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Enterprises Cameron/Cameron in VOL. Lll, NO. 39, APRIL 8, 1989 STAFF GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher HARRY LOSK Executive Vice President KEITH ALBERT Vice President/General Manager ROBERT LONG Vice President BUD SCOPPA Editor 8 CAMILLE COMPASIO Director, Coin Machine Operations 9 TOM DE SAVIA Los Angeles Editor LEE JESKE New York Editor THE MUSIC TRADE MAGAZINE CECILIA WALKER Nashville Editor Editorial JOE WILLIAMS, Copy Editor CONTENTS JULIUS ROBINSON, Assoc. Ed 10 KAREN WOODS, Assoc. Ed (N. Y.) LISA JOHNSON, Assoc. Ed MUSIC FEATURES NEIL HARRIS, Assoc. Ed Chart Research L.A. RADIO: IN SEARCH OF THE LOST FORMAT (PART 2) GENE FERRITER J.J. Jackson’s got the Edge. Now what’s he gonna do with it? Coordinator (L.A.) KEVIN COOGAN 11 Bud Scoppa, in Art & Commerce Pop Albums (L.A.) STEVE HESS THE ABCs OF XTC Country (Nash.) TOM CHANG “The Klaatu of the ’90s” unveils its most flavorful album. A chat. Pop Singles (N. Y.) BRAD BUCHSBAUM (LA) Julius Robinson SUE THACKREY (Nash.) SCOn SALISBURY (L.A.) INDIGO GIRLS: ALMOST BLUE DOUG PROBST (L.A.) KEN MICALLEF (N.Y.) Fame comes knocking for this New South folk duo. And they almost say no. STEPHANIE BRAINERD (L.A.) Production Karen Woods JIM GONZALEZ 10 THE DOGS D’AMOUR HOWL Production Manager ELAINE FARRIS A dose of Lord Byron, a shot of Wild Turkey and thou. Production Assistant Publication Offices Janiss Garza NEW YORK 157 W. 57th Street (Suite 1402) TOO MUCH JOY: GREEN EGGS & BAs New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 These Ivy League smarty-pants almost named themselves after a Cash Box staffer. Fax: (212) 582-2571 Circulation This is the payback. NINATREGUB, Manager HOLLYWOOD Karen Woods & “Friend” 6464 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 605) Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone:(213)464-8241 COLUMNS Fax:(213)464-3235 6 The Buzz / Johnson, Woods, lley and their sources CYNTHIA BANTA, Circulation 8 Art & Commerce / Bud Scoppa straddles the bottom line NASHVILLE 1 2 The Shock of the New / Joe Williams ponders the alternatives 1300 Division St. Ste. 202, 1 3 The Heavy Metals / Janiss Garza is the definitive rock & roll chick Nashville TN 37203 1 4 On the Dancefloor / Neil Harris cuts a rug Phone: (61 5) 244-2898 20 Singles Going Steady / Julius Robinson has his ear to the wind CHICAGO 22 Rhythm & Blues / Nell Harris throws down the glove 1442 S. 61 st Ave., Cicero IL 60650 24 On Jazz / Lee Jeske blows hot and cool Phone: (312) 863-7440 25 Globalist Groove / Tom Cheyney has been there and back BRAZIL 28 Nashville News / Cecilia Walker takes a stroll on Music Row CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av. N.S deCopacabana 605/1210 CHARTS Rio de Janiero, Brazil 12 Top 40 Alternative LPs Phone:(021)255-6884 1 3 Top 40 Metal LPs ITALY 14 Top 40 Dance Singles MARIO DE LUIGI 16 Top 200 LPs "Music e Dischi" Via De Amicis 47 18 Radio Report 201233 Milan, Italy 21 Top 100 Singles Phone: (902) 839-18-37/832-79-37 23 Top 100 Black Singles JAPAN 24 Top 40 Trad Jazz Albums Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO 25 Top 40 World Music LPs Editorial Mgr. KOZO OTSUKA 27 Top 1 00 Country Singles 2-chome, 11-1, Shinbashi, south by southwest 28 Top 50 Country Albums Minato-ku 31 Top 40 Country Independent LPs Tokyo Japan, 105 34 Chart Index Phone: 504-1651 SXSW 89 UNITED KINGDOM CHRISSY ILEY music and media conference DEPARTMENTS Flat 3, 51 Cleveland Street 4 Tickertape: New, expanded and relevant London W1 P 5PQ England CIIMICIE lllll 5 News: South By Southwest Conference Phone:01-631-1626 7 Movers & Shakers CASH BOX (ISSN 0008-7289) is pub- lished weekly (except Christmas week) by 1 5 Retail Report / Shoptalk Cash Box, 157 W. 57th Street, Suite 1402 27 Country New York, NY 10019 for $125 per year 32 Coin Machine second class, $150 first class. Second class PAGE 5 PAGE 10 35 Classifieds postage paid at New York, NY and addi- tional mailing offices. Copyright 1989 by the Cash Box Publishing Co.. Inc. All Cover photo by Sheila Rock rights reserved. Copyright under Univer- sal Copyright Convention. POST- MASTER: Send address changes to Cash Box, 157 W. 57th Street, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10019. — — TICKERTAPE THE BIZ: In late-breaking news, of creative services VP Jeff Gold will we’ve learned that I.R.S. Records will be greatly expanded, and no one is ex- remain with MCA for North America pected to be brought in from outside.... (despite longstanding rumors to the contrary), but that the two labels will MCA president A1 Teller has gotten henceforth be involved in a P&D around to restaffing the label’s relationship. I.R.S. is expected to relo- depleted A&R department with four cate to a 40,000-square-foot facility appointments. Former Columbia O’ L.A. little within spitting distance of its present Records MOR specialist Denny ONE ON ONE TON FUN: Guns are busy bees, recording their upcoming PolyGram release at in headquarters on the Universal lot. The Diante, who got the axe when Teller One on One North Hollywood. Pictured, standing, from left, are engineer label is also in the midst of beefing up lost his presidency at the CBS label, is second Mike Tacci, execu- tive producer Tom Werman, L.A. Guns’ guitarist Tracii its field marketing staff; first to be ap- reunited with his old pal as VP, while Guns (the found- ing Guns of Guns N’Roses), and studio proprietor Jim David; seated at pointed is Dee Murray, who becomes Columbia metallurgist Bret the console are producer/engineer Duane Baron and producer Midwest field marketing director out of Hartman becomes manager Diante John Prudell. Chicago. In other I.R.S. news, Cary and Hartman join a pair of new his post as Baker h as resigned garde festival (last year it docked in American rock bands on independent publicity VP after five years at the Miami ) is returning to New York for the labels have only been coming to the label. Baker plans to decide from 10th anniversary event, November 10- U.S.S.R. since December, when Thin offers while working among several job 18. The Brooklyn Academy of White Rope did a short Soviet tour. on his tan for a couple of weeks. Leave Music is hosting the festival, with the him a message at (213) 969-8891.... BAM events making up a large part of TECHNO INFO: In a move intended Meanwhile, in this week’s episode of its annual Next Wave Festival. to generate high-volume real-time in- the EMI Music Worldwide serial (or Among the more than 100 artists teraction with its viewers, MTV Net- is that cereal?), upwardly mobile Jim scheduled to appear are John Zorn, Fifield (a General Mills exec until Kip Hanrahan, Moondog, the works has signed a deal with AmEx af- filiate Technologies for 1985) has wrested the CEO slot from World Saxophone Quartet, Blind FDR use of the company’s patented mass-audience longtime head man Bhaskar Menon. Idiot God, John Carter, Greg Osby, interactive telephone technology. The Effective April 1, Fifield’s title is ad- Fred Frith, Musica Electronica DIANTE, marketing and research implications justed from president and chief operat- DODES Viva, George Lewis, the Brooklyn are obvious.... Sonopress, Bertles- Philharmonic and Ginger Baker; the directors, Susan Dodes (who moves mann-owned cassette-duping com- among the almost two dozen New York over from Warner/Chappell music) and pany, is adding 70,000 square feet to its venues involved are CBGBs, the Knit- Paul Kremen (formerly with Unicity Weaverville, N.C., plant. The company ting Factory, the Kitchen (where the Music). But will Diante have to report recently introduced a new duplicating first New Music America took place in to incumbent A&R head Kathy process known as DAAD (an acronym 1979), the World and Merkin Con- Nelson?... Another former Columbia for digital audio analog duplication) cert Hall. Philip Morris has provided A&R man, Jamie Cohen, is expected through which digital information is funding. Elektra’s Bob Krasnow is to resurface in somewhat less transferred directly onto cassette, heading a multi-label Recording In- corporate surroundings in the next eliminating the need for analog master dustry Council to New Music week or two.... PolyGram has set up tapes.... Agfa presents a seminar on America, and a phalanx of 300 public its own merchandising company, which “Restoring Old Masters,” at the radio stations nationwide will air por- will be managed by Great Southern Registry Hotel in Universal City, April tions of the festival either live or on a FIFIELD MOVES UP, WHILE MENON Merchandising of Macon, Ga. 12 . one-day tape delay basis. Full details GETS MOVED OVER PolyGram Merchandising Co. will will be available in May; a call to (718) be overseen by Peter Takiff, senior ing officer to president and chief execu- 636-4100 brings a brochure.... Mid- LONGPLAYERS: In a late Hash, Is- VP, strategic planning, at the label. .. tive officer, while Menon retains his town, where all the lights are bright; land Records has deemed Marianne WEA International’s acquisition of title of chairman but assumes lesser Midtown, waiting for you tonight. Faithfull's much-anticipated new LP the week: Japanese label Alfa responsibilities and a greatly Petula Clark are you listening? Ten “un release able.”... Adventurous Moon .... Talk about the age of diminished power base. Industry in- days after the Ritz shutters its Elektra has signed They Might Be specialization: MCA publicist Julie siders speculate that Capitol downtown doors for shiny new mid- Giants and will release the Pixies’ Farman is now handling just three Records honcho Joe Smith was one town (W.