MUSIC & VIDEO WEEK OCTOBER 3, 1981 Edited by JIM EVANS

Music jr EMI International Deals p --T mmM pte EMI RECORDS last year over one million albums and four solo album debut early next year million singles. Queen took South also. Cliff Richard's new single will became EMI Music's largest America by storm earlier this year, be Daddy's Home, and he will be Orange Juice single repertoire source by sales and occupied all Top 10 chart places touring the UK this year and volume, accounting for over a simultaneously in Argentina. Cliff Australia, south-east Asia and the quarter of all sales outside the Richard's worldwide sales tally is US early in 1982. Others with sign to PoSyiior UK and the US. now 20m units, and Iron Maiden international touring plans are Iron EMIR (UK) international have sold over a million albums on Maiden, Stranglers, Classix SCOTTISH BAND Orange Juice operations director Richard the strength of their international Nouveaux and Gang Of Four. have signed to Polydor Records. Lyttelton disclosed this fact during Killer Tour. International repertoire manager Previously with their own his welcoming address to 60 European marketing manager Mike Heatley gave details on Olivia independent label. Postcard, they delegates from 40 countries at last Allasonne Lewis and international Newton-John's forthcoming release their debut single, L.O.V.E. HAIRCUT ONE Hundred have week's EMI Records International marketing manager Angus activities, including the release of . . . love, on October 9 in both 7" signed a long-term worldwide deal Division conference at the Selsdon Margerison presented recording, her Physical album this month. and 12" versions in special sleeves. with Arista Records. Their product Park Hotel near Croydon. It was the touring and release plans for the Kraftwerk, currently touring the Far The band will retain use of their will be released on their own Haircut largest attendance ever for the bulk of the EMIR (UK) roster. East and Australia, will have a new Postcard Logo on all releases. An One Hundred label, and the first division's annual get-together. Sheena Easton will tour Japan and album out early next year, and Paul album, already completed, will be single, Favourite Shirts/Boat Party, The theme of the conference was make promotional appearances in McCartney is completing his new available later this year and British is released this week. It is available in Record Breakers, and Lyttelton the US and Europe, with a second LP, recorded in Montserral and dates are currently being scheduled both 7" (CLIP 1} and an extended emphasised that breaking records is single from her current album due London with producer George for the end of November. 12" form (CLIP 121). Both versions "the very essence of our business" out this month. Martin, and featuring Stevie come in special pink and blue bags in establishing new artists and Whitesnake will play European Wonder and Ringo Starr. CYDRIC MYTON, lead singer and are being backed with extensive building catalogue for the future. dates later this year, and a new LP is International sales manager with The Congos, has signed a music press advertising, fly-posting He stated that Sheena Easton is due early next year. Whitesnake Norman Bates drew attention to long-term worldwide deal with and badges. now a worldwide star with sales of keyboard player Jon Lord makes his product available for export sales Arista Records. All his product Pictured from left to right: Car! will be issued on the Beat's label, Adams (Manager Haircut One Go-Feet. His first single. Can't Hundred) Nick Hey ward (vocalist, Take It Away is available in both guitarist j Haircut One Hundred), 7" and 12" formats. An album. Andy Murray (product manager Face The Music, is scheduled for Haircut One Hundred), Simon Potts early October release. (Head df AErR Arista! Ariola), Graham Jones dead guitarist Haircut BLUE INC Records has concluded a One Hundred), Andrew), Andrew deal with US disc jockey Mike Pry or J managing director Thomas and the Golden Pyramid Arista/Ariola) Les Nernes (bass label for British release of Do It Any guitarist Haircut One Hundred). n Way You Wanna which has been selling well on import. It will now be available in both 7" and 12" through Youngblood sticks Pinnacle. with country music ASHFORD & SIMPSON - YOUNGBLOOD RECORDS which recording artist/songwriters and charted last year with Hoyt Axton's producers — have signed an single, Delia And The Dealer, has exclusive, long-term, worldwide signed a new distribution deal with recording agreement with PRT and is concentrating on country Capitol Records. Details of the music. duo's first album release on "Country is the music of the Capitol will be announced Eighties" says label owner Jan shortly. Olofsson. "It is Youngblood's intention to be a major contributor s ATOMIC ROOSTER have signed to to this market. It is no longer a music Polydor and a single, Play It Again purely for country music fans. (POSP 334 and POSPX 334) is Today, it covers many different released on October 2. they play a facets of the spectrum — from rock UK tour this autumn and an album to easy listening and pop — and is will be out in the New Year. being featured constantly in many different areas of the media. I feel STAGE COACH Records has that Youngblood's initial releases switched its distribution from match up to the music's many Pinnacle to PRT and among first different audiences." releases under the new deal will Current singles releases, to be be records by Ray Dorset and followed by album product in Mungo Jerry and The Troggs. October, are: Hoyt Axton's Everybody's Going On The Road ELAINE PAIGE, former star of Evita (YB 120), Ray Price's Diamonds In and currently of the Andrew Lloyd The Stars (YB 121), Steven Webber musical Cats, has signed to Fromholz & Willie Nelson's Hondo's WEA — so renewing her association Song (YB 122) and Stu Stevens' with MD Charles Levison and AErR Remember Me At Sunrise (YB 123). chief Tarquin Gotch, who were involved in signing her to her previous label, Arista. Magnum Force JUDIE TZUKE has signed a sagns with VUJ worldwide recording and MAGNUM FORCE Records has publishing deal with Chrysalis, concluded a manufacturing and and will start recording a new distribution agreement with PRT. album in November, for a Spring The new agreement is effective from I 1982 release. Judie's co-writer, October 1 and includes all Magnum Mike Paxman, has also signed to Force catalogue material. First Chrysalis Music. releases through PRT, set for October 9, will be the Link Wray RIALTO RECORDS has ended its album, Live At The Paradiso (MFLP licensing arrangement with PRT and 008), produced by Richard c/wDead signed a distribution deal with Pinnacle. Comments Rialto director Gottehrer, and a re-release of a long- Nick Heath, "When our deleted Gene Vincent album now arrangement with PRT ended, there entitled The Bop They Couldn't were several options open to us, but Stop (MFLP 007). Completing the as we have always exercised a large initial release list will be an EP Composed, Orchestrated, Conducted and Produced by Jeff Wayne for O.R.P. amount of autonomy as a licensed Breathless entitled Sock-Hop label, the logical step was to Boppin' (MFEP005). Remixed from 'The War Of The Worlds' double album and also available on consolidate our belief in Rialto and Further pre-Christmas releases the forthcoming single album 'Highlights from The War Of The Worlds' re-launch the company as an from Magnum Force will include 10" (CBS 85637) innovative independent." All albums from Warren Smith, Charlie marketing and dealer liaison will be Gracie and Sonny Fisher, 12" handled by the liaison and albums from The Strollers and Order from CBS Order Desk. Tel: 01-960 2155. CBS Distribution Centre, Barlby Road, London W10 Promotion Co. Johnny and the Roccos, plus further material from Shakin' Stevens. PAGE 2