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Europes Leading Music Businesspoper A Morgan-Gfampian Publication JUNE 11, 1977

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post for with 12-inch trend bv ADAM WHITE interest. Its original UK release date Ken THE COMMERCIALLY available of May 6 was suspended for a 12-inch single is continuing to attract fortnight in order to make the record UK music business converts. RCA, available in the larger format, which % Glancy Arista and Chiswick arc the latest to holds for the first 15,000 copies. adopt the configuration for certain Recommended retail price is 70p. by BRIAN MULLIGAN product, coming soon after Rocket's More such releases are anticipated KEN GLANCY, former managing recent debut with an Elton from Arista. i director of RCA-UK, has.stepped John/Kiki Dec item (Music Week, The initial 13,000 copies of TWO OF Britain's most successful songwriters of late. Ken Gold and Mickey down as president of RCA Records May 28). There is an ambitious new Motorhcad's new single from Denne — hits to their credit include the Real Thing's You To Me Are U.S. and will return to Europe. scheme from Capitol in July, and Chiswick, entitled Motorhead, come Everything and Cliff Richard's I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You — have A statement released last week by hints of an imminent Anchor entry as a 12-inch with a special cover, signed to MCA Records as artists. Negotiations for the company were handled RCA revealed that Glancy has been into this fast-crowding field. then switch to 7-inch. in New York by its East Coast director, George Lee, and he is pictured here replaced as president by Louis Meanwhile. CBS and WEA have The Capitol scheme features four- (centre) with Denne (left) and Gold. The pair's first MCA single is expected Cutiolenc, president and general extended their commitment to the track, 12-inch singles by Natalie later this year. manager since 1965 of RCA Mexico. giant-size singles with new releases, Cole and the Sylvers, plus a special Cutiolenc has also been responsible and Pye has claimed unit sales of sampler album. Consumers who bu\ for RCA Latin-American market 200,000 for ns four-track Big Deal both of the former simultaneously development and in 1974 was m.d. line. But no new 12-inch product is — they retail for a suggested 99p PRS to appeal against of RCA France for an interim presently planned by either each — then receive a free copy of period. Phonogram or Polydor, despite the latter, which showcases the The RCA statement noted that success with the Ramoncs and the label's soul product. The LP will not Glancy had been "assigned new Who respectively. be available separately. Lyttleton court order responsibilities" in Europe which RCA's move features the T- Each of the giant-size singles will Associate member Lyttleton had would be "announced shortly". Connection's Do What You Wanna go out in limited editions of 30,000 by JOHN HAVWARD It quoted Glancy as saying: "As copies; the sampler offer will only COMPOSER TREVOR Lyttleton requisitioned the court hearing in most people who know me are Do, on theTK label. The first 15,000 has won the first battle in his long- order to circulate PRS members \\ ho aware, I have a special fondness for copies of the disc will be 12-inch {as apply in this configuration, and drawn-out campaign to force the had the right to vote as part of his TKXC 9109) retailing for 99p; when cease when the singles revert to 7- aim to change the company's Europe and have been hoping for it reverts to 7-inch (TKXB 9108), the inch. Key track of the Cole disc is Performing Rights Society to the opportunity to devote more time Party Lights, taken from the singer's reveal its list of voting full members, constitution. He intends to urge to RCA Records' European RRP drops to 70p. The company has but total victory still eludes him. them to support resolutions which activities. The music business in been studying the market lor some new LP: other cuts are her first he has set down for the company's time — and, like virtually every British hit. This Will Be. plus In the High Court on Friday, Mr. Europe has not approached its Sophisticated Lady and Inseparable. Justice Brightman ordered the PRS annual general meeting on June 30. potential and the challenge of other UK firm, using the to send Lyttleton, who is both a He has been fighting for some contributing to its growth is one to configuration for disco promotion The Sylvers' record includes the composer and a solicitor, a copy of time to this end, and has frequently work — and now feels the lime is group's current US hit. High School expressed his dissatisfaction uith which I look forward with great right to make its commercial 12-inch Dance, Hot Line, Lovin' You Is the pan or parts of its members' anticipation." Like Lovin' The Wind and the two- register containing the names and some aspects of the running of the Glancy was appointed president in entry. More bum per-size singles addresses of those who are entitled PRS and its accountability to December 1973. After record sales from RCA will follow, with miilion-sclling Boogie Fever. to attend and vote at the company's members. emphasis on its disco/soul output on Both the 7-inch and the 12-inch His counsel. Oliver Weaver, told and earnings in 1975 and 1976, in the labels such as TK, Soul Train and will be sold in specially-designed meetings. first quarter of 1977 RCA almost But when the PRS gave notice of the judge that the company, which doubled its profits, with a Sal Soul. "Capitol Soul Special" bags, and appeal, the judge granted a stay on Arista's debut 12-inch item. retailers will receive the 12-inch discs TO PAGE 4 particularly strong showing Garnett Minims' What It Is, was his order, as long as the appeal was internaiionallv. prompted "by import and disco TO PAGE 4 heard quickly.

RCA drops Pistols give Virgin VALDOCMCAN minimum Some of my best friends are songs W biggest debut sales? order DESPITE A total broadcasting ban the IB A issuing instructions that the VflLDPJONICflN on the single God Save The Queen, it record should not be played on the surcharge seems certain that the Sex Pistols grounds of "gross bad taste". will provide Virgin with its biggest- Radio commercials to promote THE CURRENT stagnation in UK selling single on a debut release. the song have been turned down by record sales has led RCA to abolish Boots, Smiths and Woolworth Capital, BRMB. Clyde and its minimum order surcharge (75p have all said they arc not stocking Piccadilly, and printers on the rock on orders worth £14.99 or less). the group's 45, but some reports say weekly Sounds refused to handle a Company label group manager, that certain Boots branches have back page advertisement for the Julian Moore, described the move as defied the ban and taken in large single until it was re-designed. one to help dealers in every way stocks. Despite the records' high chart possible in the current situation, and However, the merchandising placing (No. 2 this week), it will not m controller in the audio department at be played on Top Of The Pops. yi io encourage them to stock RCA Producer Robin Nash has said: "It Boots, lan Smellie told Music Week: IT V /fli ■DZSH HP Particular. T0 RAGE 4 "We did say to branches that we did is quite unsuitable for an not wish them to stock this, but it entertainment show like Top Of The could be that this note was sent out a Pops." bit laic. It was sent at the end of last Virgin, press officer, Al Clark, week, and that some branches had commented: "There is certainly a Contents unanimity of bans. Every already placed orders." IMofr.j-g I Uawn'ima Cr),ngT:mc RETAILING; New York Reports indicate that the CBS conceivable outlet for the record is tetKsr® ihs Sunshsvi m GtwiApofes Gof&jJt discount battle 16. Counter telephone sales department — Virgin now closed to us. Our only m is distributed by CBS — is having opportunity to push the record is via Intelligence 22. Small press advertising and a poster companies Part 2: Broadside the busiest week for months campaign, and quite a lot of posters 'kL: 24. Audioscene 25&26. handling the flood df calls from European news 6. American dealers anxious to stock the single, are being ripped dow n by royalists. MM scene 10. Musical Mallorca which is being shipped out at the rate Clark went on to say that Virgin's of 20,000 per day. On one day last sales manager. Ann Green, had SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE SONGS Song Festival report 12. Talent week orders totalling 25,000 went called major retailers around the 14. Classical 28. out to stores. country to assess reaction, and all Album 6641607 Cassette 7599184 Cartridge 7789 223 CHARTS: Top 50 33. Top But if sales have been had confirmed that God Save fhe marketed by albums 31. U.S. top 20 10. unprecedented, so have censorship Queen was the fastest selling single phonogram problems, with both the BBC and in their stores. B MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977

UA issues one-man Jubilee 45 A by TERR! ANDERSON Rockficld co-producing it with when the Queen stops there on her AS A result of Welsh entertainer Ward. The two then brought the jubilee tour, and it was-placed as a y/ Bryn Yemm's one-man promotion, tape to London and tried to gain the full-cast number in two summer marketing, sales and retail efforts on interest of record companies, leaving shows. t behalf of his own Jubilee single — copies to be played at a&r meetings. Publishing went to Noel Gay, and & after various record companies Several firms., including UA, liked it Yemm's greatest coup was to have u ■i r turned it down — United Artists has but none was prepared to do'a deal plaved to a managers' conference i acquired the disc for national release on it. Yemm was convinced, how- for' South Wales Woolworths this week. It has also become one of ever that there was a market for his branches, eight of which arc already the very rare non-Top 50 titles to be single. "I dug my heels rn," he stocking it with the possibility of K' stocked by Woolworths. recalls, and by cordial agreement. branches over other parts of the Jubilee Party, which Yemm with UA marketing director Dennis country having it this week — wrote, recorded and produced Knowles he arranged for 1.000 following UA's decision to crown himself, sold over 2,000 copies in the copies to be pressed by UA on the Yemm's own efforts by- taking the whole Gwent area of Wales, and Rockfield label. single on a licence deal for Jubilee created the son of interest that any He paid the dealer price for these, week release oh the Rockficld label. record company promotion team took them back to Wales and began LULU PRESENTS goalkeeper Neil Fffench Wall would be happy to achieve. Yemm to promote the single in his Welch of the »in"Zea? pressure from Frier Mears Music ManagenZ attended a Jubilee meeting- in Small Faces w, resident's spot at the major South (centre) '^°°^Js Z,thed " 6-4 victory in extra time. Proceeds from ,he Abergavenny in February, and Wales cabaret venue. Ne\\; Helmacn Wore two late goals ci ^ ^ /0 lhe memorial fund for Chelsea wrote Jubilee Party the same night, nightclub in Usk. A dance was made LP from RCA intending it to be "a song to Her up to go with the song and the THE SMALL Faces 1968 album. X'ertVer Housenwn. 16 teams entered the nationwide competition which Majesty from not just me but the project look off, with Yemm selling Ogden's Nut GonetFlake has been people of Gwent". Shared profits up to 300 a day eventually, at the re-rdeased again in the original is now planned as an annual event. from the sales are being donated to club and through his personal car circular sleeve, under the recent the Gwent Community Radio delivery to any retailer who wanted a RCA licencing deal for the NEMS Semce as a way of supporting the reasonable number. Harlech TV and Immediate labels. The band has Prince of Wales Jubilee Appeal. used it behind a Jubilee newsclip, now re-formed. The album was re- Phonogram fires Yemm sang his song at a party where and was flooded with phone issued by NEMS last year. Five early it was heard by Rock field Studios enquiries, while Yorkshire TV Black Sabbath LPs were also rc- co-director Kingsley Ward. decided to organise the singing of it rcleascd last week under the same Yemm recorded the single at by 2,000 Barnsley schoolchildren deal. consumer Salvo UNDjER THE banner "The entry forms, and record buyers will Phonogram Silver Salvo , be allowed one entry per Phonogram Phonogram is embarking on a album, returning forms to the record substantial point-of-sale consumer company with proof of purchase. ■fSRISXQESERSM competition during June and July to Around £20,000 worth of prizes promote its album product. are on offer, including a silver Simca Retailers will be provided with 1100 car for the winner and colour NEW SINGLE televisions, video cassette recbrders, "and music centres for the runners- Firms support up. Throughout the period of the contest. Phonogram is including centenary float announcement liners on all its :h consumer album advertising to push MUSIC BUSINESSES in the Soho the competition, while dealers will area of London are contributing to be offered a Silver Salvo kit of the cost of an industry float for the posters, slickers and mobiles to Soho Jubilee procession on June 19. identify their stores as Silver Salvo A meeting at Marquee Sludios/)f- CLOIELY fices recently gained support from Dealers. Charisma, Anchor, Trident Studios, "This is our first consumer CBS, Track Records, EMI Music, competition this year," said the MCA, WEA, and the 100 Club. company's marketing manager The theme of the float will be not Brian Baird. "We are doing it in the just the Jubilee, but the Centenary belief that it will stimulate album NOW" of recorded sound, and design of sales action for dealers in a what the organisers describe as a traditionally slack period of the "silver-coaled extravaganza" will year." WATCH CLOSELY- ITS CHARTBOUND! include a disco podium. It is hoped this will be manned by a lop Radio One dj. This float will head the PS procession, leading a line of others from Soho business, Contributions to the cost of the music industry MOTOWN UK and Jobete Musi f4>*i float are still being sought, and the have moved to new offices at h organiser is Simon White, of Curzon Street. Telephone number i Marquee Studios. 493-1603.

mm&m (JuneS, 1966) (June 10, 1972) AMERICAN DECCA and Warner- DICK ASHER named managir Reprise considering establishing director of CBS, with Richai independent UK operations . . . T Robinson appointed vice-presidci Dccca and Immediate releasing rival CBS International hcadquartc LPs by Small Faces .... Board of organisation concentrating o Trade figures reveal total February manufacturing activities .... AT Vi» /J sales of £1.9 million, four and one- Music signs seven-year agrcemei half percent below the previous year with Paul and Linda McCartney t .... at Royal Albert Hall Gcorgie lake effect from February next. . . Fame sings accompanied by Count Max Need ham leaves B&C as prct Basic Orchestra .... Philips officer to freelance .... on RC^ secures Liberty pressing-distribution Alan Clarke of the Hollies relcast contract a (op EMI executive first solo LP .... Neil Diamon expected to be named as MGM chief makes UK debut at Albert Ha in UK ... . Gene Pitney arrives for • • • • in an attempt to improv first UK sessions with producer relations between promotio Gerry Bron I'rocul I|anim managers and BBC, both BPI am replaces Tremelocs Silence Is Golden MPA arrange meetings befor at number one Tom Dooley discussions with Derek Chinncr makes first appearance in RR • ■ • . transfer of EMI's pressing am written by a top bchind-thc-scrcens distribution to new £4 millio' CBS 5336 industry figure .... and reveals complex at Uxbridgc road expcctct Produced by (bat noted newspaper chief Maurice jo be complete in one month . • ■ Barbra Streisand Kinn quitting in October. . . Beatles Rolling Stones Exile On Main Slrcc and Phil Ramone to be featured in new Yellow enters LP chart at Number One Submarine animated film. holding off Elton John's Honk: Order from CBS Order Desk, Tel: 01 -960 2155 CBS Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, London W10 Chateau. PAGE 2 MUSICWEEK JUNE 11, 1977

Collectors' Island introduces video items from cassette dealer scheme Bearsville ill ISLAND RECORDS is to launch a many albums of both current ad new free video cassette service to back catalogue as they like on sale or ALTHOUGH THE official statement says that Ken Clancy's dealers this month, backed up by a return," said Knowles. and Grapevine salc-or-return offer on featured "We arc concentrating on 'aware* European return will be to work for RCA, inevitably his name is product. shops. It does not matter if they arc TRACKS WHICH are now being linked with the still unfilled managing director vacancy at Sales manager John Knowles said big or small. If they don't have a considered collectors' items are Decca John Fruin aiming to make WEA the UK's fittest the scheme was based around a video machine, we have six spare included on the WEA Bearsville record company — a basement gymnasium is about to be series of live concert video sets we-can lend them if/hey are, sampler album, scheduled for June opened, but massage from local Soho specialists not recordings Island has made since the really keen." 24 release. The 10-lrack LP,"called contemplated despite the red faces caused by Sex Pistols new year with its tv unit. The Concens already recorded and Bear Pack One, is the first in a scries debacle, EMI may be about to plunge into the new wave again company has a list of around 60 committed to tape include Eddie and of mid-price Bearsville LPs, and full marks for timing to Virgin that God Save The Queen shops in the country which have the Hot Rods Rainbow gig, and contains vintage classics such as will grab the chart headlines in Jubilee Week. video equipment and will distribute shows by Ian Gillan Band and Small Town Talk by Bobby Charles; the cassettes to them on a fortnightly Rough Diamond among others. The South To New Orleans, by Hungry HOW EMBARRASSING — first call received by Jack Jones loan basis. next concert to be recorded will be Chuck; and It All Comes Back, by when he guested on Michael Aspel Show last week was from a The offer follows a six-week Bob Marley and the Wailers' season Paul Butterfield and Better Days. listener complaining of difficulty in obtaining his album — experiment at Bristol's Revolver at the Rainbow, for which big The other two artists featured are others followed personal statement awaited from Arista's Records earlier in the year when demand is anticipated. Jesse Winchester and Lazarus. Mike Goldsmid also from EMI Music publicity man Philip tapes of Bob Marley, Toots and the "The cassettes are edited and put The Bear Pack, which WEA says Palmer? industry grapevine predicts that Swindon new Maytals, Cat Stevens and the together by our own video unit," was devised following requests from wave band XTC will have contract with major company soon Heptones were shown. Island commented Knowles. "1 am happy media and public, is UK-originated U) avoid clash with A&M Elkie Brooks reception, EMI shipped in hundreds of extra albums that Island is the first company to and retails at £1.99. Promotion will to the shop and sold around 90 per provide this sort of service to comprise the distribution of 20,000 brought forward performance of Meal Ticket at Maunkberry's cent of them. retailers, and 1 am sure that in-store leaflets showing Bearsville catalogue party — and was rewarded by wildly enthusiastic ovation from "If a dealer wants to put in a video will become a very important to dealers and advertising in media visitors. promotional push on one or more of promotional aid to retailers in the consumer weeklies and specialist WHEN TK Records deal with RCA expires internationally later our artists, we can supply the future." magazines. this year, will label be seeking new UK outlet? a July cassettes and will back them up with More collectors' items are wedding to. singer-writer Peter Kelly for Virgin sales manager window displays and other poinl-of- promised from Grapevine, the Ann Gretn ...... after a second period of convalescence, Pye salc material, as well as supplying as Norfolk-based specialist soul label promotion manager Izzy Price expected back to work in two President which is an offshoot of John weeks Elton John On the road with Rocket's Arthur Sherriff Anderson's Soul Bowl shop and is well-known as an outlet for rare and tbo help promote new releases by Foster Brothers and Lorna Sonet settles chart case deleted soul records. Now Wright recently acquired by Rod Buckle for Sonet, I Got distributed by RCA in-this country, You ByvDon King on American Conbrio label, a Top 10 item in A CLAIM for damages for Grapevine has undertaken to reissue U.S. country charts Starfile paperback, based on MW and Espana tussle negligence brought against British old and rare material here, as well as Billboard charts, just published by W. H. Allen, compiled by A TWO-YEAR-OLD dispute over Market Research "Bureau, compilers modern soul records on small US . Dafydd Rees of Decca press office. publishing rights to Y Viva Espana of charts for the BPI, BBC and labels, which would not otherwise FAILURE OF CBS to capture Arista-Chrysalis pressing- has been amicably settled out of Music Week, has been dismissed. have British release. distribution deal not regarded by local staffers of U.S. label to be court by UK publisher Sonet and The case arose over a complaint by Initial releases include Quick due to reluctance of Clivc Davis tbo become involved with his ex- Basan, the Belgian holder of the President that the Top 50 singles Change Artist by an obscure Sixties original copyright. As a result, there chart published on November 16 did duo, the Soul Twins — mint copies employer again, since he's talking to CBS US re-pressing- wall be continued exploitation of the not accurately reflect the position of of which have been changing hands distribution for Arista label has just signed another song in England by Sonet. The Sleep. Well My Son by Frank for up to £40 in Northern discos;# departing Motown veteran, Eddie Kendricks new Granada dispute, which at the lime resulted in Topping. BRMB was accused of Rosemary What Happened by tv series this autumn The Blue Jeans Set to be hosted by Paul Sonet losing its Top 50 publisher negligence, which it denied. Richard "Popcorn" Wylie; and, Nicholas tough on Frank Valdor's Tropicana Showband to credit, arose over a technicality in a On May 23, following an fulfilling the second pan of be dismissed after opening Chita Rivera show at Palladium, but clause in the sub-publishing unopposed application made on Grapevine's objective, What Took should this big-selling German album act ever have been booked agreement as a result of which BRMB's behalf, a High*Court You So Long, by Stanley Woodruff in first place — in a dance hall they might have done well. royalties were frozen. The disputed Master dismissed the action for want and the US Trio — contemporary clause has been settled to Sonet's of prosecution and ordered soul/jazz by currently popular AT SECOND Music Therapy Charity lunch at Cafe Royal on satisfaction. President to pay BMRB's costs. working, Washington anists. v June 30, Duchess of Gloucester will present Silver Clef Award for services to music industry Neil Sedaka's new single will be Amarillo, once a smash for Tony Christie from New Verve label York, former A&M UK press chief Mike Ledgerwood returned to London last week as holiday relief for his successor Kit reactivated Buckler apologies to Anchor a&r manager Alan Holston for .getting his name wrong in Talentscene feature. with reissues THE FIRST UK Verve releases of 1977 signal the active return this month of the jazz and blues label . following. Polydor's decision last autumn to re-structure it with a JEFF PHILLIPS centralised system for European releases. The seven are re-issues of albums MEMBERS OF Phonogram's sales force who won a trip to Portugal as an featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar incentive during the company's sales campaign, which ended last Christmas, Peterson, • Bill Evans, Wes are pictured before leaving on their long-weekend holiday. The top Montgomery, Harry Edison, Ben representatives and area managers include: (left to right) Vic Dawes, Dave Webster and Dizzy Gillespie and Smith Barry Hulse, (seated) Gary Ho wells. Ken Maliphant, Gordon Davis, • Stan Getz, recorded between 1952 Brian Duggan, Jim Liddell and Jack Finlay. They were met at the airport by and 1963. Label manager Dennis five more prizewinners — Roy Wilkins, Glyn Stevens, John MckeeVer, Munday plans further releases this ^ George Page and Joe Colquhoun. year.

Indie steps forward with sell-out ER JUST one week in business, first 4,000 pressing order of each from P's (alias Mark Perry) own ndependent record company single was sold out within four days band Alternative TV. ed by the editorial team of the and new stocks will be available to From the same address and magazine Sniffin Glue has sold the shops immediately. telephone number, Copeland is also Said Miles Copeland: "We have involved' with another new label, )f its first pressing of its two been offered distribution deals by Illegal Records, which has the same t singles. Several major record companies and distributor and manufacturer. In lied Step Forward Records, the have even reached the final stages of this he is in partnership with his is run by the magazine's editor negotiation with some, but nothing brother Stuart and Paul Mulligan. HERE YOU COME : P. and general manager Harry has yet been signed. Meanwhile we The first release on Illegal was the owski in partnership with BTM are managing to cover 99 per cent of Police single Fall Out, and this is to rds boss Miles Copeland. be followed by an EP from New e two singles arc Fascist the record shops which carry this AGAIN itor/Tclcvision Families by the type of product." Yorker Wayne County containing Step Forward operates from three tracks — Paranoid Paradise, NEMS NES106 nas and Right To Work/The Copeland's office suite in London's The Last Time and Stuck On You. :r by Chelsea (catalogue Dryden Chambers (01-437-0712). Copeland told Music Week: "The jers Step Forward 1 and 2 Mark P. is working as a&r manager two labels have completely separate ctively)., t .... and says the company's next single identities and arc funded and ;ssed by Lintone, the label is will be Freeze/Man Of The Year to organised with different personnel SCREEN GEMS-EMI MUSIC fcuted by Bizzarre, Lightning be released on June 17 by the and on a different basis. I arn^the 21 Denmark Street, London WC2 Tel. 01-836 6699 rds. Bruce's in Scotland and Models. After that will come a 45 only person involved in both." I to the Virgin retail chain. The PAGES MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977

Red Nail stays with B&C ■M-'-

\ : Weekend signs to DJM

by TERRI rANDERSON division of Weekend Music—whichMusic— which his agreement with Weekend /] APPARENTLYapp a ntt*i \» CONFLICTING^vwiiri itkii,. is, iniwx turn, oa wholly-ownedrwtfnHocnnsc Records, because heHe hadhnci understood information on LWT's two record subsidiary of LWT — also stated that DJM would be getting an labels, and the exclusivity or that the new label would be licensed exclusive deal for all LWT- otherwise of their rights to product exclusively to DJM Records. When originatcd product. originating with the television the question of the future of Weekend Records has now company, was clarified this week. Weekend Music product going announced both the signing of the An announcement in early May through the existing Red Nail label agreement with DJM, and the that a new record label. Weekend was raised, DJM managing director appointment of Steve Colycr as Records, was to be formed as a Stephen James postponed signing of director of creative and marketing development for Weekend. The licensing agreement is world-wide THE ASSEMBLED might of DJM Records and LWT s new Weekend label and exclusive, and the first release is eothe^d (ogetfter recen fly at water's edge to celebrate the licensing of the latter scheduled on July 1; this being a tn the former (story this page). Weekend chief John Blyton, and DJM Television test spots single, Manhattan Roll, by the first managing director, Stephen James, are fourth and fifth respectively from the artists on the Weekend Records left. Weekend's newly-appointed director of creative and marketing roster. Telephone Bill and the development Steve Colycr, is first left. Smooth Operators, The first album for Mike Harding EP release from Weekend, which is to TV ADVERTISING makes up pan Back (Philips 6308 290). The three be operated in association with of the campaign Phonogram is track EP sells in a four colour bag Essex Music, will be the theme and mounting for Lancashire singer- for 70p and the album retails for incidental music from the LWT Companies keep up comedian Mike Harding's new EP £2.99. series Love For Lydia. It is Guilty But Insane (Philips CLOG 1) The tv advertising will be a test scheduled for the autumn. and his new album Old Four Eyes Is market operation in the Granada Stephen James told Music Week area only beginning in mid-June that he had postponed signing the covering a three-week period with 23 agreement until Red Nail's with 12-inch trend spots. The 30-second commercial is commitment to B&C Records — to inch. the first time Phonogram has which it is licensed — should be FROM PAGE 1 Latest 12-inch moves from CBS, sini collaborated with an artist in writing completed. "I have had the and album in browser boxes which broke the Jacksons' Enjoy the script. Cartoonist Bill Tidy has assurance from John Blyton, incorporating the Soul Special Incorporating Record and also contributed to the film. managing director of Weekend identity. Each box will contain ten Yourself into the Top 50 earlier this Tape Retailer On top of the televised push, there Music, that commitment is now packs of the three records. Window year via a bumper-size single, A Morgan-Grampian will be consumer press advertising complete, and all LWT product will streamers will also go to each of the feature Archie Bell and the Drells' Publication and strong point-of-sale support, be on Weekend Records and will go participating stores. Everybody Have A Good Time 40 Long Acre, says Phonogram. Harding is exclusively through DJM", James The Capitol soul sampler carries (Philadelphia International) and the Covent Garden. London WC2 undertaking a provincial radio tour stated. He added that Red Nail's tracks by Maze, Ranee Allen, Freda Miracles' Woman (C'JS). and promises to fit in PAs at selected agreement with B&C would run its Payne, the First Cosins Jazz WEA is issuing titles by Bootsy's 01-836 1522 record dealers. full term to the end of this year, but Ensemble, Nancy Wilson, Sun, Rubber Band and the Detroit as Red Nail had fulfilled its Inner Circle and Caldera. Emeralds in 12-inch, and also minimum commitment as per that Peter Buckleigh, general manager working George Benson's Nature Album for contract, it was not obliged to of Capitol UK, said, "The Sylvcrs Boy in that form. Its earlier Editor: commercially-available 12-inch 8' .i MUH'cwm provide any more product; and Natalie Cole are two of London repertoire already placed with B&C America's biggest soul acts at the singles (Boney M, Cerrone, Deputy Editor remains there until the Red Nail moment. As they are not available to Trammps, Undisputed Truth and a Adam WniK; contract ends, but from now on all tour here, we needed to take a Detroit Spinners four-tracker) have newscaster new Weekend Music product will be been highly successful, but Assistant Editor different marketing approach to managing director John Fruin (Production) IN AN UNPRECEDENTED on Weekend Records, and so be realise their obvious potential. Wc vat Moon campaign for a specialist group of licensed to DJM. All the records, achieved a lot of success earlier this emphasises that the company will artists on a small label, space is James said, would appear on the year with a 12-inch, four-track continue to be selective in employing Department Editors the configuration. He warns that too Talent: Cfvis While being bought on the Leicester Weekend label in the UK but on Tavares single, and the current trend Audio. Clemen' B'Own Square moving light newscaster for a DJM for the rest of the world. of such releases proves that this type much product on the market could Radio/TV: Godfrey Rust month to promote the new album on Brian Hutch, managing director of record is becomingly increasingly "kill the golden goose" and Studios: le'" Ando'son Response by the Square Pegs, a of B&C Records declined to make popular with the public". Capitol's dissipate consumer interest. Higher Soul: Adam While barbershop quartet. The album's production costs make 12-inch Live Ents.: John Hayward any further comment on the new plan was thought to be so Publishing: Pc!v" Jones approach is purist — all the songs situation, saying only. "As far as strong that a presentation was made product a "loss item" at regular are performed unaccompanied, in I'm concerned Red Nail is licensed to Record Merchandisers, and the single prices, he points out, and the the traditional style adopted by to us until the end of the year." firm's response has been enthusiastic investment is generally recouped Charts & Dealer Services barbershop customers (not barbers, Colycr has come to Weekend enough, concluded Buckleigh, to only if the records go on to become Louise Fares as is often mistakenly believed). The Records from Magnet Records, make an increase in the limited big sellers in 7-inch. album is the Square Pegs salute to where he was director of promotion, edition to 40,000 a likelihood. Another warning has come from Managing Director Stephen Foster, who wrote among having been promotion head at CBS EMI's group pop repertoire Clive Selwood, until recently Jac>c Hwiioe many others Camptown Races and for five years prior to that. He told divison is experimenting, loo, with a marketing director of Pye, where he Publishing Director: Oh Susannah; it is released this week Music Week that his concern was 12inch commercial maxi-single to blueprinted its Big Deal series of Me- WiHonsnn (10) and is distributed by Pye. with Weekend Records only, for promote new product from (he Little four-track 12-inch 45s. He believes Response expects the use of the which he is building a rosier from River Band. This will be available in the giant-size novelty appeal is Advertisement Manager; newscaster to attract attention partly scratch. His agreement with DJM he packs of ten in a browser box (it can wearing off already in the market jonothan Ward because it is such an unusual form of knew to be exclusive for all Weekend only be ordered through EMI place, and its use in a record's early Assistant Advertisement Manager: promotion for such a type of record, product, but he could not comment salesmen). The disc features Help Is days is alone no longer sufficient to Niget Sieff»ns and partly because the 24-hour-a- on the LWT/Red Nail situation. On The Way, Changed and push it into the charts. Sales: Sieve Rowo day rotation of the 15-word message "We are an offshoot of LWT, but Diffcrcnt/L.A. In The Sunshine, Nevertheless, the Big Deal discs Classified: Fe'icitv Bnski should cause enough passers by to we are autonomous, with a separate and sells for a recommended 70p in have sold 200,000 copies across all become curious enough to cause office. I am responsible for both the initial large size (a limited titles, he claims — repertoire was Promotion: Avn! Ba"Cvv London dealers to stock the album. Weekend Records, and that's all." edition of 17,000) and the regular 7- mainly vintage catalogue, by artists such as the Foundations, Lonnie Subscription Manager: >• j-ifc Hr-r-rie"• • n Doncgan, Isaac Hayes, Melanie and Mr-i ir. G'-ampjan House. the Ivy League — with Slax, Status 30 C i d' ',*.-• -d Si'i-r'i, PRS appeals against Lyttleton win Quo and Kinks titles leading the tendon SE1860H way. fd 01 865 7/7/ FROM PAGE 1 contended Weaver, meant that a discounted an earlier Registrar's member should be informed of his decision that Lyttleton was not looks after performing copyrights status and that of his co-members in entitled to the information he Surcharge drop Piibl'Shsd is-,- V.us" Week Limarrd. and royalties due to music the company. sought, but said he did so on a point FROM PAGE 1 40 Long Ar'e. Londnn. WC3 publishers, performers and others, For its pan, the PRS said it had that had not been argued before the RCA is placing special emphasis and pr-M'ed 'r-.t 'he Puhiishe's had supplied Lyttleton with a fulfilled its statutory duty. Apart Registrar. by Penso'd Pttv; LhS . Gwr-rn computer print-out showing the from providing the computer print- on singles at present, Moore added Pegisie'Cd at u.e Pfisi Ottme as a No order for costs was made — to establish a base on which newspape' names and addresses of members in out in readable form, it had against cither side and the PRS — a all three categories of membership answered all of the 175 letters from company limited by guarantee and album sales can be built — and the — full, associate and provisional Lyttleton and his solicitors sent without share capital — indicated surcharge abolition is designed to Member of Periodical associate. between January 1975 and July boost this. Moves to reorganise the Publishers Assoc. Ltd., & Audit Only the full members were through counsel that it was seeking firm's telephone sales operation and Bureau of Circulation 1976. to appeal. entitled to vote, but the print-out did The general council of the PRS — The judge had earlier told the field force for singles orientation are not show which these were. They the governing body — had fell that court that Lyttleton had subjected also being implemented. attained their status through in releasing the identities of the full the PRS to a barrage of The retail trade is being told of the q, AH maiena! copyright financial success as writers, members, they might be disclosing correspondence which might or surcharge's disappearance by 1977 Muvc Week Limited composers and publishers. information given to them in might not be justified. He said he mailout. Lyttleton contended that the confidence, by saying which was not concerned with the merits of RCA is experimenting, too, with company had not fulfilled its duty members had not attained the the dispute, but as far as he had been Saturday deliveries in certain cities. \ T-L under the 1948 Companies Act to requisite financial success to qualify If dealer response is sufficiently supply a member with a list of for full membership. able to observe, the PRS had favourable, explained Julian Moore, members. This requirement. In making his order, the judge behaved throughout with exemplary the plan will bo extended to other patience. centres. PAGE 4 ELTON JOHN "BITE YOUR LIP"

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Audiotronic bid EMI a&r meet in Cologne COLOGNE — Since 1973, the And Friedrich Wottawa. EMI- Bjorn Skifs, Teach In, Gilly Mason, production chiefs and repertoire Electrola managing director, Santabarbara, Highlight and managers of the various EMI stressed: "Though we have Spooky and Sue. European companies have been international expansion policies, we At the Cologne meeting, John lor hi-fi chain holding twice-yearly ''Continental have to remember that needs of Dixon, of US EMI Capitol, made a But a further problem was that the European A&R Conferences", the debut appearance. Others present: individual markets arc the basis for PARIS — The French t0Ministry t p r ol King Musique chain was attacked bv last being held were following get- all discussion." Roel Kruize, managing director EMI Finance has been asked ? fP °hai^ consumer associations who accused togethers in Amsterdam, Brussels, EMI-EAR, the multi-national Holland and EMI EAR; Frank takeover of the French hi-fi chain dc Wavrin of misleading the publi Paris, Zurich and Barcelona. talent-handling offshoot, is Jansen (EMI EAR Haarlem); Nick King Musique by the through "false" advertising claimsc Aims outlined in an introductory continuing to work towards Mobbs, Alex Mears and Guy organization Audiotronic. Following a court hearing, he was speech from chairman Michel international emphasis for specially- Marriott (EMI London); Michel believed that a first step wouldb® Bonnet (director-general of the Poulain (Pathe Marconi Paris); Beer given a year's prison sentence selected artists of world potential. acquisition of 49 percent of he suspended, and fined a total French EMI affiliate Pathe Artists contracted to EMI along with Soerenscn (EMI Dansk-Engelsk, capital, with the understanding that £16,000. Marconi) were to "discuss at one those involved with EMI EAR arc Copenhagen); Luigi Calabres (EMI if permission is granted t c table experiences and problems with worked across the various European Belgium, Brussels); Henri Hcymans Audiotronic would acqu^e ano regard to repertoire decisions and to territories from the outset. (IBC Belgium, the Belgian affiliate); 21 percent, giving a total 70 pcrcc . create awareness of current trends in Wottawa said; "The concept for L a i c o Burkhalter (EMI Under French law, foreign capital Song contest European territories. Also to this marketing policy involves Switzerland); Bruno Tibaldi (EMI may not be used to buy French examine prospects of expanding the initially the right choice of repertoire Italiana, Rome); Rafael Gil and interests without government European market and seek together with the co-ordination of Salvador Piez (EMI Odeon, permission. plan to boost understanding of different a&r releases, promotion activities, Barcelona); Theo Sarantis (EMI King Musique is undoubtedly the division working methods". marketing strategics, tour, cover Greece). Gunter llgner, EMI Germany- designs and sales activities." Noted Pictured is a group of the top hi fi enterprise in France though German programming chief, said: "We're EAR artists include Harpo. Marion, delegates at the Cologne meeting. today its performance is lagging. really creating a think-tank to sort Founded in 1972 by Olivier de out obvious differences that exist Wavrin, a textile magnate, it productions between the different markets. But it ,*0 V •< succeeded very rapidly in taking over is not a sales meeting in as much as 20 percent of the French market and HAMBURG — In the first quarter no one EMI company offers its 'M its turnover shot up within a few of 1977, the German record industry artists to the others. More it is a years from just over £1.3 million to showed a sales upturn of 6 percent discussion about the o cross-over r almost £26 million in 1975. For 1976 compared with the first three potential of artists and trends. We it was expected to make around £29 months last year. Sales totalled 37.1 talk about how best to deal with million on turnover, with a £1.4 million records and cassettes. artists, producers and arrangers — million profit, but in the end But early figures available for how best to find the right composer Hi turnover was somewhat less than £26 May suggest a slackening off in or lyricist for individual artists." I million. demand, particularly for German Particularly important in Cologne At one time the chain had 54 productions which have fared badly was a debate on the standardisation shops and employed 350 people. in the charts. However the industry' of artist and locensing contracts so Now the numbers have been cut is planning to fight this trend by they can be used by all EMI back, with a work force of just 200. organizing a song contest for companies. This was regarded as The reverse in fortunes is due to German composers and lyricists in vital in the future building of acts current economic stagnation and Hanover and in conjunction with the outside their home areas. government policy which is to hold Second German TV network. back expansion. A breakdown of first-quarter figures shows sales of 10.05 million pop singles, down 3 percent on the Centenary same period of 1976. French radio Low-price classical albums had a radio special 1.35 million sale and full-price Polydor signs punk classical LPs totalled 1.05 million, ATHENS - ERT, the Greek radio system the latter 15 percent down on the and television corporation, has previous year. Low-price pop launched a new radio show as part petition albums sold a total 6.95 million (up of the celebrations of the centenary ban Stinky Toys 13 percent) and full-price pop LPs of the invention of recorded sound. PARIS — Twelve important musical reached 9.60 million, an Presented by local personality PARIS — The first French punk- "lost" or "hopeless", but many organizations here, including the improvement of 16 percent. Yiogros Papastcphanou. the show is rock group, the Slinky Toys, has critics prefer to use the word National Music Committee, has A cassette sales breakdown shows: titled Good Evening Mister Edison. been signed to a three-year recording "rotten". That apart, some sections drawn up a petition intended to low price classics. 50,000; full-price And disc-jockey John Petridis has deal with Polydor. of the French press arc going out of bring about far-reaching programme classics, 50,000; low price pop, 2.05 produced a special show of the best This came as a surprise within the their way to kill off punk-rock changes with the French radio million (25 percent up) and full-price recordings of the past century, based industry for until now the word virtually before it starts. system. 2.35 million (3 percent up). on critics' selections as included in "punk" has had little impact here. Elli Madeiros, leader of the Slinky The document avers that music Billboard'^ special centenary issue A popular translation would be Toys, was described by one writer as broadcast today is cither classical/ (May 21). "hopeless, clownish, pathetic and symphonic or pop and that light Licence fee ridiculous". The attractive blonde music in the middle of the field is girl was further criticised: "She docs virtually ignored. The petition not sing, she howls. The antics of the demands that all kinds of music may drop group are vicious." should have a place in a regular PARIS — The French Government The punk-rock scene is presented broadcasting policy. lias announced that it is considering punk rock. the punk-rock people. "There are effort to meet the tastes of all relations told the French senate that 'Nobody but me. babe' Real raunchy;Their first singles not many of them as yet, but they listeners should be made. At present, the cost of collecting the licence have only just started. We must all light music was being sacrificed, a made it barely worth the trouble and It's a disco-soul number. called 'You really got me'. ask questions and find the answers situation the music men insist should so the tax would probably be Nice 'n' funky. It'll do well - To call it a re-working of the worrying." be corrected immediately. scrapped in the near future. both in and out of Kinks' famous single is an the discos. understatement.It's more of a working-over. Video cassettes for ships' TV Order STOCKHOLM — Europa Film AB Elcctra, Cupol, Polar and Sonet. is currently duplicating more than Although Europa Film ended its manufacture of videodisk matrices." now. 250 video cassettes a week for use on record production activity more Among the companies to which Klik records Swedish merchant ships. Source of than two years ago, it is still Europa Film AB supplies record are here most of the material is the state-run operating film and recording studios plating plant arc Balkanton to stay. Swedish TV authority. and is expanding strongly as a (Bulgaria), SupraphoU Using the Philips VCR system the supplier ol record plating equipment (Czechoslovakia), Finn vox video duplicating department of to many countries around the world. (Finland), Deutsche Sclvallplattcn Europa Film produces a total of Says sales manager Eric (German Democratic Republic), 2,000 video cassettes a month and Augustsson; "Our equipmem for BiFi (Italy), Dureco (Holland), also produces and distributes 16mm the manufacture of matrices is Jugoton (Yugoslavia). Radio Nobody but me, babe KLIK You really got me and super-8 films and 1.2 million operating in hundreds of plants rnunfo (Portugal). Mclodiya Henry Buckley RECORDS Chartreuse musfcasseties annually for such world-wide and we have also (USSR), Decca (UK) and Prcsswell. Swedish record companies as developed a press for the Nashville Record Productions. KL 633 M vRC/' KL534 Sentinel and Tracy-Val in the USA- PAGE 6 MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977

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Boys for UK 'polydor IRELAND organised a rock V roll "sTrr/s the building which also includes The society is a benevolent body Dublin discos in association with its television campaigr J four-week Lombard Sound studios. which helps less fortunate members THE COTTON Mill Boys, who album, Motorvatin'. It was to have continued dun g ^ ex(cnc}ed to Scan Rcilly of Release said: "The of the entertainment profession and appeared at the Wembley country campaign, but disco deejays said it was going well and so ^ a[ reason for this change is mainly ihai introduced the only variety theatre music festival, feature Dcs Wilson 11 weeks. Preliminary heats were held in each club and th eg . rierv the studio is going so well at the award presented annually in Ireland, on their new single, a cover version Tiffanys. The photo includes the winners of the Wg moment that they re finding jj known as the VATS Award. Past of Lucille (Hawk). and Catherine Byrne with their trophies, and absolutely impossible to get time to recipients include Connie Ryan, The B-side is Downstairs In The manager. Polydor Ireland (second from left) and John do any mixing, editing or dubbing, Harry O'Donovan, Lorcan Bourke, Attic, the theme from the current director, Polydor Ireland (second from right). oranything like that. Noel Purccll, Maureen Potter, Johnny McEvoy television series "So they're putting a mixing and Peggy Dell and Cecil Sheridan. which is being screened on Friday STARLIGHT MAGAZINE, in dubbing suite where the distribution Sonny Knowlcs was the first to nights by RTE Television. It was conjunction with Shandon Travel o was. It's really an extension to the composed by Philip O'Duffy. News in Cork, has organised a trip to see receive the VATS trophy, the ESMA The Cotton Mill Boys recorded a Neil Diamond at Woburn Abbey on studio." half hour show for BBC Television July 2. The price of £39.50 includes and it is likely to be shown in July or travel, admission to the show and Sharp label August. Early in June, the band will brief. I R i overnight hotel accommodation in return to the UK for dates. THE CLOSING date for this year's London. Departure is from Dun Bushwackers to Skylark Castlebar International Song Laoghaire on Friday, July 1, Contest is June 11. The first prize returning on the evening of July 3. SHARP RECORDS' product will in Devally tribute has been tripled to £3,000, The address of Shandon Travel is 84 on Release future be issued in Ireland on the AS PART of a licensing deal with Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork. RELEASE RECORDS issued an Skylark label. Brian Kennedy of Midnitc Records, CBS Ireland Skylark will work in association with to John released the first single by the Dublin album by the Bushwackers Band, Jimmy Smith of Sharp, who has his band, the Radiators From Space. HIGHLIGHT OF the Seventh who are currently on a six-week Irish own management company, with The record, Television Screen, is out annual Killarney Bach Festival will tour. such artists as Reunion and Hugh McCormack in the UK on Chiswick Records. It be a performance of St. John's The album, . . . And the Band McLean and the Mighty Avons. THE JOHN McCormack Society of was Number One on Sounds Passion. The festival will take place Played Waltzing Matilda (Release Among other acts on Sharp are the Ireland will present A Tribute to ■magazine's Alternative chart. It was from July 8-10, with new soloists BRL 4087), was recorded at Sandpipers and Stu Stevens. John McCormack by Liam Devally, heard on the John Pec! and Alan Linda Russell. Keith Jones, Charles Armstrong Studios, Melbourne, Distribution will be through Polydor the singer and RTE radio and Freeman Radio 1 rock shows and Lynch, Peter McBrien and Nora Australia. Ireland. television personality, in the received enthusiastic music press Ring. Bcrnadette Greevy, Frank It includes Shores of Botany Bay. Brian Kennedy promotes and Gresham Hotel, Dublin, on reviews. The Radiators From Space Patterson, Gerard Gillcn and The Ovcrlanders, The New Broom, distributes BBC Records' products Thursday, June 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are a new-wave band from North Patricia Dunkerley will appear at the Waltzing Matilda, Theme from Ben in Ireland. are on sale at £1. Dublin. festival. Hall and Clancy of the Overflow.

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The Wiz set ifor the yellow linoleum road • , DicincjRising Price, espcciallvcspcctally vwhen you MIKE DOUGLAS is host on a of our audiences." for record acts m the gambling realize that heads were ■rtiaktcn, nationally syndicated tv talk- Douglas is the longesi running C mouth gaped open at ^ variety show, scon daily in the talk host on national TV, celebrating 'tralk Sinatra and Elvis Presley astronomical fee that Johnny ^ altcrnoons. He claims to use more his 15th anniversary and he finds probably receive tbc btgEKt tcrrloojfor took home for a week's Vegas woi chart acts on his programme than LETTER "we book younger acts as the show their foravs into Nevada ' back in 1962. any other similar show and also says gets older." but nobody will actually say e\actl> A whole 25,000 dollars. That was that the "musical generation gap is the soundtrack album of the 12 HOW much they take home. the biggest fee paid a singer then. beginning to fill in." FROM million dollar film. The Wiz (black Certainly a lot of fringe benefit is Meanwhile, and still talking about He bases this opinion on fan mail musical version of The Wizard of involved. Next comes Barbra expense, there's Eric Carmen and his received from viewers, who are Oz) will be a joint deal between Streisand who is between 225,uuu recent visits to the recording studio generally thought to be mainly LOS ANGELES Motown Records and MCA and 250,000 dollars, according to to prepare his new Arista Records housewives who lock into Douglas Records. Motown and Universal Las Vegas watchers. Paul Anka gets albums. Talk is that this may be the after their daily diet of soap opera Pictures are making the film which up to 200,000 dollars, as does Belle Midler — or rather did. Her Vegas most expensive album ever, but not fantasy. Douglas claims his research by will star Diana Ross and Michael exactly for the usual reasons. shows a younger audience too — Jackson. It will be mined, for outing was not too successful with Carmen is apparently doing as many "it's amazing how many high school LITA ELISCU Christmas release, in New York her too Hash-camp antics puzzhng as 150 takes on the same song, using and college kids arc watching where plans call for a 25-milc track the slot machine pullers. The 36 hours of studio time, straight afternoon TV." of yellow linoleum to be laid from Osmonds arc reputed to earn up to through, and junking the results Douglas adds: "Fan mail is what Brooklyn Bridge to the World Trade 150.000 dollars while a quartet ol really shows how powerfully TV Centre (that's where King Kong took Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Olivier Deaf School opened at ihc influences a crossover of supposedly "Our main thrust is in interesting the dive). It indicates that New- Ncwlon John and Helen Rcddy each Whiskey here to good reviews, h separated age groups whose musical the over-30s in music that is making York, which needs all the financial arc allegedly earning up to 125,000 tastes are not supposed to coincide. it big among young people. This has help it can get, can be very helpful to dollars for each Vegas week. For was the first leg on a promotion tour We pinpoint age and background become easier lately because of the filmakers wanting to use the city as 110.000 dollars Las Vegas casino to acquaint the country with their from our mail and we get plenty acceptance of blues and other adult background. bosses can get Engclbcrt debut Elektra album. Also with mail from ladies over 40 who are sounds in the choices of young Tommy Mottola. manager of Humpcrdinck or Glen Campbell and them was WEA's Derek Taylor who turned on to Stevic Wonder, Bob buyers. We were Hooded with letters Daryl Hall and John Oates and also Barry Manilow, who played his first combined applauding with house Scgcr, Donna Summer or Chuck after Stevic Wonder's appearance. the Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Vegas week last year, comes in at checking, preparatory to his Mangionc from their appearances Country performers make contact Band, will probably announce a new 75^00 dollars. Vegas, like relocation in Los Angeles next on our programme. with the whole demographic range production deal with CBS. He's also everywhere else has been hit by Mr. month. heavily involved with RCA so this should give the volatile Mr Mottola even more clout. He's also — aware U.S. Top 30 of the situation of major labels carrying many different artists — been talking with Lebcr-Krcbs NEW YORK NOTES Management (who handle SINGLES ALBUMS Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Elliott FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT thai Kris Kristofferson wi 1 12) I'M YOUR BOOGIE 1 (1) RUMOURS, Fleetwood Murphy) about having a joint play Rubber Duck in EMI Films Convoy movie, Helen Rcddy MAN. K.C. & The Mac promotion staff for their artists. now named to star in her first film Pete's Dragon while ex-Mama Sunshine Band 2 (3) THE BEATLES AT THE He's already going ahead, hiring his Michelle Phillips has a small but important role in Ken Russell's 2 (3) DREAMS, Fleetwood HOLLYWOOD BOWL. own promo people .... Gerry Hoff Valentino. Incidentally, new Helen Rcddy producer is Kim Mac The Beatles has also announced his resignation 3 (4) GOT TO GIVE IT UP PT. (2) HOTEL CALIFORNIA, from Threshold Records to start his "they're coming to hake me away" Fowley, also negotiating with 1, Marvin Gaye Eagles own Los Angeles -based Andy Williams, who is reported to be interested in the youth 4 (5) GONNA FLY NOW (4) ROCKY, Original Motion Manipulations company. Threshold market ... Crosby Stills and Nash back together again, eight (THEME FROM Picture Soundtrack was the Moody Blues' own label, years since their first and only LP together without Neil Young "ROCKY"), Bill Conti 5 (6) COMMODORES. Comm- started with a lot of noise and now ... Jerry Wcintraub, who put Denver and Sinatra together in Las 5 (9) FEELS LIKE THE FIRST odores has been quietly folded, so in effect Vegas, now handling Bob Dylan who will reportedly tour again TIME, Foreigner 6 (11) BOOK OF DREAMS, Hoff was announcing his departure soon — no word yet of a Dylan/Sinatra joint concert ... Stevie (7) LUCILLE, Kenny Rogers Steve Miller Band from something that really didn't Wonder plays harmonica on one track of forthcoming Peter (8) LONELY BOY, Andrew (9) LIVE, Barry Manilow exist. The new Emerson Lake and Gold (8) SONGS IN THE KEY OF Palmer album on Atlantic also Frampton album ... Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, recent 8 (11) UNDERCOVER ANGEL. LIFE, Stevie Wonder serves to remind the business of the UK chart entries with You Don't Have To Be A Star will have Alan O'Day 9 (5) MARVIN GAYE AT THE defunct status of ELP's Manticore their own CBS TV show in the summer, while NBC trying for a 9 (1) SIR DUKE, Stevie LONDON PALLADIUM. Records (and the days when Stevie Wonder/Linda Ronstadt special ... Neil Sedaka accepted Wonder Marvin Gaye superstars wanted their own label) invitation to conduct Boston Pops orchestra before leaving US 10 (6) COULDN'T GET IT 10 (10) ENDLESS FLIGHT, Leo that both the group and Motown this most successful of comeback artists also writing a movie RIGHT, Climax Blues Sayer had the highest of hopes for some score ... and John Oates of Hall and Oates scoring music for Band 11 (13) IZITSO, Cat Stevens years back. That was then Motown Outlaw Blues movie. 11 (12) ANGELIN YOUR ARMS, 12 (14) FOREIGNER, Foreigner was flexing its straight, white, Hot 13 (7) GO FOR YOUR GUN, rock'n'roll corporate muscles. LATEST BEATLES together-again story is that Robert 12 (14) AINT GONNA BUMP Isley Brothers (Former Moody Blues John Lodge Stigwood wants the group to record old and new titles for a film NO MORE, Joe Tex 14 (12) A STAR IS BORN/ and Justin Hay ward, in Los Angeles soundtrack ... after Evita LP, which is not receiving the US raves 13 (16) JET AIRLINER. Steve ORIGINAL SOUND- said that business complications hoped for, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice collaborating Miller Band TRACK RECORDING, played a very big part in Threshold's with Doublcday author on a book on Eva Peron ... Atlantic signs 14 (15) HEARD IT IN A LOVE Barbra Streisand & Kris demise and the Moody Blues the Temptations, and Motown suing the Jacksons for alleged SONG. Marshall Tucker Kristofferson breakup. What started as a breach of contract — the band is now with CBS ... Last Rolling Band 15 (16) BOSTON, Boston workshop label became a Stones LP for Atlantic UK will be, predictably, a live set 15 (19) LIFE IN THE FAST LANE. 16 (15) WORKS VOLUME 1. conglomorate empire and that Eagles Emerson, Lake & Palmer caused trouble) .... Abba were in another Stones album venture is with John Philips, formerly of 16 (10) WHEN I NEED YOU, Leo 17 (17) TEDDY PENDERGRASS, to set up details of a rock the Mamas and Papas ... in a break from studio sessions, Mick Sayer Teddy Pendergrass documentary that will accompany Jagger looked in to catch rare New York Lou Reed appearance 17 (13) HOTEL CALIFORNIA, 18 (22) HERE AT LAST . . . LIVE. the Swedish group on their at the Bottom Line club ... Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review Eagles Bee Gees upcoming world tour. Actors will gypsy violinist Scarlet Rivera goes solo — debut LP out soon on 18 (20) LOOKS LIKE WE MADE 19 (23) RIGHT ON TIME. appear in the film's key roles. They Warner Brothers latest ex-patriate Briton photographer Mike IT, Barry Manilow Brothers Johnson were also shopping on the side for Puland living in S900-a-month New York apartment formerly 19 (21) MARGARITAVILLE, Jim- 20 (19) SILK DEGREES. Boz studio equipment to build a 24-track home of pubic,st Annie Kill, ex-WB London presschief ... my Buffett Scaggs facility for themselves back home in 20 (33) DA DOO RON RON, 21 (18) A ROCK AND ROLL Europe. ^ u t J01Scpilly m•c,■ Derck Taylor celebrated his Shaun Cassidy ALTERNATIVE, Atlanta One of those "industry sources" 01 Wor,d restaura 21 (23) SLOW DANCIN' DONT Rhythm Section told the Los Angeles Times that Bu Id no m J ? P J u nt in the World Trade TURN ME ON, Addrisi 22 (27) LITTLE QUEEN, Heart reissued catalogue product and asnKaac"-*»——— Brothers 23 (26) A REAL MOTHER FOR greatest hits of .... packages 22 (30) MY HEART BELONGS YA, Johnny Guitar account for between 20-25 per cent ^li^mfV'aSp-7l.COmed lhe UK Pl"lk Wave- with D™™"' TO ME, Barbra Streisand Watson of annual sales .... Rock in most stores — Los Angelesf ap,pea TimesIon LA called " show the Damnedand discs "tame" on sale 23 (26) DO YOU WANNA MAKE 24 (24) SONGS FROM THE promoters may be faced with a and suggested they live up to their image at their ™" eoncen- LOVE, Peter McCann WOOD, Jethro Tull problem on Alice Cooper's 24 (28) LOVE'S GROWN DEEP, upcoming three month American and llitarist 24 (28) EVEN IN THE QUIETEST teckstaae nnln and S James had a Kenny Nolan MOMENTS, Supertramp lour. Cooper is bringing back his Cr 0,1 Stage by a hail of 1 and 25 (27) HIGH SCHOOL DANCE. 26 (29) CONQUISTADOR. May- celebrated boa constrictor this time ^ns^b® s isf cTnnin ^ his foo, 0,1 brokci bo" " Sylvers nard Ferguson out and (equal opportunity enher UK acts hi I N n ^ ^ > glass- 26 (32) I JUST WANT TO BE 27 (31) OL' WAYLON, Waylon employer that he is) expects the AAM LP Love On The "Kk'ClCd Calla8hcr atld MeWtoe YOUR EVERYTHING, Jennings rock'n'roll reptile to be treated press adwrdsing rCCCiVin8 C0,1SidCrable Andy Gibb 28 (32) CHANGES IN LAT- exactly the same as his musicians in at the Rockefeller Cemr^discovered Pol'eT TT" pan-v-®0f 27 (29) ARIEL, Dean Friedman ITUDES - CHANGES IN the area of dressing room goodies. hill at the Centre's Rainbow Grill -i u nd Lcc t0PPlnS lhc 28 (31) BACK TOGETHER ATTITUTES, Jimmy While the musicians quaff Olivia Newton John topped bil mla f00"1;' erore UK visil' AGAIN, Daryl Hall & Buffett champagne and caviare the snake is 01 0pCTa House John Oates 29 (21) NIGHT MOVES, Bob expected to be provided with his life concerts ... 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Him was in Germany and Japan, seven languages — Peggy March "The tax laws arc not the end of with local language versions, and despite her voluntary exile still the world. You have your life to although she was unable to sustain considers herself an American. She live," said Stephens, who has her run of hits in America, Peggy has kept her American passport and formed a new writing partnership March remained consistently feels the time is near when she will popular in those countries. Faced make her return. She hopes that it A HUG from singer Peggy March for Les Reed who with Tony Macaulay with another rehabiliatated refugee with making a decision about how will coincide with a comeback chart- composed the winning entry, You And I, for West Germany. (Pictures: Don Black, and together they best to develop her career, she entry via You And 1. Dezzo Hoffman) penned the UK's unsuccessful entry sensibly chose to capitalise on her in the Musical Mallorca song area of biggest popularity and made contest, I Should Have Listened To her home in Germany, where she has Mama, sung by Terese Stevens. continued to make records for EMI- Les Reed new FIDOF presisident "There were times when I regretted Electrola. leaving, but overall it has been a On the evidence of her completely AS WELL as writing the winning time for a new person to take over considered until a later meeting by good experience when you take into professional handling of You And I, song, Les Reed's visit to Musical and direct FIDOF's promising which time all FIDOF members will account all aspects," said Stephens. and in particular the apparently Mallorca was marked by his election future. Reed's appointment, have had an opportunity to submit "I always felt my roots were in effortless ability to hit the final as president of FIDOF, the approved both by written votes and their views, but one way of Britain and frankly I was not active climactic note with total confidence, association of festival organisers. unanimously by delegates at the encouraging publisher-participation enough in Switzerland. There was the record world has for too long Reed was chosen to replace the meeting met with only one dissenting which will be considered is to give a not enough to do and boredom can been ignoring a gifted songstress. long-serving August© Algucro snr. voice. General secretary Armando share in the sub-publishing be a killer. I want to be more The way back began at the Midem who told a meeting of FIDOF Moreno said that Midem director arrangements to the organisers in involved in the business and in the gala in January organised by representatives that he felt it was Bernard Chevry had urged that the their particular territory. back of my mind I would like to find FIDOF, the association of festival new president should have one superstar singer." organisers, where she made an experience of festival organisation Inactive Stephens may consider appearance that impressed British but had declined to make a he has been, particularly in record writer Les Reed. He agreed to write nomination. Moreno doubted that it production, but unsuccessful he some songs for her, but such is her would be possible for FIDOF to certainly was not. In collaboration professionalism that despite his organise a second gala at Midem with a number of lyricists he has status as a writer she returned the next year on the same terms as continued to turn out hits with first two he submitted. The third was enjoyed this year, but pointed out consistent regularity — You Won't You And 1, which will be recorded "all the world is not in Cannes." Find Another Fool Like Me, Sister probably this week in London. It In fact, Reed revealed to Music And Brother, Doctors Orders, will be the first time that Reed will Week, there are plans for an Daddy Don't Walk So Fast are just a have heard her sing it, for she ai international FIDOF gala to be few of the best-sellers on which he learned it from the demo and sheet organised in Miami and negotiations 4^ has worked. music which he sent to Germany and have already begun to seek television ■M Don Black's return to England at his responsibility towards directing SOULA MARKISI who came coverage and sponsorship. Also more or less the same time was the orchestra of Spanish musicians second for France with Les Pet its under consideration is a FIDOF coincidental, but particularly in Palma prevented his hearing it Matins, written by Michel Legrand charity LP featuring some of the fortuitous. Stephens has for some properly there. and Jacques Lanzman. songs from festivals which it is time hankered after writing a stage intended would be in aid of musical and partnered by Black co- UNESCO. Reed also expressed his author with John Barry of the long- interest in the concept of a British running Billy with Michael m song contest to be held either in Crawford, they are well on their way Blackpool or in Jersey, with Tourist to completing their first effort. They m Board support. Another possible development in have an original idea and 12 songs % the organisation of song festivals written and arc looking for a concerns the future ownership of collaborator who can develop the song copyrights. At the moment the book. rules of song contests stipulate that Stephens and Black will be in New songs may only be entered where the York later this month to explore the a possibility of the show being copyright can be assigned to the produced on Broadway, where he organisers. A letter from ATV feels it will fit most comfortably and Music in London, read to the will be more expertly choreographed meeting, pointed out that this for the small cast required. requirement inhibited both JAIME ENSENAT, president of "We have not elicited any SOME Oh the celebrities who formed the jury at Musical Mallorca 77 — publishers and contracted writers Musical Mallorca, hands on award reaction from the Americans yet, (left-right) Kabir Bedi, Elsa Marlinelli, Eddie Barclay, Barbara Boucher from giving wholehearted support to to Monaco's Caroline Grant who festivals. sang Rien N'a Change into fifth but that won't stop us going for Steve Forrest, Joan Collins, and William "Cannon" Conrad. No amendment to the rules will be reaction of people in the UK has place. been encouraging." mrnrr^

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Jingles-a new to break artists? and the song hit the top of the Arabia and other places, bni German charts and number 7 in thc by JOHN HAYVVARD really big job was the Brutus US. I suppose it was a simple, catchy DAVID DUN DAS is a new type of commission." luck t Jj jn song that registered in people's pop siar — a man who has not had Dundas was indeed > p minds." 10 pay his dues up and down the Ml Air-Edel. Its writers include Reg After this huge success, practically in a hired iransil, but shot to Grecnaway. George Martin and he first time out, Dundas was in heavy stardom via the strange medium of a talented Richard Harvey whose rock demand as a back-room Jingle tv jingle. uroup Gryphon is highly regarded writer. Commissions came rolling in By now the story of the Jeans On p Producer Maggie Douglas explamcd from firms like Boots, Shiphams, that Air-Edel, co-founded by C&A. slimcca Bread and the single that sprang from the highly Spanish Tourist Board. successful Brutus jeans commercial George Martin, could now bekina me is well known, but less has been biggest company of •'I felt I bad to do them," he said. revealed about Dundas's operating on commercials. "And I settled down at the piano background and how he came to get Because of the wide range ot where 1 do most of my work to get involved in jingle writing after a writers available, the company is on with them. It was a long iimc successful ten years as a professional able to act creatively involved in a before I was able to do any more actor. commercial and choose from many recording in my own right. And with television emerging as a different musical styles. .... , "If you are a top jingle writer the prime marketing vehicle over the It was into this very disciplined reward's can be very high, but it very- past five years since K-Tel and field that Dundas was tossed, going much depends on what you want to others pioneered the method in the through what Maggie Douglas do. A lot of money can be made by- UK. could the jingle industry throw described as "a musical crash writing a couple of jingles a week, up other undiscovered talent in the course." but that way you can get stale. I like Dundas mould? The way the Jeans On jingle came to keep it down to one a week and 1 Dnndas describes his background about was unusual. Dundas demoed think I have done 30 or 40 in the past as 'comfortable'. As the second son the song snippet on a Wurliuer year." of the Marquis of Zetland he is piano which he said gave the song its rolling, percussive feel and presented He agreed (hat the hothouse world technically a Lord, and after a David Dundas of advertising was very prodigal with Harrow education, went to the the rough tape to the company, who ideas, with companies constantly Central School of Speech and As an inveterate tinkler of the me my big break. 1 went to them liked it. pushing for new tunes. "Sometimes Drama, to be plunged almost ivories since childhood, he decided with some jingle demos I had done However, when Brutus heard the immediately into the world of that the music business was the life off my own bat for djs. and they completed tape with brass and other I go dry. and strangely enough I find told me they were changing their that going round to someone's house movies. for him, and made the move to get embellishments, they preferred the and using a new piano often helps He was signed to a five-year into the musical world at a lime waveband to 194. They asked me to rough, sparse version, which went the creative process." contract with 20ih Century Fox and when he was nearing 30 and had a demo some jingles advertising the on to sell two million singles around Dundas estimated that a starred in Prudence And The Pill, wife and child to support. "I wanted change, and to my great good the world. following this with tv parts in series to gel into music, but I did not know fortune they gave me my first "When it proved popular, it was nationally networked jingle for a big like Paul Temple and Boy Meets quite how to do it. Jingles just commission ever. decided to put the song out as a company might make the writer Girl, but gradually the appeal of the seemed the natural way to break "1 was then lucky enough to join single on the Air label," said around £1,000 on average, taking thespian lifestyle began to pall. in." he explained. an agency called Air-Edel Dundas. "I was surprised that they repeat fees and equity pay scales into "The tv work became rather too "1 started by just making up tunes Associates. wanted to make the record exactly account if the writer also performs much like a nine-to-five job." he that fitted billboard messages I saw. "Then came some obscure like the adveniscmcni, but their the vocals. commercials for companies in Saudi decision proved to be the right one He admitted that he has rather a commented. It was really Capital Radio that gave faceless image for a pop singer, especially in England, and said there was something of a stigma attached to jingle writers as far as the press was concerned. "But 1 enjoy being a Duck—here comes Neil Innes backroom boy," he said. "And 1 by TERRI ANDERSON select songs which needed no visual he writes —"that is obvious from the don't really mind if my face is not YOU CAN'T make faces on record. treatment. As someone who can say: way he performs — but his appraisal well known." Neil Innes mused on that fact as he "It seems to me that in this business of his own album is even more coolly With his solo musical career committed his first solo album on you are not what you think you are, detached than his view of the people beginning to take a back seat, he Arista to the seldom gentle but what everyone else thinks you and situations he writes about. "1 decided to have a three-week break attentions of the record buying — or arc, and 1 don't kick against that," think my album is human, not flash in March and wrote eight new songs, not buying— public. Innes knew he was taking a risk with — except when 1 perhaps got carried taking another four weeks to record Innes has his appreciators who this LP. "It was difficult to know away with having such a large them with the help of Roger must make up in affection what they quite what to do. The album is really orchestra to play with. I have no Grecnaway and Eddie Howell. The lack in buying power. In affection, quite laid back; and yes, you do have great faith in myself as a singer and result is his first album, entitled and in respect for the man's acute to listen to it a few times. So much it is not the sort of album which simply David Dundas, released last observation of all that is quirkily music now goes for a mood — the grabs you — you have to go and month. true in life. But they know him as a rock mood to the James Last mood. grab it. I don't expect it to make me "If things go well with this LP. 1 face, and are used to the enormous I have the approach that if you are a rich man. What is success to me is will be looking forward to playing in aid to comprehension and going to have words you might as people enjoying the material; and 1 from of an audience," he said. "So appreciation which being able to see well make them mean something. suppose if people buy it it means a far 1 have done only radio and tv him gives an audience. There are a couple of light-hearted lot of people arc relating to my recordings apart from one notable Innes the extra Monty Python numbers here because people expect material". As it is no actual sin to be exception. That was my first concert man; the one who at their stage show it; others are almost folk songs, the commercially as well as artistically appearance when 1 played Jeans On at Drury Lane produced convulsions way 1 see things. Most of the songs successful, how about going for in front of 18,000 people at a of mirth by sitting in solemn Neil Innes seem to be stories, and if you are more pop or rock tunes? The words Luxembourg awards gala. Quite a concentration at the piano, he admits, also agreeing that none of going to try and get anyone listening would still be the most important baptism of fire." apparently totally unaware that his tunes arc likely to have the to lyrics, a story is needed. part, but the potential audience Future plans include an American there was a duck on his head; the limpet-like grip on memory that a "Being realistic, 1 have not got a could widen. "I'm happy with the promotional trip and a summer of one whose expressive features have first hearing of an Abba single has clue why and if people will want to tunes. 1 don't believe music should album recording for release near often put the finishing touch of on the public. He is delighted that buy the album. My job is to write it illustrate lyrics directly, straight up Christmas. "I don't have a clue hilarity to a sketch or song. Innes is Arista — which has Monty Python and perform it. I'm happy to say it is and down. Some of the tracks arc what American reaction is going to well aware that his intelligent, gently product for the US — wanted to sign someone else's job to sell it. Of strongly melodic, others arc more be like," he confided. derisive, or tragi-comic lyrics need him as an artist, and has given him course I'm helped by my association abstract. But I'm not always so laid But one thing seems certain. The much more concentration from the chance to make the album. But with the Python but people will still back — I quite like a good thrash. combination of perky pop songs anyone who is listening without he cannot honestly understand what have to listen to it, and it would take My next LP will be more musical, allied to tv merchandised consumer being able to sec. His album asks not they hope to gel out of it. quite a turnaround in broadcasting less in the way of lyrics, and sound goods appears to be a useful new only for that kind of concentration, "1 studied piano between the ages for my album to get played; it gets enicnainmcni". way of exposing new artists to the but also, from an audience which of seven and 14, then went to an instantly classified as being of Innes, the musician, would like a has inevitably labelled him funny school where I did no music until 1 eccentric, minority, interest. turn in the limelight, in the public. Companies arc now man. it asks recognition of the fact met up with the Bonzo Dog Band; Perhaps it would not be such a illustrious wake of Innes the clamouring to contract proven that he is not trying to be funny this it's hardly a pedigree musical minority interest if more people comedian, and Innes the quietly writers like Jeff Wayne and Roger time. Even so, the album tracks background. I had never thought heard it. It's entenainmcni. brilliant parodist (witness the superb Grecnaway. which when played at home produce about writing songs, 1 dropped into "People come and sing me stuff and affectionate Beatles parody in Meanwhile fifties rhythm and an appreciative glow of that." Innes in fact wrote the which is very good — of that kind of the Rultles sequence on Eric Idlc's blues enthusiasts the Dans were understanding, or at the most a few Bonzos' hit Urban Spaceman, and song — asking me how they can get Rutland Weekend Television show) given a big break when they happy gurgles — because Innes those lyrics arc easily recognisable as started. 1 don't know. 1 don't know- Idiosyncratic, uncommercial, and appeared in a Carling Black Label cannot refrain completely from ancestors of current tracks such as how I got into it." He reflects that unrepentant, Innes goes his own lager commercial on tv which has led being funny — produced thigh- Shangri La which opens "Did you his kind of songs perhaps belong creative way. "People are in the to a lot of attention from the record slapping merry uproar when ever get the feeling, that the truth is best to the time when, in his college business to sell records, and you industry. performed by him at Ronnie Scott's less revealing, than a downright days, "people sat around alone or in can't blame them; but if they are not And the potent appeal of rock ja/z club during a reception to lie?" Innes has made a previous solo groups and really listened to the going to release uncommercial stuff music tied to consumer goods has celebrate his signing to the label and album, called How Sweet To Be An words." Before Dylan, Bacz ei al now and then there can be no led Brutus' to engage Jeff Wayne the release of the LP. Idiot. "1 made it four years ago. It became moneyspinning recording progess, I'm all for variety". producing Rogcr^ Chapman's The artist, who to many is a was widely distributed through UA's stars, and "overkill by record So says the man who summed it instantly identifiable vocals to extoll modern philosopher whose works cupboards. But I did not have to companies took the magic out of all up on record in the immortal its new range of jeans. are considerably more digestible pursue a career as a recording artist; it". verse: I got my hand up the skin of Presumably, as the advertising than Descartes or Spinoza, 1 was doing a loi of things. Wailing for urgent, self- Mother Nature. I got my foot in the agencies become more skilful at characteristically takes the When returning to recording after congratulatory enthusiasm from door of liberty, I got my head stuck aiming goods at the affluent young philosophical view. "No, 1 don't a long break he had plenty of Innes about his vinyl creativity is a m the ra.hngs of reason. 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PAGE 15 MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977 o C m c s: £S c K n n market principle, with hard.hiHih K displays and signs encouraging 8 v u by DAVID LONGMAN to come in. and then you havc ,? LIKE THE British the American albums racked on the walk in retail trade is fighting its own price- conceivable place. Even if ^ cutting battles at present. The names haven't got thai many titles in sj New York retailers of tlte dealers are different, and the you can make it look as though v0u scale of the operations is stock more albums than any 0l| proportionately greater, but the store in town." Cr tactics are basically the same. Butler says that he has been in ,h One confrontation is between the retailing business for 27 years, a"! Sam Goody empire, with its 40 years his experience tells him that 20 rw experience, and Jimmy's Music in price-cut battles cent of his stock brings him in 80 [ World, a company set up only two cent of his profits. "We try and sial years ago. The name Sam Goody has with the current, hot product. M grown into a legend since the late carry that in depth, and leave ^ thirties, when young Goody set up a fringe areas to the other shops wh? market stall in downtown carry a more specialist range." Manhattan, peddling second-hand ■ \ Jimmy's is a subsidiary 0r records. Since then his operation has Simon's Distributors, a compan. grown to a stage where this year it which specialises in buying up siocu will have a turnover of 47 million from bankrupt stores, as well dollars. Goody's name is now on the V-.- deletions, and selling them again to front of 27 stores, all in an area stores which want the product, j, bounded by North Carolina in the south and Connecticut in the north. m was from this operation that it Was Barry Goody Sam's second son, is decided to expand to general vice-president in charge of retailing. merchandise, and comments that his The placing of stores in different father never really visualised the localities has taken a great deal of impact he was to have on record thought. Americans appear to be retailing in the US. At 72, Sam m very keen on research, and Butler Goody says he is still learning the talks about the demographies and business, and he still takes an active psychographics of the prospective interest. When Music Week talked buying public. "The prime thinking to him he was busy organising a Is on population density and on the promotion to counteract the opening traffic environment, whether it is of a Jimmy's World store planned vehicular or pedestrian. All of the for a site across the street from stores have been taken over from Goody's most prestigious outlet in ill existing outlets. We work on the. New York. Barry Goody pointed principle that if there arc three or out; "We are still a family business, four stores already in a location, with Sam as chairman, but we are w m then that's a good place for one of also a public company; the family ours." This attitude may be hard for owns about 50 per cent of the DICK BUTLER of Jimmy's Music SA M GOODY and his second son, Barry Goody. British High Street independents stock". World. who see a multiple open across the The company is still slowly can return all unsold product. Most "Records aren't usually pressed with elaborate mechanism which is kept road to sympathise with. expanding. The stores have all been manufacturers insist that a bigger faults, but I would say that about 99 behindhi'hind the countercounter. Says Goody, it About to launch a store opposite grouped close together, and the order is made when returning stock. per cent of them are warped. It is the is really the ultimate in security, one of the Sam Goody chain, Butler reasons are obvious when it is Depending on the album and on the degree of warp which is important. because even if the customer tried to says, "Wc studied their operation remembered that advertising is the campaign being mounted around it. Record companies use different break open the case, it would make very carefully. Their figures show name of the game. With the cost you will get different terms." grades of vinyl for their pressings, so much noise as to attract^ the that in recent years they have been being high, most benefit can be Last year was the first that all and some are very poor quality. We attention of the shop assistants. experiencing considerable growth, achieved b\ close grouping, with one manufacturers operated some kind find that copies sent to radio stations The other main area of contention arc usually of a very high quality, in America, as already mentioned, is and the trend shows that there is or two major tv stations covering of dealer incentive campaign and price-cutting. Jimmy's Music World room for an additional retailer. I'll each area. Also, as Barry Goody Goody's comments have a familiar but 1 don't think (he public realise bet we'll create our own market, but says, "We have found that our type that on the whole, they are receiving operates a siring of stores in the ring to the British car. He says that same area as those of Goody, and it would be naive to think that we of operations requires close the company took advantage of all an inferior product. Without a won't be taking business from any supervision, and our managers are of the schemes, but he wishes that all doubt, the best records we get in thev sell albums for as low as 2.99 not only responsible for records and companies had not done so much. terms of quality of product and dollars, although most items are other stores. A turkey is a turkey, tapes, but also for the audio "It was impossible to order the stock packaging come from Europe, and logged at 3.99 or 4.99. In situations and a can of soup is a can of soup equipment side. Central ordering is requirements from all companies West Germany in particular, with where a Goody store is in the same wherever you but it. There is very also a key to success. Most of our without going out of business. The the DG product being excellent." vicinity as one in the Jimmy's chain, little customer loyally, and it is ail outlets do on average about 1.5 discounts varied between-four and The other problem facing any it is faced with matching the low down to prices in the end when it million dollars business a year 10 per cent. I much prefer the dealer is pilferage, and Goody's uses prices. Says Barry Goody. "Wc comes to selling." (about £1 million)." discount system as it brings in its own systems of electronic don't know how they arc doing it, With recent alterations in the Capital for investment is hard to profits to the company. I don't think gadgetry to guard against it. because we certainly aren't making trading laws in America, if a come by, and although the Goody I really want to go on a holiday to The bulky black plastic any profit at those prices, and I company wants to sell at less than operation expanded last year with England or South America. For one sen somatic box is used in many don't accept that they arc buying at cost, it can do so. Butler says that six stores being bought in thing, with a company our size, who stores in the US. It has a hidden lower prices than ourselves." His the manufacturers have adopted a Philadelphia, Barry Goody says that do you allocate the trip to?" sticker which sets off an alarm if it puzzlement and concern arc echoed 'wait-and-see' atlitudc on price that son of expansion can't become The biggest problem facing US passes through the door at the store. by many British dealers. cutting. "All they're really a regular feature. "Wc rarely buy a retailers is records warping, which is It can take both cassettes and Goody recognises that the war is interested in is their own profit and store, and looking back on that heightened, according to Goody, by cartridges, and they can only be hurling everyone, and he prophesies losses." transaction, we over-paid. They purchasers using poor equipment. removed from the box by use of an that the actions of Jimmy's will kill Butler's aims are to create the were badly merchandised, and the _ his company if something does not loyal customer, and his attitude is to management staff were very badly change s-fton. "It is only a matter of "shoot the ducks while they're trained, but within eight months wc lime. In the first nine months of last flying." There arc the obvious big had replaced all of the staff with our year we made a loss of 1 million promotions at holiday periods, and own. There wore basic things wrong dollars, but we arc hoping to make it store launches are also geared to the with the store, such as the entrance up in the last quarter. The fight for times when most people are on the and exit being badly sited for survival is getting worse every week, streets. "Radio commercials and security reasons. Each store was & and the balance between profit and newspaper advertising arc used by us doing about 1.25 million dollars los-s is becoming all the more quite a lot, but we don't do much on business a year, but this year, with ij*. difficult to maintain." basic improvements, that should be Dick Butler is director of store the small screen. For the launch ol up to two million." operations for Jimmy's Music the stores as many gimmicks arc There are two central buying World, and resides in a suite of used as is humanly possible, with an offices, each buying stock in E0 plush oil ices above the company's arc light being used to scan the street M J -Li' on the most recent opening. It's all different proportions. The 10 - ;■ • ■- main store on Fifth Avenue in New- Philadelphia stores did more S York. He resembles the tvpical down to generating the necessary business last year than the 17 in New movie gangster, and his auiiudes on traffic to keep the stocks turning York, although the New York stores business are indeed touch and over." are much larger. An example of a domineering. Butler declines to reveal whin regional breakout came with Bruce With short, precise replies to every scale the profits of the company are Springstein la>i year, 10,000 units of question, he gets over his message on. He docs, however, say that i'".' the album were sold in Philadelphia, that he is in business to make overheads are very high. "Security1- but 3,000 was the New York total. money and that if any other stores a problem, but our answer is 10have The reason for the vast differences go under, it's their fault — not his dctcrrems rather than curses. That 's is radio. New York is dominated by "All shops sell basicallv the same why we have a well trained sales WABC. which only plays a record stuff, and ii's the one which team, and each store is patrolled b) when it is an established chart hit advertises and sells the product two armed sccuritv guards. 1" nationwide, and although it is a uhcapei that will sell most. Not all ol centre of New York the p13!10" rarity to have a record break out of our product is at discount prices isn't too bad. but when you gel in' New York. Goody says that total cuid the idea is to-lurc people inio the ihe suburbs, ii is quite a problem- sales for a chart album in New York store by announcing chcan nn -. Only time will tell iftheJim0^ . can top 250,000 copies. inside, and then, with professionally operation will survive, or i' 1 As in Britain, record companies named stall, encourage them to buv greater experience ol Sam 1 ' sell records with a returns system. other stock which is sold at will win through. Other store eh-'" , Says Goody, "We call it an price. full ihroughoui America arc also jo1"1"-, exchange privilege. In some JIMMY'S MUSIC World utilises the hypo-market principle in its stores, with 1 don t think we or anyone else is iho war, including King Karol a' instances you can buy on a albums racked on the walls. Another aspect of the stores' operation is the ng anyihing nc« in refui nf u Disco-mat, and as in Britain' 1 . guaranteed sale, in which case you security guards, armed and ready for any trouble. arc talking nbou, ,ho S hy^ small dealer is being pushed 01,1 business. PAGE 16 r

Cherry Mcllwaine: LIVING IN THE WORLD TODAY — Chris Rainbow (Polydor 2058 878) DEALER GUIDE TO AIRPLAY ACTION Eddie West: GET A LITTLE SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOP ADD-ONS TOES — New Edition (Epic EPC 5236) Lawrence John; IT'S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO Crosby, Stills 8- Nash (Atlantic K 10947) R1, B, RC, Graham Bonnctt (Ringo 2017 105) H, P, PR, S, T, V. Engineers: AIRPORT SONG — Magna Carta (Philips 6006 YOU'RE GONNA GET NEXTTO ME Bo Kirkland/Ruth Davis (EMI INT 532) BR, C, 570) S, RT, V. I KNEW THE BRIDE — Dave Edmunds (Swan Song SSK 19411) BR C F S RT SAVED - Elkie Brooks (A8M AMS 7296) BR, D, M, RT, V. SO YOU WIN AGAIN - Hot Chocolate (RAK 259) B, C, PR, RT. Radio Forth ADD ONS SLOW DOWN - John Miles (Decca F 13709) C, H, P, PR. FARMER BILLY'S COWMAN — WurzcIs(EMI 2637) HEAVEN ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR — Paul Nicholas (RSO 2090 249) BR, RC, PS, V. I KNEW THE BRIDE — Dave Edmunds (Swan Song SSK 7 = LIVING IN THE WORLD TODAY — Chris Rainbow (Polydor 2058 878) C D T V 19411) 9 SUNFLOWER - Glen Campbell (Capitol CL 15926) M, S, T, V. GET A LITTLE SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOES — New Edition (Epic EPC 5236) The above list of records is intended as a dealer guide to new releases which are receiving heavy radio support REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE OLD SCHOOLYARD - Key to station abbreviations: Rl: Radio 1; RL: Radio Luxembourg; B: Beacon Radio; BR: BRMB; CR: Capital Radio; RC Cat Stevens (Island WIP 6387) Radio City; C: Radio Clyde; D: Downtown Radio; F: Radio Forth; H: Radio Hallam; M: Metro Radio; O: Radio Orwell- P- GET UP AND DANCE NOW — Rokono (Slate STAT 51) Pennine Radio; PR: Piccadilly Radio; PS: Plymouth Sound; S: Swansea Sound; T: Radio Tecs; TV: Thames Valley; RT- APPLEJACK — Dolly Panon (RCA PB 9059) Radio Trent; V: Radio Victory. AIRPORT SONG — Magna Carta (Philips 5006 570) HAPPY DAYS — Pratt & McClain (Reprise K 14435) ETE D'AMOUR — Zamfir (Philips 6042 152) TOO MUCH MAGIC — Derek Brimstone (Chrysalis CHS 2151) Radio 1 RECORDS OF THE WEEK Capital Radio CLIMBERS Noel Edmunds: ME AND THE ELEPHANT — Jcnc Cottcn BABY DON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND — Gladys Knight & (ABC4173) The Pips (Buddah BDS 458) Tony Blackburn: WHERE WERE YOU TODAY — Blue IF I HAVE TO GO AWAY — Jigsaw (Splash CP 11) Radio Hallam HIT PICKS Mink (Target TGT 133) MARGAR1TAV1LLE — Jimmy Buffett (ABC 4179) Paul Burnett: BACK IN THE OLD ROUTINE — Slrawbs SO HIGH (ROCK ME AND ROLL ME AWAY) — Dave Keith Skues: SLOW DOWN — John Miles (Decca F 13709) (Polydor 2066 818) Mason (CBS 5140) Roger Moffat: SOUND OF SUMMER - Slarbreaker (Air David Hamilton: JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO — Crosby SOME FOLKS NEVER LEARN — Lou Rawls (Philadelphia CHS 2133) Stills & Nash (Atlantic K 10947) SPIR 5232) Johnny Moran: ANY THING THAT'S ROCK AND ROLL — I SECOND THAT EMOTION — La Costa CL 15925) Tom Petty & The Heanbreakcrs (Shelter WIP 6396) Colin Slade: DON'T LOOK NOW — Quantum Jump (Decca WOT 15) Ray Stewart; THANK YOU — Chosen Few (Polvdor 2058 Radio 2 ALBUM OF THE WEEK Radio City HIT PICKS 872) Brenda Ellison: JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO — Crosby FREDDY COLE SINGS - Freddy Cole (Decca SKL-R 5279) Dave Eastwood: I'VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE — Neil Stills & Nash (Atlantic K 10947) Diamond (CBS 5350) Bill Crozicr: DANCING IN THE DARK - Acker Bilk (Pvc Roger Blvthc; A WOMAN IN LOVE — Twiggy (Mercury 6007 7N45697) 138) Luxembourg HOTSHOTS Norman Thomas; YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY — Shirley Bassey (United Artists UA 36260) Barry Alldis: YOUR SONG — Elton John (DJM DJS 18001) Mark Jocnz: HELP IS ON ITS WAY — Little River Band Stuart Henry; FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN — (EMI 2632) Metro Radio ADD ONS Genesis (Atlantic K 10946) Chris Jones; JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO — Crosby, Stills Tony Prince: COME WITH ME — Jesse Green (EMI 2615) & Nash (Atlantic K 10947) COME WITH ME — Jesse Green (EMI 2615) Peter Powell; ANY THING THAT'S ROCK AND ROLL — Brian Cullan: HEAVEN ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR — SAVED — Elkie Brooks (A&M AMS 7296) Tom Petty and The Heanbreakcrs (Shelter W1P 6396) Paul Nicholas (RSO 2090 249) BABY 1 LOVE YOUR WAY — Waller Jackson (UA UP Mark Wcslev: RHAPSODY — Four Seasons (Warner Bros. ADD ONS 36250) K16932) YOUR SONG — Elton John (DJM DJS 1800) FEEL THE NEED — Detroit Emeralds (Atlantic K 10945) Bob Stewart: NATURE BOY — George Benson (Warner Bros APPLEJACK — Dolly Panon (RCA PB 9059) SUNFLOWER - Glen Campbell (Capitol CL 15926) K 16921) EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD TIME — Archie Bell & The EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD TIME — Archie Bell & The POWER PLAY; LOVELY LADY — Shabby Tiger (RCA PB DrcIIs (Philadelphia International SPIR 5179) Drells (Philadelphia International SPIR 5179) 5029) SLOW DANCING — Adressi Brothers (Buddah BDS 456) SAVED — Elkie Brooks (A&M AMS 7296) WHAT'S YOUR NAME — Showdown (STATE STAT 52) Beacon Radio ADD ONS Radio Orwell ADD ONS ANGEL IN YOUR ARM — Hot (BigTree 10927) Radio Clyde HIT PICKS ALL 1 THINK ABOUT IS YOU - Harry- Nilsson (RCA PS WHAT'S YOUR NAME WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER — 9104) Showdown (State 46) Dave Marshall: BACK IN THE OLD ROUTINE — Strawbs TEXAS MOON — Wcndel Atkins(Hitsville HB 102) JUST A SONG BEFORE 1 GO - Crosby. Stills & Nash (Polvdor 2066 818) EASY — Commodores (Motown TMG 1073) (Atlantic K 10947) Steve Jones; APPLEJACK — Dolly Panon (RCA 9059) YOU'RE GONNA GET NEXT TO ME — Bo Kirkland/Ruth REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE OLD SCHOOLYARD — Richard Park: I KNEW THE BRIDE — Dave Edmunds (Swan Davis (EMI INT 532) Cat Stevens (Island W1P 6387) Song SSK 19411) SLOW DANCING — Unicorn (Harvest HAR 5126) BENDING — Rogue (Epic 5326) Tom Ferric: JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO — Crosby. Stills & HELP IS ON THE WAY — Little River Band (EMI 2632) SO YOU WIN AGAIN — Hot Chocolate (RAK 259) Nash (Atlantic K 10947) HOLD ON — Dan Hill (20ih Century 1032) IF 1 HAVE TO GO AWAY — Jigsaw (Splash 11) Brian Ford: SLOW DOWN — John Miles (Decca F 13709) IT'S YOUR LIFE - Smokie(RAK 260) Bill Smith: SOUL SISTER — Ronnie Jones (Mercury 6198 BLACK ROSE — Sad Cafe (RCA PB 5026) 125) Pennine Radio HIT PICKS GIVE A LITTLE BIT — Supcrtramp (A&M AMS 1^93) CURRENT CHOICE ALONE AGAIN OR — UFO (Chrysalis 2146) YOU'RE GONNA GET NEXT TO ME — Bo Kirkland/Ruth Roeer Kirk: I'M IN YOU — Peter Frampton (A&M AMS SOUND OF SUMMER — Slarbreaker (Air CHS 2133) Davis (EMI 532) 7298) I'M COIN' DOWN — Rose Royce(MCA 301) Stewart Francis: WE'RE ALL ALONE — Rita Cooiidee HELP IS ON ITS WAY — Little River Band (EMI 2632) ADD ONS (A&M AMS 7295) SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO — Jacksons(Epic 5266) Julius K. 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merseyside alongside record stores A FLEETING return to Penzancc o'clock in the morning wc opened after several months reveals a the order which we had placed in staggering growth in the fishing immaculate company and numerical trade, a few more building societies TONY JASPER order, to find it jumbled, shuffled dealers meeting occupying prime sites and. since last IN and selected seemingly at absolute summer, two new record outlets. random, over six pages — this from PENZANCE a company which is so ridiculously THERE WAS a good attendance of One of these is Chy-An-Stylus and demanding about paperwork from around 40 dealers at last week's for people with long Retailing Page meeting of the Merseyside Record The memories, there is a shop of the the dealer." Retailers Committee, at the Holiday- same name at St. Ives, partly make the right choice. Many classic The last word from Mike Sagar Inn, Liverpool, under my Mike specialising in traditional folk albums never sold in huge quantities must be on his current belief that New Wave music is here to stay. He chairmanship. music. at the time, and continue to do really GRRC secretary Harry Tipple Davison Mike Sagar, owner of both shops, well — Astral Weeks and Forever says quite firmly that Rod Stewart, joined us for the meeting and spoke agreed that a few people might think Changes are two examples. Pink Floyd, Queen and Elton John Sagar also suggests the small may be huge sellers but they are about the current, highly column it madness for someone to take on definitely becoming m-o-r. Kids complicated, situation in the "fixed another store during an inflationary- independent dealer must specialise in price" battles now going on in court period and in a town already well a particular music, which has the have gone elsewhere, to music of in Belgium. Basically the issue is that served by independants and the two effect of distinguishing a shop from which he says, "some of it is All Baba Records, competitors. He also adds, "1 think dreadful, but some of it is great." of the European system whereby multiples, Boots and Woolworlhs. New Wave is seen by Sagar as an r.r.p., as we know it here in Britain, Liverpool But Sagar. and his partner, it helps if the shop is personalised in docs nor exist, and dealers there arc Liz, generate the kind of enthusiasm appearance," and he talks of unruly demon but he adds: "Any for records and life which are not experiencing "shop-blindness" in dealer who writes it off is going to in fact prevented from selling at easily destroyed by the more some record shops where can be seen wonder where the kids have gone." under the price suggested by the objective facts, which basically the same posters, mass-produced At the moment, from the volume of manufacturer. suggest Penzancc is not the place for browsers and browser dividers as in trade happening while I stood in his This effectively limits price- The remainder of the meeting was this, or the other store. most other shops. He comments: new shop, he is on the way to a cutting, and dealers here — now that taken up with discussion of one It must also be said, with some "Anything that distinguishes your successful double. Even if Penzancc we are all part of the EEC — would major GRRC proposal which it surprise, that he and his wife run a shop from the multiples has to be a has around twenty per cent welcome the adoption of the system would be premature to announce at farm, and while the two were busily plus, and with a few late nights and unemployed, there arc plenty of in Britain, for obvious reasons. this time because a great deal of making their own shop fittings a call not an excess of skill we managed to foreign students. However, test cases are being heard, discussion with record companies came for Liz to return home post knock up browsers, a counter, and and one has been going on in the will have to take place before things haste, so that she might help a cow cassette racks which are all our Belgian High Courts for over a year. are at a stage where any publication to calve. own." EDITED This has reached the counter appeal could be of assistance to anyone. Penzance store is more obviously He finds opening another store is stage, but a result is expected in According to pre-release concerned than the one in St. Ives beneficial for ordering. He is now by September or October. When there publicity, the new Stranglers' single with rock and progressive music. It more capable of meeting minimum TERRI ANDERSON is a decision the GRRC will attempt was to be issued in a coloured bag is stocking in depth the sound which order quantities, both in regular to put the mailer into a simplified for the first so many thousand Sagar sees as today's salvation of orders, and particularly on tv form for members to consider all the copies, but on delivery mine were in music and the dealer — New Wave. albums. He says the tv album implications and decide on what plain while sleeves. I have been He says he is first and foremost a market has ceased to be such a total moves they may want to make. informed by the rep that, in fact, music fan and where an owner and headache since the s-o-r deal, Tipple also outlined the latest there was some difficulty over the staff are deeply involved in music pioneered by EMI EMTV series, moves in getting clarification for printing of the sleeves and then, he suggests, customers will be came into force and was accepted by iLiiriii retailers of the Phonogram returns consequently none have gone out attracted. So he quotes with some the industry. His view is that for the system, and announced EMI's with a picture sleeve, but nonetheless pride how he engaged people in strictly tv companies bad times lie suggestions for easing the strain on how many dealers have committed discussion on the merits of. for ahead and in his estimation, "tv A WORD of praise for the new its pressing capacity next Christmas. themselves to a higher initial order example, Kate and Anna albums arc strictly 'consumer WEA distribution arrangements. This proposal is that dealers who than they would otherwise have McGarrigle, and consequently sold product' " and will, in the main, be Always friendly reps are now backed help EMI by putting in Christmas placed on the basis of wrong numerous copies at his St. Ives store. the province of multiples, while up with efficient telephone sales, 24 orders really early — in October or information? Such criticisms may He also makes the obvious point lovers of music will always find a hour delivery, excellent clear and early November — should be given appear minor, but when a dealer has that few independent dealers can music shop. practical papenvork, including a extended credit by EMI, and so not to be concerned over the size of carry too much back catalogue, Starting a fresh branch has given returns system that eliminates the have to pay for the records until orders he places, and equally about though such is very' much 'bread and him an interesting insight on the soul-destroying business of putting a after the holiday period. It seems a gaining maximum sales potential butter' these days. What the smallish state of the companies. One order of sticker on all faullies. very good idea, both from the EMI from a particular product, not to independent can do is carry classic his comes to 14 limes greater than an Congratulations to all concerned. factory's point of view and the mentioned maintaining his back catalogue and here. Sagar says, order from another and he says, BRIAN WILSON, Sounds Around, dealers'; the GRRC will certainly reputation for having the stock "it takes some personal "Phonodisc sank even lower in our Swan Centre Precinct, encourage EMI to go ahead with the people want even if it is in gimmick commitment to the actual music to estimation (if possible) when at three Kidderminster. plan. form, being let down in this fashion takes on a different dimension. If the product is good enough it should succeed on it's own merits, but record companies, like dealers, are facing intense competition from one another for a percentage of a market I which is not expanding as quickly as any of us would like, and if I gimmicks help to promote public cut it out. interest and sell more records all well I and good. In fairness though, can You don't know what you're the companies ensure that those missing 1 mosiciu^t dealers who do have faith in their I Involved in the business of rss-is promotional ideas get a fair the U K Music Scene ? Firm, opportunity to benefit? I Subscribe to Music Week 1 have just written to the head of every week and stay in tune. my local commercial radio station to I rw complain about the practice that his Music Week, the music station and others have of allowing I business weekly that tells r-> djs to announce that they are going you what's going on ;cn to play the whole of an album — I and more - subscribe today 25 usually a new one by a very popular U.S., S. America. Canada, band. This, it seems to me, is an I U.K .... £20.75 Africa, India, open invitation to their listeners to Europe U.S. $46.00 Pakistan U.S. $79.00 tape the broadcast and so have the Middle East and Australasia, complete LP without having to buy North Africa . . U.S. $69.00 Far East, Japan . . U.S. $95.00 the record. In effect, the radio P!ease me Music Week every -.veck tor one yea' stations arc encouraging people to I commit a possibly illegal act, and I Name am led to wonder just how clear the I Address stations' own legal position is on this matter. WHEN THE newly modernised and extended Crewe branch of Rumbelows I know that recently full-play, I Naiiy/e cJ Business was opened recently dj Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart was on hand to talk to customers and to autograph photographs and copies of the Rumbelows Top 25 Jubilee previously announced, has been I i enclose a Cheque/PO Value album. This is the hit tune compilation which Rumbelows launched on its ideal given to both the most recent Pink Post this coupon today with your remittance to: Floyd and the Genesis albums. I do I Jeanne Henderson, Morgan Grampian House, Home Exhibition stand earlier this year, and profits from the first 5.000 sold not know how widespread this 30 Calderwood Street, London SE18 6QH went to Dr. Barnardo's Homes. Rumbelows intends to invite popular radio practice is, but wherever and I Phone: 01 855 7777 and tv personalities to opening ceremonies as it continues with its policy of whenever it happens it does the Europe's leading Music Business Weekly j modernising and extending it 400 UK shops. Pictured here in the record dealers in that area a great I department at Crewe is Stewpot with (right) Rumbelows Group marketing disservice, and cannot be a good director Dennis Fenn. idea. PAGE 22 MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977

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POLK MUSIC has always been ihe INDEPENDENT poor provincial cousin of pop in commercial terms. Among its Broadside Records-— RECORD exponents are artists with as much musical skill, personality, and COMPANIES entertainment value as the best of the rock moneyspinners; but the few folk pages in any major record Part 2: company's catalogue arc likely to treating folk as a Broadside Records remain pristine while the pop, and Wolverhampton even the classical, sections become by dogeared with use. The attitude of the majors to TERRI ANDERSON signing folk artists, making the commercial enterprise records, and then marketing, them is perfectly understandably less better than the original." To this involved than it is with records end, which the Broadside albums which are commercially ten times show that he has gone a respectable more viable, and the folk artists way towards achieving, he always themselves are the first to sec the goes to listen to a band live before logic of the situation. ever letting them into a studio. However, some of the steel of When recording he sits at first with commercial music marketing has c- A**- them in the studio while they play, over the past few years crept into the before he goes into the control room soul of the folk music makers. and starts hearing it through the Among the still small number of mixing console. folk record companies which arc Raven is taking the business of taking a firm grip on the problem of treating folk as a commercial promotion and marketing is enterprise at a steady pace. Just as Broadside. Not only do the the pace and attitude to life adopted Broadside records appear in sleekly : by most pop division men in larger professional trappings, but review record companies — and almost copies make their presence felt every other record company in the among the pop releases, and a steady country is larger than Broadside — stream of promotion and publicity suits the product and the artists in material Hows from Tcttenhall, that genre, so Raven's more Wolverhampton, where the measured approach suits folk and its company is based. exponents. Jon Raven, founder and chief of. m Folk groups who have become and sometime artist on, the weary or wary of recording because Broadside label says that although li- lii;# he registered it in 1967 it is in a sense ■ of hurried studio sessions, resulting a new company. In its first ten years in product which seemed to sink of existence it brought out only one mm without trace, have come to realise album, but last year it was revived & N that Broadside can take a and put on a firm professional commercially realistic attitude but fooling. retain a folk feel. And everyone "I decided last year to stop lakes that bit more time to gel the recording for other companies," results wanted. Raven explains, "because 1 was not The all-important factors in the happy about their handling of running of any business are cost and distribution and production. I turnover. Income from folk records decided it would be best if I did it all in an all-round record company's myself, for myself and even for turnover is a mere decimal, and some other people." In under a year earns the product a corresponding the Broadside catalogue has grown JON RA YEN, of Broadside Records (left) is pictured here with the other artists from the Black Country Night Out amount of attention. The sales of to 10 LPs, each well worth show which is now on record in two volumes. From the left next to Raven are Tommy Mundon, Dolly Allen, Harry Broadside records would look considering by the folk apprcciator Harrison and Brian Clift. derisory to a major marketing man, not only for the quality of the but. Raven points out, he can make records themselves but because each come out of that area; and Harvest, Birmingham does not spring readily featuring various local singers a quality folk album for a liny is a handsome, well-packaged featuring Raven as singer and to mind as the birthplace of a strong recorded live in their show of the fraction of what it costs to make a product too. songwriter. Another — The English musical tradition, but Broadside's same name. A spring bout of pop or classical LP. The first two were Raven's own Canals — comprises extracts from Brummagc Ballads is a dem- advertising for the records, and for He needs at the most an eight- albums — Ballad of the Black BBC radio's Folkwcave pro- onstration that the general the shows was clear evidence of track studio, where pop demands Country, celebrating the part of grammes, compiled by Raven, impression is wrong. Raven's serious intent where 24-track. The studio sessions are far England he knows and loves best in telling the story of the English Other titles include the Black promoting folk is concerned. For the shorter, and the whole commercial the traditional songs which have waterways in speech and songs. Country Night Out albums, Black Country Night Out shows machine needed to put an album out press invitations went out far and is smaller, simpler and cheaper. wide. The April 23 show at Broadside is now in fact studying the Wolverhampton Civic Hall had feasibility of setting up its own around 2,500 applications for the studio with four-track facilities. The 1,780 scats. Raven and his money at present spent buying time colleagues Dolly Allen, Brian Clift, in other studios should comfortably Harry Harrison and Tommy cover the cost of running it. Mundon, have now been invited to Broadside wholesales through run a special Jubilee Night Out at Selccta, but makes sure that every Birmingham Town Hall. dealer who might possibly be Two other bands to be featured on interested knows about his records. Broadside so far are Kempion, "Another aspect of big companies (mostly instrumental) and the which has displeased me in the past -er :> Farriers, from Redditch (mostly is that they never seem to liaise with V- unaccompanied singing). Jon local shops in the area the artist Raven's brother Michael, a skilled comes from; they don't use the local classical folk and flamenco guitarist, press. We have spent a lot on Black has recorded A Miscellany of Guitar Country Night Out using the local Music on Broadside. "He, like me, Express and Star, printing up had never found a company which handbills and putting posters into could really do what we wanted," shops, and we have been backed up focorci-i -, Raven says, remarking that he had by Selecta. not worked with his brother "I think we are getting results far musically for 10 years, and both had better than average for folk records. enjoyed the experience immensely. Black Country Night Out vol. one Raven's Broadside was born out (BRO 120) has sold over 6,000 to of a positive need to create a record date." Any comment to the effect m company to suit folk music, not out that 6,000 in sales might be of a totally negative reaction to the considered near total failure in some way other record companies handled quarters is simply answered by the genre. "Other people did not do Raven's reminder that he breaks it badly, just not exactly how I even on an album at 1,000 copies thought it should be done. sold. After that it is profit. His "One of the main problems once company does not sign artists, you get into the studio is getting the contracting only for individual actual sound you make onto tape, albums. At the end of the first year and other folk artists have this since its reactivation as a label problem. The studio process tends to Broadside, Raven believes, "is smooth everything — like achieving what we set out to BONNIE TYLER (centre) is seen here with staff of Gould's Record Shop, in the Marnier Centre in Wolverhampton, Kempion's rather gritty, raw vocals achieve". when s^ie recently made a personal appearance there. With her arc Dave Gould (left) and RCA regional sales manager — out. My aim is to record the Broadside is at Sludley House, Fred Cht I ton (right). * 6 sound, not an electronic version of Limes Road, Tcttenhall. it; not something different from or Wolverhampton WV6 8RB. PAGE 24 MUSIC WEEK JUME 11, 1977 m C(C B> D ©. O o D D IV n n c IV ,c 0 re

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covering the complete sound equipment retoiling scene

Firms move towards high-grade systems TRADEFRaXDE SHOWS have come and flierr\m(»rccustomers coming in fromr the cold cone, and ihc audio-makers have — those who do not really want hi-fi unveiled what was — for ihe lime of at all. Some folk will never be that year — a generous array of new interested in music in the home, and products for ihe deleciaiion of iheir they surely include those who EDITED visitors. Let us hope their ideas and formerly might have bought a by innovations arc providing a very radiogram. necessary stimulus. Now the radiogram takes a neater, CLEMENT BROWN Their next big opportunities to more compact form and, whatever approach both dealers and public its snags, offers a more truthful will be offered by the Harrogate account of stereo. Perhaps this kind show and the London exhibitions of package can develop into a new planned for the autumn. Meanwhile, hi-fi. There are a few hopeful signs receivers become ever more sensitive we hear, there are a few more from makers who are not too intent and advanced; cassettes infiltrate the specialised events, headed by (he on building down to a price. But in upper echelons of audio; and Philips Industries Group show in music centre design there is plenty of surround sound gets nowhere in Manchester this month. scope for renewed attention to particular. The sybaritic delights of In high-grade audio there are detail, especially where speakers and remote control are taking hold. some stirrings in the area of hi-fi pickups arc concerned. systems — and the term is used The power game continues and The Elcaset, as leading alternative deliberately. A more enthusiastic there is hardly a prominent hi-fi to the Philips compact standard, is "systems approach" by the industry range that is not headed by a hefty being hailed as the means of a could do much to foster interest in amplifier rated at 80 watts or more rivalling open-reel tape quality good quality sound among those in each channel, to the delight of without losing the "package" who have never heard it. some and the bewilderment of appeal of closed cassettes, and now Traditionally, and for the best of others. There is of course everything Technics have a machine based on it. reasons, the emphasis has always to be said for generous power Like the Sony versions, this been on functional units, and reserves in no-compromise sound newcomer offers quality — at a although no sane commentator systems (if one can afford them) but price. To be precise, a modest C380. Technics reel-to-reel tape deck. would downgrade attempts to raise it takes more than that to account standards, there is scope for for the most potent units. integration of equipment to attract Loudspeakers of top calibre are buyers who are unimpressed by the often the least efficient and the most Introducing for 1977 overt intricacies of separates. power-hungry, so that has a lot to do One way is to ensure visual and with it. technical matching without There is however a new wave of departing from the best principles of interest in high-level sound Purpose-built units. Increasingly, reproduction and plainly there is a Ihe bigger companies see sense in taste for sheer potency that did not -c:-. promoting matching ranges, exist (or show itself, anyway) only a stressing the interdependence of the few years ago. Programme material various items and explaining the changes too, and power handling ways in which these can be brought becomes more important, especially together in neat housings, racks or in popular music and cnicnainmeni. stacking arrangements. Paradoxically, there is a return in The "total hi-fi" philosophy (to some quarters to designing for better Usc Philips' term) is the same thing efficiency as well; so the K the plug-in-and-play approach combination of power reserve and a which has often been advocated but high conversion efficiency should sj-ldom followed up. Then there is provide quite shattering results. lh^ design-appeal of complete As for the details, the next year ^'stems, an aspect which brings to will sec further innovations in • - JP'ud some European and pickups. The renewed interest in f^ndinavian specialists. moving-coil cartridges is important, Notable here is Bang & Olufscn for this principle can yield whosc recent efforts raise audio superlative results, but not every aPpearancc — design and user manufacturer can cope with the aPPcal to the level of an art-form, production problems imposed by apart from the science such devices. Besides, this type of solved. Although one can buy any cartridge is likely to remain .eni separately, it is not really expensive, appealing only at the top tended that a B&O system should of the market. Otherwise cartricl^ P face anything but B&O units. are becoming more refined and cum 0od lor them — but why don't smaller: soon they may be down to a ore companies tackle the problem deadweight of two or three grams Manufacturers of tn.egra ed 'he same way? b 1,a , /^'her view of integration is turntable and arm um^ " ; ... the new complete range of en by the firms that add music look to it. lest they be left behind. cassette-cube cassette holders ■ s fes to their ranges. To some it is . t unother way in. In other words Available in 3 styles and 4 All 3 styles of Cassette-Cube h:001 expected to affect sales of colours and manufactured to'^a are manufactured in shiny al® duality separates. Others are high standard, incorporating a plastic in 4 colours: Black, rnnc-* Hiking hi-fi claims for 6 ball-bearing turntable. White. Red and Yellow, and C enires each one comes in an eye- is |J ? ' although so far there Ai last a range that caters for all types of safoK rccourse to the supposedly seat-jg-K s cassette collectors from the popular buyer catching full colour revolving An . cn of basic DIN standards, ,ikc lhC frt th a contour that through to the serious collectors who can display box. enquiries in a have come up with ^ ^ ^ ^ now buy a large capacity cassette holder Remember to order your: direct to co-ili gU^ storm, as the at a reasonable price for the first time. C/C 60 (to take up to 60 Bv ard ^served. radial).^I)0, AAhI1 such developmentsjnformation- are cassettes) £4.62 VAT Sculthorp Plastics Limited 0f comparison the specifications m No price increases before 30th aimed June. 1977 (ex. VAT) C/C 36 (to take up to 36 The Barge Walk, East Molesey. m i^ best separates make most I -Airacvby ensuring a cassettes) £3.60 t-VAT Surrey KT8 9AZ. Centre er Iessless stressfuls fit of the stylus # Up to 40% Discount off Tel: 01 -941 2929. look .•l P formancc figures better. v . uciiy undulating recommended retail price C/C 20 (to take up to 20 that • ^'son-Bell patents; and cassettes) £2.86. r VAT ccnrJS 001 sa'd lightly in this 0 Immediate delivery for profitable when your Cassette-Cube wholesaler next gram^3!? celebration year of the itrcnny does matter, and quick turnround calls. R cvn15 "c- ^be most honest view # Easy to order through your usual 'Wnolosateit 4nd O.sinbuiois mcludo So'ecia. jthl e.\n , sccl. by manufacturers who wholesaler* Lugioni & Heliecnann C-menes Lid, (SpinnaMCk) er music centres to appeal to proliferate'; radio tuners and PAGE 25 MUSIC WEEK JUNE H, 1977

Technics portable recorder TECHNICS' FIRST-ever portable ambitious portable cassette Dolby-equipped cassette recorder is machine, a new unit in the Elcaset a higli-peiTormance mini weighing format, a revised version of the only just over 61b. The specification studio-style SP10 Mk 2 direct drive quotes a battery Hie of 3': hours for turntable (it now comes complete 3 the machine in the record mode. with base and arm), and Technics Expected to sell at about £450, the first reel-to-reel tape recorder, the RS-686 is comprehensively fined RS-1500. high - f req u en cy per I o rmance with controls and convenience demanded by four-channel discs of features such as a three-head system, the CD-4 type. This cartridge has a lighting to aid night-time use. NOW ACHIEVING Mark 2 status, SST (Super Sonic Tracking) tri- separate bias and equalisation, and the Philips Super M range ol pickup radial stylus for improved tracking. an ami-rolling mechanism to ensure cartridges offer extended frequency high quality while the deck is carried response and improved channel Technics RS-686 portable cassette unit when running. separation. Top of the range is the AMONG SEVERAL new GP422. designed for the extended introductions by Bang & Glufscn is Also announced are another, less the Beomaster 2400, a FM stereo receiver in which advanced technology "is used to simplify enjoyable listening rather than complicate it.". The main control panel has no knobs to turn or buttons to push (necessary settings are concealed under a panel) and there are facilities for pre-setting four FM stations. Power rating is 30 watts per channel, and a special feature is an ultrasonic remote control module. Also introduced are slimline music centres and an interesting turntable unit, the Boemaster 2400 rcmoic-control receiver Bcocram 1902.

If someone compiled the 20 golden greats Canard GA 155 music centre.

of Hi-Fi care, most of them would be ours. Philips on Companies back Bib Record and Tape Care Accessories were fast profits. As colourful, eye-catching window, best sellers when today's platinum albums were shelf and counter displays they make regular exhibition Emberworth just a gleam in some record producer's eye. impulse purchases. They're also very popular A GROUP OF Philips companies And they'll still be selling in their hundreds of as gifts. will combine to show a variety of autumn thousands when those same albums are being As a Bib Stockist you'll be provided with free their wares at a regional exhibition colour catalogues, display racks and other in Manchester on June 16-17, aiming called Golden Oldies. trade shows The fact is, whether your customers are buying point-of-sale items, plus the support of to give a broad picture of Philips continuous advertising. activities. The show, to be held at FOLLOWING announcements of Glen Miller or Queen music, on disc or on tape. the Old Trafford cricket club, will plans for a big promotion by the Bib is the name that rates in accessories. And Don't miss out on the profit-making chances in give dealers and customers an organisers of the London Audio the name they buy. the Bib Golden Greats. Post the coupon today unusual opportunity to assess the Fair, as reported in Audiosccnc, Bib accessories bring you extra turnover and for more details. achievements of an organisation May 14. the other main exhibition I qi pa bib HI-FI ACCESSORIES LTD., Kelsey House. Wood Lane End. which has a worldwide turnover of protagonists, Emberworth, now £5,000 million. In the UK Philips claim that the indusiry is backing I i H M Hemel Hempstead, HertSTT employs 40,000 people and has a their High Fidelity show with many » N L1 J HP24RQ. " £550 million turnover. firm bookings. Subject areas will include audio — Latest news is that 25 companies motional feedback speakers will be have signed up as exhibitors and demonstrated — professional several others have made provisional electronic equipment and mobile bookings for this show, which is to communications systems. There will be held at the Cunard International be business equipment, lighting, Hotel, London, at the same time as CES service aids and video, with the the Olympia Audio Fair. new receiver based on the Gil As a result the 1977 exhibition is chassis and Mullard in-line tube already larger than last year's similar taking pride of place. Both research event, which was mounted at short and development and financing notice to take the place of the facilities will be stressed. cancelled Audio Fair. o mm? oo Demonstration tapes & o Cy SHOWROOM HI-FI auditions are programme by Norric Paramor and 1* r?A/ his Orchestra (3192-349) will suit w r mostly based on selections of discs, o^- ' reflecting the fact that a high popular taste but is not the most proportion of first-time buyers start glossy of productions. It is explicit with LPs, adding other programmes and somewhat brash, though the at a later stage. But cassette highlighted effects may please. Of machines have become important the three mentioned, the last is not audio auxiliaries, and it is imperative Dolby-processed. to keep a well chosen selection of An impressive tape from A&M is music cassettes handy to meet the White Rock soundtrack by Rick \ . requests. Wakcman, essential for all who \ Most, but not all. hi-fi machines request synthesisers and other arc equipped with Dolby noise- electronic sources. On CAM 64614. reduction, so it is essential to choose this is not a Dolby cassette, but tapes that help to demonstrate this wmii feature. Three new releases from recorded levels are high and it is not - — Polydor are useful, and these arc easy to find opportunities to check headed by Barbara Dickson's album whether noise content is significant. Morning Comes Quickly, on 3216- It can't be bad, as they say. * * 188. This is one of the best of recent Virtually all Dccca Group vocals, for it sounds very clear and cassettes have Dolby, and one of the presents some interesting backings in best from recent lists is the generous a well contrived stereo layout. collection of Dvorak's Slavonic Glorious, an album by Gloria Dances on KPFC 4396, played by Gaynor on 3177-264. is useful for its the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. vocals but is less impressive on This bright-sounding tape was account of some vagueness in the produced in Germany by Tclefunkcn rhythm accompaniments. Perhaps lor Phase 4 release by Decca. Nights rpiease send my copy of the Bib Accessory Album plus full stockist details. n this is due to the relentless bass, in the Gardens of Spain by Falla, on I Name Company unduly accentuated, which will not Turnabout KTVC 34588. offers nice suit all loudspeakers. Although it piano tone though the orchestral Address may help on occasion, it will make detail is barely average — rather Telephone some systems sound less than veiled and a matter of recording MWGGA3A L J credible. So try it and see, A nice balance. PAGE 26 MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977

a n B. fv c ©CHART CERTAINTY follow suit, maybe even with this singer/songwriter, but his US sales Sales potential within album, a fine collection of songs spread into the soft rock areas, and iPlpsllopptr. Again the songs arc rod which span a variety of styles, but his appearances in London last year THE BEATLES respective market impress most when the mood is confirmed that this is his most likely live' At The Star Club In Hamburg, Several -d? Germany; 1962. Lingasong LNL 1. Ii Gr0l ,d Roiiml Good slightly foksy which brings out the market. The LP was recorded in 1, and O Kd"'"' " ' Toronto, where Winchester went to could be argued that both the ** Fair best in her distinctive, emotional Hamburg and Hollywood Bowl # voice. There are all sorts of familiar avoid the draft. Now that things releases have not enriched the world Cr,ng ; nd lhc ri,CI Poor names among the accompanying have eased up following Carter's °r- '„ ! iNu the tv musicians, which indicates her high amnesty, Winchester can tour the of music very much. But history has shouldhouU give■ ""fsales Cpis0desextra 10initial is rather like a sampler, which for a degree of acceptance and augurs US again, the first time for ten been served, after a fashion, and movement. ai debut solo by an instrumentalist is well for her future potential. years, which is why this LP there is unquestionably enough perhaps not a bad idea. The very few will he followed by another soon. interest in, and affection for, the vocal tracks completely vindicate As well, as Canada's sweetheart Beatles in 1977 to generate BOB MARLEY AND THE Hunter's decision to be a guitarist, LIAR Anne Murray. Emmylou Harris siibstaniial sales. Although much WAILERS and should not really have got past Straight From The Hip. Decca SKL joins in on vocals, an indication of money has been spent to improve the Exodus. Island. I EPS 9498. the editing block. 5275, Producer; Chris Dernctriou. Winchester's rating in US music quality of the Hamburg tapes (there Producers: Artists. Another superb Honest-to-goodness British rock, are moments when it does not sound delivered in the manner suggested by circles. His concert coup at example of what reggae can become the album's title. Any resemblance Dingwalls last year, where lie broke as if they were recorded. 15 years when performed by its masters. The THE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES to a band falling midway between the house record, should encourage ago, on a hand-held microphone in a Wailcrs appeal goes wcll-bcvond Toucan Do It To. ABC ABCL the boogie of Status Quo and the him to visit the UK again when his •live' environment), the overall the usually well-defined market for 2159. Producer. Barry Burton. raunchiness of Bad Company is US commitments arc completed. aural impression is one of oft- this type of music, and deservedly Despite their name, which seems purely deliberate — and no bad Meanwhile this LP should sell muffled vocals and noisy, so. Marlcy, the band, and the more appropriate to a Thirties jazz launching pad for commercial steadily but not spectacularly. overpowering instrumentation of the backing vocalists bring to the music band, the Amazing Rhythm Aces arc success. Roll Mc Down, a jaunty most basic kind. There is much in their own sound, which is unique to one of those American rock bands goodtimc piece, and Rich Man's common with the sound of several them, instantly recognisable, and yet of amazing competence who emerge Woman with particularly HUDSON-FORD of today's punk bands, a fact rather without any sense of .sameness or unsung and as often as not disappear uninhibited contributions from both heartening in view of the accusations vocalist and guitarist (both Daylight. CBS 82027. Production; stalcncss. The enormous and yet without trace. It would be nice to unidentified) arc what the band is Robin Geoffrey Cable. Hudson and hurled at many of the latter in recent controlled vitality which packs think that ARA have a future in this really all about. Less confident are Ford have worked together for many months. If the Beatles sounded like concerts with Marlcy worshippers is country for they play a sparse the attempts at sensitivity via years, some of them with Velvet this in their early days, there is hope soaked into the grooves to the extent uncluttered form of rock, not quite acoustic-based tracks. Group has Underground and Strawbs, and have for all. The single most impressive that the album — like all other as laid back as J. J.Calc, but not too been working mainly in Europe, but had some chart success in the past, element of this double-album's Wailcrs' LPs — is an extension of far distant. They employ two starts its first British tour in June in their A&M days. This set is a contents is the sheer energy, the raw the band and its leader's collective contrasting lead vocalists, one of which will be an important image- departure from their previous power exuded by the rock and roll personality. In-storc play of any whom has a distinctively evil drawl, building exercise for an act of a type smooth but shallow material. tracks, especially those from the track should lure anyone within showcased to some considerable with which Dccca is not overly Despite firm roots in pop. the duo is Chuck Berry repertoire (Roll Over earshot to the counter. Should effect on Everybody's Talked Too endowed which may therefore be expanding musically and Beethoven, Sweet Little Sixteen, ccrtainlv grace for some time. Much, neatly structured around a given priority treatment. experimenting with rhythms from Little Queenic); Lcnnon's rhythm particularly hypnotic riff. That and funk to slow ballad. Let It Rain is o the punchy Who's Crying Now arc guitar work is splendid here. Some FOX BRAND X the best of these with Wicked Lady, of this excitement characterises some excellent examples of what the band Moroccan Roll. Charisma CAS helped by a stunning arrangement, a other r&r/r&b standards, notably Blue Hotel. GTO GTLP 020. is all about and judicious in-store 1126. Producer; Dennis Mackay. close second. The single. Kiss In The Twist And Shout, Matchbox and Production: Kenny Young. play should stimulate interest Brand X is all light and shade, Dark has been out for a month with Hippy Hippy Shake, while the Interesting collection, this. Several without difficulty. texiural music that impresses with its little success, and as the duo has no Beatles' own rock in' classic, 1 Saw of the tracks date from almost a year technique, while managing to plans for touring yet there is little ago, when keyboard player and convey emotional messages. If promotional support apart from Her Standing There, is a highlight sometime producer Pete Solley was JOE SIMON too. The band is not so good — Easy To Love. Spring 2391 260. anything the album's title and the press advertising. Sales will have to frequently abysmal, in fact — on still with the band. He joined Procol Producers: John Richbourg-Joc opening track. Sun In The Night, rely on reviews and w ord of mouth. ballads such as To Know Her Is To Harum in the summer, and his first with its Sanskrit lyrics and eastern If Hudson and Ford could work product with them — and a solo Simon. An uncompromisingly gutsy overtones give a incorrect around the exposure would win Love Her. I Remember You and single as well — arc due out soon. album from Simon, whose soul is impression of what is to come, (hem respectable record sales. Until Falling In Love Again. There are The rest of the tracks are new, and undoubtedly in the right place, but which is highly sophisticated jazz then, display prominently but stock long pauses between some items (the isn't always given full opportunity to rock with the emphasis on subtle audience generally seems not overly arc Kenny Young's. Fox's most display itself. Inevitably soul = rhythmic interplay, keyboard with care. enthusiastic) and an uncredited distinctive attribute is singer disco these days, but the cliches arc expertise and in particular the appearance by a local singer who Noosha, or should it be chanicuse. less evident than usual in the reliance on the synthesizer family. performs Be Bop A Lula and One expects her at any moment to compulsively dancing tempos that Not music for faint hearts and ROGUE Hallelujah I Love Her So while the warble: "Ah cavn't siaynd 'im", so spark Simon's commanding undisccrning rockers, but well worth Lot It Go. Epic EPC 81987. Beatles play backup. UK pressing of rooted is her style in the Thirties performances on Easy To Love and recommending to the Weather Producer: Guy Fletcher. The hit 'he set leaves the front cover cutie-starlet mould. There is not It Must Be Love, although the Report/Return To Forever fans, record which Frankie Valli scored unaltered from the German release an Imagine Me, Imagine You or album's best track is the easypaced particularly since Brand X is a local with Fallen Angel proved thai (what the records contain is clearly Single Bed here on this set. What but climactic With You In Mind. outfit. Rogue, who recorded it first on their proclaimed) but the interior is tidied there is, is a much heavier, funkier Simon has his admirers, and this debut album, have a sure up, with colour photographs and sound crossed with touches of collection is good enough to increase JOE TEX commercial touch, but lack country rock. Mostly, the music is the numbers of that small following. familarity with the record-buying sleeve notes. RCA promises too straightforward for Noosha's Bumps And Bruises. Epic EPC public. That elusive requirement considerable promotion, and the r< cenl 81931. Production: Buddy Killen. 'cgai tussles have already ensured vampish vocals, and lack - The face looking out from the back may be a little closer by now and this chart action by Fox will hold back BETTE MIDLER of the sleeve has the same glint of English trio have delivered another more than enough publicity for this sales The single cut, My Old Man s Live At Last. Atlantic K 60129. evil as mid-60's Joe Tex and the collection of excellent songs, full of Piece o f hist orv. Awav is cheeky enough to gel Producer Lew Hahn. There are two voice is mocking as ever. But the carefully arranged three-part 0 airplay, but with no tour announced drawbacks to the release of this man who gave a classic edge to songs harmonics (or variations on the and not a great deal of promotion, album one that it is a double, like Show Mc is saddled in 1977 with theme) which are often quite CONNIE FRANCIS chances of a big comeback are slim. from an artist of cult but not mass run-of-the-mill material which even electrifying, nothing better than the 2-0 All Time Greats. Polydor 2391 appeal, and two that the lady he cannot lift above the ordinary. climactic Too Much Too Soon. But 90. Connie Francis amassed an ENGLAND continues to deny the UK the Ain't Gonna Bump No More is in there is sensitivity as well in Lady enviable 21 hits (including B side Garden Shed. Ansla ARTY 153 — pleasure of her company which the charts and on the alburn and it Put The Light Out. and goodtime Recesses) in Britain between 1958- Producer St George. Arista have would undoubtedly stimulate sales. says little for the album that this is country-rock in Amity. There arc hit 2, and all but one — a Christmas Quite obviously her studio albums the standout track. For the rest it's singles on the album and hopefully song _ j i i . Some eood reason to feel pleased su h this grunts and groans, pushes and pulls arc conla ncc icre debut album from the band, when so so far have only given a partial — all the usual ingredients used to this lime round it will be Rogue who -Oud sales are guaranteed, for not oficn new acts offer product that is glimpse of her considerable talent. disguise a lack of real songs. One hit benefit. only has the Francis catalogue been either raw and under-produced, or This concert recording captures her won't make this an attractive album underworked in recent years, but dominating personality and sense of to consumers and it's doubtful that o'vdor is supporting the release so complicated and involved. This is fun too, nothing better than in the anything else could be pulled from it s an exception to the rule. Very little is wickedly funny global tour in song GLORIA GAYNOR Cv selective tv advertising. It is an Sown about England although the with the same amount of success. Glorious. Polydor 2391 264. ocaiivc. 20-track collection, leve" modelled on a Robertson s of Vicki Eydie, a caricature of a loss Producers: Gregg Diamond & Joe •nixing the singer's weepy ballads than classy cabaret singer. Of course ROGER McGUINN Beck. Gloria Gaynor is known to •breaking In A Brand New Broken iam jar label, instrucls fans to send when the lady is not gagging she is a £1 for fan club application. Their very fine singer, as her treatments of Thundcrbyrd. CBS 81883. believe that disco is changing, ijfnn. Where The Boys Are, When m S vC is tlEht but wuhout Production: Don DcVilo. An becoming more sophisticated, and ? Boy in Your Arms) with her eommercia' ' - i tils•. ^and it is rock Neil Young's Birds and Tom Wait's appearance on Old Grey Whistle this album reflects the belief to a - mmicky teen bouncers (Stupid |hcrcarc n0 Shiver Me Timbers re-emphasise. Test recently gave rise to optimism large extent. Though dance floor uPid. Vacation, Lipstick On Your T a sinelex or news about a Unless her single, You're Moving regarding the quality of this album. rhythms dominate on most of the 0 ar). The product vintage, means Pla hn when more definite plans Out Today (included as an Unfortunately the recorded product tracks, there is less emphasis on . at potential buyers arc going to be couid pc rm intermission number) makes an doesn't match the promise of the live zipping hi-hats and other mindless uicir late iwemics/carly thirties, ■"* i impact, then album sales will be performance. McGuinn's still disco details, and more importance well. limited to the previously convened. picking songs by important new . vast, and their disposable income m* writers (Tom Pony's American Girl played on vocals — As Time Goes CUrrcm y 1101 as STEVE HUNTER ^ K50357# By. cleverly intertwined with The \va S; l disposable as it is here) and still covering Dylan ■ nevertheless, chart action of Swept Awa>. ^ Fjrsl s0io VALERIE CARTER (Golden Loom). But he's not adding Hands Of Time, shows her in fine, !2m#i if certain. Producer Bo already Just A Stone's Throw Away CBS anything to the songs as a flexible form — and some fine album from ' ,-or his work 81958. Producer: George performer, merely going through the guitar work from Joe Beck, notably known and rc P Aliee Cooper, Masscnburg. While the UK record motions. His own material here is in We Can Start All Over Again. C industry becomes scarcely less than for the most pitiful and even bland The singer's competence with "K FOLLIES OF 77 vvith artif^l Gabriel. Hunter ballads comes out in So Much Love, 0r Lou Reed and h1 icjan's tacilny its traditional misogynist self as the Peter Frampton's All Night Long J?Ka * 2302 072. Producer: Andy has a praclised tea "^ as years pass by. the Americans seem to doesn't sound out of place. Sad to and her way with midlempo material . s >;- Fhe title song contains the be developing a new breed of female tell, but Thundcrbyrd is not likely to in Most Of All, a recent 45. Will the fantasies are different Nvilh ^fSk hcavv metal and ja/.z- soul fans accept her move into the ne formula's the same," and in acoustie folk, "ca ^ ^ ^ gone l0 singer, among them Linda Ronstadt restore McGuinn to former favour. r, rock. For ^^ .vom the repertoires and Emmylou Harris and the music's mainstream, away from ^ eisi Howard Sehuman has hit kn wn McGarrigle Sisters who appear to be disco? Well, good female r&b nu'l on the head. This is a well ? 01nV.s iike the Byrds' Eight establishing themselves here without JESSE WINCHESTER singers are in short supply, and of the Farn ^* Beach Boys' Sail a•ible follow-up to the Follies too much difficulty. Valerie Carter Nothing But A Breeze. Bcarsville K Gloria can deliver the goods. Solid 'huni which reached number who has already impressed on the 55516. Producer: Brian A hern. sales should be forthcoming. •' udience figures show that the Eagles tour shouldn't find it hard to Winchester is basically a Country ^namesLrs 11 tv series has lost some ' they can still be counted PAGE 27 MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977

Q ini^^n^in Violin sells HMV dealer incentive RP0 seeks sponsors for £105,000 for Jubilee release at Sotheby's for 21 -concert series symphonies under the sponsorship GIFTS OF silver tableware based on THE WORLD record price for a THE ROYAL Philharmonic dealer purchases are the incentive EDITED violin advanced by over £6,000 to Orchestra has had a good response of Legal and General Insurance (or behind HMV's Jubilee Campaign, £105.000 at an auction of musical to its "concerts for sale" appeal DGG and more recently the Esso- by instruments at Sotheby's recently. which is hoped to raise £13,350 from financcd Firebird Suite under Antal one of the biggest campaigns ever REX ANDERSON DOrali mounted by EMFs classical division. The six-Figure sum (plus a 10 per the RPO's series of 21 events in Surprisingly,- perhaps,I DD/ARPO The campaign, which involved a cent buyer's premium) was paid for Croydon next season. chairman. John Bimson, said that year's planning, centres upon 16 available. a violin made by Joseph Guarncri Although it is too soon to titles covering a period of over 400 Every dealer is receiving a poster del Jesu in Cremona in 1738 and announce the names of companies record company sponsorship of years of British music, almost all illustrating the releases and in known as the "Ex Adam" after a prepared to sponsor events, which concerts had not been considered. recorded by EMI's local studio addition there will be illustrated I9ih century owner. In New York begin September 21, a spokesman The aim of the season of concerts division. It is spearheaded by a show cards and divider boards last month £98,808 was paid for the said that interest had already been will be to attract much larger local world premier disc of Elgar's showing the product in a selected "Grcffuhle Stradivarious". shown from such firms as audiences by concentrating on Caractacus conducted by Sir Charles back-catalogue pack under the In all. Five Guarneri violins were Rothschilds, Balfour-Bealy, and the popular classics. Groves with the Royal Liverpool banner "25 Glorious Years, 25 sold, each made by a different National Westminster Bank, all of The 16 Wednesday concerts in the Philharmonic Orchestra and Glorious Recordings". member of the family. One, the whom attended a reception to series will be "for sale" at £600 each supporting soloists. The Jubilee release comprises four work of Joseph Filius Andrea in announce the orchestra's coming and the five Saturday concerts at The release also includes music by albums and these will be featured in 1703, went for £23,000. Another by season. £750 each. Bimson said that the Bliss, Walton, Arnold, Delius, national advertising along with The Peter of Venice in 1726 fetched The RPO is expert in sponsorship money would be used to offset the Tallis, Byrd, Patterson, Gay, Britten Coronation Service (RLS 600), £21.000 and a fourth dating from and was one of the pioneers in spiralling cost of producing classical and Williamson and is all performed Walton's Tc Dcum (ASD 3348), about 1680 made by Andreas made attracting industry financing of music. "To break even on a by English artists. Rule Britannia (ASD 3341) and £14,000. The sale realised a total of recordings, the most memorable Croydon concert would require 110 £354,260. being that of Beethoven's nine percent audience attendance, he Apart from this unique release, Elgar's Coronation Ode (ASD added. „ , . EMI is mounting special Jubilee 3345). In return, the RPO feels it can window displays for other catalogue This will complement extensive Thames commissions Cantata throughout the country where advertising in the specialist and trade offer firms a great deal in the way of dealers have supported the press. There is also a whole selection COMPOSER KENNETH Plan has advertising for classical repertoire. promotional value. The scries ol campaign. In addition, a brand new of record packs to suit every dealer's been commissioned by Thames Neil Ffrench Blake explained that concerts will include appearances by illustrated brochure listing all HMV taste along with the tableware as a Valley Radio to write the210 Jubilee pan of the success is due to the conductors Arthur Davidson, Elgar recordings of British music will be dealer incentive. Cantata as pan of the station's station's philosophy of participating Howarth, Sir Charles Groves, Hans Jubilee year celebratjons. in classical music rather than simply Vonk. Edcnck Macal and Simon Programme controller for the playing records. Rattle, and soloists Michael Roll, Decca re-signs Luciano Pavarotti Reading-based station, Neil Ffrench Malcolm Binns, Ralph Holmes and DECCA HAS re-signed Luciano assistant to George Solti. Enid Blcch Blake, said the six minute piece will Valerie Tryon. Pavarotti, the premier Italian Tenor, ,died on March 11. be performed by the 210 Siring European award to a further six-year contract, which The proceeds from the concert Quartet and the Downhousc School provides for the recording of 12 will go to Malcolm Sergeant's Choir. complete operas. Cancer Fund for Children. Other Thames Valley is building a for Bernstein Pavarotti is one of an artists who will take pan include reputation for classical music. The ONE HUNDRED YEARS international rosier of artists who Solti, conductor Edward Downes, main programme is hosted by LEONARD BERNSTEIN has will be appearing in a special horn player Alan Civil and a host of Ambrose Miller, violinist with the become the First classical artist to presentation at the Royal Opera singers: Mirella Preni, Tatliana Covcnt Garden Orchestra and is receive the prestigious Goldener House, Govern Garden on July 10 to Troyanos, Kire Tc Kanawa, Pilar broadcast for four hours each Europa Award given annually by the commemorate Enid Blcch, wife of Lorengar, Teresa Cahill, Ingvar Monday evening. It attracts strong German Saarbruckcn London Mozart Players conductor Wixell, Robert Tear and Gwynne advertising support, including the Radio/Television Company for OF RECORDED SOUND Harry Blech, and for many years Howell. somewhat rare record company services to Music.

|ra(C|| tc(8 u n JUNE 11th MANDYANN V GUYS 'N' DOLLS. Magnet MAG 96 THE FUTURE IS NOW - PART I. The MASS PRODUCTION W (CW). Future Is Now — Part II, TIM MISTA CHARGE D ELIZABETH R. Elizabeth R MANHATTAN ROLL, You Got To SOUSTER Transatlantic TBG 1 (T). INDEX MUPPETS T (Instrumental), GABBY AND KASE. Believe, TELEPHONE BILL & THE THE MUPPET SHOW THEME. Bein' ADAMS, Andy & Egg Cream C NASH Johnny T President PT 467 (ZLHR). SMOOTH OPERATORS. DJM DJS Green, THE ENTIRE CAST/KERMIT ALBERT, Morris C NILSSON A ETE D'AMOUR, Serenissima, 10785 (CW). FROG. Pye 7N 45705 (A). ALBION DANCE BAND T O'HARA, John &The Playboys ...... S GHEROGHE ZAMFIR. Philips 60421 (MEET YOU ON A) RENDEZVOUS, 1 THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK, La Sexte ANGEL, Johnny F O'JAYS S 152(F). Write The Songs, BRUCE Estampie Real. ALBION DANCE ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL M O'TOOLE, Fran O EVERYONE'S A WINNER, Handcuffed, JOHNSON. CBS 5324 (CW). BAND. Harvest HAR 5128 (E). BIGGS. Barry T PARTON, David & His Band I LONDON, MCA305(E). MISTY SUNSET, First Love, JOHNNY THE QUEEN ELIZABETH JUBILEE BONEYM M PEARSON, Johnny M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN, Long Way To PEARSON. Penny Farthing Pen 941 MARCH, Bonnie Dundee, THE BREEZE G PENNING, Les T Heaven, JOHNNY ANGEL. Decca (R). GOLD FIDDLE ORCHESTRA. BUZZ CASON I POPULATION N F13712 (S). MURDO MACKENZIE OF Mountain Top 29 (E) BUZZ With The Bexley Scouts & GuidesJ PRESTON. Dave G TORRIDON/GLEN COTTAGE, Cutty THREE RING CIRCUS, No One Knows CELTIC TEAM C RHYME 8 REASON G Wren/Elsie Marley, ANDREW You When You're Down. BARRY C.J.&CO D ROBINSON, Martell P GH CRONSHAW. Trailer LREP 1 (T). BIGGS. Dynamic DYN 128 (ECR). CLUBSOUND S SEDAKA. Neil A MY BABY THINKS SHE'S A TRAIN, CRONSHAW, Andrew M SHAW, Marlena P GETTING READY, High Class Woman, Ragtime Annie, ASLEEP AT THE DEES, Steven C SHEILA 8 CLYDE W DAVE PRESTON. Polydor 2058 886 WHEEL. Capitol CL 15928 (E). W EQUALS B SKIP, Bjorn N (F). EVANS BROTHERS S SLAVE Y GIPSY WOMAN, Never Let You Down, WATCH CLOSELY NOW, Crippled FOGELBERG, Dan L SOUSTER, Tim T BREEZE, EMI 2635 (E) NO Crow, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON. CBS GABBY&KASE E STEWART, J.J J GIVE THAT THING TO ME, You Under NOW AMERICA, Ship Of Life, 5336 (CW). GOLD FIDDLE ORCHESTRA T T. CONNECTION D C Estimate Me/Night Nurse, PAUL POPULATION. Paladin PAL 5018 WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE SEASIDE, I GREN, Jesse H TELEPHONE BILL a The Smooth JONES. RCA PB 5032 (R). (A). Discovered Country Music, SHEILA GUYS'N'DOLLS M Operators M GONNA FIX YOU GOOD, Praise Your NOW AND THEN, Don't Stop Now, & CLYDE. DJM DJS 10786 (C^V). HAGGARD. Merle I THORNTON. Eddie S D.J.. JOKER. Paladin PAL 5021 (A) BJORN SKIP. EMI 2636(E). WINE-FLOW DISCO, Fun In The Sun, HARRISON. George I TORNADER B GOOD MORNING ENGLAND, Night OUT THERE SINGING, Can't You MASS PRODUCTION, Cotillion K HART, Rod C TWIGGY A Life, RHYME & REASON, Decca Understand, FRANK O'TOOLE. Mint 10966 (CW). INN CROWD B WILSON, Flick R F13711 (S) CHEW 17 (ZLHR), JOHN. Elton Y ZAMFIR, Gheorghe E HURRICANE WOMAN, Summer Days, JOHNSON, Bruce M JESSE GREEN, Ember EMB2 349 PR DISTRIBUTORS CODE (A). JOKER G A - Rye. CW - CBS/WEA. E - EMI, F - PICTURES AND MEMORIES, No YOU AND ME. Fun Of Slide, SLAVE. JONES. Paul G Phonodisc. H — H. R. Taylor, L — Lugtons, Deposit. No Return. MARLENA Cotillion K 10967 (CW) JONES, Salena Y R — RCA, S — Solecta, X — Clyde Factors, Z IJ SHAW. CBS 5246 (CW). YOUR MOMMA & POPPA. Gypsys KINKS J - Enterprise, CR - Creole, P - Pinnacle, T ip WE'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY PLANES. SHIPS AND TRAINS, Tramps & Thieves. MANDY ANN. KRISTOFFERSON, Kris W Transatlantic, SH - Shannon, SA - MONDAY, I Think It's Gone Forever, Caribbean Kind Of Music, MARTEL Riverdale RR 107 (ZLHR). LA SO A Saga Cream - C, W - Wyndup. MERLE HAGGARD. MCA 303 (E). ROBINSON. Cactus CT 105 (ECR). YOUR SONG, Saturday Night's Alright LONDON E """"^ _ IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. Free Spirit, ROCKIN' CHAIR, The Selassie Shuffle, (For Fighting), ELTON JOHN. DJM -"""" '? DAVID PARTON AND HIS BAND. FLICK WILSON. Ultra PFU 1001 (A). DJJ 17001 (CW). Pye 7N 45700 (A). YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY, Make IT'S ME THAT YOU'RE LEAVING. The Most Of Every Moment, CD Heartquake, BUZZ CASON. DJM ST SALENA JONES. EMI 2646 (E). LISTINGS CAN I STAY. I think It's Time We Met. DJS 10784 (CW). SEVEN DAYS OF LOVING YOU, I've ANDY ADAMS AND EGG CREAM. IT'S WHAT YOU VALUE, Woman Don't Been A Lover Before, THE EVANS Pye 7N 25745 (A). Cry, GEORGE HARRISON. Dark BROTHERS. Arista 116(E). AB C.B. SAVAGE, Asphalt Cowboy, ROD Horse K 16967 (CW), STARSKY AND HUTCH THEME, Sister ALL 1 THINK ABOUT IS YOU, Old HART. Charly CS 1025 (ZLHR) JUBILEE ROCK, The Digger On Mars. Rae, JOHN O'HARA AND THE TOTAL ISSUED Bones, NILSSON. RCA PB 9104 (R) CELTIC, Over And Over, THE CELTIC BUZZ (WITH THE BEXLEY SCOUTS PLAYBOYS. President PT 465 AMARILLO, The Leaving Game, NEIL TEAM. Power Exchange PX 248 AND GUIDES). Crystal CR 7030 (ZLHR). Singles Issued by major manufacturers SEDAKA. Polydor 2058 888 (F). (ZLHR). (ZLHR) STILL THE ONE, The Mad Fighter week ending June 11.1977. ANOTHER STAR, Happy Smoke. LA CONVERSATION, So Good To Me, JUST A JIFFY, Medical Phone-in, J.J. CLUBSOUND; Mint CHEW 18 SO. MCA 302(E). MORRIS ALBERT. Decca FR 13714 STEWART. Gold GDE 11 (ZLHR) (ZLHR). This This "Otis A WOMAN IN LOVE, I Lay Awake And (SI. JUKE BOX MUSIC, Sleepless Night, THE SO GLAD I GOT YOU GIRL, Lets Spend Week Month Year Dream Of You, TWIGGY. Philips COUNTING ON YOU, You Defy The Law KINKS. Arista 114 (E). Some Time Together, THE O'JAYS. EMI 10(121 22(121233(1581 6007 138(F) Of Gravity, STEVEN DEES. RCA PB Philadelphia PR 5337 (CW). Decca 3 (4) 7 (4) 53 170) BACK UP (HIT IT AGAIN), Does 9094 (R). SOULARIZE (GREET THE SUN). Socka Pye 4 (3) 7 (37 75 (871 Anybody Really Want To Do The DEEP LOVE, Purple Champagne, MISTA LM Rock, EDDIE THORNTON. Plastic Polydor 4 (4 ) 8 (4) 108 (104) Thing, TORNADER. Polydor 2066 CHARGE. Target TGT 134 (E». LOVE GONE BY, Give Me Some Time, Fantastic PF001 (A). CBS 6 (6)12 161124(1111 801 IF) DEVILS GUN, Free To Be Me, C.J. & DAN FOGLEBERG. Epic EPC 5379 THAT WOMAN, JAMAICA, JOHNNY Phonogram 2 (31 5 13) 67 (64) BEAUTIFUL CLOWN, Daily Love, THE CO. Atlantic K 10956 (CW) (CW). NASH. Epic EPC 5362 (CW). RCA 5 (71 12 (7)104 (861 EQUALS. President PT 464 (ZLHR). DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO PART I, MA BAKER. Still I'm Sad. BONEY M. THE BRITISH GRENADIERS, The British WEA 5 (5)10 (51 91 168) BORN IN ETHIOPIA, Ethiopia, IN Do What You Wanna Do Part II, T. Atlantic K 10965 (CW). Grenadiers (Version), LES Others 26(111371111357 (4351 CROWD. Cactus CT 106 (ECR). CONNECTION. RCA XB 9108 (R). 'MAMACITA', Remembered Memory. PENNING. 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Ulvaeusl 29 13 0 nu | tL CALIFORNIA 31 Frank Sinatra! — ) 2 24 • Asylum K 53051 (CW) 2 Ragles (Bill Szymczyk) 33 4 • SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE SONGS Philips6641607(F). tuc d r- a -r-i, c:o M ——— 32 Val Doonican (Tony Ayros) 3 5 4 ■' ' - ' i Mt HOLLYWOOD BOWL DARK SIDE OFTHE MOON Harvest SHVL804(E) The Beatles (VoyleGilmore) Porlophoneo , u EMTV4(E| 33 30 21 inc iviUrrt I F SHOW Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd) Pye NSPH 19 (A) IN FLIGHT Warner Bros K 56327 (CW) 4 The Muppots 34 56 3 Goorgo Benson (Tommy Upuma) SHEER MAGIC 6 2 Warwick WW 5028 (M) SILK DEGREES CBS 81193 (CW) 5 Acker Bilk (Terry Brown) 35 57 3 Boz Scaggs (Joe Wissert) 4 10 □ ASTAR IS BORN CBS 86021 (CW) ATLANTIC CROSSING Warner Bros. K 56151 (CW) 6 Soundtrack (Phil Ramone) 36 27 1 7 I o Rod Stewart (Tom Dowd) 3 5 □ DECEPTIVE BENDS Mercury 9102 502(F) SIN AFTER SIN CBS 82008 (CW) 7 10 cc IIOcc) 37 28 5 Judas Priest (Roger Glover/Judas Priest) 00 7 7 STRANGLERS IV United Artists U AG 30045(E) VISION ABC ABCL 5200 (CW) The Stranglers (Martin Rushont) 38 35 17 • Don Williams (Don Williams) 11 26 A NEW WORLD RECORD Jot UAG 30017(E) LIVE Vertigo 6641 580(F) 9 Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynn) 39 38 14 • Status Quo 50 2 SNEAKIN' SUSPICION United Artists UAS 30075 IE) THIS IS NIECY CBS 81869 (CW) 10 Dr. Feelgood (Bert de Coteaux) 40 31 4 Deniece Williams (M. Whito/C. Stepney) RUMOURS Warner Brothers K56344(CW) WISH YOU WERE HERE Harvest SHVL 814(E) 11 8 16 □ Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood Mac/Dashut/Caillat) 41 42 1 11 Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd) 13 2 BOOK OF DREAMS Mercury 9236 455 IF) WORKS Atlantic K 80009 (CW) 12 Steve Miller Band (Stevo Miller) 42 sift ■9 Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Various) ENDLESS FLIGHT Chrysalis CHR 1125 IE) MOROCCAN ROLL Charisma CAS 1126 (F) 13 14 21 • Leo Sayer (Richard Perry) 43 39 4 Brand X (Dennis Mackay) GREATEST HITS RakSRAK 526(E) MARQUEE MOON Elektra K 52046 (CW) 14 16 . 7 □ Smokie (Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn) 44 53 12 Television (Andy Johns/Tom Verlaine) 20 GOLDEN GREATS EMI EMTV3(E) THE BEST OF THE FACES RIVA RVLP 3 (CW) 15 12 18 o Shadows '(Norrie Paramor) 45 36 4 Faces (Various) TIME LOVES A HERO Warner Bros K 56349 (CW) TOO HOT TO HANDLE GTOGTLP 013(F) 16 9 4 Little Feat (Ted Temploman) 46 Heatwave GREATEST HITS Epic EPC 69218 (CW) ■ 3 LACE & WHISKEY Warner Bros. K 56365 (CW) 17 o Abba (B. Andersson/B. 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Rock Follies Polydor 2001714 E.G. Music Andy Mackay Be Good To Yourself . 27E Bite Your Lip/Chicago 49E f. 13 18 TELEPHONE LINE Electric Light Orchestra Jet UP 36254 UA/Jet Jeff Lynne Calender Song 39E Come With Me 47E LIDO SHUFFLE Boz Scaggs Disco Inferno 16CW £ 14 13 CBS 5136 Heath Levy Joe Wissert Don't Let Go 34CW Dreamin' 44CW 0£15 26 TOKYO JOE Bryan Ferry Polydor2001 711 E.G. Music B. Ferry/S. Nye Everybody Have A Good Time 46CW Faces EP 41CW Ofie 25 5 DISCO INFERNOTrammps Atlantic K 10914 Famous Chappell Baker/Harris/Young Fanfare For The Common Man . . , 25CW Feel Like Calling Home 43E TOO HOTTO HANDLE/SLIP YOUR DISC TO THIS Heatwave God Save The Queen 2CW 17 15 GTOGT91 Rondor/Tincabell Barry Blue Gonna Capture Your Heart 18E Good Morning Judge 9F <>£18 28 7 GONNA CAPTURE YOUR HEART Blue Rocket ROKN 522 Rocket Elton John/Clive Franks Good Old Fashioned Loverboy ... . 29E Got To Give It Up HE £ 19 16 WE CAN DO IT Liverpool Football Team State STAT 50 A.T.V. 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L. 39 34 CALENDAR SONG Trinidad Oil Company McGinty/8. Killen, 6 Kenneth Gamble/ Capitol CL 15914 ATV Music Freddie Perrin Leon Huff, 7 Sager/Midler/Roberts, 8 Van 40 20 10 WHODUNIT Tavares McCoy. 9 Stewart/Gouldman, 10 A. A. Milne and F. Simpson. 11 Marvin Gaye, 12 1_ >£41 45 THE FACES E.P. The Faces Riva 8 W.B./Jewel Various Shumon/Mackay, 13 Jeff Lynne, 14 B. Scoggs/B. Paich, 15 Bryan Ferry, 16 Polydor 2056 634 Warner Bros. J. Gracy/J. P. Cara Green/Kersey, 17 Rod Tempe/ton, 18 42 43 L'OISEAU ET L'ENFANT Marie Mynam Hugh Nicholson. 19 Bickerton & EMI 2610 EMI/T-Bone Music Val Garay Waddington. 20 Umiliani. 21 Van McCoy, 43 35 FEEL LIKE CALLING HOME Mr. Big. 22 Collings/Banks/Rutherford/Hacket. 23 Andrew Gold, 24 Felder/Henley/Faoy. 25 0-£44 49 Warner Brothers K 16933 Warner Brothers Carter/Liverpool Express Copland. 26 Kirkland/Davies/Powell, 27 DREAMIN' Liverpool Express Andy Frnzor, 28 Lewis. 29 Freddy Mercury, GTOGT89 Fast Western/Andrew Heath DonSchroeder 30 C. Cummings, 31 Ramones. 32 Billy & £ 45 47 I CAN PROVE IT Tony Etoria Bobby Alessi, 33 Farrar/Marvin/Black. 34 Stone. 35 N. Ryan/R. Slater. 36 J. 46 ■.'iViHi'iOIi PWERvRnnv HflVF fl fSOOP TIME Archie Bell & The Drells PIR 5179 Carlin Sigler/J. Whitehead/G. McFadden/V. Carstarphen Robinson/R. Boldcn, 37 Various, 38 Eden Ken Gibson Ahbez. 39 Traditional. 40 St. Louis/Ferren, 47 COME WITH ME Jesse Green EMI 2615 Red Bus 41 Various. 42 J. Gracy/J. B Cara. 43 Polydor 2058866 And Son Music Vic Smith/Chris Parry Dickon. 44 Croig/Kinsley. 45 Tony Etoria, 48 40 IN THE CITY The Jam Carstarphen.46 Sig'cr/J. Whitehoad/G.47 Yellow Stone/Gibson, McFadden/V. 48 Rocket ROKN 526 Gus Dudgeon/Pig Music Elton John/Clive Franks Paul Wellor. 49 Elton John'Berni Taupin. BITE YOUR LIP/CHICAGO Elton John/Kiki Dee 50Wilko Johnson/S. 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CID a a c £m r K n The show closed with the and minimal dubbing) he is pounding title track from surprise was Bohemian in proper build-up fashion by selling Alone Again (Naturally) Bob Marley & Exodus, a Raslafarian call to still, at heart, a jazz man so to Rhapsody, but of course it bringing on Fairporl worldwide hits. Musically he arms and treated with an sec him perform makes his can't be done live, so after the Convention bass guitarist Dave may have developed a little —- almost military urgency and records only second best. This verse it switched to tape and Pcgg to help him out with his use of the electric piano is the Wallers relentless supercharged bass reputation arrived in the UK film (not without problems). When I was A Cowboy. Tom novel — but his songs are underpinning. For upwards of ahead of him, hence the The band closed it (Mercury Wait's San Diego Serenade, becoming either too obvious or surprise London sell-out. The now in black with sequins) and and Gypsy — another of the too obscure. A Woman's Place 20 minutes the song boomed best way to please his growing Is In The Home says no more holders are advised for out of the sound system, to Queen's surprise was the very good songs. When McTell steadily getting louder and army of fans would be to best received number of the sings some other writer's song than its title and Something I ci own safely to gel to the more powerful until Marley left screen a tv special. His touring evening. One more costume it is always a genuine tribute to Believe ("Why is it whenever Srs of the theatre via a committments now are such change had Mercury in an admired talent, and his own there arc prayers for peace . . . nncl of uniformed men to the stage for good. that it will be a long lime before glittering silver for the encores version of John Martyn's My wars increase?") stops just 5 beU mugged for the Reactions from his short he can come here again, so no Lucille and Jailhousc Rock. You Never compliments both short of being embarrassing. precious lilde slips of paper season in London, and from doubt his status will build and Despite the riotous applause its originator and McTcll's own At the other extreme I'm Not L, miarantee them a seat, the other big gigs on the continent build. The next time he at the end of a two-hour set (no repertoire. Too Young is almost show is approached with some have revealed Marley as one of performs in the UK, it will be warm up band) Queen had not A gentle rebuttal of the completely indecipherable. trepidation. the outstanding black as a superstar. quite got away with it. The disturbing resurgence of racism O'Sullivan's audience is Xhe massive police cordon spokesmen of his generation. VAL FALLOON band's records are superb, but in Britain closed the set: If comfortable' and prosperous, that surrounded London's He can pull giant crowds and the harmonies and musical Harry Go Back To Guyana and his stage presence matches Rainbow for four nights last manipulate them any way he inventiveness which have tells how one old people's it. He isn't the world's greatest week was certainly wants. Let us hope that the Queen marked their singles and much home will be the poorer if it raconteur but then he doesn't intimidating, and so were the actions of bad elements in his JUNE 7 was Queen's Day. Not of their album product cannot loses the services of a certain put his foot in it either. Every scores of young West Indians huge following will not make it only the jubilee, but the rock be reproduced on stage. They big, black, compassionate man few minutes he trips to the who had made a bceline for the difficult for future concerts to band at Earl's Court, much to are very much a band of the who is also a friend of the front of the stage to take a Finsbury Park area. beheld in London. the confusion of the Mayor of electronic age, studio geniuses singer. bow. But once at the door, the JOHN HAYWARD Hammersmith. It should have whose live dates cannot help With affectionate mockery He looks happiest seated at tension was immediately been a night of nights — what but be imitations of the real McTell sang Streets Of London the upright (he has three pianos dissolved by the young black an opportunity to camp it up thing. The Queen style has ("which earned me a lovely on stage) bashing away at Who security guards, who smilingly George Benson and give an unforgettable show probably gone as far as it can, piano and a big house and Knows, Perhaps, Maybe. The searched the punters for on an unforgettable day. But and as they are unable to which I do like as a song") for audience was so eager to be offensive weapons and waved GEORGE BENSON'S striped cloth along the galleries simply play a string of hits to encore with auditorium choir, pleased that they applauded the them on their way. The Monday concert at the Albert and red, white and blue their own satisfaction live they and then, drawn back to the opening bars of songs they'd Hall was to have been his must, presumably, continue to stage again by prolonged never heard before, and charisma and joyful vibrations balloons at the end of the set O'SuIlivan finally builds up of Bob Marley can prevail over London debut, but a sell out were the only indications that come up with heavier and applause, he brought with him four hours after it was this was anything but an heavier stage material. But is an impressive band of friends enough steam on his closing any amount of helmets and and helpers, including Bert Get Down to keep them aggravation. announced caused a second ordinary Tuesday night (unless this what the fans want? clapping all the way through. And from the moment the dale to be added — the you count the guardsmen and VAL FALLOON Jansch on guitar, to give the previous evening. So the bagpipers warming up with full treatment to the traditional They like him and that, in the fire curtain was raised to reveal folk club floor-singing closer, end, is what counts. the Wailers and the I-Threes, audience did not have the Amazing Grace). Even Freddie Ralph McTell GODFREY RUST there was never going to be a benefit of a fresh, rested band. Mercury's glass of champagne Goodnight Irene. moment's trouble. The band No-one was more aware of this was a toast to the audience. RALPH MCTELL was a McTell was clearly gleeful lurched into the distinctive than Benson, the jazz-lumed- For Queen, the event was noticeably nice guy on the folk about having such musiciass heavy reggae back beat, built m.o.r. guitarist whose Warner just the last night of the club circuit, among so many with him, and at the neat and Barbara around the stolid bass of Aston Brothers albums sell in European lour. The band has other charming, good perfect climax he had achieved 'Family Man' Barratl, and the platinum batches in the Slates. not played much in London, so humoured and talented people to the concert. If only his it was surprising to see a lot of who often played for not much followers will allow it, regular Dickson crowd yelled as the super-fit Knowing the audience to be more than love. He was use of a backing band could figure clad in demim and devoted fans on the basis of empty seats at the back, and THE CHANGE from minor to shaking a wild pile of two UK chart albums, he Mercury commented on how considered pretty good when well be the next positive step quiet the crowd was. The this writer saw him earn £25 for forward, even if it was a major isn't always an obvious dreadlocks danced to the decided a long build-up could a night at the old Toad Hall faltering one when tried one: Barbara Dickson's career microphone to croon the first do no harm so his superb four- gimmicks were there — instant seems to have slipped onto of many songs in the almost man outfit enthralled the replay on two screens, and a folk club in East London; previously. high canopy ringed with lights around twelve months later he TERRI ANDERSON centre-stage almost unnoticed. two-hour show. audience for almost 15 minutes drew a capacity crowd to the If there was one event that Marley is a remarkable with a blend of jazz and funk. that lifted off, accompanied by Festival Hall. He entertained tilted the scales it was her hit performer who does not Then on came Benson, white- clouds of smoke as Queen them, cheered and warmed single Another Suitcase, from indulge in between-numbers suited, smooth, super- roared into Tie Your Mother Gilbert the Rice-Lloyd-Webber rock chat. He does not even confident (and no doubt Down. It was going to be a them, and sent them away rock night, all right. But what assured that fame might swell opera Evita, but the Scottish introduce his songs, just hopeful that the sound would his bank balance but was singer's performance at the finishes one and quickly improve as the set wore on). was this? Freddie Mercury in a 0' Sullivan loose track suit? The tease. He unlikely to have the same effect New Victoria on Jubilee launches into another, The guitarist says he never slipped backstage and on his head. THERE COMES a point in the Saturday proved it was no seemingly communicating with plans a set; he lets the audience reappeared in a skin-tight, Since then McTell has life of a superstar when he can lucky accident. Backed by a the rest of .the band via reaction guide him. Such was bare-chested Harlequin showcased himself rather less stop doing encores and just four-piece band she moved as telepathy. their welcome that he launched than annually at the Festival take curtain-calls instead. It easily through pop to country, His songs are essentially very into a most extravagant, intro jumpsuit, which he wore most Hall, and left much the same happens when his concerts stop rock and gospel as she did from simple affairs, making a point for Breezin', then let the band of the night. Mercury's impression each lime. There being entertainment and acoustic guitar to dulcimer, and then re-slating it with join in for the fast-moving prancing and posturing are a has been a satisfying sea change become tributes from the electric guitar and piano. changing rhythmic inflections instrumental that was his first vital part of Queen's image, in the man, who has himself people who buy his records, Barbara Dickson is difficult until its reaches a natural US hit. and in direct opposition to the matured and whose guitar where all that is asked in return to pin down. Her voice packs a conclusion. Thus as the show A ballad was called for, and heavy music they play at playing, which he underrates, is a faithful rendering of the lot of emotive punch but lacks warmed up, his No Woman No this time pianist Jorge Dalto concerts. For Earl's Court has become expert. songs they already know off by the inflections of a country Cry lasted more than ten showed what he could do with volume is essential, and apart The voice which was always heart. singer or the cutting edge of a minutes, while I Shot The the intro to Here Comes The from May's guitar getting good rather than great has also Gilbert O'SuIlivan just took rock *n' roller. If Emmylou Sheriff was perhaps half that Sun. Benson's rather tired drowned out in White Queen, matured, and the songs arc curtain-calls on Sunday (5) at Harris had been in Glasgow, length. vocals gave reason for his the sound was good, if often those of a man who has Drury Lane, but you couldn't she'd probably have come out Although the Jamaican hero choice of more inslrumcntals in deafening at times for the front some experience to reflect upon blame the audience if all round like Barbara Dickson. chose material from all his the set; but he couldn't leave blocks. Many people in the rather than a youth convinced it fell a bit cheated. In this show, the last of her albums, it was noticeable that out Everything Must Change, audience were expecting a that he can improve the way his O'SuIlivan was once the UK tour, she gave the audience the main bulk come from the and the title song from the greatest hits night, which could granny sucks eggs. Charlie Chaplin of pop, a plenty to chew on but if Bumin' and Natty Dread Muhammed Ali movie The explain the poor response to His latest Festival Hall comic figure thumping out anything let her down it was periods with a couple of new heavier numbers. Somebody that you can get too much of a Greatest, both of which are To Love was supposed to be an concert was a healthy, happy whimsical songs on an old songs being brought in for the big-ballad rock and demanding all-join-in-the chorus effort, example of natural progression upright piano. Now the flat cap good thing. Twenty songs is a encore from the latest album vocally. Nature Boy (his chart in the triple arts of writing, has gone, the upright has been lot, however accomplished you Exodus. single) was a little easier to but the handclaps were for the performing and stage replaced by a grand and the are. The old angry Marley was manage, but it was on the hits in the medley — Killer presentation. He opened the set only absurdity that remains is Much of her material is her well-represented in the form of guitar numbers like Queen to You're My Best alonos with two simple his name which, as own, though she is at her best songs like Them Belly Full Me Masquerade where Benson Friend. A very heavy Death On McTellish musical musings, Humperdijnck proved, won't on better-known pieces like Hungry, Burnin' and Lootin' Two Legs was followed by which he admitted helped him stand in the way of selling Bernie Leadon's My Man and vo tion really shone. Brian May's showpiece, ^ *f '" Music (3 am The greatest thing for a Brighton Rock. May is a over the huge initial hurdle of records. her two encores. Here Comes Roadblock). On these songs, performer is to be confident facing a vast concert audience. Success, though, seems to The Sun and We Can Work It while the band loped stealthiW that the band knows his every superb guitarist but most of his He then showed where his have taken the edge off his Out. She sang a hatful of love through the rock steady riffs opening note and is totally solo relied heavily on thick guitar picking has reached — writing and performance. His songs including the beautiful Marley would raise his fist to reliable first as a backing layers of echo which, though and lived up to the Muppct- opening four songs, including Stone in Love and a downbeat the sky or hide his head in outfit, second as individual clever and requires careful Lcgs nickname he confided he the hit Nothing Rhymed, never version of Lean On Me, and anguish. He is a master of non- instrumentalists who can shine rehearsing is not impressive for has acquired among the road quite got going and he only some exemplary rock (Who verbal communication and when given the opportunity. 15 solid minutes. Once you're crew — by combining two came to life on Permissive Was It Stole Your Heart Away) keeps his audience spellbound. Benson relies a great deal on his got the idea, repeated chords Blind Blake rags. Too Tired Twit, probably the funniest and gospel (People Gel Ready). Until the encore, the team; despite his claims that he and figures one on top of the and Never Gonna Happen No song never to be written about That made it all the more Rainbow had been as quiet and no longer plays jazz he swings other can become merely More. After Let Me Down free love. On previous lours he disappointing in the end. Her good natured as any concert and scats if he's in the mood; extravagance and not much to Easy he switched to twelve- has used an orchestra and new single, Lovers' Serenade, audience. Nobody stood up he breaks off into solos and i f it do with rock music. string guitar for Run Johnny playing here solo highlighted came and went almost and the aisles were kept clear feels all right, he'll improvise, Mercury did the same for a Run, then moved to the piano the rather painful inadequacy unnoticed and her closing by a big force*of black security or he'll do a Wes Montgomery, voice solo in White Man, which for Naomi, one of the many of his left hand. O'SuIlivan number When You Touch Me men who handled the crowd in or he'll simply rock along. was new to the audience, songs which hint at his own isn't a good pianist — though That Way ("A rather risque just the right way. Whatever he does, he does effective at first, but then present happiness as a family his percussive style normally song for me") was misplaced But there was no stopping superbly; his appeal lies in his Mercury has such a surprisingly man and at his hopes for the suits his songs well — and the and, surprisingly, a bit coy. them when Marley rc-cmcrgcd instrumental dexterity, his total good voice he surely doesn't future of those closest one-finger bass line on Her homely Glaswegian charm and broke and began dancing control over what he produces, need to resort to electronic relationships. Matrimony hardly had the may never make her a superstar in the stalls as new guitarist and his complete empathy with tricks to show off his skill. A McTell writes many pleasant audience rocking in the aisles. but Barbara Dickson's voice Junior Marvin — a real- his guitar. It's an extension of welcome acoustic break was songs, and some very, very His recent songs lack the will go on selling records for a discovery — started to rival himself, another voice. '39 then You Take My Breath good songs. Ferry Man is one originality that made Clair, Get long lime yet. Marley in the high stepping Even though he records Away was followed by the wall- GODFREY RUST slakes. "live" (that is, with no layering of-sound White Man. A of the latter, and he followed it Down, We Will or his best- Publislwd by MUSIC WEEK Ltd., 40 Lony Acre London WC2 and printed for ihe publishers by Pcnsord Pross Ltd.. Gwent. Registered at the Post Office as a newspaper PAGE 35 MUSIC WEEK JUNE 11, 1977

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