DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF THE MUSIC/RECORD INDUSTRY WHO IN THE WORLD Topol as Tevye (Center) Is Surrounded by Co -Players Norma Crane, Molly Picon, Rosalind Harris and Leonard Frey in the New Filmusical 'Fiddler on the Roof.' United Artists Records Has The Soundtrack Album Of The Bock and Harnick Score, And the Picture Is Reviewed On Page 30 of This Issue. PICKS OF THE WEEK CO THREE DOG NIGHT, "AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE 0 JOE SIMON, "DROWNING IN A SEA OF LOVE" (4t CHICAGO,"CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL."CC SONG" (Almo, ASCAP). Hottest groupILI (Assorted, BMI). Joe went to Phila- Chicago'sunprecedentedweek-longstayat going meets up with composer Paul delphia to cut hislatest with the(11 Carnegie Hallis here and treated as a super - Williams, who's matched their suc-IJJ 111 Gamble -Huff people and came back 7i event by Columbia. There are four discs, con- cess oflate. Together they'reun- with what may be his best -ever sin- taining new andoldChisongsplusother beatable. From "Harmony." Dunhill gle. Kenny and Leon wrote this fine reading matter. Columbia C4X 30865. D-4294 (ABC). number too. Spring 120 (Polydor). NEIL DIAMOND,"STONES"(Prophet, ASCAP). KING FLOYD, "LET ME SEE YOU DO THAT THING" THE WHO, "MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY." IDNeil's firstin some time shows he (Malaco/Roffignac, BMI). The The Who look back onthispackage, which hasn't lost his knack of writing in- "Groove Me" guy isback and includessinglestheysometimeshave and telligent pop -oriented material. That groovingstrongerthanever. He sometimes haven'treleasedinthiscountry. this one can't missisa foregone wrote this one and recordeditat Some of the sounds are positively nostalgic c?nclusion. Title cut from his forth- the Malaco hit factory. Where else? and tops. Decca DL 79184. coming album. Uni 55310 (MCA). Chimneyville CH -442 (Cotillion). JAMES BROWN, "I'M A GREEDY MAN-PART I" MERRY CLAYTON, "AFTER ALL THIS TIME" SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE, "THERE'S A RIOT (Dynatone/Belinda, BMI). Soul (Screen Gems -Columbia,BMI).Car- GOIN' ON." There's a nifty return to record- A H 011111 Brother No. 1 makes it funky again ole King wrote this one especially inggoin'onhere.Sly Stone and the gear - inn I 1, rIN.0.1,,r GOVMIMI as theriffs keep coming and with for Merry anditshould establish shifting group sing some new, enthralling and StrTiff IAM YSfMd them, the hits. B/w "I'm a Greedy her as a solo artistin no time at thought -provoking songs. Slyis very together. Man-PartII"(Dynatone/Belinda, all.B/w "Whatever"(Hollenbeck, Epic KE 30986. BMI). Polydor 2-14100. BMI). Ode 70 66018 (A&M). JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, "PRETTY AS YOU FEEL" BOBBY POWELL, "INTO MY OWN THING" (Daly IKE AND TINA TURNER, " 'NUFF SAID." Like a (HotBuns,BMI)."Bark"cuthas City,BMI). Soul man turned a few book you can't put down, Ike and Tina's new beenprunedandparedandthe heads with his "The Bells" a short album is one you can't turn off. Once heard, resultisa most commercially via- time back. His fine version of this it has to be heard and heard again. No ques- 4:0blesingleforthe SanFrancisco Sly Stone number should take him tionthiswillbust blocksand immediately. gang.Firstfortheirlabel.B/w all the way. B/w "Love Man' (Mir- United Artists UAS 5530. "Wild Turkey" (Dump,BMI). Grunt dean/Su-Ma, BMI). Whit 6909 65-0500 (RCA). (Jewel). Ling to Acquire TIC o Don Kirshner Profiled Dialogue: Richard Perry Speaks Out Sherman Brothers on New Film Committee to Save Lincoln Center Music Library Formed Agenda for Radio Conference UJA Honors Mrs. Florence Greenberg AmericanRadioHistory.Com Introducing the Rock Flowers. 'Great first single. "Number Wonderful" 32-0032 'Great first album. " Rock Flowers" (WLS-1001, P8WL-1001, PKWL-1001) 'Great producer. Wes Farrell. For Coral Rock Productions, Inc. 'Greatnewlabel. Wheel Records. Great promotion. Mattel's new Rock Flower dolls. "Number Wonderful" will be featured on all Rock Flower TV spots through the peak buying season. Great tour. It starts this week: Seattle, Nov. 3; L.A., 4; San Francisco, 5; Houston on the Larry Kane Show, 8-9; Atlanta, 10; St. Louis, 11; Detroit, 12; Toronto, 15-16; Cleveland, 17; Cincinnati, 18; Washington, D.C., 19; Boston, 22; Philadelphia, 23; and New York, 24-26. WHEELTM Manufactured & Distributed by RCA Records AmericanRadioHistory.Com Dedicated to the Needs Of the Music/Record Industry November 6, 1971 Shermans Reveal: Don Kirshner: And Early Raves & RecordsThe Hits Go On... For Disney Medknobs' When you add it all up, and Kirshner (or Donnie, as he's "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," known to just about everybody starring Angela Lansbury and but his secretaries) has been David Tomlinson and set as the adding it up, he has discovered, Christmas attraction at Radio significantly supported and/or City Music Hall, marks the 28th been affiliated with some of the Disney film (including shorts) most important names in the Robert B. and Richard M. Sher- business today. man have worked on (excluding To tick off just a few, which TV). When the brothers visited Kirshner did for Record World RecordWorldrecently, "B last week: he's been responsi- and B" had just openedin ble for RCA's biggest single London-to "nine raves," they ever-the Archies' "Sugar, were quick to report. And the Don Kirshner Sugar" (Kirshner) ;he's been TheShermanbrothers,visiting Disney companyisprepared responsible for RCA's second Record World, surround Iry fora"Poppins" - likerush By DAVE FINKLE or third biggest -selling record Schwartz, New York rep for thewith a number of recordings -the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" Disney music operations. utilizing the Sherman score, in- NEW YORK-Don Kirshner, (Colgems) ;he's been responsi- By DOUG McCLELLAND cluding a soundtrack album, a headof Kirshner Entertain-ble for RCA's two fastest -sell- storyteller LP and a budgetment Corp. and Kirshner Rec- NEW YORK-Walt Disneypackage. ords, to name just two of theing and biggest-outside, pos- Productions and those award - The movieis no "budget,"things he's head of, is walkingsibly, of Elvis-albums-"The winning "Mary Poppins" song-job, however, but the costliestaroundratherpleasedwithMonkees" and "More of the writers the Sherman Brothersat the Disney company to date:himself inhis characteristic- Monkees" (Col gem s) ; he are back together again. The $7,000,000. ally humble way and ready tosigned Carole King and Gerry world can't be all bad. (Continued on page 35) talk about it. (Continued on page46) Polydor Congratulations NARAS!Committee Formed To Save Lincoln Clarify UDC Pact Last June Record World published a series of articles called "It's Not Too Late To Save NARAS." In these articles we out-Center Music Library LOS ANGELES - Unitedlined the problems NARAS faced, from its establishment hue to Artists Records President Mikeits old-fashioned categories and often strange awards. NEW YORK - Under the Stewart and Polydor President The articles also made recommendations to streamline, update chairmanship of ASCAP Pres- Jerry Schoenbaum held a pressand move NARAS into the rock century. ident Stanley Adams, a com- conference recently to clarify We now congratulate NARAS which has just altered its cate-mittee of some 30 prominent terms of their joint distributiongories and finally recognized rock. Now pop encompasses rockmen and women in American agreement. and folk at NARAS. This was suggested by Record World lastmusic has been organized to The two-year deal betweenJune and we are pleased to see it take place. Other categoriesraise the funds urgently needed the two labels calls for UDCalso have been updated. Only the classical categories are stillto avert the scheduled Jan. 1 with six depots and 15 branchesexcessive. closing of the Music Division across the country todistri- It is a delight to see that NARAS can change, Life meansofthe NewYorkPublic bute UA and Polydor productchange and we do want NARAS to stay alive. Library. and their respective subsidiary The committee held its first labels. The presidents of theDisney Closes Music meeting on, Oct.26at ASCAP (Continued on page 35) Ling To (Continued on page 31) Operations from N. Y. The New York office of theAcquire TIC Wherehouse Disney music operations closed 50 Nations In Expands to 22 last week, with New York rep1 JamesJ.Ling's Alpha - Piracy Meet Iry Schwartz continuing in hisOmega conglomerate has dis- post from his home in Longclosed a deal to acquire by the Representatives of more Stores by Dec. than 50 nations now gathered Island. end of1971Transcontinental TORRANCE, CALIF. - In- The New York phone number in Geneva, Switzerland, were tegrityEntertainmentCorp.,will remain the same, but willInvesting Corp,Furthermore,expected Friday(29)to sign owner andoperatorofthebe picked up at the company'sone member of Ling's board isan international treaty outlaw- Wherehouse record and tapewarehouse in Roselle, N.J. an investment banker whoseing counterfeit and pirate re- stores, announces the planned RemainingattheDisneyfirm is underwriting First .Art-cordings in their countries. opening of seven new storesaddress in New York at477 ists Productions. Robert K. Lif- RIAA hailed this as another within the next six weeks inMadison Ave. will be the filmton, TIC Chairman, and Howardstepleading to the eradica- the San Diego and Northerncompany and character mer-Weingrow, President, are to re- tion of such illicit practices, California areas. chandising offices, now occupy-main with the combined firms. which on a world-wide basis (Continued on page 35) ing one floor instead of two. (Continued on page46) (Continued on page 35) 3 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Wurlitzer Joins Up to Save Sinatra Sues 42nd St. with Festival For Libel NEW YORK-The Wurlitzerplace between noon and two FrankSinatrafiledsuit Company hasjoined with ap.m., and for the balance ofOct. 28 for $5,000,000 against 200 W. 57th St., New York, N.Y.