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Volume 10 . Issue 43 . October 23, 1993 . 2.95, US 5, ECU 4 AmericanRadioHistory.Com START SPREADING THE NEWS. CHARLES AZNAVOUR you make me feel so young ANITA BAKER witchcraft TONY BENNETT "new york, new york" BONO i've got you under my skin NATALIE COLE they can't take that away from me Frank Sinatra returns to the recording studio for the -first time in fifteen years. And he's GLORIA ESTEFAN come rain or come shine come home to the label and studio that are synonymous with the most prolific years of ARETHA FRANKLIN his extraordinary career. what now my love KENNY G Capitol Records proudly releases DUETS. all the way/one for my baby Thirteen new recordings of timeless Sinatra (and one more for the road) classics featuring the master of popular song JULIO IGLESIAS in vocal harmony with some of the world's summer wind greatest artists. LIZA MINNELLI. i've got the world on a string Once again, Sinatra re -invents his legend, and unites the generation gap, with a year's CARLY SIMON guess i'll hang my tears out to dry/ end collection of songs that make the perfect in the wee small hours of the morning holiday gift for any music fan. BARBRA STREISAND i've got a crush on you It's the recording event of the decade. LUTHER VANDROSS So start spreading the news. the lady is a tramp Produced by Phil Ramone and Hank Kattaneo Executive Producer: Don Rubin Released on October 25th Management: Premier Artists Services Recorded July -August 1993 CD MC LP EMI ) AmericanRadioHistory.Com . 4 The Power Of Grunge Europe's Radio -A ive ÄkIy See Pages 17 21. Alieää Volume 10 . Issue 43 . October 23, 1993 £ 2.95, US$ 5, ECU 4 Euro Programmers Embassy Sets Chrysalis Wins Francophone Span Cultural Barriers Regional Licence Ball Rollin In EUROPE and promotion campaigns can Hollan by Steve Wonsiewicz be used throughout the Conti- nent, say Europe's leading pro- HOLLAND Cross -border radio investments grammers and consultants, but With ACE Heart by Julia Sullivan slowly on rise and more and adopting those to local tastes is more European programmers where the challenge occurs. With waning export figures for are facing a new challenge: Music tastes are basically UNITED KINGDOM its expanding interests following Anglo-Amercian music, conti- making sure the stations they similar with 'each demographic by David Stansfield a successful bid for a West Mid- nentals are seizing the opportu- launch mesh with the local cul- in most of western Europe, says lands regional independent local nity to restamp their musical and ture. The basic structure of Jeff O'Brien, chief operating Music and visual entertainment licence with the ACE -based sta- cultural mark. The French music formats and marketing (continues on page 33) company the Chrysalis Group tion Heart FM. Bureau d'Export, set up in has now added regional radio to The West Midlands licence is March this year, is spearheading expected to cover the main West its operations in Holland-the Midlands conurbation including country with the highest annual Radiohead Birmingham, Wolverhampton and music consumption per capita To Walsall, together with some parts (Dfl 75; app. US$24)-where Creeps of Staffordshire and Warwick- the efforts of linguistic attachée EHR shire. The service is likely to to the embassy Patrice Hour - Success reach a population of around 2.2 bette had already paved the million adults. Other major sta- way. The phenomenon of the INTERNATIONAL tions serving the area include, "third party" promoter is prov- by Machgiel Bakker among others, EHR/Gold Beacon ing highly successful, and other Radio, EHR BRMB FM, Dance - cultural attachées are showing If artist development is about tak- based Buzz FM and Gold XTRA (continues on page 31) ing the long and hard road, then AM. ..ka. Heart FM, which cannot start UK band Radiohead is on the UK PUBLISHERS SPECIAL right track. The band has built a broadcasting before September 1, loyal fan base through relentless 1994, fended off 12 other appli- See Pages 14 - 15. touring and managed to chalk up cants for the licence. It will a hit single with the gloomy and programme what it describes as brooding Creep, a song originally adult -oriented music with a softer CROWDED HOUSE GO PLATINUM Crowded House were presented No. 1 in EUROPE released in the UK 13 months - feeling, encompassing easy lis- with a platinum record for the album "Woodface" during a recent promo- ago. tening, melodic current songs and European Hit Radio tional visit to Holland for the launch of their new album "Together Alone." Radiohead was signed to Par - soul. It will target a 25-44 demo. PET SHOP BOYS Pictured (l -r) are: Paul Hester, Mark Hort (CH), EMI Music continental (continues on page 31) Richard Huntingford, Go West Europe marketing manager Carrie Spacey-Foote, Nick Seymour (CH), Chrysalis director of development (Parlophone) M&M publisher Philip Alexander and Neil Finn (CH). (continues on page 33) Eurochart Hot 100 Singles AER Signs Exchange Agreement With NAB 4 NON BLONDES What's Up EUROPE casters (NAB). The agreement, radio and collaboration in the (Interscope) signed in Washington by AER organisation of seminars and The Association Of European president Alfonso Ruiz de Assin conferences in Europe. European Top 100 Albans Radios (AER) has signed a mutu- (Spain) and NAB president/chief Brian West, AER founder 4 NON BLONDES al cooperation agreement with the executive officer Eddie Fritts, president and director of the UK Bigger, Better, Faster, More! US broadcast trade group the will provide for exchanges of Association Of Independent (Interscope) Radiohead National Association Of Broad- information on all aspects of (continues on page 33) 1 LES RITA MITSOUKO The Brand New Single "Y'A D'La Haine" Taken from the forthcoming album "Systeme D" c.46-5., See You Next Week Virgin Distribution AmericanRadioHistory.Com What works in Radio Sales, Programming, Research? 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Machgiel Bakker European operations with the business development David those people was Woollcott. appointment of Tony Woollcott Main will report directly to him. "We had to find somebody to UNITED KINGDOM: Licences For Auction In North, Midlands as senior vice-president Sony Woollcott's responsibilities take over a lot of Woollcott's The Radio Authority is re -advertising local licences for the cities of Music Entertainment will also include the responsibilities at the UK compa- Sunderland, Coventry and Birmingham. The Authority will not award Europe. development of Sony ny-which is why we hired Tony a local radio licence for the Scottish Dunfermline area after deciding Woollcott, who will Music business activities Clark from A&M. It was always that the sole applicant, Canmore Radio, did not satisfy certain report to Sony Music in Europe with Sony the understanding that when requirements of the Broadcasting Act.