.,... MAP, 15 197e ERIC CARMEN/2ND CAREER HAPPINESS Rack's Share Of Business Cut To 40% - Shift To Retail NEC's 16th Confab: Virtual `Smorgasbord' Brunswick Trial Ends With Four Convicted CBS, WCI Record Divisions Analyzed New Carly Simon LP May Lead To Some Gigs Harvey Cooper Named e.+111 Senior VP, Mkt. At 20th Breaking New Acts: Key To The Future (Ed) www.americanradiohistory.com "Disco Lady"is just -shy Crossover stations are of that mark right r_ovl less literally pouring in; Johnnie Also available on ape than a month after its Taylor easily has Johnnie Taylor Eargasm release. That makes it one t_ze biggest including: Disco Lady Don't Touch Her Body (If Can't you buch Her Mu ) y s Getön tt/You're The Mooning Best In The World of the fastest-se_incq singles hit cf _pis Out Of Lies in Columbia Recorc.s' _-1istory. career. It's in the top ten in almost "Disco Lady" every major market, arid from Johnnie hitting the number Taylor's debut Columbia one spot on many album, R&R stations. :',. ,. MANAGEMENT: TAG ENTERPRISES, 731 R.L. SOUTH THORNTON FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS 7E203, 214-941-3333 COLOMBIO.,' Q MARLAS REG. ©19)6 CBS INC www.americanradiohistory.com THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC -RECORD WEEKLY BQX6, CASHVOLUME XXXVII - NUMBER 42 - March 1976 VCVr7t7C 1 President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President cath box editorial Editorial DAVID BUDGE Editor In Chief Key To The Future IAN DOVE Breaking New Acts -- East Coast Editorial Director One record executive recently responded to the question of "How's New York GARY COHEN business?" by saying, "we had our best quarter ever, our best year in history, BOB KAUS PHIL DIMAURO gold records galore, but we didn't break any new artists." It is that 'but' that RUDOLPH ERIC might come back to haunt the house of hits if action isn't taken now. Hollywood JESS LEVITT The record industry is a business that nurtures optimism and lives off the MARC SHAPIRO STEPHEN FUCHS successful alliance of dedicated professionalism and talent, but the renewal of J B CARMICLE JOHN MANKIEWICZ that talent should be the full-time obligation of those who sell it. Fortunately, Research new talent, not just in HOWARD LOWELL there is a growing awareness of the need to develop STEVE OSTROW music, but in all areas of entertainment. Large industries continue growing by BOB SPEISMAN MARK ALBERT developing new products. They spend untold millions of dollars (taken from Art Director WOODY HARDING successful ventures) to research and develop these products. The record Coin Machine industry should do the same -- perhaps even more than it is currently doing. Chicago CAMILLE COMPASIO - Manager Ariola America president Jay Lasker stated. 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