record Dedicated T Setting The Needs Of The Mueic & Record world Ind:utry gay ltd 14 A Ss3Ar - tit; li""? 3A May 23, 1970 75c In the opinion of the editors, this week the following recoras are the WHO SINGLE PICKS OF THE WEEK 1,L x114141 IN THE HILLY RRDRVE REERROS WORLD I0.0w6 10 MIL AIWl Oi H' THliff HNC, NIGHT THE uE,oNPc+ "Mama Told Me (Not to The world as described in The Delphonics follow up "A Song of Joy" (Barnegat, Come)" (January, BMI( is "Ball of Confusion" (10 - "Didn't I" with "Trying to BMI) is an adaptation of Three Dog Night's newest bete, BMI) may be in big Make a Fool of Me" (Nickel the last movement of Bee- smash. Randy Newman song trouble but the Temptations Shoe, BMI) and it's just as thoven's Ninth by Miguel will delight their legions will continue their good compellingly beautiful (Phil- Rios. Must be heard and it of loyal followers (Dunhill luck with this one (Gordy ly Groove 162). will because it's a non-stop 4239). 7099). smash (A&M 1193). SLEEPER PICKS OF THE WEEK a i 1300.0 MORNING E1201111 ;THE Irc! -'4 HE R1iLE5 06 V WINE AN i.,....... '+r......u` Daybreak sings "Good The Rattles sing about "The Weinstein & Stroll spend "This Bitter Earth" (Eden, Morning Freedom" (Cook - Witch" (Multi -Mood, BMI) their time "Looking at BMI) feautres The Satisfac- away, BMI) and will have which is a real heavyweight Life" (Blackwood, BMI) in tions doing an excellent to say "hello hit" pretty contender. Song and per- this moving number featur- job on this Clyde Otis soon. Boy -girl voices, chor- formance are instant im- ing a great Chips (who song. Group has a great us, wah-wah and a good pact grabbers. (Probe 480). else?) Moman production 1950s ballad sound (Lionel time feeling (Uni 55234). (Chips 2837). 3201). ALBUM PICKS OF THE WEEK UaÄM,tR Hal David, Lyricist Half of the Multi - Awarded Hit "Company" is musical com- Karen Wyman has finally Eugene McDaniels, w h o Bert Sommer lets the world edy's newest landmark. The put the finishing touches bills himself as "the left have a look "Inside Bert Songwriting Team of brilliant Stephen Sondheim on her first album, and it's reverend me d," has an al- Sommer" on this new al- score is given frenzied per- a beauty. She leaps to bum that really gets to the bum from the new Eleu- (Burt) Bacharach & David, tinence by a sparkling cast femme singing heights nitty gritty of contempo- thera label. The fellow (Columbia OS 3550). (Decca DL 75211). rary unrest (Atlantic SD smiles for all (Eleuthera Gives Rare Trade Inter- 8259). ELS 36000). view on Page 10. www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com new single ncn ELVIS VICTOR SINGS MAMA LIKED THE ROSES RCA ELVIS VICTOR SINGS THE WONDER OF YOU From Elvis' new LP "On Stage" Coming Soon C imo..ue«o.m,r..,.rea.e,.v,:m.a us. #47-9835 Records RC,' and Tapes www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com FTC Would End ABKCO Industries 'Unfair' Club Plan Operating at Profit WASHINGTON - The Fed- eral Trade Commission pro- ABKCO Industries has an- company has now utilized all CBS Answers nounced $1.19 per prior period tax losses applic- posed a rule earnings of last week to out- common share for the six able to ordinary income. law as "inherently unfair" the FTC on Club months ended March 31, 1970. The increase in net sales dur- sales plan used by many disk The CBS Direct Marketing Allen Klein, President, ex- ing the current period is at- and book clubs. Services Division has made the plained that this amount repre- tributable, in part, to the re- The FTC action was aimed following comment on the Fed- sents an operating profit of 74e lease of more new phonograph at all sales techniques that re- eral Trade Commission's notice per share or $827,000 as con- records manufactured by the quire 'subscribers to say in ad- of rulemaking proceeding relat- trasted with 6e per share or company and which achieved vance that they do not want a ing to negative option plans: $66,000 for the corresponding wide public acceptance. New de- specific selection. Otherwise "The CBS Direct Marketing six months ended March 31, mand for the company's recorded they are billed for it. Services Division will oppose 1969. product in the form of tape car- The FTC said that such the rule proposed by the Fed- An extraordinary item tridges and cassettes further schemes exploited such corn - eral Trade Commission, which, amounted to $500,000 in the contributed to the increase. current semiannual period as a Strang Apple Sales mon human traits as "pro - in effect, would ban negative crastination or forgetfulness option and continuity selling. result of the utilization of tax Increased business manage- losses carried over from prior ment fees resulted from the in order to put liability upon The Division, which operates subscribers the Columbia Record Club and periods. Extraordinary items company's management of the for merchandise corresponding s i x Beatles' Apple group of com- they may other mail-order businesses for the not want." takes pride in its standards of months ended March 31, 1969, panies pursuant to ABKCO's The FTC suggested that such operations, which go far beyond aggregated $224,000 resulting appointment in May, 1969, as schemes enabled sellers to take the ordinary guidelines for con- from losses on securities of exclusive business manager. advantage of the uncertainties sumer protection. $140,000; and an extraordinary The Apple group of companies of postal service, computer "We question whether t h e gain on the purchase of a long experienced strong sales during errors and centralized methods specific problems described by term liability of a subsidiary the six months ended March 31, of credit administration and the Commission exist to any of $364,000 including a reduc- 1970, of recordings manufac- debt collection "to extract pay- meaningful extent. Before the tion of Federal income taxes of tured and released under the ments from subscribers on Commission formulates n e w $192,000 due to the utilization Apple label. whom financial liability has rules eliminating a practice of prior period tax losses. The (Continued on page 50) been unfairly imposed." that has obviously appealed to It said subscribers have millions of Americans for more sometimes been 'denied suffi- than forty years, an intensive cient time to reject merchan- study of those problems and an dise, and in some cases such assessment of all possible solu- Gene Chandler to Mercury clubs failed to terminate a tions should be made. The di- CHICAGO Gene Chandler, membership after a subscriber vision will make every effort to - had sent in a proper cancella- cooperate with artist, producer and songwri- the Commission ter, has been to an ex- tion notice. in such a signed study." clusive recording contract by Mercury Records, announces Mercury President Irwin H. Gowan Administrative VP Steinberg. Chandler's first Mercury sin- Of GRT Record gle, "Groovy Situation," is be- Group ing released this week. NEW YORK - Len Levy, Chandler, who has been a President of the newly -formed steady seller since his "Duke GRT Record Group, announced of Earl" hit in 1961, recently the appointment of Joe Gowan produced Mel and Tim's top - as Vice President in charge of selling "Backfield in Motion" Bill "Bunky" Shepard, Gene administration. Gowan, who will for his Bamboo label, as well Chandler, I. H. Steinberg. report directly to Levy, will be as the pair's upcoming release, responsible for the administra- "Mail Call." Company and is involved in a tive supervision of all of the Besides being President of managerial role with all his GRT Record Group's labels (the Bamboo Records, Chandler also acts. One of his artists, Gloria Chess Group, Janus, Neptune owns the Cachand Publishing (Continued on page 41) and GRT). Levy commented: "The ap- pointment of Gowan represents the first step in the establish- ment of a firm foundation for Racusin to Supervise RCA our newly -formed operation." Most recently, Gowan was International Temporarily Vice President in charge of ad- ministration for Chess Records, London Meets Norman Racusin, President of from the position of Managing where he was responsible for Re RCA Records, will directly su- Director, Record Division, RCA artist and repertoire, accounting, New Group pervise the activities of the Ltd., London. publicity, production, warehous- London Records will stage RCA Record International De- To facilitate the. continuity of ing and shipping as well as the three special regional distribu- partment until replacements are business, Racusin indicated he operation of Termar Recording tor meetings in connection with announced for Dario Soria, who will temporarily act in both Studios. Prior to joining Chess the major promotion and mer- is departing from the position capacities and will spend a sub- this past January, he was Di- chandising drive now taking of Division Vice President, stantial amount of time in the rector of Administration for shape on Symphonic Metamor- Record International Depart- immediate future on -the -spot Metromedia Records, where he phosis, new rock group. ment, and Bernard Ness, whose overseeing the operation in (Continued on page 41) (Continued on page 41) resignation has been announced Great Britain. RECORD WORLD-May 23, 1970 www.americanradiohistory.comAmericanRadioHistory.Com Lane Prophesy Sales Director Beasley Col UIIUUIIIIIIIIUf IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIUIIIIINI1Mldlll111111111 LOS ANGELES-Tim Lane, Promo Mgr. ír former Atlantic Records assist- ant director of LP sales and Sam Beasley has been ap- 0 marketing, is moving West to pointed Regional Promotion Manager, East Coast, R&B, Co- 200 W.