THE4 Trading Post Way Medford Lakes, New Jersey 08055

HARD REPORT'JANUARY 9, 1987 ISSUE # 10 609-654-7272

POLYGRAM

COLUMBIA

IRS

EPIC

Ce4In Jaw Ili,

kid Me

FRONTRUNNERSDEEP PURPLE

"THE HOUSEOF BLUE LIGHT"The 12" is #1 MostAttitude, with "Call ofthe Wild" and "HardLovin' Woman" evenstronger radio tracks.

DAVE EDMUNDS"THE WANDERER"He makes even anaverage tune stand upand salute-but thespecial DE touch reallyshines on this Dionclassic.

CONCRETEBLONDE

"TRUE"Chrissie and thePretenders? That will beyour first reaction. Yourbasic one listen firstquarter breakout.

THE STRANGLERS

"ALWAYS THESUN"Get past their name.This track's hauntingSimple Minds/DreamAcademy sound makesit rock's biggestmisnomer.

COLIN JAMESHAY

COLUMBIA

"HOLD ME"Just when you thoughtthe Head Man might belooking for work hecuts loose with a coolcomeback.

WARNER BROS

RCA

ATCO

POLYGRAM

LOS LOBOS"SHAKIN' SHAKIN'SHAKE"They led the rootsresurgence, and here'sa steaming secondhelping of theirsignature barriobodyrock. New on 45

PSEUDO ECHO"LIVING IN ADREAM"The electronics,dynamic arrangementand big hook will takethis fun track thedistance. Look for bigpop reaction. too.

BRIGHTON ROCK"WE CAME TOROCK"Watch this best betCanadian anthem rockimport. They're seriousplayers and sharemanagement withHoneymoon Suite.

SPOONS"BRIDGES OVERBORDERS"Ever wish Tears forFears got a little morenuts? That SimpleMinds kicked more ass?Say hello to Spoons.

PLUS' New key cuts from IronMaiden, Hipsway, Vinnie Vincent,and Lone Justice

INSIDE... GILLISPIE to B/A/D/E;WLVQ sues WRIF over Pat & Wags; SINTON signs KZEW;Anderson PD; SOLK Loop OM; GRIERSON Heads EPA A&RALBERTS KMYZ PD: WELLS Resigns KBPI MD; BITTENS NewWHCN PD; JEFFREY SCOTT to KOME Mornings; BRUCE signsKPOI/WKDF ...AND MORE!

GEORGIA SATELLITES

"Battleship Chains"The next #1 most-requested

song.

/BENJAMIN ORR"Too Hot To Stop"

The title says it all. Fromthe LP, The Lace.

BILLY BRAGG"Greetings From

The New Brunette""The Boss" of the UK brings

the word to the colonies.

31THE HOUSEMARTINS"Happy Hour"

#1 at college radio; nowbreaking in New England.

METAL CHURCH"Watch The Children

Pray"A poignant message

from the band that cares.

liHOWARD JONES"All I Want"

The next multi-formatsmash from keyboard

wizard, Howard Jones.

N/DAVE ADAMS"Tears (Are Falling

Down)""You'd have to be deaf not

to hear this-just dumb

`Tears' is the song.--Bob Walton/WRDIT

ON ELEKTRA MUSIC CASSETTES, RECORDS AND COMPACT DISCS.1987 Elektra/Asylurn Records, o Dins., of Worner Cornmunicattons Inc 0

THHAE

RD REPORTMore On The Picks...

Deep Purple, "The House of Blue Light",Polygram.... The 12" rolls up a quick 70 adds and#28 debut --but It's interesting to note the listincludes only 6 heavies and one power. That'sbecause the real meat is on the album. Weguarantee you'll find at least two tracks you likebetter, starting with "Call Of The Wild" and "HardRockin' Woman". We expect a few new moves thenext time around, but for now, "Blue Light" is a safeand solid step forward on the upper tier of thecomeback trail.

Los Lobos, "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"Slash/VVB.... They practically started the Rootsrockresurgence, and "Shakin'" should break 'em evenbigger. Add totals aside, It's the most favorablyreceived new piece of music this week. It's gotflavor, funk --and it rocks. New on 45, with 6heavies, 46 medium anda #48 Hard Hundred debut.Look for at least that many adds next week.

Dave Edmunds, "The Wanderer", Col.... Wemay still be waiting for Dave's genius to gain theuniversal regard he continues to enjoy at the radiolevel-but we're also waiting for him to make a badsong. And here's another distinctive, rocking coverof a track just ripe for the re -do. The man has fewequals live and we actually feel "The Wanderer"could be a legit hit.

Pseudo Echo, "Living In A Dream", RCA....They're already a certified monster down under,what with a current #1 single there and a trackrecord to match. This action packed number leadsthe way on the first U.S. release, featuring sparklingremixes on five of their top 10 Australian hits. It'sout of the box on KTX0, WDHA, KZEL and half adozen more. Watch it cross AOR, pop and dance.

Concrete Blonde, "True", IRS.... The ChrissieHynde comparisons abound, and rightly so. Thevocals and attitude are similar, but this band is thefurthest thing from a studied clone. They offercool, cutting guitars and excellent songwriting inaddition to Johnette's gritty, plaintive vocals --andwith the likes of Redbeard, Carter Alan, Beth Keppleand Skid Roadie already raving, we're expectingfast and furious first quarter breakout status here.One listen.

Brighton Rock, "We Came to Rock", Atco....Here also you'll find several surprisingly airworthydepth cuts considering their baby band status.They may be new to you, but Brighton Rock havepaid their dues up north, with a successful Ep lastyear and plenty of touring. Anthem rock is alwaysthe most direct line to those actives --and based onour sampler tape feedback this one's a winner inthe core rock countdown.

The Stranglers, "Always The Sun", Epic....About the only thing this tune has going against itis the group's name. It's an unfortunate holdoverfrom the first Punk Invasion, because the texture ofthe tune is as civilized and subtle as anything outthere. I hear Simple Minds with Mark Knopfler onvocals. I know it's a long shot, but live with thistrack and that slow build and beautifully layeredchorus will close your eardrums --but not yourwindpipe.

Spoons, "Bridges Over Borders",Polygram.... Hate to double up on the SimpleMinds comparison, but that's also the sound here --though with measureably more flash and bite. Wereally like the contemporary production andarrangment and the rivetting build is not to bedenied --but it is bit unusual so listen more thanonce. Our Canadian stations have already donewell with this number and we're predicting anequally enthusiastic reception on this side of theline.

Colin James Hay, "Hold Me", Col.... The introsuggests Mr. Hay has been spending time with PaulSimon's latest, but once the song develops it'sclear this man's working his own groove. This coolblend of the tropics and the outback is refreshingand different, and should be just the vehicle neededto drive him home up and down the dial. Just ataste of a surprisingly well developed album.

QUICK PICKS

Iron Maiden, "Stranger In A Strange Land",Capitol... It's as automatic a core rocker as theyget, sure, but in this case we feel there's quality togo beyond. "Stranger" maintains their trademarkminor key ambience with the band's most massappeal break and chrorus ever. The productionrivals that of just about rock outfit out there andwith platinum plus sales thus far, the tour and MTVexposure, It's time to think about them in a wholenew light.

Lone Justice, "I Found Love", Geffen.... I'm afan of even Maria's most twangy work, but totallyagree with the band's recent swing to a morerock/less country approach. But it's definitely not aneither/or situation. Here's the track that bestreflects the new configuration's ability to kick asswithout losing her unique earthy appeal. Catch iton Saturday Night Live?

Vinnie Vincent, "No Substitute", Chrysalis....Vinnie's solo continues to turn heads in theChrysalis sales department. By metal standardsthe new 12" is practically a ballad, so check it out ifyou thought the whole Lp was off limits. We'retalking lush harmony overdubs with minimalcrunch --and all those flashy guitar pyrotechnicsyou know his fans crave. Surprisingly radiorelatable.

Hipsway, "The Honeythief" Columbia.... Iconsidered this the sleeper on our sampler, andwas pleasantly surprised at the number ofprogrammer positives --including Beth Kepple atWKLS. This Scottish blue eyed soul band has thebest shot at a four way (AOR/CHR/Urban/NewAlternative) crossover I've heard since INXS hit thescene. Hooky and believable.

continued

JANUARY 9, 1987

CAPITOL READYTOROCKYOURNEWYEAR!

STEVE MILLERSTEVE MILLER BANDLiving In The 20th Century

On his way to the second chart-topping track from 'LIVING INTHE 20TH CENTURY"

"NOBODY BUT YOU BABY"HARD HUNDRED 56-20*R&R BREAKER! 30-18*ALBUM NETWORK HOMER 41-19*

CROWDED HOUSENOW GOLD! (IN AUSTRALIA) BUT SOON HERE, TOO!DEBUT 49* ALBUM NETWORK HOTTEST NATIONWIDE

The Single... "DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER

R&R CHR ACTIVITY 40/24HARD HUNDRED D-84*ALBUM

NETWORK POWERCUTS 99-67*!NOW AT OVER 40 HARD REPORTING STATIONS! including WLUP (POWER),WMAD (TOP 10), KVYS, WLLZ, WBVR, WNOR AND KMET

THANK YOU, EARLY BELIEVERS!

ANN WILSON"The Best Man In The World"...

From The Soundtrack of the #1 Film,

"The Golden Child" SMASH'HARD HUNDRED 12-4*

!I

IRON MAIDENThey're heeere! The 12"

"STRANGER IN ASTRANGE LAND"

OUT NOW!The Video-Already on MTV in MediumRotation and Supported by a Major Promotion!

The Lp-"Somewhere In Time "..PLATINUM!

The World Tour-"SOMEWHERE ONTOUR"... U.S. Phase beginning now!Already breaking and selling out arenasacross the country!

POISONLA's phenomenal new rock champs

are poised for success in 1987!

HEAR! The New 12"

"TALK DIRTY TO ME"SEE! The great clip on MTV!!CATCH! The Ratt/Poison Tour...

NOW UNDERWAYFEEL! The combined commitment ofCapitol, Enigma, and The SmallwoodTaylor Group!

THEHARD REPORT

NEW AIRPLAY ANALYSIS

Genesis, "Tonight Tonight Tonight",Atlantic.... Watch a Bowl game, have a Mick, seethe spot..take a drive hear the spot. One of themost relentless schedules in recent memory willbring this baby home in record time. It fueled 12adds this week, 4 Increases, and a healthy #68debut.

World Party, "Ship Of Fools", Chrysalis....You've gotta believe in the power of the playincrease-and this Party picked up 29 big ones --right there with the superstars. It's now heavy at 32,power at 2 more, with 5 adds taking the count to115. "Ship of Fools" moves to #14, pulling thealbum 28-16.

Ann Wilson, "Best Man in the World",Capitol.... Here's the big winner in the increasedepartment with 42. Of 114 now on board, 22 list Itpower with 61 now heavy. That's heavy to powerplay at over 70% of those playing. Also top 5requested at 11. Note the 12-4 Hard Hundredadvance.

Huey Lewis, "Jacob's Ladder", Chrysalis....The extended live version is just what the doctorordered to cut down on wear and tear. Crossformat play helps push the Lp and single back intotop 10 territory, courtesy of 32 play Jumps, 14powers, and and 68 heavies.

Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Willie The Wimp",Epic.... Now for something completely new.They've heard the Wondercover so give 'em thealbum's best unreleased track. It's got 11 adds and23 total, Including WOUR, KLPX, KBCO, WKLS,WDHA, KZEW, KRQR and WDHA. Should chart nextweek.

KBC, "America", Arista.... 29 play ups since ourlast sheet Is the Increase total to beat. Track Twoboasts five powers and 49 heavies, with currentplay 109 deep. The album relfects 17-13, behind a27-13 Hard Hundred move.

Billy Idol, "Sweet Sixteen", Chrysalis.... Bynow we all know "Gun" is your basic gone gator, sohere's a quick mention for the album's best ballad."16" hits the list at #97, with WWCK, WHCN, KWHL,KRQR, CFOX and KISW among the 17 already in.The album's a strong #8.

Smithereens, "Behind the Wall of Sleep",Enigma... Wake up and smell the glove --it's unhipto miss this one. 18 holiday (won't It be great to getback to "this week/last week"?) increases and 2adds improve the overall song ranking 30-22, whilemoving the Lp numbers 26-22. It's a top fiver atWIZN, WXRC, WZEW, KOZZ, WAPL, and WQBK,with 91 adds to date.

Til Tuesday, "Coming up Close", Epic.... Youcouldn't dream up a better female/adult item interms of melody and power. It's got a 50-33Increase, with adds at WKFM, WQBK and WRCNand ups from WKFM, WQBK, and WKLC. 21 of 79now playing list heavy play, moving the Lp 31-24.Nice words from WPDH's Pam Brooks, "Thisbeautiful Lp not only works well for upper womenbut guys, too. The men love Aimee and this is awonderful second effort."

Pretenders, "My Baby", WB.... Our pick fromday one picks up a whopping 7 position gain totake the top slot. Lock up 24 powers and 71 heaviesand that's what you get. If youy've got it medium orlighter, you're late out of the gate. Anybody ready toget serious about "Hymn To Her"?

Bon Jovi, "Living On A Prayer", Mercury....Here's the biggest overall point gainer since ourreport, as evidenced by Jon's 19-2 progress. Youknow a five or six position move inside the top 20spells moxie plus, and that pretty much says it allregarding this high Jump. Now power at 25, heavy at64 and #1 Most Requested. Give that man a newpair of Jeans.

Robert Cray, "Smokin' Gun", Polygram....For coming out of nowhere (at least format wise)just a couple of months ago, Mr. Cray now boasts astrong 47 heavy report count and 8 powers. The"on" column Is 127 deep, 31 of which showincreased air time over the break. "Gun" grabs an18-7 liner, and with smokin' stats like that you'vebetter think take two. We recommend "Guess IShowed Her".

Jason and the Scorchers, "Golden Ball andChain", EMI.... No slowdown at all here. When lastwe checked, "Ball" was at #25, and our all newstats for 87 have it markedly more muscular at #16.And whoda thunk it three months ago? The rotationsituation finds 5 powers, 28 heavies and 22 overallincreases. With that kind of power portfolio, time tothink about two minutes of fun with "ShotgunBlues".

Tesla, "Modern Day Cowboy", Geffen.... Wecontinue to see solid growth. "Cowboy" climbs 89-72 behind five more adds, 39 to date and recentplay -ups from KISS, KRIX, WAQX, KDJQ, WDIZ,WDHA, and WAPL Healthy top five calls, too, withKILO, KNAC, KRIX, KDJQ, WRCN, and KWHLleading the way. Also note the #50 Lp debut.

John Eddie, "Pretty Little Rebel",Columbia... I don't have a ton of call letters oroverwhelming stats to throw at you other thanJohn's 100-89 Underline. But I will say that basedon WMMR's onoing play this track is a hit if you'lljust give It the room. Put it on the radio and see foryourself.

BILL HARD DAWN HOOD AMY DAHLMAN STEVE SUTTON ERIC SCHNEPFEditor and Advertising/ Music Director Radio Editor Data Systems

Publisher Production Director

The Hard Report is published weekly by the Hard Report, Inc., 4 Trading Post Way, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055

Material may not be reproduced without permission

RADIO REPORTS MONDAY & TUESDAY 10 AM-7PM EST

COMMENTS DEADLINE WEDNESDAY 12 NOON

(6139) 654-7272JANUARY 9, 1987

111111111111

MAKE IT MEAN SOMETHING

SERVICED EXCLUSIVELY TO ALBUM RADIO ON COMPACT DR

BUILDING SUCCESS FROM THE SOUND UP

THE NEW AIRPLAY ANALYSISThe Alan Parsons Project, "Standing OnHigher Ground", Arista.... Hey, a new Parsonsalbum!! It must be January! The Maestro ofmoodrock's latest pulls in 45 out of the box adds,good for a #47 Hard Hundred debut. WFYV powers,with KRNA, KSJO and WTPA listing heavy rotation.WRCN's Wayne Summers comments, "Good to hearsomething fresh from Alan Parsons. I suspect"Higher Ground" will be one of the first monsters of'87." From KDJQ's Ron Garrett, "Reminds me ofhis "I Robot" days. The songs have conviction anda great beat". But are they easy to dance to?

Bruce Hornsby, "Mandolin Rain", RCA.... Thethird cut rings up a quick 28 stations for #4 MostAdded, with instaheavy play at KOME, WCCC,WLAV, WWCT, and four more, good for a #66 HardHundred debut. It's now on 35, including KLOL,KAZY, KFOG, KSJO, WHCN, WHJY, WKLS, andWLLZ. Why would anyone hesitate with his whitehot track record? When it comes to any newHornsby single, if it ain't broke --break it!

Georgia Satellites, Elektra.... And while we'reon the subject of immoveable objects, don't try anddrive around this outfit. They've got you coveredcoming and going with two , count'em, two activenew tracks. "Battleship Chains" leads the chargewith 23 more adds, 51 now on board, and a nifty#49 debut. WMRY, WAPL, and WTOS increase, with9 already listing heavy play. Meanwhile, "RailroadSteel" sticks it to 9 more stations to go 26 deep--with WDIZ, KICT, KZEW, WBAB, WEGR and WDVEleading the way. The Lp holds at #9.

David and David, "Ain't So Easy", A&M.... 12increases and 21 adds power up a whopping 88-34gain since our December 12th issue. It's currentlyon 73, with 13 powers and 62 mediums. You'd haveto work to find an easier or more deserving followup track.

Steve Miller, "Nobody But You Baby"Capitol.... Another big winner since our last issue,"Nobody" bags 19 increases and pumps the heavycount to 32, with four powers. We're looking at a56-20 track gain, with 21 more adds and 88 to date.

Boston, "Can't Cha Say", MCA... The song wemost like to abbreviate cha cha's in with 16 newrecruits, five play -ups (WDVE, KICT, WTPA, WWCT,WZEW) and a Boss 59-39 Hard Hundred move. 50current mentions on this track alone help put thealbum back in the driver's seat, 2-1.

Rob Jungklas, "Make It Mean Something",Manhattan.... After back to back Most Addedshowings, Rob's fine new push track collects yetanother 16 reports. He's got so far, with increaes atWIXV, KRFQU, WWCT and WWTR, all good for a#53 song debut. The Lp reflects at #43. WKLSBeth Kepple comments, "This song is so honest ithurts". WOUR's Tom Starr calls it "a track thatwe're eager to play. This will be the one to put himover the top".

Julian Cope, "World Shut Your Mouth",Island.... For where it is, from where it started,you've to consider the Cope one of the bestmedium term promo jobs out there. We go to printwith 58 now playing, 17 adds, 12 increases since welast printed, and a convincing #55 debut. It looks

good, sounds better and has clearly earned anacross the board shot. Key calls to date: WDVE,WCCC, KRQR, WXRT, WCMF, KMET, and WLUP.Best drek rock antidote on the street.

Robin Trower, "No Time", Crescendo.... Hissmall club tour is packing them in and blowing 'emout as is the airplay build. Robin's resurgencecontinues at full steam with 12 new, 11 up, and 60now playing. We've got top 5 calls at KMJX, WHCN,WRXK, WIXV, and KDJQ, with six stations listingheavy play. Great for 18-24 males of all ages.

Crowded House, "Don't Dream It's Over",Capitol.... After our late November Frontrunnershot, we're loving the ongoing momentum here.CroHo hits the Hundred at #84, courtesy of 35 nowplaying, a WLUP increase to power (along with upsat WHTG, WOUR, WKWQ, and KEYX). WAAF'sRuss Mottla told us, "I feel like I'm in love with thealbum all over again. Got a lot of time to listen overthe holidays"... Hear it on WDHA, KMOD, KMET,WLLZ, WCMF and WCCC to name a few majors.

Don Dixon, "Praying Mantis", Enigma... Yetanother in-house fave finds a new home on 9.That and 10 play -ups pushes the track 94-60, oneof the healthiest holiday up -turns out there.WQBK's Bob Welch comments, "Don's 'PrayingMantis' moves into heavy this week due to greatphone action and a great fun sound. Enigma has awinner with this one".

Love and Rockets, "All In My Mind", BigTime/RCA.... We get back to print with 12reporters showing increases, 58 listing currentrotation and top 5 calls at WXXP, KBAT and WTKX.Just added at 8, including WBAB, WRCN, WKFM,WKLC and WRUF. The overall Hard Hundredposition improves 82-63, with the Lp following 44-36. WHMD's Catfish told us "Sorry we held out solong. It's great."..WQMF's Keith Taylor, muses,"Could this be the next Pink Floyd?"..and fromWRCN's Wayne Summers, "This is the stuff thathits are made of"..

TAKE TWO

Ben Orr, "Too Hot To Stop", Elektra....that's definitely the name of the tune in terms ofthis album's lastest emphasis track. Ben's got 16adds, recent increases at KISS, KZEL, KRQU,WNGZ, KBAT AND WMRY, and a total of 42 nowplaying. New at #65.

Kansas, "Power", MCA... That's the rotationstatus at WEGR and WWCT, with 12 more heavies.Obvioulsy a second track destined for serious play.It's #12 Most Added with 15 and currently active on59. Ups include WEGR, WWCT, KRQU, KMBY and3WV, all of which cranks up a 66-37 advance.

Kinks, "Working At The Factory", MCA....Our pick since jumpstreet calls in a healthy 39-21move, thanks to 13 adds, and impressive 18 stationincrease count, and 26 already listing heavy play.Do keep an eye on "Lost And Found", too, whichstarts the chart charge at #84. It's on at 18, led byKDJQ, KEZO, WBAB, WCCC, WKQQ, WMAD, andWYNF.

continued

JANUARY 9, 1987

THE HARD HUNDREDARTIST

8- 1 PRETENDERS19- 2 BON JOVI9- 3 BRUCE HORNSBY12- 4 ANN WILSON15- 5 PETER GABRIEL7- 6 BOSTON

18- 7 ROBERT CRAY6- 8 ERIC CLAPTON2- 9 G. SATELLITES

28-1020-1124-1227-1333-141-15

25-1634-1711-185-19

56-2039-2130-224-23

38-2413-2537-2635-27D-28

29-2910-303-31

41-3250-3388-3416-3521-3666-3759-3817-3953-4023-4126-4222-4314-4431-4561-460-47D-48D-49

75-50

HUEY LEWISBILLY IDOLERIC CLAPTONKBCWORLD PARTYSTEVE MILLERJASON/SCORCHERSEDDIE MONEYB. SPRINGSTEENBOSTONSTEVE MILLERTHE KINKSSMITHEREENSBEN ORRJOURNEYRIC OCASEKEUROPEPRETENDERSDEEP PURPLEB. SPRINGSTEENKANSASDON HENLEYTIMBUK 3TIL TUESDAYDAVID & DAVIDSTEVE WINWOODBON JOVIKANSASBOSTONSTEVIE RAYCINDERELLABOB GELDOFLONE JUSTICEDAVID & DAVIDB. SPRINGSTENBILLY JOELIGGY POPALAN PARSONSLOS LOBOSG. SATELLITESROBIN TROWER

TRACK

"My Baby""Lavin On A Prayer""On The Western Skyline""Best Man In The World""Biq Time""Cool The Engines""Smokin Gun""It's In the Way...""Keep Your Hands...""Jacob's Ladder""Don't Need A Gun""Tearing Us Apart""America""Ship Of Fools""I Want To Make...""Golden Ball And Chain""I Wanna Go Back""Fire""We're Ready""Nobody But You Baby...""Working In the Factory""Behind The Wall Of Sleep'"Stay The Night""I'll Be Alright...""True To You""Final Countdown""Room Full Of Mirrors""Bad Attitude""Because""All I Wanted""Who Owns This Place""Life Is Hard""Coming Up Close""Ain't So Easy""Back In The High Life""Wanted Dead...""Power""Can't Cha Say""Superstition""Nobody's Fool""This Is The World...""Shelter""Swallowed""War""This Is The Time""Real Wild Child""Standing On...""Shakin', Shakin'...""Battleship Chains""No Time"

68-5165-52D-53

32-54D-55

43-5674-5748-5844-5994-6067-6142-6282-6345-64D-65D-66

72-67D-68

54-6947-7049-7189-7246-7351-7460-7536-7671-7757-7877-7964-8063-8186-8258-83D-84

92-8552-86D-87

80-88100-8940-9087-9173-9270-93

ARTIST

JOHN FOGERTYERIC CLAPTONROB JUNGKLASSURVIVORJULIAN COPEPRETENDERSBOSTONBRUCE HORNSBYSTABILIZERSDON DIXONTALKING HEADSPAUL YOUNGLOVE & ROCKETSGENESISBEN ORRBRUCE HORNSBYJOAN JETTGENESISHUEY LEWISKBCBILLY IDOLTESLAB. SPRINGSTEENEDDIE MONEYTRIUMPHTHE KINKSTALKING HEADSPAUL SIMONOUTLAWSBAD COMPANYZEBRASTEVE MILLERJOHN FOGERTYCROWDED HOUSEBEASTIE BOYSREMTHE KINKSHUEY LEWISJOHN EDDIEBILLY SQUIERTIL TUESDAYSTEVE WINWOODB. SPRINGSTEEN

91-94 BILLY IDOL55-95 JOHN PARR83-96 TIMBUK 3D-97 BILLY IDOL

62-98 VAN HALEN96-99 RATT93-100 BOSTON

TRACK

"Knockin' On Your Door""Miss You""Make It...""Is This Love""World Shut...""Don't Get Me Wrong""Hollyann""The Way It Is""One Simple Thing""Praying Mantis""Love For Sale""Some People""All In My Mind""Land Of Confusion""Too Hot To Stop""Mandolin Rain""Roadrunner""Tonight, Tonight...""Whole Lotta Lovin"'"It's Not You...""To Be A Lover""Modern Day Cowboy""Raise Your Hand""We Should Be...""Tears...""Rock And Roll Cities""Puzzlin'...""Graceland""One Last Ride""Fame And Fortune""Can't Live Without""I Wanna Be Loved""Change In The...""Don't Dream...""Fight For The Right...""Superman""Lost And Found""Hip To Be Square""Pretty Little Rebel""Shot O'Love""What About Love""Freedom Overspill""Seeds""Soul Standing...""Blame It On The Radio""Future's So Bright...""Sweet Sixteen""Rock And Roll Live""Body Talk""Amanda"

"COMING UP CLOSE5 5

. . WILL CEMENT THEIR SUPERSTAR STATUS.MICHAEL DALFONZO, WSHE

MAJOR ALL THE WAY...WXRK WIYY WBCN WMMRWSHE WLUP WKLS KTXQKBCO KUPD KILO KATT

AND MANY MORE.

HARD HUNDRED 50-33HARD ALBUMS 31-24*

TIL TUESDAYJANUARY 9,1987

11111ARD REPORTTOP 50 LP'S

ARTIST TITLE

min IMPACT

2- 1 BOSTON1- 2 B.SPRINGSTEEN3- 3 ERIC CLAPTON5- 4 PRETENDERS7- 5 BON JOVI

10- 6 BRUCE HORNSBY6- 7 STEVE MILLER8- 8 BILLY IDOL9- 9 G. SATELLITES

11-10 HUEY LEWIS/NEWS18-11 PETER GABRIEL22-12 ROBERT CRAY17-13 KBC BAND15-14 THE KINKS20-15 EDDIE MONEY2b-16 WORLD PARTY13-17 KANSAS12-18 BENJAMIN ORR

"Third Stage""Live/1975-85""August""Get Close""Slippery When Wet""The Way It Is""Living...""Whiplash Smile""Georgia Satellites""Fore""So""Strong Persuader""KBC Band""Think Visual""Can't Hold Back""Private Revolution""Power""The Lace"

24-19 JASON/SCORCHERS "Still Standing"19-20 DAVID & DAVID "Boomtown"16-21 RIC OCASEK "This Side Of Paradise"26-22 SMITHEREENS "Especially For You"

ADD TOTALS

GEORGIA SAIRIIIIS # 1

etGEORGIASATELLITES

IncludesKeep Your Hands To YourselfMyth Of LoveBattleship ChainsNights Of Mystery

A

14-23 STEVE WINWOOD "Back In The High Life"31-24 TIL TUESDAY "Welcome Home"30-25 TIMBUK 3 "Greetings From..."25-26 BOB GELDOF "Deep In The Heart Of..."38-27 JOURNEY "Raised On The Radio"21-28 STEVIE RAY "Live Alive"4-29 COLOR OF MONEY Soundtrack

39-30 EUROPE "The Final Countdown"29-31 JOHN FOGERTY "Eye Of The Zombie"27-32 TALKING HEADS "True Stories"34-33 GENESIS "Invisible Touch"36-34 IGGY POP "Blah Blah Blah"23-35 LONE JUSTICE "Shelter"44-36 LOVE & ROCKETS "Express"32-37 BILLY JOEL "The Bridge"D-38 JULIAN COPE "World Shut Your Mouth"

46-39 CINDERELLA "Night Songs"D-40 ROBIN TROWER "Passion"D-41 DON DIXON "Most Of..."

35-42 REM "Lifes Rich Pageant"D-43 ROB JUNGKLAS "Closer To The Flame"

40-44 PAUL YOUNG "Between Two Fires"37-45 SURVIVOR "When Seconds Count"50-46 JOAN JETT "Good Music"33-47 BILLY SQUIER "Enough Is Enough"41-48 STABILIZERS "Tyranny"42-49 PAUL SIMON "Graceland"D-50 TESLA "Mechanical Resonance"

JOAN JETTAND THE BLACKHEARTS

"ROADRUNNER"HARD HUNDRED

72-67

HARD ALBUMS50-46*

R&R ALBUMS 41*R&R TRACKS 50*

CBS/BLACKHEART

ELEKTRA

BRUCETHE HORNSI3YAND RANGE

dnvnnaln

#2

RCA

STEVE MILLER BANDLiyi in The 20th Century

CAPITOL

MCA

BRUCEHORNSBY

AND THE RANGE"THE WAY IT IS"

(28)

#3STEVE MILLER

BAND"LIVING IN THE20th CENTURY

(24)

#4DAVID & DAVID

"BOOMTOWN"(22)

#5BOSTON

"THIRD STAGE"(18)

JANUARY 9, 1987

SIZZLING.

From the Slash Warner Bros. albumBy The Light Of The Moon

Produced by T -Bone Burnett and Los Lobos

THE

CORE ROCK8- 1 BON JOVI2- 2 BOSTON7- 3 BRUCE HORNSBY16- 4 ANN WILSON19- 5 BILLY IDOL24- 6 KBC BAND14- 7 PRETENDERS1- 8 G. SATELLITES

21- 9 PETER GABRIEL20-10 ERIC CLAPTON18-11 ROBERT CRAY40-12 EDDIE MONEY6-13

22-143-15

11-1637-1738-1843-1931-2030-215-22

27-2328-2432-2541-2612-27D-28

10-2942-309-31D-32

64-3335-3413-3554-36D-37

50-3862-394-40D-41D-42

71-4374-4470-4558-4625-4760-4829-4917-5075-5126-5215-5367-5422-55D-56

63-5751-5868-5952-6045-6148-62D-63

73-6446-6572-66D-67

33-68D-69D-70

53-72D-73D-74D-75

ERIC CLAPTONJASON/SCORCHERSSTEVE MILLERB. SPRINGSTEENWORLD PARTYTHE KINKSSTEVE MILLERJOURNEYHUEY LEWIS/NEWSBEN ORRPRETENDERSB. SPRINGSTEENSMITHEREENSEUROPEBON JOVIDEEP PURPLEBOSTONTIMBUK 3RIC OCASEKALAN PARSONSBOSTONCINDERELLAKANSASKANSASLOS LOBOSTIL TUESDAYTESLADON HENLEYDAVID AND DAVIDBEN ORRROBIN TROWERBOSTONDON DIXONIGGY POPBOB GELDOFJOAN JETTLONE JUSTICESTEVIE RAYLOVE & ROCKETSSTEVE WINWOODB. SPRINGSTEENERIC CLAPTONDAVID AND DAVIDJOHN FOGERTYRATTBILLY JOELGENESISHUEY LEWIS/NEWSVAN HALENZEBRAG. SATELLITESTHE OUTLAWSSTABILIZERSBILLY IDOLGENESISB. SPRINGSTEENBEASTIE BOYSJULIAN COPEPAUL YOUNGBRUCE HORNSBYG. SATELLITESSTEVIE RAY

TOP 75 TRACKS

"Llyin On A Prayer""Cool The Engines""On The Western Skyline""Best Man In The World""Don't Need A Gun""America""My Baby""Keep Your Hands...""Big Time""Tearing Us Apart""Smoking Gun""I Wanna Go Back""It's In The Way...""Golden Ball And Chain""I Want To Make...""Fire""Ship Of Fools""Working At The Factory""Nobody But You Baby...""I'll Be Alright...""Jacob's Ladder""Stay The Night""Room Full Of Mirrors""Because The Night""Behind The Wall...""The Final Countdown""Wanted Dead Or Alive""Bad Attitude""We're Ready""Life Is Hard""True To You""Standing On...""Can't Cha Say""Nobody's Fool""All I Wanted""Power""Shakin' Shakin' Shakes""Coming Up Close""Modern Day Cowboy""Who Owns This Place""Ain't So Easy""Too Hot To Stop""No Time""Hollyann""Praying Mantis""Real Wild Child""This Is The World...""Roadrunner""Shelter""Superstition""All In My Mind""Back In The High Life""War""Miss You""Swallowed By The...""Knockin' On Your Door""Body Talk""This Is The Time""Land Of Confusion""Whole Lotta Lavin""Rock & Roll Live""Can't Live Without""Battleship Chains""One Last Ride""One Simple Thing""Soul Standing By""Tonight...""Raise Your Hand""Fight For The Right...""World Shut Your Mouth""Some People""Mandolin Rain""Railroad Steel""Willie The Wimp"

ADULT ROCK3- I PRETENDERS9- 2 PETER GABRIEL

12- 3 ROBERT CRAY7- 4 BRUCE HORNSBY

19- 5 HUEY LEWIS/NEWS25- 6 ANN WILSON20- 7 KBC BAND5- 8 ERIC CLAPTON

24- 9 ERIC CLAPTON1-10 G. SATELLITES

27-11 TIL TUESDAY23-12 BILLY IDOL2-13

38-1436-1535-1614-1716-1831-1917-2010-2133-226-23

11-2415-254-26

37-2721-2822-2968-3023-3167-3246-3332-3449-3540-3648-3728-3866-3958-4013-418-42D-43D-44

29-4539-4647-47D-48

53-4937-5018-5151-52

STEVE MILLERWORLD PARTYEDDIE MONEYBON JOVIB. SPRINGSTEENSMITHEREENSB. SPRINGSTEENBOSTONDAVID AND DAVIDJASON/SCORCHERSLONE JUSTICEBOSTONRIC OCASEKDON HENLEYTIMBUK 3STEVE WINWOODBOB GELDOFTHE KINKSBILLY IDOLJOURNEYPRETENDERSPAUL YOUNGIGGY POPPAUL SIMONBRUCE HORNSBYBILLY JOELCROWDED HOUSEDON DIXONKANSASBEN ORRDAVID AND DAVIDSTEVE MILLERJOHN FOGERTYPRETENDERSTIL TUESDAYBOSTONJOHN FOGERTYTIMBUK 3B. SPRINGSTEENHUEY LEWIS/NEWS

54-53 BOSTOND-54 DEEP PURPLED-55 ERIC CLAPTON

26-56 STEVIE RAYD-57 ALAN PARSONSD-58 CINDERELLA

55-59 ERIC CLAPTON0-60 KANSAS

75-61 THE KINKSD-62 LOS LOBOSD-63 LOVE & ROCKETS

43-64 STABILIZERSD-65 BILLY IDOL

41-66 GENESIS34-67 THE KINKS56-68 THE OUTLAWS73-69 B. SPRINGSTEEN61-70 TALKING HEADSD-71 BEN ORRD-72 EUROPED-73 BOB GELDOFD-74 JULIAN COPED-75 KATE BUSH

"My Baby""Big Time""Smoking Gun""On The Western Skyline""Jacob's Ladder""Best Man In The World""America""It's In The Way...""Tearing Us Apart""Keep Your Hands...""Coming Up Close""Don't Need A Gun""I Want To Make...""Ship Of Fools""I Wanna Go Back""Livin On A Prayer""Fire""Behind The Wall...""Because The Night""Cool The Engines""Swallowed By The Cracks""Golden Ball And Chain""Shelter""We're Ready""True To You""Who Owns This Place""Life Is Hard""Back In The High Life""This Is The World...""Working At The Factory""To Be A Lover""I'll Be Alright...""Room Full Of Mirrors""Some People""Real Wild Child""Graceland""The Way It Is""This Is The Time""Don't Dream...""Praying Mantis""All I Wanted""Stay The Night""Ain't So Easy""Nobody But You Baby...""Change In The Weather""Don't Get Me Wrong""What About Love""Can't Cha Say""Knockin' On Your Door""Future's So Bright...""War""Hip To Be Square""Amanda""Bad Attitude""Miss You""Superstition""Standing On...""Nobody's Fool""Run""Power""Lost And Found""Shakin' Shakin' Shakes""All in My Mind""One Simple Thing""Sweet Sixteen""Land Of Confusion""Rock And Roll Cities""One Last Ride""Seeds""Love For Sale""Too Hot To Stop""The Final Countdown""Love Like A Rocket""World Shut...""Experiment IV"

JANUARY 9, 1987

anHAIERD REPORTMOST ADDED TRACKS

TOTAL POWER HEAVY MEDIUM LIGHT1 DEEP PURPLE "Bad Attitude" 70 1 6 49 14

POWER: KNACHEAVY: KFMH, KFMQ , KISS,

KNCN, WHCN .

2 ALAN PARSONS "Standing On..." 45 1 3 34 5POWER: WFYVHEAVY: KRNA, KSJO , WTPA

2 LOS LOBOS "Shakin' Shakin'..." 45 0 3 25 17HEAVY: KKRBR , KNCN, WBAB.

3 BRUCE HORNSBY "Mandblin Rain" 28 1 7 17 3POWER: WHTF .HEAVY: KOME , KQDS , KRNA,

WCCC , WLAV , WNGZ ,WWCT .

4 G. SATELLITES "Battleship Chains" 23 0 3 14 6HEAVY: KFMH, KLOL , WQBK

5 DAVID & DAVID "Ain't So Easy" 21 0 2 14 5HEAVY: KFOG , KRNA.

5 STEVE MILLER "Nobody But You..." 21 0 3 14 4HEAVY: KRNA, WHMD , WMAD .

6 BENJAMIN ORR "Too Hot To Stop" 16 1 10 5HEAVY: WL I R

6 BOSTON "Can't Cha Say" 16 0 7 7 2HEAVY: WQBK, WRCN, WZZO,

CILQ, KAZY, KRIX,KRNA.

6 ROB JUNGKLAS "Make It..." 16 0 1HEAVY: WBAB.

NATIONAL REQUESTS

1 BON JOVI2 G. SATELLITES3 BOSTON4 CINDERELLA5 EUROPE6 BON JOVI7 ROBERT CRAY7 STEVE MILLER8 ERIC CLAPTON9 GOLDEN CHILD ST9 STEVIE RAY10 B. SPRINGSTEEN10 ERIC CLAPTON11 BENJAMIN ORR12 BOSTON

"Livin"' 40"Keep" 35"Cool" 20"Fool" 19"Final" 17"Dead" 16"Gun" 14"Want 14"Way" 13"Best" 10"Super" 10"War" 9"Tearing" 9"Stay" 8"Ready" 7

Radio Reports...

Monday & Tuesday

10AM - 7PM est

PROVOCATIVE.

"The Boy In The Bubble"

From the Warner Bros. album

Graeeland

Produced by Paul Simon

JANUARY 9, 1987

THEHARD REPORT INDUSTRIAL NOISE

PASS THE CATCH UP, PLEASEWe've been off the air over the holidays, and so

much has happened. Hirings, signings, moves,numbers, the flu, and lots of people who won't get touse that 1987 desk calendar they bought. Here's alook at news old and new:

NUMBERS, PLEASE

Fall ARBs 12+

NYCWNEW 3.5-3.8WXRK 3.3-3.1

LA

KROQ 3.6-3.9KLSX 1.7-3.1KLOS 3.7-2.3KMET 2.0-1.6

SDKGB 7.3-6.191X 6.0-6.3

CHICAGOWLUP -4.6WXRT -2.3WCKG -1.9

PHILLYWMMR 11.5-9.0WYSP 3.6-4.5WIOQ 2.1-2.5

RAG 1, KRESKIN 0As predicted three weeks ago in NOISE (and

absolutely nowhere else), WDVE PD Greg Gillispiewill join Burkhart/Abrams/Douglas/Elliott as anassociate. Starting Feb. 1, Greg says that "he will bedealing primarily with AOR and doing liason work withrecord companies."

"Greg did and excellent job in closing us," notesDwight Douglas, B/A/D/E President and a man withtwo first names. He also said they were going to re-organize the entire firm in terms of radio stations --according to corporate desires, personalities, andregional flight plans.

What will the the thrust of Superstars in PalmSprings next week?

"No great '80-20' type revelations. I think there'll besome very unique research concepts unveiled bothfrom our company and others," says Dwight,"seminars on motivation, and how to managesuccess."

Douglas also hinted that the future of the companyinvolves a "big picture" (station ownership) concept.

B/A/D/E is still looking for one more road warrior.WDVE VP/GM Bob Schutt continues the search forGillispie's successor.

KZEWChanges were Immediate as new owner Anchor

took delivery on Dallas' heritage AOR. Gone are PDRob Barnett, MD Cindy Bailen, a traffic reporterand a sports reporter. Jon Sinton is signed toconsult, KRQX (the ZOO's AM sister) PD DennisAnderson assumes programming duties at KZEW.Morning driver Temple Lindsey is now acting MD.

"The 'Pure Rock' flag is raised high at the Zoo,"said Barnett. "Before taking over Jan. 1, the newowners decided to control music and programmingwith help of Jon Sinton and the AM PD. I wish themall well.I feel tons of good about the last two years, andalthough we suffered a recent setback in the morningshow, we were able to bring the Zoo to its highestnumbers since 1982. I'm inspired with creative energyand juice for what lies ahead."

"We'll have great success in Dallas for threereasons," said Sinton. " 1) KZEW is the heritage radiostation in the marketplace, 2) Dennis Anderson

has a terriffic understanding of programming ingeneral and the Dallas market in specific and 3)Anchor Media doesn't know how to do it anyway butright."

MTVSpeaking of Jon Sinton, our spies at MTV have

spotted him and partner John Parikhal in thebuilding on Broadway way too many times. Look forthese two to sign the channel to their JointCommunications firm (if they haven't already).

PRESSING SUITSAs ex-WLVQers Pat & Wags arrived at

WRIF/Detroit 12/18 to start mornings, the legalmachinery was kick started. Baabyy.

"We have filed against Silver Star, which is theparent corporation of WRIF, for 'contractualinterference," WLVQ VP/GM Tom Thom told NOISE."They knew Pat & Wags were under contract andcontinued to go after them. We warned them. We toldthem 'hands off' and they ignored us."

"It's great," said Pat from one of those Holiday Innsall of us have come to know so well. "Here inWolverine country, Wags can put his Ohio Statediploma on the windshield, and we can park in thehandicapped spaces."

Meanwhile, back at the Buckeye Billing Banger, MDLee Randall put his hands on the wheel as actingPD. "He is running the show," said Thom. "I feel hewill ultimately be named PD."

"I'm just gonna make it clean and mean," saidRandall. Wendy Steele moves into the MD slot. Thestation continues its search for a morning show. Staytuned.

EPAEPA has confirmed Don Grierson as the new SR

VP/A&R, replacing Lennie Petze. Word on the streetis that Lennie has a P&D deal with Epic. EPAVP/Marketing Ron McCarrell goes to Capitol.

SEATTLESeattle got its new AOR Monday (1/5). Fresh from a

talent raid on KISW's morning and afternoon shows,KTKQ changed its calls to KXRX. Seattle radio vetLarry Snider has been named music director andwill do the midday show.

KPOI/WKDFLarry Bruce, who also has two first names, has

bagged WKDF/Nashville and KPOI/Honolulu."I am not a consultant," said Bruce. "I provide

programming and promotional support services. As aword, 'consultant' has evolved to the level of usedcar and insurance salesmen. The word been misusedand distorted."

AS THE DIAL TURNSJeffrey Scott, late of KBPI mornings, and

(according to a high White House official) the odds-on favorite to do mornings at KOME, is about to getmarried. Let's face it --in a business where people getunmarried more than the other way around, that byitself is big news.

But wait!! There's more!!While at KBPI, he and MD/PM driver Lynn Wells

fell in love. And it seems that being one time zone,three states, and seven area codes away from eachother was just too much for either. Quite a story.

"If I wasn't so happy for her, I'd be ill," says KBPIPD Tom Hunter. "She's able to do so many things

continuedJANUARY 9, 1987

ggi

bvi

Ws Y--------

0 ANEW SMASH'FR; :S.0-6 --r. 6

DAVID 81 DAVID "BOOMTOWN"

"AIN'T SO EASY"

HARD ALBUMS #20R & R ALBUMS 21-19*

HOTTEST NATION-WIDE 25-21*

AND

HARD HUNDRED84-34*

R & R TRACKS 37-28*ALBUM NETWORK

POWERCUTS46-26* HOMER

IGGY POP "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH""REAL WILD CHILD"

HARD ALBUMS 50-46*R & R ALBUMS 35-29*

HOTTEST NATION-WIDE 35-28*

COMING SOON RE CORDS

HARD HUNDRED61-46*

R & R TRACKS 40-34*ALBUM NETWORKPOWERCUTS 42-29*

HOMER

CHINA CRISIS"ARIZONA SKY"

TIHIARD REPORT INDUSTRIAL NOISEon so many different levels. She has great tact andpolitical skill. Anybody in America who can convinceher to come to work for them is an idiot if they don't."

And with the MD job at KOME open, we don't wantto jump to any tasty conclusions, but...

SECOND CITYJesus just left Chicago, but Tim Kelly just came

back. After opening up the world's shortestconsultancy, he split his PD post at KLOS/LA for thePD gig at WCKG/Chicago.

Why leave LA?Well, the rumor mill says Tim really rang the bell.

He may have set the alltime AOR PD salary high withthis move.

That same rumor mill has B/A/D/E out and FredJacobs in at WCKG.

ADVENTURE IN MOVINGPD Bobby Christian is out at KTCZ/Minneapolis.

We understand there may have been legal difficulties.Hope not. Brian Turner is acting PD while GMMike Bowen scouts the field.

MD Candi Chamberlain exits KOME San Jose.MD Art Boerke leaves WKWQ/Columbia. PD Jack

Anthony is handling the music now. Congrats tomorning man Mike Scott who survived a trash firein his car. He was taking the station trash to thedump when...voom!...spontaneous combustion. Justlike the drummer in Spinal Tap.

Sean and Dana Coakley had a baby boy Dec.28. Though they missed the Christmas releasedeadline, we think this product can go big. It's gotlegs. Welcome, Emmett Oliver Coakley.

JD Stone (VVTKX/Penscola) and wife proudlyannounce the arrival of 6 lb. 14oz. ElizabethBarrett on Jan. 4.

Dana Brown has resigned his MD gig atWQFM/Milwaukee to become PD at gold KZEP/SanAntonio. WQFM PD Greg Ausham will now do themusic.

Chuck Browning exits WIOQ/Phila. PD duties aresplit between Helen Leicht and David Dye, whohave a combined total of 17 years at the station...andthey're looking for a morning show. T&R to them at:W100, 2 Bala Plaza, B. C., Pa. 19004. EOE, no calls.

Brent Alberts rejoins Shamrock Comm. and isnamed PD at KMYZ/Tulsa. He comes from WIQB/AnnArbor, and is a former WQFM/Mil. and WYFE/RockfordPD. The station continues its slant to fullblownClassic Rock, which is "what we intended all along,"according to consultant Jon Sinton.

New MD at WRUF/Gainesville is Jack Degnan.New KOMP/Las Vegas midday man is Richard

Reed. By the way, they're looking for an overniter.T&R to: S. Cohen/PD, KOMP, 4660 Decatur BI., LasVegas, Nv., 98103. EOE. No calls.

Congrats to everyone at WHCN/Hartford. Thepromotions flew like shrapnel. Daniel Haydenmoves from PD to Dir. of Prog. WHCN/WSNE MDBob Bittens is elevated from MD to PD. Afternoondriver Kim Alexander is the new MD. Did we saythey need an overniter? T&R to: Bob Bittens/PD,WHCN, 1039 Asylum Av.,Hartford, Ct. 06105. EOE, nocalls.

Suzy Roeser is promoted to Research Dir./WIYY.WCCC/Hartford is in search of an irreverent,

comical, humorous, topical morning show. T&R to:Harve Alan/PD, wccc, 243 s. Whitney St.,Hartford, Ct. 06105. EOE. Call and you die.

Greg Solk has been promoted from PD toOM/WLUP.

Brock and Debbie Whaley and whale of a baby.Richard Russell, 9 lb. 9 oz!

Rob Barnett, PD KZEW and WAAF, scheming at214-821-9541.

Rich Flamingo, KLUB PD/MD and productionwhiz can be contacted at 415-935-6132. The ride'snot over. Just changing vehicles.

You don't need a weatherman to know which way thewind blows. I to r: Len Belzer/The Comedy Hour, MarkMcEwen/Host of The Comedy Hour and weatheranchor, CBS Morning Show, Josh Feigenbaum/MJIBroadcasting, and Steve Wright.

Iowa's premier primetime rocker is now acceptingapplications for future openings. T&R to: Mark VOS,KRNA, 21-05 Act Circle, Iowa City, IA. 52240. EOE.

Richard Remsberg splits WWTR/Ocean City forMD at KOMP. Skip Isley replaces Richard at PD.

KRIX/Brownsville signs with B/A.New address forWGRX/Baltimore:

540 E. Belvedere Av., Balt. 21212 301-435-9487.Former KZEP/SA MD Dick Sheetz rejoins his last

boss, Daniel Cook at KRZQ/Reno.We welcome brand new AOR WMFX/Columbia, SC.

The legendary Chuck Dunaway, who was once #1in NYC at 22 years old while on WABC, is GM. PD isAl Brock. MD is Ron McCartney. They needsrevice from all labels. Their new digs: 17 DiamondLn., Columbia, SC, 29210.803-772-4980.

The new OM kinda guy at WZYC/Beaufort is JimHeath from KSPN/Aspen. Frank Erickson is stillPD.

New MD at KKFN/Colo. Springs is Mark Stevens.New MD at KBXR/Borger-Amarillo is Max Barrow.Lauren Powell, late of KAZY/Denver, goes to

KCFX/KC for midday.All of us wish you the best for '87...the kind of

numbers that make GMs Santa Clauses; the kind thattrigger bonus clauses. See you in Palm Springs.

STEVE SUTTON

The staff of the Hard Report extends its deepestsympathy to to the family of Brad Hunt. Brad's father,Lloyd, was killed in the fire that destroyed the DupontPlaza Hotel in San Juan on New Year's Eve. Thefamily wishes to thank everyone for their concern. Ifyou wish to send condolences to the Hunt family, youmay contribute to either of the following charities:The National MS Society, 205 E. 42nd St., 3rd flr.,NYC, 10017 or the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 432Park Av. So., NYC, 10157.

JANUARY 9, 1987

CROSS COPEX

WLUP WQFM KEZOWDVE KBPI WHCN

KMET KGB WXRT

KRQR WBYR KRQUAN COPE.

AND MANY MORE! #1 HARDNOW AT OVER ALTERNATIVE!50 STATIONS . . "WORLD SHUT YOUR MOUTH"

A HUGE COLLEGE/ALTERNATIVE SUCCESS.

The new 12" ships this week!

"GUNNING FOR THE BUDDHA""It's their smoothest record to date. So strong, that we'reusing it on Two For Tuesday!" BILL EVANS, KKBR

- - - - -

AT: KKBR MAD WDHA CFNY WXRT #4 HARDINTOS KABL WMRY WOXY WFNX

KEYX KTCL INEQX AND MORE!ALTERNATIVE

THEHARD REPORT /ALTERNATIVE

PICKS

VIGIL "I AM WAITING" (CHRYSALIS)Here's a one -listen grabber from the line up whocaught early attention with the '86 indie single"Whistle In The Dark" (on the forthcoming Lp). Whocan resist rock steady rhythms, laced withatmospheric guitar breaks? And Bauhaus fans willappreciate Jo Conner's dramatic vocal work. It's awarm Intro to an impressive album debut, as furtherevidenced by the haunting "I Love You Equinox"on the flip.... A quickstarter for '87.

ALSO NEW...

MINUTEFLAG (SST) What probably originatedas a side project will turn out to be a hard -to -findcollector's item, and when news of this line up hits,it will fly out of alternative retail bins. Members ofthe Minutemen and Black Flag have another goodthing in common with "Fetch The Water" --acharming, funny tune that sparks fond memories oftwo American bands that set the stage for today'sprogressive movement. True value rock.

SINGLE FILELOS LOBOS "SHAKIN' SHAKIN' SHAKES"(SLASH/WB) It's the #3 Most Added track witha #35* Alternative debut. 58 new adds beckon thoseplaylists too packed to play it this week, andwitness the radio raves in the Comments sectionthis week. Early action is highlighted by heavyairplay at KKBR, KNCN, FUEL, WBAB, WFNX, andWTOS.

Worth waiting for.... Here's a few new releasesto watch for In the next few weeks, to do away withthe theory of a slow release schedule after theholidays. C.S. ANGELS (ISLAND) Upper demoswatch out! Produced by Robert Palmer, who pays asurprise vocal visit. HUSKER DU (WB) On theirway to greater radio reality, but hanging on to aperfect edge. MISSION U.K. (POLYGRAM) Theyrock without Mercy for album radio appeal, and arerising up from underground status. BATFISH BOYS(TWIGHLIGHT) Ex -March Violet Simon, brings hisunique style of metal meets mainstream back torecord. Put it in your listen -to pile. HIPSWAY "THEHONEYTHIEF" (COLUMBIA) Anyone, (I meaneveryone) who played the Simple Minds won't thinktwice on this.... CHINA CRISIS (A&M) "Arizona Sky"Is the leadoff track and Don Berns at CFNY hasbegun the story on import.... Look for the new BILLYBRAGG 12", "Greetings To The New Brunette"(ELEKTRA). Dirk DeVault, WGTU observes, "He'sthe most socially relevant artist right now! Still at #1here.".... Looks and sounds like '87 is off to aprogressive start, thanks to a stellar rock radiofinish in '86....

AIRPLAY ANALYSIS

The Top 50 Alternative Chart is based on albumairplay from combined tracks and open mentionsfrom alternative stations listed in our RegionalReports section. In our first 9 issues, the artist andalbum were listed on the chart. In order to showemphasis cuts without phasing out album play, theemphasis track(s) for each chart entry will now belisted in place of the Lp title. This system will showwhich tracks are most directly responsible foralbum chart positioning each week.

TOP 50 AIRPLAY

8- 1 JULIAN COPE1- 2 PRETENDERS3- 3 WORLD PARTY2- 4 SHRIEKBACK16- 5 KATE BUSH7- 6 BOB GELDOF

14- 7 ROBERT CRAY5- 8 LOV7. & ROCKETS6- 9 BILLY IDOL12-10 ERIC CLAPTON11-114-12

13-1327-14D-15

10-1620-1734-1817-1921-2015-2133-2224-2328-2442-2543-2644-2740-289-29

22-3032-3118-3219-3323-34D-35

38-36D-37

36-3831-39D-40

26-4150-42D-43D-44

46-4548-46D-47

35-4837-49D-50

B.A.D.LONE JUSTICEIGGY POPPETER GABRIELXTCROBYN HITCHCOCKLUCY SHOWKINKSSTEVE MILLERG. SATELLITESR.E.M.TIL TUESDAYDON DIXONJASON/SCORCHERSTHE THEDAVID + DAVIDBEN ORRRAVE UPSTALKING HEADSBILLY BRAGGG. PALOMINOSGENERAL PUBLICNEW ORDERB. SPRINGSTEENLOS LOBOSSTEVIE RAYJAZZ BUTCHERHOUSEMARTINSWOODENTOPSTOMMY KEENESMITHEREENSJOAN JETTLOVE TRACTORAPBUNTIL DECEMBERBOLSHOIBRUCE HORNSBYTIMBUK 3M. LEMON DROPSBEASTIE BOYS

"World""Mirrors" "Baby""Ship" "Private""Black" "Gunning""Experiment IV""This" "Rocket""Gun""Mind""Gun" "Lover""Tearing" "Miss""C'mon" "V13""Found" "Shelter""Child""Bigtime""Earn""Priest" "Airscape""Million""Cities" "Working""World" "Nobody""Chains" "Hands""Believe" "Superman""Coming""Praying""Golden""Infected""Easy" "Cracks""Hot" "Stay""Wishes" "River""Sale" "Evidence""Greetings""Diamond" "One""Much""Bizarre"open

"Shakin"'"Superstition""Falling""Happy""Give" "Get""Run""Wall""Roadrunner""Amusement""Missing""Heaven""Way" "Modern""Western" "Mandolin""Bright" "Life""Other" "Thrill""Fight"

JULIAN COPE "WORLD SHUT YOURMOUTH" (ISLAND) There couldn't have been abetter #1 to start the new year, and now thatawareness has kicked in, so has airplay. Here's theplan --CROSS COPE! Those stations who startedthe roll include WHTG, KORX, WKWQ, WMOD,WLIR, KEYX, WHFS, WRAS, WTOS, KLUB, KRIX,KFMH, CFNY, WFNX, KABL, WGTU and others. Youheard it first.

WORLD PARTY "PRIVATE REVOLUTION"(CHRYSALIS) Here's another success story for'87. "Ship Of Fools" is well on it's way toestablishing a LONG radio life for a record justpacked with solid programming material. Newtracks to watch are "Private Revolution" and "AllCome True". With over 130 Hard reporting stationspounding the Lp, it's out of bounds!

continued

JANUARY 9, 1987

Eivawkwww"Avu

CONCRETE BLONDESTARTS SOLID...

Carter Alan, WBCN: Concrete Blonde is not another one of thosethrowaway wave bands that you figure college radio will take careof. Johnette's vocals are distinctive, the lyrics are provocative andthe instrumentation inventive. Concrete Blonde is a band that isaspiring to be great, and on this debut album they sound like theyhave succeeded.

Redbeard, KTXQ, Dallas: It takes the street smart swagger ofearly Chrissie Hynde and matches it with the breathy coquettishsound of Suzanne Vega and that's the sound of Concrete Blonde.Plus, check out the lyrics to the song "True". They are, indeed.

Beth Kepple, WKLS, Atlanta: "I think she's got the best voice inrock and roll since Chrissie Hynde. It's really wonderful. They'reup at the top of the best new bands.

The "True" Story:Peroxide Bottle Meets Cement MixerResult: pre -stressed rock.Skid Roadie, music forman, KYYS

Rick Panneck, WAPL: "Concrete Blonde shines through with analbum that has all the ingredients that made the first PretendersLP a success."

...STAYS SOLID.

THEIR DEBUT LPFeaturing The New Hit

"TRUE"A FIRM COMMITMENT FROM

IRSAND

MCA

TARDREPORT !ALTERNATIVE

KATE BUSH "THE WHOLE STORY" (EMI)The momentum built by "Experiment IV" hasbrought progress to 5* for the most comprehensivecollection of her work to date. Now at over 40stations including KFMH, KRQU, WFNX, WHFS,WLIR, WMOD, WTOS, KBCO, KKBR, KLUB, KNCN,KROQ, WXRT, WDHA, WZEW and many more. LarryDunn summed it best, "Kate is a 5 -star review!"

SHRIEKBACK "BIG NIGHT MUSIC"(ISLAND) Get ready for the AOR 12" of"Gunning For The Buddha" to boost it back up tothe top. It's an upper demo gem and has easyaccess pressed right into the grooves. "Black LightTrap" is spinning at KTCL, WRAS, KTCL, WXXP,WHFS, WLIR and WVVV, with open Lp reports fromWEQX, WTOS, WXRT, CFNY, KABL and KORXwhere Paul Cannell says, "It's hanging tough here."

B.A.D. "NO. 10, UPPING ST." (COLUMBIA)It's time for a second coming and "V13" is the trackto do it. It's at WFNX, WLIR, KEYX, KFMH, KZEW,WOXY, WTOS and WBRU so far. With the successof "Beat Box", the new single Is sure to keep thatslow burn going.... We'll check for for phonepheedback this week.

IGGY POP "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH" (A&M)New year. New hit. "Real Wild Child" is not onlysizzling radio property, but hot club material too.Gear up for his live return in February with this one.Now at 13* and on at 70 including KFMH, KROQ,KRQU, WFNX, WKWQ, WTOS, CHEZ, KEYX, KFOG,KNCN, KZEL, and many, many more. It's well onIt's way across the board.

DAVID + DAVID "BOOMTOWN" (A&M)"Ain't So Easy" is next and fuels a boost to 26*.The 23 add tally includes new air at WKLC, WUVA,WEGR, KMET, WWCK, WIYY, WAQX, KFMH, KEZOand more. Welcome.

RAVE UPS "BIG WIDE RIVER" (FUNSTUFF)"I got a call from a local record store clerk who saida guy was in his store threatening him for the nameof 'that band' because he had to have the record!"--Duane Sherman, WTOS.... Now that's a fan. AndIt's a good thing the store had a copy left. 40-28*this week.

XTC "SKYLARKING" (GEFFEN) Initialreports show "Earn Enough For Us" to be the radiopick to click. WHTG, KEYX, WGTU, WHFS, WLIR,WRAS, WXXP, WMRY, KZEL and more. KenOrnberg, KABL, says "It's at least 5 tracksoutstanding!".... And Jonathan Rosen, KEYX says,"One of my all-time faves. Partridge is stillgrowing".... Rich Flamingo gets right to the point --"Play the hell out of the XTC record!"

THE THE "INFECTED" (EPIC) 42-25* marksthe cool move of the week for this artrock monster.Be sure to check out the video! The title track winsairplay honors at WLIR, KABL, KUSF, WFNX, KVRE,WOXY, WRAS, KEYX, CFNY and more. New calls atWXXP.

MUSIC NEWS

-Dawn Hood

And now, the latest music news LIVEFROM LONDON, courtesy of CFNY and ourexclusive reporter, LEE CARTER. Lee canbe heard on CFNY's "Sunday MusicMagazine" program and on Live FromLondon aired Wednesday evenings.THE CULT return this month. The group causeda sensation on both sides of the pond, with a hard -edged blend of music that has seemed to cross thenormally impenetrable divide between "new music"and metal, with songs like "She Sells Sanctuary".Now The Cult have a new Lp and a world tourplanned.

The album, as yet untitled, comes out in February.It was recorded Initially in the English town ofOxford with extra mixing In New York by Def Jam'sRick Rubin, whose previous successes haveincluded funk sounds like The Beastle Boys. Justabout to be released here Is the tastier single,"Love Removal Machine". Then In March, The Cultbegin their world tour, starting with a fifteen -datetrek around Great Britain. Details of NorthAmerican dates will be known within the next fewweeks.

BOB GELDOF will also be touring the BritishIsles In the Spring, despite the fact that his recordshave not enjoyed the same enthusiastic responseas they have In the States. Geldof s British record

label, Phonogram, claim they will not be making apenny out of Bob's American success (and ofcourse they waived everything for the Band Aidrecord, too) so they must be getting desperate tosell him here. Geldof s second single release herewill be "Love Like A Rocket" in a few days. He hasalso announced plans to become a television host,claiming that he wants to do on TV for third worldIssues what David Attenborough (distinguishedanimal lover) has done for nature.

Geldof Is not the only person to do well In TheStates without denting the charts here In 1986.Other examples Include Paul Young, The Outfield,John Parr, Boys Don't Cry, Wang Chung, JulianLennon, Pete Townshend, The Moody Blues andAndy Taylor.

SIOUXSIEE AND THE BANSHEES release abrand new single on 9th January In the U.K. called"Wheels Of Fire". The lyrics are penned by BobDylan (?)! Their next Lp comes out in February.The 12" will have two extra tracks - "Shooting TheSun" and "Sleepwalking On A High Wire".

CRAIG GANNON, a recently recruited guitaristfor The Smiths, has left the group after only havingjoined them last May. Gannon was previously asession musician for Aztec Camera, The Bluebellsand The Colourfield and says that when he joined

continuedJANUARY 9, 1987

THE MUSIC NEWSThe Smiths he did not think he would be merely inthe background again, and "always playing secondfiddle to Johnny Marr." Gannon says that he hasgreater ambitions, but stresses that he still gets on"very well" with the group.

I reported before Christmas that three members ofthe recently defunct MADNESS would be forminga new outfit called THE WASP FACTORY.However, Carl, Suggs and Chris Foreman havediscovered another London group with the samename - so they will have to think of another.

THE FALL have been certainly causing heads tostir with their new production at the RiversideStudios In the London area of Hammersmith with"Hey Luciana", the story of Pope John Paul I who in1978 reigned for only days in the vatican and died inhis sleep. Mark E. Smith has been quick to pointout that he is not offering any conspiracy theories;indeed London reviewers seem to have been tryingto work out precisely what the play is offering. Ithas received the most schizophrenic reviews I'veever seen for anything! In addition to the play andpromoting their excellent single of the same name,The Fall found time to play a free concert in theirnative Manchester over the Christmas period;supported by A Certain Ratio, Britain's young jazzgenius Courtney Pine, The Jazz Defectors andSelectors singer Pauline Black.

As in their native U.S. THE DEAD KENNEDYShave run Into censorship problems with their newLp "Bedtime For Democracy". The U.K. has noequivalent to the Washington Wives or The MoralMajority, but occasionally large bodies like the BBCor retailers refuse to handle product. It's with thenational retail chain HMV that the Dead Kennedys'record label, Alternative Tentacles, is having acensorship row. In early December, the recordcompany discovered that HMV were removing a 12 -page newspaper, which came as part of the album,before selling it over the counter. When the recordcompany complained, HMV merely withdrew the Lpaltogether. The retail chain claim that their decisionis pending the result of their committee's findings,as to whether "Bedtime For Democracy"contravenes the British "Obscene Publications Act".The group have recently been involved in a courtcase in the U.S. over alleged obscenity in their lastLp "Frankenchrist".

The STYLE COUNCIL return this month with newmaterial. A new single is called "It Didn't Matter"and their next Lp is "The Cost Of Loving". Judgingby recent performances from the band, their soundis becoming flavoured with a lot more soft soul, asopposed to the jazz -influenced sound the outfithave championed thus far.

Representing the intelligent end of teeny mags,Britain's most popular music paper is "Smash Hits".With a readership of over 500,000, it outsells itsnearest rival by four to one, with their magicformula of well written features, gossip, colour pin-ups, songwords, trivia and puzzles. (Their daughterpublication is America's "Star Hits"). They have justpublished their readers' poll, which will no doubt beread in every record company boardroom In theU.K., as the indisputed, most accurate insight intcthe opinions of the young teenager. Best groupwas a-ha, with the worst voted as SIGUE SIGUESPUTNIK. Most Promising New Act was THE

HOUSEMARTINS. Best Male Singer, MORTENHARKET; Best Female Singer was MADONNAwho also picks up best Lp with "True Blue". Bestsingle was DURAN DURAN's "Notorious" whilethe worst was voted as "The Chicken Song" bySPITTING IMAGE. Best video, "Sledgehammer"by PETER GABRIEL. The worst? MADONNA's"True Blue"! The Very Most Horrible Thing isGEORGE MICHAEL, according to SH readersand The Most Completely Useless Person wasvoted as MARGARET THATCHER, withSAMMY FOX coming in a hot second!

Speaking of MORTEN HARKET, give Mr. Bulge -in -the -Trousers a medal! Sitting in London, thesinger read of a 13 -year -old girl in his nativeNorway by the name of Monica who has a cripplingbirth defect. Because of this, she couldn't riskgoing to an a -ha concert even though, like manygirls of her age, Morten is Monica's dreamboy. Thea -ha singer arranged for the young Norwegian to flyto London and spend the day with him. She waspicked up at the airport by Harket's limo, stayed thenight at a top London hotel, taken next day to TheHard Rock Cafe where she met up with Morten andthe two tucked into hamburgers, while fans battledoutside. After a visit to the giant HMV shop to buysome of her favourite records, she spent the rest ofthe afternoon with the entire trio at Pal and Mags'shared apartment. It does not seem to be thatmuch of a mere publicity stunt either. Only oneBritish magazine, Number One, uncovered theseevents. Well, what a chap!

NEW MODEL ARMY, who were once barredfrom The United States for having "no artistic

recently revoked. On their recent tour of NorthAmerica, they broke down between Montreal andToronto, in sub -zero temperatures, with a brokenheater! They put out a call on CB Radio and wererescued by - of all people - Metallica, whohappened to be nearby.

Congrats to MIKE PETERS of The Alarm, whohas Just announced his engagement after a four -month romance. His bride to be deflates the myththat rock stars must marry leggy models in Haiti -she's a 19 -year -old Welsh speaking college student,Julie Jones, who met Mike at his local pub in hishometown of Bangor, Wales.

DEAD OR ALIVE, whose novelty seems to beflagging somewhat over here, try their luck with anew single this month, "Something In My House".One version of the single comes with a pop-upsleeve. Gosh! The next DOA Lp comes out in theU.K. on 2nd February, "Mad Bad And Dangerous ToKnow".

A name to watch out for are THE THRASHINGDOVES, a new A&M signing, who impressedcritics and music lovers alike with their single"Matchstick Flotilla" (about the boat people). Theyhave a new single in early January called "BeautifulImbalance", with their debut Lp to follow soon.Vocally they sound not unlike Lloyd Cole, butmusically they are a lot heavier - conscious rock atits best.

continued

JANUARY 9, 1987

Colin James Hay

Hold Me

Photography: David Bailey

The Advance 12 -inch From The Album

Looking For JackColumbia

TIHIRD REPORTMUSIC NEWS

The U.S. office of Virgin Records have just signed athree-year distribution deal with Atlantic Records.The legendary American label will shift Virgin'sproduct, while Virgin's own staff will continue tomanage the marketing and promotion side. Thefirst release from the Virgin -Atlantic partnership willbe the soundtrack to the blockbuster British movie"The Mission". The stateside office have also lustsigned Steve Winwood and Warren Zevon.

CHARTS

The top -selling reggae single is Maxl Priest's"CRAZY LOVE" (Ten). It's an instantly enjoyable,soft, reggaefied version of the Van Morrissonclassic, originally to be found on "MOONDANCE".The number one Independent Label single is "THECARAVAN OF LOVE" by The Housemartins (Go!Discs). The top lndie Lp is "BEDTIME FORDEMOCRACY" by The Dead Kennedys (AlternativeTentacles). Kate Bush's "THE WHOLE STORY"continues to be blocked from the top spot in thenational Lp charts by two singles compilationalbums, "HITS 5" at 2 and "NOW THAT'S WHAT ICALL MUSIC" 8 at Number One. But she continuesto have the best selling CD, and the biggest seeingrock home video. Confusion Iles elsewhere in theLp charts, with obvious best-sellers and MORChristmas Lps making a sudden surge but littleelse.

THE UK TOP 40 SINGLES

New Entries: New at 33 "THE BOY IN THEBUBBLE" by Paul Simon. Interesting to look at allthe music critics' year-end choices. Whether theywere biased towards metal, or punk or soul,"Graceland" made every list. New at 27 "HYMN TOHER" by The Pretenders. Politely ignoring thegroanworthy title, this is one of the very sweetest,most haunting cuts off "GET CLOSE" and a realgrower.

Climbers: Up 3 to 25 "THE MIRACLE OF LOVE" byThe Eurythmics. A painfully slow climber for Annieand Dave in the heat of the intense Christmasmarket. It's interesting to note that those who havebecome recent tax exiles of the U.K. have had lesssuccess, with their subsequent lower profile.Howard Jones' follow up to a moderate top twentyhit, "YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU" didn't even get intothe top 50! And "HEARTBREAK BEAT" by ThePsychedelic Furs hardly got a look into the Top 100!Up 12 to 22 "SANTA CLAUS IS ON THE DOLE" bySpitting Image - "the dole" being slang for welfarecheques - the token seasonal Jokey record.Climbing from 38 to 18 "NO MORE THE FOOL" byElkie Brooks. She may have been a rock and rolleronce in her Vinegar Joe days, but today she'sstrictly MOR. Up 17 to 15 "DREAMIN" by Status Quo.Their almost two -decade formula of goodt:meboogie music has surprisingly never caught on inthe States. (It was they who opened "Live Aid" with"ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD"). AOR stationsshould dip their toe in and give it a try - I think itwould go down really well. Up 6 to 15, theinfectious soul sounds of Jaki Graham with "STEPRIGHT UP", and in a similar vein, The Gap Band's"BIG FUN" jumps 18 to 12. Leaping 16 to 8, "IS THISLOVE?" by Alison Moyet. Still probably the U.K.'sbest contemporary female vocalist, locked here in asongwriting formula that doesn't seem to be doingher any harm. Up 9 to 7 "CRY WOLF" by a -ha.

The perfect teen band in every way, not least from agreat string of songs like this and considerablemusical talent. Last week Europe's "THE FINALCOUNTDOWN" was bumped from number one by"THE CARAVAN OF LOVE" by The Housemartins -but a late dark horse for the Christmas number onesidled up effortlessly to number 2, the re-released"Reet Petite" by the late Jackie Wilson. This weekit is the official Christmas number one, with TheHousemartins bumped to 2.

Last week's rise of "CARAVAN" to number onemade it the second ever purely vocal record toreach the pole position. The first was coincidentallyexactly two years ago when The Flying Pickets hitthe top spot with an a capelia cover of Yaz's "ONLYYOU". The record that befuddled the bookmakersat the last minute, "REET PETITE", was originally ahit in 1957. No other record has returned to thecharts after such a long intervening period.

Finally, single sales were down by 5 percent thisyear in the U.K. and very few new acts emerged inthe charts in 1986 - with the glorious exception ofThe Housemartins. In an article in "Record Mirror"with the headline "Why is The Top 40 So Awful?"blame is squared on a shift of age groups from 16-20 to 20-30, which also moves the emphasis onalbums and established acts (Ferry, Police, Bush,etc.). There is also, in this much more multi -mediaage, less success to be salvaged from simplyhaving an impressive single. Record companieshave to spend tons of moula grooming acts to begood actors for videos, etc. It's not rock and rollanymore - or Is it? The article points to themeteoric success of The Housemartins: "They arethe very antithesis of the eighties. They're notpretty, they play loads of live gigs, they don't wearloafers, make-up or silly hats. What they do is mixan intelligent appropriation of the tools ofpromotion. What The Housemartins have done isbring chart pop down to its human size again."Where there is life like this, there is hope - as thelikes of Bruce Hornsby has proven on your side ofthe pond.Good records, good radio - It's still there. Happy

New Year.

MUSIC NEWS compiled by MIKE COOPER/MUSICNOW!, P.O. Box 4111, Atlanta, GA 30302-4111

ELTON JOHN has cancelled all of his concertsscheduled for 1987, including the rest of anAustralian tour and 32 dates planned for the U.S.He is said to be resting comfortably after throatsurgery at a hospital in Sydney, Australia. He won'tbe able to speak for several days after theoperation. John's publicist, Patti Mostyn, says Johnhad recently become increasingly worried about histhroat. "It's something on the vocal chords,"Mostyn says. "He Just feels enormously relievedthat he's finally been recommended to a specialistwho has said something positive for him." Johnhad cancelled one concert recently and collapsed atanother, but he says he's not worried about theoperation. There is speculation that John's problemis nodules on his vocal chords, something PaulYoung suffered from a couple of years ago. Johnchose to stay In Sydney for the treatment so that hecould stay away from the cold British winter and sothat he could follow the progress of Britain's cricketteam.

continued

JANUARY 9, 1987

THEHARD REPORT

MUSIC NEWS

BEN ORR says THE CARS are still scheduled togo Into the studio in February to record their nextalbum, and a world tour will follow.

SLY and ROBBIE have completed the follow-upto their "Language Barrier" album. The new Lp isagain produced by Bill Laswell.

After three years without a record contract, thedB's have signed with IRS Records. "We finallygot around to signing a contract at the end ofNovember," says Peter Holsapple. "It's a good,long contract and it gives us something that we arenot used to -- knowing where our next record Iscoming from." The band's third album, "Like This",was released on Bearsville Records, Just before thelabel folded. The band remained under contract tothe label's president, Albert Grossman, but heagreed to release the band from its contract.However, he died before the papers were signed.The dB's members have been pursuing individualefforts in the meantime. Drummer Will Rigbyformed his own band, Wipe Me Mommy, and hasrecorded songs for a second solo album. GuitaristGene Holder has worked with a group called theWygals, and Hoisapple has done some shows withSyd Straw.

About 32,000 people attended a massiveInternational Year of Peace concert with PETERGABRIEL, JACKSON BROWNE, HOWARDJONES, NONA HENDRYX and LOU REED inJapan just before Christmas. World televisionrights to the concert have already been sold. Theproceeds will go to a communications center for theGhandhi Center of the University of Peace in CostaRica, which was established by the United Nationsfour years ago.

BANANARAMA's KAREN WOODWARD andsolo singer ELKIE BROOKS both becamemothers last week. They both gave birth tobouncing baby boys.

ALISON MOYET is in Los Angeles finishing hernew album, "Chasing Rain". Remixing of the Lphas taken longer than anticipated, causing Moyet tocancel her plans for a spring tour.

BOB GELDOF has announced plans for his firstsolo tour. It will start in Glasgow, Scotland onFebruary 28. While his "This Is The World Calling"single hit the top 20 in England, his "Deep In TheHeart Of Nowhere" album has failed to make thetop 75.

On the first anniversary of his death, a PHILLYNOTT single is being reissued in England."King's Call" was written in 1980 to commemoratethe death of Elvis Presley, and it features DireStraits' Mark Knopfler on guitar and backing vocals.Midge Ure has remixed the single, noting thatLynott helped him a lot when the band toured theU.S. with Thin Lizzy.

LENE LOVICH and NINA HAGEN, who are inthe middle of a world tour together, are planningfurther collaborations. They'll work on an operaand two film projects. The two have also justreleased a single in Britain called "Don't Kill TheAnimals". The track, which they say is "the ultimate

In vegetarian dance tracks," comes from anupcoming compilation album featuring HowardJones, Siouxsie & The Banshees and The Smiths,with proceeds going to People For The EthicalTreatment of Animals.

JACKSON BROWNE spent his own moneyfunding the video for "Lives In The Balance", thetitle cut to the album he released early last year.The clip is based on footage from documentariesthat Browne has seen "over the last four or fiveyears. I wanted America to see these people'sfaces, who it is we're killing down there." The clipincludes footage of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Vietnamand Watergate. He sent a letter out to radioprogrammers asking them to support the song andthe video, by making the song available to "highschool and college kids to encourage them to thinkabout what's happening in Central America andexamine closely what they are being told by ourgovernment and by the major news media."Browne says, "People are now much more aware ofwhat some of the song says than they ever havebeen. It's not your responsibility in a democracy toblindly trust what is told to you by your leaders.You have to take it upon yourself to find out andmake it your business." The clip is being releasedeven though "Lives In The Balance" is not beingissued as a single, and it was in the works beforethe current Iran arms deal surfaced. "I don't wantto exploit the revelations or what's happening toReagan to sell albums, but if I was trying to make apoint before, It's an even stronger point now."

A 1983 documentary about"D.O.A.", Is being reissued because of the successof the "Sid And Nancy" film. "We were more than alittle surprised when 'Sid And Nancy' did so well,"says John Taylor, co -producer of "D.O.A." "Whenour movie came out, critics were appalled by thenihilism of the punk movement. It was too new. Itseemed to make them afraid. Now that punk hasbeen analyzed to death, these same critics arecalling the relationship between Sid and Nancy adecadent 'Romeo and Juliet'."

DAVID BOWIE's next album should be out inMarch, and he plans a tour shortly afterwards. TheLp was co -produced with Dave Richards, who alsoco -produced Iggy Pop's "Biah, Blah, Blah" albumwith Bowie.

TINA TURNER, who is now on vacation in Italy,plans to begin a European tour in March, and a tourof the U.S. in July.

R.E.M. have recorded a song for the upcomingfilm, "Made In Heaven". The film is being producedby Alan Rudolph and stars Timothy Hutton and KellyMcGillis.

T. LAVITZ (ex -Dregs) and PAUL BARRERE (ex -Little Feat) contribute to the new album by theAtlanta -based Hampton Grease Band called "MusicTo Eat".

GENESIS haven't had to cancel any dates on theircurrent Australian tour, even though Phil Collinshas been limping after landing awkwardly on onefoot during an onstage jump.

continued

JANUARY 9, 1987

ALLIGATOR RECORDS"THE HOME OF GENUINEHOUSEROCKIN MUSIC"

At-BEFIT COLLINS

AL 4752

AL 4748

AL 4749

The mostpowerful

bli..*s

guitarist in theworld"

-MUSICIM1MitiGAL'NE

ff yoi th'nk ecrion and Allmanhit pay dirt -eicordng "Layla,"you're about -c be blown away.

-SPIN

ROCKTER

"Fiery and flamboyant...W.1-ersinges with some of his bestplaying ever. A classic DrAmerica's blues/rock legen.:."

-GUITAR RAVE? MAGAak/E

New Record includes specialguest JOHNNY WINTER!

'"...snoring Chicago blues...likeZZ Xp playing Muddy Waters."

-BOSTON GLOBE

HOUSE"We like to get

wild. We wont to

see the crowd jump"-LIL' ED WILLIAMS

IN

AL 4751

"We fiat and perhaps the last ofthe modern American road_house rockers. Like Ray Charles,he partakes equally of thecarnal and the spiritual."

-HIGH FIDELITY

'87 AL 4750Call Mindy at Alligator for Service/re-service (312) 973-7736

MUSIC NEWS1711ARD REPORT

STEVE MILLER is working on an album of Jazzstandards. Says Miller, "Ben Sidran is producing,and we've cut 14 tracks already. I'll be doing somejazz standards...but It'll be a lot different than thekind of thing that Ronstadt did. This will be a Jazzcombo thing with a lot of rhythm and blues alongwith the jazz." Miller says he hopes to film a cableTV special in Chicago that would allow him tointroduce the Jazz material. "The people who I'mtrying to sell records to are not 15 -year -old kidswho want to boogie 'til they puke," Miller says inexplaining the new direction. "The people I'm tryingto reach are the people who stopped buyingrecords when they were 25 years old and don't gointo record stores now because they're afraid thattheir taste in music will be questioned or laughedat."

JIMMY PAGE has announced that he's leavingThe Firm, and that he plans to work on a soloalbum early next year. Former Free member AndyFraser has reportedly been writing songs with Firmvocalist Paul Rodgers, suggesting Fraser mightreplace Page.

U2 plan to play their first concert since theAmnesty International show in April. That's whenthe band's new album is expected to be released.

TINA TURNER will take a 7 -piece band with heron her 65 -date "Break Every Rule" tour of Europein the spring, as well as her regular band whichincludes former members of Squeeze and TalkingHeads. Some British newspapers have reportedthat this may be her final tour before sheconcentrates more seriously on her acting career.

PET SHOP BOY NEIL TENNANT is recording aduet with DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, his favoritefemale singer. Tennant has written a song for thetwo to record together, which should be releasedearly in the year.

A van carrying NEW MODEL ARMY on theirNorth American tour broke down last month whileon the road, 95 miles from Toronto. Temperatureswere around zero degrees and the van's heaterdidn't work, so band members put out a call ontheir CB radio. Lucky for them, the British heavymetal band Metallica was in the vicinity, andrescued their fellow countrymen from the frozenwastes. A spokesman for the New Model Armysays the band had to be treated for shock.

Producer DON DIXON joined MARTI JONESonstage when she played in Washington, D.C.,recently. Their impromptu set included "YourCheatin' Heart" and Dixon's "Crusher".

BEN E. KING, currently on the charts with "StandBy Me", is completing a new album produced byJohn Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. "People aresurprised that (Jones) is producing it, but this is aguy who really understands what Ben E. King isabout," King says. "What we've done so far is veryexciting - the best of then and now." The Lp willbe King's first album of new material since 1982.

Syncro Sound, the Boston recording studio ownedby the CARS, has closed. While the Cars recorded"Shake It Up" there five years ago, later albumshave been recorded elsewhere. A spokesman for

the group's management also says it was difficultkeeping the studio equipped with state-of-the-arttechnology. While Ric Ocasek recorded his debutsolo album at Syncro, Ben Orr recorded his solo Lpin England. Peter Wolf will apparently be the lastartist to use the facilities. He's just finishedrecording his second solo album there.

MICHAEL MANN, lead guitarist for the Blasters,has died of an apparent heart attack. Mann hadjoined the band to replace David Alvin. He hadplayed with Muddy Waters and was known to fansas Hollywood Fats.

TED NUGENT is just beginning another tour, aftertaking a few months off to spend time with hisfamily. "I always stop working in September,because as a father I want to be more than avisitor," Nugent says. He spent four days huntingwith his 10 -year -old son just before Christmas. Hesays he and his children cut their own Christmastree, and their Christmas turkey was bagged byNugent.

The nation's tailors have listed BRUCESPRINGSTEEN among the "best dressed" menof 1986. He led the entertainment category in theannual survey of tailors and designers by theFashion Foundation of America.

LYNVAL GOLDING, formerly of the Fun BoyThree, is helping a new band called After Tonite thatincludes his cousin, Brian Clarke. The funk bandhas been rehearsing for the last two years andmade its live debut in London in mid -November. "Ayoung band needs someone to guide them alongthe way," Golding explains. The group's debutsingle in England Is "Time For A Change".

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN says he checkedhimself into a rehabilitation program at an Atlantahospital this fall because he finally recognized hisdrug and alcohol addictions. "You end up dead orin Jail or you get help. There are no othersolutions," he says. He says his use of cocaine,alcohol and other drugs began "when I was a littlekid...it got worse and worse as we were becomingfamous or whatever and our schedule got reallyridiculous. We were being pushed so hard weneeded extra energy and we thought that was theway to get it." Vaughan wasn't the only member ofhis band to go through the rehabilitation program.Double Trouble bass player Tommy Shannon didthe same. "I was dying," Shannon says. "Both ofus were, really." Shannon says he and Vaughanwere able to help each other out during the 30 -dayprogram.

THE DEAD KENNEDYS are having trouble withone British record chain over their new album,"Bedtime For Democracy". The HMV chain hasbeen removing copies of a I2 -page newspaper fromthe album before putting them on sale. Thenewspaper includes details of the band'scensorship problems in the United States. Theband has withdrawn copies of the album from theBritish chain's stores, hoping to make it clear thatthe Lp has been "temporarily withdrawn, notbanned."

GENERAL PUBLIC's Ranking Roger is recordinga solo album at Martin Rushent's Genetic Studios inEngland.

JANUARY 9, 1987

THEHARD REPORT RADIO COMMENTS

Redbeard, KTXQ, DallasI just want to commend the people at the Hard

Report for putting together their sampler tape overthe holidays with so much great new unreleasedmusic. I also want to compliment thefarsightedness of the record companies whosupplied it. Everybody knows that I have been apassionate proponent for getting the music to usprogrammers in advance as often as possible. Thatway when the record comes out we're familiar withit. Then we can give you that add out of the boxthat you're really looking for. There is just nosubstitute for getting the music early and the proofin the pudding. I think I added almost half a dozensongs off the Hard Report sampler over the pasttwo weeks, which has got to be some kind ofrecord. I added the Edmunds, the PsuedoEcho, the Spoons, Los Lobos, and sooner orlater I'm going to add the Concrete Blonde.

Bob Welch, WQBK, AlbanyDon Dixon's "Praying Mantis" moves into

heavy this week due to great phone action and agreat fun sound. Enigma has a winner with thisone.... Getting lots of calls about the EricClapton/Tina Turner duet. People can'tunderstand why it's not on the Tina Turner album,it seems.... Robert Cray's "Smokin' Gun"is alsoanother big request.... And we're backing up theairplay on "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" fromGeorgia Satellites with "Battleship Chains"which is starting to pull in impressive phone calls....And the song that's becoming a staff favorite isCrowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over"....Robin Trower's "No Time" grows on youeverytime you hear it. Thanks to Paul Yeskel forthe CD.

Cathy Down, WLNZ, LansingTake out the party hats, noisemakers and your

favorite abused copy of "Auld Lang Syne" cause1987 is finally here. After the superstar overload of1986, '87 has to be a refresher with new artistscoming to the pedestal's surface. That's why DonDixon, Julian Cope and Dave Adams kickedoff the Lazer's New Year with style. But can't saythe superstars are left far behind like Father Time'cause the Alan Parsons Project and LosLobos are '87 toppers to boot. With a title like"Shakin Shakin Shakes", it kind of brings the oldjitterbug dance out all over again. So with over 350days to go, WLNZ is ready to take on '87 with fullforce.

Harry Reynolds, KOZZ, RenoDave Edmunds is projected for next week.

When I do mobile DJ work, the audience has beenasking for I would like to compliment The HardReport for the sampler tape. It proved to be a veryvaluable tool for helping us look into some thingsand mainly get things together so they're all in oneplace at one time. I hope to see one every week.

Ace Paladino, KRIX, BrownsvilleHello and welcome to 1987. As we welcome

Burkhart/Abrams and our new GM Don Wolfe toKRIX, it promises to be an incredible year, onemonth from now I hope to be sitting in a new officedown the hall from our new state of the art studios.When my mom asked me what I got for Christmas, Itold her some kick ass new owners and a brandnew radio station. Yes, Virginia, there is a SantaClaus. More as it develops.

Catfish, WHMD, HammondI've heard of a song which launched an ad

campaign ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing")but a beer spot exposing a Genesis album cut?The phones speak: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"""Number one requests for Bon Jovi.... Othersshowing significant action: Don Dixon and RobinTrower has good response from adult males.... Thenew Rob Jungklas CD is great; love the sitarintro. It's our third Jungklas add.... Lookingforward to the Thompson Twins, AlanParsons, and speedy release of the BeatlesCD's.... I like the Crowded House a lot. It's theperfect relief. Where's it been hiding?.... I'm sorry Iheld out so long on Love and Rockets, but it'sgreat.... Considering: The Spoons, Lucy Show.

Phil Thompson, KICT, WichitaWhat a way to bring in the New Year. Some

strange happenings in Kansas City. They werehighlighted by the Rainmakers New Year's EveHomecoming show. This year it was at the UptownTheater. These guys are great fun live and soonwill be heading into the studio to work on theirsecond album. Thanks to Bill Rusch from Polygramfor the excellent seats. By the way, sorry wemissed the party later, but like I said, strangehappenings in KC.... After that and a lazy couple ofweeks, I've recuperated and am ready to get backinto music. My favorite tracks so far in '87 areDeep Purple and the new Los Lobos.... Alsosounding good to me is that new live DaveEdmunds. If this is any indication of the rest ofthe year, it could be another great one for AORradio.... Finally, my New Year's resolution: To tryand return all my music calls.

Bonnie Stacy, KNCN, Corpus ChristiCan't think of a better way to start to '87 Than

with new Deep Purple. Call me a dinosaur if youwant but it's already burning up the phones and Ilove it and I can't wait for the album. And besidesI am a dinosaur.... I'm ecstatic to see such greatstrides were made on Jason & The Scorchers'"Golden Ball And Chain" over the holidays. Thisband deserves it and your listeners deserve them.Try "Shotgun Blues" for a real southern scorch....Berlin's "Pink And Velvet" is just huge on thephones. The combination of Terry Nunn's voiceand David Gilmore's guitar is almost more joy thanone can handle.... And finally, congrats to Stryperand Enigma on reaching that golden plateau....Happy rockin' 1987 to all!

Russ Mottla, WAAF, WorcesterAdds: Deep Purple "Bad Attitude". It continues

the successful re-emergence of a core AORaudience.... I feel like I'm in love with the CrowdedHouse album again. Over the holidays I got a lot oftime to listen to the album. My favorite track on thealbum is "Now We're Getting Somewhere". Killersong.... Kinks "Factory" goes in.... Found a songI'm crazy about on the World Party Album (whichtook me a long time to get into) "PrivateRevolution". I think it will do real well.... We readdedtwo Steve Winwood tracks which is a strangeway to start the year, but that Lp has just notsettled down as far as the audience is concerned."High Life" and "Finer Things" are two tracks thatdeserve exposure.

JANUARY 9, 1987

THE RADIO COMMENTSKevin Vargas,KWHL, Anchorage

When the trade magazines close down, the recordindustry took a logical and deserved break. However,just because the trade mags close down,radio didnot. Over the last 3 weeks, we made a good amountof changes. keeping our sound fresh, and giving ashot to many records we've had to put off. Workingabove and beyond the call of duty, were GeoffrySchulmann of Arista, and Michelle Meissner of Elektrawho took advantage of our not closing down and stillcalled in to talk music. I don't know if you'd call thisover dedication or lack of anything better to do but Ihope their bosses realize that they took advance ofopportunity. Looking forward to lots of new rock androll and have I've already been appeased by the newDeep Purple and the Alan ParsonsPrOjeCt.These singles are exactly what you'd expectf.om these bands. Now just get us the albums assoon as possible.

Ty Banks, KQWB, FargoJust would like to say thanx to all companies for

the outstanding record service with a fewexceptions... Have not received the Los Lobos yet,so we're adding it off the cassette; would likeservice as soon as possible. Don't get me wrong,service is generally wonderful, but this time for somereason we've been overlooked. Looking forward to agreat year in '87 and wishing the best to all at theHard Report.

Kim Alexander, WHCN, HartfordWhat a pleasure to be here. This