March 3, 1973 NEWSPAPER $1.25 IODIC/4,LS II Maturity On Industry Discourse (Ed) .. H Izn ön EA Discrete Disk Move: it Fits Our A : 1v, lei n, Harrison Action: ABC Net Strong StàndVs. Pirate Ads... Metromedia Label Via RCA . New Cash Box Feature: Country Radio Additions O ODY UES: SQIN TO THE CHARTS www.americanradiohistory.com "FRANKENSTEIN:' THE NEW EDGAR WINTER GROUP SINGLE. DEMANDED FROM TH a I H ALBUM BY SOME GREAT RADIO PEOPLE ALL OPER 111E COUNTRY. For the last souple cf weeks. "Franken_sTeir :tas been the hat- -test LP c- it wound They've been ont :n Cleve- land L.A. and Det_ ci=. miry It's been highlighted on the *Aar front page of Gavin. And ncw in coaer the latest Friday Morning Qa.ar_er- *DT AT back Rudman flashes that " LLVV MG/VT Detroit has been receiving Top - 10 prone requests and it has blasted Erom 1.27 cLi status :c a char: de" --)u: at n-jnber 30" RFRANKENSTEIN9S A MINISTER. IN EPIC RECORDS ZF EPIC, MARCA REG. TAC PRINKED I U. -J. www.americanradiohistory.com THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC -RECORD WEEKLY girls Vol. XXXIV Number Sox3, - 37/March 1973 Publication Office/119 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019/Telephone: JUdson 6-2640/Cable Address Cash Box, N. Y. GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President IRV LICHTMAN Vice President and Director of Editorial CHRISTIE BARTER West Coast Manager Editorial New York KENNY KERNER ROBERT ADELS DON DROSSELL Hollywood RON BARON Research NARM Spells Maturity MIKE MARTUCCI Research Manager BOBBY SIEGEL Advertising ED ADLUM On Industry Discourse Art Director WOODY HARDING Coin Machine & Vending ED ADLUM liminary results of Fry's initial study in Manager A 15th anniversary of an industry DON DROSSELL gathering is a good juncture at which this area. CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago to sing the praises of an association, Another matter of great industry Circulation if, indeed, such praise is due. In the concern to be brought before the THERESA TORTOSA NARM convention will be the distress Manager case of NARM, the merchandisers' as- accolades are well deserved. of indie distributors, a segment of the HOLLYWOOD sociation, CHRISTIE BARTER That NARM conventions draw vital industry that seeks to survive the 6565 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 525), Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Phone: (213) Hollywood 9-2966 segments of the music business to- problems of its own internal makeup NASHVILLE gether in increasingly higher numbers and that of the establishment of JUANITA JONES by labels. 806 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 is merely a statistical approach to its branch systems major Phone: (615) 244-2898 success. NARM, as always, is also looking CHICAGO the future of the business. De- CAMILLE COMPASIO What we like about NARM-and the into 29 E. Madison St., Chicago, Ill. a tailed in last week's issue are NARM Phone: (312) FI 6-7272 agenda for this week's convention is demonstrations and in-depth discus- ENGLAND shining example-is that NARM is tru- DORRIS LAND ly a working convention. In years past, sions of two developments on the 3 Cork St.. London WI Phone: 01-7342374 NARM has always seen fit to raise mat- mind of every thinking music man. ARGENTINA ters of vital current concern. The And those, of course, are the sound MIGUEL SMIRNOFF of quadraphonic a mat- Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B" Buenos Aires, Argentina emerging tape cartridge, the problem disks-already Phone: 89-6796 of pirated product come immediately ter of consumer market fact-and the CANADA to mind as topics that NARM brought coming age of video disks/tapes. WALT GREALIS 6 Brentcliffe Road, Toronto 17, Ontario, Canada before previous annual meetings. The NARM agenda, we believe, re- Phone: (416) 425-0257 This year, however, the agenda is flects the maturity of NARM and that FRANCE itself. For it is clear that FRANK LIPS1K particularly rich in attempts to draw of the industry 5 Rue Alfred Dormeuil, 78 Croissy are opening up to a Phone: 225-26-31 attention to new developments and to industry forums frank view of the HOLLAND problems that afflict the business. In more realistic and PAUL ACKET business, leading to sincere and often Theresiastraat 59-63, The Hague the latter category, NARM is raising Phone: 837700 effective methods of ridding the busi- the question of "returns" before con- ITALY ness of conditions that eventually take GABRIELE G. ABBATE ventioneers, as part of its recently - Viale A. Doria 10, 20124 Milano their toll in that "bottom line." We BELGIUM announced sponsoring of a study by think NARM has stimulated much of ETIENNE SMET Fry Associates can Postbus 56. 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Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. www.americanradiohistory.com i DUELING BANJOS 34 SOUL SONG ONE MAN PARADE Deliverance Soundtrack -Warner Bros. 7659 3 6 Joe Stampley-Dot 17442 36 41 James Taylor -Warner Bros. 7682 76 (Dist: Paramount) KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT Candi Staton-Fame 91005 (Dist: U.A.) 77 90 HIS SONG Grass Roots -Dunhill 4335 40 48 DAISY A DAY Roberta FlackAtlantic 2940 5 14 CALL ME Jud Strunk -MGM 14463 78 89 3 COULD IT BE I'M FALLING Al Green -Hi 2235 (Dist: London) 50 64 PINBALL WIZARD/SEE ME, IN LOVE KISSING MY LOVE FEEL ME Spinners -Atlantic 2927 1 3 New Seekers-MGM/Verve 10709 80 92 Bill Withers -Sussex 250 (Dist: Buddah) 43 51 4 CROCODILE ROCK 71 FOLLOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOME HELLO HURRAY 75 Elton John -MCA 4000 2 2 Guess Who -RCA 0880 80 Alice Cooper -Warner Bros. 7673 44 56 LOVE TRAIN COOK WITH HONEY 39 MESSAGE Judy Collins-Elektra 45831 82 95 O'Jays-Phila. Int'I 3524 (Dist: Columbia) 7 9 Cymande-Janus 203 41 44 IF YOU GOTTA BREAK LAST SONG SPACE ODDITY Edward Bear -Capitol 8 13 ANOTHER HEART David Bowie -RCA 9876 45 52 Albert Hammond -Mums 6015 (Dist: Columbia) 83 7 DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE . KEEP ON SINGING 74 I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS YOUR FRIEND Austin Roberts-Chelsea 0110 (Dist: RCA) 46 53 James Brown-Polydor 14162 33 35 Lobo -Big Tree (Dist: Bell) 6 4 ONE LESS SET OF FOOTSTEPS STEP BY STEP 15 -Spring 85 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH Jim Croce -ABC 11346 47 55 Joe Simon 132 (Dist: Polydor) John Denver -RCA 0829 10 12 ROUND I6 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER TIE A YELLOW RIBBON Donny Osmond -MGM 14503 DADDY'S HOME THE OLE OAK TREE 11 Jermaine Jackson-Motown 1216 11 Dawn -Bell 45318 49 59 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Lou Reed -RCA 0887 86 96 JAMBALAYA LITTLE WILLY Blue Ridge Rangers -Fantasy 689 13 15 78 LOST HORIZON I The Sweet -Bell 45251 54 65 Shawn Philips-A&M 1405 81 88 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA 45 DREIDEL Deodato-CTI 12 15 27 WE Don McLean -United Artists 51100 19 20 79 DID IT THE COVER OF ROLLING STONE Syl Johnson -Hi 2229 (Dist: London) 84 91 46 TODAY I STARTED LOVING Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show -Columbia 45732 16 19 WILD FLOWER YOU AGAIN Skylark -Capitol 3511 88 13 DO YOU WANNA DANCE Bettye Swann -Atlantic 2921 48 50 Bette Midler-Atlantic 2928 14 16 e1 ARMED AND EXTREMELY 47 A LETTER TO MYSELF I'M JUST A SINGER IN A Chi -Lites -Brunswick 55491 59 76 DANGEROUS First Choice-Philly Groove 175 (Dist: Bell) 92 ROCK & ROLL BAND PEACEFUL Moody Blues -Threshold 67012 (Dist: London) 18 22 Helen Reddy -Capitol 13527 56 66 82 PALACE GUARD Rick Nelson -MCA 40001 79 84 15 OH BABE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY MASTERPIECE Hurricane Smith -Capitol 3383 4 1 Temptations -Gordy 7126 58 69 83 FUNKY WORM Ohio Players -Westbound 214 (Dist: Janus) 87 93 16 YOU'RE SO VAIN MASTER OF EYES Carly Simon-Elektra 45824 12 8 Aretha Franklin -Atlantic 2941 57 68 84 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO War -United Artists 50975 27 21 17 DO IT AGAIN 51 CONTROL OF ME WALK Steely Dan -ABC 11338 9 7 Les Emerson -Lion 141 (Dist: MGM) 37 39 85 PUT ON YOUR SHOES AND Clarence Carter -Fame 179 (Dist: U.A.) 89 94 DANNY'S SONG BOO BOO DON'T CHA BE BLUE Anne Murray -Capitol 3481 25 31 Tommy James -Roulette 7140 61 70 86 NAMES, TAGS, NUMBERS BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN WHY WE LIVE TOGETHER & LABELS 53 CAN'T Association -Mums 6016 (Dist: Columbia) 90 97 Gallery -Sussex 248 (Dist: Buddah) 24 28 Timmy Thomas -Glades 1703 20 5 20 LIVING TOGETHER BITTER 87 CRAZY LEGS BAD Donald Austin -Eastbound 603 (Dist: Janus) 93 99 GROWING TOGETHER 41> Melanie -Neighborhood 4210 (Dist: Paramount) 62 72 5th Dimension -Bell 45310 21 24 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS GYPSY 05 Abraham's Children-Buddah 340 21 PEACEFUL EASY FEELING WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Eagles -Asylum 11013 (Dist: Atlantic) 22 26 Vicki Lawrence -Bell 45303 69 78 GUDBUY T'JANE Slade-Polydor 15060 AUBREY 56 SUPERSTITION Bread-Elektra 45832 26 34 Stevie Wonder-Tamla 54226 23 17 90 WOMAN FROM TOKYO Deep Purple -Warner Brothers 7672 91 98 NEITHER ONE OF US SUPERMAN Gladys Knight & Pips -Soul 35098 (Dist: Motown) 30 40 Donna Fargo -Dot 1744 71 83 91 KEEP ME IN MIND Lynn Anderson -Columbia 45768 94 GIVE ME YOUR LOVE ONE MAN BAND Barbara Mason-Buddah 331 28 32 Ronnie Dyson -Columbia 45776 73 86 92 I'M DOIN' FINE New York City -Chelsea 0113 (Dist: RCA) 95 HUMMINGBIRD 59 HAPPY (LOVE THEME FROM Seals & Crofts -Warner Bros.