General News Asylum Forecasts Playboy Music Stigwood Wins Key 3 Mil Sales Year Foreign Dea Is Rule on 'Superstar' NEW YORK-Asylum Records group for a one-shot album deal. LOS ANGELES-Playboy Music NEW YORK - The United history of ASCAP, the court is expecting album sales of 3 mil­ The group will be titled Crosby has set sub-publishing deals in States Court of Appeals for the noted: "Composers and publishers lion records in its first year of bus­ (David), McGuinn (Roger), Clark three overseas areas. Peter Maurice Second Circuit on March 17 ex­ soon realized it was impractical iness-from sales of 10 albums, (Gene), Clark (Mike) and Hillman Music will publish Playboy ma­ panded the injunctive relief for each copyright holder to at­ reports label boss David Geffen. (Chris). terial in the United Kingdom, granted by the District Court tempt to enforce this right since The company-an Atlantic, Gef­ The Asylum album will be re­ Melodie Der Welt in Germany, against Betty Sperber's Original he could not possibly police all ren and Elliott Roberts label­ corded in May, produced by the Austria and Switzerland and Air American Touring Company and public performances for profit of started business in October, and whole group. The first J oni Mitch­ Music Scandinavia in Sweden, her management company in fa~ every musical composition through­ Geffen stated that they have al­ ell album on Asylum will be re­ Norway, Fiuland, Norway and Ice­ vor of the Robert Stigwood Group, out the United States, ASCAP ready broken new artists, Jackson leased shortly. She was previously land. owner of the dramatic rights in was formed to meet this need. Browne, Judee Sill and group J 0 J 0 on Reprise. Playboy Music General Manager "Jesus Christ Superstar," and the By obtaining licenses fro m its Guone since then. Among new acts for Asylum, John Mahan stated that his two Leeds music firms, owners of the members, this organization, staffed Asylum is also putting together all with LP product out, will be houses, Playboy (ASCAP) and copyrights. The opinion written ·for the purpose, could enforce the the original members of the Byrds writer-singers John David Souther After Dark (BMI) are seeking high­ by Circuit Judge Irving R, Kauf­ performing rights of its members. and Steve Ferguson, and group the quality artist-writers and can offer man clearly defines the limits of a It was believed, however, that each Eagles, potential tie-ins with the Playboy non-dramatic ASCAP license. copyright owner could appropri­ Said Geffen: "These new acts Entertainment Division's growing Kaufman pointed out that ''the ately police and license perform­ will be promoted in the same way activity in film and television pro­ role of the courts must be to pre­ ances of musical comedies or op­ Stax, Ardent we broke J 0 J 0 Gunne, Browne duction. vent exploitation of the opera in eras because of the relative infre­ and Miss Sill - via an album and A heavy involvement in print a manner that infringes the rights quency of such productions .and a major personal appearance tour. folios utilizing the graphics know­ of the creators of the work and the lengthy preparation and pub­ Tours Important how of Playboy Magazine is also their assignees." licity which must precede these 3-Way Deal The Eagles will be included in a productions." being set up by Playboy Music. In identifying the nature and NEW YORK-Stax Records has Neil Young tour early summer The crucial determination of the acquired the manufacturing, mer­ which will probably coincide with scope of an ASCAP license was chandising and distribution rights Young's Warner Bros. film, "Jour­ based upon the fact ASCAP is to the newly formed Memphis­ ney Through The Past." The Ea­ authorized to grant only "non­ based label, Ardent Records. gles are another group put together Publishers Suing dramatic right" rights. The court Al Bell, president of Stax, termed by Geffen, who is their manager, found that there was almost a the deal "one of (Stax's) most sig­ from other known groups. Randy complete lack of controlling prec­ nificant expansion moves in years." Meisner. bass, is from Poco and edent, He stated that what we have in the Rick Nelson Stone Canyon N.J. Tape Operation In order to assure that defend­ Ardent is not just a label, produced Band, Bernie Leadon, lead guitar, ants do not make minor program from -Flying Burrito Brothers, and NEWARK, N.J.-More than 59 others, argue that in the manu­ by independent a&r men, but a publishers of the H a r ry Fox facture and sale of such bootleg changes to accomplish the same (Continued on page 8) ~'Even fully developed recording com­ Agency have filed three separate cartridges, the legitimate record­ result, the court stated: the pany, and a most impressive one." suits in U.S. District Court here, ings, name of recording artists, and presentation of five or six songs The Ardent d e a 1 was com­ against a number of alleged un­ copyright musical compositions are could under certain circumstances, pleted between John Fry, presi­ authorized duplicators charged with used without authorization, license develop an essential portion of the dent of Ardent Recordings, Inc., CLARK TO DO operating a multimillion-dollar rec­ or consent, and without compensa­ drama, for example, the last two and Ardent Productions, Inc., and ord operation in various parts of tion to· the composer. days in the life of Christ, thus in­ BelL Fry formed Ardent in 1966, the state. fringing on a part of the opera. DANIEL SPOTS Such bootleg tape cartridges are The sequence of the songs seems and was one of the first indepen­ NEW YORK-Promoter-disk Among those charged are Tas sold for cash, at prices substanti­ dent studio owners in the South to Audio Devices, Inc., doing business to be the linchpin in this case." jockey Dick Clark will do radio (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12) sell studio time to artists and com­ spots for new Atlantic Records as Smile Tapes; International Tape panies on an "hourly basis." group, Godfrey Daniel. Inc., Frank Porcello doing business Terry Manning, vice president Clark's commercials will be as Tape City-Community Jewelers; of Ardent, is also an engineer and part of a major advertising, Theodore B. Parker doing business producer. Cargoe and Big Star, publicity and point of sale mer­ as Hut Sandwich Shop; J.G. Dis­ Hainick Croup Acquires two acts which have been recently chandising cam p a i g n based tributors; Discount Wholesalers. signed and recorded by Ardent, around the group's first album, Inc.; Mohwinke1 Distributors, Inc.; had albums released in March and "Take a Sad Song." J, Dexter Bird doing business as 3 Operations of Norelco set for this month. Tommy's Tape; and a number of NEW YORK-An iDvestment Hainick announced that the same John Does. group headed by Henry W. Hain­ management and marketing team The suits charge that the defend­ ick has purchased from North headed by Robert Teitelman as ants systematically appropriated re­ American Philips Corporation, the president and general manager will Miller Signs With ABC cordings, compositions of -music Philips Recording, Inc. of Rich­ operate the acquisition under the publishers, and extensively repro­ mond, Indiana, a record pressing name of PRC Recording Co., a duced or duplicated such record­ plant; Dubbings Electronics of Co­ division of Richmond Recording LOS ANGELES-In a major produce exclusive label talent both ings in the form of tape cartridges. in the U.S, and in London. piague, 1..1" a tape duplicating op­ Corp, Ernest Ferrar~ David Grant move to strengthen ABC/Dunhill's The plaintiffs, who i D c Iud e eration; and Plastic Ware, Inc., of and Curt Albright will continue in Miller, son of Bill Miller, vet­ Acuff-Rose, Chappell & Co., Hill foothold in securing talent, espe­ eran Las Vegas talent coordinator, Bronx, N.Y., injection molders of their present capacities with the cially in the United Kingdom, label and Range Songs, Screen Gems­ cassette and electronic components. company. has produced acts. like Spencer Columbia, WB Music Corp., and president Jay Lasker s i g ned a Davis, Traffic, Spooky Tooth, De­ Teitelman stated that PRC plans three-year multimillion-dollar pact laney and Bonnie and B.B. King. to expand its operation through with Jimmy Miller, ex pat ria t e Pact calls for Miller to funnel HMC Backing 19 building or acquiring plants on American who bases in London all his talent, including himself, to both coasts. Teitelman also said and produces the Rolling Stones the Lasker diskery, with optional that the Dubbings operation will and many others. WB/Reprise Robinson's Stores continue in its present location un­ service to the American Broad­ "ABC is not interested in open­ casting Company's entertainment LOS ANGELES-The 19-store der the general management of ing a business and marketing office complex in the field of television J, W. Robinson chain here has Michael Thaler. in London, like other labels, but and Broadway musicals. Miller re­ 9'i 9" Program turned over racking of its records we are interested in getting first cently produced the recent Bobby and tapes to HMC Corp, Depart­ crack at good talent there, Within Whitlock, formerly with Derek and ments were previously serviced the next 30 days, Miller's produc­ the Dominoes, alb u m .. George Nalt Tape Distrs. tion firm will be announcing sev­ Grief, partner in Miller's firm-and In Expansion HMC President Jesse Seiter Bd. Elections eral English act additions," Lasker based here, negotiated the deal noted that it was his firm's first stated. He said Miller would also with Lasker. NEW YORK - The Warner/ Reprise 9"x9" program, which breakthrough with a department provides additional information on store on the coast. HMC claims At ASCAP specific albums on 9"x9" sheets, more than 125 retail stores ser- , viced from California through NEW YORK-Official returns has been expanded to reach all in ASCAP's election for the S0- Knight Suit vs. Eastman segments of the trade. The pro­ Oregon. HMC is in the process, coinci­ ciety's board of review have been gram initially took the form of the certified to president S tan 1 e y 9"x9"s being shrink-wrapped in dentally, of acquiring Natl, Tape Charges Pact Interference Distrs., Milwaukee-based national Adams by the committee on elec­ promotional copies of debut al­ tioos. bums of Warner/Reprise artists. tape and record wholesaler (Bill­ NEW YORK- Manager Terry Court New York County, Knight board, March 12). Author members elected in the Knight has filed a $5 million puni­ alleges "deliberate, wrongful and Hal Halverstadt, Warner/Reprise pop u I a r-production division are tive damages suit against John L. malicious interference" with the Director of Merchandising, inaug­ Dorothy Fields and Lee Adams, Eastman as an individual and as con t r act s between Knight and urated the program as an attempt with alternate Bud Green. Harold partner of Eastman and Eastman. Grand Funk Railroad. Knight fur­ to get as much information as Col, Douglas Rome was the composer elected, In the suit, filed at the Supreme ther accuses Eastman of "inducing, possible on unknown artists to the with Charles Strouse as alternate. persuading and enticing . . . Grand company's field and sales force. Tie Renewed In the standard division, composer Funk Railroad and the board of Favorable response to the initial Jack Hamilton Beeson was elected, De Shannon Tour directors of G FR Enterprises to series of sheets prompted the com­ NEW YORK - Columbia Rec­ with Ezra Laderman as a1temate. violate and breach these agree­ pany to bind the informational ords and Douglas Records have Publishers elected in the popular­ On 1st AtlDisk ments." sheets describing the March re­ renewed their distribution pact, production division are Richard lease in booklet for m entitled which has been in effect for four NEW YORK - Singer Jackie Knight has also started arbitra­ Ahlert of Fred Ahlert Music Corp.; "March Music From Warner/Re­ years. Mike Stoller of Yellow Dog Music, De Shannon will start a 10-city tion proceedings before the Ameri­ prise." Also included are pages Douglas has four new albums cross-country promotion tour, be­ can Arbitration Association in New Inc.; and Alex C. Kramer of on established artists as well as in the works, including an encore Kramer-Whitney, Inc.; with Marvin ginning April 3, to boost her first York City and seeks to stop the in­ newcomers to the label. of the collaboration between Atlantic single, to be released dur­ dividual members of the group The booklet is now being used Grateful Deal guitarist Jerry Gar­ (Continued on page 46) ing the first week of ApriL from further contractual breach. by the Warner promotion force cia and keyboard man Howard Miss De Shannon was recently Knight's suit adds: "I have called and sales force. The salesmen are Wales, Columbia will continue to signed to Atlantic by ·executive for additional record albums to be using "March Music From War­ broaden the exposure of the Doug­ vice president, Jerry Wexler. The provided the public within the next ner!.Reprise" as a "1 e a v e be­ las catalog, which was chosen with For More Late News company is completing a nationa1 30 days, despite their open refusal hind" sales tool in retail shops, an eye to its social and historical advertising publicity promotion to pursue their contractual obliga­ with buyers, one-stops and rack interest and long-term selling p0- See Page 58 campaign. tions to that effect." (Continued on page 4) tential, Billboard is published weekly by Billboard Publications, Inc., 165 W. 46th St .• New York, N. Y. 10036. Subscription rate: annual rat •• $35; single-copy price. $1.25. Second class postage paid at New York., N. Y., and at additional mailing oHices. Current and back caples of Billboard are available on microfilm from 3M/1M Press, P.O. Box nfJ, Times SqueAl Statron, New York 10036. Postmaster, please send Form 3579 to Billboard Publicaticms, Inc .. 2160 Patterson St., Cincinnati, Ohio ..f52l4. Area Code 513, 381-6450. APRIL 1, 1972, BILLBOARD 3 Billboard- General News The InternatIonal Music-Record-Tape Newsweekly Frankie Laine Starts Own Label .mll•• nI Public.tlons, Inc., toOO SUIII" I'w.o, Lo A.... I., C.IIf. to,,, By LAURA DENI Area Code 213, 273-7040 Cable: BILLBOARD NEWYORK N.Y. T.lex-8illboy 620523 LAS VEGAS - Frankie Laine charge off their expenses against She did a version of ·Chicago' that Publisher: HAL B. COOK Associate Publisher: LEE IHIt 0 celebrating his 59th birthday while you. That's why so many artists was incredible. Her version of 'Por headlining at the Landmark is get behind in their royalties. They Once In My Life' used to pick me EDITORIAL picking up steam rather than think­ don't make money because they up by the seat." ing of retiring. haven't paid off promotion and Laine requested that she make EDITOR IN CHIEF: lee Zhito (l.A.) EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Paul Ackerman (N.Y.) Booked a year-and-a-half in ad­ distribution." a tape which she did at work. NEWS EDITOR: John Sippel (l.A.) vance, l.;aine has started his own Another Score artist is Laine's Driving home from work the 27 DEPARTMENT EDITORS record label, Score, and has a protege Judy Gilbert. Laine said year-old mother of two was killed MUSIC EDITOR: Paul Ackerman (N.Y.) CLASSICAL MUSIC: Robert Sobel (N.Y.) new release "Can You Hear Me, "She was fantastic, one of the in an auto accident. The tape of ASSOCIATE MUSIC EDITOR: Mike Gross (N.Y.) COUNTRY MUSIC: 8i11 Williams (Nash.) Lord"' which he took to the MIDEM greatest singers I've ever heard." nine songs, plus other songs she RADIO & TV: Claude R. Hall (LA.) GOSPEL MUSIC: Bill Williams (Nasl1.) conference in Cannes. The release Laine first heard her when he was recorded while in St. Louis, will TAPE CARTRIDGE: Bruce Weber (l.A.) SOUL MUSIC: Ed Ochs (N.Y.) is receiving good European accept­ headlining the rnainroom of the have instruments over~dubbed and JUKEIOX PROGRAMMING Earl Paige «(hL) TAUNT: Mike Gross (N.Y.) ance, he said. Laine is introduc­ Ramada Inn in St. Louis and she made into an album. CARTRIDGE TV: Eliot liegel (l.A.) CAMPUS: Bob Glassenberg (N,Y.) ing it to the American public via was playing the lounge. "I used "I just loved that little girl," INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR: Ian Dove (N.Y.) the back door. to go in every night before my says Laine who adds 'Tm going SPECIAL ISSUES EDITOR, Eliot neg.1 (l.A.) At this point the record has been show to hear a few of her songs. to try and immortalize her voice." ASSISTANT SPECIAL ISSUES EDITOR: Ian Dove (N.Y.) placed with one stops and radio ASSISTANT RADIO-TV EDITOR: Bob Glassenberg (N.Y.) stations with particular emphasis ASSISTAII! CARTRIDGE TV EDITOR, Radcliff. Joe (N.Y.) on college stations. Keeping his Copy EDITDR: Robert Sobel (N.Y.) eye on the business ledger, Laine Big 3 Bows Cassidy folio CHARTS .n. REVIEWS: Diredor, Don Ovens (L.A.h Manager. Ira Tr.chter (L.A.) chose this method rather than an copies of Cassidy's "Could It Be EDITORIAL NEWS BUREAUS immediate large pressing. NEW YORK-The music print CHICAGO, III. 60606. ISO N. Wllt:ker Dr. Area Code 312. CE 6-9818 di vision of The Big 3 (Robbins­ Forever." The sheet music edition "I'm getting more mileage this carries a four-color front and back Bureau Chief, Earl Paige way than I would have with royal­ Feist-Miller) is releasing the first LONDON: 7 Carnaby St., London W.l. Phone: .4:]7-8090 music, folio featuring songs by photo of the singer. "Could It Be Cable: Billboard london, Bureau Chief, Mike Hennessey ties that I wouldn't have gotten David Cassidy. The folio will be Forever" is a copyright of Pocket MILAN: Piazza Ie Loreto 9, Milan, Italy. Tel: 28.29.158., Bureau Chief, Germano Rustitto. had I pressed 250,000 copies," ex­ titled "Cherish/David Cassidy." FuU of Tunes, Inc., a Farrell pub­ Cable: Billboard Milan. plained Laine. "The distributors The songbook matches the con­ lishing wing. NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37203, 1719 West End Ave. Area Code 615, 329-3925 Bureau Chief, Bill Williams tents of Cassidy's initial record NEW YORK, N.Y. 10036, 165 W. 46th St. Area Code 212, PL 7-2800, Mike Gross album on the Bell label and was W8, Newman in SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 9.4109, 1331 Washington St. Area Code .415, 771-7008. Bureau Chief, Pressel Into acquired for the music print mar­ Paul Jaulus ket via a special deal with Wes 5-Yr. Pub Contract TOKYO: Atlantic Bldg • .4F; 20-6 Azabu likurach Minato-Ku, Tel: 03-585-3368. Bureau Chief, Farrell, producer,publisher. Ben Okano Own Production NEW YORK - Warner Bros. Big 3's distribution of the Cas­ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005, 733 15th St., N.W. Woodward Bldg .• Rm. 533. NEW YORK - Marc Pressel, Music and singer/lyricist Randy Area Code 202, 393-2580. Bureau Chief, Mildred Hall sidy book will be backed by a m u sic a 1 director/conductor of promotional campaign covering Newman have reached agreement FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS "Jesus Christ Superstar," is leaving on an exclusive five-year publish­ major rack outlets and a broad ARGENTINA: Ruben Machado, Lavalle 1783, Buenos Aires. the Broadway hit to concentrate music jobber base as well as the ing contract. The deal was ne­ AUSTRALIA: David Elfick, 7 Myrtle St., Craws Nest, Sydney. Tel: 929-0.499. on his recently formed Marc Pres­ direct distribution to music shops gotiated by Warner Bros. Music AUSTRIA: Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien XVIII, Kreuzg8sse 27. Tel: .43.30.97.4. sel Productions, Inc. The firm's ac­ throughout the country. president, Ed Silvers, with Pete BELGIUM: AI de Boeck, Co-operator BRT, Zandstraat 1.4, 2.410 Herentals, Belgium, Tel: tivities include record production, Pryor and Alan Bernard, New­ 014-23848. personal management~ publishing The folio will include candid and man's attorney and personal man­ BRAZIL: Henry T. Johnston, Av. Rio Branco 25, Rio de Janeiro. Tel: 233-4977. and Pressel's own projects as an color photos. as well as extra ager, respectively. CANADA: Ritchie Yorke, 15 Austin Crescent, Toronto .4, Ontario. artist/ composer/arranger. lyrics. Silvers is scheduling a number CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Dr. lubomir Ooruzka, 14, Zeleny pruh, Prague .4 Branik. Tel: 22.09.57. Pressel has completed production As an adjunct to the release of of Warner Bros. motion picture EIRE: Ken Stewart, Flat 5, 1.41, Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, Eire. Tel: 97.1.4.72. of the second Polydor album by the Cassidy songbook, the Big 3 and television assignments to FINLAND: Kari Helopaltio, Perttula, Finland. Tel: 27.18.36. rock group Randall's Island for is also marketing sheet music Newman. FRANCE: Michael Way, 41, rue des Favorites, Paris 15. Tel: 532.81.23. the Robert Stigwood Organization. GREECE: Lefty Kongalides. Hellinikos Vorras, Thessalonlki. Tel: .48.000 and .43.329. Marc ,Pressel Production has HOLLAND: Bas Hageman, Hymnestraat 9, Apeldoorn, Holland. Tel: 62735. signed Nell Carter, who is fea­ HUNGARY: Paul Gyongy, Derek Utca 6, Budapest, Hungary. Tel: 35-88.90. tured in the off-Broadway musical Asylum Forecasts Big Sales Year ISRAEL: Avner Rosenblum, 8 Gezzer St., Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel: 23.92.97. "Iphegenia," to an exclusive record­ MEXICO: Enrique Ortiz, Nuelo Radio Mil, Insurgentes Sur 1870, Mexico 20, D.F. • Continued from page 3 try tour with Lee Michaels. Judie ing and publishing contract. Pres­ Sill is currently in the U.K. with NEW ZEALAND: J. P. Monaghan, clo Box 79, Wellington. sel, who was with the Ray Charles Dillard and Clark, Dan Henley PHILIPPINES: Oskar Salazar, 1032 Matimyas St., Sampaloc, Manila. the group, America. AU this will Singers until he joined Columbia vocals. drummer, ,is from Shilo be reflected in LP sales. POLAND: Roman Waschko, Warszawa .45, Magiera 9 m 37, Polend. Tel: 34.36.0.4. Records as a producer, will record and Glenn Frey comes from Long PORTUGAL: Jose Manuel Nunes, Radio Renascencz, LOA. Rua eapelo, 5-20 LISBON. Tel: 301 72. himself as an artist. Branch Pennywhistle. The group "We are not confining ourselves PUERTO RICO: Antonio Contreras, 26 Gertrudis St., Santurce. to a certain number of groups on SCANDINAVIA (Denmark and Norway): Espen Eriksen, Bestumveien 21d, Oslo, Norway. Tel: recorded in the U.K. at London's Asylum-just those we have time 55.71.30. Olympic Studios in February, and will have an album and single re­ and effort for, to promote prop-" SPAIN: Maria Dolores Aracil, Andres Mellado, 22. Madrid. Tel: 4.49.1.4.68. erly. Although, through Geffen SWEDEN: Kiell Genberg, P.O. Box 84, 137 01 Vasterhaninge, Stockholm. Tel: 075022465. leased. and Roberts, we manage several SWITZERLAND: Bernie Slgg, 1m Sonnenhof, 8371 Oberwangen Switzerland. Tel: 073 .41 11 72. John David Souther will appear of our Asylum acts, we don't man­ REPUBLIC OF S. AFRICA: Peter Feldman, 51 van Riebeeck Ave., Alberton, Transvaal. on the David Crosby-Graham Gold Nash summer tour. A new Asy­ age them all. We work with other URUGUAY: Carlos A. Martins, CX8 Radio Sarandi, Montevideo. managers to mutual advantage, U.S.S.R.: Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 1.4 Rubinstein St., Apt. 15 Leningrad, 191025. Tel: 15-3'3-41. lum album will also be released We aren't competing." WEST GERMANY: by Crosby-Nash. Commented Geffen: "Apart Another factor stressed by Gef­ ~:,:~c:~:U~~II~erSc~~H~~f'3~lin::n:~t:;~~~s;e~~n~~~~~~W~' 6~e~el~9(~t~i) 3267. Awards from strong record product, get­ fen concerning the label's artists YUGOSLAVIA: Borjan Kostic, 8alkanka 30, Belgrade. Tel: 6.4.56.92. ting the artist to the people, giv­ waS that they are mostly all writ­ Bread's Elektra album, "Baby ing the group live identification is ers. He pointed out that both SALES I'm A-Want You," has been cer­ the next important step. Browne new artists Souther and Ferguson tified as gold by the RIAA. DIRECTOR OF SALES: Plter Heine (l.A.) was exposed on a Joni Mitchell were writers-Ferguson had placed ASSISTANT SALES DIRECTOR: Marty Feely (l.A.) * * * tour recently and Jo Jo Gunne is material with Linda Rondstadt, Charley Pride has won gold cer­ currently on a 90 day cross coun- Chad Stewart and Tom Rush. EASTERN SALES MANAGER: Mike Eisenkraft (N.Y.) tification from the RIAA for his NATIONAL TALENT COORDINATOR: Bill Moran (L.A.) RCA Records single, "Kiss an CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SAlES: Ron Willman, Mgr. (N.Y.) Angel Good Morning'." It is the PRODUCTION MANAGER: John F. Halloran (l.A.) first gold single for Pride, who Merc Chief For Quicker Pulse CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Murray Dorf (N.Y.) has five gold albums. CIRCULATION MANAGER: Jerry Hobbs (N.Y.) • Continued from page 1 puter technology makes them "al­ REGIONAL OFFICES RCA artist* Harry * * Nilsson has most too rational," he said. More­ CHICAGO, III. 60606, 150 N. Wacker Dr. Area Code 312, CE 6·9818 tion more offensively than de~ over, computers instead of being had his single, "Without You," fensively as labels try to do. Steve Lappin and album, "Nilsson Schmilsson .." used to "analyze and return mer­ JAPAN: Shin-Nichibo Building 2-1, 1-Chome Saragaku-Cho, Chiyoda·Ku. Tel: 294-76·22 He said the subject "Retail Ex­ chandise," should instead be used Bureau Chief, Henry Drennan certified as gold records by the plosion" was too compressed at RIAA. to find out what kind of radio LONDON: 7 Carnaby St., London W.1., Phone: .437-8090 the recent National Association of action product is generating and Andre de Vekey, Regional Publishing Director * * * Record Merchandisers (NARM) where volume is occurring. LOS ANGELES, Calif, 90069, 9000 Sunset Blvd. Area Code 213, 273-70.40 "Leon Russell and the Shelter Bill Moran, National Talent Coordinator where he disclosed the U.S; study People" has been certified a gold by Phonogram Inc., already in­ He is also concerned about the NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37203, 1719 West End Ave. Area Code 615, 329-3925 album by the RIAA. trend to central buying. "What John McCartney volved in retail operations in kinds of techniques will big users NEW YORK, N.Y. 10036, 165 W. 46th St. Area Code 212, PL 7-2BOO Europe. Ron Willman, Manager of Consumer Electronics Sales * * * employ? Can they develop com­ Robert John's Atlantic single_ "The Two Challenges munications and techniques that INTERNATIONAL SALES Lion Sleeps Tonight," has received Steinberg cited two important will give them sufficiently early gold certification from the RIAA. Unite~hO~~:ld;:T7_a~:\~~leve~~rbo:ri~~bO~~~d:nublications, 7 Carnaby St., london W.1. factors challenging the record-tape response so that they don't lose any Italy: Germano Ruscitto, Billboard Gruppo sri., Pizza Ie Loreto 9, Milan. Tel: 28.29.158 industry in the next two decades: potential retail customers? America's *debut * *Warner Bros. First, lower interest rates will "I just don't think this is a Spain: Rafael Revert, S.E.R. Ave. Jose Antonio 32, 2nd floor, Madrid 13. Tel: 23.28.000 album, "America," has received Benelux, CZlchoslovakla, Hungary, Poland, Scandinavia, West Germany: spurt shopping centers but higher business that can occur at the ra­ Johan Hoogenhout, Smirnoffstratt 040, s-Hertogenbosch, Holland. Tel: 47688 gold certification from the RIAA. land costs will find these more tional level only, that there's an France: Olivier Zameczkowski, 14 Rue Singer, Paris 16 vertical. The huge retail outlet will area of business that's in feeling Mexico: Enrique Ortiz, Nueleo Radio Mil, Insurgentes Sur 1870, Mexico, 20, O.F. The Chakachas* * single,* "Jungle have in addition to a racked de­ rather than in the mind, where the Puerto Rico: Antonio Contreras, 26 Gertrudis St., Santurce, Puerto Rico. Fever," on Polydor, has been cer­ partment an in-depth stocked bou­ excitement, especially the excite­ Venuuela: Christian Roux, Radio Exitos 1090, Calle EI Retiro, Qta. Vilma, EI Rosal, tified as a gold record by the tique. ment of the new music occurs. 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Gift & Tableware Reporter, Merc~andising W.ek, RKOrd Mirror, Record & Tape Retailer, ords has purchased the master for "Head shops have personnel more Atlantic Records' representative for V.nd, World Radio Television Handbook, Am.ri- //II "Toys and Trains," a single released likely to know the artists, more sales to the U.S. Armed Forces clln Artist, High Fidelity, Modern PhotoaraPhy, _"_;. by Julie Records in Boston. The likely to listen to product and more in Europe. I!:.. _artist is John Dexter Worthington. likely to engage in a personal sales Cosdel Associates Establishment ~~;o ~ee~:7Ibo~i~tmpa~~rr~a,,!~~:e I::~, ~~~~ 10 Patterson St' l Cincinnati, Ohio 45214. Area Julie released the single a month the consumer." will continue to handle Atlantic Code 513, 381-60f50. Vol. 84 No. 14 ago in Florida. Large users' reliance on com· for military sales in the Far East. 8 APRIL 1, 1972, BillBOARD