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O Nine Country Artists On UN- Backed Tour

By BILL

NASHVILLE - Nine country music artists, gambling on exposure and future bookings, departed on a United Nations -sponsored trip to Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Some proceeds of the funds from the bookings on the tour will benefit the children of Bangladesh through UNICEF.

Worked out cooperatively through Bobby Brenner Associates and the Country Music Associa- tion, the record companies of the

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artists involved are footing the bill for the tour. They will be reim- bursed after UNICEF gets 25 percent of the money. Then, if there is anything left over, it would be pro -rated among the artists involved.

Departing from here were Tex Ritter, Tom T. Hall, LeRoy Van Dyke, Connie Smith, Brian Col- lins, and Glenn Barber. They were joined on the West Coast by Freddy Weller, Ray Sanders and

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Big Duplicating In Maryland Is

Network Raided

By RADCLIFFE JOE

NEW YORK -A Maryland duplicating network, alleged to be one of the largest unauthorized music duplicators in the country, was the target of a major raid by U.S. marshals May 3, as the music industry continued its escalated war against piracy.

Object of the midnight offensive. spearheaded by a phalanx of marshals, and attorneys and investi- gators of the Harry Fox Agency, and the Recording Industry Asso- ciation of America, was Deeds Music Co., of Elk Mills, Md.

The industry spotlight fell on this company last March when 59 publishers of the Harry Fox Agency brought a $500,000 suit against it for alleged unauthorized duplication. (See Billboard, March 11.)

Armed with a writ of seizure signed jointly by CBS and Atlantic Records, the marshals impounded tape duplicating equipment, prerecorded music and masters, and

Happy Fest Days Ahead: Bernstein

By DAN BOTTSTEIN

NEW YORK - Today's music will take a happier, more open direction as political and social conditions improve, said Sid Bern- stein, veteran manager, promoter and producer, who is now working with Management Ill's New York office.

"I have a feeling that once this senseless war ends," said Bernstein, "a lot of the fears, political problems and restlessness among young people will vanish. I believe that


other paraphernalia valued at several hundred thousand dollars.

It is alleged that the firm did an estimated $300,000 worth of business per month, and had a published catalog that offered top songs and entertainers from every segment of the music business.

The raid followed a sworn deposition made recently in Mary- land District Court by principals of the firm, Leonard H. Lockhart, a Maryland attorney, Leonard R. Jackson and Catherine W. Deaver.

In his court deposition, Lockhart, president of Deeds Music, explained that he had purchased


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12 Cos to Make Players For Quadradisc System

ACAPULCO -Twelve hardware companies are committed to manufacturing players for the new 4- channel discrete "Quadradisc" system developed by JVC, Pana- sonic and RCA. The Quadradisc, heard before a first International contingency of record executives

Wexier to Be

Forum Speaker By CLAUDE HALL

LOS ANGELES -Jerry Wexler, executive vice president of Atlantic Records, will be one of the key- note speakers at the fifth annual Billboard Radio Programming Forum which will be held Aug. 17 -19 at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles. Wexler will represent the music field. The speaker who will represent radio will be announced at a later date.

Wexler was the leading choice of program directors in all formats as the record executive they'd most like to hear talk on music. The survey, conducted by the Billboard, encompassed more than 600 of the nation's leading program directors from large, medium, and small markets.

The survey resulted in more than (Continued on page 20)

By ELIOT TIEGEL

attending the fourth annual Inter- national Music Industry Conference here last week, is being supported by Harman Kardon, Toshiba Hi- tachi, Nippon Columbia trio (Ken - wood in the U.S.), Onkyo, Sanyo, Sharp, Pioneer, RCA, JVC and Matsushita (Panasonic in the U.S.).

Simultaneous with the interna- national debut of the first compatible discrete system, RCA has released its first two Quadradisc by Hugo Montenegro and Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Or-

chestra. Two additions are planned for July, one by Henry Mancini.

At this moment, RCA is the only American software supplier producing discrete disks. In Japan, JVC and Japan Polydor have been releasing discrete albums, with Japan Phonogram and Teichiku reported to be adopting the system.

The introduction of the discrete disk followed by two years the introduction by RCA and Motorola of a discrete 4- channel 8 -track tape


Press Global Piracy Signing ACAPULCO - Record compa-

nies and trade organizations around the world have been asked to petition their governments to ratify the Geneva Treaty just negotiated. Philip Brodie of EMI in London and a representative of IFPI made the suggestion during IMIC -4 last week.

It was at IMIC -2 in Mallorca, Spain, two years ago that record executives united together to call for an international treaty which would cover illegal duplication of music. Ratification of that treaty began May 1 when 23 out of the 50 nations attending the Geneva meeting signed the docu- ment at the negotiating table. Their governments are presently studying the proposal.

On another note, concerning piracy and bootlegging of music, a proposal was made calling for wording to be printed on the sleeves of records warning about the illegality of bootlegged records.

The suggestion had been made during the opening session on piracy and bootlegging. The emphasis on the initial draft was that the disk was a copyrighted product with royalties going to the proper parties, and for the consumer to be wary of unauthorized or illegally pirated versions of legiti- mate recordings which are subject to prosecution under existing laws.

Ask Reform n Ta x At AES Meet: Q ' Systems ' O Battle By RIDis BAN MULLIGAN

Editor, Music Week

LOS ANGELES -The dogfight between matrix and discrete quad - rasonic advocates broke out here at the 42nd annual Audio Engi- neering Society convention, although the debate was in general more intellectual than previous meetings except when Ben Bauer, head of CBS Laboratories, referred to discrete advocates there as "skunks."

In general, the AES convention was highly loaded with matrix people, but the excitement and the fever seemed to be with discrete. After Lou Warren of Quadracast Systems and James Gabbert of KIOI -FM radio, San Francisco, delivered their presentation - the one that prompted Bauer to state he would not engage in a certain type of contest with skunks -engi- neers crowded around them in the hallway.

The Victor Company of Japan, manufacturer of discrete record

playback equipment, was on hand and demonstrating not only some of the CD -4 albums made in Japan, but RCA Records' new discrete releases by Hugo Montenegro and Eugene Ormandy and the Philadel- phia Orchestra. But, on the matrix side. Sansui, Electro- Voice, and CBS' SQ could be found in other demonstrations.

At one point during the sessions

Dutch Concerts In $$ Squeeze

By BAS HAGEMAN

HOLLAND - Local promoters of rock and pop concerts throughout Holland are finding the foreign artist concert situation risky because of the high fees demanded by some foreign artists.


at the Statler Hilton Hotel here, a chairman referred to the sessions at the "quadrasonic follies."

Howard Durbin, senior v i c e president of Electro- Voice, said in his presentation May 3 that he hoped the industries could work together to make quadrasonic a positive thing . that manufacturers should forget their own egos . that all had something to offer. But, at the same time, he felt it "quite unlikely" that you could get a full orchestra out of four discrete channels.

Sansui's presentation, read by Sid Silver, pointed to the development of a variable matrix system to provide better separation in matrix records, a flaw in matrix product, he said, even though an "outstanding advantage of matrix systems is the relatively simple hardware."

Bob Ashley, a professor at the (Continued on page 72)

LONDON -A campaign has been initiated by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to give records the same status as books and films in relation to importation and taxation on a worldwide basis.

One aim is to win international approval for the contention that records should qualify for protec- tion under the Florence Agreement which covers cultural, scientific and educational materials and has been ratified by 59 countries, none of which charge any import duties.

In fact, certain recordings, regarded as educational and imported by private interests, do already qualify for the Florence Agreement concessions, but it is the IFPI's ambition to see advan- tages extended to recordings of all kinds.

"The other objective," explained (Continued on page 54)

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General News

Record Tape Sales Up 5% Over 1970

NEW YORK - Manufacturer's sales of phonograph records and prerecorded tapes in 1971 were up 5 percent over 1970 levels, announces the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Combined record and tape sales, taken at list price value, represented $1.744 billion in 1971, while

Kirshner '71 Income Soar

NEW YORK - Kirshner En- tertainment Corporation (OTC), which is a music -based operation now involved in motion pictures and television, reported a net income per share for the year ending Dec. 31, 1971, that represented a 100 percent increase over the previous fiscal year.

Net income for fiscal 1971 was $109,116 or $.10 per share as corn- pared to $56,223, or $0.5 per share for the comparable period in '70.

Revenue for fiscal '71 was $1.158,562 as compared to $1,125,- 470 in 1970.

Merc Promo CHICAGO -Following the suc-

cess of a recent give -away promotion for new albums by Jerry Lee Lewis and Joe Tex, Mercury Rec- ords national promotion director Stan Bly has announced that the label is considering similar campaigns for future product.

With Lewis' "The Killer Rocks On" and Tex's "I Gotcha," Mer- cury supplied 50 stations across the country with copies of the album which stations could use to set up their own give -away contests for the listeners. Stations were selected demographically, according to Bly, and included Top 40, pro- gressives, country and soul.

"We did this promotion, which involved more than a thousand albums, because we felt both LP's were dynamite and demanded an

A&&M Voter Campaign

LOS ANGELES -A &M Records ads have appeared in all major youth- oriented consumer music publications and some 20 of the nation's largest college newspapers, offering a $1.50 twin -record sampler album free to anyone who mails the label a voting registration receipt dated March 10 and May 30, 1972.

In addition, A &M has given "thousands" of copies of the sampler album to nonpartisan voter registration groups, for use as youth vote incentives, according to Andy Meyer, the label's college services director. Among the 20 artists represented on the sampler are the Carpenters, Joe Cocker, Lee Michaels and Billy Preston.

Locally, the newly -opened Para- dise Ballroom is placing voter registration booths in the facility's arcade section. And owner Jerry Brandt has a blanket offer to all candidates running for office in 1972 to use the ballroom for rallies.

A Correction NEW YORK -Mrs. Bessie Dick

was incorrectly identified as an RIAA member in a photograph with Emmanuel Celler of New York (Dem.). She is, in fact, staff director of the House Judiciary Comm., and works with Celler, who is chairman of the committee.

the comparable sales for 1970 came to $1.660 billion.

Sales of phonograph records were up 5.8 percent, reaching a new high of $1.251 billion, corn - pared to $1.182 billion for the previous year. Of this total, album sales accounted for $1.086 billion, against $1.017 billion in 1970.

RIAA noted that the increased figures were at least partially attributable to rises in list prices implemented by a number of record companies during 1971.

Total sales for pre -recorded tapes in 1971 reached $493 million, reflecting a 3 percent increase over 17970 sales of $4.78 million Sales of 8 -track cartridges were up to $385 million from $378 million; cassettes reached $96 million, against $77 million during 1970, and reel -to -reel tapes de- clined from $18 million in '70 to $12 million in '71.

RIAA also suggested that a more dramatic increase in tape sales may have been curtailed by the spate of tape piracy and counterfeiting, particularly in 8 -track cartridges. The Association has estimated that piracy and counterfeiting have drained approximately $150 million in annual sales from the legiti- mate industry.

Follow -Up extended effort on our part," Bly stated. "At each station the LP's were featured and given a big push. This has resulted in heavy initial sales on both albums."

No Block

Buys-Stones,

Elvis Concerts NEW YORK - Radio stations

have been prohibited from block ticket purchases for special contests or radio station promotions concerning the forthcoming Roll- ing Stones U.S. tour, beginning June 3.

Peter Rudge, who is handling the tour organization, said that Atlantic Records had been inun- dated with requests from radio stations and record outlets throughout the U.S., which had forced them to make this decision.

To prevent ticket scalpers, only four tickets per customer will be allowed when the tickets go on sale to the public.

Tickets for the Madison Square Garden concert of Elvis Presley will also be limited - in this case to 10 tickets per customer. The Presley office also announced that no press tickets will be available.

COL'S DAVIS- WYNN AWARD

NEW YORK - Columbia president Clive Davis will receive this year's Ed Wynn Hu- manitarian award presented by the American Parkinson Dis- ease Association. The presentation takes place Oct. 6.

Music Publishing Interest Links to World Regions

ACAPULCO -The linking of nations with common language and geographical ties into world regions of music publishing interest was discussed at a Light Music Divi- sion conference of the International

British Marketers Differ On Budget Lines' Growth

LONDON - Is kw-priced prerecorded tape needed to combat bootlegging?

Graham Smith, executive at Brit- ish Decca Records, claims that a budget or low -priced catalog is needed to combat the growth of unlicensed copying.

"Consumers who buy blank tape are creating a big problem," he said. "To eliminate this we need to

Jamboree Disks Thru Perception

WHEELING, W. Va. - Jam- boree USA Records has been formed here by Jamboree USA, Inc., for the showcasing of country acts.

First artists to be signed to the label include Gus Thomas, Mary Lou Turner and Freddie Carr.

First product from the label will be marketed within three weeks through Perception- Ventures Inc. of New York. Perception has been granted exclusive distributorship of the label for Europe, Canada and the U.S.

Jamboree's product which will be manufactured at the company's 8 -track studio located here, will be made available in both disk and tape formats.

Coinciding with the formation of Jamboree Records, Jamboree USA has also completed plans for the national syndication of a series of live country music specials scheduled for release to over 100 television markets in the late summer or early fall. (See Billboard, May 6 issue.)

UA Pub, Big 3 Renew Contract

LOS ANGELES - The United Artists Music Publishing Group has renewed its six -year agreement with the Big 3 (Robbins, Fiest & Miller) to distribute all print formats of UA copyright material.

In another publishing deal renewal, Warner Bros. Music rights will be adminstered in Japan and the far east by the Nichion company.

SILVERS, VERDON ADDED TO WRITERS BANQUET

NEW YORK -The Songwriters Hall of Fame has added Phil Silvers and Gwen Verdon to the talent line -up for its second annual awards banquet, which will be held Monday evening (15) in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Americana.

Silvers, who won a Tony award for his role in the revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," will co- host the affair. Miss Verdon will revive her dance performance of "If My Friends Could See Me Now," from the Broadway musical "Sweet Charity." Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, the banquet's composing team, will play and sing the tune.

Individual tickets for the event are $25 per person. A subscription of $250 buys a complete table. Information about reservations may be obtained through Abe Olman, managing director, at the Hall of Fame office, 765 -9889, or Ren Grevatt Associates, which is handling national press for the affair and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, at 582 -0252.

have a line where the price is near enough to the price of blanks to discourage copying."

Barry Green, EMI's tape manager, is quite adamant that "at this development stage (of the tape business) the time is not right to introduce low- priced product.

"It took years before a budget market for records could be established," he said. "With market share at about 11 percent for prerecorded tape, it could damage the full -priced lines. EMI could have the best budget line on the market, but it's much too early to consider that step."

Tony Morris at MFP said that "with all the problems involved in manufacturing, distribution a n d stocking, the whole thing is too much of an operation to justify dropping of prices. I think tape needs a market share of 30 percent before it can justify a low- priced market."

Green's theory, however, is that "another six or seven percent share of market (about 16 or 17 percent) would support a healthy budget market.

"In a year's time, when we should have a 16 or 17 percent market share, I would probably he foolish not to consider a budget line."

Precision's Walter Woyda is con- vinced that low -price tapes do not damage full -price sales. "There is a need for budget product because consumers feel tape is too expensive. But the major market is still in full -price titles."

CBS has restricted its activity in budget product to the classical field via product on Harmony. Saga is also thinking of entering the low -price classical market.

Anthem Sets First Releases

LOS ANGELES -Anthem Rec- ords, a custom label distributed by United Artists, has set its first releases; "Roots and Branches," the first Dillards album in 21/2 years; and a single by Ranji, "It's So Easy to Be Bad."

Anthem co- owners are Ted Fei - gin and Lee Lasseff, who formerly operated the White Whale label, which released the Turtles, Kenny O'Dell, Clique, Friends, Liz Da- mon, Nino Tempo & April Ste- vens.

Forthcoming Anthem product includes albums by Bob Anderson and the team of Roy Hytower & Billy Durham.

Web IV, Producers Suit, Countersuit

LOS ANGELES -Web IV Mu- sic, the parent company of Man- hattan -based Bang Records, has been sued in Superior Court here by George Tobin and Johnnie Cymbal for $78,800 allegedly owing to them as producers of the 1969 hit by Derek, "Cinnamon."

A countersuit filed in the same court by Web IV's attorney, Ivan Hoffman, claims that the producers were actually overpaid an undisclosed sum due to an accounting error and is seeking return of the alleged overpayment.

Publishers Assn. F. R. Faecq, president of the Light Music Div., will join the international meeting IPA in Paris May 15 -21 where he will discuss various regional affili- ates.

Suggested at the IMIC meeting were a North American group of Canada and the USA; a Latin American group of Mexico, Cen- tral and South America; and possible Japanese /Philippines grouping.

The six -day conference in Paris will cover two full days of its agenda in discussing the urgent global satellite transmission of music.

The Mexican Music Publishers Assn. told Faecq that they will join IPA as a group soon. They very recently combined two national associations into one.

Japanese publishers present were members of both N O S K and JAMP. The feel that soon their two organizations will combine and they intimated that they too will make a bid for IPA membership.

NewWilliamson, Chappell Pact

NEW YORK -Chappell & Co. Ltd., and Williamson Music have renewed their long -term agreement under which Chappell represents Williamson in the area of ama- teur stage performing rights.

The new agreement adds South Africa, Australia and New Zealand to the United Kingdom which was covered in the earlier agreement.

The extended pact was signed by Jacques R. Chabrier, chairman of Chappell Ltd., and R i c h a r d Rodgers, president of Williamson Music.

The Williamson catalog includes such Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes as "Oklahoma," "The Sound of Music," "South Pacific," "The King and I," and "Flower Drum Song."

Push on Poets By True Sound

NEW YORK - True Sound Communications will shortly release its first album, a new LP, "Chastisement," by the Last Poets, who recently signed with the label.

True Sound Communications is part of the Blub Thumb group, distributed by Famous Music Corp. Blue Thumb and Famous Music are supporting the LP with a marketing campaign, including print advertising and window displays.

Robins Ind. Buys Long Is. Plant

NEW YORK -Robins Industries Corp. has acquired a 50,000 square foot plant on Commack, Long Is- land, in Commack Industrial Park. The firm manufactures consumer electronics and data processing ac- cessories as well as professional sound equipment.

Robins will occupy the building and consolidate many of its activities there in June. The company and its subsidiaries, including Fairchild Sound Equipment Corp., were previously located in College Point, N. Y.

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General News

WB, A&M Win Writ Vs. Oregon Duplicators

NEW YORK -Warner Bros. and A &M Records have won a court injunction against 11 companies and more than a dozen individuals in Oregon State for alleged duplication and sale of illicit prerecorded music.

The order, handed down in Ore- gon Circuit Court against the defendants April 27, came after

Concerts Net $400G for McGovern

LOS ANGELES - Two major rock concerts have already raised nearly $400,000 for the Demo- cratic Presidential campaign of Sen. George McGovern. And at presstime, the Friday (5) San Fran- cisco Civic Auditorium McGovern benefit starring Chicago, Judy Col- lins and Merry Clayton showed every sign of selling out an 11 p.m. second showing to be added to the 7 p.m. opening show.

Carole King, James Taylor, Barbra Streisand and Quincy Jones headlined the April 15 Los Angeles Forum sellout which brought in over $300,000 for the South Dakota Senator's campaign coffers. The show was promoted by Concert Associates.

Midwest promotion czar Mike Belkin put together the May 28 Cleveland Arena concert starring Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and again James Taylor. The show sold out the 12,000 seats available and brought McGovern some $70,000.

MIA Builds Up N.O. Branch

LOS ANGELES -Musical Isle of America is launching a "substantial build -up" for its New Or- leans branch, according to Russ Bach, vice president of the record merchandising complex.

Bach and Norman Mausfater. head of the recently opened national buying operations for the country, will conduct meetings in New Orleans with vice president George Berry and Mike Pillot, buyer. The sessions will be geared to planning the branch's move into a "more active role in the company's national buying program, which emanates from and through St. Louis.

Judge Clifford B. Olsen had heard witnesses and arguments for both the plaintiffs and the defendants, and seen exhibits of the material in litigation.

In ordering the injunction, Judge Olsen said the defendants and all persons acting at their direction were enjoined and restrained during the pendency of the suits, from duplicating and transferring to magnetic tape or any other device. all or any part of any performance embodied in phonograph recordings or tapes manufactured or sold by plaintiffs unless done with the consent, license and authority of plaintiffs.

He added, "They are also enjoined from advertising offering for sale, or selling any such tape or other device not manufactured by plaintiffs, the name of any recording artist under contract with plaintiffs, or any title of any album manufactured or sold by plaintiffs or any imitation of any title of any album manufactured or sold by plaintiffs unless done with the consent, license and authority of plaintiffs.

The defendants include J.W. Elliott and Tom Pillette, doing business as North American Tape Products; Donald Bowman, David A. Inglewood, Mike McGettigan, Howard Johnson, Francis J. Mc- Nulty, Winston Blanchard and Jed Caull, doing business as Western Tape Co., aka W.T.C.

Pay Less Drug Stores Northwest, Inc.; a Maryland Corp., doing business as Pay Less Stores; Sam Was- son and James W. Wasson, doing business as Lafayette Radio Elec- tronics; Eugene B. Noble and Lois D. Noble, doing business as Gate- way Record Shop; G.I. Joe's, Inc., an Oregon Corp.; The Recreation Factory, Inc.. also an Oregon Corp.; Aids, Inc., an Oregon Corp. doing business as Centwise Drug Stores; Century Centers - 88¢ Stores, Inc.; an Oregon Corp. doing business as Century Dis- count Center; Chappells, an Ore- gon Corp.; Daniel C. Hanna, doing business as Hanna Enterprises and Hanna Industries and 100 John Does.

Welles Comedy LP in Re- Release

LOS ANGELES -Orson Welles' 1970 comedy album, "The Begat - ting of the President," will be re- released with an intensive merchandising campaign by United Artists Records to coincide with the Presidential election.

In This Issue CAMPUS 41 CARTRIDGE TV 33 CLASSICAL 34 COUNTRY 43 INTERNATIONAL 54 JUKEBOX PROGRAMMING 48 MARKETPLACE 25 RADIO .......20 SOUL 26 TALENT 14 TAPE CARTRIDGE 28

FEATURES

FM Action 63

Stock Market Quotations 10

Vox Jox 22

CHARTS

Best -Selling Soul Albums 27

Best Selling Soul Singles 26

Action Records 52

Hits of the World 60

Hot Country Albums 47

Hot Country Singles 44

HOT 100 66

Top 40 Easy Listening .. 34

Top LP's ... 68

RECORD REVIEWS

Album Reviews 51, 52

Pick Singles & Radio Action ...64

EMERSON ON SQ LICENSEE

NEW YORK- Columbia Records has added Emerson Radio to its list of SQ licensees. Emerson is preparing for the introduction of its line of 4- channel SQ equipment.

One of the oldest American audio equipment companies, Emerson is a National Union Electric subsidiary, headquar- tered in Greenwich, Conn. The firm introduced the first phono- console in 1922.

Beach Boys Are Hit With 2 Suits on Coast

LOS ANGELES -Dual suits involving the Beach Boys as defendants have been filed in Supe- rior Court here.

American Recreation Corp., a corporation in which they were involved and which was headed by Nick Grillo, their business manager, is suing the veteran recording group, asking the court for a temporary restraiining order, halt- ing them from getting any part

Original Touring Co. Hit With 'Superstar' Order

NEW YORK -The Robert Stig- wood Group Ltd., Leeds Music and Leeds Music Corp. won a temporary restraining order against Larry McKinley, local promoter, and John Carnagey, of Houston, preventing any unauthorized per-

Sparerib Bows 'Reggae' Pack

LOS ANGELES -Murray Sporn reactivated his Sparerib label (Bill- board, April 1) this week, releasing a "Reggaes" album featuring Marcia Griffiths, which he secured from Philips of Germany.

Distributors appointed so far include: Record Mdsng., Los An- geles; Skyline, New York; Summit, Chicago; Music Suppliers, Boston; Southland, Atlanta; M i d w e s t, Cleveland; Universal, Philadelphia; and Wendy, Newark.

formante of "Jesus Christ Super- star" by the Original Touring Com- pany, which was scheduled to take place on the night of April 20 in New Orleans.

This was the second court action within a period of one week to restrain performances when the advertising or publicity refers to "Superstar," which has repeatedly been used as shorthand for "Jesus Christ Superstar." The New Jersey federal court previously restrained performances under such advertising by the Original American Touring Company.

Bushkin at Gaslight NEW YORK - New Epic art-

ist, David Bushkin appears at New York's Gaslight 11, May 11 -14 as the first part of a promotional push on his album "David Bush- kin." Singer- writer Bushkin also has five of his compositions on the current Mary Travers album.

of $173,000 in royalties which the suit states is due their Brothers Records, a part of ARC. Hearing date on the restraining order is now set for Tuesday (16).

The ARC complaint alleges the Beach Boys used funds for their own private use and asks that the court appoint a receiver. Defend- ants in the action include: Amer- ican Prodns.; Beach Boys Enter- tainment Enterprises; Beach Boys Intl. Fan Club; Brothers Records; Brothers Studios; Wilojarsten Mu- sic; Hollivar Properties; New Ex- ecutive Music; Warner Bros. Rec- ords; Carl and Dennis Wilson; Michael Love; Alan Jardine; Steve Love, and John Rieley III.

The second suit was filed by Grillo against the Beach Boys, individually and collectively Jack Riley; American Recrea- tion Corp.; and a variety of their correlated enterprises and music companies. Grillo charges that the group "terminated" their business management pact with him March 31, 1972. Pact was contractually through November 1972, and he asks $1,000 per week through the remainder of pact. Documentation introduced shows Grillo started in October 1966, at $26,000 annually. Grillo charges that Riley induced the group to end the contract and asks $1 million punitive damages from Riley. Grillo asks $2,500 for accrued payments made on their behalf, which he claims are still due, along with $17,500 of a $20,000 loan which he made them.

Grillo asks the court to remove him as a guarantor on notes of $1,1250.50 to Jardine for a car loan; $1,500 on a loan for Riley;


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cartridge. Last year, CBS debuted its matrix 4- channel album at IMIC, marking the first time a 4- channel record system was heard by the international record community.

The Quadradisc system, which its three basic developers emphasize, is compatible with existing stereo and monaural phonograph was given the red carpet launching here with officials from Matsushita, Panasonic, JVC, RCA, Motorola and Quadracast systems all attending the presentation. Hugo Monte- negro helped man the RCA suite to explain the technical aspects of arranging his "Love Theme From the Godfather" LP.

RCA is maintaining a one price structure for its Quadradisc and regular stereo album. "By this time next year, we plan all RCA records in discrete 4- channel," stated Rocco Laginestra, the label's president.

RCA and Matsushita are currently talking with other record companies about going discrete. During the past year, CBS has lined up an impressive array of hardware companies for its matrix system and a number of record labels have also committed themselves to matrix LP releases.

Matsushita and JVC developed the demodulator and cartridge required for four separate channels of sound within the stereo groove. RCA and JVC worked to extend the playing life of the LP and also developed a new plastic compound. "Our target was 100 percent com- patiblity," explains Keiichi Take - oka, managing director of Matsu - shita's radio and stereo division.

Hardware licensees are required to pay a down payment of 1

million yen (around $30,000) and a per unit royalty of 75 yen (or 22¢). Once the patent is granted,

the per unit royalty will jump to 150 yen.

There is no royalty license for software companies, and Matsu- shita and RCA are hoping to in- duce record companies previously unsure about 4- channel sound to make a commitment. They also guardedly admit they hope Matrix licensee will reevaluate their positions. RCA's consumer electronics division has developed a discrete tape and disk player, the under $450 model vs. 7,000 with a built -in demodulator. RCA has also developed a ceramic pickup that will reproduce both the standard stereo groove modulations and the 30 Khz carrier data for the remaining 2- channel signals.

RCA is also planning a discrete phonograph only to sell under $200 and a demodulator accessory. price not yet set. "We will try to grow with the market, not force it," says Sam Martin of RCA's consumer electronics.

The availability of ceramic cartridges opens up a broader market for audio equipment. Tetrad, another American manufacturer, for example, is working on its own f- channel ceramic cartridge.

The Matsushita /Panasonic demodulator will be available in the U.S. in September at $134.95. The unit, SE405, also includes a semi- conductor cartridge.

The electronic giant has also developed an automatic changer with built -in demodulator. This is the model SL 800 with a $199.95 price which included four book- shelf speakers.

Panasonic is also readying a four discrete amplifier, RE 7750 for $200 with four book shelf speakers and an optional accessory item, a remote control 4- channel sound balancer, the RD 9775 for $19. This pan pot unit will have a companion model for Pana- sonic's higher priced high fidelity line, according to Jeff Berkowitz,

assistant general manager of Pana- sonic's merchandising division.

JVC, a subsidiary of Matsushita, has its own demodulator, model 4DD5, which will be available in July at $99.95. The company will also have a combination demodulator /record changer, the 4VC5244 at $189.95. "By next year most of our product will have a demodulator built -in," says JVC's Gerry Orbach. Orbach goes to Japan this month to determine whether any of JVC's 4- channel LP's can be imported for the American market.

In July, JVC will introduce a magnetic cartridge incorporating a Shibata stylus. Price of the model 4MD2OX is $69.95, with additional cartridges planned.

The Matsushita demodulator are built in Japan. Licensees will receive their first unit with integrated circuit made in Japan. In 1973 the demodulator will use an integrated circuit chip developed by Lou Dorren's quadracast systems which replaces the components on the printed board.

Dorren, in appearing at the demonstration, emphasized that discrete FM broadcasting was vi- able and that 60 percent of the radio listeners in America had some form of FM radio. Dorren's own system, along with General Electric, is up for review by the Federal Communications Commission.

Matsushita's Takeoka went to great lengths to emphasize the compatibility of the system, from tape to record to broadcasting.

Some 700 persons attended the week -long activities. The sessions investigated such troublesome topics as how to combat bootlegging and pirating, plus how to reach the youth market, and analysis of record and tape in key markets, the future for classical music, what makes soul, rock and jazz sell and a projection of the future.

4 MAY 13, 1972, BILLBOARD



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Fantasy Film In Cannes Fest

BERKELEY -"Fritz The Cat," the full -length animated cartoon feature created and directed by Ralph Bakahi, is one of seven films to be shown during Critic's Week at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.

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The "Fritz The Cat" soundtrack album was a recent Fantasy release.

Polland On 'Whistle Stop' Promotion

SAN FRANCISCO -Columbia artist Pamela Polland is currently promoting her debut album, "Pam- ela Polland" with a series of "whistle stops" aboard one of the city's cable cars, giving free performances throughout San Fran- cisco.

She was booked into San Fran- cisco's Winterland, April 27 -28 and appears at San Francisco's Boarding House, May 9 -14, the Passim, Boston, June 6 -10, and the Cellar Door, Washington, June 12 -17.

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RCA Records has appointed five regional promotion managers. Théy are Tony Montgomery, Northwest; Bob Spendlove, Southeast; Merlin Littlefield, Southwest; Frank (Tookie) DiLeo, North Central region; and Lou Galliani, West. . Adrian Newton, formerly press officer for EMI Records in London, has been named manager, press and information, international, by RCA Records. . Ron Henry has been appointed manager, merchandising administration, for RCA Records. Atlantic Rec- ords has promoted three members of its sales department. Rick Willard has become merchandising manager; Johnny Bienstock is now singles sales manager; and Sal Uterano has taken the post of album sales manager. . . . Harry G. Charlston, vice president of Viewlex, Inc., has assumed leadership of the newly formed custom services division. Also, Charles Cerasia, formerly general manager of Monarch East Record Manufacturing, has been appointed Viewlex's manager of the new division.... Ian Dove named associate music editor and talent editor, Billboard. He remains international editor and reports to Paul Ackerman, Billboard's executive editor.

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George De Rado has been named operations head of TEAC Corp. of America, and Mikio Matsubayashi has become marketing director, audio products division, of the firm. . . . Warren Ling has left Ampex Corp., where he was manager of acquisitions and talent.... Ron Farber, formerly promotion man for Infinity Productions and Ampex Records, has been appointed New York district promotion manager for contemporary product at Capitol Records. . . . Jon Troy, previously with the Drake -Chenault office, is now promotion director of Artie Ripp's Family Pro- ductions unit.... Macey Lipman has been named merchandising consultant for Anthem Records. He will coordinate all promotion and personal appearances for the label's first release, "Roots and Branches," by the Dillards.

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Willis Duff has joined Firestone Communications, Inc., as corporate vice president, programming. He was most recently regional vice president of Metromedia Radio and general manager of KSAN, San Francisco.... Benjamin F. Breslauer has been appointed vice president, controller, of Filmways, Inc. . . .

Lawrence Hilford has been named president of Cartridge Rental Network. He was previously vice president and general manager of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. At the same time, Jerry Watner, formerly director of cartridge distribution at Cartridge Television, Inc., has been appointed executive vice president of CRN.

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"Mark, Don & Mel 1969 -71," Grand Fun Railroad's album on their Grand Funk Railroad label, has been certified as a gold record by the RIAA. The LP is the group's seventh to turn gold.

Rolling Stones Biography Set

NEW YORK -"Rolling Stones," a 352 -page book subtitled "An Unauthorized Biography in Words, Photographs and Music," will be published June 1 by Amsco, a division of Music Sales Corp. Over 100 songs by the group, including virtually all major hits, along with most of their lesser known songs and recent material not yet released in the U.S., will be included.

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Publication of the book will coincide with the beginning of the group's summer tour of major U.S. cities.

Greene Bottle First Singles

NEW YORK - Greene Bottle Records has released its first two singles. The disks are from the two current Greene Bottle albums, which are by Candle and Chesa- peake Jukebox Band. Candle's single is "She Only Wants to be a Lady" b/w "You Belong." Both sides were produced by Greene Bottle president Charles Greene. Chesapeake Jukebox's single, "Un- til We Meet Again" b/w "Till Then," was produced by Steve Sawyer and Rusty McFinn.

Tempi Lyrics Of 'Clockwork'

NEW YORK -Tempi Music, which has completed a sheet music and folio agreement with Hansen Publications for all music from "A Clockwork Orange," has made a lyric version of "Theme From a Clockwork Orange" available.

The lyrics to the theme song of Stanley Kubrick's film were written by Carl Sigman. Walter Carlos, of Trans -Electronic Music Productions, Inc., of which Tempi is a division, and his producer Rachel Elkind had collaborated on the instrumental "Theme From a Clockwork Orange."

Additional Dates For Beck Tour

NEW YORK -Additional dates set for Epic's Jeff Beck group include Toronto (May 8), Milwau- kee (10), Dayton (11), Frankfurt, Ky (12), Chicago (12), Minne- apolis (14), Boston (18), Phila- delphia (19), St. Louis (20) and Memphis . (21). Beck will be promoting his current album, "Jeff Beck Group" which was produced by Steve Cropper.

Studio Track By SAM SUTHERLAND

Grand Funk Railroad may have ground to a halt, but the studio that helped that band assemble its hits is still chugging along nicely. Cleveland Recording Company first drew industry attention for its Funk efforts, but that facility had already been actively involved in recording local bands.

Ken Hamann, Cleveland's chief engineer and one of its owners, is busy with several local bands, and, like many other studio operators, he is working toward the development of a strong, self -sus- tained musical community in the Midwest. Right now, he's working with Wild Cherry, Freeport, and Adam Blessing, and Brownsville Station recently completed their latest Big Tree album there.

Perhaps more interesting, however, is Hamann's current project. After five years of examining studio and equipment design, Hamann and his associates at Cleveland are designing and building a quadra- phonic board which Hamann almost apologetically describes as "a monster."

"I'd have to call it a state -of- the -art board," he notes, and his initial plans seem to lend some support to that idea.

During the past year, Hamann visited studios in Europe and throughout the U. S., and his console, now slowly being constructed and refined between sessions, reflects what he feels are the best approaches to console design. While essentially a 16 -track console, Hamann has balanced recent innovations against proven design concepts, integrating the most effective design elements into a 108" desk divided into two separate 16- track boards, one for mixing and a second re -mix board, thus permitting producers to assemble their own mix during recording while the engineer handles normal recording tasks.

While the console has 24 inputs, eight sub -masters increase the flexi- bility considerably. Plans call for limiting on each channel, a noise - gate system, and four- channel pan pots on each of the four mixing channels. Metering will be with conventional V. U. meters, which Hamann feels pose some problems but remain the most accurate and effective way of monitoring levels.

Where Hamann's console really stands out is in the wiring: Euro- pean designs have particularly im- pressed him, and the console will utilize Danish designs for the amplifier modules and pan pots. Else- where, Hamann and his associates will use their own printed- circuit modules.

While the console follows many 16 -track conventions, Hamann is gearing the design for various possible modifications, notably automatic computerized mixing. A color TV monitor is being included for CCTV applications and recording for TV. With construction still in the earliest stages, the console may undergo substantial modifications prior to its unveiling, but Hamann has laid the groundwork, and his new equipment will hopefully provide one more solid reason for regional acts not to go else- where.

* * * United Recording in Las Vegas

has been active lately, working on a variety of projects. Wilson Pick- ett has been in, working on a single with producer Brad Shapiro, while Bobbie Gentry has used United for sessions on her next single, produced by John Guess. Last week, Anthony Newley was in, working on his latest compositions.

* * * Back in Boston, Intermedia

Sound has continued handling sessions both for outside artists and for its in -house productions. Michael Kamen, of the New York Rock Ensemble, is due in for work on a solo project, and those dates will be a reunion of sorts: on release from Columbia, Kamen will be working with Adrian

Barber, who engineered the En- semble's earlier Ateo tracks. Levon Helm has brought in Granfalloon, a new band, for demos, while Sundance Music Productions has brought in Sandy River for work on their first Paramount album. Intermedia veteran Peter Casperson has been producing the Orphans there, and Boston's own J. Geils Band was in last week to work on tapes from their live performances.

Finally, on May 14, the studio will throw a party of sorts, showcasing its in -house artists, among them Adam Taylor ( "no relation," Intermedia notes) and Hal Paris, formerly with Country Funk and now working on their projects there.

* * * N. Y. Blasts from the Past:

Brana, a songwriter whose "De Feet Too Big for De Bed" was popularized over 25 years ago by Stan Kenton and the Andrews Sisters, stopped in to proudly announce that that tune is finally being covered in his native Spanish. Lou Perez recently cut "Que Grande Tiene Los Pie" at Bell Sound, produced for Parnaso Rec- ords by Roger Lopez and engineered by Bell's Malcolm Addy.

* * * New York's Institute of Audio

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CAPITOL ARTISTS the Raspberries promoting their current chart single, "Don't Want To Say Goodbye" and 'flavored' album, "The Raspber- ries," visit the King Karol store, with Capitol's New York district promotion and trade liaison manager, Joe Maimone, extreme left. Greeting the group is Phil King, of the King Karol store, third from left.

N.Y. Studio Files Chap. XI NEW YORK -Advantage Pro-

ductions, Inc., has filed Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act, in the U.S. District Court, Southern Dis- trict of New York. The firm has

Roulette Artists Fast U.S. Tour

NEW YORK -Roulette Record- ing artists, Tony & Carol will kick off a tour of Eastern and Mid- western U.S. cities with a one - week appearance at Harlem's Apollo Theater starting May 10.

The duo, with a current soul hit in "You & I" will share the bill with Smokey Robinson and Jr. Walker and the All Stars. Tony and Carol's first album on Rou- lette is due for release shortly.

Diamond Sues ABC Distrib

LOS ANGELES -ABC Records & Tape Sales has been sued in local Superior Court for non -payment of $150,000 allegedly owed Abe Diamond and Vera Bernard when their Diamond Distributing Co., was purchased by ABC's Con- solidated Distributing subsidiary in 1968.

The suit charges that purchase of Diamond was made with written consent from top ABC Records management and, so far, $23,585 in quarterly payments have not been met.

been in the recording studio business for about eight years.

Advantage, headed by Richard Postrel, is privately owned and controlled by a parent corporation with four stockholders.

According to the petition, present comptrollers of the company took over control in the fall of 1971, at which time the debtor had been encountering serious operating difficulties as a result of in- sufficient operating capital, and inadequate profitable business to produce the necessary funds to carry on the business on the profitable basis.

Among the principal creditors named in the petition are Dr. Sid- ney Rose, $100,000; Howard Mann, $68,000; Louis Pokodner, $27,000; Dr. Harold Rose, $26,000 and the Ampex Corp. $14,400.

Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act permits a financially plagued company to reorganize its operations and work towards financial solvency without going out of business.

Beach Boys' Suits Continued from page 4

and $10,000 loan to Jardine. He also asks $2,500 from Jardine, for whom he claims he acted as a real estate middleman when Jar- dine sold three Gardena apart- ment buildings. Grillo also asks re- payment of a $9,300 outside accounting fee which he claims he paid himself.

SONS OF THE PIONEERS, 15 STRONG, REUNITED

LOS ANGELES -It was a historic moment Friday (21). For the first time, a reunion of the Sons of the Pioneers was held and members past and present were together on stage and singing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." The three original members -Roy Rogers, Tim Spencer, and Bob Nolan -sang, too, along with Ken Carson, Bob Minsor, Rusty Richards, Doye O'Dell, Shug Fisher, Roy Lenham, Tommy Doss, Billy Armstrong, Luther Nallie, Dale Warren, Hugh Farr and Lloyd Perryman. The man who put the event together was Ken Griffis, secretary of the John Edwards Memorial Foundation, although he stated from the stage that Bill Wylie was also responsible. Among the performers, each who paid tribute to the Pioneers and their music, were Stuart Hamblen, Johnny Bond, Jimmy Wakely, Smokey Rogers, Rex Allen, Pedro Gonzales, Marty Robbins and Dale Evans, as well as past and present members of the group. Among the awards presented to the 38- year -old group were tributes from fans, the City of Los Angeles, and BMI president

Ed Cramer. Ken Griffis received a personal award of appreciation for his work in the Foundation and Art Satherley presented the Foundation's annual Art Satherley Award to Corky Mayberry, air personality at KBBQ, Los Angeles, for his work on behalf of country music.

Truly, the night was star -studded. George Putnam, TV news commentator, got his West Coast start as announcer for the group and he was there to pay tribute. Air personalities Sammy Jackson and Dick Haines, KLAC; Gene Price, KPDX, and others were on hand, along with KLAC program director Bill Ward. And, of course, the night included the singing of songs like "Cool Water," "El Paso," "Help Me Make It Through the Night," "Shame, Shame on You," "It Is No Secret," and 'Along the Santa Fe Trail." The event was recorded and the tapes have been added to the archives of the John Edwards Memorial Foundation.

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Earnings Reports HITACHI LTD.

6 mo. to Mar. 31 1972 1971 Sales $1,268,000,000 $1,242,000,000 Net income 33,800,000 37,800,000

AUTOMATIC RADIO MFG. CO. Qtr. to Mar. 31 1972 1971 Sales $ 10,965,000 $ 7,961,000 Net income 134,000 d425,000 Per share .05

6 -month share Sales $ 21,143,000 $ 17,939,000 Net income 144,000 d490,000

d -loss

SCHWARTZ Qtr. to Mar. 31 Sales $ Net income Per share Shares

BROTHERS

1972 4,738,875 $

87,423 .12

760,050

MEMOREX CORP.

INC.

1971 4,207,095

89,093 .12

760,000

Qtr. to Mar. 31 1972 1971

34,465,000 $ 20,776,000 158,000 d2,289,000

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Sales ...$ Net income Per share

d -loss

NIPPON ELECTRIC CO. 6 mo. to Mar. 31 1972 1971 Sales $ 392,800,000 $ 426,100,000 Net income 13,200,000 18,600,000

KIRSHNER ENTERTAINMENT CORP. Year to Dec. 31 1971 1972 Revenues $ 1,158,562 Net income 109,116 Per Share .. .10

$ 1,125,470 56,223

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Randall in Standel Buy

SANTA ANA, Calif. -Randall Instruments Inc. will acquire all stock and interests of the Standel Co., a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer of El Monte, Calif.

Robert C. Crooks, founder and president of Standel, will continue in his present position with the company. He will also become vice president, engineering, of Randall Instruments. His son, Robert W. Crooks, will become comptroller of Randall Instruments while continuing as secretary -treasurer of Standel.

Donald D. Randall, president of Randall Instruments, will also assume the duties of chief executive office of the company, and, chairman of the board of Standel.

Standel's long -term distribution contract with Chicago Musical In- strument Co. will continue un- changed. However, according to officials of both companies, a third line of amplifiers bearing the Ran- dall name, and designed and manufactured by that company, will be made directly through Randall Instruments Inc. to selected retail music dealers internationally.

WB Music 'Brown' Suit

NEW YORK -Warner Brothers Music has field suit against Uni- royal, Inc. and Doyle Dane Bern - bach, Inc., following the defendants use of a recording of "Sweet Georgia Brown" for a Keds sneak- ers television commercial.

The action, filed in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that the defendants synchronized a recording of Brother Bone's performance of the song into the sound track of the commercial without "the authority, consent or permission of plaintiff Warner," proprietor of the composition's copyright.

Market Quotations NAME

As of closing, Thursday, May 4, 1972

1972 Week's Vol. Week's Week's Week's High Low in 100's High Low Close

Net Change

Admiral 27 A &E Plastik Pak Co. 127/8 American Auto Vending 153/8 ABC 761/4 Ampex Automatic Radio ARA Avco Corp. Avnet Bell & Howell Capitol Ind. Certron CBS

Columbia Pictures Craig Corp. Creative Management Disney, Walt EMI General Electric Gulf + Western Hammond Corp. Haedleman Harvey Group Instruments Systems ITT Interstate United Macke Matsushita Electric Mattel Inc. MCA Memorex MGM Metromedia 3M Motorola No. American Philips Pickwick International Playboy Enterprises RCA

Servmat Sony Corp. Superscope Tandy Corp. Telex Tenna Corp. Transamerica Triangle 20th Century-Fox Vendo Viewlex Warner Communications Wurlitzer Zenith

257/8 141/4

178 207/8 15% 683/4 217/s

83/8 5P/8 173/s 9

173/4 1747/8

6 701/8 443/4 137/8 47

87/e Corp. 12

673/8 131/2 161/2

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149% 1047/8

373/4 497/8

251/8 45 401/4 411/2 32% 49 223/8 111/2 231/2 223/4 17 171/2 127/e 47% 201/4 547/8

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559 1387 199 152 526 961 320 113 340 971 582 87 77

747 172

1633 1541 126 293

24 322

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3187 109

1050 810 941 106 141

686 3064 238

2662 178 890 998 600

1648 47

1417 89

313 1358

47 584

233/8 223/4 227/8 71/4 6 63/4

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81/2 73/4 73/4 77/8 63/4 67/8

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367/8 36 36% 491/8 461/2 461/2 233/4 213/8 211/2 383/8 363/8 36% 301/2 291/2 30 411/2 377/e 39% 151/4 14 141/2 441/2 421/4 42% 101/2 10 10

93/4 81/2 9 22% 211/e 211/8 181/2 18 181/4 133/8 12 12% 16% 15% 151/2 87/e 8 8

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OVER THE COUNTER* Week's Week's Week's High Low Close

ABKCO Ind. Bally Mfg. Corp. Cartridge TV Data Packaging GRT Corp. Gates Learjet Goody, Sam Kirshner Entertain. Koss Electronics

6 43/e 6 441/2 43 433/4 383/4 367/e 367/e

83/4 8 81/2

51/2 41/2 41/2

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Magnetic Tape Eng. 9 M. Josephson Assoc. 171/e Mills Music 127/8 NMC 18% Recoton 4% Schwartz Bros. 133/4

Telecor Inc. 341/2 Teletronics Int. 16 United Record & Tape 41/4

81/e 81/e 153/4 153/4 111/2 1T1/2 181/4 18% 4 37/8

131/8 13% 31 31

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Greatest Jazz Artists in Houston's Astrodome Festival

HOUSTON- George Wein said here that many of the greatest jazz artists in the world will assemble in the Southwest July 8 and 9 in Houston's Astrodome for a jazz festival which will replace the Newport Jazz Festival, which he has produced for the past 19 years.

Jazz' most famous personalities will perform in the Astrodome Jazz Festival in two evening performances. Artists to appear on Friday, July 7, at 8 p.m. are Ro- berta Flack, Lou Rawls, Herbie Mann, Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan and the Giants of Jazz. In the Giants of Jazz group are Dizzy Gillespie. Sonny Stitt, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Kai Winding and Elmer McKibbon.

On Saturday, July 8 at 8 p.m.

featured will be Ike and Tina Turner, B.B. King, Cannonball Adderley and the Jimmy Smith Jam Session with such noted artists as Kenny Burrell and Clark Terry.

The seating capacity of the As- trodome will be limited to 30,000 each night with the stage placed between second base and the pitcher's mound.

Much interest will be generated in the event that will extend far beyond the greater Houston area to even beyond the Southwest. Tickets will be on sale in cities as far north as Tulsa, Okla., and Little Rock, Ark.

Tickets to the Astrodome Jazz Festival are priced at $7, $6. $5 and $4 per person per concert, with all seats reserved.

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Network Sales. . . . Jack Passero has exited Superscope's new equipment division, where he was national marketing and sales manager... . Wesley A. Estabrook, former president of Audio Devices and a vice president of Capitol Industries, has resigned to become vice president of General Instrument Corp. . . .

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LOS ANGELES -Retailers are expecting - and hoping - to see more cassette /radio combinations at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, June 11 -14.

While portable cassette players outfitted with radios grabbed a large portion of the spotlight and sales in the past year, many dealers also feel strongly that compact cassette /radio home systems will do equally well if given more exposure by manufacturers.

Retailers also agree that the cassette /radio market is primarily seasonal. The advantage, however, is that there are three distinct selling seasons: the spring graduation gift market, the outdoor summer market and the Christmas gift market.

To coincide with these selling seasons, especially the upcoming spring and summer times, dealers are planning advertising campaigns focusing on graduation and warm weather mobility.

With the exception of FM radio capability, dealers feel that fea-

tures are not an important part of the cassette /radio market. Most consumers know what they want and the cassette /radio is not an item requiring a great deal of "selling."

"These are seasonal items," said a buyer for a large East Coast audio chain, "and they're going to be very big in the next few months as graduation time approaches.

"The major feature," this buyer added, "is definitely FM radio capability, but the portability aspect is also important. We emphasize both features."

John M e r r i a m, components buyer for Del Padre's in Spring- field, Mass., called the cassette/ radio market "a growing one, with the one really necessary feature being FM radio. As far as stereo goes, most consumers find monaural more than adequate in a portable unit, and I expect to see more of this type of unit than ever this year," he said.

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recorder to conduct class self - evaluation by recording oral notes on the progress of the day during dismissal times. One teacher recorded room noise during reading while the rest of the groups did seat work. She then played this back to evaluate this behavior with the students.

-One teacher successfully recorded the sounds of pheasant eggs hatching in the classroom incu- bator. Another teacher recorded a farm auction.

-The recorder has been used to catch missed material for absentee and home -bound students. Work that is missed is recorded and then used by the absentee in an individual study session. In- struction and assignments are sent to the home -bound student; his work is recorded at home and sent back to the teacher.

-In social studies interviews of local resource people were conducted by students and then in- corporated into an oral report on careers.

-Some junior high classes are doing pictorial assignments on 35mm film and using blank cassettes for soundtracks.

In short, what happens when a student listens to recorded lectures at his own convenience instead of or in addition to going to class?

Can electronically speeded speech increase the efficiency of learning? If student and teacher can com- municate via tape cassettes, what does it mean in terms of future education costs? What are the effects on individuals of immediate videotape feedback of student -or teacher -performance?

"As yet, relatively few educators or anyone else have realized the enormous impact technology (cassettes, in this case) will have on the educational processes," said Howard Hitchens, executive director of the Association for Educa- tional Communications & Tech- nology.

"The old teacher- and -30- students- in- the -classroom pattern persists," he said, "but the introduction of electronic recording tape, as just one technological innovation, offers myriad directions for change in the conditions in human learning.

"We are rapidly losing the con- straints of time and space that have traditionally determined our educational choices," Hitchens said. "Instead of making decisions based on limited resources, we will be deciding among unlimited resources. The question will be not what capabilities do we have, but which will we have ?"

Sander said, "Since the potential for educational applications of tape is great, Audio Magnetics is deeply involved in reaching this market, and to make sure audio tape and /or video tape is part of the teaching -learning process.

"The advent of educational technology opens doors to many exciting opportunities, both for students and teachers. We are a future -oriented company," he said. "We see an extraordinary value of tape for education and its uses to schools, colleges, military and industrial training."

Tape companies and educators agree: cassettes are definitely the answer.

NEW YORK - Hitachi's new tape /audio line features an expanded selection, including a 4- channel adaptor, several speaker systems, a record changer, two home entertainment systems, 13 cassettes or products incorporating cassettes, five 8 -track units or units incorporating 8 -track and several receiver systems.

The 4- channel adaptor is model AA -100 at $24.95. With the ma- trixing adaptor and a second pair of speakers, any of the Hitachi "Maxi -Fi" stereo receivers, amplifiers and compacts can produce 4- channel sound.

Among the units introduced are SDP -2820 compact stereo system featuring phono, AM -FM radio and 8 -track player at $269.95; and SDT -3420 home entertainment center featuring a phono, cassette recorder /playback, AM -FM radio and air suspension speakers at $299.95.

In the cassette category, Hitachi bowed TRQ -215 monaural player/ recorder, TRQ -257 monaural player /recorder featuring automatic end -of -tape alarm and shut- off at $49.95, TRQ -278 monaural player /recorder featuring auto alarm stop at $59.95 and TRQ - 288 monaural player /recorder with built -in condenser mike and a jack for an external speaker at $64.95.

Other additions to the cassette line are the TRQ -298 monaural player /recorder featuring a built -in condenser mike and an auto alarm stop at $89.95, TRQ -30 which operates from batteries or house current at $99.95, TRQ -21 mini unit with a built -in condenser mike and remote control mike at

$109.95, TRK -1240 with AM -FM radio and auto alarm at $79.95, TRK -1211 tape / audio combination with a pop -up ejector at $89.95 and TRK -1260 tape /AM -FM combination featuring a sound inten- sity balancer at $99.95.

Additional cassette models include TRK -1100 tape /AM -FM combination featuring dual fly- wheel drive at $109.95, TRQ -2000 stereo deck with Dolby noise reduction circuitry and digital tape counter at $229.95 and ST -3401 stereo compact tape /radio combination featuring air suspension speakers at $279.95.

Among the 8 -track equipment unveiled are TPQ -144 deck that accepts both 2- and 4- channel tapes at $129.95, TRQ -134 deck with automatic reverse features at $149.95, SP -2900 player /recorder with AM -FM radio, air suspension speakers and stereo amp at $299.95, CS -1750 car player at under $100 and CSK -1300 car music center with FM radio at $129.95.

GE Audio Dept. Posts Sales Gain

NEW YORK - General Elec- tric's audio electronics products department posted a 14 percent sales increase for the first quarter of 1972 over the same period in 1971.

Portable tape products registered a 21 percent gain, the largest first quarter sales volume in the history of GE tape products, and stereo component systems posted a 79 percent increase, said Richard T. Gralton, general manager.

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NEW YORK - Panasonic has introduced its 1973 tape line which includes cassette recorders, 8 -track home entertainment systems and hi fi components.

Highlighting the three tape /radio combinations are the RQ438S AC- DC multi -band radio cassette recorder at $129.95. The unit receives FM, AM, Marine and VHF tv sound.

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The stereo music centers include model SE -2075, a phono with AM- FM selling at $309.95; model SE- 2020 at $179.95; model SE -2015 at $159.95; and model SE -2010, a compact unit with radio selling at $139.95.

The 8 -track music center, the RE -7820, features 8 -track player, AM -FM radio and sells at $149.95. Among the four home entertainment centers are the SE -2050 with phono and cassette unit at $299.95 and three other units from $199.95 to $249.95.

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JAPAN ELECTRONICS FIRMS LIMIT EXPORT

LOS ANGELES -The Japanese Ministry of International Trade & Industry said the government has obtained "a broad agreement" from Japanese electronics manufacturers to volun- tarily limit exports.

Kakuei Tanaka, a government minister, said the voluntary export curbs will be imposed by reducing export volume or increasing export prices under Japan's export- import tranaction law.

The controls will apply to tape recorders, radios, television sets and small calculators. The move is designed to forestall possible import restrictions by the U. S. and European countries, Tanaka said.

Recent reports from Great Britain, Belgium and other Euro- pean countries, indicating alarm at the rapid increase of Japanese electronics imports, have prompted the government to seek re- traints. Specifics on the "broad agreement" weren't disclosed.

WEA Adds Personnel To Market Own Tape

LOS ANGELES -Since taking over the sale of its own 8 -track and cassettes from Ampex, the Warner, E 1 e k t r a, Atlantic Dis- tributing Corp. has hired 19 salesmen and 10 clerk -junior salesmen.

WEA now has a total of 110 salesmen servicing 4,500 accounts around the country with music, which incidentally comes in album, 8 -track and cassette forms.

WEA sells music, Joel Fried- man, its president emphasizes. One salesman services his accounts with records and tapes. "We've stopped the idea that tape is a byproduct of the auto field. We're not in the auto parts business. It's music we're selling."

Friedman says the day of the tape specialty store has passed. Cartridges are now sold in record shops and in department and chain stores, and these are the locations which WEA's field force services.

Ampex is the manufacturer and WEA air ships tapes to its eight branches. There are five salesmen alone in the Los Angeles area, for example, who service dealers with music in disk and tape configura- tions.

Friedman sees the emphasis switching from tape as an auto part to simply another form of

music. "The auto business is great and we love it," Friedman says, "but the consumer isn't buying the tape because it's an auto part or it's on RCA or Warner Bros. He's buying it because it's Aretha or James Taylor."

A WEA salesman provides sug- gestions for ad campaigns for tapes and albums to his accounts. He also offers centralized bookkeeping for disks and tape.

There is still a time lag between the release of an LP and the availability of tape. It averages five days, but the goal is to reduce the lag. All LP's are duplicated in 8- track and cassette. There is no cherry picking.

Tape accounts for 30 percent of sales. Eight -track still outsells cassette four to one.

Lou Dennis heads the Warner Bros. Records tape operation; his counterparts at the other Warner Communications companies are Bob Kornheiser at Atlantic and Stan Marshal at Elektra. They provide liaison with the WEA organization on matters of product availability, merchandising a n d promotion. Each label creates its own tape merchandisers which WEA utilizes.

Dealer Group: Tell Consumer To Hold Up Buying 'Q' Units

PHILADELPHIA - The High Fidelity Dealers Association of Delaware Valley, whose membership includes most of the major independent stereo dealers in this area, has gone on record to the effect that, although 4- channel stereo systems may be a product of the future, these systems are not perfected to the point where customers should be advised to purchase them at this time.

"There is a severe battle within the industry on the merits of the 4- channel," said Ed Gorak, executive director of the association. "Manufacturers have not been able to agree on which concept or systems are good for 4- channel sound."

Major obstacle for retailers is that they are not equipped at this time to demonstrate 4- channel


International Tape LONDON -BASF, which launched record operations in Europe

and the United States, is preparing a label in the UK, beginning in September.... Arrowtabs has signed two distributors, Midland and Cox, to market its prerecorded budget tape to the automotive field. ... Precision Tapes has begun releasing product from the Unicorn catalog, including repertoire on Pye Classics, Pye Golden Hour, Con- quest, World Record Club and Saga.... Volkswagen to offer cassette players as optional extras.... Price cutting of hardware in the UK second only to America, according to National Panasonic's Ray Hunt.

. The UK's first Dolbyized car cassette player could be marketed by Hitachi later this year, said Stan Fenner, general sales manager. Production of the unit will start soon in Japan. Another Dolbyized unit -a deck for the home -will be introduced next month in the UK. Hitachi is also planning to penetrate the automotive market by creating a separate in -car entertainment division (directed by Dave Dawson) and introducing a 4- channel auto unit, among additional car models.... Dr. Daniel McDonald, founder and former chairman of BBSR is going into competition with his old firm. McDonald is planning to produce auto and home cartridge units. He has acquired manufacturing facilities in the UK, although, initially, his tape equipment will be produced at his plant in Germany.




Akai Introduces New Product Line

LOS ANGELES -Akai Amer- ica's new product line for 1973 includes cassette tape recorders, combination units, 4 -c h a n n e 1

models and 8 -track recorders. Seven models, including two

new units with Dolby noise reduction systems, will form the cassette line.

They are GXC -40 and GXC - 40D (deck), both equipped with glass and crystal ferrite head and a bias switch; GXC -40T with AM- FM multiplex tuner featuring an ability to record directly from the tuner section; GXC -46D and GXC - 65D with Dolby circuitry, with the latter featuring an automatic change and invert -o -matic which

Robins Buys Plant NEW YORK- Robins Industries

has acquired a 50,000 square foot plant on Commack, Long Island, and will consolidate many of its activities at the site. The company previously had been based in Col- lege Point, N.Y.

allows continuous playback; and CS -55 and CS -55D featuring invert-o- matic.

Three 8 -track recorders include CR -81D deck and CR -81, both with 20 watts of power featuring automatic stop and continuous playback; and CR -81T, which offers all the features of the CR -81 plus an AM -FM /FM stereo tuner.

Five home entertainment systems include X- 2000SD, an open reel / 8 -track playback / record/ cassette; X -1810 and X -1810D (deck) open reel and cartridge; 1800D -SS (deck) 2- channel /4- channel open reel and 8- track; and GX -1900D (deck) open reel and cassette.

Quadrasonic units include 280D- SS 2 /channel /4- channel; 1730 -SS and 1730D -SS (deck), both open reel; and the CR -80 -SS 8- track.

The tape recorder line includes seven decks and three self -con- tained models, including GX -365D, GX -400D and GX -370D, GX -365, GX -370, GX -280D, GX -200D, 4000DS and 4400D and 1721L or W.

CES to Cover 2 Levels With Record 300 Exhibits

CHICAGO -The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here June 11 -14 will for the first time occupy two levels of McCormick Place with all of the available space assigned to a record 300 exhibitors. Space in the CES winter show, also a first, is already being assigned on an allocation basis.

The additional space for the June event, 300,000 square feet compared with 225,000 last year, derives from CES this year not coinciding with the music mer- chants show. Space applications for the June CES are being accepted on a "hold for space" basis.

CES lists 49 exhibitors signed for the Jan. 12 -15 winter show to be held at the new McCormick Inn.

Business seminars during the

June show, basically the same as last year, will cover audio, video and retail marketing. Audio comprises new trends in tape equipment, analysis of four -channel stereo and new power ratings.

Superscope Shows New Sony Model

LOS ANGELES - Superscope has introduced a battery operated cassette recorder, Sony TC -45, at $124.95.

The unit features a built -in condenser microphone, automatic shut- off in play and record modes and a digital tape counter. It comes with a patch cord, earphone, four batteries and a C -30 blank cassette.

Consumer: Hold Up Buying 'Q' System Continued from page 32

sound and few plan to equip stores with listening areas until the industry settles on basic standards. And until tapes, disks or broadcasts are available in some quan- tity.

Until that time, retailers are suggesting customers concentrate on improving their stereo systems with equipment available "unless the customer has money to throw away," as one major buyer explained his approach.

The biggest complaint is that dealers say manufacturers are promoting a product which can be used only in a limited way, what

with so little "software" available. Like themselves, dealers say that customers, too, are unimpressed with the new systems and are as confused as the industry in what to expect from it. Dealers feel the industry should determine what system will be best before it at- tempts to sell quadrasonic sound as it is today.

Sam Della Penna, manager of Soundex Electronics in Springfield, Pa., said, "It is (4- channel) likely to come some time in the future, but consumers remember how long it took for the FCC to approve a system for stereo, so they do not expect immediate action on this new concept."

Dealers Anxious to Sell Models Continued from page 30

on cassette /radio compacts for the home. "Consumer wants a unit he can plug into AC current and use at home, but what I would really like to see in the home cassette compact system is greater quantities from more manufacturers, especially in the $150 price range."

In regard to advertising, Mer- riam wants to appeal to two areas: the graduation gift and summer mobility.

Company Formed LOS ANGELES -Audio Science

Corp., Anaheim, Calif., has been formed to manufacture and market blank cassettes under the Audio Science brand. Pete Scheier is president of the firm.


Cassette /radios cover all ages in the marketplace, according to most buyers. College students use them for notes and entertainment, while businessmen utilize them for business and pleasure.

Price ranges seem to center in the $79 to $119 bracket, but some dealers report that a lower -priced unit will suffice for many younger consumers.

"I think you're going to see more companies showing this type of unit at the Consumer Elec- tronics Show," said the buyer for a Chicago department store. "There is, however, a danger of over- saturating the market."

Most buyers are optimistic. "This market has not yet been tapped," one said, "and it's going to keep growing for a long time."

Cartridge TV

Panasonic to Market Three Half-Inch CTV Units in U.S.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -Pana- sonic, the U.S. -based arm of Mat- sushita Electric Corp., will market three color half -inch cartridge TV units in this country before the year. The systems conform to EIAJ specification guidlines issued recently and will carry price tags ranging from $950 to $1,450.

The models slated for introduction, include the NV -5110, play - only unit designed for education training and industry, and carry- ing a list price of $950. There are also the NV -5120, a recorder - player with an estimated selling price of $1,300; and the NV -5125 player- recorder with built -in VHF/ UHF tuners permitting play back of TV programs. List price on this is expected to run about $1,450.

Speaking at the showing of the units, held here last week at the Association for. Educational Com- munications and Technology (AECT) Convention, Alvin Bar- shop, assistant general manager of Panasonic's VTR /CCTV sales, said his company's commitment to the half -inch EIAJ recommended standard was a major step forward in the industry's efforts to standardize the new television concept.

Also introduced with the half

inch VTR was a three -unit line of CTV players. The introduction was, however, low -keyed as compared to their half inch counterparts. Although delivery dates of the units are set for the same time as the half inchers, Barshop said his company plans no major promotional push. He said, "If the demand is there we will meet it. But more importantly, by joining a three -company agreement now we can help avoid confusion" in the marketplace at a later date.

Panasonic officials feel that the

half -inch CTV players will enjoy better consumer acceptance because of the availability of software in the form of open reel tapes.

The advantage of this system is that conventional open -reel tapes can be rewound into the CVR cartridge and vice versa. The Pan- asonic units use single reel cartridges measuring about 5 "x5 "xl" designed for utilizing tape lengths with playing times of up to 30 minutes. The blank cartridge will carry a $16 price tag.

Philips Bows NTSC Player in 1973

CHICAGO -An NTSC version of the Philips TV system cartridge will be put on sale on the U.S. industrial- institutional market early next year.

The unit received its first official public showing here last week during the NAB Convention, receiving acclaim from viewers for the

Videorecord Distributes Sony CTV Programming

WESTPORT, Conn. -The Vid- eorecord Corp. of America, which recently began converting its extensive cartridge TV software to the Sony U -Matic CTV system, has started nationwide distribution of the programming in that format.

Initial releases being sent to the VCA's network of licensed dealers reflect the company's wide range of programming including, "Psy- chology Today," an introductory series covering the major aspects of behavior and human psychol- ogy; "Way Back When," a nostal- gic look at the American past; "The Sports Experience," a look at the aesthetic side and psycho- logical aspect inherent in many sports; and "Emotional Problems of Childhood," programs designed to help young children understand and deal with emotional problems in everyday living.

According to Dr. Stafford L. Hopwood, Jr., president of Video - record, his company's decision to convert its library to the Sony system was based on the fact that the U -Matic player is now available to its dealers.

The programs are being mass-

duplicated for VCA by the Sony S -T duplicating plant in New York.

Meanwhile, Sony will install its new D -100 Duplicator Printing System at the Great Plains Na- tional Instructional Television Li- brary, in Lincoln, Neb., next month. The unit will be used for the mass production of Sony video- cassettes.

According to Sony officials, the Great Plains Library will be the first educational library, with national distribution channels, to use the system.

Paul Schupbach, director of Great Plains, said the use of the Sony Duplicator Printing System will enable his organization to ex- pand its program distribution considerably.

He added, "this move will create a much bigger market for us. The Sony U -Matic player is easy to operate and any student can handle it."

Great Plains specializes in televised instruction. It has a library of more than 4,000 educational programs now being used by uni- versities, colleges and secondary schools around the country.

VCI Formed to Program For Professional Groups

LOS ANGELES - Video Cas- sette Industries has been formed here to develop programs for such fields as business, education, medicine, law and accounting.

The first project will cover med- ical topics, according to Charles Bowman, vice president, who was formerly a documentary producer at local TV station KTLA.

The company is using KTLA's

production facilities for its first projects. President of the firm is Hal Dasbach, former production manager and assistant general manager of the TV station, owned by Golden West Broadcasters.

Chairman of the board for VCI is Tom Reddin, the former Los Angeles chief of police who has been a commentator on the TV


quality of its images and the color reproduction.

The player, which is expected to carry price tags comparable to those already announced by Sony and other contenders in the cartridge television race, is a modified version of the Philips PAL unit, now being sold in Europe.

Modifications in the NTSC version include the reduction of playing time to 50 minutes on a cartridge utilizing half -inch video tape.

Project manage r, Raymond Johns, of Philips Broadcasting Equipment Corp., explained that tape in the NTSC version of the system travels at 6.5 inches per second (IPS) as opposed to 5.6 ips on the PAL counterpart.

The version of the player which will be marketed in this country will utilize a coaxial two reel cartridge with a lid which opens automatically when the cartridge is in- serted in the elevator -type loading slot.

Blank cartridges will be made available in 30, 45 and 50 minute playing lengths, and will use chro- mium dioxide tape. A 50- minute cartridge will list for about $30.

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Microcampus

Training Plans NEW YORK -A Microcampus

training program, utilizing the cartridge TV concept, has been introduced at the College of Engineer- ing of the University of Arizona.

The program, still in its ex- perimental stages, is based on the distribution of college lectures via the new cartridge TV medium. It is designed primarily for students who are unable to attend classes on campus for one reason or another.

According to informed sources at Arizona U. the program is expected to increase the productivity of the school's resources, as well as provide a means of earning credits towards a degree in ac- cordance with the exact standards and requirements of those for


APB Develops New Voters Vid Series BOSTON - American Program

Bureau, the nation's largest lecture agency, has expanded the number of colleges signed to its campus videotape lecture program from 70 to 150 for its second series, "The New Voters."

The 18 segments, each lasting 50 minutes, bring in practically every major Presidential hopeful

attempting to unseat Richard M. Nixon. The candidates, ranging from Democrats McGovern, Mus- kie and Humphrey to Republican Paul McCloskey and independent Dr. Benjamin Spock, answered questions from a representative panel of college students. Ex- changes were often heated, concerning tough youth issues.

APB debuted its open reel videotape format in the fall of 1971 with "The New Consciousness" series. A new series for distribution this coming autumn is about to start production. Titled "Viddy Gritty," the segments will examine topics determined by survey to be of greatest interest to college students.

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Classical Music DGG to Step Up Recording Activities in England

LONDON -Deutsche Grammo- phon plans to step up its U.K. classical recording activities, said DGG producer Gunther Breest, in London to supervise DGG's recording of the second "leg" of its planned issue of all 12 Haydn "London" symphonies.

DGG is currently recording the symphonies with the London Phil- harmonic Orchestra. Conductor Eugen Jochum last week recorded three more in Barking Town Hall.

"London is the center of Eu- rope's music world today, so it is natural that we should plan to make more recordings here," said Breest.

Haydn's last 12 symphonies, numbered from 93 to 104, were

written specially for performance at concerts organized by his friend, London impresario Johann Salo- mon, and are generally known as the Salomon Symphonies.

DGG has already recorded Nos. 102, 103 and 104; and last week the LPO performed Nos. 93, 94 and 95 in the Festival Hall at a public concert and then recorded them. The remainder will be recorded here, also under Jochum, next October, and in 1973 the complete set will be issued in a boxed set of six LP's.

Gunther Breest also revealed that DGG plans to record a new Handel "Messiah" later this year, to be made in London and sung in English with British soloists, and Karl Richter conducting the LPO.

Decca Ltd. Revives Delyse LONDON -Coming back on the

market from British Decca are the D e l y s e recordings recently taken over from Isabella Wallich. A start was made at Easter with the release on Oiseau -Lyre label of "Music for Holy Week."

Decca assistant marketing manager John Parry told Billboard, "Policy on reissue of the Delyse catalog is that the most important items are to be released from time to time on suitable Decca labels, all mid -price and bargain series, with new sleeves."

Two more are due in the May release. First will be the recording of Mahler's "Des Knaben Wun- derhorn," with Janet Baker and Geraint Evans and the LPO conducted by Wyn Morris. This comes on the Ace of Diamonds series. The month's release will also have Delyse's 5,000 -voice Albert Hall 1963 performance of Welsh songs originally titled "A Nation Sings."

It will be reissued as "The World of Wales, Vol. 2."

Later, D el y s e reissues are planned to include on Ace of Dia- monds another Wyn Morris Mah- ler issue, "Das Klagende Lied," and two guitar recordings made when he was 17 by now top -rank- ing player John Williams. Soprano Anna Reynolds' lieder recital of Schumann and Mahler will come on the Oiseau -Lyre label, and the Eclipse series will bring out the Delyse "Great Hymns by the Hud- dersfield Choral Society," "Songs of the Tyne" with bass Owen Brannigan and the Consett Citi- zens Choir, and LP's by the bands of the Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards. "World of" series will take tenor Stuart Burrows' recording of sacred songs, some of the Dermot O'Brien recordings will be on Beltona Sword series, and the best of Delyse's collection of Welsh songs and music will pos- sibly be on Qualiton.

JANET BAKER and Hugues Cuenod take a break from session of Cavalli's opera "La Calisto" on Argo Records. is the first ever made of the opera.

the recording The recording

PAUL SCOFIELD and Dame Peggy Ashcroft during recording session of Sir William Walton's 70th anniversary recording of "Facade" on Argo Records. Package was released this week.

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Odyssey Sales

189% Over

Prediction NEW YORK -Odyssey Records,

Columbia's line of budget classical records, has achieved 189 percent of predicted sales this year.

Pierre Bourdain, director of Merchandising for Masterworks, Original Cast and Sountrack albums, attributes the rise to several factors. A recent infusion of new talent into the Odyssey line; recordings by George Szell, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Or- chestra, David Oistrakh and Bruno Walter are now available to the consumer for a suggested retail list price of $2.98 and, the increase in full line record stores. Odyssey's packaging has received a facelift - ing, also, with the emphasis on the contemporary look.

At the same time, the continued issue of fine monaural instrumental and vocal recordings such as the five successful Metropolitan Opera performances of Rosa Pon - selle, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Elea- nor Steber and Bidu Sayao, continue to play a large part in Odys- sey sales. Odyssey plans to continue with further releases in the great Stereo Recordings Series as well as frequent special releases in the Legendary Performers Series.

3 Young Pianists Combine on Decca Ltd. Disk

LONDON - Three of today's `young lions' of the piano world have joined forces to make an un- usual recording for Decca. Vladi- mir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim and Fou Ts'ong recorded Mozart's two concertos for multiple pianos and orchestra, one for two pianos, the other for three.

Daniel Barenboim directed the English Chamber Orchestra, playing in the double concerto with Ashkenazy and being joined by Fou Ts'ong for the triple.

Recording was made in the Kingsway Hall in London with Christopher Raeburn producing, and will probably be issued in autumn.

Biblical Album Gets Merc Push

CHICAGO- Mercury will utilize "multiple slot" radio spots in selected key markets to kick off a concerted promotion on "666" by Aphrodite's Child on Vertigo. Lou Simon, senior vice president, explained that the spot program means running a regular spot and then following it with a different correlated spot within a few minutes to further impress the message from the initial spot.

The Greek trio, now based :n Paris, have created the new triple - six package, based on a diabolical sign and themes from the tem- pestuous "Book of Revelations" in the Old Testament.

In addition to regular LP service to press and radio, a special four -page eight by ten -inch pamphlet is being mailed with all promotion copies. Radio will be serviced with a four -song EP.

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4 4 5 MORNING HAS BROKEN 6 Cat Stevens, A&M 1335 (Irving, BMI)

3 3 4 (Last Night) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL 7 5th Dimension, Bell 45 -195 (Almo, ASCAP)

1 1 1 FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 10 Roberta Flack, Atlantic 2863 (Storm King, BMI)

5 5 7 CANDY MAN 11 Sammy Davis Jr., MGM 14320 (Taradem, BMI)

2 2 2 VINCENT 8 Don McLean, United Artists 50887 (Mayday /Yahweh Tunes, BMI)

17 35 - IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME 3 Carpenters, A &M 1351 (Colgems, ASCAP /Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI)

8 9 10 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW 10 Stylistics, Russell Thompkins Jr., Avco 4591 (Bellboy /Assorted, BMI)

10 10 9 SUAVECITO 9 Malo, Warner Bros. 7559 (Centerbury, BMI)

9 15 16 NICE TO BE WITH YOU 8 Gallery, Sussex 232 (Buddah) (Interior, BMI)

6 6 18 ME & JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD 5 Paul Simon, Columbia 4 -45585 (Charing Cross, BMI)

16 29 - DIARY 3 Bread, Elektra 45784

12 14 15 DAYeDREAMINGumbia, BMI)

Aretha Franklin, Atlantic 2866 (Pundit, BMI)

26 - - SONG SUNG BLUE 2 Neil Diamond, Uni 55326 (MCA) (Prophet, ASCAP)

7 7 13 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" (Speak Softly Love) 6 Andy Williams, Columbia 4 -45579 (Famous, ASCAP)

21 22 29 THE YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER 4 Tom Jones, Parrot 40070 (London) (Pincus & Sons, ASCAP)

19 20 20 TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST 8 Engelbert Humperdinck, Parrot 40069 (Colgems /Horizpic, ASCAP)

14 8 3 A HORSE WITH NO NAME 10 America, Warner Bros. 7555 (Warner Bros., ASCAP)

22 23 35 DO YOU REMEMBER THESE 5 Statler Brothers, Mercury 73275 (House of Cash, BMI)

11 12 14 LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME 7 Carly Simon, Elektra 45774 (Quackenbush, ASCAP)

13 11 6 A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE 10 Sonny & Cher, Kapp 2163 (MCA) (Chrismarc, BMI)

34 - - I SAW THE LIGHT 2 Todd Rundgren, Bearsville 0003 (Warner Bros.) (Earmark /Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI)

15 16 25 BEG, STEAL OR BORROW 5 New Seekers, Elektra 45780 (Leeds, ASCAP)

31 39 - THE MASTERPIECE 3 Charles Randolph Grean Sounde, Ranwood 922 (September, ASCAP)

36 38 - LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" (Speak Softly Love) 3 Al Martino, Capitol 3313 (Famous, ASCAP)

18 18 19 DOCTOR MY EYES 6 Jackson Browne, Asylum 11004 (Atlantic) (Open Window, Companion, BMI)

30 - - TO GET TO YOU 2 Jerry Wallace, Decca 32914 (MCA) (4 Star, BMI)

40 - - THIS I FIND IS BEAUTIFUL 2 Storm, Sunflower 120 (MGM) Bealin /Weiss, ASCAP)

32 34 - HOT ROD LINCOLN 3 Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, Paramount 0146 (Famous) (4 Star, BMI)

20 13 8 EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE 17 Bobby Vinton, Epic 5 -10822 (CBS) (Miller, ASCAP)

35 - - DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 2 Wayne Newton, Chelsea 78 -0100 (Jewel, ASCAP)

24 24 39 MENDELSSOHN'S 4th (Second Movement) 4 Apollo 100, Mega 615 -0069 (Campbell -Connelly, ASCAP)

27 27 31 THE FAMILY MAN 5 Three Dog Night, Dunhill 4200 (Almo /Crosskey, ASCAP)

25 25 32 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 6 Gladys Knight & the Pips, Soul 35094 (Motown) (Combine, BMI) - AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE 1

Supremes, Motown 1200 (Jobete, BMI)

28 31 40 TAOS NEW MEXICO 4 R. Dean Taylor, Rare Earth 5041 (Motown) (Jobete, BMI)

29 30 - MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE 3 Buffy Sainte- Marie, Vanguard 35151 (Acuff -Rose, BMI) - WE'RE FREE 1

Beverly Bremers, Scepter 12348 (Pocketful of Tunes, BMI) - LIFE & BREATH 1

Climax, Rocky Road 30061 (Bell) (Warner/ Brown's Mill, ASCAP) - ROCKET MAN 1

Elton John, Uni 55328 (MCA) (James, BMI)

AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 1 Elvis Presley, RCA 74 -0672 (Acuff -Rose, BMI)

Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/13/72




Campus News

Serial, Weekly Program to Form Sources for250-College Network

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. - An original radio serial and a weekly program, described by its creators as "a down -home compendium of information and entertainment," will form the basic programming sources for a projected network of 250 college stations now being as- sembled by the series' producers, ZBS Media, Inc.

"The Fourth Tower of Inver- ness," the serial described as "a contemporary 'I Love a Mystery,' " and "The Weekly Farm Report" are now under production at ZBS' studios and headquarters north of Albany. Plans currently include free distribution to college stations following initial airplay this summer over commercial AM and FM stations in the U.S. and Canada.

Mike Roach, one of the twelve members of ZBS, noted that programming of both shows had originally been scheduled for this year, but the demands of production and the problems of providing "the best programming, free of charge" necessitated a college air date in the early fall of '72.

This summer, commercial stations will receive the two program series with integrated commercial spots, and these stations will also be permitted to sell ad space to local clients. For educational stations, the same programming will be furnished with the spots replaced by opening and closing tag lines identifying the sponsor for providing a grant -in -aid for production of the shows.

Roach went on to stress that the commercial airplay of the series was not anticipated as preceding college distribution. "We're not trying to give them something everybody else has," Roach stated,

By SAM SUTHERLAND

"but it's just worked out that we'll distribute to the commercial stations first." Roach went on to note that ZBS has stressed exclusivity for the programming in each market covered, thus diminishing considerably the problem of re-programming the shows.

Commercial Spots Under the current advertising

arrangement, ZBS hopes to produce the commercial spots as well, thus maximizing program conti- nuity. Since the advertiser will pay no advertising costs to the college stations, the resulting cost per 1,000 for each minute of commercial advertising will be extremely low. Roach also noted that record companies will be sought as potential sponsors.

The programming itself is geared to developing a new audience, and Roach has emphasized the "broad appeal" of both series for the youth market. While the shows will hopefully be entertaining for audiences of all ages, "it's really for the young. This is for a modern consciousness," Roach explains.

The Fourth Tower of Inver- ness," written and directed by ZBS Creative Director Meatball Fulton, will run in daily episodes of approximately seven minutes for 13 weeks. Each week's episodes will also be available as a single tape, without episode I. D.'s. Featuring professional actors, the serial is narrated by Dave Herman of WNEW -FM in New York.

Roth the "Inverness" serial, in its weekly 4orm, and the "Weekly Farm Report" are geared for programming on Sundays, Roach suggests, since Sunday programming

Elektra Holds Meeting On College Radio Report Parley

NEW YORK -The second in a series of informal meetings between college promotion personnel from major record companies was held at Elektra Records' offices on April 25. While the first meeting, held April 11, was devoted to a discussion of problems plaguing recent college radio conferences, the Elektra conference centered on plans for the College Radio Report Conference scheduled for the fall.

Gary Cohen, of the College

A & M Push On Shurtleff

LOS ANGELES -A &M Rec- ords is launching a special campus promotional campaign centering on label artist Jeffrey Shurtleff. "Prison Trilogy," a Joan Baez composition from Shurtleff's first album, "State Farm," will be released as a single exclusively to college radio stations.

Media support for the single will be limited only to college markets, and the campaign will tie album sales to campus airplay of the single.

Director of college promotion for A &M, Andy Meyer, commented that the decision to utilize an exclusive campus promotion for Shurtleff stemmed from the artist's involvement campus performances. Since leaving Stanford as a student, Shurtleff has worked closely with Joan Baez, who produced the album.

"What we're trying to do with the campagin is isolate the college market and test the response to see what kind of impact college airplay alone can make on sales," Meyer concluded.


Radio Report and Record World, provided a schedule for the three - day event, which is exepcted to be held at Stevens Tech in Hoboken, N.J., in co-operation with that campus' radio station, WCPR. Sug- gestions from the earlier label conference regarding record distribution and hospitality suite operation were slightly modified, with distribution of product and promotional materials permitted but tentatively limited to after the main activities of the conference.

Some dispute arose over the problems of financing the conference. Cohen's original plan, which called for registration fees of $9 for students and $60 for the record companies, was based on the as- sumption of additional financial support from the labels in the form of meal sponsorship. A pro- posed equal division of the remaining costs was contested by several companies, notably Colum- bia Records, who felt that it was unrealistic to expect labels to in- vest large sums without deriving somewhat more substantial promotional support for their artists. An increase in the label registration fee was suggested as an alternative.

Also discussed was the issue of company- sponsored live entertainment. A consensus felt that entertainment should be limited to Sat- urday evening, and all technical reponsibilities for concert presentation were referred to interested labels in an effort to avoid confusion.

Among other topics were the feasibility of a curfew for hospitality suites, an embargo on hard liquor, and the institution of a "first -come, first -serve" basis for scheduling of live entertainment.

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at a college station has the po- tentiality of reaching a large audience overlooked by other media.

As for the "Farm Report," Roach noted that programming has been strongly influenced by "The Whole Earth Catalog," and is devoted to an examination of "a simpler, more integrated life." Interviews with personalities such as George Harrison, Stewart Brand, Ken Kesey and others would be featured, along with regular features on various ecological and cultural subjects.

Roach concluded by noting that ZBS is already developing several other program concepts. Interested stations may contact ZBS Media c/o R. D. I, Fort Edward, N. Y. 12828.

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University's Contemporary Jazz Ensemble won the big band competition at the Longhorn Jazz Fes- tival at the Municipal Auditorium, Saturday (22). The band will represent the Southwest at the Ameri- can College Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, May 27 -29.

Lanny Steele's group, which has won several awards in the past few years, competed against bands from the University of Texas, Lamar Tech in Beaumont, South- ern Methodist University, East Texas State University, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton State College and Baylor University.

Vocalist Anita Moore and trum- peter Barrie Hall from TSU, also won awards for their solo performances. The Southern Methodist University Stage Band of Dallas, captured three of nine awards. The 23 piece band was conducted by Paul Guerrero.

The outstanding musician award was won by Fred Raulston, composer, arranger and improvisor.

The best piano award went to Charles Clifton and Award for the best combo from a band was won by the Joint Effort.

The Southwestern College Jazz Festival under the auspices of the Longhorn Jazz Festival is one of eight regional festivals. The winner of the local festival will compete with winning bands from seven other regions in the U.S.. All ex- penses are paid for by American Airlines and American Express so that college bands are not ham- pered by lack of travel funds.

Jazz artists Cannonball Adder - ley, Billy Taylor, Laurindo Al- meida, Joe Newman and Roy Haynes were guest artists and judges for the local festival.

Elektra's Campus Artists' Soiree

LOS ANGELES -Elektra hosted Southern California broadcasters Saturday (6) at a luncheon seminar designed to expose several new artists.

Rich Paladino, a local promotion man with Warner, Elektra, Atlantic Distributing Corp., ran the seminar which discussed n e w names Ronee Blakley, Marlin Green and Paul Butterfield, an established performer.

Harry Chapin was scheduled to appear and perform several of his songs.

Elektra officials told the disk jockeys about their respective roles in developing artists.

What's Happening By SAM SUTHERLAND

SERVICE STATION: Rish Wood, formerly music director at WVSU -FM, Samford University, Birmingham, Ala., has resigned to take over as music director at WSGN in Birmingham. For the remainder of the year, all service for WVSU should be directed to Henry Parkman. The station is at 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Ala. 35209.... WMPH -FM, a 10 -watt educational station operated by students at Mt. Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Del., is now broadcasting to a potential listening audience of 60,000. Patrick Bolmeyer, music director there, describes their format as predomi- nantly progressive rock, but he notes that jazz and classical programming is also regularly featured. They would appreciate service, and all inquiries should be directed to Bolmeyer at the station, located at Washington Street Extension and Marsh Road, Wilmington, Del. 19806. The phone is 302 -764 -7600.... Rip Pelly of WFIB, Univ. of Cincinnati, notes that the station is now simulcasting over WGUC -FM during the weekends.

* * * Bert Yellin of Bearsville Records has noted that, due to Warner

Brothers' reorganization of its college list, distribution of Bearsville's "Hungry Chuck" album has been postponed for several weeks. Bob Glassenberg of Warners has confirmed this, and Yellin, who has personally shipped over 200 copies of the record to campus stations, is eager to service all interested stations. Yellin and Bearsville may be reached at Warner's N.Y. office, 44 E. 50th St.

* * * CAMPUS DATES: Elektra Records artists J.F. Murphy & Salt

will appear at Mansfield State College in Mansfield, Pa. on May 13. ... The Kenny Loggias Band with Jim Messina, Columbia Records group, will appear at Loyola University in Los Angeles (9); San Fernando Valley State, Northridge, Calif. (12); and the Univ. of California in Riverside (14). . . . Epic Records Poco will perform at the State Univ. of New York at Oswego (9); SUNY at Binghamton (11); and Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. (13).... Doc Watson, Poppy Records artist, will appear at Humboldt State College, Arcats, Calif. (12) and the Univ. of Oregon in Eugene (13). . . Also on Poppy is Linda Cohen, who will be at Drexel Univ. in Philadelphia, Pa., May 19 -20.. . Tom Rush, recording for Columbia, will give concerts at the Univ. of North Iowa in Cedar Falls (9); Ohio Univ. in Athens, Ohio (12); Indiana Univ. in Bloomington, Ind. (13); and Trenton State College, Trenton, N.J. (14). . . . Elton John, Uni Records artist, and The Milan's, on Anthem Records, will appear at the Univ. of Illinois in Champaign (10); Southern Illinois Univ. in Edwardsville (12); Northern Illinois Univ. in De Kalb (13); the Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (14); and St. Cloud State College, St. Cloud, Minn. (15).... Atlantic's J. Geils Band will perform at State College in Bridgewater, Conn. (12); and the State Univ. of New York at Oneonta (14). . Atco Records Jonathan Edwards will perform at Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, N.Y. (10); the Univ. of Conn., New Haven (11); the Univ. of Rhode Island in Kingston (12); Univ. of Conn. in Storrs (13); and at Trenton College, Trenton, N.J. (14).

* * * PICKS AND PLAYS: SOUTH -North Carolina -WDAV,

Davidson College, Davidson, Richard Cooper reporting: "Queues" (LP), Vigrass & Osborne, Uni. . . . WANT, N. C. Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, Dave Johnson reporting: "There It Is," James Brown, Polydor.... WASU -FM, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, Sally Edmonds reporting: "The Kinks Kronikles" (LP), The Kinks, Reprise.... Alabama -WEGL -FM, Auburn Univ., Auburn, Jimmy Carter reporting: "It Doesn't Matter," Manassas, Atlantic. . . . WVSU -FM, Samford Univ., Birmingham, Henry Parkman reporting: "Hold Your Head Up," Argent, Epic. . . .

Louisiana -WLSU, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, Jimmy Beyer reporting: "Manassas" (LP), Stephen Stills, Atlantic.... WLPI, La. Polytechnic Institute, Ruston, Gary Cascio reporting: "D -E B Together" (LP), Delaney & Bonnie, Columbia.... South Carolina - WUSC, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, Alan Reames reporting: "Science Fiction" (LP), Omette Coleman, Columbia.... Georgia - WREK-FM, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Mike Caldwell reporting: "Merry Go Round" (LP), Elvin Jones, Blue Note.... Tennessee WRVU- FM, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Mike Anzek reporting: "Delta Dawn," Dianne Davidson, Janus.... Florida -WUSF -FM, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, Dave Dial reporting: "Second Wind" (LP), Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, RCA.... Texas -KSMU, Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, Linda Nuffer reporting: "The Train I'm On" (LP), Tony Joe White, Reprise.... Virginia -WUVT, WUVT- FM, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Vivian Brelsford reporting: "I'll Take You There," Staple Singers, Stax.

WEST -Washington -KZAG, Gonzaga Univ., Spokane, Gregg Hersholt reporting: "Joplin in Concert" (LP), Janis Joplin, Columbia.

. KUGR, KUGR -FM, Washington State Univ., Pullman: "Layla," Derek and the Dominoes, Atco. . . . New Mexico -KRWG, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces: "Mandrill Is" (LP), Mandrill, Polydor. . California -KFJC -FM, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, Steve Alt reporting: "I Didn't Get to Sleep," Fifth Dimension, Bell.

MIDWEST -Indiana -WBKE, Manchester College, North Man- chester, Gary Arnold reporting: "Powder Blue Mercedes Queen," The Raiders, Columbia. . WGRE -FM, Depauw Univ., Green- castle: "Manassas" (LP), Stephen Stills, Atlantic. . . WHWE -FM, Howe Military School, Howe, Steve Lee reporting: "Let's Stay Together," Isaac Hayes, Enterprise. . . . Ohio -WOSR, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Cliff Gold reporting: "Bang" (LP), Bang, Capitol.

WFIB -FM, Univ. of Cincinnati, Rip Pelly reporting: "Second Wind" (LP), Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, RCA.... WDUB -FM, Denison Univ., Granville, Jeff Clark reporting: "Powerglide" (LP), New Riders of the Purple Sage, Columbia. . . . WERC, Univ. of

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NEW BERN, N.C. -Target Rec- ords, through its entertainment division, has put together what it calls a "country Broadway -type show" for appearances in eastern areas.

Bob Wilson, president of Target, said the show eventually will ex- pand nationwide. It is known as "Country Colossal."

Formatted into a major production, each show begins with a medley overture, followed by a completely staged program of country entertainers and a Gospel group.

Using an established cast of 30 performers, the show also adds various name music artists for each show. The featured performer in the first series was Johnny Pay- check of Epic.

Four promotional advance men precede the variety show into each location, with radio, newspaper and outdoor advertising activity. One of the recent shows at Columbia, S.C., also was televised.

Regulars on the show include Alice Creech and Jackie Ward of Target Records and Lawanda

Square Inch NASHVILLE - Formation of

the Square Inch of Music City, USA, company has been announced by a group of founders.

The company is developing an old -time country park a block from the Country Music Hall of Fame, complete with landscaping and a bandstand. The location is on the corner of Hawkins and 15th.

Singleton Deal With Heritage

NASHVILLE -The Shelby Sin- gleton Corporation has signed a contract with American Heritage Records for exclusive distribution rights.

The label, which has been strong in bluegrass music for several years, has been moving stronger into other forms of country with releases by the LeGarde Twins, Darrell McCall, and Jimmy Snyder.

Little Richie Johnson produces and promotes all releases.

Lindsey of Chart. Others who have appeared as part of the cast have been Grandpa Jones, Stringbean, the Stoney Mountain Cloggers, Red Erickson, and The Pilgrems, a Gospel act.

The master -of- ceremonies in each show uses an off -stage microphone, and the entire affair is choreo- graphed and directed.

Nashville booking agent Joe Taylor calls the show "the most refreshing thing to happen to Country Music within memory."

The entire production costs less than many current small package shows.

J.B. Sets Up

Nashville Depl. MOBILE, Ala.-Pee Wee Mad -

dux, director of a &r for the newly formed J.B. Record company here, has announced the formation of offices in Nashville.

Strictly a country label, the first product was recorded at Nash- ville's Varsity Studio. The company also operates Brownleaf Publishing Co.

John Blackburn is president of J.B. The first major artist to be released is Jack Wiggins, a native here, who has performed in clubs in the South for a number of years. Three others are under contract, and releases are expected soon on each.

Renfro Valley Agents RENFRO VALLEY, Ky. -Ren-

fro Valley Enterprises has announced a summer agenda which includes everything from an Old Time Fiddlers Convention to an outstanding Bluegrass Festival.

The Fiddlers' convention has been set for June 9 -11, and will include other instruments such as

Co. Formed The development calls for the

sale of square inches of the property to country music fans. Most of the profits from the sale of the "square inch deeds" will be turned over to a non -profit corporation, Music City Scholarship Society. The society will administer the funds to provide perpetual care of the park. However, the bulk of the money will go to provide scholarships and guidance for young talent wishing to pursue careers in country music.

The board of directors of the society consists of Dr. L. Ray Pat- terson, professor of law at Vander- bilt University; Bob Neal, Neal Agency, Ltd.; Dr. Russell Birm- ingham, physician; John Dillon, Commerce Union Bank; Joe Kraft, C.P.A.; Hubert Long, Hubert Long International; Mrs. Frances Pres- ton, BMI; Ed Shea, ASCAP; W. Robert Thompson, SESAC; and Mrs. Jo Walker, CMA.

The national sales set -up is being coordinated by William Lyon,


SONS OF THE PIONEERS REUNION

r FOUR OF THE FIVE original Sons of the Pioneers teamed up with the current members and all ex- members to sing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" Apr. 21 at the first reunion of the 38- year -old group ever held. Sharing the mike at left is Tim Spencer, left, and Bob Nolan. Hugh Farr is shown playing the fiddle. Roy Rogers is behind the center mike. Missing from the original five is the late Karl Farr. Present members of the group are Lloyd Perryman, Dale Warren, Luther Nellie, Roy Lanham, and Billy Armstrong, also on stage for this finale, which was held in Los Angeles at the Ambassador Hotel.


banjos, guitars, and harmonicas. There also will be singers and dancers. Howdy Forrester, an original member of the Smokey Mountain Boys, will be a special guest. Slim Lay will be master of ceremonies.

The Bluegrass festival will take place July 14 -16, under the guidance of Mac Wiseman. There will be a giant Ole Time County Fair July 28 -30; an All Night Sing Aug. 5; a championship rodeo Aug. 25 -26; and an All Day Sing Sept. 24.

The regular Saturday night Ren- fro Valley Barndance will be held each week, along with the Sunday Morning Gathering.

'Jack Drake'

Rites Are Held NASHVILLE -Funeral services

were held here last Tuesday for J.T. "Jack Drake," one of the original Texas Troubadours, and more recently general professional manager of Window Music.

He was a brother of independent producer, musician and writer Pete Drake.

Drake spent 25 years with the Ernest Tubb group, leaving the road two years ago because of emphysema, which was the cause of his death. He was 43.

Henry, Morris Firm Is Formed

LAUREL, Md. -A new talent agency, Promotions Unlimited, has begun operations in this Washing- ton- Baltimore area.

Working primarily in military clubs, the firm is booking country music totally. Talent under contract to the company includes the Jimmy Case Show, the Jane Dow- ning Show, and the Younger Broth- ers. The firm also has a working agreement with Walter Carter, the father of Cheryl Lee and The Car- ter Brothers.

The agency is 'a partnership of Hank Henry, long -time promoter of country music in this area, and Bob Morris, disk jockey of WDOH, Wheaton, Md.

Young, Deaton Buy NASHVILLE - The F a r on

Young and Billy Deaton music publishing interests have purchased two more publishing firms, String - town Music (BMI) and Smokey Music (SESAC), for an undisclosed price.

There are more than 500 songs in the combined catalogs.

Young and Deaton last year had purchased other publishing firms, and now have five in ownership. Deaton said the company plans to become a major country music publisher.

New Granny Label Formed In Atlanta

ATLANTA -McCabe & Mc- Cullough, Inc., radio and television commercial producers here, have formed a new record label called Granny. Tim McCabe is head of the new division.

Granny's first release was the Atlanta Dogwood Festival theme song, "Springtime in Atlanta," written and sung by McCabe. He said national demand for the record has caused the company to produce an album on McCabe set for release May 15.

John McCullough, head of the film division of the firm, said that on May 20 production would begin for an upcoming movie by the company titled "Facade." The soundtrack album will be released on the Granny label.

Both McCabe and McCullough have backgrounds in the recording business. McCullough teamed with Phil Gernhard in the writing and production of the "Snoopy and the Red Baron" series. His achieved a gold record for his production of "Stay," the Maurice Williams hit.

McCabe wrote, produced and sang the Atlanta Braves theme song, "Home of the Braves," and syndicated the song for all major league baseball teams. He also is the voice over on several national commercial spots.

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* STAR Performer -Singles registering greatest proportionate upward progress this week.

This Last TITLE- Artist, Label & Number Weeks on Week Week (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) Chart

Q 3 GRANDMA HARP /TURNIN' OFF A

MEMORY 8 Merle Haggard & the Strangers, Capitol 3294 (Blue Book, BMI /Blue Book, BMI)

2 2 DO YOU REMEMBER THESE 10 Statler Bros., Mercury 73275 (House of Cash, BMI)

3 1 CHANTILLY LACE/ THINK ABOUT IT DARLIN' 10 Jerry Lee Lewis, Mercury 73273 (Glad, BMI /Jack & Bill, ASCAP) Q 8 (Lost Her Love) ON OUR LAST DATE 7 Conway Twitty, Decca 32945 (MCA) (Acuff -Rose, BMI)

7 ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE IN

THE WORLD 9 Bill Anderson, Decca 32930 (MCA) (Stallion, BMI)

ler 12 MANHATTAN, KANSAS 7 Glen Campbell, Capitol 3305 (Tree, BMI)

Q17 HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. 8 Donna Fargo, Dot 17409 (Famous) (Prima Donna /Algee, BMI)

10 ME & JESUS 9 Tom T. Hall, Mercury 73278 (Hallnote, BMI)

9 5 JUST FOR WHAT I AM 11 Connie Smith, RCA 74 -0655 (Blue Crest/ Hill & Range, BMI)

10 9 MY HANG -UP IS YOU 16 Freddie Hart, Capitol 3261 (Blue Book, BMI)

11 11 AIN'T NOTHIN' SHAKIN' 11 Billy "Crash" Craddock, Cartwheel 210 (Arc, BMI)

12 4 SOMEONE TO GIVE MY LOVE TO 10 Johnny Paycheck, Epic 5 -10836 (CBS) (Jack & Bill, ASCAP)

19 LONESOMEST LONESOME /THAT'S WHAT LEAVING'S ABOUT 5 Ray Price, Columbia 4 -45583 (Screen Gems - Columbia, BMI/ Charlie Boy/ Rae -Jane, ASCAP)

14 14 IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT 9 Dave Dudley, Mercury 73274 (Passkey, BMI)

18 BE MY BABY 8 Jody Miller, Epic 5 -10825 (CBS) (Mother Bertha /Trio, BMI)

16 6 TOUCH YOUR WOMAN 10 Dolly Parton, RCA 74 -0662 (Owepar, BMI)

17 13 ALL HIS CHILDREN 13 Charley Pride, RCA 74 -0624 (Leeds, ASCAP)

18 16 NEED YOU 12 David Rogers, Columbia 4 -45551 (Malapi, Jamie, BMI)

19 20 LOST FOREVER IN YOUR KISS 6 Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA 74 -0675 (Owepar, BMI)

20 15 WHAT AIN'T TO BE, JUST MIGHT HAPPEN 12 Porter Wagoner, RCA 74 -0468 (Owepar, BMI)

21 21 FOOLS 9 Johnny Duncan, Columbia 4 -45556 (Pi -Gem,

BMI)

22 22 WHAT AM I GONNA DO 7 Bobby Bare, Mercury 73279 (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI)

23 23 SEND ME SOME LOVIN' 7 Hank Williams Jr. & Lois Johnson, MGM 14356 (Venice, BMI)

24 24 SMELL THE FLOWERS 7 Jerry Reed. RCA 74 -0667 (Vector, BMI)

25 25 SHOW ME 5 Barbara Mandrel!, Columbia 4 -45580 (Tree, BMI)

1 et 32 THE KEY'S IN THE MAILBOX 8 Tony Booth, Capitol 3269 (Fort Knox, BMI)

49 MADE IN JAPAN 3 Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, Capitol 3314 (Blue Book, BMI)

33 I'M THE MAN IN SUSIE'S MIND . 8 Glenn Barber, Hickory 1626 (Acuff -Rose, BMI)

72 KATE 2 Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Three, Columbia 4 -45590 (Mariposa, BMI)

30 30 YOU'RE MY SHOULDER TO LEAN ON 13 Lana Rae, Decca 32927 (MCA) (Forrest Hills, BMI)

31 31 IF YOU EVER NEED MY LOVE 8 Jack Greene, Decca 32939 (MCA) (Sawgrass, BMI)

48 YOU'RE EVERYTHING 8 Tommy Cash, Epic 5 -10838 (CBS) ( Algee/ Flagship, BMI)

33 36 ELEVEN ROSES 3 Hank Williams, Jr., MGM 14371 (Williams, Jr., BMI)

34 26 EVERYBODY'S REACHING OUT FOR

SOMEONE 13 Pat Daisy, RCA 74 -0637 (Jack, BMI)

35 39 WE FOUND IT IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS /SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE 8 Roger Miller, Mercury 73268 (Miller/ Dealousie, BMI /Tree, BMI)

THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU LIKE I DO 1

Sonny James, Capitol 3322 (Harson, BMI)

37 35 WHEN YOU SAY LOVE 16 Bob Luman, Epic 5 -10823 (CBS) (Jack & Bill, ASCAP)

This Last TITLE -Artist, Label & Number Weeks on Week Week (Dist. Label) (Publisher, Licensee) Chart

38 38 LEGENDARY CHICKEN FAIRY 8 Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, Mega 615 -0063 (100 Oaks /Birdwalk, BMI)

39 37 I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN 15 Charlie McCoy, Monument 8529 (CBS) (Blue Book, BMI)

40 40 ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN NOTHING 5 Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce, MGM 14365 ( Sawgrass, BMI)

Ity 50 I'LL BE THERE 4 Johnny Bush, Million 1 (Hill & Range, BMI)

42 28 WE CAN MAKE IT 14 George Jones, Epic 5 -10831 (CBS) (Algee/ Flagship, BMI)

43 34 LOVE ME 10 Jeanne Pruett, Decca 32929 (MCA) (Moss -Rose, BMI)

44 52 CAB DRIVER 3 Hank Thompson, Dot 17410 (Famous) (Blackhawk, BMI)

45 29 CRY 16 Lynn Anderson, Columbia 4 -45529 (Shapiro -Bernstein, ASCAP)

46 41 THE DAY THAT LOVE WALKED IN 13 David Houston, Epic 5 -10830 (CBS) (Algee /Flagship, BMI)

47 42 TO GET TO YOU 20 Jerry Wallace, Decca 32914 (MCA) (4 Star, BMI)

48 55 IS IT ANY WONDER THAT I

LOVE YOU 4 Nat Stuckey, RCA 74 -0687 (Jack & Bill, ASCAP)

49 46 A THING CALLED LOVE 16 Johnny Cash and the Temple Evangel Choir, Columbia 4 -45534 (Vector, BMI)

50 53 GIRL IN NEW ORLEANS 4 Sammi Smith, Mega 615 -0068 (Danor, BMI)

51 51 A SPECIAL DAY 5 Arlene Harden, Columbia 4 -45577 (RPM, ASCAP)

52 54 WOULD YOU WANT THE WORLD TO END 2 Mel Tillis, MGM 14372 (Sawgrass, BMI)

53 27 FAR FAR AWAY 13 Don Gibson, Hickory 1623 (Acuff-Rose, BMI)

54 44 A SONG TO SING 7 Susan Raye, Capitol 3289 (Blue Book, BMI)

55 57 ONE MORE TIME 4 Joanna Neel, Decca 32950 (MCA) (Cockaroach, BMI)

56 56 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 6 Liz Anderson, Epic 5 -10840 (CBS) (Blue Seas /Jac /Morris, ASCAP)

57 58 I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF

MY OWN 2 Cal Cmith, Decca 32959 (MCA) (Mango/ Run -A -Muck, BMI)

58 59 YOU ALMOST SLIPPED MY MIND 3 Kenny Price, RCA 74 -0686 (Danor, BMI)

59 60 I'LL BE WHATEVER YOU SAY 6 Wanda Jackson, Capitol 3243 (Combrio, BMI)

60 61 HIGH ON LOVE 2 Carl Perkins, Columbia 4 -45582 (Cedarwood, BMI)

61 63 JUST PLAIN LONELY 4 Ferlin Huskey, Capitol 3308 (Hall -Clement, BMI)

62 62 TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT 5 Jimmy Dickens, United Artists 50889 (Accoustic, BMI)

63 65 COUNTRY WESTERN TRUCK DRIVIN' SINGER 4 Red Simpson, Capitol 3298 (Central Songs, BMI)

DELTA DAWN 1

Tanya Tucker, Columbia 4 -45588 (Big Ax, ASCAP)

65 70 LET HIM HAVE IT 2 Jan Howard, Decca 32955 (MCA) (Peters, BMI)

- IN THE SPRING (The Roses Always Yid Turn Red) 1

Dorsey Burnette, Capitol 3307 (Brother Karl's Music, BMI)

67 67 SING ALONG SONG 5 Mayf Nutter, Capitol 3296 (Blue Book, BMI)

68 64 MR. FIDDLE MAN 7 Johnny Russell, RCA 74 -0665 (Glaser, BMI)

69 74 HOT ROD LINCOLN 2 Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen, Paramount 0146 (Famous) (4 Star, BMI) i - SHE'S DOING IT TO ME AGAIN 1 Ray Pillow, Mega 615/0072 (100 Oaks, BMI)

71 75 TRAVELIN' MINSTREL BAND 3 Carter Family, Columbia 4 -45581 (Jack & Bill, ASCAP)

72 73 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART 2 Johnny Williams, Epic 5 -10845 (CBS) (Conrad, BMI)

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Carl Smith, Columbia 4 -45558 (Green Grass, BMI) - THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA 1

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LP's * STAR Performer -LP's registering proportionate upward progress this week.

This Last TITLE -Artist, Label L Weeks on Week Week Number (Distributing Label) Chart

1 1 BEST OF CHARLEY PRIDE, VOL. 2 8 RCA ISP 4682

4 CRY 6 Lynn Anderson, Columbia KC 31316

3 3 ONE'S ON THE WAY 7 Loretta Lynn, Decca DL 75334 (MCA)

4 2 MY HANG -UP IS YOU 10 Freddie Hart, Capitol SD 11014

5 5 SINGS HEART SONGS 25 Charley Pride, RCA LSP 4617

6 6 REAL McCOY 7 Charley McCoy, Monument Z 31329 (CBS)

7 8 BEDTIME STORY 6 Tammy Wynette, Epic KE 31285 (CBS)

16 A THING CALLED LOVE 3 Johnny Cash, Columbia KC 31332

9 7 LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A SONG 6 Merle Haggard, Capitol ST 882

10 10 I CAN'T SEE ME WITHOUT YOU 7 Conway Twitty, Decca DL 75335 (MCA)

11 11 THE "KILLER" ROCKS ON 3 Jerry Lee Lewis, Mercury SRM 1 -637

12 13 FOR THE GOOD TIMES 89 Ray Price, Columbia C 30105

13 12 BORDER LORD 8 Kris Kristofferson, Momument KZ 31302 (CBS)

14 15 WE ALL GOT TOGETHER AND 4 Tom T. Hall, Mercury SR 61362

15 9 LEAD ME ON 14 Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn, Decca DL 75326 (MCA)

16 17 IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING 8 Faron Young, Mercury SR 61359

17 14 BIGGEST HITS OF SONNY JAMES 10 Capitol ST 11013

18 18 IN THE BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES 5 Mom & Dads, GNP Crescendo GNPS 2063

19 21 SMELL THE FLOWERS 7 Jerry Reed, RCA LSP 4660

20 19 TOUCH YOUR WOMAN 7 Dolly Parton, RCA LSP 4686

21 22 INNERVIEW 9 Statler Brothers, Mercury SR 61358

22 24 SHE'S ALL I GOT 21 Johnny Paycheck, Epic E 31141 (CBS)

23 23 BILL & JAN (Or Jan & Bill) 14 Bill Anderson & Jan Howard, Decca DL 75293 (MCA)

24 26 EASY LOVING 34 Freddie Hart, Capitol ST 838

25 25 I'M A TRUCK 14 Red Simpson, Capitol ST 881

26 20 GOOD HEARTED WOMAN 11 Waylon Jennings, RCA LSP 4647 - BUCK OWENS: LIVE AT THE NUGGET 1 Capitol SMAS 11039

28 30 ROSE GARDEN 73 Lynn Anderson, Columbia C 30411

29 27 (I've Got a) HAPPY HEART 14 Susan Raye, Capitol ST 875

30 28 RANGER'S WALTZ 27 Mom and Dads, GNP Crescendo GNPS 2061

43 THIS IS JERRY WALLACE 4 D,ecca SL 75294 (MCA)

39 STREET PAIR 2 Magic Organ, Ranwood R 8092

33 29 THE RIGHT COMBINATION /BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL 16 Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA LSP 4628

34 33 THE JOHNNY CASH COLLECTION: HIS GREATEST HITS, VOL 2 30 Columbia KC 30510

AIN'T WE HAVING A GOOD TIME? 1

Connie Smith, RCA LSP 4694

36 38 DON'T SAY YOU'RE MINE 2 Carl Smith, Columbia C -31277

37 36 WE GO TOGETHER 28 George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Epic KE 30802 (CBS)

38 35 VERY BEST OF MEL TILLIS 12 MGM SE 4896

39 34 THIS IS TOMMY OVERSTREET 12 Dot DOS 25994 (Famous)

40 41 YOU BETTER MOVE ON 3

41 42 WHEN YOU SAY LOVE 3 Bob Lumen, Epic KE 31375 (CBS)

- DAY LOVE WALKED IN 1 David Houston, Epic KE 31375 (CBS)

43 45 WHAT AIN'T TO BE, JUST MIGHT HAPPEN 10 Porter Wagoner, RCA LSP 4661

- ARNIE 1 Anne Murray, Capitol ST 11024

- ME & CHET 1 Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed, RCA LSP 4707

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Country Music

Nashville Scene Mac Wiseman is set to do a new

single for RCA, and then depart with Lester Flatt for the first in a long series of Bluegrass concerts. The colleges, more than ever before, are demanding more Blue- grass music. . Charlie Louvin did two live radio shows for the Music Box Tape Center in Oxford, Pa. Dan Sullivan, owner of the big outlet, reciprocated by installing a new tape deck in Charlie's bus... Darrell McCall, now with Ameri- can Heritage Records, has a new release titled "Jacque Pierre Bor- deaux," which he wrote. He's also the co- writer of Hank Williams Jr.'s "Eleven Roses."

Barbara Mandrel' took a day off the road for an appearance at the "Opry" and brought down the house. She's fresh from a tour with Merle Haggard, and is about to do the Apple Festival in Virginia with Freddie Hart . . It's the story of prophets without honor again. Hendersonville, Tenn., where many of the recording artists live, can- celled a benefit scores of them were going to do there. They didn't even give a reason.... Ray Pillow, out for three consecutive weeks, had one day in Nashville, and then out for three more weeks on Al Holzman -promoted shows. On his one day home he worked, and brought his wife along just so he could see her.

JED Records, headed by John Denny, has one of its biggest records yet in "Ribbons of Steel" by Max D. Barnes. It is getting heavy air play.... Bobby Mackey, from Cincinnati, has signed a SESAC writer's contract in Nashville, the 17th new writer signed by the performing rights group since the writer affiliation program was in- augurated last October.... Ernest Tubb and his Troubadours played to a standing room audience in Cynthiana, Ky., in a benefit staged for a local policeman stricken with a rare form of Leukemia. The show was co- sponsored by the Cynthiana Police Department and radio -station WCYN AM -FM.

Pee Wee King keeps going at a pace which would wear out a younger man. After doing the Cherry Blossom Festival, Pee Wee did shows in Buffalo, N.Y., and Stanford, Conn., then hosted a show commemorating the "tearing down of the Olde Coliseum," to be replaced by the new Civic Audi- torium in Saginaw, Mich. From there he rushed to Fan Fair, then back to Louisville to host the Phil- ip Morris Show at the Derby Festival. . . . A series of general open -end promo tapes have been cut for country music radio station

By BILL WILLIAMS

use by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. Stations may get them by contacting Louis Owens at Owepar Music, Inc., 813 18th Ave. South, Nashville, 37203. . . . Jim Ed Brown's new single is Mickey Newberry's "How I Love Them Old Songs," previously recorded by Mickey and by Carol Channing.

Merle Haggard plays six big dates in May without going east of the Mississippi River.

Dick Curless was in Woodland Sound studio to re- record "China Nights" for his new Capitol LP. This song was his most requested when he broadcast to the GI's in Korea on Armed Forces Radio Service. He then was known as the Rice Patty Ranger.... Tex Ritter also recorded at Woodland before leaving on his Far East tour, and George Hamilton IV did a commercial there.... KYAL Radio's program director, Johnny Dallas, and general manager Jim Shell, combined to write the new George Jones single, "How Proud I Would Have Been." . . Minneapolis is being heard from in more ways than baseball. Lee Silvetton's new "Cheshire Lane" single has been released there, a self -written song published by Three -Penny Music, also of that city, and produced by Denny Milan, recorded at Micside Studios in Minneapolis. It also is being distributed by Heilcher Brothers of that same Minnesota town. It's on Country Beat Rec- ords.

Danny Harrison's next single on

Deneba will contain, among other things, 12 country fiddles. Danny made a recent appearance on the Wheeling (WWVA) Jamboree Show. . . . Donald Davis Produc- tions has released "The Nashville Story" and "Here Comes That Nashville Sound" movies in some 100 cities in the Southeast.... The Country Cavaleers, still a visual act, headlined two recent shows and drew full houses in Georgia and West Virginia. The long- haired country singers go over big every- where, but are not yet on a label.

Rafael Alicea Vallejo, president of Nashville Sound of Puerto Rico, owns the only two country music LP's with Spanish lyrics in existence. They're part of his col -


Opryland Adds Convention Area

NASHVILLE -Plans for an $8 million convention center, the largest in Tennessee, have been announced as part of the Opryland USA complex here.

The center will initially contain a 400 -room motel, plus a banquet convention hall accommodating up to 2,000.

Covering 105 acres, the center will be on the north side of Opry- land Park, and will be called Opry Towne. The first phase of construction will be completed July 1, 1973.

GAY GROUP PROTESTS; WITHDRAW MEGA DISK

NASHVILLE -The Gay Activists Alliance of California, an avowed homosexual group, has demanded withdrawal of the Jack Blanchard -Misty Morgan record, "Legendary Chicken Fairy."

The Alliance, according to Mega president Brad McCuen, has set up pickets in front of West Coast radio stations programming the record. According to McCuen, at least one station has with- drawn the record because the manager "didn't want Gay people marching out in front."

The Reverend Mr. Raymond Broshears, president of GAA in California, contends that the term "chicken fairy" has been applied to Gay people for some 30 years by various police vice squads around the big cities. "There are over three million Gay people in California, and we have held boycotts against various businesses, and in some cases, forcing them out of business."

The Reverend Mr. Broshears said attorney Gilbert T. Graham is looking into possible legal action to enjoin Mega from distributing the record." McCuen said the matter had been referred to Mega attorneys here.

Blanchard, meanwhile, denied that the song was meant to be derogatory.

Nashville At Garden Return NASHVILLE-Show Biz, Inc.,

will take its "Nashville At the Garden" show back to Madison Square Garden in New York June 3, this time as a combination concert- network TV special.

Jane Dowden, president of Show Biz and producer of the show, said it would be the biggest country music presentation in New York history. It will feature Lynn An- derson, Sonny James, Jim Ed Brown, Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely, Conway Twitty, and Loretta Lynn. All three hours of the concert will be videotaped in the Garden Area, where 16,000 saw the show last summer.

Red Dunlap, executive vice president of Show Biz, will be the executive producer of the show, which will he shot by a network TV crew. Negotiations are under way with Sullivan Productions through Bob Precht, who produced the Grammy Awards Show. The three hours will be edited into a one -hour special. It is described as a "high budget production."

Here for a pre -production meeting with Show Biz, Mike Marks of Madison Square Garden called last

year's presentation "one of the most exciting nights in the history of the Garden." A sell -out crowd was anticipated last year, but fell slightly short because there were no country music radio outlets in

the New York area for promotion. Mrs. Dowden said promotion this year would be centered around television, with a number of corn - mercials slated to run to make New Yorkers aware of the show.

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Jukebox programming Minn. 1 -Stop Buyer Views Oldies Trend

By EARL PAIGE

MINNEAPOLIS -The increasing sales of oldies and standards to jukebox programmers is sur- prising even veteran one -stop buyers such as Dick Brown, Brown Bros. here. Like other buyers, he sees catalog single sales as part of complex programming trend.

Brown Bros., a 15- year -old operation, had as one of its hottest selling items the past month, Charley Pride's reissue, "Snakes Crawl at Night."

The firm, one of the relatively few which deals exclusively with jukebox operators and thus car- ries only singles and 7 -in. jukebox albums, will be stocking more catalog singles as time goes on, Brown said.

Aside from the obvious nostal- gia factor, he credits the surge of catalog singles to the increasing dominance of the large LP and the corresponding cutback in new singles releases.

"I can remember when a distributor salesman would spend a half hour showing me the new releases. Now, he's here five minutes it seems. I saw a new Creed-

ence Clearwater Revival the other day and it caused me to think that I couldn't remember seeing anything by that group in the past six months."

He said he also noted the de- creasing number of new singles because he makes up a flyer and tries to list 10 to 12 potential pop hits. "It's hard to come up with that many lately. It's rare now to see a single go from nothing to the top 10 as was the case a few years back with the Beatles' records."

He said he was, however, con- scious of the fact that this kind of chart activity is happening with albums, such as "Harvest," the Neil Young LP that peaked recently in three weeks (Billboard, Apr. 29).

Brown, though, is quick to point out that there is no serious "short- age" of jukebox singles. For one thing, the firm has always stocked specialty product and continues to sell large quantities of country records.

One of the good selling singles (Continued on page 50)

BLACK COLLECTORS

Categories Overlap in Miami By SARA

MIAMI -It's getting more difficult to peg a location here as preferring one type of music, according to Kenneth Ryan, Mar Tab routeman and programmer. As a result, he must get all the expert advice possible and stay especially alert to local radio play.

The firm has also gone to specialized programmers and collectors in an effort to more fully sat- isfy the locations' requirements.

For example, at one time 70 percent of Ryan's route was black locations. Now, Mar Tab has black route personnel checking these stops and has Spanish route - men servicing the Latin locations.

"Things were beginning to get tough for white routemen in black locations," Ryan said.

Ryan still has some soul stops in the changing neighborhoods and there he uses exactly the same me-

Programmer's Potpourri

Odies from Metromedia. Bobby Sher man: "Little Woman /La La La" MTS -1; "Easy Come, Easy Go" MTS -3; "Julie, Do Ya Love Me /Spend Some Time Lovin' Me" MTS -4; "Cried Like a Baby /The Drum" MTS -5; the Winstons; "Color Him Father /Love of the Com- mon People" MTS -2.

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ords that are used in the exclusive black locations.

"There's a simple reason for this. Customers travel from one bar to another. Once they leave the all black bar and go into the fringe area, they still want to hear the same music that they heard in the black location, which may be located just down the street."

Ryan changes a minimum of three records per week. At times, he feels this is going overboard but he said, "They're extremely good locations and I feel they de- serve the newest records. It creates business."

Buying so much product, of course, means going over a lot of releases. He depends heavily on Paul Yoss, manager and buyer of Seeburg -South Atlantic one -stop here.

Ryan's other important guilde- line is WSRF, Fort Lauderdale, a top 40 station he believes is ahead of the Miami rockers.

"Paul and I manage to come up with a good list each week. He keeps me way ahead, getting records out there before they hit."

The majority of Ryan's stops are lounges catering to young swing- ers. He has six strictly country locations, three soul stops and five high school age places.

Jukebox albums have come in handy in some of the lounges. "Some can use a quieter type of


Singles Longer CHICAGO -Singles continue to

stretch out in length, according to the most recent study. The top 10 for the week ending Apr. 29 averaged 3:17 minutes and the first 10 pop singles reviewed in that issue averaged 3:40.

By comparison, the top 10 singles six years ago averaged 2:53. A year ago, the top 10 singles averaged 3:08.

More one -stops are reporting that where a new release is a bor- derline decision for a programmer, length can cause it to be passed up (see separate story on Minn. one -stop).

Comparisons this month show that a year ago six records were over 3- minutes; the shortest "If," at 2:27 and the longest, "What's Going On" at 3:50.

Of the current top 10, two are over 4- minutes, the longest being "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and the shortest "I Gotcha."

The study:

Local Airplay of Oldies Key to Jukebox Success

MADISON, Wis.- Jukebox programmers can avoid some of the headaches associated with requests for oldies and standards if they watch what catalog singles local stations are playing, according to Pat Schwartz, Modern Specialty Co. here.

Just now, Mrs. Schwartz has good reason to avoid problems, because this city has been a focal point in the uproar over the lowering of the age of majority, her term for the bill Gov. Patrick J. Lucey signed into law recently that allows 18- year -olds to buy liquor. The new law creates new jukebox programming problems.

One result of the law is that young people over 18 are leaving the beer -only bars that have been unable to obtain liquor licenses; about 115 angry beer bar owners took over the Wisconsin assembly chamber in a demonstration recently.

"They (the tavern owners) at least achieved one thing," she said afterward. "We're becoming very skilled at ducking around here." The city has been the scene of campus strife too on oc- casion.

At it happens, Mrs. Schwartz has had enough problems lately without the angry bar owners. She was hospitalized for a period and thus got behind in her programming chores. "When you're away from the business even a week, you just feel lost," she said.

It's her hope that an extra office helper can assist in bringing the programming log up to date. Mrs. Schwartz maintains a log of each location so the firm knows exactly what records are where.

"When something like this has been maintained for 30 years, you hate to see gaps showing up in it."

In the case of oldies, Mrs. (Continued on page 50)

TODAY'S TOP 10

I Gotcha, Joe Tex The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack Rockin' Robin, Michael Jackson Betcha By Golly, Wow, Stylistics A Horse With No Name, America Day Dreaming, Aretha Franklin In the Rain, Dramatics A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done, Sonny & Cher Doctor My Eyes, Jackson Browne Look What You Done for Me, Al Green

AVERAGE

TOP 10 ONE YEAR AGO Joy to the World, Three Dog Night Put Your Hand in the Hand, Ocean Never Can Say Goodbye, Jackson 5 What's Going On, Marvin Gaye I Am . I Said, Neil Diamond If, Bread Stay Awhile, Bells Another Day, Paul McCartney Just My Imagination, Temptations Chick -A -Boom, Daddy Dewdrop

AVERAGE

2.18 4:15 2.30 3.17 4.10 2.45 2.48 3.14 2.55 3.02 3.17

3.08 2.44 2.56 3.50 3.19 2/7 3.14 3.31 3.30 2.48 3.08

TOP 10 SIX YEARS AGO Monday, Monday, Mamas & Papas 3.05 Good Lovin', Young Rascals 2/5 Sloop John B., Beach Boys 2.55 You're My Soul and Inspiration, Righteous Brothers ....2:55 Kicks, Paul Revere & the Raiders, 2/6

2.58 Secret Agent Man, Johnny Rivers.

Rainy Day Women #12 and 35, Bob Dylan 4/5 Bang, Bang, Cher 2.40 Leaning on the Lamp Post, Herman's Hermits 2.34 Gloria, Shadows of Knight 2.30

AVERAGE 2.53

CURRENT REVIEWS Song Sung Blue, Neil Diamond 3.15 Someday Never Comes, Creedence Clearwater Revival ..3:55 Immigration Men, Graham Nash & David Crosby 3.02 There It Is Part 1, James Brown 3.05 Ain't That Loving You, Isaac Hayes & David Porter ....4:22 Rocket Man, Elton John 415 Woman Is the Nigger of the World, John Lennon 5.15 In My World, Brenda Lee Eager & Peaches 2.40 Darling Be Home Soon, Association 3.14 Vanilla Olay, Jackie DeShannon 3.01

AVERAGE 340

Coin Machine World

ROSEN EXEC DEAD Joseph S. Wasserman,

president of David Rosen, Inc., Philadelphia music, vending and amusement distributor, and a veteran in the industry, died recently in Lankenau Hospital after a long illness. Affectionately known as "Uncle Joe," he had been with Rosen distributing firm for over one third of a century. Surviving are his wife, a daughter and three grandchildren. He was the uncle of David Rosen, who heads the distributing firm.

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Rowe International announced three appointments. James P. Newlander, formerly vice president and general sales manager, is vice president, marketing and domestic distribution; Paul A. Huebsch, formerly director of field sales, is general sales manager; David P. Howie, formerly national accounts representative, is field service manager. Newlender, with Rowe since 1961, held sales director and merchandising manager positions with the Na- tional Automatic Merchandising Association, Cling Peach Ad- visory Board, Western Sugar and Procter & Gamble. Huebsch has been in the jukebox industry since 1949, joining Rowe in 1962 as a regional sales manager. Howle, a 15 -year veteran of the industry, joined Rowe last year.

MOA Seminar

JUKEBOX businessmen in the East participated in the final 1972 Music Operators of America (MOA) Notre Dame seminar recently (Billboard, May 6). At left, security instructor Herman Wolske; MOA president John Trucano (right seated) and University's Center for Continuing Education coordinator Dr. Gerry Sequin (also seated) kid with

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(standing from left) Jim Stevens, Grafton, W. Va.; Edward Hillicke, Richmond, Va.; Ronnie DeHaven, Martinsburg, W. Va.; Arnoff Pantelides, Portsmouth, Va.; Gershon Weil, Bloomfield, Conn., receives a certificate; personnel instructor and Jesse Jones professor Salvatore Bella in action.




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Oldies on Air Keys Jukebox Success Continued from page 48

Schwartz got a lucky break though.

Recently, WTSO program director Cal Casey decided the station should be playing more oldies. Be- cause he exchanges information with Mrs. Schwartz, he visited the jukebox firm and showed her a list

of records he had all but given up searching for.

"Cal had 35 or 40 titles listed, including old records on the Ca- dence label and things like that. Within a half hour, we filled 29 of his requests from our library."

Asked if she wasn't creating her own monster by giving a station records that might generate

Brown Bros. 1 -Stop Sees Complex Program Trends


lately has been "Rocking Pneu- monia and Boogie Woogie Flue," on Falcon, a song, incidentally, that Brown recalls being a hit when he first entered the business.

Another "jukebox sound" hit at Brown Bros. recently has been Doc Watson's "Freight Train Boogie."

Nevertheless, Brown is alerted to the demand for more records appealing to young people. The firm ships into Wisconsin, where the recent lowering of the age of majority to 18 is creating a programming dilemma for operators.

All along the Minnesota border, young people under age 21 flock into Wisconsin. "A town of 5,000 in Wisconsin will swell to 15,000 on a nice weekend," Brown said.

Wisconsin operators, additionally, are finding that beer bars unable to obtain liquor licenses, are losing young patrons to bars that formerly catered to older adults. Thus, the programming in the bars with this influx of young people has to be blended more.

The changing demographics in bars, the album crowding out the 45, the growing demand for catalog singles, all are combining to form the current trend in jukebox programming, he said.

Brown Bros. continues to stock jukebox LP's but finds they do not move in very large quantities. "Our best titles seems to be the older material, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and so forth. I think the jukebox programmer tends to put on a tier of albums and then for- gets them," he said, indicating that perhaps more merchandising of jukebox LP's at the patron level is necessary.

Because jukebox programming is

growing so complex, he said the one -stop must more than ever offer advice and earn the trust of operators. He would also like to see labels more fully realize the importance of the jukebox singles market.

Noting the small returns Brown Bros. has, he said it's actually rare to get singles back from operators. "They may buy 70 of a number and only use 68, or something like that. When they bring in two's and three's of items they overbought they're still current.

"We don't have the returns one - stops dealing with stores have," he said.

One exception, however, is the increasing number of defective records. This is another part of the complex picture facing one - stops and programmers.

"I can remember when if I got one defective in a week it was something," he said. "Now whole shipments are defective. I think some of this is due to packing.

"Some boxes are designed for the thin shucks but when the record comes with a color sleeve, the boxes are too small. They are also 'hot packing' the singles, which is creating so many warped records."

One more part of the trend is the increasingly long records. "We're now finding operators will just pass up a record on the bor- derline if it's too long, say over 4 minutes. Sure, they bought 'American Pie' because this was a hit they couldn't live down if they passed it. But long records are a problem."

Nevertheless, he said he loves the jukebox singles business and cherishes the friendly relationships with operators established over so many years.

Categories Overlap in Continued from page 48

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Miami Night's "The Family of Man" and scattered Paul Williams' "Walking Alone" around more than he thought he might.

Ryan is among those programmers acutely aware that many artists appealing to young crowds make few singles. He mentioned Black Sabbath, saying that he has been receiving requests for their singles.

He reasons that some of the supergroups are more into albums and that apparently record buyers prefer albums. "I suppose kids feel it's far cheaper in the long run to buy an album for $4 or so than to plunk down a dollar for a single."

One of the groups he finds releasing few singles is Alice Cooper. "We had comparative success with '18' by them, but they've really never had a hit single, yet their 'Killer' LP is close to a million sales, I understand."

Ryan isn't too crazy about the records he is using this week, but says he used just about everything else that's new.

"Some weeks you like everything, other weeks are difficult and this happens to be one of them. He's using "Rocket Man" by Elton John, Neil Young's "Old Man," Johnny Be Good" by Jimi Hen- drix, "Diary" by Bread and "It's Gonna Take Some Time" by the Carpenters.

requests from locations, she said this was unlikely.

"In every case we had at least 10 copies of the titles Cal will be playing. I have to be thankful for the foresight of the woman Mrs. (Lou) Glass (president of Modern Specialty) had doing this job before I came. She saved 8 to 15 of the titles that received good play."

As a result, the firm's carefully maintained library was tapped for such titles as "Yakety Yak," "At the Hop," "Louie, Louie" "Hang on Sloopy," "Be Bop a Lu Lu" and so forth. She said Casey was stunned when he started going through the library.

"Of course, there's still a lot of oldies that are not available." she said, mentioning for example, "Love Is Strange."

Even though quantities of some oldies WTSO will be airing are in short supply at Modern Special- ty, Mrs. Schwartz doesn't anticipate problems because the firm has a routine of rotating series of 20 oldies from location to location.

Naturally, this is done upon agreement with the location owner and personnel, because now and then the firm will receive strict orders not to remove a certain old favorite.

The final arbitrator, though, is the play meter. She said rotating the series give them fresh impetus in each location. A series will stay in one stop four to six weeks.

The oldies are not just placed in the jukebox haphazardly. The firm utilizes the two right program panel tiers for oldies (one tier of a spot only has 10 titles of oldies). Addtitionally, oldies are displayed via yellow title strips so they stand out.

Mrs. Schwartz, who insists on uniformity of strip printing and types her own, has special blank yellow stock for oldies and standards.

The need to merchandise oldies has caused her to change her opinion somewhat about color strips. Last summer she said too much color on the program panel created a negative effect.

One vital aspect of oldies is that they help in blending the the programming where the demographics in a location are changing as a result of the new drinking law (see separate story on Minn. one -stop).

Oldies have been gaining in popularity all along, she said, because many of the bar owners here are in their 20's and early 30's and remember the big hits of the past two decades.

However, now that young people are patronizing locations that formerly catered to an older clientele, the catalog singles help. Older patrons still recall the hits of the '50's and the beat suits the younger people, many of whom are just being exposed to the early roots of today's rock and contemporary music.

With titles such as "Louie, Louie" spinning boxes, it's not so difficult to bring a new rock record into a bar that prior to the law catered strictly to easy listening fans.

The cooperation between Mrs. Schwartz and Casey was already rewarding prior to the recent team- work in locating oldies. WTSO announces when it plays an LP's cut, thus helping eliminate the headache of having bar owners ask her for a jukebox single that actually isn't available.

Right now, that's another headache she can do without.

What's Playing? A weekly programming profile of current and oldie

selections from vocations around the country. Alton, Ill.; Easy Listening Locations

Harry Schaffner, operator;

Helen Franklin, programmer;

Schaffner Music Co.

Baltimore; Jazz Locations

Jerry J. Eanet, programmer, Evans Sales &

Service.

Baton Rouge; Soul Locations

Joyce Ashford, programmer,

State Novelty Co.

Current releases:

"Glory of Love," Al Hirt, GWP 529; "Harlem Nocturn," Bill Black, Mega 0070; "Lonesomest Lonesome," Ray Price, Columbia 45583; "Detour /Honky Tonk," Floyd Cramer, RCA 0674.

Current releases:

"Outa- Space," Billy Preston; "Put It Where You Want It," Crusad- ers; "Stay Together," Isaac Hayes.

Current releases: "Day Dreaming," Aretha Franklin, At- lantic 2866; "Do Your Thing," Isaac Hayes, Enter- prise 9042; "I Had It All the Time," Tyrone Davis, Dakar 4501.

Picks: "Lean on Me," Bill Withers, Sussex 235; "I Found a Love," Etta James, Chess 2125.

Bowling Green, Mo.; Country Locations Current releases: "Chantilly Lace," Jerry Lee Lewis, Mercury 73273; "My Hang -up Is You," Freddie Hart, Capitol 3261; "Ain't Nothing Shakin'," Billy Crash Craddock, Cartwheel 210. "Mama Bear," Carl Smith, Columbia 45558.

Picks: "Kate," Johnny Cash, Columbia 45590;

CO. ,,.. - "Cab Driver," Hank Thompson, Dot 17410; "Reach Out Your Hand," Tammy Wy- nette, Epic 10856.

Denver, High School Age Locations Current releases: "Nice to be with You," Gallery, Sussex 232; "Little Bitty Pretty One," Jackson Five, Motown 1199; "Oh Girl," Chi -Lites, Brunswick 55471. Picks: "Someday Never Comes," Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy 676; "It's Going to Take Some Time," Car- penters, AGM 1351.

Jefferson City, Mo.; High School Age Locations Current releases: "Doctor My Eyes," Jackson Browne, Asylum 1004; "Every Day of My Life," Bobby Vinton, Epic 10822; "The Family of Man," Three Dog Night, Dunhill 4306. Oldies: "Spinning Wheel," Blood, Sweat G Tears; "Ooh Poo Pa Doo," Ike G Tina Turner.

Listening Locations Current releases: "The Family of Man," Three Dog Night, Dunhill 4306; "You Could Have Been a Lady," April Wine, Big Tree 133; "Baby Blue," Badfinger, Apple 1844.

Ira Storts, operator and programmer; Ivan Nelson, programmer;

Pike Amusement

Ralph Ludi, programmer, Apollo Stereo

Vending Services.

Lloyd Grice, progra mmer,

United Distributors

Milwaukee; Easy

Clarence Smith, operator;

Mike Geppert, programmer;

Milwaukee Amusement Co.

Rolling Meadows,

Robert Hesch, programmer,

A &H Entertainers

Oldies: "Stoned Soul Picnic," 5th Dimension; "Gimmie Good Lovin'," Crazy Elephant.

Ill.; Adult Lounges Current releases: "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Roberta Flack, Atlantic 2864; "Candy Mon," Sammy Davis Jr., MGM 14320; "Sauvecito," Malo, Warner Bros. 7559; "Vincent," Don McLean, United Artists 50887; "A Horse With No Name," America, Warner Bros. 7555.

Oldies: "For You "; "Birth of the Blues."

Seattle; Easy Listening Locations Current releases: "Nice to Be With You," Gallery, Sus- sex 232; "Poor Butterfly," Doc Severinsen, RCA 0685; "Diary," Bread, Columbia 45784.

Oldies: "For the Good Times," Ray Price; "Help Me Make It Through the Night," Sommi Smith.

Winchester, Va.; High School Age Locations Current releases: "Little Bitty Pretty One," Jackson 5, Motown 1199; "Back Off Boogaloo," Ringo Starr, Ap- ple 1849; "Baby Blue," Badfinger, Apple 1844.

Odell Lovre, programmer, Hit Parade

Music.

Jesse Richardson, programmer,

Frye Amusement Co. Oldies:

"Knock Three Times," Dawn; "American Pie," Don McLean.




Billboard Album Reviews MAY °1°7_

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JANIS JOPLIN- Joplin In Concert. Columbia 1 C2X 3360

Joplin In Concert encapsulates the indefin- able magic that a little lost girl named Janis possessed for too short a time. Janis was undeniably a child of the sixities, she was all of its beauty and its ugliness as well and she was one helluva singer. Janis is captured here during some of her finest moments with both Big Brother and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. Enjoy her, love her, that's all she ever really wanted.

B.J. THOMAS - Billy Joe. Scepter SPS 5101

This is one of B.J.'s finest performances to date and the LP will prove one of the most commercial successes as well. Steve Tyrell and Al Gorgoni share production credit with such cuts as "A Fine Way to Go," "Are We Losing Touch," "A Song for My Brother" and "That's What Friends Are For." A beautiful moving cut is "We Have Got to Get Our Ship Together." Also includes his last hit "Rock & Roll Lullaby."

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Roots and Branches. Anthen ANS 5901 (United Artists)

With the help of producer Richard Podolor, the Dillards have modified their joyously traditional bluegrass into a fabulously commercial contemporary sound that could increase their fame and fortune. Their sultry harmony is complemented by superior musical craftsmanship on such outstanding cuts as "Big Bayou," "Last Morning," "Sunny Day," and "Redbone Hound."

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VIGRASS & OSBORNE- Queues. Uni 73129 (MCA)

Vigrass & Osborne have fashioned a finely crafted album woven with fibers of me- lodically swirving harmonies and lovingly evocative lyrics. Each song is a fragmented, episodic vision of the microcosm that is life. Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne wrap their listeners in the gentle cocoon of their sweetly caressing voices on songs such as "Ballerina," "Sail Away" and "Men of Learning."

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MOUNTAIN LIVE - The Road Goes Ever On. Windfall 5502 (Bell)

Mountain rocks on and on with seventeen minutes and thirty -eight seconds of a

"Nantucket Sleighride" plus three others that will pull every emotion from you and turn into knockout enthusiasm previously undiscovered. Laing's drumming supplies a

thrump -ping pace that West and Pappalardi turn into superb guitar work, while Steve Knight fills all possible gaps with that tantalizing organ.

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BILL WITHERS - Still Bill. Sussex SXBS 7014 (Buddah)

This entry justifies what 99 percent of all music critics said of Bill Wither's first LP and concert appearances in that he is not among the soon forgotten rookies in today's music. "Lean on Me" which is currently moving up the single chart is joined by "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)," "Kissing My Love" and "Lonely Town, Lonely Street." Plenty of sunshine here.

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This is The Jeff Beck Group's second album in its present metamorphis. Beck is undeniably one of rock's most proficient guitarists, a position he has maintained since his early days with the Yardbirds. One gets the feeling that Jeff and his guitar are interchangeable, his playing seems to bare so much of his soul. High points include "Glad All Over," "Definately More" and "Sugar Cane."

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ANNUNZIO PAOLO MANTOVANI - London XPS 610

Mantovani is celebrating his 25th year as one of London's most popular recording artists. This LP serves as showcase for some of his beautiful work. Produced by Tony D'Amato, the album includes "Till," "Spanish Eyes" and "This Way Mary." "Snow Frolic" from "Love Story" is given a beautiful reading. Montovani is truly a master of his craft and this LP is further example of his talent.

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PROCOL HARUM- Live In Concert With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

A &M SP 4335

Procol Harum (and friends) have created a magnificent album disproving the theory that the melding of rock groups with symphony orchestras has to result in a lot of pretentious hogwash. If Keith Reid is Procol's spirt then Gary Booker is its guts and backbone. Especially praiseworthy are the heights of feeling and emotion attained here.

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PAUL AMA- Jubilation. Buddah BDS 5114

Anka's quality musicianship and profession- alism are spotlighted in this dynamite package. Produced and arranged by Johnny Harris the LP will be a big one for Anka with much attention being paid to cuts like "Life Song," "Double Life" and the title tune, his current chart single (all penned by Anka). A spectacular song and magnificent reading is his own "Some Kind of Friend." A very exciting album.

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PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND - The Best of /Golden Butter. Elektra 7E -2005

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band are no strangers to Blues & Folk enthusiasts and as the liner notes observe, the Butterfield Band seemed to have successfully bridged the gaps between folk, blues and rock fans. This two record set includes "Walk - mg Blues," "Blind Leading the Blind," "Shake Your Money- Maker" and "Born In Chicago," many other best cuts.

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JOYOUS NOISE - Wanderingman. Capitol ST 11018

A unique find, among all of the pop music being churned out today, is to find an album with a concept that really comes across and the "Wanderingman Suite" by the Joyous Noise is a beautiful work of art, with "Story Road" being the standout of the three parts. On the flipside, "Rock and Roll Road Cowboys" is a high -appeal cut. The group has a winner in this LP.

RASPBERRIES - Capitol 5K 11036

The Raspberries debut album does not only sound good but smells good as well (due to a raspberry perfumed sticker adhered to the cover). They're a Canadian based group that has a sound which will probably draw parallels to that of the Bee Gees. They are buoyantly engaging and appealing romping through their repertoire. Adhere yourself to 'Get It Moving," "Rock & Roll Mama" and their new single "Don't Want to Say Goodbye."

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FLASH - Capitol ST 11040

Flash's lead guitarist Pete Banks is an alumnus of rather successful British group "Yes" and hence it is no accident that the sound captured here bears a striking similarity to that of the latter group's. Lead singer, Colin Carter, glides serenely on the sensitive backings provided by his comanions. Harken to "Small Beginnings" (where Colin sounds so similar to Jon An- derson as to be his vocal twin), "Children of the Universe" and "It Takes Time."

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JACK BONUS - Grunt FTR 1005 (RCA)

This is a strangely attractive album, which defies classification and flows in a natural unselfconscious style. Like a cha- meleon the music drifts from country to jazz to rock keeping the listener on his proverbial toes. Jack Bonus sings in lusty full baritone, his voice wrapping itself around the lyrics. Best bets include "St. Louis Missouri Boy," "Let the Children Be" and "Ay Que Lyn."

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SAMMI SMITH - Something Old, Something New, Something Blue. Mega M31 -1011

Her currert single -"Girl in New Orleans" - graces this LP, but the secret possible hit on this LP is the beautiful and touching "I've Got to Have You." It's in the same groove as "Help Me Make It Through the Night." Other good cuts are "Just Out of Reach" and "Isn't It Sad." Sammi has another tremendous LP here and dealers can count on excellent sales.

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FOUR TOPS - Nature Planned It. Motown M 748 L

The Four Tops have always been in a class of supremacy and their latest collection of songs certainly bears out the point. Their sensitive interpretations of the title cut and "Happy (1s a Bumpy Road)" are just two of the standout numbers. Other topnotch racks include "I Can't Quit Your Love" (their newest single) "If You Let Me," and "I'll Never Change."

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BOBBY GOLDSBORO- California Wine. United Artists UAS 5578

Super performance by Goldsboro on this great LP sure to cause much excitement. Included are the title turre (his current single), "Back That Way You Came," "My Lady Friend" and "To Be With You." Two standout cuts are Mike Settle's "The Nights of Your Life" and O'Dell and Henley's "Why Don't We Go Somewhere and Love." To production work by Goldsboro and Bob Montgomery.

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ELLEN MtILWAINE- Ho'tky Tcnk Angel. Polydor PD 5021

Ever since Polydor signed Miss Mcllwaine several months ago, excellent acceptance or her club dates have anticipated an excellent initial LP release. The LP is released; the performance, both vocally and instrumentally, is excellent. The singer /guitarist is a paradox of gentility and grit in such cuts as "Can't Find My Way Home," "Toe Hold," "Pinebo," and "Weird of Hermiston."

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LINDA JONES - Your Precious Love.

Turbo Tu 7007 (All Platinum)

Disk jockey Enoch Gregory in his liner notes says of the late Miss Jones, "In this album are some of the performances the likes of which may have quickly put the label of 'superstar' on Linda Jones." "Not on the Outside," "Behold," "Dancing in the Street," "l Can't Make It Alone" and the title cut are highlights.



Dear FIND Dealers:

The 4 FIND Contest Winners and myself were down in sunny Aca- pulco last week (Apr. 30 -May 6) enjoying the International Music Industry Conference that is put on each year by Billboard. Many of the Conference attendees have asked me a bout our Catalog product numbering system, which is called a MIC (Music Industry Code) number. This is an international numbering system enabling every record or tape released to have its own number, thereby eliminating confusion of 2 record companies having the same number for 2 different records /tapes. Future implementation of this MIC system is in the works and promises to simplify present international music product numbering.

It has come to FIND's attention that Parcel Post shipments to FIND dealers often are received in a damaged condition, especially where large shipments are concerned. We are checking into this with the U.S. Postal Office to determine what action is necessary to remedy this situation. Heavier cartons are probably the answer and I will report back our findings and planned action.

Many of our dealers use United Parcel Service (UPS) for delivery of their orders and report that the service is great - fast (3 days) with no damage in transit. UPS has proved to be a superior delivery service and one which dealers who are experiencing dif- ficulty with PP might consider for future service.

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SPECIAL MERIT PICKS

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PAUL MAURIAT -Love Theme From "The Godfather." Verve /MGM SE 4838 As always, Paul Mauriat offers us an LP that is beautiful, tasteful and completely professional. With producer Andre Borly, Mauriat shines on his performance of such tunes as "Comme Un Soleil," "Freedom Come, Freedom Go," "Jesus Çristo" and "La Fontaine. His rendition of ' Hutting Each Other" is outstanding. Sure to receive much radio acclaim this LP will move on to the charts with strong sales.

50 GUITARS OF TOMMY GARRETT -The Way of Love. United Artists UAS 5569 A beautiful LP by Tommy Garrett, who produced it and, along with Pete King, arranged all the songs. Included are "Without You," "American Pie" and "Velvet Ma- donna." A highlight is Garrett's rendition of "Precious & Few." Will receive much easy listening play.

RALPH HARRISON -Free Spirit Movin'. Gramm HAR 1000 (Gambit) An exciting debut LP for Harrison on Gramm records. Using much of his own material, Harrison displays a warmth and sensitivity successfully captured on record by producer- arranger Sammy Fields. "Train to America," "Where Are You Goin' Pretty Woman" and "Stay Out of My Life" all penned by Harrison, are standout cuts. Also included are Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" and John Stewart's "California Bloodlines." This LP merits much attention and success.

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* * * * POPULAR * * ** FRANK CHACKSFIELD and His Orchestra - New York. Phase 4 SP 44141 (London) LOUIS PRIMA with Sam Butera & the Witnesses -The Prima Generation. Prima ST 0072 ACE CANNON -Cannon Country -Ace That Is. Hi XSHL 32071 (London) DUST -Myrrh MST 6504 MILLER ANDERSON -Bright City. Deram DES 18062 (London)

SOUL * * ** FONTELLA BASS -Free. Paula LPL 2213 (Jewel)

GOSPEL * * ** SWAN SILVERTONES -My Rock. Specialty SPS 2148

RELIGIOUS * * ** ANITA BRYANT -Love Lifted Me. Word WST 8540

LATIN **** LOS MACHUCAMBOS- Musica Latina and Love. Phase 4 SP 44165 (London)

SPOKEN WORD * * ** CORETTA SCOTT KING-My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr. Caedmon TC 9300

LOW PRICE POPULAR * * ** HAROLD BRADLEY -Guitar for Sentimental Lovers. Harmony H 31324 FRANK YANKOVIC -Just Because and Other Polka Favorites. Harmony H 31255

ALBUM REVIEWS

BB SPOTLIGHT

Best of the album releases

of the week in all categories as picked by the BB

Review Panel for top sales

and chart movement.

SPECIAL MERIT

Albums with sales potential that are delerving of special consideration at both the

dealer and radio level.

FOUR STARS

* * * *Albums with sales potential within their category of

music and possible chart items.

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SINGLES TROGLODYTE . . . Jimmy Castor Bunch, RCA 48 -1029 (Jinpire, BMI)

ALBUMS ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY . . . Atlantic SD 7216 JANIS JOPLIN . . . Joplin In Concert, Columbia C2X 33160 PROCOL HARUM . . . Live In Concert With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, A &M SP 4335

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD . . . Mark, Don & Mel 1969 -1971, Capitol SABB 11042

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I THANK YOU . . . Donny Hathaway & June Conquest, Curtom 1971 (Buddah) (Camad, BMI) (DETROIT)

LITTLE DOG HEAVEN . . . June Jackson, Bell 45 -173 (Darjen, BMI) (SEATTLE)

ALBUMS DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS . . . Strikin' It Rich, Blue Thumb BTS 36 (Famous) (BOSTON)

RASPBERRIES ... Capitol 5K 11036 (CLEVELAND)

McKENDREE SPRING . . . 3, Decca DL 75332 (MCA) (MEMPHIS /NASHVILLE)

Bubbling Under The

101. HOW CAN I BE SURE David Cassidy, Bell 45 -220 102. AMAZING GRACE Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, RCA 74 -0709 103. IN A BROKEN DREAM Python Lee Jackson, GNP Crescendo 449 104. BREAKING UP SOMEBODY'S HOME Ann Peebles, Hi 2205 (London) 105. DO YOU REMEMBER THESE Stotler Bros., Mercury 73275 106. WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY Delaney & Bonnie, Atco 6888 107. DAY BY DAY Godspell Cast, Bell 45 -210 108. HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Johnny Williams, Epic 5 -10845 (CBS) 109. LONESOMEST LONESOME Ray Price, Columbia 4 -45583 110. FEEL THE NEED Damon Shawn, Westbound 193 (Chess /Janus) 111. MIGHTY MIGHTY AND ROLY POLY Mal, RCA 740682 112. BRING IT HOME (And Give It To Me) Hot Sauce, Volt 4076 113. CALIFORNIA WINE , Bobby Goldsboro, United Artists 50891 114. DARLING BE HOME SOON Association, Columbia 445602

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201. ASYLUM CHOIR Look Inside, Smash SRS 67107 (Mercury) 202. DAVID CLAYTON -THOMAS Columbia KC 31000 203. RATCHELL Decca DL 75330 (MCA) 204. DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS...Strikin' It Rich, Blue Thumb BTS 36 (Famous) 205. McKENDREE SPRING 3, Decca DL 75332 (MCA) 206. ANN PEEBLES Straight From the Heart, Hi SHL 32065 (London) 207. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA United Artists UAS 5573

What's Happening Continued from page 41

Toledo, Dan Myers reporting: "Cat Mother" (LP), Cat Mother, Polydor.... Michigan -WAYN, Wayne State Univ., Detroit, Rob Wunderlich reporting: "Live with The Edmonton Symphony" (LP), Procol Harum, A &M.... WSDP, Plymouth High, Plymouth, Joel Dobel reporting: "Shades of Green" (LP), Grant Green, Blue Note.

. WCCH, Catholic Central High, Detroit, Richard Wyant reporting: "Amerikan Music" (LP), Steve Alaimo, Entrance. . . Illinois - WKDI, WKDI -FM, Northern Ill. Univ., De Kalb, Curt Stalheim reporting: "Francene," Z. Z. Top, London.... WIDB, Southern Ill. Univ., Carbondale, Wally Wawro reporting: "Ennea" (LP), Chase, Epic. . WRSE -FM, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst: "Powerglide" (LP), New Riders of the Purple Sage, Columbia.

EAST -Delaware -WHEN, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, Gary Andreassen reporting: "Troglodyte" (LP), Jimmy Castor Bunch, RCA.... WBCR, Brandywine College, Wilmington, Steve Dietrich reporting: "Family of Man," Three Dog Night, Dunhill.... WMUC, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, Sheldon Michelson reporting: "Angel from Montgomery," Bonnie Koloc, Ovation. . . . WJHU, The Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, George Wicke reporting: "Eddie, Are You Kidding" (LP cut, Just Another Band from L.A.), Mothers of Invention, Bizarre. . . . Washington, D.C. -WAMU, American Univ., Bruce Rosenstein reporting: "Don't Look Back" (LP cut, The Big Moose Calls His Baby Sweet Lorraine), Jake & the Family Jewels, Polydor.... WRGW, George Washington Univ., Stephen Nelson reporting: "The Electric Light Orchestra" (LP), Electric Light Orchestra, United Artists.... Canada-CHSR, Univ. of New Brunswick, Fredericton: "David Bromberg" (LP), David Bromberg, Columbia.... Radio Loyola, Loyola Univ. of Montreal, M ike Godin reporting: "Burgers" (LP), Hot Tuna, Grunt.

I f you were not listed this week, you will appear in the .next Picks & Plays.

Nashville Scene


lection of 72,000 country recordings. . . . Tony Booth has come on strong with a promotional gim- mick, a real key to plug his tune, "Key's In the Mailbox."

ASCAP honored D.J. Fontana, a Nashville drummer and well - known session artist, for his con- tribution to the field of recorded music. Ed Shea, Southern Region Director, said this first of a kind award was made because of his exceptional talent utilized on many hit songs. . Charlie McCoy is going home to Fayetteville, W.Va., to play the Fourth of July show. The invitation was extended by Mayor John Witt. Charlie will take along two other session musicians from West Virginia, Wayne Moss and Russ Hicks. . Judy Bryte has been signed to an exclusive writer contract with Milene Music, a branch of Acuff -Rose. She is the first artist -writer signed by Jerry Byrd, the all -time great steel guitar man, and that makes it pretty meaningful... . Bob Neal points out that a new country promoter, Roy Tessier of Rhode Island, has done a phenomenal job packaging shows in the New England area. He packed in full houses in several cities.

UA's Del Reeves has been set for an extensive tour of Great Britain and four TV specials over there. They are tentatively slated for this coming fall. . Herold White has signed a contract with Stoneway Records of Houston, and his first release is just out. The tunes were cut in the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, with the Buckaroos providing the musical background. . Johnny Dollar has signed with Million Records.

Marty Martel has signed with the Hubert Long Agency.... The Kendalls, new bus and all, are on an extensive western tour. . . .

Peggy Sue and Sonny Wright are on their second western swing... .

The Wilburn Brothers are going to work up to 200 dates together this year.... Promoter Larry Hart of Wil -Helm is between operations now, struggling to get back on his feet.... WDUX in Waupaca, Wis., has set its first live country show June 2. For starters, they are bringing in Bill Anderson and Jan How- ard.... Joe Gibson, general manager of Nationwide Sound Dis- tributors, announced the addition of Cactus Records and Three Star Records to their group of labels. Ten labels are now represented by NSD. Cactus will debut with country artist Gary Allen.

Urging Youth Vote Continued from page 43

and local groups will participate, Rader said.

Rader's group used rock concerts, primarily by local talent, to good effect in youth registration efforts this spring. Approximately 65 percent of the state's eligible under -24 citizens registered prior to the April 1 deadline, well above the national average.

Elektra Meeting Continued from page 41

ABC /Dunhill, A &M R e c o r d s, Buddah, Capitol, Columbia, Elek- tra, London, Metromedia, Polydor and RCA Record. Also present were representatives from Morty Wax & Associates, Paul Brown and IBS, and Stevens Tech.

A third meeting is scheduled to be held at RCA in approximately a month.

Square Inch Co. Continued from page 43

Chicago marketing executive, who was brought by the six founders of the company: Bill Hall, Joe Talbot, Harry Pratt, Herb Bur - nette, Brad McCuen, and Marion Watkinson.

One of the primary aims is to beautify Music Row.




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IFPI legal advisor Gillian Davies, who has been preparing the Fed- eration's case over the past two years, "is to bring to the attention of governments and international organizations such as UNESCO, the cultural and artistic value of records.

"Many countries just regard records as an industrial product," commented Miss Davies. "We want to change that attitude and have records regarded as cultural in the same way that books and films are."

Towards this end, Miss Davies has prepared for the IFPI a booklet entitled, "Recognition of the Sound Recording As a Cultural Medium," setting out the industry's case. This will be sent to governments all over the world.

In a forward, Roger Lindberg, president, points out that because records do not enjoy the same benefits as books, films, musical score and sheet music, there has been a discrimination against them over national taxes and importation tar riff regulations. This, claims Lindberg, is harmful to producers, authors and artists, because it adversely affects sales and limits the size of the buying public.

A key point in the IFPI's case is that records, like books, cover a wide range of material, "from the trivial and unimportant to the

Czech Opus Co. Ups Production

PRAGUE -Dr. Ivan Stanislav, director of the Opus recording and publishing company, reporting on the first year performance of the company, stated that it was beginning to play an important part in the new structure of Slovak music production.

Opus was formed when it in- herited 32 specialized retail shops from Supraphon when the Slovak branch of that company became an independent national enterprise.

From there Opus has progressed to having its own record label and recording studio. The studio however is currently not capable of producing masters so much of the recording work is done in the studios of Radio Bratislava.

The Czechoslovak Grammo- phone Works pressing plant has reserved facilities for pressing over one million Opus singles and 300,- 000 albums a year. Production will have to be stepped up soon, however, as public interest is switching more and more to albums, according to Dr. Stanislay.

Opus is now concluding its first contracts to release foreign material in Slovakia.

undoubted masterpieces of the cultural world," and that their cultural value should be recognized in the same way as books.

Next stage in the campaign is to have a resolution presented to a European conference on cultural policies to be held by UNESCO in Helsinki in June. A sponsor is now being sought from within the U.K. or the Scandinavian bloc.

Even if unanimous approval is not forthcoming at Helsinki, it is expected that there will be sufficient support to give the campaign a significant boost when the resolution is presented at an international meeting of UNESCO in Paris in June, at which it is possible the U.S. will act as sponsors.

Next year, in Paris, there will be a revisonary meeting of the Florence Agreement signatories at which it is hoped records will be included.

International Executive Turntable

Jorgen Larsen named to the newly created position of director, Scandinavian operation, CBS Rec- ords International. Larsen joined CRI's European operations last year from Proctor and Gamble's international division, where he was marketing manager.

Brian Jeffery, EMI managing director in Denmark for the past four years, has been named international sales manager of EMI Records in London. Jeffery is suc- ceeded by Kurt Hviid Mikkelsen, sales and marketing manager, who has been with EMI Denmark since 1958, initially in the A &R department.

Motown Producers to Ember; Pride U.K. Tour

LONDON - Former Motown producer Micky Stevenson has been signed by Ember Records managing director Jeffrey Kruger as producer and artist for all territories outside of domestic U.S.

Stevenson's first single for Em- ber will be chosen from either "Here I Am" or "Joe Poor Loves Daphne Elizabeth Rich" and will be released in the UK in a couple of weeks' time.

Under Ember's recently concluded U.K. licensing deal with Pye, a new local signing 9.30 Fly will be the first act to benefit from a combined marketing thrust by the two companies. The group's first album will be promoted via posters and window displays delivered to 200 key dealers. Mike Smith, former member of the

Amen Corner Band, who has recently joined Ember as head of the creative division, is working on a press and radio campaign and this week will be visiting licensees in Europe and also Radio Luxem- bourg, promoting the 9.30 Fly album and also recent Ember releases by Jimi Hendrix, Milt Mat- thews Inc. and Carol Woods.

Another deal recently concluded by Kruger will bring about the first U.K. visit by RCA country artist Charlie Pride. Kruger, in conjunc- tion with Authur Howes, will present Pride in concert during June in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Dublin. Another tour, planned for the end of the year, will involve Liberace, a recent signing to Ember for the world outside the U.S.

Maple Junket Plan Complete TORONTO -One hundred lead-

ing European media people are being flown to Montreal and To- ronto on June 4 to take a close up look at the Canadian music scene. While in Canada for four days, Junket guests will see three all -star Canadian concerts featuring the country's foremost recording artists, including Anne Murray, Lighthouse, the Poppy Family, the Stampeders, Crowbar, Chilliwack and April Wine.

Maple Music Junket director, Richie Yorke flew to England to complete arrangements with the recently- appointed European representatives, Leslie Perrin Asso- ciates.

Perrin, who is representing the Maple Music Junket in collabora-

tion with Brian Gibson of Enter- prises Ltd., organized a small press reception to explain the aims and objectives of the Junket, during Yorke's visit.

The gathering was attended by representatives of the BBC, the Sunday Times, the Sun, the Guard- ian, UPI, New Musical Express, Music Week, the Daily Mirror and the Evening News.

Yorke said: "Considering that no Canadian artist has really broken through in Britain, the U.K. press have indicated that they are taking the Maple Music Junket very seriously."

The Junket will cost almost $100,000 and was designed to promote Canadian music to U.K. and European media.

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CUTTING THE CAKE, which is shaped like a butterfly to celebrate Danyel Gerard's first album and single of "Butterfly" on MGM Records. Doing the honors, left to right, at the recent press and celebrity party for the international artist, which was held in the Beverly Hills home of Mike Curb, president of the label, are Curb; Susan Hayward, who hosted the affair; Gerard; and Carole Curb, Mike Curb's sister and executive assistant.

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Les Reed has streamlined his group of companies and is planning concentrated promotion on the Chapter One and Greenwich Gramophone labels. Reed's re- thinking of his music interests follows the departures of Jack Baver- stock, who joined the Reed organization at the beginning of last year in an administration capacity, Tony Reeves, the former bass player of Colosseum, who was hired as creative director for Greenwich and Maurice Clarke who has been working for Les Reed's music publishing companies. John Evans, company secretary of several of Reed's firms and his personal assistant, is now based at Reed's head office in London and will assume total responsibilities for the companies. David Balfe will continue as promotion manager for the two labels and Gloria Bristow has joined the firm full -time to handle television exploitation and press and publicity. Additionally Reed has concluded a deal with the Francis Day and Hunter group whereby FD and H will handle the Chapter One, Ran and Husha- bye Music firms on a one -year deal. No arrangements have been made regarding the future of Reed's Donna Music firm owing to the possible conclusion of the deal between MGM and the Day family for the total acquisition of the Francis Day and Hunter group.

Jack Baverstock is now planning to develop his Stud Records firm and will also handle the Anglo- American agency along with Tony Hayes and Maureen Chain. How- ever Graham Jackson -who was responsible for the agency when it was part of the Les Reed organization -has now severed his con- nections with Anglo- American. He is planning to reactivate his Blue- berry Records production firm and is completing plans for the introduction of his own artist agency company. Reeves is planning to devote more time to his career as musician and is currently in the process of forming a new band.

Closer liaison between RCA in the U.K. and its U.S. counterpart is foreseen following talks in Lon- don recently between RCA U.K. Records managing director Ken Clancy with Don Burkhimer, di- visional vice president of a &r at RCA in New York. It is hoped that more records produced by the U.K. company will be released and promoted in the U.S. One of the first major albums which RCA in the U.S. will heavily promote is the debut LP by Allan Clarke, the former lead singer of

the Hollies. The album will be released in the U.K. in June. . .

Meanwhile RCA has had printed 100,000 copies of a four -page newspaper titled "Nilsson News" which will be made available to dealers and the general public. The newspaper, edited by RCA's head of public relations, Rodney Bur - beck, is designed to promote Nilsson's RCA catalog albums and his present LP, "Nilsson Schmils- son." The RCA sales force will be giving extra copies of the newspaper to record dealers to give away to interested customers.

Creole Records, the production company headed by Tony Cousins and Bruce White, which supplies product for EMI's new reggae label, Rhino, has formed a new label- Cactus -for pop releases only and has licensed the label to the Chalk Farm studios. Cactus will debut with Gypsy Queen's "Love Is in the Air" and "After the Storm" by Andromeda and will be distributed in the U.K. through independent wholesalers. Cousins and White have concluded a number of overseas deals for their Creole product. Supreme Records in Belgium will launch Creole under its own logo and the company's publishing firm will handle Creole Music. Creole is currently negotiating with Polydor to handle the label in Holland and the Dutch publishing company Dayglow will handle Creole copyrights under a two -year deal. Ariola will handle Creole product in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal and Durium in Italy will have rights to product by Bruce Ruffin only. Ruffin's single "Mad About You" was issued in the U.K. on Rhino.

Atomic Rooster has been signed by Pye to record for the Dawn label. Deal is for three years and is for the world outside. North America, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Rooster's first single for Dawn is "Stand by Me" and an album, "Made in England" will be released in June. Pye's creative director Peter Prince negotiated the deal with Robert Masters of the Gaff Masters organization which handles the act.

. Andy Williams arrives in London on July 10 for six weeks of concert appearances and pro -, motion in the U.K. and Europe. He has set a format for all his concert venues where he will do one concert for charity on the first night and the second night will be at normal prices for the general public. Williams' London concerts, at the Royal Albert Hall, are on July 17 -18 and for the charity

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International News Reports

28 Canadian Writers Gain BMI Awards

TORONTO- Twenty -eight Ca- nadian songwriters and 24 music publishers were honored here this week at the fourth annual BMI Awards Dinner held at the Royal York Hotel (28). The winners were presented with certificates of honor for their outstanding con - tributions to Canadian music during 1971.

A highlight of the evening was the presentation by the Hon. Gerard Pelletier, Secretary of State, on behalf of the writers, composers and publishers affiliated

London Opens

Second Branch

In Montreal MONTREAL -London Records

of Canada is to open a second branch in Montreal.

The new branch will operate under the name of Deram Limited, and will be headed up by Alain Guillemette.

Several of the labels now represented by London will be trans- ferred to the new sales and distribution office, which will service Quebec, Eastern Ontario and the Maritimes.

Dick Riendeau, director of marketing and sales, said the expansion move reflects company's desire to better service customers with faster, more efficient service and to also offer increased concentra- tion on sales and promotion.

Stampeders Set U.S., Can. Tour TORONTO- MWC group,

Stampeders are currently engaged in a busy concert schedule in the U.S. and Canada. The group is presently at Harra's Club in Lake Tahoe with Sonny and Cher and Fats Domino.

They play St. Johns, Nfld (8) and cross the country for a short tour of British Columbia which takes in Creston, Cranbrook, Prince George and Victoria.

They headline a show in Ham- ilton (June 2), and then head to Montreal to appear on the Maple Music Junket concert at Place des Arts. A week at the new Disney World in Florida follows the Junk- et concert. The group's hit "Sweet City Woman" is to be included in the "Top Star Festival" album to be distributed by the United Na- tions, with all profits going to the world's refugees.

Bulgarian Co. BULGARIA - The Balkanton

record company in 1970 pressed almost seven million records. Of these one quarter were albums, three million extended play and singles totalled just over two million.

McKie Debuts As Solo, Cap. Signs . TORONTO - Canadian singer - writer Keith McKie has been signed by Capitol Records.

McKie, who was the singer with the Kensington Market most recently has been a featured singer with the Ronnie Hawk entourage. His first single, which Gery Buck will produce, is called "In My Dreams."

McKie is currently appearing at Grumbles Coffee House in Toron- to.

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with BMI Canada of three special plaques, one each to the Canadian Radio- Television Commission, the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora- tion and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters for continuing con- tributions to the success of Cana- dian music.

A special Citation of Achieve- ment was presented to Gene Mac- Lellan, writer of "Snowbird" and to Beechwood Music of Canada, the song's publisher, in recognition of more than one million broadcast performances attained in the U.S. by "Snowbird."

Heading the list of award winners were Burton Cummings of the Guess Who, Rich Dodson of the Stampeders and Terry Jacks of the Poppy Family with two awards each.

Cummings was honored for writing "Albert Flasher" and for "Rain Dance," which was coauthored with Kurt Winter. Rich Dodson, who received a Juno as top composer of 1971, was honored for writing "Carry Me" and "Sweet City Woman," both hits for the Stampeders. Terry Jacks landed awards for "I Was Wondering" and "Where Evil Grows."

Other songs which gained recognition for their writers and publishers were "Hello Mom" (written by Terry Carisse and Bruce Raw- lins); "So Long Marianne" (Leon- ard Cohen); "Genevieve" (Johnny Cowell); "Southbound Train" (Rob Cockell, Tony Dunning and Rob Forrester); "It Takes Time" (Shir- ley Eikhard); "Signs" (Les Emmer- son); "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (Gene MacLellan); "Coun- try Princess" (Rick Neufeld); "One Fine Morning" (Skip Prokop); "It Seems" (Jim Roberts); "Ain't It a Sad Thing" (R. Dean Taylor); "Roseline" (Russell Thornberry); and "Stay Awhile" (Ken Tobias).

Several writers from Quebec were also honored. This included Denis Forcier and Claude Michon for "Petit Pierre," Michel Pagliaro for "M'Lady," Frank Mills for "Sweet Sounds of Music" and Jac- ques Weill for "Noe."

Beechwood Music of Canada was the leading BMI publisher, with four awards.

The increasing interest in Ca- nadian music encouraged BMI Can- ada's president, Edward Cramer, and executive director, Harold Moon, to invite prominent industry personalities to make the pre- sentations. Presenters included Mme. Claire Kirkland -Casgrain, minister of cultural affairs for the province of Quebec; Louis Apple- baum, executive director of the Ontario Arts Council; Walt Grealis. publisher of RPM Weekly; George Hamilton IV, the internationally - known entertainer, and Rheal Therrien, a commissioner of the CRTC.

Hits 7 Million Two million records were ex-

ported, mainly to socialist countries but also to France, U.K., Canada, Australia, Italy and Hol- land.

The Bulgarian market suffers from a lack of record players but a new company has just been formed to manufacture them. De- spite this drawback, however, Bal- kanton has made great strides since its early days just before World War II when it was the only record company in Bulgaria.

At that time the company was producing 40,000 78rpm disks a year. Having ceased to exist during the early '40s, Balkanton was re- vived later under the auspices of the Bulgarian State Radio.

Now it is completely independent and has its own recording studios, a pressing plant with 12 Swedish Alfa pressing machines and, recently opened, a record sleeve printing plant.


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concert, tickets will range from $2.40 to $48. The tickets for the charity concert, in the presence of Princess Anne, will be available only through the Save the Children Fund. For the second appearance tickets will be available as normal from the Albert Hall box office with prices ranging from $1.20 to $12. While he is in London Andy Williams will attend CBS' international convention on July 29.

The Hemdale Group's music division was further strengthened last week by the acquisition of Worldwide Artists Management, which handles Black Sabbath, the Edgar Broughton band and the Groundhogs, in addition to publishing and record production activities. The deal was concluded for $637,000 in cash and shares and a minimum pre -tax profit of $390 is guaranteed for this year. Worldwide will be merged with Hemdale's existing music interests -the company handles Yes and Jonathan Swift under the direction of Brian Lane -to form a corporate music division. . Chry- salis has signed its first U.S. artist, singer- writer Laurie Styvers for release in the U.K. and Europe. The first single through the deal will be "Beat the Reaper" and an album, "Spilt Milk" will be released in June.... Pye is offering dealers a special 10 percent discount on orders until May 27. The offer is being made for the same reason as a similar scheme introduced by EMI at the time of the April budget -to help dealers over- come the tax -loss difficulties in- curred as a result of the unex- pectedly sharp reduction in purchase tax. It applies to Pye releases and all distributed lines, including Precision Tapes.

Philip Palmer

DUBLIN Tom Paxton, now based in the

U.K., was here for a short tour which opened in the Gaiety Cine- ma in Sligo. There were also stops along the way at Queen's Univer- sity, Belfast, Limerick Cork and Dublin. Rory Gallagher appeared with his band in Limerick, Cork, Dublin, Waterford and Gal- way. . The Wolfe Tones have a Dolphin album and single released. The single is a rallying call to the Irish people, North and South. "On the One Road," while the LP is called "Let the People Sing." The Wolfe Tones are currently on tour in the U.S. During their four -week stint there they will visit Boston, Chicago, Cleve- land, New York and Philadelphia.

The RTE Television series, "It's ." will be screened from early June. Among those with their own shows in the series are Tir na nOg, Tom Paxton, Ian Whitcomb, Larry Adlers and Stefan Grosspan... . Planxty, the newly - formed folk group consisting of Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Liam Og O Fleinn and Andy Ir- vine, were featured group of the week on KTE Radio's "Morning Airs." ... Joe Dolan's first single since "You and the Looking Glass" last November will be issued in June. At this stage, the A side will be a Geoff Stephens numbèr, "Roof and Rafters."

Dolan will go to Munich shortly to record a single for the German market. In June, Dolan and the Drifters will be doing cabaret work in the North of England.

Angela Farrell joined New World for their first Irish tour, which took in Drogheda, Ban- bridge, Kilkenney, Waterford, Cork, Dundalk, Dublin and Bray. The group's new single here is "Sister Jane." . . . Polydor is releasing a six -track LP of Taste material recorded two years at

the Isle of Wight festival, titled "Live at the Isle of Wight." .

Tony Johnston's two independent labels, Flame and Cuchulainn, which were launched a few weeks ago, have had immediate success in the form of two Top 20 entries -with Marie's "The Nickel Song" (Flame) and "Bloody Sun- day" (Cuchulainn), by Northern Ireland Civil Rights leader Tony Kearney. Both labels are distributed through EMI. There are releases on the way Tommy Fee and the Cajun Sound, Anna, Long Jim Long and Tuxedo Junction and The Chad. . . . The Tulla Ceili Band have a Columbia single of "Ireland's Green Shamrock to England's Red Rose." . . . The new single from five -year -old Michael Landers is "In Grandma's Rocking Chair," on Ruby. .

Des Wilson, who was in the "Reach for the Stars" series last year on RTE Television, has a new single on Velvet, "Know One." ... The album recorded inside Long Kesh internment camp and featuring such artists as the Jolly Tinkermen, Philomena Begley and Father Bar- ney McAleer, is called "Smash Internment" and is on the R and O label. Proceeds will go to the Country Tyrone Co- Ordinating Re- lief Committee.

KEN STEWART

MOSCOW Ekran division of Mosfilm studio

has released television film "Tchai- kovsky -Sixth Symphony. Yuri Temirkanov," featuring Leningrad Philharmonic under the baton of Temirkanov.... Kern classical ensemble from the Netherlands had seven -city concert tour of Russia in April. . . . The USSR Ministry of Culture has established a special committee to gather and study Igor Stravinsky's biographi- cal materials and heritage. . .

Polish baritone Erzy Artysz and mezzo- soprano K. Szostek -Rad- kowa gave concerts in Moscow and Vilnius.

Special celebrations took place at Moscow Conservatory's Large Hall to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moscow Philharmonic foundation. In the concert concluding the celebrations were featured the State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR under Yevgeni Svetlanov and Moscow Philharmonic under Kiril Kondrashin; Sviatoslav Richt- er, David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich.

The first -ever television show featuring US jazz musicians (the Thad Jones -Mel Lewis quartet) was presented over the local television network in Leningrad. Melodiya has released two flexible disks with tunes by Glenn Miller and of Cole Porter. A recent classical release is an album of pianist Alexander Slobodyanik, a laureate of the Tchaikovsky competition, in a Lizst program.... Syrena music theater from Warsaw was in Mos- cow and Leningrad.

Preproduction batch of Corvette model stereo phonograph has been manufactured in Leningrad. It is the second domestic stereo model available and mass production is planned to begin shortly. . .

Melodiya released first album of Valentin Nikulin, a young film/ theater actor. Nikulin is featured in a program of modern sones as the narrator /singer. The Thad Jones /Mel Lewis orchestra's concerts in Rostov -on -Don and Yaro- slavl were far from being sold - out. . Annual regional jazz festival was held in Kuibyshey in April.

VADIM YURCHENKOV

MONTEVIDEO R &R Gioscia released John Len -

non's second album, "Imagine," Carole King's "Tapestry," the Car- penters' "Superstar" and Sergio

Mendes' "Pais Tropical ".... Los Conciertos De La Rosa presented El Sindykato, Leo Antunez with Barral, Silva and Perez and the Montevideo Blues group. All the groups record for Macondo Rec- ords. . Clave IEMSA released singles by Uruguayan groups, Killers and Los Campos.... Ar- gentinian progressive rock group, Arcoiris appeared in concert at Montevideo's principal theater, Teatro Solis. A single, "Mananas Campestres" by the group was released on Music Hall by Clave.

. Totem, a candome -rock group, recorded their second album for Discos De Le Plante at the ION Studios in Buenos Aires. They introduced the titles in concert at the home of painter Carlos Paez Vi- laro.

EDISA released material from the Fermata international catalog including product from RGE's To- quinho, PDU's Mina and Prosadis and Sacha Distel. . . . Composer, singer, guitarist Vera Sienra recording her second album for Dis- cos De La Plante. Her first was for RCA three years ago.... Sondor released albums f rom Johnny Mathis and Blood, Sweat and Tears. . Singer Dino has left Montevideo Blues to join Clave's Moonlights.. . " Prohibido Para Mayores" (Forbidden for Older People) is a new musical program on TV Channel 4 Montecarlo, conducted by disk jockey Esteban Lei - vas and featuring El Sindykato as resident group. . . Diane Denoir and Eduardo Mateo each recorded an album for Discos De La Plante.

. A Various artists album was released, "Sonido Del Ano Que Viene" (Sounds of Next Year) by Discos De La Plante featuring titles by Totem, Los Delfines, Ex- odo (new name for Sexteto Elec- tronico Moderno, Mateo and Den - oir. . . . Ediciones Tacuabe released a live album by Spanish singer Raimon, recorded at the Teatro Nuevo Stella last year, and an album of horror tales, written by Horacio Quiroga and read by Hugo Martinez Trobo. . . . Leo Antunez, rock poet, is working in Chile and Venezuela. He recorded an album with Barrel, Silva and Perez for Flaondo. . . . Sondor group Genesis previewed their new album in concert at Teatro El Gal - pon. . Rock group Psiglo recorded their first single for Clave IEMSA.... July Fontenla, leader singer. guitarist with Los Delfines, left the group to join Los Naufra- gos, Argentinian group who record for CBS. CARLOS ALBERTO MARTINS

TOKYO Trio Records will distribute

three foreign jazz labels -Delmark from the U.S. and Black Lion and Freedom from the U.K. Trio's label total is now 11 and the company is the first Japanese firm to have contracts with the three new labels. . . . Akira Fuse will hold his second recital at Nissei The- ater, Tokyo. . . . Toshiba Onko will distribute Asylum throughout Japan with Jackson Browne and Jo Jo Gunne set as first releases. . . . The 47th Western Carnival was held, May 6 at the Nichigeki Theater. . . . King Records' artist Yoko Seri will appear at the Bul- garian Music Festival in July and another King artist Tsunehiko Kamijo will probably appear at the Sopot Festival.

Inter Song has bought the master of "Apres Toi" the Eurovision Song Contest Winner by Vicky Leandros. The disk will be released on Nippon Phonogram. . . . Di- onne Warwicke gave three concerts in Tokyo. . . . Kiyohiko Ozaki has left Japan to work in the U.S. ALEX ABRAMOFF

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International News Reports

Elbert -Four Singles, Mendes, All Four Different Labels In Indie Pact

LONDON -Donnie Elbert has four singles currently available and all four are on different labels. The present complex and confused situation emanates from Elbert's recording activities in Britain during the 1960's.

Elbert, who first made the U.S. charts in 1967 with "What Can I Do" on the King Label, came to the U.K. in 1966 and was signed for management by Marvyn Conn. "At that time I was producing the Peddlers, James Royal and Donnie Elbert for CBS and we cut four sides together before I released him to Polydor," said Conn. On March 30 this year, the following Elbert's chart success, CBS re -re-

Two Publishing Firms Formed In Philippines

By OSKAR SALAZAR

MANILA -Two music publishing firms are being formed here in the advent of the revision of the Philippine Copyright Law (Repub- lic Act No. 3134).

Both Fil -Am Music, Inc. (FAMI) and Bayanihan Music, Inc. (BAMI) have been formed primarily to collect mechanical royalties in representation of foreign music publishing concerns and local songwriters as well.

Fil -Am Music, Inc. is an entity of the Villar bloc, Mareco, Filipin- as and Villar Records; while Bay - anihan Music, Inc. is a sister outfit of Vicor Music Corp.

Manuel P. Villar heads FAMI while Vicente del Rosario, Jr. heads BAMI.

The formation of these two cor- porations is considered here as a major breakthrough toward reaching the stage of maturity of the local music industry.

The move will ultimately usher in the practice of giving royalties to Filipino songwriters both in English and vernacular who, here- tofore, are measly compensated on outright.

Address Change For Box Office

PARIS - Jean -Pierre Rawson's Box Office Productions and its publishing adjunct Tab, have changed address to 11, rue Mar- guerite, Paris 17.

Rawson, a former promoter, placed Box Office,' product -including the English -language group Majority One -in most European territories at MIDEM and he is now working on U.S. and U.K. representation.

leased "Get Ready," one of the tracks produced by Conn.

Elbert became involved in production at Polydor -he was responsible for a number of Amboy Dukes singles. During his period with the company however, he also recorded a number of songs, including "This Old Heart of Mine" in 1968, which was released on Mojo last month.

During his time in Britain it is believed, he also recorded "Little Piece of Leather" (London) which is number 36 in this week's chart. The Decca version however, is a remake of Elbert's original version of the song, recorded for New York's Gateway label in 1962 and released in Britain on Sue in 1965.

In 1969 Elbert returned to the U.S. and in the following year he had his first U.S. chart entry for 13 years with "Can't Get Over Losing You" on Rare Bullett, one of the All Platinum labels. The company also had Elbert's version of the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go" (London) which was the first record released in British Decca's licensing deal with All Platinum earlier this year. "Where Did Our Love Go" was also the single which starred Elbert's current popularity in Britain.

In the meantime however, El- bert had signed a recording deal with Avco Embassy in the States, which is released by Phonogram in Britain. The first new Elbert single on Avco, "I Can't Help Myself," entered the charts in February.

Elbert today is signed to Avco Embassy and all new products from the artist will appear on the label. His enormous British output of material however, will probably continue to appear during Elbert's present period of success -one source suggests there is enough material to fill three albums. A confusing situation.

Guitar Course Intl Expansion

NASHVILLE -Famous Ameri- can Musicians and Educators, Inc., a guitar- teaching organization run by Chet Atkins, has announced expansion into international markets.

Quest Music Associates, Ltd., has signed as exclusive distributor and dealer for the FAME method of teaching in all the Canadian provinces.

FAME, with Atkins as chairman of the board, was founded here last year and has moved into a position of leadership using the audio -visual teaching method. The firm currently has school and studio installations in all 50 states. The company also has expanded into in -store studio locations, capable of teaching as many as 30 students at a time.

CBS INTERNATIONAL president Walter Yetnikoff, recently visited the Gramophone Record Co., Ltd., in Johannesburg, which distribute CBS and Epic throughout South Africa. The purpose of the visit was to establish long -term relationships with the companies for future operations. Yetnikoff is shown with the Gramophone Record company's African act, the Amajongsi Girls.

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NEW YORK - Sergio Mendes Productions and Atlantic Rceords have entered into two independent distribution agreements, both of which were made directly with Ah- met Ertegun, Atlantic president. The agreements in no way affect, and are exclusive of, Mendes' personal contract with A &M Records for his Brasil '77 group.

The deals with Atlantic involve a new artist discovered by Men- des, composer -singer- pianist An- gelo, who is on a Far Eastern tour with Mendes and Macondo, a new seven -man Latin rock group.

Angelo was personally produced by Mendes. Claudio Slon produced Macondo's album.

EMI Suomen Goes Independent, July 1

HELSINKI -On July 1 EMI Suomen becomes an independent all- Finnish company reporting direct to the EMI headquarters in London instead of its present status as the Finnish branch office of EMI Sweden Lt.

The change will mean the company will handle its own daily routine affairs such as copyright work instead of using EMI Sweden facilities, and it will also revert to independent distribution on July 1.

EMI Suomen managing director Reino Bachman told Billboard that the latter change is due to EMI's international practice favoring in-


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TORONTO Newly signed Montreal singer,

Allan Nicholls' first single is "The Joke," (written by Cat Stevens). The single was produced by Nicholls and Eddie Cramer at New York's Electric Ladyland Studios.

Quality is launching a new label, Hit Records, which will feature Canadian cover versions of foreign hits. . . Dunhill's first all Canadian group, Noah, produced by Jack Richard- son, has their first single, "Peace - man's Farm," released. It is also the title of their debut album... .

Columbia's Ivan Rebroff has scored with a serles of sold out concerts across the country. . . .

Shows were produced by Martin Onrot for Encore Productions.

Kinney's Next into Toronto this week for a short Ontario promotion tour. . . . GRT has signed Myles and Lenny and has just released a single, "Time to Know Your Friends." MCA has signed Montrealer, Andy Kim. . Ed- ward Bear won on the Maple Leaf System this week with their latest Capitol single, "Masquerade." Sun - dog Productions hosted a reception at Thunder Sound to celebrate the signing of London (Ont.) group, Truck. Biff Rose, recently signed by UA, at the Riverboat this week.

Maple Music Inc. is to hold a press conference at Sam the Chi- nese Food Man on May 10. . .

The gathering will center on the Maple Music Junket, now less than a month away. Maple Music Inc. president, Arnold Gosewich, off to Acapulco this week for IHIG, at which he plans to detail the Junket in panel discussions. . .

Quality has obtained Canadian rights to the Blue Thumb label, and is rushing out three albums - Dave Mason's "Headkeeper," "Cru- sader 1," and "Mark Almond II." ... No. 1 Quebec single at present is "Un Amour Qui. Ne Veut Pas" by R. Martel. . Martin Onrot brings Poco to Massey Hall (1). . . . Columbia's John Allan Cameron has been added to this year's Mariposa lineup. . . . Sep- tember Productions' Rain are to tape one -hour TV special for the CTV Network.

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MEXICO CITY CBS has released an album with

actor Jorge Lavat narrating some popular Mexican songs with musical backgrounds. . . . Leo Dan recorded a new album at the CBS studios with Jaime Ortiz Pino as a &r man. Argentinian born Dan is now living in Mexico.... Itali- an singer Domenico Modugno is appearing in Mexico, doing concert and television work. . . . Pedro and Enrique Camarena, executives of the Apolo label, arrived back

from South America where they signed distribution deals for several labels. . RCA has released an album by the Middle of the Road group. . . . Mexican singer -composer Juan Gabriel back after a Latin American tour.

ENRIQUE ORTIZ

SANTO DOMINGO Spanish cellist Pablo Casals con-

ducted his composition "Himno de los Naciones Unidos" (United Na- tions Peace Hymn) at the Inter - american Music Festival at the Bellas Artes Theater. The Peace Hymn was interpreted by both the National Symphonic Orchestra and the Puerto Rican Symphonic Or- chestra and the National Choir. Three of the four Festival concerts were televised by RTVD Channel 4, and recordings were made under the direction of Jose A. Fran - ceschini, manager of the Casals Festival and president of Fomento Economico de Puerto Rico. . . .

Dominican singer Nelson Munoz returned after concert dates in New York and the Jefferson, Tapia and other theaters and TV and nightclub engagements in San Juan. Munoz recorded his latest album and singles, "La Cancion de Amor" (Love Song) and "Mi Amor Esta en Neuva York" (My Love's In New York) on the Danda label.

The new TV program "Alta Tension" (High Tension) on Color Vision, channel 9 is produced by Julio Noble from Puerto Rico with Freddy Beres Coico (Dominican) as master of ceremonies. Domin- ican artists are presented live and Puerto Rican artists on film. "Alta Tension" is also shown in San Juan on channel 11 thus affording a continuous interchange of Do- minican and Puerto Rican artists.

A new artists union has been officially formed, Union Nacional de Artistas (UNA) with Johnny Ventura (Kubaney) acting as temporary president. The musicians and artists who have joined UNA include Rafael Solano and Nini Caffaro plus others; all of whom have resigned from AMUCABA (Association of Musicians and Singers) thus forming two separate unions.

Luisa Maria Guell, Cuban recording artist on the Gema label booked for dates at the Chantilly nightclub. . Dominican singer Nini Caffaro is featured in a film made here. . Brazilian singer Nelson Ned (UA Latino) has another hit with his new LP including songs, "Yo Io Dudo" (I Doubt It) and "La Biblia" (The Bible). . U.S. singer Roberta Flack was here for a few days at the Hotel El Embajador getting divorced. . Elvis Presley's film "This Is Elvis" is showing at the Independencia Theater.

Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muniz (RCA Victor) was presented on RTVD channel 4 on the special


die distribution by the various EMI companies, and also to the fact that EMI Suomen now has a 25 percent market share. This makes it the second biggest in Finland after Finnlevy, and gives further justification for the distribution move.

Finnlevy, which has been distributing EMI products for the past four years, will continue to handle EMI repertoire through its rack - jobbing chain called Levypiste and its Fazerin Musiikkikerho record club.

Levypiste now has 200 outlets around Finland, and Finnlevy marketing manager Osmo Ruuskanen reports a 10- strong sales force concentrating on Levypiste accounts. Cassette action is increasing healthily through the chain.

EMI Suomen is getting sales results with the Music for Pleasure budget label which has been racked since January, and is building business with 8 -track cartridges in collaboration with Shell gas stations. The latest promotional effort in this direction is an 8 -track listening deck which has been test -installed in seven locations, enabling customers to listen to their cartridge choice before purchase.

Two EMI Suomen artists will participate in song festivals this summer. Lea Laven will represent Finland at a festival in Sofia, Bul- garia, next month, and Ritva Oskanen will take part in the Sopot International Song Festival in Poland in August.

USSR Launch Song Contest

MOSCOW - The USSR Min- istry of Culture, the State television and radio committee, the USSR comp o s e r s and writers' unions have launched a nationwide contest to select best songs to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

The contest's initial stage will last until Oct. 1, when all the entries submitted to regional national juries are moved to the all - Union jury for final consideration from Nov. 1, 1972, through Jan. 15, 1973. The jury will announce the best songs selected. 60 prizes have been established to be awarded to winning songs.

RAI's Luiggi Casini Dies

MONTEVIDEO - Luiggi Ca- sini, director of Latin American representation for RAI (Radiotele- vision Italiana) died here, April 12.

He had worked at the station for five years and was previously in Buenos Aires. He was responsible for distribution of radio and TV material made by the state -owned network in Italy.

Recently Casini filmed a TV special featuring Uruguayan artists. Totem and Daniel Viglietti.

EDISA Handles Intl Catalogs

MONTEVIDEO -The international catalogs of Philips, Polydor and Atlantic are now represented by EDISA in Uruguay.

In charge of releases is ex disk jockey Reynal Pacifico as general manager. The catalog was previously released by Philips del Uruguay.




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This Week

1 WITHOUT YOU -Nilsson (RCA) 2 AMERICAN PIE -Don McLean

3 HORSE WITH NO NAME - America (Warner Bros.)

4 JOY -Apollo 100 (Youngblood) 5 MOST PEOPLE I KNOW- Aztecs

(Havoc) 6 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

-Paul Simon (CBS) 7 MORNING HAS BROKEN /I

WANT TO LIVE IN A WIGWAM -Cat Stevens (Island)

8 RANGER'S WALTZ -Mom and Dads (Crescendo)

9 DAY AFTER DAY -Badfinger (Apple)

10 MY WORLD -Bee Gees (Spin)

BELGIUM (Dutch) (Courtesy: Humo)

SHITS OF THE WORLD AUSTRALIA

(Courtesy: Go Set)

This Week

1 SAMSON AND DELILAH -Middle of the Road (RCA)

2 APRES TOI -Vicky Leandros (Philips)

3 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY -Daniel Boone (Penny Farthing)

4 SON OF MY FATHER -Chicory Tip (CBS)

5 INKPOT- Shocking Blue (Pink Elephant)

6 VERLAAT ME NOOIT -Salim Seghers (Monople)

7 WEET JE NOG DIE SLOW -Willy Sommers (Vogue)

8 ALS HET OM DE LIEFDE GAAT -Sandra En Andress (Philips) 9 HOLY DAY -Georges Baker

Selection (Cardinal) 10 POPPA JOE -The Sweet (RCA)

BRAZIL SAO PAULO

(Courtesy: 1BOPE) This Week

I SUMMER HOLIDAY -Terry Winter (Beverly)

2 SOLEY SOLEY- Middle of the Road (RCA)

3 UNGATTO NEL BLU- Roberto Carlos (CBS)

4 ORACAO DE UM JOVEM TRISTE -Antonio Marcos (RCA)

5 GOT TO BE THERE -Michael Jackson (Tapecar)

6 SO PARA MIM- Joelma (Continental)

7 AMERICAN PIE -Don McLean (Copacabana)

8 LOUISIANA -Mike Kennedy (RCA)

9 SON OF MY FATHER -Giorgio (Fermata)

10 MAMMY BLUE -Ricky Shayne (RGE)

This Week

1 THERE'S NO MORE CORN ON -Walkers (CID) 2 POP CONCERTO SHOW -Pop

Concerto (Top Tape) 3 SUMMER HOLIDAY -Terry

Winter (Beverly) 4 SOLEY SOLEY -Middle of the

Road (RCA) 5 SO PARA MIM- Joelma

(Continental) 6 ORACAO DE UM JOVEM

TRISTE- Antonio Marcos (RCA) 7 UN GATTO NEL BLUE -Roberto

Carlos (CBS) 8 MAMMY BLUE -Ricki Shayne

(Young) 9 WITHOUT YOU -Nilsson (RCA)

10 DAY AFTER DAY -Badfinger (Odeon)

BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO (Courtesy: IBOPE)

BRITAIN (Courtesy Record & Tape Retailer)

*Denotes local origin This Last Week Week

I I AMAZING GRACE -Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band RCA (Harmony) Pete Kerr

2 2 BACK OFF BOOGALOO Ringo Starr -Apple (Startling)

3 5 COME WHAT MAY - Vicky Leandros Philips (Louvigny- Marquee) Leo Leandros

4 11 COULD IT BE FOREVER - Cherish David Cassidy Bell (Carlin) (KPM) Wes Farrell

5 4 SWEET TALKING GUY - Chiffons London- (Robert Mellin)

6 7 RUN, RUN, RUN -Jo Jo Gunne -Asylum (Rondor) Jo Jo Gunne

7 14 A THING CALLED LOVE - Johnny Cash /Evangel Temple Choir CBS (Valley) Larry

8 7 DEBORA /ONE INCH ROCK ETC. -T. Rex (T. Rex) (Essex) -Tony Visconti

9 9 RADANCER- Marmalade Decca (Catrine)- Marmalade

10 3 WITHOUT YOU -Nilsson (RCA) -Richard Perry (Apple)

11 6 MEXICAN PUPPETEER - Tom Jones -Decca (Ambassador) Gordon Mills

12 22 ROCKET MAN -Elton John DJM (DJM) Gus Dudgeon

13 10 UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO -Elvis Presley, RCA (Essex)

14 18 TUMBLING DICE -Rolling Stones (Essex) Jimmy Miller

15 13 STIR IT UP- Johnny Nash CBS (Rondor) -Johnny Nash

16 23 TAKE A LOOK AROUND - Temptations, Tamla Motown (Jobete /Carlin) Norman Whitfield

17 16 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent -Epic (Berulam) Rod Argent /Chris White

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18 15 CRYING, LAUGHING, LOVING, LYING -Labi Siffre -Pye (Groovy) Labi Siff re

19 29 RUNNIN' AWAY -Sly & The Family Stone, Epic (Kinney) Sly Stone

20 28 AT THE CLUB /SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES -Drifters, Atlantic Screen Gems /Columbia

21 27 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY - Daniel Boone Penny Farthing (Stirling MacQueen) Larry Page

22 20 1 AM WHAT I AM- (Essex) Denny Cordell Trojan (Screen Gems/ Grapull) Dave Bloxham

23 26 OPEN UP -Mungo Jerry Dawn (Our Music) Barry Murray

24 46 AMAZING GRACE -Judy Collins Elektra (Harmony) Mark Abramson

25 17 HEART OF GOLD -Neil Young (Reprise)- Kinney (Neil Young /Elliot Mazer)

26 12 BEG STEAL OR BORROW - New Seekers -Polydor (Valley) David Mackay

27 38 OH BABE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY -Hurricane Smith Columbia (Chappell)

28 34 ME AND JUILO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD -Paul Simon CBS (Pattern)

29 21 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan -Mam (MAM) Gordon Mills

30 19 DESIDERATA -Les Crane (Warner) -Fred Werner /Les Crane (Screen Gems/ Columbia)

31 33 WADE IN THE WATER - Ramsey Lewis, Chess (Carlin) Esmond Edwards

32 40 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE -Procol Harum Magni Fly (Essex) Denny Cordell

33 25 SACRAMENTO MIDDLE OF THE ROAD -RCA Sunbury Gracomo Tosh Garrett

34 - ISN'T LIFE STR ANGE- Moody Blues (Threshold) Tony Clarke

35 43 EVERYTHING I OWN - Bread Elektra (Screen Gems/ Columbia) David Gates

36 39 LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER -Donnie Elbert London (April)

37 37 AMERICAN PIE -Don McLean (United Artists) - Ed Freeman (United Artists)

38 24 IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS -Partridge Family (Bell) Wes Farrell (Screen Gems /Columbia)

39 30 MEET ME ON THE CORNER -Lindisfarne (Charisma) Bob Johnson (Hazy)

40 32 BLUE IS THE COLOUR - Chelsea Football Team (Penny Farthing) -Larry Page (Stirling MacQueen)

41 35 NEVER BEFORE -Deep Pur- ple (Hec) -Deep Purple

42 31 LEEDS UNITED -Leeds (Hushabye /Carlin) Les Reed

43 44 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT -Dave Newman Pye (Cromwell) Prudence Prod.

44 - CHANTILLY LACE -Jerry Lee Lewis (Southern) Jerry Kennedy

45 45 THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BE -Neil Reid (Decca) (Chappell /Soloman) Ivor Raymonde

47 49 MOTHER OF MINE -Neil Reid (Decca) -Dick Rowe/ Ivor Raymonde (Chappell)

48 48 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION -Paul Simon (CBS) -Paul Simon (Pattern)

49 47 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING -New Seekers (Polydor)- Cookaway (David Mackay)

50 42 FLOY JOY -Supremes -Tamla Motown (Jobete /Carlin) W. Robinson

DENMARK (Courtesy Danish Group of IFPI)

*Denotes local origin This Week

1 HOW DO YOU DO -Mouth & Macneal ( Decca)- Intersong

2 DABADIO DABADIE- Walkers

3 BEG tSTEALtiOR Anderson

BORROW -New Seekers (Philips) -Stig Anderson

4 FIND DIG EN BLOMST- *Bjoern Tidmand (Odeon)- Multitone

5 A SUMMER PRAYER FOR PEACE -Archies (RCA) -Stig Anderson


7 WE ARE GOING DOWN JORDAN -Les Humphries Singers (Decca)- Butterfly

8 HAR DU KNOKLET SOM EN DJEVEL- *Teddy, Chano, Jan & John (Philips) -Stig Anderson

9 OLE DET VAR I SPANIEN- *Johnny Reimar (Philips) -Stig Anderson

10 FUT I FEJEMOEJET- *John Morgensen (Play)- lmudico

HONG KONG (Courtesy Radio Hong Kong)


I JESUS /MR. CLOUD -Cliff Richard (Columbia)

2 WITHOUT YOU -Nilsson (RCA) 3 PUPPY LOVE -Donny Osmond

(MGM) 4 SWEET SEASONS -Carole King

(Ode) 5 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

Paul Simon (Columbia) 6 ROCK AND ROLL -Led Zeppelin

(Atlantic) 7 EVERYTHING I OWN -Bread

(Elektra)

R AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG -Three Dog Night (Stateside)

9 DAY AFTER DAY -Badfinger (Apple)

10 TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)

ITALY (Courtesy: Discografia Internazionale)


I GRANDE GRANDE GRANDE*- Mina (PDU) Italcarish /PDU

2 JESAHEL * -Delirium (Fonit) Usignolo /Universale

3 MY WORLD -Bee Gees (Polydor) Senza Fine

4 IMAGINE -John Lennon (Apple) Ritmi E Canzoni

5 MONTAGNE VERDI * -Marcella (CGD) Melodi

6 1 GIORNI DELL'ARCOBALENO* -Nicola Di Bari (RCA) ADD

7 ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong (United Artists) Tevere

8 IL RE DI DENARI * -Nada (RCA) ADD

9 GIRA L'AMORE *- Gigliola Cinquetti (CGD) Suvini Zerboni

10 WITHOUT YOU -Harry Nilsson (RCA Victor) Aromando

Il THEME FROM SHAFT -Isaac Hayes (Stax) East Memphis

12 GIU' LA TESTA* -Ennio Morricone (Cinevox) Cinevox

13 TI VOGLIO * -Donatello (Ricordi) Fama

14 COME LE VIOLE *- Peppino Gagliardi (King) Indios

15 VADO A LAVORRE * -Gianni Morandi (RCA) ADD /Mimo

16 LA CARROZZA DI HANS/ IMPRESSIONI DI SETTEMBRE* -Premiata Forneria Marconi (Numero Uno) Universale

17 LA DECADENCE -l. Birkin & S. Gainsbourg (Fontana) D.R.

18 NO MATTER HOW I TRY - Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM) April Music

19 TELEGRAM SAM -Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. Rex) Wizard

20 LA CANZONE DEL SOLE * -Lucio Battisti (Numero Uno) Acqua Azzurra

21 NON VOGLIO INNAMORARMI MAI*- Gianni Nazzaro (CGD) Di Lazzaro

22 MOZART -SINF. N. 40 -Waldo De Los Rios (Carosello) Curci

23 NA YA TA TA -Royal Browery (Joker)

24 PER CHI * -Johnny Dorelli (CGD) Aromando

25 HOW DO YOU DO- Windows (Goldeng) RCA

JAPAN (Courtesy: Music Labo, Inc.)


I YOAKE NO TEISHABA -Shoji Ishibashi (Crown) Crown

2 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING -New Seekers (Philips) Eastern Music

3 TAIYO GA KURETA KISETSU * - Aoi Sankakujyogi (Columbia) All Staff

4 KEKKON SHIYO YO *- Takuro Yoshida (CBS /Sony) P.M.P.

5 MOTHER OF MINE -Neil Reid (London) Folster

6 YURUSARENAIAI* -Kenji Sawada (Polydor) Watanabe

7 HACHI NO MUSASHI WA SHINDANOSA* -Takao Hirata & Sellstars (Dan) Tokuma

S CHISANA KOI* -Mari Amachi (CBS /Sony) Watanabe

9 TOMODACHI YO NAKUNJA NAP- Kensaku Morita (RCA) Sun Music

10 SETO NO HANAYOME *- Rumiko Koyanagi (Reprise) Watanabe

11 DAREKA GA KAZE NO NAKADE *- Tsunehiko Kamijyo (King) April Music

12 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION -Paul Simon (CBS /Sony) Shinko 13 DAY AFTER DAY -Badfinger

(Apple) Shinko 14 FUTARI WA WAKAKATTA *-

Kiyohiko Ozaki (Philips) Nichion 15 KOI NO TSUISEKI * -O Yan Hui

Hui (Toshiba) Takarajima 16 KITAGUNI YUKIDE * -Eiko Shuri

(Reprise) All Staff 17 KONO AI NI IKITE * -Hiroshi

Uchimayada & Cool Five (RCA) Uchivamada

18 HATOBA MACHI *- Shinichi Mori (Victor) Watanabe

19 SHE'S JUST MY KIND GIRL - Bjorn & Benny (Epic) Shinko

20 KOZURE OKAMI* -Yukio Hashi (Victor) Oriental

MALAYSIA (Courtesy of Rediffusion, Malaysia)

This Week

1 MY WORLD -The Bee Gees (Polydor)

2 MARILLO -Tony Christie (MCA) 3 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

Paul Simon (CBS) 4 STAY WITH ME -Faces (Warner) 5 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER -

The Osmonds (MGM) 6 SWEET SEASONS -Carole King

(Ode) 7 POPPA JOE -The Sweet (RCA) 8 AMERICAN PIE -Don McLean

(UA) 9 SACRAMENTO -Middle of the

Road (RCA) 10 SUNSHINE -Jonathan Edwards

(Capricorn)

This Week

I CORAZON DE ROCA -Los Fresno (Capitol)

2 DES1DERATA-Arturo Benavides (Warner Bros.)

MEXICO (Courtesy: Radio Mil)

3 NO SE HA DADO CUENTA - Roberto Jordan (RCA)

4 PUPPY LOVE (Amor Infantil) - Donny Osmond (MGM)

5 VIDA -Los Sonadores (CBS) 6 THEM CHANGES (Cambios) -

Buddy Miles (Mercoury) 7 NO TENGO DINERO -Juan

Gabriel (RCA) R WITHOUT YOU (Sin ti)- Nilsson

(RCA) 9 IMAGENES (Playas de ensueno)-

Johnny Pearson (Tizoc) IO NO TENGO DINERO -Juan

Gabriel (RCA)

This Week

1 BEG STEAL OR BORROW -New Seekers (Philips) -Universalfilm

2 APRES TOI -Vicky Leandros (Philips) -Thore Ehrling

3 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION -Paul Simon (CBS) -Sonet 4 SON OF MY FATHER -Chicory

Tip (CBS)-Sweden 5 SACRAMENTO- Middle of the

Road (RCA)- Liberty 6 RATITI *- Eivind Loeberg

(Columbia) -Imudico 7 DA ER DET SKJOENT AA

VAERE TIL* -Roy Black & Anita Hegerland (Polydor) - Intersong

8 TAG EMOT EN USTRAKT HAND -Ann -Louise Hanson (Philips) - Intersong

9 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING -New Seekers (Philips) -Bendiksen

10 POPPA JOE -Sweet (RCA) - Sweden

NORWAY (Courtes): Verdens Gang)

*Denotes local origin

SINGAPORE (Courtesy: Rediffusion, Singapore)

This Week

I MOTHER & CHILD REUNION - Paul Simon (CBS)

2 HORSE WITH NO NAME - America (WB)

3 WITHOUT YOU -Nilsson (RCA) 4 ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) -

Gilbert O'Sullivan (MAM) 5 ROCKIN' ROBIN -Michael Jackson

(Motown) 6 PUPPY LOVE -Donny Osmond

(MGM) 7 EVERYTHING I OWN -Bread

(Electra) 8 FLOY JOY -Supremes (Motown) 9 MY WORLD -Bee Gees (Polydor)

10 STAY WITH ME -Faces (WB)

SOUTH AFRICA (Courtesy: Southern African Record

Manufacturers and Distributors Association)


I BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY -Daniel Boone (Penny Farthing) Stirling McQueen, Teal

2 SON OF MY FATHER -Chicory Tip (CBS) Laetrec, GRC

3 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION -Paul Simon (CBS) Laetrec, GRC

4 SACRAMENTO -Middle of the Road (RCA) Laetrec, Teal

5 WITHOUT YOU -Nilsson (RCA) Essex, Teal

6 HOW DO YOU DO- *Rising Sons (Trutone) Intersong, Trutone

7 SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU -Congregation (Columbia) Cookaway, EMI

8 MOTHER OF MINE -Neil Reid (Decca) Chappell, Gallo

9 ROCK & ROLL LULLABY - *Waterloo (RPM) Laetrec, RPM

10 MOTHER -John Lennon (Parlophone) Northern, EMI

This Week

1 YO NO SOY ESA* -Mari Trini (Hispavox) Hispavox

2 GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH -Wings (EMI) EGO

3 SON OF MY FATHER -Chicory Tip (CBS)

4 I LOVE YOU BABY (in Spanish)* -Tony Ronald (Movieplay) Penta /Equiroga

5 THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS -Redbone (CBS) Armonico

6 EL CHICO DE LA ARMONICA* -Micky (RCA) RCA

7 SI YO FUERA RICO * -Nuestro Pequeno Mundo (Movieplay) Chappel Iberica

8 MY WORLD -Bee Gees (Polydor) Fontana

9 UN BESO Y UNA FLOR* -Nino Bravo (Polydor) Fontana- Zafiro

10 EN ESTE MUNDO EN QUE VIVIMOS *- Karina (Hispavox) Universal

SPAIN (Courtesy of "El Musical")

*Denotes local origin

SWITZERLAND (French) (Courtesy: Radio Suisse Romande(

This Week

1 HOW DO YOU DO -Mouth and Mac Neal (Philips)

2 BLACK DOG -Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)


4 POPPA JOE -The Sweet (RCA) 5 OLD MAN MOSES -Humphries

Singers (Decca) 6 TELEGRAM SAM -T. Rex (Ariola) 7 NEVER BEFORE -Deep Purple

(Purple) 8 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

-Paul Simon (CBS) 9 SACRAMENTO -Middle of the

Road (RCA) IO BABY I FEEL SO FINE -Gilbert

Montagne (CBS)

From the Music Capitals Of the World


American Records here, has acquired a pair of publishing firms, Slambeat and Gold Spot, from Kenny Smith, soul singer heard on the GAR label. The two companies are to be combined under the name of Slambeat, with Kenny heading up the combination. . . .

Steve Reece, promoter and artist manager, is steering a new vocal group, the Renaisance, on nitery dates in the area. Unit comprises James Mentlow and three brothers, Doug, Clarence and Leo Easter- ling. Steve's wife, pop singer Bar- bara Howard, took time out recently to tour the State, playing churches with a gospel song program.

The Cincinnati Symphony Or- chestra, under the direction of Erich Kunzel, has a new album release on the Atlantic label, highlighting Dave Brubeck's "Truth Is Fallen," a work for soprano, rock group and chorus. Charlene Peter- son handles the soprano role in the release, which also features Chris Brubeck and the New Heavenly Blue; Dave Brubeck on piano, and the St. John Assembly, of the St. John Unitarian Church here, directed by Gordon Franklin. This marks the fifth album that Kunzel has made with Dave Brubeck in Cincinnati. The other four were released on Decca's Gold Label.

Cincinnati Joe and Mad Lydia, soul -rock two -some who held forth for many months at Mahogany Hall in suburban Mount Adams, are featured in their own nitery, Cincinnati Joe's Hideaway, in the Netherland Hilton Hotel. Lydia and Joe hosted the tradesters in a cocktail session marking the opening of the new club located on the site of the former Netherland Hideaway.

Landon Williams, currently holding forth at the Toga, local country music haunt, has a new release on GNP Crescendo titled "He Can't Fill My Shoes," written by Nashville songwriter Larry Kingston. Williams is a protege of Bruce Nelson, former P.D. -deejay at WUBE here, more recently at WMIL, Milwaukee, and now an air personality at KENR, Houston.

BILL SACHS

Vidcassette for

Microcampus

Training Plans Continued from page 33

students attending classes on the campus.

The general idea is to have the campus professor meet with his class as usual, at which time a video recording is made of all that occurs in the classroom. A video cassette of the presentation, along with the problems, handouts and other pertinent paraphernalia, will be forwarded to the Micro - campus student. The student is given one week to complete and return the assignment.

The cassette, when returned, will be erased and reused for a similar purpose. A spokesman for the program said that the ultimate aim is to be able to help students obtain their degrees without ever having them set foot on the campus.

Professional Groups Continued from page 33

station and on KMPC, Golden West's top money making middle of the road radio outlet here.

VCI has picked up distribution of Sony's U -Matic 3/4 -inch CTV system and also plans offering Panasonic equipment.

For a program on law enforce- ment, VCI is planning a series for the State Dept. of Corrections.

A catalog of shows is planned as are custom assignments. VCI will also sell or lease hardware to its clients.




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General News

CBS -ITMA Suits Additional Hearing

WASHINGTON -The libel suit and countersuit between unlicensed duplicators and ITMA and CBS nearly came to a sudden and un- expected end at an informal hearing in Federal District Court here last week. Prospects appear strong that CBS will ultimately win a motion to dismiss based on failure of the other side to produce a member of the Independent Tape Mer- chants Association at the hearing.

Although ITMA's Washington attorney Jim Fisk admitted to the default, and agreed to the CBS motion to dismiss presiding Judge Oliver Gasch was not satisfied that all the procedures involved were correct. He therefore called for further briefs by attorneys of both sides, and an additional hearing will be set on the CBS dismissal motion.

Fisk was first to speak at the hearing, and agreed that defendant CBS's objections to plaintiff's failure to produce a member of the association bringing the action, were correct. In his turn, CBS attorney Timothy Dyk of the Wash- ington firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering said the plaintiff (ITMA) was admittedly in default, and therefore CBS was entitled to a default judgment.

The judge was still not satisfied that pre -trial procedures involving filings and a counterclaim by CBS were correct bases for dismissal of the case, although attorney Fisk frankly admitted that: "This

Singleton Backs Grubstake Cut

NASHVILLE -The only Junior Achievement recording company in the nation, Grubstake, has announced the release of an LP called "Jewels," containing hits of the past.

Sponsored by the Shelby Single- ton Corporation, the members of the teenage firm are youngsters genuinely interested in learning and participating in the record industry.

Buddy Blake and Bobbye Byrd of the Singleton firm, with Russ Hopper from Ernst and Ernst, serve as advisors to Grubstake.

TV Film Is Made of 'Roberta Flack Day'

NEW YORK -"Roberta Flack Day," held in Washington, D.C., on April 22, has been made into a one -hour film by Eli Produc- tions. The motion picture will be the subject of an upcoming special on WETA -TV.

Miss Flack was 'presented with the keys to the city, the down beat magazine Award for No. 1

female vocalist, a proclamation from the city, and a gold record award for her new album, "Quiet Fire," from producer Joel Dorn.

From the Music Capitals Of the World


anniversary program of "Martes de Montecarlo" sponsored by the Compania Anonima Tabacalera. Muniz also has dates at the Em- bassy Club and the Boite de Mon - tecarlo and a concert tour throughout the country. Muniz's latest album "Ni Soy de Aoui, Ni Soy de Alla" (I'm Not From Either Here or There) includes winning songs from the Third Dominican Song Festival.... AMUCABA has organized and is sponsoring the Voice Festival which presents un- known singers from the district of Santo Domingo.

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action was brought in behalf of ITMA members, and we have to name a member and we don't have a member -we must have a body brought forth in this action, and we don't have one."

Both sides would clearly have preferred to end the matter there, but Judge Gasch was still not satisfied. Further briefs and another hearing will probably take up the better part of this month before a decision can be made.

Attorney Fisk told this reporter that the ending of this particular case, because of difficulties in arrangements, would not prejudice the bringing of another suit against CBS. He could still bring a class action suit on behalf of a particular duplicator, who could claim damages for alleged libel by CBS against those unlicensed tape duplicators who pay songwriters royalties by arrangement with the authors themselves. (Billboard issue May 6, 1972.)

TRO Produces Guthrie Book

NEW YORK -The Richmond Organization has published the "Tribute to Woody Guthrie," songbook, with a list price of $3.95.

Release of the book ties in with the new two record LP album issued last month by CBS and Warner Bros. Records.

The publication includes photographs of the performers on the LP's, as well as a history of Guthrie's times by Millard Lam - pell, illustrated with photographs from Marjorie Guthrie's private collection. Additional pictures were contributed by such photographers as Dorothea Lange. Arthur Roth- stein and Walker Evans.

CRC Closes Down Coast; Moves East

NEW YORK - The Longines- Wittnauer Co. which has operated the Capitol Record Club since De- cember of 1968 from a Thousand Oaks, Calif., location, will close that facility by the end of this year.

The plan is to move the record club to New Rochelle, a West- chester suburb of Manhattan. That is the headquarters location for Westinghouse which recently purchased Longines.

The Capitol club has non -ex- clusiVe deals with many companies. The club is operated by the Longines Symphonette Society, the mail -order subsidiary of Longines- Wittnauer Co.

At the time Capitol Industries divested itself of the club, it was called the Direct Marketing Corp. Capitol formed a record club in 1957. The Direct Marketing Corp. was formed in March 1967.

$4.5 Mil Suit A.A. Records

NEW YORK -A $41/2 million suit has been filed in Supreme Court here against A.A. Records, Inc., its president, Abraham Mas - sler, and its vice president, Ber- nard Perlman, for alleged misstate- ments and fraud in the payment of royalties. sales of records, statements of returns and accounting statements to its assignors.

The charges were brought by Fairyland Music Corp. and Dor- ton Music Corp., both ASCAP members. a n d Licette Music Corp., a BMI member.

The charges were filed April 12 by Regan, Goldfarb, Powell and Quinn, attorneys for the plaintiffs. They are asking for $1,000,- 000 in damages for each of the plaintiffs, as well as $50,000 in punitive damages.

A.A. Records is a label special- izing in children's records.

DAVE BRUBECK, seen here with Atlantic president Ahmet Ertegun, has returned to a full schedule of concert work, after performing only select dates since 1967 when the original Brubeck Quar- tet dissolved. He now also works with groups led by his sons, the Darius Brubeck Ensemble, and Chris Brubeck and New Heaven- ly Blue. Brubeck has signed with Atlantic who have released two albums, "Truth Is Fallen" with the Cincinnati Symphony Orches- tra, and "The Last Set at New- port" with the Brubeck Quartet. Four major new pieces by the pianist will be released by the label.

Producer Uses Nashville Spots

NASHVILLE -Independent producer Kelso Herston has finished a series of commercial jingles, utilizing Nashville musicians and singers, for some 20 major accounts.

Sponsors of the commercials include Kraft, Opryland (radio and television), Blistex, Willy Wonka Candy, Lemon -Up Shampoo, Tony, Shell Oil, Schlitz Beer, Diamond Beer, Falls City Beer, Dinner Bell Bacon, Wrigley's Gum, I -G -A Stores, Sunbeam Bread, Lowe's Food Stores, Blue Plate, One -a- Day Vitamins, and several bank- ing firms.

Some of the talent utilized on the jingles include Buzz Cason, Bergen White, Rickey Page, Joyce Paul and Jack Barlowe.

Polydor Suing Third Story

LOS ANGELES -In a change of venue, Polydor's suit against Third Story Prodns., the local Herb Cohen firm, has been shifted to superior court here from New York Supreme court.

Complaint seeks damages of $7,336.39, charging that the label's contract of Aug. 25, 1970, with Third Story provided that the production firm turn in a recording budget for approval to Polydor for producing Odetta. The pact stated that the producer would be liable to pay any recording cost 20% over the approved budget. Third Story submitted a $15,000 budget which was approved. Ac- tual recording costs came to $25,- 336.39, it was alleged.

GrAMM Bows First Product

DENVER, Colo. - GrAMM Records, label of the new Great American Music Machine company here, released its first product in March. The "Free Spirit Movin' " album is by writer -artist Ralph Harrison, who is also president of the label. Harrison is a former local certified public ac- countant who formed a group of local investors to back his singing and writing potential. His album was produced by Sammy Fields at Advantage Studios, New York.

Three more artists from outside the Denver area are about to sign with the label, according to J. Carlos Schidlowski, GrAMM executive vice president.

LP Spurs 'Hit -Try' Month LOS ANGELES - The tension

of our times creates comedy, according to Morris Diamond, president of Beverly Hills Records, "because the only relief is humor . . .

you have to laugh in order to es- cape." And this is his opinion of why comedy has suddenly made an enormous comeback in records. A few years ago, comedy was big, then came a lull. Laughter is once again riding via a number of hit albums.

To capitalize on the current up- swing for comedy, Beverly Hills is releasing in May an album recorded live featuring comedian Jackie Vernon backed by Tom Bosley of "Fiorello," Marian Mercer of "Promises, Promises," and Louisa Moritz. The title of the LP, produced and written by Norm Liebmann and Tom Teno- wich who write for the Dean Martin TV show, is "Sex Is Not Hazardous to Your Health." Bev- erly Hills is launching a promotion for the month called "It's About Time Beverly Hills Records Had a Hit Month." It will include window displays and distributor incentives for creating in -store play and airplay on college radio stations and the nation's progressive rock stations.

"This is the biggest undertaking since I organized my label," Dia- mond said. And the undertaking includes special radio spots featuring Vernon. In addition, Vernon and the other artists featured on the LP will be making a series of

RECORD REVIEW:

Capitol'sTri- Decade Jazz

Capitol's 10- volume jazz classics series is a good trip down history's bright moments. The albums are compendiums of what the music sournied like as interpreted by Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, Art Tatum, Gerry Mulligan, Coleman Hawkins, the Metronome All- Stars, Serge Chaloff, the Nat King Cole Trio, Woody Herman, and such 1940's names as Billie Holiday, Sid Catlett and Rex Stewart.

The Davis LP recalls his cool, divorced playing around 1949 -'50, when he cut music with Mulligan, Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Lee Koni?z and Max Roach.

The Kenton LP covers the span from 1950 -1965 and graphically depicts Kenton's shadings for trom- bones, brass and reeds. There are advanced harmonies in the 1950's works which again remind the listener how far afield Kenton has always been.

The Tatum LP is based on 1949 solo performances where his agile fingers ran over standard pop titles like "Willow Weep for Me" and "Blue Skies."

The Mulligan LP recalls his tentet (Chet Baker, Pete Candoli, Bob Enevoldsen, John Graas, Ray Siegel. Bud Shank, Don Davidson, Joe Mondragon, Chico Hamilton and Mulligan), and there is an airy flow to the music. Also featured are tracks by the Rex Norvo Sep- tet and Stan Hasselgard's Sextet.

The Hawkins LP features many of his own compositions done in 1945 with such boppers as Howard McGhee and Oscar Pettiford.

Baritone saxman Chaloff's LP was done in 1956 with a quartet and a bagful of non -jazz oriented titles like "Thanks for the Mem- ory."

Cole's LP showcases his supple piano work and a period in his career before he began to sing. The emphasis is on the years 1944 -'47.

The Herman Herd of 1948 -'49 roars alive with such familiar titles as '`Lemon Drop" and "Early Autumn" and the broad bright sound of the Four Brothers sax section (Herbie Stewart, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Serge Chaloff).

The other two titles are compila- tions of individual artists and they are more of a sampler than an in- depth work. ELIOT TIEGEL

personal appearances on network and syndicated TV to promote the LP. Diamond pointed out that Vernon is also hosting "The Gold - diggers" TV series for 26 weeks, starting in September, and this will rub off in extra promotion for the LP.

One thing that has brought comedy back to the fore, after a lull of more than a year, Diamond said, "Is that there's better opportunities today for exposing the product. Radio stations today, especially MOR and progressive rock stations, have a broader viewpoint about accepting comedy material, even if it's slightly risque."

MCA Country Month For May

LOS ANGELES -May has been set by MCA Records president Mike Maitland for a big country music push under the banner "Come to Music Country Amer- ica." And dealer- incentive programs have been instituted. The firm is releasing new product on Decca, Kapp, and the budget line of Vocalion by such artists as Con- way Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Freddie Hart, Webb Pierce, Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Bill Anderson, and Bill Monroe.

The promotion campaign will include radio spots and window and counter display posters and other in -store aids. A special radio sampler is being prepared featuring hits by most of the artists. And a 12 -page booklet containing bio- graphical material of the artists and photos will be sent to all country music stations.

Maitland said this country music promotion is "one of the most comprehensive ever mounted by a record company." All aspects were worked out with Owen Bradley, vice president of MCA Distributing Corp., Nashville, along with Paul Lovelace, producer, and Chic Doherty, country sales manager.

SG -Col Folio On Davis' Tunes

NEW YORK - Screen Gems - Columbia Publications has released singer- composer Mac Davis' first songbook and will shortly issue the Stylistics' first songbook.

The Davis folio includes "I Be- lieve in Music," "In the Ghetto," "Whoever Finds This, I Love You," "Watching Scotty Grow," "Daddy's Little Man," "Memories," and 13 other compositions by the artist.

The Stylistics book features the group's latest chart entry, "Betcha By Golly, Wow," their previous chart single, "You Are Every- thing," and other of their hits.

Austrian Peer's Hochmuth Dies

NEW YORK -Josef Hochmuth, managing director of the Peer - Southern Organization's Austria office, died in Vienna on April 11 after a short illness. Hochmuth, vice president of the Austrian Mu- sic Publishers Union and owner of the Josef Hochmuth Musikver- lage and Druckerei Metropress, was 65.

Marino Sets Up Distrib. Network

LOS ANGELES -Marina Rec- ords, headed by Hal Berkman, has now set up his own independent network of distributors and has launched a major push to break a female rock act called Thundermama. Marina Records was previously . distributed by MGM Records. Berkman, for many years senior vice president of MGM Records, was concerned in the development of the Os- monds, Eric Burdon, Herman's Hermits and Richie Havens, among others.




Representing more than 30 of the largest population cen-

ters in the nation and Billboard's correspondents for the

leading progressive FM stations programming new al-

bums. Artists are listed alphabetically, and the markets re-

searched include: NEW YORK: Dick Bozzi, WCBS -FM; Denis Elsas, WNEW -FM; CINCINNATI: Frank Wood, WEBN -FM; MILWAUKEE: Steve Stevens, WZMF -FM; COLUMBUS: Lou Henry, WCOL -FM; TORONTO: Benjy Karch, CHUM -FM; ROCHESTER: Tom Teuber, WCMF -FM; PHILADELPHIA: WMMR -FM, Ed Sciaky;

MILLER ANDERSON, "Bright City," Durham

Cuts: "Nothing World," "High Tide -High Water." Stations: KSAN -FM

ARGENT, "All Together Now," Epic

Stations: KPRI -FM, KNAC -FM, WCMF -FM, WWS -FM

ASSOCIATIONS, "Water Beds In Trinidad," Columbia

Cuts: "Come The Fall," "Kickin The Gong Around," "Snow Queen." Stations: WHCN -FM

JOAN BAEZ, "Coming From the Shadows," A &M

Cuts: "In the Quiet Morning," "Rainbow Road," "Imagine," "To Bobby." Stations: KNAC -FM, NCMF -FM, WPLO -FM

JEFF BECK GROUP, "Jeff Beck Group," Epic

Cuts: All. Stations: CHUM -FM, KPRI -FM, KEEZ -FM, WKTK -FM, WSHE- FM, WWS -FM, KZEL -FM, KOL- FM, WREK -FM

GEORGE BENSON, "White Rab- bit," CTI

Cuts: "El Mar," "California Dreaming." Stations: KWFM -FM

RONEE BLAKLEY, "Ronee Blak- ley," Elektra

Cuts: "Sleepin' Sickness Blues," "Graduation Tune." Stations: WMMR -FM, KWFM- FM, WZMF -FM

BONZO DOG BAND, "Let's Make Up and Be Friendly," UA

Cuts: All. Stations: KINK -FM, KOL -FM, WMMR -FM, WNCR -FM, WCOL- FM

RUTH BROWN, "The Real Ruth Brown," Kama Sutra

Cuts: All. Stations: WMMS -FM

SANDY BULL, "Demolition Der- by," Vanguard

Cuts: "Carnival Jump." Stations: WZMF -FM, WMMR - FM, KOL -FM, KBEY -FM

DAVID BUSKIN, "David Buskin," Columbia

Cuts: All. Stations: KEEZ -FM

CARGOE, "Cargoe," Ardent Cuts: "Horses and Silver Things," "Feel All Right." Stations: KBEY -FM, WMC -FM, WCMF -FM

ROGER COOK, "Meanwhile," Kama Sutra

Cuts: "Oh Babe," "Sweet America," "Greta Oscawina," "Meanwhile Back At the World." Stations: CHUM -FM, KWFM -FM

7: i [4: FT. LAUDERDALE /MIAMI: Gary Granger, WSHE-

FM; SAN FRANCISCO: KSAN -FM, Bob Cole; BALTI-

MORE: WKTK -FM, Pete Larkin: INDIANAPOLIS: Chris Conner, WNAP -FM; WASHINGTON, D.C.: Phil

de Marne. WMAL -FM; EUGENE: Stan Garrett, KZEL- FM; SEATTLE: Rich Fitzgerald, KOL -FM; SAN

DIEGO: Dana Jones, KPRI-FM; HARTFORD: Ron

Berger, WHCN -FM; PORTLAND: KINK -FM, Bruce

Funkhouser: NEW ORLEANS: Hugh Dillard, WRNO-

FM; PROVIDENCE: Jon Rodman, WBRU -FM; CLEVE-

TIM DAVIS, "Pipe Dream," Metro- media

Cuts: "Rich Kid Blues." Stations: WZMF -FM, KFML -FM

J AM ES LUTHER DICKENSON, "Dixie Fried," Atlantic

Cuts: "John Brown." Stations KZEL -FM

DILLARDS, "Roots and Branch- es," Anthem

Cuts: All. Stations: KPRI -FM, WMC -FM, KZEL -FM, KOL -FM

DOCTOR JOHN, "Gumbo," Atco Cuts: "Stack -A- Lee," "Huey Smith," "Medley," "Iko, Iko," "Mess Around." Stations: WWS -FM, WZMF -FM, WKTK -FM, WMC -FM, KOL -FM, WGLD -FM, WEBN -FM, KBEY - FM, WNCR -FM, WCOL -FM

THE EAGLES, "Take It Easy," Asylum (Single)

Stations: WBRU -FM

ENGLAND DAN AND JOHN FORD COLEY, "Simone," A &M (Single)

Stations: WCMF -FM

FABULOUS RHINESTONES, "Fab- ulous Rhinestones," Sunshine

Cuts: "Nothing New," "Easy As You Make It," "Free," "What A Wonderful Thing." Stations: KSAN -FM, WCBS -FM, WWS -FM, KFML -FM

FINNEGAN AND WOOD, "Crazed Hipsters," Blue Thumb

Cuts: All. Stations: KZEL -FM

ROBERTA FLACK AND DONNY HATHAWAY, "Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway," Atlantic

Cuts: "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," "Be Real Black for Me," "Mood." Stations: WMMR -FM, KEEZ -FM, WCMF -FM, KOL -FM, WGLD -FM, KBEY -FM, WKTK -FM

FLASH, "Flash," Capitol Cuts: "Small Beginnings," "The Time lt Takes," "Dreams of Heaven," "Children of the Universe." Stations: WKTK -FM, WCBS -FM, WSHE -FM, CHUM -FM, KWFM- FM, WGLD -FM, WEBN -FM

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS, "Last of the Red Hot Burritos," A &M

Cuts: "My Uncle," "Ain't That a Lot of Love." Stations: KPRI -FM, KNAC -FM, WCMF -FM, WBRU -FM, KBEY - FM, WNCR -FM, W M A L -F M, KFML -FM, KINK -FM, KOL -FM, WMMR -FM, WKTK -FM, WCOL- FM

TOM FOGERTY, "Tom Fogerty," Fantasy

Cuts: "Lady of Fatima." Stations: WMMR -FM, WNEW - FM, KBEY -FM, WCOL -FM

THE FOUR TOPS, "Nature Planned It," Motown

Cuts: "Medley: Hey Man & We Got To Get You a Woman," "Walk With Me." Stations: KWFM -FM

FREE, "Little Bit of Love," A &M (Single)

Stations: WBRU -FM, WCMF - FM, WVVS -FM

LUIS GASCA, "Luis Gasca," Blue Thumb

Stations: KFML -FM, KZEL -FM, KOL -FM

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, "Great- est Hits," Capitol

Cuts: All. Stations: KWFM -FM

MARLIN GREENE, "Tiptoe Past the Dragon," Elektra

Cuts: "Grand Illusion," "Gem- ini Gypsy," "My Country Break- down." Stations: WKTK -FM, WZMF -FM

GROUNDHOGS, "Who Will Save the World," UA Cuts: All. Stations: KBEY -FM, WMMR -FM

JERRY HAHN AND HIS QUINTET, "Jerry Hahn and His Quintet," Arhoolie

Cuts: All. Stations: KFML -FM

EDDIE HARRIS, "Instant Death," Atlantic

Cuts: All. Stations: KBEY -FM

CHRIS HODGE, "We're On Our Way /Super Soul," Apple (Single)

Stations: WSHE -FM

HOMESTEAD, "Homestead," Nim- bus 9 (Canada)

Cuts: "A n t.h e m," "Whistle Stop," "Every Living Thing," "Woman." Stations: CHUM -FM

HOOKFOOT, "Hookfoot," A &M Cuts: "Flying In the U.S.A.," "The Painter," "If I Had the Words," "Good Times A' Com- in' Stations: KEEZ -FM, KPRI -FM, KNAC -FM, WBRU -FM, WKTK - FM, WNEW -FM, WMC-FM, WBRU-FM, WNCR -FM, WCOL- FM, WMMR -FM

HUMPHREY AND THE DUMP - TRUCKS, "Hot Spit," Boot Rec- ords (Canada)

Cuts: "Another Storm," "Jolly Roger," "Suite 5," "Friend of the Devil." Stations: CHUM -FM

These are the albums that have been added this past week to the nation's leading progressive stations. In many cases, a particular radio station may play all of the cuts on a given album, but the cuts listed here are the preferred cuts by most of the stations.

LAND: Seth Mason, WNCR -FM; VALDOSTA: Bill

Tullis, WVVS -FM: ST. LOUIS: Shelley Gra /man, KSHE-

FM: ATLANTA: Rick Stevens, WPLO -FM, Mike Cald-

well, WREK -FM; SAN ANTONIO: Ted Stecker, KEEZ-

FM; CHICAGO: Ed Shane, WGLD -FM: KANSAS

CITY: Bob Ellis, KBEY -FM; TUCSON: Steve Russell,

KWFM -FM; LONG BEACH: Ron McCoy, KNAC -FM;

DENVER: Tom Trunnell, KFML -FM: DALLAS: Bart

McLendon, KNUS -FM: MEMPHIS: Ron Michaels,

WMC -FM.

ICARUS, "The Marvel World of Icarus," Grit

Cuts: "Thor." Stations: KSHE -FM

DON IMUS, "1200 Hamburgers to Go," RCA

Cuts: All. Stations: WNEW -FM

JIMMY & VELLA, "Jimmy & Vel- la," Atlantic

Cuts: "Chic -A- Boom," Stations: WCBS-FM

JANIS JOPLIN, "Janis Joplin in Concert," Columbia

Cuts: All. Stations: KWFM -FM, KINK -FM, WNEW -FM, WCBS -FM, WMMR - FM, CHUM -FM, W KT K- F M, WHCN -FM, KPRI -FM, WMC -FM, KNAC -FM, KEEZ -FM, WCMF -FM, WGLD -FM, WEBN -FM, KBEY -

FM, WNCR -FM

JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO, "Woman is Nigger," Apple

Cuts: "New York City," "Sun- day Bloody Sunday," "Luck Of the Irish." Stations: WGLD -FM

LOOKING GLASS, "Looking Glass," Epic Stations: WKTK -FM Cu t s : "Brandy," "Jenny - Lynne," "One By One," "Don't It Make You Feel Good." Stations: WKTK -FM

LOUISIANA HONEY DRIPPERS, "Bayou Bluegrass," Arhoolie

Cuts: All. Stations: KFML -FM

MAMA LION, "Preserve Wildlife," Family Productions

Cuts: All. Stations: CHUM -FM

MANDRILL, "Mandrill Is," Poly - dor

Cuts: "The Ape Is High." Stations: KZEL -FM, KBEY -FM

MOUNTAIN, "The Road Goes Ever On," Windfall

Cuts: All. Stations: KWFM -FM, KINK -FM, WMMR -FM, WNCR -FM, WHCN -

FM

THE NATIONAL HEAD BAND, "Al- bert One Presenting National Head Band," Warner Bros. (Im- port)

Cuts: All. Stations: KINK -FM

NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE, "Freedomburger," Columbia

Cuts: All. Stations: WMMR -FM, KNAP -FM

THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN, "Holly- wood Dream," Track

Cuts: All. Stations: KBEY -FM

PROCOL HARUM "Live," A&M Stations: WRNO-FM, KPRI-FM, WMC-FM, KNAC-FM, WSHE- FM, WPLO-FM, WV VS - F M, WMAL-FM, KSHE-FM, KOL-FM, WEBN-FM, KBEY-FM

BOB SEEGER, "Smokin' O.P.'s," Palladium

Cuts: "Bo Diddley," "Love the One You're With," "If I Were a Carpenter," "Turn On Your Love Light." Stations: WCMF -FM, WSHE -FM, WVVS -FM, WKTK -FM, WCOL- FM

SMITH, PERKINS AND SMITH, "Smith, Perkins and Smith," Is- land

Cuts: "In the Aftermath." Stations: KNAC -FM, WMMR - FM, KBEY -FM

B. W. STEVENSON, "B. W. Steven- son," RCA

Cuts: "Wasting Too Much Time," "Texas Morning," "On My Own." Stations: KEEZ -FM, WMAL -FM, WHCN -FM, WNEW -FM, KBEY - FM

SONNY STITT, "Tune Up," Cob- blestone

Cuts: "I Got Rhythm." Stations: KFML -FM

STRAWBS, "Grave New World," A &M

Cuts: "Benedictus." Stations: KNAC -FM, WBRU -FM, KBEY -FM, WNCR -FM, WMAL- FM, KINK -FM, WNEW - FM ,

WMMR -FM

THE STRING QUARTET, "The String Quartet, Vol. One," Colum- bia

Cuts: All. Stations: KZEL -FM

DEWEY TERRY, "Chief," Tumble- weed

Cuts: "Big Boy Pete," "Down On My Feet," "Sweet As Spring," "Funky Old Town." Stations: KSAN -FM, KWFM -FM, WMAL -FM

VARIOUS ARTISTS, "Fritz the Cat," Fantasy

Cuts: All. Stations: WMMS -FM, WWS -FM

BILL WITHERS, "Still Bill," Sus- sex

Cuts: All. Stations: WBRU -FM, WKTK -FM, WNEW -FM

JESSE WOLF AND WINGS, "Jesse Wolf and Wings," Shelter

Cuts: All. Stations: KEEZ -FM, KSAN -FM, KSHE -FM

WOODEN HORSE, "Wooden Horse," York (Import)

Cuts: All. Stations: KINK -FM



NUMBER OF SINGLES REVIEWED

THIS WEEK

104

LAST WEEK

116

The records listed on this page represent the .new additions and picks of more than 150 radio stations in 50 markets polled each week for Top 40, MOR, country and soul, along with the picks of the Bill- board Review Board. The picks are based upon the commercial potency of the disc.

POP AMERICA -I NEED YOU (3:04) (prod: Ian Samwell with Jeff Dexter and America) (writer: Beckley) (WB, ASCAP) Flip: "Riverside" (3:02) (WB, ASCAP) WARNER BROS. 7580 RADIO ACTION: WIBG (Philadelphia); KOIL (Omaha); KCPX (Salt Lake City); KMEN (San Bernardino); KGKL (San Angelo, Texas); WBBM -FM (Chicago); WANV (Waynesboro, Va.); WINX (Rockville, Md.); WRSE (Elmhurst, Ill.); KGRC (Hannibal, Mo.)

MICHAEL JACKSON -I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE (2:58) (prod: Hal Davis) (writers: Ross -Ware) (Stein & Van Stock, ASCAP) Flip: No i'fo available. MOTOWN 1202

CHER- LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED (2:57) (prod: Snuff Garrett) (writer: Bahler) (Peso, BMI) Flip: No info available. KAPP 2171 (MCA) RADIO ACTION: WBBM -FM (Chicago)

JOE TEX -YOU SAID A BAD WORD (2:33) (prod: Buddy Killen) (writer: Tex) (Tree, BMI) Flip: "It Ain't Gonna Work Baby" (3:06) (Tree, BMI) DIAL 1012 (Mercury) RADIO ACTION: WROV (Roanoke)

MIKE KENNEDY -THE LIVIN' I'M DOIN' (Ain't Worth The Lovin' I'm Gettin') (2:39) (prod: Steve Barri & Alain Milhaud) (writers: Walsh- Price- Kupps) (Wingate, ASCAP) Flip: No info available. ABC 11326

STEPHEN STILLS -IT DOESN'T MATTER (2:30) (prod: Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman & Dallas Taylor) (writers: Hillman- Stills) (Gold Hill, BMI) Flip: No info available. ATLANTIC 2876 RADIO ACTION: KGKL (Sar Angelo, Texas); WBBM -FM (Chicago)

TOMMY JAMES -CAT'S EYE IN THE WINDOW (3:29) (prod: Tommy James & Bob King) (writers: James -King) (Mandan, BMI) Flip: No info available. ROULETTE 7126 RADIO ACTION: WROV (Roanoke)

WILSON PICKETT -FUNK FACTORY (2:54) (prod: Dave Crawford 8, Brad Shapiro) (writers: Pickett- Dixon -Shapiro) (Erva, BMI) Flip: No info available. ATLANTIC 2878

PETULA CLARK -MY GUY (3:00) (prod: Mike Curb & Don Costa) (writer: Robinson) (Jobete, BMI) Flip: "Little Bit of Lovin' " (2:43) (Bell /Tulipe /Lion Tracks, BMI) MGM 14392

FREDDIE NORTH -SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS (2:59) (prod: Jerry Williams, Jr.) (writers: Williams, Jr.- Whitehead) (Wil- liams/Excellorec, BMI) Flip: 'I Did the Woman Wrong" (2:45) (Wil- liams /Excellorec, BMI) MANKIND 1201 (Nashboro) RADIO ACTION: WGIV (Charlotte, N.C.); WGRT (Chicago)

ENGLISH CONGREGATION - LOVERS OF THE WORLD UNITE (3:10) (prod: John Burgess) (writers: Cook- Greenaway) (Mills, ASCAP) Flip: No info available. SIGNPOST 70002 (Atlantic) RADIO ACTION: WSBT (South Bend)

DELFONICS -TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM (3:30) (prod: Stan Watson) (writer: Hart) (Nickel Shoe, BMI) Flip: No info available. PHILLY GROOVE 172 (Bell) RADIO ACTION: WLOU (Louisville)

LULU -IT TAKES A REAL MAN (To Bring Out the Woman In Me) (3:23) (prod: Wes Farrell) (writers: Levine- Brown) (Pocket Full of Tunes/ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, BMI) Flip: No info available. ATCO 6885

DETROIT EMERALDS -BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) (3:46) (prod: A. Katouzzion Prod) (writer: Tilmon) (Bridgeport, BMI) Flip: "I'll Never Sail the Sea Again" (3:34) (Bridgeport, BMI) WESTBOUND 203 (Chess /Janus)

GORDON LIGHTFOOT- BEAUTIFUL/ DON QUIXOTE (3:14/3:38) (prod: Lenny Waronker) (writer: Lightfoot) (Moose, CAPAC) REPRISE 1088 RADIO ACTION: KNAK (Salt Lake City); WBBM -FM (Chicago); KGKL (San Angelo, Texas)

CHRIS HODGE -WE'RE ON OUR WAY (2:43) (prod: Tony Cox) (writer: Hodge) (Mellin, BMI) Flip: "Supersoul" (3:06) ( Mellin, BMI) APPLE 1850 RADIO ACTION: KOL (Seattle); WBBM -FM (Chicago)

SAILCAT- MOTORCYCLE MAMA (2:07) (prod: Pete Carr) (writer: Wyker) (Singing Wire, BMI) Flip: No info available. ELEKTRA 45782

FREE -LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (2:32) (prod: Free) (Ackee, ASCAP) Flip: "Sail On" (3:00) (Ackee, ASCAP) A &M 1352

EAGLES -TAKE IT EASY 3:21, (prod: Glyn Johns) (writers: Browne-Frey) (Benchmark, ASCAP) Flip: "Get You In the Mood" (3:52) (Kicking Bear /Benchmark, ASCAP) ASYLUM 11005 (Atlantic) RADIO ACTION: WROV (Roanoke); WBBM -FM (Chicago)

FRANK MILLS -POOR LITTLE FOOL (2:47) (prod: Frank Mills) (writer: Sheeley) (Eric, BMI) Flip: "What Do You Think of Love" (2:31) (North Country, BMI) SUNFLOWER 122 (MGM)

NITE -LITERS -I'VE GOT THE DREAMS TO RE- MEMBER (2:59) (prod: Fuqua Ill) (writers: Redding- Rock- Redding) (East /Memphis/ Time /Redwal, BMI) Flip: "Cherish Every Precious Moment" (3:02) (Rutri, BMI) RCA 74 -0714

WACKERS -I HARDLY KNOW HER NAME (1:49) (prod: Gary Usher) (writers: Stull- Bishop- Segarini) (Warner Tamerlane/ Happiedayle, BMI) Flip: No info available. ELEKTRA 45783 RADIO ACTION: WBRS (East Lansing); WKQW (Nanuet, New York)

FLASH -SMALL BEGINNINGS (3:10) (prod: Derek Lawrence) (writers: Banks -Carter) (Colgems /Blackclaw, ASCAP) Flip: "Morning Haze" (4:32) (Colgems /Blackclaw, ASCAP) CAPITOL 3345

BLOODSTONE -GIRL (You Look So Fine) (2:37) (prod: Eddie Summers) (writer: Summers) (Crystal Jukebox, (PRS), ASCAP) Flip: "Judy, Judy" (2:40) (Crystal Jukebox (PRS), ASCAP) LONDON 1038

also recommended JAMES GANG -Looking For My Lady (2:55) (prod: James Gang) (writers: Troiano -Kanner) (Pamco /Straight Shooter, BMI) ABC 11325 BILLY PAUL -This Is Your Life (2:49) (prod. Gamble -Huff) (writer: Webb) (Ja -Ma, ASCAP) PHILADEPHIA INTERNATIONAL 3515 (CBS)

GRIN -End Unkind (3:30) (prod: David Briggs) (writer: Lofren) (Hilmer, ASCAP) SPINDIZZY 4006 (CBS) RADIO ACTION: WINX (Rockville, Md.); WGVA (South Bend) POTLIQUOR- Beyond the River Jordan (3:47) (prod: Jim Brown) (writer: Ratzlaff) (Flypaper, BMI) JANUS 186

COMPANY -Jerome (3:12) (prod: Ernie A(tschuler & Tim O'Brien) (writers: Bresticker- Nannini) (Up- Tight- Storyteller, ASCAP) PLAYBOY 50004 XIT -Nihaa Shil Hozho (I Am Happy About You) (2:59) (prod: Terrana, Valvano, Terrana) (writers: Bee -Valvano) (Jobete, ASCAP) RARE EARTH 5044 (Motown) COASTERS -Cool Jerk (2:55) (prod: Leiber- Stoller Prod) writer: Stor- ball) (Hudson Bay, BMI) KING 6389 BLUE OYSTER CULT -Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll (3:14) (prod: Murray Krugman & Sandy Pearlman) (writers: Pearlman- Roeser- Bouchard) (B. O'Cult Songs, ASCAP) COLUMBIA 4 -45598 RADIO ACTION: KNAK (Salt Lake City) KAREN /KELLY MILES /THE STEWARDESSES (Barbara, Shari & Beth) - Fly Me (2:35/2:40/2:47) (prod: Ron Lockhart,' Mike Borchetta & Joe Saraceno /Peter Tevis & Al Coury) (writers: Lockhart -Druz) (Juniper/ Knollwood, ASCAP) GNP CRESCENDO 450 /RANWOOD 923 /CAPITOL 3326 DEWEY TERRY -Do On My Feet (What I Did In the Street) (3:49) (prod: Bill Szymczyk) (writer: Terry) (Chrissica /Ensign, BMI) TUMBLE- WEED 1005 (Famous)

RANDY EDELMAN -T -Shirts 'N Jeans (3:39) (prod: Randy Edelman) (writer: Edelman) (Hastings, BMI) SUNFLOWER 121 (MGM) MASTERS CHILDREN -Can You Hear Me Lord (3:35) (prod: Joe Porter Prod) (writer: Arson) (Priority, ASCAP) GREAT WESTERN GRAMO- PHONE 5001 (CBS)

ROCK FLOWERS -See No Evil (3:08) (prod: Wes Farrell) writers: Levine -Brown) (Pocket Full of Tunes /Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, BMI) WHEEL 32 -0037 (RCA)

BRADY BUNCH -We'll Always Be Friends (2:37) (prod: Jackie Mills) (writers: Mills- Janssen) (Ensign /Green Apple, BMI) PARAMOUNT 0167 (Famous)

ROBBIE McDOUGALL -The Theme (2:49) (prod: Nimbus 9 /Ben McPeek) (writer: McDougall) al 9 I ) ((Dalirich, BMI) RCA 74 -0713 JOY OF COOKING -Let Love Carry You Along (2:45) (prod: John Palladino) (writer: Brown) (Bear Brown, ASCAP) CAPITOL 3330 JERRY VALE -All I Ever Wanted (2:41) (prod: Billy Sherrill) (writer: Shayne) (Dos, ASCAP) COLUMBIA 4 -45597 CAT MOTHER -Letter To the President (3:20) (prod: Cat Mother) (writer: Smith) (Sea Lark /Cat Mother /Emm -Jay, BMI) POLYDOR 14126 RADIO ACTION: KNAK (Salt Lake City) GORGONI, MARTIN & TAYLOR -I Can't Let Go (2:45) (prod: Trade Martin, Al Gorgoni & Chip Taylor) (writers: Taylor -Gorgoni) (Black- wood, BMI) BUDDAH 295 LES HUMPHRIES SINGERS -Old Man Moses (2:54) (writer: Humphries) (Hans Sikorski Musikverlage (GEMA), ASCAP) PARROT 3031 (London) RADIO ACTION: WMAZ (Macon, Ga.) REDEYE -Just A Little More (3:06) (prod: Al Schmitt) (writer: Hodg- kins) (Cristeval, BMI) PERTAGRAM 213 (Viva /Warner Bros.) JOHN STEWART- Arkansas Breakout (3:20) (prod: Michael Stewart) (writer: Stewart) (January, BMI) WARNER BROS. 7592 BAD HABITS -Bad Wind (3:09) (prod: Ron Di lulio) (writers: Dorff- Brown) (Lowery, BMI) PAULA 370 (Jewel) RADIO ACTION: WECO (Greenville, North Carolina) ETTORE STRATTA and His Orchestra -Micol's Theme (3:00) (prod: Ettore Stratta) (writer: Brooks) (Musical Sciences /Cinema V, ASCAP) PARAMOUNT 0163 (Famous) HENRY GROSS -My Sunshine (2:17) (prod: Joe Zagarino) (writer: Gross) (Wingate, ASCAP) ABC 11322 GLASS BOTTLE featuring GARY CRISS -Don't It Make You Feel So Good (2:47) (prod: I Levine -L.R. Brown & M. Eichner) (writers: Le- vine- Brown) (Pocket Full of Tunes, BMI) AVCO 4592

ERNIE SHELBY -Carry Me (3:00) (prod: Clayton Ivey & Terry Wood- ford) (writers: Shelby- Mitchell (Muscle Shoals Sound, BMI) POLYDOR 14124

ALEX TAYLOR -Who Will the Next Fool Be (2:46) (prod: Johnny Cand- lin) (writer: Rich Knox, BMI) CAPRICORN 0004 (Warner Bros.)

COLD BLOOD -Down To The Bone (3:10) (prod: Donny Hathaway) (writers: Hull -Stoltie) (Oxaca, ASCAP) REPRISE 1092

AL WILSON -Heavy Church (2:55) (prod: Marc Gordon) (writer: O'Day) (Viva /Wren, BMI) ROCKY ROAD 30,060 (Ball)

R.B. FREEMAN -Chain Gang (2:48) (prod: Hugo & Luigi) (writer: Cooke) (Kegs, BMI) AVCO 4593

COUNTRY TOMMY OVERSTREET -A SEED BEFORE THE ROSE (3:15) (prod: M.G.B. Prod) (writers: Gillespie- Marano) (Terrace, ASCAP) Flip: "How'd We Ever Get This Way" (2:31) (Terrace, ASCAP) DOT 17418 (Famous) RADIO ACTION: KCEN (Kansas City); WJJD (Chicago); KBBQ (Burbank); WRAP (Ft. Worth); WXCK (Peoria, Ill.); KUZZ (Bakersfield); WHGS (Bowling Green, Ohio); K000 (Omaha); WDEE (Detroit); KVET 'Austin); WVOJ (Jacksonville, Fla.); KLAK (Denver); WITL (Lansing); WSEN (Syracuse); KFDI (Wichita); KMAK (Fresno); WUBE (Cincinnati); WPOR (Portland, Maine)

SUSAN RAYE -MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN (2:25) (writers: Greenfield -Keller) (Screen Gems -Columbia /Manda, BMI) Flip: "You'll Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry) (2:04) (Blue Book, BMI) CAPITOL 3327 RADIO ACTION: KTCK (Minneapolis /St. Paul); WWDJ (Jacksonville, Fla.); KFDI (Wichita); WINN (Louisville); KMAK (Fresno); KUET (Austin)

BOBBY LEE TRAMMELL -LOVE ISN'T LOVE (Till You Give It Away) (2:35) (prod: MGB Prod) (writers: Fischer -Mareno) (Terrace /Barlow, ASCAP) Flip: "Tell Me That You Love Me" (2:51) (Blue Crest /Hill & Range, BMI) SOUNCOT 1135 RADIO ACTION: KAYO (Seattle); WDKA (Nashville); KZON (Santa Maria, Calif.); WWOL (Buffalo); KLAK (Denver); KCNW (Tulsa); WSEN (Syracuse); K000 (Omaha); WPOR (Portland, Maine); WDKA (Nash- ville); KAYO (Seattle)

BILLY WALKER -GONE (Our Endless Love) (2:55) (prod. Don Costa) (writers: Glenn -Walker) (Anne -Rachel /Best -Way/ Venomous, ASCAP) Flip: "All I Have To Offer You Is Me" (2:43) (Hill & Range /Blue Crest, BMI) MGM 14377 RADIO ACTION: WDEE (Detroit); KVET (Austin); WEDS (Austin); WBAP (Ft. Worth); WITL (East Lansing); WEXT (West Hartford); WXCL (Peoria)

PEGGY LITTLE -LITTLE GOLDEN BAND (2:36) (prod: MGB Prod) (writers: Gillespie -Mareno) (Terrace, ASCAP) Flip: "I Depend On You" (2:44) (Green Grass, BMI) DOT 17417 (Famous) RADIO ACTION: KTCR (Minneapolis /St. Paul); KFDI (Wichita); KUZZ (Bakersfield); KVET (Austin); KSOR (San Diego); KCKR (Kansas)

DICKEY LEE -Ashes of Love (2:40) (prod: Dickey Lee, Allen Reynolds & Jack Clement) (writers: Anglin - Anglin- Wright) (Acuff -Rose, BMI) Flip: "A Kingdom I Call Home" (2:42) (Jack, BMI) RCA 74 -0710 RADIO ACTION: WBAP (Ft. Worth); KCKN (Kansas City)

JIMMIE RODGERS -KICK THE CAN (2:36) (prod: Glenn Sutton) (writer: Foster) (Hall -Clement, BMI) Flip: No into available. EPIC 5-10857 (CBS) RADIO ACTION: WSEN (Syracuse, N.Y.); WEET (Richmond, Va.); WBAP (Ft. Worth)

HENSON CARGILL -SHE LIKES WARM SUMMER DAYS (2:18) (prod: Jim Malloy) (writer: Us) (Terri, ASCAP) (MEGA) 615-007

also recommended DAVE PEEL -An Ordinary Day (In the Life of a Fool) (2:18) (prod: Cliff Williamson) (Writer: Cason) (Cason, ASCAP) CHART 5159 RADIO ACTION: KZON (Santa Maria); KCNW (Tulsa); WMNI (Columbus); WINN (Louisville); WDKA (Nashville) BOBBY G. RICE -100 Pounds of Clay (2:30) (Prod: J. Howard, B. Dy- son & D. Beard) (writers: Elgin- Dixon -Rogers) (Gil, BMI) ROYAL AMERICAN 62 RADIO ACTION: WEXT (West Hartford); KVET (Austin); WUNI (Mobile) KCEN (Kansas City) JIM ED BROWN -How I Love Them Old Songs (2:35) (Prod: Bob Fer- guson) (writer: Newbury (Acuff -Rose, BMI) RCA 74 -0712 RADIO ACTION: KCKN (Kansas City) BOBBY LEWIS -We Ran Out of Time (2:37) (prod: Scott Turner) (writers: Lewis- Turner) (Unart, BMI) UNITED ARTISTS 50885 RADIO ACTION: KLAC (Los Angeles); WEXT (West Hartford); WMNI (Columbus); WBAP (Ft. Worth); KSON (San Diego); KCKH (Kansas City) CLAUDE GRAY- Straight Down to Heaven (2:59) (prod: Joe Wright) (writers: Wilson -Dobbins- Austin (Combine, BMI) MILLION 3 RADIO ACTION: WPOR (Portland, Me.); WMNI (Columbus); WBAP (Ft. Worth) AUTRY INMAN -Please Let Me Love You (1:57) (prod: A. Inman, J. Wright) (writer: Inman) (Inman, 8M1) MILLION 4

ROY ROGERS- Homemade Heaven (2:36) (prod: Bill Walker) (writer: Pitts- Davis) (Con Brio, BMI /Wiljax, ASCAP) CAPITOL 6514 DOTTIE WEST -I'm Only a Woman (2:57) (prod: Jerry Bradley) (writer: Peters) (Singleton, BMI) RCA 74 -0711 RADIO ACTION: 74 -0711

MOM & DADS -Blue Skirt Waltz (2:27) (writers: Blaha- Parish) (Mills, ASCAP) GNP CRESCENDO 451 RADIO ACTION: KSOP (Salt Lake City) KERRI HUSKEY -111 Be Swingin' Too (1:50) (writers: Rich -Owens) (Blue Book, BMI) CAPITOL 3337

SOUL MICHAEL JACKSON -I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE (See Pop Pick)

JOE TEX -YOU SAID A BAD WORD (See Pop Pick)

WILSON PICKETT -FUNK FACTORY (See Pop Pick) FREDDIE NORTH -SWEETER THAN SWEETNESS (See Pop Pick) DELFONICS -TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM (See Pop Pick)

DETROIT EMERALDS -BABY LET ME TAKE YOU (IN MY ARMS) (See Pop Pick)

NITE- LITERS -I'VE GOT THE DREAMS TO RE- MEMBER (See Pop Pick)

BOBBY NEWSOME -JODY, COME BACK AND GET YOUR SHOES (3:13) (prod: Bobby Newsome) (writer: Newsome) (Groovesville, BMI) Flip: "Post Office" (3:07) (Groovesville, BMI) SPRING 125 (Polydor) RADIO ACTION: WAWA (Milwaukee); KDKO (Denver)

also recommended BROTHERLY LOVE- Growing Pains (3:07) (prod: Staff) (writers: Holland - Dozier- Holland) (Gold Forever, BMI) MUSIC MERCHANT 1007 (Buddah)

CONTINENTAL FOUR- Heaven Must Have Sent You (2:55) (prod: Bobby Martin Inc) (writers: Holland- Dozier -Holland) (Jobete, BMI) JAY WALKING 015

CLARENCE REID -A Real Woman (2:34) (prod: Steve Alaimo) (writer: Reid) (Sherlyn, BMI) ALSTON 4608 (Atlantic) RADIO ACTION: WGRT (Chicago)

JOHNNY HAMMOND -Rock Steady (Part 1) (2:55) (prod: Creed Taylor) (writer: Franklin) (Pundit, BMI) KUDU 907 (CT!) RADIO ACTION: WWIN (Baltimore)

LUCIFER -We Gotta Go (3:04) (prod: Holland- Dozier -Holland /Lucifer) (writer: Smith) (Gold Forever, BMI) INVICTUS 9108 (Capitol)

MARVIN SIMS -Dream a Dream (3:10) (prod: Charles Colbert) (writer: Lane) (Silver Fox, BMI) MERCURY 73288

HOT CHART ACTION

11 * (23) TUMBLING DICE -Rolling Stones, Rolling Stones (Atco)

17 * (26) LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE- Jackson 5 (Motown)

20 * (37) SYLVIA'S MOTHER -Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Colum- bia)

35 * (67) SONG SUNG BLUE -Neil Diamond, Uni (MCA)

40 * (57) OUTA SPACE -Billy Preston, A &M

43 * (72) SOMEDAY NEVER COMES -Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy

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ords showing greatest increase in retail sales activity over the previous week, based on actual market reports.

Records Industry Associa- tion Of America seal of certification as "million seller." (Seal indicated by bullet.)

For Week Ending May 13, 1972

7-1-1 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 11 Roberta Flack (Joel Dorn), Atlantic 2864

2 2 I GOTCHA 15 Joe Tex (Buddy Killen), Dial 1010 (Mercury)

11 OH GIRL 6 Chi -Lites (Eugene Records), Brunswick 55471

7 I'LL TAKE YOU THERE 6 Staple Singers (Al Bell), Stan 0125

5 4 ROCKIN' ROBIN 10 Michael Jackson (Mel Larson & Jerry

Marcellino), Motown 1197

6 3 BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW 12 Stylistics Featuring Russell Thompkins Jr.

(Thom Bell), Avco 4591

9 LOOK WHAT YOU DONE FOR ME 7 Al Green (Willie Mitchell), Hi 2211 (London)

8 5 DAY DREAMING 9 Aretha Franklin (Jerry Wexler -Tom Dowd -Arif

Mardin), Atlantic 2866

9 10 BACK OFF BOOGALOO 7 Ringo Starr (George Harrison), Apple 1849

10 6 A HORSE WITH NO NAME 13 America (Ian Samwell), Warner Bros. 7555

23 TUMBLING DICE 3 Rolling Stones (Jimmy Miller),

Rolling Stones 19103 (Atlantic)

12 13 VINCENT /CASTLES IN THE AIR 9 Don McLean (Ed Freeman), United Artists 50887

17 HOT ROD LINCOLN 8 Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (Bob Cohen

& Commander Cody), Paramount 0146 (Famous)

14 8 DOCTOR MY EYES 9 Jackson Browne (Richard Sanford Orshoff)

Asylum 11004 (Atlantic)

19 MORNING HAS BROKEN 7 Cat Stevens (Paul Samwell- Smith), A & M 1335

16 12 THE FAMILY OF MAN 8 Three Dog Night (Richard Podolor), Dunhill 4306

26 LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE 4 Jackson 5 (Mel Larson & Jerry Marcellino),

Motown 1199

18 20 SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS 17 War (Jerry Goldstein), United Artists 50867

19 16 A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE 12 Sonny & Cher (Sonny Bono & Snuff Garrett),

Kapp 2163 (MCA)

:i7 37 SYLVIA'S MOTHER 7 Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (Ron

Haffkine), Columbia 4 -45562 * 24 CANDY MAN 10 Sammy Davis Jr. (Mike Curb & Don Costa),

MGM 14320

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BABY BLUE Badfinger (Todd

SAUVECITO 11 Malo (David Rubinson), Warner Bros. 7559

ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE

SCHOOLYARD 6 Paul Simon (Roy Halee /Paul Simon),

Columbia 4 -45585

(Last Night) I DIDN'T GET TO

SLEEP AT ALL 7 5th Dimension (Bones Howe), Bell 45 -195

I SAW THE LIGHT 6 Todd Rundgren (Todd Rundgren),

Bearsville 0003 (Warner Bros)

RUN, RUN, RUN 9 Jo Jo Gunne (Jo Jo Gunne),

Asylum 11003 (Atlantic)

TAXI 10 Harry Chapin (Jac Holzman), Elektra 45770

NICE TO BE WITH YOU 12 Gallery (Mike Theodore & Dennis Coffey),

Sussex 232 (Buddah)

DIARY 4 Bread (David Gates), Elektra 45784

WALKING IN THE RAIN

WITH THE ONE I LOVE 7 Love Unlimited (Barry White), Uni 55319 (MCA)

IN THE RAIN 12 Dramatics (Tony Hester under the supervision

of Don Davis), Volt 4075

YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY 8 April Wine (Ralph Murphy), Big Tree 133 (Bell)

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME 3 Carpenters (Jack Daughtery), A &M 1351

TITLE, Weeks On Chart Artist (Producer) Label, Number (Distributing Label)

67 SONG SUNG BLUE 2 Neil Diamond (Tom Catalano /Neil Diamond),

Uni 55326 (MCA)

44 ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT 8 Millie Jackson (Raeford Gerald & Don French),

Spring 123 (Polydor)

37 30 JUMP INTO THE FIRE 9 Nilsson (Richard Perry), RCA 74 -0673

38 33 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 8 Gladys Knight & the Pips (Johnny Bristol),

Soul 35094 (Motown)

47 ISN'T LIFE STRANGE 4 Moody Blues (Tony Clarke),

Threshold 67009 (London)

iB1 57 OUTA -SPACE 4 Billy Preston (Billy Preston), A &M 1320

41 45 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 6

(Speak Softly Love) Andy Williams (Dick Glasser), Columbia 4 -45579

42 39 EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE 16 Bobby Vinton (Jimmy Bowen), Epic 5 -10822 (CBS)

72 SOMEDAY NEVER COMES 2 Creedence Clearwater Revival ( Creedence

Clearwater Revival), Fantasy 676

44 46 HEARSAY 9 Soul Children (Jim Stewart & Al Jackson),

Stax 0119

45 42 POOL OF BAD LUCK 8 Joe Simon (Staff), Spring 124 (Polydor)

58 I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG 4 Frederick Knight (E. Walker), Stax 0117

59 OLD MAN 3 Neil Young (Elliott Mazer & Neil Young),

Reprise 1084

56 SMILIN' 4 Sly & the Family Stone (Sly Stone),

Epic 5 -10850 (CBS)

49 53 WALK IN THE NIGHT 7 Jr. Walker & the All Stars (Johnny Bristol),

Soul 35095 (Motown)

50 21 PUPPY LOVE 12 Donny Osmond (Mike Curb & Don Costa),

MGM 14367

51 52 YOU ARE THE ONE 10 Sugar Bears (Jimmy Bowen), Big Tree 122 (Bell)

62 TO GET TO YOU 9 Jerry Wallace (Joe Johnson), Decca 32914 (MCA)

53 51 BE MY LOVER 10 Alice Cooper (Bob Ezrin), Warner

Bros. 7568

54 48 LET'S STAY TOGETHER 7

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Isaac Hayes (Isaac Hayes), Enterprise 9045 Stax /Volt)

55 54 LAY -AWAY 7 Isley Brothers (R., 0. & R. Isley),

T -Neck 934 (Buddah)

56 60 EVERYTHING GOOD IS BAD,

EVERYTHING BAD IS GOOD 7 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) (Greg Perry &

General Johnson), Hot Wax 7202 (Buddah)

57 38 MISTER CAN'T YOU SEE 7 Buffy Sainte -Marie (Buffy Sainte -

Marie & Norbert Putnam), Vanguard 35151

58 50 LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME 8 Carly Simon (Paul Samwell- Smith), Elektra 45774

try 69 LONG- HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL 4 Little Jimmy Osmond (Mike Curb &

Perry Botkin Jr), MGM 14376

60 64 I'M MOWN' ON 4 John Kay (Richard Podolor), Dunhill 4309

71 LEAN ON ME 4 Bill Withers (Bill Withers),

Sussex 235 (Buddah) 1 100 THERE IT IS (Part 1) 2

I James Brown (James Brown), Polydor 14125 h 73 DADDY, DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST 4

Wayne Newton (Wes Farrell), Chelsea 78 -0100 (RCA)

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ROCKET MAN Elton John (Gus Dudgeon), Uni 55328

AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE

2 (MCA)

2 Supremes ( "Smokey "), Motown 1200

CHANGES 5 David Bowie (Ken Scott), RCA 74 -0605

TELEGRAM SAM 4 T. Rex (Tony Visconti), Reprise 1078

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68 61 I HAD IT ALL THE TIME 8 Tyrone Davis (Willie Henderson), Dakar 4501

(Brunswick)

69 74 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" 4 Nina Rota (Tom Mack), Paramount 0152 (Famous)

70 66 AM I LOSING YOU 7 Partridge Family starring Shirley Jones &

featuring David Cassidy (Wes Farrell), Bell 45 -200 * - TROGLODYTE (Cave Man) 1

Jimmy Castor Bunch (Castor- Pruitt Prods) RCA 48-1029

82 HOT 'n HASTY 2 Humble Pie (Humble Pie), A &M 1349

it 90 IMMIGRATION MAN 2 Graham Nash & David Crosby (Graham Nash David

Crosby, & Bill Haverson), Atlantic 2873

74 65 JUBILATION 8 Paul Anka (Paul Anka -Johnny Harris), Buddah 294

75 76 UPSETTER 3 Grand Funk Railroad (Terry Knight), Capitol 3316

97 AN AMERICAN TRILOGY 2 Elvis Presley, RCA 74-0672

77 78 AIN'T WASTIN' TIME NO MORE 3 Allman Brothers Band (Tom Dowd), Capricorn 0003

(Warner Bros.)

92 HOW DO YOU DO 3 Mouth & Mac Neal (Hans van Hemmed),

Phillips 40715 (Mercury)

79 79 AMERIKAN MUSIC 3 Steve Alaimo (Chips Moman), Entrance 7507 (CBS)

80 86 LOVE THEME FROM "THE GODFATHER" (Speak Softly Love) 3

Al Martino (Pete DeAngelis), Capitol 3313

81 81 BEG, STEAL OR BORROW 4 New Seekers (David Mackay), Elektra 45780

82 83 LIFE & BREATH 2 Climax (Larry Cox), Rocky Road 30061 (Bell)

83 87 I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE 2 Edgar Winter's White Trash (Rick Derringer),

Epic 5 -10855 (CBS)

84 84 VAHEEVELLA 5 Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina (Jim

Messina), Columbia 4 -45550

85 85 AIN'T THAT PECULIAR 3 Fanny (Richard Perry), Reprise 1080

86 88 TO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST 3 Engelbert Humperdinck (Gordon Mills),

Parrot 40069 (London)

87 94 WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT 2 Bobby Womack (Bobby Womack), United Artists

50902

88 91 YOUNG NEW MEXICAN PUPPETEER 3 Tom Jones (Gordon Mills), Parrott 40070 (London)

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WE'RE FREE 3 Beverly Bremers (Levine /Brown /Eichner),

Scepter 12348

GIVING UP 1

Donny Hathaway (Jerry Wexler & Arif Mardin) Atco 6884

IKO IKO 5 Dr. John (Jerry Wexler & Harold Battiste),

Atco 6882

LAYLA 1 Derek & the Dominos (Dominos) Atco 6809

DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE 1

Raspberries (Jimmy lenner) Capitol 3280

LOVE'S STREET AND FOOL'S ROAD 5 Solomon Burke (Solomon Burke),

MGM 14253

95 - KATE 1

Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Three (Larry Butler) Columbia 4 -45590

96 98 I GOT SOME HELP I DON'T NEED 2 B. B. King (Ed Michel), ABC 11321

97 JUST AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME,

PART 1 1

Independents (Art Prod) Wand 11245 (Scepter)

98 95 QUESTIONS 4 Bang (Michael Sunday), Capitol 3304

99 - ME AND JESUS 1

Tom T. Hall (Jerry Kennedy) Mercury 73278

100 AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU

(For More Reasons Than One) 1

Isaac Hayes & David Porter (Isaac Hayes & David Porter) Enterprise 9049 (Stax/Volt)

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More Reasons Than One) (East/ Memphis, BMI) 100

Ain't That Peculiar (Jobete, ASCAP) 85

Ain't Westin' Time No More (No Exit,

I Losing You 77

u (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI) 70

Amerikan Musit Press, BMI 79 An American Trilogy (Acoff-

Rose, BMI) 76 Ask Me What You Want

(Will-Du/Bill-Lee/Gaucho/ Belinda, BMI) 36

Automatically Sunshine (lobate,

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B aby Blue (Apple, ASCAP) B ack Off Baagaloo

(Startling, BMI) 9

B e My Lover (Bizarre/Alive Ent., BMI) 53

Beg, Steal or Borrow (Leeds, ASCAP) BI

Beets. By Golly, We (Bellboy /Assorted. BMI) 6

Candy Man (Taradem, BMI) 21 Castles M the Air (Mayday/

Yahweh Tunes, BMI) 12 Changes (Tashi, BMI) 66 A Cowboy's Work Is Never

Done (Chrismare, BMI) 19

Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (Jewel, ASCAP) 63

Day Dreaming (Pundit, BMI) B Dilly (5 Gems /Columbia,

30 Doctor My Eyes (Open Window

/ Companion, 14 Don't Want To Say Goodbye

(Cam /U.S.A., EMI) 93

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CAP) Day of My life (Miller,

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Everything Good Is Bad, Everything Bad Is Good (Gold, Forever, BMI) 56

The Family of Man (Alma /Cross Key ASCAP) 16

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Storm King, BM» 1

Giving Up (Mardin) (Trio, BMI) 90

Hearsay (East /Memphis, BMI) 44 Help Me Make It Through Me

Night (Combine, BMI) 38 A Horse With No Name (WB,

ASCAP) 10 Hot n Nasty (Rule One,

72 Hot Red Lincoln (4 Star, BMI) 13 How Do You Do (WB, ASCAP) 78

I Can't Turn You Loose (East/ Memphis/Time/ Redwa I, BMI) 83

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I Got Some Help I Don't Need (Pkonno /Sounds of Lucille,

96 1 Gofcha (Tree, BMI) 2

I Had If All the Time (Julio Brian, BMI) 68

I Saw the Light (Earmark/ S Gems -Columbia, B MI) 26

Iko-lko (Ace -Trio / Melder, B MI) 91

I'll Take You There (East/ Memphis, BMI) 4

In The Rain (Greovesv)Ile, BMI) 32

I'm Mavis On (Hill 8 Range, BMI) 60

Immigration Man (Giving Room, BMI) 73

Isn't Life Strange (Leeds, ASCAP) 39

It's Going to Take Some Time (Screen Gems /Columbia, BMI/ Colgems, ASCAP) 34

and radio

I've Been Lonely For So Long (East/Memphis/Lowery.

ed Jubilation (spanks, BMI) 74 Jump Into the Fire (Blackwood,

BMI) 37 Just As Long As You Need Me,

Part 1 (Butler, ASCAP) 97

Kale (Mariposa, BMI) 95

(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All (Alma,

25 Layla

ASCAP (Casserole, BMI) 92

Lay -Away (Triple Three, BMI) 55 Lean on Me (Interior, BMI) 61 Legend In Your Own Time

(Quackenbush, ASCAP) 55 Let's Stay Together (ino, BMI) 54 Life 8 Breath (Warner /Brown's

Mill, ASCAP) 82 Little Bitty Pretty One

(Recordo, BMI) 17 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

(Burda /Virgin Ear, ASCAP) 59 Look What You Done For Me

(Jac, BMI) 7

Love Theme From 'The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love) (Andy Martina) (Famous, ASCAP) 80

Lave Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly lose) (Andy Williams) (Famous. ASCAP) 41

Love Theme From "The Godfather"

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(The Kid's Music, BMI) 94

Me and Jesus (Colinote, BMI) 99 Me and Julio Down By the

Schoolyard (Charing Cross, BMI) 24

Mister Can't You See (Acuff - Rose, BMI) 57

Morning Has Broken (Irving, BMI) 15

Nice to Be Wifh net (tnterior, BMI) 29

Oh Girl (Julio-Brian, BMI) 3 Old Man (Broken Arrow,

BMI) 47 Otta.Space (Irving /Wep, BMI) 40

Pool of Bad Luck (Assorted, 45

Puppy ') Love (Spanks, MAI) 50

Questions (C.A.M. /U.S.A., BMI) 98

Rocket Man (James, BMI) 64 Raskin' Robin (Recordo, BMI) 5 Run, Run, Run (Hallenbeck Bulge,

B MI) 27

Slippin' Into Darkness (United Artists, ASCAP) 18

Smilin' (Stone Flower, BMI) . 48 Someday Never Comes (Greasy

King, gMI) 43 Song Sung Blue (Prophet,

35 State it ) (Centerbury, WM) 23 Sylvia's Mother (Evil Eye,

BMI) 20

Taxi (Story Songs, ASCAP) 28 Telegram Sam (Wizard,

ASCAP) 67 There It Is (Part 1) (Dynafone/

Belinda, BMI) 62 To Get to You (4 Star, BMI) 52

Too Beautiful to Last (celeems/ Norizpic, ASCAP) e6

Troglodyte (Cave Man) (umpire, B MI) 71

Tumbling Dice (Promopub, B.V ASCAP) 11

Upsetter (Storybook, BMI) 75

Vaheevella (Gnoses, ASCAP) 84 Vinrent (Mayday/Yahweh Tunes,

B MI) 12

Walk in the Night (J , ASCAP) 49

Welkin' in (January /5 Vette, Love

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B MI) 31 We're Free (Pocketful of Tunes,

Woman's Gotta Have It (Unart /89 Tracebob, BMI) 87

You Are the One (Town Crier, B Ml) 51

You Could Have Been a Lady

Young ng New a 33

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Rockin' RCA LSP 4602

NA 170 141 6 LES McCANN Invitation to Openness Atlantic SD 1603

140 142 7 BOBBY WHITLOCK Dunhill DSX 50121

NA NA NA 171 145 10 MICHEL LEGRAND Brian's Song" Theme & Variations

Bell 6071

NA 109 110 7 STEVE MILLER

Recall the Beginning ... Journey From Eden Capitol SMAS 11022

NA

141 133 5 DELANEY & BONNIE D & B Together Columbia KC 31377

NA 172 177 3 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW

Columbia C 30898 110 94 9 SHIRLEY BASSEY I Capricorn United Artists UAS 5565 - 1 DUANE & GREG ALLMAN

Bold 33 -301 NA NA NA

173 173 21 PAUL WILLIAMS Just An Old Fashioned Love Song ABM SP 4327

NA

111 112 3 MANDRILL Mandrill Is Polydor PD 5025

NA

143 154 17 PINK FLOYD Meddle Harvest SMAS 832 (Capitol)

174 176 2 MOM & DADS In the Blue Canadian Rockies GNP Crescendo GNPS 2063

NA

112 108 39 MOODY BLUES Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Threshold THS 5 (London)

144 144 6 TAMMY WYNETTE Bedtime Story Epic KE 21385 (CBS)

175 175 3 JOHN KAY Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heroes Dunhill DSX 50120 113 113 9 HARRY CHAPIN

Heads & Tales Elektra EKS 75023

145 149 2 MAGIC ORGAN Street Fair Ranwood R 8092

NA 176 185 2 CHARLIE McCOY Real McCoy Monument Z 31329 (CBS)

NA

114 130 11 CRUSADERS 1

3lue Thumb BTS 6001 (Famous)

NA 146 143 24 CHARLEY PRIDE

Sings Heart Songs RCA LSP 4617

NA 177 132 6 LORETTA LYNN One's On the Way Decca DL 75334 (MCA) 115 115 8 TODD RUNDGREN

Something /Anything? Bearsville 2BX 2066 (Warner Bros.)

147 152 65 BLACK SABBATH Paranoid Warner Bros. WS 1887

178 178 2 CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD Bittersweet Invictus ST 9801 (Capitol) 116 107 8 BOBBY SHERMAN'S GREATEST HITS,

VOL 1 Metromedia KMD 1048

NA 148

* 117 6 CHAKACHAS

Jungle Fever Polydor PD 5504

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197 3 LOVE UNLIMITED Uni 73131 )MCA)

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117 102 46 YES ALBUM Atlantic SD 8283

NA 180 2 QUICKSILVER

Capitol SMAS 11002

NA - 1 DR. JOHN

Atco SD 7006

NA

118 123 4 JERRY LEE LEWIS The "Killer" Rocks On Mercury SRM 1 -637

NA

150 131 37 AL GREEN Gets Next to You Hi SHL 32062 (London)

NA 181 181 5 DAVID BOWIE Hunky Dory RCA LSP 4623

NA

119 121 3 JOHNNY CASH A Thing Called Love Columbia KC 31332 171 4 JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH

It's Just Begun RCA LSP 4640

NA 182 - 1 RASCALS Island of Real Columbia KC 31103

NA

120 120 17 J.J. CALE Naturally Shelter SW 8098 (Capitol)

NA . 191 2 BUFFY SAINTE -MARIE Moonshot Vanguard VSD 79312

NA 183 138 11 JIM CAPALDI Oh How We Danced Capitol SW 9314

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- 1 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Mark, Don & Mel, 1969 -71 Capitol SABB 11042 153 153 20 GROVER WASHINGTON, JR.

Inner City Blues Kudu KU 05 (CTI)

NA 184 195 2 EL CHICANO Celebration Kapp KS 3663 (MCA)

122 119 25 PETER NERO Summer of '42 Columbia C 31105

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154 125 9 FREDDIE HART My Hang -Up Is You Capitol SD 11014

185 187 5 ! FREDA PAYNE Best of Invictus ST 9804 (Capitol)

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123 103 7 MELANIE Four Sides of, Buddah BDS 95005

155 150 31 QUINCY JONES Smackwater Jack A&M SP 3037

NA 186 - 1 WHISPERS' LOVE STORY

Janus JLS 3041

NA 124 89 22 FACES

A Nod Is as Good as a Wink to a

Blind Horse Warner Bros. BS 2574

156 134 27 MELANIE Gather Me Neighborhood NRS 47001 (Famous)

NA 187 196 6 ROGER WILLIAMS Love theme from The Godfather" Kapp KS 3665 (MCA) 125 128 28 HUMBLE PIE

Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore A&M SP 3506

NA 157 162 4 COLD BLOOD First Taste of Sin Reprise MS 2074

188 146 7 MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS Black Gordy G

Magic 58 L (Motown)

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140 3 RAY CHARLES Message From the People ABC ABCX 755 /TRC

158 163 11 CONWAY TWITTY & LORETTA LYNN Lead Me On Decca DL 75326 (MCA)

NA 189 193 2 JOHN BALDRY

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127 122 48 ROD STEWART Every Picture Tells a Story Mercury SRM 1-609

NA 159 165 3 SOUL CHILDREN Genesis Stax STS 3003

190 - 1 MOUNTAIN -LIVE The Road Goes Ever On Windfall 5502 (Bell)

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128 135 43 ALLMAN BROS. BAND At Fillmore East Capricorn SD 2 -802 (Atco)

NA 160 160 4 BLACK IVORY Don't Turn Around Today TLP 1005 (Perception)

NA 191 - 1 DENNIS WEAVER

Impress IMPS 1614 NA

tr 151 2 Z.Z. TOP Rio Grande Mud London XPS 612

161 156 12 ISAAC HAYES In the Be Atlantic Atlantic SD 15989 I

NA 192 155 34 ARETHA FRANKLIN Aretha's Greatest Hits Atlantic SD 8295

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130 127 14 OSIBISA Woyaya Decca DL 75327 (MCA)

162 157 11 CANNED HEAT Historical Figures & Ancient Heads United Artists UAS 5557

193 199 2 WILD TURKEY Battle Hymn Reprise MS 2070

- 1 JEFF BECK GROUP Epic KE 31331 (CBS)

NA 163 164 3 MARY TRAVERS Morning Glory Warner Bros. BS 2609

194 194 2 JADE WARRIOR Released Vertigo VEL 1009 (Mercury)

132 81 27 CHICAGO At Carnegie Hall Columbia C4X 30865

195 184 3 MYSTIC MOODS ORK Love the One You're With Warner Bros. BS 2577

164 167 6 BANG Capitol ST 11015

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133 97 20 RARE EARTH IN CONCERT Rare Earth R 534 D (Motown)

NA 196 - 1 FLIP WILSON Geraldine /Don't Fight The Feeling Little David LD 1001 (Atlantic)

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165 168 2 JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS Moody, Jr. Soul S 733 L (Motown)

NA 134 136 3 TOM RUSH

Merrimack County Columbia KC 31306

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197 159 87 CARPENTERS Close to You A &M SP 4271

166 171 6 MERLE HAGGARD Let Me Tell You About A Song Capitol ST 882

135 114 12 B.B. KING L.A. Midnight ABC ABCX 743 198 - 1 MEET THE BRADY BUNCH

Paramount PAS 6032 (Famous)

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136 124 84 SANTANA Abraxas Columbia KC 30130

167 137 6 LYNN ANDERSON Cry

Columbia KC 31316 199 148 21 JAMES BROWN Revolution of the Mind /Recorded Live at the Apollo Polydor PD 3003

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137 139 9 ESTHER PHILLIPS From a Whisper to a Scream Kudu KU 05 (CTI)

NA 168 158 40 WHO Who's Next Decca DL 79182 (MCA) 200 200 2 AL KOOPER

Possible Projection of the Future/ Childhood's End Columbia KC 31189

NA 138 96 9 SPIRIT

Feedback Epic KE 31175 (CBS) 1169

182 6 CONWAY TWITTY I Can't See Me Without You Decca DL 75335 (MCA)

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Allman Brothers Band Duane & Greg Allman America

7, 128 142

3 Lynn Anderson 167 Apollo 100 93 Badfinger 66 John Baldry 189 Bang 164 Shirley Bassey 110 Jeff Beck Group 131 Black Ivory 160 Black Sabbath 102, 147 Blood, Sweat & Tears 48 David Bowie 181 Brady Bunch 198 Bread 11 James Brown 199 Jackson Browne 59 J.J. Cale 120 Canned Heat 162 Jim Capaldi 183 George Carlin 21 Carpenters 74, 197 Johnny Cash 119 David Cassidy 106 Jimmy Castor Bunch 151 Chairmen of the Board 178

Chakachas 148 Harry Chapin 1 3 Ray Charles 126 Chase 71 Cheech & Chong 49 Cher 64 Chicago 132 Chi -Lites 28 Eric Claptan 15 Cold Blood 157 Dennis Coffey 108 Commander Cody 89 Alice Cooper 44 Cream 27 Creedence Clearwater Revival 13 Crusaders 114 Sammy Davis Jr. 94 Deep Purple 26 Delaney & Bonnie 141 Doctor Hook & The Medicine

Show 172 Doctor John 180 Dramatics 33 Bob Dylan 80 El Chicano 184 Emerson, Lake & Palmer 88 Faces 124 Fifth Dimension 78 Roberta Flack 1, 39 Roberta Flack & Donny

Hathaway 52 Fleetwood Mac 77

Aretha Franklin 19, 192 Grand Funk Railroad ....103, 121 Al Green 12, 150 Godspell 63 Guess Who 139 Merle Haggard 166 George Harrison & Friends 17 Freddie Hart 154 Donny Hathaway 25 Isaac Hayes 36, 69, 161 Jim Hendrix 43 Not Tuna 68 Humble Pie 6, 125 Jade Warrior 194 Michael Jackson 32 Jackson 5 65 James Gang 58 Jesus Christ, Superstar 96 Jethro Tull 98 Jo Jo Gunne 60 Elton John 38 Quincy Jones 155 Janis Joplin 76 Jr. Walker & The All Stars 165 John Kay 175 B.B. King 135 Carole King 9 47 Kinks 100 Gladys Knight & The Pips 107 Al Keeper 200 Kris Kristofferson 61 Led Zeppelin 40

Michel Legrand 171 Jerry Lee Lewis 118 Gordon Lightfoot 57 Kenny Loggins w /Jim Messina 99 Love Unimlited Loretta Lynn

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Les McCann 170 Charlie McCoy 176 Don McLean 20 Magic Organ 145 Mahavishnu Ork /John McLaughlin 92 Malo 14 Henry Mancini & Doc Severensen 87 Mandrill 111 Dave Mason 75 Melanie 123, 156 Lee Michaels 81 Steve Miller Band 109 Mom & Dads 174 Moody Blues 112 Mothers 86 Mountain 190 Mystic Moods Ork 195 Graham Nash & David Crosby 5 Peter Nero 122 New Riders of the Purple Sage 55 Nilsson 16 Osibisa 130 Donny Osmond 105 Osmonds 50 Partridge Family 30

Freda Payne 185 Cat Stevens 34, 72 Esther Philips 137 Rod Stewart 127 Pink Floyd 143 Stephen Stills 8

Billy Preston 95 Stylistics 45 Elvis Presley 79, 104 T. Rex 62 Charley Pride 67, 146 Temptations 91 Procol Harum 84 Ten Years After 56 Quicksilver 149 Joe Tex 37

Rare Earth 133 Three Dog Night 83

Rascals 182 Traffic 53

Martha Reeves & The Vendettas 188 Mary Travers 163

Rolling Stones 31 Conway Twitty 169

Todd Rundgren 115 Conway Twitty B Loretta Lynn .158 Tom Rush 134 Bobby Vinton 73 Buffy Sainte -Marie 152 War 22 Santana 85, 136 Grover Washington Jr. 153 Savoy Brown 35 Dennis Weaver 191 Bobby Sherman 116 Whispers 186 Carly Simon 97 Bobby Whitlock 140 Joe Simon 82 Who 168 Paul Simon 10 Wild Turkey 193 Sly & The Family Stone 90 Andy Williams 51 Sonny & Cher 18, 101 Paul Williams 173 Soul Children 159 Roger Williams 187 Soundtracks Flip Wilson 196

Cabaret 54 Edgar Winter's White Trash .... 24 A Clockwork Orange 42 Stevie Wonder 70 Fiddler On The Roof 46 Tammy Wynette 144 Godfather 29 Shaft 36 Yes 4, 117

Spirit 138 Neil Young 2

Staple Singers 23 Z. Z. Top 129



Late News

$1 Million Tapes Seized In Las Vegas Federal Suit

By LAURA

LAS VEGAS - Several firms doing business in Clark County were named defendants in a suit filed in Federal Court May 4 al- leging copyright infringements through the pirating of commer- cially recorded and taped popular music.

U.S. Deputy Marshall Thursday seized more than $1 million worth of tapes and recordings allegedly made illegally by some of the firms. They were acting on an order of seizure issued by U.S. District Court Judge Roger D. Foley.

Defendants in the suit included American Distributors, Inc., which operates as Western Distributors and Western Distributors, Inc.; Richard Wesselink Sr., Richard Wesselink Jr. and Mary Wesselink, individually and as partners in Right On Tapes; Right On Rec- ords; Right On Records Music Promotion; Nevko; Allen Ray Aubrey and Robert C. Ronstadt, individually and as partners in Nevko; International Tape Bro- kers; Chris Shaw, individually and as operator of Golden Buddha, and as a partner in International Tape.

Denk Petition

On 'Superstar' NEW YORK -A petition from

attorneys for Betty Sperber for a rehearing of an appeal from an injunction issued by District Court Judge Lawrence W. Pierce, which prohibited defendants from making any reference to "Jesus Christ Superstar" in their advertising, has twice been denied by the U.S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals.

Judge I.R. Kaufman of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, in modifying the original injunction, added an additional prohibition against the performance of any songs in sequence as written.

The petition for rehearing sought a reconsideration of Judge Kauf- man's decision. By order dated April 10, 1972, Judges Kaufman, Murrah and Oakes, who decided the appeal, denied the petition for rehearing. By order April 21, 1972, Chief Judge Friendly denied the petition for rehearing by all active judges.

Robert Stigwood Group Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd. and Leeds Mu- sic Corp. own the copyrights to "Jesus Christ Superstar."

RCA Names 10 Grant Winners

NEW YORK -The RCA Corp. has named the 10 winners of its $1,000 National Merit Scholarship. Arthur R. Brown, Chula Vista, Calif.; Bradon L. Buteau, Glen Echo Heights, Md.; Lisa D. Groomes, Schenectady, N.Y.; Stan- ley Lee, Joplin, Mo., and Thomas A. Manning, Bolton, Conn.

Robin A. Radlin, Tampa, Fla.; Judith A. Seltzer, Oxford, Ohio; Jane A. Talvenheimo, Yardley, Pa.; Charles J. TenBrink, New Era, Mich., and James R. Trefz, Charles City, Iowa.

The scholarships are one -time awards, providing $1,000 to each student enrolling full time in an accredited U.S. college or university, selected on the basis of scho- lastic aptitude, leadership ability, good citizenship, work habits, and range of interests.

The RCA executive pointed out that the scholarships are in addition to 35 years RCA Merit Scholarships recently awarded to children of RCA employees. Win- ners of the scholarships were selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

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National Sound Corp.; Gerald Sinema and James Clancy, individually and as partners in Na- tional Sound Corp; Crash Rec- ords Inc.; Michael Foley, Salva- dor Sulman Treves, also known as Salvador Sulman and Joseph P. Algazi, alias Jose Algazi, alias Hossay, and Mark Habif, individually and as partners in Crash Records Inc.; Bernard Mazel; Uni- versal Distributors; National Mu- sic Co.; Sound Sales Co. and Rudy Mann.

The suit was filed by Almo Mu- sic Corp. and Irving Music Inc., both of California; Colgems Mu- sic Corp. and Screen Gems- Colum- bia Music Inc., both of New York; Hoyt Axton, operator of Lady Jane Music in Los Angeles; Al- chemical Music Co.; Cross Kemp Publishing Co. Inc.; Doors Music Co.; United Artists Music Co. Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Inc.

According to the complaint, these music companies have au- thorized certain persons and organizations to manufacture records and pre -recorded magnetic tapes of their copyrighted musical compositions and to sell and distribute the records and tapes nationwide.

However, the complaint said, the defendants have entered into a nationwide conspiracy by pirating the records and tapes without authorization and by not paying royalties required under the Copy- right Act.

It was claimed in the suit that the defendants have also advertised and sold the unlawfully duplicated records and tapes.

The court was asked for an accounting of damages based on triple the amount of royalties due the plaintiffs as a result of the pirating.

An injunction is also sought preventing the defendants from manufacturing, selling and distributing the pirated records and tapes. U.S. District Court Judge Roger D. Foley issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against the defendants, and he scheduled a show cause hearing on 1:30 p.m. on Thursday (9) on why an injunction should not be granted.

Country Tour-. UNICEF Backed


Wanda Jackson. They left from there for Sydney, the first stop on the 22 -day tour.

The artists, in addition to personal appearances, will be featured in nationally -televised, 60- minute specials to be filmed and shown in each of the three countries. The films then will be turned over to the Country Music Association, and they will be re- edited into a one -hour special.

The first concerts will take place at Melbourne, Adalaide and Bris- bane, and the first TV special will be done at Sydney. They will do a concert and a special at Auckland, N.Z., then perform in Wellington and Christchurch. The trip then will take them to Dunedin, Hong Kong and Tokyo, where they will do another special and a concert. Two more concerts are slated for Osaka, and both are already sold out.

Brenner said the exposure would mean the artists could go back at any time and perform for $10,000 to $20,000 a week.

The project was initiated by former CMA board chairman Dick Broderick, who worked with Bren- ner in setting up the trip. The follow-up work was done by Hubert Long, Bill Farr, Bob Neal and Mrs. Jo Walker. A. Torio, a CMA board member in Japan, finalized the tour in his country.

Records of the artists on the tour will be released simultaneous- ly with the concerts in each city, the first time most of them have had releases there. Few of the artists have ever been in these countries.

Nashville Sells

Music Row

Area Properties NASHVILLE - Properties

owned by the city government here in the Music Row area will be auc- tioned publicly before the end of the year, ending an era of specula- tion.

The properties, all on the west side of 16th Avenue South, will be advertised and appraised, and then sold at public auction, according to Jim Whitson, public property administrator.

The city originally acquired the properties, most of them adjoin- ing existing music sites, for approximately $250,000 over a three year period as "hardships," Whit- son explained.

People were unable to sell their property or improve it during that time because of the uncertainty of whether a boulevard would be built along the Music Row area. When it finally became apparent that the boulevard plan had been substituted for by a pair of one - way improved streets, Councilman Jim Hamilton filed a bill in city council to force the sale of the properties.

"I don't know why he filed it because we planned to sell them anyway," Whitson explained. After years of controversy, the city, with federal and state funds supplement- ing, began the widening and improving of the two key streets in the music area. Construction of 17th avenue is scheduled to be completed in October of this year. Many music industry people are expected to enter the bidding, and it could spur construction of new buildings in the area. About a dozen pieces of property are involved.

SG-Col. Music Banner Yr. LOS ANGELES-Screen -Gems-

Columbia Music, Inc. company president, Lester Sill, said that 1971 had been "the most successful year in our history," citing the emergence of Carole King and the continued popularity of the Par- tridge Family and Bread as key factors in the growth of the division. He was speaking at a meeting of SG -Col. executives from New York, London, Miami and Los Angeles.

Mishawaka

Label Formed MISHAWAKA, Ind.- Mishawa-

ka Records, an independent label headed by industrialist and music entreprenuer Gordon Wagner, has been formed here to provide new and specialized entertainers with a vehicle to showcase their talents.

First releases include the Chi- cago big band led by Bud Bress- ner, comedy product from Phil Torry, and a comedy album based on the 1972 Presidential campaign.

Wagner who is also chief operating officer of the label, has not yet appointed a distributor.

Mishawaka Records will establish headquarters in either Ohio, Chicago or New York.

Meanwhile Wagner has developed the concept of packaged shows for major holiday resorts in Sullivan and Ulster Counties, New York, and in Connecticut.

The first of these 75 minute packages featuring male and female singers, dancers, comedians and a five piece band, will make their appearances by mid June Similar packages will also be show- cased at Monticello Raceway between races.

AES Quadrasonic Continued from page 1

University of Colorado, pointed out that the dollars of any music system would be in record sales - and AM and FM radio station programming. Though he felt a better sound could be had if the consumer invested the same amount of money in a higher - quality stereo system than a quad - rasonic system, he did state that he felt contemporary music was better in 4- channel sound.

Bauer, in his second talk on May 4, did admit that the SQ system did not permit the place- ment of a voice or instrument in dead center at the back, but that "you still have 320 degrees to work with." He said that record producers had been informed of this; he stated that there was no loss of signal in monaural playback of an SQ record. The SQ system, he said, had been adopted by some of the largest record companies in the world and "by June, two dozen leading manufacturers of records will begin intensive marketing of SQ product." The potential benefits of quadrasonic sound are now available to FM broadcasters, he said, because of the growing libraries of music available in SQ. In the question and answer session, he said that every matrix system has its blessing and its curses. Lou Dorren, discrete advocate, and John Mos- ley, consultant for the Sansui matrix system, countered many of Bauer's claims from the audience. Peter Scheiber, inventor of a matrix system, took Bauer's side and denied that matrix was a ripoff, a claim that Gabbert had earlier made.

Schieber, head of Audiodata Co., had stated in his own May 3 presentation that the RCA Records discrete disk "may turn out to be a marvelous audiophile medium" but he didn't think the discrete disk would put the stereo disk out of business. He said that he personally wanted to see how much

Sill also pointed to the success of Screen -Gems -Columbia Publi- cations, the firm's print division organized within the past year in Miami, and the re- organized U.K. operation.

In projecting next year's activities, Sill noted the recent signings of Mac Davis and Mark James, as well as the continued activity of writers such as Miss King, Gerry Coffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, as important aspects of the firm's operations. Sill also discussed the company's role in the upcoming Columbia Pictures release, "Lost Horizon," which will feature a Burt Bacharach score and 11 songs composed by Bach - arach and Hal David.

Also present at the meeting were Irwin Z. Robinson, Irwin Schuster and Ira Jaffe from New York; Danny Davis, Marvin Mattis, Roger Gordon, Jack Leonard and Jack Rosner from Hollywood; Frank J. Hackinson and Sid Engel from Miami; and Ray Walter from London.

Master Jazz Gets Felstead Series

NEW YORK - Pioneer jazz mail -order line, Master Jazz Re- cordings, has signed an agreement with London Records giving Mas- ter Jazz U.S. rights to London's Felstead jazz series.

The agreement covers nine albums, originally recorded in 1958 and 1959. Master Jazz president Bill Weilbecher stated that the company would start release of the material in early summer.

Artists featured in the series, originally produced by critic Stan- ley Dance, include Coleman Haw- kins, Dickie Wells, Billy Stray - horn, Earl Hines, Budd Johnson and Rex Stewart.

Dogfight music could be gotten out of a stereo record . . . that the stereo record had always had more capabilities than had been exploited.

Jim Gabbert, detailing experi- ments in 1969 with quadrasonic broadcasts from 1/2 -inch master tapes, said he'd become an "instant convert" to discrete quadrasonic sound and that matrix systems were totally inadequate for broadcasting . . "matrix is basically a ripoff, not for real. Why build limitations into a system in regards to matrix that isn't there in the discrete system ?" The SQ system, for example, he said was not compatible with monaural. KIOI -FM has filed for a declara- tory rulemaking regarding broadcasting in the Lou Dorren discrete broadcasting system, he said, and that he may launch quadrasonic discrete broadcasts on May 10.

Dorren, pointing out that RCA Records unveiled a discrete disk system at Billboard's International Music Industry Conference in Aca- pulco last week, said that all matrix systems did not provide valid enough separation. In the technical presentation, he outlined aspects of the broadcasting system, which is currently pending approval of the Federal Communications Com- mission. In the question and answer session, he stated that the SCA band would have to be moved and Gabbert added that very few successful FM broadcasters today even used the SCA band.

As a rule, it seemed that all matrix advocates measured themselves to discrete. Bauer, for example, in his May 3 talk stated that more expensive SQ equipment will provide "more- nearly discrete capabilities "; this, through a new logic system which will boost sounds in certain of the four speakers. Many of the matrix advocaters spoke of trying to capitalize on acoustic phenomenons.

Previous matrix vs. discrete de- bates came during the annual conventions of the National Associa-

tion of Broadcasters and the National Association of FM Broad- casters recently in Chicago. Aside from a myrid of smaller conferences, usually on college campuses, the next matrix vs. discrete clash will be during the coming Con- sumer Electronics Show June 11 -14 in Chicago.

Dutch Concerts In $$ Squeeze


Dutch promoter Lou Van Kees commented that two years ago a promoter could cover costs with a 60 percent sale of tickets.

He added: "Today you have got to sell over 80 percent of the total to avoid losing money. The public is reluctant to pay more than $10 for a ticket and for this reason it is nearly impossible to get major artists to appear in concert in Hol- land."

Pack Acket, who organizes more than 50 percent of all rock and pop music concerts in Holland cited a recent example of an appearance of Creedence Clearwater Revival in a Rotterdam concert hall.

Acket stated he needed a near total sellout to cover all his costs. He said: "We failed."

Additionally there was a back- stage dispute because the Fantasy Records group complained about the high price of tickets -the price was high, said Acket, in an attempt to recoup some of the expenditure.

Dana to Fiesta NEW YORK -Fiesta Records,

manufacturer of ethnic product, has acquired Dana Records, a major polka label, on a long -term lease /buy arrangement. Negotia- tions were concluded between Jose Morand of Fiesta and Jerry Blaine of Dana. The first polka albums will be released by July 1.

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Warner /Reprise's Art Director Finally Gets Some.

His name is Ed Thrasher, and he wanted to be a cowboy. Instead he turned out to be the best Art Director in the record business. Still, would -be cowpokes have their pride. And it's been awful embarrassing for ten straight years, when Thrasher toted up ten Grammy nominations for Best Cover, but his statuette shelf ended up zero -for -ten. Ten nominations, and he had yet to break his maiden. Life went along quite well for Warner and its recording artists, despite Thrasher's Grammy drought. Mr. Thrasher spent many frantic moons out of the spotlight, moons and moons of making Warner /Reprise's artists look just terrific.

Occasionally one of them would even say "thank you." Then, last March 16, came Thrasher's Revenge. No longer did fellow employees need to whisper discreetly behind his back. No longer did his wife have to smile courageously.

Thrasher's Greatest Hits

The Awards Dinner for the Los Angeles Art Directors Show was held March 16 at the Bilt- more Hotel. That night, M of C Louis Nye had 26 special awards to give out. Thrasher mosied to the stage six times. Six out of 26, trouncing those city slickers from Volkswagen, Continental Can, and RCA Victor.

The magnitude of this achievement is better dug when you figure that there were over 5000 entries into the show. And of these 5000, only 282 were accepted. And of these 282, only 26 got special awards. And of these 26, six went to Thrasher's Art Department at Warner/ Reprise. And of these six, three of them placed one -two -three in the judging. To wit:

THE ART DIRECTORS CLUB GOLD MEDAL AWARD - HOT PLATTERS (PACKAGE)

THE SILVER WILL CONNELL MEMORIAL AWARD- MASON WILLIAMS SHAREPICKERS (COVER)

HOT PLATTERS (COVER) Art Director: Ed Thrasher Designer: Ed Thrasher Design /Illustration:

John VanHamersveld Copywriter: Pete Johnson Client: Warner /Reprise

THE BRONZE POPULAR VOTE AWARD-BIG MAMA THORNTON (POSTER)

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTIVE MERIT-THIRTY DAYS OUT (COVER)

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTIVE MERIT-MASON WILLIAMS (COVER)

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTIVE MERIT-HOT PLATTERS (PACKAGE)

MASON WILLIAMS (COVER) Art Director: Ed Thrasher Designer: Ed Thrasher Photographer: Terry Paul Client: Warner /Reprise

THIRTY DAYS OUT (COVER) Art Director: Ed Thrasher Designer: Ed Thrasher Lettering:

John VanHamersveld Client: Warner /Reprise

BIG MAMA THORNTON (POSTER) Art Director: Ed Thrasher Designer: Jon Echevarrieta Photographer: Bill Ericson Client:

Pentagram Records

Five other pieces art directed out of Warner /Reprise's homey three -man Art Department got hung in that final 282: "Savage Grace II" (cover); Doug Ker- shaw's "Swamp Grass" (cover); Pentangle (poster); Captain Beef - heart (poster); and a corporate Christmas card for WBR.

Thrasher Gets Hung Art Directors from other companies wishing to learn a thing or two can view Thrasher's Re- venge. His winners are hanging now at Los Angeles' posh Equi- table Building (3435 Wilshire Blvd.).

Ed Thrasher, by the way, spends Monday through Friday at Warn- er /Reprise corral. Where he belongs.

Covers printed by Ivy Hill



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