who have a three-year deal for the - - Chappell, Island Pilot, Polydor territories of Belgium, Holland and Luxem- Personnel Changes bourg. This was put together by Negram's Goose’ In World Deal A&R chief Karel Hendrikse. ‘Snow LONDON — The new general manager of A Pilot publishing arm has also been set LONDON — A musical interpretation of Chappell Music division will be Tony LONDON — A world production agreement up (Pilot Music), and again a number of “The Snow Goose,” the most famous story Roberts, effective September 1st. He was concluded this week between Pilot agreements have been concluded. written by the late American novelist Paul has resigned his chief executive duties at Music Productions and Polydor. The con- | Chappell has taken the subpublishing Gallico, has been recorded by RCA here Bell/Arista, which he had held for two tract was signed by Polydor U.K. managing rights for the territories of U.K., Scan- with 82 members of the London Symphony years; a successor has not yet been named. director Freddie Haayen and A&R chief Jim dinavia, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Orchestra including a 50-piece string sec- Roberts' realm at Chappell wil be the ex- Cook and Pilot president Miki Dallon. This deal set is for straight Canada and Mexico. was up tion. pansion of contemporary repertoire in tan- Deal a two years and calls by the head of Chappell U.K. Roland Ren- Gallico gave his approval to the project dem with continued exploitation of the on Dallon to produce a minimum of 40 titles nie and will run for a straight two years with before his death in July at his French company’s huge standard catalogs. a year, excluding albums. Dallon will have i a third year option. Riviera home, and his widow Virginia flew to Tim Clark has been named managing complete control over the signing of acts Magazine Music has taken the rights for London to attend the sessions. director of Island Records, moving to the directly to Polydor, guaranteeing a Germany, Austria and Switzerland on a The 40-minute piece has been written new position from that of marketing direc- minimum of five in any one year, and three-year basis, and RTL for the same in and orchestrated by Ed Welch, who con- tor. The previous incumbent, David freedom in selecting all recording material. Belgium and Luxembourg. ducted the LSO for the recording. RCA will Betteridge, becomes chairman of the com- Dallon will also continue to produce on a Apart from the automatic flow of release it on LP in October, and the work free-lance basis for various companies. | pany with special responsibilities in the publishing going through the general will be premiered in concert in London finance sector. Clark joined Island eleven Pilot Productions will also be making a record and production setup, the Pilot : before the end of the year. years ago as a production assistant. The certain number of wholly-owned masters a publishing arm aims at functioning in its Noted British humorist and author Spike company’s business affairs director Tom year. The first of these has been completed of the own right with the recent assignment of Milligan narrates his own adaptation Hayes will work directly with Betteridge in and although Dallon’s general policy will be story between the musical movements, and to offer these masters on an independent over 300 copyrights and six exclusive j his new capacity as chairman, and Fred writers. it was Milligan’s friendship with Gallico Cantrell will continue as the general basis, territory by territory, some general which initiated the project. Two other catalog deals have and will be made. The manager with responsibility for sales and Hamilton IV First friends of Miligan — his old Army buddy oroduction. first of these is with Negram Records (EMI), J I Gunner Edgington and jazz pianist Alan Canadian TV Series Clare — contributed the themes which Welch has incorporated with his own main UEP Unites European To Screen In Britain work and orchestrations. j LONDON — George Hamilton IV’s long- Welch, a former schoolboy chorister at Creativity, Knowledge running Canadian TV series will be Eton and Oxford and graduate of London’s LOS ANGELES — UEP (United European several extra miles of performance. screened in various independent television Trinity College of Music, is well known for Publishers), a group of seven independent “Rocky” was originally recorded by regions in the UK following recent negotia- his songwriting collaboration with ; European publishers, is proving the poten- Austin Roberts and subsequently achieved tions. I American folk singer Tom Paxton. The is tial of uniting creativity and knowledge on a gold status in the U.S. Even as it began to The series, which videotaped at the “Snow Goose” album was produced by European scale. fade from American playlists, however, CHCH-TV studios in Hamilton, Ontario and Stuart Taylor for Quarry Productions, the “Rocky" was being introduced, through named after the star, is being marketed management company which handles rock Extra Miles UEP, to a European market, where: here by Film & Television Marketing Ser- acts Rory Gallagher and Status Quo among As an example, over the past year, UEP In Germany, record by Frank Farian, vices in a series of 13. Initial transmission others. parlayed one of its original acquisitions into “Rocky" sold 750,000 copies and has been will be on September 18 over the Yorkshire recorded by other German artists, appear- TV network, and shows have also been ing on numerous LPs and compilations. bought by Anglia, Border, Granada and In Benelux, Don Mercedes' version of RTE (Ireland). Among the guests Hamilton “Rocky" sold 250,000 units and reached the introduces are the Mercy Brothers, Kathy Stewart, Country Edition, No. 1 position. Meanwhile, the German Donna Ramsey version was a narrow competitor. In and veteran American bluegrass star Mac Benelux, the song was also covered by Wiseman. popular Belgian artist Paul Severs, The It will be the first Canadian country music Strangers (a Flemish group) and Tim Ross. TV series to be screened in Britain, and un- In France, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia, derlines Hamilton’s popularity here. He has various local versions of the song have done many BBC radio broadcasts, par- been released. ticularly in Charles Chilton’s historical In England, the original Austin Roberts series on country music "How The West recording went high up the national chart. Was Sung” and programs connected with Other promotion during the first year of America’s bicentennial year. His TV series UEP's activity was centered around the began in Canada in 1972, and has also American group, Kiss, which has been seen in South Africa and Hong Kong. meanwhile developed quite a bit of recognition in Europe. Kessler-Grass, EMC Looking ahead, one of the latest catalogs In European Deal acquired by UEP is House of Gold Music which includes the Billie Jo Spears song, LOS ANGELES — Kessler-Grass manage- “What I’ve Got In Mind,” which is already ment has arranged for several of its clients riding the English charts and on which ap- to be represented in the European BROTHERHOOD OF GOLD — Brotherhood of Man recently received their first gold proximately ten different local versions territories by EMC (European Marketing record in Holland for the sale of over 100.000 singles of the winning Eurovision song. “Save across Europe are being prepared for Consultants) under the direction of Dave Your Kisses For Me,” and posed with the plaques for the cameras during a television release. Chapman and Don Morris. broadcast in Haarlem. Left to right are Lee Sheridan, Nicky Stevens, Ben Stuurman, Mick And, with the acquisition of the Fred EMC has been retained to look after Boskamp (promotion team of VIP Records B V.), Toni Hiller. Sandra Stevens and Martin Perren catalogue, including Tavares’ Tyrone Davis (CBS) and Jefferson Starship Lee. Down in front is VIP Records manager Ruud Lamers. single, “Heaven Must Be Missing An violinist, Papa John Creach, who is a solo Angel,” and the Sylvers’ single, “Boogie actfor Buddah Records with his band, Mid- night Sun. International Fever," UEP is almost certain to reap Bestsellers further chart successes. Members of UEP are present at Chrysalis-Budd Co. (IBC) Celebrates B’day Musexpo '76 in New Orleans this week, where they can be contacted either at their BELGIUM — To celebrate the company’s Nell Diamond’s LP “Beautiful Noise” is — Tim Whitsett, general booth or at the Fairmont Hotel. LONDON manager first anniversary, IBC (International still climbing the charts and is expected to of Chrysalis Music Ltd., and Buddy Kaye, After Musexpo, all UEP members will Bestsellers Company) held a riverboat be one of the five biggest-selling for the Budd catalog to be represented in records by jointly go to Nashville where a reception will party on Aug. 31 . In just one year this com- the end of the year. In the meantime Neil's the UK and Eire by Chrysalis. be held in order to meet and discuss their pany has become a major force in for Kaye is a well-established songwriter the soundtrack “Jonathan Livingston concept with interested parties. Belgian musical world. As well as making Seagull” keeps selling like crazy. with several million-sellers to his credit. He their own productions (IBC label), they also After reaching the number one position has written numerous movie and TV distribute such labels as Sounds Superb, here with their first CBS single “Arms Of State To Famous themes, and conducts the UCLA songwrit- Europa, Power Exchange and Intercord. A Mary,” Sutherland Brothers & Quiver have LONDON — State Records (an MCA- ers workshop. few weeks ago they re-released a nearly become very popular. CBS has released distributed label in the U.S.) has assigned The Budd catalog contains songs recor- complete Trojan catalog. As well as another single from their LP “Reach For the U.S. publishing administration rights ded by Jimmy Osmond, Vikki Carr, Pat celebrating their first year in business, they The Sky" called “When The Train Comes.” for their State Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and Boone, Bert Kaempfert and Petula Clark also welcomed the Dutch Negram label To take advantage of this situation Ariola Ladysmith Music, Inc. (ASCAP) to Famous among others. It also has the soundtrack with artists such as George Baker Selec- has re-released the single “You Got Me Music Publishing Companies, a division of scores for the 1975 Grammy-winning “Little tion, Ferrari and Alexander Curly. You will Anyway” and has .” Richard compiled a "Best Of . . Gulf-Western. Wayne Bickerton of State Prince" LP narrated by Burton and remember the George Baker Selection's LP. This compilation features “Sailing,” the Records (London) and Sid Herman, ad- the classic John Huston film “Treasure of American hit single “Paloma Blanca” a few original version of the song that Rod ministrative vice president of Famous han- the Sierra Madre" which starred Humphrey months ago. Stewart sang to #1 all over the world. dled negotiations. Bogart.

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