-—aw*™* IARVIN GAYE/USHERING IN THE RITES OF SPRING Cornyn Named Warners Exec. VP; Ellis New Col. Natl. A&RChfef Returns Consolidation Seen Brunswick £xecsSeni$ng^ “yt Of Nationwide Trend Brid^pgThe Categorization O00&I. lynagers, Part III: Peter Rudge , Not crazy. Paul Simon’s “Still Crazy After All TheseYears” is the new single. From the Grammy Award-winning Album of the Year, "Still Crazy After All These Years." PC 3354° Few albums have ever been so rich with good music. On Columbia Records and Tapes. Produced by Paul Simon and Phil Ramone. THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC-RECORD WEEKLY VOLUME XXXVII — NUMBER 49 — April 24, 1976 "\ GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President cashbox editorial Editorial DAVID BUDGE Editor In Chief GARY COHEN East Coast Editor Bridging The Categorization Gap New York PHIL DIMAURO ERICRUDOLPH If the record industry is sophisticated and powerful enough to make pronouncements about the impending reality of a three billion dollar yearly Hollywood JESS LEVITT volume, why is it that many mass merchandisers across America are still STEPHEN FUCHS J.B CARMICLE operating in the dark ages with respect to product categorization? JOHN MANKIEWICZ NICK NICHOLS For all the proud talk of unprecedented profits and projections, record Research company executives are still forced to admit that an album by a black superstar HOWARD LOWELL STEVE OSTROW will not approach the sales of a white superstar. This doesn't reflect racial BOB SPEISMAN LARRY CARLAT prejudices so much as the lack of awareness that today’s artists defy MARK ALBERT JACKIE WHITE categorization. Motown’s Barney Ales put the issue in perspective: ‘Today LINDA CAUTHEN black product is universal — all music is universal.” Art Director WOODY HARDING Generally speaking, the B and C designations that racks and other mass Coin Machine merchandisers use for specialty product (r&b, jazz and c&w) are hurting sales Chicago CAMILLE COMPASIO Manager of many artists considerably. Why should an LP by a black star be placed in the KAREN SHENK back of a retail outlet while product by white artists (both superstars and Circulation THERESA TORTOSA promising newcomers) is displayed in that outlet's best locations? Manager Ales contends that such classifications as pop and r&b are outmoded PUBLICATION OFFICES NEWYOFIK because whites listen to black stations and vice versa. A look at the CB LP 1 1 9 West 57th St . N Y . 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NUMBER ONE NY 10019 Printed in the USA Second ALBUM OF THE WEEK class postage paid at New York, NY, and ad- ditional mailing offices. PRESENCE Copyright © 1976 by The Cash Box Publish- Copyright un- LED ZEPPELIN ing Co , Inc. An rights reserved der Universal Copyright Convention. Swan Song SS 8416 POSTMASTER Send form 3579 to CASH BOX 119 West 57th St. New York. NY 10019 y ) ) 1) April 24. 1976 4/17 4/10 4/17 4/10 4/17 4/10 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE 35 COME ON OVER 68 TELL THE WORLD HOW I h Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40525) 37 39 FEEL ABOUT 'CHA BABY STARTED FROM Harold Melvin 8 The Bluenotes 2 3 36 DEEP PURPLE Maxine Nightingale (United Artists XW 752-Y ) Donny 8 MarieOsmond (MGM 14840) (Phila. Int'l /CBS ZS 8-3588) 71 75 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros /Curb 81 69) 3 4 37 ALL BY MYSELF 69 FOOL TO CRY 'l Eric Carmen (Arista AS 01 65) Rolling Stones(Rolling Stone/Atlantic RS 1 9304) 3 BOOGIE FEVER The Sylvers (Capitol 41 79! 5 8 38 HURT 70 HEAVY LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA PB 10601) David Ruffin (Motown M 1388F) 74 78 4 DISCO LADY 71 SHOP AROUND 1 1 MACHINE Johnnie Taylor (Columbia 3-10281 , 39 LOVE Miracles (Tamla/Motown 54262) Captain 8 Tennille (ASM 1817) 5 ONLY 16 Dr Hook (Capitol 41 71} 6 7 40 LORELEI 72 ROCK AND ROLL LOVE Styx (ASM 1786) LETTER \ 6 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Bay City Rollers (Arista 0185) Queen (Elektra E45207) 7 9 41 LOVE HANGOVER Diana Ross(Motown M 1392F) 73 THE FONZ SONG 7 SHOW ME THE WAY The Heyettes (London 80 85 Peter Frampton (ASM 1795) 9 14 42 MORE, MORE, MORE 5N-232) Andrea T rue Connection ( Buddah 5 1 5) 8 WELCOME BACK 74 THAT’S WHERE THE HAPPY John Sebastian (Warner/Reprise 1 349) 1 1 22 43 HAPPY MUSIC Blackbyrds (Fantasy 762) PEOPLE GO 9 SWEET LOVE The Trammps (Atlantic 3306) 78 83 Commodores (Motown M 1381 FA) 10 1 1 44 LOVE HURTS Nazareth (A&M 1671) 32 24 75 ARMS OF MARY FELL The Sutherland Brothers (Columbia 3-10284) 84 95 10 FOOLED AROUND AND 45 DON’T PULL YOUR IN 76 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO LOVE Geils (Atlantic 81 86 Elvin Bishop (Capricorn/WB CPS 0252) 14 19 LOVE/THEN YOU CAN TELL The J Band 3320) 11 LONELY NIGHT (ANGEL ME GOODBYE 77 LOVE IS ALIVE Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245! Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 81 43) 87 - FACE) 46 MOVIN Captain &Tennille (A&M 1 782} 4 2 Brass Construction (United Artists XW 755-Y) 78 DON'T STOP ST NOW Hot Chocolate ( Big T ree/Atlantic 1 6060) 83 88 12 DREAM WEAVER 47 CAN T HIDE LOVE Gary Wright (Warner Bros WBS8167) 8 5 Earth. Wind 8 Fire (Col. 3-10309) 79 JEALOUSY /? Maior Harris (Atlantic 3321 86 91 13 THERE S A KIND OF HUSH 48 LOVE IN THE SHADOWS Neil Sedaka (Rocket MCA 40543) 80 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT (ALL OVER THE WORLD) Starbuck (Private Stock 039) 92 - ' Carpenters (ASM 1800) 12 12 49 UNION MAN Cate Brothers (Asylum 45294) 81 DANCE WIT ME 14 SHANNON RufustABC 121 79) Henry Gross (Lifesong 45002) 21 33 50 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Eagles (Asylum 45293) 82 LOVE HANGOVER 15 SWEET THING 5th Dimension (ABC 12181) 89 93 Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (ABC 12149} 13 6 51 FALLEN ANGEL Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45074) 57 64 83 GET CLOSER 16 TRYIN TO GET THE FEELING Seals 8 Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190) 95 99 52 THERE WON’T BE NO AGAIN 84 MAKING OUR DREAMS COME Barry Manilow (Arista AS 01 72} 22 28 COUNTRY MUSIC CW McCall (Polydor 14310) 55 58 17 DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT TRUE THEME FROM S.W.A.T. Cyndi Grecco (Private Stock 45086) ANIGHT) Rhythm HeritagelABC 12135) 40 29 Four Seasons (Warner Bros /Curb 8168; 85 EVERYDAY WITHOUT YOU Hamilton. Joe Frank 8 Reynolds (Playboy 6068) 91 96 18 STRANGE MAGIC CUPID T ony Orlando 8 Dawn ( Elektra E45302) 38 25 Electric Light Orchestra (UA XW 770-Y) 86 DOUBLE TROUBLE 92 19 ACTION I VE GOT A FEELING (WELL Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA 40532) 90 Sweet (Capitol 4220) BE SEEING EACH OTHER 87 HEY BABY (Epic 8-501 79} 93 97 20 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO AGAIN) Ted Nugent Abba (Atlantic 3310) Al Wilson (Playboy 6062) 61 73 88 THINKING OF YOU 21 DREAM ON ANYTIME (I’LL BE THERE) Paul Davis (Bang 724) 94 — Aerosmith (Columbia3-10278) Paul Anka (United Artists XW789-Y! 63 72 89 JASPER 22 SARA SMILE Jim Stafford (Polydor 14309) 96 — Hall 8 Oates (RCA PB 10530! 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR 23 MISTY BLUE LOVER 90 I’M MANDY, FLY ME Paul Simon (Columbia 3-10270! 49 37 1 0cc (Mercury 73779) 97 98 Dorothy Moore (Malaco T K M1029! 91 CRAZY ON YOU 24 RHIANNON FALLING APART AT THE 7021 — — 345', Heart (Mushroom Fleetwood Mac (Warner/Reprise 1 SEAMS Marmalade (Ariola America/Capitol 76191 65 74 92 TAKIN’ ST TO THE STREETS 25 LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros 8196) — — O Jays(Phila