby. New York -1515 Broadway, New York 10036, 212 764 -7300. Editorial Staff: ratings speak for themselves. Is Horowitz, Bureau Chief & Commentary Editor; Hall, safety and sanity all day, every day -at school, on the job or at Doug Radio Programming In the New York market, for instance, black- oriented WBLS- Editor; Radcliffe Joe, Disco Editor; Roman Kozak, Rock Editor; Iry Lichtman, Pub- home. The concepts of "escape" and entertainment may seem FM and WKTU -FM reign supreme. Unlike their competition lishing Editor; Richard M. Nusser, Assistant Disco Editor; Adam White, International outmoded to the kingpins of the industry, but the consumer they play all hit product that pertains to their audience it Editor; Reporter: George Kopp. Tokyo- Utsunomiya Bldg., 19 -16 Jinguane 6- Chome, -be eventually gets to sing the tune. Shibuya -ku, Tokyo 150.03- 498 -4641. Editorial: Shig Fujita. Washington -733 15th Dr. Hook, Kurtis Blow, Transfer or Blondie Manhattan -and And right now his favorite is (almost literally) "The Sounds St. N.W., D.C., 20005, 202 783 -3282. Editorial Bureau Chief: Jean Callahan. their personalities with the music. air are 'involved Of Silence." So even though disco as we knew it has all but bitten the dust, Special Issues: Earl Paige, Editor; Susan Peterson, Assistant Editor; Bob Hudoba, the art of "happening" radio triumphs nonetheless. Directory Services Manager; Jon Braude, Assistant Directory Manager. I grew up listening to New York's WABC-AM in the mid - Jimi LaLumia has worked in retailing as softgoods manager '60s, so I know that radio, even on the much criticized Top 40 for a Sam Goody Store in New York. He is also a member of the Intl Correspondents: Austria- Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien, XVIII, Kreuzgasse 27. level, can be truly riveting to the listener. On a given day you'd rock group Psychotic Frogs. 222 43-40-974; Australia -Glenn Baker, P.O. Box 261, Baulkham Hills, New 2153 the Beatles, South Wales; Belgium -Juul Anthonissen, 27A Oude Godstraat, 3100 Heist op den hear Mrs. Miller, the Supremes, the Yardbirds and Berg. 015 241953; Canada -David Farrell, 78 Mayfield Ave., Toronto, Ontario. 416- 766 -5978; Czechoslovakia -Dr. Lubomir Dourzka, 14 Zeleny Pruh, 147 00 Praha 4 Branik. 26- 16 -08; Denmark -Knud Orsted, 22 Tjoernevej, DK -3070 Snekkersten. 03- 22- 26 -72; Finland -Kari Helopaltio, SF -01860 Perttula. 27- 18 -36; France - Henry Kahn, 16 Rue Clauzel, 75009 Paris. 878 -4290; Greece -Lefty Kongalides, Hellinikos Vorras, Thessaloniki. 416621; John Carr, Kaisarias 26 -28, Athens 610 At the Heart Of the Matter Holland- Willem Hoos, Bilderdijhlaan 28, Hilversum. 035 -43137; Hong Kong- Ked Anderson, P.O. Box 40, Tai Po, N.T.; Hungary-Paul Gyongy, Orloutca 3 /b, 1026 By HAROLD BRONSON Budapest 11. Tel: 167 -456; Ireland -Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Ire- land. 97- 14 -72; Israel -Uri Alony, 3 Manya Shochat St, Roshon le Zion. 997 -532; When Rhino Records was in the planning stages of compil- These days, record companies have never been more earnest Italy -Daniele Caroli, Viale Marche 21, 20125 Milano. 6083412. Paul Bompard, Via ing its "Best of Love" (the group that had such 1960s hits as in their attempts to release hit product but they're failing more Gramsci 54, 00197 Rome. 360 -0761; Kenya -Ron Andrews, P.O. Box 41152, Nai- "My Little Red Book," "7 & 7 Is "), I consulted with Bruce Bot- than ever before. When the Knack proved successful, the major robi. 24725. Malaysia- Christie Leo, 31 Jalan Riong, Kuala Lumpur. 204.049; Mex- nick, Columbia's executive producer, who engineered and pro- labels jumped on the bandwagon by taking on all manner of ico-Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. 905 531 -3907; New Zea- sessions. We wave land -Phil Gifford, 156 Upper Harbor Dr., Greenhithe, Auckland. 413 9260. Nor- duced most of the agreed that what made great art- skinny -tied new bands, understanding little why the way -Kurt Bakkemoen, Alcersgaten 34, Postboks 727, Sentrum, Oslo 1.02 11.40- ists was a total commitment to an artistic vision. groups were signed and how to record them. Consequently, the 40; Philippines -Ces Rodriguez, 11 Tomas Benitez, Quezon City 3008. Poland -Ro- "Love made music from the brain, from the heart," says Bot- majors were consummately unsuccessful. man Waschko, Magiera 9m 37, 01-873 Warszawa. 34- 36 -04; Portugal- Fernando nick. "There wasn't the consciousness like there is now of mak- It seems that our industry has lost sight of the elements that Tenente, R Sta Helena 122 R/c, Oporto; Rumania- Octavian Ursulescu, Str. Radu ing the record for radio." made the music great and the sales healthy. Radio stations are de la La Afumati nr, 57 -B Sector 2, Bucharest O.P. 9. 13- 46 -10. 16- 20 -80; Sing- the tightest they've ever been, yet many records with impressive apore-Peter Ong, 390 Kim Seng Road. 374488; South Africa-Don Albert, 21 5th Ave., Highlands N. 2192, Johannesburg. 011 -40 -6963; Spain -Roy Rutter, Men- airplay are selling poorly. endez Pelayo 75, Madrid 7.251.8678. Sweden -Leif Schulman, Brantingsgatan 49, The industry has lost sight In the past, how many times have we felt passionately 4 tr. 115 35 Stockholm. 08-629-873; Switzerland- Pierre Haesler, Hasenweld 8, enough about an album to play it almost every day after receiv- CH -4600 Olten, 062 -215909; U.S.S.R. -Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 14 Rubinstein St., of what made music great' ing it? Sure, it's happened with the Beatles, Bowie, Springsteen Ap. 15 Leningrad, 191025. 15-33-41; West Germany- Wolfgang Spahr, 236 Bad and many others. But how often lately? Segeberg, An der Trave 67 b, Postfach 1150. 04551-81428; Yugoslavia -Mitja Vol - cic, 61 351 Brezovica, Ljubljana. 061 23 -522. With the bulk of today's records falling into a marginal okay "When the Beatles became popular, there was no precedent category, it's no wonder that people are taping these records, so Sales Director: Tom Noonan (L.A.), Natl Sales Manager: Ron Willman (N.Y.); U.K./ for their unique, amalgamated sound. When the Rolling Stones they can tape over them a few months later, after the record has European Sales Coordinator: Graham Lockhart; European Sales Consultant: Andre finally hit with "It's All Over Now," it was on the strength of a lost the only potency it had. DeVekey (London); Classified Advertising Manager: Murray Dorf (N.Y.). new, raw and chaotic sound. Other records dared to break new When we once again start making music from the heart in- U.S. Sales Staff: Los Angeles -Joe Fleischman, Harvey Geller, Jeri Logan; Nash- ground utilizing feedback and fuzz boxes and became hits. stead of for the charts, I'm confident that the music industry ville -John McCartney; New York -Mickey Addy, Jim Bender, Norm Berkowitz, Ron The advent of progressive groups like Cream, Jimi Hendrix, will be revitalized and profits will be up. Carpenter. Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin was not due to commercial calcu- Intl Sales: Australia -Geoff Waller & Associates, 64 Victoria St., North Sydney 2060, lation, but to a desire for expression in an expanded format. Sydney 4362033; Canada -Jim Bender, New York Office; Austria, Benelux, Ger- "At that time the heavy groups couldn't get arrested," said Harold Bronson is co -owner of Rhino Records, located in Los many, Greece, Portugal, Scandinavia, So. Africa, Switzerland- contact U.K. office. Mickie Most, who produced Jeff Beck back then, and was close Angeles. France-Pierre de Chocqueuse, 24 Rue Jean Nicot, Paris 75007. 705.71 -46; Great to Led Zeppelin. "No one would book them for $5 a night." Britain -Philip Graham. 7 Carnaby St., London W1V 1PG. 439-9411; Italy -Ger- mano Ruscitto, Piazzale Loreto 9, Milan. 28 -29 -158; Japan -Hugh Nishikawa, Ut- sunomiya Bldg., 19 -16 Jingunae 6- Chome, Shibuya -ku, Tokyo 150. 03- 498 -4641; Articles appearing on this weekly page are designed as a forum for the expression of views of general interest. Contri- Mexico -Mary Fisher, Apartado Postal 11 -766, Mexico 11, D.F. 905 531 -3907; New butions should be submitted to Is Horowitz, Commentary Editor, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. Zealand -Mike Bailey, F.J. Associates, P.O. Box 1367, Wellington. 723475. Spain - Rafael Revert, c/o Radio Madrid, AV Jose Antonio 32, Madrid 13. 231- 83 -19.

Associate Publishers: Tom Noonan, Bill Wardlow; Business Affairs Director: Gary J. Rosenberg; Circulation Manager: Alan Wasserman; Conference Director: Salpy Tchalekian; Director Of Marketing Services & Chart Director: Bill Wardlow; Chart Letters Tolhe Editor Manager: Jim Muccione; Managing Director Billboard Ltd. U.K. /Europe: Frederick Dear Sir. Dear Sir: Dear Sir: C. Marks; Production Manager: John Halloran; Assistant Production Manager: John Wallace; Production Coordinators: Ron Frank, Tom Quilligan; Promotion Manager: We would like to correct some inaccuracies in "West I am totally disgusted by Mike Cloer's commentary, I have just read the July 19 commentary on country Jane Hoffman. Germany Eyes Tax On Sales Of Blank Tape" and "Blank "Who's Pulling The Strings" (Billboard, June 21, music in Europe by Kermit Goell, and I must agree with Tape Tax Must Come, Says Sikorski" (Billboard, July 5, 1980). If having a record pulled from the turntable all my heart, except for the Karl May theory. BILLBOARD PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1980). while being aired, and broken on the spot is Mike's As a veteran in country music -my first interest Chairman: W. D. Littleford. Executive Vice President: Jules Pere!. Senior Vice Presi- The levy on hardware in Germany represents 5% of concept of managerial "responsibility," then I am cer- dates back to 1944 -going through nearly all stages of

dents: Mort L. Nasatir, Broadcasting; Gerald S. Hobbs, Billboard Group, Amusement the manufacturer's price and is therefore substantially tainly glad I am not working for his organization. the business from establishing a fan club in 1956, and Business Group; Patrick Keleher, Art/Design Group. Vice Presidents: William H. higher than the $2 figure cited. Altogether, GEMA, the I've seen too many examples of such responsibility since 1971 a freelance country producer for Radio

Evans Jr., Finance; Lee Zhito, Billboard Operations; John B. Babcock, Product De- West German copyright society, did not collect "a little from managers whose primary input is from their bud- DRS, Swiss Radio, may I state that my interest has velopment; Mary C. McGoldrick, Personnel. Secretary: Ernest Lorch. Corporate more than $4 million last year," but DM 20 million dies at the country club or the chamber of commerce, been created by the so- called B pictures with Gene Au- Managers: Charles Rueger, Printing Operations; Carl G. Mercurio, Director of Distri- which is roughly $11.4 million. and who are interested only in preserving the image of try, Roy Rogers and others. Also by impressive books of bution; Charles Buckwalter, Marketing Services; Ann Haire, Director of Planning & To state the efforts of the German justice depart- their station in the eyes of clients and potential clients, Zane Grey and later by the great western movies of the Market Development. Controller: Don O'Dell. ment to change the copyright law in respect to blank to the exclusion of service to the station's real au- late director John Ford, and certainly not by the some- Subscription rates payable in advance. One year, $110 in U.S.A. (except Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Karl May. Rico, Canada). Other rates on request. Allow 3 to 6 weeks delivery first copy. Published weekly. tape are "necessary" is open to question. The neces- dience. what artificial stores of Second -class postage paid at New York, N.Y. and additional mailing offices. Postmaster, please sity is only seen by the recording industry. The German As for the radio industry being responsible for the May I draw your attention to the forthcoming book, send changes of address to Billboard, P.O. Box 13808, Philadelphia, Pa. 19101. copyright law is unique in that it allows royalties to be "younger generation staggering around like burnt out "Country Music," by Walter W. Fuchs, country expert © Copyright 1980 by Billboard Publications, Inc. The company also publishes in New York: on An is zombies," that is pure garbage. What about the zom- of the German radio network Suedwestfunk in Baden - Art & Antiques, American Artist, In- collected hardware. added levy on blank tapes teriors, Photo Weekly, Residential not necessary. In fact it would serve -and the German bies created, directly or indirectly, by a minor conflict Baden. It is the first publication of its kind ever written SERVICE Interiors, Watson- Guptill Publica- SUBSCRIBER justice department agrees -to tax consumers twice. called Vietnam, or by the Kent State massacre, or by here in the German language. In one chapter Fuchs de- tions, Amphoto, Whitney Library of Billboard Blank tape sales in Germany are not "currently run- any of the other travesties committed in the name of scribes the entire development of country music in Design, American Artist Book Club, P.O. Box 13808 law, order and freedom? Central Europe from the beginnings to the '80s with Designers Book Club, Camera Arts Philadelphia, Pa. 19101 ning around 150 million units per year." In 1979, 85 Perhaps the real problem is that the generation great knowledge and accuracy. Book Club, Music In The Air; Los (800) 257.7951 million blank cassettes were sold: in 1978, 83 million. Angeles: Billboard; Nashville: which grew up all too quickly in the '60s and early '70s The book should be into English to give It is unrealistic to assume that they "will reach 200 translated Amusement Business, Billboard learned to question authority when that authority is everyone in the industry up -to -date and complete Broadcasting Corp. (WLAC -AM, million units" in 1980. r i obviously in the wrong. Mike Cloer is apparently not a information about the country music scene here. WKQB -FM); London: World Radio MPA f.. ABP Fred FA Jacobson TV Handbook, The Artists Book \_ r part of that generation. Charles BASF Corp. Jack C. Parker "Chuck" Steiner Club. Vol. 92 No. 32 New York City Bismarck, N. Dak. Basel, Switzerland

www.americanradiohistory.com 17 General News 3 N.Y. Retailers Defy Blank Tape Ad Ban Continued from page 1 he says. He adds that he doubts that ures, is all a spokesman for CBS submit these ads for co -op money, knowledge that its ad violated any The Alexander's ad offers specific record companies can enforce their Records would say, reflecting the at- they will not pay. label strictures. "It is our policy to discounts on four recent CBS LPs by rulings in any case. titude of the other record companies "Who says these are record com- adhere to the advertising guidelines Boz Scaggs, Barry White, Gladys "We are studying the situation involved. However, manufacturers pany co -op ads ?" asks one dealer. set by our suppliers," says a Goody Knight and Herbie Hancock along and we will take appropriate meas- sources say that if any of the dealers And Sam Goody would not ac- ad buyer. with discounts on Memorex and Scotch tapes. The tight- lipped "no comments" from the record companies involved, the dealers and the blank tape man- ufacturers, as well as off the record conversations, lead to speculation that it was no coincidence that all ,three ads appeared together in a single day. Tape manufacturers have been on record opposing the record company WHEN CRITICS NEED to limit tape ads calling AUDIO drive blank it "paranoid," "ludicrous." "non- sense" and "unfortunate" (Billboard June 28, 1980). The tape makers met STATE -OF-THE -ART RECORDS recently to discuss responses to record company pressures in the area of home taping (Billboard, Aug. 9, 1980). THEY REACH FOR TEEARG. Gene LaBrie, vice president of Stravinsky Maxell Corp., whose product is fea- tured prominently in the Goody ad, "Audio's Toughest Challenge" Tchaikovsky BorodavOverture and Polovelaian Dana would not comment on his com- Robert Shaw pany's attitude. However, he did The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus "The performance given by the Atlanta motive. speculate on the retailers' Symphony Orchestra of the 1919 Firebird waters," "Maybe they're testing the "...when played Suite is virtuosic... " on a quality system, Doug Hammond, Hi -Fi News, December, 1979 the results are Frederick Fennell "There isn't a better 'concert march' conductor awe-inspiring." The Cleveland Symphonic Winds Tribunal Asks Stereo, Spring '80 alive (at least in this country) than Fennell... Marches Edward Tatnall Canby, The Audio Continued from page 3 by Barher, Fucik, Gane, Gmfulle. King. Laemens Critic, Miles-Zimmerman, Seilz, Sonsa. Strall. November, 1979 determining historical rates, suggest- Vaughan W Iliaco, ing that the omission of some types we've Maumrgsky Malcom Frager Pay. "...the best piano sound heard of recordings may have skewed the via digital process." D "There is no question that Pictures at an Chopin the C results. the new Telarc disc is Bosendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Walter B. Rios, Off Duty, Also testifying as the hearings ap- sonically the finest of all." Exhibition November, 1979 C NJga, on Raki Maun,un U) proach conclusion was William Fox, Robert E. Benson, Lorin Maazel Tchaikovsky Records Group vice president Forecast, December, 1979 The Cleveland CBS Symphony "Such flawless a Orchestra in charge of finance. Fox said that no. 4 balance, uncanny percentage royalty rate would link transparency on top, "cost of a mechanical to a series of Wzer /Grieg LorinMaazel and pdwerful low really unrelated costs such as polyvi- Carmen Suite Peer Gynt Suite MEL LEWIS The transients are worth The , an Orchestra nyl." Leonard Slotkin Cleveland the extra cost." Suint Louis Symphony Orchestra THAD JONES Orchestra Abram Chipman, The parties involved in the me- High Fidelity, chanical proceedings are expected to November, 1979 submit summary briefs later this year before the Tribunal comes to a decision, probably in December. FREDERICK FENNELL The Cleveland Symphonic Winds These digitally-mastered releases have

Hoist Handel Bach been acclaimed for low distortion, wide frequency response, quiet surfais and phenomen- Suit Settled al dynamic range. But even more, they have "The Peer Gynt selections Continued from page 15 "...provides the found favor for their authenticity of sound, are conveyed with passionate natural ambience faithfulness to musical goals, and high standards of County Commissioners. Ticket intensity and sweeping power. of concert hall of musical performance. prices back then for the day -long Alan Penchansky, sound..." $8 Jan. 26, 1980 The use of the most advanced recording, event were advance and $10 the Billboard, Alan Penchansky, day of the show. Will said that he Billboard, mastering, and pressing technology in the cause had anticipated between 35,000 and Sept. 29, 1979 of preservation of significant musical values... 50,000 persons attending the day- "...musically... technically... the that's Telarc. Enter a new era in sdund long event. collector's item of the year." reproduction today. David Hall, Stereo Review, January, 1979 Originally all Boogie was sup- posed to be was a small outdoor con- STOCK AND SELL TELARC DIGITAL RECORDINGS TODAY cert for about 5.000 persons. Will re- ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS MALCOLM FRAGER PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA calls. Suddenly we had agents Robert Shaw, Conductor Bosendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Piano Eugene Ormandy, Conductor calling us and before long we were Stravinsky: Firebird Chopin: Ab Major Polonaise, Andante Spianato, Michael Murray, Organ Borodin: Polovetsian Dances, Overture TEL 10039 Grand Polonaise 'Ludovic" Variations, Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" TEL 10051 preparing something for 30,000 Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele, John Creek, Bass Mazurkas, etc. 'TEL 10040 ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA people. Then, all of a sudden, nine Verdi: Te Deum TEL 10045 MEL LEWIS & THE JAZZ ORCHESTRA Leonard Slatkin, Conductor days before the show. the County CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Naturally: comj,os ioonsand arrangements by Bizet: Carmen Suite Erich Kunzel, Conductor Thad Jones TEL Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite TEL 10048 Commissioner called a special meet- Tchaikovsky: "1812" Overture, Capriccio Italien, LORIN MAAZEL, Violin ing and they just cancelled on us. So "Cossack Dance" TEL 10041 ISRAELA MARGALIT, Piano The best -selling audiophile digital recordings there we were. We gave back all the CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Cleveland Orchestra String Quartet come from Telarc. Ask your Aadio- Technica Lorin Maud, Conductor Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String rep, or call or write today for thz StandarDisc ticket money and we had no re- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 TEL 10047 Quartet, Op21 TEL 10046 catalog of digital, direct -to -disc, and advanced course but to file suit to try and re- Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; MICHAEL MURRAY analog recordings. AUDIO -TECHNICA U.S., Night on Bald Mountain TEL 10042 The Great Organ at Methuen cover what we'd already spent. INC., 1221 Commerce Drive, Stow, Ohio 44224. CLEVELAND SYMPHONIC WINDS J. S. Bach: Fantasia & Fugue in G Minor, Toccata Frederick in F Major, Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor, Dept. 80BL. Fennell, Conductor Vater Holst, Handel, Bach band music TEL 10038 unser in Himmelreich Alle Menschen mussen sterben TEL 10049 Elvis Death Sousa, Barber, Strauss: Marches TEL 10043 Arnaud, Vaughan Williams, Grainger audio technica.. Continued from page 12 band music TEL 10050 'sub- standard labels.' When fans see AUDIO-TECHNICA PROFESSICNAL AND HOME PRODUCTS FOR BETTER SOUND albums selling for $19.95- $34.95 they get suspicious of everything on i 111141 VECTO D OAOCORDSDIO " PEONO - ARTRIDDES the rack." He expects the "Elvis TONE ARMS RE Aron Presley" set to be "snapped AND ACCESSORIES up" because "a $59.95 RCA product is nothing to a true fan." On Sunday (17) the Elvis Country Fan Club will meet in the Holiday Inn - Brooks Road to discuss the "ex- ploitation of Elvis" and the profit- eers and bootleggers who are "rip- ping-off" Elvis fans.

www.americanradiohistory.com 18 Rodio Programming P.D. TOM HADGES SWINGING L.A. KLOS -FM Going All -Out To Grab KMET -FM Listeners By ED HARRISON LOS ANGELES -AOR radio tain acts are important to play. The here, dominated by Metromedia only thing to separate stations are its powerhouse KMET -FM, can expect personalities which all add up to the some healthy competition from collective personality of the station. ABC's KLOS -FM as new program We let each personality get as visible director Tom Hadges is beginning to as they want. make strides in turning the station "Anyone in town can play Led into a viable AOR alternative. Zeppelin but there is only one Frazier Hadges, in Los Angeles only a few Smith." According to Hadges. some- months from Boston where he pro- one like Smith, who is wildly aggres- grammed WCOZ -FM and before sive and manic on the air and Co- that WBCN -FM. has begun imple- burn. who has a soft smooth menting his programming ideas. personal delivery, represent two ex- High on Hadges' priority list is tremes in talk. yet each projects helping KLOS forge an identifiable a comfortable and attentive de- SPOOF PROOF -The Q's Brothers, Nashville's answer to the Blues Brothers. image that the market's 18 -34 de- meanor. relax during a break at their recent benefit concert at Opryland's Stagedoor mographic can readily relate to. "KMET defined West Coast radio Lounge. The 10 -piece Q's Brothers features ringleaders Mark Damon, left, "We're trying to establish a consist- to a lot of people. but there are other program director at WBYQ -FM, and deejay Scooter Davis, right, from the ent rock'n'roll image and to do that ways of approaching mass entertain- same rock station. The fundraiser brought in more than $500 for the Hank

is to play the music," says Hadges. ment in the rock genre, which is Snow Child Abuse Foundation through ticket receipts and sales of the locally - "And you don't need to program a what we're trying to do," says released Q's Brothers LP. lot of sledgehammer rock'n'roll." Hadges. Keeping that sought after image If there is a major difference be- in tween mind, anything that emotes an Tom Hadges: KLOS -FM program di- programming in Boston and aura about the station, including the in Los Angeles it's that "we're not Sklar Asks rector is seeking to establish a con- Labels, music, promotions. and concert-tie- sistent rock'n'roll image for the sta- playing as much new music. There ins are stridently monitored to make tion. isn't as much support here as in New sure they are compatible with York. Boston and Philadelphia." Radio To Cooperate KLOS' rock image. Because this is a pivotal time in A -Z Sunday program featuring every LOS ANGELES -"There is a real people (he cited statistics KLOS' biggest coup was its recent forging a station image, it affects the which pre- Eagles song in alphabetical order. opportunity for the radio and record dict a third fewer 18 tie -in with the Who's seven -show music being played in that whatever to 24- year -olds Additionally. veteran jock B. Mitch- industries to work together to further in the next IO years) Los Angeles stint. In addition to is aired must adhere to a rock image. and inflation. ell Reed interviewed the band be- common objectives." Rick Asked Sklar: giveaways of tickets and albums, the "There are a number of songs that Sklar. "Should the music fore and after the shows with ex- vice president of programming listener spend station provided free parking. plas- are okay to play but we're avoiding for $8 on an album when cerpts prefacing the music. ABC Radio. told a UCLA seminar 509 of his income tered the venue with KLOS stickers, because of the need to define an im- is going for hous- (Ironically, KMET used the same here recently. ing and much of the rest broadcast in order of the concert's age." says Hadges. "An example is for food weekend to counter -program with a Speaking at a session entitled. and energy or performance the Who's set and gen- Paul McCartney. The average 18- should the listener Led Zeppelin A -Z feature.) "Music On The Radio In The '80s," borrow an album from erally associated KLOS with the year -old is not as into him as a friend or a they are Sklar group. Hadges firmly believes that music the Who. advised. "Surely. we can learn radio broadcast and tape the cuts he from one another and achieve an likes most on an "To a lot of people the Who shows alone cannot bring a station to the "Billy Joel is a mass appealing art- inexpensive cas- optimum mutual interdependency sette?" were KLOS' shows," says Hadges. top of the ratings heap which is why ist. If we don't play him. we're mak- in which both industries can Sklar predicted "We're not tied to one promoter like he is emphasizing personality radio. ing a statement to our audience and come the '80s will "'be out ahead." an exciting time" KMET and Wolf & Rissmiller. We KLOS' air talent lineup brings defining a sound. Consistency is im- and advised. "We Sklar noted. "I have may associate ourselves with acts that are across a distinct personality in the portant for the listéners so they know been polling have to consider thoughts like my college important to us." likes of morning man crazy Frazier what the station offers." classes and the percent- these: If the phonograph record dis- age of students who An even more recent concert tie-in Smith, the "Beamer" B. Mitchell Hadges looks at store reports. cor- tape their music appeared, how would we research rather then with the Eagles' three shows at the Reed. Bob Coburn. Joe Reiling and porate research, music meetings and buying it when the op- music preferences? And even if we portunity Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Anita. input from station personnel for presents itself is 100%. know which topics turn them on. People are tuning in the radio to how can we featured similar programming "Musically, little separates rock much of his own research. He is hop- motivate them to get record music and they are their strategy with free parking, ticket stations," notes Hadges. "particu- ing to initiate a focus group. similar also lis- information from us. the tening to radio to get their music free people in the local giveaways. stickers and an Eagles larly because of the reality that cer- (Continued on page 22) broadcasting because they can't always afford to business. who transmit sounds from buy it." a tower down the road into a radio This has resulted. Sklar reasoned, when similar information may be in the "perception by some folks in available with pictures on video- 3 Las Vegas Stations Veer Off, the music business of radio as an ad- disks and interactive cable systems? versary. It's tougher for stations, syn- "And how do we compete for dicators and networks to broadcast people's time when they are drawn Institute Turnabouts In Formats concerts because of the fear of toward home computers and other By TIM WALTER recording by listeners. With slump- sources of information and enter- ing sales cutting promotion budgets tainment? And how do we package LAS VEGAS -Without waiting aggressive KLAV, which has 1 kw KUDO -FM in the marketplace. it suddenly becomes harder our music if we for the April /May Arbitron num- on the AM dial. KLAV has a 5.9 too." KUDO's program director to do have to compete joint promotions involving radio with digitally recorded bers to come out, three local stations, share in the latest Arbitron, up from Jack Blair identifies its sound as music. par- and record personalities." ticularly if digital playback KENO -FM, KLAV -AM and 3.9 a year ago, but down from 6.1 in mellow rock. devices KVOV -AM, have made But Sklar argued, "With proper should come along? Digital music is format the fall. At KVOV (1280 AM), the 5,000 - changes planning and a little more hard non -broadcast sound. So real life, to catch a larger audience KENO -AM has been running a watt soul and r &b station has main- and market shares. mass appeal contemporary format, work. broadcasts can be designed that it defies comparison with any- tained a basic r &b approach, but that will thing but the sister FM station "will skew entertain radio listeners. our ears are used to in proc- KENO -FM has dropped its heavy "adding all the crossover." states whet essed for a slightly older audience," says their appetites to buy product broadcast music." AOR approach for a mass appeal program director Ghino Barmore, "as and not give away Gentry, perhaps to age 40, with old- the 'store' over the contemporary format. "We know well as jazz, Latin and blues. And air." what the book is going to show." ies going back to '64." last week we took an all -album ap- Sklar claimed the "creative inge- Chicago WJKL -FM commented program director Scott That puts KENO -FM directly proach." facing KLAV -AM's entry into the nuity of the radio industry can easily Gentry before the book came out. Daily lineup for KENO -FM in- Trying same market. KLAV had taken a surmount these presentation ob- Format Shift "There's only room for one AOR cludes Jerry Cleary 6 a.m. -10 a.m., stacles that in many ways are more disco approach ( "Disco 1 -2 -3 ") to CHICAGO -WJKL -FM's shift station, and it's just 7% of the mar- newcomer Bill Bauman IO a.m. -3 psychological real exist build market shares from a last place than and toward a more mainstream appeal ket. We'll leave it to K -FM (KFMS- p.m., Gary O'Neal 3 p.m. -7 p.m., more in the minds of the artists' position, but last February the sta- format is FM) and KLUC -FM to slug it out." newcomers Craig 7 automated being consulted tion moved into "MAD," Mass Ap- Hunt from p.m.- managers and the record industry knew what he midnight by Dave Scott of Century 21 in Dal- Apparently Gentry peal Dance music. and Hood midnight -6 a.m. than they do in the actual market- was talking about. When the Arbi- Bauman and Hood are from KLAV. las. The station's progressive format That combination was a blend of place." was dropped in late July. tron book did come out, KENO -FM The Top 40. contemporary and dance KLAV -AM lineup shows He added. "It would be easy to Says station manager Rick Jakle: dropped to a 2.9 share, down from Chuck 6 a.m. music. General manager Bill Berkey Manning -10 a.m., an think that radio wouldn't care if "We're not playing as much new, 8.0 a year ago and 5.2 in the fall. unnamed opening 10 a.m. -3 p.m., perceived the change as losing people stopped buying records, but obscure music. What we've done is C.C. KLUC seems to have won out at rather than gaining shares. and has McCartney 3 p.m. -7 p.m., Chris what are the revenue implications to taken a progressive format and Haze 7 p.m.- midnight, and L.A. any slugging that took place. The noW moved KLAV 100% contempo- stations dependent on record com- made it more mass appeal." Wells station wound up with a 10.0 share, rary. midnight -6 a.m. pany advertising. and how would ra- Jakle adds that jazz. reggae. new up from 8.7 a year ago and 8.8 in the "The slide into pure mass appeal KVOV -AM, with a dawn to dusk dio stations determine the music wave and acoustic music format ele- fall. KFMS didn't fare as well. The contemporary is going well," he license, opens Jay Paul 6 a.m: I1 tastes of an audience that no longer ments will be retained through regu- station has a 6.3, up from 4.8 a year comments, "but it won't show up in a.m., Ghino Barmore 11 a.m. -noon. indicated its preferences by store larly scheduled specialty programs ago, but down from 7.4 in the fall. Arbitron. There have been too many a Latin show noon until 2 p.m., Bar- purchases?" aired live on Friday. Saturday and Now KENO -FM, with 100 kw in changes in the market since then more again to 5 p.m., and D.C. Rider Sklar blamed the record indus- Sunday. The station is located in FM power, is directly confronting (April -May), and now we've got 5 p.m. to sign -off. try's problems on fewer young suburban Elgin. Ill.

www.americanradiohistory.com 19 Billboard® Sin9Ies Radio 10A:, Breakouts

Based on station playlists through Thursday (8/7/80)

TOP ADD ONS - NATIONAL PRIME MOVERS- NATIONAL BREAKOUTS- NATIONAL

DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) JOHNNY LEE-Look in For Love (Asylum) EDDIE RABBITS- Drivin' My Life Away (Elektra) BILLY JOEL -Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) 'GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night (WB) AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista)

KUPD -Phoenix KYNO- Fresno KCBN-Reno Q-102 (WKRQ-FM)- Cincinnati WKY- Oelaboma City D -Discotheque Crossover ROBERT JOHN-Hey There Lonely Girl JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES -How Does It PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 20 -15 Feel To Be Back (RCA) ADD ONS -The two key prod- (EMI) AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) JOHN- Magic(MCA)30- CARLYSIMON- Jesse(WB) ucts added at the radio stations HENRY PAUL BAND-Long Shot (Atlantic) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Sailing (WB) 8 -5 BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Mc Why (Columbia) * OLIVIANEWTON- AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 13 -4 GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night 23 * listed; as determined by station * PATBENATAR -You Better Run (Chrysalis) * KGW- Portland (WB) 22 -15 * PAULSIMON -Late In The'Evening (WB) * COMMODORES -Old Fashion Love personnel. 16 -12 32 -20 (Motown) 20.10 PRIME MOVERS -The two * THE DIRT BAND -Make A Little Magic (UA) * ERIC CLAPTON -Tulsa Time (RSO) 12-6 PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) WNCI- Columbus KVIL- Dallas products registering the great- 147 Night PAULSIMON -Late In TheEvening(WB) est proportionate upward KOPA- Phoenix JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The (WB) ERIC C UPTON -Tulsa Time (RSO) movement on the station's North Central Region HOLLYPENFIELD -Only His Name * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) * MICKEYGILLEY -Stand By Me (Asylum)13- playlist; as determined by sta (Rolling Stones) 18-12 (Dreamland) * JACKSON BROWNE -Boulevard (Asylum) 4 Lion personnel. TOP ADD ONS 14-8 * ALI THOMSON -Take A Little Rhythm CARLYSIMON-Jesse (WB) * PETE TOWNSHEND-Let My Love Open The BREAKOUTS -Billboard Chart CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing(WB)6 -2 (A&M) 20 -6 Door (Atco) 14-9 * Add On and Dept. summary of * UNDA RONSTADT -I Can't Let Go (Asylum) DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) WCUE -Akron KTSA -San Antonio Prime Mover information to re- 19 -16 KING -Seattle ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-All Over the POINTER SISTERS-He's So Shy (Planet) DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES -How Does It flect greatest product activity World (MCA) * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) Feel To Be Back (RCA) National levels. DIONNEWARWICK -No Night So Long BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) at Regional and (WB)21 -15 ROBERT JOHN -Hey There Lonely Girl (Arista) * PETETOWNSHEND -Let My Love Open The Door(Atco) 11.5 (EMI) KTKT -Tucson LIVINGSTON TAYLOR-First Time Love * AMBROSIA- You're The Only Woman (WB) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Sailing (WB) 12 -9 THES.O.S. BAND -Take Your Time (Tabu) JOURNEY -Good Morning Girl /Stay Awhile (Epic) 31-21 * * PRIME MOVERS: 4.1 Pacific Southwest Region (Columbia) 13-Q (WKTQ)- Pittsburgh * BENNY MARDONES -Into The Night KEU -Tulsa CHICAGO- Thunder& Lighting (Columbia) (Polydor) 23.18 LINDA RONSTADT -I Can't Let Go (Asylum) JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Elektra) TOP ADD ONS. BILLY JOEL- Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) CHARLIE DANIELS BAND-Legend Of There Lonely Girl BOB SEGER -You'll Accomp'ny Me (Capitol) PAULSIMON-Late In The Evening (WB) * * ROBERT JOHN -Hey * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue Wooley Swamp (Epic) 28 -18 (EMI) 29 -22 LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Million You (WB) GENESIS -Misunderstanding (Atlantic)12- (Rolling Stones) 16 -I1 * -Red 8 LINDA CLIFFORD Light (RSO) * BOB SEGER-You'll Accomp'ny Me * ROCKY BURNETTE -Tired Of Toein' The KJRB- Spokane * MECO- Empire Strikes Back (850) 11 -9 KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Alright (Columbia) (Capitol) 25-17 Line(EMI)17.10 OLIVIA NEWTONJOHN- Xanadu (MCA) WT1X -New Orleans EDDIE RABBIT-Drivin' My Life Away VIPEZ- Pittsburgh KQEO -Albuquerque BREAKOUTS: QUEEN -Another One Bites The Dust (Elektra) KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Alright (Columbia) (Elektra) FRED KNOBLOCK -Why Not Me (Scotti IRENE CARA-Fame (RSO) CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) DIONNEWARWICK -No Night So Long Bros) PAUL SIMON -Late Evening (WB) * DIRT BAND-Make A Little Magic (UA) 23- (Arista) * PRIME MOVERS: JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) 9 HARRIS-That * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) * JACKSON BROWNE -Boulevard (Elektra) ROY ORBISON/EMMYLOU LOVE AFFAIR -Momma Says (Radio Records) 16-11 * PAUL SIMON- Lateln The Evening (WB) Lewin' You Feelin' Again (WB) 25 MICK14 EY GILLEY By Me 19- ALI THOMPSON -Take A Little Rhythm (A &M) * -Stand (Asylum) AU THOMPSON -Take A Little Rhythm * ROBBIEDUPREE -Hot Rod Hearts GENESIS -Misunderstanding (Atlantic) * 12 C (A &M) 15-9 (Elektra) 21 -9 JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) WNOE -New Orleans CKLW -Detroit Southwest Region * FIREFALL -Love That Got Away (Atlantic) KTAC- Tacoma KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Alright (Columbia) C 21 -11 CARLY SIMON-Jesse (WB) PAULSIMON- LatelnTheEvening(WB) DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -All Over The TOP ADD ONS. * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) KENO -Las Vegas BREAKOUTS: World (MCA) 18 10 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN- Xanadu (MCA) co DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) 20- DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) * BOB SEGER- You'Il Accomp'ny Me * 29 -21 PAUL SIMON -Late Evening (WB) 13 BOB SEGER- You'll Accomp'ny Me (Capitol) * MECO- Empire Strikes Back (RSO) 11-9 (Capitol) * DIRT BAND-Make A Little Magic (UA) 20- DIONNE WARWICK -No Night So Long (Arista KEEL -Shreveport co DIRT BAND -Make A Little Magic (UA) * JOHNNY LEE-Lookin' For Love (Asylum) 13 * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night KENNY LOGGINS-I'm Alright (Columbia) LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Million You (WB) 14.9 EDDIE RABBITS- Drivin' My Lile Away (WB) 30-25 (Elektra) CO * KIM CARNES -More Love (EMI) 4-1 WDRQ - Detroit BILLY JOEL -Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) F- KCPX Lake City -Salt JOURNEY -Good Morning Girl /Stay Awhile KFMB -San Diego . LINDA RONSTADT -I Can't Let Go (Elektra) (Columbia) * PRIME MOVERS. W MICKEY GILLEY-Stand By Me (Asylum) 16- BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Mc Why (Columbia) KR-LA * TORONTO -Even The Score (MM) * FRED KNOBLOCK-Why Not Me (Atlantic) 10 STEPHANIE MILLS -Never Knew Love Like * PAT BENATAR-You Better Run (Chrysalis) 1' MICKEY GILLEY -Stand By Me (Asylum) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN- Xanadu (MCA) This Before (20th Century) 17.11 * ALI THOMPSON-Take A Little Rhythm JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) D (A&M) 23-16 * JACKSON BROWNE -Boulevard (Elektra) CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing (WB) BROWNE- LINDA CLIFFORD-Red Light (RSO) * JACKSON Boulevard (Elektra) 15.10 Midwest Region 15.11 MAC-Flint * GENESIS- Misunderstanding(Atlantic)17- Northwest Region TOP ADD ONS: Pacific * DARYL HALL /JOHN OATES -How Does It 9 AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) Feel To Be Back (RCA) 20 -14 HOLLY PENFIELD-Only His Name BREAKOUTS: TOP ADD * ALITHOMPSON-Take A Little Rhythm ONS. (Dreamland) DI INA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) KRSP -Salt Lake City (A&M) 20.16 * ERIC CLAPTON -Tulsa Time (RS0)13-6 DARYL HALL AND JOHN OASES -How Does It PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) Feel To Be Back (RCA) BILLY JOEL -Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) DIANA ROSS -Upside Down (Motown) STEPHANIE MILLS -Never Knew Love Like * RANDY VANWARMER- Whatever You KH1 -LA. DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing (WB) This Before (20th Century) Decide (Bearsville) 19-10 ROBERT JOHN -Hey There Lonely Girl (EMI) LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Million You (W8) 116 (WZZR -FM) -Grand Rapids BOB SEGER -You'll Accomp'ny Me CHARLIE DANIELS BAND - Legend Of (Capitol) Wolley Swamp (Epic) DIONNE WARWICK- No Night So Long PRIME (Arista) * MOVERS: LINDA CLIFFORD (RSO) * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 18 -11 -Red Light ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -All Over The KILT- Houston * PRIME MOVERS: World (MCA) MR SUPPLY-All Out Of love (Arista) IRENE CARA- Fame(RSO)20.12 DIONNEWARWICK -No Night So Long * LARRY GRAHAM-One lnAMillion You (WB) * :HFISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing (WB) * EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away (Arista) 17 -12 RO'. LING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Roll,' JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) KTLK-Denver (Elektra) 20 -14 KENNY LOGGINS-I'm Alright (Columbia) JOHNNY LEE- Iookin' For Love (Asylum) * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night * DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) 23-8 PETE TOWNSHEND -Let My Love Open The DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) (WB) 28-22 2016 THE DIRT BAND -Make A Little Magic (UA) Door (Alm) * WAKY- Louisville SPLIT ENZ-I Got You (A &M) 20-16 KRTH (FM)-LA. BREAKOUTS: BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) KRBE - Houston * PETETOWNSHEND -Let My Love Open The PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) BOZSCAGGS -Look What You've Done To DIRT BAND-Make A Little Magic (UA) BREAKOUTS: Door (Atco) 10-6 EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Awry AMBROSIA- You're The Woman (WB) Me (Columbia) * Only i Fmktia) Xanadu (MCA) KENNY LOGGINS- l'm Alright (Columbia) * GENESIS-Misunderstanding(Atlantic)13- 21-17 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN- AMBROSIA- You're The Only Worm (WB) PAT BEIIATAR -You Better Run (Chrysalis) 8 * FRED KNOBLOCK -Why Not Me (Scotti * ROBBIE DUPREE-Hot Rod Hearts QUEEN- Another One Bites The Dust (Elektra STEPHANIE MILLS -Never Knew Love Like * GENESIS-Misunderstanding(Atlantic)16- Bros) 16-9 (Elektra) 15 -8 14 This Before (20th Century) KINN- Denver WBGN -Bowling Green * CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Sailing (WB)12-6 BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) KLIF- Dallas * JOHNNYLEE- Lookin' For Love (Asylum) KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Alright (Columbia) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -All Over The 15-11 World (MCA) GERRY RAFFERTY -The Royal Mile (UA) MS-Chicago RAY KENNEDY -Starlight (Columbia) PAUL SIMON- Late In The Evening (WB) DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing(WB)31 -15 KCBQ -San Diego KFRC -San Francisco * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) * MICKEY GILLEY-Stand By Me(Asylum) 18- * IRENE CARA- Fame(RS0)6.3 * KENNY ROGERS-Love The World Away 16-12 (UA)20.14 CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing(WB) * KENNY LOGGINS- l'm Alright (Columbia) ROBERT JOHN-Hey There Lonely Girl LIVINGSTON TAYLOR -First Time Love * WEER- Chicago 23 -15 (EMI) 35-29 (Epic) * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Million You (WB) QUEEN -Another One Bites The Dust 2916 WGCL- Cleveland KNUS -FM- Dallas (Elektra) JOHNNY LEE - Lookin' For Love (Asylum) * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night POCO -Under TheGun(MCA) IRENECARA- Fame(RS0) (W6)21-18 KJR- Seattle * UNDA RONSTADT -I Can't Let Go (Elektra) DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) MICHAEL JOHNSON -You Can Call Me Blue DIRT BAND -Make A 28-20 * Little Magic (UA)3.2 (EMI) * BOZSCAGGS- loJo(Columbia)10.7 PATBENATAR-You Better Run (Chrysalis) * LARRY GRAHAM-One In A Million You (WB) * PETER GABRIEL-Ga mes Without Frontiers * JOHNNY LEE- Lookin' For Love (Asylum) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Sailing (WB) 9.3 22-13 (Mercury) 23 -16 KYA -San Francisco 18-7 BOB SEGER-You'll Accom p'ny Me * LOVE AFFAIR-Mamma Says (Radio WROK- Rockford (WB) 17-5 KFXM -San Bernardino (Capitol) Records) 24 -14 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Sailing LINDA RONSTADT-I Can't Let Go (Elektra) FRtEFALL-Love That Got Away (Atlantic) KFJZ-FM (Z- 97) -Ft. Worth KIP- Cleveland AMBROSIA -You're The Only Woman (WB) * THE S.O.S. BAND-Take Your Time (Tabu) MICKEY GILLEY-Stand By Me (Asylum) PINK FLOYD- Another Brick In The Wall ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -All Over The * 12-6 DIONNEWARWICK-No Night So Long * PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE -Let Me Love You World (MCA) (Columbia) 9-3 * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) (Arista) Tonight (Casablanca) 21-9 22 -17 * JACKSON BROWNE - Boulevard (Elektra) ALI THOMSON -Take A Little Rhythm PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing (WB) 11-3 * MICHAEL JACKSON -Off The Wall (Epic) 10.5 (A &M) AIR SUPPLY-All Out Of Love (Arista) 12.5 * BOZSCAGGS- JoJo(Columbia)7.3 119 * * GENESIS -Misunderstanding (Atlantic) IC (Continued on page 21) Km -Seattle JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Elektra) KROY- Sacramento * KERN- Bakersfield 18 -12 s * MICKEYGILLEY -Stand By Me (Asylum) 13- Copyright 1980, Billboard Publi- QUEEN -Another One Bites The Dust QUEEN -Another One Bites The Dust WXGT-Columbus 4 cations, Inc. No part of this publi- (Elektra) KENNY LOGGINS cation may be reproduced, stored -I'm Alright (Columbia) (Elektra) PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) KINT -B Paso in a retrieval system, or trans- Run (Chrysalis) DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) QUEEN -Another One Bites The Dust PAUL SIMON-Late In The Evening (WB) DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) PATBENATAR -You Better mitted, in any form or by any (Elektra) DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) * AMBROSIA -You're The Only Woman (WB) * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Elektra) means, electronic, mechanical, ROLLING STONES- Emotional Rescue * AU THOMPSON -Take A Little Rhythm * JOHNNY LEE - Lookin' For Love (Asylum) * 17 -12 20-12 photocopying, recording, or oth- (A&M) 15-12 (Rolling Stones) 4 -1 20 -11 erwise, without the prior written * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Elektra) * ROBBIEDUPREE -Hot Rod Hearts * BENNY MARDONES- Intu The Night * BENNY MARDONES-Into The Night permission of the publisher. * BOZ =GCS -Jo Jo(Columbia)8 -4 18 -14 (Elektra) 17 -9 (Polydor) 12-9 (Polydor) 11 -7 www.americanradiohistory.com 20 Radio Programming High Community Profile For Austin's KOKEs The following is another in a series must find the sound best suited to of articles written by program direc- his audience and potential new lis- tors who tell how they got into radio teners. and discuss some of their accom- The KOKE programming philos- plishments. ophy is targeted for the 18 to 49 age demographic. We reach these By JONATHAN FRICKE people with a simple two-pronged Operations Manager attack: a) music, b) high community KOKE-AM -FM Austin, Tex. profile. AUSTIN -The constantly chang- KOKE dropped a progressive ing sound of country music today country format two years ago when I presents a new challenge to radio arrived here and returned to radio, station program directors and music having spent the previous four years directors. Country music in the in the record business and in inde- 1980s will continue to consist of di- pendent promotion. versified elements, such as country- From 1974 to 1976 I was general pop, hard country, progressive manager of Warner Bros. Records country and MOR country, to name Nashville office and after that I a few. worked in independent promotion These labels are never accurate. in Nashville. I had left radio in 1973 but serve only to demonstrate the from WMC -AM Memphis where I wide scope of today's country sound. Jonathan Fricke: A delicate balance was program director and was With stable. responsible program- between modern and traditional named p.d, of the year by Billboard. ming as a goal, a good music director country. We, at that time, adopted a con- temporary country format. The mu- sic is consistent throughout the day. ARBITRON REPORTS It's delicately balanced between modern and traditional country. With Listeners; KOKE -AM -FM operations manager Jonathan Fricke inter- Each announcer works from a spe- views listeners at a local shopping mall. cific music sheet designating a cate- Fragmentation gory from which to play. This gives music, whether it be for a public also designed to obtain maximum us a consistent, yet different sound service announcement or commer- outside visual exposure throughout throughout the day. cial spot, whether it be 10, 30 or 60 the community. KOKE is contin- We strive for a clean sound with- seconds in length are held to 12 an ually involved with our listeners on a In 8 Markets out cluttering the station with a lot of hour. We believe a listener can't one to one basis. really tell the difference between a To work out promotions I NEW YORK- Fragmentation of MILWAUKEE -MOR WTMJ -AM holds on to the talk or commercials. Other than the meet 30 and a 60- second spot. but he can with a group of people markets continues as Arbitron re- top spot in this market with a 15.0 share, while morning show. talk is kept to a min- (usually three tell ports from the April -May sweep are stations with smaller share of audience jockey imum, but the announcer's person- the number of times the music is announcers, three salespeople and a released. for positions. ality is allowed to come through. interrupted or the situation changes. newsman) to discuss various promo- Here are the latest ratings from Country- formatted WBCS -FM showed one of The main emphasis is contemporary The second part of our basic plan tional ideas. work and refine ideas to Detroit, Syracuse. Nashville (where the strongest gains moving to 8.7, up from 6.1 a music. is to maintain a high community touch as many people, through their FM rules), Milwaukee, Albany, year ago and 7.1 in the fall. Contemporary WKTI- We have adopted a unit rule profile. Our promotions are de- lifestyles as possible. Memphis, Toledo and Austin. FM, working from a smaller base, climbed to 3.3 rather than a commercial minutes - signed to touch as many lifestyles as There is always one major promo - from 1.9 a year ago, but the station is down from per -hour policy. Interruptions in the possible. KOKE's promotions are (Continued on page 22) its fall high of 3.8. DETROIT- Nearly 30 stations were measured Top 40 WOKY-AM lost nearly half its share this time, with WiR -AM's mix of Top 40, talk and from a year ago. The station is down to 3.4 from sports leading the market with a 12.8 share, up JOHN DIXON THE ARCHITECT 6.6 a year ago and 7.2 in the fall. Top 40 WZUU- from 11.2 in January- February and 9.8 in the AM-FM are both down, too. The FM is down to fall. Adult contemporary WMJC -FM earned a 7.5 4A from 7.2 a year ago and 5.1 in the fall while share, up from 5.8 in January and 5.4 in the fall. the AM is down to .9 from 1.6 a year ago and 1.9 Teens Sought By Arizona KDJQ Beautiful music WCZY-FM is third in the market in the fall. with a 6.8, up from 3.8 in January and 4.9 in the * * * fall. Country WCXI -AM shows a 5.3 share, In `Modern Music' Format Switch slightly down from 5.8 and 5.7 shares posted ALBANY, N.Y.- Contemporary WGY -AM has By AL SENIA previously. increased its lead in its first place position in MESA, Ariz. -"We're willing to tors, he adds. The KDJQ format ment to the local scene." Dixon says. Black WJLB -AM dropped from its previous this market, which also includes Schenectady 3.4 4.0 take a chance," explains KDJQ -AM change may help keep them "in the "We'll be playing local groups that and shares to 2.6 this book, while black and Troy. WGY is up to 19.6 from 18.2 a year ago WLBS -FM gained slightly, coming from previous and 17.9 in the fall. Top 40 WFLY -FM has moved p.d. John "Johnny D." Dixon. family." bring their tapes in here so they can shares 1.7 "Being a vinyl for will of and 1.3 to 1.8. solidly into second position with a 10.2, up from junkie so many The station "consider any- get some feedback." Pop contemporary WMJC -FM came from pre- 7.0 a year ago and 8.4 in the fall. This growth is years, I'm just thrilled." thing if it's new," Dixon says. The At least one song played per hour vious shares of 5.8 and 5.4 to a 7.5 this book, apparently at the expense of Top 40 WTRY -AM, Dixon says he's been putting in Police, Blondie, The Pretenders. is by a local group. while WOMC -FM's pop adult format earned a 5.6' which has fallen to a 6.8 from 10.3 a year ago 20 -hour work days as KDJQ sister Elvis Costello and Roxy Music are "If they show some profes- share, up from 4.6 and 4.2 in prior books. and 7.4 in the fall. station to the Phoenix area's hard - among the popular groups receiving sionalism, have a gdod hook, a good The rest of the market is divided between Disco outlet WWOM -FM has grown to 3.1 rocking KDKB-FM--switched from heavy airplay. melody line, we'll play their tape," various AOR, adult contemporary, black, talk from 2.0 a year ago and 2.5 in the fall. Contem- an oldies to a "modern music" for- A number of new wave clubs and D ixon says. and beautiful formats, plus Windsor, Ontario's porary WGFM -FM is down to 4.1 from 5.1 a year mat Aug. 1. new wave bands have sprung up in "I'm more than willing to put it CKLW -AM -FM which pulled a combined 5.8 ago and 5.8 in the fall. Country WOKO -AM is off "The thrust of the station is to pro- Phoenix over the past two years. Lo- on a (tape) cart and play it." share. to .8 from 2.0 a year ago and 1.2 in the fall. The station. a daytimer located at * * * vide the listener with good, exciting, cal groups like Blue Shoes and Billy * * * uptempo, contemporary rock music Clone & the Same are also receiving 1510 AM, now bills itself as K -15. SYRACUSE -WSYR -AM, NBC affiliated Top and a lot of promotional activity," exposure and airplay. The slogan for the initial advertising MEMPHIS -Disco oriented WHRK -FM's solid 40 /Pop adult outlet, leads this market with a adds Tommy Vascocu, general man- "We're making a strong commit- (Continued on page 22) gains have moved the station into first place 15.5 share, down from a 18.0 share in the fall ager of both stations. but up from 14.1 a year ago. WHEN -AM is sec- with a 12.6 share ahead of the fall's market KDJQ is Phoenix's only station ond in average shares with a 10.3, down from leaders, beautiful music WEZI -FM, which now a WMC -FM, presenting "modern music" exclu- last year's 13.8 but up from the fall share of 7.7, has 10.5 and contemporary which Jazz Soaring In Arizona with its pop /MOR /oldies format. now has a 9.4. WHRK had a 7.2 a year ago and a sively. Dixon shuns the new wave la- MESA, Ariz. -"We're trying very The concerts, aired each day at WSYR -FM's soft rock format earned it a 6.7 9.2 in the fall. bel. He claims the term "doesn't do hard to be the complete sta- 10:05 a.m. and 2;05 p.m., share, up from 3.3 in the fall and 4.0 a year ago. Country WMC -AM slipped from 14.0 a year justice to the variety of different jazz ran the is Beautiful Music WNTQ -FM posted a 6.7 share, ago to 9.8, but this a gain from the fall's8.8. sounds and different groups that are tion," says Doug Myrland, oper- gamut from Tom Scott and George down from 6.8 in the fall and 7.4 a year ago. Also showing good growth is AOR WZXR -FM, up out there." ations manager of KMCR -FM Benson to local Phoenix favorites * * * to 10.2 from 7.5 a year ago and 8.6 in the fall. The format switch at KDJQ was "Jazz is on the upswing here. The Francine Reed and Alice Tatum. Black WDIA -AM is also up to 8.7 from 7.5 a year sparked by low ratings, the station's community has a jazz following and The station surveyed listeners NASHVILLE -Top 40 /black music WVOL -AM, ago and 7.9 in the fall. But black WLOK -AM audience share was negligible in the we're trying to expand the activities during an early summer pledge beautiful WZEZ -FM and WSIX -FM's sophis- slipped from 8.6 a year ago to 6.7; however, this April /May Arbitrons. Two other of the station." drive and determined Grover Wash- ticated country format lead this market with re- is a recovery from fall's 5.8. Phoenix stations feature an oldies When KMCR -FM began featur- ington Jr., Count Basie, Gato Bar- spective shares of 10.5., 9.9 and 9.9. RKO's contemporary WHBQ -AM is off from format. ing a jazzier sound more than 18 bieri and Chick Corea were the jazz WVOLisup from a6 .3in the fall and a4.6a 7.7 a year ago and 6.6 in the fall to 3.8, while Dixon hopes the station's rocking months ago, many saw it as a grand and big band favorites. Each was contemporary WLVS -FM is up from 2.1 a year year ago. WZEZ is down from its commanding format will attract younger de- experiment. featured in hour -long programs. ago and 2.3 in the fall to 3.5. Country WMPS -AM 11.5 in the fall and 11.3 a year ago and WSIX- mographics- "teens and younger But the experiment has turned The station also is planning spon- FM is up from 6.9 in the fall and 8.7 last year. is back down to a 3.5 after jumping up to a 6.3 kids" -and will aid sister station into a rousing success, and now the sorship of its first concert -featuring WMAK-AM's disco /Top 40 format showed a in the fall. A year ago the station had a 3.8. KDKB, which is involved in a con- station, located on the Mesa Com- jazz pianist Red Garland at the decline to 1.5 from 4.6 in the fall and 5.0 a year * * * tinued ratings battle with other munity College campus, has Scottsdale Center for the Arts -Jan. ago while WSM -AM dropped from a 10.4 in the 6. 1981. TOLEDO -AOR WIOT -FM has a firm grip on high -powered rock stations in the emerged as the premier jazz station fall and a 7.9 a year ago to a 7.8 this book. Management hopes to provide first place here with a 15.1, but that's down volatile Phoenix market. in Arizona. WLAC -AM's adult contemporary format one or two jazz concerts every year at earned a 6.1 share, down from 7.9 in the fall and from 19.7 in the fall and 16.6 a year ago. In sec- "This will give the AM and FM A variety of improvements and re- a reasonable price, probably less 9.5 last year, however, while WKQB -FM's rock- ond place is MOR WLQR -FM with a 10.8, down (stations) a much closer range musi- finements are in the offing. than $6. ing format has a 5.8 share down from 5.9 in the from 15.0 a year ago and 15.4 in the fall. Third cally, yet we'll be covering a little The station programmed a num- "We want to even or maybe fall but up from last year's 2.8. Another rocker place MOR WSPD -AM has been trailing down wider area," Dixon says. ber of special concerts in August. break a - a little money." Myrland says. WKDF -FM, received a 5.2 share, up from 4.6 in from 11.2 a year ago to 10.3 in the fall to cur KDKB has seen some of its teen Each highlighted a specific artist make the fall but down from last year's 3.5. (Continued on page 22) listeners drifting to Top 40 competi- and style. (Continued on page 65) www.americanradiohistory.com 21

Playlist Top Add Ons Billboard SinIes Ro Action Ploylist Prime Movers it Based on station playlists through Thursday (8/7/80)

(WBYQ) 92- Q- Nashville Continued from page 19 KLED- Wichita WDRC -Hartford WLEE- Richmond WMNX (96X) -Miami Fame(RSO) EDDIERABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away WIFE -Indianapolis BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) IRENECARA- POINTER SISTERS -He's So Shy (Planet) EDDIERABBITT- Drivin' My Life away (Asylum) DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) (Elektra) DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) PAU L SIMON-Late In The Evening (WB) CARLY SIMON-Jesse (WB) (WB) 10-5 KURTIS BLOW-The Breaks (Mercury) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Sailing IRENE CARA-Fame (RSO) * AMBROSIA -You're The OnlyWoman(WB) * CAPLYSIMON- Jesse(WB)29 -24 DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) * JACKSON BROWNE -Boulevard (Asylum) * DAVID HUDSON -Honey Honey (Alston) 27 -21 Of Love (Arista) 8-4 18 -14 * AMBROSIA -You're The Only Woman (WB) 10.5 * AIR SUPPLY -All Out WNDE -Indianapolis * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) 21 .4 WPRO (AM)- Providence * NATAUE COLE- Someone I Used To Love 32-26 * JOHNNY LEE - Lookin' For Love (asylum) (Capitol) 35-30 EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) WRVQ -Richmond 21-18 (Elektra) Y -100 (WHYI -FM)- Miami Northeast Region ISAAC HAYES-It's All In Me Ga me OLIVIANEWTON-JOHN -Xanadu (MCA) WHBQ- Memphis PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) (Polydor) PETE TOWNSHEND-Let My Love Open The DINIAROSS- Upside Down (Motown) * DIRT BAND -Make A Little Magic (UA) 8-3 Door (Atco) TEDDY PENDERGRASS-Ca n't We Try * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 14-8 TOP ADD ONS: (P.I.R.) * AU THOMPSON -Take A Little Rhythm * PAT BENATAR -You Better Run (Chrysalis) DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES -How Does It -14 JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) (A &M) 10-5 25 Feel To Be Back (RCA) * NATALIE COLE-Someone That I Used To 21 14 BILLY JOEL -Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) WPRO -FM- Providence * ROBBIEDUPREE -Hot Rod Hearts AU THOMPSON -Take A Little Rhythm Love (Capitol) DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) * (Elektra) 18 -11 (A &M) 26-22 WOKY -Milwaukee PAUL SIMON -Late Evening (WB) Lookin' For Love (Asylum) JOHNNYLEE- * CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Sailing 1WB) 15-8 Rescue PAUL SIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) WAEB- Allentown * ROLLING STONES -Emotional DIANA ROSS - Upside Down (Motown) (Rolling Stones) 18-10 * ROBBIE DUPREE -Hot Rod Hearts * DIRT BAND-Make A Little Magic (UA) 17- PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) (Elektra) 25-22 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN -Xanadu (MCA) 13 WLOF -Orlando BOZ SCAGGS -Look What You've Done To * PRIME MOVERS. * ROWNGSTONES- Emotional Rescue WFU- Ckattanooga * EDDIERABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away Me (Columbia) EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away (Rolling Stones) 13-8 (Elektra) 15 -9 (Elektra) CARLYSIMON -Jesse (WB) 26-18 JACKSON BROWNE -Boulevard (Elektra) BOB SEGER- You'll Accomp'ny Me (Capitol) WICC- Bridgeport * * LARRY GRAHAM -One lnA Million You (WB) Emotional Rescue 19-13 * ROWNGSTONES- JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) BILLY JOEL Ask Mc Why (Columbia) STEPHANIE MILLS -Never Knew Love Like * -Don't (Rolling Stones) 18 -13 ELTON JOHN -Little Jeannie (MCA) * ROBBIE DUPREE-Hot Rod Hearts This Before 25 -20 ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (20th Century) (Elektra) 20 -14 * (Rolling Stones) 17.8 WZUU- FM- Milwaukee CHARUE DANIELS BAND -Legend Of VAIBO- Harrisburg * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) Wooley Swamp (Epic) BILLY JOEL -Don't Ask Mc Why (Columbia) OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN -Xanadu (MCA) 14 -6 WRJZ- Knoxville * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 18-11 BREAKOUTS. -FM) GERRY RAFFERTY -The Royal Mile (VA) Q-105 (WRBQ -Tampa * ELECTRIC UGHT ORCHESTRA-All Over The * IRENECARA- Fame(RS0)20.12 * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night World (MCA) 29-27 DUPREE Rod Hearts (WB) 29-18 DIRT BAND -Make A little Magic (UA) WBEN -Buffalo * AMBROSIA-You're The Only Woman (WB) ROBBIE -Hot 2718 ( Elektra) THES.OS. BAND Your Time (Tabu) CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) * -Take OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN -Xanadu (MCA) * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) EDDIE RABBITI- Drivin' My Life Away OLIVIA NEWTON- JOHN -Xanadu (MCA) 27-20 * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) 6 -4 . (Elektra) CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) 2819 DIANA ROSS-Upside Down (Motown) 29- KSLQ- FM Louis * -St. * BOB SEGER -You'll Accomp'ny Me WGOW-Chattanooga WFBR Baltimore 16 (Capitol) 35-24 DIANA ROSS- Down (Motown) Me The Night Upside * GEORGE BENSON -Give * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin For Love (Asylum) * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 20-17 * LINDA RONSTADT-I Can't Let Go (Asylum) WABC -New York (WB) 16-6 18-12 KENNY LOGGINS- l'm Alright (Columbia) 20-12 B1-105 (WBJW -FM)- Orlando PAUL SIMON-Late In The Evening(WB) * AIR SUP PLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 12 -7 * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (A-ista)11.7 * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) Mid- Ationiic Region * ELTON JOHN-Little Jeannie (MCA)9.6 EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away WERC- Birmingham * ROLLING STONES - Emotional Rescue (Elektra) (Rolling Stones) 13-6 * ROCKY BURNETTE -Tired Of Toein' The i Southeast Region POINTER SISTERS -He's SoShy(Planet) Line (EMI) 5 -2 TOP ADD ONS: BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Mc Why (Columbia) KXOK -St. Louis 30-23 York * KIM CARNES-More Love (EMI) WXLO -New TOP ADD ONS: IRENECARA-Out Here On My Own (RSO) QUEEN- Another One Bites The Dust (Elektrn, AIR SUPPLY-All Out Of Love (Arista) 27-20 GERRYRAFFERTY -The Royal Mile (UA) * LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Million You (WB) A * LARRY GRAHAM -One In Million You (WB) * UNDARONSTADT -I Can't Let Go (Asylum) 15-11 BOB SEGER -You'll Accomp'ny Me (Capital POINTER SISTERS -He's So Shy (Planet) WQXQ- Daytona Beach ENGLAND DAN SEALS-Late At Night 17 -13 CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) (Atlantic) * LENORE O'MALLEY-First Be A Woma n AMBROSIA -You're The Only Woman (WB) OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN- Xanadu (MCA) You're The Only Woman (WB) (Polydor) 23 -19 * AMBROSIA- * BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) DIANA ROSS -Upside Down (Motown) 30-21 12-10 WPTR -Albany PRIME * MOVERS: * BOB SEGER -You'll Accomp'ny Me WSGN -Birmingham (Capitol) 27-23 * THE DIRT BAND -Make A Little Magic (UA) PAUL DAVIS -Cry Just A Little (Bang) GEORGE BENSON -Give Me the Night (WB) PRIME 6 -3 * MOVERS. * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) * CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) 32-27 ROBBIEDUPREE -Hot Rod Hearts ALI THOMPSON -Take A Little Rhythm (A &M: 26 -21 (Elektra) JOHNNY LEE -Lookin For Love KIOA -Des Moines (Asylum) * COMMODORES -Old Fashion Love DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) WAPE- lacksonvilk FRED KNOBLOCK -Why Not Me (Scotti) (Motown) 20-15 * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Alright (Columbia) (Asylum) 18-13 SIMON-Jesse (WB) GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night (WB) CARLY WHHY- Montgomery MICKEY GIUEY -True Love Ways (Asylum) * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) Over The BREAKOUTS. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -All 10-3 World (MCA) CARLYSIMON-Jesse(WB) * PETETOWNSHEND -Let My Love Open The WIRY -Albany Door (Atco) 12-6 * ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND -Don't KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Alright (Columbia) CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) BREAKOUTS: Misunderstand Me (MCA) 24 -15 OLIVIA NEWTON- JOHN -Xanadu(MCA) FRED KNOBLOCK -Why Not Me (Scotti Bros * AIR SUPPLY -NI Out Of Love (Arista) 20 -13 * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night ROBERT JOHN -Hey There Lonely Girl (EMI * EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away EDDIE RABBIR- Drivin' My Life Away (WB) 20 -15 DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) 30 -22 KDWB-Minneapolis (Elektra) (Elektra) * LINDARONSTADT -I Can't Let Go (Asylum) ROBBIE DUPREE-Hot Rod Hearts (Elektra) WAYS - Charlotte * ROBBIE DUPREE-Hot Rod Hearts BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) 17.12 AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) (Elektra) 15 -9 POINTER SISTERS-He's So Shy (Planet) PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) * ROBBIEDUPREE -Hot Rod Hearts WFIL- Philadelphia KA9Y- Little Rock (Elektra) 25 -15 DELIVERANCE - Leaving L.A. (not listed) * AMBROSIA- You're The Only Woman (WB) LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Million You (WB) * DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown)19- JON & VANGELIS-I Hear You how 18-13 WKBW-Buffalo WQXI -Atlanta ROBERT JOHN -Hey There Lonely Girl 10 (Polydor) (EMI) * PETETOWNSHEND -Let My Love Open The BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Mc Why (Columbia) * KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Alright (Columbia) JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) * MICKEY GILLEY-True Love Ways (Epic) Door (Atco) 4 -1 * FRED KNOBLOCK -Why Not Me (Scotti 13.6 POINTER SISTERS-He's SoShy(Planet) Bros) 25-23 * DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) 10-2 JOEL Ask Me Wh. (Columbia) KSTP -Minneapolis WKIX -Raleigh * BILLY -Don't * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night * S.O.S. BAND -Take Your Time (Tabu) 9 -7 Z -93 (WZGC -FM)- Atlanta 23.17 (WB) 12-8 ROBBIEDUPREE-Hot Rod Hearts EDDIERABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away WIFI-FM -Philadelphia PAUL SIMON- Lateln The Evening (WB) (Elektra) * EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away (Elektra) * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Asylum) BILLY JOEL -Don't Ask Mc Why (Columbia) (Elektra) 19-9 16 -11 OLIVIA N EWTON- JOHN -Xanadu (MCA) PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) AMBROSIA-You're The Only Woman (WB) QUEEN -Another One Bites The Dust WISE-Buffalo DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) 26- * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 9 -6 WSEZ (I.93)- Winston -Salem (Elektra) * * FRED KNOBLOCK -Why Not Me (Atlantic) 13 * CHRISTOPHER CROSS- Sailing(WB)16.11 20 -14 IRENE CARA-Out Here On My Own (RSO) * DARYLHALL /JOHN OATES -How Does It BLUES BROS. -Jailhouse Rock (Atlantic) Feel To Be Back (RCA) 29 -24 * ALI THOMPSON-Take A Little Rhythm Chattanooga STEPHANIE MILLS -Never Knew Love Like WZDQ- * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 13 -7 (A &M) 14 -7 UIRSON- FEITEN BAND -Whti 1 Be The Fool This Before (20th Century) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -All Over The * RANDY VANWARMER- Whatever You Tonight (WB) WHB- Kansas City World (MCA) 27-22 WBBQ -Augusta * LIVINGSTONTAYLOR-First Time Love Decide (Bearsville) WPGC -Washington * IRENECARA- Fame(RSO)21-13 (Epic) 27-25 Alright PETER GABRIEL-Ga mes Without Frontiers PAUL SIMON- LatelnTheEvening(WB) KENNY LOGGINS-I'm (Columbia) JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) BOB SEGER-You'll Accomp'ny Me (Mercury) * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 10-7 * BOZSCAGGS -Look What You've Done To MICKEYGILLEY -True Love Ways (Asylum) 23-10 (Capitol) * DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES -How Does It Me (Columbia) WAIV- Jacksonville Feel To Be Back (RCA) 19-14 LINDA RONSTADT-I Can't Let Go (Elektra) WBBF -Rochester QUEEN -Another One Bites The Dust * LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Million You (WB) (Elektra) * 20 -17 * ROSSINGTONCOLLINSBAND -Don't CHARLIE DANIELS BAND-Legend Of PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) 17 -12 * AU THOMPSON -Take A Little Rhythm Misunderstand Me (MCA) 14 -10 Wolley Swamp (Epic) FIREFALL-Love That Got In The Way * FRED KNOBLOCK -Why Not Me (Scotti (MM) 16-11 * JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) (Atlantic) WIMA- Charleston 22 -20 24-19 POCO -Under The Gun (MCA) Bros) * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night KBEQ-Kansas City (WB) 13 -9 CHICAGO- Thunder & Lighting (Columbia) * DIRT BAND -Make A Little Magic (UA)23- WFOM -Atlanta * GENESIS-Misunderstanding Atlantic) 18- 19 WGH- Norfolk PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) 14 ME KINGS-Switch Into Glide (Elektra) ELTON JOHN -Don't You Wanna Play This BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) LENORE O'MALLEY-First Be A Woman * GENESIS-Misunderstanding(Atlantic)1i- * Game No More (MCA) * LARRY GRAHAM -One In A Milion You (WB) * CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Sailing (WB) 17.7 25-22 (Polydor) 11 34-29 IRENE CARA -Out Here On My Own (RSO) ELTON JOHN-Don't You Wanna Play This AMBROSIA- You're The Only Woman (WB) * DARYL HALL /10HN DATES-How Does It WRKO- Boston * Game No More (MCA) DIANA ROSS (Motown) 21- 28 -23 WRFC -Athens, Ga. Feel To Be Back(RCA)13.6 * -Upside Down BILLYIOEL -Don't Ask Mc Why (Columbia) * ALI THOMPSON- Take A Little Rhythm 10 WORD- Spartanburg KKLS -Rapid City (A&M) 15-11 POINTER SISTERS -He's So Sky (Planet) DIANA ROSS- Upside Down (Motown) * PAULSIMON -Late In The Evening (WB) PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE-I'm Almost Ready * CHRISTOPHER CROSS -Sailing (WB) 14-8 36-20 BOISCAGGS What You've Done To IRENECARA- Fame(RSO) * BOB SEGER -You'll Accomp'ny Me (Casablanca) -Look Me (Columbia) (Capitol) 15 -10 WCAO -Baltimore WSGA- Savannah CARLYSIMON-Jesse (WB) STACYLATTISAW-Let Me Be Your Angel * EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away CARLY SIMON-Jesse (WB) (Cotillion) * EDDIE RABBITT- Drivin' My Life Away CARLY SIMON-Jesse (WB) * AIR SUPPLY -All Out Of Love (Arista) 19-13 (Elektra) 20-16 (Elektra) 20 -17 KENNYLOGGINS-l'm Alright (Columbia) * GENESIS-Misunderstanding(Atlantic)15- BOISCAGGS-Jo Jo (Columbia) WBZ -FM- Boston JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) 10 * KENNY LOGGINS- l'mAlright(Columbia) * * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night 25 -19 29 -21 * ROBBIE DUPREE-Hot Rod Hearts LOGGINS Alright (Columbia) (WB) 24-20 BILLY JOEL-Don't Ask Me Why (Columbia) * KENNY -l'm * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night (Elektra) 20 -16 24-19 KQWB -Fargo CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) (WB) 22.14 * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night WLAC-Nashville V' Copyright 1980, Billboard Publi- WYRE- Annapolis JOHNNY LEE -Lookin' For Love (Asylum) F -105 (WVBF) - Boston IWB) 22 -12 cations, Inc. No part of this publi- DIONNEWARWICK -No Night So Long STEPHANIE MILLS -Never Knew Love Like Fayetteville cation may be reproduced, stored BENNY MARDONES -Into The Night CARLY SIMON-Jesse (WB) WFLB- (Arista) This Before (20th Century) in a retrieval system, or trans- (Polydor) NATILLIECOLE- Someone That I Used To CARLY SIMON -Jesse (WB) or by OUVIA NEWTON- JOHN -Xanadu (MCA) CARLY SIMON-Jesse (WB) mitted, in any form any Love (Capitol) means, mechanical, * ROBBIE DUPREE-Hot Rod Hearts * AMBROSIA -You're The OnlyWoman(WB electronic, * UNDARONSTADT -I Can't letGo(Asylum) AMY HOLLAND -How Do I Survive (Capitol) photocopying, recordinç, or oth- (Elektra) 21 -15 * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Elektra) 21.16 17.12 erwise, without the prior written 15 -10 * KIM CARNES -More Love (EMI) 7-4 * AMBROSIA- You're The Only Woman (WB) * PETETOWNSHEND -Let My Love Open The * JACKSON BROWNE- Boulevard (Elektra) permission of the publisher. 16 -11 * IRENE CARA-Fame (RSO) 7 -4 Door (Atco) 10-5 * HICKEY GILLEY-Stand By Me (Asylum) 5-2 22-18

www.americanradiohistory.com 22 Radio Programming Austin's KOKEs Aggressive Vox Jox Continued from page 20 KOKE Listener Appreciation nights thinks of Austin. of Austin radio, the By DOUG HALL to include free movies and tie -ins likes and dislikes of Austin radio. lion going on that lasts from four to NEW YORK - WMMR -FM is tied -in with the Rolling Stones with restaurants. KOKE person- We take this information and de- six weeks. The promotion may or Philadelphia is losing two key jocks new album. alities visit various Wendy's ham- termine whether or not our goals may not be tied into a public service and program director Charlie Ken- burger locations for a couple of and direction we are striving for are * * * -romp. For example: we a four- dall is looking for a "couple of kill - ha4 hours to cook, meet our listeners and being met. We're constantly alert to Billboard's new man in Las wick promotion on KOKE called ers." distribute free hamburgers and soft our listener needs, attitudes, chang- Vegas. Tim Walter, reports KORK- "Country Showdown For Muscular . Leaving the station are John Brad- drinks. ing lifestyles, trying to offer a little AM morning drive man Dennis King Dystrophy Assn." ley in the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. slot and We occasionally have a free more, be a little bit better and take has moved to the midnight shift at There were 16 area bands compet- Mark Goodman in the 6 to 10 p.m. KOKE happy hour at a country club the competitive edge. KDWN -AM. Also joining KDWN ing for an audition with a Nashville post. The station which is sending where the KOKE DJs are bartenders The audience research system is Chicago's Gregg Austin from record producer. The paid admis- two listeners to Britain to hear Pink and pour free drinks. used at KOKE has more than 200 WMAQ-AM. Austin will handle the sions to hear the bands provided the Floyd is getting ready to send five One of the most popular programs participants. People of all ages and 6 to IO a.m. slot.... Bill Hughes money for the charity. There were listeners on five separate "Emotion on public television is "Austin City both sexes are mailed a list of 44 moves from KAFM -FM Dallas to posters in all 7-11 Stores pushing the Rescue" weekends. which. of course, Limits." It's broadcast here from 9 to songs on a weekly basis. They are in- KRAM -AM Las Vegas. succeeding event with KOKE's call letters dis- 10 p.m. Tuesday nights. We simul- structed to give each selection a John Horton in the 7 p.m. to mid- played on the posters. cast it in stereo on the FM station. number. then keep the list handy for night spot. ... KENO -FM Las We also conducted a weight loss The tv station promotes the simul- the call from a KOKE employe. The KDJQ Switch Vegas has raided KLAV -AM for promotion. Since more than 50% of cast during the week and runs number system consists of a scale of Bill Bauman for the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Americans are overweight this pro- Continued /rom page 20 "crawls" across the tv screen during 10 down to minus 10. If a listener shift and Randy Hood for a midnight motion was relevant to many of our campaign is. "Off The Wall And On the program telling people to tune in thinks a record is great, or one of his shift. WMJC -FM Detroit DJ Craig listeners. It involved morning man The Air at 1510 AM." KOKE -FM to hear the program in favorites. the song rates a 10. If the Hunt has arrived in Vegas to work Bob Cole, me in my afternoon drive There's a strong "car conscious- stereo. listener can't stand to hear a certain KLAV's 7 to midnight shift. slot. and sales manager Bob ness" implanted in Dixon and fellow Another tv tie -in is with local selection, it gets a minus 10. If the lis- McDonald to get the business com- deejays. "We're very conscious of * * * weatherman Tim Ross, who also tener hasn't heard the song. he is in- munity talking. the car sound," he says. Many of the does our on -air weather. We cross structed to give it a zero, counting John Reid, music director with This promotion was listeners will likely be tied -into promote each other and Tim ap- neither for nor against the record. driving to and KADE -AM Boulder. Colo., moves three charities. It was also a from work or recreation on commer- pears at many of our activities. The research committee also uses the the to KFML -AM Denver as produc- cial program for one of our clients. a weekend and so demand an up- The heat wave has been big news numbers between 10 and minus 10 tion director. ... "Shotgun" Bob weight -loss clinic. Heavy vis- tempo sound. he feels. outside in Texas. It touched everyone. After to describe the following: Roberts has left KXLF -AM Butte, ual concentration of newspaper ads "We're working to get a good, 100 degree weather and no rain, we page Mont.. where he was program direc- was paid for by the client. (Continued on 29) crisp audio sound." explains Dixon. tined up a rainmaker to put on a rain tor and morning man to be music di- Of note is that although promo- The station is programming from dance. It gave us exposure on tv and rector and on -air talent at KQUY- tion ended over four months a rotating playlist that includes four ago, the in the newspapers. FM (Y -95). a brand new station.... clinic is still running before and after The rainmaker. Nora Seidenstick- tunes from a K -15 playlist distrib- John Pace has moved from KPBM- pictures of Cole and nie in news- er, asked for no money. but said uted to retailers every two weeks, lo- FM Poplar Bluff. Mo., to join the paper ads. KOKE tied -in three char- New On cal artists, well -known national art- that -if it rained within five days lis- on -air staff at KFRU -AM Colum- ities who provided promotional ma- ists and lesser known national teners should send donations to a bia. Mo. terials. Money was pledged to the boys orphanage in San Antonio. Al- artists. Jim Corboy has been named pro- chartities by listeners for every though the weather forecasts said, The Charts By making one out of every four motion director for WMET -FM pound their favorite air personality "No rain." within 24 hours and for tunes by a recognizable artist, Dixon Chicago. He comes from WLS -AM lost. we 1601/2 hopes to keep listener interest high Together lost pounds. the next three days it rained in vari- Chicago, where he was director of while "giving them a what We also have secondary promo- ous parts of Austin. sample of promotional development. ... A tions such as listener appreciation Of course we do the usual promo- is new out there and what's avail- contingent of some 90 U.S. and Ca- nights. These started as a series of tions too -bumper stickers, window able. nadian broadcasters headed by Na- definitely have shows featuring one country star. stickers. caps, belt buckles and T- "We a format. We tional Assn. of Broadcasters presi- Tickets to the event were distributed shirts. have to keep continuity to it," Dixon dent Vince Wasilewski and Southern explains. "This is not progressive ra- free to listeners. We chose this Music research is important at California Broadcasters Assn. presi- dio by any means." Dixon says the method over one big free show be- KOKE and we take it a step further dent Robert Light will leave for Aus- format cause the impact was spread year than most stations. We do research change has generated enthu- tralia in early October to participate wave round. to find out what Austin thinks of and siasm among local new musi- in the 50th anniversary convention In our promotion meetings we dis- perceives KOKE to be. cians and a number of record com- of the Federation of Australian pany executives who have been cussed ways to expand their basic To help keep us on track we gath- Broadcasters. writing and telephoning support. concept and to touch as many er research data by using focus K -15 is simulcasting people's lifestyles as possible. Every- groups to obtain raw material for the a morning show with from 6 to 10 a.m. one's lifestyle doesn't necessarily in- basis of designing questionaires to KDKB daily. Capt. Jack Flash handles pro- clude nightclubs so we expanded determine what the average listener AMY HOLLAND Bubbling UnderThe y gramming from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. "How Do I Survive " - y( and Dixon comes on until signoff. Producer and friend Michael In an interesting change from the HOST McDonald coproduced this debut norm, Dixon has his part -time week- 100 KLOS -FM Listeners Promo cut from Amy Holland's maiden end staff in on Monday and Tues- 101 -THE BREAKS, Kurtis Blow, Mercury 4010 Continued from page 18 Another integral part of KLOS' Capitol LP, "Amy Holland." day. "We want to keep things going 102 -CANT WE TRY, Teddy Pendergrass, P.1. R. is its Holland is the offspring a musi- to one at WCOZ, in which eight to sound special programming, of solid and tight on the weekends 9.3109 (CBS) IO something Hadges looks as cal marriage. Her mother was a listeners can react to what the sta- upon when people are more likely to be 103 -COWBOYS & CLOWNS, Ronnie Milsap, RCA tion sounds like. 'another reason to tune in" while counrry singer during the 1940s and driving around." he says. "We ease 12006 I '505, who met father, op- "When started in radio," says complementing the personality of Holland's off on Monday and Tuesday." 104 -YOU MAY BE RIGHT, The Chipmunks, Ex- Hadges, "there were no rules. It the station. era singer Harry Boersma, during celsior 1001 wasn't AOR but programming. No "If we play the Who A -Z it's a rea- concurrent engagements in New 105 -DOC, Earl Klugh, United Artists 1355 one knew what to do and there son to listen. We do a lot of weekend York. 106 - PERCULATOR, Spyro Gyra, MCA 41275 wasn't competition. Now there is special programming," he adds. At 12. Holland tried out her own 2 107 -TURN ON YOUR LIGHT, In Transit, RCA voice while accompanying herself STATIONS 12045 more competition and you must de- Realizing the importance of the on guitar. Two years later. after dis- 108 -HOW GLAD I AM, Joyce Coob, Cream 8040 fine what you want. 25 -34 demographic, KLOS has in- TO SUDBRINK "When an artist makes an album. ciplined practicing. Holland un- 109 -TOMMY, JUDY & ME, Rob Hegel, RCA creased its programming of familiar NASHVILLE -Billboard Publi- 12009 it's a statement. If it's a soft album veiled her budding talent to Beach older rock by the Beatles, Rolling cations Inc. 110 HIS NAME, you expect soft FM to play it." Boy Bruce Johnston. via an intro- has sold WLAC -AM -ONLY Holly Penfield, Dream Stones, Jimi Hendrix. the Who and and WKQB land 102 (RSO) When adding new music, Hadges duction through her sister. He en- -FM here to Sudbrink other acts relateable to that target Broadcasting, says that both the negative factors of couraged Holland to turn profes- subject to Federal audience. Communications the record as well as the positive sional. approval. Billboard chairman W.D. - ones must be weighed. "It all evolves In 1972. at 18, she signed with an Little Bubbling UnderThe ford says the sale will around the music. independent producer who intro- enable the 85- year -old company to concentrate "If a station identifies itself as ag- duced her to Michael McDonald. Arbitron Reports more fully on its publishing inter- gressive, it may hurt or help to play another fledgling singer. She main- LPs from page 20 ests, including several planned ac- Top things no one else does. If the record Continued tained her friendship with quisitions. Billboard entered the happens. maybe another FM will go rent 9.8. Top 40 WOHO -AM is back to a 1.6 after McDonald, but finally broke from 201 -B.T. EXPRESS, 1980, Columbia JC 36333 broadcasting field in 1977 with the on it. Aggressive music is okay in a fall drop to 4.4. A year ago the station had a the producer. After four years of 202 -STYX, Best of Styx, RCA AFL1.3591 purchase of the Nashville stations. New York but not with the Los An- 7.8. Contemporary WCWA -AM has dropped to inactivity, Holland landed a series of 203 -KROKUS, Metal Rendez -vous, Ariola 01.- 1.3 from a in fall. which it housed in a modern broad- geles lifestyle." 3.7 year ago and 4.3 the club dates in L.A. 1502 (Arista) casting facility. Since the terms of 204 -THE RECORDS, Crashes, Virgin VA -13140 Since Hadges has been in Los An- * * * She eventually met producer Pat- the sale are favorable, Billboard de- (Atlantic) geles. he's learned that acts which re- rick Henderson, who would later AUSTIN, Tex. -Top 40 KHFI -FM is the new cided not to sell the real estate. Ac- 205 -SILICON TEENS, Music For Parties, Sire ceived heavy airplay in Boston don't coproduce her first album. In 1976. leader in this market with a giant jump in share cordingly. Sudbrink will continue as SRK 6092 (Warner Bros.) it while in she teamed up with McDonald warrant here acts popular in fall. 206 -HERB ALPERT & to 16.7 from 7.5 a year ago and 8.2 the again after his splash with the a tenant of Billboard Publications THE TIJUANA BRASS, Los Angeles never reached that This move leaves country KVET -AM in second Greatest Hits, Vol II, A &M SP -4627 Doobie Brothers. The trio polished Inc. stage in Boston. place with an 11.6 share, down from 15.0 a year 207 -THE SPORTS, Suddenly, Arista AB -4266 off some demo tapes. and Holland Sudbrink presently operates radio For example. Meat Loaf and J. ago and 12.0 in the fall. Progressive rocker 208 -HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS, Chrysalis was stations in Miami and Orlando, Fla., received signift'cant airplay in a ago and soon picked up by Capitol. CH R -1292 Geils KLB1 -FM is down to 7.8 from 8.8 year as well as Honolulu. Ted Hepburn Boston and moderate to none here. 11.2 in fall. KOKE -FM is up from 7.7 In Los Angeles. Holland is repre- 209 -GRAHAM GOULDMAN, Animalympics, the Country Co. was the broker in the sale, for war- a in fall to 8.8. Top 40 sented by Frontline Management, A &M SP -4810 while Journey and Rod Stewart year ago and 7.6 the which no purchase price was dis- (213) 658 -6600. She has no booking 210 -THE Rockin' Roll Enforcers, rant heavy airplay here when they KNOW -AM is down to 1.0 from 8.4 a year ago closed. SILENCERS, don't back East. and 2.7 in the fall. agent. Precision NJZ 36529 (CBS)

www.americanradiohistory.com 23 Billboard® Album Radio Action Playlist Top Ad Ons Top Requests /Airplay * Re9ional Breakouts & National Breakouts Based on station playlist through Wednesday (8/6/80) Top Add Ons- Notionol Top Requests/Airplay-National Notionol Breakouts &M) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky (Arista) ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones) SPLIT ENZ -True Colours (A In SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) AC/DC-Back Black (Atlantic) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From Doraville (Polydor) QUEEN -1 he Game (Elektra) NERVOUS EATERS-(Elektra) DOGS Their Maker (Columbia) MARTHA & THE MUFFINS -Metro Music (Virgin) PETE TOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Atco) LAUGHING -Meet

WUR-FM -Long Island McNamara/Ray White) KFML-AM- Denver (I. Gordon) WLVQ- FM- Columbus (S. Runner) KY102- FM- Kansas City (M. Floyd/J. McCabe) WSHE -FM -Ft. Lauderdale (N. Mirsky /F. Baum) (D. four key prod ADD ONS -The The For The Sky (Arista) (Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For Sky (Arista) ucts added at the radio stations ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For TheSky(Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS- Reach For The Sky (Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky LAUGHING DOGS -Meet Their Maker(Columbia) by AMERICAN NOISE- (Planet) * QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) -True Colours(A &M) listed; as determined station - ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL -Framed (MCA) SPLITENZ & THE FIGURES- (Epic) personnel. ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) GARY MYRICK GARY MYRICK & THE FIGURES- (Epic) * SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD- (Epic) TOP REQUESTS /AIRPLAY- Stones) RONNIE -Siren (Polish) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Roll ing SPECTOR DAVID GRISMAN -Quintet 80 (WB) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling The four products registering BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) Stones) * JACKSON Stones) JOHN PRINE -Storm Windows (Asylum) the greatest listener requests * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling * PETETOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Atco) * McVICAR- Soundtrack (Polydrir) MICHAEL CHAPMAN-Life On The Ceiling (Pacific and airplay: as determined by Stones) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) Arts) station personnel. * GENESIS -Duke (Atlantic) KMOD-FM -Tuba (B. Bruin /C. West) * POCO -Under TheGun(MCA) * ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND -Anytime Anyplace * HALL & OATS- Voices (RCA) BREAKOUTS- Billboard Chart WYDD -FM- Pittsburgh (J. Kinney) McVICAR- Soundtrack (Polydon) Anywhere (MCA) * JEFF BECK -There And Back (Epic) Dept. summary of Add Ons and * CHARLIE DANIELS BAND-Full Moon (Epic) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) EDDIE MONEY -Playing or Keeps (Columbia) * QUEEN-The Game (Elektra) * BLUES BROTHERS- Soundtrack (Atlantic) Requests /Airplay information * THE MOTELS -Careful (Capitol) GARY MYRICK &THE FIGURES-(Epic) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From Orlando (B. Mims) to reflect greatest product ac KISW -FM- Seattle (S. Slaton) ZETA -7 (WORJ -FM) Doraville (Polydor) * CAROLYN MAS -Hold On (Mercury) tivity at regional and national BROKEN HOME-(Atlantic) BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky (Arista) THE KINGS -The Kings Are Here (Elektra) AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) ALLMAN WOUR -FM-Utica (D. Edwards) levels. AMERICAN NOISE-(Planet) Here (Elektra) SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS- (Chrysalis) THE KINGS -The Kings Are ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For TheSky(Arista) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky (Arista) * ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND-Anytime Anyplace JON & VANGELIS-Short Stones (Polydor) Colours ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling SPLITENZ -True (AUN) Western Region * Anywhere (MCA) EDDIE MONEY- Playing For Keeps (Columbia) Stones) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling AC/DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) Stones) TOP ADD ONS: DAVE DAVIES-(RCA) * BOB SEGER& THE SILVER BULLET BAND-Against SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) The Wind (Capitol) ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling * * ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND-Anytime Anyplace Glass (Atco) ELEKTRICS-Current Events (Capitol) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky - PETE TOWNSHEND -Empty Stones) * ROSSINGTON COLLINSBAND-Anytime Anyplace Anywhere (MCA) (Ansla) SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD- (Epic) ROADIE- Soundtrack (WB) Anywhere (MCA) * CHARLIE DANIELS BAND-Full Moon (Epic) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling Doraville (Polydor) THE KINKS -One For The Road (Arista) WLPX-FM- Milwaukee (B. Beam) KBBC- FM- Phoenix (L Thompson) * HENRY PAUL BAND -Feel The Heat (Atlantic) Stones) Moon (Epic) CHARLIE DANIELS BARD -Full GENESIS -Duke (Atlantic) AC /DC-Back In Black (Atlantic) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From * PETER GABRIEL-(Mercury) SEA LEVEL- AaI Irnnm (Arista) WKDF-FM- Nashville (M. Beck) Mays) Doraville (Polydor) KZEL -FM- Eugene (C. Kovarick /P. ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From * THE KINKS -One For The Road (Arista) Doraville (Polydor) SEA LEVEL-Ballroom (Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach for The Sky (Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky (Arista) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: CHICAGO XIV -(Columbia) * GEORGE BENSON -Give Me The Night (WB) * QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) W PLR -FM -New Haven (G. Weingarth /E. Michaebon) LAUGHING DOGS-Meet Their Maker (Columbia) CADDYSHACK- Soundtrack (Columbia) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) ROLLING STONES- Emotional Rescue (Rolling * ROLUNG STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling IAN MATTHEWS- Siamese Friends (Mushroom) THE KINGS -The Kings Are Here (Elektra) Stones) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) * IAN MATTHEWS -Siamese Friends(Mushroom) Stones) AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) SPLIT ENZ -True Colours (A&M) SPLIT ENZ -True Colours (A&M) * CHICAGO 8111-(Columbia) * URBAN COWBOY-Soundtrack (Asylum) QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) ARTFUL DODGER -Rave On ( Ariola) SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) PETE -Empty Glass (At co) JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) KRST- FM- Albuquerque (S. Cornish /R. Roman) * CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -Full Moon (Epic) TOWNSHEND * MARTIN & THE MUFFINS -Metro Music (Virgin) * RO W NG STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling * AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) BOULEVARD- (Epic) WKLS -FM- Ana nta (R. Piombino) Stones) SPEEDWAY CAROLYN MAS -Hold On (Mercury) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky (Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky )Arista) BREAKOUTS. AC/DC-Back In Black (Atlantic) THE MOTELS -Careful (Capitol) * Stones) CADDYSHACKSOUNDTRACK- (Columbia) * ROLLING STONES- EmotIona! Rescue (Rolling ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) McVICAR -Soundtrack (Polydor) QUEEN =The (Elektra) AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) * Game Stones) JAY FERGUSON- Terms & Conditions (Capitol) WHITESNAKE-Ready An' Willing (Mirage) DEYO- Freedom Of Choice (WB) SPLIT ENZ -True Colours (A &M) WEBN -FM- Cincinnati (C. Gary) * CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -Full Moon (Epic) WHITESNAKE -Ready An Willing (Mirage) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-The Boys From * URBAN COWBOY- Soundtrack (Asylum) * JACKSON BROWNE-Hold Out (Asylum) DAVE DAVIES -(RCA) WHITESNAKE-Ready An' Willing (Mirage) Doraville (Polydor) ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND-Anytime Anyplace Midwest Region NEWADVENTURES- (Polydor) SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) * * Stones) Anywhere (MCA) TORONTO -Looking For Trouble (A&M) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling WBCN- FM- Boston (R. Woodward) Stones) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) KMEL-FM -San Francisco (P. Vincent) TOP ADD ONS. PETER GABRIEL- (Mercury) * PETETOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Atco) * ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND-Anytime Anyplace ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-The Boys From SCOTT WILKS& THE WALIS -(WB) Anywhere (MCA) (Arista) STANLEYCLARKE -Rock Pebbles and Sand (Epic) Doraville (Polydon) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) GARY MYRICK& THE FIGURES-(Epic). GARY MYRICK & THE FIGURES-(Epic) * QUEEN-The Game (Elektra) CLOUT- (Epic) CHARLIE DANIELS BAND- Full Moon (Epic) TORONTO- Looking For Trouble (A &M) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) Northeast Region CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -Full Moon (Epic) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) * ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND-Anytime Anyplace Doraville (Polydor) MARTHA & THE MUFFINS-Metro Music (Virgin) Anywhere (MCA) (MCA) Southeast Region * XANADU- Soundtrack TOP ADD ONS: NERVOUS EATERS- (Elektra) * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling * QUEEN-The Game (El ektra) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky ROLLING STONES Rescue (Rolling /AIRPLAY: Stones) * -Emotional *TOP REQUEST TOP ADD ONS: (Arista) Stones) * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling * IO JOZEP -Screaming Targets (Columbia) MARTHA & THE MUFFINS -Metro Music Stones) ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky * THE MOTELS -Careful (Capitol) (Virgin) Stones) (Arista) ROXY MUSIC -Flesh & Blood (Atco) KLOS-FM -Los Angeles (R. Pinedo) JOHN PRINE -Storm Windows (Asylum * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) SEA LEVEL- Ballroom (Arista) Southwest Region SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) ROCKY BURNETT -Son Of Rock & Roll (EMI/ PETE TOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Alto) MARTHA & THE MUFFINS -Metro Music * AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) America) QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) (Virgin) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) TOP ADD ONS ARTFUL DODGER -Rave On (Arista) WMMR -FM- Philadelphia (J. Bonadonna) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: * QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) BREAKOUTS: (Arista) Rescue ROLUNG STONES-Emotional (Rolling MARTHA& THE MUFFINS -Metro Music (Virgin) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: SEA LEVEL- Ballroom (Arista) Stones) Stones) ROLLING STONES- Emotional Rescue (Rolling * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling AMERICAN NOISE- (Planet) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) Doraville (Polydon) Stones) Stones) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) HALL & OATES- Voices (RCA) JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) SPLIT ENZ -True Colours (A &M) GARY MYRICK & THE FIGURES- (Epic) QUEEN -The Game (Elketra) * GENESIS -Duke (Atlantic) PETETOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Atco) ROSSINGTON COLONS BAND- Anytime * KINGS -The Kings Are Here (Elektra) THE * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) Anyplace Anywhere (MCA) KSJO -FM -San Jose (F. Andrick) QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) * PETER GABRIEL-(Mercury) *TOP REQUEST /AIRPLAY: BREAKOUTS: ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) WBRU -FM- Providence (C. Berman) WARS -F M - Detroit (1. Duncan) ROLLING STONES- Emotional Rescue (Rolling AC /DC -Back In The Black (Atlantic) SPUTENZ -True Colours (A&M) BREAKOUTS. ELEKTRICS-Current Events (Capitol) Stones) SPLIT ENZ-True Colours (A&M) KERRY LIVGREN -Seeds Of Chance (Kirshner) JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From LAUGHING DOGS -Meet Their Maker ALLMAN BROTHERS- Reach For The Sky (Arista) QUEEN -The Game ( Elketra) SPLIT ENZ -True Colours (A &M) (Columbia) Doraville (Polydon) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) LAUGHING DOGS -Meet Their Maker (Columbia) THIRD Prisoner In The PETE TOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Attu) WORLD- Street (Island) NERVOUS EATERS -(Elektra) * ROLLING STONES-Emotional Rescue (Rolling * URBAN COWBOY- Soundtrack(Asylum) NERVOUS EATERS -(Elektra) NERVOUSEATERS-(Elektra) Stones) QUNICY- (Columbia) * PETE TOWNSHEND-Empty Glass (Atco) JOHN PRINE -Storm Windows (Asylum) PETE TOWNSHENO -Empty Glass (Atco) BREAKOUTS: * * THE KINGBEES -(RSO) HENRY PAUL BAND -Feel The Heat (Atlantic) YIN EW -FM -New York (M. McIntyre) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) * PAT BENATAR- Crimes Of Passion (Chrysalis) McVICAR-Soundtrack (Polydor) * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) Stones) AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) WRAS-FM -Atlanta (D. Vena bk) * AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) KSHE.FM -St. Louis (R. Balls) DARYL MANSFIELD-Get Ready (Polydor) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Shy (Arista) * PETE TOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Attu) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky (Arista) KGB-FM -San Diego (B. Tucker) ARTFUL DODGER -Rave On (Ariola) RIOT- Narita (Capitol) KERRY LIVGREN -Seeds Of Chance (Kirshner) * HALL& OATES- Voices (RCA) SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) THE KINGS Kings Are Here (Elektra) AC/DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) -The THE ENGLISH BEAT lust Can't Stop It (Sire) HORSELIPS -The Belfast Gigs (Mercury) * -I MARTHA& THE MUFFINS -Metro Music (Virgin) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) CHARLIE DANIELS BAND-Full Moon (Epic) WBAB-FM -Long Island (M. Curley / M. Coppola) MARTHA & THE MUFFINS-Metro Music (Virgin) ARTFUL DODGER -Rave On ( Ariola) BLACIUACK -Worlds Apart (Polydor) Keeps KIEW -FM -Dallas (J. Dolan) Way To The Top (Epic) EDDIE MONET -Playing For (Columbia) Rescue (Rolling NANTUCKET -Long SPLIT ENZ -True Colo urs(A &M) * ROLLING STONES- Emotional SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD-(Epic) WHITESNAKE -Ready An' Willing(Mirage) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) Stones) YACHTS -Without Radar (Polydor) NANTUCKET -Long Way ToThe Top (Epic) The DONNIEIRIS-Back On Streets(Midwest) HALL & Voices (RCA) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) HALL & OATES- Voices (RCA) GARY MYRICK & THE FIGURES-(Epic) * OATES- * THE KINKS -One For The Road (Arista) * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling MARTHA & THE MUFFINS-Metro Music (Virgin) RIOT -Manta (Capitol) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones) * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones) THE ENGLISH BEAT-Hirst Can't Stop lt(Sire) DONNIE IRIS -Back On The Streets (Midwest) Stones) * QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) DEVO- Freedom 01 Choice (WB) QUINCY -(Columbia) * DARYL MANSFIELD-Get Ready (Polydor) * WRNW-FM -Brim rclit Manor (G. Aaelbank /D. Mathison) * QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) Rescue And PETETOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Atco) * ROLUNGSTONES- Emotional (Rolling * JEFF BECK -There Back (Epic) SCOTT WOKS & THE WALLS -(WB) * * PETE TOWNSHEND-Empty Glass (Atco) JOHNPRINE -Storm Windows (Asylum) Stones) WHFS-FM- Bethesda (D. Einstein) * URBAN COWBOY- Soundtrack (Asylum) * PETE TOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Alto) WMMS- FM- Cleveland (J. Gorman) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION -The Boys From * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) KOME -FM -San Jose (D. Jong) * ROLLING STONES -Emotional Rescue (Rolling JOHN PRINE -Storm Windows (Asylum) Doraville (Polydor) * QUEEN -The Game (Elektra) SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) Stones) In The Street (Island) THIRD WORLD -Prisoner ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For The Sky (Arista) AC /DC -Back In Black (Atlantic) * PETETOWNSHEND -Empty Glass (Atco) SPLIT ENZ-True Colours (A&M) * JACKSON BROWNE -Hold Out (Asylum) QUINCY -(Columbia) Play (4 I On ( Ariola) SYT- Extended S Records) ARTFUL DODGER -Rave FIGURES-(Epic) GARY MYRICK & THE * POCO -Under The Gun (MCA) NERVOUSEATERS- (Elektra) Copyright 1980, Billboard Publi- SEA LEVEL -Ballroom (Arista) JOHN PRINE -Storm Windows (Asylum) The Sky (Arista) ALLMAN BROTHERS-Reach For KLOL -FM- Houston (P. Rine) ALLMAN BROTHERS -Reach For The Sky (Arista) cations, Inc. 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By JEAN WILLIAMS sY *STAR Pertormer- singles registering great _ ,w 't ses . ei Y eat proportionate upward progress the week {1 % A w Ñ LOS ANGELES -Benny Ash- 3 3 .íex 3 i n .t aC TITLE ARTIST TITLE ARTIST burn, manager of the Commodores S n 3 g io x ;" TITLE ARTIST e (Writer). Label 8 Number (Dist. label) (Publisher, Licensee) Z (Writer). Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) e and president of Commodore Enter- ' a J= i (Writer), Label & Number (Dist Label) (Publisher, Licensee) tainment in New York, has been ap- pointed an advisory commissioner 2 6 UPSIDE DOWN -oiann Ross 34 33 8 I ENJOY TA-Seventh wonder 78 2 TREASURE -the Brothers Meson (1. Williams, (B. Edwards, N. Rodgers), Motown 1494 C. Willis, W. Beck), Chocolate City * (R. Temperton), A8M 2254 ( Rollsongs. BMI) for the 1984 Olympics slated for L.A. (Chic, BMI) 3207 (Casablanca) (Finish Line. BMI) Ashburn recently put together Li- 79 3 THAT BURNING LOVE- Edmund Sykes 6 BIG TIME -Rick Jame: 2 1 16 ONE IN A MILLION YOU- edad, (Al Moore, Wiooste, Casablanca 2210 onel Ritchie Kenny Rogers (L. Burgess. 1. Calloway. S. Davenport), Gordy 7185 and for (S Dees), Warner Bros. 49221 (Irving/ Medad, BMI) (Algre /Moore 8 Moote, BMI) an LP project. Ritchie, who pro- (Motown) (Stone City, ASCAP) 3 8 BACKSTROKIN'- Fatback 3 TIGHT MONEY -Lew Hull 42 7 WIDE RECEIVER - Michael Henderson duces and writes much of the Com- (1 Flippin, B. Curtis). Spring 3012 (M. * a. Huff), P.I.R. 93109 (CBS) (Piano. BMI) Henderson R. Jacobs). Buddah 622 (Arista) (Polydor) (Oita, modores BMI) (Electrocad, material, is producing two ' ASCAP) 1 2 FUNTIME- Peaches 8 Herb cuts on 5 W Rogers' upcoming LP. 8 GIVE ME THE NIGHT-WeptNIGHT- Boom 43 7 MAGIC OF YOU-Cameron (K. St Lewis. F. Pern) Polydor /MVP 2115 (Bull According to Ashburn. the two (R. Temperton), Warner Bros./Q West 49505 (R. Muller), Salsoul 12124 (RCA) Pen. BMI /Perren,Vibes, ASCAP) ( Rodsongs, ASCAP) (One To One, ASCAP) cuts Ritchie is working on are 82 2 MAKE ME WAIT 5 4 18 TAKE YOUR TIME- s.o.s. and 38 30 13 LOVE JONES Johnny Guitar Watson "Lady" and "Man By The Side - TOO LONG-Iowa Flack Of (H. Clayton Sigidi), Tabu 95522 (CBS) Avant (1. G. Watson). DIM 1304 (Mercury) (Vii Ion, BMI) (S. Wonder), Atlantic Garde. ASCAP /Interior /Sigidi's BMI) The Road." Ashburn notes that the Song, (Jobete /Black Bull, ASCAP) 1 I LOVE THE WAY YOU group probably will appear on Rog- 9 10 THE BREAKS -Runs lbw LOVE -rubo Brew 83 3 BABY WHEN LOVE IS IN YOUR * (1. W ers' CBS-TV special in November. Moore, L. Smith, K. Walker, R. Ford, R. (P. Bryson), Capitol 4887 (WB /Peabo. ASCAP) -Joe Simmons), Mercury 4010 (Neutral Gray/ HEART Simon Members of the Commodores are Funkygroove, ASCAP) 40 41 9 HOUSE PARTY -Fred Wesley (D. Goodman. P. Rose, M.K KennedyKennedy), Posse 5001 not known for their outside produc- (F. Wesley). Curtom /RSO 1037 (Mt. Airy, BMI) (Spring) (Little Jeremy/Window/Porter, BM 1 6 13 CUPID- Spiuners 47 7 HEY LOVER Chocolate Milk 74 5 tions but for some time they have (S. Cooke), Atlantic 3664 (Nags/Sumac, BMI) - 75 BADD BOY -Des (F. Richard. 1. Smith Ill. A. Castenell, R. Dabon, M. (D. Covay, A. Covay). Newman 500 (Ragmop. BMI) contemplated expanding their ca- Tio. D Richards). RCA 12030 (Chocolate Milk, BMI) $ 8 8 OLD- FASHION LOVE- Commedmes 85 2 MAKING LOVE -Herbs Hancock reers. (M. Williams), Motown 1489 42 37 10 FIGURES CAN'T CALCULATE- í (Jobete /Commodores ASCAP) (A. Mouzon, J. Hancock), Columbia 1 11323 Ent., NW= DeVaughn The group is gearing up to per- (Mouzon, ASCAP /Hancock. BMI) (W. DeVaughn). DEC 761 (Melomega /Maui, ASCAP) form at two conventions this 13 7 CAN'T WE TRY -Teddy Pendergrass NEW MY ' POP IT way Featuring (R. Miller, K. Hirsch), P.I.R. 93107 (CBS) 51 5 YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR -ow N Hudson month -the Record Bar conference (A. k's/Duc K. McCord). MCA 41298 (Stone Diamond, BMI) FOR I LOVE ME- Mrmaine Jackson (Park's /Duchess. MCA/BMI) at Hilton Head, S.C., and at the Na- (S. Wonder), Motown 1490 12 7 REBELS ARE WE itt -Chic (Jobete /Black Bull, ASCAP) tional Assn. of Broadcasters conven- (B. Edwards, N. Rodgers), Atlantic 3665 (Chic, BMI) SHE BELIEVES IN ME -D1. Rogers u Gibb). ARC /Columbia 111324 tion in New Orleans. 46 8 MAKE IT FEEL GOOD-Alfonso Surrek (S. (Angel Wing, ASCAP) itr 15 6 LOVE DON'T (W Beck. A Miller, A Echols, K. Echols), MCA ( MAKE IT RIGHT 41249 (Aole /Finish Line /Echo Rama, BMI /ASCAP) * * * - Ashford 8 Simpson NEW fITV SOUL SHADOWS -crawlers IN Ashford, V. Simpson). Warner Bros. 49269 55 4 GIRL OF MY DREAM- Mardmttam 0. Sample, W. Jennings), MCA 41295 cc (Nick -O -Val, ASCAP) KDAY -AM in L.A. (through (L. Graham, 1. Mack), Columbia (Four Knights /Blue Sky /Ryder /Irving, BMI) 111321 (Content, BMI) oSteve Woods its 12 11 10 HERE WE GO AGAIN-Isley Brothers program director) in 89 2 I GOT THIS THING (E. Isley, M. Islay, C. R. Isley, R. In Jasper, 0. Isley, 53 8 BODY LANGUAGE -Patti Austin conjunction with LSD Promotions, Isley), CBS (Bovine, ASCAP) FOR YOU-Jamie Taylor (I. Hayes), CCI 9.9600 (Duchess, MCA/BMI) sponsored a special promotion roller (G.M Guidry), Columbia 111315 ' ASCAP) 13 10 14 DYNAMITE (World Songs, m skating party at which Dick Griffey, -Stacy LaMar 57 3 SEARCHING - Change (N. M. Walden. B. Hull), Cotillion 45015, (Walden/ (M. Malavasi, P. Slade), RFC 49512 (Warner Bros.) 90 2 MYSTERY DANCER shadow coo Gratitude Sky, ASCAP/Cotillion /Brass Heart. BMI) ' (Little Macho. ASCAP) - president of Solar Records brought (I Williams. W. Beck, C. Willie, L. Ware), Elektra a) along his roller skates. 14 14 8 FOR THOSE WHO LIKE 48 50 8 LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOW -Grtis Mayfield 41002 (Finish Line. BMI /WBW /Almo, ASCAP) (C. Mayfield), Curtom /RSO 1036 (Mayfield, BMI) '- The event, held at Flippers disco TO GROOVE-RayGROOVE -Rea Parker Jr. 8 Rayds HOLD ON -Symba (R. Parker 1r.). Arista 0522 (Raydiola. ASCAP) 49 40 8 YEARNIN' BURNIN' -M eaure (R. Lewis. G Holland). Venture 127 CO Sunday (3) 8 p.m. -2 a.m., drew so * (M. McClain, D. Hepburn, B. Carter, I I (Barton, BMI /Keaca) I- many people that club operators re- 211 7 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO M. Hepburn, N. Phillips), Fantasy 893 portedly were forced to turn away LOVE YOU -Dynasty (Three Hundred Sixty, ASCAP) IF YOU WANT ME SAY IT -Lest Rebuked (W. Shelby. R. Smith), Solar 12021 (RCA) (B. White. F Wilson, P. Polio), Unlimited Gold 61 3 LET ME YOUR C7 hundreds. (Spectrum VII/ Mykinda. ASCAP) BE ANGEL -Stacy Lattisaw 9.1417 (CBS) (Seven Songs /BaDake, BMI) (N. M. Walden, B. Hull), Cotillion 46001 (Atlantic) Solar group Dynasty was onhand /Gratitude ASCAP /Cotillion /Brass 12 4 GIRL, DON'T LET IT ' (Walden Sky, 83 86 2 DIFFERENT KINDA Heart. BMI) signing autographs and, with its mu- GET YOU DOWN-Mays DIFFERENT -lohury Mathis sical conductor. Leon Sylvers, (K. Gamble, L. Hutt), TSOP 9-4790 (CBS) 62 2 WHERE DID WE GO WRONG -u.D. (M McLeod, P. Sawyer). Columbia judged the roller skating contest. (Mighty Three, BMI) (S. Dees, 1.1. Osborne), ABM 2250 (Irving, BMI/ 1.11313 (Jobete. ASCAP) Almo /Mcrovscod, ASCAP) 1 17 17 9 JO JO -Bea Suggs COMING HOME -Tmh Winners of the contest received 11 (B. Scaggs, D. Foster, D. Lesley), Columbia 111281 52 52 10 DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME- (B. Massey, A. Boyd, D. Edwards). Devaki 4001 Rene 8 Angela ' personalized roller skates. (Boz Suggs /Nmo, ASCAP /Foster Frees /Irving, BMI) I (Mirus) (Murios /Davahkee, ASCAP) As for Griffey, he is said to have (R. Moore, A. Winbush), Capitol 4851 18 7 18 LANDLORD- gadys Knight 8 The rips (Moore And Moore, BMI) *1=0 TAKING YOUR SPACE challenged Woods to a one on one (N Asford, V. Simpson), Columbia 81 2 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS AWAY -Two Tons o'Fun 111239 (Nit -O -Val, ASCAP) skating competition -it never came * (Sylvester. Fuqua), Fantasy /Honey 896 BEFORE Stephanie Mils - (Borzoi /Beekeeper /Beeswax, ASCAP) off. However, Griffey is known 19 16 17 YOU AND ME -Reüie Robbins (1. Mtume, R. Lucas), 20th Century Butterfly, BMI) (1.P. Pennington), ARM 2231 (Frozen 86 88 2 OPEN YOUR MIND -Meer around town as an excellent skater. (Chinnichap /Careers, BMI) 71 3 FUNKIN' FOR JAMAICA -Tom Browne (N. Durham, W. Cunningham), Atlantic 3750 LSD Promotions. (Alen /Soufus, ASCAP /Darak /Good Groove. BMI) cosponsors of (r. Brown, T. Smith), Arista /CARP 2506 (Thomas 26 7 RESCUE ME -A Tanta Of He..y Browne /Roaring Fork. BMI) the party. is comprised col- R. 1j of young (J Johnson, B. Miller, Bautista), Capitol 4888 ROCK IT -Lippe Inc. (Rhythm Planet /Conducive /Big One, BMI /ASCAP) lege students. 65 3 DANCE TURNED INTO (5. Greenberg), Casablanca 2281 (Rick's /Steve Greenberg, BMI) The firm. known for its fund rais- 28 5 SOUTHERN GIRL -Maas A ROMANCE -Jones Girls (F. Beverly), Capitol 4891 (Amazement. BMI) (K. Gamble. L. Huff), P.I.R. 93111 ing efforts, has raised monies for the (CBS) (Assorted. BMI) GEORGY PORGY -Side Effect (D. Paich). Elektra 47007 (Hudmar, ASCAP) 31 1 I JUST WANNA Minnie Riperton cancer research DANCE 56 60 4 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WITH YOU- starpoint SAY YOU LOVE ME GIRL Breakwater fund. local drug rehabilitation cen- TWICE - Temptations *C=30 - (E. Phillips, K. Adeyemo), Chocolate City 3208 (K. Williams, Jr., G. Robinson, Jr.), kista 0542 (W. Weatherspoon. A Bond. R. Weetherspoon), ters, scholarship funds and recently (Casablanca) (Harrindur, BMI) (Breaksongs, BMI) Gordy 7188 (Motown) (Book, BMI) for the Burn Center. following Rich- 23 23 15 SITTING IN THE PARK - .Q. 66 5 JUST LIKE YOU -Hat 90 49 8 BEYOND -Herb Abed ard Pryor's accident. (B. Stewart). Arista 0510 (Chevis, BMI) (T. Saviano, 1.M. Arnold), MCA 41267 (R. Hewson), ABM 2246 (Chappell. ASCAP) ' (Koppelman/Bandier, BM!) * * * 24 24 12 SOMEONE THAT I USED 91 91 6 GIVE IT TO YOU -RCA 3 HE'S SO SHY -Peetar Sisters (S. TO LOVE - Natalie Cole Rhodes), Radio 712 ( Blackwoods/ (T. Snow, C. Weill), Planet 47916 (Elektra) Sounds Good, BMI) Donna Summer has moved from (M. Nasser, G. Goffin), Capitol 4869 (Screen Gems (ATV /Mann 8 Weill /Braintree /Snow, BMl) EMI/PrinceNasser Street /Arista. BMI /ASCAP) ABC -TV and she is taking her spe- 92 21 22 LET'S GET SERIOUS- lermaine Jackson 70 3 NO NIGHT SO LONG -Dianne Warwick 25 18 19 A (S. Wonder, Garrett). Motown 1469 cials to NBC -TV. ABC reportedly LOVER'S HOLIDAY - Change (R. Kerr. W. Jennings), Arista 0527 (Irving, BMl) (D. Romani, T. Willoughby), RFC 49208 (Jobete /Black Bull, ASCAP) didn't pick up the option on Sum- (Wamer Bros.) (Little Macho, ASCAP) 60 64 4 I OWE YOU ONE- Sbaamar 93 93 4 PARTY ON -Pum Energy mer's (RCA) contract although the singer's (W. Hudson, R. Hudson. C. Hudson). 26 19 23 SHINING STAR -Manhattans (Sp ctrumLVN %Rosy ASCAP)12049 L. Stevens. Prism 311 (Prismatic, BMI) special garnered impressive ratings. (L. Graham, P. Richmond), Columbia 1 -11222 (Content, (BMI) 61 63 5 I LOVE IT- TrunsR ABC is rumored to have disagreed (R. Gray, M. Gray), Elektra 46664 (Ensign /Nikkïs 94 29 22 FUNKY TOWN -Lippe, Inc. Dream /Cowcatcha. BMI) (S. Casablanca 2233 with Summer over creative control 27 27 9 BY YOUR SIDE-Can Funk shun Greenberg), /Rightsong /Steve Greenberg, BMI) (F. Pilate), Mercury 76066 (Vafie Joe. BMI) (Rick's of her debut special last January. 62 67 5 POP YOUR FINGERS -Rea Royce (N. Whitfield), Whitfield 49274 (Warner Bros.) (May 95 34 13 NEVER GIVIN' UP 32 11 I CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU -N lams Her first NBC special will be early tr -TFF Twelfth /Warner-Tamerlane, BMI) (A. Janeau, T. Canning), Warner Bros. 49234 (P. Gaines), Curtom /RSO 1035 (Mayfield, BMI) (Aljarreau /Desperate. BMI) next year. 73 2 I TOUCHED A DREAM -me Dos 29 25 20 SWEET SENSATION Stephanie Mills (E. Record), 20th Century 2463 (RCA) (Angelshell/ - 96 96 6 HANGIN' OUT -ADC Band * * * (1. Mtume, R. Lucas), 20th Century 2449 (RCA) Six Continents, BMI) (T. Williams), Cotillion 45109 (Atlantic) (Frozen Butterfly, BMI) Wayne Henderson Ronnie 74 4 SHAKE IT UP -Rod (Tow Pepper, ASCAP) and Niangandoumou, R. Niangandoumou), Prelude 36 9 HEAVY ON PRIDE- smokey Robinson (R itt 8014 (Jessica 8 Jonathan /Ivan Mogull, ASCAP) 97 58 11 PARTY LIGHTS -Gap Band Laws have formed On Earth Pro- (W. Robinson), Tamla 54313 (Motown) curyo5, Tommonp. ce. Taylor). (Bertram. ASCAP) ductions Ltd. And while the princi- 65 69 4 SLOW DANCE -David Ruffin Mercury 567 (Total Experience. BMI) Warner Bros. pals are not ready for a major an- 39 6 LOVE MAKIN' MUSIC whip -eem 49277 (Conquistador /Probe II. ASCCAAPj 98 1=MO ROCKIN'- Wndstorm (A. Schroeder.). Ragovoy), Unlimited Gold 91418 nouncement, a source close to the (C. Dennis, K. McLin), Polydor 2095 (CBS) (Dandy Dittys /Me-Benish, ASCAP) 76 3 I HEARD IT IN A LOVE (ISeogard /Cottontail, BMI) pair confirms Henderson and Laws * SONG - McFadden 8 Whitehead 38 6 PAPILLON-Chaka Khan are negotiating with at least one ma- 1r (G. McFadden, 1. Whitehead, J. Cohen), TSOP 9- 99 59 11 LOOKING FOR LOVE - Candi Staten (G. Diamond). Warner Bros 49256 (Diamond 4788 (CBS) (Assorted /Mighty Three, BMI) (A. Schwartz. R. Klein), Warner Bros. 49240 jor act. (G. Damond, ASCAP) (Hotlips, BMI) 77 2 TASTE OF BITTER Henderson and Laws have been 48 4 SHAKE YOUR PANTS -Cameo LOVE-Gladys Gladys The 100 100 5 STRETCH' IN OUT -Caude Adams a (L Blackman), Chocolate City 3210 (Casablanca) Simpson). PlumbicColumbia (DiamondrInRTheoRough 8012 friends for number of years and (Better Nights, ASCAP) 1 -11 30 (Nick-0'-Val, /Truman, BMI) (Continued on page 25) 25 General News Billboard SPECIAL SP'IEY For Week Ending 8/16/80 Small Indie Labels Form Group Association Launched In N.Y.; Jimmy Dockett Chairman By JEAN WILLIAMS LPs. LOS ANGELES -The Small In- were: Rota Records, Creative Funk committee, which was to meet Pi Records, to put together the C Copyright 1980, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may dependent Record Manufacturers Records, Kappa Silver Wednesday (6) be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any Assn. was officially launched Aug. 2 Dollar Records, ABP Records, Star structure and programs for the or- meals, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. at New York's Sheraton City Squire Vision International, Red Raven ganization. prior Hotel. Records, Cheryl Records, Scorp- Dockett notes that the Small Inde- Only labels grossing less than gemi Records, VAP Records, Pan pendent Record Manufacturers *STAR Performer -LP's registering C1 greatest proportionate upward prog- $250,000 per year were invited to Ache Records, SMI Records, Em- Assn. is working closely with the ress this w.e ó ts participate in the 12 -hour, IO a.m. - pire Records, Phillip Edwards Rec- Assn. of Black Entertainment Law- TITLE ; TITLE 3 3 3z 10 p.m. meeting. ords and Will Kerr Records. yers to obtain legal counseling. Artist, Label 8 Number Artist, Label L Number (Dist. Label) (Dist. Label) According to Jimmy Dockett, Dockett explains that although The steering committee was to a 3 were back to the 4 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE singer, acting presiding chairman of most attending East Coast- take its report organiza- 1 9 DIANA *47 the organization and president of based. "other labels in Los Angeles tion's board which was to meet Sat- Diana Ross, Motown M8-936M1 IN Curtis Mayfield, RSO RS-13077 StarVision Records, "The associ- and Detroit have expressed interest urday (9) at New York's Pace Univ. 2 2 8 S.O.S. S.O.S. Band, 60 2 GARDEN OF LOVE ation was formed to unite in a collec- in the association." At that meeting the group was to Tabu NJZ 36332 (CBS) Rick James, tive effort to achieve maximum effi- The group voted to have a steering elect its officers. 4 9 ONE IN A MILLION YOU Gordy G8-995M1 (Motown) in the ciency music industry, with Larry, Graham, 49 3 LOVE APPROACH Warner Bros. BSK 3447 emphasis on affirmative action." Tom Browne, Arista /GRP 3008 4 3 8 HEROES He notes that approximately 50 42 34 11 INVISIBLE MAN'S BAND Commodores, Motown MB-939M1 persons were on hand, including Invisible Man's Band, 5 5 14 CAMEOSIS Mango MLPS 9537 (Island) representatives from labels, artists Cameo, Casablanca CCLP 2011 43 38 15 POWER and record producers. 6 6 9 THIS TIME Temptations, Al larreau, Among the topics discussed were: Gordy G8-994MI (Motown) Warner Bros. BSK 3434 "Music Trends "Material 44 40 8 FOR MEN ONLY :" -Writ- 7 9 NAUGHTY Millie Jackson, ing, Copyrights, Publishing :" Chaka Khan, Spring SPI.6727 (Polydor) "Recording- Producer, Arranger, Warner Bros. BSK 3385 NIGHT LONG Musicians, Artists :" "Pressing - 8 8 12 ABOUT LOVE 77 air* NO SO Dionne Warwick, Arista AL 9525 Quality Problems :" "Marketing - Gladys Knight and The Pips, Columbia JC 36387 46 42 1, 21 LIPPS INC. Foreign And Domestic :" "Distribu- 12 REAL PEOPLE Mouth To Mouth, tion- Independent, National /Ad- Chic. Atlantic SD 16016 Casablanca NBLP 7197 vantages And Disadvantages :" "Ra- 24 2 GIVE ME THE NIGHT 47 43 19 TWO dio" and "Trade Publications - George Benson, G.Q., Arista AL 9511 Warner Bros. HS 3453 Charts." 48 48 24 LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 11 9 16 SWEET SENSATION Brothers Johnson, A&M SP-3716 "As each topic was broached, one Stephanie Mills, of the label presidents informed the 20th Century T-603 (RCA) 59 2 UPRISING Bob Marley 8 The Wailers, Island group of his method of handling the 12 13 20 HOT BOX ILPS 9596 (WB) situation and the results he has had;" Fatback, Spring SP.I-6126 (Polydor) 50 44 16 PARADISE says Dockett. Boyce perform NASHVILLE SOUL -Phonogram /Mercury artists Dillard & 16 11 LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL Peaho Bryson, Capitol S00 -12063 "We also discussed the upgrading LP a Stacy Lattisaw, material from their debut at showcase benefitting the Nashville chapter 51 41 18 MONSTER Cotillion SD 5219 (Atlantic) of our recordings so as to erase the of NARAS. Jesse Boyce, left, and Moses Dillard, right, drew a sellout crowd at Herbie Hancock, stigma attached to small independ- the Opryland Hotel's Stagedoor Lounge. Proceeds will go to a scholarship 15 6 RHAPSODY AND BLUES Columbia 1C 36415 Crusaders, MCA MCA -5124 ent product. People believe, and in fund for music business students. 52 50I 9 ROCKS, PEBBLES AND some cases it's true, that the pressing 15 10 19 LETS GET SERIOUS SAND Jermaine Jackson, Stanley Clarke, quality of product coming from Motown M7 -928R1 Epic JE 36506 small independent labels is inferior. 22 4 ADVENTURES IN THE Harrison Leads DRG's LP Lineup 53 46 1 5 WAITING ON YOU This is why we must upgrade all LAND OF MUSIC of kick, Bang 1236262 (CBS) Dynasty, Solar BXL13516 (RCA) our product. NEW YORK -Rex Harrison, who Harrison sings songs by Lerner & 17 14 18 AFTER MIDNIGHT 54 39 I 22 THE BLUE ALBUM "The foreign market is so impor- returns as Professor Higgins in "My Harold Melvin 8 The Blue Notes Loewe, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Manhattans, Columbia 1C 36411 tant now, and we must be aware of Fair Lady" starting in New Orleans a set Featuring Sharon Paige, Source Hart. Bacharach & David in 18 11 11 '80 what's SOR3197 (MCA) involved in selling product Sept. 16, heads a lineup of fall prod- called "Accustomed To Her Face," Gene Chandler, overseas," he continues. uct at DRG, the New York -based one of his "Lady" numbers. 20th Century 1.605 (RCA) 55 45 18 SPIRIT OF LOVE Con Funk Shun, 21 SHEET MUSIC "We also (discussed the problems nostalgia label. The label also continues its cast al- i( Mercury SRM 13806 Barry White, Unlimited Gold FZ we have collecting money owed us. bum series with the Off -Broadway Vocals to `Unicorn' 36208 (CBS) 56 52 24 LADY T and we believe that collectively we hit. "Scrambled Feet" and London 20 20 10 LOVE JONES Teens Marie, Gordy can alleviate some of these prob- LOS ANGELES -Rock group cast albums of "South Pacific," with Johnny Guitar Watson, G7-992R1 (Motown) lems. America will record the vocals to Mary Martin and Wilbur Evans, 01M 31 (Mercury) 57 56 15 1980 "As for radio and the trade publi- three songs for "The Last Unicorn," "Carousel," "Camelot." starring the 32 3 JOY AND PAIN B.T. Express, Columbia IC 36333 Maze, Capitol ST -12087 cations' charts, we need to fully un- an animated feature film based on a late Laurence Harvey, and "The 58 53 19 RELEASED 22 19 9 LOVE TRIPPIN' Patti LaBelle, Epic JE 36381 derstand the methodology and in novel by Peter S. Beagle. Good Companions," with a score by Spinners, Atlantic SD 19270 59 54 24 SKYWAY that way we will best know how to Jimmy Webb wrote the lyrics and Johnny Mercer and Andre Previn. T.P. tam* Skyy, Satsoul SA 8532 (RCA) exploit our product. All in all, we be- music and composed the original Another fall issue is "Holiday Teddy Pendergrass, P.I.R. FI 36745 (CBS) 70 2 I TOUCHED A DREAM we can score which is the late lieve that collectively become for the film being pro- With Mulligan," featuring The Dells, 24 17 18 GO ALL THE WAY stronger and more viable in the in- duced by Marble Arch Productions Judy Holliday and Gerry Mulligan, 20th Century T -618 (RCA) Isley Brothers, d ustry." in association with Rankin /Bass including five songs penned by the T'Neck FZ 36305 (CBS) 61 551 33 THE WHISPERS Among the labels participating Productions. two. 25 23 18 TWO PLACES AT THE The Whispers, SAME TIME Solar 8X11.3521 (RCA) Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio. 62 62 12 SHINE Arista AL 9515 Average White Band. 26 26 4 BLOW FLY'S PARTY Arista AL 9523 Blow Fly, Weird World 63 63 10 ME MYSELF I WWX 2034 (T.K.) Counterpoint Joan Armatrading, A&M SP 4809 35 4 BEYOND Herb Alpert, A&M SP-3717 64 57 14 SPLASHDOWN Breakwater, Arista AB 4264 Continued from page 24 Stevie Wonder recently per- directions because of our basic 28 30 5 SPECIAL THINGS Henderson was, at one time, copro- formed an impromptu concert at philosophies. However, we continue Pleasure, Fantasy F-9600 65 61 14 AND ONCE AGAIN Isaac Hayes, Polydor PD-1.6269 ducing with Laws. New York's restaurant /nightclub to be close friends and we will be 36 5 CAMERON * * * Bogard's. owned by The Best of working together on special proj- Cameron, Salsoul SA 8535 (RCA) 66 58 13 NOW WE MAY BEGIN 30 18 17 THE GLOW OF LOVE Randy Crawford, Friends. The musician surprised a ects." Warner Bros. 85K 3421 More than 500 record retailers Change, RFC 3438 (Warner Bros.) capacity crowd when he went to the and one-stop operations have en- * * * 31 28 9 DON'T LOOK BACK 67 64 9 A BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR tered the Heart piano, sat down and began to per- Arista recording group GQ will be Natalie Cole, Capitol ST 12079 George Duke, "Tramaine's Of Epic FE 36483 Gold Display Contest." The compe- form. guest performers at the Bronx Leba- 32 27 ONE WAY FEATURING AL HUDSON 68 66 14 SYREETA is to promote Tramaine Haw- Friend to the Best of Friends, a non Aug. 28. The tition Hospital benefit MCA MCA 5127 Syreeta, Tamla T7-312R1 (Motown) group of New York City entrepre- is for the Savoy kins' newest Light Records LP, "Tra- benefit scheduled 33 31 51 OFF THE WALL 69 67 12 JERRY KNIGHT maine." neurs for many years, also owns the Manor. Michael Jackson, Epic FE-35745 Jerry Knight, MM SP 4788 Final deadline for entries is Aug. Leviticus International nightclub. All proceeds will provide immuni- 34 29 12 YOU AND ME 70 68 4 BODY LANGUAGE 18, with all winners receiving' cash When Wonder left Bogard's he zation shots for underprivileged Rookie Robbins, 48M SP 4805 Patti Austin, CTI 1136503 (CBS) 35 25 9 BOUNCE, ROCK, SKATE, awards. First prize is f500. A panel moved onto Leviticus. children, health services such as pap 71 72 3 THE BEST LOVE ROLL the Jerry Butler, P.I.R. 11 36413 (CBS) of judges, including Vicki Mack, * * * smear, complete physical exam- Vaughn Mason 8 Crew, 72 65 23 WARM THOUGHTS label's product administrator, will inations, psychiatric care and al- Brunswick BL 754221 AI Jefferson and Maxx Kidd of Snekey Robinson, make selections from color photos coholic counseling. 36 37 6 MIDDLE MAN iamla T8 -367M1 (Motown) supplied by entrants. Contestants Washington's Al & the Kidd Promo- Boz Scaggs, Columbia FC 36106 GQ has participated in several 73 69 3 CONCERNED PARTY #1 to go in separate 37 33 21 ROBERTA FLACK also will be eligible for a drawing for tions have decided Captain Sky, TEC 1202 benefit programs recently, including FEATURING DONNY a directions. Jefferson will reopen un- box of Tramaine's albums. Inci- the Advancement Education in 74 74 - 3 FIGURES CAN'T a new of HATHAWAY dentally, Tramaine is the wife der name, while Kidd will re- CALCULATE of junior and senior high schools. Roberta Flack Featuring Donny tain the Al & the tag. William DeVaughn, TEC SA 1200 Walter Hawkins. ... Also at Light. Kidd Hathaway, Atlantic SD 16013 Jessy Dixon is gearing up for his According to Kidd, who is in the * * * 51 TWICE AS SWEET 75 71, 24 SKYLARKIN' Grover Washington. Jr., eighth world tour with Paul Simon process of building a new staff, "We Remember ... we're in communi- A Taste Of Honey, Capitol ST 12089 Motown M7-933R1 beginning Sept. 13 in Cleveland. decided it was best to go in different cations, so let's communicate.

www.americanradiohistory.com 26 Talent CURRENT TOUR MAY GROSS $2 MILLION Beach Boys Get Their Second Breath As 20th Year Looms By ROMAN KOZAK NEW YORK -The Beach Boys Boys are about 90% SRO on live says that since the Beach Boys are will celebrate their 20th anniversary shows, says Schilling, but its current not the sort of band to do 60-date as a working act at the beginning of record sales do not reflect this. The marathon tours. the trick was to play next year, but no one is thinking of group's last two LPs for Caribou the band to best advantage with well retiring. New management and Records have both been disappoint- promoted and publicized shows in booking agency is giving the veteran ing. Schilling blames a poor selec- areas where its appearances become act a new push. tion of singles, confusion between a major event in themselves. Now billed as "America's Great- repackaged product and new re- Hence a short tour of Europe ear- est Rock'n'Roll Band," the Beach leases and a certain admitted lassi- lier in the year. and the current trek Boys played to about 425.000 fans in tude on the part of the band in its through such secondary markets as Washington, D.C., on July 4, before recording projects. Duluth and Rapid City, which embarking on a 17 -day tour of the However, now, says Schilling. the hardly ever get major rock shows, as Billboard photo by Chuck Pulin COCKER POWER -Joe Cocker makes a rare Midwest. band's troubles are behind it, and well as country fairs, which Arfa sees New York appearance with a con- cert at The current tour, playing at the Brian Wilson, the creative head of as summer replacements for the Central Park as part of the Dr Pepper Music Festival. Pine Knob festival. as well as arenas the band, is back actively working campus circuit. and state fairs in such cities as and recording. Since the Beach Boys have been Omaha, Minneapolis. Rapid City, He has made significant progress around for such a long time, it is an Manhattans Climb Ladder Bismarck and Duluth, is expected to in the last I' years and he said this is act that draws from broad demogra- gross about $2.5 million, with the his life and it's what he has to do," phics creating its own problems in band itself netting $1 million. So says Schilling about Brian Wilson. advertising. Sometimes, says Arfa. Again After 3 Dull Years says Dennis Arfa, president of the In the past Wilson would withdraw as many as seven stations in a mar - By MIKE LONDON Home Run Agency, which has been from the band and public life for ket-AOR, adult contemporary, Top NEW YORK -After three years "The bottom line," says Kelly, booking the Beach Boys since the long periods of time. 40 and oldies -are utilized as ad of watching disco artists climb the "was the fact that we were doing beginning of the year. Now. Wilson is playing regularly media, first in a total blitz, and then charts. the four sweet- singing Man- what we with rotating enjoyed." Managing the band since last the band on tour. He has writ- them as the concert draws hattans are back in the spotlight. summer is ten closer. The Manhattans began work Jerry Schilling, the half of the songs on the current The 16- year -old, group has re- on former road manager who worked "Keep The biggest event, course, was "After Midnight" determined to re- The Summer Alive" LP and of turned in grand style with a gold al- for Elvis Presley for I I years before contributed many of the vocals. the July 4 concert in Washington, verse the group's fortunes. Five dif- bum. "After Midnight," and a gold hooking with which was ferent producers were employed up the Beach Boys. The new single from the album. free to the audience but single. "Shining Star." And the to His arrival has meant a released two months without cost $125.000 to put achieve five different sounds, geared new ago on. The money quartet's r &b style has remained in- was to markets including recording philosophy and new pro- making a significant dent in the raised by sponsorship from Ha- tact, preserving the soulful doo -wop Philadelphia, is waiian Los Angeles, Chicago, motional impetus for live shows, as charts, Chuck Berry's "School Tropic and WRQX-FM with sound which the group members New York well a and the South. as attention grabbing specials Days," which, says Schilling, is European film company also pick- first performed on the street corners and projects. being received ontour as well as the ing up part of the cost, says Arfa. of Jersey City. More than a year in the making. Despite the recession the Beach famous Beach Boys' oldies. Footage from the concert may The Manhattans' four singers the album apparently inspired the To also become a - strengthen the Beach Boys on part of television spe- Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Gerald Al- group from the very beginning. "All the road, Schilling got Dennis Arfa, cial the Beach Boys are working on ston, Sonny Bivins and Kenny of us felt when we heard `Shining until then the exclusive agent of to be seen in conjunction with the Kelly- attribute much of their cur- Star' that it would be a smash." Unsurpassed in Quality 20th Billy Joel, to handle bookings. Arfa band's anniversary next year. rent success to the sliding market for Lovett recalls. "Everything clicked disco music. with this album. We were at the right GLOSSY 19k2c "There's a lot of talent coming to place at the right time." EACH IN Sinatra & Martin Teaming light now that got lost in disco dur- The record's success has revital- 1000 LOTS ing the last few years," says Lovett. ized the Manhattan's career, says its Up Again In "The Manhattans are about love members. The group has pursued an PHOTOS Atlantic City and mood, a lot of which can't be ex- 1000 POSTCARDS $125.00 active touring schedule throughout ATLANTIC CITY -Waves of And at the Brighton Hotel & Ca- pressed in disco." the U.S. and in August it departs for 100 8x10 $27.95 surprise within the entertainment sino, Si Zentner is putting together a "Right now people want music a set of European dates. CUSTOM $98 community continue to race through new orchestra /revue. they can relate to." adds Alston. According to the group. the high- COLOR PRINTS per I this resort city. Zentner, who made his mark as "And that's what we do." It was recently announced that one of the country's premier trom- Group members admit people light of the past year -in addition to COLOR LITHO $295 having a gold Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin bonists and big band leaders, is stag- were not relating to the Manhattans' album and a gold per 1000 single. of course performing would reteam after a number of ing the city's first completely origi- music during the late '70s. After -was for the CETA 15th COLOR $220 years for a three -day engagement at nal revue, "Hello Broadway." racking up one of 1976's top singles, program's anni- POSTCARDS per 300! versary celebration at the the Resorts International Hotel -Ca- In addition, he's helping to put to- "Kiss And Say Goodbye." the group Kennedy Center in Washington. MOUNTED 20 °x30' 30 °x40" sino Aug. 24 through 26. gether the hotel's theatre, which will suffered a long drought. a fate ENLARGEMENTS $25.00 $35.00 Also at Resorts International. Ti- have a seating capacity of728. shared by many traditional r &b acts Despite its current popularity. the bor Rudas recently resigned as cor- Zentner came to Atlantic City in during the disco era. four Manhattans appear realistic porate vice president. Rudas had re- 1977 to take over as music director of On tour, the group says it found it- about the future. "The economic de- T portedly been doing an "excellent" Resorts International's Ziegfeld Fol- self sandwiched between funk and cline is hurting entertainment, espe- oto9roPherf job in establishing the hotel as a lies Room. The Greate Bay Casino disco acts, playing for crowds that cially big shows in the cities," Lovett prime East Coast entertainment Corp. lured him away last year as had only to it we A (*isms el JAMES J. KRIEGSMANN come dance. While believes. "If have to go back to force. 165 W. 46tA St, N.Y. 10036 entertainment director of the was a depressing period, the mem- the `chittling' circuit to survive, we (212) K 74233 Hotel executives reportedly are at- Brighton Hotel & Casino. with full bers say they are proud they "held will," he adds, referring to the circuit tempting to talk Rudas out of leav- control not only of the music, but of out" and maintained their distinc- of small clubs where the band first ing. the entire production. tive sound. gained a devoted following. They Only Hope To Break Even In Phoenix ay n semn SUN CITY, Ariz. -It isn't just the than half-dozen different venues, The Sundome's first year kicks off outside help has not made it difficult age factor that casts a unique light Tuffs has the whole western turf to Sept. 13 with a two -night stand by to book talent, he adds. on the concert business in this retire- himself. Lawrence Welk. The Sun City Symphony will also ment suburb of 55.000 residents west The newly constructed Sundome, Other performers appearing as be appearing at the new venue. of Phoenix. with a seating capacity of 7,200, is part of the venue's Celebrities Series More than 4.000 season tickets re- Although Henry Mancini and the only concert venue west of Phoe- are: 4 Girls 4 (Sept. 21), Tennessee portedly have already been sold. Lawrence Welk. as expected, score nix's sole freeway and the second fa- Ernie Ford (Sept. 27 -28), & Sandler Tuffs says he is keeping in close high in surveys, what sets concerts cility located west of Central Ave- Young (Oct. 19), Al Martino (Oct. here apart from the rest of the Phoe- nue, which divides the city into east contact with the managers of Gam - 26), Ed Ames & the Pied Pipers mage Center for the Performing nix metropolitan area is the people and west. (Nov. 9). the Mills Bros. (Nov. 16), Arts. a venue putting them on say they don't ex- It's also the only indoor facility for smaller located about the Lennon Sisters (Nov. 23) and the 35 miles east on the Arizona State pect to make money. the retired residents of Sun City and Osmonds (Dec. 13). its twin community, Sun City West. Univ. campus in Tempe. "We're not trying to make "The Osmonds are about as con- money." "We're trying to price our tickets Some touring performers like claims Sundome entertain- temporary as we're going to get," to break even," says Tuffs. noting Fred Waring and the Ballet Folk - ment director Don Tuffs. "We're try- Tuffs says. Ja Music ing to add a new dimension to Sun that any financial losses will be sub- lorico are booking into the Garn- City, Sun City West and the whole sidized by the Del Webb Develop- Tickets for the celebrities series mage and the Sundome facilities on ?h¢ Good ® ¢ncy Irlc. Western part of the county." ment Co. The company administers range from $15 to $24 for the entire consecutive nights. series. Individual tickets, which go ÓpOCE DATÑßUEt SUITE So while concert promoters in Sun City and envisions the Sun- "Some companies wouldn't be 55 Eastern Phoenix and its Eastern sub- dome as part of a total community sale Aug. 18. range from $5.50 to $8. able to play Arizona without playing MINNESOTA 100 NOppIIS, urbs Tempe and battle entertainment package that will spur The absence of middleman pro- a couple of dates," Tuffs says. MINNEAPOLIS9bg50 of Scottsdale 33 retirees to moters, Tuffs helps keep far enough away so we're not (612-) to capture the college market and vie interested purchase admits, the "We're for available concert dates in more homes in burgeoning Sun City West. ticket prices so low. The absence of going to hurt each other."

www.americanradiohistory.com 27 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 8/3/80 ToIenE ;Top Boxoffice: Talent In Action JOAN ARMATRADING but has always maintained its rock sensibilities, The show opened strongly with "Hell's Bells," LIVINGSTON TAYLOR often with debilitating effects on its music. a hard -hitting song from the group's new LP, c Copyright 1980, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, Dr Pepper Music Festival, However, on July 28, the RCA act melded "Back In Black." The band followed up with retrieval in form stored in a system, or transmitted, any or by any means, electronic, mechanical, rock, pop and r &b wonderfully for most of its 80- some past favorites, including the exuberant photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Central Park, New York Admission: $5, $3 minute, 15 -song performance. Hall, far from the bad boy anthems, "Problem Child" and "High- aloof crooner his past image suggested, way To Hell." With the best songs completed, While Armatrading has always been a charis- Total Ticket bounded around stage in giddy abandon. Oates however, the music turned plodding and dull. matic performer in small auditoriums, this ex- ARTIST -Promoter, Facility, Dates Ticket Price Gross still remains in the background. However, in- Without Bo i Scott, lead- guitarist Angus ce Sales Scale Receipts hilarating show demonstrated that as her follow- DENOTES- SELLOUT PERFORMANCES stead of projecting a shopworn macho stance as Young carried the burden of entertaining the ing grows, she can be equally successful in in times past, he seemed genuinely friendly and crowd. Looking, like a rebellious prepschool larger venues. Stadiums & Festivals (More Than 20,000) engaging. dropout, Young battered himself and his guitar Playing before an SRO crowd, Armatrading The four -piece backing band.(Hall plays gui- in a manic spree of acrobatics. 1 DAY ON THE GREEN -JOURNEY /CHEAP TRICK -Bill 57,000 $13.50- $15.50 $775,971* opened her 19 -song performance with a disap- Graham Presents, Oakland Stadium, Oakland, Ca., tar and keyboards, Oates plays guitar) supple- The full house of adolescent AC /DC loyalists pointing rendition of "Down To Zero," an old fa- July mented the soaring vocals of the duo with heart- showed a generally positive reaction, although vorite. But the show took off from here as she 2 BUDWEISER SUMMER FEST -THE O1'S /SMOKEY 41,322 $11.00 $702,474 felt support. Kudos to saxophone player Charles by tie end many seemed to have tired of moved into current material from her sixth LP, ROBINSON -Michael Rosenberg /Marco, Soldier Dechant for combining a sense of humor with Young's long guitar solos and familiar heavy - "Me Myself I." Field, Chicago, Ill., July 19 musicianship. metal poses. AC /DC's music deserves a better Armatrading's new songs roared from the 3 WILLIE NELSON'S 1ST ANNUAL CALIF. PICNIC- 24,223 $13.00415.00 $316,460 Still, there were nagging moments. The show treatment than the band gave it on that occa- stage, pumped by a tight five -man band which WILLIE NELSON /EMMYLOU HARRIS /MERLE was unevenly packed with such weak songs as sion. took obvious delight in the stripped -down rock HAGGARD /LACY J. DALTON -Bill Graham Presents, Rihe United State" and "NYCNY" being put at Mucfr"htore pleasing was the opening quin- and reggae sound of her new material. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, Ca., Aug. 2 the end. Momentum was destroyed in these tet, Def Leppard. The English band reportedly On the turntable, these new songs sacrifice closing songs. Secondly, Hall & Oates still aren't has an average age of 18, but its trio of guitar- some Of Armatrading's distinctive emotional Arenas (6,000 To 20,000) totally convincing as rockers. They should face ists, romping around the stage like shaggy. delicacy, but in concert their exuberant energy the fact that everyone can't skip from genre to haired poodles, looked far younger. 1 BARRY MANILOW- Electric Factory Concerts, Mann 19,636 -$9.00 $221,775 was irresistible. With "Stole My Heart" and "Si- $8.00 genre successfully. There are only so many Da- The band's heavy metal sound was marked Music Center, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 1 & 2 (2) mon," the crowd sensed something special; af- vid Bowies or Peter Gabriels in the world. by strong melodies and unusual rhythmic 2 J. GEILS BAND /THE FOOLS -Don Law Co., Cape 21,543 $205,228 ter "Ma -Me -O- Beach" and "When I Kisses You," $9.50410.50 Hall & Oates' strong points are their flowing finesse. The 35- minute about five -tune show Cod Colis., South Yarmouth, Mass., July 26, 27, 29, she began receiving the unusual compliment of harmonies and ability to combine 1960s r &b drew from the band's debut LP, "On Through (5) standing ovations after almost every song. with 1970s pop sass. The Night," including well received scngs like 3 JOURNEY -Alpine Valley Music Theatre, Alpine 17,255 $7.00- $11.00 $136,560 Armatrading displayed a new and exciting Lastly, an 80- minute set (including two en- "Wasted" and "sock Brigade." MIKE LONDON Music Theatre, East Troy, Wis., July 31 self- assurance onstage. In the past, this in- cores) from a band with a musical library as 4 WILLIE NELSON -Charlie Maegoo Productions, 14,269 $9.50410.50 $132,487'" tensely private artist has cultivated a mellow, large as its is almost unforgivable. "It's A FOUR TOPS Oakland Colis., Oakland, Ca., Aug. 1 folkish appeal. But now she joked and danced Laugh," "Back Together Again," "Be Bop Drop," Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Nev. 5 VAN HALEN /THE CATS -Don Law Co., The Boston 12,000 $9.00 -$10.00 $118,104°' with invigorating abandon. Part of the credit for "Melody For A Memory," "Crazy Eyes," "I Don't Admission: $5 Gardens, Boston, Mass., July 28 her winning -style goes to her vibrant band, Wanna Lose You" and "Abandoned Lunch - The ink is barely dry on the Four Tops con- 6 VAN HALEN /THE CATS- Contemporary Productions, 13,320 $8.0049.00 $117,451 which included ex- Little Feat drummer Richie eonette" (gems from past shows) were notable tract with Casablanca and this veteran act Checkerdome Theatre, St. Louis, Mo., July 31 Hayward, who deftly propelled the complex for their absence. seems determined to prove Casablanca made a 7 VAN HALEN /THE CATS- Sunshine Promotions/ 14,000 $7.5048.50 $104,209 rhythms of Armatrading's varied music. Epic /Portrait's 20/20, a youthful foursome wise investment. Celebration Productions, Market Square Arena, The second half of her 100 -minute set in- from L.A., put on an eight -song, 30- minute per- This reviewer has followed the Tops through Indianapolis, Ind., July 30 cluded several old classics as well as two new formance that ended strongly. The one -two the years and never have they been better. Levi 8 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK- Concord Pavilion, 8,701 $7.50412.50 $95,297 songs, which continued her present trend punch of "Cheri" and "Yellow Pills" elevated an Stubbs, lead singer, excelled on some most diffi- Concord, Pavilion, Concord, Ca., Aug. 2 & 3 (2) towards uptempo material. Highlights included otherwise routine set by yet another "skinny tie cult lunes, inclyding "McArthur Park." He per- 9 HEART /THE SILENCERS -Electric Factory Concert, 10,070 $7.5049.50 $94,171 the gleefully self -proclaiming "Me Myself I," band" to heights of power pop majesty. formed the tune solo, backed by an eight -piece Riverfront Colis., Cincinnati, Oh., July 30 and "Tall In The Saddle." CARY DARLING band Aug. 2. 10 VAN HALEN /THE CATS -Ruffino & Vaughn, 11,146 $8.0049.00 $93,790 Opening the show was Livingston Taylor, who Obie Benson Duke Fakir and Lawrence Pey- Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, played a 40- minute approximately eight -tune ton, the core of the Tops, exhibited the type of Ala., Aug. 4 set of lively folk -rock, perfectly suited to the out- AC /DC tight, precise harmony of their early Motown 11 FOGHAT /PAT TRAVERS BAND /POINT BLANK- 10,400 $8.00 -$9.00 $91,119 door setting on a warm summer evening. DEF LEPPARD days. Contemporary Productions /New West, Kemper Taylor mixed older material with songs from Palladium, New York But there is a difference. The group's stage Arena. Kansas City, Mo., July ?? his new LP, "Man's Best Friend." The enthusias- Admission: $9.50 presence equals its vocal ability. The Tops know 12 WAYLON JENNINGS & THE WAILORS /JESSIE 8,500 $9.50410.50 $88,424 tic crowd reaction indicated he may well be AC /DC has established itself as a leader how to satisfy an audience's appetite for vocal COLTOUR /CRICKETS -Feyline Presents, Red Rock moving out from underneath the shadow of his excellence and showmanship. The years also 1 among the new breed of heavy metal rock Amphitheatre, Denver, Colo., Aug. celebrated brother James. MIKE LONDON have taught them musical balance. 13 AL JARREAU /SPYRO GYRA /HERBIE HANCOCK- 8,500 $9.50- $10.50 $88,401 bands, but the Aug. 1 show displayed a definite They hour -long, Feyline Presents, Red Rock Amphitheatre, Denver, DARYL HALL lack of imagination. The music failed to live up opened their dozen tune set on a familiar note. As the audience settled into Colo., July 29 JOHN OATES & to the band's recorded sound, and the heavy - 14 VAN HALEN /THE CATS -Mid -South Concerts, Mid 10,154 $7.5048.50 $83,608 handed stage theatrics were lifeless and over- the Tops' old tits, the group switched gears, 20/20 moving into newer material. By South Colis., Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 1 used. this time Stubbs Greek Theatre, Los Angeles 15 AC /DC /STREETHEART-Concert Productions Inter., 8,500 $9.50 $80,750 The 13 -song, 90- minute set introduced Brian knew the capacity crowd was in the palm of his Mapleleaf Gardens, Toronto, Can., July 28 Admission: $10.50, $8.50, $7.50 Johnson as lead singer, replacing the deceased hands. 16 CHIC /FATBACK -Sound Seventy Productions, 9,900 $7.00 -$8.00 $76,538°' Hall & Oates have finally come to terms with Bon Scott. Johnson seems to fit in comfortably, The group was so confident (and rightly so) risked Municiple Aud., Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 1 the rock'n'roll demon that has been festering in- although he can't quite match Scott's throttled of its position, Stubbs telling the au- 17 EMMYLOU HARRIS /MIKE MURPHEY /THE FLYERS- 7,390 $9.00 -$10.00 $73,943 side them since the beginning. The duo is best wail which in the past gave this Australian quin- dience the group was tired and would take a few Feyline Presents, Red Rock Amphitheatre, Denver, known for its exquisitely designed silky pop -r &b tet its menacing edge. seconds to rest -which it did. The members Colo., Aug. 3 stood there saying and doing nothing. The au- 18 JAMES TAYLOR- Mid -South Concerts, The Colis., 8,13,1 $9.00 $73,179 dience loved it. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 4 In addition to "McArthur Park," another 19 SHA NA NA /JOHN SEBASTIAN -Concord Pavilion, 7,514 $7.50410.50 $69,382 highlight of the show was the overworked " The Tops, realizing the frequence with Concord, Ca., July 31 & Aug. 1 Talent Talk "Still which the tune is performed, were determined Auditoriums (Under 6,000) Spencer Davis, Bette Miller, Stevie ber.... The fifth New York Salsa to make its rendition memorable. Stubbs Nicks a nd Richard Perry were among Festival is set for Madison Square started solo, segued into "Hey Jude," onto "The 1 MOLLY HATCHET /DIXIE DREGS /JOHNNY VAN 6,200 $8.00 $49,040* Gambler" and back to "Still." The house went the guests at a private party held Garden. Aug. 30 and 31. ZANDT- Fantasma Productions, West Palm Beach is wild. Auditorium, West Palm after the Blues Brothers' closing Friday not the day to arrive in Beach, Fla., August 2. Other standouts included: "Isn't She at the Universal Amphitheatre Cairo, Egypt. as the Police and 2 ALLMAN BROTHERS/HENRY PAUL BAND 4,883 $8.50 -$10.00 $42,975 night -Bill Lovely," "Ain't No Woman Like The One I Got," Graham Presents, Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, recently. The bash, held at Tony booking agent Ian Copeland discov- "Baby I Need Your Lovin' " and "Sugar Pie Duquette Studios in West Holly- ered as they recently stood before a Ca., August 1 Honey Bunch." wood, featured a DJ playing '50s closed customs desk at the airport in 3 ALLMAN BROTHERS/KATIE MOSSAT -Avalon 4,029 $11.75 -$12.75 $38,013 The crowd was on its feet still screaming, Abba's Takes Cairo. Copeland had forgotten that Attractions, Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, Ca., rock'n'roll.... "Winner stomping and whistling more than five minutes August 2 I there are here, It All," No. in the U.K., will be is- Fridays like Sundays after the curtain fell. JEAN WILLIAMS 4 B.B. KING /THE NIGHTHAWKS -Carter Barron, Carter 4,551 $7.50 $33,087 sued Stateside within two months. i.e., businesses close. Hence, the Barron Amphitheater, Wash., D.C., Aug. 2 The group's first studio album since band was unable to transport its 5 ALLMAN BROTHERS/HENRY PAUL BAND -Avalon 3,045 $9.75$12.75 $32,915 "Voulez Vous" is due in October. equipment out of the airport and to Attractions /Mark Berman, San Diego Amphitheater, Chicago's the Buckinghams will the awaiting hall where the next pvii TOP QUALITY San Diego, Ca., August 3 reunite after 10 years for a perform- day's concert would be held. Using 6 AC /DC BAND /DEF LEPPARD -Ron Delsener 3,385 $8.50 -$9.50 $30,400 ance at this year's Chicagofest. clout when he needed it. Copeland 8X10 Productions, Palladium, New York, N.Y. Heroes Of Rock'N'Roll" film placed a call to his father in Wash- 7 JOAN ARMATRADING /BILL HOLLAND -New Era 2,750 $9.50- $10.50 $27,247 history will be seen again on next ington. After some more waiting and PRINTS Concerts, John F. Kennedy Auditorium, Wash., D.C., S week's "Monday Night Movie" (18) phone calls, Copeland learned that LITHOGRAPHED ON HEAVY GLOSS STOCK July 28 on ABC- TV. ... Among the acts set Mrs. Sadat had given her personal 8 JUDAS PRIEST /SCORPIONS /DEF LEPPARD- 2,999 $8.75 $25,782 to be brought to the U.S. by Frontier authorization for customs to open DiCesare /Engler, The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, BLACK & WHITE 8x10s Booking International in the up for the band. What was the elder Pa., July 31 coming 500 - $4T.00 1000 - $59.00 9 JUDAS PRIEST /SCORPIONS /DEF LEPPARD -Don 2,800 $8.50 $25,434 months are UB-40, Ultravox, Split Copeland's leverage? It seems he is a Law Co., Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Mass., August 2 Enz and the English Beat, the first cofounder of the CIA. COLOR PRINTS 10 THE ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND -Mid -South 2,424 $7.00$8.00 $18,948 group to record a digital LP in Brit- A regular face along the L.A. club 1000 - $283.00 Concert, Auditorium South Hall, Memphis, Tenn., ain. circuit, Caroline Peyton, will be seen July 29 a in Francis Ford Coppola's forthcom- The Ramones, just back from SEND 0,10 PHOTO - CHECK OR M.O. 11 RITA COOLIDGE /BOOKER T. JONES- Feyline 1,419 $8.50$9.50 $12,614 tour of Japan, Australia and New ing "The Escape Artist." The film's PRICES INCLUDE TYPESETTING AND FREIGHT SAMPLES ON REQUEST Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, Colo., August 1 Zealand, are playing a week of dates executive producer, Fred Roos, re- 12 JOHNNY WINTERS BAND /ROCKY BERNADET- 1,206 $8.50 $10,241 on the U.S. East Coast before pack- portedly saw Peyton performing Monarch Entertainment, Paramount, Asbury Park, ing bags again for a tour of England with her band, and decided to offer N.J., August 2 PIC and the continent.... The Pretenders her the part of Connie Burger, a 13 DEVO- Fantasma Productions, Front Centers 1,062 $7.50 FLORIDALORID STg $7,455 are returning to the U.S. for 30 days of bankteller. ROMAN KOZAK & Lomples, St. Petersburg, Fla., July 31 SPRINGFIELD, MO. á6803 dates late August and early Septem- SHAWN HANLEY

www.americanradiohistory.com 28 8iliboord,R Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY Country Hot For Week Ending 8/16/80 Only 1 New Country Act Gmtry LPs Bursts Through On Top 10 c Copyright 1980, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any torn or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Continued from page 6 adding our records," says one exas- in Cypress Gardens, Fla., brings to blitzing both country and pop charts perated marketing director at a ma- light other considerations. *STAR Performer -LP's registering with 10 jor label. "but then they don't. What "I'd say chart structure is partially greatest proportionate upward prog- her top record. "It's A Heart- ress this week ache." 1977 are we supposed to think ?" responsible," he observes. "You've 8 and yielded debut top TITLE ae 3 TITLE I0 hits by Debby Boone ( "You Light Another problem is that smaller got heavyweight major market sta- Artist, Label & Number Artist, Label & Number Up My Life ") and Zella ( underbudgeted stations may not tions which are reluctant to jump on (Dist. Label) (Dist. label) Lehr "Two Doors Down "), one country success have the staff or budgets to conduct new product, who wait until it's a URBAN COWBOY 39 36 67 BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL story a year doesn't compare with their own research and end up de- proven `safe bet.' And they use na- Soundtrack. Asylum DP 90002 Emmylou Harris. Warner Bros. the 10 new rock acts that managed to pending for the most part on na- tional trade charts to make these de- BSK 3418 MUSIC MAN accomplish the same thing during tional trade charts and sales sheets to cisions." Waylon Jennings, RCA AHL13602 40 47 71 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS the same time period. compile their playlists. Promotion men point to a HAVE ARRIVED 3 2 12 ROSES IN THE SNOW Pop radio is considered MCA AV 1135 Country music executives are much guarded "wait and see" attitude Emmylou Harris, Warner Bros. troubled by the fact that their new more willing to take chances on un- adopted by a number of large coun- BSK 3422 W 67 89 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE Willie Nelson, Columbia artists, like Casey at the bat, face the known artists if the song sounds like try stations as a definite barrier in 4 HORIZON KC 2-35642 a hit; country radio's reputation is getting airplay for new acts. Says Eddie Rabbitt, Elektra 6E-276 inevitable prospect of striking out at 42 49 8 WAYLON AND WIWE the plate when it comes to crashing for playing the tried -and -true. one: "You will find situations where 8 10 MY HOME'S IN ALABAMA RCA AFLI-2686 Alabama. RCA AHLI3644 the barriers of unfamiliarity in radio Commenting on his association a program director simply doesn't with RCA's short -lived Nashville like an artist or a record, refuses 6 4 8 HABITS OLD AND NEW 43 33 40 PORTRAIT and retail. and Don Williams, MCA 3192 Hank Williams Jr. They cite built -in reluctance by pop label, marketing chief Joe Ga- to play it." Elektra /Curb 6E-278 44 39 12 THE BEST OF DON country programmers to go with rec- lante says he saw greater enthusiasm Says Seattle's Norwood: "If I find 7 5 18 GIDEON WILLIAMS VOL II ords from unknowns, and resistance and acceptance for Free Flight's a'record unacceptable for some rea- Williams. MCA Kenny Rogers. United Artists Don 3096 by racks and retail to stock new fledgling roster at Top 40 radio than son, then I don't put it in rotation. If L00 1935 45 32 59 FAMILY TRADITION product. is often extended to new country art- listeners don't hear it, they don't 8 11 9 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Hank Williams Jr., Elektra /Curb A major problem in new ists by country radio. miss it." ' Willie Nelson and Ray Price. 6E-194 breaking Columbia 36476 country talent lies in the inherent Pop radio emphasizes a faster - Terry Slane also mentions the 46 44 25 YOU CAN GET CRAZY moving sound coupled with younger 9 10 68 GREATEST HITS Bellamy Brothers. Warner /Curb structural differences between coun- quality of records by new country Waylon Jennings, RCA AHL13378 BSK 3408 try and pop radio. Country radio demographics. But the reverse is true acts as another factor affecting air- in 10 7 24 THERE'S A UTTLE BIT OF 47 50 15 LOVEUNE monitors its artists consistently: Top country: audiences are older and play. "It's not always a resistance by HANK IN ME Eddie Rabbitt, Elektra 6E -181 40 radio plays anything that sounds more loyal, more resistant to change. radio to new singers that holds them Charley Pride, RCA AHL1.3548 48 41 54 3/4 LONELY like hit material. Programmers cite their callout re- out," he suggest. "But many times, 11 9 20 MILSAP MAGIC T.G. Sheppard, Warner /Curb "You've got a domino situation in search as indicating that if they try to new artists just don't have the level Ronnie Milsap. RCA AHLI 3563 BSK 3353 country radio that doesn't exist in add too many new singers in rota- of production or a genuine hit song 12 12 18 IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE 49 54 2 CACTUS AND A ROSE pop," explains independent promo- tion, ratings start to suffer. to complete with a George Jones or a Mac Davis, Casablanca NBLP 7207 Gary Stewart. RCA AHLI 3627 tion man Alan Young, who fre- "We're dealing with adults to Crystal Gayle." 13 15 21 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER 50 42 12 RIGHT OR WRONG quently works with product by new whom music is not a way of life, it's WGTO has a 65- position playlist Soundtrack. MCA 5107 Roseanne Cash. Columbia JC 36155 artists. background," says Ron Norwood, plus approximately 10 recurrents 14 14 21 LACY J. DALTON 51 55 40 CLASSIC CRYSTAL "A group like the Knack can come program director at KMPS -AM -FM that have peaked but are still re- Columbia NJC 36322 Crystal Gayle, United Artists right out of the blue and win imme- in Seattle. "These aren't dial- switch- quested favorites. Slane is proud of 15 20 U THE GAMBLER 100.982 diate Top 40 acceptance -well, that ing teenagers looking for a hit sound the fact that he normally carries five Kenny Rogers. United Artists 52 56 3 SURE THING UA -LA 934 -H minute. Freddie Hart, Sunbird ST 50100 just doesn't happen in country." every They may not pay new records (often by local artists) to 52 2 FULL MOON Young refers to the "new close attention but they know what round out his playlist. Slane says he 53 43 5 THE PILGRIM artists The Charlie Daniels Band, Larry Gatlin, Columbia PC 36541 syndrome" that he fears may exist in they want to hear -and it better enjoys boosting a deserving new act Epic FE 36571 sound familiar." into station rotation. 54 45 8 OUTLAWS certain country programming cir- 17 18 47 KENNY Waylon Jennings, RCA AFLI -1321 cles. He cites limited playlists (in Norwood -and other program di- "But I don't just slip them into ro- Kenny Rogers, United Artists rectors in his situation they LWAK 979 55 59 3 EYES some cases, as low as 30 records), -say tation and hope no one notices." he Eddy Raven, Dimension DL 5001 heavy attention on would like to add more "strong" sin- adds. "I let people know a day or two 18 21 5 THAT'S ALL THAT placed national MATTERS 56 61 45 JUST GOOD OL' BOYS chart activity and a "go -with- the -es- gles from new artists but fall back on in advance that they're going to be Mickey Gilley, Epic JE 36492 Moe Bandy 8 Joe Stampley, tablished- hits" formula designed to the basic bottom line. "My respon- hearing a new artist so they'll he Columbia IC 36202 19 23 45 STRAIGHT AHEAD insure maximum ratings as reasons sibility is to play what my audience ready for it. I don't subscribe to the Larry Gatlin And The Gatlin 57 46 12 MILLION MILE for a possible reluctance to pursue wants to hear and to keep the ratings theory of some programmers and Brothers Band. Columbia IC 36250 REFLECTIONS new artists. high. My position is, if it's a great deejays who feel we're not here to The Charlie Daniels Band, Epic 20 27 24 TOGETHER record, I'll play it it's not, I prob- JE 36751 "You have to have airplay to get -if make hits, only to play hits." The Oak Ridge Boys, MCA 3220 sales," he says, "yet it's difficult to ably won't." Sales at the retail level also play 21 17 40 THE BEST OF 58 48 4 DOUBLE TROUBLE Jones 8 Paycheck. get active rotation on an unknown Traditionally, country records an instrumental factor in the make - EDDIE RABBITT George Johnny Epic 1E35783 have moved faster in their chart life Elektra 6E 235 act." or -break success of a new artist. In 59 51 23 SPECIAL DELIVERY "It's almost a locked -in than pop, giving sales less chance to fact, Rick Blackburn. Nashville vice 34 6 GREATEST HITS situation Dottie West, United Artists LT 1000 Larry Gatlin And The Gatlin when you've got those specific chart kick in before the critical top 10 ech- president of CBS, shifts some of the Brothers Band. Columbia IC 36488 60 53 6 ONLY LONELY SOMETIMES positions and 20 -year country career elon is reached. responsibility from radio onto sales. 23 30 119 STARDUST Tammy Wynette. Epic JE 36485 veterans still out there recording hit "There seems to be a never -never "I don't think country radio is as Willie Nelson, Columbia JC 35305 61 62 42 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU records twice a year," says Jerry Sea - land between the mid -30s and the lethargic as it's made out to be." he 24 16 8 FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES Anne Murray. Capitol S00 12112 bolt, national country promotion di- top 10 on the charts," observes comments. "If a record doesn't hit Coulee, MCA 3246 John 62 AFTER HOURS rector for the combined Capitol/ RCA's Galante. "Although many the top 10, it's not radio's fault. It's 25 13 10 BRONCO BILLY Joe Stampley. Epic IF 36484 United Artists roster. country stations do support new tal- sales'." Soundtrack. Elektra 5E -512 63 57 20 DOWN & DIRTY "The big names will always be 'in- ent, it's always tricky trying to get Blackburn seriously questions the 38 3 ED BRUCE Bobby Bare, Columbia IC 36323 stant adds' on every playlist. So it's your sales action at the same time validity of country's seven -inch sin- MCA 3242 64 58 12 HEART OF THE MATTER tough to win approval for unknown you're getting airplay on a new act. gles in today's market -at today's 27 19 17 ASK ME TO DANCE The Kendal's, Ovation OV 1746 new artists who are competing for "And the 25 % -30% of the holdout $1.49 -$1.69 pricing -and worries Cristy lane, United Artists LT 1023 65 New [,re, JOHN ANDERSON the same chart places." country stations that don't help you about an industry that relies on sin- 28 25 134 TEN YEARS OF GOLD Warner Bros. BSK 3459 break an artist until he's already in Kenny Rogers, United Artists Jimmy Bowen agrees. "In country gles for its hits. 66 60 30 ENCORE! UA-LA 635-H radio, it's necessary to accumulate as the top 20 are smothering new tal- "I'm not bullish at all about the Jeanne Pruett, IBC 1001 29 24 40 WHISKEY BENT AND HELL many stations right out of the box as ent." future of singles," he says. "If singles 46 BOUND 67 63 MISS THE MISSISSIPPI you can on a record. Yet radio is re- Galante points to pop's primary are becoming too expensive for a Crystal Gayle. Columbia 1C 36203 Hank Williams 1r.. Elektra /Curb luctant to work with you on a new stations who are basically unafraid, country fan to buy, should radio still 6E-237 68 64 40 WHAT GOES AROUND artist. And at that, it's still easier to he says, to add Unknowns when they rely on them as an accurate barome- COMES AROUND 30 31 15 DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY get airplay than it is to get sales." think they're hits. Yet, counters in- ter of a record's popularity? Dolly Parton, RCA 8HLI.3546 Waylon Jennings. RCA AHLI -3493 Bowen also mentions his concern dependent promotion man Alan Shouldn't stations be adjusting their 69 65 13 DALLAS 31 22 31 THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN Young, "In Country, a surprising playlists to de- Soundtrack. Columbia IS 36327 Floyd Cramer. RCA AHL136t3 about the rising price of singles caus- emphasize the area of ing slumping sales, especially for the number of major market primary sales if albums are starting to take 32 40 14 SOMEBODY'S WAITING 70 66 29 THE BEST OF THE country stations don't even look at priority ?" Anne Murray. Capitol SOO 12064 STATLER BROTHERS RIDES new unproven artists. what the secondaries are doing with Blackburn points out the fact that 33 28 24 HEART & SOUL AGAIN VOL II "It's difficult to get new product Mercury SRM 15024 Conway Twitty. MCA 3210 out in the marketplace," he states new records until they hit the top 30 rock fans will often buy a new LP by 10th ANNIVERSARY 71 68 39 WILLIE NELSON SINGS flatly, noting that most large -scale nationally." a totally unheard of group on the am* KRISTOFFERSON The Statler Brothers, singles sales are by racks for jukebox "There's no advantage for me as strength of a single cut they've heard Willie Nelson, Columbia IC 36158 Mercury SRMI 5027 accounts. "And jukeboxes," says part of radio to break unknowns," on FM radio, or on the strength of 72 69 6 THE CHAMP 35 35 16 THE WAY I AM Bowen, "aren't hot on new acts." retorts Ron Norwood. "My business one Top 40 smash. In country, buy- Moe Bandy. Columbia IC 36487 Merle Haggard, MCA 2339 Country programmers come in for is to bring in listeners and play what ers tend to put their money on famil- 36 37 4 WHERE DID THE MONEY 73 70 11 ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN some heavy criticism regarding the they want to hear. It's no secret that iar name artists with established Jim Ed 8 Helen, RCA Mill-3562 GO? area of breaking new talent. Labels country listeners prefer artists track records. Hoyt Axton, Jeremiah 1H-5001 74 71 19 LOVE HAS NO REASON and promotion teams claim that mu- they're familiar with." Touching on the subject of retail's 37 29 10 YOUR BODY IS AN Debby Boone. Warner /Curb BSK 3403 sic directors profess to play new rec- Sidestepping the dispute about ra- reluctance to stock new country OUTLAW product. Alan Young notes, "Of Mel Tiflis, Elektra 6E -271 75 72 17 FAVORITES ords "if they're good," but in actual dio's responsibility for launching the Artists course they aren't as interested in 38 26 10 A LEGEND AND HIS LADY Crystal Gayle, United fact, will not. superstars of tomorrow, program L00 1034 Eddie Arnold, RCA AH11 3606 "Programmers tell us they are director Terry Slane at WGTO -AM (Continued on page 73)

www.americanradiohistory.com 29 Coun&y Austin KOKEs Have High Community Profile Continued from page 22 today include clean, smooth produc- all, that unnamed quality that makes Production techniques that are ac- tions will always find it necessary to tion. vocals that are easy to under- people want to listen to the soag all cepted widely today may seèm dated play hit music however, and the win- I like the record, but I'm tired of stand and not harsh, well- written the way through. by the end of the decade. Song lyrics ning stations will be those with solid hearing it. lyrics, a message or story the au- Country music will go through and singing styles will surely go guidelines in picking and playing I neither like nor dislike the dience can identify with. and most of more changes as the years go by. through more changes. Radio sta- music. record. I tolerate the record. but I really dislike it. I like the record. The callouts are made on Mon- days by KOKE employes. By Mon- day night the information has been gathered and broken down by age groups. Music director Steve Gary is able to tell which records are strong 7/t qeleatil., with which age groups and sexes. sr and, if necessary, records can be dayparted to fit the audience listen- The mountain than ept 100 years ing at certain times. Research produces such informa- and a man who I tion as: Which records have reached a high "burn- out ", meaning the au- dience is tired of hearing the selec- tion, which records are "stiffs" and which records are strong enough to be in power rotation. In addition to applying the re- search information to airplay of rec- ords, the music director can use the information to his advantage in compiling the station playlists each week. A good research system can also be used to get audience feed- back on oldies. There have been stations and markets where a large playlist worked best. In the 1970s, however, more and more stations chose to trim the current playlist. The 1980s will see this trend continuing, as compe- tition gets keener and ratings be- come more important. Hundreds of new country records are released each year. Many are re- leased by small record companies, and most of these are by new, un- known artists. Some are well -written "THE LEGEND O songs, sung by talented individuals, and produced and pressed with high standards of quality. If a music director determines that such a record will be an asset to the sound of the radio station, he should play the record. An effort should be HARRY made on the part of the record com- pany to get copies of the selection into record stores, so the public is and the able to purchase it. Experienced mu- sic directors know that too much un- familiar music by unfamiliar artists is a tune -out factor, so the records by new artists must be kept in proper perspective on the air. Most of the new records played by OUNTAIN" a station will be released by major record companies, and they offer a variety of good product to choose from. In picking records for airplay music directors look for many B/W "With My Lady On My Mind' things. There is no substitute for first impressions. If a song sounds like a hit on the first listening, it probably will appeal to much of the station's AN EVENT IMMORTALIZED IN A SONG THAT IS audience. Unfortunately. few rec- DESTINED TO BECOME A CLASSIC ords are "grabbers" and a music di- - rector must listen to some selections many times before making that all - important decision to give airplay. with RON SHAW aid the Desert Wind Band Sources of information such as trade magazines and playlists of other sta- tions are a big help in that they give Written by Lulabelle Garland a picture of what is happening with current country music in other loca- Arranged arid Produced by Chuck Whittington tions. and -on a nationwide level. A music director should be aware of the average age of the station's target audience. Lifestyles. and likes and dislikes of the audience are also PACIFIC CHALLENGER RECORDS - PC -1638A helpful in picking new music for a specific market. 2940 E. r 1IRALOMA AVE., ANAHEIM, CAL. 92806 (714) 600.6221 The records that music directors and program directors look for are those with an excitement factor, such as "The Devil Went Down To Georgia." or those with an unforget- table hook -line, such as "If I Could Win Your Love." Other elements sought after by radio programmers

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Country Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 8/16/80 Billboard R Chart Fax Hot GDuntry Singles. TM By SHARON ALLEN ,ci Copyright 1980. Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted. in any form Taking the No. 1 position on Billboard's Hot or by any means, electronic. mechanical. photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Country Singles chart by storm is Fort Payne,

Ala., No. 1 pride and joy and Billboard's new * STAR PERFORMER -Singles registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week. group of the year (as voted by radio music direc- wl tors) plus RCA Records hot new Alabama. 4, act, d a,O1r xs 3 ; A "Tennessee River" was written by the band's 3co TITLE- Artist TITLE -Artist Lc.v TITLE -Artist (Writer). Label d Number (Dist (Publisher, ;ó Label) Licensee) (Writer), Label Si Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) (Writer), Label & Number (Dist (Publisher. lead singer, Randy Owen, and is its fourth a n 30 Label) Licensee) charted record todate. Last year at this time, 2 12 TENNESSEE RIVER-Aabama 40 7 EVEN COWGIRLS GET SWEET SEXY EYES - Christy Lane (R. Owens), RCA 12018 (Buzzherb, BMI) Mel TJllis held the No. 1 position with "Coca THE BLUES -Lynn Anderson (R. Jenkins), United Artists 1369 (Kevin Lee, Robchris, BMI) Cola Cowboy," and in '78, it was "Talkin' in Your 3 9 DRIYIN' MY UFE AWAY -Eddie mom (R. Crowell), Columbia 111296 (Visa, ASCAP) Sleep" by Crystal Gayle. (E. Babbitt, D. Malloy. E. Stevens), Elektra 46656 (DebDave /Briarpatch. BMI) 44 6 BRING IT ON HOME -Big Al Downing BOMBED, BOOZED, AND BUSTED -Joe Sun A flying leap of 20 places -from 49 to 29 -by (A. Downing. W. Burdette. 1. Martin). Warner Bros. (D- Knutson) Ovation 1152 (ATV. Blue Lake. BMI) 4 9 COWBOYS AND CLOWNS/MISERY LOVES 49270 (Al Gallico /Metaphor, BMI) Racy Bailey makes "Loving Up A Storm" the COMPANY- Ronnie Milsap 83 2 HOT SUNDAY MORNING -Wayne Arnntrong 37 17 11 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU TONIGHT (In My prime mover of the week. Willie Nelson and Ray (S. Dorn. G. Harp, L. Herbstritt, S. Garrett, J. Reed), (A. Chapman. J. Tweet), NOD 57 Dreams) Johnny Price make an impressive move of 19 spaces, RCA 12006 (Lowery, BMI) - Duncan (UA, ASCAP /Window. BMI) (W. Holyfield). Columbia 111280 while the Kendalls, Tammy Wynette and Susie 12 STAND BY ME- Mickey Gilley (Maplehill, Vogue. BMI) A LOVE SONG-Dave Rowland k Sugar (1. Lieber. M. Stoller, B.E. King), Asylum 46640 Allanson each move 15. (1 Crutchfield). RCA 12063 (Rightsong /Trio /ADT, BMI) 53 3 PUT IT OFF UNTIL (Duchess, Red Angus, BMI) "(You Lift Me) Up To Heaven," has done the TOMORROW -me Kendal's 6 8 LOVE THE WORLD AWAY -Amoy Bogen (D. Parton, B. Owens), Ovation 1154 (Combine, BMI) trick for Reba McEntire, lifting her to the first (B. Morrison. J Wilson). U.A 1359 I'M STILL IN LOVE (Southern Nights, ASCAP) top 10 single in her career. She's flying high at 47 5 LOVE IS ALL AROUND -sonny Curtis WITH YOU -Larry G. Hudson starred 9, followed immediately by Leon Ever- 10 8 I'VE NEVER SEEN THE LIKES (S. Curtis), Elektra 46663 (Mark Three, BMI) (B. Hill, C. Rains), Mercury 57029 (ATV, BMI /Welbeck. ASCAP) OF YOU ette also enjoying his first top 10 single. - Conway Tatty 48 7 HELLO DADDY, GOOD MORNING (B. McOil), W. Holyfield), MCA 41271 74 76 3 Dolly and Porter are "Makin' Plans" again at (HalhCliement. Maplehill, Vogue. BMI) DARLING -Mel McDaniel LOST LOVE AFFAIR -8.1. Wright ( (Dunn, Anders, Linard, Murrah. Stegall). (B.1. Wright, B. Spurlock), Sound Waves 4610 (NOD) starred 12. Other prime movers include -Con- 15 5 LOOKIN' FOR LOVE- Johmty Lee Capitol 4886 (Blackwood. Magic Castle, Con Bre, (Hitkit, BMI( way Twitty, Barbara Mandrel), Johnny Lee, the (W. Match, P. Ryan. B Morrison). Asylum 47004 Wíljex, BMI, ASCAP) (Southern Nights, ASCAP) 84 2 LAND OF COTTON -Done Fargo Statler Brothers, Oak Ridge Boys, Mac Davis, 41 18 10 WE'RE NUMBER ONE -Larry Gatlin (1.M. Vest. D.W. Chamberlain), Warner Bros. 49514 14 9 CRACKERS- Barbara Mandrel! Dolly Parton, T.G. Sheppard, Ed Bruce, Johnny and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Galleon, ASCAP) (K. Fleming, D. W. Morgan). MCA 41263 (L. Gatlin). Columbia 111282 (Larry Gatlin, BMI( Duncan and Janie Fricke, Debby Boone, Jim Ed (Pi -Gem. BMI) 81 3 FAWN' FOR YOU -tern Kelly Brown and Helen Cornelius, John Anderson and, 46 7 THE EASY PART'S OVER -store Warmer 11 10 (You Lift Me) UP TO HEAVEN (K. Freeman), Little Giant 026 (Kelly & Lloyd, ASCAP) - (J. Foster, B. Rice). RCA 12029 (Jack And Bill, ASCAP) crossing over from the top five Billboard adult Reba McEntire (B. 2ertace, J. Zerface, B. Morrison. J. MacRae), contemporary chart is Fred Knoblock to a 45 7 MY GUY -Marge Smith 77 79 3 MAKE A UTTLE MAGIC -The Dirt Band Mercury 57025 (Southern Nights, (W. Robinson), Warner Bros. 49250 (Jobete. ASCAP) (J. Hanna. R. Hathaway). United Artists 1356 starred 50 with "Why Not Me. ASCAP /Combine. BMI) (De- Bone'Aire, Vicious Circle, ASCAP) "Sweet Sexy Eyes" by Cristy Lane debuts at 12 12 OVER -Leon Everette 54 3 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE -Moe Bandy (J. Mundy, P. White). Columbia 111305 starred 69 with 39 (J. Foster, B. Rice), Orlando 107 (PMS) YOU BETTER HURRY HOME- Connie Cato stations reporting. ... Joe (Baray. ASCAP) (Jack Si Bill, ASCAP) BMI /Honeytree, (G. Martin, T. Henry), MCA 41287 (Tree. BMI) Sun comes, "Bombed, Boozed and Busted" into 5 13 DANCIN' COWBOYS - Bellamy Brothers 55 3 RAISIN' CANE IN TEXAS -Gene Watson o the next slot at starred 10. 79 80 3 BURNIN' UP YOUR MEMORY Forman (D. Bellamy). Warner /Curb 4924) (J. Allen, D. Lay). Capitol 4898 (Joe Allen, BMI) -row

(P. Forman). Dimension 1008 (Hello Darlin', SESAC r breakouts include ... Glenn Barber, (Famous /Bellamy Bros.. ASCAP) áOther 67 2 FADED LOVE-wilt/ uolsos a Ray Price KCEY -AM, 16 9 MAKING o "First Love Feelings," gaining play on PLANS - (B. Wills. J. Wills), Columbia 111329 (Rightsong. BMI) 80 82 3 SEXY OLE LADY -Pat Garrett Poder Wagoner and Dolly 03 Modesto; KFDI -AM, Wichita; KGEM -AM, Boise; Parton (P. Garrett), Gold Dust 101 (1. Russell. 8. Morrison). RCA 11983 (Sure-Fire, BMI) 47 22 12 CLYDE -wagon Jennings (Red Barn. Buazherb, BMI) -J KLAK -AM, Denver; KLLL -AM, Lubbock; KRMD- (1.1. Cale), RCA 12007 (Johnny Bienstock, BMI) 19 8 THAT LOVING YOU FEELING Dp AM, Shreveport; KZUN -FM, Spokane; WAXX -AM, BACK WHEN GAS WAS THIRTY CENTS A AGAIN -Roy Orbison 8 Emmylou Harris 48 23 15 TRUE LOVE WAYS - Mickey Gilley o Chippewa Falls; WCBX -AM, Eden; WDOD -AM, GALLON -Tom T. Hall (R. Orbison, C. Price). Warner Bros. 49262 (N. Petty. B. Holly), Epic 9-50876. (T.T. Halo, RCA 12066 (Hallnote. BMI) cn Chattanooga; WDXB -AM Chattanooga; WHIM (Acuff-Rose, BMI) (Wren, BMI /MPL Comm., ASCAP) AM, Providence; WKCW -AM, Warrington; WKSJ- 20 7 MISERY AND GIN -Merle Haggard T 49 50 6 DON'T PROMISE ME THEY NEVER LOST YOU -Con Hunley (J. Durrill, S. Garrett). MCA 41255 o AM, Mobile: WPNX -AM, Columbus; WSDS- (D. Wills, C. Quillen), Warner Bros. (Peso, Bronco, BMI) ANYTHING- Brenda Lee 49528 (Chess, ASCAP) 1_ AM, Ypsilanti; WSLC -AM, Roanoke; WTMT- (J. Hinson), MCA 41270 (Goldline. ASCAP) 7 12 WAYFARING STRANGER- Emmylou Harris (n AM, Louisville: WYTL -AM, Oshkosh. (Traditional), Warner Bros. 49239 (Visa. ASCAP) 63 3 WHY NOT ME -Fred Knoblock 83 51 15 IT'S TRUE LOVE -Conway Twitty a Loretta Lynn (F. Knoblock, C. Whitsett). Scotti Bros. 518 (Atlantic), (R. Goodrum). MCA 41232 Also: Paul Evans with "One Night Lead To 21 8 THATS WHAT I GET FOR flowering Stone /United Artists, ASCAP /Whitsett (Chappell /Sailmaker. ASCAP) D Two," was added on KEED -AM, Eugene; KGEM- LOVING YOU -Eddy Arnold Churchill, BMI) AM, Boise; KRMD -AM, Shreveport; KV00 -AM, (B. Springfield). RCA 12039 (House of Gold. BMI) 84 52 11 IN AMERICA -The Charlie Daniels Band IF 61 4 THERE WERE NO (C. Hayward, J.D. Gregorio, C. Daniels. T. Cram, F. Tulsa; KXOL -AM, Ft. Worth; KZUN -FM, Spokane; 8 13 SAVE YOUR HEART FOR ME -Jacky Ward MEMORIES -John Anderson Edwards, J. Marshall), Epic 950888 (Hat Band, BMI) (B. McDill), Mercury 57022 (Hall Clement. BMI) WCBX -AM, Eden; WCMS -AM, Norfolk; WCOS -FM, (R. McCown), Warner Bros. 49275 (Sawgrass, BMI) Columbia; WDEN -AM, Macon; WHIM -AM, Provi- 24 1 IT'S TOO LATE-Jenne Pruett FOR LOVE'S OWN SAKE -Roy Dark 4 (Bourke, Dobbins. Wilson), IBC 10 (Chappell. ASCAP) 60 WORKIN' MY WAY TO (C. Kelly, 1. Didier). MCA 41288 dence; WHN -AM, New York; WKCW -AM, War- YOUR HEART- oickie Leo (Bobby Goldsboro, ASCAP) rington; WKSJ -AM, Mobile; WNYN -AM, Canton; 27 6 CHARLOTTE'S WEB -The Statler Brothers (L. Martine Jr.). Mercury 57027 (Ray Stevens, BMI) (C. Crofford, J. Durrill, S Garrett). Mercury 7031 FIRST LOVE FEELINGS -Gaon Barber WPCM -AM, Burlington; WSDS -AM, Ypsilanti; (Peso. Dutchess, BMI) 59 5 MAY I BORROW SOME SUGAR FROM (8.8 Barber, G. Barber). Sunbird 7551 WVOJ -AM, Jacksonville. (Blue Moon, ASCAP) 28 5 HEART OF MINE -oak Ridge Boys YOU -John Wesley Ryles Also: Jimmy Snyder's "Just To Prove My Love (M. Foster), MCA 41280 (Silverlme. BMI) (C. Moman, B. Emmons), MCA 41278 (Vogue, Baby Chick. BMI) ONE NIGHT LEAD TO TWO -Paul Evans To You," breaking out at KFDI -AM, Wichita; 9 14 BAR ROOM BUDDIES - (P. Evans, B. Alan), Cinnamon 604 KIKX -AM, Tucson; KSO AM, Des Moines; KVO0- Mene Haggard And Clint Eastwood 68 2 WHEN -Slim Whitman (Port, Trajames, ASCAP) (M Brown, C Crofford, S. Dorn. S. Garrett), Elektra (H. Bouwens). Epic 950912 (Burning River, Two AM, Tulsa; KWKH -AM, Shreveport; WCBX -AM, 46634 (Peso /Warner-Tamerlane /Bronco. BMI) Peters, Blue Moon, BMI) JUST TO PROVE MY LOVE Eden; WCOS -FM, Columbia; WDOD -AM, Chat- 26 8 GOOD LOVIN' MAN -soil Davies 64 4 IT DON'T GET BETTER TO YOU -Jimmy Snyder tanooga; WKMF. Flint; WPCM -AM, Burlington; (G. Davies). Warner Bros 49263 (D.A. Coe), E.I.O 1126 (Window, Captive, BMI THAN Sheila Andrews (Dickerson, Beechwood, Sister John, BMI) THIS- WSDS -AM, Ypsilanti; WVOJ -AM, Jacksonville; (J. Fisher, D. Harp), Ovation 1146 (Plum Creek, BMI) WYDE-AM, Birmingham. 25 8 I'M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE 89 56 12 WHAT GOOD IS A HEART -Den Dillon 62 5 THE LAST FAREWELL -mild rkri (D. Dillon). RCA 12003 (Pi Gem, BMI) WITH YOU -Anne Murray The Charlie Daniels Band's new album, "Full (J. Eagan). NSD 49 (Baby Bun. BMI) (J Lennon, P. McCartney), Capitol 90 57 11 YOU'VE Moon" makes the most drastic move -36 notch - 4878 (Maclen, BMI) GOT THOSE EYES-Eddy Rave 57 29 11 SURE THING - Freddie Hart (E. Raven, D. Powelson), Dimension es-on the LP chart. A strong move of 26 32 6 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY-Mac Davis (N. Larkin, E. Conley). Sunbird 7550 1007 (Milene. ASCAP) (Merilark, places by Willie Nelson with "Willie And Family (C. Putnam. R. VanHoy), Casablanca 2286 (Tree. BMI) Blue Moon, April, ASCAP) 91 58 16 FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES Live," is taken into stride while other prime 34 5 OLD FLAMES CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO 73 2 STARTING OVER -Tammy Wynne -John Contee (S. ThrockmortoniU VanHoy), MCA 41233 YOU (B McDill), Epic 9-50915 (Hall -Clement, BMI) movers include the Oak Ridge Boys, Ed Bruce, -Dolly Parise (Cross Keys /Tree, ASCAP, BMI) (P. Sebert. H. Moffatt), RCA 12040 (Right Song. BMI) Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Band. 74 3 WHILE I WAS MAKING LOVE 92 65 6 LOVE GOES TO HELL 35 3 DO YOU WANNA GO TO YOU -Susie Allmon TO HEAVEN -T.G. Sheppard (M.S. Dunn. C. Putnam). United Artists, Curb 1365 WHEN IT DIES -Wayne Kemp (C. Putman, B. Jones), Warner /Curb 49515 (Tree. BMI) (W. Kemp, S. Lyons), Mercury 57023 (Tree, BMI) (Tree, BMI /Cross Keys, ASCAP) 69 4 HEART MENDER - Crystal Gayle 93 66 13 IT'S OVER-Bon Man Jr. 13 11 LEAVIN'S FOR UNBELIEVERS -Dottie West (R. Leigh. M. Blackford). United Artists 13262 (R. Allen Jr. /J. Holcomb /D. Demarco), Warner Bros. (R. Goodrum. B Maher), United Artists 1352 (United Artists, ASCAP) 49128 (Boxer, BMI) WADE (Welbeck, Blue Quill, Chappell, Sailmaker, ASCAP) 61 30 9 A HEARTS BEEN BROKEN -Danny 37 7 THE LAST COWBOY SONG -Ed emu Wood 94 THE LEGEND OF HARRY AND THE (C. Stewart. D. Wood), RCA 11968 (Hall-Clement. ra::* (E. Bruce. R. Peterson), MCA 41273 Upstart, BMI) MOUNTAIN -Ron Shaw (Tree, BMI /Gingham, ASCAP) IL. B. Garland) Pacific Challenger 1638 PEPPER 78 2 WOMEN GET LONELY Mccmin (Pacific Challenger, BMI) 49 3 LOVING UP A STORM -Boozy Bailey -wry (L. Rogers, R.C. Bannon), Epic 9-50916 (Warner (D. Morrison, ). Slate), RCA 12062 Tamerlane, Bill Black, Partnership, ASCAP) (House Of Gold, BMI) 95 72 4 MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOUAS -eaa Owens PROMOTIONS (L. Chinacka, R Bourke). Warner Bros. 49278 42 4 FREE TO BE LONELY AGAIN -Debby Boone 77 2 LONG LINE OF EMPTIES - Darrell McCalt (Warner Bros. /Chappell, ASCAP) 1195 Mt. Paran Rd. N.W. (D. Pfeiffer). Warper /Curb 49281 (Brightwater/ (G Rowe. P. Ferguson). RCA 12033 Strawberry Patch ASCAP) (ATV /Mad Lad, BMI) Atlanta, Ga. 30327 96 85 15 YOU WIN AGAIN -Wray Pride (H. Williams), RCA 12002, (Fred Rose, BMI) (404) 233 -5167 41 6 HE'S OUT OF 64 31 9 WHEN YOU'RE UGLY LIKE US- MY UFE- Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke George Jones and Johnny Paycheck 97 12 (T. Battler), Columbia 1-11312 (D. Goodman. R. Schulman). Epic 950891 86 TAKE ME, TAKE ME- eneanm Cash (I) Sykes), Columbia 111268 COUNTRY MUSIC (Fiddleback, Peso, Kidada, BMI) (Pi-Gem, BMI) (Serendipity, BMI)

PROMOTION AT ITS 33 8 HAVEN'T I LOVED YOU SOMEWHERE 75 4 STRANGER, I'M MARRIED -Doug McGuire 98 87 6 THE FRIENDLY FAMILY INN -Jerry Reed BEFORE -Joe lamprey (F. Kelly), Multi -Media 51 (Frebar, BMI) (NOD) (L.G. Likes. BG. Marsh), RCA 12034 HIGHEST LEVEL, (J Hodges. C. Moore, D. Hodges). Epic 960893 (Guitar Man, BM)) (Brandwood, Mullet, BMI) '66 36 9 TRY IT ON- Stephanie Winslow (M. Chapman, N. Chinn). Warner /Curb 49257 REPRESENTING PUBLISHERS, 99 88 15 THE BLUE SIDE -crystal Gaya 38 8 THANK YOU EVER- LOVIN' -Benny Dale (Chinnichap /Careers. BMI) (D. Lesley. A. Willis). Columbia 111270, (K_ O'Dell), Capitol 4882 (Hungry Mountain. BMI) ARTISTS AND (Almo/ASCAP /Irving. BMI) 67 39 8 NATURAL ATTRACTION -Billie to Spears 43 5 THE BEDROOM - (O. Linde, A Rush). U A. 1358 (Combine. BMI) RECORD COMPANIES. Jim Ed Brain & Helen Carnelius 100 89 11 NAKED IN THE RAIN- Loretta Lynn (R. Allison. R. Muir), RCA 12037 68 70 5 TEXAS TEA -bion (B. Cannon, K. Starr), MCA 41250 (Raindance. BMI: Ron Muir, ASCAP) (B. Peters), Sun 1153, (Shelby Singleton. BMI) (Saba), Sawgrass, ASCAP, BMI)

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Copyright 1980, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic. mechanical. Seminar In Rockies To photocopying. recording. or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. r Open In Europe In 1981 TITLE, Artist, Label & Number Continued from page 12 Powerful vocalizing. extremely sized Floria. "It can't be a hunch of 1 3 20 ONE MORE SONG FOR YOU Music Seminar in Europe, a replica poignant songwriting, and heartfelt Americans going over to tell the Eu- The Imperials, Dayspring DST 4015 of this popular annual Colorado ruthlessly honest testimony were the ropeans how to do it. It's a joint ef- 2 1 20 MY FATHER'S EYES event, with a target date of Sept. 6- hallmark of the performances of this fort to develop gospel music faster in Amy Grant, Myrrh MSB 6625 12. 1981, and a target site of the widely divergent group of singers Europe with artists and companies and musicians. from both sides exploring new ave- 3 5 20 HEED THE CALL Benelux countries -Holland or Bel- The Imperials, Dayspring DST 4011 gium. The power of song, the glory of nues for publishing and recording." music, the goodness of good musi- Floria will leave for next The project, which Floria expects . Europe 4 4 20 FORGIVEN to in cians grasped by a godly cause com- month to meet with the new board Don Francisco, New Pax NP 33042 draw 3,000 registrants the first year, is being coordinated with Eu- bined for some outstanding per- and select the specific site. If the Eu- 5 6 20 MUSIC MACHINE ropean religious music leaders. formances. ropean version reaches the success Candle, Birdwing BWR 2004 Floria is president of the venture, Floria has already slated the 1981 level of the U.S. seminar in the seminar for Aug. 2 -8, also at the Rockies, Floria will consider an in- 6 8 20 GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY but the board will be 100% Euro- 'Don Francisco, New Pax NP 33071 pean, reflecting his concern that Eu- YMCA Of The Rockies in Estes ternational gospel music seminar ropeans should direct this venture Park. by 1985, perhaps in a great location 7 20 9 THE VERY BEST FOR KIDS with The Gospel Music Assn., headed such as the Holy Land." Bill Gaither, Trio, Word WSB 8835 administrative assistance from Christian Artists Corp. by president W.F. Myers and execu- 8 11 20 ROAR OF LOVE He expects the European meet to tive director Don Butler, held its an- 2nd Chapter Of Acts, Sparrow SPR 1033 follow the same format as the U.S. nual summer board meeting at Estes Park in conjunction with the Chris- Word Tour 9 9 20 NEVER THE SAME version held here July 27 -Aug. 2. [vie Tornquist. Word 8806 More than 200 industry executives tian Artists Music Seminar. and artists took part in 268 sessions, The seminar also produced more To 9 Cities 10 C=1, NEVER ALONE overseas registrants than ever be- Amy Grant, Myrrh MSB 6645 (Word) including publishing, songwriting, NASHVILLE -Word Distribu- fore, while drawing attendees from trends in contemporary Christian tion recently concluded a successful 11 19 20 NO COMPROMISE every state in the U.S. Six European music, sound systems, relationships "Taking It To The Streets" mer- Keith Green, Sparrow SPR 1024 music leaders. representing six dif- between agents and promoters, get- chandising seminar tour. Stan Jantz, ferent countries. were brought to the 12 10 20 BULLFROGS & BUTTERFLIES ting a recording contract. stage pres- director of merchandising and Ro- Candle. Birdwing BWR 2004 conference by Floria to help launch ence, marketing music to the public, land Lundy, vice -president of sales his European project. They met with 13 16 20 HAPPY MAN producing a record, song plugging, led the nine -city tour, which encom- American publishers and record B.J. Thomas, Myrrh MSB 6593 artist relations with record com- passed Birmingham. Tampa, Nash- panies, targeting for tv and music company executives in a successful 14 23 20 SIR OLIVER'S SONG ville, Minneapolis, Grand Rapids, a session that saw the publishers raise Candle, Birdwing 2017 and radio ministry. Kansas City, Denver, Portland and $50,000 to help get the European The myriad seminar topics Oakland. 15 13 9 FOR THE BEST venture in motion. merged with writing and singing Some 436 dealers representing B 1 Thomas, Songbird /MCA 3231 "They feel they can get workshops, talent competitions and problems more than 200 stores attended the solved, including copyright areas, if 16 14 20 HOME WHERE I BELONG nightly concerts to produce an four -hour seminars on advertising B J Thomas, Myrrh MSB 6574 they get people event - packed week. these together," and in -store merchandising. Session through commented Floria. Seeking to ex- 17 7 20 LIVE Nightly concerts, Sunday topics ranged from radio, television, pand the field of gospel music in Eu- Dallas Holm & PraiseLme, Greentree R 3441 Friday, drew more than 10,000 while newspaper and direct mail advertis- rope, the will to- featuring such banner gospel talents conference bring ing to merchandising and previews 18 18 20 I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU as Chris Christian, Cynthia Claw- gether licensing officials. artists, Andrae Crouch. Light LS 5763 of new products. publishers, labels and son. Doug Oldham, Barry McGuire, other Euro- An added attraction at each semi- 19 27 9 THE BUILDER pean music business leaders for the Imperials. Lamelle Harris and nar was the appearance of a record- Michael & Stormie Omartia, Myrrh MSB 6636 (Word) seminars Michael and Stormie Omartian. and concerts. ing artist. Rather than perform. the 20 17 20 FOR HIM WHO HAS EARS TO HEAR The Omartians (Michael is pro- This will open up the European artist spoke with the dealers on a Keith Green. Sparrow SPR 1015 ducer of "Sailing" by Christopher market like never before for our art- personal level. This intercourse en- Cross, now in the top five Bill- ists, 21 32 20 MANSION BUILDER of and there'll be some good Euro- abled the dealer to relate to the artist 2nd Chapter Of love, Sparrow SPR 1020 board's Hot 100 pop chart) were typ- pean acts discovered by U.S. labels," as something more than a commod- ical of the high level of talent pa- predicted Floria. ity. Micki Fuhrman of DaySpring, 22 2 20 YOU GAVE ME LOVE across the stage of the Estes Major decisions will be made by B.l. Thomas, Myrrh MSB 6633 rading Dave Boyer of Word and Donn Park Conference Auditorium. the Europeans themselves. empha- Thomas of Myrrh were the partici- 23 22 8 NATHANIEL THE GRUBLET pating artists. Candle, Birdwing BWR 2018 Pleased with the response in each 24 Q=110 LIVE market, Word Distribution is plan- Andrus Blackwood & Co., Greentree R3570 Attendance At Philadelphia ning another series of dealer mer- 25 LOOKING BACK chandising seminars for next fall, ac- CE* Dallas Holm, Greentree R3709 Gospel Workshop Up 10% cording to Jantz and Lundy. 26 24 20 COME TO THE QUIET John Michael Talbot, Birdwing BWR 2019 PHILADELPHIA -The 13th an- Climax of the conference will be nual Gospel Music Workshop which the mass concert Friday evening 27 12 20 AMY GRANT began here Friday (8) and runs (15). According to Smith, some 2,000 Myrrh MSB 6586 through Friday (15) at the Hilton voices will join together under Gospel 28 28 8 HIS LAST DAYS and Civic Center, is expected to Cleveland's direction for 32 num- Dallas Holm, Greentree R3534 draw some 18.000- 20.000 persons. bers, all original material. Savoy will 29 29 20 ALL THAT MATTERS This is a 10% increase in attend- record the chorale. compiling some Scene Dallas Holm & Praise, Greentree R 3558 ance over last year, according to Ed 12 numbers for an LP. During the Smith. executive secretary for the concert, the first $1.000 broadcast Contemporary Christian artist, Phil Keaggy, is 30 CIO:* THE VERY BEST OF THE VERY BEST recording his debut Sparrow album "Ph'lip Bill workshop. scholarship fund awarded by the Caither Trio, Word WSB -8804 Side." The LP will feature his guitar work- Highlights of the conference are a Gospel Announcers Guild will he manship, both electrically & acoustically, and 31 15 20 MIRROR mass consecration and communion presented. Evie Tornquist, Word WSB 8735 will also be his first vocal effort in three years. service, the Gospel Announcers In addition to the mass concert, Jamie Owens -Collins first Sparrow release en- 32 RAINBOW'S END Guild meetings and a national mass C=110 some 200 choirs and ensembles will titled "Straight Ahead" features a fresh new Resurrection Band, Star Song SSR 0015 choir concert. perform periodically throughout the sound. The LP is scheduled to ship in late July. The Rev. James Cleveland, presi- 33 33 20 SLOW TRAIN COMING festival. Headline acts include An- New Dawn Records will release Pastor Derric Bob Dylan, Columbia FC 36120 the workshop, dent and founder of drae Crouch, the Hawkins Family, Johnson's Easter musical "Fourth Cross" in mid- spoke at the mass consecration and Albertina Walker. Isaac Douglas, summer. The musical centers on the crucifixion 34 25 20 GENTLE MOMENTS communion service Sunday evening Evie Tornquist, Word WST 8714 Mattie Moss Clark and Cleveland. drama through the eyes of Barabbas. (10). Re'Generation has been selected by Fleming 35 36 20 HOLD ON TIGHT The Gospel Announcers Guild Daily workshops will be offered in Foods as talent on an upcoming series of tv com- Sweet Comfort Band, Light LS 5762 luncheon will be Wednesday (13). organ, piano. theory and harmony, songwriting. chorale directing, reli- mercials to be taped in Nashville's Opryland 36 26 20 TOWARD ETERNITY Al Hobbs, general manager for solo production facilities. The group has been se- Matthew Ward, Sparrow SPR 1014 WTLC -FM, Indianapolis. and pres- gious choreography. perform- ance, promotion and business op- lected as featured performers for the Scottish ident of the organization will deliver Rite National convention, held in Cleveland in 37 21 9 TRAMAINE portunities in music. Tramaine Hawkins, Light LS 5760 (Word) the keynote address. Seminars, with September.

emphasis on performance and tech- Wares from organ and piano com- Dan Burgess' latest album, choral book, and 38 30 20 PRAISE III will be held throughout the Marantha Singers, Marantha MM0048 nique, panies, sheet music publishers and accompaniment tracks, "Fill My Life," is sched- week. labels will be displayed. uled to be released in August. The material is 39 31 20 THE LORD'S SUPPER According to Hobbs, the guild has slanted for church choirs. Light recording artist, John Michael Talbot, Birdwing BWR 2013 184 national chapters of about 150 members, some 14% of all There are Johnny Mann, will videotape two major patriotic the Gospel Workshop Of America. 40 35 9 LOVE ALIVE II the gospel announcers. Hobbs hopes specials at Rex Humbard's Cathedral of Tomor- Walter Hawkins & The Love, Light LS 5735 to raise that figure to at least 33% by The 1981 convention will be in Los row in Akron, Ohio, with a "God- and -Country" 1981. Angeles. theme backed by a 100 -voice choir.

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c Copyright 1980, B Iboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, Concert Huddles without the prior written permission of the publisher. photocopying, recording, or otherwise, NEW YORK -ASCAP's latest workshop concept involves the sym- phonic and concert areas. E E 3rá Beginning Sept. 19, the perform- TITLE, Mist, Label & Number ing rights society will debut its ASCAP Foundation -sponsored 36 PACHELBEL Kanon Paillard Chamber Orchestra, RCA FRL 15468 symphonic and concert workshop at its New York headquarters. 40 0 SOLE MIO: Neopolitan Songs Developed by Mario di Bonaven- Pavarotti, London OS 26560 tura. director of publications for G. 101 BRAVO PAVAROTTI: Pavarotti Schirmer Inc. and Karen Sherry. London -PAV 2001 director of public relations for

1 14 PAVAROTTI'S GREATEST HITS ASCAP, the workshop will be mod- London, PAV 2003/4 erated by Martin Bookspan, ASCAP

96 HITS FROM LINCOLN CENTER: Pavarotti coordinator of symphonic and con- London OS 26577 cert activities. Sessions each Tues- day, starting at 7 p.m., will continue 11 236 JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL & CLAUDE BOLLING: Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano through Nov. 25. Columbia M 33233 Among the topics to be covered are government and foundation 23 SONG OF THE SEASHORE: James Galway DG CAST -Recording cast members Katia Riciarelli and Jose Carreras receive funding. the performing rights or- RCA ARL 1 -3534 first copies of their new DG opera, "Tosca," led by Herbert von Karajan at the German label's recent reception in Hamburg. The two -record set will reach ganizations. licensing today's music, 8 14 5 MOZART: The Symphonies Vol. III problems of new notation and music Academy Of Ancient Music (Hogwood), L'Oiseau Lyre D169D3 U.S. stores in August. copying. recording contemporary 9 24 27 TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture music (1950 -80). Cincinnati Orchestra (Kunzel), Telarc Digital 10041 MORE MUSIC AIRED Also: concert managers and per- 10 10 9 BEETHOVEN: Fidelio forming arts centers, composers and Chicago Symphony Orch. & Chorus (Solti), London Digital the symphonic orchestra. opera in LDR 10017 NPR Gets a Lift America. evaluation /criticism of 11 13 14 BOLLING: Guitar & Jazz Concerto music and composer and publisher: Romero & Shearing, Angel Digital DS 37327 the economics of publishing serious 12 Cr* SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH, Cleo Laine & James Galway music. RCA ARL1 From Minnesotans 3628 The workshops are free to all, re- CHICAGO -The launch by Min- to the many NPR network satellite Melodies for Flute & Harp gardless of performing rights affilia- 13 36 110 RAMPAL: Japanese nesota Public Radio of an aggressive downlink equipped stations. Rampal & Laskine. Columbia M 34568 tion. Those interested in applying new national program production In December of this year, Min- for participation should send a letter 14 JAPANESE FOLK MELODIES: Rampal =:* and distribution service primarily nesota Public Radio plans to move infor- Flute, Columbia M35862 of interest with background focusing on classical music is ex- into new broadcasting facilities and mation to: ASCAP Symphonic and 15 12!:* BRAHMS: Violin Concerto pected to expand live concert trans- headquarters in St. Paul, part of a Concert Workshop. Public Rela- Perlman, Angel Q 37286 missions over National Public Radio $6.8 million capital improvement tions Dept.. One Lincoln Plaza, New 16 6 14 HANDEL: Ariodante which stations. project has received almost York, N.Y. 10023. There's a Sept. 13 English Chamber (Leopard), Philips 6769 -025 Baker, Orchestra The 12- year -old statewide net- total funding from Twin Cities cor- deadline for entries. 17 9 14 DEBUSSY: Images work's new national program service porate and foundation grants. Other ASCAP workshops involve London Symphony Orchestra (Previn), Angel Digital DS -37674 is utilizing the 230 station NPR sat- Funding for the new national pro- film /tv scoring. jazz, theatre and gram distribution thrust comes in 18 17 9 BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique ellite transmission system which be- disco. New York Philharmonic (Mehta), London Digital LDR 10013 came fully operative in June 1980 part from an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $430.000 grant, HITS 1721 and will be involved in musical 19 15 18 THE GREATEST OF to Minnesota Public Radio Philharmonia Virtuosi (Kapp), Columbia M 35821 events throughout the U.S. The re- awarded Mahler's 8th Due cent weekend long Aspen Music and three other NPR stations to fos- 20 4 75 ANNIE'S SONG: Galway By Ozawa, Boston Festival live concert broadcasts over ter arts and humanities program- National Philharmonic Orchestra (Gerhardt), RCA ARL 1 -3061 NPR stations were the first classical ming through use of the new satellite CHICAGO -The Boston Sym- 21 16 23 STRAUSS: The Egyptian Helen programs offered under the new system. phony Orchestra's Mahler's Eighth Hendricks, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Dorati), Jones, Kastu, Minnesota network national service. The four -station consortium re- Symphony concert performances London OSA 13135 led by Ozawa will be captured The programs also represented ceiving the grant also includes L.A.'s Seiji 22 22 14 MUSIC FROM KRAMER VS. KRAMER by Philips Records. Scheduled to the first national broadcast use of a KUSC -FM, WGUC -FM in Cincin- Columbia M35873 take part in the October perform- mobile satellite uplink to the public nati and WGBH -FM in Boston. Four Blegen, 23 25 31 BRAHMS: Symphonies radio system. In the programming works for fall ances are singers Judith Chicago Symphony (Solti), London CSA 2406 and winter distribution from the Florence Quivar, Faye Robinson, Tom Voegeli, former Minneapolis For & Jazz Piano Minnesota network are a series of 10 Deborah Sasson, Lorna Myers, 24 39 83 BOLLING: Suite Violin Sound 80 studio recording pro- Zukerman /Hediguer, Columbia M 35128 concert performances by the Min- Kenneth Riegel. Benjamin Luxon ducer /engineer and a 1979 Grammy nesota Orchestra with music director and Gywnn Howell and the New 25 SPANISH ALBUM: Perlman winner for the St. Paul Chamber Or- 11=0 Neville Marriner, several St. Paul England Conservatory Chorus. Angel SZ 37590 chestra recording of "Appalachian Chamber Orchestra broadcasts un- Philips' previous Boston Sym- 26 26 5 BEETHOVEN: Complete Symphonies Spring" is the network staffer der new music director Pinchas Zu- phony live recording was Schoen - Vienna Philharmonic (Bernstein), DG 2740 216 serving as executive producer for the kerman and a Christmas Eve broad- berg's "Gurre- Lieder." Ozawa also For And Jazz Piano classical program productions. This 27 CC* BOLLING: Picnic Suite Flute, Guitar cast of "The Festival Of Lensons has taped Holst's "Planets" and Rampal Bolling, Lagoya, Columbia M /MT 35864 month a series of programs from the And Carols," live from King's Col- Stravinskÿ s "Rite Of Spring" for the Sante Fe Chamber Festival's New 28 18 9 BRITTEN: Serenade For Tenor Horn And Strings, Les Illuminations, lege in Cambridge, England. PolyGram label. Chicago Symphony (Giulini), DG 2531 199 York residency will be produced for live transmission by satellite. 29 19 36 TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto Perlman, Philadelphia Orchestra (Ormandy), Angel SZ -37640 The Sante Fe programs are sched- uled to Aug. 22 30 20 14 BARTOK: Piano Concertos air to Aug. 28 begin- 7 Pollini, DG 2530-901 ning at p.m. and include the Aug. Classical Notes 25 New York premiere of Ned Ro- 31 21 18 SWITCHED ON BRANDENBERG Pickwick Quintessence label a &r head Steve Andre Previn's new three -year EMI recording rem's "Sante Fe Songs," a work for Wendy Carlos, Columbia M2X35895 his first European contract will bring the conductor before top Brit- piano quartet and baritone specially Vining recently completed visit to consult with product licensors, stopping ish and German orchestras. Previn and the Lon- 32 Cr:10 MEHTA BOLERO, Los Angeles Philharmonic written for the festival. London CS 7132 in Germany, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and don Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus have Artists taking part in the Sante Fe England. Quintessence is readying a single disk completed a digital recording of the Berliz "Re- 33 DVORAK: "New World" Symphony CC:* festival include violinists James Bus - release of the legendary Vaclav Talich /Czech quiem." The new pact also calls for records with Vienna Philharmonic (Kondrashin), London Digital LPR 10011 well, Franco Gulli, Ani Kavafian, Philharmonic "Ma Cast" recording and has sev- the Vienna Philharmonic, Dresden Statkapelle, 34 23 36 MUSIC OF TELEMANN: Galway Ida Kavafian and Daniel Phillips, eral boxed set compilations of previously re- Berlin Philharmonic and London Symphony. RCA ARL1-3488 violists Heiichiro Ohyama and Wal- leased material in the works. ... CBS Master- Dr. Leon Thompson, New York Philharmonic 35 31 5 STRAUSS: Four Last Songs ter Trampler, cellists Timothy Eddy works head Joe Dash also visiting Europe. Dash director of educational activities since 1970, will London Symphony Orchestra (Davis), Columbia M25140 and Ralph Kirshbaum. pianists Ed- will formulate recording plans with top CBS art- leave his post in August to assume full -time ists. duties as the founder and music director of the 36 yt "ORGAN" SYMPHONY NO. 3: Saint -Saens ward Auer, Enrica Cavallo, Alicia Philadelphia Orchestra (Ormandy), Telarc Digital 10051 Schachter and Andre -Michel Look for Telarc Records and distributor Au- Natinal Urban Festival Orchestra, a professional, dio-Technica to host a major New York trade re- racially integrated. full -time chamber orchestra 37 27 14 BERG & STRAVINSKY: Violin Concertos Schub, baritone William Parker and ception this fall. Three new albums will be intro- The Canadian Brass' arranging talents are Perlman, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Ozawa), DG 2531.110 Dale Clevinger, french horn. duced at the affair with Soundstream digital displayed once again on the group's forthcom- 38 28 9 SUTHERLAND SINGS MOZART The Minnesota Public Radio net- tape playback promised.... Pegasus Records is ing RCA digital album titled "The Village Band." The National Philharmonic Orchestra, London 526613 work consists of seven stations penciled in by former Nonesuch Records topper Renditions of "Poet And Peasant" Overture, 39 33 66 NEW YEAR'S IN VIENNA whose signals reach into five Mid- Teresa Sterne as the name for her planned inde- "Carnival Of Venice," "Flight Of The Bum- Boskovsky, Vienna Philharmonic, London Digital 10001 -2 west states. The network's Twin pendent label.... 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MAKE MORE PROFIT ... Gusman Orchestrator Goes Into Production with our low prices. full return NEW YORK -The inventor of an device from its hand -drawn state to - same day shipment on all major label LP's. 8- tracks, and cassettes aid to orchestrating on a piano has machine production, which may Top 1000 list updated weekly Write. started retail penetration of the de- lead to a lower price. TOBISCO vice. Besides mail -order, Gusman 6144 Highway 290 West Named after its inventor, the Gus - recently made the device available Austin. TX 78735 man Orchestrator, which shows the at three New York music shops, in- ranges of each instrument, is placed cluding Schirmer's /Brentano on EXPORT ONLY above the keyboard. It retails for Fifth Ave., Hansen's near Lincoln All brands phonograph records and pre- $40. Center and Drummer's World, also recorded audio and video tapes (NTSC and In addition to furthering retail ex- Manhattan. Outside of New York, a PAL). 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www.americanradiohistory.com 36 General News /Publishing 1946 Law Station Owners Guilty Of Beatles Ned Guthrie C 'rights Goes After Copyright Infringement Guarded NEW YORK -In what is held to WSKW -AM and WTOS -FM in same individuals in broadcasting. The Lea Act be the first federal prosecution Skowhegan. night clubs or hotels. We now want LOS ANGELES- Permanent in- based on junctions have been handed By EDWARD MORRIS unlawful public perform- The infringements occurred U.S. attorneys to be advised of down ances of copyrighted songs, the willful infringements and for pros- against a number of defendants ac- CHARLESTON, W. Va. -A 70- during periods in 1976 -77 and in- owners of three Maine -based radio ecution to take place on the federal cused of using Beatles' year -old leader in volved 50 separate performances composition musicians union stations have pleaded guilty to 50 level." West Virginia is spending most of of songs written and published by copyrights in musical and drama/ counts of criminal copyright in- and his time and energy to get a labor members of ASCAP. Twelve copy- The convicted corporations musical settings without an express fringement under the U.S. Copy- their principal owners had been law repealed that most young musi- rights were involved, including license ' in Federal District Court right Law. sued twice. in April 1976 and Octo- cians who are affected by it don't one, "One Less Bell To Answer," here. The guilty pleas, resulting in 1976. for civil in- even know about. cowritten by ASCAP president ber copyright fines totaling $11,600, were en- Hal David and Burt Bacharach. fringements by ASCAP members. Enjoining these alleged defend- Ned Guthrie's target is the Lea tered into at a June hearing before Judgments in excess of $20,000 ants from using Beatles' copyrights According to an ASCAP attor- Act -officially, Section 506 of the Chief Judge Edward T. Gignoux were obtained in the civil copy- stems from a civil complaint filed in ney. the original criminal informa- Communications Act of 1934. of the U.S. District Court in Maine right infringement action. 1979 by Leber -Krebs, producers of Passed by Congress in 1946, the Lea by Andy Valley tion, begun in March 1979. repre- Broadcasting Sys- The punishment for knowing "Beatlemania," on behalf of North- Act prohibits musicians from using tem Inc., Kennebec Valley Broad- sented a change in policy at and willful copyright infringement ern Songs, proprietor of the Beatles' conventional union techniques - casting System Inc. and Sugarloaf ASCAP to seek federal remedies compositions. such as picketing and striking -to Valley Broadcasting for alleged acts of infringement, under the Copyright Law calls for System Inc. The action was filed to halt several make broadcasters bargain for their The admissions instead of "repeated" civil actions imprisonment for up to one year of guilt were to unauthorized musical shows from services. charges that they had unlawfully against the same individuals. and /or by a fine of not less than using music administered by ATV performed copyrighted $100 or more than $10,000 for each Guthrie is head of the 700 -mem- music on "The normal procedure had and trading on the prominence of ber Local 136, American Federation their respective radio stations. been to bring repeated copyright infringement at the discretion of "Beatlemania." of Musicians, and was recently WPNO -AM in Auburn and infringement charges against the the court. elected president of the AFM's Preliminary injunctions were is- Southern Conference at the union's sued almost immediately after the national convention. He maintains filings last year. The court held bas- that the Lea Act has effectively Rock'n'Rolling `Magic' Still No. 1 ically that licenses do not grant the closed radio and tv stations as show- LOS ANGELES -Olivia Newton - dramatic performing rights essential cases for local musicians. John's "Magic" on MCA is Bill- to perform the songs in a dramatic or dramatic -musical setting. Under the Lea Act, people are for- board's No. 1 pop single for the third bidden by law from picketing `Rock World' Tube straight week. It's the longest any Performing rights societies have broadcasters to induce them to add Newton -John single has topped the undertaken to inform licensees that musicians to their staffs or to regu- Hot 100 in her nine -year chart ca- rights granted to them are solely for late the use of and payment for re- Show In 15 Marts reer. non -dramatic performing rights. corded music. By ROMAN KOZAK Guthrie formed the National NEW YORK -What is the best following ri_oLICENSING SWITCHED Committee to Repeal the Lea Act in affiliates later at night, rock music show now on television? or Don Kirsh- 1974 and has since been lobbying in "Midnight Special" In many parts of the country it may Congress and working with local re- ner," says Noyes. "I took the latter be "Rock World," a syndicated I peal groups across the country. option and have been proved right A New Look For hour -long program that premiered in the ratings." Says Guthrie, "In seeking the re- in January and which can be seen in Noyes says he has had support peal, we do not expect Congress to 15 markets, covering 35% of the from the record companies in that provide us with jobs, but we do de- The WMOT country. most supply him tapes for free. Group be restored to mand our right talk The show is a pure child of the The program's tapes -only format we the By PAUL GREIN about air time. Also, demand video age. It has no disco dancers. no has created some problems in that right to talk relief from Sec- LOS ANGELES -WMOT Rec- a solo act on Casablanca with a r &b about host, no audience, no comedians there is virtually no lead time in as- ords, the seven- year -old black -ori- chart hit. tion B of the act which permits and even no stage. All the musical sembling future shows. Noyes pretty to use ented label which boasts such acts as Chackler also has production broadcasters our recorded segments are videos provided by much has to use what becomes avail- music in manner they see fit." Philly Creme and Slick. has rea- deals with Fat Larry's Band, still on any record companies, says Ed Noyes, able week by week. But since the em- ligned its foreign licensing and pub- Fantasy, and Blue Magic, now on Formerly a dance bandleader in president of NTN Entertainment phasis is strictly on the music (and lishing agreements in addition to Capitol. Charleston and a staff musician at and producer of the show. "Rock whatever graphics a particular video signing a pressing and distribution WMOT was founded in 1973 by WSM in Nashville, Guthrie insists World" runs the entire gamut of segment may contain) that is also the pact with CBS for the U.S. and Can- Alan Rubens and Steven Bernstein. that broadcasters have become pow- rock music, though the emphasis is strength of the program. and what ada (Billboard. Aug. 9, 1980). Rubens is president of the label; erful through stations whose listen - usually on new wave. A recent pro- has earned it good press reviews. The label shifts from Fantasy/ Bernstein is now president of ership was first built by live musi- gram, for example, contained songs Even when the program grows, the EMI to Pye in the U.K., from publishing group, which consists of cians. "Radio grew up around by the Clash, Split Enz, the Roman- Noyes says he has no intention of Gamma to Peerless in Mexico and WIMOT Music and Muscletuff Mu- musicians," he is fond of saying, tics, Dirty Looks, Joan Armatrading, changing the formula. from Gamma to CBS in Latin Amer- sic. both BMI concerns. "Musicians didn't grow up around Crack the Sky and a segment from As Noyes assembles the programs, ica. It has also signed deals with The rest of the WMOT staff in- radio." the "No Nukes" film. he "bicycles" tapes of the show from Metronome in Germany and Ri- cludes Eric Doctorow, senior vice He admits he finds it difficult to When the show premiered early in station to station and writes the cordi in Italy. president and general manager (he enlist the aid of young musicians the year it was half an hour, and fea- voice -over intros. The show is pro- Its publishing had been through held the same post in the defunct who see radio and tv as vehicles only tured almost exclusively English duced in conjunction with London Bocu in Europe and through Parker Montage Group); Mary Dorfman, for recorded music produced in ma- acts. However, after nine weeks the Wavelength, which seeks new out- Music, a division of Fantasy else- national sales manager; Doreen Ri- jor music centers. English producer pulled out, and the lets for the show. where. Now publishing nger, director of show went off the air for a month. deals are artist relations; * * * with EMI in Bruce Gable. head before coming back its current hour- Holland, Chappell in of promotion /Mercury Records is long form, with the series expected PhonoGram the U.K., Budde in Germany, Ri- and Robert Changor. planning to release in the U.S. a spe- cordi It's to run through the fall. in Italy and Peerless in Mexico. believed that WMOT will also cial U.K. compilation LP which will The label, which had been distrib- open a management wing in Noyes is hoping to expand the time. DIAL FOR feature the singles of six new wave uted by Atlantic in The rest number of stations broadcasting his the mid -'70s and of the WMOT roster, be- bands from England and Northern by Fantasy at decade's is sides Slick, Philly show to reach 70% of the country, end, also Creme and Bowen $$ TRANSFER Ireland. expanding into the pop field with Reddin, includes and is looking for another national Brandy Wells. NORTH CANTON, Ohio - The Titled "Thru The Back Door." the Bowen a Sweet sponsor in order to be able to pay lo- Reddin, male singer. Thunder. the Ingram Family Stark Records' national convention LP will also include a special seven - "The main thrust will still be and Brown & Price. cal stations to take the show. Cur- black First release via took on an Orwellian overtone re- inch 33 r.p.m. single by Peter Town - music," says David Chackler, CBS is Philly rently the show is sponsored by chair- Creme's "Cowboys To cently when a representative .of the shend and Roger Daltry as the High man of WMOT. "We're just broad- Girls," a remake of the Intruders' Pepsi and off and on by Mur - firm's bank described a system of -Cola. Numbers jani, makers of the Gloria Van- before they formed the ening our base a little." 1968 hit, which was the first gold telephone transfer of funds from the Who. single derbilt jeans now hawked by Debbie Chackler had been president and for writer /producers Gamble more than 90 stores on a daily basis. Acts to appear on the LP are Huff. Harry of Blondie. chairman of locally -based Montage & signed in the U.K. to Back Door The touchtone telephone system The show is seen in such major Records, cornerstone of the Mon- The label has offices both in Records, PhonoGram's "alternative enables a store to dial direct to the markets as New York, Chicago, tage Music /Entertainment Group, Philadelphia, where WMOT has label." They are the Blitz Brothers. Ohio bank from anywhere in the na- Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, At- until the MCA custom label folded a long been headquartered, and L.A., the Tearjerkers, Mark Kjeldsen, the tion to a synthesized voice operator, lanta, Tampa. Milwaukee and Kan- few months ago. The acts from that where Montage was based. The Donkeys and Agony Column. The to whom they provide their store sas City. It is simulcast by local FM deal had been placed in various pro- Philadelphia office is at 1307 Vine LP, retailing at $7.98 will be released code and the daily cash tally. The radio stations in Chicago, Grand duction pacts before the CBS sign- St., 19107; the L.A. complex at 326 Monday (18). voice then repeats the tally, which, if Rapids, and Orlando. Noyes says in ing, per Chackler. Henceforth. he No. La Cienega Blvd.. 90048. The repeated incorrectly, is repeated un- Chicago, where the show is seen on * * * says. all signings will be through L.A. office also boasts a 24-track til the correct amount is repeated at WMAQ -TV and simulcast on Delilag /Grove Press in Novem- CBS domestically and the desig- recording studio. the bank. WXRT-FM it has a respectable 5 ber will publish. "The Rock Year- nated licensees abroad. For benefit of the curious, The new system is expected to rating. at 2 a.m. book (1981)," the first in a yearly The Montage acts which have dis- WMOT stands for "We Men Of Tal- speed cash flow by a week over the "I had a dilemma as to whether go trade paperback book which will in- persed include Native, now on RCA, ent." though over the years it has old mail system. after a teen crowd during earlier clude reviews of LPs and singles, a and Bobbi Walker, former lead taken on a second definition: "Wire time periods or to go with network (Continued on page 73) singer of Moulin Rouge, who is now Money On Time."

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The first data should be available to the industry and The ITA is uniquely equipped to greet the dawning of the the public by late summer or early fall. home video revolution. Members include the world's largest manufacturers of rec- ord /playback equipment, tape, base films and oxides, plas- tics, studio equipment and accessories, as well as service and .. .«.a. support industries ranging from major motion picture studios to duplicators, packagers and producer /distributors of prere- corded audio and video programming for tape and disk. Celebrating the sixth anniversary of ITA in 1976 were, from It serves its diverse clientele through the bi- monthly ITA left, ITA Board members Tadeo Okada of Maxell; Gordon H. News Digest, considered to be the most comprehensive Bricker of RCA; Gerald Citron of Intercontinental Televideo; source of information in the industry, the ITA Source Direc- Oscar P. Kusisto of Motorola Automotive Products; Larry Fin- tory of members, products and services, and a continuiing ley, ITA's executive director; George Sadler, then with the series of seminars and regional meetings attended by key ex- Electronic Home, and Irwin "Skip" Tarr of Matsushita ecutives from throughout the industry. (Pana- sonic). The ITA's heterogeneous organization enables it to effec- tively serve every facet of the tape /disk industry through on- Jim Fox, FMC; Fred Feuerhake, manager communications and audio and audio /visual technical developments and other going efforts aimed at educating and informing its member- product planning, GTE International; Robert MacDonald sen- facets of a rapidly evolving industry. ship in the areas of technological research and development ior vice president, entertainment products worldwide, GTE In- These programs are staffed with experts from every area of right through to the manufacturing and marketing process. ternational; Dan Denham, group vice president, recording ma- the tape /disk field, from hardware and software manufac- Among recent steps taken by the ITA in fulfilling its goals terials group, 3M Co. all from left, at presentation of bronzed turers to financial analysts and specialists in copyright law. are the addition of geographical vice presidents to its board of letter in 1974 welcoming GTE International as 200th member They are regarded as among the best produced, most infor- directors. Nowhere is this more important than in the Euro- of ITA. mative seminars held in this, and perhaps any other, industry. pean market, where the number of video cassette recorders In keeping with ITA policy, registration to these seminars is now exceeds those in the United States. Among the most effective means of exchanging informa- limited, and accepted on a first -come, first -served basis. Reg- In order to meet the expressed demand for greater involve- tion among its members are the two semi -annual seminars istration forms can be obtained from ITA headquarters in ment in the ITA's activities from its overseas members, the staged by the ITA. New York. ITA board named Arnold Norregaard, managing director, The forthcoming Home Video Programming seminar, held One of the ITA's prime functions is the publication of the bi- Bellevue Studio, Copenhagen, as its Euroepan vice president in the fall, is set for Oct. 21 -23 at the New York Sheraton Ho- monthly ITA News Digest, which contains stories on the latest during its last meeting. tel. Once again the ITA offers its members an opportunity to developments in the industry and reports on the more impor- In addition to serving on the ITA executive committee and interface and share experiences and views with key industry tant papers and talks presented during ITA seminars. A re- its board of directors, the European vice president will also su- executives who appear on the program. This gathering will of- cent issue contained articles on how videocassette duplica- pervise an advisory board comprised of representatives of fer presentations and demonstrations of the latest develop- tors can be utilized omC for maximum efficiency, options to be 4 countries where the ITA has members. This advisory board ments in tape and disk technology, for the manufacturer and considered in making video recordings of pop and rock acts, for 13 in where repre- supplier well m met the first time June Copenhagen, as as the producers and merchandisers of tape and an analysis of the lawsuit brought by major motion pic- J sentatives of ITA member companies began charting future and disk products. ture studios against the Sony Corp. regarding the home tap- programs for that market. The ITA also hosts an annual "Audio /Video Update" semi- ing of copyrighted material for personal use. CI The ITA's global commitment will be further advanced nar around March of every year. The most recent Audio /Video The ITA News Digest is sent free to all its members. Non- when it holds its the U.S. This event was held 2 -5 rn first seminar outside Update March in San Diego. Next year's sessions member companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico may sub- takes place June 21 -23, 1981, in Amsterdam. will be held at the Diplomat Resort and Country Club, Holly- scribe for $60 a year and $75 in Europe. ui Among the activities the ITA hopes to generate abroad are wood, Fla., March 15 -18, 1981. The ITA Source Directory provides another vital communi- '- the inauguration of its Golden Videocassette and Golden The Audio /Video Update provides the industry with an ex- cations tool for the audio /video industry. Published annually, u) Videodisc Awards, which have proven to be an effective mer- tensive arrày of panels and workshops focusing on home it is an indispensable guide for tracking the various products. chandising aid in the U.S., and the creation of statistical pro- video, media management, video for business and industry, (Continued on page ITA -6)

Barely 30 days after stepping down as head of North Ameri- editor for Home Furnishings Daily, a trade journal. His area of Providing A Forum For can Leisure Corp., a diversified entertainment complex cen- expertise centered upon tv, radio and audio equipment. tered around tape products, Finley sat down for lunch with Os- Throughout his professional life, Brief has developed a rep- All car Kusisto, president of Motorola Automotive Products Inc. utation as a sharp -eyed and often eloquent spokesman for an Industry Segments The ITA sprang from that meeting. industry that is notable for its rapid growth, particularly in the "Motorola was manufacturing automobile tape decks, of area of technological development. He has covered, in one ca- course," Finley recalls, and Oscar was complaining about pacity or another, the myriad changes in format that the hen Larry Finley founded the ITA 10 years ago he the poor quality of components coming in from overseas. recording industry has gone through since its blossoming in had already accomplished a list of notable Most of it was junk. the 1950s. achievements that would take an ordinary execu- "There had been four trade associations that had tried to His experience as a trade journalist has provided him with tive several lifetimes to equal. But that was to be organize in the months preceding our meeting but they just the ability to spot trends and move quickly to assist the indus- expected from Finley, who launched his business couldn't get any support in or out of the business, so Oscar try and the general public in asked me if I'd be in comprehending them. His or- career as a 12- year -old entrepreneur holding three after - interested school jobs in his native Syracuse, N.Y.- jewelry store clerk, starting one that would last. I ganizational ability helped turn paper boy and popcorn vendor. was already bored to death with the RIAA from a loose amalgam

That was 50 -odd years ago. Since then Finley has success- retirement so I said I'd take it of fiercely independent oper- fully established himself as a prosperous jewelry retailer, a on -for a year." ators into a unified body of pro- bandleader, nightclub and ballroom owner, disk jockey and The rest, as they say, is his- fessionals. television talk -show host, movie producer, chief executive of a tory. As Finley says, "the whole Among the accomplishments radio network, record company executive and founder /presi- thing just took off." The first Brief shares credit for at the dent of the International Tape Cartridge Corp., pioneer manu- item on Finley's agenda was to RIAA were efforts to expand the facturers of eight -track cartridges and cassettes. establish the ITA's international board of directors and the mem- Throughout his long and varied career, Finley has combined character. bership rolls to allow greater his salesman's enthusiasm and determination with a show- Larry Finley, vice presi- "None of the other associ- Henry Brief, executive participation by medium sized man's talent for vision and promotion. With rare exceptions, dent, membership/ ations would accept off -shore director. and small independent labels; he has not only demonstrated a flair for doing the right thing events. (Continued on page ITA -9) effectively lobbying to rescind at the right time, but he has also carried it off in a big way, and the excise tax on recordings, bringing them into line with with style. levies on books; establishing educational mail rates for From the days when he drove a car up the steps of a build- recordings; promoting recordings as cultural property ing at Syracuse Univ. to protest a campus ban on automobiles through annual award dinners and the creation of a White to his precedent- making antitrust suit against Music Corp. of Meeting The Challenge House Record Library, and a successful campaign to have America in the 1940s that destroyed the practice of exclusive state legislators enact anti -piracy statutes. Brief also played a bookings, Finley has combined determination with imagina- of Technology major role in the RIAA drive to bring recordings under the pro- tion. tection of the Copyright Act and to have labels and artists Even now, as he steps down as the prime force behind the share in public performance royalties, a matter still under ITA, it would be less than accurate to say Finley is "retiring." consideration in Congress. He has formed Larry Finley Assoc. Inc., a consulting firm de- Henry Brief, ITA executive director, is launching his His knowledge of the recording industry and ability to boil voted to the home video field and he will continue to serve the second career as an indefatigable organizer of ideas complex issues down to their essentials have made him a ITA as vice president of events /membership, supervising the and systems designed to help a vital, growing indus- "spokesman." His name is Brief, but he is seldom at a loss for ITA seminars, and sitting on both the executive committee try. words. and the board of directors. Brief served as executive director of the Recording "The old expression 'Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme After all, for most of its existence, the ITA has been sy- Industry Assn. of America for 19 years before taking over the chose' is only partly true insofar as my new job as executive nonymous with the name of Larry Finley. Appropriately, it was reins of the ITA last December. Prior to that he had worked as a director of ITA is concerned," he says. born and nurtured as a direct result of one of Finley's periodic journalist, a career that stretched from an early tour with the "Both the RIAA and the ITA are trade associations. Both are "retirements." Overseas News Agency to a position as television /radio /hi -fi (Continued on page ITA -10) www.americanradiohistory.com DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

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www.americanradiohistory.com Providing A Forum Exclusively from Home Theatre Continued from page ITA -2 ST/nR *TII ss ° CCII/nLS members," he says. "But I figured with 99`!0 of the equipment being manufactured abroad we needed those people." Phil- ips, Sony, Panasonic, and BASF, consequently, were among for the ITA's earliest members. QUALITY "The initial response was damn good," he remembers. CASSETTES The biggest problem was that the industry was so cocked up, STAR *TIME® I don't know how else to describe it, that no one knew what anyone else was doing, or what standards we should be aim- ing for." MUSICALS DIXON The solution was accelerated when Virginia Knauer, the ON VIDEO TAPE Nixon Administration's consumer affaiirs specialist, ad- dressed an early gathering of ITA members and told them ALL -STAR COMPOUND that unless they regulated the industry themselves the gov- ONE HOUR ernment would have to step in and do it for them. EXCLUSIVE That really gave ITA its initial impetus," Finley says. 954 Within weeks Ampex, 3M and other manufacturers were as- VHS signing key personnel to work with Finley in establishing vol- untary minimum standards for the various components used or in the manufacture of audio and video tape modes. BETA As years went by Finley guided the ITA into other areas, es- tablishing seminars and periodic meetings where the various suppliers and manufacturers of tape -oriented product could Outperforms compare notes and keep abreast of the latest developments Featuring the greatest jazz stars -Duke All Existing in the constantly changing world of audit /video technology. Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Our goal at ITA has always been to guide the industry in an Dave Brubeck, Count Basie PLUS a tribute Shims and orderly manner," Finley notes. "We've structured it to be able to Louis Armstrong. VB122. to anticipate problems before they happen. We have a re- Cartridge Components markable ability here to interface between all aspects of the tape industry. We try to keep a balance between every system The Greatest Stars on Specialists in low friction and every configuration and to spread the use of tape prod- polyolefin for audio and ucts in the industrial and home areas. VHS or BETA Cassettes! video components. First "We run a tight organization," he concludes. "Our annual choice of major cassette THE ANN -MARGRET SHOW -VB120 producers. seminars are limited to about 400 participants, which gives our supplier members an excellent plat=orm to exchange in- RAQUEL WELCH -VB121 formation and present new ideas without a lot of confusion. TOM JONES SPECIAL -VB104 Send for Samples We offer the appeal of a targeted audience." Billboard LOU RAWLS -VB133 TEDDY PENDERGRASS DIXON IN CONCERT -VB207 NEW DIMENSIONS IN ENGINEERED PRODUCTS DIXON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED A Bundy Company b CREDITS Bristol. Rhode Island 02809 401- 253 -2000 Telex No 92 -7706 Editor, Earl Paige; Assistant HOME THEATRE /VCI Editor, Susan Peterson; Art, Bernie Rollins. 6464 Sunset Blvd., Suite 540 Hollywood, CA 90028 (213) 465 -6121

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www.americanradiohistory.com Meeting The Challenge Continued from page ITA -2 involved in recording. But that's where the similarity ends." Brief stresses the ITA's heterogeneous character and its in- ternational scope in comparison to the RIAA's domestic make -up and homogenous nature. He points out, The ITA embraces companies that produce base film for tape, raw tape, blank tape, manufacturers of video cassette recorders as well as video disk players, the pro- ducers and duplicators of pre- recorded videocassettes and videodisks, the major motion picture companies which license movies for home video use, as well as large industrial and edu- cational users of video. At ITA we have more than 450 worldwide member com- panies, with the number increasing as new companies enter the rapidly growing field, particularly of home video." The rapid rate of technological development in the tape field poses a genuine challenge to Brief's skills. TDK congratulates ITA "New developments appear almost daily," he says, And this adds spice and excitement to an already extremely inter- esting and fascinating job." for making success look easy. He is particularly aware of the potential impact digital recordings and videodisks can have on the industry. Charac- teristically, he doesn't approach the subject as a pitchman, but as a shrewd observer. The full benefits of the digital mode and home video have yet to be realized," he says. "The different systems will re- quire some shaking out. One of the key factors will be how these systems are merchandized to convince the consumer he's getting something superior. Ultimately it's the consumer who makes the final decision." Nevertheless, why did Brief walk away from a job and an in- dustry that had been a large part of his life when most other 1970: FIRST ITA SEMINAR men would be thinking of retirement? "For one thing it's easy to see that the tv screen will be the 41 COMPANIES focal point of education and information, as well as entertain- ment, in the future, and tape is part of that future, as much as 1980: TENTH ITA SEMINAR the floppy disk or the rigid disk might be," he says.

OVER 500 COMPANIES, AND GROWING. "When I accepted the ITA position, I said I was delighted, and I meant it. I'm ignited and excited by the prospect of be- coming part of an industry that is so completely involved with the sight and sound of the future, one that combines enter- grTDK tainment, communications and education, areas with which TDK TAPE. THE FUTURE IN SOUND AND PICTURES. I've been involved all my life.

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REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 200. At Past ITA Seminars Hundreds Have Been Turned Away Because Of Limitation In Capacity. REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED ON A "FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED" BASIS

More Than 100 Are Already Registered So If You Wish To Attend We Suggest Immediate Registration By Phoning Or Writing Larry Finley or Diane DiMella at ITA, 10 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023, (212) 787 -0910.

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The tape has opened "new doors All the companies use Cetec for them" in the marketing of home But, adds the executive, "I'm more Gauss 1200 series high -speed cas- video, particularly among record re- enthusiastic about home video as sette duplicators which are air tailers. each day passes." shipped from the U.S. to their desti- Looking ahead, Time-Life Video, As for the videodisk. Peisinger nation. Needles and Pfe marking its first retail penetration says he's in no rush to commit the Accessories give you sound Fujii says the Korean market is profits for these sound reasons: with the Kinks tape, is planning to company to one configuration or an- starting to expand, citing Jigu Rec- ffanstiehl We Give You market at least 10 more videotapes other. "All our releases, though, will ords as a new member of the dupli- in the fall. some of them to include eventually find their way to the cating fraternity. 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Business Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 8/16/80 Sound /Video Billboard P Alleged Conspirators To Learn Trial Site Monday Big Haul By FBI In L.A. Vîdeocassete LOS ANGELES -Whether the porn," code name given to a 30- Copyright 1980. Billboard Publications. Inc. federal prosecution of 10 alleged month Miami undercover investi- LOS ANGELES -- Assorted con- No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in conspirators who shipped pirated gation of pornography by the FBI. fiscated videocassettes and duplicat- any form or by any means. electronic. mechani- photocopying. recording. videocassettes across state lines will In probing the alleged link of or- ing equipment are in the hands of cal. or otherwise, Top 'IQ without the prior written permission of the pub- be heard in Federal District Court ganized crime to pornography. the an FBI custodian here. following lisher here or returned to its original FBI provided evidence that led to searches of local premises here by r These are best selling videocassettes compiled from retail Miami venue will be heard here the February 1980 indictment of agents equipped with search war - sales, . including releases in both Beta & VHS formats. Monday (1 1) by Judge Irving Hill. these defendants for alleged rack- rants. 10 A civil suit against the seized Seven of the defendants are eteer influenced and controlled or- TITLE (RATING) based here and petitioned for ganizations, infringement and trans- equipment has been filed in Federal Copyright Owner, Distributor, Catalog Number change of the Miami location for fi- portation of stolen property. District Court here by the federal i govern nient. nancial reasons. A Miami magistrate The indictment by a Miami grand ALIEN (R) turned down the petition but was re- jury resulted in the 10 facing two According to the filing. a March 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video 1090 13 premises versed by a federal judge there. counts of the racketeer act called hit of at 14640 Flatbush 2 "10" (R) in Norwalk, resulted in the confisca- Judge Hill. well -known in the in- RICO, eight for software piracy and Orion Pictures Co., WCI Home Video, OR -2002 tion of 84 allegedly infringing video- dustry as presiding jurist in the prec- four involving stolen goods trans- 3 SUPERMAN (PG) tapes motion pictures, with edental Richard Taxe tape piracy port. of along D.C. Comics, WCI Home Video Inc., WB -1013 two pieces of duplicating equip- conviction in 1976. originally tried Court records of FBI testimony THE MUPPET MOVIE (G) ment. to return the case to Florida, noting show that federal agents were in ITC Entertainment, Magnetic Video, CL -9001 A raid on Apt. 32.6301 Atlantic in the only way it would remain here communication for almost a year 5 (NATIONAL LAMPOONS) ANIMAL HOUSE (R) Long Beach, caused confiscation of was if a Florida federal judge came with different defendants in the pur- Universal City Studios Inc., 125 allegedly bootleg videotapes here because the local calendars are chase and shipment of allegedly in- MCA Distributing Corporation, 66000 along with four pieces of duplicating overcrowded. fringed motion pictures. The under- 6 A STAR IS BORN (R) equipment. Defendants include: Philip cover operation of the FBI was Barwood Films, WCI Home Video, WB -1020 The complaint notes that Robert Charles Bernstene, 10620 Wilshire Golde Coaste Specialties Inc., THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN (PG) Arthur Wind, Edmund Cadwalader Universal City Studios Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Blvd.. Los Angeles; John Le Grand opened in Septemer 1977. Haley, Kerry Hobart Martin and MCA Distributing Corporation, 66006 also known as John Belmont, 425 N. Under provisions of the RICO act, "other unknowns" were allegedly 8 THE GODFATHER (R) Oakhurst, Beverly Hills: Russell the defendants if found guilty would involved in the illicit operation. Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 8049 Hampshire, 2852 Sawtelle, Los An- possibly forfeit the following local 9 THE DEER HUNTER (R) geles; Brian Spencer Hymes, 12257 businesses: Discount Distributors. Universal City Studios, Inc., Sunset Parkway. Los Angeles; Wal- 132 N. Western and 1643 N. Cher- MCA Distributing Corporation, 88000 ter Gernert. 805 Westmount Dr.; okee; Video Club Of America, 336 10 NORMA RAE (PG) Timothy Burns, 4445 Murietta Dr., N. Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills: Audiophile 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video, CL 1082 Sherman Oaks and Bernard Avers, Videostar, 8531 Beverly Blvd. and 11 GREASE (PG) 177101 Avalon. Carson, along with Medi- Billing. 11252 Sherman Wa. Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 1108 Edward, Nathan and Gary Bench - Sun Valley. _Recordings_ 12 BLAZING SADDLES (R) man Smoliak, all of Minneapolis. Smoliak & Sons, Inc.. Audio Divi- STRAUSS: DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION, Warner Bros. Inc., WCI Home Video Inc., WB -1001 According to Fred Schwartz of the 301 E. Lake St., Minneapolis. sion, DON JUAN, TILL EULENSPIEGEL- Cleveland Or- 13 THE JERK (R) Dept. of Justice's staff in Miami, the also could be forfeited if defendants chestra, Maazel, CBS Mastersound IM35826, Universal City Studios Inc., prosecution is an outgrowth of "Mi- are found guilty. distributed by CBS and Sony, $14.95 list. MCA Distributing Corporation, 66005 The Cleveland Orchestra's playing of these 14 HALLOWEEN (PG) "Death And Trans- Strauss pieces, particularly Falcoln International Prod., Media Home Entertainment, M131 figuration," is electrifying, and we get a realistic 15 THE ONION FIELD (R) picture of the ensemble as it would be heard by Avco /Embassy- Magnetic Video 4064 a listener in mid -auditorium. Producer Paul 16 JAWS (PG) Myers' intent seems to have been to create a Universal Pictures, MCA Distributing Corporation, 66001 "purist" sound. Wide dynamic range, and accu- 17 1941 (PG) rate sense of depth and spatial orientation asso- Universal City Studios Inc.- Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., ciated with minimal miking all are here in im- MCA Distributing Corporation, 66007 pressive measure. Any listener captivated by the 18 MWAx`S'H (PG) popular Cleveland Orchestra digital recordings 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video, CL -1038 for Telarc should find this largely similar produc- TIMED RIGHT! 19 CATCH 22 (R) tion to his liking as well. Sony digital equipment Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 8924 was used, though this fact curiously isn't men- 20 22 38 GODFATHER, II (R) tioned anywhere on the album. Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 8459 AIMED RIGHT! KORNGOLD: KINGS ROW- National Philhar- 21 BOYS FROM BRAZIL (R) monic, Gerhardt, Chalfont Digital SDG305, dis- 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video 9002 tributed by Discwasher, $15 list. 22 ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (R) This is a film music buff's dream fulfilled but Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 1256 BILLBOARD'S an audiophile experience of uneven merit. Al- 23 THE MAIN EVENT (PG) most 50 minutes of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Barwood Films Limited -WCI Home Video 1021 original music from the 1942 Warner Bros. pic- 24 17 9 SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (PG) ture are presented in dramatic sequence and Universal Pictures, MCA Distribution Corporation, 66003 HOME VIDEO the production carries over many of the stun- 25 13 13 EMANUELLE (R) ning artistic and technical virtues of the RCA Trinacra Films, Columbia Pictures Home Enter., Classic Film Score series -produced by the same VH 1019 /BE 51195E team. What's troubling about the digital record's 26 32 25 THE OMEN (R) MARKET super -brilliant, larger -than-life sonics is the 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video, CL -1079 hard -edged, steely tonal quality of the orches- 27 23 38 PATTON (M) tra. If symphony orchestras really had tone this 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video, CL -1005 harsh it would drive audiences from the concert 28 40 38 THE SOUND OF MUSIC (G) UPDATE. hall. Perhaps more ambient miking would have 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video, CL -1051 helped to soften the tone, though digital audio 29 11 THE WARRIORS detractors will doubtless blame the new tech 20 (R) nology for the metallic tonal edge. Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 1122 30 39 7 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (PG) FLAMENCO DIRECT -Carlos Montoya, guitar, Universal City Studios, Inc., I distrib- Vols. & II, Crystal Clear CCS 6004/5, MCA Distributing Corporation 66011 Marketing, no suggested list. uted by CC 31 25 15 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (R) nature of flamenco, with The improvisatory Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Columbia Pictures Home no two performances ever alike, makes the Enter., VH 10400E /BE 51405E CONTACT YOUR NEAREST genre peculiarly suited to direct -to -disk, another 32 35 9 DRACULA (1979) (R) one -of -a -kind discipline. Editing from more than BILLBOARD ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE TODAY Universal City Studios, MCA Distributing Corporation, 66004 one take can only diminish performances which 33 18 38 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (R) rely so much on the interpreter exploring crea- Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 1113 Issue Date: August 30, 1980 tive impulses of the moment. Moreover, the su- 34 ,t, u THE STING (PG) perior transient response inherent in advanced Advertising Deadline: August 15, 1980 Universal City Studio, Inc. MCA Distribution Corporation 66009 direct technology also seems to enhance the lis- 35 30 3 DELIVERANCE (R) tening experience by throwing into crystalline Warner Bros. Inc., WCI Home Video, WB 1004 relief all the rough edges of flamenco execution. 36 37 25 HEAVEN CAN WAIT (PG) Strings buzz angrily against the body of the gui- Billboard Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, 1109 tar when Montoya demands more from his in- The Weekly Authority in Business Coverage 37 21 25 SILVER STREAK (NR) Sound /Video strument than it can gracefully supply. And one 20th Century -Fox Films, Magnetic Video, CL -1080 hears, with unexpected clarity, the attack of fin- 3 ANIMAL CRACKERS (G) ger on string and percussively on the body of the 38 24 MCA instrument in those selections where the artist Paramount Publix, Distributing Corporation, 55000 39 27 25 ENTER THE DRAGON (R) simulates a dancer's heel clicks. Montoya is also WCI WB capable of delivering moments of tranquil Warner Bros. Inc., Home Video Inc., -1006 beauty as he invests more than a dozen basic 40 34 9 PSYCHO (M) flamenco rhythms with his authentic ethnic in- Shamley Productions Inc., MCA Distributing Corporation, 55001 sight.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 42 Disco Business SPECIAL PARTIES AND LONGER HOURS Second Annual N.Y. Clubs Offer Lures To Draw Democrats Chicago Music Continued from page 4 Over at Xenon Howard Stein is the Regine base. This should make nient and events in the hope of at- club for the occasion. scheduled for throwing a very tongue in cheek for some interesting shuffling of tracting some convention patronage. Awards Show Monday (14). They will be headed Carter re- nomination victory party, schedules as Regine's party com- At presstime the club's management CHICAGO -The second annual by Vice President Walter Mondale, also scheduled for Monday (14). mences at II p.m., just one hour ear- and staff were working to put last Chicago Music Awards presenta- Chief-of -Staff Hamilton Jordan. The event, a midnight affair, will lier than Xenon's. Among the enter- minute finishes on special incentives tion, sponsored by Audio Talent White House press spokesman Jody also double as a Carter -Mondale tainers scheduled to appear at the and other promotional aids. Record Pool, took place at the Phoe- Powell, Donald McHenry, U.S. Am- fundraiser, with invited guests being Xenon affair are Loretta Lynn and The Les Mouches disco, which in nix nightclub recently hosted by bassador to the United Nations, and asked to pay $ 100 per person. Roberta Flack. 18 months has expanded its oper- WGCI -FM air personalities Barry a slew of other guests including mu- According to a spokesperson for The Electric Circus is among ations to include a first -rate cabaret Mayo and Irene Mojica. sic industry personalities Kenny Stein. invitees will include many of those clubs that have gone on a and restaurant, is also structuring its Gamble and Leon Huff. the names scheduled to appear at week -long schedule of entertain- convention week schedules. Kenny Jason of McGreevy's was The club has been able to attract named best spinner for the second top calibre entertainers including straight year. Paul Drake of Kisses Sandy Duncan, Patti LuPone, and Lou Divito spinner at Dugan's Andre De Shields, and Eartha Kitt. Bistro ranked second and third, re- spectively. t-3000 ifNyAV (knS( And although at presstime the com- plete lineup of convention week en- Other awards went to McGreevy's tertainers had not been confirmed. it (best disco), Dugan's Bistro (best was expected to be in keeping with gay disco), Warner /RFC Records the calibre of performer that has (best label), Casablanca's S.O.S. played the club in the past. Band (best new artist) and Frankie The new Bond's disco and New Torres of Moonlight (best mobile b York. New York, both owned by en- disco). trepreneur John Addison, have be- Voting by members of the Dogs I come popular entertainment venues ,LOA coN`nouen Of War and Audio Talent record for many of the top socialites and pools determined the winners. ac- entertainers in the city, and it is ex- cording to organizer Rocky Jones. pected that this reputation will serve Audio Talent head. as a lure for many conventioneers. The club midtown Manhattan loca- This year's marked attendance tions, close to the primary conven- drop is attributed to the severe thun- derstorms that rolled into Chicago tion hotels, will also make them a natural magnet. on the evening of the presentation. Only about 200 persons braved the Addison informs us he is working downpour accompanied by high on a program of events especially winds that caused power outages in aimed at the convention trade. some areas. However, one thing is certain, Bond's is in itself an attraction. with Promotion for the event included its immense size, tasteful decor and flyers. posters and WGCI radio slew of special effects ranging from a spots, Jones says. "Dancing Waters" electric fountain, Other winners: Cinderella Rock- to futuristic laser lighting to a remote efeller (best lights), Dugan's Bistro controlled miniature version of the (best sound), The Galaxy (best latin Goodyear blimp -to larger than life disco), Coconuts (best restaurant), inflatables that drop from the ceil- Rich Kids (best new disco), Horizon ing. West (best new r &b disco), Ova- Litelab's U.L. Approved tion's Elaine & Ellen (best Chicago act), "Funky Town" by Lipps, Inc. Lightworks Expands (best 12- inch), Michael Jackson's NEW YORK In a move aimed at "Off The Wall" (best album), Mi- Entertainment Lighting Controllers: penetrating the discotheque market chael Jackson (best artist, best male in the Western U.S., the Phila- vocalist), Donna Summer (best fe- delphia-based Lightworks company male vocalist), Brothers Johnson The Best Keeps Getting Better has opened a Los Angeles office. (best male group), Sister Sledge The office headed by Steven (best female group), Disco All -Stars Share is a forerunner of a- show- (best dance promotions), Warner/ Litelab's Entertainment Lighting Systems are sold Litelab Dealers through exclusively room the company plans to open in RFC Records (best label promo- In France: Clemançon, In Germany: Dyanacord, In Sweden: Bella Lite, the region. The L.A. office number is tion). and Don Burnside (best Chi- (213) 657 -6471. cago producer). In Mexico: Futuro Cercano, In Argentina: Dimerson, In Belgium: Ever Violette, In The Mideast: Wave, Int'I., In South Africa: David Morris, Intl.

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1 FEEL UKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE 1 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross - 1 LEAVE THAT BOY ALONE /DON'T STOP, KEEP 1 I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME -Young & its producers to be the largest in the HEART- France loll- Prelude (LP /12-inch) Motown (LP /12 -inch) MOVING- Poussez- Vanguard (LP /12-inch) Company -Brunswick (12 inch) world. will be held at the New York 2 HELPLESS -Jackie Moore -Columbia (19/12.inch) 2 RED UGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various 2 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross - 2 FEEL UKE DANCING /THE HEART TO BREAK THE Coliseum here Nov. 23 -26. 3 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do H Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu Artists -RSO (LP) Motown (LP /12 -inch) HEART- France lots- Prelude (LP /12.inch)

(LP /12.inch) 3 I'M READY- Kano -Emergency (12-inch) 3 PLAIN OUTTA LUCK /STRETCHIN' OUT /YOUR LOVE IS 3 RED LIGHT /FAME (Tama, Soundtrack) -Various The concept for the show was trig- 4 DYNAMITE /JUMP TO THE BEAT-Stacy Lattisaw- 4 FEEL LIKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE A LIFESAVER-Gayle Adams -Prelude (LP /12-inch) Artists -RSO (LP) gered ny the escalating popularity of Atlantic (LP /12 inch) HEART- France Joli- Prelude (LP /12-inch) 4 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12- 4 I'M READY-Kano-Emergency (12-inch) roller :kating, fostered in part by the 5 QUE SERA MI VIDA -The Gibson Brothers-Mango 5 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu inch) 5 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12-inch) inch) (12 (12 -inch) 5 I'M READY -Kano- Emergency (12-inch) roller iisco phenomenon. It is being 6 SHAKE IT UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rod -Prelude (12- 6 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross - 6 SEARCHIN' -all culs- Change -Warner /RFC (LP /12- 6 FEEL LIKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE produ. ed by International Roller Motown (LP /12.inch) inch) inch) HEART- France Joh- Prelude (LP /12-inch) 7 RED UGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various 7 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12-inch) 7 DYNAMITE /JUMP TO THE BEAT-Stacy Lattisaw- Skate Expositions. Inc. headed by 7 RED LIGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various Artists -RSO (LP) Atlantic (LP /12 inch) 8 I HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW /RHYTHM OF THE Artists -RSO (LP) Nathan Klein. 8 IN THE FOREST -Baby 0' -Baby O' Records (12.inch) WORLD -Gino. Soccio- Warner (LP /12 inch) 8 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu 8 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu The show, which will be open ex- (12 -inch) 9 CANT BE LOVE, DO IT TO ME ANYWAY -Peter 9 EARTH CAN BE JUST LIKE HEAVEN -Two Tons Cr (12.inch) will Brown-TN (12 -inch) Fun- Fantasy (12 inch) 9 CAN'T BE LOVE -DO IT TO ME ANYWAY -Peter clusively to the trade, provide 9 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12 -inch) 10 BREAKAWAY /wWlrs ON YOUR MIND /DON'T LET 10 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson- Warner (LP /12- Brown -TK (12 -inch) exhibitors, buyers and investors with 10 GIVE ME THE NIGHT -George Benson- Warner (LP /12- YOUR CHANCE GO BYE -Watson Beasley inch) -Warner 10 LET'S GO DANCING Mizell -TK (12-inch) Inch) -Rocky an opportunity to meet other manu- (LP/12-inch) 11 CAN'T BE LOVE -DO IT TO ME ANYWAY -Peter REBELS 11 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross- it PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12-inch) Brown-TK (12 -inch) 11 ARE WE- Chic -Atlantic (LP/12-inch) factur_rs, discover new concepts, Motown (LP /12 inch) 12 SEARCHIN'- Change -Warner /RFC (LP /12.inch) 12 BREAKAWAY /DORT LET YOUR CHANCE GO BYE/ 12 BREAKAWAY/WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND -Watson prodtzt developments and market- Beasley -Warner (LP) 12 THE BREAKS -Kurtis Blow -Mercury (12 -inch) 13 t WANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW/HEARTBREAKER/ BODY FREE- Watson Beasley- Warner (LP /12. 13 I'VE BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty ing techniques, according to Klein. RHYTHMS OF THE WORLD -Gino Soccio -Warner, inch) 13 WARM LEATHERETTE/BULLSHIT -Grace Jones - Island JUST -Solar (12- inch) RFC (LP /12 -inch) 13 IN THE FOREST -Baby 0' -Baby 0' Records (12 -inch) (LP) Among manufacturers slated to 14 EARTH CAN BE JUST UKE HEAVEN -Two Tons O'Fun- 14 DYNAMITE /JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacy Lattisaw- 14 LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN- Average White Band -Arista 14 STRETCHIN' OUT /PLAIN OUTTA LUCK/YOUR LOVE IS exhib t at the show are R.C. Sports, Fantasy (12.inch) A UFESAVER-Gayle Adams - Prelude (LP /12-inch) (LP /12,inch) Atlantic (LP /12 -inch) Shoes, skates 15 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson- Warner (12- 15 STRETCHIN' OUT /YOUR LOVE IS A LIFESAVER -Gayle 15 LOVE DONT MAKE IT RIGHT- Ashford 8 Simpson - 15 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson-Warner (LP /12- Riede] Snyder and inch) Adams -Prelude (LP /12 -inch) Warner (LP /12-inch) inch) Sport International. Also scheduled to take part are such established BALT. / WASHINGTON DETROIT NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO disco sound, lighting and design companies as Design Circuit and This Week This Week This Week This Week I UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross - 1 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross - 1 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross 1 I HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW/HEARTBREAKER- GLI. Motown (LP) Motown (LP /12 -inch) Motown (LP /12 -inch) Gino Soccio- Warner /RFC (LP /12.inch) Tin exposition will also feature a 2 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12. RED 2 UGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various 2 I HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW/HEARTBREAKER- 2 CAN'T BE LOVE -DO IT TO ME ANYWAY -Peter inch) series Artists -RSO (LP /12 -inch) Gino Soccio- Warner (LP /12 -inch) Brown -TK (12.inch) of daily seminars conducted 3 GWE ME THE NIGHT- George Warner (LP Benson- /12- 3 DYNAMITE /JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacy Lattisaw- 3 FEEL LIKE DANCING /THE 3 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It S.O.S. Band by kei persons in the industry, and inch) HEART TO BREAK THE Right)- -Tabu Atlantic (LP inch) /12 HEART- France lob- Prelude (LP /12 -inch) (12 -inch) 4 RED UGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various geared' to informing and educating 4 QUE SERA MI VIDA -The Gibson Brothers-Mango Artists -RSO (LP) 4 SHAKE IT UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rod -Prelude (12- 4 RED LIGHT/ FAME (Soundtrack) -Various Artists -RSO (12 inch) registrants on all aspects of the in- 5 LOVE SENSATION -Loleatta Holloway -Salsoul (LP) inch) (LP) 5 1 HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW /HEARTBREAKER/ dustry. 6 STRETCHIN' OUT /YOUR LOVE IS A LIFESAVER/YOU 5 GLOW OF LOVE -all cuts- Change -Warner /RFC (LP/ 5 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12 -inch) RHYTHM OF THE WORLD -Gino Soccio-Warner/ BROUGHT IT ON YOURSELF -Gayle Adams - 12 Inch) RFC 6 I'M READY -Kano- Emergency (12 -inch) Another feature of the three -day Prelude (LP) (LP/12.inch) 6 LOVE SENSATION 6 PARTY ON Energy (12-inch) - Loleatta Holloway -Salsoul (LP) 7 full 7 SHAKE R UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rod - Prelude (12- -Pure -Prism IN THE FOREST -Baby 0' -Baby 0' Records (12-inch) show will be a size roller rink de- inch) 7 FEEL LIKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE 7 RED LIGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)-Various 8 I AIN'T NEVER -Isaac Hayes -Polydor (12-inch) signed to highlight the latest in roller B I HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW /HEARTBREAKER/ HEART- France Joli -Prelude (LP /12-inch) Artists -RSO (LP /12 -inch) 9 CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC (Soundtrack) -David skating technology. According to RHYTHM OF THE WORLD -Gino Soccio- Warner/ 8 I'M READY -Kano- Emergency (12 -inch) 8 EMOTIONAL RESCUE /DANCE -The Rolling Stones - London /Village People/Various- Casablanca (LP) RFC /12.inch) (LP 9 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) -S.O.S. Band -Tabu Rolling Stone Records (LP /I2-inch) Klein two professional roller enter- 9 GLOW OF LOVE -all cuts- Change -Warner /RFC (LP/ 10 GLOW OF LOVE -all cub- Change -Warner /RFC (LP/ (12 -inch) 9 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson- Warner (LP /12- will 12 -inch) 12 inch) tainment companies perform 10 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson -Warner (LP /12- inch) 10 LOVE DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT -Ashford 8 Simpson - inch) II EMOTIONAL RESCUE /DANCE -The Rolling Stones- throughout the day both at the rink 10 TAKE Warner (LP) YOUR TIME (Do It Right)-S.O.S. Band -Tabu Rolling Stone Records (LP /12-inch) 11 CAN'T FAKE THE FEELING- Geraldine Hunt -Prism and the aisles of the coliseum. 11 LETS GET IT Off/MAGIC OF YOU- Cameron -Salsoul (12 -inch) i (12 -inch) 12 GIVE ME THE NIGHT -George Benson- Warner (LP /12- (LP /12.inch) 11 I'M READY- Kano -Emergency (12-inch) inch) 12 WARM LEATHERETTE/THE 12 TASTE OF BITTER LOVE / BOURGIE, BOURGIE -Gladys HUNTER GETS CAPTURED 12 PARTY ON -Pure Energy BY THE GAME -Grace Jones -Prism (12-inch) 13 FEEL UKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE Knight & the Pips -Columbia (LP /12 inch) -Island (LP) 13 STRETCHIN' OUT /PLAIN OUTTA LUCK/YOUR LOVE IS HEART- France loll- Prelude (LP /12.inch) 13 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu 13 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12- A UFESAVER-Gayle Adams (LP (LP /12.inch) inch) -Prelude /12 -inch) 14 WARM LEATHERETTE /BULLSHIT/THE HUNTER GETS 14 DYNAMITE /JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacey Lattisaw- 14 LOVE DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT- Ashford 8 Simpson - 14 THE BREAKS -Kurtis Blow- Mercury (12-inch) CAPTURED BY THE GAME -Grace Jones-Island (LP) Atlantic (LP /I2 -inch) Warner (12 inch) 15 WARM LEATHERETTE/LOVE IS THE DRUG -Grace 15 CANT FAKE THE FEELING- Geraldine Hunt -Prism 15 LOVE SENSATION -Loleatta Holloway -Salsoul (LP) Jones- Island (LP /12 -inch) Is LOVE SENSATION- Loleatta Holloway -Salsoul (LP) (12-inch) BOSTON LOS ANGELES PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE /PORTLAND This Week This Week This Week This Week Triere is only one I UPSIDE DOWN/I'M CONING OUT -Diana Ross - 1 RED UGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various I I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12. 1 RED LIGHT /FAME- (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various Motown (LP) Artists -RSO (LP) inch) Artists -RSO (LP) high quality 2 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Warner (LP line of 2 RED LIGHT /FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)-Various 2 IN THE FOREST -Baby 0' -Baby 0' Records (12-inch) Benson- /12. 2 I HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW/HEARTBREAKER- Artists inch) Gino Soccio -Warner (LP /12 inch) -RSO (LP) 3 CAN'T BE LOVE, DO IT TO ME ANYWAY-Peter 3 THE BREAKS -Kurtis Blow- Mercury (12-inch) disco light and 3 FEEL LIKE DANCING /THE HEART TO BREAK THE Brown -TB (12-inch) 3 CAN'T BE LOVE -DO IT TO ME ANYWAY -Peter 4 LOVE DON'T HEART- France lots- Prelude (LP) MARE IT RI 4T- Ashford 8 Simpson - Brown -11( (12 -inch) 4 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12.inch) Warner (LP /12-inch) sound equipment. 4 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson- Warner (12- 4 FEEL UKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE 5 I'M READY -Kano- Emergency (I2-inch) 5 UPSIDE DOWN/FM COMING OUT -Diana Ross- inch) HEART- France lob- Prelude (LP /12 -inch) Motown (LP /12 -inch) 6 I HANNA TAXE YOU THERE NOW /HEARTBREAKER- 5 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12. 5 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson- Warner (LP /12- Gino Soccio- Warner /RFC (LP /12 inch) 6 FOR THOSE WHO UKE TO GROOVE -Ray Parker Jr. 8 inch) Raydio- Arista (LP /12-inch) inch) 7 EARTH CAN BE JUST UKE HEAVEN -Two Tons 0' 6 LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN- Average White Band -Arista 7 LOVE SENSATION Loleatta Holloway- Sa)soul (LP /12. 6 QUE SERA MI VIDA -The Gibson Brothers -Mango Fun -Two Tons 0' Fun -Fantasy (12 -inch) - (12 inch) inch) (12 inch) 8 DYNAMITE /JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacy Lattisaw- 7 I AIN'T NEVER -Isaac Hayes -Polydor (LP /12,inch) TASTE 8 OF BITTER LOVE /BOURGIE BOURGIE- Gladys 7 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (I2-inch) Atlantic (LP /12 inch) 8 LOVE SENSATION -Loleatta Holloway -Salsoul (LP) Knight & the Pips -Columbia (LP /12 -inch) 8 I AIN'T NEVER -Isaac Hayes -Polydor (12-inch) The name is 9 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross - 9 SHAKE IT UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rod -Prelude (12. 9 I HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW /HEARTBREAKER/ Motown (LP /12 -inch) inch) 9 UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross - RHYTHM OF THE WORLD -Gino Soccio- Warner/ Motown (LP/12.inch) Meteor. RFC (LP /12 inch) 10 WARM LEATHERETTE /THE HUNTER GETS CAPTURED 10 STRETCHIN' OUT /PLAIN OUTTA LUCK /YOUR LOVE IS BY THE GAME -Grace Jones - Island (LP /12.inch) A LIFESAVER -Gayle Adams -Prelude (LP /12-inch) 10 HELPLESS- Jackie Moore- Columbia (12-inch) 10 I JUST WANNA DANCE WITH YOU-Starpaint- II LET'S GET IT OFF /THE MAGIC OF YOU- Chocolate City (12-inch) II SEARCHIN'- Change -Warner /RFC (LP /12-inch) Cameron- 11 CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC-(Soundtrack)- Various Salsoul (LP /12 -inch) Artists -Casablanca (LP /12-inch) 11 IN THE FOREST -Baby 0' -Baby 0' Records (12-inch) 12 STRETCHIN' OUT /PLAIN OUTTA LUCIA -Gayle Adams - 12 HEARTACHE *9- Delegation- Mercury (LP) Prelude (LP /12 -inch) 12 DYNAMITE/JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacy Lattisaw- 12 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12-inch) 13 POP IT/DO YOUR THANG -AI Hudson & One Way - Atlantic 13 QUE SERA MI VIDA -The Gibson Brothers-Mango (LP /12.inch) 13 QUE SERA MI VIDA -The Gibson Brothers-Mango MCA (LP) (12 -inch) 13 KEEP SMILIN' -Carrie Lucas -Solar (12-inch) (12.inch) 14 LETS GO ROUND AGAIN- Average White Band -Arista 14 GIVE ME THE NIGHT 14 THE BREAKS -Kurtis Blow- Mercury (12-inch) -George Benson- Warner (LP /12- (12 inch) 14 IN THE FOREST -Baby 0' -Baby 0' Records (12 -inch) inch) 15 SHAKE IT UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rod -Prelude (12- 15 I JUST HANNA DANCE WITH YOU- Starpoint- 15 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)-S.O.S. Band -Tabu inch) 15 KEEP SMILIN' -Carrie Lucas -Solar (12 -inch) Chocolate City (12 -inch) (12 inch)

CHICAGO MIAMI PHOENIX MONTREAL This Week This Week This Week This Week

1 GIVE ME THE George 1 NIGHT- Benson -Warner (LP) UPSIDE DOWN /I'M COMING OUT-Diana Ross - 1 LEAVE THAT BOY ALONE/DON'T STOP, KEEP 1 NOW THAT SHE'S ROCKIN' /OVERNIGHT SENSATION - Motown (LP /12inch) MOVIN'- Poussez- Vanguard 2 UPSIDE DOWN /l'A COMING OUT -Diana Ross - (LP /12-inch) terry Knight -ABM (LP) 2 FAME /RED UGNT (Fame, Motown (LP) Soundtrack)- Various 2 RED LIGHT/FAME (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various Artists -RSO (LP) 2 BREAKAWAY/WHAT'S ON MY MIND-Watson Beasley - TAULE YOUR Artists - RSO (LP) 3 TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu CBS (LP /12 -inch) 3 FEEL UKE DANCING /THE HEART TO BREM THE (12 inch) 3 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism (12 -inch) HEART- France lots- Prelude (LP /12-inch) 4 THE BREAKS- Kurtis Mercury 3 S- BEAT /RUNAWAYS -Gino Soccio- Quality (LP) Blow- (12 -inch) 4 IN THE FOREST 4 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu -Baby 0' -Baby 0' Records (I2-inch) 5 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12- (12 -inch) 5 GIVE ME A BREAK-The Ritchie Family -Casablanca 4 CAN'T FAKE THE FEEUNG /NO WAY -Geraldine Hunt - inch) Downstairs 5 I HANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW/HEARTBREAKER- (12 -inch) (LP/12-inch) 6 FEEL LIKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE Gino Soccio- Warner /RFC (LP /12-inch) 6 DYNAMITE /JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacy Lattisaw- 5 PARADISE HEART- France lots- Prelude (LP /12.inch) GARAGE/RAZOR GIRL -The Zebras - 6 GLOW OF LOVE Warner /RFC -al cuts- Change- (LP/ Atlantic (LP /12inch) Downstairs (LP /12 -inch) 7 DYNAMITE/JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacy Lattisaw- 12 -inch) 7 FEEL LIKE DANCING /THE HEART TO BREAK THE Atlantic (LP /12 inch) 7 DYNAMITE/JUMP TO THE BEAT -Stacy Lattisaw- 6 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)-S.O.S. Band -Tabu HEART- France Joh -Prelude (LP/12 -inch) 8 I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME -Young & Atlantic (LP /12 inch) (LP /12 -inch) 8 SEARCHIN'- Change -Warner /RFC (LP 12 -inch) Company- Brunswick (12.inch) 8 I'M READY -Kano- Emergency (I2-inch) 7 STAY THE NIGHT-Billy Ocean-CBS (12-inch) 9 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12- 9 I WANNA TAKE YOU THERE NOW /HEARTBREAKER- 9 STRETCHIN' OUT /YOUR LOVE IS A UFESAVER-Gayle For fuit information contact inch) Gino Soccio- Warner RFC (LP /12-inch) 8 DYNAMITE -Stacy Lattisaw-WEA (LP /12 -inch) Adams -Prelude (LP /12.inch) Meteor Light and Sound Company 10 STRETCHIN' OUT A 10 LOVE DON'T MALE IT /YOUR LOVE IS LIFESAFER -Gayle 10 I AIN'T NEVER -Isaac Hayes -Polydor (12-inch) 11791 MGM-Ashford & Simpson - 9 FAME -Various Artists- Polydor (LP) 155 Michael Drive, Syosset. NV Adams -Prelude (LP /12-inch) - Warner (12-inch) 11 QUE SERA MI VIDA -The Gibson Brothers -Mango Telephone 15161 364 - 1900 Telex 96 1396 11 PARTY ON-Pure Energy -Prism (12-inch) 10 STOMP -The Brothers Johnson -ABM (LP) 51051 11 PARTY ON -Pure Energy -Prism ((2-inch) (12.inch) Nest Gast 1213) 846 0500 England (Byticetl 12 I JUST MANNA DANCE WITH YOU- Starpoint- 12 RED UGHT /FAME (Fame, 12 I'M READY -Kano- Emergency (12 -inch) Soundtrack)- Various Chocolate City (12 inch) 11 I'M READY- Kane -Downstairs (12 -inch) Artists - RSO (LP/I2-inch) 13 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson- Warner (LP /12- 13 LET'S GET IT OFF /MAGIC OF YOU- Cameron -Salsoul 12 LOVERS HOLIDAY- Change -WEA (LP) 13 TASTE OF BITTER LOVE /BOURGIE, BOURGIE- Gladys (LP) inch) Knight & The Pips -Columbia (12-inch) 14 SHAKE IT UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rod -Prelude (12- 14 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu 13 LET'S GET SERIOUS- lermaine Jackson- Quality (LP) 14 SHAKE IT UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rad -Prelude (12- inch) (12 -inch) 14 MACHO Macho inch) -al cuts- - Downstairs (LP) 15 GIVE ME THE NIGHT- George Benson- Warner (LP /12 15 WARM LEATHERETTE /BULLSHIT/LOVE IS THE DRUG - 15 BE THANKFUL- William De Vaughn -TEC (12-inch) inch) Grace Jones - Island (LP /12 -inch) 15 HIGH ENERGY -La Bionda- Downstairs (LP)

Compiled by telephone from Disco D.J. Top Audience Response Playlists representing key discotheques in the 16 major U.S. Disco Action Markets, plus sales reports from key disco product retailers /one stops.

www.americanradiohistory.com 44 Disco Business Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 8/16/80 Billboard R ° Copyright 1980, Billboard Publica- tions, Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval Disco Mix system. or transmitted. in any form or by By BARRY LEDERER TM any means. electronic, mechanical. Discolop photocopying. recording. or otherwise. NEW YORK -Fantasy Records' release of Idris have put together an album that will appeal to 100 without the prior written permission of Muhammad's "Make It Count," brings a refresh- enthusiasts of disco, r &b and jazz. the publisher.

Alan - Michael Mamber, Disco Promotion and ing change to the mixed bag of available prod- Weeks fast s Special Projects Coordinator for Fantasy states This TITLE(S), Artist, Label This last TITLE(S), Artist, Label uct. "For Your Love" starts with a 50- second Week Week Dun Week Week bin that Fever's 12 -inch 331/2 r.p.m. "Dreams & De- slow string introduction that builds to a cre sire" remixed by Jim Burgess, will be shipped 8 UPSIDE DOWN/I'M COMING OUT -Diana Ross Motown 61 4 THINK /PETER GUN (Blues Brothers Soundtrack)- Various scendo before breaking into a moving 6:55 cut. - shortly. Also expected from this label is a 7 -inch (LP) M8 936 M1 Artists-Atlantic L (LP) SD-5220 Backup vocals by Maxine Waters Willard, Julia 45 r.p.m. by James Bolden, "Priorities." This is 2 13 FAME /REDUGHT (Fame, Soundtrack)- Various Artists - 52 52 6 MOSCOW 1980 /METRONOME- Manicured Noise - Waters Tillman and Clydene Jackson add a the label's first official dance /rock release (not RSO (LP) RS 1 -3080 Charisma (7 -inch) Import smoothness to Muhammad's penetrating voice. including Creedence Clearwater Revival). 3 3 10 FEEL LIKE DANCING/THE HEART TO BREAK THE HEART - 73 5 JUDY IN DISGUISE/CHIP N'ROLL- Silicon Teens -Sire The result, on this midtempo selection, is a gut PRL 12179 (LP /12-inch °) SRK -6092 Mamber's most asked question centers on France Joli- Prelude (LP) level appeal with distinctive guitar work as well the upcoming Sylvester album which will be 6 6 GIVE ME THE NIGHT -George Benson -Warner 54 38 15 JUST HOW SWEET IS YOUR LOVE-Rhyze -SAM as a rousing string section that adds to the rich (7-inch) 49505 (12 -inch) S -12332 available in late August, and will be entitled arrangements of this cut. "For Your Love" is im- 8 I THERE/HEARTBREAKER /RHYTHMS OF 55 44 12 "Sell My Soul." Working in the label's studio, 9 WANNA TAKE YOU SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL/TWO GOOD REASONS -Jimmy portant enough for a I2 -inch release. THE WORLD- Gino Soccio- Warner /RFC (LP) RFC 3430 Maelen-Pavillion (LP /12- inch °) NJZ 36319 new product being created includes the Black - 6 4 19 TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)- S.O.S. Band -Tabu (LP/ 56 56 18 STARS IN YOUR EYES/G0 FOR IT- Herbie Hancock- "Don't Fight The Feeling" is more commer- byrds, George Duke, and the deejay's two spe- 12-inch *) JZ 36332 Columbia P) 1C 36415 cial and pop oriented, though not as catchy as cial ladies, Two Tons Of Fun. These artists will 7 8 PARTY ON -Pure Energy - 57 37 14 I LOVE YOU DANCER /DO IT AGAIN- Voyage- the above selection "New Orleans" is a nitty have albums for available fall release. Prism (12 -inch) PDS 404 Marlin (LP) 2235 gritty mover that has an African feeling, and is Yellow Magic Orchestra's second LP for A&M . 9 15 I'M READY /HOLLY DOLLY -Kano- Emergency (12 -inch) 58 60 5 PSYCHE -Killing Joke -Rough Trade definitely funk -oriented. Although it can easily is not as far Eastern- oriented as its first release. EM 6504 (7-inch) Import stand by itself, a remix might be in order as it The group's newest effort is more westernized, 10 8 I'VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU- Dynasty -Solar (12-inch) 59 90 3 LADY OF THE NIGHT-Ray Martinez & Friends- Importe/ has potential for release as a 12- incher. and has a feeling and sound reminiscent of YD 12027 12 (MAXI 33) MP -306

Producer Phil Kaffel and Herb Jimmerson Georgia Moroder. 10 5 14 DYNAMITE/JUMP TO THE BEAT- Stacey Lattisaw- Atlantic 60 70 5 LET'S GO DANCING -Rocky Mizell - (LP /12- inch °) 5219 TK (12-inch) TKD -443

11 12 21 GLOW OF LOVE-all cuts- Change -Warner /RFC (LP /12- 61 55 20 LET'S GET SERIOUS /BURNIN' HOT -Jermaine Jackson - inch) RFC 3438/3435 Motown (LP) M7 928 RI

12 14 13 STRETCH' IN OUT/PLAIN OUTTA LUCK /YOUR LOVE IS A 62 72 27 PARTY BOYS- Foxy -TK THE BEST PRICES & DELIVERY WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY UFESAVER -Gayle Adams -Prelude (LP) PRL 12178 (LP) DASH 30015 /DISCONET (12- inch °) (R) Vol. 3, Program 6 13 11 17 IN THE FOREST -Baby 0' -Baby O' Records STROBES STRIP LIGHTS (12 -inch) BO 1003 99 6 HE'S NOT SUCH A BAD BOY AFTER ALL/THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I -Kid Creole & the Coconuts - 14 13 15 CAN'T BE LOVE -DO IT TO ME ANYWAY -Peter Brown - Antilles/Ze (12 -inch) AN802 CONTROLLERS STARBURSTS Drive/TK (12-inch) 441 64 53 6 BEYOND -Herb Alpert -A &M 15 15 8 THE BREAKS- Kurtis Blow- Mercury (LP /12-inch °) 3717 90,000 Candle Power (12 -inch) MDS 4010 65 IS IT ALL OVER MY FACE -Loose Joints -West End (12- i`` Dia. 16 16 24 EARTH CAN BE JUST LIKE HEAVEN -Two Tons O'Fun- 1:=0 ;Y. Giant 6" inch) (Remix) WES 22129 Nit: Fantasy (LP /12inch °) (R)-F -9584 66 63 21 BEHIND THE GROOVE/YOU'RE ALL THE BOOGIE I NEED - 21 6 QUE SERA NI VIDA- Gibson Bros. -Mango Teena Marie Motown (LP) M-9221R1 (12 -inch) 7783 - 67 47 14 I'LL CRY FOR YOU- Kumano- 22 7 SHAKE IT UP -DO THE BOOGALOO- Rod -Prelude Prelude (LP) PRL 12177 (12-inch) PRL 601 68 78 24 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE/ALIVE WITH LOVE-Cut Glass -20th i. 25 5 EMOTIONAL RESCUE/DANCE -The Rolling Stones-Rolling Century (12 -inch) TCD -103 I. Stone Records /Atlantic (LP) COC -16015 69 81 8 HEARTACHE #9- Delegation- Mercury 26 5 LOVE DON'T MME IT RIGHT- Ashford & Simpson - (LP) SRM 1 -3821 Warner(LP /12- inch *) HS -3458

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www.americanradiohistory.com Disco Forum Report 45 `No Nonsense' Forum Attacks '80s Problems By JOE will than anyone has imagined. Prodded by the positive corn - to program disco, whether it is done RADCLIFFE important variety that offer farther it is already helping ments of keynote speaker Frankie under the guise of r &b, pop, or rock - them a rest from constant disco." He stated that has made it Crocker, program director, Inner- fusion. deed to the success of the (disco) He said that even a fast, exciting new wave rock, and city Broadcasting Co., and WBLS- Wardlow's claim that radio is still business as a whole, will be cross- beat will begin to bore audiences af- possible for French and Italian mu- FM, New York, and Bill Wardlow, supporting disco through the fusion over on a scale such as we have ter about three hours. "And if au- sic innovators to score enormous forum director, the Eighth Inter- sounds it programs, was supported never seen before." diences get bored they will tune you successes in the American market. national Disco Forum emerged as by Crocker who told a rapt audience Crocker stated that crossover out," Crocker warned. Said Crocker: "Now it can help one of the most no- nonsense, con- that "the key to music played in dis- and fusion -type music are neces- Crocker is confident that disco other forms of music with a limited ventions of its kind. cos in the next few years, and in- sary to provide audiences with "all- has the potential to take crossover audience crossover. Specifically, The primary concern of the dedi- when reggae and salsa take on uni- cated group of business people versal lyrics, they will move into the gathered at the Sheraton Centre musical mainstream through hotel in New York was how to best dance." come to grips with the challenge of Crocker lamented that in the past sustaining a successful disco- too many disco songs followed a theque industry in the economically similar pattern -the strong, upbeat turbulent 1980s. female singers in the background, In his opening remarks, Wardlow and the same pattern repeated urged the continuation of a positive again and again. attitude towards the future of the "People must be given a break," industry in the U.S. "and indeed he stressed. "Even if the formula wherever else in the world disco- works, people will not accept a theques are popular." steady diet of it. However," he He pointed out that the dance added, "when the music crosses music sound of the 1980s has be- over, when a Michael Jackson or a come "the catalyst or bridge which Kenny Loggins cuts a dance num- brought r &b over into pop, and ber, they bring something new to fused rock with disco." the form; they refresh the music." Wardlow saw the sound, incorpo- Crocker told his audience that to rating these fusion elements, as have music which keeps changing, "continuing to be the most volatile there must be record company music of the 1980s." people who are in love with what Responding to the charges of they do. He stated that the execu- critics that disco has sold out to tive who loves to be in the streets rock and new wave, Wardlow asked, looking for new things is the one "What's in a name ?" He continued, most likely to come up with some- "Call it new wave, rock -fusion, or thing fresh. r &b /pop, it all boils down to dance Citing Frank Sinatra, Elvis Pres- de- music, and that is just another five - ley and the Beatles, Crocker letter word for disco." clared that there is a phenomenon Wardlow reminded his audience in the music industry every 10 or 15 that record labels are still produc- years. He feels that the coming phe- ing disco music, and he stated that nomenon will be a superstar who "it (disco music) still remains a big totally crosses all musical bound- part of their volume." aries. The forum director suggested "These superstars will be artists that "far from decrying this infu- who can capitalize on the urge to sion of other styles into traditional dance, and who will realize that any disco sounds, the industry should form of music can succeed if the welcome it." He added, "It is this rhythm and sound are right."

combination of r &b, pop, and rock - fusion which affords radio its vari- ety in programming today." Clockwise, Lee Zhito, publisher, Bill- Wardlow also had no qualms board; Frankie Crocker, keynote about people using other terms in speaker; Bill Wardlow, forum director; referring to disco, "just as long as attentive audience at keynote ad- we all understand that disco music dress; Question and answer time at is still being played on radio." one of the sessions; capacity crowd at He added: "Disco deejays and as- awards banquet: Billboard marquee at tute radio programmers continue Roseland ballroom.

Panelists Agree It Requires MOBILE MOVE More Than Just Disk Spinning Mobile discos are responding to even with their business success Weinberg seconded the thought.

the diminishing demand for all - levels of a year or two ago. "There's too much emphasis on disco programming by reposition- "When disco was big we could all playing tomorrow's hit," he said. ing themselves as all- purpose mo- just sit back and wait for the "It's better to spend the money in bile entertainment services. phones to ring," Weinberg noted. other areas rather than spending That was the main theme set "But since the market has de- several hundred dollars a month on forth in the Forum panel, "Mobile clined, it's more of a challenge to records." Disco: An International Update." carry our overhead from peak sea- Weinberg added that mobile op- Panelists on the session included sons. erators' arduous efforts to get free in- Hal Weinberg, Purple Haze; Barry "Our number of jobs isn't record servicing are a waste of time Banker, WOKU -FM, Pittsburgh; and creasing, but the money we get per and energy. "Records should be Norman Dolph of Stay Mobile Disco job is." looked on as just another operating in New York. Weinberg also noted that he uses cost of the business," he suggests. several different means of making Bookman, a member "I don't go to the insurance com- Bury Banker, WOKU -FM. Jonathon one job lead to others. He offers to disco pany and beg for something for of the audience, noted that reduce his fee if the client will give just 40% of his free. It's the same here. People now accounts for him billing on its brochure distrib- The rest, he said, should expend that effort at pro- programming. uted at the event, or if the client will of Frank Si- moting their business." ranges from evenings send him its mailing list for fol- natra music to polka, cha -cha, Ital- lowup marketing. Barry Banker of Philadelphia's ian and ethnic nights. WOKU a Dolph added that in terms of -FM added note of perspec- In addition, noted Bookman, it's marketing, he uses request cards tive by stating that mobile oper- important for mobile operations to which on one side ask "What can ators have a credibility problem as a go beyond music of any stripe to we play for you ?" and on the other result of the numerous shoddy fly- by -night operators who flooded the also include magicians, comics and side contains a subtle advertising Hal Weinberg, Purple Haze. exotic dancers. "If this is to be the message. market a few years ago. entertainment of the future," he Mobile operators need not spend The consensus of the panel was said, "it's important that mobile so much money on records, be- that these opportunists have by operators be diverse and not just lieves Dolph. "Labels know that mo- and large left the mobile industry as spin records." biles follow trends and don't make it has lost some of its get -rich -quick Hal Weinberg, who chaired the them." he suggested, "You don't luster, but that the damage they did panel, also made the point that mo- have to shop for records every Mon- to the image of mobile operators as bile operators have to work more day; you can do it every three serious professionals will only be aggressively and creatively to stay weeks." eased in time. Norman Dolph, Stoy Mobile Disco.

www.americanradiohistory.com 46 Disco Forum Report Was the `Disco-Restaurant' Situation a Fad? "The so- called 'disco- restaurant' cuss both the hotel and restaurant was a fad," declared Charles Bern- aspects of the business was Peter stein, editor of Restaurant News at Wawra, director of operations for a forum session on hotel and res- Inhilco, Inc., a division of Hilton In- taurant aspects of the disco busi- ternational. ness. was really "It mostly disco Wawra spoke of his experience as which is why it didn't work," he con- food and beverage manager in the cluded. Sao Paolo (Brazil) Hilton which had "Questions like 'Is disco dead ?' an "English pub as one of its or 'What's happening to the enter- rooms. Wawra cautioned the au- tainment business ?' really aren't dience that "If you design a room valid," proclaimed comoderator Mi- only as a disco, the operating hours chael Wilkings of a Wood /Wilkings, can be only at night." a Canadian consulting firm, be- In order to avoid this problem cause market's "the changing and Wawra "figured on a lunch restau- the customer's changing." rant with a disco from 9 p.m. to 4 That is why before opening for p.m." Wawra called in Juliana's, a business it is important for the British company, for advice. owner to "decide who you want to From his experience since then, come in," according to comodera- and also at the Trinidad Hilton, he tor Ray Ford of the Phoenix -based surmised that "Direct Access to the Bobby McGee's chain. street is important," because "You Roberta Perry, director of enter- have to attract the local crowd" and tainment for the 70 restaurant - not depend solely on hotel guests lounge chain known as'Stuart An- Clockwise, Ray Ford, Bobby McGee's; for business. derson's Black Angus, pointed to Michael Wilkings, Wood /Wilkings Wawra suggested planning new the importance of research to the Associates; Roberta Perry, Black events to keep the local people in- successful business. Angus Restaurant; Peter Wawra, terested. Ford noted that his chain "Marketing research is impor- Inhilco Inc.; Charles Bernstein, Res- doesn't advertise because "Adver- tant. We do a lot of it before we taurant News. tising brings people to you once open any room," she noted. "After only." After that, he noted, the a store is open, we continue re- people will not return unless they search to see if we're in synch with had a good time initially. the community," added Perry, Ford also revealed that his corn - whose company is headquartered pany has the "same basic menu of in Seattle, Wash., with operations in food and music at every disco." 16 Western states and Canada. One of the reasons for this, he ex- Anderson's a has mixed oper- plained, is because "Every time ation with disco in 11 locations, live someone walks off the dance floor, entertainment in 55 and even they walk to a drink." "Remem- screen television in one location. ber," he told the audience "you're A panel member who could dis- in the business to make money."

Presidents' Panel Topics Strikes a Sensitive Nerve The hit of the first day's forum are still too high," Caviano said. the '70s. "Work the hits," he said. session was the presidents' panel. "New approaches are necessary. It Haayen replied by saying that work- Bruce Bird of Casablanca Records may not be easy for rock'n'roll ing the hits -will not work in the '80s. set the tone by saying that his corn - people to get into disco, so the need Al Coury of RSO said each record, pany was heavily into rock because for specialists arises." single or album, should be judged the music is danceable. Bernie Tom Cossie of Precision Rec- on its own merits. "Limited appeal, Bloch of De -Lite Records echoed ords, cited costs, when the topic or limited market records may not Bird's statement. turned to clubs versus arenas. The always be the best," he noted. On artist development, a sore costs are higher to put an act into a Coury, in answering a query from topic from the audience's point of club. "The room might not be big the floor which noted that in view, Bloch said his company would enough for all the equipment," Hawaii, availability of records did not throw money into an act if con- Fred Haayen of Polydor noted. "Be- not always match airplay received, sumer reaction did not warrant it. sides, clubs cannot support the act said there should be distribution in This brought an outcry from some from the point of view of radio, all areas where records get airplay. who said they knew of records press and capacity," he said. If it's played, it should be bought, which were in demand, yet the label Cossie stated that there are in- he said. would not press any more than deed shortcomings in the artists de- John Luongo of Pavillion Records were already out. velopment and a &r departments. suggested that promoters know With questions coming from all Picking up on Caviano's "special- their areas. "Have people who directions, moderator Bill Wardlow ist" approach, Cossie indicated know the areas," he said. "If the strove to limit personal discussions. there is a need for specialists in record is getting played the promo- Ray Caviano, Warner/ RFC Records, "street sense." "That's where the tion people should know that. Why was the most optimistic of the pan- acts are coming from," he noted. send 100 copies of a record when elists, saying that specialists who "You can't ask them what the mu- 10 will get the job done ?" stick it out will win. "Nothing is au- sic of tomorrow is when they don't Angry questions centered around tomatic," he stated, "Disco may be even know what the music of today artist development and a &r. Why a dirty word right now, so we have to is," Haayen agreed, adding that the wasn't innovation coming from the find ways to get around using it." energy has got to come from the street? Why aren't dollars being put Caviano suggested "alternative street. back into the street, and back into exposure" and said college radio Jerry Greenberg of Mirage Rec- clubs and disco support, some and small radio stations might be ords suggested the strategy of the people asked. an answer. "The visions for the '80s '80s continues with the strategy of

Left row: Top to bottom, Bernie Bloch, De -Lite Records; Right Row: Top to bottom, John Luongo, Pavillion Rec- Jerry Greenberg, Mirage Records; Tom Cossie, Pre- ords; Ray Caviano, Warner /RFC Records; Al Coury, cision Records; Bruce Bird, Casablanca Records. RSO Records; Fred Haayen, Polydor Records.

www.americanradiohistory.com Disco Forum Report 47 CURRENT PROBLEMS Pools Lacking Unity By MICHAEL LONDON The forum Seminar on "Current smaller pools and create a unified Problems Of Record Pools" found force," said Wyatt. "We're weak di- panelists complaining about weak vided, and the record companies pool unity and inaccurate record know it." charts, while disk jockeys in the au- Tuchman reported that his pool has itself by initiating Aaron Gersh, Dallas /Ft. Worth dience assailed the panel members strengthened Cosmo Wyatt, New England Disco Deejays Association. for neglecting the smaller pools. a campaign to work more closely Disco Deejays. Participating in the panel were with radio stations and record Sam Avallone of the Ohio Record stores. "You have to get records Pool; Joel Cammeron, the Nevada that are hot on the dance floor onto Disco DJ Assn.; Frank Edwards, the the air waves and into the retail out- Mid -Atlantic Pool; Aaron Gersh, Dal- lets," he said. las /Fort Worth Disco DJ Assn.; "Get more active," Glass advised Danny Glass, Sam Records; Al the smaller pools. "No record exec- Paez, New Orleans Record Pool; Ed- utive is going to ignore a pool that die Rivera, IDRC; Scott Tuchman, can convert floor play into sales." Southwest Record Pool; Judy Added Paez: "You have to make it Weinstein, For the Record, and happen for the record company." Cosmo Wyatt, the New England Several audience members ques- Disco DJ Assn. tioned the stated willingness of ma- Judith Weinstein, For The The panelists stressed that unity jor pools to aid their smaller breth- Bob Pantano, P.O.P.S. Record. among record pools is the key to ob- ren. taining better service from the One disk jockey, speaking for the record companies. "struggling pools," demanded that "In order for us to keep our credi- the panel "stop the politics, stop bility, we've got to help preserve the the games, and help the DJs."

Jim Faurette, Danceteria. Scott Tuchman, South- west Record Pool.

Joel Cammeron, Nevada Rec- Sam Avellone, Ohio Record ord Pool. Al Paez, New Orleans Record Mike Lewis, Studio One. Pool. Pool. Disk Pool Execs Nix Negativity,Talk Bullishly

"There have been many prob- because the labels all want differ- lems facing record pools," stated ent things." Bob Pantano of the Philadelphia Atlantic's Rafael Torres ex- Organization of Professional Spin- claimed to the crowd of deejays: "I ners, and comoderator of the fo- want work from you guys. I don't rum panel on record pools. "How- want to have to treat you like ever, let's keep away from the babies. That's all I have to say." negatives today and get to posi- He did, however, add that he tives." would be available for discussion in Comoderator Nick Lygizos said the Atlantic suite afterwards. that -the two main purposes of any Eddie Thomas of Chicago's Dog record pool are "keeping deejays of War pool, was adamant that happy and keeping labels happy." "Pools will always be the greatest Lygizos, who heads San Francisco's source for promotion (of disco rec- Bay Area Disco Deejays Assn., ords)." pointed out that his own group has As the program was thrown open had difficulty keeping everyone to comments from the floor, Don Got The happy as a result of cutbacks in Miley who cowrote "I've record allotments. The member- Feeling" sung by Two Tons O'Fun, declared that "The main purpose of ship size was recently reduced by Top row, left to right, Alan Michael Mamber, Fantasy a pool should be to get the music to dropping those who were not "head Records; Steve Newman, Disco Motion; Brian Harkins, deejay" at their clubs. the people." One complaint sometimes heard Greater Pittsburgh Record Pool; Johnny George, In- John Terry who heads the state- Record Pool. Middle Row, from club owners is that records are dypendent left to right, wide Florida Record Pool, added sent to deejays and not clubs, the Nick Lygizos, moderator, B.A. D.D.A.; Ralph Torres, that when he shortened his mem- Records. Eddie Thomas, Dogs Of opposite situation as in the radio in- Atlantic Bottom, bership roll from 135 to 100 mem- dustry, with the result that deejays War. bers, was personally threatened "I who change employers take the rec- and molested." ords with them. their opening statements, Brian ceived by most of the audience who Harkins of the Greater Pittsburgh demanded that they be allowed to Record Pool, complained that keep their records. Pantano noted record companies cut down the that "The record companies have number of records they send and to set the standards for where the "Why can't they tell the pools what records go" and "I advise record to do to help with all this ?" companies to cut off clubs." Terry interjected that "At the last Judy Weinstein, head of New disco forum, and at the national York's For The Record pool, feels pool convention, we tried to stand- that spinners ought to get the prod- ardize the reporting forms to record uct because "deejays give feed- companies and found that we can't back: club owners don't."

www.americanradiohistory.com 48 Disco Forum Report Keys To Successful Programming Are Mulled

Clockwise, Jeff Ruby, Winegardner /Hammons; Preston Powell, Magique; Phil Gary, consultant; Joe Bingo, J. Bingo Productions; Peter Kledaras, The Alley; Kevin Mills, Sunset Palace; Ray Ford, Bobby McGees; Lori Kelly, Wood /Wilk- ings; Bob Caviano, Bob Caviano Assoc.; Charles Libin, Hurrah's; Stephen Patrie, Warner /RFC; Ruth Polsky, Hurrah's.

Creativity and communication Several panelists mentioned the events "maintain interest in the are the keys to running a successful importance of programming di- club and create excitement," said disco, said the members of the fo- verse music, including r &b, soul, Peter Kledaras. The "residual ef- rum panel on "Programming In To- new wave, and ballads. "Disk jock- fects" of a one night event can raise day's Disco." eys should accept all forms of attendance for weeks to come, he Amid charges that club owners dance music," said Joe Bingo. "DJs explained. frequently interfere with the work who limit themselves to 128 beats Video equipment is another of their disk jockeys, the panel con- per minute will have a very boring, means to spark interest in a club. cluded that the DJ must be permit- monotonous room." As the record companies expand ted artistic control, and the owner Preston Powell urged disk jock- their video product, "it will play a should limit his influence to regular eys to introduce their patrons to very important role in the future of programming planning sessions. music which they don't typically music," said Charles Libin. The panel included Joe Bingo of hear on the radio and in clubs. Phil Gary urged owners to hire J. Bingo Productions, Bob Caviano "They should take the music a step outside promotional help. "There of Bob Caviano Associates, Ray further," he said. are discos out there that are dying, Ford of Bobby Mogee's, Phil Gary of But Powell conceded that owners and they are dying because the Disco Consulting Machine, Lori Kel- often- look harshly on such experi- owners don't know what to do. The ley of Wood Wilkings Associates, Pe- mentation. Caviano added that possibilities in music and promo- ter Kledaras of the Alley, Charles Li- "the problem has existed from day tion are endless if you have a good bin of Hurrah, Kevin Mills of Sunset one. Club owners interrupt the DJs promo person." Palace, Stephen Patrie of Warner/ trip. The owner has sensitivities to "The average disco can't afford RFC Records, Ruth Polsky of Hur- the doorknob, not the music." such extravaganzas," countered rah, Preston Powell of Magique, "The solution is communi- Lori Kelley. "lt doesn't take a pro- Jeff Ruby of Wingardner & Ham - cation," said Ford. "Owners must motion person to know what to mons, and Craig Woodland of stay in close contact with their DJs, push. You can promote whatever's Tommy's Pinball Machine, Aus- regularly discussing programming happening in your town, a big tralia. and new music. Success comes movie opening, for example." The panel members stressed the through unity and teamwork," Ray Ruth Polsky urged small club essential role of a knowledgeable Ford said. owners with limited budgets to con- and innovative disk jockey. "You Creativity is vital not only to pro- sider local live talent. "There are can't come close to success without gramming, but to promotion as bands all over the country that are a good DJ," said Bob Caviano. "He well, the panelists agreed. Special looking for a break," she said. must be creative and sensitive." "Look to your local scene."

pose the record to the public and The increasing emphasis on inde- create demand. pendently distributed record com- Independents Examined By Panel Danny Glass of Sam Records panies was brought to light in a fo- noted that profits should be greater rum panel with Stan Hoffman, with independent operations. "You Prelude, presiding. Hoffman di- are not receiving a percentage, nor vided the practitioners into two cat- giving out one," he stated. Glass egories, those which are independ- also said that the independent ently distributed and those which route was the best one for breaking are independent but are distributed an act. by majors. Both categories were Although some indies are distrib represented on the panel. uted by majors, that does not mean "The difference is that those who the "small town" atmosphere is are distributed by majors get paid," lost. That was the tenor of Jane quipped Steve Gold of LAX, dis- Brinton's comments. "We at Pavil- tributed by MCA. Gold noted that lion (distributed through CBS /Epic) smaller record companies can do our own promotion" Brinton make commitments the larger ones said. "We have a small office staff often cannot. They can also give which does everything." more personal attention to an Audrey Joseph of Baby -0 Rec- emerging artist. In LAX's case this ords suggested ways to gain distrib- is important, for, as Gold noted, his utors' support. "Show him your in- company is artist -oriented. terest, back it up with product, hire Dee Joseph of Prism said that in- an independent promoter." dies can be more progressive in A representative from England, that they can take chances. "We Mike Collier of Flamingo Records are closer to the street," Joseph cited categorization as a fault. stated. "Don't place the record in any cate- There is a problem, however. Of- gory," he said. "Either it's a hit or ten distribution is either not exten- not." He lamented not receiving sive enough or not quick enough to much product from the U.S., so make major markets. Curtis Urbina "we make our own and ship them of Emergency said that radio sta- back to you." tions sometimes won't play their Gary Willet of Camerica believes records because they are not avail- in grass roots. The problems, he Top row, Hoffman, Prelude Record; Jane Brinton, Pavillion Records; Gary Willet, able in the stores. left to right, Stan said, lie in the record reaching the Camerica; Danny Glass, Sam Records. Bottom row, left to right, Mike Collier, Flamingo Records; "Then the store won't carry them market. Independent promotion is Audrey Baby Records; Lax Records. because they are not aired." Urbina Curtis Urbina, Emergency Records; Joseph, -0 Steve Gold, the key, he stated. "What's hap- lamented. "A vicious cycle." He em- pening in the street and on the ra- phasized the need for pools to ex- dio is what's important."

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The Skatt Brothers create musical excitement.

Leroy Husdam & Ome Way- rippling with energy.

Gene Anthony Ray shows his fettle.

Strumning with Babe. Loleatta Holloway and Dan Hartman - a winning combina- tion.

Sterling St. Jacques is stripped down for the action.

The Ritchie Family- sriee_, sensious and soulful. Billboard pnotos by Sam Emerson

Irene Cara and Gene Anthony Ray -earth/ movements to match the rhythms.

Irene Cara -a bright new star emerges.

Loleatta Holloway -a face etc led with emotion.

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Bill Wardlow. second from right, is presented with special Anco award. Others in picture are, left to right, Wayne Johnson, Mickey Proler, Roy Webb. Irene Cara presents best natioial label employed promo- tion person award tc Ray Caviano, Warner /RFC Records.

Bruce Bird, left, Casablanca Records, and Steve Green- berg, writer /producer, accept for Lipps, Inc.

Steve Greenberg, left, presents top instrumental award to Dan Hartman.

Loleatta Holloway, right, presents best single /LP cut award to Dan Hartman. Its a tie! Grace Jones, presents top disco record com- Artists and presenters, Lenore O'Malley, left, Sterling St. pany award to Steve Stoff, RCA, left, and Larry Yasgar, Jacques and Grace Jones enjoy the proceedings. center, and Dave Glew,. right, Atlantic.

Madleen Kane presents most innovative disco club interior Chuck Charleston, center, award to Lou Malavenda, Ice Palace. gets congratulatory kiss from Lenore O'Malley, on being named best regional disco deejay for St. Louis. Frankie Crocker, left, receives a special award from Bill Sterling St Jacques is at Wardlow. left.

Billboard photos by Sam Emerson

Letoya Jackson, left, accepts the best male disco artist award for brother Jermaine, from Grace Jones.

Bob Vittaritti, winner of both the national disco deejay award, and the best regional Irene Cara, RSO Records, receives the disco deejay award for San Francisco, is lifted award for most promising female disco high by Sterling St. Jacques. Co- presenter artist from Frankie Crocker. Lenore O'Malley looks on.

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Billboard photos by Chuck Pullin

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More than 40 exhibitors ranging from laser and conventional light manufac-urers, to sound equip- ment companies, special effect firms and acces- sory companies took part in the exposition seg- ment of Billboard's Disco Forum 8. Some of those exhibitors are shown ii the photo montage on this page. Included are 3ody Graphics, a firm spe- cializing in removable body art; Science faction, a laser manufacturing company; Farralane Enter- prises, a sound equipment company; Party Par- ticulars, providing balloons and other party favors for the discotheque; and `ioneer Electronics of America, displaying Bodysonic a transducer which can be installed into a chair and connected to an amplifier, thereby allowing a person seated in the chair to feel the music he or she is hearing. Ex- hibits will be dealt with in greater detail is a sepa- rate story.

www.americanradiohistory.com 52 Disco Forum Report Complex Lighting Advances Arouse Interest

It took two panels, and the tal- fact that clients are now more inter- ents of some of the top lighting ested in "stable, long- lasting pro- people in the business to ade- fessional lighting and sound equip- quately cover the vast and often ment, rather than flashy but complex field of specialized lighting insubstantial products." for discotheques and other dance He added, "We're past the stage emporiums. of cosmetic appeal. Disco light and Among those taking part in the sound products can be a lot like a two- tiered discussion were Colin centerfold, there's a visual turn -on Hammond, Hammond Enterprises; factor, but stability is more impor- Peter Altman, Lightworks; Richard tant." Gonci, Lumina, Inc.; Howard Wein- tich, Times Square Theatrical Light- ing Co.; Richard Graham, Destek Entertainment; Terry Thompson,

Design Associates; Disck Sand - haus, Science Faction; Paul Greg- ory, Litelab; and Larry Silverman, Multiphase. The consensus of the panel was that many of the "instant lighting experts" who had gotten into the business as the disco craze hit its peak two years ago, were finally Clockwise, Colin Hammond, Hammond packing up their light stands and Enterprises, left, background, and Pe- colored bulbs and getting out of the ter Altman, Lightworks, right, back- industry, leaving the field to "estab- ground, rap in a round table session lished entrepreneurs :' with audience; Richard Gonci, Lumina, However, by agreement of those Inc.; Howard Weinrich, Times Square present, the weeding out of the Theatrical; Richard Graham, Bestek; "sub- professionals" is continuing. Terry Thompson, Design Associates; Hammond predicted that firms Colin Hammond, left, Peter Altman, which remained in the business for right. at least another year, will be around for a long time. He felt that this year, with the softening of the economy, and the changing directions of the disco business would mark the final sif- ting of disco lighting's wheat from its chaff. Hammond said that evidence of this was already apparent in the

Clubs Still Powerful Medium DISK BREAKERS For Exposure Of New Product

With radio formats tightening up, Stevens added that disco is still a fact that the S.O.S. Band's "Take there's more of a need for clubs as key alternative way to get to the pop Your Time" single went gold before an alternate exposure vehicle for chart, though he added: "No label it crossed over to pop. His conclu- dance records. That was the con- can take the luxury to pursue a sion, "disco has helped speed up sensus of panelists on the forum record with a capability of just the process of black music being ac- session, "The Importance Of Label 50,000 to 75,000 units." cepted by white audiences." R &B And Disco Personnel Working Caviano observed that if a disco Ken Cayre noted that radio sta- Together To Maximize The Cross- hit generates sales in excess of tions don't want to alienate their over From R &B To Pop." 50,000, that's enough to suggest rock fans, so they may impose The session was comoderated by that there's something to pursue. quotas on dance records they will Ken Cayre, Salsoul Records and But PolyGram's Haywood added play. Tom Ray, TAR Productions. Keith Carlos of De -Lite, and also in- that a record could sell 50,000 "Disco has peaked in terms of its Rick Stevens, Stevens - cluded Vince Pellegrino, Columbia; copies in New York and not be able mass audience acceptance," he McGhee. Ray Caviano, Warner /RFC; Michele to sell that many copies again suggested. Hart, Casablanca; Tom Ray, Tar throughout the rest of the country. "The white crowd that became Productions; Bill Haywood, Poly - Haywood also suggested that aware of it because of 'Saturday Gram East; Ray Harris, RCA, and there may indeed be unstated Night Fever' has gone on to other Rick Stevens, Stevens McGhee En- "quotas" on the numbers of black - things. But the clubs are still a good tertainment Corp. oriented records which a radio sta- way of increasing sales and break- "Maybe discos don't sell the vol- tion will playlist at any one time. ing records." urne of records they used to," ac- "You won't find it in a hand- RCA's Ray Harris agreed. "Disco knowledged Caviano, "but you can book," Haywood noted, "but let's was overhyped by the megabucks still build a healthy base in the just say if a station has three black 'Saturday Night Fever' generated," clubs. And in New York if you have a records on its chart, you'll have a he said. "Then as soon as the busi- good record, you can move big hell of a time getting a fourth one ness hit a slump, everybody blamed numbers without radio." on there. disco." "More and more white people Ray Harris, RCA Records. seem to be buying black music," he Ken Cayre, Salsoul Records. suggested, "but stations are look- ing the other way." Caviano noted the resistance to disco product on the radio level and asked rhetorically. "What is pop music these days anyway ?" He reported that Change's Warner /RFC album has sold more units than WB's current Ambrosia LP, despite the fact that the Am- brosia album produced a number three pop single and the change single peaked at No. 40. Caviano also made note of the

Keith Carlos, De -Lite Records. Bill Haywood, Phonogram/ Mercury.

Michele Harris, Casablanca Vince Pellegrino, Columbia Records. Records.

www.americanradiohistory.com Disco Forum Report 53 Live Talent Group Critical Of Labels' Failure To Support Tours

Participants in the forum's live past," Caviano added. In particu- came to the clubs," he said. Now talent panel criticized record com- lar, they have drastically cut finan- they want some astronomical fig- panies for failing to support per- cial support for live tours," he said. ure." forming tours. They also encour- Norman Rubin of TK Records Walters replied that disco owners aged disco owners to book more live rose from the audience to respond must take a broad view on the po- talent into their clubs. that the companies have not tential value of live acts. " 'abandoned' " disco. "They've Speaking on "All Facets Of The "Club owners have to realize that Development Of Live Talent," were just cut it down to where it makes a live show will create and generate Bob Caviano of Bob Caviano Associ- sense," he said, explaining that enough excitement so that the com- Joe lantosca of Celebration, the first time, the record indus- ates, "for munity will show up when you're Don Miley of David Rubin & Friends try has felt the crunch of the reces- net booking live acts. in San Francisco, Henry Schissler of sion." Spin Entertaiment Inc., Norby Wal- Club patrons as well as owners "Live entertainment is a form of ters of Norby Walters and Associ- are tightening their belts, according advertisement and promotion, in ates and Judy Weinstein of For The to the panelists. "Live acts are dy- the same way that a live act loses Record. ing on the road," said Don Miley. money on the road in order to gain Moderator Walters opened the "We've had to cancel several con- exposure and develop a following," he session with a brief history of the certs because tickets were not sell- stated. disco industry, blaming record com- ing. We're a little confused as to The key for owners is selectivity, panies for the current woes of per- what's happening." the panelists concluded. To stage a forming artists. Henry Schissler reported that he successful show which will boost "Once disco became the pop cul- has had success booking rock per- long-term attendance, owners ture rage of the 70s, Walters said, formers into clubs. "It's the new must "pick an act that is currently the great corporate structure wave acts that are doing it right riding the charts and is in a cross- thought it was the cure -all and the now," he said, citing Squeeze's re- over position," Miley said. "The end -all for the music industry. They cent sellout shows in the New York timing is important." thought it was rock 'n' roll all over area. "As buyers, you have to make again, and it would sell like After a plea from the panelists your best deals," Norby Walters rock'n'roll. But they made a big that club owners schedule more live added. "You should know what's mistake. Now, in a fast 12 months, acts, an audience member com- on the radio and what's selling in the corporate structure has aban- plained that owners of small clubs the local stores. All performers doned us." cannot afford to pay the current want to work. You have to find the "Record companies are not de- rates being asked by promoters. right act for your club on the right veloping their disco artists as in the "There was a time when all the acts night, so that it will work for you."

rn Top to bottom, Norby Walters, Norby Walters & Top to bottom, Joe lantosca, Celebration; Norm Rubin, Associates; Don Miley, David Rubinson & Friends; TK Records; Michael Brody, Paradise Garage. Henry Schissler, Spin Entertainment. 0co co Sound Systems: Sound Experts Sound Off

By GEORGE KOPP

It's not just the quality of a sound out. I'm just as busy as I ever was a design would include limiters to whether he is there to reproduce system that will help determine a on very large clubs." prevent speakers from blowing up. the record as it was recorded or to

disco's success -it's the way the The panel agreed that club own- In the words of one panelist, "DJs do other things. I think a DJ ought system is used. ers have their hands full dealing should play as loud as necessary, to reproduce a record and not fool That was the message from the with DJs on the one hand and in- not as loud as possible." around with dynamic range or re- forum panel of equipment manu- competent sound installers on the Limiters not only add expense to spon se." facturers and sound installers at other. Owners who get bad advice the system, but "very often a lim- The other panelists were willing the sound equipment seminar. on which equipment to put in can iter will misbehave," Klascow to give DJs more latitude. In the fu- Participants included moderator spend a fortune on the futile task of noted. "Instead of occasionally pro- ture, said one, a DJ would probably Mike Glascow of CLI and panelists doctoring a system until it works. tecting you it will be cutting out sit at the control panel to a whole Richard Long (Richard Long Associ- "The biggest problem," said Sid - waveforms. The amp has to be able range of musical and non -musical ates), Alex Rosner (Rosner Custom well, "is not the initial installation to achieve short -term peaks." effects, and use flangers and other Sound), Robert Sidwell (QRK) and but the maintenance. A lot of own- According to Spar, limiters can signal processors to distort the Peter Spar (Graebar). ers leave the maintenance up to the cause a bad psychoacoustic effect sound. From the panel's vantage point, DJ, and this is a mistake." by forcing a system to play at one There was general agreement, disco is anything but dead. "When DJs came under a lot of fire for volume. "This makes it hard to ex- however, that it would be foolhardy money gets tight," said Spar, "it's not knowing how to use equipment, cite people," he said. "There's no to add such equipment unless the cheaper to build a machine to en- and in some cases actually dam- substitute for dynamic range." sound system and the DJ were first tertain people than to bring in live aging equipment through misuse. "Most limiters are made for capable of playing the music as it bands." Spar raised the question of broadcast and recording," Rosner was recorded. But as Long noted, "The fly-by - whether it was necessary to design added. "The only devices of use to The "personal" nature of a DJ's night operators are getting weeded "idiot- proof" sound systems. Such discos are incorporated in the amp. job is the source of problems for This is the difference between pro- owners and installers alike, said the gram limiting and limiting as a pro- panel. tection device." "DJs are transient," noted Peter Clockwise, Alex Rosner, Rosner Custom Sound; Robert Sid - Aside from technical considera- Spar, "but some of them refuse to well, QRK Electronics; Mike Glascow, GLI.; Peter Spar, Graebar; tions, the way a system is built and play on some equipment. I've seen Richard Long, Richard Long & Associates. the way it sounds also depend on clubs built around a DJ, but then the philosophies of those involved. he'll leave and someone else will Alex Rosner was alone on the come in. Owners have to say, 'Play panel arguing against the use of dy- on the equipment that's here.' " namic expanders. The other panel- As an example of the magnitude ists believed these are legitimate of the problem, Spar recounted a devices to enhance and tailor the story of a DJ who brought his own sound to the particular environ- turntable into a new installation de- ment of the club. signed for a different machine. The Put on the spot in his opposition, DJ's turntable was the wrong Rosner said that the burden of weight for the installation and vi- proof was on those who favored brations from the crowded dance their use. "Records have more than floor set up feedback that made the adequate dynamic range for most music unlistenable, even after the environments. It depends on what turntable had tested out fine when you believe is the role of the DJ- the club was empty.

www.americanradiohistory.com 54 Disco Forum Report `Disco Still Picking the Top R &B Hits' -Zager By PAUL GREIN

Concern over what panelist Vince whether a record crosses over or Aletti termed the "disco -ìs -dead not often has nothing to do with the mythology" dominated the forum's music; there are political realities "Producer's Session." The panel that come into play. It's the men-. was cochaired by Jerry Goldstein tality of the programmers." and Steve Greenberg and also in- Mtume recalls that Flack, for all cluded Michael Zager, Jerry Love, her past pop hits, still has to prove John Luongo, James Mtume and herself r &b before she is added to Gino Soccio. pop playlists. "Her image was built "Record companies say 'disco is in the pop field," Mtume exclaims. over,' " noted Zager, producer of With the exception of 'Feel Like back -to -back across -the -board top Makin' Love,' all her early hits were five hits by the Spinners, but disco bigger pop than r&b. But now stee is still picking the r &b hits. The r &b still has to break r&b first" and disco charts are almost identi- Steve Greenberg, mastermind cal. Disco is still the best marketing behind Lipps Inc.'s "Funkytown," research tool for r &b. probably the bestselling inter- "Why has disco dwindled from national single of 1980, stressed what it was two years ago ?" asked the importance for producers of Zager. "Two years ago record corn - maintaining a strong street sense. panies supported disco," he an- "We should all be on the street," swered; "Now there are few re- he noted. "As record producers we mixes." should talk to DJs and get their feel- James Mtume, producer of hits ings on our records." by Roberta Flack, Stephanie Mills A similar point was made by and Phyllis Hyman, noted with re- comoderator Jerry Greenberg, best gard to r&b -pop crossover that he known for his many hits with War. never shoots for a pop hit when he's "I've been making dance music for cutting a record. the last 17 years," he noted. "I've Top row, left to right, Vince Aletti, Jerry Goldstein, Lax "It's important to establish an always been into rhythm, the root Records; Steve Greenberg, Gino Soccio. Bottom row, left to r &b base," he says. "If it reaches of r &b is rhythm." right, Jerry Love, James Mtume, Michael Zager, John beyond, that's well and good, but I Vince Aletti, head of a &r for Luongo. never work with the intention of Warner -RFC, made a hopeful state- crossing over. By overshooting, you ment about the future of dance mu- can aim for an audience you'll never sic. "This is a confused but poten- "Producers should trust record reach and lose the audience you tially exciting time," he noted. companies," he said, "with regard must have. "There's no one direction, but that to the selection of singles and simi- "A record has to cross from can lead to many different and ex- lar matters. cc something to something," says citing things." "If you spend three or four Mtume. "It's not amorphic. Once Gino Soccio, an artist on the RFC months in the studio, you can't be m you step over that line you may lose roster, said creative people should as in touch with the street as people J what you've already built. Besides, put more faith in business people. at the record company." 0 co 0)

F- Radio Needs Flexible A O R I Cross o ver Format co The successful radio format of Mills, Rod Stewart, the Doobies, like 18, and called the present a must sometimes take a chance on a the 1980s is adult contemporary Blondie, Donna Summer, Michael very exciting time in music. record. However, Roy Lawrence felt with broad flexibility for playing the Jackson and James Brown." Although the panel stressed the that listeners tend to tune out a sta- crossover hits. This was the con- Lawrence supported Crocker's importance of crossover and fu- tion if they feel that the songs it is sensus of the Forum panel on pro- statement by noting that his sta- sion, White noted that his station's playing do not belong in its format. gramming. tion was now programming the research department has been And Paul Zarcone added, "We do Panelists included Frankie Crock- sounds of Roy Ayres, George Ben- unable to document a strong lis- not try to play God; we react to neg- er, program director Innercity son, Angela Bofill and others. He tener response for new wave. ative audience responses." Broadcasting, and WBLS -FM, New stated that a jazz -oriented and The panel noted that smaller and One member of the audience de- York; Jimmy Mack, WBCN -FM, Bos- dance music combination was newer labels are making an impact manded to know why radio em- ton; Sonny Joe White, WXKS -FM, working very nicely for his station. on the musical trends of the day, braced disco music and then Boston; Paul Zarcone, formerly of Paul Zarcone who announced at but lamented that the country's turned around and dumped it. WKTU -FM, New York; Roy Law- the forum that he had resigned economic conditions were hurting Crocker admitted that "disco did rence, WCAU -FM, Philadelphia; and from WKTU the day before, stated business. hit big, but suffered from over -corn- Don Kelly, WXLO -FM, New York. that his station had been forced to The panel was divided on a ques- mercialization and bad press." White pointed out that people de- emphasize an all -disco format tion from a promotion person who Added Jimmy Mede: "The fact were no longer listening to one type as listenership for this was winding wanted to know what he should do that people believe that disco is of music, and Crocker supported down. to have his record played on radio, dead may be the best thing that his statement by saying that to- Mack said that the slogan for this Crocker suggested that promo ever happened to dance music. He day's society is raising children who station was "rock and roll and people seek airplay on smaller sta- also accused racism, and the inabil- are no longer listening to segre- more," and disclosed that WBCN tions around the country before go- ity of some stations to program gated radio. has found success with a wide ing to the larger urban stations. 'disco "right" as the culprits in hurt- Referring to his keynote address range of music ranging from the He also suggested that while ing the music. of the day before, Crocker stated sounds of the Sex Pistols to Waylon some records may be suitable for The entire panel agreed that that the dance music stations Jennings and Linda Clifford. club play, they may not be able to there were too many misconcep- which disco started have played a Kelly of WXLO said that his sta- take a chance on something which tions that radio's role was to help significant role in changing the lis- tion was programming its sounds is only successful in a controlled en- record companies sell records. tening habits of radio audiences. for a listenership ranging from ages vironment," he said. Added Roy Lawrence: "We do not He added, "Today, blacks and 18 to 49. He described his older lis- At this point Jimmy Mack sug- play music to sell records. A pro- whites are listening to Stephanie teners as 35 -year -olds who think gested that radio programmers grammer must be cognizant of his responsibility to his audience, and

in my case, if I feel that something

is right for my audience I will play it, its commerciality notwithstand- ing."

Clockwise, Jimmy Mack, WBCN -FM; Sonny Joe White, WXKS -FM; Paul Zar- cone, WKTU -FM; Don Kelly, WXLO- FM; Roy Lawrence, WCAU -FM.

www.americanradiohistory.com Disco Forum Report 55 A Club Owners Organization At Last Maybe By ROBERT ROTH

Another plan for forming an or- had noted that attempts at making door, but you give up a major per- ganization of club owners devel- an owners' association had never centage of the gross to pay for it." oped from some impromptu com- gotten off the ground because "ev- Club owners also have to spend ments made at the first omits eryone is out for their own inter- money on their employes, and one session held at the forum. ests." salary level that varies widely is that With only 30 minutes left in the Many in the group agreed that of the deejay. Maier claimed he session, John Ferras, owner of the some communication was needed, pays his deejays several hundred Mother's discos in Lake George and at least, so that owners would know dollars a night but does not tolerate Plattsburgh, N.Y., to the floor how well an act had done elsewhere mistakes. Perras pays only ;25 a and announced that he wanted to before making a commitment for a night which he terms "better than cooperate with other owners and booking. nothing" because each market is different. get their cooperation in return. His It was also pointed out by co- Marteno summed up his philoso- comments came in the middle of a moderators Robert Boykin of New phy of operation which he sug- discussion of the problems involved York's Hurrah and Mike Maier of gested would serve others well as in presenting live entertainment. San Francisco's Dreamland that an "My patrons are my most impor- Perras asked those interested in act will not perform on the road be- tant people." forming a formal or informal organ- cause there are not enough appear- He has carried that as far as to ization to call him and he would ances to make it worthwhile. "let top deejays go because they take the responsibility for assem- Boykin has arranged most of his weren't playing what the people a and mailing it. bling list of owners acts on his own and even brought wanted." Many owners in the room echoed But he is some in from England. One observer of several forums his thoughts and joined in giving fortunate in being in New York. One was surprised that the scheduled out their numbers. A list of names group which has not toured yet is discussion of licensing by the three and appropriate data was compiled the French act Voyage, which some performing rights organizations at the end. on the panel felt was due to lack of produced virtually no interest of the 12 -West owner Tony Marteno an organization. audience. In the past, most notably urged everyone in the crowd to The one concrete thing an own- last summer, this had caused some come to his disco that night for an ers' organization would do would be angry comments from club owners informal discussion in one of the to formed "circuit" of clubs for any irate at having to pay the fees. club's private rooms. The next day, given act. Such a "circuit" could After some perfunctory discus- Marteno said 25 owners had come make it possible, it was hoped, for sion, a member of the audience ob- for the midnight session despite acts to appear in other than the served that the meeting was not competition from the forum enter- East and West Coast cities. held to berate the representatives tainment. Boykin noted that, "The money of ASCAP, BMI and SESAC but Earlier in the session, Marteno to pay for bands comes from the rather to discuss owners' problems.

Left row, top to bottom, Make Maier, Dreamland; Alan Smith, BMI; Barry Tuber, SESAC. Right row, top to bottom, Robert Boy ;n, Hurrah's; Tony Marteno, Twelve West; Barry Knittel, ASCAP.

JOHNSON, WEBB MODERATORS Owners Trade Tips On Successful Operations

Matters relating to setting up a be paid back, so a track record is ing with disco music was explained Consultant Lawrence Silverman club, installing lighting, sound and important," Riley noted. by Eleanor Garilly, Copacabana, noted that discos are in transition. booking talent were discussed at a He also described the evils and N.Y. The world famous club has "They do not know what to pro- forum session conducted by the benefits of buying and leasing. been playing big bands weeknights gram, but as long as they keep the Assn. of Night Club Owners and Op- "Leasing is important in areas such with disco on weekends. The club is audience dancing they will be all erators. The panel was comode- as soda equipment and pinball ma- fully -staffed with Garilly as full -time right." He suggested newer groups rated by Wayne Johnson and Roy chines, but be sure you put in the publicist and promotion person. and the use of videotapes. Webb, both of the organization. contract that the machines will be "The idea is to keep the name Nick Lygizos, Bay Area Disco Dee - As Johnson said when he opened rotated regularly, otherwise leasing alive," she said. "The club is so fa- jays Assn., said that DJs are the the session, "Independence is the is not beneficial," Riley said. mous that people may take us for pulse of the club. "A good DJ knows key; communication the medium." Garry Fisher, of The Ritz, N.Y., granted." This brought up an im- his music and his audience," he Webb pointed out that block and a pioneer in the use of closed - portant point explored by Webb said. "A good spinner can also pick booking, and the use of one lighting circuit television within the club, and other panelists. Club owners trends and changing tastes, he and sound company would cut outlined its use. "People may see rarely understand the use of a pub- should be listened to." costs and alleviate costly trial and who is in the club before they en- licist, let alone his value. "Clubs go error use of less competent people. ter," Fisher began. "We may also under blaming everything from the Riley Carter II of The Plum, Wash- use the tapes of the groups later, or lack of ice in the water, to the tal- ington, DC, and the financial expert sell them if everyone can agree." Tv ent. If they looked closer, club own- on the panel, said experience is was also seen as an intermission ers might find it was just a problem what counts on loan applications. dance vehicle. of not "collaring" the public in the "The banks want to know they will The use of live big bands alternat- best manner," Webb stated.

Clockwise, Roy Webb, ANCO; Carry Fisher, The Ritz; Eleanor Garilly, Copacabana; Riley B. Carter, The Plum; Wayne Johnson, ANCO; Larry Silverman, consultant.

Billboard photos by Susan Weinik

www.americanradiohistory.com 56 Disco Forum Report Problem Kettle Simmers At Hot Seat Session By ARNOLD JAY SMITH

Many problem areas were cov- some, power may have come too people into the clubs. There is no necessary. "You have to bring new ered during the popular hot seat quickly, and some may have one answer," Walters concluded. wave up from the underground," session at the forum which fea- abused it. Perhaps," he noted, Moderator Bill Wardlow, in re- he said. Ray Ford, of Bobby tured a blue ribbon panel of ex- was "Euro disco replaced too sponse to a query on the inroads of McGee's, insisted people will dance perts. quickly by rock'n'roll." rock and other musics on disco, to anything. "The problem is not The questions began with an ac- Wayne Johnson, of Anco, drew asked for a show of hands as to how whether people will like it," Ford ex- cusatory. "Why has there been so plained, an analogy. " 'Saturday Night Fe- many DJs and club owners are pro- "but whether DJs or record much disco promotion ?" Michele ver' led to 'Sunday hangover,' he gramming rock. An overwhelming companies will adjust to the Hart was first up, stating that the quipped. "Now it's Monday morn- number of hands popped up vigor- change." Ford informed the au- media was the culprit. "It hyped the ing and we have to specialize. "You ously in support of rock. dience that people are even danc- music, not the companies," she ing to country music out west. owe disco everything," he contin- Michele Hart then said that the Norby Walters, Norby said. Pools are jostling for attention of ued. "Disco owes you nothing." longevity of the artists is important, Walter Associates. Bob Caviano noted almost apolo- the record companies one attendee The future is built on change, he not the trend. In fact, she noted, getically that the days of the long stated. One member of the au- said. artists should start trends. tracks were over, while Judy Wein- dience suggested that DJs organ- stein, of For The Record, said, "Tell Tom Hayden thought new ave- Then it was the "Bob and Ray" ize. "Right now each is on his or her the DJs you want innovation. Don't nues of exposure was the answer. Caviano show as the brothers got own. Their self -proclaimed impor- tell us." Roy Webb of Anco told the Norby Walters noted that "dance into a two -on -one rap with a mem- tance is that they are getting the audience to count its blessings. business allows for other, ancillary ber of the audience, most of which music over where other areas may "Ask what disco has done for you businesses to spring up around it. was to explain how to implement fail. Some pools have more DJs re- and how you can make it do more." The key is in the music," he said. change. porting to Billboard than others. Ray Caviano, Warner /RFC Rec- "One person's business is selling Danny Glass, Sam Records, Hence, they get more attention and ords, said change was healthy. "To records while another's is getting thought that a new approach was better service."

ichelle Hart, Casablanca Records.

Appreciative crowd. Tom Hayden, Tom Hayden Ray Caviano, Warner /RFC Bill Wardlow, moderator, Wayne Johnson, ANCO. Norm Rubin, T.K. Associates. Records. Billboard.

Nobody's Quite Sure Just Which SKATE MUSIC Records Are Best For the Rollers Some of the problems which Mexico, said that "you have to find programmed to sell records. Today, make operation of a roller disco op- the music that communicates with he feels that "Rink operators aren't eration different from a regular the people." educated enough to sell records be- disco or rock club were explored at a That may also include the way in cause most program the top 10." forum session. which that music is presented to Discussion was also given to how Lynda Emon, who publishes a tip the patrons. Pamela Smith, whose records ought to be obtained, sheet for roller discos on the West Elema & Co. runs skating parties in whether by purchase or as promo- Coast, was the moderator. California, feels that "there's an art tional product from record com- Frankie Crocker, program direc- to playing for skaters. It's different panies. tor of WBLS -FM in New York, was than in clubs." After several complaints, Charlie asked if some records are more Stephen Margarella, who runs Minor of A &M Records, the only la- suitable for roller rinks than for the Ritz Roller Rink on Staten Is- bel represented on the panel asked, clubs. Crocker, whose experience in land, N.Y., noted that "some "What would you like the record Stephen Maragella, Ritz Super Rink. radio dates back many years, said, people want different kinds of mu- companies to do ?"

"What I've noticed is different sic so I take one night a week and Crocker, inquired, "What is the songs in different clubs. There's a give them all the punk and new problem with buying the records ?" total difference between New York wave they want." "Thirty dollars a week could cover and Los Angeles, for example. Some discussion was given to the the records you want to buy," he "You can really skate to anything possibility of retailing records in said. you want," he concluded. "I've roller rinks. Lou Collichio of the Similarly, Collichio announced

been hard - pressed to find a list of Montvale, N.J., roller rink, hyphote- that "records are a pittance to the skating songs." Crocker did, how- sized that "a record could be pre- necessity of your operation. Go out ever, acknowledge the popularity in miered in roller rinks like a movie, and buy the damn things." He roller discos of some songs, most say in 2,000 locations at once." noted that he had done just that by notably "Good Times" by Chic and Industry veteran Ed Chalpin, who spending "$200 in one shot on "Ladies Night" by Kool & the Gang. heads PPX Enterprises, said from country records." Miguel Torres who runs Clubs the floor that when his organization ASCAP attorney Gloria Messinger UBQ and Plus One in Acapulco, got started "Rink operators weren't rounded out the panel.

Lynda Emon, Roller Review.

Gloria Messinger, ASCAP. Pamela Smith, Elema & Co. Lou Collichio, Montvale Roller Rink. Miguel Torres, Clubs UBQ & Plus Charlie Minor, A &M Records. One.

www.americanradiohistory.com Disco Forum Report 57 Fusion Music Creating New Club Excitement

The introduction of fusion music you've got the energy going with is creating exciting and significant what they like, surprise them with changes in contemporary discos. something new." Velazquez ad- This was the agreement of the fo- vised that at more traditional discos rum panel on "How Disco Deejays fusion music be introduced very Are Coping With Fusion." The early or very late in the evening, group explored the benefits and the when maintaining momentum on challenges of programming today's the came floor is less critical. "You new and diverse dance music. can also work your rock around slow Participating in the panel were tunes and annoucements," added John Benitez of Xenon; Ray Cav- Drake. iano, Warner /RFC; Paul Drake of Another problem which disk jock- Kisses; Michelle Hart & Casablanca eys have encountered with fusion Records; Mike Lewis, Studio One; music is the sudden glut of new Sara Salir, Hurrah; Steve Stoff, RCA rock product. "We can't possibly Records; and Ray Velaquez, New sort through it all," said one au- York, New York. dience member. "Some type of Although Caviano pointed out control is needed." that "fusion is not just rock'n'roll, Hart advised disk jockeys to do kind is but any of music that new their homework and listen to as and exciting," the focus of the much new music as possible in panel was dance -oriented rock. search of the best cuts. Several disk jockeys on the panel But Caviano declared that a prob- related their surprise at the ready lem does exist. He pointed out that acceptance of this material by disco while Warner Bros. "selects the patrons. Benitez described the best rock and disco product for scene at his club when he first clubs," CBS doesn't have a staff to played the B -52s' "Rock Lobster." deal with the new music. "They When the song got to the "Down - need to work their rock product Down- Down" part, I looked out and more," he said. everyone on the dance floor was ly- Salir suggested separate dance ing on the ground. I thought some- Top row, left to right, Paul Drake, Kisses; !Ray Velasquez, New York, New York; Mike Lewis, one was dying... Studio One; Steve Stoff, RCA. Middle row. left to right, Michelle Hart, Casablanca Rec- rock record charts to provide disk "We didn't know what we were ords; Sara Salir, Hurrah's; Standing in line to ask questions. Bottom row, John Benitez, jockeys with greater feedback. "We doing," Benitez admitted, but Xenon. need more rock charts to let us people loved it." know what the best album cuts are Lewis had similar results when he among all DJs," she said. played the B -52s "Planet Claire" at The panel concluded with a word his "high energy disco." The song of caution from Caviano to the turned into our number one Several disk jockeys in the aù- doesn't worry about "continuing growing number of clubs which play

record," he said. "It took me about dience complained that it was diffi- the beat from song to song. I have only dance rock. "They never touch a month to feel comfortable with cult to blend dance rock into their no idea how many beats per minute a so-called disco record," he said. the new music, but the crowd went usual disco programming Salie, my music has." Velazquez sug- "Hopefully, down the road, the mu- wild over it. If it can happen at Stu- who plays predominantly new wave gested that disk jockeys play dance sic at Hurrah, Danceteria and simi- dio One, it can happen anywhere." material, explained that she simply rock at the peak of the night. "Once lar clubs will open up further." Promotion And A &R Need To End Feud Label a &r and promotion depart- black memberships were hardest ments should bury the hatchet of hit when the cutoff of promotional their "long- standing wars" and records began. work more closely on the promotion Mark Murphy of Prelude Records of records. suggested that markets should be This was the opinion of Vince Pel- tested individually to see how they legrino, Columbia Records, and respond to new releases. He said, Dan Joseph, TK Records, at the "Walk the records to the deejays, forum promotional panel. and watch the response from the In response to complaints from (disco) dancers." the audience that many promo Patrick Jenkins felt that record people isolated themselves from label presidents should make the fi- deejays. Skip Miller of Motown Rec- nal decision on record releases, ords suggested a "music day" dur- thereby taking the awesome re- ing which those people wanting to sponsibility away from lower level report to label promo personnel executives. cold call in and get through. Also Michael Mamber of Fantasy Comoderator Tom Hayden com- Records said he needed feedback plained that too many promo on his records right away, "by people were little more than deliv- phone if necessary, and eventually ery boys and girls for the record in writing." companies. "They do not spend Alan Wolmark of Atlantic Records enough time vith their clients," he added that he added feedback in said. writing immediately. Tom Hayden, Patrick Jenkins of AVI Records an independent promotion person, suggested that the size of a club, added that he too needed feedback and the number of nights its deejay for his clients. performed, should be important factors in determining which rooms should be serviced with promo- tional records. Jane Brinton of Pavillion Records added that professionalism of the deejay and location of the club should also be keys in making the determination. Editorial coverage of Billboard's In- ternational Disco Forum 8, pro- Bob Shaw of Warner /RFC Rec- vided by Radcliffe Joe, Paul Grein, ords suggested that club deejays Top row, left to right, Mike London, Robert Roth, George Michael Abramson, Chrysalis should help promote records to ra- Records; Cortez Thomson, Kopp and Arnold Jay Smith. Photo Warner Bros. Records; dio and retail outlets. Mark Murphy, Prelude coverage by Sam Emerson, Chuck Records; Dan Joseph, TK Rec- Michael Abramson of Chrysalis ords. Middle Row, left Pullin and Susan Weinik. Photo to right, Alan Michael Mamber, Records defined his job as one dedi- Fantasy Records; Skip Miller, processing by Meridian Labs, and Motown Records; Vince cated to getting records played, and Pellegrino, Columbia Records; Alan Wolmark, Atlantic photo layouts by Lee Lebowitz. Sec- Cortez Thompson of Warner Bros. Records. Bottom Row, left Roxy tion edited by Radcliffe Joe. to right, Myzal, Rec- Records noted sadly that pools with ord Logic, Suzanne Emil, Sire Records.

www.americanradiohistory.com 58 Disco Forum Report NUTS AND BOLTS Club Managers Talk Pragmatism & Bucks

The forum panel on club man- gun -happy guards who have more agers dealt with nuts-and-bolts problems than the customers." ways that managers can save a Scott noted that it's better to buck and make a buck. have a problem at the door than to The session was chaired by Lou have it in the ballroom. "That's why

Malavenda, manager of New York's I put guards at the door who can Ice Palace disco. It also included pick out the people who have a chip Richard Thomas from Disco Gemini on their shoulder." on Madeira Island, Portugal; Craig On another dollars and cents is- Woodhead of Tommy's Pinball Ma- sue, Malavenda of the Ice Palace chine, Brisbane, Australia and Don noted that he pays guest DJs $150 Scott from Vel's Red Carpet per night. The entry.fee at the club Lounge, Cleveland plus representa- is $3 Monday through Thursday, tives of the three principal licensing which includes one drink; $6 Fri- organizations: Alan Smith, BMI, days and Sundays, which includes Barry Knittel, ASCAP, and Vincent two drinks; and $10 Saturdays, in- Candilora SESAC. cluding three drinks. Scott said that the most impor- Alan Smith of BMI spoke on the tant factor for a new club manager issue of performing rights agencies to remember is to maintain strict and their changes for discotheques. security from the very start. "Each of us has our own rates and "It's important when you first structures," he said. "They differ open up the door that you maintain from one another; if we set them to- a strict disciplinary stand." he said. gether it would be an antitrust viola- "You'll be turning away some tion." money," he acknowledged, but Craig Woodhead, principal at you need to look down the road a bit Australia's Tommy's Pinball Ma- or else a radical element will wind chine, expressed displeasure at the up running your club." present licensing policies governing Scott added that for optimum se- discotheques. He argued that in ef- curity, personnel at the door should fect he has to pay for copyright us- fit three criteria: they should be big age twice. and beefy, live in the same area as Scott, a 17 -year veteran of disco the club and have the same ethnic and nightclub operations, ex- background as the clubs patrons. pressed a broad career view. "I ca- "I hire security guards myself," private he ter parties or funerals," Top row, Don Scott, Vel's Red Carpet Lounge. Middle row, left to right, Craig Woodhead, Tommy's Pinball he says. "I don't depend on these says, "whatever they pay me a fee Machine, Lou Malavenda, Ice Palace. Bottom row, left to right, Alan Smith, BMI; Richard Thomas, Disco bonded companies that send out to do." Gemini. Mixing Demonstration Reveals Turntable Tips

A forum demonstration of mixing ends of a piece of recording tape techniques showcased various John Oeglia of New York, New turntable tips. York illustrated blending with two Moderated by Jim Burgess, dee- examples. First he played "Natives jay, producer and remix technician, Are Restless" by Ray Martinez and the panel had at its disposal a regu- then "In the Forest" by Baby O. lar disco board set up by Audio, by Each cut was slowed down, Zimet, which featured the familiar speeded up and faded back and Technics SL1200 MK2 turntables forth to produce the blend. and Bozak 10 -2DL mixer. A port- Lewis then took "Girls Affair" by able television camera was placed Change and slowly faded it to the onstage and gave a rear view of the disco classic "Souvenirs" by Voy- demonstration on two monitors. age then blended the two back and Burgess began the program with forth. This brought many in the au- some advice for the audience, "The dience to their feet. blend is the way you get from one Bob Vitteritti of San Francisco's record to another, the essence of Trocadero Transfer who was later the music." named national deejay of the year, He also advised deejays to study pointed out that he has played in their audience. "You have to be different types of clubs in the past, able to tell exactly where the room is and that each requires a variation going. You can take your audience in technique. In his present posi- anywhere you want. tion he plays an 11 -hour shift and feels that it is important to avoid re- "Don't play records simply be- peats if at all possible. That's why cause you have a promotion man he says, "I would rather forfeit the shoving them down your throat," Clockwise, Tyrone Robinson, The Clubhouse; Jim Burgess, The Underground; Bob Vitteritti, mix to make sure the follow -up song Finally, Burgess advised, "Don't be Trocadero Transfer; John Ceglia, New York, New York; Hubert Charles, Harpo's. is right." afraid to experiment." Vitteritti gave an example of two Tyrone Robinson "Tito" of The songs placed in a good sequence Clubhouse in Washington, demon- with "Searching" by Change pre- strated his version of the "deejay's ceding "Get Dancing" by the attitude toward receiving unfamil- mixing but you can't tell them." forth between that and Gino Soc- into a loop so that a recording plays Bombers. iar material" by placing a new On the same point, noted sound cio's LP, "S- Beat." continuously. But mixing is important too as Queen album on the turntable. designer Richard Long said from At the conclusion of Charles per- Lewis used the Cut Glass record, the deejay showed by executing the While Robinson played "Do The the floor that he had asked Pana- formance, Sarah Slair, a deejay at placing two copies on his turn- complex maneuver called "back - Boogaloo" by Rod on his "A" table, sonic to modify the quartz -locked the rock club Hurrah, complained tables. While playing one he would beating." he previewed the Queen disk pitch control to make it better for that no rock deejays had been rep- adjust the speed of the other until Vitteritti took two copies of "I've through a headphone, selected a deejays but they had not done so resented on the panel. She was both reached a particular set of Got The Feeling" by Two Tons O' track, speeded it up by hand and the way he wanted. greeted with derisive comments. points in the break and then fade Fun" and put them on his turn- cross -faded it to the cheers of the Hubert Charles of the Phoenix - Slair appeared with blue hair. back. tables. Each time the lyric, "feeling, crowd. based Harpo's disco put on a 10- Mike Lewis of Studio One in Los Another demonstration showed don't you know I'm feeling" was In response to a question about minute demonstration beginning Angeles, was up next with a demon- an effective slip cue between sung the word "feeling was heard how he varies the speeds of rec- with "Leave That Boy Alone" by stration of "looping," the tech- "Rhythms of the World" by Gino to echo. Back -beating requires ords, Robinson was unable to offer Poussez cut to "Take Your Time" nique of "how to lengthen a Soccio going immediately into careful cuing and timing to insure a verbal explanation claiming, "You by the SOS Band, cut to "Madness" record" which gets its name from a "Rough Diamond" by Madleen that the two records are perfectly can show someone what you do in by Madness and faded back and radio technique of splicing both Kane. synchronized.

www.americanradiohistory.com Disco Forum Report 59 Marketing Methods Ignite Debate

A feeling of genuine concern over service everyone. "There should be company was planning a video re- the state of the industry was ex- some subsidizing of the deejay by lease for the Blues Brothers. "But," pressed by both panelists and au- the club owner," he suggested. he added, "we need feedback from dience at the Forum marketing Michael Clarenbeek of J.W.S. spinners on all levels." panel. Comoderator Tom Cossie of Records, Sweden, said he has diffi- With fewer records being shipped

Precision Records, suggested that culty receiving records from labels. gold or platinum, Dick Carter of Sal - the industry make every release an However, he sees himself as "only soul Records felt compelled to de- event. This elicited gasps of dismay an entertainer," referring to his lineate why a record which can be from those who feel too much is al- role as a spinner. Clarenbeek sug- pressed for 65 cents costs so much. ready being spent on merchandis- gested that club owners should buy "There are the costs of raw mate- ing. the records played in their rooms. rials, artists advances, salaries and Comoderator Steve Stoff of RCA An opposite view was taken by rent. Even then, there is a built -in reminded that dance music has Eddie Gilbreath of Warner Bros. 25% error factor," he stated. helped break new artists, broken Records. "Spinners are business deKrechewo said Downstairs race barriers and given breakouts people," he said. ."They conduct Records' initial sales are to deejays some prestige. their own activities." and other professionals. "Then as Miller London of Motown stated On packaging and merchandis- the disk gets played, the public that the bottom line was radio. ing, Arnie Smith said that some rec- comes in." As for his own in -store "Find out what is needed and fill ords may sell themselves if they are play he assured that "every record

it," he said. If you can't find some- sufficiently unusual. He cited a 10- gets played. I do not play God and thing in your area, then make de- inch disk as an example. choose." mands. Especially if it is getting air- Nick deKrechewo of Downstairs One small record store owner left play," he said. Records felt that window and in- warning record companies to A recurring problem seems to be store displays do help to sell rec- "shape up" "Small record stores service by the labels. Arnie Smith of ords. Dee Joseph of Prism Records are the coming thing," he stated. RSO stated that it was impossible to agreed, adding that retailers should "We do not sell junk." be kept apprised until the public gets hold of the record. Video as a marketing tool be- came the topic, and Smith indi- cated that its use does help to create exposure. Paul Cooper of At- lantic Records, indicated that his

Clockwise, Nick deKrechewo, Downstairs Rec- ords; Dee Joseph, Prism Records; Michel Clar- enbeek, J.W.S. Records; Eddie Gilbreath, Warner Bros. Records; Dick Carter, Salsoul Records; Miller London, Motown Records; Paul Cooper, Atlantic Records; Arnie Smith, RSO Records. Nearly 50 Exhibitors Write Brisk Business One of the more popular seg- Richard Long & Associates, Rosco entertainment sound systems. nets, disco mixers, dimmer boards, Litelab exhibited its award -win- ments at the forum was the exhibits Laboratories, Science Faction Tivoli Lights was represented lighting controllers and a slew of ning light controllers, its eight and area. Spread out over several thou- Corp., Stanton Magnetics, Inc., at the show by Lumina Inc., its East special effects. 16 channel memory controllers, its sand square feet on both the lower Technics -Panasonic Co., Times Coast distributor. The low voltage, Polyfonic showed its "super - 10- channel chasers, its 64- channel level and the third floor of the Square Theatrical & Studio Supply. energy- saving tube lights are used sound" system, which, in effect, is memory controller, as well as its Sheraton Center, it attracted a Among the highlights: extensively in disco lighting de- an acoustic simulator which module wall lighting displays, its steady stream of visitors from The award-winning Science signs. On display were wall panels patches into the club's existing computerized lighted dance floors, among conference registrants and Faction Corp., displayed its series "curtains," chandelier, and other sound system and reportedly rein- lasers, projection systems, fog ma- specially invited guests. (It was not SFC -2000 laser systems, its Laseri- light designs using the Tivoli prod- forces the quality of the sound. Offi- chines, and a full line of conven- open to the general public). ter computer graphics module and ucts. Also shown were a number of cials for the company stress that tional lighting systems. The close to 50 exhibitors, noted its Laserchaser beams -in -air chaser solid -state controllers for use with the device does not alter or distort A rollup dance floor from that for the most part business was module. the lighting systems. the sound, and orice hooked up Crown Industries, especially geared brisk with an encouragingly high Rosco showed its new fog fluid Kremesa, was a Santo Do- needs no further adjusting. to module disco operations was its level of serious business queries, for smoke and fog systems. The mingo based company exhibiting at E'Sia, Inc., showed a line of highlight. plus a than average number better fluid is said to be a chemical com- the forum for the first time. The line disco fashions including body At the Electronic Designers of on -the -spot buyers. pound that is free from hazards tra- of products it displayed ran the stockings, evening wear, and a gar- booth, dimmer /strobe light con- Most exhibitors expressed satis- ditionally found in other brands of gamut of lighting fixtures, dance ment defined as "the shuffle bot- trollers, color organs, color control faction that many of the earlier the- theatrical smoke. According to floors, fog and confetti machines, tom." consoles, computerized light pat- atrical aspects of the show no Rosco officials, the firm's fog fluid laser systems and light controllers. The Connecticut -based Audio tern generators, chaser units, se- longer existed, and that in their will not burn if used under normal Meteor Light & Sound dis- International, Inc., showed its line quencers, and power boosters were place was a seriousness of purpose conditions, and is as safe when played its PatternMaster 4 and 10 of stereo consoles, mixer preampli- on display. which in turn translated into wel- stored as when it is atomized as channel light controllers, as well as fier, professional power amps, its Lance Enterprises showed its come business negotiations. smoke or fog. its series of Clubman mixers. Also model CM301A FET preamplifier, disco lighting systems including its Among the companies repre- Other products showed by the featured were projectors and pro- and a pair of high-speed power am- popular spinning beams. sented at the show were: American company included a LED (light jection accessories, strobes, mirror plifiers. Party Particulars a line Supply Corp., Audio by Zimet, Bes- offered emitting diode) tape, a heat- resist- balls, special effects cassettes, cus- tek Entertainment Equipment, Body Graphics, with offices in of disco party favors including bal- ant dye designed for acrylic slides tom- designed infinity mirrors, tube Blackstone Productions, Body California and New York, showed its loons, noise makers, party hats, for projection, Colorine, a coloring lights, headphones and micro- leis, packs and Graphics Ltd., Bump Lighting Tech- removable body art in a variety of Hawaiian confetti formulation designed for hand -dip- phones. niques, Chic Lighting Corp., Con- colors and designs. foil horns. ping bulbs of 40 -watts or less; a At the Roctronics booth its full ceptual Audio /Audio Concept, Con - Lights Fantastic showed Disco Morion showed chase stackable storage drawer, a metal - dulyte International, Crown headed by "Doc" Richard laco- line of lighting controllers, acces- lights with solid state controller, ized, and reflective non -flammable Industries, Design Circuit, Disco bucci, the browser and buyer had sories, strobes, projectors and strip lighting, mirrored balls, light decorative sheet, a screen for front Motion Ltd., Disco Scene, Disconet, access to "odorless" fog juice, lenses, neon lights, and its model organ /chaser, 4- channel chaser, and rear projection, and a number of Electra Display, Electronic Design- bubble machines, fog machines, in- S2L 10 by 60 10- channel se- and 4- channel combination light or- breakaway products for use as spe- ers, SIA Inc., EVI Corp., Farralane novative decorative displays and quencer. gan and chaser. cial effects. Enterprises Inc., Gem Sound Corp., dancefloors, inter -communication The Newth Lighting Co., Stanton Magnetics showed its laser GLI /Integrated Sound Systems, In- Audio by Zimet emphasized systems, filters, writer units, showed its chemical fogger, as well line of cartridges, styli, head- ternational Disc Jockeys Ltd., Inter- what it called "positive reinforce- projection systems, a wide range of as a line of dimmer boards, lighting phones, turntables and preampli- national Electronic Production, ment." The line included a wide se- conventional lighting systems, mir- controls, strobe lights and control- fiers especially designed for use in Lance Enterprises Inc. lection of audio products and rored balls, strobes, light control lers, and a full line of conventional the discotheques. units, dimmer boards for both sta- Also: Lights Fantastic, Light - equipment ranging from studio lights and special effects. Lightworks showed to its dis- works, Litelab Corp., Lumina Inc., monitors to recording tapes, mix- tionary and portable systems, and M.G.M. Stage's twin booth play of tubelites, wall panels and MGM Stage Equipment, Inc., Me- ers, record care accessories, profes- foot controllers. showed collapsible mirrored balls, a crystawall lighting units. teor Lighting & Sound, Newth Light- sional racks, signal processors, mi- At Electra Displays, tube lights, portable "Pyroflash" system, a Technics by Panasonic pushed ing Co., The New York Independent crophones, mixers, cartridges, tape tape lights, light sticks, strobes, "Pea Souper" professional dry ice its line of turntables, equalizers, Labels, New York Sound Labs, Pio- recorders, turntables, tonearms, color organs, light controls and mir- machine, and a slew of other prod- tape recorders, amplifiers, neer Electronics Of America, Poly - wire, cable, and direct master rored balls were showcased. ucts designed for use by both con- preamps and speaker systems. fonic Sound, QRK Broadcast recordings. The Farmingdale, N.Y. -based ventional club operators and mo- Pioneer Electronics of America Electronics, Record Source In- The firm, in business for more Farralane Enterprises, displayed its bile disco deejays. had its Bodysonic chair which ternational, Rep E. Inversiones than 20 years, designs and assem- full line of mobile deejay consoles, tems, mirror effects, neons, allowed the person sitting to feel Dominicanas, of Santo Domingo, bles permanent and portable club/ amplifiers, equalizers, speaker sys- strobes, rainlites, pinspots, fres- the music. www.americanradiohistory.com 60 International DESPITE SETTLEMENT Row Breaks Over List Music Shows Victim Pricing Exit Of Musicians' Strike LONDON -The strike of musi- And the gap in tv production Continued from page 1 cians at the British Broadcasting caused by the strike has been used accept any of these new bases of Corp. is over as predicted (Bill- by the BBC to revamp its top -rated payment." board, Aug. 9. 1980) with surpris- weekly music show, "Top Of The These bases are, in the case of ingly little overall disruption. Pops." EMI, "an ordinary list price," and as a the strike, several But result of The final settlement means that for PolyGram, a "catalog price" works major new music planned for two of the threatened orchestras worked out via an analysis of retail not go television this fall will have been saved, and those musi- prices by an independent research productions the op- through, new of cians in the remaining orchestras unit. CBS. the third major to scrap eras "Emani" and "L'Elisir d'Amore" have firm and lucrative freelance of- list pricing, is operating on what it among them. fers from. the BBC. calls "a suggested price." A program of James Galway in Montgomery writes, "We are dis- Hollywood and others featuring John Morton, secretary general of turbed by the unilateral change of Andre Previn and the London Sym- the Musicians Union, says he wel- long-established procedures. Now phony Orchestra are also missing comes the end of the dispute, but DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS -Germany's Klaus Doldinger, left, and Amer- the Mechanical Rights Society may from the schedules now. adds, "It ought never to have been necessary. My hope is that the BBC ica's B.B. King jam together during the recent Montreux Jazz Festival. Right well require recalculation of any Items such as a six -show series is Claude Nobs, festival organizer and head of artist relations for WEA in royalties paid at a lower rate follow- featuring Oscar Peterson, and one has learned now not to repeat the Europe. ing the scrapping of recommended uniting Galway with Cleo Laine, folly of putting forward proposals retail prices by a record company." will now be shown months later than without consultation." The Society has sent standard originally planned. The return of "Top Of The Pops" forms to its members which, it says, The promenade concerts have re- is particularly welcome to the record Singapore Is Piracy should be distributed to any record industry. A new executive producer started, with the overall loss of some company seeking to release records 20 presentations. Radio schedules has taken over. and the show has without a recommended retail price. were not particularly affected. been restyled. Center, Admits Assn. It states, "As copyright owners, we By PETER ONG do not accept that the statutory no- tice is issued as required by section 8 SINGAPORE -In another des- countries was more than $450 mil- the 1956 Copyright Act." perate attempt to get the govern- lion. of And without that approved statu- ment to clamp down on piracy, the "Singapore cannot but suffer by tory notice, the record company can- Singapore Phonogram Assn. re- comparison with other countries in not release a record. cently assembled several artists and the region, where significant efforts Ron White, as president the musicians to speak out against the are being made to eradicate piracy." of Music Publishers Assn., says the sit- menace at a specially arranged press The Singapore Phonogram Assn. shows signs com- conference. also appealed to the government to uation of "record pany desperation as to what can be The association also condemned enforce the copyright law which has done to reduce royalty payments." piracy as a poor ambassador for been in existence for more than 10 White, also managing director of Singapore's trading reputation. years. EMI Music Publishing and, addi- A statement released by the or- Musicians who spoke up at the tionally, a vice president of the Me- ganization said that the republic's press conference condemned piracy chanical Rights Society, adds, "We export of pirate cassettes and records as responsible for robbing them of don't see why record companies have grown rapidly since the Hong earnings. think they can take liberties with the Kong authorities stopped piracy two Matthew Tan. who leads a coun- copyright act. years ago. try group. said his records have not "Of course, we accept that "Singapore is now acknowledged sold as well as could be expected changed trading conditions may re- as the pirate center of the world." the "because the pirates come out with sult in record companies wanting to association said. their version one day after the record alter prices of their product. But we Releasing statistics. it noted that is released." have to be realistic, though not to the pirates exported some 19 million Another artist, Paul Cheong, said extent of record companies avoiding units of records and tapes in 1979, he found 14 different pirated ver- payment of statutory rates." worth more than $46 million. Al- sions of his record "the same day my Publishers feel that the abandon- though this was only 0.07% of Sing- record was released." Cheong said ment of suggested list pricing is some Hot Stuff: Japan's Native Sun group performs for fans at the 12th Nemu Jazz apore's total exports, the retail value he is not earning enough as a musi- kind of let -out for record companies Inn held near Nagoya City. of these products in the receiving cian because of the pirates. to reduce royalty payments to pub- lishers and copyright holders. Some disk companies feel that royalties Jazz Festival `Sortie' By B -52s Viewed should eventually be based on an Japanese average selling price, as is the case in some European territories. Pulls Large, Loyal Crowds As Success In Australia In fact, talks between the British FUJITA SYDNEY -An imaginative pro- memo to the prime minister con- Phonographic Industry and the Me- By SHIG

motion campaign for the recent Aus- cerning the B -52s. chanical Rights Society in this area TOKYO -Despite the fact that . Nakamoto (who sang in the Monte- Nemu -no -Sato in Mie Prefecture rey Jazz Festival last year) tralian tour by the B -52s drew a "In no way do I share your note of were started some years ago, though -per- near Nagoya is -the- formed numbers each. accom- tongue -in -cheek response from this apprehension. As I understand it, a no firm guidelines have resulted. City an out- of four 4.000 by the country's minister of defense, the formation of five B -52s engaged in a Meanwhile, many U.K. record re- way location, some fans panied Kazuo Yashiro Hon. D.J. Killen. friendly low -flying exercise at places tailers have complained that they're showed up July 19 -20 for the 12th combo. Yashiro himself is one ofJa- Paul Dainty Corp. publicity direc- such as the Canberra Showground having difficulty in translating pub- Nemu Jazz Inn. pan's top veteran jazz pianists. tor Margaret St. George issued a and Capitol Theatre should indeed lished dealer prices into what they They brought food and drink as They were followed by Miroslav well as vinyl sheets. blankets and Vitous playing solo, then pianist Yo- press release in the form of an offi- be a sight to behold. B -52s are should charge the consumer. cial memo to the prime minister and known for their powerful punch In the case of PolyGram, the solu- sleeping bags for the 10 -hour mara- suke Yamashita and his trio. Closing minister of defense. heavily stamped which they pack. No one could sen- tion seems to come from a list of thon lasting from 7 p.m. July 19 to 5 out the 10 -hour program was the with a red "confidential" mark. sibly ignore their presence. "cataloged selling prices," which has a.m. the following day. Ticket prices music of Yoshio Toyama and the The memo warned of an "im- gone out to all the company's ac- were $2.05 in advance and $2.25 on Dixie Saints. Toyama and his wife "Some might say it is their rum- pending invasion by a squadron of counts. It gives what PolyGram "be- the day of the show. Keiko (piano and banjo) are honor- bling resonance which cannot be B -52s, posing a threat to the nation's lieves is the ordinary retail selling Sponsored by the Yamaha Music ary citizens of New Orleans. ignored. But rumbling resonance to sanity," and queried if "coastal sur- prices in the shops for records and Foundation, Nemu Jazz Inn fea- one person is music to the ears of an- veillance craft have given adequate tapes marketed by Polydor. Phono- tured bassist Miroslav Vitous as the other. My best wishes for a success- warning of the approach of the B -52 gram and Decca." foreign guest, and included seven Fleetwood Buy ful sortie." fleet." This list is based on a survey car- groups playing everything from SYDNEY - Fleetwood Mac's Killen took the stunt in surpris- This government gesture turned ried out for the company by an inde- standard jazz to Dixie to avant - Mick Fleetwood has finalized the ingly good humor, and replied with out to be prophetic words for pendent body, and will be updated garde and fusion. purchase of a $1.3 million stud farm an official defense department Dainty. who reaped a financial regularly, the information supplied First act was the Waseda Univer- on the outskirts of Sydney. and will document, which states "I have windfall from the extremely success- on a continuing basis. sity High Society Orchestra, one of soon assume semi -permanent res- taken it on myself to respond to your ful tour. In Sydney alone. the The cataloged selling prices sent Japan's top college bands. Joining it idency of Australia. Georgia dance band overcame med- out by PolyGram includes Value for several numbers was a five - During a tour of this nation earlier iocre press reviews to sell out several Added Tax at the current rate of woman keyboard ensemble. in the year. Fleetwood expressed his 101 To Polydor shows. Its debut album has now 15 %. The four -page printed docu -. The quintet led by trombonist fears for the earthquake danger LONDON -Leading rock venue racked up more than 40 weeks on ment covers all ranges of product. Shigeharu Mukai was augmented prevalent in California, claiming here. the 101 Club, has launched its the national Kent album charts. from singles (approximately $2.41 at by Hitoshi Okano on trumpet. To- that Australia appealed to him as "a own label. 101 Records, mainly as a Between dates in Sydney, mem- present exchange rates) through shiyuki Honda on alto sax and Tat - safe place to live." showcase for acts which play the bers of the group spent many hun- midprice albums (around $7.84) to suji Yokoyama on percussion. Christine McVie is also checking hall. Marketing and distribution is dreds of dollars on authentic abo- full -price categories and "deluxe" Three jazz songstresses -Anti Su- out an Australian property, and is through Polydor. riginal artifacts. double packs. gano, Yasuko Agawa and Mari expected to follow Fleetwood's lead.

www.americanradiohistory.com Inlernolionol 61 International Australian Publisher Briefs LONDON - This city's New Listens, Moves Fast Victoria Theatre, closed for two By GLENN A. BAKER years and the subject restoration of SYDNEY -"I suppose that I getting big checks from small coun- work costing $600.000, reopens in could close down the office, sack all tries in Africa and Latin America." September under the new name of the staff and live in relative luxury She continues, "Barry Gibb songs the Apollo Victoria. One of Lon- off the Bee Gees for the rest of my account for about half our business, don's main rock /pop venues. the life," admits Pénny Whitely, owner but we are very active otherwise. I theatre is operated by impresario of independent publisher Penjane picked up Bruce Springsteen in Paul Gregg, whose Apollo Leisure Music. 1973, when nobody in this country Group also runs the New Theatre Whitely, 31, is one of precious few wanted to know about him. I heard Oxford, the Glasgow and Manches- women in a responsible position in Patrick Hernandez' 'Born To Be ter Apollos and Coventry Theatre. the Australian music industry. She is Alive' on a car radio in Los Angeles, First artist to play the refurbished respected and admired for her busi- and snapped it up within 24 hours. room will be Shirley Bassey, booked ness acumen, operating one of the In order to survive, I've learned how in for seven nights from Sept. 15. few truly successful independent to listen carefully and move fast. Other names mooted to appear in- HAPPY MOMENT -Tom Petry and the Heartbreakers take delivery of gold publishing houses in this country. "Every year it gets tougher and clude the Crusaders. the Shadows, disks for Australian sales of their "Damn The Torpedoes" album from Astor She took over the company in tougher to compete against the ever- Gladys Knight and the Pips, and Records, local licensee for MCA /Backstreet. With the group is Astor general 1976 after the death of her father, fa- expanding international organiza- Cliff Richard. manager Rox Barry, left, and MCA label manager Barry Board, right. mous bandleader Norman Whitely. tions. There are less and less terri- MEXICO CITY -More than The senior Whitely had been a close tory-by- territory deals on offer, acts 25 recording artists were recipients friend of Hugh Gibb, father of the are now selling their publishing to of the 17th annual "Calendario Az- Bee Gees, and in a deft publishing the highest bidder on a global basis. teca De Oro" awards presented by Tape Registers Upturn In coup in 1965 snapped up what now "We had Pink Floyd Music for six the Asociascion Mexicana de Peri- tallies out as about 300 Gibb titles. years but had to give it up to Chap- odistas, Radio y Television organi- Throughout the Bee Gees' English pell in May of this year. We know zation here in mid -July. Among Japan Mart; Disks Decline hit period, new Gibb titles were as- that PFM would have preferred to those being honored in various cate- TOKYO -Production of prere- The volume of records produced signed to Whitely's Abigail Music stay with us, but there was little that gories at ceremonies held at the Ho- corded tapes in Japan during the during this year's first half came to and then sub -leased to Abigail in could be done in the face of a world- tel Aristos were Victor Yturbe "Pi- first six months of this year increased 93 million. against 97.8 million for London and other companies wide deal. ruli" (PolyGram), Arianna (EMI - by 34% compared to the same period the same period in 1979. Value was throughout the world, excepting "Despite popular opinion, pub- Capitol), Jose Jose (Ariola), Man - in 1979. put at $360 million ($366 million last America. lishing is not easy money. We may oella Torres (CBS), Vicente Fer- By contrast, production of records year). This situation ended in 1976 when be the second biggest independent nandez (CBS), Los Joao (Musart) this past January-June fell by 5% Chappell assumed full control of all (after Alberts) but we can't afford to and Rigo Tovar (Melody). Amii Record and tape production corn - compared with last year. bined was worth $574 million Janu- fresh material. However, this still left let anything fall by the wayside. Stewart (distributed here via Ariola) According to statistics from the Penjane with such standards as "In "I travel to MIDEM and to the won as outstanding English -lan- ary-June, compared with $547 mil- Japan Phonograph Record Assn., lion last year. The Morning," "Words" and "To U.S. each year, I actively lobby radio guage artist, while Abba's "Chiqui- the volume of tapes produced in Love Somebody." stations to get our copyrights on the tita" (locally released The association also released fig- through RCA) January -June was 36.8 million, "The 'Saturday Night Fever' ex- air, I push recórd companies to lo- took honors as best "Disco Del against 27.4 million for the first six ures for the month of June alone, plosion was very good to us, even if cally release various records in Ano." months of last year. The value of showing record production at 14.7 we didn't have those songs," ex- which we have an interest. and I CANBERRA -Radio 2CA, a units produced was $214 million. million (down 6% from June. 1979) plains Whitely. "It generated keep my ears open for local talent." progressive broadcaster in the Aus- compared with $180 million in Jan- and tape production at 6.7 million enormous sales of back catalog Penjane is actually doing as much. tralian capital. has joined forces uary-June 1979. (up 30 %). throughout the world, and we began if not more, than the major publish- with CBS Records to uncover and ers in the development of local nurture local contemporary rock tal- writers. Three years ago, Whitely ent. Together they've initiated The vw. FOR RUSSIAN COPYRIGHT SOCIETY signed up a young rock musician - Life Station 2CA /CBS Records' writer named Brian Nichols, leader new talent awards, bestowed in July of an unknown band, Big Swifty. of each year. The accolades have That unit is now the Radiators on three prize levels, which include Foreign Contacts Are Priority WEA, with a smash debut album cash payments, free time in a major By VADIM YURCHENKOV and a huge following. studio and the possibility of record- This scenario looks set to repeat it- MOSCOW- Russian copyright isters for science and technology. according to the rates in force in the ing contracts with CBS. Judges of self with a unit called which agency VAAP has, in the seven years In the music field, the agency col- U.S.S.R. are remitted through copy- Outline, the competition include CBS house has recently been snapped up by since its formation, developed sub- lects and distributes fees for all kinds right societies of relevant countries producer Peter Dawkins, manager - CBS' Peter Dawkins. stantially wider functions than those of works by Soviet and foreign au- where VAAP has concluded mutual entrepreneur Peter Rix and 2CA sta- woman of similar societies in other parts of thors in Russia. representation deals. "A comes up against more tion manager Ron Hughes. This chauvinism in Australia than any- the world. Foreign composer fees, credited The agency also deals with year, approximately 30 bands en- where else in the world," notes tered the quest, considerably more For instance, it undertakes to ad- keepng foreign music publishers vertise Soviet music abroad. It exe- and other involved organizations in- Whitely. "There is always an under- than expected. lying attitude here of 'after all, you're KUALA LUMPUR- Malay- cutes all deals connected with the Abba Sellout formed about Soviet music, covering a woman.' and I have publication, public performance BUCHAREST -The enormous records and cassettes produced by just to contin- sian composers Omar Taib and Na- ually prove my credentials to be Ramlee have a and recording of Soviet authors' popularity of Abba in Romania, the Melodiya firm, and the publish- sir scored regional taken seriously in Australia. In success with their song, "Rindu works abroad. And it also provides where their records sell out within ers Soviet Composer, Muzyka and foreign performers with hire mate- hours, was underlined when "Abba: Muzychna Ukraina State. America, I find the situation is the Bayangan," recorded by top Hong reverse, it's an actual advantage to Kong singer. Frances Yip. The tune, rials. The Movie" opened in no less than At the same time, VAAP acts as VAAP was set up in 1973 as an four of Bucharest's biggest cinemas. intermediary when works from for- be female in the music business." published by EMI Malaysia's Pus - Some the more in- outcome of the Russian adherence Between them, the Republic Pal- eign composers are used in the of significant taka Muzik, is included in Yip's ternational catalogs under Penjane to the 1952 Universal Copyright ace Hall, the Culture & Sports Palace, U.S.S.R. It promotes the final con- "Shanghai Beach" album. which control include Convention. Its sponsers were the Patria and the Bucuresti offer tracts on publication and production Campbell -Connelly, has reportedly sold 150,000 copies to Lupus, Prestige and Planetary unions representing composers, 10,000 seats, and screen a total of 17 of foreign works in Russia. It con- date. "Rindu Bayangan" was first Nom /Big 7. recorded by Carefree, an EMI Ma- writers, artists and the cinematog- shows daily. Yet tickets for all per- ducts negotiations with copyright laysia act. This is the first instance of raphists, plus the government min- formances were sold out long before owners and settles accounts for the a local tune having an impact on istries covering culture, foreign the first showings of the movie, ex- hire out of foreign sheet music mate- RCA Request record buyers outside the country. trade, and the overall state com- cerpts from which have appeared on rial inside the U.S.S.R. SYDNEY -Veteran recording mittee of the USSR Council of min- Romanian television. Under Soviet law. Melodiya may NEW YORK- Concerning the artist Del Shannon proved to be far exploit foreign music to produce rec- imminent appointment of a chief for from a figure of the past during his ords in the U.S.S.R. without any the RCA Records /PRT joint ven- tour of adult clubs here. With media Numan Adopts Aussie Band contracts with copyright owners. ture in the U.K. (Billboard, Aug. 2, interest strong in Shannon's recent subject however to successive pay- 1980), RCA asks Billboard to point Los Angeles sessions with producer SYDNEY -James Freud and the pany Numan on a world tour, taking ment of fees to original authors of out that discussions have taken place music and lyrics. Tom Petty, promoter Ian Ridding - Radio Stars, an emerging new wave in England, Continental Europe, the with Magnet's Michael Levy, but ton landed him a Saturday night top act on the independent Mushroom U.S., Japan and Australia. Inter- The acquisition of licenses for us- that nothing has been yet resolved. spot at the Bondi Lifesaver, a hard label, have been "adopted" by Brit- estingly, Freud was in London most ing foreign phonograms in the rock /new wave club in Sydney. His ish synthesizer star Gary Numan, af- of last year, in a vain attempt to se- Melodiya record production in Rus- dynamic, one -hour set garnered fa- ter touring Australia as the latter's cure a recording deal. sia is through Mezhdunarodnaya CBS SCRAPS vorable press reviews, and the singer support act. Mushroom is hoping that Nu- Kniga, with VAAP ensuring receipt sparked two tumultuous encores Numan was so taken by the young -man's "discovery" of Freud -which of fees from Melodiya and remission LIST PRICES from the primarily young audience, band that he offered to produce a has apparently developed into a of them to copyright societies affil- LONDON Records has enthused by the preview perform- single for them, early in the tour. But deep personal friendship -will yield iating composers. -CBS be- come the third major to abolish rec- ance of his newly recorded material. by the end of the jaunt, he was the same results as the Jam's discov- VAAP itself characterizes its func- ommended retail pricing in Britain, Shannon also gave a three -hour in- pledging to fly them to London to ery and nurturing of a band called tions as follows: "We maintain and following PolyGram (Phonogram terview with station 2JJJ -FM, in record an entire album under his di- the Vapors (whose "Turning Japa- develop contacts with foreign music and Polydor) and EMI. The move is which he discussed every aspect of rection. Freud and the Radio Stars' nese" was recently a major Austral- publishers for the sake of mutual in- effective immediately, and CBS has his long career, including working debut LP, "Breaking Silence," has ian and British hit). formation on music and its practical produced a catalog of "average" re- under producers Dave Edmunds, just been issued in Australia. At present, Mushroom has ef- exploitation, so contributing to the tail prices covering its distributed Andrew Loog Oldham, Jeff Lynne, After recording in London, the fected no international tie -ups for development of Russian cultural ties product. for use by dealers. Snuff Garrett and Petty. still -startled Aussie act will accom- James Freud and the Radio Stars. with other countries."

www.americanradiohistory.com 62 InEernoEionol BBC Playlist Goes; Compilation Benefit New Talent Albums Are LONDON -The decision of the material, without singling out any British Broadcasting Corp. to scrap particular record for special expo- Malay Hits its controversial Radio 1 playlist of a sure." By CHRISTIE LEO "featured 40" pop singles has been In the past, members of Parlia- KUALA LUMPUR- Compila- by greeted the U.K. record industry ment have joined with record com- tion albums are moneyspinners in with relief, for it's expected to pro- panies in comdemning the playlist the Malaysian market these days. vide more opportunity for disk jock- system, which now disappears from WEA's three -volume "Platinum" eys to and producers air new talent. Aug. 30. series, assembled in Hong Kong, is The playlist was started eight Industry attitudes are exemplified popular here largely because of its years ago, and records on the roster by comments from Geoff Atherton, INFORMAL MOMENT- mix of evergreen and current hits. were picked by a committee of BBC EMI's national promotion manager, Japanese recording artist Hideki Saijo, left, chats with Art Martinez, division vice president of RCA Records International, The company's latest package, radio producers and executives. In- and Tony Bramwell, Polydor's pro- and Tokugen Yamamoto, director regional "100% Rock," is rather less success- clusion of a record provided exten- motion chief. of market development for RCA in the Asia- Pacific region. The occasion was a reception hosted ful. sive plug prospects; exclusion meant The former believes that the exit by RCA in honor of artists signed to JVC Corp., its joint venture company in EMI is enjoying strong sales with few airings and less sales hopes. of the "featured 40" will make for Japan. Venue was Tokyo's Hotel Okura. its second volume of "Golden Top Now industry observers look for a better radio, in that a wider range of Hits," a followup to the earlier (but more adventurous and free -thinking music will probably be featured. not so popular) volume in the series. Radio 1 policy, where more disks get But Atherton adds, "It's also true The new package features hits greater promotion. Record com- that the old list did feature records from the EMI group of labels, in- panies have long seen the playlist as likely to be played and likely to sell German Court Rules cluding titles by Michael Johnson, a make -or -break situation for new well. Now pluggers will have to see a Moon Martin and Robert John, and product. lot more people in order to get prod- repertoire from Arista, for which it's Derek Chinnery, Radio 1 control- uct heard and accepted. But it can't Over Spanish Imports licensee here, including items by the ler, says, "In fact, the playlist has be bad that a radio show will now re- Kinks, Dionne Warwick, Continued from page 1 tries such as North America Melissa been much misunderstood, and has flect more of the personal taste of the and Ja- pan. Manchester and Jennifer Warnes. quite incorrectly given rise to criti- disk jockey rather than the program- The court said that associated German copyright society GEMA PolyGram also reports good re- cism of limiting the range of output. ming committee. non -member countries of the Euro- awaits final European Court of Jus- sponse to its compilation of disco "Although it is being dropped, Comments Bramwell, "In the pean Economic Community such as tice findings in its action over third and MOR items, while the company disk jockeys and producers will still past, any records turned down for Spain, Austria and Switzerland do party imports, and the local industry is planning an assembly of A &M work together to prepare their pro- the featured 40 were seldom heard not have the same status as full now sees strong hope that all illegal hits by those artists whose own al- grams, but they'll now be encour- of again. Now we can look to indi- members like Britain, Germany and importing will be ended by the start bums have sparked sales in this mar- aged to be even more creative and vidual producers to follow through France. and that imports from asso- of 1981. ket. adventurous in their choice of new on their own judgment." ciated territories are not protected Some 20% of the total German Tentatively titled "A &M Golden by Common Market free trade regu- Eggs," record and tape sales of $1.2 billion this will be the label's first lations. Malaysian per year is imported. Many com- -compiled venture. Now that the ban is legally im- panies here release international Exemplifying the retail view of posed, KTV Koengener is required product four weeks earlier to slow these hit collections, dealer Allan to provide full audit details of im- imports and preserve retail pricing. Loke observes, "Compilations are port purchases and subsequent Ger- In Germany, new albums from supposed to be 'economy packages.' man sales. The court decision cannot top acts such as the Rolling Stones But here, with album prices way be- be appealed. and Queen are often available on yond reach of the average buyer, these And in an official statement, the import for around $5, comparéd albums are popular with those European Parliament in Brussels with the regular domestic price. of unable to purchase top -of-the -line has held that exclusive rights within $8. titles. In addition, the selection of hits is usually right on an associated territory are effective. The industry here is also involved target for lo- cal tastes." The Austrian Supreme Court in a tough fight against the flood of recently came to a similar decision. cutouts from the U.S. and the U.K., Phonogram has an upcoming case in while GEMA has special agents in- a similar vein before the Bun - vestigating the import trade at retail desgerichtshof Federal court. and level, trying to solve the long -run- Pink Lady there are already court precedents ning problem of royalty differences halting unauthorized imports of rec- between the country of origin and Firm Sued ords and tape from third party coun- Germany. TOKYO - Composer Shunichi Tokura, creator of many hit songs, has brought suit in the Tokyo Dis- ENGLISH FIRST -Brazilian recording star Roberto Carlos, center, discusses Anna Adamis Is Focus Of trict Court demanding that T &C, the his upcoming English- language album (the singer's first) with producer Nic agency that manages the Pink Lady De Caro, left, and Peter Karpin, director of a &r at CBS Records International. duo, pay him approximately $17,700 The disk will be released early next year. Hungarian TV Music Show in unpaid copyright use fees. By PAUL GYONGY T &C admits that it still owes To- kura money. but points out that it BUDAPEST Hungarian Tele- U.S. with Grand Funk Railroad in - has been paying on the amount due. French vision has, for the first time, built a mid -1974. Copyright Society The balance owing is the $17,700 complete show around a pop music Then she won prizes at three mentioned in the court suit. celebrity, Anna Adamis, confirming Yamaha Festivals in Tokyo and The question being asked in in- Strikes Back At Critics her position as the most successful took the grand prix for best lyricist dustry circles here is why T &C, By HENRY KAHN lyricist here and a remarkable - in competitions in all Split, Yugoslavia, which made millions of dollars from PARIS -Stung into action by public inspection and revealing rounder in the music business. in and Poland and Spain. Her cul- record sales and stage and television what it regards as "constant criticism some of its trade secrets. tural contributions Her background is wide- ranging. earned her "the appearances by Pink Lady, doesn't and hostile publicity." the Societe The main refutation is over prize As a child, with a natural talent for national for cultural and liter- have the $17,700 to pay Tokura. des Auteurs, Compositeurs and Edi- charges that SACEM imposes "abu- ary activity" here in 1976. the English language, she wrote po- The consensus is that T &C spent teurs de Musique (SACEM) is hit- sive" rates. Leonard says the royalty She wrote etry and her work is now inter- also the lyrics for two huge sums of money on Pink Lady's ting back. rates are tailored to meet the cate- milestone nationally recognized. She was a Hungarian musicals. One tv shows in the U.S., which flopped, gory concerned. Discos, for ex- was It has decided to answer its critics, member of the drama society at "Fictitious Report On An as predicted by most observers here. ample, pay no more than 6.68% American Pop Festival," the long- who claim that the society is essen- Budapest University, and won first Whereas any record put out by which he says is certainly not high. est- running musical since World prize at the World Drama Festival of Pink Lady was certain to be a mil- tially a monopolistic organization As to allegations that SACEM War II, with 10 the French University Theatres. productions here lion- seller up to last year, their new- which takes advantage of its privi- throws money away on its own or- and showcased in many European Then she graduated with honors est releases are only good for sales of leged position, through a national ganizational needs, Leonard accepts countries, and the other was "I Am from the Budapest Law School, us- between 20,000 and 30,000 copies -a that a huge staff of 1,200 is needed to 30," a look at the development of campaign. ing her English language in the legal major decline from the past. handle the collection of royalties Hungary through the eyes Certainly there has been much of the The media is speculating that and their subsequent distribution to section of the Hungarian Foreign post-war generation. media coverage here of often ac- Trade Company. Five years later she Pink Lady will disband about late some 43,000 members. In 1979, Corvina Press, top Hun- rimonious legal wrangles between gave up law to write. fall, with the two girls going their But even if costs are high, he says, garian art publisher, put out her SACEM and French discotheques separate ways, possibly into tv dra- the society still manages to award Ann Adamis cut her own first al- poems in a volume illustrated over copyright and royalty disputes. by Ar- mas or as solo singers. Critics, how- prizes, make grants, promote French bum in 1967, and this big -seller has nold Gross, and this sold an un- The fight -back campaign is ever, don't think either of the two music and encourage the use of na- been followed by 26 other LPs. She precedented 10,000 copies inside a launched a time when the disco has the voice to sing solo. at tional songs abroad. also helped to organize Omega and month. world is at its busiest, SACEM con- However, it is undeniable that Locomotiv GT, two Hungarian rock Now comes the television special, centrating on the Nice area for the SACEM is a monopoly. Its position bands which helped revolutionize which spotlights her psychological first round. is to be examined by the special pop in Eastern Europe. and emotional life. One immediate Wonder Concerts Behind the first public meetings Commission on Competition. It Both groups were successful in the result has been offered a film acting LONDON -Stevie Wonder will are Paul Alan Leonard, an executive could be that some French parlia- U.K., and participated in festivals contract. Believed to be already the play his first European gigs for six involved in public relations, and mentary representatives will de- from Japan to Scandinavia. Their best -selling artist on record in Hun- years when he appears at London's Alan Carlier, southern regional mand its eventual nationalization, records went through ABC in the gary, she is looking for international Wembley Arena next month. Ticket delegate. SACEM, as it covers the so that the government oversees its U.S. and CBS in the U.K. Locomo- representation, particularly for the prices range from $12 to approxi- country. is opening up its books for activities. tiv GT and Anna Adamis toured the U.S. and U.K. markets. mately $20.

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32 17 CROCODILES, Echo & Bunnymen, 6 3 TONIGHT, Shannels, Epic /Sony 13 8 THE MAGIC OF BOND' M, Atlantic/ 12 13 SCENE DA UN AMORE, Riccardo BRITAIN Korova (PMP) Hansa Fogli, Paradiso /CGD -MM (Courtesy of Music Week) 33 39 IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT 7 10 KURUTTA KAJITSU, Alice, Polystar 14 12 TRUE COLOURS, Split Enz, 13 9 L'APEMANIA, Katha Seinero, Cetra/ As of 8/9/80 IT, AC /DC, Atlantic (Noel /JCM) Mushroom Fonit -Cetra SINGLES 34 NEW TWELVE GOLD BARS, Status Quo, 8 4 KOI- NO- TSUNAWATARI, Akiko 15 16 ME, MYSELF, I, loan Amratrading, 14 6 MONKEY CHOP, Dan -I, Island/ Ricordi This Last Vertigo Nakamura, Teichiku (Union AMA 7 FUNKYTOWN, tipps, Inc., Week Week 35 23 CULTOSAURUS ERECTUS, Blue Shuppan /Nichion) 16 14 THE ROSE, Soundtrack, Atlantic 15 17 15 McCARTNEY II, Paul McCartney, Casablanca /Durium 1 9 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL, Abba, Oyster Cuff, CBS 9 9 YES -NO, Off Course, Toshiba-EMI Harvest (PMP) Parlophone 16 NEW COMING UP, Paul McCartney, EWc 36 NEW THE WALL, Pink Floyd, 18 NEW FLESH AND BLOOD, Roxy Music, Parlophone /EMI 2 3 UPSIDE DOWN, Diana Ross, Motown 37 NEW ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN 10 11 YOU ARE LOVE, Janis Ian, Columbia Polydor 17 14 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, Police, 3 1 USE IT UP OR WEAR IT OUT, THE DARK, Dindisc (Toshiba -EMI) CBS A &M /CGD -MM Odyssey, RCA 38 22 LIVE AT LAST, Black Sabbath, Nems 11 19 A01 SANGOSHO, Seiko Matsuda, 19 20 THE WALL, Pink Floyd, /Sony (Sun) 20 NEW MIDDLE MAN, Box Scaggs, CBS 18 1 SPACER, Sheila & B. Devotion, 4 2 MORE THAN I CAN SAY, Leo Sayer, 39 NEW WAR OF THE WORLD, Jeff Wayne's CBS Carrere/ Chrysalis Musical Version, CBS 12 NEW ENDLESS SUMMER, Hideki Saijo, Fonit-Cetra 19 NEW BUONA NOTTE BUONANOTTE, 5 20 9 TO 5, Sheena, EMI 40 40 RHAPSODY AND BLUES, Crusaders, RVC (Geiei) HOLLAND Mina, PDU /EMI 6 5 BABOOSHKA, Kate Bush, EMI MCA 13 16 CALL ME, Blondie, Chrysalis (Courtesy BUMA /STEMRA) 20 19 CANDY CANDY, Rocking Horse, RCA 7 18 OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD, Gap (Nichion / PMP) As of 8/8/80 14 14 RYDEEN, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Band, Mercury SINGLES 8 6 YOU BE LOVED, Bob Marley Alfa (Kay) COULD WEST GERMANY This Last 15 12 RIDE ON TIME, Tatsuro, Air (PMP) & Wailers, Island (Courtesy Der Musikmarkt) Week Week SPAIN 9 30 OH YEAH, Rosy Music, Polydor As of 8/11/80 16 7 SUBARU, Shinji Tanimura, (Courtesy EI Gran Musical) 1 1 XANADU, Olivia Newton -John & Casablanca (Noel /JCM) As of 10 22 GIVE ME THE NIGHT, George SINGLES Electric Light Orchestra, Jet 8/2/80 Benson, Warner Bros. 17 18 AME -NO -BOJO, Aki Yashito, Teichiku SINGLES This Last 2 2 LATE AT NIGHT, Maywood, EMI 11 7 THERE THERE MY DEAR, Dexy's (Dome /PMP /RFMP) This Last Week Week 3 3 MIDNIGHT DYNAMOS, Matchbox, 18 NEW IMA -NO -MIKI WA PIKA PIKA NI Midnight Runners, Parlophone 1 1 FUNKYTOWN, Lipps Inc., Casablanca Week Week Tetsuo Magnet 12 11 WEDNESDAY WEEK, Undertones, HIKATTE, Saito, Canyon 1 2 FUNKYTOWN, Lipps Inc., Casablanca 2 3 XANADU, Olivia Newton -John & 4 NEW LA BAMBA, Pussycat, EMI Sire (VUI) 2 1 HEY, Julio Iglesias, CBS Electric Light Orchestra, Jet 5 4 ET LES OISEAUX CHANTAIENT, -John/ 19 NEW HOW MANY II KAO, Hiromi Go, 3 4 UP, Paul McCartney, 13 4 XANADU, Olivia Newton 3 4 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, Hot Sweet People, Polydor COMING Electric Light Orchestra, Jet CBS /Sony (Burning) Parlophone Chocolate, Rak 6 9 PETER GUNN, Emerson Lake & 20 13 ROCK 'N' ROLL WIDOW, Momoe 4 3 CLARIDAD, Toni, Epic 14 23 MARIANA, Gibson Brothers, Island 4 14 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL, Abba, Palmer, Ariola Umberto 15 15 LIP UP FATTY, Bad Manners, Polydor Yamaguchi, CBS /Sony (Tokyo) 5 6 ZIMBABWE, Bob Marley & Wailers, 7 8 IK WEET NIET HOE, Benny Neyman, Island Magnet 5 2 D.I.S.C.O., Ottawan, Polydor CNR 16 24 FUNKIN' FOR JAMAICA, Tom 6 5 Frank Zappa, CBS ALBUMS 6 5 MORIR DE AMOR, Miguel Bose, CBS BOBBY BROWN, 8 7 COULD YOU BE LOVED, Bob Marley, 1 NEW ACT I, Monta & Brothers, Philips YOU Browne, Arista 7 6 TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE, Island 7 8 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT 17 8 TO THE BEAT, Stacy Webb, 2 1 SOLID STATE SURVIVOR, Yellow NOW, Viola Wills, Ariola JUMP Marti Polydor 9 10 BRABANTSE NACHTEN ZIJN LANG, Magic Orchestra, Alfa 10 DIME QUE ME QUIERES, Tequila, Lattisaw, Atlantic 8 8 MATADOR, Garland Jeffreys, A &M Arie Ribbens, Inelco 8 18 13 LET'S HANG ON, Darts, Magnet 9 7 SEXY EYES, Dr. Hook, Capitol 3 2 MULTIPLIES, Yellow Magic Zafiro 10 5 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling Orchestra, Alfa 9 9 RAP -0 CLAP -0, Joe Bataan, RCA 19 12 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling 10 9 DER NIPPEL, Mike Kruger, EMI Stones, Rolling Stones Stones, Rolling Stones 11 13 COMING UP, Paul McCartney, 4 NEW THE GAME, Queen, Elektra 10 NEW MARTIAN HOP, Rocky Sharpe & 5 NEW MOMOE DENSETSU, Momoe Movieplay 20 10 CUPID /I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A Parlophone ALBUMS Replays, LONG TIME, Detroit Spinners, 12 10 ALOHA -OE, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, Yamaguchi, CBS /Sony 1 1 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling 6 17 GYAKURYU, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Atlantic Goombay Dance Band, CBS Stones, Rolling Stones ALBUMS 21 27 ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH, Hot 13 11 ON THE RIVER, Styx, A &M Toshiba-EMI 1 1 HEY, Julio Iglesias, CBS BOAT 2 2 MAYWOOD, Maywood, EMI Chocolate, Rak 14 YOU AND ME, EMI 7 3 NICE SHOT, Sadao Watanabe, Flying 2 2 UN ENCUENTRO, Triana, Movieplay 22 Spargo, 3 3 THE GAME, Queen, EMI Disk 2 MIGUEL, Miguel Bose, CBS 22 16 LOVE WILL TEAR US APART, Joy 15 25 FREU DICH BLOSS NICHT ZU 4 10 20 GREATEST HITS, Shadows, EMI 3 Division, Factory FRUEH, Gitte, Global 8 NEW WOMAN AND I, George Yanagi & 4 4 FUNKYTOWN, Lipps Inc., Casablanca 5 8 XANADU, Soundtrack, Jet 23 17 A LOVER'S HOLIDAY, Change, WEA 16 12 MIDNITE DYNAMOS, Matchbox, Rainywood, Warner Pioneer 5 10 EMOTIONA RESCUE, Rolling Stones, 6 4 THE VERY BEST OF TRINI LOPEZ, '5 24 NEW ALL OVER THE WORLD, Electric 9 4 TOKI- NO -NAI- HOTEL, Yumi Rolling Stones Magnet K -tel C Light Orchestra, Jet I'M ALIVE, Electric Light Orchestra, Matsutohya, Toshiba-EMI 6 6 MI QUERIDO, MI VIEJO, MI AMIGO, 17 19 7 9 MET JE OGEN DICHT, Rob De Nijs, u) 31 LIFE, 10 5 SABARU, Shinji Tanimura, CBS 25 PRIVATE Grace Jones, Island Jet EMI Roberto Carlos, -( 26 NEW TOM HARK, Piranhas, Sire /Hansa Polydor Casablanca 7 7 McCARTNEY 11, Paul McCartney, 18 15 MARIANA, Gibson Brothers, 8 NEW UPRISING, Bob Marley & Wailers, 11 6 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling 27 19 THEME FROM THE INVADERS, 19 18 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR, Johnny Island Parlophone Yellow Magic Orchestra, A &M Stones, Rolling Stones 8 8 VIVA TEQUILA, Tequila, Zafiro Logan. Epic 9 6 HEROES OF ROCK'N'ROLL, Various, 12 8 T -WAVE, Masayoshi Takanaka, Kitty 28 21 ME, MYSELF, I, Joan Armatrading, 20 24 FIRE ON THE WATER, Orlando Riva Ariola 9 NEW GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA, Abba, A 13 NEW SQUALL, Seiko Matsuda, CBS /Sony &M Sound, Ariola 10 NEW 14 HOLLANDESE NIEUWE, Various, Columbia I'M IN 14 NEW RING A DING, Yoshimi Iwasaki, THE Pink Floyd, Harvest 29 NEW FEELS LIKE LOVE, Kelly 21 26 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling Philips 10 9 WALL, Marie, Calibre Stones, Rolling Stones Canyon 30 28 DOES SHE HAVE A FRIEND, Gene 22 17 YOU'RE O.K., Ottawan, Carrere 15 7 MR. BLACK, Shannels, Epic Chandler, 20th Century 23 16 TOCCATA, Sky, Ariola 16 10 ROMAN, Chiharu Maysuyama, North SWEDEN 31 33 SANCTUARY, New Musik, GTO 24 20 JANUARY FEBRUARY, Barbara 17 13 GLASS HOUSES, Billy Joel, CBS/ (Courtesy GFL) SOUTH AFRICA (Courtesy Springbok Radio) 32 32 BURNIN' HOT, Jermaine Jackson, Dickson, CBS Sony As of 7/29/80 As of 8/9/80 Motown 25 29 CALL ME, Blondie, Chrysalis 18 NEW LOST IN LOVE, Air Supply, Arista SINGLES SINGLES 33 34 SLEEP WALK, Ultravox, Chrysalis 26 23 ROM, Dschinghis Khan, Jupiter 19 NEW WATASHI -NO- SHIAWASE, Mako This Last This Last 34 14 MY WAY OF THINKING, UB40, 27 NEW TEN O'CLOCK POSTMAN, Secret Ishimo, Victor Week Week 20 9 KAVACH, Eikichi Yazawa, Warner Week Week Graduate Service, Telefunken 1 1 ONE MORE REGGAE FOR THE 1 1 PARADISE ROAD, Joy, RPM 35 36 BURNING CAR, John Foxx, Metal 28 NEW SANTA MARIA, Roland Kaiser, Bros. ROAD, Bill Lovelady, Charisma 2 2 TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE, Beat Hansa 2 2 FUNKYTOWN, Lipps Inc., Casablanca Marti Webb, Polydor 36 26 NEON KNIGHTS, Black Sabbath, 29 28 GINGER RED, Saragossa Band, 3 3 I DON'T WANNA GET DRAFTED, 3 6 CALL ME, Blondie, Chrysalis Vertigo Ariola Frank Zappa, CBS 4 3 IT HURTS TOO MUCH, Eric Carmen, 37 NEW SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE, Mike 30 NEW I SEE A BOAT ON THE RIVER, AUSTRALIA 4 4 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR, Johnny Arista Berry, Polydor Boney M, Hansa (Courtesy Kent Music Report) Logan, Epic 5 4 BRASS IN POCKET, Pretenders, Sire 38 29 MY GIRL, Whispers, Solar As of 8/4/80 5 7 SUN OF JAMAICA, Goombay Dance 6 8 MORE THAN I CAN SAY, Leo Sayer, 39 NEW FREE ME, Roger Daltrey, Polydor ALBUMS Band, CBS Chrysalis 40 NEW YOU GOTTA BE A HUSTLER, Sue 1 1 20 GREATEST HITS, Hot Chocolate, This Last 6 5 CALL ME, Blondie, Chrysalis 7 9 I SEE A BOAT, Boney M, Gallo Wilkinson, Cheapskate Rak Week Week 7 6 NONO SO CHE DAREI, Alan 8 NEW BOAT ON THE RIVER, Styx, A &M 2 4 XANADU, Soundtrack, Jet 1 3 FUNKYTOWN, Lipps, Inc., Sorrenti, CBO 9 NEW DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI, Barbara 3 3 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling Casablanca 8 10 XANADU, Olivia Newton -John & Ray, EMI ALBUMS Stones, Rolling Stones 2 1 CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC, Village Electric Light Orchestra, Jet 10 5 DAN -0 /ISLAND IN THE SUN, 1 NEW BACK IN BLACK, AC /DC, Atlantic 4 2 THE GAME, Queen, EMI People, RCA 9 8 SKA VI ALSKA, Gyllene Tider, Richard Jon Smith, Bullet 2 1 DEEPEST PURPLE, Deep Purple, 5 6 DIE SCHOENSTEN MELODIEN DER 3 2 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' Parlophone Harvest WELT, Anthony Ventura FEELING, Long John Baldry & 10 9 APATI, Magnus Uggla, CBS 3 2 XANADU, Soundtrack, Jet Orchestra, Arcade Kathi MacDonald, EMI America 4 4 FLESH AND BLOOD, Roxy Music, 6 7 THE WALL, Pink Floyd, Harvest 4 4 TURNING JAPANESE, Vapors, ALBUMS Polydor 7 11 SKY 2, Sky, Ariola United Artists 1 1 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling 5 3 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling 8 13 UPRISING, Bob Marley & Wailers, 5 5 SHANDI, Kiss, Casablanca Stones, Rolling Stones Stones, Rolling Stones Island 6 7 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, 2 2 TONARSDROMMAR, Noice, Sonet 6 8 SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL 9 12 FLESH AND BLOOD, Roxy Music. Tourists, 7 Records 3 5 UPRISING, Bob Marley & Wailers, EMI HOLDS REBELS, Dexy's Midnight Polydor 7 14 MAGIC, Olivia Newton -John, Jet Island Runners, Parlophone 10 8 TRAUMEREIEN, Richard Clayderman, 8 12 WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU, 4 7 DIANA, Diana Ross, Motown TOP PLACE 7 7 GIVE ME THE NIGHT, George Telefunken Romantics, Epic 5 3 LIGHTS IN THE NIGHT, Flash & The Benson, Warner Bros. 11 18 KOMM MIT AUF GROSSE FAHRT, 9 6 LOVE AT FIRST NIGHT, Kim Hart, Pan, Mercury LONDON -EMI Records re- Division, Factory EMI 8 6 CLOSER, Joy Freddy Quinn, Polydor 6 4 GYLLENE TIDER, Parlophone tained its market leadership in the 9 9 OFF THE WALL, Michael Jackson, 12 16 MOUTH TO MOUTH. Lipps Inc., 10 9 LITTLE JEANIE, Elton John, Rocket 7 6 KRAMGOA LATAR 8, Vikingarna, Epic Casablanca 11 8 CALL ME, Blondie, Chrysalis Mariann U.K. during this year's second quar- 10 11 SKY 2, Sky, Ariola 13 5 ZAUBER DER KARIBIK, Goombay 12 13 CAN'T HELP MYSELF, Flowers, 8 NEW DEN UUSNANDE FRAMTID, Magnus ter. rack Me up a I9.2`ß share of al- 11 5 THE GAME, Queen, EMI Dance Band, CBS Regular Uggla, CBS bum sales (compared with WEA's 12 10 UPRISING, Bob Marley, Island 14 10 UNMASKED, Kiss, Casablanca 13 10 IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME, 9 NEW THE GAME, Queen, EMI 13 13 McCARTNEY II, Paul McCartney, 15 9 DER NIPPEL, Mike Kruger, EMI Billy Joel, CBS 10 9 SAVED, Bob Dylan, CBS I4.2`; in second place) and 20.8 ci of Parlophone 16 14 CORNERSTONE, Styx, A &M 14 NEW HELP, John Farnham, WBE singles sales (compared with CBS' 14 26 DIANA, Diana Ross, Motown 17 15 VIVA ITALIA, Adriano Celentano, 15 11 COMING UP, Paul McCartney, 15 NEW LIVE 1979, Hawkwind, Bronze Ariola Parlophone ITALY 14.74 in second place). 16 17 WINE, WEA (Courtesy Germano Ruscitto) 16 30 REGGATTA DE BLANC, Police, A&M 18 17 HIGHWAY TO HELL, AC /DC, CHEAP Cold Chisel, Sures is prepared quarterly- for 17 16 ANOTHER STRING OF HITS, Atlantic 17 NEW STOMP, Brothers Johnson, A &M As of 8/5/80 Shadows, EMI 19 NEW JOE'S GARAGE ACTS II & III, Frank 18 16 SKINNY GIRLS, Alan O'Day, Pacific SINGLES the record industry by the British 18 19 MAGIC REGGAE, Various, K -tel Zappa, CBS 19 15 TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE, Rocky This Last Market Research Bureau. 19 18 MANILOW MAGIC, Barry Manilow, 20 19 EYES OF THE UNIVERSE, Barclay Burnette, EMI Week Week Arista James Harvest, Polydor 20 NEW IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE, Mac 1 2 LUNA, Gianni Togni, Paradiso /CGD- Notable performances include 20 14 VIENNA, Ultravox, Chrysalis Davis, Casablanca MM that of Charisma Records. moving 21 12 ME, MYSELF, I, Joan Armatrading, 2 1 NON SO CHE DAREI, Alan Sorrenti, IC .l 4.1 share in albums from no A &M ALBUMS EMI ; 22 15 PETER GABRIEL, Peter Gabriel, JAPAN 1 1 CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC, 3 8 STELLA STAI, Umberto Toni, CGD - pace during January-March, Charisma (Courtesy Music Labo) Soundtrack, RCA MM largelY im the strength of top -selling 23 24 KING OF THE ROAD, Boxcar Willie, As of 8/11/80 2 2 EAST, Cold Chisel, WEA 4 4 OLYMPIC GAMES, Miguel Bose, by Peter Genesis Warwick SINGLES 3 3 GLASS HOUSES, Billy Joel, CBS CBS /CGD -MM alhunts Gabriel. 24 27 DUKE, Genesis, Charisma This Last 4 4 EMOTIONAL RESCUE, Rolling 5 3 IL TEMPO SE NA VA, Adrian and Steve Hackett. 25 32 BAT OUT OF HELL, Meat Loaf, Week Week Stones, Rolling Stones Celentano, Clan /CGD -MM Leading 45 during the April -June Cleveland Intl /Epic 1 1 DANCING ALL NIGHT, Monta & 5 5 UNMASKED, Kiss, Casablanca 6 5 COBRA, Rettore, Ariston /Ricordi 26 25 WHEELS OF STEEL, Saxon, Carrere Brothers, Philips (PMP) 6 10 HOLD OUT, Jackson Browne, 7 10 CANTERO PER TE, I Pooh, CGD -MM quarter w,ts "Geno" by Dexy's Mid- 27 29 DO A RUNNER, Athletico Spin 80, 2 5 JUNKO, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Asylum 8 NEW AMICO, Renato Zero, Zerolandia/ night Runners on Parlophone (EMI) A &M Toshiba -EMI (Yamaha /Yui) 7 NEW XANADU, Soundtrack, Jet RCA aid top album was Rose Royce's 28 21 I JUST CAN'T STOP IT, Beat, Go- 3 2 AISHUU DATE, Toshihiko Tawara, 8 7 21 AT 33, Elton John, Rocket 9 NEW IN ALTO MARE, Loredana Berte, Feet Canyon (PMP) 9 9 STARDUST, Willie Nelson, CBS CGD -MM "Greatest Hits- on Whitfield 29 NEW ONE STEP BEYOND, Madness, Stiff 4 8 SAKIMORI -NO -UTA, Masashi Sada, 10 11 THE BOYS LIGHT UP, Australian 10 NEW GALACTICA, Rockets, Rockland/ (WEA). Top albums label was CBS 30 NEW PARALLEL LINES, Blondie, Chrysalis Masashi (Free Flight) Crawl, EMI CGD -MM 31 35 ROMANTIC GUITARS, Paul Brett, K- 5 6 WAKARETEMO -SUKINAHITO, Los 11 6 DARK ROOM, Angels, Epic 11 17 10 TO VOGLIO BENE, Roberto top singles label was Epic. tel Indios & Sylvia, Polydor (Tokyo) 12 13 THE GAME, Queen, Elektra Soffici, Cetra /Fonit -Cetra

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PANIC SQUAD, Whirled Records. (no number). Produced by Sptlighk Panic Squad. This Long Island -based band consists of four members, and it plays an energetic brand of basic rock. The EP is cleanly produced, with the band displaying strong dy- ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND -Reach For The Sky, Arista namics in its instrumental and vocal presentation. Best cut: AL9535. Produced by the Allman Brothers Band, Mike "Back In The Working Class." Lawler, Cobb. Not much has heard ASHFORD & SIMPSON -A Musical Affair, Warner Bros. Jimmy been from the Allman Brothers recently, but should HS3458. Produced by Ashford & Simpson. The duo has rather that change with the release of this LP. The magic created when Dickie quietly collected several gold LPs in the past few years; it soul Betts and Gregg Allman play is back in force has, in fact, met all the prerequisites of stardom except scor- together on the eight new here. There MELBA MOORE- Closer, Epic 1E36412. Produced by Bruce ing crossover single hit. Hopefully one of the several sizzling songs also seems to be a fresh new spirit The Hawes, Victor Carstarphen. Moore has never been a big mid -to- uptempo tracks here will provide that pop launching to the playing. Allmans were the first and the best of the current rock record seller, despite a 10 -year disk career which began with pad. In addition to solid, craftsmanlike rhythm numbers like Southern bands, and here it comes back to show all the others how a 1910 Grammy nomination for best new artist (she to the "Love Don't Make It Right" and "Make It To The Sky," the it is supposed to This has variety hopefully duo features some slower ballads, with varying results. be done. And with new energy and drive. Carpenters). LP the to reverse the Best cuts: "Angeline," "From The Madness Of The pattern. Included are both perky discotized numbers and "Rushing To" is a bit flat; but "Happy Endings" has a tender, West," To some mellow, pretty ballads. The strings and horns emotional edge and an impressive falsetto reading. Immacu- "So Long," "I Got A Right Be Wrong." support the singer in fine style. The cover art will remind many of the late rhythm, horn and string arrangements spark the eight late Minnie Riperton's "Perfect Angel" LP. Best cuts: cuts. PAT BENATAR- Crimes Of Passion, Chrysalis "Closer," "Shame," "Next To You." Best cuts: Those cited plus "I Ain't Asking For Your Love," CHE1275. Produced by Keith Olsen. With the success of "We'll Meet Again," "Get Out Your Handkerchief." her debut "In The Heat Of The Night" and "Heart- DAVID RUFFIN -Gentleman Ruffin, Warner Bros. BSK3416. breaker" single, Benatar has emerged as the most domi- Produced by Don Davis. Ruffin's latest is a pleasing mix of nant of all the female rockers released in the past year. pretty, romantic ballads and masculine, brassy tracks recall- This release finds Benatar in an even more rock vein with ing producer Davis' work with Johnny "Disco Lady" Taylor.

her powerful yet sensuous vocals blazing a ferocious rock The horn and string arrangements add much of the zest and 44'ArCountry path. Her band, the same as the one that appeared on verve to the tracks, though Ruffins' vocals adapt to fast and her last LP with the exception of a new drummer, sur- slow tempos with ease. Best cuts: "I Wanna Be With You,"

rounds Benatar's vocals with crisp playing. The produc- "All I Need," "Still In Love With You," "Don't You Go Home." RAllY BAILEY, RCA AHL13688. Produced by Bob Mont- tion by Olsen allows the band to stretch out more and LITTLE ANTHONY Daylight, MCA gomery. Appropriately self -titled, this LP is a country show- - Songbird 3245 (MCA). Pro- figure more prominently in the mix. In addition to the piece with invigorating energy, infused vibrance on every duced by Milton Blackford, Brown Bannister, Chris Shristian. single "You Better Run," there is a stunning rocker called track -and enough chart contenders to keep Bailey doing Little Anthony's 1965 classic "Hurt So Bad" was recently "Hell Is For Children" which addresses itself to child business for a long time. Production has been wisely tem- given the Linda Ronstadt treatment, and here the veteran abuse. A most credible followup to Benatar's near plati- pered from pseudo -crossover to high -quality country; there's singer returns with a set of inspirational music executive pro- num debut. a care shown in both song choices and clean, sparkling ar- duced by another born -again believer, B.1. Thomas. If the def- Best cuts: "You Better Run," "Treat Me Right," "Hell inition is music intense rangements that give this artist a clear shot at country star- of soul of feeling, this surely qualifies: Is For Children," "Little Paradise." dom. There are fiddles, steel, piano and plenty of percussion the depth of emotionalism is obvious. Several of the cuts and guitar boosting spirits throughout -but it's Bailey's show have a swirling, invigorating sound, akin to Dan Peek's "All vocally and he's in top form. Things Are Possible," Best cuts: "Your Love," "Walk On Wa- "Reach Best cuts: "Loving Up A Storm," "There's Really Nothing fresh, catchy rock tunes with some terrific hooks as in ter," Up," "My Best Friend." To It," "I Keep Coming Back," "I Can't Get Enough Of You." "Oowatanite," probably the best cut on the 10 song LP. One of the group's main strengths lies in its vocal delivery, ably T.G. SHEPPARD- Smooth Sailin', Warner Bros. BSK 3423. Billboard's country handled by Cindi Alter (who sounds reminiscent of Grace Produced by Buddy Killen. Ultra -chic cover graphics intro- Slick at times), with the backing of the rest of the group. Best DONNA FARGO- Fargo, Warner Bros. BSK 3470. Produced by duce Sheppard's latest foray into sleek and sophisticated Recommended LPs cuts: "Oowatanite," "How I Long To Be With You Again," Larry Butler. Fargo's with Butler results a country. Unfortunately, there's still an abundance of predict- first effort Larry in "Whatever You Want," "Gonna Get It To You." first -rate production. From the bluesy "Land Of Cotton" to able lush love ballads and sexy romance tunes -but when the pensive "lt Should Have Been Easy," Fargo croons he's given a fine number like "Do You Wanna Go To Heaven," pop SUSAN JACKS- Ghosts, Epic 1E36417. Produced by Terry through this love medley. Smooth orchestration is highlighted Sheppard positively shines. Less obvious MOR- directed ar- Jacks. The lady who cried "Which Way You Goin', Billy" for by artful string arrangements. Best cuts: Those cited plus rangements and more uptempo ear -grabbers would break NIGEL OLSSON- Changing Tides, Bang 1236491 (CBS). Pro- the Poppy Family emerges as a topnotch soloist who still has "Change Of Heart" and "Look What You've Done." this artist out of his expected mold into a fresh new appeal in duced by James Stroud, Ed Seay. Drummer Olsson rightly se- a yen for country. Miraculously, her mellow, sometimes folky country. lects material suiting his fluid pop style. John Ford Coley and repertoire is simply pretty, not sappy. Guesting musicians, PORTER WAGONER & DOLLY PARTON -Porter And Dolly,

Best cuts: "Do You Wanna Go To Heaven," "If I Never Saw Eric Troyer penned two of the selections. Many of the cuts among others, are Ron Johnston, keyboards; bassist Doug Ed- AHL13700. Produced by Porter Wagoner. An encore album by The Light Of Day," "My Mind's Already Home," "Don't Touch sway lazily while others pick up the needed energy, giving the wards; and George Ursan, drums. Best cuts: "All The Tea In this once redhot country pairing takes Parton and Wagoner Me." LP personality. "Saturday Night," "Trapeze" and "Show- China," "We Had It All," "A Young Girl." through a series of songs heavy on heartbreak and guitars. down" are the more rousing cuts. Elton John plays piano on ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK -Carny, Warner Simple arrangements by Wagoner, solid harmony bosltered the latter. Best Those mentioned cuts: plus "Fool Me Again," Bros. HS3455. Produced by Robbie Robertson, Alex North. by some smooth background singing and upfront keyboard "If You Don't Want Me To." work a good in The first side is titled "Midway Music," and is mostly the and strings provide balance molding these two dissimilar voices. Best cuts: "Making Plans," "Someone Just JOHN PRINE -Storm Windows, Asylum 6E286. Produced by work of star Robbie Robertson. It's sexy burlesque show mu- Like You," "Touching Memories," "If You Say I Can." Barry Beckett. Recorded in Muscle Shoals, this is a cheerful sic. Robertson contributes guitar and vocals while costar/ FirsElimeAronc! singer Gary Busey plays and sings on one vocal and casual folk rock album with a nice country feel to it. Prine the drums the HANK THOMPSON -Take Me Back To Tulsa, MCA 3250. Pro- NERVOUS EATERS, Elektra 6E282. Produced by Harry has a five man band behind him, but all the musicians give cut, "The Fat Man." The second, less accessible side, duced by Larry Butler. Thompson has another set of tradi- Maslin. This Boston -based four -man band plays a combina- each other a lot of room making for a spare and pretty sound "Themes & Variations," is a gathering of moody, rather bi- tionally- oriented country songs. Producer Butler backs tion of new wave and mainstream rock that is melodic, har- behind Prine's folkie /Dylanish vocals. Best cuts: "Shop zarre orchestral pieces. Best cuts: "Garden Of Earthly Thompson with bass, guitar, steel guitar, drums, harpsichord, monic and ultimately should prove quite commercial. The Talk," "Baby Ruth," "Living In The Future," "One Red Rose." Delights," "The Fat Man," "Rained Out." strings and background voices. Production is crisp, leaving group sings well, and is able to vary its playing to accom- the primary focus on Thompson's voice. Best cuts: "Rollin' In SEA LEVEL -Ball Room, Arista AL9531. Produced by Sea JACK JONES -Don't Stop Now, MGM15024. Produced by Ken modate various styles and mood changes. The appeal here is Your Sweet Sunshine," "Texans And Okies," "Gettin' Down, Level, Sam Whiteside. The seven -man group, formerly on Cap- Barnes. Gene Page arranged and conducted the 10 numbers to a teen crowd with the main topic appearing to be teenage Gettin' Together, Gettin' In Love," "Star Of The Starlight Sa- ricorn, debuts on Arista with an inviting set of melodic pop offered by Jones, whose virile baritone has been absent from romance, but older folks can like it too. loon." rock. The group's playing is tight and efficient and the variety vinyl too long. And Maureen McGovern appears on three Best cuts: "Girl Next Door," "Last Chance," "Hooked," of tunes is also impressive, ranging from jazzy, mellow tracks as a guest singer. Repertoire is strictly 1980ish, all re- "Loretta." cuts to some with a more fiery edge. Best cuts: "Wild Side," "Anx- cent hit tunes, and Jones sings them all elegantly. A first rate jazz THE PROOF -It's Safe, Nemperor NJZ36546 (CBS). Pro- iously Awaiting," "Struttin," "School Teacher." MOR entry. Best cuts: "I Could Have Told You So," "Love Is A duced by John Leckie. The Proof, a four- member band from Game." DEODATO -Night Cruiser, Warner Bros. BSK 3467. Produced NANTUCKET -Long Way To The Top, Epic NJE36523. Pro- New Jersey, writes and performs intelligent pop rock songs in by Eumir Deodato. The Brazilian keyboardist- arranger may duced by Tom Allom. This six -man band from North Carolina ULTRAVOX- Vienna, Chrysalis CHR1296. Produced by Ultra - a spare new wave style. Honed by many years playing the Jer- purvey pop as much as jazz. Whatever his music is, it's always plays mainstream rock that draws from the Southern rock von, Conny Plank. This first Ultravox album featuring new sey bar circuit, this band has its chops down pat. It has a interesting because of the instruments he employs, and the genre, but it also draws from some Yankee outfits, too. On its member Midge Ure (lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers) is also genius for recycling, half remembered riffs from the early and melodies Deodato conceives. Here he offers six songs, with a third LP it shows a fine mastering of rock styles, and an abil- its first Chrysalis release. The foursome has come up with a mid '60s and making them new and fresh again. small combo backing his 88ing effectively. Hard claps and ity to go almost heavy metal without losing a distinctive light conglomeration of futuristic, electronic based songs, several Best cuts: "Stay Sixteen," "No Answers," "It's Safe," two vocals are provided by Platinum Hook. Best cuts: "Night and humorous touch. Best cuts: "It's A Long Way To The with a hard rock edge. They range in tone from the new wav- "Does It Show." Cruiser," "Love Magic," "Groovitation." Top," "Media Darlin'," "Rugburn," "Turn The Radio On." ish, upbeat "Sleepwalk," to the slower, dark "Mr. X." Best HELMET BOY, Asylum 6E280. Produced by Jay Senter. cuts: "Sleepwalk," "New Europeans," "Vienna." BETTY CARTER -The Audience With Betty Carter, Bet -Car BROOKLYN DREAMS -Won't Let Go, Casablanca NBLP7226. This four man band hails from Southern California, and has MK1003. Produced by Liljay Productions Inc. Beautifully Produced by Brooklyn Dreams. This album sees this trio rock- RODNEY DANGERFIELD -The Loser, Rhino RNLP012. Pro- mastered those beautiful California vocal harmonies, while at packaged double LP set shows the singer's skills on 16 songs ing out on about half of the cuts while the other half are duced by Al Kasha. On this vintage, 10 sketch comedy album the same time playing with fine new wave energy. Add to this ranging from a 25- minute "Movin' On" to the 50- year -old slower, easy rocking romantic sounding ballads like "Beau- recorded live at a Greenwich Village club, Dangerfield gives Rudy Vallee was a dash of good humor and some better than average song - Ballad, "Deep Night." Program taped last tiful Dreamer." Vocals are melodious and soulful, somewhat humorous accounts of the trials and tribulations he finds in writing and here is a debut LP that warrants more than pass- December with a trio backing Carter in a San Francisco bistro. in a Michael McDonald vein. Best cuts: "Lover In The Night," acquiring a name, dining out, keeping up a lemon of a car and ing attention. She won't please all jazz fans -some of her affectations are "Spinnin'," "Back On The Streets." living in an unsafe neighborhood, among other everyday situ- Best cuts: "Hurts Like Love," "She's A Rebel," "Poster annoying. But overall, it's a strong package. Best cuts: "Deep ations. Despite the fact that it was recorded years ago, the Girl," "Here Comes That Girl Again." LARRY CARLTON- Strikes Twice, Warner Bros. BSK3380. Pro- Night," "Can't We Talk It Over," "I Could Write A Book." material sounds contemporary. Best cuts: "Flying Southern duced by Larry Carlton. This former Crusaders guitarist is POLYROCK, RCA AFL13714. Produced by Philip Glass, Kurt Comfort," "Unhandy Husbands," "My Neighborhood/The JOE BECK -BOB BROOKMEYER -JON FADDIS- RICHARD peeking into rock possibilities from his mastered jazz setting. Munkasci. This six person band, along with producer/key- Hold Up." DAVIS -In Concert/Montreux '79, Gryphon G913. Produced This LP features more of Carlton's vocal effort than his fans boardist (and composer) Philip Glass, plays electronic pop by Norman Schwartz. Bingo Miki and the Inner Galaxy Or- may anticipate. "Springville" is a moodly amalgamation of music, with the guitars and vocals weaving through and RONALD McDONALD- K.I.D.S. Radio: Birthday Party, Casa- chestra of Japan accompany the four American soloists rock and jazz sewn together by Greg Mathieson's precise key- around the various keyboards. All the compositions here were blanca KDLP1003. Produced by Tim Bruckner, Steve Sanzo. A through five long tracks, all new originals, in a performance boards. Best cuts: "Strikes Twice," "The Magician," "Spring- written by Billy Robinson and Tommy Robinson, who also perfect birthday party record for ages four to 10, this disk which fails to ignite. The Japanese band is interesting, and ville." share the main vocals as well as the guitars and some of the combines songs, stories, games, jokes and a bit of education, shows possibilities with Sleepy Matsumoto on flute and keyboards. PRETTY THINGS -Cross Talk, Warner Bros. BSK3466. Pro- all incorporated in a radio type format. The DJ here is Ronald tenor. Best cuts: "The first Love Song," "Cyclone From The Best cuts: "Body Me," "Go West," "Sound Alarm," "4:#7." duced by Jon Astley, Phil Chapman. This '60s cult band re- McDonald, the clown who also sells hamburgers -but not on East." this disk. Best cuts: Pick it. turns with a new lineup on WB after a brief stay on Swan STEPHANE GRAPPELLI -Afternoon In Paris, Pausa 7071. Pro- Spotlight-The most outstanding new product of the week's releases Song. Though it offers quality cuts in the progressive rock TERRY BROOKS & STRANGE-To Earth With Love, Star People duced by Willie Fruth. Kenny Clare, Eberhard Weber and Marc and that with the greatest potential for top of the chart placement; vein, the LP is weighted down with too much filler rock. Still, SPR0005. Produced by Terry Brooks. The black & white cover Hemmeier provide the rhythm backing for the Frenchman's picks -predicted for the top half of the chart in the opinion of the it's saved by clever story- telling lyrics and faultless musi- looks mystical /arty /folkie, but inside is some of the best and fiddle wizardry. Recorded nine years ago in West Germany, reviewer; recommended -predicted to hit the second half of the chart cianship. Best cuts: "I'm Calling," "Lost That Girl," "Falling freshest head banging hard rock heard in a long time. Singer/ Grappelli dazzles with his fanciful gut-scraping skills through- in the opinion of the reviewer, or albums of superior quality. Albums Again," "No Future." guitarist Brooks has keyboards, bass and out 10 well remembered standards. And liner notes by Diet- receiving a three star rating are not listed. Review editor: Ed Harri- drums behind him, rich Schulz -Kohn also are outstanding. Best cuts: "Tan- son; reviewers: Dave Dexter Jr., Paul Grein, Shawn Hanley, Kip Kirby, CLOUT-Six Of The Best, Epic 1E36350. Produced by Grahame and from there he picks up where Aerosmith left off. Best Were Only Passing By," "Autumn Leaves." Roman Kozak, Dick Russet, Alan Penchansky, Eliot Tiegel, Adam Beggs. The second album from this sixsome comprised of four cuts: "Bottom Line," "Mister Strange," "Down And Dirty gerine," "You White, Gerry Wood, Jean Williams. females and two males who hail from South Africa contains Blues." (Continued on page 67)

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CRAZY JOE AND THE VARIABLE SPEED BAND- Eugene RONNIE McDOWELL -Gone (2:25); producer: Buddy (4:09); producers: Joe Renda, Ace Frehley; writers: Joe Killen: writer: S. Rogers; publisher: Rightsong, BMI. Epic Renda, Ace Frehley; publisher: Madam Palm BMI. Casablanca 950925. McDowell's voice is perfect for this classic country Billboard's NB2298. ballad, and production is wisely kept focused on the singer. McDowell doesn't need choirs of background vocalists behind Recommended LPs him -he's an extraordinary talent who conveys emotion and sincerity. QUEEN- Another One Bites The Dust (3:32); producers: \\qii7k Continued from page 66 Queen, Mack; writer: Deacon; publishers: Queen /Beechwood WAYLON -Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good OF OSCAR PETERSON -My Favorite Instrument, Pausa 069. Pro- BMI. Elektra E47031A. This snarling track is the week's high- Boys) (2:06); producer: Ritchie Albright; writer: Waylon Jen- duced by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer. The celebrated Cana- est new entry on the Hot 100, suggesting that it should have nings; publisher: Warner -Tamerlane /Rich Way, BMI. RCA 1B * dian virtuoso rips off nine revered evergreens without rhythm been the followup to the rockabilly- inflected No. 1 "Crazy msouI 12067. The popularity of this tv show coupled with Jennings' section backing in this sparkling, attention -holding perform- Little Thing Called Love," rather than the traditional Queen - own popularity ought to prove unbeatable; this number fea- GQ- Someday (In Your Life) (3:26); producer: Jimmy Simp- ance. Taped in West Germany, Peterson may well be the most sounding "Play The Game." The cut has the spare, lean sound tures the distinctive "Waylon guitar sound" and his gruff - son; writers: E.R. LeBlanc, H. Lane, K. Crier, P. Service; pub- gifted of all jazz keyboardists. Best Cuts: "I Should Care," which sparked the group's earlier hit. hewn vocals. The flip, "It's Alright," is a faster -paced up- lishers: Arista ASCAP /Careers BMI /E.R. Le Blanc, H. Lane, K. "Someone To Watch Over Me." tempo tune with autobiographical lines. CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -The Legend Of Wooley Swamp Crier, P. Service. Arista AS0547. Latest from GQ is a mid - (4:14); producer: John Boylan; writers: C. Daniels, T. Crain, J. tempo toe -tapper featuring a percussive steady beat and CHARLIE DANIELS BAND -The Legend Of Wooley Swamp DAVID BENOIT -Can You Imagine, AVI 6074. Produced by Marshall, C. Hayward, F. Edwards, T. DiGregorio; publisher: tight harmonies. (4:14); producer: John Boylan; writers: C. Daniels /T. Crain /J. Laurin Rinder, W. Michael Lewis. For a virtually unknown pi- Hat Band BMI. Epic 950921 (CBS). Daniels fuels his hot Marshall /C. Hayward /F. Edwards /T. DiGregorio; publisher: anist to rely exclusively on seven of his own tunes is a MILLIE JACKSON -This Is It (4:00); producers: Millie Jack- streak with another rousing country /rock saga. This one Hat Band, BMI. Epic 950921. Another story in song from the gamble, but Benoit impresses despite the odds. A well - son, Brad Shapiro; writers: K. Loggins, M. McDonald; publish- builds up pressure with bold use of drums and guitar, and the master storyteller with rock and bayou accents designed to charted orchestra sporting Ron King's flugelhorn is an addi- ers: Tauripin Tunes /Milk Money ASCAP. Spring SP3013 story recounts one of those irresistible, folklore tales. enhance the saga's eerie tale. Should do well in both pop and tional asset. Incorporating a standard or two, and perhaps a (Polydor). The Kenny Loggins pop smash became a big black country formats. current hit, might strengthen Benoit's next LP attempt. Best PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE -I'm Almost Ready (2:45); pro- radio hit a few months ago. Here the queen of r &b raunch cuts: "The Opening," "Moment In Hyde Park." ducer: John Ryan; writer: Vince Gill; publishers: Kentucky turns in a subtle, constrained performance which is soulful DON GIBSON -I'd Be Crazy Over You (2:50); producer: Wonder /Vince Gill BMI. Casablanca NB2294. Group proves without containing the X -rated elements which have barred Ronnie Gant; writer: Don Gibson; publisher: Acuff -Rose, BMI. that the success of "Let Me Love You Tonight" wasn't a fluke radio play on past Jackson releases. Warner Bros. 49504. It's a pleasure to have this artist back with a followup that speeds along at a crisper and more rock - with a fine country ballad. The song is a George Jones -styled oriented pace, without sacrificing melody. arrangement with emotion and feeling, and Gibson proves that time hasn't altered his vocal ability a bit. EPs BLUES BROTHERS- Jailhouse Rock (3:18); producer: Bob recommended David Tischler; writers: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller; publisher: Gladys TANYA TUCKER -Pecos Promenade (2:27); producer: RF, SLI SLIEPI. Produced by Russ Fowler, Sonny Limbo, rock band behind him ASCAP. Atlantic 3758. The Blues Brothers' rendition of this TEENA MARIE -I Need Your Lovin' (3:36); producer: Teena Snuff Garrett; writers: L. Collins -S. Pinkard -S. Garrett; pub- Cole. RF is Russ Fowler. With a basic from the re- vintage Leiber and Stoller tune is powerpacked rock'n'roll, Marie; writer: Teena Marie; publisher: Jobete ASCAP. Gordy lishers: Peso /Duchess /Senor /Leeds, BMI /ASCAP. MCA and using keyboards he covers the rock gamut to the electro pop of much in the tradition of Elvis Presley's version, although not G7189F (Motown). 41305. Tucker is back in a country mode -at least for this done but the basic "All Shook Up," the way. And all vocally This is the second single from the Blues record. From the "Smokey And The Bandit 2" soundtrack, she "Video Odio," with mainstream stops along as convincing. STANLEY CLARKE- You /Me Together (3:30); producer: Stan- is debut from this At- Brothers Movie soundtrack. The first, "Gimme Some Lovin'," sings a lively Texas dance number with accompaniment of this in a 10 -inch EP. It an impressive ley Clarke; writer: S. Clarke; publisher: Clarkee BMI. Epic 20. steel, rhythm guitar, fiddles -and a catchy chorus. lanta label. Best cuts: Those mentioned. reached the top 950924 (CBS). ROCKY BURNETTE -Baby Tonight (3:11); producers: Bill BRASS CONSTRUCTION -Pm Not Gonna Stop (3:41); pro- House, Jim Seiter; writers: R. Burnette, B. Berman; publisher: ducer: Jeff Lane; writers: F. Fuchs, A. Fields, E. Weathersby; EMI -America P8050 (Capitol). Second recommended TRO- Cheshire BMI. publisher Sumac BMI. United Artists UAX1371Y. single from Burnette's debut album follows on the heels of classical his top 10 hit "Tired Of Toein' The Line." It's a rocker in a LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY -Love Sensation (3:44); producer: GUY CLARK -Heartbroke (2:59); writer: Guy Clark; producer: similar, '50s influenced vein, highlighted by romping guitar Dan Hartman; writer: Dan Hartman; publisher: Silver Steed Craig Leon; publisher: World, ASCAP. Warner Bros. 49542. BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS - Berlin Philharmonic, and piano solos. BMI. Gold Mind G74024 (Salsoul). ROJAY NORTH -Get My Act Back Together (3:29); writer: Ro- Karajan, DG 2707112. Karajan's conception of these arch -Ba- SPLIT ENZ- -I Got You (3:30); producer: David Tickle; COLLINS & COLLINS -You Made Me Believe (3:50); pro- jay North; producer: Joe Gibson; publisher: Hitkit, BMI. roque scores hasn't been modified greatly since his earlier BG writer: Neil Finn; publisher: Enz. A &M 2252. This rock pro- ducer: John Davis; writer: Geoffrey Leib; publishers: Evan Cherry Pie 123. stereo edition. It is a beautiful modern instrument presenta- at the summit of the Australian charts for Paul /Seibraphone BMI. A &M 2258. conductor's customary emphasis on totype song basked LLOYD GOODSON- There's No Such Thing As A Cheap Motel tion displaying the a record tenure. American audiences undoubtedly will pick highly polished tonalty and expressive phrasing. A trend C.L BLAST -It I Had Loved You More (3:50); producer: Fred- (2:50); writer: Pearly Mitchell; producer: Roy Dea; publisher: up on its off -color, theme song appeal. toward original instrument performances of this repertoire is erick Knight; writer: F. Knight; publisher: Knight- After - Knight Daydreamer, BMI. Mercury 57028. on the Karajan BMI. Cotillion 46002 (Atlantic). underway today, but dealers can depend PATSY CLINE -Always (2:44); writer: Irving Berlin; producer: name to assure sales. recommended QUIET STORM- Heartbreak Graffitti (Part 1) (3:08); pro- Owen Bradley: publisher: Irving Berlin, BMI. MCA 41303. ducer: William "Smokey" Robinson; writers: W. Robinson, M. ELGAR: SEA PICTURES; OVERTURE, IN THE SOUTH- Minton, CHICAGO- Thunder And Lightning (3:27); producer: Tom Warner; publisher: Bertam ASCAP. Motown T54314F. Barenboim, London Philharmonic, CBS Masterworks 35880. Dowd; writers: R. Lamm, D. Seraphine; publishers: Little PARLET -Help From My Friends (4:05); producers: George An awakening to the strong impressionist element in Elgar's Sense ASCAP a¡¡((77 Sacha /Street Columbia 111345. Clinton, Ron Dunbar; writers: R. Dunbar, T. Lampkin; pub- _aóór_ writing has greatly increased this composer's popularity. The ERIC CARMEN -All For Love (3:42); producer: Harry Maslin; lishers: Rick's Music /Malbiz BMI. Casablanca NB2293. AdutLl latest installment in Barenboim's Elgar recording cycle ben- writer: Eric Carmen; publisher: Cameo BMI. Arista AS0550. leadership and from AL JARREAU -Gimme What You Got (3:38); producer: Jay efits from impassioned and committed producer Paul Myers' beautifully crafted sonic presentation. VILLAGE PEOPLE -Magic Night (3:22); producer: Jacques Graydon; writers: Tom Canning, Al Jarreau; publishers: Des- Contemporary Dealers: This "Overture," actually a symphonic poem, has no Morali: writers: J. Morali, H. Belolo, V. Willis; publishers: perate /Aljarreau BMI. Warner Bros. WBS49538. other generally available edition and holds page after page of Can't Stop BMI (O.P. Scorpio) (Black Scorpio) SACEM. Casa- LOCKSMITH -Unlock The Funk (3:28); producer: Harvey Ma- beautiful material. blanca NB2291. recommended son; writers: Locksmith, Greg Woods; publishers: Locksmith PRETENDERS -Kid (3:01); producer: Chris Thomas; writer: ASCAP /Nirvana BMI. Arista AS0543. NEIL SEDAKA- Letting Go (4:23); producers: Robert Apere, MOZART: FOUR HORN CONCERTOS- Baumann, Salzburg Mo- Chrissie Hynde; publisher: Al Gallico BMI. Sire SRE49533 Neil Sedaka; writers: Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody; publishers: Kid - ROY AYERS /WAYNE HENDERSON -You Make Me Feel Like zarteum Orchestra, Hager, Telefunken 642360. The results of (Warner Bros.). dio BMI /Kirshner Songs /April ASCAP. Elektra E47017A. (Rockin' With Ya); producers: Roy Ayers, Wayne Henderson; this pairing of one of the world's foremost horn virtuosi and PLAYER -Givin' It All (3:35); producers: Tony Peluso, Peter writers: W. Henderson, R. Ayers, M. & B. Sutton; publishers: PORRAllO -Take A Look At Me (3:52); producers: Jim Strass- an exactly proportioned specialist Mozart orchestra are quite

Beckett; writer: P. Beckett; publisher: Big Stick BMI. Casa- Relaxed /April /Roy Ayers Ubiquity 777" Polydor PD2114. burg, Johnny Porrazzo; writers: lames Boro, Johnny Porrazzo; marvelous. A basic classical inventory should carry this fun - blanca NB2295. publishers: Lolligagg/Razz /Boro BMI. Polydor PD2111. packed literature, and the very clean recording offers a highly flattering chamber ambience. Dealers: Check additional Tele- MAXINE NIGHTINGALE -Take Your Heart (3:32); producer: funken LPs by horn soloist Hermann Baumann. Denny Diante; writers: Allee Willis, David Lasley; publishers: Irving /Sweet Lady BMI /Alma ASCAP. Windsong CB12020 (RCA).

CHRIS REA -Since I Don't See You Anymore (3:42); pro- ducer: Chris Rea; writer: C. Rea; publishers: Magnet ASCAP FirstTimeA d (Administered by Interworld). Columbia 111338. Handshake Deal GEORGE JONES -I'm Not Ready Yet (3:00); producer: Billy CHUCK FRANCOUR -Under The Boulevard Lights (3:48); pro- LA TOYA JACKSON -Night Time Lover (3:41); producer: Sherrill; writer: Tom T. Hall; publisher: Unichappel, BMI. Epic ú Continued from page 3 ducer: George Tobin; writers: M. Piccirillo, G. Goetzman; pub- Michael Jackson; writers: Michael Jackson, La Toya Jackson; 950922. Jones remains in the groove that took him to No. 1 lisher: Chardax BMI. EMI -America P8053. publishers: Mijac BMI /Tolix BMI. Polydor PD2117. The and respect the people on your team with his last release; a slow, love -forlorn ballad with lacings of younger sister of the singing Jacksons debuts here with a and their operating techniques." JUDIE TZUKE-The Choices You've Made (3:30); producers: steel intertwining with keyboard, rhythm guitar and bass. crafty, midtempo number produced by red -hot brother Mi- presi- Paul Muggleton, Mike Paxman, Judie Tzuke; writers: Judie M. Richard Asher, deputy DON WILLIAMS -I Believe In You (4:04); producers: Don chael. The catchy disk should have an excellent shot at pop Tzuke, Mike Paxman; publisher: British Rocket ASCAP. dent and chief operating officer of Williams -Garth Fundis; writers: Roger Cook -Sam Hogin; pub- and soul airplay as the Jackson family brings its magic to Rocket PIG41299 (MCA). the CBS Records Group. says the lishers: Roger Cook /Cook House. BMI, MCA 41304. A catchy Polydor in addition to Epic and Motown. "relationship will result in compre- SECRET AFFAIR -My World (3:38); producer: Ian Page; song with a sing -song intro is a solid vehicle for Williams' de- TARI HENSLEY -Send Me Somebody To Love (3:13); pro- throughout the writer: Cairns; publisher: Bryan Morrison U.K. Sire SRE49519 livery. The playful melody allows him to stretch vocally, add- hensive distribution ducer: Larry Rogers; writer: Tim Krekel; publisher: Combine, (Warner Bros.). ing to the power of the record. The lyrics are brilliant; the U.S. for the releases being planned BMI. Epic 950908. Possessing a unique voice, Hensley does a melody is simple, but effective. by the Handshake label." MATTHEW FISHER -Why'd I Have To Fall In Love With You good job with this Tim Krekel song with lyrics that reflect the (3:35); producers: Matthew Fisher, Christopher Taylor White: HANK WILLIAMS, JR. -Old Habits (3:01); producer: Jimmy theme established in the title. Classy guitar work adds a George Struth, president of Qual- writer: Matthew Fisher; publisher: Black Caviar ASCAP. A &M Bowen; writer: Hank Williams, Jr.; publisher: Bocephus, BMI. smooth polish to the record which builds effectively. ity Records of Canada, notes that 2251. Elektra E47016A. Williams tackles a love ballad he wrote Alexenburg had recently met with JIM RUSHING -Dixie Dirt (3:07); producer: Robert John about the difficulties of giving up cigarettes and a special the marketing team and DAKOTA -Crazy For Your Love (3:36); producers: Danny Jones; writers: Danny Morrison -Jim Rushing; publisher: Tree, company's woman. The cigarettes were easy, but the old love is a differ- Seraphine, David "Hawk" Wolinski; writers: J. Hludzik, B. BMI. Ovation 1153. Rushing is a renowned country writer, toured its Metrodisc distribution ent story, Williams wails in his best voice, supported by steel Kelly; publisher: Skidrow ASCAP. Columbia 111316. and this debut will move him solidly into a new career as an warehouse and main manufacturing guitars and other typically country accoutrements. artist. The record is beautifully produced with energy, class operation in Scarborough. Alexen- BARRY MANN -Brown -Eyed Woman (3:24); producers: MEL TILLIS- Steppin' Out (2:56); producer: Jimmy and acoustic brilliance, while Rushing's fine vocal gives coun- toured some the Brooks Arthur, Barry Mann (in association with Cynthia Weil); burg had also of Bowen; writer: Billy Starr; publisher: Cherio, BMI. Elektra try another exciting singer in its ranks. writers: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil; publisher: Screen Gems - CBS branch operations. E47015A. Fiddles, guitars, piano and a prominent bass line EMI BMI. Casablanca NB2281. Alexenburg notes that a world- provides the backdrop and propulsion for this number. Tillis Picks -a top 30 chart tune in the opinion of the review panel which FLASH &THE PAN -Welcome To The Universe (3:45); produc- gives a good rendering of the lyrics. Programmers should also voted for the selections released this week; recommended -a tune wide music publishing setup. in- ers: Vanda & Young; writers: H. Vanda, G. Young; publisher: check the B -side, "Whiskey Chasis'," that seems a bit predicted to land on the Hot 100 between 31 and 100. Review editor - cluding a BMI and ASCAP firm in Edward B. Marks BMI. Epic 950920 (CBS). smoother than the A -side. Ed Harrison. the U.S.. is nearing completion. 1

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HOW DO I Holland 13 MAGIC-01km Newton John 40 9 SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE-Natalie Cole 80 2 SURVIVE-Amy (Michael McDonald & Patrick Henderson), P. Bliss, Capitol 4884 (John Farrar), 1. Farrar, MCA 41241 CPP /ALM (Michael Masser), M. Masser, G. Coffin, Capitol 4869 CPP

70 47 21 LET'S GET SERIOUS-Jermaine Jackson 5 10 SAILING-Christopher Cross 36 11 12 IN AMERICA-The Charlie Daniels Band (Stevie Wonder), S. Wonder, L. Garrett Motown 1469 CPP (Michael ()martian). C Cross, Warner Bros. 49507 WBM (John Boylan), C. Hayward, I. DoGregorm. C. Daniels, T. Cram. F. Edwards. I. Marshall, Epic 9-50888 WBM NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE 4 12 TAKE YOUR TIME-S.O.S. Band 83 2 (Sip: li), H. Clayton, Sir( 11, Tabu 95522 (CBS) CPP ALM 49 4 YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME- THIS BEFORE-Steparnhe Mills Bob Seger & The Solver Bullet Band (James Mtume & Reggie Lucas). 1. Mturne, R. Lucas, 7 7 EMOTIONAL RESCUE-The Rolling Stones (Bob Seger L The Silver Bullet Band). B. Seger, Capitol 4904 WBM 20th Century 2460 (RCA) (Glimmer Twins), M. Jagger, K. Richards. Rolling Stones 20001 (Atlantic) CPP 38 14 9 LOVE THE WORLD AWAY-Kenny Rogers 72 72 6 HALF MOON SILVER-Hotel harry Butler), B. Morrison, 1. Wilson. United Artists 1359 8-3 (Dam Eric & Hotel), M. Phillips, T. Calton, I. Bargeron. 10 6 UPSIDE DOWN -liana Ross MCA,Scotti Bros. 41277 WBM (Bernard Rodgers), B. Edwards, N. Rodgers, Motown 1494 WBM 57 3 DON'T ASK ME WHY-Billy Joel (Phil Ramone), B. Joel, Columbia 1.11331 82 2 DON'T YOU WANNA PLAY THIS GAME NO 6 2 13 IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL MORE-Elton John TO ME-Billy Joel 40 16 14 ONE FINE DAY -Carole King (Clive Franks L Elton John), E. John, T. Robinson. MCA 41293 WBM (Mark Hallman & Carole King). G. Gorton, C. King, Capitol 4861 CPP (Phi Ramone). B. Joel. Columbia 1 11276 ABP B P 74 45 8 PLAY THE GAME-Queen 7 6 17 SHINING STAR-Manhattans 41 31 8 I CAN'T LET GO -Linda Ronstadt (Queen), F. Mercury, Ekktra 46652 CPP (Leo Graham), L Graham, P. Richmond. Columbia 1-11222 WBM (Peter Asher), C. Taylor, A. Gorgon', Asylum 46654 (Elektra) ABP /B.P 75 50 8 LOVE THAT GOT AWAY-Forefill 8 3 16 LITTLE JEANNIE-Elton John 42 35 22 THE ROSE-Ben, Midler (Kyle Lehning, Ron Albert, Howard Albert). (Clove Franks L Elton John), E. John, G. Osborne, MCA 41236 WBM (Paul A. Rothchild). Amanda Maroom, Atlantic 3656 CPP R. Roberts, Atlantm 3610 WBM

19 10 LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR-Pete Toonshend 43 36 19 STEAL AWAY-Robbie Dupree 89 2 RED LIGHT-Linda Clifford (Chris Thomas), P. Townsbend, Atco 7211 (Atlantic) B3 (Peter Bunetta 1 Rick Chudicolf). R Dupuis, (Michael Gore L Gil /alley), M. Gore, D. Potchford, no 1041 WBM R. Chudacon Elektra 46621 8-3 12 12 MORE LOVE-min Carnes 77 77 3 WHATEVER YOU DECIDE-Randy Vanwarmer (George Tobin), W. Robinson, EMIAmerici 8045 CPP 48 6 rM ALRIGHT -Kenny Lowns (John Holbrook & Ian Kimmet), R. Vanwarmer, Bearsville 49258 (Kenny towns, Bruce Botnik), K. loggins, Columbia 1 11317 WBM (Warner BM,/ 11 8 14 CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU 78 21 FUNKY TOWN-pps Inc. A spinners 52 5 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL-Robert John 59 FOR LONG TIME - CNA (George Tobin), E. Shuman, L Carr, EMI-America 8049 (Steve Greenberg), Casablanca 2233 (Michael lager), S. Cooke, Atlantic 3664 CPP-I3-3

79 51 7 YEARS FROM NOW-Dr. Hook 12 9 17 COMING UP 46 38 12 GIMME SOME LOVIN' -Blues Brothers (Ron Haffkone), Cook, Capitol 4885 B-3 (Bob Toschler), S. Wnwood, M. *widowed, S. Davos, Atlantic 3666 WBM Cochran, (Live At Glasgow) -Paul McCartney & Wings

(Paul McCartney). P. Mc artney, Columbia 1 11263 B3 OVER YOU Music 61 3 JESSE-Carly Simon 80 84 2 -Rory (Rom Music), 8. Ferry, R. Manzinera, Atco 7301 (Atlantic) (Mike Mammon, C. Simon, M. Mailmen, Warner Bros. 49518 WBM 17 10 FAME-Irene Cara (Michael Gore), M Gore, D. Pilchlord, RSO 1034 WBM 91 4 SHIVER AND SHAKE-The Silencers 56 5 HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK - (Bob Clearmountion L The Silencers), W. King, C. Comic Daryl Hall & John Oates 15 13 MISUNDERSTANDING - Genesis Precision 99800 (CBS) (Daryl Hall & John Oates). J. Oates, RCA 12048 CLM (David Hentschel & Genesis), Collins, Atlantic 3662 WBM LATE AT NIGHT-England Dan Seals 55 6 YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR LOVE 33 7 GIVE ME THE NIGHT-George Benson (Kyle Lehnong), D. Seals, R. Van Hoy, Atlantic 3674 (Quincy Jones), R. Temperton, Warner Bros. Q-West 49505 FOR ME- lermame Jackson (Stew Wonder). S. Wonder. Motown 1490 CPP 83 LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL -Stacy LataSae 23 10 TAKE A LITTLE RHYTHM-All Thomson (Mirada Michael Walden), N.M. Walden, B. Hill, (Ali Thomson & Ion Kelly), Thomson, ALM 2243 CPP/ALM 58 5 UNDER THE GUN -Pao Cotillion 1601 (Atlantic) WBM (Mike Flicker), P. Cotton, MCA 41269 WBM 20 10 INTO THE NIGHT-Benny Maodones THE LEGEND OF WOOLEY (Barry Want B Mardones. R Tepper, Polydor 2091 CLM 51 53 4 YOU BETTER RUN-Pat Benatar SWAMP-The Charlie Daniels Band (Berth Olsen), F. Cavahere, E. Brigate, Chrysalis 2450 8-3 (John Boylan), C. Daniels, T. Cram, J. Marshall, C. Haywood. F. 18 18 10 EMPIRE STRIKES BACK -Meco Edwards, T DeGregono, Epic 950921 WB (Meco Monardo, Tony Elongtor, tonne Quinn). 63 4 HE'S SO SHY-Pointer Sisters CPP 1. Wiliams, RSO 1038 (Richard Perry), T. Snow, C. Well, Planet 47916 (Elektra) CLM I HEAR YOU NOW-Ion and Vangelis (Vangelts), I. Anderson. Vangelos, Polydor 2089 WB 21 10 JO JO -Biz Scaggs 53 54 7 FREE ME-Roger Daltrey (Bill Schnee), B. Suggs, D. Foster, D. Lasley, Columbia 1 11281 WBM 11. R. Ballard, Polydor TRUE LOVE WAYS-Mickey Gilley (Jim Ed Norman), N. Petty, B. Holly, Epic 950876 WHY NOT Knoblock 25 8 ME-Fred 60 5 THE ROYAL MILE -Gerry Rafferty (James Stroud, D. Barrett), F. Knoblock, C. Whrtsett, Scotto Bros. (Hugh Murphy & Gerry Rafferty), G. Rafferty. United Artists 1366 CPP TREASURE-The Brothers Johnson 518 (Atlantic) B-3 (Quincy Jones), R. Temperton. ALM 2251 68 4 NO NIGHT SO LONG- Dense Warwick 28 10 ALL OUT OF LOVE-Air Supply (Steve Buckingham). R. Kerr, W. Jennings, Arista 0521 CPP ALM WHO'LL BE THE FOOL (Roble Porter), G. Russell, C. Davos, Arosta 0520 CPP TONIGHT- Larsen-Fetten Band 56 41 14 ALL NIGHT LONG-Joe Walsh 22 22 14 STAND BY ME-Mickey Gilley (Tommy bourns). B. Felten, Warner Bros. 49282 (Joe Walsh), 1. Wahh, Asylum 46639 WBM (Jim Ed Norman), I. Lieber, M. Stoller, B.E. King, Asylum 46640 B.3 OUT HERE ON MY OWN-Irene Cara 24 9 OLD FASHION LOVE-Commodores 57 42 15 LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT-Pure Pram' League (Michael Gore), M. Gore, L. Gore, RSO 1048 (John Ryan), 1. Wilson, D. Greer. S. Woodard, Casablanca 2266 CLM (lames Anthony Carmichael & Commodores), M. Williams, Motown 1489 CPP GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS-Peter Gabriel 58 44 13 I'M ALIVE-Electric Light Orchestra (Steve lillrwhile), P. Gabotel, Mercury 76063 ABP-BP 27 7 BOULEVARD-Jackson Browne (Jeff Lynne), I. Lynne, MCA 41246 B-3 (Jackson Browne, Greg Loclann). 1. Browne, 91 62 9 SHANDI Asylum 41003 (Elektra) WBM 66 4 FIRST TIME LOVE-Livingston Taylor (Vino Ponca), P. Stanley. V. Ponca, Casablanca 2282 CLM (Jeff Banter & John Boylan), P. Alger, P Kaminsky. Epic 950894 26 9 MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC-The Dirt Band 92 64 16 AGAINST THE WIND-Bob Seger (Jeff Hanna & Bob Edwards), 1. Hanna, R. Hathaway, 71 4 FIRST BE A WOMAN-Lenore O'Malley The Silver Bullet Band WBM R. Carpenter. United Artists 1356 WBM (Michaele L Lana & Paul Sebastian), Muhaele, L Sebastian, Szymcryln, B. Seger, Capitol 4863 P. Sebastian, Polydor 2055 CLM 29 6 YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN-Ambrosia 93 70 13 WALKS LIKE A LADY-Journey & Kevin Elton). S. Perry, Columbia 111275 CPP (Ambrosia L Freddy Prat D. Pack, Warner Bros. 49508 WBM 67 4 DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME- (Geoffery Workman Rossrngton Collins Band & Barry Harwood), A. Collins, 75 8 THAT LOVIN' YOU FEELIN' 30 9 DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY-Eddie Ribbon (Gary Rotsongton. Allen Collins 94 D. Krantz, Et Harwood. MCA 41284 WB (band Malloy). E. Robison. E. Stevens. D. Malloy, Elektra 46656 CPP AGAIN-Roy Orboson & Emmylou Harris (Brian Ahern), R. Orboson, C. Price, Warner Bros. 49262 34 6 LOOKIN' FOR LOVE-Johnny Lee 62 65 8 HONEY, HONEY-David Hudson (Willie Clarke), E. King Jr.. Alston 3650 (TA.) CPP (John Boylan). W. Mallette, P. Ryan, B. Morrison, Asylum 47004 95 96 4 WANGO TANGO-Ted Nugent (Cliff Davies), T. Nugent, [Inc 9 50907 WBM 46 2 LATE IN THE EVENING-pew Simon 79 2 XANADU- Oliva Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra Lynne), 1. Lynne, MCA 41285 (Phl Ramone), P. Simon, Warner Bros. 49511 WBM Cleft 96 98 8 MY MISTAKE -The Kongbees (David J. Holman & Rich Fitzgerald). I. lames, RSO 1032

32 9 TULSA TIME /COCAINE -Eric ClaytonI 74 3 FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING-Whitesnake (Jon /obey), D. Flowers, RSO 1039 B-3.CPP (Martin Birch), Coverdale, Marsden. Moody, 97 76 8 BEYOND-Herb Alpert Mirage 3672 (Atlinton) WBM (Herb Alpert, Captain Randy Badazz & Andy Armer), 31 13 15 TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE-Rocky Barnette R. Hewson, ALM 2246 CHA Om kite( L Bill House), R. Barnette. R. Coleman, 65 69 4 WHEN THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU-Touch EMI-America 8043 8-3 (T. Froese-Greene, Mark Mangold), M. Mangold, 98 85 10 ONE MORE TIME FOR LOVE- Atco 7222 (Atlantic) WBM Billy Preston L Syreeta 39 5 HOT ROD HEARTS -Bobbie Dupree (Suzanne DePasse LeMat. Tony Jones & J. Peters), 1. Peters. (Rick Chudicott L Peter Bunetta), B. LaBounty, S. Geyer, 73 3 ROCK IT -Lapps Inc. Tamla 54312 (Motown) CPP Elektra 47005 ABP/B-P (Steven Greenberg). S. Greenberg. Casablanca 2281 CHA 99 86 3 EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT-Spider 37 8 ONE IN A MILLION YOU-terry Graham ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST-Queen (Peter Coleman), H. Knight, Dreamland 103 (no) (Larry Graham, Ron Nadel), S. Dees, Warner Bros. 49221 CPP/ALM (Queen). Deacon, Elektra 47031 100 81 3 STRANGER IN MY HOME TOWN-Foghat 43 3 ALL OVER THE WORLD - Electric light Orchestra 78 DARLIN'-rapes (Tony Outeda. Don Berman & Foshan, D. Peveren, Beitsvolle Iktl Lynne), 1. Lynne, MCA 41289 B3 (John Jansen), M. Love, B. Wilson, Millennium 11791 (RCA) 49510 (Warner Bros.)

/ 21-30 Upward movement of 6 posi- *STAR PERFORMERS: Stars are awarded on the Hot 100 chart based on the following upward movement. 1-10 Strong increase in sales / 11-20 Upward movement of 4 positions without a star if the product is in a holding period. This will, in some cases. t ons / 31-40 Upward movement of 8 positions / 41-100 Upward movement of 10 positions. Previous week's starred positions are maintained Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal of certi- block out products which would normally move up with a star. In such cases, products will be awarded a star without the required upward movement noted above. fication as "million seller." (Seal indicated by bullet.) A Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal of certification as "two million seller." (Seal indicated by triangle.) ALM Almo Publications; A.R = Acutf-Rose; BA = Belwin Mills, Sheet music suppliers are confined to piano/vocal sheet music copies and do not purport to represent mixed publications distribution. ABP = April Blackwood Pub.; ALF = Alfred Publishing; = Pub.; Corp.; HAN Hansen Pub.; IMM = Ivan Mogull Music, MCA = MCA Music: BB = Big Bells; B-3 = Big Three Pub.: BP = Bradley Pub.; CHA = Chappell Music; CLM = Cherry Lane Music Co.: CPI = Cimino CPP = Columbia Pictures Pub.; FMC = Frank Music = PSP = Peer Southern Pub.: PLY = Plymouth Music; PSI = Publishers Sales Inc.; WBM = Warner Bros. Music

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ASCAP) ASCAP) 3 Love That Got Away (Southern Pla4 Then.lavrAnie) (Beechwood (Thames Talent. ASCAP) 65 All Over TM World (11/Eart. MI) 34 SWAP) He's So Shy (ATV/Mann Si Weill/ Jesse ($iachenbush i Redeye. Empire Strikes Back (Fox Fanfare Nights. ASCAP).. 38 74 That Loom' Feign' Again (Actin Who'll Be The Fool Tonight (Buzz AnNstAntplicog (Wow. Fkitter. BrsontreerSnow. BMI) 52 47 Rose. BMI) 94 teentne. 18 Magic (John Farrar. BMI) .. 1 And Light (MGM. WI) 76 Felten. BM! ) es Hey There Lonely Gal (Famous. lo Jo (Bat Scaggs/Almo, ASCAP, Legend Of Wortley Swamp (Hat (Mosta Make A Little Maroc (De Bone Anei Rock It (Rick's 'Steve Greenberg The Why Not Me (Flowering Stone: Another One Bites The Dust Is AMOR ASCAP) 45 Foster Frees/Irmng. EMI) I9 BM n...... 84 Es= 99 Cock. ASCAP) 25 Righlsong. BM') 66 Band. United Amsts. ASCAP Holy Moley (Queen /Beachwood. BM) 5667 Late At Night (Palk Pig/First V.OUS Fame (MGM, BAN) 13 Hooey Honey (landseyanne. 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1 5 THE ROLLING STONES 36 34 10 BLACK * SABBATH 71 70 14 PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE Emotional Rescue Heaven And Hell Firin' Up Rolling Stones COC 16015 (Atlantic) 8.98 8.98 8.98 Warner Bros. BSK 3372 7.98 7.98 7.98 Casablanca NBLP 7212 7.98 7.98 7.98 * 2 5 JACKSON BROWNE 37 35 36 PINK FLOYD Hold Out The Wall 72 71 11 ROCKIE ROBBINS Asylum 5E-511 (Elektra) 8.98 8.98 8.98 Columbia PC 2 -36183 13.98 13.98 13.98 You And Me MN 3 3 22 BILLY JOEL 44 6 BLUE OYSTER CULT SP4895 7.98 7.98 7.98 Glass Houses Cultosaurus * Erectus 73 60 23 LINDA RONSTADT Columbia EC-36384 8.98 8.98 8.98 Columbia 1C 36550 7.98 7.98 7.98 Mad Love * 4 14 SOUNDTRACK 39 36 16 STEPHANIE MILLS Asylum 5E-510 (Elektra) 8.98 8.98 8.98 Urban Cowboy Sweet Sensation 74 74 18 FATBACK FullMoon /Asylum DP 90002 (Elektra) 15.98 15.98 15.98 20th Century T.603 (RCA) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Hot Box * 5 5 QUEEN 40 39 13 EMMYLOU HARRIS Spring SP 1.6726 ( Polydor) 7.98 7.98 7.98 The Game Roses In The Snow DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES Elektra 5E 513 8.98 8.98 8.98 Warner Bros. BSK 3422 7.98 7.98 7.98 ins Voices * 6 10 DIANA ROSS 55 4 CHIC RCA 4911-3646 8.98 8.98 8.98 Diana W Real People 76 73 44 PAT BENATAR Motown M8 -936M1 8.98 8.98 8.98 Atlantic SD 16016 8.98 8.98 8.98 Il In The Heat Of The Night 7 7 14 PETE TOWNSHEND 42 42 9 KISS Chrysalis CHR 1236 7.98 7.98 7.98 Empty Glass Kiss Unmasked 77 69 14 GRATEFUL DEAD No SD 32.100 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Casablanca NBLP 7225 8.98 8.98 8.98 Go To Heaven * 9 27 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 47 2 THE CHIPMUNKS Arista AL 9508 8.98 8.98 8.98 Christopher Cross W Chipmunk Punk Warner Bros. BSK 3383 7.98 7.98 7.98 Excelsior XLP 6008 7.98 7.98 7.98 78 64 7 P TRICKICK Found All ICK Parts 44 41 12 * 11 11 SOUNDTRACK ELTON JOHN Epic 4E36453 (10-inch) 4.98 FRSRx13080 8.98 8.98 8.98 MCAA MCA 5121 8.98 8.98 8.98 122 3 MAZE 1 Joy And Pain 50 6 THE MOTELS ' 10 10 23 BOB SEGER & Capitol ST 12087 7.98 7.98 7.98 THE SILVER BULLET BAND W Careful Against The Wind Capitol ST 12070 7.98 7.98 7.98 80 80 28 J. GEILS BAND Capitol S00.12041 8.98 8.98 8.98 46 37 18 MANHATTANS ve Stinks EMI-America SOO 17016 7.98 7.98 7.98 11 8 14 SOUNDTRACK After Midnight The Empire Strikes Back Columbia 1C 36411 7.98 7.98 7.98 81 61 12 JUDAS PRIEST Rso RS 2.4201 13.98 13.98 13.98 47 48 6 BOB JAMES BBrrlit b a St 36443 7.98 7.98 7.98 12 12 8 S.O.S. H The S.O.S. Band Tappan Zee /Columbia 1C 36422 7.98 7.98 7.98 82 79 10 DEVO Tabu Nil 36332 (CBS) 7.98 7.98 7.98 48 51 30 PRETENDERS Freedom Of Choice Warner Bros. BSK 3435 7.98 7.98 7.98 13 13 8 SOUNDTRACK Pretenders Sire SRK 6083 (Warner Bros.) 7.98 The Blues Brothers 7.98 7.98 91 5 ALABAMA Atlantic SD 16017 8.98 8.98 8.98 59 4 DAVE DAVIES My Home's In Alabama lTM( Dave Davies RCA AHLI3644 7.98 7.98 7.98 15 17 GENESIS RCA 7.98 7.98 Duke 7.98 84 76 10 SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE Atlantic SD 16014 8.98 8.98 8.98 88 2 DIONNE WARWICK ASBURY JUKES iT7 No NiLh5 Long 16 8 THE KINKS So Arista AL 9526 8.98 8.98 8.98 Mercury SRMÌ 3t36Ice 7.98 7.98 7.98 One For The Road Arista A2L 8401 13.98 13.98 13.98 51 52 9 BLACKFOOT 93 6 EDDIE RABBITT Tomcattin' ti' Horizon 19 6 ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND Atco SD 32101 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.9.8 7.98 Elektra 6E276 7.98 7.98 7.98 Anytime Anyplace Anywhere MCA MCA 5130 8.98 8.98 8.98 52 53 10 ROBBIE DUPREE ' 103 3 DYNASTY Robbie Dupree Adventures In The Land Of 17 17 8 COMMODORES Elektra 6E273 7.98 7.98 7.98 Music Heroes Solar BX11 -3576 (RCA) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Motown M8939M1 8.98 8.98 8.98 53 43 18 LIPPS INC. Mouth To Mouth 87 75 44 EAGLES 18 14 16 ERIC CLAPTON Casablanca NBLP 7197 7.98 7.98 7.98 The Long Run Just One Night Asylum SE508 8.98 8.98 8.98 RSO RS -24202 13.98 13.98 13.98 54 54 9 ROCKY BURNETTE The Son Of Rock And Roll 88 67 9 SOUNDTRACK 19 18 10 PAUL MtCARTNEY EMI -America SW 11033 7.98 7.98 7.98 Can't Stop The Music McCartney II 55 56 18 VAN Casablanca NBLP 7220 8.98 8.98 8.98 Columbia FC 36511 8.98 8.98 8.98 HALER Women And Children First 89 90 22 JOURNEY 26 6 SOUNDTRACK Wamer Bros. HS 3415 8.98 8.98 8.98 Departure Xanadu 56 58 18 AMBROSIA Columbia FC 36339 8.98 8.98 8.98 MCA MCA 6100 9.98 9.98 9.98 One Eighty 90 92 68 WAYLON JENNINGS 21 21 6 JEFF BECK Warner Bros. BSK 3368 7.98 7.98 7.98 Greatest Hits There And Back 62 7 KIM CARNES RCAAHLI -3378 7.98 7.98 7.98 Epic FE 35684 8.98 8.98 8.98 Romance Dance 100 14 AIR SUPPLY 27 2 GEORGE BENSON EMI- America SW 17030 7.98 7.98 7.98 liaf Lost In Love Give Me The Night 58 38 35 SOUNDTRACK Arista AB 4268 7.98 7.98 7.98 Warner Bros. HS 3453 8.98 8.98 8.98 The Rose 102 14 SCORPIONS 23 23 9 PETER GABRIEL Atlantic SD 16010 8.98 8.98 8.98 Animal Magnetism Peter Gabriel 59 45 12 TED NUGENT ' Mercury SRM 13825 7.98 7.98 7.98 Mercury SRM- 13848 7.98 7.98 7.98 Scream Dream g 98 93 94 17 SQUEEZE 24 25 18 BOZ SCAGGS l 36400 8.98 8.98 Argybargy Man 72 4 POCO MM SP 4802 7.98 7.98 7.98 Columbia FC 36106 8.98 8.98 8.98 Under The Gun 7.98 106 4 BARRY WHITE 29 13 CAMEO MCA MCA -5132 7.98 7.98 Cameosis Barry Music 61 63 12 GLADYS KNIGHT & Mmiiited Gold FL 36208 t(BS) 7.98 7.98 Chocolate City CCLP 2011 (Casablanca) 7.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 THE PIPS 30 9 LARRY GRAHAM About Love 95 81 11 WAYLON JENNINGS One In A Million You Columbia 1C 36387 7.98 7.98 7.98 Music Man Warner Bros. BSK 3447 7.98 7.98 7.98 RCA 2 7.98 7.98 7.98 89 2 BOB MARLEY & * 32 9 ALJARREAU THE WAILERS 96 83 12 GRAHAM PARKER & THE This Time Uprising RUMOUR Warner Bros. BSK 3434 7.98 7.98 7.98 Island ILPS 9596 (Warner Bros.) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Up Escalator Arista AL 9517 8.98 8.98 8.98 28 28 ' 11 JOAN ARMATRADING 63 66 15 CHANGE 97 98 Me, Myself, I The Glow Of Love 16 DEF LEPPARD ACM SP 4809 7.98 7.98 7.98 RFC RFC 3438 (Warner Bros.) 7.98 7.98 7.98 On Through The Night Mercury SRM 13828 7.98 7.98 7.98 31 6 THE CRUSADERS 77 5 THE DIRT BAND Rhapsody And Blues . Make A Little Magic 107 7 STACY LATTISAW MCA MCA 51124 8.98 8.98 8.98 united Mists LT 1042 7.98 7.98 7.98 * Let Me Be Your Angel Cotillion SD 5219 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.98 7.98 * 33 4 HERB ALPERT 65 65 6 CARLY SIMON l Beyond Come Upstairs 110 2 CHICAGO ACM SP 3717 7.98 7.98 7.98 Warner Bros. Be 3443 7.98 7.98 7.98 W Chicago XIV 1 Columbia FC 36517 8.98 8.98 8.98 49 2 THE CHARLIE DANIELS 85 2 EDDIE MONEY W BAND W Play For Keeps SOUNDTRACK IVfJ Full Moon Columbia FC 36511 8.98 8.98 8.98 McVicar Epic FE 36571 7.98 7.98 7.98 Polydor P0-1 -6284 8.98 8.98 8.98 67 68 41 TOM PETTY & THE 32 22 19 JERMAINE JACKSON HEARTBREAKERS 101 87 10 NATALIE COLE Let's Get Serious Damn The Torpedoes Don't Look Back Motown M7-928R1 7.98 7.98 7.98 Backstreet 5105 (MCA) 8.98 8.98 8.98 Capitol ST 12079 7.98 7.98 7.98

33 20 51 MICHAEL JACKSON 95 3 RODNEY DANGERFIELD 102 82 13 BLOW FLY Off The Wall No Respect Blow Fly's Party Epic FE , Casablanca NBLP -7229 -35745 8.98 8.98 8.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 Weird Wald WWX 2034 (T.11.1 7.98 7.98 7.98

34 24 6 BOB DYLAN 69 57 11 CAROLE KING 103 99 7 ALI THOMPSON Saved Pearls-Songs of Griffin & King Take A Little Rhythm Columbia FC 36553 8.98 8.98 8.98 Capitol 500 12073 8.98 8.98 8.98 MM SP 4803 7.98 7.98 7.98 40 8 ROXY MUSIC 70 46 9 CHAKA KAHN 104 108 29 GARY NUMAN Flesh And Blood Naughty The Pleasure Principle Atco SD 32,102 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Warner Bros. BSK 3385 7.98 7.98 7.98 Atco SD-38120 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.98 7.98

. STAR PERFORMERS: Stars are awarded on the Too LPs & Taos chart based on the following onward movement 1 -10 Stronn Increase in sales / 11 -20 Onward movement of a positions / 21 -20 Onward mnvemenf of 6 positions / 31 -40 Upward movement of 8 positions / 41 -100 Upward movement of 10 positions. Previous week's starred positions are maintained without a star if the product is in a holding period. This will, in some cases, block out products which would normally move up wi h a star. In such cases, products will be awarded a star without the required upward movement noted above. Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal for sales of 500,000 units. (Seal indicated by bullet.) Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal for sales of 1,000,000 units. (Seal indicated by triangle.) Recording Industry Assn. Of America seal audit available and op- tional to all manufacturers.

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1' S rA m SUGGESTED LIST SUGGESTED LIST (** 105.200R * PRICE PRICE p Copyright. 1980, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may reproduced. V STAR PERFORMER be stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any w -LPs c2 means.means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, . registering proportion- recording, or otherwise, without r f the prior written permission ate upward progress this week. su W `-' of the publisher. .. Ye w = w W i- Compiled from national retail ;W ° ARTIST j Ú ~ ; ARTIST j Y stores by the Music Popularity J6 < m á Ñ y Title m ¢ Title ¢ .. Chart Dept. and the Record á , H m rn i Market Research Dept. Label, Number (Dist. Label) á m Label, Number (Dist. Label) ac of w ; v S ; á m . Billboard. v 136 138 21 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER g g ° ARTIST s w 169 169 19 CON FUNK SHUN n < rn BULLET BAND N d Title m Spirit Of Love i- á Stranger In Town .. Label, Number (Dist. Label) a m cJ Mercury SRM- 13806 7.98 7.98 7.98 5 ;° Capitol SW 11698 7.98 7.98 7.98 GARY STEWART 105 96 19 FRANK SINATRA 137 116 21 ROBERTA FLACK FEATURING Cactus And A Rose Trilogy: Past, Present and Future DONNY HATHAWAY RGAHLI.3627 7.98 7.98 7.98 Reprisegy' 3FS 2300 (Warner Bros.) 20.98 20.98 20.98 Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway 171 171 3 TIM WEISBERG .. 127 11 BENNY MARDONES Atlantic SD 16013 7.98 7.98 7.98 Party Of One 1 Never Run Never Hide 138 137 9 FOGHAT MCA MG -5125 7.98 7.98 7.98 Polydor PD 16263 - 7.98 7.98 7.98 Tight Shoes 172 151 12 AVERAGE WHITE BAND 118 6 PLEASURE Bearsville BHS 6999 (Warner Bros) 8.98 8.98 8.98 Shine Special Things 170 4 CURTIS MAYFIELD kista AL 9523 8.98 Fantasy F -9600 7.98 7.98 8.98 8.98 7.98 Something To Believe In 108 101 13 ALICE COOPER RSO RS- 1.3077 7.98 7.98 7.98 173 144 13 TOMMY TUTONE Flush The Fashion 140 129 00 BLONDIE Tommy Tutone Columbia NJC 36372 Warner Bros. 88K 3436 7.98 7.98 7.98 Parallel Lines 5.98 5.98 5.98 Chrysalis CHR 1192 7.98 7.98 7.98 ., 133 4 TOM BROWNE THE VAPORS 1 Love Approach 141 132 8 STANLEY CLARKE New Clear Day GRP/We GRP 5008 7.98 7.98 7.98 Rock, Pebbles And Sand United Mists LT-1049 7.98 7.98 7.98 Epic 1E36506 7.98 7.98 7.98 110 78 10 WILLIE NELSON & RAY PRICE 175 179 12 THE KINGBEES San Antonio Rose 142 130 12 THE INVISIBLE MAN'S BAND The Kin bees Columbia IC 36476 7.98 7.98 7.98 The Invisible Man's Band Rso Rs.1-3075 7.98 7.98 7.98 Mango MLPS 9537 (Island) 7.98 7.98 7.98 111 111 20 PAT TRAVERS BAND 186 2 JUSTIN HAYWARD 143 135 18 BILLY JOEL Crash And Burn lkli Night Flight The Stranger Polydor PD 16262 7.98 7.98 7.98 Deram DRL 1.4801 (Mercury) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Columbia 1C 34987 7.98 7.98 7.98 112 113 11 177 162 71 GENE CHANDLER , 158 36 LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND JOURNEY 80 iii! Gold & Platinum Evolution e 20th Century T -605 (RCA) 7.98 7.98 7.98 MG MG 211008 12.98 12.98 12.98 Columbia FC 35797 8.98 8.98 8.98 113 104 5 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND 1 156 3 MECO 178 164 18 EARL KLUGH Volunteer Jam VI Meco Plays Music From The Dream Come True Epic KE.236438 13.98 13.98 13.98 Empire Strikes Back United artists LT 1026 7.98 7.98 7.98 Rso RO.I.3006 5.98 5.98 5.98 1 190 2 JOHNNY MATHIS 146 139 15 DIXIE DREGS 114 84 9 SPINNERS 1 Different Kinda Different Of The Love Trippin' Dregs Earth Columbia JC 36505 7.98 7.98 7.98 Atlantic SD 19270 7.98 7.98 7.98 Arista AL 9528 8.98 8.98 8.98 180 147 110 ;24 PINK FLOYD 180 45 STYX 115 115 19 RAY PARKER JR. AND RAYDIO Cornerstone Dark Side Of The Moon Two Places At The Same Time AM SP 3711 Harvest SMAS 11163 (Capitol) 8.98 8.98 8.98 Arista AL 9515 8.98 8.98 8.98 7.98 7.98 7.98 148 124 88 KENNY ROGERS NOEL POINTER 116 97 11 LUCIANO PAVAROTTI The Gambler 1 CatlinQQ Pavarotti's Greatest Hits United Mists UAU 934 7.48 7.98 7.98 United Adists LT 1050 7.98 7.98 7.98 London PM 2003 -4 15.98 15.98 15.98 149 128 9 MIWE JACKSON 182 176 14 SYREETA 117 105 44 BLONDIE For Men Only Syreeta Eat To The Beat Spring SP 1.6727 (Polydor) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Iamb 17.372R1 (Motown) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Chrysalis CHE -1225 8.98 8.98 8.98 150 155 4 CLEO LAINE 8 183 177 21 BOB SEGER 8 THE SILVER 142 3 CAMERON JAMES GALWAY * BULLET ND Cameron Sometimes When We Touch N ghtmovve Salsoul SA.8535 (RCA) 7.98 7.98 7.98 RCA ARLI3628 7.98 7.98 7.98 Capitol ST 11567 7.98 7.98 7.98 119 119 6 AL DI MEOLA 161 2 JOHN KLEMMER Splendido Hotel Magnificent Madness 184 173 19 BILLY JOEL Columbia C2x 36270 9.98 9.98 9.98 nf 7 98 ] 98 7 98 52nd Street Columbia 1C-35609 7.98 7.98 7.98 152 141 22 WILLIE NELSON 120 123 3 HENRY PAUL BAND Feel The Heat Stardust 185 185 4 KENNY ROGERS Columbia IC 35305 7.98 7.98 7.98 Ten Years Atlantic SD 19273 7,9$ 79$ 7.98 Of Gold 153 149 18 HERBIE HANCOCK United Artists UALA 835 7.98 7.98 7.98 121 86 19 KENNY ROGERS Monster Gideon 186 166 4 NIGHTHAWKS Columbia IC 36415 7.98 7.98 7.98 United Artists L00.1035 8.98 8.98 8.98 Nighthawks 154 150 24 VAN HALEN Mercury RM -1.3833 7.98 7.98 7.98 122 120 7 JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON Van Halen 187 189 87 Love Jones Warner Bros. BM 3075 7.98 7.98 7.98 00061E BROTHERS DIM 31 (Mercury) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Minute By Minute 155 153 6 DOOBIE BROTHERS Warner Bros. BSK 3193 8.98 8.98 8.98 123 121 13 MAC DAVIS Best Of The Doobie Brothers Its Hard To Be Humble Warner Bros. BSK 3112 7.98 7.98 7.98 188 148 10 DAVE MASON Casablanca NBLP 7207 7.98 7.98 7.98 Old Crest On A New Wave 156 157 9 HANK WILLIAMS JR. Columbia 1C 36144 7.98 7.98 7.98 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Habits Old And New iAI The Boys From Doraville Uektra /Curb 6E-278 7.98 7.98 7.98 189 187 12 THE JEFF LORBER FUSION - Polydor PD16285 8.98 8.98 8.98 168 2 THE ENGLISH BEAT Wizard Island Arista AL 9516 8.98 8.98 8.98 125 109 24 THE BROTHERS JOHNSON I Just Can't Stop It Light Up The Night Sire SRK 6091 (Warner Bros.) 7.98 7.98 7.98 JAMES BROWN MIA SP 3716 8.98 8.98 8.98 Live /Hot On The One 158 154 37 MANHATTAN TRANSFER Polydor PD- 2.6290 11.98 11.98 126 117 29 THE 8 52'5 11.98 Extensions The 8 -52's THE KINGS Mantic SD 19258 798. 1.98 7.98 Warner ems. BSI( 3355 7.98 7.98 7.96 Are Here 159 163 15 MICHAEL FRANKS 127 112 18 Elektra 6E274 7.98 7.98 7.98 ISLEY BROTHERS One Bad Habit Go All The Way Warner Bros. MK 3427 7.98 7.98 7.98 RUSS BALLARD T-Neck F7 36305 (CBS) 8.98 8.98 8.98 Barnet Dogs Epic NJE 36186 5.98 5.98 5.98 128 136 33 THE WHISPERS i Ready An' Willing The Whispers w Mirage WTG 1976 (Atlantic) 7.98 7.98 7.98 193 174 23 SKYY Solar BOL1-3521 (RCA) 7.98 7.98 7.98 161 160 8 JAMES LAST BAND Skyway 129 114 22 SPYRO GYRA Seduction SalumI SA 8532 (RCA) 7.98 7.98 7.98 Catching The Sun Polydor P0.14283 7.98 7.98 7.98 194 183 17 IAN HUNTER MG MG31o8 8.98 8.98 8.98 162 167 112 THE CARS Live /Welcome To The Club 130 131 28 THE CLASH Ekktn 6E -135 7.98 7.98 7.98 Chrysalis CH21269 11.98 11.98 11.98 London Calling 163 143 37 DAN FOGELBERG 195 193 25 SOUNDTRACK Epic E2 36328 9.98 9.98 9.98 Phoenix American Gi olo 131 125 9 SAMMY HAGAR Full Moon/Epic FE 35634 8.98 8.98 8.98 Polydor PD. 1.629 8.98 8.98 8.98 Danger Zone 164 146 14 TEMPTATIONS 196 194 23 TEENA MARIE Capitol ST t2069 7.98 7.98 7.98 Power Lady T Gordy 994M1 (Motown) 132 134 3 ONE WAY FEATURING AL G8 8.98 8.98 8.98 Gordy 07.99201 (Motown) 7.98 7.98 7.98 HUDSON 165 147 19 MICKEY MOUSE 197 199 12 POINT BLANK One Way Featuring Al Hudson Mickey Mouse Disco The Hard Way MCA-512755127 7.98 7.98 7.98 Disneyland 2504 4.98 4.98 4.98 y MG MCA 5114 8.98 8.98 8.98 133 126 14 ISAAC HAYES 166 152 22 BOB SEGER i 198 195 16 PEABO BRYSON And Once Again THE SILVER BULLET BAND Paradise Polydor PO-1 -6269 7.98 7.98 7.98 Live Bullet Capitol SKBB-11523 7.98 7.98 7.98 Capitol 50012063 8.98 8.98 8.98 1 145 3 A TATTASTE OF HONEY 167 165 22 SOUNDTRACK 199 198 47 KENNY ROGERS Y4f TwiceS E Sweet All That Jazz Capitol ST.12089 7.98 7.98 7.98 Kenny Casablanca NBLP 7198 7.98 7.98 7.98 United Artists LWAK-979 8.98 8.98 8.98 .. 159 9 GRACE JONES 168 172 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS 200 192 20 G.Q. lf Warm Leatherette Empire Jazz Island ILPS 9592 (Warner Bros) 7.98 7.98 7.98 RSO RS13085 7.98 7.98 7.98 Arista AL 9511 7.98 7.98 7.98

Change Grateful Dead 77 Stacy Lattlsaw 98 Point Blank 197 Spyro Gyra 129 roP LPs &TAPE PS Chic 41 Van Halen 55,154 Lipps Inc 53 Pretenders 48 Styx 180 A (LISTED BY ARTISTS ) Chicago 99 Daryl Hall & John Oakes 75 Lynyrd Skynyrd 144 Pure Prairie League 71 Gary Stewart 170 Eric Clayton 18 Herbie Hancock 153 Maze 79 Queen 5 Syreeta 182 Air Supply 91 Stanley Clarke 141 Emmylou Harris 40 Manhattan Transfer 158 Eddie Rabbitt 85 Temptations 164 Alabama 83 Natalie Cole 101 Isaac Hayes 133 Manhattans 46 Rockie Robbins 72 The8 -52'S 126 Herb Alpert 30 Commodores 17 Justin Hayward 176 Benny Mardones 106 Kenny Rogers 121, 148, 185, 199 The Brothers Johnson 125 Ambrosia 56 Con Funk Shun 169 Ian Hunter 194 Teena Marie 196 Linda Ronstadt 73 The Charlie Daniels Band 31,113 Joan Armatrading 28 Alice Cooper 108 Isley Brothers 127 Bob Marley and The Wailers 62 Diana Ross 6 The Chipmunks 43 A Taste of Honey 134 Christopher Cross 8 J. Geils Band 80 Dave Mason 188 Rossington Collins Band 16 The Clash 130 Atlanta Rhythm Section 124 Crusaders 29 Jermaine Jackson 32 Johnny Mathis 179 Rosy Music 35 The Dirt Band 64 Average White Band 172 Rodney Dangerfield 68 Michael Jackson 33 Curtis Mayfield 139 Boa Scaggs 24 The English Beat 157 Russ Ballard 192 Mac Davis 123 Millie Jackson 149 Paul McCartney 19 Scorpions 92 The Invisible Man's Band 142 Jeff Beck 21 Dave Davies 49 Bob James 47 Meco 145 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band The Jeff Lorber Fusion 189 Pat Benatar 76 Devo 82 Al Jarreau 27 Stephanie Mills 39 10, 136, 166, 183 The Kings 191 George Benson 22 Al Di Meola 119 Waylon Jennings 90, 95 Eddie Money 66 Cady Simon 65 The Kingbees 175 Blackfoot 51 Dixie Dregs 146 Billy Joel 3, 143, 184 Mickey Mouse 165 Frank Sinatra 105 The Kinks 15 Black Sabbath 36 Doobie Brothers 155, 187 Elton John 44 Willie Nelson 152 Skyy 193 The Motels 45 Blondie 117,140 Robbie Dupree 52 Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Willie Nelson & Ray Price 110 S.O.S. Band 12 The Rolling Stones 1 Blow Fly 102 Bob Dylan 34 84 Nighthawks 186 SOUNDTRACKS: The Vapors 174 Blue Oyster Cult 58 Dynasty 86 Grace Jones 135 Ted Nugent 59 All That Jazz 167 The Whispers 128 James Brown 190 y 87 Journey 89,177 Gary Numan 104 American Gigolo 195 Ali Thomson 103 Jackson Browne 2 Fatback 74 Judas Priest 81 One Way Featuring Al Hudson 132 Can't Stop The Music 88 Pete Townshend 7 Tom Browne 109 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway 137 Choke Khan 70 Henry Paul Band 120 Fame 9 Pat Travers Band 111 Peabo Bryson 198 Dan Fogelberg 163 Carole King 69 Graham Parker &The Rumour 96 McVicar 100 Tommy Tutone 173 Artists 168 Rocky Bumette 54 Foghat 138 Kiss 42 Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 115 The Blues Brothers 13 Various Dionne Warwick 50 Cameo 25 Michael Franks 159 John Klemmer 151 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 67 The Empire Strikes Back 11 37, 147 Jonny Guitar Watson 122 Cameron 118 Peter Gabriel 23 Earl Klugh 178 Pink Floyd The Rose 58 116 Tim Weisberg 171 Kim Cames 57 Genesis 14 Gladys Knigqht& The Pips 61 Luciano Pavarotti Urban Cowboy 4 107 Barry White 94 Cars 162 G.Q 200 Cleo Laine A. James Galway 150 Pleasure Xanadu 20 BO Whitesnake 160 Gene Chandler 112 Larry Graham 26 James Last Band 161 Poco Spinners 114 Hank Williams Jr. 156 Every care for the accuracy of suggested list prices has been taken. Billboard does not assume responsibility for errors Or omissions. RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSN. OF AMERICA seal for sales of 500.000 units. A RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSN. OF AMERICA seal for sales of 1,000.000 units.

www.americanradiohistory.com General News 73 Breaking Country Closeup Continued from page 28 Queries one radio programmer L Lifelines I country because it doesn't sell the from a top country station, "So EDDIE MONEY -Playing For received some AOR airplay, yet volume that pop does. Country where are groups like the Knack and Births Keeps, Columbia FC36514. Pro- never made noise at the Top 40 level. hasn't managed the sales volume yet Dire Straits today? Pop acts may duced by Ron Nevison. It's a rousing rocker, redone with a Anthony, to Sydney and to compete in stores for limited in- crack the top IO in no time at all. but Boy, Ryan Money is in a quandary. His de- crisper, more assertive rock style and ventory space, and dealers are leery they also disappear in no time at all, Tom Ross Aug. 4 in Los Angeles. Fa- but album produced two hit singles. influenced by Ron Nevison's pro- of returns on an unknown country too." ther is vice president, concert depart- "You Really Got A Hold On Me" duction. act who may not justify the gamble." ment, of ICM agency. and "Two Tickets To Paradise," yet Side two opens with "When You Radio and record companies, un- Although there are certain coun- * * * his followup, "Life For The Tak- Took My Heart," an ode to the derstanding that mutually they face try superstars who are selling Boy, Aaron Michael, to Debra and ing." was received much less than many of the same struggles, indicate 400.000 units on a given hit record, David Palmer Aug. 1 in Beverly Hills. enthusiastically. And to top it, his there could be better cooperation in country sales still have a long way to Father is the singer -songwriter. "Get A Move On" (included here) launching tomorrow's country su- go before they will give rock records * * * from the soundtrack to "America - perstars. a run for their money. Girl, Jennifer Ellen, to Diane and thon" also failed to ignite chart ac- "I don't like it but I understand "Country is chic now." cautions Keith Stegall July 25 in Nashville. tivity. it," shrugs Capitol /UA's Jerry Sea - RCA's Ron Galante. "But we could Father records for Capitol. "Playing For Keeps" should go a bolt. "The initial lack of market ac- burn out if we don't develop our new long way towards re- establishing ceptance and the pre- existing pat- stars to fill in our rosters. We could Marriages this New York City policeman - tern by retail to go with the sure be a lot bigger than we give our- turned performer into a viable rock winners leaves little space for new selves credit for." Brian Murphy to Gail Widmer artist. artists. Racks get a better return for "As labels, we have to come up Aug. 3 in Los Angeles. He is a vice The album. with its intensified their investment in pop, stores see with super one -of-a -kind first prod- president at Avalon Attractions. rock punch, should find immediate more sales traffic on a hit pop uct for our new artists," theorizes * * * favor with AOR radio. Much of the record -and country can't touch this Bowen. "We've got to work together Russ Frackman, attorney, to Myra album's material is heavily in- demographically yet." as an industry to create next year's Morgenstern Aug. 3 in Los Angeles. fluenced by searing guitar work that However. there are pluses to be success stories." Bridegroom has been involved in nu- sets the tone for Money's delivery. fashioned from the negatives. The Extending the opinion that coun- merous litigations involving counter- From a commercial viewpoint. same audience loyalty and fierce de- Money's duet with Valerie Carter on try success comes from longterm feit and pirated product as counsel Eddie Money: Back in form with a vi- votion to name country acts means planning and career development - for record companies and music pub- "Let's Be Lovers Again" stands out able rock performance. assured career longevity and steady and several previous chart records - lishers who were plaintiffs. as the natural single. The only clear - sales once a new artists has been suc- this week's Hot Country Singles * * * cut ballad on the album. the two woman who came "along and took cessfully established. Jukeboxes and chart carries proof that things may Ray Herbeck Jr., former Billboard play off each other's vocals in a con- this boy's hand and the child be- accounts will order new releases by a be changing. reporter now editing On Location vincing tone. Adding strength to it is came a man." Dominated by guitar proven country artist without wait- magazine and son of long-time band an identifiable lyric line in which and bass, Money's identifiable vocal ing for chart action, knowing the Three new acts -Alabama, Leon mass numbers of people can relate gives the track a strong workout. Everette and Reba McEntire -have leader Ray Herbeck, to Ruth Clin - built -in loyalty of the country buyer. nick Aug. 9 aboard the Queen Mary to. Money's and Carter's emotive de- With the exception of "Let's Be And the lightning -bolt blinding streaked into the top IO for the first in Long Beach, Calif. livery is noteworthy in their control Lovers Again," "Satin Angel" is per- success of rock acts -which often re- time, and Alabama has reached No. and expressiveness. haps the other rock solid track on sults in obscurity within a short time 1 with only its third charted release. The album's lead track. "Trini- side two. Maybe alluding to "satin afterwards -isn't a staple in country. "It doesn't happen overnight," Deaths dad," is rendered in the first person angels" as groupies, Money presents The constantly- shifting youth mar- observes program director Terry Calvin Columbus "Duke" Pearson, in semi -narrative form. Money's a grim glimpse of reality into the ket that instigates flash -in- the -pan Slane. "A lot of variables have to fall 48, composer and arranger, of mul- mystical vision of "Trinidad" is en- world of `girls who can't take it on overnight sensation in pop and rock into place to create a hit record. In tiple sclerosis Aug. 4 in Atlanta's hanced by a woman calling him The road/Can't stick it out when doesn't dictate success in country this business, there are an awful lot Veterans Hospital. A pianist and back. The land of "Trinidad" even things get cold /They get lines music. of 15 -year 'overnight sensations.' " trumpeter, he recorded frequently takes on the persona of a woman as around their eves from seeing /And and served as a member of the faculty Money's dream unfolds into a me- lines around the mouth from plead- at Atlanta's Clark College. lodic tale of two kinds of beauty. ing." Guitars punctuate the fierce * * * Searing guitar runs. striking drum rock arrangement. TV Season Faces Crisis lines and Money's hoarse -like vocals In Joe Westray, 67, leader of a big "Nobody Knows," Money re- side the U.S. to be scored. "I don't make this one of the album's stand- Continued from page 12 band for many years, last month in lates a tale of a brief and by chance what our studio's policy know yet Pittsburgh. He was president of outs. reconciliation with an old flame. It's Newman, "whereas some other stu- will be regarding taking films out of "Running Back" with its subtle AFM Local 471 and also had oper- an engaging melodic rocker that dios have a number of projects that the country," he says, "but if we did, reggae beat and complimenting fe- when Money exclaims "Nobody are grounded. But those two pictures ated a nightclub. He is survived by it would not be with any U.S. musi- male backing vocals, is delivered in Knows You Like I Do" you kind of might have brought in $30 million. two sons, a daughter, a brother, a sis- cians conducting. copying or orches- an r &b tinged vein. The story line is have to believe him. so it's still a hardship." ter and two grandchildren. trating. a familiar one about girl leaves -boy- "Million Dollar Girl" is the only Newman suggests that if the strike * * * "It's automatic." he adds. "that if who- runs - back -to him with "tears in track with horn sweetening. It's also is prolonged, it may be necessary for you take a film out of the country. Marcus L. "Marc" Newman, 68, her eyes." the only tune with words and music studios to consider taking films out- U.S. musicians can't play." Aug. 1 in Los Angeles. He was an "The Wish" features the intense by Money. Newman expresses some discom- agent for Ralph Burns, Carol Con- drumming of Carmine Appice. It's a At a time when radio is so indeci- fort in being caught in the middle of nors, Carole Bayer Sager, Lalo mainstream rock number filled with sive about playing new music, this musicians -producers battle. "I Schifrin, Marvin Hamlisch and both lyrical and insttumental hooks "Playing For Keeps" is right on tar- [Jazz feel awful," he says. "I'm basically a Johnny Williams and is survived by and doused with plenty of melody. get in addressing itself to the main- BeoEi musician. composer and conductor. his widow, a daughter, brothers Li- "Get A Move On," released as a stream rock audience. Continued from page 65 I've always felt you're only as good onel, Emil, Robert and Irving and single in 1979 from "Americathon," ED HARRISON King, Betty Carter, Spyro Gyra, Etta James and as your musicians. If you have lousy three sisters. Tony Williams, among others. musicians, no matter how well you * * * Monterey Jazz Festival's lineup (Sept. The write or conduct, the music stinks." George Scott, 26, bass player for 19 -21) now reads: opening night -Sarah Vaughan, Agendas Revealed At Sept. Musexpo "It's okay for some of us who have Eight -Eyed Spy Cal Tjader Sextet, Dave Brubeck Quartet, and the Ray Beats, contracts," Newman says. "but the Aug. 5 in New York. NEW YORK- Musexpo, an an- The radio programming and Monterey All Stars (John Lewis, Connie Kay, poor guys who aren't working are nual international record industry seminar will be Sun- Mundell Lowe, Michael Moore, Bob Brookmeyer, * * * record and music the ones who suffer. I'm not just a industry exposition,' has announced day and includes Frankie Crocker of Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Richie Cole, Buddy Horacio "Ray" Duran, 70, pianist musician, so I have to abide by my its lineup of seminars and panels for WBLS -FM, Richard Logan ofArbi- Tate, Bill Berry). and arranger for the Deep River Boys contract. But it's terrible. I don't its sixth annual gathering, Sept. 26- tron. Dave Craves of Westinghouse Saturday afternoon -James Cotton band, for many years, Aug. 2 in New York know who the hell wins by this." 30 in Miami Beach. Broadcasting, Bill Tanner of Y -188, Hollywood Fats band, Big Joe Turner, Eddie after a brief illness. Newman says he has had to lay off John Young of WXGC -FM, Al "Cleanhead" Vinson, Jay McShann, Claude Wil- First on the agenda is an inter- liams. one secretary. Studio librarians and Herskovitz of Mutual Broadcasting. copyists are musicians and therefore national licensing seminar and law- Saturday night -the Manhattan Transfer, Women On Move yers panel consisting Allen Ar- Morris Burkowitz of LIN Broad- can't come to work because of the of JoAnne Brackeen trio, Freddie Hubbard quintet, NASHVILLE -The performing row, Judith Dornstein, Marshall casting and James Kefford of Tokyo Union Orchestra, Slide Hampton. strike. Drake -Chenault. rights scene in Nashville has a defi- Gelfand, David Franklin, Steven E. Sunday night -Lionel Hampton band, John A promotion and marketing semi- nite feminine touch to it. Machat, Barry Menes and Lee L. Amercrombie quartet, Richie Cole's Alto Mad- Connie Bradley has been named Phillips. nar will be Sunday with panelists ness, Helen Humes, Louis Bellson band. Rock'n'Rolling Southern executive director. suc- Harry Anger of Polydor, Harold Fat Tuesdays in Gotham has extended its mu- A video programming and mar- Continued from page 36 ceeding Ed Shea. Frances Preston, Childs of A &M, John C. Chinn of sic policy to six nights- Tuesday through Sun- keting seminar follows with panel- diary major rock events of the vice president of BMI, has long Inflight Services Inc., Mike Lushka day. Upcoming: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and of ists Henry Brief of the ITA, Richard year, reviews of rock films and headed that organization and is one of Motown and Charlie Minor of Harry "Sweets" Edison, Mike Richmond quintet, Childs of Paramount Pictures Home A &M. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Sonny Stitt, books, names and addresses of in- of the top leaders in the Nashville Entertainment, Austin Furst of An a &r seminar is set for Monday Bill Evans Astrud Gilberto, Ron Carter quar- dustry contacts and listings of halls music industry. And Dianne Petty is trio, Time -Life Video, Ron Hill of Disco with Ed DeJoy of RCA, John tet and the Johnny Griffin quartet.... Vanessa and discos. The book will cost in charge of the SESAC Nashville Vision /Magnavox and Bud O'Shea Luongo of Pavillion. Denny Rosen - Davis stars in a free noon concert sponsored by $11.95. office. of MCA DiscoVision. crantz Tribune outside its offices Wednes- of MCA and Don Wasley of the Chicago * * * Casablanca. day (13).... Fort Worth guitarist Ray Sharpe Saturday a presidential panel The Pretenders are added to the Boardwalk Offices has cut a new LP for the Flying High label. And comprised of label executives gets A music publishing seminar will lineup the Clash, Elvis Costello. Austin bluesman Steve Dean has cut his own LP of LOS ANGELES -Boardwalk En- underway with Bruce Bird, Casa- be held Tuesday with Freddie B -52s, for his own label, featuring Austin, Tex., blues Talking Heads, the Nick tertainment and Boardwalk Rec- blanca; Larry Depte, Philadelphia Bienstock of Hudson Bay. Marvin personalities. ... The Texas Blues Society has Lowe and the Kinks all set to appear ords, the Neil Bogart /Jon Peters /Pe- International; Jeff Franklin, Ameri- Cane of Famous, accountant Wayne been formed in Austin and meets monthly at the at the Heat Wave Festival outside ter Guber entertainment complex. can Talent International; Bruce Coleman. Chuck Kaye of Irving/ Austex Lounge. Toronto Aug. 23 (Billboard Aug. 9. has offices at 2029 Century Park Lundvall, CBS Records; Doug Mor- Almo /Rondor, Lester Sill Of Screen Send items for Jazz Beat to Billboard, 9000 1980). Tickets in the U.S. are avail- East, Los Angeles 90067. The phone ris, Atlantic, and Bob Siner, MCA Gems -EMI and Jonathan Simons of Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. able through Ticketron. number is (213) 557 -2628. Records. Chappell.

www.americanradiohistory.com 74 Lote General News Discos Go Country I nsidelrack Continued from page 1 oldtime western music, therefore, most clubs tend to play a potpourri Geffen -Kaye Music is the name of the publishing wing Worth's Meacham Field with all 15 Pride troupers okay. In Chicago, the disco conversion of country tunes. of David Geffen's new, still unnamed Warner- distributed ... Anticipate word next week from Neil Bogart on firm- trend is rapidly accelerating at the Attendance is reportedly up ev- label. Chuck Kaye, now president of Irving /Almo, ing of his Boardwalk Records distribution deal for the same time that newly established erywhere, with capacity seating switches to his new post Sept. 1. Ron Vance. now vice U.S. country and western rooms such as ranging from 300 to several thou- president of creative at 20th Century-Fox Music, will Scuttlebutt has Atlantic publicity chief Paul Cooper Rodeo on the north side and sand. "We run lines outside at least round out the Geffen publishing team. A &M officials moving upward to head creative services for the label. Spanky's in suburban Willow three times a week," says Mike Zaby, had no response last week as to plans for Irving /Almo in ... Ron Unkefer of the three Good Guys video /audio Springs are among the hottest area manager of the Corral in Dallas, the wake of Kaye's exit. It's also reported that Joel Sill, software outlets in the Bay Area in conjunction with watering spots. which has a 600 -seat capacity. head of Almo Productions, may be shifting to a top mu- KYUU -FM there, is staging a 13 -week songwriting con- Rodeo owner Jim Rittenberg, who "It was slow getting off the ground sic post at Paramount Pictures. He had been Almo's lia- test. ending in October. Each week the winning ditty is to also operates the Faces disco, reports until the `Urban Cowboy; " relates ison with film studios. be played several times on the FMer and the writer gets a packing in 800 to 1,000 nightly and David DeFazio of Chicago's CBS product managers huddled with Joe Mansfield at $200 gift certificate for Good Guys' wares. Top writer turning away crowds thanks to Spanky's. The club has live bands in James Guercio's Caribou Ranch 40 miles from Denver among 13 semifinalists receives $3.200 worth of studio media exposure and installation of both of its rooms four nights per last week ... Mike Lushka has the western contingent of time at Dave Rubinson's Automatt studio there, while one of the area's first mechanical week, western dance demonstrations Motown's independent distributors conferring in Palm two second placers get $1.600 worth of time each. bucking bulls. Music is provided by and WJEZ -FM deejay Carol Mason Springs as Track goes to press. ... Capitol's vice presi- John Marmaduke of Western Merchandisers, Ama- a country jukebox and patrons are hosting country disco on Tuesdays. dents and 12 district managers palaver through Wednes- rillo, is one of the founders and a board member of the learning to dance the new western Boasts DeFazio: "We are one of day (13) in a four -day session at Lake Tahoe. It all points Security National Bank there. The Federal Reserve" steps, Rittenberg explains, adding the hottest country rooms around to product coming this fall. Word from Burbank has Board just approved the bank's charter. ... Music Fac- "It's been a club owner's dream." now." WEA's brass preparing for regionals of its always super tory, New York retail chain, wasted no time moving into The concept was tested by Ritten- Cover charges vary from club to fall road sweep of the U.S. the 1,600 square foot lease vacated by the last remaining berg at Faces before last spring's Ro- club, depending on the day of the And three short blocks from the WEA /WB Records Record Haven store in Times Square. Its window is deo opening. week and whether or not the music is building the first steel girders are being raised skyward loaded with $2.99 cutouts. ... For information on the Chicago discos undergoing com- live. Most clubs charge on week- by giant cranes as the Joel M. Friedman Building looks as 21st annual Music Industry Golf And Tennis tourney at plete transformation include Jim ends, generally in the area of $2 -$5. if it will be bowing a year after its promised date of early the Canyon Hotel, Palm Springs, Oct. 30 -Nov. I. contact two Phoenix Boukas' spacious -level Common promotions include 1980 opening. ... Pickwick's Musicland chain has ear- Dave Jacobs, P.O. Box 2456. Hollywood, Calif. 90028, the north side, Gene Galinski's on happy hours and special ladies marked from 30 to 60 new store openings. (213) 462 -5488. Event drew more than 200 in 1979.... five -level Time Machine in Morton nights. Dance instruction, in such Dave Burke of Recordland, the growing Cleveland Recent ex- Arista Northwest regional chief Maury King is Grove, Ill., and several smaller moves as the four corners. the cot- skein of stores, is opening his Northwest most outlet in staying in Seattle to manage the Jitters, a five 'person rooms. The Time Machine's grand ton -eyed jos, the freeze and the in- Kalamazoo next week. Stark, home of the Camelot/ contemporary rock group. reopening, following an eight - famous Texas two -step. are gener- Grapevine network. opened three stores Wednesday (6) Steve Wax will probably oversee the music backing month shutdown, took place Aug. 6. ally available at some point during with simultaneous ribbon -cuttings in Sumter, S.C., Kan- for the Gene Corman- produced "If You Can See What I Chicago discos experimenting the week. sas City and Toledo. ... Bill Thom of Harmony House, Hear," film version of the Tom Sullivan tome. ... Phil with regular country music nights Nashville's Cactus Jack's. which .the chain his dad. Carl, built in Motor City. denies our Walden has presented a plan of reorganization to the include the big Arlington Heights, houses a mechanical bull. is running report that stores in Toledo and Windsor, Canada. are Federal Bankruptcy Court, Macon, Ga., wherein he Ill., Cinderella Rockefella, now re- a rodeo competition for male con- pending. would turn over to PolyGram Capricorn's master tapes, porting regularly drawing 500 to its testants. Two professional rodeo What's ahead for Montgomery Ward /Jefferson stores, copyrights and existing record and tape inventory. Cap- Tuesday western stanza. judges select five qualifiers each where in some secondary markets the Ward quarters and ricorn would kegp its recording studios in Macon, which Jones, head of Chicago's Rocky night. A ladies bull- riding competi- Jefferson discount outlets merge? Will long-time pur- would be collateral for a $500.000 fund from which un- Audio Talent record pool com- tion and dance contests are planned chasing pundit Al Geigel and aide Dave Birkett buy for secured creditors would be paid over a seven -year term. ments, More deejays and discos are ¢ for a later date. the new amalgamated stores? ... Charlie Pride's twin - Oakland -based Biscuit City Records, owned by Mi- one night a week Q having country The three -month old Cactus engined turbojet collided with a private plane Wednes- chael Sunday and his wife, is up for sale. Label has a 26 and asking for more country rec- to Jack's has already spawned a new day (6) over Texas. The RCA ace and his entourage es- album catalog of contemporary folk music. Asking price ords." Jones predicts .another large J chapter in Memphis. Both the 1.700 - caped injury. but two occupants of the smaller plane is $10,000 cash or Sunday will consider a barter for land, area disco will go all- country in m seat Cosmopolitan in Cleveland, a were killed. Pride's Fairchild F -27 limped into Ft. shares of stock or similar valued commodity. coming weeks. o nightclub with a varied format, in- m An country format rn upsurge of cluding weekly championship clubs also has taken place in Atlanta. fights, and the #3 Lift, a Dallas QS "Country music is more reflective disco, are in the process of becoming lifestyles." says May WEA Counterfeit Detectors For 1981 of people's country spots by September. to Miller, manager of Atlanta's Char - is "We've been experimenting with Continued from page 3 tem on a specific LP, Cornyn re- Holzman referring to E /A's top ley Magruder's. "They don't have to sponds, significantly: "Warner Bros. brass. not to the group's manage- the idea of changing formats for Rolling Stones LP, "Emotional Res- jbe dressed perfectly, or know the is the only one not to have said any- ment. "We haven't even told them some time now," says Lyle Walker, cue," features the Shorewood sys- < precise dance steps like they do in a thing about testing a system." we're doing it," Holzman says. It promotion and advertising director tem, while the Cars' forthcoming disco environment. Instead, they can Of the WEA drive, to be an- doesn't affect the look of the graph- for the Cosmopolitan. "Our dance third LP, "Panorama," employs the just get out on the floor, sing along nounced in the fall, Cornyn says: ics at all." floor comfortably holds about 500 so- called "AGI board." with the band and have a good a The executive notes that the de- people. and there hasn't been a mass "It's much more ambitious plan time." That's the process developed by than picking one vice will add a "slight, incremental exodus when we put a country num- album and just Magruder's successfully switched Album Graphics Inc., a leading fab- cost per over ber on the turntable." The nightclub sticking something on it. jacket our standard." its format from disco to country ricator, and the Continental Group, reportedly will become the first in "One thing we're looking at is the He adds that the colored line can be about l'h years ago. It plays live mu- the packaging conglomerate (Bill- seen with any magnifying glass or the Cleveland area to incorporate price we have to pay for these sic, mostly local acts, Tuesday board. July 26, 1980). It centers on a even the naked eye. so there is no several nights of country music into things," he adds. "When you start through Saturday nights. colored substance implanted be- need for special detecting devices at its format. putting them on millions of albums, Other clubs surveyed using live tween the coatings of paperboard. those pennies add up. We're trying the distributor level, as with the sys- Notes Gerald Bridges. manager of talent are Jeryl's. the Texas Tea Asked if that makes Warner Bros. to get the best protection for the tem announced last week by Chrysa- the #3 Lift: "We'll ease the transi- Room and Scooter's Neon Cowboy the only WEA label not to have test- most reasonable price." lis (Billboard, Aug. 2, 1980). tion by throwing in a couple of disco in Atlanta, Cactus Jack's in Nash- marketed an anti -counterfeiting sys- Cornyn notes that with regard to Personnel hired by WEA will be songs an hour." ville, and Chicago's the Pheonix and the WEA drive, "it would be incor- used to spot check retail locations for Spanky's. Overall, people seem to feel that rect to suggest that we're going to be counterfeits, he says. Local talent is most frequently the country trend will remain, at forever married to one system. We're "We've been looking at various a so. Distribution Set used, but clubs occasionally bring in least for year or "Everybody looking into a number of devices, systems for a number of years," SEATTLE -The First American label acts. Hank Williams Jr. and around me is doing country stuff. some obvious and some not obvious. Holzman adds. "Don Kosterka of Record Group will be distributed by Hoyt Axton have played the Texas There are only a couple of good dis- When you're trying to keep ahead of Album Graphics printed up some California Record Distributors, Inc. Tea Room. while Scooter's has cos left in the area," says Craig Ede - people who are stealing money from samples and it was obvious to me in California, Oregon, Washington hosted Riders in the Sky. The Phoenix, len. general manager ofJeryl's in At- you, you have to be as clever as pos- which was legitimate and which was and Alaska effective immediately, which has its own Tex -Mex cantina lanta. " `Urban Cowboy's' going to sible." counterfeit." give us an awful lot of mileage, but reports Bill Metz, West Coast sales and western clothing shop. has Cornyn heads a committee in- Holzman initially approached Al- out in a year or manager for First American Rec- staged Mickey Gilley and Lacy J. the interest will die vestigating these devices. being bum Graphics just to print the jack- two." ords, Inc. Dalton. funded cooperatively by WEA and ets for the Cars' third LP. "The job Labels in the First American Clubs relying strictly on recorded Rodeo's Jim Rittenberg, who has Warner Communications. It also in- went into competitive bidding be- Group include First American, Mu- music with a live deejay include the his eye on a second countrified loca- cludes representatives of each of the fore I decided that AGI would print sic Is Medicine. the Great Northwest Cowboy Disco and the Corral, both tion, believes the fad aspect may three WEA labels two it," he says. "It was after I had given Music Company, Burdette and and distribu- in Dallas. Occasionally, KPLX -FM fade in two years but adds, "I think tion organizations. WEA and WEA them the bid that they came up par- Stony Plain. will broadcast live from the year -old you're going to see country clubs International. And it includes Tony enthetically with this device." Cowboy Disco, which originated as around for a while." Muxlow, who developed WEA's Walt á country spot. Hays. manager of Atlanta's manufacturing and distribution sys- & Texas Tea in the MCA Steely Dan At Chicago's Time Machine, spin- Room. agrees. "When the area, where "Urban Cowboy" was tems U.K. country thing Continued from page 6 ning now is being handled by dies down, you'll lose filmed and which has helped gener- The Cars' LP, which is due Friday all the marginal people. But es- WJJD -AM deejay John Charleston. the ate interest in country disco pro- (15), was selected for the Elektra/ complaint states the defendants no- tablished clubs, with a rock -base of Outlaw music of the Willie Nelson gramming. Asylum anti- counterfeiting test be- tified the plaintiff in July they were customers, will remain." and Waylon Jennings variety seems This interest is also reflected in re- cause of the group's platinum track terminating their pact for alleged record, according to to be popular in Chicago, as are "The trend is genuine," comments ports of Los Angeles area discos in- Keith Holzman, breaches. the label's vice produc- crossover artists such as Kenny Rog- Cosmopolitan's Walker. "After all, cluding country in their program- president of Contracts filed with the court in- tion. ers and Crystal Gale. Rodeo's Rit- the only real authentic American ming. dicate Steely Dan was getting an 8% tenberg steers clear of "crying in symbol is the cowboy. Everything Sums up Joe Mitchell. manager of "It was the first large -scale album of suggested list royalty on albums your beer" type slow songs and else has been imported." Nashville's Cactus Jack's: "This isn't by a major act to come along since I under a binder signed in 1972 with points to the Charlie Daniels Band's As clubs around the country make a fad. Cowboys and Indians have was shown the boards some weeks ABC. Under the amended paper, popularity on the club's jukebox. their conversions, the spotlight re- been around a lot longer than Wall ago. I thought it was worth a try and the act was getting 16% of suggested And there are still aficionados of mains on Gilleys in the Houston St. three -piece suits." management went along with me." list on LPs and 12% on tapes.

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