DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF THE MUSIC/RECORD INDUSTRY -- ,-_ (- ; 7\ f^ OCTOBER 20, 1973 3:r`j.,r F - Y' IN THE WORLD: , °S.'L+., 'Y:s. WHO E nnn mmmnminlmmmonnmnuunuuumuwmmmmummmmwuniuuunnnmuunm 1111111111n. / ) v V 1 yn COUNTRY MUSIC , r Í, The Opry House, Formerly The Ryman ^:' Known To Millions As 3 Auditorium, -. r The Home Of WSM Radio's Grand Ole Opry House Since 1941, Has Stood As A Country Music Landmark. The Venerable And Historic Edifice, y In 1891 Is In Its Last Days Of ; - Built , , . í o In This Special Issue, t Service. 5 - ^ Music '73 Record World Looks At Country I- The 48th Grand I' '-I ii In Conjunction With 1,< t- .' s ' Ole Opry Birthday Celebration. .r¡ - 9 M HITS OF THE WEEK HAS NO FRANK SINA1RA, "OL' BLUE EYES IS Frank LOGGINS & MESSINA, "MY MUSIC" RONSTADT, "LOVE eyes s W as (prod. by Jim Messina) (Jas- PRIDE" (prod. by John Boy - 2 BACK." Singing as wonderfully Noah returned to w.wI3eNryr perilla/Gnossos,ASCAP). Ian) (Walden/Glasco, ASCAP). ever, Frank iinatra has Sed b]íMin m collection hNy Long-awaited single from Taken from her beautiful new record ng witn a marvelous Q produced by Don J that dynamic duo has been album "Con't Cry Now," this of songs mas-erfully Gordon Jen- culled from -heir forthcoming Kaz-Titus classic has been per- Costa and arranged by hits include album. Written by both of formed tc tine hilt by Ms. Ron- kins. F'otentia multi -format Try and "Dream them, tune 's a cute rocker stadt. Songstress will see the "Let Me Again" Blue Eyes. that should please their many hit side of popdgm once Away." Wel:ome back, fans. Columbia 4-45952. again. Asylxm 11026. Reprise FS 2155 (5.98). Black Moses SINGERS, "IF YOU'RE READY FRIENDS, "GONNA. HAVE A GOOD ISAAC HAYEi, "JOY." THE STAPLE with this silky ( (COME GO WITH ME)" (East/ TIME" (prod. by Michael won't get the shaft slice hot buttered soul that will see Memphis, BMI). From -heir a. - Lloyd) (Miller, ASCAP). New of 1,41141` lun.v A bit of bum "Be What You Are" group fecturing Michael Lloyd, immeciate chart movement. title tune could be comes this gentle soul swinger Steve Kipner and Darryl Cot- the fire 15 -minute "I Love You that's sure to cross over to ton debuts with a powerhouse a monster single, and sensual shaker. pop easily. Along the same piece of pop that should That's All" is a bold and Hall wro'e and pro- lines as "I'll Take You There" make many friends and fans. Hayes 'Mille spiri- and vital- goldie, disc should go to the Trio could oe very, very big! duced the album with (5.98). top quickly. Stax 0179 MGM 14.546. ity. Enterprise ENS -5007 (Sfax) WILLM.MS, "SOLITAIRE." Andy THE HOLLIES, "THE DAY THAT CURLY BOBBY BLUE BLAND, "THIS TIME I'M ANDY with one of rock- BILLY SHOT DOWN CRAZY GONE FOR GOOD" (prod. by has joined forces Richard SAM McGEE" (prod. by the Steve Barri) (Don, BMI). Blues dom's most eminent producers, combined on Hollies) (Famous, ASCAP). singer Blani has been around Perry, and the duo have songs that were Long -titled single mcrks the for years on the Duke label a set of mos-ly new rock session greats return of Allan Clarke as a racking up many chart good- recorded with such Voorman. major force in this English ies. With the acquisition of as Nicky Hcpcins and Klaus range group. "Long Cool Woman" the label by Dunhill, he's Andy sings with incomparable "That I; All" and sound -alike should ge- lotsa ready fo- superstardom. Ex- and sensitivity on "Remember... Columbia KC 32383 (5.98). bullets. Epic 5-11051. cellent! Cunhill 4369. LOU REED, "6ERLIN." Reed s latest al- & RITA, "A SONG I'D LIKE TO SING" MOCEDADES, "TOUCH THE WIND (EREE KRIS tive tunes are (prod. by David Anderle) TU)" (prod- by Juan Carlos bum of evocc talk/sung into a theatrical glimpse of the (Combine, BPAI). The Sonny & Calderon) (Radmus, ASCAP). wover word of Berlin in the 1930s. Cher of Mellowlond offer Record fea-ures English lyrics decaden- The albi..m has already garnered great their first single as a c.o with on one side, Spanish on the for its depth and vi- this reggae -flavored Kristof- other, and either one coulc critical acclain the album's most inter- ferson opus. Culled from their step out as a leftfield smash. sion. Some of songs include "Lady Day," the successful "Full Moon" Ip, cut Good lecd vocal and fantas- esting line Says" and "Men Of should rise to hitdom A&M tic hook c inch it. Tara 10C bizarre "Cara RCA APLI -0207 (5.98) 1475. (Famous). Good Fortune " Country Cross-Overs Boom Laginestra Speech Stresses International Expansion Nears Dealers Forecast Heavy Sales Bogart Resigns from Buddah Grammy Deadline Stones, Elton Dominate Charts New Late-Nite Rock TVer Dialogue: Norman Weiser 1 o SWEET SOUL 5" R The new single forced from the miraculous album by THE HUES CORPORATION RCA APL1,APS1/APK1-0323 THE HUES CORPORATION FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION ``'J;, .` U4 ' T 0 ti.r. tr k. F , -:a: . - .a."'Or ` íáT: { h' " i .. 11 áLTu_'Rt'.,i 4, I 4 r Includes: Freedom for the Stallion THE HUES CORPORATION IS NOW ON TOUR WITH ROBERTA FLACK. RCA Records and Tapes Dedicated to the Needs Of the Music/Record Industry OCTOBER 20, 1973 Laginestra Stresses Intl. Expansion Country Cross-Overs: In Speech to RCA Licensees Bigger Than Ever global operations," Laginestra NEW YORK - "International By LENNY BEER and ALLEN LEVY expansion offers record com- added. panies their greatest opportuni- With an eye toward greater NEW YORK - An analysis of sion of a cornfed soda pop com- ties in the immediate future," internationalization, Laginestra Record World's charts reveals that mercial) Donna Fargo's "Little Girl Rocco Laginestra, President of said RCA Records' American country -pop cross-overs are oc- Gone" (Dot). RCA Records, said to an interna- operation will continue to be curring at a great and ever-increas- The album chart corroborates tional convention of RCA subsi- treated as a subsidiary and 'that ing rate. This, in a sense, is nothing what the single chart suggests- diaries and licensees in New the company's full scope of opera- new. Such artists as Hank Williams that country's comin' on strong Wil- York last week. tions will be directed toward the and Jim Reeves were always big with pop audiences. "Hank Back, Vol. 1" (Shelter), Leon's "In the United States, we are entire world, with the establish- stars in both country and pop and son's ment of international super acts the tradition of cross pollination love song to those small town a mature industry, and although John Denver and David has into today's record tunes, is country, as are Kris and this still is the largest record mar- like continued Rita (that's Kristofferson and Cool- ket in the world and we will Bowie. market. He emphasized the interna- idge) straight from the cotton continue to treat it as such, we This week's singles chart shows tionalization of the company by fields on their opus for A&M; have seen a leveling off of in- that country twang is every bit as stating that he recently had ap- B.W. Stevenson's "My Maria" elpee dustry sales, and I think the im- important as big city hard rock- (RCA) is as country as cornsilk as mediate future will see an ever - pointed a domestic employee as in fact, the two trends seem to is Kristofferson's "Jesus Was a shrinking number of record head of international operations have the charts pretty much sewed and a man, with international ex- on page 145) companies as the competition up. A perusal of the charts reveals (Continued perience as head of the domestic stiffens for a more slowly growing such hot items as Capricorn's All- adding that this domestic market. It is overseas operations, man Bros.' "Ramblin' Man" (a ideas where the real growth opportu- international exchange of country song for sure and a de- New Late -Night strengthen RCA's nities lie," he said. could only parture for a group basically (Continued on page 145) rock), Rock Show Planned "The companies which survive knowr for hard, if flowing influenced "My Maria" By CRAIG FISHER in the next few years in the the country by B. W. Stevenson (RCA), Bobby United States will be the ones LOS ANGELES With "Don Bogart Exits Buddah (The First - which use their resources and Goldsboro's "Summer Kirshner's Rock Concert" an ap- Wilson's (aka manpower wisely, who develop NEW YORK-Record World Time)" and Hank parently assured success, Record Russell) In My Sweet international artists and the ones has learned from informed Leon "Rollin' World learned last week that a Marie Os- which aggressively expand as sources at the Buddah Group Baby's Arms" (Shelter), new series .devoted to rock music that Neil Bogart, Co -President mond's rendition of the country will shortly join the burgeoning Roses" (MGM), Kris of the company, has tendered classic "Paper field of rock shows in late -night waxing his resignation. Although Bo- Kristofferson's Monument television slots. The half-hour syn- Grammy Deadline winning gart's resignation has not been of "Why Me" (an award dicated series, to be called "In officially accepted by Buddah's country -gospel tune), Conway Session," will premiere following This Friday tune parent company, Viewlex, ac- Twitty's controversial country "In Concert" Nov.