Honeymoon Suite - the romancing is jiist beginning (Page 7) Volume 40 No. 18 July 7, 1984 $1.00 :4;;kiWEEKLY 2 - RPM - July 7, 1984 Saint-Tropez Fest announces long -form awards Murray, Toronto's choice U.S. album cover changes not exi New York: The organizers of the 1st Inter- to Enhance An Artist's Image, Best Clip for Canada Day hoopla national Music Video Festival of Saint- Compilation,BestSpecial Music Event, Toronto:Artwork on some U.S. album re- Canada. Tropez have announced a number of com- Best Music Documentary, Best Portrait of Toronto: MCA recording artist Yvonne leases has prompted two labels to make work of petitivecategories and awards for long - AnArtist,BestClassical Music Video, Murray has been picked as the "Official album coverchanges, described by one double form music videos. The festival will run BestDirection, Best Story, Best Photo- Voice" for 1984 Canada Day celebrations labelspokespersonas "aprecaution." Clapton from October 8th through the 11th. graphy, Best Editing, Best Choreography, in Toronto. The young talent will perform The actionis not expected to spill over on gold. "Eversince wefirst announcedthe BestSound,BestSpecialEffects,and ata number of events throughout July. into Canada. "We'. Festival," explained North American rep- Best Animation. Earlier this year she recorded Celebrate Our Mercury released two different album Waters resentative John Nathan, "we have had To ensure the importance of the festi- City, a tribute to Toronto's Sesquicentennial. covers of the Scorpions' Love At First Presides tremendous interest from companies and val as a place to sell music video program- In 1983, Murray appeared at a special Sting, rather than discontinuing the origi- "We do individualsinvolvedintheproduction, ming, the organizers are inviting,all ex- Canada Day celebration in Dublin, Ireland, nal jacket cover altogether. to make distribution,and programming of long - penses paid, 50 international music pro- as well as releasing her first solo album on Columbia in the U.S. is reportedly going bar to go form music video." grammingexecutivesinvolved incable, the MCG label. One of the album's tracks, through the process of changing the cover 0ateE Prizes will be awarded in the following broadcast TV, andsatellite. Attendance Don't Send Me Roses (Dear Abby), reached of Roger Waters' album, The Pros And Cons of prods categories: Best Concert Video, Best Adap- isalso expected from home video com- No.12 on RPM's Adult Contemporary Of Hitch Hiking. bined wi tation from Another Medium, Best Video paniesinvolvedinthedistributionof chart, and the secondsingle,Let's Not The originalScorpions album jacket out, tha music video programs. Waste Another Heartbeat, is making solid features a black and white photo of a company New trivia game With music videos indicating a rapid gains through the RPM A/C Top 20. woman and man embracing. The man holds by now. growth pattern in Canada, particularly in Murray has made national TV appear- a tatoo marker. The alternate cover is also for music fans thecountdown -typetelevision programs ances, performedin premier clubs, and a black and white shot, but is one of the New Toronto: North American rock music fans and with the advent of the CITY/CHUM was chosen to sing the theme songfor band, which was originally an inner sleeve sche( will now be able to test their knowledge of pay TV channel, the Saint-Tropez Festival Canada Cup '84, Catch The Spirit. of the first package. Both cover versions is expected to generate much interest. are still available to the public. Toronto rocktrivia in a new game produced by titleof Toronto -based Playtoy Industries. The game, Further informationisavailable from TheWatersjacketdisplayscolour John Nathan in New York at 212-223-0044. artwork of a female hitch hiker, who is schedule IQ2000 'Rock Trivia', was launched in release April, and contains more than 4,000 ques- nude, with the exception of a backpack. "We've had no feedback at all on the dian tou tions on groups, solo artists, and hits. My City Toronto The PlaytoyIndustries has previously ex- Scorpionsalbum,"saidKen Graydon, released as single Director of Marketing and Sales for Poly - & Oate! perienced success with their IQ2000 trivia Baker. 1 game, aimed at the children's market, and Gram Canada. "Everyone here thinks the Toronto: A&M has released the Kosinec/ album is in good taste and to my know- wise lat expects similar results with the new game. Lenz penning of My City current Played onasimulated record album - Toronto in ledge there's been no complaints." celebration of Toronto's Sesquicentennial. also wor gameboard, Rock Triviaisdividedinto The Scorpions albumisquickly ap- A variety of Toronto's musical family per- proaching the platinum mark in Canada, Cana eightcategoriesof questions,withfive clude Va questions on each card. Players move around formed on the session, including members more recently fueled by their hit single, of, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Moe Love You Like A Hurricane. Meanwhile, City anc the gameboard by rolling a die and cor- early '85 rectly answering a question from the cate- Koffman, Guido Basso, and members of there previous album, Blackout, has just gory corresponding to the colour of the Anne Murray's backup group. passed the platinum mark. Hall Tony Kosinec and Jack Lenz have written Bruce Mactavish(I), WEA promo rep and The Waters album, despite some negative Swept A space the player's piece lands on. Derek Clark, manager of Sudbury's Record on Dian; Rock Triviaisavailableinall major numerous jingles, theme songs, and film Stop, flank Ted Nugent during autograph reviews, is off to a very strong start in scores. Their major campaign jingles have session that packed store. the RCA department, catalogue, and book stores and Hall anc carries an approximate retail value of $20. included Bell Canada, Lifesavers and Coca- PROGRAMMER PROFILE dr Cola. Ross and The game is distributed in Canada by Play - Tembo's Whittaker Hall toy, and inthe U.S. by Pressman Toy Contributed to the City of Toronto by the Eaton Centre, My City - Toronto will on a roll in U.S. Videos have effect The On] Corporation. new Ely Press is handled in Canada by Brigitte be heardatallofficialSesquicentennial on radio's audience eventsduring World. Mertling of MacLaren Public Affairs. 1984. The Kosinec/Lenz Toronto: Roger Whittaker's recent TV al- Music Corporation were commissioned to bum package, All Time Heart Touching ClaraCarotenutoisMusic Director at 0ateE use their talents for this special composi- Favourites, is now over the 700,000 Units Vancouver's CFUN. Shewas askedto other pro VTR Productions tionby Saffer/Cravitt/Freedman,anad sold mark in the U.S., and receives its first comment on programming today's music. vocal as celebrates 25 years agency for the Eaton Centre. TV exposure in Canada in Mid -June. The Ifind today's music well produced, vib- Original promotion for the package has been done rant and exciting. Music that makes lis- Toronto: Canada's first independent videoVirgin ships promo disc by New York's Suffolk Marketing, who have teners happy and music thatis dance John studios, VTR are currently celebrating a of Musical Phrases also done similar work for Slim Whitman or R&B oriented is quarter -centuryof operation. The com- and Boxcar Willie. what Ifeel will be set fa pany's firsts include creation of the world's Toronto: Virgin has released the first of a The Whittaker album was produced by hot this spring and Toronto: first3 -cameramobilestudio,installing seriesof promotionaldiscsflyingthe Chet Atkins, and features a collection of summer. compose Canada'sfirstdigital scanner for colour - banner of Musical Phrases. The first issue, pop and country standards. Following the Videos have an forces f enhanced film to tape transfers, and having dated June 1984, contains 13 tracks from initial TV campaign in the U.S., MCA took effect on radio's au- of Twell the first Canadian ultimatte and squeezoom top priority albums, many of which are en- over distribution of the record at the retail dience,as faras part of installations. joying current action on the RPM 100. level,and ithas consequently spent the strengthening a per- and Mill Two sistercompanies, which operate Included are Culture Club's It's A Miracle, last 21 weeks on the major trades. former's image, but shows tc symbiotically, are CTA Video Distributors which was taken from Colour By Numbers; Suffolk's Canadian orders are handled asfar as I'm con- The ' and Toronto's Eastern Sound Studios. In Up On The Catwalk, taken from Simple by Canadian Rockies Marketing in Bramp- cerned,hitsongs a cast of the home videomarket, CTA is Canada's Minds' Sparkle In The Rain; The Human ton, Ontario. will always be heard sized scc leadingvideocassettedistributortore- League's The Lebanon, taken from Hys- Whittakerrecently performedatthe more on radio, singers w tailers; Eastern Sound has produced more teria; UB40's Cherry Oh Baby from Labour TallShips Pageant in Dartmouth, Nova which means radio and mo Canadian gold and platinum records than Of Love and Locomotion from Orchestral Scotia, along with fellow Tembo artist, will continue to be jazz fora any other studio in Canada. Manoeuvres In The Dark's Junk Culture. Patrician Anne McKinnon. the "juke box" of Clara Carotenuto The In August, VTR will complete North Also included are The Flying Pickets' the masses. Videos Earl Bal America's moststateof theartvideo (When You're) Young And In Love from do not affect my prograniming judgement. Sheppard EACH WEEK OVER 500 RADIO editing and post production suite. Later in their Lost Boys album, More Money from I'm very fortunate to be able to say, The '1 1984, VTR's Duplication Centre will move Combat Zone by Prince Charles And The STATIONS RECEIVE RPM., that with the current influxof excellent 6 at 8:1: RADIO LISTENS TO RPM to Don Mills, Ontario, where 1,500 video City Beat Band; and The Rock Steady music landing on my desk, I find music isbyI duplication machines will operate.