International Billboard New Music Magazine On Cassette, 95c, Debuts Fortnightly In London By PETER JONES Hits O The Wodd LONDON -A new -style music people will want to collect our (ç' Copyright 1981, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system. or transmitted, in any form magazine, published in the for- tapes rather than re -use them. We or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. mat of a C60 audio cassette, goes see our magazine as a valuable JAPAN 7 7 CHRISTOPHER CROSS, Christopher 7 NEW GOKEN LINDEMAN TJATAR on sale nationally here next promotional aid and stimulus for Cross, Warner Bros. /WEA VIDARE, Hasse /Tage, Svenska, (Courtesy Music Labo) month. It is a 8 NEW TATTOO YOU, Rolling Stones, Ljud fortnightly publica- record sales. Additionally, we'll As of 10/19/81 Rolling Stones 8 7 HARD KARLEK, Mats Ronander, tion, including interviews with never play a record all the way SINGLES 9 15 MISTAKEN IDENTITY, Kim Carnes. Polar This Last recording artists, snippets of mu- through." EMI 9 5 SAXPARTY 8, Igmar Nordstroms, Week Week sic and news 10 5 ICARO, Renato Zero, Zerolandia, Frituna and reviews. It has an initial print order of 1 1 GINGIRAGIN NI SARIGENAKU, RCA 10 6 FOER VAENTAN, Eva Dahlgren, CBS It sells at 50 pence (roughly 95 60,000 copies and is slanted for Masahiko Kondo, RVC (Jenny's) 11 NEW ANGELO BRANDUARDI, Angelo 2 2 HIGH SCHOOL LULLABY, Imokin cents), is titled "SFX" and is dis- the 16 -24 demographic. Branduardi, PolyGram Trio, Four Life (Fuji) ISRAEL 12 9 RONDO' VENEZIANO, Rondo' tributed by Comag to news agent The publishing company has 3 NEW KAZE TACHINU, Seiko Matsuda, (Courtesy Reshet Gimmel /IBA) Veneziano, Baby /CGD -MM and major chains, yet to se- CBS /Sony (Sun /JCM) As of 10/16/81 including get over the hurdle of 13 6 FACE VALUE, Phil Collins, Atlantic/ W.H. Smith. It comes attached to curing full rights to re- record 4 3 KISS WA ME NI SHITE, Venus, SINGLES Tokuma (Gelid) WEA This Last 14 10 GUILTY, Barbra Streisand, CBS a magazine -sized card for rack- copyright music for sale on a cas- 5 4 FURUSATO, Chiharu Matsuyama, Week Week 15 13 AMANTI, Julio Iglesias, CBS ing purposes 10 News (STV Pack /Pants) 1 2 TAINTED LOVE, Soft Cell, Bizzarre and minutes of sette. Says Salmon: "We're nego- 16 12 MAKING MOVIES, Dire Straits, 6 8 MICHINOKU HITORI TABI, Jouji 2 3 ABACAB, Genesis, Charisma the hour -long tape are available tiating now with Vertigo /PolyGram the Mechanical Yamamoto, Canyon (Nichion/ 3 4 START ME UP, Rolling Stones, for advertising, sold off in half- Copyright Protection Society to Kitajima) 17 11 LE MIE STRADE, Gianni Togni, Rolling Stones Paradiso /CGD -MM 7 6 MAMOTTE AGETAI, Yumi 4 1 HOLD ON TIGHT, Electric Light minute spots. try and establish a blanket roy- 18 NEW FABRIZIO DE ANDRE', Fabrizio De Matsutoya, Toshiba -EMI (Kirara) Orchestra, Jet But in advance the Andre', Ricordi of hitting alty similar to that paid by 8 7 SHOUJO NINGYO, Tsukasa Ito, 5 8 JAPANESE BOY, Aneka, Hansa 19 19 F.S., New Trolls, Fong Cetra newsstands, it has run into criti- broadcasting organizations." Japan (Yui /JCM) 6 5 URGENT, Foreigner, Atlantic 20 17 LA GRANDE GROTTA, Alberto Fortis, 9 - 5 KANASHIMI 2 YOUNG, Toshihiko 7 9 ONE IN TEN, U840, Dep Int'I cism that charging such a low And "SFX" has already for- Philips (PolyGram) Tahara, Canyon (Jenny's) 8 6 STARS ON 45 VOL. 2, Stars On 45, price for a re- usable tape is tan- mally applied for membership of 10 9 LONELY HEART, Creation, Toshiba - Mercury tamount to an encouragement of the British Phonographic Indus- EMI (NTV /Taiyo) HOLLAND 9 7 GIRLS ON FILM, Duran Duran, EMI home taping. try (BPI), the record industry 11 14 SAYONARA MOYOU, Toshihiro Ito, (Courtesy Stichting Nederlandse) 10 NEW WIRED FOR SOUND, Cliff Richard, Nippon Phonogram (Yamaha) As of 10/24/81 EMI However, Hugh Salmon, man- watchdog organization here. Its 12 12 NAMIDA NO SWEET (HERRY, SINGLES ALBUMS aging director, who conceived is considera- Chanels, Epic /Sony (PMP) application under This Last 1 1 NAOMI SHEMER SINGS HER OWN 13 11 TORI NO UTA, Kaoru Sugita, Radio the idea, insists: "We're tion. Week Week WORKS, Naomi Shemer, CBS sure City (Mai) 1 1 WHY TELL ME WHY, Anita Meyer, 2 2 ME AND SIMON, Yossi Banai, Hed 14 NEW TSUPPARI HIGH SCHOOL ROCK 'N' Ariola Artzi ROLL SHIKENHEN, Yokohama 2 4 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS 3 3 STARS ON 45, Stars On 45, Ginbaee MAGIC, Police, A&M Mercury 15 10 MOSHIMO PIANO GA HIKETANARA, 3 2 I'M SO GLAD TO BE A WOMAN, 4 4 MIDNIGHT, Shlono Artzi, Hed Artzi Toshlyuld Nishida, CBS /Sony Love Unlimited, Unlimited Gold 5 5 SUMMER 81, Various, Mercury PolyGram S'pore Looks 16 13 MOONLIGHT KISS, Maoko Kawai, 4 7 SUPER FREAK, Rick James, Motown 6 6 SIVAN, Yigal Bashan, Isradisc Nippon Columbia ( Gelai) 5 3 'N BEETJE VERLIEFD, Andre Hazes, 7 7 SHADOWS ON THE SUN, Arik Sinai, 17 15 STRIPPER, Kenji Sawada, Polydor EMI CBS (Watanabe) To India For Soundtracks 6 9 HURT, Timi Yuro, Liberty 8 8 FIFTH STEP, Shimi Tayori, CBS 18 16 SEISEI RUTEN, Masashi Sada, Free 7 10 TAINTED LOVE, Soft Cell, Vertigo 9 NEW SONGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE to its inter- "We also have an aKLr de- Flight (JCM /KK Masashi) SINGAPORE -True didn't 8 8 THE MARVELLOUS MARIONETTES, NIGHT, Nurit Galron, CBS 19 20 GUNJOU, Shinji Tanimura, Polystar national status, PolyGram offices in partment to handle international Doris D & Pins, Utopia 10 9 CHI MAI, Ennio Morricone, CBS (Noel /JCM) Southeast Asia are working to reach product other than American and 9 NEW MEXICO, Les Humphries Singers, 20 17 JEALOUSY, Yousul Inoue, Four Life Decca into the various markets by inter- British product," says Tan. "Things (Nichion /Hogan) BELGIUM 10 NEW MEER NEDERLANDSE STERRE, (Courtesy HUMO) changing product on a sales and cre- haven't changed very much since Rubberen Robbie, CNR ALBUMS As of 10,14/81 ative level. five years ago although we believe SINGLES 1 2 TSUKASA, Tsukasa Kou, Japan ALBUMS This Last 2 1 SELECTION, 1978-1981, Off Course, the market for Hindi and Indian 1 5 ALL ALONE AM I, Timi Yuro, Liberty Week Week Having struck up an under- Toshiba-EMI product is relatively large and can be 2 2 GEWOON ANDRE, Andre Hazes, EMI 1 2 WHY TELL ME WHY, Anita Meyer. 3 4 BYE BYE, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, standing with affiliates in Hong 3 1 SHADES OF DESIRE, Antis Meyer, Ariola expanded." Toshiba-EMI Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia Mole 2 1 JAPANESE BOY. Aneka, Ariola 4 5 LOVE POTION No. 1, Venus, and Malaysia, PolyGram Singapore PolyGram hopes to eliminate the 4 3 FRIENDS, BZN, Mercury 3 4 I'M SO GLAD TO BE A WOMAN, Tokuma 5 NEW GHOST IN THE MACHINE, Police, Love Unlimited, Unlimited Gold poor quality of the Indian imports 5 10 YOU HAVE is now looking toward the Indian COULD BEEN WITH ME, 4 6 DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY, by manufacturing locally. This will Sheena Easton, Toshiba -EMI market for a wide range of best -sell- 6 4 DE REGEN VOORBIJ, Rob De Nijs, Voggue, Phonogram 6 NEW FOLLOW ME, Iruka, Crown ing soundtracks. also give it a chance to restructure EMI 5 NEW DE DAG DAT HET ZONLICHT, John 7 3 SONGS IN THE ATTIC, Billy Joel, 7 8 ABACAB, Genesis, Vertigo Terra, Phonogram pricing to suit local rates. CBS /Sony 8 6 DIFFERENT WORLDS, Maywood, 6 NEW FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, Sheena Says Steven Tan, the company's MARIONETTE, Mayumi Indian music, Hindi in particular, 8 8 Itsuwa, EMI Easton, EMI a CBS /Sony &r international manager, "We has long influenced Malay music in 9 7 TATTOO YOU, Rolling Stones, 7 NEW HANDS UP, Ottawan, Carrere 9 NEW 3606 NICHI, Alice, Polystar were quite active with imports from style, tone and phrasing. The "dang- Rolling Stones 8 NEW STRANGERS ON 45, De Strangers, 10 6 STEREO TAIYOU ZOKU, Southern 30 NEW SEVEN, Madness, Stiff Dureco India earlier as demand provided All Stars, Victor dut" beat in Malay songs, for in- 9 NEW ENDLESS LOVE, Diana Ross & the right impetus. Additionally, stance, take after the syncopated 11 7 BILLY'S BARBECUE, Arabesque, Lionel Richie, Motown Victor there are three cinemas in Singapore SWEDEN 10 3 HOOKED ON CLASSICS, Royal beat style of Hindi songs. 12 13 Al NO SEDAI NO MAK NI, Shougo (Courtesy GLF) Philharmonic Orchestra, RCA which screen exclusively Hindi films Concludes Tan, "If not much else, Hamada, CBS /Sony As of 10,13/81 13 9 TATTOO YOU, Rolling from Pakistan. The popularity of Hindi material could be a viable Stones, SINGLES ALBUMS Rolling Stones This Last these films primarily among the In- source of material for local composi- 1 1 TATTOO YOU, Rolling Stones, 14 12 SUN GLOW, Yasuko Agawa, Victor Week Week Rolling Stones dians, Punjabs and even the Malays 15 15 LOVE POTION NO. 1, Michael 1 1 JAG VILL HA DIG. Freestyle, SOS tions. The general feeling is that 2 NEW REGEN VOORBIJ, Rob De Nijs, EMI Schenker Group, Toshiba -EMI 2 2 HANDS UP, Ottawa,,, Carrere gave us a ready made market." Asian music is our music. There are 3 NEW GHOST IN THE MACHINE, Police, 16 NEW BYE BYE MAKO LIVE, Mako Ishino, 3 6 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, Sheena A &M However, public complaints re- potential growth possibilities and Victor Easton, EMI 4 3 DE LIEDSJES DIE IK GRAAG HAD 17 17 Marty -EMI 4 7 HOOKED ON CLASSICS, Royal garding poor quality pressings from once we've succeeded in the inter - BALIN, Balin, Toshiba GEZONGEN, Will Tura, Polydor 18 11 BLUEJEAN MEMORY, Soundtrack, Philharmonic Orchestra, RCA India and the penetration of the pi- exchange program, maybe then we 5 5 LAAT ME MAAR LOPEN.