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f ik. January 16, 1982 1 NEWSPAPER ONVENTION m For further Information about our convention March 26-30,1982 write or call: HARM * National Association Century Plaza Hotel of Recording Merchandisers 1060 Kings Highway North, Suite 200 Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034 ^(609) 795-5555 Los Angeles, Calif. ^ NUMBER 34 — January 16, 1982 BOX GEORGE ALBERT ' ’ President and Publisher “0 NICKALBARANO Vice President EDITORML Bring In The New > ALAN SUTTON Vice President and Editor In Chiel As we enter the new year, fresh from a most en- acts. Along with the current new and developing act J.B. CARMICLE couraging holiday sales season, it is good to see discounts and special lines offered by other labels Vice President and Generai Manager, East Coast labels aggressively pushing their developing acts. since MCA’s “Rising Star” broke the ice in 1979, JIM SHARP Vice President, Nashviiie While artist development may have taken a back these efforts are very large steps in a very right RICHARD IMAMURA seat to hit product during the Christmas season, the direction. Managing Editor time has come to start planting the seeds for the Given the economic climate today, plus the MARK ALBERT Marketing Director future. proven successes of both catalog and new act F.ast Coast Editorial New acts have often been called the “lifeblood of midline product over the last two years, these latest FRED GOODMAN LARRY RIGGS the industry,” and in many ways, it’s true. The more moves by A&M and Warner Bros, add momentum to Wesf Coast Editorial variety and creativity are encouraged, the better the the trend towards making more music available to MARK ALBERT, Radio Editor MARC CETNER — MICHAEL GLYNN music will be in the long run. A steady supply of new the consumer. While the consumers may be willing MICHAEL MARTINEZ ideas and approaches are needed to keep the music to spend list or near list for hit product by es- ^ Research KEN KIRKWOOD. Manager (and the industry) strong. tablished acts, they have proven much more hesi- BILL FEASTER — LEN CHODOSH MIKE PLACHETKA — JEFF LAINE First out of the gate this year are A&M and Warner tant to do the same for unknown acts. If the new, HARALD TAUBENREUTHER Bros., both of which last week debuted midline- lower prices bring the consumer back into the store, Nashville Editorial/Research JENNIFER BOHLER. Nashville Editor priced product from selected new and developing we can all look to the future with confidence. JUANITA BUTLER — TIM STICHNOTH TOM ROLAND I Art Director LARRY CRAYCRAFT Circulation THERESA TORTOSA, Manager PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK ews highlight 1775 Broadway. New York NY 10019 Phone: (21 2) 586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box NY N 3 Telex: 666123 HOLLYWOOD • Retailers anticipate sharp increase in singles prices (page 5). 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Hollywood CA 90028 Phone: (213) 464-8241 • Mixed outlook for home entertainment industry presented at NASHVILLE 21 Music Circle East. Nashville TN 37203 Winter CES (page 5). Phone: (615) 244-2898 CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine, Mgr. • A&M bows $6.98 list on new artist series (page 5). 1442 S- 61st Ave.. Cicero IL 60650 Phone: (312) 863-7440 • WASHINGTON. D.C. “Open Arms” by Journey and Conductor’s “Voice On The Radio EARL B. ABRAMS artist) 3518 N. Utah St., (new and developing are the top Cash Box Singles Picks Arlington VA 22207 Phone: (703) 243-5664 (page 7). MIGUEL SMIRNOFF • Director ol South American Operations “Somewhere Over China” by Jimmy Buffett and Keith Sykes’ “It — ARGENTINA MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Flirt” Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B" Don’t Hurt To (new and developing artist) are the top Cash Buenos Aires. Argentina Phone: 89-6796 Box Album Picks (page 9). AUSTRALIA — ALLAN WEBSTER 699 Drummond Street Carlton, Victoria. Australia 3054 Phone: 347-0518 BRAZIL CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Av. Borges de Mederios, 2475 DEBUTS Apt. 503, Lagoa TOP POP Rio de Janeiro. Brasil Phone: 246-8349 58 OPEN ARMS — Journey — Columbia CANADA — KIRK LaPOINTE SINGLES 420 Gloucester Street, #107 Ottawa. Ontario. Canada, KIE 7T7 Phone: (613) 235-7743 66 THE VISITORS — ABBA — Polar/Atlantic FRANCE — DILEK KOC /1LBUMS 12 Boulevard Exelmans Paris. France 75016 Phone: 524-4784 GERMANY — GERHARD AUGUSTIN POP SINGLE POPABUM Oettingenstrasse 66 8 Munich 22 NUMBER Phone: 089-221363 I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) 4 Telex: 5-29378 Daryl Hall & John Oates Foreigner ITALY — MARIO DE LUIGI RCA Atlantic "Musica e Dischi" Via Giannone 2 20154 Milan, Italy Phone: (02) 389-059/389-936 JAPAN — Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO B/C SINGLE ONES B/C/1LBUM Editorial Mgr.. KOZO OTSUKA 3rd Floor o( Chuo-Tatemono bldg. 2-chome. 11-1, Shinbashi, Minato-ku. LET’S RAISE Tokyo Japan. 105 GROOVE Phone: 504-1651 Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire NETHERLANDS — CONSTANT MEIJERS ARC/Columbia ARC/Columbia P.O. Box 1807 1200 BV Hilversum Phone: 035-19841 SPAIN— ANGEL ALVAREZ COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY /1LBUM Lopez de Hoyos 178. 5 CD Madrid — 2 Spain I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT FOR Phone: 415 23 98 THE WORLD FEELS SO RIGHT UNITED KINGDOM— PAUL BRIDGE Alabama 608 Kings Road. London SW6 England Ronnie Milsap RCA Phone: 01-731-2452 RCA SUBSCRIPTION RATES $110 per year anywhere in the U.S.A. Published weekly by CASH BOX (ISSN 0008- 7289), 1775 Broadway, New York. N.Y. 10019. Printed in JAZZ GOSPEL the U.S.A. Second class postage paid at New York. N.Y., and additional mailing offices. ®Copyright 1982 by the Cash Box Publishing Co.. Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. THE GEORGE BENSON COLLECTION PRESENTING THE WINANS POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX. 1775 Warner Bros. Broadway. New York. N.Y. 10019. Light Daryl Hall & John Oates . January 16. 1982 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On Chart 1/9 Chart 1/9 Chart 1/9 I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN (^WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND THAT GIRL — 1 0 DO) LOVERBOY (Columbia 18-02589) 39 10 STEVIE WONDER (Tamla/Motown 1602 TF) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 35 EVERY LITTLETHING SHE DOES COULD IT BE LOVE (RCA PB-12357) 4 6 10 IS MAGIC JENNIFER WARNES (Arista AS 0611) 77 2 PHYSICAL THE POLICE (A&M 2371) 17 17 NEVER TOO MUCH OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN(MCA-51 1 16 16 182) (1?)LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONITE LUTHER VANDROSS (Epic 14-02409) 50 3 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU V / RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA PB-13008) 44 DADDY’S HOME FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3868) 2 IS (^tSmore than just the two of CLIFF RICHARD (EMI America P-A-8103) — 1 4 LET’S GROOVE Wus TS'iCRAZY (KEEP ON FALLING) EARTH. 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J AC/DC (Atlantic — 1 LOVE IN THE FIRST 3894) HOOKED ON CLASSICS I DEGREE LOUIS CLARK CONDUCTS THE ROYAL ALABAMA (RCA PB-12288) 53 8 I^YOU’RE MY LATEST, MY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA [SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD s_y GREATEST INSPIRATION (RCA PB-12304) BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0658) 57 TEDDY PENDERGRASS (Philadelphia lnt'l./CBSZS5 02619) — 1 14 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ 49 START ME UP JOURNEY (Columbia 18-02567) ROLLING STONES ^ONE HUNDRED WAYS (Rolling Stones/Atlantic RS 21003) 33 22 sV QUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM THE SWEETEST THING ---V (A&M 2387) — 1 (I’VE EVER KNOWN) 50 HEART LIKE A WHEEL 84VELL ME TOMORROW — JUICE NEWTON (Capitol P-A-5046) THE STEVE MILLER BAND(Capitol P-A-5068) 45 12 v-^PART I SHAKE IT UP 51 ARTHUR’S THEME SMOKEY ROBINSON (Tamla/Motown THE CARS (Elektra E-47250) 23 (BEST THAT 1601TF) — 1 YOU CAN DO) 85)1 BELIEVE CHRISTOPHER CROSS (Warner Bros. 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