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"BALTIMORE" NEWMAN, RANDY ALBUMS SLEEPERS SINGLES WEEK THE OF HITS World: The In Who 51.75 1978 25 MARCH INDUSTRY RECORD IC NE THE -70DEDICATED THE PENTHOUSE 6464 SUNSET BLVD., HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. 90028 TELEPHONE (213) 464-2488 TELEX 6/4051 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Dedicated to the Needs of the Music/Record Industry MARCH 25, 1978 RECORDWORLD Lieberman PromotesNARM Convention Underway with Over 2,000 Attendees; Its Top Executives Speeches, Seminars To FocusonTheme of 'Marketing Music' By MIKE FALCON By SAM SUTHERLAND scheduled activities are sessions ness meeting, where NARM will LOS ANGELES - The Lieber- LOS ANGELES - Emboldened aimed at the smaller retailer, re- also conferits Merchandiser of man Enterprises organizationis by dramatic overallsales gains flecting NARM's recent drive to theYearawardsandpresent "embarking upon a periodof for the retail trade and a record - expandits membership through Thomas Connellan,whowill corporate restructuring that will breaking early registration a renewed emphasis onthe speak on "How Executives Make strengthenourexecutive team promising some 2,000 attendees, grass roots retail operator, Things Happen." and more clearly define lines of thisyear'sNARM Convention rather than focusing only on the Also slated for Sunday sessions responsibility,"accordingto a willfocus on theretailexplo- largestvolumerack andretail are Elektra recording artist written message by David sion through a general "Market- giants. Harry Chapin,who is guest Lieberman, addressed to allLie- ing Music" theme when itkicks The opening day ofregistra- speakerduring a membership berman employees inthe com- offSaturday(18)attheHyatt tion, Saturday (18), will be luncheon,and a seminaron pany's "Amplifier" newsletter. Regency in New Orleans. In ad- devotedtotheorganization's productbar coding. Thelatter Firstmoveinthecorporate ditiontotheusual arrayof new members during a board of topic - firstraised during the shuffling is thepromotionof seminars and generalmeetings directorsluncheon formem- ' 76 convention and sincepur- DavidLiebermantochairman devoted to ongoing NARM pro- bers of NOVA, the special new suedjointlythrough thecrea- oftheboard(frompresident) grams and generalretailissues, member designation createdto tion of a NARM-RIAA bar cod- (Continued on page 34) this year's program will addressgenerate stronger support from ing committee-should focus on the industry'sfuturethrough smallerretailers.The schedule generating greater manufacturer 'Night Fever' panelsdevotedtomarketre- of formal business sessions then participation, rather than an search,bar coding, video soft- begins on Sunday (19) morning argument over the basic merits No. One Single ware and other topics looming when Arista president Clive of product coding, since indivi- By ALAN WOLMARK on the retail horizon. Davis delivers this year's keynote dual companies are now in the IN Minor shifts highlight the top Equally prominent among the address during the opening busi- process of securing manufacturer of this week's Singles Chart as Bee codes; although the basic UPC Gees -relatedproduct holds the format developed by the com- Ringer Urges Copyright Protection mittee wasapproved months topfourslots."NightFever" (RSO), bulleting at #1, narrowly ago, thus far only a handful of labels have begun implementing beatout"Stayin' For Performers and Record Producers codes. Chart Alive" (RSO) asit By BILL HOLLAND A majorhighlightofMon- Analysiscopped the top spot WASHINGTON-The Registerof Copyrights, backstops a 2,500 at stations through- of Copyright this week issued a page, independent documentary day's(20)three-hourpresenta- out the country. Samantha Sang strongly -worded summary state- report and economic analysis sub- tion on the "Marketing Music" (Private Stock)maintaineditself ment to the Congress-perform- mitted to the Congress by man- theme willbe the unveiling of at #3 while Andy Gibb (RSO) ers and record producers should date this past January. an intensivemarket research stuck at #4. enjoy copyright protection in the Terming recordings a "vital ar- (Continued on page 34) Half of the top 10 is bulleted form of royalties for use of their tisticprofession,"theRegister thisweek withBarry Manilow recorded work by thenation's stated that the Congress should The annual fees suggested (Arista), strong in Buffalo and St. broadcasters. move to "protect and encourage" in the Ringer Report, and the Louis, at and Eric Clapton's The remarkably clear summary copyrightholders,addingthat several proposed ways in which (Continued on page 6) by Barbara Ringer, the Registerbroadcasters and other commer- radio andtelevisionstations cialusersofrecordings "have might compute theroyalties performed them without permis- they would owe, are detailed sion or payment for generations." on page 30. RECORDVVORLD SALES MDEX (Continued on page 96) F11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111t1111111 Ell 197719781. NARM Coverage in This issue 240.0 Albums Singles 220.0 Complete Convention Agenda page 10 180.0 160.0 Dialogue: NARM Executive VP 140.0 Joe Cohen page 18 120.0 100.0 Bar Coding Progress Analyzed page 8 80.0 60.0 Smaller Retailers Profiled page 16 ar. ar. ar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. 11 18 25 4 11 18 11 18 25 4 11 18 Expanded Retail Rap Column page 74 111111=111.1k,-- 'The Record World Sales Index Is based on a broad cross-section of quantitative sales data State of Tape Merchandising reported to Record World from retailers, rack jobbers and one -stops across the country. The base figure for both the singles and album Indices is a smoothed average of these quantitative reports during periods In March, 1976, with each weekly figure being a percentage increase or decrease on Assessed page 12 the base. The base figure for both singles and albums Is 100.0. AmericanRadioHistory.Com Danny Davis Named ASCAP- PBS Hearings Conclude; RECORD Motown Vice President LOS ANGELES - Danny Davis, A Fee Compromise Is Still Possible WORLD formerly vice president and direc- By BILL HOLLAND torofnationalexploitationat WASHINGTON - Thefinal firmin wanting more than the 1700 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 Screen Gems -EMI Music, has been Copyright Tribunal meetings be- PBS and NPR broadcasters are of- Phone: (212) 765-5020 appointed vice president and as- tween ASCAP and public broad- fering.