-v41 ikvi WEEKLY SINGLE PICK SINGLE COPY PRICE $3.00 Volume 51 No. 4 November 25, 1989 ALBUMS TO WATCH WHITESNAKE Slip Of The Tongue TEARS FOR FEARS ERASURE HOT The Seeds Of Love Wild SINGLES JANET JACKSON LAMBADA GRATEFUL DEAD Rhythm Nation 1814 Kaoma Built To Last CBS - 15 3015-H ROC KLANDWONDERLAND TRACY CHAPMAN ERIC CLAPTON Kim Mitchell Crossroads Journeyman BLAME IT ON THE RAIN BILLY JOEL ALBUM PICK TAYLOR DAYNE Milli Vanilli Storm Front Can't Fight Fate DON'T KNOW MUCH BOB DYLAN ROY ORBISON Linda Rondstadt Oh Mercy A Black And White Night Live LEAVE A LIGHT ON THE ALARM Belinda Carlisle Change PARADOX Paradox LIVING IN SIN MEN WITHOUT HATS Bon Jovi In The 21st Century ROCK AND A HARD PLACE CHRIS DEBURGH Rolling Stones Sparks To A Flame No.1 SINGLE JUST BETWEEN YOU DWIGHT YOAKAM AND ME Just Lookin' For A Hit Lou Gramm LINDA RONDSTADT I'M NOT THE MAN Cry Like A Rainstorm ... I USED TO BE Fine Young Cannibals KISS Hot In The Shade I LIVE BY THE GROOVE Paul Carrack BAD ENGLISH Bad English SO HARD Sass Jordan STILL LOVIN' YOU SINGLES LAURIE ANDERSON Honeymoon Suite TO WATCH Strange Angels Warner Bros - 92 59004-P STILL GOT THIS THING Alannah Myles TOO HOT SACRIFICE Loverboy PRETENDING Elton John LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Eric Clapton FREE FALLIN' HOW AM I SUPPOSED Roxette Tom Petty TO LIVE ... EMI - 7PRO-04409-F DANCING ON A WING The Works WHITE HOT Michael Bolton Tom Cochrane & Red Rider - LICENCE TO CHILL Independent new age artist No.1 ALBUM Billy Ocean JANIE'S GOT A GUN Aerosmith Patrick Bernard makes use of RESCUE ME the science of Japa on his Sass Jordan DEVOLUTION WORKIN' MAN BLUES newestrelease,Atlantis The Alarm Angelis. -Page 7 aatektlEN /or TO WATCH' NO TRESPASSING George Fox I'LL ACCEPT THE ROSE Rita MacNeil THE COLOUR OF YOUR COLLAR Gary Fjellgaard DON'T LEAVE HER LONELY TOO LONG Marty Stuart WHAT ABOUT HER 1715i. !,01,1 .A'NOW I: Terry Carisse THE CENTRE OF THE MILLI VANILLI UNIVERSE Girl You Know You It's True Bellamy Bros Arista - AL -8592-N 2 - RPM - November 25, 1989 with, "They (the broadcasters) also fail to CRIA's Robertson broadsides broadcasters acknowledge thebenefitsof reciprocity, In a stinging rebuttal to criticism of proposed Performing andPerformersRightis whereby countries that currently have the copyright leglislation made (Nov. 13/89) at established in law in virtually every major right will reciprocally return performance theannualcon- Western country except Canada and the revenuetoCanadianartistsandrights ference of the Cana- United States ... its objective being to allow owners,"suggestingthat "With Canada dian Association of both the performer and the copyright owner representing only 4 percent of the world Broadcasters (CAB) in the sound recording the opportunity to music market ... the inflow could far exceed in Montreal, Brian control the exploitation of their work. It is a the outflow." Robertson,Presi- parallel right to that currently enjoyed by In conclusion and in respect to the dent of the Canadian composers and music publishers." concerns of smaller,less profitable radid RecordingIndustry Robertson was obviously perturbed by stations, Robertson reveals that CRIAhas Association (CRIA), what he describes as broadcasters making already made a proposal to the CAB that, "in dresseddownthe statements "about rights money leaving the our view, addresses this issue ... however, it criticism with country ... but what they will not concede is mustberecognizedthattheradio CRIA's positioning. that the royalty flow is only reflective of the broadcasting industry is increasingly being "Becauseofthe Brian Robertson music that they themselves program." dominated by large, profitable corporations changing influences of new technologies," He continues his attack on the CAB thathaveeveryabilitytocompensate Robertson pointsout,"our industryis performers and copyright owners for the increasinglyexperiencingtheescalating Beatles settle all claims exploitation of their works." unauthorizedexploitationofsound against Capitol -EMI recordings," continuing with, "Our only Black signs deal guarantee of a stable industry in the 1990's is Bhaskar Menon, Chairman, EMI Music toprotectourrightsthrough copyright Worldwide and Capitol -EMI Music Inc., and with Isba label George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo legislation." ParisBlackhassignedamulti -album Robertson goes on to point out that the Starr and Yoko Ono Lennon have jointly recording and management agreement with Canadian recording industry "has been a announced "the settlement of all outstanding IsbaRecordsand MCM Entertainment victim of an outdated Copyright Act for lawsuits between the artists, Apple, EMI ManagementofMontreal.Theabove decades and for the first time, we are seeing a Records and Capitol Records." announcement was made (Nov. 2/89) by government that is willing to address these According to the report, issued by Sue Maurice Velenosi, President of the label and inequities." Robertson goes on to stress, "A Satriano, Vice President Public Relations/ management firm. Corporate Communications,Capitol -EMI Originallyfrom London,England, Music Inc., the parties have agreed, "as a Black has established himself with a large specific term of the settlement, that neither teen and A/C following through his previous they nor their representatives or advisors will independently released LP entitledSecret be permittedto make any comment or Seduction, as well as his heavily rotated video statement regarding the settlement other than releases. as appears in this announcement." The only comment made was by Menon, who stated, "The Beatles' recordings are a unique legacy in the history of popular music which EMI has been privileged to represent since 1962," continuing and concluding with, "We are most delighted to have resolved all the differences which arose between us in recentyears,andlookforwardtothe continuation of our long standing and close, Redmond Communications has joined the relationship with the artists and Apple." FACTOR team becoming the tenth sponsoring broadcaster. Robert E Redmond, President of Redmond Communications, which owns Les Mis and Friends Toronto's CJEZ-FM, CKRY-FM Calgary, CHSC, Paris Black is seen above seated (I) with CHRE-FM St. Catharines and CHNR Simcoe, record for Kids' Hospital Isba/MCMPresidentMauriceVelenosi. presents his initial contribution to FACTOR's Looking on (I to r) Larry Mancini, Marc Racine, Executive Director Heather Sym. Les Miserables And Friends, members of Les Miscompany andfriends,well-known Steve Sechi, Marc Soucy and Martine Berube. Personnel changes for Canadian recording artists, Jannetta and Dan As Velenosi points out, Isba Records Hill, are scheduled to record Light A Child's and MCM Entertainment Management "are BMG Canada branches Life, an original by Wendy Lands (Les Mis) fully committed to increase Paris Black's BMG Music Canada has announced several and Jim Gillard at Toronto's McClear Place status in the Canadian and world markets." changes in their John Street (Toronto) office Studios (Nov. 26). The single, to be produced Blackiscurrently recording his new and the Ontario and Montreal branches. by Hayward Parrott (Tears Are Not Enough) album, to be released in the new year with Tim Williams,National Director of and Tim Thorney (Einstein Brothers), will be distribution by CBS Records in Canada. Sales, reports the appointment of Ralph Dun- used to raise money for the Children's Cancer Isbaiscurrently on the charts with ning to Coordinator, Sales Development at ResearchprojectatToronto'sSick Montreal -based Mitsou, whose debut album, the John Street office. He was previously On- Children's Hospital. El Mundo, has just gone platinum. tario sales representative. It has been pointed out that "no one will At the Ontario Branch, Terry Carson, be paid a penny for fees or expenses." Whiteman to HMV board announcestheappointmentof Doug Parrott, who is President of McClear Place, as Vice President MacDonald as Ontario sales representative. has donated studio space and all recording He joins BMG from PolyGram. Carson has facilities, Ed and David Mirvish and everyone Tony Hirsch, President, HMV Canada, has also announced the appointment of Tom connected with Mirvish Productions will also announcedtheappointmentofRoger Beyer to the position of Ontario customer be contributing their services and facilities, Whiteman to the HMV board as Inventory servicerepresentative. He was previously andseveralradiostationshave already andDistributionVicePresident.His junior clerk with BMG. committed to free coverage to help the sasle appointment is effective immediately. Michel Turcot of the Montreal Branch of the finished product. Whiteman is a fourteen -year veteran of reports the appointment of Howard Pinkas Lands and Aggie Cekuta Elliot are the the Canadian music industry and has been as sales/promotion representative. He was major force behind this fundraising event for with HMV Canada since its Canadian launch formerly with Radio Activite. the Children's Cancer Program. in 1987. He will report directly to Hirsch. CANADA Hirsch. to directly report will He 1987. in launch Canadian its since Canada HMV with for t IT! SAY IT, PLAY YOU ...WHEN been has and industry music Canadian the the of veteran -year fourteen a is Whiteman A/A immediately. effective is appointment sasle His President. Vice Distribution and eady U. O Y THANK Inventory as boird HMV the to Whiteman [ties, Roger of appointment the announced also has Canada, HMV President, Hirsch, Tony gone ding Plus. Musique Music, Much President Vice as lace, es." CIBC-FM,