Record-Business-1981
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4 INSIDE Singles chart 6-7; Album chart, 17; New Singles,19; New Albums, 16; Airplay guide, 14- 15; Small Labels,18; The Royal Wedding Discs, 5-8. JULY13,1981VOLUME THREE Number 16 '60p CBS dominates Deram scraps 'Or LP RB second after Southall riot quotes survey DECCA'SDERAM label has deletedmember of the National Front 'Leader IN THE wake of its massive hits with and withdrawn an 'Oi' music compila-Guard', although Deram has been un- Adam and the Ants and Star Sound, tion -a special co -promotion deal withable to confirm this. CBS predictably takes the top position consumer rock weekly Sounds - in the Said the label's marketing manager in every category, with the exception of wake of last weekend's riot in Southall.John Preston: "We utterly deplore and Indie Labels, in RB's survey of sales The album entitled Strength Throughcondemn the events of Friday night at activity through its panel shops in the Oi, featured material by skinhead groupSouthall. In order that there should be second quarter of the year. the 4 Skins, who were headlining theno confusion as to our attitude, it has Adam and the Ants top the lists of the Southall pub gig at the centre of lastbeen decided to delete the LP Strength top 30 best-selling singles and albums, Friday's racial violence. Through Oi. TEARDROP EXPLODES have beenwith Star Sound in third place on singles The LP was released earlier this year. "While we do not feel that the albumso busy on the road of late that it wasand runner-up on albums, as well as It was compiled by Sounds journalists,is a major part of the overall problem, itonly last week that singer Julian Copetopping the disco/soul top sellers. A and was promoted through a money -offis clear that the association of this kindcould drop in to Phonogram's officesfurther CBS winner was Champaign's voucher in the paper. It went on generalof music and this kind of violence is anto pick up a silver disc for UK sales of`How 'Bout Us' which came out as the release at a retail price tag of under £4.undesirable one." the 'Reward' single. He is picturedtop airplay single. Its cover bore the picture of a booted The title Strength Through Oi itself hasabove with Phonogram andBrian The top three companies (singles) are skinhead aiming a kick, and it has sinceNazi connotations. 'Strength ThroughShepherd(left)and a&r managerCBS, EMI and RCA, with EMI and been alleged that the model was aJoy' was a 1930s fascist rallying cry. David Bates (right). Polydor in second and third place after CBS in the albums survey. Leading records in the survey of Indie Labels charts were (singles) 'Why' by `Portuguese imports were fakes' -BPI Discharge (Clay) and (albums) He Who DaresWinsbyTheatre Of Hate MOTOWN RECORDS and the BPIRiso E Ritmo, and he had been assuredowned Radio Triunfo. Triunfo had(SSSSS). were in the High Court late last weekthat the discs had been bought fromfacilities for making records, and, said Full details will be published in the attempting tostop a London -basedMotown's Portuguese licensee. Jacob, it was not disputed that it madenext edition of RB. importer and wholesaler from dealing in It was said that Motown's solicitorsthe albums complained of. allegedly counterfeit Portuguese im-held 3,500 albums which had been The defendants suggested that Triun- fo, acting in concert with Riso E Ritmo, New chart service ports. delivered up after Motown applied for a WITH EFFECT from the issue of Motown is contending that productsearch and seize order. made the albums to Imavox's orders, August 3, Record Business will be imported by Simons Records has been A High Court judge had later refusedand so were licenced. injunction banning "We say not so" said Jacob. "We say introducing a new Advance Chart "Got up as the product of the genuinetocontinue an Information Service for subscri- Motown licensee in Portugal," in theSimons from selling the disputed titles,they are not made under licence, and bers. The service will be available words of Robin Jacob QC. after evidence suggested the discs wereyou can tell this from the appearance of Motown was seeking an interim in- the records." from Ilam on Fridays -all callers genuine licenced products. will be entitled to receive over the junctionagainstSimonsRecords, But evidence was being heavily chal- He said there were differences on the sleeves and labels, and on one record the phone detailsof those records Simons Sales Stores and Warrens Re-lenged by both sides, and each side was appearing in any of RB charts in cords - associated companies under theaccusing the others' witnesses of tellingleft and right stereo channels were reversed, with a considerable degree of which their company has a specific control of Warren Goldberg - to preventuntruths. interest. After this date, no chart sale of 11 titles alleged to be fakes. Dealing with the 'Portuguese back-surface noise. information will be disclosed in But Goldberg told the court in aground'tothecase,Jacobsaida The case was originally scheduled to statement that the records in questioncompany called Imavox was Motown'slast three days, but at lunchtime onadvance of the Monday publica- were not counterfeit, but genuine. Heexclusive licensee in that country. Wednesday the proceedings were sud- tion, except to subscribers to the said they had been bought by Simons The defendents' suppliers were Risodenly broken off following evidence new service. For further details and cost, please contact Howard Rosen Records inthe ordinary course ofE Ritmo, Portuguese wholesalers ownedfrom Motown concerning the printing business from suppliers in Portugal,or controlled by Jose Serafim, who alsoof one of the disputed albums. at Record Business. ESPECIALLY FOR YOU new album featuring his new single EspeciallyYou MC A735735 TV Campaigns commence July 15th in ATVand STAG areas Consumer and Trade Press Ads -Window Displays Point of Sale Material Full Promotional Back-up MCA RICORDS 1 Great PulteneyStreet,LondonW1 3F W Distributed by CBS 1960 21551 ALBUM MCI 3114 AVA I LA 131.1. ON CASSET F 11EWS Tribunal to decide Major growth on ITV music rates? in store for A HEARING beforeaPerformingThe PRS however, claims that it is the HMV chain Right Tribunal looks to be in prospectIBA and that a tribunal is not competent HMV SHOPS embark on the first stage before new rates for the use of copyrightto deal with the contractors' case. It is of a major expansion of retail outlets music can be agreed between the PRSanticipated that however the tribunal this week with the opening of a 7,500 sq and the commercial television com-rules on the preliminary matter, an ftstore in Manchester, for which a panies. appeal to the High Court will be made budget of £250,000 has been allocated. The PRS is seeking an increase ofbefore the serious talking about a new The Manchester store will be fol- about £1 million in the first year of a newdeal can begin. lowed by the opening of the enlarged agreement, based on a percentage of Also continuing on the basis of an Oxford Street flagship shop on August 5 advertising revenue rather than theinterim agreement is the IBA's authority and a new outlet in Glasgow on August lump sum paid in the past. The lastto continue to play copyright music on 11. This will bring the strength of the agreement expired on March 31 1980the local radio stations. The licensing chain to 34 shops, with a total of 100 and permission for the continued use ofarrangements for radio were referred toFLEET STREET journalists return- ing from a heavy lunch may not haveenvisaged in all major towns during the music is based on an interim agreement.a performing right tribunal in 1978 by next decade. HMV will be concentrat- However, as far back as September lastthe Association Of Independent Radiobeen able to believe their eyes at the sight of an elephant trundling up anding on broadly-based leisure centres, year the PRS decided that agreement onContractors, simultaneously withits selling not just records, but also books, a new permanent arrangement could notattempt to secure new PPL terms fordown outside the hallowed portals of the Daily Express. Pictured above is avideo tapes and games and home com- be reached and published details of aplaying records. Since the tribunal's puter programmes. new scheme to allow the ITV companiesdecision on PPL payments is still themember of The Pitsaboardthe pachyderm promoting their Zilch Re- The opening of the Manchester store to use copyright music. subject of an appeal, the PRS is waiting will mark the beginning of five days of Since then the two sides have re-for the result before it takes the mattercords release 'There's Always Some- thing There To Remind Me.' celebrations, beginning with a parade by mained at loggerheads. The ITV com-further. a 55 -strong marching band leading a panies, fiercely resisting any form of However, in the meantime, the PRSconsecutive years for full members -laundau containing the Lord Mayor and percentage payment, have referred thehas been engaged on a number ofhave remained unchanged since 1977. Itthe 1981 reincarnation of Nipper, the matter to a tribunal. monitoring checks of ILR stations andwas proposed that the levels be doubled,famous HMV dog. Barbara Dickson, In 1979, independent television paidclaims that "an unsatisfactory situation"but members thought that this was tooSaxon and Bucks Fizz will also be on the PRS £2.5 million. The proposedhas developed over programme returns,much and further consideration will behand. On the first day all singles will new arrangement would give the PRSparticularly in respect of jingles andgiventothe matter by PRS legalretail for 85p with Top Ten albums 1.5 percent of total network advertisingcommercials.