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6 08120 SEPTEMBER 23, 1972 $1.25 B5DBORDtIOODESOZ6 J JUN 73 A BILLBOARD PUBLICATION ORDER DIVISION DES MOINES PUB LIBRARY SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR The International DES Oift5 iA 50309 Music -Record -Tape Newsweekly TAPE/AUDIO/VIDEO PAGE 24 lO HOT 100 PAGE 58 TOP LP'S PAGES 55, 56 Studios: Payoffs AES: Calm FCC Seeks New & 3 -Channel In Nashville & By EARL PAIGE Rules to Fight NEW YORK-Recording techni- cians and hardware designers on both sides of the matrix vs. discrete 4 -channel "battle" were surprising- Col Closes in LA ly cordial to one another as the Payola Takers 49th Audio Engineering Society By MILDRED HALL By ELIOT TIEGEL (AES) Convention opened here LOS ANGELES-The recording operation, only RCA and Capitol Sept. 12. Though not interpreted WASHINGTON-A new kind and laws, in addition to broadcast studio business, already hit by de- remain as majors with studios as a concession, RCA engineer J. of trap for disk jockeys who take and common carrier and other li- mands for kickbacks from inde- available for custom clients. James Gibson said his firm is pro- payola, and a new way for the censees. pendent producers and engineers, Such details as what happens to posing a "3 -channel" broadcasting Federal Communications Commis- The FCC wants maximum fines has been slapped a major eco- the 28 engineer -members of the system. sion to act directly against bribers against broadcast licensees for a nomic blow with the announce- International Brotherhood of Elec- Emil L. Torick, CBS Labora- of station programmers, may lurk single offense put at $2,000, and ment by Columbia Records that trical Workers (IBEW), what hap- tories, chief backers of the SQ in the commission's recent plans for multiple violations at $20,000, it will close its major four -studio pens to all the 16 -track equipment matrix system, set the tone. of the for heavier, and more uniform doubling the present amounts. It complex here Sept. 30. and who moves into all the space initial opening panel. He said, "The sanctions against violators of the also wants more time to act, ex- in the CBS complex on Sunset discrete vs. matrix differences have Act, in addition tending the limitations period for Columbia thus becomes the first Communications for major label operating recording Blvd. are yet to be worked out. now been pretty well categorized. to those now covered. issuing notices of liability Discrete is a long-term program," broadcasters to one year, or the studios in this city to close them Other Studios The FCC has asked Congress to Columbia's local studios have he added, alluding to industry tests current license term, whichever is because of two factors in the mar- enact legislation authorizing them ket. One, many of its contemporary been in operation since 1960. The and the Federal Communications greater. company continues to operate stu- Commission study of discrete to impose far-reaching sanctions The present antipayola section acts preferred to record at outside rules independent studios rather than (Continued on page 43) (Continued on page 43) against all violators of FCC 317 of the Communications Act use the Columbia facilities. And gives the commission itself the two, maintaining a staff of 28 en- right to levy fines against station gineers produced an untenable fi- licensees, or penalize with short- nancial situation which was not term renewals, when the owner offset by any rental business. fails to practice "reasonable dili- Imported & Domestic LP Duplications gence" in controlling payola or With over 200 studios in the Los on Angeles County area, business for conflict of interest situations his station. The law requires that a time has been cut-throat. With Provide Collectors With a Dual Choice program Columbia phasing out its studio any kind of payment for By BOB KIRSCH material aired must be announced, and the sponsor identified. LOS ANGELES-Will the real original album marketing outlets for the retailer and buying oppor- The nonlicensee, the disk jockeys, New $, Problems please stand up? This is the question facing many tunities for the record collector. the programmer, et al, are covered record buyers today. Do they want a domestic or Imported recordings are not a new phenomena, under Section 508, which requires For Pubs: Feist imported version of an LP? particularly in the classical field. Deutsche Grammo- "disclosure" to the licensee of any The growing number of imported recordings now phon Gesellschaft is one example of a label that and all payment for airing records NEW YORK-Music Publishers available in this country, running from rock to has been available for years with a strong classical or other program material. Section in the years ahead will face more du- catalog. But the label has been available for so is statute and can while ethnic to classical and often amounting to exact 508 a criminal challenges and problems, at is strong new (Continued on page 43) (Continued on page 43) the same time they will have the plications of domestic releases, creating opportunity of tapping new ave- nues of profit, according to Leon- ard Feist, executive director of the National Music Publishers Associa- London Promo tion. Feist noted that in some areas of publishing, problems remain constant. To illustrate, he pointed out that at a meeting 50 years ago Polich Change the publishers' trade organization By PAUL ACKERMAN (Continued on page 62) NEW YORK-In a policy shuffle, London Records has re- shuffled its entire promotional Buddah Bowing wing with a series of personnel additions and changes affecting `Rockomic' LP's the branch, independent distribu- tor and regional segments of the By SAM SUTHERLAND (Continued on page 43) NEW YORK - The Buddah Group is exploring the union be- tween rock 'n' roll and comic EMI, Roulette books with the unveiling of "Rock- omics," a series of albums slated In Latin Deal to combine rock music with epi- By JIM MELANSON sodic narratives featuring promi- nent comic strip heroes. The debut NEW YORK-Sabor Records, a release for the series, entitled newly formed firm, has signed a "From Beyond the Grave," will "Hearing them may prompt you to move the Stones back a The single "POPCORN" by the Hot Butter Group on Musicor, long-term licensing agreement with feature the character of Spider - notch or two." (Bud Scoppa in the September 14 issue of has melted the hearts of record buyers all over the world. EMI for exclusive manufacturing ROLLING STONE). Foghat (BR 2077) including the single, "I and distribution rights for EMI's Man as created by Stan Lee for An International hit. Now comes the album with more Hot Marvel Comics. Just Want to Make Love to You" (BSV 0008) an Bearsville Latin product in the U.S. and the charts! (Advertisement) Produced by Barbara Gittler and Records and Tapes. Distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc. Butter Hits headed right up Puerto Rico. 62) (Continued on page 43) Aw g'wan, Foghat. (Advertisement) (Continued on page (Advertisement) KE 31 555 KE 31710 KE 31598 CRAZY HORSE 1 "l Can See Clearly Now": Formerly lead singer One of the best known Redbone picks another The single is bulleting with Edgar Winter's White bands in rock and roll.The winner as their "Fais -Do" up the charts and the album Trash, Jerry La Croix is off odds are in their favor with single pulls out front. is hot on its heels. and running on his own. their first Epic album. 9,1,C MARCA REG. T.M. 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We'd like to make classical music are doing well. roof is providing a major boost this a real record store within a Fishbein also feels that 4 -channel hardware outlet, kind of a sound is "here now," is for 4 -channel disk and tape sales and there not supermarket. We're looking at this as large a problem as many seem at Federated Electronics. as an experiment and if the two to feel in obtaining satisfactory "It's a great help to have the match it will be great. software and hardware. "There are hardware and software together," "When you look at it," he con- a lot of titles around," he said, says record buyer Chuck Fishbein, tinues, "it's kind of silly to have "and most 4-channel equipment is "particularly with a relatively new to buy hardware in one place and compatible with stereo. configuration such as 4 -channel. software in another if there is "I think you can sell 4-channel When a consumer buys the hard- room in one location for both." now if you promote it, which is ware, he's generally excited enough Federated is what we're doing. We have a full to want finding that this bin A HAPPY SCENE.