A&A adds to operationT with' Toronto opening Mon A&A Records and Tapes Limited opened Tor( three new stores in the past month. A&A Gibl now has 23 locations across Canada and ex- they pects to have 25 by the end of the year. dow A&A's latest opening was at Gerrard Square in Toronto's East End. In late August new Smii A&A stores opened at Burlington Mall in to -e' Burlington Ontario and Place Vertu in the have Montreal suburb of St. Laurent. face All A&A locations, Vice President Richard in tl- D. McGraw reports, "have the pre-printed liar % and well -controlled but very effective sign- ing and merchandising which contributes to Ella A&A's reputation of 'high dollar volume per boy! square foot' performance." hool Son) occL Lick 'n Stick "trying" Bee with flip of stiff Lick 'n Stick is looking for a hit from the Dc flip side of their stiffed first release "Gravity Dais Of Sin." Columbia producer Bob Gallo Fras found that "Take It Easy" was getting more repc action than the featured side. Mos you The group is looking for a breakthrough in vinyl after enjoying some success and gain- lang ing a reputation for their good live dancing reco sound. by tort Columbia reports that the single, penned by sing group member Paul Vigna, is now being This played on CFRT, CHEX, CFLS, CHUM, feat CHRC and CJNB. Mor Who FOR BOOKINGS CONTACT: pro) Chris O'Toole enti 13 McClure Ave., Brampton, Ont. Postorino shifts CARLTON SHOWBAND also 451-6015 to Quality promo Mill mor Aug 30 Brome Fair, Quebec 11 Dominic Postorino is the new Ontario Pro- Century Gardens, Brampton, Ontario Lou motion Manager of Quality Records Limited Sept 4 Renfrew Fall Fair, Ontario 15-16-17Taping Pig 'n Whistle Show, Toronto Quality's National Promotion Director Gene 5 Tilsbury Arena, Ontario 18 Fort York Armoury, Toronto Lew announced last week. Postorino held a 6 Englewood Arena, Ontario 24 Moncton, New Brunswick similar position with MCA and before that 12-13 Thunder Bay, Lakehead Coliseum, Ontario 25 Sussex, New Brunswick was station manager of Scarborough Col- lege's CKSR Radio in Toronto. 16-17-18Pig 'n Whistle Show, Toronto 27 Fredericton Play -House Theatre, New Brunswick 10 Niagara Grape & Wine Festival, St. Catharines, Ont. 28 Halifax, Nova Scotia 20 King City Arena, Ontario 29 Truro, Nova Scotia 26 South River Arena, Ontario 30 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 27 Shelburne Arena, Ontario Nov 1-2 Sydney, Nova Scotia Oct 3 Sheraton Foxhead Hotel, Niagara Falls (Private) 8 Queens Banquet Hall, Hamilton, Ontario 4 Bobcaygeon Arena, Ontario 15 Cedarbrae Golf & Country Club, Milliken (Private) Ont. 5 Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta 22 Civic Centre, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa Dais 6 Kamloops, British Columbia 29 Oxford Auditorium, Woodstock, Ontario Co. 7 Kelowna, British Columbia Dec 4 Constellation Hotel, Toronto (Private) 8 Victoria, British Columbia Ton 13 Century Gardens, Brampton, Ontario first 9 Vancouver, British Columbia 26 Riviera Club, Norval, Ontario duct Hall 10 Edmonton, Alberta 31 The Horseshoe Tavern, 368 Queen St. W., Toronto Records. 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Even our local TV pro- The sound of the Rig THE EDITOR duction out here (in particular those on I am under no altruistic illusions concerning CHEK-TV, Victoria) often feature very the task of trade publications in the North GALLANT'S TV EFFORT talented singer -songwriters who are current- American music business.I am thoroughly LEAVES SOMETHING TO BE ly on the charts.