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HOBART WQFM ASST. PD • LABELS TALK 12" SEE "QUESTION" • AMY GROSSER JOINS FMQB SURE SHOTS 6 0 9 - 4 2 4 - 9 1 1 4 GREGGALUMANBANDLP LOUGRAMMILP JOANJETT BIG DISH THE SAINTS r‘t'v a-e ": -7111Det-" GREGG ALLMAN BAND, "I'M NO ANGEL", EPIC g ft-w' The bottom line on the unusual pre-release teaser? Mission accomplished! -- and bet the transmitter that "Angel" will be next week's #1 Most Added track. Thankfully, producer Rodney Mills and promo vet -turned A&R man Michael Caplan have avoided the usual pitfalls inherent in bringing back a legend, and have delivered a diverse, classy contemporary album. There's ballads, blues, rockers and remakes, and like we told you last week, no living white boy can sing the blues like Gregg. In addition to the title track you'll want to give immediate attention to the respectful cover of "Don't Want You No More/Not My Cross #1 MOST ADDED To Bear", and put an ear to,"Can't Keep Running" and "Anything SAMMY HAGARrWinner Takes Goes". 102 ADDS/D-23 HOT TRAX LOU GRAMM, "READY OR NOT", ATLANTIC Judging from "Midnight Blues" second week stats: 44 play ups (#1 increases), 98 heavy/power reports, debut #6 Most Requested, 12 new, 134 cume, and that 13-5* Trax jolt -- just about everybody's capitalizing on Lou's best rocker since "Urgent". If you're in the market for some real tasty blues/rock, and who isn't, you'll love "Ready Or Not's" stripped down, meat and potatoes posture. Simple guitar drenched arrangements and spellbinding percussion effects keep the spotlight focused on Lou, who consistently captures that universal dirty white boy angst like no other. We like the title track, "Heartache" • and "She's Got To Know". THE BARBUSTERS FEATURING JOAN JETT, "LIGHT OF DAY", EPIC From the opening "1-2-3-4", you just know Joan's primed for #1 TRAX GAINER another explosive power driven rocker. Penned by the Boss, Vq ei 4 ) CONCRETE BLONDE/'True" "Light Of Day" is a cadillac of a tune, and Joan's raucous 98-72 HOT TRAX rave up rendition is definitely in keeping with her "Bad Reputa- tion". The upcoming flick, starring Joan opposite Michael (will he ever take that tie off) J. Fox, will insure a maximum cross-media profile. Already on ten including KTXQ, WQMF, KMJX, WAQX, WRKI and WXXP. r\-\\; i 51k1. ) THE BIG DISH, "SLIDE", WARNER BROS. This week's left field pick-to-click easily goes to The Big Dish. This Scottish quintet's American debut is an absolutely haunting piece of pure popmanship that brings back memories of Ace's "How Long". Propelled by a relentless bass line, "Slide" offers an alluring blend of crisp keyboards, echo chamber guitars, and slick studio sounds. Added out of the box on The Loop. #1 ALBUM GAINER GENESIS/invisible Touch" 1-13 NATIONAL PRIORITY TRAX AUTOMATICS BUZZBANDS C HIN A CRISIS hat ',rit e par a dis e PAUL SIMON 'The Boy In The Bubble' WB CHINA CRISIS 'Arizona Sky' A&M BOB GELDOF 'Love Like A Rocket" ATLANTIC *THE HOUSEMARTINS "Happy Hour E/A JASON & THE SCORCHERS 'Shotgun Blues' EMI *MISSION U.K. "Wasteland" POLYGRAM PRETENDERS 'Tradition Of Love" WB *BLUE YONDER Vindsong" ATLANTIC BROKEN HOMES -Steeltown" MCA sr. *C.S.ANGELS "The Cutting Edge' ISLAND *IN PURSUIT 'Only For You' MTM .hrOes REACTION RECORDS (TOP 5) STRANGLERS 'Always The Sun' EPIC • Arzona S., BRIGHTON ROCK "We Came To Rock ATCO II Best Kept Secre• • s Everything SAMMY HAGAR 'Winner Takes.." 102 ADDS/D-23 HIPSWAY "The Honeythief" COLUMBIA SANTANA 'Veracruz' 60 ADDS/D-52 PSYCHEDELIC FURS "Heartbreak" 35 ADDS/D-6¢ #1 BUZZBAND STARSHIP 'Nothing's Gonna' 28 ADDS/39-24 (*New Entry) CHINA CRISISrArizona Sky' STEVE WINWOOD 'Finer Things' 26 ADDS/55-32 9 NEW / D-97 HOT TRAX I SURE SHOTS REACTION Continued From Previous Page RECORDS The Most Active New Trax as Determined by THE SAINTS, "JUST LIKE FIRE WOULD", TVT Adds, Charts and Programmer Reaction When Bob Geldof recently pronounced The Saints "One of 3 bands to change Rock music in the '70's" you best pay attention. One SAMMY HAGAR, "WINNER TAKES IT ALL" COLUMBIA of the original architects of 1976's primal (102 New/102 Cume)...Rock Radio roiled out punk movement, The Saints have dramatically the red carpet for the Red Rocker and the refined their sound on this, their first result is our #1 Most Added track (102 New) American release in over 8 years. Formerly and our highest debut #23*! Among the 35 Top 10 in Australia, "Fire Would's" imaginative multi-layered instrumentation 'four star' ratings are: Alan "Across the board smash" White, KILO..TRUTly "Red hot and gargantuan hooks make the latter-day Saints the freshest group to travel the rocker" Cruise, WEGR...Kim "Rocks the roof off" AleiciEita-ii, WHCN...John "Standard independent route since The Smithereens. quality material" McCrae, KRQR...And Glenn "Pulsating, pounding iila priceless" Stewart, WHJY. Expect early phone tonnage as already evidenced by: Ron Nenni, KOME, "Tremendous phones".. .J. David Holmes, KUPD : "Number one phones"...Jim Pemberton, WLLZ, "Excellent phones" and Pam Edwards, KGB, AUTOMATICS "Hagar's blowing out the phones!" A Sure Shot winner indeed! Depth Trax From Established Albums SANTANA, "VERACRUZ", COLUMBIA (60 New/60 Cume)...The week's second easiest add could very well be the first PAUL SIMON, "BOY IN THE BUBBLE", WARNER BROS. quarter's surprise comeback artist. By now you've read the raves, seen the Included in the 60 OTB-ers are WNEW, KMET, sales, and hopefully become a fan of Paul's WLLZ, KFOG, WEGR, WDIZ, KOME, KRQR, KDJQ, daring and ground-breaking comeback album. KSHE, KGON, KZEL and KYYS catapulting the "Boy In The Bubble" (the new 12"/7"/promo track to a #52* debut! But the even CD) is the track that's always made the bigger news on "Cruz" is the wave of raves: most sense for the format, and with platinum Ron Garrett, KDJQ, is stoked, "Hot tamales, plus retail and Paul's heritage with your amigos! Carlos is back and more inspired listeners, it's virtually risk-free. Why than ever"...Dave Numme, KSJO, praises, do you think it's side 1, cut 1? New this "Santana is great"...Inessa York, KGON, week on KGB, WLAV, KKDJ, KNCN and 4 others, injects, "All the right stuff"...Phil gaining 83-74* Hot Trax. Manicki, WWCT, enthuses, "Carlos sounds as crisp as ever, add that killer hook!"... Warie Summers, WRCN, advises, "Add it BOB GELDOF, "LOVE LIKE A ROCKET", ATLANTIC quickly, it's hot stuff!". .And Christina, Here's the track to bust the album wide WPLR, climaxes, "'Veracruz', love it, love open. It's no wonder many picked "Rocket" it, love it, love it, it's cool funk!"... as their fave at first listen -- Bob's The coolest! Lennon-esque lead vocal, those baritone back-ups, Clapton's soulful guitar solo, PSYCHEDELIC FURS, "HEARTBREAK BEAT", COLUMBIA and the song's entrancing uptempo groove (35 New/36 Cume)...And for the Columbia Hat make it a natural. Bang it -- like a rocket! Trick...How 'bout this "Beat" for their most Already at #80* Trax. accessible radio track to date: 35 New, Debut #66* Trax! Amidst the first weekers are KRQR, KSJO, KILO, KBCO, KLPX, WXXP, WLIR, WHFS, KOZZ, WBRU, WDHA, WLVQ, and JASON & THE SCORCHERS, "SHOTGUN BLUES", EMI WFYV. Album radio is warming up to these "Golden Ball & Chain" was a big breakthrough Furs in no time...Doug Clifton, KBCO, shouts, for the band--Top 15 airplay, and a con- "Great new record"...Alan White, KILO, pro- siderable cache of programmers offering un- nounces, "Their time has come"...Jim Steel, solicited testimony to its noteworthy WIOT, pegs it, "A major break-through"... performance. The follow-up is a hell-bent, Curt Gary, WEBN, claims, "Their best yet" rip roaring rocker, set in motion by a ...Mike Boyle. WDHA, reports, "Phones are wicked multi-guitar attack, and Jason's screaming already!"...Lex Staley, WFYV, "desperation with a smile" vocals and har- "Record of the week!" And An s Hampers, monica. Rootsrock at its best from Nash- WLAV, comments, "Very strong"...The cutting ville's finest. Already on at KUPD, WBRU, edge movement has officially begun! WDHA, WTPA, WMRY and KNCN. STARSHIP, "NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW", RCA (28 New)99 Cume)...Week two garners another strong add call as 28 newcomers (WIYY, WSHE, KGB, WBAB, KDJQ, KLOL, WRCN, KWIC, KMJX, WOOJ, WAOR) hop aboard for a #4 Most Added PRETENDERS, "TRADITION OF LOVE", WARNER BROS. finish. There's 11 play increases (KSHE, With two number 1 Trax from "Get Close" WTPA, KWHL, WIMZ, WEZX, KFMQ) and twenty under their belt and all the tour hoopla, already reporting Good to Excellent phone who wouldn't instantaneously support the action (WRXL, WLVQ, WQMF, WWCK, KLAQ, WLNZ, new 12"? "Tradition Of Love" settles into KSJO, WMGM, WWZU)...All this and a 39-24* a hauntingly beautiful groove, thanks to trax glide (#4 Gainer) to boot. Nothing's Robbie McIntosh's stunning axe work and about to stop the momentum on this track. Chrissie's breezy vocals enhanced by state Close out time. of the art production wizardry. The end result is an automatic that more than lives STEVE WINVOOD, "FINER THINGS", WARNER BROS. up to the Pretenders proud tradition. Nothing could be finer than Steve's latest report card. It's stat nirvana! #2 Trax Gainer 55-32*, #2 Album Gainer 29-22* National, and #1 Metro Gainer 24-14*!! Among the fresh spins are WRIF, WBYR, WNEW, WKLS, KISW, KGB, KQWB, WZZO, KDKB and CHEZ FilIQB, January 30, 1987 Continued On Next Page àett Shotgun Blues" 12" Already On: KUPD, WBRU, WDHA, WTPA, KNCN, WRY.