oreign P.A/s: The 'No-Show' Act (Editorial) . RCA ets Multi-Million Dollar Fund For SelectaVision l/V Product Rights. .Racusin RCA President, Exec | P Of NBC... ingleton To uild $20 Mil amily Ent. Center In Tenn . RIAA-NAB Liai- Dn Committee Starting 1st Project . Levy xits Metromedia . CBS Int'l Growth Moves )NUMENT'S lOTH YEAR OF HIT ACTS INT’L SECTION BEGINS ON PAGE 59 Ryoko Moriyama Ray Stevens, Boots Randolph, Joe Simon, Tony Joe White. J ^^elast I you hear in the film IS tne Tirst voice you hear in The Byrds'single 4-44990 It's the voice of Roger McGuinn, leader of The Byrds, who also wrote the song. The “Ballad of Easy Rider" captures the expression and spirit of a restless generation searching for freedom. It’s only a single. But with the way things are these days, it's likely to become kind of a national anthem for this generation. On Columbia Records Publication Office / 1780 Broadway, New York, New York 10019 / Telephone: JUdson 6-2640 / Cable Address: Cash Box, N Y. GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Vice President IRV LICHTMAN Editor in Chief EDITORIAL MARV GOODMAN Assoc. Editor ALAN RINDE West Coast Editor JOHN KLEIN BOB COHEN BRUCE HARRIS EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS MIKE MARTUCCI ANTHONY LANZETTA ADVERTISING BERNIE BLAKE •Director of Advertising ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES STAN SOIFER, New York BILL STUPER, New York HARVEY GELLER, Hollywood WOODY HARDING Art Director COIN MACHINE & VENDING ED ADLUM Foreign P.A.'s: General Manager CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago LISSA MORROW, Hollywood CIRCULATION The No-Show Artist THERESA TORTOSA, Mgr. CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD CAMILLE COMPASIO HARVEY GELLER 29 E. Madison St. 6290 Sunset Blvd. Chicago 2, III. Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Phone: (312) FI 6-7272 Phone: (213) 465-2129 ENGLAND DORRIS LAND 3 Cork Street London, W1, England There has been a disturbing “no- promo trips result in no-movement of Tel: 01-734-2374 show” development in the journeys of inventory. Many acts have dramatically foreign sales HOLLAND American acts to foreign markets. Over improved their market ITALY PAUL ACKET the past few months, according to in- status by making time-to-time visits; MARIO PANVINI ROSATI Theresiastraat 59-63 formation received by Cash Box, a there is more than one tale of the U. S. Galleria Passarella 2 The Hague Milan (Italy) Tel: 837700 number of leading U. S. disk attractions attraction who scored heavily with its Tel: 790990 BELGIUM have failed to materialize abroad where first release at home, but failed to ac- GERMANY Etienne Smet Verriesfstroot they have committed themselves to complish similar success abroad. The MAL SONDOCK Hugo Sint-Niklaas (wass) Josef Raps Strasse 1 live appearances and guest shots on cure: a foreign tour and a happy end- Tel: (03) 76.48.80 Munich, Germany various TV shows. In addition, hit acts, ing. Tel: 326410 SCANDINAVIA SVEN G. WINQUIST some of whom have had no live expo- BRAZIL Kaggeholmsvagen 48, Some hit artists feel that they cannot PEDRO FRAZAO sure at all in key record markets, are Stockholm-Enskede, afford to give lucrative bookings in DE up VASCONCELOS Sweden, Tel: 59-56 85 displaying, an international music man Rua Frei Caneca, 1 1, Apt. 13 122 40 the States for foreign market dates remarked the other day, a “lack of al- Sao Paulo, S.P., Brazil AUSTRALIA that “barely pay plane fare.” These acts Tel: 239.40 18 RON TUDOR titude” in dismissing the world market. should not be expected to give up a ARGENTINA 8 Francis St., In both instances of “no-show,” these MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Heathmont, Victoria string of well-paying dates; it would be Tel: 870-5677 performers are making a grave mis- Rafaela 3978 worthwhile in our view, however, to Buenos Aires MEXICO take by not building an important finan- Tel: 69-1538 SALVADOR ARREGUIN forego a week’s bookings with anticipa- ANTONIO SENS cial base abroad. As for those who CANADA tion that foreign market exposure can, Tiber 100 — 7 y 8 Pisos WALT GREALIS make commitments to go abroad, but Mexico 5, D.F. in the long run, far overshadow the loss RPM fail to do so, they are giving the Ameri- Tel: 25-39-52 1 1-62-96 1560 Bayview Ave. of a few major dates. JAPAN can talent scene a black eye, a new -Toronto Ontario 17, Adv. Mgr. Tel: (416) ,89-2166 SHOICHI KUSANO variation on the so-called “Ugly Ameri- Cancelling out on foreign dates at the FRANCE Editorial Mgr. can.” last moment when arrangements are MORIHIRO NAGATA CHRISTOPHE IZARD With a rare exception to the rule, complete to the point of awaiting the 466 Higfashi-OIzumi 24, Rue Octave Feuillet Neirlmaku American record performers cannot artist is a matter of ethics; non-recog- Paris XVI Tel: 870-9358 Tokyo hope to achieve wide recognition over- nition of the foreign scene is stupidity; SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2S per year anywhere in the U.S.A. seas without making the live scene. It both have in common a lack of per- Published weekly by Cash Box, 1780 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Second class postage paid at Hartford, Conn. 06105 is one of the most consistent com- spective that is bad business for the U.S.A. plaints of label affiliates or licensees artist who only thinks of foreign coun- Copyright © 1969 by The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. that failure to make concert, TV and/or tries as a respite from his career. ° " A LITTLE WOMAN 34 WORLD BABY I’M FOR REAL Bobby Sherman-Metromedia 121 2 4 James Brown-King 6258 36 44 • Originals-Soul 35066 78 — JEAN 35 A BOY NAMED SUE CHAINS OF LOVE Ollver-Crewe 334 4 5 Johnny Cash-Columbia 44944 19 13 0 Bobby Bland-Duke 449 77 82 3 SUGAR SUGAR BALL OF FIRE 69 LOVE IN THE CITY Archies-Calendar 1008 1 1 Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette 7060 66 Turtles-White Whale 326 73 83 4 EASY TO BE HARD 37 SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME DOIN’ OUR THING Three Dog Night-Dunhill 4203 3 3 Aretha Franklin-Atlantic 2650 24 18 0 Clarence Carter-Atlantic 2660 79 90 5 THIS GIRL IS A WOMAN NOW SO GOOD TOGETHER TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Gary Puckett-Columbia 44967 6 8 @ Andy Kim-Steed 720 48 57 0 Glen Campbell-Capitol 2659 — — SUSPICIOUS MINDS 39 DADDY’S LITTLE MAN CHERRY HILL PARK 0 Elvis Presley-RCA 9764 11 19 0. C. Smith-Columbia 44948 33 35 0 Billy Joe Royal-Columbia 44902 81 92 7 EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ 40 RUNNIN’ BLUE 73 MOVE OVER Nilsson-RCAOiei 8 10 Doors-Elektra 45675 40 42 Steppenwolf-Dunhill 4205 35 31 ' .7 8 1 CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU RUBEN JAMES 74 LET A WOMAN BE A WOMAN Temptations-Gordy 7093 9 9 Kenny Rogers & First Edition-Reprise 0854 55 64 Dyke & The Blazers-Original Sound 89 68 74 ^ 9 HONKY TONK WOMEN 42 NO ONE FOR ME TO TURN TO 75 ETERNITY Rolling Stones-London 910 5 2 Spiral Starecase-Columbia 4492 43 45 Vikki Carr-Liberty 56132 75 76 I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE 43 IN A MOMENT 76 GROOVY GRUBWORM m Lou Christie-Buddah 116 15 16 Intrigues-Yew 1001 44 37 Harlow Wilcox-Plantation 28 83 87 11 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME 44 MAH-NA MAH-NA 77 HOLD ME Sly & Family Stone-Epic 10497 13 20 Ariel-AR 500 46 49 Baskerville Hounds-Avco Embassy 4504 74 79 12 CARRY ME BACK YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE (m MR. TURNKEY Rascals-Atlantic 2664 12 14 Brooklyn Bridge-Buddah 139 54 71 Zager & Evans-RCA 0246 - - TRACY 46 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE 79 DON’T WASTE MY TIME Cuff-Links-Decca 32533 20 32 Winstons-Metromedia 142 49 54 John Mayall-Polydor 14004 85 94 14 THATS THE WAY LOVE IS 47 JEALOUS KIND OF FELLOW TIME MACHINE Marvin Gaye-Tamla 54185 16 21 Garland Greene-Uni 55143 51 62 Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol 2567 92 98 15 GREEN RIVER 48 DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO 81 JACK & JILL Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy 625 10 7 Tommy Roe-ABC 11229 88 GO HOME II 16 I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Joe South-Capitol 2592 50 55 TURN ON A DREAM Tom Jones-Parrot 40018 7 6 SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME BoxTops-Mala 12042 - - g Flying Machine-Congress 6000 58 67 17 OH WHAT A NIGHT 83 1 STILL BELIEVE IN TOMORROW Dells-Cadet 5649 14 15 IS THAT ALL THERE IS John and Ann Ryder-Decca 32506 86 89 y BABY ITS YOU Peggy Lee-Capitol 2602 76 88 84 SUNDAY MORNIN’ COMIN’ DOWN Smith-Dunhill 4206 31 52 51 SON OF A LOVIN’ MAN Ray Stevens-Monument 1163 87 — H 19 GET TOGETHER Buchanan Bros. -Event 3805 56 59 WALK ON BY fl Youngbloods-RCA 9752 18 11 Issac Hayes- — JESUS IS A SOUL MAN Enterprise 9003 — 1 Lawrence Reynolds-Warner Bros./7 Arts 7322 62 72 20 HURT SO BAD @) UNDUN f, Lettermen-Capitol 2482 21 17 53 GOIN’ IN CIRCLES Guess Who-RCA0195 — — ' YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Friends of Distinction-RCA 0204 57 63 GET RHYTHM Dionne Warwick-Scepter 12262 37 48 54 MUDDY MISSISSIPPI LINE @ Johnny Cash-Sun 1103 — — 22 SUGAR ON SUNDAY Bobby Goldsboro- United Artist 50565 47 46 SHANGRI-LA — — Clique-White Whale 323 23 25 55 I’D WAIT A MILLION YEARS Lettermen-Capitoi 2643 Grassroots-Dunhill 4198 38 29 23 MAKE BELIEVE (g) SINCE 1 MET YOU Wind-Life 200 25 30 0) SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES Sonny James-Capitol 2595 — — Crosby, Stills & Nash-Atlantic 2676 67 24 WHEN 1 DIE 90 GOOD CLEAN FUN Motherlode-Buddah 131 17 12 57 SAD GIRL Monkees-Colgems 5005 91 — Intruders-Gamble 235 60 61 25 YOU, 1 91 COLOUR OF MY LOVE _ Rugbys-Amazon 1 29 34 58 ECHO PARK Jefferson-Decca 3250 94 26 WHATS THE USE OF BREAKING UP Keith Barbour-Epic 10486 64 75 92 ROCKY RACCOON Richie Havens-Stormy Forest 650 — — Jerry Butler-Mercury 72960 26 28 SOMETHING IN THE AIR 27 WE GOTTA ALL GET TOGETHER @ Thunderclap Newman-Track 2656 70 80 93 WAYS TO LOVE A MAN Tammy Wynette-Epic 10512 — _ ra Paul Revere & The Raiders-Columbia 44970 30 40 /crv 60 LIFE & DEATH IN G&A |rc Abaco Dream-A&M 1081 63 69 94 1 CAN’T BE ALL BAD er y® WEDDING BELL BLUES y s.