music week For Everyone in the Business of Music 18 JUNE 1994 £2.81 m THIS WEEK Charts set for change recordThe companyproposai, figures agreed at anby informai senior icords wl meeting,lastTuesday,the cost of marketing singlesis designed and tocould eut thatthe chart, are gaining We need popularity to protect and records show inhelp the slow chart. down A separatethe turnover proposai of records from thatSimon they aren'tBurke, over." chairman of Bard, the meeting could see the introduction tivesays, proposai"We would to welcome improve any the construc- singles to highlight those singles which achieve wouldchart." be He most adds supportive that he of thepersonally format proposaisThose involved are at an stress early stagethat andthe willtwo proposaithe same if three record formats labels wereto avoid to stick creat- to involvedhave to bein discussedthe CIN chart.with ailThey parties are ingOf problems the four for retailers.current formats, the ationexpected by tothe be charts'put forward ruling for body, considér- the Lastweek'sseven inch looks sfiâréôf7%oftotal most likelv to lose single put. Chart leets on Julyy : Comi ansales even for biggerseven inchslide iTexpected today in the to takefirst aboutThe the move speed follows of the continuing chart; the concern temp- vinylfigures from since its Woolworthsstores. withdrew ail tationof the forsame labels single to sell to andifférent act's fanbase; formats singles• BPI trademarket delivery is buoyant figures with show units the featured on Initial TV's The Whi and Woolworths' décision to drop the jumping î.6.8% to 14.6m in the first Salurday, score the first crosse REEL 2 REAL The current format rules were intro- quarterthrée months fifrùros of sirice the year, 1990. the The best value first of for jungle with their single, Incr FEATURING duced in June 1991 when the upper tothose £22.9m. singles'ship-aentsjumped It wai. a flat quarter 21.3% for to enter the Top 40 yesterday (Si THE M AD STUNTMAN onalbums, the same with periodin units up 1993.by 0.7% to 30.4m increasedThe value 5.2% toof £139.7m.albums shipments GO ON Industrykept iadieai relaimch waiting over plannecHorTOIP MMC report MOVE iroducerRic MIXES BY: ERICK 'MORE' MORILLO & week after specula- Top 01ill is planning a radical s JUDGE JULES AND MiCHAEi. SKINS laterthe show this year.including a new sot and logo year-oldBlaxill, programme who took controlin February, of the says 30- reDTIscrcthls eek. heentertainment is approaching David BBC Liddiment, TWs head and of hough the BPI and other wit- BBCgo-ahead. 1 controller Alan Yentob to get the ur months of this year Heritage Committee hearings are He says, "It u radical re: TOTPs'with 7.1m audiem for tl ;3 samefell to period 6.7m compared last year, vith themea tune. I wantgo and to getpc siblyevery- a according to Ba b figures, partly due to noticeof the willDTPs be given.décision, no public thing right editorially before I go ahead, rulingsThe DTI on traditionally MMC probes issues onits mentand I toam agree talking a budget," to the heBBC says. manage- Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thurs- by TheNovember changes, or which December, could willbe in repre- place I ^ ^ ► WIN AN EXCLUSIVE ROCK SLEEVE PRINT - D00LEY p35 ► ► ► ► ► STILL VIRGIN AT 21 HANG ON IN THERE FROM ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT EMI MUSIC LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY U3] For CD, CD-I, Video CD, CD-ROM, etc., Contact Tim Crouch on 0793 414104 For Cassettes and Vinyl Contact Jim Wilsher on 081 561 8722 NEWSHLE Polydor plugs promotions gap thePolydor iabel's marketing promotions director department Jason Guyfollowing has reorganised the GallantgetsÂsda departureGibbs, who last had week worked of pluggers on The Wonderstuff, Adam Fisher Utile and Phil Angelsradio promotions and Shed 7.at Bob Epie Masters, until last who Wednesday, was head (akes of on thealongside same rôle head at of Polydor TV promotions this week. Samantha He will workWright, development rôle who was previously head of promotions. Before joining marketingEpie, Masters director. worked Guy at spentfour A&M, where months Guy aswas MD of OurPrice'sbrandSupermarket chain developmc Asda has ' poached 'Gallantjoined • . ■ aOurPrice London- . si West End, Bob Simpson new Chrysalis Group label Echo at the end of last year. LéonardBernstein Bernstein's scores America with is beingcup themereleased as a singlecapitalise by Deutsche on its exposure Grammophon/Polydor as BBC Sport's World on June Cup 27 to moS theme. The track, taken from Léonard Bernstein's best Joséselling Carreras's recording performance of West Side of Story, Maria. will be backed by Kingfisher renames Titles chain AndKingfisher'sTîtles Video Club as chainpart of has an changedon-going itsexpansion. name to MusicThe founderchain, which Gary Nesbitt,was opened aims three to add years ta ils ago current by Dur total Price of Gloucester,10 stores by Southendthe end of and the year,Bedford. with extra outlets in Sony Music revamps PolyGram is increasing ups dealer ils dealer prices prices from June 20. business affairsteam Standard CDs go up to £7.95 (from £7.59), with mid-price upCDs to up £7.95 to £5.35 (from (from £7.59). £5,25) Full-price and mid-price cassettes double go up CDsto as £5.35 (from £5.25). BBCGLR local rethinks radio station music GLR policysays its music policy will deniedbe "more reports flexible" it is fromreducing next itsmonth speech although content it has from its musiccurrent policy 70% level. at weekends "There will and justcertain be a times more oflibéral the Dej Mahoney, previously Columbia's business affairs day," says a spokesman. Meanwhile, the station has manager, has bcen appointed to the ncw post of dircc- formersigned RadioSunday One Tîntes présenter columnist Bob MariellaHarris as Frostrup presenters. and torHe of will business be responsible affairs and for new invcstigating média development. audio-visual lerchairman of the BPI rights committee, manyand new things média going opportunities. on, from CD-iBurger to says,video-on-demand, "There are so has heen a leading member of Sony's team in ils protracted légal battle Capital Radio's reviews finance Chilterndirector Patrick stake Taylor says the that wc need someone with a business affairs back- of the High Court terni next month, Sternberg (pictured right) has been group is "reviewing its position" regarding its 20% commercialground who opportunities is bip enough lie. to Dej know fits thewhere bill perfcctly."the future with Sony since joining as légal manager in January 1985, mouing up stake in the Chiltern Radio group following Atlantic 252 Those reporting to Mahoney include music develop- to becnme senior légal managertwo years later. Dej Mahoney lleftl Europeanparent CLT's multi-media £16.9m bid organisation for Chiltern. CLT,owning a private 13 radio affairsmanager manager Solomon Alasdair Nwabueze, George Epie and senior a ncw business Columbia in November 1989. Tbey are pictured with Sony UK ghairman stations and eight télévision channels in Europe, wants affairs manager for Columbia to be appointed shortly. and ceo Paul Burger. tostations control in 100% five counties. of the Chiltern It has Groupreceived which irrévocable opérâtes Woyda bows out capital,undertakings but it iswhich understood would giveit may it 15.35%face apposition of the share Irom Album prize breaks afterhalfacentury Capital as well as the Daily Mail and General Trust whichbeginningof bought the an month. 18.5% stake in Chiltern at the nomination record Industry survey goes on sale RecordMedia Research Industry Annual Publishing Survey, has priced issued £395. its second The report UK Miltonis available Road, from Weston-Super-Mare, the company at Lister Avon House, BS23 1424.117 Sound Solutions SolutionsConlrary to did a storynet go in into last receivership week's Music last Week, year. Sound The receivershipcompany's parent in December Phonomatic 1993, AG but went its shares into in Sound underSolutions a provision were transferred of the original back sale to MD agreement. Peter Collins Sound ^matT^mnaring m the high People^dBlur/j ^ announced at a Solutions, in which Virgin Bétail Group acquired a 50% stakerecording last month,a profit hasof £974,000 remained in 1993.in profit throughout. > ^ ^ ^ ^ HMVTO ENLARGESMALLEST STORES-p5 ► ► ► ► ► MUSIC WEEK 18 JUNE 1994 COMMENT Greenawaytakes deputy cha ,away has been o >nfirni Former Ascap UKregi GreenawayKheadofAscap. is expeclfid to take up the Fisher has re-emerge I postdirector of UK at theand USEuropean copyright merabarship collection of the International M I agency by the beginning ofJuly. He fills weekFisher and took will overthep initiall :r,=.. j „«i,o who canbecontacted via Muirhead I1 directorthe vacancy James left Fisher by former (see UKpanel), régional who body's membership. 1 MFcTaïrm'an Danois Management, says he ™"confmue his I1 sationinDecember.resigned aller 12 years with the organi- Muirhead says the pc 1S, has heen cree.ed; to work1 U.ir for thetho Elton fomnosers' John A.ds Fonodat.on, Joint Council | A five-times Ivor Novello Award win- : in the past," he says. dunng 1992's tribunal dispute between „ and deputy chairman themore MCPS than 50and Top EPI 20 andhits. hasGreenaway wntten ■ling the his years, own publishingRoger has was named songwriter of the year at built up a lot of respect in the UK and thewith 1970 his andsongwriting 1971 Ivor Novellopartner Awards Roger has ail the right administrative skills," Cook. TheKennedy pair collected Award theat last prestigious month's PAULS QUIRKS track and 11 others will faat ThompsonPhilharmonie And Orchestra. Friands, recorded Artist royalties with the will Royal go to thr I featuringMalcolm SargentAmanda Cancerwith Willard Fund for White Children. performing A single, Fruit plumps for BuoYantPolyGram Kershaw label dominâtes classical inge Roots is expected to produce ond-plt iccdas many Mario copies Lanza: as BMG's The hem 12Strange and 15 Fruitreleases imprint, a year, whichfewer .f 17%Collection.