usic week For Everyone in the Business of Music 1 MARCH 1997 £3.25 Bard extendsCIN charte data deal Indies unité toback ipilers CIN have 9e,s early The agreement will see Bard newcharts formula ers - including HMV, Virgin, Our Price, Woolworths,Menzies - continue WH Smith, to supply Tower inform and mula to reform the indie charts once because they do not sell as ^ell through late E.ghtte when 24 Maturing Supergrasssound of 27 The Wets IDthreturn album with 35Dooley:deffest and NewHQforMW Star acts to turn out for Bnts Award show Eae, ^ ^ ^ ^ EMt REGAINS ITS PUBLISHING CROWN Fresh! ûet vtfrt" M % » & 10 album- fiiatdy Gina^^"19 MeW SinSf— ^' ical S <F^sh!' 113 3 : Gréa* For» * ear (phewO- last y ipops, TOP^S^P^' ail [email protected] V NEWS Héritage secretary Virginia NEWSFILE interactiveBottomley unveiled Music 100 EMI's exhibition new at the Edinburgh City Art Centre last Ash have to playbeen announced at Léo Finlay as spécial benefit guests forgig this centenaryweek to kick célébrations. off the majors The Wednesday nighl's Léo Finlay benefit concert at the LA2 travelling exhibition, which traces Travisin London. and TheFormula tull line-upOne. Some comprises tickets Ash,are still The availableFall, fromthe music the days industry before s developmentrecorded 0171-686priced £20 0939 minimum. or fax 0171-586 For détails 0991. call A Markhome-town Allison benefit on soundhas cost through £2m to lo develop. 1997 and After beyond, 15 Whippingat Whelans Boy, in Dublin, raised £2,000featuring for theFinlay's Ultra family. Montanes and Morrison makes Hot 100 début transfersin earlyJuly to Canary before Wharfmovingto in London York Mark Morrison joins the British assault on the US next February. Pictured with enteringcharts this the week, Hot 100 with at numberhis single 42. 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Virgin links with Tricky Virginmaterial has on signed the Bristol a label trip-hopper's deal with Tricky Da Poison to release imprint. of damages, although Simmons says Theduo Superior.first release will be an album from London-based odyfringer who of furtherPinnacle appeal. is pursuing the possibility of a AlongsideZomba opensthe expansion Swedish of Zomba office Music Publishing Virgin getstough after Boyzonetrîumph into Scandinavia reported last week IMI/V, February atlrish awards 22),Sweden. Zomba It willRecords market has and opened promote its first ail repertoireoffice in on its battle over Girl ower Jive and Silvertone labels, which are being distributed directorthrough Virgin.Steven ZombaHoward Music says thePublishing Zomba Groupmanaging wanted Scandinavia,to create a similar there set-up will now to its be Chicago an office, opération. studios and "In a repertoirecréative rester source of wnter/producersfor the Zomba Group," that will he says. act as a The Spiçi awardofthe winning thêbes Beechwood Music move has moved to new to offices HQ at Littleton TéléphonéHouse, Littleton 01784 Road, 423214 Ashford, and fax Middlesex, 01784 251245. TW151UU. ManiesManie go double Street Preachers' platinum album Everything BRIJSJGLÏ, last week. 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The performances will feature in a TV .dotmusic From MusicThe latest Week. industry Updated news Mondays On The at Net.18.00 GMT. !>►►►► MORE MUSIC RADCLIFFE WINS INDUSTRY BACKING -p4 ^ ^ ^ httpi//www.dotmusic.com MUSIC WEEK 1MARCH 1997 COMMENT At iast, the indie chart we can live with At Iast we can envisage a day when the indie chart is More music Radcliffe industrydilemmas.no longer included on the "to be resolved" list of The live hig independent distributors have conte up wins industry support turate'svith a new egg, formula has gotto which, the rubber-stampingthough something stage of a thewithout volatile upsetting history anyone. of this debate. Quite an achievement, given by Catherine Eade broadcast outside London and Hughes The new formula takes no account of genre and fails to Mark Raddifle's new Radio One break- Street Preachi says radio promotions executives have Idress the contentious issue of independently- 0 Stay-18 Wheelet; New Pollution - Beck; ofbeen travelling reacting to positively Manchester to the prospect distributed major labels. It's far from perfect - but, after extensiveacclaimfrom use theof music industry - 20 fortracks its morewere Space;Girls S Boys-Prince:Novocaine For DarkThe Soul Clouds- - Eels; been?en orUp more to now, years the of only wrangling, point ail howparties could could it have agree played on Iast Monday's first show. Inferno - Souvlaki; Crosstown Traflic - Hughes en was the fact the existing chart has become movedProducer to ManchesterRhys Hughes, from who London has diraiInterceptor-Ash: Hendrix Expérience: Before Today-Angel meaningless. specifically to take on the rôle, says the BlueEverything Boy: Good But The Enough Girl; -Remember Dodgy: Me - theHowever proposed much chart of a doescompromise represent we've a vast ended improvement up with, two-hourOne's overall show music will aim philosophy. to reflect ItRadio will Discothèque - U2; North Country Boy - The en the existing rundown. As we are now ail acutely stick to the playlist apart from four Charlatans (worm of the week); Corne On withleague Hughes Sally Eial aware, no-one knows exactly what indie is. although "freeco-presenter choice" Marcslots chosenRiley and by HughesRadclifle, - TheEverybody Love - -The Us3: Source Alright feat - Casr, Candi You've Staton; Got "It's important we keep face to face con- everyone has a good idea of what they imagine the includingnew équivalent the "worm to of Christhe week", Evans' the HisBabies Spirit - Pulp; Wife; Ginger Don't Let- David Go - EnDevant Vogue. & ofindie independent chart should distribution look like. and Somehow, an independent the combination chart "Breakfast show biggie". Tracks played from 7am to Sam, February 17 panel seems to throw up a chart which fits most RadioHughes, Five a producerformer local until radio he DJjoined and people's expectations. It also has the advanlage of - - - - 1995, says there will he will be a les,regular of Alan vistor James to the BBC in andputting the thebreaking spotlîght acts on which the independent are increasingly retail moresector showkey diffc Manchester, while Justin Pritchard of likely to emerge through indie stores. es at least 50% of wha Newthat heSchool is a nationalpromotions plugger says basedthe fact in Therewill attract are already a lot more lirm médiaindications coverage that thanthe new the existingchart ingManchester importance is a of refiection centres of of music the grow- out- supportingrundown. This it. is the strongest reason of ail for Dm the breakfast show. Of course this chart is not a certainty. It needs the BMGseeksretailerhelp status.backing But of theconsidering CSC before the it tortuous can be given route "officiai"which has inbrought its way. us this far. it's hard to imagine anyoneSelina standing Webb in bidtoprotectmargins BMGretallers is lookingas part ofto an strengthen ongoing battle its relationship to boost the withper- PAULS QUIRKS Brighton'sSpeaking Grand at BMG's Hôtel annualIast Thursday sales conférence(2), ehairman at Time to seize back the control John Preston urged the invitcd retailers to work more : -i The time is fast approaching when the music industry profitclosely margins.