MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 31 1985

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Big Country win News in brief... accounts action THE LIQUIDATOR handling the Gilbert heads new- SCOTS BAND Big Country took affairs of Mountain Records bad their former financial adviser to no prior knowledge that Sahara the High Court last week for Records was to press and distri- allegedly failing to hand over bute the Nazareth which royalty statements, tour accounts are now the subject of a copyr- and other documents belonging ight dispute (MW July 27), and look A&R at Arista to the group. only became aware of this after Lodnon-based accountant the event, according to lawyers ARISTA HAS completed distributed through Arista and date UK university and college Keith Moore, who was sacked by acting for the liquidators. the re-structuring of its will go out as the Arista/Rockin' tour. the group in March, gave an HILVERSUM: In the round of ex- Horse label. Gilbert has taken Acting Arista managing direc- undertaking to Mr Justice Scott ecutive moves following the RCA/ A&R department by bring- with him the acts Latin Quarter tor Brian Yates commented; "I to deliver the material not later Ariola merger, Martin Kleinjan ing in former CBS market- and Blue Zone, and members of am delighted to have both Jeff than last Thursday (22). Big has been appointed managing ing director Jeff Gilbert as the Rockin' Horse staff — Sas and the Rockin' Horse label on Country have promised to pay director of RCA/Ariola Benelux. A&R director along with Cooke, Helen Lee and Neil Gib- board. He will enhance and out £3,000 which Moore has He was previously MD of Ariola bons. strengthen Arista's solid A&R claimed in unpaid fees. Benelux and the current manage- the Rockin' Horse label The first record to be released base, and with his wide experi- ment of RCA Records and Ariola which he set up a year ago through the new deal will be the ence of the music business it is DUSTY SPRINGFIELD has made Records in Holland and Belgium in partnership with agent/ her long-heralded recording will now report to him. debut by Latin Quarter, certain that he will add a wealth comeback on club owner Peter A SEVENTH defendant was promoter Derek Block. Modern Times, at the end of of talent to the A&R roster of Slringfellow's Hippodrome label added to the list of people facing The label will be marketed and September, tieing in with a 30- Arista." with a new single, Sometimes charges of conspiracy to make or Like Butterflies. distribute counterfeit music cas- settes when they appeared on TV ads for THE WORLD'S first compact disc- remand at Croydon Magistrates New Wonder single only pop release is being claimed Court last week. The case is the by Factory Records, which in first piracy action involving cri- Satchmo hits A NEW single, Part Time Lover, was being shipped this September will be releasing minal proceedings (MWJune 29). Tuesday (27), by /RCA. Domo Arigato — The Durutti Col- K-TEL IS going on TV in Harlech The record, for which advance orders exceeded 100,000, is in 7-inch umn Live In Tokyo exclusively on and Border, prior to a national format at present, but Wonder is currently working on a 12-inch version. CD. The release will be the Man- £250,000 campaign, with Louis Wonder's next album. In Square Circles, is expected to be relesed chester indie's first venture into mm wm) Armstrong — The Greatest Hits, a during the next few weeks. Apart from the Woman In Red soundtrack the CD market, and will coincide 20-track compilation including LP, it will be his first album release since Hotter Than July in 1980, and with a compact disc of New • SINGLES CHART 13 material from Polydor, MCA and will contain the Part Time Lover cut. Order's Top 10 album, Low-life. • ALBUMS CHART 24 Phonogram. Airplay 10. Classical/Classical BLUE NOTE Records has re- Books/CD chart 16. Country • A new range of twin-pack cas- leased a collection of four albums chart/news 32. Disco news/ settes, Take Two, which each Boots sponsor King tour recorded live at a special concert chart (and James Hamilton have a running time of about two at New York's Town Hall in column) 28-31. Europarade 6. hours has been launched by K- RETAIL CHAIN Boots is the latest company to move into February featuring nearly 30 per- Indies news 26. indies chart tel. The first five releases, Essen- sponsorship with backing for an autumn UK tour by CBS group King as formers from the label's 45- 33. LP reviews 20. Music video tial Soul, Classic Rock Classics, part of a promotion for its 17 range of teenage cosmetics. year history. news/chart 6. New releases All Star Country, Great Themes The sponsored tour ties in with Boots' re-launch of 17 cosmetics with The four volumes of One Night 14/23. Opinion 20. Perform- and Hooked On Classics are all 150 new colours and takes in 12 venues round the country during With Blue Note include perform- ance 8. Publishing 20. Singles available in a double front pack- November. In-store competitions will offer free tickets for the tour and ances from Herbie Hancock, Art reviews 27. Talent 8. US age, and are aimed at the in-car, autographed copies of King's album. CBS released a new single. Alone Blakey and Grover Washington charts 14/23. holiday markets. With You, this month. Jnr.

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