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A Billboard Publication The International Newsweekly Of Music & Home Entertainment May 26, 1984 S3 (U.S.) INDUSTRY CONCERNED Singapore Country Chart Wars States Act To Pass `Stonewalls' In volving Publishers Music Reps Video Rating Laws NEW YORK -A legislative trend minors from renting both R- and X- In Indie Promo $$ By LEO SACKS that could end up bringing govern- rated cassettes. And additional bills By EDWARD MORRIS ment regulation to the home video pending in Maryland would prohibit NEW YORK Government offi- marketplace has caught the home the sale and rental of R- and X -rated NASHVILLE -As the jostling for otherwise their songs won't be select- - won't be cut cials in Singapore "stonewalled" a video industry unprepared. Two cassettes to minors, the public dis- country chart position continues to ed for singles or, worse, group of U.S. businessmen and com- states have already passed laws that play of video packaging depicting the intensify with tighter playlists and at all. merce and copyright representatives turn the Motion Picture Assn. of same kinds of acts, and the playing of more breaking acts, record labels and Even publishers who have a com- not hiring promoters last month when they met to discuss America (MPAA)'s voluntary rat- R- and X -rated features on in -store producers are turning more often to pany policy of if there commercial counterfeiting there. ings system into full -scale legal re- video screens. publishers to help pay the fees for in- admit to doing it occasionally is enough label pressure or other eco- The assessment by Stan Gortikov, quirements, and two other states are The Maryland labeling law would dependent record promotion. It is a nomic self- interest involved. Since an president of the Recording Industry considering the same laws. hit violators with a $25 fine. The trend that most publishers privately independent usually charges from Assn. of America (RIAA), came af- Legislatures in Tennessee and Tennessee fine would come to $50 a denounce, but they are going along to work a single for ter the group made "modest" prog- Maryland have passed ratings -re- (Continued on page 57) with it, primarily out of the fear that $1,500 to $3,000 its chart life, publishers are trying to ress during a week of talks in Taipei lated legislation that are waiting for establish stringent criteria for promo- on the counterfeiting issue with Tai- the signatures of the governors to be participation, and some are wan officials. enacted, and laws are under consider- AES Confab: Bitter Aftertaste tional asking songwriters to share the costs. in Taiwan are publicly ation in New York and New Jersey. By STEVEN DUPLER Authorities Publishers are generally cautious to curbing trademark, While the Maryland law simply re- committed ANAHEIM -"A lack of focus" and "a waste of time and money" are among about acknowledging how labels patent and copyright infringement, quires that videocassettes be labeled the phrases being used by exhibitors to describe the second annual Audio Engi- squeeze them. But Donna Hilley of according to Gortikov, who esti- with the different codes, in Tennessee neering Society (AES) international conference held here May 11 -14. Anger, Tree International concedes, "There mates that fake goods represent 60% video retailers will actually have to confusion and resentment clouded the scene, and many of the 65 manufacturers have been instances where if we had of the cassette market there, or 5.6 enforce the legislation, prohibiting who exhibited referred to a "semi- boycott," marked by the conspicuous absence not hired an independent, we million units. Revisions in the trade- of such prominent equipment manufacturers as SSL, Neve, Otani, Shure, Harri- wouldn't have gotten the single. Cer- mark law are expected by June, he SPOTLIGHT ON son and MCI. The latter firm cancelled its reserved booth space just one day tain labels do require that." notes. before the show opened its doors. The resulting cost, Hilley says, has corn - The march toward g-eater The ill feelings stem from what many manufacturers regard as the inability of convinced Tree that it must begin mercial protection in Singapore, the AES to justify yet another trade exhibition, especially after its decision last asking its writers to help share in it: is con- however, looks grim. "Piracy year to hold exhibitions down to one U.S. and one international show annually. "We never have in the past, but we says the IN THIS ISSUE doned by the government," The AES had previously held two U.S.shows per year -one West Coast and one had a meeting with our writers re- (Continued on page 57) (Continued on page 58) (Continued on page 57) - Inside Billboard - ASCAP HAS BEEN DEFEATED in its bid to win court approval to with- hold a per -program license from the ABC television network. The U.S. District Court decision highlights the growing conflict over licensing procedures be- tween the performing rights society and television stations. Page 3.

RADIO EXCITEMENT over Bruce Springsteen's forthcoming album, "Born In The U.S.A.," has led CBS Records to obtain another cease and desist order. This one was issued to WSKS Cincinnati, which aired the album twice in its entirety almost a month before its scheduled release date. Page 3.

COUNTRY MUSIC VIDEOS are on the rise. Nashville's major labels have all stepped up their production of country clips in response to the spread of music -oriented television outlets. Page 4.

WCFL CHICAGO, the one -time top 40 giant, is being born again. State- wide Broadcasting, which is taking the station over from Mutual, is turning it into a full- service contemporary Christian outlet. Radio, page 12.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 3 News Court Rebuffs Bid by ASCAP To Deny Per - Program License

By IS HOROWITZ ABC has been paying ASCAP an years. interim rate equivalent to that Judge Conner dismissed ASCAP's NEW YORK -ASCAP has failed charged the CBS -TV web following motion "without prejudice," and said to win court approval to withhold a the latter's failed antitrust suit that he might look at it with greater per- program license from a television against ASCAP several years ago. favor at a later time if conditions network that holds a blanket music This will amount to $9.5 million in changed. "ASCAP is free to renew its license from BMI. 1984, and rise to $9.8 million next motion at any time," he said. In a decision handed down in the year. Specific fees set out in that in- Hal David, president of ASCAP, U.S. District Court here Wednesday terim agreement called for $8.1 mil- says that the society's attorneys are (16), Judge William C. Conner reject- lion in 1981, $8.5 million in 1982 and reviewing the opinion and that no de- ed a bid by the senior performing $9 million in 1983. cision has yet been made if it will be rights society to have its consent de- ABC had asked that ASCAP appealed. He adds, however, that the cree with the government amended quote a per- program rate in 1981, in ABC rate controversy, including that to allow such a licensing exemption. addition to its rate for a blanket li- of a per- program option, still is under Although last week's decision cense, but ASCAP held off citing a separate adjudication before U.S. stems from a licensing controversy figure on grounds of insufficient data, District Court Judge Edmund L. between the ABC television network as well as doubt that a per- program Palmieri. UNBEATABLE TEAM -Michael Jackson and President Reagan take a stroll and ASCAP, it throws into new relief option was appropriate while ABC through the White House grounds during ceremonies launching a national the sharpening conflict over licensing held a BMI blanket license. Tower To Open campaign against drunk driving, to which Jackson donated the music to procedures between the society and Last December, ASCAP entered his hit "Beat lt." (Photo: AP /Wide World) television stations generally. its motion before Judge Conner to modify the consent decree which, if Washington Store granted, would have rendered ABC's By FRED GOODMAN per- program request moot. Springsteen Pre vie wed Again Observers see a possible impact by NEW YORK -Tower Records, the decision on the related case (Buf- the Sacramento-based retail chain Cincy Station Jumps Gun On Album; CBS Responds falo Broadcasting) between indepen- that barrelled East with a 32,000 dent television stations and ASCAP, square foot superstore in New York By LEO SACKS problem with my CBS service." partment arrived at 10:15 that morn- currently under appeal. That, too, re- last year, is planning to open an ing, he says. - 18,000 square foot outlet in Washing- NEW YORK -Bruce Spring - The programmer, who calls the volves around the question of per I D.C., by November. steen's "Born In The U.S.A." album station "Cincinnati's Hottest FM," "The tape is gone, and didn't program licensing. The All- Industry ton, who Russ Solomon, president of the isn't scheduled to ship to radio sta- says he chose to play the album by make any babies," says Fredrics, Television Station Music License chain, reports that while he has yet to tions and retail outlets until June 4, the Columbia rock star when he peppered pauses between each track Committee, a participant in that letters. sign a lease, things "look real good" but WSKS Cincinnati has already learned that crosstown rival WEBN with the station's call "A case, opposed the ASCAP motion as are being formulated to broadcast the record -twice -in its aired the single, "Dancing In The friend called some weeks ago, asking amicus curia. Others who opposed and plans and move into 2000 Pennsylvania Ave. entirety. Dark," hours before he received his if I was interested in the album, the motion were ABC, CBS, NBC it my The location is near George Wash- "Sure I'm proud -that we accom- copy. last week I discovered at and BMI. ington Univ. and between the White plished something with our listen- Fredrics decided to "fight back" doorstep." In finding against ASCAP, Judge listed House and Georgetown in Washing- ers," says program director Paul Fre- with two commercially uninterrupt- The CBS telegram, which Conner said that the society had 12 tracks, said in part: unfore- ton's Foggy Bottom section. drics, who complied with a cease and ed airings of the album, at 6:15 p.m. the album's failed to show that new and "Your intentional and unauthorized seen had occurred that The imminent opening of a store in desist order from CBS Records May May 9 and 12:15 a.m. May 10. The conditions of this album constitutes a de- (Continued on page 57) 10. "But I'll feel bad if I have any order from the CBS Records law de- broadcast would justify altering the consent deliberate copyright infringement for cree. He rejected arguments that REPORT FROM IFPI which you shall be held strictly granting a per- program license to a accountable." network holding a blanket license In This Issue single Fredrics, who's plugging the from BMI would lead to an "exodus BLACK 48 `Alarming' Increase Seen and its non -LP flip side, "Pink Cadil- of composers from ASCAP to BMI." CANADA 52 lac," in medium rotation, says he Rather than lessen competitions, CLASSICAL 38 In Piracy hopes what he did is not perceived as the court held that retaining the obli- CLASSIFIED MART 50, 51 Mexico Border "stupid," given the "intensely com- gation to offer a per- program alterna- COMMENTARY 10 LONDON -Piracy on the U.S./ public ministry, of pirate cassettes petitive" Cincinnati market. tive would, in fact, "foster the goal of COUNTRY 41 Mexico border has reached "alarm- representing "crude reproductions or "Everybody's grouped together in competition." The judge also saw no GOSPEL 38 INTERNATIONAL 9, 52 ing" proportions, according to a re- copies of CBS material." the ratings here, and I'm sure that if I merit in claims that differences in the JAll 36 by Interna- all hadn't done it, somebody else would fa- port readied here the In almost the establishments ASCAP and BMI consent decrees LATIN 36 He describes tional Federation of Phonogram & and stalls raided, the existence of have," Fredrics says. vor the latter competitively, and that PRO EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 38A Videogram Producers (IFPI). Two hundreds of cassettes for sale could WSKS as a "hybrid AOR" outlet because broadcasters own BMI, net- RADIO 12 recent court cases have established be proved, the court was told. The geared to 18 -to 24- year -old male lis- works might favor BMI over RETAILING 22 important precedents for dealing judge also took into account the mis- teners. Its October- November Arbi- ASCAP. In fact, he said, the relation- TALENT 44 with the problem, but action is re- appropriation of the artists' personal tron score was a 4.5, up from a 2.7 in ship between BMI and the networks VIDEO 30 stricted by Mexico's "unsatisfactory" likenesses, the fact that the accused April-May, 1983. has been shown to be "highly adver- laws, IFPI says. had lied to the court, and the loss of "We don't get much press," he sarial, if not tempestuous" over the FEATURES The first case, brought by tax to the Federal Treasury. (Continued on page 58) Boxscore 45 CBS /Columbia International with Chart Beat 6 the support of local authors', publish- Executive Turntable 4 ers' and performers' rights societies, Bertelsmann Industry Events 64 Watching 66 WC//Po/y Inside Track involved illegal copies of work by CBS artists Vicente Fernandez Go- Lifelines 64 mez and Manoella Torres, and was German Cartel Office May Hold Key To RCA Ties Most Added Records 15 Nashville Scene 41 heard by the Unitary Tribunal of the This story prepared by Mike lar markets where there could be co- topic. Don Burkhimer, managing di- New Companies 64 Fifth Circuit of Sonora. Accused Hennessey and Peter Jones in Lon- operative moves in terms of service, rector of RCA Holland, acknowl- Now Playing 24 were Miguel Camacho and four oth- don, Jim Sampson in Munich and distribution and administration," edges that there have been increas- Stock Market Quotations 64 ers who admitted they had run an or- Willem Hoos in Amsterdam. Lueftner says. "But there's certainly ingly strong rumors of closer The Rhythm & The Blues 48 ganized company employing some 14 likelihood of no discussion of any joint creative cooperation beween the two compa- Video Music Programming 27 MUNICH -The Vox Jox 12 staff and turning out over 5,000 cas- much stronger ties between RCA and operations." nies but declines to comment further. sette copies a day for the past five Yesterhits 15 the European operating companies of He says the situation is being However, Martin Kleinjan, Ariola years. the Bertelsmann record arm, Ariola, checked out country by country. Benelux chief, says his understanding The court affirmed the right of au- may depend on the decision of the "We're talking about and looking for is that there have been high -level CHARTS thors and composers to prevent un- Hot 100 60 West German Cartel Office in Berlin similar opportunities in other coun- talks on the subject of pooled distri- of their work Top LPs & Tape 63 authorized exploitation on the projected Warner/PolyGram tries, Spain being an example. We're bution in specific territories such as for profit and also upheld the original Black Singles, LPs 49, 48 merger. The cartel authority is ex- thinking of particular markets where Spain and in Italy, where Arista and Computer Software 29 argument that by copying inlay cards to make its decision known on Ariola are currently distributed by pected there is noticeable stagnation in the Country Singles, LPs 43, 42 the accused were infringing the art- 10. CGD. June record business, though there's no Rock Albums/Top Tracks 20 ists' right in their own personal like- Monti Lueftner, head of But the German Cartel Office de- Adult Contemporary Singles 21 Though one worldwide reason for that ness. The outcome was two -year pris- is in Europe as a key Inspirational 38 Bertelsmann music operations world- stagnation. cision still seen on sentences for the defendants. No wide, says no conclusions about de- factor, because when CBS /Records Bubbling Under 64 damages were awarded, but copying pendence on the PolyGram situation "But creative areas are not enter- Group president Walter Yetnikoff Hits of The World 54 Videocassette Rentals, Sales 34, 32 equipment and a large number of should be made, a favorable Cartel ing our talks. And there's no pros- addressed officials here, he's be- Dance /Disco 47 blank tapes were confiscated. Office response would probably en- pect of any specific announcement in lieved to have argued that assent to the near future." Videodisk 30 In the second case, heard in Yuca- hance prospects of RCA and Ariola the merger would increase the likeli- Video Games 24 tan and also involving CBS, Miguel forging stronger pan -European links. Talks between RCA and Bertels- hood of closer bonds in Europe be- Latin LPs 36 Cabera and four other market traders RCA is partnered with Ariola in the mann, which were apparently initiat- tween RCA and Bertelsmann and from the city of Merida were given U.S. operations of Arista Records. ed last summer (Billboard, July 16, CBS and EMI. The latter two com- REVIEWS sentences of an average 18 months' "In this business, everybody talks 1983), have intensified in recent panies are known to have had discus- imprisonment months, with collabora- Album Reviews 59 following the seizure, to everybody else, and right now the possibility of pool- sions about some areas of Singles Reviews 56 in the presence of officials from the we're talking to RCA about particu- ing European distribution as a key tion since the spring of 1983. www.americanradiohistory.com 4 News Video Boom Comes To Nashville Major Labels Step Up Production Of Country Clips

By ANDREW ROBLIN or performance videos. try," "ColorSounds," "This Week In Estimates on the number of outlets Country Music" and "Music City NASHVILLE-Nashville's major now airing country videos vary wide- U.S.A.," and a host of locally pro- labels have stepped up their produc- ly, but label representatives claim to duced clip programs. tion of country music videos in re- supply from 60 -100 television pro - Radio stations are relying more ex- sponse to the spread of cable, syndi- with product. in- gramtners Users tensively on VCR equipment to help cated and local television outlets clude such national cable services as programmers stay abreast of country A of programming the clips. total HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, The video releases. The remarkable suc- 18% of the titles on a recent Bill- Nashville Network Country Mu- and cess of Atlanta's first two singles, Hot Country Singles sic shows like board chart Television; syndicated both of which were supported by vid- were supported by either conceptual "Country Express," "Cross Coun- eos mailed to radio broadcasters, may indicate the value of country video as a promotional tool. SCHOLARLY DOLLARS Records chairman Ahmet Ertegun, left RCA Cutting Another Sondheim Caster "I estimate that 80% or more of -Atlantic announces the establishment of a Jesse Stone scholarship fund for Bos- the stations we sent clips to had video ton's Berklee College of Music during a party at Xenon in New York. To his NEW YORK -RCA Records, Along." As with the latter shows, players in- house," says Larry left are Mrs. Jesse Stone, Atlantic vice president Noreen Woods and Jesse continuing its documentation of Ste- Tom Shepard, vice president of RCA McBride, president of MDJ Records, Stone, a former Atlantic employee whose credits include composing phen Sondheim's Broadway output, Red Seal, is the producer. The LP the label that launched Atlanta. and cassette versions are due in June, "Shake, Rattle And Roll," "Money Honey," "Good Golly Miss Molly" and set aside Sunday and Monday (20-21) "Outside of the talent of the band, with a 70- minute Compact Disc set several otier hits. at its Studio A here for a cast record- that video was the single most impor- for September. ing latest tant tool we had." of Sondheim's show, "Sun- In addition to the Broadway al- day In The Park With George." Longer videos have also begun to bums, RCA has marketed the origi- carve out a niche in the expanding The production, which opened nal Execulive Turnloble London cast album of "Side By home market. "Dolly In London," a May 2 and has been nominated for 10 Side By Record Companies Sondheim," also produced 100- minute concert performance by Tonys, including best score, is the by MCA establishes a team of singles specialists to cover the U.S. The seven - Shepard; two Off -Broadway Dolly Parton, is doing exceptionally fourth Sondheim Broadway caster member staff consists of Steve Rubin as associate national singles specialist, shows, "A Stephen Sondheim Eve- well at the retail level, according to recorded by RCA. The others are ning" Me A working out of Atlanta, and the following regional specialists: Lee Daly, South- and "Marry Little," and RCA/Columbia Pictures vice presi- "Pacific Overtures," "Sweeney the original London cast album of "A west; Paul Enea, West Coast; Joe Fiorentino, Southern Northeast; Abbe Frank Todd" and "Merrily We Roll Little Night Music." (Continued on page 41) and Lori Lindenbaum, Midwest; and Jeff Smith, Northern Northeast. Rubin was director of field marketing for Arista. Daly was operations coordinator for MCA Distributing in Dallas. Enea was regional product coordinator for MCA AT NAIRD CONVENTION Distributing. Fiorentino was MCA's product coordinator in Philadelphia. Frank was an independent marketing rep. Lindenbaum was with Peaches in Mi- Indies Pitched On Direct Mail ami. Smith was with MCA Distributing in New York. (Story, page 57.) By JOHN SIPPEL pendents set the price for mail orders. "When we started, our mailings in- He and his fellow small labels trade dicated that reggae had only metro- SAN FRANCISCO - Transfer- not only mailing lists, but also ads in politan demographics. We need re- ring mailing lists to computers en- each other's direct mail literature. peat business. That's when mail riches the byproducts available to the Denson helped Silo, Waterbury, order really pays off. Be careful to indie label, a panel of direct- mail -ori- Vt., apply computerization, accord- immediately notify a mail order cus- Barbas Shaffer Murray ented industry representatives told a ing to Joan Pelton, founder of the in- tomer when a record is not available Bros. names Dire Barbis national promotion director NAIRD convention audience here die label distributorship. "We handle and provide a credit quickly," she In Burbank,Warner Barbis was vice presi- on May 5. an estimated 30,000 indie labels over and Sandy Shaffer national merchandising coordinator. recommended. to Agreeing that prudent use and a year," she said. "We try to mail a Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records dent and general manager of Backstreet Records. Shaffer was assistant moves to constant refinement of direct mail 60 -page or more catalog quarterly. urged labels to send records to spe- Warner Bros.' national merchandising manager ... Lonnie Pleasants in Atlanta. marketing builds a solid base for Within four weeks, we get half our cialized reviewers who often print the WEA's Dallas branch as Atlanta buyer. He had held the same post small labels and distributors, the four orders. We hear 3% is a good re- names and addresses of small indie Also there, Carl Jameson is appointed special projects coordinator /singles spe- panelists illustrated how their busi- sponse. We don't want to offend our labels, which is a helpful adjunct in cialist. He was part of the Sunbelt One Stop sales staff. -based ness evolved from postal contact with retail customers by selling too low." building good lists. Frank Murray is appointed vice president of promotion for New York prospective customers. Rounder's Duncan Browne said he Mail order accounts for 66% of Profile. He was national director of club promotion for Quality . .. Jay Zisk- liai- Ed Denson of Kicking Mule said is using the computer to get a better the business of Down Home Records, rout joins Enigma in Los Angeles as director of promotion and promotions North that the Alderpoint, Calif., label orig- profile of his customer. He accepts the blues and folk music specialist in son between the label and EMI America. He was assistant director of Holly Browde is inally sent out a mailing to names MasterCard and Visa. Unless proper- El Cerrito, Calif., the company's American operations for Oz Records, the A &M affiliate ... taken from the list maintained by ly handled, Browne cautioned, mail Frank Scott averred. The mail order named attorney for PolyGram in New York. She was an associate with Urband, Kanegsberg division Chris Strachwitz's Arhoolie label, order can be costly and time- market has flourished with the de- Browne & Skiena, P.C.... RCA, New York, names Henry op- announcing seven original Kicking consuming. mise of many indie distributors and vice president of finance. He was vice president, finance and administration, Mule albums. Response was so posi- Cynthia Abrams of RAS, the reg- the proliferation of specialized labels, erations and technical services for NBC. tive, Denson said, that he rushed out gae specialist, suggested that mail or- Scott observed. Publishing seven titles as quickly possible. der originally made it possible for the vendors the as "We buy from many more Linda Gavin has resigned her post as BMI's motion picture /tv liaison in Los He said his label sells 6,000 or more he love mail- Washington, D.C. firm to operate. today," said. "Fans our Angeles to form Meridian Music, a publishing house specializing in administra- albums yearly along with 3,000 cor- When we get in the company started she said, ings. If don't an order a tion of music copyrights in both domestic and foreign markets. related books, for an annual gross consumer orders ranged from $100 year, we bill them a couple bucks if above $50,000. to $200 per week. Now the Caribbean they wish to remain on the mailing Video /Pro Equipment "Lists quickly became outdated," music wholesaler does up to $200 list. Neil Austrian joins Showtime/The Movie Channel in New York as chairman Denson said. "Twenty -five percent of daily. "Our mailing lists describe and and chief executive officer. He was president and CEO at Doyle, Dane Bern- all Americans move yearly. Mail is critically appraise albums," Scott bach, a well -known advertising agency in the city ... Joe Annechino is appoint- our lifeblood. Albums stay in stores Michael Jackson continued. "We generate our catalog ed director of product management for Key Video in New York. He was mer- 90 days. Mail constantly solicits or- pages on word processors. Be sure chandising manager for CBS/Fox Video, which owns Key . .. Ed Pessara is ders." Denson uses an Apple com- Merchandise Seized your customers are buying. Our lists named director of business management for the Ampex Corp.'s magnetic tape puter and an Easywriter word sales for the hawk- grow by 200 to 300 with every mail- division in Redwood City, Calif. He was director of marketing and processor. NEW YORK-The days of Jackson merchan- ing. We don't buy lists." industrial products division of TDK Corp. The panel estimated the average ers selling Michael on the street corners of New mail order at between $20 and $25. dise Related Fields to be at an end. Private is upped to Denson said he absorbs an additional York appear At Nashville's Network Ink public relations firm, Jennifer Bohler operating here under a Bohler was $2.50 to $3.50 mailing and handling investigators account executive and Ben Payne joins as an account executive. last week seized of charge. He added that larger inde- Federal Court order NMPA To Hold First publicity coordinator and a writer. Payne was with Holiday Communications allegedly unauthorized Jackson mer- Westport, Conn ... Cheryl Dolby joins Domino Media in New York as director chandise items valued at between $2 Meeting In California of public relations and marketing. She was president and owner of her own firm, Profile Releasing and $5 million. the Merlin Group, which she closed recently after 11 years. New Compilations The injunction, obtained May 16 NEW YORK -The National Mu- The Country Music Assn., Nashville, hires Angelia Mahoney as an editorial by the law firm of Pryor, Cashman, sic Publishers' Assn. hosts its first an- assistant. She was publicity coordinator for MCA Records there . .. Alan De- NEW YORK- Profile Records Sherman & Flynn, is being touted as nual membership meeting in Califor- Zon has resigned his post as production manager for John Scher's Monarch En- rolls out the first two albums in a the beginning of a national crack- nia when the association gathers June tertainment Bureau to join the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority. He soon- to -be- ongoing series of dance down on unauthorized items bearing 25 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. was with Monarch for 13 years. The company has yet to name a replacement. and rap label compilations this week. Jackson's name, likeness and logo. Following a closed business session "Dance I" features cuts from Vicki "Mr. Jackson and his licensee, at 3 p.m., the meeting, NMPA's Billboard (ISSN 0006 -251(I) Vol. 98 No. 21 is published weekly (except for the last week in Sue Robinson, Menage, Front Page EMMC, will protect the quality of 67th, becomes an open session at December) by Billboard Publications, Inc., One Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. and others. "Rap I" includes num- goods sold to Mr. Jackson's public," which reports will be given on vari- 10036. Subscription rate: annual rate, Continental U.S. $135.00. Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y. and at additional mailing office. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 6 News Angel Readies Senate Hearing Set Renewed Push For Jukebox Fee Bill For Market Share By BILL HOLLAND NEW YORK -The establishment of WASHINGTON - The Senate La.), has not yet been scheduled for Angel Records as a largely autono- copyright subcommittee has sched- hearings, but three meetings between mous division within Capitol Indus- uled a first hearing on the controver- opponents and representatives from tries -EMI Inc., and the appointment sial Coin -Operated Phonorecord the Amusement & Music Operators of Brown Meggs as Angel president, Player Act, the so- called one -time -fee Assn. (AMOA) have taken place at reporting directly to chairman Bhas- jukebox bill, for June 5. the request of Rep. Robert Kasten - kar Menon (Billboard, May I2), cues The bill, S. 1734, introduced by meier (D- Wisc.), chairman of the civil a renewed push for a larger market Sen. Edward Zorinsky (D- Neb.), House sobcommittee on courts, of share by the old -line classical label. would change the annual $50 license liberties and the administration In an internal memo, which also fee to a one -time $50 fee for new justice. positions Meggs as a key member of jukeboxes, less for boxes already in All of the performing rights societ- an EMI international classical execu- use. (The jukebox industry paid no ies oppose the bills, which they de- tive board, along with Peter Andry fees to writers and publishers until scribe as another threatened erosion and Wilfried Jung, Menon sets a BELLE RINGERS-MCA executives welcome Patti LaBelle to the label's the Copyright Royalty Tribunal took of copyright protection. AMOA, on "mandatory policy that EMI must fold during a party at Le Dome in Los Angeles. Celebrating the artist's re- up the issue and mandated an initial the other hand, maintains that a one- maintain and enhance our position in cent signing are, from left, LaBelle, MCA Records Group vice president Ir- $8 interim fee in 1978). time fee is fair to owners and neces- the worldwide classical business." ving Azoff and his wife Shelli, and Jheryl Busby, the label's black music The House version, H.R. 3858, in- sary to prevent the collapse of their Menon warns, "Both CBS and vice president. troduced by Rep. John Breaux (D- industry, and emphasizes that the RCA have lately reenergized their $50 annual fee is 525% above the ini- classical activities with the clear ob- tial $8 fee. jective of usurping our position as the Boberg Points To IRS Expansion Copyright Royalty Tribunal chair- number 2 label." He credits the Poly - man Thomas Brennan rejects the Gram family of labels with com- 525% figure, pointing out that the manding more than 50% of the Label Chief Sees Continued Commitment To New Acts initial $8 fee was simply a political world's share of classical sales. By SAM SUTHERLAND 1979. "I was there from the early en his additional role as executive compromise not based on the eco- A number of smaller independents idea stages on. It was difficult to get producer of "The Cutting Edge," the nomic evidence (Billboard, Feb. 11). are also "gaining more assertive LOS ANGELES -The youngest things done, since there were so few MTV new music series launched by S. 1734 now has 13 co- sponsors, a major label, strength in various national mar- current president at of us during those early months; our IRS last year. " 'The Cutting Edge' is including the powerful Judiciary kets," states Menon in urging greater Jay Boberg of IRS Records could in- horizons were much more limited very important to us in terms of committee chairman, Strom Thur- efforts on the part of his classical voke "seniority" in explaining his new than they are now." maintaining our myth," he notes, mond (R- S.C.). H.R. 3858 has 26 co- -old new rock lieutenants. roost at the five- year Now 26, Boberg can point to "and the response has been really sponsors. company. At its inception, IRS con- Menon notes that EMI had its ori- steady expansion for the label while positive both at retail and among ASCAP, BMI and others have ini- sisted of founder Miles Copeland and gins in classical records, and that the asserting that its early commitment consumers. tiated a letter -writing campaign to Boberg, then a recent college student repertoire area still provides "sub- to sustaining grass -roots developing "What we're doing is solidifying have members contact their Con- his first full -time job in the stantial stability, sales and profits." snaring acts remains unchanged. "We still the fact that IRS is the street -level la- gressmen to voice their opposition to music trade. The new executive board is charged are perceived as a 'new music' label, bel. Granted we're not pulling the the bills. There is also a pan-arts co- "It was Miles and myself," he re- with developing long -term strategies whatever that means," he observes. same ratings a Saturday night con- alition, including book publishers formative months prior to for worldwide classical business. calls of the "We've managed to preserve our in- cert special by Culture Club might, and dance groups, opposing the bill. IS HOROWITZ the label's formal launch in June, tegrity even as we've grown. I think we're seeing increases, and the vol- we still challenge people with a lot of ume of fan mail, as well as the growth our new acts, such as Let's Active- for special 'Cutting Edge' nights be- Four Guilty In Teldec Splits With London, the first time people hear them, ing requested by some video clubs, they're still a little taken aback. shows progress." `Mod Sound' Case Sets Move To Pro Arte "At the same time," he continues, He cites the formation of a sepa- "we've been able to take certain acts rate IRS Video division as providing NEW YORK-A North Carolina By IS HOROWITZ like R.E.M., the English Beat or Wall further latitude in building the com- jury has awarded nearly $2 million in NEW YORK -The Teldec/Tele- in July. Of Voodoo and expand their audi- pany's stakes in the new music video damages to five record companies as funken catalog moves over to Pro As for Teldec titles to be released ence." Boberg says that many of the field. A current cross- marketing ef- a result of the "Mod Sound" investi- Arte Records in September in a label here, some will appear on Pro Arte's earlier developing acts who once fort between the label and its home gation. The six -person jury found realignment that severs a 35- year -old Sinfonia and Classics For Joy low - snared sales of 50,000 or less have video arm for the `Beast Of IRS" four defendants guilty of willfully in- relationship with London Records in cost lines under license. Full -price since graduated into six figures, car- compilation videocassette will be a fringing sound recording copyrights this country. Telefunken material will all be im- rying the label's marketing efforts model for future tie-ins. owned by the labels. Pro Arte, headquartered in Minne- ported under the latter's own logo. into those higher sales strata, volume Meanwhile, IRS has also entered Defendants D.C. Houston, Ran- apolis, will have about 450 Telefun- Price structure on the latter will fol- reaches once held to be where A &M the Compact Disc marketplace via dall Bryant, Owen T. Horton Sr. and ken classical titles available this fall, low Pro Arte guidelines, with prod- Records, which distributes IRS CD releases for current albums by Owen T. Horton Jr. were ordered to to back up a periodic release schedule uct sold direct to retailers at $6.75 for would originally have taken over. the Go -Go's, R.E.M. and the Alarm. pay $25,000 per infringement on 79 of new material, says Don Johnson, digitally recorded titles, and at $6.25 "Now we have much more of an The challenge, Boberg concludes, copyright infringements to plaintiffs Pro Arte president. By the end of the for analog originals. ability to take a record further on our will be for IRS to retain its ability to RCA Corp., Atlantic Recording year, some 50 Teldec Compact Discs Meanwhile, Pro Arte is preparing own," Boberg claims, noting that the build young acts gradually, with sales Corp., CBS Inc., RSO Records Inc. will be offered through Pro Arte, he for its first release of its own CDs in A &M partnership has progressed to in the 30,000- to 50,000 -unit range and Capitol Records Inc. The copy- adds. July. Among the initial titles will be the point where both labels' promo- still viable as the starting point. In or- right infringements included record- At London Records, label vice performances by the St. Paul Cham- tion and marketing teams can effec- der to make such programs -and the ings by Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, president Richard Rollefson would ber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin and the tively double up on projects on a reg- "three- to five -year artist develop- Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Barbra not comment on the development, al- Milwaukee Symphony. Like the Tel - ular basis. ment plan" he says is the company's Streisand, Eric Clapton, Natalie Cole though he did indicate that new Tel - dec CDs to follow, they will be priced Equally crucial to the current IRS benchmark -a realistic guideline, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. dec material is scheduled for release to dealers at $12.50 each, to subdis- blueprint is music video, an area of growth will need to be closely The labels' case was based solely through his company in June and (Continued on page 57) particular importance for Boberg giv- monitored. on the testimony of FBI special July, and that Vol. 35 of the presti- agents Robert Levey, Warren Flagg gious Bach Cantata series by Niko- and George Alznauer. The agents re- laus Harnoncourt and the Musicus counted their dealings with the de- Concentus is scheduled for fendants during "Mod Sound," a fed- September. ChortheoE eral investigation into record Another PolyGram spokesman, counterfeiting and piracy conducted however, did say, "We have been ap- in the late '70s that resulted in simul- proached by Teldec concerning the `Footloose': Two Down, Eight To Go taneous raids at 19 locations in five future of our distribution arrange- states. By PAUL GREIN ment in the U.S.," but added that the tance of a string of smash singles in And Diane ") and a number two Testimony by the agents focused discussions had "not yet been con- Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It marketing best- selling albums. ( "Hurts So Good "); the Police's on the scope of record and tape coun- ex- cluded." Quantities of Telefunken For The Boy" moves up to No. 1 this In fact, of the last eight albums to "Synchronicity" yielded a No.1 terfeiting and piracy, and specific material have also been marketed week, becoming the second chart- hit No.1 (dating back to September, ( "Every Breath You Take "), a num- ecution of a search warrant at Bry- here through PolyGram's special im- topping single from the No.1 "Foot- 1982), fully five have produced two ber three ( "King Of Pain ") and a ant's Mount Airy home. port service. loose" soundtrack. It comes just six No.1 singles. The Richie and Jackson number eight ( "Wrapped Around Capitol Records engineer Joseph Johnson, however, maintains that weeks after the first, Kenny Loggins' albums and "Footloose" are joined Your Finger"); and Quiet Riot's Mannix demonstrated the efficiency his deal with Teldec is firm and calls title track. by Men At Work's "Business As "Metal Health" spun off a number of the equipment seized at Bryant's for PolyGram's sell -off grace period The "Footloose" soundtrack is the Usual" ( "Who Can It Be Now" and five ( "Cum On Feel The Noize "). residence, and testified that the de- to terminate in September. His deal third No.1 album in succession to "Down Under ") and the "Flash - "Boy" is the second No.1 pop hit fendant's operation' was capable of with the German company does not produce two No.1 hits, following dance" soundtrack (Irene Cara's for Deniece Williams, following her producing over 20,000 eight -track include Canada. Lionel Richie's "Can't Slow Down" "Flashdance" and Michael Sembel- 1978 duet with Johnny Mathis' tapes in a 35 -hour work week. The Teldec -Pro Arte pact has re- ( "All Night Long" and "Hello ") and lo's "Maniac "). "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late." To date, the "Mod Sound" opera- ciprocal elements in that new top -of- Michael Jackson's "Thriller" ( "Bil- And the three remaining albums to It's also the second No.1 for lyricist tion, begun in 1976, has resulted in the -line pro Pro Arte product will be lie Jean" and "Beat It "). have topped the chart in the past 20 Dean Pitchford, following "Foot- more than a dozen convictions for pi- pressed in Germany by Teldec using Between them, these three albums months also generated heavy singles loose." It's the first No.1 for compos- racy and counterfeiting of sound re- Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) for have monopolized the top spot for six action. John Cougar's "American cordings. Several more civil cases are importation into the U.S. beginning solid months, dramatizing the impor- Fool" produced a No.I hit ( "Jack (Continued on page 58) still pending. www.americanradiohistory.com 11u

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www.americanradiohistory.com 9 News / Inlernalionol Local Radio Set Tape Levy Issue: For Finnish Start HELSINKI -Finland's post and New German Row telecommunications ministry has fi- By WOLFGANG nally given the go -ahead for local ra- SPAHR dio broadcasting and will grant li- MUNICH-Arguments for and blank tape levy. The company should censes for an initial two -year against the introduction of a West realize that the entire tape produc- probationary period. German blank tape levy continue to tion would be senseless if there were The ministry's local radio commit- generate fiery controversy within the no works by composers and lyricists, tee examined applications from 198 music industry here. The latest salvos who make purchasing blank tapes individuals, organization and special- on both sides of the issue have come plausible in the first place." ly formed companies, and is now rec- in an exchange of letters between Jo- Replying to this letter, Versemann, ommending the granting of licenses sef Bamberger, a member of the Ger- whose audio /video product division to 32 applicants in 17 different re- man Music Publishers' Assn. board, achieved $577 million turnover in gions. Most stations are expected to and Munich -based Hans Joachim 1983, with a 30% share of the Euro- operate one or two hours daily, and Versemann, head of the audio /video pean music cassette market, said: first transmissions should start this division of tape giant BASF. "We not only have the right but in fall. Cause of the exchange was an ap- the interests of our own employees ADULTHOOD Riccobono, right, production manag- There are controversial aspects to plication to UFO to release one of its ALBERT ENTERS -Fif to oppose leg- 20th anniver- the ministry decision. The committee copyrights, Rudolf Nelson's "Peter, are obligated strongly er of Australian rock label Albert, celebrates the company's islation that is one -sided and which by re- its distribution deal with EMI Records. EMI's general postulates running costs of around Peter Come Back To Me," for use on sary signing may cause substantial damage to Peter the cake while members of various Albert $400 an hour for a modest -sized local a BASF promotional cassette. Re- manager Dawkins cuts station using a low- powered trans- jecting the request, Bamberger wrote: German tape manufacturing." acts look on. mitter, a figure widely regarded as "We cannot expect our authors to Answering Bamberger's sugges- too low. make a musical work available for a tion that for the tape firms the situa- In addition, it stresses that appli- tape production that will be used to tion is one of "self-service" at no cost, cants granted trial licenses must fi- campaign against the introduction of the BASF chief said: "May we re- Video Rental Stores nance their own operations through a blank tape levy and the mainte- mind you that the collecting societ- advertising revenue or donations, but nance of the present unjust state of ies' revenues from this country's at the same time recommends that affairs." equipment levy produced close to Hit By Tokyo Court newspapers involved in such opera- He went on: "BASF, which in re- $150 million in 1981. In no other tions should not sell advertising air cent years has not only produced mil- country of the world do rights own- TOKYO -The District Court by the manufacturers, the stores had time because "their position is al- lions of kilometers of tape but also ers receive anywhere near such high here has ordered three local video- adopted a "sale by easy payment" ready strong enough." This judgment earned millions from its production, royalties, so the unjust state of affairs tape rental stores to stop renting out plan. The first payment is equivalent has provoked fierce opposition from is unfortunately also the pioneer in to which you refer proves itself a videotaped movies produced by six to the rental fee and, when the video- the papers involved. combatting the introduction of a chimera." companies on the grounds that unau- tape is returned prior to the date set thorized rental of such software con- for the second payment, the sale con- stitutes a violation of the Japanese tract is declared void. copyright law. The manufacturers' request for a New Software Division At JVC At the end of last year, the Kan - temporary ban on the rentals argued agawa Prefecture and Kawasaki City through several points, notably that Japanese Firm Sets Sights On Worldwide Strategies police near Tokyo raided electrical copyright extends also to the video- video rental outlets and a By SHIG FUJITA The distribution company is Nip- March 20, 1984. Profit, at some stores, tapes and unauthorized rental vio- trader suspected of making pirate lates the copyright law, and that the TOKYO audio/video soft- pon AVC Co., with Ichizo Taguchi $17.89 million, was up 2% over the -An videotapes and confiscated a total "sale by easy payment" plan is the ware group has been established as president, while the physical dis- previous year. 1,500 allegedly illicit tapes. But the same as rental and therefore also a vi- within Victor Co. of Japan (JVC) for tribution company is the Nippon Re- The company financial statement May 7 court ruling is the first time olation of law. drafting strategies on a worldwide cord Center, presided over by Kat- says: "Japanese video equipment ex- here that the unauthorized rental of The video rental traders, however, promoting a "good work- sunori Kasajima. The affiliated ports as a whole increased in finan- basis and videotapes sold on the market has argue that the videotapes are not ing relationship among the JVC soft- software companies are RVC Corp., cial year 1983, with audio equipment been judged illegal. movies and that the distribution right ware companies." a joint venture with RCA, and Nip- and color television exports also The six companies involved in the does not cover videotapes sold on the new division is headed by Ma- pon Phonogram, a joint setup with showing stable growth, due to the re- The action, including Toho, Shochiku, market. But the District Court deci- sahiko Hirata, JVC senior managing PolyGram. covery of the U.S. economy, through Nikkatsu and Toei, all members of sion went against them. is Meanwhile, JVC has announced exchange rates and self-imposed re- director, while the general manager the Japan Video Assn., say they will Video started a that total corporate sales for the fi- strictions limited exports to the Eu- The Japan Assn. Seiichiro Niwa. Deputy general man- now take legal action against all vid- videotape rental system last April ager is Shoo Kaneko, formerly with nancial year 1983 were $240.38 mil- ropean Economic Community eotape rental stores in Japan. It's esti- and revised it on March 1. Under the Victor Musical Industries, and Masa- lion, up 11% over the preceding year. countries." mated that there are between 2,000 scheme, rental stores that sign with hiro Inbe is planning manager. Exports amounted to 68% of the to- also reorganized its The company and 3,000 such outlets. the JVA can legitimately rent out Niwa says the purpose of the re- tal sales for the fiscal year ending operation systems to place emphasis The stores banned from further tapes. For six months' rental rights, alignment is "to expand and on its VHD videodisk system and in- video rental activity are the Video the stores pay nearly $45 for one- strengthen marketing and distribu- formation- related equipment. But on Center of Katsushika, Daiwa Video hour movies and $65 for longer capability of individual software EMI France tion an overall percentage change basis in Akihabara in Chiyoda and the Rent- features. companies under the umbrella of monetary terms, records and prere- al Video Shokai of Toshima. These The JVA says some 80 rental JVC in meeting the growing market Moves HQ corded audiotapes were down 15% stores purchased the videotapes for stores have signed contracts, with of audio, video and computer game on the previous year, while audio around $65 each, then rented them about 400 others apparently ready to software." PARIS -The increasing success of equipment was up 14 %, television out to customers for fees ranging do so. The trade association expects Besides the establishment of the international talent in France, with sets up 20 %, and video and related from $6.50 to $8.75. around 500 stores to be in the scheme audio /video software group, the Michael Jackson predictably heading equipment up 10 %. Recently', in a bid to fend off action by the Pad of the year. changes mean that the distribution the invasion, is causing EMI Pathe function of Victor Musical Industries Marconi France to re -think the use of and Pack -In -Video Co. are being sep- part of its premises here. The compa- arated and consolidated with Nippon ny, which is in the middle of a top - .:.:J level executive shuffle, has moved its - --..,,. Videogram Sales (NVS) to become AMINO Sunset Sound continues Nippon AVC Co. (AVC) in order to French headquarters to the Paris boost distribution power. suburb of Neuilly, near Boulogne Bil- its tradition of providing There are four software companies lancourt, location of its studio A 1N1+; the finest for its clients: engaged in production, acquisition facilities. and marketing: Victor Musical In- Appointed managing director of dustries, with Ichizo Taguchi as pres- the French operation is David Stock - ident; Video Software Division ley, previously EMI chief in Mexico. - a.,> Studio One's new custom , 4`' J (JVC), with Seiichiro Niwa as gener- He replaces Alain Gerondeau, who is / t crafted 68- channel digital ; ÿ al manager; Pack -In -Video Co., with leaving the group. Stockley, who has á console Masahiro Inbe as president; and been with EMI for nine years, mostly 0 ; logic controlled . `' in Latin America, has already started CIC- Victor Video, with Shigehiko r i with NECAM® automation. Hori as president. JVC has three in his new role. Designed and built by plants: Rinkan for audio records, Ya- Francois Minchin, EMI South Eu- . i mato for VHD videodisks and Mito ropean chief, who filled in prior to Sunset Industries. The new for audio and video duplication. Stockley's arrival, says the firm is future. Niwa says that JVC's software keeping two of the studios at Bou- 4 industry standard for the group, as Japan's largest audio /video logne Billancourt, but is converting ` at Sound. Now Sunset software group with marketing, dis- the third into office space. "The main a Hülbler at 469 -1186. tribution and manufacturing capabil- reason for the restructuring," he . Contact Craig ities, wants audio and video distribu- says, "is that French product is as- 44°':' tors and production companies suming a lesser role nationally, with a 'Í%.;r Sunset Sound 'around the world to license programs consequent lower demand for studio n to, or co- produce programs with, facilities. My estimate is that foreign JVC. He adds that the firm "will be product currently takes a 60% share Sunset Sound 6650 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028 213 -469 -1186 happy to provide manufacturing an- of the French market, not least be- d/or distribution services in the Japa- cause of the tremendous success of nese marketplace." Michael Jackson in this territory."

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The International Newsweekly Of Music &. Home Entertainment unu ©Copyright 1984 by Billboard Publications, Inc. Offices: New York -1515 Broadway, N.Y. 10036 (telephone 212 764 -7300; telex Little Labels Can .. . 710 581 -6279; cable Billboy NY); Los Angeles -9107 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, go a long way," declared Tower Records' dependents are apparent. Calif. 90210 (telephone 213 273 -7040; telex 66 -4969; cable Billboy LA); Nash - "Little labels can in for them to take full advantage of the future-and ville-14 Music Circle E., Tenn. 37203 (telephone 615 748 -8100); Washington, Russ Solomon at the recent National Assn. of Independent Rec- But order - keep with the D.C. -733 15th St. N.W., D.C. 20005 (telephone 202 783- 3282); London -7 Car ord Distributors & Manufacturers (NAIRD) convention in San even the present -they must move quickly to pace naby St., W1V 1PG (telephone 01 439-9411); Tokyo -Utsunomiya Bldg., 19 -16 Jin- Francisco. Indeed, the quality of releases from small and inde- technological changes reshaping the music business. gumae 6- Chome, Shibuya -ku, Tokyo 150 (telephone 03 498 -4641). pendent outfits continues to prove that size isn't everything in While instrumental in developing the 12 -inch single, far too Group Publisher: Jerry Hobbs (N.Y.) the world of prerecorded music. And with the prospect of more many indies and catalog labels have failed to take advantage of posi- growth, let alone such recent developments Editor: Adam White (N.Y.) corporate mergers ahead, indies may find themselves better prerecorded cassette tioned to respond quickly to new commercial opportunities than as Compact Discs, videos and digital recording. Manager/Editorial: George Finley (N.Y.) General musclebound mega- companies. Can indies afford to make plans that don't take into account Deputy Editor: Iry Lichtman (N.Y.) the Camelot chain selling more than 50% of its music on cas- Examples of this are evident in markets where the indepen- Executive Editor: Is Horowitz (N.Y.) settes? Or Tower, for whom indie titles account for 15% of total dents have traditionally been strong. Rhythm & blues labels like volume, selling more CDs than seven -inch singles? Or music vid- Executive Editorial Director: Lee Zhito (LA) Malaco, Beverly Glen and Soundtown, coupled with street -sharp eo programming being a staple of pay and broadcast television as Associate Publisher /Director of Research: Marty Feely (N.Y.) hip -hop outfits like Streetwise, Tommy Boy, Profile, Emergency, well as rock clubs worldwide? for an enviable share of black mu- Director of Charts /Associate Publisher: Thomas Noonan (LA.) Prelude and Quality, account Clearly, smaller labels are at a disadvantage when it comes to sic and dance/disco sales. if to Bureau Chiefs: Sam Sutherland (LA.) Kip Kirby (Nashville); budgeting for promotion and manufacturing. But they're Bill Holland (Washington) Economies of scale have also forced majors to back off their take advantage of the holes in this major-dominated market, accept the rules and methods have Senior Editors: Howard Levitt, Peter Keepnews (N.Y.) aggressive jazz programs of recent years, leaving the door wide they will have to that open for the indies who built the market. And not one album on changed. Editors: was on a major label. Russ Solomon and many, many other retailers are music junk- Retailing/Earl Paige L A. Billboard's most recent spiritual chart Black Music /Nelson George (N.Y.) When retailers catering to that market report that Atlanta Inter- ies who have a great sympathy for the esthetic conscience and Classical /Is Horowitz (N.Y.) Associate/Fred Goodman (N.Y.) Associate /Edward Morris national's "Rough Side Of The Mountain" is one of the biggest market niche of small labels. Those labels need to be more sym- Country/Kip Kirby (Nashville) needs of retailers. Commentary/Is Horowitz (N.Y.) (Nashville) records they've had in the last 10 years, the opportunities for in- pathetic than ever to the shifting configuration Computer Software & Video Games/ Record Reviews: Faye Zuckerman (LA.) Singles /Nancy Erlich (N.Y.) Marketing/John Sjppel (LA.) Albums /Sam Sutherland (LA.) Music Research /Paul Grein (LA.) Talent /Paul Grein (L.A.) Pro Equipment /Steve Dupler (N.Y.) Video/Tony Seideman (N.Y.) (L.A.) Associate/Faye Zuckerman (LA.) Portfolio Radio/Rollye Bornstein Composer Without Associate/Leo Sacks (N.Y.) Editorial Assistant/Kim Freeman (N.Y.) By EDDY LAWRENCE MANSON Contributing Editors: Moira McCormick (Chicago); Brian Chin (N.Y.); Enrique Fernandez (N.Y.) "Without the arranger," someone once said, "there'd be no of the work is an outrage. And it also works to the detriment of Special Issues: Ed Ochs, Editor (LA.); Robyn Wells, Assistant Editor (N.Y.); Leslie music," or more accurately, we might amend, "there'd be no the arranger, since he is generally engaged as an employee. Nei- Shaver, Directory Services Manager (Nashville). music industry." ther he nor the "employed" writer enjoy any rights under the International Editorial Director: Mike Hennessey (London) It is not enough to just put the notes down on paper. Someone law. International Editor: Peter Jones (London) has to put down the intent of the song, which lies in the harmo- In England, France and other countries, arrangers are given a mechanical and performance, without Administrative Assistant: Giorgia Herington (N.Y.) nies, the rhythms and the in- parallel set of rights, both ner voices of the piece, the having to seek permission from the owner of the underlying Intl Correspondents: Austria-Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien, XVII, Kreuzgasse 27. 0222 48- very the perform- work. The new, arranged version is regarded as a joint effort and South Wales: Bel- music that 28-82; Australia -Glen Baker, P.O. Box 261, Baulkham Hills, 2153 New such. gium -Juul Anthonissen, 27A Oude Godstraat, 3100 Heist op den Berg. 015-241953; Canada- ers play and sing. is paid for as Kirk LaPointe, 43 Sweetland Ave., Ottawa, Ontario KIN 777. 613 238 -4142; Czechoslovakia - In pop music the arrange- Further, in most European countries, arrangers are given the Dr. Lubomir Dourzka, 14 Zeleny Pruh, 147 00 Praha 4 Branik. 26-16-08; Denmark-Knud Orst- ment, or chart, often generates status of composer, and are often referred to in that way. When I 22- 26 -72; Finland -Hari Helopaltio, SF -01860 Pert- ed, 22 Tjoernevej, DK -3070 Snekkersten. 02- not have a separate course tula 27-18-36. Greece-John Carr, Kaisarias 26-28, Athens 610; Holland- Willem Hoos, Bilder- a record's success, rather than studied at the Juilliard Schoo), we did dijhlaan 28, Hilversum. 035-43137; Hong Kong -Hans Ebert, INS, 17 /F, Wah Kwong Bldg., the underlying tune itself. But in arranging. Arranging was considered a function of compos- Orloutca 3 /b, 1026 Budapest 11. 48 -62 Hennessey Rd., Tel: (5) 276021; Hungary-Paul Gyongy, lest one assume that this writ- ing. As far as I'm concerned, it still is. Tel: 167-456; Ireland -Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Ireland. 97- 14 -72; Israel - Benny Dudkevitch, P.O. Box 7750, 92 428 Jerusalem; Italy- Vittorio Castelli, Via Ramazzotti er is negating the importance 20, 21047 Saronna (Milan). 02 -960 1274; Japan -Shig Fujita, Utsunomiya Bldg., 19 -16 Jingu- of a song, let it quickly be said mae 6- Chome, Shibuya -ku Tokyo 150.03 4984641; Kenya-Ron Andrews, P.O. Box 41152, Nai- there robi. 24725; New Zealand-AnnLouise Martin, 239 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland 9. that without a song 496 -062; Philippines -Ces Rodriguez, 11 Tomas Benitez, Quezon City 3008. Poland -Roman would be no arrangement. `The arranger does not Waschko, Magiera 9m 37, 01 -873 Warszawa. 34- 36-04; Portugal- Fernando Tenente, R Sta Perhaps, some would say, Helena 122 R /c, Oporto; Romania Octavian Ursulescu, Str. Radu de la La Afumati nr, 57 -B Pleasant we have grown too dependent Sector 2, Bucharest O.P. 9. 13- 46 -10. 16- 20-80; Singapore -Anita Evans, 164 Mount participate financially in the Rd., 1129. 2560551; South Africa -John Miller, c/o The Rand Daily Mail, 171 Main St., Johan- on production and arrange- nesburg. 710 -9111. South Korea -Byung -Hoo Suh, Joong -Ang Weely, 58 -9 Sosomun -Dong, ment, and not enough on the Seoul. 28 -8219; Spain -Ed Owen, Planta 6 -3D, Espronceda 32, Madrid 3.442 -9446. Sweden - success of the record' Leif Schulman, Brantingsgatan 49, 4 tr. 115 35 Stockholm. 08- 629-873; Switzerland- Pierre Manson: "The tune is little basic quality of the song. A 062-215909; U.S.S.R. -Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 6 Aprels- Haesler, Hasenweld 8, CH -4600 Olten, more than a jumping -off great song, of course, needs lit - kaya Str., Block 2, Apt. 16, 195268 Leningrad, K -268. 225- 35-88; West Germany-Wolfgang place." tle or no arranging. It merely Spahr (Chief Correspondent), 236 Bad Segeberg, An der Trave 67 b, Postfach 1150. 04551- The American Society of Music Arrangers (ASMA) was 81428. Jim Sampson (News Editor), Liebherrstr. 19, 8000 Munchen 22. 089 -227746. Yugosla- has to be sung. Still, where are Rozna 351, Brezovica, Ljubljana 23-522. founded in 1938 by Robert Russell Bennett and his peers. They via-Mitja Volcic, Dragomer, 6, 61 the great songs in today's market? That leaves it pretty much up felt the need for proper recognition and protection. The society Director of Marketing & Sales: Miles T. Killoch (N.Y.). to the arranger. itself to that end since it was formed and has worked But the arranger who has created this new saleable version of a has devoted closely with the American Federation of Musicians since 1943. Director of Sales, Video /Sound Business: Ron Willman (N.Y.); Director of Sales, song does not participate financially in the success of the record. members of our soci- International Buyer's Guide: Ron Carpenter (N.Y.); Home Entertainment Manager. He receives no royalties and is paid a few paltry bucks in front We have found that many distinguished John Wallace (N.Y.); Promotion Coordina- arrange, adapt Diane Daou (L.A.); Production Manager. for "'orchestration," as per musicians union scale. ety are, in fact, composers who can transcribe, tor. Nanette Varian (N.Y.); Production /Sales Coordinators: Lucy Bellamy (L.A.), anyone else's music. For Today, the arranger is often the producer of the recorded ma- and, of course, orchestrate their own or Debra Millburn (Nashville), Grace Kolins (N.Y.). me, these men and women are the composers of our time on New York-Norm Berkowitz, Don Frost (212- 764 -7356); Los terial as well. He not only writes the chart, but works it out in the Account Executives: industry rests. If ever America produces Angeles- Christine Matuchek (213.859- 5316); Nashville -John McCartney, recording studio with the artists and musicians, spending hours whom the future of the wager he or she will come Southern Manager (615 -748- 8145); Classified Advertising Manager -Jeff Serrette mixing and remixing until the electronics satisfy his vision. The its own Beethoven or Brahms, I'll (N.Y.) (212 -764- 7388). tune itself is usually little more than a jumping -off place for the from their ranks, or their artistic progeny. Australia -Geoff Waller & Assoc., 102 Glover St., Cremare, International Sales: event visualized by the arranger /producer. In negotiating its recent agreement with the film and television Sydney, NSW 2090, 011- 909 -188, Telex: AA27905; Canada: Frank Daller, 48 York- Quincy Jones is perhaps the best known of this group. But industry, the AFM failed to protect the function of arranging, ville Ave., Toronto M4W IL4, 416- 964 -1885; France: Ann -Marie Hounsfield, 5 Rue leaving it open to "individual negotiation." Thus, the question du Commandant, Pilot 92522 Neuilly, Cedex 1- 738 -4178; Italy: Germano Ruscitto, there are others-Dave Grusin, Freddie Perren, the late Don if really belongs in the AFM. Pizzale Loreto 9, Milan, 28 -29 -158; Japan: Hugh Nishikawa, Utsunomiya Bldg., 19- Costa, Nelson Riddle. The list goes on. naturally arises the arranger of mu- 16 Jingumae, 6- Chome, Shibuya -ku, Tokyo 150 03- 498 -4641 Telex: 781 -25735; While these men can write their own tickets, what about those Hopefully, the suggested formation of a national office Mexico and Latin America: call New York office, (212) 764 -7356; New Zealand: lesser known workaday arrangers who get their union scale for sic preparation and a national arrangers committee within the Mike Bailey, F.J. Associates, P.O. Box 1367, Wellington, 723745; Spain: Rafael Re- "orchestrating," and little more? Yet they are the ones who turn AFM will help rectify the situation. vert, General Manager, c/o Radio Madrid 232 -8000, 231 -8319; United Kingdom: Further, we need to amend the Copyright Act to insure some Patrick Campbell, European Advertising Sales Manager, 7 Carnaby St., London out marketable product day in and day out. W1V1PG 439-9411 Telex: 851 -262100; West Germany: Hans-Moritz v. Frankenberg, Under the Copyright Act, arrangers are not entitled to a share form of proprietary interest for the author of an arrangement. Muller & Von Frankenberg, Uberseering 25, 2000 Hamburg 60, 040/631 4299 -631 in the royalties resulting from their creativity. In the case of pop Until such reforms are instituted, the arranger remains a second 37 71; Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Holland, Luxemborg, Norway, Portugal, music, the arranger often takes on the role of "benevolent boot- class musical professional. He is a composer without portfolio. So. Africa, Sweden: contact, Patrick Campbell, London office; Austria, Switzerland: legger." No one really objects if a song is arranged and recorded contact West German office. Eddy Manson is an arranger, teacher and harmonica virtuoso But expect royalties. without permission. don't based in Los Angeles, and has served as president of the American Divisional Controller: Don O'Dell (N.Y.); Circulation Manager: Donna De Witt The "for hire" clause in the Copyright Act that says that the (N.Y.); Conference Coordinator: Kris Sofley (L.A.); Managing Director/Internation- Society of Music Arrangers. a legally becomes the "author" al Operations: Mike Hennessey (London); License & Permissions Manager. Geor- employer of composer or writer gina Ellen Challis (N.Y.).

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His faith in the is the salvation 'CFL was seeking, CHICAGO -WCFL, the former format, and in general, is infectious. says about six to eight hours of block never had a top 40 giant here which has sunk into "Chicago's truly con- religious programming will be commercial and ratings obscurity in temporary Christian station, and plugged into mornings and late Christian is of fastest the last decade to its latest 0.9 in the one the growing nights, with half a dozen other jocks formats around," Hallam says. "I be- filling in current Arbitron sweep, is being born on occasional airshifts. They lieve there's a real market for this in again as a full- service contemporary include Bob Buchanan, also of Chicago." It doesn't hurt that Super WYCA; production manager David Christian outlet Tuesday (22), corn - nighttime coverage includes plete with a PD who used to be the 'CFL's Mitchell, formerly of WCGO Chica- 25 states, a lure for any radio go Heights; and "two or three other GM known as Captain Whammo MAGIC BUS -The first painted bus rolls out from Kalamazoo's Metro Tran- preacher. unnamed personalities." The music - and an on -air lineup resplendent with sit System. Designed to commemorate the city's 100th anniversary, the Hallam, a longtime Buffalo broad- to -talk ratio, says Hallam, is envi- block- programmed preaching and lo- painted bus is a joint venture between the Michigan city, WKZO Kalamazoo caster whose credits include WBNY, sioned at 60/40. cal personality. With, 'CFL originat- and Burger King. ing a syndicated "Christian Count- WKBW and WGR, has hired Jim The new WCFL, which Hallam down," debate over whether to use Chenelle as program director and af- says has not adopted any slogan as the slogan "Amen 1000" on the air ternoon drive host. Chenelle, most yet but is toying with the tag "Amen continues, as Statewide Broadcasting recently of suburban WCRM here, 1000," will be serving as a flagship assumes control of the 50 kw giant was Captain Whammo on both station for a Christian top 40 round- Dyson Group Shakes from Amway's Mutual Monday (21) WDHF and WMET in the early '70s. up called "Christian Countdown at midnight. Handling middays is Kris Stevens USA," set to premiere within the (not to be confused with former top Nine Plough VP /GM Keith Hallam, a 16-year next two weeks. The weekly two - On Stations veteran of Christian broadcasting 40 personality Kris Eric Stevens), hour special produced and hosted by By LEO SACKS and most recently GM of Ham - who joins the station from similarly PD Chenelle used to be carried by mond's WYCA, a post he vacated in programmed WEAW Evanston, "one of the big syndicators," accord- NEW YORK -A group headed Dyson, who also owns WPTR (coun- 1983, also served as an associated where he served as PD. ing to Hallam, although he declines by Rob Dyson has agreed in principle try) and WFLY (hits) in Albany and pastor of Stone Church in surburban Hallam, who feels the new format to say which. to purchase nine stations from WEOK (adult contemporary) and Plough Broadcasting for a reported WPDH (AOR) in Poughkeepsie. $60 million, although Dyson declines "That's the way we like to do things: to disclose the figure. quietly." Vox Jox While Lewis Nolan, vice president Dyson declines to name the corpo- of communications for Plough, ration he's heading and deflects any would only confirm that the compa- questions about the reported cost. Al Moll Leaves WLZZ /WZUU ny has held "discussions" with inter- "Watch the FCC register like every- Dyson that he one else," he says. By ROLLYE BORNSTEIN mornings at Magic (KMGG), while One of our favorite morning men is ested parties, confirms has "handshaked" with Plough presi- Headquartered in Memphis, Upped to GM from his station former morning host Sonny Melen- back in action in D.C. John Bodnar, dent Wayne Hudson to purchase its Plough, whose deal with Infinity manager slot at Milwaukee's WLZZ/ drez moves to afternoons. Replacing late of WASH -FM, is the choice to properties in Memphis (black WKDJ Broadcasting to sell WJJD/WJEZ WZUU less than a year ago, Al Moll Morgan at KMPC is midday person- replace Gary D. on KIX 106 and urban WHRK), Baltimore for a reported $13.5 million still has resigned that Ma!rite post to pur- ality and former game show host Jim (WPKX Alexandria), which puts (country WCAO and urban WXYV), awaits FCC approval, posted sales of sue ownership. No word on a re- Lange, which leaves middays up for WASH PD Bill Tanner in an inter- Cincinnati ( "Music Of Your Life" $24.8 million in 1983, a 13% jump placement yet, but operations man- grabs; the rumor is KGIL's Jerry esting position. Competing with WMLX and country WUBE), Atlan- from 1982's $21.9 million. Overall, ager Steve Schram is holding down Bishop has first dibs. "Tanner -in -the- morning" on morn- ta (country WPLO and urban Shearing- Plough Corp., makers of the fort until a decision is made. Meanwhile, over at KIQQ, Rich- ing dirve is the entire WASH -FM WVEE) and Clearwater, Fla. (top 40 such consumer products as Copper - Word is Moll has purchased an ard Blade is slated to do mornings, airstaff he replaced. In case you're that WZNE). tone and Maybelline, had sales of AM outlet. which moves Bruce & Tony to after- not taking notes, Eddie Gallaher "We're trying to keep things quiet $1.8 billion last year compared to Also making a quick exit is KFSD noons. Rumor has it, though, that went over to nostalgia -formatted until we work everything out." says $1.73 billion in fiscal 1982. San Diego GM Jim Price. Price, who things are looking up back at Blade's WWDC -AM. Bob Duckman's now for 10 years had been GM of KGB/ current haunt, KROQ, where there's programming WXTR, where he does KPQP there, joined the classical out- gaiety and merriment; not only does mornings. Dave Arlington's now FCC Again Throws Out let just after the first of the year. it look like the license troubles plagu- waking up the W -Lite (WLTT) * * * ing the outlet for the last 10 years morning crowd, and Jerry Clark's at may soon be over, but it also appears Outlet's newly acquired WTKS (for- McGavren Guild Complaint Mike Phillips is more than serious that Rick Carroll's cameo appear- merly WHFS) Bethesda. NEW YORK Once again, the ranted review. Last week the FCC about keeping KFRC San Francisco - ance in the programming part may * * * FCC has dismissed a complaint upheld its previous decision. top 40, and so it is that he has hired soon be a starring role .Blade, conse- against McGavren Guild's non -wired In its latest ruling, the Commission former WLS Chicago high-energy quently, is having second, third and KLLS San Antonio's Bruce Bu- network. The complaint was origi- said, "The evidence and argument Slim, who re- lady The Slim One. fourth thoughts about leaving. When chanan moved into the WCLS De- nally filed in September, 1982, when you present, including availability places Harry Nelson (who moves we last left the ROQ's license trou- troit morning post last week. This Katz asked the commission to pro- sheets proposing the same number of from 7 -10 p.m. slot to weekends), the bles, we had All Pro's Willie Davis week he also moves into the opera- hibit the representation and selling of spots for each station in the network; is in Phillips' lineup re- the final cog being awarded the station, with plans tions manager chair at the former multiple non -commonly -owned radio invoices showing that the actual pur- which now looks like structuring, to go urban. Now it looks like Willie WABX, where PD Peter Carey car- stations within the same market. chases varied from the proposals; or- this: Dr. Don, mornings; Dave Sho- and some competing applicants will ries on in that role ... Officially in- This February, the FCC affirmed ders specifying particular dayparts; lin, 9 -noon; former weekender Rob withdraw their applications in return stalled as PD of WQFM Milwaukee previous rulings that a rep firm may and rates that vary from a rate card, Conrad, noon -4 (replacing Don for a lump sum payment from minor- following Lee Arnold's departure is have as clients two separately owned are not in the Commission's eyes evi- Sainte John, who moves back into 10 ity owner (49 %) Kenneth Roberts, acting PD Andy Bloom ... Former stations in the same market and may dence of a lack of licensee control. p.m. -1 a.m., replacing the exiting Sue who is currently the managing part- WGAR /WKSW Cleveland PD form clients into a non -wired rep Rather they evidence negotiations Hall); Chuck Browning, afternoons, ner. Nice work if you can get it, and Mike Scott moves down to Dayton network. that are carried on by agents of li- and Willie Sancho, overnights. they can get it if the FCC approves. as operations manager for WHIO- Katz replied to that ruling with ev- censees and advertisers." New call letters have been applied AM, with Judy Kelly remaining on idence based on a McGavren Guild for for Mike Joseph's latest project. * * * board as PD and night man Keith proposal to the Ross Roy Advertis- KKSS Minneapolis becomes "Com- D.C.'s Wright moving up to MD . Terrye ing Agency which they believed war- WGAY fy" KMFY- which, says Mike, "will It's official: Cincinnati Broadcast- Seigel is upped to PD /MD at St. serve an exclusive demo ripe for this ing, formed by Robert J. DeLuca and Louis' KADI, as former PD Gary Changing Hands kind of programming." Regarding Richard L. Hallberg, has acquired Drake -Chenault Brown segues to KWK -AM, which is WASHINGTON -AM, what programming that is, Mike only Cincy's WLYK -FM from Perry -WGAY rumored to be eyeing oldies. Axes `History' little sister of top -rated WGAY -FM offers, "It's different than anything Samuels. Other than DeLuca's in- Moving from his station manager here, has been bought for $950,000 being done, and if it works here it will stallation as GM (he had been GSM NEW YORK -Drake -Chenault post at Pittsburg's B94 (WBZZ), by Gary Portmess, president of Inter- work in every market in America and at WSAI), everything stays the same has closed its Radio Special Features Alan Murdoch becomes GSM across state Communications Inc. and own- could be a great help to AM." at the Milford outlet, which Samuels division, whose "History of Rock 'n' town at urban -formatted WAMO, er of WHAG and WQCM in Hagers- Our Chicago correspondent's den- will continue to consult. 'LYK, by Roll" show was contracted to 303 now that Ray Gusky has been ap- town, Md. tist upon hearing she worked with the way, is home these days to one of pointed GM of The Point (WPNT) stations. Ten people lost their jobs as Billboard, offered the following: Cincy's greatest morning men, James a result, including vice president Car- The purchase, announced May 10, . Exiting San Francisco's Quake "Dick Biondi will be leaving WBBM- Francis Patick O'Neill, who will also ol Holt and Chris Carrell, director of will allow Greater Media Inc., cur- (KQAK) is station manager Bob rent owner of the simulcast WGAY FM. Replacing him will be Don Ge- remain with the Class A Bonneville Heymann, who's replaced by GSM affiliate relations. ronimo, who does nights. The after- easy listening outlet. "We're going to stick to what we stations, to complete its plan to buy Greg Sullivan ... Upped to PD at WWRC here for $3.6 million. noon guy will move to nights, leaving How would you like to become Cousin Brucie's WKGL Middle- do best," says Mary Sibulkin, direc- tor of public relations. "Program- WWRC, currently owned by NBC, is afternoons open for Steve Dahl." your boss' boss? That's what hap- town, N.Y., replacing Ken Wind - also a top -rated station with an all - While drilling, he continued, "John pened to WJXQ PD Jim Ryan, who heim, is Rick Love. ming, consulting and formatting." Fisher will probably be back doing has just purchased the Jackson, "We couldn't get the national ad- talk format. Its FM sister station, Back in action is Michele Robin- WKYS, the urban contemporary mornings at WMET-FM." Maybe Mich. outlet, as well as its AM coun- last vertising we hoped for," he explains. son- Sayre, of Houston's KLOL. mainstay of Washington, is also it's the gas. terpart, WKHM. In his new post at These days she's MD for Ed Shane's Scott Kenyon, who directed the WKHM/WJXQ, Ryan becomes show, was also dismissed, as were owned by NBC, but is not affected by Houston -based Shane Media . .. Ex- * * * writers and Don the sale. president /CEO, with Denice Swan- iting the Quiet Storm (KUTE Glen - Laura Gross Gold- It's not known yet what format Changes in the L.A. morning son continuing as VP /GM and for- dale/L.A.) is morning man Charlie berg. In addition, pink slips went out changes are planned, if any. Portmess scene, as expected, have Robert W. mer owner Myron Patten retaining a Fox. to three production associates and Morgan leaving his KMPC gig to do minority interest. (Continued on page 19) two secretaries. intends to keep the station all -talk. www.americanradiohistory.com H E

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HITS FROM BILLBOARD 10 AND DENVER -Why, would a station sampled us because they felt we were 20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK considered a financial and ratings still beautiful music," says Elliott, success change call letters? In the who previously worked with KLIR consultant Mike McVay at Robin - POP SINGLES -10 Years Ago case of KLIR here, which has ap- son's WMJI in Cleveland. Ray Stevens, Barnaby plied to become KMJI, PD Chris El- 1. The Streak, "We'll call it Magic FM 100 on the 5. Motown liott says it's perception. 2. Dancing Machine, Jackson of 3. The Entertainer, Marvin Hamlisch. MCA "Even though we are doing quite air. It will be a clear description 4. The Show Must Go On, Three Dog Night, well, for 24 years the 'Clear' (KLIR) what we are." Dunhill call letters stood for beautiful mu- Meanwhile, across town at Mal - The Run, Paul McCartney & 5. Band On sic," says Elliott. "It was an estab- rite's KPPL, a rumor that the AC Wings, Apple station would make the switch to top You Make Me Feel Brand New, lished identity." The Duffy station 6. at by Malrite national Stylistics, Avco made the switch to AC two years 40 is laughed 7. Midnight At The Oasis, Maria Muldaur, ago, adopting the "FM 100" logo on PD Jim Wood, who explains its ori- Reprise the air, "and even though we've de- gin. "One of our sales people was at a -Motion, Grand Funk, Capitol 8. The Loco veloped a very good following, our party, and someone from another sta- 9. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long, Chicago. AIR MAN ON ICE -DC 101 air personality Adam Smasher poses with Kathy tion kept saying, 'Hey, we hear you Columbia research continually showed there is the Capitals Banner contest, in to come at us with top 10. Help Me, Joni Mitchell, Asylum Helfert, winner of Washington station's a segment of people who have not guys are about front of her prize -winning entry. 40,' which we've been very successful with elsewhere. Finally our guy just said, 'Yeah, and we're switching call Videodisk' letters to KROD Rock Of POP SINGLES -20 Years Ago WLS Suspends Dahl, Meier Again -the Denver!' 1. My Guy, Wells. Motown Top 20 Chart Mary "Within an hour we started getting 2. Love Me Do, Beatles, Tollie CHICAGO WLS -FM (94.7) af- "negative comments were being - a newspaper 3. Hello, Dolly!, Louis Armstrong, Kapp ternoon drive personalities Steve made on air about the station and Every Week calls from as far away as 4. Chapel Of Love, Dixie Cups, Red Bird Dahl and Garry Meier were suspend- some of the people who work here," in Boulder. But no, we're making 5. Love Me With All Your Heart, Ray In Billboard we're not May 9 for "lack of says Gehron. money, doing well and Charles Singers, Command ed mid -shift on the previous switching to anything." 6. Bits And Pieces, Dave Clark Five, Epic compliance with WLS' wishes in the Acknowledging pair's 7. (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet, structure of their show," according suspensions, Gehron remarks, "It Reflections, Golden World to general manager John Gehron. happens occasionally, and we always 8. Ronnie, 4 Seasons, Philips The suspension without pay, the have worked out our differences. 9. It's Over, Roy Orbison, Monument duo's fourth this year, continued to This isn't a major disaster on any- Added Peter Records] A Love, & Gordon, Most 10. World Without the following Friday, a total of two body's part." Dahl and Meier, he Capitol The week's five most added singles at and a half days. adds, were expected to resume their in each of four formats According to Gehron, Dahl and shifts Monday (21) after Dahl's Billboard's reporting stations Meier were not complying with sta- scheduled vacation the previous # of Billboard's # of Billboard's tion policy on several counts. The re- week. In their absense, "best of stations stations TOP LPs-10 Years Ago quired five songs per hour were not Dahl" reruns were aired. adding record now reporting 1. The Sting, Soundtrack. MCA being played, commercials were be- Title, Artist, Label this week record 2. Buddah And The Chocolate Box, Cat Stevens. A &M ing aired in the wrong sequence, and MOIRA McCORMICK 3. Maria Muldaur, Reprise HOT 100 4. Band On The Run, Paul McCartney & (184 Stations) Wings, Apple 1 Bruce 5. Greatest Hits, John Denver, RCA "Dancing In The Dark," 129 6. Shinin' On, Grand Funk, Capitol Springsteen, Columbia 128 7. Chicago VII, Columbia 2 Rod Stewart, Warner 8. Court And Spark, Joni Mitchell, Asylum "Infatuation," 100 100 9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John, Bros. MCA 3 "Doctor! Doctor!," Thompson Twins, Mike Oldfield, Virgin 1111SFM 10. Tubular Bells, Arista 53 53 4 "Magic," the Cars, Elektra 50 104 5 "Almost Paradise ... Love," Mike TOP LPs-20 Years Ago Reno & Ann Wilson, Columbia 37 141 1. The Beatles' Second Album, Capitol 2. Hello, Dolly!, Original Cast, RCA Victor BLACK 3. Glad All Over, Dave Clark Five. Epic (94 Stations) 4. Funny Girl, Original Cast, Capitol 5. Meet the Beatles, Capitol 1 "(You're My) Aphrodisiac," Dennis 6. Honey In The Horn, Al Hirt, RCA Victor Edwards, Gordy 28 38 7. Kissin' Cousins, Elvis Presley, RCA Victor 8. Introducing The Beatles, VeeJay 2 "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)," 9. Barbra Streisand/The Third Album, Patrice Rushee, Elektra 22 77 Columbia 10. In The Wind, Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner 3 "My Best Friend's Girlfriend," Bros. Marcus Miller, Warner Bros. 18 22 4 "If Ever You're In My Arms Again," WALK THIS WAY -KIIS Los Angeles air personality Rick Dees, center, Peabo Bryson, Elektra 17 58 dusts off his boots after leaving his mark in Hollywood's Walk of Fame. 5 "Simple," Johnny Mathis, Columbia 17 36 COUNTRY SINGLES -10 Years Ago Shown with him are the station's president and general manager Wally Clark, left, and Johnny Grant, chairman of the Walk of Fame committee. 1. No Charge, Melba Montgomery, Elektra COUNTRY 2. Pure Love, Ronnie Milsap, RCA 3. The Streak, Ray Stevens, Barnaby (125 Stations) 4. Honeymoon Feelin', Roy Clark, Dot 1 "God Bless The U.S.A.," Lee 5. I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton, 71 7-r RCA Greenwood, MCA 6. Something, Johhny Rodruguez, Mercury 2 "Long Hard Road (The 7. If You Love Me (Let Me Know), Olivia Julio Iglesias Dream)," Nitty Newton -John, MCA Sharecropper's Band, Bros. 51 56 8. Last Time I Saw Him, Dottie West, RCA Gritty Dirt Warner 9. On The Cover Of The Music City News, Quiero ser las dos niñas 3 "Still Losing You," Ronnie Milsap, Buck Owens, Capitol 37 109 10. Country Bumpkin, Cal Smith, MCA RCA de tus ojos, 4 "One More Shot," Johnny Lee, Full Moon/Warner Bros. 34 35 Las metálicas cuerdas 5 "I Hurt For You," Deborah Allen, SOUL SINGLES -10 Years Ago RCA 33 34 1. I'm In Love, Aretha Franklin. Atlantic 2. Be Thankful For What You Got, W ilam de tu voz, ADULT CONTEMPORARY DeVaughn. Roxbury (84 Stations) 3. For The Love Of Money, Jays, Philadelphia International El rubor de tu sien 1 "Prime Time," the Alan Parsons 4. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, Stevie Project, Arista 14 24 Wonder. Tamla 5. Hollywood Swinging, Kool & the Gang, 2 "It's A Miracle," Culture Club, De-Lite cuando meditas, Virgin/Epic 13 37 6. Dancing Machine, Jackson 5, Motown 7. The Payback, James Brown, Polydor 3 "Almost Paradise ... Love," Mike 8. Satisfaction Guaranteed, Harold Melvin & Y el origen tenaz de tu rubor, Reno & Ann Wilson, Columbia 13 31 the Bluenotes, Philadelphia International 11 19 9. Can You Handle It, Graham Central 4 "Alibis," Sergio Mendes, A&M Station, Warner Bros. Du lcuiea 5 "If Ever You're In My Arms Again," That Made Me Laugh, 10. The Same Love Peabo Bryson, Elektra 10 32 Bill Withers, Sussex www.americanradiohistory.com 16 Billboard. Sin9Ies Ao Action. Based on station playlists through Tuesday 5/26/84

THE CARS -Magic **KEY ADD -ONS-the two key records added at the stations listed as deter- TIMMY THOMAS-Gotta Give A Little Love (Ten Yeas TOP ADD ONS - NATIONAL Later) mined by station personnel. North Region BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Central *ADD-ONS -All records added at the stations listed as determined by station, Dark (Columbia) G -105 (WDCG)- Durham /Raleigî ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Warner Bros.) (Rick Freeman -P.D.) TOP ADD ONS THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor (Arista) MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost Paradise. _Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark THE CARS -Magic (Elektra) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark ROD STEWART -Infatuation (Columbia) ROD STEWART -Infatuation ROCKWELL-Obscene Phone Caller ROD STEWART -Infatuation (Warner Bros.) DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady CULTURE CLUB A Miracle -It's VAN STEPHENSON-Modern Day Delilah TINA TURNER-What's Love Got To Do With It BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Danang In The Dark THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor (Arista) Northeast Region WKEE -FM- Huntington HOWARD JONES -What Is Love MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love ROD STEWART -Infatuation RENO AND WILSON- Almost Hayes-P.D.) MIKE ANN COREY HART- Sunglasses At Night (Steve THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor TOP ADD ONS THE CARS-Magic Paradise...Love (Columbia) EDDY GRANT- Romancing The Stone WFLB- Fayetteville RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away WSPK- Poughkeepsie COREY HART -Sunglasses Al Night (Larry Canon-P.D.) ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Warner Bros.) ROD STEWART -Infatuation MANHATTAN TRANSFER-Mystery (Chris Leide-P.D.) THE CARS -Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor Paradise.. Love (Columbia) ROD STEWART- Infatuation TWILLEY Q -106 (WQXA) -York DWIGHT -Little Bit Of Love RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time (Mark McKenzie -P.D.) THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor (Arista) JOHN LENNON -Borrowed Time WKDD -Akron Z.Z. TOP-Legs PAT ROBINSON -Eye For An Eye COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night (EMI - WBLI -Long Island BIG COUNTRY -Wonderland (Nick Anthony -P.D.) THE CARS -Magic DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You SLADE -Run Runaway THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor America) TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It (Bill Terry-P.D.I BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark ROO STEWART- Infatuation WYCR -York ROD STEWART -Infatuation COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night WPRO MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost -FM- Providence Paradise...Love (Mark Richards -P.D.) FACE TO FACE -10, 9, 8 (Tom Cuddy -P.D.) HOWARD JONES -What Is Love NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good WFOX- Gainesville HOWARD JONES -What Is Love ROD STEWART- Infatuation BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark (Alan DuPriest -P.D.) WBWB -Bloomington MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost JEFFERSON STARSHIP-No Way Out Z.Z. TOP -Legs ROO STEWART -Infatuation (Bob Leonard -P.D.) WFLY Paradise... Love ROD STEWART -Infatuation -Albany Z.Z. TOP -Legs THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Prime Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark ROBIN GIBE -Boys Do Fall In Love (Peter Clark -P.D.) DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark ROD STEWART -Infatuation ROD STEWART -Infatuation BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me ROD STEWART -Infatuation WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days Z.Z. TOP -Legs WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor WPU -New York ALABAMA -When We Make Love YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love (Larry Berger -P.D.) SERGIO MENDES -Alibis THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Prime Time RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away Rochester THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time 1 WMJQ- WOMACK A WOMACK -Baby I'm Scared Of You EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night (Jay Stevens -P.D.) LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control WCI L- FM- Carbondale BILLY IDOL -Eyes Without A Face JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song WRQK -Greensboro (Tony Waitekus -P.D.) ROD STEWART- Infatuation WGUY- Bangor (Pam Conrad-P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark DURAN DURAN -The Reflex (Jim Randall -P.D.) Z -100 (WHTZ) -New York SERGIO MENDES -Alibis HOWARD JONES -What Is Love THE CARS -Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Scott Shannon -P.D.) Southeast Region BILLY IDOL-Eyes Without A Face THE POINTER SISTERS -lump (For My Love) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark THE POINTER SISTERS -lump For My Love) MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost THE GREG KIRN BAND-Reunited INXS -Original Sin WPXY Rochester -FM- LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control TOP ADD ONS Paradise...Love MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Tom Mitchell -P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time IRENE CARA- Breakdance BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark WGCI -FM- Chicago FACE TO FACE -10. 9, 8 THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor I.Z. TOP -Legs WOKI- Knoxville (Gram Armstrong -P.D.) SERGIO MENDES -Alibis ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Columbia) JOHNNY MATHIS -Simple (Gary Adkins -P.D.) PATRICE RUSHER-Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Warner Bros.) York BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark ROGER -In The Mix EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night WKTU -New City THE CARS -Magic (Elektra) ROD STEWART -Infatuation R.J.'S LATEST ARRIVAL -Shackles RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Carlos OeJesus -P.D.) DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor (Arista) PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your In My Arms Again BOBBY RUSH-Gotta Have Money WIGY -Bath BREAK MACHINE -Street Dance TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It SERGIO MENDES-Let's Give More This Time WGFM- Schenectady TWO SISTERS -Right There THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor KENT JORDAN -California (Scott Robbins-P.D.) (Mike Neff -0A.) M & M -Black Stations/White Stations COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night JEFF LORBER- Seventh Heaven BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away GINO SOCCIO -Turn It Around THE INC.-Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young KENNY G- Tnbeca ROD STEWART -Infatuation ROD STEWART Pretend -Infatuation FACE TO FACE -10, 9. 8 KIM CARNES-I DENNIS EDWARDS- (You're My) Aphrodisiac DEF LEPPARD -Bring On The Heartbreak WANG CHUNG-Dance Hall Days BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It In WANS -FM- Anderson /Greenville PSYCHEDELIC FURS -The Ghost You CHERYL LYNN -This Time WKHI -Ocean City (Bill McCown -P.D.) MISSING PERSONS -Right Now JOHNNY MATHIS-Simple 1 WRCK -Utica (Jack Cilles -P.O.) NENA-lust A Dream -95 (WINZ -FM) -Miami BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me JOCELYN BROWN- Somebody Else's Guy (Jim Rietz -P.D.) THE -Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancmg In The Dark (Keith Istey -P.D.) COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night CARS BOBBY KING- Lovequake BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark DAN FOGELBERG -Believe In Me THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your In My Arms Again KENNY G -I've Been Missin' You WHIT- Boston ROO STEWART-Infatuation THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time THE CARS -Magic MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love EDDY GRANT- Romancing The Stone BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark MISSING PERSONS -Right Now NEWCLEUS -lam On It (Rick Peters-P.D.) BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me ROD STEWART- Infatuation SLADE -Run Runaway WLS- AM /FM- Chicago BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Dancing In The Dark THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES-Don't Waste Your Time BILLY IDOL -Eyes Without A Face (Dave Denver -P D.) THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor WISE -Asheville COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night ROCKWELL -Obscene Phone Caller BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS-The Heart DI Rock & ROD STEWART -Infatuation (John Stevens -P.D.) THE INC. -Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young LUTHER VANDROSS- Superstar /Until You Come Back THE CARS -Magic Roll Z.Z. TOP -Legs THE CARS-Magic MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost To Me ROBIN GIBB -Boys Do Fall In Love CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle EURYTHMICS -Who's That Girl? Paradise...Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark FACE TO FACE -10, 9, 8 ROO STEWART -Infatuation Y WCAU -FM- Philadelphia THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor -100 (WHYI)- Miami /Ft. Q -102 (WKRQ)- Cincinnati (Jim Fox -P.D.) WXKS -Boston (Scott Walker -P.D.) BANANARAMA-Robert De Niro's Waiting Lauderdale ROD STEWART -Infatuation COREY HART- Sunglasses At Night JOE JACKSON -You Can't Gel What You Want (Sonny Joe White -P.D.) (Robert W. Walker -P.D.) THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON-Almost BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark Mid -Atlantic Region BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark SERGIO MENDES -Alibis Paradise...Love MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost MICHAEL JACKSON -farewell My Summer Love COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night JERMAINE JACKSON -Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming Paradise... Lore LATOYA JACKSON -Heart Don't Lie TOP ADD ONS PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your In My Arms Again ROD STEWART -Infatuation 94 -Q (WQXI -FM)- Atlanta TIMMY THOMAS -Gotta Give A Little Love (Ten Teen BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me FM -108 -Cleveland THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor (Jim Morrison-P.D.) Later (WDMT) In The SERGIO MENDES -Alibis THE CARS -Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing Dark Z.Z. TOP -Legs (Jeffrey B. Kelly -P.O.) PATTI Rhythm The Street BIG COUNTRY -Wonderland (Columbia) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark WKZQ -FM -Myrtle Beach AUSTIN- Of JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out WUSL -Philadelphia THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor PRETTY TONY-Fix Il In The Mix ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Warner Bros.) (Chris Williams -P.D.) My) ROCKWELL -Obscene Phone Caller Wyatt-P.D.) ROD STEWART -Infatuation DENNIS EDWAROS-(You re Aphrodisiac (Jett SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor (Arista) BRUCE HERBIE HANCOCK- Mega'Mix LARRICE -Bop 'Til I Drop RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away RICK Walk Away SPRINGFIELD-Don't Had A You RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away (RCA) PATTI AUSTIN- Rhythm Of The Street BRASS CONSTRUCTION -lever Girl Like WBEN -FM- Buffalo MICHAEL JACKSON- Farewell My Summer Love MENUDO-It You're Not Here (By My Side) CAMEO -Talking Out The Side Of Your Neck (Bob Wood- -P.D.) V -103 (WVEE) -Atlanta SERGIO MENDES -Alibis NUANCE FEATURING VIKKI LOVE -Take A Chance ATLANTIC STARR- Second To None ROD STEWART -Infatuation ( Scotti Andrews -P.D.) EDDY GRANT- Romancing The Stone JOHN ROCCA -I Want It To Be Real THE SYSTEM -Promises Can Break BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark STACY LATTISAW A JOHNNY GILL -Baby It's You PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your In My Arms Again THE CARS -Magic THE SYSTEM- Promises Can Break DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady B -94 (WBZZ)- Pittsburgh GINO SOCCIO-Turn It Around WGCL -Cleveland WFBG -Altoona (Bob Travis -P.D.) WKBW- Buffalo (Guy Zapaleon -P.D.) TALK TALK -It's My Lite WSFL -New Bern (Tony Booth -P.0.1 ROD STEWART-Infatuation THE EMOTIONS -You're The Best BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Sandy Beach -P.D.I (Scott Ken -P.D.) THE CARS-Magic MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love JOHN ROCCA-I Want It To Be Real ROO STEWART -Infatuation ROBIN GIBB -Boys Do Fall In Love ROD STEWART -Inlatuation THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor SHOCK -Slamdunk LATOYA JACKSON -Heart Don't Lie ANNE MURRAY -tust Another Woman In Love HOWARD JONES -What Is Love ROD STEWART-Inlatuation ROCHELLE -Lookin' For My Mind THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time WHTX- Pittsburgh SERGIO MENDES -Alibis ROCKWELL-Obscene Phone Caller Z.Z. TOP -Legs (Todd Chase -P.O.) JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out WNYS -Buffalo COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night JOHN LENNON -Borrowed Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Danang In The Dark Z -93 (WZGC) -Atlanta BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark (Bill Tod -P.D.) TOM TEELEY -She Got Away WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days (Chris Thomas-P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It MICHAEL JACKSON -Farewell My Summer Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark WNCI -Columbus THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor WBJW -Orlando THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor ROD STEWART -Infatuation (Harry Valentine -P.D.) ROO STEWART -Infatuation (Gary Mitchell -P.D.) WJLK -FM -Asbury Park THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor JERMAINE JACKSON -Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time BILLY IDOL -Eyes Without A Face (Dennis O'Mara -P.D.) COREY HART -Sunglasses AI Night CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Danang In The Dark MANHATTAN TRANSFER -Mystery COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night WPST- Trenton LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It THE POINTER SISTERS -lump (For My Love) (Tom Taylor -P.D.) WBBQ -FM-Augusta THE POINTER SISTERS -lump (For My Love) EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Harley Drew-PA.) WTSN -Dover ROD STEWART- Infatuation THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor ROD STEWART- Infatuation WCZY- Detroit (Jim Sebastian -P.D.) THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor WRVQ- Richmond THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark (Lee Douglas -P.D.) DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You (Bob Lewis -P.O.) RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away TINA TURNER-What's Love Got To Do With It THE POINTER SISTERS -lump For My Love) Z.Z. TOP -legs ROD STEWART -Infatuation B -104 (WBSB) -Baltimore ROD STEWART-Infatuation PEABO BRYSON -II Ever Your In My Arms Again MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON-Almost BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Steve Kingston -P.D.) PAUL YOUNG -love Of The Common People YARBROUGH ANO PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time Paradise..Loue WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark BON JOVI-She Don't Know Me THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away WXLK- Roanoke WERZ- Exeter THE BAR-KAYS -Freakshow On The Dance Floor Q -107 (WRQX) -Washington WSSX -Charleston (Russ Brown- P.D..) WDRQ- Detroit (Jack O'Brien -P.D.) MADONNA -Borderline (Allen Burns-P.D.) (Brian Philips -P.D.) (Tony Gray -P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark WANG CHUNG-Dance Hall Days WMAR -FM- Baltimore BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You THE EMOTIONS-You're The Best THE CARS -Magic JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Oul (Ralph Wimmer-P.D.) CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle THE CARS-Magic DENNIS EDWARDS-(You're My) Aphrodisiac ROD STEWART-Infatuation THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark NUANCE FEATURING VIKKI LOVE -Take A Chance FACE TO FACE -10, 9, 8 EURYTHMICS -Who's That Girl? WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days ROD STEWART -Infatuation PEABO BRYSON -II Ever Your In My Arms Again COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time SHEILA E.-The Glamorous Life BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me WASH -Washington D.C. JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out THE ERRONS -Land Of Hunger EURYTHMICS-Here Comes The Rain Again (Bill Tanner-P.D.) WBCY -Charlotte THE BAR-KAYS-Freakshow On The Dance Floor WAEV- Savannah TINA TURNER- What's Love Got To Do With It VAN HALEN -F11 Wait (Bob Kaghan -P.D.) (J.D. North -P.D.) WHYT- Detroit JOHN LENNON- Borrowed Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark WOMP -FM- Bellaire MICHAEL JACKSON -Farewell My Summer Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark (Gary Berkowitz-P.D.) ROD STEWART -Infatuation Infatuation (Dwayne Bonds-P.D.) THE BAR -KAPS- Freakshow On The Dance Floor ROD STEWART- Infatuation ROD STEWART- WFEA- Manchester YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark HUEY LEWIS ANO THE NEWS-The Heart Of Rock & RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away THE BAR- KAYS- Freakshow On The Dance Floor (Rick Ryder-P.D.) BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me ROD STEWART- Infatuation Roll THE CARS -Magic THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor JERMAINE JACKSON -Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming THE CARS -Magic DAN FOGELBERG -Believe In Me MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON-Almost HOWARD JONES -What Is Love SHALAMAR- Dancing In The Sheets COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night THE CARS-Magic Paradise...Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark THE CARS -Magic CK -101 (WCKS) -Cocoa Beach JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It (Bobby Knight -P.D.) THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time DAN HARTMAR-I Can Dream About You MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love Borrowed Time WAVA-Washington D.C. THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time JOHN LENNON- ROCKWELL-Obscene Phone Caller SERGIO MENDES -Alibis (Randy Kabrieh -P.D.) ROD STEWART -Infatuation SERGIO MENDED- Alibis WZAT- Savannah WNAP -Indianapolis PEABO BRYSON -II Ever Your In My Arms Again CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle SERGIO MENDES -Alibis JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out (Ray Williams-P.D.) (Gary Hoffman-P.D.) HARTMAN Can Dream About You MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON-Almost LATOYA JACKSON -Heart Don't Lie DAN -I ANO ANN Almost BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark MIKE RENO WILSON- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night Paradise...Love Paradise... Love THE CARS -Magic PAUL YOUNG -Love Of The Common People DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away WNOK -FM-Columbia ROO STEWART -Infatuation (Continued on page 18) NIGHT RANGER Sister Christian BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me (Peter Wolfe -P.D.) HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS-The Heart Of Rock & KC -101 (WKCI) -New Haven MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost Roll Q -105 (WRBQ) -Tampa Copyright 1984, Billboard Publica- Paradise_. Love (Stet Rybak -P.O.) WVSR -Charleston (Mason Dixon -P.O.) tions, Inc. No part of this publication Dancing In The Dark Z.Z. TOP -Legs BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- (Chris Bagey -P.O.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Daocing In The Dark ROD STEWART -Infatuation WILK -Wilkes Barre DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You may be reproduced, stored in a re- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark Z.Z. TOP -Legs THE CARS-Magic (Frank Warren -P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark or in ROO STEWART- Infatuation ROCKWELL-Obscene Phone Caller trieval system, transmitted, DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You ALABAMA -When We Make Love R00 STEWART- Infatuation FACE TO FACE -10, 9, 8 ROD STEWART -Infatuation any form or by any means, electron- SERGIO MENDES -Alibis DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady Z.Z. 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Continued from page 16 Z.Z. TOP -Legs BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark EURYTHMICS -Who's That Girl? WQI D- Biloxi KX -104 (WWKX) -Nashville KYNO -FM- Fresno LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control ICICLE WORKS- Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) -P.D.) John Lee Walker -P.D.) (Mickey Coulter 1 Michael St. John -P.D.) K96 (KFMY) -Provo Z.Z. TOP-Legs ROD STEWART -Infatuation BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Scott Gentry-P.D.) CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost KRNA -Iowa City HOWARD JONES -What Is Love ROD STEWART-Infatuation THE AUN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time NIGHT RANGER-Sister Christian Paradise... Love Goynshor 'Bart -P.D.I DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days STYX-Music Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out QUEEN Want Ta Break Free BILLY IDOL -Eyes Without A Face -I KWSS -Gilroy ROD STEWART- Infatuation RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away Moods That Gol? THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Dave Van Stone-P.D.I EURYTHMICS-Who's Z.Z. TOP -Legs SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out WKXX- Birmingham RICK BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark COREY HART- Sunglasses At Night (Kevin McCarthy -P.D.) B -97 (WEZB) -New Orleans THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost DAN FOGELBERG- Believe In Me CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle WZPL -Indianapolis Paradise...Love (Nick Baaoo -P.D.) KRSP -AM -Salt Lake City ROD STEWART- Infatuation RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away -P.D.) INES-Original Sin (Gary Hoffman -P.D.) DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You (Steve Carlson BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark s MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Prime Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It MADONNA -Borderline Z.Z. TOP MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost -Legs KGHO -FM- Hoquaim COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night ROD STEWART- Infatuation Paradise. -Love Q -104 (KBEQ)- Kansas City (Steve Larson -P.D.) WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days DAN HARTMAN-I Can Dream About You WTIX -New Orleans THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor (Pat McKay -P.D.) THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor LUTHER YANDROSS- Superstar /Until You Come Back KITE -Corpus Christi ¡Robert Mitchell -P.O.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away To Me (Ron Chase -P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark Z.Z. TOP -Legs ROD STEWART- Infatuation THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor ROD STEWART -Infatuation JEFFERSON ROD STEWART- Infatuation THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor STARSHIP -No Way Out KS -103 (KSDO -FM) -San Diego ROO STEWART-Infatuation SERGIO MENDES- Alibis KIM CARNES -I Pretend (Dave Parks -P.D.) RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away BON.JOYI-She Don't Know Me SERGIO MENDES- Alibis WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days KDWB -AM- Minneapolis ROD STEWART-Infatuation WVIC -FM- Lansing THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor PAUL YOUNG -Love Of The Common People BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (LorHn Patagi-P.D.) EURYTHMICS -Here Comes The Rain Again THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor (BM Martin -P,D.) KOZE -FM- Lewiston THE STYLE COUNCIL-My Ever Changing Moods RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark KITY -San Antonio McCall -P.D.) The Night (Jay CHICAGO -Stay DAN HARTMAN Can Dream About You MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost KAFM -Dallas (Kid Curry -P.O.) -I ROD STEWART -Infatuation MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love Z.Z. TOP -Legs Paradise...Love (John Shomby-P.O.) DURAN DURAN -The Reflex WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days Z.Z. TOP -Legs BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark MADONNA -Borderline RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away ROD STEWART-Infatuation KDWB -FM- Minneapolis VAN STEPHENSON- Modern Day Delilah BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark XTRA -AM -San Diego BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Dave Hamilton -P.0.) JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out ROO STEWART -Infatuation (Jim Richards -P.D.) INES- Original Sin WZEE- Madison HUET LEWIS AND THE NEWS-The Heart Of Rock S RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Lae Roll JEFFERSON STARSHIP-No Way Out In The Dark (Johnathan Little-P,O.) KAMZ -El Paso BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing KHOP- Modesto MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love THE THOMPSON Doctor, Doctor SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark West -P.D.) TWINS- Allyn Kraham -P.D.) BRUCE The (Bob (David BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In Dark JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out ROD STEWART-Infatuation CHICAGO-Stay The Night KTFM -San Antonio EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone CULTURE CLUB -Miss Me Blind PSYCHEDELIC FURS-The Ghost In You THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor THE CARS-Magic (Bill Thorman-P.O.) THE AUN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You Z.Z. TOP -Legs PAUL YOUNG-Love Of The Common People CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady WLOL- Minneapolis MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost THE INC.- Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark WKTI- Milwaukee (Tac Hammer -P.D.) Paradise...Love THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor ROO STEWART-Infatuation THE STYLE COUNCIL-My Ever Changing Moods THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Prime Time KSLY -AM -San Luis Obispo TINA TURNER-What's love Got To Do With It (Dallas Cole -P.0.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark EDDY GRANT- Romancing The Stone THE CARS-Magic KSET -FM -El Paso (Joe Collins -P.D.) STYX -Music Time SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark MADONNA -Borderline (Cat Simon-P.D.) BRUCE KOSO- Modesto BON JOVI -She Dont Know Me ROD STEWART-Infatuation RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away KJ -103 (KJYO) -Oklahoma City MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost (Stan Make -P.04 TINA TURNER- What's Love Got To Do With It DWIGHT TWILLEY- Little Bit Of Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Dan Wilson-P.D.) Paradise...Love EURYTHMICS -Who's That Girl? THE PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time ROD STEWART-Infatuation BILLY IDOL-Eyes Without A Face AUN In My Arms Again DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Prime Time KROK- Shreveport PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your WZUU -FM- Milwaukee THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor KIDD- Monterey MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love DAN FOGELBERG- Believe In Me (Peter Stewart -P.D.) (Steve Schram -P.D.) PAUL YOUNG -love Of The Common People (Mark Diamond-P.D.) EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone TIMMY THOMAS -Gotta Give A Little Love (Ten Years CULTURE CLUB-It's A Miracle LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor Later) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark BILLY IDOL-Eyes Without A Face PEABO BRYSON /ROBERTA FUCK -I lust Came STYX -Music Time KIST -Santa Barbara MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost Here To Dance ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Dick Williams -P.D.) Paradise...Love KQKQ-Omaha KISR -Fort Smith THE STYLE COUNCIL-My Ever Changing Moods ICICLE WORKS-Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) ROD STEWART- Infatuation BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time (Jerry Dean-P.D.) (Rick Hayes -P.D.) HOMI A JARVIS- Friend Of A Friend MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON-Almost Z.Z. TOP-Legs BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark ROD STEWART- Infatuation CHICAGO -Stay The Night Paradise...Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark THE CARS -Magic Z.Z. TOP -Legs CHRISTINE McVIE -Love Will Show Us How KZ -93 (WKZW)- Peoria THE AUN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark (Keith Edwards-P.D.) DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady OLLIE A JERRY-Dreakin', There's No Stopping Us HOWARD JONES -What Is Love THE GO GO'S-Head Over Heels KMJK- Portland JOHN LENNON- Borrowed Time THE CARS -Magic (Jon Barry-P.D.) TINA TURNER- What's Love Got To Do With It 13 -KHYT-Tucson BERLIN-No More Words KKLS -FM-Rapid City Pacific Southwest Region BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark (Sherman Cohen-P.D.) (Randy Shervryn -P.D.) ROD STEWART- Infatuation HUET LEWIS AND THE NEWS-The Heart Of Rock 3 ROD STEWART -Infatuation Q -104 (WQEN) -Gadsden TOP ADD ONS MICHAEL JACKSON -Farewell My Summer Love WRKR -FM- Racine Roll BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark (Roger Gaither-P.D.) WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days (Pat Martin -P.D.) STARSHIP -No Way Out Z.Z. TOP -Legs JEFFERSON Is ROO STEWART -Infatuation In The HOWARD JONES -What Love ROD STEWART -Infatuation BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing Dark ROD STEWART- Infatuation CULTURE CLUB-It's A Miracle BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark EURYTHMICS-Who's That Girl? BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark ICICLE WORKS- Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love (Columbia) RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away ICICLE WORKS- Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) KSFM- Sacramento HOWARD JONES -What Is Love ROD STEWART -Infatuation (Warner Bros.) THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor SERGIO MENDES- Alibis (Rick Gillette -P.D.) THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time Z.Z. TOP -Legs KKRC -Sioux Falls THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor (Arista) COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night DURAN DURAN -The Reflex (Dan Kiley -P.D.) MICHAEL JACKSON -Farewell My Summer Love Z.Z. TOP -Legs CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle KILE- Galveston MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost WZOK- Rockford (Motown) MADONNA -Borderline (Dave Parks -P.0.) Paradise...Love (Jeff Davis-P.D.) KRQQ -Tucson Z.Z. TOP -Legs BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark ROD STEWART- Infatuation MADONNA -Borderline (Kelly Norris -P.D.) EURYTHMICS-Who's That Girl? ROD STEWART- Infatuation SERGIO MEND'S-Alibis DURAN DURAN -The Reflex MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost SHAUMAR -Dancing In The Sheets MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark Paradise...Love Paradise...Love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark KWOD- Sacramento KHTR Louis COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night -St. ROD STEWART -Infatuation (Tom Chase -P.D.) WSPT- Stevens Point KIM CARNES -I Pretend KKXX -Bakersfield (Bob Garrett-P.D.) THE CARS -Magic SUDE -Run Runaway (Jay Bouley -P.D.) THE INC,- Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young (Dave Kamper-P.D.) THE CARS-Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark M BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark THE CARS -Magic MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON- Almost JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out ROD STEWART -Infatuation JEFFERSON STARSHIP-No Way Out KTKT- Tucson Paradise...Love 93 -FM (KKBQ -FM)- Houston THE CARS -Magic THE CARS-Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark Bobby Rivers -P.O.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (John Lander -P.D.) BILLY IDOL -Eyes Without A Face THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor. Doctor MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost THE POINTER SISTERS-lump For My Love) JEFFERSON STARSHIP-No Way Out Denver Paradise...Love V-100 Topeka BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark KIMN- INXS- Original Sin (KDVV)- THE AUN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time KSKD -FM -Salem ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Doug Erickson-P.D.) (Tony Stewart-P.D.) DUKE JUPITER -Little lady Len E. Mitchell -P.D.( COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark QUEEN -I Want To Break Free THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor ROO STEWART- Intatuahon DAN HARTMAN-I Can Dream About You THE CARS -Magic THE CARS-Magic COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night THE CARS -Magic EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark EURYTHMICS -Who's That Girl? THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away Midwest Region CHICAGO -Stay The Night ROD STEWART -Infatuation ROD STEWART -Infatuation THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle PAUL YOUNG -Love The Common People TOP ADD ONS Denver Of KAYI -Tulsa KOAQ- BANANARAMA- Robert De Nirrs Waiting Jackson (Jack Regan-P.O.) EDDY GRANT- Romancing The Stone (Phil Williams-P.D.) WTYX- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Prime Time MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON-Almost (Jim Chick -P.D.) Pacific Northwest Region THE STYLE COUNCIL Ever Changing Moods PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your In My Arms Again Columbia) Paradise... Love -My KFRC-San Francisco THE CARS -Magic JOHN LENNON- Living On Borrowed Time ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Warner Bros.) HOWARD JONES -What Is Love TOP ADD ONS (Gerry Cagle -P.O.) Dream About You BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out DAN HARTMAN -I Can MADONNA- Borderline THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor (Arista) JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out ROD STEWART- Infatuation THE CARS-Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark EURYTHMICS -Who's That Girl? HOWARD JONES -What Is Love THE CARS -Magic (Elektra) THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle My Summer Love (Columbia) DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell KPKE- Denver DWIGHT TWILLEY- little Bit Of Love (Tim Foe-P.D.) ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Warner Bros.) KPLZ -FM-Seattle ROD STEWART -Infatuation KKYK -Little Rock BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark THE CARS -Magic (Elektra) (Jeff King -P.D.) (Ron White -P.D.) Z.Z. TOP -Legs WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days (Geffen) ROD STEWART -Infatuation IRENE CARA- Breakdance CHICAGO-Stay The Night KRAV -Tulsa DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You KFYR -Bismark UURA BRANIGAN -Self Control JOE JACKSON -You Cant Get What You Want (Rick Allan West -P.D.) BIG COUNTRY -Wonderland !Dan Brannan -P.D.) AUBAMA -When We Make Love VAN STEPHENSON-Modern Day Delilah ROD STEWART- Infatuation KIM CARNES -I Pretend KB FM- McAllen /Brownsville KLUC -Las Vegas STYX -Music Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Russ Williams -P,D.) (Dave Anthony-P.D.) JEFFERSON STARSHIP-NO Way Out THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor KFMW- Waterloo MIKE RENO ANN WILSON-Almost BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark KYYA -Billings THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor PSYCHEDELIC FURS -The Ghost In You (Mark Potter -P.O.) (Jack Bell -P.O.) KFM Z- Columbia ROD STEWART -Infatuation EDDY GRANT- Romancing The Stone WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days THE CARS -Magic KUBE -Seattle Jim Williams -P.D.) RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away ROD STEWART-Infatuation QUEEN -I Want To Break Free BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark (Bob Case -P.D.) ROD STEWART -Infatuation THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle COREY HART- Sunglasses At Night THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark PSYCHEDELIC FURS -The Ghost In You TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It THE CARS-Magic RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days POCO-Days Gone By BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor. Doctor Z.Z. TOP-Legs DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You NIE KERSHAW- Wouldn't It Be Good THE CARS-Magic THE CARS -Magic JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out THE CARS-Magic KEYN -Wichita KITS -FM -Los Angeles ROD STEWART- Infatuation HOWARD JONES -What Is Love KI Davenport FM Memphis (Gerry DeFrancesco-P.D.) IK- (Ron Eric Taylor -P.D.) -100 (WMC -FM)- (Jim -P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark O'Hara BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark (Robert John-P.D.) KBBK -Boise KNBQ -Tacoma JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out VAN HALEN -I'II Wait ROD STEWART -Infatuation WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days (Bobby King -P.O.) (Sean Lynch -P.D.) DAN HARTMAN -I Can Dream About You THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor MICHAEL JACKSON -Farewell My Summer Love THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor JOHN LENNON- Borrowed Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark ROD STEWART- Infatuation Paradise...Love MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON-Almost THE THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor, Doctor RICK SPRINGFIELD-Don't Walk Away THE CARS -Magic CHICAGO -Stay The Night Paradise...Love JOE COCKER -Civilized Man CULTURE CLUB -It's A Miracle THE CARS-Magic YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time KKHR -Los Angeles THOMAS DOLBY -I Scare Myself THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time Z.Z. TOP-Legs (Ed Scarborough-P.D.) THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time Q -101 (WJDQ -FM)- Meridian BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady Southwest Region KCDQ -Bozeman ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Tom Kelly -P.D.) (Chad Parrish-P.D.) THE CARS-Magic JOHN LENNON- Borrowed Time BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Dancing In The Dark KMGK -Des Moines TOP ADD ONS THE THOMPSON TWINS-Doctor, Doctor HOWARD JONES -What Is Love ROD STEWART- Infatuation (AI Brock -P.D.) PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your In My Arms Again RICK SPRINGFIELD -Dont Walk Away ROD -Infatuation ROD STEWART- Infatuation (Warner Bros.) For fast action, use STEWART THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time KRTH -Los Angeles THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor CARS -Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark THE (Bah Hamilton -P.0.) EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady (Columbia) WANG CHUNG-Dance Hall Days COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out ACTIONMART BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark SERGIO MENDES- Alibis COREY HART-Sunglasses At Night JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out (Grunt) THE Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young INC.- ROD STEWART- Infatuation TINA TURNER -What's Love Got To Do With It Pretend MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost KIM CARNES-I MICHAEL JACKSON -Farewell My Summer Love BON JORI -She Don't Know Me COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night A.M. (The Pros & Cons Of the Billboard WEBC -Duluth Paradise...Love (Columbia) THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor ROGER WATERS -5:01 (Dick Johnson -P.D.) RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away Hitchhiking) JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out WABB -FM- Mobile TALK TALK -It's My Life Classified. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark (Leslie Fran -P.D.) KTRS -Casper HOWARD JONES-What-Is love BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing In The Dark KOPA -FM- Phoenix (Bill Cody -P.D.) Call Jeff Serette toll e MADONNA -Borderline In (Reggie Blackwell -P.D.) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Dancing The Dark KQWB -Fargo KHFI- Austin HOWARD JONES -What Is Love MADONNA- Borderline .. ROD STEWART- Infatuation free at (800) 223- STYX -Music Time EURYTHMICS-Who's That Girl? (Craig Roberts-P.D.) (Roger Garrett-P.D.) JOE JACKSON -You Cart Get What You Want Time JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No Way Out HOWARD JONES -What Is love ROD STEWART- Infatuation THE AUN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime -Dancing In The Dark 7524 (NY residents ICICLE WORKS- Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days WHHY -FM- Montgomery BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SLADE -Run Runaway MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON -Almost THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Prime Time (Mark St.John -P.D.) KMGX- Fresno QUEEN -I Want To Break Free 764 -7388). Paradise...Love THE CARS-Magic BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark (John Berry-P.D.) dial WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days BILLY IDOL-Eyes Without A Face HOWARD JONES -What Is Love ROD STEWART-Infatuation BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark COREY HART -Sunglasses At Night THE THOMPSON TWINS -Doctor, Doctor KKXL -Grand Forks WFMF -Baton Rouge HOWARD JONES -What Is love KZZP -FM- Phoenix RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time Quinn -P.D.) THE CARS -Magic (Don Nordine -RD.I (Randy Rice-P.D.) (Charlie PEABO BRYSON -If Ever Your In My Arms Again MADONNA- Borderine ALABAMA -When We Make Love PEABO BRYSON-II Ever Your In My Arms Again MADONNA -Borderline www.americanradiohistory.com 19 Rsdio Vox Jox Matty Singer: 72 With A Bullet Continued from page 12 `Oldest Promo Man' Marking Another Year In Philly Before we go any further, we need nighter not notice that the jeep By LEO SACKS The conversation stops right here,' I people, try picking up a wrong golf to beg and plead with you. Send ús parked in front of the control room told them. I don't hurt my friends." ball." your old, your tired, your airchecks. window was stolen during his shift? NEW YORK- "The time to make Singer insists that he coined the He's equally comfortable promot- Preferably 1955 -68. We promise to Adding insult to injury, a gas station friends is before you need them." phrase "have a nice day," which he ing black and white records, a quality return the tapes, even! We're putting called during another jock's shift to You know him, you love him, and says he first used in 1929. And he's he says is missing from today's pro- together a radio station for the Bill- say that a beautiful girl was there if you're a programmer in the Dela- been collecting different "thoughts motion people. "I have no barriers. If board Radio Programming Conven- with the K -92 jeep and she wanted to ware Valley, chances are that you for the day" since then, too. "But I'm it's in the grooves, and the public tion (July 5 -7, be there or be square), write an out -of-town check for her can't live without his celebrated not that much of a genius to tell you seems to like it, no matter how bad it and we need your help. We're also purchase. "It's not ours," claimed "thought for the day." He's Matty that I make them all up," he laughs. is, and I've had my share of doing a multimedia presentation, so the jock. "It must just look like it." "Humdinger" Singer, the veteran in- "If I did, I'd be in the greeting card bombs " -he points to Joe Medlin's if you've got old pictures, promotion- (With K -92 painted all over it, die promo man who plans to cele- business." "I'll Kneel At Your Throne " -"I'll al items, Trendex reports, C.E. right ?) "Ours is parked outside." brate his 72nd birthday Tuesday (22) During the late '50s and early '60s, work my butt off." Hoopers, send them pronto to Rollye Well, it wasn't and it isn't, but thank- "extemperaneously, because it usual- Singer would conclude Larry How does the beloved "old man" Bornstein, Billboard, 9107 Wilshire fully Don O'Shea also reports the ly turns out better that way." Brown's show at WPEN in Philly wish to be remembered? The answer Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210. station has three other vehicles. Now Singer, whose current projects in- with a different pronunciamento, isn't suprising. "My goal," he offers, Deadline is June 1, and we promise they'll be reduced to handing out clude the new singles by Bruce "and that spread more goodwill than "is to walk into a programmer's of- to heap lavish thanks upon you, so prizes in the candy apple red Springsteen and Rod Stewart, says he you can imagine. I think the one that fice, have the record put on hold for a hurry! Mercedes. feels as active as a 20- year -old. "I'm did the most good was, Don't send week, drop dead right there of stress, * * * Looking for a tv campaign for easy the oldest promo man in the world - your children to church. Take watch from heaven as the record sails Moving up to Baltimore's V -103 listening stations? Look to Schulke. older, I'm sure, than Juggy Gayles," them. ' " Nowadays he changes them to the top of the charts, and let the (WXYV) from Ocean City's OC -104 In conjunction with Jon Coleman he says of his colleague in "the net- daily, "and everybody gets a different guy live with the guilt for the rest of (WOCQ) is weekender Jeff Newman. Research and Schulke's client execu- work." "I hope to work in this busi- one." his life!" Filling his former OC -104 morning tive committee, the syndicator is re- ness until I die. If I didn't love it, I'd Singer stresses that his bag of slot is WGMD Rehobeth, Del.'s Al searching and developing an adver- sell bananas." goodies does not include pay for play. Thomas ... Freddy Mertz is looking tising and promotion campaign Crowned "the flower of the musi- "Snickers, Baby Ruths, bagels with- for work. He's been lost without slated for the fall ... Now that Shar- cal world" some years ago by Philly out cream cheese, yes!," he says re- Ethel, and things just haven't worked ona Nelson of Greater Media's jocks Joe Niagra and Jocko Hender- soundingly. "But the word payola out at SMN's Rock America. If he WMJX Boston has joined WBOS son, Singer started as a shipping clerk does not exist to me. I'm straight as could have anything he wanted it there, the new lineup at the country for Gotham Records, whose gospel hell, and that's why I'm still in the would be a medium market morning station features PD Dean James on roster featured such spiritual greats business." gig. Right now he's pining by the mornings, followed by MD Ken as Clara Ward, Mahalia Jackson, the "Ifyou think it's hard to meet new phone at (214) 739 -6075. Southern, Dan Justin on afternoons, Dixie Hummingbirds and the Five One of WALK Long Island's bet- Sharona nights and Mark Edwards Blind Boys of Alabama. "The year ter sounding personalities, Holly Le- overnights. was 1946, we were based in Philadel- vis (we caught her one Sunday after- phia, and even though I was a Jew - boy, I was very proud of my title as noon and figured she would be Joining WOSH Oshkosh is Music," he says moving on soon), has moved on, to WRKR Racine's Byron Jeffries, so the King of Gospel New York's WLTW, where she's the lineup there now reads: "Break- with typical candor. Soon he was selling Gotham rec- snagged a full -time swing position fast With Byron," Diane Richards N retailers and one -stops in the ... Across town at WPLJ, Arbitron's middays, PD Brad Stevens (who had ords to rn Art Salish joins the ABC station as been at Lansing's WILS) afternoons area. "My truck was so beat up, it to he research analyst ... Joining ABC's and Lee Steffen nights. was an embarrassment drive," recalls. Opting for a 6% KLOS in L.A. is assistant director of Continuing the country tradition is commission Diane instead of the $5 raise Gotham head creative services Morales, former WAME Charlotte jock Sue while Steve "Sixties" Feinstein de- Ryder, who via WLBA Gainesville Ivan Ballen was offering, Singer be- buts-what else? -an oldies show. joins WPLO Atlanta doing evenings gan to visit radio stations at night af- his retail rounds. "Rock & Roll Roots" airs from 7 to ... Here's an Atlanta name for you: ter completing 10 a.m. Saturdays. Neyeswah Abiku, who leaves WCLK "I realized the potency of radio," Dennis Lambert moves up to man- there to become GM at UNLV's Singer explains. "And I've stayed aging editor at Arizona's news lead- KUNV. For those of you not from true to the smaller market stations. A REUNITED -Ron Lundy, left, gives a welcome "Hello, Luv" to listeners er, KTAR Phoenix. He had been ex- the area, that's the Univ. of Nevada major league ball player, after all, while sitting in at WCBS-FM New York for vacationing Harry Harrison. Dan ecutive producer at WXYZ Detroit at Las Vegas. usually starts in the minors. You Ingram, Lundy's former station -mate at WABC, stopped by to see what the ... Billie Burke Parrott leaves her Larry King's fold continues to must remember your roots.' old boy was up to. Lundy has since joined the WCBS airstaff on a perma- account exec gig at KRLD Dallas to grow. Now you can hear the talkmas- "What the mind can conceive and nent basis. move into management, as LSM at ter on WIND Chicago ... Beatle fan, believe, the mind can achieve." KEGL there. are you? Then check out this issue of Singer's reputation as an earnest, * * * Beatlefan magazine, which claims, committed record man led to a gig with the David Rosen distribution "Which side is T.G. on, among other startling revelations, After Sheppard firm in 1949. He handled promotion wonder that the most aired Beatle cuts are anyway ?," Portland radio for the jukebox and pinball operator fans these days. Not only is he one of "Here Comes The Sun," "Let It Be," until 1960, when he took a job as the !aging down many spokespersons for KJIB's tv "Get Back," "With A Little Help From My Friends," "The Long And Philadelphia record plugger for ABC campaign, but he's also the lone Records. His association with the la- the tracks, barker for the town's newest country Winding Road," "Something" and "Yesterday." We were looking for bel spanned 17 years and produced outlet, K -98 (KUPL -FM) . .. One some lasting friendships, as evi- thing about those K -92 (WXLK) Ro- the interview with Todd Wallace, but lag denced by the many photos of artists anoke jocks, they've got great con- alas it wasn't there. What was there that hang on his office wall in Cherry centration. Why else would the over- was a survey that shows the Fab ñd n N.J. Four is the only group shared by Hill, AOR, top 40 and AC formats. Want "Look around you and you'll see I he to relax. to argue? That address is P.O. Box what mean," says, pointing 33515, Decatur, Ga. 30033. smiling portraits of Ray Charles, Conveniently located between Hollywood Tom Petty, Helen Reddy, Paul Beverly Hills, Le Parc Hotel is to * * * Anka, Jimmy Durante and the Ma- and close the Fans of WFLA -AM Tampa sports mas & the Papas. "ABC was beauti- recording studios and west coast headquarters of director Tedd Webb can now see as ful people." the major labels. well as hear him-he's just been His greatest "contribution" to the Each of the 154 suites features a sunken living signed to host "Florida Champion- business, however, was his belief in room with fireplace,wet bar, kitchenette and pri- ship Bowling," a one-hour action - the late Jim Croce. Singer remember vate balcony. Complimentary continental break- packed adventure seen Saturday af- the "humiliation" he experienced in fast and limousine service within the area are just ternoons on Channel 28 (WFTS). his effort to break "You Don't Mess Co- hosting the competition will be Around With Jim" -"the way pro- a few more reasons *hy Le Parc has become the the Tampa Tribune's "bowling edi- grammers tried to laugh me out of Inn of the Industry tor," Bob Austin ... Chicago fans of their office. But I wouldn't quit. I'm WGCI's midday lady, "The Curva- just like that. I'm a Gemini." ceous Ms. Irene Mojica," can now "The surest way in life never to be see her, curves and all, hosting successful is to please everyone." BLACK TIE BUSINESS -The KRBE "That's Chicago," a Friday night live ABC's compulsory policy forced Houston morning team prepares performance from the Beverly Hills him into retirement in 1977, so Sing- to kick off Channel 8's tv auction. Cafe (in Chicago), broadcast on TV er went into business for himself Clockwise from left are newsman 60 (WBBS) ... Not to be outdone, through an arrangement with Cen- Brian Hill, promotion director and WPDH Poughkeepsie PD and morn- tral Marketing & Promotion, headed hôtel de luxe morning show producer Cathy Ca- ing host Stew Schantz left his AOR by the veteran indie promoter Fred 33 North West Knoll, West Hollywood. (:A 90069 son, sports director John Greer, perch momentarily to co -host Joe DiSipio. "I could have gone to work (213)855.8888 society reporter Penny Crone, Franklin's WOR -TV New York for MCA when they acquired ABC," (800) 421 -4666. Nationwide (800) 252.2152 in California host Weaver Morrow and news di- show, seen on about 700 cable he notes, "until I found out that I or see your travel agent rector Dick Kelsey. systems. would have had to replace my friend. www.americanradiohistory.com 20 Survey for Week Ending 5/26/84 Billboard Radio Rock Albums & lop Tracks Pro - Motions c Copyright 1984, Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted. in any form or by any means. electronic. mechanical. Station: WBTT Milwaukee (top 40) orative blue brick from the ruins, so photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Contact: Greg Carson, news anchor listeners could forever remember the Concept: Boy George petition American Dry Cleaners building. Execution: When a local Milwaukee Rock Albums Top Tracks band, Guy Herman & the Bubbler * ** Boys, came up with a parody of Boy Station: KGIL San Fernando Valley -21 ARTIST Label ARTIST -Title, Label Geroge's "Karma Chameleon" and 3ó -Title, (AC) took it to WBTT (formerly WLPX), SLADE-Run, Runaway, CBS Associated WEEKS Contact: Bill Supry, PR director 1 12 THE CARS-Heartbeat City, Elektra AT t1 it was deemed worthy of some air- Concept: "Day Club" C1J O 2 play. Among the great listener re- Execution: When Sweet Dick Whit- 5 RUSH -Grace Under Pressure, Mercury sponse came word from Virgin Music THE CARS -Magic, Elektra tington returned to the KGIL morn- 10 SLADE-Keep Your Hands Off My Power that the station was violating the law ing post, he decided to honor his ear- Supply, CBS Associated 3 4 5 RUSH -Distant Early Warning, Mercury by playing a song without proper ly morning listeners who are stuck on 13 SCORPIONS -Love At First Sting, Mercury 4 8 7 Z.Z.TOP -Legs, Warner Bros. copyright clearance. the same schedule as he is. Figuring A petition drive was sponsored on 5 4 8 STEVE PERRY -Street Talk, Columbia 6 11 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS -Heart Of Rock that everyone who worked nights, or & Roll, Chrysalis the air and at local record outlets 6 15 5 DUKE JUPITER -White Knuckle Ride, Morocco had to get up at 4 a.m., missed out on 3 STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie, Columbia which generated talk for the station 6 36 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS- Sports, one of life's little pleasures, the night- in -store and around town, netting Chrysalis 7 11 6 ORION THE HUNTER -So You Ran, Epic club experience, Whittington took over 7,500 signatures, local news cov- 16 3 JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Nuclear Furniture, Way Out, Grunt over a local club and invited all in 8 17 3 JEFFERSON STARSHIP -No erage and a piece in USA Today. Grunt similar predicaments to join him BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- Dancing In The Dark, Last Tuesday word reached Simon BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born In The U.S.A., from 6 -9 a.m. at the "Day Club." On MOM* Columbia Bates, a BBC announcer and close Columbia hand among several listeners were 10 13 3 THE FIXX- Deeper And Deeper, MCA friend of Boy George, who called the 10 14 3 SOUNDTRACK- Streets Of Fire, MCA entertainers who ran the gamut from station. Stateside it was only 5 a.m., 11 5 10 NIGHT RANGER-Sister Christian, MCA top comedy stars to jazz artists and 11 9 6 Z.Z.TOP- Eliminator, Warner Bros. but quick -thinking overnighter Steve 12 10 6 CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time, Portrait breakdancers- everyone you'd usu- 12 12 ORION THE HUNTER -Orion The Hunter, Brill, upon hearing that Bates would ally see performing nightly -as well Portrait 13 7 13 SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane, be talking to Geroge right after the Harvest as the world's tallest midget. 13 5 30 NIGHT RANGER-Midnight Madness, MCA WBTT interview, said, "Well, ask 14 8 20 VAN HALEN -1984, Warner Bros. 14 26 3 BILLY IDOL -Eyes Without A Face, Chrysalis him about the song." 15 11 8 JOE JACKSON -Body And Soul, A &M 15 12 9 JOE JACKSON -You Can't Get What You Want, Bates did, with George responding A &M 16 13 24 CYNDI LAUPER-She's So Unusual, Portrait that he really hadn't been involved Station: WPEN Philadelphia 14 7 -Big City Nights, Mercury with the issue, his lawyers were han- 17 10 14 DAVID GILMOUR-About Face, Columbia 16 SCORPIONS i nostalgia) dling it, but he'd be happy to agree to 18 18 14 SOUNDTRACK- Against All Odds, Atlantic 17 20 5 DUKE JUPITER -Little Lady, Morocco Contact: Mark Lipsky the release and airing of the song un- Concept: 18 23 4 ROGER WATERS -5:01 AM (The Pros And Cons National Radio Month 19 24 4 ROGER WATERS -The Pros And Cons Of der one condition: that the profits go Hitchhiking, Columbia Of Hitchhiking), Columbia Execution: In honor of National Ra- to leukemia research. Papers are cur- dio Month, WPEN is airing a regu- 20 30 3 BILLY IDOL -Rebel Yell, Chrysalis 19 16 9 DAVID GILMOUR- Murder, Columbia rently being drawn up in Milwaukee larly scheduled feature entitled "Ra- RATT-Out Of The Cellar, Atlantic HOWARD JONES Is Love, Elektra 21 28 5 20 22 9 -What to assure that condition is met, and dio To Remember." Listeners to this 22 19 8 ICICLE WORKS- Icicle Works, Arista 21 18 7 ICICLE WORKS- Whisper To A Scream, (Birds meanwhile, WBTT is back playing format are often enthralled by hear- Fly) Arista 23 22 16 HOWARD JONES- Humans Lib, Elektra "I'm A Milwaukeean." ing songs of days gone by, so taking 24 21 9 HAGAR /SCHON /AARONSON /SHRIEVE- 22 15 17 VAN HALEN-I'II Wait, Warner Bros. * * * the concept a bit further, "Radio To Through The Fire, Geffen 23 29 5 RATT-Round And Round, Atlantic Remember" features classic commer- 25 23 7 TALK TALK -It's My Life EMI -America the 24 31 2 CHICAGO -Stay The Night, Warner Bros. Station: KRQX Dallas (oldies) cials and program themes from 26 41 3 RUSS BALLARD-Russ Ballard, EMI -America Contact: Sharon Warantz, promotion 30s to the '50s, including Frank Sin- 25 33 3 VAN STEPHENSON- Modern Day Delilah, MCA 27 42 3 CHICAGO- Chicago 17, Warner Bros. director atra singing the Halo Shampoo jingle 26 24 CHRISTINE McVIE -Love Will Show Us How, Concept: Oldies Videos and George Burns and Gracie Allen 28 43 3 VAN STEPHENSON- Righteous Anger, MCA Atlantic Execution: With the explosion of talking it up for Maxwell House Cof- 29 39 2 THE GREG KIHN BAND -Kihntageous, 27 25 10 BERLIN -No More Words, Geffen in a montage. Listeners Beserkley music videos, the group least served fee, produced 28 9 12 THE CARS -You Might Think, Elektra is oldies devotees. spe- able to correctly identify all of the el- 30 29 8 BERLIN -Love Life, Geffen KRQX, which 29 36 2 THE GREG KIHN BAND -Reunited, Berserkley cializes in "Good Time Rock & ements heard win copies of Trivial 31 44 4 PSYCHEDELIC FURS -Mirror Moves, Columbia reaches an audience Pursuit or "Sinatra: An Unautho- 30 27 7 TALK TALK -It's My Life, EMI -America Roll," that 32 32 17 SOUNDTRACK -Footloose, Columbia would be into videos if the music rized Biography." AARONSON, 33 36 5 MOTLEY CRUE -Shout At The Devil, Elektra 31 30 HAGAR, SCHON, SHRIEVE- were more appealing. ROLLYE BORNSTEIN Whiter Shade Of Pale, Geffen 34 27 18 CHRISTINE McVIE -Christine McVie, Warner In conjunction with Channel 8's 32 45 3 RUSH -Red Sector "A ", Mercury Bros. "PM Magazine," a poll was taken 35 31 14 THOMPSON TWINS -Into The Gap, Arista 33 42 3 MOTLEY CRUE -Too Young To Fall In Love, among listeners and viewers who sent Elektra 36 40 26 MANFRED MANN -Somewhere In Afrika, in suggestions for the oldie they'd Arista 34 46 3 RUSS BALLARD- Voices, EMI /America most like to see made into a video. 37 17 24 THE PRETENDERS -Learning to Crawl, Sire 35 41 4 DURAN DURAN -The Reflex, Capitol "Surfin' Safari" won, after hundreds votes arrived in its favor. Those 38 47 6 INXS -The Swing, Atco 36 48 4 PSYCHEDELIC FURS -The Ghost In You, of 39 33 16 WANG CHUNG- Points On A Curve, Geffen Columbia voting for the Jan & Dean classic were then invited to appear in the 40 48 2 WHITESNAKE -Slide It In, Geffen 37 34 2 MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND -Rebel, Arista making of the video, which was 41 20 13 TONY CAREY -Some Tough City, MCA shown on PM Magazine last week. 38 32 11 WANG CHUNG -Dance Hall Days, Geffen 42 25 30 YES -90125, Atco And what did two broadcast prop- 43 50 2 R.E.M.- Reckoning, I.R.S. 39 58 2 RED RIDER-Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock erties and countless listeners pro- Me), Capitol 44 35 11 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT- Ammonia duce? An epic featuring a whole Avenue, Arista 40 21 15 THE PRETENDERS-Show Me, Sire bunch of extras and a group of people 45 ME* BIG COUNTRY -Wonderland, Mercury 41 47 4 RUSH -The Body Electric, Mercury driving around in a '55 Buick Special 46 38 17 BON JOVI -Bon Jovi, Mercury 42 35 9 THE CARS-Hello Again, Elektra in search of waves to surf on in land- locked Dallas -Ft. Worth. 47 34 17 DWIGHT TWILLEY- Jungle, EMI /America 43 ROD STEWART- Infatuation, Atlantic JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-Uh -Huh, 48 26 32 44 19 12 TONY CAREY -A Fine Fine Day, MCA Riva /Mercury 45 28 10 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority WBCY 49 37 10 THE GO -GO'S -Talk Show, I.R.S. Station: Charlotte (top 40) Song, Riva /Mercury Contact: Montressa Dula MARVELOUS VISIT -Spider -Man 50 NEW ENT. POCO- Inamorata, Atlantic 46 44 3 DWIGHT TWILLEY -Little Bit Of Love, Concept: Wrecking Ball pays a visit to his favorite air per- EMI sonality, WYNY's Dan Daniel, to /America Execution: Every town has one: a pick up a station T -shirt and drop Top Adds 47 60 4 THOMPSON TWINS- Doctor Doctor, Arista gaudy landmark useful only for di- off one from his makers, Marvel 48 52 2 BIG COUNTRY -Wonderland, Mercury rections. In Charlotte, that building was the American Dry Cleaners Comics. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -Born In The U.S.A., Columbia 49 EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone, Portrait building, painted a bright blue. If you 50 51 4 BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me, Mercury 2 ROD STEWART -Infatuation, Warner Brothers (12 Inch) had to turn right at "the bright blue 51 54 4 KENNY LOGGINS -I'm Free, Columbia building," you'd never miss your Billboard. 3 SOUNDTRACK- Streets Of Fire, MCA 52 49 3 STEVE PERRY -She's Mine, Columbia turn. You could see it half a mile LITTLE STEVEN -Voice Of America, EMI -America 4 53 37 16 YES -Leave ft, Atco away.

5 CHICAGO- Chicago 17, Warner Bros. 54 38 14 PHIL COLLINS- Against All Odds, Atlantic Progress being what it is, I -277 is j. under construction, and as 55 53 7 INXS -Original Sin, Atco Charlotte 6 DUKE JUPITER -White Knuckle Ride, Morocco gains a loop, they're losing the blue 56 R.E.M. -South Central Rain, I.R.S. ©i7U =1:* building. Spared, however, was Ma- 7 RUSS BALLARD -Russ Ballard, EMI -America 57 39 19 VAN HALEN- Panama, Warner Bros. chine Gun Kelly's, a nightclub adja- RADIO 8 VAN STEPHENSON- Righteous Anger, MCA 58 POCO -Days Gone By, Atlantic cent to said building, and it was there PROGRAMMING 59 THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing that WBCY held its "Wrecking 9 THE GREG KIHN BAND -Kihntageous, Beserkley Moods, Geffen Ball." Nickel beer, quarter wine, dol- CONVENTION lar drinks and the WBCY personal- 10 RATT-Out Of The Cellar, Atlantic 60 NIK KERSHAW- Wouldn't It Be Good, MCA July 5 -8, 1984 ities were all on hand, with the big L' Enfant Plaza enticement being an official certifi- Radio as indicated by the nation's leading Album oriented and Top Track stations. D.C. A compilation of Rock Airplay cate of participation and a commem- Washington, www.americanradiohistory.com 21 Billboard Survey for Week Ending 5/26/84 c Copyright 1984. Billboard Publications, Inc

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You can't always get what you through your transistor. Below is a weekly calendar of up- want, unless, of course, you're not a * * * coming network and syndicated music ontemporar Rolling Stones fan. But if you are, The AP Network will add nearly specials. Shows with multiple dates in- CBS RadioRadio has your number. an hour of religious and public affairs dicate local stations have option of The company has strung a six -hour These are the most popular Adult Contemporary singles based on programming in June. Debuting the broadcast time and dates. musical retrospective together called d radio air play and listed In rank order. weekend of June 2 -3 is "Church "It's Only Rock'N'Roll," and it's set May 21 -25, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, 3 World News," a 15- minute wrap-up of for broadcast Memorial Day week- Steve Perry of Journey, Gene Simmons TITLE, Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) of religious news and interviews, pro- r J end, May 25 -28. Sponsored by Kiss, Inside Track, DIR Broadcasting, 90 duced by the American Lutheran minutes. WEE S 1 10 THE LONGEST TIME Honda, Fostex and Clairol, the spe- AT I - l Church. And on June 29, the net- May 21 -27, Motels, Inner -View, Inner Billy Joel. Columbia 38.04400 i Joel. BMl cial follows the group from their ear- 1) 2 work will begin a new weekly public View Network, one hour. liest days through their latest work, 4 TIME affairs show called "National Policy May 21 -27, George Strait, Live from Gil - 2 TIME AFTER Cyndi Lauper, Portrait 37 -04432 (Epic) (Reilla, BMI /Dub Notes, ASCAP) including "She Was Hot." Kris Erik ley's, Westwood One, one hour. Forum," a 24- minute interview -dis- 3 2 13 AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) Stevens hosts for his Kris Stevens Knight, Budweiser cussion program produced by the May 21 -27, Gladys Phil Collins, Atlantic 7 -89700 (Golden Torch, ASCAP /Hit And Run, PRS) Enterprises production company. Concert Hour, Westwood One, one hour. 5 6 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY American Enterprises Institute. Deniece Williams, Columbia 38 -04417 (Ensign, BMI) May 21 -27, The Dells, Special Edition, 10 5 BELIEVE IN ME Westwood One, one hour. Dan Fogelberg, Full Moon/Epic 34 -04447 (Hickory Grove /April, ASCAP) The ABC Youth Radio Networks After a two -week honeymoon in Eu- May 21 -27, Pretenders, Off The Record 6 6 10 MYSTERY has two shows on tap, presented by rope, Andrea Goodrich has joined Special, Westwood One, one hour. The Manhattan Transfer, Atlantic 7 -89695 (Rodsongs /Almo, ASCAP) 7 10 THERE'S NO EASY WAY Dr Pepper. On June 30, in New York as an ac- May 21 -27, Pat Travers, Red Rider, In Jefferson Blair Radio James Ingram, QWest 7 -29316 (Warner Bros.) (ATV /Mann & Weil, BMI) minutes. Starship will be broadcast live from count executive. Her last name was Concert, Westwood One, 90 8 6 EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK McDonald, Pop Con- Kenny Rogers, RCA 13774 (Gibb Bros.Music /Unichappell,BMI) the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Lundwick before the trip ... Head- May 21 -27, Michael cert, Westwood One, one hour. 9 3 13 HELLO Mesa, Calif. Five days later, ABC ing The United Stations' new office Lionel Richie, Motown 1722 (Brockman, ASCAP) will host a two -hour music "extrava- in Chicago (312- 855 -0555) is Cris May 21 -27, Jerry Reed, Country Closeup, 10 9 10 TERMS OF ENDEARMENT Crisafulli. As vice president of Mid- Narwood Productions, one hour. Michael Gore, Capitol 5334 (Ensign, BMI) ganza" featuring live cuts by Quiet 11 11 12 DON'T ANSWER ME May 21 -27, Count Basie, The Music Mak- Riot, Greg Kihn, the Stray Cats, west sales, she's headquartered at 320 The Alan Parsons Project, Arista 1 -9160 (Woolfsongs/Careers, BMI) ers, Narwood Productions, one hour. Journey, Huey Lewis & the News, North Michigan Ave.... Selcom 12 12 12 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE May 25 -27, Kansas, Heart, Captured Live!, Julio Iglesias And Willie Nelson, Columbia 38 -04217 (April /Casa David, Tom Radio has three new vice presidents: Pat Benatar, the Cars, Petty, RKO Radioshows, one hour. ASCAP) Larry Goodman in New York, 13 16 6 I PRETEND and the proverbial "more." Scott May 25-27, Kool & the Gang, Rick Dees' Kim Carnes, EMI -America 8202 (Zomba, ASCAP) Donahue in Chicago four hours. * * * and Heidi Weekly Top 40, United Stations, 14 13 13 WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY Askew in Houston ... WGN Chica- May 25 -27, Fleetwood Mac, Dick Clark's Jeffrey Osborne, A &M 2618 (Dyad) 18 7 CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT The United Stations will barbeque go has affiliated with the ABC Infor- Rock Roll & Remember, United Stations, four 15 the airwaves July 4 with its "Summer Shakin' Stevens, Epic 34 -04338 (Not Listed) mation Network ... Torbet Radio is hours. 16 19 5 JUST ANOTHER WOMAN IN LOVE Beach Party." The Dr Pepper -spon- now repping WSCQ Columbia, May 25 -27, Bob Crosby, The Great Anne Murray, Capitol 5344 (Southern Nights, ASCAP) sored program will run for three Sounds, United Stations, four hours. 1 27 2 IT'S A MIRACLE S.C.... Westwood One's new corpo- Culture Club, Virgin/Epic 34 -04457 (Virgin, ASCAP /Pendulum/ May 25 -27, George Jones, Weekly Country hours and feature 40 summer clas- rate controller is John Evans, based Warner -Tamerlane, BMI) Music Countdown, United Stations, three sics, picked by producer Ed Salamon. in Los Angeles ... Jolene Baller and 1 21 4 I JUST CAME HERE TO DANCE From the Beach Boys to the Go -Go's hours. Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack, Capitol 5353 (Hall Clement, BMI) 4 WHEN WE MAKE LOVE Mike Catena have joined the affiliate May 25 -27, Everly Brothers, Solid Gold 22 to Jan & Dean, Salamon promises an I Alabama, RCA 13763 (Cavesson /Welbeck, ASCAP /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI) relations staff of Jim Brown Produc- Country, United Stations, three hours. interviews and 20 14 11 THEY DON'T KNOW exciting mix of artist tions in Santa Monica. May 25 -27, Metal Mania, Rock Chronicles, Tracey Ullman, MCA 52347 (Stiff, PRS) music sure to send the surf crashing LEO SACKS Westwood One, one hour. 21 25 3 DISENCHANTED Michael Martin Murphey, Liberty 1517 (Choskee May 25 -27, comedian Howie Mandel, Dr. Bottom /Kahala /Timberwolf, ASCAP /BMI) Demento, Westwood One, two hours. 22 30 2 IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN May 25 -27, Slade, Joe Jackson, Rock Al- Peabo Bryson, Elektra 7 -69728 (Almo /Prince Street, ASCAP /Snow /Dyad, bum Countdown, Westwood One, two hours. BMI) 23 20 14 HOLD ME NOW May 25 -27, Deniece Williams, Yarbrough Woshinglon Roundup Thompson Twins, Arista 1 -9164 (Zomba) & Peoples, The Countdown, Westwood One, 24 36 2 ALMOST PARADISE...LOVE By BILL HOLLAND two hours. Mike Reno And Ann Wilson, Columbia 38 -04418 (Ensign, BMI) 25 17 9 SAIL AWAY May 25 -28, Mickey Just as broadcasters were getting sage of his Freedom of Expression Gilley's Golden De- The Temptations, Gordy 1720 (Motown) (Stone Diamond/Golden Touch, cade, Country Six -Pack, United Stations, BMI) used to putting the old "squished" which would fair- Act, eliminate the three hours. 2t8 28 4 FRIEND OF A FRIEND AM channel spacing idea -10 khz to ness doctrine and the reasonable ac- Amanda Homi & Brian Jarvis, GRP 3004 (Morgan Ames/Desert May 26, Countdown Special, Solid Gold 9 khz-in the box labeled FCC - cess sections of the Communications Planet/Roaring Fork, BMI) Saturday Night, RKO Radioshows, five hours. 2'7 35 3 YOU CAN'T GET WHAT YOU WANT Ideas- -Never -Flew, the Com- That Act, as well as other controls that he May 26, Johnny Rivers, Brenda Lee, Su- Joe Jackson, A &M 2628 (Pokazuka /Almo, ASCAP) WONT LET ME WAIT mission has come up with another. says binds the hands of broadcasters. pertracks, Creative Radio Network, three 28 15 10 LOVE Now there are plans to investigate A Johnny Mathis With Deniece Williams, Columbia 38 -04379 (Jon markup of the bill in his committee hours. Mat/Mighty Three /Friday's Child /WIMOT, Shell Sounds, BMI) development of the untapped AM failed to marshal a quorum earlier May 26, Bill Monroe, Country Music's Ra- 29 23 14 UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (ONE LOVE) spectrum from 1605 khz to 1705 khz. this month, and those close to the dio Magazine, Creative Radio Network, three Stephen Bishop, Warner Bros. 7 -29345 (Stephen Bishop,BMI) 30 PRIME TIME The FCC decided to move ahead scene say it will take some more per- hours. Alan Parsons Project, Arista 1 -9208 (Woolfsongs /Careers, BMI) with the inquiry at its open meeting suasion before senators vote to elimi- May 26, Beatles Invasion special, Creative 331 33 4 SELF CONTROL BMI) May 10. Proposals would be devel- nate the sections. Radio Network, three hours. Laura Branigan, Atlantic 7 -89676 (Edition Sunrise/Careers, 32 24 7 DOWNTOWN oped for the 1986 International Tele- May 26, Waylon Jennings, "A Man And Dolly Parton, RCA 13756 (MCA, ASCAP) communications Radio Conference His Music," Creative Radio Network, two 33 26 6 THINK TOO MUCH (RARC), and would then be studied Those looking for great summer hours. Paul Simon, Warner Bros. 7 -29333 (Paul Simon, BMI) 34 32 5 COME WHAT MAY and finalized at the 1988 RARC. The May beach or vacation reading might 26, Ringo's Yellow Submarine, ABC - Lam Hall With Herb Alpert, A &M 2632 (Irving, BMI /Almo, ASCAP) adoption of such a band -stretching want to check out the new blockbust- FM Network, one hour. 33 r, SIMPLE scheme could increase the number of er from the Government Printing Of- May 26, Hank Williams Jr., Silver Eagle, Johnny Mathis, Columbia 38 -04468 (Blackwood, BMI /April, ASCAP) ALIBIS full -time AM by ABC Entertainment Network, 90 minutes. (36)36) stations 2,000, ac- fice. Multi -volumes, yet. We suggest Sergio Mendes, A &M 2639 (Snow, BMI /T. Mac, PRS /Bibo/Welk/Welbeck, May 27, Copy Tunes featuring Quiet Riot, cording to the FCC. you try Vol. 1 and Vol. III, which set ASCAP) * * * forth the required government rules David Bowie, Rolling Stone's Continuous 37 39 2 LOVE WILL SHOW US HOW History Of Rock & Roll, ABC Rock Radio Net- Christine McVie, Warner Bros. 7 -29313 (Alimony, BMI/Cement Chicken, for radio broadcasters. Only $12.50 ASCAP) Broadcasters and other proponents work, one hour. of radio deregulation continue to ad- apiece. You can get 'em c/o the Su- 34 4 MY EVER CHANGING MOODS perintendent of Documents, U.S. May 27, Genesis, part two, King Biscuit The Style Council, Geffen 7 -29359 (Warner Bros.) (Colgems -EMI, BMI) minister the Heimlich Maneuver to I WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE Flower Hour, ABC Rock Radio Network, one 39 37 13 DON'T Government Printing Office, Wash- Crystal Gayle, Warner Bros. 7 -29356 (Sixty -Ninth Street, BMI) inert proposals on Capitol Hill. hour. On the House side, it's Rep. Al ington, D.C. 10402. Such a deal) 4 .rwrwrA B -B -B BURNIN' UP WITH LOVE (Thanks to the NRBA for letting us Eddie Babbitt, Warner Bros. 7 -29279 (DebDave /Briarpatch, BMI) Swift (D- Wash.) who is serving as the 41 29 12 MISS ME BLIND middle man to try to write a compro- know about this potential best -seller.) Culture Club, Virgin/Epic 34 -04388 (Virgin, ASCAP) * * * 42 41 17 GOT A HOLD ON ME mise broadcast dereg bill that will Christine McVie, Warner Bros. 7 -29372 (Alimony, BMI/Cement Chicken, please the Tauke -Tauzin camp and Those of you who attended the Record ASCAP) the broadcasters as well as communi- NAB Convention already know that 43 31 8 OLYMPIA Original L. A. Song Sergio Mendes, A &M 2623 (Dyad, BMI) cations subcommittee chariman Tim the Daytime Broadcasters Assn. needs Agent Distributor 44 43 16 HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN Wirth and commerce committee (DBA) and the NAB agreed "in prin- Eurythmics, RCA 13725 (Blue Network, ASCAP) chairman John Dingell, who both ciple" to link up. Part of the agree- 45 40 9 SOMEONE IS FALLING IN LOVE Attractive Nostalgic Kathy Mattea, Mercury 818289 -7 (Polygram) (Atlantic /Boquillas asked Swift to resolve the seemingly ment calls for NAB to pay off some Tourist Souvenir Canyon /Criterion /Space Case, BMI /ASCAP) unsolvable problems. of DBA's $70,000 debt. Competitor 46 42 25 ALMOST OVER YOU On the Senate side, both the NAB NRBA al- item Sleeve Sheena Easton, EMI-America 8186 (Michael H. Goldsen /Carload Of decided to pass on that, Us/Sweet Angel /Atlantic, ASCAP /BMI) and the NRBA are proceeding as if though it would have provided fund- 47 45 21 YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE LOVE TO ME it's a no -go for the House this session raising assistance. Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack, Capitol 5307 (All Seasons/Corbett Music C Hammond and are pressing for a radio -only bill. * * Plus/Hearts Delight, ASCAP) * Thousand Oaks, CA. 48 38 9 LOVE ME IN A SPECIAL WAY They have met with commerce com- (Jobete, ASCAP) A loophole clause in the recently DeBarge, Gordy 1723 (Motown) mittee chariman Bob Packwood, lay- (805) 495 1143 49 44 19 THIS WOMAN revised FCC broadcaster attribution Kenny Rogers, RCA 13710 (Gibb Brothers /Unichappell, BMI) ing out their case and enlisting Pack - rules now allows a single person or 50 46 17 THAT'S NOT THE WAY (ITS S'POSED TO BE) wood's support. ASCAP) group owning less that 50% of sta- Anne Murray, Capitol 53 (Nonpareil!Kazzoom, tions in a single market to be exempt- Bullets are awarded to those products demonstrating the greatest airplay gains this week (Prime Movers . Record ng Industry Assn. of America seal for sales of 1,000,000 units (seal indicated by dot). Recording Speaking of Sen. Packwood (R- ed from the 7 -7 -7 rule. The FCC calls Industry Assn. of America seal for sales of 2,000,000 units (seal indicated by triangle). Ore.), the road looks rough for pas- them "non- attributable" owners. www.americanradiohistory.com 22 Retailing AEI: Foreground Matchmaker VILLAGE MUSIC Bay Area Treasure Chest Firm Unites Record, Non -Music Stores For Promotions disks hangs from the By FRED GOODMAN through royalties, we set aside money gift certificates. A $30,000 radio ad SAN FRANCISCO-One nor- of picture in a marketing fund to be used pro campaign, print buys and point -of- mally associates specialty shops with rafters- including a rare Jimmy NEW YORK -A supplier of fore- rata." purchase supports are being used. large cities, and hit -oriented chain Rodgers picture record -and auto- ground music is operating as a cata- AEI began the year with 13,000 "As far as the design of our cam- outlets with suburbia. But in the ul- geaphed eight -by -tens of Cab lyst for music -oriented co-promo- and the company says it's paigns," says Malone, "we're very at- tra-hip bedroom community of Mill Calloway, Bing Crosby and others ions between record/tape stores and accounts, growing at the rate of 400 to 500 new tentive to the needs of the retailers Valley, things are always a little off augment Goddard's own concert son -music retailers. accounts per month. "The tie -in and the labels, and they wind up the norm, and so is the local record srapshots of such artists as Jackie Audio Environments Inc. (AEI), a Ike & Tina because we do a lot of stores throwing in some of their own shop. Wilson, James Brown and Seattle -based supplier of foreground comes located in mall situations where there money." Village Music is a 1,600 square Tamer. music -original hit recordings pro- But in the midst of all these gour- are record retailers," says Malone. Although the New York promo- foot collector's treasure chest located grammed for active listening in met collectibles, perhaps the piece de "These are cross-merchandising tion is still in progress, Tom Pettit, just off the town's main drag. A small stores, restaurants, hotels and other resistance is large display frame fea- campaigns, and AEI sits in the director of merchandising for TSS/ mom and pop store founded in the a cutlets- has become something of a a 78 Wolf's middle." Record World, describes the re- '40s, the shop was purchased in 1968 tLring of Nowlin' matchmaker, wedding its subscribers sponse to the campaign as "absolute- by John Goddard, who doubled its "irloanin' In The Night," a photo- re- Typical of the campaigns AEI bro- with record manufacturers and ly for the entire first size in 1978. geaph of the artist, a book of matches kers is one currently running in the fantastic. Traffic tailers for local market co-promo- he adds. "My first love is blues and r &b," embossed in gold with "Chester Bur- New York market involving 27 Re- weekend was incredible," tions intended to build traffic on both says Goddard, "and I built that part nett" and the cancelled royalty ad- cord World's stores, CBS Records The Record World /G &G promo- ends. is first campaign AEI has un- of the shop first. As what I listened to vance check for the date signed by and 35 G &G clothes shops. tion the Michael Malone, president and dertaken with CBS. But the fore- expanded, the store grew along with peoducer Sam Phillips. chief executive officer of AEI, says The promotion, in which everyone ground supplier has done numerous it." Considering its location and its is is based around the company's role as a middleman wins something, other label tie-ins, most notably with Goddard has apparently become a depth of catalog and collector's at a result of its use agreement with rec- scratch -off coupons available WEA. man of eclectic tastes. The wall-to- items, Goddard has surprisingly little have been crd companies. G &G shops. The coupons Ellen Neitlich, director for AEI, wall record bins that cramp the shop truble finding a steady clientele. He rights," so must redeem "We pay all performance coded, customers says that a scratch -off coupon pro- are nowhere near extensive enough to is even preparing an expansion into says Malone. But he adds that the them at Record World stores to find gram similar to the one being used in hold all of the domestic and imported the next shop that will bring Village won. Prizes range company earmarks money for music out what they have New York is also being employed in rock, soul, jazz, r &b, gospel, folk, Music to just less than 2,500 square promotions in lieu of paying royalties from $1 discounts on any CBS album the Denver market. That campaign classical, country, Broadway and feet. limousine b record companies. to a pair of tickets and ties Sound Warehouse outlets with soundtracks, bluegrass, cajun, nostal- "There are a lot of musicians in "AEI's listening audience is made transportation to a Jackson's concert. Fashion Bar's Stores for a discount gia, big bands and reggae records. In- town, and they tend to buy more eso- up of strong buyers," says Malone. Other prizes include a $500 wardrobe on WEA product. stead, Goddard has placed a consid- te-ic records than the average cus- use albums and G &G 'Rather than recognizing from G &G, CBS (Continued on page 28) erable amount of his stock in boxes tomer," says Goddard. "And now we on the floor. get a lot of clients from all over the SALES UP FOR TWO DISTRIB ARMS As impressive as Village Music's world, basically as a result of word of selection is, it takes a back seat to mouth." Goddard's collection of memorabilia Although Village Music has no Gospel Booming At CentralSouth lining the walls, ceiling and aisles. catalog, Goddard handles mail order Sheet music from the '20s covers requests and searches. His location in best used By EDWARD MORRIS 25 % -30% over the comparable peri- items. Each Sound Shop carries the the far wall of the shop and rises to the Bay Area -perhaps the od last year. Marlo Copeland, the top 20 current titles in contemporary cross the ceiling. Progressing across record market in the U.S. -allows This is the second of two articles on buyer for Central South Christian Christian music, Southern gospel and the shop chronologically, the memo- hi_-n a broad range of collectibles. Central South Music Sales and its 44- Distributors, reports that sales have black gospel, according to Copeland. rabilia passes through programs from "We've got more used record unit Sound Shop retail chain. Last been increasing each month over last The best selling contemporary al- Alan Freed's New York shows and stores than L.A.," says Goddard, week's article covered the company's year's record, set in December, when bums are Amy Grant's "Straight posters from the '50s and '60s, in- "end I go out and hit 'em all. I also current promotional activities. they amounted to $50,000. By Ahead" and Sandi Patti's "More cluding Fillmore and Winterland ad- gc out of town, down through the (Continued on page 24) NASHVILLE -Religious music is March, the monthly figure had risen Than Wonderful." The top black ti- vertisements. An extensive collection en increasingly profitable item for to $65,000, Copeland says. tles are "Rough Side Of The Moun- Central South Music Sales. Central The contemporary Christian mu- tain," by the Rev. F.C. Barnes and South Christian Distributors, which sic arm has more than 500 accounts Sister Brown, "You Brought The MASS PRODUCED specializes in contemporary Chris- throughout the U.S., most of them Sunshine" by the Clark Sisters and PHOTOS ten music, and Central South Black Christian bookstores. However, "We Sing Praises" by Sandra Gospel both report they have posted Copeland explains, his division also Crouch. Genuine Glossy considerable gains over last year. stocks all the Sound Shop stores with Allison, who was formerly vice Photographs Howard Allison, head of the black a compact, but varied, inventory of president of Ernie's Record Mart, es- from your original gospel division, estimates 300 -400 albums, including catalog timates that he has 300 accounts in sales are up photo or 49 states and handles about 30 to 40 different labels. Central South Chris- negative tian Distributors works with approxi- YOU'VE SOLD THEM mately 50 labels. In addition to his other accounts, Allison says that the THE RECORD, NOW BBC has started ordering from his division. Central South One Stop services WHAT? BLANK a PRE- PRINTED Brcnure S Samples qv customers throughout Tennessee and CUSTOM OR PROMOTIONAL tram plant nearest you in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, MASS PHOTO CO. West Virginia, Virginia, North Caro- 800/648 -0958 1315 B Waugh lina, Missouri, Mississippi and Ar- GOPHER PRODUCTS CORP 1-ouston. TX 77019 411110** kansas. Among the accounts, accord- 22W Lockheed way 1439 -B Mayson. N.E. Carson PAINTER HATS ing to division head Helen Hall, are C.ty Nev aS701 Atlanta. GA 30324 $6.00 about 100 jukebox routes and 35 to 40 radio stations. Each customer is sent a monthly release sheet for country, pop and r &b that lists the top 10 and the new releases in each format. Most orders are called in via the company's WATS lines and, says Hall, all are shipped the day they are received. Underl mof. The records, which are sold for $1.25 each, are sent to the operators with title strips and box location notes. Hall says she ships primarily Record & through UPS. "Bus charges have got- AUDIO ten a little bit outrageous," she adds. Tape Care Central South Rack Division lists Products about 500 accounts throughout the Southeast. Its major customers are the Ben Franklin, Gibson, Pizitz, D.H. Holmes and Magic Mart Ultra Try our open house policy chains. Sid Melvin heads the division. 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At the 1984 NARM convention, dicates, which is what the business Show Biz Computer Trade Show Sterling Lanier of Record Factory needs. "There's an awful lot of fly- By FAYE ZUCKERMAN will exhibit computer hardware. Sev- $100, with an additional $4 charge urged record/tape chains expanding by- nights still coming into this eral Apple computer dealers are list- for lectures and panels. into computer software to seek out business." The Los Angeles Convention Cen- ed as exhibitors as well. progressive computer specialty stores Where Blatt, manager Dave Dra- ter will play host to the first micro- Nalini Kouwenhoven of Sandy as mall or strip neighbors. In this first luck and the staff of four salespeople While the the Tandy computer trade show pegged to per- Howard Productions and Columbia on subject of of two articles, a leading franchise (plus one technician) see the prolifer- Corp.-owned Radio Shack stores, the sonal computers for the Pictures' Bob Lasiewicz say they chain store owner shares insights into ation problem is in the number of entertainment trade, slated for June Texas firm will have a high profile at needing in- masterminded The Micro Show be- current trends in both computer hard- customers who come in 1 the Computer Dealer Expo this Tues- -2. Some 44 hardware and software cause of growing interest in using ware and software. struction and advice. Programs Un- (22 -25) in Atlan- companies will show computer appli- within the entertainment day through Friday MIAMI The long- expected limited offers instruction courses, computers - cations specifically geared to the industry. Notes Kouwenhoven, "I ta. John V. Roach, president and shakeout in computer specialty re- and to Blatt this is plus business. chief executive officer of Tandy business side of the music, tv, film came to the industry with an ac- tailing looms nearer, according to Sid "The way I see it, what I miss on ap- and commercial industries. counting and computer background. Corp. and former executive vice pres- Blatt of Programs Unlimited, a two - ples I pick up in grapes," he says of ident of Radio Shack, will keynote Budgeting, script breakdown, When I saw my first cost report, I year -old store in suburban West his instruction fee. ac- the fourth spring computer show. schedules, screenwriting and was amazed it was done manually." Palm Beach. So he is thoroughly Of course, instruction is free on represent some of the soft- counting During the show, sponsored by Radio Shack stores, which only sympathetic to those record /tape re- any system bought in the store, ware functions to be featured at the carry Tandy brand -name products, tailers and rackjobbers who suggest where hardware packages go from Los Angeles -based Live Time Pro- show. ductions, Radio Shack will be offer- now number 10,000. Recently, the moving cautiously. $1,500 to $15,000. Moreover, in- In addition to exhibits, representa- company has been considering taking struction is forever. "We have our ing free computer classes to the Blatt, original franchisee of Pro- tives from the entertainment industry page 29) phone number affixed to every key- show's visitors. Registration cost is (Continued on grams Unlimited, the Jericho, N.Y, will speak on how the personal com- board. We offer lifetime free tele- franchiser that now has 42 units puter industry relates to the enter- l'u phone counseling," says Blatt, add- Suroey Airé. across the U.S. and five in the U.K., tainment field. ing that he learned merchandising J sees volatility coming in two parallel Peter Lippman, production man- Billboord integrity in one of the toughest busi- directions: the proliferation of out- ager of music videos for CBS, nesses parts. lets, and the proliferation of products -auto Warner Bros., A &M, and RCA, and Manager Draluck, who has 12 and fast -changing technology. composer Gary Woods are scheduled years' experience with Sears in vari- to present. Other speakers include Top 25 On a recent Sunday, Blatt a his ous departments ranging from per- Jack Smith, developer of DotZero's wife, Naomi, found six computer spe- sonal electronics to photo and office computer package, who says that he cialty stores along one block of 163rd equipment, adds a telling anecdote. will describe the kinds of software St. "I had to do a U -turn to make A store owner, he relates, came in packages currently being made avail- GamesM sure I was seeing this," he remarks. complaining about a small capacity trade. Video able to the entertainment The number of outlets offering system he'd purchased. "I asked him Comprehensive Video Supply computer product, plus the dizzying how many inventory items he carried Corp. is set to show its "Associate proliferation of computer brands and and he said 5,000. His system Producer" software package, which software, make for a complicated sit- couldn't handle over 850, and it pro- tracks budgets, production schedules 2 These are the best selling home fideo games g uation, Blatt says. At least the cessed so slowly he could have done °o and costs. Wang, Hewlett Packard, Ñ compiled from retail outlets by the Billboard °o ó aD N V, record chain outlet represents a it faster by hand." G ! /tape Radio Shack, Monroe Business Sys- d research department N io 3, he in- (Continued on page 51) 3 stable and reputable merchant, tems and Nothing But Initials (NBI) H ru A ru TITLE ó 3 Q Q L C ...... Village Music: J Manufacturer, Catalog Number WEEKS 9 PITFALL II- Activision AB -035 AT501 Treasure Chest iT 11 Continued from page 22 2 6 41 Q- BERT -Parker Brothers 5360 South once or twice a year. Plus I'm now where people are at the point 3 2 41 POLE POSITION -Atari CX 2694 bringing in a lot of stuff from all over the country." 4 3 61 CENTIPEDE -Atari CX 2676 Aside from running the shop, Goddard's status as collector par ex- 5 10 29 POPEYE- Parker Brothers 5370 cellence has come to the attention of publishers and record companies, 6 "' -- WARGAMES- Coleco 2637 and he has provided posters, photos 0I5TR611TOft5 OF ALDO veo TAPES ACCESSOWES and graphics to Solid Smoke Records 7 5 19 CONGO BONGO -Sega 006 -01 and the "Rolling Stone Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock'N'Roll." And 8 24 47 BURGER TIME -Intellivision 4549 as a combination fan /shop owner, FREE Goddard has held six "Jackie Wilson 9 4 39 DECATHLON -Activision AZ 030 Day" sales on or near the late singer's birthday, donating a portion of the 10 9 39 KANGAROO -Atari CX 2689 CATALOG receipts to Wilson's medical fund. "I 300 PAGE AUDIO /VIDEO / COMPUTER, ELECTRONICS CATALOG don't know how much it really did 11 19 29 DIG DUG -Atari CX 2677 for him," says Goddard, "but it made BIG APPLE ENTERTAINMENT, a leading distributor of home entertainment products. 12 12 23 SPACE SHUTTLE -Activision AX 033 serving dealers from coast to coast. me feel good." OVER TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN INVENTORY AT ALL TIMES, We sell Major For the future, Goddard looks for- Clarion Brands only- Panasonic JVC Atari Toshiba Jensen Sony Sanyo Timeo Epson ward to the further expansion of Vil- 13 16 65 MS. PAC -MAN -Atari CX 2675 Audio Technics Pioneer Activiston RCA M- Network Mattel Colecovislon Commodore Teat. WE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: Daily Specials lage Music. And he takes pride in Newsletter on 14 7 15 MOON PATROL -Atari CX 2692 Product Information by Phone Export Division One Stop Distribution Monthly having created his unique niche. Specials Our "I'm an independent and I've FULL SELECTION OF BLANK AUDIO b VIDEO TAPES, Plus a large selection of 15 20 71 RIVER RAID-Activision AX-018 Video Cassette Movies (Seta, VHS. CED, and Laser Format) stayed in business for 15 years," he reflects. guess the store sort of "I 16 13 5 BUMP N' JUMP -Intellivision 4688 SEND TODAY FOR YOUR FREE 300 PAGE 1-800-221-3191 speaks for itself." BIG APPLE CATALOG OR CALL TOLLFRFE IN NEW YORK CALL: (212) 233 -0747 FRED GOODMAN 17 17 35 MR. DO!- Coleco 2622 NAME FOR TIRES On Line TITLE 18 11 7 B.C.'S QUEST -Sierra 2051530 COMPANY c,c F- IN TELEPHONE 19 - CABBAGE PATCH KIDS -ADVENTURES THE PARK -Coleco 2682 ADDRESS AND DRAGONS CITY 20 14 5 ADVANCED DUNGEONS - Treasure Of Tarman 5300 STATE ZIP 21 8 13 FRONTLINE -Coleco 2650 BIG APPLE DEPT. BB 22 23 11 FRENZY -Coleco 2613 ENTERTAINMENT 15 PARK ROW, 23 22 3 DEFENDER -Atari CX2609 NEW YORK CITY 24 18 13 MARIO BROTHERS -Atari CX2697 NEW YORK, 10038 25 15 89 FROGGER- Parker Brothers 5300 Drnotes cartròge availatelily tar play on hardware configuration .. www.americanradiohistory.com 25 Retailing_ Training A Key Element In Camelot's Video Expansion in pur- By EARL PAIGE One advantage for malls, Hodgson selling VCRs. stressed. some interest. "This helps us points out, may override other prob- Much of Camelot's video success Emphasis on the Beta format is an- chasing," Hodgson says. Camelot Enterprises' patience in lems handicapping video in malls. derives less from the mall environ- other factor Camelot exploits. All Camelot video sections typically adding video departments reflects the "We end up owning the place," he ment than from enterprising sales stock, displayed on shelves in poly- run specials, such as the recent sale belief that video rental really doesn't says. "We have a program with cou- programs, Hodgson says. One is the styrene empties, is seen in both VHS pegged to the grand opening here. A work in mall environments. The pons where we go to the neighboring "Road Show," a revolving library of and Beta. Typically, Camelot finds current program offers half -price chain's initial pilot video departments stores and solicit the employees. 1,000 seldom -stocked titles "bicy- Beta customers to be extremely loyal club membership ($50 per year regu- opened in early 1982 at Canton, Ohio There are 120 tenants here (in Par - cled" via UPS from one store to the and oriented toward multiple rentals. larly) plus three free rentals (usually and Port Richey, Fla.; in the two years matown)." Multiply that by two, next. "This has opened up many per- Other merchandising programs in- $3 per night) and a $15 membership since, only 10 of its 149 stores have four or more employees, Hodgson manent rental possibiliites for us. We clude use of a very slick, though low - to members of another club. added video. Then came its Parma - suggests, and you have a good rental find a title that's hot and just keep it cost, black and white eight -page store Also under consideration is the use town Mall site and plans to add five club base even before the doors open. in stock." As it is, the plan invites tabloid titled Take One, published of multiple monitors in the front of more video sections this month. How it Moreover, Camelot is constantly multiple rentals and some sales be- monthly and sold for 50 cents. One the store linked to stereo speakers in all came together is revealed in this cross- merchandising with mall cause the idea of the library's tempo- section lists 48 new releases where order to more totally integrate video second of two reports. neighbors, particularly those stores rary "limited engagement" is club members are asked to indicate with the rest of the unit. CLEVELAND -Camelot Enter- prises has learned a lot about inte- grating video departments into its record /tape units. Much of that learning process is seen here at the new Parmatown Mall unit, where store managers are flown in for spe- cial three -day video department training seminars. Originally, Camelot's video direc- tion grew out of its success in Port Richey and a vigorous push by Kevin Kilroy and others who were involved in the project from the beginning, In the early phase, video department managers were trained at units as they rolled out.

A distinct change, according to Larry Hodgson, division manager, is tint now Camelot also trains the stcre manager in video operations. Additionally, Camelot has central- ized its video operations, with every- thing funneling out of the expanding North Canton headquarters.

Camelot remains much more criti- cal than some competitors in select- ing units where video makes sense. In fact, Larry Mundorf, vice president of retail operations, indicates that of the six stores Camelot plans to open this year, only two will offer video rental sections. Such factors as the es- timated VCR base in a community, video rental competition, overall market demographics and other cri- teria are evaluated. Disadvantages perceived for mall video operations are easily listed, .-/ \\ starting with the inconvenience of rental return, typically a time- sensi- \/ darCe tive consideration for club members. r Another mall no-no is X -rated prod- Sl' uct, a category often accounting for 35% or more video specialty store ` . O of ce grosses. . 5(c5t r`acc.tue Camelot founder Paul David set eca cti° the tone early for Camelot's handling St,cu r of adult fare. He has said the chain ' °t° P` r n would eschew X -rated merchandise tr y even if mall managements allowed it. 001 return, Camelot has in As for rental z ec some cases arranged with mall man- ¡. ,, ifi ?, agements to have an outside night ,/ /t!/ e ° drop -off. "But we really would rather c have the people coming back with the e returned product," says Hodgson. h a S _ 1 . et - ;..,. et e r ud9th QN, `°rs hr°°ru9r95rstcuc dc° rQ,.;C ex¿t t°,c e' t...te% . du5 O oo 32a3 t °C1 ' .p` O M1 p ° ° e O \\3 eamaX 1° rt°rrt°rMr A3 ° ° 'G 1 tc 553

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You never know where you're going to find new talent. And we struc gold when Tracey Ullman stepped in as our first fill -in V.J.

Tracey, MTV thanks you . and we wan' to congratulate you on your successful week with us.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 27 Video Music Programming Retailing MTV Adds & Rotation As of 5/16/84 New LP/Tope ReleosesJ This report does not include those videos in recurrent or oldie rotation. For further information, contact Buzz 10036. African Dawn music /programming, MTV, I I33 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York Continued Brindle, director of from page 23 CD Enja 311210 (PolyGram)..._. no list LP Red Seal XRL1 5038 (RCA). $7.98 FITZGERALD, ELLA & LOUIS NEW VIDEOS ADDED: $ CA XRK 1 5038 7.98 ARMSTRONG WEISSENBERG Porgy and Bess Culture Club, "It's A Miracle," Virgin /Epic Rachmaninoff: The Preludes CD Verve 810 049 2 (PolyGram) no list Dr. John, "Jet Set," Streetwise CA Victrola ALKv 5053 (RCA). $6.98 FLANAGAN, TOMMY Duke Jupiter, "Little Lady," Morocco /Motown ARMSTRONG, LOUIS Thelonica See Ella Fitzgerald CD Enja 31 1224 (PolyGram) no list Robert Gorl, "Darling Don't Leave Me," Elektra Giant Steps Jefferson Starship, "No Way Out," RCA ALAIN, MARIE-CLAIRE CD Enja 311212 (PolyGram) no list N.Y. Music Co. Bach: Toccattas & fugues Nora, "A Matter Of Time," CD Erato ECD 88004 (RCA) no list GARDINER, JOHN ELIOT Prince, "When Doves Cry," Warner Bros. Handel: Water Music CD Erato ECD 88005 (RCA)lino list Raybeats, "Jack The Ripper," Shanachie COMPACT DISC OSCAR PETERSON TRIO Re -Flex, "Hurt," Capitol We Get Requests Restless, "I Wanna Know," Mercury CD Verve 810 047 2 (PolyGram) no list Rush, "Distant Early Warning," Mercury ANDRE POWELL, BADEN Simple Minds, "Speed Your Love To Me," A &M Hummell, Maurice Neruda. Tele- Tristeza On Guitar mann Trumpet Concertos CD MPS 817 491 2 (PolyGram) no list Lenco, the Swiss /German acces- Van Halen, "Panama," Warner Bros. no list CD Erato ECD 88007 (RCA) sories manufacturer, is now offer- COUGAR, JOHN To get your company's new album and ing its products in the U.S. First im- American Fool tape releases listed, either send release 4 plays a day): CD Riva RVCD 7501 (PolyGram) no list port is the Lencoclean, a $27.96 HEAVY ROTATION (maximum sheets or else type the information in Nothin' Matters And What If It Did a protective flu- CD Riva RVCD 7403 (PolyGram) no list the above format on your letterhead. item which applies Tony Carey, "A Fine Fine Day," MCA John Cougar Please include suggested list price id to records while on the turnta- Cars, "You Might Think," Elektra CD Riva RVCD 7401 (PolyGram) no list whenever possible. Send to Kim Free ble. Replacement fluid is $6.95 and Def Leppard, "Bringing On The Heartbreak," Mercury DOLLAR BRAND man, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New reportedly lasts for more than 402i Reflex," Capitol Zimbabwe York, N.Y. 10036,. Duran Duran, "The CD Enja 311225 (PolyGram)...... no list album plays. Frankie Goes To Hollywood, "Relax," ZTT/Island Genesis, "Illegal Alien," Atlantic Go -Go's, "Head Over Heels," IRS Cyndi Lauper, "Time After Time," Portrait Huey Lewis, "Heart Of Rock And Roll," Chrysalis Madonna, "Borderline," Sire John Cougar Mellencamp, "Authority Song," Riva /PolyGram Missing Persons, "Right Now," Capitol Night Ranger, "Sister Christian," Camel /MCA TO MAKE A CASSETTE TAPE SOUND LIKE MUSIC, Steve Perry, "Oh Sherrie," Columbia YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE. Me," Sire Pretenders, "Show Think about It. What otter tape manufacturer also builds professional It is 1-is unique combination of technical and musical expertise that Scorpions, "Rock You Like A Hurricane," Mercury recording equipment including 24 -track and digital studio tape led Derrn to use Dynamic Distortion Testing to optimize DX cassette Runaway," CBS Associated recorders? What o-her tape manufacturer has 72 years of experience as a tape pe ormance in the presence of real musical signals, not mere Slade, "Run major retord company? Otsertape manufacturers may talk about'7igitaf laboratory test tones. The result is the most musical of all cassette tax. Rick Springfield, "Love Somebody," RCA ready," but do pot know fpncn developed the digital recording process Dena DX- Cassette tape. When we claim its better, we say . t4 with Talk Talk, "It's My Life," EMI America in 1972? music. Tracey Ullman, "They Don't Know," MCA Wang Chung, "Dance Hall Days," Geffen Wang Chung, "Don't Let Go," Geffen Yes, "Leave It," Atco ZZ Top, "Legs," Warner Bros.

MEDIUM ROTATION (maximum 3 plays a day):

Russ Ballard, "Voices," EMI America 444i MAI i.i via MI DENON D(1 90 1111.1 jib mil alb Berlin, "No More Words," Geffen .iii DENON DI(3 30 Chicago, "Stay The Night," Full Moon/Warner Bros. DENON m(4 HO Eurythmics, "Who's That Girl," RCA David Gilmour, "Blue Light," Columbia DENON DX7r90 HSAS, "Whiter Shade Of Pale," Geffen DENON ß1(8.' Icicle Works, "Whisper To A Scream," Arista DENONeuziDXM 90 Billy Idol, "Eyes Without A Face," Chrysalis INXS, "Original Sin," Atco Billy Joel, "The Longest Time," Columbia Howard Jones, "What Is Love," Elektra Nik Kershaw, "Wouldn't It Be Good," MCA Christine McVie, "Love Will Show Us How," Warner Bros. Gary Moore, "Shape Of Things," Atco Motley Crue, "Too Young To Fall In Love," Elektra Mr. Mister, "Hunter Of The Night," RCA Nena, "Just A Dream," Epic Psychedelic Furs, "The Ghost In You," Columbia Queen, "I Want To Break Free," Capitol Ratt, "Round And Round," Atlantic Real Life, "Catch Me I'm Falling," MCA Lionel Richie, "Hello," Motown Style Council, "My Ever Changing Moods," Geffen Styx, "Music Time," A &M Thompson Twins, "Doctor Doctor," Arista Bonnie Tyler, "Holding Out For A Hero," Columbia Ultravox, "One Small Day," Chrysalis Deniece Williams, "Let's Hear It For The Boy," Columbia

LIGHT ROTATION (maximum 2 plays a day): Alarm, "The Deceiver," IRS Art Of Noise, "Beat Box," Island Bananarama, "Robert DeNiro's Waiting," London Big Country, "Wonderland," Mercury Bullet, "I Sold My Soul," Arista Jim Carroll, "Sweet Jane," Atlantic George Clinton, "Last Dance," Capitol Dead Or Alive, "That's The Way," Epic Thomas Dolby, "Dissidents," Capitol Joe Ely, "What's Shakin' Tonight," MCA Face To Face, "10 -9 -8," Epic Fire Inc., "Tonight Is What It Means," MCA Annie Golden, "Hang Up The Phone," MCA Great White, "Substitute," EMI America Cory Hart, "Sunglasses," EMI America Judas Priest, "Love Bites," Columbia Greg Kihn, "Reunited," Elektra

DENON. . Kool & the Gang, "Tonight," De -Lite .... 'e h, :0cG6201 57r7to NipP^nCdumtxa Ltd ..6n.i4 14.4.î.nome.Aklsaka.Mi,ato-Ku,Tokyul07.l3tar, lu.wnempan.o35oGriXmA.Mo8rrear.CuasM4r:47 Çenaua.514 735,478 LeRoi Brothers, "Pretty Little Lights Of Town," Columbia Level 42, "Micro Kid," A &M M&M, "Black Stations, White Stations," RCA Midnight Oil, "Read About It," Columbia (Continued on page 51) www.americanradiohistory.com 2S Recoiling Something New For Bose: SOFTWARE CHART ANALYSIS First Wholly Owned Store Past Six Months' Top Sellers By DON WELLER HONOLULU -In a move unprec- at collecting direct customer feed- A fast -paced arcade game, a typing reign as a priority product for home h gh schoolers. For the past six edented in its 20 -year history, the back, and then using that feedback tutor program and a home accoun- computer users, word processing is rronths, "Computer SAT" from Bose Corp. has opened its first whol- to help enhance the relation- tant package spotlight the top -selling considered next in importance. In Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich comes ly owned retail outlet. ships the audio equipment manufac- computer software for the past six fact, a word processing program in at number 8, and "Computer The Bose Home Entertainment turer has with its world -wide deal- months. In a recap of chart action from Broderbund, "Bank Street Study Program For The SAT," from Center opened its doors April 27, ers. since December, 1983, Broderbund's Writer," leaped to the top position on Barron's Educational Series, at 10. Bose suggests that dealers are fre- Spinnaker's with a big media party at its 812 Ka- "Lode Runner," Scarborough's the May 19 chart. This week "Bank "Facemaker," "Kin - piolani location here. According to quently too concerned about making dercomp" and "In Search Of The "Mastertype" and "The Home Ac- Street Writer" moves to number 2. board chairman and technical direc- a sale than understanding the com- Most Amazing Thing" clinch the countant" from Arrays /Continental Other word processing packages tor Amar G. Bose, who visited the plex problems each customer has in second, third and fourth positions re- Software were the top -sellers on their that were top -sellers for the last six 50th state for the retail outlet's open- selecting, setting up and maintaining spectively in the six -month recap. On respective charts. months include "Homeword" from ing, the store is an experiment aimed a satisfying audio system. The retail tt.is week's chart, "Kindercomp" at num- Sierra On -Line, "PFS: Write" by store will enable the Bose. Corp. to "The Home Accountant," troves from 6 to 5, "Facemaker" 5 this week, was steadfast at Software Publishing and Atarisoft's acquire first -hand knowledge of con- ber takes the number 8 slot, and "In chart sumer needs, problems and sugges- No.1 on the home management "Atariwriter." Batteries Included's Search Of The Most Amazing This week, another tions. for 31 weeks. "Paperclip" and Commodore's Thing" is at number 9. Why open its "Dollars "Easy first retail store in home accounting program, Script" are new entries on the Although arcade game "Lode Hawaii when the company's head- And Sense" by Frank Mullin, takes chart that appear likely to be top -sell- Runner" takes the lead in the six - quarters is located nearly 6,000 miles the top spot. Published by Softsel- ing items. month recap, it falls to number 5 on away in Framingham Mass? Accord- owned Tronix Publishing, it sells for On the educational chart, the re- the entertainment chart this week. A ing to Bose, audio sales suffered $100 on Apple computers and $165 cap places titles for elementary gaick glance at this week's entertain- seriously from the recession and on IBM formats. ment chart reveals that simulation from the videocassette recorder school children at the top, followed ex- and strategy games are on top, show- plosion in the late While accounting continues to by SAT preparation packages for Leading Wholesaler of '70s and early '80s ing greater popularity than arcade All Brands of Audio/ and "Hawaii was particularly hard - games. Tape, hit." Video Computer AEI: Foreground Matchmaker Simulation package "Flight Simu- Di In fact," he continues, "we kettes, Recorder/ Ia:or," at No. I this week, weren't left, at the end of the reces- Crazy Eddie stores last month. and bas- Computer Care & Continued from page 22 ketball simulation program sion, with any viable dealers here." AEI's promotions emphasize "Julius Accessories E-ving And Larry Bird Go One -On- Thus the need for a dealer created the Other recent WEA promotions in- cross -trafficking between different One," in second place, are examples Specials opportunity for Bose to open a store volving AEI have included a jazz product retailers. A fall promotion in *Monthly of this shift away from shooting and *Complete FREE in the islands as its first retail campaign with California's Licorice Philadelphia involving Motown Re- ct asing games. "Zork I," from - venture. Pizza chain that awarded round -trip cords allowed customers at G &G Info Wholesale ccm and Electronic Arts, "Pinball Conrad Gonthier, store manager tickets to the Helsinki Jazz Festival. shops who purchased $25 or more in Catalog Available Construction Set," a how -to pro- for the Bose Home Entertainment Neitlich says that program, which re- clothes to receive a coupon good for a gram, closely trailed behind "Lode CALL TOLL FREE Center, indicates that in addition to volved around WEAs top IO jazz ti- free Lionel Richie album at Harmo- Runner" in the six -month recap. 1- 800 -334-2484 carrying a full line of Bose speakers, tles, resulted in a sales rise of 117% ny Hut. Conversely, Harmony Hut This week the text adventure In NC, 1-800-672-2802 the retail outlet will also carry other for WEA jazz albums at the chain. A customers purchasing Motown prod- places Raleigh/Cary. 919-467-3302 companies' component lines, as well similar WEA promotion spotlighting at number 5, and the how -to at 6. P.O. Box 884 Dept. 88 Cary, NC 27511 uct got a gift certificate good for $5 at as video equipment. pop titles was run with New York's G &G. FAYE ZUCKERMAN Put your best face forward. Little things can make a big difference. Choose the right paper...for the right photo. Why not choose the paper for your head - shots and portfolio prints, as carefully as you choose your clothes for a callback? Agfa offers you a choice of two equally fine papers: Regular COPE Glassy and COPE Velvet Deluxe. Looking for a clean, crisp look? Regular COPE Glossy will give you cool tones and well- defined shading. Or, if you prefer a more elegant effect -as though it was custom -made for you -then COPE Velvet Deluxe, with its subtle shading and warm tones, is the perfect paper. 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in retrieval system or transmitted. in Cornuan1984,B111board Publications Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored a Continued from page 24 the any form or by any means, electronic mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of publisher P on other brands besides its own. ._Disk Cartridge *- Cassette Third -party computer software and ENTERTAINMENTTOP - 20 prerecorded videocassettes are two

. a product areas the massive chain has o been examining. É ° É 3 3 = , a ._ E a E * * * In H 2 f Ä M E I. ñ Eo Ñ 2 In session: Since it mysteriously ar- h 5 C. Title Publisher Remarks e c. °-° I= r- ° rived at Nintendo America's door- step nearly three years ago, the in- Simulation Package 1 1 18 FLIGHT SIMULATOR II Sublogic stant arcade hit "Donkey Kong" has JULIUS ERVING AND LARRY consistently been embroiled in 2 2 20 Electronic Arts Arcade Style Sports Game BIRD GO QNE-ON -ONE lawsuits. This time, it's Universal City Stu- 3 3 34 WIZARDRY Sir -Tech Fantasy Role -Playing Game dios, Inc., which, in a terse state- ment, says it will "vigorously defend 4 5 34 ZORK I Infocom Text Adventure Game the lawsuit filed against it in New 5 4 34 LODE RUNNER Broderbund Arcade -Style Game York several weeks ago by Coleco In- dustries Inc." Universal will be 6 8 34 PINBALL CONSTRUCTION SET Electronic Arts Educational Arcade Game pressing counterclaims against Co- leco for breach of contract over Cole - 7 7 27 FLIGHT SIMULATOR Microsoft Simulation Package co's alleged refusal to account and pay royalties on "Donkey Kong 8 6 18 BEACH -HEAD Access Strategy Arcade Game Junior." The Coleco filing alleges that Uni- 9 9 33 EXODUS:ULTIMA III Origins Systems Inc. Fantasy Role -Playing Game versal "misled Coleco about the na- ture of Universal's rights to the name 1 O 13 30 CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN Muse Arcade Adventure Game King Kong when the agreement be- MYSTERY MASTER: MURDER 11 ii g CBS Software Adventure Strategy Game tween the two parties over Coleco's BY THE DOZEN distribution of 'Donkey Kong' was 12 16 5 ZAXXON Synapse Arcade -Style Game * negotiated." According to a Universal City Stu- 13 10 5 SORCERER Infocom Text Adventure Game dios spokesman, the Coleco lawsuit comes on the heels of a ruling by a 14 12 12 ENCHANTER Intocom Text Adventure Game trial judge last December that de- clared "King Kong" invalid as a 15 15 12 SARGON Ill Hayden Chess Game trademark. Nintendo's use of "Don- key Kong" was sanctioned by the 16 20 4 ZORK II Intocom Text Adventure Game courts. Universal says it is appealing 17 18 6 ULTIMA II Sierra On-Line Fantasy Adventure Game the December decision. * * * 18 14 24 ZAXXON Datasoft Arcade -Style Game * * Licensing: First Star Software has 19 DONKEY KONG Atari Arcade -Style Game licensed the title "Boulder Dash" to Chicago software firm Micro Lab for 20 17 32 CHOPLIFTER Broderbund Arcade -Style Game * $1.3 million. It is being billed as the most expensive licensing agreement EDUCATION TOP 10 to date for the home Computer soft- ware industry. Educational program that teaches touch typing to ages 7 to adult in an exciting video game format in 1 1 34 MASTERTYPE Scarborough The pact calls for Micro Lab to

Interactive music composition and learning tool enables publish the title and a second not -yet- 2 2 15 MUSIC CONSTRUCTION SET Electronic Arts user to work with a library of music or compose own. announced product for Apple, Corn - modore and Coleco computer sys- Educational program designed to prepare high school 3 3 8 COMPUTER STUDY tems. Shipments of the title will Barron's Educational Series students and adults for the SAT (SCHOLASTIC PROGRAM FOR THE SAT APTITIJr1F TFST) commence in late May. First Star Learning game teaches ages 6 to adult visual will continue to market the Atari ver- memory spelling skills by acting as a game pilot 4 5 13 SPELLICOPTER DesignWare and sion of "Boulder Dash." avoiding aerial obstacles while retrieving letters. According to a spokesman for Mi- Collection of 6 fun learning games designed to prepare cro Lab, the company secured the 5 6 34 KINDERCOMP Spinnaker young children age 3-8 to read, spell & count while also familiamirg tham with tho knyh arrt rights to the title because of its suc- Educational program designed to prepare high school cess as an Atari title. The company is 6 9 24 COMPUTER SAT Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich students and adults for the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude comparing "Boulder Dash" to its _Leal "Miner 2049er," which has been sell- Contains over 600 problems in addition, subtraction, ing well for more than two years. 7 4 17 MATH BLASTER! Davidson & Associates multiplication, division, fractions and decimals for .-r ... , .....-. I u 3 part learning game designed to teach very young chit - 8 7 34 FACEMAKER Spinnaker dren (age 4-12) the computer keyboard & memory skills by asking them to wnrk with a human far,. Learning adventure that encourages problem -solving 9 8 32 IN SEARCH OF THE MOST Spinnaker & sharpens the mind of the player (age 10 to adult) AMAZING THING ...... 116 .11. .. 11. .10 IMM SUCCESS WITH MATH: One in a series of educational math programs MULTIPLICATION/ designed to stimulate students elementary level and * * CBS OIVLSION c HOME MANAGEMENT TOP 10

1 3 26 DOLLARS AND SENSE Monogram Home Financial Package

2 1 34 BANK STREET WRITER Broderbund Word Processing Package

3 2 34 PFS:FILE Software Publishing Information Management System

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Morocco product to get AOR radio ords, the rock arm of Motown, will Morocco's first band, Tiggi Clay, and national television exposure. be entering the pop chart sweep- was unable to get its video of Miller refuses to acknowledge such stakes with a heavy commitment to "Flashes" on MTV ( "The band is racial barriers. video as a promotional tool. Each of black," says Caston soberly) but has "If we were worried about a racial the five new acts on Morocco has noticed increased sales strength in trip," he says, "we wouldn't have been contractually promised a video, cities where the clip is in rotation on been in this business for 20 years. I and none will be budgeted at less local programs. New signing Duke was turned down by MTV in the be- than $40,000. Jupiter, a white group, has had its ginning because my videos were 'too "We still believe (radio) airplay is video of "Little Lady" added to "Hot black.' By opening our mouths and what makes a record," says Moroc- Trax," "Night Tracks" and "Friday screaming about it, we've been able co /Motown international manager Night Videos," according to Miller. to change the face of MTV." PERCUSSIVE PERSUASION -Drummer Michael Shrieve, center, and his Phil Caston, "but video contributes It also saw its single debut last week "There is still a bias," says Caston, brother Kevin, left, talk their director Adam Friedman into finishing their the set was in a alarm. more and more. If you're looking at a at number 89. "but we haven't experienced the "Transfer Station Blue" video after doused false fire total artist budget, you'll find there's The clip will debut at New York club Trax May 23 when the former Santana The Duke Jupiter video clip, di- problem with Morocco. It's the ad- less tour subsidy and more video vertisers who are causing these nar- drummer makes his first live appearance in several years. investment." rected by Michael Barnard, bears an uncanny and intentional resem- rowcasting ideas to change. A Pepsi - "Also," adds director of artist de- - - blence Cola won't deal with MTV unless velopment Corb Donohue, "we cross to Z.Z. Top's videos. "We even tried to get Tim Newman they reach a broad demographic. Management video acceptance back to radio, par- to di- Rundgren rect," smiles Caston. They're had to expand." lay television play into radio play." The new kid on the block (Moroc- According to senior vice president Caston, who produced all the Mo- co has been in business only since Cutting Big Music Deals rocco videos Skip Miller, Morocco treats video personally, criticizes January) plans to make use of every labels By TONY promotion much as it does radio pro- those that relinquish creative new twist in video promotion. SEIDEMAN control over the product. "We're to- motion. The company tracks more "We're building from the ground NEW YORK a small com- Recent Panacea home video and li- tally involved in our videos," he says, -For than 200 television outlets for video up," says Miller. "Our artists don't pany, Panacea Entertainment/Man - censing deals include: to which Miller adds, "That's the old play, checking debut dates, rotation fit into established formats. We're go- agement & Communications has cut The purchase of worldwide home Motown way: creative input." and length of run. Field staff then co- ing to be innovative; we're going to a large number of music video deals. video and pay television rights for ordinates promotions and live ap- Some observers have commeted be different." Recent agreements include home vid- "An Evening With Utopia" by MCA eo and television rights buys by com- Home Video and MCA Pay panies ranging from MCA Pay Tele- Television. vision and MCA Home Video to Media Home Entertainment's Media Home Entertainment to Vir- picking up of the North American gin Films Ltd. video rights to the Bill Wyman fea- Panacea primarily represents just ture film "Digital Dreams" for a sum one musical artist and one band: Gardner describes as in "the solid six Todd Rundgren and Utopia. But, figures." Copyright Billboard Publications. Inc. ÎskToo2O says president Eric Gardner, "Video The purchase by Jo Jones & 1984. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechani- has been important to us since we King of the U.S. rights to "Messin' cal, photocopying. recording. or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher. for Week Ending 5/26,81 Survey started in 1975." It was in that year, With The Blues," and U.S. and over- Gardner, that the company made its seas rights to Rundgren's "The Ever o first promotional videos. Popular Tortured Artist Effect." m ¿ ó The length of time Panacea has A distribution deal with Virgin n O N pq ,p N video d Copyright Owner, R á E n, been producing video and the num- Films Ltd. for worldwide home 3 TITLE Distributor, Catalog Number Principal Performers > cc w 2° d ber of music video titles it has to offer rights which will lead to the release reflect the commitment of Todd of three 30- minute, six-clip compila- Warner Brothers Pictures Clint Eastwood CED 19.98 6 SUDDEN IMPACTS 1983 Rundgren to the medium. Rundgren tion tapes. 1 Warner Home Video 11341 Sondra Locke R C Laser 34.98 has maintained video facilities of The sale of television and home some kind for the last decade or so. video rights for three concert videos Paramount Pictures Dan Ackroyd CED 19.95 2 3 10 TRADING PLACES 1983 R He was one of the first artists to be to Mirimax Theatrical: "Utopia Live RCA Video Disc 1551 Eddie Murphy Laser 29.95 represented on a Sony Video 45, with At The Royal Oak," "Todd Live At MAKING MICHAEL CED titles out in the company's ini- The Agora" and "Utopia Retro- 3 8 20 Vestron 1000 Michael Jackson 1983 NR 29.95 three -A JACKSON'S THRILLER (ITA)A Laser tial releases. spective" for all the world save the

Paramount Pictures, Christopher Walken CEO Over the years, says Gardner, vid- U.K. and Europe. 4 7 4 DEAD ZONE 1983 R 29.95 RCA Video Disc 1646 Martin Sheen Laser eo has contributed about $500,000 to But the home video and television Rundgren's and Utopia's income rights deals represent only a portion RCA /Columbia Pictures - Dustin Hoffman CED S 2 15 TOOTSIE (ITA)A 1982 29.95 video Home Video 5955 Jessica Lange Laser "less, of course" than records, but a of Panacea's and Rundgren's major assist in the total income of the (Continued on page 31) Warner Brothers Pictures Sean Connery CED e 4 11 NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN 1983 PG 39.98 band and Panacea. Warner Home Video DC 11337 Barbara Carrera Laser

Ken Marshall CED 19.95 7 11 10 KRULL RCA Video Disc 10364 1983 PG VCR Business Booms; Lynette Anthony Laser 29.95 1,000 Expected

MGM/UA Home Video Roger Moore CED 39.98 April Sales Up 90% 8 6 21 OCTOPUSSY 1983 PG CBS -Fox Video 4715 Maud Adams Laser 34.98 At Chicago Meet NEW YORK -The VCR boom RAIDERS OF THE Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford CED CHICAGO -Over 1,000 attend- 9 10 22 1981 continues, with machines continuing LOST ARK RCA Video 1376 PG 29'95 Disc Karen Allen Laser to sell at a pace of almost eight mil- ees are expected for the third annual Michael Keaton lion units a year, and sales for April International Conference on Con- 10 5 11 MR. MOMA Vestron 5025 1983 PG CED 29.95 Teri Gan up by close to 90% over the same sumer Electronics (ICCE), scheduled to be held here June 6 -8 at the Westin Universal City Studios Mr. T CED month last year. 1 1 D.C. CAB 1984 R 29.98 Hotel- O'Hare. Sponsored by the In- MCA Dist. Corp. 80061 Gary Busey Laser April VCR sales to dealers totaled 433,000 units, compared to 228,000 stitute of Electrical & Electronic En- Warner Brothers Pictures Mariel Hemingway CED 19.98 12 9 6 STAR 80 1983 R in 1983, acording to the Electronic gineers (IEEE), the conference is to Warner Home Video 20013 Eric Roberts Laser 34.98 Industries Assn.'s Consumer Elec- spotlight 110 technical papers from MGM /UA Home Video Matthew Broderick CED 19.98 the U.S., Europe and Asia through- 13 12 24 WAR GAMES (ITA)A 1983 PG tronics Group. VCR sales in the first CBS -Fox Video 4714 Dabney Coleman Laser 34.98 four months of the year came to out four simultaneous sessions. MGM /UA Home Video Natalie Wood 1,824,887 units, a 90.5% increase According to Kenneth Barr of 14 19 7 BRAINSTORM 1983 PG CED 29.95 MD100314 Christopher Walken from the same four months in 1983. RCA's consumer electronics divi- Sales of tv were sien, last year's ICCE drew 800 regis- Sunn Classic Pictures/Warner Bros. Dee Wallace CED color sets better 15 17 16 CUJO 1983 R 34.98 trants and involved the presentation Inc., Warner Home Video 11331 Daniel Hugh -Kelly Laser than one million units a month in April, with unit sales up by 11% over of only 75 papers. "The 1984 confer- PORKY'S II: Dan Monahan CEO 18 13 13 CBS Fox Video 1294 19.98 video ence, which also marks the 100th an- THE NEXT DAY (ITA)A Tony Ganios Laser the year before. Color cameras 34.98 sold 124,000 units for the month, niversary of the IEEE, has been ex- panded considerably," he says. 17 15 12 EASY MONEYA Vestron 5029 Rodney Dangertield 1983 R Laser 34.95 scoring a 26.8% increase over the previous year. Topics to be presented throughout The Geffen Company Tom Cruise CED the course the 1984 18 14 22 RISKY BUSINESS 1983 R 34.98 Grabbing their share of sales glory of ICCE include Warner Home Video DC11323 Rebecca de Mornay Laser were projection tv sets, with April video recording and playback, digital Paramount Pictures John Travolta CED 19.95 tdevision, intelligent home electron- 19 16 13 STAYING ALIVE 1983 PG unit sales up by 60% over the year Paramount Home Video 1303 Cynthia Rhodes Laser 29.95 before to almost 12,000 units. The ics and computers, and personal communications, says Barr. Robert Duvall only major product category Regis- 20 18 2 TENDER MERCIES Thorn /EMI 1640 1983 PG CEO 19.98 Betty Buckley shunned by consumers was mono- tration for the three -day session is i I chrome tvs, which saw their sales slip $45 for IEEE members and $55 for Recording Industry Of America seal for sales and or rentals of 25.000 units plus (51,000.000 after returns) (Seal indicated by dot). Recording Industry O by 16% to 307,000 units for the non -members. America seal for safes of 50.000 units plus ($2,000,000 after returns) (Seal indicated by triangle). (ITA) International Tape Disc Assn. seal for net sales and or rentals of at least $1,000,000 at wholesale. (Seal indicated by ITA seal). month. MOIRA McCORMICK www.americanradiohistory.com 31 Video GEARED TO MIDWEST TASTES Rundgren Management Chicago Pool Off To Good Start Cutting Big Music Deals Continued from page 29 records," observes the Panacea presi- Of considerable value to Musical By MOIRA McCORMICK basis. efforts. The artist and management dent. He says he "always makes sure Promotion also plays a major role Visions, says Nemec, is the fact that CHICAGO recently instated firm are now trying out video tour- the store is a record store with a vid- -A in Musical Visions' game plan, ac- it grew out of a local talent booking video pool here, said to be the first in ing, testing to see the impact they can eo department." cording to Nemec. "The bigger video agency called Impact Entertainment. the Midwest and catering specifically make by using the new medium in Because of the band's three Video pools do everything over the phone, "We were able to sell video first in to the needs of Midwestern clients, unusual ways. 45s, such appearances are co -spon- while we have a regionally based clubs that we've sold live talent previ- has garnered more than 100 accounts Next Monday (28), Rundgren and sored by Sony Corp. and the band's sales staff of 15 who go to our club ously," he notes. "We feel we know in its first few months of operation, his band will make a live appearance record label, he says. Even the auto- accounts and find out personally this market much better than any out according to its founder /president. at Chicago's Park West. On the 29th, graphs are split, with the artists what they want and need, as well as of state people." "Our main thrust is in giving our at the same venue, Rundgren will "signing video boxes as well as record In these Nemec says Musical Visions is cur- clients here the service that the big assisting in promotions." premiere "The Ever Popular Tor- jackets." promotions, he says, a video or group rently constructing a $250,000 post - video pools can't," says Effect," an 82- minute So far, the Video 45 payoff has not East Coast production facility near its Lombard tured Artist Musical Visions president Ed Nemec. of videos is worked much as if it were feature film, and then answer ques- been huge. The three titles Panacea headquarters, which is to include a "The East Coast doesn't understand a record, with preview nights at par- from the audience. Ticket price has out are "cumulatively approach- one -inch studio, editing salon and tions we feel the ticipating club accounts, album give- session will be in combined sales, Midwestern taste, and processing room. for the film and Q &A ing 20,000 units" Midwest is suffering because of it." aways and media buys. says says Gardner. But he notes that Nemec predicts that Musical Vi- $5, Gardner. Nemec says his suburban Lom- Nemec says a feedback sheet, com- new to "Sony has only just begun selling into sions' client list will swell to about Video tours are nothing bard -based Musical Visions differs pleted by each account every month, who claims record stores," and adds that he ex- 350 by summer's end. "We give our Utopia, says Gardner, from video pools primarily in enables him to present record compa- 1978. With pects "sales of those three videos to other clients what they want," he says. the band did its first in the areas of selection and promotion. nies with an accurate breakdown of road costs running $35,000 a week, exceed 50,000 (units) by the end of "Unlike many pools, which feature "how many clubs in a given area are video tours are "incredibly cost effec- the year." two or three separately priced for- playing their videos, how big they tive," he says. Panacea also puts out However many rights deals it mats, we offer four different formats are, how much traffic they get, how "video press kits." might make, Panacea doesn't look to at $300 for the whole package," he many people see a particular video at Audio and video are even tied to- run out of raw material soon. The says. The four -hour video package, a given time, how well the videos are gether when Rundgren and /or Uto- company has live footage of 12 con- compiled and sent out monthly, in- going over -it makes the promotions pia make in -store appearances. "We certs in storage, as well as a library of cludes an hour each of rock, dance, that much more efficient." promote the video equally with the documentary footage. contemporary, and pop /rock (a cate- gory Nemec says contains hard- to -la- bel artists that would not fit in any of the others). Custom packs can also be made up. THE SECOND ANNUAL In addition, says Nemec, Musical Visions is opposed to the prepayment plan utilized by other video pools, preferring to invoice on a monthly New wnjÇA Video SEMItin _Releases_ WISIt This listing of video releases is designed to and retailers to be up -to- K2/ enable wholesalers date on available new product. Formats in- fiheAth/4-JAkitia cluded are Beta, VHS (Video Home System), CED (Capacitance Electronic Disk), and LV (LaserVision). Where applicable, the sug- gested list price of each title is given; otherwise, Th/Cll2u GrAf/Qyll "No List" or "Rental" is indicated. All informa- by J tion has been supplied the manufacturers or distributors of the product. /It!'rr! .%(ld(('(/y ANNA KARENINA Beta & VHS Video Arts International $59.95 'r /day, . rrrr.5 f ;0, /J(s' A DIVE AT MARINE- t BENJI TAKES LAND /BENJI AT WORK Beta & VHS Children's Video Library no list 9:00 frm ff170(0m BUDDY HACKETT: LIVE AND UNCENSORED Beta & VHS U.S.A. 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These are the best selling videocassettes compiled from ó ; retail reports by the Billboard Chart Research Depart - - = ó ment. Both Beta and VHS formats are included. O N 00 A Copyright Owner, Ä d E To c. TITLE Distributor, Catalog Number Principal Performers i cc i.. ö-

KaC-RCA 1982 59.95 ITA) Jane Fonda Beta 1m 105 JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT Karl Video Corporation 042

VHS 2 2 21 MAKING MICHAEL Vestron 1000 Michael Jackson 1983 NR 29.95 JACKSON'S THRILLER (ITA) Beta

Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford VHS THE LOST ARK 1981 PG 39.95 3 3 23 RAIDERS OF Paramount Home Video 1376 Karen Allen Beta

Pictures Dan Ackroyd VHS Paramount 1983 R 39.95 4 4 10 TRADING PLACES Paramount Home Video 1551 Eddie Murphy Beta

Pictures Clint Eastwood VHS BOXING BOUT -Director Steve Kahn puts his dukes up while shooting Warner Brothers 1983 R 79.95 5 5 6 SUDDEN IMPACT (ITA) Warner Home Video 11341 Sondra Locke Beta Run -D.M.C.'s "Rock Box" video for Profile at New York's Danceteria. Jay, left, and Run - Prod. P. Brownstein Prod. VHS Awaiting the punchline are group memters Jam Master Raymax Debbie Reynolds 1983 NR 39.95 6 7 15 DO IT DEBBIE'S WAY Video Assoc. 1008 Beta 7.M.C.

VHS THE JANE FONDA KVC -RCA 59.95 7 10 10 Jane Fonda 1984 NR WORKOUT CHALLENGE Karl Video Corporation 05t Beta Advance Screenings For Paramount Pictures Gene Hackman VHS VALOR 1983 R 59.95 8 19 3 UNCOMMON Paramount Home Video 1657 Robert Stack Beta

Brothers Pictures Sean Cannery VHS IRS `Cutting Edge' Show Warner 17 12 NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN 1983 PG 79.95 9 Warner Home Video 11337 Barbara Carrera Beta CHICAGO -In an effort to gain a well. Of those cities, he adds, only VHS Duran 1983 NR 29.95 10 6 44 DURAN DURAN Thorn /EMI TVD 1646 Duran Beta wider viewing segment of the record - Atlanta and parts of New York and buying public than is reached by ca- Los Angeles receive cable television. The Geffen Company Tom Cruise VHS 8 (ITA) 1983 R 39.98 be- 1 1 22 RISKY BUSINESS Warner Home Video 11323 Rebecca de Mornay Beta ble television, IRS Records has A &M's New York and Los Ange- gun presenting advance promotional les offices were utilized for press -only RCA /Columbia Pictures Dustin Hoffman VHS 14 16 TOOTSIE (ITA) 1982 PG 79.95 screenings of its monthly MTV 12 Home Video 10535 Jessica Lange Beta screenings the first time around, showcase "The Cutting Edge" in se- while the Chicago and Washington Paramount Pictures VHS Jennifer Beals 1983 R 39.95 lect major cities, most of which have 13 13 35 FLASHDANCE Paramount Home Video 1454 Beta presentations took place in local rock little or no cable penetration. "We're clubs open to the public. Grasso says Roger Moore VHS 1983 PG 79.98 will 14 16 7 OCTOPUSSY CBS -Fox Video 4715 Maud Adams Beta hoping (the added exposure) the club setting will be emphasized in bring more attention to the show," subsequent "Cutting Edge" previews VHS BILLY JOEL: NR 15 14 CBS -Fox Video 6297 Billy Joel 1983 29.98 says Carl Grasso, ambassador of cre- due to its "educational" potential. 15 LIVE FROM LONG ISLAND Beta ative services for IRS, adding that in- Hollywood venue The Palace is to NEIL DIAMOND: VHS 9 7 Vestron 1005 Neil Diamond 1983 NR 29.95 creased interest could result in an ad- host L.A. -area screening, he 16 THE GREEK Beta future LOVE AT ditional monthly installment. adds. Paramount Pictures John Travolta VHS 1983 PG 39.95 The hour -long program airs on "The Cutting Edge," produced by 17 20 14 STAYING ALIVE Paramount Home Video 1302 Cynthia Rhodes Beta MTV at 11:30 p.m. EST on the IRS and directed by Jonathan Day- Gene Hackman VHS No 1983 R of every month. The and Valerie Paris, focuses on the 18 30 4 UNDER FIRE Vestron 5033 Nick Nolte Beta listing fourth Sunday ton April 29 "Cutting Edge" segment new music "underground" ( "the Matthew Broderick VHS 4714 1983 PG 79.98 was previewed for the first time in kinds of acts you normally don't see 19 12 11 WAR GAMES (ITA) CBS -Fox Video Dabney Coleman Beta mid -April in New York, Chicago, on MTV," according to Grasso. It's Music Media Los Angeles and Washington, and hosted by lead singer Peter Zaremba 20 29 2 DAVID BOWIE David Bowie 1984 .NR 39.95 SERIOUS MOONLIGHT Media Home Entertainment M441 Beta Grasso says IRS is looking to future of IRS act the Fleshtones. Warner Brothers Pictures Mariel Hemingway VHS screenings in Atlanta and Dallas as MOIRA McCORMICK 22 6 STAR 80 1983 R 79.95 21 Warner Home Video 20013 Eric Roberts Beta

Paramount Pictures, Christopher Walken VHS 1983 R 59.95 11 7 DEAD ZONE VCR Ownership 22 Beta Japanese Paramount Home Video 1646 Martin Sheen

VHS 23 26 30 POLICE AROUND THE WORLD I.R.S. Video 001 The Police 1982 NR 33.95 t Placed At More Than 20% Nick Nolte VHS Paramount Pictures 1983 R 39.95 By SHIG FUJITA 24 28 48 48 HRS. Paramount Home Video 1139 Eddie Murphy Beta TOKYO -More than 20% of all rental store in the past year, half said Keaton VHS No Michael 1983 PG 25 18 13 MR. MOM (ITA) Vestron 5025 Teri Garr Beta listing Japanese households now own they had dubbed copies from the VCRs, according to a market survey tapes rented. James Stewart VHS Universal Classics 1954 NR 59.95 26 REAR WINDOW MCA Dist. Corp. 80081 Grace Kelly Beta commissioned here by copyright so- Asked about the Copyright Law ciety JASRAC and carried out over a here, 57.2% of those who made home Burt Lancaster VHS 1983 R 79.95 27 25 5 THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND Thorn /EMI Home Video 1981 Rutger Hauer Beta three -week period last fall. recordiongs said they were aware of the legislation and its provisions, THE CARE BEARS IN THE Family Home Entertainment VHS The survey found that more than 14 Animated 1983 G Beta 29.95 with a further 33.8% saying they 28 23 LAND WITHOUT FEELINGS MGM /UA Home Video F357 60% of VCR owners had recorded knew of its existence but not its con- Universal Classics, Accent Films, Placido Domingo VHS from television during the previous LA TRAVIATA 1983 G 69.95 tent and only 8.9% disclaiming all 29 MCA Dist. Corp. 80048 Teresa Strafas Beta But only 5% said they had rent- year. knowledge. Malcolm McDowell VHS No ed prerecorded software. 1983 R 30 27 6 CALIGULA Vestron 5032 Peter O'Toole Beta listing The research gives perhaps the Orion Pictures William Hurt VHS No 31 GORKY PARK 1983 R most detailed picture yet of the way Vestron 5053 Lee Marvin Beta listin 9 video is used in domestic environ- Embassy Pictures, Embassy Pernilla Allwin VHS AND ALEXANDER 1983 R 89.95 ments in Japan. It shows, for in- 32 24 5 FANNY Home Entertainment 2067, 2171 Bertil Guve Beta stance, that the use of VCRs for re- City Studios Mr. T. VHS Universal 1984 R 69.95 cording off the air was most 33 21 4 D. C. CAB MCA Dist. Corp. 80061 Gary Busey Beta pronounced among those in the 18- Michael Douglas VHS CBS -Fox Video 1295 1983 R 59 98 39 age group: 84.5% of 16- to 18- 34 34 11 STAR CHAMBER Hal Holbrook Beta year -olds, 81% of 13- to 15- year -olds VHS No Rodney Dangerfield 1983 R and 81% of those 30 -39. 35 35 11 EASY MONEY (ITA) Vestron 5029 Beta listing

Universal City Studios Matt Dillon VHS Foreign movies were the most pop- FISH 1983 R 59.95 36 39 8 RUMBLE MCA Dist. Corp. 80056 Mickey Rourke Beta ular program material, taped by 66% VHS of those who used their machines for M431 Chippendale's Men 1983 NR 39.95 37 31 3 MUSCLE MOTION Media Home Entertainment Beta time -shifting. Next came music pro- 54 %), tv Warner Brothers Pictures Chevy Chase VHS grams (54 %), sports (also 1983 PG Beta 69.95 38 37 12 DEAL OF THE CENTURY Warner Home Video 11339 Sigourney Weaver dramas (49 %) and Japanese movies VHS (39 %). Average frequency of record- Home Video MV- 400268 Pink Floyd 1979 R 39.95 39 33 25 PINK FLOYD THE WALL MGM /UA t ing was 1.8 times a week, or nearly DANCING FOOLS-James Ingram in on the taping of "The Dance VHS 100 times a year. sits COOL CATS: 25 Years 1984 NR 59.95 32 7 MGM /UA Home Video 600317 Various Artists Show," a nationally syndicated 40 Of Rock 'N Roll Style Beta On average, users owned 12.3 per- program taped weekly at WNEW- sonally recorded videotapes, with TN in New York and at WSB in At- 20% saying they lent them to friends lanta. With him are the show's pro- indicated by dot). Recording Industry Of Of America seal for sales and or rentals of 25,000 units plus ($1,000,000 atter returns) (Seal Recording Industry or rentals and 23.5% that they borrowed them. ducer John McGhan and his indicated by triangle). (ITA) International Tape Disc Assn, seal for net sales and America seal for sales of 50,000 units plus ($2,000,000 after returns) (Seal been to a video assistant Lisa Kendall. of at least $1,000,000 at wholesale. (Seal indicated by ITA seal). Of the 5.3% who had

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Warner Brothers Pictures Woody Allen VHS 16 ZELIG 1983 PG 21 6 Warner Home Video 22027 Mia Farrow Beta TRADE GROUP SURVEY MAKING MICHAEL VHS 15 22 Vestron 1000 Michael Jackson 1983 NR 22 JACKSON'S THRILLER (ITA) Beta Embassy Pictures, Embassy Pernilla Allwin VHS 23 5 FANNY AND ALEXANDER 1983 R Tape Ownership Up In Japan 23 Home Entertainment 2067, 2171 Berti! Guve Beta Mary Steenburgen VHS TOKYO -VCR owners in Japan videotapes made up 21% of the total, 22 11 CROSS CREEK Thorn /EMI Home Video 2184 1983 R 24 Rip Torn Beta possess an average of 20.1 tapes each, compared with only 10% the year be- NATIONAL LAMPOON'S Warner Brothers Pictures Chevy Chase VHS up 1.9 tapes from the previous year, fore. Most of the prerecorded video 1983 R 25 24 26 VACATION Warner Home Video 11315 Christie Brinkley Beta according to a survey carried out be- material is movies, though the popu- tween August and October last year larity of music video is clearly grow- Cannon Films Inc. VHS REVENGE OF THE NINJA Sho Kosugi R 26 MGM /UA Home Video 800329 1983 Beta by the Magnetic Tape Assn. of Japan. ing rapidly nationwide. Ownership of audio tapes averages The survey also pointed up the fact THE MAN WHO RCA /Columbia Pictures Burt Reynolds VHS 1 1983 R 27 31 LOVED WOMEN Home Video 10369 Julie Andrews Beta out to 47.8 tapes per person, up 10 that the age of those using VCRs in from the year before. Japan is dropping. The percentage of Universal City Studios, Matt Dillon VHS 28 25 8 RUMBLE FISH 1983 R homes in which primary school chil- MCA Distributing Corp. 80056 Mickey Rourke Beta This survey is carried out annual- dren use the VCR the most was 5 %. RCA /Columbia Pictures Ken Marshall VHS ly, with VCR owners in Osaka and 29 26 10 KRULL 1983 PG For junior high students, it was 8 %. Home Video10364 Lysette Anthony Beta Tokyo quizzed along with tape re- Some 70% of all families use Paramount Pictures VHS corder owners ranging from junior 30 30 35 FLASHDANCE Jennifer Beals 1983 R VCRs for more than three hours a Paramount Home Video 1454 Beta high school students to adults. week, up 10% from the 1982 figure. HS 29 56 JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT Jane Fonda 1982 NR Of the 20.1 videotapes by In terms material 31 KarCl Video Corporation 042 Beta owned of recorded, movies VCR unit users, 74% were two hours topped the list (70 %), followed by Natalie Wood VHS 27 16 BRAINSTORM MGM /UA Home Video 800314 1983 PG 32 Christopher Walken Beta or longer. Those owning prerecorded dramas, music and sports. Paramount Pictures John Travolta VHS ALIVE 1983 PG 33 36 la STAYING Paramount Home Video 1302 Cynthia Rhodes Beta Warner Brothers Pictures John Lithgow VHS 39 23 TWILIGHT ZONE MOVIE 1983 PG 34 -THE Warner Home Video 11314 Kevin McCarthy Beta Warner Brothers Pictures Chevy Chase VHS 35 28 11 DEAL OF THE CENTURY 1983 PG Warner Home Video 11339 Sigourney Weaver Beta PROMOTIONAL

THE Embassy Pictures Tom Berenger VHS EDDIE AND 1983 PG 36 37 16 CRUISERS Embassy Home Entertainment 2066 Michael Paré Beta

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U.K. watch: Picture Music Inter- scene Phone Caller" stars Motown's ed as director, doing the video with national's "London Calling" will be Rockwell in a tune from his "Some- punk -dressed dancers in a 100-year- sounding off to MTV's viewers body's Watching Me" album. Keep- old abandoned brewery. Director of through 1984, the company says. ing with the album's paranoiac tone photography Rick Dupree used Ko- Hosted by Steve Blacknell, the show and title, the video has a feminine dak 5294 and 5247 film for the shoot. looks at the U.K. rock scene, using phone caller hounding Rockwell Bar -Kays manager Allen Jones de- video's concept, while interviews, music videos and updates through the halls of the Ambassador veloped the Dodson was featured. on chart and other action. MTV has Hotel. In this case the hostelry was member Larry were required ordered eight episodes of the show, open for business, and real crowds of Three days of shooting on the sec- for the 140 -scene clip. Philip Herring which will be appearing fans were used for some scenes. Once and Marius Penczner did the editing ond Sunday of every month. All will again, Parker was director, Allen in Ardent's post- production suite. be shot in London. producer and McKinnon line TONY SEIDEMAN Hollywood dancing: "Footloose" producer. will be sending another music video and single out to the world, with Bill More feature film action on the `Mind Fitness' Parker Productions having just com- music video scene, with Marina Levi - dova and Yuri Neyman, who collabo- NEW HOPE FOR NEW SHOW Pretenders tape two songs for NBC's pleted production on "Dancing In -The rated on "Liquid Sky," working to- Uses Hypnosis short -lived "New Show" at the National Video Center & Recording Studio The Sheets," by the newly reconsti- gether to put out a video of in New York. tuted Shalamar, a Solar recording For Weight Loss Face Face's song "10 -9 -8" for act. Peter Allen acted as producer, -To- Epic Records. Neyman was cinema- LOS ANGELES -Famed hypno- Bill Parker as director and Christo- tographer, while Levidova acted as Damon Reinhold has designed pher McKinnon as line producer. tist VCR Boom Seen production /costume designer. "Mind Fitness," a long -form video- Done with a western theme and Errol group Berlin viewers lose weight Flynn -type action, the clip features Live Berlin: Geffen cassette, to help has videos their eating habits via original band member Howard taped two performance by changing from its latest album, "Love Life." suggestions. Building in Germany Hewitt along with new additions hypnotic Yukich, whose prior work in- Mickey Free and DeLisa Davis. Jim The 45- minute weight loss pack- BERLIN -West Germany's video tion now 400,000 units annually. Dominic Sena acted as director of cludes David Bowie's "Modern age, marketed through Damon & boom is going to continue, according Sony's plant in Fellbach is turning photography, using an Arriflex and Love" and Genesis' "That's All," Grace Mind Fitness of East Lansing, to the German Video Institute, based out 60,000 Beta recorders a year, and 16mm Kodak 7294 stock. Sound ef- acted as director. The Berlin tunes Mich., contains original music creat- here. VCR penetration, 15% at the Matsushita /Bosch subsidiary VB fects are used to highten the sense of put on video were "Now It's My ed by Ashley Swann. According to a end of last year, should reach 60% by Video, operating in Osterode since In Berlin." firm, action, as are professional stuntmen. Turn" and "Dancing spokesman for the Michigan 1988, the insttute says, and the rapid January, 1981, makes 40,000 units á Soundstage a re- Brawl sequences were shot at the They were shot at A &M the video places users in highly expansion of hardware production year. shuttered Hollywood Roosevelt Ho- in Los Angeles. laxed state and then gives suggestions facilities indicates manufacturers' Grundig and Philips, European tel, performance settings at Stevie Marathon "Freak Show ": Using on how one can alter eating habits. confidence in the marketplace. manufacturers of V2000 hardware, Wonder's warehouse /studio, and the 100 extras and 35mm equipment, Some one million people have attend- Of the four million machines im- plan further factories in Furth and sessions desert scenes on location. Memphis -based Ardent has produced ed Reinbold's non -medical ported to the European Economic Krefeld respectively, while Hitachi the spokesman After a one -day break, Parker Pro- and directed the music video "Freak on losing weight, Community from Japan this year, came on stream last fall with a ductions moved into its second video Show On The Dance Floor," from adds. 30% will go to West Germany, the 60,000- capacity plant and Sanyo, of the week, also shot in 16mm. A bit the Bar -Kays' latest Mercury album, The video costs $65 and is avail- institute says, with overall European which has spent $89 million building more contemporary in setting, "Ob- "Dangerous." Marius Penczner act- able on Beta and VHS. sales 10% up from last year. The pre- a factory in Nordlingen, will start dicted 60% German penetration producing 15,000 machines a year in compares with expected growth from late 1984. 10% to 58% VCR ownership by The institute is markedly less bull- households in the U.S. over the same ish on video games. Some 390,000 period, while in Japan the institute consoles were sold in West Germany anticipates that 1988 will see market last year, compared with 265,000 in saturation achieved at around 85 %. 1982. But with prices falling from an On the manufacturing side, the in- average $145 to $75, turnover re- stitute lists existing and planned pro- mained constant at something above duction centers. J2T, the Thorn $30 million. EMI/Telefunken /JVC joint venture, Video game software volume of has been making video hardware in 1.65 million units generated nearly Berlin since May, 1982, with produc- $50 million. But, again, with prices halved from 1982's average $40, the increase in unit sales (the 1982 figure Software Sales was 1.45 million units) was not enough to improve earnings. Continue Rise In Nor, according to the institute, is current turnover adequate to allow a significant market to become estab- Japanese Market lished in the foreseeable future. Pene- TOKYO-Video software sales in tration is only 3 %, and higher Japan were worth $173 million in growth rates would have to be eco- 1983, according to statistics released achieved in order to maintain an by the Japan Video Assn. nomically acceptable basis for hard- We believe that our credentials Sales -only revenue for the 33 mem- ware production. ber companies of the JVA was $99 deserve your consideration for million, 107% up on the previous Spain In Deal year. The overall total, which in- finishing your next music video. cludes rentals and custom produc- tion, was also more than 100% up, With Sony For and has doubled in each of the last three years. Videodisk earnings VCR Production amounted to $17.5 million. The industry's real income, includ- MADRID -The first major pro- ing estimated revenue for software ject for VCR production in Spain has suppliers who are not affiliated with been agreed on in principle with Sony the JVA, is believed to total over of Japan, pushing this country nearer $200 million. JVA secretary-general to its long- running aim of becoming Saburo Kusunoki predicts that in- an exporter of video equipment. dustry turnover will reach some $310 Sony's deal with the Spanish min- million this year, rising to $450 mil- istry of industry is for the production lion in 1985. of some 150,000 VCR units a year by Market analysis reveals some im- 1987. The Japanese firm is commit- portant trends. Record stores as a ted to exporting 25% of the total and percentage of all video sales outlets also to exporting Spanish -made color rose from 20% in 1982 to 30% last television sets. per- Sony is currently the leading im- éditel year, while the corresponding new york chicago los angeles centage of electrical goods stores porter of video hardware into Spain, group dropped from 37% to 22 %. through a Barcelona -based subsid- Movies accounted for 28% of soft- iary, Hispano Sony. Bell & Howell /Columbia Pictures Video Services ware business and animated cartoons The Sony deal comes within the 11.5 %. Pornography, formerly the framework of a Spanish government most popular category, fell to second subsidy plan for the national elec- place with 21.7 %. tronics industry. www.americanradiohistory.com 36 Survey for Week Ending 5/26/84 ' " ==Blae Notes What's New For Manilow? Heavy Company BiHbod® Hot By SAM SUTHERLAND and PETER KEEPNEWS Special Survey may may not have something LotinLPî It or to do with the phe- be broadcast over KKGO; a June 1 show by Yellowjack- nomenal success of Linda Ronstadt's "What's New," but ets at City Hall in Los Angeles; the Watts Senior Citizens Barry Manilow has been hard at work on an album of Concert, slated for June 8 at the Watts Labor Action Copyright 1984, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. "saloon songs" with an all -star jazz ensemble. Community Center, and a "Jazz On Film" night on June photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Manilow's album, to be called "2:00 A.M.- Paradise 14, compiled by Mark Cantor and presented in co -spon- Cafe," differs from Ronstadt's in two key ways. It features sorship with Filmex. More details on these events are NEW YORK CALIFORNIA the singer backed by a small combo rather than a large available from Playboy Enterprises at (213) 659-4080. Y & New" was a ARTIST- Title, Label & á ARTIST -Title, Label orchestra; and while "What's collection of * * * iE 3 Number (Distributing Label) 3 ° z Number (Distributing Label) well -known standards, "2:00 A.M." will consist entirely Also noted: The first inductees into the Harlem YMCA of original material, by Manilow and other writers, in the Jazz Hall of Fame (Billboard, May 19) have been an- 2 PIMPINELA co 1 JOSE JOSE torch -song vein. J Pimpinela, CBS 11317 Secretos, Ariola 6000 nounced. The posthumous inductees are, to nobody's The quintet backing Manilow on the album is an im- ltttttttttt l great surprise, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count pressive one: Gerry Mulligan on baritone sax, Mundell 2 5 LOS FREDDY'S Basie, Charlie Parker and -a slight surprise, perhaps 2 1 JOSE JOSE Lowe on guitar, Bill Mays on keyboards, George Duvi- - Secretos, Ariola 6000 Y me enamore, Protons 90302 Mary Lou Williams. The living honorees are Roy El- vier on bass and Shelly Manne on drums. Even more im- 3 0 EL GRAN COMBO 3 2 LOS BUKIS dridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and En Alaska, Combo 2039 Mi fantasia, Profono 3122 pressive are Manilow's duet partners on two selections: Art Blakey ... What's being billed as "the greatest collec- 4 9 CAMILO SESTO Mel Torme joins him on "Big City Blues" and Sarah 4 4 PIMPINELA tion of jazz musicians ever assembled" in New Orleans Amanecer 84, Ariola 6009 Hermanos, CBS 11320 Vaughan chimes in on "Blue." 5 0 WILLIE ROSARIO will appear at the Ligget & Meyers Quality Seal Amphi- 5 7 LOS BONDADOSOS - The project may not exactly be a dramatic departure Nuevos Horizontes, Bronco 128 theatre at the World's Fair there. Among the artists set to Jugando con lumbre, Profono for Manilow, who has always been known as a pop mid - 6 6 FERNANDITO 90303 appear at the tobacco company's 5,500 seat venue are the VILLALONA dle-of- the -roader and has never commanded the rock fol- 6 3 CAMILO SESTO orchestras of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, Dizzy Gil- Ayer y hoy, Kubaney 8004 lowing that Ronstadt has, but it is certainly an artistic Amanecer 84, Ariola 6009 lespie, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Art Blakey and 7 3 MENUDO stretch. Listeners can judge for themselves how well he 7 0 LUPITA D'ALESSIO such local stars as Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, the Preserva- Reaching Out, RCA 4993 has pulled it off when "2:00 A.M.- Paradise Cafe" is re- Yo, Orteon 84 tion Hall Jazz Band and -but of course -Wynton Mar - 8 8 JOSE FELICIANO leased this summer. Me enamore, Profono 1002 8 8 MARIA CONCHITA salis ... Vocalist Bobby McFerrin, who specializes in 9 11 LA ORGANIZACION Maria Conchita, A &M 37007 spontaneous wordless improvisation, had some heavy SECRETA 9 9 LOS CAMINANTES The Playboy Jazz Festival is launching its annual pre - company when he opened a six -night stand recently at La Organizacion Secreta, El numero tres, Luna 1101 Mundo concert community events program. First is a Thursday New York's Blue Note. Sitting in and trading syllables 10 0 JUAN GABRIEL 10 13 FANIA ALL STAR (24) program of clinic /concerts at four area schools, with with McFerrin were George Benson, Jon Hendricks and Todo, Ariola 6001 Lo que pide la gente, Fania each to feature major artists: James Newton at the Los Al Jarreau. Meanwhile, Elektra /Musician is readying the 629 11 15 VICENTE FERNANDEZ Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Ndugu Chancier at release of McFerrin's second album, which is a true tour 11 1 RUBEN BLADES 15 exitos, CBS 1012 Buscando America, Locke High School, drummer Frankie Capp and singer de force -an album's worth of unaccompanied vocal ex- Elektra 12 6 MARISELA 60352 cursions, recorded live in Germany. Sin el, Profono 90305 Ernie Andrews at Eagle Rock High School, and pianist 12 12 WILFRIDO VARGAS Tom Garvin and vocalist Mike Campbell at Sepulveda * * * El africano, Karen 75 13 14 PRISMA Prisma, Peerless 2333 High School. Other Playboy community presentations Items for consideration should be sent to either Peter 13 4 PIMPINELA will include a free concert Sunday (27) in conjunction Keepnews, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N. Hermanos, CBS 11320 14 0 _ ROCIO JURADO 14 0 ROBERTO CARLOS Por que me habras besado, with the Hermosa Beach Fiesta De Las Artes featuring or Sam Sutherland, Billboard, 9107 Wilshire Blvd., RCA Concavo y convexo, CBS 12322 7243 five prize- winning high school and college jazz bands, to Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210. 15 0 LUPITA D'ALESSIO 15 10 ROBERTO CARLOS Yo, Orteon = 84 Concavo y convexo, CBS 12322 FLORIDA TEXAS

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\ ROBERTO CARLOS ANTONIO DE 2 1 High Brazil 1 Roberto Carlos, CBS C 1 ) JESUS CBS Atop Market 12322 Juntos, A &M 37005 By ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ tramp, Bonnie Tyler, Radio Taxi and street pronunciation of the Spanish

2 1 JOSE JOSE Simone. CBS Brazil artists received a for "New York ") includes songs in 2 1 JOSE JOSE CBS Brazil, which boasts that it Secretos, Ansia 6000 Secretos, Ariola 6000 total of 16 gold records and eight English as well as Spanish songs in has enjoyed the No. 1 position in the 3 4 MARIA CONCHITA 3 4 JUAN GABRIEL platinum in 1983. the nueva cancion tradition. Maria Conchita, A &M 37007 country for the past three years, now Todo, Ariola 6001 One of his country's lading expo- 4 9 WILFRIDO VARGAS claims that it took 29% of Brazil's * * * 4 3 ROCIO DURCAL nents of the genre, Brown works in El africano, Karen 75 market share in 1983. Last month, The Latin American nueva cancion Entre tu y yo, Ariola 6004 New York with percussionist Pablo 5 5 HANSEL Y RAUL CBS opened a warehouse, printing (new song) movement may not be the 5 9 PIMPINELA Nieves and string player Carl Royce. Hansel y Raul, TH 2271 shop and administrative offices at its most commercial genre in the mar- Hermanos, CBS 11320 This summer he will perform with an 6 0 EL GRAN COMBO factory site in Fazenda de Botagogo ket, but it does represent a kind of ar- Breaking the Ice, Combo 2039 6 14 LOS YONICS extended group at an outdoor con- in Rio de Janeiro. The major's main tistic cutting edge. The bold imagery 1 3 NELSON NED Con amor, Profono 3100 cert in New York's Central Park. office is located in Rio's Praia do and down -to -earth attitude of Latin Mas romantico que nunca, 7 8 CAMILO SESTO pop were pioneered over a de- * * * Odeon 9023 Amanecer 84, Ariola 6009 Flamengo. lyrics 8 8 PIMPINELA Brazil's leading pop star, Roberto cade ago by nueva cancion authors, A Julio Iglesias special this month Hermanos, CBS 11320 8 7 LOS BUKIS Mi fantasia, Profono 3122 Carlos, headed the CBS roster in who, in turn, drew their inspiration is the second tv show to be carried by 9 12 MIAMI SOUND sales last year. The Latin kiddie mu- from some of the finest poets in the the newly formed NetSpan network. MACHINE 9 0 GRUPO MAll It's bad, Cara 054 sic phenomenon seems to be booming Spanish language. The Iglesias show follows a Menudo A toda maquina, CBS 10349 in Brazil as well as the rest of Latin Nueva cancion has a political di- special in the network's bid for the 10 0 DYANGO 10 13 JULIO IGLESIAS mension: its reach Al fin solos, Odeon 9024 En concierto, CBS 50334 America, since Turma de Balao Ma- All practitioners identify U.S. Latin tv market and will gico, a group composed of three chil- with left -of- center ideologies, from viewers in New York, Los Angeles, 11 14 LANI HALL Y CAMILO 11 6 PIMPINELA SESTO Pimpinela, CBS 11317 dren between six and 10 years old, the liberal to the revolutionary. In San Diego, Chicago, El Paso, Den- Lani Hall, A &M 37008 followed Carlos closely in sales. En- the late '60s and early '70s, when po- ver, Miami and San Jose /San 12 10 MENUDO 12 6 MENUDO A todo rock, RCA 7241 glish -born artist Ritchie is also one of litical radicalism was blowin' in the Francisco. Reaching Out, RCA 4993 the label's top sellers. wind, nueva cancion, like American 13 0 PERLA 13 0 LUCIA MENDEZ Enamorada, Ariola 6025 On the international roster, Julio protest lyrics, seemed the wave of the RCA Internacional has released a Confidencias, RCA 7244 Iglesias' "Momentos" album has future. But as times changed, so did Menudo compilation LP, "Con 14 13 CAMILO SESTO 14 0 JULIO IGLESIAS Amanecer 84, Ariola 6009 Momentos, CBS 50329 sold 800,000 units, according to CBS, the popularity of firebrand songs. Amor -Tus Exitos Favoritos," with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Still, nueva cancion persists. Puer- which includes hits from the teen 15 0 WILLIE CHIRINO 15 11 GRUPO MAll Subiendo, TH 2268 15 exitos, Cara 0899 and Pink Floyd's "Final Cut" trail- to Rican singer /songwriter Roy group's early days all the way to the ing behind. Brown is one of those artists who has present ... A June 15 Julio Iglesias PUERTO RICO Other CBS artists enjoying leading refused to budge, still plying his trade show at Puerto Rico's Roberto Cle- in that experimental Y m spots in the charts included Eddy folk /pop genre. mente Coliseum inaugurates First . ARTIST-Title, Label & B « ARTIST -Title, Label & = á e ti`° Number (Distributing Label) (Distributing Label) Grant, Marvin Gaye, Fagner, Super- Brown's neww album,al "Nueva Yol" (a Class Concerts, (724 -697D in New York), a promotion company headed ') 1 JOSE JOSE 9 0 ALBERTO CORTEZ by Fernando Gallardo which special- C Secretos. Ariola 6000 Gardel...Como yo te siento, izes in concerts in Puerto Rico and CBS 80377 Mg the Caribbean. 10 9 WILLIE COLON 2 0 EL GRAN COMBO DJ Armando Palacios, who claims En Alaska, Combo 2039 Tiempo pa matar, Fania 631 H INK ONS LATIN SELECTI to have coined the popular spelling of 3 4 CAMILO SESTO 11 0 YOLANDITA MONGE Amanecer 84, Ariola 6009 ú COMPLETE "disc" with a "c" instead of a "k," is Suenos, CBS 10345 LABELS INCLUDING: AND MORE! 4 3 RUBEN BLADES ALL preparing musical programs for dis- 12 0 MIAMI CBS LATINOS, Buscando America, Elektra SOUND DISCOS M tribution in Latin America. Labels 60352 MACHINE DAY SHIPMENT interested in Palacios' A toda maquina, CBS 10349 SAME project should 5 7 JOSE FELICIANO D GUARANTEED contact him at Disc-Jockey Interna- Me enamore, Profono 1002 13 12 WILLIE 11 100% 582.0990 ROSARIO CALL (212) cional, 6333 Treetop Circle, Tampa, 6 6 GUILLERMO DAVILA Nuevos Horizontes, Bronco 128 11 RETAILERS, Un poco de amor, Sono -rodven Fla. 33617 . 020 14 8 CARMITA JIMENEZ Interpreta a los Panchos, 7 5 PIMPINELA DAN Karen 79 Hermanos, CBS 11320 AL SERV ICE Items for consideration should be AND TAPE THIHYIRECORD 10 th AVENUE sent to Enrique Fernandez, Billboard, 8 2 ROBERTO CARLOS 15 0 PIMPINELA LATIN 720 NY 10019 Concavo y convexo, CBS 12322 Pimpinela, CBS 11317 NEW YORK. 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. www.americanradiohistory.com U O L N

RUBEN BLADES BUSCANDO AMERICA

PEOPLE Monday, May 7, 1984 Blades is expanding Latin music, while preserving its rhythmic heart. The album flies, as uplifting as it is ambitious.

THE NEW YORK TIMES Wednesday, April 4, 1984 A rich, moving tapestry of life -and death. Although he has more than a decade as a popular singer behind him, one gets the impression that when it comes to leaving his mark on the world at large, Mr. Blades has just begun.

VILLAGE VOICE Tuesday, April 17, 1984 A g fted poet and sonero, Blades delivers humor, affection, and intelligence on the printed page that is amply fleshed out in his musical text.

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By IS HOROWITZ special price incentives for a limited modified slip case. time. The slip case approach is also sim- Deutsche Grammophon believes it Freshening the discount program ulated in the cassette container, with is the first label to record an orches- will be the release of two new Kara - the two chrome tapes tral work specifically for Compact snapped onto a jan albums offered at an introductory tabbed plastic Disc, with no intention to release sheet inserted in a low price through Aug. 31. Orders four- by five -inch cardboard box. that performance in any other config- for these albums will be billed as if Product has been stepped down uration. No contender to this claim they carried a suggested list price of from full price. The first six titles in comes to mind. $9.98, and will be stickered to lure the new series bow in June. The work is the Mahler Ninth buyers. One couples the popular * * * Symphony; the performers are Her- Strauss tone poems "Also Sprach Warren Bodow, general manager bert von Karajan and the Berlin Phil- Zarathustra" and "Don Juan," and record- of WQXR New York, was elected harmonic. A much heralded the other goes crossover with a varied ing of the symphony by the same president of the Concert Music light program including remakes of DOUBLE THREAT -Canadian guitarist Liona Boyd, whose albums are re- principals dating back to 1981 is still Broadcasters Assn. (CMBA), as the the Albinoni "Adagio" and the Pa- leased on CBS Masterworks, as well as the company's green crossover a fixture of the LP and cassette cata- organization's 1984 conference came label, accepts congratulations extending her exclusive contract from chelbel "Canon." on log, and is slated to remain there. But to a close. Other officers named at Bernie DiMatteo, president of CBS Records Canada, left, and Joe Dash, se- Karajan wanted to remake the work, * * * the New York event (Billboard, May nior vice president and general manager of CBS Masterworks. and DG obliged with a digital taping DG also takes a new look at pack- 19) were Len Mattson, KKHI San served that music commentary was stowed by Michigan State Univ. on of a live performance at the Berlin aging two -record /cassette midline Francisco, and Sam Rosenblatt, often too didactic: "Suddenly every- Juilliard String Quartet members Festival. That's the version that will material with the introduction of the WTMI Miami, vice presidents; Steve one is a musicologist." Tony Rudel of Robert Mann, Earl Carlyss, Samuel come out on CD only, and it ships "Flapbox," a newly designed con- Shepard, KLEF Houston, secretary; WQXR New York suggested that in- Rhodes and Joel Krosnick earlier next month. tainer which allows room for notes and Dick Sheppard, WQRS Detroit, termission interviews were largely this month. That release is not the only event and texts, but eschews the conven- treasurer. Next year's convention unnecessary. that will focus special attention on tional box or gatefold approach. will be held in San Francisco. * * * William Wisniewski of Mutual Karajan in June. Final touches are Cardboard LP containers have four - Among the more volatile subjects Leo de Gar Kulka, president and Broadcasting and Peter Besheer of now being put on a discount program color art front and back, with notes taken up at the confab, participants chief engineer of Sonic Arts, record- Concert Music Satellite Systems de- that will see some 40 selected Kara - to be seen once the front cover is agree, were syndication and satellite ed the concert in San Francisco last scribed their satellite proposals, and jan titles in the DG catalog offered at flipped back. Disks are held in a transmission proposals. Some felt too week in memory of Calvin Simmons, hope was these many syndicated shows were being some expressed that the former conductor of the Oakland would not be implemented as com- Survey for Week Ending 5/26/84 peddled, an overabundance that Symphony who died in a boating ac- systems, way would threatened to erode station identity if peting and that a cident. The concert recording will be adopted wholesale. Like others, be found of joining forces. released on Kulka's Sonic Arts Lab KLEF's Shepard remarked that Other topics were covered last series ... For the first time, the week. many of the shows were poorly pro- * * * American Symphony Orchestra 1Inspirakional LPs duced. But, he said, "We'll sacrifice League and the Assn. of Canadian some quality for the money." Said William Schuman was chairman of Orchestras will hold a joint confer- Copyright 1984, Billboard Publications, Inc No part of this publication may be reproduceo David McNeill of WCRB Boston, the BMI judging panel that granted ence. Host city is Toronto, and the mechanica' stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, "We need fair compensation. The un- cash awards to 22 winners in the li- event runs June 5 -9. photocopying, recording, or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher derwriter is an advertiser." censing organization's Student Com- * * * Others complained of too much posers competition. Winners ranged Items for consideration should be 1r talk on syndicated orchestral shows. in age from nine to 25 years ... Hon- sent to Is Horowitz, Billboard, 1515 Matt Field of WNCN New York ob- orary doctoral degrees were be- Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. A.K Y Y N W O y 3 3 Title, H H d Title, Artist, Label & Number 3 3 Artist, Label 8 Number

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His latest LP is (Word) (Benson) music, including the Masters V, the Hinsons, the Rex Ne- "Something Old, Something New," featuring a reworking 5 5 9 MICHAEL W. SMITH 2 25 19 41 WALLS OF GLASS Reunion of the hymn "Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross." Michael Smith, Russ Taft, Myrrh MSB 6706 Ion Singers, Wendy Bagwell & the Sunliters, the 7010004129 (Word) (Word) Paynes, the Florida Boys, the Ron Williams Singers and Word Inc. moved swiftly to name Tom Willett as direc- 6 6 9 THE SKY'S THE LIMIT tor of a &r, Word West Coast, ending speculation that the Leon Patillo, Myrrh 26 28 5 COVENANT CHILDREN others. Phil Driscoll, Sparrow was closing down its L.A. office. Willett re- 7016771067 (Word) The festivities will be begin in Martin Stadium with a company 7 9 21 SURRENDER SPR -1073 places Gary Whitlock, who moved to Light/Lexicon talent contest, where the first prize is a free recording ses- ... 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He does not foresee any agreement being rental problem, home taping, imported records and the Sapporo plus three franchise stores -are handling videotape reached on the charge that the record rental stores would shortage of big hits. although "Flashdance" and "Thriller" and videodisks. The videotapes are being sold outright with pay because the stores are offering to pay only 22 cents. were blockbusters for the industry during the past year. Tower Records intending to go into rental eventually. JASRAC alone, however, is demanding 31 cents each time The music publishing firms find their mechanical royalties It is exporting Japan -pressed records of American and a record is lent out, while the Japan Phonograph Record down while their performing and licensing royalties have in- British artists for sale in its stores in the U.S. Assn. also wants 31 cents and the performing artists anoth- creased. They continue to diversify their operations, sellirg The Aurex Jazz Festival was staged again in September er 31 cents. merchandise connected with music. 1984, bringing Les Brown and His Band Of Renown- replac- In view of the fact that the record rental stores are charg- The major promoters, Kyodo Tokyo and Udo Arists, ing the Harry James Orchestra after the sudden death of ing their clients only 67 cents, it's easy to see that agree- brought over many top artists on Japan tours, but the out- James -with Rosemary Clooney as guest singer, Grover ment on the charge will not be simple. look for the future is not that bright because of rising costs Washington Jr. and Pieces Of A Dream, Shorty Rogers & J. Dieter Bliersbach, president of PolyGram Far East Of- of everything connected with tours. The promoters are find- West Coast Giants and Art Blakey & All Star Jazz fice, says, "We are not happy about the new law which pro- ing that fans are more selective now and that sometimes Messengers. tects only recordings released after June 1 and which pro- stars with hits in the U.S. will not sell tickets in Japan. Two singers from the Newton Family from Hungary won tects only Japanese repertoire, which we feel is A major development during the past year on the record the Grand Prize (gold medallion and $10,000) as interna- discriminating. There's no question it's a step in the right di- rental problem was the passage of a temporary law by the tional finalists in the 14th World Popular Song Festival in the rection. Either record rental is right or it is wrong; if it is Japanese Pariiament, which goes into effect in June 1984. Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 1983, with the wrong, then it should be clearly curbed, but not in this half- Most in the music industry are critical of this law because of song, "Time Goes By." hearted way." its inadequacy, although they admit that it is a necessary The Grand Prize for Japanese artists went to 17- year -old On the positive side, Bliersbach lists "Flashdance," the first small step in the right direction. Makow, a girl who refused to give her real name, with a song biggest selling international album in Japan since "Saturday Yasuhide Taku, president of Toshiba -EMI, says the law which she wrote and composed herself. Night Fever," which sold 700,000 copies in 1978. would have a good impact but only to a limited extent. The Lucky One" proved the lucky song for Laura Brani- Another positive development he lists is the strong initial gan of the U.S. who won the grand prize ($13,333) in the impact of the Compact Disc. He says that PolyGram figures Sing Fujita is Billboard's correspondent in Japan. (Continued on page J-11) show that six million CDs were made in Japan, while Poly - Gram manufactured six million more in Hanover. He predicts there will be 35 million CDs this year, with 15 million manufactured in Hanover and most of the remaining 20 million coming from Japan. Bliersbach sees positive elements in the greater use of mu- sic videotapes to promote artists and their records. Norio Ohga, president of Sony, which was much in the news earlier this year concerning losses and a marathon 131/2 -hour stockholders meeting, says, "It is true that our profits decreased in 1983, but both sales and profits in- creased dramatically in the first quarter of Sony's fiscal year (ending Jan. 31, 1984). People are saying that Betamax VCRs are not selling, but that is not so. Beta hi -fi is selling so well there is a supply shortage. The Walkman is still selling worldwide, while our CD factory is very busy now." He points out that the stockholders meeting on Jan. 30 lasted for 131/2 -hours because, in strict adherence to the re- vised Commercial Code, Sony had not paid money to the "so- kaiya" (a person who holds a small number of shares and r attempts to extort money from the company by threatening to cause trouble at the stockholders meeting). The only ones asking questions at the meeting were "sokaiya," and Ohga believes the " sokaiya" used the Sony meeting as a publicity Duran Duran with plaques awarded to them ploy, thinking that if they could drag out the meeting and for being voted the most popular interna- have it reported in the papers, other companies would take tional group in the 34th annual Music Life note and pay them money. magazine poll. Music Life has 250,000 CBS /Sony continues to hold the biggest share of the rec- circulation. ord -tape market, followed by Victor Musical Industry and To- shiba -EMI. Below them are Columbia, Warner- Pioneer and Epic /Sony. Toshio Ozawa, president of CBS /Sony, says that his com- pany's sales increased by 13% in 1983 due to sales of rec- David Bowie in concert in Tokyo ords and tapes by Seiko Matsuda, Julio Iglesias and Michael Jackson. He says that CBS /Sony has done well with records and tapes plus the bonuses from Compact Discs, videodisks and videotapes. He expresses confidence that the new media will make particularly big contributions to sales this year. Ozawa points out, however, that a problem lies in the huge investments needed to construct facilities for production of new media. President Taku of Toshiba -EMI takes a slightly more pessi- mistic view of the situation, saying it is very severe, although its sales went up 6% last year. The new media share in total sales is now almost 20% at Toshiba -EMI. Santana Masahiko Hirata, senior managing director of JVC, says on the tv his company's sales went up about 10% in 1983 with VCRs program "Mu- being the biggest factor. sic Fair" He takes the same stand as other Japanese makers on the 8mm video in which there is so much interest in the U.S. "We have supplied 30 million VHS units to the world so far," he says. "If we supply them now with another video which is not compatible with the equipment they have now, it will inconve- nience them very much." Willie Nelson No Japanese company has any plans to bring out an 8mm with Toshio video unit within 1984. Ozawa, president Although record stores are continuing to feel the effects Winners of the 13th an- of the CBS /Sony from the record rental stores, the Shinseido chain of 172 nual Tokyo Music Festival held in- Group, which stores throughout Japan recorded a 5.8% increase in the April 1 in the Nippon Budokan Hall in cludes CBS/ sale of records, tapes and other music products during Tokyo are, from left: Miyuki Kosaka (Nelson Sony, Epic /So 1983. Riddle Award); Ouyang Feifei (Silver Prize); Taco April Mu- Jiro Ohtake, managing director of Shinseido, says that the (Best Singer's Award); Pia Zadora (Gold Prize); sic and music mix was 63% records, 32.5% tapes and 4.5% new Laura Branigan (Grand Prize); Mark Holden (Gold CBS/ media. The goal is to bring the new media percentage up to 9 Prize); Koji Kikkawa (Foreign Judges Award); Li- Sony or 10% by the end of this year. mahl (Silver Prize); and Hideki Saijo (Silver Prize). 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Dieter Bliers- 10,000 mark are CDs by Earth, Wind & Fire, Billy Joel and pan Phonograph Record Assn. will include Compact Discs in bach, president of PolyGram Far East Office, who says confi- Michael Jackson. its statistics for this year also. dently, "According to our estimates, there were about six Nakamura says that CBS /Sony is concentrating on in- Industry predictions for 1985 are over one million CD million CDs manufactured in Japan in 1983, and PolyGram creasing the number of titles and releasing CDs simulta- players. made six million in Hanover. That figure is definite. This fig- neously with records. The latter is being done already in the The Compact Disc has brought about changes in the "kar- ure will increase tremendously in 1984, and our estimate is case of domestic artists, but it has been difficult in the case aoke" sing -along business. "Karaoke" machines, of which a world -wide total of 35 million, of which we intend to manu- of international repertoire, and CBS /Sony is trying to cut the 1,500,000 units were sold in Japan for home use, had been facture 15 million in Hanover and the remaining 20 million gap to 10 to 20 days. using tape up to now, but more and more are being convert- will come mainly from Japan, with some small quantities ex- Nippon Columbia upped production of CDs to 300,000 a ed to CDs. pected from the United States." month from January 1984 and had 180 titles available as of Sony put out a "karaoke" machine containing 120 CDs in Toshio Ozawa, president of the CBS /Sony Group and April 30, 1984. It is releasing about 20 titles a month. March 1984 which permits selection of any song in only 25- chairman of CBS /Sony, Epic /Sony, April Music and CBS/ Kotaro Mezaki, in charge of Compact Disc at Nippon Co- 30 seconds with an auto changer. It is planning to put out a Sony Family Club in the group, says that CBS /Sony carried lumbia, says that his company is increasing the percentage machine for home use containing 50 CDs. out smooth production of Compact Discs in 1983. "We were of popular music titles, particularly domestic repertoire. President Ozawa of CBS /Sony Group says that several able to produce 3.600,000 CDs," he says. "This, of course, Such Japanese artists as "enka" (Japanese ballad) artists firms will come out with CD players for cars this fall. He fore- Disc will be- singers" includes those that were exported. Compact Hibari Misora and Chiyoko Shimakura and "idol sees a car CD player with an auto changer to be put in the car come even better this year." Naoko Kawai and Kumiko Yamashita are proving popular on trunk. In 1983 CBS /Sony was producing 300,000 CDs a month CD. Sony President Norio Ohga says that Sony would be one of its fa- at its Shizuoka Plant, but it has dramatically expanded The average sales per title are between 3,000 and 5,000 the firms coming out with a car CD player this fall but says, cilities and went into 800,000 -a -month production in Janu- copies although some go as high as 10,000. The most popu- (Continued on page J-10) ary this year. lar title so far is the 71- minute CD of Beethoven's Symphony Keiichi Nakamura of CBS /Sony's Compact Disc marketing No. 9 Choral, which was released on Dec. 1, 1983. "We sold department estimates the number of CDs produced in Japan over 15,000 CDs in Japan and exported over 10,000 of this in 1983 at between five and six million. title," says Mezaki. CBS /Sony had 450 CD titles available at the end of 1983 He says that Nippon Columbia produced just under two and is releasing 50 titles a month so the total should top million CDs in 1983, with over 50% being exported. 1,000 titles by the end of 1984, according to Nakamura. Matsushita Electric has been producing 200,000 CDs a CBS /Sony's estimate is that 1,200 to 1,300 titles were month since the beginning of this year. Its estimate is that 4,400,000 CDs were produced in Japan, including 1,400,000 which were exported. There is an even bigger gap in the estimates for the num- ber of CD players produced during 1983. They range from only 100,000 to nearly 300,000. Matsushita Electric says it is producing 25,000 players a month, while the figure given by Sony Corp. last year was 15,000 units a month. 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The company went public in and technology of recording," was dome Theatre. Although of four -track modular multi -track re- difficulties, the permits. Schwartz points out the 1983, and so far has raised $750,000 well- attended and, in the words of by some technical corders and consoles here last week, well received. It in- cost -effectiveness of the system as in capital, says Schwartz. Schwartz, one participant, "highly successful." presentation was rather than at the Anaheim AES con- of various Lucasfilm compared to existing digital multi- who has a background in computer Some of the more popular sessions cluded segments ference, a show which sorely lacked areas of sound track recorders and the prohibitively technology, anticipates another included a discussion of the state of projects, and covered new products. and music expensive and scarce Neve DSP round of fund -raising for continued the art in digital technology, during effects recording, dialog According to CompuSonics presi- and post -pro- console. research and development. which Sony's Curtis Chan provided recording, and pre -mix dent David Schwartz, the Studio the overview, Neve's Martin Jones duction techniques. most Schwartz says that the DSP -2000 DSP -2000 series is a "single -user According to Schwartz, spoke on the continuing development Other sessions included perspec- system is also capable of recording work station for the mixing and re- Compact Disc masters are produced of digital console technology, and tives on microphone techniques, digitally in a floppy disk format, and cording of live music in a digital for- from old analog tape masters that JVC Cutting Center's Larry Boden transmission systems and stop -gap to a digital for- was designed for system compatibil- mat," consisting of a Motorola 68000 have been converted delivered a humor -laced talk on ra- maintenance and signal processing. ity with CompuSonics' other new central processing unit, an RGB col- mat, and most new original recording blade versus digital editing. Some There was also a lively free -for -all product introduction consumer zor or monitor, a computer keyboard, a masters are produced on analog tape -a of the session was reminiscent of the covering the economic factors of run- full ad- unit designed to record and play spe- "trackball arrayed" control panel, machines. Schwartz says the recent Society of Professional Audio ning a recording studio today, cially designed 5'/4 -inch "super flop- printer, storage modules, signal pro- vantage of digital is only realized Recording Studios (SPARS) confer- chaired by Jerry Barnes, president of pies," manufactured by Kodak. The cessors and an input /output module, when CDs are produced from corn - ence on digital audio, but the format SPARS. set up for four -track digital recording pletely digitally recorded and mixed consumer system, still in a prototype and mixing. The price for the system masters. "The DSP -2000 series stage, will allow home users to make is set at about $30,000, with delivery makes it commercially possible for digital recordings from any digital or Crystal Cathedral Installs expected this summer. all studios to produce this master," analog source, says Schwartz. Studer Revox: Custom Sony Mike System New Features LOS ANGELES -T he Crystal To overcome the reflection prob- Cathedral, a 12 -story glass and steel lem, the diversity system installed by For 900 Series church in Garden Grove, Calif., has the church's staff uses two antennae that are physically separated so that Revox installed a custom -tailored Sony di- NASHVILLE-Studer the chances of both encountering America has made several new fea- versity reception wireless micro- dropouts is drastically reduced. To its phone system that, according to the tures available as options for 900 further ensure uninterrupted signal The new mod- cathedral's audio director Randy Series audio consoles. reception, the diversity system incor- ules and options will be available for Mobley, compensates for the acousti- porates a Sony processor capable of B consoles and cal obstructions caused by the unusu- both the basic Type choosing the stronger of two signals the more sophisticated Type A desks. al architecture of the structure. and locking onto it automatically. The options include a universal The church is the site of large -scale According to Mobley, reflected stereo input module, which offers ste- media events, such as the recent reo equalization, stereo high level in- "Glory Of Christmas" production signals were only part of the problem. "We also have about 15 walkie -talk- puts, and an internal transformerless held there, which starred Carol Law- ies interfered with wireless M/S microphone matrix circuit for rence, Jim Nabors and Robert Gou- that trans- mission," he says. "And the power stereo mikes, as well as a variety of let. It has a capacity of 3,000, making allowed for the walkie- talkies is bus reassignment layouts allowing a wireless system capable of with- much stronger than that allowed for sub and clean feed assignments di- standing dropouts and dead spots a wireless mikes." rectly from input. necessity. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 39 Studio Track Rocketry is cutting tracks for the nearby Me- NEW YORK Loretta Lynn's new live album. Criblez is en- Mevis. Pete Drake is producing Ronny Rob- OTHER CITIES Four have works in progress at San gatone label. Ken Kessie and Morey Gold- Gil Scott -Heron is working on an Arista gineering. Richey is also mixing a 24 -track bins' Columbia single "The Ones You Use Are acts Francisco's W.A.S.P. is recording stein are producing and engineering. And single at Evergreen with producer Bill Las - project for Parliament's Cal Smith. Les Ladd The Ones You Lose." An Epic duet by Chatty Automatt. a with producer Herbie Hancock is mixing a Columbia proj- well and engineer Rob Stevens ... Ivan is at the console, with Criblez assisting. McClain and Mickey Gilley will be mastered Capitol album Mike Varney, ect, with Kessie and Maureen Droney at the Ivan and Tangerine Dream's Peter Bauman The following projects are in the works at there soon by Lois Walker. And Mike Mar- engineer Steve Fontano and assistant Mi- are console. are remixing Missing Persons' If Only For Disc Mastering Inc.: Norro Wilson is pro- tin's Compleat debut, "Holding A Woman In chael Rosen. Solar group the Whispers with pro- Also in the Golden Gate city, Tres Virgos The Moment" at The Power Station ... Sev- ducing Charley Pride's RCA single The Pow- Love," is under the direction of producer Me- working on their "So Good" album Studios is busy with several artists. Van Mor- eral projects are in process at Power Play. er Of Love." Labelmate David Wills' "Too vis and mastering wiz Randy Kling. ducer Nicholas Caldwell, engineer Dave (Continued on page 40) "Hot Tracks" VJ Carlos DeJesus is mixing Good To Be Blue" is being produced by Blake Frazer and assistant Ray Pyle. Modern "Party Hearty," with Tony Arfi at the board. The Russel Bros. are cutting two Portrait tracks with producer Larry Josephs and engi- neer Julian Herzfeld. Arfi is producing and engineering several tracks for Easy Street group Uncle Sham & the Politicians. Richie Weeks is mixing "Love Is Forever" for un- signed act Hot Cargo. And Roxar has a Heart To Heart record underway with producer John Fetter and engineer Rick Gratz. Producer Ron Dante is cutting tracks for Roo Morgan at Mediasound with engineer Gregg Mann ... Factory Beat artist Rena Feeney is working on a single at Brooklyn's Platinum studio. Billy Nichols is producing, with Cirland Noel at the console ... At J&J Recording, ChoColette's 12 -inch "(It's That) East Street Beat" is being produced by John Fair and Steve Arr. Josef Amarillo is engi- neering the session .. Cosmo Ohms is pro- ducing tracks for Adichie at Noise New York.

LOS ANGELES Jermaine Jackson is mixing his own Arista 12 -inch at Capitol with engineer Bill Bottrell and assistant Peter Doell. Beau Williams is also there, mastering a Capitol album with Alan Abrahms producing and Wally Trau- gott at the board. And Chrysalis act Ice House is warming up the mastering machine with a new album produced by Dave Jerdan and engineered by Eddy Schreyer. Gale force winds blowing in from Skip Say- lor Recording. Roger Green is producing a single by Brittany for International Enterprises Inc. Skip Saylor himself is at the board, with help from Tom McCauley. Singer /songwriter N Ql Dan Hamilton, formerly of Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds, is cutting tracks for M.G. Management, with Saylor and McCauley. Pro- ducer Peter Dach is mixing tracks for Russ Coletti's Harmony project, with McCauley en- ginerring. And Dash Of Danger is there cut- ting tracks for Pacific Wave Productions, with McCauley again at the board.

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AT ANALOG RATES 0-LOCK TO VIDEO All material for the Studio Track OR REMOTES 201 -429 -8996 column should be sent to Kim Free- man in Billboard's New York office. www.americanradiohistory.com 41 Country Video Boom Reaches Nashville; Major Labels Step Up Production Continued from page 4 releases. "We're trying to do some- "There have already been a few in- where video has had an im- dent of sales Gary Khammer, al- thing from every album we've got stances though he declines to cite the video's coming out," says Janice Azrak, vice pact on retail," he says, adding that he clips have boosted ratio of sales to rentals. president of press and artist develop- understands Despite the increased visibility of ment for the label. Warner will soon sales for Ricky Skaggs, Earl Thomas country videos, executives at Nash- produce clips on John Anderson, Conley and Mark Gray. ville's major labels are not convinced Gary Morris, Hank Williams Jr., Ka- The label has established a video that the clips will lead to increased ren Brooks, the Osmond Brothers, wing, Picture Music International, is of record sales. Rodney Crowell and the country which marketing a compilation "I don't know if video has any im- comedy team of Pinkard & Bowden. rock videos under the title "Picture planned a similar pact on country retail activity," says Azrak speaks highly of Nashville's Music." The firm clips, but that CBS Nashville senior vice president local video producers. "Nashville has package of country on ice. and general manager Rick Black- a lot to offer artistically and cost - project is currently burn, "but I'm going to find out." wise," she says. "We can get product "Certain other labels were consid- own CBS plans market research in San done here cheaper than in Los ering assembling their country Antonio and Seattle to determine Angeles." video compilations," says Mick country video's influence on consum- Capitol/EMI has moved slowly on Kleber, the video company's director QUITE CON -VINCE -ING -RCA artist Vince Gill, right, discusses his new al- ers' purchasing habits. country video to date and has pro- of music video development. "We en- bum, "Turn Me Loose," with Charlie Douglas, left, host of Music Country CBS staff members are particular- duced only two clips on Anne Mur- countered problems licensing their Radio Network. Looking on is Bob Heatherly, RCA's director of national ly encouraged by the proliferation of ray. But insiders with the label expect videos." country promotion. country clip shows among local tele- that to change with the addition of (Next week's issue will contain a vision stations, which are often si- Nashville president Jim Foglesong. complete listing of available country Rock Veteran Vince Gill mulcast with local radio outlets. But "The marketplace for country vid- video clips from the major and inde- Blackburn is cautious. "We know eos is evolving," points out CapitoV pendent labels, a compilation of near- what video has done for rock," he EMI vice president Lynn Shults. ly 150 titles by more than 75 acts.) Doing What He Does Best notes, "but country may be the last By EDWARD MORRIS market to come through." NASHVILLE -"I still like to play sion of Pure Prairie League and "The increased media awareness of rock'n'roll. I'm not closed- minded. But wound up auditioning himself, once country video is nice," echoes RCA's Nashville Scene now that it's time for a statement to the group discovered that he was the manager of merchandising, Randy be made with my name on it, I want stellar member of Mountain Smoke, Goodman. "But record sales are the it to be on what I feel I do the very which had opened for PPL on a date bottom line, and we can't say quanti- Alabama Juggernaut Rolls best-and that is sing and play coun- several years back. tatively that they help with that." By KIP KIRBY try music." Vince Gill, late of Pure In 1979 Gill joined the group as Goodman is optimistic about Prairie League and now a solo artist guitarist and vocalist. He says he country video's potential for the The 19th annual Academy of Awards in Nashville. for RCA Nashville, clearly believes knew at the outset that he wanted to home market. "I think all the labels Country Music Awards are now his- Not that these awards shows al- he has found a home. stay only long enough to learn the are talking about marketing country tory. But what history: This will be ways fall willingly into line. But the The 27 -year -old Oklahoman made ropes and establish himself. "I knew video compilations at the retail lev- remembered as the year Alabama group's triple crown in the ACM's his solo debut recently with the Del- for me to make money with Pure el," he comments. But so far the talk blazed its way to the top as ACM en- entertainer of the year category well signify a similar sweep in bert Clinton lament, "Victim Of Prairie League I had to write songs has not yielded any concrete plans. tertainers of the year for an unprece- might October. Life's Circumstances." This week, they would want to cut, so I had to "It's certainly part of the future," dented third time. the Academy's show this his second single, the lyrical "Oh gear myself toward that." says Goodman, "but we have nothing The Fort Payne juggernaut shows Overall, It was devoid of any of Carolina," pauses on the country And while the stage and airplay specific planned right now." no signs of slowing down whatsoever. year excelled. the flaws which have marred it (and charts at a bulleted 72. Both tunes success of the group was consider- Like Larry McBride, Joe Polidor, The band continues to dominate ev- in the are from the mini -LP, "Turn Me able, it never translated into record PolyGram's director of marketing ery category it's other awards productions) running Loose." sales. Still, Gill stayed on for three for country product, sees video as a nominated in-and past. Despite a two -hour time enormous length to occupy From the time he first hit the stage and a half years. Then he quit -while powerful tool for new artists. "No- the recent three -for- -an at audiences' attention-pacing re- at 16 in Oklahoma City with a blue- remaining unsatisfied that he had body can afford to spend two or three three triumph mained fast and spirited. There were grass group called Mountain Smoke, reached his rock potential. years developing an act anymore," Knott's Berry Farm no superfluous production numbers Gill has been moving toward a coun- "I wanted to show people that I observes Polidor, "and video is a gives rise to specula- try mooring. After graduating from could make rock'n'roll and pop rec- good way to gain quick exposure for tion about Ala- eating up awards time, no contrived no Dallas Cow- high school, he joined the Bluegrass ords and be successful," he says. new performers." bama's chance for attempts at cuteness, Alliance and, subsequently, Ricky "But then I took this (government - Warner Bros. has a particularly duplicating its feat boys cheerleaders or Opryland -style minimum of cue-card Skaggs' short-lived "newgrass" en- sponsored) trip to Australia with just crowded schedule of upcoming video in the October Country Music Assn. dancers and a semble, Boone Creek. my guitar and Byron Berline and chatter patter. All the way through the telecast, the program held inter- The latter association was not a John Hickman. We went over to do ACM Awards Dominated est with surprising success. fruitful As recalls it, it was some clinics and workshops. There one. Gill a The alphabet -soup mix of Holly- case "too many chiefs and not was a time in the show when I would of wood screen personalities and Nash- enough Indians." After Boone Creek, do three or four songs by myself with By Alabama's Triple Play ville celebrities seemed less grating, he moved to Los Angeles to work just an acoustic guitar. And the re- to a country -oriented film or televi- for some reason, this time around. with ace fiddler Byron Berline. sponse was so overwhelming that I BUENA PARK, Calif -Ala- said, 'Man, what everybody is telling bama's unprecedented repeat win as sion production, went to "Tender They all managed to read their lines "Living in L.A. and becoming part me is true.' " entertainer of the year Monday night Mercies." intelligently and not mangle winners' of that musical scene opened up a Continues Gill, "It finally took me (14) at the 19th annual Academy of This year, the Academy of Coun- names into oblivion. (Well, almost spectrum of music for me that I had getting out in front of some people to Country Music Awards made the try Music created a special "Golden everyone. Mr. T did take a few liber- no idea existed," he says. "It was the it in head Fort Payne megagroup the first act in Hat" award honoring Elvis Presley ties with his cards, and fractured ac- greatest thing that ever happened." get my that I was going the wrong way. I ACM history to score this accolade for his outstanding contributions to countant John Trapani's name twice. After performing and recording So immediately called Tony Brown (then in a&r with RCA three years in succession. country music. The trophy will reside But Mr. T also drew the biggest with Berline, Gill went with a friend Nashville) Alabama's record -breaking permanently in the Graceland estate laughs of the night.) who was auditioning for a new ver- and said, 'Let's do a deal. achieve- Let's make a record.' " ment capped a two -hour live telecast in Memphis. Flu bugs played havoc with the Gill signed with RCA late last year that also saw the band win top vocal One of the show's most moving scheduled performers. Ronnie Mil- and is now in the process of putting group honors and the album of the moments came when an emotional sap couldn't rehearse ahead of time, together a road band. He will do the year award for "The Closer You Eddy Arnold received the organiza- preferring to hoard his weakened en- obligatory showcases beginning in Get." tion's annual Pioneer Award, created ergy for the actual show. Dyan Can- June and spend the rest of his free Lee Greenwood earned his first by the Academy in 1968 to recognize non fell victim and cancelled, as did time visiting radio stations and rec- top male vocalist "Hat" award, while outstanding and unprecedented Cybill Shepherd and, reportedly, ord stores. Janie Fricke walked away with her achievement in the country music Willie Nelson. Kris Kristofferson "You have to sell records today or first ACM trophy for female vocalist field. This award is chosen each year was only going to attend if Willie you're not going to make records," of the year. Kenny Rogers and Dolly by the ACM board of directors rath- came. (A joint plug for their movie he observes. "You have to be con- Parton were named top vocal duet er than by membership voting. together, perhaps ?) Catherine Bach cerned with it or you're a fool. I don't for their collaboration on "Islands In Hosts for the 19th annual ACM had been in bed all week with pneu- feel like I'm lowering myself or cut- The Stream," which was also named Awards were Mac Davis, Crystal monia, but made it to the show. ting anything I'm not proud of. I'll single of the year. Gayle and Charley Pride. During the Several of the tv actors worked a never make a record I'm not proud In the top new vocalist voting, NBC telecast, which emanated live full day's shoot on their own series of. But I'm in the business to sell. I'm RCA's Gus Hardin was named the from the Goodtime Theatre at not the artiste." Academy's new female vocalist, Knott's Berry Farm, winners deter- before driving down to Buena Vista while Jim Glaser scored new male mined by prior balloting were an- Park to appear on the ACM show. vocalist honors for his work on inde- nounced in the categories of radio We aren't sure what happened to Vid ask pendent Atlanta -based Noble Vision station, DJ and country nightclub of Robert Duvall, who was supposed to Records. the year. Rhubarb Jones of WLWI attend in case "Tender Mercies" won Top 20 Chart Song of the year was "The Wind Montgomery, Ala. was named ACM the Tex Ritter Award (it did, he Beneath My Wings," written by disk jockey, Shreveport's KRMD didn't). However, one who did show GENE SCENE -Gene Watson per- Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar and re- was named radio station of the year, up looking rested and fit was George forms on a recent edition of the corded by Gary Morris. The ACM's and Gilley's took home its fourth win Jones, a welcome addition indeed. Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. annual Tex Ritter Award, presented as country nightclub. (Continued on page 42) www.americanradiohistory.com 12 Survey for Week Ending 5/26/84 Billbocrd R Nashville Billboard Scene Country Chart Hot Gantry LPsN Continued from vage 41 It was too bad that for the second Research Copyright 1984, Billboard Publications, Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced time this year, Lee Greenwood mechanical stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted. in any form or by any means, electronic wasn't able to be present to accept a photocopying. recording. or otherwise. without the prior written permission of the publisher male vocalist of the year award (he Packages co due to a previ- Y Y Y missed the Grammys C.) ously set booking at the Houston The definitive lists of the top singles and al- 3 3 ó ARTIST 3 ARTIST Livestock Show & Rodeo). General- Title, Label & Number Title, Label & Number bums, year by covering the entire history Á LE ly, managers try to leave open dates year, J dN (Dist. Laben (Dist. Label) 11 on annual awards nights just in case of the Country charts. 97 THE OAK 38 27 69 MERLE HAGGARD WEEKS their artist should be nominated. RIDGE BOYS AT 4' I AND WILLIE However, Greenwood's name was Based on the authoritative statistical research 5 NELSON O Poncho And Lefty, Epic not ballot of 10 final- on the original of the music industry's foremost trade pub- FE 37958 CBS 2 15 ALABAMA ists selected by the ACM's "blue rib- Roll On, RCA AHLI -4939 RCA 39 39 86 RICKY SKAGGS lication. Highways And bon panel." O3 3 31 HANK WILLIAMS, Heartaches, Epic JR. FE 37996 CBS Neither, for that matter, was Earl TITLES Man Of Steel, 40 40 23 STEVE WARINER AVAILABLE: WEA Thomas Conley's. These are curious Warner /Curb 23924 Midnight Fire, RCA AHLI -4859 RCA since the ACM's nominat- J 6 31 RICKY SKAGGS omissions, Number One Country Singles, 1948 `' Don't Cheat In Our 41 38 36 KENNY ROGERS ing commitee supposedly relies on Hometown, Sugar Eyes That See In the through 1983. ($50.00) Hill /Epic FE -38954 CBS Dark, RCA AFLI -4697 RCA trade charts and hit records to deter- 4 29 GEORGE STRAIT 42 43 27 EMMYLOU HARRIS mine its 10 original finalists. Number One Country Albums, 1964 Right Or Wrong, White Shoes, Warner MCA 5450 MCA Bros. 23961 WEA Both Greenwood and Conley were through 1983. ($25.00) 5 27 WILLIE NELSON 43 48 2 RAllY BAILEY later added to the ballot thanks to a Without A Song, The Midnight Hour, RCA Listings include Billboard issue date, title, Columbia FC -39110 CBS AHLI -4936 RCA heavy write -in vote. So the oversight 8 29 CRYSTAL GAYLE 44 55 2 CONWAY TWITTY (if that is what it can be termed) was artist and label of the number one record of Cage The Songbird, By Heart, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. 23958 WEA 25078 wEa remedied, but not in time for Green- each week. 9 18 GNARLY McCLAIN 45 45 5 MOE BANDY wood to rearrange his locked -in The Woman In Me, Epic Motel Matches, Columbia Top Ten Country Singles, 1948 through CBS FE -38979 CBS FC-39275 schedule. 10 45 EARL THOMAS 46 37 19 ROGER Jim Glaser's surprise victory in the 1983. ($50.00) CONLEY W HITTAKER was an ef- Touching new male vocalist category Don't Make It Easy For Alltime Heart Top Ten Country Albums, 1964 through Me, RCA AHLI -4713 RCA Favorites, Main Street fective stiffer to any potential hint of MS -9306 MCA 15 DOLLY PARTON by major la- 1983. ($25.00) 10 7 ROGERS controlled -vote griping The Great Pretender, RCA 47) 52 5 KENNY Duets With Kim Carnes, AHLI -4940 RCA bels, since tiny one -artist Noble Vi- Sheena Easton, Dottie Listings include title, artist and label of every 11) 13 5 ATLANTA West, Liberty LO -51154 CAP sion Records couldn't block -vote Pictures, MCA 5463 MCA record that reached number 10 or higher on 48 51 27 JOHNNY LEE anything. Of course, candidly, Jim 12 11 27 TOM JONES Greatest Hits, Full Don't Let Our Dreams Moon /Warner Bros. Glaser is not a new artist; as a solo the Billboard Country Singles or Country Die Young, Mercury 23967 WEa of rec- POL artist, he's had his share chart within 814 -448-1 49 50 62 ALABAMA LPs chart. Titles are listed alphabetically 15 36 JOHN CONLEE The Closer You Get, RCA ords. But the ACM's eligibility crite- RCA each year. #1 records are indicated. In My Eyes, MCA 5434 MCA AHL -1 -4663 ria allow for established acts to slip in 16 6 MICKEY GILLEY & 50 47 20 BOXCAR WILLIE Not The Man I Used To if they have had a particularly spec- McCLAIN Top Country Singles Of The Year, 1946 CHARLY Be, Main Street MS -9309 MCA It Takes Believers, Epic tacular year. FE -39292 CBS 51 49 28 KENNY ROGERS through 1983. ($50.00) Twenty Greatest Hits, According to the ACM's own 15 12 24 EXILE Liberty LV -51152 CAP Exile, Epic B6E-39154 CBS wording, this is "a newcomer award Top Country Albums Of The Year, 1965 52 6 2 KATHY MATTEA who 16 14 37 MERLE HAGGARD Kathy Mattes, Mercury for the (male) (female) vocalist through 1983. ($25.00) That's The Way Love 818 -560 -1 POL gained fame and mass recognition Goes, Epic FE -38815 CBS 53 53 140 WILLIE NELSON of the top records of 17 21 5 BARBARA Greatest Hits, Columbia during the preceding year, voted by The annual charts the MANDRELL KC 237542 CBS the membership." Glaser qualifies: year in rank order, as published in Billboard's Clean Cut, MCA 5474 MCA 54 65 2 SYLVIA Surprise, RCA AHLI -4960 RCA Prior to his acceptance on Noble Vi- 18 17 36 THE KENDALLS year -end special issues. Listings include title, Movin' Train, Mercury (55) 61 26 JIM GLASER sion, his biggest single was "Woman, 812-779 -1 POL The Man In The Mirror, label for Noble Vision NV -2001 IND Woman," which only reached the top artist and each entry. 19 18 30 JANIE FRICKE Love Lies, Columbia 56 44 28 T.G. SHEPPARD 40 on the country chart. /Curb FC -38730 CBS Slow Burn, Warner Individual yearly lists may also be purchased 23911 20 26 2 THE STATLER WEa Eddy Arnold brought tears to 57 57 4 THE OSMOND see coupon below ($5.00 per list) BROTHERS many eyes when he broke with emo- separately; Atlanta Blue, Mercury BROTHERS 818 -652 -1 POL One Way Rider tion at receiving his Pioneer Award. Warner /Curb 25010 (WEA) 21 24 5 GARY MORRIS He seemed stunned by the award and Faded Blue, Warner Bros. 58 59 115 ALABAMA 25069 WEA Mountain Music, RCA visibly touched by the peer support it Billboard Chart Research AHLI -4229 RCA 19 10 DON WILLIAMS to choke out a 22 JOE WATERS represented. Trying Attn: Barbara DeMaria The Best of Don Williams 59 56 29 Harvest Moon, New Vo13 MCA MCA 5465 small speech of thanks, Arnold con- Colony NC -831 IND 1515 Broadway ALLEN fided brokenly to the audience, "I 23 20 30 DEBORAH 60 54 34 GARY MORRIS The Night, RCA Cheat Why Lady Why, Warner I want- New York, NY 10036 MHL1 -8514 RCA never wanted accolades, just Bros. 23738 WEA 24 23 34 EDDIE RABBITT 61 62 3 MEL TILLIS ed to sing." Greatest Hits - Volume New Patches, MCA 5472 MCA Please send me the following Billboard Chart IT Warner Bros. 23925 WEA 62 66 316 WILLIE NELSON What stood out more than any- 25 25 84 HANK WILLIAMS Stardust, Columbia thing else during this year's ACM Research Packages: JR. IC 35305 CBS Hank Williams Jr.'s Awards Show was the far -ranging as- 63 NE r1,47, THE WRIGHT C -1 Number One Country Singles @ $50.00 Greatest Hits, music. Elektra /Curb 60193 WEA BROTHERS pects of today's country Gone Easy Street, Mercury the days when one descriptive la- C -2 Top Ten Country Singles @ $50.00 26) 34 2 LARRY GATLIN & 818 -654 -1 POL are THE GATLIN 64 68 ANNE MURRAY bel could apply, or even two or three. A Little Good News, C -3 Top Year BROS. BAND Now there are as many variances in Country Singles Of The Houston To Denver, Capitol ST12301 CAP Columbia FC-39291 CBS THE MAINES the new group of performers as there @ $50.00 27) 31 7 LEON EVERETTE BROTHERS BAND are musical fans. Dom' What I Feel, RCA Highrollin' Mercury D -1 Number One Country Albums MHLI -8518 RCA 814-985-1 POL 28 30 13 THE JUDOS 66 67 78 DOLLY PARTON @ $25.00 Hits, Jewish Fund The Judds - Wynonna & Dolly's Greatest Naomi, RCA /Curb RCA AHLI -4422 RCA D -2 Top Ten Country Albums @ $25.00 MHL1 -8515 (RCA) 67 58 7 PINKARD & Gives Award 29 33 114 WILLIE NELSON BOWDEN Always On My Mind, Writers In Disguise, D -3 Top Country Albums Of The Year Columbia FC 37951 CBS Warner Bros 25057 WEA To Hank Snow @ 30 32 56 JOHN CONLEE 68 64 3 VERN GOSDIN $25.00 John Conlee's Greatest There Is A Season, Hits, MCA 5406 MCA Compleat CPL -1 -1008 POL NASHVILLE -Veteran perform- Individual yearly lists front. 31 22 18 THE STATLER 69 70 67 GEORGE STRAIT er Hank Snow was honored by the BROTHERS Strait From The Heart, (please list book code number) for MCA 5320 MCA Fund on May 9 at Today, Mercury Jewish National 812184 -1 POL 70 46 30 LARRY GATLIN & the Opryland Hotel when he was pre- (please list year(s) desired.) 32 36 4 REBA McENTIRE THE GATLIN sented with the association's Just A Little Love MCA BROTHERS BAND Check or money order is enclosed in the 5475 (MCA) Greatest Hits Volume II, Tree Of Life award. Snow is the first 33 28 14 JOHNNY LEE Columbia FC -38923 CBS entertainer to receive this honor. amount of: 'Til The Bars Burn Down, 71 71 167 ALABAMA Warner Bros. 25056 WEA Feels So Right, RCA The testimonial ceremonies, host- AHLI RCA 34 35 30 JOHN ANDERSON -3930 ed by local tv personality Teddy Bart, W All The People Are 72 60 25 MICKEY GILLEY - Talkin', Warner Bros. You've Really Got A Hold were taped by The Nashville Net (Sorry, no C.O.D. or billing.) 23912 WEA On Me, Epic FE -39000 CBS work. Proceeds from the dinner and 35 29 61 LEE GREENWOOD 73 72 207 ALABAMA Somebody's Gonna Love My Home's In Alabama, concert were donated to the Jewish Name' You, MCA 5403 MCA RCA AHL1-3644 RCA National Fund. 36) 41 5 JOHNNY 74 75 155 RICKY SKAGGS Tree Of Life award honors Waitin' For The Sun To The Company' RODRIGUEZ Shine, Epic FE 37193 CBS Foolin' With Fire, Epic specific individuals who have con- 75 73 32 MICHAEL MARTIN FE -39292 CBS tributed to their trade in a humani- 42 16 GENE WATSON MURPHEY Address. 37) The Heart Never Lies, Snow was given the Little By Little, MCA tarian manner. Liberty LT -51150 CAP 5440 MCA long service to the award for both his Zip' music industry and for his City, State, l Bullets are awa ded to those products demonstrating the greates sales gains this week (Prime Movers). country Recording Industry Assn. of America seal for sales of 500,000 units (seal indicated by dot). 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AS YOU 14 GOD MUST BE A COWBOY -Dan Seals (K. Lehning) Davies Davies) 3 12 AS LONG I'M ROCKIN' WITH -John WEEKS 34 24 67 45 14 BOYS LIKE YOU -Gail (G. Conlee IB Logan, AT +t1 D. Seals; Pink Pig, BMI; Liberty 1515 G. Davies, W. Igleheart; Little Chickadee, BMI; Black Note, ASCAP; K Kane. B. Channel; Crosskeys (Tree Group( Old Friends. Warner Bros. 7 -29374 1) 1 C ASCAP BMI; MCA 52351 (3 5) 41 5 MAMA HE'S CRAZY -The Judds (B. Maher) K. O'Dell; K. O'Dell, BMI; RCA /Curb 13772 68 73 3 DAY BY DAY -McGuffey Lane (M.Morgan,P.Worley) R.McNelley,J.Schwab; McGuffey Lane /Hat Band, BMI; Atlantic America Jr. (1. H. Williams Jr.) 10 HONEY (OPEN THAT DOOR) -Ricky Skaggs (Ricky Skaggs) 36 20 14 MAN OF STEEL-Hank Williams Bowen, 7 -99778 Mel Tiflis; Cedarwood Publishing Co.lnc. BMI; Sugar Hill /Epic 34 -04394 H. Williams Jr.; Bocephus, BMI; Warner /Curb 7 -29382 69 78 2 MOST OF ALL I REMEMBER YOU -Mel McDaniel 3 12 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE -Julio Iglesias & 37 49 2 B -B-B- BURNIN' UP WITH LOVE -Eddie Babbitt (M.McDaniel) Willie Nelson (R. Perry) (E.Stevens,E.Rabbitt) R.Scaife,P.Thomas, Vogue/Partner, BMI; Capitol 5349 A. Hammond, H. David; April /Casa David, ASCAP; Columbia 38 -04217 E. Rabbitt,E.Stevens,B.J.Walker,Jr. Deb Dave /Briarpatch, BMI; Warner 70 50 7 DO I EVER CROSS YOUR MIND -Ray Charles (R. Charles) WHEN THINGS ARE GOOD-Merle Haggard Bros. 7 -29279 (4) 10 SOMEDAY M. Smotherman, B. Burnette; Songs of Koppelman /Sweventh (Merle Haggard /Ray Baker) 38 46 5 NEW PATCHES -Mel Tillis (H.Shedd) Son Garbo /Dorsey, ASCAP; Columbia 38 -04420 L. Williams, M. Haggard; Shade Tree Music, Inc. BMI; Epic 34 -04402 T.Collins; Sawgrass, BMI; MCA 52373 IF ALL THE MAGIC IS GONE -Mark Gray 14 I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE -Crystal Gayle 71 110211* (B. Montgomery,S. B uckin gham) (1. Bowen) 39 47 5 THIS TIME -Tom Jones (G.MitIs,S.Popvich) C.Lester; Warner -Tamerlane /Writer's House, BMI; Columbia 38 -04464 J. Carbone; Sixty -Ninth Street, BMI, Warner Bros. 7 -29356 R. Greenaway, B. Whitlock; Arrgee /Bobby Whitlock /Mother Tongue, ASCAP; Mercury 818 -SOI -7 11 MONA LISA LOST HER SMILE -David Allan Coe (B. Sherrill) LONG HARD ROAD (THE SHARECROPPER'S DREAM) - (7 2) IMO Nitty Band (M.Morgan,P.Worley) J. Cunningham; Rocksmith /Lockhill- Selma, ASCAP, Columbia 38 -04396 (40) 52 3 IF THE FALL DON'T GET YOU -Janie Fricke (B. Montgomery) Gritty Dirt ASCAP; Warner Bros. 7 -29282 V .Stephenson,S.Lorber,D.Robbins; Warner House Of Music, BMI /WB R.Crowell; Coolwell /Granite, 11 I GOT MEXICO -Eddy Raven (E. Raven, P. Worley) \ " Gold, ASCAP; Columbia 38 -04454 l E. Raven, F. J. Myers; Michael H. Goldsen /RavenSong, ASCAP, RCA 73 60 5 WHO DAT -David Frizzell (S.Garrett, S. Dorff) 13746 M. Brown,S.Dorff,S. Garrett; Peso /Wallet /Katsy, BMI; Viva 7 -29332 41 26 15 CANDY MAN- Mickey Gilley & Charly McClain (N. Wilson) l°J 10 11 JUST A LITTLE LOVE -Reba McEntire (N. Wilson) B. Ross, F. Neil; Unichappell, BMI; Epic 34-04368 (74) 81 3 IT'S A COVER UP -Peter Isaacson (S.Tutt) D. Morgan, S. Davis, Tom Collins /Dick lames, BMI, MCA 52349 A.Fixel,E.McQueary; Scott Tutt, BMI; Union Station 1006 (42) 56 2 THAT'S THE THING ABOUT LOVE-Don Williams 11 10 DENVER-Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Bros. Band (Rick Hall) (D.Williams,G. F undis) 75 58 17 I COULD 'A HAD YOU -Leon Everette (B. Mevis) Larry Gatlin; Larry Gatlin Music, BMI; Columbia 38 -04395 R.Leigh,G.Nicholson, April/Lionhearted/Cross Key's (Tree Group), 8 &M Rice; April Swallow Fork, ASCAP; RCA 13717 ASCAP; MCA 52389 (71-0) 12 9 I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU DANCE(YOU'RE 76 77 3 YOUR EYES -Bill Anderson (B. Anderson,M.Johnson) GONNA LOVE ME TONIGHT-Vern Gosdin (B. Mevis) 43 57 2 STILL LOSING YOU- Ronnie Milsap (R.Milsap,R.Galbraith) T.Carisse; Mercey Bros. /Stallion /Rocky Bell, BMI; Southern Tracks 1026 R. Strandlund, S. Pinkard Cross Keys,ASCAP/St. David/Tree, BMI; M.Reid, Lodge Hall, ASCAP; RCA 13805 Compleat- 122 (Polygram) 77 79 3 IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT CHEATING -Randy Wright (E.Kilroy) 4 54 3 I WISH I COULD WRITE YOU A SONG -John Anderson 11 13 10 IN MY DREAMS -Emmylou Harris (Brian Ahern) Tamerlane/Jack And Bill, BMI /ASCAP; @: (J.Anderson,L.Bradley) R.C.Bannon,J.Schweers; Warner Paul Kennedy; Irving Music Inc., BMI; Warner Bros. 7 -29329 MCA 52358 I.D.Anderson, L. Delmore; Al Gallico, BMI /Low Dog, ASCAP; Warner 12 15 8 YOU'VE STILL GOT A PLACE IN MY HEART -George Bros. 7 -29276 8) ONE MORE SHOT- Johnny Lee (1.Bowen) Jones (B. Sherrill) (7 CEO* R.Moore,D.Hauseman; Cross Keys, ASCAP; Warner Bros. 7 -29270 L. Payne; Fred Rose, BMI; Epic 34 -04413 45 53 4 MEMORY LANE -Joe Stampley & Jessica Boucher (J.Stampley, Lobo) 2 CAROLINE'S STILL IN GEORGIA -Mac Davis (G.Fundis) 13 18 6 WHEN WE MAKE LOVE -Alabama (H. Shedd, Alabama) (79) 87 T. Stampley, D. Rosson, D. McComb; Mullet /Old Gramps/Tony Stampley, W.Holyfield Bibo, ASCAP; Casblanca 818 -919 -7 (Polygram) T. Seals, M. Williams; WB Music Two Sons Music /Third Son BMI; Epic 34 -04446 Music Welbeck Music, BMI; RCA 13763 I HURT FOR YOU- Deborah Allen (R. Van Hoy) TO YOU Brooks (J.E. Norman) (80) RCA 13776 14 16 10 I'M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU YET-Louise Mandrels 46 51 5 BORN LOVE -Karen D. Allen, R.Van Hoy; Posey /Van Hoy/Unichappell, BMI; (Eddie Kilroy) C.Black,L.Marine,Jr.; Chappell, ASCAP /Unichappell /Watch Hill, BMI; Bros. 7 -29302 MY KIND OF LADY-The Burrito Brothers (M.Lloyd) Chris Water, Tom Shapiro, Holly Dunn; Tree Publishing Co., O'Lyric Warner (81)®/ A.Kasha,l.Hirschorn, Sister Cecil'P.LE. /Fire & Water /Pac Inters, Music, Blackwood Music, BMI; RCA PB -13752 47 37 15 SWEET COUNTRY MUSIC -Atlanta (M. Bogdan, L. McBride) ASCAP/BMI; MCA 'Curb 52379 1S 17 9 FOREVER AGAIN -Gene Watson (R. Reeder, G. Watson) D. Rowe, T. Dotson, J. Stevens, A. P. Carter; Texas Tunes /Hat 9 HONKY TONK WOMEN MAKE HONKY TONK MEN W. Robb, D. Kirby Tree Cross Keys, (Tree Group) BMI /ASCAP; MCA Band /Dwain Rose /Peer, BMI; MCA 52336 82 63 - 52356 Craig Dillingham (M. Sherrill) 48 29 15 HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR HEARTACHE -Barbara Mandrell B. Braddock, S. Throckmorton Tree /Cross Keys, BMI ASCAP; MCA /Curb 16 21 SOMEBODY'S NEEDIN' SOMEBODY- Conway Twitty (C. (T. Collins) 52352 Twitty, D. Henry, J.Bowen) M. David, A.P. Jordon; Collins Court, ASCAP; MCA 52340 L. Chera; Intersong, Ja -Len, ASCAP; Warner Bros. 7 -29308 83 74 20 THANK GOD FOR THE RADIO -The Kendalls (B. Mevis) DISENCHANTED -Michael Martin Murphy (J.E.Norman) M.D. Barnes-RA. Jones; Blue Lake, BMI; Mercury 818 -056 -7 17 22 8 I DON'T WANNA BE A MEMORY -Exile (B.Killen) 49 61 3 C.Rains,J.E.Norman,M.Murphey;Choskee Bottom /Kahala /Timberworlf, J.P. Pennington, S. Lemaire; Pacific Island/Tree (Tree Group), BMI; Epic 84 69 8 MIDNIGHT LOVE -Billie Jo Spears (G. Richey) 1517 34 -04421 ASCAP,BMI; Liberty B. Moore; First Lady, BMI; Parliament 1801

Wanner (N. Wilson, T. Whites (R.Skaggs) 18 23 8 WHY GOODBYE -Steve Brown) 50 62 3 FOREVER YOU -The 85 82 10 I PASS -Gus Hardin (Rick Hall) M. Wright, R. Leigh; Land Of Music, CBS U Catalog Inc.,BMI /Lion J.Beland; Atlantic, BMI; MCA /Curb 52381 Michael Garvan, David Rosson, Tom Shapiro; Tree Publishing Co., Hearted, ASC AP 'CBS Unart, BMI; RCA 13768 Inc.,O'Lyric Music, BMI; RCA PB -13751 51 55 6 I NEVER HAD A CHANCE WITH YOU -Mason Dixon (O. 19 19 10 TOGETHER AGAIN -Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (Larry Butler) Schaffer, R. Dixon) 86 80 18 IF I COULD ONLY DANCE WITH YOU -Jim Glaser (D. Tolle) Buck Owens; Central Songs, BMI; B -1516 Liberty D. Mitchell,J. McCollum Baray,Tom Collins Music, BMI; Texas 5556 P. McManus; Music City, ASCAP; Noble Vision 104 20 4 13 I MAY BE USED (BUT BABY I AIN'T USED UP)- 2 I STILL LOVE YOUR BODY-Tommy Overstreet Waylon Jennings (W. Jennings) 52 43 16 RIGHT OR WRONG- George Strait (R. Baker) 87 88 H. Morris, ASCAP; MCA 52337 (B. L.Springfield) B. McDill; Hall- Clement (Welk Group), BMI; RCA 13729 A. Sizemore, Gillespie, P. Biese; Edwin H. B.L.Springfield,S.Allen, Chappell,ASCAP/Uni- Chappell, BMI; Gervasi -665 25 8 BETWEEN TWO FIRES-Gary Morris (J.E. Norman) 53 42 8 BABY COME TO ME- Stephanie Winslow (R. Ruff) Ci WHAT LOVE MEANS TO ME -Craig Bickhardt J. Buckingham, S. Lorber, J.D.Martin; Warner -Tamerlane/Duck R. Temperton; Almo /Rodsongs, ASCAP; MCA /Curb 52372 (liT3) YOU ARE Mahre) Songs,WB Music Bob Montgomery Mus is/Music Corp. of (C.Feldman,Rrent GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.-Lee Greenwood (J.Crutchfield) C.Bickhardt; Colgems-EMI, ASCAP; Liberty 1518 America /BMI /ASCAP Warner Bros. 7 -29321 54 mME, L.Greenwood; Music Corp. of America /Sycamore Valley, BMI; MCA (R. Hoy) 7 I 70 18 I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE- Deborah Allen Van 22 14 DREAM OF WOMEN LIKE YOU- Ronnie McDowell 52386 89 (B. Killen) D. Allen, R. Van Hoy, D. Cook; Posey /Van Hoy /Unichappell,BMI /Cross T. Seals; W. B. /Two Sons, ASCAP; Epic 34 -04367 55 33 11 DEDICATE- Kieran Kane (J.E. Norman) Keys (Tree Group), ASCAP; RCA 13694 Kieran Kane, Keiran Kane /Litom; ASCAP, Warner Brothers 7 -29336 23 27 8 BAND OF GOLD -Charly McClain (N. Wilson) 90 RISE ABOVE IT ALL -Joe Waters (Not Listed) R. Dunbar, E. Wayne; Gold Forever, BMI; -04423 1.Waters; New Colony Lantern Light, BMI; New Colony 6815 Epic 34 56 48 17 THE YELLOW ROSE -Johnny Lee with Lane Brody (J. Bowen) 24 14 14 I GUESS IT NEVER HURTS TO HURT SOMETIMES -The J. Wilder /K. Welch, G. Nickholson; WB, ASCAP /Elektra -Asylum, 91 71 14 SOMEONE IS FALLING IN LOVE -Kathy Maltea (R. Peoples, Oak Ridge Boys (R. Chancey) BMI /Cross Keys (Tree Group), ASCAP; Full Moon /Warner Bros. 7 -29375 B. Hill) R. VanWarmer; Terra Form /Fourth Floor, ASCAP; MCA 52342 P. Sebert, L. Domano; Atlantic / Boquillas Canyon,BMI /Criterion /Space 57 59 7 LO AND BEHOLD- Tennessee Valley Boys (G. Kane, D. Goodman) Case, ASCAP; Mercury 818 -289 -7 28 8 VICTIMS OF GOODBYE -Sylvia (T. Collins) D. Goodman, B. Hobbs, J. Rodriguez; Guyasupa /Beckaroo/Rodriguez, D. Morgan, D. Pfrimmer; Tom /Collins RCA Collins Court, BMI/ASCAP; BMI, Nashwood 12684 92 84 3 THAT'S THE TRUTH -Johnny Cash (B.Ahern) 13755 P.Kennerly; Rondor, BMI; Columbia 3804428 30 7 THE WHOLE WORLD'S IN LOVE WHEN YOUR'RE 58 65 3 I WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE -Keith Stegall (K.Lehning) D.Lowery,M.McAnally; Sheddhouse /I've Got The Music, ASCAP; Epic 93 76 6 LIGHT UP -J.C. Cunningham (S. Garrett, S. Dorff) LONELY -B. J. Thomas (B. Montgomery) 34 -04442 J.C. Cunningham; Senor Cible /Welbeck, ASCAP; Viva 7 -29311 D. Tyler, F. Knoblock; Unichappell /Intuit, BMI /Goodspot, ASCAP; Cleveland Intl 'Columbia 38 -04431 59 75 2 LET'S LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON TONIGHT -Johnny Rodriguez 94 83 18 LEFT SIDE OF THE BED -Mark Gray (B. Mopntgomery, (R.Albright) S. Buckingham) 31 ATLANTA BLUE -The Staler Brothers (J. Kennedy) 6 S. Warner -Tamerlane (Tree B.McDilI,R.Bourke Hall-Clement,BMI Chappell, ASCAP; Epic 34 -04460 M. Gray, B. Woods, Lemaire, /Daticabo'Tree D. Reid; Statler Brothers, BMI; Mercury B18 -700-7 Group), BMI; Columbia 38 -04324 35 5 JUST ANOTHER WOMAN IN LOVE-Anne Murray (J.E. 60 66 4 IF EVERY MAN HAD A WOMAN LIKE YOU -The Osmond 28) (J. Lobo) Norman) Brothers (J.E. Norman) 95 92 16 BROWN EYED GIRL -Joe Stampley Stampley, V. Morrison; Web IV, BMI; Epic 34 -04366 P. Ryan, W. Mallette; Southern Nights, ASCAP; Capitol 5344 B. Springfield; Unichappell, BMI; Warner/Curb 7 -29312 85 18 WILL IT BE LOVE BY MORNING -Michael Martin Murphey 29) 34 I STILL DO -Bill Medley (J. Crutchfield) 61 44 14 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR -Razzy Bailey (N. Wilson, T. Brown) 96 (J.E. Norman) J.D. Martin, J. Jenard; MCA, BMI Alabama Band, ASCAP; RCA 13753 S. Cropper. W. Pickett; Irving /Cotillion, BMI; RCA 13718 L. Anderson, F. Koller; Old friends, BMI; Liberty 1514 30 32 6 EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK -Kenny Rogers (B. Gibb, K. 67 3 HANGING ON -Lane Brody (C.Moman) Richardson, A. Galuten) 62 97 86 6 RUN YOUR SWEET LOVE BY ME ONE MORE TIME - B.Mize, I.Allen, ATV, BMI; Liberty 1519 B. Gibb, M. Gibb; Gibb Bros. Music /Unichappell Music, BUI; RCA 13774 Lang Scott (B.Anderson,M.Johnson) R.Dockery,Jr., D. Gibson; Ben Hall'Silverline, ASCAP BMI; MCA 52359 31 39 4 ANGEL IN DISGUISE -Earl Thomas Conley (N.Larkin, E.T.Conley) 63 64 5 WANT ADS -Robin Lee (1.Morris) Johnson Perry Perkios; Gold Forever, BMI; Evergreen 1018 (NSD) E.T. Conley,R.Scruggs; Blue Moon /April, ASCAP /Full Armor, BMI; RCA 98 89 15 MAKE MY DAY -T. G. Sheppard with Clint Eastwood (1.E. Norman) 13758 D. Blackwell; Peso'Wallet, BMI; Warner !Curb 7 -29343 64 72 2 OH CAROLINA-Vince Gill (E.Gordy,Jr.) 32) 38 7 BETTER OUR HEARTS SHOULD BEND (THAN R.Albright,J.Elliott,M.Sanders, Milene, ASCAP; RCA 13809 99 97 17 SILENT PARTNERS-David Frizzell & Shelly West (S. Garrett, S. BREAK)- Bandana (J.E. Norman, Eric Prestidge) Dorff) 8 DOWNTOWN -Dolly Parton (V. Garay) B. McCarthy; Bankable, ASCAP; Warner Bros. 7 -29315 65 40 T. Rocco, K. Chater, A. Roberts; Vogue, BMI /Bibo (Welk T. MCA, ASCAP; RCA 13756 Hatch; Group)/Chriswald/Hopi /MCA, ASCAP; Viva 7 -29404 33 36 9 SOUTHERN WOMEN -The Wright Brothers (J. Dowell, M. Daniel) K. Blazy, M. Hiter,J.J.Mohead; New Albany /Protons, BMI; Mercury 66 68 4 THIS AIN'T TENNESSEE & HE AIN'T YOU -Katy Moffatt 100 98 7 HEY, BOTTLE OF WHISKEY-Gary Stewart (R. Dea) BI8 -653 -7 (J. Crutchfield) D. Singleton; Black Sheep, BMI; Red Ash 8403 (NSD) L. Bastian, J. Shaw; ATV /Blue Book, BMI; Permain 82005 (MCA)

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www.americanradiohistory.com 44 Talent Bryson Seeks'Consistent Growth' Singer Sees Move To Elektra Boosting His Pop Status By PAUL GREIN I'll be able to go back as a viable responsibility -I had a big hit. Bryson's tour with Jennifer Holli- Peabo Bryson and Jennifer Holli- force." day began May 10 and runs through day are in the midst of a three -month Bryson says he signed with Elektra August. It will be a special treat for joint tour (Talent In Action review, after being courted by label chairman Bryson because he says Holliday has page 45). To mark the occasion, Bill- Bob Krasnow. "The thing that im- replaced Barbra Streisand and board is profiling both artists. This pressed me most was that all of their Aretha Franklin as "the greatest fe- week Bryson discusses his move from resources were available to me," he male vocalist ever" in his eyes. Capitol to Elektra; next week Holli- says. "Bob Krasnow and Bruce day talks about her recording plans Lundvall know how to sell records, "The things that woman can do and her new management deal with and I'm very interested in selling with her voice," marvels Bryson. "I Shankman /DeBlasio. records. think she's at her best when she's singing in control and not using that LOS ANGELES -Peabo Bryson "I think this will lead the way to tremendous power that she has, be- says the main reason he decided to serious as opposed to sporadic suc- cause I think she has a tendency to HUEY'S HEART'S IN SAN FRANCISCO -Huey Lewis and members of the jump labels last year from Capitol to cess. I like consistent growth, and overkill sometimes. But that's just News put their heads together to sing the National Anthem at a Giants Elektra was to achieve broader pop I've had that. But I'd like to see the because she's so young. It takes an game in their Bay Area hometown. Shown from left are Billy Gibbons, Lew- success. graph be a little more steep, and not me (Bryson is 33) to Hayes, Colla and Mario Cippolina. so slow and steady. I'm running out old guy like is, Chris Johnny "The bottom line is sales," Bryson at her of time for that." come along and tell her she's says, "and I don't think an artist best when you can just feel and sense should have to settle for a gold al- This is a short kind of career, and and slightly hear all that power just bum. you can sell 800,000 albums, you have to be as successful as you Zandt If beneath the surface. When she does Steve Van you can probably sell a million. But can be in a short period of time. I that, she's better than anybody." if wouldn't want to wait as long as Al you can't sell a million they don't Bryson credits much of his career press a million. Jarreau had to- somebody that tal- Political Tune success to veteran black music execu- Sings ented and deserving." "Capitol never took me seriously tive Larkin Arnold, who signed him By MARY ANNA FECZO pop. There were no pop independents Bryson says that Elektra encour- to Capitol when he was recording for on my records until the last project I aged him to work again with Michael the small independent label Bang. NEW YORK -As Miami Steve, of lyrical subtlety. did with them (the top 20 duet with Masser, who wrote and produced "I'm still not convinced that Larkin Steve Van Zandt was the driving "I used fewer words and worried Roberta Flack, "Tonight I Celebrate "Tonight I Celebrate My Love." has great ears or anything like that," force behind Southside Johnny & the less about how many levels it worked My Love "). And that came at the tail Masser wound up producing two Bryson says, "but I think he has the Asbury Jukes, as well as the rhythm on," comments the artist. "Working end, when I had already made my de- songs on the album, while another keenest perception and instinct of guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E people don't have time for poetry. As cision to leave." producer, Richard Feldman, handled any individual I know." Street Band. But now as Little Ste- a listener I like getting the message lyrics While Bryson feels he was pigeon- one. Bryson, who has been managed by ven, along with his Disciples of Soul, and energy from the beat. The holed as a black artist by Capitol, he "I was willing to relinquish one David Franklin and booked by the he has just released a highly politi- shouldn't be a diversion." says he has "the utmost respect" for side of the album to other writers and William Morris Agency since 1977, cized second EMI America album, A strong influence on Van Zandt's Bryson says, "which was Capitol president Jim Mazza and producers," says he is confident that things are "Voice Of America." It is an album way of thinking was the time he spent Varnell Johnson, the label's vice a lot to give up for me. That's diffi- falling into place in his career. "Some he considers "a definite break with in Europe, touring there three times president of black music a &r. And he cult for me to do because my success things you just know," he says. everything in the past" that his first during the past year. His well -re- my writ- adds: "They pulled out the stops in has been predicated on own "Some things you feel in your bones. alias has come to represent. ceived appearance on the "Rockpal- I went to ing. But the first time I did promoting the last album. it-did It's my time." While the 33- year -old Van Zandt last" tv show in Germany netted a now relinquished that Europe last year as a tourist, and the adult thing and heralds his new, overtly political ap- followup invitation to kick off this proach, the beginning of this stance year's 2'/2 -month European tour in PRODUCER PROFILE was evident in his debut solo venture, early autumn, which follows a month "Men Without Women," released by long schedule of summer appear- EMI a year and a half ago. ances in the U.S. "A lot of the politics on that album But Van Zandt was also influenced Chapman's Career: Up & Down was misunderstood," says Van by the "democratic" nature of Euro- Zandt. "It misled people into think- pean radio, characterized by "just a ANN VARE man with a trace of his native Aus- lishing company, Makiki Publishing, By ETHLIE ing the record was romantic. I was few good stations that satisfy a great tralian accent. "I'm a producer who which has signed Exile's J.P. Pen- LOS ANGELES -Mike Chap - trying to show that the politics of the number of people." The eclectic ap- gets hot and cold, my career has gone nington and Spider's Holly Knight. man's career has been a rollercoaster everyday struggle was part of the proach of those stations' formats also like a bunch of waves. But I've al- Me Down" series of stunning successes and un- Pennington wrote "Take romantic." prompted the artist's decision to be- ways managed to float back to the for Ala- expected debacles. He dominated the and "The Closer You Get" gin performing in non -restrictive, surface after I've been swamped." and wrote Like the leadoff single, "Out Of charts in the late '70s with a string of bama, Chapman Knight open -air venues. Chapman first made his name in The Darkness," Van Zandt's current hits by the Knack, Blondie, Nick "Love Is A Battlefield" for Pat 1970 in England, with the Sweet. "I collection is mid- tempo, guitar -ori- "I'll never play in a club again. In Gilder, Exile and Suzi Quatro; his Benatar. started producing because when oth- ented rock'n'roll aimed at political Europe I saw who our real audience glossy, snap -drum production style "As you get older," says Chap- er people took my songs and made re- consciousness- raising. But what is -from six to 60. The one thing you became almost as recognizable as man, 37, "I think you need to have cords with them, they never turned characterizes the album, which also won't see is our putting a limit on Phil Spector's wall of sound. activities in the music business which is who the audience is." out the way I wanted them to," he includes two reggae tunes, the lack But the business has dealt him as are a little less volatile. I don't know says. many blows as it has bouquets. After that I want to be sitting in the studio the acrimonious termination of his European success was steady in the with a 16- year -old lunatic singer nine -year partnership with Nicky early '70s, "but I was getting frustrat- when I'm 47." Annual U.S. /Canada Tour Chinn (Chinnichap Music) and the ed having No. 1 records in every Chapman does have some produc- demise of his RSO- distributed label country except America." Chapman tion projects. He's producing the Profile Dreamland, Mike Chapman found moved to the U.S. in 1974, and four Scandal album for Columbia and Lifts Irish Label's himself at sea. years later began a run that started Holly Knight's band Device. But he By JOHN SIPPEL "I had a finished partnership, a di- with Exile's "Kiss You All Over" and publishing. prefers songwriting LOS ANGELES Though Rego Symphony Hall, Bayfront Center in vorce and a broken -down record and Nick Gilder's "Hot Child In The "The average publisher these days - Records lacks independent distribu- St. Petersburg and Marin Center in company, and everything started go- City." With Blondié s "Heart Of accepts too much s --t from songwrit- tors in an area as strategic as Califor- San Rafael, Calif., as well as Butte, ing drastically wrong," says Chap- Glass" and the Knack's debut album ers," he says. "They're not strict nia, the Irish sing -along label at- Mont. and the Superstar Ballroom of in 1979, he became the hottest prop- I want to write filler enough. don't tempts to spur North American the Resorts International Hotel in erty around. songs for people's albums. I want to interest with an annual Canadian and Atlantic City. Tying in with local record came in for a "The Knack write songs that can launch U.S. concert tour. promoters, Barry estimates his aver- less than $20,000," says Chapman. career." Rego founder /artist Paddy age house on the most recent tour was no way to spend "There just Los Angeles -based Makiki is han- Noonan started the junkets in 1977 was 95% capacity. Tickets average more. I was trying to make them dled by Careers Music worldwide, when he packaged a few supporting about $12. sound on record the way they sound- and takes a worldwide view. "Ameri- acts with his own small group, work- Barry strives to include at least ed live, which wasn't considered a can artists concentrate too much on ing 20 gigs in the Eastern seacoast 10% new cities on the itinerary each good thing to do then. We were get- this country," says Chapman. "They area. While the yearly concert swing year to stimulate new pockets of in- ting three, four tracks down a day." don't give enough thought to what blossomed to 70 venues in 1982, cost terest in Irish music. The growth of And that's when, as Chapman puts people want to buy in Germany or efficiences have forced Rego vice his computerized mailing list of it, he got "too big for his boots." His Sweden or Italy -and there's a lot of president Rory Barry to pare down 32,000 stems largely from album Dreamland label, a partnership with records to be sold in those to 50 concerts this year and perhaps he makes to new fans on the Chinn, lost a reported $22 million. territories." 40 next year. sales tour. Rego albums are packed with a Chapman sees his next career "The competition for the Irish mu- "Dreamland was two years of stu- postcard, allowing the customer to I never will why move as the movies. "I hear some sic fan is fierce. I already have 25 pidity. understand seek a catalog and more information pretty crummy songs in successful concerts on the books for next year. we went with RSO; there never was about the label. enough concrete knowledge in that movies," he says. "The people who I'm on the lookout for larger, better SHE'S SPECIAL -Chrissie Hynde company to do the job properly. If I are making movies have very little concert halls. We find more such The 1984 package included works the audience during one of ever have a record label knowledge of music. There's no rea- halls and less school facilities, which Noonan and a three -piece band, the Pretenders' three sold -out again ... No, I'll never have a record son why every good movie shouldn't once was our base," Barry explains. along with singer Anna McGoldrick, shows at New York's Radio City label again." have a song like 'Up Where We Be- The Rego one -night tour just fin- comedian Hal Roach and sometimes Music Hall. (Photo: Chuck Pulin) What Chapman has now is a pub- long' or 'Against All Odds.' " ished playing such venues as Boston's the Reagan Family dancers. www.americanradiohistory.com 45 Survey for Week Ending 5/26/84 Talent In Action him (Elektra L stead of taking an almost certain encore, he With a new label behind /Asy- VAN HALEN (due in came back on stage soon after exiting and - lum) and a debut album in the offing kind of characteristically -passed out roses to the June), Morse may be on the road to the The Forum, Los Angeles audience. exposure he and his band richly deserve. Tickets: $15, $13.50 Holliday, who opened the concert with an STEVEN DUPLER hour of awesome strength and amiability, dem- A Van Halen concert is half rock, half vaude- Boxscore onstrated that she has the qualities of which RUN -D.M.C. ville, and half again as loud, raunchy, energet- successful road tours are made -not just quick DAVY DMX ic, flashy and manic as it needs to be. And bursts of Broadway energy. Ritz, New York when these Pasadena -boys- made -good are through the survey week. Included are The following are among the top concert grosses nationwide reported Clad in a shimmering white flapper's gown, Tickets: $11 number of shows, number of doing it in their hometown, the excess is of gar- act(s), gross, attendance, capacity of facility, ticket prices, promoter, facility, city, of praise and Holliday continually drew shouts is at the head of the pack in ob- sellouts and dates(s). gantuan proportions. Run -D.M.C. meta- agreement from the crowd. While her success for rap re- David Lee Roth is the Mad Hatter of Ceremo- taining some commercial Bill Gra- morphic ode, "I Am Changing," brought the underscored (or VAN HALEN, THE VELCROS- $587,250, 43,500, $15 & $13, nies; his four -letter chats with the audience are cords. Their sound, always Calif., three sellouts, May 9- audience to its feet, it was her treatment of Kris beat box and ham Presents, Cow Palace, San Francisco, his solos, just as Alex Van Halen has his solos overblown) by dense, thumping Kristofferson's classic ballad, "Help Me Make 11 and distinguished by their tough lyrics and vocal In- on drums, Michael Anthony his on bass, AL JARREAU-$355,590, 17,646, $22.50, $17.50 & $12.50, It Through The Night," that best showed her airwaves and through Eddie Van Halen his on guitar. Considering assault, comes over the House, Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y., three sellouts, May 4 -6. vocal range. In her execution of this standard, En- that the group's musical presentation was hap- the records with force. YES -$259,924, 19,286 (20,528), $14.50 & $13.50, Monarch alternately little girl, lover, lost Holliday was rap started out as a "performance art," tertainment Bureau /Spark- A -Matic Car Sound, Byrne Meadowlands Are- hazard at best, these individual turns were the But soul and -ultimately -the oddly encouraging main thrust: highlights of the evening. and live shows take it back to its na, East Rutherford, N.J., May 7. humanity. symbol of frightened-but -striving a steady .38 SPECIAL, EDDIE MONEY -$205,683, 16,884 (17,500), $13.50 Tickets to the show were, of course, sold out the ability of the rapper to maintain EDWARD MORRIS and Darryl & $11.50, Monarch Entertainment Bureau /WAPP -FM /Michelob, Byrne minutes after the date was announced; this stream of talk. Joseph Simmons 11. have Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, N.J., May was the first of four area gigs in Southern Cali- McDaniels, the rappers of Run -D.M.C., 12,354 (14,000), in WILLIE NELSON, WAYLON JENNINGS- $184,749, fornia. The crowd was standing (usually on PAUL YOUNG developed that ability, and they work closely $25, & $15, Fahn & Sliva Presents /Feyline Presents, Kern or answer- $16.50 their chairs) from the first note, and their deaf- their show, backing each other up County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, Calif., May 3. well -re- roars would have drowned out the music Ritz, New York ing each other with quick, obviously HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, STEVIE RAY VAUGHN -$161,404, ening Tickets: $11 hearsed teamwork. Their DJ, Jay Mizell, spun 15,532, $14, Little Wing Productions, Mohawk Park, Tulsa, Okla., sell- had not Van Halen come equipped with a bank scratch and dub effects out, May 13. of amps that looked like a manufacturer's the records and added without JUDAS PRIEST, GREAT WHITE-$160,393, 12,884 (13,000), warehouse. Everything they did, they overdid. Paul Young's May 4 appearance was warm- as well as some of his own vocals neces- $13.50 & $12.50, Evening Star Productions, Phoenix (Ariz.) Coliseum, The monumental motor -driven lighting trusses ly received by a New York crowd of fans and missing a beat, achieving the precision and May 3. looked like a prop from "V: The Final Battle," industryites. It was perhaps a warmer sary to such an arrangement. 11,777 (18,764), That," "Hard WILLIE NELSON, WAYLON JENNINGS- $157,955, arid threw off enough wattage to illuminate more familiar greeting than his cancelled The group's hits, "It's Like Feyline Productions, In- House /Nederlander Prods., Pacific The $15 & $10, three night ballgames. March 23 show would have received. Times," "Jam Master Jay" and "Sucker Amphitheater, Cosa Mesa, Calif., May 1. And the show. Roth-with his costume changes and his chart success of the rockish "Come Back MCs," made up the first part of WILLIE NELSON, WAYLON JENNINGS -$150,750, 9,091 (14,217), his ma- Stay," following the unfortunate U.S. showing "Rock Box," the adventurous single which $25, $16 & $14, Fahn & Sliva Presents /Feyline Presents, San Diego split -jumps and his Jack Daniels and British No. 1 "Wherever I Lay My heavy metal guitar with hip-hop, was the (Calif.) Sports Arena, May 4. cho remonstrations to the females in the front of the soulful fuses pop most well -re- JUDAS PRIEST, GREAT WHITE -$150,000, 10,000, $15, Bill Graham row -led the band through hoarse, off -key ren- Hat," has certainly helped the singer's closer, and seemed to be the mostly male Presents, Cal Expo Amphitheater, Sacramento, Calif., sellout, May 12. ditions of "Jamie's Cryin'," "Everybody Wants visibility. ceived by the racially mixed, Family, provided (which lasted VAN HALEN, THE VELCROS- $144,102, 10,293, $14, Bill Graham Some" and a cover of "You Really Got Me" Young's band, the Royal crowd. Only the brevity of the set May 7. Presents, Lawler Events Center, Reno, Nevada, sellout, that was the second worst thing to happen to strong support for his vocals which still carry barely half an hour) can be faulted. (10,300), $15 & $12.50, Bill DAN FOGELBERG- $119,865, 7,979 Ray Davies this month. But who cares? It's the the friendly, small -town pub appeal he devel- Davy DMX, the opening act, also performed Graham Presents, Cow Palace, San Francisco, Calif., May 12. circuit. of his party that counts, not the harmonies. oped in his years as a crawler on that for 30 minutes. Most of his set consisted DINO KARTSONAKIS PIANORAMA CONCERT-$118,000, 3,200, he While the band focused on producing a bright, spinning and mixing records to interesting ef- $100, $75, $50, $25, $15 & $10, Dino Media Ministries, Houston Eddie Van Halen proved once again that punchy backing, Young projected his broad, fect, as snippets of "Karma Chameleon" and (Tex.) Music Hall, sellout, April 10. is the one original -even unique -rock guitar- Two female backup from the heap of sounds .38 SPECIAL, EDDIE MONEY- $116,638, 10,200, $12.50 & $11.50, ist on the scene. His notes, distorted and bent sometimes husky tenor. "Billie Jean" emerged may Monarch Entertainment Bureau, Rochester (N.Y.) War Memorial, sellout, and wrapped around his fingers, showered the singers, the Fabulous Wealthy Tarts (who his two turntables produced. Two female back- fab May 12. hall, lingering even as the next cascade burst or may not be rich but were indeed and up singers, a bassist and a guitarist joined the strong and YES-$111,372, 9,235, $12,50 & $11.50, Monarch Entertainment forth. A duet with brother Alex even harkened frisky), provided an extra kick with their DJ for his hit "Fresh ", widening his sound War Memorial, sellout, May 10. inci- Bureau /WCMF -FM, Rochester (N.Y.) back to the blues, a musical touchstone that singing, well- choreographed dancing and effectively enhancing his stage show. HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN -$108,024, many new metal bands forget to touch. dental percussion. KATHY GILLIS 9,002, $12, Little Wing Productions, Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City, Anthony's bass solo featured him playing Young's repertoire is a very mixed bag of sellout, May 12. Okla., rock, soul, new wave and country. "Love Of AMY GRANT, MICHAEL W. SMITH, GARY CHAPMAN- $105,350, with his teeth, and then throwing his instrument Moody Blues In a Nashville classic and 9,051 (10,400), Brallier Productions, The Odeum, Chicago, Illinois, two on the floor and stomping on it. Well, it was dif- The Common People," for its reggae shows, May 11. ferent. Anthony switched to keyboards, as did Young's next single, was notable Concord Kickoff while EURYTHMICS-$98,023, 7,261, $13.50, Nederlander Productions, Eddie Van Halen, for "1984" and "Jump." The feel and pedal steel accompaniment, CONCORD, Calif.- Concord Pa- a April 24 -28. "Wherever I Lay My Hat" benefited from The Wilshire, Beverly Hills, Calif., four sellouts, pair finished both songs without ever going vilion opens its 10th anniversary sea- LEWIS & THE NEWS, DR. GONZO- 8,371, $11.50, spare arrangement which sensibly left Young HUEY $96,266, back to their guitars, which answered the ques- son this week with appearances by Stardate /Pace, Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Tex., sellout, May 2. Tear Us Apart," the Joy tion Van Halen fans asked when they first on his own. "Love Will Denver (23) and the Moody THE CLASH, MESSENJAH -$92,421 (118,300 Canadian), 8,450 John heard the song: "How's Eddie gonna play gui- Division classic, was given a rousing treatment (9,500), $14.50, Concert Productions International, Maple Leaf Gar- Blues (25,26). at the same time ?" that may not have been appropriate to the ma- dens, Toronto, Canada, April 30. tar and, ugh, synthesizer The Moody Blues' performances, terial but worked nonetheless. JUDAS PRIEST, GREAT WHITE -$92,369, 7,257 (12,636), $13.50 & Fourteen-count 'em- spotlights focused their first in the Bay Area in three Two capped the hour -long show, $12.50, Evening Star Productions /Big River Concerts, Tingley Arena, Al- on Roth as he accepted his accolades from the encores years, provides the kickoff for the and the audience seemed ready for more. buquerque, N.M., May 2. audience. "It's f - --ing good to be home, Los group's 32 -date North American KATHY GILLIS AMY GRANT, MICHAEL W. SMITH, GARY CHAPMAN -$76,684, Angeles!" he screamed. And Los Angeles tour, which follows a successful Aus- Terry Garland Productions, Minneapolis (Minn.) 8,631, $9.50 & $8.50, screamed back that it was very pleased to tralian swing. Auditorium, sellout, May 10. have him. ETHLIE ANN VARE Denver's show solo outing -is .38 SPECIAL, EDDIE MONEY- 6,530 (7,500), $12.50 & STEVE MORSE BAND -a $75,032, American $11.50, Cross Country Concerts, Springfield (Mass.) Civic Center, May part of his 50 -city North 10. PEABO BRYSON The Chance, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. summer tour. Last summer Denver PATTI LABELLE -$68,230, 4,392, $25 & $15, Bill Graham Presents, JENNIFER HOLLIDAY Tickets: $8 provided the Pavilion with the big- Warfield Theater, San Francisco, Calif., two sellouts, May 11. gest two -day boxoffice in its history. DR. 2,486, $13.50 & HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, GONZO- $65,570, Tennesse Performing Arts Center, Few guitarists have received the accolades Chrysler Corp. is sponsoring the Lu Productions, Majestic Theater, San Antonio, Tex., two $12.50, -Matt Nashville awarded Steve Morse. Lead guitarist, principal 1984 season in conjunction with San sellouts, May 8. Tickets: $12.75, $11.75 songwriter and leader of the now-defunct Francisco radio station KYUU, OZZY OSBOURNE, ACCEPT -$62,975, 5,038 (12,900), $12.50, Morse has been voted best overall gui- which will be associated with the Beach Club Promotions, Charlotte (N.C) Coliseum, May 11. Dregs, poll season for the fifth year. BARBARA MANDRELL, LEE GREENWOOD-$61,940, 4,965 (6,253), Veteran Bryson and touring novice Holliday tarist in Guitar Player magazine's reader Concord $12.50, Varnell Enterprises, Chaparrall Center, Midland, Tex., May 13. trotted out their highest notes and flashiest for the past two years. MOTLEY CRUE, SAXON- $58,389, 5,177, $12.50 & $11.50, Brass moves to a 90% filled house May 13. And al- Still, Morse has never quite broken through Unsurpassed in Quality Ring Productions, Fox Theater, Detroit, Mich., sellout, May 8. most as impressive as the music was the close to the general public. None of the Dregs' five AMY GRANT, MICHAEL W. SMITH, GARY CHAPMAN -$56,904, 6,192 rapport these two artists were able to establish albums ever received more than minimal air- The Myraid Con- (7,871), $9.50 & $8.50, Morning Star Productions, with the audience. The concert combined the play, though the band's cult following remains vention Center, Oklahoma City, Okla., May 3. 24'21 best elements of show, sermon, pep rally and loyal to this day. It is to this grass roots collec- GLOSSY AMY GRANT, MICHAEL W. SMITH, GARY CHAPMAN -$56,047, EACH IN Morse is reaching out with his latest group 4,804, $12 & $10, Brallier Productions, Kansas City Music Hall, Kansas across -the -fence gossiping. tive 1000 LOTS City, Mo., two sellouts, May 5. Backed by a 10 -piece band, Bryson opened effort. BILLY IDOL, A NEW PERSONALITY -$53,728, 4,500, $11.50, Silver his 70- minute set with the frenetic theme from The Steve Morse band is a trio that manages PHOTOS S 165.00 Star Productions, Tampa Jai -Alai Fronton, Tampa, Fla., sellout, May 13. "D.C. Cab" and closed with his wistful current to sound at times like a five -piece power en- 1000 POSTCARDS KOOL & THE GANG -$52,944, 4,496 (12,198), $12.50 & $10.50, single, "If Ever You're In My Arms Again." Be- semble, playing an eclectic, virtuosic brand of 100 8x10 $32.95 In- House, University of Texas, Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Tex., May 6. tween these emotional polarities, he was thor- high- energy music that is best described as CUSTOM $98 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, DR. GONZO- $52,566, 4,761 (8,000), oughly engaging in mixing such oldies as "Let "true fusion," as opposed to the simple combi- El Paso (Tex.) County Coliseum, May 18. COLOR PRINTS per 100 $12 & $11, Stardate /Pace, The Feeling Flow," "Reaching For The Sky" nation of rock and jazz the overused term usu- Productions, STYLE COUNCIL -$49,221, 3,958, $13.50, Nederlander LITHO $425 and "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" with new ally denotes. Morse is fluent in an incredibly COLOR Wilshire Theater, Los Angeles, Calif., two sellouts, May 7 -8. 1000 album, "Straight variety of styles and genres: He blends per AMY GRANT, MICHAEL W. SMITH, GARY CHAPMAN-$48,828, entries from his Elektra debut wide 4,364, $12 & $10, Brallier Productions, Clowef Hall, Butler University, From The Heart." hard rock, country, classical, bluegrass, Irish COLOR S240 Indianapolis, Ind., two sellouts, May 12. Much of Bryson's consistently energetic set and English traditional, and "acid jazz" into a POSTCARDS per 3000 & $9.50, Feyline in fact, to revolve around an old love capitivating display of speed, taste and tech- HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS -$48,281, 5,002, $10.50 seemed, MOUNTED 20 "X30" 30 "X40" Civic Center, Albuquerque, N.M., sellout, April 30. new label, both of which he discussed nique. Morse also performed a solo interlude Productions, and a ENLARGEMENTS $25.00 $40 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, DR. GONZO- $45,600, 3,800, $12, Lu- with disarming ease. His band, dressed in Mi- that included a flawless rendition of Bach's Austin, Tex., sell- Matt Productions /IBM /Pace Concerts, City Coliseum, chael Jackson-style palace -guard uniforms, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." out, May 10. was versatile in meeting both the musical and Drummer Rod Morgenstein (also of the late theatrical demands of the show. Dregs) and bassist Jerry Peek (formerly of Copyrighted and compiled by Amusement Business, a Billboard Publications. Inc. Publi Besides "If Ever" and the title cut from his Glass Moon) enjoy themselves so much on cation. Boxscores are compiled every Tuesday. It you wish to file your concert report. new album, Bryson bowed several other po- stage it's hard to believe they're working. Both please call Melinda Newman in Nashville at 615/748 -8132; Ancil Davis in New York at tential singles, among then "Slow Dancing," are excellent soloists as well as ensemble 212/764-7314: or Linda Deckard in Los Angeles at 213/8595338. "No Getting Over You" and "Nervous." In- players.

www.americanradiohistory.com 46 Talent STAGE REVIEW Virginia Rockers Getting New `Pack' Packs More Punch Help From Mom, Candy By ROB HOERBURGER youthful innocence to "Chapel Of I Love You." By BILL HOLLAND Love," and Peter Neptune and Jon Greenwich did come out for a few WASHINGTON -Suzy Saxon & caught the ears of many college radio "Leader Of The Pack," the revue Fiore a sly, sharp edge to "Hanky songs, including "Da Doo Ron Ron" the Anglos might not be the only station programmers. It was then of Ellie Greenwich songs, has re- Panky" and "Do Wah Diddy and "The Kind Of Boy You Can't promising new band on the East that Gottlieb and the band decided to turned to the Bottom Line in New Diddy." The '60s sound, including Forget." Though her voice is pleas- Coast to release a successful three - do a video clip of "Boys In Dresses," York with some new faces, a re- some of the more difficult Spector ant and occasionally charming, it has song EP. But the Richmond, Va. the most -played song on the record. vamped second act and a more productions, was reproduced note for no identifiable personality, and by group just might be the first one to streamlined presentation than it had note, and suggested that the singers the time That, in turn, led to the idea of sell- she got to Lesley Gore's send along a letter from the lead sing- in its first run last January (Bill- and band members had actually lived ing band candy. So far the band has "Look Of Love" she knotted up on er's mom asking radio stations to board, Feb. 4). with sold 1,350 chocolate bars, each with a the songs, not just rehearsed stage. play the record. The first act again detailed Green- them. But she Suzy Saxon & the Anglos logo print- turned the show over to "Hi," the letter begins. "My wich's career from 1962 -68, with the The first act, though, belonged to Neptune for "I.O.U.," the highlight ed on it. "How many rock'n'roll daughter sings in a rock'n'roll band bands have songs strung together by a book that Darlene Love, who brought back her of the second act. It had the heavy their own candy bar?" called Suzy Saxon & the Anglos and asks Suzy Peeples, the band's told of her rise from teaching on original performances of "Why Do riffs and group harmonies of a Philles lead I think they're the best band in the singer. Long Island to writing in the Brill Lovers Break Each Others' Hearts," record, but with an '80s lyric, and world." Building for producers Leiber & "Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home" With the help of Richmond-based showed that Greenwich, one of the Suzy's mom's letter is not the only Stoller and Phil Spector. and "Not Too Young To Mirage Productions, Gottlieb was Get Mar- few Brill Building writers still resid- unusual element of the band's public- The book is still flimsy ried." Love looks able to keep the cost of the video and chro- and sounds as she ing in New York hasn't forgotten ity arsenal. There's also a mock chain nologically confusing, and the char- did in 1963; she has one rock's down to about $2,000. The clip is be- of how to inject street pulse into her letter (" ... a music director for a acters mere caricatures. But there most photogenic faces is ing shown on Music Vision and Rock and just as songs. 'progressive' radio station in Los An- was nothing hear. World, as well as on several cable superficial about the dazzling to Even when she was The entire ensemble, led by Love, geles broke the chain and was last performances. singing background, stations. she radiated a returned for "River Deep Mountain seen rewrapping records for Bubba's Annie Golden, in her Ronnie Spec- stage presence that commanded the High," which snowballed the show to One-Stop in Tijuana ... ") and a The band plans to finish their al- tor hairdo, brought a yearning attention sensu- of the audience. an end. "Leader Of The Pack" is quite serious effort on the part of the bum this summer and then embark ality to 'Be My Baby," Ula Hedwig a The second act, formerly a show- headed for an original cast album and group to sell band candy at gigs to on a tour of the Northeast. Both the case for Greenwich's own singing, possibly a move uptown, and proved help pay for their recent video clip. EP and the planned album are on was divided between L.A. Ensemble Greenwich and three things: that Ellie Greenwich is Credit all of these oddball stunts to Gottlieb's Brat Records. "Records the other singers, and provided an ef- still an important songwriter, that the band and their manager, Barry by brats for brats," he explains. fective mix between her old and new Darlene Love deserved and deserves Gottlieb of Mad Dog Productions. The band plays solid power pop: work. Hedwig aerobicized too much to be Wins Budweiser showered with recording con- "They were just ways to call atten- lead and rhythm guitar, bass and on "Keep It Confidential," but Love tracts, and that rock does indeed tion to the record," Gottlieb says. drums. Suzy's voice is distinctively was stunning on "Heart Made Of have a set of standards, a history, The band's EP was released at the scratchy, with traces of Chrissie Urban Contest Stone" and Golden twitchy in ap- that will be supported by the audi- beginning of the year and quickly Hynde and Cyndi Lauper. LOS ANGELES -Finesse, a six - pearance but lithe in voice on "Baby ence, no matter what the age. man band from Los Angeles, narrow- Avalon's Waterman ly beat second -place finisher Heaven in the Budweiser Showdown, a na- Joins Rosebud Agency tional contest among unsigned urban New On The Charts Animals Drop contemporary artists. The group SAN FRANCISCO -Mike Kap- wins a one -time contract with Poly - pus of the Rosebud Agency and Dick Claim Against Gram, $10,000 in Rickenbacker Waterman of Avalon Productions sound equipment, and the chance to have struck an unusual agreement. EMI, Others appear in a Budweiser radio Waterman joins Rosebud as an agent LONDON Animals commercial. while retaining the Avalon Produc- -The have dropped litigation against RAK Re- Five finalists competed, each cho- tions name as well as keeping chief cords, its owner Mickie Most, EMI sen in regional semi -finals by spon- responsibility for booking his two Records and others without bringing soring radio stations: WBLS New artists, Bonnie Raitt and Sleepy La the claim to York, KJLH Los Angeles, WBLX Beef. court. Costs incurred by RAK and its co- defendants in con- Chicago, KMJQ Houston and The arrangement brings the blues - testing the action will be met by the WHYZ Greenville, S.C. The compe- oriented Rosebud roster to 15 artists, veteran rock group. tition, an urban -format answer to- including George Thorogood & the Miller beer's AOR "Rock To Rich- Destroyers, the Nighthawks, John News of the decision came on the es" held last month, is sponsored by Lee Hooker, John Hammond, Willie eve of an EMI application to the Anheuser -Busch, PolyGram and Dixon, Mose Allison and another High Court for the case to be dis- Rickenbacker. new client, John Mayall's missed on the grounds that the claim The concert final was hosted by Bluesbreakers. was "frivolous and vexatious." After- Warner Bros. recording artist Larry Kappus, who founded his agency wards Malcolm Brown, business af- Graham. Judges included Jerome in 1976, will remain as responsible fairs director of EMI Music Europe Gaspar, PolyGram a&r director; Sid- agent for Thorogood and will also & International, commented: "At the ney Miller of Black Radio Exclusive; continue to concentrate on overseas time the DIVINE writ was issued, extensive and producer Benjamin Wright. SOUNDS bookings, which have developed into publicity was given to the claim sug- Runners -up were Marshall Titus, Divine Sounds is a Brooklyn trio ping. Dowling's brother Richard and a crucial area for the firm. gesting that RAK and /or EMI Re- Gregg Williams and Latin artist Ray currently rapping their way onto the Shelton McCoy complete the group's "Everyone on the roster will be cords were heavily indebted to the Contreras. dance floor and the charts. Their lineup. touring internationally over the next Animals. This was manifestly not so, This was the second annual Bud- Specific debut "What People Do. For year, says Kappus. "The Nighthawks as is endorsed by their withdrawal weiser Showdown, coordinated by Money" entered both the dance and Divine Sounds is now in the studio will return to Japan and Europe. from the action, and we want to put Starstream communications of Hous- black singles charts last week and working on their followup single and Mose Allison will be in Scandinavia. the record straight." ton which also handles the Rock To now moves up to 68 and 39 album. The label has a U.S. tour And we'll be booking a good number Riches contest. Last year's Show- respectively. lined up, and is planning to take the of Australian dates." down winner, Sugahh, has released a trio overseas after that. single on PolyGram and is appearing The group consists of two MCs in a national Budweiser commercial and a DJ. The latter, Michael Dowl- The group is signed to Specific Rec- ing, splits his FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING on urban radio, according to Star- time between playing ords, 209 West Palasade Ave., Engle- stream. ETHLIE ANN VARE bass. working the turntable and rap- wood, N.J. 07631; (201) 568 -2007. AT NEW YORK'S NUMBER ONE FRESH 3MCs DANCE MUSIC RESOURCE! SEND FOR A FREE INTRODUCTORY ISSUE Making their move 69 OF PUBLICITY up to on year -olds Jay Robinson, Robert Fun - the Black Singles chart are the Fresh derburk and Mark Reed, all of them THE VINYL MANIAC PRINTS 3MCs with their Profile debut from the South Bronx. THE MUSIC MAGAZINE FROM lithographed On Heavy Gloss Stock "Fresh." The trio is fronted by 16- Behind the group is the production BLACK & WHITE 8x10's team of Bill Moore and Dave Ogrin, the latter an engineer noted for his 500 - $55.00 1000 - 80.00 COLOR work with Kurtis Blow, the Fearless Four and Grandmaster Flash. 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Survey for Week Ending 5/26/84 Donee Trax By BRIAN CHIN "Beat Street," the Atlantic soundtrack album for the film, set for June release, Donce/ Discolop 8O. is unquestionably the most important dance album this year. Like its most dis- tinguished progenitors, "Saturday Night Fever" and "Flashdance," "Beat Copyright 1984, Billboard Publications. Inc. No part of this pubtication.may be reproduced. Street" is a high- standard, just about definitive collection-and dog -free. New stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted. In any form or by any means. electronic. mechanical, York producer Arthur Baker and film producer Harry Belafonte supervised photocopying. recording. or otherwise, without the pr or written permission of the publisher. and, largely, produced the music, which can only be described as state of the art, Weeks Weeks with a speed and flash surrounding it that screams "pop!" This Last On This Last On Week TITLE(S), Artist, Label Weel Weel Chart TITLE(S), Artist, Label Week Chart Single after single comes up off the turntable: Grandmaster Melle Mel & the

WEEKS Furious Five's "Beat Street Breakdown," with an unusually pristine mix texture Island 3 I 7 LAND OF HUNGER -The Earons AT aI (12 -inch will be released on Sugar Hill); Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force 0 -96958 1 41 68 3 ONE NIGHT ONLY-Scherrie Payne -(12 Inch) Megatone MT 128 + Shango's "Frantic Situation" (12 -inch on Tommy Boy), incredibly fleet and 2 1 5 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY- Deniece "Beat Street 42 27 11 THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT -Peter peak- tempo, with jazzy guitar and sax solos; the Deodato -produced Williams -(12 Inch) Columbia 44 -4988 Brown -(12 Inch) Columbia 44 04957 Strut," by Juicy, a near Philly -beat funk; the System's off-the -wall "Baptize The 5 6 DANCE HALL DAYS/DON'T LET GO -Wang 2 MEGA- MIX -Herbie Hancock -(12 Inch) Beat "; "Breaker's Revenge," a hot rhythm- and -chant workout that's the first Chung-Geffen (12 Inch) 0 -20194 (i-3) 62 Columbia 44 -04969 cut ever credited to Baker as an artist; and Cindy Mizelle's "This Could Be The 8 6 BABY I'M SCARED OF YOU- Womack & WASTE YOUR TIME -Yarborough & analog Hear It For The Boy." There are \) Womack -Elektra (7 Inch) 7 -69733 44 28 10 DON'T Night," this set's pop -smash to "Let's Peoples -Total Experience /RCA TED 1 -2601 and Ruben Blades and two 5 4 9 I WANTED IT TO BE REAL -John Rocca -(12 also ballads by Jenny Burton & Patrick Jude ... Inch) Streetwise SWRL 2225 (45) 61 3 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE -Nina Schilling -(12 further albums of music to come. 6 7 8 NO MORE WORDS -Berlin -(12 Inch) Geffen Inch) Moby Dick BTG 336 * * * 020195 46 59 2 SIBERIAN NIGHTS-Twilight 22 -(12 Inch) as on a 12 -inch level: "Here Comes That Beat!," an 6 8 STREET DANCE -Break Machine -(12 Inch) Vanguard SPV -73 Singles: Almost definitive impossibly sharp and finely textured rap starring five acts on the Profile roster Sire 20189 -0 A (47) 67 2 WHISPER TO A SCREAM (BIRDS FLY) -Icicle 7 3 TELL ME I'M NOT DREAMING (TO GOOD TO Cut) Arista AS -9155 and the crack rhythm section Pumpkin ... Hugh Masakela's "Don't Go Lose 3 33 Works -(LP ) Jackson -(LP Cut) BE TRUE) -Jermaine 48 46 12 AMOK -Ledernacker -(12 Inch) 4th And It Baby" (Jive /Afrika 12 -inch) is an instant club breakout with massive poten- Arista AL8 -8203 Broadway 402 tial, combining sequencer disco with Afro -jazz; the mostly instrumental "stretch 10 5 SELF CONTROL -Laura Branigan -(12 Inch) CST) 49 50 5 HEAD OVER HEELS-The Go- Go's -(LP) I.R.S. mix" is supplemented with a heavy five- minute dub ... Robin Gibb's "Boys Do Atlantic 0 -86954 SP -7041 Fall In Love" (Mirage 12 -inch promo), inevitably reminiscent of you -know- 10 2 12 THE DOMINATRIX SLEEPS TONIGHT - MISS ME BLIND -Culture Club-(12 Inch) Epic successful production teamup of Robin and Dominatrix-(12 Inch) Streetwise STRL -2220 50 32 8 what, is the unlikely but entirely 49 -04977 with Liggett and Chris Barbosa. The influences are legion 11 11 4 JUMP -The Pointer Sisters -(12 Inch) Maurice Gibb Mark Inch) Planet/RCA YB -13780 51 42 6 STRONG ME STRONG -Yellowman -(12 and the result a really flawless pop record ... Wire Train's "Chamber Of Hel- Columbia 44 -4964 C7 2) 26 3 BLACK STATIONS, WHITE STATIONS - los" and "I'll Do You," paired on a commercial 415 /Columbia 12 -inch, are M + M -(12 Inch) RCA PW13802 (52) LET ME DO YOU- NV -(12 Inch) Sire 0 -20199 more in the hard core but polished to a perfect dance club shine by Ivan Ivan's ELSE'S GUY -Jocelyn Brown - 13 23 7 SOMEBODY 53 30 12 ALL NIGHT PASSION -Alisha- Vanguard changeable remixes. Dreams/Prelude VND -D01 Vinyl SPV -72 * * * 29 3 The Ghost In You /HEARTBEAT -Psychedelic C14) 54 31 7 LEAVE IT- Yes -(12 Inch) Atco 0 -96964 Furs -(12 Inch) Columbia 44 -4984 Notes: Jermaine Jackson's self-titled Arista debut is a real triumph of a&r 44 6 NO PARKING ON THE DANCE FLOOR - 15 15 6 I'M LIVING MY OWN LIFE -Earlene Bentley - 55 planning, with its diverse selection of songs and confident Jackson production Midnight Star -(12 INCH) Solar /Elektra Pro (12 Inch) TVI Records TVI 2011 Rudolph and Michael Omartian). Aside from the promo EP, ED -4970 (along with Dick 16 17 7 THE REFLEX -Duran Duran -(12 Inch) Capitol further knockouts include the breathless, slightly unearthly "Dynamite," V -8586 56 56 3 10,9,8,7- Armand Duchien -A &M (Import) "Sweetest Sweetest" and a stingingly candid "Some Things Are Private." 19 6 ALIVE WITH LOVE -Tina Fabrique -Prism 57 57 4 WHO'S YOUR BOYFRIEND- Eric -(12 Inch) C17) Baker, finishing up the forthcoming Bruce Springsteen PDS -600 Memo -10 The prolific Arthur mix as of this writing, will also be collaborating with Daryl Hall on a new Diana 18 18 5 CHANGE OF HEART-Change--(LP) Atlantic 58 72 2 CITY LIFE -Hassan + 7- 11 -(12 Inch) Easy 80151 Street EZS -7508 Ross track, titled "Swept Away." His Streetwise label has signed the great '70s Madonna-(12 Inch) Sire PRO vocal group the who've already completed four tracks with Maurice 19 9 10 BORDERLINE- 59 47 6 CLOCK ON THE WALL -Double Vision -Profile Stylistics, 7 -29354 (12 Inch) Pro 7041 Starr ... Profile's just- shipping "Dance I" compilation will include the original TURN IT AROUND -Gino Soccio -Atlantic (20) 22 6 60 49 8 DR. SEX -Pleasure & The Beast -(12 Inch) mix of Front Page's "Love Insurance," which has been out of print for four (12 Inch) 086960 N Airwave AW12 -94987 (Continued on page 51) rn 21 13 8 BREAKDANCE -Irene Cara -Network /Geffen 61 34 6 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY- 0 -20196 Orbit-(12 Inch) Quality Qus 058 We have a complete selection of all U S. re- Inch) Sunnyview DISCO /DANCE 12"- 22 16 9 JAM ON IT- Newcleus-(12 leases and all import disco records. We also 62 63 4 FLESH BEAT FEVER -Dubset -(12 Inch) SUN 411 & Imports export to foreign countries. Elektra 0 -66969 U.S. 23 25 PARIS LATINO-Bandelero -(12 Inch) Sire (WHOLESALE FOR STORES) 63 48 9 TAKE SOME TIME -Sparque -(12 Inch) West SR- 09020190 USA Canada England Germany End 22172 24 24 5 HEY D.J.-World's Famous Supreme Team -(12 Italy France Holland Inch) Island 0 -96956 64 51 14 DANCING IN THE SHEETS -Shalamar -(12 Inch) Columbia 44 -04949 (25) 40 3 10- 9- 8-Face To Face -(12 Inch) Epic Some of our brand new releases are:

49 -04989 ("1-3-5) NE NY E MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK -Mary Buffet -(12 Models BTG 1832 Emergency -Laura Pallas J Robot - 35 5 BOP 'TIL I DROP -Larrice- Streetwise SWRL Inch) Moby Dick U.S. & Canadian 12" (iis) Walls -Viola Wills Total Experience -Seven Days 2227 66 53 6 ROCK STEADY /PLAYERS -Jenny Burton -(12 Divine Madness -Divine Slice Me Nice -Fancy Guilty -Hot Line 27 12 11 IT'S MY LIFE -Talk Talk- EMI -Liberty V -8195 Inch) Atlantic 086958 Native Love '84- Divine Hi Energy -Evelyn Thomas Tie Me Down (remix) -- Romance Williams Steppin' Out -Club Shot I Close My Eyes-Jessica Medley- Mainline 28 38 8 TRIPPIN ON THE MOON -Claudia Barry - 67 58 11 ORIGINAL SIN-Inxs -Atco 0 -96957 Michael Jackson Berlin-The Hong Kong Syndikat Young Blood -Michael Wilson For Me -Paul (12 Inch) Personal P 49808 68 69 3 WHAT PEOPLE DO FOR MONEY- Divine European 12" You're The One Nmja Boy -GU Summer Hardcastle 4 I LOVE MEN -Cinema -(12 Inch) Promise Sound Inch) Specific Records 225 29 36 -(12 Magic Man -WOW Lazar Dance-Lazar PAL -7043 And Dance -Billy Preston Sultana- Taracco --- Digital Emotion E Of Class Go Go Yellow Screen 69 NEW NTRy KEEP ON DANCING -Touch -(12 Kitt Get Ready -Soho I Love Men -Eartha 30 14 12 COMING OUT OF HIDING -Pamela Stanley - Plateau NP 50021 Colour My Love -Fun Fun Inch) Next Night Life Fashion -Time Capsule Change of Life-I -Spies TSR TSR 830 Class -Linda Lewis Beethoven's Fifth Symphony -V.H.B. Frantic Love -Eastbound Express 70 NEW E NTRY COME BACK LOVER -fresh Band -(12 Inch) When You Walk In The Room -Ram- A LITTLE LOVE (Ten Years Egypt-Egyptian Love Funny Face -Romeo 45 4 GOTTA GIVE Are 'n Be RB -003 Egypt ming Speed Later) -Timmy Thomas -(12 Inch) A &M Trippin On The Moon-Claudia Barry The Word Is Out- Jermaine Stewart 71 NEW E NTRY CALL ME /GOOD FEELING -Sylvester -(12 Let's Make Love- L'Amour All Amencan -Toy GG -81203 Pallas Right By The Moon (remix)-K. Barre Inch) Megatone MT-128 Emergency- LP's 70 2 FEELS SO REAL (WON'T LET GO)- Patrice I'm Living My Own Life (remix) -E. We Are Invincible -501's Import CD MTRY YOU Hartman Rushen -(12 Inch) Elektra 0 -66970 72 NEW E I CAN DREAM ABOUT -Dan - Bentley Agents Aren't Airplane -Upstroke (12 Inch) MCA L -33 -1180 Beeline (remix)-- Miguel Brown What a Way To Go-Life Force Mixtures LP 64 2 I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON- Cherelle- I Tracks Vol. 2 CD I Can't Help Myself -Eruption Wish -Bolero Passion Tabu 4Z9 -05003 NEW E WRY EMERGENCY -Laura Pallas -(12 Inch) TVI (12 Inch) 73 Boys Just Want To Have Sex -Exude What's the Name Of Your Love-Jackie High Energy Vol. 2 THINK -The Cars -(12 Inch) Love On Video-N.Y Model Graham Break Night 34 20 8 YOU MIGHT 74 52 8 ADULT EDUCATION-Daryl Hall & John -4963 Reggae Dance -Sponge Boy You'll Never Find-Bill Fredericks Electro 3 Elektra Pro ED Oates -(12 Inch) RCA PD 13715 60 3 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE -Innocence In 35 75 74 10 ON THE FLOOR "ROCK IT" -Tony Cook - O DISC RECORDS Danger -(12 Inch) Epic 49 -4985 IMPORT Halfmoon HM -1134 855e CONKLIN ST. FARMINGDALE, NY 11735 36 37 7 JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART -Dorothy 76 43 13 HOLD ME NOW- Thompson Twins -(12 Inch) (5161 694 -4545 TELEX 4758158 IMPT DISC Moore -(12 Inch) Streetking SKDS -1120 Arista LDP -9158 ADJ 71 GIVE -Missing Persons -(12 Inch) Capitol 37 39 6 THIS TIME-funk Deluxe -(12 Inch) Salsoul 77 6 Z -8582 SG 422 38 21 14 GIVE ME TONIGHT- Shannon- 78 66 12 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND -Warp 9 -(12 Inch - PREVIEWS Re-mix) Prism PDS 495 SNEAK Emergency /Mirage EMDS 6542 (12 Inch) 39 54 4 ROCK BOX 7 -Run D.M.C. -(7 Inch) Promise 79 55 9 DOCTOR'S ORDERS-Meagan--(12 Inch) Next Another reason why dance music PRO -7045 Plateau /Quality NP 50019 THE 40 41 5 I SWEAT (GOING THROUGH MOTIONS) - 80 65 11 SHE'S STRANGE-Cameo -(12 Inch) Atlanta professionals read Dance Music Report Nona Hendr x -RCA PW -13760 J1.rlisfs-812.384 Compiled by the Music Popularity Chart Dept. of Billboard from a nationwide club survey of the most requested dance songs. * non- commercial 12 -inch When top radio programmers,disc jockeys and A &R men Bullets are awarded to those products demonstrating the greatest gains in audience response this week. want to get the jump on soon -to-be released hits, they turn to DANCE MUSIC REPORT. With DMR's Sneak Preview column, they know what's corn- ing before it hits the street. Subcribe Today! 1 year -25 issues DIS\ET o U.S. $35. Canada/Mex $40. LACt International $80. Premieres Special Remixes Special Medlies Please include your name. address, zip code MUSIC World & U.S. and occupation on a separate sheet of paper with your remittance. All subscriptions paid in U.S. dollars. REPORT DISCONET programs are available only to qualified disco DJs, discos, mobile discos and DANCE MUSIC REPORT write or DISCONET of radio stations. For subscription information please call (division Keeping you #1 Sugarscoop, Inc.), 915 Broadway, Suite 610, New York, NY 10010. Telephone 212/505 -2516 210 E. 90th St., New York, N.Y. (212) 860.5580

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)®SS LPS1. Bar -Kays Polishing Their Image Copyright 1984. Billboard Publications, Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted. in any form or by any means. electronic mechanical. photocopying, recording. or otherwise without By LEO SACKS "It's title may be a little different, and its history. If he was auditioning the prior written permission of the publisher but it still sounds like Memphis soul for Redding's role in the forthcoming MEMPHIS-Blond on black is to me," he remarks. Childs, who A &M film, he might have won the t t the new look for the Bar -Kays. t r plans to follow the single with "Dan- part. "We're upgrading our image," bass- d d t gerous," says he expects the group to e ist James Alexander says from the "The Stax show was inconsistent, ARTIST 3 3 s ARTIST surpass the gold record plateau be- ut group's new headquarters, a two -sto- but it gave us a chance to reminisce, m Title, Label & Number Title, Label & Number A r cause of "an open feeling at black sta- 3 H (Dist. Label) ry building at 904 Rayner here. and that's always nice," says Alexan- (Dist Label) J tions that it's okay to play Southern a der. "Those artists taught us about LIONEL WEEKS 37 33 22 EVELYN "They're cool colors, and good AT 1 music again." The success of J. RICHIE "CHAMPAGNE" marketing handle." the business, and we can never forget Can't Slow 18 Blackfoot, he notes, indicates that Down, Motown KING them. 6059MI , MCAiMCA Face To Face, RCA Featured on their new "Danger- "people want to hear stories in their were kids AFLI -4725 RCA "We then, playing on 11 CAMEO ous" album cover, the checkered col- music, and Southern music, histori- sessions for people like Rufus Thom- She's Strange, Atlanta 38 39 5 THE EMOTIONS Artists 814984 -1M1 Sincerely, Red Label or scheme signifies a major promo- cally, meets that need." RLLP 001 -1 IND as, Johnnie Taylor and Isaac Hayes. (Polygram) POL tional step for the Memphis group, in Unlike the rest of the group, Alex- Hopefully our careers have made 3 4 14 DENNIS 39 37 9 PATTI AUSTIN Patti Austin, Qwest Alexander's view. "We're coming ander is judicious about his use of them proud." EDWARDS 23974 -1 (Warner Bros.) WEA from an era of just being out there, of spray paint. "Maybe I'll touch it up a Don't Look Any Further, 42 THE DEELE Gordy 6057GL (Motown) MCA 40 24 Street Beat, Solar making music and friends," he points bit when we play, but offstage I enjoy 4 60285 -1 (Elektra) WEA Vinyl Dreams: 3 23 LUTHER out. the role of the businessman," he VANDROSS 41 43 6 DENISE LASALLE explains. Epic Right Place Right Time, Eclectic Roster BBÉsNy39196y, CBS Malaco 741`7 IND Alexander says new will the motif It's not as schizophrenic as it 5 5 75 MICHAEL 42 46 5 NONA HENDRYX play an integral role in the Bar -Kays' The Art Of Defense, sounds. Alexander, reorga- JACKSON after all, NEW YORK -Vinyl Dreams Re- RCA AFLI -4999 RCA summer advertising campaign and Thriller, Epic QE 38112 CBS nized the group following the fatal 43 41 11 STACY LATTISAW concert tour, when the Mercury cords, the first custom label distribut- Cep 13 7 YARBROUGH & plane crash that took the lives of Otis & JOHNNY GILL group kicks off a national blitz Sun- ed by New York independent Pre- PEOPLES Perfect Combination, Redding and the rest Be A Winner Total of the band, ex- lude Records, has Cotillion 90136 (Arco) WEA day (27) at the Capital Center outside an eclectic series of ExxpeAdence TÉLS -5700 cluding former member Ben Cauley. RCA 54 34 MADONNA of Washington, D.C. The jaunt, says upcoming releases. The new label, of Madonna Sire 23867.1 "I never thought twice about the in- which Allen is 7 6 BAR-KAYS (Warner Bros.) WEA promoter Don Dortch, will cover George president and Dangerous, Mercury heritance," he 45 38 13 EURYTHMICS reflects. "The idea was Donnie Linton general manager, has 818418 -1M1 (Polygram) POL most of the South and the West Touch, RCA AFLI -4817 RCA to take the music a step further." 9 5 ONE WAY a roster that mixes dance groups, old 46 36 29 ATLANTIC STARR Coast. A number of Budweiser Su- Lady, MCA 5470 MCA "Freakshow" may be in synch Yours Forever, A &M perfest dates are also set, including a r &b stars and jazz figures. 9 6 9 BOBBY WOMACK RCA with the times -it's currently fea- Jocelyn Brown, ex -lead singer of The Poet II, Beverly 47 45 26 DARYLL HALL & tentative bill in New York. Glen BG 10003 IND tured in the hit film "Breakin'." Salsoul's Life, is rep- JOHN OATES Inner currently 10 8 22 PATTI LABELLE Rock 'N Soul Part 1, Meanwhile, the group is making However, its electronic thrust was resented on the dance chart with I'm In Love Again, P.I.R. RCA CPLI -4858 RCA FZ 38539 (Epic) CBS crossover headway with its new conspicuously out of place at the Stax "Somebody Else's Guy." Other Vinyl 48 53 29 TEENA MARIE sin- 11 11 25 KOOL & THE Robbery, Epic FE 38882 CBS gle, "Freakshow On The Dance- show, where label alumni reworked Dream signees are Ben E. King, Lio- GANG 49 48 47 ANITA BAKER floor," which the band showcased at their old hits. nel Hampton, Intensive Heat and In The Heart, De-Lite The Songstress, Beverly DSR 8508 (Polygram) POL Glen BG 10002 IND the recent Stax reunion concert here. Not that the Bar -Kays were averse Unlimited Touch. 12 10 27 POINTER SISTERS 50 50 4 SOUNDTRACK Hit stations in Miami, Nashville and to the game plan; they obliged the Linton manages Unlimited Touch, Break gut Planet Against All Odds BXL1 -4105 (RCA) RCA Atlantic 80152 WEA San Francisco are supporting the re- modest turnout with a bold medley of Intensive Heat and De -Lite act 13 12 47 MIDNIGHT STAR 51 44 22 CHpERYL LYNN cord, according to Harold Childs, Redding hits, including "Try A Little Crown Heights Affair. For more in-

FC 3861CalumbiaV CBS No Parking On The PolyGram's senior vice president of Tenderness" and "Satisfaction." formation contact Donnie Linton Dance Floor, Solar S2 57 2 MARVIN GAYE urban music, who expects as many as Lead singer Larry Dodson was total- Management, 1650 Broadway, New 60241 -1 (Elektra) WEA Midnight Love, Columbia FC CBS 10019. 14 14 14 SHANNON 15 pop outlets to play it. ly involved in the music, its subtleties York, N.Y. Let The Music Play, 53 47 5 SPINNERS Mirage 90134 (Atco) WEA Cross Fire, Atlantic 15 15 16 CULTURE CLUB 80150-1 wEA 54 IMO MARVIN GAYE What's Going On, Colour By Numbers Motown 5339ML MCA QE 39107 Rhythm Virgin /Epic CBS The & The Blues (F5) LENNY WILLIAMS (7i) 58 2 JERMAINE Changing, Rocshire JACKSON XR 9513 MCA Jermaine Jackson, Arista 56 59 7 KLEEER AL8 -8203 RCA Builds On Connection, Word Intimate Womack & Womack 17 19 23 MELBA MOORE Atlantic 80145 -1 WEA gish sales. Never Say Never, 57 61 27 EDDIE MURPHY By NELSON GEORGE Over the winter, while "Love Capitol ST -12305 CAP Comedian, Columbia Cecil and Linda Womack have To Cecil Womack, this was, not Wars" languished commercially, the 18 17 42 JEFFREY FC 39005 CBS great pedigrees. He is a surprisingly, quite a discouraging sit- rock critical community embraced OSBORNE 58 56 27 DAVID SANBORN member of Backstreet, Warner uation. "We do basic, Stay With Me Tonight, the singing/writing Womack traditional the album. Ken Tucker of the Phila- Bros. 23906 -1 WEA broth- A &M SP -4940 RCA black music, which has its roots in 59 65 24 PIECES OF A ers of Valentinos fame. She is the delphia Inquirer and Robert Christ - 19 16 6 SOUNDTRACK the music that came before," he says. Footloose, Columbia DREAM daughter of Sam Cooke. As a song - gau of the Village Voice both became JS 39242 CBS ImagineThis, Elektra writing team they've penned some "So much of the music that is being its advocates by writing about it and 20 23 5 THE CRUSADERS 02g60270-1 made today is synthesized and Ghetto Blaster, MCA 60 60 37 GAP BAND exceptional songs, including one of encouraging other critics to pay at- 5429 MCA Gap Band V- Jammin', doesn't have that roots feeling like Total Experience this writer's favorites, "Love TKO." tention to it. Musician magazine, a 21 21 31 DEBARGE TE -1 -3004 (Polygram) POL what we do or what my brother publication that usually covers al- In A Special Way, Gordy Yet when the Womack & Womack 6061GL (Motown) MCA 61 63 4 T- CONNECTION (Bobby) does. ready a Take It To The Limit debut album, "Love Wars," was re- established black artists, ran 22 27 6 CHANGE Capitol ST -12333 CAP "I'd talk to program directors substantial feature on Womack & Change Of Heart, leased by Elektra, it seemed destined 62 62 8 STARPOINT about the Atlantic RFC 80150 -1 WEA music that was around and Womack by J.D. in It's All Yours, Elektra for the cutout bin. Considine its 23 25 9 EARL KLUGH 60353-1 WEn they'd say, 'There's so much bad May issue. Wishful Thinking, Capitol Two singles, the ti- ST -12323 CAP 63 MN* MARVIN GAYE stuff out there. We wish we had more Let's t It On, Motown tle cut and a so -so Musician associate editor Mark 24 20 24 DAll BAND M5-192 MCA good soul music.' But when the rec- version of "Love Rowland, reflecting the rock critics' Joystick, Motown 64 64 27 CON FUNK SHUN ord got out there it just sat in a lot of 6084ML MCA viewpoint, says the magazine went Fever, Mercury 81447 -1 TKO" (at least offices. 25 18 15 ROCKWELL (Polygram) POL when compared with the piece "because we felt the Somebody's Watching 65 67 19 J. BLACKFOOT "We'd get good feedback, but no Me, Motown 6052ML MCA piece had a lot of hooks: the quality City Slicker, Soundtown with Teddy Pender- consistent airplay," Womack contin- 26 22 14 KENNY G 8002 (Allegiance) IND grass' emotional in- of the music, which was classic call - G Force, Arista AL8.8192 RCA 41 PEABO BRYSON/ ues. "I finally 66 66 started telling people, and- response soul music, their strong 27 28 20 GEORGE CLINTON ROBERTA FLACK terpretation), had 'Hey, if you got some real music you You Shouldn't -Nub Bit generated scattered airplay and slug- family histories, and the lyrics, which Fish, Capitol ST -12308 CAP got to play it.' " Born To Love, Capitol were very romantic but had a lot of 28 26 5 MARVIN GAYE ST -1184 CAP Every Great Hit Of WOMACK & nuance. Their songs were about love, Marvin Gaye, Motown 67 6058ML MCA WOMACK but had a very fresh perspective." Love Wars, Elektra 29 29 9 ART OF NOISE 60293 -1 WEA At the same time Womack & Wo- Battle, Island 96974 (Arco) WEA 68 40 4 MARVIN GAYE mack were garnering critical kudos, a Anthology Motown 30 34 3 RUN -D.M.C. M9 -791A3 MCA cut from the album, "I'm Scared Of Run -D.M.C., Profile PRO 1202 IND 69 49 7 THE DELLS You," began to pick up club play up One Step Closer, Private

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A new law on the video side of B'casting Targeted However, CBS is investing sub- industry has been hammered by the copyright is being readied for parlia- OTTAWA- Broadcast regula- bly being open to challenge under the stantially in female singer Ana Faria, government policy of salary curbs in mentary approval in an attempt to tions will soon be amended to extend country's newly enshrined Constitu- the label's first domestic act to win a today's sagging economy. It's been so curb the pirates. protection from abusive program- tion and its Charter of Rights & silver disk, for sales the LP "Brin- hard hit, in fact, that sales durng the of Pinto and GPPFV also look for ming on the basis of gender, not just Freedoms. The CRTC has been given cando Aos Classicos." Other top lo- first quarter of 1984 were some 25 %- better links between the record indus- on the basis of religion, race or creed. legal advice that the term "abusive" cal acts include Rui Veloso, Jafu- try 30% down on the first three months and television companies because, Andre Bureau, chairman of the is so vaguely defined as to make pros- mega and Fausto. he of 1983. says, "At this time, promotion of Canadian Radio -Television & Tele- ecutions difficult to pursue. On the video side, Pinto admits Citing the disappointing statistic, records on tv doesn't match up with communications Commission, told a Bureau told the subcommittee that that record companies are sluggish in Carlos Pinto, president of GPPFV, the top sellers or with really impor- House of Commons subcommittee the commission has decided to for- making investments the Portuguese national IFPI group, because of the tant new releases. If we could im- examining sexually abusive broad- ward a new definition of the term, "plague" of dozens of video rental names piracy as "still the industry's prove the timing, we'd go a long way casting that the federal regulatory and that preliminary discussions with clubs nationwide handling pirated biggest enemy." towards beating the crisis." agency will not wait for amendments federal officials indicate the new Pinto was one of the most active of to legislation. Rather, he said, it has wording suffices. all key industry executives in build- the power to prohibit sexually abu- However, the CRTC does not in- ing an attack on cassette piracy here sive programming as part of radio tend to stop there. It asked last week during his spell as PolyGram general and television regulations, which are for bids on a $175,000 contract to manager, prior to joining CBS as di- part of each broadcaster's condition form a business to monitor radio and rector general of its Portuguese of license. television over the next year to ensure operation. "We cannot wait. We have already self-instilled guidelines on sex -role The overall share of the Portu- waited for too long," said Bureau. stereotyping are working. It is not guese market believed to be held by However, he added, other legislative likely that such a thorough scrutini- pirates was reduced in 1979 following measures would help the commission zation will again be held, but prob- parliamentary approval of a copy- in its enforcement of the broadcast lem areas will be followed up on, Bu- right law change, but the pirates system. reau said. claimed a much bigger share again The broadcast regulations reflect As for the new regulatory wording, last year. Pinto estimates thast legal the Broadcasting Act, which itself it would come into effect only after li- prerecorded cassette sales were has been called into question in re- cense renewals. Such regulations can- around 1.5 million in 1983, but that cent months by legal experts as possi- not be imposed retroactively. the pirates could well have topped the eight million mark. CRTC SETS HEARINGS The department of economic su- pervision here, headed by Gonsalves Cardoso, debated the piracy prob- Changes In The Air For lems with Jorge Abreu, general secre- tary of GPPFV; Francisco Rebelo, director of copyright society SPA, MEETING AT THE OASIS -Members of MOR group Oasis gather at Lon- Windsor Radio Stations and Pinto. The latter sent the govern- don's Harrods store to celebrate the launch of what WEA U.K. managing By KIRK LaPOINTE have ment agency samples of legitimate director Rob Dickins calls the most adventurous MOR project we WINDSOR -Key hearings to de- those seeking ownership of the cassette labels of CBS acts Julio Igle- heard of in many a year." Pictured from left are guitarist Bill Lovelady; termine whether changes should be frequency. Dickins; singer Peter Skellern, founder of the project; cellist Ju- sias and Roberto Carlos, together /composer made in Windsor -area station poli- CHOQ Levis, CIEL Montreal, lian Lloyd Webber; former chart singer Mary Hopkin; manager Tony Smith; with information about phony soft- cies will be held here beginning July Groupe Audette Sirois and a group and Warner Bros. International music director Johnny Stirling. ware labels. 4, the Canadian Radio-Television & headed by Malcolm Scott have ap- Pinto estimates that CBS alone lost Telecommunications Commission plied for the license. Additionally, the equivalent of $1 million to the pi- ANNUAL DUTCH FESTIVAL said Monday (14). CHIK -FM and CHOI -FM Quebec rates in 1983. And he adds that total The commission asked for com- have asked for amendments to their sales of pirate cassettes in Portugal To Top Pink Bill ments by June 15 on how policies can licenses to allow them into the rock last year totalled some $7.2 million, Jimmy Cliff Pop be changed "while still satisfying the field. virtually equal to the amount turned AMSTERDAM -Reggae artist is expected to attract a total atten- basic requirements of the Broadcast- over by the three main legitimate Jimmy Cliff tops the bill at Holland's dance of 60,000. Lou Reed, the Band, ing Act" on such fundamental issues Portuguese record companies for 15th Pink Pop '84 Festival, set for Johnny Winter, Paul Young, New as Canadian content and foreground both records and cassettes. June 11 in the southern Holland cit- Order, the Smiths, Cathy Lesurf and programming. Maple The low level of sales for domestic annual open -air set for the bill are Arizona Smoke Revue are on the bill. At the July hearing, the commis- product is, along with piracy, a fur- British acts Big Country, Dio, Wang International representation is sion will also consider license amend- ther key reason for the Portuguese Chung, Mari llion and the Pretenders, strong, with acts from Hungary ments for CJOM -FM and CFXX- briefs David Bowie is at work on a new music business crisis. Domestic ma- as well as U.S. singer /songwriter (Kormoran), Germany (Ina Deter), FM to radically alter their formats. album at Le Studio in Morin terial has only a 10% share of the to- John Hiatt. Organizer Jan Smeets, Holland (Hans Theesssink), Poland CJOM wants to change to a contem- Heights, Quebec. He'll be at the pic- tal market, according to Pinto. head of the local Pink Pop Founda- (Republica), France (Tri Yann and porary format, in lieu of traditional turesque remote facility until early Seeking reasons for this imbalance, tion, has a staff of around 700 and a Telephone), Finland (Sielun Veljet), music, reduce spoken word program- June, but there's no indication yet on Pinto says: "The image of music by budget of around $330,000 for the Norway (Holy Toy and Can Can) ming to 8.3% from 17.7 %, reduce a release date or tour to accompany Portuguese composers is weak here, event, which is expected to attract and Sweden (Bjorn Afzelius & news to two hours from 5'/2 hours the disk. especially through the annual televi- some 50,000 fans from all over Globetrotters, Filarfolket, Lolita Pop weekly, increase the maximum repeat * * * sion song contest seeking an entry for Europe. and Groupa). factor to 36, move to a hit -based for- The worst -kept business secret the Eurovision Song Contest, which By comparison, the first Pink Pop More than 20 Danish bands will mat of 76% and reduce Canadian may have been the recent inevitably matches poor songs with event in 1970 pulled 10,000 visitors also perform, including TV-2, the content- to 10% from 20 %. Fore- MCA -Is- land pact, and the second-worst inexpert judging decisions. and had a budget of just $5,000. The Gnags, Doraz, Freja, Warm Guns, ground would be reduced to 11% is the WEA -Alligator deal. The blues "But on top of that, escalating stu- setup has always been the same, Maui Wowie and Disneyland After from 23% and mosaic would drop to /reg- gae independent will make dio production costs in Portugal though, says Smeets. "Each year we dark. Budget for this year's festival, 10% from 47% under the plan. its pres- ence more widely felt in Canada with mean that in today's alarming eco- sign seven acts, representing a variety the I 3th in the series, is more than $1 CFXX -FM, formerly CKJY -FM, the move, which also may nomic atmosphere record companies Six are relative un- million. wants to move to a rock music for- result in of music styles. domestic signings. knowns and the seventh has to have mat from its current jazz program- * * * Hitachi Boosting the ability to really excite audiences." ming. Hits would comprise 50% of He adds that Fleetwood Mac, Sta- Lasgo Exports musical selections, up from their cur- Eastern Canada business veteran VCR Production Doug Kirby has joined the board of tus Quo, Cockney Rebel, Simple Honored Again rent 5% level. TOKYO -To meet a continuing Minds, U2, the Police and Dire CFXX would also eliminate its 15 Platinum Artists, the Toronto -based upturn in demand, Hitachi here is in- Straits all became prominent acts in LONDON -Record, video and hours of traditional music, reduce to booking firm. In another move, creasing its VCR production sched- Holland and other European territo- computer game software export firm 12.8% from 18.8% the level of spo- Mary Quartarone has left the Cana- ule by 14% to a total monthly tally of ries after appearing on the Pink Pop Lasgo Exports has won a Queen's ken word, reduce news to two hours dian Independent Record Production 400,000 units. stage. Award for export achievement for a week from the current five hours Assn. (CIRPA) as its information di- With its Tokai factory already at Media interest has contributed to the second year in successsion. The and 40 minutes, and make other pro- rector to start her own firm, MQM, full production capacity, Hitachi has the festival's success, with atten- followup award comes after a year in gramming changes. also based in Toronto. Platinum is started to manufacture VCRs at its dances rising after radio and televi- which Lasgo expanded its operations Coincidentally, the commission one of her clients. Haramachi center, completed at the sion coverage began in 1976. Most worldwide and extended the range of will also hold a July 4 hearing in * * * end of February. At first that factory years since have been sold out, except British products it exports to include Quebec City to consider applications Details should emerge June 11 -14 produced 50,000 VCRs a month, for 1982 when the festival clashed music videos and printed music for an FM frequency that became at the Canadian Cable Television along with the 250,000 on stream with three Rolling Stones gigs in a books. available March 31 when CJMF -FM Assn. conference in Ottawa on pric- from Tokai. But, says the company, Dutch football stadium. "We see this award as an endorse- was forced off the air for failing to ing and packaging of MuchMusic demand for video hardware here and This year the KRO network is pro - ment not only of our own activities comply with its promise of perfor- Network, the recently licensed in the U.S. continues to build rapidly.. duciong a radio/tv special, there will but also of the quality and scope of mance. As expected, several existing CHUM -owned specialty program- The firm is meeting the consumer be a special Pink Pop book readied what the major and independent and new licensees have offered to ming channel. demand by developing automation at for early June, and leading music U.K. labels are offering," comments take over the spot with a rock for- * * * Tokai and by building overtime work magazine Oor plans to produce a fes- Lasgo senior director Mark Balla- mat -which is what CJMF lost its li- Maple Briefs features items on the loads for employees. Hitachi claims tival newspaper with a print run of bon. "Demand for U.K. product is cense over. Canadian music industry. Informa- sales to the U.S. since the start of this 100,000. unceasing, and there is such a volume The station, which originally tion should be submitted to Kirk La- year are virtually double those of the The parallel Roskilde Festival, set and diversity of releases that the rest promised a middle -of-the -road for- Pointe, 43 Sweetland Avenue, Ottawa, same period in 1983. for June 29 -July 1 near Copenhagen, of the world just can't keep up." mat but switched to rock, is among Ontario, Canada, KIN 7T7. www.americanradiohistory.com 1 MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL OF SAINT- TROPEZ

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HITCH HIKING, Roger Waters, 17 NEW BITTER DESIRE, Kids In The 13 14 CHICAGO 17, Warner -Pioneer BRITAIN WEST GERMANY Kitchen, White Label 14 15 HUMAN'S LIB, Howard Jones, (Courtesy of Music I Video Week) Harvest (Courtesy Der Musikmarkt) 18 14 BEAST OF BURDEN, Bette Warner- Pioneer As of 5/19/84 22 17 GREATEST HITS, Marvin Gaye, As of 5/21/84 Midler, Atlantic 15 18 THRIDAR, Weird Al Yankovic, SINGLES Telstar 19 17 IT'S A MIRACLE, Culture Club, Canyon This Last 23 19 THE LEGEND, Clannad, RCA SINGLES Virgin 16 13 SUBETE NO NATSU WO KONO Week Week 24 16 GRACE UNDER PRESSURE, This Last Rush, Vertigo 20 15 CALLING YOUR NAME, Marilyn, ICHINICHINI, George Yanagi, 1 1 THE REFLEX, Duran Duran, EMI Week Week 25 23 OASIS, WEA Mercury Warner- Pioneer 2 4 AUTOMATIC, Pointer Sisters, 1 4 SEND ME AN ANGEL, Real Life, 17 19 TOUCH ME SEIKO, Seiko Planet 26 22 STREET SOUNDS EDITION 9, Curb /Intercord Various, Street Sounds Matsuda, CBS -Sony 3 2 AGAINST ALL ODDS, Phil 2 1 PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE, Depeche ALBUMS 18 NEW RENDEVOUZ, Sadao Watanabe, Collins, Virgin 27 30 THE SMITHS, Rough Trade Mode, Mute /Intercord 28 21 COLOUR BY NUMBERS, Culture Warner- Pioneer 4 3 I WANT TO BREAK FREE, 3 2 WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD, Nik 1 1 THROBBIN' '84, Various, Virgin 19 16 DRAMA FROM KAZE NO TANI Queen, EMI Club, Kershaw, MCA /WEA Polystar 29 NEW MASTERPIECES - THE VERY NO NAUSICAA, Soundtrack, 5 6 ONE LOVE /PEOPLE GET 4 3 HELLO, Lionel Richie, 2 2 THE SWING, Inas, WEA BEST OF SKY, Telstar TJC READY, Bob Marley & Wailers, Motown /RCA 3 3 THRILLER, Michael Jackson, 30 32 CAFE BLEU, Style Council, 20 NEW THE SOUNDGRAPHY, Casiopea, Island 5 6 DANCE HALL DAYS, Wang Epic Polydor Alfa 6 9 -FOOTLOOSE, Kenny Loggins, Chung, Geffen /CBS 4 NEW I WILL LOVE YOU ALL MY LIFE, 31 33 NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL CBS 6 5 BIG IN JAPAN, Alphaville, WEA Foster I Allen, Powderworks MUSIC, Various, EMI 7 5 LOCOMOTION, OMD, Virgin 7 11 ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING, 5 7 FOOTLOOSE, Soundtrack, CBS 32 31 IN THE HEART, Kool A Gang, ITALY 8 18 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY, Bananarama, Metronome 6 6 INTO THE GAP, Thompson De -Lite (Courtesy Germano Ruscitto) Deniece Williams, CBS 8 18 I WANT TO BREAK FREE, Twins, Arista 33 38 LABOUR OF LOVE, UB40, DEP As of 5/14/84 9 8 DON'T TELL ME, Blancmange, Queen, EMI 7 4 TWENTIETH CENTURY, Cold International London 9 7 DON'T ANSWER ME, Alan Chisel, WEA 34 29 MUSIC FROM THE SINGLES 10 7 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN Parsons Project, Arista /Ariola 8 5 CAN'T SLOW DOWN, Lionel SOUNDTRACK "AGAINST ALL This Last LOVE, Flying Pickets, 10 10 9 BLACK A WHITE, Patto, Teldec Richie, Motown ODDS", Various, Virgin Week Week Records 11 10 JUMP, Van Halen, Warner 9 NEW FEELINGS, Various, K -tel 35 24 UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY, U2, 1 1 LOVE OF THE COMMON 11 12 LOVE GAMES, Belle A Bros. /WEA 10 10 COLOUR BY NUMBERS, Culture Island PEOPLE, Paul Young, CBS Devotions, CBS 12 12 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE Club, Virgin 36 28 LAMENT, Ultravox, Chrysalis 2 NEW STATE OF THE NATION, 12 11 THE LEBANON, Human League, FUN, Cyndi Lauper, Epic /CBS 11 9 ALCHEMY, Dire Straits, Vertigo 37 NEW FUGAZI, Marillion, EMI industry, EMI Virgin 13 8 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME, 12 NEW 1984 - THE BEAT, Various, RCA 38 35 NO PARLEZ!, Paul Young, CBS 3 NEW RELAX, FRANKIE GOES TO 13 16 SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY, Rockwell, Motown /RCA 13 8 TOO LOW FOR ZERO, Elton 39 26 TOUCH, Eurythmics, RCA HOLLYWOOD, Recordi Jocelyn Brown, Fourth A 14 NEW DR. MABUSE, Propaganda, John, Rocket 40 NEW BREAKOUT, Pointer Sisters, 4 3 DANCE HALL DAYS, Wang Broadway Island /Ariola 14 12 AN INNOCENT MAN, Billy Joel, Planet Chung, CBS 14 13 DANCING GIRLS, Nik Kershaw, 15 15 Break Machine, STREET DANCE, CBS 5 NEW JUMP, VAN HALEN, WEA MCA Metronome 15 14 TOUCH, Eurythmics, RCA 6 9 VICTIMS, Culture Club, Virgin 15 10 HELLO, Lionel Richie, Motown 16 NEW FOOTLOOSE, Kenny Loggins, 16 NEW FROM TODAY, Charles 7 NEW STREET DANCE, Break Machine, PARTY, Break 16 32 BREAK DANCE CANADA CBS Aznavour, JAB CGD -MM Machine, Record Shack 17 13 NEW THIS (Courtesy of The Record) (FEELS LIKE) HEAVEN, Fiction 17 LOVE WE SHARE, Kamahl, 8 17 BIG IN JAPAN, Alphaville, WEA 17 28 I'LL BE AROUND, Terri Wells, As of 5/28/84 Factory, CBS Festival 9 7 RADIO GA GA, Queen, EMI Philly World TO Mel 11 18 14 TO BE OR NOT BE, 18 THE MODERN BOP, Mondo 10 5 REGGAE NIGHT, Jimmy Cliff, WITH ME TONIGHT, 18 24 STAY Brooks, Island Import Rock, WEA CBS Osborne, A&M Phil 16 Jeffrey SINGLES 19 NEW AGAINST ALL ODDS, 19 MADONNA, Sire 11 12 LET THE MUSIC PLAY, 19 14 I'M FALLING, Bluebells, London This Last Collins, Atlantic /WEA 20 18 HEARTBEAT CITY, Cars, Elektra Shannon, PolyGram 20 20 JUST BE GOOD TO ME, S.O.S. 20 16 BEAST OF BURDEN, Bette Week Week 12 4 JUST FOR TONIGHT, Gilbert Tabu Band, 1 1 AGAINST ALL ODDS, Phil Midler, Atlantic /WEA Montagne, Baby 21 17 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED Collins, Atlantic /WEA 13 NEW IT'S MY LIFE, Talk Talk, EMI BEFORE, Iglesias A Julio Willie 2 2 TO ALL THE GIRLS I LOVED JAPAN 14 NEW AGAINST ALL Phil (Courtesy Music Labo) ODDS, Nelson, CBS BEFORE, Willie Nelson I Julio ALBUMS Collins, WEA EMI As of 5/21/84 22 23 ASSASSING, Marillion, Iglesias, Columbia/CBS 15 NEW SURVIVOR, Mike Francis, YOU LOVE 23 15 (WHEN YOU SAY 3 4 HELLO, Lionel Richie, Motown/ 1 1 AMMONIA AVENUE, Alan Concorde /Cat SINGLES SOMEBODY) IN THE HEART, Quality Parsons Project, Arista /Ariola 16 This Last NEW SELF CONTROL, RAF, Kool A Gang, De -Lite 4 3 HOLD ME NOW, Thompson 2 2 THRILLER, Michael Jackson, Carrera /CBS Goes To Week Week 24 26 RELAX, Frankie Twins, Arista /PolyGram Epic /CBS 17 NEW GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE 1 NEW JIKAN NO KUNI NO ALICE, Hollywood, ZTT 5 5 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE 3 NEW MAN ON THE LINE, Chris De FUN, Cindi Lauper, CBS Seiko Matsuda, CBS-Sony /Sun 25 35 LOVE WARS, Womack A FUN, Cyndi Lauper, Epic /CBS Burgh, A&M/CBS 18 NEW SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME, 2 1 KANASHIKUTE JEALOUSY, Womack, Elektra 6 6 FOOTLOOSE, Kenny Loggins, 4 10 CAN'T SLOW DOWN, Lionel Rockwell, Motown 19 Rufus & Chaka Checkers, Canyon /Yamaha 26 AIN'T NOBODY, Columbia /CBS Richie, Motown /RCA 19 2 STAY, Bonnie Bianco A P. 3 2 SOUTHERN WIND, Akina Khan, Warner Bros. 7 7 THEY DON'T KNOW, Tracey 5 3 PETER HOFMANN 2, CBS Cosso, Fonit Cetra 25 TIME, Billy Joel, Nakamori, Warner -Pioneer, 27 -THE LONGEST Ullman, MCA 6 6 VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCE, 20 6 TERRA PROMESSA, Nichion/NTV Eros CBS 8 8 THE REFLEX, Duran Duran, Barclay James Harvest, Ramazzotti, DDD /CBS 28 40 SEARCHIN', Hazel! Dean, Proto Capitol Polydor /DGG 4 3 KIMIGA USOWO TSUITA, Off 29 NEW DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY 9 9 BREAKDANCE, Irene Cara, 7 11 CIVILIZED MAN, Joe Cocker, Course, Toshiba- EMI /Fairway- EYES, Ultravox, Chrysalis Geffen /WEA Capitol /EMI PMP 30 NEW GOING DOWN TOWN TONIGHT, 10 10 YOU MIGHT THINK, Cars, 8 4 ?(FRAGEZEICHEN), Nena, CBS 5 4 AIJOU MONOGATARI, Tomoyo Status Quo, Vertigo Elektra /WEA 9 9 HUMAN'S LIB, Howard Jones, Harada, Toshiba -EMI /Variety 6 5 NAMIDA NO REQUEST, 31 NEW I FEEL LIKE BUDDY HOLLY, 11 15 TIME AFTER TIME, Cyndi WEA NETHERLANDS Alvin Stardust, Chrysalis Lauper, Epic /CBS 10 7 EIN GLUECK, DASS ES DICH Checkers, Canyon /Yamaha (Courtesy Stichting Nederlandse Top 40) 32 38 LOVE ME TENDER, Roland Rat 12 13 LOVE SOMEBODY, Rick GIBT, Roger Whittaker, 7 8 KIMAMANI REFLECTION, Anri, As of 5/15/84 Superstar, Rodent Springfield, RCA Avon /Intercord For Life /JCM -PMP 33 NEW EACH AND EVERY ONE, 13 12 JUMP, Van Halen, Warner Bros./ 11 13 THE WORKS, Queen, EMI 8 7 MUSUMEYO, Gannosuke Ashiya, SINGLES Everything But The Girl, WEA 12 5 DIE SONGS EINER Teichiku /JVK This Last blanco y negro 14 14 OH SHERRIE, Steve Perry, SUPERGRUPPE, Supertramp, 9 6 NATSU NO PHOTOGRAPH, Week Week RVC 34 21 YOU TAKE ME UP, Thompson Columbia /CBS A&M/CBS Hidemi Ishikawa, /GEIEI 1 1 IK VOEL ME ZO VERDOMD Twins, Arista 15 18 WOULD'T IT BE GOOD, Nik 13 16 CARAMBOLAGE, Peter Maffay, 10 16 KIMITACHI KIWI PAPAYA ALLEEN, Danny de Munk, RCA MANGO DANE, Meiko 35 30 PEARLY -DEWDROPS' DROPS, Kershaw, MCA Teldec 2 7 1 WANT TO BREAK FREE, Cocteau Twins, 4AD 16 16 MISS ME BLIND, Culture Club, 14 18 HUMAN RACING, Nik Kershaw, Nakahara, Toshiba- EMI /YUI- Queen, EMI 36 NEW HIGH ENERGY, Evelyn Thomas, Virgin /PolyGram MCA /WEA Nichion 3 2 HELLO, Lionel Richie, Motown Record Shack 17 17 HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO, 15 14 INTO THE GAP, Thompson 11 13 GIZA GIZA HEART NO 4 4 CATCH ME, Matsha Raven, 37 29 GLAD IT'S ALL OVER, Captain Bonnie Tyler, Columbia /CBS Twins, Arista /Arlola KOMORIUTA, Checkers, Dureco Sensible, AIM 18 11 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME, 16 19 1984, Van Halen, Warner Canyon/Yamaha 5 3 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED 38 22 THIEVES LIKE US, New Order, Rockwell, Motown /Quality Bros. /WEA 12 11 MONICA, Koji Kikkawa, BEFORE, Julio Iglesias A Willie Factory 19 19 ROCKIT, Herbie Hancock, 17 17 WIRED TO THE MOON, Chris SMS /Watanabe Nelson, CBS 39 27 A LOVE WORTH WAITING FOR, Columbia /CBS Rea, Magnet /Teldec 13 9 INAZUMA PARADISE, Chiemi 6 NEW BIG IN JAPAN, Alphavill, WEA Shakin' Stevens, Epic 20 NEW DANCE HALL DAYS, Wang 18 20 ALCHEMY, Dire Straits, Hors, Canyon /Top 7 9 CHERRY OH BABY, UB 40, 40 NEW YOU DON'T LOVE ME, Marilyn, Chung, Warner Bros. /WEA Vertigo /Phonogram 14 17 NAGARAGAWA ENKA, Hiroshi Virgin Love 19 8 HELLO AGAIN, Howard Itsuki, TJC /TV Asahi -RFMP- 8 NEW LOCOMOTION, Orchestral Carpendale, EMI Sound 1 Manoeuvres In The Dark, 15 10 NAGISA NO HAIKARA NINSYO, ALBUMS 20 NEW WENN SCHON NICHT FUER Virgin ALBUMS IMMER, Ulla Meinecke, Rca Kyoko Koizumi, Victor /Burning 9 NEW I SAVE THE DAY, Roberto 1 1 FOOTLOOSE, Soundtrack, 16 18 FUTARI NO ISLAND, Yuko Jacketti, Carrere 1 NEW LEGEND, Bob Marley A Wailers, Columbia/CBS Ishikawa 8 Chage, Radio 10 NEW PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE, Depeche Island 2 2 1984, Van Halen, Warner Bros./ City /Yamaha Mode, Mute 2 1 NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL WEA AUSTRALIA 17 12 WINE RED NO KOKORO, Anzen MUSIC II, Various, Virgin 3 3 SHE'S SO UNUSUAL, Cyndi (Courtesy Kent Music Report) Chitai, Kitty /Kitty 3 NEW HYSTERIA, Human League, Lauper, Epic /CBS As of 5/21/84 18 NEW SEISHUN NO IJIWARU, Momoko ALBUMS Virgin 4 4 COLOUR BY NUMBERS, Culture Kikuchi, VAP /JCM- GEIEI- 4 5 THE WORKS, Queen, EMI Club, Virgin /PolyGram SINGLES Triangle 1 1 CAN'T SLOW DOWN, Lionel 5 2 CAN'T SLOW DOWN, Lionel 5 5 THRILLER, Michael Jackson, This Last 19 15 HARE TOKIDOKI SATSUJIN, Richie, Motown Richie, Motown Epic /CBS Week Week Noriko Watanabe, Nippon 2 2 BODY AND SOUL, Joe Jackson, 6 3 THRILLER, Michael Jackson, 6 6 SPORTS, Huey Lewis, Chrysalis/ 1 1 FOOTLOOSE, Kenny Loggins, Columbia /Variety A&M Epic MCA CBS 20 NEW MAYONAKA SUGI NO KOI, 3 3 ALCHEMY, Dire Straits, Vertigo 7 7 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FROM 7 7 INTO THE GAP, Thompson 2 2 EAT IT, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Anzen Chitai, Kitty/Kitty 4 4 THRILLER, Michael Jackson, "FOOTLOOSE ", Various, CBS Twins, Arista /PolyGram Epic Epic 3 6 8 4 OCEAN RAIN, Echo A 8 8 CAN'T SLOW DOWN, Lionel TO BE OR NOT TO BE, Mel 5 8 YENTL, Barbra Streisand, CBS Bunnymen, Korova Richie, Motown /Quality Brooks, Island ALBUMS 6 6 LIVE IN CONCERT /LIVE IN 9 12 AN INNOCENT MAN, Billy Joel, 9 9 GRACE UNDER PRESSURE, 4 13 AGAINST ALL ODDS, Phil CARRE, Dolly Dots, WEA CBS Rush, Anthem /Capitol Collins, Atlantic 1 1 ANNIVERSARY, Akina Nakamori, 7 NEW THE WORKS, Oueen, EMI 10 8 INTO THE GAP, Thompson 10 12 LOVE AT FIRST STING, 5 3 99 LUFTBALLONS, Nena, Epic Warner- Pioneer 8 5 AMMONIA AVENUE, Alan Twins, Arista Scorpions, Mercury/PolyGram 6 4 HOLIDAY, Madonna, Sire 2 2 VARIETY, Maria Takeuchi, Moon Parsons Project, Arista 7 11 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED 3 3 ANZEN CHITAI 2, Kitty 9 7 N.E.W.S., Golden Earring, 21 11 6 AND I LOVE YOU SO, Howard 11 10 TOUCH, Eurythmics, RCA 4 4 FOOTLOOSE, Keel, Warwick 12 11 AGAINST ALL ODDS, BEFORE, Julio Iglesias A Willie Soundtrack, CBS - Records NEW MAN, Joe Cocker, 12 11 ALCHEMY -DIRE STRAITS LIVE, Soundtrack, Atlantic /WEA Nelson, CBS Sony 10 CIVILIZED Vertigo 13 13 HEARTBEAT CITY, Cars, 8 5 WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD, Nik 5 5 THRILLER, Michael Jackson, Capitol Epic -Sony 13 NEW MAN ON THE LINE, Chris De Elektra /WEA Kershaw, MCA Burgh, A&M 14 14 BODY AND SOUL, Joe Jackson, 9 8 HELLO, Lionel Richie, Motown 6 7 JUNJOUGANNEN GOGATSU ITSUKA, 14 9 JUNK CULTURE, OMD, Virgin AIM 10 7 HOLD ME NOW, Thompson Shibugakitai, CBS - Sony 15 NEW MIRROS MOVES, Psychedelic 15 16 ABOUT FACE, David Gilmour, Twins, Arista Furs, CBS Columbia /CBS 11 9 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE 7 6 EACH TIME, Eiich! Ohtaki, CBS - 16 10 THE TOP, Cure, Fiction 16 15 LEARNING TO CRAWL, FUN, Cyndi Lauper, Portrait Sony 8 8 RIVER'S ISLAND, 17 15 HUMAN RACING, Nik Kershaw, Pretenders, Sire /WEA 12 12 REBEL YELL, Billy Idol, Kiyotaka MCA 17 17 SEVEN AND THE RAGGED Chrysalis Sugiyama A Omega Tribe, VAP 9 9 SHE'S SO UNUSUAL, Cyndi 18 14 HUMAN'S LIB, Howard Jones, TIGER, Duran Duran, Capitol 13 NEW TIME AFTER TIME, Cyndi WEA 18 18 99 LUFTBALLOONS, Nena, Lauper, Portrait Lauper, Epic -Sony 10 10 FIRST AMERICA, Nena, Epic - 19 20 SEVEN AND THE RAGGED Warner Bros. /WEA 14 19 A BEAT FOR YOU, Pseudo TIGER, Duran Duran, EMI 19 19 ELIMINATOR, ZZ Top, Warner Echo, EMI Sony I 11 11 PARACHUTE GA 20 18 OFF THE WALL, Michael Bros. /WEA 15 10 SEND A MESSAGE, Inxs, WEA OCHITA Jackson, Epic 20 20 AMMONIA AVENUE, Alan 16 20 I'VE BEEN TO BALI TOO, NATSU, Koji Kikkawa, SMS 12 12 ADVENTURE, Square, CBS 21 13 THE PROS AND CONS OF Parsons, Arista /PolyGram Redgum, Epic /Sony www.americanradiohistory.com Photo News 55

SAX FANATICS -A couch fu II of notable fans stop backstage at the Club Lingerie in Los Angeles to congratulate Johnny Reno & the Sax Maniacs on their show there. Pictured from left are John Doe of Elektra group X, IDave Alvin of Slash /Warner Bros. group the Blasters, blues master John Lee Hooker and the Blasters' Bill Bateman.

IN FROM THE OUTBACK -Midnight Oil's lead singer Peter Garrett towers over friends during a party in Boston hosted by Musician magazine, CBS Records and local radio station WFNX. Shown from left are station program direcicr Judith Brackley, Musician promotion director Paul Sacksman, Garrett, Musician's publisher Gordon Baird and art director Gary Koepke, and Sal Ingeme, local CBS promotion manager.

GIRLISH GA GA- Members of the Capitol group Queen slip into some- thing more comfortable for the film- If ing of their "I Want To Break Free" clip, the second single from the al- bum "The Works." The Queens are, from left, Roger Taylor, Brian May, John Deacon and Freddie Mercury.

GREAT REELS OF FIRE -Makers of the MCA soundtrack for Universal's forth- coming "Streets Of Fire" fi m review the finished product at Warner Hollywood studio. Pictured from left are film producer Joel Silver, record producer Jimmy lovine and director /writerr Walter Hill.

SONG SWAP -Keith Forsey chats with ASCAP director of film and tv Lpn Jack- son, left, and ASCAP membership representative Loretta Munoz at Giorgio Moroder s Oasis studio in Los Angeles. Forsey, a GEMA member who (licenses his songs through ASCAP in the U.S., shared an Oscar with Irene Cara this year for "Flashdance ... What A Feeling." RAVIE RECEPTION -RCA artist Eddy Raven meets friends backstage after performing at the Nashville Music Assn.'s Spotlight at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Shown from left are Dave Conrad of Almo- Irving Music, NMA president; Spotlight openers J.D. Martin and Jessica Boucher; Raven, and Dale Franklin Cornelius, the NMA's executive director.

BON JOUR FOR BON JOVI- Mercury/ PolyGram group Bon Jovi rest after headlining a show at Seattle's Para- mount Theater. Standing from left are PolyGram's Calvin Lew, the group's David Rashbaum, KNBQ Tacoma pro- gram director Sean Lynch, Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Alec Jon Such and Tico Torres, and Beau Phillips, a local radio consultant.

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PICKS -new releases with the greatest chart potential in the corresponding format. RECOMMENDED- records with potential for significant chart action in the corresponding format. ALSO RECEIVED -other also received records with potential for chart entry in the corresponding format, and other new releases. Records equal- VHB- Beethoven's Fifth (Street) Symphony (7:03); producer: Vincent Da- °oc ly appropriate for more than one format are given the higher review. Pop (Hot 100) is listed first, as that vis; writers: V. Davis, G. Vaughn; publisher: Vintertainment, ASCAP; Vinter- chart surveys the broadest audience. Adult Contemporary and Dance /Disco are last, as those charts tainment VTIS -001 (12 -inch single). Contact: (212) 799 -9190. n measure Jose "Animal" Diaz, Car- Po airplay only. NEW & Bugger Groove (4:29); U NOTEWORTHY -highlights new and BUGGERS -The producers: developing acts worthy of attention. P All singles commercially los De Jesus; writer: Jose "Animal" Diaz, Carlos "Hot Tracks" De Jesus; available in the U.S. are eligible for review. Reviews are coordinated by Nancy Erlich at Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036 (telephone: 212- 764 -7311). Country singles publisher: San Judas, BMI; Manhole (no number) (c /o Alpha Dist., New should be.sent to: Kip Kirby, Billboard, 14 Music Circle East. Nashville, Tenn. 37203 (telephone: 615 -748- York) (12 -inch single). picks 8100). SPECIAL OCCASION-- Graduation (4:45) producers: Ricardo Marrero, Car- los "Hot Tracks" De Jesus; writer: Michael Villas; publisher: San Judas, BMI; Two Musketeers A+ 0200 (12 -inch single). Contact: P.O. Box 216, BEEWAH ROD STEWART- Infatuation (4:03); producer: Mi- -Mystery Of The Planets (3:38); producer: not listed; writer: T. Westwood, N.J. 07675. James; publisher: KENDALLS -My Baby's Gone (3:22); producer: Brian chael Omartian; writers: R. Stewart, D. Hitchings, R. BRA, ASCAP: Starr FW21315. Contact: P.O. Box 59, Phila- NORA -I'm Falling In Love (7:35); producer: Horace Ott; writers: Nora, delphia, Pa. 19105. Ahern; writer: H. Houser; publisher: Central Songs, BMI; Robinson; publishers: Rod Stewart/Hitchings /Rowland Marsha Lee; publisher: not listed; New York Music Company NYM -9. 12 -inch Mercury 822 203 -7. More urgent, less doleful than the version of previously reviewed 7 -inch, Billboard, May 5, 1984. Robinson, ASCAP; Warner Bros. 7-29256. One of the hot- classic Louvin Brothers recording; the Kendalls strip the test items on the pop airwaves this week, it's a raspy song down to its pure pain and underline its essential rock number that pounds and pummels out its obsessive countriness. message; from the forthcoming "Camouflage" LP. GEORGE STRAIT -Let's Fall To Pieces Together MICHAEL JACKSON-Farewell My Summer Love ólack (2:58); producer: Ray Baker; writers: Dickey Lee, Tommy (3:41); producers: Freddie Perren, Fonce Mizell, Tony Pe- Rocco, Johnny Russell; publishers: Maplehill /Hall -Clem- luso, Michael Lovesmith, Steve Barri; writer: K. Lewis; ent /Bibo /Sunflower, BMI /ASCAP; MCA 52392. Strait publisher: Stone Diamond, BMI; Motown 1739MF. Mid - New & Noteworthy sounds straight from the 1950s on this hard country leer- tempo teen -pop, a decade old, unearthed from the Mo- picks ing lament that features an authenticating steel and hon- town vaults; tepid material, but the fans are insatiable. U.T.F.O. And Rhymes (8:29); producer: Full TEDDY PENDERGRASS featuring a duet with WHIT- ky-tonk piano. -Beats RICK SPRINGFIELD -Don't Walk Away (3:38); pro- Force; writers: UTFO, Full Force; publishers: K.E.D -/Mo- NEY HOUSTON -Hold Me (4:53); producer: Michael RONNIE DUNN -She Put The Sad In All His Songs ducers: Rick Springfield, Bill Drescher; writer: Rick kojumbi, BMI; Select FMS 62253 (12 -inch single). Three Masser; writers: Michael Masser, Linda Creed; publish- (3:33); producer: Johnny Sandlin; writers: Mac McAnally, Springfield; publisher: Vogue, BMI; RCA PB- 13813. Nice- of NYC's most accomplished rap -break artists churn up a ers: Prince St., ASCAP /DeCreed /Music Corporation of Robert Byrne; publisher: I've Got The Music, ASCAP; ly- executed romantic desperation; weighty power rock sonic storm and turn out some nifty harmonies as well; America, BMI; Asylum 7- 69720. A classy ballad to mark MCA /Churchill MCA -52383. All hook and no line, and the with synth and sax. wit, style and a bass hum to set the bones vibrating. Pendergrass' long-awaited return; Houston's sweet vo- singing is a mite self- conscious. ASSEMBLY -Never Never (5:51); producer: Assem- cals are an added treat. JACK GREENE-Dying To Believe (3:09); producer: bly; writer: V. Clarke; publishers: Emile, ASCAP; Sire 0- BOBBY WOMACK-Tell Me Why (5:52); producers: Ray Pennington; writers: S. Chandler, F. Knipe; publisher: recommended 20210 (12 -inch single). One of the UK's top critical raves Bobby Womack, Andrew Oldham, James E. Gadson; writ- Touchdown, BMI; EMH 0031. The song gets off to a slow of '83; haunting song by Vince Clarke (of Yaz) with evoc- ers: Bobby Womack, Jim Ford; publishers: ABKCO /Ash- start, but there's a sweeping, string -laden followup that JOHN LENNON- Borrowed Time (3:45); producer: not ative, quivery vocal by guest singer Feargal Sharkey (of tray; Beverly Glen BG2014 (12 -inch version also avail- adds drama to Greene's believable vocals. Contact: (615) listed; writer: J. Lennon; publisher: Ono, BMI; Polydor the Undertones). able, Beverly Glen BG2015). The Poet growls, purrs, 255 -3009. 821 204 -7. Breezy island atmosphere belies the incisive- pleads and convinces in a jazzy, uptempo number with a SHAUNA SMITH Into A ness of the lyrics. -Stumbled Good Thing danceable thump. (2:33); producer: Darrell Glenn; writer: Robert Parsons; EDDY GRANT -Romancing The Stone (3:30); producer: GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL & THE FURIOUS FIVE - publisher: Rocker. BMI; Buckboard 111. Shauna Smith Eddy Grant; writer: Eddy Grant; publisher: Greenheart, Beat Street Breakdown-Part 1 (4:10); producers: Syl- sounds a bit like Connie Smith here-which isn't a bad ASCAP; Portrait 37- 04433. Grant gives up the reggae WHY YOU via Robinson, Melle Mel; writers: Melvin Glover, Reggie use of role model. Contact: P.O. Box 1645, beat but not its vocal inflections in this soundtrack Hurst, Tex. Griffin; publishers: Hargreen /Sugar Hill, BMI: Atlantic 7- 76053. rocker. 89659. 7 -inch version of previously reviewed Sugarhill BON JOVI -She Don't Know Me (3:55); producer: Lance Records 12 -inch, Billboard, May 19, 1984. SHOULD Quinn; writer: M. Avsec; publisher: Bema, ASCAP; Mer- JENNY BURTON & PATRICK JUDE- Strangers In A cury 818 958 -7. Lighter, more melodic metal then their also received Strange World (4:21); producer: Jake Holmes; writer: top 40 hit "Runaway ". REDEYE-She Did It With Love (3:17); producer: Redeye; writer: Mike Car - Jake Holmes; publisher: Wind Hill, ASCAP; Atlantic 7- ROBIN GIBB -Boys Do Fall In Love (3:50); producers: lino; publisher: Yakimaw, BMI; Project One 005. MAKE A 89660. Soft, elegant ballad from the "Beat Street" KAY RIVES -Why Can't It Be Me (3:00); producers: Tom A. Gott- Maurice and Robin Gibb; writers: Robin and Maurice DeVito, soundtrack; a mellow departure for disco diva Burton. schalk; writer: Patti Jenner; publisher: Moondance, SESAC; Challenge 109. Gibb; publisher: Gibb Brothers, BMI; Mirage 7 -99743 (12- Contact: Music Artist Promotions, Las Vegas, Nev. inch version also available, Mirage 0-96940). A techno- RANDY JACK WIGGINS -Body Language (1:59); producer: not listed; writ- dance groove courtesy of Shannon's Ligget and Barbosa recommended ers: Andrew Wilson, Jr., Randy Jack Wiggins; publisher: Big Wedge, BMI; CORPORATE Wedge 1036. Label based in Nashville. accompanies a most un -Gibb -like low- pitched vocal. SHEILA DOBBS-Giviñ It Back (3:02); producer: Wayne Toombs; writer: SYSTEM R.E- M. -So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) (3:11); producers: -Promises Can Break (6:02); producers: Mic Wayne Toombs; publisher: Soundplex, ASCAP; Soundplex Creations 5022. Mitch Easter, Don Dixon; writers: Berry, Buck, Mills, Murphy, David Frank; writers: Murphy, Pesco, Frank; Label based in Jonesboro, Ark. CONTRIBU- MIKE DEKLE-Hanky Panky (2:35); producer: Byron Hill; writer: Mike De- Stipe; publisher: Night Garden, BMI; I.R.S. IR -9 27. Sub- publishers: Science Lab /Green Star, ASCAP; Mirage 0- kle; publisher: Lion's Mate, ASCAP; NSD 188. Label based in Nashville. 96939. 12 -inch version tle but accessible Byrdsy pop; Athens, Ga. group that has of previously reviewed 7 -inch, BOB HOSKINS -Don't It Feel Good (2:39); producers: Jack Mollette, Buddy dazzled critics is now growing beyond cult status. Billboard, May 12, 1984. Spicher; writer: R. Hoskins; publisher: Chart A Song, ASCAP; Borderline 008. TWO SISTERS There (3:20); Label based in Westland, Mich. TION TO JOE COCKER -Civilized Man (3:56); producer: Gary -Right producer: Raul A. CHRIS MATTHEWS -I Don't Want My Sister To Be A Truckdriver (2:49); Rodriguez; writers: M. Barone, T. Marquis, R.A. Rodri-- Katz; writers: R. Feldman P. Robinson;,p publishers: a Or c/a producers: Gradie O'Neal, Rick Alhona; writer: Rick Alhona; publisher: Men- guez; publisher: Watchpocket, ASCAP/BMI; Capitol B -5338. Label debut Sugarscoop, ASCAP; Sugarscoop YE- lo, BMI; G & R (no number). Contact: (415) 591 -4208, BARRY JOHNSON-Lonesome Town (2:19); producer: Rick Hanson; for the inimitable blues stylist recalls the approach and 130. 7 -inch version of previously reviewed 12 -inch, Bill- writer: THE Thomas Baker Knight; publishers: Matragun AD /Unart, BMI; Ric Rac 480. Label board, May 5, 1984. repertoire of his early "Mad Dogs" days. based in Nashville, Ind. FACE TO FACE -10-9 -8 (3:45); producer: Arthur Baker; JANICE MARIE JOHNSON -Love Me Tonite (3:18); pro- DON McHAN -When Man Was A Man (2.25); producer: Don McHan; writ- writer: Angelo; publisher: Inner Man, ASCAP; Epic 34- ducers: Mike Piccirillo, Gary Goetzman; writers: J. John- ers: Don McHan, Ernie Goff; publisher: Cindy Jane, BMI; Sollie Sunshine 0014. Label in Pensacola, Fla. son, T. Lawrence; publishers: Conducive /Blackwood based COUNCIL 04430.7 -inch version of the Arthur Baker -produced rock- /'Til SPURTZ, BUDDY HENDRIX -The Back Side Of Me (2:50); producer: Pete er that leaps to 25 on the Dance chart this week. Dawn, BMI; Capitol B -5359. Ex -A Taste Of Honey vocalist Ray; writer: Spurtz; publisher: End of the Rainbow, ASCAP; NSD 190. Label a based in Nashville. The Advertising Council is the biggest FIRE INC. - Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young styles soulful ballad in mock oriental tracks. RON REELEY -Where Do We Stand (3:26); producer: Eddie Kilroy; writers: (5:16); producer: Jim Steinman; FREDERICK "M.C. COUNT" LINTON-I'm Somebody advertiser in the world. Last year, with writer: Jim Steinman; P.R. Battle, Maria Kilroy; publishers: Tree, BMI /Diablo Lobo, ASCAP; Reflex Else's publisher: Lost Boys, BMI; MCA 52377. From the Guy (6:28); producers: Fred McFarlane, Allen 840101. the cooperation of all media, the Coun- "Streets Of Fire" soundtrack, another Gothic tidal wave George; writers: J. Brown, F. Linton; publishers: Trumar/ TONY McGILL -Until The Bitter End (3:57), producers: Glen Sutton, Joe Gibson; writers: Tim cil placed almost six hundred million in the Steinman style. Georgie Brown, BMI; Vinyl Dreams VND D02 (c /o Pre- Daniels, Rommy Rocco, Gene Dobbins; publishers: Chappell /Intersong, ASCAP/Unichappell, BMI; NSD 189. Label based in dollars of public service advertising. AZTEC CAMERA -Oblivious (2:54); producers: John lude Records, New York) (12 -inch single). A rap rework- Nashville. Yet operating expense budget Brand, Bernie Clarke; writer: Roddy Frame; publisher: ing of the Jocelyn Brown hit, from a different COWBOY BAND- Legend Of The Lost Colony (2:57); producer: Clyde Mat- its total tocks; writer: Mike Kinzie; publisher: Hoodswamp, BMI; Hoodswamp 8007. WB, ASCAP; Sire 7- 29269. Remixed re- release of writer - perspective. was only $1,147,000 which makes its Label based in Greenville, N.C. arranger- guitarist Frame's U.S. debut; a breathtaking BEAU WILLIAMS-Don't Say No (3:56); producer: Alan advertising programs one of America's Abrahams; talent, almost grown. writer: Gary Taylor; publishers: Irving /Morn- greatest bargains ... for every $1 cash ing Crewe, BMI; Capitol B -5351. Deliberate beat; roman- WIRE TRAIN -Chamber Of Hellos (3:55); producer: Da- outlay the Council is generating over vid Kahne; writers: K. Hunter, K. Herr; publishers: Very tic r &b delivery. DiscolDancé $600 of advertising. Safe /Discreet Trains, BMI; 415 /Columbia 38- 04475. Driving, guitar -heavy new wave rock. also received recommended U.S. business and associated groups MR. X -I Pity The Man (2:58); producers: Bobby Cram, tom uyer; writers: contributed the dollars the Ad Council B. Oram, J. Oram; publishers: Valet /Oramoram, BMI; BS 001. Contact: INDEEP -The Night The Boy Learned How To Dance needs to create and manage this also received (206) 362 -1126. (5:25); producer: Michael Cleveland; writer: Mike NIRVANA -Jump Time (7:34); producer: Charles Marotta; writer: Charles Cleve- remarkable program. Advertisers, ad- land; publishers: Fools Prayer/Young RANK AND FILE-Sound Of The Rain (3:42);producer: Jeff Eyrich; writers: Marotta; publishers: Jomaga/Wet Hot, BMI; TNT IN-1225 (c /o Allegiance Lions, BMI; Becket vertising agencies, and the media Kinman, Kiernan; publisher: Black Impala, BMI; Slash/Warner Bros. 7- Records, Hollywood, Calif.) (12 -inch single). BKD 520. 12 -inch version of previously reviewed 1 -inch, and 29297. BOBBY WILLIAMS- Starting All Over Again (4:15); producer: Walter Billboard, May 12, 1984. contributed the space time. DANNY ALIAS -Big Brother. The Answer (4:16); producer: David Bell; writ- Grady; writers: Bobby Williams, Curtis Reid; publisher: Parman, 8MI; Nickel- BARBARA MASON -Don't I ers: Danny Alias, David Bell; publisher: Anon, BMI; Bell Associates 1984 odeon NL -102. Label based in Greensboro, N.C. Ever Cross Your Mind Your company can play a role. If you Sometime (4:51); producer: (cassingle). Contact: (312) 472-4094. AWARENESS ART ENSEMBLE -Rasta Man (3:18); producers: Dave Caudie, Butch Ingram; writer: Barba- believe in supporting public service BARRY DE VORZON -Theme From The TV Show "Simon 8 Simon" (2:44); Forrest Haller; writer: Gerald A. Woodson; publisher: Heybud, BMI; Power - ra Mason; publishers: Sugar Biscuit, ASCAP/Family Pro- producers: Barry DeVorzon, Micheal Towers; writers: Barry DeVorzon, Mi- line PL 370. efforts to help meet the challenges ductions/Marc James, BMI; West End cheal Towers; publishers: Duchess, BMI /Leeds, ASCAP: Earthtone ET -7005 JAMES PREWITT- You're Just Insatiable WES 22174 (12- (3:57); producer: Ed Palermo; inch which face our nation today, then your (c/o Alpha Dist., New York). writer: James Prewitt publisher: not listed; Keye (no number) (12 -inch sin- single). Uptempo mix of soul- harmony technique gle). Contact: P.O. Box 23216, St. Louis, Mo. 63156. and synthesized surprises. company can do as many hundreds of RICH DODSON -Givin' It Up For Love (3:46); producer: Rich Dodson; writ- er: Rich Dodson; publisher: Sleepy Cat, CAPAC/ASCAP; Marigold MPL 724. BON ROCK featuring KEITH RODGERS- Dancing In The others-large and small -have done. Contact: P.O. Box 262, Lewiston, N.Y. 14092. Street (5:20); producer: Ed Pavia; writers: W. Stevenson, You can make a tax -deductible con- WILLY SANDERS -I Wanna Show You (2:41); producers: Lloyd Maines, Don M. Gaye; publishers: Stone Agate, BMI /Jobete, ASCAP; Caldwell; writer: W. Sanders; publisher: Phone, BMI; Magic MRSS -22184 tribution to the Advertising Council. (c /o Phone Publishing, Lubbock, Tex.). Earthtone ET -1204 (c /o Alpha Dist., New York) (12 -inch ROCKIN' SIDNEY -I'm Your Man (3:15); producer: Rockin Sidney; writer: single). Busy electro-treatment of the '605 classic. At the very least you can, quite easily, J. Simien; publisher: Sid Sim, BMI; ZBC 1004. Contact: (318) 439- Sidney (Country-r\ JUNIE MORRISON-Techno -Freqs (5:55); producer: 3204. find out more about how the Council writers: B. Tyr- Walter Morrison; writer: W. Morrison; BRIAN TYRRELL -I Feel It (3:55); producer: Rich Dodson; publisher: Jun - what it does. write MPL works and Simply to: rell, R. Dodson; publisher: Sleepy Cat, CAPAC /ASCAP; Marigold -725. Trac, BMI; 4th and B'way BWAY 404 (c /o Island) (12- P.O. Box 262, Lewiston, N.Y. 14092. Robert P. Keim, President, The Adver- Contact: picks inch single). Heavy -groove techno- funkadelics from the BO -Pick Up The Phone (2:20); producers: Bo, Abilene; writers: BLASTER longtime Clinton cohort. tising Council, Inc., 825 Third Avenue, Robert Bogesdorfer, Abilene; publisher: Ray Ran, BMI; RR NR 15312. Con- tact: (412) 564 -2581. CHARLEY PRIDE -The Power Of Love (3:31); produc- MARCUS MILLER -My Best Friend's Girlfriend (7:16); New York, New York 10022. Mike writ- QUADS w/MIKE SHEA -Hands Of Love (4:06); producer: Shea; er: Norro Wilson; writers: Don Cook, Gary Nicholson; pub- producers: Marcus Miller, Ray Bardani; writer: Marcus er: Shea; publisher: Idlemind; Neo NEO 9001. Contact: (512) 477-9351. lisher: Cross Keys, ASCAP; RCA P8- 13821. Pride opts for Miller; publisher: Thriller Miller, ASCAP; IMITATION LIFE -When She Says Yes (2:25); producer: Frank Beeson; Warner Bros. 0- love; writer: Alan Berman; publisher: Frabe, BMI; Veebltronics VT -3. Contact: a pop sound on this ode to the restorative powers of 20217. 12 -inch version of previously reviewed 7 -inch, A Public Service of This Magazine (213) 838-0712. his vocals are reassuringly firm and precise. Billboard, May 12, 1984. & The Advertising Council.

www.americanradiohistory.com 57 News MCA Introduces Singles Team `Strike Force' Will Attempt To Spur Sales Regionally By SAM SUTHERLAND public aware of an emerging new orders when the outlet is part of a artist." larger chain. By providing the sepa- LOS ANGELES -MCA Records Azoff notes that the English mar- rate singles team, Burns contends new team of last week unveiled its ket has provided one clue to the ad- MCA will be able to serve as a liaison a seven singles specialists, designed as vantages of a stronger marketing between such stores and their home product sales "strike force" to spur stance for singles. "Most of the En- offices; specialists will alert more re- releases break onto radio as new glish record business goes on in the mote accounts that any titles now move finds the label re- playlists. The stores, whereas in America, launch- breaking locally may be available versing the trend toward album spe- ing artists goes on at radio," he from their home warehouse, while has dominated do- cialization that comments. the central offices can likewise be up- mestic product marketing for more To Burns, attempts to service the dated on product activity at the store a than decade. much vaster domestic retail universe level. John Burns, senior According to with timely singles product have been Burns also envisions an improve- vice president of MCA Distributing, frustrated by the number of accounts. ment in pinpointing actual sales COUGAR CRUMBLES HALL -John Cougar Mel!encamp enjoys himself at a of the team (Executive members "When you've got a sales staff calling movement within individual mar- PolyGram party held after his Radio City Music Hall show in New York. Turntable, page 4) actually began on 30 or 40 accounts in a market, kets: "Rather than guessing at the Shown from left are the label's executive vice president Mel Ilberman, Mel- building their network of accounts as they just can't be everywhere at sales based on overall orders, we now !encamp, and PolyGram's national promotion director Joe Grossman and early as March. Final appointments once," he says. "If product arrives on have a team that can tell us exactly senior vice president Bob Edson. to the group, made in recent weeks, a Wednesday, and you visit a specific what a single sold in that market on a release last prompted the formal key account on Tuesday, then that current basis." week. store may not receive goods until the While the scheme is intended to "We formulated this idea at our Country Chart Wars following week." support all label product, Burns February," reports meetings in A similar consideration, he adds, agrees that MCA's present emphasis Burns. "What we felt was happening has been the coordination of local on new artists "absolutely" influ- was that when a single began break- In volving Pub/fishers market activity with individual store enced the creation of the team. ing at radio, the product wasn't reaching stores fast enough." INDUSTRY CONCERNED In Indie Promo $$ Because the revamped MCA roster is now slanted toward so many new Continued from page 1 is when it thinks a publisher is pursu- artists, the consequences of that gap cently, and we decided that if we're ing a lost cause and would be better between playlist adds and product so- Act To Pass asked to (hire independents) they're off working another record. licitation and delivery are viewed as States going to participate in the cost." At MCA Music, Pat Higdon says especially critical. Observes MCA "Record companies have gotten to he tries to keep promotional expenses Records Group president Iry Azoff, the point where they call you with al- down by selecting only records that "The traditional American means of Video Rating Laws most every record," complains Hen- meet certain standards. "We look at distribution, certainly in the late '70s it like a ry Hurt of Chappell. "Competition the song and whether sounds cutbacks, has been to provide less Continued from page 1 The MPAA itself has come out between record companies has gotten hit. We look at the track record of stores. We're going to strongly against the various state ef- service to the shot. so tough. It's a vicious circle that's the artist and the producer. We check to provide more service, es- forts. The ratings system was created attempt Such legislation strikes directly at D hard to get out of, and publishers are to see if (the song is) licensed at the pecially in the singles area, because as a voluntary one, says MPAA -< the way home video retailers do their sort of sucked into it." full rate and if the label is one we can that's your initial tool to make the home video vice president Jim rn and re- Chappell doesn't ask its writers to expect to collect our mechanicals business, and manufacturers Bouras; as a matter of principle, he of the im- chip in for promotion, Hurt says, un- from." Singapore `Stonewall' tailers say they are afraid adds, the organaztion is opposed to to less they have publishing companies Sometimes, Higdon continues, pact the new laws may have. At the government efforts to incorporate it A 500- franchise National Video, Ron in partnership with Chappell. Often, "We like to gamble with a new artist Seen into the law. CO On Bogus Tapes has campaigning for an though, he adds, Chappell will be a who has what sounds like a hit record Berger been the law- co- publisher and can thus ask the on a major label." He says he has not Continued from page 1 effort by stores to outflank Assistance in preparing this story W other publishers to help out. "Some- faced the you -pay -or -we -pass ultima- RIAA official, who puts the bogus makers by initiating voluntary rat- provided by Earl Paige in Los 0 times the cost can be split two, three tum from labels. But, he explains, cassette value of Singapore exports at ings compliance. Angeles. Bill- o or four ways," he notes. "I've had managers say, 'If you put $55 -$70 million. "There's zilch Berger, who has written to Label promotion chiefs say that as up the money, I'll see that you get the enforcement." board on the subject (May 19), notes In part, the problem stems from Video's often as not, publishers ask for the single.' And I flatly refuse." He adds The group, whose two -week trip that every one of National the videocassette rental industry and right to hire promoters. "Sometimes that even this situation has occurred concluded May 2, included represen- outlets now requires parental approv- the way that it uses videocassettes. vid- they call us, sometimes we call only a time or two in the past two tatives from the computer software, al on rental forms. "I think every Motion pictures dominate the video them," says Frank Leffel, national years." book publishing and motion picture eo store should have some type of rental market, and are almost always minors to rent country promotion director for Poly - David Conrad of Almo/Irving is industries, as well as officials of the consent form allowing released in packaging that displays Gram /Mercury. "I'm finding that philosophical about paying for indies. U.S. Commerce Department and whatever category the parents indi- the MPAA rating codes. most publishers are anxious to help." "It may cost between $2,000 and Copyright Office. cate, PG or otherwise," he says. But when the cassettes are used for hope is that the Leffel says the practice has been $3,000 for the life of the record, but Officials in Taipei are taking steps Berger says his rental, the packaging is removed and will be able to around "for a long time," but con- the airplay on a major artist makes to remedy their image as the "coun- home video industry the cassettes reach consumers' hands before state governments cedes that it may be more prevalent that (investment) more than worth- terfeiting capital of the world" police itself in unmarked plastic library contain - making laws. "If we fail to act now: "Maybe we're all just getting while," he says. through a national antipiracy cam- start ers,leaving them without an easily now as a united industry ... a very more aggressive." Noting that he doesn't hire pro- paign, according to Gortikov, while visible guide to aid in their selection loss of business would re- RCA's Bob Heatherly agrees that moters "as a matter of course with officials in Singapore opted for "fur- substantial of product. In addition, minors can when a censorship panel is publisher participation is common. every record," Conrad recounts one ther study" of its copyright law, sult easily rent the unmarked boxes. He says the guidelines for accepting situation in which he concluded such which he described as "a real hit in formed," he says. or seeking promotional assistance publishing support was necessary: the gut." Gortikov says that the A nationwide survey of dealers by them unwor- Tower To Open from publishers are "if you need a lot "We had an artist with two singles group sought a firm pledge from the Billboard found most of of help with a record" or "if you've that had reached the top five and government to crack down on do- ried by the potential threat. Ordinari- Washington Store in ad- ly well -informed dealers in Maryland got a potential No. 1 record and you stopped, and I didn't want that to mestic pirating and exporting, want to be sure it goes No. 1." happen again." With the help of a dition to stiffer criminal penalties, didn't even know about the legisla- Continued from page 3 "We never ask them to partici- promoter, he adds, the third record but that they were "stonewalled." tion, while some store owners ob- the nation's capital is expected to pate," declares Warner Bros.' Nick hit No. 1. Like the other publishers, "We got lip service," the RIAA served that because video rental usu- cause the same market realignment Hunter. "Many times they offer, and Conrad declines to specify which rec- executive says of the officials in Sin- ally requires adult forms of that shook New York after the super- 99% of the time we accept." When ords he has put promoters on. gapore, where he says he visited identification such as credit cards, store's debut. the label doesn't accept, he explains, At CBS Songs, Jimmy Gilmer re- about 20 retail outlets selling coun- they ordinarily have few minors rent- Ken Ney of Washington record re- ports, "It's been kind of a company terfeit cassettes at $1.50 and $2. The ing anyway. tailer Serenade predicts that the ad- Teldec Splits policy for the last year or year and a product, much of it hit -oriented, in- Manufacturers Larry Hilford, vent of Tower "will definitely make From PolyGram half that we don't (hire promoters)." cluded compilation tapes with the president of CBS /Fox Video, and things more competitive down here." Exceptions to this policy, he admits, unauthorized use of the Billboard Bill Gallagher, vice president and Serenade is a full catalog store with Continued from page 6 may occur "if we have an artist /writ- logo. general manager of MGM/UA an emphasis on jazz and classical re- - worried about tributors at $12.25 and to distribu- er and we control the publishing or if "All the songs were cherry Home Video, are both cordings. And although Ney says the the govern- tors at $11.50. Pro Arte does not stip- we have most of the publishing on picked," he says. "There was no uni- the possible intrusion of shop is presently flanked by Record home video business. ulate a suggested list price. several songs in the album that sup- formity." As for the quality of the ment into the & Tape Ltd. outlets, he describes the Gortikov says he would prefer that Other labels now distributed or li- ports the single." duplicated merchandise, Gallagher planned Tower outlet as "too close." with the problem it- censed by Pro Arte include German Most of the publishers polled say says he was "negatively impressed." the industry deal "It will definitely cause us all to be his company is Harmonia Mundi, Supraphon, they decide on promotional partici- "I wish we could say we batted self, and adds that more competitive," he adds. "Tower as fast as possible to help re- Smithsonian, Arabesque and CBC of pation before the record charts. But a .500," he adds, "but it was more like moving is without a doubt the classiest record Canada. few, including Welk's Bob Kirsch, .350. That's how devastating a blow tailers solve it. store in America and a first -rate Hillford, "I'm The spinoff of the London -Teldec agree that they can engage a promot- it was." Says CBS /Fox's operation." it as an issue. We don't domestic tie follows by several er after the record is halfway up the In his remarks to both Taiwan and troubled by Eastern expansion is emerging as be censorship." months a similar move in the U.K., charts or farther and still give it a Singapore officials, Gortikov said the think there should Tower's primary project. In addition where Conifer Records now distrib- boost. piracy of U.S. sound recordings "is MGM /UA's Gallagher suggests to the Washington outlet, the chain utes the German catalog. English For the most part, record labels but a small pimple . .. but it is a fes- that manufacturers should follow will bow a second New York outlet Decca (London) material, however, suggest specific promoters to the tering sore that masks a more serious Berger's course, creating a council to this summer and is rumored to be is still distributed in Germany by publishers and even insist on them in cancer. (It is) an expression of gov- voluntarily establish and enforce scouting a third location as well as Teldec. some cases. ernment- condoned dishonesty." some kind of video rating system. examining Boston and London. www.americanradiohistory.com 58 Get to the News AES Conference Provokes Bitter Criticism of 1 as a Bottom Continued from page such pioneering effort," says the people we supply really feel that East Coast -which were traditional- Plunkett. "This year, we decided to these conferences are necessary, then ly the place for the pro audio indus- have exhibits as well, and I definitely we'll be happy to participate. Howev- try to break new products and tech- agree it could have been more suc- er, we've not seen evidence of that to Billboard's cessful. Modification can only come our satisfaction," he says. nological innovations. Last year, the manufacturers insisted that there be with trial and error." Plunkett disagrees, however, say- only one national exhibition, as the A spokesman for Otani (which did ing that the conferences do have a cost of attending conventions was be- not exhibit) is somewhat more blunt. valid reason for being. "The main Charts! coming too great a burden. "The AES should separate trade purpose of the conference was to Because only Joel Whitburn's Record Research books "The whole idea of cutting down shows from technical seminars. They serve the AES membership in an edu- don't exist for the same purpose and feel and delve as deeply as possible into to one show a year was to save us cational capacity, and we that supplements should be divorced entirely," he says. goal was fulfilled in Anaheim," he Billboard's charts deeper than any other reference money," says Keith Worsley, nation- - al sales manager of Lexicon Inc., a This year's technical seminars were says. works available - right down to every last charted hit. major manufacturer of digital reverbs without doubt the highlight of the Whether there will be additional These comprehensive listings are packed with and other signal processing devices. conference, attracting a far larger au- international conferences held by the position reached, "These new 'international confer- dience than the exhibit floor. Most AES remains an open issue. Since the complete data - title, artist, highest attendees agreed they were a success. organization is not -for -profit, money label, record ences' are seen as a way of getting total weeks charted, date charted, around that decision, and a lot of us Plunkett says that the various semi- to stage the conferences must come number and more - on every record to ever are really angry." nars were videotaped, and will be dis- from outside sources. So far, it has hit the charts. Lexicon chose not to participate in tributed internationally to 40 AES been the manufacturers footing the the boycott, but only because, ac- sections. majority of the bill by paying the req- cording to Worsley, "We feel pres- Andrew Da Puzzo, audio products uisite exhibition fees. 10649 sured into attending these things. manager of Agfa -Gevaert, which did Plunkett claims that the AES is 1g° You feel like, 'Well, so- and -so is go- exhibit at the show, says he was most planning more international confer- 3O'I % ing to be there, so you'd better be disturbed by the apparent insensitiv- ences. As to whether those confer- ti there, too.' ity displayed by the AES convention ences will include an exhibit floor, he Ong°Sf4Nti "The AES people told me they committee to the manufacturers. says that question will be answered C°1 were only expecting about 1,000 peo- "I wish they would pay more at- no later than October. °mss ple here," he continues. "Now, it tention to the people who support However, as Otari's spokesman costs Lexicon $15,000 to come here them and make these meetings possi- puts it, "If the viability of these con- So, whether you research t and exhibit -that's $15 a head. We ble," he says. "I'd prefer they listen ferences is based on the manufactur- charted music for pleasure or might as well have left all our prod- to us and our needs. We have to at- ers' participation by exhibiting, then profit, put your money on the ucts home, and simply taken every- tend a lot of shows -the NAB, the they probably will not last, at least only books and supplements one who attended out to dinner at SMPTE, a whole list of them -and not as they stand now." that cover Billboard's charts that price." it's particularly tough having this from Top Ten to bottom Don Plunkett, executive director come immediately after NAB. - "With all the video and audio Record of AES, does not disagree with the Springsteen Gets Joel Whitburn's manufacturers' assessment of the fields overlapping now, it sometimes Research Collection. show as a failure, though he does sug- seems to us that we spend all our Previewed Again gest that the combination of a techni- time coordinating conventions and cal conference with a trade exhibition trade shows rather than taking care Continued from page 3 was a "pioneering effort" that had to of business." concludes. "I guess I just wanted to be tried before it could be discarded. Da Puzzo is quick to add that Ag- show people that we're here to play "The first AES international con- fa's prime concern is being of the baseball." ference, held in Rye, N.Y. in 1982, most benefit possible to the people in Springsteen's summer tour is still was strictly a technical seminar, and the industry whom they service. "If being scheduled, according to Barry Bell, his agent at Premier Talent here, who declines to confirm a re- port that it will open June 29 in St. r ChorEbeat Paul, Minn. Bell says the rocker's GET THE FULL STORY ON CHARTED MUSIC. Continued from page 6 Reynolds' biggest hit, of course, was U.S. jaunt will keep him on the road er Tom Snow and producer George the No.1 "Tammy" in 1957. "until December, at least," with an RECORD RESEARCH BOOKS Duke. Bruce Springsteen has the top new overseas swing to follow. 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8 THE STYLE COUNCIL WEEKS 37 35 11 DAVID GILMOUR 76 1 15 SOUNDTRACK A () \ AT NI My Ever Changing Moods About Face Footloose J Columbia FC39296 CBS -- Geffen GHS 4029 (Warner Bros ) WEA 8.98 Columbia IS 39.5- CK 6 BLP 19 NNW 38 34 10 TRACEY ULLMAN 73 74 9 LAID BACK Keep Smiling 2 2 29 LIONEL RICHIE A You Broke My Heart In 17 Bros.) WEA 8.98 BLP 60 Can't Slow Down Places Sire 1-25058 (Warner MCA 5471 MCA 8.98 Motown 6059 ML MCA 838 BLP 1 74 49 17 JUDAS PRIEST 3 3 75 MICHAEL JACKSON (39) 41 9 BERLIN Defenders Of The Faith Thriller Love Life Columbia FC39219 CBS CBS BLP 5 Geffen GHS 4025 (Warner Bros.) WEA 838 Epic QE 38112 73 80 4 BIG COUNTRY 4 5 34 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS A 40 37 28 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES A Wonderland ( ) Sports Rock 'N' Soul, Part 1 Mercury 818835-1 (Polygram) POL 5.98 Chrysalis FV 41412 CBS RCA CPLI.4858 RCA 9.98 76 59 12 THE A 5 4 18 VAN HALEN A 41 38 11 QUEEN Declaration 1984 The Works I.R.S. SP -70608 (A &M) RCA 6.98

Warner Bros. 1 -23985 WEA 8.98 Capitol ST 12322 CAP 8.98 77 77 15 DWIGHT TWILLEY CET) 7 30 CULTURE CLUB A 42 36 16 ROCKWELL Jungle Colour By Numbers Somebody's Watching Me EMI- America ST -17107 CAP 8.98 Virgin /Epic QE 39107 CBS BLP 15 Motown 6052 ML MCA 8.98 BLP 25 78 55 11 THOMAS DOLBY 9 23 CYNDI LAUPER 43 97 2 ROGER WATERS The Flat Earth She's So Unusual The Pros & Cons Of Hitchhiking Capitol ST 12309 CAP 8.98 Portrait BER 38930 (Epic) CBS Columbia FC 39290 CBS 79 79 6 THE CRUSADERS CET) 8 11 SCORPIONS 44 47 25 & THE GANG Ghetto Blaster Love At First Sting In The Heart MCA 5429 MCA 8.98 BLP 20 POL 8.98 Mercury7 814 98101 (Polygram)- De -Cite DSR -8508 (Polygram) POL 8.98 BLP 11 80 69 9 EARL KLUGH 9 6 8 THE CARS 45 45 32 SOUNDTRACK A Wishful Thinking Heartbeat City The Big Chill Capitol ST -12323 CAP 8.98 BLP 23 Elektra 60296 WEA 8.98 Motown 6062ML (MCA) MCA 8.98 81 83 150 MICHEAL JACKSON 10 10 4 RUSH 46 46 6 DIRE STRAITS Off The Wall Grace Under Pressure Alchemy Epic FE 35745 CBS Mercury 818476 -1 (Polygram) POL 8.98 Warner Bros. 1 -25085 WEA 11.98 82 82 7 PAUL YOUNG 11 11 THOMPSON TWINS 11 0 No Parlez Into The Gap (47) 56 61 JULIO IGLESIAS Julio Columbia BFC 38976 CBS Arista AL 8 -82W RCA 8.98 FC38640 CBS Columbia 83 72 I 13 41 BILLY JOEL 26 .38 SPECIAL De Force An Innocent Man 48 50 44 MIDNIGHT STAR A Tour A&M SP -4971 RCA 8.98 Columbia QC 38837 CBS No Parking On The Dance Floor Solar 60241 (Elektra) WEA 8.98 BLP 13 (Ti) 14 30 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP A 84 15 CHRISTINE McVIE Uh -Huh (49) 51 13 DENNIS EDWARDS Christine McVie 1 WEA Riva RVL 7504 (Polygram) POL 8.98 Don't Look Any Further Warner Bros. -25059 8.98 Gordy 6057GL (Motown) MCA 8.98 BLP 3 14 17 5 STEVE PERRY 85 85 8 BOBBY WOMACK Street Talk 50 62 39 MADONNA The Poet II Columbia FC 39334 CBS Madonna Beverly Glen BF 10003 IND 8.98 BLP 9 Sire 1 -23867 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 BLP 44 15 12 9 SOUNDTRACK 86 58 10 NENA Against All Odds (S 1) 75 4 SLADE 99 Luftballons Atlantic 80152 WEA 8.98 BLP 50 Keep Your Hands Off My Power Epic BFE 39294 CBS

G 16 15 17 EURYTHMICS CBS Associated FZ 39336 CBS 87 78 10 KENNY Touch G Force RCA AFL1-4917 RCA 8.98 BLP 45 52 43 9 MISSING PERSONS Arista AL8 -8192 RCA 8.98 BLP 26 Rhyme & Reason 17 18 25 DURAN DURAN A LIONEL RICHIE Captol Si -12315 CAP 8.98 88 86 84 A Seven And The Ragged Tiger Lionel Richie Capitol ST -12310 CAP 8.98 53 42 9 HAGAR SCHON, AARONSON, Motown 6007 ML MCA 8.98 BLP 75 SHRIEIÍE 19 8 GO -GO'S (18) Through The Fire 89 95 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS Talk Show From The Original Geffen GHS 4023 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 More Songs I.R.S. SP -100/1 (A &M) RCA 8.98 Soundtrack Of The Big Chill Motown 6094ML MCA 8.98 19 22 58 II TOP A 54 53 14 BON JOVI Bon Jovi Eliminator gp JAMES INGRAM Mercury 814982 -IM1 (Polygram) POL 8.98 92 29 Warner Bros. 1.23174 WEA 8.98 It's Your Night

1 BLP 31 20 21 8 JOE JACKSON 61 39 HERBIE HANCOCK Q -West -23970 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 Body And Soul Future Shock DEE LEPPARD Columbia FC 38814 CBS BLP 34 g1 94 69 A &M SP-5000 RCA 8.98 Pyromania 21 16 8 SOUNDTRACK /RICK 56 57 23 LUTHER VANDROSS Mercury 8103081 (Polygram) POL 8.98 SPRINGFIELD Busy Body 92 81 25 E CARA Hard To Hold Epic FE 39196 CBS BLP 4 WEN A ARA RCA ABLI -4935 RCA 8.98 63 35 LINDA RONSTADT A Geffen /Network GHS 4021 (Warner 22 20 17 THE PRETENDERS A What's New Bros.) WEA 8.98 BLP 72 Learning To Crawl Asylum 60260 (Elektra) WEA 8.98 g3 90 11 LAURIE ANDERSON Sue 1 -23980 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 58 66 6 BAR KAYS Mister Heartbreak 23 24 28 NIGHT RANGER Dangerous Warner Bros. 1 -25077 WEA 8.98 Midnight Madness Mercury 818478 -1 (Polygram) POL 8.98 BLP 7 87 8 KING CRIMSON Camel /MCA 5456 MCA 8.98 94 59 68 16 SHANNON Three Of A Perfect Pair 24 29 26 BILLY IDOL Warner Bros. 125011 WEA 8.98 Rebel Yell Letageh99810 (Atco) WEA 8.98 BLP 14 Chrysalis FV 41450 CBS 95 96 15 SIMPLE MINDS 60 60 9 TONY CAREY Sparkle In The Rain 25 25 11 "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC Some Tough City Virgin /ANM SP- 6-4981 RCA 6.98 In 3 -D MCA 5464 MCA 8.98 Rock 'N' Roll 8E2 -39221 (Scott( 96 88 25 U2 0 Bros /Epic) CBS 8.98 81 64 14 WANG CHUNG Under A Blood Red Sky Points On The Curve Island 90127 (Atco) WEA 8.98 28 99 2 JERMAINE JACKSON Geffen GHS 4004 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 Jermaine Jackson 97 89 13 MARVIN GAYE Arista AL8 -8203 RCA 8.98 BLP 16 (62) 65 10 HOWARD JONES Every Great Hit Of Marvin Gaye Motown 6058 ML MCA 8.98 BLP 28 27 27 27 THE POINTER SISTERS Human's Lib Elektra 60346 WEA 8.98 Break Out 98 93 16 JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO Planet BXL1 -4705 (RCA) RCA 8.98 BLP 12 63 44 31 GENESIS A Milk And Honey Polydor 817160 -IY -I (Polygram) POL 8.98 28 23 11 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Genesis Atlantic 80116 9.98 Ammonia Avenue WEA 99 119 7 YARBROUGH & PEOPLES Arista AL 8 -8204 RCA 8.98 g4 70 8 TALK TALK Be A Winner 29 26 26 YES A It's My Life Total Experience TELS-5100 (RCA) RCA 8.98 BLP 6 EMI- America 17113 CAP 8.98 90125 100 100 105 JANE FONDA A Atco 90125 WEA 9.98 65 67 73 CULTURE Fonda'sia Workout Record 30 28 33 MOTLEY CRUE A TCBe Clever Columbia CX2380k CBS Shout At The Devil Virgin /Epic ARE 38398 CBS 101 104 21 PATTI LABELLE Elektra 60289 WEA 8.98 (iii) 71 5 LAURA BRANIGAN I'm In Love Again 31 31 6 STYX Self Control Philadelphia International FZ -38539 (Epic) CBS BLP 10 Caught In The Act -Live Atlantic 80147 WEA 8.98 A -6514 &M SP RCA 8.98 101 PRINCE 87 73 6 ICICLE WORKS 102 80 A 32 30 48 THE POLICE Icicle Works 1999 Warner Bros. 1.23720 WEA 10.98 Synchronicity Arista AL 6 -8202 RCA 6.98 ACM SP3735 RCA 8.98 107 88) 91 10 RATT 103 27 DAVID SANBORN 33 52 4 R.E.M. ThB0143Cellar Backstreet Warner Bros. 1 -23906 WEA 8.98 BLP 58 Reckoning AAtlantic WEA 8.98 I.R.S. SP -70044 (A&M) RCA 8.98 WYNTON MARSALIS 69 40 27 UB 40 104 105 21 11 CAMEO Think Of One 34 33 Labor Of Love She's Strangea Columbia FC 38641 CBS $ A &M SP6 -4980 RCA 6.98 Atlanta Artists 814.9844 (Polygram) POL 8.98 70 48 15 DAN FOGELBERG 105 108 53 EURYTHMICS 16 ALABAMA 3S 39 Windows And Walls Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This Full Moon /Epic QE 39004 CBS RCA AAHLI -4939 RCA 8.98 CLP 2 RCA AFL1-4681 RCA 8.98 71 54 43 JEFFREY OSBORNE 36 32 57 SOUNDTRACK A Stay With Me Tonight 106 103 55 GEORGE WINSTON Flashdance December ACM SP 4940 RCA 8.988. BLP 18 Casablanca 8114921 (Polygram) POL 9.98 Windham Hill WH -1025 (A &M) RCA 8.98

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The bags will con- 1403'4 106 Motorola 15 1563 118 1163/4 11734 + 1/e a les Professional Videoshow, Conven- 333/4 331/2 33% +Ye this week on Billboard's black chart. tain a button with the drive slogan, 391h 32 No. American Phillips e 142 tion Center, Los Angeles. 5% 2% Orrox Corporation 28 31/2 2h 3 +'/e Subsequent singles will include 011ie "menu" fact sheet about the NMA 32% 2012 Pioneer Electronics 44 7 21 203/4 21 + V2 "Breakin' There's No and a membership application. May 22 -25, Comdex /Spring '84, 2925 361/4 353/4 36 -3'e & Jerry's ... 383/e 28% RCA 15 tv spots are 30 sec- World Congress Center, At- 19 2378 15 1/2 143/e 15 Ye +'/4 Stoppin' Us" and Carol Lynn James' The radio and Georgia 173b 14% Sony Mer- 37% 30'/4 Storer Broadcasting - 836 35% 3514 351/4 -'A "99%." onds each and will focus on Nashville lanta Apparel Mart, Atlanta 4 33/4 -'/e 4'/e 3 Superscope - 3% 3% that all singles musical trivia. Each will feature an chandise Mart. 15 51 577/e 561/2 561/2 -11/4 PolyGram reports 63% 49'h Taft Broadcasting or industry executive. Lined up 29% 20 Warner Communications - 1513 211/2 20/e 2114 -1e will be worked at clubs, urban and artist May 22 -26, ninth annual MICRO 10 18 12 Ve 12 3/412 3' h 171h 11% Wherehouse Entertain. 4-' pop radio, and AC and AOR outlets so far for the spots are artists Lee EXPO, Palais Des Congres, Porte where appropriate. PolyGram has Greenwood, Karen Brooks, Kathy Maillot, Paris. Bid Ask OVER THE Sales Bid Ask OVER THE Sales created "in- stock" streamers, one - Mattea and Mark Gray, CBS senior May 28 -29, Music Video Seminar COUNTER COUNTER sheets, and trim fronts for retailers, vice president Rick Blackburn and sponsored by the Georgia State Univ. ABKCO 1 Vs Josephon Int'I 16800 912 10 with T -shirts and other merchandis- Warner Bros. executive vice presi- department of commercial music /re- Certron Corp. 3200 213/,4 2Ve Recoton 2100 93/4 1013 ing aids on the way. dent Jim Ed Norman. cording at the Urban Life Conference Data Packaging 200 53'4 61 Schwartz Bros. 2'/2 3 Koss Corp. 2900 214 2'h Center, Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. 30 -June 1, third annual Inter- a to May Over- the -Counter prices shown may or may not represent actual transactions. Rather, they are guide of New the range within which these securities could have been sold or bought at the time of compilation. The national Radio Festival above information contributed to Billboard by Douglas J. Vollmer, Associate Vice President, Los Angeles York, Sheraton Center, New York California Region, Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., 4001 West Alameda Ave., Suite 100, Toluca Lake, Burbank, Lifelines City. 91505, (213) 841 -3761, member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Electronics Parents are owners of Horizon Rec- June 3 -6, Consumer Place, McCor- Births ords there. Show, McCormick mick Inn, Conrad Hilton Hotel & Girl, Vanessa Ann, to Jim and * * * McCormick West, Chicago. New Companies Gila Lewis, May 11 in New York. June 3 -6, annual National Cable He is marketing vice president for Boy, Remington Alan, to Jeffrey Television Assn.'s convention, Las PolyGram's rock division there. She and Carrie Franklin, May 14 in New Vegas Convention Center, Las Greg Aliferis Management, way Music, Kamakazi Music, Has- of is director of creative advertising and York. He is chief executive officer Vegas. formed by Greg Aliferis to handle tings /Clayton/Tucker Inc., HTC Equities, American Talent In- media for Atlantic there. ATI June 4 -10, 13th annual Interna- nightclub and recording acts. Clien- Services, HTC Management and ternational and ATI Video there. She is a pro- tional Country Music Fan Fair, tele includes Doc Holiday & the Soul StarGlow Ltd. First project * * * is producer of the "New Filmakers" Survivors, Charles Knight and the gram for Showtime entitled "Barry Nashville. Boy, Jonas Michael, to Pam and segment on ATI's "Night Flight" ca- Ink Spots. 2409 E. Los Olas Blvd., Manilow: The Concert At Blenheim June 9 -10, fourth annual Gover- Rusty Wolfe, May 15 in Nashville. ble tv show. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33301; (305) Palace." P.O. Box 4905, Beverly nor's Conference on Music, Hyatt He is a songwriter for Sidepocket 524 -1340. Hills, Calif. 90213. Regency Hotel, New Orleans. Music. She is a member of Two Des- * June 11 -15, Annual seminar of the * * * perate Women. Marriages Broadcasters Promotion Assn. and Bill Vorndick Productions, formed Sunsight Enterprises Inc., a label, * * * Broadcast Designers' Assn., Caesar's by Bill Vorndick. 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Compiled from national retail stores one -stops by the Music Popu- LPs 81 t° Á and Suggested r Suggested 10P WE may larity Chart Dept. of Billboard. 1984 Publications. Inc No part of this publication List c Copyrigh Billboard x List be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form or by any U. c x W W g Prices Prices means. elec ronic mechanical. photocopying. recording or otherwise. without W i,u.i ó ARTIST LP, 3 ARTIST LP, Black LP the pr or written permission of the publisher. ; ; Black LP N H d RIAA Cassettes, Country LP H d Title RIAA Cassettes, Country LP Title = x ç Sviihols 8 Track Chart = Suggested k- aJ 3 Label, No. (Dist. Label) Dist. Co Symbols 8 Track Chart fx 3 Label, No (Dist. Label) Dist. co. List W W Prices 137 120 67 DURAN DURAN 769 INXS LP, Duran Duran The Swing 3 ; ° ARTIST Black LP rn Capitol ST -12158 CAP 8.98 Atco 90160 WEA 8.98 i- Title RIAA Cassettes, country LP i- 3 Label, No. (Dist. Label) Dist. Co. Symbols 8 Track Chart 138 136 17 ACCEPT 170 174 7 MR. MISTER Balls To The Wall I Wear The Face Portrait BFR 39241 (Epic) CBS RCA AFLI -4864 RCA 8.98 CD 133 4 KENNY ROGERS Duets With Kim Carnes, Sheena 139 135 23 RE -FLEX 171 157 37 SHEENA EASTON Easton & Dottie West The Politics Of Dancing Best Kept Secret Liberty LO-51154 CAP 8.98 Capitol ST -12314 CAP 8.98 EMI -America ST -17101 CAP 398 108 98 32 DEBARGE CED 167 2 ULTRAVOX 172 141 60 MARVIN GAYE In A Special Way Lament Let's Get It On Gordy 6061GL (Motown) MCA 8.98 BLP 21 Chrysalis FV 41459 CBS Motown M5192 ML MCA 5.98 BLP 63 109 102 21 REAL LIFE 141 137 25 OZZY OSBOURNE I 173 195 2 BRANFORD MARSALIS Heart Land Bark At The Moon Scenes In The City MCA/Curb 5459 MCA 8.98 CBS Associated Di 38987 CBS Columbia 38951 CBS 110 111 58 QUIET RIOT 142 134 142 VAN HALEN A 174 147 6 DAVID BOWIE Metal Health Van Halen Fame And Fashion -David Pasha /CBS BR 38443 CBS Warner Bros. BSK 3075 WEA 8.98 Bowie's All Time Greatest Hits RCA AFLI -4919 RCA 8.98 111 -113 24 MOTLEY CRUE 143 164 4 NIK KERSHAW Too Fast For Love Human Racing ATLANTA Elektra 60174 WEA 8.98 MCA 39020 MCA 8.98 Pictures MCA 5463 MCA 8.98 1 12 124 4 PAT TRAVERS 144 138 10 MODERN ENGLISH Hot Shot Riccochet Days OD 192 2 POLO -1 POL 8.98 Polydor 821064 (Polygram) Sire 1 -25066 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 Inomorata Atlantic 80148 WEA 8.98 113 110 28 EDDIE MURPHY 145 127 63 U2 Comedian War 177 182 41 AIR SUPPLY Columbia FC -39005 CBS BLP 57 Island 90067 (Atco) WEA 8.98 Greatest Hits Arista AL 8-8024 RCA 8.98 114 109 32 THE ROMANTICS 146 116 27 MARVIN GAYE In Heat Anthology 178) 189 2 MANHATTAN TRANSFER Nemperor B6Z 3880 (Epic) CBS Motown M9791Á3 MCA BLP 68 Bodies And Souls Atlantic 80104 WEA 8.98 1 5 128 5 CHANGE 147 151 76 BILLY IDOL Change Of Heart Billy Idol 79) 185 61 THE CARS BLP 22 C Atlantic RFC 80151 WEA 8.98 Chrysalis FV 41377 CBS Candy -0 Elektra 5E -507 WEA 8.98 116 115 67 JOURNEY 148 146 84 JOHN COUGAR Frontiers American Fool 180 150 29 KENNY ROGERS Columbia QC 38504 CBS Riva RVL7501 (Polygram) POL 8.98 Twenty Greatest Hits Liberty LV -51152 CAP 9.98 CLP 51 117 114 39 MARVIN GAYE 149 149 63 VAN HALEN . Midnight Love Diver Down (1811) THE STARER BROTHERS BLP 52 Columbia FC 38197 CBS Warner Bros. BSK 3677 WEA 6.98 Atlanta Blue Mercury 818652-1 (Polygram) POL 8.98 118 118 104 DURAN DURAN 150 152 64 PHIL COLLINS Rio 187 12 MENUDO Hello, I Must Be Going 182 CAP 8.98 Capitol ST -12211 Atlantic 80035 WEA 8.98 Reaching Out RCA AFLI -4993 RCA 8.98 119 117 9 PATTI AUSTIN ® 177 2 SERGIO MENDES Patti Austin Confetti 183 ONE WAY QWest 1 -23974 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 BLP 39 ABM SP -4984 RCA 8.98 Lady MCA 5470 MCA 8.98 BLP 8 120 122 24 DAll BAND 152 154 48 STEVIE NICKS Joystick The Wild Heart (184) =201, DEBBIE REYNOLDS Motown 6084 ML MCA 8.98 BLP 24 Do It Debbie's Way Modern 90084 -1 (Atco) WEA 8.98 K -Tel 9190 IND 398 121 112 6 SOUNDTRACK 153 153 5 STANLEY CLARKE Terms Of Endearment Time Exposure 185 186 3 SOUNDTRACK Capitol ST -12329 CAP 8.98 Up The Creek p Epic FE 38688 CBS BLP 74 P Pasha SZ 39333 (Epic) CBS 122 121 36 BIG COUNTRY 154 143 11 APRIL WINE The Crossing Animal Grace 186 188 144 JOURNEY (Polygram) POL 8.98 Escape Mercury 812870 -1 Capitol ST 12311 CAP 8.98 Columbia TC 37408 CBS 123 123 27 WILLIE NELSON (1 5) 163 6 THE TEMPTATIONS Without A Song Back To Basics 187 O'BRYAN CBS CLP 6 Columbia FC 39110 Gordy 6085 GL (Motown) MCA 8.98 BLP 32 Be My Lover Capitol ST -12332 CAP 8.98 BLP 35 el 145 55 SCORPIONS A 156 156 35 THE ALARM Blackout The Alarm 193 2 Mercury SRM 14039 (Polygram) POL 8.98 In I.R.S. SP -70504 (A &M) RCA 5.98 Slide It Geffen GHS 4018 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 132 46 NIGHT RANGER (1251) (157) 170 2 JOE COCKER Dawn Patrol Civilizedvilized Man 189 162 86 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN A Camel /MCA 5460 MCA 8.98 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Capitol ST -12335 CAP 8.98 Olivia's MCA MCA 5347 MCA 8.98 126 106 4 JEFF LORBER 158 158 51 MARVIN GAYE In The Heat Of The Night 9 STEEL PULSE What's Going On 190 171 Arista AL8 -8025 RCA 8.98 Earth Crisis Motown 5339 L MCA 5.98 BLP 54 Elektra 60315 WEA 8.98 140 3 PAT METHENY 159 165 521 PINK FLOYD Rejoicing 191 5 CHERYL LYNN Dark Side The Moon 191 ECM 1 -25006 (warner Bros.) WEA 9.98 PreppiePre ie Harvest SMAS 1163 (Capitol) CAP 8.98 Columbia FC 38961 CBS BLP 51 128 126 18 MANFRED MANN'S EARTH 160 159 14 PIECES OF A DREAM BAND RICK Imagine This 192 172 57 SPRINGFIELD A Somewhere In Africa Living In 02 Elektra 60270 -1 WEA 8.98 BLP 59 Arista AL8-8194 RCA 8.98 RCA AFLI 4660 RCA 8.98 1 6 1 166 4 THE SMITHS 129 131 57 DAVID BOWIE A 178 49 THE TALKING HEADS ( The Smiths 193 Let's Dance Speaking In Tongues Sire 1 -25065 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 EMI -America ST 17093 CAP 8.98 Sire 1 -23883 (Warner Bros.) WEA 8.98 162 160 17 DEELE 130 130 3 GEORGE WINSTON 194 194 42 PEABO BRYSON /ROBERTA Street Beat Winter Into Spring FLACK Solar 60285 (Elektra) WEA 8.98 BLP 40 Windham Hill WH 1019 (A &M) RCA 8.98 Born TO Love 163 144 10 BILLY RANKIN Capitol ST -12284 CAP 8.98 BLP 66 ®148 5 SOUNDTRACK Growin' Up Too Fast This Is Spinal Tap 173 10 GREAT WHITE A &M SP6 -4971 RCA 6.98 195 Polydor 816846 -1 (Polygram) POL 9.98 Great White 164 161 62 ALABAMA A EMI -America ST -17111 CAP 8.98 155 2 ORION THE HUNTER (132) The Closer You Get Orion The Hunter 196 180 28 MODERN ENGLISH RCA AHLI -4663 RCA 8.98 CLP 49 Portrait BFR 39239 (Epic) CBS After The Snow 8.98 THE CARS A Sire 1 -23821 (Warner Bros.) WEA 133 129 43 BILLY IDOL (165) The Cars Don't Stop 197 176 99 BARBRA STREISAND Elektra 5E-3567 WEA 8.98 Chrysalis W 44000 CBS Memories 166 168 28 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Columbia TC 37678 CBS 134 125 36 KENNY ROGERS A The Best Of The Alan Parsons Eyes That See In The Dark ATLANTIC STARR Project 198 179 28 RCA AFLI -4697 RCA 8.98 CLP 38 Yours Porere8 Arista AL8 -8193 RCA 9.98 A &M NU rev RCA 8.98 BLP 46 PSYCHEDELIC FURS 167 169 4 NONA HENDRYX Mirror Moves 199 15 TED NUGENT The Art Of Defense 199 Columba BFC 39278 CBS Penetrator RCA AFL1-4999 RCA 8.98 Atlantic 80125 WEA 8.98 136 139 38 GAP BAND 168 142 17 KC Gap Band V-Jammin' 200 190 25 ADAM ANT KC Ten Total Experience TE -1 -3004 Strip POL 8.98 BLP 60 Meca 8301 (Alpha) IND 8.98 (Polygram) Epic FE 39108 CBS

TOP LPs & TAPE A Z ( LISTED BY ARTISTS Rick Springfield. ....19,2 ...... _._...... _...... _._N DeBarge .._ ...... 108 Michael Jackson...... 3, 81 Midnight Star...... d8 Quiet Riot ...... 110 Statlearothers...... Steel vise ..._ ...... _190 Deele ...... 162 Billy Joel ...... 12 Modern English ...... __..144, 196 R.E.M...... _...... _...... 33 Def Leopard_ ...... _.. .._...... _..._..91 Howard Jones...... b2 Missing Persons...... _52 Billy Rankin.._...... _...... 163 Barbra Streisand ...... 197 ...... 72 DireStraits.... INX5 ...... 169 Motley Crue...... 30, 111 RaH...... 68 Style Council...... __...... _.._...... 34 Laurie Anderson...... ThomasDolby....._...... 78 Journey ...... __.116. 186 Mr. Mister...... _...... _...... __170 Real Life ...... _...... _...... 109 Styz...... _. .. AdamAnt ...... Duran Duran.. __.._ ...... 17. 118, 137 Judas Priest...... _...... 74 Eddie Murphy...._...... 113 Re- Flea...... 139 Talk Talk...... April Wine ...... 155 Atlanta...... Dennis Edwards ...... 49 Nik Kershav Nena...... _...... !u Lionel Richie.. Temptations... Atlantic Starr ...... King Crimso Olivia Newton -lohn Patti Austin ...... Dan Fogelberg.. 70 Earl Klugh... Kenny Rogers ...... 131, 107, 180 Pat Travers.... .112 Bar -Kays ...... Jane Fonda. 100 Romantics...... 114 DwightTwilley ...... 77 ...... 96, 145 Berlin...... KennyG ...... 87 Linda Ronstadt ...... 57 U2...... BigCountry ...... GapBand ...... 136 BonJOoi ...... Marvin Gaye...... 97, 117, 146, 172, 150 David Bowie. ... Genesis. ... b3 Scorpions ...... 8, 124 Ultravos ...... _ ...... 140 Can Halen ...... 5, 142, 149 Laura Branigan ...... David Gilmore ...... 37 Huey Lewis And The News ...... 4 Jeffrey Osborne...... _ ...71 Shannon ...... 59 - ...... 56 Peabo Bryson /Roberta Flack ...... 194 GoGo 's ...... 18 Jeff Lorber ...... 126 Ozry Osbourne ...... __...... 141 Simple Minds ...... 95 Luther Varidross__._..... Cameo...... 34 Great While ...... 195 Cheryl Lynn ...... 191 Alan Parsons Protect ...... 28, 166 Slade ...... _....._...... 51 Wang Chung 61 ...... __...... 43 Irene Cara ...... 92 Hagar, Schon, Aaronsen, Shrieve ...... 53 Madonna...... _...... 50 Steve Perry...... _._...... _...... 14 Smiths ...... _...... _...... 161 Roger Waters...... 166 TonyCarey ...... 60 Manfred Mann's Earth Band ...... 128 Pieces Of A Dream...... 160 SOUNDTRACKS: Whitesnake ...... _...... George Winston...... 106, 130 Cars ...... 9, 179, 165 Herbie Hancock. .. 55 Manhattan Transfer...... 178 Pink Floyd ...... 159 Against All Odds...... 15 Change...... 115 Nona Hendrys ...... 167 Branford Marsalis...... 173 Pao...... 176 Big Chill...... 45, 89 Bobby Womack...... 85 Stanley Clarke...... Icicle Works ...... 67 Wynton Marsalis...... 101 Pointer Sisters...... 27 Flashdance...... 36 Weird Al Yankovic...... 25 Billy Idol ...... 24, 133, 147 Christine McSSe...... 84 Police...... 32 Footloose...... 1 Yarbrough 8 Peoples...... 99 Yes...... 29 Jahn Iglesias.. A7 John Cougar Mellencamp ...... 13, 148 Pretenders...... 22 Hard To Hold -Rick Springfield...... 167? ...... 82 James Ingram ...... 90 Sergio Mendes...... 151 Prince...... 102 Terms Of Endearment...... 121 Paul Young...... Jermaine Jackson ...... 16 Menudo ...... 102 Psychedelic Flies...... 135 This Is Spinal Tap ...... 131 21 Top...... 19 38 Special ...... _ ...... J J3 Joe Jackson 20 Pat Metheny ...... __...... 127 Queen 41 Up The Creek...... 185

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Major Marketing Entity: David Catlin, for 13 years a Records will try again with a U.S. operation. On what K -tel U.S. biggie, has corralled former associates George scale, and when, is not clear. Lukan, once East Coast a &r chief; Alan Cordover, ex -boss CBS/Fox reportedly paying $10 million for the home of K -tel international franchising, and Jerome Bowie, video rights to "The Empire Strikes Back," marking the U.S. product development honcho, as nucleus for his largest outlay yet by the home video industry. It is be- soon -to-be- announced JCI. Interestingly, Track knows lieved that CBS/Fox, a longtime proponent of higher label distrib top- Catlin has hired former Pickwick indie prices for home video product, will be launching the prod- dimension to the firm, per Jack Bernstein, adding a new uct in October attached to a $79.95 suggested retail price hit LP /cassette com- which would license and distribute tag. This high price contrasts with recent statements by former senior VP and gen- pilations and home videos. The Lucasfilm that home video versions of its titles should sell U.S. is basing in Southern Califor- eral manager of K-tel less than Sources say that the high CBS /Fox bid and offices in for $60. nia, with auxiliary warehousing on has Lucasfilm mum on pricing issues. PRETTY IN PLATINUM -Members of Culture Club accept a special plaque the product Minneapolis. Home Video was consid- from Epic /Portrait /Associated Labels executives to commemorate U.S. Low -price initiator Paramount Capitol board chairman Bhaskar Menon was in Lon- for the title, now joining its pre- sales in excess of five million units for their Virgin /Epic albums "Kissing ered the favored company don last week, discussing the feasibility of stationing a in the CBS/Fox camp. To Be Clever" and "Colour By Numbers." Shown from left are E /P /A mar- decessor "Star Wars" New York -based label to provide more presence keting vice president Ron McCarrell, Culture Club's Boy George and Mikey third VSDA's next move in the video rental legislation battle there for Capitol/EMI ... Don MacMillan of Macola Track hears. Mickey Craig, E /P /A senior vice president and general manager Don Dempsey, will be to reorganize local chapters, set a precedent during NAIRD, ne- and the group's Jon Moss and Roy Hay. Records, Hollywood, Granberg was in Bellevue, Wash., organizing a chapter gotiating a deal with Roger Clayton of Uncle Jamm's Wednesday (16), with 70 dealers reported present. In Army, an L.A. breakdancing breakout, for their two 12- Minneapolis, Bob Bigelow, president of the Minnesota inch dance titles, "Dial A Freak" and "Egypt, Egypt." Video Dealers' Assn., reports the group is now affiliated Duping up Action, Cleveland; RCA Tape The pressing plant boss has set with USDA. Video specialty retailers seek local unified Navarre, Minneapolis; Sun- M.S., Chicago and Atlanta; representation vis-a -vis the wave of state laws involving Baltimore, and JDC, Los shine, New York; Great Bay, movie ratings and X -rated packaging, with Louisiana and From Indy to distribute the two $5.98s ... Carl Jefferson of Moving Angeles New Jersey targeted for chapters soon. be one of the next jazz entrepre- Concord Jazz Records to Arista Records general counsel Michael Pollack mum By STEVEN DUPLER Disc in about 10 weeks. neurs to go Compact over a published report that the label "recalled and de- Two more Columbia Picture soundtrack albums have "The Three Sides Of NEW YORK -RCA Records is Electrical Workers in Indianapolis to stroyed" a 12 -inch promo sampler, negotiated by studio music nabob Gary LeMel. Aris- transferring the bulk of its cassette establish job training programs and been Jermaine Jackson," which features brother Michael on 11 with "Ghostbusters," the Dan Ayk- duplicating operation from its ta comes June "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming," because Michael's monick- placement services for those workers royd/Bill Murray feature directed by Ivan Reitman, who Indianapolis facility to a new plant who will be affected," Ahrold claims. er was not cleared at the time of pressing. Arista, per a is also doing the music video. Album has Ray Parker Jr. is contractually prohibited from releas- set to open in Weaverville, N.C. in If plans proceed apace, those workers label spokesman, doing the theme due this week, along with Laura Brani- as a single and has no plans to do so about a year. The Indianapolis plant could be job hunting as early as the ing the tune gan, the Thompson Twins, Mick Smiley, the Messi Bros. 30, who heads SRI Records, is also houses RCA's central distribu- first quarter of 1985. ... Bayard Spector, and Air Supply, with Elmer Bernstein in overall supervi- charged in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Assistant tion operation as well as the compa- RCA maintains no other record sion. Casablanca/PolyGram comes June 18 with "The of U.S. Attorney Debbie Herzog of St. Louis, where Spector ny's record pressing division, both pressing facilities besides Indianapo- Karate Kid," directed by John Avildsen, with a video by by was apprehended May 1, says he is free on $5 million bail. which will be unaffected the lis. The plant's central distribution Bob Radler. It's new music, with such bands as Broken according to Robbin Three kilos of cocaine were reported seized during the changeover, division there is augmented through- Edge, Shandi, Commuter, St. Regis, Gang Of Four and vice president for bust by Drug Enforcement agency reps. Judge Edward Ahrold, out the country by "hits" warehouses Joe Esposito for the Jerry Weintraub -produced flick. communications. Fillipine of St. Louis has set July 2 as a trial date for Spec- which have been in place for years Brooks Arthur supervised the music. Survivor did the Vinson Rood, Philip Rima a local announce- tor and three other defendants, "We did make and are designed to "get hit product theme. most- and George Kelly Jr. ment last week in Indianapolis, to market very quickly," Ahrold ly to allay any fears caused by rumors Peter Pan Pop: Joe Porrello of Our Gang Entertain- Approximately 300 registrants attended the 1984 says. There will be no change in that ment, Cleveland, will soon link with Marty Kasem's mop- May that we were closing down the entire NAIRD convention in San Francisco (Billboard, structure, and RCA also confirms pet powerhouse in an effort to Parade facility," says Ahrold. "This move expand Records. 19). Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records stepped down that it has no plans to build a Com- anticipated he'll be made vice concerns only our tape duplicating It's a president of product from the NAIRD board, turning over his chair to Tommy pact Disc manufacturing plant in the development, with his first assignment to build a contem- of which represents the small- Silverman of Tommy Boy Records. Duncan Browne division, U.S. at this time. porary dance label ... New Orleans pioneer producer The NARM proportion of work force -about Rounder was also appointed to the board ... est Marshall Sehorn has put together a blockbuster com- space at the plant." board convenes with Stan Gortikov of RIAA at the Bev- 10% -and floor memorative album for the New World's MPS Label Joins current Orleans erly Hilton June 12. It's expected that they will discuss Weaverville is a suburb of Ash- Fair. He's assembled sides by the likes of the late Hank Of Music" campaign, procedures to combat il- ville, N.C. with a population of the "Gift PolyGram Jazz Fold Williams, Jerry Kennedy, Shelby Singleton, Fats Domino licit recordings and mutual industry woes ... A spokes- around 1,500. RCA won't discuss the and the many other Lousianians who contributed so woman for the Wall Street Journal confirms that the Lei- reasons for selecting the small town NEW YORK -PolyGram Clas- much music to our industry, in a superstar package being sure & Arts page of the Dow Jones daily is expanding its as the location for the new facility, sics, proprietor of one of the largest peddled at the big event. jazz catalogs in the industry, has in- record reviews to monthly coverage of pop and classical saying only, "We did a broad -based veteran Smith is returning to active duty creased its jazz holdings with the ac- Industry Joe albums. site survey to choose the location." via he's forming at Creative Art- quisition of the German -based MPS a soundtrack company At presstime, word was that a prominent background At present, the new plant is still in Agency in Los Angeles. "They'll package the pictures line. ists and foreground music user has agreed to pay CBS Rec- the early planning stages, and Ahrold and we'll have the music," says Smith, who had been The label, which was most recently ords' per play usage fee, breaking the longtime holdout of says he cannot predict the speed of away from the business for 16 months, since he stepped available in the U.S. via a licensing such key users to play CBS product on airlines and via the transition period, or what the ef- down as chairman at Elektra PRC president David deal with Pausa, boasts titles by such ... fects will be on the workers who staff Grant confirms that the national pressing plant operation Muzak-type systems ... Dude Barber, Pfanstiehl's West - major jazz artists as Oscar Peterson, a VCR to Kevin the Indianapolis cassette duplicating is closing its Compton, Calif. plant sometime between em regional manager, presented Sharp George Shearing, Count Basie, Dizzy Licorice Covina store as grand prize However, RCA's "worst July 15. Production switches to the Richmond, Day of the Pizza operation. Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and June and 200 L.A. production control winner of a recent month -long contest during which Day case" scenario is that at least George Duke. PolyGram, which has Ind. plant, with Steve Glaze, salaried remaining to act as West Coast sales chief. Grant sold 107 units of Pfanstiehl merchandise. Mike McGol- hourly and as many as 20 worldwide rights to all MPS product, chief, as a says he is shuffling pressing orders hoping to close the rec- drick of the Huntington Beach outlet took home a Sanyo employees would be unemployed will market it in this country under manufacturing facility around June 1, after he antici- hi fi system for moving 74 pieces. Other winners were: result of the move. the Verve/MPS Series, with all LPs ord a to six weeks before the PRC plant is com- Donna Boswell, Ventura; Laureen Knudsen, Balboa "We are working with Local 1048 and cassettes carrying a $5.98 list pates month closed. of the International Brotherhood of price. pletely empty and Mesa; Greg Grater, Torrance; Nancy Hebert, Huntington West L.A.; The first eight Verve/MPS titles, British music mogul Richard Branson awaits word Beach; John Avants, Bellflower; Jon Katz, and Brian Rosser, Lakewood. Recoton Reports set for June 11 release, include four from the Civil Aeronautics Board for approval of his low - that have not been previously re- cost pondhopper, Virgin Atlantic Airways (Billboard, Dealers ordering $200 worth of North Mimic= Litur- Record Quarter leased in the U.S.: Monty Alexan- March 10). The Newark -to- London daily service received gy Resources merchandise through June 30 receive one NEW YORK -Recoton Corp., der's "The Duke Ellington Song- approval from the U.K. equivalent of the CAB last entry number in a drawing July 4 for an NALR listening the consumer electronic accessory book," George Shearing's "My month. Meantime, rumors continue strong that Virgin center, valued at $ 1,000 . Edited by JOHN SIPPEL producer and marketer, reports re- Ship," Dizzy Gillespie's "Reunion cord earnings and sales for the first Big Band" and "Rainbow," a col- quarter of 1984, ending March 31. laboration between saxophonist John CD -Only Label Readies First Release being by Sanyo in Japan, al- Net income rose to $450,000, an in- Handy and Indian musicians Ali Ak- NEW YORK-Suite Beat Music that CDs are our future and are look- handled label plans on pressing in crease of 49% from net income of bar Khan and L. Subramaniam. In Group, a Compact Disc -only label, ing to obtain as many as we can sell." though the $303,000 in the first quarter of last addition, PolyGram Classics has al- has set its first batch of titles for an First releases from Suite Beat in- the U.S. as soon as facilities are "Billy the year. Net sales climbed 27% to ready released five MPS Compact early June release. Believed to be the clude Aaron Copland's available. Or- $6,445,000 from $5,073,000 in 1983. Discs, with 15 more scheduled for re- first exclusively CD company, Suite Kid" by the London Symphony National distribution for Suite chestra; "Wild Root" by the Woody own Earnings per share for Recoton, lease this year. Beat plans to acquire all its releases Beat is being handled by Mann's founded in the Herman Orchestra with Charlie traded over -the -counter, were 17 MPS, which was through licensing arrangements. Sounds Good, an import and CD dis- mid -'60s by recording engineer Hans Byrd; Stravinsky's "Petrouchka" by cents during the three -month period "We have already licensed titles tributor also based in Santa Monica. Georg Brunner -Schwer, joins the the London Symphony Orchestra based on 2,699,000 shares, while in and are looking for more titles to li- The label's titles will be available on a the comparable period last year earn- Verve and Mercury catalogs in the conducted by Eugene Goossens; cense," says Bob Marin, a principle Grap- three -tiered price structure. were 15 based on PolyGram Classics fold. PolyGram "For Django" by Stephanne ings per share cents -based outfit. The new firm is jointly owned by Classics also has a licensing arrange- of the Santa Monica pelli; and Tchaikovsky's Symphony 1,986,000 shares. Robert L. Bor- Chuck Rose, Richard Foos and Ma- chardt, president of Recoton, pre- ment with another German jazz la- "Most independent labels don't know #5, conducted by Malcolm Sargent. or if they releases is rin, and is located at 1201 Olympic dicted that the remaining quarters of bel, Enja, and distributes the New if CDs are a flash in the pan A second batch of four Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif. 90404. 1984 would be "well ahead of the re- York -based Gramavision label. have enough titles to make CDs slated for late July. Beat are FRED GOODMAN cord results achieved in 1983." PETER KEEPNEWS worthwhile. We're very confident Initial pressings for Suite www.americanradiohistory.com BY UNPREC[DÌI(DPOPUAR DEMAND

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