- - Y-1 179-4 829 Threshold -701-W AM A&M - AL8-8212-N Arista 34-05754-H - Epic Life Of Side Other The Starr Erroll Houston BLUES Whitney Rush Jennifer MOODY THE KEY THE HOUSTON WHITNEY LOVE OF POWER THE

PICK ALBUM PICK SINGLE ALBUM No.1 SINGLE No.1

- 7 Page explains. Tait Chris singer Way The All Go Let's Haywire lead and hit a have Circle, Chalk gory, FOX SLY BOY BAD BAD cate- Band -Recording Non Best The in winners Award CASBY year's Last Blue McDonald Michael & DOUBLE Labelle Patti Heartache To OWN MY ON Luxury From Jones Howard CLUB CULTURE BLAME TO IS ONE NO World Big Cry Don't Boys JACKSON JOE COWBOY A BE WANNA I Turbo Jackson Janet PRIEST JUDAS LATELY ME FOR Soundtrack Waves DONE YOU HAVE WHAT CROSSROADS WAVES THE & KATRINA Sade Soundtrack TIME THE Parade FIRST LEGEND AS GOOD AS NEVER REVOLUTION THE + Replay Action INCE PR Mechanics The & Mike HOWARD JONES Daydreaming MIRACLE A IS NEED I Silence Visible In Of Value Secret ALL NOISE OF ART THE LENNON JULIAN Collins Phil HOME ME TAKE Celebration Black Rush Jennifer MODE DEPECHE RUSH JENNIFER Mister Mr. LOVE IT IS WATCH TO Please ALBUMS BOYS SHOP PET Waves The & Katrina Light Different IT? THAT IS Blonde Platinum BANGLES Madonna EYES HUNGRY TELL TO LIVE Rock A Like Fly Can Cats SEGER BOB Houston Whitney YA GET ALL OF LOVE GREATEST GONNA ARE LIES Riptide 42 Level Minds 1pmple PALMER ROBERT YOU ABOUT SOMETHING SAID 5150 OMD THINGS THE ALL HALEN VAN LEAVE YOU IF Blues Moody DREAMS WILDEST YOUR ALBUMS IIIHOT SINGLES HOT Starr Erroll KEY THE 1986 3, May 6 No. 44 Volume Tiger Glass LINE RED THIN $1.00 PRICE COPY SINGLE Michael George 411_ kl CORNER DIFFERENT A

WATCH TO WEEKLY .1.1 SINGLES 2 - RPM - May 3, 1986 CRTC reminds Slaight ofprevious commitment tribute a total of $6,000 per year to FAC- TOR/CTL on behalf of CJQR-FM and Lennon's Stick Around featured A CRTC Decision 86-349, dated Apr. 10, has developed a marketing plan that should CKTB. TheCommissionremindedthe 1986, has approved an application by CFRB improve the financial performance of CJQR- licensee of the commitment made by Slaight Adding a visual boost to Julian Lennon's new Limited to amend the Promise of Perfor- FM, while maintaining the level of diversity Broadcasting, in its application to acquire single, Stick Around, is the music clip includ- mance of CJQR-FM, their St. Catharines, among programming services available to ownership and effective control of CFRB ed on WEA's Video Compilation No. 49. The Ont. station, "by changing the musical group listeners in the St. Catharines area." Limited, to contribute $4,500 and $3,000 an- single, taken from Lennon's album, Secret in which the station operates from Group III The Commission has also approved CJ- nuallyto FACTOR/CTL on behalfof Value Of Daydreaming, has made impressive 0: (Country)to Group II(Pop and Rock - QR's proposal to reduce the amount of week- CJQR-FM and CKTB respectively, pointing moves up the RPM 100 singles survey. in the Harder), and by reducing the amount of news ly news programming from 6 hours and 35 out that "Not only is the licensee expected to There are 12 music clips in all on the Dwigh programming andother spoken word minutes to 3 hours and 20 minutes, and the meet this commitment but, as stated in Deci- compilation. They are: expect) material." total amount of weekly spoken word material sion CRTC 85-1146, which approved the JIMMY BARNES His vii from 28 hours and 50 minutes to 17 hours transfer of control of CFRB Limited to Working Class Man Nashvi The Commission had also been asked to Slaight, JANE SIBERRY consider an application for a licence to carry and 50 minutes. The station stressed "the im- the Commission strongly expects portance of ensuring that young listeners be these FACTOR/CTL contributions to be You Don't Need on a new English -language FM station at JACKSON BROWNE MC Niagara Falls, operating in Group II. This provided with the kinds of news, information doubled in the first year of Slaight's owner- and entertainment in the spoken word area of ship, and increased in subsequent years in For America Pog application was denied. Their reasoning was DWIGHT YOAKAM set down as "These are competing applica- our Promise that makes sense to them, that proportion to the percentage increase in the help to make the radio station gel." station's gross revenues." Honky Tonk Man New r tions since both propose to operate in the create The station has committed itselfto SCRITTI POLITTI same musical group, competing for listeners Wood Beez weeks. in essentially the same age group and thus for broadcastanhour-longpublicaffairs "I'm cutting back, not magazine each weekday "to complement its MIKE & THE MECHANICS Marke the same advertising dollars." picked news programming." The programis cutting out"- Finkelstein All I Need Is A Miracle CFRB had earlier applied to change CJ- described as one that "will be a unique vehi- PETE TOWNSHEND have sc QR's music format from a Group III to a Music industry veteran Bernie Finkelstein has Second Hand Love Take I cle for electronic journalism. It will be geared announced plans to cut back on his True GroupIstation (Pop and Rock -Softer), to the lifestyle and needs of younger adult MADONNA 13( which was denied because the only other FM North label. "I no longer have the desire to Live To Tell record members of our community ...I think what station inSt. Catharines, CHRE-FM had run a full -line record company," Finkelstein MANHATTAN TRANSFER has the we are looking at is. .. a local radio station candidly admits. "I'm cutting back to one act already been authorized in Group I with a that does, in fact, convey to an 18 to 34 year - Blee Blop Blues album. musical mix similar to that requested by and that's Bruce Cockburn. The True North TED NUGENT TI old audience a significant amount of local in- label will remain for the time being, but I will CJQR-FM. formation, local news, local stories, plugging Little Miss Dangerous for an become more involved in Bruce's career from Costell In approving the new application, the them into local politics at a level they have a management standpoint." never, ever enjoyed before.' & The Commission stated that it "is satisfied that Finkelstein pointed out that "Ironically, Freedom releases single inform CFRB Limited has chosen a musical mix and CFRB also stated thatit would con - when I launched True North in 1965, I did it by Kevin MacDonald with a Bruce Cockburn album, and the album, Labatt's & Skarratt formBlue Live Entertainment label's last album will be by Bruce." There The Toronto -based Freedom label has The fir will be one more Cockburn album released, releasedthe debut single, Toby's Theme Separa At a recent press conference in Toronto, it Betty Verkuil, manger of public relations probablyby the end of the year. A new (Cold As Ice), by Haligonian Kevin Mac- TI was announced that the Labatt Brewing for Labatt's notes that "$343,000 was put up single, Call It Democracy, has been released Donald. The young talent, who studied voice ductior Company has formed a new company, Blue front for the rental of the hall." Blue Live as the follow-up to People See Through You. and jazz piano at St. Francis Xavier Universi- studio, Live Entertainment, to be headed by Jim Entertainment will program an estimated 100 Cockburn and Murray McLauchlan ty, has been actively involved with various follow - Skarratt, a Hamilton -based promoter. to 150 dates per year at Massey Hall. have been the major acts on True North over groups in the Maritimes, in particular as album. Labatt'sinitial "experiments"in the This infusion of money for Massey Hall the years, and it came somewhat as a shock keyboardist for Steps Around The House, a field of promoting concerts were such a suc- was welcomed by Edward Pickering, Presi- when news that McLauchlan and Finkelstein local Halifax band. cess (they promoted Platinum Blonde na- dent of both Massey Hall and Roy Thomson were parting company. "I assure you," says The plug side of the single was co - Attil tionally last year and the recent Mr. Mister Hall, who noted, "The revenues .. . will be a Finkelstein, "Murray and I are parting quite written by Kevin Hunter and Peter Pringle, Met: and Robert Palmer dates) that Sid Oland, significant help to us in our two -fold objec- amicably." and was taken from the March '86 film President of Labatt's says the venture "will tive of operating the Hall without deficit and Finkelstein, a major force in manage- release, Toby McTeague, an adventure that For till be a profitable one." improving the facilities." ment since 1965, has been a leader in the fight was set in Northern Canada. The flip Toby's enough Also announced was an agreement with Skarratt announced the first dates for to preserve and promote Canadian content, Racewaswrittenbytheteamof Metal 1 Toronto's Massey Hall, whereby the brewery the Blue Live company: The Beach Boys tour lending his weight to various organizations Demers/Kaplan. Hunter and Demers produc- up the "will guarantee the daily lease of the hall for of the Maritimes (see RPM Ap. 26), Kool patched into both government and broadcast ed both sides. Lunch. the next 3 years." And The Gang, Toronto (June 2 through interests,inparticular CIRPA and FAC- Lil 4), Montreal (6), Ottawa (7), Hamilton (8), TOR. Says Finkelstein, "With regard to my a vario and Halifax (10). Juice Newton will make 15 future, I want to stress that I'm cutting back, nations stops in Ontario through June and July. but I'm not cutting out." CHUM again f jacket, Attic release for Variety Club's single Th The Barry Manilow penned single,I Am "originally just over 1minute in length," was the Your Child, will be released on the Attic label says Kool, "to its present format of over 7 of Sale May 24. The session features the vocal talents minutes." A release for theatres was edited He goe; of more than 90 recording artists. to 5 minutes and is slated to open across the jacl Canada simultaneously with the single and "I) Accompanying the single is a video, the video. For Br majority of which was filmed at Toronto's Although the majority of musicians room c McClear Place. "It was done in the same vein this tyl as the Tears video," says producer Allen employed are Canadian, Kool explains that theteam wentto to Canadi. Kool, "yet unlike Tears, it was shot on film." the U.K. record "members of the Moody Blues, Buckfizz and Razor Also assisting on the project were recor- Yes." A worldwide release of May 27 is Canada ding veterans Hayward Parrott and Terry scheduled, with all proceeds going to Variety Th Brown. Kool points out that they have been Club International. album working on the track for the past year and Kool also advises that the annual Variety Aerosn Following a sold -outdateatToronto's that Brown was called in this past November MCA holds industry reception in Vancouver Copa, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions and Club convention is being held in Toronto this tokick-offSkywalk's new album, The Riot's Tommy Keane, met with industry people "to add depth to the team." year for the first time in 10 years. This will Bohemians. On hand were MCA's Teurino Mitchel (Itor)Gail Hemingway (Roblan), Lloyd Barbaro, Dave Watt, and Ricky Schultz of Cole, and Stuart Duncan (Sam's Yonge St.) The group builtthe Manilow song, mark the 40th anniversary of the club. MCA/Zebra Records. Rush's Brathwaite. Records. MCA/Zebra club. the of anniversary 40th the mark 0118, co few. a just name to Overture, 2112 Rush's of Schultz Ricky and Watt, Dave Barbaro, Wayne and Score Mike by -produced Teurino MCA's were hand On Bohemians. will This years. 10 in time first the for year were and Krokus, by Woman American Mitchell, Loving Of Lot Whole and Knees Your The album, new Skywalk's kick-off to this Toronto in held being is convention Club Kim by Soda For Go Head, Your Bang Riot's Vancouver in reception industry holds MCA tuber On as well as single, The single. first the as Variety the advises also Kool Quiet Saddle, The In Back Aerosmith's annual that and culled been has Drum A Like Heartbeat are International. Club been Score. include they and labels, other from album to new the on tracks the of majority The Variety going proceeds all with scheduled, Ferry Ali drummer and Maudsley Frank bassist is 27 May of release worldwide A Yes." ecor- comprise trio, a now band, the Score, Besides Canada." of outside better known even are Razor and Buckfizz Blues, Moody the of "members lm." (7). Toronto and (6), Ottawa 5), (May treal record to U.K. the to went team the known. internationally are artists Canadian kllen Mon- are time press at scheduled Dates that explains Kool Canadian, are employed group. the for keyboards and guitar the of "Most Lindsay. explains type," this vein of record another for market the on room musicians of majority the Although s nto' handles who Score Mike member band by video. , produced was was there indicated it that Breakfast For the mainly album The True. Come success and single the with simultaneously Canada Dream album, Jive new their support to dates Metal with great such had "We across open to credits. jacket the to slated is and minutes 5 Canadian for set are Seagulls Of Flock A was for release A lents on Luminous Bud of guise the under goes He edited theatres minutes." over present Kool, says label Gillespie. Lindsay Marketing, and Sales of 7 of format its "to dates Canadian for in in minute 1 over Am President Vice Attic's of brainchild the was length," just "originally flying Seagulls Of Flock photos jacket album the for concept The y Harbron. Patrick by shot was which jacket, single Club's Forever. And Now to single American as album the for model the featured again out." cutting not I'm but North follow-up Murray's be will many, is personality, -air on all-night -FM's CHUM back, cutting I'm that stress to want I future, ce Ger- of native a White, Jack by produced Jones, Craig acts. Cancon as well as national 15 my to regard "With Finkelstein, Says TOR. L and written latter, The Who. Leaving Who's inter- featuring compilation artists various a (8), FAC- and CIRPA particular in interests, release, single German her perform will she set new ough is the package, previous the Like broadcast and government both into patched where program TV national a Wos, Za Na on Lunch. sides. both ed Kool organizations various to weight his lending tour appear will Murray and press music German For Metal album, new a with series the up produc- Demers and Hunter Demers/Kaplan. team was content, Canadian promote and preserve to ; the of blitz a initiated has EMI-Electrola followed has label the Breakfast, For Metal of the by written Race for set was fight the in leader a been has 1965, since ment Radio. BBC and Mail release, Attic 1984 the with eat to enough Toby's flip The Canada. Northern in an McTeague, Toby release, manage- in force major a Finkelstein, and Daily Mirror, Daily the include will These get didn't who fans, metal heavy the For that adventure receptions. and conferences interviews, press film '86 March the from taken was and amicably." bjec- quite are I a of round full a scheduled has Munns David Pringle, Peter and Hunter Kevin by written parting and "Murray Finkelstein, be album Lunch For Metal -co was says assure company. were nson Capitol's well, As headline. will she which single the of side plug The you," "I parting and McLauchlan news show, variety TV Tarbuck the on Forever, serving label Attic band. Halifax local Finkelstein that when 'resi- a shock a as somewhat came it and years, the And Now single, her performing as well as House, The Around Steps for keyboardist Hall as groups over True on acts the been AM, Breakfast show, talk morning ITV the album. particular in Maritimes, the in North major have to ty, McLauchlan Murray and Cockburn on appear will Murray London, in While Phantoms selling platinum their follow-up various with involved actively been has 100 [ at You. Through See People to follow-up the as countries. those in album About the in delay the caused has which studio, Universi- Xavier Francis St. piano jazz and Live re-enter to young released been has Democracy, It Call single, up It Talk To Something her of release the off kick the had and problems duction voice studied who talent, The Donald. runs pro- encountered apparently Fixx The Mac- Kevin Haligonian by Ice), As (Cold new A year. the of end the by probably ions will 4, May through 27 Apr. from which more one tour, The Germany. and England of tour 30. May ship will Separation, Theme Toby's single, debut the released released, album Cockburn be will Toronto There Bruce." by be will album last label's promotional -day 10 a for off is Murray Anne Secret album, the from taken single first The has label Freedom -based The -June. to set Away, the and album, Cockburn Bruce a with charts, trade country U.S. as well as 3/86) mid ship is Walk album, new - (May 60 Country RPM the topping Forever, Fixx long-awaited the well, As MacDonald Kevin by it did I 1965, in North True launched I when con And Now single, Capitol time. press at available was information "Ironically, that out pointed Finkelstein latest her With single releases Freedom a single no but tracks, 12 contains Lash, The & standpoint." management have career more tour promotion for Sodomy Rum entitled set, produced Costello from Bruce's in involved become ging an Dangerous Miss Little I Elvis The date. release 29 Apr. for will but being, time the for remain will label in- LI U.K./Europe to Murray slated been has album new Pogues The NUGENT TED North True The Cockburn. Bruce that's and rear- Blues Blop Blee one 28. Apr. ship will single The album. act to back cutting "I'm admits. candidly Ltion new TRANSFER a run Canada. in only format, this in their on refusal" of rights first the has MANHATTAN Finkelstein company," record -line full what are Tell To Live no available cas-singles Her sales. significant "now MCA that only FM, with deal record to desire the have longer "I label. North Ldult scored also have Up, You Dress and Groove, a secured haven't they maintains Powers MADONNA True his on back cut to plans announced ared The Into cas-singles, previous 2 her and alone single. next the as It, Take Love Hand Second has Finkelstein Bernie veteran industry Music TOWNSHEND PETE sales Canadian in mark 800,000 the passed You Don't Why of release the scheduled have is Miracle A Is Need I All - has album Virgin A Like Madonna's and -test, Con album, last FM's up picked Finkelstein out" cutting its it sountrack. this to music has label the reports MCA, for Marketing MECHANICS THE & MIKE Fairs contribute also will he and producer, ecutive President Vice Powers, Graham weeks. Beez Wood not back, cutting "I'm to ex- movie's the is Harrison George Beatle few next the over action retailer strong create POLITTI SCRITTI gross to are Man Tonk Honky revenues." station's Ex- Surprise. Shanghai called Penn with expected MCA from releases New the in increase percentage the to proportion that film in co-star does she Range, YOAKAM DWIGHT :a another but in years subsequent in increased and ship, of Close At in role acting no has America For Madonna product Fixx & Pogues owner- Slaight's of year first the in doubled tion BROWNE JACKSON s release. new be to contributions FACTOR/CTL these be summer a set next on FM, release to MCA Need Don't You for album her cluded expects strongly Commission the Slaight, im- in- be will but Range, Close At from track SIBERRY JANE to ours an on song Network. Nashville Man Class Working Limited CFRB of control of transfer sound- album available be not will the approved which 85-1146, CRTC erial 12" a as the on rotation heavy on now is video His BARNES JIMMY sion The cas-single. and single available Deci- in stated as but, meet the soon RPM acts. new top year's the of one be to expected are: They compilation. commitment this be will and chart, singles 100 the to expected licensee the is only "Not that out 35 I up moves is He talent. country new a Yoakam, Dwight the on all in clips music 12 are There giant made has single 7" The pointing respectively, CKTB and CJQR-FM eek- by Man Tonk Honky is compilation the in survey. singles 100 RPM the up moves Walken. Christopher of behalf on FACTOR/CTL to nually CJ- Sean stars clips music interesting more the of One impressive made has Daydreaming, Of Value and Penn husband her film an- $3,000 and $4,500 to Pe