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A Billboard Publication The International Newsweekly Of Music & Home Entertainment April 14, 1984 $3 (U.S.) BIG FIRST MONTH WEA In European CD Push Music Dealers Key Lower Player Cost Seen Luring Youth K -tel Computer Arm By IRV LICHTMAN CD buyer of "increasingly younger national levels; four -color posters, age, with the market now stretching and p -o -p material. In addition, more By STEVEN DUPLER NEW YORK -Eleven WEA com- from adolescents to audiophiles and than a million four -color booklets panies in Europe have launched a classical enthusiasts," according to have been printed for insertion in all NEW YORK -K -tel Software ducing the software into such mass broad -based, long- running marketing Jurgen Otterstein, WEA Europe new CD releases and use as in -store Inc., a newly formed computer soft- market outlets as Pathmark super- campaign for Compact Disc software marketing director. The emergence giveaways. ware division of K -tel International markets. to take advantage of dramatically of younger CD fans, Otterstein notes, The campaign involves WEA com- Inc., is making a direct bid for a pres- The software is marketed under lower hardware prices (Billboard, largely results from "the continued panies in England, , , ence in major record /tape stores. three names: Xonex cartridge March 24). downward trend in hardware , Spain, Holland, Italy, Swit- In its first month, the new division games, K -Tek budget software, and Tagged "Adventures In Modern prices," thus producing a CD market zerland, , and Den- says it has shipped $1 million worth K -tel medium priced personal and Sounds: WEA Stars On CD," the that is changing rapidly. mark. It was mapped earlier this year of computer software to major retail business software. promotion ties in with the WEA The campaign, which started at the quarterly WEA Europe mar- outlets and rackjobbers including According to Herstein, the mar- companies' simultaneous release of a Monday (2) and runs through the keting meeting held in , and Camelot, Pickwick, Musicland, and keting strategy for K -tel Software number of new CD titles. fall, is being supported by extensive is being coordinated by WEA Eu- approximately 100 other accounts. will be "completely different" from Basically youth- oriented, the new advertising in the trade and consum- rope, which is headquartered in the International company K -tel that employed by K -tel Internation- laser -read repertoire is evidence of a er press, at local, national and inter- (Continued on page 64) is a key supplier of compilation al- al's record /tape sales division. "Al- bums to many of the same accounts. though we're not ruling out the possi- According to Jeffrey Herstein, bility of a television campaign, we're general sales manager of the new sub- primarily considering co -op ads and RIAA On '83: Units Flat, Shipment $$ 5% sidiary, K -tel's distributor is also in- both print and in -store promotional NEW YORK -The U.S. record- tion and the first appearance of statis- $3.699 billion at suggested list prices, vestigating the possibility of intro- campaigns," he says. ing industry's net shipments of all tics for Compact Discs, basically up 3% over 1982. The 5% hike re- The K -tel Software line currently forms of prerecorded music increased confirm released to secu- ported by RIAA puts 1983's dollar consists of 160 budget -priced soft- 5% in dollar terms in 1983, but the rity analysts last month by CBS Inc. at $3.8 billion. ware titles for Apple, Atari, Commo- actual number of units shipped (Billboard, March 24). In calling to a flat year in dore 64 and Vic -20 systems, encom- showed virtually no gain, according The CBS figures, making use of the product shipped -578 million units passing games, educational and to figures released by the Recording corporation's own input plus that of in 1983, compared to 577.7 in 1982 - business titles. The merchandise is Industry Assn. of America (RIAA). the RIAA, showed a slightly more the RIAA market research commit- being shipped either as open stock or These figures, in addition to the conservative dollar total for the in- tee says that while "a few superstar in floor and counter displays which emergence of the prerecorded cas- dustry last year. According to CBS, releases have brought much excite - (Continued on page 64) sette as the industry's top configura- the value of all 1983 shipments was (Continued on page 64) - Inside Billboard - RCA'S VIDEODISK SYSTEM is soon to be a thing of the past. The com- pany, which has sustained more than half a billion dollars in excess from its CED system, has announced that manufacturing and marketing of videodisk players will cease by the end of this year. Page 66.

MUSIC TELEVISION is coming to . Following months of hear- ings. CHUM Ltd. of has been granted a license by the Canadian Radio- Television & Telecommunications Commission to offer the Canadian equivalent of MTV. Page 3

SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS are pitching their wares heavily to record /tape retailers. But despite a to cut down on pilfer- age, chains are still taking a tentative approach to testing the systems. Page 3.

KATZ RADIO is acquiring two other rep firms, Christal and RKO Radio Sales, for a reported $16 million and $3 million respectively. The deal is said to make Katz the highest billing rep group. Radio, page 14.

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By KIRK LaPOINTE casting Ltd. of Toronto and Canadi- the network will attempt to meet the an Music Television Ltd. of demands of the commission on that HULL, Quebec -CHUM Ltd. of . point. Toronto has been awarded a license Based on CHUM's experience in Another, perhaps more problemat- by the Canadian Radio -Television & the field, through its award -winning ic issue is bound to be the CHUM Telecommunications Commission to programming on CITY -TV in the Group's increasing control over the offer the Canadian equivalent of music video genre, the commission Canadian . Its more MTV. said the proposal put forward at than 20 radio and television holdings And the CRTC says The Nashville hearings in January and February already rank it as the world's largest Network and Televi- "represents the most realistic propos- non -governmental broadcaster, and sion services will also be allowed on al with the greatest potential for the hearing was told two months ago Canadian cable television once affili- success." that granting CHUM the music vid- ation agreements are reached be- "We are, of course, very delight- eo license would greatly restrict ac- tween cable firms and the two corn - ed," said Dennis FitzGerald, general (Continued on page 61) panies receiving Canadian specialty manager of the proposed MuchMusic licenses, CHUM and Action Canada Network which should air nation- Sports Network. wide satellite -to -cable by the fall. Exclusivity Key The commission, in its Monday (2) CHUM will take "City Limits," a MANY HAPPY RETURNS - takes a break from recording her ruling, sided with CHUM's "conser- music video program now seen on its forthcoming album to celebrate her return to RCA. Shown with her are la- vative, cost -effective and gradual ap- CITY -TV Toronto station between To MN Deals, bel president Robert Summer, left, and Jose Menendez, RCA's division ex- proach" over those proposed by its midnight and 6 a.m. on weekends, ecutive president of operations. competitors, Rogers Radio Broad- and expand it to a seven -day format. Says Pittman That six -hour block will then be re- SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS IN HARD SELL peated three more times to form a 24- By TONY SEIDEMAN hour service. CHUM will be required to air NEW YORK -Exclusivity for a 10% Canadian music videos during specific period of time following the Surveillance: Chains Still Hesitant its first two years and 30% Canadian release of music video clips is a cen- It tral ingredient in MTV's contract ne- This story prepared by Earl Paige veillance systems. Yet, despite a de- videotapes, joined market leaders clips by the fifth year of service. will least $100,000 to fi- gotiations with record labels, says in and Fred Goodman in sire to cut down on pilferage, chains Sensormatic and 3M, established ex- spend at of Canadian Bob Pittman, Warner -Amex Satellite New York. are still taking a tentative approach hibitors at NARM. In addition, nance the production videos year, a sum criticized by Entertainment Co. vice president and to system testing. many retailers report that New Jer- each This is the first of a two-part report many at the recent hearings as insuf- chief operating officer. Without it, he Indicative of the greater attention sey -based Check Point Systems is on the rise in testing of surveillance ficient. A seven -member board head- says, "we're not prepared to pay for systems manufacturers are giving to also aggressively seeking record retail systems for record and tape outlets. manager Bernie Finkel- them." the record business was the presence business. ed by artist stein will oversee the disbursal of the What record companies will be NEW YORK -With the continu- of Long Island -based manufacturer But despite all the attention, retail- funds, which will be administered by getting when they do make deals with ing trend towards open cassette racks Knogo at this year's NARM conven- ers still aren't completely sold on the the Canadian Independent Record MTV is a new, more efficient means 33 and increasing in the Com- tion. The firm, which is touting a new systems being offered. "We tried of exploiting their product and r pact Disc, retailers are getting the magnetic deactivator gun that it says Check Point and Sensormatic about Production Assn. (CIRPA). FitzGerald says the current CITY - breaking new artists, Pittman claims, hard sell from manufacturers of sur- won't harm prerecorded audio and two years ago," says Jim Grimes of TV programming will be "strength- denying that MTV is trying to the 75 -store National Record Mart in before Much - achieve a "stranglehold" on the mu- ko , adding that the chain ened considerably" co Music is launched. But he says the sic video exhibition business. 's Death At 44 found both brands "too easy to beat." wholesale price of the service should (Continued on page 61) CO But Grimes also wonders if the be less than one dollar per subscriber Stills A Major Pop Voice system's wasn't ham- W effectiveness to cable companies. It is expected o By NELSON GEORGE pered by employee apprehension that the retail price of such a service a over confronting suspects. "We're In This Issue NEW YORK -As a singer, song- ternoon in his hotel room. Later, af- will be $5.95, with the channel also now interested again," he concludes, BLACK 50 writer and producer, Marvin Gaye in grouped with other speciality services ter serving an unhappy tenure the "and we're talking with 3M." CANADA 54 was a major force in popular music for $9.95 and existing pay -tv services Air Force and recording some ob- National isn't alone in giving fail- CLASSICAL. 52 since 1962, when he scored his first for $19.95 monthly. scure doo -wop sides with the Mar- ing marks to existing systems. One CLASSIFIED MART 33, 34 hit, "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow." The commission essentially gave COMMENTARY 10 quees on Okeh, Gaye and other oft -cited reason is entrance sensors. Gaye, who was allegedly shot and members of the group were recruited CHUM what it wanted. But it has COUNTRY 45 Ann Lieff of Florida's 17 -unit 52 1 report before the network GOSPEL killed by his on April follow- into the Moonglows by Fuqua. asked for a ing a dispute, had a career Specs Music chain -which has half debuts on what it plans to do about INTERNATIONAL 9, 54 50 marked by great artistic achievement The new Moonglows weren't as of its outlets in malls -says that the " -role stereotyping and the possi- JAll 53 and considerable controversy. He successful as their predecessors, and width of mall entrances and traffic ble exploitation of sex and violence" PRO EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 40 would have been 45 last Monday. in late 1959 Fuqua abandoned the present problems in considering in video clips. CHUM had offered to group, moving to Detroit to work a system. Additionally, Lieff sees RADIO 14 With the exception of Stevie Won- deal with the matter internally, but 27 with Anna Records. stores are RETAILING der, no other black pop performer Gaye, by then other problems. "Our the commission indicated that wasn't TALENT .41 we has been so consistently innovative Fuqua's best friend, traveled along to beautiful," she says, "and the approach it wanted. VIDEO 35 and challenging in his musical and the Motor City, where he became ro- how these systems can be integrated FitzGerald says that the issue, lyrical concerns over the last two de- mantically involved with Anna and what kind of re- fixturing is which has received considerable pub- Gordy. implied. FEATURES cades. Gaye withstood changes in lic attention in Canada, "remains an Boxscore 42 that stalled the careers of (Continued on page 41) (Continued on page 61) area of great concern to us," and that Executive Turntable 4 Industry Events 58 Inside Track 66 Lifelines 58 C'right Expert Joins IMIC Panel Most Added Records 16 Nashville Scene 45 LONDON -Dr. Stephen Stewart, lighted to have Stephen join us for Davide Matalon, president of Du- Now Playing 30 former director general of IFPI and a this important debate. His expertise cale, Italy, is joining the May 14 pan- Stock Market Quotations 58 50 leading authority on international in the field is universally acknowl- el on the Compact Disc, which will The Rhythm & The Vox lox 14 copyright, is to join the panel "Is In- and I feel the Intellectual also includeh PolyGram president edged, that Yesterhits 20 tellectual Property In Trouble ?," to Property panel is one of the strongest Jan Timmer and Russ Solomon, head be chaired by BMI president Ed we could possibly muster." of Tower Records, U.S. The panel CHARTS Cramer on May 15 at Billboard's In- Dr. Stewart was the principal ad- will be moderated by Mike Hennes- ternational Music Industry Confer- sey, Billboard's international editori- Hot 100 60 vocate of the resolution passed at the 63, 65 ence (IMIC) in Killarney, Ireland. al director. Top LPs & Tape 1970 IMIC in Majorca which ulti- Black Singles, LPs 51, 50 Dr. Stewart, author of the book Welcoming at the 14th Marvin Gaye mately led to the Geneva antipiracy remarks Computer Software 31 most of his contemporaries. His tri- "International Copyright And . IMIC, to be held in the Hotel Europe Country Singles, LPs 46, 48 umphant comeback in 1982 with the Neighboring Rights" and a founder in Killarney, May 13 -17, will be giv- Rock /Top Tracks 24 Joining the session on the home gold single "Sexual Healing" and the of Britain's Common Law Intellectu- en by Ted Nealon, minister of state Adult Contemporary Singles 26 issue, May 14, is Patrick W. platinum album "Midnight Love" al Property Institute, will share the taping for culture at the office of the Prime Spiritual 52 vice seemed to signal a commercial rostrum with Michael Freegard, Hurley, president, creative oper- Minister. This will be followed by in- Bubbling Under 58 renaissance. chief executive of Britain's Perform- ations of CBS International S.A., dustrialist William Agee's keynote Hits of The World 55 Marvin Pentz Gaye was born ing Right Society; Jean -Loup Tour- France. Hurley will be discussing speech, "Oligopoly: The Impact Of Videocassette Rentals, Sales 36, 38 can con- Dance / 44 April 2, 1938 in Washington, D.C., nier, director general of SACEM, technical innovations that Mergers And Takeovers On An In- Videodisk 35 where his early musical training France; Hans Sikorski, general man- tribute to overcoming the home tap- dustry" (Billboard, April 7). ing problem. Video Games 28 came in the church of his father, Rev. ager of Sikorski Musikverlage, West The final event of the Conference Latin LPs 53 Marvin Gaye Sr. Though reared on Germany and a board member of The panel, to be moderated by this year will be a lunch sponsored by 53 gospel music, as a teenager Gaye GEMA; and Robert Montgomery, Billboard editor Adam White, will GEMA, presaging the 15th IMIC to gravitated toward doo -wop, singing managing director of the Mechanical also feature a presentation by Bob be held in Munich in 1985, in con- REVIEWS in a number local Copyright Protection Society, U.K. Hine, professional products junction with the annual congress of of groups before manager Album Reviews 56 getting Harvey Fuqua, leader of the Announcing the participation of of BASF U.K., on the growing mar- Intergu, the International Copyright Singles Reviews 59 Moonglows, to hear him sing one af- Dr. Stewart, Cramer said, "I am de- ket share of prerecorded cassettes. Society. www.americanradiohistory.com 4 News FIRST QUARTER FIGURES 25% Jump In Gold Album Total LOS ANGELES -The Recording est first quarter total for gold singles group collected two previous gold al- Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) since 1967. And there were no plati- bums in 1982: "British Steel" and certified 35 gold albums (for sales of num singles, compared to one in the "Screaming For Vengeance." And 500,000) in the first quarter of 1984, first quarter of each of the preceding Krokus notched its first gold album a hefty 25% gain over the same peri- three years. with "Head Hunter." od last year, when there were 28 gold Heavy metal acts dominated the The Scorpions' "Blackout" is the albums. RIAA certifications for the month of second heavy metal album to be cer- March, with the Scorpions, Judas tified platinum so far this year, fol- The RIAA also certified 13 plati- Priest and Krokus leading the way. lowing Motley Crue's "Shout At The num albums (for sales of one mil- Two Scorpions catalog albums were Devil." lion), up slightly from 12 in the first certified, keyed to the top 10 success The month's two other platinum quarter of '83. of the 's current release, "Love albums were 's "1984," But the number of gold and plati- At First ." The group's "Ani- the supergroup's sixth platinum al- num singles slipped from last year. mal Magnetism" went gold, while bum in a row, and the soundtrack to Discounting oldies and kiddie disks, "Blackout" -which went gold in "The Big Chill." The latter album-a there were only four gold singles in June, 1982 -was certified platinum. hit for -went gold the first quarter, down from six in the Judas Priest's "Defenders Of The last December. same period last year. This is the low- " also went gold in March. The Motown had other news to cheer about in March: Rockwell earned THE UPTOWN GANG -Participants rehearse for the Uptown Hoedown, a both a gold album and single with fundraiser sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation and BMI Nash- 's `Grace' Tops List "Somebody's Watching Me." All ville. Shown from left are Foundation president Fern Richie; T.G. Sheppard, three of the other gold singles in is performing during the event at Nashville's Opryland Hotel; and the Of Labels' April Releases first quarter were CBS releases: publishing company's Patsy Bradley, co- chairman of the event. 's "99 Luftballons," Billy Joel's By PAUL GREIN "Uptown Girl" and 's LOS ANGELES -Rush's "Grace as "volume one" of songs from that " Chameleon." Under Pressure," the band's first al- film. Another of the month's gold al- Execulive Turnloble bum since 1982's platinum "Signals," Top releases on the front in- bums was "Live" by Holm & is executive vice Assn. is the top sales prospect on major la- clude "Children's Songs" by Chick Praise. It's the second gospel or inspi- Mickey Granberg appointed president of the National of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) and the Video Software Dealers Assn. bels' April release schedules. The al- Corea and "Rejoicing" by Pat Meth- rational album to be certified gold in (VSDA), bum is due Thursday (12) on eny with Charlie Haden and Billy recent months, following Amy replacing Dan Davis (separate story, page 64). She's been with NARM Mercury. Higgins, both on ECM. Elektra/Mu- Grant's "Age To Age" on Myrrh last for 23 years . .. James Fishel is named executive director of the Recording In- dustry Assn. of America (RIAA) in New York, replacing Stephen Traiman. He new releases sician will also be represented by "In November. Also due in April are was a freelance marketing consultant for several record companies for the last by three acclaimed new music bands. Performance At The Playboy Jazz Here's the complete list of March Festival," a double album listing for certifications. two years. Also, Audrey Strahl leaves her post as the association's public rela- R.E.M.'s second album, "Reckon- tions director. She has not announced future plans. ing," is due April 16 on IRS, while $ 13.98. Platinum Albums Inxs' second album, "The Swing," is The key country releases include Van Halen's "1984," Warner Record Companies slated for an April 27 release on Ronnie Milsap's "One More Try For Bros. Their sixth. Atco. And Big Country will follow Love" and Louise Mandrell's "I'm Scorpions' "Blackout," Mercury. its gold album "The Crossing" with a Not Through," both due on RCA in Their first. studio EP, "Wonderland," due on late April. Also expected in April: "The Big Chill" soundtrack, Mercury April 26. new albums by Conway Twitty and Motown. the Statler Brothers. Also on tap are several key Latin - Leading the way in black music are Gold Albums oriented releases. Elektra a Mon- new albums by two promising male Van Halen's "1984," Warner day (9) release for Ruben Blades' la- Bros. singers. O'Bryan's third Capitol al- Their sixth. bel debut, "Buscando America," Various Disney, bum, "Be My Lover," is due Friday Artists' "Best Of while RCA plans a late April release Waugh Wright Turner (13), while Roger's second Warner Vol. 1," Disneyland /Vista. Their for Menudo's "Con Amor," a compi- Bros. release, "The Saga Continues," fourth. RCA makes three changes in various offices. Butch Waugh is named manager lation of songs from previous Men - Priest's "Defenders Of The is due April 30. Also due in the Judas of regional promotion for the Southeast and Southwest, based in . He udo groups. And A &M's Latin divi- Faith," Columbia. Their third. month is the latest by Columbia su- was the label's local promotion representative there. Mark Wright assumes a sion set an April 16 release date for a Scorpions' "Animal Magnetism," perstar Charles, "Do I Ever new post as a&r talent manager /production in Nashville. He was a staff writer -titled album by Lani Hall. self Cross Your Mind." Mercury. Their second. and producer for CBS Songs. And Dale Turner joins the label as regional coun- Dallas Holm & Motown has already shipped The April release is also highlight- Praise's "Live," try promotion manager for the Midwest, based in . He was program "More Songs From The Soundtrack ed by several label debuts. "Jermaine Greentree/Benson. Their first. director at KSSN Cincinnati. Of 'The Big Chill,' " a sequel to the Jackson," the artist's long- promised Krokus' "Head Hunter," Arista. Palo Alto Records ups Al Evers to director of business in the label's Their first. soundtrack which went platinum last first album for Arista, is set for April Palo Alto, Calif. headquarters. He was director of creative services ... In New- month. Since enough Cyndi Lanper's "She's So Unusu- there weren't 26, while Toni Tennille's "More ark, . Peter Pan Industries adds two to its staff. John Bauers joins as director of Portrait. Her first. songs left over to form a full album, Than You Know," a set of standards al," a&r and Dennis DePaul as sales service coordinator. Bauers was owner /opera- Watch- the set is augmented by four "bonus from the '30s and '40s, will be issued Rockwell's "Somebody's tor of John Bauers Music Production and Heavyweight Records, in which he songs" from the same era. at the end of the month on Mirage. ing Me." Motown. His first. maintains an interest. DePaul was an assistant operations manager at Burns Another soundtrack due in the Timmy Thomas' first album for Nena's "99 Luftballons," Epic. Electronics . .. Tom Seaman is appointed manager of Jem Music Video in the month is MCA's "16 Candles," fea- A &M's new Gold Mountain custom Their first. company's South Plainfield, N.J. headquarters. He was a video buyer and mer- chandise manager for Sam Goody. turing the Stray Cats' rendition of the label, "Gotta Give A Little Love (10 Rockwell's "Somebody's Watch- title song, plus other cuts by the Years After)," is due April 30, the ing Me," Motown. His first. and Patti Smith. same day as J.D. Souther's debut for Marketing Also: Atlantic's "," billed Warner Bros., "Home By Dawn." PAUL GREIN Jill Freeman is promoted to national director of marketing services for Macey Lipman Marketing in Los Angeles. She was the firm's regional director of mar- New Vid Rental Markup Planned keting and research. And Donnie Coleman is upped to national director of mar - keting/research for the firm. He had held the same post on a regional level Senate Subcommittee For Session By Early May . Two join the promotion firm Musico in New York: Belinda Kempen as director of retail marketing and Jenny Peters as New York promo- By BILL HOLLAND largely in the form of a series of com- ers also that that this hearing, too, tion manager. Kempen was director of marketing sales for the Import-Export promise amendments being will be in late April May. WASHINGTON -The Senate offered either or company. Peters is a recording artist. is waiting re- Copyright Subcommittee now plans by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R- Utah). The subcommittee on a from to hold another markup session on Hatch feels his amendments clarify port the Justice Department Video/Pro Equipment the controversial video rental bill (the problems with sections of the bill stating the Reagan administration's Consumer Sales /Rental Amend- dealing with antitrust, simultaneous position on the jukebox bill. Jonathan Lurie is named general manager and chief financial officer for ment, S. 33) later this month or in sale and rental and "sunset" provi- A source at Justice says that the Trans World Entertainment, the Hollywood -based videocassette manufacturer early May, according to subcommit- sions, and educational institution ex- legislative affairs office is "still work- and distributor. He was a commercial lending officer at Bank Leumi Le-Israel ing" on the report, but adds teee staffers. emptions. Critics from the Home Re- that ... CBS/Fox Video ups two to sales directors: Vince Larinto for the Western No date has yet been scheduled. cording Rights Coalition (HRRC) there has been some prodding from zone, based in Los Angeles, and Sam Puleo for the Eastern zone, based in Chi- the subcommittee. But staffers say that subeommitte and the Video Software Dealers cago. The former was Western zone manager for consumer product sales; the On the House chairman Charles Mathias (R -Md.) Assn. (VSDA) have called the side, the subcommit- latter held the same title for the Eastern zone. tee on courts, civil liberties wants to move on the bill, and a amendments deceptive and pallative and the Bruce Sellers is appointed vice president of affiliate marketing for Rainbow administration of justice says scheduling date is imminent. (Billboard, March 10). that (Continued on page 57) The planned markup session fol- hearings will soon be held on the au- In other music industry- related lows an attempt at markup Feb. 22 dio rental bill, H.R. 1027. The Senate No. 14 is published weekly (except for the last week in Congressional activity, the Senate Billboard (ISSN 0006 -2510) Vol. 96 that failed to muster a quorum. This version of the bill, S. 32, was passed December) by Billboard Publications, Inc., One Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, New York, is also was interpreted by critics of the legis- Copyright Subcommittee in a unanimous vote last June 28. N.Y. 10036. Subscription rate: annual rate, Continental U.S. 8135.00. Second class postage lation to mean that some subcommit- planning to hold the first hearing on There are also plans to hold hearings paid at New York, N.Y. and at additional mailing office. 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By EARL PAIGE salespeople wear neckties." He says "The reign of print is over. It used this sets the tone for the primarily 35 to be print was in black and white HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -All the ex- plus target group Video Space has and therefore was truth. Now, unless citement generated about music vid- traditionally concentrated on, and it is on video, it is not real to young eo for record /tape stores at the Na- may typify many other video special- people," he says. tional Assn. of Recording ty stores. Nishimura was among a small con - Merchandisers (NARM) convention "Are record /tape retailers adding tigent of VSDA directors who re- here March 24 -26 shouldn't dismay video movies because they believe mained at NARM for the full con- video specialty merchants, asserts they are losing customers at age 25? vention. Immediately prior to Weston Nishimura, secretary of the You have to the original NARM, VSDA held its board meet- Video Software Dealers Assn. market. Music video skews youn- ing with NARM board members. Ni- (VSDA). ger," he says, noting that it was shimura says he and the other video Nishimura, who was here for stressed at NARM that music video specialists were impressed by the ex- NARM to help organize VSDA's sections of stores should be plainly tent to which video dominated cer- first retailer advisory committee, says marked and separated. tain segments of NARM. he is not rattled by some assertions Reflecting on his experience, in- "I was particularly intrigued by that music video will prove less ap- cluding an earlier post as head of the PolyGram presentation. Here, propriate for video stores. In fact, he Video One Video, a distributor, Ni- video could have been used to an ad- PUB PALS -Executives from Norby Walters Associates and the LeFrak record/tape stores now en- lot retailers cautions shimura says, "A of vantage. The use of a political theme Entertainment Co. finalize the contract on a yet-unnamed joint publishing field to tering the think carefully wanted to add hardware as a traffic presented live did not come off as venture specializing in black / music. Shown from left video, about how to market music builder. Then, often, they went heavi- well as if it had been done on video are Denise LeFrak, vice president of development for LeFrak Entertain- given its younger demographic er and heavier into hardware. They and presented on monitors. Just look ment; LeFrak's chairman Samuel LeFrak; Norby Walters; and Herb Moelis, appeal. then wound up giving it away be- at the Hart campaign." executive vice president of LeFrak Entertainment. "I have always stressed to retailers cause of the model changes and be- not to forget what business they are cause of the competition from hard- in," Nishimura says. "If a store now ware specialty stores. has prerecroded video, primarily "What was the traffic originally in- movies, with a 35 -plus demographic, tended for? It was to draw people in ChorEbeok it's not entirely clear that kids will for the software." feel comfortable coming in for music Nishimura video specialty video. They don't necessarily want to dealers can and in many cases do per- `': Four Hits In The Top come in where their shop." form well in music video. He stresses By PAUL GREIN Before we leave the subject of film with "Rigor Mortis" on Chocolate As for his own retail stores, the that whole new generations of con- music, we'll note that film themes ac- City Records. Cameo first broke into Video Space outlets in Bellevue, sumers have arrived amidst the video Columbia's "Footloose" this week count for both of this week's top two the top 10 in 1979 with "I Just Want Wash., Nishimura notes, "Our male evolution. becomes the first soundtrack to gen- singles, as ' "Against All To Be." erate four top 40 singles since "Xana- Odds" (Atlantic) climbs a notch to And Huey Lewis & the News' "I Movie House Tie -In For du" in 1980. Kenny Loggins' title number two. It's the first time film Want A New Drug" (Chrysalis) track holds at No. 1 for the third themes have locked up the top two jumps to No. 1 on this week's dance/ straight week, while 's spots since September, 1982, when disco chart. It's the band's first No. 1 Chicago Pop /R &B Band "" moves Survivor's "Eye Of The Tiger" (from dance hit, and the second for Chrysa- up a notch to 34, Deniece Williams' "Rocky III ") and Chicago's "Hard lis, following Blondie's "Rapture"! By MORIA McCORMICK "Let's Hear It For The Boy" vaults To Say I'm Sorry" (from "Summer "The Tide Is High" in February, 18 spots to 38, and 's Lovers ") ruled the chart. 1981. will CHICAGO-Atlantic recording tle track "All Points Bulletin" "Dancing In The Sheets" jumps six And we'd be remiss if we didn't Band most likely be for the theatre project. artists Amuzement Park points to 39. note the tremendous jump made this (APB) will be tying in with Chicago Merchandising is also expected to "Xanadu," the platinum sound- Chart Leaders: Cameo's "She's week by Lionel Richie's "Hello," movie theatres this spring to promote be a factor in the promotion, says track to a film that went tin, spun off Strange" (Atlanta Artists) holds at which leaps six spots to number four their debut album "All Points Bulle- Owen, with Amuzement Park Band five top 40 hits. Olivia Newton - No. 1 for the second week on Bill- in the U.S. as it holds at No. 1 in Brit- tin." According to manager Gregg booths featuring T- shirts, jackets, John's "Magic" reached No. 1, New- board's black chart. It's the first No. ain for the third straight week. It's Owen, the band's new video is to be buttons, etc. to be set up in the lob- ton -John and ELO's title song hit 1 black . hit for the veteran band, Richie's sixth straight top 10 hit as a screened as a short subject at selected bies of participating theatres. Sug- number eight, ELO's "All Over The which first charted in January, 1977 solo act. beginning in late May, gested retail tie -ins would involve area theatres World" and "I'm Alive" made 13 coinciding with the release of the coupons distributed at the theatres, and 16, respectively, and Newton - MGM feature "Out Of Control," redeemable for discounts on pur- John and 's "Suddenly" Jem Opens New Wing For by which features a song performed chases of "All Points Bulletin" and peaked at 20. APB. possibly for followup two -for- Only three other soundtracks in Music Video Distribution Owen says the Chicago -based pop/ one admissions at the same theatres, pop history have generated as many r &b band "needed a tool to make adds Owen. as four top 40 hits. "," NEW YORK -Jem Records has negative responses" from retail ac- in them better known Chicago," and Movie theatre exposure, says also released in 1980, produced six. opened Jem Music Video as a distri- counts, although Jem has yet to land came to the conclusion that "movies Owen, is a novel method of promo- Johnny Lee's "Looking For Love" bution operation to sell solely to mu- an order from a large chain. "We find would provide the forum for ex- tion in any case, but particularly for hit number five, Boz Scaggs' "Look sic retailers. The impetus behind the that a large percentage of music re- posure." Preliminary plans for a vid- ABP. "There aren't many Chicago What You Done For Me" and Kenny move is a conviction that music video tailers don't carry music videos eo /theatre pairing took shape when clubs that host black groups," he Rogers' "Love The World Away" is a different product with a different now," says Seaman. "But the major- David says. As far as radio is he APB's producer, "Hawk" concerned, both reached 14, Joe Walsh's "All customer than films. ity feel they will in the future." included the LP radio we Wolinski of Rufus, adds, "White says sound too Night Long" hit 19, 's "We're selling artists, not video," Jem's initial video catalog includes in the sound- r radio we're cut "Music Makers" &b, and black thinks too "Stand By Me" hit 22 and Anne says Marty Scott, president of Jem. titles on Vestron, IRS and Sony in for which he rock'n'roll. Showing the video in the track "Out Of Control," Murray's "Could I Have This "This is music. Nobody is going to VHS and Beta formats. The firm has video of ei- theatres will make is scoring. Owen says a a larger segment Dance" peaked at 33. buy a video for the vis- told retailers it will also handle RCA ther "Music Makers" or the LP's ti- of the population aware of us." usals in 'China Girl.' " Selectavision and Pioneer Laser- "Saturday Night Fever" generated Tom Seaman, director of the new vision. "We to have virtually all five top 40 singles, and also included MAGISTRATE RULES: - video operation, reports "almost no music videos under our banner," six others that weren't specifically adds Seaman. written for the film. Of the songs that New Edition Can Keep Name were, the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Longer -Playing However, Jem has received a - Your Love," "Stayin' Alive" and mixed response from video NEW YORK -A U.S. magistrate in has ruled that the "New "Night Fever" and Yvonne Elliman's Videocassette manufacturers. Edition" trademark belongs to group members Ricardo Bell, Michael Bi- "If I Can't Have You" all reached "If they are cognizant of how re- vins, Bobby Brown, Ronald DeVoe and Ralph Tresvant. No. 1, while ' "More Than A Due From JVC cords are sold, they are generally in- The March 23 decision by the magistrate, Robert Collins, rejected the Woman" hit 32. The six "Fever" cuts NEW YORK -The JVC Co. terested," says Scott. "Some say, 'We argument that the "New Edition" trademark represents a type of "'80s that weren't written for the film in- of America's magnetic tape divi- have a distributor,' and we have to black bubblegum music" conceived by producer Maurice Starr and joint- cluded two that nonetheless hit the sion plans a May launch for what convince them that we're talking ly owned by the Boston International and Streetwise record labels (Bill- top 40 as a direct result of the film: it says is the longest playing blank about selling music in a different board, March 17, 24). the Trammps' "Disco Inferno," videocassette to date. Its running form." "The primary significance of the mark 'New Edition' is not the music which peaked at 11, and K.C. & the time is about eight and a half To do that, Jem will be setting up but the group," the magistrate wrote in a 15 -page opinion. "The songs Sunshine Band's " Shoes," hours. in -store promotions and is encourag- may be written and orchestrated in a unique style, and that unique style which hit 35. The new cassette, the T -168, ing cross- merchandising. "We plan may have a name, but it is hard to envision a set of facts where the name The fifth soundtrack to generate was developed because of con- on working a new music video release would be a mark which belongs to the writer and cannot be used by any- four or more top 40 hits was RSO's sumer demand for longer the same way as a record," says one else." other 1978 blockbuster, "Grease." time, notes Gary Schwartz, na- Scott. sales man- Collings submitted his recommendation to Judge Rya Zobell of Boston Frankie Valli's title song and John tional and marketing Video orders may be placed in con- Federal Court, who is expected to make a final ruling later this month. Travolta & Olivia Newton -John's ager of the magnetic tape division. junction with record orders, with 30- Still pending in Suffolk (Mass.) Superior Court is a breach of contract "You're The One That I Want" both A price has not yet been deter- day net open billing for qualified ac- mined, but Schwartz says it will suit brought by Streetwise and Boston International against the members reached No. 1, Newton- John's counts. Returns may be accrued of the group. New Edition has countersued for breach of contract and an "Hopelessly Devoted To You" hit be priced slightly higher that against total quarterly purchases, video accounting of their record sales. three, and Travolta & Newton -John's JVC's standard blank and defectives will be exchanged for LEO SACKS "Summer Nights" reached five. media. the same item. FRED GOODMAN www.americanradiohistory.com Featuring the First Single: "KEEPER OF YOUR DRV1

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Offices: New York -1515 Broadway, N.Y. 10036 (telephone 212 764 -7300; telex 710 581 -6279; cable Billboy NY); Los Angeles -9107 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, How Sweet It Was Calif. 90210 (telephone 213 273-7040; telex 66-4969; cable Biltboy LA); Nash - Last year's "Motown 25" tv special featured stellar perfor- death by gunshot in Los Angeles last week. ville-14 Music Circle E., Tenn. 37203 (telephone 615 748- 8100); Washington, mances by many from the -bred stable of stars. For although artists such as Gaye can frequently challenge D.C. -733 15th St. N.W., D.C. 20005 (telephone 202 783- 3282); London -7 Car - the was as and provocative as that of Marvin Gaye. naby St., W1V 1PG (telephone 01 439-9411); Tokyo-Utsunomiya Bldg., 19 -16 Jin - None thoughtful music industry's and comfortable prac- gumae 6-Chome, Shibuya -ku, Tokyo 150 (telephone 03 498 -4641). He mused about the social and political roots of jazz, r &b, tices, his type of bold, pioneering creativity is at the very soul of and the Motown Sound: "The result of yesterday spent in wood- that industry. Without it, we would all be much the poorer. Hobbs en churches, singing the praises of Our Maker in joyous harmo- Group Publisher: Jerry (N.Y.) Harvey Fuqua, the man who, with Berry Gordy, was largely ny and love." He spoke of "love songs ... songs of protest and Editor: Adam White (N.Y.) responsible for bringing Gaye's talent to the world, once said ... of gentleness ... of wounds left unattended for far too Deputy Editor: Iry Lichtman (N.Y.) long ... music pure and simple and soulful, if you insist, full of that Marvin "was a rebel against the Motown system, and it was." Executive Editor: Is Horowitz (N.Y.) promise and determination, unity and humanity." against everything- whatever Which goes Executive Editorial Director: Lee Zhito (LA) That soliloquy exemplified Gaye's artistry then, as it does just to prove that rebellion can be sweet, and in now. It also serves to measure the loss felt as a result of his tragic the case of Marvin Gaye, how sweet it was .. . Associate Publisher /Director of Research: Marty Feely (N.Y.)

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Bureau Chiefs: Sam Sutherland (LA.) Kip Kirby (Nashville); Bill Holland (Washington) Resolving The Artist Problem Senior Editor /Production: Howard Levitt (N.Y.) By BEN THAYER Retailing/Earl Paige (LA.) Editors: Jackson (by the way, since Jackson is now apparently every- Black Music /Nelson George (N.Y.) Associate /Fred Goodman (N.Y.) As is true in any industry, the most brilliant and far -reaching Classical/Is Horowitz (N.Y.) Radio /Rollye Bornstein (LA.) innovations are often the simplest and most basic. Elementary body's excuse, we've got to deal with him first). Country/Kip Kirby (Nashville) Associate /Leo Sacks (N.Y.) truths may be long overlooked, though right under our noses. No more tour support for tours to empty houses, and even Commentary/Is Horowitz (N.Y.) Record Reviews: Over the last few years many manufacturers have increasingly less sales results. No more last -ditch PR tours to make it look Computer Software & Video Games/ Singles /Nancy Erlich (N.Y.) sought to control the costs of doing business. We have dealt with like we're doing something for a record we know couldn't be re- Faye Zuckerman (LA.) Albums /Sam Sutherland (L.A.) costs, vived by a CPR specialist. Marketing/John Sippel (LA.) Video/Tony Seideman (N.Y.) indie promotion costs, tour support costs, production and the Music Research /Paul Grein (LA.) Associate /Faye Zuckerman (L.A.) more recently with video costs. No more last -minute calls that the artist doesn't approve Pro Equipment /Steve Dupler (N.Y.) Editorial Assistant/Kim Freeman (N.Y.) I tell you, we have been beating around the bush. These are finished album jacket, but now wants a double gatefold as well as Copy Editor: Peter Keepnews (N.Y.) merely symptoms of the cost problem. Frankly, we have over- a 12 -inch and seven -inch version for the single. get- Contributing Editors: Moira McCormick (Chicago); Brian Chin (N.Y.); looked the root cause: artists. No more independent promotion people ... Wait, I'm Enrique Fernandez (N.Y.) ting carried away. The indie promo people would still find a way to no . Elimination of artists is not a cure for Special Issues: Ed Ochs, Editor (LA.); Robyn Wells, Assistant Editor (N.Y.); Leslie thrive, Shaver, Directory Services Manager (Nashville). `We have enough catalog everything. With resolution of the artist problem, we could all go back to International Editorial Director: Mike Hennessey (London) to recycle perpetually' International Editor: Peter Jones (London) doing what we are supposed to do: sell our records. And artists would be freed to get respectable day jobs and contribute in some It boggles the mind to consider the possibilities for success and meaningful way to society. Intl Correspondents: Austria -Manfred Schreiber, 1180 Wien, XVII, Kreuzgasse 27. 0222 48- profitability if we simply remove artists from the process (after Since rock'n'roll began, artists have been the tail wagging the 28-82; Australia-Glen Baker, P.O. Box 261, Baulkham Hills, 2153 New South Wales; Bel - all, we have enough catalog to recycle perpetually, anyhow). gium-Juul Anthonissen, 27A Oude Godstraat, 3100 Heist op den Berg. 015 -241953; Canada- industry dog. Creative ability has been overplayed and artists Think of it. No more artist calls insisting on " another two Kirk LaPointe, 43 Sweetland Ave., Ottawa, Ontario KIN 7T7. 613 238 -4142; Czechoslovakia- have been coddled to the point of ridiculousness. We have to re- Dr. Lubomir Dourzka, 14 Zeleny Pruh, 147 00 Praha 4 Branik. 26- 16 -08; -Knud Orst- years to finish the project if you want it done right," or " just member this is the record business, not the artist business. We ed, 22 Tjoernevej, DK -3070 Snekkersten. 02- 22.26 -72; Finland -Kari Helopaltio, SF -01860 Pert- another $100,000 over budget to bring the album in ... it's a tula. 27-18-36; France-Phillip Hill, 24 rue de Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris, Tel: 887 -0417; must reclaim our industry. Haven't we paid enough? Greece -John Carr, Kaisarias 26 -28, Athens 610; Holland -Willem Hoos, Bilderdijhlaan 28, Hil- guaranteed smash." No more laying off of staff because it wasn't versum. 035 -43137; Hong Kong -Hans Ebert, TNS, 17 /F, Wah Kwong Bldg., 48 -62 Hennessey a smash after all. Rd., Tel: (5) 276021; Hungary-Paul Gyongy, Orloutca 3 /b, 1026 Budapest 11. Tel: 167 -456; No more wily managers calling to complain that you haven't Ireland -Ken Stewart, 56 Rathgar Road, 6, Ireland. 97- 14 -72; Israel -Benny Dudke- Ben Thayer identifies himself as president of INGRATE, the vitch, P.O. Box 7750, 92 428 Jerusalem; Italy- Vittorio Castelli, Via Ramazzotti 20, 21047 Sar- spent enough to market their act, even though your books show Industry Group to Repay Artists for Transgressions and Excesses. anna (Milan). 02-960 1274; Japan -Shig Fujita, Utsunomiya Bldg., 19.16 Jingumae 6-Chome, marketing expenses greater that the income from their sales. Shibuya -ku Tokyo 150. 03 4984641; Kenya -Ron Andrews, P.O. Box 41152, Nairobi. 24725; This association, he says, is composed offormer senior record ex- No more insistence on a video for every tune from artists New Zealand- Annlouise Martin, 239 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland 9. 496-062; Philip- ecutives who saw the light too late. Each is now unemployed in a pines-Ces Rodriguez, 11 Tomas Benitez, Quezon City 3008. Poland -Roman Waschko, Ma- you know full well should never be seen in front of a camera. No major area of the industry. None is bitter. And, he says, each giera 9m 37, 01 -873 Warszawa. 34-36-04; Portugal- Fernando Tenente, R Sta Helena 122 R /c, more calls from visionary video directors claiming that for Oporto; Romania-Octavian Ursulescu, Str. Radu de la La Afumati nr, 57 -B Sector 2, Bucharest chooses to remain anonymous. O.P. 9. 13- 46 -10. 16- 20-80; Singapore -Anita Evans, 164 Mount Pleasant Rd., 1129. 2560551; $75,000 your act can be made to look as talented as Michael South Africa -John Miller, c/o The Rand Daily Mail, 171 Main St., Johannesburg. 710 -9111. South Korea -Byung -Hoo Suh, Joong -Ang Weely, 58-9 Sosomun -Dong, Seoul. 28-8219; Spain-Ed Owen, Planta 6 -3D, Espronceda 32, Madrid 3. 442.9446. Sweden-Leif Schulman, Brantingsgatan 49, 4 tr. 115 35 Stockholm. 08-629-873; Switzerland-Pierre Haesler, Hasen- weld 8, CH -4600 Olten, 062- 215909; U.S.S.R. -Vadim D. Yurchenkov, 6 Aprelskaya Str., Block Letters Tolhe Editor 2, Apt. 16, 195268 Leningrad, K-268. 225-35-88; West Germany- Wolfgang Spahr (Chief Corre- spondent), 236 Bad Segeberg, An der Trave 67 b, Postfach 1150. 04551- 81428. Jim Sampson not address such topics as hunger, war, and social (News Editor), Liebherrstr. 19, 8000 Munchen 22.089- 227746. Yugoslavia -Mitja Volcic, Dra - More On Home Taping Cassette Quality gomer, Rozna 6, 61 351, Brezovica, Ljubljana 23-522. injustice. Why should gospel music face these is- So Doug Thiele thinks I condone ripping off mu- sues when no one would dream of imposing this It is a very encouraging sign for the consumer sicians just because I defended home taping (Let- standard on any other genre? Calling for "down to and the prerecorded tape industry to see that some Director of Marketing & Sales: Miles T. Killoch (N.Y.). ters, March 31). Well, if taping is such a serious earth" songs from gospel might be in record companies do care about the sound quality crime, something would have been done about it of their product by using better Director of Sales, Video /Sound Business: Ron Willman (N.Y.); Director of Sales, fashion, but if anyone asked the same of other art- duplicating tape, International Buyer's Guide: Ron Carpenter (N.Y.); Home Entertainment Manager: years ago. Thiele is crazy if he thinks he's losing ists they'd be accused of heavy -handed moralism. etc. The WEA group and Capitol are especially to Diane Daou (LA.); Production Manager. John Wallace (N.Y.); Promotion Coordina- half his income because of taping. How can he Why does no one call a Beach Boys or Van Ha- be commended. tor. Nanette Varian (N.Y.); Production /Saks Coordinators: Lucy Bellamy (L.A.), prove that every album taped would have been len or Pointer Sisters concert a failure when they But when are the rest going to follow and give Debra Millburn (Nashville), Grace Kolins (N.Y.). purchased if it wasn't copied? Almost all the bor- don't sing about war, hunger or prejudice? No one the consumer his money's worth in sound quality? Account Executives: New York -Norm Berkowitz, Don Frost (212- 764-7356); Los rowed albums I've taped are albums I wouldn't seems concerned that Adam Ant and Quiet Riot Are they so blind as not to see that the more quali- Angeles- Christine Matuchek (213-859-5316); Nashville -John McCartney, have bought anyway. aren't forced to sing about Christ or develop- ty they put into their tapes, the less people will Southern Manager (615 -748- 8145); Classified Advertising Manager -Jeff Serrette I can understand Michael R. Martin's point home tape? Why would someone go to the trouble (N.Y.) (212- 764- 7388). ing a nutritionally sound diet. They sing about about taping copyrighted material (Letters, March to record from a record when they could buy a International Sales: Australia -Geoff Waller & Assoc., 102 Glover St., Cremore, what they wish to sing, as is their right. , NSW 2090, 011- 909 -188, Telex: AA27905; Canada: Frank Daller, 48 York- 31); I'm a myself. But if he's so confi- Perhaps Amy Grant means to remind her audi- quality prerecorded tape? ville Ave., Toronto M4W 114, 416 -964 -1885; France: Ann -Marie Hounsfield, 5 Rue dent that a royalty on blank tape wouldn't cause ence of , who, in her view, gives comfort during Bill Schuh du Commandant, Pilot 92522 Neuilly, Cedex 1-738-4178; Italy: Germano Ruscitto, any problems, let's see how he would plan to col- war, hunger and uncertainty. She has every right Scottsdale, Ariz. Pizzale Loreto 9, Milan, 28 -29 -158; Japan: Hugh Nishikawa, Utsunomiya Bldg., 19- lect and distribute royalties. I'm curious to find out to express that view in concert, and no one has the 16 Jingumae, 6- Chome, Shibuya -ku, Tokyo 150 03- 498 -4641 Telex: 781 -25735; how much his proposal would really right to say the concert is poor because of it. and Latin America: call New York office, (212) 764-7356; New Zealand: "compensate." Rick S. Jones, WTCA Mike Bailey, F.J. Associates, P.O. Box 1367, Wellington, 723745; Spain: Rafael Re- Todd Post Plymouth, Ind. vert, General Manager, c/o Radio Madrid 232-8000, 231 -8319; : Moorhead, Minn. The Language Patrick Campbell, European Advertising Sales Manager, 7 Carnaby St., London Universal W1V1PG 439 -9411 Telex: 851-262100; West Germany: Hans -Moritz v. Frankenberg, Thanks to Brian Chin for his recent comment on Muller & Von Frankenberg, Uberseering 25, 2000 60, 4299 -631 Reverse Discrimination A Low Blow 040/631 foreign -language records, and especially on Nena's 37 71; Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Holland, Luxemborg, , Portugal, Many musicians today accuse religious leaders As a record and tape retailer encouraged by the success (Billboard, March 10). Music is what we So. Africa, Sweden: contact, Patrick Campbell, London office; Austria, Switzerland: contact West German office. of a narrow -minded, judgmental criticism of their recent upswing in our industry, I was appalled by all have in common, and good music should always work. But Edward Morris' review of Amy Grant's the low blow aimed at Michael Jackson in Warner overcome barriers -be it language, race or Divisional Controller: Don O'Dell (N.Y.); Circulation Manager: Donna De Witt concert (March 11) is a sad example of reverse Bros.' full -page, back cover ad for Laurie Anderson nationality. (N.Y.); Conference Coordinator. Kris Sofley (LA.); Managing Director/Internation- discrimination. Morris did not consider the concert (March 31). I don't want the whole world to listen to Ger- al Operations: Mike Hennessey (London); License & Permissions Manager. Geor- gina Ellen Challis (N.Y.). from the perspective of how well Grant achieved A mock article appears in the lower left hand man- language records, but I think it can be fun for her purpose, but of whether it met his narrow corner of the ad, which says, "Michael made no an American music lover to listen to exotic- sound- BILLBOARD PUBLICATIONS, INC. standards of entertainment. new video this week ... accepted no new awards ing words without immediately understanding Chairman And President: W.D. Littleford. Executive Vice Presidents: Gerald S. Mini -testimonials are part of the gospel perfor- ... nothing happened." I ask these Madison Ave. them. It's the same thrill I get from listening to a Hobbs, Jules Perel, Patrick Keleher, James E. Hackett. Vice Presidents: William H. non - Evans Jr., Treasurer; Lee Zhito, Billboard Operations; John B. Babcock, Product mance, and to complain that they turn off the moguls where our industry would be if M.J. hadn't good American record and trying to figure out Development; Mary C. McGol- elect is like telling not to introduce the come along and lit a fire under all of us? Clearly, what the lyrics are all about. drick, Personnel; Ann Haire, members of the Silver Bullet Band because anyone public with Michael has saved a good Now get ready for Nena's "Fragezeichen" and Circulation; Secretary: Ernest SUBSCRIBER SERVICE who doesn't know them won't want to, or like tell- many of us from unemployment lines-including Joachim Witt's " Hörner in der Nacht." (What the Billboard, P.O. Box 1413 Lorch. Corporate Managers: ing Mick Jagger or to stop jumping promotional people. hell does that mean ?) Marie R. Gombert, Corporate Riverton, N.J. 08077 around so people can see them better. Rick Halm, Store Manager Manfred Production. (609) 786 -1669 Gillig, Music Editor Worse, though, was Morris' complaint about the Recordland 040 Audio magazine topic of Grant's repertoire. He complained she did Flint, Mich. Stuttgart, West Germany

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NIPPER INFRINGED ? - IFPI INVESTIGATION EMI Goes Aller Dead Dog Saudi Piracy Ca/led Extensive LONDON -EMI Records here is threatening legal action to protect By cassette dealers and video rental licensed video rental oulets nation- the "good name and reputation" of Nipper, the dog long featured as logo PETER JONES wide, but no new licenses are being for the HMV label. shops confirm this point. cas- "Most Saudis have been abroad, issued while the "present situation on The dispute has arisen through the emergence of an independent label, LONDON -A massive pirate piracy is considered." The great ma- Dead Dog Records, which EMI says parodies the Nipper logo. Court sette industry has built up in Saudi with the younger generations gener- to an in -depth ally studying in the U.S. and Europe. jority of pirated cassettes are import- action is being threatened unless the Dead Dog label is withdrawn. Arabia, according has Their tastes are West- ed, probably some 60 million Says EMI: "The validity and reputation of our trademark are of the IFPI investigation. The territory entertainment utmost importance and, for many years, we've protected it and taken de- one of the highest per capita income ern, with disco music especially annually. IFPI: "That may sound an termined action to protest about and to act against its unauthorized use." rates in the world, but the citizens are popular." Says figure, but considering The original painting of Nipper, which hangs in EMI headquarters in generally starved of public entertain- In this setting, IFPI says, the pi- exaggerated _ laws forbid rate flourish. the size of population, its purchasing London's Manchester Square, is by Francis Barraud, who pictured his ment and religious operators "One shop visited in has a stock power, the poor public entertainment own dog gazing into a gramophone horn and listening to "his master's cinemas. Riydah of hun- the cheap hardware and the voice." There's no national copyright leg- dreds of thousands of cassettes. The scene, variety many pilgrims visiting this country Dead Dog Records executive John Clare says: "We didn't want to cre- islation, and it is because of this lack of repertoire was unbeliev- able. an as the guardian of Holy Places each ate between the two companies. But we're quite attached to our of protection that there are only two Apart from English section vast year, it doesn't seem such a far- dead dog and would rather not lose him." well -known Saudi artists in today's too to describe, there were mas- sive supplies cassettes in fetched estimate." There are also Dead Horse and Dead Badger labels here as part of the popular music field, the IFPI report of Dutch, A copyright law has been ap- proliferating independent record company scene. says. But IFPI believes it is possible Philippine, Indian, Italian, French, draft to take "limited action" against the German and Spanish sections. proved by the information minister. pirates in this kingdom of around "The latest Billboard top 20 charts IFPI is emphasizing its importance eight million people. were proudly hung on the walls, each in boosting and protecting national In its report, IFPI points up "the title marked to show it was available talent and culture. France Counterattacks In very great demand for in -home enter- for sale. This store is one of a chain "Protection should be given to tainment to counter the lack of public and must have an enormous turn- Saudi and foreign recordings," IFPI entertainment. The large number of over. One of its branches in Jeddah says. "This is vital if the Saudi gov- Audio Battle With Japan pays $300,000 per year in rent alone. ernment wants its artists to be pro- PARIS -French electronics firms 55% of its loudspeakers abroad to Finnish Industry To that one must add running costs tected abroad and if it wants foreign are fighting back in the battle with markets including Japan, while two - and salaries of numerous staff" international companies to take an Japanese manufacturers for the local thirds of Cabass's up- market equip- On The Upswing The average price of a cassette is interest in Saudi Arabia with the pos- market, according to officials at the ment goes to Japan, West Germany, six riyals, a shade under $2, with dis- sibility of assisting local artists. recent "Son et Image" show here. Switzerland and elsewhere. Among HELSINKI -Despite stagnant counts to people buying in big quan- Egypt is a prime example of what's Although Japanese companies still other exporters are Elipson, Siare sales in 1983, turnover for the record tities. Free T -shirts and calendars needed, with all recordings in that account for 50% of the electronics and Audioanalyse, which sells to company members of the Finnish were proffered to customers. And su- Arab state protected." market, imports of Japanese hi fi au- Hong Kong, Singapore and the U.S. branch of IFPI was 5% up on the permarket baskets were available, IFPI is urging full industry sup- dio systems dropped by 17% last Industry leaders here note that in previous year, totalling around $50 with each customer buying an aver- port for an all -out antipiracy cam- year, exactly in line with a nation- some cases French firms have had to million at retail level. age 10 -15 cassettes at a time. paign in Saudi Arabia. "Unless IFPI wide fall in consumer purchases to establish themselves internationally IFPI's figures cover some 20 mem- The IFPI investigative team noted members appoint exclusive agents 900,000 units. At the same time, in order to sell in France itself. ber companies but exclude the video that each shop visited had a section who are willing to dedicate effort and D Thomson and other French firms in- Thomson, the country's biggest software market, whose exact value, devoted to "original tapes," selling at resources to combatting piracy, it's 33 creased their share of the electrical manufacturer, decided to counterat- while uncertain because of the inco- around three times as much as the unlikely that IFPI can win back the market from 10% in 1982 to tack only three years ago, after let- herency of the marketplace, is reck- others. They were Indonesian tapes, market from the pirates." p 16% last year. ting the Japanese in just as the mar- oned to be worth around $15 million. claimed by staffers to be of better The report goes on: "The cost is Jean- Claude Bonnet, head of the ket soared. Since then it has added to Also significant are direct audio high, in terms of manpower and re- quality than the others, mainly im- ko Audio/Visual Industry Syndicate, its capacity and produced more than imports, mostly cheap product from ported from Singapore. The Indone- sources. But at stake is the wealthiest . says: "Unlike the motorcycle sector, 200,000 mini -systems, and currently the U.S. and U.K. but also increas- sian pirate fraternity claims to use market not only in the Gulf States re- -co where local production has disap- commands a 7% market share. ingly from countries like Canada and "BASF ferro super tapes" and in- gion but in the whole of the Middle F peared, the hi fi industry in France is The French government, whose Mexico whose governments support cludes a booklet with the lyrics of East. capable of meeting the Japanese chal- protectionist bent was illustrated by exportation. each song packaged. "It took five years to change the á lenge. There is a hard core of firms the so- called "battle of Poitiers" inci- The role of the so- called "wilds," According to the Saudi Arabian Egyptian situation. It might well take here that are able to sell in France dent, when all Japanese video hard- meaning major supermarket chains information ministry there are some as long in Saudi Arabia. But the and also abroad." ware exports were shunted through a and similar outlets, has increased of 1,700 licensed cassette shops and 650 eventual rewards are great." In fact, a number of manufacturers tiny center for customs clearance, has late. They are now estimated to ac- export to Southeast Asia and Japan encouraged manufacturers to group count for between 65% and 70% of itself. Audax, for example, sends together for export business. all disk and cassette imports. JVC Readies Release Of Industry Urged: Shoot For Wide Age Range Clip Compilations On Disk

By MIKE HENNESSEY fairly even balance between national member states. I think this has been TOKYO-Victor Co. of Japan fes nataionwide, JVC estimates that and international repertoire. If one is immensely beneficial because it en- (JVC) is about to begin marketing around 10 %, or 100,000 units, will LONDON -To secure its future developed at the expense of the other, ables national repertoire to get expo- VHD videodisks featuring clips of convert to videodisks. prosperity, the home entertainment then you are really standing on one sure in other EEC countries. three to six top numbers by top art- Since karoake units in commercial industry must give high priority to foot," de Rougemont says. "The performance of CBS in Eu- ists at the budget price of $17.30. A establishments normally contain planning its marketing strategies "One important plus factor about rope over the last three difficult years normal videodisk sells here from be- around 1,000 song titles, they'd need with the widest possible age range in developing local talent is that from has been remarkably good," de Rou- tween $25.80 and $30.25. about 40 videodisks containing 24 mind. This is the conviction of Peter time to time it is possible to develop gemont continues. "If you take 1979 Six artists are featured in the first songs each if they are to be converted de Rougemont, advisor to the presi- national hits into international hits. turnover for the continental Europe- release: David Bowie, , from videocassettes to videodisks. dent of CBS and formerly senior vice It has always been our policy to get an area, which includes Scandinavia, Phil Collins, Style Council, Iron Niwa says JVC estimates that around president of European operations for this kind of crossover by having ma- Benelux, France, Spain, Portugal, Maiden and Heaven 17. Planned for four million disks will be needed this CBS Records. jor national artists record in other Austria, Switzerland, West Germa- May marketing are , Na- year for the units in commercial es- tablishments alone. De Rougemont, who retired at the languages." ny, Greece and Israel, but excludes ked Eyes, , and Olivia Newton -John, according end of last year after 31 years with De Rougement points to the enor- the U.K. and Ireland, as being 100 in to Seiichiro Niwa, head of JVC's vid- CBS, 21 of them in Europe, points mous international success of Spain's that year, then in 1983 it was 148 and Dutch Publisher out that Europe's current teenage Julio Iglesias, CBS Records' biggest our profit went from 100 to 205 in eo software section. population of 29 million is likely to selling artist worldwide, as the su- the same period. Niwa adds that the low -price clips Wim Landman drop below 25 million in the next sev- preme example of this kind of cross- "In roughly that same time span, should help promote the sale of VHD Hurt In Accident en years. On the other hand, he over. It was de Rougemont who first our head count has dropped by some- videodisk hardware lines, which have notes, the number of older people contacted Iglesias for CBS as a talent thing over 10 %, almost entirely by sold some 80,000 units since bowing AMSTERDAM -Wim Brand - former will grow. for international exploitation. natural attrition. The European divi- in the Japanese marketplace last steder, managing director of The success of the CBS European sion now employs about 2,000 April. Dutch record companies Dureco and "These and other important demo- operation is ascribed by de Rouge- people." He says that there will be more Inelco, has taken over as temporary graphic factors will have to be taken mont to four major factors: "an ap- Easily the biggest problem current- video clip compilations out in the fu- head of music publisher Universal into account by our industry in plan- preciation that software is king in ly faced by record companies, de ture, and that when possible they will Songs here while that company's ning for the future," he says. this business, a policy of developing Rougemont says, is the massive inci- be linked with simultaneous release managing director, Wim Landman, The founder of many of the CBS wholly -owned subsidiaries through- dence of home taping. "If this prob- of the records of the same songs. lies paralyzed from the neck down in Records subsidiary operations in Eu- out Western Europe, CBS having its lem continues unchecked, it must in- "They'll promote the sale of records, a hospital. rope, de Rougemont says that, not- own distribution setup in the Corn - evitably prejudice the investment in too, but are basically a new type of Landman fell from the staircase in withstanding the spasmodic fluctua- mon Market countries, and central- talent," he says. "And that's the be- audio/visual software," he says. his office in Amsterdam early in Jan- tions caused by the sudden ized pressing and tape duplication." ginning of a very destructive vicious The JVC product, which the com- uary. Doctors hope he will eventually blossoming of national talents, recep- De Rougemont believes that, on spiral. pany claims is the first of its kind recover the use of his legs and arms, tivity in continental Europe to An- balance, the Common Market has "As well as finding some way to anywhere in the world, features three but it will be a long process. glo- American product over the years been of benefit to the record industry. compensate right owners for the to six songs on one side of the disk. Brandsteder and his brother An- has remained remarkably constant, "There have been problems in the losses incurred as a result of home Niwa also says that since the end ton, managing director of Brand- with most operating companies de- antitrust and copyright monopoly ar- taping, the industry should also do a of last year, there has been a boom in steder Electronics, Dutch importer of riving at least 50% of their turnover eas," he says, "but these are out- lot more to improve the mechanical "karaoke," or sing -along, videodisk Sony lines, are the biggest sharehold- from international repertoire. weighed, I think by the provision for efficiency and fidelity of prerecorded sales in Japan. With an estimated one ers in Universal, in which Landman "We have always aspired to keep a the free flow of product between tapes." million karaoke units in bars and ca- himself also holds shares. www.americanradiohistory.com `YESTLI/OOO ONE PRESENTS 6eck Clapton Fairweather Low Jones Page Watts Wimvood Wyman

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NEW YORK -Speculation that Weiss & Powell, and Gene Autry's penses. As a sales force, each firm re- the Christal rep firm would be sold Major Market Radio, the Interep mains autonomous, but from the was confirmed last week when Katz Network was formed. Today Interep, business end it's a consolidation. Radio announced it would not only Blair, Selkirk and now Katz form the "It's like General Motors. Buick acquire Christal, but would absorb "big four" among unwired networks and Pontiac compete, yet they share RKO Radio Sales as well. The ru- available to advertisers. many things. You know you're get- mored prices to be paid are $16 mil- The unwired concept became a ne- ting the same quality car." . lion for Christal and $3 million for cessity, says Columbo, because of The notable aspect of this transac- RKO. "the marginal profit levels of rep tion, which puts Christal and RKO In the transfer of ownership, companies. Spot radio simply has not Rep employees on the Katz payroll, Christal's Bob Duffy remains as gone up to keep up with inflation. is the price paid, according to Co- chairman /chief executive officer and Nationally, radio doesn't have that lumbo. "Torbet's $10 million price Charlie Columbo retains his presi- great an image at the agency level." tag changed everything. The most dent /chief operating officer title. The Additionally, advertisers were of- ever paid before that sale was $2.7 only change at RKO, where Jerry fered irresistible deals from the grow- million, which Ralph Guild paid for Kelly remains in charge, will be in ing number of radio networks, both MMR. name, as the firm becomes Republic wired and unwired. Companies like "The ratio here (over $16 million Radio. All three firms will remain Westwood One, unknown 10 years for Christal) is the biggest I've seen. I THE ICEMAN COMETH -WYNY New York morning Dan Daniels stays up autonomous under Katz Radio ago, were suddenly competing for think it's more than any tv rep firm past his to host a special Ice Capades performance at Madison Group president Ken Swetz. buys, and rep firms, to keep up, were has sold for, and they've got more Square Garden. He's pictured here convincing two listeners to model sta- The deal is said to make Katz the looking at new ways to attract billing." tion T- shirts. highest billing rep group, with a corn - business. bined $220 million annually. It fol- "The way spot radio has been sold lows on the heels of Blair's consolida- is changing," continues Columbo. tion of Group W, and not far behind "The ability to form an unwired net- Selkirk's acquisition of Torbet. work gives a rep firm a bigger power Vox Jox "It all started about two and a half base. It can better accommodate years ago," says Columbo, who pin- group broadcasters." And it puts the Returns To WGAR points the growing trend of rep con- firm in a position to offer equally at- Steve Cannon solidation to the time when "Christal tractive buys. By ROLLYE BORNSTEIN the return of Trevor Ley, who once WAGO (G -106), looked like this: got WGN away from Buckley." "A lot of it comes down to eco- upon a time worked at 3WS while it mornings, Pat Riley and Wally Those betting that Steve Cannon Shortly thereafter, Buckley sold out nomics," says Columbo. "When you was still WPEZ. He replaces midday Hindes from B -104, PD Jan Jeffries would put an end to the revolving af- to Ralph Guild and was transformed have two or three firms, you can man George Hart at the AC station, 10 to noon, noon -4 Scott O'Brien ternoon drive door at CBS' KMOX- into Hillier, Newmark, Wechsler & share computer research -which can where Ray Weitzel has been elevated from Dallas' KVIL, KAFM Dallas' AM St. Louis have just lost. After Howard. With the acquisition of Ber- be very costly -paperwork, book- to music director. Paul Donovan in afternoons, Beau two 'em, two on the nard Howard, which later became keeping. It's a streamlining of ex- -count -days Over at B -94 (Pittsburgh's Richard from B -104 in nights and air at the old -line full service AM, WBZZ), no word on who the new WKRQ Cincinnati's John Garcia on Cannon threw in the towel and de- PD will be, but one person it won't be overnights. Crosstown WFYR pro- cided wasn't so bad after Stations Respond Quickly is Michael St. John. Rumors have duction director Bill Towery now all. Figuring he could get his old gig the WWKX Nashville PD going to uses his razor blades at G -106. back, he called Jay Clark at WGAR, To Death Of Marvin Gaye Milwaukee (says St. John, "I don't Moving up in the world are several who broke the bad news: The station drink beer, even "), Minneapolis and Capital Cities Communications man- vote By LEO SACKS decided to have listeners on points beyond, but so far he's still in agers, who add VP to their GM titles. Cannon's replacement. Various per- God, no," album wasn't enough for the Music City U.S.A. Leaving B -94, They include WPRO Providence's NEW YORK -"Oh, Love" sonalities were trying out for the mid- Tearson re- urban programmer. "We had to have however, are evening jock Shotgun Aaron Daniels, KZLA Los Angeles' air personality Michael day slot, and it would be the audience "I'm getting tired everything," he explains. Mark Rivers and overnighter Patty Verne Ore, WJR/WHYT Detroit's members thinking. who'd be doing the hiring. was born in Washington, but Steele. Ronald Pancratz, WBAP /KSCS of doing wakes." Gaye Clark offered Cannon the opportu- Phil- believes that there were other * * * Fort Worth's Warren Potash, Norm Tearson, a staple at WMMR Fax nity of begging for his job, which he 1970, was reading the reasons for listeners to turn to last week's story about Schnitt of Atlanta's WKHX, WPAT adelphia since did last Monday as The Amazing Regarding to when details of the shooting in Cincinnati, New York's Frederick Weinhaus and weather on the wire and preparing WHUR Kreskin filled in. After less than an the competitive battles regular "Psychedel- were made known. "It's common that WKRC PD Frank Woodbeck, GM of WKBW host the station's hour on the air, old reliable Ma Bell any implication when he knowledge that we pay proper tribute Mason knew who was responsi- Buffalo. ic Psunday Psupper" feature called to say WGAR had blown the Dave 6 April 1 that when pop artists die, so people auto- recorder planted at "View 97.7 FM" comes to St. Au- received word at p.m. phone exchange. Too many calls ble for the tape been shot to death matically turned to us," he says. session was unin- gustine; WFOY -AM -FM has been Marvin Gaye had were coming in on the "yes" line. All his dinner strategy Tearson, however, was dealing with a According to Dave, who bought by former WRMF West Palm in Los Angeles. true, says Clark, who adds that if tended. for the vet- WMMR. no knowledge Beach GM Doug Shull. The Class A It was a familiar different situation at things hadn't worked out he was adds he has absolutely announcer. During "I took Marvin's songs very per- -activities which may FM, which will be switching to eran album rock ready to make an offer to Joey of any counter mar- he notes, WUVU, will adopt a top 40 ap- his 16 years in the sonally as a youngster," Reynolds. have been aimed at WLW, reported the deaths I knew, to a certain extent, that will have to sort out the whole thing. proach, while the Class IV AM at ket, Tearson has "and Joey, who is now filling in on De- music forces my audience, so I is that Ma- 1240 takes a full service AC ap- of such influential pop I was educating troit's WHYT, spent two days in The ironic part, however, Duane Allman and the first hour of the show chose the Vernon Manor Hotel proach. Coming in as operations as , dedicated Cleveland and had a nine to one re- son among others. But to him." It produced some unpleas- the meeting's site, not realizing manager is former WNGS (Wings , sponse rate in favor of him sticking as to him calls. WLW principal Charlie Murdock's 92, West Palm) morning man Randy Gaye's passing seemed ant phone around. me, 'What's this Charlie, Marsh, who says the FM will be live differently. "One guy asked * * offices were housed there. Spontaneously, he began the show Marvin Gaye s - --? I thought you however, spends far too much time while the AM will likely pick up a with a block of Gaye tunes, culminat- played rock'n'roll,' " he relates. "But After two years of building Mil- playing with his cable tv shows to satellite service. He adds that no staff ing with "Ain't That Peculiar." "I that's the lay of the land in 1984." waukee's WQFM into the number have noticed. has been selected as yet, so if you're couldn't be glib," says Tearson. "I A different kind of drama was un- two station overall, and No. 1 in sev- * * * interested send a tape to him at Road, St. Augus- felt cheated. I spoke from my ." folding in Los Angeles at the KRLA eral demos, Lee Arnold exits the The startup day was last Monday WFOY, One Radio One hundred miles away, at switchboard. The oldies outlet boasts AOR powerhouse for greener pas- (2), and the on -air lineup at Chica- tine, Fla. 32084. WHUR Washington, Glen Harris "an intense breed of listener," ac- tures. He claims he's looking to pro- go's newest top 40 entry, Cox's (Continued on page 20) was telling listeners to his "Sports cording to operations director Penny gram AOR, top 40-or, as a last re- Call" that the Rev. Marvin Gaye Sr., Biondi, "and one girl was so dis- sort, build snorkels. You can reach NEW RKO NETWORKS CHIEF 70, an Apostolic minister, had been traught that she refused to get off the him at (414) 332 -9315. booked for investigation of murder. phone." More news from and fun The show, which runs from 6 -7 p.m., Because KRLA's core audience is capital of the world, Pittsburgh, with gave air personality Alvin Jones "particulárly close" to its featured the announcement that Tom Daren is Bill Hogan Succeeds Burchill enough time to map the sequence of artists, Biondi says that the situation out as operations manager of Sham- cuts he would play from Gaye's will broadcast at a later date excerpts rock's newly acquired WTKN. Pro- NEW YORK -Bill Hogan, the following year, says that his new post three -record Motown anthology al- from an interview with the singer on gramming the AM news /talk outlet newly named president of RKO Ra- will be "quite different" from his pre- bum. Meanwhile, program director "how he hopes to be remembered." is morning man Scott Cassidy, whose dio Networks, promises to "maintain vious job. Working under Bob Wil- Jesse Fax was on his way to the stu- "He was very tired when we former morning news anchor Jane the course" established by his prede- liamson, president of the RKO Radio dio, where he would augment the sta- talked," Biondi recalls of her meeting Clark is replaced by part-timer Rose cessor, Tom Burchill. Division, Hogan was primarily in- tion's Marvin Gaye catalog with two last August with Gaye. "He was Douglas ... Last week 'TKN had a "I'm not looking to make any ma- volved with the company's owned important additions -"Here, My about to perform at the Greek, and bit more news than anyone expected jor changes at this time," says Ho: and operated stations. Now he'll be Dear," the double album that traced his defenses were down. It wasn't a when they interrupted the regularly gan, who was executive vice presi- dealing with major advertisers "and the course of the singer's relationship canned response, something he had scheduled to talk blocks to inform dent of the RKO Radio division.. keeping affiliates happy." with his first , Anna Gordy; and told 55 other interviewers." shocked Steel Town residents that "Our hands are pretty full :forthe rep: In his first meeting with his execu- the critically acclaimed "Midnight Biondi says that she doesn't re- President Reagan had been shot. mainder of the .year." He adds that tive management team, headed by Love," his first album for Columbia member the of the singer's That "exclusive" occured when ABC he hopes to _make new five-year program director Dave Roberts and after 20 years with the Motown label. statement but notes that program di- was sending file tape to an affiliate growth projections by the end of sales director Kevin Lyons, Hogan "I consider myself Marvin's big- rector Jim Fewter felt it was "too station and 'TKN thought the two - 1984. told the group that "the network gest fan," says Fax. The station's li- sensitive and potentially exploitative year -old incident was current Hogan, who joined RKO in 1979 business has never been better." Last big brary features a 12 -inch version of for him to have included in his April Migrating to the FM band, Sham- as vice president and general manag- year, he says, was "a turnaround profitwise, and "Sexual Healing," but the singer's 7 tribute, "To Marvin With rock's 3WS (WWSW Pittsburgh) has er of RKO Radio Sales and was year for the network '84 should be even better." comeback single from the "Midnight And ." also undergone a few changes with named president of that division the www.americanradiohistory.com RKOV RADIOSHOWS

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www.americanradiohistory.com 16 Rodio Woshin9on Roundup Gorman Tells Why By BILL HOLLAND ed technically unfeasible proposals. president and senior counsel Erwin WMMS Is On Top Kranow will receive the 1984 Barrow In addition to voting to completely * * * Memorial Award from the journal of By BORNSTEIN revise its attribution rules (separate ROLLYE communications and entertainment story, this page), the FCC has also The Commission also affirmed its FM law at 's Hastings Law CLEVELAND -While many remained over the years, "but the voted to increase the maximum - February, 1983 grant of a new Ventura, College. Previous recipients include AOR outlets face declining numbers prizes have changed. We still give ulation deviation for FM broadcast station on 107.1 mHz at Francis Ford Coppola. and dollars, Malrite's WMMS here away concert tickets, but now we'll stations using FM subchannels from Calif. to Absolutely Great Radio Inc. competing remains No. 1 overall, with a 10.2 in include or Four 100% to 110 %, citing "more flexibil- and once again denied the and In other NAB comings and goings, the most recent Arbitron. Its closest Tops. ity to broadcasters." applications of William Shearer Steven Brookshester comes on board competitor is top 40 WGCL with an "The on -air presentation is really The Commission noted that by Arike Logan -Shearer and Ventura as First Amendment attorney and as- 8.1, followed by two beautiful music top 40, AOR and AC equally. I think permitting such increses, multiple Broadcasting Co. The grant halts an sistant general counsel. Brookshester outlets and a big band AM facility. of it as a jock being on the air with be operated without October, 1983 review board reversal channels can was with the FCC's mass media bu- Demos also present an attractive someone coming in the control room to the main channel or to grant the new FM to Shearer. degradation reau's policy and rules division. package. blowing up a paper bag behind him. any adverse impact on short- spaced And the Commission also upheld What is it that causes WMMS to The AOR guy would quietly ponder an earlier denial turning down a re- * * stations. * succeed, when other similarly for- what happened, the top 40 guy would licensees within 100 miles of quest by Stone Communications Inc. FM The NRBA is taking the cantan- matted outlets have been forced to be screaming, and our jocks would are limited to 75 to upgrade WGUY Brewer, Me. the Mexican border kerous AM stereo bull by the horns abandon the approach? havé a direct reaction. They're not modulation un- (Bangor metro) to a Class C station kHz and 100% peak by launching a nationwide survey of Operations manager John Gorman screamers, but they're not laid -back. negotiations with Mexico are and a shift in frequency from 100.9 to til all AM radio station managers. The offers many possibilities, including "To be successful 25 -34 you have 106.3 MHz. - completed. association plans to ask why, why dayparting, promotion and presenta- to be more than music. We've got In another action, the Commission * * not, which and when. The answers of tion. But he adds, "We realized what news, traffic reports, weather. In that * affirmed a September, 1983 review those who fess up will be published in 40 to do was to beat AOR way we're like a full service AC; our The FCC also returned 807 appli- board ruling upholding an adminis- top started May. at its own game. Once a format offer- listeners know this is the station you cations filed by E. Kaye Johnson trative law judge's dismissal of Royce variety of music, AOR be- go to for information." (EKJ) for new commercial FM trans- Internaional Broadcasting Co.'s ap- ing a wide * * * victimized by its own Gorman's statement is punctuated lator stations as unacceptable be- plication for a new FM station at came typecasting. with a proclamation issued by the cause EKJ lacked three key elements Yucca Valley, Calif., because the pro- The NAB reports that if your ra- required: the name of the applicants, posed transmitter site was dio station of 100 employees or more the proposed output frequency and unavailable. has not received its EEO -1 report the proposed community to be from the FCC, it's because they served. The Commission also noted haven't been printed yet. The dedline that many of the applications includ- Recently -retired NAB senior vice is being extended at least until the end of May. Oo LMosE Added Records] FCC's `7 -7 -7' 001V ßD for The week's five most added singles at "Consultants over -researched and City Council praising the station its "numerous civic and charitable in- Billboard's reporting stations in each of four formats Multiple Owner narrowed it down to a point where T were only playing the volvements." Additionally, listener of Billboard's # of Billboard's AOR stations # was breaking support for the fifth consecutive year stations stations hits. Suddenly top 40 Rule Is Relaxed Club and Cyndi led WMMS to finish first in Rolling adding record now reporting bands like Culture Lauper. Top 40 became the adven- Stone's readers' poll for best station Title, Artist, Label this week record WASHINGTON -The FCC's turous, trend -setting format, and it of the year. long- standing multiple ownership left AOR in the dust." In many ways Gorman's present rule -the so called 7 -7 -7 rule -was But Gorman feels that many resembles his thoughts relaxed March 29 when the Commis- AORs that made the switch to top 40 when he joined the sation in 1973. 1 "I'll Wait," Van Halen, Warner Bros. 100 103 sion voted to revise comprehensively "overreacted instead of analyzing the "Even when we started developing it its attribution rules defining multiple fixing it. A lot of it sim- into the 'MMS we now know, it was 2 "Let's Hear It For The Boy," problem and ownership percentages. unusual for a progressive station. We Deniece Williams, Columbia 88 143 ply has to do with variety and expo- The revisions, which allow for sure of new product. played Mott The Hoople, , Lou 3 "Time After Time," , hikes in attribution interests in "WMMS has the lion's share of Reed, Suzi Quatro. Other AORs 90 Portrait 87 broadcast as well as cable and news- 25 -34. Those people like new music, wouldn't touch a lot of what we paper properties, mean that more 4 "Self Control," Laura , and new hip AC formats have been aired." people will be able to get slices of the Atlantic 44 44 winning these shares from AOR, of- Between the time of Gorman's ar- pie, such as corporate investors, ten by default." rival- which occured when the Bos- 5 "Oh, Steve Perry, institu- Sherrie," stockholders and financial Gorman views WMMS not as ton native hooked up with former Columbia 42 145 will not help tions. The revised rules AOR in the accepted sense, but as "a WNTN Newton co- worker Denny the networks, companies or individ- hybrid of AOR, top 40 and AC. Sanders, who had landed work at BLACK large uals who already own percent- We're really a 'full service -adult con- 'MMS its present state, the sta- (94 Stations) -and ages of stock in several stations. temporary-album oriented -hit radio' tion for years generated success with The Commission increased the lev- 1 "Lovelite," O'Bryan, Capitol 26 64 station. The real key is that we're not an approach more closely aligned to el for individuals and smaller corpo- locked into any preconceived notion traditional AOR. Five years ago, for 2 "Let's Hear It For The Boy," 5 for rations from 1% to %, and of the format. This week I added Ma- instance, "We were playing at least Deniece Williams, Columbia 22 26 institu- "passive investors" (financial donna, Dire Straits and Styx." 50% gold and up during the week. from 5% 3 "New Moves," the Crusaders, MCA 17 52 tions) and larger companies Musically, Gorman manages the On the weekends it might have gone to 10 %. Reporting requirements 4 "Breakdance," , Geffen 16 43 strange blend with heavy dayparting. as high as 80/20. were also loosened up so that only at- in "We may play 'Hang On Sloopy' "Now that ratio is reversed. We 5 "Freakshow On The Dance Floor," tributable interests will need to be middays, or a Motown oldie in morn- as much as 80% current on the Bar -Kays, Mercury 15 70 filed. may play ings. We do play heavy metal, but we cur- The revision also provides attribu- the weekend and 60% to 70% do it at night. At that point the 25- we COUNTRY tion filing relief to executive officers rent weekdays. Five years ago plus audience has other distractions. weren't playing as much black music. (125 Stations) and directors whose duties are not re- radio lis- They're not avid nighttime Now we're not afraid of crossovers, lated to any licensee or its operations. but the 18 -24's are still strong. 1 "Somebody's Needin' Somebody," teners, and the one thing we've noticed is Non -voting stock, the Commission demos are more Conway Twitty, Warner Bros. 70 77 "Even the older that, for the first time, we're selling a adds, should not be considered as an receptive to after certain 2 Got A Place In My great deal of singles." a "You've Still ownership interest. listeners are not 45 94 hours, and younger Heart," , Epic revision still requires appli- 1 with The turned off by older songs. Eighteen - But even in the No. slot the licensees to file a simplified 3 "I Don't Wanna Be A Memory," cants and and 19 -year -olds want to know what most attractive demos in the market, Exile, Epic 42 84 ownership report (Form 323) for a Woodstock was. We're not risking Gorman -who got interested in the new construction permit, approval of radio at the age of nine listening to 4 "," Bill Medley, RCA 35 35 anything by playing oldies during the an assingment of license or transfer day." WMEX's Arnie "Woo Woo" Gins- 5 "Why Goodbye," Steve Wanner, of control. With a category for spice, which burg and Joe Smith and WBZ's RCA 33 77 includes many top 40 and early pro- Bruce Bradley, Dave Maynard and gressive hits that slowly rotate, Gor- Dick Summer-continues to fight an ADULT CONTEMPORARY man feels the station "has a certain image problem among time buyers (84 Stations) air of unpredictability." At the same and advertisers. "Many of them have the notion 1 "Downtown," Dolly Parton, RCA 14 22 time, WMMS is solid. With an on -air lineup that averages more than eight that the AOR listener is a long- 31 2 "Olympia," Sergio Mendes, A &M 13 years with the station, WMMS con- haired kid wearing a torn Def Lep- 3 "Eyes That See In The Dark," Kenny tinues to promote its rock'n'roll im- pard shirt-the kind of person you Rogers, RCA 13 13 age. "There's a feeling that as some- wouldn't want in your store," he says. a fight for We 4 "There's No Easy Way," James one turns 25 they're not a candidate "It's the dollar. Ingram, Qwest 10 43 for rock'n'roll anymore, and it's just send airchecks, playlists and show not valid." the client every Arbitron breakdown 5 "I ," Shakin' In keeping with that image, many and a portrait of our listeners-and Stevens, Epic 10 21 of the contests and promotions have sometimes we still won't get a buy." www.americanradiohistory.com On SpIïg Specials, ABC gets the stars to singa different tune. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 18 Radio Programmer's Opinion. AOR Isn't Dead, Just Stale

By DAVE FORMAN and have been used so much recently are people who don't like Michael While the tide of the most corn - may sound stale, menopausal and out Everyone is listening to '80s top 40 that they are now cliches, neither is Jackson's music or videos. Maybe mercially viable music has (if you of context today, but it's not history. and no one is listening to AOR. accurate. AOR isn't dead, and not not many, but certainly there are a care to format it) once again returned The greatest mistake I see AOR pro- While statements are obvious, everyone is listening to top 40. There few. to the pop genre, AOR isn't dead. It those grammers making today is the des- perate clinging on to those songs, styles and formats which were top rated three years ago -thus not mov- ing into the future with innovation, and giving the impression of a dead art form warmed over. Remember the mid and late '70s when AOR was seemingly killing off once dominant top 40 powerhouses left and right? AOR never really killed top 40, or it wouldn't have re- emerged. What AOR programmers today seem to be forgetting is how sil- ly they thought top 40 programmers were back then for not evolving with the times, not listening to the audi- ence that was leaving but rather lis- tening to the small audience which remained. Until it was too late, they simply kept spouting Arbitron's shortcomings. As with any opportunity disguised as a problem, this period could be a very important, healthy time for AOR if those programming that leg- endary style of radio rise to the chal- lenge of increased competition from outside their league. One of L.A.'s best known AOR jocks said something to me not too long ago which made me think. He said, "Yeah, this past book was pret- ty bad. Arbitron, what a joke. How can something that's 15 years old just die like that ?" (He was referring to the generally poor AOR showing vs. the relative strength of hit radio.) The last person who said that to me was at an ABC AM O &O back east 12 years ago; he was programming top 40, and he was referring to the rapidly building commercial success album radio was showing against them. In my opinion, hit radio, top 40 or whatever you care to call it these days, even in some cases where sta- tions have huge shares, isn't being done very well. In fact, some of the major market radio of that form is downright embarrassingly bad. Some of the stations that are winning big are, I think, winning by default; they're simply the basic style the mass audience is after, but they don't do it as badly as the others. Listening to some of those stations, you would think we didn't learn anything about personality, song rotation and flow, AP presents a high-spirited alternative to the high cost news presentation, jingles or even talk -ups over the past decade, since those things were virtually put on of weekend talent.The Ed BuschWeekend Talk Show hold. But the AOR stuff in many cases is Many people consider Ed Busch's In fact, the only person you'll And although the show is so stale, so boring, so out in left field four -hour weekend talk show the need to air Ed Busch's program is a available only to AP members, you that it's laughable; it sounds like the most high -spirited radio talk show in board operator. aren't required to carry any other AP old airchecks that embarrass you be- cause you can't believe how stupid the business. And with guests ranging You can broadcast the show live programming in order to get the and untalented you were back then. Isaac Lewis, if from 4 to 8 PM, ET, Ed Busch Show. That's even from Asimov to Jerry you choose, I think the reason top 40 program Ed's show will be a real hit with your every Saturday and Sunday. Or you better business. people are doing radio the way it was weekend listening audience. can pre -record the program and Interested? Call Sofia Mannos at done 20 years ago, and the reason But you may find him most reposition each modular, one-hour (202) 955 -7243 for our free demo tape, AOR programmers are doing radio that sounds 15 years old, is because attractive because of the people who segment to suit yourself. and more information about the no one knows what to do next. It's as won't be around while his show is on. Since each hour is a complete surprisingly affordable Ed Busch if NASA didn't do the space shuttle Your weekend talent, for show in itself, you can even delete Weekend Talk Show. but felt the lunar landings were a big example. You'll no longer have to segments. That's flexibility. Ed will give your listeners plenty hit and kept doing them to this day. How repetitious and stagnant! chase them down, to fill in gaps in Because Ed Busch provides 12 to talk about. Come on, radio people. If you your schedule. Or pay them to sit idly minutes per one -hour segment for And give your talent the don't know what to do, get out and by, waiting for the ballgame to end. local avails, that's good business. Ap weekend off. let the next generation take a crack at it. The only thing worse than repeat- ing old mistakes is repeating old successes. Dave Forman is producer and host Broadest Services.\Mthout a doubt. of the nationally syndicated rock mu- sic television program, "The Video Show," and is a music feature report- er for WEWS-TV Cleveland. www.americanradiohistory.com I GOT MY 'S EYES AND MY FATHER'S HAIR DOES ANYBODY REALLY CARE? IT'S GETTIN' COLD OUT HERE WELL I KEEP WALKIN' WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH WITH MY WITH MY MOTHER'S EYES .. .

ANY MY MOTHER'S EYES ARE WITH ME IN THE DARKNESS THAT'S BEEN PAID FOR I HOLD A NAMELESS DON'T KNOW WHY HAVE I SEEN ALL THAT I COULD HAVE I SEEN MORE THAN I SHOULD WITH MY MOTHER'S EYES

AND MY MOTHER'S EYES ARE WITH ME IN THE CHILLY WINDS OF AUTUMN IF I AIN'T HERE BY WINTER, SHE'LL KNOW WHY I'VE SEEN ALL THAT I DARE I'VE SEEN MORE THAN MY SHARE FORGIVE ME IF I STARE WITH MY MOTHER'S EYES.

IN LOVING MEMORY TOM JANS

February 9, 1949 - March 25, 1984

www.americanradiohistory.com 20 Radio Vox lox YesterHiEs_ Continued from page 14 than four songs in a row. It's guaran- WMMR's "Psychedelic Sunday Sup- dates), and now KMJK. We flew to D.C. last week, and ev- teed. We're the new EZ 104," Q 107, per" presentation of Phil Ochs' From Ventura, Calif. to Memphis HITS FROM BILLBOARD 10 AND ery time we glanced out the window and DC 101. The latter was actually "Small Circle Of Friends" as the goes Lou Murray. The former GSM 20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK we were over water. Not that that de- very pallatable to our non- sympa- weirdest oldies aired in Philly). It of KBBY/KBBQ joins WHBQ in POP SINGLES -10 Years Ago terred us from listening to the radio, thetic AOR ears-quite mass appeal. was like coming home to an old that capacity . .. Moving up from 1. Bennie & The Jets, Elton John, MCA but it did send us over to the AM In fact, we probably would have lis- friend when we happened on CBS - station manager to general manager tened longer if the traffic jam light- FM in New Brunswick. Don K. at WRUN/WKGW (KG -104) Uti- 2. Hooked On A Feeling, Blue Swede, EMI band for a while, where we discov- 3. TSOP, MFSB, Philadelphia International for Wop Shop" still has a ca/ is Gene R. Candeloro. For- ered the joys of WHAS Louisville's ened up. As it was, we scurried Reid's "Doo 4. The Lord's , Sister Janet Mead, 50 kw signal. Heard Bill Cody for WGAY, which promised to "fill the special place in our . mer GM J.T. Shrigley assumes that MM darn near an hour. Landing in D.C., air with relaxing music," and we fi- position at co -owned WFGL/ 5. Come And Get Your Love, Redbone, Epic the real purpose of WXLO Fitchburg/Worcester. 6. Sunshine On My Shoulder, , we caught Extra 104 (WXTR), nally discovered Speaking of Washington, get well stations. New to the FairWest AC fold are RCA which continues to be an oldies lov- wishes go out to KIX 106's contro- 7. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, Once "relaxed," we headed for Boise's KLCI and Phoenix' KLZI, er's delight. Heard them doing a Sat- versial morning man Gary D., who Gladys Knight & the Pips, Buddah WAVA, which sounds considerably urday afternoon remote from a sav- underwent double bypass surgery last the latter being the former KNNN. 8. Seasons In The Sun, Terry Jacks, Bell it looks. It was probably Oh , Apple ings and loan, which sounded strange better than week. Word is he's resting comfor- ... Carolyn F. Barnes leaves Hois- 9. My My, 40 station we heard in 7 10. Mockingbird, Cady Simon & James Taylor, to us, but not nearly as strange as the best top tably ... Mike Joseph's got another ington, Kan.'s KHOK for the to the Washington/ area. Elektra WASH -FM. one: Vic Ives' KMJK Portland be- midnight slot on "All Hits 106" Driving through Baltimore, we dis- We give up. We have to admit comes the third West Coast station to KLZR Lawrence, Kan. covered to our horror that it took us we'll never know WASH's new for- license the "Hot Hits!" phrase. That J. Holland moves from PD to as- POP SINGLES -20 Years Ago two days to find out the rental car we sistant GM at mat. The promos kept touting "the gives Joseph 's KSDO- Gadsden's WGAD. 1. Can't Buy Me Love, Beatles, Capitol had came sans AM radio. We didn't new sound of WASH -FM," but after FM, L.A.'s KIIS -FM, San Francis- Moving up to PD at the Alabama 2. Twist And Shout, Beatles, Tonle mind we reached Philly, when hearing Willie B's break, which had until co's KITS (which he no longer con- outlet is Tim Logan, while David 3. , Terry Stafford, Crusader we really wanted to hear WFIL, so 4. She Loves Beatles, Swan us convinced we were listening to W- sults, but still uses the phrase -no Ford is back as music director. He You, out came the Walkman and head- 5. Hello, Dolly!, Louis Armstrong, Kapp Lite, compared to the overtly top 40- word on a new PD there yet, al- had been PD at WLJS in nearby phones as we heard the station doing 6. Shoop Shoop Song, Betty Everett, Vee sounding night jock, we were sure the though rumors have a few former Jacksonville, Ala., where David Jay a remote from the Classic Car Show, promo should have read "new Hot Hitters as front running candi- Cams moves up to PD. 7. , Beatles, sounds "... Checked out Z-104 so we went. Capitol (Frederick ) briefly, but they were * * * 8. Glad All Over, Dave Clark Five, Epic covered up by Extra 104 and B-104 9. Please Please Me, Beatles, Vee Jay What a mistake. Suddenly the traf- 10. Don't Let The Rain Down (WBSB Baltimore) more often than Come fic jam in Georgetown seemed like a (Crooked Little Man). Serendipity not. The breaks we heard, however, Sunday cruise. Two hours later we >,nger, Philips Frederick sounded better than entered the Civic Center, only to dis- advice: Find out should have. Our cover that WFIL PD Jay Meyers, and steal who's doing production who swore he would be there (even TOP LPs-10 Years Ago him. We got a tape of the guy doing a sent us the tickets), was nowhere to 1. Band On The Run, Paul McCartney & for T-shirts was the best Wings, Capitol promo that be found. Is there nothing else to do thing we've heard in months. people really 2. Greatest Hits, John Denver, RCA in Philly, or are 100,000 3. Tubular Bells, Mike Oldfield, Atlantic * interested in restored Chevys? 4. Court And Spark, Joni Mitchell, Asylum We have some more advice: Don't Back on the highway we checked 5. Love Is The Message, MFSB, Philadelphia International ask Randy Kabrich directions to any- out billboards ( "Steveski rocks 94 where. He had us stuck in George- 'YSP, " Philly gets up with Barsky, 6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John, for an hour just trying to MCA town over mornings 5 to 9 on 98 WCAU -FM," 7. , , make a right turn from Wisconsin among others) and radio stations in- Columbia Ave. onto M St. He didn't bother to cluding WIOQ's Motown weekend 8. The Sting, Soundtrack, MCA tell us the Georgetown Hoyas were in and Bobby Rich's WWSH (where we 9. What Were Once Are Now However, Habits, Doobie Brothers, Warner Bros. the NCAA finals that day. heard Dr. Hook's "Right Place, ..atüüiÍ it gave us a chance to hear "never less 10. Burn, Deep Purple, Warner Bros. Wrong Time," which was displaced TOO HOT TO HANDLE -The program at CJFM Montreal sparked a fire in only by WFIL's airing of "Won't the station's building recently, but air personality Ric Peterson nobly car- and Find Better" by the New Hope ries on the fireworks with the help of an oxygen tank. TOP LPs-20 Years Ago

1. Meet , Capital KIFM'S GOOD MOVES TO KBZT 2. Introducing The Beatles, Vee Jay 3. Honey In The Horn, Al Hirt, RCA 4. Hello, Dolly!, Original Cast, RCA 5. Barbra Streisand/The Third Album, San Diego Jazz War Heats Up Columbia 6. Charade, & His Orchestra, By THOMAS K. ARNOLD two years, announced he was leaving was jazz." RCA Victor to start a new nightly jazz program However, KIFM's Walton has a 7. Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros. SAN DIEGO -The normally 8. Yesterday's Love Songs-Today's different theory for depar- complacent world of jazz radio, in on KBZT (K- Best), KIFM general Good's Blues, Nancy Wilson, Capitol the past pretty much confined to one manager Bruce Walton announced ture. "The whole problem surfaced, 9. There! I've Said It Again, Bobby Vinton, station here, has started to heat up that he had not only hired veteran quite simply, because of monies due DEpic television personality Larry Himmel the station from Marc Berman," 10. awn (Go Away) And 11 Other Great with the defection of program direc- Songs, 4 Seasons, Phillips tor and popular late -night jazz show to take over Good's position, but had Walton says angrily. "And when I re- is fused run more host Art Good from KIFM to a rival doubled the show's time slot. It to any ads promoting 7 1 seven the Humphrey's jazz series past AC outlet. now on from p.m. to a.m., until COUNTRY SINGLES -10 Years Ago days a week. debts were settled, I guess Marc had The same day in late February that 1. A Very Special Love Song, , to do what he had to Good, who had hosted KIFM's Not to be outdone, K -Best almost do." Epic "Lites Out San Diego" -this city's immediately embarked on an exten- Berman flatly denies Walton's alle- 2. Hang In There Girl, Freddie Hart, Capitol only daily jazz show -for the last sive promotional campaign to high- gations, asserting, "I had a payment 3. Hello Love, Hank Snow, RCA light Good's new show, called "Late plan worked out with Bruce long be- 4. Midnight, Me & The Blues, Mel Tillis, Nite San Diego" and scheduled for fore any of this happened, so my rela- MGM 5. Things Aren't Funny Anymore, Merle 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., also nightly, the tionship with the station had nothing Haggard, Capitol same time slot his show had occupied to do with it at all." 6. (Jeannie Marie) You Were A Lady, on KIFM. On -air promo spots ran Replacing Good as KIFM pro- Tommy Overstreet, Dot almost hourly, and full -page ads lo- gram director, on an acting basis, is 7. I've Got A Baby/Take cally heralded Good's arrival. operations manager Bruce Bauer. Good Care of Her, Elvis Presley, RCA Iglesias 8. I'll Try A Little Harder, Donna Fargo, Julio Already, Good and K -Best have Lynda Smith, whose 7 to 10 p.m. Dot scored a major coup: sponsorship of shift was taken over by the increased 9. Is It Wrong (For Loving You), Sonny the highly successful "Concerts By jazz show, will be moved to the James, Columbia The Bay" jazz series at Humphrey's, morning drive slot, Walton says. 10. Would You Lay With Me, (In A Field Of one of the largest of its kind in the Good, a former ministry student Stone), Tanya Tucker, Columbia Feliz Primavera country, and KIFM's most visible whose school- taught preaching abili- community promotion since its start ties have enabled him to become a SOUL SINGLES -10 Years Ago in the summer of 1982. of sorts among the local dinner 1. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, Why the switch? Good says it was jazz set, whose tastes run more to- Gladys Knight & The Pips, Buddah a combination of money, time and ward pop jazz artists like Lee Riten- 2. TSOP, MFSB Philadelphia International mí Quixote exposure. "I wanted to concentrate our, David Sanborn and Pat Meth - 3. Outside Woman, Bloodstone, London 4. Touch A Hand, Make A Friend, Staple on my jazz show, but I was putting in eny, takes a less than purist approach Singers, Stax 12 hours a day at KIFM, since I was to the subject of jazz. 5. The Payback, , Polydor also the program director and the "I already turned a whole 6. Honey Please, Can't Ya See, Barry White, morning drive man," he says. "I gave audience on to an entirely new genre 20th Century Dios te Bendiga them the chance to make me happy, of music," he says, " and the reason it 7. Mighty Mighty, Earth, Wind & Fire, either by cutting my hours or increas- worked was because the jazz I played Columbia 8. Just Don't Want To Be Lonely, Main ing my salary, but it didn't happen. flowed in so well with the soft rock of Ingredient, RCA not Dulcinea "I reached a point where I had to our regular programming. So I'm 9. It's Been A Long Time, New Birth, RCA decide what counted most, and what going to go out into left field and risk 10. Lookin' For A Love, Bobby Womack, I'm better at," he adds. "And that losing my audience." United Artists www.americanradiohistory.com WITH FRANKIE CROCKER

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Based on station playlists through Tuesday (4/3/84)

LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control **KEY ADD -ONS -the two key records added at the stations listed as deter- WRQK -Greensboro THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Moods -There's No Easy Way TOP ADO ONS - NATIONAL Conrad -P.O.) mined by personnel. (Pam station CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time -Borderline -ONS records added at the stations listed as determined by station After Time (Portrait) ADD -All CYNDI LAPER-Time YES -Leave II VAN HALER-111 Wait (Warner Bros.) SERGIO MENDES-Olympia WBWB -Bloomington DEBARGE - (John Heimann -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS- -Let's Hear It For The Boy (Columbia) I It Be Good STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie -Eyes That See In The Dark - Wouldn - Runaway Northeast Region SLADE - .STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie (Columbia) DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy -Think Too Much Knoxville WOKI- -I'm Steppin' Out THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Moods JOHN LENNON TOP ADD ONS Joe Fidley -P.D.( JULIO IGLESIAS A WIWE NELSON -To All The Girls SHALAMAR- Dancing In The Sheets VAN HALEN -I'll Wait HALEN -I'll Wait rye Loved Before VAN I WBLI -Long Island CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time WC L- Carbondale VAN MALEN -I'II Wait (Warner Bros.) HOWARD JONES -What Is Love -Communication (Bill Terry-P.0.) (Tony Waitekus -P.O.) After Time SHEENA EASTON-Devil In A Fast Car It For The Boy CYNDI LAUPER -Time DENIECE WIWANS -Let's Hear VAN HALEN -I'll Wait THE STYLE COUNCIL-My Ever Changing Moods STEVE PEARY -Oh, Sherrie (Columbia) WPRO -FM- Providence CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time JAMES INGRAM- There's No Easy Way JULIO IGLESIAS A -To All The SLADE -tun Runaway -SeH Girls I've Loved Before CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time (Portrait) Tom Cuddy -P.D.) LAURA BRANIGAN Control Hear It For The Boy LAURA BRANIGAN -SeH Control DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD-Relax DENIECE WIWAMS -Let's NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good (MCA) Way CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie THE OAK RIDGE BOYS -I Guess It Never Hurts To DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special MADONNA -Borderline JON BUTCHER AXIS-Don't Say Goodnight JOHN LENNON -l'm Steppin' Out Southeast Region Hurt Sometimes In The Streets DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy SHALAMAR -Dancing DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way WPU -New York TOP ADD ONS I -95 (WINZ -FM) -Miami NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good (Larry Berger -P.O.) (Keith Isley -P.0.1 WGCI -FM-Chicago (Gram Armstrong -P.O.) WGUY- Bangor KOOL AND THE GANG -Tonight CONDI LAUPER -Time After Time (Portrait) PETER BROWN -They Only Come Out At Night WMJQ- Rochester -New Moon On Monday DEELE - My Luck DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES -Adult Education (Jim Randall-P.D.I VAN HALEN -)')) Wait (Warner Bros.) The (Jay Stevens -P.D.) DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For Boy VAN HALEN -V M Wait LAURA BRANIGAN-Self Control (Atlantic) THE S.O.S. BAND -For Your Love THE ROMANTICS-One In A Million Z -100 (WHTZ) -New York BREAK MACHINE -Street Dance DAVID GILMOUR -Blue light MITCHELL-I Don't Wanna Know Why STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie Hear It For The Boy CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time BARBARA Come Back Shannon-P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's BILLY RANKIN -Baby {Scott NONA HENDRYX -I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) BERLIN -No More Words DEBBIE DEB-When I Hear The Music Runaway MENUDO-A You're Not Here SLADE -Run (Columbia) MAXINE WATTE -I've Been Loving You Too Long SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane MADONNA -Borderline LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control Yours) VAN HALEN -I'll Wait OUZO BAND -Swoom (I'm Hear It For The Boy BON JOVI- Runaway Y -100 Miami DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's (WHYI)- /Ft. DREAMBOY -Walk The Streets MICHAEL GORE -Terms Of Endearment CENTRAL LINE -Time for Some Fun Away Lauderdale THE TEMPTATIONS-Sail WPXY -FM- Rochester WKTU York City O'BRYAN- Lovelite -New (Robert W. Walker -P.D.) ;Tom Mitchell -P.D.) :Carlos DeJesus -P.D.) MICHAEL JACKSON -The Lady In My VAN HALEN -I'll Wait YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time WANS -FM-Anderson /Greenville WIGY -Bath CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time WLS- AM Chicago LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control /FM- Robbins -P.D.I MENUDO-II You're Not Here ¡Bill McCown -P.D.i (Scott (Steve Casey -P.O.) CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time KENNY LOGGINS -Footloose DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy VAN HALER-Vii Wad STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light Myrtle Beach Time LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control VAN HALER -Ill Wait WKZQ -FM- CYNDI LAUPER -Time After - Heaven SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane (Chris Williams -P.O.) JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON -To All The Girls X -RAY VISION -Video Control CYN01 LAUPER -Time After Time DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy I've Loved Before IRENE CARA -Breakdance SANDY STEWART -The Saddest Victory VAN HALEN -111 Wait Q -102 Cincinnati DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way THE STYLE COUNCIL-My Ever Changing Moods (WKRQ)- SHANNON -Give Me Tonight SANDY STEWART -The Saddest Victory WGFM- Schenectady WKHI -Ocean NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good (Jim Fox-P.0.1 City PAUL SIMON -Think Too Much TEMPTATIONS -Sail Away KOOL AND THE GANG-Tonight THE Mike Neff -P.O.) Jack Gillen-P.O.) THE LOOK- Memories Hear It For The Boy After Time DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's CYNDI LAUPER -Time VAN HALEN-I'll Wait WISE-Asheville SPANDAU BALLET -Communication THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Don't Answer Me JOE JACKSON -You Cant Get What You Want -Time After Time (John Stevens -P.O.) WHIT- Boston CYNDI LAUPER DON FELDER -Who Tonight VAN HALEN-I'll Wait MR. MISTER- Hunters Of The Night (Rick Peters -P.O.) LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control SHARI KEAN-I Want You Back SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane Cleveland NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian SERGIO MENDES -Olympia BILLY RANKIN -Baby Come Back FM -108 WDMT -FM- SLADE -Run Runaway In A -I'm Steppin' Out 'Jeffrey B. Kelly -P.O.) SHALAMAR -Dancing In The Sheets SHEENA EASTON-Devil Fast Car JOHN LENNON WSFL -New Bern STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie BON JOVI- Runaway SERGIO MENDES-Olympia SHALAMAR -Dancing In The Sheets Scott Kerr VAN HALER-I'll Wait WRCK -Utica VAN HALEN-l'll Wail -P.D.) JACELYN BROWN-Somebody Else's Guy Me Tonight DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy PETER BROWN -They Only Come Out At Night NIK KERSHAW- Wouldn't It Be Good !Jim Rietz -P.O.) WCA U -F M- Philadelphia SHANNON -Give -Let's Hear It For The Boy THE GO GO'S -Head Over Heels HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS Want A New Drug 5LA0E -Run Runaway VAN HALEN -111 Wait DENIECE WILLIAMS -I (Scott Walker -P.D.) Wait GENESIS- Illegal Alien SLADE -Run Runaway VAN HALEN -I'll BEAT BOX BOY -Yum Yum HOWARD JONES -What Is Love LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time HOWARD JONES -New Song JOSIE COTTON-Jimmy Loves Maryann A Fast SHEENA EASTON -Devil In Car NIGHT RANGER -Sister Christian JON BUTCHER AXIS-Don't Say Goodnight Hear It For The Boy WXKS- Boston DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's KENNY ROGERS -Eyes That See In The Dark TOM FEELEY -She Got Away WGCL -Cleveland !Sonny Joe White-P.O.) CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time 94 -Q (WQXI -FM)-Atlanta CYNDI IAUPER-Time After Time SLADE -Run Runaway )Jim Morrison-P.D.) ¡Bob Travis-P.D.) WNVZ -Norfolk Hear It For The Boy DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy MR. MISTER- Hunters Of The Night CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time DENIECE WIWAMS -Let's ¡Steve Kelly-P.0.1 DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way LAURA BRANIGAN -SeH Control CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time SHANNON -Grue Me Tonight -Don't Look Any Further VAN HALEN-I'll Wait TALK TALK -It's My Life WUSL- Philadelphia -Show Me JULIO IGLESIAS a WIWE NELSON -To All The Girls VAN HALEN-I'll Wait Mid -Atlantic Region (Jeff Wyatt-P.O.) JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song I've Loved Before MR. MISTER -Hunters Of The Night TEENA MARIE Lover V -103 (WVEE) -Atlanta -Dear THE GO GO'S -Head Over Heels NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good CHANGE -Change Of Heart 'AI Parks -P.D.I YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES --Don't Waste Your Time TOP ADD ONS BILLY GRIFFIN -Serious YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time 92 -X (WXGT) -Columbus NEWCLEUS -lam On It DENIECE WILLIAMS-let's Hear It For The Boy THE STAPLE SINGERS- H -A -T-E (Don't Live Here WBJW- Orlando (Adam Cook -P.D.) -Time After Time (Portrait) CYNDI LAUPER AFRIKA BAMBAATA AND THE SOUL SONIC FORCE - Anymore (Gary Mitchell -P.04 STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie WBEN -FM- Buffalo VAN HALEN -I'll Wait (Warner Bros.) Renegades Of Fink LISA -Rock It To YOU, Heart STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian IRENE CARA- Breakdance (Bob Wood -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy THE BAR-KAYS-Freakshow On The Dance Floor YES -Leave It You Like A Hurricane DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy THE TEMPTATIONS-Sail Away Z -93 (WZGC) -Atlanta SCORPIONS -Rock (Columbia) Out For A Hero -Self Control BONNIE TYLER -Holding LAURA BRANIGAN !Chris Thomas-P.D.) IRENE CARA- Breakdance (Network /Geffen) MADONNA -Borderline B -94 (WBZZ)- Pittsburgh LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control WNCI-Columbus

1 Fla (Steve Kingston -P.D.) VAN HALEN -fil Wad -100 (WNFI) -Paletka, (Tom Watson -P.O.) WKBW -Buffalo DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy CYNDI LAUPER -lime After Time (Brian Douglas-P.D.) JEFFREY OSBORNE-Wire Going All The Way NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian (Sandy Beach -P.O.) JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song DWIGHT TWILLEY -Girls DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy JACKSON -The Lady In My Life JEFFREY OSBORNE-Were Going All The Way IRENE CARA- Breakdance WBBQ -FM- Augusta MICHAEL CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie MICHAEL GORE -Terms Of Endearment 'Harley Drew -P.D.) WFBG -Altoona JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song INGRAM -There's No Easy Way JAMES VAN HALEN-Ill Wait WCZY- Detroit (Tony Booth -P.D.) DOLLY PARTON- Downtown SHAKIN' STEVENS-I Cry lust A Little Bit Pittsburgh CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time (Lee Douglas -P.D.) JONES Is WHTX- In The Dark HOWARD -What Love KENNY ROGERS -Eyes That See LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Bay THE TEMPTATIONS -Sail Away (Todd Chase -P.D.) JEFFREY OSBORNE-We're Going All The Way WRVQ- Richmond NIGHT RANGER-Sister Christian LAURA BRANIGAN-Self Control CYNO1 LAUPER -Time After Time SCORPIONS-Rock You Like A Hurricane ! -P.O.) DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way WNYS -Buffalo VAN HALEN -re Wait VAN HALEN -111 Wait JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song BONNIE TYLER -Holding Out For A Hero !Bill Tod -P.D.) DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light GENESIS -Illegal Alien THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Don't Answer Me TALK TALK -It's My Life CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time MICHAEL GORE -Terms Of Endearment WSSX- Charleston THE GO GO'S -Head Over Heels JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy WPST- Trenton (BUI Martin-P.D.) THE PRETENDERS -Show Me LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control WJLK -FM -Asbury Park :Tom Taylor -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy You Like A Hurricane SCORPIONS -Rock After Time CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time WDRQ- Detroit .Dennis O'Mara -P.D.) CYNDI LAUPER -Time DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light WXLK- Roanoke /Lynchburg (Tony Gray -P.13.1 Time VAN HALER -I'll Waif VAN HALEN -l'll Wait Wait CYNDI LAUPER -Time After VAN HALEN -I'll SHANNON -Give Me Tonight SLADE -Run Runaway ,Russ Brown- P.O..) SHALAMAR -Dancing In The Sheets VAN HALEN -1'11 Wait A Hurricane STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie -Love Me Right REAL LIFE-Catch Me I'm Falling SCORPIONS-Rock You Like GENESIS -Illegal Alien CHERRELLE -I Didn't Mean To Turn You On WTSN -Dover SPANDAU BALLET-Communication SLADE-Run Runaway WBCY -Charlotte CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time DIVINE SOUND -What People Do For Money (Jim Sebastian-PA) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy -P.D.I {Bob Kaghan NIGHT RANGER -Sister Christian At Night VAN HALEN Wait PETER BROWN -They Only Come Out -I'll Q (WRQX) IGLESIAS A WILLIE NELSON -To All The -107 -Washington JULIO DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy Night CYNDI UUPER-Time After Time SLINGSHOT -You Shook Me All (Allen Burns -P.D.) Girls I've Loved Before TALK TALK My Life B -104 (WBSB) -Baltimore -It's IRENE CARA- Breakdance SHALAMAR- Dancing In The Sheets TYLER -Holding Out For A Hera (Jan Jeftedes-P.D.) BONNIE CYN01 LAUPER -Time After Time LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control WAEV- Savannah WHYT- Detroit More VAN HALEN -111 Wait BERLIN -No Words VAN HALEN -l'll Wait {J.O. North -P.D.) (Gary Berkowitz -P.D.) That See In The Dark IRENE CARA- Breakdance KENNY ROGERS -Eyes CYNDI LAUPER -Time Alter Time STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -Don't Answer Me MADONNA-Borderline WAVA -Washington D.C. SLADE -Run Runaway CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time ¡Randy Kabrich -P.D.I WERZ- Exeter LAID BACK -White Horse VAN HALEN -III Wait REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling RICK SPRINGFIELD-love Somebody (Jack O'Brien -P.D.) STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie VAN HALEN -I'll Wait WMAR -FM- Baltimore WZAT- Savannah -Indianapolis BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time CK -101 (WCKS) -Cocoa Beach WNAP THE STYLE COUNCIL-My Ever Changing Moods (Ralph Wimmer -P.B.) (Ray Williams -P.D.) (Larry Mago -P.D.) DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way )Bobby Knight -P.D.) THE ALARM -Sixty-Eight Guns STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie Alien LAID BACK-White Horse All The Way GENESIS -Illegal All The Girls JEFFREY OSBORNE -Were Going JULIO IGLESIAS A WIWE NELSON-To SERGIO MENDES-Olympia CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSO- THE ROMANTICS -One In A Million CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time I've Loved Before THE TEMPTATIONS -Sail Away VAN HALER -r11 Wait KENNY ROGERS -Eyes That See In The Dark SANDY STEWART -The Saddest Victory LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control WILK -Wilkes Barre -I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love WZPL -Indianapolis HOWARD JONES -What Is Love LAID BACK -White Horse DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy WOMP -FM- Bellaire Woe Montione-P.D.I (Gary Hattman -P.D.) Hear It For The Boy MICHAEL GORE -Terms 01 Endearment (Dwayne Bonté -P.D.) - DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's WNOK -FM-Columbia Q -105 (WRBQ) -Tampa -Good Clean Fun VAN HALER -Ell Wait CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time BILLY JOEL-The Longest Time KIDD GLOVE (Peter Wolfe-P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy CAMEO-She's Strange Mason Dixon -P.D.) THE GO GO'S -Head Over Heels « DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Moods THE CARS -You Might Think VAN HALEN -l'll Wait WFEA- Manchester VAN HALER -Ell Wait It For The Boy THE TEMPTATIONS -Sail Away JAMES INGRAM-There's No Easy Way DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie (Rick Ryder -P.D.) STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie MR. MISTER -Hunters Of The Night THE TEMPTATIONS-Sail Away CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time BILLY JOEL-The Longest Time YES-Leave It SHANNON -Give Me Tonight TONY CAREY -A Fine Fine Day SLADE -Run Runaway WVIC Lansing THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Don't Answer Me SLADE -Run Runaway -FM- SERGIO MENDES-Olympia DWIGHT TWILLEY -Girls VAN HALEN -Ell Wait CAMEO-She's Strange LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control (Bill Martin -P.D.) Alien TONY CARET -A Fine Fine Day GENESIS -Illegal WSEZ -Winston -Salem ROMANTICS-One In A Million SPANDAU BALLET- Communication WVSR -Charleston W K RZ -F M- Wilkes -Barre THE G -105 (WDCG)- Durham /Raleigh 'Bob Mahoney -P.D.) STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie DEBARGE-love Me In A Special Way (Chris Bailey -P.D.) /Jim Rising -P.D.) (Rick Freeman -P.O.) RICK SPRINGFIELD-Love Somebody TALK TALK -It's My Life THE TEMPTATIONS-Sail Away HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS -Heart Of Rock' N' CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time PERRY -Oh, Sherrie THE CARS -You Might Think VAN HALER-111 Wait SHEENA EASTON-Devil In A Fast Car Roll JOHN LENNON-l'm Steppirr Out STEVE SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy BERLIN -No More Words THE OAK RIDGE BOYS -I Guess It Never Hurts To MISSING PERSONS-Give TALK TALK -It's My Life DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light Hurt Sometimes VAN HALEN -I'll Wail WZEE -Madison VAN HALEN -111 Wait JOHN LENNON-I'm Steppin' Out DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy HOWARD JONES -What Is Love (Johnathan LIMIe -P.D.) VAN HALEN -111 Wait DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light THE PRETENDERS -Show Me KC -101 (WKCI) -New Haven LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy WFLB- Fayetteville KOOL AND THE GANG- Tonight CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time JULIO IGLESIAS A WILLIE NELSON -To All The Girls North Central Region SCORPIONS-Rock You Like A Hurricane (Stet Rybak -P.O.) ',Larry Canon-P.D.) HOWARD JONES-What Is Love I've Loved Before LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control VAN HALEN -111 Wait MICHAEL GORE -Terms 01 Endearment SLADE -Run Runaway CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time SERGIO MENDES -Olympia TOP ADD ONS TONY CAREY -A Fine Fine Day Q -106 (WQXA) -York KENNY ROGERS -Eyes That See In The Dark WKTI -Milwaukee WZYQ- Frederick ¡Dan Steele -PA) THE TEMPTATIONS -Sail Away DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy (Dallas Dole-P.D.) JAMES INGRAM -Then s No Easy Way After Time WJBQ -Portland Kemosabi Joe -P.O.) THE ROMANTICS-One In A Million (Columbia) CYNDI LAUPER -Time -Self Control CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time THE PRETENDERS-Show Me LAURA BRANIGAN (Brian Phoenix -P.0.1 STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie (Columbia) Hear It For The Boy BERLIN -No More Words CAMEO -She's Strange Publica- CHINA CRISIS -Working With Fire And Steel DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's ® Copyright 1984, Billboard AND THE KNOCKOUTS-Outrageous PAT WILSON-Bop Girl STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie FRANKE CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time (Portrait) VAN HALEN -111 Wait tions, Inc. No part of this publication VAN HALEN -I'll Wait BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time IRENE CARA- Breakdance VAN HALEN -111 Wait (Warner Bros.) may be reproduced, stored in a re- GANG -Tonight JULIO IGLESIAS A WIWE NELSON -To All The Girls SLADE -Run Runaway KOOL AND THE WFOX- Gainesville in I've Loved Before trieval system, or transmitted, DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light (Alan DuPriest -P.D.) SCORPIONS-Rock You Like A Hurricane any form or by any means, electron- JON BUTCHER AXIS -Don't Say Goodnight WKEE-FM- Huntington VAN HALEN -111 Wait -Love Me In A Special Way ic, mechanical, photocopying, re- DEBARGE !Steve Hayes-P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy BRANIGAN -Self Control LAURA JOHN LENNON -I'm Steppin' Out WYCR -York CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time cording, or otherwise, without the SLADE -Run Runaway (Mark Richards -P.D.) LAURA BRANIGAN -Selt Control WKDD -Akron prior written permission of the -Wouldn't It Be Good -P.O.) WSPK- Poughkeepsie VAN HALEN -Ill Wait JULIO IGLESIAS A WILLIE NELSON -To All The Girls NIK KERSHAW (Matt Pattrick publisher. SHEENA EASTON -Devil In A Fast Car DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy (Chris Leide- P.D.; LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control I've Loved Before It For The JAMES INGRAM-There's No Easy Way VAN HALEN -I'll Wait LAURA BRANIGAN -Seit Control DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear Boy www.americanradiohistory.com 23

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BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time VAN HALER -Ell Wait HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS -Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll KHTR -St. Louis SHANNON -Give Me Tonight XTRA -AM -San Diego KWSS -Gilroy (Bob Tarrett -P.D.) (Jim Richards -P.D.) (Dave Van Stone -P.D.) MADONNA -Borderline WZUU- FM- Milwaukee Pacific Southwest Region SLADE -Run Runaway IRENE CARA -Breakdance GENESIS -Illegal Alien KSET -FM -EI Paso (Steve Schram-P.O.) DENIECE WILLIAMS-Lets Hear It For The Boy THE PRETENDERS -Show Me BILLY JOEL CHRISTINE MOVIE -Got A Hold -The Longest Time (Cat Simon-P.O.) On Me TOP ADD ONS a SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane OENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy SPANDAU BALLET-Communication REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian w IRENE CARA -Breakdance KZ -93 (WKZW)-Peoria VAN HALEN -I'll Wait JEFFREY OSBORNE -We're Going All The Way VAN HALEN -l'll Wait (Warner Bros.) (Mark Maloney -PA.) KGHO -FM- Hoquaim V -100 (KDVV)- Topeka YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES -Don't Waste Your Time DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian KSLY -AM -San Luis Obispo (Steve Larson -P.D.) (Tony Stewart -P.D.) (Columbia) TONY CAREY -A Fine Fine Day (Joe Collins -P.D.) CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time IRENE CARA- Breakdance SHALAMAR-Dancing In The Sheets CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time (Portrait) BILLY RANKIN -Baby Come Back VAN HALEN-I'll Wait SUDE -Run Runaway KISR -Fort Smith MADONNA-Borderline (Sire) OENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy CANDI LAUPER-Time Alter Time (Rick Hayes-P.D.) WRKR -FM- Racine SLADE -Run Runaway JOHN LENNON -l'm Steppin' Out LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control VAN HALEN -I'll Wait (Pat Martin VAN HALEN-I'll Wait LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control -P.D.) VAN HALEN -I'll Wait STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good LAID BACK -White Horse DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy LAURA + FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD-Relax SPANDAU BALLET-Communication BRANIGAN-Self Control CANDI LAUPER-Time After Time KRAV -Tulsa THE STYLE COUNCIL-My Ever Changing Moods THE OAK RIDGE BOYS -I Guess It Never Hurts To GENESIS -Illegal Alien (Rick Allan West -P.D.) Hurt Sometimes SERGIO MENDES-Olympia KKXX -Bakersfield KOZE -FM- Lewiston TALK TALK -It's My w e CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time Life Kamper -P.D.) KIST -Santa Barbara ¡Jay McCall -P.D.) SERGIO MENDES-Olympia (Dave THE STYLE COUNCIL Ever Changing Moods -My VAN HALEN -111 Wait (Dick Williams -P.D.) VAN HALEN-111 Wait JEFFREY OSBORNE-We're Going All The Way KILE -Galveston w SLADE -Run Runaway VAN HALEN -I'II Wait CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy JULIO IGLESIAS WILLIE NELSON -To All The Girls WZOK- Rockford (Scott Taylor -P.D.) CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time i KFMW- Waterloo MODERN ENGLISH -Hands Across The I've (Jeff Davis -PA.) CANDI LAUPER-Time Alter Time DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy Sea Loved Before (Kipper MaGee -P.D.) SHEENA SHEENA EASTON -Devil In A Fast Car SUDE -Run Runaway NIGHT RANGER-Sister Christian VAN HALEN -1'11 Wait EASTON -Devil In A Fast Car VAN HALEN -I'll Wait NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy SHALAMAR-Dancing In The Sheets TONY CAREY-A Fine Fine Day FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD -Relax KHOP- Modesto CANDI LOUPER -Time After Time KIMN- Denver HOWARD JONES -What Is Love 13 -KHYT- Tucson (David Allyn Kraham -P.0.1 JOSIE COTTON -Jimmy Loves Maryann Erickson-P.D.) (Doug (Sherman Cohen -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy WSPT- Stevens Point LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control DENIECE WILLIAMS -tel s Hear It Ior The Boy (Jay Bouley -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy SHEENA EASTON -Devil In A Fast Can STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie VAN HALEN-I'll Wait CANDI LAUPER Time 93 -FM (KKBQ-FM)- Houston w SHANNON -Give Me Tonight REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling -Time After SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane SHAUMAR -Dancing In The Sheets (John Lander -P.O.) THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Moods VAN HALEN -I'll Wait DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy we VAN HALEN -I'll Wait KPKE- Denver DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light SERGIO MENOES -Olympia SPANDAU BALLET -Communication KEYN -Wichita we CYNDI UDDER -Time After Time CYNDI LOUDER-Time Alter Time (Tim Fox -P.O.) SLADE -Run Runaway (Ron Erie Taylor -P.D.) NIGHT RANGER -Sister Christian VAN HALEN -I'll Wait JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON -To All The Girls KIDD -Monterey DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good I've Loved Before (John Morgan-P.0.1 **JULIO IGLESIAS A WILLIE NELSON-To All The DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy THE PRETENDERS -Show Me KRQQ- Tucson DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way Girls I've Loved Before TONY CAREY -A Fine Fine Day THE ROMANTICS-One In A Million ¡Guy Zapolean -P.O.) SHALAMAR-Dancing In The Sheets THE GO GO'S -Head Over Heels VAN HALEN -I'll Wait SHALAMAR-Dancing In The Sheets Midwest Region BILLY JOEL-The Longest Time VAN HALER -I'll Wait KMJK- Portland WTYX- Jackson KLUC -Las Vegas DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy ¡Jon Barry-P.D.) [Jim Chick-P.O.) (Dave Anthony-P.D.) NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good TOP ADD ONS STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie DENIECE WILLIAMS-let's Hear It For The Boy VAN HALER -I'll Wait SHANNON -Give He Tonight SHALAMAR-Dancing In The Sheets JAMES INGRAM-There's No Easy Way JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time (Portrait) JOHN LENNON -I'm Steppin' Out STEVE PERRA -Oh, Sherrie LAURA BRANIGAN-Self Control Southwest Region KTKT- Tucson VAN HALEN -I'll Wait VAN HALEN -111 Wait (Warner Bros.) VAN HALEN -Fil Wait DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy (Bobby Rivers-0.D.) HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS-I Want A New Drug DENIECE WILLIAMS Hear For The CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES-Don't Waste Your Time -Let's It Boy we JEFFREY OSBORNE-We're Going All The Way TALC TALK -It's My Life TOP ADD ONS NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light (Columbia) we VAN HALEN -I'll Wait DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy DOLLY PARTON- Downtown CANDI DUPER -Time After Time STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie (Columbia) VAN HALEN -ell Wait (Warner Bros.) KIIS -FM -Los Angeles DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy KSFM- Sacramento CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time (Portrait) SERGIO MENDES-Olympia KKYK Rock (Gerry DeFrancesce -P.D.) (Rick Gillette -P.D.) -Little NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy MADONNA -Borderline THE CARS-You Might Think (Ron White -P.D.) DARQUE- Jenny's Out Tonight (Columbia) THE CARS -You Might Think CAMEO -She's Strange TALK TALK -It's My Life CYNDI LAUPER-Time After Time REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling NIGHT RANGER -Sister Christian (Camel /MCA) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy KFYR- Bismarck YES -Leave It CANDI DUPER -Time After Time (Sid Hardt -P,D.) VAN HALEN -l'll Wait JULIO IGLESIAS i WILLIE NELSON -To All The Girls THE REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling KBFM -McAllen /Brownsville ROMANTICS-One In A Million I've Loved Before LAURA BRANIGAN-Self Control (Bob Mitchell -P.D.) Pacific Northwest Region FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD -Relax KWOD- DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy KKHR -Los Angeles Sacramento CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time KHFI- Austin (Tom VAN HALEN-111 Wad (Ed Scarborough -P.D.) TOP ADD ONS Chase-P.D.) Garrett -P.D.) (Roger SLADE -Run Runaway MADONNA- Borderline STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie KFMZ NIGHT RANGER-Sister Christian VAN HALER -I'll Wait -Columbia DEBARGE -Love Me In A Special Way VAN HALEN-11 Wait VAN HALEN -l'll Wait (Warner Bros.) JULIO IGLESIAS A WILLIE NELSON -To All The Girls (Jim Williams -P.D.) SCORPIONS-Rock You Like A Hurricane REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling TONY CAREY -A Fine Fine Day Hue loved Before DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy JOHN LENNON-I'm Steppio Out CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time SCORPIONS-Rock You Like A Hurricane DENIECE WILLIAMS SLADE -Run Runaway -Let's Hear It For The Boy (Columbia) BONNIE TYLER -Holding Out For A Hero BILLY RANKIN-Baby Come Back FM -100 (WMC -FM)- Memphis TALK TALK-It's My Life (EMI- America) CASCADE 105 (KSKD -FM)- STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie KRTH -Los Angeles VAN HALEN -1'11 Wait ¡Robert John-P.D.) TALK TALK -It's My Life (Bob Hamilton -P.D.) CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time (Portrait) TALK TALK -It's My Lite NIGHT RANGER -Sister Christian Salem JOHN LENNON -l'm Steppin' Out VAN HALEN -I'll Wait OHMAGE-Love Me In A Special Way (Len E. Mitchell -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy VAN HALEN -I'll Wait KI I K-Davenport GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS -Hero WQID -Biloxi CYNOI LAUPER -Time After Time DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy (Jim O'Hara -P.D.) (Mickey Coulter -P.D.) SHALAMAR-Dancing In The Sheets SCORPIONS -Rock You Like A Hurricane DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie DURA BRANIGAN-Self Control w CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time Q -101 (WJDQ -FM)- Meridian VAN HALEN -l'll Wait KYYA -Billings THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Moods MR. MISTER -Hunters Of The Night (Tom Kelly-P.04 BONNIE TYLER -Holding Out For A Hero ¡Jack Bell-P.D.i DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling VAN HALEN -I'll Wait KOPA -FM- Phoenix THE ROMANTICS -One In A Million THE ROMANTICS -One In A Million VAN HALEN -111 Wait SHEENA EASTON -Devil In A Fast Car (Reggie Blackwell -P.D.) TALK TALK -It's My Life DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The STEVE PERRY -Oh. Sherrie KFRC -San Francisco Boy JULIO IGLESIAS a WILLIE NELSON-To All The Girls BON JOVI- Runaway SPANDAU MADONNA -Borderline (Gerry Cagle -M.D.) KMGK BALLET -Communication I've Loved Before -Des Moines NIK KERSHAW- Wouldn't It Be Good VAN HALER -I'll Wait SANDY STEWART -The Saddest Victory THE CARS -You Might Think COOL AND THE GANG-Tonight (Al Brock -P.D.I JULIO IGLESIAS S WILUE NELSON-To All The Girls SHALAMAR-Dancing In The Sheets DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy VAN HALEN -111 Wait I've Loved Before SCORPIONS-Rock You Like A Hurricane we LAURA BRANIGAN-Self Control KBBK-Boise CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time KITS -San Francisco DENIECE WILLIAMS -Lets Hear It For The Boy KZZP (Tom Evans -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The -FM- Phoenix CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time Boy w LAURA BRANIGAN-Self Control (Mark Von Gelder -P.D.) SHALAMAR-Dancing WABB- FM- Mobile (Charlie Quinn -P.D.) LAID BACK -White Horse In The Sheets CANDI DUPER -Time Alter Time QUEEN -Radio Ga -Ga (Leslie Fran -P.D.) CYNDI LAUPER -Time Alter Time NIK KERSHAW- Wouldn't It Be Good BOBBY WOMACK AND PATTI -Love Has JULIO IGLESIAS i WILLIE NELSON-To All The TALK TALK -It's My Life WKXX- Birmingham VAN HALER -I'll Wait Finally Come At Last WEBC -Duluth Girls I've Loved Before MR. MISTER-Hunters 01 The Night (Kevin McCarthy -P.D.) SHANNON -Give Me Tonight SHALAMAR- Dancing In The Sheets (Dick Johnson-P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It Fa THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Moods JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP -The Authority Song we BONNIE TYLER -Holding Out For A Hero The Boy SLADE -Run Runaway DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy IRENE Breakdance DAVID GILMOUR -Blue Light THE PRETENDERS -Show Me IRENE CARA- Breakdance CARA- CANDI DUPER -Time After Time VAN HALEN Wait HOWARD JONES -What Is Love IRENE CARA-Breakdance TALK TALK -It's My Life -I'll BILLY JOEL REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian -The Longest Time K96 KFMY -Provo LAURA BRANIGAN -Self TALK TALK -It's My Life STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie Control WH HY-FM-Montgomery [Scott KTRS- CYNDI Casper DEBARGE-Love Me In A Special Way JEFFREY OSBORNE-Were LAUPER -Time After Time we DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy Going All The Way (Mark St.John -P.D.) (Bill Cody -P.D.) e STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie w VAN HALEN -I'll Wait w VAN HALEN -1'11 Wait KITE -Corpus YES -Leave It KPLZ -FM- Seattle KQWB -Fargo Christi we CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling THE ROMANTICS-One In A Million (Jeff King -P.D.) (Craig Roberts -P.D.) (Ron Cluse -P.D.) LAURA ARMCO-Self Control CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time NIK KERSHAW VAN HALER Wait THE TEMPTATIONS -Wouldn't It Be Good FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD -Relax STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie -I'll -Sail Away TALK TALK -It's My Life STEVE PERRY VAN HALEN -1'11 Wait BON JOVI- Runaway -Oh, Sherrie BILLY RANKIN -Baby Come Back SHAUMAR- Dancing In The CANDI LOUPER-Time Alter Time Sheets KDZA -Pueblo DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy THE STYLE COUNCIL SLADE -Run Runaway KX -104 (WWKX) -Nashville (Rip Avila -P.D.) LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control -My Ever Changing Moods KKXL -AM -Grand Forks CANDI LAUPER DENIECE WILLIAMS-Let's Hear It For The Boy -Time After Time (Michael St. John -P.D.) DENIECE WILLIAMS -let's Hear It For The Boy (Don Nordine -P.D.) LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control VAN HALEN-Ill Wail VAN HALEN -I'll Wait STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time LAID BACK -White Horse KMGX- Fresno KUBE- Seattle SLADE -Run Runaway NIK KERSHAW- Wouldn't It Be Good SLADE -Run Runaway CANDI LAUPER -Time Alter Time ¡John Berry-P.D.) !Bob Case -P.O.) BON JOVI- Runaway THE TEMPTATIONS -Sail Away CAMEO -She's Strange CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time IRENE CARA- Breakdance MADONNA -Borderline KAFM -Dallas w BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time LAID KRNA -Iowa City (John Shomby -P.O.) BACK-White Horse MADONNA -Borderline KS -103 (KSDO -FM) -San Diego SCORPIONS-Rock You A (Bart Goynshor-P.O.) STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie B -97 (WEZB) -New Orleans Like Hurricane VAN HALEN-111 Wail (Mike Preston LAURA REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling MADONNA -Borderline (Nick Baxoo -P.O.) -P.D.) BRANIGAN-Self Control CAMEO -She's Strange VAN HALER -I'll Wait LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time DWIGHT TWILLET -Ohls K N Tacoma JULIO IGLESIAS A WILLIE NELSON -lo All The BQ- CANDI LAUPER -Time Ater Time IRENE CARA- Breakdance we JULIO IGLESIAS i WILDE NELSON-To All The Girls I've Loved (Sean Lynch -P.D.) VAN HALEN -I'll Wait VAN HALER -I'll Wait Girls I've Loved Before Before KYNO -FM- Fresno STEVE PERRY-Oh, Sherrie SHALAMAR- Dancing In The Sheets CYNDI DUPER -Time After Time VAN HALEN -I'll Wait ( Walker -P.D.) TALK TALK -It's My Life NIK KERSHAW -Wouldn't It Be Good LAID BACK-White Horse CANDI LAUPER -Time Alter Time KAMZ -EI Paso SCORPIONS -Rack You Like A Hurricane « SHALAMAA -Dancing In The Sheets DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It Rae The Boy choc.» (Bob West-P.D.) SLADE Run Runaway e STEVE PEnnv_rsi. VAN RALEA -l'If Wait Q -104 (KBEQ)- Kansas City w CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time WTIX -New Orleans (Pat McKay -P.D.) LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control (Robed Mitchell -P.D.) CYNDI LAUPER -Time Alter Time SHALAMAR- Dancing In The Sheets we LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control NIGHT RANGER- Sister Christian SERGIO MENDES-Olympia DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy KENNY ROGERS -Eyes That See In The Dark KS -103 (KJYO)- Oklahoma City Before you plan your next Q -104 (WQEN) -Gadsen (Dan Wilson -P.D.) (Pat McKay -P.O.) SLADE -Run Runaway KITY -San Antonio VAN HALEN-1'11 Wait (Kid Curry-P.D.) LAURA BRANIGAN -Self Control VAN HALEN -I'll Wait trade ad check THE FACTS! KQKQ-Omaha CYNDI LAUPER -Time After Time REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling (Jerry Dean-P.D.) THE PRETENDERS -Show Me JOHN LENNON -I'm Steppin' Out DENIECE WILLIAMS -Lets Hear It For The Boy SUDE -Run Runaway 92% of Radio Professionals who subscribe to Billboard VAN HALER -I'll Wait SERGIO MENDES-Olympia NIGHT RANGER-Sister Christian KDWB -AM- Minneapolis JAMES INGRAM- There's No Easy Way pass their copies on to REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling (Lorne Patagi--P.D.) almost 6 key LAID BACK-White Horse THE CARS-You Might Think JULIO IGLESIAS A WILLIE NELSON -To All The people within their station! Girls I've Loved KTFM -San Antonio KKLS -FM -Rapid City Before TRACEY ULLMAN -They Don't Know (Phil Thorman -P.O.) (Randy Sherwyn -P.D.) COOL AND THE GANG- Tonight w THE STYLE COUNCIL -My Ever Changing Moods It's a fact STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie from BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time CYNDI LOUPER-Time After Time REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling KINETICS -Don't Stand In The Shadows THE GO GO'S -Head Over Heels Billboard's HOWARD JONES-What Is Love VAN HALEN -I'II Wait KDWB -FM- Minneapolis MICHAEL GORE -Terms 01 Endearment LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control (Dave Hamilton -P.D.) AD SELL STUDY #2 LAURA BRANIGAN -Sell Control JOSIE COTTON -Jimmy Loves Maryann CULTURE CLUB -Miss Me Blind EBN /OZN-Stop, Stop Give II Up DWIGHT TWILLEYGirls Phone your KKRC -Sioux Falls Billboard representative today (Oar Kiley -P.D.) WLOL -Minneapolis KROK- Shreveport for a complimentary copy BILLY JOEL -The Longest Time (Tac Hammer -P.O.) (Peter Stewart-P.D.) NEW YORK: 12121 164 -7356 LONDON: (011439-9411 IRENE CARA- Breakdance w STEVE PERRY -Oh, Sherrie DENIECE WILLIAMS -Let's Hear It For The Boy LOS ANGELES: STEVE DERRY-Oh, Sherrie (213185F TOKYO: 1031 449-3761 CANDI LAUPER -Time After Time SHALAMAR- Dancing In The Sheets CYNDI LAUPER-Time NASHVILLE: 16151 748 After Time BERLIN -No More Words REAL LIFE -Catch Me I'm Falling -8100 MILAN: 282 -91 -58 TALK TALK -It's My Life IRENE CARA- Breakdance VAN HALEN -I'll Wait THE ROMANTICS-One In A Million THE PRETENDERS -Show Me KENNY ROGERS -Eyes That See In The Dark HILLY RANKIN -Rahe rn,w. Rar www.americanradiohistory.com 24 Survey for Week Ending 4/14/84 Billboard RDdÌ0 Rock Albums & Top Trncks Pro - Motions c Copyright 1984. Billboard Publications, Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced. Station: WCZY Detroit were forced to play the only record in stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted.in any form or by any means. electronic, mechanical. photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher (contemporary) house. In keeping with KROX's Contact: Dick Purtan "Good Times Rock'N'Roll" format, Concept: Fan Club that record is "" -over Rock Albums Top Tracks Execution: Morning man Dick Pur- 200 versions of it. Guest shots were tan developed the feeling that many scheduled with the song's writer, ARTIST -Title, Label of his listeners loved the music of the Richard Berry, as well as giveaways 3 ARTIST-Title, Label Ian Culture Club, but weren't very excit- of "The Best Of Louie Louie" albums WEEKS WEEKS AT' l Boy and Louie Louie" but- THE CARS Heartbeat City, Elektra AT #1 6 THE CARSYou Might Think, Elektra ed over the appearance of "Maximum 1 George. Consequently, he formed the tons. The one-hit -all- the -time epic Atlantic 8 SOUNDTRACK Against All Odds, 8 PHIL COLLINS Against All Odds, Atlantic Boy George Fan Club and offered lis- started on Sunday afternoon (1), and HALEN Warner Bros. teners "The Boy George Fan Club ran until Monday morning (2), when 3 3 14 VAN -1984, 3 8 10 YES Leave It, Atco Atco Kit." Among the advertised items, Ludlow returned with the records. 4 4 24 YES-90125, 10 DWIGHT TWILLEY Girls, EMI -America 4 3 requested more than 2,500 fans, The concept follows on the heels of At First Sting, Mercury by 5 6 7 SCORPIONS Love 2 STEVE PERRY Oh, Sherrie, Columbia 5 10 were: a mask to hold over your eyes KROX's St. Patrick's Day band, 6 7 7 TONY CAREY Some Tough City, MCA 6 18 11 VAN HALENl'll Wait, Warner Bros. so you need not look at George while comprised of listeners armed with ka- 5 18 THE PRETENDERS Learning to Crawl, Sire 7 19 7 SCORPIONSRock You Like A Hurricane, listening to him; a totally blank but- zoos who marched while playing 5 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Ammonia Harvest ton so no one will know you're a club "Stairway To Heaven" and "Louie Avenue, Arista 8 12 9 THE PRETENDERSShow Me, Sire member, a sheet of lyrics to the fan Louie." 24 2 STEVE PERRY Street Talk, Columbia 9 9 21 6 THOMPSON TWINS Hold Me Now, Arista club's official song "If This Is Cul- 10 14 8 THOMPSON TWINSInto The Gap, Arista ture, Give Me A Club," and a photo 10 9 4 NIGHT RANGER,Sister Christian, MCA Station: WBAB Long Island (AOR) 11 8 11 DWIGHT TWILLEY Jungle, EMI /America of Clint Eastwood to keep in your 11 5 10 BON JOVI Runaway, Mercury Contact: Ron La Russa 12 15 24 NIGHT RANGER Midnight Madness, MCA wallet so no one suspects you of being 12 4 6 TONY CAREY Fine Fine Day, MCA Concept: Million Dollar Weekend A a sissy. The club's motto? "He ain't 13 11 30 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS Sports, Execution: When you don't actually 5 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS Heart Of Rock Chrysalis 13 23 heavy, he's my sister." & Roll, Chrysalis have big -time money to give away, 14 10 8 DAVID GILMOUR About Face, Columbia * the next best thing is a chance at it. 14 20 11 SOUNDTRACK Footloose, Columbia * 15 16 11 BON JOVI Bon Jovi, Mercury And so it is that WBAB acquired 15 28 3 THE CARS Magic, Elektra Station: WCAU -AM Philadelphia 16 23 5 SOUNDTRACK , RCA several thousand New York State lot- RCA (news/talk) 16 15 4 RICK SPRINGFIELD Love Somebody, tery tickets and built a weekend pro- 17 20 4 SLADE Keep Your Hands Off My Power Contact: Lynda Dartnell CBS Associated 17 25 13 VAN HALEN Panama, Warner Bros. motion around their giveaway. Supply, Concept: Anti -Graffiti Logo Contest 18 24 4 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECTDon't Answer In addition to the chance for cash, 18 12 11 SOUNDTRACK Footloose, Columbia Execution: The graffiti problem in Me, Arista the music, too, took on a monetary 19 17 26 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP Uh -Huh, Philly costs the city millions annual- 19 ICICLE WORKS Whisper To A Scream, (Birds flavor as WBAB featured "Rock'n'- Riva /Mercury ly. Combatting it has been project of Fly) Arista Roll's Million Sellers," which includ- 20 21 HAGAR /SCHON /AARONSON /SHRIEVE the mayor, who has formed the 20 22 4 Violet And Blue, Atlantic ed everyone from Van Halen to the Through The Fire, Geffen "Anti- Graffiti Network" made up of DAN FOGELBERGThe Language Of Love, Full Young Rascals. 21 26 30 THE ROMANTICS In Heat, Nemperor 21 14 8 former graffiti writers who have Moon /Epic 22 19 10 DAN FOGELBERG Windows and Walls, Full gained amnesty from prosecution for * * * MELLENCAMP The Authority Moon /Epic 22 27 4 JOHN COUGAR their participation in the program. Station: KADE /KBCO Denver Song, Riva /Mercury 23 13 20 MANFRED MANN Somewhere In Afrika, In conjuction with the city, (AOR) 23 PAT TRAVERS Killer, Polydor Arista WCAU -AM is sponsoring a contest Contact: Dennis Constantine, opera- BAND Runner, 24 31 10 HOWARD JONES Lib, Elektra 24 13 11 MANFRED MANN'S EARTH for the design of a logo to be used by tions director Arista 25 25 8 BILLY RANKIN Growin' Up Too Fast, A &M the anti -graffiti group. Co- sponsor- Concept: Video tie -in 25 6 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECTPrime Time, Execution: For some time, KADE 18 12 CHRISTINE McVIE Christine McVie, Warner ing the event are the Philadelphia 26 Arista Bros. Museum of Art, the Sun Co., and has been successfully simulcasting 26 TALK TALK It's My Life, EMI -America "Teletunes," a local rock video show 27 22 9 QUEEN The Works, Capitol Gallery II at Market East. Work- 27 30 4 SLADE Run, Runaway, CBS Associated shops to develop designs were held in seen on Denver's educational outlet, 28 27 10 WANG CHUNG Points On A Curve, Geffen KBDI -TV. The show has been espe- 28 NE, ENTA Z.Z.TOP Legs, Warner Bros. various suburbs, and entries were 29 33 26 GENESIS Genesis, Atlantic cially well received in light of the fact 29 34 11 THE PRETENDERS Time, The Avenger, Sire submitted in March at City Hall. 30 32 4 THE GO -GO'S Talk Show, I.R.S. Judged by a panel selected from the that MTV has little penetration in 44 5 DAVID GILMOUR All Lovers Are Deranged, 31 29 23 38 SPECIAL Tour De Force, A &M 30 the market at this point, as the city of Columbia arts community, awards for the top 32 34 12 Touch, RCA five entries were presented at Gallery Denver is currently being wired for 31 NE, ENTA. MI- SEX Castaway, Columbia 33 41 7 THE ALARM Declaration, IRS II, where the entries are on display. cable. 32 35 4 BERLIN No More Words, Geffen However, the show is now in dan- 34 36 2 BERLIN Love Life, Geffen The station donated prizes for the 33 59 6 PAUL YOUNGCome Back And Stay, Columbia four runners -up as well as the first ger of being cancelled because of lack 35 39 2 JOE JACKSON Body And Soul, A &M 34 26 4 BILLY RANKIN Baby Come Back, A &M place prize of a color tv. Additional- of funding. KBCO has joined with 36 42 2 ICICLE WORKS Icicle Works, Arista 35 DAVID GILMOUR Blue Light, Columbia ly, the winner has the honor of seeing Budget Records & Tapes to save the PERSONS Rhyme And Reason, 37 37 MISSING his or her work on the stationery, program. Promoted heavily on air Capitol 36 40 13 EURYTHMICS Here Comes The Rain Again, RCA brochures and T- shirts of the anti - and in the stores, the two conducted 38 45 3 MODERN ENGLISH Richochet Days, Sire an auction aimed at raising $15,000. 37 32 5 WANG CHUNG Dance Hall Days, Geffen graffiti group. 39 28 9 ROGER DALTRY Parting Should Be Painless, Together, retail and radio urged the 7 ROGER DALTREY Walking In My Sleep, Atlantic 38 7 major labels to donate items on inter- Atlantic 40 30 10 APRIL WINE , Capitol Station: KROX Dallas (oldies) est. And the labels came through. 39 16 4 HAGAR /SCHON /AARONSON/SHRIEVE Top Of JUDAS PRIEST Defenders Of The Faith, Warrantz, promo- With station auctioneers including 41 35 13 The Rock, Geffen Contact: Sharon Columbia tion director Constantine, PD John Bradley and 40 17 2 38 SPECIAL One Time For Old Times, A &M 42 48 5 No Parlez, Columbia Concept: April Fools Day MD Doug Clifton on hand at Boul- 41 29 4 MISSING PERSONS Give, Capitol 43 46 18 CYNDI LAUPERShe's So Unusual, Portrait Execution: The on -air setup had der's Broker Inn, fans spent lavishly 42 33 3 JOE JACKSON You Can't Get What You Want, Eddie 44 40 9 DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATESRock 'N' Ludlow (half of the morning team of on donated items, including A &M Soul, Part I RCA John Forsythe and Ludlow) stealing Van Helen's guitar and an Adam Ant 51 8 QUEEN Radio Ga -Ga, Capitol 45 50 3 MI- SEX Where Do They Go, Epic 43 all of KROX's records as an April gold record. 4 In A Million, Nemperor Fools prank. Consequently, the jocks ROLLYE BORNSTEIN 46 TALK TALK It's My Life EMI -America 44 39 THE ROMANTICS One Murder, Columbia 47 49 2 SOUNDTRACK Up The Creek, Pasha 45 37 3 DAVID GILMOUR 46 NEW ENTRY REAL LIFE Catch Me I'm Falling, MCA /Curb 48 NEW EN7A. MR. MISTER I Wear The Face RCA Is Love, Elektra 49 38 9 JOHN BUTCHER AXIS Stare At The Sun, 47 50 3 HOWARD JONESWhat Polydor 48 NEW ENTRY DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES Adult 50 47 THOMAS DOLBY The Flat Earth, Capitol Education, RCA 49 SCORPIONS Big City Nights, Mercury Top Adds 50 HAGAR,SCHON,AARONSON,SHRIEVE Missing You, Geffen

STYX Caught In The Act, A &M 51 Sleepless, Warner Bros. 52 INXS Original Sin, Atlantic 2 GARY MOORE Victims Of The Future, Mirage 53 42 APRIL WINE This Could Be The Right One, 3 SOUNTRACK Up The Creek, Pasha Capitol 54 41 I11 CHRISTINE McVIE Got A Hold On Me, Warner Mercury 4 SCORPIONS Love At First Sting, Bros. Guns, I.R.S. 5 TALK TALK It's My Life, EMI -America 55 46 4 THE ALARM -68 56 31 2 DAN FOGELBERG Gone Too Far, Columbia 6 DIRE STRAITS Alchemy, Warner Bros. 57 38 4 CHRISTINE McVIE One In A Million, Warner 7 BERLIN Love Life, Geffen Bros. 58 54 4 MODERN ENGLISH Hands Across The Sea, 8 ICICLE WORKS Icicle Works, Arista Sire 2 CHRISTINE McVIE Love Will Show Us How, 9 Z.Z. TOP Eliminator, Warner Bros. 59 48 Atlantic ALL THAT JAZZ-Guitarist /songwriter Kenny Rankin, left, gets a back- 10 FACE TO FACE -10,9,8, Epic 60 43 3 THE CARS Hello Again, Elektra stage visit from WNOP Cincinnati sales manager Mike Fitzgerald after his show at Bogarts there. Top Track stations. A compilation of Rock Radio as indicated by the nation's leading Album oriented and www.americanradiohistory.com 26 Survey for Week Ending 4/14/84 Billboard R

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We don't know how the Secret Ser- Don Pardo ( "Live from Philadel- Below is a weekly calendar of up- vice will react, but nabobs at The phia! ... "), has joined with WNEW- coming network and syndicated music öntempolar specials. Shows with multiple dates in- Source are screaming about "Screen FM New York to produce the sta- Scenes with Ron Reagan." That's tion's "30th anniversary salute to dicate local stations have option of are best selling middle -of- the -road singles compiled from L These right, the President's son, who has rock'n'roll." Called "Coast To Coast broadcast time and dates. 0 radio station air play listed in rank order. traded in his dancing shoes for a pen To Coast," the week -long special, April 9 -15, Hank Williams Jr., Country Close - 3 and pencil, will interview the stars for April 23 -27, will unite listeners with his new 60- second weekday show. air personality Mary Turner in Los up, Narwood Productions, one hour. d TITLE, Artist, Label & Number (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) Mak- "I never expected him to be nice," Angeles and Scott Muni in London April 9 -15, Modernaires, The Music ers, Narwood Productions, one hour. WEEKS for NBC's young his 2 -5 p.m. shift. A HELLO says a spokesman during regular Al 1 April 9 -15, Roger Daltrey, Off The Record Lionel Richie, Motown 1722 (Brockman, ASCAP) adult network. "But he's wonderful, number of pop stars, including Pete 1) 2 Special, Westwood One, one hour. and a brilliant writer to boot." Townshend, Steve Winwood, Roger April 9 -15, Big Country, Berlin, In Con- AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) Reagan, a self- described "film Daltrey and Elton John, will partici- Phil Collins, Atlantic 7 -89700 (Golden Torch, ASCAP /Hit And Run, PRS) cert, Westwood One, 90 minutes. freak" whose movie pieces have been pate in the British broadcast. Muni's TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE April 9 -15, , Star Trak Profile, (3) Julio Iglesias And Willie Nelson, Columbia 38 -04217 (April /Casa David, published in such places as News- spot in New York will be handled by Westwood One, one hour. ASCAP) week, , Geo and program director Charlie Kendall. April 9 -15, Future Rock Special, BBC Rock 4 11 GOT A HOLD ON ME the Ladies Home Journal, will move Christine McVie, Warner Bros. 7 -29372 (Alimony, BMI /Cement Chicken, It's enough to make us bring a radio Hour, London Wavelength, one hour. ASCAP) from New York to Los Angeles to to work. April 9 -15, Razzy Bailey, Live From Gil - 8 UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (ONE LOVE) host the show, which debuts Monday ley's, Westwood One, one hour. Stephen Bishop, Warner Bros. 7 -29345 (Stephen Bishop,BMI) 6 10 HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN (9) with a live broadcast from the * * * April 9 -15, Shannon, Dazz Band, Bud- Eurythmics, RCA 13725 (Blue Network, ASCAP) ceremony in Hol- weiser Concert Hour, Westwood One, one 10 4 THE LONGEST TIME re- lywood. He'll round the week out The M.J.I. Broadcasting press hour. Billy Joel, Columbia 38 -04400 (Joel, BMI) leases keep on coming. The latest 9 6 DON'T ANSWER ME with segments on the winners; a two - April 9 -15, Melba Moore, Special Edition, \°J news is that the syndicator is giving The Alan Parsons Project, Arista 1 -9160 (Woolfsongs /Careers, BMI) part interview with Robert Duvall Westwood One, one hour. ALL THE WAY 11 7 WE'RE GOING (star of the forthcoming "Stone each affiliate a hardback edition of April 13 -14, Culture Club, The Hot Ones, ( 9) Jeffrey Osborne, A &M 2618 (Dyad) "The Doors: The Illustrated Histo- RKO Radioshows, one hour. 10 13 8 HOLD ME NOW Boy "); and a regular Friday feature by members Ray Wilder, Rick Dees' Thompson Twins, Arista 1 -9164 (Zomba) called "Hits And Misses." ry," autographed April 13 -15, Matthew 11 7 9 I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Weekly Top 40, United Stations, four hours. Linda Ronstadt, Asylum 7 -69752 (Elektra) (New World, ASCAP) The Source spokesman says the Densmore, to promote its "Rock April 13 -15, Kitty Kallen, The Great (12) 17 4 TERMS OF ENDEARMENT former Joffreyite is experimenting United Stations, four hours. Michael Gore, Capitol 5334 (Ensign, BMI) with such sound effects as the venera- Quiz Doors Weekend Special" April Sounds, (L12) 16 6 MISS ME BLIND 27 -29. M.J.I. also wants us to know April 13 -15, Roberta Flack, 's /Epic ASCAP) ble "pig snort." It's uncertain wheth- Culture Club, Virgin 34 -04388 (Virgin, that its "Metalshop" show will be Rock Roll & Remember, United Stations, four 14 8 13 THIS WOMAN er Reagan has signed a one or two - hours. Kenny Rogers, RCA 13710 (Gibb Brothers /Unichappell, BMI) year pact, but he will definitely be launching a new segment called 1s 19 5 THEY DON'T KNOW "Metal Notes," spotlighting (metal) April 13 -15, David Frizzell & , Tracey Ullman, MCA 52347 (Stiff, PRS) based in Burbank. Solid Gold Country, United Stations, three 22 4 THERE'S NO EASY WAY people in the news. Cif-5) hours. James Ingram, QWest 7 -29316 (Warner Bros.) (ATV /Mann & Weil, BMI) * * * 17 14 15 YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE LOVE TO ME * * * April 13 -15, , /Roberta Flack, Capitol 5307 (All Seasons /Corbett Music Weekly Country Music Countdown, United Ever see the girth on Tommy La- Plus/Hearts Delight, ASCAP) Mutual has two new account exec- Stations, three hours. 21 4 MYSTERY Sorda? The Dodger manager obvi- C18) utives in New York: Gloria Dickler April 13 -15, Night Ranger, The Source, The Transfer, Atlantic 7 -89695 (Rodsongs /Almo, ASCAP) ously likes to eat he 19 12 11 THAT'S NOT THE WAY (IT'S S'POSED TO BE) -a and Jan Hahnke . .. Joshua Gertzog NBC, 90 minutes. promises share his , Capitol 53 (Nonpareil/Kazzoom, ASCAP) to based on expe- has joined Arbitron in New York as April 13 -15, Huey Lewis & the News, Rog- 23 7 I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE riences in the ballparks of America an advertising and promotion specia- er Daltrey, Rock Album Countdown, Crystal Gayle, Warner Bros. 7 -29356 (Sixty -Ninth Street, BMI) when Mutual launches his new daily 1 24 LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT list . .. Media General Broadcast Westwood One, two hours. With Deniece Williams, Columbia 38 -04379 (Jon program, "LaSorda At Large," on Services in Memphis has appointed April 13 -15, Johnny Mathis, SOS Band, Mat /Mighty Three /Friday's /WIMOT, Shell Sounds, BMI) Monday (9). We take issue with the media sales ac- The Countdown, Westwood One, two hours. 22 20 19 ALMOST OVER YOU Suzanne Harwood statement made by Luke Griffin, April 13 Solo Flights part one, Rock Sheena Easton, EMI -America 8186 (Michael H. Goldsen /Carload Of count exec ... And in a move that -15, Us /Sweet Angel /Atlantic, ASCAP /BMI) Mutual's director of sports, that should make some people happy for Chronicles, Westwood One, one hour. 23 15 10 BROWN EYED GIRL "baseball is America's pastime." We April 13 -15, Answer Records & Other Jimmy Buffett, MCA 52333 (Web IV, BMI) the rest of their , Al Ham Pro- do know, Famous Follow -Ups, Dr. Demento, Westwood 24 18 15 SO BAD however, that LaSorda ductions, syndicators of the re- Paul McCartney, Columbia 38 -04296 (MPL Communications, ASCAP) makes for good copy, and that his 35 nowned "" for- One, two hours. 25 25 5 YOU'RE LOOKING HOT TONIGHT years of anecdotes should make for April 13 -15, Dave Brubeck, Dr. John, Don Barry Manilow, Arista ASI -9185 (Townsway, BMI) mat, has signed with CBS Records & Deanna On Bleecker Street, Continuum 31 SOMEONE IS an entertaining three and a half min- Special Products to market a new Broadcasting, one hour. Kathy Maltea, Mercury 818289 -7 (Polygram) (Atlantic /Boquillas utes to the casual fan and fanatic six- record set of selections by such Canyon /Criterion /Space Case, BMI /ASCAP) alike. April 13 -15, Blue Oyster Cult, Captured 27 33 SAIL AWAY "MOYL" staples as Kay Kyser, Patti Live, RKO Radioshows, one hour. The Temptations, Gordy 1720 (Motown) (Stone Diamond/Golden Touch, Page and . The pack- April 14, When You're Hot, You're Hot, Sil- BMI) age will 60 re- 30 LOVE ME IN A SPECIAL WAY feature top songs and ver Eagle, ABC Entertainment Network, 90 DeBarge, Gordy 1723 (Motown) (Jobete, ASCAP) Denny Somach, whose answering tail for $24.95, or $26.95 for three minutes. 2 OLYMPIA 29 38 machine in Ardmore, Pa., features double- length cassettes. April 14, Sam Cooke, Solid Gold Saturday Sergio Mendes, A &M 2623 (Dyad, BMI) voice ace RKO Radioshows, five hours. 30 27 10 THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE the familar of announcer LEO SACKS Night, Dan Fogelberg, Full Moon /Epic 34 -04314 (Hickory Grove /April, ASCAP) April 14 -15, Ventures, Fabian, Music & 31 28 18 THAT'S ALL Memories, Strand Broadcast Services, three Genesis, Atlantic 7 -89724 (Pun /Warner Bros.Music ASCAP) hours. 32 TRY DOWNTOWN Dolly Parton, RCA 13756 (MCA, ASCAP) April 15, Donna Summer, City Rhythms, (3-3) E TR I CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT ABC Youth Radio Network, 90 minutes. Shakin' Stevens, Epic 34 -04338 (Not Listed) April 15, John Cougar Mellencamp, Spot- 34 32 12 WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER ABC Network, The Police, A &M 2614 (Magnetic /Regatta /Illegal Songs, BMI) light Special, Contemporary 35 34 5 A NIGHT IN NEW YORK 90 minutes. Elbow Bones And The Racketeers, EMI 8184 (Bar Twenty Songs /Perennial April 15, Romantics, Live From The Rec- August, BMI) ord Plant, RKO Radioshows, one hour. 36 37 AUTOMATIC Pointer Sisters, Planet 13730 (RCA) (Music Corp. of April 15, Germany Rocks featuring Peter America /Fleedleedle /MCA, BMI /ASCAP) Save the clouds. Schilling, Scorpions, Rolling Stone's Contin- 37 26 9 DONNA uous History Of Rock & Roll, ABC Rock Radio Cliff Richard, EMI -America 8193 (Beechwood, BMI) Network, one hour. 38 35 17 AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel, Columbia 38 -04259 (Joel, BMI) When you lose your vision, you lose the clouds, April 16, Golden Earring, Rockline, Global 39 36 22 JOANNA You lose the sunsets. The seashells. The Satellite Network, 90 minutes. Kool And The Gang, De-Lite 829 (Delightful, BMI) April 16, Olivia Newton -John, Bruce 40 43 2 COME BACK AND STAY moonlight and snowflakes. Springsteen, History Of Rock Roll, Drake - Paul Young, Columbia 38 -04313 (Red Admiral, BMI) This year 50,000 Americans will lose all tha & 41 39 10 YOUR BABY DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE Chenault, one hour. Carpenters, A &M 2620 (Music Corp. Of America, BMI) and more. Forever. April 16 -20, Gary Moore, BBC Rock Hour, 42 29 12 NOBODY TOLD ME Yet your all blindness be John Lennon, Polydor 817254-7 (Polygram) (Ono, BMI) with help half of can London Wavelength, one hour. Jo. 43 41 12 LOVE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN revented. April 16 -22, Whites, Live From Gilley's, Donna Summer, Mercury 814922-7 (Polygram) (Sweet Summer Westwood One, one hour. Night /Sudano Songs /See This House, ASCAP /BMI) Boole Prevent Blin 44 40 15 YAH MO B THERE he things people lose wp April 16 -22, , Special Edi- 7 (Warner James Ingram With Michael McDonald, Qwest -29394 Bros.) tion, Westwood One, one hour. (Eiseman/Hen -AI /Kings Road, BMI /Genevieve /Rodsongs PRS/Yellow Brick eir eye Road, ASCAP) us save the clouds. April 16 -22, Les Paul, The Music Makers, 45 44 18 Narwood Productions, one hour. , Warner Bros. 7 -29658 (Another Page, ASCAP) Give to Prevent Blindness. 46 45 10 THRILLER April 16 -22, David Gilmour, Off The Rec- Michael Jackson, Epic 34 -04364 (Rodsongs, PRS /Almo, ASCAP) pllii National Society to Prevent Blindness ord Special, Westwood One, one hour. 47 42 8 PAPA, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW April 16 -22, Christine McVie, In Concert Barbra Streisand, Columbia 38 -04357 (Ennes /Emanuel/Threesome,ASCAP) Box 2020, Madison Square Station New York, N.Y- 10159 48 47 20 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT Westwood One, 90 minutes. Lionel Richie, Motown 1710 ASCAP (Brockman, /Dyad, BMI) April 16 -22, , Star Trak Profile, 49 48 24 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Westwood One, one hour. Elton John, Geffen 7 -29460 (Warner Bros. /Warner- Tamerlane,BMI,lntersong, ASCAP) April 11, Paul Simon, Al Jarreau, Rock N' 46 LUFTBALLONS 50 99 Roll , History Of Rock & Roll, Drake - Nena, Epic 34 -04108 (April, ASCAP) Chenault, one hour.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 27 Retailing New Products New Frontier For Spec's Chain Cassettes, CDs In Spotlight At Metro Store In Miami MIAMI -Spec's Metro's wild People find out you have Beta and demographics, Arbitron and the New York subway appearance sig- become very loyal." whole gamut of radio language. nals much more to come. The store Both lament that prerecorded vid- A basic tenet of the Spec's philoso- here marks a new merchandising eo offers a low markup - around phy is to move boldly in a category frontier for the 35- year -old, 17 -unit 25% - and less than generous re- and then patiently test before moving chain. turn plans. "In records it's 38% and further along. Video rental is an ex- "I know in new stores I don't want 40% when you factor in buying plans ample. "We were doing $6 and $4, $6 as much LP inventory," says chain and terms," claims Spector. for the first and $4 for the second and founder Martin Spector. "In a few Beyond prerecorded music and subsequent titles," says Lieff. "We {'Rí3GflPM G years it'll be Compact Disc, and I video, Spec's Music will increasingly find that there is a very appreciable CH. UR be I ME ON .02 don't want to sitting there with all add gift / /boutique items, multiple copy rental." TIME OFF oq , 3,; those 12 -inch albums." Lieff indicates. She has resisted the However, the competition in the START I1f3TE. Spector, who's leaped ahead of ev- idea of selling cookies, but likes T- Miami market is fierce. This factor, erything from 78s to music video shirts or jewelry. combined with experience that al- TO ERASE PUSH TO END PUSH P over the years, is echoed by Ann Spec's has been in personal elec- lowed for volume, now finds Spec's at Lieff, president and one of two tronics and will extend this category. $3 and $2 per day with a special in- daughters serving as chain execu- The headquarters store, a sprawling centive for bringing the movie back tives. Roz Spooner is executive vice 8,000 square feet with 35 staff work- after one day. president, and son -in -law Bill Lieff is ing two shifts, has one whole section "We're stocking deeper as we go music vice president. devoted to all forms of consumer explains. we RCA introduces a remote programmable VCR with the Convertible into this," Lieff "Where The de- emphasis on LP electronics (with a of movies giv- used to buy or three on a hot ti- VKP900. The unit uses a microcomputer chip that allows user to set the inventory, two the 2,750 ing the section a heavy video lay in 40 so on a clock remotely and pre -program up to eight programs a full year in ad- drastic at square foot sub- tle, we'll or 'Tootsie,' vance. Alphanumeric graphics appear on the tv screen, simplifying the way -look store in the Mall at 163rd ambience). even at $79.95. The idea is not to lose programming process. Street, reflects a chainwide trend rec- Not suprisingly, video rental im- that extra volume that occurs with ognizing prerecorded cassettes' pacts on store operation philosophy. new releases. Other stores with less growth along with CD. But it's much For example, as the rental business depth will drive customers away more, says Lieff, who served on continues to burgeon on Dixie High- disappointed." NARM's video software panel here. way, Sunday hours have recently Still, she says it takes her breath Lieff indicates the chain is moving been extended another two hours away going over videocassette in- swiftly into videocassette and disk, from noon -7. Friday and Saturday voices. "Every one is like buying five full -line in four units with video rent- hours are 10 a.m.- midnight, Mon- L Ps." al clubs. Beyond this, the top 20 sales day- Thursday 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Next week: The ideas behind Spec's titles and all music video and chil- As high -tech modern as the stores Metro and radical store design con- dren's titles are now stocked in 10 are, Spec's Music is still operated cepts. EARL PAIGE units and are due soon in all. In the with the emphasis on personal ser- full -line units, especially the 1570 vice and street level supervision form Western Buys Three Dixie Highway home base store, cat- the top that first built the chain. Lieff -o alog depth is stressed. Metro also fea- moves constantly during any given Stores From Young ture a full wall of videocassettes. day from store to store, except for the LOS ANGELES -Western Mer- r Spector notes proudly that he was Gainesville unit, 350 miles from here. chandisers has acquired three Young . once with Universal and "helped the Spector says that he does not envi- Entertainment retail locations. young people pick out the catalog." sion too many more far -flung units. In a deal effective March 12, WM Says Lieff, kept "I asking him what "Someone asked me once what I president John Marmaduke took . he was picking out" - the pair went do around here," says Spector, his over three Davey's Locker stores al on wild shopping sprees at Media eyes twinkling. "I told them I deliver from Scott Young of Atlanta. Concepts and were advised to include records. I do. They finally talked me The mall- oriented locations, approxi- a good proportion of Beta. "Beta is Allsop's Ultraline VHS videocassette deck cleaner has a lightweight, non- into this Mercedes Benz. I looked at mately 2,400 square feet each, are lo- > about 20% of our rental business but abrasive cleaning ribbon that washes the capstan and pinch roller. The the trunk and saw it holds 500 rec- cated in Little Rock and Fort Smith, ó 25% of our stock. Media was right. product carries a $29.95 retail price. ords. I said I'd take it." Ark. and Texarkana, Tex. Spector is also becoming increas- Marmaduke is immediately chang- ingly involved in radio broadcasting ing the stores' names to Hastings via a partnership in four stations with Book & Record stores. He says he Lou Berg's Expertise On Display old friends. "I do the bird -dogging hopes to maintain all present person- for new ones," he says, talking cume, nel in these stores. Houston Dealer Attracts Attention With Vid Promotions By EARL PAIGE ca of the videocassette package," says an to the studios. Al- Berg. He puts its cost at $600. The though studios have grown to respect THERE'S MORE TO When home video companies think whole promotion went so well that the store's merchandising expertise, of elaborate in -store displays, they Berg plans a repeat when Reynolds is Berg is a staunch opponent of legisla- scheduled ROCK & first consider Lou Berg's Audio /Video here again next month for tion to abolish First Sale. He says he ROLL Plus in Houston. The almost four- a appearance with just finished firing off letters to all year-old store has won more display Phyllis Diller. seven members of the Senate Judicia- THAN JUST THE RECORD contests than any video retailer in the Audio /Video Plus has been win- ry Committee, which is now consid- nation. In fact, building promotion ning display awards ever since Susan ering the controversial video rental displays is so big for Audio /Video Plus Gee built a 25- foot -tall King Kong to bill. that a staff with volunteers on standby win a Vestron contest in early '82. Working with fellow local retailer and a public relations /marketing Typically, displays take over the en- John Dinwoodie of Video Specialties, firm are now involved. In this first of a tire 4,000 square foot store. Often the a board member of Video Software two -part report, Berg talks about some entrance is utilized, as when a replica Dealers Assn., Berg hopes to build a of his more elaborate extravaganzas. of the cave from "Raiders Of The local VSDA chapter here. HOUSTON -Home videocassette Lost Ark" was constructed, complete Berg also takes issue with those suppliers may have to establish an- with a boulder customers walked who hope to see rental diminish. "I other level of competition for store through. Vestron currently has Berg don't care what the (list) price is, displays if Audio /Video Plus here and his staff working on a "Making some product will never sell, but it keeps its prize- winning string going. Michael Jackson's Thriller" display, will rent," he says, noting that he is For owner Lou Berg, it's all great fun giving the store a ghoulish ambience. introducing rental for videodisks. fhe largest that adds up to a continual spiral of Berg is also currently figuring out The store stocks 1,110 CED and 600 selection of rock merchandise! husiness. He still rents more titles how to get the jeep through the front laser titles but stocks every video- Write for a free complete catalog. than he sells, but he says sales are door that he won in a "M *A *S *H" cassette title available in VHS and climbing slowly. contest. That award was shared with Beta. The most recent extravaganza for Arthur Morowitz's New York Video Lower list prices on videocassettes, Debbie Reynolds' exercise title, "Do Shack chain, with Morowitz also re- however, have boosted sales. "Where It Debbie's Way," wound up as a lo- ceiving a jeep; the studio says the ve- one to 10 transactions were rental in cal media event on "Live At Five" on hicles cost $15,000 each. 1982, it's more like three or four now KTRK -TV. As Berg and store man- "They're authentic 1942 models," to 10 rentals. But our customers ask ager Susan Gee and her mother Suzi, Berg says. "When AMC was here us why is 'Tootsie' ($79.95) so much who also helps in the store, explain it, with a rodeo they went crazy when higher than `Ark' ($39.95) and we the promotion was chaotic. Solters, they found out we had one." The jeep have no answer." He says he has sold Roskin & Friedman in Los Angeles will be on display at the store for two almost no "Tootsie," another release and Foxx -Wiseman Group here, weeks. the store heralded with a display both public relations firms, gave the Berg's background with National blowout. store scant advance notice, Berg says, Screen, and his years in films and Next: Berg's plans to open a second CALIFORNIA POSTERS Call toll free 1 -800- 852 -3087 "but plenty of encouragement." television, give him a flair for the dis- store and his ideas on Compact Disc 6601 ELVAS AVENUE SACRAMENTO, In California 1 -800- 852 -8871 "We worked until 3 a.m. one play fireworks. However, he ac-c- and other product categories to ex- CALIFORNIA 95819 ... . _ www.americanradiohistory.com 28 Retailing New LP/Tope Releases

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By ETHLIE ANN VARE It's the crossover phenomenon that's bringing home the big numbers. A crossover from male -only to integrated audi- ences, a crossover from no radio to AOR radio to CHR radio, Call it heavy metal, hard rock, melodic metal, arena rock, and a crossover to the once unthinkable realm of tv. Natural- power metal or "the music parents hate," that headbanging ly, this causes many bands to inject a certain commerciality sound that won't go away is receiving more attention now (read: melody) into their sound, and this makes "heavy met- than it has since the heyday of , al" at times a moot term. Is Van Halen still a heavy metal and Blue Cheer. New metal bands are being signed by the band when it has a No. 1 single with ? egg carton, and metal albums are selling in unheard -of "This may sound funny," says Niven, "but one reason hard numbers. rock is doing well these days is because of Ronald Reagan. "Soon," says Geffen Record's John Kalodner, Time or When you have a conservative zeitgeist over the country, Newsweek will do a cover story on it, and then we'll know the stricter moral standards, rock'n'roll always powers back." trend is over." Heavy metal may be, as radio consultant Lee Abrams report- But is it simply a trend, a reactionary swing away from An- edly said, "the music to kill your parents by." glo pop? Hard rock has certainly always been around. As $85,000 ... When Motley Crue can go gold on Jan. 1 and Those who insist that heavy metal never went away, and Alan Niven, owner of independent label Aegean Records, platinum on Feb. 1 virtually without airplay ... When Def will never go away, that the deluge of new signings will says, "There are three staples in the industry: country music, Leppard can stay in the top 10 for more than half of 1983 tip the supply- and -demand scales so far that the genre will black music, and heavy metal. They're solid, earthy and blue with "Pyromania" When groups you've never heard of sink itself with its own new -found weight. Many accuse the collar, and have nothing to do with vogue." ... can sell 100,000 (Accept, from Germany) 120,000 (Y &T, labels of attaching the tag "heavy metal" to garden variety AC /DC has sold approximately 25 million copies world- from San Francisco) and 150,000 (Queensryche, from Seat- rock bands: Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy's manager, calls the new wide of nine albums; Led Zeppelin's catalog of 10 platinum tle) units of new product, it's obvious that something is going metal bands "pop rockers;" Jonny Z. of LPs continues to move; Van Halen had no trouble filling on. calls them "disco." The risk is that the all- important hard - 8,000 seats in 1978 and 12,000 in 1980. "Hard rock mu- "Traditionally, heavy metal has appealed to the 15 -18 core metal fans will feel betrayed and drop out of the market. sic has quietly been doing big numbers for years, without year old male audience," says Entner, "This year, it's reach- Mike Bone, Elektra vice president of promotion, has been a needing a monster single," says Warren Entner, manager of ing a metal fan for eons. He's the guy who swears he really does Quiet Riot. both younger demographic and going further into the 20s, and the audience is far more mixed male /female." have HVY MTL inscribed on his teeth. "There aren't more But it is the commercially accessible Quiet Riots, Motley Certainly a look around the crowd at the US Festival than 10 people in the record business," he says, "who really Crues and Def Leppards who have brought this new attention - where heavy metal outsold new wave and mainstream rock give a flying f * ** about heavy metal. People are cashing in on to metal -along with unprecedented amounts of AOR and by a margin of three to one- would indicate a variety of fans. a vogue. But heavy metal isn't going to fizzle. What's going to even CHR airplay. "Remember," says Elektra a &r director Loyal fans. fizzle is the vogueness; it won't be hip nine months from now. Tom Zutaut, "MTV and AOR sell the first million. CHR sells two or three million more." "I hate to start all my conversations with the advent of Motley Crue will continue touring, and their next record will MTV," says Elektra vice Lou do more than this one did. The next record will do a And when Quiet Riot can sell five million units domestically senior president of marketing Maglia, "but video is the key to success with a heavy metal million and will do five million and Judas Priest of an album that was recorded in three weeks for less than band. In the past, you'd develop a band on tour, and the first will draw 8,000 kids in Corpus Christi, Tex. But you guys are Eth/ie Ann Vare is a Los Angeles freelance writer and frequent LP would sell 100,000 and the second a quarter of a million going to find something else to write about. Rillhnarrl rontrihntnr and the third 500,000. Now, you get a Motley Crue on MTV "As long as General Motors keeps making Camaros, and vnn act that macciva avnnc, Ira immarliataly " thara'c anima to ha haavv matal in Amarira " www.americanradiohistory.com z _ Marketplace Majors Open Eyes To Wide-Open Market Overload Feared As Young Bands Claim Their Audience By ETHLIE ANN VARE

Stacked in cartons beside the desks of a &r directors around the world are piles of heavy metal demo tapes, self - produced EPs and black & white glossies of bands in shagged hair and leather pants. The stacks have always been there. The difference is that, now, they're getting looked at. "A year and a half ago," says Elektra's West Coast director of a &r, Tom Zutaut, "everybody was on an English synthesiz- er kick. The kids were being overwhelmed with it and, be- sides, their parents were starting to think it sounded pretty

_E' good. The kids had a lot of rebelliousness to get out of their 1 systems." 8. They get it out of their systems with such songs as "Looks That Kill," a number by Elektra's Motley Crue. Motley Crue spent $100,000 to make an album that has already gone ID = platinum, thanks in part to the band's flamboyant appear- Dokken CB and MTV exposure. "We had quite a few markets -Chi- cago, for instance -where we had no airplay whatsoever, and and -extremely important in the metal genre -the right im- with MTV we were selling the quantity of records we would age. "The way the band looks is critical," says Ostin. "They sell with a hit AOR track," says Zutaut. should be 'cute but cool.' The kids will think they're wimpy if Elektra, which is also doing well with Dokken, has its ears they're too cute." open for more groups in the genre ( "a great heavy metal Ostin negotiated for, but lost, Great White (who went to band will never lose money, ") says Zutaut, but is wary of go- EMI), Black & Blue (to Geffen) and Ratt (to Atlantic). "Our ing overboard. "Whenever a label jumps on a trend that's al- philosophy has always been to look for talent, but the fact ready happening, it's too late baby," says Elektra's senior that heavy metal seems to be in a real resurgence and has a vice president of marketing, Lou Maglia. viability in the marketplace has certainly opened our eyes (to "There's a lot of money to be made in heavy metal," adds metal)," says Ostin. the label's vice president of promotion, Mike Bone, "but it Noting that, while relatively cheap to produce, heavy metal has to be done conservatively -as strange as that may sound bands generally require extra tour support for their 200 a on the road, Ostin says, "We're not committed to from someone who has HVY MTL inscribed on his teeth. I days year a a flood on the marketplace of inferior quality bands; that tour support up front, but we will subsidize tour costs on will make it tough for programmers to separate the wheat percentage basis if we believe in the band. Metal needs to from the chaff." tour." Warner Bros., which once claimed only in One label that can package its own headbanging tours is its heavy metal roster, is now sitting pretty with the band that PolyGram, who have always maintained a large supply of most effectively crossed over from heavy metal to commer- hard rock acts. With a lineup that includes Def Leppard, o cial rock: Van Halen. Scorpions, Girlschool, Rainbow, Pat Travers, Rush, Jon c "We're out there, actively pursuing bands as aggressively Butcher Axis, Lita Ford and, until recently, Motorhead, Poly - o as any other company," says Michael Ostin, vice president of Gram can send out its own headliner, support and opening m a &r. "If a band comes along that we feel has all the elements, act. we won't hesitate to sign them." PolyGram has received a lot of benefit from the new power 00 Then elements include strong material, a vibrant live show, (Continued on page HM-18) ci Zebra co rn

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f you could point to a single factor in the new -found "The bands see tangible results from independent re- olí strength of heavy metal, it would be the marketplace impact leases," says Cliff Burnstein, manager of Def Leppard. On of independent labels. The grass -roots approach that was so their own, the groups release albums or even EPs and get Ih important in breaking new wave and punk bands is working their own word of mouth going and a real sales base." even better for hard rock. One reason is that heavy metal Steeler, Ratt, Black & Blue, Great White, White Sister and bands are cheap to produce: no overdubs, no back -up sing- others have been bumped up to the majors after showing ac-

f\/T t. [ ers, no string sections. Another factor is that many of the in- tion on their independent product. dependents are positioning themselves as custom labels for "We did have the success story of 1983," says Carol Pe- the majors, and getting the best of both worlds. ters, vice president and general manager of Pasha, a label "They're the farm teams for the major leagues," says Elek- affiliated with CBS for some of its product -in this case, Qui-

tra's Mike Bone. et Riot. "We conducted what I consider to be a brilliant mar- keting campaign based on grit and determination and no money. The band did IDs for every station in the country. They drove themselves around in a station wagon, went to every store we asked them to." Kevin DuBrow, lead singer and business head of the group, contends that the desire to work at the regional level is what sold, reportedly, almost five million units of a record he had optimistically predicted to do 200,000. "It's those local pro- motion guys who actually sell the record. You've got to get out there and sell them." , president of Pasha and producer of Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" LP, says: "Some people predict ap- proximately eight million units on this album, which would make it the highest ranking and largest selling debut album in the history of the industry." Pasha, three years old and possessing two 24 -track stu- dios, three publishing companies, an audio -visual depart- ment and an art department, sees itself as "the next Mo- town," according to Proffer. Their next release, by "psychedelic metal" band Kickaxe, is due to ship in May. "The old -time mentality is gone," says Peters. "The way to make it happen is to do it yourself." One person who does it literally himself is Brian Slagel, 22, owner of in Woodland Hills, Calif. He has released 10 albums since late 1981, all of which have been distributed by Enigma. His albums by Bitch, Warlord, Pandemonium and have received little airplay, but have sold in the 10,000 -plus range. As well as distributing Metal Blade and others through its Great White Greenworld arm, Enigma has its own label, one that main- tains a relationship with EMI. The company got its reputation (Continued on page HM -19) www.americanradiohistory.com RICHARD BRON JIM SOTET PRESIDENT VICE- PRESIDENT PROMOTION

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"Kids in that age group have more discretionary L income," notes Jeff Crump of Denver's Feyline Productions. "Most of them live at home, so they don't pay bills; money Ñ 1 f there is anything the movers and shakers of the concert from their part -time jobs goes almost solely towards albums, concerts, and t- shirts." 1 business agree upon regarding heavy metal's resurgence, á it's that it never went away. While some promoters surveyed Metal has always been and continues to be strongest out- m say they have experienrerc ac much as a 30% hike in metal side of major metropolitan areas -especially in industrial ar- < shows (and audiences) in the last year or two, nearly all con- eas of the Midwest, the Southwest, and parts of the North- cur that heavy metal bookings have continued to represent east. "The great rock'n'roll cities have always been not only the most steadfast concert draw, be it arena or club, industrial," observes Stardate's Short. "All those factories but also the safest bet in an always risky business. driving home that thudding rhythm all day long ... It's a bare Of course, the term "heavy metal" itself has become more bones, nuts -and -bolts approach to life. Heavy metal helps al- Raven backstage at New inclusive since its mid -'60s emergence, which tends to color leviate and ." York's L'Amours. Photo: Kevin Hodapp promoters' perceptions of metal might in the marketplace. West is acknowledged by observers to be one of Phil Lashinsky of West Virginia's Future Entertainment con- metal's hottest of hotbeds, San Antonio in particular. "Metal metal packages (a headliner and two lesser -known acts) are siders Billy Idol "1 984 heavy metal," while talent agent Nick acts playing clubs everywhere else have been selling out the best way of assuring a sellout. "It takes the right pack- Caris of Detroit's Diversified Management Agency (DMA), 10,000 seats here for some time," says Greg Wilson of the age," acknowledges Mankin, "but for the most part kids feel which nurtured the careers of primordial headbangers Iggy 12 -year old Stone City Attractions. "A lot of bands have bro- they're getting more for their money." "It helps break acts Pop, and the MC5, deems Motorhead the only ken out of San Antonio -Def Leppard, Scorpions and Rush, you couldn't normally break," adds Koplik. genuine metalmongers active today. (In addition to Motor - to name a few." "The three -band package is best way to assure everybody head, DMA handles modern metallurgists Quiet Riot, Scorpi- gets the best value possible," asserts talent agent Andy Wa- San Antonio's 14,000 -seat Arena is a preferred spot for ons, Girlschool, Shrapnel, Anvil, Tsunami, and Nazareth.) ters of American Talent International (ATI). Many triple -pacs name metal bands, while a handful of 1,000 -seat clubs are generated from ATI's roster, which includes Def Leppard, "There's heavy metal and there's clean metal," Caris eluci- called Cardi's, sprinkled through western Texas, provide wel- Krokus, , , AC /DC, Ozzy Os- dates. "Classic heavy metal relied on emotional intensity come exposure for up-and-corners. "We build acts by start- rather than songs, and it was made for live appreciation. You bourne, Motley Crue, Accept and Rush.. ing on a club level, bringing them back as special guests, and Nu-gent; Some promoters feel that heavy metal was made for re- couldn't dance to early Ted that kind of music was then headlining them," Wilson describes. Larger facilities best expressed bending over an amp holding a feedback served -seat arenas, while others hold that mid -size general o such as Dallas' Reunion Arena and the Summit in Houston, note." Clean metal, as exemplified by the likes of Quiet Riot, both 19,000 seats, also lend themselves to metal . admission halls are preferred by metal maniacs. Festival Def and says Caris, is comprised of seating is prohibited by law in many markets (Atlanta impre- Leppard, Scorpions, To many promoters, the venue itself isn't as central to a "There's an ordinance against it "good songs, recognizable songs written for radio play." metal event as the talent appearing there. For Jimmy Koplik sario Alex Cooley observes, here, in I sell a seat all of the New England's Cross Country Concert Corp. and Ted but Mobile can't reserved -it depends E Moira McCormick is Billboard's Contributing Editor in Chicago. Mankin of Kansas City's New West Productions, three -band (Continued on page HM-20) co rn 1-1 PREfENULS F,I Mtl4¿ /UDAS PF ON NO VINO DRESSJNG S1TA fUAYiNMI(S NEV YS, ..d..1t .._. O!D NOT 4 e COIOR oNOlOS! 40i..fiCii HEATY 41, M I 'IA L IS

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He adds: "It should just nake and 's Rainbow, both born out of p be called , and 10 years ago that's just what it was Deep Purple. Black Sabbath, in fact, boasts only two original 00 called. Since then, new pop styles have come along, helping members but has enlisted Ian Gillen, previously in Deep Pur- a to create the sense of a special heavy metal category, with its ple. There's also Dio, formed a couple of years ago by Ronnie bands like REO Speedwagon or Black Sabbath." Dio, former lead singer with both Rainow and Black Sabbath. of Bruce Dickenson Birch's outfit is typical of many pushing heavy metal music Byford of In an international sense, promoting and marketing heavy S Biff Iron Maiden at the international level, but it is more successful and broad- Saxon Photo: metal is a problem. Pete Hinton, a &r chief of French -based iii Paul Natkin er -based than most. There are four labels involved: Heavy Carrere Records, which signed Saxon from London in the late Metal Records, Heavy Metal Worldwide, Heavy Metal Ameri- His group also has Bow Wow, the biggest Tokyo-based '70s, says: "Certainly in Britain, the radio people don't pay ca and FM. Some 70% of the acts are from outside Britain. heavy metal band, which toured Britain last year and record- enough attention to hard rock, so you have to depend on sup- He talks of Eloy, from the Heavy Metal Records roster. ed its "Holy Expedition" album at London's Marquee club. port from club disk jockeys and consumer press. "This is light heavy metal. The group is a dead ringer for Pink A powerful heavy metal source in Germany is producer Di- But in the end it is down to touring, building a following Floyd. This band has sold more than a million LP units in the eter Dierks. Birch's group sold 25,000 copies of the new Ac- that way. Bands have to get out on the road, almost non -stop. GAS territories." That's West Germany, Austria and cept album from Dierks, who also handles the Scorpions, big- The heavy metal groups are in a word -of -mouth promotion Switzerland. gest act in that territory, and new outfit Bullet. zone. Fans have to be lured into halls, enjoy the energy of live Birch has finalized an unusual worldwide deal with EMI In- Dierks and Birch are as one in insisting that the U.K. is the shows, then tell their friends. ternational whereby his group sells finished product to the key international proving ground, more important than the "British bands trying to break the U.S. market have it 36 local EMI operations (not including the two Capitols in U.S. So Dierks first goes to London to promote his acts, then tough, because of the size of the territory. Slade is a prime North America). He says: "It's not like a license operation. lands U.S. deals on the basis of their success in the U.K. example of a British band which slogged its heart out on the We believe in the exploitation of artists, not labels." EMI has Says Birch: "This situation exists despite the fact that U.K. road in the States but still had little to show for it." a 30 -day option to pick up product proffered. heavy metal sales are dismal compared with the rest of the More recently, though, Iron Maiden and Def Leppard have Early this year, Birch completed a deal with PolyGram for main regions. Some U.K. rock labels exist purely to export." solved that problem. The latter's "Pyromania" album is one the U.S. for sales, not marketing. He's considering seeking a British talent coming through Heavy Metal Records in- of the biggest heavy metal sellers yet. full license deal. cludes Quartz, Witchfinder General and new signing Roth- But British fans take kindly to imports. Notable among vis- Acts on Heavy Metal America include CBS worldwide sign- schild, the latter a glam -rock heavy metal group in the Kiss iting Americans are Van Halen, Quiet Riot, .38 Special and ing Harlequin (double platinum in Canada) and Santas, a Ca- mold. Birch set up the new FM label for acts who didn't want "old faithful" Ted Nugent, the latter realizing that the best nadian act. Both groups are produced by Jack Richardson. to be typecast as heavy metal, who wanted the broader base kind of heavy metal marketing is being there, in person. Says Birch: "We want o to build really big with HM America, as projected by Journey or Asia. Paul Birch has a top -of- the -pile international overview of ce and there worldwide." He has strong competitors in the U.K., including Neat, Mu- the scene. He avers: "Image is everything. The band has to sic For Nations and Mausoleum. But he claims these and oth- look right. Merchandising deals, badges, patches or whatev- m Nick Robertshaw is a freelance writer in London and frequent er labels in Germany and the U.S. were created in emulation er, are earning as much in heavy as Billboard contributor. Peter Jones is Billboard's International metal are record sales. of his pioneering activities. And singles hits are few and far between." Fa Editor in London. It's widely accepted that Britain "invented" the heavy met- (Continued on page HM -22) a `\'I /rc i untre ncv ßüú America's First Major Metal Label Presents For the HEAVIEST in media & marketing

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who openly discourages any intimation of violence towards women in lyrics or videos. "Rebelliousness is only fun when it gets a rise out of your parents," says Steve Sinclair of Enigma. "It's like punks wearing swastikas. If nobody made a big deal of it, it would stop." But people do make a big deal of it. Neither the Moral Ma- jority nor the National Federation for Decency wished to speak for the record, but the Reverend Jeff R. Steele, a Bap- tist minister who conducts seminars nationwide on the nega- tive impact of rock music, had an interesting perspective to of OzzY voice. Rock'n'roll has been young's way of shocking old The unbosbourne since Elvis first twitched his hips (and got censored for it) in "It (heavy metal) is sick and repulsive and horrible and 1956. But no genre takes as much flak for its trappings as dangerous," he says, "but at least it's recognized as a prob- heavy metal. With the broad use of occult symbolism, de- lem by everyone. It's terrible when one of these groups can monic references, bondage & discipline imagery and the sell a million records. But at the same time, I sincerely be- censorship is worse than any of the junk that's on television. rest, it has consistently been the target of both religious lieve more damage is being done by the top 40 than by all But if you're going to let your children watch it for hours on groups and women's organizations. this stuff put together. When Olivia Newton -John can have a end, at least be aware of what messages they're getting." has seen more than one city council try to hit saying 'Let's get animal'; when Marvin Gaye can go double The industry response? "We don't feel it's our place to ban his show. A California legislator tried to have warning platinum and win a Grammy talking about 'sexual healing,' judge on a moral level," says Steve Moir of MCA. stickers put on record albums because they contain secret that does more damage than all the Ozzy Osbournes and "Where do you draw the line ?" adds his a &r cohort Thom messages that warp the mind. Kiss was accused of leading AC /DCs put together." Trumbo. "In the '60s, some corporations might have wanted in National Coalition on Tele- "kids service to Satan," and the Ozzy himself says: "God made man, and he gave him a to censor anti -war messages on records." vision Violence counts 18 instances of violence per hour on sense of humor. Some of these people, they don't know how As Arma Andon of Columbia succinctly puts it: "It's not MTV -35% of it sexual. to have a laugh. I just like to have fun." Adds Sharon Os- our position to censor our artists' work." Yes, metal takes heat from all sides. And not without rea- bourne, Ozzy's wife /manager /mother of their new baby, Still, in a democracy there's always a free -market solution son. Slayer's recent Metal Blade release really does have "Ozzy isn't into Satanism or the killing of animals. That's a to every dilemma. Enter , the first Christian heavy sides labeled "6" and "66" instead of "1" and "2." Metal marketing campaign we invented for him. He doesn't take it metal band. Newly signed to Enigma, this "Van Halen for Je- videos are full of women in cages, tattered clothing and col- seriously." sus" wears spandex and leather, but goes directly from the lars. Motley Crue's album cover is a pentagram. And what do Question is, does the fact that the artist doesn't take it se- gig to study. you suppose the name Black Sabbath connotes? A Tupper- riously make any difference? The watchdogs say the audi- ware party? ence for this music is very young; they may not know fact "We're onstage as heavy metal as anyone there is," says drummer Bob Sweet. "And we're telling God's side of the sto- The music industry maintains to the man (significantly) from fantasy. ry." Stryper not only doesn't believe in women in bondage, that all this is pure entertainment, shock value no different "We have a responsibility as adults to realize that what we they discourage sex outside the bonds of matrimony. than 's toy doll or, for that matter, the Beatles' put out has an influence on children," says Connie Hillman of long hair. "The bands aren't perpetrating evil on society," Constant Communications, a tour management organization. This is Stryper's message, delivered with screaming gui- tars and headbanging beat: "I've changed my ways from says Geffen's John Kalodner. The musicians look upon it as "Music video is as creative and well- designed and attrac- wrong to right/ The devil never pays, he robs like a thief in pure entertainment. And the more the parents are offended tive as anything on the air today," says Peggy Charren, presi- it, the more the teenagers want it." the night/ So many bands give the devil all the glory/ It's by dent of Action for Children's Television. "And a is lot of it hard to understand, we want to change the story." Kalodner, interestingly, is the only industry spokesman extraordinarily inappropriate for ACT believes children. that ETHLIE ANN VARE

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The secret During the past three years, HIT PARADER ingredient, says Jaffe, is youth. Magazine has served as a major catalyst in the "The market is wide open for young, heavy rock bands," phenomenal resurgence of Heavy Metal music. he says. "For too many years, the arena shows were people in As the first U.S. publication to provide national ... their mid -30s playing to teenagers. Part of the reason for Def exposure for Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Motley feil ... Leppard's tremendous hold on America is that they were one HIT PARADER Crue and many others, has of the few bands playing to their peers." Alcatrazz become the primary source of Metal information PolyGram has recently signed Heavy Pettin', a hard rock for more than 1,000,000 monthly readers. This is band with no member over the age of 23, and hopes that supported by the magazine's 32.4% growth for they, too, will cross from hardcore metalhead appreciation to the last six months of 1983.' a wide audience. He does not subscribe to the theory that a At HIT PARADER, we know that Heavy Metal if it the cause, m rules!!! metal band risks losing its following betrays becomes too commercial. For advertising information contact: "I don't think any band will say 'No, I'll give up the potential '2 Mitch Herskowitz, Advertising Director, two million sales and keep my 50,000,' " says Jaffe. (212) 490 -1715 Some metal aficionados disagree. Sharon Osbourne, who Wafter Clarke, Jr., Advertising Manager, manages her Ozzy, looks askance at the number of (212) 490 -1716 females in Def Leppard's audience-a following, according 801 Second Avenue, Rm. 705 to Def Leppard manager Cliff Burnstein, partially responsible New York, NY 10017. for the band's success. "I find the girls very fickle," says Osbourne. "Next year, a :.., -4111 A prettier band will come up, and you're dead." Osbourne notes that Ozzy's catalog continues to sell as new genera- Vandenberg tions of male children reach adolescence. She also thinks that the Epic artist (and one of the only solo heavy metal on a cheese grater and bleeds o'nstage, and band members acts) is part of the reason for the form's resurgence. whose leather pants have had the seats cut out of them. "Ozzy is the guy who opened the floodgates for all this Carter realizes that a flood of heavy rock bands may cause heavy metal fury that's going on right now," she claims. supply and demand scales to tip in an unfavorable direction, "When he came here in 1980, he was begging promoters to but adds "We always make more music available than there is a demand take him. No record company wanted to sign a heavy metal for. And at the same time, we take heat for not signing as much talent as is act." That, she says, is why Ozzy really did bite the head off a available." bird in Epic's administrative offices: he didn't want to be The increased competition between all these new bands ignored. may have a welcome side effect, according to Atlantic Rec- Also agreeing with Sharon Osbourne is Steve Loeb, pro- ords' vice president and West Coast general manager, Paul ducer of Riot's "Born In America" LP. "It's very dangerous to Cooper. "Because the market is increasingly competitive," try and cross over to broaden your base," says Loeb. "Stay he says, "the music has been getting better. Better songs, true to the idiom and you'll sell massive amounts of records better lyrics, better melodies." for years and years." Atlantic has never lacked for hard rock bands, with a ros- Keep an ear out for "If we could get a hit single out of Judas Priest," counters ter that features both time -honored biggies (Cream, Vanilla HIT PARADER's "Heavy Metal Arma Andon, Columbia's vice president of product develop- Fudge, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, AC /DC) and promising Happenings" syndicated radio show, and HIT ment, "we would certainly welcome it. It would reflect a dra- newcomers (Vandenberg, Twisted Sister, Zebra, Ratt, Rob- PARADER's "Heavy Metal Hotline" phone ert Plant as a solo artist). matic increase in sales, and I don't think the hardcore Priest service!! Audit Bureau of Circulations fans would desert them." "The name of the game is a hit record," says Cooper. "The Columbia has recently taken on Heaven to complement name of the game is a hit song." Priest, and already has heavyweights like Ten Years After, "Bands who mix hard rock, heavy metal and a pop edge Beauty & the Beast Productions Deep Purple and Blue Oyster Cult in their catalog. Andon tend to ultimately have the prolonged success," agrees Gef- fen Records' director of a &r, John Kalodner. He has recently feels that a heavy metal artist's first impact must be in live acquired Portland's Black & Blue, whose debut LP is being Music Video Productions performance, but doesn't look at tour support as a drain on the label. produced in Germany by Dieter Dirks, the man who pro- duced Scorpions' "Blackout." Geffen is also pushing Sammy Including "We generally don't put an artist on the road until there's a demand for them," says Andon, "and that demand will offset Hagar to a similar audience, with a new album due in August to be produced by Van Halen's Ted Templeman. 1/2 inch Promo videos much of the cost of putting them out there." Quiet Riot, dis- tributed by CBS, relied on concert merchandising to support "The market will overload on heavy metal bands for a tailored to your needs. the band until "Metal Health" broke. And as John Carter while," says Kalodner. "There's only a few quality acts, and says of his Iron Maiden, "I wish we could sell as many records every label will sign so many. There can't be nine 'next Def Leppards'. In in as we do t- shirts!" the coming months, there will be new LPs from Specializing Heavy Metal Carter, national director of talent acquisition for Capitol Scorpions, , Foreigner, Sammy Hagar, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Triumph, Rush these Records, says that Iron Maiden was able to sell 800,000 ... bands are not going away." Just completed Concert Video for units of its last album without benefit of a hit song. The label "When the supply is too great," says MCA vice also sold in excess of 100,000 units of Helix's "No Rest For president of a &r, Steve Moir, "that hurts the cult that originally sup- The Wicked" and has recently signed a metal band from Virgin Steel Phoenix that currently uses the name Icon. ported the music. Oversupply killed new music. With heavy metal, we don't want to jump on a bandwagon." "Then we are flirting with W.A.S.P., who are sort of Kiss (The Metal Pick for 1984) meets the Plasmatics," says Carter. "They're rude and lewd At the same time, adds Moir's counterpart, Thom Trumbo, and loud." W.A.S.P. is, in fact, the epitome of "the music par- MCA is actively seeking hard rock and heavy metal bands - ents hate," boasting a guitar player who slices his knuckles mainly because they don't have any. So far they have picked Call:: Beauty or the Beast for Information: up Canada's Headpins, a commercial metal -ish band with a female lead singer. "We're definitely looking for metal bands," says Trumbo. (516) 889 -1597 "But we're looking for the same things we've always looked for. Songs. The groove. A hero. A star." "The kids want the guitars," says Moir. "They want the power. Metal will never die." EMI America, who uses metal champions Engima as a sort "Live In America" of "custom label," are distributing product by White Sister, and have signed Queensryche and Great White. Violation 0001 "These bands are hardworking; they want to perform," says national director of a &r, Jamie Cohen. "They get their energy from the audience, which is very healthy. And these bands are also very self- sufficient. They go out and support themselves on the road." Cohen, who disclaims notions that he's jumping on a trend The 12" Mini -LP Bullet by recalling his first headbanging experience at a Blue Cheer Violation 0002 concert, thinks that the "heroic" rather than the "Satanic ", school of heavy metal will reign. The participatory oomph of such songs as "Rock Of Ages" and "" BOTH HITS IN THE UK (the success of which has made it possible for originators Slade to celebrate a longed -for label deal) make "heroic" BOTH AVAILABLE ON metal the common denominator of energetic youth. VIOLATION As Spencer Proffer, who produced "Noize," cynically-if RECORDS realistically- notes, "Ninety five percent of society are sheep. They want to be led." "Heavy metal is here to stay," says Tom Zutaut. "It's been here for 20 years. Forget about the people who are buying in V metal 1984. The people who have been buying metal for 7-A the past five years, and who will buy metal next year and the P.O. BOX 833, YONKERS, NY 10702 212.884 -2805 'ry year after ... you'll make money on them." www.americanradiohistory.com Indie Labels Continued from page HM -4 as a comer a year and a half ago when it broke Berlin, and have used similar marketing techniques for metal bands like Armoured Saint and Tsunami. "We don't just want to be a farm label," says Enigma's di- rector of marketing, Steve Sinclair. "We are committing our- selves to breaking groups and holding onto them through hit status." "Enigma has always been involved in metal," says vice president Wesley Hein, "because it's a genre where a group of kids can make an album and have a shot at competing with groups that have spent hundreds of thousands of dol- lars on their album. It's like punk was a few years ago." As more and more heavy metal bands get signed to the major labels, it will be more difficult for the bands to com- pete," he continues. "Then the push will probably go to an- other genre." Another metal label that wants to hang onto its talent is Megaforce Records of New Jersey, a firm run by a woman: Marsha Zazula. The label is only six months old, starting life as a record store. In its short history, it has shown respect- able numbers for Metallica's "Kill 'Em All" and Raven's All For One," as well as recent releases by Manowar and Merci- ful Fate.

"If I can't sell 35,000 units in four months, I consider it a failure," says company spokesperson (he insists on the non- sexist title) Jonny Z. (he insists on the sur- initial). We rely on the 'Metalshop' programs around the country for airplay, and thank God they exist. Metallica will probably sell 100,000 units in the next three months. With airplay, can you imagine what it would do ?" Z. feels that affiliating with a major would be selling out to the wimps. "We've been offered big dollars for Megaforce, but we're holding on. We don't want what we started to be

bastardized." G' Some small labels actively seek association with the big RR,Y n guns. Aegean Records (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) started a year y and a half ago with the specific purpose of breaking Great - SY+¿F}yt:lxeYm- SYr.Y.+IRy White -and getting it on a major label. "It seemed difficult at the time to get the majors to come to the table," says owner Alan Niven. "So the best course of script SMITE action seemed to be to release a record independently." OxMÑ Niven put out an EP on Quiex II vinyl and a chromium diox- ide cassette, and sold about 20,000 units, predominantly in the Los Angeles area. The record cost $5,000 to make, he says (including $192 for artwork) and the band has since $V5 ; been signed to EMI. itoYi dEO 1,4 or' c i I As an independent," says Niven, "one's and p(4; one's finances have to be put to the wall, and that should de- serve a reward from somebody's success. But at the same time, an independent must realize that to get the job done, you need a very large machine. And unless you tie in with a big company, you're going to limit the success of your act." Marshall Berle, former manager of Van Halen, formed Time Coast Records in order to introduce Ratt, a Los Angeles hard rock quartet that boasts a 6'5" blond guitar hero. He sold, he says, 40,000 copies of an EP that cost $10,000 to make, and got airplay on 40 AOR stations nationwide. "Time Coast is doing what the majors used to do in the '60s and '70s- invest the time and money to break the art- ist," says Berle, whose uncle Milton Berle appears in a new - Hit Parader video for the band, now on Atlantic. "I call it a 'minor league "Incredible" network,' a chance for bands to break into the minor leagues, which is a lot easier than trying to break into the majors." "Billy Sheehan is the Bobby Ragona, manager of Riot -who dropped back to the minors after a stint in the big leagues -says "Independents can't really support you. You need the clout of a major." But of Bass guitar" - Guitar Player Important Records of New York, with its in -house label Corn - bat, claims that's not the case. The five -year -old firm has a "Flying Finger Works" - Guitar Heroes secret weapon. - "The one thing that most independent labels don't have," - NATIONAL PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY says Walter O'Brien, director of Combat, "and the reason Distribution: Walter O'Brian - - Jamaica, N.Y. 212 -995 -9200 they need a major label, is distribution. But we have a distri- Promotional Albums: Cindy Sandor - CHERRY LANE MUSIC - Port Chester, N.Y. 914 -937-8601 bution company. The only thing a major could do for us is Management: Fred Caserta - STARSTRUCK PRODUCTIONS - Buffalo, N.Y. 716 -873 -8911 have a huge fund of promotion and advertising money." Cristini - CRISTINI & HARTNETT - N.Y., N.Y. 212 - 586 -6470 A huge fund for advertising may be a consummation de- Attorney: Mark Anthony voutly to be wished. But Important's vice president of mar- keting, Howard Gabriel, doesn't see its lack as a major prob- lem. "The hardest part of being an independent," he says, "is convincing radio that these bands are popular, that not only CBS and WEA bands are popular." Important sees its own roster -Talas, , Oz and Tokyo Blade -as quite pop- ular, thank you, as are the bands they distribute for Mega - force and Mausoleum. i "People are always calling me and asking who are the hot groups, who should they sign," says Gabriel. "We don't want to give out the information; we want to go after those bands ourselves." II STYX THOR YOT There are a clutch of indies doing good business through word of mouth advertising and the tremendous activity of the hard rock /heavy metal live performance scene. Thanks ROCK BILLY RANKIN BOB SEGER to magazines like Kerrang!, World Metal Report, Metal Forces and others, the fans know quite well what product is on the street, even if the label is headquartered in a living room. SPIDER GREAT WHITE 38 SPECIAL SLEDGEHAMMER Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records in San Francisco has gar- nered a solid reputation with such bands as Steeler, Viola- UMCCOY RAM/TIICKnn APRII WINE RFRNI tion, and guitarist Randy Hansen. Par, out of Florida, has Sa- THESE ROCK ACTS ARE ALL USING OUR UNIQUE PROMOTIONS STRATEGY IN THE UK TORMEI vatage, Allegiance has Lady Killer, Muttia Records claims AND ARE "BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF CHARTACHE!" Skull Duggery ... not to ignore Mongol Horde, Triple Plati- IF YOU WANT TO GET THE BALL BOUNCING - RING 01.505 9434 num, Backhouse, Mystic, Quality, Miami and more. And any one of them could have the grassroots success story of 1984. ETHLIE ANN VARE www.americanradiohistory.com erties of metal on the garden- variety headbanger). Most pro- 2 Concert Business moters surveyed report little or no damage connected with heavy metal shows. Danny Kresky of Pittsburgh's Danny /I! Continued from page HM -6 Kresky Presents acknowledges that, while some delirious // on what the public's been used to "), but many promoters fans may try to dismantle a toilet or two, "they're not throw- I swear by it. "A heavy metal show is more a social event than ing fireworks anymore." "Sometimes, there's more damage rit a concert," states Feyline's Crump. Pointing to the last US in the band's dressing room than the hall," chuckles Avalon's Festival as an example, in which the "heavy metal day" far Rennie. Monarch Entertainment's Bruce Moran says metal i/ outdrew the rest of the festival, he notes, "Kids'll hang maniacs attending shows at the 17,000 -seat Byrne Arena in i around all day waiting for the bands, which isn't as appealing East Rutherford, N.J. "are more destructive than Stevie to older audiences. With an indoor general admission venue, Nicks fans, but the damage isn't prohibitive." they like to move around and see their 40 friends, and they Jess Nicks, father of Stevie and, along with his rock singer don't care much about acoustics or comfort." daughter and his son Gene, co- operators of Phoenix's pre- -\L\/ \,/ "Kids go to Dayton's Hara Arena (8,000) to party," af- mier outdoor facility Compton Terrace, has his own theory of firms Steve Sybesma of Sunshine Productions, Indianapolis, crowd behavior. "We built the venue for kids to have a good adding, In some instances general admission is safer than time in, and they respect it," he says. "Shows start at 7:30, having chairs on the floor, which could end up all over the but the kids are free to arrive at 2:00 and bring their fris- place. bees, footballs, whatever. Booze and bottles aren't allowed," Greg Purloth of Bill Graham Presents says most of Gra- he adds, "but you do get a few drunks now and then." Nicks ham's Northern California venues go either way, "but with says Compton Terrace, formerly 16,500 seats, is reopening metal bands, people want to move around." Steve Rennie of in May after a change of location and capacity (to 25,000). L.A.'s Avalon "Most of our shows m Attractions notes that with Avalon's recent ex- are heavy metal -we do all we can," he clusive on the 4,400 -seat Palladium, Los Angeles finally has says. Ña mid -size venue for metal. Venue operators tend to show as much for E On the other side of the seating coin, says Stone City's Wil- heavy metal as promoters, thanks to their cut of the balloon- son, "A promoter feels safer with reserved seats -most gen- ing metal merchandising business. The average metal fan re- Talas eral admission tickets are sold at the door." gards the concert, the album and the t -shirt as an inviolate Steeler, Queensryche and Black & Blue, plus three choice lo- á "Kids enjoy sitting down," agrees Future Entertainment's trinity where his /her favorite bands are concerned, resulting cals on "Heavy Metal" Thursdays. Lucy Forbes of Heavy Met- Lashinsky. "We're doing more and more reserved -seat in a per person average of anywhere from $4 -$9 in mer- al Nights instituted the Country Club's metal policy. L.A.'s chandise shows." per concert, according to sources. Troubador, once the focal point of the folk /country scene, is "People come to listen, "' says Don Seat, operator of Considering that most venues take a 30% cut of profits another local metal haven. 25,000 -seat outdoor venue Alpine Valley in southern Wis- after sales tax, it's not uncommon for the hall to make as The 21 -year old drinking age isn't always prohibitive. consin. "When they're paying $17.50 for a ticket, they want much or more on merchandising as on ticket grosses. Cross Stage One in Pittsburgh (700 capacity) has parlayed regular to have a good time, rather get Country's Jimmy Koplik, in than rowdy." fact, finds the promise of mer- all -ages metal shows on Sunday into a four -day week of head - chandising The damage issue in general is a minor one across the gold gives him leverage when renting a venue for banging music, according to proprietor Craig Smilack. Num- board (rather surprisingly, considering the incendiary prop- a metal show. ATI's Waters goes so far as to say that mer- ber one rock station WDVE's commitment to the genre, pri- chandising "can make or break a band." marily via weekly program "Metalshop" (co- sponsored by "I look forward to doing heavy metal because of the mer- Stage One), offers valuable support, he adds. chandising aspect," confirms Bill Humphrey, assistant man- And then there's New York's L'Amours, twin 2,500 -seat ager of Lexington, Ky.'s 23,000 -seat Rupp Arena. "Our nightspots in Brooklyn and Queens which galvanize atten- grosses are substantially higher in general with heavy dance via regular promotions and radio tie -ins. "We give metal." away trips, money, and one time we did a Harley," says book- While heavy metal continues to up the status quo for large - ing consultant Bill Franzblau. scale concerts, it's also become the focus of a slew of region- "This kind of music goes over better in the boroughs than al clubs around the country. The highest concentration of in Manhattan," he continues, reinforcing metal's working - metal clubs occurs on the West Coast and in Texas, where class image. L'Amours specializes in new and obscure metal 18 -year olds are allowed access regardless of drinking age. bands, particularly those signed to domestic and foreign in- Los Angeles is currently considered the prime forge for die metal labels, including Talas, Anthrax and Manowar. new metal. Notes concert producer Buddy Mayer of the Though Franzblau admits that "three years ago, we 1,000 -seat Country Club in Reseda, "At least 10 metal acts couldn't have done an exclusively heavy metal venue," he from L.A. have signed label contracts in the last six months." feels, as do the majority of rock promoters, that "the metal The Country Club's roster runs around 30% metal, accord- craze isn't a fad. It's always been around -it's just flaring Helix ing to Mayer, and includes rising label acts such as Dokken, up"

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www.americanradiohistory.com his ratings plummet from a 12.2 to a 6 share of the market. Programmers Play The backlash, he says, affirmed that in San Antonio, "tradi- tional rock is the relief, but metal is the showcase." Now KISS Continued from page I1M -8 never goes more than two songs without "a metal edge," AOR," he laments. They don't write sing -along choruses. says Stevens, reversing a music policy which used to pro- They're dirty and filthy and revel in their image as true rock mote a metallic sound solely for spice. rebels. Yet most of the heavy metal bands I know have the Traditionally, America's metal merchants, like its follow- verisimilitude of a Las Vegas crooner." ers, are rooted in the industrial working class. And while San Says Cliff Bernstein, who co- manages Dokken and Def Antonio may not resound with the clang of girders on beams, Leppard with Peter Mensch for Q Prime management, If its metal fans -like those in the Northeast, Midwest and Pa- discrimination is defined as a quota system, then yes, there cific Northwest -prefer the same jean jackets, bandanas and are only so many metal slots a station can be expected to fill. protruding sweatshirt hoods. The difference is that most of Radio has no obligation to anybody but itself. But if they're them are Hispanic- Americans. smart they'll take advantage of the metal lifestyle because "Sixty -three percent of the population here is Hispanic, so they've imaged themselves as part of the 'us- and -them' re- it goes without saying that we have a strong sampling of His- bellion. 'Everyone's an a ** except you because you're listen- rock listeners," Stevens states. "And while they're not ing to your rock'n'roll station.' " the minority, they still find themselves in the blue collar The issue isn't whether program and music directors "dis- jobs." Spinal Tap criminate" against metal music, according to Bernstein. In- Assessing the impact of last year's decisive Arbitron book, since they buy on a spot basis," he explains. "But 'Metal- stead, he points to an imaginary barometer called the Hard- Stevens comments, "In focus groups and in mall intercepts, shop' is different. It's a great way for them to image." He ad- ness Meter. "Programmers aren't sheltered," he says. "I've we coundn't get away from people knocking us. 'You call mits that selling the program was easier than he thought it seen enough of them at my shows over the years to know yourself a rock station ?', they'd ask. We had to narrow our would be. "We were prepared to grapple with the condescen- that they go to shows. But if there is such a thing as the hard- programming to concentrate on bands whose imaging em- sion most syndicators have experienced in dealing with the ness meter, than perhaps Motorhead is the standard, a '10' ploys the machismo qualities of partying, sex and demonic genre," he adds. "There's a lot more glamour in speaking on the scale when radio may only we willing to go as high as themes. Now when we promote shows, the bands we get the with Bowie backstage, for example. But people who buy radio an '8' or an '8'/2' with a Judas Priest, a Manowar, an Iron most attention from are always metal- oriented -Scorpions, time appreciate that change is a constant, and that to stay Maiden. It's hard to say who's harder than who, but maybe Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Def Leppard." constant on AOR, `Metalshop' might help them." that's as hard as radio wants to get." How does the urban listener define hard rock and heavy Metal, once described as "the ultimate weapon" to kill Some stations obviously play more rock and metal than metal? In New York, WNEW -FM program director Charlie ones parent's with, is still "a negative" to 95% of the AOR others. "Everyone always insists that their market is unique," Kendall says his focus group research shows that listeners audience, according to Jeff Vidler, director of programming says Greg Stevens, who programs KISS San Antonio. "But over 25 perceive the music of Def Leppard as "rock" be- for Joint Communications in Toronto. "Only 5% stand up when it comes to metal, this really is a weird place." Last fall, cause of the group's penchant for sleek pop melodies. Iron and say, 'I love metal'," he observes. "Roughly half the re- Stevens "spoon fed" his listeners selected "new music" cuts Maiden, in contrast, are ponderously heavy, "a different sto- mainder love hard rock but hate the screeching and scream- by such groups as Duran Duran in between the station's ry," he says, almost charitably, while Van Halen "walk the ing." To Elektra's Bone, the difference is in the imaging: mainstream rock fare (Rush, Bob Seger) and promptly saw line" because "Jump" is a slice of pop -rock. "What could be more frightening to Mom and Dad than four "Metal is the blue collar sport," says Kendall, who nomi- guys who look like Motley Crue and urge you to shout at the nates the Stooges as the definitive heavy metal band. "Iggy devil ?" handed them guitars, said 'Have fun,' and they did. Great art Vidler says that he isn't a soothsayer. But he also knows doesn't come from people who play it safe. And metal, for that it doesn't take much to foresee a new wave of metal many musicians, is life on ." bands mining the pop sensibility recently demonstrated by Kendall, who hosts "Metalshop," a new weekly feature both Def Leppard and Quiet Riot (with the single, "Cum On highlighting metal music and syndicated by MJI Broadcast- Feel The Noize "). "Def Leppard," says Bone, "has really ing to 100 AOR stations, recognizes that the show's cutting shown what you can do, how far you can go. It's the bench- sonic quality has made it an immediate success with white mark to aim for." Or, as Carol Peters, vice president of Pasha male adolescents. "It's gutsy," says the programmer, who Records, puts it, "Five million units of Quiet Riot makes the claims that he would run the feature on Fridays at midnight sound analagous to white bread. Top 40 can eat it as long as even if he weren't its host. "Sort of like a Harley running full it's buttered with AOR play." throttle on an open road with a thoroughly dangerous "I doubt that Leppard, Riot or Motley Crue will be thought attitude." of as metal bands when their next records are released," MJI president Josh Feingenbaum may have unsuccessfully Bernstein concludes. "To that extent, if radio really has a r= sought the sponsorship of Harley Davidson for the show, but metal quota, maybe stations will program them in their regu- he did manage to land the PolyGram, Atlantic and CBS la- lar slots, next to the Police, instead of the obligatory 'metal' Slade, originators of "Cum On Feel The Noize." 10 bels. "I don't usually sell radio time to record companies positions." co

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www.americanradiohistory.com Metal Ring U.K. & Europe Continued from page IIM -10 Continued from page HM -14 reports that Van Halen's "1984" sells almost as many copies per week as "Thriller." Most major record companies don't have separate heavy The 105 Hastings stores, spread throughout the West and metal labels. Phonogram's Vertigo was among the most re- Southwest, have experienced a "100 %" increase in heavy cent. So the gaps are there for specialist and high- energy in- metal sales over the last 18 months, particularly in metal - dependents. Says Birch: "Fan loyalty for this kind of music is crazed Texas, according to buyer Dan Stebbins. "New inde- fantastic. Led Zeppelin, if it was still around, would be as big pendent bands do especially well here," says Stebbins. In as ever today." fact, independents and imports account for 25% of our met- He adds: "Heavy metal is one of the few truly international al sales." sellers. But the market is generally getting soft, alas. There's Most chains surveyed do not appear to do much in the way a huge glut of product around the world. In fact, our sales are of special heavy metal promotions, save the regular /occa- increasing, but the truth is we're spending more on acts. sional sale. Some, however, are beginning to see the profit Motley Crue autographs "Shout At The Devil" LP for fans at "Britain leads the international scene because heavy metal potential in metal promos. Record World's Wyner says he is Texas Tapes & Records, Houston's heavy metal headquar- is Britain's folk music, in the way that dance music reflects in the process of finalizing a metal push involving extensive ters. Photo: Marilyn Sue Gauld. the U.S." radio ads and merchandising tie -ins. Record Bar's Hunter is Switzerland, normally a quiet music market, is a prime ex- working with Combat Records, in -house label of prominent Iron Maiden drew 500 fans on word of mouth alone; the ample of heavy metal internationalism. It has a burgeoning metal indie distributor Imports Records on an upcoming co- store has also hosted the likes of Judas Priest, Krokus, Girl - output of the genre, fronted by local act Krokus, which now .L4 promotion, after the runaway success of a large -scale metal school, Raven, Fastway, Twisted Sister, Venom and has an international following. There, Disctrade has exclusive p, promo last Halloween. Motorhead. Swiss distribution of Holland's prestigious Roadrunner Re- "We put 10 records on sale, with displays and instore play, cords, with bands like Exciter, Rods, Anthrax, Helion, Thun- "It's not including Quiet Riot and Important artists Raven, Talas, Me- uncommon," remarks founder /tastemaker Arnie derfire, Bow Wow, Earthshaker and Tokyo Blade. It also - Goodman, for bands tallica and Manowar," Hunter describes. "Before the promo- British to call here before they tour to dles key Belgian label Mausoleium and West Germany's tion, we were averaging 200 pieces per week on this prod- find out how the market is, how their record's going, etc." Noise label, which includes <- product from Metal Massacre uct; during the promotion sales quintupled." and Rated. As with the other specialty stores surveyed, the great per- Promos and instore appearances are more common on the When Disctrade gained license rights for Britain's Neat la- centage of Zig Zag's stock is made up of imports and inde- specialty retailer level. Milwaukee's Mainstream Records fea- bel, it laid on a nationwide heavy metal promotion campaign, pendent product. And as far as Goodman's concerned, major tures a weekly "Heavy Metal Night" on Fridays, when store using domestic act Venom as focus point. record companies that attempt to block import sales to the hours are extended to midnight, metal LPs go on sale from 8 The (Chrysalis) is another inter- U.S. "don't understand the import mentality. The fanatical to 12, and new metal releases are played exclusively. national leader. And Australia's AC /DC had the biggest kids that buy imports buy the American album too the The week before Motley Crue's album came out, we had a -and heavy metal album of 1982 with "Back In Black." British, German and Japanese pressings. premiere listening party here," recounts manager Gene They have to have It's not only Western Europe which is thick with heavy met- everything that's out on a particular band, especially Knack, and we had a storeful of people here at 10 p.m., just if the al talent. The third "Rock For Peace" festival in East Berlin in import has different listening." packaging. If record companies want to February showcased high -rated bands from Poland, East block imports, they Jim Pitulski of Eide's in Pittsburgh says their ground- should come out with the same packag- Germany and the Soviet Union. ing here." breaking sponsorship of rock station WDVE's weekly 'Metal - shop" show has stimulated metal sales there (50% of the Zig Zag a store's volume) as well as helped kick the station's Arbitron does healthy trade in metal merchandise, which share from 6.9 to 8.1. tends to run toward "limited edition stuff": "Shaped picture sell Regarded by many as the benchmark of heavy metal spe- disks very well- kids'll buy 'em even if they don't like the cialty stores, New York's Zig Zag has metal promotion down band," says Goodman, adding that import t- shirts, patches, concert photos, foreign to a science. Headquartered in Brooklyn, with outlets in Man- -language magazines, metal "ency- hattan and Long Island, Zig Zag has turned instore appear- clopedias", books, and magazines are also popular ances by visiting heavy metal bands into de rigeur occasions. accessories.

No self- respecting heavy metal store is without a healthy supply of Kerrang! magazine, according to retailers of all sizes. This "metal bible" keeps fans informed about up and coming bands and imminent indie releases, also serving as a useful buying guide for many retail operators. Other top -sell- ing metal mags include Kickass, World Metal Report, and Metal Forces (even more underground than Kerrang!, ac- cording to Goodman).

T- shirts, posters, keychains, caps and patches are pretty standard fare for most metal retailers, and pretty profitable as well. Some days, our accessories sales beat our LPs," notes Jim Piotrowski of San Antonio's Record Hole. Accesso- Bon Jovi ries in this outlet, which comprise about 20% of store vol- ume, cover leather caps and other trappings of heavy metal Fastway livery in addition to the standard tees and posters.

Leather goods also figure prominently in the accessories line of Rockin' Records in Wheeling, a suburb of Chicago. Notes owner Bill Weber of the leather wristbands, rings, and slave bracelets carried by the store, "A lot of local bands suit up here -we can't keep this stuff in stock." Manager Margie Hines says Moby Disc in Pasadena even does a respectable turnover in heavy metal Compact Discs, such as Def Leppard's "Pyromania." "I stock every metal CD

I can get my hands on," she says.

Retailers are striking while the metal is hot (and heavy), and most agree that metal mania has more staying power than other "flavor of the month" genres. "In a year, the media will get bored, and people will say it's over," says Record Bar's Hunter with the air of one who Sound Barrier knows. "But heavy metal never goes away." Wrathchild

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Sir -Tech's new Its "Facemaker," "Kindercomp," to complement the toy company's "Legacy Of Llygamyn" is advertised "In Search Of The Most Amazing line of preschool toys. as a sequel to the company's four - Troops re- Thing" and "Snooper I" Although Spinnaker currently year -old top -seller "Wizardry." main top sellers, due in part to the makes preschool educational prod- Additionally, Atari and Parker company's hard -hitting marketing uct, Bowman doesn't see conflicts Brothers underline "hit- orientation" scheme, which incorporates the arising if Fisher -Price branded prod- by converting arcade coin -op hits for II>t & of Procter Gamble business theory uct competes with the Spinnaker use on home computers. Atari's YESTERDAY'S BACK -Rocshire act Chad & Jeremy visit Tower Records' "brand" orientation. When one brand. Referring again to the Procter "Donkey Kong," 11 weeks on the Hollywood store while promoting their self -titled re -entry into the busi- home computer thinks of educational & Gamble analogy, he notes that "at- chart, and Parker Brothers' "Q- ness. Shown from left are Jeremy Clyde, Chad Stuart, the store's opera- software, the name "Spinnaker" tempts will be made to appeal to di- Bert," with 18 weeks of chart action, tions manager Dennis Lefler and Tower buyer Howard Krumholtz. should instantly come to mind, as the vergent groups." Spinnaker's con- are examples of "hit- driven" market- lot company has spent a of money tinuing involvement in preschool ing schemes. BRILLHARTS IN BUYOUT cultivating the brand name. product remains to be seen, he points In addition to gaining brand Bowman, Explains Bill chairman out. awareness via the Fisher -Price pact, con- of the home computer software Spinnaker hopes to gain access to the Last Six DJ's Stores Sold The products, to be announced at LOS ANGELES Seat- will continue to be in prerecorded cern: "Our products are Spinnaker Quaker Oats -owned toy company's -Veteran the June CES, will be created and de- tle-area retailers Lee and Stella Brill - She more stress will be branded and contain a wide range of vast dealer network. During the first software. says educational product for an array of signed by Spinnaker- commissioned hart have acquired the six remaining placed on personal stereo inventory. year the titles are marketed, Fisher - products might authors, and will be contained in DJ's Sound City stores in a negotia- The six DJ's stores will swing a bit targets. Some of our Price plans to contribute advertising is packaging that prominently displays tion connected with a Chapter XI more to central warehousing under even compete. This similar to and promotion to the new line, as & name identifi- the Fisher -Price name and colors. bankruptcy action. the new ownership. Stella Brillhart Procter Gamble, a well as entry into its retail network. The Bowman points out that three The Brillharts have been active in says she will probably maintain all able with soaps and shampoo." According to Bowman, several of kinds of marketing strategies have software retailing in DJ's employees in the takeover. New York soap giant might also the toy company's major accounts /hardware he developed for the home computer Washington state since 1966, when The DJ's stores, which range from make competing products, adds. have seen the preschool line and re- software firms which appear on Bill- they opened their first Tape Town approximately 1,800 to 2,400 square sponse has been "more than posi- board's charts. The first strategy is outlet. They now have 20 stores, in- feet, are located in , Portland, tive." He adds that by signing the li- "CASSETTES" brand orientation. creasing further their lead as the larg- Ore., and Seattle, Lacey, Longview censing agreement with Fisher -Price, The second kind is exemplified by est chain in the Northwest. Wash. The ON DISPLAY he has received access to some 50 and Wenatchee, buyout Electronic Arts' philosophy of pro- Stella Brillhart emphasizes that the marks the first stores for the Brill - "major" mass merchandisers. are Visible" moting designers. Bill Budge, one ex- thrust of the DJ's Sound City stores harts outside Washington. Cassettes "Fully In the fall, Spinnaker will launch ample of an Electronic Arts designer, & "Pilfer -proof" in the another brand -name software line. published "Pinball Construction "Quick -Vue Displayer" This new line will be tailored after Telefirst Decoder Available the "Nova" science series from PBS. As for Fisher -Price, company rep- resentatives Stephen N. Muirhead At Marshall Fields Stores TM and Erin Preston Gee say they are By MOIRA McCORMICK "excited" about the new venture. CHICAGO -Telefirst, ABC Vid- a cost of $75. As a result of the Fields They shirk any association with U.S. eo Enterprises' home taping service, liaison, effective April 1, new sub- Marketing now -defunct Games, Quaker Oats' has made its Sony decoder available scribers are now able to sign up for video game division that had close Inaxell at the retail level through 10 Mar- Telefirst at any participating Mar- ties to Fisher -Price Toys. shall Fields department stores here, shall Fields store, pay $50 for the de- "It's a totally different situation," . according to Telefirst spokesperson coder and install it themselves, at a 0n,.,,. says "We have only entered into Gee. Roanne Rubin. savings of $25. Leading Wholesaler a licensing deal with Spinnaker. of The Telefirst service, available "Installation is quite simple," says All Brands Home computer software has far of Audio/ since Jan. 17 only in its Chicago test Rubin. "Only two wires are in- Video Tape, Computer reaching possibilities. Obviously vid- market, delivers scrambled program- volved -one to the TV and one to the eo games didn't," he concludes. Diskettes, Recorder/ ming during the hours between sign - VCR." Within three days, she says, Computer Care & off and sign -on over ABC affiliate the decoder is activated from Tele- Your store can attract and promote im- Accessories WLS -TV. The programming is taped first's suburban Bensenville facility. pulse buying with our unique designs in VCR Rubin says the retail decoder ar- "cassette" and 8-track merchandising. *Monthly Specials on the subscriber's and played Customers can see each tape and flip back through the decoder. rangement is actually an agreement through the selections as simply turn- *Complete FREE Now as Prior to the first of this month, with Platt Music Corp., which oper- ing pages in a book, browsers become Wholesale buyers!!! subscription to the service had in- ates the consumer electronics depart- Catalog Available PIoying_ volved phoning an 800 number to fix ments at Marshall Field and other creátive flore CALL TOLL FREE the installation date, which would be department stores around the coun- 1- carried out by Telefirst technicians at try. "We'd been looking at the idea of 800-334-2484 a retail since equipment, inc in NC 1.800 672 -2802 Telefirst going on basis Call or write for free information. Phone: Raleigh ,Cary, 919-467-3302 Parker Brothers the beginnning," he says. "Marshall (214 563 -5869. P.O. BOX 884 Dept. BB Cary, NC 27511 Record Bar Field's is the premiere retailing name 0. Box 933 Terrell, Texas 75160 Inks Deal With in the Chicago market, and we were Profit -Sharing impressed by Platt Music Corp.'s $$ Disclosed track record." Arcade Company Rubin says another new Telefirst LOS ANGELES -In what is service in the process of implementa- By FAYE ZUCKERMAN considered a first for the industry. tion involves subscribers of 18 or Toy giant Parker Brothers, riding the Record Bar chain of 150 more months. "If one of those sub- Enterprises, Inc. on the success of converting popular stores has disclosed sums paid out scribers moves or otherwise decides coin -op arcade titles for use on home to store managers in its profit - to discontinue the service, but wants T computers, has signed a licensing sharing program. to preserve the integrity of his tape li- RS agreement with Chicago -based ar- Record Bar president Ron brary, Telefirst will sell him the de- cade machine maker Mylstar Elec- Cruickshank states that a check coder," she says. "It will play back tronics, a unit of Columbia Pictures, for $3,700 was paid to Edward all existing tapes without receiving whereby the toy company has first Spalding, manager at Cross Creek new programming." right of refusal on all Mylstar's titles Mall, Fayetteville, N.C., for the Rubin says Telefirst should be for computer and video game sys- six -months ending Dec. 31, 1983. ready to branch into other markets tems. This joint effort stems from In order, the other managers in by late 1984. the top 10 were: Mark Schreiner, The Largest Selection both companies' marked success with hit in Savannah, $1,295; Tom Flisek, Fully Licensed Posters the game "Q- Bert," an instant the arcades and on home machines Gainesville, $1,270; Kevin Haw- and other youth oriented merchandise kins, Ft. Myers, Fla., $1,265; To order call TOLL FREE (Billboard, April 7). Bruce Eskow, Lynchburg, Va., 1. 800. 221.6730 The agreement allows Parker in New York 212-441-5500 Brothers, a division of General Mills, $1,195; Susan Austin, Winston - Free catalogue available. to work more closely on the develop- Salem, $1,140; Bill Clifton, Char- DEALERS ONLY ment of arcade games, a spokesman lotte, $1,060; Jerry Young, Jack- for the toy company says. It also taps sonville, $1,050; Mary Hasenstab, FUNKY ENTERPRISES, INC. the Beverly, Mass. company into the Knoxville, $1,035; and Matt Fus - 1 32.05 Atlantic Avenue. 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www.americanradiohistory.com 31 Now Billboard Survey for Week Ending 4/14/84 Playing Cornpyr op Yn 9 ht 1984, Billboard Publications Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in Continued from opposite puge y orm or by any means, electronic mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. rapidly developing world of laserdisk games. Mylstar's latest hit in the ar- -Dsh Canndge *- Cassette ENTERTAINMENTTOP 20 - cades is laserdisk game "M.A.C.H. t ` N I 3," a flying game which uses live -ac- O c tion footage. 3 3 = É o E * * * a cu E co) ` Á ÿ a cc E z 5 rn Women, computers connect: m ÿ r ~ . 3 Title Manufacturer Remarks rñ ' á LI ~ = L/ ó Women have been taking a high pro- file in computer stores, and making 1 i 12 FLIGHT SIMULATOR II Sublogic Simulation Package the critical decision to purchase home and personal computers, ac- 2 4 12 BEACH -HEAD Access Strategy Arcade Game cording to a new research study from 3 2 28 LODE RUNNER Broderbund Arcade -Style Game TALMIS. According to the Chicago research firm, one out of every four 4 3 28 ZORK I Infocom Text Adventure Game computers sold to homes in 1984 will be purchased by females. In 1982, 5 15 21 FLIGHT SIMULATOR Microsoft Simulation Package only about 10% of the computers in

American homes had been purchased 6 6 27 :ULTIMA III Origins Systems Inc. Fantasy Role- Playing Game by women. JULIUS ERVING AND LARRY The research study further docu- 7 5 14 Electronic Arts Arcade Style Sports Game BIRD GO ONE -ON -ONE ments that the fastest growing group of women computer buyers is those 8 9 6 SARGON III Hayden Chess Game who have children younger than 18 years old. And these women tend to 9 19 11 DONKEY KONG Atari Arcade Style Game purchase computers as an education- al and entertainment device for their 1 O 14 13 DEADLINE Infocom Text Adventure Game children. Some 42% of the women and 56% of the men responding to 1 1 8 28 BLUE MAX Synapse Diagonal Scrolling Arcade * * the TALMIS poll evinced "extreme" interest in seeing their children devel- 1 2 7 28 PINBALL CONSTRUCTION SET Electronic Arts Educational Arcade Game op and improve cognitive skills via a computer. 13 17 3 SARGON II Hayden Chess Game * * The research, which surveyed 14 10 24 CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN Muse Arcade Adventure Game some 1,000 households throughout the U.S., implies that computer hard- MYSTERY MASTER: MURDER 15 20 3 CBS Softwareware Adventurevenure StrategygY Game ware stores should expect to see more BY THE DOZEN women perusing their wares. De- 16 HARD HAT MACK Electronic Arts Arcade -Style Game mand for educational software will continue to climb, it predicts. 1 7 11 23 ARCHON Electronic Arts Strategy Arcade Game In another TALMIS study, the company asked 1,000 households to 18 12 28 CHOPLIFTER Broderbund Arcade -Style Game select adjectives that describe com- puters. A majority selected "interest- 19 13 19 O'BERT Parker Bros. Arcade -Style Game ing, helpful and useful." Some 10% said "useless," while 8% used such 20 16 28 WIZARDRY Sir -Tech Fantasy Role- Playing Game adjectives as "intimidating" and "im- personal." Some 10% chose the word "frustrating." EDUCATION TOP 10 Educational program that teaches touch typing to Concludes the research study: 1 1 28 MASTERTYPE Scarborough ages 7 to adult in an exciting video game format in "Some computer manufacturers and 18 different lessons. software publishers still need to wake 3 part teaming game designed to teach very young up to the fact that their products are 2 3 28 FACEMAKER Spinnaker children (age 4 -12) the computer keyboard & memory skills by asking them to work with a face. just too darned hard to use." Collection of 6 fun learning games designed to prepare Finally, the Chicago company ob- 3 4 28 KINDERCOMP Spinnakerp young children age 3 -8 to read, spell & count while serves that word processing remains also familiarizing them with the keyboard. the primary reason Americans decide Interactive music composition and learning tool enables to purchase a home computer. Enter- 4 2 10 MUSIC CONSTRUCTION SET Electronic Arts user to work with a library of music or compose own. tainment software also received rec- COMPUTER STUDY Educational program designed to prepare high ognition as the driving force behind a 7 2 Barron's Educational 5 PROGRAM FOR THE SAT Series school students and adults for the SAT computer buy, the study adds, espe- (SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST). cially as the selection of leisure soft- Learning game teaches ages 6 to adult visual ware continues to expand into new 6 5 7 SPELLICOPTER DesignWare memory and spelling skills by acting as a game pilot avoiding aerial obstacles while retrieving letters. product categories. IN SEARCH OF THE MOST Learning adventure that encourages problem- solving 6 28 * * * 7 AMAZING THING Spinnaker & sharpens the mind of the player (age 10 to adult) who searches for the most amazing thing. Joint dealings: Simon & Schuster's Electronic Publishing Division, a 8 DELTA DRAWING Spinnaker Graphics Program new entry into the home computer software arena, has announced that it will be the exclusive distributor of 9 8 15 TYPE ATTACK Sirius Invader -style educational typing game with multilevel educational software published by screens designed for ages 6 to adult. San Francisco -based Designware. Learning Adventure that teaches ages 10 to adult an 1 O 9 19 SNOOPER TROOPS I Spinnaker organizational approach to deductive reasoning by The firm, known for "Spell - role -playing as a detective to solve the mystery. copter," which has been in the top 10 of Billboard's educational software HOME MANAGEMENT TOP 10 chart, is hoping to expand its dealer network via Simon & Schuster's new- 1 3 28 PFS:FILE Software Publishing Information Management System ly established and bullish dealer de- velopment program. The book pub- 2 1 28 THE HOME ACCOUNTANT Continental Home & Small Business Financial Management Program lisher's electronics division was formed in 1983 to develop and mar- 3 4 28 BANK STREET WRITER Broderbund Word Processing Package ket computer software and books through not only bookstores, but oth- 4 2 17 THE TAX ADVANTAGE Continental Tax Preparation Program er locations, a spokesman says. It has focused much attention on record/ 5 6 20 DOLLARS AND SENSE Monogram Home Financial Package tape, mass merchant and toy outlets for its home computer software 6 5 18 HOMEWORD Sierra On -Line Word Processing Package wares, he adds. * * * 7 7 19 MULTIPLAN HesWare Electronic Spreadsheet And finally: The makers of one of the first SAT preparation software 8+ SIMONS BASIC Commodore Simplifies Basic Command packages has announced a condensed version of its Kroll's College Board 9 8 15 ATARIWRITER Atari Word Processing Program SAT Exam Preparation Series. The company, Krell Software Corp., based in Stony Brook, N.Y., says the 10 9 21 PFS:REPORT Software Publishing Information Management System www.americanradiohistory.com 32 Photo News Billboard. r-

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BURNING RUBBER -Sierras On- Line's Ken Williams picks up an award for "BC Ouest SOFTWARE/ For Tires" for best sound and graphics in a video game title. Shown from left aire Bull- HIGH SCORERS-Jay Smith, left, of Smith Engineering/ VIDEO GAMES board's editor Adam White, Williams, Doug Litke of Parker Brothers, Michael Bates of Western Technologies, and Jerry Thompson center, of CONFERENCE Sydney, who wrote the game, and Billboard's Los Angeles bureau chief Sam Parker Brothers, accept the best video game award for Sutherland. Parker Brotlhers' "0- Bert." Ron Willman, Billboard's director of sales. video/sound business, presents the award. Westin St. Francis San Francisco, California

NUMBER CRUNCHER -Hank Scheinberg of Continental Software takes the award for "Home Accountant " as best overall computer software home management title. Shown to his left are Billboard's Marty Feely and Faye Zuckerman; Infocom's Marc Bllank, with °Zork l's" award for best overall entertainment title in the adventure style; Cathy Carlson of Broderbund, with "Lode Runner's" award for best entertainment title in the arcade style; and Bruce Artwick and Dave IDunharrt of Synapse, with "Flight Simulator s" award tor best sound and graphics in a computer software title.

TYPICAL ATTIRE -Gary Koffler of Datamost at- tends the Billboard computer conference in corn - pany uniform.

BUSINESS BUDDIES -Shown from left are Billboard's Ron Willman; Rob Holmes and Ann Cramer of Activision, which won for best packaging, advertising and in- store promotion by a video game manufacturer; Bing Gordon of Electronic Arts and Linda Lawrence of Ilrnfocom, which tied for the best packaging, advertising and FUN AND GAMES -Dave Ruckert, executive in -store promotion by a computer sofware manufacturer; Rich Silverstein of vice president of marketing for Atari Inc., Goodby Berlin & Silverstein, Electronic Arts' ad agency; and Diane Daou, home opens the Computer Software /Video Game entertainment manager for Billboard. Conference with a keynote address, focus- ing on the "shakeout" he predicts for the in- dustry this year.

IRADE SECRETS -Atarisoft's Nancy Garrison, left, and design - nr Guy Nouri share information at the opening cocktail recep- ion, while Piers Bateman of Word Inc. converses with col- *.8nds leagues in the background. GET SMART -Wayne Redo of Intelligent Products Marketing accepts the award for best overall computer software educational title for Scarborough's "Mastertype" from conference director and Billboard computer cr.ffw.rn n,lifnr Faun 7a.rknrmmn www.americanradiohistory.com 34 HELP WANTED TAPES I. INN .M..NI MD IBM VW IMO WM MO MO KW1 Continued from page 33 r STUDIO QUALITY CASSETTE TAPE BLANK CASSETTES -39p AUDIO TECHNOLOGY SECURITY DEVICES duplicated -49e, printed white cardboard ON DESIGNED FOR RETAIL OUTLETS album mailers -19y, 45 mailers -15e,

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