JUNE 26, 1976

TAPE- RETAILING-AUDIO VIDEO RECORDS - STUDIOS - RADIO TV

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Europe's Leading Music Busmesspoper* Incorporating Record Slope Retailer* A Billboard Group Publication* 60p iawis to take (Simpiimy boost yp coosuStancy post at ESifi r\- € 7 MARGARET DAVIS, who recently ti r^Si outlets retired as secretary and training by REX ANDERSON officer to the Music Trades opened a new store in the Four m Association, is to join EMI in a FOLLOWING CLOSELY upon Seasons Centre, Mansfield and o- consultancy capacity from August 1. industry concern over the number of Track 9 Records is planning to open The announcement follows well-established retail outlets that a record shop combined with discussion between Miss Davis and arc being forced to close comes news American Ice cream parlour as the .1* EMI Group director records and of a number of new investments in first of a small chain in the London music, L. G. Wood. record retailing. Nems is moving area. The exact details of the areas in into the area with the acquisition of Nems, which recently appointed hL which she will operate have yet to be five shops and EMI has announced a former April Music managing ROBERT DOCKERILL. EMI Records' longest-serving employee, was determined, but they will certainly budget of £638,000 to be spent on is attempting to acquire five existing presented with a silver disc for 20 Vocal Chartbusters which he compiled. The make use of her wide expertise in the improving the HMV shop in record shops in Richmond, presentation was made by Geoffrey Bridge, director general of the BPI, at a training field and will involve London's Oxford Street. Twickenham, Kilburn, Portobello surprise party for Dockerill in the EMI executive lunch room. Leslie Hi Ik Hill, overseas as well as UK activities. Klik Records has also purchased Road and Whitechapel. four shops formerly a part of the Commenting on the reasons for EMI Records md, also presented Dockerill with an engraved EMI pendant and TO PAGE 4 Music Citv chain, Vallances has the entry into retailing Hutch said: a further presentation was made by Dennis Preston of Lansdown Studio "For a smaller label like ours it is Studios. Left to right: Mrs. Dockerill, Diane and Brian Guilde (daughter and extremely difficult to get adequate son-in-law), Dockerill, Denis Preston, Geoffrey Bridge, producer Norman point-of-salc exposure for our Newell, Joe Loss, Geoff Love and Vic Lanza (EMI m-o-r division general FiatSwstiirii mm m. d releases, particularly albums. We see manager). the move into retailing as giving us valuable opportunities for exposure of MCA ieefflrdls UK and also an immediate feedback from the public on what we are EMS international disc ROY FEATHERSTONE has been trying to sell." appointed managing director of The retailing development and MCA Records UK by president of plans for publishing company MCA Mike Maitland. The expansion are part of a general sales up 70 per cent appointment is effective from July mood of expansion within Nems 1. Featherstonc is resigning as which recently took over the John EMI HAS increased its exports by 70 months was exceeded during the firSt deputy managing director of EMI Sherry Entertainments talent per cent in the past 12 months six months of the financial year. It Records to take up the post. agency. Reporting what he describes as a could be said that the fall in the In his new job, Featherstonc will Alan Kaupe, EMI director of phenomenal year for the export of pound has been an important factor be responsible for operating MCA's administration and services said that records international sales controller in this increase but in fact this is not new London offices, which will the company has been wanting to Norman Bates said that during May so, the pound did not begin to fall encompass both a&r and marketing take a radical look at the HMV shop alone an 80 per cent increase was rapidly until March and we were promotion of MCA repertoire in the A for some time. The overall appeal of recorded. already riding high by that time." UK. The office will also be the shop, he said, needs changing if He said; "This compares with a Bates put the reasons for the responsible for international Roy Featherstonc it is to remain Europe's number one UK national export trading increase increase down to vastly improved operations as part of a total MCA record shop. of less than 10 per cent. The service incorporating a quicker expansion programme planned for new deal signed between MCA and The £638,000 expenditure covers a projected budgeted figure for the 12 TO PAGE 4 EMI last week MCA will continue to programme of work which has the coming years. be licensed by the major but will It is expected that the London have greater autonomy including already started following authority office will be fully operational from control of marketing. MCA UK to go ahead from the parent board October 1 this year. Said Maitland: label manager, Peter Robinson, it is of EMI. It will become apparent in "It is our sincere desire to provide a February next year when the ground r sound base in the UK for our local believed, will remain with the floor of the store will be closed for and international operations, company as marketing director. two weeks. The immediate ,' including a closer liaison with those Featherstonc has been at EMI for transformation should be completed international artists that are signed TO PAGE4 by September 1977. directly to MCA for America and Main changes include the Canada only." TO PAGE4 It is understood that under the CiiTEOTS Pthinogram Hapr raio Discounting — MW nation- wide round-up of price deluxe series campaign for cutting 16-17 News Analysis: how the industry helps the dealer. . up to £3. 50 Carpenters 10 NEW SINGLE and album from the Europe 14 & 44 PHONOGRAM PUSHES the Carpenters arc being given a major Talent: Our Kid-youngest suggested price of its super deluxe radio promotion campaign which chart newcomers? 19 album line, featuring such blue- according to A&M Records is the Audio 20 ribbon acts as the Stylistics, Status largest ever undertaken by a UK Radio 22 & 24 Quo and lOcc, up to £3.50 from next -r record company. A total of nearly CLASSICSCENE Monday (28). As far as can be Cv II hours of radio time, in 60-sccond EMI launch new HMV ascertained at present, the and 30-second spots, has been midprice label 27 company's action does not preface a bought on all 19 local radio stations New proms conductors 28 major round of similar increases in Britain, over a three week period. from other companies. But EMI, for Quarter-page newspaper adverts Needletime 12 one, has an application before the Price Commission currently, and for the single, 1 Need To Be In Love, CHARTS Dccca is planning a review within and the album A Kind Of Hush — Top 50 49 the next few weeks. the Carpenters' first for a year — arc Top albums 47 Phonogram's standard LP line being placed in the Sunday Times, U.S. Top 30 40 also moves upwards, from £2.85 to The New Dai!}' Mail and Daily Mirror. The Konk Studios advertorial. . £2.99, while its deluxe scries goes to Mirror will also feature the single in 33-37 £3.25 from £2.99. Singles rise from CARPENTERS a two-minute slot on their TOP 100 LP chart 65p to 70p. The TV-advertised Nana telephones in July when copies of Due to o mechanical breakdown at the LF will be awarded as daily our printers, the Top 100 album chart Mouskouri album slays at £2.99, will appear in MW July 3, instead of in however. The firm attributes its Album AM prizes. In addition there will be this week's issue as scheduled. Wo move to higher costs of raw AMLK window displays in 200 main dealers are sorry (or any inconvenience this materials and labour; it last raised , and extensive nationwide in-store may cause. 64581 On A&M Records & Ikpes advertising. prices in October, 1975.