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AP,: AND REC ._ DER-iRTMEPFf $1.2 etting rhe -Indu. y To Get ut The Youth Vote d) ... WB/Reprise, A&M Map Voter Registration Drives. ABKCO Seeks 100% Of Apple Corps...lnitial Q Disk Sales Encourage Col ... Buddah Deals Open ush On English S nds ... Nippon V' tor, TBS Label ADFINGER: THUMBS UP www.americanradiohistory.com Introducing a new single that s already one of Johnny Mathis' greatest hits. "If We Only Have Love'.' The song that closes every Johnny Mathis performance. Which means that millions of people have already heard Johnny sing his new single. And in concert halls around the world,when audiences hear,"If We Only Have Love,"they think of Johnny. For two years,Johnny's final song has brought people to their feet.Now, Columbia Records proudly announces the response to that reaction. "If We Only Have Love:' Johnny Mathis' new Columbia(e single. www.americanradiohistory.com THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC -RECORD WEEKLY \W//// elre Vol. XXXIII - Number 36/February 26, 1972 Publication Office/1780 Broadway, New York, New York 10019/Telephone: JUdson 6-2640/Cable Address Cash Box, N. Y. GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President IRV LICHTMAN Vice President and Editorial Director CHRISTIE BARTER West Coast Director ED KELLEHER KENNY KERNER ROBERT ADELS MARK PINES TODD EVERETT RESEARCH MIKE MARTUCCI Research Director ANTHONY LANZETTA Assoc. Dir. BOBBY SIEGEL The ADVERTISING Getting Industry STAN SOIFER Advertising Manager Account Executives ED ADLUM, New York WOODY HARDING Art Director To Get Out COIN MACHINE & VENDING ED ADLUM General Manager DON DROSSELL The Vote CAMILLE Youth COMPASIO, Chicago SHERYL BAKER, Hollywood CIRCULATION THERESA TORTOSA, Mgr. HOLLYWOOD CHRISTIE BARTER-TODD EVERETT 6565 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 525), Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Phone: (213) Hollywood 9-2966 NASHVILLE JUANITA JONES B06 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Phone (615) 244-2898 CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO 29 E. Madison St., Chicago, Ill. Phone: (312) FI 6-7272 ENGLAND HOLLAND DORRIS LAND PAUL ACKET 3 Cork Street Theresiastraat 59-63 ,_ondon WI The Hague Tel. 01-7342374 Tel: 837700 GERMANY ITALY The nation's youth, who have been grams to get out the youth vote. WB/ CHRISTIAN TOERSLEFF GABRIELE G. ABBATE 2 Hamburg 56 Viale A. Doria 10 so vocal in their political -socio protest Reprise is taking the print/radio route, Leuchttrum Weg 30 20124 Milano Tel: 0411/34 72 486 in recent years, now possess the po- while A&M Records will give free a BRAZIL BELGIUM litical "voice" to help determine who new sampler set (2-LP's) to anyone ETIENNE SMET PEDRO FRAZAO will represent them in the White House who can show a voter registration re- Postbus DE VASCONCELOS 56 B-2700 Sint.Niklaas and Congress. Rue 11, 13 This privilege, certain- ceipt. In addition, A&M will make avail- Frei Caneca, Apt. Tel: (03) 76-54-39 Sao Paulo, S.P., Brazil ly a Tal: 257-15-58 major aspect of their dissent, is able to deejays across the country a AUSTRALIA now a reality, yet there is widespread single whose carries A&M's ARGENTINA title voter PETER SMITH concern over whether enough of the registration slogan, "Use The Power." MIGUEL SMIRNOFF 40 Winters Way Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B" Doncaster 3108 new 18 to 21 year -old voters will take Whatever the means to bring this Buenos Aires, Argentina Victoria, Australia Tel: 89-6796 advantage of this vital responsibility. message across, we urge other labels JAPAN CANADA The music industry-the major art - and additional facets of the business WALT GREALIS Adv. Mgr. form to which youth relates-is, hap- to remind voter eligible youth of their RPM SACHIO SAITO 1560 Bayview Ave. I-11 2-Chome Shinbashi pily, well aware of the importance of participation in the political affairs of Toronto, 17, Ontario Minato -Ku, Tokyo Tel: (416) 489-2166 Tel: 504-1651 getting out the youth vote. Over the their country. For to "Use The Power," past six months, individual artist at- as the A&M people put it, is FRANCE Editorial Mgr. to affect FRANK LIPSIK FUMIYO TACHIBANA tractions such as the Beach Boys and commendable change in a manner that 5 Rue Alfred Dormeuil I -II 2-Chome Shinbashi Chicago have a 78 Croissy Minato -Ku, Tokyo undertaken personal best suits a democracy. And there is Tel: 225-26-31 Tel: 504-1651 campaign to get their fans to register no denying the power of the music SUBSCRIPTION RATES $35 per year anywhere in the to vote. This is all well and good. Now, industry to assist in making the voice U.S.A., Published weekly at 34 N. Crystal St., E. Strouds- burg, Pa. by Cash Box, 1780 Broadway, New York, N.Y. this drive has taken on a wider scope. of youth heard in a year in which all 10019. Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y., U.S.A. and additional offices. As stories in this issue report, the of us will select the individual who will Copyright © 1972 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. Warner Bros./Reprise and A&M labels guide the destiny of this nation for All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. have embarked on ambitious pro- four years. www.americanradiohistory.com Cushlox TOP 100 PRECIOUS & FEW 34 AIN'T' UNDERSTANDING MELLOW 69 IRON MAN 97 Lee Eager-Mercury Black Sabbath -Warner Bros. 7530 75 Climax -Carousel 3005 (Dist: Bell) 2 4 Jerry Butler & Brenda 73255 37 40 WITHOUT YOU SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU KING HERION English Congregation-Atco 6865 42 51 Nilsson-RCA 0604 3 6 James Brown-Polydor 14116 ROCK AND ROLL LULLABY EACH OTHER 71 MR. PENGUIN HURTING J. Thomas -Scepter 12344 45 56 B. Lunar Funk -Bell 172 76 83 (Carpenters-A&M 1322 4 7 37 DAY AFTER DAY I FOUND MYSELF 4 LET'S STAY TOGETHER Badfinger-Apple 1841 14 3 THE DAY Cone -Hot Wax 7113 (Dist: Buddah) 85 Al Green -Hi 2202 (Dist: London) 1 1 YOU WANT IT, YOU GOT IT Honey DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER Detroit Emeralds -Westbound 192 43 52 CRAZY MAMA (Dist: Capitol) 83 Osmonds-MOM 14324 7 9 A HORSE WITH NO NAME J. J. Cale -Shelter 73,14 LION SLEEPS TONIGHT America -Warner Bros. 7555 73 - IN THE RAIN Robert John -Atlantic 2846 15 23 COULD IT BE FOREVER Dramatics -Volt 4075 87 7 JOY David Cassidy -Bell 187 53 67 75 MISSING YOU Stax) 72 77 Apollo 100 -Mega 0050 8 14 PUPPY LOVE Luther Ingram -Koko 2110 (Dist: Donnie Osmond -MGM 14367 63 -- Road To L.A.) EVERYTHING I OWN GOIN' DOWN (On The 42 FOOTSTOMPIN' MUSIC 90 Bread-Elektra 45765 13 19 Terry Black & Laurel Ward -Kama Sutra 540 88 Grand Funk Railroad -Capitol 3255 44 46 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU SWEET SEASONS I GOTCHA Carole King -Ode 66022 (Dist: A&M) 12 15 Laura Lee -Hot Wax 7201 (Dist: Buddah) Joe Tex -Dial 1010 (Dist: Mercury) 56 60 NEW KEY 10 STAY WITH ME NOW RUN AND TELL THAT 78 BRAND 11 Melanie -Neighborhood 4201 (Dist: Famous) 47 17 Faces -Warner Bros. 7545 10 Denise Lasalle -Westbound 201 51 63 HEART OF GOLD GLORY BOUND SON OF MY FATHER Giorgio -Dunhill 4304 89 Neil Young -Reprise 1065 18 39 Grass Roots -Dunhill 4302 54 65 12 AMERICAN PIE 46 SLIPPIN INTO DARKNESS 80 WE'RE TOGETHER 88 Don McLean -United Artists 50856 6 2 War -United Artists 50867 49 50 Hillside Singers -Metromedia 241 84 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS 81 GOOD FRIENDS? Paul Simon -Columbia 45547 33 48 Rod Stewart -Mercury 73031 56 66 Poppy Family -London 172 86 89 RUNNIN' AWAY 48 THE WITCH QUEEN OF CHEER Potliquor-Janus 179 98 100 Sly & Family Stone -Epic 10829 32 45 NEW ORLEANS 15 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN Redbone-Epic 10749 19 21 83 BREAKING UP SOMEBODY'S HOME London) 90 91 Three Dog Night -Dunhill 4299 5 5 ROUNDABOUT Ann Peebles -Hi 2205 (Dist: 16 BLACK DOG Yes -Atlantic 2854 59 71 84 WHITE LIES 92 94 Led Zeppelin -Atlantic 2849 9 13 50 FEELING ALRIGHT Grin -S,, ndizzy 4005 (Dist: Epic) DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER Joe Cocker-A&M 1063 36 38 DO WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO Beverly Bremers -Scepter 12315 20 24 51 RUNAWAY/HAPPY TOGETHER Bobby Bland -Duke 361 97 MY WORLD Dawn -Bell 175 41 44 86 THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE Bee Gees-Atco 6871 21 27 52 SUGAR DADDY Jackson Five -Motown 1194 16 8 YOU DO FLOY JOY Little Milton-Stax 0111 91 93 Supremes-Motown 1195 22 35 53 SUNSHINE Jonathan EdwardsCapricorn 8021 (Dist: Atlantic) 48 16 87 WILLPOWER WEAK, TEMPTATION 20 FIRE AND WATER TAURUS Wilson Pickett -Atlantic 2852 17 18 STRONG Dennis Coffey -Sussex 233 66 85 Bullet -Big Tree 131 (Dist: Bell) 93 A GONG (Get It On) BANG 55 THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL T -Rex -Reprise 1032 26 31 AFRO STRUT ABOUT CHA Nite Liters -RCA 0591 WAY OF LOVE Bobby Womack-U.A. 50847 25 22 Cher -Kapp 2158 27 32 IT'S ALL UP TO YOU 56 TOGETHER AGAIN Dells -Cadet 5689 23 ANTICIPATION Bobby Sherman -Metromedia 241 60 72 OF MY LIFE Carly Simon-Elektra 45759 11 10 LOVE ME, LOVE ME, LOVE 90 IN AND OUT Martha & Vandellas-Gordy 7113 (Dist: Motown) 94 RING THE LIVING BELL Frank Mills -Sunflower 118 (Dist: MGM) 67 81 Melanie -Neighborhood 4202 (Dist: Paramount) 29 33 DO YOUR THING 91 SUAVECITO Malo-W.B. 2584 25 TOGETHER LET'S FIND LOVE Isaac Hayes-Enterprise 9042 (Dist: StaxNolt) 69 5th Dimension-Bell 170 24 26 59 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 92 WAKING UP ALONE Artists 50845 65 70 Paul Williams-A&M 1325 95 99 FEVER Shirley Bassey-United JUNGLE WILLIE BOY 'S A' COMIN' The Chakachas-Polydor 15030 34 42 60 TELL 'EM 93 HIS SONG SHALL BE SUNG Tommy James -Roulette 7119 64 74 Lou Rawls -MGM 14349 96 THE NICKEL SONG EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE Melanie-Buddah 268 31 36 94 SON OF MY FATHER Vinton -Epic 10822 71 82 Bobby Chicory -Epic 10837 28 COUNTRY WINE 62 GIMME SOME MORE Raiders -Columbia 45535 28 30 The JB's-People 602 (Dist: Polydor) 62 68 95 YOU AND ME TOGETHER Freddie North -Mankind 12009 99 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE Donnie Elbert-Avco 4587 39 49 Sonny & Cher -Kapp 2163 79 96 LOVE THE LIFE I LEAD Fantastics-Bell 157 30 TALKING LOUD AND SAYING BRIAN'S SONG Michel Legrand -Bell 171 74 80 HEAH NOTHING 97 UP IN 65 CLEAN UP WOMAN Ike & Tina Turner-U.A.