ANNOUNCES MAJORRESTRUCTURING the Fabulous Thunderbirds
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TM CASHBOXNEWSPAPER $3.50 The Fabulous Thunderbirds Driven By The Blues Story On Page 13 I a ANNOUNCES MAJOR RESTRUCTURING ^ TWO MELLENCAMP PROJECTS GO MULTI-PLATINUM GEFFEN ESTABLISHES ITS FIRST PROMOTION STAFF TICKETMASTER JOINS HANDS ACROSS AMERICA MORTON GOULD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ASCAP p 82791 19359 THE FABULOUS THUNDERBTRDS, LIKE ROCK AND ROLL ITSELF, IS HERE TO STAY! THEIR CURRENT "TUFF ENUFF" ALBUM HAS ALREADY OUTSOLD ALL FOUR OF THEIR PREVIOUS ALBUMS COMBINED'. AND IT'S JUST GETTING STARTED! THE FIRST SINGLE, “TUFF ENUFF," IS HOLDING ON TO A TOP-5 SLOT ON THE BILLBOARD AND R&R ALBUM TRACK CHARTS. IT’S FEATURED IN THE SMASH RON HOWARD MOVIE, "GUNG HO." AND, NOT SURPRISINGLY, IT'S PICKING UP DOZENS OF TOP-40 ADDS EVERY DAY! THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS THE PRESS, TOO, HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF FABULOUS. IN ADDITION TO COVERAGE BY NETWORK TV VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR PUBLICATION IN AMERICA HAS PICKED UP ON THE THUNDERBIRD PHENOMENON. AND ROLLING STONE POINTS OUT, "THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS WILL NEVER LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO TURN ANY ROOM-EVEN YOUR LIVING ROOM-INTO A ROADHOUSE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS.” Produced Dave Edmunds for Dave Edmunds Productions, Ltd. “CBS" is a trademark of CBS Inc. ©i|986 CBS Inc. ZS4 05838 TUFF ENUFF FZ 40304 C4SH BOX THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC / COIN MACHINE / HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME XLIX — NUMBER 47 — May 10, 1986 C4SHBCK GUEST EDITORIAL GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher I.L.A./M.B.S.: Independents’ Day . .5/3/86 MARK ALBERT Vice President and General Manager By Michael Bayler SPENCE BERLAND Vice President The Independent Label Association (I.L.A.) held its first open buy-out, taking risks, or even just plain ol’ buckin' the system. J.B. CARMICLE meeting last Saturday evening at the Music Business But let’s not forget that most of these people are in business: Vice President Symposium in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Their They want, and need, to make money and any wild talk of DAVID ADELSON hope is to continue to attract interested parties from all sectors risks and idealism has to be tempered with that priority. Managing Editor of indies, distributors, local and out-of- Let's you’re reasonably strong independent label with LONG the business: majors, say a ROBERT state retailers, songwriters, etc., etc. But an O.K. roster, reasonable support at Director Black/Urban Marketing why bother, right? Wrong. distributor level, perhaps a cozy little radio JIMI FOX Director Media Communications What makes an indie independent? The network and a bit of money in the bank. I.L.A. that label has What kind of thing keeps awake while KEITH ALBERT says an independent you Manager, Charts And Research to sell at least 51% of currently released the grown-ups slumber? Research product through independent distribution Awareness of independent (read: your) DARRYL LINDSEY outlets in order to be the bona fide real product at retail and consumer level is far RON ROSENTHAL STEVEN ZAP McCoy. That’s more of a definition than an too low. explanation. Radio may know about your releases, but Los Angeles Editorial GREGORY DOBRIN All independent sales combined appar- response and support could be a lot better. PETER BERK of domestic Radio, club, and dj promotion is sporadic STEPHEN PADGETT ently make up a stunning 3% NADEEN TOOMEY product moved annually. and disjointed and links with local retailers New York Editorial A small percentage of these labels release are minimal. LEE JESKE, Bureau Chief music that should really be kept off the Information flow between members of the PAUL IORIO market, perhaps even sent home to Mom. indie sector is very limited. That’s strange, TOM McENTEE An equally small percentage releases since the advantages of improvement are Director Nashville Operations music that belongs right up there with the obvious and, perhaps controversially, I Nashville Editorial/Research RICHARD F DANTONIO grown-ups: potential chart fodder. don’t believe we are competitive in a MARY KUJAWA The bulk of independently released manner that would preclude this AMY LAVELLE music constitutes the big gray bit: average improvement. PUBLICATION OFFICES is general manager NEW YORK or good product, healthy sales potential, Michael Bayler No central information source exists for 330 W. 58th Street, (Suite 5D) nice possibilities in radio and/or press, at Street Level in Los Angeles. the involved retailer to track down release New York NY 10019 perhaps a dash of integrity, rarely adver- details, local availability etc., Phone: (212) 586-2640 and no Cable Address: Cash Box NY tised to the business or the consumer, newsletter covers this either. Circulation NINA TREGUB, Manager discreetly ignored by most corporate buyers who operate Legal fees are prohibitive. HOLLYWOOD under continuous and diverse pressures, yet snapped up by Getting paid is frequently an adventure. 6363 Sunset Blvd (Suite 930) those who have the market (college location, special clientele, What are you doing in video marketing? Where are your Hollywood CA 90028 etc . .) Compact Discs? Phone: (213) 464-8241 TELEX: 6711051 CASBX UW Nobody can deny that the existence and prosperity of these And so on. NASHVILLE companies is crucial to the business and there’s no need to Now if I were to tell you that the I.L.A. is identifying, 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 go over and over the obvious reasons. Just imagine a record analyzing, and tackling these issues, as well as approaching Phone: (615) 244-2898 store without indies in the racks. other possibilities in profile and marketing, and that, having CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine, Mgr. The pleasures of being an indie operation: Overheads can attended most of their meetings, I thought they could achieve 62st IL 1442 S. Ave , Cicero 60650 be heart-warmingly low; success is often a big surprise; failure that, what would you do? Phone: (312) 863-7440 is to be anticipated at every turn; contact with the street, The I.L.A. can be contacted at (213) 379-9878. WASHINGTON, D.C. working closely with the artist; the possibility of a major label EARL B ABRAMS 3518 N Utah St., Arlington VA 22207 Phone: (703) 243-5664 GENERAL COUNSEL GITTLER & WEXLER TOP POP DEBUTS GREGG J. GITTLER GARY A, WEXLER 71 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND — GTR - Arista ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF SINGLES Lavalle 1569, Pico 4, Of 405 1048 Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone 45-6948 24 RAISED ON RADIO — Journey — Columbia AUSTRALIA — ALLAN WEBSTER ALBUMS 37 Shelley Street Elwood, Australia Phone: 0305315026 BRAZIL - CHRISTOPHER PICKARD FOP SINGLE FOP ALBUM Av Borges de Mederios, 2475 Apt. 503, Lagoa Rio de Janiero, Brazil WEST END GIRLS 5150 , WINNER'S Phone: 294-8197 Pet Shop Boys Van Halen j CANADA - GRANT LAWRENCE #] EMI America #] L Warner Bros. 173 Alfred CIRCLE St, Kingston, Ontario Canada K7L 3R8 Cash Box research from (613) 549-2119 13/C SINGLE E5/C ALBUM both radio and retail activity ITALY - MARIO DE LUIGI ON MY OWN "Musica e Dischi" Via De Amicis.47 indicates the following CONTROL 201233 Milan, Italy I Patti LaBelle and Phone: (902) 839-18-37/832-79-37 Janet Jackson #] L Michael McDonald record exhibits L - #] A&M JAPAN Adv Mgr , SACHIO SAITO MCA Top Editorial Ten potential. Mar , KOZO OTSUKA 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono bldg 2-chome, 11-1, Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan, 105 COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY ALBUM Phone 504-1651 UNITED KINGDOM - CHRISSY ILEY AIN’T MISBEHAVIN' GREATEST HITS , ALABAMA'S Flat 3, 51 Cleveland Street , Hank Williams, Jr. Alabama London W1 P 5PQ England L L Phone: 01-631-1626 #] Warner/Curb #] RCA HILARY BRIGHT Flat 3, 162 Bethune Road London N16 5DS England Phone 01-809-1067 JAZZ MUSIC VIDEO LOVE WILL FOLLOW WEST END GIRLS CASH BOX (ISSN 0008-7289) is George Howard Pet Shop Boys published weekly L by Cash Box, 330 W 58th Street, New York. N Y #1 TBA #1 L EMI America 10019 for $125.00 per year. Second class postage paid at New York, N Y and additional mailing offices. ©Copyright 1986 by the Cash Publish- Box > ing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. 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