$1.25 DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF 7 HE MUSIC/RECORD INDUSTRY Vi( stn; FEBRUARY 3, 1973 WHO IN THE WORLD: SLADE Slade Are The Four Pop Power Dynamos With Six Top Five Singles To Their Credit In England. "Slayed?" Is Their Second Polydor Album On This Side Of The Atlantic, And With A Sure -Shot Single, "Gudbuy T' Jane," And A Massive Promo- tional Campaign Behind Them, Slade's Second American Tour This Spring Should Break Them Big. See Story Inside. HITS OF THE WEEK '(/) ARETHA FRANKLIN, "MASTER OF EYES (DEEPNESS LIGHTHOUSE, "YOU GIRL" (prod. by Jimmy Jenner) ELTON JOHN, "DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE OF YOUR EYES)" (prod, by Franklin (CAM-U.S.A., BMI). Another cheery PIANO PLAYER." Another brillieit Ip for Elton, J hit ( ,J & Jones) (Pundit/Syberia, BMI). bright record a la "Sunny Days" m beautifully packaged. Includes current All Z "Lady Soul" is back with a new which took Canadian group way up <J "Crocodile Rock" and the lovely "Daniel." U) ® tune bound to find its way to the the charts. Drummer Skip Prokop production credits are tops, and this is a guar- top very quickly. Her performance wrote it, and Jimmy Jenner again anteed smash success. MCA -2100. is magnificent, and she co -produced produced a superb pop disc. Evolu- and co -arranged disc with another tion 1072 (Stereo Dimension). genius Quincy Jones. Masterful! Atlantic 2941. THE STYLISTICS, "BREAK UP TO MAKE UP" (prod. RICHIE HAVENS, "EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND" JUDY COLLINS, "TRUE STORIES AND OTHER by Thom Bell) (Bellboy/Assorted, (prod. by Lou Reizner) (Arc, BMI). DREAMS." New album from one of our foremost BMI). From their smash Ip "Round Culled from Lou Reizner's produc- ladies is a rare beauty. Current single "Cook 2" comes this Thom Bell -Linda tion of the Who's classic rock opera With Honey" is very melodious. Self -penned Creed -Kenny Gamble -penned beauty. "Tommy," this tune, written by tunes are Collins' best yet, especially the clas- Philadelphia -based group continues Sonny Boy Williamson, is given a sically tinged "Secret Gardens." Elektra 75053. their winning ways, with the sound top notch performance by "Hawker" that has become their trademark. Richie Havens. Support is provided Another fine lead vocal by Russell by the London Symphony. A hit is in Thompkins Jr. Avco 4611. sight. Ode 66032 (A&M). FOUR TOPS, "AIN'T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE LOU REED, "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" (prod. by ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, "WATTSTAX." This two I'VE GOT)" (prod. by Barri, Lambert, CDBowie & Ronson) (Oakfield Ave., Ip set is a soul knockout live recording of the Potter) (Trousdale/Soldier, BMI). BMO. A real leftfielder from the Watts memorial concert, now filmed by Colum- "Keeper Of The Castle" catapulted former Velvet Undergrounder. Pro- bia. Super stars represented include Isaac this venerable contingent back to grammers will be cautious at first Hayes, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Albert King the top ten where it belongs. Levi but then will have to go with it. Pro- and others. Stax STS 2 3010. Stubbs' voice still brings chills to duced by friends David Bowie and the spine. Ain't no sound, like the. Mick Ronson. Upcoming tour will one they've got! Dunhill 4339 (ABC). also strengthen chances. Wild! RCA 0887. MELANIE, "BITTER BAD" (prod. by Peter Sche- JESSE FREDERICK, "I BELONG TO YOU" (prod. by SLADE, "SLAYED?" British group with many keryk) (Neighborhood, ASCAP). Artist Nick Jameson) (Shady Mountain, hits at home should make it big in America seems to make the strongest impact ASCAP). Label's other Jesse offers a with this heavy rocking Ip including their cur- when she sings cute, catchy tunes, self -penned composition along the rent single, "Gudbuy T' Jane" and past hit (i.e. "Brand New Key"). This new lines of George Harrison, Badfinger "Mama Weer All Crazee Now." Loud and pow- one has that same perky quality and the Nazz; so how can it miss? erful! Polydor PD 5524. that sets her apart from any other Disc is produced by a former mem- singer/writer. Sweet and good! ber of the American Dream, so the Neighborhood 4210 (Famous). Todd Rundgren influence is strong. Bearsville 0112 (WB). Seventh MIDEM Confab Biggest Ever RIAA Gold Reaches All -Time High In '72 New York Times Eying Big Three Music In Depth Coverage, Pics Of Stones Tour, L.A. Benefit WEA Meets At MIDEM Dialogue: Jac Holzman And Joel Friedman AmericanRadioHistory.Com MARJOE 3AD BUT NETT EVIL It's Mar_oe's new single called "Collection Box". Its good-time, handclapping. revival groove has even go -ten Bill Gavin behind it. And that's the gospel truth. = aar%IQ I SMI se Feleased Ccllaabn Box Lo all Behold! ' Co1lecton Box" 78-0111. A new single from the Cory ß1o7 Haháfsh altum "Majoe-Bad But Not Evil." CHE -101: P8CE, KCE-1005 Mar ufactured and C sbbulec by RCA Recoris AmericanRadioHistory.Com Dedicated to the Needs February 3, 1913 Of the Music/Record Industry Mango Records FBI Raids L. A. Pirate Den Seventh MIDEM A Created To LOS ANGELES-One of the Section 653 (h) of the Penal Smashing Success nation's largest tape duplicat- Code. Showcase Reggae ing plants was raided last Law enforcement authorities CANNES, FRANCE-The employees of the LOS ANGELES Mango MIDEM week by agents of the Federal reported that - seventh annual Con- firm engaged in duplicat- Records, a new label formed to Bureau of Investigation and were vention, held here last week into cartridges showcase reggae artists by Is- (20-26), was officers of the Los Angeles ing and loading by far the big- the number one recording cur- land Records' Chris Blackwell gest ever, with over 4,500 peo- Police Department, who seized 8- on the market, Carly and Shelter Records' Denny ple 42 attend- more than 75,000 pirated rently from countries "No Secrets," released Cordell, will be distributed in ing, as compared to the 900 track cartridge tapes, a quan- Simon's the U. S. and Canada by Cap- tity of pirated cassette tapes, by Elektra Records, when the people from 14 countries who copies itol Records, Inc., Brown attended the first MIDEM. and duplicating equipment. The plant was raided. Pirated Meggs, CRI Vice President, plant, which employs 20 per- of other copyrighted recordings There were also some 400 pirated Marketing, h a s announced. journalists 300 sons, was said to be capable of were also found. The and artists in ini- The initial Mango release, a attendance. The opening night producing 5,000 pirated tapes tapes bore a label with the soundtrack album titled "The gala was taped for television per shift and was operating on tials "CRP," which stands for Harder They Come" by Jimmy and at press time had been a shift -and -a -half a day. The Copyrighted Products. Cliff, is part of Capitol's Feb- bought for telecast by 11 raid climaxed an investigation ruary release. countries. by Federal and local law en- forcement authorities, based on WEA Gathering information supplied by the Recording Industry Association At MIDEM Times Looks of America. CANNES, FRANCE-WEA At Big Three The site of the raid was held a product meeting for its Audio Specialties Distributors here last It widely worldwide licensees NEW YORK was at 4138 Eagle Rock Boulevard Thursday during the MIDEM rumored last week that the here. The firm was said to be Convention in the same place New York Times would pur- headed by Arpad Loecsey, also where Atlantic signed the Rol- as Goldman and chase Robbins - Feist - Miller known Art ling Stones in 1971. The host Schwartz. Federal agents music publishers. In response .Jerry of the meeting was Nesuhi Er- were armed with a search war- repre- to a query from Record World, tegun, who welcomed the rant charging violation by the sentatives, then introduced War- a spokesman for the New York firm of the Federal Copyright ner Bros.' Board Chairman Mo Times stated that, while the Law protecting sound record- Ostin, who spoke on the success Mango Logo Times was interested and had ings made after February 15, of WEA and congratulated its investigated the Robbins mu- 1972. Local police had their own worldwide representatives. Next Cordell and Blackwell feel warrant charging violation of Pos- that reggae has the potential sic complex, no decision had Electra Vice President Mel the state's Anti -Piracy Law, ner was introduced, and he to become as important in the been made and no offer had his appreciation music industry as r&b. also extended been tendered. The Times, the to WEA's worldwide affiliates. "I think reggae has a chance spokesman continued, had by of breaking in America Gold Awards Reach Elektra presented product through musicians and profes- been looking at the company Carly Simon, Dana Cooper, Ve- sional people," stated Black- for several weeks with an eye New High In '72 ronique Sanson, Curt Boetcher, Judy Collins, Mickey Newbury, well. "It's already off the toward buying it, just as it has NEW YORK - Certifications ground in England, always one been looking at other proper- for gold recording awards set a (Continued on page 57) or two reggae records in the ties with purchase in mind. new all-time mark of 191 during charts. And some major rock The spokesman emphasized, 1972, the Recording Industry Pictures of the recently held artists have imitated reggae. however, that no steps had Association of America has re- Elektra convention in Phoenix The Jamaican reggae scene is been taken other than investi- ported. on p. 16. (Continued on page 57) gation.