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Monday Âugust 23rd • ITV* • Coronation Street THE CAMPAIGN PHASE 1 Massive 2 week TV Campaign on ITV* (London, Midlands, East, N West, North & Meridian), C4 National, UK Gold Features a sensational 50" TV commercial!! - FIRST SCREENING Monday August 23rd on Coronation Street - FULL TRACK LISTINGS of NOW 1983 - 1987 available on Teletext Fabulous 60" radio ads running for 2 weeks during the Network Chart Show and Capital FM's Top 10 at 10 Major FULL COLOUR national press campaign with 30 ads in 11 of the biggest titles NOW everywhere you look! 4000 High Street 4-sheet poster sites nationally Breathtaking instore display materials complemented by specially designed racking units n m 1 ■5&!' ■ fi10 YEARS IN THE MAKING THE GREATEST HITS THE BIGGEST STARS " ' 1983-1992 10 SUPERB 40-TRACK DOUBLE CD'S AND CASSETTES* *1988 - 1992 AVAILABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 13TH I Heavenly 21 Networking 251 Rock 0 1 New Lenny Kravitz This week's hits ley 1 marketsingle features preview in rundownin the IR Top 40 music wee For Everyone in îhe Business of SVlusic 21 AUGUST1993 £2.81 Apathy dogs Breakers' labelThe industry's and retail two organisations n records."change the public's Breakers'HMV rackedChart when it lionare facingagainst a grassrootsthe Breakers' rébel- theOne Breakers' of the mainChart beneflts is that ofit allowinglaunched individualbut has reverted stores to Chart. - highlights talent which might choose which releases to fea- tryIn openBPI letterscharts to committeethe indus- BREAKERS' HISTORY stressesotherwise be Food/Incoherentlost from view, :. in"dur their st is felt se chairman Tony Powell and May 1992: Plans for Breakers' Chart Records director Andy Ross, igles at the bottom (of thisBard week chairman urged increasedSimon Burke sup- proposée! by BPI chart committee theirIncohérent Thruster act single Mint reach 400 saw 17 naturethe chart) or werequality not that of thewe portBut for both the chart face (seewidespread p 8). 1992:chairman Chartwinsgreenlight Tony Powell. November January onlyon the 97 onBreakers' the main Chart, rundown. but ketingshould be stocking,"manager says Alanmar- withinand increasingthe ranks as theirdissension mem- 1993: First CIN Top 20 Breakers' Chart, J, efit"It is independentlikely particularly labels to ben-who McDonald.And Dur Price, which has bers openly call into question Rapination/KymLove Me The Mazelle Right Way (Arista) by at don't have the clout of the never racked out the chart, is the chart's effectiveness. numberone. Febriiaty1993: Powell majors," says Ross. cism.more "Ifsoutspoken not something in its criti-that theTo chart's date, seven launch, months less afterthan calls for industry to support chart, theRetailers chart. Andy are dividedGray, whose over customers or retailers have 10% of Breakers have graduat- August 1993: Top 40 plus Breakers' vell: pioneered idea Andyls chain is one of Britain's seniorasked productfor," says manager Our StevePrice executivesed into the contactedTop 40. 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"Most Breakers only Week consider using the sales forces are not referring to they continue multi-format- do not specifically rack out anythinghave a one-week the chart sales has life short- - if meansBreakers' of Chart marketing an important new whenBreakers' selling Chartin new product.positions release.ting records "1 don't at the see momenthow it can of Breakers.Cari Newsum of indepen- ened the life cycle of singles." releases and Virgin is the only The managing director of be anything other than indus- dent retailer Slipped Disc in paniesAnd hewant adds, me "Ifto carry record ail com- the multipleAnd despite retailer record racking compa- it. onesuggesting major companylabels saysuse thatthe try"Until navel-gazing," it catches he the says. media's seeBillericay, the idea Essex, but I findsays, it "Ipretty can titles they're going to have to nies' officiai support of the Breakers'i hold back Chart the tide" is "like s trying work.attention It I don'tdoesn't see how it can becauseimpossible it moves to rackso quickly." it out giveipléte me saleand orother retailers US CD price row hitsEUHIsSiares Mercury mageo Thoma tumble EMI's at sharethe end value of tooklast investigationweek following into news CD pricing.of a US sets sales ilD|St byEMI's Friday shares aller fell City 36p sourcesto 926p The Mercury Music Prize in the Classic FM chart. \AffL "j predictedpricing collusion a US inquirybetween intothe left-field nominee Gavin selling artists such as Sting W' \^ ' sixAn major analyst record says, companies. "A techni- TheBryars Auteurs. and indie rock hopefuls Mercuryand Stereo retail MCs racks in hasthe ï calitytion of regarding a preference early share rédemp- issue edSales albums of the have artists'shortlist- been boosted undoubtedlysays Philips Classicsboosted promo-sales," K jBïBf wÊt butprompted worries last about week's the decrease, investi- by2,000 in-store multiple Mercury and indepen-racks in tionsA headsix-minute Paula Morris.radio edit gationCommission by the added Fédéral to the Trade fall." try,dent andoutlets are around set to the benefit coun- ducedpromo forsingle US hasradio been stations, pro- majorsThe UShave inquiry acted into against how low-pricefurther from 1993 the shortlist release ofsam- the withSeptember. a single set for release in m)' j ' / ingretailers policies selling will used-CDs also look pric- at plerJésus today Blood (Monday). Never Failed Me directorDavid of TheBoyd, Auteurs' managing label their new CD pricing policy. Yet, the Point Music/Philips Hut, says that shop orders to 2/ inquiriesIt is the in latest territories in a sériés includ- of Classics album by Gavin distributor RTM are already plPiï|fH ingIn Australia the UK andthe theMonopolies UK. minuteing of the1975 composer's original, 25- whichthe aefs was New released Wave atalbum, the and Mergers Commission has featuring Tom Waits. It is beginning of the year. HSffl single23rd august 1 questionnairenow issued a detailedto record 96-page compa- sellingemerging classical as one ofmusic the fastest- works surprise,"The nomination and we're took reallyus by by roger nextnies sixto beweeks. completed over the expectingin the UK, a number with 16the placing label generated,"pleased at thehe adds. interest being ---1 Com® S®© The Cabaret On Laser Disc y S me^tJnuK* CrD PIONEER diGitalR LJ QI □ WH SMITH" TMtRRKÛRDS NEWS NEWS DESK: 071-921 5990 COMMENT EMI moves to slash ad costs EMI Records has confirmed it already employed by EMI in as well as press and point of vp international marketing advertisingis centralising buying its TV andbusiness radio severalthe account territories, for EMI takes (UK)'s over saledent advertising.has also taken The over indepen- EMFs savingsChris Windle, on commission will resuit charges in eutacross its commissionEurope in anfees efïbrt by half, to MarketingParlophone, and EMI, Chrysalis Stratégie divi- lastUK pressyear worth and poster just under account film - of Overallup to 50%. the centralisation of TMD,From part this of onernonth of Europe's Carat sions,from London worth upMedia to £3 Group. m a year, subsidiary- from Lowe Tavistock, Howard-Spink TVsarily advertising lead to a willdoser not co-ordi- neces- willlargest handle advertising the record agencies, compa- to Londonhandle Mediathe Now will sériéscontinue of tionsEMI and Music external vp communica-affairs Dav- Europe, he says, although it radiony's claimedbuying. Carat,£25m whichTV and is tionalbums with marketed Virgin and in PolyGram conjunc- idfirst Hughes suggested says by theEMI change, Music benefits.will bring other undisclosed Counîry day Mergersthe Monopolies Commission and scorewhich of thudded music industry on to a for in The City iPS stats show desks last week did so at a Thein country resurgence music of is UK set interest to con- peculiarlyIf anything apt proves time. this eventstinue withat next a month'sday of relatedIn The kind of monopoly or cartel, CityCountry convention panels in Manchester.are sched- itover is the the continuing Breakers' Chart. row eventuled for as the well main as Inthe The Music City singles growth foremostThe industry's officiai twobodies takingRadio seminarplace in Manchesterwhich is also on inhave favour democratically of it, but few voted of September 14. And a leading Music shipments rose again in SECOND QUARTER FIGURES DEFY RECESSION their members have USup tocountry play at star a clubis being venue lined in thatthe second the industryquarter, confirmingis ftnally followedwith concrète up their action. votes theAmong evening. the heavyweight emergingAccording from to recession. new BPI fig- debate,As in the everyone indie chart naturally speakersIn The City set panelto appear are Kennyon the ures,albums the shipped total rosenumber 15.1% toof senseenough of has their a finelyown self- honed Rogers'Country manager Music KenAssociation Kragen, Apri!30.6m andyear-on-year June while between their almost impossible to reach Warnerchairman Bros Dan Nash Halyburton, ville vp Bob £134.3m.value increased 10.9% to It's almost enough to agingSaporiti, director Columbia Kip Krones UK man- and Meanwhile singles ship- businessmake you was wish a monopoly.the TonyMCA Powell.UK managing director quarter14m mark total - the since highest 1986 second - and Thingsexciting, would but at he least a lot we less MartinCMA SatterthwaiteEuropean saysdirector the £21.4m.their value Overall jumped the total 14.5% value to conclusion.might occasionally reach a Londonevents are conférence an extension which of was the of11.4% the to £155.6mmusic market rose Green Jelly are held by the association in secondThe figuresperiod arein aup row for andthe theyappalling, are meant but to beI guess confirmedThe BBC that meanwhile, it will screen has ersreconfirm that sales evidence have beenfrom gradu-retail- 12 million)14 ISTVALUE (£ml21.4 26.6UNITS (million)30.6 121VALUE 134.3 lEml 139.7VALUE 155.6 lEm) tooappalling worked so up you.can't about it.