Volume 7 Issue 9 IR Stations The Future Of Vinyl March 7 Is vinyl in Europe on its way 1990 out? As US labels adopt no - MUSIC Dismiss Latest return policies with retailers, acceleratingthedemiseof JICRAR Figures vinyl, Music & Media talks to radio programmers in the first of a series of articles aimed at Thereliability of JICRAR's tors (AIRC) after a com- discoveringwhether radio, latest UK radio audience puter sampling error was retailersandrecordlabels figures - published in Music discovered. think the format has a future. & Media two weeks ago and Research company RSGB, See page 6. normally regarded as among commissioned to carry out the most accurate in Europe the research for JICRAR, - arebeing questioned had included the town of CONTENTS following complaints from Barnsley, which isoutside several stations. Radio Airestotalsurvey BRITS Awards To Be The European James Galpin, marketing area, instead of Wakefield, Seen Worldwide 3 Music A executiveat theRadio which isinsideRSGB, MustBox sellsUKaward to more Broadcast Marketing Bureau which is which originally stood by its countries Man evor before Trade Magazine MEDIA responsible for co-ordina- research, now says: The PolyGram Moves Into ting the JICRAR figures, sample was ,incorrectly East Berlin 4 admits thattherecent drawn by the sub -contractor Record company opensup UK CD Shipments figures lacked "a coherent responsible and cannot be CaSSEXIP SIOIC standard" because JICRAR regarded as representative Of was in the process of swit- Radio Aires current total JanFM Goes For Surge By 43% ching between two sampling survey area!' Media Touch 7 by Hugh Fielder systems. The nextfigures Trans World Communi- London action firm to emnlomsyntees London - CD shipments inbecause a sizeable propor- will be drawn entirely from cations Group, which owns Roared the UK rose 43% to 41.7tion of tapes used on them the new system. RadioAire,claimsthat Gong Pulls Out Of AVAILABLE ON 7'; 12:003 AND MAUI CD million while LPs slumpedhave been copied at homer WestYorkshirestation private research carried out GDR Deal 9 by 25./o to 37.9 million, ac- Despite gloomy predic- listeningfi- the re- 'HAWN TOUGH*SOLD 7,500.000 ALBUMS IN HE U.S. THE ALDER INCLUDES THE U.S AND U N. HI HIT SINGLESYOU MIT IDE RIGHT STUFF) AND WHIN TOUGH' Radio Aire's during JICRAR Baeariantesed ewesroast Eastern cording to the 1989 trade THE ALBUM MIRE SINGLES ARE ALREADY CHARTING IN ENGLAND, GERMANY, NORWAY, AUSTRIA. FINLAND AND SWITZERLAND tions the single has regis- gures,whichshoweda search period showed an in- Rano deliveryfigures from the tereda 2% increase over substantial drop during the creased reach for the station BritishPhonographicIn- 1988 figures. Soaping says second half of the year, have to35 /e,In the May/June Epic Tests For Aids dustry (BPI). that even the much - been declared null and void Single 10 The gentle decline of themaligned 7" single has held by the Association Of In- IR STATIONS Frenth company monitors response to LP in recent years appears up well and thecassette dependent Radio Contrac- continues on page 4 M Irekne to have accelerated sharply. single has gained ground. Radio Is Ready For However, the rapidly grow- Gallup's chart manager ing CD market was worth John Pinder points out that San Remo Adam broadcasters preparefor mt. £ 230.7 million last year, cat- although Gallup chart fesrmal ching up fast on the value of figures are based on sales N "12", 3 A U the cassette market which and BPI figures are based Selling Through was 251.9 million. on deliveries, Gallup shows Armchair Video 16 IFERNGIN' Although cassette delive-a 5% gain for the cassette TROUGN ries are up3% to 83 million single, an 8% increase for =OR,figures for the year the CD single and a 12% in-. San Remo ending June 1989 were 86 crease in 12" singles, manly AVAILABLE ON LP RD AND MC 40 million and BPI GM Peter due to the popularity of 23-32 Soaping says that 1989 may dance music. Roorem.,40Year Xntory; well be remembered as the Gallup figures also con- Aragonni ans For Success, WingUp yearthecassettealbum firm that the 7" single is For San Rano peaked: "It has shown only holding steady, which Pin. modest growth, mostly due der attributes to the succes- AnEMR publication in to the growing influence of sion of hits from the Stock, Fmncesca Salvi's debut entry, 'Esatto; went onto become last year's biggest selling San ROM, singly His entry this year, the CD.Portableplayers Aitken& Waterman produc- prewiewhd along with others in our feature on Italy's premier aren'treallysustainingit tion stable. musk festival. See pages 23-32. Bill rd ,ernrmemonal .....01111111e. CREEPS dueromato wee 0oh Like It! --- The first single and video NOIN 'Blue Tomato"! AmericanRadioHistory.Com Pan European News MUSIC MEDIA BRITS Awards To Be Seen Worldwidee vtral by Hugh Fielder This BADS Awards show has e Atra N been sold to a record number of crt, countries. Distributor Music Box Europe Ihat made with Czech radio to start Europa Plus (M&M has finalised TV deals with 57 Feb 17), the French private radio countriesincluding Japan,the has now unced it is going to USSR and China. The show now set up a commercial radio Slat). has a potential audience of 800 inBerlininco-operation with million. Radio DOR, EastGermany's The Awards, pre-recorded this state broadcaster, EuropeI in. tends to set up a similar, strictly year after embarrassing blunders formattedprogramme, which in the previous two years when it Radio Salo in Saarbrurt ken,Vest was screened live, played safe as Germany operates. theBritishPhonographicIn- * * * dustrysoughttorestoreits French producer Eddy Itorday is planning a TV series which he credibility. says will look at the war between Phil Collins was best British record companies, TV channels Male Artist for the fourth year Fine Young Cantu and radio stations. Barclay is hop- running and also won the best ing to get real stars to reveal all single with Another Day In Para- Group and Best British Album -national Group. and has already signed several dise. Annie Lennox of Euryth- as did Neneh Cherry who won But there was no award for Soul contra.. Hesaga theserieswill be more bitchy than 'Dallas: mics was best British Female Ar- both International Artist and In- II Soul who opened the show with * * * tist for the fourth year running. ternational Newcomer. Lisa a live performance, or for Bobby The CSA has added a new dimen- The Fine Young Cannibals got Stanfield was BestBritish Brown who apparently flew over sion to the battle for the Parisi. two awards-forBestBritish Newcomer and U2 the Best Inter - from the US just to present The TV viewer by asking for applica- Cure with the Best Video award. tions fora new, subscription only, Queen received a special award channel.Hot favourites are Euromusique and Canal Plus. inrecognition of their success * * * Oui FM, stillnegotiating with several record labels who want a stake in the company, has submit- ted a bid to take veer Lyon -based Zap Radlp The takeover isthe first stage in the station's planned )%1 rtpansionprogrammeanda irk _, spokesmansaiditisready to begin broadcasting as soon as the CSA gives its approval. * * * Accordingtoresearch by BIS _ : Neneh Cherry Mackintosh,the London -baud electronics business consultants, over the past 20 years. And prime worldwide output of CDs reached minister Margaret Thatcher rein- 1 billion units in 1959, an increase forced her belief in monetarism of 47% over the 1988 total, and by declaring that her favourite well above the company's 540 Senior CBS staff from Europe, Canada and the US visited Toronto to con- million units prediction for the grandate the Rolling Stones on the success of their album 'Steel Wheds! song of all time was How Much Is year. For 1990, a further increase The LP has earned gold and platinum discs in I0,,triesoutside the US That Doggy In The Window. El of 3971s is unwed, bringingam nual production to1.4billion units. The three main mark., Japan (165 million wits), the US French Combined Push For Foreign Affair (360 m) and. Europe (430 m) a, count for 95%0 of world output, Belgian indie Crammed Discs has 7W CDs will be distributed toNeon Judgement and Front 242 * * * As part of its reshufflu Century joined forces with Paris Virgin listenersdaring the17.W-18.00 on the turntables and we are very Megastore and rock radio station Radio has dropped Terry Wogan's time slot between March 12-18. interestedin what happens in weekly two-hour Saturday morn- Oui FM to promote Foreign Af- Pierre Rena, president of Oui Belgium!" ing sliow because of a "credibili- fair's French town The tour, coin- FM: "We already had Minimal Foreign Affair will also play an los problem. It was recorded in ciding with the release of theCompact's music on our playlist acousticsetinParis'Virgin tau earlier in the week and band's debut album East On Fire, so Foreign Affair was the next Megastore on March 18 where listeners were disappointed that beginsmid -March. Full -page logical they were unable to have live ac- step. We were involved another 350 special CDs will be cess to the programme. adverts have also been taken outwith Minimal Compact's two last given out to people carrying a in leading music magazine Best. concerts and the festival copy of Best magazine. To contact Promotion manager Dirk van Transmusicales de Rennes where The jointcampaign has der Auwera says further ads willForeign Affair made their debutsignificantly reduced the cost of Music & Media be taken out, giving details of the in France the tour. "Foreign Affair will tour Te1:31 20 669 1961 tow and promotional package "We are currently restructuring Belgium,Holland,Switzerland Fax: 31 20 669 1951 The Paris -based private stationour playlist into a 30 -title album and West Germany in April and (editorial) Oui FM willbe giving away and singles list and Foreign Affair we are planning similar promo- 31 20 669 1931 (sales) "sr limitededition CDs duringa is one of the album heavy rotationtion campaigns there:' says van 22s, G= week-long campaign.