Dance Compilations: M&M Looks At How J1oil) Labels Compile And Market The Records. 8LJAL-IlriD1_4 See Page 15. Europe's Music Radio Newsweekly.Volume 9. Issue 11 .March 14, 1992. £ 3, US$ 5, ECU 4 RCA Names FORMS CONSULTANCY Marsh As New UK MD Revert Leaves by Machgiel Bakker Jeremy Marsh is leaving his post as WEA Records UK MD to Los Principales take a similar position with RCA division until December 31), Fer- by Anna Marie de la Fuente Records UK. He will report to nando Salaverri (ex -music BMG Records (UK) chairman Shockwaves reverberated through director of SER pay -TV affiliate John Preston, who restructured Spain'smusicandbroadcast Canal Plus Spain) and Rafael de the company in May of last year. industry at the news that SER PD Benito (former head of PRISA's The RCA post had been vacant RafaelRevert has left EHR net advertisingmanagementfirm, for 10 months. Los 40 Principales to start his Gestion de Medios). RFM is Marsh joins RCA at a time own radio programming consul- backed bystart-upcapitalof when BMG's performance in the tancy group. PtalO million (app. US$100.000), UK album market over the last KISSES FOR EVERYONE - RCA Italy recording artist Luca Carboni Called Radio Formula Musi- of which Revert invested 40%. few yearshasseenastrong (seated, centre) dropped by Naples -based EHR net Radio Kiss Kiss to cal (RFM), Revert's partners are The rest is a split between De downfall-dropping from a 9.1% former PRISA colleagues Euge- Benito and Galdon. share in 1987 to 5.4% in 1991 talk about his latest record "Ci Vuole Un Fisico Bestiale." Pictured next to Carboni are presenters Gigio Rosa (left), Rosario Pellecchia (right) nio Galdon (director general of The company's first client will (figures compiled by ERA/CIN). and technical staffer Pio Ingegno (standing). the media group'saudio-visual (continueson page 26) (continues on page 26) N. America Back In Black; Springsteen Delivers A PolyGram Net Increases 25% 91%, video 8% and film 1%. Human Touch To Radio by Steve Wonsiewicz Says PolyGram president/CEO overhype the record, and the cam- steen weekend coming up and we & Mike McGeever by Machgiel Bakker Main Levy,"Theseexcellent paign on the two forthcoming want to co -promote his tour." A turnaround in its North Ameri-results bear witness to the rela- The new Bruce Springsteen sin- albums-Lucky Town and Human Although not confirmed, can operations contributed to a tive resilience of recorded music gleHumanTouchisgetting Touch, to be released simultane- Springsteenisexpected tohit 24.6% jumpinPolyGram's (continues on page 26) favourable reactions from Euro- ously on March 26-aims to let Europe in June with an arena tour. 1991 pre-tax operating income to pean radio programme directors. the music speak for itself. According to Bayern3/ Dfl 735 million (app. US$390 No. 1 in EUROPE Most stations contacted by M&M In the UK, thesingle was Munich programmeconsultant million) on a 20.5% increase in put the single straight into "A" delivered first to BBC Radio 1 on JimSampson, the length of the turnover to Dfl 6.3 billion. The European Hit Radio rotation. The song is likely to be March 4, followed five minutes single-fiveminutesandnine North American division swung MICHAEL JACKSON first embraced by EHR and rock later by a simultaneous satellite seconds for the radio edit-could into the black last year, earning Remember The Time formats, while AC stations are broadcast on the III network. cause some problems. "It breaks profits of Dfl 13 million, com- (Epic) slightly apprehensive about the Comments Capital FM/Lon- the bounds of our format. It's way pared to a loss of Dfl 48 million song'ssuddentempochange don PD Richard Park, "We put too long for magazine -type pro- in 1990. Net income moved in Coca-Cola Eurochart halfway through. the single straight in "A" rotation grammes, so I'm not too sure how tandem, up 24.8% to Dfl 446 George Michael & Elton John Despite a cautious approach and Springsteen fans have already long it will stay on powerplay. It's million. Operating margins also Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me from Columbia, which was wor- phoned to say they like it. At least currently on our 'A' list and we are inched up to 11.6% from 11.2%. (Epic) ried about leaks from the' US for the first week, I expect to play playing it four times a day. Spring- It was the seventh consecutive before the official March 4 radio it every four hours. It's the slow - steen is not one of our core artists; year of growth for the company, European Top 100 Albums releasedate,promotionefforts medium pace of the record that is he's more on the fringe and we which increased its share of the QUEEN were well underway at presstime. so popular in this country, like the only have six or seven of his global recorded music market to Greatest Hits II Contrary to most recent superstar recent hits by Bryan Adams and songs in our computer." 18.5% from17.5%.Of net sales, (Parlophone) releases, Columbia is keen not to Joe Cocker. We have a Spring- (continues on page 26) recorded music accountedfor A SAMPLER OF WINDHAM HILL JAZZ TUCK ANDRESS JOHN BEASLEY COMMOTION 2 BLUESIANAII BLUESIANA TRIANGLE HENRY BUTLER BILLY CHILDS STEVE ERQUIAGA MARTY KRYSTALL ANDY NARELL RAY OBIEDO BOB SHEPPARD TUCK & PATTI 1992 Windham Hill Europe TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET AmericanRadioHistory.Com Cfltakesfiears The hit single from the gold UK album "hormonally yours" KOK rotation breakout FRANCE scoop europe 11 rtl GERMANY rb 4 wdrl HOLLAND power fm tros radio 3 cfnb SWEDEN radio ryd radio huddinge NORWAY radio oslo nrk-report 2 DENMARK radio abc radio viborg radio horsens AUSTRIA cd international SWITZERLAND radio pilatus 104.9 POLAND radio zet polskie radio 1 & 2 UNITED KINGDOM bbc radio 1 capital fm AmericanRadioHistory.Com MUSIC & MEDIA PO Box 9027, 1006 AA Amsterdam Riinsburgstraat 11, 1059 AT Amsterdam Warner, rooArt Team Up Worldwide Tel: 31-20-669-1961 -Telex 12938 small offices in London, New Australia, none of its acts has so Apart from running rooArt, Fax: 31-20-669-1941; E-mail: DGS1113 by Machgiel Bakker York and Hong Kong, and is far broken through in Europe Murphy also owns management Publisher: Theo Roos Australian musicissetfor a seen as a leading independent under the label's previous three- company MMA (INXS, Jenny EDITORIAL major worldwide push now that label in Australia. The deal was year deal with worldwide distrib- Morris) and MMA Publishing Associate Publisher/Editor-In-Chief: Jeff Green rooArt has signed a joint venture signedbetweenMurphyand utor PolyGram. That agreement (handling the catalogues of Hit Senior Editor: Machgiel Bakker Managing Editor: Steve Wonsiewicz agreement with Warner Music WMI chairman/CEORamon expired last summer. & Run, Charisma, Tommy Boy Music Editor: Robbert Tilli International (WMI). It's Lopez in Sydney at the end of Since the beginning of the and EG). Chart Reports Manager/Jazz Editor: Terry Berne believed to be the first time an February. Both were unavailable '80s,Murphy'smissionwas The new deal brings Murphy Chart Processor: Raul Cairo Editorial Coordinator: Marlene Edmunds Australian label has struck such for comment. always to break Australian bands closer to the Warner operation Editorial Assistant: Claire Heffernan a worldwide deal with a major. RooArt's current roster con- out of their own market into the than ever before. In most territo- PRODUCTION Under the new pact, WMI sistsofRATCAT, Wendy world, and the success of super- ries, INXS is marketed through Production Manager: Rim Ederveen will market and distribute prod- Matthews, Screaming Jets, star band INXS proves it can Warner (US:Atlantic,Japan: DTP: Pauline VVitsenburg, uct released on the rooArt label, Hummingbirds and Tall Tales work. The agreement with WMI Will van Litsenburg Warner KK), excluding Europe Printer: Den Haag Offset foundedby INXSmanager And True. Although the label is likely to enhance the chances and South America (PolyGram/ Design: Peter van Seuren Chris Murphy in198S.. The managed to score two platinum for Australian music to make Mercury).Morrisissigned ADVERTISING Sydney -based label also operates albums and eight gold records in further global inroads. worldwide to east west. Associate Publisher/Sales Director: Ron Betist Deputy Sales Director: Kirk Bloomgarden Advertising Executives: Irit Harpaz, Erika Price Sales Coordinator: Inez Landwier ROL, RVI Syndicate T.J. Martell Broadens Italy: Advertising: Lidia Bonguardo, Via Umberto I° 13, 20039 Varedo, Milan; tel: 39-362-584424; fax: 39-362-584435 Mercury Tribute Show Call To Europe MARKETING Marketing Manager. Annette Knijnenberg regions for further distribution to nizationforResearchand Marketing: Kitty van der Meij (asst.), by Mike McGeever by Jeff Green Annette Duursma other stations. Treatment of Cancer Subscriptions: Lex Sternfeld, Gerry Keijzer Radio syndicator Rock Over The concert is expected to be TheUS -basedT.J.Martell IEORTC), based in London and ADMINISTRATION London (ROL) and broadcast heard and seen livein 50-60 Foundation, the music indus- Brussels. For the past 10 years it Financial Controller: Edwin Loupias di stributor/syndicatorRadio countries. try's primary medical charity, is had an ongoing programme to Computer Services: Mark Sperwer Vision International(RVI) Already confirmed tosend extending its call for support to underwrite research fellowships Programmer: Ronald Jansen Accounts: Peter Lavalette, Geertje have teamed up to distribute crews to the event are such radio the European music and broad- for European scientists. Starreveld, Bob van Schooneveld the rights for the "Tribute To networks as Italian EHR Radio cast industry. Over the past 17 BM1 president/CEO Fran- Executive Assistant: Deanne Blondeel Freddie Mercury" concert on 105, Europa 2 in Czechoslo- years, the Foundation has raised ces Preston has been named as EUROFILE AIDSAwarenessDayat vakia, Radio 24/Zurich and Ger- over USS50 milliontobattle the 1992 recipient of the T.J.