} Paid Circulation This Issue 21,812, Including 1,900 Oversee .1 July 3, 1961 4.1 .50 CZ Cia c.? itt tai . CL w - ái J _J Ñt VtCs Q G 1 m B LLB DARE z r 4 'MUSIC WEEIc Music -Phonograph Merchandising Radio -Tv Programming Coin Machine Operating Seeburg Spikes Rumors on Cap to Issue Albums European Production Base On New Weekly Basis By OMER ANDERSON production facilities in West Ger- Olas partly front imported and many. Canteen acquired the Tono - partly front domestic components. To Release 3 or 4 COLOGNE -Seeburg will not Only Pop LP's at Time; mat Company of Nett Isenberg, But Gilbert voiced the strongest establish a European production near Frankfurt, where it is assem- skepticism about the advantages of Permits Pushing Artists base within the foreseeable future and Catalog Waxings bling the AMI. Wurlitzer is con- European production of juke boxes. despite the activity of other Amer- structing a factory at Huellhorst, in The Seeburg export chief conceded HOLLYWOOD Capitol Rec- monthly avalanche of product. ican coin machine manufacturers in - Northern Germany, to produce the foreign production and assembly of ords will start issuing LP's on a With fewer LP's to handle at a this direction. Lyric, a compact version of the U. S. products might be feasible weekly basis, abandoning the tra- time, Capitol's sales and promo- In an interview here, George L. Wurlitzer standard box. in the case of certain products, but ditional mass monthly album re- tional corps will be able to devote H. Gilbert. vice -president of See- not juke boxes. lease schedule. It will switch to the more effort to specific albums. burg international, scotched Rock -Ola Policy specu- "It is our experience that a made - weekly plan Monday (10). This Also, there will be fewer new re- lation that Seeburg might follow The third major American com- in- America juke box is always su- means the firm will issue only three leases vieing for the disk jockey's the lead of Automatic Canteen pany, Rock -Ola, ships mechanisms perior to the foreign -built or as- or four new pop LP's at a time as attention or competing for his air Company of America and Wur- and other major components to the sembled version," Gilbert said. opposed to hitting the market with time. litzer. A. W. Adickes Nova Company in "Where local laws require it, for in- 30 or 40 combined album Mott- In addition to shooting for a Both companies have established Hamburg, which assembles Rock- (Continued on page 37) buster. The plan will permit push- higher sales volume as a result of ing artists and their catalog wares. the weekly LP release plan, Capi- Capitol feels the market can tol has devised a means whereby more readily absorb a handful of it will integrate catalog selling with new LP's at a lime. Furthermore. its new releases. Here's how the R. &B. Disk Jockeys in Hit -Making Role; it feels this plan will result in fo- ;plan works: cusing more dealer and consumer Capitol will alternate its pop attention on individual releases offerings between a "highlight re- Break Singles & Spawn Fresh Issues than when these are included in a (Continued on page 34) By JUNE BUNDY and has emerged as the only jockey left scores of promotion men from all BOB ROLONTZ who is willing and /or able to give sizes of record companies because SPECIAL ARMADA PANEL NEW YORK - The rhythm new wax a big play. He can play (Continued on pace 34) and blues disk jockeys are becom- what he wants, introduce new rec- ing more and more the men who ords without a board meeting and AIRS 'DETROIT SITUATION' spin records new break the single record hits across by artists with- 'CLAIR DE LUNE' HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -The plight of the distributor and out about a the country. And this in turn helps worrying violating dealer in today's record business was highlighted during the "Top 40 -only" edict. make more and more single rec- IS POP STYLED ARMADA convention by a panel discussion of what was termed Naturally enough. record firm ords being released r. &b. or rock NEW YORK Debussy's the "Detroit situation." The panel was organized as a result and distribution - and roll -oriented. promotion men "Clair De Lune" went into of great interest aroused among the entire membership by either have or are The payola hearings inadvert- discovering the P.D. in the U. S. last week publication of stories in BMW telling of moves whereby Detroit importance of the r. ently helped make the r. &b. jock &b. jock io (it was published in June, distributors sought to strengthen the retail sales level by giving exposing new records and artists. the disk industry's prime outlet for 1905) and a number of Amer- dealers a 10 per cent price cut. Two other panels were canceled The old -line rock and breaking out a new record today. roll firms, ican labels issued pop versions in order to set aside sufficient time. So many broadcasters in big -city from the Chess's to the Atlantic's, of the song. One version, Prime movers of the Detroit cut were distributors Johnny have known the value markets clamped down on the air- of the r. &b. called "My Clair De Lune," Kaplan and Henry Droz, who poipted out the action was jocks for years. But now the larger ing of new releases - in favor of was rewritten and handed a necessary for survival in an area afflicted with a shrinkage of firms are picking up the idea. sales- tested "Top 40" formats lyric by Jerry Leiber and Mike retail accounts. To a hushed audience, Kaplan read a statement - Although many of in many areas the r. &b. spinner the r. &b. Stoller. This was recorded by explaining his point of view. Kaplan noted that much mis- jocks are on small stations. their Steve Lawrence for United understanding existed as to his company's decision. He said in importance in getting a single rec- Artists and George Feyer for part: THANK YOU FOR ord started is beyond far their watt- Cadence. Another version, cut "I will try to clarify the 'Detroit situation' as BMW age. First of all, they have a strong a long time ago but just re- recently referred to it. Michigan is undoubtedly the strongest REMINDING ME kid audience. they Secondly, leased, featured the Silhou- rack area in the country. Front a structure of approximately 450 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. records. - Big really promote And their ettes on the XYZ label. This outlets three or four years ago I, as a distributer, am down to yock of the exposure records helps to force ARMADA con- of version, adapted by Slay and about 200, and at the present trend may have 50 a year from vention program came near the pop jocks to follow them and its Crewe, is called "Magic now. Front a sales staff of eight men who gave my distributors end when Art Talmadge, re- spin the same disks to hold their Moon." The fourth recording and suppliers excellent catalog coverage, I am down to five elected president, was ratings. making is a forthcoming version cut struggling salesmen. In order to keep ,these five satisfied, I his thank -yous and There has been in mentioned strong rumor by the Travelers on Decca have had to subsidize them by turning over one- stops, some that his 1960 the a election in was trade for long time that some under the title "White Rose." (Continued on page 2) lucky in that he had just r. &b. jocks were being visited by joined United Artists and'both ARMADA and UA Records showed considerable growth RCA ROUNDS UP during the past year. Bobby Shad. president of Time, Index to Contents RIGHTS TO 'RIDE' broke up the meeting when NEW YORK -RCA Victor he hollered: "Art, you've been has landed the original -cast even luckier. You forgot. General hl.,r 045 57 Music- Phonograph rights to the forthcoming that Iry (Green, president Programming Guide- Singlos by of Intarnetionel Musi: 14 Merchandising 12 Broadway musical "Let It Mercury Records) sold the Category 25 Manufacturer News 4 Album 12 Ride." The show will star firm to Philips last week Top LP's 22 Cover of the Waal and Talent News . a Best Buys 27 George Gobel aed Sam we got stock!" Top LP's by Cèten,rs 20 in Records Top Marker ß-5.- '; 27 Best Selling. Phonographs & Levine and the musical score Coincidentally, other stock- 12 Music Pop Charts Yesteryear's . 10 Tape Recorders is being penned by Jay Living- holders in Mercury are: Morry Ohs Deals for Dealers 13 ston and Ray Evans. "Let It Bast Lys in Reconis . 27 Price, Arnold Dist., Chicago; New Dealer Products 12 Bast Selling Phonoa. sots & Reviews Ride" is based on the Broad- Hank Saves, Minneapolis Retailing Panel 12 ni- Tape Recorders 12 way comedy hit, "Three Men ter" operator, Hank Fine, LP R 25 ex- Best Selling Sheet on a Horse." It will open in ecutive with Mercury's Rich- IR Sni',' 27 Coin Machine Operating 35 New York October 6, after an mond pressing plant; Ray Bubbling Under ti.n Hot 100 24 Bulk Vending 40 out -of -town run in Philadel- Double Radio -TV Programming 10 Sher, prominent Chicago real - Play Disk: 35 Cein Mnth:ne New: 14 phia. Deal for the cast set Hits of the Word 14 tor, and Irvin Steinberg, Ken- Artists' Biograpi.ies 10 Coin Machine Prue Indes 25 was negotiated by Bob Yorke ny Honor Roll .of Hits 1a Programming Panel 10 Play Disks 35 Myers, Wilma Cozart, and Double and Joe Linhart of Victor with Lucille Hot 100.