1977 5, March CENTS 60 O 23 No, 26 Volume Weekly 1101.1A 94 COVER STORY Clive Davisto Clive Davis, America's most celebrated accoi 100 YEARS OF RECORDED SOUND record executive and president of the New also : York -based Arista label, will be the keynote IV speaker for RPM's Three Days In March. seller CRIA & CNE ready music blockbuster Mr. Davis is scheduled to address the dele- parla gates on the second day of the communi- Colu The Canadian Recording Industry Asso- cation meeting (Tuesday, March 15). Stan statu ciation, in cooperation with the Canadian WNW Klees, a director of RPM and in charge of sally National Exhitibion, announced plans to special projects, reports early registration in tl celebrate the 100th anniversary of recorded activity and is expecting delegates tocorn - but sound with a gigantic music exhibit. The the Automotive buiding will be taken over, imag renovated and tagged the Canadian Re- cording Industry Pavilion. strat. At a press gathering at the CNE (Feb 22), CNE general manager, Bill Mallatratt, paid tribute to the Canadian recording industry and introduced the president of the CRIA, p Terry Lynd, who isalso president, CBS Records. Lyndexplainedthat"Today, CRIA consisting of some 30 members who ac- count for better than 90% of all records and tapes manufactured and sold in Cana- da, speaks for an industry which employs some 10,000 people, with retailsales in 1976 in excess of $250,000,000 and pays approximately$50,000,000intaxesto p federal, provincial and municipal govern- prise members of the broadcast and record ments". He went on to explain that the communities from both sides of the border. major objectives of the CRIA is to totally Reservations for hospitality and overnight support professional Canadian talent and to create a great awareness of that talent in the minds of the public, the media- radio, press and television and the federal and provincial governments". Explaining some RPM's of the projects for 1977, Lynd described Artist sketch of mammoth stage to showcase recording acts at the CRIA Pavilion onesuch projectas"theorganization, p fmancing and publication of a national 3D1AY Canadian chart of the top 50 singles and LPs, based on actual product sales through WEA Music Canada; Ed Preston, vice-presi- sound". retailand national chain record outlets dent and general manager (Records Divi- Although it was too soon to reveal all NS across the country". He then revealed plans sion) RCA Ltd; Ross Reynolds, president, the plans for the Pavilion, Gosewich did for the creation of the Industry Pavilion GRT Canada; Brian Robertson, secretary, tell his audience that: "we intend to revive and introduced Arnold Gosewich, president CRIA; Mrs. Eleanor Sniderman, president, anddisplaytheexcellentexhibitthat MARCH of Capitol Records -EMI Canada. As Chair- Aquitaine Records; Sam Sniderman; and tracesthe historical development of re- man for the CRIA's organizing committee, George Struth, president, Quality Records. corded sound in this country with special RE Gosewich will be working with sub -com- Inexplainingthe immensityofthe emphasisonCanadianperformersand mittees headed by: Stan Kulin, president, project, Mr. Gosewich noted: "The Pavilion composers". It was also revealed that, in F U.A. Records*; Gerry Lacoursiere, managing will be the largest and most significant single cooperation with the Canadian Independent REGISTRATION director,A&M; TerryLynd,president, event taking place anywhere in the world Record Producers Association, there would CBS Records; Ken Middleton, president, marking the 100th anniversary of recorded be an on -site recording studio staffed by PRICES professional engineers and producers. Exhibits from all segments of the record- ing industrywill take up approximately Unique MCA exhibit for Trooper at C15 30,000 square feet on the main floor and TICKETS ARE another 20,000 .square feet on the mez- STILL AVAILABLE MCA will host a unique exhibit for at Phase One by Randy Bachman, will be zanine lvel. Record and tape product will FOR MONDAY Trooper during this year's Three Days In on hand for the exhibition and MCA Cana- be made avilable for sale to the public. March (the 14th through 15th). Located in da's vice-president, Scott Richards, advises A musicpavilionofthis magnitude & TUESDAY EVENTS the Toronto Ballroom,the exhibit will there will be surprise guests and exhibits. wouldn'tbecompletewithout"live" show, in detail, the recording preparation Companies fumed forexhibitsinclude entertainment and the CRIA have arranged (studio and mastering), jacket designing, RossEllis,Precision Records, CINRAM, for this as well. A stage setting with seating El MONDAY EVENTS pressing (including cartridge configurations) Yorkville Advertising, Phase One Studios capacityfor1,000willbethesetting (March 14th) through to marketing and promo at the and RPM. There will also be booths repre- for entertainment provided primarily by - $20 per person radio and street level. There will also be a senting MCA sales, promotion, production Canadianrecordingartists,coveringas specialdisplayshowingTrooper's new and E.D.P. plus areas showing radio, rack broad a music spectrum as possible. CRIA Gold Award. jobbing and retail in general. In summing up Gosewich stated: "This ri TUESDAY EVENTS Much time and effort is being put into A section of the Ballroom has also been is an enormous challenge we have taken on. March 15th) the construction of booths that will lead set aside as a theatre to feature Universal We are going to convert an almost 100,000 - $20 per person C15 delegates and invited guests, step by films to run non-stop. Another area of the square foot building into a major event and Ballroom will house a complete disco to happening at the CNE and plan to attract step, through the intricacies of the build- beset up with candlelighted tables and ing process necessary in marketing a record- at least one million people into it. We plan NO REFUNDS ing group. dance floor. Sound equipment and records, on being successful and maybe - just maybe supplied by Gene Lew, will make this a we'll be back in 1978 to help the CNE The Vancouver -based Trooper, produced unique mobile Cooly's Disco. celebrate their Centennial". No registratiol 1977. 4th, March after received if accepted be will registrations No Centennial". their celebrate CNE the help to 1978 in back be we'll a tis - maybe just maybe and successful being on >rds, REFUNDS NO one 3Y2 M4G Toronto Road, Brentcliffe 6 plan We it. into people million least at and to o March In Days Three RPM's to payable cheques make Please attract plan and CNE the at happening to and event major a into building foot square the person per - an Telephone Code Postal $20 100,000 almost convert to going are We ersal on. we 15th) March taken have challenge enormous an is been State or Prov City EVENTS TUESDAY 0 "This stated: Gosewich up summing In possible. as spectrum music a broad rack as Address person per - covering artists, recording Canadian :tion $20 by primarily provided entertainment for vre- Firm 14th) (March setting the be will 1,000 for capacity tdios EVENTS MONDAY H seating with setting stage A well. as this for AM, arranged have CRIA the and entertainment :lude "live" without complete be wouldn't ibits. magnitude (s) Name EVENTS TUESDAY & this of pavilion music A vises public. the to sale for avilable MONDAY FOR made be :ana- will product tape and Record lye!. zanine be 11 AVAILABLE STILL mez- the on feet .square 20,000 another and floor main the on feet square 30,000, (as registration for $ enclosed Find ARE TICKETS indicated) approximately up take will industry ing record- the of segments all from Exhibits 3Y2 M4G producers. and engineers professional Canada PRICES by staffed studio recording -site on an be >rded TN No. Toronto, would Road Brentcliffe 6 there Association, Producers Record vorld Independent Canadian the with cooperation iingle PY MARCH IN DAYS THREE RPM'S REGISTRATION in that, revealed also was It composers". vilion USE OFFICE and performers Canadian on emphasis the FORM REGISTRATION special with country this in sound corded rds. re- of development historical the traces and that exhibit excellent the display and dent, revive to intend "we that: audience his tell Mary, did Gosewich Pavilion, the for plans the .dent, SPEC 4( siemolicr MARCH all reveal to soon too was it Although Divi- .rte*, I. sound". presi- TELEC/IIALSION 1 rE a okir ons' * H AY Pavilion CRIA the at acts recording vcase vWEDNESDAYM QDINS SHOWCASING AND RPM's a overnight and hospitality for Reservations SUITES HOSPITALITY 1 border. the of sides both from communities OF EVENINGS TWO MARCH record and broadcast the of members prise WORKSHOPS TUESDAY PANELS, SPEAKERS, r EVENTS -id TA_ OF DAYS 9 MARCH on. and on goes he 1965, in Columbia of Officer stration list the and - Messina and Loggins Winter, Admini- Chief appointed was he When Johnny and Edgar Tears, & Sweat Blood, industry. movie the of that to equal image Chicago, Joplin, Janis Donovan, sand, glamour and tinsel a industry record the Strei- Barbra Garfunkel, and, Simon Dylan, giving for responsible most one the but - corn to delegates expecting is and activity Bob included: change of era Columbia industry", record the in revolution the in registration early reports projects, special Davis/ the during being into came that figure important most "the as known sally of charge in and RPM of director a Klees, Names fields. contemporary adult and rock univer- only not being as enjoys he status Stan 15). March (Tuesday, meeting cation on respective their of superstars and stars as present the into (U.S.) Records Columbia communi- the of day second the gates remain today whom of many talent, new from firing -publicizedmuch his parlayed dele- the address to scheduled is Davis Mr. fresh of careers the guiding and discovering Business, Record The Inside Clive: seller, March.