APR83 NEWSPAPER (: F ENL1I hr t:t. T O O t,t)4<iC,k 0 3 1l t) Mi!tJTV (AEENLY C T Y 374u [LP CA C>t i 07 L.t3NG ' E AC N our87th YEAR A Billboard Publication The International Newsweekly Of Music & Home Entertainment n 30, 1982 $3 (U.S.) JASRAC Seeks Fee Hike OPPOSE $1.99 TREND Japanese Mechanicals To Increase Fourfold? Indies To `Hold The Line' By SHIG FUJITA TOKYO-The Japanese Society for Rights from the current figure of 5.8%. On Rising Singles Price of Authors, Composers and Publishers In the video area, JASRAC has indicated By JOHN SIPPEL (JASRAC) has notified the Japanese Video that it's seeking a basic charge for videograms expensive. In both manual and corn - Assn., the Japan Phonograph Record Assn. of 8,000 yen ($3.54) for music content of five LOS ANGELES -Spurred by Arista Rec- cult and extension cf invoices, costly mis- and the Japanese Film Producers Assn. that minutes or under; 16,000 yen ($7.08) for be- ords' announcement that it would buck the ris- puterized $1.99, takes can take place. They also admit that such it's seeking a fourfold increase in its license tween five and 10 minutes; and $7.08 for every ing singles list price trend to other major say they will steady hit singles providers as RCA, Capitol. fees. 10 minutes thereafter. If the videograms are independent labels and one -stops PolyGram, MCA and WEA at $1.99 mean the The bid for a massive hike in royalty pay- used for commercial purposes, a supplement hold the line, too. bulk of their 45 sales will be the higher priced ments has stunned music users, now gearing of 5O% of the basic charge is imposed. If the In response to Arista sales chief Gordon would stay at units. up to fight the imposition of the increases. videograms are used non -commercially, then Bossin's view that the label higher Since the singles increase is relatively new, If implemented on audio recordings, the in- the rate is reduced to 509E of the basic charge. $1.69, indie sources polled oppose the price increases one -stops volunteer that less than 20% of the crease would amount to 23.2% of list price. up (Continued on page 80) list tally, saying the round of from majors, ignited by RCA's move to $1.99 45s they are now shipping have been bought at last November, is poorly timed. the inflated price. Bui as the months roll by, Most respondents also echo Bossin's argu- more new hit singles released after the sug- PUSH Promoters ment that the increases are "counter- produc- gested list raise by the branch- distributed five - Backing .a tive -with the current state of the economy, some may well force new higher single price price resistance at the retail level is at an all - for 45s. Jackson Moves To End `White Monopoly' time high. Jay Lasker of Motown, always a frontrunner By JEAN WILLIAMS "We feel it's important that the consumer in selling singles, says he will not now up sin- LOS ANGELES -On the heels of closed Judge Edward F. Bell. The new organization still be able to purchase hit singles at a moder- gles price. He feels that under the two -tier pric- door meetings the past two months, most of the will be headquartered at PUSH's Chicago of- ate cost," contends Bossin. ing, his lower price should be advantageous country's black major concert promoters met fices. The customer will pay between 20 and 30 and provide accelerated volume on hits. If he here Monday (18) to officially form the Na- Jackson maintains the organization was cents more if the $1.99 list boost stabió zes na- does not find that his lower price affords a tional Assn. of Black Promoters as an arm of formed largely to "eradicate white monopoly tionally, a survey of major one -stoppers indi- sales advantage, Motown will go up. He is lay- Operation PUSH, headed by the Rev. Jesse in the concert promotion field." cates. The average raise on singles is 171/2 cents ing it right in the lap of the one -stops, as is Jackson. Several promoters were members of the at wholesale. Chrysalis sales topper Stan Layton. "There is Jackson also will head the promoters' group, recently disbanded United Black Concert Pro- Those who have gone to two- tiered pricing never a good time to raise prices, but right now working closely with several attorneys and a moters, which was an outgrowth of the Black state they are upping their price to retailers is really not a good time," Layton comments. retired judge, who will handle negotiations for Music Assn. Dick Griffey, head of the Griffey from a low of 14 cents to a high of 22 cents. The Bob Turner of Chicago's Colorite, the major the promoters. Attorneys are Lester D. Hud- group of companies, including Solar Records, majority are now two -tiering, but admit that to black music one -stop n the Midwest, takes an son, Virgil Roberts, Richard Johnson and (Continued on page 31) continue such dual pricing indefinitely is diffi- (Continued on page 82) RIAA Eyes Trade Lobby For Home Taping Remedy By BILL HOLLAND WASHINGTON -RIAA president Stan Gortikov has initiated a behind - the- scenes campaign to forge a coalition of concerned music and record busi- ness officials to draw the attention of Congress to the problems of audio home taping. In a series of moves, Gortikov plans to bring the views and documented re- search to the attention of the Senate at a time when it is investigating the re- lated problems of video home taping. The RIAA head has already pointed out to Sen. 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To assure yourself of attending "The Challenge Of Change," and firm up the topics for the three -day series of the SUMMIT MEETING OF THE INDUSTRY, call now: Billboard Conference (Continued on page 80) Bureau, (213) 859 -5319. (Advertisement) (Advertisement) I la 0P U R E & NATUR 0 www.americanradiohistory.com f ,7 THE GREAT ESCAPE JOURNEY. "ESCAPE:* A QUADRUPLE- PLATINUM GETAWAY (AND STILL GOING...). FEATURING THE THIRD SMASH SINGLE, "OPEN ARMS : JOURNEY ON COLUMBIA RECORDS AND TAPES. TC 37408 18 -02687 Produced by Mike Stone for Mike Stone Enterprises, Ltd. Kevin Elson. ^c_ * t and Journey Management and Direction: Herbie Herbert, Nightmare, Inc , San Francisco, CA Colur.,t.c .s a trademark of CBS Inc 1982 CBS Inc. www.americanradiohistory.com General News CAPITOL, CHRYSALIS K-tel Sells Anglo LPs Labels Passing On To Latins Costs of `Gift' Fee By SAM SUTHERLAND By JOHN SIPPEL LOS ANGELES Capitol and the issue of merchandiser partici- Records - LOS ANGELES -K -tel Chrysalis have confirmed that they pation at that time, indicated key plans to expand its tv marketing are raising their LP and tape dealer NARM members had always ex- pitch to sell English language album costs Feb. 1 by one cent to cover pected to feel some impact of the product to Hispanics via Spanish - the cost of the "Gift Of Music" cam- push in their invoices. language ad spots after pilot runs in paign. Puerto Rico and select U.S. test With the National Assn. of marts. Recording Merchandisers' (NARM) Bill Marin, veteran Latin market- push calling for a half-cent per unit Japanese Radio ing specialist who operates San Ma- charge, to be tallied on all net sales, rino Entertainment here, has re- Capitol claims the new price sched- Gets Pop Shot ceived the go -ahead from the ule still won't cover the total cost to international tv marketing giant to DIAMOND DIALOGUE -Neil Diamond, right, chats with fans during a rare in- the label. implement more such programs, fol- store appearance at the Wherehouse retail outlet in Mountain View, Calif. According to Dennis White, mar- Via Superstation lowing an experiment that began Over 3,500 showed up to greet Diamond during the more than four hcurs he keting vice president, who con- 7.5 million watt, with K -tel in the Puerto Rican mar- NEW YORK -A was there to autograph posters, T -shirts and LPs. firmed that the penny increase is wave commercial radio station ket in March, 1981. K -tel has sold short "totally" dictated by the "Gift Of island of Sai- eight different English language is being set up on the Music" scheme, just to handle the music to Japan, packages there since then. pan to beam pop fund and its administration "we more than 1,000 miles away. The U.S. test was two -fold. Marin Fewer Acts Are Touring have to add another half-cent." dramatic extension of the off- enlisted Amigo Distributing's Ed- Noting that a half-cent per unit In a pioneered by mondo Perez here to supply 200 hike would have yielded "an ac- shore radio concept, As Costs Climb Higher transmitters off the Brit- Latin accounts in California with counting nightmare," White con- ship -based ish Coast, the station hopes to pene- "Dancer," an r &b collection, and a NEW YORK -There are fewer portion of the country and on the tends, "We'll still probably lose trate restricted musical airspace in love song anthology by Elvis Pres- acts out on the road this winter than West Coast.