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But thatial figurexpe round)st ABC 115,000. circulatio: Vox' Bard council meeting as chairman last Thursday. thePublishing magazinc's fifthdircctor anniversary. Andy NME"slogan will "From be revived The Makcrs in th< f The Lion King aims for record McDuff says the effect of the move tioning, he says. releaseBuena Vista of its Entertainment The Lion King hastitle scheduled for September the video 19, and 4.4m-sellingexpects the title The toJungle break Book.The the UK record release set willby its be own andpromoted 10-second via a teasertélévision ads adand campaign posters at featuring sites across five- Pop acte press on the country declaring "The Lion Is Coming". 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Simon Climie,Nurding and has was been in London's writing f2mJn the Liverpnnl Instilute for Performing Arts, the whichforge aheadGary Barlow with a has fourth already album started for "handfuTtaken up morean offer had beenof ticket retu forids. the A single,Marcus provisionally Studios last titledweek Lightrecording Of My a usecharitable the funds trust to supportedimprove its by building, Paul McCartney. buy equipment Lipa will writingTake material,That's first he US says. single Back For Earl's Court dates in London, tys.Hugh •Life, Sce which Analysis, is due p6.out in mid-October. and commission works of art. Chief executive Mark alsoFeatherstone-Witty a statement of faith says, in "We Liverpool feel that and this in Lipa."donation is Radio plays keyroie' PolyGram revamps ordering in BSurv Oasis battSe offeringPolyGram a 24UK hour-a-day launches a service, new order every desk day today of the (July year. 24) Création and Parlophone are relying on radio in the fortheom- The company is also installing extra téléphoné lines for willing battlebe released between head-to-head the new singles on August by Oasis 14. and Blur, which thenews service, that PolyGram which is will being begin launched early shipmentfollowing of the new areBy released, the time both Oasis's will Rollhave With built It up and a monthBlur's Countryof airplay House after releases from August 4. being serviced to radio in the past week. Rush for Roses tickets SessionRoll With last Monday,It received three its daysfirst afterplay onCountry Radio House One's wasEvening sup- The StoneJIoses' winter tour sold outwithinaday last pliedBoth to radiohave beenprogrammers placed on for Radio the firstOne's time. A List, although the week. Two thirds ofthe venues on tne 17-date tour sold station is planning to drop them to the B List for a cooling-off Glasgow'sout within hours,Barrowlands and the were 3,700 gonetickets in for45 minutes. the concert at date.period before being moved up to the A List nearer the release release,Anglo says,Plugging's "Radio Dylan One White,has decided who is that working both therecords Création are A&R/i taps into easy listening revival veiy important and they are going to give them a good old A&Mlistening Records albums is launchingon September a mid-price 11, including range Burt of easy blast." w Bacharach's début album for the label, Reach Out, and wereThe expecting clash ofthe the twoOasis singles single has to be surprised re' -—SS Parlophone, --" who B-side single loday (Monday) to promote a new Pet Shop Boys E1 The Sandpipers' Guantanamera. Also available from new album Morning Glory, which is Shopalbum. Boys, Paninaro which '95/lnto leatures The ail Nightwill the duo's trailB-sides the albumsince 1985Altemati and i September 25 is Indigo Moods, a 16-track compilation Blur'safter Countiy album TheHouse, Great in mid-September. Escape will follow around on August 7. Parlophone's senior product managerTerry Felgate of classic easy listening tracks. ingMalcolm the same Hill, release head dateof promotion will not ataffect Parlophone, his radio si s a 10-year ileur UKnumbershipbetv eue singles, 23Top 30 hits New School finds new home "We'U do our own thing," he says, "But it's nice to hav and six Top 10 albums. The album will be presented in deluxe New School, the independent promotions company set rivalry."• Sce Talent, plO. igebooklet featuring inl up by former Arista pluggers Richard Evans and Steve • Ager,Heathman's has moved, Road, New London School SW64TJ. is now Tel: based 0171-610 at21 9598. ► ►►►►► ► MTV LETTER OFFERSINDIES CASH DEAL- p4 ► ► ► ► ^ ► MUSIC WEEK 29 JULY 1995 .