ïituskweek For Everyone in the Business of Music JUNE 281997 £3.25 JiiJJilli» llj % V 1 m m mi • Sgf -g musc week For Everyone in the Business of Music JUNE 28 1997 £3.25 THIS WEEK Virgin goesfor Goldsmith Virgin is planning to foilow-up Spice Girls' their busy scheduie, Wed actsgreat coming people through, at RCA but and l'ra so : Chrislmas1 l.Sm-selling as theSpice centrepiece album before of a strong twothe single tracks will and be they yet, sound butwe great" have heard ishing this challenge." festive release scheduie. film,After the work Girls hashave been scheduled completed some on time their torofRCA, which Y scheduledThe new forSpice a November Girls album, 3 release, which is will off before they begin work preparing for ningnamed, by is theexpected end ofI the year with furtherbe prefaced single by is aalso single expected on October before 6. 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Collins' single GOT IS YOU lollowedwill be released by his album on July21 l'm Not and THE SINGLE OUT 30 ■ 06 • 97 FollowingYou l PRODUCED BY THE RZA FOR WU TANG PRODUCTIONS Towerto open in 'cool' Camden Tower Records is to open a new outlet the stor in London's Camden Town in rangea: ill be and happening part of town." September,to double its as number the next of step stores in itsover plans the ablenormal to finesize tuneof a Towewha'et we do in a bigger The new store will carry a sélection nextThe four opening years. will corne just nine says.store with inne ive designing," he ofdance, more indie, than jazz60,000 and CDs, world focusing music onto INCLUDES BONUS TRACKS sqmonths m Birmingham after the launch store-its of Tower's first open- 900 musicTower retailer will be to haveeave the a first prèsnresence multiple in reflectThere tastes will alsoin the be area. 7,500 import CDs, CAMAY AND DAYTONA 500 ing in the UK for nearly five years - Camden. Lown says Camden m muse! per- newspapers.10,000 books Staffand 3,000 recruitment, magazines includ- and policy. At 600 sq m over two floors, each ing thedue appointment to begin ofshortly a store with manag- the THE WU SAGA the Camdenchain's smallestHigh Street opération branch willin the be year, the majority oftypify wl the Tôt tg set to be marked by in-store UK istomer."It is now a superb seven-day-a-wi appearances, performances and CONTINUES ... Managing director Andy Lown says 12" • CD vCASSETTE ^ ^ ^ ^ C00K C0MES UNDER PIRE FOR IGN0RING REBUTTALS - p3 ► ► ► ► ► 664684 6 4 2 ORDER NOW FROM SONY MUSIC.m : 01296 395151 Gapseiwiii '' ty- NEWSDESK: 0171-921 5990 or The launch campaign for Creation's new NEWSFILE OneOasis unueilod album began the band's on Friday new whensingle RadioOTou Societies agree on Euro collaboration Know What I Mean?, two weeks before ils Tenon Friday European plans royalty to collaborate collection in societiesa bid to eut announced costs in the releaseplayed 18 on limes July 7.by The Radio single, One whichbetween was the wake of January's pan-continental Cannes Agreement. first play on Jo Whiley's show and the end of Spain'sFrance's SGAE, SDRM, Italy's Germany's SIAE, Greece'sGema, Denmark's AEPI, Belgium's NCB, commercial stations. The single has heen announcedSabam, Portugais plans to SPAandSwitzerland'sSUISA create a joint database and work ofheralded posters by Ipictured) the appearance announcing around the London release together to reduce costs. The Cannes deal, which is date. The band, who are pursuing a low key 6.0%still to within be ralified, the next will three see years.commission rates reduced to spentapproach ail ef te last the weekalbum in and the single US, playing launch, their first live dates for nine months et a K-ROQ HMV Direct wins and telemarketing Classic FM won awards accolade in Marketing attwocharity San show Francisco in California concerts. and supporting U2 magazine's Telemarketing Awards last week. HMV theDirect award was for named best telemarketinguse of telemarketing champion to create and won a new thechannel retaii to and market. distribution The Classic category. 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