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`THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT
`OCTOBER 5,1985/$350 (US.)
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`Cutbacks at Record Bar:
`Layoffs, Store Closings
`of 18 employees, the reassignment
` BY FFIED GOODMAN
`of 12 others, and the erasure of 10
`NEW YORK Flat sales are being
`currently vacant slots.
`Ron Cruickshank, president of
`portrayed as the culprit in a series
`Record Bar, says the company's
`of major cutbacks by record retail
`original projections for 1985 proved
`giant Record Bar of Durham, NC.
`for too optimistic. “We were geared
`Approximately 40 administrative
`up for a 20% growth, and sales have
`positions—representing as much as
`30% of Record Bar’s home office
`been flat.” he says. “That's the big-
`staff—were cut on Sept. 19. Five of
`gest single thing, and we’ve had to
`the chain‘s 193 stores have been
`program ourselves to gear back.
`closed in the last month, with more
`We’ve had too much money going
`out."
`to come, and the fate of several oth-
`er Record Bar Ventures is unclear.
`Computer problems in Record
`Bar’s new warehouse have been
`The layoffs. the first in the com-
`compounding the chain‘s cash
`pany's 25year history, came just a
`week after Record Bar’s annual
`crunch, leaving many outlets with
`chainwide convention at Hilton
`out the proper product mix going
`into the alleimportant holiday shop
`Head, SC. They include the release
`ping season. "We're not getting the
`product out there fast enough,”
`(Continued on page 70)
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`N0 BOARD?
`Two Labels Seen
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`Musical Majority Announcement
`EIGHT LABELS TAKE
`ANTI-RATINGS STANCE
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`A bandoning New
`CD Packaging
`BY IS HOROWITZ
`NEW YORK Warner Bros. and
`Elektra Records have apparently
`given up attempts to seek early ac.
`ceptance for all-board Compact Disc
`packaging that bypasses the jewel
`box.
`Their packaging experiments
`with two top acts, which generated
`a firestorm of protest from retailers
`and consumers beginning last
`spring, have been shelved indefi-
`nitely, according to a highly placed
`source.
`While comment could not be ob-
`tained directly from creative ser-
`vices executives at the labels, fur-
`(Continued on page 70)
`ADVERIISFMENIS
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`BY SAM SUTHEFILAND
`LOS ANGELES Eight U.S. record
`companies have taken public stands
`against proposed ratings measures
`for sound recordings, including the
`Recording Industry Assn of Ameri-
`ca (RIAA) recommendation of an in
`dustrywide generic sticker.
`The move, which marks the first
`significant shift in label postures
`since the RIAA framed its position
`earlier this summer, was signaled
`Thursday (26) with an announce,
`ment from the Musical Majority, a
`recently formed anti-censorship
`group, that the A&M, Geffen, Is
`land, IRS, Tommy Boy, Modern and
`Cold Mountain labels have added
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`their support to the fledgling
`group's own stance.
`Of those companies, only A&M
`has reversed a formal approval of
`the RIAA position, which held that
`24 signatory member firms would
`voluntarily apply a generic warning
`sticker to product deemed potential-
`ly offensive. An RIAA spokesper-
`son confirmed that the other seven
`had not signed the RIAA statement
`on ratings, and are thus making
`their first public statement on the
`issue.
`Geffen Records founder David
`(Continued on page 6'8)
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`Gnfiey, Zappa
`I Farm Aid Concert
`Begin Seminar
`Raises $10 Million
`In Sales, Pledges
`(in Pol'mcal' Note
`NEW YORK The sixth New Music
`IThis story prepared by Paul Grein
`and Kip Kirby.
`Seminar began here at the new Mar-
`riott Marquis Hotel last Thursday
`CHAMPAIGN, llli Last week’s all-
`(26) on a decidedly political note,
`star Farm Aid benefit at the Univ.
`with keynote speakers Dick Grifley
`of Illinois here raised approximately
`and Frank Zappa urging grass-
`$10 million in ticket sales, merchan-
`roots involvement in the issues of
`dising and pledges. That's onefifth
`apartheid and record rating respee
`of the total event organizer Willie
`tively.
`Nelson hopes ultimately to reach,
`Griffey, chairman of Solar Rec-
`counting mail-in pledges and retail
`ords and president of the Black Mur
`sales of Farm Aid merchandise. In
`sic Assn. (BMA), urged the record
`addition, Nelson notes that the toll—
`industry to act as “a communicaA
`free 1v800-FARMAID phone lines
`tor” on the issue of apartheid in
`will remain in operation for one
`South Africa. “Most young people
`year.
`here don't know what institutional-
`Additional revenue could be gen-
`ized racism is," Grifiey said during
`erated by a possible Farm Aid al<
`his convention opening remarks.
`bum and videocassette. But Nel-
`The Intersection oi instinct and imagination. WHAT IF (SP-5097i.
`”Our responsibility is to make them
`Move over Bing Crosby. It‘s time to get round to the RAS
`son’s manager Mark Rothbaum
`aware."
`The new album from TOMMY SHAW. Where his guitars, vocals,
`Records Hogan Christina LP. Foaiunng Jamaica'5 top
`notes that reports of an album and
`keyboards and songs prove the power and possmilities are
`Within the industry itself, Gniiey
`recording artists. thlsIs a delrgtlnul holiday Ireal everybody can
`video release are premature.
`endless. Starting km the first single "REMO‘S THEME (WHAT
`venues to. Retailers make sure you have plenty in stock Contact
`also proposed a three-pronged pro-
`IF)" (AM-277% Produced by Tommy Show and Richie Cannot;
`RAS fileordn, 301 564-135. Also City Hall. Rounder, Action.
`"All ancillary rights would have
`gram that includes recognizing a
`Mixed by Greg Ladanyi. 0N All RECORDS. COMPACT DISCS
`Kenyon, Gemini, Big State. Richmond Bros., Weslem March and
`to be negotiated directly with the
`AND BASF CHROME CASSETTES.
`(Continued on page 6'8)
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`OCTOBER 5, 1985
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`NEWS >Eight record companies have taken public stands
`against the stickering ot records. >Flat sales are being blamed for
`cutbacks by the Record Bar chain. >Elektra and Warner Bros, ap-
`pear to have abandoned their experiments with all-board CD pack-
`aging. >Keynote speakers Dick Grittey and Frank Zappa sounded
`a political note at the New Music Seminar. >The Farm Aid benefit
`concert raised approximately $10 million in ticket sales, merchan—
`dising and pledges. >3/The controversy over lyric content has not
`spread to the U.K. or Europe. >Billboard and European Music Re-
`port have entered into a joint venture. >MGM/UA Home Video's
`Bil Gallagher praises his distributors, >4/ZZ Top‘s new album
`heads the list at October releases. >61Spec‘s Music‘s prospectus
`paints a rosy financial picture. >72/Motown Records is using an
`unusual audio/visual sales pitch tor its tail and winter releases.
`4 Executive Turntable
`56 Gospel
`52 Classical
`64 Album a Singles Reviews
`52 Latin
`72 Inside Track
`50 Dance Trax
`56 Jazz
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`lYIIIIl IIIlW NOT EBHDED OVERSEAS
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`Idea ofRating System Finds Few Foreign Proponents
`record business of late has been the
`pee in Britain or elsewhere.
`This story compiled by Nick
`Robertshaw and Peter Jones in
`sensitivity of the record companies
`Industry opinion in the U.K. holds
`to the demands of the consumer.
`London, with assists from Jim
`that self-regulation has worked per-
`Put simply, the customers are get-
`fectly well in the past and will con-
`Sampson in Germany, Willem
`H008 in Holland. Glenn A. Baker
`tinue to do so. The notion of a lyric
`ting the music they want.
`in Australia and Vittorio Castelh'
`“The industry’s output is in cttect
`rating system is widely regarded as
`a reflection of public taste," says
`being just short of absurd.
`in Italy.
`Deacon, “and it makes no commer-
`John Deacon, director general of
`cial sense either to offend listeners
`LONDON Stateside controversy
`the British Phonographic Industry
`(BPI), notes: "One of the main rea-
`or to place retailers in jeopardy by
`concerning explicit. violent or pro-
`sons for the success of the British
`issuing records with dubious lyrics.
`fane song lyrics has found few ech~
`Self-regulation is brought about by
`normal commercial pressures."
`He adds that if BPI members
`were ever to request guidelines,
`they would be provided, but that no
`such request has ever been re-
`ceived. U.K. companies voluntarily
`sticker releases deemed likely to
`give offense; CBS, for instance, has
`done so with recent Marvin Gaye
`and Joan Rivers albums.
`But even here, some retailers
`warn that any hint of censorship is
`more likely to attract some youthful
`record buyers than to deter them.
`Nevertheless, controversy in this
`field is not. unknown within the U.K.
`marketplace. During the heyday of
`the British punk bands—whose cen-
`tral ambition was to be as offensive
`as possible~records like the Sex
`Pistols’ “Never Mind The Bollocks,
`Here's The Sex Pistols" succeeded
`in amusing the hostility of the con—
`servative establishment, thereby
`helping to guarantee their commer~
`cisl success.
`Where the Obscene Publications
`Act has been invoked, retailers have
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`by Neil Young and John Cougar Mellencamp. as the trio surveys the early
`morning crowd at the Sept. 22 benefit concert in Champaign. Ill. (Story, page
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`INTERNATIONAL >EMl U.K. managing director Peter Jamie—
`son has warned that the company‘s product may be taken away
`from the group's distribution arm. >Newsline: Australia.
`COMMENTARY >Guest Column: Songwriter Sheila Cratt ex-
`amines “hard—core lyrics." >Letters.
`RADIO >Country music broadcasters at Radio '85 blamed a va-
`riety of factors for the tormat's ratings slump. >Out oi the Box.
`>Newsline. >16/Vox Jox. >Yesterhits. >17/Featured Program-
`ming.
`RETAILING >The framework tor a new national network of
`computerized one-stops has been set in motion. >19/New Re—
`leases. >22/On the Beam.
`VIDEO RETAILING bMusicland's new commitment to lull-line
`home video was outlined at the chain‘s recent convention.
`HOME VlDEO >Sony's High Definition Video System is about
`to make its debut in movie theatres. >Newsline.
`VIDEO MUSIC >New York's Irving Plaza rock club has ended
`its “video-tree" policy. >New Video Clips.>36/MTV Programming.
`CE-1 SPOTLIGHT ON CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT
`36A PRO AUDIO/VIDEO >The upcoming AES convention looks
`to be the largest one yet >Audio Track. >Video Track.
`TALENT >Aerosmith has a new lease on rock lite. >39/Talent
`in Action: Neil Young, King. Ray Charles. >Boxscore.
`COUNTRY >Tri-Star Pictures and MCA Records are joining
`forces to promote "Sweet Dreams." the movie about the lite ot
`Patsy Cline. >Nashville Scene.
`BLACK >Moms Day is branching out with his new single, “The
`Oak Tree." >The Rhythm 8. the Blues.
`CLASSIFIED ACTIONIIART
`CANADA >The recording industry is getting ready tor a six-
`week cooperative celebration of domestic product. DMaple Briefs.
`UPDATE DNewsline. >Calendar. DLifellnes. >New Companies.
`CHARTS >6/Chartbeat: "Part Time Lover" becomes the 26m
`topic hit oi Stevie Wonder's career,
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`Keynote Speech at Video Confab
`MGM/"A’s Gallagher Praises Distributors
`visibility of product in key mass
`NEW YORK A strong defense of
`share my risks.”
`MGM/UA’a distributor network
`merchandiser outlets such as K-
`video wholesalers is a key element.
`mart, which does not rent product,
`involves 27 to 30 companies, al»
`of a keynote speech by Bill Gal»
`though representation by such
`eventually feeds consumer traffic
`lagher, president of MGM/UA
`firms as Commtron, Metro and
`to the video specialty dealer who
`Home Video, at this week's conven-
`buys from his distributors,
`Sound with their multiple setups
`tion of the 560-unit strong National
`swell the ranks even further.
`Video Co. at the Princess Hotel in
`To the doomsayers who believe
`(Continued on page 70)
`Gallagher further contends that
`Acapulco.
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`day (30) is a highlight of the five~
`day confab, has arranged an un-
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`Pop Music Video Network
`Prepares for Oct. 31 Debut
`setting up sales departments, and
`BY JIM McCULLAUGH
`Warner Bros. and CBS are charging
`LOS ANGELES Music Video Ser-
`for clips. This is a way those sta-
`vices—a major music video distribu-
`tions can pull in national advertising
`and receive a major source of revs
`tion, marketing and promotion comv
`nue.
`panyfiis forming the Pop Music
`Network, an afliliation of video mu-
`”In some cases, it may mean sur-
`vival for a small station in a small
`sic cable and broadcast television
`market. It‘s hard for a station to sell
`channels and programs consisting
`on its own."
`of more than 40 million potential
`viewers.
`Persico adds that the arrange-
`ment is non-exclusive, and that
`The primary goal of the Oct. 31
`there will be restrictions in major
`launch, explains MVS president
`John Persico, is to secure and coor-
`markets to avoid advertising repre~
`sentstion conflicts. PMN affiliates
`dinate national advertising for
`PMN and, in turn, offer major na»
`will still tap local advertisers.
`tional advertisers an alternative me
`In addition to securing airtime for
`sponsors for PMN, MVS also hopes
`dia buy for next year. He adds that
`to orchestrate national promotional
`he hopes to add anywhere from five
`to 10 stations by year’s end and
`events, contests, syndicated pro-
`boost the potential viewing audi-
`gramming, special features and oth-
`ence to more than 50 million. He
`er activities heretofore unavailable
`claims that the affiliation will pro-
`to tertiary market programs. Tar-
`vide a lower spot cost for national
`get demographics are both male and
`advertisers than MTV, which boasts
`female 12. to 34-yearolds.
`MVS, with offices in both Atlanta
`approximately 27 million viewers.
`and Los Angeles, also offers re
`Among current affiliates are
`search and tracking activities for
`New York/New Jersey's U68, Bos-
`ton's V66, Houston’s Video Majic,
`the music video industry. Its video
`L.A.’s Video Z and nine other out»
`clip charts, based on television and
`195 in secondary US. markets.
`club airplay, appear in numerous
`“We think the timing is perfect,"
`trade and consumer publications, in-
`cluding USA Today, Rolling Stone
`says Persico, “in that many of these
`and TV Guide.
`stations are just in the process of
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`Girl, Diana Ruth, to Mandel and
`Boy, Ryan Joshua, to Gary and
`Deidy Riley Crittendon, Aug. 14 in
`Dena Cnseon, Sept. 13 in New
`York. He is vice president of busi-
`Dyersburg, Tenn. She is program
`ness affairs for Elektra/Asylum
`director at WFUL Fulton, Ky.
`Records.
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`Illlll'T DELAY: Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts Si
`Sciences (NARAS) should keep in mind that this year's Grammy
`Awards entry forms, covering the entire eligibility period for members
`and the last three months of the period for companies, must be re
`ceived by the following dates: Thursday (3) for companies; Monday (7)
`for members. Late filing could result in elimination from the nomina-
`tion process.
`GET THE FACTS about the issues involved in the “Home Audio Recording
`Act” now pending in Congress at the New York Music Publishers’ Fo
`rum, next Monday (7) at the Grand Hyatt’s Empire Ballroom E, from 4-
`7 pm. On hand for the discussion will be Congressman Bruce Morrison
`(D-Conn.), who recently introduced the bill in the House; Recording ln—
`dustry Assn. of America (RIAA) president Stan Gortikov; George Da~
`vid Weiss, president of The Songwriters’ Guild; and Chappell/lnter—
`song Music USA president Irwin Robinson. For information, call Lori
`Mason at (212) 370-5330, ext. 63,
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`A NEW EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION DEAL now has the major custom recorded
`projects of Booleof-the-Month Records, a division of Book-of—the—
`Month Club Inc., exclusively distributed to the retail trade by Caed-
`mon/Arabesque. It’s C/A’s first outside distribution deal. The first
`four releases to be handled under the new pact (all are three—LP sets.
`with two-cassette and two-CD set equivalents) are “Sondheim,"
`“Songs Of New York," “Bach Family" by the Zuckermans and “Bee
`thoven Sonatas” by Richard Goode. All were set to ship Tuesday (1).
`On Nov. 1, two more three-LP sets ship: “Complete Chopin Polonaises"
`by Arthur Lima, and ”Swing Reunion,” featuring Red Norvo, Louie
`Bellson, George Duvivier, Benny Carter and others. The stores and
`chains Bookof-theMonth Records had been servicing directly will now
`be handled by Caedmon/Arabesque. For information, contact (800)
`223—0420.
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`SUN BOAT T0 BEIJING: Neshui Ertegun, president of the International
`Federation of Phonogram & Videogram Producers (IFPI) and chair-
`man of WEA International, will head a seven‘ to 10-day fact-finding
`mission to the People’s Republic of China. The expedition comes at the
`invitation of Kong Mai, secretary general of the Chinese ministry of
`radio and tv. Members of the IFPI
`group are: Allen Davis, vice presi-
`dent of IFPI and president of CBS Records International; Ian Thomas,
`director general of IFPI; and Nicholas Garnett, IFPI regional director,
`Asia/Pacific. The group is due to arrive in Beijing on Oct. 9. with the
`purpose of “increasing cooperation between China and the world re
`cording industry.”
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`Boy, Scot Lawrence, to Stephen and
`Nadine Peoples, Sept. 2 in Beverly
`Hills. He is a producer and editorial
`director with the Westwood One Ra-
`dio Networks.
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`Boy, Patrick Smalley-Wall, to Dr.
`Sue Smalley and Kevin Wall, Sept.
`9 in Los Angeles. He is president of
`Radio Vision International, a licens-
`ing agent for home video program-
`ming.
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`Boy, Harry Nicholas, to Dave and
`Samantha Frishherg, Sept. 20 in
`Van Nuys, Calif. He is a Fantasy re
`cording artist.
`IMNAEES
`Jonathan Zavin to Bernadette M.
`Hogan, Sept. 21 in New York. He is
`a partner in the entertainment law
`firm of Zavin, Sinnreich & Wesser—
`man.
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`Newi lompames
`Forest Park Rd, Atlanta, Ga. 30351;
`Ugly Alien Entertainment, a man-
`(404) 366-6657.
`agement and booking company,
`formed by Terry Selders. First sign-
`ings include the Dose, Space Soup
`and Martial Law. P.0. Box 26,
`Mansfield, Pa. 16933; (717) 662—7035.
`Ben Cromer Productions, formed
`by Ben Cromer. Company's central
`focus is the syndication of rOCk pro-
`gramming to album rock, CHE and
`oldies-formatted stations. 2115 Sou-
`thnll Place S.W., Roanoke, Va.
`24015; (703) 982-7397.
`L.P.R. International Ltd., formed
`by Larry B. Phillips. Company's fo-
`cus is artist booking, management
`and development. First release is
`”Ooooh Sha Sha” by Kee Kee. 3458
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`NightWave Records, an indepen—
`dent record label specializing in
`dance music, formed by John DeLa-
`Vinn and Kevin G. Toney. First re-
`lease is “Magic,” a 12-inch single by
`Brian Scares. 7985 Santa Monica
`Blvd, Suite 109-Box 440, West Hol-
`lywood, Calif. 90046; (213) 6503131.
`
`Mach One Music Inc., formed by
`Byron Grant and Bob Hurley. Com-
`pany publishes the Express Music
`Catalog, a 22,000-title retail mail-or-
`der catalog of music and video soft-
`ware. 175 Fifth Ave., New York,
`N.Y. 10010; (212) 245-6161.
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`Joint Telerecording Push
`BompuSonics, AT&T Link
`cess and hard disk equipment to al-
`NEW YORK CompuSonics Corp,
`low music software dealers to re-
`the Denver-based manufacturer of
`ceive an album master via a digital
`digital audio equipment, has en—
`transmission from the record com-
`tered into a one-year agreement
`pany.
`with AT&T to jointly promote the
`The retailers would then be able,
`telecommunications giant's Ac-
`cunet Switched 56 data transmis-
`in turn, to digitally transmit the mu—
`sic to consumers who would use
`sion service and CompuSonics digi-
`tal telerecording system.
`credit cards to charge their purv
`Under the terms of the agree-
`chases over the phone lines. The fi-
`nal step would involve the Compu-
`ment, the two firms will participate
`Sonics consumer digital audio re-
`in joint marketing activities, includ-
`corder/player (which has yet to see
`ing promotional events, seminars
`production), which would record the
`and sales presentations for teleA
`recording applications.
`transmission onto a fivesnd—a—quar—
`lBT'II'lCl‘l ”super-floppy" disk.
`At a recent press demonstration
`AT&T’s Accunet Switched 56 ser-
`hosted by AT&T at its headquarters
`vice was started last May, and is
`here. CompuSonics made use of
`provided by AT&T Communica-
`AT&T’s land-based telephone data
`tions, a unit of the firm based in
`transmission system to digitally
`transmit and receive music between
`Basking Ridge, NJ. The service is
`capable of a number of applications
`Chicago and New York (Billboard,
`in addition to its ability to transmit
`Aug. 17).
`,
`David Schwartz, president of
`high-quality audio signals, such as
`transmitting large blocks of digital
`CompuSonics, is a strong proponent
`of the “electronic record store” con-
`data, improving the effectiveness of
`data networks, and sending digital-
`cept, an idea that has been bandied
`about for some time, but which
`lyencoded, encrypted voice or video
`signals and other forms of data.
`Schwartz says is now poised to "be-
`AT&T claims the system is more re
`come a reality." While that is open
`liable and less expensive than satel-
`to debate, such a system, as seen by
`lite-based transmission networks.
`Schwartz and CompuSonics, would
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