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Charles Ch produced by nick martinelli available on charisma charisma .,.,..o.,a... 01992 charisma recor_s america inc tapes and compact discs the GAVIN REPORT GAVIN AT A GLANCE Indicates Tie TOP 40 URBAN MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED DEF LEPPARD GERALD LEVERT FU2 Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad (Mercury) Can U Handle It (Atco/EastWest America) Boomin' In Ya Jeep (JDK/MCA) JUDE COLE AL B. SURE ORIGINAL FLAVOR Start The Car (Reprise) Right Now (Warner Bros.) Here We Go (Atlantic Street) INXS MIKI HOWARD DADDY FREDDY Not Enough Time (Atlantic) Ain't Nobody Like You (Giant/Reprise) Haul And Pull (ERG) RECORD TO RECORD TO ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT WATCH WATCH RETAIL COLOR ME BAH CARON WHEELER People Everyday (Chrysalis/ERG) Forever Love (Giant) I Adore You (Perspective/A&M) RADIO Olt THE BRAND NEW INXS HEAVIES Not Enough Time MARY J. BLIGE Heavy Rhyme... (Atlantic) Real Love (MCA) (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic) COUNTRY MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN JOHN ANDERSON JIMMY PONDER Deeper Than A River (Geffen) Seminole Wind (BNA Entertainment) To Reach A Dream (Muse) *ERIC CLAPTON PAM TILLIS CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST Layla (Reprise) Shake The Sugar Tree (Arista) Haunted Heart (Verve/PolyGram) *EPHRAIM LEWIS TRAVIS TRITT T.S. MONK Drowning In Your Eyes (Elektra) Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man (Warner Bros.) 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Veteran industry executive Gor- ing his ideas and strengths to our program director at WGTZ-Day- He does a great job with people, and don Anderson has been named vice growing team of aggressive and ton. Kaplan takes over for Kevin that was one of my biggest con- president and general manager of talented professionals." Kenney, who resigned a month cerns." Savage Records and, concurrently, The label's field staff is as fol- ago to go to law school. Macejko also said that he and a roster of regional reps was an- lows: "Boy, am I glad this search is Kaplan put a deal together with nounced. Bruce Brody is Regional Di- over," said David Macejko, gen- WEBN-Cincinnati program direc- Anderson spent thirteen years in rector of East Coast Promotion, eral manager at WGTZ. "We're tor Tom Owens, who will be con- various promotion and marketing covering New York, Boston and really happy with the job Kevin sulting the station. Owens is affili- positions at Columbia and Epic Washington, D.C. He comes from did-he got the station going in ated with Critical Mass Media and, Records and co-founded Grudge Morgan Creek Records where he the right direction. We've got a in the past has worked with both Records. Most recently, he was was Regional Promotion Manager. great bunch of people here and Kaplan and Macejko. Kaplan was president of Music Corps. Inc. Jim Davenport has been Louis' experiences at Y107, the due to start at WGTZ on Wednes- "We are fortunate to have Gor- named Regional Director cover- good radio he did there and the day, August 12. don on our team," said label chair- ing the Southeast Region. He was man David Mimran. "He has long most recently Regional Manager been a leader in the record business, of Promotion at Charisma. MILGRIM UPPED TO CEO AT CAPITOL and we are looking forward to add- continued next page Effective immediately, Capitol Records president Hale Milgrim will also serve as the label's Chief Executive Officer. Milgrim has been the company president since 1989 The Bone Is Coining To "Hale has consistently proven himself to be a savvy music executive, and has led Capitol Records into a leadership position within the industry," said Jim Top 40 Radio August 24. Fifield, President and Chief Executive Officer of EMI Music. "Since joining the label, he has considerably bolstered EMI Music's North American operations. Our new long-term agreement with Hale will allow him to guide Capitol's strategic development for many years to come." a . I Added Joe Smith, CEO, Capitol -EMI Music: "Capi- tol Records' extraordinary success over the last few years aptly reflects the tremendous job Hale has done. His marketing acumen combined with his commit- The Bone may put food on your table! ment to artist development will ensure the label's prominence in the industry long into the future." Check out your next Gavin Video Magazine. NEWS - Beverly Mire t -t LL Liu La-LLVL-2 FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 6 TOP 40 16 ARRESTED DEVELOPOMENT 24 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 10 RAP 24 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Norberg 18 A/C 50 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Duitsman 26 COUNTRY 51 BIRTHDAYS 29 URBAN 32 JAll 34 ADULT ALTERNATIVE 40 ALBUM 43 ALTERNATIVE August 14, 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 3 NEWS the GAVIN REPORT ANDERSON continued from previous page Ice Cube Forms Own Label Bob Feineigle has been ap- pointed Regional Director covering In September controversial rap- The first album on Street Knowl- the Mid Central and Midwest. per Ice Cube will.be starting up his edge, due September 22, is Da which Guerilla's In The Mist. Feineigle spent 21 years at Colum- own label, Street Knowledge, Lench Mob's bia/Sony in various sales capaci- will be distributed by Atco/EastWest Ice Cube has indicated that he will ties. When at Epic, he was an A&R Records. The company is an off- run a very versatile company with Director. shoot of the Street Knowledge man- a diverse roster. Tony Williams is Southwest Re- agement firm, will be overseen by Further information will be gional Director. Williams, aka Tony Ice Cube and his partner/manager available when the deal becomes Davis, was a radio programmer in Pat Charbonnet. The two plan to official. Texas and the Southeastern U.S. hire eight staffers. NEWS continued on page 51 Walter Winnick has been named Western Regional Director. He's a veteran label executive and most recently was vice president of AttENtION COUNtRY PROGRAMMERS! Gordon Anderson the management firm Oracle En- tertainment. REPORT Said Anderson, "These reputations and caliber of man that we have the GAVIN representing the label are truly awesome. 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