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THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC-RECORD WEEKLY

VOLUME XXXVIII — NUMBER 2 — June 5, 1976

casti box editorial GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President Bar Coding Analysis Committee Needed . .

Editorial Needed For More Profits DAVID BUDGE Editor In Chief The news that Joyce Records has released its first album with a bar code,

GARY COHEN as reported in last week's Cash Box, is welcome news for many retailers and East Coast Editor rack jobbers who do not have sophisticated equipment and inventory New York PHIL DIMAURO management systems. Though the "giants” of the record business can afford ERICRUDOLPH such equipment, and indeed need it for the actual day to day running of their Hollywood JESS LEVITT operations, the smaller retailer and rack jobber should have access to equally STEPHEN FUCHS sophisticated inventory management information. J B CARMICLE JOHN MANKIEWICZ Bar codes, which were unheard of a year ago. are now a way of life in many NICK NICHOLS other industries — groceries, drugs and magazines to name a few And the use D p rr> h HOWARD LOWELL Director of bar codes is spreading, and will continue to spread as electronics and STEVE OSTROW BOB SPEISM AN computerization continue making inroads at the retail and wholesale levels. LARRY CARLAT MARK ALBERT The economics available with full use of bar codes in the record industry is JACKIE WHITE LINDA CAUTHEN almost unbelievable. To some, the idea of instant inventory control, and Art Director knowledge of which of 50,000 titles has sold in their stores that day. borders WOODY HARDING on utopia. Yet it is not only possible to do so. it is already a reality for those who Coin Machine Chicago have invested in their own systems. CAMILLE COMPASIO Manager KAREN SHENK While scanning has run into some roadblocks at the supermarket level, the

Circulation actual application is not totally the same for the record industry. The record THERESA TORTOSA Manager business would use the scanned information for inventory control only, and PUBLICATION OFFICES not for the "price lookup” capabilities that supermarkets were counting on. in NEW YORK

1 19 West 57th St . N Y N Y 10019 order to avoid individual unit pricing All a retailer would need is a cassette Phone: 21 2i 586-2640 Cab'e Address - Cash Bo- N Y recorder with a portable scanner, and access to a phone line and a receiving CALIFORNIA 6565 Sunset Bivd iSuite 5201 terminal to which he could transmit his sales information The result 9 Presto 1 A Hollywood. Ca 90028

1 Phone: : 21 464-51 21 daily inventory system with a computer printout indicating what albums sold NASHVILLE JUANITA JONES and in what quantity. BARBARA O DELL to assign, 151 1 SigierSt Nashviie Term 37203 But there are problems: which system to choose, what numbers Phone :615)244-2898 etc. Those problems, however, can be worked out The impetus for the system CHICAGO CAMILLE CAMPASIO must come from retailers and wholesalers who want scanning, just as it came 29 E MadisonSt .Chicago.l: 60602 Phone: 312)346-7272 from the supermarket chains to the grocery manufacturers. The wholesale and WASHINGTON. D C REBECCA MOORE retail communities have the largest stake in bar coding: accordingly, they 2831 28 St NW Washington. D C Phone:(202) 483-5533 should make the most noise for it. ENGLAND - KIM THORNE We call upon NARM and the RIAA to actively pursue the entire issue of

97 Uxbridge Rd , London W 1 2 Phone:01-749-6724 scanning, and to appoint committees to study the issue (There are ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Beigrano 3252. Piso 4 B" committees already for practically everything else.) The committee should be Buenos Aires Argentina Phone: 89-6796 made up of retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, along with CANADA DAVID FARRELL representatives from various companies who can give technical 1 946 Bioor St. W Apt. 1 computer Toronto. Ontario. Canada M6P 3K9 Phone: 416)766-5978 advice Tom Heiman. president of Joyce and the Nehi/Peaches organization, HOLLAND PAULACKET has volunteered his services as chairman. Theresiastraat 59-63, The Hague Phone: 837700 There is no excuse for not pursuing this issue. Cash Box calls upon all ITALY GABRIELE G ABBATE Viaie A. Doria 10, 201 24 Mi ano parties involved to begin discussions. The end result would be better

BELGIUM - ETIENNE SMET inventory control, and more profits. Aren't those Postbus 56, B-2700 Sint-Nik aas fewer returns, less overhead Phone: 03) 76-54-39 enough reasons to get some movement? AUSTRALIA PETER SMITH 6 Murillo Crt Doncaster Victoria. Australia 3108 Phone:848-7878 NUMBER ONE JAPAN -Adv Mgr SACHIOSAITO SINGLE OF THE WEEK 1-1 1-2-Chome Shinbashi Minato-Ku. Tokyo Phone: 504-1651 SILLY LOVE SONGS Editorial Mgr.. FUMIYOTACHIBANA WINGS 1-1 1-2-Chome Shinbashi Minato-Ku. Tokyo Phone: 504-1651 Caoitol P 4256 McCartney FRANCE CLAUDE EM MONNET Writer 262 bis Rue des Pyrenees Pub ATV/BMI Paris. France 75020 Phone: 797 42 61

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Weeks Weeks On On Chart SILLY LOVE SONGS 5/22 5/29 Chart 34 MAKING OUR DREAMS 5/22 5/29 WINGS(Capitol P4256; 1 2 YOU LL NEVER FIND 5/22 5 COME TRUE LOVE HANGOVER CYNDI GRECO (Private Stock 45086, ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE DIANA ROSS (Motown M 1392F; 39 44 7 LOU RAWLS 'Phila Infl /Epic ZS 35 I’LL BE 8 3592; 86 GET UP AND BOOGIE GOOD TO YOU A FIFTH SILVER CONVENTION BROTHERS JOHNSON (ASM 1806-S; 43 55 6 OF BEETHOVEN WALTER MURPHY 8 THE BIG APPLE BAND (Midland Int i /RCA 10571 36 ' DISCO LADY Pnva,eStock45073: s 3 3-1 4 WELCOME BACK JOHNNIE TAYLOR 'Columbia 0281 25 22 1 7 LAST CHILD AEROSMITH f Columbia JOHN SEBASTIAN (Warner/Reprise 1 349; 37 LET HER IN JOHN TRAVOLTA 3-1 0359; —

'Midland Int i /RCA 10623; 72 5 MISTY BLUE 57 77 5 FOOL FOR THE CITY FOG ( DOROTHY MOORE (Malaco/T K M1029; 7 8 HAT Bearsville/WB BSS 38 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 0307 ; 89 6 HAPPY DAYS QUEEN (Elektra E45207; 27 24 24 SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL PRATT & McCLAIN (Warner/ 39 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN ARETHA FRANKLIN 'Atlantic 3326; Reprise 1351 6 7 WHO 7 SHANNON TOWN THIN LIZZY (Mercury 73786; 55 70 4 LOVES YOU BETTER HENRY GROSS (Lifesong 45002; 5 5 ISLEY BROTHERS — 40 TODAY S THE DAY 'T-Neck/Epic 2260! 8 SARA1 SMILE AMERICA (WB 821 2) 47 60 4 75 SILVER STARS HALL 8 OATES (RCA PB 10530) 10 12 FOUR SEASONS 41 YOUNGBLOOD 'WB 8203; 80 9 SHOP! AROUND BAD COMPANY (Swan Song/Atlantic 76 YOU'RE 70108 35 27 1 3 MY EVERYTHING CAPTAIN 8TENNILLE(A8M 1817) LEE GARRETT 13 19 42 CRAZY ON YOU 'Chrysalis/WB CRS 2112! 82 10 FOOL TO CRY ROLLING STONES HEART 'Mushroom 7021 46 52 7 77 YES, YES, YES

(RollinaRolling Stone/AtlanticRtnn 1 COSBY (Capitol RS 19304; 1 4 43 GET CLOSER 78 FRAIVSEO 4258; 84 SEALS & CROFTS 'Warner 11 RHIANNON Bros 8190: 50 61 9 CHEECH & CHONG (Ode/A&M 66124;

FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner/Reprise 1 345 . 9 12 44 UNION MAN 79 LIVIN’ AIN TUVIN’ 12 MORE, MORE, MORE CATE BROTHERS 'Asylum 45294 32 32 16 FIREFALL ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION (Atlantic 3333; 45 HURT ELVIS 80 NUMBER ONE 'Buddah 515; 14 17 PRESLEY 'RCA PB 10601) 40 31 1 billyswann 13 FOOLED 46 (Monument/Columbia ZS8 8697; 85 AROUND AND ONLY 16 DR HOOK 'Capitol 4171 33 25 23 81 HEAVEN MUST BE FELL IN LOVE 47 DANCE WIT ME ELVIN BISHOP (Capncorn/WB CPS 0252; 8 3 MISSING AN RUFUS' ABC 12179 ; 37 39 7 ANGEL T AVARES 'Capitol 4270; 14 BOOGIE FEVER 48 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THE SYLVERS (Capitol 4179; 12 9 GOOD VIBRATIONS 15 TRYIN TO GET THE THESE YEARS TODD RUNDGREN FEELING AGAIN PAUL SIMON 'Columbia 3-10332; 45 47 6 'Bearsville/WB BSS 0309'

BARRY MAN I LOW 'Arista AS 01 72) 15 10 49 IT S OVER 83 SOPHISTICATED LADY BOZ SCAGGS 'Columbia 3-1 031 9 49 43 9 NATALIE COLE (Capitol 4259; 91 16 NEVER GONNA FALL IN 50 SHOUT IT OUT LOUD 84 EVERYTHING THAT CHA LOVE AGAIN KISS 'Casablanca 854; 42 26 13 ERIC CARMEN 'Arista AS 0184 22 28 DO (WILL COME BACK TO 51 I DO, I DO, I DO. I DO, I DO 17 MOVIN’ BRASS CONSTRUCTION ABBA Atlantic 3310 44 34 16 YOU)

'United Artists XW755-Y : 20 WET WILLI E(Capricorn/WB CPS 0254; 92 23 52 THAT S WHERE THE 18 LOVE IN THE SHADOWS 85 I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU NEIL SEDAKA (Rocket MCA 40543; 17 18 HAPPY PEOPLE GO GALLAGHER 8 LYLE'ASM 1778) 87 THE TRAMMPS 'Atlantic 3306; 59 64 1 19 MOONLIGHT FEELS 86 RAIN, OH RAIN 53 TURN THE BEAT AROUND FOOLS GOLD 'Morning Sky/Arista 700; 94 RIGHT STARBUCK (Private Stock 039; 23 30 VICKI SUE ROBINSON (RCA PB 10562) 60 69 5 BARETTA S THEME 87 VAYA CON DIOS 54 ONE PIECE AT A TIME FREDDY FENDER 'ABC/Dot 1 7627; 95 RHYTHM HERITAGE ( ABC 12177; 24 29 JOHNNY CASH 8 THE TENNESSEE THREE 88 JUKIN ATLANTA RHYTHM 21 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE (Columbia 3-1 0321 48 41 9 SECTION MAN H ATTAN S (Columbia 3-10310; 29 36 'Polydor 14323) 96 1 55 YOU RE MY BEST FRIEND 89 22 SHOW ME THE WAY QUEEN 'Elektra45318: 77 2 NORMA JEAN WANTS TO

PETER FRAMPTON ! ASM 1795; 16 13 56 YOUNG HEARTS RUN BE A MOVIE STAR 23 LOVEJS ALIVE SUNDOWN COMPANY ' Polydor 14312) 97 < GARY WRIGHT (Warner Bros. 8143; 28 33 FREE CANDI STATON 'Warner Bros 8181 72 81 3 90 LONELY TEARDROPS 24 AFTERNOON DELIGHT NARVEL FELTS' ABC/Dot 17620; 98 57 MAMA MIA ABBA 'Atlantic 331 5 76 2 STARLAND VOCAL BAND 91 THIS MASQUERADE 'Wmdsonq/RCA 1 mFm 0588 41 59 58 BIGFOOT GEORGE BENSON 'WB 8209) TAKIN IT Big T 1 25 TO THE BRO SMITH ree/ Atlantic 6061 61 63 7 92 CAN T STOP GROOVIN STREETS 59 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR DOOBI E BROTHERS (Warner Bros 8196; NOW, WANNA DO IT 30 38 ME SOME 26 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW BROTHERHOOD OF MAN 'Pye/ATV 71 066 71 75 5 MORE BT EXPRESS 'Columbia 3-1 jfsate. BELLAMY BROTH ERS 'Warner/Curb 81 __ 0346 69 18 15 GOT TO GET YOU INTO 93 MUSIC 27 I WANT YOU JOHN MILES (London 5N 20086; MARVIN GAYE Tamla/Motown T5426F 31 35 99 1 MY LIFE BEATLES Capitol 4274 1 94 I M GONNA LET MY 28 LOVE REALLY HURTS 61 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC BEACH HEART DO THE WITHOUT YOU BOYS'Reorise/WB RPS 1354; 1 WALKING SUPRE ME S 'Motown 1 391 F BILLY OCEAN (Ariola America/Capitol 7621 19 16 62 TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE 95 SHARING 29 STRANGE MAGIC THE NIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA SUCKER PARLIAMENT Casablanca 856; 67 76 4 TOGETHER ' (UAXW 770-Y; 21 20 ARTHUR ALEXANDER Buddah 522 ; 100 30 TAKE THE 631 I'M EASY MONEY AND 96 I KEITH CARRADINE'ABC12117) 79 86 5 HOPE WE GET TO LOVE RUN STEVE MILLER 'Caoitol 4260, 38 50 64 WHERE DID OUR LOVE IN TIME 31 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE MARILYN McCOO 8 BILLY DAVIS GO ABC1217° J| THE GEILS BAND ( Atlantic 3320; STARTED FROM 62 62 1 97 JOHNNY COOL

MAXINE NIGHTINGALE 65 SIXTEEN TONS STEVE GIBBONS BAND ' MCA 40551 ; (United Artists XW752-Y) 26 2117 DON HARRISON BAN D 'Atlantic 3323; 70 80 8 98 FOXY LADY 32 ROCK AND ROLL LOVE 66 IT MAKES ME GIGGLE CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR 'DeLite 1581 LETTER JOHN DENVER ' RCA PB 1 0687; 69 72 4 99 THE LONELY ONE BAY CITY ROLLERS (Arista 0185; 36 40 67 1 I NEED TO BE IN LOVE SPECIAL DELIVERY 'Mainstream 5581 CARPENTERS ' A8M 1828; 1 33 I.O. U. 100 SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER JIMMY DEAN 'Caslno/GRT GRT 052; 34 42 68 C MON MARIANNE LENNY LeBLANC DONNY OSMOND (Polydor 1 4320; 81 2 Tree/Atlantic BT 16062) ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES) Fifth - A Of Beethoven 'RFT BMl ; I - 70 Hooe We 'Groovesville BM Mama Mia (Countless BML Afternoon - Something He Can 'Warner-Tamerlane BML 73 Delight (Cherry Lane ASCAP; 24 I II BeGood 'Kidada/Goulgris — BML 35 Misty Blue 'Talmont - BML - - Sophisticated Lady ' Jay s Ent 'Chappell Baretta s Theme (Leeds ASCAP; 20 I m Easy 'Lion's Gate/Easy - ASCAP 63 Moonlight Feels Right ' Brother Bills ASCAP; ASCAP'Cole-Arama - BML 83 Bigfoot I 'Cascargo BMl; 58 m Gonna Let My 'Jobete - ASCAP 94 More More More 'Buddah/Gee Diamond' Still Crazy After 'Paul Simon — BML . 48 Bohemian's FeldmanT/AS Trident — I ASCAP; 38 Need To Be ' Almo/Sweet Harmony/ MRI Music - ASCAP) 12 Strange Magic 'Unart' Jet - BML 29 Boogie Fever ' Perren Vibes/ Hammer 8 - Nails/Landers-Roberts . ASCAP: 67 - - Movin 'Desert . Moon/Jeff Mar BML 17 Take The Money 'Sailor — ASCAP: 30 Bullpen ASCAP/BML 14 I O U 'Plainview — BMl; 33 Music 'Velvet/Rak — PRS; .93 - Takin' It To 'Tauripin Tunes - BML 25 Can't Stop Groovin' (Blackwood -BMl 92 It Makes Me Giggle (Cherry - Lane . ASCAP; . 66 Fall NeverGonna 'CAM-USA -BML . 16 Tear The Roof It (Malbiz'Ricks BMl: 62 Cmon Marianne . s 'Saturday/Seasons 4 -BML 68 Over Boz Scaggs BMl: 49 Norma Jeans Wants || 'Natural ASCAP; 89 That's Where 'Burma East — BML 52 Crazy On You 'Andorra - ASCAP; 42 I WantTo Stay 'Irving — BMl ; 85 NumberOnelCombine — BML 80 The Boys Are - ' Back RSO ASCAP .39 Dance I Wit Me Ackee/Mocrisp ASCAP; . .. ,47 Want You 'Almo/Jobete — ASCAP; 27 One Piece At 'Tree -BML 54 Disco Lady 'Groovesville - BMl/ Johnny Cool 'Towser The Lonely One 'Brent — BMl; 99 Tunes/Maimad Only 1 6 (Kags — BML, . 46 This Masquerade fSkyhill -BMl; 91 Conquistador - ASCAP) 36 Lane BML g 7 Rain ' Frank Snare/Big . Shorty ASCAP; ... 86 Today's The Day 'WB ASCAP: 40 Everything That Cha (No Exit -BMl) 84 Jukm 'Low Sal BMl/ Rhiannon 'Rockhoooer - BML 1 Tryin ToGet 'Warner Tamerlane Fooled Around 'Crabshaw ASCAP 13 Bob Willis 8 Bourne ASCAP; 88 BML 15 Right Back Where 'Unart/ATV -BML 31 Turn Fool For The City 'Knee Trembler -ASCAP;.. .72 Kiss And Say The Beat 'Sunbury/Dunbar BML . . . 53 Goodbye 'Nattahnam/ Rock And Roll (Ackee/Andustin ASCAP: 32 Fool To Cry 'Promobub B U - ASCAP' 10 Blackwood — BMl, Union Man 'N.Y Times - BMl 44 21 Rock And Roll ' — Music Arc BML 61 Vaya Con Dios (Morley - ASCAP; 87 Foxy Lady — ; Last Child (Delightful BMl 98 (Daksel/Song 8 Dance/ Sara Smile 'Unichappell - BMl; Framed Welcome Back 'John Sebastian BML 4 'Quintet/ Freddy Bienstock — ; Vindaloo — BMl 78 BMl .71 Save Your Kisses 'Easy Listening ASCAP; Get — Let In Where Did Our Love 'Jobete —ASCAP; 64 Closer 'Dawnbreaker BMl ; 43 Her (Midsong — ASCAP' 37 Shannon (Blendingwell - ASCAP; Get Up And BoogiefMidsong - ASCAP) Let Your Love Flow'Loaves Who Loves You 'Bovina ASCAP; 74 3 8 Fishes — : BMl ... 26 Sharing The Night ' Al Cartee BMl' Got To Get You 'Maclen — BML Livin' Ain't 'Stephen Stills — Yes Yes Yes 'Turtle Head BML 77 60 8MI ; 79 Music Mill - ASCAP; 9E You II Never Find 'Mighty Three — BML 69 Lonely ' Good Vibrations 'Irving — BML 82 Teardrops Merrimac BMl: .90 Shop Around 'Jobete -— ASCAP) Happy Days'Bruin — BML 6 Love Hangover 'Jobete — ASCAP: Young Blood 'Quintet'Unichaooell/ 2 Shout It Out Loud 'Cafe Americana/ In Freddy Bienstock — BML 41 Heaven Must Be ' Bull Pen/Perren Vibes Love The Shadows 'Don Kirshner/ RockSteadv — ASCAP; BMI/ASCAP; 81 Kirshner — BMI/ASCAP; <3 Young Hearts Run Free 'DaAnn - ASCAP; 56 - Show Me The Way 'Almo/Fram-Dee ASCAP . Hurt 'Miller Music Love Is Alive You're My Best 'Island — BML 55 Corp -ASCAP! 45 'WB ASCAP 23 Silly - Love Songs 'ATV BML .

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C4SHBOXNEW House Ups Mechanical Royalty To 2%$; Decision Given Record Labels Subject To In Davis Case New Language WASHINGTON. D.C. — Mechanical language.” NEW YORK — Clive Davis has pleaded by Rebecca Moore Equal Argument guilty to a single count of failure to report royalties were voted up to 2% cents per that remain in inventory or on returns that Agreeing that both the record com- approximately $8,500 in income to the In- song, or .6 cents per minute, whichever is they keep. They will pay, however, on free panies and publishers and authors “have a ternal Revenue Service in 1972. Other greater, by the House Copyright Subcom- promotion and review items, and on returns more or less equal argument,” the sub- counts covering larger sums over a three mittee last week. This is up from the 2 Vi that go out again. committee passed the 2% cent royalty with year period, on which the Arista president cents in the Senate-passed copyright revi- Statement Eliminated no debate. had originally been indicted, were sion bill, and the 2 cents rate currently in ef- The Senate’s monthly CPA certified The rate per minute then became the dismissed. fect. statement of account was also eliminated. issue. Rep. Pattison (D-N.Y.) pushed .7 The tax evasion charge relates to travel The Kastenmeier Subcommittee also Yearly CPA statements and sworn monthly cents, congressman Railsback (R-lll.) expenses of a non-business nature, paid by adopted new language narrowly defining statements are all the bill now requires. pushed .6 cents and Kastenmeier favored CBS Records at the time Davis was CBS when and how mechanical royalties are to Congressman Drinan (D-Mass.) at- Vz cent. Railsback summed up the debate president. He had paid taxes on a 1972 in- be paid. tempted to make a case for the authors and when he said “it all seems to me very ar- come in excess of $340,000. Made And Distributed publishers argument for a 4 cent royalty bitrary.” Arbitrary or not, the subcommit- The offense carries a maximum penalty The Senate bill required record com- ceiling. He claimed that Senator McClellan tee went for .6 cents. of five years imprisonment and a fine of panies to pay royalties for product (D-Ark.), the Senate copyright sponsor, Biggest Money Issue $10,000, with sentencing before Judge “manufactured and distributed." The new supported the increase. But chairman When RIAA president Stanley Gortikov, Thomas P. Griesa of the Federal District language, which changes the wording to Kastenmeier (D-Wis.) pointing out the testifying last September before the House Court in Manhattan scheduled for July 15. "made and distributed,” will charge com- Senate adopted 2'/2 cent royalty only last Judiciary Subcommittee, said mechanical Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., of panies only for records “permanently part- February, argued “I can't believe they royalties were “the biggest money issue in which Arista Records is a subsidiary, ed with." Companies won't pay on records would be so far amiss of their own this bill and the major commercial and con- reports the decision will in no way affect its sumer question before this committee,” he relationship with Davis or Arista. wasn’t just whistling “Dixie.” With estimates Trade ShowSellingRestricted ranging between $47 million to $100 million in costs to record companies and con- Shelter To Be sumers, and publishers and composers By IRS; NARM Affected screaming inflation and inequity, the lines Distributed By for a big battle were well defined as the by Julian Shapiro Kastenmeier Subcommittee considered ABC In U.S., Can. NEW YORK — Record manufacturers who tailer/one stop accounts, may now be un- the mechanical royalty. previously utilized trade shows run by non- able to so. Jules LOS ANGELES — Shelter Records will be do Malamud, president of Current Provision profit organizations, such as the National distributed by ABC, according to a joint an- NARM, which is a nonprofit organization Association of Recording Merchandisers The current 1909 mechanical royalty nouncement made by Jerry Rubinstein, told Cash Box that “NARM has always (NARM), for selling to their distributors or operated provides two cents for each song per chairman of ABC Records, and Denny Cor- within the guidelines of the IRS, record, with an additional rate, voluntarily rack jobbers, will now be unable to do so. and has always strictly If dell, president of Shelter Records. Shelter adhered to the law. of This is the result of a ruling issued by the In- selling is not adopted by the record companies, VH has signed a contract that licenses ABC to permitted, NARM will not allow continued on ternal Revenue Service (IRS). continued on 42 pg. 40 distribute all Shelter product in the United pg The guidelines, effective immediately, States and Canada, both releases and their stipulate that such sponsoring groups will catalog, which includes albums by Leon have to pay income tax on trade shows they A&M Program, McCartney Russell, J.J. Cale, Willis Alan Ramsey, Mary run, if selling takes place at the exhibitions. McCreary, Richard Torrance and Phoebe According to the IRS, “selling” embraces Snow among others. Sub $4 Catalog Dominate not only actual transfer of merchandise but New Product orders written at the show, even if they are New releases under the ABC/Shelter subject to later credit checks and similar Ads In Major Cities pact will include the debut LP from the Record contingencies. Penalty for the sponsor Dwight Twilley Band and new albums from by Gary Cohen could be as severe as loss of its tax exempt Shelter recording artists J.J. Cale, Tom NEW YORK — With all of the interest in retail selling prices of records and tapes, and the status, although the newness of the direc- Petty, Larry Hosford, and Lyons and Clark. proliferation of price “wars” that Cash Box has reported on in the past few weeks, CB has tive and subsequent lack of precedent The first single release under the new con- analyzed the record advertisements by record retailers and discounters/department provide an unclear evaluation of the situa- tract will be Larry Hosford's “Nobody stores around the country, in Sunday newspaper record/music sections, to determine tion. Remembers The Losers." what is being advertised and at what price, by what accounts. That information is explained Unsettled Question Staying In L.A. in the accompanying chart. Order writing can still go on, of course, as By and large, the average “sale" price for records, as advertised in 8 major markets Shelter Records will maintain their Los long as it is not at the show, so it is expected around the country with Sunday ads, is under $4. And both Denver and New York were Angeles headquarters at 5112 Hollywood that a further directive as to what con- markets where the A&M Records “Christmas in May" program was in full swing; the Alex- Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027 and will con- stitutes "the show" will be needed. Other Paul ander's chain in New York was using a half dozen titles featured at $2.99. And the tinue to be under the direction of general unsettled questions include whether dis- McCartney & Wings catalogue was featured in Atlanta and New York. manager Ron Henry. plays can be sold atthe end ofthe show and While Detroit had no record ads in last Sunday’s paper, there is often a Detroit Korvettes "We here at ABC Records," Rubinstein whether, in fact, a show loses its tax exempt ad similar to the one in the Sunday New York Times. And the Sam Goody Philadelphia ad is said, “look forward to a long and status if an exhibitor is discovered to be also similar to their Sunday Times Ads. prosperous association with Shelter selling in violation of contract terms Records. Their fine artists are a welcome For the record industry, this could poten- Retail LP Selling Prices: addition to the ABC Records family and we tially mean that manufacturers that for- Atlanta: Franklin Music — McCartney catalog at $3.99/$4.99 tape: every album & tape in are eager to work with gentlemen like merly used the NARM convention to sell to stock $4.60/$5.80 for $6.98/$7.98 list. (Sunday Atlanta Journal & Constitution) Denny Cordell Ron Henry.” either their distributors or rack jobber/re- and Boston: Caldor — $3.67 LP/$5.74 tape multi-product for Elton John & Neil Sedaka (MCA), Firefall, J. Geils & Trammps (Atlantic), Donny & Marie (Polydor) and The Best Of Rod Stewart at $4.44/$7.29. (Sunday Boston Globe). LP Units Sales Up 6 Mil., 45’s Chicago: No ads in Sunday Chicago Sun-Times. Cleveland: No ads in Sunday Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Dallas: RCA Red Seal catalog at $3.69; RCA Gold Seal catalog at $1.99 ($4.98 list) at Units Down 20%; Overall Melody Shops. (Sunday Dallas Morning News). Denver: Full page “Christmas in May" A&M — $3.94 LP/$4.99 tapes with Budget Sales Up 7% To $2.36 Bil. Records. (Sunday Denver Post). Detroit: No ads in Sunday Detroit News. NEW YORK — Unit sales of record albums increased by six million in 1975, according to Los Angeles: Half page Licorice Pizza ad on L.A. Jets: $3.77/$4.77. Quarter page the Recording Industry Association of America. Correspondingly, overall disk sales in- Montgomery-Ward/ABC/Dot on Don Williams & Red Steagall: $4.47/$5.77. (Sunday Los creased 9.5% to $1 .356 billion. Angeles Times Calendar section. The demand for 45's continued to wane as unit sales declined 20% by 40 million to 164 New York: All label with ad special $3.99/$4.99 tape at Sam Goody, with feature on

million. A resulting drop in dollar volume of $1 1 ,000,000 was registered. McCartney catalog, “Classical Barbra” and “Brown Sugar” soundtrack on H&L. Korvettes Sales of pre-recorded tapes increased 6.5% to $692,000,000 on a volume of 118,1 00,- — selected labels at $3.64/$4.99 tape, plus a half page with same prices on “Christmas In 000 units as 8-track cartridges and cassettes accounted for 98.5% of sales. Quadraphonic May.” King Karol — Melba Moore and Norman Connors at $3.99/$4.99 tape. (Sunday New and reel-to-reel tapes combined for the remaining 1.5%. York Times). Alexander’s full page feature on “Christmas In May” selected titles at $2.99 Total combined sales of records and tapes increased 7.3% to a new high of $2.36 billion. for $6.98 albums, $4.59 for $7.98's. (Friday Daily News). The previous record of $2.2 billion was set in 1974. Philadelphia: Sam Goody all label $3.99 sale, with special section on new ABC releases. As a guide for the industry Cash Box has assembled a three-year breakdown of sales by (Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer). dollar volume and by units sold that appears in the accompanying tables on page 22 Pittsburgh: No ads in Sunday Pittsburgh Press. All dollar figures are stated in terms of suggested list price value, and units are ex- Washington, D.C: Milestone & Prestige sale at Viscount at $3.99; entire A&M/Horizon

pressed in the millions. continued on pg. 22 line at $3.59. (Weekly Washington Newsworks).

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Produced by Richard Carpenter Associate producer: Karen Carpenter Timing A Major Factor House Subcommittee Kills In Cotillion Reactivity Performance Royalty Amend. by Steve Scharf by Rebecca Moore — prime reasoning for In just one month’s time, Allen and staff NEW YORK “The WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House ers was whether or not to put the mandate Cotillion Records was the have broken their first two releases, Margie reactivating Copyright Subcommittee axed an amend- 'for the Register’s report into statutory heavy surge of the black LPs over the past Joseph's "Hear The Words, Feel The Feel- ment to the copyright revision bill to language. Rep. Wiggins (R.-Cal.) felt it was Henry Allen, ing" and Luther's “Good For The Soul" Pts. couple of years," commented provide royalties to performers and record going too far. But Kastenmeier, pressing president of Cotillion Records and thirty 1&2 at 47 bullet and 40 bullet respectively companies for use of their sound that it go into the record noted, “a great music industry. on the R&B chart. year veteran of the recordings, despite expressions of concern number of people with great hopes and ex- coined the “love Cotillion Records was formed in 1969 Cotillion Records, for the artists involved. While rejecting Rep. pectations would feel somewhat more as label," recently reactivated by Allen to with a roster which included such acts was George Danielson’s (D-Cal.) performance reassured if it were in the statute. not only the talents of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Danny O’Keefe, promote and exploit royalty amendment, which detailed a fee Search And Do artists, but also Freddie King, Brook Benton, Ronnie new and established schedule for the performers’ compulsory Tom Railsback (R.-lll.) concurred, writers and promotion people. Hawkins, Velvet Underground and both producers, license, the subcommittee did adopt a stating his concern that the Senate be in- Woodstock soundtrack albums; two of the measure instructing the Copyright Register volved in the request to the Register. “We label’s best sellers. In early 1971, the label to report on the performance royalty ques- need to make clear that both bodies are was deactivated and combined with the tion by January 3, 1978. The Register’s determined to search and to do something Atco label for a more cohesive con- report is to discuss the issues of foreign about it.” solidated roster. Shortly thereafter, Jerry performing rights, views of interested par- Once performance royalties were out of Wexler presented the idea of reactivating ties, and possible legislative remedies. the way, the subcommittee passed section the label to Allen, who felt the time wasn't No Chance 114, the scope of exclusive rights in sound right until now. It was obvious from the beginning that recordings as amended earlier. Motion pic- Cotillion’s current roster includes Sister the performance royalty didn’t have much ture and audio-visual soundtracks gained Sledge, John Edwards, Willis Jackson, Lou chance when its sponsor, Danielson, failed the same rights other copyrighted sound Donaldson, as well as Margie Joseph and to appear atthe markup session. Chairman recordings have. Those are the rights to Luther. Asked of Allen what direction he Kastenmeier (D.-Wis.) introduced the reproduce copies to prepare derivative was heading in, he stated, “We are trying to amendment for Danielson by saying he, the works and to distribute copies. The right of continued on pg. 34 chairman, personally opposed it. performance is specifically exempted from

“Basically it’s a question of whether it’s section 1 14. 18 New Singles within the scope of this revision to include a Public broadcasters got yet another new set of performing rights,” said the break in section 1 14, and will be allowed to

Debut On Chart chairman. “I do not think it should be in this make their own copies of sound George Benson’s current success with his Lowell,Larry Carlat bill, as the committee has not been able to recordings. debut Warner Bros, album “Breezin' " and byHoward grapple with it." Earlier the subcommittee on courts, civil the single "This Masquerade" is the result NEW YORK — Major new releases by the Neither the House in 1967, nor the liberties and the administration of justice of over two decades of hard work and Beatles, Beach Boys, Carpenters and Senate this year, included performance passed with little discussion sections 112 dedication. Aerosmith were among eighteen new royalties in their copyright revision bills. and 113, dealing with ephemeral Having been involved in rhythm and singles added to the CB singles chart this The Senate's performance royalty ad- recordings and exclusive rights in pictorial, blues and jazz since the early fifties, Ben- week, ten of which came on with bullets. vocate, Hugh Scott (R.-Pa.) had agreed not graphic, and sculptural works. son’s versatility has won him a very broad- The Beatles, which came on at #60, to press this issue. Free Copies based audience over the years. He has per- also debuted midweek at WLS and was Section 112 allows limited copies of formed as a solo vocalist, as part of a vocal at and KIMN. The Beach Boys added Y-100 Performer Equity sound recordings to be made free of group and as a guitarist, for the most part in were added at WLS, WRKO, WSAI, KILT Although subcommittee members charge in certain limited circumstances. the context of Brother Jack McDuff's group. and a number of secondaries. favored performing rights, no one was will- Generally the copies must be destroyed He left the McDuff group in 1 965 to pursue a other bulleting adds: Among the new within a specific time period, from six solo career which has been building ing to vote it into the bill. “I believe in the • Carpenters — Added at KHJ, equity of the performer,” said Father months, 1 year or seven years, depending steadily. Long a favorite jazz cognoscente 99X, KTLK. Drinan (D.-Mass.), “but through no one's on who is doing the reproduction. (he won the Playboy All-Star Poll) Benson, • Aerosmith — Airplay at WRKO, and fault we're not in a position to recognize The one controversy over 112 was concurrent with his signing to Warner Bros. was added at CKLW and WPGC. The cut is that.” Drinan questioned the amendments whether or not free copies of religious Records and the release of “Breezin'," has taken from the hottest selling LP on the 50-50 provision, i.e., percentgoingtothe music should be made for non-commercial attracted a remarkably large pop following. 50 streets. to the record distribution. Father Drinan wondered why “Breezin’,” which spearheaded the War- performer, and 50 percent • Aretha Franklin — Taken from the companies. one category of religious music should be ners “New music that stays new" campaign soundtrack of “Sparkle,” it has airplay at The only point of debate left, once the exempt from copyright law. But after con- early this year, was produced by Warner CKLW and WDRQ. Its heaviest sales are members voiced their support of perform- continued on pg . 34 Bros, staff producer, Tommy Li Puma. reported out of New York, Detroit, and Since the release of the album, Benson has Chicago. been on the road with afull schedule of club Private Stock Signs Lemongello • Isley Brothers — Heavy crossover and concert appearances. In addition he sales reported from the south and the NEW YORK — Peter Lemongello, the Variety, Time Magazine, Newsday and has recently signed a management con- Baltimore-Washington area. singer who promoted his own record Cash Box. tract with Ken Fritz and Dennis Turner of • Cheech and Chong — Comedy single through an intensive television advertising The advertising campaign, which utilized Ken Fritz Associates. being played at WIXY, 13Q, KSLQ, WTIX, campaign in both New York and Los ten second teaser ads, as well as 60 and “Breezin’,” is #20 with a bullet on the WAYS and KRBE. Angeles-Las Vegas, has been signed by 120 second spots, began in New York and Cash Box top album chart this week while it • Fireball — Added at WFIL, WIBG, Private Stock Records. then was later done in the Los Angeles-Las is the #1 National Breakout album in the WGCL. Lemongello received much attention for Vegas area. According to a spokesman for country according to the Cash Box regional • Tavares Black crossover gaining the TV campaign, which had never been Lemongello, 40,000 records were sold in album activity chart. These kind of num- — artist, as a result. Also there airplay at WIFI and WIBG. done on such a scale for an unknown the New York area bers don’t come easily to an ordinary “jazz” pop Fisher Hall here • forced out with or without a label affiliation. Lemon- were two concerts at Avery artist, but Benson is no ordinary artist. Todd Rundgren — LP cut reported on in the which were within one month of each other, as a single. Added at WCOL, WORC, and gello’s activities were Wall Street Journal, the Village Voice, and both sold out. INDEX WSGN. Being played as LP cut at many stations. Complete information can be found Chart 1 -200 49 Album on the Pop Radio Analysis and Singles 18 Album Reviews Bullets. (Pages 27, 28). Coin Machine News 43 Country Music Section 35 Country Top 100 Singles 37 Goody Sales Up Inc. has Country Top 50 LPs 38 NEW YORK — Sam Goody, registered sales increase of 18.7% for the FM Analysis 25 a first quarter of fiscal 1976 from the same For The Record 34 period last year to $10,439,877. However, International Section 47 the company lost $170,858 for the initial Looking Ahead 28 three months of this year. Last year, the New Additions To Playlsit 26 retail chain posted a profit of $93,799 for Pop Radio Analysis 28 the same period. Radio Report 24 According to Sam Goody, president, the in sales is mainly attributable to R&B Top 1 00 Singles 32 increase opening of eight stores in 1975. The R&B Top 50 LPs 31 the corresponding decline in income is chiefly Singles Bullets 27 due to a decline in sales in the audio and Singles Chart Top 100 4 radio departments and continuing LEMONGELLO INKS WITH PRIVATE STOCK Shown above are (I. to r.) Peter Singles Reviews 16 operating losses of stores acquired during Lemongello’s attorney Bob Casper: Private Stock president Larry Uttal: Lemongello: Talent On Stage 30 1975. and Richard Gersh, public relations counsel to Lemongello.

Cash Box/June 5, 1976 9 New Royalty Fee For Jukes Polydor's Oslander Brings Keys House Revision Bill Desire' To Wesf Coast A&R Gig by J.B. Carmicle by Rebecca Moore

D.C. — Caucusing at ently exists over section 116," said chair- — “I it in | WASHINGTON, LOS ANGELES had the back of my Moms Mabley’s albums, including her hit in the nights, and meeting formally morn- (D.-Wis.), as he in- I j man Kastenmeier head that always wanted to be the chief of “Abraham, Martin And John.” Mentioning i ings, the House Subcommittees on Courts, troduced the jukebox section. The chair- A&R for a company.” And the hopes of the vastness of the Phonogram record Civil Liberties, the Administration of noted the fee had stuck since a and man $8.00 Barry Oslander are at least starting to come group staff. Oslander said that he was the Justice raced through most sections of the 1967 House compromise. “It partly reflects ! true with his new position as west coast only person in the west coast office who did copyright revision bill dealing with the the fact that the jukebox industry is not an A&R director at Polydor, Inc. Called to any creative listening. “It's a necessity that I industry.” i music industry last week. Mechanical economically healthy Chicago by label president Irwin Steinberg do this listening ... I’m working 18 hours a royalties were raised, and a suggested per- Debate over jukeboxes is not yet closed, for an interview some 6 months ago, Qslan- day . . . it’s really a hobby for me. In fact, I

! formance royalty was shot down (see other however. Discussion could later arise over der was concerned that the job might not go get up and run to work each morning. And articles this issue). Additionally, jukebox whether or not to make the jukebox fee to him. "I really did aim for this gig though, something else ... I listen to every tape that operators were voted a new royalty fee, and liable to review and revision by the and it came true,” he noted to Cash Box. comes into my office." anti-piracy provisions were retained. Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the new body Steinberg reviewed his qualifications, He remarked that he had Per Box never for- $8.00 responsible for royalty rate evaluation. called Oslander to "shake hands over the gotten a comment Arista president Clive Some 7500 jukebox operators will be Revision Language phone," and congratulated him on his new Davis told him once, “You’re not in the paying an $8.00 per box annual royalty fee “Death on pirates” was the motto as the challenge. record business unless you’re in it twenty for the first time under the revision bill. The Judiciary Subcommittee rewrote revision Enhansing Factor four hours a day." And with the vitality and total estimated cost of the fee to the language permitting sound-alike records, The recording/engineering and produc- sparkle that any company likes to see in is but prohibiting machine operators over three and a half unauthorized tape duplica- ing experience that Oslander brings to their personnel, Oslander talked happily million dollars, tion. with an additional four Polydor is certainly a factor that will about the success and future of the label. million dollars to be paid out in the higher “This codifies present case law,” said enhance the label’s west coast operation. "We hope to a shot mechanical royalty fees. This million copyright have at everything in seven register Barbara Ringer, of the He spent his early career years at com- the street now," he said, speaking of acts dollar royalty for the 75 million records anti-piracy provision. Although pirates panies like Bell-Sound, Associated that have never approached or been ap- jukeboxes use rivals the $8 million dollar have attempted to circumvent the law by Recording Studios, and Mercury as an proached by the Polydor label. new royalties the cable industry will be pay- getting copyright “You can’t consent from music com- engineer and was producer of seven of always wait for the acts to come to ... I ing. posers, four courts of appeals cases have you

recognize that too. When I to of- Jukebox Section held this kind of authorization does not give came my fice, there were over 100 tapes that hadn’t “There's relative agreement that pres- them compulsory license to duplicate the Grieff To Direct been screened. I'm now six. sound recordings of a composer's works. down to about Blocked Avenues New A&M Regional We get phone calis on both coasts, we talk to producers, and sometimes the acts Father Dr i nan (D.-Mass.) was concerned Merchandising Team CBS Lowers themselves. These are our sources, and that the anti-piracy provision might block we

— . . LOS ANGELES A&M Records has es- followup on them . that's avenues for authorized duplication of important." SQ Quad Prices tablished four new positions, that of record company catalog currently unavail- Across The Board — regional merchandising directors, ac- NEW YORK CBS Records has announ- able to the public. “My sentiments are that “In the past when you mentioned ced a new single inventory its cording to Barry Grieff, national merchan- our policy for the public should have access to these Masterworks SQ quad releases. Hence- dising director for the company. label,- people thought we were only into records,” he said. “I think it's a perversion forth, Each will be responsible for a different MOR and bubblegum. But that's changed. Masterworks SQ quad LPs will be of the original copyright to deny the public area of the country — northeast, midwest, Now, there is no kind of music we don't available in either the fully compatible this for commercial gain.” south, and west — and will figure strongly in have . . . from jazz to country to pop. I will stereo/quadraphonic format or in stereo, Representative Ed Pattison (D.-N.Y.) tour support of A&M acts. “They will act in tell you this . . . our roster is going to be and will sell only at the traditional stereo agreed with Drinan, but noted that record much the same way that political advance small. I’m not a big believer in 80 acts . . . price. This policy was initiated last fall by companies are becoming more responsive men work during a campaign," Grieff ex- throwing ’em up against the wall . . . and EMI Worldwide and Angel Records for to requests to open up their catalog. He plained. The regional directors will letting them stick where they may. We have most of their classical recordings. suggested the subcommittee copyright arrive in a market up to two weeks in advance of an about 42 acts now . . . they’re good . . . The stereo/quadraphonic disks, which report include an encouragement to the artist’s appearance, and will work closely they're across the board ranging from Eric were formerly priced one dollar higher than companies to be freer with their material. Clapton to the the stereo disks, will with A&M's local promotion men and dis- Osmonds and work them now sell at the lower He added the threat that, “If they don’t do stereo disk price. In addition, tribution and retail accounts. well.” CBS Records that we may have to consider compulsory All areas of merchandising will dealt has not yet decided whether to lower the license." be Believer with on this concentrated local ievel, from prices on their existing SQ quad disks, Oslander related that the label has never retail displays to checking radio spots for which would involve issuing a credit to ac- really had any stability as far as acts coming correct time buys and effectiveness. counts for all SQ disks currently in the Heilichers Plan down in the past and went on to say, “you Secondary Market Focus marketplace. It is interesting to notethatthe need your believer on the other side of the Minn. Relocation At first this four man force will focus on SQ disks have always been compatible with desk," referring to himself in screening and secondary markets to make sure that those stereo reproduction. MINNEAPOLIS — The Heilicher organiza- signing acts for Polydor. “We have our involved have been provided with ail possi- The first two single inventory stereo/- tion is planning a move to larger quarters, meetings with the New York staff of course, ble merchandising and promotional aids. quadraphonic compatible releases will be a which will increase warehouse space from on policy decisions, sometimes on artists, regional will new original cast recording of "My Fair The directors also help the the present 130,000 square feet in two but ! recognize that a producer is, in the sales managers and distributors to cover all Lady,” which has been revived on separate locations, to 180,000 square feet beginning, just as important to the act. Broadway viable methods for gaining visibility for and was first released in mono in one location. In addition, the Heilichers Before we sign, we like to know the A&M acts. some 20 years ago, and the E. Power Biggs are planning some 30,000 square feet of of- producer as well as the artist.” The A&M college representative depart- bicentennial album, “Stars And Stripes fice space. There are also tentative plans Three questions that have to be Forever." ment will also get some support from the for a day care center and a cafeteria. answered in Oslander’s mind on signing a new regional directors. These secondary new act are: 1) Who produced them? 2) areas will be worked with on an on-going Whose songs are they using? and 3) How basis so that promotion activities will ex- much does it cost? “I look at signing a label pand to encompass many aspects of as ! do a father and son at a desk. Now I’m in merchandising, both at the campus retail

that father role with a yes or no, but ! cer- and radio levels. Campus store sales tainly empathize with the son role too. I reports will be coordinated so that direct know what the act’s manager or agent is contact with local chain managers will be a thinking, because I've been there.” reality. Total Market Penetration Product Reaction "We feel that this concept will give us the And west coast A&R director continued total market penetration and presence saying that he checked out product needed to give our artists on tour the max- beforehand with promotion and publicity imum support, both for their current people to see what their reaction was. “I'm a albums and for their long-term careers with firm believer in most of our staff being A&M," Grieff continued. satisfied with an act because they’ll just president Jerry A&M Moss emphasized work it that much harder if they like it. And Grieff's point. “If an A&M act is breaking his me, I don't ever review product and let it or her neck working out there,” he pass without a comment ... I always have a declared, “it will be our goal to expand our remark for producers, or engineers, or acts rccLww UN iuum — seen oacxstage alter the New York debut of Dr. Feelgood a activities in their behalf.” managers on something that could the Bottom Line recently are (I. to r.) Stan Monteiro. vice president of national pro The regional merchandising directors possibly benefit them. motion for Columbia Records: Mrs. Bruce Lundvail: Bruce Lundvall. president of the will report directly to Barry Grieff, who will, “I would say that I know 50 percent of the CBS Records division: Big Figure and John Sparks of Dr. Feelgood: Arma Andon. as- in turn, make regular progress reports to producer/writers who have chart positions sistant to the president of the CBS Records division: Don DeVito, director o, Jerry Moss. now.” With that comment, and the for- merchandising for Columbia Records. Front row. (I. to r.) Wilko Johnson and Lee An announcement of the four men hired mative years of engineering and producing Brilleaux of Dr. Feelgood: and Mrs. Arma Andon. for this job is expected this week. continued on pg. 42

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| in of of new talent were set. In addition, it was an- ! label, has caused sales gains excess Perry Fields Newman Rush 400% for the group’s three previous LPs nounced that the music publishing com- Capitol's A&R Staff Re-Aligned — Rupert Perry, formerly divisional vice president and during the first quarter of 1976. pany would expand its talent acquisition general manager, A&R, has been elected vice president, A&R. Perry, who will continue to and development department. Elektra/Asylum board chairman, Joe report to Don Zimmermann, executive vice president and chief operating officer, set a re- According to Lester Sill, president, pro- Smith, commenting on the campaign, said, alignment of the A&R staff: John Carter will move into the newly-created position of direc- j jected revenues for the current fiscal year “All the departments in this company were tor of artist acquisition. Ben Edmonds joins Capitol in another newly-created position, would be “right on target.” However, a sub- given the opportunity to develop their plans director, talent acquisition, west coast. David Cavanaugh, currently a divisional vice presi- stantial increase would be projected for in advance. Queen was the absolute top dent, A&R, will continue in that capacity with greater responsibilities in the area of special fiscal 1977. This will be accomplished in priority for Elektra/Asylum during the projects. John Palladino, another senior A&R executive, is appointed director, A&R — part, as a result of greater emphasis on the months of January and February.” recording. All four will report directly to Perry. acquisition and development of new writing Fields Joins RCA — Oscar Fields has been appointed manager, product merchandising of Label president, Mel Posner, viewed the talent and writer/artists. of “an op- RCA Records Fields joins RCA Records after having spent two years as vice president of timing the tour and campaign as “This year,” Sill noted, “the company was situation in of the marketing for GRC Records in Atlanta. Prior to joining GRC, he had been with Bell Records timum which every phase successful in placing several new writer/ar- effectively controlled.” The in New York for seven years as vice president, sales, and had previously worked for operation was tists with various record labels. We intend Columbia-Epic Records and Discount Records in Cleveland. phases included Queen’s European tour to pursue that course of activity the release of “A Night At Newman Promo Director at Janus — Louis Newman has been named national promotion and simultaneous aggressively." Among the writer/artists Sill director for Janus Records. Newman’s duties entail the coordination, promotion and The Opera” by EMI in England and E/A in referred to are the Side of the Road Gang, the marketing of all Janus, Barnaby and Shock Records on a national basis. He will also be in- U.S. whose first album for Capitol has just been volved in the scheduling of new releases. Prior to joining Janus Records, he had been vice- released, and Paul Harrison, whose new Jerry Sharell, Elektra/Asylum’s national promotion director for Dark Horse, Discr et, and Blue Thumb Records. advertising and ar- single on the newly-organized RSO label is president, international, Capricorn Ups Rush — Phil Rush has been promoted to the position of director of national expected to released shortly. tist emphasized that careful plan- be relations promotion for Capricorn Records. Rush joined Capricorn in April, 1975, as western the campaign to Also signed to new record deals this year ning of every detail caused regional promotion manager and later moved up to national album promotion manager smoothly: “All the dates were firm. The are artist/writers Barry Mann (Arista), run before assuming his new post. Rush will be based at Capricorn’s Macon home office. Richard Supa (Epic), and Mark James early . . . and, crucially, itinerary was ready Brown to UA Artist Relations Post — Bob Brown has been appointed to the post of director the band was available to do the things that (Mercury). All three are currently in the of artist relations for UA Records. Brown will be heading a newly-formed department of ar- were needed. As a result, there were no studios cutting new recordings. tist relations at United Artists. Brown was most recently a free lance producer, producing surprises.” the soundtrack for the Alice Cooper film, “Good T o See You Again, Alice Cooper,” and the Total Support Song Use In TV Coordination of the campaign included Ads On Upswing provisions for in-store support as well. This NEW YORK — Songs not written for com- support took the form of merchandising mercials are being used for commercials as aids, two different tour posters and a video never before. Advertising agencies are us- presentation which John Reid Enterprises ing them to give advertising messages a lit- (Queen's management) provided for E/A. tle extra edge, and the felling in the industry All the label executives stressed the is that commercial licensing of copyrighted cooperation by Reid's office as essential to songs is more prevalent than before the the campaign. George Steele, Elek- Brown Rhone Gauthier Arbuckle 1969 advertising peak that preceded the tra/Asylum’s vice president, marketing, last album by Ray Manzarek. economic slump. elaborated on the in-store support, referr- Buddah Promotes Rhone — Sylvia Rhone has been promoted to national R&B promotion Show tunes (“Thank Heaven For Little ing to special displays created by the label’s coordinator at Buddah Records. Her new responsibilities will include coordinating the ac- Girls"), traditional folk songs (“If I Knew You field personnel working with the WEA sales tivities of both the Buddah R&B promotion field staff and the local independent distributor Were Coming . . .”), and even the standard force and individual retailers. Steele com- promotion representatives. She will also be in contact with both major and secondary radio favorites of Cole Porter and Hoagy Car- mented, “Queen has always been a signifi- stations, trade publications, radio tip sheets, as well as sales. michael are enlisted and the principal cant retail seller, but it’s only as a result of ’A Four To RSO Promotion Team — RSO Records has added four people to its national reason is familiarity. As one advertising ex- Night At The Opera’ and the success of the promotion team. Field force additions are Frenchy Gauthier, Boston; Tom Wubker, ecutive noted, “If you begin with a tune that tour and single that the racks have picked Chicago; Bobby Hurt, Atlanta; and Lee Arbuckle, Dallas. All previously were members of | people are familiar with, their ability to hear up on the band and we’ve seen powerful the Capitol Records promotion staff, where they worked under Coury when he was that the copy words is heightened because they catalog sales. The pattern is the same one label's head of promotion. only have to assimilate one thing.” that we saw with the Eagles." The label also Walker To Farr — Robert Walker has been named national R&B director of Farr Records. Agencies negotiate for the use of songs coordinated programs to sell Queen out- Walker was formerly with Motown, Screen Gems, Chart Records, Capitol, RCA, Com- with the individual music publishers or with side the tour route. Steele reflected, “In monwealth United and Mums. agencies that license copyrighted songs. those markets, major programs were Jaffe Promoted At Screen Gems-Columbia — Ira Jaffe has been appointed to the position Year-long contracts can cost from $12,000 developed at the branch level, and there of director of talent acquisition and development by Screen Gems-Columbia Music. Jaffe’s to $75,000 depending on the song and on were strong positive results . . primary responsibility will be finding new talent as well as seeking already established acts whether the agency wants complete ex- for the publishing company. Jaffe has been a professional manager at Screen Gems- Overall, the Elektra/Asylum braintrust clusivity or just protection in a product Columbia Music for the past seven years. Kathy Carrie has been appointed a professional focused on cooperation as the key to the category. Usually advertisers will settle for manager. She will assume the duties previously handled by Jaffe. platinum LP and stimulation of catalog category exclusivity. Davis Named By ABC Record And Tape Sales — James W. Davis has been named I sales. Sharell summed their feelings up: midwest regional sales manager for Record and Sales Corp. Davis joined “All commitments were kept, which was in- ABC Tape ABC

| credible considering how active the band Record and Tape Sales Corp. in January 1973 as a salesman and in November 1974 was Southern Record named field sales manager. Prior to joining ABC Record and Tape Sales Corp., Davis was a was; there were no alibis, because ev- Promotion Formed salesman for Bigelow Sales Co., two years; salesman, Dart Records, five years; and record eryone delivered, with little wasted effort.” buyer for Record Service Co., five years. He also owned his own retail record store in Min- By Tim Riley Major entertainment company has posi- neapolis for 12 years. MEMPHIS — Tim Riley has announced the tion available for an experienced attor- formation of Southern Record Promotion, ney to perform a broad range of legal an organization created to promote and and business affairs work in music merchandise recorded music throughout business requiring knowledge and the south. States covered will be Ten- background in music publishing and nessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, records. Four years experience re- Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, quired. Position provides excellent op- Carolina, Florida. portunities for growth. Prefer applicants South Georgia, and who are members of California Bar. Ex- cellent employee benefits. Salary com- OKI’s New Offices mensurate with experience and work NEW YORK — CKI Records has settled into background. Contact (213) 465-7595. its permanent headquarters at 424 Equal Opportunity Employer, Cs-a.g And Emory To CTI — Bob Craig and Roy Emory have been appointed regional Madison Avenue. Coinciding with the move MOTOWN RECORD CORP. marketing director/west coast and regional marketing director/midwest, respectively, for is the release of the label’s first album, 6464 Sunset SlvtS. 90028 CTI Records. Craig returns to CTI, where he was the west coast promotion director “Loneliness Is Such A Sad Affair” by new- Mrs. Rudy, Personnel! be- c-'een 1972-73. Emory comes to CTI from King Records where he was national promotion comer, Jeremy. continued on pg 46

Rink, Central Park, New York City Charlottes Web, Rockford, Illinois June 25 Wollman Civic Auditorium, Hilo, Hawaii June 14 June 2 27 Pine Crest, Shelton, Conn. June 15 Harry Hope’s, Chicago, Illinois June June 4 Ebbets Field, Denver, Colorado York Grace, Evanston, Illinois June 29 Red Rail, Nanuet, New Center Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 16-17 Amazing June 5 Civic 30 Shaboo Inn, Willamantic, Conn. June 18-19 Bogart’s, Cinn., Ohio June June 6 Electric Factory, Dallas, Texas Island Dayton, Ohio July 1-3 My Father’s Place, Roslyn, Long June 8 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas June 20 Gilly’s, Last Chance, Poughkeepsie, New York July 9-11 Bottom Line, New York City Bastille, Houston, Texas June 22 The June 9 La 16-17 Inn, Jackson, Wyoming 23-24 Main Point, Philadelphia, Pa. July Snowking June 11-13 Mr. Nib’s, Minneapolis, Mo. June Vs Kayes Calls For Auction Moratorium Increases Slated For Musicians In New WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives of by Rebecca Moore Auction Discontinuance j Kayes advocated the immediate discon- AFM Television Pact the RIAA, record clubs and book or the ad- | records with either the sendor NEW YORK — A newly approved contract publishers charged that the postal service tinuance of the auctions, arguing that ex- j of the problems dressee were just a few between the American Federation of Musi- its clusive record club selections were being ! is becoming an unfair competitor with detailed by the record and publishing cians and television networks and of auctioning off “undeliverable” unfairly distributed to the public. He added practice representatives. producers features a "recognition by the in- records, tapes, and books. The testimony that a moratorium on the auctions would j practice of auctioning off “loose But the dustry of a well grounded fear of influx the House Subcommittee on Postal probably go into effect June 1. the in the mails,” or packages separated from American Association of Publishers of job destroying new electronic devices,” ; Facilities, Mail, and Labor Management their invoicing envelopes, drew the most 1 Albert that the according to AFM president Hal Davis. He heard last week from RiAA’s executive representative Leo noted fire. “The postal service’s present policy of stated that contract language provided that director Brief, RCA's Alan Kayes, postal service is currently prohibited from Henry conducting auctions of undeliverable electronic devices would not be to and Herbert Trossman of Columbia House, auctioning magazines and newspapers, used after 60 days in a reten- records and tapes replace traditional instruments, but was a chorus of criticism of the USPS’ new but that the prohibition did not yet extend to could tion center is damaging and harmful to be to Mailing Centers (BMC). books and records. Subcommittee chair- used produce “unusual sounds.” Bulk record clubs, manufacturers, retailers, and man Charles Wilson (D-Cal.) declared, “We Davis indicated that the use of electronic Detailed Problems the industry as a whole,” claimed RCA’s should take legislative action then.” devices would be subject to approval of the Conveyor belts that eat invoice en- business affairs manager Alan Kayes. “It Totally Dependent federation president’s office. velopes off record and tape packages, em- unjustly deprives performing artists, “Almost all record companies are totally Raises ployee carelessness in sending small par- holders of proprietary and mechanical dependent upon the postal system for the The contract, approved by a vote of 4 to cels through the jaws of the bulk mailing copyrights, and the welfare and trust funds

shipment and delivery of their newly- 1 , raises rehearsal rates from $21 to $23.25 machines, and lack of attempts to reunite of the craft unions, of royalties.” released recordings to radio stations and per hour retroactive to May 1, 1976, to be

newspaper and magazine reviewers,” raised to $25 effective May 1, 1977. For a claimed RIAA’s Brief. He estimated the half hour variety show, the old rate of mailings range from the hundreds, to the $80.50 with two hours of rehearsal, goes up tens of thousands. to $86.60 retroactive to May 1, 1976, in- The largest users of the USPS are record creasing to $90 one year later. Employer and tape clubs, however. Herbert contributions to the AFM employer pen- Trossman, speaking for Columbia House, sion and welfare fund have been raised which operates Columbia Record and from 7% to 8%, and contributions to the Tape Club — the largest record club in the health and welfare plan have gone from $2 world — said Columbia House's annual to $2.50 per day with $12.50 the weekly postage bill is over $10 million. maximum. “We are wedded to the postal service till The contract also guarantees a two hour death do us part," testified RCA’s Kayes. He call payment to musicians for incomplete claimed RCA doesn’t use UPS, the USPS’ record tracks used in videotape produc- main competitor, at all. But his projection of tion, providing the federation approves money lost due to the USPS’ loose-in-the- their use, and assures television wage pay- mail problem would be $V2 million. ments to the recording musicians. In addi- EXECS PARLEY Shown at the recent meeting of WEA executives in Scottsdale. Complaints Double tion, an experimental pre-recording Consumer complaints, way up over last schedule has been instituted on a one-year Arizona are (I. to r. ) Atlantic’s senior vice president of marketing. Dave Glew; Atlantic year, double from month to month, ac- chairman Ahmet Ertegun: WEA president Joel Friedman: and executive vice presi- trial basis, as an experimental solution to cording the reps. dissatisfaction with dent Henry Droz. to The the problem of keeping track of the use of records never received, lost invoices, pre-recordings made by musicians records returned but never received at the engaged for a program. fulfillment plants have also led to increases in complaints by consumer protection agencies and Better Business Bureaus. "The confusion and customer dis- NARM Sets satisfaction resulting from the postal ser- Committees vice's problems with “loose in the mail” record and tape parcels is enormously CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The convention and costly,” Kayes' testimony read. “The tangi- scholarship committees for the 1977 NARM ble costs are more easily assessed than the convention have been selected by the intangibles, such as erosion of customer board of directors. confidence, damage to the industry’s Chairman of the 1977 convention com- standing in the mind of the general public, mittee is Louis Kwiker of Handleman Com- and potential criticism of its mail practices pany. The committee members are Harry by federal and state regulatory agencies, as Apostoleris (Alpha Dist.); Paul David (Stark well as others.” Records & Tapes Service); Michael Spector Horror Story (MJS Entertainment Corp.); David Rothfeld Chairman Wilson, whose subcommittee (Korvettes); Tom Heiman (Nehi Dist.); Jay has uncovered horror story after horror Jacobs (Knox Record Rack Co.); Barrie story of postal service disservice to the Bergman (Record Bar); Sam Weiss (Win mails, was sympathetic to the victims of the Records); John Marmaduke (Western mail-eating Bulk Mailing Centers. “In Merchandisers) and Andrew Chasen (Har-

Detroit, I was surprised by the great num- mony House). ber of books and records, the great bulk of The responsibilities of the convention damage,” he told those at the hearing. “It's committee include the planning of the 19th my experience that records are always annual NARM convention, which will be well-packaged and pretty hard to get into.” held March 4 through 9 at the Century Plaza He added, “I have not found a badly Hotel in Los Angeles. The board of direc- packaged record.” tors and the manufacturers advisory com- The recording industry representatives mittee also share these responsibilities.

concurred, explaining their packaging The scholarship committee, which is standards either meet or exceed postal ser- responsible for selecting the recipients of vice recommendations. the annual NARM scholarship awards, will Kayes recommended bypassing the be chaired by Jay Jacobs of the Knox BMCs until their mechanical failures were Record Rack Co., who served as NARM solved, but said he would be “surprised if president for 1975-76. Members of the they took up that suggestion.” committee are Joseph Martin (Apex-Martin Another suggestion, advanced by Company); Roy Imber (Elroy Enterprises): representative Patricia Schroeder (D-Col ), Louis Kwiker (Handleman Company); was that they turn the BMCs into bowling Samuel Shapiro (National Record Mart); alleys. No one disapproved of the idea. David Siebert (Sieberts, Inc.); John Cohen (Disc Records, Inc.); Al Chotin (J.L. Marsh Mac Davis of St. Louis); and Merrill Rose (Surplus Earns Gold Record and Tape Distributors). NEW YORK — Columbia recording artist Mac Davis has had his album, “All The Love ‘Welcome Back’ To Gold Coming goon on Rocket! In The World,” certified gold by the RIAA. LOS ANGELES — Warner/Reprise re- The album was released in January ot 1975. cording artist John Sebastian has qualified Davis has one previous gold album, “Stop for a gold record award from the RIAA for And Smell The Roses.” his single “Welcome Back.”

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mm\ THE BEATLES (Capitol P-4274) Got To Get You Into My Life (2:27) (Maclen — BMi) (J. Lennon, P. McCartney) This is the first single from the upcoming “Rock ‘N’ Roll Music” package of Beatle gfSib ks of theweek material. This is a great tune that, when first released, paved the way for innovative horn work in rock music. Paul McCartney’s vocal is strong and attractive — there are a lot of hooks for a song that’s under two and a half minutes. Part of a big Capitol marketing plan, this will get the Beatles exposed to a new audience.

CARPENTERS (A&M 1828) QUEEN (Elektra E-45318-A) I Need To Be In Love (3:25) (Almo/Sweet/Harmony/Hammer & Nails/Landers-Roberts Friend (2:50) (B. Feldman T/As Trident You’re S% Best — ASCAP) (R. Carpenter, J. Bettis, A. Hammond) Music) (Deacon) A beautiful string introduction here, then Karen Carpenter’s voice slips in with a commercial sounding single yet, Queen Their most sweet baliad melody. The power builds in this song and culminates with the chorus, the charts with this one. The harmonies are will attack which is a real hook. This will add at pop and MOR stations everywhere, and should of the chorus. smoothly designed to accentuate the hook achieve a serious measure of chart success. This should grace the summer airwaves in heavy rota- of bubblegum, tions. The beat is really good, on the edge CARLY SIMON (Elektra E-45323-A) still classy. but It Keeps You Runnin’ (3:56) (Tauripin — ASCAP) (M. McDonald) PHOEBE SNOW (Columbia 3-10351) With the Doobie Brothers backing her up, and Ted Templeman producing, Carly No Regrets (2:58) (Miller Music — ASCAP) (H. Tobias, R. Simon has come up with a winning combination. Her vocal is always clean and sen- Ingraham) suous, and sensitive to the excellent backing. An upbeat cut, with attractive chord The second single from the “Second Childhood” LP, changes and hook-filled lyric, this will hit the upper regions of the pop charts with we feel that this one will get a lot more airplay. This is a speed. perfect showcase for Snow’s unique stylistic shifts - the introduction is elegantly restrained, and then, on the JAMIES TAYLOR (Warner Bros. WBS 8222) second verse, the tune starts to swing. Already getting Shower The People (3:52) (Country Road Music — BMI) (J. Taylor) play as an album cut, this should get tons more, on jazz, From the “In The Pocket” LP, Taylor has drawn a meaningful ballad that will pick up a FM progressive, and smart AM stations. lot of FM airplay. Taylor has always had a way with melody and phrasing — this tune is CHEECH & CHONG (Ode/A&M 66124) no exception. Framed (2:40) (Quintet/Freddy Bienstock — BMI) Marin) (Lieber, Stoller, additional lyrics Chong, TONY JOE WHITE (Twentieth Century TC-2276) MAJOR HARRIS (WMOT — Atlantic 45-3336) Spanish accent on this rock classic is hilarious, The It Must Be Love (2:50) (Tennessee Swamp Fox — It’s Got To Be Magic (3:39) (Friday's Child — BMI) (B. Eli, this this tune and the music is really good. With coupling, ASCAP) (T.J. White) T. Collins) charts. The duo, by us- is a sure shot at the pop comedy A kind of bluesy shuffle from White this time around. Major Harris’ voice is really an instrument, carefully with their routines, ing excellent musical arrangements His voice is always right there; this is an excellent love controlled and well-directed. A touching love ballad, this of play, more than a pure novelty will get a lot radio much song. The tune reminds one of a J.J. Cale tune at times; particular tune, with its ultra-clean production, will find a Flip: Pedro’s Request (3:36) or comedy record. the arrangement is slick. Look for this to show up on FM quick home on the R&B charts. Should get some pop BILLY PAUL (Philiy International/CBS ZS8 3593) playlists immediately. play too. People Power (3:10) (Mighty Three — BMI) (J. White- DONNA SUMMER (Oasis/Casablanca OC 406) head, G. McFadden, V. Carstarphen) JIM WEATHERLY (ABC 1219) Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (4:14) (Sunday/Rick’s The second single from the “When Love Is New” LP, (Apples Won’t Grow In) Colorado Snow (3:30) (Keca — Music — BMI) (G. Moroder, P. Bellotte, D. Summer) this is an upbeat tune with a great musical introduction. ASCAP) (J. Weatherly) Donna Summer wraps her sultry voice around the Paul's voice is couched in a heavily syncopated arrange- A country-flavored ballad from this accomplished suggestive lyrics of this tune. The arrangement, disco- ment that will bring this to every R&B playlist. The lyrics, baliadeer. Truly a lovely melody here, and Weatherly oriented, has a lot of sparkle and versatility. There is a optimistic and uplifting, are sung with conviction. sings it with careful phrasing. As usual, Weatherly has passage that relies almost entirely on a steady-thumping SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES (Epic 8- come up with some great lines, like “Roses don’t bloom bass. With her track record, and the quality of this single, 50238) on the dark side of the moon.” Pop, MOR. — the song should get immediate and heavy airplay and I Don’t Want To Go Home (3:30) (Blue Midnight sales. ASCAP) (S. Van Zandt) L.A. JETS (RCA PB 10668) Southside Johnny has received some heavy advance SONS OF CHAWIPLIN (Ariola America P-7627) Money Money (2:33) (Koppelman/Bandier — ASCAP) promotion in a number of Bruce Springsteen songs. He Hold On (3:01) (JSH — ASCAP) (B. Champlin, L. Allan) (Hanson) The first single from their debut “L.A. Jets” lives up to his rumors in this single written and produced The first single from “A Circle Filled With Love” LP, this LP, this Is a hard rock tune from a straight ahead rock by guitarist Miami Steve. It’s a good rock melody. is a driving, energetic rocker from the Sons. Their band. The band understands the genre, and has created Johnny’s voice has real presence in an overall upfront trademarked horns are in full force, and the vocals, laid a full sound. Rhythmic shifts kick the piece along with an mix. No muddiness here — everything about it is com- over that dynamic arrangement, give the whole tune a air of excitement. The song should get a lot of FM and AM pelling. Great choice for FM programmers. feeling of hook — it sticks in the mind. Great for summer pop play, in part because of the innovative guitar solo. SYL JOHNSON (Hi/London 5N-2308) FM and AM airplay. TINA WELLS (Janus J-260) Bout To Make Me Leave Home (2:46) (Jec — BMI) (E. You’re All I (Jobete (N. Randle) BUDDY MILES (Casablanca NB 859) Need To Get By (2:40) — BMI) Gonna Run To Lady (Miles Ahead — Ashford, V. Simpson) Johnson’s voice is raw and expressive, it seems to leap Where You (3:05) Tina Wells takes this Ashford & Simpson tune and off the track. The tune has a steady funk beat, with ASCAP) (B. Miles, B. Schultz) direction really works it to its full potential. Every nuance of melody punctuating horns and guitars. Should get a lot of R&B Miles moves in a more sophisticated musical is explored. The arrangement is full, with backing voices airplay, and would be a good choice for any disco with this one. Like Paul Butterfield's recent work, Miles into complicated arrangements and in- and carefully layered harmonies. It’s an upbeat pop tune programmer. It's got a full, chunky sound. has gotten some strumental voicings. It's a good move — tune is suc- that should get a lot of AM and FM airplay. Her voice is at- MILLIE JACKSON (Spring/Polydor SP 164) cessful, not distracting. Should get a lot of play on FM tractive, and the song’s got some good hooks. There You Are (4:02) (Double AK/Shun Music Pee Wee stations and widen Miles’ following. — BMI) (M. Jackson, K. Sterling) LIQUID PLEASURE (Midland International JH-10695) Millie Jackson talks an introduction to this piece that’s THE ATTITUDES (Dark Horse/A&M DH 10008) Take A Little (3:29) (Bach-Track — ASCAP) (Karl, Wurz- a terrific hook, all about a party she’s at where, at first, Honey Don’t Leave L.A. (3:21) (Kortchmar — ASCAP) bach) there’s nobody she wants to see. Suddenly, the man ap- (Ganja/Screen Gems — BMI) (D. Kootch) An unusually fine disco cut — the arrangement is really pears, and Jackson breaks into a powerful soul melody, The Attitudes take this Danny Kootch tune (he’s a unusual. The melody line is just as sleek as the disco with all of her famous emotion. This will get a lot of airplay renowned session and tour guitarist) and punch it up with rhythm; ail the components of this tune seem to be striv- at R&B stations. a lot of sparkle and good taste. The instrumental tracks are well-arranged, and the voices, wrapped around a ing toward the same goai. That is, to make a good danc- MICHELLE PHILLIPS (A&M 1824) ing song. It works. good hook line (the title) makes this a strong contender No Love Today (3:05) (Irving/Fox Fanfare — BMI) for the pop charts. (Almo/20th Cent. — ASCAP) (R. Nichols, W. Jennings) This is Michelle Phillips’ first single for A&M, and it’s a SKIP MAHOANEY, & THE CASUALS (Abet 9465) K1NGFISH (Round - UA RX-XW794-Y) rather auspicious beginning. It’s a beautiful ballad, Where Ever You Go (3:47) (Excellorec Music/Skipsong Hypnotize (2:35) (Good Grazin’ — ASCAP) (Torbert, drawn from the soundtrack LP of “Mother, Jugs, and — BMI) (S. Mahoaney, J. Purdie) Kelly) Speed.” Arranged by Gene Page and produced by Jerry Skip Mahoaney sings this in a high sweet voice, much This tune, the second from the “Kingfish” LP, shows a Moss, this tune will hit the charts strong, aided, of course, like a fifties ballad. The overall performance, however, is healthy jazz Influence. Chording, particularly on the by what appears to be a successful movie tie-in. MOR slick and modern — the Casuals are terrific backup guitar, is always interesting, and there is a fluid solo and and pop play is mandatory. singers. This should show up on more than a few R&B break. The title is apt, for the listener is truly drawn into playlists. THREE DOG NIGHT (ABC 12192) the center of the song. This should get some serious FM Everybody Is A Masterpiece (3:05) (WB — ASCAP) (G. play. Clinton, R. Reicheg) CHARLIE CALELLQ (Ariola America P-7626) LARRY A laid-back rock hymn to humanity, this is an in- GROCE (Curb — WB WBS 8221) Mystery Movie Theme (3:30) (Leeds Music — ASCAP) Old — telligent single from Three Dog Night that will serve to Fashioned Girl (3:34) (Peaceable Kingdom (H. Mancini) (L. broaden its already extensive audience. The instrumen- ASCAP) Groce) A disco version of the title music for Coiumbo, et. at., Hot on the heels of his melody. tation — particularly the organ fills — is lush, and the top-charting “Junkfood this is a classy arrangement of a great Mancini Junkie,” vocals are equal to the task. Look for this to show up Groce has come up with a delicate country The lilting chorus, laid over a strong beat, combines the ballad. It's a pretty in strong on all pop radio outlets; it's really an affecting melody and a fine arrangement. This best of MOR and disco, and should get played both tune. should get a lot of play on pop and country stations. areas. Good synthesizer work.

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— Ohio Players — Mercury CHANGESONEBOWIE — David Bowie — RCA CONTRADICTION CHANGESONEBOWIE SRM-1-1088 — Producers: Ohio Players — List: APL1-1732 — Producers: Various — List: 6.98

This LP will be a fantastic marketing tool, since it return with yet another master- contains a very heavy collection of Bowie hits that . Heralding their piece of cover art (oh, my goodness!), the Ohio begin with his earlier works and carry right on Players hit us again with a solid offering that’s based through to the “Young Americans” and “Golden in R&B but wanders occasionally out into the pro- Years” material. The album will also prove to be an gressive wilderness — and with very nice results. invaluable source of prime Bowie for all program- The tunes are as contagious as any the Players have mers. Retailers should be advised to put this baby layed down to date with some good numbers for the right up front, as it's bound to be a monster seller. pop market. ‘Tell The Truth” will get airplay in that area while the entire LP will receive considerable attention in the R&B and FM pregressive venues. What a honey!

SLIPPIN’ AWAY — Chris Hillman — Asylum 7E- THE KINKS’ GREATEST—CELLULOID HEROES 1062 — Producers: Ron Albert, Howard Albert — • The Kinks — RCA APL1-1743 — Producer: Ray- List: 6.98 mond Douglas Davies — List: 6.98 A strong premiere solo offering by this legend- Mssr. Davies and Co. have brought many ary country-rocker. Hillman’s name and expertise delightfully unforgettable tunes to the ears of their have graced disks by the likes of the Flying Burrito eager fans over the years and this LP is a fine collec- Brothers among others. The feel is decidedly coun- tion of the melodies representative of their

try, but it’s progressive enough to please just about “Celluloid Heroes” period. In this album we find anyone. The tunes are clean and smooth, Hillman's such notables as “Everybody's A Star (Starmaker)," vocals are up-front and his instrumental talents are “Muswell Hillbilly” and, of course, the melancholy obvious. Joined by many of his old friends like Rick tribute to Tinseltown, “Celluloid Heroes.” Davies' Roberts, Al Perkins and Jim Fielder, Hillman also irrascible wit comes through loud and clear on his employs the best session men in L.A. AM program- ode to demon "Alcohol” and "Skin And Bone." This mers give a listen to “Step On Out” and "Midnight LP should fatten every pop and FM programmer's Again.” library.

AGENTS OF FORTUNE — Blue Oyster Cult — SKY HIGH — Tavares — Capitol ST-11533 — Columbia PC 34164 — Producers: Murray Krug- Producer: Freddie Perren — List: 6.98 man, Sandy Pearlman, David Lucas — List: 6.98 A slick offering from this dynamic group. The per- As true “Agents Of Fortune” the Blue Oyster Cult fection of their lead and harmony vocals is effec- deals thecards, and they’re holding all the aces. The tively underscored by a rock-solid rhythm section

sound is pure and simple — it’s the lyrics that which features tasteful lines that augur well with the getcha. “This Ain’t The Summer Of Love" is a good lilting string arrangements and floating synthesizer example (incidentally, we’re glad someone finally riffs. The addition of moving percussion keeps the noticed) of this lyrical quality. “E.T.I. (Extra funky feel intact as Tavares soar through tunes like

Terrestrial Intelligence)” might find itself being sent “The Mighty Power of Love” and ‘ Ridin’ High.” out over the AM airwaves, but the album is Strong cross-over potential here. otherwise not meant for those who must hit the hay when the street lights come on.

AIRBORNE — The Flying Burrito Brothers — FROM ELVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD, MEM- Columbia PC 34222 — Producers: John Fisch- PHIS, TENNESSE — Elvis Presley — RCA APL1- bach, The Flying Burrito Brothers — List: 6.98 1506 — List: 6.98 The Flying Burrito Brothers, country-rock taste- All hail the King! Elvis shows his form on this LP makers, have struck home again with this effort. The which features him as producer as well as per- band has become a near-legend in the annals of former. As long as Elvis has been at it, he has country-rock and this LP is a good example of the somehow managed to retain the basic R&B growl style that has won these laurels. C&W stations will that made him the heartthrob of the fifties. The style go for much of the LP and several cuts will find is much more polished now, of course, as Elvis happy homes on FM stations as well. AM pop shows the professionalism he has gained through programmers would certainly be wise to check this the course of his unbelievable career. Though album out paying particular attention to “Linda Lu.” sometimes in competition with the thick background vocals, he always dominates the scene — the album will be an MOR favorite, but “For The Heart” is an inspired rendition of an uplifting tune that should please any market. — Michal Urbaniak — Arista 4086 BODY ENGLISH I’VE GOT A FEELING — Al Wilson — Playboy PB Michael Urbaniak — List: 6.98 — Producer: 410 — Producers: Marc Gordon, Hal Davis — List: music that oc- A tasty offering of progressive 6.98 little the funky side. Urbaniak’s casionally leans a to Al Wilson does nice things with a song — just instrumental talents are awesome: he plays violin, listen. His vocal treatments display a high degree of synthesizer, lyricon, Farfisa organ and the violin self-confidence that only comes from years of amazing new polymoog — a polyphonic syn- dedication to his chosen art, and it’s obviously been thesizer. His sounds are sometimes augmented by a labor of love. Al’s vocals are strongly reinforced by the innovative vocalizations of long-time associate his background singers and some mighty tasty str- Together they formulate a sound Urszula Dudziak. ings which have been arranged by some of the best that is fresh in its approach and execution. A great (Gene Page, for example). The R&B programmers shot for the FM progressive market — our favorites will love this album and many pop stations will be are the title track and “Zad.” happy to pick up on it as well as the MOR market. We’ve got a feeling that this album’s gonna be big for Al.

MORRIS ALBERT — Morris Albert — RCA APL1- 1496 — Producer: Antonio Carlos de Oliveira — TRAVELIN’ IN HEAVY TRAFFIC — Don Covay — List: 6.98 Philadelphia International PZ 33958 — Producer: After having made his mark with the success of Don Covay — List: 6.98

“Feelings,” Albert is out to prove that he can do it Don Covay has long been considered a leader in every time. This LP shows Albert to be a sensitive the Philly-soul vein of musical interpretation and performer as well as a credible writer, as all of the this album is proof positive that his reputation is tunes were penned by Albert himself. The tunes are well-deserved. The tunes are good, tight funk smooth and mellow, bearing atouch of that latin flair thanks to the solid horn lines and percussive guitar that is so favorably received in the MOR and easy work. This offering will certainly establish the fact listening markets. Prime cuts include “Back To The that Covay is seriously defending his crown in the Rock” and “Same Things.” R&B market while shooting for honors in the pop venue as well. Listen to “No Tell Motel” and his cover of Morris Albert's “Feelings” and you'll see what we mean.

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; style to peg, the tunes bear the influences of jazz, 18! This album contains ten of the hottest, sweaty-

| country, rock and progressive pop all well-blended est, nasty-est most straight-ahead rock ’n roll songs

I into a cohesive collection of delightful music. that we've ever heard. And, after all, ain’t that what Angelo is joined by many of the best players around, R&R is ail about? Though their self-penned materia! is a rock chronicle in itself, their cover of Lou Reed’s i ranging from the vocal master Carl Wilson to super reed man, Tom Scott in this effort which “Rock ’N Roll” is the definitive version (sorry Lou) of | should please a wide range of markets beginning that tune. I’d like to say more about these nubies whose LP hit the Cash Box charts this at 188 ; with FM progressive, running through to jazz and week touching all the bases in between. “Hurly-Burly” is (one week after release!), but my Runaways album

J nice. cover is warm and waiting.

CORDON BLEU — Solution — Rocket PIG-2189 — WARREN ZEVON — Warren Zevon — Asylum 7E- qr Producer: Gus Dudgeon —- List: 6.98 1060 — Producer. Jackson Browne — List: 6.98 In this fine progressive offering, Solution shows A richly imaginative offering of story-songs that good form as they lend undeniable musical exper- display Zevon’s creativity as a writer, instrumen- tise to their innovative compositions. Add to this the talist, arranger and vocalist. Protege of Jackson production wizardry of Elton John veteran Gus Browne, who shows off notable production talents Dudgeon and, voila! Cordon Bleu — a true on the LP, Zevon is joined in this effort by quite a str- epicurean delight. This album is a strong jazz offering of players including Phil Everly, Bobby Keyes, ing, and is already picking up jazz play as well as John David Souther, Bonnie Raitt, Glen Frey and, of R&B and Progressive FM action. It’s one part ultra- course, his old friend, Jackson Browne. AM clean production, one part fine lyrics and one part programmers will find some solid material here in- subtle vocal renderings. In fact, it’s a “Black Pearl,” cluding “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” and “Mama Couldn’t our favorite cut on this class “A" album. Be Persuaded” while FM folks will go for the likes of “Frank And Jesse James.”

— — HELLUVA BAND — Angel — Casablanca NBLP- BORN TO GET DOWN Muscle Shoals Homs — Bang BLP-403 — Producer: Barry Beckett — List: 7028 Producers: Derek Lawrence, Big Jim Sul- 6.98 livan — List: 6.98 The Muscle Shoals Horns are joined by some ex- Whatever happened to harps and halos? On their second effort for cellent players in this dramatic showcase of ultra- Casablanca, Angel deftly proves tight rhythm-oriented music. Though predominan- that they need neither one to create a sound that is a the tly an instrumental LP, several cuts are augmented cross between Led Zep and best progressive by imaginative vocal improvisation that adds to the music you can think of. “Anyway You Want It” will undoubtably find its the overall presentation. The strong rhythm section is way onto unsuspecting AM set off nicely by some tasty guitar and synthesizer airwaves while “The Fortune” will please the most riffs which provide nice punctuation marks to the progressive listener. The electronic keyboard work compositions. Hot shots include "Break Down” and of Greg Giuffria is particularly worthy of note as is the cookin’ title cut. the vocal quality of the band, sounding a little like the Vienna Boy’s Choir with guts.

KELLEE — Kellee Patterson — Shadybrook SB 33- THE GENIUS OF BUD POWELL — Bud Powell — 003 — Producer: Gene Russell — List: 6.98 Verve VE-2-25Q6 — Producers: Norman Granz, This spirited vocalist shows off her talent in a very Robert Hurwitz — List: 7.98 dramatic way. These tunes are up-front and Another dynamite two-disk set from the fabulous punchy, with an emphasis on movin' rhythms. Verve jazz masters collection, this set represents, Kelee's back-up unit is tight and funky, never over- as the title denotes, “The Genius Of Bud Powell.” powering the lead vocal line. The tunes on this LP The two disks contain material from Powell's 1949- will have no trouble finding their way to a variety of SI solo and trio sessions with cuts featuring the stations, including R&B, pop and MOR. Watch her work of Max Roach, Buddy Rich, Ray Brown and cover of Barry White's “I’m Gonna Love You Just A Guriy Russell. An additional treat for Powell buffs is Little More, Baby” and the Billy Preston/Bruce the inclusion of nine of his works which are perfor- Fisher-penned ballad, “You Are So Beautiful." med unaccompanied. A great marketing tool, this $7.98 set should not be overlooked by perceptive retailers.

TOMORROW — Wayne Newton — Chelsea CH 512 CRAZY DANCIN’ — The Bottom Line — Greedy — Producer: John Madara — List: 6.98 G1001 — Producer: Jack Conrad — List: 6.98 Wayne Newton, who has proved himself to be one Highly polished with that fine sateen finish, this of the hottest entertainers of the Vegas genre, offers offering of disco music is a prime example of just a well-rounded collection of finely crafted tunes in what the disco beat is all about. Funky rhythm sec- this LP His distinctive vocal technique provides just tion work is smoothed out by the rich strings and

the right touch on the Glen Campbell monster hit, narrative vocais. Scratchy guitar riffs add the “Rhinestone Cowboy,” as well as his cover of Phil finishing touch to this prime mover whose top cuts title Everly’s “When Will I Be Loved” and the Elton John- include the track and, careful now, “Funk You.” Bernie Taupin tune, “We All Fall In Love Also keep an eye on the creative twist on the idiom Sometimes.” A strong shot in the MOR area. explored in “Disco Dobro.”

NAKED REALLY NAKED — Alen Robin — Carrot LONELINESS IS SUCH A SAD AFFAIR — Jeremy CA 317 — Producer: Alen Robin — List: 6.98 — CKI One — Producer: Jimmy Krondes — List: “Naked Really Naked” is a great comedy album 6.98 which was created, produced and written by Alen This talented “new” artist isn’t really new at all, it’s Robin. According to the liner notes, Robin hails just that this is our first opportunity to hear his dis- from the planet Kishka, 24th star of the 39th galaxy, tinctive vocal techniques and multi-faceted musical 28 miles outside of Newark, but we think he’s just abilities. An Irishman who migrated to Canada, pulling our leg (not about Newark). The album in- Jeremy not only writes and sings on this collection cludes sketches on politicians, some sketches on of gut-level interpretations, he also plays piano, politicians and a few sketches on politicians. What bass, organ, synthesizer, clavinet, phase shifted else can we say? organ and belis (whew!). He sounds vaguely reminiscent of- Durante in his prime and really shines on his cover of the Morris Albert hit, “Feel- ings.”

20 Cash Box/June5, 1976 Listen to what they’re saying...

* • . "Rough, rowdy ribald rock" B San Francisco Examiner "Number 1 in Southern Music" — Fairieigh Dickinson University Southern fried boogie proves its appeal — Houston, Texas Chronicle "Skynyrd snatches rock evening from jaws of disaster" —Sunday Sun-Times "Lynyrd Skynyrd: War on society?" — Chicago Sun-Times "Skynyrd strikes lode of Confederate gold" —Chicago Tribune "Southern rock-loud and gutsy" —Chicago Tribune "Southern rock stirs up rebel yells" —The New York Times "Skynyrd sparkles" » R —The Boston Globe

Listen to their new single

Produced by Tom Dowd MCA-40565

"Lynyrd Skynyrd has no pretenses about who they are or where they come from. Maybe that's why at this point it has transcended its regional identity to the extent that Lynyrd Skynyrd is no longer merely a southern band but a great American band'.' - —The Long Island News MCA RECORD5 Reflect Mercury New Jazz Product Runaways Through MMO Labels Coast Strength NEW YORK — Music Minus One, best West known for its self-teaching music methods and participation records, has ventured by Stephen Fuchs into a full scale release of some European LOS ANGELES — This week marks an ex- and a more well-defined role,” says Denny. and American jazz catalogs including product by such artists as Jean-Luc Ponty, citing milestone in the brief history of Mer- “We all know exactly what we're doing. We have to; Archie Shepp, Phil Woods and Zoot Sims. cury Records’ compact west coast branch because there's no one else to Irv Kratka. president of Music Minus shove it off to. I don’t think anybody here office. The event — a chart-entry LP by the feels the need for having anybody else, One, Inc., has reactivated Classic Jazz label’s brand-new female rock band. The though. We'd love to have an assistant or a Records, a label designed to market swing Runaways, only one week after its initial helper for those times when it just turns and traditional jazz, and has formed Inner illustrates in practical terms how a issue — banana city, but we can handle the lion’s City Records, a label which will specialize in

- party cele- SYMS SIMMERS Seen at a relatively small group of individuals can share." progressive jazz, blues and gospel music. the release of the latest Sylvia brating represent a rather large firm, even though This view may be somewhat cavalier. As Inner City’s initial releases are Archie “ Syms album, Lovingly . Slyvia Syms.' " the operation is divided by 2,200 geo- our story hits the streets this week, Mer- Shepp’s “Doodlin' and “Phil Woods and research di- are (I. to r.) Howard Lowell, his European Rhythm Machine." Other Gary Co- rector of Cash Box; Ms. Syms: albums soon to be released on Inner City assis- hen, east coast editor of Cash Box: are by such artists as Jean-Luc Ponty, Art Atlan- tant director of pop promotion for Ensemble of Chicago. Memphis Slim and speccial tic, Margo Knesz (kneeling I: and the Free Jazz Crusaders; Ornette Coleman, protects assistant Beth Rosengard. Lov- Don Cherry and Paul Bley. Inner City Ertegun and ingly produced by Nesuhi Records will retail for $6.98 with nationwide I than Mimaroglu. distribution. Classic Jazz Records initial releases are Bowie, Kinks LPs Jane Harvey’s “You Fats, Me Jane." a tribute to Fats Waller and "Zoot Sims and Released By RCA Friend” with guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. Classic Jazz Records will retail for $6.98 as NEW YORK — RCA Records is releasing well. two greatest hits packages and one Until the debut of the new product. previously unreleased album from its Kratka had been licensing material from vaults. “Changes One Bowie" is a compila- abroad and releasing it in the U.S. as well as tion of Bowie hits being released simul- negotiating the rights for major jazz taneously with his first motion picture, “The catalogs from two major European firms. Man Who Fell To Earth,” containing "Fame,” Space Oddity,” “Changes," “Dia- mond Dogs." “Young Americans” and Arrogance, Elvin Jones others. “Celluloid Fleroes” is a collection of the Kinks' best works on RCA, including Lead Vanguard LP Set heretofore unreleased live versions of NEW YORK — "Rumors," the debut album album cuts including “Here Comes Another CHERRY BOMB Pictured at their signing with Phonogram/ Mercury are members of of rock group Arrogance, headlines Day” and “Skin And Bone,” along with the Runaways. Left to right, standing are: Jackie Fox. bass guitar: Sandy West, drums: Vanguard Records’ latest album release, studio versions of “Musweil Hillbilly,” manager Scott Anderson: producer Kim Fowley: Denny Rosencrantz. general with Elvin Jones' second for the label, "The "Everybody’s A Star,” “20th Century Man” manager and west coast A&R. Phonogram/Mercury: and Lita Ford, guitar. Seated Main Force.” leading off in the jazz and the title cut. The previously unre- from left are Joan Jett, guitar and Cherie Currie, vocalist. category. Arrogance is produced by John leased album is the Guess Who’s “The Way Jones’ session in- graphical miles. cury’s Hollywood offices are inundated with Anthony, while drummer We Were,” recorded in 1 970, featuring Bur- cludes Dave Liebman, Steve Grossman, From his vantage point in Chicago, Irwin four separate acts, each performing ton Cummings, Jim Kale, Gary Peterson, Pat Ryo Kawasiki. Steinberg oversees a combined Mercury through a separate venue with press par- LaBarbera and and a pre-GTO Randy Bachman. “The Essential Louis Armstrong” isajazz force of 130 employees — not very many ties and a videotape session to be overseen twofer with selections recorded live in Paris compared to some companies which may on top of everything else. in 1965, while "The Essential Ramblin’ Jack Brotherhood Of Man have 130 individuals in Los Angeles alone. Yet Rosencrantz has personally ex- Elliot” is a double-record set featuring To place the west coast office in perspec- hibited an innate ability to keep his head Leads Pye LP Release not recently available. For tive, over the past three years Denny above the surface. This way his ears are material — The Brotherhood of Man listeners, the Everyman NEW YORK Rosencrantz has exercised the label’s free to listen for more acts for the Mercury classical budget leads off Pye Records' four album June label offers a five disk set of Richard reach here presiding over a staff of four — family. He brought the Ohio Players and release schedule. In addition to “Save Your tone with Strauss himself west coast publicity director Susanella Coke Escovedo to the label as well as Strauss poems, Kisses For Me,” The Brotherhood of Man's Philharmonic in Rogers; west coast regional marketing current hopefuls, The Runaways. conducting the Vienna first American album release, are Nikki 1944, while Mozart's Requiem K. 626 is per- director George Steiner; southern Califor- Rid Of Dead Weight Giovanni's “Truth Is On The Way,” on Right by vocalists led by Johannes nia promotion manager Lindy Gaetz; and "We're down to more business with 50 formed On Records distributed by Calla Records; the English Or- Rosencrantz himself, general manager and acts than we used to do with 100," Denny Somary, and Chamber “I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me,” by chestra. west coast A&R. emphasizes. “Irwin got rid of a lot of dead British artist Jimmy James; and "Falling In weight and got the company to where Love," by The Ninth Creation, newly signed David Vs. Goliath everybody’s really cooking. And that 5 ten piece R&B band from California. A Golden ‘Hideaway Inasmuch as the west coast must now be means more money available for every act LOS ANGELES — America's most recent defined as the center of record industry ac- on the roster; nobody gets lost in the record Warner Bros, album, “Hideaway" has been Capricorn Releases 2 tivity, this David and Goliath mismatch company shuffle for priorities. The princi- certified by the Rl AA for a gold record MACON, GA. — Capricorn Records, has would seem humanly impossible tograpple ple, still, is to find acts that are entities —

announced the release of two albums for with. According to Rosencrantz, however, it that are going to be stars and cover a wide June: The Marshall Tucker Band’s “Long means something other than simply ad- spectrum." r 7 Hard Ride” and the Capricorn premiere of ditional hours: A group like the Runaways, perhaps? R/AA Statistics

Billy Joe Shaver, “When I Get My Wings." “It means more autonomy per person Rosencrantz is really enthused in answer Sales (in millions of dollars) to this question even which was posed 1975 1974 1973 first before the release of the band’s album: Overall 2 360 2 200 2 016 6

Same Old Feeling Records 1 668 1 550 1 436

“I have the same sociological feeling for LPs 1 485 1 356 1 246 183 194 190 the Runaways as I had for other acts at their 45s beginnings before they came to this label,” Tapes 692 650 13 580 6 8-Track 583 549 2 489 Rosencrantz offers. "Acts like Bowie, Rod Cassette 98 8 87 2 76 Stewart, even the New York Dolls. Here's Quadraphonic 8.2 1 1 23 12 the Runaways, five young teenage girls Reef-to-reei 2 2 5 3.6 playing rock and roll. Real teenage girls (every member of the group is under 17) writing and playing their own stuff. Units Sold (in millions)

"First time I saw them they were a power 1975 1974 1973 Overall 564.1 593.9 616.2 trio and I didn't quite like them. Whatever 446 480 508 GOLD SOUVENIR — Seen celebrating the presentation of a gold record to Dan they were trying to do, they couldn’t quite Records LPs 282 276 280 Fogelberg for his album “Souvenirs," are (I. to r.) Paul Drew of the RKO chain: Don pull it off. But when they added the lead 45s 164 204 228 Felder of the Eagles: Irv Azoff, Fogelberg's manager and president of Full Moon singer and the bass player and made it into Tapes 118.1 1139 108 2

Productions: Walter Yetnikoff, president of the CBS Records group: Bill Szymczyk. a regular band, I fell in love with them.” 8-Track 100.2 96 7 91 producer of the album: Ron Alexenburg, senior vice president of Epic Records and Cash Box asked Rosencratz about the Cassette 16 4 153 15 associated labels; Don Henley and Joe Walsh of the Eagles: Fogelberg and Randy signing process: is it a joint decision? Quadraphonic 1 1 1.4 1 5 Meisner of the Eagles. continued on og 23 ReeMo-reel 0.4 0.5 0 7

22 Cash Box/June 5, 1976 » REGIONAL ALBUMACTION

MIDWEST NORTHEAST 1. RENAISSANCE 1. NAZARETH 2. HALLS OATES 2. HEART 3. TRAMMPSpPi 3. BOB SEGER 4. SILVER CONVENTION NORTH CENTRAL 4. HEAD EAST 5. J. GEILS 5. R.E.O BAND 1. BARRY MANILOW 6. BILLY JOEL 6. RUNAWAYS 2. DONNY & MARIE OSMOND 8. MANHATTANS 7. ATLANTA RHYTHM 3. SEALS & CROFTS SECTION 9. MONTY PYTHON 8. MICHAEL STANLEY BAND 4. NEIL SEDAKA 10. BILL 9. COSBY 5. WILLIE NELSON-LIVE BLACKMORES RAINBOW 11. DOROTHY 10. POCO MOORE WEST 6. C.W. McCALL 12. JOHN TRAVOLTA 11. STARLAND VOCAL BAND 1 . TOWER OF POWER 7. BELLAMY BROTHERS 13. TAJ 12. MAHOGANY RUSH MAHAL 2 . LEE OSKAR 8. RUSH 14. ATLANTA 13. ELVIS PRESLEY RHYTHM SECTION 3. SONS OF CHAMPLIN 9. HEAD EAST 15. 14. BILL COSBY POUSETTE DART BAND 4. SEALS & CROFTS 10. JOHN SEBASTIAN 15. U.F.O. 5. ALAN PARSONS

6 . HEART BALT./WASH. 7. FIREFALL NATIONAL BREAKOUTS’ 1. TRAMMPS

8 . DOROTHY MOORE 2. MANHATTANS STEELY DAN 5. NATALIE COLE 9. TUBES 3. SUPREMES ISLEY BROTHERS 6. JETHRO TULL

10 . RUNAWAYS 4. HALL S OATES STEVE MILLER 7. CRUSADERS

11 . DONOVAN 5. RAMSEY LEWIS STEVE STILLS 8. B.T. EXPRESS 12 . BUBBLING BROWN SU 6. LEE OSKAR 13. BELLAMY BROTHERS 'Breakout in four markets or more 7. MILLIE JACKSON 14. CHOCOLATE MILK 8. NANCY WILSON 15. L.A. SOUNDTRACK 9. NORMAN CONNERS SOUTHEAST 10. BILL COSBY 11. ROSE BANKS DENVER/PHOENIX SOUTH CENTRAL 1 . LEON & MARY RUSSELL 12. STREETWALKERS 1. THIN LIZZY 1. WILLIE NELSON-LIVE 2. HARRY CHAPIN 13. SMOKE 2. J.D. SOUTHER 2. MANHATTANS 3. TRAMMPS 14. MELBA MOORE 3. HEART 3. LEON & MARY RUSSELL 4. SILVER CONVENTION 15. ALPHONSO JOHNSON 4. R.E.O. 4. JOE COCKER 5. FIREFALL 5. RENAISSANCE 5. JOHN HANDY 6. TODD RUNDGREN 6. CAMEL 6. SHAWN PHILLIPS 7. STARLAND VOCAL BAND 7. HEAD EAST 7. STARLAND VOCAL BAND 8. BILLY JOEL 8. TOWER OF POWER 8. C.W. McCALL 9. JOHN TRAVOLTA

9. SONS OF CHAMPLIN 8. MICHAEL FRANKS 10 . BOOTSY’S RUBBER BAND 10. TUBES 10. AMAZING RHYTHM ACES 11. RAMSEY LEWIS 12. POCO 13. BLACKMORES RAINBOW 14. ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 15. AMAZING RHYTHM ACES

Albums listed as regional breakouts are consensus choices of the accounts listed below. These ac- sonal predictions. Albums listed as national breakouts have been reported by a minimum of 75% of counts assess hit potential of new LP releases based on regional sales, overall sales potential and per- outlets listed below and have appeared in a minimum of six markets.

REGIONAL ALBUM ACTIVITY Is compiled from sales information from the following national, regional and local Modern/Milwaukee. Mushroom/New Orleans, Music City/Nashville, Music Menu/S. F., Music Millenium/Portland. wholesalers and retailers: NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: ABC Record & Tape Sales. Disc Records. Korvettes. Lieberman En- Music Plus/LA , Music Scene/Atlanta. Music Street/Seattle. Musical Isle/St. Louis and S.F., National Record

terprises, J.L. Marsh/Musicland & Record Bar. REGIONAL AND LOCAL ACCOUNTS: Alexander’s/N.Y., Alwilk/N.J., Mart/Midwest. Northern Records/Cleveland. Odyssey/Southwest, Peaches/Atlanta. Cleveland, Denver, Ft. Lauderdale,

Ambat/Cincinnati, Angott/Detroit, Apex-Martin/N.J., Aravox/N.Y., Best Service/Boston, Bee Gee/Albany, Bovis L A.. & St. Louis. Peter’s/Boston. Potomac/Baltimore. Prospect/Cleveland. Radio Doctors/Milwaukee. Rapid

Two/Providence. Brass Ear/Seattle, Bromo/Dallas-Houston-Okla. City, Buffalo One Stop/Buffalo. Cactus/Houston. Sales/Madison, Record & Tape Collectors/Baltimore, Record Cove/Monterey, Record Dept. Merch. /Memphis, Record Capers Corner/Kansas City, Cassells/L.A., Central/Hartford. Central South/Nashville, Circles/Phoenix. Commer- Masters/Baltimore, Record Shack/N.Y.,& Atlanta. Record Theatre/Cleveland-Akron. Recordland/Midwest. Richman cial/Portland, Consolidated/Detroit. Norman Cooper/Phila., Cutlers/New Haven, Dan Jay/Denver, Dick’s/Boston, Dis- Bros. /Phila.. Rose/Chicago. Sam Goody/N.Y. & Phila., Schwartz Bros. -Harmony Huts/D. C., Sieberts/ Little Roch, co/Boston. Discomat/N.Y,, D.J. 's/Seattle, Double B/Long Island, Ernie's/Chicago. 1812 Overture/Milwaukee. El Roy- Shulman-Listening Booth/N.J. -Phila., Soul Shack/D. C., Sound Town/Dallas, Sound Unlimited/Chicago. Sound TSS-Record World/Long Island, Everybody's Records/Seattle. Evolution/Phoenix. E-Z One Stop/Boston. Father's & Wherehouse/Houston-Dallas, Southern/Miami, Spec's/Miami, Stark-Camelot/Midwest, Strawberrys/Boston, Street- Sun's/Indianapolis, For The Record/Baltimore, Franklin/Atlanta, Galgano/Chicago, Gardner's/Chicago, Gary’s/Rich- side/St. Louis, Swallens/Cincinnati, Tape City/New Orleans. Tosh’s One Stop/Seattle. Tower/L.A.. Sacramento & S.F., mond, Giant/Virginia, Handleman/Detroit, Harmony House/Detroit, Harmony House/N.J.. Harvard Coop/Boston, Inner Town Hall/N.Y., Trans World/Albany. Two Guys/East Coast. United/Miami, Waxie Maxie/D.C., West Coast Music

Sanctum/Austin, Interstate/Miami, J&J-Record Museum/Phila., Jerry's/4Phila., King Karol/N.Y., Knox/Knoxville, L.A. Sales/L.A., Western Merchandisers/Southwest, Wilcox/Okla. City, Win One Stop/N.Y.

City One Stop/L.A., Licorice Pizza/L.A., M.J.S. /Miami, Mighty Fine-Record Factory/S. F.. Mile High/Denver.

the issued. "Mercury — through Denny — has gone out But I don't consider them strike-outs. I’m Before album was ever Mer- Runaways „ of its way to not only provide the Runaways not going to back off those decisions. And I cury’s publicity department had generated bit Rosencrantz Understood with a very generous contract, but they’re know what you’re thinking. I have enough quite a of press including a couple of

I in Rolling Stone, the con- Rosencrantz, according to Fowley, "was doing extra things that I didn't even expect reputation that don’t run around and photographs the only one who understood what we were or ask for. At the last minute they requested scream ‘Runaways!’ unless I'm pretty into sumer's guide to rock and roll taste. Ac- doing." What Fowley also likes about his in- that we make an open-fold album jacket as it.” cording to Mike Bone, national volvement with Mercury is that, although opposed to the regular closed sleeve. Meanwhile, on the coast, more success promotion/albums for Mercury, all of the he's never had to go to Chicago, he says That’s a lot more expensive for them; it's means more work. advance press helped a great deal (the he's gotten the "main office treatment" also a better package for us collectively." “Even though there's a lot of autonomy," album broke in on the Cash Box charts this from the Flollywood branch office. Strong Reaction answered Rosencrantz, “I work closely with week at 1 88), although success seems to be “I don’t like traveling too much," says With strong reaction from all quarters, Irwin and (executive vice president) Charlie coming from an unexpected direction.

Fowley. “If I can get this kind of efficiency — Rosencrantz can continue to find time for Fach. lOcc was a joint decision because it “I was surprised to see WMMS information, advice, extra publicity photos that extra favor or extra ounce of com- was a large money deal and involved (Cleveland) and WBCN (Boston) go on the or not record,” Bone, thought the without asking — from the branch office, I munication. Denny's latest moral boost is everybody's opinion as to whether we says who

may never have to go to Chicago." He the Runaways' alignment with Howard would go into it. After I signed the teenage image would be offensive to the proceeds with his endorsement: “A lot of Rose who will book them this summer. Runaways, Irwin flew out and sawthem play FM mentality. “I was looking to AM my friends in L.A. have N.Y. labels and often Rose is a very selective agent, only catering the Starwood,” grins Rosencrantz. programming, personally, but all sorts of have to make these treacherous and ex- to four other acts: Crosby & Nash, Dan Steinberg's appreciation might have radio people were aware of the Runaways pensive trips to the east coast. A lot of them Fogelberg, Queen and Elton John. been for Joan Jett, one of the more out- from gossip items in the trades and they are jealous that I've been able to produce Has Rosencrantz ever gone out on a limb spoken Runaways who told the audience were hot for the record.” an album without having to put up with for an act that didn't come through? (which also included Jimmy Page and Censorship Problems? transcontinental travel.” "Sure,” says Rosencrantz, “with major Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and Arista's Cash Box asked Bone if he anticipated Runaways manager Scott Anderson acts that we're leaving other labels. A cou- Patti Smith): “We just wanna let you know any censorship problems in the south — concurs with Fowley’s summation of the ple never happened. Then again we had a we’re hot on your heels.” local religious zealots taking issue with the situation. ‘‘This is an unusual situation couple that weren't happening until they left Indeed, the Runaways appear to be a hot concept of five young girls singing "Cherry which I've rarely seen,” says Anderson. for another company — timing, you know? act even as they get their first airplay. Bomb." For instance, not long ago John

Cash Box/June 5, 1976 23 HBOKR4UO ‘Headphone Experience’ j Catches Ears On Daltrey —

1 ‘Who’ Special in June by J.B. Carmicle Most Added LPs LOS ANGELES — A completely new ex- Communications, parent firm for “Inner- perience for the iistener will occur begin- view,” is working with MCA Records on 1. Slippin’ Away — Chris Hillman — Asylum ning the first week in June when “Inner- developing a contest to promote the show 2. New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage — MCA view,” a nationally syndicated radio show too. “Who Knows Who” contests will be 3. Seed Of Memory — Terry Reid — ABC will feature Roger Daltrey of the Who in the held in the top thirty markets where the 4. Warren Zevon — Asylum first “intercontinental headphone experi- show is broadcast, involving listeners as 5. Circle Filled With Love — Sons Of Champlin — Ariola/America ence.” The show’s audio is unique from the they answer ten questions about the Who 6. Natural Gas - Private Stock standpoint that it has been specially correctly. They’ll win the complete Who 7. Helluva Band — Angel — Casablanca prepared for headphone listening, utilizing catalog plus a set of Akai headphones. 8. Old To Rock Roll — Jethro Tull — such techniques as panning, phasing, and “MCA has totally knocked me out of the Too N Chrysalis 9. Red Tape — Atlanta Rhythm Section — Polydor channel switching effects. Cash Box talked water on this project ... I like people who with Jim Ladd, host of “Inner-view,” to find deal on the line," said Ladd. “We ap- 1 0. Harvest For The World - Isley Bros. - T-Neck/Epic out how the show was set up and what the proached Jon Scott (national album 11. Rainbow Rising - Rainbow — Oyster format would be. promotion - MCA) and he worked out the 12. No Heavy Petting - UFO — Chrysalis Audio-Theatrical View Daltrey. really uni- interview with What was 1 3. Rose Of Cimarron - Poco — ABC “We’re offering an audio-theatrical view that this was the only interview que was 14. Moon Bathing - Lesley Duncan — MCA of a top rock star,” Ladd told us. “Our goal granted during the Who's last American 15. Diga — Diga Rhythm Section — UA when the show began was to produce the tour.” 16. Slow Down World — Donovan — Epic very best radio syndication show in an What does “intercontinental headphone — interview type format as possible.” Ladd experience” mean and how does the show 17. Cardiff Rose Roger McGuinn — Columbia noted that “Inner-view’s" shows only deal plan to go one-to-one with the listeners was 18. R.E.O. - Epic with top name established rock and roll the next logical question? 19. Runaways — Mercury groups, and does not serve to explore new An Evesdropper 20. Cordon Bleu — Solution — Rocket/MCA "bringing our facili- groups. He related that “The headphones are the main thing,” 21. T-Shirt — Loudon Wainwright III - Arista ties to the hotel or home of the group or per- Ladd said. “They remove so much of the in-

former” is so much more effective than the terruption . . . the listener is made to feel inside-the-studio trip. “They feel much that he is actually an “eavesdropper" on the

more at ease. . .they don’t have any reason conversation, with stereo techniques plac- Most Predicted Hits to be on the defensive or be apprehensive ing my voice to his left and Daltrey’s to his

and that's when they converse much more right. It’s a very unique way that we question 1 . Livin’ Ain’t Livin’ — Firefall — Atlantic

freely . . . we’ve generally found that it’s Daltrey in an ideal atmosphere and the 2. Lost Child - Aerosmith — Columbia much easier for me to go to their turf, than headphone quality allows the listener to ac- 3. Slippin’ Away (entire LP)/Take Me In Your Lifeboat/Love Is The for them to come to mine.” tually feel like he’s part of a triangle.” Sweetest Amnesty - Chris Hillman — Asylum Location And Conversation Remarkable Experience 4. Taxi Grab - Jethro Tull — Chrysalis There are two different angles that Ladd commented that 90 percent of the “Inner-view” uses in perfecting their for- special audio techniques the show will use mat. Ladd explained that the location of the have been used many times before. But to interview, as has been discussed, is num- “put this range of techniques into one show Most Requested Cuts ber one, and the guest's “free atmosphere” is going to be a remarkable experience for conversation can be used as an extension the listener." 1 . Fly Like An Eagle (title cut)/Windows/Serenade - Steve Miller to or along side of the artist’s music as The uniqueness of the show is unparal- Band - Capitol featured on the show. “They gain confi- leled. An exclusive interview with Daltrey, a 2. Good Vibrations/Love Of The Common Man/Verb To Love — dence in me when I talk to them,” he con- program designed especially for “head- Todd Rundgren — Bearsville/WB tinued, ‘‘we don’t make it a straight phone” enjoyment, and special contests at question-and-answer session, but allow top markets where the show is syndicated 3. Rocks (entire LP) — Aerosmith — Columbia the artist to develop freely on their feelings will all add to the excitement and aware- 4. Crazy On You/White Lightning - Heart — Mushroom about their career, the group, and their life ness of the special in June. Sound in general.” Communication’s “Inner-view," in coor- Contest dination with MCA Records, has accom- station breaks The special show with Roger Daltrey is a plished a very unique experience with this John Lund gone as program manager of WRVR-FM, "in tribute to his outstanding ef- two-parter that airs soon over many of the show and listeners should certainly enjoy WNBC, New York. A replacement will be forts in making WRVR an indispensable 165 stations carrying "Inner-view.” Sound that presentation. named shortly, according to Jeff Mazzei, means of communications for the jazz com- station music director. munity. Bob Paiva will be leaving staff of WLEE, Richmond, Virginia as of mid-June. Ac- cording to the station manager, Paiva is leaving for a “change of professional environment.” Thom West departs WRAS-FM, Atlanta to go to WXAP, same city as the music director. No replacement has been named at WRAS yet, according to Bob Bailey, station md. KRBC, Abilene, Texas now has John Sarrells, from KNIT, Abilene and Bob Test, from KFJZ, Fort Worth on the air B.J. Keith is doing weekends and John Frost was promoted to assistant program direc- UA FLAGWAVER Shown during the re- tor/music director. cording of "The Flag." a special bicen- Fred Mancuso, promo man for Chrysalis tennial spoken word United Artists Records recently had his car stolen in single recorded by Charlie Van Dyke, Cleveland while on promo stops. Man- program director and air personality on cuso’s valuable telephone directory of KHJ I Los Angeles, are [from left). Charlie

; radio stations went with the car, and it Van Dyke: producer and United Artists

would be helpful if stations could forward vice s.: ;. ? president pop A&R. Denny Diante: • .-v,; their phone numbers and addresses to and arranger Jimmie Haskell Recorded TROWER FRIENDS — Chris Wright, president of Chrysalis Records, flew to Los Chrysalis Records, 9255 Sunset Blvd. Suite at Los Angeles' Devonshire Sound. "The to Angeles attend Robin Trower's sold-out concert at the Long Beach Arena May 9 201, L A. 90069. Flag" features Van Dyke's voice in a where Robin played to an enthusiastic audience of 13,000 fans. Pictured at the re- Jazz Interactions Inc., an organization patriotic recitation backed by the Jimmie ception held backstage after the concert are (I. to r.). Bill Lordon. drummer: Trower: involved with the spreading, educating, and Haskell Orchestra. The single has just Freddie Mancuso, Chrysalis national promotion: Mark Cooper, KWST: Mary Turner, listening to jazz, presented a special award been released, backed by a strong UA front is KMET: kneeling Bobby Blue, KNAC. to Robert Orenbach, general manager of promotion effort.

24 Cash Box/June 5, 1976 I — mumm— —

WNEW-FM - NEW YORK WMMR-FM - PHILADELPHIA KAMC-FM - DALLAS WMMS-FM - CLEVELAND Vin Scelsa Paul Fuhr Laura Fitts Charlie Kendall Bassette — Tinkertoo • Sliopm Away— Chris Hillman— Asylum • Celluloid Heroes Kinks RCA • Too Old To Rock 'N Roll — Jethro Tull — Chrysalis ® Another Alternative — John - • — Duncan - ® — Angel —Casablanca • New Riders New Riders Of The Purple Sage • City Boy — Vertigo (I MP; Moon Bathing Lesley MCA Helluva Band MCA • Fly Like An Eagle (single;/Serenade/Rock N Me - • Balls Of Fire — Black Oak Arkansas — MCA ® Slippin' Away —Chris Hillman - Asylum » — — • Seed Of Memory Terry Reid ABC Steve Miller Band — Capitol Slippin' Away — Chris Hillman Asylum ® Go For Broke — Ian Matthews Columbia • — - Caoitol ® Blow Your Face Out — J Geils Band — Atlantic ® Raspberries Best — Raspberries — Capitol • Southern Tracks & Fantasies Paul Davis Bang Give ItBack/EmotyCity GentleGiant — • Natural Gas Private Stock t Taxi Grab/Checkered Flag -Jethro Tull • LA Jets — RCA ® Seed Of Memory — Terry Reid ABC ® New Riders New Riders Of The Purple Sage — * — Mercury • Fly With The Wind McCoyTyner Chrysalis Runaways — Milestone/Fantasy MCA * Lost Child/Back In The Saddle — Aerosmith • Moon Bathing Lesley Duncan MCA • Read On — John Dawson Read - Chrysalis Columbia WYSP-FM - PHILADELPHIA ® * The • Glass Heart Allan Rich — Columbia Need Your Love Texas Rose -STA One Good Reason/Calcutta Auction/Strike Up

• - • Sequencer Synergy Passport Sonny Fox In Trance — Scorpions — RCA Band Michael Stanley Band -Epic ® Return — Martha — Wailers — Island • One For The Road Ronnie Lane s Slim Chance To Babylon Velez Sire/ABC Positive Vibration — Bob Marley 8 — • Did Island 'IMP: • No Heavy Petting UFO — Chrysalis Too Rolling Stoned — Robin Trower — Chrysalis ? All American Alien Boy (singlel/You Nearly Me - • • Diga - Diga Rhythm Band -UA • Song For Everyone — Deia Vu Capitol Amigosfentire LP! —Santana —Columbia In — Ian Hunter — Columbia • Synergy - Passport Fly Like An Eagle (entire LP; — Steve Miller Band In Pocket — Streetwalkers — Mercury • Helluva Band Angel - Casablanca Sequencer — t t Hole My — Flying Fish • Circle Filled With Love — Sons Of Chamolin — Caoitol • Mark Twang John Hartford M-105-FM - CLEVELAND • Warren Zevon — Asylum Ariola/America — Blue • —'None: • Those Southern Knights Crusaders KZEW-FM - DALLAS Eric Stevens + SlioDin' Away (entire LP; - Chris Hillman Asylum Thumb • Hard Work — John Handy ABC Mark Christopher ® Red Tape — Atlanta Rhythm Section — Polydor f Seed Of Memory f entire LP Terry Reid ABC • Good Vibrations — Todd Rundgren — • Jailbreak — Thin Lizzy — Mercury • - WRNW-FM - WESTCHESTER COUNTY, Bearsville/WB R E O Epic * Rocks (entire LP; —Aerosmith —Columbia • Old Roll — Jethro Tull - Chrysalis • Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac — WB Too To Rock N * It’s Over — Boz Scaggs — Columbia NY. • - Hard Work (single; — John Handy — ABC Rainbow Rising Rainbow Oyster * Silly Love Song —Wings — Capitol • Red Tape Atlanta Rhythm Section — Polydor Meg Griffin J Spirit OfThe Water — Camel - Janus t Jukin — Aerosmith —Columbia • Circle Filled With Love — SonsOf Champlin — T Boys Are Back In Town —Thin Lizzy — Mercury - • Read On - John Dawson Read — Chrysalis Ariola/America • Slippin Away — Chris Hillman — Asylum WABX-FM - DETROIT • Fly Like An Eagle (entire LP; — Steve Miller Band WRAS-FM - ATLANTA - — • New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage Ken Calvert Capitol Bob Bailey MCA • Kid Charlemagne — Steely Dan -ABC • — Diga Rhythm Band — UA • All American Alien Boy — Ian Hunter — Columbia Raven Alan Parsons — 20th Century ® — Brown — London Diga — t Skin N Bone Savoy • Seed Of Memory I erry Reid ABC • Seed Of Memory Terry Reid ABC • Live At Carnegie Hall — Renaissance — Sire • Natural Gas Private Stock ® Warren Zevon - Asylum - © Cardiff Rose — Roger McGuinn — Columbia • Wild Angel — Nelson Slater — RCA • Helluva Band — Angel —Casablanca KADI-FM ST. LOUIS • Night The Lights Went Out — ELO — WB (IMP; • Those Southern Knights —Crusaders -Blue • Runaways — Mercury Jonnie King • Cordon Bleu — Solution — Rocket/MCA Thumb • Natural Gas Private Stock » Live At City Center — Monty Python — Arista - — Rundgren - Bearsville/WB • Elephants Memory — Muse. • Red Tape — Atlanta Rhythm Section Polydor • Faithful Todd — ® Side Of The Road Gang — Capitol • Aspects - Larry Coryell Arista • Slippin Away — Chris Hillman — Asylum • Rastaman Vibration — Bob Marley 8 Wailers ® T-Shirt — Loudon Wainwright III — Arista • Coryell — Arista * - Miller Island Aspects (entire LP I — Larry Fly Like An Eagle 'entire LP; Steve Band © ATear And A Smile — Catalyst — Muse • Ramones (entire LP -Sire — Capitol • PipePiper Jethro Tull —Chrysalis © New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage — - * - — • — Sons Of Champl in — Ariola/America t Take Me In Your Lifeboat Chris Hillman Live Bullet (entire LP; Bob Seger Caoitol To The Sea — MCA Asylum f None + SI , 000.000 Hearts — Seals 8 Crofts WB * Boys Are Back In Town — Thin Lizzy — Mercury — Band — Capitol * — WLIR-FM - LONG ISLAND T Freezing Hot Pousette-Dart Red Tape (entire LP; — Atlanta Rhythm Section WWWW-FM - DETROIT Polydor Denis McNamara KSHE-FM - ST. LOUIS f --(None; Karen Saveliy - • Slippin Away —Chris Hillman Asylum Ron Stevens WINZ-FM MIAMI - • New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage • Helluva Band — Angel - Casablanca Dave Susa MCA • Slow Down World Donovan Epic • Slippin Away -ChrisHillman Asylum • Natural Gas — Private Stock • Harvest For The World — Isley Bros —T-Neck • Helluva Band Angel -Casablanca • Red Tape — Atlanta Rhythm Section — Polydor • Harvest For The World — Isley Bros -T-Neck • Go For Broke - Ian Matthews -Columbia • Natural Gas — Private Stock • Firefall - Atlantic • Moon Bathing Lesley Duncan MCA • Rebel — John Mills — London • Runaways — Mercury • "i" - Patrick Moraz — Atlantic • Seed Of Memory -Terry Reid - ABC • Seed Of Memory — Terry Reid — ABC • All American Alien Boy — Ian Hunter — Columbia • Ramshackled — Alan White — Atlantic • Warren Zevon - Asylum * Rocks (entire LP; —Aerosmith -Columbia • Seed Of Memory — Terry Reid — ABC • Rocks — Aerosmith — Columbia * — — • Black Oak Arkansas — MCA * — Stanley Band — Epic • Helluva Band — Angel — Casablanca Rainbow Rising (entire LP; Rainbow Oyster BallsOfFire- — Calcutta Auction Michael • Wild Angel - Nelson Slater — RCA * All American Alien Boy (title cut; Ian Hunter • New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage © Rock 'N Me — Steve Miller Band — Capitol • Breezin' --George Benson —WB Columbia MCA * Bangin' My Head — John David Souther — Asylum • Greatest Stories - Live — Harry Chapin — Elektra * Nobody's Fault But Mine Led Zeppelin — Swan • Trogg Tapes — Troggs ATI/Pye * Love Of The Common Man — Todd Rundgren — • Fly Like An Eagle (title cut, /Window - Steve Miller Song • Warren Zevon — Asylum Bearsville/WB * — Wailers — • (title cut; — Charlie Daniels Band - — White — Atlantic Band — Capitol Positive Vibrations Bob Marley 8 Saddle Tramp •f Ramshackled Alan • Turnstilesfentire LP, -Billy Joel Columbia Island Epic * — Miller Band - • — Seger — Capitol KISW-FM - SEATTLE t Love Is The Sweetest Amnesty -ChrisHillman- Fly Like An Eagle (title cut; Steve Live Bullet (entire LP] Bob Asylum Caoitol t T elegram — Nazareth — A8M Lee Michaels * — Rolling Rolling Stone WBAB-FM - LONG ISLAND Melody Stones — * Mahogany Rush IV (entire LP; - Mahogany Rush • Alan Parsons Project — 20th Century WDVE-FM - PITTSBURGH • Those Southern Knights — Crusaders — Blue Bernie Bernard Columbia — * T ravelin Man/Beautiful Loser — Bob Seger Tom Daniels Thumb • Helluva Band Angel — Casablanca Caoitol • No Heavy Petting — UFO — Chrysalis • Best Of Rod Stewart Mercury + A Well Known Has-Been — Donovan Epic • Struttin My Stuff - Elvin Bishop — Capricorn • Live Bullet — Bob Seger — Capitol — Synergy — Passport — ® Section — Polydor * Frampton — • Sequencer f Harvest For The World 'entire LP; -Isley Bros Red Tape — Atlanta Rhythm Do You Feel — Peter ASM • Celluloid Heroes — Kinks — RCA T-Neck • Good Vibrations —Todd Rundgren * Rockslentire LP; —Aerosmith — Columbia —ChrisHillman Asylum — Columbia • Slippin Away t Rebel (entire LP -John Mills London Bearsville/WB + Lost Child Aerosmith — • Warren Zevon -Asylum • Popsicle Toes — Michael Franks — WB f Livin' Ain't Livin' — Firefall — Atlantic - - ABC — Tull - • Seed Of Memory Terry Reid KSAN-FM - SAN FRANCISCO t Too Old To Rock N Roll (entire LP; Jethro WRNO-FM - NEW ORLEANS • Daddy's Girl — Charlie & The Pep Boys — ASM Chrysalis • Angelo — Fantasy Don Potoczak t Livin' Ain't Livin' -- Firefall — Atlantic Tom Owens • Turnstilesfentire LP; - Billy Joel - Columbia • Free In America — Ben Sidran Arista Tamla/Motown • • I — Rose Of Cimarron (title cut; Poco - ABC Want You — Marvin Gaye • Cordon Bleu - Solution Rocket/MCA WYDD-FM - PITTSBURGH • Brass Construction — UA f Natural Gas (entire LP, Private Stock • Fever — Ronnie Laws — Blue Note • — Cocker — ASM Steve Downes Stingray Joe KLOS-FM - LOS ANGELES • Agents Of Fortune Blue Oyster Cult —Columbia • Too Old To Rock N Roll — Jethro Tull — Chrysalis • Glass Haro Allan Rich Columbia - — Century Dabar Hoorelbeke • Happy To Be Alive — Talton/Stewart/Sandlin © Alan Parsons Project 20th • Rose — Rose Banks — Motown Capricorn • Young And Rich — The Tubes — ASM - Bowie — RCA • Aspects Larry Coryell Arista • Rose Of Cimarron — Poco — ABC • Lee Oskar — U A • Changes One David * — Fly Like An Eagle(single;/Mercury Blues/Wild — • Filled — Sons Of Chamolin — • Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley 8 Wailers • New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage Circle With Love Mountain Honey — Steve Miller Band — Caoitol Island MCA Ariola/America * Petting (entire LP, UFO — Chrysalis • -(None; No Heavy • Eric Kleigh — Blue Note ® Fly Like An Eagle — Steve Miller Band — Capitol * Out Of My Head/Ride In The View -Man MCA Rush — Columbia • Out For Number One — Brothers Johnson f None • Mahogany Rush IV — Mahogany Look Glass Haro (entire LP; Allan Rich — Columbia - ASM — • Rainbow Rising Rainbow —Oyster KMET-FM - LOS ANGELES ? Earthquake Berserkley • Rock Father — Papa John Creach — Buddah ® Joe Walsh -ABC • Love Of The Common Man/Verb To Love — Todd ® Breezin' —George Benson —WB Bob Coburn WHFS-FM - WASHINGTON. D C. — Bearsville/WB * —(None) Rundgren — — • (entire LP; — Stephen Stills I Want You (single! — Marvin Gaye • R E - Epic Illegal Stills t O David Einstein Tamla/Motown • T-Shirt — Loudon Wainwright III - Arista Columbia — Johnson — ASM I II — Brothers • Angelo — Fantasy • Together — Johnny 8 Edgar Winter — Blue Sky t Go For Broke (entire LP; — Ian Mathews t Be Good To You • Together — Johnny 8 Edgar Winter — Blue Sky • Resolution — Andy Pratt — Nemperor Columbia - (entire LP; — John Dawson Read — WQSR-FM TAMPA • Bill Wray — Legend/MCA • Seed Of Memory — Terry Reid — ABC t Read On • Rose Of Cimarron — Poco — ABC • Free In America — Ben Sidran — Arista Chrysalis Steve Huntington • —'None, • Live At Carnegie Hall — Renaissance — Sire © Carnegie Hall — Renaissance — Sire —(None; • Slippin Away —Chris Hillman - Asylum KPFT-FM - HOUSTON Live At t ® — Isley Brothers — T-Neck • Diga— Diga Rhythm Band — UA Harvest For The World - Larry Foster Of The Purple Sage — KWST-FM LOS ANGELES • Make Love — John Hammer — BASF • New Riders — New Riders * MCA Mark Cooper — (None! • Fever — Ronnie Laws — Blue Note © Diga — Diga Rhythm Band -UA t —(None; • FlyWithThe Wind — McCoyTyner — — Hunter — Columbia • T-Shirt — Loudon Wainwright III — Arista • All American Alien Boy Ian Milestone/Fantasy — — Terry Reid — ABC • A Rumor In His Own Time — Jeffrey Comanor • Seed Of Memory WCOZ-FM - BOSTON • Always A Lady — Roselita Sorrels — Phroe • Warren — Asylum Epic Zevon It — Supercharge — Virgin 1 • Local Lads Make Good —ChrisHillman — Asylum Beverly Mire ® Rainbow Rising — Rainbow — Oyster • Slippin Away (IMP: — © -Slow Down World — Donovan — Epic © Circle Filled With Love — Sons Of Champlin • Harvest For The World — Isley Bros. — T-Neck • Warren Zevon — Asylum • BallsOfFire Black Oak Arkansas MCA Ariola/America • Reggae Spectacular — ASM © Slippin' Away — Chris Hillman — Asylum — • New Riders — Riders Of The Purple Sage — MCA — * Blow Your Face Out (entire LP; — J Geils Band • Live At Carnegie Hall — Renaissance — Sire • New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage • Natural Gas — Private Stock MCA Atlantic • Celluloid Heroes — Kinks — RCA * Frampton Comes Alive — Peter Frampton — ASM • Runaways — Mercury — Private Stock • Raspberries' Best — Raspberries — Capitol • Natural Gas Capitol I — Beatles — • Red Tape - Atlanta Rhythm Section — Polydor • — Miller Band t Gotta Get You nto My Life • Changes One — David Bowie — RCA Fly Like An Eagle (entire LP; Steve • Fantasy Girls — Charley — Columbia T Good Vibrations — Todd Rundgren * Must Do Something About It -Wings — Capitol — Capitol • Royal Scam fsinglei/Green Earrings — Steely Dan -McCoyTyner — Bearsville/WB * Don't Touch Me There — The Tubes — ASM t FlyWithThe Wind (entire LP; -ABC f Rock 8 Roll Music — Beach Boys — Capitol Harvest For The World (entire LP) — Isley Bros. - Milestone/Fantasy • No Heavy Petting (entire LP; — UFO — Chrysalis t T-Neck - EUGENE. OREGON t —(None! WKTK-FM - BALTIMORE KZEL-FM Stan Garrett WXRT-FM - CHICAGO WBCN-FM - BOSTON Steve Cochran ® Skin N Bone — Savoy Brown — London Bob Shulman Bob Slavin —Terry Reid — ABC — • Seed Of Memory — ® New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage © Circle Filled With Love —SonsOf Chamolin • Slippin Away — Chris Hillman — Asylum • Cardiff Rose — Roger McGuinn -Columbia MCA — • Circle Filled With Love — Sons Of Chamolin — Ariola/America ® Sweet Surprise — Eric Andersen — Arista © New Riders — New Riders Of The Purple Sage Hillman — Asylum Ariola/America » Slippin' Away — Chris • Read On — John Dawson Read — Chrysalis MCA ® Cordon Bleu —Solution Rocket/MCA — Fantasy • — Amazing Rhythm Aces — • Crosscut Saw —Groundhogs -UA ® Accept No Substitutes — Pleasure Too Stuffed To Jump • Rising — Rainbow — Oyster ABC • Go For Broke — Ian Matthews — Columbia Rainbow ® Slow Down World — Donovan — Epic © Fever — Ronnie Laws — Blue Note East • Piece At A Time — Johnny Cash — Columbia • Hollywood —Tavares —Capitol ® Get Yourself Up — Head — ASM One ® T-Shirt — Loudon Wainwright III — Arista • Harvest For The World — Isley Bros. — T-Neck • Red Card — Streetwalkers — Mercury © R E O — Epic — ® R E O — Epic ® — Steve Miller Band — Capitol • Shamal —Gong —Virgin/Columbia • Rose Of Cimarron Poco — ABC Fly Like An Eagle — ® No Heavy Petting — UFO — Chrysalis — Guthrie Thomas — Capitol • Body English — Michael Urbaniak — Arista • Skin N Bone — Savoy Brown London — ® Lilies And Alibies • ARumorlnHisOwnTime — Jeffrey Comanor * • — Leibman 8 Richard • Sweet Surprise — Eric Andersen — Arista Another Night — Camel —Janus Forgotten Fantasies Dave Epic — — • Those Southern Knights —Crusaders — Blue * Saddle Tramp (entire L.P; — Charlie Daniels Band Beriach ASM • Crazy On You —Heart — Mushroom • Annie (entire LP; — Heart — Mushroom Thumb/ABC Epic Dreamboat * • Angry Young Man — Billy Joel — Columbia • Lizzy -Mercury —(None; t Lost Child — Aerosmith — Columbia Jailbreak (entire LP; —Thin Crazy On You — Heart — Mushroom —(None; t It Keeps Me Running — Doobie Bros. — WB t —(None! t T on 42 ALBUMS ADDED MOST REQUESTED LP CUTfS t PD./M.D PREDICTED HITS continued pg.

Cash Box/June5, 1976 25 2 THE POP PLAYLISTS

WMAK - NASHVILLE WCOL - COLUMBUS 1 To 6 — Love Is Alive — Gary Wright WQXE - ATLANTA 41 — Henry Gross #1 — Wings 21 To 13 — Take The Money — Steve Miller Get Closer — Seals Crofts — #1 — Wings 26 - — Tamla 29 To 18 — More — Andrea True Connection 8 WB 22 I Want You Marvin Gaye Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage — ABC I II Be Good — Brothers Johnson — You're My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra 24 To 19 — Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts ASM Boys Are Back Lizzy — Mercury Love Is Alive — Gary Wright — —Thin C'mon Marianne — Donny Osmond — Polydor WB 1 Rainbow In Your Eyes — Leon 8 Mary Russell — 1 7 To 1 1 — Love Really Hurts — Billy Ocean Mamma Mia — Abba — Atlantic WHB - KANSAS CITY Paradise — 26 To 20 — More — Andrea True Connection Good Vibrations —Todd Rundgren Bearsville 41 Diana Ross - I 25 To 1 7 — I'll Be Good — Brothers Johnson WLAC NASHVILLE 1 3 Rock And Roll — Bay City Rollers To More — Andrea True Connection — Buddah 41 - Hall i o 16 — Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band 8 Oates Kiss And Say Manhattans — 32 To 22 — Lonely Teardrops — 20 To 1 2 — More Andrea True Connection Beethoven — Walter Murphy Narvel Felts — ABC/Dot 34 To 25 — A Fifth Of WBLI - LONG ISLAND 'Hungry 1 5 To 8 — Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates — Years — Wayne Newton — Chelsea - 41 Diana Ross I i Z-93 - ATLANTA WNCI COLUMBUS I To 3 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross #1 — Sylvers 41 — Gary Wright Kiss And Say — Manhattans — Columbia ExtraTo 18 —I Want You MarvinGaye - Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal — Windsong Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage — ABC Kiss And Say Manhattans —Columbia ExtraTo 19 — Take The Money — Steve Miller - Vocal Band I’ll Be - Brothers Johnson — ASM I'm Easy — Keith Carradine — ABC 181 4 To 4 Afternoon Delight — Starland Good WAVZ - NEW HAVEN

- 23 That’s Where — Trammps - Atlantic 15 To 10 - Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts 41 — Diana Ross KHJ - LOS ANGELES Get Closer -Seals 8 Crofts — WB KLIF - DALLAS I Need To Be In Love — Carpenters — ASM — Wings C'mon Marianne — Donny Osmond — Polydor #1 —Wings 41 Let Her In — John Travolta — Midland Inti City — — Bearsville — ASM I Need To Be In Love — Carpenters — ASM The Foghat II Johnson i ‘Fool For 'I Be Good — Brothers Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury — Atlantic Turn The Beat — Vicki Sue Robinson — RCA 1 'Sixteen Tons — Don Harrison Band 'MammaMia -Abba — Atlantic Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage — ABC - 15 To 7 — Shop Around — Captain 8 Tennille 28 To 16 — I'll Be Good — Brothers Johnson 'Save Your Kisses — Brotherhood Of Man Pye Today's The Day — America - j WB Private 21 To 11 — Making Our Dreams - Cyndi Greco I 25 To 17 — Love Is Alive — Gary Wright *A Fifth Of Beethoven — Walter Murphy — 29 To 23 — Mamma Mia — Abba 18 - — WBBQ - AUGUSTA Stock 25To More AndreaTrue Connection 28 To 22 — Silver Star -Four Seasons KIIS - ANGELES #1 — Gary Wright 16 To 9 — Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco LOS 27 To 21 — Take The Money — Steve Miller — — Private 41 —Wings A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy 1 5 To 5 — Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore 26To 13 — More More More Andrea True — Beatles —Capitol Stock To 13 — Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac GotToGet You Connection — Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys — Capitol Baretta’s Theme — Rhythm Heritage ABC Extra To 1 8 More — Andrea T rue Connection To 1 7 — Rock And Roll — Bay City Rollers Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage — ABC I'll Be Good — Brothers Johnson — ASM ExtraTo 21 - Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage 20 To 12 Misty Blue Dorothy Moore Kiss And — Manhattans — Columbia Movin' -Brass Construction — UA KNUS - DALLAS Say ExtraTo 24 -Shop Around — Captain 8 Tennille

I II — — 'You're My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra Be Good Brothers Johnson ASM Extra To 25 You're My Best Friend — | #1 —Wings Queen Everything's Coming — David Ruffin — Motown i 'Living Ain't Living — Firefall — Atlantic Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates -- RCA Extra To 26 — T urn The Beat Around — Vicki Sue

I — Carpenters — 'I'm Easy — Reith Carradine — ABC — Diana Ross — Motown Need To Be In Love ASM Robinson j Love Hangover 'Fool For The City — Foghat — Bearsville That's Where — Trammps — Atlantic : Take The Money — Steve Miller -Capitol ExtraTo 27 —Love Is Alive —Gary Wright — Takin It — Doobie Brothers - LOUISVILLE 29 To 24 Takin' It — Doobie Brothers - WB WAKY WTIX - NEW ORLEANS 27 To 20 - Mamma Mia — Abba — Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac 41 — Starland Vocal Band j 15 To 9 41 — Diana Ross 28 To 19 Jukin' —Atlanta Rhythm Section — Tennille Crazy On You - Heart — Mushroom | 19To11 -ShopAround Captain 8 Framed — Cheech 8 Chong — Ode - 24 To 17 — Crazy On You Heart WING - DAYTON Sixteen Tons Don Harrison Band — Atlantic Take The Money — Steve Miller — Capitol - - - KAFY - BAKERSFIELD #1 —Wings Mamma Mia Abba Atlantic 10 To 6 — Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention Arista I #1 —Wings Let Her In - John Travolta — Midland Inti Breaker Breaker — Outlaws — WNOE - NEW ORLEANS 8. Crofts — — — ‘Get Closer — Seals WB You're My Best Friend Queen — Elektra Last Child Aerosmith Columbia 41 — Maxine Nightingale re Best Friend Queen — Elektra — — 'Jukin — Atlanta Rhythm Section — Polydor 'You My C'mon Marianne Donny Osmond Polydor Shannon - Henry Gross — Lifesong — Andrea True — Buddah - Friend — — Elektra 'More. More More That's Where —Trammps Atlantic 'You’re My Best Queen 16 To 3 Happy Days — Pratt 8 McClain 12 To 6 — Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore Silver Star Four Seasons -WB 'Rock And Roll — Bay City Rollers — Arista WABC - NEW YORK Delight — Starland Vocal Band — — 22 To 10 Afternoon Tear The Roof — Parliament — Casablanca 'Fool For The City Foghat Bearsville 41 — Diana Ross 1 5 Takin’ It To The Streets — Doobie Bros — Fall — Eric I 17 24 To WantTo Stay — Gallagher 8 Lyle — ASM To 10 NeverGonna Carmen Kiss And Say — Manhattans — Columbia - 1 1 — — Miller WCAO - BALTIMORE 34 To 26 Today's The Day — America 19 To Take The Money Steve Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone - Takin' It — Brothers 41 — Wings 26 To 1 2 Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck 22 To 15 Doobie ShopAround Captain 8 Tennille - ASM Inti 29 - A Butterfly — Goldsboro Let Her In — John Travolta — Midland KTLK - DENVER To 23 Bobby Let In - - Wings — Capitol j Em — Thin Lizzy — Mercury #1 Boys Are Back —Wings WKLO - LOUISVILLE - Tryin' Get — Barry Manilow | 22To14 To - - — Boys — Reprise I I n — Carpenters ASM - Rock And Roll Music Beach Need To Be Love 41 —Starland Vocal I I — - Pratt - Band To 6 Happy Days 8 McClain 24 To 12 - Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Windsong Jukin' — Atlanta Rhythm Section - Polydor WPIX - NEW YORK — — Silver Convention 1 1 5 To 8 — Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck 19To9 — Get Up And Boogie You Know The Feelin — Steve Wightman — Farr 41 Diana Ross 1 — — Manhattans Crofts ExtraTo 5 Kiss And Say 32 To 22 — Get Closer — Seals 8 Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco — Private Stock Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury I'll - Brothers Johnson - — True Connection Extra To 27 — Be Good 34 To 24 More Andrea Love Hangover — Diana Ross — Motown Turn The Beat — Vicki Sue Robinson — RCA ExtraTo28 CrazyOnYou -Heart KIMN - DENVER Living ForThe City — Foghat — Bearsville 1 7 To 10 — Today sThe Day — America — Miller Extra To 29 — Take The Money Steve #1 — Wings Rock And Roll — Bay City Rollers — Arista - } 20 To 14 Kiss And Say — Manhattans — Beatles — Capitol WERC - BIRMINGHAM Got To Get You CrazyOnYou -Heart -Mushroom - 23 To 17 1 Want You — Marvin Gaye C’mon Marianne — Donny Osmond — Polydor #1 —Wings 'Boys Are Back — i hin Lizzy — Mercury | — 99X - NEW YORK —Clifford Curry I Need To Be In Love — Carpenters ASM Body Shop 'Everything That Cha — Wet Willie — Capricorn 41 — Diana Ross Gotta Be The One — Maxine Nightingale -UA Afternoon Delight -Starland Vocal — Windsong 'Living Ain't Living — Firefall — Atlantic I Need To Be In Love — Carpenters — ASM - - Dorothy Moore Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury 28 To 18 Misty Blue 1 5 To 9 — Shannon — Henry Gross | Kiss And Say — Manhattans — Columbia — 21 Making Our Dreams -Cyndi Greco 30To21 — Today's The Day America 26 To I 6 T0 IO Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac | Making Our Dreams -Cyndi Greco — Private Stock WSGN - BIRMINGHAM KIOA - DES MOINES 20 To 14 — NeverGonna Fall — Eric Carmen I II Be Good — Brothers Johnson — ASM #1 — Captain 8 Tennille - — #1 — Sylvers 22 To 17 TearThe Roof Parliament - - ] — 10 To 6 Turn The Bat Vicki Sue Robinson 'Good Vibrations — Todd Rundgren Bearsville Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention Midland 24To19 Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts WGH - NORFOLK 'More More More — Andrea True Connection — 3 —Silly Songs - Wings Mia -- 9 To Love 25To10- Mamma Abba 41 — Henry Gross Buddah — - Captain 8 Tennille 17 To 4 Shop Around WMPS - MEMPHIS Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal — Windsong 'Tear The Roof — Parliament — Casablanca ExtraTo 10 - Love In The Shadows Neil Sedaka 41 — John Sebastian TakeThe Money —Steve Miller —Capitol 'You’re My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra CKLW - DETROIT Get Closer - Seals 8 Crofts — WB You're My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra 13 5 — Love Is Alive — Gary Wright To II 41 Wings I Be Good — Brothers Johnson — ASM Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage — ABC 26 To 8 — Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts Captain Tennille Kiss And Say — Manhattans — Columbia 16 To 8 — Shop Around 8 *1 Want You - MarvinGaye - Tamla 20 To 1 5 — Takin -It — Doobie Brothers Atlantic Cry — Rolling Stones Something He Can — Aretha Franklin 18 To 9 — Fool To 'Kiss And Say - Manhattans - Columbia 23 To 17 — Crazy On You -Heart I'll Be Good - Brothers Johnson — ASM WHBQ - MEMPHIS 'It's Over — BozScaggs — Columbia 24 To 19 - Kiss And Say — Manhattans — — — Last Child Aerosmith -Columbia 41 — Diana Ross 'Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco — Private Stock 25 To 20 Today s The Day America Midland Inti Let Her In John Travolta Nutbush — — 1 — Closer — Seals 8 Crofts ExtraTo 22 - Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal City Limits Bob Seger Capitol 20 To 2 Get 1 7 To 10 — You'll Never Find — Lou Rawls - Today's The Day — America — WB 24 To 16 I II Be Good — Brothers Johnson ExtraTo 23 — I II Be Good Brothers Johnson 20 To 13 -Lonely One - Delivery Movin' — Brass Construction UA 22 To 17 - Love Song -Elton John - Take Miller ExtraTo24 The Money —Steve 29 To 20 — Young Hearts -Candi Staton Let Her In — John Travolta — Midland Int i 28 To 21 — Takin' It — Doobie Brothers WRKO - BOSTON - You're Best Friend —Queen Extra To 22 My 12 To 7- Takin' It — Doobie Brothers 30 To 22 - Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck #1 —Wings ExtraTo 27 — Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal 25 To 18 - More — Andrea True Connection Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys — Reprise WIRL - PEORIA WDRQ - DETROIT - Extra To 17 — I Want You Marvin Gaye Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore — Malaco 41 — John Sebastian 41 — Diana Ross WOKY - MILWAUKEE — Steve Miller — Capitol Let Her In - John Travolta — Midland Int i Take The Money Young Hearts — Candi Staton — WB 41 14 To 7 — More — Andrea True Connection -Wings Takinlt Doobie Brothers - WB Love Is Alive - Gary Wright — WB Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal — Windsong 20 To 1 5 — You re My Best Friend — Queen Boys Are Back —Thin Lizzy — Mercury You'll Never Find — Lou Rawls -- Phila Inti — - - Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck Private Stock 1 5 To 10 — Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention WAYS CHARLOTTE - 15 To 1 1 — That's Where - Trammps — Atlantic — Vocal Band I'll Really Love — England Dan 8 John Ford Cooley WFIL - PHILADELPHIA #1 —Starland 10To4- Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop Making Our Dreams Come -Cyndi Greco Private Big Tree 41 — Wings 8 To 3 —Tear The Roof — Parliament 29 To 9 — Get Closer — Crofts Stock Seals 8 You'll Never — Lou Rawls — Phila Int i 18 14 - Kiss — Manhattans To And Say 1 - - 28 To 8 Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention . Takin' It To — Doobie Brothers WB Love IsAlive --Gary Wright — WB WJET - ERIE - The Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury WQAM MIAMI TurnTheBeat - Vicki Sue Robinson RCA 41 — Wings 'Framed -Cheech And Chong —Ode 41 -Diana Ross Living Ain't Living -- Firefall Atlantic No new additions — Hearts — Staton Movin' — Brass Construction — UA 17To12 More Andrea True Connection 24 To 18 Young Candi WVBF - FRAMINGHAM - Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone 20- Manhattans 22 To 17 I II Be Good Brothers Johnson Extra To Kiss And Say- 41 — Wings — -Starbuck 23 To 1 1 — Get Closer - Seals And Crofts 22 To 14 More AndreaTrue Connection Extra To 24 Moonlight Feels Right Get Closer — Seals S Crofts — WB WLS - CHICAGO 24 To 17 I Want You — Marvin Gaye Extra To 25 - Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal. #1 —Wings Never Gonna Fall — Eric Carmen — Arista Y-100 - MIAMI Band Kiss And Say — Manhattans — Columbia Sara Smile — Hall And Oates - RCA 41 — Henry Gross WIFI - PHILADELPHIA Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys — Reprise Rock N' Roll Music — Beach Boys - Reprise Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck - Private Stock #1 —Wings 23'To10 - More — Andrea True Connection - 'GotToGet You Into — Beatles — Capitol NeverGonna Fall — EricCarmen Arista You'll Never Find - Lou Rawls Phila Int i 24 To 1 7 - Misty Blue - - Dorothy Moore 18To13 - Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka 'Got To Get You — Beatles Capitol Kiss And Say Goodbye — Manhattans — Columbia - RAPIDS Z-96 GRAND - 22 To 1 8 — Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones 'You're My Best Friend — Queen Elektra 'Boys Are Back —Thin Lizzy — Mercury 41 — Sylvers IOT06 ShopAround - Captain & Tennille 'Framed Cheech 8 Chong -Ode 'I'm Easy — Keith Carradine — ABC 1 - Love Is Alive - Gary Wright — WB 1 To 7 Fooled Around — Elvin Bishop 1 3 To 7 — Let Her I n — Joh n T ravolta 'Heaven Must - Tavares — Capitol Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal — Windsong 12To8 RockAndRoll Bay City Rollers 1 6 To 8 — More - Andrea True Connection 'Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal - Windsong - 'Love In The Shadows — Neil Sedaka Rocket 1 5 To 1 1 Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention 22 To 1 5 — Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates Tm Gonna Let — Supremes — Motown WDHF - CHICAGO 'Take The Money - Steve Miller — Capitol WDGY - MINNEAPOLIS 'Hard Work - John Handy - ABC - - 'Todays The Day America -WB — - — #1 -Wings 41 Diana Ross 'I II Be Good Brothers Johnson ASM — Thin Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage ABC 'Boys Are Back Lizzy Mercury, More More More — Andrea T rue Connection — 10 To 4 - Shannon — Henry Gross | I 6 T08 Never Gonna Fall EricCarmen I Let Her In — John Travolta — Midland Inti Buddah 29 To 22 — Love Is Alive — Gary Wright - HARTFORD Got To Get You Into — Beatles — Capitol WDRC KSTP - MINNEAPOLIS WIBG - PHILADELPHIA 41 — John Sebastian WSAI - CINCINNATI 41 — Diana Ross 41 — Diana Ross 'Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys -- Reprise #1 — Elvin Bishop Movin' — Brass Construction — U A Kiss And Say - Manhattans —Columbia Closer — — 'Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Windsong Today's The Day — America — WB - Get Seals 8 Crofts WB I’ll Be Good- Brothers Johnson ASM *l'm Easy — Keith Carradine — ABC Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal -Windsong Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys — Reprise Turn The Beat — Vicki Sue Robinson — RCA 21 To 12 -Sara Smile Hall S Oates Love Is Alive —Gary Wright — WB I Need To Be In Love — Carpenters - A 8 M Heaven Must — Tavares -Capitol 22 To 16 — Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates — RCA 21 To 9 — Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Living Ain't Living — Firefall — Atlantic II To 6 — Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore 'Rock And Roll Music - Beach Boys — Reprise 23To10- Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore 14 To 7 Baretta s Theme — Rhythm Heritage 23 To 18 - Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention - 'Norma Jean — Sundown Company — Polydor 29 To 24 - Fool For The City — Foghat 15 To 9 More- Andrea True Connection KILT - — Right - 1 6 To 7 — Love Hangover Diana Ross HOUSTON 30 To 25 Moonlight Feels Starbuck 21 To 13 Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band 41 -Wings - 26To 16 Afternnoon Delight —Starland Vocal Band — — U-100 MINNEAPOLIS 24 To 17 Take The Money Steve Miller WIXY - CLEVELAND NeverGonna Fall Eric Carmen Arista 41 -Sylvers 27To21 Let Her In — John Travolta #1 —Wings Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys — Reprise Don't Touch Me There — Tubes — ASM 30 To 23 — Mamma Mia — Abba | Today's The Day — America — Takin' It — Doobie Brothers — WB Let Her In - John Travolta — Midland Int i | WB KRIZ - PHOENIX Rock And Roll — Bay City Rollers — Arista *Do You Feel — Peter Frampton — ASM Fool For The City — Foghat — Bearsville ; #1 — Fleetwood Mac 36 30 — I'll — Brothers Johnson - Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco — Private Stock To Be Good Get Closer Seals 8 Crofts WB More Andrea True Connection - Buddah 34 To 26 — I Want To — Gallagher Lyle - 'You're My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra Stay 8 Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck - Private Stock Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck — Private Stock *1 26 To 18 — Kiss And Say — Manhattans Want You — Marvin Gaye — Tamla Love Is Alive -Gary Wright WB I'm Gonna Let -— Supremes - Motown 19 To 13 — Sara Smile — Hall Oates 'Framed — Cheech 8 Chong — Ode 8 Afternoon Delight -Starland Vocal —Windsong Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal — Windsong - 37 To 25 — Play That Funky Music — Wild Cherry KRBE HOUSTON 10 To 5 — Never Gonna Fall — EricCarmen 20 To 13 — Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention - — 28 To 18 — That’s Where Trammps 41 -Wings 13 To 8 — Love Hangover Diana Ross 25 To 18 — Love Hangover -Diana Ross 38 To 28 — Crazy On — Heart 'Rock Roll — — Reprise You And Music Beach Boys WHHY - MONTGOMERY - PITTSBURGH - 'Framed - Cheech 8 Chong -Ode — WPEZ WGCL CLEVELAND 41 Gary Wright — Wings - 41 #1 - Elvin Bishop 19To12— Takinlt — Doobie Brothers C'mon Marianne — Donny Osmond — Polydor No new additions Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal — Windsong 29 To 19 — Take The Money — Steve Miller I'll Be Good - Brothers Johnson — ASM 10To4 Let Her In — John Travolta Kiss And Say Goodbye Manhattans Columbia WAPE - JACKSONVILLE Rain Oh Rain - Fools Gold — Morning Sky 16 To 11 Love Hangover Diana Ross 'Fool For The City — Foghat - Bearsville 41 — Diana 'Number One — Billy Swan — Monument Ross - 24 To 1 3 — Afternoon Delight — Starland vocal 'Rock And Roll — Bay City Rollers — Arista Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury 'Got To Be The One - Maxine Nightingale — UA 20 To 1 5 DreamWeaver — Gary Wright 'C'mon Marianne — Donny Osmond — Polydor Today's The Day — America 'Got To Get You — Beatles — Capitol WB 25 To 20 — Shop Around — Captain And Tennille 'Living Ain't Living — Firefall — Atlantic You’re My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra 'Heaven Must Be — Tavares —Capitol 14 To 8 — Movin' — Brass Construction Got To Get You - Beatles -Capitol 1 5 To 9 — Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco

7 To 2 I Want You — Marvin Gave 13 To 8 — Takin It — Doobie Brothers 1 7 To 1 2 — Get Closer — Seals 8 Crofts

26 Cash Box/June5, 197-6 F THESINGLESBULLE

TRAVOLTA Ninth most added single with 1 0 stations. Heavies are (An airplay and sales analysis of the bulleting singles on the Cash Box Singles Chart) *37 JOHN WRKO KFRC WHBQ. CKLW. WCAO. Five big jumpsthis week: WPEZ 10-4.

21-15. KRSP Ex-22. WIBG 27-21 . Y100 13-7. Top 5 of our rGOorting WPRO *1 for the second week in a row *1 at 38% stations *1 WINGS airplay at WORC 3. 1 3Q 2. WPEZ 4. WIXY 3 WIXY KXOK and including WLS KHJ WRKO CKLW WOKY KLEO WFIL #3g THIN LIZZY —Third most added single with 14 new stations. Majors include: Cassells/LA KIIS Too 5 selling single at Peaches/L A Atl and St. Louis WPIX. WIFI. WQXI. WKLO. WIRL. WCAO. and El-Royu/L I Tosh's/Seattle Franklin/Atl. Aravox/N. Y Double B s40 AMERICA — Seven new additions this weeks are WHBQ. KILT, WAPE, KSTP Potomac/Balt Transworld/Albany Buffalo One StoD Peter s/Boston WAVZ WLEE Z96. Five jumps are WBBF 30-22. WPIX 17-6, WERC 30-21. Musical Isle/St ABC/Atl Marsh/Atl Sieberts/Little Rock. Consolidated/Det KRSP 21-13. WSGN 25-20. Pizza/L A are Louis ProsDect/Cleve and Licorice T42 HEART — Three adds this week: WKLO. KCBQ . WAKY Among six jumps 1 1 2-4 WPEZ 1 6-1 1 WSAI *2 DIANA ROSS - Six key iumos this week are 3Q WIXY 38-28 WSGN 23-1 7. WBBQ 24-1 7. WCAO Ex-28 1 1-3 at WKLO and KNUS Too5 16-7 KRIZ 25-1 8 U-100 1 3-8. WLAC Added a43 SEALS & CROFTS — Seven new additions this week: WMAK. WMPS. WVBF,

99X 1 . KHJ 5. WRKO 4 KYA at 54% of our reoorting stations including KSLQ 3 U100 WSAI KAFY. KJR. Ten secondary jumps include WDRC 22-16. WOKY 1 5 1 1 WLS 4 KXOK 4 and WDRQ Too 26-8. 5 4 and WBBQ 5 5CKLW3WQAM1 WHB WABC 29-9 WAYS 23-1 1 . WNCI 15-10. WSGN Too on KCBQ Louis. King Carol/N Y sales at Tower/S F Peaches/LA Delwood and St 352 TRAMMPS -Three newaddsthis week: KIIS. Z-93 and WLEE. Jumps are Consolidated/Det Northern and Double B/L I ABC/ATL 1 5-1 1 1 2 with a bullet on R&B singles). Aravox/N Y WIXY 28-18 and WDRQ . (Number Modem/Cleve and Licorice Pizza/L A *53 VICKI SUE ROBINSON - Four new additions this week WPIX. WHJ. WFIL. 1 5-1 1 I IX38-3H *3 SILVER CONVENTION Among 8 Drime movers are WLS W WIBG. Two jumps are WAVZ Ex-26 and 99X 1 0-6. at 5. Added atKIOA Tod 5 WRKO 1 stations. Majors include: KRSP 22-1 2 WOKY28-18 KNDE11-3 . £56 QUEEN — Second most added record with 5 new 4 3. WNCI 5 WHB 3 13Q3 WCAO 3 WIBG3 WABC 4 WOXI 3 KYA KXOK WPGC WIXY KJR. WNCI. WPRO. WCOL. Five jumps are: CKLW Ex-22. WRKO Y Licorice Pizza/L A and WPGC 5 Heavy sales out of Aravox/N 20-1 5 WORC 1 2-7 WSGA 29-22. WAVZ Ex 25 Sieberts/Little Rock Musicial Isle/St. Louis. King Karol/N.Y Aoex #56 CANDI STATON — Eleven new additions include 99X. WPGC. WIXY. KJR.

Martin/N J Tower/S F and Peaches/St Louis WLEE WKLO and KLEO Jumps at KLIF 16-9. WPRO 29-10. KHJ 21-1 1 . KIMN 1 1 big iumos including *5 DOROTHY MOORE Fourth most active si ngle with 26-21. (Number 1 R&B single). at 1 0-4 23-1 0 and K JOY 1 5-6 Major add *5-7 WAKY. Four 1 3Q 20-1 4 KLI F 1 5-5 WPRO KSTP ABBA — Five new adds this week: WCOL. KLIF, KISN, KRSP, 3 WRKO and KLEO Too 5 airolay at 99X 4 KFRC 1 KILT 3 KTIX 5 WNCI jumps- WKLO 25-20. Wl BG 30-23. WBBQ 27-20. WAVZ 29-23 at KRSP WQAM 5 WCOL 3 and KYA 1 Too 5 sales at Northern/Cleveland $59 BROTHERHOOD OF MAN THree adds: KLIF. WLEE. KEEL. Jumped Aravox/N Y Dick's/Boston Richman Bros./Phila Lieberman/Chi 26-19 Mighty Fme/S F - Six right out of the box: KIMN. WLS. WDHF. WAPE Tosh s/Seattle and ji^ Klllo _ *60 THE BEATLES adds *8 HALLANDOATES Three adds this week WLS WSAI and KNUS Five WHHY. Y100. 19-13- KILT . iumos KFRC 19-13 WQXI 15-8 Y-100 22-15 WDRC 21-1 2 and *61 BEACH BOYS - Eleven adds first week out: WLS. WSAI WRKO. KILT. KRBE 2 WDRQ Too 5 at KNDE 5 KHJ 5 KSTP 5. WMAK 3. WIFI 2 WBBQ 3 WAYS WVBF KCBQ. KSTP. KIIS. WCAO. WSGA 5 KJR 5 and KIMN 4 Tod salesout of Tower/S F Aravox/N Y *63 KEITH CARRADINE — Five adds finally: WIFI. KEEL. WDRC. WBBQ. Z93. Buffalo One Stop 99X. KTLK. KSTP. WAVZ. Potomac/Balt ABC/Atl . Sieberts/Little Rock. ^67 CARPENTERS — Eight adds first week: KIMN, KHJ. Prospect /Cleve and Marsh/Mmn. and S F WPRO. KIIS *9 CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE - Major add at ABC Third most active single record #53 DONNY OSMOND - Five adds: KIMN. WCOL. WGCL, WHHY, Z93. 1 5-7 30-24 movinq at 12 of our reoorting stations Key jumDS are' KHJ KSLQ ^gg LOU RAWLS — Adds at WDRQ WIFI. WFIL Jumped at CKLW 17-10 KILT WLS 10-6 WLEE 18-8 KLEO 18-10 and WPEZ 25-20 Tod 5 airnlay at 5 ±7Q WALTER MURPHY — Three adds this week: KLIF. WBBQ. KISN. Jumped at Cassells/LA KTLK 2 KING 4 KIOA 4 WSGN 1 and KRSP 3 Too 10 sales at WCOL 34-25 Louis Tosh's/Seattle King Karol/N.Y Transworld/ Albany Musical Isle/St $71 AEROSMITH Product should be out in the field by the time you read this. Modern/Cleve Galgano/Chicago and Licorice Pizza/LA Immediate adds at CKLW. WPGC. WAKY Airplay on WRKO. *10 ROLLING STONES Major adds at WABC and WQAM Three Drime movers at #72 FOGHAT — Six additionsthis week: WKLO. WBBQ. WGCL, Z93. U100. KJOY. airplay 4 andWGH WLS 22-18 WLEE 30-20. and WPRO 14-7 Top 5 on WBBQ Jumped at KSTP 29-24 4 Strong sales at Aravox/N Y Double B/L I and Central Sales/Nash 373 ARETHA FRANKLIN - Added at CKLW and airplay at WDRQ. (Jumped from 64 Heavies include: *12 Andrea True Second most active single with 1 5 key iumos to 34 on R&B singles) Number 2 sales at Town Hall/N.Y. 18-8 and Ex-24 Added at including King KSLQ 30-23 WLS 1 0-6 WPEZ 25-20 WLEE WAVZ te74 ISLEY BROTHERS - Breakout sales at 20% of our accounts WDGY WHB KAFY WSGN and KRIZ Too 10 sales at Tower/S. Karol/N.Y., PopularTunes/Memphis. Peaches/Delwood. Potomac/Balt., airplay at Peaches/LA and Atl Natl Rec .Mart/Pitt. Modern/Cleve Too 5 Bros./Phila EIRoy/L.I. _ Richman , 1AW WTIX. WAYS. KLEO 2 WPRO 3 and WPIX 3 *78 CHEECH AND CHONG - Six adds this week: 13Q. KSLQ. WIXY ^ w 1An , Dr 1 Y 100. WVBF *16 ERIC CARMEN Six new additions at KXOK KILT KYA 3Q KRBE Jumped at KCBQ 29-19 23-1 8 22-1 5. WKLO 20-1 Seven prime movers at WAKY 1 7-1 0 KEEL KLEO 4 ^g FIREFALL — Five addsthis week: WIBG. WFIL WGCL. WBBQ. WKLO. and Z 96 16-8 WLAC 24-1 5, U100 10-5 Too 5 airplay at U 100 5 WORC 4 ag1 TAVARES -Three adds: WIFI, WIBG, WHHY Last wek at WORC. WPRO. Strong sales out of Dick s/Boston Richman Bros Phila Marsh/Minn -32 TODD RUNDGREN -Three addsthis week WCOL. WORC. WSGN. Galgano/Chi Licorice Pizza/LA - Four adds this week WHBQ WBBQ. WQAM 13Q - PITTSBURGH KCBQ SAN DIEGO *17 BRASS CONSTRUCTION Wings 26-18 Salesat *1 —Wings #1 — KSTP Three jumps: WGCL 14-8 KYA 27-20 KFRC — Heart — Mushroom Kiss And Say — Manhattans — Columbia Crazy On You Richman Bros. /Phila — Beach Boys — Reprise Tower/S F King Karol/N.Y King Karol/N.Y Framed — Cheech & Chong — Ode Rock And Roll Music EricCarmen —Arista Afternoon Delight —Starland Vocal — Windsong Northern/Cleve _ „„ 1AA ,__ Never Gonna Fall — 1 1 6 — Takin' It — Doobie Brothers KNDE g Jo 4 — Fooled Around -ElvinBishoo To - this week KXOK . Y-1 00 WOKY U-100 *19 STARBUCK Six new adds 29 To 1 9 — Framed — Cheech & Chong 1 7 To 1 1 — Love Hangover — Diana Ross with eight including WFIL Ex-20. KLEO KRIZ Tenth most active single iumos 20 To 14 — Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore KYA - SAN FRANCISCO 25-18 5 at WQXI 2 and KAFY 5 #1 — Dorothy Moore 1 7-6 WCAO 1 5-8. WLAC 28-1 7 WPGC Top KISN - PORTLAND I'll Be Good — Brothers Johnson — ASM salesat Peaches/Alt and Franklin/Atl *1 — Diana Ross Strong -Tamla Afternoon Delight -Starland Vocal —Windsong I Want You — Marvin Gaye most single with 1 1 new stations this — Arista *20 RHYTHM HERITAGE Sixth added Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury Never Gonna Fall — Eric Carmen jumps- WIBG 21 — 1 6 Tons — Don Harrison week Majors include- WBBQ WQXI KIIS. KING WDHF Two A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy — Private 29 To Stock 27 To 20 — Movin — Brass Construction 14-7 and KLIF Ex-21 - FRANCISCO Let It Shine — Santana — Columbia KFRC SAN single with 1 4 stations. Maiors include *21 MANHATTANS Number four added Mamma Mia - Abba — Atlantic #1 — Dorothy Moore — Int'l. 99X 13Q WABC WNCI. WIFI CKLW KSLQ. WPGC KIIS Eighth most active Song From MASH — New Marketts — Seminole Let Her In — John Travolta Midland 1 — Smile — Hall & Oates include WFIL Ex-20 WCAO Ex-1 5 WCOL 32-22 Extra To 23 — Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal 1 9 To 3 Sara sinqle with 8 iumos Jumps 26 To 18 — Movin —Brass Construction 3 WHHY 3 Best Band KILT 26-18 WDRQ 18-14 Too 5 airplay at WQXI 5 WKLO WPRO - PROVIDENCE WSGA - SAVANNAH Y Double sales at Peaches/L A Denver St Louis and Atl King Karol/N #1 — Sylvers #1 — Wings — Private Stock I've Got A Feeling — Al Wilson — Playboy Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco B/L I Modern/Cleve. Friend — Queen — Elektra Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys — Reprise single with 9 new stations Major include You re My Best *23 GARY WRIGHT Tenth most added — I'll — Brothers Johnson — A&M I — Carpenters A&M Be Good I Need To Be n Love with 1 0 key Int'l KSLQ WFIL WMAK WSAI KXOK WDRQ Sixth most active 10 To 4 Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore Let Her In — John Travolta — Midland 24-1 12-6 Too 5 14 To 7 — Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones 12 To 7 — Shop Around — Captain & Tennille lumps including WIFI 29-22. WPRO 1 9-9 WPGC 5 WAPE 19 To 9 LovelsAlive- Gary Wright 13 To 8 - LovelsAlive — Gary Wright 5. 1 WBBQ 1 airplay already at KJOY 3 KNUS 4 WHHY 1 WOKY WNCI ravolta — You re My Best Friend — Queen 21 To 1 5 — Let Her I n — John T 29 To 22 of 3 WAKY 3 WKLO 5 WSGN 5 WCOL 2 KRSP 2 Strongest sales out 29 To 16 — Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco KJR - SEATTLE WGCL — Tosh's/Seattle. Peaches/ Atl Central Sales/Nash Northern/Cleve WLEE - RICHMOND #1 Henry Gross 41 — Henry Gross You re My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra Galqano./Chi...... That's Where — Tram mos —Atlantic Get Closer — Seals And Crofts — WB being the * l most — Private Stock *24 STARLAND VOCAL BAND - Hotest single on the chart Take The Money — Steve Miller — Capitol Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco Vocal WSAI WIN Kisses — Brotherhood Of Man — Pye 25 To 1 7 — Afternoon Delight — Starland added record and #1 most active. Among 1 5 new additions are Save Your 19-7. Today's The Day — America —WB KING - SEATTLE KIMN U100 1 6 big iumos include KLEO WOKY WGCL KYA KCBQ Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco — Private Stock - Wings 24-12. 25-17 #1 WFIL Ex-25 WNCI 14-4 WIBG 21-13 WQXI 22-16 WCAO KJR Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal —Windsong — Casablanca — ABC WSAI 26-16 CKLW Ex-27 Too 5 at WHHY 2. WNCI 4 WSGA2.WBBQ2 Tear The Roof — Parliament Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage of 18 To 8 — Shop Around — Captain & Tennille *1 Want To Stay — Gallagher & Lyle — A&M 1 1. 5. KRSP 1 Strong sales out WAKY 1 WKLO 1 WAYS WPGC WCOL 30 To 20 — Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones 9 To 4 —Shop Around — Captain & Tennille Potomac/Balt and Marsh/Minn. WBBF - ROCHESTER KEEL - SHREVEPORT *25 DOOBIE BROS. - Number 5 most active single with 1 1 station jumps Key #1 —Wings #1 —Wings — Columbia — Elektra 24-1 Six new It's Over — Boz Scaggs You're My Best Friend — Queen 1 2-7 WAKY 22-1 5 KEEL 24-19 KAFY 5 jumps are WHBQ You're My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra Save Your Kisses — Brotherhood Of Man — Pye sales out of additions at KSLQ WIXY, WAYS WIRL KNUS KJOY Best Let Her In — John Travolta — Midland Int'l Boys Are Back — Thin Lizzy — Mercury Atl.. Cassell s/L A *Living Ain’t Living — Firefall — Atlantic I'm Easy — Keith Carradine — ABC Galgano/Chi . Peter s/Boston. Peaches/ Still Me — Dana Valery — Phantom — Tony Joe White — 20th Century newaddsthis week are WIXY, WCOL. KISN. WGH -Will You Love ‘It Must Be Love *27 MARVINGAYE Four ‘Listen To The Buddah — OZO — DJM 27 To 14 — Shop Around — Captain & Tennille 24-1 7 WPIX 23-1 7 f *3 R&B Wright Ex-1 I Jumps this week include WQAM 7. WHBQ 1 9 To 1 2 — Love s Alive — Gary 16 To 9 -Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore Isle/St The Day — America — True Connection single with a bullet;. Strongest sales out of Peaches/Delwood. Musical 30 To 22 — Today's 26 To 17 — More Andrea 22 To 1 7 — Crazy On You — Heart 24 To 19 — Takin' It — Doobie Brothers Louis and Prosoect/Cleve. - SACRAMENTO 1 Never Gonna Fall — Eric Carmen , 0 KNDE 23 To 8 — *30 STEVE MILLER BAND - Six new adds this week are WTIX. WLEE. KNUS #1 —Wings 40 To 27 — Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band 24-1 7. Ex-29. Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco — Private Stock - ST LOUIS WGH Z96 WIRL Jumps includeWAKY 1 9-1 1 . Wl BG WCAO KXOK Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck — Private Stock #1 —Wings WAVZ 27-21 tlAllo You re My Best Friend — Queen — Elektra Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck — Private Stock at WLS *32 BAY CITY ROLLERS Added at WIXY. WGCL. and WKLO Major iumos ‘Love Is Alive — Gary Wright Never Gonna Fall — Eric Carmen — Arista 1 —Silly Love Songs — Wings Wright— 26-1 3. and 23-17 5 To Love Is Alive —Gary WB 12-8 WCOL WAVZ Boogie — Silver Convention 1 1 To 3 — Get Up And - with 1 1 new stations. Majors KSLQ ST LOUIS *34 CYNDI GRECO Eighth most added single KRSP - SALT LAKE CITY thisweekare KLIF 16-9. #1 — Wings include 99X WPGC. WIXY. KJR. WKLO Four lumps #1 —Starland Vocal Takin — Doobie Brothers — WB Peaches/Delwood. You're My Best — Queen — Elektra — WPRO 29-1 0 KHJ 21-11. KIMN 26-21 Best sales out of Love Is Alive — Gary Wright WB Rain Oh Rain — Fools Gold — Morning Sky — Manhattans — Columbia Disco/Boston — Kiss And Say and Baretta's Theme — Rhythm Heritage ABC ‘Framed — Cheech & Chong — Ode single with 1 2 new stations *35 BROTHERS JOHNSON Number 5 most added 11 To 6 — Moonlight Feels — Starbuck 25 To 18 — Hot Stuff — Rolling Stones including WIFI KLIF. WIBG. WMAK KIIS KYA. CKLW. 99X WMPG Seven 21 To 13 — Today s The Day — America 30 To 24 — Shop Around — Captain & Tennille — Heart Ex-27. KILT 36-20 WAYS 22-1 7. 22 To 1 2 — Crazy On You 18 To 12 — Young Hearts — Candi Staton prime movers include WQXI 25-1 7. WCAO — Save Your Kisses — Brotherhood Of Man Potomac/Balt 26 To 19 Heavy sales at Nothern/Cleve . Popular Tunes/Memphis. 29 To 21 — Takin It To — Doobie Brothers continued on og 36 Peter s/Boston Peaches/Delwood 'Top 5 R&B single). Extra To 22 — Let Her I n — John T ravolta Extra To 25 — Get Closer — Seals And Crofts

Cash Box/June 5, 1976 27 4 THE C4SH BOX POPR4DIO/4M4LYSIS

This To Week Date station adds this week mastaddedrecords ____

WIFI, KRIZ, KTLK, KING. WBI, U100, WOKY, 1. Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal 21% 93% KYA, WSAI, KIMN. KCBQ, Band — Windsong/RCA WGH, WGCL, Z96, WDRC

2. You're My Best Friend — Queen — 21% 37% KJR, WCOL. WIXY, WPGC, KNDE, WAPE, WPRO, WSGN, KRSP, KAFY, Elektra WGH, WBBQ, Y-100. WBBF. KEEL

3. The Boys Are Back In Town — Thin 19% 55% WQXI. WIFI. WPIX, WAPE, WAVZ. WAYS. KISN, WCAO. WLS, Z96, Lizzy — Mercury WERC. WKLO, KEEL. WRIL KSLQ. 13Q, 99X, WIFI. WPGC. KIIS, 4. Kiss & Say Goodbye - Manhattans - 19% 48% WABC. CKLW. WVBF. WBLI. WGH, Columbia WGCL. WIBG, WNCI 39% CKLW, KLIF, WMAK, KYA, 99X. WIFI, WMPS. WHHY, WBLI. KIIS, WBBQ, 5. i ll Be Good To You - Brothers 16% Johnson — A&M WIBG. WSGA KILT. 6. Rock And Roll Music — Beach Boys — 16% 16% WLS. WRKO. WSAI. WDRC. WSGA, WCAO, KIIS, KSTP, KCBQ, Reprise/WB WVBF. KRBE

7. Baretta s Theme — Rhythm Heritage — 15% 43% WQXI, KJOY, KING, WAVZ, WDHF, KRSP, KIIS, WGH, Z99, WBBQ, WIRL ABC

8. Making Our Dreams Come True - 15% 42% 99X. WPGC, WIXY, KJR, WAYS, KNDE, WGH, WLEE. WSGA, WKLO, Cyndi Greco - Private Stock KLEO

9. Let Her In — John Tavolta - Midland 13% 29% CKLW. WRKO. KFRC. WHBQ. U100, WAVZ, WDHF, WCAO, WSGA, WBBF Int 1/RCA KXOK, KSLQ, WSAI, Z96, 10. Love Is Alive — Gary Wright - WB 12% 83% WDRQ, WMAK, WFIL, U100, KM 11. Get Closer - Seals & Crofts - WB 11% 45% KJR, WMAK. WSAI. WMPS. WVBF, U100, KAFY, Z93 — 12. 1 Need To Be In Love - Carpenters 11% 11% KHJ. 99X. KIMN. KIIS. WPRO. WAVZ, KSTP. KTLK A&M 13. Today s The Day — America — WB 9% 51% KILT, WHBQ, WAPE, KSTP, WAVZ, WLEE, Z96

14. Never Gonna Fallln Love - Eric 00 88% KXOK, KILT, KYA. 13Q, WVBF, Y100 Carmen — Arista

15. Take The Money And Run — Steve 8% 83% WTIX, KNUS. WGH. WLEE, Z96. WIRL Miller Band - Capitol

16. Takin It To The Streets — Doobie 8% 79% KSLQ, WIXY, KJOY, KNUS, WAYS, WIRL Brothers — WB 17. Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck — 8% 72% KXOK, KRIZ, KNDE, U100, Y100, WOKY Private Stock

18. Got To Get You Into My Life - Beatles GO v° 8% WLS, KIMN, WHHY, WAPE, WDHF, Y100 - Capitol

19. Framed — Cheech & Chong - A&M 8% 8% 13Q, WIXY, KSLQ, WTIX, KRBE, WAYS

radioactive singles looking ahead tothetop 100

1. Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band — Windsong 101 TOWNCRYER 111 YES, I'M READY

' WFIL Ex-25. WQXI 22-16. K JR 25-17. CKLW Ex-27. WSAI 26-16. WPEZ 24-13. Planetery/Karolann - ASCAP 'Dandelion/Stillran - BMP SCOTT KEY ' Pyramid /Roulette P8002; TOM SULLIVAN 'ABC 12174 KEEL 40-27. KLEO 19-7. WNCI 14-4. WIBG 21-13. WCAO 24-13. WLAC 27-16. KISN Ex-23 K AKY 22-10 WSGN Ex-22. KSTP 21-9 102 LET IT SHINE 112 HUNGRY YEARS 2. More, More, More - Andrea True — Buddah 'Light - BMI (Don Kirshner — BMI

3-10336. WAYNE NEWTON (Chelsea CH 3041 ; KHJ 25-18. WRKO 14-7 WQ AM 22-14. KLIF Ex-18. WQXI 20-12. WFIL 17-12 SANTANA (Columbia WMAK 26-20. WHBQ 25-18 Y100 16-8. KEEL 26-17 WIGB 15-9 WAVZ ffllb'5)ffiff 103 MARRIED BUT NOT TO EACH 113 RAINBOW IN YOUR EYES WVBF 23-1 0. KTLK 34-24. WAPE 29-1 8 ATUCD Teddy Jack BMI) -, MARY AND LEON RUSSELL 'Paradise/WB f /d * DK/M 3. Shop Around - Captain & Tennille — A&M Ordena/Bridgeoort BMI, ruoocvo.pnRftPDR WLS 10-6. WPEZ 25-20 KHJ 15-7. KSLQ 30-24. KING9-4. KNUS 19-11. WAVZ DENISE LaSALLE 'Westbound/20th WT Ex-24. WLEE 18-8. WSGA 12-7. KLEO 1 8-1 0 KEEL 27-1 4. KIOA 17-4 WMPS 114 BUTTERFLY FOR BUCKY 16-8 'Unart /Pen — -j TLJio |C it InHand BML ° BOBBY GOLDSBORO ' U A XW793Y LD T , W „„ A- 4. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore - Malaco/TK 'Warner Tamerlane/Van McCoy BMI; KLIF 15-5. 20-14 13Q KIMN 28-18, WVBF 24-17. KJOY 1 5-6. KSTP 23-10. WAVZ 115 BREAKER BREAKER 20-12. WPRO 10-4. KAFY 12-6. KEEL 16-9. WDRC 11-6 105 B SH ITYLIMITS H bS, JJSaWS-S„.S0,S, 5. Takin’ It To The Streets — Doobie Brothers — WB WJ h^ BOB SEGER 'Capitol P4269; WHBQ 12-7. WAPE 13-8. KCBQ 1 1-6. KRBE 19-12. WAKY 22-15. KAFY 24-15. 116 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC ( rrin WSGN 20-15. KEEL 24-19, KRSP 29-21. WGH 28-21. WBBQ 29-24 Q p / R|p70 AP

106 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL wild cherry ( e d ,c8-50225 6. Love Is Alive — Gary Wright - WB f Public Domain; 24-15. RAY CHARLES 'Crossover WPGC WPEZ 20-1 5. WIFI 29-22, WSGN 13-5, WPRO 19-9. WAPE 12-6. 985 H7 JHEME FROM MASH WSGA 13-8. WBBF 19-12. Z93 25-17. WAVZ Ex-27 ^20th Century ASCAP THE NEWMARKETTEStSeminole 7. Get Closer - Seals & Crofts — 107 LET IT SHINE WB (Jec/AI Green BMI SEM-501 29-9, 26-8. WOKY WSGN WAYS 23-1 1 . WNCI 15-10 WGH 20-12. KTLK 32-22 AL GREEN (Hi/London 5N 2306; WAPE 24-19. WKLO 24-19. WDRC 22-16. KRSP Ex-25 118 HUSTLE ON UP (DO THE 8. Kiss And Say Goodbye — Manhattans — Columbia 108 BUMP) SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME uanoeiion oMi, i wpix 20-14. WDRX 18-14, KILT 26-18. 32-22. Easv Li sten i no ASCAP WCOL WFIL Ex-20. WCAO Ex-1 5. HIDDEN STRENGTH (UA XW 733Y; WSGN 24-19. KJOY 29-2 BOBBY VINTON ABC 12186; 9. Get Up & Boogie — Silver Convention — Midland Int’l./RCA 109 OPEN 119 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMOR- WLS 15-11. WTIX 10-6. KNOE 11-3. KTLK 19-9. WIRL 15-10. KRIZ 20-13. WOKY 'Jobete S Bertram ASCAP ROW 28-18. WDRC 23-18 SMOKEY ROBINSON 'Tamla/Motown (Screen Gems BMI 54267; DANA VALERY 'Phantom JB 10566 10. Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck — Private Stock WFIL Ex-20. WPGC 25-18. KLEO 17-6. KRSP 12-6, WCAO 15-8. WLAC 28-17, 110 TVC15 120 HARD WORK WGH 30-22. KSTP 30-25 (Bewlay/Moth/Fleur — BML (HardWork- -BMP, DAVID BOWIE 'RCA 10664; JOHN HANDY (ABC Impulse IMP 31005:

28 Cash Box/June 5, 1976 : I . .

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Loudon Wainwriqht Hi Wings Over America Pousette Dart Band Sylvers MADISON SOUARE GARDEN, NYC — instrumentation. Incidentally, that single BOTTOM LINE, NYC — Loudon Wain- KNOTTS BERRY FARM, BUENA PARK — While he three other former Beatles have and the Capitol album, “Wings At The brought his bizarre sense of humor The Sylvers are hot. Their single “Boogie | wright appeared in the United States subsequent Speed Of Sound,” have attained number for a long awaited stand, Fever," went gold and number one in ; to the Bottom Line to the group's gradual dissipation into a for- one bulleted positions on the Cash Box and was clearly among friends. He has record time for the nine talented j mal breakup, a particular mystique has sur- charts this week. evolved from a “sensitive singer song- youngsters from L.A, Thegroup has cornea rounded Paul McCartney, not only because A big part of the excitement surround- writer" type to a rather manic satirist of long way from being known as the “Little he hasn’t performed here in nearly ten ing this show was that it represented many modern America. He led off the show with Angels" in the mid-sixties. Then the group years, but due to the consistent acceptance people’s first chance to hear live those his latest single, “Bicentennial,” a song consisted of Leon, James, Olympia and of his work on record. Wings Over America Beatles’ hits bearing the particular which is a fairly succinct capsulization of Chairmaine. Now with the addition of Pat, has been surrounded by enough major McCartney stamp. His multi-textured voice vision of America. high- Angie, Ed, Ricky and Foster the group ; Wainwright’s He has event publicity to make an objective view- was deep and punchy for "Lady Madonna,” lighted material from his new Arista album, grown tremendously in depth and balance. ! point on this concert nearly impossibile, done at the piano, and sweet and gentle on “T Shirt,” playing such numbers as “Sum- Performing before a packed house in the with heightened expectations and primed “The Long And Winding Road,” which mer's Almost Over" and the sing along boysenberry confines of Knotts, the Sylvers critics following each show. This evening, followed an early McCartney solo hit, “Wine With Dinner." He waxed topical with got down. The show was uptempo all the the appropriate opening, “Venus And Mars “Maybe I’m Amazed." While applause “California Prison Blues,” telling the fates of way except for a couple of brief but quite Rock Show," unravelled into 27 songs and could be tumultuous, perfect silence beautiful ! the likes of Squeaky Fromme, Charles ballads which showed the Sylvers nearly two and one-half hours of solid reigned as McCartney strummed an Manson and Patty Hearst with a humor one strength in tight harmonies. “Storybook music and showmanship. acoustic guitar to the baroque horn would not ordinarily associate with them. Girl," off their LP on Capitol “Showcase," Wings, which tendstoward acommercial arrangement for “Yesterday." : All this presented with a slightly spastic was quite moving, while the Beatles pop sound on studio recordings, emerged Although the atmosphere was relaxed delivery and allusions to a non-existent “Yesterday," was done acapella. on stage as an interacting band that really enough for McCartney to laugh off a sour back-up band (“the band is in your mind, The Sylvers potential seems unlimited rocks. The set reflected McCartney's desire opening chord, production values and man”) added up to an extremely enjoyable because the group can do so many things to dispay a group rather than well suppor- visual appeal were carefully planned. “Live evening of sharp wit which is all too often well. The choreography was impeccable. j ted solo artistry, with guitarists Jimmy And Let Die," introduced by Linda missing from popular music. This group can boogie with the best. Also McCulloch and Denny Laine taking lead McCartney, was striking in The show was opened by the Pousette tempo changes the group does play instruments. Leon, vocals, Laine the most impressive with and dynamics, with her mellotron and elec- Dart Band, or rather by an excellent mime James, Ricky and Ed picked up their axes voice and harmonica on his own “Time To tric keyboards adding to the who precedes them. The Boston group studio quality and wailed while the others danced and Hide." Drummer Joe English, the newest sound. The filmed album cover photo ses- played tuneful, soft, folkish music, which sang. Everybody in the crowd got into the member, has the rare capacity to take off sion was a tasteful visual motif for “Band On I may be a little too polite for some tastes. fever of the boogie to join in at the end of the on simple rock rhythms, filling generously The Run," and even Laine's parade snare They played well and exhibited a talent for show to boogie and sing to “Boogie Fever.” enough to create excitement, yet never los- drum playing on "Let ’Em In" was a fine finding hooks within their very pleasant, low M. ing the groove. His contribution to the touch. Wings not key music and should be able to find their may have been the band’s power was exceeded possibly only Beatles fanatics’ reincarnated place in the pop music scene, possibly even dream, but by McCartney’s aggressive bass lines, on through two encores gave a Nektar on the AM airwaves. e.r. thorough which turned the light feeling single. “Silly and very special performance. BEACON THEATER, NYC — Nektar, a band Roy Buchanan/ Love Songs,” into a bopping piece of p.d. of Englishmen who have expatriated to Les Dudek Germany, home of the “mensch Machine” music of groups like Kraftwerk and Tan- ROXY, L.A. — Roy Buchanan's “legend" Tom Bresh gerine Dream, performed their brand of has somehow been stifled until now, but a Karen futuristic rock to an new Atlantic album called, "A Street Called Stanton enthusiastic crowd at L.A. Diving into the Beacon. The Straight.” and a swing into the Roxy are two PALOMINO, — show Tom’s talent might have been clouded by group performs their show at the of three isn’t the against a backdrop of film, slide projects that renewed this masterful business age our friendship. Was I over-inflating? Then and other healthiest way to insure a lengthy career. In again, image projections, as well under a bath . as guitarist’s works and made him new friends maybe he had been, but just . . too fact most kids ought to be in pictures but early; of striking laser light. The music, aided by and fans. Buchanan's soul riffs are more perhaps he had burned himself out become obnoxious real fast they the synthesizer work of Larry Fast, falls than just a white man’s blues, they're deep, when with too much attention as a kid. Subse- easily of realize other people in the room think quently, I critical into the category space rock, with penetrating pitches that take you higher. If became more of Bresh. they’re if parents are in- very little human emotion through anyone’s personality was just the opposite cute. And stage All of this admission really has to preface showing volved, the situation becomes that much my brief the clamor. Along with the lack of emotion of the music he plays, it has to be Roy comments about the Tom Bresh more complicated. By the end of high show at the Pal is a lack of warmth, but the young and Buchanan. His low key, subtle vocals and recently (21). You see, I little vociferous intros to tunes contrasted beautifully with school the precocious tap dancer has have to come clean not only to the reader, audience was clearly bulldozer. responding to the cerebral and at- the intensity of some of the best hot licks become a swell-headed but to the performer. sensory tack of the group. from any, as Roy has been called, “white This reviewer was a precocious kid and Tom Bresh exhibited something more They cheered loudly at Bresh. school opening riffs and effects, at visual im- blues cat." He had 'em screamin' and yellin' so was Tom We went to than his rote abilities the other night. The even

I screen by the second tune. Evening highlights together and could tell you stories. crowd was with him, to be sure (as usual) ages on the behind the group, which The common theme to those recollec- and he had the extra momentum of a chart when combined with certain pieces of their were "Baby Can I Change Your Mind?,” the old Tyrone Davis tune with an excellent tions has to do with Tom's immense record, “Home Made Love" (finally) which music, obviously had meaning to Nektar

I devotees. drummer vocal, and “Johnny B. Goode,” capacity to entertain. As far back as can never hurts. But the crowd couldn't see play kind of The group featured material from their Buchanan's riffs never missing in adding remember Bresh could any what this reporter saw. And the charts don’t guitar lay his latest album, “Recycled," but one of the that touch of soul to an already fully melodic he could hands on or lay reflect the kind of subtle personal growth I strongest for tune. The other instruments were there to across his lap. Coupled with a deep voice this reporter is able to measure against responses was “Remember The Future,” the title track earlier back Buchanan, but he was way outinfront, straight from his sox, he always devastated years of seeing Bresh perform in all kinds of from an those of unwitting album. Some technical points bear men- with an outstretched hand covering all frets crowds parents who kind situations. This time a touch of humility in tioning; the first in giving him complete mastery of any note or of sloughed to catch the Chatsworth High peeked through from somewhere inside. show marked the use public of polyphonic chord he wanted. School talent shows. Of course, that hap- That did it for me. a Moog synthesizer, he time to for which unlike other synthesizers is capable “The-old-blues-vocal-done-come-alive” pened when had show up The audience kept him for encores. But if school; his real education of playing more than one note at a time. is a perfect way to describe the opening set came on the road Bresh didn't have a bandstand handy, he'd in clubs. Also, the group's laser system broke by Columbia recording artist Les Dudek. There was a rumor that, since Tom be down by the river somewhere making a down The hard rock blues with a slow raspy blues would be away during finals, the principal lot of people happy with his guitar and his after the first few numbers. e.r. vocal by Dudek were two of the best in- was going to let him sing his exams over the voice and his easy, knowing wit. After years phone, long-distance. gredients this artist exhibited in displaying of chopping wood I think Tom has finally

I also remember going by his house and the Dudek style. Dudek and a fellow come of age. How else could I explain the Fools Gold seeing his Ruth, guitarist were busy dishing out hot licks, at mother, shake her head fact that watching him now is like watching SANTA MONICA CIVIC, S.M. — Fools Gold shrug times almost in subtle competition with and helplessly, not wanting to dis- him for the first time? It’s like he’s diving opened for Boz Scaggs with much success, lodge from his self-imposed each other, yet still working together to Tom practice. into show business at the ripe old age of 27. drawing primarily on material from their His folks never seemed to push provide a feverish ear opener for the even- music on Only this time I think he's got his center of debut Morningstar/Arista LP “Fools Gold.” him. ing. With excellent keyboards and drums, On the other hand, they recognized his gravity about him. The band excels at vocal harmonies, and love of it and never discouraged him. the Dudek band sounded like one big Karen Stanton is easily one of the foxiest the full, intelligent sound has often been J This isn’t to say he wasn’t a swell-headed freight train rollin' on and the Roxy loved it. female country singers in the business. No compared to that of The Eagles. Equally im- punk at times. You'd strut if j.b.c. too you’d paid doubt, many male members of her portant, however, is the stage presence of off your own T-Bird by the eleventh grade. audience are too distracted by the blonde the band — they really know how to get a After school Freda Payne we went our separate ways. beauty's physical assets to pay due atten- song across.

Ten years marched by and I kept waiting for Michael AHen tion to her fine voice and powerful delivery. “Rain, Oh Rain,” the current single, was Tom to break. And I thought of all those Ms. tanton and two blonde female cohorts performed with finesse, particularly if one RAINBOW ROOM, NYC There frustrated musician stories, — have been never wanting come on like a vanilla Ike and Tina Turner considers the sound problems the band ex- many female songstresses to grace the to equate the two. Meanwhile, Jay Review on such rockers as “I Can Help," “T- perienced. Denny Henson sang an inspired stage of the Rainbow Room, but few Ferguson retain and Mark Andes, two other for- R-O-U-B-L-E,” and “Get Ready." Karen lead vocal on that one, and Richard Bow- the poise and virtuosity Freda Payne has. mer classmates, blossomed after gradua- shows a senistive ballad style on Dolly Par- den, a recent guitar addition, snuck in some Performing songs from her latest ABC tion to form Spirit, an influential group ton's "I Will Always Love You” and the Every tasty licks. album “Out Of Payne Comes Love,” Ms. which certainly its earned success but Brothers’ "Dream." The seductive The Civic show demonstrated the ver- Payne proceeded to let loose on numbers made Tom Bresh the certain seem songstress seems destined for success, satility of Fools Gold — they performed such as “What About Today” and the Jac- bridesmaid in my mind’s eye. both onstage and on records, judging from country, folk and rock ’n’ roll with equal high Brel ques penned “Carousel." As late as last autumn I wrestled with the her dynamic stage set and her new Granite enthusiasm and professional flair. proposition that my personal estimation of single, ‘'Hush.” s.f./l.f.c. j.m.

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WEEKS WEEKS ON ON CHART CHART regional album action chart, a new feature in Cash Box. is showing some very 1 BREEZIN 26 THIS MOTHER S The GEORGE BENSON 'WB BS 2919', 2 9 interesting information on the R&B buying trends across the nation. On the east coast DAUGHTER -11518; 32 3 Trammps. Manhattans. B.T. Express. Ramsey Lewis 2 1 WANT YOU NANCYWILSON'CaDitolST and southern regions. LPs by the MARVIN GAYE 'Tamla Oskar. west the mellower sounds of Lee 1 10 27 THIS IS IT etc. are selling at a very fast clip. As we move Motown T6-34251 ; MELBA MOORE (Buddah BDS 5657; 28 5 are selling more. What this trend indicates is that Dorothy Moore and Hall & Oates 3 LOOK OUT FOR 41 of THOSE SOUTHERN every section of the country shows a preference for a particular sound and style BROTHERS JOHNSON (?§) 3 13 W into disco, hard funk, gospel 'A&M SP 4567, NIGHTS It seems the eastern part of the country is more R&B CRUSADERS (Blue Thumb/ mellow R&B music and ballads are and roots music. In the midwest and coastal areas, 4 MOTHERSHIP ABC BTSD 6024', 40 2 what the people are looking for. CONNECTION (Casablanca NBLP 7022, 4 19 69 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP LP. It should be PARLIAMENT ) The O'Jays' new single will be "Unity." off their "Family Reunion" NORMAN CONNERS Ohio Players LP "Contradiction" is out and smokin'. This is the 5 DIANA ROSS (Buddah BDS 5655', 36 5 out shortly. The 3 15 'Motown M6-861 SI ; most added new LP and from the looks of things should be platinum that would be 6o) FREE AND IN LOVE in excitedly this week 6 EARGASM MILLIE JACKSON (Spring/Polydor four in a row for them on Mercury. . Bumps Doogan called JOHNNIETAYLOR 35 4 Marketts on Seminole distributed SP1-6709) raving about the "Song From M-A-S-H" by the New (Columbia PC 33951 6 13 called from the 67 MISTY BLUE Farr Records. Bumps said it is cold-blooded. Gary Gotham m ) by 7 LEE OSKAR DOROTHY MOORE (Malaco/TK 6351: 41 2 on Private Stock is east coast to say that " Don't Let It Get You Down" by the Mob 'United Artists UA LA 594G; 8 10 lay-off THE REAL McCOY in the York City discos. Gwen McCrae. after an eight month 62) happening New 8 BRASS CONSTRUCTION VAN McCOY (A8L 6901 2; 37 4 on a new LP with Steve 7 20 due to the birth of her baby, is now back in the studios working (United Artists UA LA 545G: 33 GRATITUDE Alaimo. 9 CITY LIFE EARTH WIND 8 FIRE musical (Fantasy F9490, 9 29 Robert Nemiroff, producer of the Grammy and Tony award winning THE BLACKBYRDS (Columbia PG 33694: 20 27 will . Records. The first release be "Raisin " has started a new record label. Dried Grape 10 SILVER CONVENTION 34 FAMILY REUNION 1-1369, 11 10 " Also coming will 'Midland Int i 'RCA BKL "Sidewalk Tree. " from " Raisin sung by Raisin co-star Darren Green. THE O JAYS r Phila Int i. /Eoic PZ 33807 22 28 be the release of the ZBW Explosion performing the title tune Raisin (Tl) MANHATTANS 'Columbia PC 33820: 14 6 Mabel John, former director of the Raylettes will be hosting her own show The show 35 AMIGOS SANTANA'Columbia PC 33576', 24 9 format of the show is to feature one 12 STRETCHING OUT IN is now in preparation for national syndication. The entertainer Guests BOOTSY S RUBBER 36 REFLECTIONS OF A too name act. a music industry executive and an up and coming King. GOLDEN DREAM have already made an appearance on the show include Ray Charles. B.B. BAND who BOOTSY S RUBBER BAND LONNIE LISTON SMITH 8 THE Cindy Birdsong. The first show will air Reverend James Cleveland. Gloria Lynne and 'WB BS 2920 12 12 COSMIC ECHOES 'Flying 9. entertainers 1-1460; 23 10 in June. In L A it will be seen on KHJ-Channel New Dutchman/RCA BDL sometime 13 WINGS OF LOVE publicist J. Randy interested in appearing on the show should contact Mabel s TEMPTATIONS 'Gordy/ (f?) ALL THINGS IN TIME Calif 90046. SI 10 11 LOU RAWLS . Hollywood. Taraborrelli at Fourth House Music. 8201ft Sunset Blvd Motown G6971 — 'Phila Inti /Epic PZ 33957 — (213)650-0499. 14 MYSTIC VOYAGE Tie UBIQUITY MARKET Steve Al'en has signed The Charisma Band to Buddy Allen Management. Inc. ROY AYERS 38 BLACK PD 6057 16 20 WEATHER REPORT lady. Sylvia Dyson, who Polydor band is composed of eight members, seven men and one 'Columbia PC 34099: 39 9 for (T5) HARVEST FOR THE originally were the backup grouo for the Main Ingredient. Be on the lookout W 39 DANCE YOUR ASS OFF hot product from this group in the very near future The 5th Dimension WORLD HAMILTON BOHANNON some new ISLEY BROTHERS 'T-Neck/ weekend the group played to (Dakar76919 30 5 are always up to something. Over the Memorial Day Eoic PZ 33809’, 29 2 for their at Magic Mountain. There were more people waiting in line FULL OF FIRE packed houses 16 ODYSSEY 40 for the 5th are AL GREEN 'Hi/London SHL 32097’, 25 13 shows than for the new 360 degree loop roller coaster Also on tap CHARLES EARLAND appearances on American Bandstand, and June 2 through the 1 2 the grouo will make 'Mercury SRM 1 -1049 18 8 (5l) FEVER v—/ RONNIE LAWS their first appearance at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. WHERE THE HAPPY — — (17) ' Blue Note/UA BNLA 628G : releasing some new product W Koko Enterprises. Inc. is back on track and should be PEOPLE GO TRAMMPS 'Atlantic SD 18172 21 4 42 BILL COSBY IS NOT shortly. Watch for some new singles. THE very HIMSELF THESE DAYS all-time breaking engagement at Painters Mill, just RUFUS FEATURING The Spinners recently closed an 18 'Caoitol ST 11530. 47 2 outside Baltimore Every night was sold out While there, the Spinners videotaped CHAKAKHAN Colts Band. All ABC ABCD 909 13 28 (43) FABULOUS the national anthem along with the three hundred piece Baltimore STYLISTICS H8LHL-6901 CBS-TV prior parties involved are still ouzzled as to why the tape was never aired on 19 A LOVE TRILOGY DONNA SUMMER Oasis/ 44 LOVING POWER per the original agreement 'Curtom/WBCU 5009; 45 3 to the running of the Preakness as Casablanca 5004 17 11 IMPRESSIONS returned from his Billy Butler, recently signed to Curtom-Gemigo. has recently ARE 20 SMOKEY S FAMILY 45 COME AS YOU second European tour A single and LP should be forthcoming shortly A new ASHFORD 8 SIMPSON Discotheque ROBINSON 'WB BS 2858, 38 6 disco organization has been organized. It is called The International SMOKEY ROBINSON Tamla/ Vail as 15 : 15 Association. Michael G. O'Harro is the association's first president, with Jack Du Motown T6-341 SI 46 NEVER GONNA LET YOU vice president. 21 LOVE AND GO VICKI SUE ROBINSON such fantastic business at the Etc. Club m L.A. that the Al Wilson has been doing UNDERSTANDING 'RCA APL 1-1256 43 5 “ is already getting S GANG entertainer has been asked to return. A/'s new LP 1 Got A Feeling, KOOL THE Motown Record Corporation won ten awards 'DeLite DEP2018; 19 13 47 HIGH ENERGY strong airplay all across the country. THE SUPREMES 'Motown M6-863S1 , 49 2 the Temptations were first RASTAMAN VIBRATION in the recent Ebony Music Poll. . . . Smokey Robinson and (22)/ V— BOB MARLEY Island ILPS 9383 27 5 48 LET YOUR MIND BE into Ebony's R&B Pop Hall of Fame. Stevie Wonder won Motown artists to be inducted FREE instrumentalist and comooser in the R&B /pop (2$) ENERGY TO BURN in three categories, best male singer, BT EXPRESS BROTHER TO BROTHER record on the Kudu 'All 701 51 50 2 category Also Grover Washington. Jr. and Esther Phillips who 'Columbia PC 341 78; 34 2 Platinum "Apollo TV special label, distributed by Motown, won iazz awards. The Second IT S TO BE ALIVE (24) SALONGO 49 GOOD LaBelle. Ashford & J ROGERS 'RCA APL 1 -1099: will air in June Joining host George Kirby on the show will be RAMSEY LEWIS 'Columbia PC 341 73: 31 4 D special Simpson. The Drifters. The Barret Sisters. Taj Mahal and The Copasetics with 50 RICHARD & WILLIE SLA £5) NATALIE 88', p.m in 42 2 RICHARD PRYOR 'LaffAl guest Cab Calloway. The show will air on WNEW-TV in New York June 19 at 11 NATALIE COLE 'Caoitol ST 11 517 in on WGN-TV June 26 at Los Angeles on KTTV-TV June 20 at 1 1 p.m. and Chicago time 7:30 o m. The program will be seen on 60 stations on various days and various periods during June. L WAVES mu in Louisville. Neal O Rea is now music total and Jim Williams have left WLOU The Kool Jazz Festival coming up in San Diego next month is going to be a Dee Humphries

a 40 piece orchestra director. . , , musical extravaganza. Marvin Gaye will be accompanied by , . „ for three hours last week for audience will have 12 in Orleans kept their phone lines open Nancy Wilson will be backed by a 21 piece band and Smokey Robinson WYLD New What they hope is to have breakouts as a result. musicians and singers backing him Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes will be using five response on all new singles. currently seeking another position. B.B. King. Kelly Carson is no longer at WUFO in Buffalo. He is with an 1 piece band Al Green. The Staple Singers. back-uo singers along 1 award for his work in Boys' Club honored program director Al Parker with an Temptations and Archie Bell will also have big bands backing them up The Buffalo Fruit. By entitled "Juicy community affairs. . _ .. will _ _ will out in three weeks. It be . ^ Isaac Hayes' new LP be Will Contest. Robert L. Scott, Theatre and in Seattle is having a Howard Hughes Phony Warwick were in town last week at the Shubert KYAC the way. Isaac and Dionne will. The winner make a station said all contestants must write up a phony show was very poo oriented and Isaac and Dionne program director at the it was sensational. The will be flown to Las Vegas on International Recora contest will win a weekend for two in Las Vegas. They to your area don't miss it. of the great duo If the show comes according to Robert have to stay in D C. have Air West will stay at Hughes Dunes Hotel and Associates and Ben-La-Rose Records of Washington Hughes Distributing in Seattle. The event will be held at / e June 5 will be KYAC Day distribution deal between the two companies. seclusion the whole weekend. announced the completion of a and entertainment are part of the The Exclusives called Loose And the Seattle Civic Center. Amusement rides, exhibits first release on Ben-La-Rose will be a single by as " film "Tram Ride To Hollywood Funky Bloodstone had the premiere of their personalities Groucho program director at WBUL in Birmingham said that if his air hand to congratulate the group included Victor Boykin week in Hollywood Celebrities on the shorter versions. He Curtis and will play the longer cuts of singles rather than Arnaz. Red Buttons. Cesar Romero. Tony have the time, they Marx. Steve Allen. Vicki Carr. Lucy cuts. Also they are having a snou/o 0 his station sound like it is playing more LP known as Comet's Josephine. The guys new LP said it will make Jane Withers better winner will receive a two day trip to charts with Misty bicentennial contest in conjunction with Coca-Cola. The of June. Dorothy Moore, very high on the released the middle two days in Philadelphia, Boston or for Dorothy on New York and a choice of spending the other " Taylor show. Look Blue is touring the country with the Johnnie that enters the contest wins a case of Coke. continued on pg. Washington, D.C. Everybody jess levitt

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Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 5/29 Chart 5/29 Chart 5/29 Chart 1 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE 35 NIGHT WALK 68 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING CAND! STATON (Warner Bros WBS8181; 3 11 VAN McCOY 'HSL 4667 37 10 (COME TOGETHER) 1 2 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE 36 TELL THE WORLD HOW KOOL S THE GANG ' DeLite DEP 1 579; 44 15 MANHATTANS 'Columbia 3-10310; 1 1 FEEL ABOUT 'CHA BABY 69 CAN T HELP FALLING HAROLD MELVIN Phila Inti ' 3 ! WANT YOU IN MARVIN GAYE 'Tamla 'Motown T5426F 8 EbicZS 8-3588 26 1 2 LOVE STYLISTICS 'HSL 4669; 79 2 4 LOVE HANGOVER 37 ALL IN THE FAMILY DIANA ROSS Motown M1392F 10 GENERAL JOHNSON Arista AS0177 28 12 70 I M GONNA LET MY HEART 5 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU 38 MORE MORE MORE DO THE WALKING ' 1391F; THE BROTHERS JOHNSON 'ASM 1806-S 8 ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION SUPREMES Motown M 86 6 TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE Buddah 51 5 34 16 71 SPIRIT OF 76 SUCKER 39 YOU SEE THE TROUBLE BOOTY PEOPLE CallaCAIIO; 89 PARLIAMENT Casablanca NB 856 WITH ME 72 SING A HAPPY FUNKY SONG MIZ DAVIS ' Now N10' 72 7 DANCE WIT ME BARRY WHITE '20th Century TC 2277 27 13 RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN 40 IT FOR 73 I GET LIFTED S GOOD THE SOUL 295' ABC 12179 8 LUTHER Cotill ion/ Atlantic 45-44200 50 6 SWEET MUSIC Wand'Sceoter 1 1 74 8 GET UP AND BOOGIE 41 THIS MASQUERADE 74 LET IT SHINE ' SANTANA 'Columbia 3-10336; 76 SILVER CONVENTION 'Midland Int I GEORGE BENSON 'WB WBS 8209; 69 2 RCA 10571 8 12 42 GET OFF YOUR AAHH AND 75 HEAVY LOVE 9 MOVIN’ DAVIDRUFFIN Motown M 1338F; 43 1

' DANCE BRASS CONSTRUCTION U A XW 7 5 5- 9 1 FOXY 'Dash /TK 5022; 45 7 76 I HOPE WE GET TO LOVE IN 10 MARRIED NOT TO EACH 43 STROKIN (PART2) TIME OTHER LEON HAYWOOD '20th Century TC 2285; 52 4 MARILYN McCOO 5 BILLY DAVIS JR 1 ABC 12170; DENISE LaSALLE 'Westbound/20th WT 5019; 11 44 PARTY DOWN WHO LOVES YOU BETTER WILLIE HUTCH Motown M 137 IF 33 16 77 DON T STOP IT NOW HOT CHOCOLATE ( Big Tree/ (PART 1) 45 MOVIN' LIKE A SUPERSTAR Atlantic 16060: ISLEYBROS 'T-Neck/EoicZS 8-2260; 18 5 JACKIE ROBINSON ' Ariola'Caoitol 7618 46 17 78 EVERYTHING S COMING UP THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY 46 SOMEBODY SGETTIN IT JOHNNIE TAYLOR 'Columbia 3-10334; 75 2 LOVE PEOPLE GO DAVID RUFFIN 'Motown M1393F; TRAMMPS 'Atlantic 3306; 1 7 1 1 47 HEAR THE WORDS. FEEL 79 WHEREVER YOU GO FRIEND OF MINE THE FEELING SKIP MAHONEY 'Abet 9465 83 LITTLE MILTON 'Glades'TK 1 734 16 7 MARGIE JOSEPH Cotillion 'Atlantic 45-44201 58 3 80 I M NOTIN LOVE THIS IS IT DEE DEE SHARPE 'TSOP'Eoic 4778 81 MELBA MOORE 'Buddah BDA 519 1 4 1 1 48 CAN T STOP GROOVIN NOW, 81 THE LOVE I NEVER HAD SOPHISTICATED LADY WANNA DO IT SOME MORE TAVARES 'Caoitol 4221 48 BT EXPRESS Columbia 3-1 0346 3 (SHE S A DIFFERENT LADY) 63 82 WHOLE NEW THING NATALIE COLE Capitol P4559' 22 6 49 CAUGHT IN THE ACT ROSE BANKS 'Motown M 1383F 84 FACTSOFLIFE 60 3 OPEN Kawette5126 83 SOUL DOG (PARTI) SMOKEY ROBINSON Tamla/Motown 54267F 20 9 50 EASY LOVIN /WE GOT THE SOUL DOG Amherst 711 85 DISCO LADY RECIPE 84 GET UP OFF THAT THING 3-10281 OF JOHNNIE TAYLOR Columbia 10 18 BO KIRKLANDS RUTH DAVIS Claridge 4 1 4 53 1 JAMES BROWN 'Polvdor PO 14326 88 MISTY BLUE 51 SUNSHINE DAY 85 BLT DOROTHY MOORE 'Malaco 'TK 1029 13 18 OSIBISA 'Island 053 51 9 LEE OSKAR 'UA XW807-Y; BORN TO GET DOWN 52 SUNSHINE 86 YOU DON T HAVE TO GO MUSCLE SHOALS HORNS ' Bang 721 15 12 IMPRESSIONS Curtom'WB 01 16 61 4 CHI-LITES Brunswick 55528 LIVIN FOR THE WEEKEND 53 NIGHT LIFE 87 DO IT NICE AND EASY O JAYS ' Phila Inti 'Epic ZS 8-3587. 12 14 MIRACLES Tamla 'Motown T54268F 56 4 EDDIE DRENNON Friends & Co F126 BARETTA S THEME 54 SARA SMILE 88 ITS BETTER THAN WALKIN RHYTHM HERITAGE 'ABC 121 77; 19 9 DARYL HALL SJOHNOATES'RCAJH 10530 66 1 1 OUT YES, YES. YES 55 YOU'RE JUST THE RIGHT MARLENA SHAW Blue Note'UA 790 92 BILL COSBY -Camtol P4528; 32 6 SIZE 89 SAY ME SPANISH SAL SOUL ORCHESTRA Sal YOU LOVE HUSTLE D J ROGERS 'RCA 10568' 68 10 FATBACK BAND Event / Polydor EV 299 21 12 Soul SZ 2007' 57 6 IT S COOL 56 HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING 90 YOU RE MY EVERYTHING THETYMES'RCAPB 105611 23 17 AN ANGEL LEE GARRETT Chrvsalis'WB CRS21 12 94 COULD IT BE MAGIC TAVARES 'Caoitol P4270 73 2 91 L.A. SUNSHINE DONNA SUMMER Oasis 'Casablanca OC 405 29 9 57 LET YOUR MIND BE FREE SYLVIA Vibration All Platinum 567 96 CAN T HIDE LOVE BROTHER TO BROTHER 'Turbo' 92 KEEP THAT SAME OLD EARTH WIND & FIRE 'Columbia 3-10309- 24 1 All 1 Platinum TU 045 55 5 FEELING HUSTLE ON UP (DO THE TURN THE BEAT AROUND CRUSADERS ABC'Blue Thumb BT A 269 BUMP) VICKI SUE ROBINSON RCA 10562 54 5 HIDDEN STRENGTH U A XW 733Y 30 1 4 NINE TIMES 93 HAPPY MAN (PART 1) 7049; ' ' All IMPAC' LET IT SHINE MOMENTS Stang Platinum ST 5066A 80 5 T Ateo ALGREEN 'Hi/London 5N-2306 31 6 60 LOVE 94 IT S HARD TO LEAVE GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION WB 8205 71 3 THE LONELY ONE JACKIE MOORE Kayvette'TK 5125 SPECIAL DELIVERY FEATURING 61 UP THE CREEK (WITHOUT A JERRY HUFF Mainstream MRL 55581 36 8 PADDLE) 95 LOVER S HOLIDAY LEROY HUTSON Curtom'WB 01 1 7 97 YOU LL NEVER FIND TEMPTATIONS 'Motown G7 150F' 70 3 ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE 62 MYSTIC VOYAGE 96 IF HE HADN T SLIPPED AND LOU RAWLS Phila Int i 'Edic ZS 8-3592; 40 4 1 ROY AYERS UBIQUITY Polydor 43 1 6; 62 5 GOT CAUGHT 31 I’VE GOT A FEELING (WE'LL 63 DO YOU WANNA DO A THING BOBBY PATTERSON Granite 536 98 BLOODSTONE London 1064 9 BE SEEING EACH OTHER 39 97 HARD WORK AGAIN) 64 HAPPY MUSIC JOHN HANDY 'ABC Impulse IMP 31005 99 AL WILSON Playbov THE BLACKBYRDS 1 Fantasy F762; 41 17 P6062 25 16 98 FROM MY HEART TO YOURS 32 FOXY LADY 65 WANNA MAKE LOVE CHARLES E ARLAN D 'Mercury 73793' 100 'Caoitol P4254 CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR 'DeLite 1581 38 7 SUN 67 6 IT AIN'T 99 WONDERFUL WORLD 33 SO 66 THE REAL THING 9; GOOD 8-502 1 12189' JOHNNY NASH 'Eoic 78 TYRONE DAVIS 'Dakar DK 4553 35 6 BOBBY BLAND ABC 90 3 34 SOMETHING 67 HE'S A FRIEND 100 GOTTA GET AWAY (FROM HE CAN FEEL EDDIE ARETHA FRANKLIN 'Atlantic 45-3326; 64 3 KENDRICKS Tamla' YOU BABY) Motown 54266F 42 18 FIRST CHOICE WB8214

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Can tStooGroovin Blackwood BMI 48 Mighty Three More ; BMP . More 67 Buddah 'Gee . Diamond ASCAP. 38 That's Where The Haooy Burma East BMP . 12 Caught In The Act Irvmq BMI Hustle ' 49 On Uo Dandelion BMP . .27 Movin Desert Moon/Jeff Mar - BMP .9 The Lonely One 'Brent - BMP .29 Could It Magic If Be 'Kamakazi'Angel Dust 25 He Hadn't SliooedATV -BMI 96 Movin Like A Suoerstar 'Coda Editions' The Love 'One of a Kind BMI 81

Dance Wit Me Ackee'MocrisD ASCAP 7 I Get Lifted 'Sherlyn Musicale - -BMP . 73 BMI 45 This Is It V McCoy /Warner Tamerlane - BM 14 Disco Lady 'Groovesville BMI' I Hooe We Get Mystic - 'Groovesville BMI . 76 Voyage Roy Avers Ubiquity ASCAP; . 62 This Masquerade 'Skyhill -BMP 41

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Do You Wanna ' Stone Diamond BMI 63 Pm Not In Love Man-Ken BMI Nine Times 'Gambi BMP 80 59 Wherever You 'Excellorec'Skiosong BMP . 79

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Get It While It s Hot — Eddie Kendricks — Motown #1 — I Want You — Marvin Gaye Columbia Eyes # 1 Spot Stretchin Out — Bootsy Collins — WB Spirit of 76 — Booty People Calla Everything Is Coming Uo Love — David Ruffin — Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson — RCA Motown Tubular Bells — Chammos Boys' Orchestra - Janus Sensational Communication — Albert King — Utopia Sharing The NightTogether -Arthur Alexander - In Black Music Industry New LPs — Rose Banks. G C Cameron David Ruffin Buddah Millie Jackson Tavares Ohio Players Stanley Tur- New LPs — Ohio Players Lou Rawls by Jess Levitt rentine Ronnie Laws. Lou Rawls Bootsy Collins KGFJ - LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES — LeBaron Taylor, vice of items for in-store display from posters to WDAO - DAYTON #1 — TearThe Roof Off — Parliament #1 — I II Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson Foxy Lady — Crown Heights Affair — DeLite president of special markets for Columbia divider cards. We do everything possible to Somebody's Giftin' It — JohnnieTaylor —Columbia The Lonely One - Special Delivery — Mainstream Records based in New York, visited the give our product the best positional display It Ain't The Real Thing — Bobby Bland — ABC Caught In The Act — Factsof Life — Kayvette This Masquerade — George Benson - WB New LPs — Stylistics. Graham Central Station Ohio offices last to possible,” Taylor said. Cash Box Los Angeles' week Waiting At The Bus Stop — Kay Gees —Gang Players discuss Columbia’s thrust into the R&B Total Coordination Treat Me Like A Man —Dramatics — ABC 9 To 4 — Sophisticated Lady — Natalie Cole marketplace this past year. The recent Taylor also remarked that Columbia con- 12 To 2 — Yes. Yes. Yes — Bill Cosby signings of Johnnie Taylor, Tyrone Davis, sistently tries to coordinate a total package. New LPs — Bohannon Crusaders Smoke continued on oq 42

B.T. Express, Miracles, Jackson Family, “I personally meet with managers of groups

etc., to the CBS family has made it a force to to discuss staging, choreography and Letters To The Editor with in the field. showmanship. Even though we don’t have be reckoned R&B We as part of the Black Record Dealers I, William C. Gaines, known as Fats “We were always strong in the R&B the schools that Motown used to have for Association of Northern California would Gaines and a small label holder, would like t markets with our custom labels such as groups, we try to make sure that every like to thank you for the very fine article you to thank you and Jimmy Bee for the fine ar- Philadelphia International, Golden Fleece, group on Columbia is very professional. We did on the black retailers’ needing help. It's ticle that was published in Cash Box. I think

j and T-Neck, however it was the desire of are interested in artists and building artists a serious problem and it’s not getting any it’s about time and I personally think that it potential. the company to beef up our own labels with to their unlimited better. We are talking with dealers in other will open up some new avenues for the j R&B acts,” Taylor indicated. “Actually the “You can’t have hit records without good areas and will keep you informed of what’s smaller people in the record business. I the presidency of promotion,” Taylor commented, “and we campaign began under going on. These are some of the shops that would like to say also that it is about time Irwin Segelstein, and has continued with want people to know that Columbia isn’t a would like to thank you: that some of the other black promotional

| Bruce Lundvall and Walter Yetnikoff. company of old promotion men. Our peo- Colemans Records, S.F. men should speak out, which most of them

) Lundvall has always actively supported and ple receive specialized training in promo- Jones & Harris, Richmond haven't been doing. I would like to sub- | emphasized the importance of progressive tion, marketing and other specialties. Five Roland Soul City, Daly City scribe for a year. R&B LP product. times a year we have seminars for them in Spectrum Fine, Oakland Fraternally yours, Coming On Strong management and other aspects of the total Westsounds, Palo Alto William C. (Fats) Gaines Taylor feels much of the success of the business picture. At these seminars we Music City, Berkeley Avamar Records Columbia R&B acts stemsfrom Columbia's discuss and review trends and marketing Reids, Berkeley San Francisco, Calif. aggressive and professional marketing procedures.” Yours truly, I would like to commend you and Jimmy techniques. “Besides having top quality T aylor also said he sees black radio mov- Mel Reid and Ray Dobart Bee on the fine article you did in Cash Box product, your marketing procedures must ing in a more progressive direction. “Right Berkeley, Calif. last week. The problem we have been hav- be coordinated with the product. The tim- now a lot of black stations are doing this, ] ' ing is a serious one. I am the only black one ing of releasing singles is important. Per- however they don't have the power to ex- I like to thank and Box would you Cash stop in northern Calif. Also I am one of the

sonally I like to use the single as a tool to pand their audiences and ratings. It’s hap- with for the great arti- along Mr. Jimmy Bee oldest. I hope that your article will not only create excitement for an upcoming LP on a pening more on the east coast than the west cle you did on the black dealers. It’s about make dealers and manufacturers aware of new or medium selling artist. The single coast because blacks are in more concen- time that someone at least try and tell the the problem, but also result in some kind of creates a demand for the LP. For example trated areas.” people the truth. We support you and Cash a change to be made for everyone. Yours in Johnnie Taylor's platinum single "Disco Taylor stated, “There are 55 black acts Box 100%. Thank you. truly. Lady,” which by the way is still selling, we under the CBS banner and what we hope to Westcost Records Advance Music followed up the release of the single with accomplish in the near future is to Oakland, Calif. San Francisco, Calif. radio and TV spots, magazine and trade strengthen our middle acts into big sellers advertising plus good in-store displays. that completely dominate black music.” Columbia manufactures 16 different types ADDITIONSTO R&B PLAYLISTS

WAOK - ATLANTA WZTQ - HURRICANE. W VIRGINIA #1 — GetUp And Boogie — Silver Convention “1 — Where All The Happy People Go — Trammps Heaven Must Be Missing —Tavares — Capitol Shop Around — Captain & Tennille — ASM Somebody's Gittin It — Johnnie Taylor — Columbia Got To Get Away — First Choice - WB The Lonely One — Special Delivery — Mainstream Can t Stop Groovin' — B T Express — Columbia Never Find Another Love — Lou Rawls — Phi la Inti Waiting For The Bus Stop — Kay Gees — Gang 17 To 8 — This Masquerade — George Benson Ma-mo-ah — Tony Valor — Brunswick It Ain't The Real Thing — Bobby Bland — ABC Free Red — - S Hot — Shelly Black Vigor WSOK SAVANNAH Nowhere To 1 3 — Hey What s That Dance — Choice 4 #1 — I Want You — Marvin Gaye Nowhere To 6 — Hot Stuff — Rolling Stones Get It While Its Hot — Eddie Kendricks — Motown 18 To 10 — Dancing Free — Hot Ice Everything Is Coming Up Love — David Ruffin — 30 To 25 — Sugar Boogie — B Thomas Motown New LPs — B T Express. Pleasure Here We Go Again — People s Choice — Phila Inti ChicagoGangsters People Power — Billy Paul — Phila Inti Betcha Didn't Know That — Ben E King — Atlantic KNOK - FT WORTH Long And Winding Road — New Birth — WB #1 —This Masquerade —George Benson Treat Me Like A Man — Dramatics — ABC You S Me — Simon Said — Atco Waiting At The Bus Stop — Kay Gees — Gang Everything Is Coming Uo Love — David Ruffin — 1 2 To 7 — Tear The Roof Off — Parliament Motown Extra To 1 2 — Sara Smile — Hall & Oates Let Your Love Flow — Bel lamy Brothers — WB THEIR New LPs — Ohio Players You Made Me Dig You — Adrian McNeir — Stone Where You Gonna Run To Lady — Buddy Miles — Casablanca WTMP - TAMPA All Night All Right — Honey White — Haven #1 — Younghearts Run Free — Candi Staton 25 To 15 — Caught In The Act — Facts of Life Night Life — Miracles — Motown 36To 13 — Sara Smile — Hall & Oates EXPLOSIVE t Stop Groovin — Express — Can B T Columbia 22 To 1 1 — Sharing The Night — Arthur Alexander Heaven Must Be Missing —Tavares — Capitol Nowhere To 34 — Be For Real — Marlena Shaw I Want To Be With You — Doc Severinsen — Epic New LPs — Ohio Players. David Ruffin Muscle Shoals 10 PerCent — Double Exposure — Salsoul Horns. Betty Wright Funk MaCHine — Gary Davis — 20th Century Strechin' Out — Bootsy Collins — WB Never Find Another Love — Lou Rawls — Phila. Int'l. KKDA - DALLAS NEW ALBUM! Something He Can Feel — Aretha Franklin — Atlantic #1 — Young Hearts Run Free — Candi Staton Love — Graham Central Station — WB Bout To Make Me Leave Home — Syl Johnson — Hi Takin' It To The Streets — Doobie Brothers — WB Freak-n-stein — Blue Magic — Atlantic You're Just The Right Size — Salsoul Orchestra — Get Up Off That Thing — James Brown - Polydor Salsoul It's Harder To Leave — Jackie Moore — Kayvette Hottest LP — Trammps Everything Is Coming Up Love — David Ruffin New LPs — Trammps Rose Banks TAPE GP-8-1012 LP-GP 1012 WBUL - BIRMINGHAM #1 — Wbo Loves You Better — Isleys KCOH - HOUSTON There You Are — Millie Jackson — Soring #1 — I Want You — Marvin Gaye Treat Me Like A Man — Dramatics — ABC There You Are — Millie Jackson — Spring Party — Van McCoy — H8.L Sensational Communication — Albert King — Utopia Chi-Lites — Brunswick The Lonely One — Special Delivery — Mainstream You Don't HaveTo Go — — Didn't I Blow Your Mind — Free Form Experience 7 To 3 — I II Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson 14 To 6 — Sara Smile — Hall & Oates Free- Form — 32 To 20 — Lover's Holiday — Leroy Hutson Hot —Slipped & Got Caught — Bobby Patterson New LPs — Smoke. Ronnie Laws Billy Paul Granite New LPs — Al Wilson, Ohio Players Bohannon

KOKY - LITTLE ROCK #1 Tear The Roof Off — Parliament WDIA - MEMPHIS \ — Foxy Lady — Crown Heights Affair DeLite #1 — Sara Smile — Hall & Oates From My Heart To Yours — Charles Earland — Everything Is Coming Up Love — David Ruffin — Mercury Motown _ Yes. Yes. Yes — Bill Cosby — Capitol Keep That Same Old Feeling — Crusaders — ABC RECORDS gP) Little — Cat <2^ Get Off Your Aahh! — Foxy — Dash Little Girl Blue — Beaver % This Masquerade — George Benson N ine Ti mes — Moments — Stang distributed by 15 To 10 — Sara Smile — Hall & Oates 31 To 23 — Somebody's Gittin' It — Johnnie Taylor Nationally 20 To 1 5 — Who Loves You Better — isleys 25 To 1 5 — Treat Me Like A Man — Dramatics Ruffin, Players RD., BUFFALO, N.Y. 14224 New LPs — Isleys. Ohio Players New LPs — David Ohio £ MHERST RECORDS, 355 HARLEM

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for the warmer, , 1 As the weather finally seems on a steady course area offers a full spectrum of jazz events, covering periods and styles to suit a wide variety of tastes. Studio Rivbea, the loft run by saxophonist Sam Rivers on festival of avant-garde . Bond Street in Manhattan, recently sponsored a weekend willing can enjoy more of of the same in a ; music, and anyone to venture upstate postoral atmosphere at a Creative Music Festival in Woodstock. N. Y. That town, which \ owes rock in the sixties the greater part of its famous name, has long been a haven for artists, and lately the living and working place for an international community of. progressive instrumentalists and composers. For two three-day weekends oreceding

Sundays June 4 and 1 3. the performers will include Dave Holland. Karl Berger. Ing Rid. Sam Rivers. Anthony Braxton-Richard Teitelbaum Duet. Leo Smith. Oliver Lake. Ed Blackwell, David Izenzon and more. full schedule of workshops and discussions will \ A style run alongside . . . To celebrate the first birthday of Crawdaddy. a New Orleans restaurant in New York. Jo Jones and Buddy Tate will join Arvell Shaw. Scoville Brown. Paul Quinchette and club regulars Sammy Price and Doc Cheatham for some authen- JANUS EXPANDS - Janus Records has expanded its ooerations to all three floors of tic New Orleans jamming. The Harlem Jazz Festival Society will present awards to the 8776 Sunset Blvd building in Los Angeles. Pictured from left, are Allan Mason, Jonah Roy Elderidge. Quinchette and Cheatham — all outdoors on 45th St. in vice president. A&R: Tom Bonetti. executive vice president. GRT Corporation: Reina Jones , Manhattan. Mekelburg. national director of publicity: Louis Newman, national director of promo- RETRACTION — Mountain Managements. Ltd. 64-65 Grosvenor St.. London. WIX tion and Ed DeJoy. vice oresident and general manager of Janus Records. to exclusively represent The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Baker- j 9DB, continues Gurvitz Army and Nazareth. Prior statements to the contary were and are incorrect. Cotillion tr 9 Springboard IT - As the Tubes World Tour hit Bows Label THEY COULDN'T HAVE PLANNED BETTER build a strong company based on selec-

, Minneapolis/St. Paul, the that a Playboy magazine feature on the band's group found tivity and longevity, to be there when NEW YORK — Springboard Records has with of " nudity " and "simulated more "revealing’' visual displays, combined rumors musical styles change, with the best people formed a new jazz label, Catalyst Records, copulation" in the show, organization called “ Mothers Against The had spawned an to catapult the sound the public wants to which will present new talent as well as es-

! Tubes. " Seizing upon the moment, the group disguised Tubettes Helen and Mary as buy.” tablished artists. at demonstration carrying placards i maternal picketers. and planted them a "Mothers" In addition to their current roster, Allen Leading off the initial four album release that read. Titties for Twin Cities." getting the whole thing on "No the of course has recently signed two groups. is a new Ahmad Jamal LP entitled “Oilcan j Mass

videotape . . . Bruce Springsteen plays graduation concerts West Point June 21. and Production and Opus Four; Sondra Harry, " named after the Canadian jazz club

Annapolis the following night . . . The previously reported Willie Nelson 4th of July Richardson, new female songstress; and where it was recorded live. The other

Picnic difficulties . . . Larry Adler, harmonica has been cancelled due to permit the soon to be released soundtrack of the scheduled albums include “My Own Time classicist, will appear with Theodore Bikel at the Bottom Line June 4 and 5. continuing Broadway play ‘‘Selma,'' written and And Space,” by Flip Nunez, “Projecting,” the club’s policy of interspersing classically oriented shows within its normal rock and produced by Tommy Butler. Allen’s by Hadley Caliman and "Brazilian

. . will at popular-contemporary/ jazz format Arista's Melissa Manchester perform the responsibilities with the Atlantic label will Tapestry" by George Muribus. "Concert For Sharing" in Minneapolis, where concertgoers will contribute canned not be shunned, and he will continue to Springboard will support the release with

goods to the needy Manchester will receive an award from BMI . Outlaws will develop artists for the Atlantic roster as well a full promotional and advertising

support the Who in Europe . . Epic Records will soon release a new single by Lou as Cotillion. campaign. Christie, produced by Charlie Calello. who produced his gold hit "Lightning Strikes." In the near future, Allen has plans for re-

Will it strike twice in the same place? . . . After being hosted by cities and mayors issuing and repackaging very selective » across the nation. Island's The Chieftains performed a concert at Constitution Hall in material from the past Cotillion catalogue, Runaways Washington. D C., and were later received at the Irish Embassy by John Malloy. Irish after the label has established itself and Denver records were boycotted on a local ambassador to the United States. pointed out that, "With the breaks the in- level in reaction to his lyrics referring to KEITH RELF DIES — The British press has reported the mysterious and untimely "Rocky Mountain High.” dustry has given me I feel that the people of death of onetime Yardbirds leader Keith Relf. who was found in his home slumped my race will be able to enter the industry in Bone said his father is a deacon in the over a live electric guitar Although the cause of death has not been officially de- high level capacities.” Baptist church and his mother sings in the termined. electric shock is suspected. Relf fronted the Yardbirds while Eric Clapton. choir and that he, himself, had lived in Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page occupied the group's lead guitar chair at various times, and Butler, Georgia for many years. “If my House Amendemnt >r 9 left to form the original Renaissance when the group split in 1969. Relf had been get- relatives picked it up and listened, they'd ferring with the “profoundly religious" sub-

ting a new band. Now, under way. probably be offended,” said Bone. “But I committee members, he concluded that AROUND BROADWAY — Diana Ross will open at the Palace Theater beginning don't think the reaction would be that bold. “they want this freebie to go into the bill." June 14 for a two week engagement. Like her recent European tour, the appearance Let 'em buy it to play it or buy it to burn it — Cable Completion let it . . . is promoted by Danny Donovan . The Fifth Dimension will co-host a television 'em make a frisbee out of but buy special benefitting the UJA-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies Joint Campaign, air- Two weeks earlier the subcommittee it!” completed its consideration of cable TV. A Again, ing . the live over WPIX-TV. June 6. from New York's Ed Sullivan Theater . The Seekers, concept wasn’t wasted on re-formed with two newcomers joined by three original members, have been signed new rate schedule was adopted, placing Denny Rosencrantz, who Runaways' primary royalty burden on distant signals. to CBS . . The Music and Performing Arts Lodge of B'nai B'rith will present a panel producer/discoverer Kim Fowley refers to provision discussion entitled "Advertising And Reaching The Consumer - Through the Eyes The favored small systems. The as the “Russ Regan of the 1970s." of the Manufacturer." including Joel Borowka of the Music Agency (handling Arista. 25 largest multiple system operators got a Once the industry caught wind of the Private Stock and Big Three Music), and RCA's advertising manager. Tom Dellacorte, break with the small system benefit, but Runaways, says Fowley, a lot of labels medium and large systems were slapped making calls, June 7 at Central Synagogue. 123 E 55th St.. NYC. 7 pm . Lorber/Scheer Produc- began but most asking “the

tions with a rate increase. wrong questions. They if has in . . wanted to been formed New York, with an RCA album by Free Beer forthcoming . know Airing June 5 on WNEW-TV. Don Kirshner presents Melissa Manchester. New Riders Broadcasters weren't as gleeful about Joni Mitchell respected the girls as and Hoyt Axton. the cable provisions as the cable folks, but songwriters," Fowley laughs. "Most of the phi! dimauro are waiting in the wings until the subcom- manufacture reps were looking for splinter

mittee reaches section 501, which spells groups from the ‘60s. How could a 1 6-year- out the remedies for copyright infringe- POINTS WEST Blue Note will deliver a special concert at the Roxy June 28 Special old girl have toured with Eric Clapton when ment. she was six?” because it's the first time all of the jazz label's roster will appear together It follows that the night will be recorded for a multi-record album. The event kicks off July^Blue Note Month during which we'll see album releases from Donald Byrd, Bobby Chain Store Sales, Earnings Hutcherson, Gene Harris, Carmen McRae and Eddie Henderson as well as several LPs from the Re-Issue Series featuring McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones. Thelonius Monk, Jean- Hit Peak In First Quarter Luc Ponty and Art Pepper. Month will be spiked by a merchandising plan which in- NEW YORK - Six national chain store operations have announced their first quarter cludes a consumer-oriented catalog with a counter-top display stand for point-of- earnings reports Initial statistics seem to confirm industry predictions that general re- purchase impact The entire drive will revolve around the slogan “Blue Note Hits A tail sales will increase by at least 10% in 1976. Substantial jumps in earnings further New Note" — thought up by Diane Clay of the UA production department's national or- ” confirm what one board chairman referred to as a return of consumer confidence der desk. Diane won a round-trip ticket to Hawaii for her effort . . . ABC Records and Those chains reporting were Tape Sales Corp. has announced relocation of its national headquarters through a • Allied Stores Coro — Sales increased 8 2% to $384.2 million from $355 million a lightweight soundsheet recording as well as conventional press release. It's sort of year ago. Similarly earnings hit a record $7.1 million a 59.1% increase over last hard to describe with words, but these sheets offer interesting potential as a market- year's first quarter ing/promotional tool and they really haven't been used to their fullest yet. If you're • Federated Department Stores Inc. — Sales gained 12% $859 million from not familiar with them, write for a free kit: Evatone, 2051 Waukegan Road. Deerfield. $766 1 million Profit rose to $24.9 million from $24 2 million III. 6001 5. call . Or (312) 945-5600 . CIN-KAY Records is taking entries for a Father's • S.S Kresge Co. — Sales jumped 25% as net income soared 1 20%o$42 9 million Day contest for the entire month of June. Only radio music directors and disc jockeys As a result of this optomistic first quarter the company has stepped up its program for qualify by writing 50 words or less telling what “Family Man ’’ (Al Bolt's new single opening new K-Mart discount stores from the anticipated 1 75 this year to 200 At the means to them The winner will receive a weekend for two in L A . airfare, food and end of the fiscal year there were only 1 1 3 K-Mart stores. lodging included. If the winning entry comes from L.A., the prize weekend will shift to • J C Penney Co. — Sales were $1 73 billion, up 1 6% from the $1 49 billion figure

Nashville . . . Casablanca has acquired an L.A. sound stage full equipped with a “ total a year ago. Earnings in the first quarter rose a whopping $24 8 million to $129.9 audio/visual setup." The room will first be at the disposal of the label's own acts and million which is more than five times the depressed $5 1 million registered last year any leftover time will be available to others. First in for some visual feedback manage- • Sers. Roebuck & Co — Sales climbed 13% to $3.2 billion, while profit for the ment is Angel, readying for a June 1 1 date at the Santa Monica Civic and a pending period climbed to $851 million. The company reported a 56% increase in first quarter tour. Remember how Earl Slick said use of videotape during rehearsals was invalua- earnings. ble to the development of his band's stage show (CB, April 24 ) . . . We’ve received • Montgomery Ward Earnings rose 87% to $893 2 million up from $821 5 word from London that Cliff Richards mania is happening all over again. Richards. million Earnings rose 87% to $39 2 million from $21 million in the period a year continued on og. 42 earlier.

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COUNTRY/IRTISTOF THE l/l/EEK Exec. Sports Will Aid Golf Tourney

Don Everly NASHVILLE — Executive Sports, Inc. will Country Gentlemen, a celebrity, a member function as advisors to the 12th Annual of the Professional Golfers Association, a Music City Pro-Celebrity Golf Tournament, music industry executive and a general with the firm’s participation directed by Ex- business executive. ecutive Sports' president, John D. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Montgomery and Richard “Moose" Wam- Country Music Association, the Nashville mock. Area Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Executive Sports has directed such tour- Tennessean and WSM, Inc. Proceeds from naments as the Doral-Eastern Open, the the tourney go to the Country Music Foun- Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, the dation, the Nashville Area Junior Chamber Atlanta Golf Classic, the Florida Citrus Charities and Nashville Memorial Hospital. Open and the Chunichi Crowns Tourna- Last year’s tourney turned over $22,212 ment in Japan. to the various charities, bringing the total This year’s Music City Pro-Celebrity will amount of contributions for charity over the take place on October 8th, 9th and 10th at last 10 years to $135,000. Nashville’s Harpeth Hills Golf Course. For more information concerning the Each of the 36 fivesomes will consist of a 1976 Music City U.S.A. Pro-Celebrity con- member of the Association of Tennessee tact: Dottie L. Lewis, tournament coor- Smiley Exits Agency dinator, 4741 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, NASHVILLE — Dolores B. Smiley, vice Tenn. 37220. Telephone: (615) 833-0265. president and general manager of Top Bill- ing, Inc., Nashville booking agency, has resigned effective May 31, according to Tandy C. Rice, Jr., agency president and owner. “Jamboree USA” Set Philadelphia, July 5 PHILADELPHIA — Radio station WWVA’s ‘Jamboree USA’ will present a country concert as part of Philadelphia’s bicentennial salute to America’s musical heritage in John F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on July 5. “Yesterday Just Passed My Way Again” — Don Everly, one-half of the legendary country- Headlining the five-hour show, which will rock duet of the late fifties and sixties, the Everly Brothers, has made a full cycle in his begin at 2 p.m. when Charlie Rich sings GOOD WORK. JERRY Prior to a special career and has returned to Nashville and his roots in country music. “America The Beautiful,” are Merle screening of his new movie. "Gator." Don’s first influence was his father, Ike Everly, who taught him to play the guitar and sing. Haggard, Charley Pride, Lynn Anderson, RCA Records artist Jerry Reed (second His career began at the age of seven with his own radio show, “The Little Donny Show” on Tom T. Hall, Sonny James, Johnny from left), was presented with a KMA in Shenandoah, Iowa. Several years later Don's mother, Margaret, and brother, Phil, Rodriguez, Tanya Tucker, Asleep At The certificate appointing him a "Tennessee joined Ike and Don for “The Everly Family Show." In 1954, they quit radio while in Knoxville Wheel, Dave Dudley, Johnny Russell, Bill Ambassador of Good Will" by Bebe and moved to Nashville where Ike's friend, Chet Atkins, signed Don as a songwriter to Monroe, The Blue Ridge Quartet, Del Harton from the office of Tennessee Athens Music. During this time, Don had songs recorded by Kitty Wells, Anita Carter and Wood, Ben Smothers & The Stoney Moun- Governor Ray Blanton. With Reed Is Justin Tubb. In 1956, through their friendship with Chet Atkins and Hal Smith, Phil and Don, tain Cloggers and The Heckels. Tickets are RCA Records division vice president. “The Everly Brothers,” were introduced to Wesley Rose and Don was signed to an ex- available through 150 Ticketron outlets Jerry Bradley. Jerry’s new single titled clusive songwriter contract with Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. throughout the country. "Gator" will be released to coincide with Their next step was a recording contract with Cadence Records, and their success The format for the production calls for a the showing of the movie nationwide. began with the first single of “Bye Bye Love." narrator to introduce the various acts in a On May 27, 1 957, Don and Phil became members of the Grand Ole Opry. They were the sequence that will help trace the evolution NSAI Show Scheduled first members of the Opry to have a number one single on the country charts, pop charts of country music from its grass roots begin- NASHVILLE — The Nashville Songwriter’s and the rhythm & blues charts, and one of the first to use drums on the Opry. Don was one nings to today's contemporary sound. In- Association, Int. will present its second an- of the first members of the Country Music Association and still carries his original number cluded will be such American specialties as nual show at Nashville’s Municipal

1 1 . The category of top performing duos started in the trades due to the Everly Brothers. bluegrass, square dance music, cowboy Auditorium on June 11. In 1961, they signed the first million-dollar contract with Warner Brothers Records and songs, traditional country music, Texas The theme of this year’s show is "The became that company's first venture into contemporary country. swing, and songs of workmen and truckers. Nashville Songwriter’s Association Inter- During Don's career he has traveled the world numerous times over on personal ap- “Country Jamboree USA" is part of a national’s Hall Of Fame." pearance tours and in 1971, made the decision to quit as an Everly Brother and pursue a weekend-long outdoor musical spec- NSAI will present 54 “Manny” awards to solo career. In 1974, he returned to Nashville and renewed his relationship with Wesley tacular which opens on Friday, July 2, with a those songwriters inducted into the Hall of Rose and resigned with Acuff-Rose Publications. This being he is celebrating his 1976, concert featuring Chicago and The Band. Fame in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974. 32nd year in the music business with a single record, “Yesterday Just Passed My Way On Saturday, Ike & Tina Turner, The Ohio The “Manny" was first awarded to six Again," on Hickory Records, produced by Rose. Wesley Players, Rufus and Brass Construction will songwriters in 1975. be among those who perform soul and The show will feature songwriters per- rhythm & blues. Sunday, July 4, the bill is forming their work, interspersed with Jimmy Rabbitt, Rebel DJ headed by The Beach Boys, Lynyrd awarding the “Manny” to those non- Skynyrd, Elvin Bishop, and K.C. & The performing songwriters present. Forges New Musical Career Sunshine Band. Ray Pennington will produce the show, For 44 years WWVA has presented its and committed at this time to perform are: Ernest Tubb, Bill Anderson, Marijohn by Linda Cauthen Saturday night live broadcasts from the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling, West Wilkin, Don Robertson, Pee Wee King, LOS ANGELES — "Sometimes when you produced by Waylon Jennings. When to produce him, listen to country radio, it's all one level — asked how Jennings came for long they’re all hurtin' and they’re all drinkin,’ Rabbitt said, “I've known Waylon a

and everybody in the world may be hurtin’ time, but I never would have asked Wavlon continued on pg. 36

and they may be drinkin,’ but I get a little tired of hearing about it,’’ says Jimmy Rab- Miller Pacts Mundy bitt, who is currently making his own kind of country music after numerous years as a NASHVILLE — ABC/Dot recording artist disk jockey and many disappointments in Jim Mundy has signed an exclusive writer's the record industry. Rabbitt, who claims to contract with Royal Oak Music, the ASCAP have gone through as many record labels division of Roger Miller's Music. Mundy's as a performer as he did radio stations songs include "Philadelphia Fillies" by Del when a disk jockey, has recently had his Reeves; “She’s No Ordinary Woman, Or- UA MEETS IN MUSIC CITY — As part of a recent United Artists national sales and pro- first album, entitled “Jimmy Rabbitt And dinarily” by Jim Mundy; “Good Ole motion meeting ( the first UA has ever held in Nashville), the UA Nashville folks Renegade,” released on Capitol records. Fashioned Country Love” by Don Gibson & showcased several country acts at Music City's Possum Holler nightclub. Pictured Jennings Producer Sue Thompson; "She’s Already Gone" by from left are Mark Levinson, vice president, business affairs: Phil Skaff, vice presi- Rabbitt seems pleased, both with Capitol Jim Mundy; and “Country Girl With Hot dent. operations: UA president Artie Mogull: UA artists Billie Jo Spears and Ed and his debut LP for them, which was Pants On" by Leona Williams. Bruce: and Joe Bos. chiarman of the board. United Artists music and records group.

Cash Box/June5, 1976 35 ADDITIONS TOCOUNTRYPLAYLISTS

WAME - CHARLOTTE One Of These Days — Emmylou Harris — Reprise Vaya Con Dios — Freddy Fender — ABC/Dot WMC - MEMPHIS — Elektra — in Some Room Above The Street — Gary Stewart — Rocky Mountain Music — Eddie Rabbitt I n Some Room Above The Street — Gary Stewart Makin' Love Don't Always Make Love Grow — Dickey RCA You Don't Need A Cadillac — Jeris Ross — ABC/Dot RCA Lee — RCA A Butterfly For Buckey — Bobby Goldsboro — United Crying — Ronnie Milsap — Warner Brothers Is Forever LongerThan Always — PorterWagoner & Is Forever LongerThan Always — PorterWagoner & Dolly Parton — RCA Dolly Parton — RCA KCKN - KANSAS CITY T. It Was It Worth It — Joe Stamoley — Epic Negatory Romance — Tom Hall — Mercury Say Again — Don Williams — ABC/Dot j One Of These Days — Emmylou Harris — Reprise l Love Revival — Mel Tillis — MCA Solitary Man — T G Sheppard — Hitsville Golden Ring George Jones 8 Tammy Wynette — KLAC - LOS ANGELES VayaCon Dios — Freddy Fender — ABC/Dot — Lovin' Somebody On A Rainy Night — LaCosta — Epic A Butterfly For Buckey — Bobby Goldsboro — United Say It Again — Don Williams —ABC/Dot Capitol Because You Believed In Me — Gene Watson — Artists Save Your Kisses For Me — Margo Smith — WB Love Revival — Mel Tillis — MCA Capitol Save Your Kisses For Me — Margo Smith — Elektra I Solitary Man — T G Sheooard — Hitsville Theme From ' Stay Hungry' — Larry Butler United Solitary Man — T G. Sheppard — Hitsville WWOK - MIAMI Flash Of Fire — Hoyt Axton — ASM j Artists Doing My Time — Don Gibson — Hickory Say It Again — Don Williams — ABC/Dot

: WJJD - CHICAGO Sleep All Mornin’ — Ed Bruce — United Artists Love Revival — Mel Tillis — MCA That's What Friends Are For — Barbara Mandrell —

I — Met A Friend Of Yours Today — Mel Street — GRT Here ComesThat Girl Again — Tommy Overstreet Please Tell Him That I Said Hello — Sue Richards — ABC/Dot Is Forever Longer Than Always — PorterWagoner 8 ABC/Dot ABC/Dot When Something IsWrong With My Baby — Sonny | Dolly Parton — RCA Think Summer — Roy Clark — ABC/Dot James — Columbia WINN - LOUISVILLE

I I Love Revival — Mel Til is — MCA Bridge For Crawling Back — Roy Head — ABC/Dot It s Different With You — Mary Lou Turner — MCA WUNi - MOBILE It - - ! Say Again — Don Williams — ABC/Dot Love Is Comin Over Me Ray Pillow — ABC/Dot Here ComesThe Freedom Train — Merle Haggard — Big Foot — Bro. Smith — Big T ree In Some Room Above The Street — Gary Stewart — It's Different With You — Mary Lou Turner — j MCA RCA Capitol Save Your Kisses For Me — Margo Smith — WB WAXU - LEXINGTON Red neGk! — Vernon Oxford — RCA Vaya Con Dios — Freddy Fender — ABC/Dot WHN- NEW YORK In — One Of These Days — j You Always Look Your Best (Here My Arms) Emmylou Harris — Reprise Hey Shirley — Shirley 8 Squirrely — GRT Willie Nelson — Columbia I'd Have To Be Crazy — George Jones — Epic Was It Worth It — Joe Stampley — Epic Number One — Billy Swan — Monument Vaya Con Dios — Freddy Fender — ABC/Dot Here ComesThe Freedom Train — Merle Haggard — Golden Ring — George Jones 8 Tammy Wynette — Home Made Love —Tom Bresh — Farr Capitol Epic WKDA - NASHVILLE { Big HaoDy Birthday America — Paul Evans — T ree Jennings Jessi Colter — Do You RightTomght — Eddie Rabbitt — i Met A Friend Of Yours Today — Mel Street — GRT j Suspicious Minds — Waylon 8 Elektra WHK - CLEVELAND RCA Say It Again — Don Williams — ABC/ Dot Golden Ring — George Jones 8 Tammy Wynette — Epic Say It Again — Don Williams — ABC/Dot El Paso City — Marty Robbins — Columbia. It’s Different With You — Mary Lou Turner — MCA The Way He's Treated You — Nat Stuckey — MCA It Doesn't Hurt To Ask — Jeanne Pruett — MCA | Golden Ring — George Jones & Tammy Wynette — j - Epic WHOO ORLANDO country radio A Couple More Years — Dr Hook — Capitol Tra-la-la-la Suzy —Price Mitchell —GRT active A Cowboy Like You — i he Heckels — RCA KBOX - DALLAS Say It Again — Don Williams — ABC/Dot Do You Right Tonight — Eddie Rabbitt - Elektra j — most added singles Because You Believed In Me — Gene Watson — Here Comes The Freedom Train — Merle Haggard Capitol Capitol Bridge For Crawling Back — Roy Head — ABC/Dot Redneck! (Redneck National Anthem) — Vernon Listed beiow are new releases that were to key country stations | Ox- most added radio around the Livin' On Love Street — Shylo — Columbia ford -RCA U S This is not a sales chart Solitary Man — — Hitsville T G ShepDard WXCL - PEORIA So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) — Connie 1 . - #1 With A — Billy Smith — Columbia Golden Ring George Jones & Tammy Wynette - Epic Heartache Larkin — Casino Doing My Time — Don Gibson — Hickory Frog Kissin' —Chet Atkins — RCA - 2. Say It Again Don Williams - ABC/Dot Golden Oldie — Anne Murray — A Cowboy Like You — The Heckels — RCA Capitol Golden Ring — George Jones — Golden Ring — George Jones 8 Tammy Wynette — 3. Love Revival - Mel Tillis — MCA 8 Tammy Wynette Epic Epic 4. Do You Right Tonight - Eddie Rabbitt - Elektra Was It Worth It — Joe Stampley — Epic KYAL - DALLAS A Couple More Years — Dr Hook — Capitol 5. Because You Believed In — — — Me Gene Watson Capitol KJJJ - PHOENIX Late Night Neon Shadows — Steve Fromholz Love Revival — Mel Tillis — MCA 6. One Of These Days — Emmylou Harris — Reprise Capitol Heart Don't Fail Me Now — Randy Cornor — ABC/Dot Solitary Man — T G Sheppard — Hitsville 7. Vaya Con Dios - Freddy Fender - It Makes Me Giggle — John De'hver — RCA Night — — ABC/Dot Lovin' Somebody On A Rainy LaCosta It's Enough — Ronnie Prophet — RCA Capitol 8. In Some Room Above The Street — Gary Stewart — RCA A Butterfly For Buckey — Bobby Goldsboro — United Number One — Billy Swan — Monument Artists 9. It’s Different With — — Squeeze Box — The Who - MCA You Mary Lou Turner MCA When Something IsWrong With My Baby — Sonny WBAP - FT WORTH 10. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) — Connie Smith — James — Columbia Do You Right Tonight — Eddie Rabbitt - Elektra — Harris — Columbia One Of These Days Emmylou Reprise— KRAK - SACRAMENTO Golden Ring — George Jones 8 Tammy Wynette most active sinqles Vaya Con Dios — Freddy Fender — ABC/Dot Epic it Makes Me Giggle — John Denver — RCA Think Summer — Roy Clark — ABC/Dot Negatory Romance — Tom T Hall — Mercury Listed So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) — Connie beiow are singles being played on key country radio stations around the U.S. and have Let Me Be Your Friend — Mack White — Commercial Smith — Columbia shown the biggest radio movement and listener response. This is not a sales chart. Because You Believed In Me — Gene Watson — KKYX - SAN ANTONIO Capitol 1 In — . Gone At Last — Johnny Paycheck — Epic Because You Believed Me — Gene Watson KENR - HOUSTON Capitol 2. Save Your Kisses For Me — Margo Smith — WB — Because You Believed In Me —Gene Watson — Golden Ring — George Jones & Tammy Wynette Capitol 3. Is Forever Longer Than Always — Porter Wagoner & Dolly Epic Bridge For Crawling Back — Roy Head — ABC/Dot So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) — Connie So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) — Connie Parton — RCA Smith — Columbia — Do You Right Tonight — Eddie Rabbitt — Elektra Smith Columbia 4. On The Rebound — Del Reeves Billie Jo Spears — United artists MacArthur's hand — Cal Smith — MCA & MacArthur's Hand — Cal Smith — MCA All Mornin' — — Warm And Tender — Larry Gatlin — Monument 5. That’s What Friends Are For — Barbara Mandrell — ABC/Dot Sleep Ed Bruce United Artists That's What Friends Are For — Barbara Mandrell — Here ComesThat Girl Again — Tommy Overstreet — ABC/Dot 6. Here Comes The Freedom Train — Merle Haggard — Capitol ABC/Dot I'll Get Better — Sammi Smith — Elektra Say It Again — Don Williams — ABC/Dot 7. You Always Look Your Best — George Jones — Epic Waiting For The Tables To Turn — Wayne Kemp — WVOJ - JACKSONVILLE 8. Home Made Love — Tom Bresh — Farr United Artists In Some Room Above The Street — Gary Stewart — The Fool I've Been Today — Jerry Wallace — Polydor RCA 9. I Really Had A Ball Last Night - Carmol Taylor — Elektra Love Revival — Mel Tillis — MCA I'll Get Better — Sammi Smith — Elektra 10. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby — Sonny James -Columbia WWVA - WHEELING, W.V. Hey Shirley — Shirley 8 Squirrely — GRT I'd Just Be Fool Enough - - Faron Young — Mercury Golden Ring — George Jones & Tammy Wynette — I Really Had A Ball Last Night — Carmol Taylor — Epic Elektra — Say It Again — Don Williams — ABC/ Dot which produced nine cuts. “We could have On The Rebound — Dei Reeves 8 Billie Jo Spears Here ComesThat Girl Again — Tommy Overstreet — United Artists ABC/Dot done it one week,” Rabbitt says. “It sur- That's What Friends Are For — Barbara Mandrel! — #1 WittyAJ-leartache — Billy Larkin — Casino prised Waylon — he wanted to quit after we ABC/Dot Heart Don't Fail Me Now — Randy Cornor — ABC/Dot cut the nine, ’cause he said we were doing One Of These Days — Emmylou Harris — Reprise You Always Look Your Best (Here In My Arms) — something right ... I know we didn't spend George Jones — Epic a lot of Capitol’s money.” Lovin' Somebody On A Rainy Night — LaCosta — Debut LP Capitol It's Different With You — Mary Lou Turner — MCA The Renegade band, plus several guests, was featured KLEO - WICHITA on the LP, rather than — studio musicians. #1 Wings The album includes Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore — Malaco many of the songs from the group's live Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco — Private Stock 1 7 To 6 — Moonlight Feels Right — repertoire, which leans heavily Starbuck toward BOBBIE RETURNS TO THE SCENE 19 To 7 — Afternoon Delight — Starland Vocal Band rockabilly, but also includes more straight 18 To 10 — Shop Around — Captain 8 Tennille WATCH OUT FOR WARTS - " Little frog- Singer and songwriter Bobbie Gentry re- 22 To 1 5 — NeverGonna Fall — Eric Carmen country material. “Ladies gie, me and Chet Atkins are gonna make Love Outlaws," a turns to the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mis- Lee - you famous," says Clayton tune done several years ago by sissippi during the filming of the film WORC WORCESTER Ray Stevens, who pro- #1 — Diana Ross Waylon Jennings, is the first single taken duced Chet's latest RCA single, “ Frog “ Ode To Billy Joe," based on Ms. Gen- 'Song From Mash — New Marketts — Seminole from the LP, and has surprised Rabbitt 'Good Vibrations — Todd Rundgren — Bearsville Kissin’." The single marks the first by try's ballad. The Warner Bros, film will vocal 12 To 7 — You're My Best Friend — Queen receiving traditional country by Chet since his early days with RCA. airplay. feature the title song, as well as original Future Plans music by Michel Legrand in the sound- Although he has been a disk jockey Jimmy Rabbitt fr35 most track, which will be released on Warner of his adult life, Rabbitt has little desire to Bros. Records. to do it . . . We were rehearsing for the return to that as a way of making a living. “I Palomino and Waylon came up to the sta- really have no desire to be on the radio, not New Adds > r 2 ?

tion, and I said I needed time to rehearse, here anyway, because they won’t let me KJOY - STOCKTON and he said, ‘How #1 — Wings many times you done the play what I like here. Dallas is different, Tear The Roof — Parliament — Casablanca song?,’ and I said four or five, and he said, there’s a station there, KFM, and KOKE in Fool For The City — Foghat — Bearsville ‘You don't Barettas Theme — Rhythm Heritage — ABC need to rehearse. Come here, i Austin, but they pay a dollar and whatever It Keeps You Runnin — Carly Simon — Elektra want to talk to you.’ took He me down to an hour. I couldn’t get by on that.” It seems Takin'lt Doobie Brothers — WB 15 To 6 Misty Blue — Dorothy Moore Martoni’s and said, ‘I want to cut an album unlikely that he will have to, since Rabbitt 27 To 1 9 — Good Vibrations — Todd Rundgren ” on you.' He continued, “Waylon’s great as seems to be a promising talent in modern 29 To 21 — Kiss And Say — Manhattans DONNA DANCES WITH DAVIS — On her a producer, and I’ve worked with lot a of country music. When asked about his WPGC - WASHINGTON most recent visit to L. A.. Warner Bros, re- producers. Waylon kind of sat back and let future ambitions, he said, “I’d just like to be #1 — Starland Vocal Band cording artist Donna Fargo taped Dinah!, Kiss And Say — Manhattans — everybody do what they were going to do. able to sing my songs every now and then Columbia Hollywood Squares and the Davis Making Our Dreams — Cyndi Greco — Private Stock Mac He kept it everybody happy — was a happy and make some money at it, and make 'Everything's Coming - David Ruffin — Motown Show, as well as making a personal ap- session, not 'You're My Best Friend —Queen — Elektra like some I’ve been to where enough money so I can go back to Texas 'Last Child — Aerosmith — Columbia pearance at Magic Mountain. Donna is there’s fist-fights every time and work in the 18 9 — I somebody sort of radio station I To Hope We Get — Marilyn McCoo 8 Billy shov/n here filming a song and dance Davis can't get their guitar in tune.” couldn’t The album afford to work on if I wasn’t doing routine with Mac and Liz Torres of j 24 To 1 5 — Love Is Alive — Gary Wright I was cut in only three sessions, the first of something else." 25 To 18 — Moonlight Feels Right — Starbuck "Phyllis."

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Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 5/29 Chart 5/29 Chart 5/29 Chart

1 I LL GET OVER YOU 35 THAT S WHAT FRIENDS ARE 67 ROCKING IN ROSALEE S BOAT CRYSTAL GAYLE (United Artists UA XW 781 -Y; 3 9 FOR NICK NIXON (Mercury 73772: 2 ONE PIECE AT A TIME BARBARA MANDRELL (ABC/Dot DOA 17623; 54 68 LOVE REVIVAL JOHNNY CASH (Columbia 3-10321 ; 6 9 MEL TILLIS (MCA 40559: 76 36 I REALLY HAD A BALL 3 WALK SOFTLY 69 SOLITARY MAN BILLY CRASH CRADDOCK LAST NIGHT T G SHEPPARD (Hitsville H6032F: 80 (ABC/Dot DOA 17619! 8 9 CARMOL TAYLOR (Elektra E4531 2; 52 70 THIS MAN AND WOMAN THING 4 YOU’VE GOT ME TO HOLD ON 37 RED, WHITE AND BLUE JOHNNY RUSSELL (RCA PB 10667; 81 LORETTA LYNN 'MCA 40541 20 TO 71 WAS IT WORTH IT TANYATUCKER (MCA 40540) 9 8 38 YESTERDAY JUST PASSED MY JOE STAMPLEY (Epic 8-50224; 77 5 THAT’S WHAT MADE ME WAY AGAIN 72 IT MAKES ME GIGGLE DON LOVE YOU EVERLY (Hickory H368; 40 JOHN DENVER ( RCA PB 10687; 82 BILL ANDERSON & MARY LOU TURNER 39 WHEN SHE S GOT ME (WHERE 73 MENTAL REVENGE (MCA 40533! 5 10 SHE WANTS ME) MEL TILLIS (MGM M 148461 23 11 6 AFTER ALL THE GOOD IS GONE DAVI D ALLAN COE (Columbia 3-10323; 53 74 GOLDEN OLDIE CONWAY TWITTY MCA 40534 1 10 40 HERE COMES THE FREEDOM ANNE MURRAY (Capitol P4265; 79 3 7 EL PASO CITY TRAIN 75 INDIAN NATION MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia 3-10305; 16 8 BILLY THUNDERKLOUD & THE CHIEFTONES MERLE HAGGARD (Capitol P4267; 58 8 LONELY TEARDROPS (Polydor PD 4321 84 3 41 WHEN SOMETHING IS MARVEL FELTS I ABC/Dot DOA 17620', 12 9 WRONG 76 GOLDEN RING 9 DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE/THEN WITH MY BABY GEORGE JONES & TAMMY WYNETTE SONNY JAMES (Columbia 3-10335 ( 8-50235; YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE 57 Epic GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol P4245; 13 10 42 PLEASE TELL HIM THAT I SAID 77 WOMAN DAVID WILLS (Epic 8-502281 10 HURT/FOR THE HEART HELLO SUE RICHARDS (ABC' Dot DOA 17622. 56 78 DOING MY TIME ELVIS PRESLEYfRCAPB 1061 ; 10 10 DON GIBSON Hickory 372; 43 IS FOREVER LONGER THAN 11 SHE’LL THROW STONES AT 79 HAVE A DREAM ON ME ALWAYS MEL McDANIELS'Capitol 4249: YOU PORTER WAGONER & DOLLY PARTON FREDDIE HART (Capitol 4251 ; 15 5 10652’. (RCA PB 65 4 80 I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU 12 WHAT I’VE GOT IN MIND BILLIEJO SPEARS 44 GONE AT LAST LOVE ME JOHNNY PAYCHECK ( Epic 8-50215; RAYGRIFF (Capitol 4266; (United Artists UAXW764-Y1 2 15 68 4

45 MR. DOODLES 81 I LL GET BETTER 1 3 WHEN THE WHAT GOES ON DONNA FARGO (Warner Bros WBS8186 21 9 SAMMI SMITH 'Elektra E45320; SUN GOES DOWN RONNIE MILSAPfRCA JH 10593; 11 46 KENTUCKY MOONRUNNER 82 YOU MADE IT RIGHT CLEDUS MAGGARD ' Mercury 73789: 33 7 OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS 'ASM 18091 85 2 14 STRANGER 47 JOHNNY DUNCAN (Columbia 3-103021 8 NEGATORY ROMANCE 83 THE MAN FROM TOM T HALL Mercury 73795 60 5 BOWLING GREEN 15 YOUR PICTURE IN THE PAPER 48 BOBLUMAN 'Epic 8-502 16 THE STATLER BROTHERS (Mercury 73785; 8 LOVIN SOMEBODY ON A RAINY NIGHT 84 16 THE IS MacARTHUR SHAND DOOR ALWAYS OPEN LACOSTA (Capitol P4264; 62 4 CAL SMITH MCA 40563: DAVE & SUGAR 'RCA JH 10625: 24 8 17 49 AN ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER 85 MAKIN LOVE DON T ALWAYS FOREVER LOVERS JONI LEE (MCA 40553. 59 3 MAC DAVIS (Columbia 3-10304. 19 10 MAKE LOVE GROW DICKEY LEE (RCA JH 10684; 50 I COULDN’T BE ME WITHOUT 18 I HAVE TO BE CRAZY WILLIE NELSON (Lone Star/Columbia 3-10327; 26 7 YOU 86 LOVE STILL MAKES THE JOHNNY 19 ALL THESE THINGS RODRIGUEZ'Mercury 73769; 17 16 WORLD GO ROUND JOE STAMPLEY(ABC/Dot DOA 17642’, 25 7 51 HEART DON T FAIL ME NOW STONEY EDWARDS (Capitol 4246;

RANDY COR ( Dot 17625: 20 SUSPICIOUS MINDS NOR ABC' DOA 64 3 87 TRA-LA-LA-LA SUZY WAYLON JENNINGS & JESSI COLTER 52 A BUTTERFLY FOR BUCKEY PRICE MITCHELL (GRT050; (RCA PB 10653; 32 6 BOBBY GOLDSBORO 88 SAD (TO WATCH (United Artists UA XW 793-Y: 67 4 SO GOOD 21 COME ON OVER 405251 4 13 LOVE GO BAD) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (MCA 53 TOGETHER AGAIN CONNIE SMITH (Columbia 3-103451 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Warner 22 MY EYES CAN ONLY SEE Reprise RPS 1346 27 13 54 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW 89 DON T THE GIRLS ALL GET AS FAR AS YOU BELLAMY BROS (Warner Bros /Curb 8169: 44 PRIDE 14 12 PRETTIER AT CLOSING TIME CHARLEY (RCA JH 10592 13 MICKEY GILLEY (Playboy P6063A; 55 IT 23 IN S ENOUGH THE BIGGEST AIRPORT THE RONNIE PROPHET 'RCA JH 502051 61 90 THE SWEETEST THING WORLD 56 (I’VE EVER MOE BANDY (Columbia 3-10313; 30 7 VAYA CON DIOS KNOWN) FREDDY FENDER (ABC/Dot DOA 17627: 71 DOTTSYIRCAJH 106661 24 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 57 FLASH FIRE 91 I DON T WANT IT CHARLIE RICH (Epic 8-50222! 34 5 OF HOYT AXTON ASM 1811 66 CHUCK PRICE (Playboy 6072; 25 HOMEMADE LOVE 58 YOU ALWAYS LOOK YOUR 92 REDNECK! (THE REDNECK TOM BRESH ( Farr 044 42 5 26 LIVING PROOF BEST (HERE IN MY ARMS) NATIONAL ANTHEM) GEORGE JONES ' Epic 8-50227: VERNON OXFORD (RCA JH 106931 HANKWILLIAMS JR

— 97 — 1 85 Gramophone SESAC) A Butterfly In — ; Makin' Love (Tree BMI (Unart/Pen Hand BMi 52 I Couldn't Be Me (Return/ATV BMI) 50 (Sterling/Addison St .90 After All The Good (Twitty Bird — BMi; 6 I'd Just Be Fool Enough (Acuff-Rose — BMI; .27 Mental Revenge (Cedarwood — BMI; 73 The Sweetest —ASCAP; Ain't Mercy (Stallion BMI 93 TheWinnerfEvil Eye — BMi; 29 No Heartbreak (Brother Karls — I It BMI; 66 Don't Want (Passkey — BMI 1 91

All Mr Doodles (Prima Donna — BMI1 45 This Man And Woman (Rogan — BMI ; 70 TheseThings(Tune-Kel — BMI ; 19 I Gotta Get Drunk (Tree — BMI ; 96

— Til I Can Make ItfAlgee/Altam — BMi; 98 ( - Eyes Can See (Ensign BMI) 22 America The Beautiful Julet BMI ; 24 I Have To Be Crazy (Prophecy — ASCAP; 18 My

— BMI; . .... 47 Together Again (Central — BMI ; 53 An Angel On My ShoulderlWarner I'll Get Better(Debdave/Briarpatch — BMi; 81 Negatory Romance (Hallnote 87 , Nothin' — I 28 Tra-la-la-la Suzy (Just — BML Tamerlane — BMI; 49 I'll Get Over You (Pulleybone — ASCAP; 1 Takes The Place (Su-Ma BMI

TwilightTime (Devon — BM! I 99 Piece At — ; 2 Can You Hear Those (Boxer — BMI; 32 I Love The Way (Blue Echo — ASCAP; 80 One A Time (Tree BMI ComeOn Over (Casserole/Flamm — BMI; 21 Indian Nation (Acuff-Rose — BMI; 75 On The Rebound (Gee Whiz — BMI ) 34 Under Your Spell (Central Songs — BMI; 61 Doing Please Tell Him That (Chrysalis — ASCAP; 42 Vaya Con Dios (Morley — ASCAP; 56 My Time (Fred Rose — BMI 1 78 In Some Room (Tree — BMI) 62

; — ; Don't Pull Your Love (ABC/Dunhill/ LO U. (Plainview — BMI) 30 Redneck! (Velour — BMI 92 Walk Softly (Tamerlane/Van McCoy BMI 3 - Acuff-Rose Red White And Blue (Sure Fire BMI) 37 Was It Worth It (Al Gallico -BMi; 71 — BMI) 9 I Really Had (Glad/Blackjack — BMI) 36 Rocking In Rosalee'sfHall Clement — BMI) 67 What Goes On When (Chess — ASCAP) 13 Don't ; The Girls All (Singletree — BMI ; 89 Is Forever Longer (Owepar — BMI 43 ... Save Your Kisses (Easy Listening - ASCAP; .64 What I've Got (House of Gold — BMi; 12 El Paso City (Mariposa — BMi ; 7 It Makes Me Giggle (Cherry Lane — ASCAP; 72

(Al — BMI) 11 — BMI ; 39 Flash Of Fire (Lady Jane — BMI) 57 It's Enough (Chappell — CAPACl 55 She'll Throw Stones Cartee When She's Got Me (Window Solitary (Tallyrand — BMI! 69 Something (publisher pending; 41 Forever Lovers (Tree — BMI; 17 It Takes All Day (Acuff-Rose — BMi; 63 Man When

(Acuff-Rose — BMI! 88 Wild Side Of Life (Travis — BMI ; 60 . . So Sad Getting Over You Again (Briar Patch — BMi; .... 95 Kentucky Moonrunner (Unichappell — BMI ; 46 Golden Oldie (Kengorous — ASCAP; 74 Let Your Love Flow (Loaves & Fishes — BMI: ... 54 Stranger (Resaca — BMI; 14 Without You (Baron - BMI) 100 Golden Ring (Tree BMI; 76 Living Proof (Bocephus — BMI; 26 Suspicious Minds (Screen Gems/Col — BMI ; .... 20 Woman (Maclen — BMI) 77

Gone At Last (Paul Simon — BMI) 44 Lonely Teardrops(Merrimac — BMi; 8 T For Texas (Peer Inti — BMI ; 33 Yesterday Just Passed (Acuff-Rose — BML, 38 Goodnight My Love (Quintet/Unichappell — BMI 94 Lone Star Beer (Rodeo Cowboy/ That's What Friends Are (Pi-Gem —BMI) 35 You Always Look (Tree — BMI) 58

Have A Dream On Me (Music City — ASCAP) ... 79 OtterCreek — BMI! 59 That's What Made Me (Stallion — BMI ; .5 You Are So Beautiful (Irving/Web — BMI/ The Biggest Airport (Acuff-Rose — BMI; 23 Almo/Preston — ASCAP) 31 Heart Don't Fail Me (Publicare — ASCAP: 51 Love Revival (Sawgrass — BMI ; 68 — It Dillion Anderson — BMI) 82 The Door Is Always Open (Jack BMI ; 16 You Made (John E Here Comes The Freedom (Wa-We — ASCAP; . 40 Love Still Makes (Babcock North/ Your Picture In (Amer — BMI) 15 I The Man From Bowling Green Cowboy (Here Am) Alone Again (Show Biz — BMI ; 65 Charlie Finch — BMI) 86

1 You've Got — ASCAP; 4 Home Made Love (Unart BM 25 Lovin' Somebody (Leeds/ Antique — ASCAP; . ... 48 (Danor/Pax House — BMI! 83 Me(Leeds/Antique

Hurt/Eor The Heart (Miller — ASCAP) 10 MacArthur's Hand (Tree — BMI ; 84 There Won't Be No (American " . " 2 1 ; 1 COUNTRYROUNDUP

Fled Steagall spent four days recently playing a rodeo in Ardmore. Oklahoma. Much of time was spent watching the bull riding from behind the chutes. At one time. he got out of college. Red rode bulls himself, and still. 65% of his bookings are rodeo shows. Don Williams became the 60th member of the Grand Ole Opry on Friday April 23.

making his first appearance as a regular Opry member on the 8 p.m. show with Billy y\/g0|^g on 26 ELITE HOTEL Walker and Jeanne Pruett. "To tell you the truth. I'm a little scared, "said Don. who iust 1 THE GREATEST HITS OF 5/29 Chart EMMYLOU HARRIS had his fifth straight number one country record on ABC/ Dot with " Til The Rivers All JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ I Reprise MS 2236; (Mercurv SRM 1 -1078; 1 8 Run Dry. " and has made numerous guest appearances on the Opry 27 FEARLESS I IT ON MY off 2 TIL CAN MAKE HOYT AXTON(A&MSP 4571; 29 5 Grand Ole Opry singers The Four Guys were the feature entertainment kicking OWN Shower Of Stars Week in Memphis. The event, by invitation only, was held at the TAMMY WYNETTE (Epic KE 34075) 3 12 28 I D JUST BE FOOL William B. Tanner residence and was attended by all major stars featured on the big ENOUGH 3 THE SOUND IN YOUR MIND 1-10; 30 6 fund-raising show co-hosted this year by Danny Thomas and Ed McMahon. Profits go FARON YOUNG (Mercury SRM WILLIE NELSON ( Lone Star/ SOMETIMES to St. Jude's Hospital. Columbia KC 34092! 2 10 29 BILL ANDERSON & MARY LOU is Brenda Lee, who THE SUN SESSIONS One of the most popular singers in Japan none other than © TURNER (MCA 2182; 22 16 ELVIS PRESLEY(RCA APM 1-1675; 8 7 records on MCA Records. Brenda will tour all major cities in Japan from May 20 30 THE GREAT TOMPALL through June 25 5 GILLEY’S GREATEST HITS AND HIS OUTLAW BAND MICKEY GILLEY 'Playboy PB 409; 5 8 (MGM M3G-501 4; 23 13 Edwin Edwards, the governor of Louisiana, hosted MCA recording artist Tanya 6 BLOODLINE first of taping a GLEN CAMPBELL 'CaoitolSW 11 516) 9 6 (3l) BILLY SWAN Tucker at a dinner May 28. Tanya was in Los Angeles the week May v — (Monument PZ 341 83: 37 John Davidson television special which will be seen on the CBS network. In addition, 7 FASTER HORSES 1-1076! 7 8 32 LARRY GATLIN WITH the youthful singer will be a guest on the Johnny Cash Show which will be taped June TOM T HALL (Mercury SRM FAMILY AND FRIENDS 2-3. and will be aired in September Tanya's latest single is "You've Got Me To Hold (£) WILDERNESS (Monument KZ 340421 34 McCALL (Polydor 06981 10 On To. XCW (9)HARMONY 33 ON THE MOVE IRDA has signed a distribution deal with Music Row Records of Las Vegas and will DON WILLIAMS DONNA FARGO (Warner Bros be releasing the first single on the Music Row label by Vicki Fletcher entitled. "Ain’t It (ABC/ Dot DOSD 2049; 12 BS 29261 To In Love Again. " Ms. Delores Fuller president of Music Records, who 10 CHESTER AND LESTER 34 TWITTY Good Be , Row CHET ATKINS & LES PAUL CONWAY TWITTY (MCA 21 76; 31 21 is also Vicki's manager, is credited with the discovery of Tanya Tucker, and was 'RCA APL 1-1 167- 4 14 REDNECK instrumental in the beginning of her career. 35 LONGHAIRED 11 FOREVER LOVERS DAVID ALLAN COE (Columbia DAVIS (Columbia PC 34105; 11 6 "Long Hard Ride" is the title of the new Marshall Tucker Band LP on Capricorn. The MAC KC 3391 61 32 10 album, which ships May 28. is also the title of a movie short and was produced by Paul 12 COME ON OVER OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 21 861 6 12 36 A LITTLE BIT MORE Hornsby. HAROLD, LEW, PHIL & DR HOOK (Capitol ST 1 1 5221 36 Skeeter Davis has /oined producer/artist Pete Drake's "family" and will have a single © DON STATLER BROTHERS 37 FLOYD CRAMER coming out in the near future. Skeeter and the Nashville Road Band performed at the (Mercury SRM 1-1077; 15 7 COUNTRY Wembley Festival in London From there it was off to Vernon, Oxford. England. WILLIE NELSON LIVE (RCA APL 1-1541 38 © (RCA APL 1-1487, 18 5 Norway and Sweden with George Hamilton IV and his band, the Numbers. After the 38 TEXAS 15 IT S ALL IN THE MOVIES DANNY DAVIS & THE NASHVILLE tour was over. returned to for the filming Skeeter England of a BBC television special MERLE HAGGARD BRASS (RCA APL 1-1578! 41 "World Of Magic." Skeeter and George Hamilton IV were the American (Capitol ST 114831 13 13 20-20 VISION representatives. England was represented by a folk-singer Bonnie Dobson, Scotland 16 THE OUTLAWS ® RONNIE MILSAP(RCA APL 1-1 666, NELSON by trio The McCullens. and Russia by the Country Newbeats. WAYLON JENNINGS/WILLIE 40 EASY AS PIE JESSI COLTER/TOMPALL GLASER Jan Freeman and her manager. Maurice Hildebrand, have formed Jan-Mar BILLY -CRASH CRADDOCK (RCA APL 1-1321 : 16 19 (ABC/Dot DOSD 2040', 35 16 Recording. Inc. The company will record artists on the Jan-Mar Label, produce shows (l7) SUNDAY MORNING WITH 41 TRYIN’ LIKE THE DEVIL and will handle the booking of select artists. CHARLEY PRIDE JAMES TALLEY (Capitol ST 1 4941 42 Reports are that Jacky Ward proved to be the show stealer during his one week gig (RCA APL 1-1359; 26 5 42 AS LONG AS THERE’S A &T.J. at the Landmark Hotel in Critics year." 18 MACKINTOSH SUNDAY Las Vegas dubbed him "sleeper of the and WAYLON JENNINGS SAMMI SMITH (Elektra 7E 1 0581 44 predicted that not only will he be a big hit. but that he’d be a successful cross-over (RCA APL 1-1520: 14 9 SADDLE TRAMP artist 19 MOTELS AND MEMORIES ® CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Leona Williams and The Strangers' date in Lake Tahoe at the Stateline Cabaret T G. SHEPPARD (Melodyland (Epic PE 34150; 46 ME 6-4035; 19 7 Lounge has been changed to May 27 through June 9. This will enable Leona to return @ CONWAY TWITTY NOW to Nashville to participate in the Fan Fair activities. Leona recently recorded a "live” 20 PEOPLE PUT TO MUSIC AND THEN FREDDIE HART &THE — 1 album at San Quentin Prison. She was the first female artist to ever cut an album at a CONWAY TWITTY 'MCA 22061 HEARTBEATS ONE PIECE AT A TIME prison, and. her album is entitled “San Quentin’s First Lady." "San Quentin was 17 9 (CaDitol ST 11504; © JOHNNY CASH _ pulled from th'e album and released as a single on MCA 21 THE WHITE KNIGHT (Columbia KC341931 CLEDUS MAGGARD & THE Dottsy. RCA recording artist, was crowned "Miss Snake Charmer 1976," and ANGELS, ROSES AND CITIZENSBAND 46 officially opened "Brackettville Lions Club 1st Annual Rattlesnake Round-Up" in (Mercury SRM 1-1072; 21 14 RAIN 49 2 Brackettville, Texas. Roy Dea, RCA executive producer, and Happy Shahan, Dottsy’s DICKEY LEE 'RCA APL 1-17251 JUST FOR THE RECORD 47 200 YEARS OF COUNTRY personal manager, were on hand when Dottsy made her first catch Three thousand @ RAY STEVENS (Warner WBS 291 4 28 4 MUSIC visitors were on hand over the three day period and more than four hundred pounds (23) THE EARL SCRUGGS SONNY JAMES (Columbia KC 340351 47 18 of rattlesnakes were brought in The first place trophy for the largest snake (65V. REVUE, VOL. II 48 ROCK N COUNTRY inches long ) was to PC 34090: 27 5 FREDDY FENDER awarded Buddy Thorne, of Corpus Christ! . Texas. (Columbia (ABC/Dot DOSD 20501 48 16 Columbia Records' artist Katy Moffatt has signed with Alex Hodges of the Paragon LININGS 24 SILVER 49 WHEN THE TINGLE Agency. Macon. Georgia, for exclusive bookings Ms. Moffatt has a new album out CHARLIE RICH (EpicKE 335451 20 BECOMES A CHILL entitled "Kathy" Billy Sherrill, produced by and she is managed by Chuck Morris. Ms 25 HANK WILLIAMS, YOU LORETTA LYNN (MCA 21 791 40 16 Moffatt will perform in June on the east coast club circuit, and on the west coast in WROTE MY LIFE 50 JESSI KC 34091 24 July. For additional information, contact Alex Hodges at (91 2) 742-8931. MOE BANDY (Columbia JESSI COLTER (Capitol ST 114771 39 18 Homestead Records, newly located in Nashville, has announced the signing of singer! songwriter Bernie Faulkner as their first artist Billy Strange produced the first LOOKINGAHEAD TO COUNTRY TOPIOO session on Faulkner at Soundshop Studio Homestead president Jeff Hutner. a former New York investment banker, is currently looking for new material and talent for the label The company’s office is located in the Hall of Fame Motor Inn on Division C.B. Widow Sleeping With Street A Memory Linda Cassidy (Cin-Kay) Kathy Barnes(Republic) Cin-Kay Records is planning to run a contest for music directors and disk jockeys Because You Believed In Me That’ll Be The Day during the month of June as a reminder to everyone to tell their father how much he is Gene Watson (Capitol) Pure Prairie League (RCA) loved and appreciated on "Father's Day." June 20. The prize is an all expenses paid Number One Like You weekend for two in Los Angeles. The qualifications are simply to be a music director A Cowboy Billy Swan (Monument) The Heckels (RCA) or disk jockey at a radio station, listen to Al Bolt's record "Family Man." and in 50 Do You Right Tonight words or less write a definition of a " Family Man." or what it means Mail the entry no One Of These Days Eddie Rabbitt(Elektra) later than 6/30/76 to Cin-Kay at 15130 Ventura Blvd.. Sherman Oaks. Calif "Family Dr Hook (Capitol) It’s Different Man" does not have to play on the station to qualify. With You Ladies Love Outlaws Mary Lou Turner (MCA Bruce Nelson KENR-Houston. has put his pet rock on the shelf and now spends his Jimmy Rabbitt (Capitol) time polishing his constable badge Say It Again Family Man Les Acree WMC-Memphis is hosting the Danny Thomas Golf Classic in his city. Don Williams ( ABC/ Dot) Al Bolt (Cin-Kay) Nearly fifteen thousand people turned out Saturday. April 3. to hear thirty amateur Rodeo Cowboy Frog Kissin’ and semi-professional bluegrass and old-time country music bands compete for S 700 Lynn Anderson (Columbia) Chet Atkins (RCA) in prize money. The event, officially called the first annual Long Island Bluegrass and Here Comes That Girl Again Sleep All Mornin’ Old-Time Country Music Band Contest, was held at the Mid-Island Shopping Plaza in Tommy Overstreet (ABC/Dot) Ed Bruce (United Artists) Hicksville The event was organized and produced by Doug the Tuchman and I Think I Feel A Hitchhike Comin The Fool I’ve Been Today Bluegrass Club of New York Winners in the bluegrass 1 band category were ( ) Yankee On (Polydor) r Jerry Wallace Rebels (N Y C. ). 2 ) Roy King And The Chariots of New Grass. ( 3IHop River String Band Larry Jon Wilson (Monument) Warm And Tender ( Conn ). with old time band category going to (1) New Wretched Refuse String Band Bridge For Crawling Back Larry Gatlin Monument) (NYC). (2)Swamp Opera fN. Y.C.) Ash Creek String Band (Conn. ). Writer Roy Head (ABC/Dot) Layin’ In The Sunshine /oubhsher Ben Peters entertained Gunter Gabriel, one of Germany's top God Loves Us Tony Douglas(Cochise) artist/writer personalities, during his visit to collaborate on a song for the German Sammi Jo & Friends (Polydor) market Gunter had only ten days to study English before this trip Sweet Southern Lovin’ to the USA. but Think communicated quite well, according to Ben. Summer Mayf Nutter (Crescendo; Roy Clark (ABC/Dot) juanita jones

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DON WILLIAMS (ABC/Dot DOA 17631) ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC — Elektra 7E 1065 Say It Again (2:56) (Hall-Clement — BMI) (B. McDill) — Eddie Rabbitt Smooth and easy comes this ballad, already receiving heavy airplay. Pulled from the Eddie Rabbitt captures the sound of progres- "Harmony" LP, the title tells the tale. sive country with a smooth ease that fits easily into today’s crossover market. Produced by David JEANNE PRUETT (MCA 40569) Malloy, all selections were written or co-written by It Doesn't Hurt To Ask (2:35) (Jack & Bill — ASCAP) (Jerry Foster, Bill Rice) Eddie and include his two top charters “Drinkin’ Jeanne Pruett captures the heart of country with this story of lost love. Rich with fiddle My Baby (Off My Mind)" and “Do You Right and steel guitar, it was produced by Walter Haynes. Tonight.” Others are “I Just Got To Have You,”

OAK RIDGE BOYS (Columbia 3-10349) "Tullahoma Dancing Pizza Man,” "Ain't I Family Reunion (2:30) (David Allan Coe — BMI) (D.A. Coe) Something," “There's Someone She Lies To (To With breakdown fiddle and revival foot-stomping flavor, the Oaks give out with some Lay Here With Me)," “Could You Love A Poor Boy, production. mighty fine harmony on this David Malloy Dolly," "I Can’t Get This Ring Off My Finger,” “Rocky Mountain Music," “Two Dollars In The BILLIE JO SPEARS (United Artists UA XW 813-Y) Jukebox" and “I Don't Want To Make Love." Misty Blue (2:36) (Talmont — BMI) (B. Montgomery) Billie Jo's interpretation of this old standard reaches deep into the crossover bag. String arrangement by Bill Justis lends full instrumentation to this Larry Butler production. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS — A&M 4578 — Flying MUNDO EARWOOD (Epic 8-50232) Burrito Bros. Lonesome Is A Cowboy (3:15) (Double R — ASCAP) (R. Hallmark, G. Nichols, C. Downs) The Flying Burrito Bros.’ sensitive understand- The title is just about the only thing country about this Henry Strzelecki production. It’s a ing of the country music is evident throughout this lonesome lyric about riding the range alone. LP recorded in the early ’70s before the death of Gram Parsons. Forerunners of the “return to the SHIRLEY & SQUIRRELY (GRT 054) roots” move, the group has laid down the musical Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely) (3:08) (La Debra — BMI) (D. Wolfe & J. Green, Jr.) track with classic simplicity and honest vocals. With shades of the chipmunks, this is an uptempo novelty that has strong Texas play. Selections are: "Together Again," "Honky Tonk Could be a big one for this Bob Milsap production. Women,” “Green, Green Grass Of Home,” “Dim SANDY POSEY (Monument ZS8 8698) Lights," “The Angels Rejoiced Last Night,” (Music City — ASCAP) (Sandy Posey) Why Do We Carry On (The Way We Do) (3:28) “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down,” “Sing Me Back on this Tommy Coghill production. Sounds like Sandy is back with a teen-bump sound Home,” “Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven,” for the boxes. quarters “Crazy Arms” and “Sleepless Nights.” A collec- RED STEAGALL (ABC/Dot DOA 17634) tor's item. Truck Drivin' Man (2:28) (Belinda/Elvis Presley — BMI) (T. Fell) Uptempo, toe-tappin' and fast drivin' comes this Glen Sutton producton pulled from the OF RAY PRICE — Columbia KC LP "Lone Star Beer And Bob Wills Music." THE BEST 34160 — Ray Price DOTTIE WEST (RCA JH 10699) With something for everyone comes this “best" so to If I’m A Fool For Loving You (2:1 1) (Drury Lane/Beckie — BMI) (Stanley Kesler) collection by the man who contributed much All It's a laid back country ballad with string arrangement by Mike Leech. Dottie delivers a narrowing the gap between country and pop. sincere vocal to the Chips Moman production. "living” ballads, they are, beginning with the great Kris Kristofferson tune "For The Good Times,” RAY PILLOW (ABC/Dot DOA 17628) “Danny Boy," “I Won't Mention It Again," “Night Love Is Cornin’ Over Me (2:35) (Ben Peters — BMI) (B. Peters) Life,” “The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Bouncy, fast-moving with a heavy drum rhythm, this Larry Rogers production carries the Me,” “She's Got To Be A Saint,” “The Lonesomest sound of good charting. Lonesome,” “She Wears My Ring," "Sweetheart

I (Or Let Me MEL STREET (GRT 057) Of The Year” and “Take Me As Am Hill — BMI) (B McDill & W Go)." I Met A Friend Of Yours Today (3:09) (Hall-Clement/Maple Holyfield) Pure country with a story lyric about the old triangle twist. Produced by Dick Heard, it's the sound of many plays.

JERIS ROSS (ABC/Dot DOA 17632) REMEMBERING THE GREATEST HITS OF BOB You Don't Need A Cadillac (3:04) (Crystal Blue — ASCAP) (R.J Ross, J Ross) WILLS — Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys — Jerris Ross gives half vocal, half recitation, set to a black gospel-flavored track produced by Ron Chancey. Columbia KC 34108 Here is western swing in its original form. A DON GIBSON & SUE THOMPSON (Hickory H373) collector’s LP consisting of all previously released You’ve Still Got A Place In My Heart (2:35) (Fred Rose — BMI) (Leon Payne) material done by Bob Wills and The Texas Pulled from the LP “Oh, How Love Changes," Don Gibson and Sue Thompson settle Playboys. This features old greats such as down into a compatable country sound on this Wesley Rose production. “Corrine Corrina," “Time Changes Everything,” "New San Antonio Rose," “Twin Guitar Special," 803-Y) ROGER BOWLING (United Artists UA XW “Steel Guitar Rag." "Roly Poly," "Spanish Two (Broughham Hall/Proud Bird — BMI) (R. Bowling) You’ve Got A Lovin’ Cornin’ (2:49) Step,” “Maiden’s Prayer,” "Mexicali Rose” and honest country sound produced by Larry A good honest country song set to a good “The Waltz You Saved For Me." Butler and Paul Richey. Sounds like good charting.

JERRY JEFF WALKER (MCA 40570) It’s A Good Night For Singing (3:05) (I Presume — BMI) (Robert Livingston) Alrightl The uptempo Texas swing bears the Jerry Jeff Walker trademark. A Michael

Brovsky production, it was pulled from the LP “It’s A Good Night For Singjn'." RENEGADE PICKER — Steve Young — RCA HAL BYNUM (United Artists UA XW 802Y) APL1-1759 faces of pro- THe Old Pro (Brougham Hall — BMI) (H. Bynum) A classic example of one of the There's a moral to this recitation about mixing liquor and a career. Excellent guitar gressive country. This combines the pens of Merle Clark, pickin' and fiddlin' make it a natural. Haggard, Steve Young, Guy Buddy Starcher, Rodney Crowell, John D. Laudermilk BILLY LARKIN (Casino 185-053) and Willie Nelson on “Renegade Picker,” “I Can’t #1 With A Heartache (2:58) (Don Kirshner — BMI) (N. Sedaka & H Greenfield) Be Myself," “Old Memories,” “It’s Not Supposed Already receiving good airplay, this nostalgic sound of the fifties was produced by To Be That Way,” “Tobacco Road,” “Light Of My Nelson Larkin. A good crossover. Life,” “Lonesome, On'ry And Mean,” "All Her Lovers Want To Be The Hero,” "Broken Hearted HARRY BLANTON (Starcrest) People (Take Me To A Barroom),” “Sweet Thing” Money Honey (2:33) (Waldon — ASCAP) (J Stone) and "Home Sweet Home.” Not swing, nor outlaw, it Swinging rock/country, this song is for all hardworkin' folks tryin' to make ends meet. still carries the Texas flavor of Bob Wills. Produced by Scotty Turner.

BUCK TRENT (ABC/Dot DOA 17633) The Wrestling Matches (4:19) (Flagship — BMI) (G. Sutton, L. Cheshier) MICKEY BARNETT SINGS 18 YELLOW ROSES Buck Trent, who usually plays a variety of things such as banjo & guitar, went to toe — Little Giant Records 121767 Barnett sings “18 Yellow Roses” with a wrestling matches and lives to tell about it. A cute novelty. Mickey distinctive country flavor. Selections are “Keep RONNIE MILSAP (Warner Bros. WBS 8218) Your Cotton Pickin' Hands Off My Gin,” “Tear- Crying (3:13) (Acuff-Rose — BMI) (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) drops In My Heart,” “Two Wrongs Don’t Make A of early Ronnie Produced by Dan Penn for Warner Brothers, this is a sampling the Right,” “I KeepThinking Of Myself, "“Mama'sSide Milsap sound. Good one for collectors and many plays. Of The Bed,” "Now That You're Gone,” "The Loneliest Heartbreakin'est Town," “Lord You DALE McBRIDE (Con Brio CBK 109) Know How Men Are” and "Miss Tully’s Bar." This Getting Over You Again (2:44) (Briar Patch — BMI) (Eddie Rabbitt) album reflects the promise of what we can expect Written by the versatile Eddie Rabbitt, and sung by the talented Dale in the future. McBride, the tune is the mellow blend of two creative artists This is the type of song the that invites you to hum along, for it flows easily and smoothly from one chord to next Simply good listening and enjoyment, this can be a potential goody for Dale McBride, both chartwise and in air time

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KYAC - SEATTLE Countries R&B New Adds trss 50 Rrms, 24 Chiantia Named #1 —I'll Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin — Atlantic Due At 1 §76 M usexpo WWRL - NEW YORK Love — Graham Central Station — WB #1 — Manhatans Everything Is Coming Up Love — David Ruffin — — than 350 companies NMPA Chairman NEW YORK More Something He Can Feel — Aretha Franklin — Atlantic Motown j 20 To 1 6 — Open — Smokey Robinson Tell — from 24 countries have signed up for the NEW YORK — Salvatore T. Chiantia, who No Motel Don Covay — Phila Int I j LPs — David Ruffin — Isley Lie To Me — Bill LaBounty — 20th Century of National 1976 Musexpo Convention, to be held Sept. served as president the Music Strokin — Leon — j Haywood 20th Century in Orleans. Publishers Association for ten years, has Wonderful World — Johnny Nash — Epic 3-1 1 atthe Fairmount Hotel New KDAY - LOS ANGELES Sing A Happy Funky Song — Miz Davis — Now Among those registered will be 30 firms been elected by the NMPA board of direc- #1 — I Want You — Marvin Gaye 16 To 1 1 - Sophisticated Lady — Natalie Cole This Masquerade — George Benson — WB from the U.K., 26 of which will participate tors to the newly created office of chairman New LPs — Ohio Players. Dorothy Moore ! Roots Rock Reggae — Bob Marley — Island with closed office booths in accordance of the board. Chiantia was elected to the Somebody's Gettin' It — Johnnie Taylor Happy People - Trammps — Atlantic KD1.A - OAKLAND with the U.K. Department of Trade and In- board in 1957 and has been active in the 10 To 2 — Sophisticated Lady — Natalie Cole #1 — I'll Be Good To You — Brothers Johnson dustry, which is offering them support organization since that time. 33 To 29 — Everything Is Coming Up Love — David L A Sunshine — Sylvia - All Platinum | Ruffin Strokin' — — through a program approved by the British Leonard Feist, formerly executive vice Leon Haywood 20th Century New LPs - Al Wilson Tavares. Crusaders Caught In The Act — Facts of Life — Kayvette government. president of the organization, has been Hope Get To Love In — I We Time Marilyn McCoo 8 Bil- president of paid posi- ly Davis — ABC Executive director Roddy Shashoua also named the NMPA, a WOL - WASHINGTON - Never Find Another Love Lou Rawls — Phila Int i #1 — Staton reported that the Australian government tion. Candi 20 To 10 — Failin' In Love — Ninth Creation | Get Off That Thing — James Brown — Polydor : Up 29 To 1 5 — Sara Smile — Hall 8 Oates has offered support to Australian record The following NMPA officers were re- Oh Mama Lord —CM 25 To 1 9 — Easy Lovin — Bo Kirkland/Ruth Davis companies who participate, in the form of elected: Wesley Rose and Norman Weiser, What Am I Going To Do — J G Lewis New LPs — Ohio Players. Muscle Shoals Horns. — Billy Paul Phil Int People Power — Brother to Brother Ramsey Lewis. Ronnie Laws "export market development grants of 85% vice presidents; Leon J. Brettler, secretary; — Ruffin — Everything's Coming Up Love David John Hardy Natalie Cole David Ruffin and Jim ©f eligible expenditures." Ralph Peer II, treasurer; Al Brackman, Motown Gilstrap LP's - Bob Marley & The Wailers Musexpo will include a Country Music assistant secretary; Ernest R. Farmer, - Gala, coordinated by the Country Music assistant treasurer. WCKO COLUMBUS WCHB - DETROIT #1 — This Masquerade —George Benson

Also, Albert - Association, as well as a New Orleans Jazz Berman, who has served as #1 Tear The Roof Off -Parliament Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson — RCA Turn The Beat Around — Vicki Sue Robinson Friend Of Mine — Little Milton — Glades I Gala, which will be a charity benefit for the managing director of the Harry Fox Agency It Ain't The Real Thing Bobby Bland Loving You — Madeline Bell — Pye Duke Ellington Cancer Fund. Official travel (the NMPA’s licensing service) since Fox's Night Life — Miracles — Motown Hard Work — John Handy — ABC coordinator for Musexpo 76 is Thomas death in 1969, has been elected president WJLB - j DETROIT 21 To 7 — Play That Funky Music — Wild Cherry #1 — Happy People Cook, Inc. of the agency. —Trammps 34 To 9 — Something He Can Feel — Aretha Franklin Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention — New LPs Ohio Players. Norman Conners Chicago Treat Me Like A Man Dramatics — ABC Gangsters. Stanley Turrentine Year It Ain't The Real Thing — Bobby Bland — ABC TV Ads Will Jump 15.5% to 6 Billion This It's Harder T o Leave — Jackie Moore — Kayvette WCIN - CINCINNATI Gotta Get Away — First Choice — WB NEW YORK — Television advertising expenditures are expected to total $6.15 billion this #1 — Aretha Franklin I Somebody's Gettin' It — Johnnie Taylor — Columbia I year, which would represent a jump of 15.5% over last year’s figure. In 1975, TV advertising - WILD BOSTON You'll Never Find Another Love — Lou Rawls — Phil spending rose 9.8% from 1974 to $5.32 billion, more in line with the trend of the past few #1 — Diana Ross — Int years which saw increases of 9% to 11% annually. Who Loves You Isley Bros T-Neck Love — Graham Central Station — WB | It's Better Than Walking Out - Marlena Shaw Blue Dancin Free — Hot Ice — Rage Bicentennial promotions and the Olympics are primarily responsible for this year's ex- Note/UA Harder T o Leave - Jackie Moore — Kayvette Touch 8 Go - Ecstasy. Passion 8 Pam — Roulette traordinary expenditure forecast. Still, the continued growth rate reflects a rapidly ac- Funky Music — Wild Cherry — Epic Say You Love Rogers Me DJ RCA 1 1 To 1 - Something He Can Feel -- Aretha Franklin celerating demand for a finite supply of advertising time. There is a shortage scenario that Easy Lovin' — Bo Kirkland 8 Ruth Davis — Claridge 13 To 5 — Sophisticated Lady — Natalie Cole has developed and from this several trends have emerged. It's Good For The Soul — Luther — Cotillion 23 To 8 — This Masquerade — George Benson I Hope We GetTo Love In Time — Marilyn McCoo 8 — 28 To 14 Can't Stop Groovin' - BT Express Advertisers are earlier making commitments than usual and for longer periods of time Billy Davis — ABC 30 To 15 Missing An Angel — Tavares Takin ItTo The Streets — Doobie Bros — WB than in past years. In addition, television stations and group broadcasters are reaping sub- 21 To 1 6 — Real Thing — Bobby Bland Nine Times — Moments — Stang 33 To 20 — Caught In The Act — Facts Of Life stantial benefit from the spillover of demand that networks haven’t absorbed or can't Whole New Thing — Rose Banks — Motown 32 To 25 — Hear The Word - Margie Joseph Winners — — satisfy. The end result is the existence of a seller's market for the broadcasting companies Together George 8 Gwen McCrae T K 34 To 27 — Up The Creek Temptations LP's — Betty Wright David Ruffin. John Handy that is expected to continue through next year. In 1977, preliminary estimates call for a WAMO - PITTSBURGH rise in 9.6% spending to $6.75 billion. #1 — Marvin Gaye WLOU - LOUISVILLE Love — Graham Central Station — WB #1 — Natalie Cole You'll Never Find A Love — Lou Rawls — Phil Int Heaven Is Missing An Angel Tavares — Capitol K-Tel Quarterly Sales Up 41 % You're My Everything — Lee Garrett Chrysalis Get Off Of That Thing James Brown - Polydor Something He Can Feel — Aretha Franklin - Atlantic When It's Over — Spidell — Greejack Happy Man — Impact — Atc'o - MINNETONKA, MN — K-Tel International, tial in our present markets is realized.” There You Are Millie Jackson Spring This Masquerade - George Benson WB It Ain't The Real Thing Bobby Bland ABC Inc. has reported a sales increase for the K-Tel presently merchandises personal, LP's — Ashford 8 Simpson Supremes. Smoke LP's — Pleasur.l Ohio Players. B T Express third quarter of ,547,- ending March 31 , $1 1 household and leisure time products 000, which represents a gain of 41% to through intensive television advertising in $39,996,000 over the comparable period 14 countries. The company's products are For The Record ir 34 last year. Sales for the first nine months of sold through approximately 40,000 in- whose Rocket Records debut LP, “I'm Nearly Famous ,” will be released in the U S. fiscal 1976 currently stand at $89,043,000. dependent drugstores, variety department soon, has quite an impressive following. As Richards' “Devil Woman" single assaulted up 35% from the first three quarters of fiscal stores, and supermarkets. the British charts last week, Jimmy Page celebrated the event sporting an “ I'm Nearly 1975. Famous" button. Other CR boosters include Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Pete

Virtually all of the $23,267,000 increase Townshend . Producers Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise will begin their work on the in sales for the current year has taken place ‘Rocks’ Is Gold second KGB album (MCA) shortly. The LP, scheduled for early fall release, will be re- in established markets. According to Philip corded entirely in L A. KGB now consists of Ray Kennedy, Barry Goldberg, Carmine For Kives, K-Tel's president, "We intend to Aerosmith Appice, Ben Schultz and Greg Sutton . Karen Fleeman has moved once more. She's - maintain this concentration until our poten- NEW YORK — Columbia recording artists now assisting Tom Draper in the Warner Bros. R&B promotion dept . . . John Denver Aerosmith have had their latest album, will play the Universal Amphitheatre in L.A. June 21-2 5. fresh off spring dates, then

Oslander fr w "Rocks," certified gold by the RIAA. The head out to other points west including San Francisco. Portland, Vancouver, Seattle,

behind him, Oslander’s expertise in those album has attained that status upon its Salt Lake and Denver . . . Mushroom's hot act. Heart, has lined itself up with ICM. Tom \ fields have brought a new set of rules and release, number 39 to number eight with a Ross has gone right to work, putting Heart together with Fleetwood Mac and Jefferson

guidelines to the A&R role. “Sometimes a bullet on the current Cash Box LP chart. Starship fora concert series . Blue Dolphin Productions (461-9358) is looking for a

company will move some guy who has been The group's other three albums are all good director/producer with a musical background for a one-hour TV series . . . Paul j

records. "Aerosmith,” first . . . Listen . the McCartney turned invitation to in merchandising up the A&R position . . group's down an play on the Alan Parsons Project? j is 51 that’s not right. I even had experience in album, number on this week's Cash fora new Harriet Schock album due this week. Harriet wrote “No Way To Treat A Lady”

working for three of the world’s best Box chart, and "Toys In The Attic,” the and Helen Reddy has recently recorded another of her tunes, “Mama" . . Speaking of publishers (20th Century Fox, Blackwood, group's third album, is number 76. which, a daughter. Martha Gabrielle.was born May 8 to Kate McGarrigle and Loudon j

Jobete). "I learned something from each Wainwright . interested in exhibiting at or attending the National Music & Sound j

one of them, and I learned something dif- ‘BEvd.’ Gold For Sweet Show sponsored by the Music Retailer? In L.A. call 785-3114. In New York the ferent.” number to phone is 524-5024 IN THE STUDIO — At Mama Jo's: John Klemmer - | LOS ANGELES — Capitol recording stars Sincere Persuasion Sweet have achieved a gold record award completing his next ABC effort, produced by Steve Goldman ( who also produced is vibrant "). Billy for Oslander about his job. He in the United States for their “Desolation “Touch Taylor engineering ... At Heider (San Francisco): John Fogerty an talks of big things for Polydor, Inc. in the Boulevard” album. Asylum LP. David Coffin engineer ... At Sunset Sound: Carly Simon (Elektra), Ted

future, and his persuasion to that effect is Templeman producing. Don Landee engineering . Also at Sunset: Kris Kristofferson quite sincere. “There are basically two Trade Show ? (Monument) and wife Rita Coolidge (A&M) each for new albums w/David Anderle -

types of people in the business . . . creative selling producing. Kent Nebergall at the controls SIGNINGS — Gabor Szabo takes his jazz | to go on. When we send out regis-

people and business people ... I think I’m guitar to Mercury Barry (Eric Carmen, most lately tration forms, will Mann , who wrote “On Broadway" | we indicate what is per-

in . the . . somewhere middle.” As for the committed and what is not permitted.” takes his talent to Clive Davis and Arista Tony Joe White to 20th Century ON pany, "they're heading in a very direc- TELEVISION Paul will for NBC-TV's | good The new regulations, he added, will not Anka and his family provide anchor/commentary " tion, I’ve got the job I wanted, and we intend apply to the “Happy Birthday America special July 4 (7-8:30 pm), a Walt Disney Production ... | NARM mid-year meeting in to stand behind our artist roster with the two Chicago, Chris Bearde will focus on contemporary music in his weekly Bill Cosby Show for ABC | where manufacturers will not ex- - most important things we can—finances hibit. But future . .. The Carpenters will headline their first special over ABC network this Christmas. j NARM conventions, and creative support. knows will Who what Malamud explained, will have Jerry Weintraub will serve as executive producer . . . According to David Guest. Karen | "conversa- happen next? I'm even in the studio myself tion areas” and no formal exhibits. “Every Stanton has parted with Granite and will host a July TV project via Metromedia chain. mixing down records at times, and I’m the member who registers,” he continued, “will “The Great Fairs Special" will feature Jim Nabors and the 5th Dimension. Karen debut- head of A&R.” be completely appraised of the ed at the Palomino last week amid an audience full of Mac Davis, Jeff Baxter and Mike J new regu- What remains to be seen is the applied lations and how they affect him.” The McDonald of the Doobies, Ann Peebles, Bo Kirkland, Ruth Davis, Carla Thomas, Freddie knowledge that Oslander uses in his A&R manufacturers will formally be notified by Cannon and Denny Greene (Sha Na Na) . . . Orson Welles image looms larger these role for Polydor, Inc. His ability to know, NARM “when we send out our regulation days. Now he's casting his ubiquitous shadow the record scene, having lent his screen, justify and sign acts, based on past forms." Malamud reiterated that NARM significant voice to radio promo spots for not only the Project (20th) but Rick experience in many fields, can be nothing was “well aware of the new regulations, and Wakeman s A&M LP, “No Eartly Connection." but advance strategy for the Polydor group. we intend to follow them.” Stephen fuchs

42 Cash Box/June 5, 1976 ! I C4SHBOXCOINAIA Allied Debuts ‘Daytona 500’ School In Session

premiered "Daytona 500” driving game, which was one of the most outstanding of the new pieces introduced by the firm during its recent Spring distributors convention. While offering the thrills and excitement of its renowned namesake, the model Photo 3: Hanson's Dave has the added enhancement of design and Rapacz conducted a brief color to further stimulate player interest. session focusing on service tips Authentic shifting gears, speeding car to correct the most common - malfunctions in electronic sounds, hairpin turns and squealing tires BLOOMINGTON. MINN. Photo 1: A equipment, and outlined are standard equipment on the Daytona partial view of the more than sixty simple prodcedures to operators six- follow for reducing down time Bill 500. The driver car is controlled with a and servicemen from a Sumption. Hanson's vice-president, steering wheel, 4-speed stick shift and state area who attended the Hanson Dist. and Co. hosted electronic seminar. April a pro foosball player, was on hand during speed control foot pedal. The game has all break time to present solid state logic and sound. Based on dis- 29-30. conducted by Kush TV' Stuff staf- a service class and exhibition on the "Tournament tributor reaction at the game’s unveiling fer Robin Minnear A comparative Soccer" foosball and the subsequent laudatory feedback, newcomer at Kush N Stuff. Minnear has table. HIALEAH. FLA. — Allied Leisure Industries, Allied anticipates a most successful run an impressive background in electronics and. the direction of the firm's Bill Inc. will be scheduling delivery of its newly with the new piece. under Arkush. has been conducting seminars Plans nationwide. He is noted for his ability to Ebsco More Tournaments & simplify even the most technical aspects A Possible Statewide Event of a presentation for the mutual com- prehension of the skilled as well as the RED BANK, N.J. — Ebsco Amusements, after successfully staging a string of fussball beginner in the field. tournaments in college and tavern locations in the Central New Jersey area, is currently laying the groundwork for a proposed statewide tournament, to be scheduled this summer at one of the state's largest resort towns. The firm’s previous tournaments, held in cooperation with local amusement operators, contributed significantly to the growing popularity of the sport in the New Jersey-New York Photo 4: Robin Minnear is surrounded by area, according to Ebsco officials, prompting the firm to continue the local college and eager students for tavern location tournaments as well as plan a statewide event. some informal dialogue at the conclusion of the Ebsco Amusements, a division of Ebsco Industries has been in the fussball business Photo 2: Minnears' instruction sessions. He won praise tor the high since 1965, initially as an importer of German-manufactured fussball tables. In the early ran the gamut from the basics of reading standard, yet simplified delivery, of his 1970's, however, the company commenced manufacturing its Vulcan fussball table line at schematics to the use of electronic presentation. In addition to a full instruc- the Red Bank plant facility, and was instrumental in furthering the game's popularity back diagnos- ing equipment. In tional program. Hanson provided lunch in the late '60s and early 70s. addition, he fully explained the TV monitor jn terms for all participants on both days as well as At present, Ebsco manufactures the Vulcan tables in an expanded 30,000 sq. ft. plant everyone could understand. an evening gathering at the Holiday Inn facility and employs a work force of more than 40 people. The tables are produced in coin- During the 2-day South. operated, free play and home models. session, he also introduced a newly Opening day’s luncheon was published video logic rather unique in that the entree was a six Ebsco frequently displays its line at various industry trade functions and, on the basis of textbook, described as "the first of its kind. foot submarine sandwich, a la the operator and player suggestions, has incorporated many innovative new features into its " which covers the various facets of popular television commercial! It was re- design. The hard to handle lift up top has been replaced with a side panel for easy access video logic components through ported that there were a few anxious mo- and service. To make play more challenging a number of options, such as solid rods and Phase II. The book is geared primarily ments in delivering the monstrous de- round foot men, are currently being offered; and Ebsco plans yet another option aimed at to beginners, he explained. light. since it was somewhat longer than providing more ball control for players, which will be introduced shortly. but has high reference value for experienced technicians as well. its television counterpart — which is normally delivered in an A M. C Pacer N.Y. Pin. Decision Due Call To Arms NEW YORK — At presstime last week by Roger C. Sharpe Cash Box learned that Mayor Beame fearful was expected to affix his signature to the O Captain! my Captain! our trip is done. bill to legalize pinball machines in New York City within a few days. Area coin The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won. people were optimistic that the bill,

The port is near, I which had previously passed the city the bells hear, the people

The model VHM-2 is the newest fussball council by a vote of 30-6, would be all exulting. . . table in the Vulcan home line. It has a signed by Tuesday, June 1. Walt Whitman larger cabinet than its predecessor, the O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN VHM-1, and stronger support legs. The The standard Vulcan coin-operated president-manufacturing of the parent cor- NEW YORK — Neither is the trip done, nor VHM-1 (not pictured) features the regul- model, the ICP features 7-1 1 ball control poration, Sega Enterprises, Inc. In his new the prize won in the licensing of pinball ation size playfield and the same rods system, which allows the machine to dis- position, Amormino will be responsible for machines in New York City. Instead we are and men as the coin-operated models. pense from 7 to 1 1 balls for each quarter the coordination of the various manu- faced with the harsh reality of standing up Ebsco noted that all models manufac- play. The machine has a capacity for up facturing activities conducted thoughout to slanderous and malicious accusations. tured in the New Jersey plant are availa- to 25 balls. A side-panel provides access the corporation.

I I was appalled recently when listened to ble with the standard tubular rods and to the inner structure for ease of servic- Amormino will also continue to hold the a radio show interview with Councilman square-foot men. Solid rods and round ing. Steel corners and sidestrips are post of director of manufacturing of Sega of Leon Katz of Brooklyn. He proceeded to foot men are available as an option. standard on the pla yfield. America, the corporation's U.S. manu- bombast the industry with claims of facturing-distribution division. racketeering and gangsterism, as well as Sega Appointments the exception of the Far East, will hereafter LOS ANGELES — Sega Enterprises. Inc. be conducted though the Sega of America Duane M. Blough was appointed ex- continued on og 46 chairman and president, David Rosen, division. ecutive vice president, chief operating of- recently announced the appointment of Kane, a vice president of the parent cor- ficer of Sega Enterprises, Ltd., the corpora- Operate Harry M. Kane as chief operating officer of poration, Sega Enterprises. Inc., has for the tion's Japanese subsidiary. Blough for- Sega of America, the corporation's U S. past several years held the post of chief merly held a post of vice president of manufacturing-distribution division. operating officer of Sega Enterprises, Ltd., general instrument corporation. Blough CHICAGO COIN’S At the same time Rosen announced a the corporation’s Japanese subsidiary. replaces Harry M. Kane who, as the vice corporate change in marketing policy Effective June 1, 1976 is the ap- president of the parent corporation, retur- whereby all international marketing, with pointment of Edward P. Amormino as vice ned to the Los Angeles headquarters. CONEY ISLAND RIFLE

for Top Play Big Profits! Harry M. Kane Duane M. Blough

Cash Box/June5, 1976 43 SONGSTRESS HARRIETTE BLAKE, who recently enjoyed jukebox exposure with her EASTERN FLASHES "Play It Again Sam" single, is slated for a concert performance at Ferrara Manor on June May 16 Robert Jones International. Inc. (Dedham, Mass.) open house was — to put it 10 — during which time she’ll introduce some of the material contained in her newly com- mildly — a huge success! Some 1 200 people showed up from a wide territorial area of the pleted LP "This Is My Life.” country, which is a fine tribute to RJI’s Arnold Kaminkow and Bob Le Blanc. Dual purpose LEARNED FROM BALLY'S ad manager Herb Jones that the firm's field service repre- of the big event was to celebrate the distrib’s 5th anniversary of operation at the Dedham sentative Bernie Powers will be in Indianapolis on June 17 to conduct a service seminar branch and show off the outstanding, newly expanded facilities at 880 Providence hosted by Empire Distg. Inc. June may be “school's out" month for the kids, Herb said, but Highway. Guests were really impressed with the considerably enlarged showroom, parts certainly not for Powers and his "pinball scholars!" department and warehouse space. Refreshments were served, of course, amidst the warm 76ISSURELY THEY EAR FOR PINBALL' LITERATURE as evidenced by the emergence

hospitality of the RJI people — and a good time was had by all . . . Would like to take this op- of yet another writer hitting the research trail on flipper history. Cash Box was visited last

portunity to extend best wishes to Jim Segerson, who recently joined the RJI staff. Jim’s week by Britisher Michael Colmer whose book 'Pinball Art,' an illustrated history, is getting married in Chicago on June 19, to the former Cathy White, following which the cou- scheduled for distribution this fall by N.Y. publisher NAL (New American Library). A former

ple will return to Jim's newly established residence in these parts . . . What’s this about U.S. senior staffer on the London daily “Financial Times," Colmer specializes in pictorial ‘in- Billiards’ Lera Schneller suffering from tennis elbow! Understand he’s completely unham- dustry' books; his latest book “Glamour Calendar Art” is about to be published by the pered though, since he’s become quite adept at using his left hand! The U.S. Billiards & Chicago publisher Henry Regnery. Albert Simon Dist. exhibit was really one of the biggies, by the way, at the recent MAA convention in Swan Lake. About 13 pieces of equipment were displayed and Len said reaction was great! . . . Terrific activity on the Rowe R-80 solid state phono at Rowe International MILWAUKEE MENTIONS (Albany)! Among the unit’s most appealing features, as Bob Catlin pointed out, is its trouble free maintenance, which ops are really raving about. Rowe may have waited awhile to ENJOYED CHATTING WITH Nate Victor of S.L. London Music in Milw. Nate told us release the solid state models, but they were obviously very well worth waiting for, he add- announcements were recently sent out for the Litton Oven Service School that will be held ed! Bob also mentioned how extremely well the recent "Tournament Soccer" tournament at S.L. London on June 8. The school will be conducted by Litton Oven engineers, and S.L. went at the Hyatt House, not only in player-spectator participation but in mass media London is anticipating a good attendance. Nate mentioned that sales of just about every coverage, as well — which is always a plus for the entire industry. kind of equipment in stock at S.L. London have been up lately, with pingames being in great demand. The Williams “Space Mission” has done exceptionally well according to Nate. Sales of the Seeburg phonographs have shown recent increases, and all arcade CHICAGO CHATTER games have been moving well for the past 90 days. Nate attributes this to thefactthat summer is approaching and vacation areas will soon be in full swing. Big event in town this past week was the National Restaurant Association convention in UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS AT Pioneer Sales & Service in Menomonee Falls have McCormick Place, which opened May 22 and ran through the 26th. Since the show was still really been jumpin' lately according to Joel Kleiman and Sam Cooper. Pioneer held a re- in progress at press time, no actual attendance figures were available; however, based on cent service school, which we will hear more about in the future, and have been keeping last year's tally, the local NRA office estimated attendance to exceed 80,000, with exhibits themselves busy with heavy sales lately in their Rowe phonograph lines. Joel said the Rowe numbering approximately 900. Many coinbiz firms participated in the show, as observers phonos have been doing exceptionally well and they have also experienced some very ac- and exhibitors. tive vending business. And, as has been reported by many others in the industry, Pioneer BALLY MFG. CORP.'S Tom Nieman is knee-deep in arrangements for an ambitious has been moving many game and arcade pieces recently. promotion campaign (outranking even the elaborate "Wizard” program) in conjunction ON THE SINGLES SCENE: John Jankowski of Radio Doctors in Milw. tells us the fol- with the introduction of the “Capt. Fantastic” 4-player pingame, which is scheduled for pro- lowing singles are receiving much operator attention: “Vaya Con Dios" by Freddy Fender duction in mid-July. Much tie-in publicity is planned with world famous recording star (ABC/Dot); “Afternoon Delight” by Starland Vocal Band (Windsong)’ “Mama Mia” by Abba Elton John, who is starkly portrayed in the machine's outstanding backglass design and (Atlantic); “Save Your Kisses For Me” by Brotherhood Of Man (Pye); “Think Summer" by graphics, and the star's label affiliate MCA Records. John had a multi-million seller in the Roy Clark (ABC/Dot); and “The Door Is Always Open" by Dave & Sugar (RCA). “Capt. Fantastic" LP on that label! Also in the works is an extensive promotional tie-in with the Playboy organization, stemming from Hugh Hefner’s personal enthusiasm over the game, as Nieman indicated. Special Playboy Celebrity Pinball tournaments are slated for York, CALIFORNIA New Los Angeles and Chicago! On the basis of the attraction of the machine itself and CLIPPINGS the widespread appeal of its namesake, Nieman anticipates unlimited promotion potential “CALIFORNIA HERE THEY ARE”: Warm welcome to Ken Anderson and family on their re- and is pulling out all stops in launching the campaign! As a further enhancement, Elton cent move from Chicago to Foster City, Calif. Ken made the move a couple of months ago John is expected to be in Chicago in late June for a concert performance during which time when he joined Fun Games, Inc. in Oakland and his family has just now been able to join his itinerary will be highlighted by a visit to the Bally plant to observe pinball machines in him. Fun Games has a new one coming up called “Race!" Watch for it soon . . . Find out production!

about “Knights In Armor” at Pico Indoor Sports . . . Bob Portale was happy to say that EMPIRE DIST.'S Ben Rochetti and Stan Levin planned to cover the NRA (Restaurant everything was moving along very well at Portale Automatic Sales . . . Stephanie Demos, show) at McCormick Place last week, prior to which Stan made a quick trip to Las Vegas for I.C.C., very enthused over the consistently good income reports on “Sky-Tack" cocktail the International Council of Shopping Centers convention out there ... On the home front, table . . . there’s much focus on arcade equipment which is moving just beautifully now that the ON THE SINGLES SCENE: Gene from California Music gave us a few tips on these season is in swing. Learned that Empire will be hosting another of its outstanding multi- singles, currently hot with the area ops: "Silly Love Songs,” Wings (Capitol); “Making Our factory, weeklong, service seminars. This series is scheduled for mid-June in the area of Dreams Come True," Cyndi Greco (Private Stock); “Today’s The Day,” America (WB); Indianapolis. Exact date and details will be announced later . . . Hank Heiser, branch “Silver Star,” Four Seasons (WB); “Save Your Kisses For Me,” Bobby Vinton (ABC); manager of the Empire-Detroit office, spent some time at the distrib’s Chicago premises “You're My Best Friend," Queen (Elektra); “It Makes Me Giggle,” John Denver (RCA); and last week. “Mama Mia," Abba (Atlantic). ELECTRA GAMES' energetic sales manager Stan Jarocki will be losing a valuable right hand man when son, James, who’s been assisting him at Electra these past months, departs the firm to marry the former Valerie GIos and subsequently heads for duty at the Mathes Air Force base on the west coast. Jim’s a second lieutenant, currently in navigator State Association Calendar 1976 training — and proved to be quite a chip off the old block when he said that he could leave the Electra post with much peace of mind in knowing that the firm’s Eliminator IV is suc- June 4-6: Music Operators of cessfully off and running! Stan asided, of course, that the game is really starting to happen Ops. Assn, annual conv.,

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fr 43 Call To Arms This is no idle plea. All of us should be fighting until the last prejudicial view has i. . MCVTIWBSONTHEMWE creating moral depravity in our nation’s fallen. New York may indeed pass and ratify young. Is this to be a repeat of the 30s? Or the entry of pinball machines once again, will the manufacturers, operators and dis- even if none of you do anything. But why go tributors finally stand up and be counted? in the back door? Why should anyone be

I pledged my time and energy to making given the opportunity to attack and try to a thorough study of the history of the pinball verbally destroy your bread and butter? industry, and am ready to fight tooth and Take the banner and reveal the hurt and nail with anyone who would make disparag- anguish that has resulted from these ing remarks about the integrity and value of tirades against your names. the people involved in this industry. Will Show strength in numbers and the Emory Smith anyone else the humanity to Craig DeMarta take up crusade? Or will change the abuse into praise. I fr 12 heads be turned away from the issues? It is believe in all of you, and know that the and marketing director from 1956-1973. time finally to take a stand for what is right. talent, creativity and dynamism inherent in Lifesong Promotes De Marta — Paula De Marta has been appointed national promotion The pinball profession is a noble endeavor each and every one of you, sets you apart. coordinator for Lifesong Records. Ms. De Marta will coordinate activities for the Lifesong and yet many walk in shadows, hoping that There is value in your purpose and a con- promotion staff and will serve as a central source of promotion information for the com- storms will pass. But a critical impasse is tinual need for your products. Now, pany as well as for radio stations and trade publications. Ms. De Marta has previously about to occur. together, let's show the rest of the world worked for such companies as MCA, Polydor, Buddah and Midland International. Pinball legalization is news. Sen- that we’re not afraid to speak up for what is Smith Joins Desert Moon Records — Wynne Smith has been named executive assistant to sationalized journalism makes it a political right. Let’s show the naysayers that this one Sid Maurer of Desert Moon Enterprises. Ms. Smith will be involved in A&R, artist relations football for those who view it as a stepping particular American industry deserves to and coordination of personal apperaances for such artists as B.T. Express, Brass Con- stone to higher office. It is these select few grow and prosper in a society that is ready struction and Trade Martin, as well as handling administrative details for Desert Moon En- who noblv speak about the destruction of to listen to the truth. terprises, O Productions, Road Show Records and the new Desert Moon Records. Ms. adolescent values, the inclination to gam Pinball machines have earned a better Smith formerly headed her own management company, WLS Productions, and was ex- bling and the waste of much needed lunch break. Give it to them! ecutive producer of the Revelation album on RSO Records. money. In addition the echoes tell of Mafia (Ed. Note: Roger Sharpe is a journalist, and Private Stock Promotes Lewow — Louis Lewow has been appointed national promotion horror stories and protection money, un- a pinball enthusiast, who has gained signifi- manager for albums at Private Stock Records. Lewow joined the label in Augustas national savory elements in society preying on the cant recognition in the coin machine in- promotion manager for secondary markets. Prior to joining Private Stock, Lewow handled weakness of the young. dustry as a result of extensive personal regional promotion for A&M/Ode/Dark Horse Records in the New York-New Jersey- These are the attributes given to pinball research for his soon-to-be released book Connecticut area, where he was responsible for college radio stations, newspapers and machines! Face up to the fact that the dark titled ‘‘The Pinball Machine" (E.P. Dutton). concert committees. He traveled ages are over, there is no room to hide! If I has both here and abroad Chappell Promotes Schaefer — Jim Schaefer has been named manager of the copyright have misjudged the strength and compas- gathering material for the book and is and licensing division of Chappell Music. Schaefer will be responsible for the daily opera- sion of the many people I have met in my presently based in New York City where he tion of the division and the coordination of its staff. Schaefer has been assistant manager of travels then nothing will be done to fight the has been keeping pace with the pinball the copyright division for the past three years. Prior to joining Chappell, he was director of injustice. I believe in the worth of the pinball legislation proceedings.) publications for F.E.L. Publications, Ltd. in Los Angeles. industry and that it is entitled to a fair shake Janus — The appointment of Dave Greenwald as national secondary Greenwald To tr 25 and a rightful place in society. FM Analysis promotion director was announced jointly by Ed DeJoy, vice-president of Janus Records The New York situation poses a prob- and Louis Newman, national promotion director of Janus Records. Greenwald joined WAAL-FM - BINGHAMTON. NEW YORK lem that could dangerously set a precedent Janus Records in 1975 as national college promotion director and has subsequently add- Steve Becker for the rest of the country if matters aren’t ed all secondary top 40 and MOR stations to his territory. • Fly Like An Eagle — Steve Miller Band — Capitol nipped in the bud. To come so close to what • Turnstiles — Billy — Capitol’s Manufacturers Made VPs — Capitol Records has set the following personnel Joel Columbia • Too Old To Rock Roll — Tull — we all want and to see the possibility of hav- & Jethro Chrysalis changes: Thomas Hopkins, formerly national plant manager, has been elected vice presi- • Live And In Living Color —Tower Of Power ing it slip away would mean irrevocable Dunhill/ABC dent, manufacturing and distribution of records; and Ralph Cousino, formerly director of • Rainbow Rising — Rainbow — Oyster harm to the image of the industry as it starts engineering, has been elected vice president, engineering and tape manufacturing. Both • Interview —Gentle Giant — Capitol in this third century of America. • Close Enough For Rock N Roll — Nazareth — ASM of these officers will continue to report directly to David Lawhon, CRI vice president, • Moon Bathing — — Does anyone have anything to hide? Are Lesley Duncan MCA manufacturing and operations. Hopkins joined Capitol in 1949and served as order service • Raspberries Best — Raspberries — Capitol there skeletons in closets long locked and • Rats In The Cellar — Aerosmith —Columbia manager, manufacturing superintendent, and plant manager at several Capitol locations • — kept under wraps? Or are there decent and Too Old To Rock N Roll (entire LP; — Jethro Tull throughout the country before being appointed national plant manager in 1972. Chrysalis hard working men and women who • Born Under The Wrong Sign — Horwitz Resigns From Audiofidelity — Earl Horwitz has resigned as western regional mgr. chose Nazareth -A&M • Dreamboat Annie fenfire LP; Heart Mushroom this business because they loved it? for Audiofidelity Ent. (BASF). He has accepted a position with George Hocutt's RR Record Does • Europa — Santana —Columbia the world know the man behind the • Separate Ways - Head East - A&M Distributors of Glendale. He will be responsible for RR’s new national marketing program, Big Dipper — Jethro Tull — machine, or is he a compilation of in- Chrysalis which entails the marketing, merchandising, and sales of the following record lines: Mark Empty City — Gentle Giant — Capitol uendos and slurs? { Jumped Right In The River — Lesley Duncan 56; Concord Jazz; Stanyan; Capitol Cartoon Classics; Glendale; Electric Lemon; Revela- MCA My book will tell the story of what I found tion; & Testament. and will serve to educate and inform people Logan H. Westbrooks To Soul Train/Spectrum Records — Logan H. Westbrooks has WCOL-FM - COLUMBUS all over the world about this grossly misun- been appointed vice-president in charge of marketing for Soul Train and Spectrum Bob Gooding derstood industry. But can one man it Records. The announcement Cornelius Griffey, of do was made by Don and Dick co-owners • Cardiff Rose — Roger McGuinn — Columbia alone. Support me and you support your- the labels. In his new position, Westbrooks will be chief liaison between Soul Train/Spec- • Live At Carnegie Hall — Renaissance — Sire selves. Take action to fight the wrongs that • Fever - Ronnie Laws — Blue Note trum and RCA, who distributes the labels worldwide, will in charge of all marketing, and be • Slow Down World — Donovan — Epic are being uttered around this nation, before merchandising and sales programs instituted by the labels. • Rose Of Cimarron — Poco — ABC fall victim • No Petting — Sistro you to your own naivete and inac- Heavy UFO — Chrysalis To ATV Music — Sam Trust, president, ATV Music Group, has named Bob Sisto as • tion. Stingray — Joe Cocker — A&M firm's repertoire manager. Sisto previously served as west coast rep for Bourne Music and • Too Old To Rock N Roll — Jethro Tull — Chrysalis Send letters to councilmen and • Rocks — Aerosmith —Columbia Peer-Southern and represented publishing arms of Stan Kenton, Louis Prima and Kent • Circle Filled With Love SonsOfChamolin — legislators in cities, counties states — Records. and Ariola/America where pinball machines are not getting a • Turnstiles — Billy Joel -Columbia Hasson Named At Polymusic — Jerry Hasson has been named controller of Polymusic, • Winning — - fair appraisal. Begin the attack with New Russ Ballard Epic • - — Inc. He joined the company in 1974 as chief accountant, and the following year was Rastaman Vibration Bob Marley & Wallers York, the cultural center of the world, where Island promoted to assistant controller. * White Lightning — Heart — Mushroom for over 40 years pinballs have been held in * Rocks (entire LP; — Aerosmith — Columbia contempt and scornfully ridiculed. A com- * Kid Charlemagne/Don't Take Me Alive — Steely Roseff Goes Independent — Howard Roseff, a year veteran in the record industry, 30 has bined effort Dan — ABC is needed. A show of strength * - resigned from Viewlex, Inc., after five years as account executive. He was sales manager of Saddle Tramp (single; Charlie Daniels Band for people who want to clear their name and Epic Globe Albums and Production which was purchased by Viewlex, previously spending 20 years with Seeco Records, where he last was last vice president and general manager. » 31 Roseff has formed his own enterprise, ERH Sales, covering all phases of record and tape R&B Ingredients manufacture, including separation/printing and jackets. Midnight Special in a couple of weeks. KC and the Sunshine Band are still in the Pomeroy Leaves Columbia Studios — Douglas Pomeroy has left the Columbia Recording

studios recording. . Studios No release date as yet. Looks to be late August. Diana Ross will after seven years as a recording engineer and music editor. He is now accepting star at the free-lance Palace Theatre in New York beginning June 14. Diana will be making engineering and producing assignments, and has been working sessions at the her debut on the Broadway stage. . . rufus featuring Chaka Khan will be headlining Big Apple Studio in New York. KGFJ's Soul Search Contest June 5 at the Shrine Auditorium. Five of the nicest guys in the business drooped by last week to chat. The Tavares started the Freda Payne

46 Cash Box/June 5, 1976 G4SH BOX INTERN4TION4L 1976 Peoples Free Festival Chappell Reorganizes Promo; Hoping For Hampstead Heath Curbishley To Manage The Who ™ ” ILONDONONDON — RolandRnl^nrl Rennie,Rpnnip creativerrpativp direc-rlirpr.- ticular,tirular totn hiehis deputy.”rlonntw ReplacingRo Batory at Prior Violence, Local Complaints Force tor of Chappell Music, has announced that Chappell International is John Wilkes. the company will expand and reorganize its Wilkes was most recently at Polydor, where Organizers To Shop For Outdoor Locale promotion department, with the appoint- he held the post of international manager, ment of Teddy Holmes as exploitation and prior to that was in the A&R depart- LONDON — Following the controversial Watchfield site is no longer available, owing director. Mike Batory, formerly with Chap- ment. ending to the 1974 Peoples Free Festival to complaints from local residents and the pell International, has been appointed Bill Curbishley, formerly a director of held at Windsor Park, where police were untidyness left after the event last year. It is assistant to Holmes, covering the team of Track Records until he resigned last year it is that the that the ugly scenes of the 1974 called in to evict fans, hoped hoped Stan Bradbury, Lou Hart, Jimmy Henney, owing to policy differences, has been ap- event at Windsor can be avoided. Police 1976 event can be held on Hampstead George Smith and Roy Squires. Com- pointed manager to the Who. After leaving in year the have instructions to remove fans from the Heath, north London. Last menting on this Rennie said, “I am Track he became manager to Roger of supplied a site area of Windsor Great Park if it is held Department Environment delighted that Teddy is willing to enter the Daltrey as a solo artist, and together they London, there. This year the of E will not carry the at Watchfield, about 50 miles from D operational activities of Chappell in a more formed Goldhake Productions, for the pur- attendees burden of the expense of clearing the site and this proved unpopular to direct way, since as a living legend in the pose of finding and developing new talent. local inhabitants, although there was after the event, and as Windsor is a royal and world of Music Publishing, he still has an The Who will start a tour of America in late like park and Heath is a very little trouble. The organizers would Hampstead common immense amount of knowledge and ex- June, and follow on with a series of concerts locale, there are different laws pertaining to the the event preferably in a London but perience to offer to his team, and in par- in Japan and South America. because of past troubles associated with use of the land. So far the D of E has not in- the D of E are reluc- tervened with the suggestion of using the outdoor pop festivals Steely for tant to grant licenses for such events. Heath, but the local council, Camden, has Fender, Dan Tour Europe ABC raised objections on the grounds that there LOS ANGELES — ABC Records' recently first major promotional trip to Europe. Fen- is not enough space. Also, there is likely to realigned international division, under the der’s schedule calls for television, radio WEA Brings Cotillion be complaints from local residents, but if direction of Steve Diener, is presently tour- and press interviews in four German cities this site is made unavailable, the chances ing two acts — Freddy Fender and Steely including Hamburg, Munich, West Berlin, Label Into Britain; Rye, are the festival will be abandoned as there Dan — on the European continent. Cologne and a stopover in Amsterdam, to alternative in the vicinity of Fender, who traveled to Mexico and Buddah In 5-Yr. Pact seems be no Holland before playing London’s New Vic London. Australia earlier this year, is enjoying his Theatre June 13.

LONDON — WEA is launching the Cotillion At the same time, Steely Dan, a band label here following its recent reactivation usually indifferent to personal ap- in the States. The first release is Luther’s pearances, is also doing a promo stint. With 2" British Eyes See Bing Crosby their rising “It's Good For The Soul, Parts 1 and new album, “Royal Scam” on bearing Cotillion’s new worldwide logo in a the American charts, Donald Fagan and black and white design replacing the One Of Most Famous Yanks Walter Becker, the songwriting core of the original multi-colored one. LONDON — United Artists and Decca are mounting a promotion campaign with a tag group, have gone along to meet the press Buddah Records has signed a new five- both taking advantage of the presence of dreamed up by UA head of popular music and electronic media interviewers in Lon- licensing with for the don and Amsterdam. year pact Pye UK Bing Crosby in town for his June London Alan Warner: “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t following London talks between Buddah Palladium season with Rosemary Clooney. got that Bing." Crosby may make another president Art Kass and Pye chairman Louis UA is releasing a new Crosby LP recorded UA album with Fred Astaire, who came into Novello Award Again Benjamin. The deal is announced during a here last year produced by Ken Barnes and London again for the opening of “That’s En- To Sparta FEorida Ltd. healthy Buddah sales spurt here with chart entitled “At My Time Of Life,” and is tertainment Part Two.” UA has been talking LONDON — For the second successive successes by Gladys Knight and The Pips, with the American embassy authorities with year, the Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd. Andrea True Connection, Melba Moore, a view to arranging some bicentennial link Polydor Japan has received the Ivor Novello Award, this and Trammps. with Crosby’s presence here in recognition time for “best new musical" of the year, Buk Records is spending 45,000 pounds of the fact that in British eyes he is one of the their musical score of “Great Expecta- sterling on TV advertising spots in a major Increases Sales most famous Americans ever. Decca is tions.” The score was written by Sparta promotion boost for new recording artist TOKYO — Polydor (Japan) Record Co. has pushing some Crosby catalog repertoire Florida managing director Hal Shaper and Tony Monopoly, whose first album has now had an executive conference to settle the including the Vocalion reissue “Many Cyril Ornadel. been released. Most of it will be concen- account for its 45th term (Sept. 21, 1975 to Happy Returns,” “A Southern Memoir” and Last year the same writers received the trated on the Granada TV area in the north Mar. 20. 1976). Results showed increases a three-LP boxed set of Crosby reading award for the musical "Treasure Island.” In of England centered on Manchester, in straight across the board. Mark Twain's “Tom Sawyer.” the United States and Canada that score is view of Monopoly’s great popularity around Gross sales for the term were 9,456,000,- published by Kenwood Music Inc. (BMI). the northern club circuit. His month’s 000 yen ($31 ,520.000), 0.6% more than the In collecting the award, chairman of the season at London's Talk Of The Town will target. This figure represents an increase of King Posts Gain board Jeffrey S. Kruger made mention of be tied in with spots on Capital Radio and 15.7% over the previous term of 8,174,000,- TOKYO — King Record Co., has disclosed the fact that two of the songs from the score possible TV promotion in the area later. 000 yen and 16.4% more than the same the business results of its 25th term (Mar. — “At My Time Of Life" and "Children" — Decca is aiming to put the Brunswick term of the previous year of 8,126,000,000 21, 1975 to Mar. 20, 1976). have Bmg Crosby label firmly on the musical map here in the yen. According to president Kazumitsu been recorded by 400.000. wake of its chart success last year. A 14- In total sales, records accounted for 8,- Machijiri, gross sales were 14,780,000,000 track full-price album titled “Brunswick The 040,000.000 yen (85%) while tape brought yen ($49,266,666), 13.7% more than the WEA, RCA Deal Strongest Sound Around” and including in 1.416.000.000 yen (15%). Of these two previous term. This strong result stemmed HAMBURG — Record Service Schallplat- established acts such as the Chi-Lites and items, records showed a 14.4% increase from the good sales of Akira Fuse, Yuriko ten Herstellungs and Vertriebsgesellschaft lesser-known ones like Fred Hughes has over the same term of the previous year and Futaba (Japanese artists), The Carpenters GmbH (Records Production and Distribu- been released. tape registered 26.1% more. and Rick Wakeman. tion Company) a subsidiary of WEA Musik Caroline Exports, a leading UK disk ex- Comparison between domestic music Records accounted for 83.8% (12,380,- GmbH has contracted with RCA Schallplat- 660.000. port company, is set to make a major im- and international repertoire (total sales) 000.000 yen) while tape brought 16.2% (2,- ten GmbH for warehousing and distribution pact on the Japanese import marketfollow- was 67.9% to 32.1% respectively. At the 000 yen). At the same time, record of RCA records through Record Service. ing a visit by export manager Adrian Rose same time, tape sales showed cassettes sales were up 1 3.6% over the previous year Beginning July 1, the complete repertoire to Tokyo which netted orders worth over outselling cartridges by a margin of 58% to and tape also sold 14.3% more. Inter- of RCA will be distributed by Record Ser- 35,000 pounds sterling. Prominent in his 42%. national repertoire outsold domestic, vice in Alsdorf. order book are Decca and His Master's Keri Ogura, Yoosuyi Inouye, Kenji 54.3% to 45.7%. The long-term contract was signed by Voice classical repertoire. The Japanese Sawada, Goro Noguchi (Japanese) and A target for the 26th term (Mar. 21, 1976 RCA managing director Hans-Georg Baum are also keen on jazz, Beatle back-catalog Eric Clapton and Ritchie Blackmoore (im- to Mar. 20, 1977) was set at 17,000,000,000 and the managing director of WEA Musik and contemporary rock as played by Deep port) were among the artists who con- yen (records: 14,340,000.000 yen; tape: 2,- GmbH and Record Service GmbH, Purple and Pink Floyd. tributed to increased sales during the term. 000 yen). Siegfried E. Loch.

FRENCH RECORD DEALERS IN CALIFORNIA Some 150 French record dealers solved by the use of two simultaneous translators (4) plus wireless headphones and spent a week on the west coast recently as participants in a study tour organized by mikes. Pictured (5) at a reception following the seminar are. from the left. Francoise CBS Disques. Paris, with the assistance of CBS Records International in New York, Serre. press promotion. CBS Disques: Jean-Claude Gastineau. sales manager: M. under the aegis of the French record company's promotion and creative services Souplet: Del Costello, regional sales director, west coast. Columbia Records U.S.: director. Christian Deffe. Flighlighting the trip was a seminar in American marketing Dave Mount, west coast district manager for J.L Marsh, and Tower Records' owner re- techniques held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles f 1) conducted by a panel Russ Solomon. Featured guest, and supreme draw for the week, was Columbia of the area's industry leaders (2) chaired by Jacques Souplet. president and director cording artist Johnny Mathis (6) surrounded here by only a few of his fans among the

general. CBS Disques . The French-to-English-to-French language problem was visiting French.

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1 Beautiful Sunday — Daniel Boone — Discomate 1 Fernando — Abba — Epic 2 As Mi Hasshitte — Momoe Yamaguchi — CBS-Sony 2 No Charge — J. J. Barrie — Power Exchange 3 Mirayi — Hiromi Iwazaki — Victor 3 Save Your Kisses For Me — Brotherhood Of Man — Pye 4 Wakatte Kudasayi — Akira inaba — Discomate 4 Arms Of Mary — Sutherland Brothers/Quiver — CBS 5 20 Says Mo Bmetsu — Hiromi Goh — CBS-Sony 5 Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stone 6 Ob Mariyana — Seyiji Tanaka — Victor 6 Jungle Rock — Hank Mizell — Charly 7 Wink De Sayoonara — Kenji Sawada — Polydor 7 S-S-S-Single Bed — Fox — GTO 8 koyi Mo See Saw Game — Agnes Chan — Warner-Pioneer 8 Can’t Help Falling In Love — Stylistics — Avco 9 Hasru Sehiban — Candies — CBS-Sony 9 Silver Star — Four Seasons — Warner Brothers 10 Momen Mo Handkerchief — Hiromi Ohta — CBS-Sony 10 More More More — Andrea True Connection — Buddah 11 Beautiful Sunday — Tranzamn — Black/Toshiba 11 Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention — Magnet 12 Oyoge Tayiyakskum — Masato Shimon — Canyon 12 My Resistance Is Low — Robin Sarstedt — Decca 13 Hizashi Mo Nakade — Akira Fuse — King 13 Love Hangover — Diana Ross — Tamla Motown 14 Kageriyuku Heya — Yumi Arayi — Express/Toshiba 14 Let Your Love Flow — Bellamy Brothers — Warner Brothers 15 Sexy Bus Stop — Oriental Express — Victor 15 Silly Love Songs — Wings — Parlophone 16 Kitano Yadokara — Harumi Miyako — Columbia 16 Convoy GB — Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks — State 17 Kims Kawayiyine — Sakiko ito — Toshiba 17 Fallen Angel — Frankie Valli — Private Stock 18 Aishu No Europe — Santana — Santana 18 Combine Harvester — The Wurzeis — EMI 19 Biba America — Banzayi — Overseas/Teichiku 19 I’m Your Puppet — James & Bobby Purify — Mercury 20 Asuni Mukatte Hashire — Takuro Yoshida — For Life 20 Devil Woman — Cliff Richard — EMI TOP TEN LPs — Yoosuyi Inoye — For Life 1 Shotayijoo No Nays Show TOP TWENTY LPs 2 Sarmen Zaka — Grape Live — Warner-Pioneer 3 Speed Of Sound — Paul McCartney & Wings — Toshiba 1 Greatest Hits — Abba — Epic 4 Presence — Led Zeppelin — Warner-Pioneer 2 Black And Blue — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stones 5 Mizuno Nakano Yooseyi — Olivia Newton-John — Toshiba 3 Wings A! The Speed Of Sound — Wings — Parlophone 106 Cobalt Hour — Yumi Arayi — Toshiba 4 Rock Follies — Rock Follies — Island 7 17 Sayi No Theme — Momoe Yamaguchi — CBS-Sony 5 Presence — Led Zeppelin — Swan Song 8 Saraba Natsu No Hikariyo — Sound Truck — CBS-Sony 6 Live In London — Jonn Denver — RCA 9 Akayi Giwaku — Sound Truck — CBS-Sony 7 Here And There Live In London And New York — Elton John — DJM 10 Amigos — Santana — CBS-Sony 8 Instrumental Gold — Various — Warwick 9 Hit Machine — Various — K-Tel 10 Their Greatest Hits — Eagles — Asylum 11 Diana Ross — Diana Ross — Tamla Motown Holland 12 How Dare You — lOcc — Mercury 13 The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips — Buddah 1 Music — John Miles — Decca 14 Juke Box Jive — Various — K-Tel 2 Baretta's Theme — Sammy Davis Jr. — Philips 15 Royal Scam — Steely Dan — ABC 3 Sweet Ferrari Love — — Negram 16 No Earthly Connection — Rick Wakeman — A&M 4 002.345.709 (That’s Trinity My Number) — — Philips 17 Love, Life And Feelings — Shirley Bassey — United Artists 5 Could It Be Magic — Donna Summer — Groovy 18 Some Of Me Poems And Songs — Pam Ayres — Galaxy 6 This Melody — Julien Clerc — EMI 19 Love And Kisses From Brotherhood Of Man — Pye 7 You’re The Reason Why — Rubettes — State 20 Desire — Bob Dylan — CBS 8 Glass Of Champagne — Sailor — Epic 9 Hit The Road Jack — Stampeders — Philips Fool To Cry — Rolling Stones — Rolling Stones TOPTEN LPs 1 Black And Blue — Rolling Stones — WEA 2 Ommadawn — Mike Oldfield — Ariola France 3 Amigo’s — Santana — CBS 4 Live In London — John Denver — Inelco 1 Save Your Kisses For Me — Brotherhood Of Man 5 Desire — Bob Dylan — CBS 2 1,2,3 — Catherine Ferry 6 First Of All — Pussycat — Bovema 3 Un Prince En Exil — Sheila 7 At The Speed Of Sound — Wings — Bovema 4 Fernando — Abba 8 Rebel — John Miles — Phonogram 5 Le Matin Sur La Riviere — Eve Brenner 9 Diana Ross — Diana Ross — Bovema 6 Toutes Les Memes — Sacha Distel 10 Best Kept Secret — Alquin — Polydor 7 Requiem Pour Un Fou — Johnny Haliyday 8 La Ceggal E La Foormi — Pierre Pechin 9 Et Si Tu N’Existais Pas — Joe Dassin 10 10 Toi, La Musique Et Moi — Mary Cristy Australia 11 Michele — Gerard Lenorman 12 Serenade Pour Deux Amours — Jean-Claude Boreliy 1 Fernando — Abba — RCA 13 Cindy — C Jerome 2 Glass Of Champagne — Sailor — Epic 14 La Photo — Pierre Ferret 3 Dec. ’63, Oh, What A Night — Four Seasons — WB 15 Les Oiseaux De Thailand — Ringo

4 I Hate The Music — John Paul Young — Albert 16 Can’t Say How Much I Love You — Demis Roussos 5 All By Myself — Eric Carmen — Arista 17 Avant De Nous Dire Adieu — Jeane Manson 6 Old Sid — Daryl Braithwaite — Infinity 18 Maine -Montparnasse — Marie Laforet 7 Darktown Strutters Ball — The Mulry Gang — Albert 19 Dans Un Vieux Rock N' Roll — William Shelter 8 It Should Have Been Me — Yvonne Fair — MCA 20 Je M’Appelle Michele — Michele Torr 9 You Sexy Thing — Hot Chocolate — EMI 21 L’Enfant Malade — Gilbert Becaud 10 Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen — Elektra 22 Ma Melodie D’Amour — Mireille Mathieu — Francis TOP FIVE LPs 23 Nostalgia Goya 24 Music — John Miles 1 Best Of Abba — Abba — RCA 25 Hafanana — Afric Simone 2 At The Speed Of Sound — Wings — EMI 26 Stop It — Anarchic System 3 Abba — Abba — RCA 27 Elio Sortait De L’Ordinaire — Eric Charden 4 A Night At The Opera — Queen — Elektra 28 Samedi, Dimanche Et Fetes — Carene Cheryl 5 Their Greatest Hits — Eagles — Asylum 29 Right Back Where We Started From — Maxine Nightingale 30 Get Up And Boogie — Silver Convention TOP TWENTY LPs Argentina 1 Le Printemps — Michel Fugain 3 Sale Bonhomme — Claude Francois 4 Silly Love Songs — Wings 1 Dama De AzmI — Joe Dolan — Music Hall 5 Could It Be Magic — Donna Summer 2 Dile — Wallis Sisters — Music Hall 6 Mississippi River — Nicolas Peyrac 3 Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti — Miguel Gallardo — EMI 7 Rain — Status Quo 4 Jamas — Camilo Sesto — RCA 8 Sorrow — Mort Shuman 5 Semaforo Rojo — Jose Augusto — EMI 9 Love Hangover — Diana Ross 6 La Ultima Nieve De Primaver — Franco Micalizzi — RCA 10 Faut Pas Rever — Patrick Juvet 7 Champagne — Peppino de Capri — CBS 11 Si Tu Te Souviens — Alain Barriere 8 El Peso Del Pecado — Aldo Monges — Microfon 12 Vancouver — Veronique Sanson 9 Quiero Morir Por Tu Amor — Sabu — Microfon 13 Ce Lundi-La — Michel Delpech Adios Y Que Dios Te Ayude — Paul Gerard — Music Hall 14 Tchin Tchin — Hugues Aufray 15 Merci John D’Etre Venu — Christophe TOP TEN LPs 16 Radioactivity — Kraftwerk 1 El Amor — Julio Iglesias — CBS 17 Je T’Aime A La Folie — Serge Lama 2 Alta^Tension — Selection — RCA 18 Le Moment D’Etre Heureux — Gerard Manset 3 Em Tu Piel Los MH Positives — Selection — Music Hall 19 Les Matins De Pluie — Joel Dayde 4 14 Supervoltops — Selection — CBS 20 Je Reviendrai A Montreal — Robert Charlebois 5 Los Superlatives — Selection — Microfon

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Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On b/zy unart 5/29 Chart 5/29 Chart 1 AT THE SPEED OF SOUND egs 34 LOVE WILL KEEP US 698 68 6 98 WINGS (Capitol SW 1 1 525; 2 9 TOGETHER ROLL - THE CAPTAIN &TENNILLE (A&M 3505; 36 52 TOO YOUNG TO DIE! 2 BLACK AND BLUE 6 98 JETHRO TULL (Chrysalis/WB CHR 1111; 105 THE ROLLING STONES 35 TRYIN TOGETTHE 698 (Rolling Stone/Atlantic COC 79104, 1 5 FEELING 69 LBREAK 698 BARRY MANILOW 'Arista 4060; 37 32 THIN LIZZY (Mercury SRM 1-1081', 75 3 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 79 s PETER FRAMPTON (A&M SP 3703! 3 19 36 SILVER CONVENTION 698 70 JIN I lit HUAU 698 JESSE COLIN YOUNG (Warner Bros BS 2913; (Midland lnt l /RCA BKL 1-1369; 40 10 4 THEIR GREATEST HITS 698 EAGLES (Asylum 7E-1052) 5 14 37 GET CLOSER 698 71 ANNIh 698 SEALS & CROFTS 'Warner Bros BS2907; 38 6 HEART (Mushroom 5005; 5 FLEETWOOD MAC 6 98 ^Warner Bros MS 2225', 7 45 72 38 RUFUS FEATURING 698 GREATEST HITS 6 HEREANDTHERE 698 CHAKAKHAN (Warner Bros BS2886; 68 31 ELTON JOHN (MCA 21 97; 8 4 'ABC ABCD 909; 29 28 73 CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ess ROCK & ROLL 7 698 FLY LIKE 698 4562', PRESENCE 39 AN EAGLE NAZARETH ( A&M SP 78 8416; 4 8 LED ZEPPELIN (Swan Song/Atlantic SS STEVEMILLER BAND ' Capitol ST 11497 99 2 74 ELTON JOHN S 698 8 ROCKS 698 40 LOVE TRILOGY 698 GREATEST HITS (MCA 21 28; AEROSMITH (Columbia PC 341 65; 39 2 DONNA SUMMER Oasis'Casablanca OC-5004 41 1 64 81

6 98 75 CITY LIFE 6 98 9 1 WANT YOU THE BLACKBYRDS (Fantasy F9490; MARVIN GAYE 'Tamla'Motown T6-342S1 6 10 41 MAIN COURSE 698 56 30 BEE GEES ' RSO SO 4807 33 53 76 TOYS IN THE ATTIC 698 698 10 ANIGHT AT THE OPERA AEROSMITH (Columbia PC 33479; 80 59 * QUEEN 'Elektra 7E-1053: 9 24 42 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 698 EAGLES Asylum 7E-1039 35 50 77 6 98 11 DIANA 6 98 UNDERSTANDING ROSS „„„„„„ 79 12 (Motown M6-861S1 12 1 5 43 LIVE 6 98 KOOL & THE GANG 'DeLite DEP 2018, ROBIN TROWER 'Chrysalis/WB CHR 1089; 28 11 12 TAKIN IT TO THE 698 78 ILLET ess 44 ALIVE 7 98 BOB SEGER 'Capitol SKBB 1 1 523; 81 STREETS KISS (Casablanca NBLP 7020; 46 35 DOOBIE BROTHERS 'Warner Bros BS2899 10 9 79 6 98 45 DESIRE 698 RUSH -'Mercury SRM 1-1079; 82 13 AMIGOS egs BOB DYLAN 'Columbia PC 33893; 34 20 SANTANA 'Columbia PC 33576 13 8 698 80 i AND RICH THE TUBES 'ASM SP4580; 88 46 ROMANTIC WARRIOR 698 14 HIDEAWAY 698 RETURN TO FOREVER Columbia PC 34076 44 10 AMERICA Warner Bros BS2932; 15 6 81 6 98 PC 33820; 94 47 A TRICK OF THE TAIL 698 'Columbia 15 LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER 698 GENESIS Atco SD 361 29 45 12 82 6 98 ONE 'Atlantic SD 181 74; 87 BROTHERS JOHNSON ASM 4567 16 14 48 SADDLE TRAMP 698 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Epic PE 341 50; 57 4 83 (jUNNA Lbl 698 16 DESTROYER 698 YUU KISS (Casablanca NBLP 7025; 1 1 10 GO 49 STEPPIN OUT 698 VICKI SUE ROBINSON (RCA APL 1-1256; NEIL SEDAKA ' Rocket 'MCA PIG 2195 54 6 17 EARGASM 698 JOHNNIE TAYLOR (Columbia PC 33951 14 13 84 STRETCHING OUT IN 698 50 WEDDING ALBUM 698 S 1 A LEON & MARY RUSSELL BOOTSY RUBBER BAND ParadiseA/VB PA 52 6 BOOTSYS RUBBER BAND 698 2943 . 18 RASTAMAN VIBRATION 'Warner Bros BS2920; 90 BOB MARLEY S THE WAILERS ILPS9383' 24 5 'Island 51 AEROSMITH 698 85 BLACK ROSE 698 Columbia PC 32005 50 20 JOHN DAVID SOUTHER (Asylum 7E-1059; 89 19 SILK DEGREES 698 BOZ SCAGGS 'Columbia PC 33920; 22 13 52 LADY IN WAITING 698 86 WHERE THE HAPPY 698 OUTLAWS Arista 4070 42 9 PEOPLE GO 20 BREEZIN’ 698 THE TRAMMPS 'Atlantic SD 18172; GEORGE BENSON 'Warner Bros BS2919 25 9 53 GRATITUDE 798 EARTH WINDS FIRE 'Columbia PG 33694 49 27 87 BLOW YOUR FACE OUT 798 21 MOTHERSHIP 698 J GEILS BAND 'Atlantic SD 2-507; CONNECTION 54 ROCK N ROLL LOVE 698 PARLIAMENT 'Casablanca NBLP 7022; 21 23 LETTER 88 THE SOUND IN YOUR 598 47 12 BAY CITY ROLLERS 'Arista AL 407 1 MIND 22 THE DREAM WEAVER 698 WILLIE NELSON 'Columbia KC 34092; 61 12 GARY WRIGHT 'Warner Bros. 2868 20 43 55 CHICAGO S GREATEST 698 89 U-NfcU 6 98 HITS 934; 65 23 BRASS CONSTRUCTION 698 Columbia PC 33900, 51 28 RHYTHM HERITAGE 'ABC ABCD 'UA LA 545G 17 19 56 DONNY& MARIE 698 90 FACE THE MUSIC 6 98 f ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA U A LA 546G ', 73 24 SONG OF JOY egs DON NY & MARIE OSMOND 'Polydor PD 6068; 58 8 CAPTAIN &TENNILLE 'A&M SP 4570; 18 12 698 91 BLACK MARKET 698 57 FOOL FOR THE CITY 'Columbia PC 34099; 74 25 COME ON OVER 698 FOGHAT Bearsville/WB 6959; 53 36 WEATHER REPORT OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA2186: 19 12 698 92 TED NUGENT 6 98 58 CRY TOUGH PE 336921 77 26 ROYAL SCAM 6 98 NILS LOFGREN 'A&M SP4573; 55 9 (Epic STEELY DAN 'ABC ABCD 931 43 4 59 ILLEGAL STILLS 698 93 6 98 27 RUN WITH THE PACK 698 STEPHEN STILLS (Columbia PC 341 48: 83 4 MY BULLETS BAD COMPANY i Swan Song/Atlantic SS 841 23 17 LYNYRDSKYNYRD 'MCA 21 70; 16 60 ERIC CARMEN 698 r Arista AL 4057 62 30 28 STRUTTIN MY STUFF 698 94 E BACK 698 ELVIN BISHOP (Capricorn CP 01 65; 26 20 JOHN SEBASTIAN 61 GREATEST STORIES - 79 s 'Warner Bros /Reprise MS 2249; 97 - 698 29 HISTORY AMERICA S LIVE 95 GREATEST HITS HARRY CHAPIN 'Elektra 7E-2009; 66 6 AMERICA 'Warner Bros BS2894; 30 29 CONNECTION 62 FAITHFUL 6 98 RICK WAKEMAN (ASM SP 4583; 98 TODD RUNDGREN Bearsville/WB BR 6963; 67 4 30 YOU CAN T ARGUE 698 96 TALES OF MYSTERY AND 698 WITH A SICK MIND 63 WINGS OF LOVE 698 JOE WALSH 'ABC ABCD 923', 27 9 IMAGINATION TEMPTATIONS 'Gordy 'Motown 971 60 10 ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (20th T-508' 107

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EXPRESS (Columbia PC 34178) 151 2 135 LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL 7 98 NORMAN CONNERS (Buddah BDS 5655) 177 4 6 98 RECYCLED RENAISSANCE (Sire/ABC Sasy 3902-2) 176 2 171 WHO LOVES YOU 6 98 NEKTAR (Passport/ABC PPS 9811) 104 10 136 ELITE HOTEL 6 98 THE FOUR SEASONS SHOWCASE 6 98 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Warner Bros MS 2236) 122 20 (Warner Bros /Curb BS 2900) 157 28 THE SYLVERS (Capitol ST 1 1 465) 95 19 137 TURNSTILES 6 98 172 BILL COSBY IS NOT HIMSELF 6 98 LED ZEPPELIN IV 6 98 BILLY JOEL (Columbia PC 33848) 161 2 THESE DAYS (Atlantic SD 7208) 109 193 138 THOROUGHBRED 6 98 BILL.COSBY (Capitol ST 11530) 1 6 98 THE PROMISE CAROLE Kl NG (Ode/A&M SP 77034) 117 18 173 TOUCH 6 98 MICHAEL PINDER 139 OF 6 98 JOHN KLEMMER (ABC ABCD 922) 164 26 (Threshold/London THS 18' 112 ROSE CIMARRON POCO (ABC ABCD 964) 159 3 174 THIS MOTHER S DAUGHTER 6 98 6 98 KINGFISH WILSON (Capitol ST 1 1518) 183 3 140 HERE 6 98 NANCY (Round/UA RXLA 565-Gl 92 13 WISH YOU WERE PINK FLOYDIColumbia PC 33453) 135 37 175 HARD WORK 6 98 FOOLS GOLD 6 98 185 3 141 DENVER’S GREATEST 6 98 JOHN HANDY (ABC/Impulse ASD9314) (Morning Sky/Arista ML 5500) 110 8 JOHN HITS 176 CLASSICAL BARBRA 6 98 6 98 GIVE US A WINK (RCA CPL 1-0374) 145 153 BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia M33452) 147 1 5 SWEET (Capitol ST 11496) 100 15 142 6 98 177 ALL AMERICAN ALIEN BOY 6 98 6 98 THE WHITE KNIGHT BACK TO BACK CLEDUS MAGGARD &THECITIZEN S BAND IAN HUNTER(Columbia PC 34142) 188 2 THE BRECKER BROTHERS BAND (Mercury SRM 1-1072) 139 1 178 INTERVIEW 6 98 (Arista AL4061 103 16 143 HIGH ENERGY 6 98 GENTLEGIANT (Capitol ST 11532) 194 2 112 LIVE AND IN LIVING COLOR 6 98 SUPREMES (Motown M-863) 165 3 179 LIVE CITY CENTER 6 98 TOWER OF POWER (Warner Bros BS2924) 127 AT - i 144 LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN 6 98 MONTY PYTHON (Arista 4073) 113 WINDSONG 6 98 AL DIMEOLA (Columbia PC 34704) 132 12 180 LADIES’ CHOICE 6 98 JOHN DENVER (RCA APL 1-1183) 106 36 MICHAEL STANLEY BAND (Epic PE 3391 7) 189 3 145 THE LEPRECHAUN 6 98 114 HELEN REDDY S GREATEST 6 98 CHICK COREA (Polydor PD 6062) 133 16 181 A CIRCLE FILLED WITH LOVE 6 98 THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN HITS 146 THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA 6 98 118 27 (Ariola/America/Capitol ST 500071 191 2 (Capitol ST 1 1467) (Salsoul SZ 5501 134 29 6 98 182 MAHOGANY RUSH IV 6 98 115 FAMILY REUNION 147 INSEPARABLE 6 98 101 28 MAHOGANY RUSH (Columbia PC 34190) 190 2 THE O JAYS (Phila Inti PZ 33807) NAT ALI E COLE (Capitol ST 11429) 149 41 6 98 183 WORDS WE CAN DANCE TO 6 98 116 FULL OF FIRE 148 BETWEEN THE LINES 6 98 STEVE GOODMAN (Asylum 7E 1061 184 5 ALGREEN (Hi/London SHL 32097) 102 13 JANIS IAN (Columbia PC 33394) 150 64 6 98 184 SHAKTI 6 98 117 MYSTIC VOYAGE 149 CATE BROTHERS 6 98 113 19 JOHN McLAUGHLIN (Columbia PC 34162) 186 4 ROY AYERS UBIQUITY (Polydor 6057) (Asylum 7E-1050) 138 21 6 98 185 6 98 118 HE S A FRIEND 150 VENUS AND MARS 6 98 ABANDONED EDDIE KENDRICKS WINGS (Capitol SMAS 11419) 155 52 LUNCHEONETTE (Tamla/Motown T6-343S1 108 20 HALL & OATES (Atlantic SD 7269) 192 23 151 MOONMADNESS 6 94 6 98 119 PRIMAL SCREAM CAMEL (Janus JXS7024) 162 5 186 HAVANA DAYDREAMIN’ 6 98 MAYNARD FERGUSON (Columbia PC 33953) 120 10 JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC ABCD 91 4) 143 1 5 152 THIS IS IT 6 98 6 98 12 98 120 HAIR OF THE DOG MELBA MOORE i Buddah 5657) 154 7 187 BEATLES (WHITE LP) 4511) 116 26 NAZARETH (A&MSP BEATLES ( Apple/Capitol 101 153 GET YOURSELF UP 6 98 BETTER 6 98 6 98 121 THE WETTER THE HEAD EAST I A&M SP4579) 169 4 188 THE RUNAWAYS WET WILLIE (Capricorn/WB CP 01 66) 121 1 1 (Mercury SRM 1-1090) 1 154 POUSETTE-DART BAND 6 98 6 98 6 98 122 FOREVER LOVERS (Capitol ST 1 1507) 163 4 189 NO HEAVY PETTING 119 8 MAC DAVIS (Columbia PC 34105) UFO (Chrysalis/WB CHR 1 1 03) 1 155 SATISFIED N TICKLED TOO 6 98 6 98 123 REFLECTIONS OF A GOLDEN TAJ MAHAL (Columbia PC 341 03) 158 5 190 AURORA 6 98 JEAN-LUC PONTY (Atlantic SD 18163) 171 9 DREAM 156 MISTY BLUE 6 98 LONNIE LISTON SMITH & 6 98 DOROTHY MOORE (Malaco/TK 6351 178 2 191 FLY WITH THE WIND THE COSMIC ECHOES McCOY TYNER ( Milestone/Fantasy M-9067) 195 2 157 6 98 (Flying Dutchman/RCA BDLI-1460) 126 10 RED TAPE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 192 BACK HOME AGAIN 6 98 6 98 1-0548 198 94 124 BLOODLINE (Polydor PD 1-6060) 187 2 JOHN DENVERIRCA CPL 131 5 GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol SW 1 1 51 6) 6 98 158 MOVIN ON 6 98 193 COMIN AT YA 125 KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND 6 98 COKE ESCOVEDO (Mercury SRM 1-1085) 196 3 COMMODORES ( Motown M6-848S1 141 32 (T K 603) 123 45 6 98 159 STARLAND VOCAL BAND 6 98 194 SIMON &GARFUNKEL S 126 WILLIE NELSON LIVE 6 98 'Windsong/RCA BHL 1-1351 1 GREATEST HITS (RCA APL 1-1487) 137 (Columbia PC31 350! 180 33 160 REBEL 6 98 6 98 127 BELLAMY BROTHERS JOHN MILESILondon PS 669) 166 5 195 TAPESTRY 6 98 (Warner Bros. /Curb BS 2941 140 CAROLE KING (Ode/A8M 77099) 199 270 161 R.E.O. 6 98 6 98 6 98 128 OPEN YOUR EYES YOU CAN (Epic PE 341 43) 179 2 196 WAKE UP EVERYBODY HAROLD MELVIN 8 THE BLUENOTES FLY 162- STINGRAY 6 98 Phil 338081 148 27 FLORA PURIM (Milestone/Fantasy M9065) 115 12 C a Inti /Epic PZ JOE COCKER (A&M SP 4574) 174 3 129 JOHN TRAVOLTA 6 98 197 SMILE 6 98 163 FROM EVERY STAGE 7 98 153 14 (Midland Inti /RCA BKL 1-1563) 146 LAURA NYRO (Columbia PC 33912) JOAN BAEZ ! A8M SP 3704) 144 18 6 98 130 6 98 198 BARRY MANILOW II BETTER DAYS AND HAPPY 164 THE BEST OF ROD STEWART 7 98 BARRY MANILOW (Arista 4007) ENDINGS ROD STEWART ( Mercury SRM 2-7507) 175 3 MELISSA (Arista AL 4067) 125 16 NIGHTS 6 98 MANCHESTER 6 98 199 SLEEPLESS 165 i GRAM PARSONS/FLYING BURRITO BROS. 131 M.U. THE BEST OF JETHRO 6 98 PATRICK MORAZ (Atlantic SD 18175) 168 5 (ASM 4578) TULL 166 THE REAL McCOY 6 98 200 A STREET CALLED STRAIGHT 6 98 (Chrysalis/WB CHR 1074) 128 20 VAN McCOY (A&L 6901 2) 172 3 - ROY BUCHANON (Atlantic SD 1 81 70) ALPHABETIZED TOP 200 ALBUMS (BY ARTIST) Aerosmith 8 51,76 Commodores 158 Renaissance 135 Stewart Rod 164 Harris, Emmylou . 136 McCoy Van 166 "4 America . . 29 Conners Norman 170 Head East 153 McLaughlin John 184 REO 161 Stills Stephen 59 Atlanta Rhythm Section .157 Corea. Chick 145 Return To Forever 46 Streisand Barbra . . . .176 Heart .71 Melvin Harold/Bluenotes . 196 Ayers Roy 117 Cosby Bill 172 Hunter Ian 177 Miles John 160 Rhythm Heritage 89 Styx 132 Bad Company 27 Crusaders 99 Ian Robinson Smokey. 102 Summer, Donna 40 Jams . 148 169 Miller Steve 39 Baez. Joan 163 143 Daniels Charlie 48 Isley Brothers 32 Monty Python 179 Robinson Vicki Sue 83 Supremes Bay City Rollers 54 Davis. 1 . . 10 Mac 122 Jennings/Nelson/ Moore Dorothy 156 Rolling Stones 1 2 Sweet Beatles 187 Denver John 13 141 192 Colter/Glaser .31 Moore Melba 152 Ross. Diana 11 Sylvers . . . . : 105 Bee Gees 41 Dimeola Al 144 Jethro Tull 68 131 Moraz Patrick 165 Rufus 38 Tai Mahal ... .155 Bellamy Bros 127 Doobie Bros 12 Johnnie . ... 17 J Ge Is .87 Nazareth 73 120 Runaways 188 Taylor Benson. George 20 Dylan Bob 45 Joel Billy ... 137 Nektar 104 Rundgren, Todd 62 Temptations 63 Bishop Elvin 28 Eagles 4 42 Thin Lizzy ... 69 John Elton 6 74 Nelson Willie 88 1 26 Rush 79 Blackbyrds 75 Earth . . .112 Wind & Fire .53 KC & The Newton-John Olivia 25 Russell Leon 8 Mary 50 Tower Of Power Blackmore s Rainbow 133 Electric Light Orch 86 .90 Sunshine Band ... 125 Nugent Ted 92 Salsoul Orchestra 146 Trammps The Bootsys Rubber Band 84 Escovedo Coke . , . 193 Kendricks Eddie .118 Nyro Laura 197 Santana 13 Travolta. John 129 Bowie David 97 Ferguson Maynard ...... 119 Boz 19 Trower Robin 43 King Carole . 138 195 O Jays 115 Scaggs Brass Construction 23 Fi refall 82 Seals Crofts 37 72 Tubes The 80 Kingfish . .108 Oskar Lee 65 8 Brecker Brothers Ill 191 Fleetwood Mac. . . 5 Sebastian. John 94 Tyner McCoy Kiss . . . 16 44 Osmond. 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