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SECTION ONE 08120 TWO SECTIONS, OCTOBER 16, 1971 $1.25 A BILLBOARD PUBLICATION SEVENTY- SEVENTH YEAR The International Music-Record-Tape Newsweekly CARTRIDGE TV PAGE 25 HOT 100 PAGE 56 O r TOP LP'S PAGES 58, 60 EDITORIAL Output of 2 -LP Sets Up; Telling It Straight Spurs Multiple Pricing The set of anti -drug radio commercials aired across the nation during Drug Abuse Prevention Week reflects the real attitude of the much knocked and abused recording industry on the subject of By PAUL ACKERMAN and the drugs young. NEW YORK - The two - Last week's Billboard Top LP from $1.98 per single album to This positive approach -questions and answers by authorities record album set is becoming an chart, for instance, shows such $2.98, is coming out with a new under the title "Something You Always Wanted to Know About increasingly important factor in two -disk sets as "Shaft," the series which will offer two al- Drug Abuse -But Didn't Know Who to Ask" produced for the the pop record industry and is Isaac Hayes soundtrack on En- bums at a suggested list of government through the RIAA -will counterbalance the vague gen- bringing along with it an ad- terprise (suggested list $9.98); $3.98. eralizations and insinuations concerning censorship and so- called vanced concept of the old idea Joan Baez' `Blessed Are" on Particularly glamorous to many "drug lyrics" in a number of rock songs. of multiple pricing. Vanguard ($9.98); "Jesus Christ, tradesters are such new two -disk This involvement in Drug Abuse Week will assist in correcting the Superstar" on Decca ($12.98); packages as Tom Jones recorded image of the radio -recording business too often distorted by head- the Allman Brothers on Capri- live at Caesar's Palace, on line- grabbing politicians. corn ($6.98); "Chicago Transit Parrot, with suggested list of Mexico Takes Authority" on Columbia ($5.98) $11.96; the upcoming "Fiddler and many more. In addition, on the Roof," at $9.98 on UA. Camden, which originally went (Continued on page 62) Aussie Invasion on Brazilian Fest By HENRY JOHNSTON Telex Buys Marketing, Sales RIO DE JANEIRO - Mex- Via Binder -Porter ico's entry "Y Despues Del Rights to Qatron Changer By NAT FREEDLAND Amor" (After Love) won Bra- zil's Sixth International Song By BRUCE WEBER LOS ANGELES - There is acts. The Australian invasion is Festival. Pakistan came second, a host of rock performers com- being sparked by Binder -Porter Brazil third and the Lebanese MINNEAPOLIS - Telex has A marketing campaign is be- ing out of Australia who will be Productions, who've already ob- entry fourth. purchased the marketing and ing launched this month not competing on the U.S. record tained major record company The Mexican song, composed sales rights to Qatron Corp.'s only to announce the Telex market on equal terms with contracts for all three of the by Arturo Castro, was performed 8 -track changer. changer models, but to inaugu- American, British and Canadian Australian artists they tried mar- by the five Castro Brothers, in- It will incorporate the chang- rate a new image for Telex as keting Stateside. cluding the composer. The sec- er, now called the Telex chang- a full -line consumer products Writer- singer Rick Springfield ond place Pakistan song, "Love er, in a console model (6217Q) company, said Floyd Hines, Process Prints has just signed with Capitol and on My Mind," was composed at $599, and also offer it in a marketing director. the rock quartet, Spectrum, has and performed by Rocky Shan - fully amplified version (48H) at Although the emphasis will Label on Disk a new pact with Atlantic. Binder - an, and the cheering audience $299 and as a pre -amp deck be in cartridge models -all of first Aussie signing, By ROB PARTRIDGE Porter's of 25,000 in the Maracanzinho only (48D) at $249. the company's products are do- Daddy Cool, has its single, is look- Staff Member, Record & Tape Retailer stadium demanded and received mestically built -Telex "Eagle Rock," being shipped by an encore. ing at some high -end cassette LONDON -Phonodisc is ex- (Continued on page 8) Brazil's song, "Kyrie" was Matrix Program decks, Hines said. perimenting with a new produc- composed by Paulinho Seares Going into the fall selling tion technique, painted labels, with lyrics by Marcello Silva. Offered to Radio season and early 1972, Telex pioneered by the French com- SPOTLIGHT ON The performers were the Tar - By CLAUDE HALL will have in its line three 8- pany SFP. The new process mura Trio who are under con- track playback /record models: prints the labels WEST GERMANY directly onto the tract to TV Globo, one of the NEW YORK - Bonneville 811R deck at $169; 812 at $259 records, cutting out the produc- See Page WG -1 sponsors of the Festival. Program Services is now offer- without speakers, $299 with tion costs of printing labels on (Continued on page 51) ing matrix quadrasonic pro- (Continued on page 62) paper. gramming material to its sub- The new technique at present scribers, according to Loring S. is limited to selected Polydor and Fisher, director of marketing. Nonesuch Bows Philips singles and has been used FORE Sets Up Scholarships The programming service is us- on the New Seekers' "Never ing Electro -Voice encoded ma- Pop -Out Cover (Continued on page 4) For Children of Minorities terial and "to my knowledge we were the first and continue to be By ROBERT SOBEL IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIII By RADCLIFFE JOE the only program syndication of- fering a quadrasonic service," NEW YORK -A large con- BILLBOARD HQ LOS ANGELES-The Frater- According to Aki Aleong, nity of Recording Executives president of FORE, several ma- Fisher said. sumer request for its covers has Nonesuch IN EXPANSION (FORE) has developed a schol- jor recording companies, includ- "We do have the complaint be- spurred Records to arship fund to assist children of ing Columbia, Atlantic, Buddah, ing heard from others about lack develop a novel concept in pack- LOS ANGELES - In estab- minority groups in getting col- Uni and Chess Records, have of material to broadcast. This be- aging design. The Elektra Rec- lishing its international head- lege educations. pledged support of the venture. (Continued on page 8) ords classical budget line will quarters here, Billboard has The three -year -old affiliate of Recordings by such artists as introduce the concept with the moved into enlarged quarters, the National Association of Ra- Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, first round of its fall releases Suite 415, 9000 Sunset Blvd., dio and Television Announcers the Isley Bros., Sam Cooke, Otis Emphasis On due in a few weeks. Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. The (NARTA) is planning to release Redding and others are expected The concept, developed by new office phone number is a special LP record featuring the to be released for the project. MOA Robert L. 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