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Contirred ft'oru page (8 °Neville. N.C., Nay 30; Coliseum, Richmond Continued from page 1 RCA wanted to eodblish quadrasonic other by Rick Whitman, pendinga de- Ye.. Nay 31. in the market place and figured to cision on quadrasonic. Earlier, the JAMES LEE STANLEY (RCA): Mlnnear011e PERSUASIONS (Capitol): Main Pant. Bryn mention was the fact that the label, ei- come out ahead in the long ran. But company had distributed a Carole awr, Pa, May 17.20: Cellar Door, Washing. Minn.. May 16:IrMMCRpoös, Intl.. May 17;Co- be im- album on Ode Records in Sansei Ion. O.C.. May 21-26. lambin. Ohio, May 18: PKHOUrgh. Pa.. Ma ther on purpose or inadvertently, look that type of thinking would King SHAWN PHILLIPS (MM): Civic Auditorium, 22: Buffalo. N.Y.. May O3. no chances. The LP jacket carried the practical for us. So, how do we avoid matrix quadrasonic and quadrasonic STATUS Santa Monica, Cattle May 18. GOO (AAMk Coltman Corpus Chase designation "VPSX4089 STEREO" double inventory? Can anybody an- sales were 12,000, a rather small figure WILSON PICKETT (RCA): Hilton Lounge, LN Texas, May 25: Coh'seum.00n.a, Texas. Ma and on the outside the shrink swer that? There's no way out of it." in comparison to the sales in stereo of Vegas. May 30-June 12. 26: C0IINUm, El Paso. Tenet, May 27: Bens of wrap POINTER SISTERS (Slue Thumb): T,OUbeeor. Bull. Callas. May29: Masonic Temple. Dayan waAa sticker that read: -Certified com- But even Kornheiser hoped that the the same album, Her "Tapestry" al- Las Angeles. May 15.19: Greet American Mu- pork Iowa. Mey 31. patible stereo /4- channel recording. double inventory situation could be bum, which wasn't in quadrasonic, Tampa sic Halt San F2ncwce. May23 .27: Keystone. STEELY DAN (ABC): SRe010, Tampa, Designed for high performance on any phased out at the point "when it pays to sold around four million units, for ex- Berkeley, May 2831: Orphanage. Sam Fran- Fla,. May 26: Braves Stadium. Manta, Ga.. o. June I'd. 27. stereo or discrete quadraphonic sys- put everything out in quadrasonic." ample. BILLY PRESTON (ATM. COnatbugon Hal, B.W. TEVENSON (RCA): Festival, KeMN tem." The one great factor in the whole Taxas. May 27. Vanguard Records reports that its Wallington. 0.C., May 21: Civic Cantor. Pion, Many record labels look at the double inventory situation. Kornheiser Nance. R.I.. May 23: Aven. Pittsburgh. Pa. DON STEWART: Palumbas. Philadelphie. May quadrasonic product is beginning to double inventory idea as a "muss" and said. is that "the CD-4 discrete record May 31: DOl0ella, New Haven. COnn., June I. 31. grab on very strong on a one-to-one JOHN (RCA): The East Lan - hope widespread is compatible.' KENNY PRICE /RCA): Pon Palace 1.RalNgf, STEWART Stales. it doesn't become a really basis in classical music "and it's also MC.. May 13: Aeons Club. Cleveland. OMO, sing MICN.. May21.23. Raven Gallery. DM.. reality. At least three record company Field Staff Teaching Mica., May 24-22: °livers, Boman, May 29 catching on in the pop field. The SQ May 19: Valley View Park, Hallam. Pa.. May U. executives said that their decision (still PROCTOR / BERGMAN (CUIuIP61E: Mimi, Fla.. June 3. RCA. meanwhile, is hoping to be matrix system does everything we STONEMAN& SeNoWlia, Md.. May 13; Hagers- pending) on which system to go for May 19. able to avoid a double inventory situ- want. Than may be confusion now JEANNE PRUETT pecay. SO6 -ALink BYkoom, town. Md.. May 26. quadrasonic-SQ matrix, QS matrix or ation by a vast educational campaign about which system will win, but in the Pam Lake, Wisc., May 25-26. S (0..M): Hammond CIVIC Center, Ham- CD -4 discrete -will be based on mond, Ind., May 15: London Arena. London. and even now its 40 field representa- end it's got to be SQ." said Herb Cor- SILL (Columbia): OWNKnightChI- "avoiding the double inventory prob. cag. May 3D-June 3. Ont. Canada, May 16; Hamilton Forum, Ham- tives are visiting dealers to alert them to sack. vice president of sales and pro- Arena, ilton, Ont. Canada, May 17: Massey Han, To. lem." QUICKSILVER (Capitol): Commack marketing procedures for the Quad - motion, Commack, N.Y., May 13. rpnto . Canada. May 18: Arena. Sudbury. Ont., Stan Kaven. vice president for CBS Canada May 19; Civic Center, Onawa, Can. radisc -tip «really, that it should be head Chess/ DEL REEVES (United. ANSis): Leeman Field. Records which developed and mar- Martin Schlachter. of Pennington Gap, Va., May 26: Charlotte 600. Ma May 20; Pala. Oise Sports, Sherbrooke, racked along with regular stereo al- Janus Records, said he was thinking in- Gutty. keted the SQ matrix system and Chulome, N.C.. May 2T -28. bums as well as in special quadrasonic creasingly of quadrasonic and had "ex- JERRY REED (RCAy. Sena CS S. Grange. Green - Quebec City, My 22, Witenena, San charges a dollar extra for quadrasonic Francisco. May 24: Convention Center, Ana. displays. amined both systems but are still sitting 'Ila. S.C.. Nay 25. albums, said: "All of us look forward helm. 081114 May25:Civic Theatre. Sanoiego. LOU REED. (RCA): YoungNOwn. On10. May 1S: At the same time, several other la- on the fence. We haven't felt the mar GIP., May 26. to the day when there will be only one Princeton. N.J., May 14: forum -Capital Hill. bels are "on the fence" regarding ket strong enough yet to put any NAT (RCA): SI. Mob1N. Leurra, Mess., because costs H rgh. Pa.. May 1:g Academy al Musk. record. But, of the extra quadrasonic records. CTI Records records out." But, at the very moment PClladyhlladelp.. Pe.. May 20. May 10. Cohaeure Jackson, Tem., May 20: involved in quadrasonic. them most be Downtowner Motel. Albany, Ga., May 31. stepped down from the fence last week contacted, he was sitting with producer MARTHA REEVES (Gordy): Munklpn Audito- a two -step process." rium, Sheboygan. WNC.. May 26. TEMPTATIONS (Motown): Civic Center, Roan- with the release m SQ matrix of its John Schroeder talking about quad- oke, Va., May íe: Richmond Coliseum. Rich- Bob Kornheiser. vice president of LEA ROSERTS (United MINN: Share -Tanise, "Deodato" album. But Gil Friesen, rasonic and said that the firm which Lake Tahoe. Nevada. May 23-June 22. mond. Va.. May 27; Civic Center, Baltimore, wipe sales for Atlantic Records. said Md.. May 28. vice for put out his tapes wanted to put out PAT ROBERTS (Dot): Eugene,..Nan. May 24- WEA would stick with their double in- president of administration SONNY TERRY BROWNIE McGNEE 28: Spokane, Wash.. May 31 -June 2. (ABM): A&M Records, said, "It's premature to quadrasonic tape cartridges of Chess/ II N. Toron.. Canada May 1537; Tow ventory and dollar higher price for ROCK F. ROLL REVIVAL: International Amphi - Janus England. 1-24. say that we're close to making a deci- product. hatre. Chicago. May 26: Ovnnl, AbanN. Ga.. June quadrasonic. even though. at the same RUFUS TNOMAS(Stax): Imnen al Civic Center, sion on which system to become in- May 27: Madras, Maitre Garden, N.V., June lime, Dave Glew, vice president of Glew wanted to impress upon the in. St. Louie, Mo., May 20: Fox Theatre. Times., volved in ... whether Sansei or dis- to not to get Tende. May M. sales for the label. wishfully hoped that dustry the great need "In JAMEY RYAN: Leeman Field. Pannkplon Gap, crete. But the retailer is very concerned Me label could a direc- too excited or crazy' about quadrason- Va May 20- TERI N: The Paradise Room, Rem "go different Sweeney, May 5.19. about having to stock a double inven- the days when everyone WILLIAM ST. JAMES: CHOW Knight. CM0a9a, tion in the future." iv. "recall ME L TRU B (MGMT Division Theatre. Fort Stew- tory. That will be a factor in any deci- May 30.June 3. Felt RCA Erred flooded the market with 8 -track car- art. Ga., May 27. Cowlown. Kansas sion we make." and over the de- EARL SCRUGGS(Calumba): ERNEST TUBB (MCA): McCormack Place. Chi - RCA made a mistake, Kornheiser tridges -supplied May Oak Hill Park, Eureka City, Mo.. Pt rage. May 27: Church St Gym, New Castle, fell- "when they didn't raise the price In tight of the troubles RCA is hav- mand?" Springs, Ark., May 27. Ind., May 22. on their quadrasonic record. There's ing at the dealer level with the confu- DOC SEVERINSON (RCA). Grand Fe.. N.D., TUFANO a GIAMMARESE (AMA): The Bitter sion about quadrasonic versus stereo, May 13. End. N.Y., May 23-28. cenninly more justification for a price RED SIMPSON (Capitol): Nashville Nevada CONWAY TWRTY (MCAT Good Ole NNrmne increase between stereo and quadraso- Friesen said: "A pity, since they have Winter Group Gold Club. Rana, Nevada. May 1314: Redding. Music, Nashville, Tenn., May 23: Civic Audito- nic than there was between monaural the system that would eliminate all m, Hot Ark., Edgar Winter Cale., May IS: FS, Alaska, May 16-17: Springs, May 25: Coliseum, and stereo, because of the vastly in- double inventory problems." NEW YORK -The Anchorage Alaska. May 1319: Ft It John, Mason. Tenn, May 26: Branson, Mo. May creased costs." He pointed to the 0onó Group has struck gold with their Epic B.C.. Mer 21 -June 2. 27. A &M Holds back album. "They Only Conte Out at Lea Vegas, UPRISING (Rainbow): Full Till Boogie Ballroom, of tooling up for the different com- NANCY SINATRA (RCAI'. Sahara. hack two Night." The album May 15-28. os. Miche May 19. pound necessary for quadrasonic al- A &M has been holding on RIAACertified

LEROY VAN DYKE (MCA): Hugo, Minn., May 26. - SKYLARK aplolk Uncle Sam's. WWinston-Se- in albums. one by Quincy Jones and an- contains the his single "Frankenstein:' TOWN. VAN ZANDT (Poppy): Nemville Falk hums, and the increased costs mix- teak N.C.. May 20, Hilton Hotel. PaWbugn, Festival, Austin. Tatras, May 27. ing the records," He said some albums Pa., May 22. Six Rags Over Georgia, Atlanta, PORTER WAGONER (RCA): Grand ON M. were to addi- Ga., May 24. costing S20.000 550.000 Nasiwile, Tenn. May 19: Shoal C,Nk CM Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY for Week Ending 0/19/73 Spectrum, Philadelphie, May tionally in mixdown charges alone. BLADE Mayday Park, a. Ga., May 20: Armory. Beekley. 26. W. Va. May25; Lancaster. Pe.. May 26; Lone- 'Thus, to charge the same price for a CAL SMITH (MCA): The Longbrench Club. me Pines Speedway, Coburn, Va., May 30. quadrasonic album as a stereo album is W,chita. Kansas. May 24-26. LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III (Columbia): Masl- ridiculous. I can only surmise that CARL SMITH (Columbia): Brewer Auditoium, GrNler County Center, While Plaine. N.Y.. Brewer, Mante, May 26. May 26; Queen Elizabeth Han, Loneen, May O.C. SMITH (Columbia): Tow of North Florida 2E. Bes'i B ILLY WALKER (MOM): Opryland, N LPk. Army Oesec, May 29-June 3. ,Jazz Tenn., May 19: ShnN Mosque. Peens. III., HANK SNOW (RCA) WheNing, W. Va.. May Uphold Right To nlalbsr I (s It May 20: Rato W.Va.. May SS: HutcMa- McCormack Place, Chicago, May 27. Alcos KvwA4r ¡atslrikWlaa IaNN It n. Krone Mayn.31: Wichita. IS amas, June,. SONNY S CHER (MCA): H.I.C. Arena, Honolulu. CNARLIE WALKentRcAy. Va.. May 12- NoA. I SECOND CRUSADE 22 STRANGE FRUIT May 26. 13:111. Format Hearing Gauntry Opry. Peremb0Iurg, Ill., May 19, Crusaders, AIM Thumb BIS 7000 Billie HNiday. Mantic S0 1619 EONS OF CHAMPLIN (CetumeM: Oes Mane.. Coldwater Lakelnn; We.man, Mkh., May20: (famous) Iowa May 23. Hawaii, May 26-June 2. 23 BILLIE HOLIDAY 2 MORNING STAR The 01.12! Recordings, BRUCE SPREN (Columbia): Sports WAR (United Mist): Holnein z Pavillo n Houston. all need for diversity in programming: Arena, Toledo, Ohio. May 2a Coliseum, Fay. Texas. May 26: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Columbia 232060 2. the needs and tastes of the commu- 3 BLACK BYRD SOM., N.Y., May 31, 24 BVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE Donald Ord, Blue Note DOC WATSON (United Aniw): Ozark Mountain nity should be ascertained and satis- Chalet Earland, Prestige 8M111047.T Waited Artists) Canadian LP Fdklair, Eureka Springs. Ark., May 27. fied. and 3. the availability of the q'pes 10050 (Fantasy) WEATHER REPORT (Columbia): Exit Inn, Rasa SKY DIVE of programming in the area should be 4 25 MIJRAB eu AM, Tenn., May I6-17. Seddie Hubbard. Ch 6018 (- ourusnslfi'enn pap, considered when a citizens' group pro- Caber 1000. CT 6026 'REPOT WELLER (Columbia): NNhvllle Music. 5 PRELUDDEE/DEODATO Nashville, Tenn., May 31 tests the loss of a "unique' type. The 26 ON THE CORNER calls for photographs and biographical KITTY WELLS /JOHNNY WRIGNT (MCA): Ma- court was not convinced that these Miles Davis, Caseta KC 31906 6 ElMil O VIER data on all anists. as well as a possible. eem Cam.. May 2e.: Napa. Calif. May 28:San 27 HUSH 'N THUNDER guidelines are being universally ap- MM IaasN, CTI 6024 FranciscSOo, May 27. short history of Canadian music. "Pro- Ousel Laleal. Atlan) l SO 1635 DOTTIE WEST (RCA): Columbia. Tenn, May 19: plied. 7 FUNKY SERENITY fessionalism" is being stressed 28 WE GOT A GOOD THING GOING S ominonam. Ala., May 24; Laurel. MIN., May On legal and technical grounds. the Ramsey Lewis. Columbia KC 32030 Hank Crawford. Kudu throughout the package production. 25: Porkers Lake, Ky.. May 27. 09 (CT) court added that when a "factual dis- B RIGHT AS A FEATHER WILBURN BROTHERS (MCA): Mania. Ga., May Chick Cosca, Palydor PD 5525 29 DIG THIS The College Markel pute" is involved in a case concerning 26: OaMand USA, Nashville, Than., May 27. 9 1st BGHT Bobbie Humphrey. Blue Hole a BLit 89421 Vickery is promoting college radio HANK WILLIAMS JR. (MGM): Panther Hall, Fin the public interest in a formai hear- Freddie Hubbard. CTI 6013 (U.A.) WO.. Texas. May 26. via the package by emphasizing the ing by the FCC is mandatory. In the RED, BLACK A GREEN 30 SOPHISTICATED LOU NANCY WILSON (CapiK4): England, May 30 l0 size and scope of both Canadian and WOLN-EM case, the FCC agreed Roy Ayers, Potpie( PO 5045 June 30. 8411-1.6024.F R.(RAT U.S. college outlets. That approach JONNNY WINTER(Celumbie: WMIehand, San without heating the evidence: that the li HAg61N' OUT Francisco, Msy 2827; Passaum, LN Am new owner needed to make the change Funk, Im.. Prestge PRS 10059 31 OH GIRL further underscores the growth of col- 0, YounEHOS Unlimited, Aim 1674 gales, May 26; Coliseum. Denver. Colo., May 12 INNER CITY BLUES lege radio there during recent years. as in format to avoid financial loss. But ' Washington, 11.. Kudu 03 (Ch-) 32 3 PIECES FOR BGES BAND to the Citizens Committee charged that Siegal! Scheel!. DGG 2530.309 revealed in recent efforts create an MAC wiSEMAN. (RCA): Pete ewe's Farm, 13 TALA 10 THE PEOPLE Amelia. A.MayCA):SMay WGLN -FM was at the time making ongoing association of Canadian col- Les McCann. Atlantic S0 1619 33 NEAT LM,lnIeseALBUM lege stations. WISHBONE ASH (MCA): WaaM1..May26; money on she progressive rock and had WEE M 9042 (Fantail Portland, Mregon, May 2 >. raised its card rates accordingly. (The Benson. GOB 34 YOU GOT SAHARA Despite the current delays. Vickery B OBBY WOMIIC (united Amal): Demme is. ne 9039 (Fantasy) remains confident that the needed Audimrium. Danville. Va. May lyl station had previously lost money on IS SONGSCyOR LADY MileÁW (Fantasy) 35 HURIW00D EDGE funds roughly $(0.000 -wi(( be se. T May 00011 May, Kl nem- golden oldies and country music for- pnls. Tenn., May Cllr Aud.rlum, I6 HERBIE HANCOCK SOUDANT Tim Weisberg. ARM SP A152 cured. Given the detail mals.) of the propos- Rome. I21; Blackman Rah Eaton Columbia, KC 32212 36 ALL ME KING'S HORSES On she 11000 petition - als. the documentary concept itself Rouge. La.LaL .,MMay Wlieeum,Coliseum. availability. 17 MOONNGERMS Grove. Washington, P. Nadu KU -07.KII) e, (which provides coherent, conceptual lay La., May 22: CM ParkPan $ium. rsclaimcd there was no other progres- '' 37 New Orleans. MSy2n, KIN Auditorium. programming rather than just music), sive rock station in the area. while she 18 INSIDE II Rine Hloliday Deco 010 71611 (MCA) Loues. May May 15:OIlanyHo511 Paul Hom RE31600 FCC attempted to answer thn by stat- Epic (Columbia) 38 EVOLUTION OF and the liming, which focuses on the Cots.. May 28: Audiodum ThNVe, Chicago, MANN Serbia Mann, opening of school when students arc May 27. ing that someof she progressive type of 19 Mantic 2300 RiLEWIS Columbia CO 310% most interested in their radio station's BTPYIE WONDERdeMaywm: BeneMela:rwoo- music would show up in Top Forty U 39 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) aladlum, CNIIa M0, 19: HIC Area.: HOdo. 20 UNDER Ester Phillips. Kudu KU-09 (or) w programming, Vickery is now arca nation airplay. To this the court Cato rSRS Flying Dutrhman FO 10(56 HMay MAY 20; SDOrIS Arena. Toledo. CHERRY said. "We deal hem with format. not H.P. HORN II (M.F. HORN) a concerned primarily with overcoming DMO, May 26. 21 Stanley rurrenti R with Mill Jackson. delays caused by the chains of com- AT(MOtoo RiverR Colo..0May occasional duplications of selections." Maynard Ferguson, Columbia KC 31(09 CI16017 19;E PELIN AaeavNOeReservation, Wye, mand involved in negotiations with Also, is held "the presence or absence LED Angele): ale Land Cl-3 :Mali, Copyrght 1973, 9111000/0 PuwkaloN, Inc. No pmt of ION publication may Ha reproduced, an alternative source is a material is- rod Ina retrieval system. or transomed. in .n0 programming sounxs and potential May 26: Los Angeles, Calif.. May 3031: Sari of roam or by any imans NaSSONe, n*Maanieet Ohotocoppn9. recording, or omarwae. Mthou ne Pmr SOnan ParlNase W gta N UMhar. sponsors. Francisco. Jule 1 .2. sue;' in taus of basic format change. MAY 19,' 1973, BILLBOARD 67

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