op6OCountrydtibum Capitol Magnetics Increases Lacquer Disc Prices 621/2% Weeks Weeks "prudent for them to keep very quiet or they On On by Lola Scobey may find nobody will sell to them at all." 7/23 Chart 7/23 Chart 1 OL' WAYLON 25 SOUTHERN NIGHTS NASHVILLE - When there are only two Steve Temmer, head of Gotham Audio, GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol SO 11601) 20 21 the Pyral product, adds that WAYLON JENNINGS(RCAAPL1-2317 1 12 major manufacturers of a product, and one which imports raises prices 621/2%, major out- the protests "come under the heading of 2 KENNY ROGERS 26 IN PRISON IN PERSON suddenly (United Artists UA LA 689G) 2 17 I SONNY JAMES (Columbia KC 34708) 28 4 rage, shake-ups and shifts in the market being a cry baby. don't see what a $3 price 3 THE BEST OF FREDDY This is now happening in the increase has to do with a $40,000 record 27 MAKING A GOOD THING are inevitable. FENDER U.S. lacquer market. release." (ABC/Dot DO 2079) 3 12 BETTER OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN (MCA 2280) 32 2 On 1, Capitol Magnetic Products, Delicate Situation 4 CHANGES IN LATITUDES June - CHANGES IN 28 LOVERS, FRIENDS & division of Capitol Industries, which Temmer's remarks point up the delicacy ATTITUDES STRANGERS manufactures lacquers under the trade of the lacquer market. It is one in which JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC AB 990) 5 19 BARBARA MANDRELL name Audio Discs, announced a whopping quality control standards are extremely (ABC/Dot DO -2076) 31 7 S TO LEFTY FROM WILLIE 621/2% price increase effective July 1. The high, profit margins low, and the possibility WILLIE NELSON KC 34695) 10 4 (Columbia 29 LIVE other major competitor, Transco Products for expansion limited. "We aren't looking 6 NEW HARVEST ... FIRST BILLY CRASH" CRADDOCK has not any price in- for any more clients," says Temmer of GATHERING (ABC/Dot DO -2082) 35 2 Corp., announced DOLLY PARTON (RCA APL1-2188) 6 21 30 WAYLON LIVE creases. Pyral, which invented the lacquer disc in 7 RAMBLIN' FEVER WAYLON JENNINGS(RCAAPL1-1108) 27 34 Reaction from mastering plants here was 1934. "We have only a minor share of the MERLE HAGGARD (MCA 2267) 8 7 31 LINDA RONSTADT'S swift and vociferous with Glenn Snoddy, market, only the cream of the crop who 8 BEFORE HIS TIME GREATEST HITS president of Woodland Studios, firing off a want the fussiest applications. Pyral has us WILLIE NELSON (RCA APL1-2210) 4 12 (Asylum 7E-1092) 29 31 letter to the president of Capitol Magnetics on a rationing system. They do not want 9`` DYNAMIC DUO 32 CAROLINA DREAMS CONWAY TWITTY & LORETTA LYNN THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND stating that the increase is "completely out more clients, and there has even been (MCA 2278) 13 5 (Capricorn/WB CPK 0180) 30 17 of reason" and "a misunderstanding of the some talk of cutting off our supply 10 A MAN MUST CARRY ON 33 PLAY, GUITAR PLAY economics of this side of our business." altogether. Lacquers only account for JERRY JEFF WALKER (MCA 2-6003) 9 9 CONWAY TWITTY (MCA 2262) 26 16 The importer of a third lacquer, the Pyral about two percent of their business, and in 11 SONGS OF MIRRIAM 34 and it simply doesn't mean KRISTOFFERSON JESSI COLTER (Capitol ST -11583) 39 2 disc made in France says, however, of the dollars cents KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 35 ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS outraged Nashville plants, that it would be (continned on page 35) (Columbia PZ 34687) 11 11 VOL. 1 12 FIRST CLASS GEORGE JONES (Epic KE 34692) 33 4 MICKEY GILLEY 36 LET'S GET TOGETHER (Playboy/CBS KZ 34776) 16 7 Roy Given KE 34694) 34 7 Acuff Collection TAMMY WYNETTE (Epic 13 PRACTICE MAKES 37 CRYSTAL PERFECT CRYSTAL GAYLE JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ (United Artists LA 614G) 37 49 To Country Music Library (Mercury SRM 1-1144) 14 7 V -discs, 38 YOUR PLACE OR MINE Lola radio transcriptions, wartime test 14 RABBITT GARY STEWART (RCA APL1-2199) 40 15 by Scobey pressings, and a rare set of Royal Crown EDDIE RABBITT (Elektra 7E-1105) 18 5 39 SCORPIO NASHVILLE More than 20 years of Cola transcriptions. 7 - 15 THE OUTLAWS BILL ANDERSON (MCA 2264) 36 WAYLON JENNINGS/WILLIE NELSON collecting by a San Diego schoolteacher A large portion of the collection is 40 A RETROSPECTIVE JESSI COLTER/TOMPALL GLASER LINDA RONSTADT has resulted in the largest and most com- dedicated to Acuff's film career, including (RCA APL1-1327) 15 30 (CapitolSKBB 11629) 42 10 plete collection of material in existence on a seven of the eight motion pictures in which 18 SLIDE OFF OF YOUR SATIN 41 ABOUT LOVE country music performer being donated to he starred, and mountains of related SHEETS TOM T. HALL (Mercury SRM 1-1139) 38 9 PAYCHECK (Epic KE 34693) 19 6 the Country Music Foundation Library material such as movie posters, lobby JOHNNY 42 HOTEL CALIFORNIA 17 I REMEMBER PATSY EAGLES (Asylum 7E-1084) 41 25 here. cards, and stills from films. LORETTA LYNN 2265) 7 13 (MCA 43 VISIONS Elizabeth Roe Schlappi donated her According to Hatcher, "Much of the 18 MOODY BLUE DON WILLIAMS (ABC/Dot DOSD 2064) 43 25 massive collection of Roy Acuff materials, research value of the collection lies in the ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA AFL1-2428) 23 3 44 BEST OF THE STATLER valued by Danny Hatcher at printed materials relating to Acuff's career. 19 THE BEST OF MOE BANDY. library director BROTHERS around $10,000, to the library in a This is the type of material which survives VOL 1 (Mercury SRM 1-1037) 45 23 KC 34715) 22 4 ceremony held July 21. only through the dedicated efforts of collec- Columbia 45 SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT IN Ms. as Elizabeth Schlappi." Printed 20 WE MUST BELIEVE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (MCA 2099) - 1 Acuff was so enthused by Schlappi's tors such MAGIC 46 SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL donation that he has added holdings from material includes 18 boxes of clippings, CRYSTAL GAYLE TOMORROW his collection to her gift, and has photographs, letters, sheet music, (United Artists UA -LA 771G) 25 3 personal TOM JONES (Epic PE 34468) 44 21 donated nearly 149 reels of syndicated magazines, and books. 21 LUXURY LINER 47 EMMYLOU HARRIS THE RED HEADED television shows and films in which he ap- The remainder of the collection ranges (Warner Bros. WBS 2298) 12 26 STRANGER peared. from tape recordings of records, live per- WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC 33482) - 1 22 SHE'S JUST AN.OLD LOVE Included in the gigantic collection, which formances, and interviews, to such MEMORY 48 BEFORE THE NEXT TURNED will housed in the Roy Acuff Room of the items as glasses, and ash CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA APL1-2261( 17 16 TEARDROP FALLS be souvenir plates, FREDDY FENDER library, are more than five hundred discs trays bearing Acuff's likeness. 23 FARGO COUNTRY (ABC/Dot DOSD 2020) 48 22 DONNA FARGO (45s, 78s, and LPs) representing commer- It is known that individual fans have (Warner Bros. BS 2996( 24 20 49 WELCOME TO MY WORLD ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA APL1-2274) 47 15 cial U.S. releases by Acuff and the Smokey made substantial collections on artists 24 SONGS I'LL ALWAYS SING Mountain Boys and more than 50 discs of such as Gene Autry and Ray Whitley, but MERLE HAGGARD 50 GREATEST HITS VOL. II (Capitol SWBB 11531) 21 11 CONWAY TWITTY (MCA 2235) 50 37 foreign releases. Ms. Schlappi's is believed to be the largest. Also included are 130 commercial discs "Some fans even keep logs of a performer's of Roy Acuff imitators, records made by the shows," noted Douglas Green of the library. CMA Meet, Fair ATV Music Buys Four Smokey Mountain Boys on their own, other "Some, if their radio broke down, would BMI Publ. Companies singers backed by band members, tributes walk two miles to write down the list of Attracts 13,000 to Acuff, and records by Roy Acuff, Jr. Ar- songs their favorite artist sang on the radio LOS ANGELES - The Country Music NASHVILLE - ATV Music Corporation has tists include Pete "Bashful Brother Oswald" that day." Association (CMA) held its third quarterly finalized its million -dollar purchase of BMI Kirby, Jimmie Riddle, Charlie Collins, Ms. Schlappi, who refers to Acuff as "a board meeting in Seattle July 13 and 14 to publishing companies Brougham -Hall, Howdy Forrester, and many others. towering figure in country music," is author discuss the CMA Country Music Show and Sigler Street, Proudbird and Paul Richey The collection also contains more than of the forthcoming book, Roy Acuff: The to plan the country music show scheduled Music from owners George and Paul 130 non-commercial releases such as Smokey Mountain Boy. for Musexpo '77 in Miami Beach. Richey. According to Bud Wendell, CMA direc- Upon purchase, ATV garnered tor, more than 13,000 registrants attended copyrights on "Lucille," "Blanket On The the Sixth Annual Country Music Fan Fair Ground," "Little Band Of Gold," and "Too which took place concurrently. Many Memories" among the major country Frances Preston, long-range committee hits in the combined catalogs. chairman, brought the group up to date on The purchase includes the songwriter's the status of the CMA Country Music Show contracts for both George and Paul Richey, at IMIC in Amsterdam May 17. The show Roger Bowling, Frank Dycus, Robert John was televised by TROS-TV in Holland, with Jones and Steve Tutsie, according to Sam featured performers including Ronnie Trust, director of ATV's music publishing Milsap, Tammy Wynette and Charlie Rich.