Doas:irsPi INSIDE Singleschart,6-7;Album chart, 17; New Singles, 18; News Albums,13;Airplay guide,14-15;IndieLabels, MIDEM News, 5 & 8. J February 7, 1983 VOLUME FIVE Number 42 75p New code of conduct clause will stop retail promo abuses THE BPI is to change the anti -chart -cut-out and picture discs through 100copy of the Elvis Costello LP Get Happy He added that Gallup had been hyping code of conduct to prevent anynamed record stores. Most of themfor every 'From Head To Toe' boughtreassured that it had the full backing of further promotions which advertise spe-subsequently turned out to be on thethrough nominated stores. the BPI to take any record out of the cial offers through named chart shops.supposedly secret Gallup chart compila- After last Wednesday's BPI councilchart if foul play was suspected. Gallup The industry watchdog's action fol-tion list. meeting, chairman Chris Wright toldalso handicaps records that come in for lows a national newspaper advertising ConcernhadbeenbuildingupRB: "Within seven days we will haveheavy retail promotion, and record campaign carried out by CBS to pushthroughout the second part of 1982 aftertightened up the code of conduct. Wecompanies have a duty under the code of sales of Toto, Men At Work and theWEA had instituted a number of similarwant to stamp out these promotionsconduct to inform Gallup of any unusual Stranglers singles by offering cheapcampaigns, culminating in an offer of abecause we don'tlike them." retail promotion effort." Record Business WEA bans supply of publication to tracks for twofers cease next week WEA HAS called a halt to any further And RCA's special projects manager leasing of tracksto TV marketingBrian Atkinson commented: "I don't RECORD BUSINESS wishes to companies who want them for 'twofer'feel that I should be dictating to the tv inform its readers that next week's compilation albums. companies. always work towards a issue will be the last. The decision Company chairman Charles Levisongood financial return for RCA from to close the paper, after almost five confirmed the ban to RB explaining:them. years ofpublication, has been taken "There seemed to be a lot of requests for "The way the marketplace is at thePLENTY OF men but little work was with the greatest reluctance in the tracks for this kind of compilation justmoment, there is no way that there arecarried out as CBS executives cele- light of the current state of the UK before Christmas. 32 good tracks available to go roundbrated the double chart topping fete of record industry and the continuing "In my opinion they cheapen thethree TV companies, so I am going inAustralian band Men At Work. With perceived value of music and WEA is nolooking for a high royalty.I believetheirtrophiesare,JerryTurner, low level of advertising support. longer prepared to licence tracks for Most members of the RB staff those companies should be planningmarketing director EPA (left), Paul two -for -the -price -of -onecollections.28 -track packages at the absolute max-Russelland(centre)and Maurice havebeenoffered,and have This decision will have an inconsequen-imum." Oberstein, chairman. accepted, positions on the paper's tial effect on the company revenue- highly successful sister publication wise." Video Business. Now two years old, Levison's stand was backed by EMI Video Business switched tofort- marketing director Peter Buckleigh whoSponsored Capital radio nightly publication from the begin- said: "We have only contributed tracks ning of January and is now at the to twofers on very rare occasions-show in face of IBA -code usually because they were owned by a stage when it requires a full-time third party. IN WHAT appears to be a complete`linked' to the station's plugs for its editorial and advertising sales staff "I have always felt they cheapen theabout-face the IBA has given Capitalconcert. to allow its potential to be fully value of music and drag down prices to Radio permission to attract a sponsor for While the IBA last week denied that developed in the months ahead. an even lower level. By and large, EMI a concert broadcast. the arrangement was anything out of the Record Business is being merged has always said no to tracks for twofers." Capitalis'presenting and broad-ordinary - ILR and ITV stations co- with Music & Video Week which will However, Levison does not have thecasting' a concert called 'Visions' atvered by the IBA Code frequently take over theservicingofsupport of the entire industry. BothLondon's Barbican Centre and hasbroadcast sponsored events - it does unduplicated subscriptionsafter K-tel and Telstar have two -collectionsgained IBA support to attract Philishaveseem to 'bend' the Code. February 21. Readers with en- under preparation for TV campaigns, as sponsor. The first clause in the Code concerns quiries regarding their subscrip- and both will contain tracks from CBS. What is more itwill As Barry Hatcher in the CBS special also attractprogramme independence stating: "No tions are advised to write to The projects division confirmed: "There arecommercials from K-tel which has anadvertisement may include anything Publisher, Music & Video Week, two twofers coming up and we are album Visions containing many of thethat states, suggests or implies that any 40 Long Acre, London WC2E 9JT. prepared to licence tracks to them if the themes to be played at the concert. K-telpart of any programme broadcast by the deal makes sense." told RB that its commercials would be TO PAGE 2 Oecule:11,124a, -VP IT UP Neavi S;nyes, AVAI LABLE ON 7I NCH AND1 2 INCH INITIALOUANTITIES(POSPO547) INCLUDE A FULL COLOUR POSTER AND A FREE SINGLE. 7 1 NCH - POSP 547 O 1 2 I NCH ..pospx547 poor flEWS Promo bonus in C4 commercial breaks THE YAWNING gaps in Channel 4'sramming department chief Peter Wagg. advertising breaks may not be helping And his views were backed by WEA the new TV network's finances, butmarketing manager Stuart Till who they are proving an unexpected bonus tocommented: "There is a precendent in record companies. that ITV uses them as fillers inits For to fill in time between variousafternoon slots occasionally. The ratings minority interest programmes, the neware not high, but when you pay a lot of channel has been forced to broadcastmoney to make a video, we are just pleased that they are transmitted." record company promotional videos. EMI marketing director Peter Buck- C4 has still to settle its dispute withleigh said: "We view C4's use of the the actor's union Equity over paymentsvideos as reasonable promotion, for appearing in commercials, and in thealthough in an ideal world we would like meantime, the videos are proving usefulthem properly announced and shown in to fill in those awkward blank screens.full," and Phonogram's marketing man- "Sometimes they chop the films shortager Tony Powell explained that C4 will to fit a gap, but I am all in favour of asaccount for each transmission to the much TV exposure of our videos asMusicians Union, who will pick up possible," said Chrysalis Video prog-broadcast fees from record companies. MINIPOPS MEET Maxipops: At a party to launch their new album and C4 tv Ashby says 'TV Records series the Minipops met their maxi counterparts at the Embassy Club, including Toyah, Bananarama, Natasha, Tight Fit, David Van Day of Dollar along with Kate Robbins, Imagination and Steve Strange. Who's who? Judge will be back in business' for yourself! ATTEMPTS BY managing directorwould be worthwhile trying to con- Colin Ashby to secure new finance fortinue," Asby added. He stressed thatManufacturers bullish about his TV Records company after theTV Records was "on very good terms abrupt withdrawal of support by chiefwith everybody", including Michael backer Richard Branson, chairman ofBungey Associates, the advertisingvideo jukebox prospects Virgin Records, look like being suc-agency which handles the company'sCONFUSION OVER whether the in- Arriving atthis position has cost cessful. time -buying and space -booking, and at stallation of a video jukebox made aVibroplant,theplanthiregroup, "We are confident that TV Recordswhose Soho headquarters TV Records premises a 'mini -cinema' led to a costlymonths of delay in fullfilling orders and will continue to trade and that we shalloccupies office space. delay for equipment suppliers Vibro-costthecompany£577,000.This be back in business in the not too Of the three albums scheduled forplant but the trend is rapidly beingemerged in the company's annual report distant future," Ashby toldRB. release and subsequently suspended, reversed. and was the only blackspot as profits He said that he and his staff hadtheMegatrackscompilation will not It is now generally recognised thatrose from £534,000 to £905,000. been encouraged to persevere withnow be marketed. But the two otherlegislation covering film projection to Vibroplant is predicting further losses their efforts to fmd new funding by thealbums will come out as soon as newaudiences was never intended to restrictfor the current period but the video "marvellous expressions of supportarrangements have beenfinalised. the situation of video jukeboxes injukebox market is definitely on the up, received from all sides of the indus-According to Ashby, this could beexisting places of entertainment such asaccording to supplier of video tapes try." "It became quite obvious that itby the end of the month. pubs. Captain Video. A spokesman said that there were 250 machines out before Christmas and 500 Up to 50 jobs this month and he predicted that this could well double again in the next six go at Pickwick months. ASRBwent to press, reports were BBC Rockline coming inthat between 30 and 50 employees had been made redundant by pop package budget company Pickwick. The job for foreign TV losses are said to cover all departments and the news follows recent speculation WITH THE risinginterestinthe about the future direction fo the com- audio-visual side of the music industry, pany.