" . ' cashbox/news Atlantic Out fr 25 deCoteaux Midler Named With Five LPs when we get the chance to turn them on Reflects About Hasty Pudding to WLAC, whether it be through contest NEW YORK — Atlantic/ Atco Records promotions or playing basketball with has just released five new albums, deCoteaux „ 2, Woman Of Year the other media for charities, these types headlined by the third album from Bad of things that get our jocks in the Company, "Run With The Pack,” on duce I see each artist as an individual I LOS ANGELES — The Hasty Pudding limelight, our call letters in the limelight Swan Song Records. The release also try to keep everything else out of mind. I theatrical club of Harvard University will and get us in the mind of the listeners includes "Savage Eye," the second direct myself at their concept and bestow Bette Midler with its annual that we want to pick up on. album by the Pretty Things via Swan creative ability — what they can do and “Woman Of The Year" award on Feb. 17 Station image is not only music and Song; the live LP, “Doldinger Jubilee what they can’t do I listen to their pre- in Cambridge, Mass. personalities, it’s the programmers ’75" with Passport and guests including vious stuff and research it. I break it Ms. Midler will be honored in a parade behind these people and sounds "Radio Les McCann and Buddy Guy; the debut down and see if anything is missing culminating at Harvard Square, followed still comes down to gut feeling . we of Dutch instrumental group Finch, by an award presentation and a preview listen, we change with the times and try “Making hit records to me is a game of "Glory Of The inner Force"; and "Baby of the new Hasty Pudding show, the our utmost to make it work to keep us luck All Tony and I can do is the best we Face," the LP debut of the Wing and a club’s 1 28th original satire production. number one. All the research in the can with the product and then give it to Prayer Fife and Drum Corps (on Wing Bette Midler is the 26th annual woman world and all the greatest jocks in the the record company I just keep myself in and a Prayer Records). of the year honored by the Hasty Pud- world have gone into radio stations and the area of creativity and production. Marketing, merchandising, advertis- ding Club. Valerie Harper was honored have blown it. Why? It comes back down The thing I try to add to all my records is ing, and promotion priorities have been in 1975, Faye Dunaway in 1974 and Liza tension in to experience, gut feeling and expertise Even ballads. When I listen to set via sales kits circulated to all WEA Minnelli in 1973 Others include Carol in the business You make mistakes but records I listen for the tension and where Corp sales managers, marketing Channing, Shirley MacLaine, Carol it like everything else, you learn from breaks down I work under the coordinators assump- and promotion department ." Burnett and Katherine Hepburn. them tion that the tune is good, the artist is staff. Merchandising tools have been al- The award is given as a tribute to out- great, Image is an important factor, maybe the arranging is great. I pride located to the 19 WEA sales offices as standing women of the theatre who best the most important factor for radio sta- myself that I can do all things point-of-purchase, in-store marketing show “great artistic skill and feminine tions and their respective programmers aids. "Besides producing, there are many qualities." Ms Midler is currently on a To repeat . "work for an image that will national concert tour. will other things I’m into I have a lot of ideas She be star- strengthen the station and promote Upton, Blaine Form ring at the Theatre in written down Right now I think I'm Orpheum Boston yourself and all other personalities. Be Feb 20-24 and will arrive in that city ear- ahead of my time. But maybe soon I will The SVSusic People aware of what your audience likes and it I ly to be present for the award cere- get into just love music. I take each dislikes and reflect a positive warm, LOS ANGELES — Michael Lipton and monies, and recepti record one at a time I particularly enjoy show press Elliot Blaine have formed a new corpora- human image That’s what it is all about the Spinners. I have always been floored tion, The Music People, Inc The new . image by the group even when they were at Pickwick Dividend company will be opening two one-stops Image and this type of attitude from a Motown and were relatively unknown I in the San Francisco area, and has programming standpoint just goes to WOODBURY, also like Sister Sledge very much I'm N Y — Pickwick Interna- show why WLAC is such a highly rated purchased certain assets of Musical Isle tional Inc has declared a quarterly cash very fond of what Barry Manilow does I station in Nashville of America which has discontinued its dividend of $ 08 feel anybody is capable of having a hit a share payable to one-stop operations in the San Fran- shareholders March 19, 1976. record That’s one of the things I enjoy cisco area about working with so many groups. I Lipton’s career spans more then twen- Edgar Leslie Dies always feel we can have a hit together, Corrections ty years as a distributor, rack jobber and — Edgar Leslie, lyricist and NEW YORK and that's the thrill — to be able to create marketing executive. He began his former board member of the American a hit. “Just You And I," the new single by career with Cosnat Distributing and has Society of Composers, Authors and Melissa Manchester, was produced by spent the last ten years with United Publishers, died at Doctors Hospital (22) "One interesting thing that I have Vim Poncia for Richard Perry Produc- noticed is Artists Records in a variety of posts in- at the age of 90 Leslie was a charter the good music coming from tions, not by Perry himself. cluding vice Europe It shows president of marketing, member of ASCAP when it was founded good imagination. They president of UDC, senior vice president in 1914 and collaborated with Irving are doing a great job because it's not Due to a printer's error, the following of their music. I I United Artists Records, and most re- Berlin, Walter Donaldson, James don't think could do their LPs did not receive bullets last week: cently music. If I as president of Musical Isle of Monaco, Harry Warren and Joe Burke did German music here I think "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits," Ohio it would America. and Fred Ahlert, on such time-honored probably sound horrible I work Players' "Rattlesnake” and Bette Mid- constantly I The Music People, Inc will operate a standards as "For Me And My Gal," "Get because love music. I enjoy ler’s “Songs For The New Depression." one-stop location in San Francisco at Out And Get Under," "Oh What A Pal each new project because it is a Two singles, Paul Simon’s “50 Ways To 467 Sixth Street, and will open a new Was Mary," "Among My Souvenirs," challenge and I’m just a guy that’s tryin Leave Your Lover" and Jonathan Cain’s one-stop location in Oakland at 1025 W "Moon Over Miami," "Little Gypsy to make a livin'." "Till it’s Time To Say Goodbye" also jess levitt MacArthur Boulevard, on Feb 2. 1976 Tearoom" and "We Must Be Vigilant.” should have had bullets. Look, we tried Radio spots And the group YOUR You took deeiay didn't make it expense the group on parties It happens. account was that 8-city billboard on just declared promo tour the Strip big press . you were kits buying on the road tickets at with them for There’s one all the gigs consolation five weeks, GOLD' big ads. really though The works. hustling. Z] VAN DOVE?- 38 February 7, 1976.