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Doves When with song 5 Top a and debut, acting an Rain, Purple with record #1 a talent, - though more something There's curls. of mound a by surrounded face, pretty conventionally almost an in lips sensual full nicely; in fits Prince artist recording WEA childlike. plain just or made-up, chiselled, are features whose performers - vengeance a with in locked has star pop androgynous sexually the of era The star new a of arrival heralds Rain Purple 1 No. 41 Volume $1.00 1984 8, September S 100 k ALBUMS A iii VIDEOS alJ i . WEEKLY 7 1 1 2 - RPM - September 8, 1984 Prince/ZZ Top bring WEA into brisy fall Nelson presented with CIRPA/PRO-CANADA co-sp( Toronto: "I can't believe how well Prince is Toronto: Seminars sponsored jointly by the The Newman, continuing with, "we'll have pro- gold, platinum Canadian Independent Record Production selling," says Garry Newman, VP of Sales duct from Eric Carmen, Don Henley, Al Jar- videott Toronto: CBS recording artist Willie Nelson Association (CIRPA), and the Performing semina for WEA Music in Canada. "It's definitely reau, Quincy Jones, Shannon, and a 5 -LP set #1, and it's closing in on triple platinum from Laurie Anderson." was presented with an assortment of gold and RightsOrganizationof Canada Limited The platinum records at a recent press conference (P.R.O. Canada) will occur across Canada status - after only seven weeks in release Newman is set to leave for the WEA con- Ramad held in the Four Seasons Hotel, located in the thisfall,focusing on how radio stations we've done almost 300,000 units." Newman vention, to be held in September in Phoenix, and Hi says that August -to -date figures alone show Ariz., and isexcited about the four day Yorkville district of Toronto. target their audiences using demographic in- WEA moving 80,000 cassettes and 70,000 The press conference was held in advance formation - and how record labels, pro- Wilt meeting which will include the unveiling of all of the Summer Sunset Picnic, a CFGM- ducers, and artists can make use of this infor- LPs. the company's fall releases. earl: ZZ Top is apparently the #2 seller, just sponsored event held at the CNE Grands- mation to produce and promote their records over quintuple platinum (500,000). "We December date for tand, featuring Nelson and his band, Kris for airplay. Toront recently hit 540,000, and we're the only coun- Kristofferson, Jessie Coulter, Waylon Jenn- The first seminar will take place in Toronto 'virtuos try in the world so far to hit quintuple Juno ceremonies ings, and The Floyd Family. on September 10. The keynote speaker will be tion ha platinum," reports Newman. "This is amaz- Clad in a black t -shirt, jeans, a jean jacket, John Parikhal of Joint Communications release ing for a record which was released in April Toronto: The 1984 Junos will be presented at and sneakers, Nelson charmed the industry Corporation. Seminars will follow in Van- late Au of '83. August -to -date figures show 30,000 ceremonies to be held at Exhibition Place in and media people present with his casual style couver (Oct. 9), Edmonton (10), Winnipeg Like Toronto on December 5. The event will be and disarming smile - in distinct contrast to (12),and Halifax(15).The Edmonton cassettes and 25,000 LPs .. .it just won't produc televised nationally by the CBC the room's ornate chandeliers and plush seminar is co -sponsored with the Alberta stop." Newman surmises that the Legs video carpeting: he sported a "Thriller" cap, a gift Rodne3 and single are primarily responsible at this For the first time, the Junos will be award- Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and recorde point in time for generating LP and cassette ed in December, and for the first time, the TV from Michael Jackson received at a recent the Halifax one with the Atlantic Canada The sales. "There'll be another video, but not show is being produced by an independent recording session. Music Association (ACMA). sample necessarily a single," he says, "the band is company - Concert Productions Interna- Nelson was asked how he came to meet Brian F currently in the studio working on their next tional (CPI). Julio Iglesias, his singing partner on a recent New Sinatra LP attractingThe LP duet. record, and we'll probably have a first Juno presentations were previously made both young and old buyers which quarter '85 release. On Eliminator my next each spring, and were last awarded in April "I accidentally heard him on the radio in extensi' plateau is 750,000." 1983. London one evening,"saidNelson."I Toronto: Several retailers have noticed that album. Newman talks about two other WEA acts: thought I'd discovered somebody; within 30 veteran superstar vocalist Frank Sinatra has "The Cars are really taking off with the Drive days of hearing him in London, we were recentlybeenattractingyoungerrecord True North adds recording. He chose the song - To All The Van single. Van Halen is just shy of f/2a buyers as well as many of his older fans. million units; we're done 20,000 combined a MacLeod to roster Girls I've Loved Before." The growing interest with Sinatra by the VOC2 month on the 1984 release. There's another Nelson credited his 4th of July picnics in- younger consumers appeared to take hold Toronto: Johnny MacLeod has signed with itiated in the '70s as a factor contributing to Vancoi video under production currently." True North Records and will soon commence with the release of his hit single, New York, September releases for WEA include a hiswidespread commercialsuccess.The New York.