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-.4;00.* 1-\ :PORTS: JOCK ARARI SAYS B www.americanradiohistory.com 1 1 EE GEES "WHEN HE'S GONE" The New Single Produced by rry Gibb. Maurice Gibb. Robin Gibb Engineered by Femi liya From the album HIGH CIVILIZATION M a n a g e m e n t G a r y B o r m a n B o r m a n E n t e r t a i n m e n t www.americanradiohistory.com the GAVIN REPORT GAVIN AT A GLI 1CC ...,. TOP 4U URBAN KAP MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED PAULA ABDUL FREDDIE JACKSON KMD Rush, Rush (CaptiveNirgin) Main Course (Capitol) Who Me? (Elektra) LONDONBEAT SURFACE SON OF BAZERK A Better Love (Radioactive) Never Gonna Let You Down (Columbia) Bang (Get Down, Get Down)/The Band... GLENN FREY DAMIAN DAME OG STYLE Part Of Me, Part Of You (MCA) Exclusivity (LaFace/Arista) Catch 'em Slippin (Rap- A- Lot/Priority) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD WATCH TO RETAIL CRYSTAL WATERS OLETA ADAMS DE LA SOUL Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Mercury) Circle Of One (Fontana/PolyGram) Ring, Ring, Ring (Tommy Boy) BOOGI_ DOWN 'HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS RALPH TRESVANT PRODUCTIONS Couple al Days (EMI) Do What I Gotta Do *LUTHER VANDROSS Live Hardcore Worldwite Paver Of Love /Love PowerIEoici (MCA) (Jive/RCA) A/ c CUONTRY MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED PAULA ABDUL GARTH BROOKS TUCK & PATTI Rush, Rush (CaptiveNirgin) The Thunder Rolls (Capitol Nashville) Dream (Windham Hill Jazz) DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES RANDY TRAVIS JAMES MOODY Starting All Over Again (Arista) Point Of Light (Warner Bros.) Honey (Novus /RCA) GLENN FREY TRISHA YEARWOOD THE HARPER BROTHERS Part Of Me. Part Of You (MCA) She's In Love With The Boy (MCA) Artistry (Verve /PolyGram) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH KEITH WASHINGTON TRISHA YEARWOOD BOB SHEPPARD Kissing You (Qwest /Warner Bros.) She's In Love With The Boy (MCA) Tell Tale Signs (Windham Hill Jazz) II III II III LUTHER VANDROSS GARTH BROOKS Power Of Love /Love The Thunder Rolls HICKS, McBEE, JONES Power (Epic) (Capitol Nashville) Power Trio Novus /RCA) r,I11 E1(1UA11YC MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED TUCK & PATTI ELVIS COSTELLO THE CHARLATANS Dream (Windham Hill Jazz) "The Other Side Of Summer" (Warner Bros.) "Over Rising" (Beggars Banquet/RCA) CHRIS REA JOE WALSH ELVIS COSTELLO Auberge (Atco) "Ordinary Average Guy" (Epic) "The Other Side Of Summer" (Warner Bros.) CHRIS SMITH ROD STEWART THE INSPIRAL CARPETS (Agenda) "Rebel Heat" (Warner Bros.) "Caravan" (Mute / Elektra) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH CHRIS REA ELVIS COSTELLO GANG OF FOUR Auberge (Atco) "The Other Side Of Summer" (Warner Bros.) "Don't Fix What Ain't Broke" (PolyGram /PLG) SPECIAL EFX GLENN FREY Peace Of The World "Part Of Me. Part Of You" JULIAN COPE (GRP) (MCA) "Beautifl.l Love" (Island) May 3. 199/ /the GAVIN REPORT / www.americanradiohistory.com the GAVIN REPORT NORBERG HOT SHOTS QUOTES PETERS LNS see page 19 KZZP SWITCHES TODD TO 'HBQ As we went to press we learned Columbus. He previously spent FORMAT, CALLS that former Pirate Radio -Los time in St. Louis at KHTR. No After eleven years as a power- after a day of broadcasting "atmo- Angeles OM Mark Todd has programming changes are an- house Top 40, KZZP -Phoenix spheric" sounds (waves crashing, landed the PD gig at KHBQ -St. ticipated. has flipped format and calls. As etc.), KVRY came back with se- Louis of April 30, KVRY "Variety lections that included Steve He starts at the station late next JAM, LEWIS 104.7" is a gold -based A /C. Winwood's "Roll With It" and week. Staffers out as a result of the Amy Grant's current hit "baby, "I'm excited to be going to St. PUT THINGS change include personalities baby." Jingles incorporated Louis, and look forward to work - Dave Ryan, John McHay, Lisa snippets from songs by consistent ing with the General Manager McDaniel,ChetBuchanan,Jack chart toppers such as Billy Joel Rich Gray and the VP of Pro - IN PERSPECTIVE Hammer and MD Darcy Sand- and the Eagles. Known new gramming Tom Barsanti," Todd Award -winning producer/ ers. PD Stef Rybak remains in staffers include morning man Jeff told the Gavin Report. "I think I songwriters Jimmy Jam and place. Davis and midday personality can bring a lot to the table and Terry Lewis, in partnership with Although Rybak was not re- John Zellner, who'll double as make a difference." A &M Records, formed their turning calls, sources say that Music Director. Before his stint at Pirate, Todd own record company this week, Daily Operations Don't Change was Program Director at 92X THORNEMI PICKS UP SBK's REMAINING 50% Pending shareholder ap- soundtrack to Teenage Mutant Thorn EMI Chairman and Chief proval, Thorn EMI plc, which Ninja Turtles. Executive: "In the highly corn- already owns 50% of SBK Label Chairman /CEO Charles petitive environment for new Records, has agreed to purchase Koppleman and President CEO record companies, SBK Records the remaining shares in the com- Martin Bandier will sign con - has already achieved a major pany, and thus will become sole tracts to continue in their capaci- presence and sales are continuing owner. ties until December, 1995 as part to grow. Both Charles Koppleman The move is expected to have of the deal. Even those will not be and Martin Bandier have been no effect on the day -to-day op- altered significantly from the ex- instrumental in bringing about eration of the label, which in its isting terms. Both gentlemen also this success...their long term con - naming it Perspective Records. first year of operation received retain their positions as Chairman tinuing involvement...will sup - The Minneapolis -based Per- platinum albums for artists Va- and Vice Chairman of EMI Music port the group's sales and profit spective will be headquartered nilla Ice, Wilson Phillips and Publishing. objectives." with the duo's Flyte Time Stu - Technotronic, and for the Commented Colin Southgate, coat. ne.vt pa,ÇE cont next page NEWS - Beverly Mire 11LLL OF CONTEFfl: FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 8 TOP 40 16 ARTIST 18 ON MANAGEMENT by Oren Flarari 26 RAP 18 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 22 URBAN [ ° 19 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Narberg 30 A/C t ` , n 20 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Duitsman 38 COUNTRY " n , 4, 27 RAP PHOTOFILE 46 ADULT ALTERNATIVE ', 44. °' 35 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell 48 JAll 36 MADCAP RADIO UPDATE by Louise Polanker 54 ALBUM ,. 37 A/C PHOTOFILE 56 ALTERNATIVE " a_, m 64 ALTERNATIVE PHOTOFILE the GAVIN REPORT/May 3, /99/ www.americanradiohistory.com RAYMOND FOR A VIOLENT CTION AND REMIX BY F !ND EN mope des end mete 2/4,. 0 1991 Hollywood records www.americanradiohistory.com NEWS the GAVLN REPORT THORN -EMI cunt. from prenions page "Jim Fifield's (EMI Music wholly-owned label is something President /CEO) vision for the that was anticipated since the in- future growth of EMI Music and ception of SBK Records. We be- his management philosophies on lieve the acceleration of that event how to achieve these goals are will be beneficial to our artists and consistent with ours," said employees, and will help build Koppleman and Bandier in a SBK Records and EMI Music joint statement. "Becoming part Publishing as the two preeminent of the EMI Music family as a music companies of the nineties." PERSPECTIVE cont. from previous page ELEKTRA dios, Flyte Time Productions and Flyte Time Tunes. DEBUTS Sire Recording artist Tommy Page (second left) is keeping pretty heady The deal calls for A &M to pro- company these days! Here he's joined by Michael Bolton (far right) who mote and distribute Perspective executive produced Tommy's upcoming single "When You Close Your product. The team will not nec- PENDULUM Eyes," a song Bolton co -wrote with Diane Warren (second right). Joining essarily write and produce ef- Elektra Entertainment Chair- the tunesome trio is Guy Roche (I), who produced Page's album "From The forts by acts signed to the label, man Bob Krasnow and Senior Heart," which is scheduled for release May 28. and they are free to work with Vice President Urban Music artists on other labels. Ruben Rodriguez have an- Jam and Lewis already have nounced the formation of Pen- an established, successful rela- dulum Records, of which CHANGES AT GEFFEN tionship with A &M. In addition Rodriguez will be President. The Two major changes took place him overseeing the business and to producing multi -platinum first releases are expected this at Geffen Company as Eric Eisner general administrative affairs of albums for Janet Jackson, summer, and will be distributed resigned as president and David Geffen Records, DGC Records they've been at the helm for al- through the WEA system. Berman joined in a senior execu- and Geffen Music Publishing. bums by label co -owner Herb When Rodriguez joined Elektra tive position. Berman most recently worked Alpert and for The Human last November, it was speculated Eisner leaves Geffen to focus in the law firm Mitchell, League. that he would soon head a sub- on feature films, and will be an- Silberbert & Knupp, but has "I can't think of anyone with sidiary label. Pendulum is ex- nouncing his plans at a later date. worked in executive capacities whom we'd rather be in busi- pected to support a small roster, "Eric's leaving is a great loss to at Captiol -EMI and Warner ness than Jimmy Jam and Terry beginning with vocalist /writer/ me," said David Geffen. "We Bros. "As much as I enjoy being Lewis," said Al Cafaro, A &M producer Christopher Walker, remain close friends and I wish in private practice, I couldn't President and CEO.