"MNI" CashBox International News Report avm awu \q0,// Byg-Sponsored Fest Is Brit. Disk Production, Sales Advance Music LONDON - Latest Board of Trade 27%. An encouraging feature is that figures show that production of disks the proportion of export sales to total Pad For New Label in June 1969, at 8.3 million, showed a sales rose from 16% in the first six Launching 29% increase over June last year, while months of 1968 to 19% in the same LONDON - The biggest music festival second release in the "Actuel" series total sales, at £2.1 million, rose by period this year. ever to be held in Europe will take coincidental with the festival will 37% over the same period. Within this place in Paris from Oct. 24 - Oct. 28. feature some 25 albums of pop, free total, sales for export rose by 40%. This promises to be a musical festival jazz and contemporary classical mu- In the second quarter of 1969, pro- Capitol Obtains Dist. in the true sense of the word in as sic. duction rose by 15%, total sales by much as it will embrace all forms of Top name artists have pledged their 22% and export sales by 27% over the Of Immediate In Can. music - pop, r & b, blues, jazz, under- support to the festival, which will second quarter of 1968. TORONTO - Capitol Records (Cana- ground, contemporary, etc. The idea comprise some 60 hours of music for In the first half of 1969 there was da) Ltd. is the exclusive distributor in comes from two directors of the re- an entrance fee of 60 NF. Negotiations an overall increase in production of Canada for Immediate Records. The cently formed Byg Record company are in hand for Byg Records to be 5% compared with the corresponding announcement was made by Ronald in France; Jean Georgakarakos and distributed world-wide and plans will period of 1968, and an increase in total M. Plumb, executive vice president and Jean Luc Young. They plan the fes- be announced after the festival. sales of 9%, while export sales rose by general manager of Capitol's Canadian tival as a launching pad for their re- operation. cordings. Already some 25 albums Capitol's director of A&R, Paul have been issued in the "Archives of In U.K. White, has just returned from New Jazz" series comprising historical re- Philips Launches Vertigo York and meetings with Immediate's general manager of the newly opened releases of blues and jazz greats. The LONDON - Olav Wyper, Philips gen- The label's logo has a special optical eral marketing manager, chaired a effect so designed that when the rec- U.S. offices, Paul Banes. ord revolves the logo appears to come Product from the English based recent meeting of the press to un- is aimed at the top 40 and veil the new Philips Vertigo label out of the center of the record. Special Immediate European Trek has also been paid to pack- underground. Initial release will be formed to cater for the more pro- attention single by the Humble Pie, entitled Set For Chicago gressive style of music with which aging with distinct avant garde sleeves a to the music. Release "Natural Born Women" already a - hitherto Philips has not been con- complementary are LOS ANGELES - Chicago, the seven in the U.K. is Nov. 7th with Euro- best seller in the UK. This group who completed a Cana- nected. Initial release comprises three date for an album release piece band just albums: "Valentyne Suite" by Jon pean release shortly after. No date also skedded dian tour, will embark on a European set for American release. prior to their North American tour in who recently Hiseman's Colosseum; "Manfred Mann has yet been and album product tour in Dec. The group, Chapter Three" and "Juicy Lucy." All material on Vertigo will come November. Single recorded their second Columbia LP from outside producers and is part by Nice and Amen Corner is expected with producer James Guercio, will of a recent deal signed with Gerry shortly. appear at Eastern colleges and con- Lightfoot's 5th For UA Bron's Hit Record Productions. cert halls during October and Novem- Rights To ber. TORONTO - United Artists has just Monument Larry Fitzgerald, president of the released Gordon Lightfoot's fifth al- which was Pavone Canada P.A.'s Latin American Songs E imetheus Management division bum, "Sunday Concert," Records ofp James William Guercio Enter- taped "live" during one of his con- TORONTO - Dischi Ricordi recording HOLLYWOOD - Monument a tour of Hall. star Rita Pavone has almost been has concluded an agreement with prises, is currently planning certs at Massey for the release Europe starting Dec. 1 through 16 The album is made up of standards assured of capacity houses for her Discos RGE of Brazil which will include dates in London, and new material including "Softly," three dates in Canada: The Tivoli, rights to bestselling records of the Paris, Germany, Belgium and the "Pussywillows," "Cat Tails," and Windsor (11); Maple Leaf Gardens, RGE label in Brazil and Argentina, Scandinavian countries. "Boss Man," and among the new ma- Toronto (12); and The Forum, Hamil- featuring Erasmo Carlos and "Las Chicago set an attendance record terial "The Lost Children," "In A ton (13). She has enjoyed exceptionally Trillizas de Oro," according to Steve at McMaster University in Ontario Windowpane," and "Ballad Of Yar- good record sales throughout these Poncio, vice-president in charge of where they appeared with the Turtles mouth Castle," the latter being the areas, where there is a predominantly sales and merchandising for Monu- on Sept. 20. The band's debut LP, story of the tragedy of a luxury liner high Italian population. Her biggest ment. of years seller this year was "Zucchero" for Following a personal visit to Brazil "Chicago Transit Authority," was in the Caribbean a couple Bobby top twenty on the album charts. back. which she was presented a top award and Argentina recently by for Lightfoot at the recent San Remo Festival. To Weiss, Monument vice-president and After concerts in Bellington, Wash- October appearances Division, ington -(Oct. 9); Eagles Auditorium, include dates in Buffalo, N.Y., Wooster, be released to coincide with her Cana- director of International Balboa Stadium, Ohio, Austin, Texas, several engage- dian dates will be the single "Per Weiss entered into an agreement with Seattle (10-11); and of Discos RGE San Diego (12), the Los Angeles - ments in Ontario, Victoria and Van- Tutts La Vita". Laurie Hazeltine, of Enrique Lebendiger based band will fly east. couver in British Columbia as well Bravo Records, who distribute Dischi Brazil for the masters of Erasmo Chicago opens their Eastern tour as Winnipeg and Calgary. He'll be Ricordi in Canada, reports back order- Carlos beginning with the current hit Scene" in ing on the single indicating the same of the songwriter -singer, "Sentado a at Brown University, Providence, taping the ABC "Music num- R.I. (17); followed by appearances Los Angeles Nov. 3-6 with an appear- pattern of success she has enjoyed in Beira do Caminho," which was at the University of Maryland, Balti- ance in Santa Monica Nov. 8. Much the past. ber one in Brazil for over three more (19); Union Catholic H.S., Scotch of the month will be taken up with Accompanying Miss Pavone will be months. Monument will issue the Plains, N.J. (23); Waynsberg College, one nighters across Canada and a I Ribeli, one of Italy's top rock groups, Spanish language version of the record- Waynsberg, Pa. (24); Carnegie Mel- Nov. 21 date at the Ford Auditorium Mike Bonjiorno as emcee, Beniamino ing by Carlos instead of the Portu- win- guese recording. He has been awarded lon, Pittsburgh, Pa. (25) ; and Seaton in Detroit. Maggio, comedian, Mi na Doris, Hall University, Orange N.J. (31). ner of the Naples Song Festival 1968- the equivalent of a Gold Record in During November, Chicago will 60, and Mario Trevi, highly regarded Brazil for the sale of this composition bring their jazz, blues, rock, sym- Charm In Japan male vocalist from Italy. A lavish and record. phonic sound to Convention Center, press reception was arranged by In addition, Lebendiger reached an Charm, vp in at one of agreement with Monument for the re- Philadelphia, Pa. (1) ; State University, NEW YORK - Hal promoter Johnny Lombardi Records, nightclubs. lease of the Ben Molar productions Buffalo, N.Y. (7) ; University of charge of sales for Heritage Toronto's newest Italian on behalf of the eight -year old girl triplets, "Las Hartford, Hartford, Conn. (9) ; and is spending a week in Japan Interest by the German community the Fillmore East in New York City of the label and Jerry Ross Produc- in the areas where Miss Pavone was Trillizas de Oro," re -named "The (14-15). tions, parent company. He'll meet scheduled was also running high. She Golden Triplets" by Monument. Hailed They finish the month by appearing with all of Ross' publishing licensees was recently listed as one of the top in Argentina for their unique song W. Virginia (21); Roose- and negotiate to obtain additional ten foreign entertainers in Germany stylings, the identical triplets will have at Ashland, recordings issued in the velt Auditorium, Chicago (27) ; and masters for the label. He returns this with her German language recording their first USA shortly. the Eastown Theatre, Detroit (28-29) . week (13). of "Bene -Bene -Bene". Weiss said that Monument secured release rights to the RGE masters for Polydor Handles various areas outside of the USA and that a special campaign will be under- Flying Dutchman way shortly to introduce the record- MONTREAL - Effective immedi- ings and eventually, the artists as a ately, Polydor Records Canada Ltd. result of talks now underway to bring will distribute the Flying Dutchman the artists to the USA for TV dates, label across Canada. etc. The final negotiations and signings were completed by Polydor's mana- DGG (Canada) Sets ging director Fred Exon and Bob Thiele, president of Flying Dutchman. Special Classics Initial release will be `Mama" by MONTREAL - Deutsche Grammo- Ester Marrow with a "Hair" album phon (Canada) has released their by Tom Scott to follow. Festival of Great New Recordings. Prior to forming his own company The series will be offered at special Thiele was an executive producer for low prices until Jan. 31 of 1970 after ABC Records. which time they will become part of the regular catalog to be sold at regular DGG prices. The first four releases in multiple Travel Internationally stereo are: Hayden/The Creation; r Handel/Samson; Wagner/Siegfried; With THE WHO are shown being congratulated upon presentation of the Edison Mozart/46 Symphonies. released rock opera "Tommy." The English group, The above will be released during award for their recently two in Box during their stay in Amsterdam performed the opus, which has gained world- October and the following Cash wide acclaim in its two -disk form. Above, congratulating the group is CCGC November: Schubert/Lieder; Avant - head Piet Beishuizen, who made presentation of the Edison to them. Garde, Vol. 2.

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