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' MUSIC & VIDEO WEEK FEBRUARY 7, 1981 C GRRD video Manuel single Island signs with EMI for expansion delayed by FROM PAGE 1 to move into stocking video legal row software as well "but (hat P & Dr Virgin for sales depends on the financial climate, ONE OF Australia's best ever and they will be encouraged to go selling singles, Shaddap You ISLAND RECORDS last week through EMI's telephone sales. The new deals will obviously give us into it if they see there is Face, of which Australian sales signed a long term pressing and All new release product will be greater freedom to expand our profitability there". arc approaching 400,000, was sold into the shops by the Virgin operations, which means greater When questioned about the last week the subject of a legal distribution agreement with Records' sales force and their sales penetration," says Martin video disc specifically Tipple dispute regarding UK release. EMI. Island sales however, are telephone sales department. The new Davis, chairman of Island Records. opined: "I'm not loo sure a great Phonogram and Rocket now to be handled by the Virgin release supplement for March will be "We feel the kind of deals we've many retailers will sell it." Records gave undertakings in the sales force in a separate deal thus sold into retailers from done with EMI and Virgin are part A GRRD survey has produced High Court not to release a also signed last week. February 9. of a new trend in the British record a list of 135 video-only dealers. disputed version of the song — The new deals end weeks of The 12-strong Virgin team reports business. Our new sales All these and any other recorded by Manuel, actor speculation about Island's future to sales manager Anne Kelly who arrangements are naturally comp- applicants would, Tipple said, be Andrew Sachs of Fawlty Towers business arrangements. Island was will liaise with Ray Cooper, Island's lemented by EMI's facilities, eligible for membership of fame — before Fcbruray 12. previously licensed to EMI, a three sales manager. In addition. Cooper the new system goes much further RAVRO "so long as they are The action was brought by the year agreement which officially will retain his responsibilities for than distribution, it allows us doing the job properly", Australian Brady Music ended at the beginning of this year. Island's major UK accounts, maximum freedom in the sales and MTA secretary Arthur Proprietary and by April Music. For the past month however EMI including the multiples and merchandising areas." Spencer-Bolland emphasised, Phonogram and Rocket agreed has been handling Island product on wholesalers. however: "New RAVRO not to reproduce or sell records a day-to-day basis while the new New release information will members will have to provide and tapes of the song by deals were being negotiated. continue to be sent to retailers via BPI cassette trade references, and these will Australian-based artist Joe Dolce Both the EMI and Virgin the regular EMI dealer mailing. be taken up." until a licence granted by Brady agreements start from this week. "Even during our licensing On the question of RAVRO's and April comes into effect on All Island product will continue to arrangement with EMI, Island singles talks relationship with other similar Fcbruray 12. be available from EMI Records and retained its autonomy in A&R, associations such as the recently They also agreed to notify all normal stock orders will be placed marketing, press and promotion. continue announced Video Retailers radio stations which already have Association Tipple said: "We copies of the Manuel version not A REPORT on new criteria for will be contacting other video to broadcast it before February Computer help for Tesco records entering the BMRB chart retailers' associations to see what 12. CBS has Just released the Joe {MW January 31) appears to have benefits can be gained by getting Dolce version in the UK. THE GROWTH of singles sales This has been christened STAR been premature and the BPI says together. It would be pointless through Tesco stores since 1979 has (single terminal automated re- that the proposed rules are still having more than one led to the development of a unique ordering) and it was developed by under discussion. The points association covering the same The Look computerised ordering system. This Tesco's own computer specialists, reported may or may not be area of trade." in turn will allow further expansion working with Stuart Kotchie, the incorporated and marketing CAVALCADE MUSIC would like in the stocking of singles. stores' record buyer, and with companies will be given sufficient When asked about the already to point out that they were Tesco has over 100 record Pickwick distributors. STAR is now notice before the rules are noticeable tendency for video "responsible for taking the group departments throughout the used by 29 record departments in the implemented, adds the BPI. manufacturers to sell by direct The Look and making the initial country, and started to stock singles chain. The revisions are prompted by the mail order, or operate a rental demonstration tapes and in fact were in only 10 of these in 1979. The good A stock count at each department need to give guidelines to include rather than retail system, Tipple solely responsible for introducing results led to more departments on Monday provides the computer cassette singles and the BPI says that asserted: "Bypassing the retail the band to Alan Shadlock" and not being selected to stock 45s, and a with information from which it there is to be no insistence that all of trade — for records or video — is as reported in Music and Video new system to speed up ordering and calculates the ideal number of the music must be on one side of the something this organisation is WeeAr's Talent page on January 24, stock control had to be devised. records to be ordered. tape, only, as reported. totally against." DAVID SIMMONS AND ALL OF THE STAFF OF RACHEL MUSIC AND THE LEOSONG GROUP OF COMPANIES ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THEIR EXCLUSIVE U.K. PUBLISHING CONTRACTS WITH LONNIE SIMMONS AND THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE FAMILY. - INCLUDING THE TWO DISCO HIT SENSATIONS OF 1981 - THE GAP BAND - BURN RUBBER ON ME YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES - DONT STOP THE MUSIC P.S. WATCH THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE GROW AROUND THE WORLD! ^ i ■ W / '< • 'V.VNJfgv Mila LONNIE SIMMONS DAVID SIMMONS < vr 4A Newman Passage, London Wl. Tel: 01-580 7118 PAGE 4 .

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