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1978
LITTLE RIVER BAND
Diamantina Cocktail" & "Sleeper Catcher"
MAZE
"Golden Time Of The Day"
WINGS
"London Town" & "Wings Greatest"
BOB SEGER
"Stranger In Town"
NATALIE COLE
"Natalie Live" & "Thankful"
A TASTE OF HONEY
"A Taste Of Honey"
PEABO BRYSON
"Reaching For The Sky"
SUN
"Sunburn"
ANNE MURRAY
"Let's Keep It That Way"
LINDA RONSTADT
"A Retrospective"
BOB WELCH
"French Kiss"
DR. HOOK
"Pleasure And Pain"
THE STEVE MILLER BAND
"Greatest Hits 1974-78"
J. GEILS BAND
"Sanctuary"
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VOLUME XL - NUMBER 33 - December 30, 1978
THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY
GEORGE ALBERT
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EDITORIAL
STAN MONTEIRO
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CHARLES PAIKERT
LEO SACKS
AARON FUCHS In this week's edition, Cash Box highlights both the year of 1978
West Coast Editorial
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JEFF CROSSAN regular weekly issue, located directly in the center of the publication,
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JOEY BERLIN
RAY TERRACE
is surrounded by year end polls, news summaries and a number of
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COOKIE AMERSON significant photographs that were published throughout the year.
Research In the Yearbook edition a number of top executives of the industry
KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager
BILL FEASTER
LEN CHODOSH
summarize 1978 and forecast the prevailing topics for 1979.
HARALD TAUBENREUTHER
MARK ALBERT This past year has not only shown significant growth for the
J. PATRICK FAULSTICH
SEAN THOMAS industry in general, but has been a landmark year for reevaluating
JACK CHIPMAN
Nashville Editorial/Research our goals and aspirations. Album sales, once considered laughable,
BOB CAMPBELL
TIM WILLIAMS are now a reality and the ultimate aim by manufacturers.
KEN WOODS
DENISE MEEK Other important steps were taken in the areas of merchandising
Art Director with the increasing use of in-store display materials and video.
LARRY CRAYCRAFT
Circulation Television has evolved into a showcase not only for MOR artists, but
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Year End Commentary
1978's Record Sales Figures Set Industry
Standard For Years To Come, Smith Says that counterbalanced any kind of sales ac-
by Alan Sutton million units is a modest projection. In fact,
tivity. There was some slight slippage of
LOS ANGELES -
For year, record com-
pany executives pondered an almost
we could possibly be disappointed with the
sale of three million albums because it
would represent an amazing backoff from
sales that year, but it wasn't any real kind of
fall -off.
Talmudic question: If somewhere between their last album." "I don't claim we're recession -proof;
65 and 70 million households in the United Smith made these observations during a nobody is recession -proof. But we will
States have record players, why make such recent interview at his office in probably feel it less, on a percentage basis,
a big fuss about selling 500,000 or a million Elektra/Asylum headquarters here. Speak- than automobiles, new homes,
albums? ing from the vantage point of head of a ma- refrigerators and other high ticket items. In
fact, we have a cliche in this industry that
--
Suddenly, in 1978, it was not unusual for jor record manufacturer, he explored a
an album to sell two-, three-, four-, five- or plethora of topics from artists' contracts goes something like: If things are bad, peo-
even ten million copies; and, according to to record piracy and provided a rare in- ple will not go out as much and they will stay
Elektra/Asylum Records chairman Joe sight into the state of the industry. home and play records." However, Smith
Smith, a new set of industry sales Although Smith believes there won't be cautioned, "It's possible that the general
guidelines was established for 1979 and fewer records produced in 1979, he said in- health of the economy will not improve next
beyond. dustry growth will be tempered by a general year and that we will not grow as much as
"I think 1978 set a standard from which feeling of economic uncertainty. "I don't we would Iike.'t'
we will operate from now on," Smith said. have a crystal ball, but it is safe to say that The international market, according to
"All of a sudden it dawned on us that one this country won't boom ahead next year. If (continued of page 130) Joe Smith
anything, it's going to put the clamps on the
out of every eight homes in America had
bought a 'Saturday Night Fever' album
and that multi -platinum albums were so
- inflationary cycle, which is bound to be
recessionary in nature. think the prevailing
I
Frisoli Cites Defective LPs
philosophy of the administration is that it's
As Major Industry Concern
routine you almost felt ashamed of taking
an ad to congratulate an artist for selling a going to take a tough dose in 1979 to pre-
million records.
"It used to be that you would project a
vent what could be craziness in 1980.
"What effect that will have on us is very -
NEW YORK Defective returns, an aspect
of the record industry that has proved to be
years, Frisoli said, "there still remain op-
portunities for further achievement."
major artist to sell 400,000 or 800,000 speculative," Smith continued. "This in-
albums for the next year. Now, the two dustry got hurt in '74 and '75 not because troublesome and controversial in the past, Television, according to Frisoli, may be a
people weren't buying records, but has been targeted for an in-depth examina- prime example of an under-utilized
million figure is no longer 'pie -in -the -sky';
it's very realistic.
Modest Projection users of records -
because the major (retail) chains -
the big
were cutting inven-
tion by Polygram Distribution, Inc. in 1979,
according to John Frisoli, president of the
medium. "As an industry, we still have a
great deal to investigate," Frisoli said,
"To say that the next Fleetwood Mac tories. They were slashing one-third or 25% corporation. "about how to best penetrate segments of
album, the next Bee Gees album or, in our during that recession year, and, therefore, "We recognize and have an interest and our market through this advertising
case, the next Eagles album will sell three records went too. We got hit with returns concern about what we've been hearing medium. Our products have very unique
from customers about industry quality," characteristics, and this makes it even
Cohen Worried About Sales Frisoli said. "Present levels of quality con-
trol are going to be expanded so that we
can more accurately give definition to the
more crucial that we conduct in-depth
research on more effective approaches to
market penetration through all media for-
Being Hurt By Higher Prices types and degrees of defective product. In mats. What I term as 'effectiveness
NEW YORK -
Caution is 1979's watchword
for both manufacturers and retailers, ac-
addressing ourselves to a more detailed in-
vestigative approach, we may find that
defectives are within the tolerance levels of
analysis' should be used in media advertis-
ing and is now being applied within our
company to our sales programs, merchan-
cording to John Cohen, president of the a commercially manufactured product. Of dising campaigns, market sales coverage
National Association of Recording course all of us within the industry would and the sales quota/returns relationship, to
Merchandisers (NARM). Even though there like to see a zero defect level; however, the name just a few. Whatever actions we take
is no immediate evidence of a diminishing cost/price relationship would tend to in these areas are taken to achieve a level of
of the prosperity that both have enjoyed, preclude such a condition. Once we have results which must be reasonably
Cohen sees the necessity for a cautious ap- established the program to specifically measurable. This enables us not only to es-
proach toward price raising by manufac- identify types of defects, we can then focus tablish performance indices, but to modify
turers, and toward expansion by retailers. on the causes in a meaningful way. and improve future programs and activities
"The retail picture continues to look "This approach leads to a very important to maximize our market penetration poten-
strong," said Cohen. "I don't see any second level of quality assurance," Frisoli tial."
decrease in retail sales at all, and it looks as stated. "Although we will be setting up the Appropriate servicing of various kinds of
season -
if we're going to have a banner Christmas
from all indications, it's running
better than last year. As far as next year is
framework for the defective control
program, it will require a joint cooperative
effort with our customers." He added that
accounts, Frisoli stressed, can also help
sustain and improve market penetration.
"Perhaps one of the most crucial elements
concerned, if there's any slowdown in the Polygram Distribution plans to implement in the development of new talent and insur-
economy, the only place it could possibly the new system during the first half of 1979. ing maximum penetration for established
hurt will be in the higher -priced goods. The Bar Coding Implementation acts are the marketing channels which now
only thing I'm worried about is the Bar coding, another controversial and make up our account base," he explained.
possibility of sales being hurt when records John Cohen potentially troublesome issue in the in- "Included in these channels, of course, are
go $8.98 across-the-board. This open more stores today. Ithink that dustry, was also tackled head-on by Frisoli retail stores, direct mass merchandisers,
Thanksgiving we got some indication that because of the sheer number of stores and during the course of a wide-ranging Cash rack accounts and one -stops. Although the
we may be seeing the beginnings of a con- the kind of credit being offered to so many Box interview. "We, as an industry, have to (continued on page 1261
sumer reaction. Although the percentages different people, that everybody believes determine with some precision the
done were a little better, there was not a that this is the fountain of youth. Ultimately, specifics of bar coding requirements at
great increase in the number of units, and a you still have to come back to very solid each level of our distributive channels, the
less -units -more -dollars situation is not one business decisions, because when you realistic use of the new system, the cost
that dealers want to see. come right down to it you have companies ramifications, and, most importantly, the
"I think that record companies will turn who are running giant businesses without right timing for implementation."
around and lower the prices in the event of any inventory control. There is one firm in Polygram is currently conducting an
a consumer reaction, but not before they go particular whose debt is like the national evaluation of bar coding, Frisoli revealed.
to $9.98. The reason we're seeing these debt and you have to wonder where this is Among the prime benefits of bar coding, he
continuously escalating prices is not all going. Even after being burned in the said was "the fact that both the customer
because of the intrinsic value of each past, the manufacturers are throwing cau- and manufacturer can have greater con-
record, but because of the overall thrust of tion to the wind." trols in the areas of product sell -through,
the company's signing of artists and Cohen sees a productive year for the inventory turnover and replenishment, as
allocating millions of dollars that they can't NARM Retail Advisory Committee. "The well as improved accuracy of information in
possibly be sure they'll see returned. While committee is more concerned about advis- each of these areas."
production costs are in fact rising, they're ing the retailer of his needs," said Cohen. In addition, Frisoli cited market penetra-
not rising in dollar increments." "For example, bar coding, maximizing the tion as an increasingly crucial area of the in-
When asked what he thought was the use of in-store advertising with regard to dustry. Although greater penetration of
trend for 1979 that warranted the closest audio visual presentations, and uniform in- product in the marketplace has been
watching, Cohen replied, "I think that there voicing systems. Right now there are no two responsible for the phenomenal growth of
has to be some caution in the expansion of companies that have the same invoice the industry in general and Polygram Dis-
the retail business. There is a franticness to (continued on page 123) tribution in particular over the past two John Frisoli
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(#20)/Country Artist of the Year (#29)/Cash Box: Most Weeks on
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Vocalists-Albums (#20).
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7 Randy Newman
8 Eric Clapton
9 Rod Stewart
10 Dan Hill
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2 Nick Gilder
3 Dan Hill Male Vocalists Longest Charted
4 Eddie Money
Meatloaf
1 Paul Davis
Andy Gibb
-- (Love
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- RSO
5
Johnny Rivers -
2
6 Peter Brown Swayin' To The Music Big Tree
Gerry Rafferty -
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3
Walter Egan
Robert Palmer -
7 4 Baker Street UA
Michael Johnson
New Male Vocalists - Longest Charted
8 5 Every Kind Of People Island
9 Chris Rea
10 John Paul Young
Female Vocalists
1 --
Meat Loaf
Eddie Money -Aint' - Cleve./Intl.
Two Out Of Three
Columbia
Baby Hold On
Bad
1 Donna Summer
Samantha Sang
2
3 --
Peter Brown
Jay Ferguson
--
Dance With Me
Thunder Island
TK
Elektra
Gilder - -
2 4
3 Linda Ronstadt 5 Nick Hot Child In The City Chrysalis
4
5
Bonnie Tyler
Anne Murray
Female Vocalists
Linda Ronstadt -
- Longest Charted
Blue Bayou -
Asylum
6
7
Yvonne Elliman
Olivia Newton -John
1
2
3
Crystal Gayle
Dolly Parton
-
-- Talking In Your Sleep
Here Come Again - --
RCA
UA
8 Dolly Parton
Debby Boone You Light Up My Life Warner/Curb
9 Debby Boone
4
- -
10 Evelyn "Champagne" King
New Female Vocalists
5 Judy Collins
New Female Vocalists --
Send In The Clowns Elektra
Longest Charted
1
2
Samantha Sang
Bonnie Tyler
1
2
Samantha Sang
Bonnie Tyler
Alicia Bridges
--- Emotion Private Stock
It's A Heartache- - RCA
Love The Night Life Polydor
3 Dolly Parton
3 I
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4
5
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Alicia Bridges
4
Black Groups
A Taste Of Honey
--
Evelyn "Champagne" King Shame
Longest Charted
RCA
Boogie Oogie Oogie -

Capitol
-- - - -
Duos 1
2 Heatwave Boogie Nights Epic

1 Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta 3 Raydio Jack & Jill Arista
2 Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams L.T.D. (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
3 Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway
4
- A&M
4
5
Barbra Streisand/Neil Diamond
Captain & Tennille
5 R. Flack/D. Hathaway -- The Closer Get To You
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6
7
LeBlanc & Carr
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Seals & Croft
Groups --
Atlantic
Bee Gees-
Longest Charted
Stayin Alive RSO
8
9 Hall & Oates
Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg
1
2
- -
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bee Gees -- What's Your Name
How Deep Is Your Love
MCA
RSO
- - --
10 3
New Duos 4 Styx Come Sail Away A&M
New Groups - Longest Charted

5 Rolling Stones Miss You Rolling Stone
1 Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta
2 Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams
3
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Barbra Streisand/Neil Diamond
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MCA
2
3
4
Toby Beau
Exile - -
Village People
-
My Angel Baby
Kiss You All Over
Macho Man
RCA
Warner Bros.
Casablanca
-
---
1 Elton John
Atlantic
-
5 Chic Everybody Dance
Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing RSO
2
3 Andy Gibb -- Everlasting Love
Hollywood Nights
RSO
Capitol
Vocal Duos Highest Debuts
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4 Bob Seger
- - - 1 Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta Summer Nights
-- - -
Billy Joel My Life Columbia
5
6 Barry Manilow Copacabana Arista 2
RSO
Barbra & Neil -
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- Columbia -
7 Frankie Valli
Eddie Money
Grease RSO
Two Tickets To Paradise
- - Columbia
3 England Dan & John Ford Coley
- We'll Never Have To
- -
Say Goodbye Again Big Tree/Atlantic
8
9
10
Bruce Springsteen
Chris Rea
Badlands Columbia
-
Fool (If You Think It's Over) Magnet
4 Diana Ross/Michael Jackson
- MCA
-
Ease On Down The Road

- - -
Too Much, Too Little,
Too Late Columbia
-
Polydor
--
Donny & Marie On The Shelf
--
6
7 Captain & Tennille You Never Done It Like That A&M
Captain & Tennille You Need A Woman Tonight A&M
-
8
New Vocal Duos Highest Debuts

1 Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta - Summer Nights -
2
RSO
-
Barbra & Neil You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Diana Ross/Michael Jackson - Columbia
Ease On Down The Road
-
3
- MCA
Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams -
Too Much, Too Little,
4
5
Too Late -
Columbia
Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg -
The Power Of Gold -
Epic
Disco Crossover - Highest Debuts
-
-
1 Meco
Chic ---Themes From The Wizard Of Oz
Everybody Dance -
Atlantic
Millenium
-- -
2
New Male Vocalists Highest Debuts
1 Eddie Money
- -- Two Tickets To Paradise -- Columbia
Magnet
3
4
Chic Le Freak
Dan Hartman
Atlantic
Instant Replay --
Blue Sky
2 Chris Rea
Werewolves Of London -
Fool (If You Think It's Over)
Elektra
5 Linda Clifford
- - Run Away Love
-- Warner Bros.
--
3 Warren Zevon 6 Trammps Disco Inferno Atlantic
4 Gene Cotton "Like A Sunday In Salem" (The Amos And
5
Andy Song)
John Paul Young
Ariola
- Love Is In The Air - Scott'
7 Village People
Instrumental Crossover
-
Y.M.C.A.
-
Casablanca
Highest Debuts
Millenium -
Meco Themes From The Wizard Of Oz
- -
- --
Bros./Atlantic
6 Nick Gilder - - Here Comes The Night Chrysalis
1
2 John Williams (Theme From) Close Encounters

Gene Simmons Radioactive Casablanca Arista
- -
---
7
- -- Highest Debuts
Watching The Detectives Columbia Meco (Theme From) Close Encounters Millenium
-- -
8 Elvis Costello 3
Paul Stanley Hold Me, Touch Me Casablanca
9
Black Crossover
10 Ace Frehley
- New York Groove Casablanca
Atco
1 Commodores -
Three Times A Lady Motown
-
--
11 Mick Jackson Blame it On The Boogie 2 Earth, Wind & Fire Got To Get You Into My Life
Female Vocalists Highest Debuts
1 Olivia Newton-John Hopelessly Devoted To You 3
Columbia
-
Meco
- - -
Themes From The Wizard Of Oz
Columbia
Millenium
MCA
- 4
--
Earth, Wind & Fire
-
September
--
Every l's A Winner Infinity
2
3
Linda Ronstadt
Rita Coolidge
Ooh Baby Baby Asylum
The Way You Do The Things You Do
5
6
Hot Chocolate
Earth, Wind &
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Rick James - -
Fire Fantasy
Mary Jane
Columbia
Gordy
4
A&M
Dolly Parton --Two Doors Down - -RCA
7
8
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Lou Rawls -
Lady Love Phila. Int'l.
Jazz Crossover - Highest Debuts

Poor Poor Pitiful Me Asylum Raydio Jack & Jill Arista
5
6 Bonnie Tyler - -
Linda Ronstadt
It's A Heartache - RCA
9
7 Barbra Streisand Eyes Of Laura Mars (Prisoner)

1 - -
George Benson On Broadway
- Warner Bros.
Columbia
Bonnie Tyler -- - -
It's A Heartache
Highest Debuts
RCA
3 Chuck Mangione
Country Crossover
--
Feels So Good
-
A&M
2 Nicolette Larson
-- -
Lotta Love
- - Warner Bros.
1 Dolly Parton
-
Two Doors Down RCA
Capitol
3 Cheryl Ladd Think It Over Capitol
3
3
Glen Campbell
--
Eddie Rabbitt -
Can You Fool
You Don't Love Me Anymore
- Elektra
Vocal Groups - Highest Debuts

4 Chaka Khan I'm Every Woman Warner Bros. United Artists
4 Kenny Rogers
- -
Sweet Music
- -
Bee Gees
- -
Too Much Heaven RSO
5 Kenny Rogers
Country Crossover
The Gambler
-United Artists
Highest Debuts
-
- --
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Don't Look Back Epic
2 Boston
Chicago - Alive - Columbia - You Don't Bring Me Flowers Columbia
--
1 Barbra & Neil
Again
Commodores -
3 Ambrosia How Much I Feel Warner Bros.
3
Three Times A Lady Motown
4
5 - - -
Foreigner Hot Blooded
A Taste Of Honey -
Atlantic
Boogie Oogie Oogie Capitol
3
4
Barry Manilow
--
David Gates
Even Now Arista
Took The Last Train - -
Elektra
6
7
8
Who- -
Who Are You
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Earth, Wind & Fire
MCA
Got To Get You Into My Life
5
6
Barry Manilow
ABBA - - Can't Smile Without You
Take A Chance On Me --
Atlantic
Arista
Columbia
ARC/Columbia
--
7 Art Garfunkel
-- Wonderful World
-
- -
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away RSO
9 Rolling Stones Miss You Rolling Stones
8 Andy Gibb
Just Wanna Stop -A&M
-- --
9 Gino Vannelli I
10 Wings With A Little Luck Capitol 10 Debby Boone California Warner Bros./Curb
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Crossover 1 Linda Ronstadt
1 Kenny Rogers 2 Samantha Sang
2 Jacky Ward 3 Bonnie Tyler
3 Waylon Jennings 4 Anne Murray
5 Olivia Newton -John
Country Female 6 Dolly Parton
Crossover 7 Crystal Gayle A/C Duos
1 Anne Murray 8 Carly Simon 1 Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams
2 Dolly Parton 9 Rita Coolidge 2 Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway
3 Crystal Gayle 10 Barbra Streisand 3 Captain & Tennille
4 Le Blanc & Carr
Black Female Crossover 5 England Dan & John Ford Coley
1 Donna Summer
2 Evelyn "Champagne" King Instrumentalists
3 Natalie Cole 1 Chuck Mangione
4 Chaka Khan 2 John Williams
3 Meco
Black Male Crossover
1 Peter Brown
2 George Benson
3 Rick James
4 Lou Rawls
5 Teddy Pendergrass
6 Bill Withers
7 Sylvester
Comedy/Novelty
1 Steve Martin
2 Plastic Bertrand
3 Cheech & Chong
Groups
1 Bee Gees
2 Rolling Stones
3 Exile
4 Foreigner
5 Commodores
6 Player
7 A Taste Of Honey
8 Queen
Black Group Crossover A/C Male Vocalists 9 Little River Band
10 Kansas
1 Commodores 1 Andy Gìbb
2 A Taste Of Honey 2 Barry Manilow New Groups
3 Raydio 3 Billy Joel
4 Chic 4 Dan Hill
A/C Groups 1 Exile
2 Player
5 O'Jays 5 Paul Davis 1 Bee Gees
3 A Taste Of Honey
6 Heatwave 6 Gino Vannelli 2 Commodores
4 Raydio
7 L.T.D. 7 Neil Diamond 3 Little River Band Chic
5
8 Earth, Wind & Fire David Gates 4 Exile
6 Toby Beau
9 Trammps 9 Michael Johnson 5 Player
7 High Inergy
10 High Inergy 10 Chris Rea 6 Ambrosia
8 Foxy
7 Pablo Cruise
9 Santa Esmeralda
8 ABBA
10 Odyssey
9 Toby Beau
10 Dr. Hook
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"Feels So Good" #1 TOP DUO-R&B Albums
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"Children of Sanchez" "Stuff Like That"
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Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
Jimmy Buffett You Had To Be There ABC
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Marshall Tucker Band Together Forever Capricorn
3
4 Poco - Legend ABC
Pure Prairie League Just Fly -
5
6 Amazing Rhythm Aces - RCA
Burning The Ballroom Down -
ABC
Country Group Crossover
1 Marshall Tucker Band Jazz Vocalists
George Benson
-- Highest Debuts
Weekend In L.A. -
Warner Bros.
-- --
1
2 Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson
2 Roy Ayers You Send Me Polydor
3 Kenny Rogers/Dottie West
Al Jarreau All Fly Home Warner Bros.
- - - -
3
4 Statler Brothers
4 Michael Franks Burchfield Nines Warner Bros.
Oak Ridge Boys
-
5
Roy Ayers Let's Do It Again Polydor
--
5
Black Female Vocalists Highest Debuts
1 Natalie Cole --
Natalie Cole ... Live
- -
Capitol
Jazz Soloists
Chuck Mangione
Highest Debuts
Children Of Sanchez A&M - -
--
1
Chaka Khan Chaka Khan Warner Bros.
2
-- - Quincy Jones Sounds ... And Stuff Like That A&M
- --
2
Diana Ross Ross Motown
3
4 Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn
- --
Columbia
3 Bob James Touchdown
- Columbia
5 Roberta Flack Roberta Flack
- Atlantic
4 Jean-Luc Ponty
-
Cosmic Messenger
Grover Washington, Jr. Reed Seed
Atlantic
Motown
--- - - -
5
Black Male Vocalists Highest Debuts Epic
1 Stevie Wonder
- -- - Lookin' Back Motown
20th Century
6
7
George Duke
Al Dimeola
Come Get It
Casino Columbia
2
3
Barry White
- The Man
Teddy Pendergrass -
Life Is A Song Worth Singing 9
8
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Joe Sample
-
Chick Corea
Rainbow Seeker
The Mad Hatter
-
ABC
Polydor
Jazz Groups - Highest Debuts

Live At The Bijou Motown
4 Lou Rawls --
Philadelphia International
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10 Grover Washington, Jr.
Black Groups - Highest Debuts -- - -

5 Peabo Bryson Crosswinds Capitol
1 Weather Report Mr. Gone Columbia
Commodores -
- - - -- Columbia
2 The Crusaders Images ABC
1 Natural High Motown
2 Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Top Soundtracks
Rufus And Chaka Khan Street Player ABC
3
4
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Funkadelic One Nation Under A Groove Warner Bros.
1
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Saturday Night Fever
Grease
5
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Maze
Sunbeam
Maze Capitol
Emotions ABC
3
4
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
FM
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Parliament
Casablanca
Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
5
6
Thank God It's Friday
Close Encounters
9
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Average White Band Warmer Cornmuncations Atlantic
7 The Last Waltz
L.T.D. Back In Love Again A&M

8
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The Children Of Sanchez
--
10
Soundtrack Highest Debuts
New Black Groups Highest Debuts -
--
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1 Stargard
Raydio
Stargard
Raydio -MCA
Arista
1
2 FM -- MCA
RSO
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3
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The Last Waltz Warner Bros.
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4
A/C/Adult Contemporary Highest Debuts
1 Jimmy Buffett -- - -
Son Of A Son Of A Sailor ABC
5 Chuck Mangione Children Of Sanchez
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
A&M
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3
Stephen Bishop
Gino Vannelli -- --
Bish ABC
Brother To Brother A&M
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7
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The Wiz
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Lord Of The Rings
MCA
Fantasy
Arista
Mathis Light Columbia

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5
Johnny
Little River Band
Manhattan Transfer
--You
- Up My
Sleeper Catcher
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Life
Capitol
Atlantic
9
10
T.G.I.F. Casablanca
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Ode -
6
7 Jane Olivor - -
Stay The Night Columbia
Top Instrumentalists
Black Male Crossover Black Female Crossover Black Groups Crossover 1 Chuck Mangione
1 George Benson 1 Donna Summer 1 Commodores 2 George Benson
2 Teddy Pendergrass 2 Roberta Flack 2 Earth, Wind & Fire 3 Quincy Jones
3 Johnny Mathis 3 Chaka Khan 3 Isley Brothers 4 Grover Washington, Jr.
4 Rick James 4 Evelyn "Champagne" King 4 A Taste Of Honey 5 Meco
5 Barry White 5 Natalie Cole 5 O'Jays
6 Grover Washington, Jr. 6 Betty Wright 6 Heatwave Top Comedy/Novelty
7 Peter Brown 7 Millie Jackson 7 L.T.D. 1 Steve Martin
8 Sylvester 8 Linda Clifford 8 Funkadelic 2 Story Of Star Wars
9 Peabo Bryson 9 Aretha Franklin 9 Rufus 3 Lily Tomlin
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Steely Dan
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Seals & Crofts
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Takin' It Easy
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Rolling Stones -
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5 Hall & Oates - Along The Red Ledge- RCA
- -- - --
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3 The Who Who Are You MCA
4 Wings London Town Capitol
Foreigner Double Vision Atlantic
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Jefferson Starship - Earth RCA
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Queen Jazz Elektra
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8 Styx
Genesis And
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The Eagles
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Their Greatest Hits Asylum K.C. & The Sunshine Band -
Who Do Ya (Love) TK-
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Eagles
Dreamboat Annie
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Mushroom
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Fleetwood Mac Rumours Warner Bros. Grooveline Epic
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Bee Gees
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Here At Last
Atlantic
Live
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5
Heatwave
The Jacksons Destiny
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-- -
RSO Vickie Sue Robinson Half & Half RCA
8
9 KC And The Sunshine Band
Styx - The Grand Illusion
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A&M
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7 Chic- -- -
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Atlantic
Cruisin' Casablanca
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A Taste Of Honey
Exile
Van Halen
10 Grace Jones
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ner Bros.
4 Village People
Dolly Parton - Heartbreaker RCA --
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Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson Waylon & Willie RCA
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6 Player
4 Waylon Jennings I've Always Been Crazy RCA
7 Chic
5 Emmylou Harris Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town
8 Raydio
Warner Bros.
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9 Toto
6 Kris Kristofferson Easter Island Monument
-- - Highest
10 Stargard
Tanya Tucker TNT MCA
New Groups
1 The Cars - Debuts-
The Cars Elektra
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8
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Willie Nelson
Kenny Rogers
Willie Nelson & Family Live
- Love Or Something Like It
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The Clash Give 'Em Enough Rope Epic
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1 Linda Ronstadt
New Groups
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4
Dolly Parton
Bonnie Tyler
Anne Murray
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -
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Country Male Crossover
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4 Raydio Raydio Arista 1 Kenny Rogers
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New Duos 3 Waylon Jennings
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Herb Alpert/Hugh Masakela 5 Johnny Paycheck
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of Life Joy Choir Gloster Williams and The King James Version A.P.A. Celi Bee Chlmneyville Lady Love Willie Cobbs
McKinley Mitchell Joe Shamwill Contempo Bobby Patterson Good Sounds Laura Taylor Spats Billion Dollar Band
Cheese Juana Anita Ward Frederick Knight The Controllers C.L. Blast Black Haze Express Kayvette The Facts of Life
The Meadow Brothers Brandye Konduko Phillip & Lloyd King Sporty LRC B. Baker's Chocolate Co. O'Donel Levy Joe
Thomas Jimmy McGriff Lonnie Smith Jimmy Ponder John Macey Dial Joe Tex Royal Flush Barbara Jean English
Tony Middleton Big Apple Brass Shield A.D. Special Delivery SRI Midnite Flight Wolf Kenny Barron Harold Vick
Wanderlck Jimmy Brisco & The Beavers Brownstone The J.B.'s International Simetone Beverly Johnson Inphaslon Rick
Rydell Lu Janus Daddy Dewdrop Sound Plus Eddie Mobley Joe Simon Arth Sneakers & Lace Silver Blue Eli's Second
Coming Muscle Shoals The Dealers And special thanks to everyone else who helped make '78 our best year ever!
.71firRecords and Tapes
1
2
Eddie Money
Bob Welch
Peter Brown
---Eddie Money
French Kiss -- -
Columbia
Capitol
Fantasy Love Affair TK
-- --
3
4 Warren Zevon Excitable Boy Asylum
Witam
5 Joe Sample Rainbow Seeker ABC
Female Vocalists
1 Linda Ronstadt
2 Donna Summer
Male Vocalists
1 Billy Joel
igiceierd4 3
4
5
6
Roberta Flack
Carly Simon
Barbra Streisand
Chaka Khan
2 Jackson Browne 7 Dolly Parton
3 Eric Clapton 8 Debby Boone
4 Bob Seger 9 Bonnie Tyler
5 Barry Manilow 10 Anne Murray
6 Rod Stewart
7 Gerry Rafferty
8 Andy Gibb
9 Shaun Cassidy
George Benson
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10
Male Vocalists Highest Debuts

1 --
Billy Joel
Bob Seger
- -
52nd Street Columbia
Stranger In Town Capitol
2
3
--A
Elton John
Andy Gibb
--
Single Man
Shadow Dancing
MCA
RSO
4
5 --
Neil Young
- -
Comes A Time Warner Bros.
6
7
8
- -
Eric Clapton
Barry Manilow
Backless
Bruce Springsteen
RSO
- -
Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits Arista
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Columbia
9 --
Joe Walsh
- -
But Seriously Folks Elektra
- Highest Debuts
Male Vocalists - Longest Charted
10 Bob Dylan Street Legal Columbia
Female Vocalists
- - Asylum
-- - --Capitol
1 Linda Ronstadt Living In The U.S.A.
1 Boz Scaggs Columbia
Silk Degrees 2 Joni Mitchell -- Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
Bob Seger Night Moves
- --
2 Elektra/Asylum
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive A&M Barbra Streisand - - Columbia
3
4 --
Barry Manilow This One's For You Arista
3 Greatest Hits, Vol.
Barbra Streisand - Songbird - Columbia
II
Coolidge - Anytime ... Anywhere -

4
5 Stevie Wonder Songs In The Key Of Life Rita A&M
Tamla/Motown
-- - Arista
6
5
Olivia Newton
--John- Totally --
Hot MCA
6
7
Barry Manilow
Shaun Cassidy
-- - Warner/Curb
Live
Shaun Cassidy
7 Carly Simon
Donna Summer -
Boys In The Trees
Live And More - Elektra
Casablanca
8 Andy Gibb
Steve Martin
=
Flowing Rivers
--
Let's Get Small
RSO
Warner Bros.
9
8
Yvonne Elliman - -
Night Flight RSO
- Welcome - Avatar/Capitol
10
9
-
Steve Miller Book Of Dreams Capitol
10 Carole King
Female Vocalists -
Home
Longest Charted
New Male Vocalists
1 Gerry Rafferty
1 Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
-
- Greatest Hits
Simple Dreams
--
Asylum
Asylum
--- -
2
2 Warren Ze on Rita Coolidge Anytime, Anywhere A&M
3
4
Rick James
Meatloaf
3
4
5
Natalie Cole
Dolly Parton
Thankful -
Capitol
Here You Come Again RCA-
5 Dan Hill
6 Eddie Money New Female Vocalists
7 Elvis Costello 1 Bonnie Tyler
8 Peter Brown 2 EvelynChampagne" King
9 Walter Egan 3 Samantha Sang
-
10 Jay Ferguson
New Male Vocalists Longest Debuts New Female Vocalists - Highest Debuts
4 Linda Clifford
2
Gene Simmons
Ace Frehley ---Ace Frehley - --
Gene Simmons Casablanca
Casablanca
1 --Bonnie
Bonnie Tyler Tyler -
Alicia Bridges - Polydor
Alicia Bridges
RCA
Elvis Costello This Year's Model Columbia

2
- Urban Desire -
--- ---
3 Genya Rayan Century20th
4
5
Paul Stanley
Peter Criss
Paul Stanley
Peter Criss
Casablanca
Casablanca
3
4 Samantha
- - Sang
Samantha -
- Capitol Private Stock
Sang
New Female Vocalists - Longest Charted

5 Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd
Warren Zevon Excitable Boy Elektra
-- -- -
6
Rick Danko Rick Danko Arista
Debbie Boone - - Warner/Curb
7
Leif Garrett Leif Garrett Atlantic Light
8
David Gilmour -- David Gilmour
- Columbia
1 You
Karla Bonoff - Karla Bonoff - Columbia
Up My Life
Bonnie Tyler -
9
Heartache -
2
10 Richard Wright Wet Dream Columbia 3 It's A RCA
34 Cash Box/December 30. 1978
Billy Joel-the legend grows.
r- -1 Congratulations from
RMJ Home Run Systems Corporation
14 East 60th Street
1
New York, NY 10022
(212) 753-9450
70A goo sew/teed
1 NIGHT FEVER -- BEE GEES -- RSO
2
3
STAYIN' ALIVE
SHADOW DANCING -- - -
BEE GEES
ANDY GIBE
RSO
RSO
4
5
KISS YOU ALL OVER
THREE TIMES A LADY -- EXILE Warner/Curb
THE COMMODORES
- - Motown
6
7
HOT CHILD IN THE CITY
-
BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE -A
NICK GILDER
--
TASTE OF HONEY - Chrysalis
Capitol
8 EMOTION SAMANTHA SANG Private Stock
-
-- - - - -
9 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/JOHN TRAVOLTA RSO
10 MISS YOU ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones
11 GREASE FRANKIE VALLI RSO
12
13
BAKER STREET
-
CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU --
GERRY RAFFERTY
BARRY MANILOW -
United Artists
Arista
14
15
BABY COME BACK
SHORT PEOPLE -- PLAYER
RANDY NEWMAN --
RSO
Warner Bros.
16
17
LAY DOWN SALLY
IT'S A HEARTACHE - - ERIC CI APTON
BONNIE TYLER -- RSO
RCA
18
19
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
- -
SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH - - -
BILLY JOEL
DAN HILL
Columbia
20th Century
20
21
YOU NEEDED ME
IF CAN'T HAVE YOU
I
ANNE MURRAY
-
YVONNE ELLIMAN - -
Capitol
RSO
22
23 YOU'RE IN MY HEART - -
(LOVE IS) THICKER THAN WATER
ROD STEWART -
-
ANDY GIBB RSO
Warner Bros.
24
25
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS -- - BEE GEES
QUEEN
RSO
Elektra
- ---
26 HOT BLOODED FOREIGNER Atlantic
27
28
MacARTHUR PARK DONNA SUMMER
HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU
Casablanca
OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN- RSO
-
29
30 REMINISCING -
TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
-
LITTLE RIVER BAND - JOHNNY MATHIS/DENIECE WILLIAMS
Harvest
-
Columbia
31
32 WITH A LITTLE LUCK -
THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU
WINGS --
ROBERTA FLACK/DONNY HATHAWAY
Capitol
-
Atlantic
- -- - -
33 WHENEVER I CALL YOU "FRIEND" KENNY LOGGINS Columbia
34 JACK AND JILL RAYDIO Arista
35 HOW MUCH FEEL I AMBROSIA Warner Bros.
36
37 DUST IN THE WIND -
LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
KANSAS - -
PABLO CRUISE
Kirshner
A&M
- - -
38 FEELS SO GOOD CHUCK MANGIONE A&M
39
40
LAST DANCE DONNA SUMMER
HERE YOU COME AGAIN DOLLY PARTON -
Casablanca
RCA
-
41
42
43
SUMMER NIGHTS
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE
USE TA BE MY GIRL - -- - CHIC
O'JAYS
-
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/JOHN TRAVOLTA
Atlantic
Phila. Intl.
RSO
44
45
I GO CRAZY -- PAUL DAVIS
AN EVERLASTING LOVE - - - - Bang
ANDY GIBB RSO
- - ---
46 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD MEAT LOAF Cleve. Intl.
47 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME ABBA Atlantic
48 DON'T LOOK BACK BOSTON Epic
49
50
BABY HOLD ON
I JUST WANNA STOP
--
EDDIE MONEY
GINO VANNELLI --
Columbia
A&M
51
52
WHAT'S YOUR NAME
STILL THE SAME -- BOB SEGER - -
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Capitol
MCA
-- - -- -
53 THUNDER ISLAND JAY FERGUSON Asylum
54 SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY PAUL SIMON Columbia
55 DANCE WITH ME PETER BROWN TK
56
57
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
RIGHT DOWN THE LINE - DEBBY BOONE
-
GERRY RAFFERTY - Warner/Curb
United Artists
58
59
SHAME
MAGNET AND STEEL -
EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING
-
WALTER EGAN - - RCA
Columbia
-- -- - -
60 SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER DR. HOOK Capitol
61 RUNNING ON EMPTY JACKSON BROWNE Asylum
62 BLUE BAYOU LINDA RONSTADT Asylum
- - - --
63 WHO ARE YOU WHO MCA
64 COME SAIL AWAY STYX A&M
65
66
DOUBLE VISION FOREIGNER
YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS
Atlantic
- -
BARBRA/NEIL Columbia
67
68
BEAST OF BURDEN
READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN -
ROLLING STONES
- - -
Rolling Stones
BARRY MANILOW Arista
69
70 I
I
-
LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE (DISCO ROUND)
- -
(EVERY TIME TURN AROUND) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN
-
ALICIA BRIDGES
LTD A&M
Polydor
71
72
LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN
LIFE'S BEEN GOOD -- SWEET
JOE WALSH - Capitol
Asylum
-
73
74
IMAGINARY LOVER
YOU BELONG TO ME - -ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
CARLY SIMON -- Elektra
Polydor
75
76
DESIREE
GOODBYE GIRL -
NEIL DIAMOND
DAVID GATES -
Columbia
- Elektra
-
77
78
79
BLUER THAN BLUE
DISCO INFERNO -- -
YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT
--
MICHAEL JOHNSON
TRAMMPS Atlantic
-
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
EMI
A&M
80
81
MY ANGEL BABY
PEG -- STEELY DAN -TOBY BEAU
COPACABANA (AT THE COPA)

ABC
--
RCA
-
82
83 FALLING - -
LeBLANC AND CARR
BARRY MANILOW
-
Big Tree
ARISTA
84
85
COUNT ON ME
THE GROOVE LINE - HEATWAVE -
JEFFERSON STARSHIP
- - Epic
-
Grunt/RCA
86
87 SENTIMENTAL LADY --
FOOL (IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER)
BOB WELCH
CHRIS REA
- Capitol
Magnet/United Artists
88
89 TIME PASSAGES
- -
LIVING IN THE U.S.A.
AL STEWART -
LINDA RONSTADT
- Arista
Asylum
-- -
90 ON BROADWAY GEORGE BENSON Warner Bros.
91
92
TURN TO STONE
EBONY EYES BOB WELCH --
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Capitol
-
Jet
93
94
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE
LOVE IS IN THE AIR -- JOHN PAUL YOUNG --
EARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia
Scotti Brothers/Atlantic
95
96
BECAUSE THE NIGHT
EVERY KIND OF PEOPLE -PATTI SMITH GROUP
ROBERT PALMER - Arista
Island
- -
97
98
99
THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
ALWAYS AND FOREVER -- - -
YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ME ON)
HEATWAVE
ANDREW GOLD
Epic
- Asylum
HIGH INERGY Gordy
100 YOU MAKE LOVIN' FUN FLEETWOOD MAC - Warner Bros.

Jet Records salutes ELO on their greatest year ever.
imimmick
R. S. O.Cash Box 1978 YearEnd Poll.
Records, Inc.
TOP GROUPS: #1 BEE GEES
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: #1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS: #7 BEE GEES
TOP SOUNDTRACKS: #1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

#2 GREASE
#3 SGT. PEPPER
TOP DEBUT SOUNDTRACKS: #1 SGT. PEPPER
TOP MALE VOCALISTS: #1 ANDY GIBB
TOP NEW GROUPS: #2 PLAYER
TOP DUOS: #1 JOHN TRAVOLTA/OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN
TOP NEW DUOS: #7 JOHN TRAVOLTA/OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN
GROUPS: #1 BEE GEES
ALBUMS: #1 BEE GEES
SINGLES: WI BEE GEES
SOUNDTRACK: #1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
DUOS: #7 JOHN TRAVOLTA/OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN

YE 5I3LE5 dRVS
BLACK CONTEMPORARY POP
TO R&B CROSSOVER: #1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 39 WEEKS
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GROUPS: #1 BEE GEES
MALE VOCALISTS: #1 ANDY GIBB

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POP SINGLES: #1 BEE GEES "TOO MUCH HEAVEN"
VOCAL DUOS: #1 JOHN TRAVOLTA/

OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN "SUMMER NIGHTS'
NEW VOCAL DUOS: #7 JOHN TRAVOLTA /

OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN "SUMMER NIGHTS'
R.S.O. Cash Box 1978 Year End Poll.
Records. Inc.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: #7 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
TOP SOUNDTRACKS: #1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

#2 GREASE
#3 SGT. PEPPER
TOP DEBUT SOUNDTRACKS: #7 SGT PEPPER
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TOP SINGLES OF THE YEAR: 47 NIGHT FEVER

STAYIN' ALIVE
MOST WEEKS ON CHARTS: #7 STAYIN' ALIVE

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GROUPS: e7 BEE GEES
ALBUMS: 1 BEE GEES
SINGLES: #7 BEE GEES
SOUNDTRACK: #1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
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TO R&B CROSSOVER: #7 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 39 WEEKS
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100 4p4
1
-
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - - -
BEE GEES & VARIOUS ARTISTS RSO
2
3 GREASE - -
THE STRANGER
VARIOUS ARTISTS - -
BILLY JOEL Columbia
RSO
4
5
SOME GIRLS
DOUBLE VISION - - -
THE ROLLING STONES
FOREIGNER
-
Atlantic
Rolling Stones
6 RUNNING ON EMPTY
- -
JACKSON BROWNE
--
Asylum
-- -
7 POINT OF NO RETURN KANSAS Kirshner
B SLOWHAND ERIC CLAPTON RSO
9
10
RUMOURS
NATURAL HIGH
FLEETWOOD MAC
-THE COMMODORES - Warner Bros.

Motown
-
11
12 AJA -
STRANGER IN TOWN
STEELY DAN- -
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
ABC
-
Capitol
13
14 EVEN NOW -
NEWS OF THE WORLD QUEEN
--
BARRY MANILOW- Arista
Elektra
-
15
16
FOOT LOOSE &
- -
DON'T LOOK BACK -
FANCY FREE
BOSTON
-
ROD
Epic
STEWART Warner Bros.
17 ALL 'N' ALL

-
EARTH, WIND & FIRE Columbia
-- - - --
18 LONDON TOWN WINGS Capitol
19 THE GRAND ILLUSION STYX A&M
20 SIMPLE DREAMS LINDA RONSTADT Asylum
- - - ---
21 FEELS SO GOOD CHUCK MANGIONE A&M
22 CITY TO CITY GERRY RAFFERTY United Artists
23 EARTH JEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt
24
25 WHO ARE YOU --
SHADOW DANCING
- -
ANDY GIBB
THE WHO MCA
RSO
26
27
WORLDS AWAY
WEEKEND IN L.A. - PABLO CRUISE
GEORGE BENSON - A&M
-
Warner Bros.
-
28
29 LIVE AND MORE -- DONNA SUMMER -
SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
-
Casablanca
VARIOUS ARTISTS RSO
30
31
OUT OF THE BLUE
LIVING IN THE U.S.A.-- -
LINDA RONSTADT-
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Asylum
Jet
32
33 ALIVE II- --
BUT SERIOUSLY, FOLKS
KISS Casablanca
JOE WALSH
- -
Asylum
34
35
36
NIGHTWATCH
- - -
KENNY LOGGINS
TWIN SONS OF DIFFERENT MOTHERS
BORN LATE SHAUN CASSIDY -
Columbia
Warner Bros.
-
DAN FOGELBERG/TIM WEISBERG Epic
37
38
39
PIECES OF EIGHT
-- - --T
STYX
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
52nd STREET BILLY JOEL
A&M
Columbia
-
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Columbia
-- -
40 SHOWDOWN THE ISLEY BROTHERS -Neck
41
42
STREET SURVIVORS
CHAMPAGNE JAM
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
-
THE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION - -
MCA
Polydor
43
44 FRENCH KISS -
LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING
BOB WELCH-- TEDDY PENDERGRASS
Capitol
-
Phila. Intl.
45
- -
BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT ROBERTA FLACK Atlantic
- -- -
46 FM VARIOUS ARTISTS MCA
47
48 BOYS IN THE TREES --A
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT
CARLY SIMON Elektra
NEIL DIAMOND Columbia
49
50
A TASTE OF HONEY
DOWN TWO THEN LEFT - - -
TASTE OF HONEY
BOZ SCAGGS
Capitol
- -
Columbia
51 DOUBLE LIVE GONZO
- -
TED NUGENT Epic
- - --
52 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE JOHNNY MATHIS Columbia
53 TIME PASSAGES AL STEWART Arista
54 HOT STREETS
-
55 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY
CHICAGO
- -
Columbia
STEVE MARTIN Warner Bros.
56 SO FULL
--
OF LOVE
57 DRAW THE LINE - -
THE O'JAYS
AEROSMITH
Phila. Int'I.
Columbia
58 SHAUN CASSIDY
-
59 DOG AND BUTTERFLY - --
SHAUN CASSIDY
HEART
Warner Bros.
Portrait
60 BLAM
61
THE
CENTRAL HEATING - - -
BROTHERS JOHNSON
HEATWAVE
-
A&M
Epic
62 SON OF A SON OF
-A SAILOR
-
JIMMY BUFFETT ABC
-- - - --
63 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY VARIOUS ARTISTS Casablanca
64 ELVIS IN CONCERT ELVIS PRESLEY RCA
65 STREET LEGAL BOB DYLAN Columbia
-- -
66 EXCITABLE BOY WARREN ZEVON Asylum
- --
67 MAGAZINE HEART Mushroom
- -
68 WATERMARK
69 LIVE
ART GARFUNKEL
THE COMMODORES Motown
Columbia
- - - - --
70 SONGBIRD BARBRA STREISAND Columbia
71 COMES A TIME NEIL YOUNG Reprise
72 OCTAVE THE MOODY BLUES London
- - -- -
73 MIXED EMOTIONS
74 BROTHER TO BROTHER
75 COME GET IT!
EXILE
RICK JAMES
-
Warner Bros.
GINO VANNELLI
Gordy
A&M
77 PYRAMID -
76 TOGETHERNESS LTD
- - -
A&M
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista
79 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - -
78 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
- -
FUNKADELIC
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Warner Bros.
Arista
- --- - -
80 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS LITTLE FEAT Warner Bros.
81 STREET PLAYER RUFUS ABC
82 TORMATO YES ATLANTIC
-- - --
83 A SINGLE MAN ELTON JOHN MCA
84 LET'S GET SMALL STEVE MARTIN Warner Bros.
85 BAT OUT OF HELL
86 ... AND THEN THERE WERE THREE
- - -
MEAT LOAF
- Epic
GENESIS Atlantic
87 LONGER FUSE
88 SLEEPER CATCHER
-
DAN HILL
- -
20th Century
LITTLE RIVER BAND Harvest
-
89 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA
-ASHFORD AND SIMPSON Warner Bros.
- - -
90 WEEKEND WARRIORS TED NUGENT Epic
91
92 WAYLON AND WILLIE - -
FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME
WAYLON JENNINGS/WILLIE NELSON
PARLIAMENT
RCA
Casablanca
-- - - --
93 THE STORY OF STAR WARS 20th Century
94 UNDER WRAPS SHAUN CASSIDY Warner Bros.
95 VAN HALEN VAN HALEN Warner Bros.
97 LITTLE CRIMINALS -
96 GREATEST HITS, ETC.
98 SOUNDS ... AND STUFF LIKE THAT - -

PAUL SIMON
RANDY NEWMAN
-
Columbia
Warner Bros.
44 99 HERE AT LAST ... LIVE

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100 CRUISIN'
- -
VILLAGE PEOPLE
-
THE BEE GEES
QUINCY JONES
Casablanca
RSO
A&M
¡rshner Records
Delivers
KANSAS
LISA
HARTMAN
Kirshner/CBS Music Publishing

Crop of Winners in '78
Dust in the Wind
Point of Know Return
Sinner Man
You Never Done It Like That
Don Kirshner Entertainment Corp.

1370 Ave. of the Americas, N.Y., N.Y. 10019 (212) 489-0440
9000 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069 (213) 278-4160
emote Se:Weed Duos
Po Z'ùt«ea
1 Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson
2 Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn
3 Royce And Jeannie Kendall
New Male Vocalists 4 Jim Ed Brown/Helen Cornelius
5 Bill Anderson/Mary Lou Turner
1 John Conlee
2
3
4
5
Joe Sun
Con Hunley
Randy Barlow
Ronnie McDowell
- Duos
1
Highest Debuts
Waylon Jennings And Willie Nelson --
Mama's Don't Let
Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
2 Conway Twitty And Loretta Lynn
RCA
-
From Seven Til Ten -
New Male Vocalists
John Conlee- - -
Lady Lay Down ABC
Highest Debuts
- 3
MCA
Kendalls -Sweet Desire
Jim Ed Brown And Helen Cornelius
-
Ovation
-
You Don't Bring Me
- 4
--
1
2 Mundo Earwood Fooled Around And Fell In Love Flowers RCA

-
3
4
GMC
Joe Sun - -
High And Dry
Big Al Downing
- Mr. Jones
--
Ovation
Warner Bros.
-
Duos
5
-
Kendalls It Don't Feel Like Sinning To Me
Longest Charted
-
Ovation
Kendalls It Don't Feel Like Sinning To Me Ovation -

5 Sterling Whipple
Bros.
Then You'll Remember Warner
1
2
1
Waylon Jennings And Willie Nelson --

Mama's Don't Let

-
Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Jim Ed Brown And Helen Cornelius
RCA
-
If The World Ran
- - -
3
John Conlee Rose Colored Glasses ABC Out Of Love Tonight RCA
1
2 Joe Sun
Ovation
Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You - 4 Kendalls
Kendalls --
Pittsburgh Steelers
Sweet Desire - --
Ovations
Ovation
- -- -
5
3 Razzy Bailey What Time Do You Have To Be Back To 6 Conway Twitty And Loretta Lynn From Seven Til Ten
Heaven RCA MCA
4
5
Mundo Earwood
Don Drumm - When Get You Alone
Bedroom Eyes
I
-
Churchill
GMC - 7 Jim Ed Brown And Helen Cornelius
RCA
- I'll Never Be Free -
New Duos
1 Johnny Cash/Waylon Jennings
3 Jacky Ward/Reba McEntire
4 Billy Walker/Brenda K. Perry
5 Linda Cassidy/Bobby Spears
New Duos - Highest Debuts

Waylon Jennings And Johnny Cash Ain't No Good -
Vocal Groups
1
Chain Gang -
Columbia
Kenny Rogers And Dottie West -
Anyone Who Isn't Me
1
2
Oak Ridge Boys
The Statler Bros.
2
Tonight -
United Artists
Merle Haggard And Leona Williams -
The Bull And The
3 Dave & Sugar
3
Beaver -
MCA
-
--
4 Amazing Rhythm Aces 4 George Jones And Johnny Paycheck Maybelline Epic
5 Earl Scruggs Revue
Jacky Ward And Reba McEntire Three Sheets In The
5
- Mercury
-
Wind
Vocal Groups -- Highest Debuts New Duos Longest Charted

-
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Kenny Rogers And Dottie West Every Time Two Fools
1 Oak Ridge Boys
-- Crying Again ABC
1
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United Artists
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2 Dave & Sugar Tear Time RCA
2 Carpenters Sweet Sweet Smile A&M
Oak Ridge Boys Come On In ABC
3
4 -
Statler Bros.
Berrell - Mercury
The Official Historian On Shirley Jean
3 Jack Ward And Reba McEntire
Wind - Mercury
Three Sheets In The
- - Mercury Kenny Rogers And Dottie West -

Anyone Who Isn't Me
Statler Bros. Who Am To Say
4
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Vocal Groups - Longest Charted
5
United Artists
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Waylon Jennings And Johnny Cash Ain't No Good Chain
1 Statler -
Bros. Sunshine -
Do You Know You Are My
5
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Mercury
2 -- You're
Oak Ridge Boys
Oak Ridge Boys - -
I'll Be True To You
The One
ABC
ABC
Instrumentalists
Maury Finney
3
4 - -
Dr. Hook
Dave & Sugar -
Tear Time
-
Sharing The Night Together Capitol
1
2 Danny Davis/Nashville Brass

Asleep At The Wheel
5
6
7
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Statler Bros.
Oak Ridge Boys
Who Am To Say
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Crying Again
RCA
ABC
3
4
5
A.L. "Doodle" Owens
Tommy Wills
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Herb Alpert Ashford & Simpson Average White Band
Jackson Browne Shaun Cassidy Chaka Khan Cheech & Chong Chick Corea
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Roberta Flack Dan Fogelberg David Gates Heart
Bob James Rick James (CAPAC) Isley Brothers Billy Joel Elton John (PRS) Brothers Johnson
Kiss Kenny Loggins LTD Steve Martin Olivia Newton -John Ted Nugent Noel Pointer Raydio
Chris Rea (PRS) Smokey Robinson Kenny Rogers

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Seeted Poa Z'emes
Female Vocalists
1 Crystal Gayle
2 Dolly Parton
3 Emmylou Harris
4 Margo Smith
5 Anne Murray
6 Susie Allanson
7 Christy Lane Male Vocalists
8 Barbara Mandrel! 1 Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson
9 Tammy Wynette 2 Ronnie Milsap
10 Linda Ronstadt 3 Kenny Rogers
Charlie Rich
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4
5 Charlie Pride
Female Vocalists Highest Debuts
1 Dolly Parton
Crystal Gayle
--
Heartbreaker
Talking Your
RCA
Sleep
- --
United Artists
6
7
Don Williams
Larry Gatlin
--
2 In 8 Eddie Rabbitt
3 Susie Allanson We Belong Together Warner/Curb 9 Joe Stampley
Crystal Gayle Why Have You Left The One You Left Me
4
5
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Barbara Mandrel! -
Sleeping Single In A Double Bed -
10 Mel Tiflis
ABC
6
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Margo Smith
Loretta Lynn - -
Little Things Mean A Lot
Spring Fever MCA
Warner Bros.
7
8 Margo Smith -
It Only Hurts For A Little While Warner
9 - -
Bros.
Dolly Parton
- -
It's All Wrong But It's All Right RCA
Female Vocalists - Longest Charted

10 Barbara Mandrel! Tonight ABC
1 --
Anne Murray
Charly McClain
- Capitol-
You Needed Me
Let Me Be Your Baby Epic
2
3 -
Donna Fargo
Warner Bros.
-
Do I Love You (Yes In Every Way)
4 - -
Stella Parton
Barbara Mandrel! - -
Standard Lie Number One
Woman To Woman
Elektra
ABC
5
6
7 - -
Tammy Wynette
Dottie West
- Womanhood
- Epic
Come See Me And Come Lonely United
Artists
- - -
--- Highest Debuts -
Cristy Lane I'm Gonna Love You Anyway
8
9
10
Emmylou Harris
-
Susie Allanson
- To Daddy
- Warner Bros.
Baby Last Night Made My Day
LS
War-
Male Vocalists
1 Ronnie Milsap Only One Love In My Life RCA
ner/Curb Ronnie Milsap Let's Take The Long Way Around The
2
World --
Mel Tillis
RCA
- -
Ain't No California MCA
1
2
Zella Lehr
Bonnie Tyler
3
4 --
Don Williams
T.G. Sheppard
Rake And Ramblin' Man
- -
Daylight Warner/Curb
ABC
3
4
Susie Allanson
Ava Barber
5
6 --
Kenny Rogers
Eddie Rabbitt
The Gambler
-- United Artists
I Just Want To Love You Elektra

5
-
Rebecca Lynn
Highest Debuts
7
8
9 -
Kenny Rogers
-
Waylon Jennings I've Always Been Crazy
-
Love Or Something Like It
RCA
United Ar-
1
- --
Mary K. Miller
- -
I Can't Stop Loving You Inergi tists
- -
Johnny Paycheck -
Friend, Lover, Wife Epic
2 Gail Davies
Jenny Robbins
Poison Love Lifesong
.You've Just Found Yourself A New
10
11 -
Willie Nelson Blue Skies
- Columbia
3
- - -
Mel Tillis I Believe In You MCA
- Longest
Woman El Dorado 12
4 Bonnie Tyler
- - -
It's A Heartache RCA
Male Vocalists Charted
5 Janie Fricke
--
Zella Lehr
Playing Hard To Get
-
Danger! Heart -Break Ahead
Columbia
RCA
1 Roy Head - -
Come To Me
Milsap -
ABC
6
7 Debby Boone
-- -- Baby I'm Yours Warner/Curb
2 Ronnie
Life - RCA
What A Differance You've Made In My
8 Rebecca Lynn
Terri Hollowell -
Minstral Man Scorpion
Strawberry Fields Forever Con Brio
3 Willie Nelson- - - Columbia
Georgia
-
9
- - 4 Ronnie McDowell Love You, Love You, Love You
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New Female Vocalists - Longest Charted

I
10 Gail Davies No Love Have Lifesong

I
Scorpion
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Two Doors Down RCA
5 Jerry Lee Lewis-
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Middle -Aged Crazy Mercury
Columbia
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Zella Lehr Johnny Duncan Come A Little Closer
1
2 Bonnie Tyler
- Bucket It's A Heartache
- To The South
RCA
Ranwood
6
7 Randy Barlow -
Slow And Easy Republic
- -
Don't Need A Thing At All Capitol
3
4
Ava Barber
--
Gail Davies - -
No Love Have Lifesong
I
Danger! Heart -Break Ahead RCA

8
9
Gene Watson
Johnny Paycheck
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Elvis Presley
I
Take This Job And Shove It

-
My Way
Epic
5 Zella Lehr 10 RCA
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Female Vocalists
1 Dolly Parton
2 Crystal Gayle
3 Emmylou Harris
4 Bonnie Tyler
5 Anne Murray
6 Linda Ronstadt
7 Tammy Wynette
8 Margo Smith
9 Tanya Tucker
10 Loretta Lynn
Female Vocalists
2
1 Tanya Tucker
Emmylou Harris
- - --Highest Debuts
TNT MCA
Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town -
Warner Bros.
4
3 Linda Ronstadt
Emmylou Harris
-- - -
Living In The U.S.A.
Profile/Best Of Emmylou
Asylum
Warner
Bros.
5 Crystal Gayle- I've Cried The Blue Right Out Of My Eyes -
6
7
MCA
Crystal Gayle
Loretta Lynn -- I -
When Dream United Artists
Out Of My Head And Back In My Bed -
MCA
8 Tammy Wynette --
Olivia Newton -John
--
Womanhood
Totally Hot
Epic
MCA
9
--- - -
--
10 Donna Fargo Dark -Eyed Lady Warner Bros.
Female Vocalists Longest Charted Dottie West Dottie United Artists
1 Linda Ronstadt
Asylum
Linda Ronstadt's Greatest Hits - 11
12 Susie Allanson -
We Belong Together Warner/Curb
2 Crystal Gayle
tists
- We Must Believe In Magic - United Ar-
-- - --
3 Dolly Parton Here You Come Again RCA 1 Bonnie Tyler
Linda Ronstadt Simple Dreams Asylum 2 Stella Parton
4
5 Anne Murray - Let's Keep It That Way Capitol 3
4
Mary K. Miller
Randy Gurley
5 Susie Allanson
New Female Vocalists - Highest Debuts

Highest Debuting Albums
1
2
Bonnie Tyler
Mary K. Miller
-- It's A Heartache
Mary K. Miller -- Inergi
RCA
Male Vocalists
1 Kenny Rogers
2 Willie Nelson
3 Ronnie Milsap
4 Waylon Jennings
Eddie Rabbitt
--
5
6 Larry Gatlin
Waylon Jennings I've Always Been Crazy
- - RCA
7 Jimmy Buffett
--A-
1
8 Johnny Paycheck
Don Williams Expressions ABC
2
Willie Nelson -
Willie And Family Live Columbia
9 Charlie Pride
- -
3 10 Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Legendary Performer: Volume 3 RCA
--
4
5 Jimmy Buffett Son Of A Son Of Sailor
A ABC
6 Elvis Presley
Too - RCA
Elvis Sings For Children And Grownups
- - Male Vocalists
Waylon Jennings
-- Longest Charted
01' Waylon --
RCA
- --
7 Billy "Crash" Craddock Turning Up And Turning On 1
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers United Artists
-- - --
Capitol 2
8 Conway Twitty -- The Very Best Of Conway Twitty MCA 3 Larry Gatlin
Kenny Rogers
Love Is Just A Game
Daytime Friends
Monument
United Artists
10
9 Merle Haggard
Moe Bandy - The Way It Was In '51
Love Is What Life's All About
Capitol
Columbia
4
5 Ronnie Milsap -It Was Almost Like A Song RCA-

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AWARD WINNING
BMI WRITERS:
Bee Gees
George Benson
Brothers Johnson
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Peter Brown
Jimmy Buffett
Johnny Cash
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Chic
Natalie Cole
John C pnlee
Larry Coryell
WERE BMI LICENSED
Crusaders
Dave a id Sugar
Earth Wind & Fire
Exile
Jeff Lober Fusion
Andy Gibb
EmmyLDu Harris
Roy Head
Waylor Jennings
K.C. ar d the Sunshine Band
Steve Khan
Lorette Lynn
Chuck Mangione
Anne Murray (PRO Canada)
Willie Nelson
Oak Ridge Boys
Dolly Parton
Billy Preston
Gerry Rafferty 'PRS)
Linda Bonstadt
Statler Brothers
Donna >ummer
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Taste of Honey
Marshal Tucker Band What the world expects from the world's
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Weathe r Report
Dottie Nest
Deniece Williams
Steve Yhung
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New Male Vocalists
1 John Conlee
2 Jacky Ward
3 Joe Sun
4 Ronnie McDowell
5 Darrell McCall
New Male Vocalists - Highest Debuts

-
1
2 Joe Sun - -
Steve Young No Place To Fall RCA
Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You Motion Picture Soundtrack Album
3
Ovation
-
John Conlee Rose Colored Glasses ABC- 1 Smokey And The Bandit - Jerry Reed
Instrumentalists
Vocal Groups 1 Danny Davis/Nashville Brass
1 The Statler Bros. 2 Chet Atkins/Les Paul
2 Oak Ridge Boys 3 Charlie McCoy
3 Dave & Sugar 4 Floyd Cramer
4 Asleep At The Wheel 5 Roy Clark
5 Amazing Rhythm Aces
Vocal Groups
1 Dave & Sugar --- Highest- Debuts
Oak Ridge Boys
Tear Time
-RCA
Room Service ABC
2
3
Nits - Capricorn
-
Marshall Tucker Band Marshall Tucker Band's Greatest
4 Oak Ridge Boys

Columbia
- The Best Of The Oak Ridge Boys -
5 Amazing Rhythm Ages - Ballroom
Burning The Down -
--
ABC
Vocal Groups Longest Charted

Duos 1 Oak Ridge Boys
Statler Bros. -- Y'all Come Back Saloon
The Best Of The Statler Bros.
ABC --
Mercury
1
2
Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson
Royce And Jeannie Kendall
2
3
4
Dave & Sugar
Statler Bros. -That's The Way Love Should Be RCA
Entertainers ... On And Off The Record
- -
3 Jim Ed Brown/Helen Cornelius Mercury
4
5
Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn
George Jones/Tammy Wynette
5 Oak Ridge Boys - Room Service - ABC
Duos
1
- Highest Debuts
Conway Twitty And Loretta Lynn -Honky Tonk Heroes -
MCA
2 Jim Ed Brown And Helen Cornelius
RCA
-
I'll Never Be Free -
3 Kendalls - Heaven's Just A Sin Away -Ovation
Duos - Longest Charted

Waylon Jennings And Willie Nelson -
Waylon And Willie
1
2
- RCA
Kendalls --Old Fashioned Love - -
Ovation
Kendalls Heavens Just A Sin Away Ovation
3
4 Conway Twitty And Loretta Lynn
MCA
-Honky Tonk Heroes -
New Duos
Kenny Rogers/Dottie West
-
1
2 Chet Atkins/Les Paul

New Duos Longest Charted
Kenny Rogers And Dottie West
- - Every Time Two Fools
-
1
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New Duos Highest Debuts
Highest Debuting Album
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Rick James
George Duke
Barry White
Teddy Pendergrass
5 Sylvester
6 Peter Brown
7 Michael Henderson
8 George Benson
9 Peabo Bryson
Female Vocalists 10 Jimmy "Bo" Horne
1 Donna Summer 11 Bill Withers
2 Natalie Cole 12 Andy Gibb
3 Evelyn "Champagne" King 13 David Oliver
4 Linda Clifford 14 Bunny Sigler
15 Al Green
5 Chaka Khan
6 Betty Wright 16 Smokey Robinson
7 Deniece Williams 17 Prince
8 Cheryl Lynn 18 Hamilton Bohannon
9 Aretha Franklin 19 Gino Vannelli
10 Barbara Mason 20 Luther Ingram
11 Dorothy Moore 21 Tyrone Davis
12 Millie Jackson 22 Eddie Kendricks
13 Denise LaSalle 23 Keith Barrow
14 Candi Staton 24 D.J. Rogers
15 Norma Jean 25 Bobby Bland
Female Vocalists
Chaka Khan -- - Highest Debuts
I'm Every Woman - Warner Bros.
26
27
28
Lenny Williams
Lou Rawls
Donny Hathaway
1
2 Linda Clifford
D. Summer -- Runaway Love
Last Dance - - Warner Bros.
Casablanca
29 Randy Brown
Jerry Butler
- - -
3 30
Natalie Cole Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Capitol
- --
4
5 Aretha Franklin Almighty Fire Atlantic
Diana Ross Your Love Is Good For Me Motown
6
7 Roberta Flack
Natalie Cole -- Annie Mae
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If Ever See You Again
-
Capitol
Atlantic
10
8
9 Aretha Franklin
Norma Jean - Saturday - -
More Than Just A Joy
Bearsville
Atlantic
Female Vocalists
Candi Staton --
--
Victim
Longest Charted
Warner Bros.
1
Millie Jackson -
-
2 If You're Not Back In Love By Monday
Spring
3 Kellee Patterson - If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It - Male Vocalists
Barry White -
Longest Charted
It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To
Shadybrook
Samantha Sang - Emotion --
Private Stock
1
Me - 20th
- - - -
4
5 Donna Summer
--- Last Dance
- Casablanca 2 Peter Brown Dance With Me
Teddy Pendergrass
TK
Close The Door Phila. Intl.
6 Karen Young
Dorothy Moore
Hot Shot West End
With Pen In Hand --
TK/Malaco
3
4 -
Bunny Sigler -
Let Me Party With You
Smokey Robinson - Daylight And
Salsoul
--
7
Evelyn "Champagne" King Shame 5 Darkness
8
9
10
Norma Jean - -
Bobbi Humphrey
Saturday Bearsville
Homemade Jam -
RCA
Epic 6
Tamla/Motown
Lou Rawls-- - -
Lady Love Phila. Int'I.
David Oliver Ms Mercury
Evelyn "Champagne" King
7
8 George Duke--
Vernon Garrett
-
Reach For It Epic
I'm At The Crossroads
- -
1 9
2 Linda Clifford 10 George Benson On Broadway Warner Bros.
3 Cheryl Lynn
- - Highest
4 Norma Jean

5
--
Karen Young
Longest Charted
Male Vocalists
Billy Preston -
Widestreet
-
Debuts
-- A&M
- - --
1
Teddy Pendergrass Only You Phil. Intl.

1 Samantha Sang
Karen Young
Emotion
Hot Shot
Private Stock
West End
2
3 Peabo Bryson
-- - I'm So Into You
- Capitol
2
- - - Shame RCA 4 Jerry Butler I'm Just Thinking About Cooling Out Epic
Lenny Williams -
Midnight Girl ABC
4 Norma Jean Saturday Bearsville
New Female Vocalists - Highest Debuts

5
6 Barry White
Century
- -
Your Sweetness Is My Weakness 20th
Clifford -
Linda -
Runaway Love Warner Bros. Eddie Kendricks -- --
Intimate Friends
1
-
Norma Jean - Bearsville
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-
7
Teddy Pendergrass Close The Door
--
Arista
Phila. Intl.
---
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Evelyn King I Don't Know If It's Right 9 Isaac Hayes Zeke The Freak Polydor
RCA Van McCoy My Favorite Fantasy MCA
4 --
Cheryl Lynn
Bonnie Pointer
- Freedom/Tie
Got To Be Real
Free Me From My
Columbia
10
11 Quincy Jones
Tyrone Davis - I
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Love, Never Had It So Good
Columbia
A&M
54
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1 Rick James
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Earth, Wind & Fire
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2 Peter Brown 3 Heatwave
3 Jimmy "Bo" Horne 4 Rose Royce
4 David Oliver 5 Parliament
5 Keith Barrow 6 Commodores
6 Randy Brown 7 Chic
7 Morris Jefferson 8 L.T.D.
9 Stargard
10 O'Jays
11 Foxy
12 Bootsy's Rubber Band
13 Enchantment
14 A Taste Of Honey
15 Funkadelic
16 Isley Brothers
17 Raydio
18 Bee Gees
19 Switch
20 War
Emotions
-
21
22 Whispers
New Male Vocalists Longest Charted
1 Peter Brown -
Jimmy "Bo" Horne
Dance With Me
- - TK
Dance Across The Floor
23
24
McCrarys
Odyssey
2 25 Fatback Band
Sunshine/TK
- - 26 B.T. Express
New Male Vocalists - Highest Debuts

3 Lenny Williams You Got Me Running ABC 27 Player
28 Manhattans
1
Columbia
-
Keith Barrow You Know You Wanna Be Loved 29
30
Le Pamplemousse
Jacksons
2 --
Rick James
Dan Hartman
- -
Mary Jane Motown
Instant Replay Epic
3
4
5
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Jimmy -
Bobby Caldwell - Won't
What You
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Horne Dance Across The Floor
Do For Love
TK/Clouds
Groups - Highest Debuts
1
2
3
- -- - -
Earth, Wind & Fire
Parliament
September
Flash Light
Earth, Wind & Fire
Columbia
Casablanca
Got To Get You Into My Life -
Columbia
4
5 Emotions --- -
Manhattans Am
Smile
- I Losing You
Columbia
Columbia
I'm In Love & Love The Feeling- -Whitfield

6
7
Rose Royce
-
K.C. & Sunshine Band
-
I
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- TK
8
9
ConFunkShun
Heatwave --
Parliament
- Shake And Dance With Me
Always & Forever Epic
Mercury

10
- Casablanca
- -
Isley Brothers -T
Groove With You -Neck
11
12 Bootsy's Rubber Band Hollywood Squares - Warner
Bros.
- Capitol
1
2 -- - - -
A Taste Of Honey
BT Express
The McCrarys
Boogie Oogie Oogie
Shout It Out Columbia/Roadshow
Portrait
3
4 -
Enchantment
-
High Inergy
You
--
It's You That Need
I
You Can't Turn Me Off

United Artists
Motown
5
6 Raydio--
Stargard
-
Jack And Jill Arista
-
(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up MCA
7
-
Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams Too Much, Too Little,
-- -
8
Columbia
- -
Too Late
9 L.T.D. Holding On (When Love Is Gone) A&M
10 Earth, Wind & Fire Serpentine Fire Columbia
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Disco To Black Crossover - Highest Debuts
1
Chanson ---
Peter Brown Dance With Me
Don't Hold Back - - TK
Ariola
-- -
2
New Groups ADC Band Long Stroke Atlantic
---
3
1 Chic 4 Candi Station Victim Warner Bros.
TK
2
3
Stargard
Foxy
5
6
Peter Brown
Melba Moore
-
Village People
You Should Do It
You Stepped Into My Life
--
Y.M.C.A. Casablanca
-Columbia
4
5
A Taste Of Honey
Raydio
7
8 D. Hartman-
- - Instant Replay
-
From East To West
Epic
TK
6
7
Switch
McCrarys
9
10
Voyage
Linda Clifford If My Friends Could See Me Now -
War-
9
8 Le Pamplemousse
Michael Zager Band Disco -
ner Bros.
Longest Charted
-- - - - - Capitol
10 Faze -O
11 Chanson 1 A Taste Of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie
2 Peter Brown Dance With Me TK
12 El Coco
Bunny Sigler Let Me Party With You Salsoul
Jimmy "Bo" Horne - Dance Across
3
13 Brides Of Funkenstein
4 Floor The
14 Quazar
New Groups
15
-
Atlantic Starr
Highest Debuts
5
Sunshine/TK
Karen Young - -
Hot Shot West End
1 Raydio
Chanson
--
Is This A Love Thing
Don't Hold Back - --
Arista
Ariola
2
El Coco --Dancing In Paradise AVI
--
3
ADC Band Long Stroke Atlantic
4
--
Riding High Atlantic
---
5 Faze -O
McCrarys Don't Wear Yourself Out Epic
6
7 High Inergy --
Taste Of Honey
Love Is All You Need
Boogie Oogie Oogie
Motown
Capitol
8
9
10
-
Belle Epoque
Switch - Miss Broadway
There'll Never Be Motown
Atco
- -
New Groups
Taste Of Honey
-- Longest Charted
Boogie Oogie Oogie Capitol -
1
2
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Raydio --
Jack And Jill Arista -
(Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up MCA -
Stargard
3
4
5
Brick - -
Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody
Fantastic Four
Bang
Got To Have Your Love
- -
Atlantic
Duos
1 Ashford & Simpson
3 Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway
4 Diana Ross/Michael Jackson
Duos - 5 Bunny Sigler/Loleatta Holloway

Highest Debuts
-
Mathis/D. Williams Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Pop To Black Crossover
-
Rolling Stones - - Highest Debuts
Miss You Rolling Stone
1 J.
Columbia
-
You're All Need To Get By -
1
2 -
Andy Gibb
-- Shadow
Too Much
-
Dancing
-
Heaven
RSO
RSO
2 J. Mathis/D. Williams
Columbia
- Don't Cost You Nothing
I
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3
4
Bee Gees
Frankie Valli
-
Gino Vannelli
-
Grease
-
RSO
Just Wanna Stop A&M
Ashford/Simpson
Instrumentalists - Highest Debuts
3 5 I
Ross/M. Jackson -
- --
Bros.
Quincy Jones - Stuff Like That -

Ease On Down The Road MCA
Ashford/Simpson -
4 D.
A&M
5 It
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Bros.
Atlantic
1
2
-- - Westside Encounter
Salsoul Orchestra
Survive -
- Salsoul
Ashford/Simpson - - -
6 R.Flack/D.Hathaway The I
Memphis Horns Our Love Will RCA

7
- Is It Still Good To Ya
Your Groove
Warner Bros.
Thing Polydor
3
4 Vince Montana - Atlantic
Dance Fantasy
Holloway/B. Sigler -
- -
8 Peaches & Herb Shake
9
10
L.
M. McCoo/B. Davis, Jr.
Only You Salsoul
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Shine On Silver Moon
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1 Quincy Jones
Columbia 2 Salsoul Orchestra
3 Memphis Horn
4 Vince Montana

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Females - Higest Debuts

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Chaka Khan
Almighty Fire
Chaka
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Warner Bros.
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3 Millie Jackson Get It Ou'cha System
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Roberta Flack Blue Lights In The Basement
Spring
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4
5 --
Natalie Cole
Donna Summer
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Natalie ... Live
Live And More
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Casablanca
2 Bobby Caldwell Bobby Caldwell Clouds/TK
Top Groups
6
7 - - -
Roberta Flack
-
Patti LaBelle
Roberta Flack
Tasty Epic
Atlantic 1
2
Commodores
Earth, Wind & Fire
8
9 -- - -
Diana Ross Ross Motown 3
4
Parliament
L.T.D
Female - Longest Charted

10 Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn Columbia
5 O'Jays
Rose Royce
Natalie Cole - Thankful - Capitol
6
Con Funk Shun
1
3 Summer -
Donna
- --Casablanca
Once Upon A Dream
I Remember Yesterday
Casablanca
7
8 Isley Brothers
Rufus
Summer
Donna
3
4
5
Wright
Betty
Champagne
Evelyn
- Live
- Alston
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King Smooth Talk RCA
9
10 Heatwave

1 Linda Clifford
3 Cheryl Lynn
4 Jean Carn
--
5 Norma Jean
New Female Vocalists Highest Debuts
1
2
Cheryl Lynn
Linda Clifford
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Cheryl Lynn Columbia
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Curtom/W B
Top Male Vocalists
1 Teddy Pendergrass
2 George Benson
3 Rick James
4 Michael Henderson
5
6
7
George Duke
Johnny Mathis
Sylvester
Groups
- -
-
Commodores
Longest Charted
Motown
8
9
Bill Withers
Barry White
1
2
- -- Columbia
Ashford & Simpson
Earth, Wind & Fire
Send It
All 'N All
Warner Bros.
3
- -
--
10 Lou Rawls
In Full Bloom Warner Bros.
4
- -
5 -
Rose Royce
Parliament Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
-- -
Casablanca
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George Duke Don't Let Go Epic
2
1
--
Rick James
George Benson
Come Get It Motown
Weekend In L.A. Warner Bros.
6
7
L.T.D.
-- Something To Love
The Emotions Rejoice
A&M
Columbia
3
-
Michael Henderson -- In The Night Time The Whispers
- Headlights Solar/RCA
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Buddah/Arista 8
4
5 -
Barry White - The Man
-- - - Polydor 20th Century 9 The Commodores
- Natural High Motown

6 Lou Rawls Intl.
Live Phila. 10 Con Funk Shun Love Shine Mercury
Roy Ayers
7
8
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Lonnie Liston Smith - - Polydor
Let's Do It
Loveland RCA Commodores -
The -- ARC/Columbia
Natural High Motown
9
10
Isaac Hayes
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Roy Ayers
For The Sake Of Love
- Polydor
You Send Me
1
2
- -
Earth, Wind & Fire
Parliament
Greatest Hits
Male Vocalists - Longest Charted

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Casablanca
1 -Capitol
Barry White Sings For Someone You Love
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Peabo Bryson -
Reaching For The Sky
20th
4
5 -- - - ... -
Quincy Jones
Heatwave
Stargard
Sounds
Stargard
-A&M
Central Heating
MCA
And Stuff Like That
Epic
2
3 - Come- - Motown
Rick James
Teddy Pendergrass
Get It
-
Life Is A Song Worth Singing
6
7
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Parliament
O'Jays - -
Motor Booty Affair
So Full Of Love
Casablanca
Phila. Intl.
4
5
Phila. Intn'1./Epic
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B.B. King ABC
9
10
8
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Togetherness
Brothers Johnson
A&M
Blam A&M
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BRICK HOUSE
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2
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4
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Foxy
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Chic
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7 Stargard
8 Faze -O
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9 Atlantic Starr
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10 Brides Of Funkenstein
Disco To Black Crossover
New Groups Highest Debuts - -
- --
Chic C'est Chic Atlantic
1
2
Stargard
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Chic
Stargard
C'est Chic
MCA
Atlantic
1
2 Donna Summer - -
KC & Sunshine Band
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Live And More Casablanca
Who Do You Love TK
-
Good Thang She/Atlantic
3
-- - -
-- - -
3 Faze -O 4 Diana Ross Ross Motown
4 Brides Of Funkenstein Funk Or Walk Atlantic Cheryl Lynn Columbia
5 Switch
Stargard -
Switch Gordy/Motown
What You Waitin' For MCA
5
6
Cheryl Lynn
Cerrone - - - -
Golden Touch Cotillion/Atlantic
6
- - -
Raydio Raydio Arista
7
- - - -
Bionic Boogie Bionic Boogie Polydor
- - - -
7 Quazar Arista
8 Quazar
Atlantic Starr Atlantic Starr A&M
8
9 -
Foxy Get Off TK/Dash
9
10
Grace Jones
Santa Esmeralda-Do Or Die Island
House Of The Rising Sun
New Groups - Longest Charted

10 Michael Zager Band Let's All Chant Private Stock
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Casablanca
Longest Charted
1Village
Brick -
-People - Macho Man Casablanca
Disco To Black Crossover
Peter Brown --
Fantasy Love Affair TK
Bang 1
-
-- - Atlantic
2
Village People Macho Man Casablanca
3
4
Chic
Sun
Chic
--
Sunburn Capitol
2
3
4
El Coco
Sylvester
--Cocomotion
Step II- - AVI
Fantasy
5 A Taste Of Honey Capitol
Duos
1 Brothers Johnson
2 Ashford & Simpson
3 Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson
5
Duos -
Herb Alpert/Hugh Masakela
Highest Debuts
- --
Ashford/Simpson Is It Still Good To Ya Warner Bros.
1
2 Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson

-- -
Secrets Arista
Pop To Black Crossover
3 J. Mathis/D. Williams Columbia
- -
Saturday Night Fever RSO
M. McCoo/B. Davis, Jr. Marilyn & Billy Columbia
- - Atlantic
1
-
4
Instrumentalists - Highest Debuts

2 The Rolling Stones Some Girls
Jazz Longest Charted
George Benson - -
Weekend In L.A. -
Warner Bros.
- -- Children -
Of Sanchez A&M
Chuck Mangione
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1 1
Grover Washington Jr. Live At The Bijou Kudu
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The Blackbyrds - -
Action Fantasy
2 Idris Muhammed Boogie To The Top
- - - ARC/Columbia
Kudu
-- Highest
3 Mr. Gone
Jazz To Black Crossover Debuts

3
4
Weather Report
Grover Washington Jr.
Salsoul Orchestra -
-
Reed Seed Motown
1 George Duke --
Don't Let Go
- Epic 5 Up The Yellow Brick Road
2 George Benson Weekend In L.A.

- - Warner Bros. Salsoul/RCA
- -
Soundtracks - Highest Debuts
6 Memphis Horns Band II RCA
3 Michael Henderson In The Night Time Bud-
Artists - --
dah/Arista
4 Roy Ayers - - - Polydor-
Let's Do It 1 Various
Chuck Mangione -Thank God It's Friday
Children Of Sanchez
Casablanca
A&M
- Artists - - --
Lonnie Liston Smith Loveland RCA
- - - - Polydor
5 2
6 Roy Ayers You Send Me 3 Various The Wiz MCA
Youngblood
7
8
Ronnie Laws
AlJarreau -
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All Fly Home
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Warner Bros.
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5
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2
3
FLASHLIGHT
GET OFF - --
FOXY
PARLIAMENT
Dash/TK
Casablanca
- -
4
5
USE TA BE MY GIRL O'JAYS
TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
-A
Philadelphia Int'l.
-
JOHNNY MATHIS/DENIECE WILLIAMS - Columbia
6
7
BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE
HOLDING ON (WHEN LOVE IS GONE)
- - --
TASTE OF HONEY
L.T.D.
Capitol
A&M
8
9 CLOSE THE DOOR --
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
T. PENDERGRASS
- -
FUNKADELIC Warner Bros.
Philadelphia Int'l.
10
11
THE GROOVE LINE
WHICH WAY IS UP? --HEATWAVE
STARGARD - - Epic
MCA
12
13
THREE TIMES A LADY
SHAKE AND DANCE WITH ME
--
COMMODORES
CON FUNK SHUN
Motown
- - Mercury
14
15
-
DANCE (DISCO HEAT) --
I'M IN LOVE ( AND I LOVE IT)
SYLVESTER -
ROSE ROYCE
Fantasy
Whitfield
16
17
FFUN CON FUNK SHUN
- -
TAKE ME TO THE NEXT PHASE - - -T
Mercury
ISLEY BROS. -Neck
18
19
BOOTZILLA
DANCE WITH ME
BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND
- -
PETER BROWN - TK
Warner Bros.
20
21 OUR LOVE -
JACK AND JILL RAYDIO
NATALIE COLE
- -Arista
Capitol
- Warner Bros.
22
23
IT SEEMS TO HANG ON
-
THERE'LL NEVER BE - SWITCH -
ASHFORD & SIMPSON
Gordy
--
24
25
SHAME
IT'S YOU THAT I NEED -
- - ENCHANTMENT
RCA
-
Roadshow
26
27
TAKE ME I'M YOURS
THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU
MICHAEL HENDERSON
-
Buddah
ROBERTA FLACK/DONNY HATHAWAY
- -
Columbia
Atlantic
28
29 GALAXY - --
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE
WAR MCA
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
--
30
31
STUFF LIKE THAT
ON BROADWAY - - QUINCY JONES
GEORGE BENSON
-
A&M
Warner Bros.
32
33 LAST DANCE -
ALWAYS AND FOREVER HEATWAVE
- -
DONNA SUMMER - Epic
Casablanca
34
35
36
YOU -
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE
McCRARYS
REACH FOR IT - - - CHIC
Portrait
GEORGE DUKE - -
Atlantic
Epic
37
38
SERPENTINE FIRE
-
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
YOUR SWEETNESS IS MY WEAKNESS
- - Columbia
BARRY WHITE - 20th Century
39
40
RUNAWAY LOVE
DUKEY STICK - LINDA CLIFFORD
GEORGE DUKE
- - Epic
Curtom
-
41
STAYIN' ALIVE -
DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR
- JIMMY "BO" HORNE
- Capitol
TK
- - - - Columbia
42 BEE GEES RSO
43 REACHING FOR THE SKY PEABO BRYSON
- - - Whitfield--Warner
44 LOVELY DAY BILL WITHERS
45 I'M EVERY WOMAN CHAKA KHAN Bros.
46 00H BOY ROSE ROYCE
47
48
TOO HOT TA TROT
DANCING -
MacARTHUR PARK - COMMODORES
DONNA SUMMER
- -Motown
Casablanca
49
50
SHADOW
- ALL - Mercury
(LET'S GO) THE WAY -
ANDY GIBB
WHISPERS
RSO
- Solar/RCA
51
52
MS DAVID OLIVER
SMILE -
DON'T COST YOU NOTHING
- - ASHFORD & SIMPSON - Warner Bros.
53
54 SHOUT IT OUT
-- -
EMOTIONS Columbia
BT EXPRESS --Columbia
55
56
I LIKE GIRLS
BABY COME BACK
FATBACK BAND
- PLAYER - Spring
RSO
- Columbia
57
58 LE SPANK -
AM I LOSING YOU MANHATTANS
- - -
LE PAMPLEMOUSSE - AVI
59
60
BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE
- - -
NATIVE NEW YORKER - JACKSONS
ODYSSEY RCA
Epic
61
62
BELLE
STAY - AL GREEN
RUFUS ABC
Hi
- --
63
64
AIN'T GONNA HURT NOBODY
BABY, BABY MY LOVE'S
-ALL
BRICK
FOR YOU
Bang
-
DENIECE WILLIAMS - Columbia
65
66
TONIGHT'S
DAYLIGHT
THE NIGHT
-
AND DARKNESS
--
BETTY WRIGHT
SMOKEY ROBINSON - Tamla/Motown
Alston/TK
67
68
NIGHT FEVER
ANNIE MAE -- BEE GEES
NATALIE COLE
- -RSO
Capitol
69
70
MARY JANE
LET'S ALL CHANT -
RICK JAMES
- -
Motown
MICHAEL ZAGER BAND -Private Stock
71
72
SOFT AND WET
RIDING HIGH
- - - Atlantic
PRINCE
FAZE -O - She/Atlantic
Warner Bros.
73
74
LE FREAK CHIC
-
LET ME PARTY WITH YOU (PART I)
- - BUNNY SIGLER - Gold Mind
75
76
FANTASY -
DON'T HOLD BACK -
EVERYBODY DANCE CHIC
CHANSON -- Ariola
Atlantic
77
78 GOT TO BE REAL -
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
-
CHERYL LYNN - Columbia
--
Columbia
79
80
WHAT YOU WAITIN'
PLAYING YOUR GAME
FOR
-STARGARD
BARRY WHITE
MCA
20th Century
- - Juana/TK
81 SOMEBODY'S GOTTA
- WIN,
-
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA LOSE CONTROLLERS
- Mercury
- -COMES)
82 ALMIGHTY FIRE ARETHA FRANKLIN Atlantic
83
84
LET'S START THE DANCE
COME GO WITH ME POCKETS - Columbia
HAMILTON BOHANNON
- -
COCOMOTION - -
85 IF YOU'RE READY (HERE IT ENCHANTMENT Roadshow
86
87 I AM YOUR
-
EL COCO
WOMAN,
AVI
SHE IS YOUR WIFE - - Atlantic
BARBARA MASON -
Prelude
- -- - -
88 DISCO TO GO BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN
89
90
BOP GUN PARLIAMENT
I JUST WANNA STOP
Casablanca
GINO VANNELLI -
A&M
91
92
WORKIN' TOGETHER
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
MAZE
- Capitol
-
BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND
- - Warner
Bros.
JACKSON -
Solar/RCA
93
94
(OLIVIA) LOST AND TURNED OUT
-
EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - ROSS/MICHAEL
DIANA
WHISPERS
- MCA
-- - -- Columbia -
95 LOVE ME RIGHT DENISE LA SALLE ABC
96 DO YOU LOVE SOMEBODY LUTHER INGRAM Koko
97 SHARING OUR LOVE EMOTIONS
98
99
100
VICTIM -
DON'T STOP, GET OFF
GET ON UP (DISCO) -
CANDI STATON - Warner - Columbia
SYLVERS
TYRONE DAVIS
Casablanca
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East Coastings/Points West: 1978 In Review
the Bee Gees success to that of the Beatles association with Columbia by announcing facility to honor those who made rock great.
JANUARY They said they hoped to open a New York
NEW WAVE NEW YEAR - With the Sex
Pistols first (and what turned out to be only)
in the mid -1960s, but at the same time,
Beatlemania of sorts continued with the 4th
Annual Beatlefest held in New York.
he would switch to Warner Bros. for an un-
disclosed amount. At the same time, Paul
McCartney's people denied he was BACK ON THE COAST -
City site for the museum by 1980.
Quite a buzz
U.S. tour under way, the interest/curiosity Another rock 'n' roll gathering also kept the negotiating a new deal, having fulfilled his around L.A. was caused when members of
in the punk/new wave movement was at a interest in oldies but goodies going. The contract with Capitol Records ... The the press and radio received mailgrams
peak. CBGB's Second Avenue Theatre had "Original Rock 'N' Roll Flea Market, Record Moody Blues went back into the studio to signed by George Harrison and Rod
a number of year-end concerts by new Mart and Film Festival," was staged in New work on their first LP in more than five years Stewart inviting them to a press conference
wave artists including Talking Heads, Patti York ... And then, of course, there was the ... Another former Beatle, Ringo Starr, where details of a significant musical and
Smith and Richard Hell & The Voidoids, heavy speculation that The Rutles would be made the news by signing with Portrait ... cultural event would be revealed. As it tur-
David Bowle hit the age of 30 ... Van ned out, neither Harrison nor Stewart
Top 10 Albums showed up, but instead appeared mem-
- - Morrison went to work on a new album, ten-

tatively titled "Let The Cowboy Ride" ... bers of a group called Project Interspeak,
-- -
Street-Legal Bob Dylan (Columbia) Doors members Ray Manzarek, Robby whose aim was to protect whales. Rumors
Wavelength --
The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1
Van Morrison
(ARC/Columbia)
(Warner Bros.)
Krieger and John Densmore reunited to
supplying backing tracks for an upcoming
release of the late Jim Morrison's poetry..
were flying of a Beatles reunion for a benefit
concert, but it appeared the organization
had really very few artists with solid com-
-- --
.
Some Girls Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones/Atlantic) Former Byrds Roger McGuinn and Gene mitments and the event never came to pass
Rainbow Seeker Joe Sample (ABC) Clark were joined at their Roxy show by . Meanwhile, Japanese entrepreneur
Rocky Aoki made his attempt to reunite the
Live & More -

Stranger In Town
--
Bob Seger
Donna Summer
(Capitol)
(Casablanca)
Bruce Springsteen
Chris Hillman and David Crosby, bringing
4/5 of the original Byrds back together in
concert for the first time in years ... John
Denver embarked on a two -month U.S.
Fab Four by making an offer of $50 million
to John, Paul, George and Ringo if they
would play one concert in his newly -
(Columbia)
Rough --
Tina Turner- -(Roadshow/UA)
tour with stops at major halls and arenas
Ian Anderson keeping tight security
around the recording of Jethro Tull's
acquired stadium in England.
MAKING THE ROUNDS - Carly Simon
went back on the concert trail for the first
Mr. Gone Weather Report (ARC/Columbia) time in six years and released her "Boys In
among others. Meanwhile, an article sum-

-Alan Sutton
"Heavy Horses" LP.
MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE '70s
March 18, the Top 5 singles were RSO or
- On The Trees" LP ... Plans were being laid for
the Texas World Music Festival which
issuing their first LP in almost eight years.
marizing 1977's music in the Cincinnati
Post said of the Pistols, "The band, whose
JAMAICA SAY YOU WILL - Michael
Epstein of My Father's Place and Warren
Bee Gees -related, with two Bee Gees
songs, an Andy Gibb record, Samantha
would be held Fourth of July weekend in
Dallas ... There were also reports that
members have green -dyed hair and wear Sang and Eric Clapton holding down the Bruce Springsteen would make a major
Smith, president of Epiphany Records in U.S. tour in the summer ... The Elvis
safety pins through their noses have dif- top spots ... And NBC-TV featured a num-
San Francisco, worked out an agreement Costello/Mink DeVIIle/Nick Lowe tour
ficulty getting bookings in their own coun- with the Jamaican government to promote ber of recording artists in its "First Annual
try." Another story in the Philadelphia En- Rock 'N' Roll Sports Classic" which pitted began ... Van "The Man" Morrison, still at
reggae acts on the island. The first concert work on a new album, was another subject
quirer called the whole movement one of artists against one another in a variety of
under the deal featured Burning Spear, of "return to the road" rumors ... Warner
1977's "more distasteful elements. Later in athletic events.
Culture and Soul Syndicate. Bros. finally released the long -delayed
the month, the Pistols wound up their color-
ful tour with a stop at San Francisco's Win- DEALS, SIGNINGS AND OTHER
NEGOTIATIONS -The Scotti Bros. were
APRIL - The
"Last Waltz" soundtrack from The Band's
farewell Winterland Concert on Thanksgiv-
terland Auditorium, drawing a crowd which DOIN' THE NEW YORK SHUFFLE
was divided between the fans, the skeptics huddling in New York with Ahmet Ertegun legendary Apollo Theatre found new ing, 1976... The Jam went on its first major
and the curious. One week later, lead U.S. tour ... And Lou Reed canceled out as
host of NBC's Midnight Special, but then
singer Johnny Rotten announced that the
Top 10 Albums
group had split up.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MUSICAL
COIN - The trend that turned out to be the
-
This Years Model --
-4 -
Elvis Costello (Columbia)
taped a special segment with Flo & Eddie
discussing the censorship problems that
led to his decision to bow out.
one which continued throughout 1978 got
an early start, that being the chart domina-
Tracks On Wax
- -
Honky Tonk Masquerade
Dave Edmunds
-
Joe Ely (MCA)
(Swan Song/Atlantic)
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
MAY
-
Legendary
tion of RSO Records. The first chart of the
year had the Bee Gees in the #1 singles slot
- --
Meet Me At the Crux Dirk Hamilton (Elektra/Asylum) producer/recluse Phil Spector, of all peo-
-- -
with "How Deep Is Your Love," followed the Misfits Kinks (Arista) ple, called a press conference to announce
next week by Player's "Baby Come Back."
"Saturday Night Fever" moved into the Top
10 of the album chart and then to number
Wavelength --
Keeps Rockin' Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury)
Van Morrison (Warner Bros.)
he would host a locally -produced television
show called "Win the Jamm." Not sur-
prisingly, the show never materialized, but
one slot in January ... The other major
chart surprise came from Randy Newman,
who scored his first #1 single with the con-
Bruised Orange
-
Stranger In Town --
John Prine (Elektra/Asylum)
Bob Seger
(Capitol)
Bruce Springsteen -
no one seemed to notice, being so stunned
that Spector actually arranged and then
showed up, at the press meeting ... Irving
Berlin turned 90 ... Nell Young played five
troversial "Short People." The song -stirred
numerous protests for several weeks from (Columbia) -Randy Lewis
nights at San Francisco's intimate Boarding
a variety of individuals and organizations
House ... The "Grease" soundtrack was
released ... San Francisco -based group
who evidently missed the satire in the song. management so it could reopen ... John
OTHER HAPPENINGS - Some of the
early year artist -related news included Dr.
and Jerry Greenberg, causing speculation
that the Scottis would be getting their own
label ... The Allman Bros. were rumored to
Lennon & Yoko Ono settled into their new
Hot Tuna called it quits after almost 10
years because they felt it was "time for a
place in Delaware County in upstate New
change" ... Bob Seger's long-awaited and
Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, which be getting back together for at least one York where they planned to raise cows ...
ended its management association with several times delayed "Stranger In Town"
album and possibly atour. The principals in Rock 'n' roll giant Chuck Berry and Atlantic
Tommy Mottola's Champion Entertain- was released ... Thin Llzzy joined Warner
the group met with Capricorn president president Jerry Greenberg were spotted
ment ... Paul McCartney & Wings'"Mull Of Bros. ... Rocket Records moved its head-
Phil Walden in Miami ... Plans for Neil huddling in the label's Gotham offices,
Kintyre" became the biggest selling single quarters to New York so there would be
Young to do a six week U.S. tour were an- prompting rumors Berry would be an Atlan-
in British record history ... Progress easier communication between the label's
nounced about three weeks before the idea tic recording artist in the not -too -distant U.S. and U.K. operations ... Rolling Stone
seemed to be going well for the Linda was shelved ... Warner Bros. signed Devo future ... And a group of women in Dover, magazine's softball team took a beating at
Ronstadt-Dolly Parton-Emmylou Harris ... Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers New Hampshire set about establishing
the hands of The Eagles in a contest fought
trio album. At the same time that resigned with ABC ... Plans were un- "The Museum of Contemporary Music," a (continued on page 77)
Elektra/Asylum seemed to have that derway for Cal Jam II at the Ontario Motor
supergroup record looming on the horizon, Speedway March 18. Artists reported to be
the label was negotiating with a new group appearing included Aerosmith, Heart, Ted Top 10 Albums
gaining popularity in its native Boston. The
group was called The Cars ... Jan. 23,
Nugent, Bob Welch and Foreigner ...
Boston's long-awaited second album was Bare -
Bobby Bare - - -
(Columbia)
-- - - -
Joyce and Neil Bogart noted the arrival of delayed yet again because of snowstorms Honky Tonk Masquerade Joe Ely (MCA)
their first child, Evan "Kidd" Bogart. in thegroup's namesake city ... The Village
FEBRUARY
-
Voice issued its annual critics poll. The sur-
vey of 68 top critics named the Sex Pistols'
Meet Me At The Crux Dirk Hamilton (Elektra/Asylum)
Waylon & Willie Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (RCA) -
NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW While
much of the east coast was buried under
blizzard -like conditions and the west coast
"Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex
Pistols" as top album of 1977 ... And
Micah Joseph Diamond was born to
Bartender's Blues
Wavelength -- --
George Jones
Van Morrison
(Epic)
(Warner Bros.)
was threatening to float away because of
torrential rains, the nation as a whole was
burning up with "Saturday Night Fever," as
Marsha and Neil Diamond on Valentine's
Day.
Bruised Orange John Prine
Darkness On The Edge Of Town - (Elektra/Asylum)
Bruce Springsteen -
-- - -
the soundtrack LP continued its MARCH (Columbia)
stranglehold on the #1 position on the Top THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - Final Exam Loudon Wainwright
Williams (ABC)
(Arista)
200 Albums chart and the Bee Gees and Several major rock figures from the 1960s Expressions Don
company traded off week after week in the were making the news that characterized -Jeff ('rossan
#1 singles position. Many were comparing March. Paul Simon ended a 14 -year
GREETINGS fR*''OII Á L,:ÖF US..
CASH BOX TO31OOSNCLES December 30, 1978
Weeks Weeks Weeks
On On On
12/23 Chart 12/23 Chart 12/23 Chart
1 LE FREAK 35 THE GAMBLER 68 DOUBLE VISION
e00 MUCH HEAVEN CHIC (Atlantic 3519)
BEE GEES (RSO RS 913)

1
3
10
7
KENNY ROGERS )United Artists 1250)
36 TIME PASSAGES
AL STEWART (Arista AS 0362)
40
26 14
7
ANIMAL
STEPHEN BISHOP (ABC AB -12435)
(Atlantic 3514) 48
80
19
3
3 YOU DON'T BRING ME 37 HOME AND DRY 70 ALIVE AGAIN
GERRY RAFFERTY
FLOWERS (United Artists UAX-1266)
CHICAGO Columbia 3-10845) 36 11
45
71 HOT CHILD IN THE CITY
4 MY LIFE
BARBRA & NEIL (Columbia 3-10840) 2 10
A,38 SOUL MA
BLUES BROTHERS (Atlantic A-36122)
6
NICK GILDER (Chrysalis CHS 2226) 56 23
BILLY JOEL Columbia 3-10853) 5 9
53 4
72 THE POWER OF GOLD
SHARING THE NIGHT 39 A MAN I'LL NEVER BE
40
5 DAN FOGELBERG & TIM WEISBERG
BOSTON (Epic 8-50638) 44 8 61 13
TOGETHER SOMEWHERE IN THE 73 LOST IN YOUR LOPVESosos)
DR. HOOK (Capitol P-4621) 4 16
6 Y.M.C.A. NIGHT JOHN PAUL YOUNG
(Scotti Bros./Atlantic SB -405) 76 4
BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0382) 51 3
VILLAGE PEOPLE (Casablanca NB 945) 9 11
41 HOLD ME, TOUH ME 74 WILL SURVIVE
I
7 HOLD THE LINE PAUL STANLEY (Casablanca NB 940) 42 9
GLORIA GAYNOR (Polydor PD 14508) 84 2
TOTO (Columbia 3-10830) 8 13
75 HERE COMES THE
8 (OUR LOVE) DON'T 42 SWEET LIFE
PAUL DAVIS (Bang B-738) 21 21 NIGHT
THROW IT ALL AWAY 43 HOW MUCH FEEL
I NICK GILDER (Chrysalis CHS 2264) 39 9
ANDY GIBE (RSO RS 911) 7 12
AMBROSIA Warner Bros. WBS 8640) 29 15 76 RUN FOR HOME
9 00H BABY BABY E -45546-A) 44 MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL LINDISFARNE (Atco 7093) 52 14
LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 11 8
77 GET DOWN
CARS Elektra 45537) 46 10
10 SEPTEMBER +TAKE ME TO THE RIVER GENE CHANDLER (20th Centur TC 2386) 91 4
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
ARC/Columbia 3-10854) 16 7
THE TALKING HEADS (Sire/WBS 1932) 50 9 78 KISS YOU ALL OVER
11 LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE 46 STRAIGHT ON EXILE (Warner/Curb WBS 8589) 64 26
I
HEART (Portrait 6-70020) 33 16 79 DANCIN' SHOES
(DISCO ROUND) 47 THE DREAM NEVER DIES FAITH BAND (Village/Mercury 74037) 87 3
ALICIA BRIDGES (Polydor PD 14483) 6 27 THE COOPER BROS. (Capricorn CPS 0308) 49 12 80 STORMY
12 PROMISES LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE SANTANA (Columbia 3-10873) 88 2
ERIC CLAPTON (RSO 910) 15 12
ANYMORE 81 WHAT YOU WON'T DO
13 PART-TIME LOVE FOR LOVE
ELTON JOHN (MCA 40973) 13 9 ROSE ROYCE Whitefield/WBS 8712) 58 7
14 WE'VE GOT TONE

BOBBY CALDWELL Clouds/TK CLO 11-A)
ONE LAST MISS 92 3
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND J. GEILS BAND 82 READY TO TAKE A
17 10 8964) 54 7 CHANCE AGAIN
15 MACARTHUR PARj(IP-4653) "'YOU TOOK THErWOSPRDS BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0357) 66 17
DONNA SUMMER (Casablanca NB 939) 12 17 RIGHT OUT OF MY 83 I BELIEVE YOU
HOW YOU GONNA SEE MOUTH IllTHE CARPENTERS (A&M 2097) 70 6
ME NOW MEAT LOAF Cleve. Intl/Epic 8-50634) 55 7

EVERY TIME I THINK OF
1111 ALICE COOPER (Warner Bros. WBS 8695) 18 11 EiS1' SHATTERED YOU
-
EVERY 1'S A WINNER ROLLING STONES (Rollin Stones 19310) 65 3 THE BABYS (Chrysalis CHS 2279) 1
HOT CHOCOLATE Infinity INF 50002) 22 8 52 DANCIN' SHOES 85 A LITTLE LOVIN'

BICYCLE RACE/FAT NIGEL OLSSON (Bang B-740) 63 4 THE RAES (A&M 2091) 89 5
53 FOREVER AUTUMN 86 SING FOR THE DAY

BOTTOMED GIRLS
QUEEN Elektra E -45541-A) 20 8 di JUSTIN HAYWARD Columbia 3-10799) 34 15
STYX (A&M 2110-S) - 1
19 A LITTLE MORE LOVE 54, RADIOACTIVE 87 YOU MAKE ME FEEL

20 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN (MCA 40975)
LOTTA LOVE
NICOLETTE LARSON
(Warner Bros. WBS 8664)
24 6 laGENE SIMMONS (Casablanca NB 951)
YOU NEED A WOMAN
TONIGHT
59 5 (MIGHTY REAL)
SYLVESTER_(F_antasy -846 -A -M)
88 I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
F -
28 6
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE A&M 2106) 62 RIGHT
2# FIRE 56 YOUR SWEETNESS IS
5
22 INSTANT REPLAY
POINTER SISTERS Planet P-45901) 27 8
MY WEAKNESS 89 SILVER LINING
(RCA PB 11386) - 1
DAN HARTMAN (Blue Sky/CBS ZS8-2772) 23 12 BARRY WHITE (20th Century TC 2380) 57 8
2t NEW YORK GROVE

ACE FREHLEY (Casablanca NB 941)
57 YOU THRILL ME
EXILE (Warner/Curb WBS 87111 60 7
90 TRANQUILLO (MELT MY
PLAYER (RSO 914) 1
25 12
*BLUE HEART)
24 I JUST WANA STOP MORNING, BLUE CARLY SIMON (Elektra E-45544) 90 4
GINO VANNELLI (A&M 2072) 10 17 DAY 91 GOOD LOVIN'
I
25 GOT TO BE REAL FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3543) 67 2 GRATEFUL DEAD (Arista AS 0383) 96 3
CHERYL LYNN (Columbia 3-10808) 37 7 59 CHANGE OF HEART 92 YOU STEPPED INTO MY
26 SHAKE IT ERIC CARMEN Arista 0354) 30 16
LIFE
IAN MATTHEWS (Mushroom 7039) 32 6 é SHAKE YOUR GROOVE MELBA MOORE (Epic 8-50600)
27 STRANGE WAY THING 93 THE MOMENT IN TIME
93 3
FIREFALL (Atlantic 3518) 14 14 PEACHES & HERB (Polydor OD 14514) 75 4 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
WILL BE IN LOVE WITH 6 EASY DRIVER (Epic 8-50632) 94 3
YOU KENNY LOGGINS Columbia 3-10866) 69 4 94 WHO DO YA LOVE
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR E is 8-50604) 31 11 62 DANCING IN THE CITY KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
PL EASE COME MARSHALL HAIN (Harvest 4748) 72 4 A) 95 3
FOR CHRISTMAS BABY I'M BURNIN' 95 THE FOOTBALL CARD,
EAGLES As lum E -45555-A) 43 4 DOLLY PARTON (RCA JB-11420) 74 3
96 MILES AWAY
GLENN SUTTON (Mercury 55052) - 1
DON'T HOLD FÁCK I DON'T WANNA LOSE

FOTOMAKER (Atlantic 3531) 77
CHANSON (Ariola 7717) 35 9
YOU 6
DO YA THINK I'M SEXY DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 97 TAKE IT ANY WAY YOU
ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. WBS 8724) 47 2 73 3 WANT IT
"I WAS MADE FOR 65 LIGHT THE SKY( ON FIRE) THE OUTLAWS (Arista AS 0378) 98 2
DANCIN"'
33 I'M EVERY WOMAN
LEIF GARRETT
(Scotti Bros./Atlantic SB 403)
CHAKA KHAN (Tattoo/WBS 8683)

38
19
9
13
00 NO TELL LOVER
67 YOU'VE REALY GOT A
JEFFERSON STARSHIP
Grunt/RCA JB 11426)
CHICAGO (Columbia 3-10879)

68
82
5
2
98 CAN YOU
99 THERE'LL NEVER BE
100 DON'T WANT TO LIVE
L
GLEN CAMPBELL Capitol P-4638)
SWITCH (Gordy 7G -159-F)

78
81
11
13
DON'T CRY OUT LOUD HOLD ON ME WITHOUT IT

MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista 0373) 41 8 EDDIE MONEY (Columbia 3-10842) 71 5 PABLO CRUISE (A&M 2076) 79 15
ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICE NSEES)

-- --- -
-- -
A Little (John Farrar/Irving BMI) 19 Here Comes (Beachwood BMI) 75 My Life (Impulsive/April ASCAP) 4 Sweet Life (Web IV BMI) 42
Little Lovin' (Perren/Vibes
- -
A ASCAP) Hold The Line (Hudmar ASCAP)
Alive Again (Make Me Smile
85 7
-
New York Groove (Russell Ballard/ Take It (Hustlers BMI) 97
-- -
ASCAP) 70 Hold Me. Touch Me (Kiss ASCAP) 41 April ASCAP) 23 Take Me (Jec/AI Green BMI) 45
ASCAP)
A Man I'll (Pure Songs
Animal House (Duchess/Stephen Bishop
- -
39
BMI) . 69
Home And Dry (Hudson Bay BMI)
Hot Child (Beechwood BMI)
37
71
No Tell Lover (Com/Street Sense/
Polish Prince - -
ASCAP)
The Dream (Obe Mastro/Tamiami/
-
Baby (Velvet Apple BMI)
66 Amin Welbeck)
- 47
-- -
63 How Much I (Rubicon
- -
BMI) 43 One Last (Center City
Bicycle Race (Queen/Beachwood BMI) 18 How You Gonna (Ezra /Jodrell ASCAP/ Ooh Baby (Jobete - ASCAP)
ASCAP)
49 The Football Card (Flagship
The Gambler (Writers Night - BMI) 95
Blue Morning (Somerset/WB BMI) 58 Candlewood Mountain BMI) 16
-
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All (Stigwood/
9
The Moment (Silver Blue - ASCAP) 35
- -
ASCAP) 93
Can You (Royal Oak/Windstar
Change Of Heart (Camex
Dancin' Shoes (Canal --
BMI)
BMI)
-
ASCAP) 98
59
52
I
Flying Addrissi -
Believe In You (Musicways/
BMI)
I Don't Know (Six Continents/
83
Unichappell BMI)
Part Time (Jodrell/Leeds - -
ASCAP)
8
13
The Power Of (Hickory Grove
There'll Never (Jobete ASCAP)
ASCAP) 72
99
- -- -
Please Come Home (Fort Knox BMI)
-- -
29 Time (DJM/Frabjous/Approxmate) 36
Dancin' Shoes (Canal BMI)
Dancing (No Licensee BMI)
Do Ya Think (Riva/WB/Nita-Stalk
- ASCAP)-
79
62 I
Mills And Mills BMI)
Don't (Hot-Cha/Six Continents
Just (Ross/Vannelli)
-
BMI)
88
64
Promises (Narwhal
Radioactive (Kiss
BMI)
ASCAP)
12
54
Too Much (Unicef BMI)
Tranquillo (C'est ASCAP/Country Road -
2
BMI) 90
Don't Cry Out (lrving/Woolnough/Jemava/
-
31 I
Love The (Lowery BMI)- -

24 Ready To (Ensign/Kamikazi
Run For (Crazy/Chappell - BMI)
ASCAP)
82 We've Got Tonight (Gear ASCAP) 14
- --
11 What You Won't Do For Love
76
-
I
Unichappell/Begonia BMI)
- -
34 I Was Made (Michael's/Scot Tone ASCAP) 32 September (Saggfire BMI/ (Warner Tamerlane/May 12
- -
BMI) 81
Don't Hold (Kichelle/Jamerson/Cos-K ASCAP) 50
Don't Want (Irving/Pablo Cruise BMI) 100 Koppelman -
I Will Be (Morgan Creek/Songs Of Bander-
ASCAP)
-- 28
Steelchest ASCAP)
Shake It (Steamed Clam
10 Who Do (Sherlyn/Harrick BMI) 94
-
Double Vision (Somerset/Evansongs/ I Will Survive (Perren-Vibes ASCAP) 74 Shake Your (Perren-Vibes - -
BMI)
ASCAP)
26 Y.M.C.A. (Greenlight ASCAP)
You Don't Bring (Stonebridge/
6
ASCAP)
60
-
- --
WB 68 I'm Every Woman (Nick -O -Val
Easy Driver (Streamline BMI) 61 --
Instant Replay (Silver Steed
ASCAP)
BMI)
33
22
Sharing (Music Mill/Alan
Shattered (Colegems-EMI
Cartee
-
ASCAP)
ASCAP/BMI) . 5 Threesome ASCAP) 3
Every l's A (Finchley

Every Time (X-Ray/Jacon
ASCAP)
BMI)
17 Kiss You (Chinnichap/Careers
- BMI) 78 Silver Lining (Touch Of
- Gold/Crowbeck/
51
Typsyi -
You Make Me Feel (Beekeeper/
ASCAP)
-- 84
-- - - -
84 Le Freak (Chic BMI) Stigwood BMI)
Fat Bottomed (Oueen/Beechwood
Fire (Bruce Springsteen ASCAP)
BMI) 18 Light The Sky (Lunatunes BMI) 65
1
Sing For (Almo/Stygian --

ASCAP)
89
86
You Need A Woman (ABC Dunhill
You Stepped (Stigwood/Unlchappell
BMI)
BMI)
55
92
Forever Autumn (Duchess

- BMI)
21
53 -
Lost In Your (Edward B. Meeks
Lotta Love (Silver Fiddle BMI)
BMI)
-
73
20
Soul Man (Walden/Birdees
Somewhere (Irving/Randor -
-
ASCAP)
BMI)
38 Your Sweetness (Sa-Vette/Six Continent/
-
Good Lovin' (Hudson BMI)
Get Down (Gaetana/Cachand/Cissi - 91 Love Don't (May 12th/Werner-Tamerlane
- BMI) 48 Stormy (Low -Sal BMI)
- 80
40 Rel Nel BMI)
You Thrill Me (Chinnichap -
BMI)
56
57
- - -
BMI) 77 MacArthur Park (Canopy ASCAP) 15 Straight On (Wilsongs/Know ASCAP)
Got To Be Real (Butterfly/Bong
BMI/Hudman/Cotaba ASCAPI 25 My Best Friend's (Lido -
Miles Away (Fotomaker/Adrian Leighton
BMI)
BMI) 96
44
Strange (Steven
El Suero -BMI)
Stills/Warner Tamerlane/
46
27
Peg -
You Took (Edward B. Marks/Neverland/
BMI)
You've Really Got (Jobete -
ASCAP)
50
67
= Exceptionally heavy radio activity this week = Exceptionally heavy sates activity this week
VOLUME XL - NUMBER 33 - December 30, 1978
THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY COSH BOX

GEORGE ALBERT
President and Publisher
MEL ALBERT
Vice President and General Manager
EDITORIAL
STAN MONTEIRO
Director of Marketing ... Or Get Off The Pot
DAVE FULTON
Editor In Chief As we move into 1979, the second anniversary of Jury has found something illegal, then let's get to it.
J.B. CARMICLE the Justice Department's much heralded antitrust Otherwise, leave the music industry alone.
General Manager, East Coast
investigation of the music business is approaching We agree with this attitude 110%.
JIM SHARP
Director. Nashville
with apparently no end in sight. Since the Grand The announcement of this investigation
CHUCK MEYER, Acct. Exec, West Coast Jury was convened in February 1977, three different prompted headlines in newspapers across the
East Coast Editorial attorneys have been in charge of the investigation country about alleged price fixing and collusion in
KEN TERRY, East Coast Editor
CHARLES PAIKERT and NO indictments have been handed down. the record business. But, in the event the Justice
LEO SACKS
AARON FUCHS It appears that this investigative body, interested Department attorneys come up empty-handed, will
West Coast Editorial in possible price-fixing, is still in a discovery stage as there be similar stories to that effect? We think not.
ALAN SUTTON, West Coast Editor
RANDY LEWIS interviews with industry leaders continue. And in And for that reason, it's time for the government to
JEFF CROSSAN
PETER HARTZ typical fashion, the Justice Department does not lay its cards on the table.
JOEY BERLIN
RAY TERRACE periodically give informational updates, so a The cloud of suspicion has lingered overhead too
DALE KAWASHIMA
COOKIE AMERSON shadow of suspicion lingers. long.
Research As one label president recently said, if this Grand
KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager
BILL FEASTER
LEN CHODOSH
HARALD TAUBENREUTHER
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
MARK ALBERT
J. PATRICK FAULSTICH
SEAN THOMAS
JACK CHIPMAN
Nashville Editorial/Research
BOB CAMPBELL
TIM WILLIAMS
KEN WOODS Record company executives see future market as a result of re-
DENISE MEEK
established Sino -American relations (page 5).
Art Director
LARRY CRAYCRAFT
FCC proposal to limit "superstations" operations could add 150
Circulation
THERESA TORTOSA, Manager new AM outlets (page 5).
PUBLICATION OFFICES
NEW YORK Part three of homogenization series explores impact at retail and
119 West 57th, N.Y., N.Y. 10019
Phone: (212) 586-2640 radio levels (page 5).
Cable Address: Cash Box N.Y.
elex: 666123
CALIFORNIA
AFTRA-SAG members go on strike (page 6).
6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930)
Hollywood, Ca. 90028
Phone: (213) 464-8241
Motown Records president Barney Ales departs label; Michael
NASHVILLE Roshkind promoted to chief operating officer (page 5).
21 Music Circle East, Nashville, Tenn. 37203
Phone: (615) 244-2898
CHICAGO
Little River Band's "Lady" and The Babys' "Every Time Think Of I
CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine, Mgr.

1424 S. 61st Ct., Cicero IL 60650
You" are the top Singles Picks of the week (page 12).
Phone: (312) 863-7440
WASHINGTON, D.C. "Superman The Movie" and Edwin Starr's "Clean" are the top
JOANNE OSTROW
4201 Massachusetts Ave., NW Album Picks of the week (page 11).
Washington, D.C. 20016
ENGLAND -
JON DONALDSON
NICK UNDERWOOD
25 Denmark St., London WC 2
Phone: 01-836-1362/01-836-4188
TOP POP DEBUTS
ARGENTINA -
MIGUEL SMIRNOFF
- The Babys - Chrysalis
Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B"
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone: 89-6796
SINGLES 84 TIME THINK
EVERY I OF YOU
BRAZIL -
H. GANDELMAN
Av. Rio Branco, 156 Sala 627 ALBUMS 182 SHOT - Lakeside - Solar/RCA
OF LOVE
Rio de Janeiro RJ
Phone: 231-3231
Cable: COPIGAN
- POP SINGLE POP ALBUM
NUMBER
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8W 359
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Labels See China Potential,
But Not In Immediate Future
by Aaron Fuchs foresee anything at all happening with rock
NEW YORK - Now that diplomatic rela-
tions are being restored between American
music in the near future. People there just
haven't been exposed to it."
and the People's Republic of China, U.S. Frank Who?
record manufacturers are optimistic about Joe Smith, chairman of Elektra/Asylum
the long-range prospects of doing business Records, who accompanied Leventhal to
with China. At this point, however, the only China, is also skeptical about exporting
industry -connected firm that has announ- rock to China. "I can't see rock music hav-
ced it is making overtures to the Chinese ing any impact in the foreseeable future.
government is not a label. When went there last June with the group,
I I
Lened International Corp. of Elizabeth, found that there was no recognition at all of
New Jersey, which manufactures record contemporary music. No one had heard of
pressing equipment and which recently the Beatles. No one had even heard of
completed a $500,000 sale to Russia, Sinatra. China has never had the exposure
already has a representative en route to of a BBC or a Voice of America or Armed
MURRAY GETS GOLD, PLATINUM - After a performance at Las Vegas' Aladdin Hotel,
Anne Murray was presented with gold and platinum copies of her "Let's Keep It That Way"
China. According to Leonard Palmer,
president of the company, "we are going in
Forces Radio. To give you an example of
the state of their industry, they have one
there blind. One of our representatives had record company which uses three record
LP and "You Needed Me" single on Capitol Records. Murray also received a New Zealand plants in vastly distant parts of the country
some business in Japan, and had all the
gold award for "You Needed Me" and an Australian gold award for "Let's Keep It That and, each plant only presses one third of
necessary papers, so we're sending him
Way." Pictured (l -r) are: Dennis White, Capitol's vice president of marketing; Murray; Don their catalog selections. When suggested
Zimmermann, president and chief operating officer; Oscar Arslanian, director of press & there to see what possibilities for business I
exist." pressing all their titles from all their plants,

artist relations; Rupert Perry, vice president of A&R; Pete Foyak, vice president of ad- Low Priority it proved to be some sort of breakthrough.
ministration and Bruce Portmann, international promotion manager. But, in the final analysis, this new
According to record industry people who
have been to China, chances of introducing relationship has to be seen as a positive
FCC Clear Channel Cutback Western pop music there are virtually nil at
present. Manager and impresario Harold
benefit for the music business. Even if it
takes ten years to develop the technology
and to overcome the language problem,
Could Add 150 AM Stations

Leventhal, who visited the country last May
with a contingent of 25 film and record in-
dustry executives, concluded that the
when things like that are ironed out
watch out."
-
highest priority among Chinese was for Arthur Martinez, division vice president
position on widening the AM radio band, to
by Joanne Ostrow be presented at the World Administrative technical knowledge. "What is foremost for of international for RCA Records agreed
WASHINGTON, D.C. - If the FCC's
proposal to curtail super-power station
Radio Conference in Geneva next year.
That proposal could eventually mean the
China now," he said, "is that basic needs
such as agricultural development and
with this view. "Because China has 800,-
000,000 people," he said, "when the music
manufacturing processes be met. At this business happens there, it's going to hap-
operations on 25 clear channels is passed, addition of some 800 AM radio stations on
stage, the record business is not a high pen big. We at RCA would very much like,
the result could be up to 150 new AM radio the air (Cash Box, Dec. 16).
priority. They're at the stage where we'd and frankly expect, to be the first in the
stations. But this plan, recommended by the FCC
need to literally take one of our plants and door. RCA has had prior business dealings
In regulations proposed last week, the staff, is of greater immediate interest to the
transport it over there." Leventhal added with China, and the RCA dog and horn was,
commiss on said it wants to allow new sta- broadcast industry. Any new channels
tions to move into some or all of the clear produced by international agreement at that he hopes to be allowed to bring and probably still is, a recognized
channel frequencies. Those frequencies American folk artists to China within the trademark, extending prior to World War II.
(continued on page C-191
are currently occupied by 25 stations next year. However, he said, "I don't (continued on page C-19)
across the country which are extra powerful

transmitters covering as much as half the
continental U.S. with their broadcast
Homogenized Music Leads RetailTo Greater
signals at night. The clear channels were
created in the early days of radio to serve
rural areas with no local broadcasting.
Sales; Radio Views It As A Mixed Blessing
by Randy Lewis and Jeff Crossan For example, at a King Karol retail outlet, such as KHJ in Los Angeles and WABC in
The FCC's proposal is open to public Crystal Gayle's albums, which were once New York.
comment until April 9, 1979. (In this final installment of a three-part stocked solely in the "country" bins, might Cautious
Immediate Impact series examining the homogenization of also now be found in the "contemporary" Pop radio programmers, concerned
This proposal is separate from the U.S. contemporary music, several executives of and "female vocalists" sections as well. primarily with their station's ratings, may be
the retail and radio industries discuss the And while George Benson product cautious about adding records by artists
trend and its impact on their fields.) who are expanding their musical boun-
Ales Out, Roshkind LOS ANGELES - As an increasing number
previously was found strictly in the "jazz"
section of K mart's record departments, his daries, but no more so than they are in
adding any record. Most said they will re-
Upped At Motown of artists from a variety of musical genres LPs are now often racked in "soul" and
make the move into the pop melting pot, "pop" categories also. ject a record simply because the artist had
LOS ANGELES - Barney Ales has left they become easier to locate - on the radio
dial and in retail record racks, that is.
Likewise, records by Benson and Gayle
recently have been played on pop stations
previously been heard only on R&B, jazz or
country stations.
Motown Industries after three years as
But programmers at both R&B and coun-
president of Motown Records, and Michael - x*
Roshkind, vice chairman of Motown try stations differ in their views over the
Industries, has been promoted to chief consequences of playing this type of record
at their stations. Some believe they can ex-
operating officer. All divisions within the
company, including the music division's pand their audience by playing pop -
Motown, Tamla, Gordy, VIP and Prodigal oriented records by artists with roots in the
labels and the publishing wing, Jobete, will country or R&B field. Others feel this is
now report to Roshkind. detracting from the strength of R&B and
"Barney Ales' contract came to a close country radio because some artists direc-
ted their attention to pop radio and neglec-
and he will soon go on to new and better
ted their original base of support.
endeavors," said a Motown spokesman.
Retailers, on the other hand, are only too
"He achieved many of the goals he set
happy to cooperate with the labels when
during his three-year contract and it's now
they attempt to break an act into the pop
come to a close.
arena because the broader pop market
No Conflict
"There was nothing untoward between means increased sales.
"If you have a Dolly Parton album and
Barney and Berry Gordy (Motown board
chairman)," the spokesman added. suddenly a lot of people start asking for it,"
says Ben Karol of King Karol, "in no time at
Roshkind is currently serving a six-
all you know the artist is no longer confined
month prison term for income tax evasion
and is on a work -release program, leaving
him free to perform his duties during the
HUMPERDINCK IN LAS LEGAS - Epic recording artist Engelbert Humperdinck recently to one category. If you have the room, by all
completed a two-week engagement at Las Vegas' MGM Grand. Humperdinck's latest means you put it where it will do you the
day while reporting back to prison at night. release for the label is the single, "This Moment In Time." Pictured backstage after Hum- most good. 'Name Of The Game'
Ales, who worked for Motown in a variety perdinck's final show are (l -r): Don Dempsey, senior vice president and general manager "After all," Karol adds, "the name of the
of capacities before assuming the for E/P/A; Humperdinck; Lennie Petze, vice president of A&R for Epic; Paul Smith, senior game is to sell records."
presidency of the record division, has not vice president and general manager of marketing for CBS Records; and Jim Tyrrell, vice In addition to full -line retail chains such
announced any future plans. president of marketing for E/P/A. (continued on page C-22)
Cash Box/December 30, 1978 C-5
WKTU Nearly Missed Disco
Beat, According To Taplinger
by Charles Paikert have that format today."
NEW YORK - WKTU-FM's phenomenally

successful transition to an all -disco format
But, by last July, it had become apparent
to Taplinger and his partner at SJR Com-
munications, Eddie Cossman, that WKTU-
nearly didn't happen at all according to FM was "going nowhere." The two men
Sylvon Taplinger, vice president of SJR held a conference and decided not to wait
Communications, the radio division of the to change the format in December, when
company which owns the New York station, the next Arbitron ratings were due to come
San Juan Racing Association. out, but to make a switch immediately.
The station had been moderately suc- WBLS Success With Disco
cessful with its "mellow sound" format, Over the weekend of July 22, Taplinger
which was instituted in Feb. 1975, Taplinger and Cossman decided to shift WKTU to an
recalled. However, in 1977, WYNY-FM, the all -disco format. "One of the thoughts we
NBC Radio Network affiliate in New York,
began to program a similar type of "soft
had was that WBLS-FM had high ratings,
and they programmed many disco -type
BISHOP & GWINN SIGN - Bishop & Gwinn have signed with Infinity Records and w'll
release their debut album for the label next spring. Pictured (l -r) are: (standing) Rick Swig,
rock" format. songs. We also considered the success of
This move, Taplinger said, "took away a
director/national promotion; John Frankenheimer, Randy Bishop's attorney; Peter Gidion,
'Saturday Night Fever,' but more inpor- vice president promotion; Ron Alexenburg, president; Stuart J. Gordon, Marty Gwinn's at-
vital portion of our audience, and we tantly, no thought that the country was torney; Bud O'Shea, vice president and general manager; Joel Newman, associate direc-
plateaued out aftwards. WYNY made the really ready for up -tempo music. There was tor/national promotion and regional representative west coast; (seated) Marty Gwinn and
mellow sound marginal for us in profit just too much dead -ass music on the air, Randy Bishop.
terms. But if we had been the only soft rock and rock in particular had become very
station in the market, I'm sure we would still
CBS Artists Get

down," Taplinger stated.
"Basically," Taplinger continued, "we
wanted to give people a happy feeling
AFTRA, SAG Begin Strike;
Record Number within the context of a lively, danceable

beat." After making the decision, Taplinger Studios Lose Some Business down, according to McGuinn, oefore the
Of Certifications and Cossman contacted programming
consultant Kent Burkhart, who had already
by Leo Sacks
- talks broke off in New York on December
NEW YORK - CBS Records garnered an
industry -leading total of 81 gold and
worked with SJR at radio station WYSP-FM
in Philadelphia. Ironically, Burkhart initially
NEW YORK Members of the American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists
19. The agencies have offered a 10% in-
crease in fees.
resisted the disco format, instead of urging (AFTRA) and the Screen Actors Guild "We're relatively close on money," said
platinum certifications by the RIAA in 1978. (SAG) began a nationwide strike last week
Taplinger and Cossman to install a McGuinn. "The primary conflict concerns
The Columbia, Epic, Portrait and CBS when talks broke down with the Association
"Superstars" format on WKTU. the alternative scenes issue, which is
Associated Labels together achieved 27 of National Advertisers (ANA) and the
But at SJR's insistence, Burkhart quickly something the unions have grossly distor-
platinum and 54 gold certifications, American Association of Advertising Agen-
devised an all -disco format, and he was ted."
representing 23 different artists who were cies (AAAA). Regular television and radio
awarded platinum records and 40 artists soon introduced to Wanda Ramos, the for - Meanwhile, at some of New York's es-
(continued on page C-13) programming are not affected by the tablished commercial studios, it was too
who earned gold records. walkout, which involves approximately 35,-
Columbia Records artists Aerosmith,
Blue Oyster Cult, Chicago, Neil Diamond,
Growth Of Rack 000 members in each union.
The strike call was authorized by each
early to tell what kind of effect the strike
would have on the booking of commercial
Journey, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson,
Johnny Mathis, Paul Simon, Barbra
Sales Accelerating union two weeks ago when membership
time. Harvey Gordon, manager of
Automated Sound Studios, said that the
Streisand and Bruce Springsteen earned
platinum records in 1978, as did
NEW YORK - The extraordinary growth of
sales for rack jobbers in the record industry
voted that it would not accept "manage-
ment's intransigence and insistence on ma-
earliest his facility would begin to feel the
effects of the strike would be January 1. The
jor retrogression," according to Chester
ARC/Columbia artists Earth, Wind and Fire has been selected as the subject of a bulk of Automated's business is commer-
Migden and Sanford Wolff, chief cial recording, and Gordon said that he
and Epic Records artists Heatwave, special pamphlet issued by NARM, titled negotiators for the joint union bargaining
Boston, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, "The Rack Jobbers In The Recorded Music would try and book independent label
team.
Meat Loaf (Cleveland International) and Industry: The Growth Picture 1962-1977." production into the studio to fill up the holes
The dispute stems from the agencies' re-
Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg (Full The pamphlet details the rise in rack job- in his schedule.
quest for the right to make "alternative
Moon). Also earning platinum were bers' annual sales from approximately scenes" for commercials without paying for Financial Dent
Philadelphia International Records artists $200 million in 1962 to a record $1.6 billion them unless they are aired. The union Harry Hirsh president of Soundmixers,
The O'Jays and Teddy Pendergrass; in sales (at list price value) for 1977. The claims that "alternative scenes" is a predicted that, should the strike continue,
Portrait artists Heart; Kirshner Records 1977 sales figure represented a record 20% "there will be a certain financial dent in our
euphemism for "substitution of material"
artists Kansas; and T -Neck Records artists increase of $275 million over the 1976 sales by which ostensibly different commercials business, though we are fortunate in that so
The Isley Brothers. mark, which was the greatest annual per- would be made. far, a number of record companies have
CBS's 81 certifications in 1978 represent centage gain in eight years. John McGuinn, a labor relations lawyer booked the time cancelled by the agen-
the largest number of gold and platinum The NARM study is illustrated by and chief negotiator for the joint policy cies."
certifications achieved by one company in a graphics detailing the growth of rack jobber committee representing 350 national ad- "We might start feeling some effects in a
single year. In 1977, CBS Records had 21 sales and a comparison of rack jobbers' vertisers and 157 ad agencies, said that the week or so," noted Art Ward, president of
platinum and 46 gold records certified by over-the-counter sales with industry unions have already agreed on a $250 A&R Studios, who complained that the
the RIAA. volume. minimum per commercial fee for on - issues in the strike were "too obscure" for
camera performances, but did not indicate him. "We'll start filling up the commercial
if a figure had been reached for voice- time with phonograph clients for now, but
overs. The unions had originally asked the for the life of me can't figure out what this
I
advertising agencies for a 26% total in- damn strike is about. And no one else I
crease in fees, but that figure had come know seems to understand it either."
Springboard Files Index

Chapter XI; Plans Album Reviews
Black Contemporary
11
29
To Keep Going Classical 23
NEW YORK - Springboard International

has filed for reorganization under Chapter
Classified
Coin Machine News
Country News & Album Chart
42
40
25
XI in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jer- Country Singles Chart 26
sey. Disco 32
According to Dan Pugliese, president of East Coastings/Points West 10
the budget record company/cutout dis- FM Analysis 14
International News 34
tributor., his Rahway, New Jersey -based 24
firm will continue to do business while it Jazz
Jukebox Singles Chart 40
works out a reorganization plan with the Latin 20
court. Springboard's leading creditor, Looking Ahead 13
Marine Midland Bank, has promised to Merchandising 21
-ma
DISCO STEPPIN' - Ammo.
As part of its current "Steppin' To Our Disco" campaign, Polydor ex-
ecutives recently visited one of Korvettes' record departments in New York. Shown (1-r)
continue financing the company during the
reorganization period of the bankruptcy
law, stated Pugliese.
Pop Album Chart
Pop Radio Analysis
46
18
Pop Singles Chart 2
are: Shelly Ruden, New York branch manager for Polygram Distribution; Sal Talamo of The Springboard president said that he Radio News 13
Korvettes; Harry Anger, senior vice president of marketing for Polydor; David Roth feld, has no plans to drop the firm's pending Regional Programming Guide 16
vice president of merchandising for Korvettes; Ben Bernstein, Korvettes' national record anti-trust suit against Pickwick Inter- Singles Reviews 12
and tape buyer; and Mario DeFilippo, Polydor's vice president of sales. national.
C-6 Cash Box/December 30, 1978
"THE FOOTBALL WK.,.
IS THE NOVELTY HIT SINGLE
OF THE YEAR!
LA DELPI-114
Everybody's talking about Glenn Sutton's

hilarious song about a gamblin' loser.
It's a sure bet as the year's big winner.
PHONOGRAM, INC.
ti ON MERCURY RECORDS AND TAPES
A POLYGRAM COMPANY
OISTPAIUTFO Sr oat. YG11 013.11110,0m leer
Write or call your local Polygram Distribution sales office for displays and other promotional dams.
Homogenization Forcing Country Charts To
Monitor Both Pop And Country Sales Figures
by Bob Campbell the first country album. These are actual look at your artists that you consider
NASHVILLE - As the boundaries between
pop and country music fade and as country
ticketed sales from the field. Each of our
albums go out with a computer ticket on
straight country artists, they will not get
much higher than 100 on my total ranking
radio stations broaden their formats to in- them. When that album is sold, the ticket is report. don't really consider Waylon Jenn-
I
clude pop -oriented singles, many buyers torn off and mailed back to our company ings a country artist right now."
for sales accounts are not sure which acts and punched in as a national sale. The buyer suggested any decision to in-
or artists should be properly reported to the "When you get an album up in our top clude pop artists on country charts should
trades as country sales. fifty, you are getting more than country be up to trade magazines. And he will follow
As a rule, buyers for sales accounts sales," he added. "You take Don Williams. that lead.
report album sales in terms of quantity with Normally, he may peak at the top one hun- The trades have to determine what they
no breakdown of country or pop sales. As a dred across the board on our list. But you are looking for in terms of the chart," he
result, many artists at the top of the country know he is not getting much crossover said. "If they tell me they want Jimmy Buf-
chart are in that position because a sub- sales. If you get an album like a Willie fett in terms of country reports, then have
I
stantial percentage of their records are sold Nelson that is up in the top forty, you know him on my sales list, but can't believe Buf-
I
to consumers outside the country field. And he is selling to more than country people. I fett sells much as a country artist. To me
Chuck Gregory because a single by a pop artist such as think it is impossible to really say what is Rita Coolidge is more country than Linda
(continued on page C-19)
Linda Ronstadt or Jimmy Buffett receives selling country and what isn't. If you really
Gregory Named considerable country airplay, the album will
be reported country and will climb the
Senior VP Of country chart on the strength of pop sales.
Therefore, many true country artists with
Promo At Salsoul solid sales figures fail to penetrate the top
NEW YORK - Chuck Gregory has been
elevated to the position of senior vice presi-
five -or -10 chart spots because country
sales cannot compete with pop sales
dent of promotion for the Salsoul Records figures.
group. Gregory, who had been vice presi- For instance, Waylon Jennings, Willie
dent of marketing, will now oversee all Nelson, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt
facets of radio promotion, including disco, have dominated the #1 position on the
for the RCA -distributed label. To assist Cash Box Country Album chart during the
Gregory in developing product exposure, past year -and -a -half. Kenny Rogers and
eight local staff representatives are being Crystal Gayle have also charted consisten-
sought in key regions where Salsoul's tly high. All of these artists sell to a much
disco -oriented music has met with accep- broader market than pure country buyers.
tance. They will work closely with the RCA The new Olivia Newton -John LP, "Totally
branches and promotional staffs. Hot," and the new Jimmy Buffett LP, "You
Gregory has an extensive history in Had To Be There," are current examples of
sales, promotion, A&R, and marketing in
the music business. Prior to joining Salsoul,
pop product entering the country chart
because previous singles by those artists
TNT TIME - MCA recording artist Tanya Tucker recently performed at New York's Bottom
Line, where she showcased tunes from her new "TNT" LP. Pictured backstage after the
he was vice president of marketing for were played on country stations. "Totally show (l-r) are: Lynn Kellerman, MCA's east coast director of artist relations and publicity;
Famous Music. Hot" sits this week at #20 bullet while the
Barry Goodman, promotion manager for the label; Tucker; Steve Gold of Far -Out Produc-
"There are a couple of important goals Buffett album is at #36. Also, Dr. Hook's
tions; and Sammy Vargas, regional promotion manager for MCA.
we will be working towards," commented "Pleasure and Pain" LP sits this week at#27
Gregory. "The first will be to stay in close
communication with RCA to let them know
after eight weeks on the chart. A survey of
major record stores in Nashville revealed
FBI Agents Seize Spanish -Language
when a record that has been very suc- that each of these artists are racked under Tapes In New York Counterfeit Raid
cessful in our key disco areas of promotion
is ready to be crossed over to their key
both pop and rock product in every store.
Classification Not Considered NEW YORK - for the return
FBI agents last week seized
approximately 1,800 pirated & counterfeit
its president. Jerry H. Pettus,
of tapes and equipment confiscated by the
radio markets. The other is to get the A buyer for a major national distributor
tapes at four retail outlets here as part of FBI two weeks ago. The seizures were part
balance of breaking a record in both our (who wished to remain anonymous) said he
their investigation into the manufacture and of a five -state raid on 19 sites that produced
disco and radio markets. This is works with a computerized printout on the
top 100 selling albums of each week. Artists distribution of bootleg Spanish -language more than $100 million worth of modern
delicate, because if we release a record sound recording equipment and pirated
disco first, it is in danger of burning out in and acts are ranked totally according to 8 -track tapes and cassettes.
sales which are not broken down into any Three of the stores were located in sound recordings (Cash Box, December
that market before it breaks on radio, 16).
whereas if we try to break it radio first, the classification. It is nearly impossible to Brooklyn, including Casa Berinques, 100
Moore St., Marrero Record and Variety, At a hearing Dec. 18 Judge Jones ruled
disco DJs, who pride themselves on playing determine the origin of sales, he believes.
"I can't say for sure when give a ranking 4424 Fourth Ave., and San German Record that the government had shown sufficient
records first, are offended. The ideal we will
probable cause for the search warrants,
I
work towards will be to break a record in if it's straight country sales or pop because Shop, 89 Moore St. The fourth raid was
when give someone a quote on a number conducted at Mary Inn Records at 839 and that the allegedly counterfeit
both markets simultaneously."
recordings had been properly seized by the
I
one country album like Ronstadt this week, Prospect Ave. in the Bronx.
agents. A grand jury will soon hear
Schwartz Bros. all am going on is my national sales chart,".
I
he said. "The Ronstadt album is actually my

Meanwhile, United States District Court
Judge Woodrow Jones denied petitions by evidence that Pettus committed violations
of the Racketeer -Influenced Corrupt
Posts Increased number nine pop album this week, but it is the General Music Corporation (GMC) and
Organizations Act. Penalties could also be
sought under the copyright law and mail
Sales, Earnings and wire fraud statutes. If convicted, Pettus
NEW YORK - Schwartz Bros., the east
coast independent distributor and record
could receive a prison sentence of up to 20
years.
retailer, has reported increases in sales
and earnings for both the third quarter and Bunnies, Cyclists
first nine months of the current fiscal year.
Sales for the nine months ended October To Promote Queen
31, 1978, rose to $184,164,000 from $101,-
716,000. Net income for the nine -month
LOS ANGELES -
As part of a promotion
for Queen's "Jazz" LP on Elektra/Asylum
period were $21.67 million, compared to Records, Playboy bunnies will throw
$19.66 million in the same period last year. frisbees, redeemable for free Queen
Sales for the third quarter of this fiscal albums, into the stands of the New Jersey
year was $68,031,000, compared to last Nets basketball game at half-time on Jan. 5.
year's figure of $53,934,000. Net income for The promotion was planned by E/A in con-
the period were $7.73 million, up from junction with the Nets and Harmony Hut
$7.46 million in 1977. record stores.
James Schwartz, president of the firm, Helping the bunnies distribute the
said that the net volume increases resulted frisbees will be the World Wheelers unicy-
from higher volume in both the wholesale
distribution operation and the chain of Har- -
THE DEVIL AND THE BUSH DOCTOR Rolliñg Stones Records artist Peter Tosh, whose
new album is entitled "Bush Doctor," recently performed on the "Saturday Night Live" TV
cle squad. In addition, 200 to 400 coupons
good fora discount on the Queen album will
mony Hut record outlets. During the current be taped under seats of Rutgers University
fiscal year, the company opened Harmony show, where he was joined by Mick Jagger for a duet on Tosh's single, "Don't Look Back."
Gym where the game will be played. During
Hut stores in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Pictured backstage are (l -r), standing: Jagger; Tosh; band members Robert Lyn and Sly
the game an announcement will be made
Frederick and Gaithersburg, Md. The twen- Dunbar; Earl McGrath, president of Rolling Stones Records; Jane Rose, assistant to the
telling those in attendance to check under
tieth Harmony Hut unit is scheduled to open Rolling Stones; band member Robbie Shakespeare; and Herbie Miller, Tosh's manager. In
their seats for the coupons.
next summer in Laurel, Md. front are (l -r) group members Keith Sterling and Mikey "Mao" Chung.
Cash Box/December 30, 197.

C-8
ill Rllll Plan to Attend
21st ANNUAL CONVENTION
MARCH 23-28, 1979 HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
THE Music Industry Convention

todays success: to môr row's Óp por tt ni ty
Radio ád'vérti'sing
an audio visual presentation ...
the use of radio advertising as part of an over-all marketing strategy
holy to create an exciting radio commercial
.
...
how to buy radio .. .
Cre á'tive méréhan di"sing

exciting in-store displays ... utilizing manufacturer -supplied material
effectively ... artist development and tour tic -ins ...
Tape sales: the afti tude Of the tape buyer
an audio visual presentation ... the results of a CBS survey of the buyers of all types of tape product
... opportunities for increased sales of tape ...
The bär code: its fe si bï1'ity and im plc men tá tion

what is the music industry bar code ... how can the retailer, wholesaler
and manufacturer benefit from its use ...
In störe vidé o méréhan dï'sing
results of tests of several in-store video merchandising programs ... how and where to utilize it most
effectively ... implications for future merchandising directions .. .
Märketing home vidé ó en tértáin ment

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with audio software ... a new profit horizon ..
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specially designated hours for supplier customer meetings in an invigorating outdoor setting ... retailers
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based on actual product bought by customers in retail outlets
merchandiser members vote via their sales figures .. .
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NARM schól'arship foun dä"tion dinner

seventeen college scholarships to he awarded ... $4,000 to each winner, all employees or children of
employees of member companies .. .
Out standing re cor"ding är'tists per form

super talent from many labels ...
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... middle-of-the-road ...
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XECUTIVES ON THE MOVE
Firchuk
Trencher
Trencher Promoted At Tomato
Gersh
- Conners
The Tomato Music Co. has announced that Irving
Trencher has become the national sales manager for the label. He initially joined
Tomato as southeastern sales manager. His career includes the position of vice presi-
dent of sales at Tortoise Records; national sales manager for Polydor; national sales
manager for MGM; as well as director of marketing for Neighborhood Records.
Gersh Appointed At EMI - Gary Gersh has been appointed national album promotion
manager at EMI America Records. Previously, he served as the northwest and
southeast regional promotional manager at EMI America and as a customer service
representative at Capitol.
CBS Announces Two Appointments -
CBS Records has announced the appointment
of Jeff Lyman to manager, promotion, Columbia Records, Nashville, and Rich Schwan
to manager, promotion, Epic/Portrait/Associated Labels, Nashville. Coming out of
-
{
Western State University in Colorado, Lyman joined ABC/Dunhill in Denver in local

MATTHEW SHAKES IT AT ROXY Mushroom recording artist Ian Matthews o'syed the promotion. He later moved to a similar position at MCA Records in Denver, Atlanta, and
Roxy in Los Angeles recently in support of his new album "Stealin' Home" a :d single Los Angeles, where he was most recently director of pop/adult promotion. Prior to join-
"Shake lt." Pictured (l -r) are: Shelly Siegel, vice president, Mushroom; C. Charles Smith, ing CBS Records, Schwan attended the University of Missouri and held sales manage-
president of Pickwick International; Susie Gershon, Mushroom director of artist relations ment positions in the St. Louis area. In 1975 he joined CBS as a salesman in the St.
and assistant to the vice president; Wink Vogel, Mushroom Records Canada; Bill Shaler, Louis branch and in 1976 was named E/P/A local promotion manager for that market.
Pickwick Los Angeles branch manager; Matthews; John Saltstone, M.S. Distributors and
Sandy Roberton, producer.
Firchuk Named At Columbia -
Luba Firchuk has been named as associate director,
national promotion administration, Columbia Records. She has held various positions
in the Columbia Promotion department, the most recent being manager of promotion
RIAA Issues Bulletins WCI Sells Its Stock administration.
On Record Standards In Nat'l Kinney Corp. RCA Names Connors - The appointment of Mary Beth Connors as manager, branch
NEW YORK - The Recording Industry

Association of America has revised two of
NEW YORK - Warner Communications
has sold its entire stock ownership in
sales, New York, was announced by RCA Records. She joined RCA Records in 1966 as
administrator, merchandising services. For six months in 1972, she was administrator,
its previously published bulletins, "Stan-
dard Recording and Reproducing Charac-
National Kinney Corp. for an aggregate of
$8.2 million. The sum included a repayment
ABC Taps Gordon -
sales, then she was appointed field sales representative.
ABC Records has announced the promotion of Dennis Gordon to
east coast regional director of promotion, special markets. He comes to ABC from 20th
teristic" (Bulletin E-1) and "Disc of all indebtedness due to WCI from NKC Century Records as their northeast promotion director. Prior to that, he was the
Phonograph Records For Home Use" incurred through Sept. 30, 1978. Indeb- national secondary promotion director for Roulette Records.
(Bulletin E-4).
Revisions
tedness incurred during the current quarter
will be paid on Dec. 31, 1978.
Raskin Appointed At CBS -
CBS Records has announced the appointment of Gary
Raskin as coordinator, radio advertising, Gotham Advertising. He will be responsible
In simultaneous transactions, WCI sold for all facets of the distribution of tapes to radio stations, branches and special mailings
The basic revision to the E-1 pamphlet is
all of its common and preferred shares of and will coordinate the activities between Gotham Advertising and CBS Records' tape
the extension of the response curve to 20Hz
NKC to a partnership for $1 mill on. NKC's vendor, Hit Factory.
and 20 Kilohertz. The revised E-4 Bulletin
long-term bank debt was refinanced and an
incorporates metric as well as English units
aggregate of $7.2 million of indebtedness
of measure, and the use of decimals rather
from NKC to WCI was repaid in cash
than fractional dimensions. In addition,
standards for 78 -rpm discs and serration Jim Armstrong Named
standards for 45 -rpm discs have been
At Hansen Publications
deleted from E-4.
Statler, Rush Albums

LOS ANGELES - Jim Armstrong has been
appointed national retail manager for Han-
Receive Gold Awards sen Publications, a songbook and sheet
music firm. Hansen is in the process of
NEW YORK - Two Phonogram, Inc./Mer- rebuilding its Keys line, and has issued a Wright
cury albums have been certified gold. They
are "Hemispheres," by Rush, and "Enter-
folio titled "'You Needed Me' and Other In-
ternational Hits," which also features such
Gordon
Steinberg Exits Zamoiski -
Raskin May
Jerry Steinberg, manager record and tape distribution,
Zamoiski Co., Baltimore, Md. has departed that post. His future plans will be announ-
tainers ... On And Off The Record" by the songs as "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" and ced. He was employed in this company for over 19 years in various management posi-
Statler Brothers. "Ready To Take A Chance Again " tions.
Wright To NARAS - Shelly Wright joins the national staff of NARAS (National
Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) in Burbank as administrative assistant to the
femme fatale is all he needs. . . executive director. Wright, formerly with NTA in New York, replaces Carolyn Knutson
who leaves the Recording Academy after the Grammy Awards in mid -February to live in
Colorado.
Heath To Bee Gee - Chip Heath has joined Albany, New York based Rack -Retailer,
Bee Gee Records as merchandise manager/senior buyer. He is back at Bee Gee after
leaving in 1974 for stints with MCA Records and most recently exiting GRT Corporation
where he was the northeast divisional sales manager.
Campana Upped At First American -
Tanya Campana, broadcast and direct
marketing coordinator for First American Records, Seattle, has taken on additional
duties as production manager for the labels as well. Campana joined First American
this year after being with GRT, Sunnyvale.
Changes At Bradley -
John Lesnick has been promoted to art director of Bradley
Publications. He had been an artist with the company for the past two years. Laura May
has been named production director of Bradley Publications. She was formerly ad-
Levy Named At Wax And Associates -

ministrative assistant to the company's president and vice president.
Ken Levy has been named to the promotion
department of Morty Wax Promotions, a division of Morton Dennis Wax and
Associates. Among Ken Levy's responsibilities is the national promotion of Columbia
Record's Streisand/Diamond "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" instrumental and the
promotional campaigns for Spring/Event, the broadway show "Platinum" and "The
King Of The Gypsies."
Git Down Productions Orange Bowl Sets KC

Opened By Sam Brown LOS ANGELES - KC and the Sunshine
Band will perform their single "Who Do Ya
J a
LOS ANGELES - Git Down Productions, a
new Los Angeles -based record production
(Love)" during halftime at the Orange Bowl
football game on New Year's day. The event
company, has been formed by former will be telecast over the NBC network
Motown staff producer Sam Brown III. beginning at 10 a.m. (Pacific Standard
Brown is currently in the studio producing Time). More than 80,000 people are expec-
o measure his heroic deeds albums by Al Wilson and St. Luther. ted to attend the game.
ALBUMREVIEWS
EAST COASTINGS
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UNWRAPPING AND UNRAVELING The gifts, cards, parties and season's spirits
have taken their toll by now, but somehow, a little bit of news remains for the end of the
SUPERMAN THE MOVIE (Original Soundtrack)
Bros. 2BSK 3257 - Producer: None listed -
List: 14.98
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Warner
year ... Some reports have it that a movie version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" will
be made, starring - -
who else? Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond ... One damper
on the Christmas spirit was the Cat Stevens song, "New York Times," which got banned
The film of the legendary Man of Steel is the talk of the season
and John Williams' score is so dynamic that sweeping
orchestral flares alone are enough to conjure up images of
from WPIX radio because it knocks the Big Apple ... And Down Under in Australia
Krypton's most famous resident. Because Williams has,
recently, Elvis Costello refused to do an encore in Sydney because he considered the
through the various themes, given Superman as strong a
audience reaction "too mechanical." The fans, however, thought they deserved more
musical identity as he created for "Star Wars," this soundtrack
than an hour's worth of music for their money, and they pelted the stage with broken
is likely to head up the charts at a pace greater than that of the
seats and other flying objects while chanting "Elvis loves his money" and "Costello is a
proverbial speeding projectile.
capitalist."
CLAPTON SPEAKS - There's an ex-
cellent interview with Eric Ciapton in the
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CLEAN Edwin Starr 20th Century -Fox T-559 Producer:
Lamont Dozier List: 7.98
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December 9 issue of Melody Maker Already a large disco success due to the single "Contact,"
conducted by Chris Welch. One inci- "Clean" is also beginning to garner extensive R&B and pop ac-
dent Clapton relates is the time he spent tivity. This veteran R&B vocalist has successfully made the tran-
in the L.A. County jail with three Black sition into disco, and with the production help of Lamont Dozier
Panthers. "I was busted for being in a and the stellar session backing of David T. Walker and James
place where smoke was being used. It Gadson, Starr has concocted a richly impressive album. Starr's
was with Buffalo Springfield and they all aggressive tenor is in top form here, displaying a versatile, ex-
MUDDY IN LONDON - CBS Records
got done. Neil Young had a fit, because pressive vocal range.
recently hosted an informal dinner for he had a history of epilepsy ...One night
Muddy Waters to welcome him to the U.K.
of that was hell. Clapton recalled that he MY OWN HOUSE -
Producer: David Bromberg -
David Bromberg
List: 7.98
- Fantasy F-9572 -
was wearing his "psychedelic gear and
Waters and his band were special guests pink boots," which the cops left on On his fourth Fantasy outing, David Bromberg sticks
on the Eric Clapton tour and the bluesman primarily to a folk -flavored, acoustic -based format. "My Own
when he was put in the cell with the Pan-
reciprocated by having Clapton as special House" offers a variety of acoustic styles, including a bluegrass
thers. "It was like was a punk, y'know?
guest at dinner. Pictured (l-r) are: Maurice
I I
just had to keep talking and tell them I

fiddle arrangement of the traditional Scottish title cut, as well as
Oberstein. CBS U.K. chairman; Waters and was English and didn't really unders- the rural blues of "Early This Morning." Also including unique
Clapton tand what was going on, but played renditons of "Georgia On My Mind" and Phil Spector's "To
I
Know Her Is To Love Her," this album reveals another musical

Berry. It worked - it cooled them out -
blues guitar and dug Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters, and Bo Diddley and Chuck
just about." And when asked why he's still on side of this versatile artist.
the road after all these years, Clapton answered by "signalling with his eyes at the girls LOVE VIBRATIONS -
Joe Simon -Spring/Polydor SP -1-
- - -
sitting across the room." 6720 Producers: Norman Harris, Ron Tyson and Joe Simon
DISCO MEANS WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO As the year draws to a close, one List: 7.98
new record may well be indicative of the way things have been going in the music
This album marks Simon's reunion with producers Norman
business: called "Disco Saturday Nacht," it combines classical chestnuts with a disco Harris and Ron Tyson, and the result is a consistently engaging
beat for an album that may well catch on in the nation's dance palaces. The highlight of
work which exhibits full-bodied arrangements, spirited female
the album is "Love In A Turkish Bath," an adaptation of Beethoven's "Turkish March."
background vocals, and of course, Simon's aching baritone
Also included are versions of music by Mozart, Strauss, Shubert and Haydn. The
voice. Most of the tunes here are in an upbeat disco/R&B vein,
album is on MMG, and is produced by "Bugs" Bower and arranged and conducted by
highlighted by the title track, "Somebody For Everybody" and
Angelo Dipippo.
END IT RIGHT - -
Some nice choices of musical ways to bring in the New Year in New
-
"Going Through These Changes."
York: at the Symphony Space at Broadway and 95th Dec. 30 Cecil Taylor and Sun
Ra(!) ... Jack DeJohnette's Directions at 159 Bleeker St. Dec. 29 and 30 and Al Jarreau -
DON'T TAKE LOVE FOR GRANTED
3073
- Lulu
Producers: Mark London and Lem Lubin
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Rocket BXL1-
List: 7.98
at Avery Fisher Dec. 30 and 31. charles paikert Don't take Lulu for granted either. Just when she was about to
POINTS WEST - STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - With 1979 coming in a matter of days, it
seems appropriate to focus some attention on holiday happenings. On the record
become an entry in the '60s chapter of rock's history book, we
now have an album with a new, refreshing approach. Utilizing a
variety of tasty MOR/disco formats courtesy of Elton John's pen
scene, it appears that the Eagles'"Please Come Home For Christmas" is turning into (among others) and the Tarney/Spencer back-up machine,
the biggest yuletide hit in years, having leaped into the Top 30 in only four weeks. In the Lulu seems destined to repeat her former triumphs with a verve
'50s and early '60s, there were numerous Christmas -related hits each year, from Eartha and style befitting one of pop music's more exciting vocalizers
Kitt's spicy "Santa Baby" and "The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville's unforgettable and song interpreters.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks, to Brenda Lee's "Rock in' Around The Christmas Tree" and
"Jingle Bell Rock" in the early portion of the 1960s. There have been some scattered
releases this decade, from John Lennon's "Happy Christmas" of 1971 and Elton John's 77003 -
FLY ME ON THE WINGS OF LOVE
Producer: Pepe Luis Soto
Cell Bee
List: 7.98
A.P.A./TK
Celi Bee adeptly sings in a sultry, willowy style which provides

"Step Into Christmas" in '73, through the Kinks'"Father Christmas" and one of the great
period records of 1977, "It's Gonna Be A Punk Rock Christmas" by the Ravers. But the an inviting focal point for this collection of elaborately -arranged
Eagles record has received the biggest chart success in years and Elektra/Asylum disco numbers. Synthesizers, strings and brass abound on this
reports it is selling as well overseas as it is here. effort, which spotlights the three-act, 13 -minute title track on
KEEP THOSE CARDS & LETTERS COMING - We also wanted to point out some of
the more unusual greeting cards that have come to our attention. Warner Bros.
side one. Bee also demonstrates her ability to effectively sing
ballads, as witnessed by "Can't Let You Go" and "You're The
Records should take a bow for its clever press kit of Santa Claus, including photos and Best Thing." For disco and pop playlists.
a bio of the grand old man of Christmas. (Some of Santa's reminiscences from past
years are quite noteworthy.) Cleveland International also deserves a hand for making a -
THE JOE BROOKS GROUP
Joe Brooks List: 7.98
- Atlantic SD 19206 -
Producer:
donation in the names of those on their Christmas list to the Henry Street Settlement Joe Brooks has been a one-man, two -industry hit factory of
House in New York City in lieu of a present ... Infinity Records' first Christmas card is late and this Atlantic release includes themes and songs from
graphically fascinating, with a huge Infinity logo partially buried during a snowstorm of both "You Light Up My Life" and "If Ever See You Again."
I
tiny Infinity logo -snowflakes. Portrait Records' card has artists' sketches of the label's Brooks has done much to raise the standards for standards but
staff members on the front and inside, with the message, "Play our records ... or we'll the absence of a fully capable lead vocalist renders this collec-
burn your tree" ... And International Automated Media (which is presenting the Dec. 27 tion a little tepid compared with other fine cover versions of his
Cheap Trick show at UC Irvine) sends a card with a photo of the staff dressed in full Civil Oscar winning music. For MOR formats.
War -era regalia.
BACK TO BUSINESS - Turning to the
regular day-to-day happenings, a for-
MYSTICISM & ROMANCE
5001 - Producer: Tony Newton
- -Tony Newton
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NCI Records
mer Journey drummer Aynsley Dunbar Tony Newton is a bassist/lead singer/flutist who on his new
has joined Jefferson Starship on a per- album emerges with an adequate, synthesized -funk formula.
manent basis, replacing John Barbata "Mysticism & Romance" contains seven numbers, five of which
... At Bruce Springsteen's Winterland are hard-core funk and two which are instrumentals. "Mystic
show (which ran more than three -and- Pipers" might be the album's top tune, featuring an interesting
a -half hours, not including intermission) flute solo by Newton. The LP's overly flamboyant liner notes
he kicked off the concert with a rendition written by Newton will turn off a few mainstream R&B fans, but
of the rockabilly classic "Good Rock in' 61fJ this album is a notable, diverse effort.
Tonight" ... Knack drummer Bruce
Gary drove the 450 -mile L.A.-San Fran-
MGM. e¢rnf,N orermee SOUND
{¡,q rad4t¡ tists- Peter Pan 155 -
THE MAGIC OF LASSIE (Original Soundtrack)
Producer: Irwin Kostal
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Various Ar-
List: 7.98
cisco trip to catch Springsteen's Friday This soundtrack album features a variety of musical perfor-
night show, then returned the following
AYERS OPENS FOR PRYOR - Currently
on tour with Richard Pryor is Roy Ayers,
day to play an L.A. gig. When asked why
he made the drive, Gary replied, "Why
mances, ranging from intimate, orchestrated ballads sung by
Debby Boone, lightweight upbeat tunes by the Mike Curb Con-
gregation, and novelty works by Jimmy Stewart and Mickey
supporting is current LP "Step Into Our not?" The group apparently has a verbal
Rooney, who are Lassie's co-stars in the film. With the excep-
Lives" Pictured (l -r) Richard Pryor and Roy agreement with Capitol Records and is
tion of Debby Boone's three numbers, this album clearly has
Ayers. expected to sign with the label shortly, limited pop/MOR potential, but lovers of the motion picture may
(continued on page 45)
find this LP appealing.
FEATURE PICKS
LITTLE RIVER BAND (Harvest/Capitol P-4667) THE BABYS (Chrysalis CHS 2279)
Lady (3:31) (Screen Gems -EMI Music
Goble)
- BMI) (G. Every Time I Think Of You (3:45) (X -Ray Music/-
Jacson Music - BMI) (R. Kennedy/J. Conrad)
This ballad has a swirling piano line introduc- "Head First" is the name of the Baby's
tion which is joined by a slow but firm beat and forthcoming Chrysalis album. This first single
lower register strings. Topped by high, clear opens with emotional piano playing by Jonathan
vocals, the track, taken from the "Sleeper Cain and matching singing by John Waite. The
Catcher" album, is bolstered by a well -stated mood moves upbeat when the orchestration and
guitar break. A smooth and inviting ballad, the drums kick -in. Waite and a Babette share exciting
track is suited to pop playlists. trade-off singing. Top 40 material.
10cc (Polydor PD 14528)

For You And (3:39) (Man -Ken Music
1
Stewart/G. Gould man)

- BMI) (E.
O'JAYS (Phil, Int'I/CBS ZS 8 3666)
Cry Together (3:43) (Mighty Three Music -BMI)
(K. Gamble/L. Huff)
"Dreadlock Holiday," the first single from the This Gamble & Huff tune has a beautiful flute,
"Bloody Tourists" album could not muscle its way electric piano and strings introduction to a story
into the Top 20 but this track stands a better shot. about a relationship which is suffering a lack of
A spirited ballad, this track is included in the
communication. Strong, distinguished singing set
soundtrack from the "Moment By Moment" film. A the pace in this excellently produced single which
fine production and good singing make this in- is suited to R&B and pop playlists.
teresting pop.
ANDY WILLIAMS (Columbia 3-10878) JEAN CARN (Phil. Intl./CBS ZS8 3667)
Music -
Love Theme From Oliver's Story (3:46) (Famous
ASCAP) (F. Lei/J. Korty)
Subtitled "The Music's Too Sweet Not To
There's A Shortage Of Good Men (3:03) (Mighty
Three Music - BMI) (K. Gamble/I. Huff)
"Happy To Be With You" is the name of Carn's
Dance," this track is from the film follow-up of album and this single ought to make R&B and
"Love Story." Backed by strings, singers and easy disco programmers happy to be with her. Conga
but strong beat, Williams delivers one of his finest undercurrents, circling bass line, rhythm guitars,
performances in some time. The up-to-date rumbling sax and fine singing make this a fine
production gives him room to sing powerfully. Top song. Excellent sax solo. Check this one out.
40/MOR shot.
EMOTIONS (Columbia 3-10874) VALERIE CARTER (ARC/Columbia 3-10881)

Da Doo Rendezvous (3:38) (Rondor Music/Fair
Walking The Line (3:50) (Saggifire Music/Alex-
scar Music - BMI) (M. White/S. Scarborough) Music) (Almo - ASCAP) (A. Fairweather Lowe)
"Wild Child" is Carter's second album and this
"Sunbeams" is the name of the Emotions' latest
and this single from the LP has a lazy day pace and single from that album features her bright, child-
pretty upward movement in vocals. Musical like vocals and a remixed arrangement of strings,
reminiscent of work by Barry White, the track perky beat and a fine passage of doubled jazz
fuses old and new. Suited to R&B, pop lists. guitar solo and scat singing. Worth pop attention.
SINGLES TO WATCH
POCO (ABC AB -12439)
Crazy Love (2:55) (Pirooting Pub. -
ASCAP) (R. Young)
JOHN DAVIS & MONSTER ORCHESTRA
(Columbia 3-10886)
Ain't That Enough For You (3:28) (Midsong Music/Mideb
JOHNNY CASH (Columbia 3-10888)
Will Rock and Roll With You (2:50) (House of Cash -
Poco's line-up has changed throughout the years but
the sound has remained an interesting amalgam of coun-
try, rock and progressive influences. This ballad about
Music/John Davis Music - ASCAP) (J. Davis)
CBS recently signed a deal with the SAM disco -
I
BMI) (J. Cash)

Johnny gives the uninitiated who were too young to
love features fine harmony singing, bright acoustic oriented label in N.Y. This record was a major reason for remember the roots of rock a lyrical tour on this single
guitar, strings and moderate beat. Top pop shot. the signing. Having created strong disco play with its from "Gone Girl." Johnny doesn't fool himself; he has
driving rhythms and bright female vocals, CBS is hoping never really played anything but country. But this track
T -CONNECTION (Dash/TK 5048)
At Midnight (Shern Pub./Decibel Pub./T-Conn
(T. Coakley/D. Mackey)
-
BMI) to cross this to R&B and pop. Worth a spin on disco -
flavored formats.
has a shuffling beat, boogie piano fills and Berryesque
guitar licks. Suited best to country lists.
This effort byT-Connection is a strong contender for
disco and R&B attention. Steady beat, rhythm guitar,
GARY'S GANG (Columbia 3-10884)
Keep On Dancin' (3:45) (Mideb Music/Eric Matthew
ASCAP) (E. Matthew/G. Turnier)
- SANDRA FEVA (Venture V-103)
If You Want It, You Got It (3:29) (Barcam Music
(T. Camillo)
- BMI)
punctuating horns, strings and outgoing singing make
this a good spin. The keyboard break is funky and engag- This is the record SAM Records was holding in the can Sandra Feva is a solid singer and this track from the
ing. to entice CBS into its recently signed deal. Handclap new Venture label is a fast stepping track that ought to
CARL PERKINS (Jet/CBS ZS8 5054) beat, percussion embellishments, electric piano, strings appeal to R&B and dancing formats. Swirling rhythm
Blue Suede Shoes (2:44) (Belinda Music - BMI) (C. and a warm colloquial chorus makes this a cinch on disco guitars, percussion embellis'invents, horns, strings and
the lead and backing vocals makes this a good add.
Perkins) and other interested playlists. Good singing. R&B and
"OI' Blue Suede's Back" is the name of Perkins' latest pop take note. Good synthesizer line.
album. It is also the signal of his intentions. The passage
of years has a way of mellowing rockers but this classic
LOUISE MANDRELL (Epic 8-50651)
Everlasting Love (2:52) (Rising Sons Music
Cason/M. Gayden)
-BMI) (B.
THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT (Polydor PD 14524)
I Wanna Try (3:30) (Ackee Music/Uncle Doris Music
ASCAP) (P. Wingfield)

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remake still smacks of a rollicking good time. This is what
rock n' roll was all about. Many of us have forgotten. ABC and Epic have decided to lock horns during this This track from the "Slippin' Away" album is a silky
Suited to be programmed as a top pop reminder. holiday season with different versions of this classic. ballad with an upfront soulful vocal and backing electric
piano, bass and strings. Gentle and flowing, this track is
Spank (3:24) (Harrick Music -
JIMMY BO HORNE(Sunshine/TK 1007)
BMI) (R. Smith)
Jimmy Bo Horne who made a name for himself with
Mandrell's version is a loyal remake with sweeping str-
ings, piano parts and strong bass underpinnings. The
lead vocals are smooth. Suited to R&B and pop lists.
suited to R&B lists.
BEBE & DONNIE SINGER
"Dance Across The Floor" delivers another vigorous
track which ought to garner disco and pop action. The
Spank has become an underground dance and this track
NARVEL FELTS (ABC AB -12441)
Everlasting Love (2:37) (Rising Sons Music
Cason/M. Gayden)
-BMI) (B.
(Crown Point Records CP 2001)
Lady Rhythm (3:18) (L.A. Music - ASCAP) (D. Singer)
This track from Crown Point Records is a professional
may cash in. Ringing rhythm guitars, percussion touches Narvel Felts has a unique trembling voice. This track job with a perky, danceable beat and delicate singing by
and backing singers make it work. from the "One Run For Red Roses" album is a remake of the Singer team. Strings, steady high -hat work, rhythm
ALONZO TURNER (LA Records LA-DCP-0025) the song which was a hit years back for Ronnie Dyson. guitars and handclaps make this appeal to pop and dan-
Whoever Said It Part 1 (3:39) (D. Ann Music/Dichene Strings, backing singers and smooth rhythm section cing lists. Flip -side "Bi -Cycle" moves at a faster clip.
Music/Senta Music - ASCAP) (A. Turner)
LA Records is Dave Crawford who scored as the writer
make this a pop candidate.
GEORGE MCCRAE (TK 1032)
CRACK THE SKY (Lifesong ZS8 1782)
I Am The Walrus (3:30) (J. Lennon/P. McCartney)
of "Victim" by Staton. Turner, who is signed to the fledgl- Want You Around Me (3:20) (Sherlyn Pub./Harrick Beatles' remakes are open to a wide -range of criticism
ing label, is a talented artist. This track has a conga and
bass underpinning which will make it appeal to
I
Music - BMI) (H.W. Casey/R. Finch/T. Thomas)

Bright strings and tumbling drum beat lead into this
from being too derivative to being unloyal. This remake
of the classic from "Magical Mystery Tour" is a loyal ren-
R&B/disco. Flute adds a nice touch. Interesting vocals. ballad. George McCrae's singing is characteristically dition. There is nothing new here but the track is still
Check it out. strong. An interesting sax solo adds depth. interesting.
The kick changes and good melody make this well suited
to R&B lists.
C-12 Cash Box/December 30. 1978
RADIO NEWS
AIR - PLAY WKTU Nearly Missed Disco
MAYOR GETS HER KICKS ON WKIX When Mayor Isabella "Boom Boom" Cannon
accepted an invitation to host her own one -hour morning drive program on Top 40
rocker WKIX/Raleigh, MD Ron McKay thought the 74 -year -old grandmother would do
Beat, According To Taplinger
/continued from page C-6) tion has transcended the "black" identifica-
a staid hour of old oldies. But much to everyone's surprise, "Boom Boom" came off like mer music director at WBLS, who joined tion associated with WBLS. "I think it's
a veteran jock, playing contemporary chartmakers and '60s R&B classics, ripping off a Burkhart's staff as programming consul- significant that we're going across the
hit LP, giving the time and weather and talking up the music. tant. Immediate street reaction to the new board," Taplinger said, "because this type
The mayor used her playlist and intros to express her political philosophy as well as disco format, which debuted July 24, was of music has an appeal to everybody. In
entertain listeners. To explain the happenings at the City Council, "Boom Boom" played positive, Taplinger recalled, but, he added, fact, we've even kept some of the DJs who
the Four Tops classic, "It's The Same Old Song." She summed up her feelings during "skeptics said it would be short-lived." were with us on the mellow sound, so we
Council meetings with the Brothers Johnson's "Ain't We Funk in' Now," which was Ratings Zoom don't have a norrow identification."
dedicated to the Council.She expressed her support of the upcoming Raleigh liquor - The skeptics were wrong. By October,
by -the -drink referendum by cueing up a golden oldie, "Nip Sip," by The Clovers. "I
Love The Night Life" by Alicia Bridges was offered by the mayor as a personal state-
even veteran - -
and usually cynical New
York promotion men were claiming that the
Taplinger also conceded that SJR's
heavy promotion of the station, using the
slogan "Disco 92" on buses, subways,
ment and she closed by dedicating the final song to her constituency, Lou Rawls' station's success was unprecedented in billboards and television has contributed to
"Groovy People."
WHO NEEDS NEWSPAPERS - In St. Louis, the newspapers have been on strike for
several weeks, leading many advertisers to step up or begin radio ad campaigns.
New York radio history. And in the middle of
December, when the Arbitron ratings were
released for October/November, WKTU
the station's rise in the ratings. But,
Taplinger asserted the fundamental reason
for WKTU's success has been rooted "in
Although ad increases have not been as great as some had anticipated, sales people at emerged with an astounding 11.3 overall the fact that disco is here to stay. The skep-
two of the Gateway City's top music stations confirmed the benefit of the strike to radio. average quarter hour rating, topping tics are still among us, and they say that
"We've found that regular advertisers have increased their advertising, but we've had perennial market leader WABC, which disco will be short-lived. But we believe that
only a modest inquiry from new accounts," says KSHE sales manager Ed Goodman. registered a 7.1 average quarter hour disco will broaden out. There are many new
"But it doesn't matter much to us anyway because we've already sold out and we share. fans who are still coming aboard, and im-
wouldn't compromise our audience by increasing our commercial load." Significantly, WKTU beat WABC in the measurably more potential listeners. While
"There's been some increase, but not as much as we had anticipated," reports demographic range of listeners aged 18- we're prepared to change with the public's
Donna Anderson, a KSLQ account executive. "If the strike continues think we'll see
I 34, and also swamped WABC in the battle mood, we're convinced that disco music
DEREGULATION NOW -
more direct retail advertising."
Following
for teen listeners, covering a 29.5 share of
teens, compared to WABC's 14.6 share.
will be here for a long time."
FCC Commissioner Tyrone Brown's
endorsement of NAB president Vincent
Also, WKTU's popularity proved nearly
devastating to WBLS, which slipped from a
ViacomSonderling
Wasilewski's "declaration of indepen-
dence for radio broadcasters," the NAB
7.7 share in July/August to a 3.1 average
quarter hour share for October/November.
Merger Approved
has requested that the Commission ask
for comments on a number of proposals
Taplinger stated that one reason for
WKTU's success was the fact that the sta -
LOS ANGELES -In separate meetings,
shareholders of Viacom International, Inc.
advanced by Brown. These include and Sonderling Broadcasting Corp. have
repeal of commercial time regulations, approved Viacom's purchase of Sonderl-
-_ repeal of the 1976 "Primer on Ascertain- TM Names Nickell ing's broadcast properties, with the excep-
JONES AND LYLE HIT PHONES Capitol -
recording artists Gloria Jones and Bobby
ment of Community Problems by
Broadcast Applicants," repeal of non - New Division Head tion of its two Chicago stations, WOPA and
WBMX-FM. Viacom will pay approximately
Lyle help with phone work, for radiothon
recently held to raise money for the United
entertainment programming regula-
tions and repeal of all program log rules.
LOS ANGELES -
Ron Nickell, vice presi-
dent and general sales manager of TM
$27 million to Sonderling.
Some 40-49 percent of the purchase
Negro College Fund. The fund raising event In its petition the NAB also made Programming for the past five years, has price will be in cash and the rest will be paid
was co -sponsored by KDAY and KACE in reference to a recent General Ac- been named vice president and general in new convertible preferred stock with a
Los Angeles. Pictured (l -r) are; Gloria counting Office study which singled out manager of TM Special Projects, a new value of $28 per share.
Jones and Bobby Lyle. the FCC as the leader in imposing bur- division within the company. TM Special
densome paperwork requirements, es- Secondary Meet Slated
STATION TO STATION -
timated at 30 million man-hours annually.
KWST/Los Angeles (K -West) is continuing its effort to es-
Projects will market the company's "Album
Greats: A History of Album Rock," currently
being produced in Los Angeles by
LOS ANGELES - Birmingham, Alabama
will be the site of the third annual Southeast
tablish its Sunset Strip New Year's Eve celebration as an annual institution to rival New Good phone Productions. Secondary Radio Conference, Jan. 26-27.
York's Times Square midnight countdown. This year K -West's "Times Square West" TM Special Projects will also market The goals of the two day conference will be
will include an electronic billboard countdown, searchlights, prizes, celebrity guests, other specials such as "The Evolution of to bring together, for an exchange of
clowns, jugglers and station personalities. At midnight, 5,000 colored balloons will be Rock," and will branch into areas such as positive ideas, radio, trade and record
released from atop the Whisky, where The Babys will be doing a midnight show. The airline programming, custom projects and representatives. Topics to be discussed are
proceedings will be broadcast live. other areas that are complementary to TM Careers, Album Radio & Records, Secon-
Rock stars have been popping up at stations from coast to coast ... Queen's Freddie Programming. The parent company dary & Small Markets, Music, Engineering,
Mercury did his first on -air interview in years at CHUM/Toronto recently ... Rolling programs more than 250 radio stations with Management, Programming and a corn.
Stone Mick Jagger did a phoner with MD Tom Nast at WBBF/Rochester, and the sta- five different formats. bined Radio and Record meeting.
tion gave away Stones albums as well ... Melissa Manchester stopped by
KAAM /Dallas ... WFTO/Worcester (140) hosted Harry Chapin recently ... And RCA's
Triumph visited WABX/Oak Park, MI. LOOKING AHEAD TO THE TOP lOO
Top -rated KMET/Los Angeles welcomed DJ B. Mitchel Reed back on the air Dec. 15. CALIFORNIA MAN (Intersong/UA-ASCAP) CHEAP TRICK (Epic 8-50625)
The Beamer is recuperating from double by-pass surgery and will make a slow, but DON'T LET ME DOWN (Rock Steady-ASCAP) PETER CRISS (Casablanca NB 952)
NEW JOBS -
steady on -air return.
Frank Holler, formerly of WDAI-FM/Chicago, has been appointed PD of
WKLS-AM-FM/Atlanta. Also at WKLS, Rich Piombino has been named music/promo-
MOMENT BY MOMENT (Stigwood/Red Cow-BMI/ASCAP) YVONNE ELLIMAN (RSO 915)
HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET (Old "Eye"/Buckwheat-ASCAP) GONZALEZ
(Capitol 4647)
tion director and Debbie Garner is the new director of research ... At the new Kicks 104 CHASE (Gold Horizon-BMI) GIORGIO MORODER (Casablanca N8956)
in Nashville, Steve Denton has been appointed MD ... Dan Ingram, a fixture at BAD BRAKES (Ashlar/Colgems-EMI) CAT STEVENS (A&M2109-5)
WABC/New York the past 18 years in the 2-6 p.m. slot, has signed a new five-year NOT FADE AWAY (MPL Communications-BM!) TANYA TUCKER (MCA S45 1999)
multi -media contract with ABC, Inc. In addition to continuing his on -air shift, Ingram is
expected to make TV appearances and contribute pieces to ABC publications ... For-
mer midday personality John Reed has been promoted to PD at WHHY (Y-102) in
Montgomery. His midday slot will be filled by Kris O'Kelly, who returns to WHHY from
Z-93. The station has also promoted Jennifer Reed to news director... Bill Watson has
been named vice president/special features division for Drake-Chenault. Watson is
returning to Drake-Chenault after four years as associate PD with KMPC/Los Angeles
. Lynnsey Guerrero has replaced Guy Heston as writer and producer of "Record
Report," the syndicated radio series hosted by Robert W. Morgan. Guerrero was
previously syndication director with Inner -View. Heston is now with the Southern
California Rapid Transit District ... WNBC/New York has added Larry Sacknoff,
WNBC-TV weekend sportscaster, to its morning show for sports reports ... Loret
Cusworth is the new San Francisco sales rep and account executive at KXRX/San Jose
... There are three openings at WKIX-WYYD/Raleigh. WKIX is looking for a top morn-
ing personality, offering "great pay, benefits, security." Tapes and resumes to opera-
tions manager Bob Bolton, P.O. Box 12526, Raleigh, N.C. 27605. An assistant chief
engineer for WKIX, class II DA and WYYD, class C FM is also needed. Resume to chief
engineer Greg Rogers, above address. An on -air morning anchorperson is needed, -
ATLANTIC, KMET PARTY Atlantic Records recently hosted a dinner party for the staff
of KMET in Los Angeles to celebrate the station's 10th anniversary. Shown at the reception
TRIVIA DEPT. -
too. Tapes, resumes and references to Steve Shumake at the same address.
The recent Arbitron Radio Coverage Study uncovered all kinds of
fascinating data. For example, did you know there are 38 stations reaching listeners in
(l-r) are: Judy Libow, Atlantic's associate director of national pop album promotion; David
Moorhead, general manager of the station; KMET program director Sam Bellamy; air per-
all the counties of their respective states. All fall within six states, Alaska, Hawaii, Con- sonality B. Mitchel Reed; and Bob Greenberg, Atlantic's vice president/west coast general
necticut, Delaware, Rhode Island and Wyoming. joey berlin manager.
Top VALB vs o T V A
#1 - The Rolling Stones

"Some Girls"
#2 - Bruce Springsteen
"Darkness On The Edge Of Town"
#3 -
"Stranger
Bob Seger
In Town"
#4 - Billy Joel
"The Stranger"
#5 -Foreigner
"Double Vision"
Rolling Stones Columbia Capitol Columbia Atlantic
T H E CAR S
ÌIEEo DAN
#6 -
The Who
"Who Are You"
#1 -Jackson Browne
"Running On Empty"
#8 - The Cars
"The Cars"
#9 -Boston
"Don't Look Back"
#10 - Steely Dan
MCA Asylum Elektra Epic ABC
KRST-FM - ALBUQUERQUE - BOB Who Are You -- The Who --

Boston
MCA Who Are You -
The Who
Power In The Darkness --
MCA Bullet Band
Double Vision -- -
Capitol
Foreigner --
Atlantic
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Don't Look Back Epic The Tom Robinson
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--
SHULMAN
Some Girls The Rolling
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Double Vision
The Stranger
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Foreigner
Billy Joel
Atlantic
Columbia
Band Harvest
52nd Street -
Don't Look Back Boston
Billy Joel -
Epic
Columbia
Stones
- - -
Inner Secrets
Rolling Stones
Santana Columbia
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Slowhand Eric Clapton RSO
Running On Empty -Jackson Browne- Asylum -- --
- - --
Linda Ronstadt Asylum
--
Van Halen
- -
Van Halen Warner
Elektra
Brothers Saturday Night Fever
Various RSO
The Bee Gees and
WLVO-FM
Double Vision
COLUMBUS
Foreigner
STEVE RUNNER
Atlantic
Running On Empty -Jackson Browne-Asylum
KFML-AM - DENVER -
LARRY BRUCE/
- - - - -- -
The Cars
The Cars
Bloody Tourists 10cc Polydor Pieces Of Eight
- Styx A&M Some Girls The Rolling Stones -Rolling
KEN KOHL
-
Misfits The Kinks Arista Skynyrd's First And ... Last
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
-
Stones
- Springsteen -
- - Columbia
-
Bruce
Who Are You
- The Who MCA
-
MCA
- Aja ABC
-
- -- --
Steely Dan City To City Gerry Rafferty United Artists
Waiting For Columbus Little Feat Warner
-
Champagne Jam The Atlanta Rhythm Section But Seriously, Folks Joe Walsh Asylum
-- - - -
Polydor Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver
Brothers The Stranger Columbia
1994 - - 1994 A&M
Billy Joel
- - -
The Grand Illusion Styx A&M
Bullet Band
52nd Street
Capitol
Billy Joel Columbia
Slowhand Eric Clapton
- RSO
Wavelength Van Morrison Warner Brothers
- -
--- -- -
Living In The U.S.A. Linda Ronstadt Asylum Time Passages Al Stewart Arista
WBCN-FM TONY BERARDINI
WSAN-FM --
ALLENTOWN
- -
KEVIN GRAFF The Cars
BOSTON
The Cars Elektra
-
Twin Sons Of Different Mothers
-
Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg Epic
Dan Running On Empty-Jackson Browne-Asylum
- - -
- -
Columbia Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling Aja Steely Dan ABC
The Stranger
--Billy Joel
- -
Columbia
-
Son Of A Son Of A Sailor Jimmy Buffett ABC
--
52nd Street Billy Joel Stones
Gerry Rafferty United Artists Bob Seger and The Silver Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling
City To City
Out Of The Blue
- - The Electric Light Orchestra
Stranger In Town
Bullet Band Capitol
- C -101 -FM - CORPUS CHRISTI - MANDO Stones
Jet
-- -- - -
Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce CAMINA
- -
--
Time Passages Al Stewart Arista Springsteen Columbia The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia
Nightwatch Kenny Loggins
- Columbia
Asylum-- You're Gonna Get It
-
Heartbreakers Shelter
Tom Petty and The Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling WABX-FM - - - DETROIT JOE KRAUSE
But Seriously. Folks Joe Walsh
- Stones
-
-- - - -
Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver
Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce More Songs About Buildings And Food Talking
- -- - Columbia - - Darkness On The Edge Of Town

-- Bruce Bullet Band Capitol
-- -
Springsteen Heads Sire
Aja Steely Dan ABC
- This Year's Model
- Elvis Costello Columbia
Springsteen
Bat Out Of Hell
Columbia
-
Meat Loaf Epic
Infinity Journey Columbia
Nicolette Nicolette Larson Warner Brothers
-
Heaven Tonight
Excitable Boy
Cheap Trick
Warren Zevon
Epic
Asylum
Running On Empty-Jackson Browne-Asylum
- - Columbia- Columbia
The Cars
- - --
The Cars
Don't Look Back
Elektra
Boston Epic
Earth - Jefferson Starship Infinity -
Nightwatch Kenny Loggins Double Vision
- Foreigner
- Atlantic
--ANAHEIM -
LARRY REISMAN Stranger
-
In Town-
Journey
Bob Seger and The Silver
Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling
KEZY-FM
Some Girls The Rolling Stones -
Rolling
- - --Columbia
Bullet Band Capitol
Stones
-
City To City --
Gerry Rafferty United Artists
- -- - - Stardust Willie Nelson
---
Stones Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce
Linda Ronstadt Asylum WJKL-FM CHICAGO TOM MARKER/ The Grand Illusion Styx A&M
- - Bruce WALLY LEISERING
- -
Springsteen
The Stranger - -Columbia
Billy Joel Columbia
Springsteen
Stranger In Town
Columbia
The Cars The Cars
-Elektra
-- Bruce
--
Eddie Money Eddie Money Columbia
-
Bullet Band Capitol Springsteen
Excitable Boy
Columbia
--
Warren Zevon Asylum
KZEW-FM DALLAS- MARK CHRISTOPHER
The Rolling Stones -
Running On Empty -Jackson Browne- Asylum
- - - Some Girls- The Rolling Stones Rolling
Some Girls
Stones
Rolling
- -
- -- - -
Earth Jefferson Starship Grunt KZEL-FM EUGENE STAN
Stones
-- - Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver
--- - --
52nd Street Billy Joel Columbia
Don't Look Back Boston Epic David Gilmour David Gilmour Columbia Bullet Band Capitol
Van Halen --
GARRETT/CHRIS KOVARICK
Van Halen -
Warner Brothers
-
- - --Columbia -
Foreigner Atlantic Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver Double Vision Foreigner Atlantic
Double Vision Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling
Bullet Band Capitol Running On Empty-Jackson Browne-Asylum
Pieces Of Eight Styx A&M
- - - - --
Infinity Journey Stones
Return To Magenta
- --
Mink DeVille Capitol FM -
Don't Look Back Boston
Various Artists MCA
-
Epic
This Year's Model Elvis Costello Columbia
-- --
Bruised Orange John Prine Asylum Foot Loose & Fancy Free
- Rod Stewart
--
Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce
-- -
Springsteen Columbia
WKLS-FM ATLANTA DEBBIE GARNER
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Cold Shots From A Nightmare Moon Martin
-- --
Warner Brothers
Time Passages Al Stewart Arista
--
The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia Capitol Street -Legal Bob Dylan Columbia
Who Are You The Who MCA
Running On Empty -Jackson Browne-Asylum
Some Girls -The Rolling Stones -
Rolling
Pieces Of Eight Styx
- -
A&M
Bruce Dire Straits Dire Straits Warner Brothers
More Songs About Buildings And Food Talking -
Aja -
Stones
Steely Dan -- ABC WXRT-FM- - -
CHICAGO BOB GELMS
Heads --Sire
- -
Nantucket
- Nantucket Epic
--
Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce
-- Springsteen
- Columbia
-- -
Nicolette Nicolette Larson Warner Brothers
- - ---
Bullet Band Capitol
Double Vision Foreigner Atlantic Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling KBPI-FM DENVER
-
JOHN BRADLEY
- -- - -
Slowhand Eric Clapton
The Grand Illusion
RSO Stones
Pat Metheny Group Pat Metheny ECM Stones
- - - KLOL-FM -- HOUSTON - -
SANDY MATHIS
-- -
Styx A&M
52nd Street - Billy Joel Columbia Wavelength Van Morrison Warner Brothers The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia
- Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling
-- -
Stones
Point Of Know Return Kansas Kirshner Hermit Of Mink Hollow
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Bearsville
Todd Rundgren
Asylum
Who Are You
Aja -
Steely Dan
- - -
The Who
Linda Ronstadt Asylum
ABC
MCA Who Are You
The Cars - - The Who
The Cars
MCA
Elektra
WAAL-FM
MICHAELS
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BINGHAMTON - SCOTT
Excitable Boy
Lines - -
This Year's Model
Charlie
Warren Zevon
Elvis Costello
Janus
Columbia Running On Empty
Stranger In Town
-Jackson Browne-Asylum
Briefcase Full Of Blues
- Atlantic
Blues Brothers
-- -
Columbia
Bruce -- - -
Larry Carlton Larry Carlton Warner Brothers WYFE-FM - ROCKFORD - ARMAND CHIAN- KSJO-FM
-- - - - -
SAN JOSE PAUL WELLS
Springsteen
Move It On Over
Destroyers- George Thorogood and The Nightwatch - -
Sleeper Catcher
Kenny Loggins -
Little River Band Harvest
Columbia Some Girls -
TI/BRAD HOFFMAN
The Rolling Stones- Rolling The Cars The Cars
- -- -
Double Vision
Elektra
Foreigner Atlantic
- - - -
Rounder
More Songs About Buildings And Food Talking
Heads Sire
Three's A Crowd
Spencer Band
-- The Tarney/
A&M
- Double Vision - Foreigner - Atlantic
Stones
Tonight - Cheap Trick -

Infinity Journey
- - -
Bat Out Of Hell
Columbia
Meat Loaf Epic
Dog And Butterfly

- Heart Portrait
Time Passages
Nicolette - - Al Stewart
Nicolette Larson -
- -
Arista
Warner Brothers
Heaven
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Boston -
Epic Eddie Money Eddie Money
You're Gonna Get It
Columbia
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Don't Look Back Epic Tom Petty and The
-
Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver The Stranger
-- Billy Joel Columbia London Town
- - -Capitol Heartbreakers Shelter
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52nd Street-
Bullet Band
-Capitol
Billy Joel Columbia
Stealin' Home
Love Me Again
Ian Matthews
Rita Coolidge -Mushroom
A&M ButSeriously, Folks - Joe Walsh - Asylum
Running On Empty-Jackson Browne- Asylum

Some Girls
Stones
The Rolling Stones
-
Rolling
Aja - - -
Steely Dan ABC
- ---
Springsteen
-- Columbia
Bruce
KWST-FM --LOS ANGELES --

PAM MAY
The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia Van Halen Van Halen Warner Brothers
WBLM-FM -
LEWISTON/PORTLAND - Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling
Stones
-- --
-- - -- -
JOSE DIAZ
Time Passages
52nd Street
Al Stewart
Billy Joel
Arista
Columbia Double Vision
- -
Foreigner
-Atlantic KADI -FM -- - -
ST. LOUIS PETER PARISI
Dire Straits Warner Brothers The Stranger Billy Joel
-
Columbia Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling -- -
--- - - -
Dire Straits KREM -FM SPOKANE LARRY SNIDER
Wavelength Van Morrison Warner Brothers
--
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Linda Ronstadt Asylum Stones
-- - Some Girls The Rolling Stones -Rolling
The Cars The Cars Elektra Time Passages Al Stewart
- Arista The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia Stones
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Don't Look Back Boston Epic
--
Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver Running On Empty -Jackson Browne-Asylum
-- -
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Excitable Boy -- -
Warren Zevon Asylum Bullet Band Capitol
- - - -
Bullet Band
Infinity
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Journey
Capitol
Columbia
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Bullet Band Capitol
Stranger In Town The Grand Illusion Styx A&M Aja Steely Dan ABC
Bullet Band - -
Capitol Twin Sons Of Different Mothers
Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg Epic - Dan Running On Empty-Jackson Browne-Asylum
Toto - --Toto Columbia
Worlds Away
Double Vision --
Pablo Cruise
Foreigner
A&M
Atlantic
--
--
-- - - - -
Comes A Time Neil Young Reprise
Double Vision Foreigner Atlantic
Springsteen
This Year's Model -
Columbia
Elvis Costello Columbia -
City To City
-
Gerry Rafferty
United Artists
Bruce
But Seriously, Folks
City To City
Joe Walsh
Gerry Rafferty
Asylum
United Artists
WZMF-FM --MILWAUKEE - -
MIKE WOLF
-
The Stranger
Who Are You - -
Billy Joel
The Who
Columbia
MCA
KNAC-FM - LONG BEACH - PAUL FUHR/ Stones
-
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DENISE WESTWOOD Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce
- - -- - - -- - -
Columbia
Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling Springsteen
KSHE-FM ST. LOUIS TED HABECK
WOXM-FM --TAMPA NEAL MIRSKY
-
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Stones Infinity Journey Columbia
The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling
-- -- -
Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver Bob Seger and The Silver
Bullet Band Pieces Of Eight Styx A&M --
Stranger In Town
Stones
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Capitol Bullet Band Capitol
- - - --
Don't Look Back Boston London Town Wings Capitol The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia
- - Epic
Don't Look Back
-- Boston Epic
- - -- -
Dan
The Cars The Cars
-- - Elektra
Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bruce Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg Epic
The Stranger
Who Are You
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Billy Joel
The Who
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Columbia
MCA City To City Gerry Rafferty United Artists
-
-- -
City To City Gerry Rafferty United Artists Living In The U.S.A. Linda Ronstadt Asylum
Springsteen
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Who Are You --
Columbia
The Who MCA
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But Seriously, Folks Joe Walsh Asylum
You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish
- - -
The Grand Illusion
Stranger In Town
Styx A&M
Earth Jefferson Starship
-- Grunt Dog And Butterfly Heart Portrait REO Speedwagon
- Epic
Bullet Band
--- Bob Seger and The Silver
--
Capitol
Eddie Money
- -
Heaven Tonight
Eddie Money
-Cheap Trick
Columbia
Epic
Stone Blue
Caravan ToMidnight - Robin Trower
Foghat Bearsville
Nightwatch Kenny Loggins Columbia
Van Halen Van Halen Warner Brothers Chrysalis
-
Some Girls -
The Rolling Stones Rolling
Worlds Away
Bat Out Of Hell -Pablo
-Cruise
Meat Loaf
A&M
Epic
WNEW-FM
Some Girls
--
NEW YORK - -
TOM MORRERA
Stones
- - - - -
WBAB-FM LONG ISLAND BERNIE Stones
BERNARD This Year's Model Elvis Costello Columbia
- - Dan
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Pure Pop For Now People Nick Lowe
KMEL-FM - SAN FRANCISCO - MARK
WOUR-FM --
UTICA -
TOM STARR
-
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Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg Epic
The Stranger Billy Joel --
Columbia
Columbia
Springsteen -
Columbia
- Bruce COOPER
Some Girls - The Rolling Stones -Rolling
Some Girls
Stones
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The Rolling Stones
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Rolling
Nightwatch Kenny Loggins

--Columbia
- Stones
The Cars The Cars
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Elektra
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Power In The Darkness The Tom Robinson
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Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf Epic
Living In The U.S.A. Linda Ronstadt Asylum
-- -
--
Band Harvest
Wavelength Vab Morrison
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Warner Brothers Springsteen
--Columbia
--
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Pyramid The Alan Parsons Project Arista Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver Don't Look Back Boston Epic The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia
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Bloody Tourists 10cc - Polydor Bullet Band Capitol
-
Double Vision
The Stranger
Foreigner
Billy Joel-- Atlantic
Columbia
Comes A Time
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Neil Young Reprise
U.K. U.K. Polydor
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Warner Brothers
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Devo
Who Are You
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-
MCA
Excitable Boy Warren Zevon Asylum
--
George Thorogood and The
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Who Are You
Excitable Boy
The Who MCA
Warren Zevon Asylum Excitable Boy Warren Zevon
- Asylum Wavelength
Stranger In Town
Van Morrison Warner Brothers
Move It On Over
Destroyers - -
Rounder
-
- -- -
The Stranger Bob Seger and The Silver
The Cars - Billy Joel
The Cars - Columbia
Elektra Bullet Band
Infinity Journey
Capitol
Columbia
This Year's Model
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Briefcase Full Of Blues
-
Elvis Costello Columbia
Blues Brothers
WLIR-FM - LONG ISLAND - DENIS

Worlds Away Pablo Cruise - A&M
Atlantic
Dire Straits - -
Dire Straits Warner Brothers
McNAMARA/LARRY KLEINMAN
The Last Waltz
- -The Band and Various Artists
Warner Brothers - PHILADELPHIA -
W100 -FM HELEN
- - - -
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Running On Empty -Jackson Browne-Asylum LEICHT
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Shakedown Street Grateful Dead Arista City To City Gerry Rafferty United Artists INGRAM WHFS-FM WASHINGTON DAVE
52nd Street Billy Joel Columbia
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Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling Some Girls - The Rolling Stones -Rolling EINSTEIN
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Waiting For Columbus Little Feat Stones
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Double Vision - -Foreigner Atlantic
Stones
-- - -
Move It On Over
Destroyers
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Rounder
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Warner Brothers Who Are You The Who MCA
Bat Out Of Hell
Some Girls
Meat Loaf Epic
The Rolling Stones -
Rolling - -
Bruce
Todd Rundgren
Heaven Tonight
Parallel Lines- Cheap Trick
Blondie -- Epic
Chrysalis
Some Girls
Stones
The Rolling Stones
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Rolling
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Hermit Of Mink Hollow This Year's Model
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Elvis Costello Columbia
-- - - - -
Stones
But Seriously, Folks Joe Walsh Asylum
...
Bearsville
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The Bride Stripped Bare
Atlantic
Bryan Ferry
- - - -
Who Are You
Comes A Time
The Who
Neil Young
MCA
Reprise -And Then There Were Three
-
Atlantic
Genesis Pure Pop For Now People
Columbia
Nick Lowe Springsteen Columbia
Waiting For Columbus -Little Feat Warner
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You're Gonna Get It Tom Petty and The Brothers
- - --
Heartbreakers Shelter
Wavelength - -
Van Morrison Warner Brothers
Bullet Band Capitol
-
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The Cars The Cars Elektra Darkness On The Edge Of Town To The Limit Joan Armatrading A&M
-- -
Bruce
WRCN-FM -
LONG ISLAND -
CHUCK -
The Stranger
Don't Look Back - Billy Joel
Boston
Columbia
Epic
Wavelength Van Morrison -
Tracks On Wax 4 Dave Edmunds Swan Song
Blue Valentine Tom Waits Asylum
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The Stranger --
Billy Joel Columbia
Shakedown Street Grateful Dead -
Warner Brothers
Arista Pat Metheny Group Pat Metheny ECM

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Some Girls -
Stones
- - WYSP-FM - PHILADELPHIA -
STEPHEN
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Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf Epic
Running On Empty- Jackson Browne- Asylum
JOHNSON
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SAN JOSE
- DANA JANG WAAF-FM -
WORCESTER -
JOHN DUN-
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The Stranger Billy Joel Columbia Running On Empty Jackson Browne CAN/PAUL LEMIUX
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52nd Street Billy Joel Columbia Running On Empty Jackson'Browne Asylum
- Eddie Money
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Eddie Money
Asylum
Columbia Some Girls -
The Rolling Stones Rolling-
Aja -
Slowhand
-- -
Eric Clapton
Steely Dan ABC
RSO Some Girls The Rolling Stones Rolling Aja Steely Dan
- - ABC Stones
- - - -
-
The Grand Illusion
Point Of Know Return - Styx A&M
Kansas Kirshner
Aja -
Stones
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Steely Dan ABC -
Excitable Boy
-- - -
Van Halen - Warren Zevon
Van Halen
Asylum
Warner Brothers
The Cars
Double Vision
The Cars
- -
Foreigner
Elektra
Atlantic
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Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver Infinity Journey Columbia Who Are You The Who MCA
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--
Bullet Band Capitol Living In The U.S.A. Linda Ronstadt Asylum
- - ---
The Cars The Cars Elektra
Double Vision Foreigner Atlantic Stranger In Town Bob Seger and The Silver 52nd Street Billy Joel Columbia
- - - --
Don't Look Back
KNX-FM -LOS ANGELES - Slowhand Eric Clapton
The Grand Illusion Styx
RSO
A&M
-
Bullet Band
-
Capitol
Darkness On The Edge Of Town Bat Out Of Hell
Boston
Meat Loaf
Epic
Epic
--
MICHAEL Bruce
SHEEHY
-
Minute By Minute -
The Doobie Brothers
Warner Brothers
Springsteen
Point
- Columbia
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Of Know Return Kansas
Bruce
-
Kirshner
Springsteen
Some Girls
Stones
-
Columbia
Van Halen
Springsteen
Van Halen
- Columbia
Warner Brothers
Bruce
REGIONAL PROGRAMMING GUIDE
Ex To 34 - B. Manilow, Ex To 33 - I. -
Matthews, Ex To 32 R. Stewart. ADDS: Chicago, C. Lynn.
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NORTHEAST
- - - -- --
WAYS CHARLOTTE SCOTT SLADE, PD
1-1
-
Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 27 I. Matthews, 29 To 26 A. Frehley, 28 To 23 C. Lynn, 27 To 22
-- -- - - -
Eagles, 24 To 21 Captain & Tennille, 23 To 20 O. Newton -John, 22 To 19 Queen, 20 To 17 K.
WTRY ALBANY/TROY DON PERRY, MD
- -- - - Rogers, 19 To 16
-
Chanson, 17 To 14
- Hot Chocolate, 11 To 8
- Earth, Wind & Fire, 12 To 7 Pointer
--- -- -
3-1 Chic. JUMPS: 29 To 24 I. Matthews, 30 To 23 D. Hartman, 27 To 22 E. Clapton, 25 To 19 Sisters, 14 To 6 N. Larson, Ex To 29 Peaches& Herb, Ex To 24 R. Stewart. ADDS: Blues Bros., M.
C. Khan, 21 To 15 N. Larson, 20 To 12 B. Seger, 16 To 10
-Earth, Wind & Fire, 9 To 7 L. Hain, N. Olsson.
--
--
Ronstadt, 10 To 6 Bee Gees, 7 To 4 Village People, Ex To 30 R. Stewart, Ex To 28 Hot
Chocolate, Ex To 27 Queen. ADDS: Blues Bros., G. Rafferty, L. Taylor. WMFJ DAYTONA BEACH JOHN SCOTT, MD
-
-- - - - - -O. --
2-1 Bee Gees. JUMPS: 43 To 36 K.C. & Sunshine Band, 45 To 35 Newton -John, 38 To 34 M.
-- - - - - --
WGUY BANGOR MARK LAURENCE, PD
1-1 Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 27 Foreigner, 29 To 26 N. Olsson, 28 To 24 L. Garrett, 26 To 23 N.
---
Hain, 37 To 32
- -
Foreigner, 40 To 31
-
N. Olsson, 36 To 28 N. Larson, 34 To 27 Peaches & Herb, 33
-- - -- -
To 26 Blues Bros.. 31 To 25 G. Chandler, 28 To 23 Rose Royce, 29 To 19 Hot Chocolate, 24 To
E. Clapton, 23 To 19 -O. Newton -John, 21 To 18
Larson, 25 To 22
- -
Earth, Wind & Fire, 24 To 20
-
Hot Chocolate, 15 To 12 Toto, 12 To 10- B. Seger, 12
I. 18 B. White, 19 To 16 L. Garrett, 23 To 15 C. Lynn, 18 To 14
- 11--
Jacksons, 17 To
- R. James, 16
-- - - -
Matthews, 20 To 16 L. Ronstadt, 18 To 15
To 9 A. Cooper, 7 To 6
Pointer Sisters, Ex To 28
Bee Gees, 8 To 3 Village People, Ex To 30
K. Rogers. ADDS: Chicago, Blues Bros.
R. Stewart, Ex To 29
To 7
-
Joel, Ex To 45 -
Earth, Wind & Fire. 14 To 6 A. Cooper, 10 To 5
Chicago, Ex To 44 G. Simmons, Ex To 43
I. Matthews. 9 To 4 B. Seger, 4 To 2
Cooper Bros., Ex To 42 M. Moore, Ex
B.
-- - - To 41 Giorgio. ADDS: R. Stewart, Santana, LRB, K. Rogers, S. Bishop, B. Caldwell.

WRKO
-
BOSTON
- --
RICK WOODWARD, MD
-- -
WAPE
-- JACKSONVILLE -
-- - - --
PAUL SEBASTIAN, PD
-
- - -
1-1 Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 26 I. Matthews, 29 To 25 O. Newton -John, 26 To 23 P. Davis, 28 To 22 14-
- -
2-1 B. Joel. JUMPS: 26 To 23 N. Larson, 20 To 16 E. Clapton, 18 To 15 G. Chandler, 17 To
-
J. Geils, 24 To 21
Khan, 14 To 10 Toto, 11 To 8 -
L. Ronstadt, 23 To 18 Earth, Wind & Fire, 18 To 14
A. Gibb, Ex To 30 Hot Chocolate, Ex To 29
Blues Bros. ADDS: D. Parton, Rolling Stones, C. Lynn, Capt. & Tennille, G. Gaynor.
B. Seger, 16 To 13
N. Diamond, Ex To 27
C.
8 To 4 -
Cooper Bros., 13 To 10
Firefall, 7 To 3
B. Seger, 4 To 2
Bee Gees, 11 To 8
Village People, Ex To 30 - 6-
A. Cooper, 10 To
Eagles, Ex To 29 Blues Bros.
Chic,
- - ADDS: J. Davis, Raes, B. Manilow, M. Hain, S. Bishop.
-- - -
-- - - -- -
F105 BOSTON CHARLIE FERNANDEZ, PD
2-1
Toto, 12 To 10 -
Village People. JUMPS: 25 To 20
A. Gibb, 9 To 7
C. Khan, 19 To 16
Bee Gees, Ex To 27
B. Seger, 17 To 14 E. Clapton, 16 To 11
Hot Chocolate. ADDS: Earth, Wind & Fire, A.
V97
1-1
JACKSONVILLE
-
Chic. JUMPS: 39 To 31
JEFF RYAN, MD
-
E. Clapton, 34 To 30 - - - -
M. Hain, 38 To 29 28-
L. Garrett, 32 To G.
-- - - --
Simmons, 31 To 27 B. White, 28 To 24
Cooper.
- - To 17
Queen, 35 To 23
- - - K. Rogers, 21 To 18
Pointer Sisters, 19 To 16 Earth, Wind & Fire, 18 To 15 R. James, 23 To 12-
-
Hot Chocolate, 33
D. Hartman, 13
- - - - -- -
To 8 Chanson, Ex To 40 J. Geils, Ex To 39 A. Cooper. Ex To 37 Eagles, Ex To 34
WKBW BUFFALO
1-1 B. Joel. JUMPS: 1-1
JON SUMMERS, PD
Barbra/Neil. 30 To 27 - -
Outlaws, 28 To 25 - O. Newton -John, 26 To 22 Ex To 33 N. Larson, Ex To 32 D. Parton. ADDS: Rolling Stones, B. Manilow, Guess Who, Rose
R. Stewart,
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Firefall, 23 To 19
To 10
A. Cooper, 19 To 15
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Meat Loaf, 13 To 8 L. Garrett, 9 To 6 -
A. Gibb, 24 To 14
-
N. Larson, 18 To 13
Bee Gees. Ex To 30
Pointer Sisters, 15
T. Tucker, Ex To 28
Royce, Chicago.
- -- - --
Foreigner, Ex To 23 B. Manilow. ADDS: Grateful Dead, J.C. Young, Hot Chocolate, Blues Brothers.
Y-100 MIAMI COLEEN CASSIDY, MD
- - 23-
-- - - -
1-1 Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 27 G. McRae, 29 To 26 Eagles, 28 To 24 C. Lynn, 26 To C. Khan,
14-
WDRC
1-1
HARTFORD
- 0. -
- - -Village
JIM ENGLISH, MD
P. Davis, 28 To 25 -18- -
Pointer Sisters, 29 To 24 N. Larson, 27 To 23
25 To 21
21 To 13 - A. Frehley, 23 To 20
B. Joel, 17 To 11 -Toto, 22 To 19
E. Carmen. ADDS: 30 - -
K.C. & Sunshine Band, 20 To
Firefall, 29
Pointer Sisters,
L. Ronstadt, Sylvester.
- -
A. Frehley, 25 To 22
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Newton -John, 24 To 20 Weisberg/Fogelberg, 22 To
3-
B. Seger, 26 To 17 96X -- MIAMI -
LOU MEYER, MD
- - - -
Earth, Wind & Fire. 14 To 10
Ex To 30 C. Khan, Ex To 29- -
D. Hartman, 17 To 7
Eagles, Ex To 28 - People, 9 To 4 Toto, 6 To
Blues Brothers, Ex To 27
B. Joel.
E. Clapton. ADDS: --
1-1 Chic. JUMPS: 31 To 28
- -
Peaches & Herb, 37 To 26 Eagles. 27 To 23
-
Rose Royce, 23 To 14
Boston, D. Parton, Gonzales.
Pointer Sisters, 17 To 12
-
A. Frehley, 12 To 6 C. Lynn, 8 To 5 Dr. Hook. ADDS: 37 N. Larson,
--- - - 36 C. Mangione, 35 G. Chandler.
- - - -- - --
WBLI LONG ISLAND BILL TERRY, MO
- --
WHHY MONTGOMERY
1-1
To 9
L. Ronstadt, 10 To 7- -
Toto, 6 To 3 -
C. Lynn, 15 To 11
Village People, Ex To 30
Earth, Wind & Fire, 11
N. Larson, Ex To 25
--
RICH THOMAS, MD
G. Campbell, 26 To 23
- - --
O. Newton -John, 29 To 22 L. Taylor, 30 To
- --
R. 21 L. Garrett, 29 To 20 A. Frehley, 27 To 19 Queen, 23 To 18 D. Parton, 21 To 17 C. Khan, 24
Stewart. ADDS: Chicago, G. Gaynor, Peaches & Herb.
- --
WAVZ NEW HAVEN - - CURT HANSON, MD
- -
To 16
A. Cooper, 12 To 7 -
C. Lynn, 20 To 15
- - - -
Hot Chocolate, 19 To 14
B. Seger, 16 To 12
K. Rogers, 9 To 5
- 30-
N. Larson, Ex To G. Rafferty,
1-1
To 21
- -
G. Chandler, 22 To 19
- -
B. Manilow, 29 To 24
-
N. Larson, 26 To 18 - -
Grateful Dead, 28 To 23 Pointer Sisters, 24 Ex To 28 I. Matthews. Ex To 27 R. Stewart, Ex To 26
ADDS: F. Mills, Exile, Rose Royce, Peaches & Herb.
B. Manilow, Ex To 25 Captain & Tennille.
- - NASHVILLE -
Blues Bros., 25 To 17 R. Stewart, 15 To 10
Village People, 14 To 8 Eagles, 11 To 7
- - - - - -
C. Lynn, 5 To 3 Toto. ADDS: Peaches & Herb.
- - - -
WLAC
EVA WOOD, MD
L. Garrett, 37 To 33
- - - -
G. Gaynor, 27 To 24 Toto, 36 To 31
- - - -
WABC NEW YORK SONIA JONES, MD N.
-1-1
Toto, 13 To 10 -
Chic. JUMPS: 37 To 27 E. John, 29 To 26 Earth, Wind & Fire, 25 To 21
C. Khan, 10 To 5 Bee Gees, 5 To 3 Village People.
L. Ronstadt, 20 To 14
To 9 -
Olsson. 35 To 30 N. Larson. 26 To 20
B. Joel, 17 To 6
B. White, 25 To 18 C. Lynn, 12
K. Rogers. ADDS: Foreigner. Captain & Tennille.
-- - - -
Chanson.
- - -
- --
99-X NEW YORK BOBBY RICH, PD
- ---
-
BJ-105 ORLANDO TERRY LONG, MD
-- --
- -- - -
1-1 B. Joel. JUMPS: 30 To 26 I. Matthews, 29 To 24 B. Seger, 27 To 23 Hot Chocolate, 28 To 22
C. Lynn, 25 To 20
- 0.
1-1 Toto. JUMPS: 40 To 34
- R. Stewart, 39 To 33
- - -
N. Larson, 38 To 32 Rolling Stones, 35 To 29
- -
Pointer Sisters, 22 To 18 C. Kahn, 21 To 16 Earth, Wind & Fire, 18 To 15 L.
Ronstadt, 15 To 11 Dr. Hook, 17 To 9
-
Toto, 10 To 6 Bee Gees, 7 To 5 D. Hartman, 8 To 4
--
Ronstadt, 25 To 21 -
Newton -John, 34 To 28
-
A. Cooper. 24 To 19-
E. Clapton, 31 To 27
- - - N. Olsson, 27 To 22
Meat Loaf, 22 To 18
Boston. 23 To 20
E. John, 21 To 16 B. Seger, 19 To
L.
27-
Rolling Stones, 6 To 2 Village People. ADDS: 30
E. Clapton.
O. Newton -John, 29 Meat Loaf, 28 N. Larson,
15 Earth, Wind & Fire, 15 To 9 Chanson, 11 To 5 Chic. ADDS: 40 Rose Royce, 39 Chicago.
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WFIL PHILADELPHIA - - -
GARY DEFRANCISO, MD
38
- I. Matthews, Player, Y. Elliman, L. Garrett.
- -
2-1 B. Joel. JUMPS: 10 To 5 Village People, 5 To 3 A. Gibb.
WKIX
1-1-Chic.
RALEIGH
- -
RON McKAY, MD
- - - - - --
-- -
JUMPS: 30 To 26 Hot Chocolate, 28 To 25
- - C. Khan, 20 To 17 L. Garrett, 12 To 10
C. Lynn, 22 To 19 L. Ronstadt, 21 To 18
- -
D. Hartman, 10 To 8
WIFI
2-1
PHILADELPHIA JEFF ROBBINS, MD
Chic. JUMPS: 29 To 25 Pointer Sisters, 25 To 17 - E. Clapton, 30 To 16 Earth, Wind & Fire, Pointer Sisters, Ex To 29
- - -
Blues Bros.. ADDS: R. Stewart.
Switch, 9 To 7 Toto. Ex To 30
-
21 To 15
C. Lynn. ADDS: 30 - 9-
B. Seger, 11 To
-
L. Garrett, Ex To 29
Matthews, 28
27-
O. Newton -John, Ex To N. Larson, Ex To 26
R. Stewart, Blues Bros G. Rafferty, Hall & Oates, J. Geils.
094
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RICHMOND KAREN FREDRICHS, MD
- - - -
-- - - -- -
I .
1-1 Chic. JUMPS: 25 To 22 I. Matthews, 24 To 20 R. Stewart, 23 To 19 O. Newton -John, 22 To
JB105
1-1
PROVIDENCE
Chic. JUMPS: 25 To 9 -
ROB STEWART, MD
Blues Bros. 11 To 8 Earth, Wind & Fire. ADDS: C. Lynn, Sylvester.
18
Sisters, Ex To 26 - Toto, 20 To 16
B. Manilow. Ex To 25
Blues Bros., Ex To 24
B. Seger, 17 To 14
D. Hartman. ADDS: C. Lynn,
Pointer
- - - Foreigner, Chicago.
-- - - -- - - -- - 23-
WBBF ROCHESTER TOM NAST, MD
WLEE RICHMOND KEN CURTIS, PD
- -- -
5-1 Chic. JUMPS: 32 To 28 Earth, Wind & Fire, 28 To 25 I. Matthews. 29 To 22 B. Seger, 24 To
21
--
Lindisfarne, 19 To 15
Bridges, 9 To 7
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E. Carmen, 26 To 20 L. Ronstadt, 22 To 19
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R. Stewart, 8 To 6
-,M.
-
O. Newton -John, 16 To 13
Toto, 10 To 5 -
P. Davis, 23 To 18
Manchester, 15 To 10
Village People, 7 To 4
A. Frehley 21 To 17
E. John 11 To 8 A.
1-1
-
11 To 9
Chic. JUMPS: 30 To
N. Larson, 10 To 8
Earth, Wind & Fire. ADDS: 30
- - 25To22-
D. Hartman,
-
Rose Royce. 29
- -
15-Toto,
R. Stewart, 19 To
I. Matthews. 27
5-
-
Fogelberg/Weisberg, 13 To 6 Pointer Sisters. 9 To
-Queen,
C. Lynn. 24
15 To 11
P. Davis, 5 To 2
Blues Bros.
--
B. Joel, Ex To 35
Clapton, Ex To 34
Eagles.
A. Cooper, Ex To 27 R. Stewart. ADDS;,P'oreigner, B. Manilow, Que -ln, N. Larson,
E.
WSGA SAVANNAH - -JIM LEWIS, MD
- - -
-- - 1-1
-- -- -
Chic. JUMPS: 31 To 27 G. Gaynor, 30 To 26 G. Rafferty. 28 To 25 K. Rogers, 29 To 24
- - - C.
--
Lynn, 27 To 22 B. Manilow, 25 To 20 A. Frehley, 23 To 19 O. Newton -John, 24 To 18
- 0. - --
Rose
WTLB
1-1
UTICA JIM REITZ, MD
Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 26 N. Larson, 28 To 25 --
Queen, 27 To 22
- -
A. Cooper, 24 To 21 I.
-
Royce, 22 To 16
Pointer Sisters. ADDS: 32 -
R. Stewart, 18 To 15
-
Chanson. 31
N. Larson. 16 To 12
Peaches & Herb, 30 N. Olsson, 29 -
D. Hartman, 14 To 8 Eagles, 12 To 7
L. Garrett, 28
Matthews, 25 To 20
Hartman, 16 To 13
- - - -
E. Clapton, 15 To 10 -
- - C. Khan, 18 To 14 D.
Blues Bros
-- -
Earth, Wind & Fire, 13 To 8 L. Ronstadt, 7 To 5 Bee
Gees. Ex To 30 R. Stewart, Ex To 29 G. Rafferty, Ex To 28
ADDS: Chic, Chicago, Blues Brothers, Peaches & Herb.
Cars. Ex To 27 Pointer Sisters. WAIR WINSTON/SALEM - - STEVE NORRIS, MD
- -
2-1 Bee Gees. JUMPS: 37 To 33
- -
M. Manchester, 36 To 31
- - - -
J. Geils, 34 To 30 B. Caldwell, 32 To
-- - - --
27 I. Matthews, 33 To 26 D. Hartman, 29 To 25 L. Taylor, 31 To 23 N. Larson, 23 To 19 G.
SOUTHEAST - - Campbell, 25 To 16
E. John, 13 To 8
Pointer Sisters, 16 To 13 Queen, 21 To 11 Eagles, 14 To 10 B. Joel, 11 To 9
B. Seger, 12 To 6 O. Newton -John, Ex To 37
- --
Rafferty, Ex To 35
- - -
Ex To 34
G.
Nigel Olsson/Faith Band. ADDS: R. Stewart, Blues Bros., L. Garrett, D. Parton, Player, Rose
C. Lynn,
- --
WANS ANDERSON BILL McCOWN, PD
Royce.
1-1
To 25
- - -
-
R. Stewart, 27 To 24 - G. Rafferty, 33 To 27
-
L. Taylor, 28 To 23 -
0. Newton -John, 31 To 26 M. Manchester, 32
N. Olsson, 25 To 21
SOUTHWEST
Chanson, 30 To 20 Rose
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Royce, 24 To 19
- - - -
Eagles, 21 To 17
-
M. Hain, 20 To 16
- - -
N. Larson, 17 To 14
-
Talking Heads, 19 To
-- - - Z97
- DALLAS GARY MACK. PD
- - -
13 C. Lynn, 16 To 12 I. Matthews, 13 To 10 Earth, Wind & Fire. 11 To 8 A. Cooper, 12 To 7
-
Ex To 32
L. Ronstadt, 6 To 2
Foreigner, Ex To 31
B. Seger, Ex To 34
B. Manilow, Ex To 29 -
Chicago, Ex To 33 Hall & Oates, 1-1 B.Joel. JUMPS: 10 To 15
Cruise. ADDS: 20 Bee Gees, 17
Firefall, 12 To 9
Dr. Hook.
Ambrosia, 9 To 3 Chicago. 4 To 2 Pablo
Exile, Santana, Grateful Dead, P. Brown, C. Stevens.

- - - -
Blues Bros. ADDS: Peaches & Herb, Babys,
- - - - --
KNUS DALLAS BOBBY SORRELL, MD
--
WRFC ATHENS
- - - GARY KIRK, MD
- - - - - - - - --
2-1 G. Vannelli. JUMPS: 31 To 24
J. Walsh, 25 To 20
B. Manilow, 30 To 23
C. Simon, 24 TO 18 Chic, 22 To 17
N. Larson, 29 To 22
L. Taylor, 21 To 16
I. Matthews, 28 To
-
3-1 Bee Gees. JUMPS: 29 To 25 B. Manilow, 27 To 22 Rose Royce, 26 To 21 K. Rogers, 22 To 21 Earth, Wind &
- - - - -
11-
19
- -
N. Larson, 23 To 18
B. Seger, 12 To 9
Ex To 29 - Toto, 15 To 8
- -
C. Lynn, 18 To 15
-
Pointer Sisters, 9 To 6 Earth, Wind & Fire, Ex To 30
Chanson, Ex To 27 R. Stewart, Ex To 24
--
O. Newton -John, 14 To 11-
Y. Elliman,
Blues Bros. ADDS: L. Garrett, N. Olsson, Poco.
Fire, 17 To 14
- -
13 To 10
-
Heart, 16 To 13 Weisberg/Fogelberg, 18 To 12 R. Stewart, 14 To
Bee Gees, 12 To 9 Firef all, 11 To 8
Boston, Ex To 29 M. Manchester, Ex To 28
P. Davis, 9 To 6
L. Ronstadt,
Toto, Ex To 32 J. Geils, Ex To 30
O. Newton -John, Ex To 27 K. Rogers, Ex To 26
-
- -
WOXI - -
ATLANTA J.J. JACKSON, MD
- -- - - - -
Hot Chocolate, Ex To 25 Blues Bros.
- -- N. Olson, 26 To 23
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Raes, 27 To 22
-
K. Rogers, 25 To 20
- --
C. Lynn,
-KINT
2-1 -
EL PASO JHANIE KAYE, MD
Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 23 Chicago, 29 To 22 N. Larson, 21 To 18
20 To 16
To 24-
Manchester, 24 To 10 Eagles, 10 To 7 - -
N. Larson, Ex To 30
Blues Bros. ADDS: Peaches & Herb, Rose Royce. -
B. Manilow, Ex To 28 Chanson, Ex
M.
30-Earth, Wind & Fire, 18 To 12
29
Hot Chocolate, 9 To 6 L. Ronstadt, Ex To
B. Seger, E. Clapton, C. Khan, Pointer Sisters. I. Matthews.
A. Stewart, 25 To 17
O. Newton -John. ADDS:
- --
WBBO - -
AUGUSTA
-
BRUCE STEVENS, MD
- --- - -
- -- KILT
29-
-
1-1
HOUSTON BILL YOUNG, PD
Chic. JUMPS: 40 To 35 N. Larson, 38 To 34 Blues Bros., 33 To O. Newton -John, 32 To
1-1
To 20
-- -
G. Rafferty, 22 To 17
-- --
Chic. JUMPS: 29 To 24 O. Newton -John, 30 To 23
K. Rogers. 21 To 15 -I. Matthews, 26 To 22
-
-
M. Manchester, 24
-
N. Larson, 17 To 12
- 27
-
Hot Chocolate, 34 To 26 Rose Royce, 28 To 22 K. Rogers, 31 To 20 Peaches & Herb, 30 To
7 -
A. Frehley, 11 To 5 - -
Hot Chocolate. 14 To 10
Village People, 4 To 2 -
Bee Gees, Ex To 30
- -
Cooper Bros., 12 To 9
- -
G. Simmons, Ex To 29
Stewart, Ex To 28- Rose Royce, Ex To 27-Chanson. ADDS: Captain & Tennille, Poco, J. Geils, Babys,
-
Earth, Wind & Fire, 9 To
R.
19
-
Toto, 12 To 9
ADDS: 40
L. Ronstadt, 7 To 4
E. Clapton, 33
Eagles, 24 To 17 E. John, 18 To 12
Pointer Sisters, Ex To 39
Talking Heads.
I. Matthews, Ex To 38 R. Stewart.
Chicago, Giorgio.
- - - - - -
KRBE
-
HOUSTON CLAY GISH, PD
--
WCAO - - -
BALTIMORE
-
SCOTT RICHARDS, MD
- - - - 1-1
-
Chic. JUMPS: 40 To 30 G. Simmons, 39 To 29 R. Stewart, 35 To 27 P. Stanley, 30 To 26
1-1
-
- - - -
I. Matthews, 27 To 23
- - -
-
Hall & Oates, 28 To E. Clapton, 31 To 25
Frehley, 10 To 8
G. Rafferty, 24 To 21 Earth, Wind & Fire, 11 To 9 A.
A. Gibb. ADDS: P. Criss, M. Manchester, Meat Loaf.
21 Eagles, 24 To 20
-
John, 14 To 11
-
Chanson, 23 To 19
- - -
N. Larson, 11 To 8
- - O. Newton -John, 18 To 14
- - -
E.
Earth, Wind &
- - WHBQ
-
MEMPHIS HARRIET LAPIDES, MD
24-
Fire, Ex To 30 L. Garrett, Ex To 28 B. Manilow, Ex To 27
Rolling Stones. ADDS: Rose Royce, G. Chandler, Chicago. -
Blues Bros., Ex To 25 E. Clapton, Ex To
- 1-1 Chic. JUMPS: 29 To 24
Bridges, Ex To 29
Firefall, 26 To 19
Chanson, Ex To 26
Toto, 20 To 14
E. Clapton. ADDS: 18
Pointer Sisters, 18 To 9 A.
Rose Royce, A. Frehley, I. Matthews,
- - - O. Newton -John, D. Parton.
-- - - - --
WSGN BIRMINGHAM BEAU BRAXTON, MD
1-1
23
-
Queen, 18 To 12
- - - -
B. Joel. JUMPS: 33 To 29
K. Rogers, 28 To 19 Exile, 25 To 18
Toto, 17 To 10 --
P. Stanley, 31 To 28
Chic, 16 To 8 - - -
N. Larson, 14 To 6 - -
Pointer Sisters, 20 To 17 O. Newton -John, 19 To 14
B. Seger, 8 To 5
-
D. Hartman, 30 To
- -
Sylvester,
WNOE
4-1
- -
NEW ORLEANS
Larson, 22 To 15
NICK BAZOO, MD
L. Taylor, 28 To 24
B. Seger, 25 To 14
Meat Loaf, 27 To 23 G. Rafferty, 26 To 22
Pointer Sisters, 16 To 12 Hot Chocolate, 13 To 10 Queen,
N.
-16 Cash Box/December 30, 1978
-
12 To 8 --
Firefall, 10 To 7 -
Bee Gees, Ex to 29 B. Manilow, Ex To 28 - -
L. Ronstadt, Ex To 25 -
Toto, -
Chic. ADDS: 40 - Chanson, 39 Babys, 38 Styx.
Ex To R. Stewart. ADDS: 30 Peaches & Herb, Babys, D. Parton.
- -
-- -- - - - - - --
WKLO LOUISVILLE GARY MAJOR, PD/MD
WTIX
1-1
NEW ORLEANS
-
TERRY YOUNG, MD
- -
Chanson, 39 To 32
- -
Foreigner, 37 To 30
--
Meat Loaf, 32 To 29 I. - Ex -1 Chic. JUMPS: 27 To 22
B. Seger, 9 To 3 -N. Larson, 28 To 21
A. Gibb, Ex To 30
J. Lee Lewis, Ex To 29
R. Coolidge, 21 To 18
Earth, Wind & Fire, Ex To 24 I.
-
Larson, 28 To 22 -
Matthews, 29 To 26
Queen,
-24 To 21- - - - - - -0.
Talking Heads, 30 To 25 Hot Chocolate, 36 To 24 G. Rafferty, 35 To 23 N.
K. Rogers, 38 To 20 S. Bishop, 26 To 19
- --
Newton -John, 25 -
Matthews. ADDS: Chanson, Rolling Stones, D. Parton, R. Stewart, Hall & Oates, Capt. & Tennille.
To 18
--
-
L. Taylor, 19 To 16 C. Khan, 33 To 15 Earth, Wind & Fire, 20 To 14
--Giorgio,
WISM
1-1 - - MADISON
- 0.-
JON LITTLE, PD
- -
I. Matthews, 29 To 25 Newton -John, 27 To 24 K. Loggins, 28
-
- - -
Pointer Sisters, 17 To 10 B. Seger, 21 To 9 Toto, 15 To 7 L. Ronstadt, 12 To
-- -- -- - -
To 21 Earth, Wind & Fire, 22 To 18 E. Clapton, 25 To 17 N. Larson, 19 To 15 Hot Chocolate, 21
6
Bros., Ex To 35 -
L. Garrett, 5 To 3 B. Joel, Ex To 40
Cooper Bros., Ex To 34 - -
Peaches & Herb, Ex To 37
Exile, C. Lynn. ADDS: 39 -
G. Simmons, Ex To 36
N. Olsson, 38
Babys, G. Chandler, G. Sutton, Styx, B. Caldwell, M. Hain, Sylvester, Hall & Oates, J.P. Young.
Blues
--
R. Stewart,
To 14
To 9
17 To 13 A. Cooper, 16 To 11 B. Seger, 9 To 4 Toto, 10 To 6
Village People, 7 To 3 Chic, Ex To 30 A. Frehley, Ex To 29 L. Taylor, Ex To 28
L. Ronstadt, 13
Eagles, Ex
-- - To 26 Pointer Sisters. ADDS: C. Lynn, M. Manchester, Babys, G. Sutton.

-- - - - - -- - -
WKY OKLAHOMA CITY SANDY JONES, MD
- - - - -
WOKY MILWAUKEE JEFF RYDER, PD
1-1 Barbra/Neil.
Ronstadt, Ex To 19 - JUMPS: 17 To 14
N. Larson, Ex To 16
Stewart, Pointer Sisters, B. Manilow.
E. Clapton, Ex To 15
A. Bridges, 14 To 8
B. Seger. ADDS: A. Cooper, R.
L.
-
1-1
To 16
A. Bridges, 18 To 10 -N. Larson, 25 To 22
Firefall, 9 To 7
K.C. & Sunshine Band, 26 To 21
Bee Gees, 7 To 5 Chic, 4 To 2
P. Davis, 23
Toto, Ex To 26 L.
- -- - - Ronstadt. ADDS: Blues Bros., R. Stewart, Earth, Wind & Fire, Eagles.
--0. - -- - - -
KSLO ST. LOUIS PHIL IRONS, MD
-Meat Loaf, 32 To 25
-
-
Hot Chocolate, 22 WZUU
15-1
- 0.
MILWAUKEE
Chic. JUMPS: 21 To 18--
CHRIS CURTIS, PD
-
Hot Chocolate, 20 To 17 - R. Stewart, 16 To 12 E. Clapton, 25
-
I.
To 16 Talking Heads, 18 To 12
- -
L. Garrett, 15 To 9
-
- B. Seger, 9 To 7
Matthews, 24 Pointer Sisters, 23 Newton -John, 21 Earth, Wind & Fire, Styx, Chicago.
-- - -
Queen. ADDS: 36 Rolling Stones, 35 Foreigner, 34 Blues Bros., 33 I. Matthews, 32 C. Lynn,
P. Stanley, G. Simmons.
- - -
KDWB
-
4-1
MINNEAPOLIS
- - DAVE THOMPSON, MD
-
Bee Gees. JUMPS: 29 To 24 A. Cooper, 26 To 19 - - Pointer Sisters, 20 To 17 N. Larson, 21 To
KXOK
- - ST. LOUIS
-
LEE DOUGLASS, PD
- - - - - -
16 L. Ronstadt, 18 To 15 Heart, 16 To 13 M. Manchester, 12 To 8 Toto, 11 To 5 P. Davis.
- - - -
3-1 B. Joel. JUMPS: 26 To 23 L. Taylor, 24 To 21 0.
G. Rafferty, 28 To 17 Newton -John, 17 To 9 ADDS: 29 R. Stewart, 21 Chic.
B. Seger, 12 To 7 A. Stewart, 6 To 4 Bee Gees, Ex To 29 LRB. ADDS: 30
--
R. Stewart, 20 E.
-
-- - - - - 0.
Clapton, 11 Toto. WOW OMAHA ROGER DAVIS, MD
KEEL
- - SHREVEPORT - -RANDY DAVIS, MD
- - - - 4-1 Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 24
Queen, 13 To 8 - B. Seger, 29 To 17
L. Ronstadt, Ex To 26
L. Garrett, Ex To 25 Eagles.
8-1
- -
-
Cooper, 21 To 16 Toto, 19 To 12 -
- -
B. Seger, 27 To 19
- -
- --
Hot Chocolate, 9 To 7 B. Joel, 10
A.
- -
ADDS: R. Stewart.
To 5 Village People, 7 To 3 Bee Gees, Ex To 27 Queen, Ex To 26
Matthews. ADDS: R. Stewart, C. Lynn.
Pointer Sisters, Ex To 25 I.
-
13-Q
2-1
-
PITTSBURGH
- -
JIM QUINN, PD
- - -
Rose Royce, 29 To 23 A. Cooper, 30 To 21 N. Larson, 25 To 19
KAKC
-- - TULSA - -0.
MIKE McCARTHY, MD
-- - - - - - -
John, 23 To 17 B. Seger, 19 To 16 I. Matthews, 26 To 14 D. Hartman, 20 To 13 E. Clapton, 21 To
E.
1-1 B. Joel. JUMPS: 36 To 31

- J. P. Young, 38 To 29
-
B. Cummings, 29 To 25 Moody Blues, 34
- 10 O. Newton -John, 11 To 9
Frehley, Ex To 25
Rolling Stones.
Dr. Hook, 7 To 5 B. Joel, Ex To 27 A.
To 24
To 16 -- -
N. Larson, 18 To 13-
Blues Bros., 30 To 22
- 4-
6-
-39-
B. Seger, 15 To 11
Pointer Sisters, 23
M. Manchester, 14
-
To 10 C. Khan,11 To 7
Hall & Oates, Ex To 37 - L. Ronstadt, 8 To
Rose Royce, Ex To 36- A. Gibb, 10 To
- E. John, Ex To
Chicago, Ex To 34
Exile, Ex To 38
Capt. & Tennille. ADDS: B.
WEST
Manilow, Eagles, A. Green, Doobie Bros., M. MacGregor. - - - - -
-- 13-- -
KRKE ALBUQUERQUE CHRIS CAREY, PD
1-1-8.
KELI
1-1
TULSA
Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 24 - -
RAY LIVINGSTON, PD
- -
Blues Bros. 27 To 21 -
Queen, 18 To 15
- -
N. Larson, 25 To 14 A.
- - - -
- -
Joel. JUMPS: 30 To 24 R. Stewart, 25 To 22 Eagles, 26 To 19 Pointer Sisters, 20 To 17
-
N. Larson, 18 To 12 9-
E. Clapton, 17 To 10 Earth, Wind & Fire, 11 To
- - - --
B. Seger, 10 To 8 Firefall. ADDS: 30 Chicago, 29 Hot Chocolate.
--
G. Rafferty, 23
--
Frehley, 19 To A. Cooper, 15 To 12 B. Seger, 20 To 11 Earth, Wind & Fire, 12 To 10
To 8 Toto, 9 To 7 Hot Chocolate, 6 To 4 Village People, 4 To 2 Bee Gees, Ex To 29 K. Rogers, -
Foxy, 10
- Barbra/Neil. - -
- - -- -
KERN BAKERSFIELD PETE SHANNON, MD
Ex To 28 Peaches & herb, Ex To 23 E. Clapton, Ex To 18
Shalamar, D. Ross, Hall & Oates, D. Friedman.'
Eagles. ADDS: 30
-
R. Stewart,
-1-1
10 To 5
JUMPS: 15 To 12 A. Gibb, 14 To 11
Bee Gees, 6 To 3 A. Stewart, Ex To 30 I. Matthews, Ex To 29
Chanson, K. Loggins.
P. Davis, 13 To 9 Toto, 11 To 7 B. Joel,
Eagles. ADDS: R. Stewart,
WLS
- - CHICAGO - -
ALAN BURNS, MD
MIDWEST
- - -- -
-
KTLK
1-1 - -
DENVER
Bee Gees. JUMPS: 35 To 32- -
PAUL MATTHEWS, MD
- - -
B. Manilow, 34 To 30 Raes, 33 To 29 Exile, 31 To 28
-4-1
-
Earth, Wind & Fire, 14
A. Bridges, 11 To 9
A. Gibb.
G. Vannelli, 10 To 7 Village People. ADDS: 20
- - - -
Chanson, 29 To 26
Sisters, 20 To 16
--
B. Seger, 18 To 15 -- -
C. Lynn, 28 To 19
A. Cooper, 17 To 14
D. Hartman, 27 To 17
E. John, 16 To 13
Pointer
Toto, 15 To 8
- - - - - - -- - -
- R. James, 9 To 5 Chic, 6 To 4 L. Ronstadt, Ex To 35 B. White, Ex To
--
WMET CHICAGO BOBBY CHRISTIAN, PD 34 M. Manchester, Ex To 33 Chicago, Ex To 27 R. Stewart. ADDS: E. Money, C. Stevens,
-- - -
1-1 B. Joel. JUMPS: 32 To 29 I. Matthews, 31 To 24 B. Seger, 24 To 18 Eagles, 20 To 14 Foreigner, E.C. King, M. Hain, Peaches & Herb, Rose Royce.
- -- - -
Foreigner, 14 To 12 K. Loggins, 18 To 11 A. Cooper, 16 To 10 Toto, 9 To 7 Heart, 7 To 4
Firefall. ADDS: 32
0102 - CINCINNATI -
Blues Bros., 31 Earth, Wind & Fire, 30 W. Larson. KIMN
1-1 -- DENVER
--
ED GREENE, MD
Bee Gees. JUMPS: 30 To 27
- - - 0.
Blues Bros., 29 To 26 Pointer Sisters, 28 To 25 Newton -
11-1- - -
MARK ELLIOT, MD
-
Chic. JUMPS: 37 To 33 K. Loggins, 36 To 32 - - - -
I. Matthews, 34 To 29 -
-- 0. - -
Foreigner, 33 To 28
- - John, 25 To 23
17 To 13 -
Toto, 16 To 11 -
B. Seger, 24 To 20 L. Ronstadt, 18 To 15
A. Cooper, 13 To 9
E. John, 20 To 14
Firefall, 9 To 6 P. Davis, 6 To 3
Earth, Wind & Fire,
B. Joel, Ex To 30
-
Newton -John, 25 To 20 -
Rolling Stones, 32 To 27 Cars, 29 To 26
- -
- -
G. Simmons, 12 To 10
-
B. Joel, 9 To 7 A.
-
N. Larson, Ex To 29 Chic. ADDS: R. Stewart, G. Rafferty.
Frehley, 7 To 5 Queen, 5 To 3 Dr. Hook. ADDS: 37 R. Stewart, 36
- -
Hot Chocolate. KENO LAS VEGAS STEVE SOMMERS, MD
-- - - 26- 24- 0. 20-

WGCL CLEVELAND JEFF GERBER, MD
- - - -
1-1
-
21 To 18 -
Chic. JUMPS: 30 To
- -
Fogelberg/Weisberg, 19 To 15
- -
Foreigner, 27 To Newton -John, 24 To
L. Ronstadt, 18 To 14 B. Seger, 13 To 9
Earth, Wind & Fire,
Barbra/Neil,
1-1
Wind & Fire, Ex To 30 -
G. Simmons, Ex To 20 - 0.
B. Seger, 20 To 14
-
Newton -John. ADDS: 23
Queen, 11 To 8
Blues Bros.
Earth, 12 To 8 Firefall, Ex To 30 B. Manilow, Ex To 29 N. Larson, Ex To 21 E. Clapton. ADDS: N.
--
Larson, B. Manilow, Exile, C. Stevens, A. Frehley, K. Loggins, Village People, Eagles, Hot Chocolate.
WZZP CLEVELAND - - TOM JEFFRIES, PD/MD
- - - - -- -
- - 0. - - - -
KRTH LOS ANGELES BOB HAMILTON, PD
3-1
-
Rolling Stones, 28 To 21 -
Chic. JUMPS: 33 To 29 Rose Royce, 31 To 26
- -
- -
J. Geils, 20 To 17
- -
Blues Bros., 32 To 25 N. Larson, 27 To 22
- I.
1-1
To 13
Barbra/Neil. JUMPS: 30 To 26
C. Lynn, 14 To 11 D. Hartman, 10 To 8 -
Newton -John, 26 To 18 Eagles, 20 To 17
N. Larson, 17
B. Joel, Ex To 30 N.
-
Matthews, 18 To 14
-
C. Khan, 17 To 12 0.
- -
Newton -John, 12 To 10 A. Frehley, 11 To 9
- B. Seger, Olsson. ADDS: 29 Hot Chocolate, Chicago.
- -- - -
10 To 8 Cars, Ex To 35 Chicago, Ex To 34 Pointer Sisters, Ex To 32 R. Stewart, Ex To 30
-- --
Boston. ADDS: Guess Who, S. Bishop, Foreigner, T. Tucker, 27 B. Manilow. KHJ LOS ANGELES STEVE CASEY, MD
WNCI
- -- COLUMBUS - -
STEVE EDWARDS, MD
- - - - - 2-1
-
15 -
Eagles, 11 To 7
- B. Joel, 10 To 6
L. Ronstadt, 7 To 4
Village People. ADDS: 30
Firefall, 27 To
McCoo &
- -
0.
- Newton -John, 15 To 8 Earth, Wind & 0.
Davis, 29 I. Matthews, 28 Newton -John, 27 B. Manilow.
-- - -
Fire, 7 To 3 Toto, Ex To 20 C. Lynn, Ex To 19 E. Clapton. ADDS: 21 D. Hartman, L. Ronstadt, B.
Seger, L. Ronstadt.
- - -
100
7-1
LOS ANGELES
- - -
Chic. JUMPS: 28 To 24 - -
I. Matthews, 26 To 23-
GARY GREENBERG/CONNIE SINGER, MD
Chanson, 24 To 20 N. Larson, 13 To 5 A.
WING
- DAYTON
-
KEN WARREN, MD
- - Bridges, 6 To 3 Village People, 4 To 2 Toto. ADDS: 27 Pointer Sisters, 26 G. Rafferty..
- -- - -
23-
-- - - - - -
4-1 Toto. JUMPS: 29 To 24 B. Manilow, 30 To D. Hartman, 28 To 21 N. Larson, 24 To 19 I.
18-
- - - - - -
Matthews, 28 To Village People, 17 To 14 E. Clapton, 19 To 13 Eagles, 15 To 11 B. Seger, 12 KPAM PORTLAND MICHAEL O'BRIAN, PD
To 9
R. Stewart. ADDS: 28 -
Chicago, 27
L. Ronstadt, 6 To 4
Blues Bros.
Bee Gees, Ex To 30 Foreigner, Ex To 29
- - 6-1 Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 27
-
-
- 10-
Queen, 29 To 22 Pointer Sisters, 21 To 17
Earth, Wind & Fire, 15 To 12 A. Cooper, 13 To
-- - - - B. Seger, 12 To 8 L. Ronstadt, 9 To 7 Village People, Ex To 30 G. Rafferty, Ex To 29 R. Stewart,
-- -- - -Chic, - - -
KIOA DES MOINES GARY STEVENS, PD/MD Ex To 28 D. Hartman. ADDS: C. Lynn, 8. Manilow, Blues Bros., K. Rogers.
1-1 Barbra/Neil. JUMPS: 22 To 19 L. Ronstadt, 25 To 18 A. Cooper, 21 To 11 19 To 9
--
- - - -- --
Toto, 11 To 7 A. Gibb. ADDS: 25 Hot Chocolate, 24 I. Matthews, 21 B. Seger. KCPX SALT LAKE CITY GARY WALDRON, PD
--
CKLW - DETROIT - -
ROSALIE TROMBLEY, MD
- - - - 5-1 Chic. JUMPS: 32 To 25 D. Hartman, 29 To 21 Toto, 26 To 20 B. Seger, 22 To 18 I.
1-1
12 E.C. King, 12 To 8-
Chic. JUMPS: 29 To 26 0.
-
Newton -John, 26 To 23 N. Gilder, 23 To 20 Rolling Stones, 20 To
Earth, Wind & Fire, Ex To 30 R. Stewart. ADDS: B. Manilow. - -
Matthews, 23 To 17
-
Chocolate, 4 To 2
-
Manilow, 14 To 10 A. Cooper, 13 To 9
0.
- - L. Ronstadt, 24 To 14
N. Larson, 16 To 12
E. Clapton, Ex To 24
B.
Hot
- - - Bee Gees, Ex To 29 N. Olsson, Ex To 27 R. Stewart,
- -- ---
ADDS: Sad Cafe, Styx, L.Taylor, L. Garrett.
-- - - - - --
WDRO DETROIT CHARITA DORAM, MD
1-1 Chic. JUMPS: 35 To 32 N. Gilder, 34 To 31 J. Geils, 33 To 29 N. Larson, 32 To 28 Talking - B-100
- SAN DIEGO
- C.C. McCARTNEY, PD
-
22 -
Heads, 31 To 27
-
Pointer Sisters, 30 To 26 C. Lynn, 29 To 25
Bee Gees, 22 To 19
-
Queen, 20 To 17
- Cars, 23 To 16
-
R. Laws, 28 To 23
-
Chanson, 26 To
Earth, Wind & Fire, 16 To 10 -L.
5-1
-
A. Stewart. JUMPS: 21 To 17
R. Stewart, Ex To 19
-Chicago,
K. Loggins, 12 To 10
Rolling Stones, Ex To 14
B. Seger, Ex To 25 Ex To 24
Foreigner. ADDS: N. Larson, A. Frehley, Blues Bros.,
-
Ronstadt, 14 To 9
-
Firefall, 12 To 8 B. Seger, 9 To 7 A. Bridges, 8 To 2 Toto. ADDS: 35 E.C. T. Nugent.
- -- -
King, 34 Blues Bros., 33 R. Stewart.
- -
- - 0. - - - - - - -
KCBQ SAN DIEGO NINA GOMEZ, MD
KFMD
4-1 --
To 13
DUBUQUE
A. Cooper, 17 To 9-
Bee Gees. JUMPS: 24 To 21 -
STEVE SESTERHENN, MD
- -
B. Seger, 10 To 8 - -
N. Larson, 21 To 17
A. Bridges, 7 To 3 - I. Matthews, 16
Chic. ADDS: B. Manilow, R. -
1-1
30 To 27
Barbra/Neil. JUMPS: 35 To 32
D. Hartman, 28 To 25
Talking Heads, 27 To 24
N. Larson, 32 To 29
K. Loggins, 26 To 23
E. Clapton,
Queen, 25 To 22
Stewart, E. Clapton, D. Hartman.
- - - - - -
C. Khan, 24 To 21
Davis, 16 To 11
- - -
Cars, 19 To 10
- -
Hot Chocolate, 23 To 20 I. Matthews, 21 To 18 Pointer Sisters, 20 To 17
-
B. Seger, 13 To 9 Fogelberg/Weisberg, 11 To 7 A. Bridges, 10
P.
WEBC
- DULUTH
--
STEVE OLIVER, MD
-- 21-
- - - -
To 5 Bee Gees, 6 To 3
Rafferty, 37 Blues Bros., 36
B. Joel, 7 To 2
Chanson.
Chic. ADDS: 40 Eagles, 39 R. Stewart, 38 G.
- - 0. - - -
4-1 Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 27 R. Stewart, 29 To 25 Hot Chocolate, 28 To N. Larson, 26 To 19
-
Newton -John, 10 To 7 Village People, 8 To 6 -
-
Pointer Sisters, 19 To 16 Toto, 21 To 13
E. Clapton, Ex To 28 B. Manilow, Ex To 24
--
KFRC
-
SAN FRANCISCO
-
DAVE SHOLIN, MD
ADDS: L. Taylor, Blues Bros..
Eagles.
- 1-1
- -
Chic. JUMPS: 38 To 26 G. Rafferty, 27 To 24 R. Stewart, 26 To 23 Pointer Sisters, 24 To 20
-- - - - N. Larson, 23 To 17 C. Lyon, 13 To 10 A. Bridges, Ex To 25 Rolling Stones. ADDS: E. Clapton,

WNDE
10-1
INDIANAPOLIS
JEFF LUCIFER, PD
- -
A. Cooper, 25 To 14 -
B. Seger, 15 To 11 - --Barbra/Neil.- - - -
L. Garrett, 9-5 Bee
Hot Chocolate, Babys, D. Parton.
Gees, Ex To 29 Queen, Ex To 28
Manilow, I. Matthews, Eagles.
N. Larson. ADDS: Earth, Wind & Fire, L. Taylor, Faith Band, 8.
-
KYA
2-1
SAN FRANCISCO
- - RICK SCOTT, MD
- -
JUMPS: 22 To 15 V. Morrison, 20 To 14 E. Clapton, 19 To 16 E. John, 13 To 9
- - B. Joel, 12 To 6 Chic, 7 To 2 Earth, Wind & Fire, Ex To 25 A. Cooper, Ex To 18 Bee Gees.
-- -- -- ADDS: G. Rafferty, Boston, Player, Chicago, B. Caldwell, K. Loggins, J. Hayward.

KBEO
1-1
KANSAS CITY
KIM WELSH, MD
N. Larson, 28 To 14 --
- --
Hot Chocolate, 25 To 21 - -
-- - -
KING SEATTLE TOM McKAY, MD
-
E. Carmen, 27 To 10 - -
Eagles, 12 To 8-
Earth, Wind & Fire, 30 To 20 K. Rogers, 24 To 19
-
A. Gibb, 6 To 4 -
Bee Gees, 7 To 3
30- - 0.
A. Bridges. ADDS: -
5-1 Chic. JUMPS: 25 To 22 I. Matthews, 22 To 18 N. Larson, 20 To 15 Pointer Sisters, 18 To 11
Meat Loaf, 29
-
Pointer Sisters, 28
- -
B. Seger, L. Garrett, B. Manilow. - - Newton -John, 14 To 10
M. Manchester, Ex To 24
Hot Chocolate, 8 To 5 Earth, Wind & Fire, 6 To 4 Bee Gees, Ex To 25
R. Stewart. ADDS: Santana, Rose Royce, Pablo Cruise, Rolling Stones.
-- - -- - -
WHB KANSAS CITY DON BERNS, MD
4-1
-
-
- 29-
R. Stewart, 32 To
- Boston, 31 To
-
KJRB
4-1
SPOKANE
- -
Chic. JUMPS: 30 To 23 --
TOM HUTYLER, MD
R. Stewart, 25 To 22 - Eagles, 23 To 20 I. Matthews, 22 To 17 A.
28
Eagles, 26 To 22--
C. Kahn, 30 To 27
Meat Loaf, 27 To 14
K. Rogers, 15 To 10-
0.Newton-John, 25 To 19 -1.
- -
Matthews, 21 To 18
Dr. Hook, 19 To 9 - -
N. Larson, 35 To 23
- -
A. Bridges, 7 To 5 Toto, 5 To 3
0.
- Frehley, 21 To 14
-
Rogers. ADDS: M. Hain, Foreigner.
-
Bee Gees, Ex To 30 -
M. Manchester, Ex To 29
G. Gaynor, Ex To 21 K.
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2.
3.
NO TELL LOVER Chicago
SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING
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Peaches & Herb Polydor KCBQ, WDRQ, KDWB, WMFJ, WAIR, WKIX, KFMD, KELI.
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--
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ARC/Columbia
Capitol
2. SOUL MAN - BLUES BROS. ATLANTIC -
WLEE, B-100, KPAM, WKBW, WOKY, WING, WAYS, WSGA, WIFI, KSLQ, WGCL,
2.
3. -- -
HOLD THE LINE Toto Columbia
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WMET, KCBQ, WDRQ, WAIR, WTLB, WEBC, WTRY, WGUY.
4. 00H BABY BABY Linda Ronstadt Asylum
3. NO TELL LOVER -
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WGUY, WBLI.
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SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING
Atlantic
-
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4. SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT BARRY MANILOW ARISTA
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2
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EVERY 1'S A WINNER
A LITTLE MORE LOVE
Hot Chocolate
- Infinity
Olivia Newton -John MCA
5. GOT TO BE REAL CHERYL LYNN COLUMBIA
WISM, WLEE, KPAM, WSGN, 094, KEEL, KSLQ, KLIF, JB105, WRKO.
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2 SHAKE IT
3
Ian Matthews
SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT
PROMISE - -
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Eric Clapton RSO
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Barry Manilow Arista 7. SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING -
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4
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Most Active FIRE Pointer Sisters Planet
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1
SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire

2
3
4
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EVERY 1'S A WINNER
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Capitol
Infinity
8. BABY I'M BURNIN' DOLLY PARTON RCA
WKLO, WDRC, WNOE, KLIF, WRKO, WHBQ, KFRC, WAIR.
MIDWEST 9. BLUE MORNING, BLUE DAY -

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KJRB, WZZP, KTLK, WLAC, 094, KSLQ, WBBF.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
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Sales, Complicates Airplay
(continued from page C-5) in-store displays.
as King Karol, multi -category placement is At Peaches Records' Hollywood store,
also practiced in the racked record depart- for instance, a window display during the
ments of stores by some of the nation's peak of the holiday sales season featured
rack jobbers. merchandising materials supporting the
John Kaplan, executive vice president of latest albums by crossover artists Tanya
the Handelman Co., which racks K mart Tucker, Kenny Rogers, Ashford & Simpson
stores says, "We prefer to go across-the- and Bobby Caldwell in addition to pop
board where we can. With Earth, Wind and stalwart Kenny Loggins. In fact, Loggins
Fire, we put them in the pop section was the only artist in the display whose
because they appeal to pop audiences, but success had not begun in either the R&B,
we also give them space in the soul section, country or disco fields.
because you can't eliminate them from Overall Sales Increase
their original category. Most retailers said they think the in-
"It's good for us, so we are willing to creased sales artists have achieved by
cooperate with the suppliers," Kaplan says. broadening their appeal has contributed
"But only the item that has crossed over is
exposed in more than one area," he added.
to an overall increase in retail business,
although individual dealers differ in their
POSING WITH HALL AND OATES - Following their performance at New York's
Palladium, RCA recording artists Daryl Hall and John Oates were honored with a party at
The rest of the artist's more traditional opinions as to just how big the crossover the Indian restaurant Raga. Pictured are (l -r): Joshua Blardo, national promotion director
catalog material, he said, remains in its sales increase has been. of albums for RCA Records; Robert Summer, president of RCA Records; Tommy Mottola,
original category. Not only can retailers boost sales and president of Champion Entertainment; Oates and Hall.
Exposing Catalog consumer awareness through creative dis-
Karol, however, moves even the catalog play it. If it fits the radio station and we feel Sholin says the only time an artist's
plays and merchandising, their sales
material to other sections in some in- it's a piece of music the audience is going to background can be a factor in whether a
reports can also provide label promotion
stances. "When Dolly Parton suddenly ap- be into and enjoy, that's the only determin- record is added is when he is auditioning a
reps with the leverage they need to per-
ing factor." new product. "If an album comes in by a
peals to people who listen to female suade a pop radio programmer to consider
vocalists but aren't particularly interested If a record is receiving strong sales and real strict heavy jazz artist, like Miles Davis
adding their record. for example, it's doubtful would pull it out
in country music, they will come back and At WABC in New York, an artist from a radio play throughout the country and I
ask what else we have by her. So we also KFRC isn't playing it, Sholin said, he will and give it a listen, unless I'd heard
strict R&B, jazz or country background will
move her catalog to both places. A lot of consider those factors. But for the most something about it on the street."
not be hindered by his past image, opera-
part, he says, "I don't want to go through 10 A record's sound is also important to
minutes of hearing about the record and country and R&B stations, but unlike pop
what's happening where. I'd rather they just programmers, R&B and country PDs say an
give me the record and let me listen to it." artist's background must also be taken into
Sholin also says he thinks a majority of consideration when deciding whether to
radio programmers are more interested in play a record.
"If you have the room, by all means you should put
(records) wherever it will do you the most good. After all, the
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name of the game is to sell records."
Ben Karol, president of King Karol
the sound of a particular record than the The concern with both sound and an ar-
past musical style of the artist and he cited tist's past can create a conflict when an ar-
the Kiss single "Beth" as an example. tist who has been a regular on a station's
"You wouldn't imagine most adult sta- playlist for years makes a record with a
tions playing Kiss. But when they released sound that does not fit the station's format.
'Beth' a lot of the A/C stations played it," Should the record be played anyway
Sholin says. "It was a great song and the because the artist has a strong following
audience loved it. The fact that it was done among the station's regular listeners? Or
E/A SIGNS MARTIN MULL -
Martin Mull recently signed with Elektra/Asylum Records
and will release his debut LP for the label next spring. Pictured (l-r) are: Steve Wax, E/A
by Kiss was really secondary."
By way of comparison, then, while WABC
should it be rejected because its sound is
not compatible with other records that are
president; Mull; Joe Smith, chairman and Larry Brezner, Mull's management. waited for Crystal Gayle's record to go Top being played?
25 before adding it, Sholin says, "We went "I'm very cautious when somebody like
new fans who don't think of her as a country tions director Glenn Morgan says, be- on that very early. thought it was a hit
I Bill Anderson comes out with a disco song,"
artist wouldn't think to look in the country cause "Whatever is selling, whatever ranks record when first heard it. Most people in
I says Dale Turner, program director for
section." high on our local store survey or whatever the chain disagreed with me, but it sounded WKDA in Nashville. "But we put it out there
Parton has even shown that it is possible ranks high on the national sales charts we more like a pop record than a country and so far we haven't had too much
for artists to change their sound so much will play regardless of sound." record, so we added it." negative reaction from our audience."
that their new material cannot be lumped in Morgan, who admits his station has a (continued on page C-43)
with their catalog product. For example, very tight format, says, "Everything we add
Parton's recently -released disco single is on the verge of becoming an established
should not be racked country where most hit. We don't try to second guess what the
of her catalog is found, says Lou Fogelman, public will enjoy hearing on our station. We
president of the 17 -store Music Plus chain. let the public tell us what they want to hear."
"It would be ridiculous to put Dolly's pink Top 25 Action
vinyl disco single in the country section," He said WABC added Crystal Gayle's
Fogelman says, "so we stock it in our disco "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" when it
section." made the Top 25 in national sales charts
Temporary Stocking and adds, "We don't go on anything out of
the box. We won't go on Elton John until we
Sometimes records are merchandised in see some action on it."
more than one location on a temporary On the other hand, Dave Sholin, national
basis, Fogelman said. Usually, only those music coordinator for RKO Radio and
records which are current crossover hits music director at KFRC in San Franciso,
are stocked in more than one section. says he depends more on his ears than
When the popularity of the record wanes, anything else, even though KFRC is
Fogelman said, it reverts to the artist's somewhat rigidly-formatted too.
original bin. "It's never made any difference to me
Other evidence of the increasing atten-
tion retailers are focusing on artists who are
who the artist is," Sholin says. "If the song is
right, it doesn't make any difference. If
KINGFISH SWOOPS WHISKEY -
Jet/CBS recording group Kingfish recently played in
L.A. at the Whiskey. Pictured (l-r) backstage in the back row are: John Hug, Kingfish;
breaking into the pop field is found in their Peggy Lee comes out with a hit record, we'll Sharon Arden, vice president of Jet; Jerry Bix, national sales director, Jet; Dave Torbert,
Kingfish; Susan Harrington, national secondary promotions manager, Epic & Assoc.
"Whatever is selling, whatever ranks high on our local labels; Michael O'Neill, Kingfish; Gary Diamond, national promotion director, Jet; Lori
Holder, local promo manager, Epic & Assoc. labels; Bryan Blatt, national marketing direc-
store survey or on the national sales charts, we will play
. . .
tor, Jet; Steve Einczig, product manager, Epic & Assoc. labels; and Del Costello, CBS
regardless of sound."
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Glen Morgan, WABC operations director
regional vice president west coast sales. Seated (l-r) are: Amy Lebovitz, marketing and
promotion co-ordinator for Jet; Sam Harrell, west coast regional promo manager, Epic;
and Hugh Surratt,_ western regional promo manager for Jet.
C-22 Cash Box/December 30, 197f
LATIN
LATIN BEAT
Puerto Rican -born percussionist Clancy
Morales recently finished mixing his debut
LP, "Enter Paradise," with co-pro-
grow and develop then the development of
the fusion style will add strength to it and
make it more appealing to other people.
TOP
MIAMI SALSA
20 LBUMS
MIAMI POP
ducer/engineer Billy Jones and a cast of Latin music is a free mode of expression
some 20 musicians. and fusion comes naturally to the second 1 CHARANGA 76 EN EL 78 1 JOSE LUIS
This album, which Morales has been generation of Latin musicians such as me CHARANGA 76 (TR -139) (Top Hits 2021)
working on for the past three years, who have been influenced by rock, R&B
promises to deliver "a new musical revela- and jazz. My LP represents this, the new 2 HOMENAJE A BENNY 2 AMIGO
TITO PUENTE (Tico 1425) ROBERTO CARLOS (Caytronics 1505)
tion just before the turn of the decade," ac- breed and the new direction of Latin
cording to its producers. "Just like Santana music." 3 ONLY THEY COULD HAVE 3 SOLA
in 1969 on the west coast was a musical According to Ralph Mercado, Celia Cruz MADE THIS ALBUM LISSETTE (Coco 148)
revelation then," stated Morales, "my and Pete, "El Conde" left the "Salsa" fans in CRUZ/COLON (Vaya 66)
music and group will be a musical revela- Holland yelling for more. In fact, there is the 4 LOLITA DE LA COLINA
tion now, before the turn of the decade here possibility that Mojo Productions and 4 TREMENDA DIMENSION (Arcano3416)
DIMENSION LATINA (Velvet 8012)
on the east coast." Freddy Martina will be presenting more 5 VUELVE
Morales states, "My music is greatly in- "Salsa" in March or April. The biggest 5 OSCAR DE LEON LUISA MARIA GUELL (Alhambra 43)
fluenced by Carlos Santana and others crowds were in Amsterdam. Servicemen ITH-2036)
such as Tito Puente, George Benson, Roy travelled all the way from Germany to see 6 MI CARTE
Ayers and Gamble & Huff. define this as
I Celia and Pete perform in Amsterdam. 6 CONJUNTO BORINCUBA LOLITA (Caytronics 1506)
(Libra 2005)
my own sound, something like looking into Official Salsa Day was celebrated in 7 ENTRE AMIGOS
the future of Latin music in the '70s and Puerto Rico Nov. 24. Celia Cruz and Hector 7 EN LAS VEGAS CAMILO SESTO (Pronto 1034)
'80s." LaVoe appeared at Roberto Clemente EL GRAN COMBO (GC 015)
As a young man in Puerto Rico, Clancy Coliseum. Cheo Feliciano performed with
8 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
was influenced by rock, jazz & R&B as well Joe Cuba and Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo
8 CONJUNTO UNIVERSAL I A,idio Latino 5027)
(Jaguar 5036)
as native Latin musical forms which all Sound. Hector remained in Puerto Rico 9 TE JURO QUE NUNCA
helped him define his own musical identity. following the appearance for a two week 9 LA COMEDIA VOLVERA
HECTOR LAVOE (Fania 522) LUPITA D'ALESSIO (Orfeon 021)
"My musicians help me visualize my tour of the island.
musical ideas based on these influences," Willie Colon and Ruben Blades will be
10 SALSA MAYOR 10 VOZ Y CORAZON
he notes. flying west for Christmas. They will be ap- (Velvet 8011) NELSON NED (West Side Latino 4117)
The musicians on "Enter Paradise" come pearing at the Hollywood Palladium on
from diverse backgrounds, some es- Christmas Eve. 11 EDDIE PALMIERI 11 DEMASIADO AMOR
(Epic JE 35523) BASILIO (Zafiro 513)
tablished, but most are "young turks," the Phil Peters Annual Christmas Salsa
up and coming new breed. Ronnie Cuber, Dance and Show takes place at Roseland 12 SPANISH FEVER 12 AMIS 33 ANOS
Arther Miller and Larry Spencer have Dec. 25. It stars Hector LaVoe and his FANIA ALL STARS (Columbia 35336) JULIO IGLESIAS (Alhambra 38)
worked with such notable Latin artists as orchestra and special guest star, Yomo
Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri and the Fania Toro. Also appearing is one of New York's 13 SALUD DINERO Y AMOR 13 GARA DE GITANA
ORQUESTA NOVEL (Fania 520) DANIEL MAGEL (Caytronics 1516)
All Stars. Percussionist Angel "Cachete" favorite Charanga orchestras, Charanga
Maldonado and Pablo Rosario have 76, Casanova Y Montuno, Millie Y Sus 14 DOS 14 NUNCA SUPE LA VERDAD
worked with Gato Barbieri and David Vecinos and extra added attraction, Tipica CACHO (Salsoul 4115) DANNY DANIEL (Borinquen 1327)
Bowie. The new players, such as bassists '73. Topping off the evening will be Ralph
Leslie Booker and Frank Irvin, guitarists Lew and his Salsa -Disco Revue. 15 NEW YORK CITY SALSA 15 SE TE VAS TE VAS
ORQUESTA BROADWAY (Coco 141) HUGO BLANCO (West Side Latino)
Randy Hansa, Alex De Carvalho, and Ray Rivera, a New York born Puerto
Woody Sparrow are promising talents in- Rican, hung out and learned the blues. He 16 INCONQUISTABLE 16 UNLIMITED
spired by the likes of George Benson. Other played jazz bass and started getting work DIMENSION LATINA (TH 2040) ALMA (Alhambra 152)
notables such as Greg Woods, Mark with small jazz combos because he could
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Sarubbi, Howie Loftus, Eddie "Guagua" play with a distinctive jazz feel, and his LOUIE RAMIREZ (Cotique 1096) JOSE JOSE (Pronto 1035)
Rivera, Leslie Cunningham Jr., Alan Perry, funky but sophisticated blues -slanted
and Donna Vencia are talents that Morales vocals added dimension to any jazz group. 18 JOHNNY VENTURA 18 VOL #7
(Combo 2006) ALVAREZ GUEDES (Gema 5058)
feels will be heard from in the future in the Ray had to create more, using his street
jazz and rock fields. Keyboardist Jack memories and Latin heritage. As he 19 SALSA ENCENDIDA 19 NYDIA CARO
McDuff also makes a cameo appearance gravitated toward another stringed instru- TIPICA 73 (Inca 62) (Alhambra 151)
on the LP. ment, the guitar, he began to use it to com-
Morales also noted that "musicians such pose. Much of Ray's tunes are heavily 20 TRIBUTE TO CHANO POZO 20 PERLA
JOSE MANQUAL (True Venture 1001) (Audio Latino 5040)
as Eddie Palmier) and Ray Barretto are blues -oriented but make use of a Latin
opening far more doors into the American rhythmic feel and a jazzy approach to har-
musical mainstream than some of the mony and melody. The jazz musicians Ray
renowned straight salsa bands in New
York. Many people are opposed to fusing
has worked with respected his talent and
were eager to listen to his tunes, and in- LATIN PICKS
different types of music, but fusion is the
future and it's here today. If Latin music is to
clude many of the top in the world.
ray terrace
MIS PROPIOS SENTIMIENTOS
Zip 518 - Producer: Alejandro Jaen
-Alejandro Jaen -Zafiro -
Multi -talented vocalist and composer Alejandro Jaen excels
SINGLES TO WATCH in this album of love songs, handled in his own distinctive style.
The songs are beautifully arranged to fit his unique talent. Great
LORETTA (Peerless) Que Terrible (Martinez-Santini)
backing provided by string section and background vocals. The
ALICIA JUAREZ (Musart) La Puerta Esta Abierta (Marcelo Salazar)
best selections are "Que Has Hecho De Mi," "Por Que Me
GERARDO REYES (CBS -Mexico) Luces De Nueva York (Tito Mendoza)
Llamas," "Paseando," "Ella Es Toda Mi Vida," "Hoy Aqui Y
GRUPO SENTIMIENTOS (CBS -Mexico) Ya Me Perdiste (Adolfo Salas)
Manana Alli," "Siempre Solo" and "Hoy Me Siento Triste."
LA PEQUENA GENERACION (CBS -Mexico) Arrepentida (D.R.En D.G.D.A.)
SALVADOR HUERTA (Peerless) Ya Volvera (Roberto Monna)
VICENTE FERNANDEZ (CBS -Mexico) Los Mandados (Jorge Lerma)
LOS AL CANTARA (CBS -Mexico) Pachuca (Homero Aguilar) -
CARA DE GITANA
3011 No Producer
- Enrique Lynch Orchestra - Al Records -
IMPACTO CREA (Vaya) Te Cantare (Jose A. Cruz) Again the orchestra of Enrique Lynch stands out on this
ISMAEL MIRANDA (Fania) Naci Para Cantar (Concha Valdes) album. Veteran bandleader Lynch has numerous albums to his
ORQUESTA ARAGON (Barbaro) Para Bailar A MI Lo Mismo Meda (D. Gonzalez Piedra) credit, but here he outdoes himself with this magnificent
JUSTO BETANCOURT (Fania) Presencia (Curet Alonso) orchestra in mambos, sambas, soul, cha, cha, and Latin disco.
PROYECCION 2000 (CBS -Mexico) Noche De Ronda (A. Lara) The music in this album has commercial appeal and very tasty
RAFAEL BUENDIA (Musart) Corre (Rafael Aparizro) arrangements for a big band. The vocals are excellent. The best
TROPICAL AMERICAN (CBS -Mexico) Ya Veras (Homero Aguilar) cuts are "Cara De Gitana," "Kukucha-Ku-Cha," "Flip," "Estas
JOHNNY EL BRAVO (International) Recuerdos De Ayer (Don Chu) Luquidado" and "San Juan."
FUEGO 77 (Alegre) Diferente (Marcos Hernandez)
JOHNNY TORRES (Discos I "-'l're My Reason To Try (D.R.)
LOS GATOS (CBS -Costa Rica) Nana Pancha (D.R.A.)
LA BANDA (CBS -Costa Rica) Avispa (J. Joseph)
BORINCUBA AQUI
Miguel Estivill
-Borincuba -
Libra 2005 -
Producer:
CORO INFAUTIL DE TELEVISION (CBS -Costa Rica) El Ratoncito Miguel (D.R.A.) This is Borincuba's second round with the Alhambra Family.
SABU (International) Cuentame (Castellano) In this album Borincuba really cooks on material that leans
TONY LAURE (Epic -Mexico) Flor De Amapolita (F. Villarreal) mostly toward moving salsa numbers, except for two beautiful
GAVIOTA (CBS -Costa Rica) Quisiera (D.R.A.) boleros. The arrangements are clean throughout the album,
SANTAMARIA (CBS -Costa Rica) Nadie Como Tu (D. Ramos -O. Sanchez) and the orchestra swings hard at all times. Vocals are good.
DUETO AGUA PRIETA (Epic -Mexico) Boquita Color De Fresa (Chucho Nila) Special credit goes to the timbale player on his solo. All eight
LOS TRES AMIGOS (CBS -Mexico) Vuelves (Jorje Villamil) sides are excellent.
Cash Box/December 30. 1978

MERCHANDISING
SINGLES BREAKOUTS CBS Album Covers
Bee Gee- Albany All Record Service -
Oakland - Detroit
Harmony House Chosen For Exhibit
ACE FREHLEY
HALL & OATES
JEFFERSON STARSHIP
GENE SIMMONS
ROD STEWART
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OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN
ROD STEWART
VILLAGE PEOPLE NEW YORK - Fifteen CBS album covers
NICOLETTE LARSON
BOB SEGER
Record World, T.S.S.
STEPHEN BISHOP
New York
Alta- Phoenix have been chosen by the New York Society
of Illustrators for inclusion in their 1978-79
Sound Warehouse
CAPTAIN SKY
-
Dallas
ROD STEWART
ROLLING STONES
ERIC CLAPTON
ACE FREHLEY
BARRY MANILOW annual exhibit.
KEITH RICHARDS United- Miami NIGEL OLSSON The covers selected are: "Uptown
Sounds Unlimited
BLUES BROTHERS
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Chicago CHANSON
EAGLES
ROD STEWART
Sound Warehouse -
San Antonio
Dance" by Stephane Grappelli, "Nice To
DISCO FAIRYLAND EARTH, WIND & FIRE HOT CHOCOLATE Have Met You" by Thys Van Leer, "Natural
YVONNE ELLIMAN CHERYL LYNN CISSY HOUSTON Elements" by Chanti, "Magic" by Billy
FOREIGNER OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN
OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN
BARRY MANILOW
Father's & Sun's
ASHFORD & SIMPSON
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Indianapolis PEACHES & HERB
TANYA TUCKER
Cobham, "Tightrope" by Steve Khan.
Beethoven's "Brodca" (Symphony,
Licorice Pizza
STEPHEN BISHOP
-
Los Angeles
STEPHEN BISHOP
MELISSA MANCHESTER
Record Theater
BLUES BROTHERS
-
Cleveland Snell/Cleveland Orchestra), and Mozart's
ERIC CLAPTON
BARRY MANILOW
ERIC CLAPTON "Sinfonia Concertante" (Stern/Zucker-
PARLIAMENT
Richman Bros.
CHUCK BROWN
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Philadelphia
PARLIAMENT
POINTER SISTERS
GERRY RAFFERTY
CAT STEVENS
HEAVEN & EARTH
NICOLETTE LARSON
MOTHER'S FINEST
WIZ OF A DISPLAY - Peaches readies
"Wiz" motorized 3-D display which will be
man/Barrenboim), all designed by Paula
Scher; Liszt Piano Concerto #2, Rossini Or-
PEABO BRYSON
FUTURES
QUEEN
ROD STEWART
ROLLING STONES
NEIL YOUNG
Wherehouse
STEPHEN BISHOP
JIMMY BUFFETT
-
Los Angeles shown in over 30 stores throughout the
month of January. All four main characters
Henrietta Condak; "Lester Young
Musical Romance, Vol. II" and "Summit
-
vertures, and "Pudcinella Suite," all LPs by
A
SYLVESTER
TAVARES
Handleman -
Atlanta
D.J.'s Sound City
FOREIGNER
-
Seattle
GLORIA GAYNOR
PARLIAMENT
GENE SIMMONS
and "Toto" will be featured on a moving
carousel. The display is part of the third
Meeting In Birdland - Charlie Parker,"
designed by John Berg, "Gabriel" and
OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN SAD CAFE GLENN SUTTON phase of MCA's marketing campaign as the
"Philadelphia Classics," designed by Pat
Radio Drs. -Milwaukee
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
ROD STEWART
ROLLING STONES Spec's -Miami
KENNY LOGGINS
movie opens across the U.S.
Lee; and "Portrait Of The Artist As A Young
TALKING HEADS
Man" by Ken James, designed by Elena
ACE FREHLEY
GLORIA GAYNOR
NICK GILDER
Record Dept. Merch
CHERYL LYNN
- Memphis
TOTO
Discount -
St. Louis
Cotillion Gives Turkeys Paulay.
ROLLING STONES TOTO
BONEY M
GLENN SUTTON To Poor Across Nation Palladium Promotion
NEW YORK - Cotillion Records has
launched its annual nationwide Christmas Offers Macho Cologne
Pickwick -
National
ALBUM BREAKOUTS
GRATEFUL DEAD Radio Doctors -
Milwaukee
turkey giveaway program.
Some of the turkeys are distributed to
LOS ANGELES -Palladium Records has
begun a promotional campaign in support
BLUES BROTHERS JACKSONS ADC BAND local relief offices for the poor while others
CHIC PARLIAMENT DIRE STRAITS
of M.A.N.'s "Mucho Macho" record which
ALICE COOPER CAT STEVENS ACE FREHLEY are given away through selected radio sta- offers a bottle of Macho cologne to every
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER ROD STEWART NATIONAL LAMPOON tions. Those participating this year include
PARLIAMENT JOHN TRAVOLTA MONTAGE
purchaser of the disc. Macho cologne is a
ELVIS PRESLEY
KENNY ROGERS Disco Mat -
New York
MARVIN GAYE
MELBA MOORE
GEORGIO MORODER
KSOL and KDIA in San Francisco; WNJR in
Newark; WGIV in Charlotte; WBLS in New
product of Faberge.
ROD STEWART
TOTO KEVIN GODLEY & LOL CREME BONNIE POINTER
York; WDAO in Dayton; WAWA in Aerosmith, Nelson LPs
Gary's -Virginia Tape City -
New Orleans
TANTRUM
VOYAGE Milwaukee; and KKTT, KACE, KDAY, and
Get Platinum Awards
BLUES BROTHERS BAR-KAYS
- KJLH in Los Angeles. Cotillion also donated
-
BLUES BROTHERS D.J.'s Sound City Seattle
CHIC GEORGE CARLIN
NEIL DIAMOND PEABO BRYSON
NEIL DIAMOND DONNY & MARIE $3,000 for clothes and toys to NEW YORK Columbia recording artists
BARRY MANILOW LEIF GARRETT Philadelphia's Guardian Civic League un- Aerosmith and Willie Nelson received
CAT STEVENS JACKSONS
PARLIAMENT CRYSTAL GAYLE
ROD STEWART NICK GILDER der the supervision of WDAS air personality platinum records for their albums "Live
Streetside -
DOOBIE BROTHERS
St. Louis
KENNY ROGERS
ROD STEWART
WINGS
RICK JAMES
SYLVESTER
George Woods. Bootleg" and "Stardust" respectively.
JIM MORRISON
POINTER SISTERS Naitonal Record Mart
BLUES BROTHERS
-
Pittsburgh
TOTO
ROGER WHITTAKER
"THE WIZ"
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY
Everybody's -
Portland
ERIC CLAPTON
DOOBIE BROTHERS Handleman
BLUES BROTHERS
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National
BLUES BROTHERS EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER
CHIC CAT STEVENS CHIC
DIRE STRAITS WINGS NEIL DIAMOND
DOOBIE BROTHERS
JEAN MICHEL JARRE Alta - Phoenix
BLUES BROTHERS
"LORD OF THE RINGS"
BARRY MANILOW
STEVE MILLER
NICOLETTE LARSON
ROD STEWART ALICIA BRIDGES QUEEN
Record & Tape Collector
AC/DC
-
Baltimore
GEORGE CARLIN
DOOBIE BROTHERS
LEIF GARRETT
STEELY DAN
ROD STEWART
WINGS
BLUES BROTHERS
JEAN MICHEL JARRE
"LORD OF THE RINGS"
JIM MORRISON Cavages
DOOBIE BROTHERS
-
Buffalo
OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN RICHARD PRYOR
KENNY ROGERS RUSH CAT STEVENS
ROD STEWART ROD STEWART
Sound Warehouse -
San Antonio
ROD STEWART
GEORGE THOROGOOD Spec's -
Miami
BLUES BROTHERS
DOOBIE BROTHERS
Richman Bros.
BLUES BROTHERS
-
Philadelphia BLUES BROTHERS
ROD STEWART
GONG PEABO BRYSON Discount -
St. Louis
HOT CHOCOLATE
ROBERT JOHNSON Oz - Atlanta
F.M. (Vise)
BLUES BROTHERS
DOOBIE BROTHERS
BOB MARLEY SAD CAFE
ROD STEWART HOT CHOCOLATE
POCO ROD STEWART
MEL STREET
T -CONNECTION
THIRD WORLD
Father's & Sun's
BANDIT
-
Indianapolis
TRIUMPH
Tower -
Sacramento
VOYAGE GENE CHANDLER DAVID BROMBERG
1812 Overture
ELVIN BISHOP
-
Milwaukee DIRE STRAITS
MILESTONE JAZZ ALL-STARS
DIRE STRAITS
MARVIN GAYE
PHIL MANZANERA
BLISS BAND GIL SCOTT -HERON
MOLLY HATCHET TED NUGENT
BLUES BROTHERS QUEEN
CHEECH & CHONG POINTER SISTERS
SAD CAFE TOTO
NICOLETTE LARSON
JEAN MICHEL JARRE
POCO
TANTRUM
GEORGE THOROGOOD
Harvard Coop
DOOBIE BROTHERS
Boston -
SEA LEVEL
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY All Record Service - Oakland Disc
AC/DC
-
Texas
TANTRUM HOT CHOCOLATE BLUES BROTHERS
Tower Records
CERRONE
-
Los Angeles STEVE MILLER
NATIONAL LAMPOON
DOOBIE BROTHERS
J. GEILS
GENE CHANDLER
MARVIN GAYE
Cutler's-New Haven
BAR-KAYS (Merc.)
GRATEFUL DEAD
POINTER SISTERS
GLORIA GAYNOR BLUES BROTHERS 10cc
GREASE
MELISSA MANCHESTER
WILTON FELDER
"SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER"
Music Stop Detroit
BLUES BROTHERS
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PEACHES & HERB
POINTER SISTERS
THE WIZ
Cactus -Houston
ROY AYERS/WAYNE HENDERSON
NEIL DIAMOND
J. GEILS BAND
BARRY MANILOW
DOOBIE BROTHERS
Korvettes -
New York
BLUES BROTHERS
JEAN MICHEL JARRE
RICHARD PRYOR
STEVE MILLER
OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN
QUEEN
EARTH, WIND & FIRE NICOLETTE LARSON RUSH
EMERSON, LAKE á PALMER PETER TOSH TOTO
MARVIN GAYE TANYA TUCKER
TOP SINGLE BREAKOUT OF THE WEEK

DO YA THINK I'M SEXY - ROD STEWART - WARNER BROS.
TOPALBUM BREAKOUT OF THE WEEK INVITATION TO PROFITS -Pictured above is a partial view of the many merchandising
BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES - BLUES BROTHERS - ATLANTIC

aids being offered by Capricorn Records as part of its holiday sales campaign, "Invita-
tion To Profits." The program, which includes mobiles, posters, and album cover blow-
ups, is the largest sales campaign in the company's history.
(conformed from page C-5) in-store displays.
as King Karol, multi -category placement is At Peaches Records' Hollywood store,
also practiced in the racked record depart- for instance, a window display during the
ments of stores by some of the nation's peak of the holiday sales season featured
rackjobbers. merchandising materials supporting the
John Kaplan, executive vice president of latest albums by crossover artists Tanya
the Handelman Co., which racks K mart Tucker, Kenny Rogers, Ashford & Simpson
stores says, "We prefer to go across-the- and Bobby Caldwell in addition to pop
board where we can. With Earth, Wind and stalwart Kenny Loggins. In fact, Loggins
Fire, we put them in the pop section was the only artist in the display whose
because they appeal to pop audiences, but success had not begun in either the R&B,
we also give them space in the soul section, country or disco fields.
because you can't eliminate them from Overall Sales Increase
their original category. Most retailers said they think the in-
"It's good for us, so we are willing to creased sales artists have achieved by
cooperate with the suppliers," Kaplan says. broadening their appeal has contributed
"But only the item that has crossed over is
exposed in more than one area," he added.
to an overall increase in retail business,
although individual dealers differ in their
POSING WITH HALL AND OATES - Following their performance at New York's
Palladium, RCA recording artists Daryl Hall and John Oates were honored with a party at
The rest of the artist's more traditional opinions as to just how big the crossover the Indian restaurant Raga. Pictured are (l -r): Joshua Blardo, national promotion director
catalog material, he said, remains in its sales increase has been. of albums for RCA Records; Robert Summer, president of RCA Records; Tommy Mottola,
original category. Not only can retailers boost sales and president of Champion Entertainment; Oates and Hall.
Exposing Catalog consumer awareness through creative dis- Sholin says the only time an artist's
play it. If it fits the radio station and we feel
Karol, however, moves even the catalog plays and merchandising, their sales background can be a factor in whether a
it's a piece of music the audience is going to
material to other sections in some in- reports can also provide label promotion record is added is when he is auditioning a
be into and enjoy, that's the only determin-
stances. "When Dolly Parton suddenly ap- reps with the leverage they need to per- new product. "If an album comes in by a
ing factor."
peals to people who listen to female suade a pop radio programmer to consider
If a record is receiving strong sales and real strict heavy jazz artist, like Miles Davis
vocalists but aren't particularly interested adding their record. for example, it's doubtful would pull it out
radio play throughout the country and I
in country music, they will come back and At WABC in New York, an artist from a and give it a listen, unless I'd heard
KFRC isn't playing it, Sholin said, he will
ask what else we have by her. So we also strict R&B, jazz or country background will something about it on the street."
consider those factors. But for the most
move her catalog to both places. A lot of not be hindered by his past image, opera - A record's sound is also important to
part, he says, "I don't want to go through 10
minutes of hearing about the record and country and R&B stations, but unlike pop
what's happening where. I'd rather they just programmers, R&B and country PDs say an
give me the record and let me listen to it." artist's background must also be taken into
Sholin also says he thinks a majority of consideration when deciding whether to
radio programmers are more interested in play a record.
"If you have the room, by all means you should put
(records) wherever it will do you the most good. After all, the
name of the game is to sell records."
-
Ben Karol, president of King Karol
the sound of a particular record than the The concern with both sound and an ar-
past musical style of the artist and he cited tist's past can create a conflict when an ar-
the Kiss single "Beth" as an example. tist who has been a regular on a station's
"You wouldn't imagine most adult sta- playlist for years makes a record with a
tions playing Kiss. But when they released sound that does not fit the station's format.
'Beth' a lot of the A/C stations played it," Should the record be played anyway
Sholin says. "It was a great song and the because the artist has a strong following
audience loved it. The fact that it was done among the station's regular listeners? Or
E/A SIGNS MARTIN MULL -
Martin Mull recently signed with Elektra/Asylum Records
and will release his debut LP for the label next spring. Pictured (I-r) are: Steve Wax, E/A
by Kiss was really secondary."
By way of comparison, then, while WABC
should it be rejected because its sound is
not compatible with other records that are
president; Mull; Joe Smith, chairman and Larry Brezner, Mull's management. waited for Crystal Gayle's record to go Top being played?
25 before adding it, Sholin says, "We went "I'm very cautious when somebody like
tions director Glenn Morgan says, be- on that very early. thought it was a hit Bill Anderson comes out with a disco song,"
new fans who don't think of her as a country I
cause "Whatever is selling, whatever ranks record when first heard it. Most people in says Dale Turner, program director for
artist wouldn't think to look in the country I
high on our local store survey or whatever the chain disagreed with me, but it sounded WKDA in Nashville. "But we put it out there
section."
Parton has even shown that it is possible ranks high on the national sales charts we more like a pop record than a country and so far we haven't had too much
for artists to change their sound so much will play regardless of sound." record, so we added it." negative reaction from our audience."
(continued on page C-43)
that their new material cannot be lumped in Morgan, who admits his station has a
with their catalog product. For example, very tight format, says, "Everything we add
Parton's recently -released disco single is on the verge of becoming an established
should not be racked country where most hit. We don't try to second guess what the
of her catalog is found, says Lou Fogelman, public will enjoy hearing on our station. We
president of the 17 -store Music Plus chain. let the public tell us what they want to hear."
"It would be ridiculous to put Dolly's pink Top 25 Action
vinyl disco single in the country section," He said WABC added Crystal Gayle',s
Fogelman says, "so we stock it in our disco "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" when it
section." made the Top 25 in national sales charts
and adds, "We don't go on anything out of
Temporary Stocking
the box. We won't go on Elton John until we
Sometimes reco'rds are merchandised in see some action on it."
more than one location on a temporary On the other hand, Dave Sholin, national
basis, Fogelman said. Usually, only those music coordinator for RKO Radio and
records which are current crossover hits music director at KFRC in San Franciso,
are stocked in more than one section. says he depends more on his ears than
When the popularity of the record wanes, anything else, even though KFRC is
Fogelman said, it reverts to the artist's somewhat rigidly -formatted too.
original bin.
Other evidence of the increasing atten-
tion retailers are focusing on artists who are
"It's never made any difference to me
who the artist is," Sholin says. "If the song is
right, it doesn't make any difference. If
KINGFISH SWOOPS WHISKEY -
Jet/CBS recording group Kingfish recently played in
L.A. at the Whiskey. Pictured (l -r) backstage in the back row are: John Hug, Kingfish;
breaking into the pop field is found in their Peggy Lee comes out with a hit record, we'll Sharon Arden, vice president of Jet; Jerry Bix, national sales director, Jet; Dave Torbert,
Kingfish; Susan Harrington, national secondary promotions manager, Epic & Assoc.
"Whatever is selling, whatever ranks high on our local labels; Michael O'Neill, Kingfish; Gary Diamond, national promotion director, Jet; Lori
Holder, local promo manager, Epic & Assoc. labels; Bryan Blatt, national marketing direc-
store survey or on the national sales charts, we will play
. . .
tor, Jet; Steve Einczig, product manager, Epic & Assoc. labels; and Del Costello, CBS
regardless of sound."
-
Glen Morgan, WABC operations director
regional vice president west coast sales. Seated (l -r) are: Amy Lebovitz, marketing and
promotion co-ordinator for Jet; Sam Harrell, west coast regional promo manager, Epic;
and Hugh Surratt, western regional promo manager for Jet.
:;-22 Cash Box/December 30, 1978
CLASSICAL Popularity `Kanon' Retains
TOP FORTY C
1 VERDI: Otello
vs Weeks
On Orchestral Recording Field
In
Domingo, Scotto, Milnes, National Philharmonic Orchestra (Levine) 12/16 Chart
RCA MA -2951 (26.98/3 LPs) 3 12
by Ken Terry double set of Liszt works for Columbia that
2 BOLLING: Suite For Violin And Jazz Piano
Zukerman, Bolling, Hediguer, Sabiani
(Columbia 35128 (7.98/1 LP) 4 8
NEW YORK -
Looking at this year's
bestselling classical records, one is struck
almost immediately soared to the top of the
Cash Box Classical chart. Hailed by critics
3 BRAVO PAVAROTTI! as an original genius, Nyiregyhazi seems to
Pavarotti London PAV 2001/2 (13.96/2 LPs) by the continuing appeal of Pachelbel's be building a strong following and will cer-
18 "Kanon." The RCA recording of this work
4 MARIA CALLAS: The Legend 1
tainly be heard from again.

The Unreleased Recordings by the Palliard Chamber Orchestra was in
Angel S-37557 (7.98/1LP) 8 12 Finally, this was also a great year for
5 HOROWITZ: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 the Top 10 in both 1977 and 1978, while Vladimir Horowitz. He scored in the solo in-
Horowitz, New York Philharmonic (Ormandy) "The Greatest Hits Of 1720," which features strumental/chamber category with his
RCA CRL 1-2633 (8.98/1 LP) 2 40
the "Kanon," captured the #1 spot this year
6 PUCCINI: Madame Butterfly "Golden Jubilee Recital" and also led the
in the orchestral/electronic category.
Scotto, Domingo. Philharmonia Orchestra (Maazel) pack among concerto recordings with his
Columbia M3-35181 (24.98/3 LPs) 12 6 In the operatic/choral field, the Houston traversal of "Rachmaninoff's Third Piano
7 SILLS & MILNES: Up In Central Park Grand Opera recording of Gershwin's
New York City Opera Orchestra (Rudel) Concerto" on RCA. Interestingly, Columbia
Angel S-37323 (7.98/1 LP) 15 4
"Porgy And Bess" maintained its steady also had a winner with a "Rachmaninoff
8 VERDI: Otello sales pattern, although Gershwin Third" featuring Lazar Berman as the
Cossutta, Price, Baguier, Vienna Philharmonic (Solti) recordings as a whole were less popular
London OSA 13130 (23.94/3LPs) 7 12 soloist.
HITS FROM LINCOLN CENTER
this year than last. The big favorite among Horowitz Push
9
Pavarotti London OS 26577 (7.98/1 LP) 5 18 opera composers in 1978 was clearly Verdi: Before RCA released the Horowitz
10 RAMPAL: JAPANESE MELODIES FOR FLUTE AND HARP new recordings of "La Traviata," "II recording of the concerto, his performance
Rampal, Laskine Columbia M 34568 (7.98/1 LP) 6 40
Trovatore," "I Due Foscari," and the "Re- (continued on page 441
11 VERDI: Nabucco
Philharmonia Orchestra (Multi) quiem" were all among the year's
12
Angel SCLX 3850 (24.98/3 LPs)
BOLLING: Suite For Flute & Jazz Piano
13 12 bestsellers.
Luciano Pavarotti was the favorite opera
CLASSICAL
NEW YORK -
CLIPS
Kirill
Rampal, Bolling Columbia M33233 (7.98/1 LP) 10 112 Soviet conductor
13 VIVALDI: Four Seasons singer of 1978. In contrast to 1977, when the Kondrashin, who recently defected, may
Jerusalem Music Center Chamber Orchestra (Stern) tenor had two of the five best-selling recital conduct the opening concert at the
Columbia XM 35122 (7.98/1LP) 16 8 albums, he swept four out of five in that
14 MAHLER: Symphony No. 6 Hollywood Bowl this summer, it was repor-
Berlin Philharmonic (Von Karajan) category this year, with Joan Sutherland ted in Variety. Under a contract arranged
DG 2707 106 (17.06/2 LPs) 9 14 sharing the honors on the top -selling selec- with Soviet officials before Kondrashin
15 STRAUSS: Salome tion. Additionally, Pavarotti's role in "La sought political asylum in the Netherlands,
Behrens, Van Dam, Bohm, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Karajan) Favorita" helped boost that recording to the
Angel SBLX-3848 (16.98/2 LPs) 11 16 he is to conduct four concerts at the Bowl
16 PUCCINI: La Fanciulla Del West Neblett, Domingo, Milnes, Chorus & Orch.
of Royal Opera House (Mehta)
number two spot in the operatic/choral
category.
... The sixth edition of Baker's
DG 2709 078 (26.98/3 LPs) 14 20
Biographical Dictionary of Musicians,
Solo instrumental albums were less pop- edited by Nicolas Slonimsky. has been
17 HANDEL: The Water Music
Concertus Musicus of Vienna (Harnencourt) ular this year than last, so the category had issued by Schirmer Books. List priced at
Telefunken 6.42497 (6.98/1 LP) 25 4 to be expanded to include chamber music. $75, this is the first complete revision of the
18 THOMAS: Mignon Here the Bolling/Rampal "Suite For Flute
Horne, Welting, Vanzo, Philharmonia Orchestra (de Almeida) reference work in two decades ... A con-
Columbia M4 34590 (24.98/3 LPs) 17 10 And Jazz Piano," last year's winner in the cert celebrating the award of a $375,000
19 PACHELBEL: Kanon: Two Suites orchestral/chamber music category, grant to the 92nd St. Y by the National En-
FASCH: Two Sinfonias and Concerto In D For Trumpet scored an easy victory over the competi-
Andre, Pierlot, Chambon, Paillard Chamber Orchestra (Paillard) dowment for the Arts took place on Decem-
RCA FRL 1-5468 (7.98/1 LP) 18 112 tion. Jean-Pierre Kampal also racked up ber 20. Among the players were Jaime
20 TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker huge sales with his "Japanese Melodies For Laredo, Felix Galimir, Michael Tree, Kim
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Schermerhorn) Flute And Harp." The fact that neither of
Columbia M2-35189 (15.98/2 LPs) 28 4 Kashkashian, Jules Eskin and Sharon
21 MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 these albums is strictly classical would Robinson. Public figures scheduled to at-
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Ozawa) seem to indicate that the crossover market tend the event included Senator Jacob
DG 2530 993 (7.98/1 LP) 19 30 for classical -oriented music is healthier
22 BACH: Mass in B Minor Javits; Congressman S. William Green;
Academy Of St. Martin -In -The -Fields (Marriner) than ever. Livingston Biddle, chairman of the National
Phillips 6769.002 (26.94/3 LPs) 20 16 Another winner in the solo instrumen- Endowment for the Arts; Henry Geldzahler,
23 GREATEST HITS OF 1720 tal/chamber field deserves mention: Ervin Commissioner of New York City's De-
Philharmonia Virtuosi Of NY (Richard Kapp) Nyiregyhazi, the Hungarian pianist who
Columbia MX 4544 (5.98/1 LP) 23 60 ment of Cultural Affairs; and Kitty Carlisle
24 MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 recently made a comeback after some 40 Hart, chairman of the New York state Coun-
Philadelphia Orchestra (Levine) years of obscurity. Nyiregyhazi, who cil on the Arts ..
25
RCA ARL2-2905 (15.98/2 LPs)
NYIREGYHAZI PLAYS LISZT
Columbia M2 34598 (15.98/2 LPs)
21
22
10
20
aroused a great deal of interest with his
Desmar recording last year, recorded a
.
THE CONCERT SCENE - Yehudl

Menuhin and his sister, Hepzibah, will give
26 BEETHOVEN: Fidelio (continued on page 44)
Janowitz, Popp, Kollo, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic
(Bernstein)
27
DG 2709 082 (23.94/3 LPs)
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G
32 4
CLASSICAL ALBUM REVIEWS
Von Stade, Vienna Philharmonic (Abbado)
DG 2530 966 (7.98/1 LP) 24 20
li¢r>,lo .xklfw RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade. The Cleveland
28 LEHAR: The Merry Widow Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, conductor. London CS 7098. List:
Sills, New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Rudel) Scheherazade
- -
Angel S-37500 (7.98/1 LP) 26 32 7.98
the ckwt'klrtil Ordxvrer
29 JOHN WILLIAMS AND FRIENDS Lorin lv1alzel
While there are several fine recordings of this work notably
Columbia M 35108 (7.98/1 LP) 27 22 Ernest Ansermet's with the Suisse Romande Maazel's ver-
30 MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 sion is definitely among the top choices. The Clevelanders com-
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Giulini)
DG 2707 097 (15.96/2 LPs) 29 96 municate the exoticism and romance of Rimsky's score with
31 SUPPE: Overtures great verve and an opulence of tonal colors. Moreover, while
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Marriner) addressing details with scrupulous care, Maazel never
Phillips 9500.399 (8.98/1 LP) 30 8
32 HOLST: The Planets sacrifices the long line that determines the melodic shape of
Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (Marriner) each passage.
Philips 9500.425 (8.98/1 LP) 24
ANGEL ROMERO
31
RODRIGO: Elogio de la guitarra ANGEL ROMERO PERFORMS VIRTUOSO WORKS FOR
33 HOROWITZ: Golden Jubilee Recital 1977/1978 MORENO TORROBA:
RCA ARL 1-2548 (7.98/1 LP) 33 52 Piezas características GUITAR. Angel S-37312. List: 7.98
34 BEETHOVEN: Complete Symphonies The major works on this album, "Elogio de la Guitarra" by
Berlin Philharmonic (Von Karajan) Joaquin Rodrigo and "Piezas Caracteristicas" by Moreno
DG 2740172 (63.84/8 LPs) 38 4
35 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 Torroba, are not especially well known to the record -buying
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Levine) public. Nevertheless, these are colorful, evocative pieces by two
RCA ARL 1-2864 (7.98/1 LP) 34 14 of the leading 20th Century composers for the guitar. Angel
36 KOTO MOZART Romero provides sensitive interpretations of them, and also
The New Koto Ensemble Of Tokyo (Fukumura)
Angel S-37553 (7.98/1 LP) 35 16 does a superb job with Albeniz's "Sevillanas" and "Leyenda."
37 PUCCINI: Turandot A SLAVONIC FESTIVAL. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Caballe, Carreras, Freni Chorous of the Opera du Rhin Leonard Slatkin & Walter Susskind, conductors. Turnabout
Strasbourg Philharmonic (Lombard)
Angel SCLX-3857 (24.98/3 LPs) 36 6 OTV 34718. List: 4.98
38 BEETHOVEN: Missa Solemnis This is not an entirely new recording; the versions here of
London Symphony Orchestra (Davis) Smetana's "The Moldau" and "Dance Of The Comedians" from
Phillips 6747.484 (17.98/2 LPs) 37 10
39 VIVALDI: Orlando Furioso "The Bartered Bride" were issued on a separate disc in 1975.
Horne, Victoria de los Angeles, Solisti Veneti (Scimone)
I However, they help round out the Slavonic theme of the album,
RCA ARL3-2869 (23.98/3 LPs) 39 10
which also includes works by Mussorgsky, Dorodin,
40 RAVEL: Bolero
La Valse, Del Gracioso, Orchestre Khachaturian and Dvorak. The St. Louis Symphony's playing is
National De France (Bernstein) strong throughout; a highlight is the orchestra's pulse -stirring
Columbia XM 35103 (7.98/1 LP) 40 28
performance of Dvorak's Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1.
Cash Box/December 30. 1978 C-23
JAZZ
TOP 40/1LBUMS
Weeks Weeks
On On
12/23 Chart 12/23 Chart
OTOUCHDOWN 22 CARNIVAL
BOB JAMES (Columbia JC 35594) 2 3 MAYNARD FERGUSON
(Columbia JC 35480) 20 13
2 REED SEED
GROVER WASHINGTON JR. 23 STREAMLINE
(Motown M7 -910R1) 1 12 LENNY WHITE (Elektra 6E-164) 22 7
3 MR. GONE 24 YOU SEND ME

WEATHER REPORT ROY AYERS (Polydor PD -1-6159) 17 21
4 FLAME 25 THE BEST OF NORMAN

RONNIE LAWS CONNORS & FRIENDS
(United Artists UA-LA881-H) 4 10 (Buddah/Arista BDS 5716) 26 3
5 INTIMATE STRANGERS 26 YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF
CRUSADERS RE-SIGN WITH ABC - ABC recording artists the Crusaders have re-
signed with the label for a long term agreement that includes solo albums by all members
6
TOM SCOTT (Columbia JC 35557)
CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ
CHUCK MANGIONE (A&M SP 6700)
5
6 14
8 MINE
IRIS
(Dan asy F-9 66)AD 25 5
of the group. Pictured are (l -r): Richard Green, vice president of business affairs at ABC 27 ANOTHER WORLD
7 ALL FLY HOME STAN GETZ 35513) 28 3
Records; Wilton Felder of the Crusaders; Jay Morgenstern, president of ABC/Dunhill AL JARREAU
Music Inc./vice president general manager ABC Records International; Arnie Orleans, (Warner Bros. BSK 3229) 7 10 28 MANHATTAN SYMPHONIE
vice president sales and merchandising for ABC Records. Pictured front row are (l-r): 8 THANK YOU FOR ... DEXTER GORDON QUARTET
Columbia JC 35608) 24 8
Mark Meyerson, vice president A&R, ABC Records; Stix Hooper, the Crusaders; George F.U.M.L. (FUNKING UP MY
Greif, Crusader's manager; Steve Diener, president, ABC Records; and Joe Sample of the
Crusaders.
LIFE)
Q9NALD BYRD (Elektra 6E-144) 8 8 Q EQUINOXE
JEAN MICHEL JARRE
(Polydor PD -1-6175) - 1
ON JAll 9 SECRETS
GIL SCOTT -HERON & BRIAN
JACKSON (Arista AB 4189)
COSMIC MESSENGER
9 17
30 HEAVY METAL BE-BOP
THE BRECKER BROTHERS
(Arista AB 4185) 30 13
"Cumbia and Jazz Fusion," the recent
Atlantic album by Charles Mingus, was
Pianist Billy Taylor is back at The
Knickerbocker Saloon through the holi-
10
JEAN-LUC PONTY
(Atlantic SD 19189) 10 18
31 STEPPING STONES
AT THE VILLAGE
- LIVE
voted the Jazz Disc Grand Prize by days.
11 WE ALL HAVE A STAR VANGUARD
Japanese Swing Journal for the best album Woody Herman had a chance to chat WILTON FELDER (ABC AA -1109) 13 6 WOODY SHAW iColumbia JC 35560) 31 7
issued in Japan during 1978. Mingus' next briefly with Cash Box last week. The band-
12 PAT METHENY GROUP 32 BEFORE THE RAIN
Atlantic, "Me, Myself and Eye" will be a leader was in town for a one-nighter at The (ECM 1-1114) 12 22 LEE OSKAR (Elektra 6E-150) 29 16
January release. Meantime, work con- Maisonnette Room at the St. Regis Hotel.
13 SOFT SPACE 33 THE GREETING
tinues on Joni Mitchell's album of Mingus' Herman was pleased with the room and the THE JEFF LORBER FUSION McCOY TYNER (Milestone M-9085) 32 11
music. turnout and hopes to come back again this (Inner City 1056) 11 13
The New York chapter of NARAS hosted summer. He is also pleased with his latest 34 WHAT ABOUT YOU
14 PATRICE STANLEY TINE
a tribute to Lionel Hampton last week at Century LP which features the music of PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra 6E-160) 15 8 (Fantasy F-9563) 33 15
Storytowne. A full house was on hand for Chick Corea and Steely Dan. He credits
the event, which featured the presentation veteran record man Dick LaPalm with lots
15 CRY
JOHN KLEMMER (ABC AA -1106) 14 7
35 SOUNDS ... AND STUFF
LIKE THAT!
of several awards to Hamp and messages of effort on behalf of the project. 16 IMAGES QUINCY JONES (A&M SP 4685) 34 28
of congratulation from Benny Goodman, The Paradise Theatre in Detroit, which CRUSADERS
36 CHICK, DONALD, WALTER
New York Mayor Ed Koch and President kicked off its current concert series with (ABC/Blue Thumb BA 6030) 16 25
& WOODROW
Carter. Music was provided by Marty Cab Calloway last month, recently hosted OSECRET AGENT THE WOODY HERMAN BAND
Napoleon's quartet, and, after the presen- Jay McShann, Eddie Jefferson, Dave CHICK COREA (Century CR -1110) 39 2
(Polydor PD -1-6176) 23 2
tation, Hamp took the stand, accompanied Wilborn, Marla Jackson along with the 37 KOGUN
by Billy Taylor, Bob Wilber, Lennie Paradise Theatre Orchestra. A third show 18 RETURN TO FOREVER LIVE AKIYOSHI/TABACKIN BIG BAND
(Columbia C4X 35350) 19 4 (RCA AFL1-3019) 37
Hambro, Helen Humes and others. A in February will feature Illinois Jacquet, 4
joyous occasion. Arnett Cobb and Eddie Vinson. STEP IN TO OUR LIFE 38 ANGIE
Trumpet player Don Ellis died of a heart The latest from Dreamstreet is "Aerial ROY AYERS/WAYNE HENDERSON
(Polydor P0-1-6179) 27 2
ANGELA BOFILL (Arista GRP 5000) - 1
attack last week at age 44. Ellis' last LPs View" by Carmen Leggio and a small band 39 LARRY CARLTON
were on Atlantic. featuring Harold Danko and Mel Lewis. 20 LEGACY (Warner Bros. BSK 3221) 36 21
RAMSEY LEWIS (Columbia JC 35483) 18 12
Noted jazz writer Burt Korall is Upcoming on Famous Door is the 40 WEEKEND IN L.A.
presenting a class in jazz history at Mercy second Butch Miles LP and a Dave 21 FEELS SO GOOD GEORGE BENSON
CHUCK MANGIONE A&M SP 4658) 21 81 (Warner Bros. 2W6 3139) 38 48
College in White Plains, New York, where McKenna Quintet with Scott Hamilton and (
he is an adjunct professor. Al Cohn. bob porter
PHILLY MIGNON
Producer: Ed Michel
-- Philly Joe Jones
List: 7.98
- Galaxy GXY-5112 - JAZZ ALBUM PICKS ANGIE - --
Angela Bofill Arista GRP 5000 Producers: Dave -
Grusin and Larry Rosen List: 7.98
On his first American release in 15 years, Philly Joe Jones of-
Angela Bofill is the most interesting jazz-pop vocalist to
fers proof positive why he is considered one of the all-time great emerge in quite some time. The former lead soloist with New
jazz drummers. Whether soloing or providing subtle accom- York's Dance Theater of Harlem Chorus is accompanied by
paniment, Jones sets a standard that young drummers can dozens of top musicians on her debut LP, but it's her rich, sen-
strive toward. Including such artists as Dexter Gordon, Ron sual voice that provides the focus. She wrote half of the eight
Carter, Ira Sullivan, Nat Adderley and George Cables, "Philly songs, including the lovely "Under The Moon And Over The
Mignon" is a collection of strictly choice cuts.
Sky." Ashford and Simpson's "Rough Times" is another
KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE
- - David Fathead Newman
Producers: Orrin Keepnews and William
- highlight.
-
Prestige P-10106
Fischer List: 7.98
THE BLUES
FROM LOUISIANA
THE BLUES FROM LOUISIANA -
Illinois Jacquet JRC -
David Fathead Newman's new Prestige LP displays the ar-
tist's skills on the flute as well as soprano, alto and tenor sax, 11433 - List: 7.98
1973 concert performances by Jacquet with Milt Buckner,
with the support of such players as Lee Ritenour and Idris
Muhammad. The material ranges from a smooth, melodic treat- Panama Francis and special guest Arnett Cobb produce solid,
ment of Stevie Wonder's "I Am Singing" to the funky "Freaky swinging mainstream jazz. Jacquet and rhythm have side one to
Beat," co-written by Newman and arranger Bill Fischer. But the themselves, while Cobb heats things up on "Smooth Sailin,"
performances are crisp throughout and the LP deserves atten- and the two tenors together jam on "Flyin' Home." Spirited play-
,Ih Mllr B11.04.
ing all the way.
II
tion.
SHADOW DANCING - -
Producer: Vic Chirumbolo
Cornell Dupree
List: 7.98
-
Versatile 6004 - BARRY HARRIS PLAYS BARRY HARRIS
Producer: Don Schlitten -
List: 7.98
Xanadu 154- -
Guitarist Dupree is an inventive veteran of the Stuff Band, Harris is a pianist of rare ability, known for his dedication to
here stepping out for his second Versatile LP. Lots of strings bebop and its musical literature. His seven compositions here
and horns here (arranged by Mario Sprouse) but the solo work are based on standard chord changes and he has bass and
of Dupree and Hank Crawford is forceful and dynamic drums in support. This is stimulating yet thoughtful modern
throughout "Two Doors Down" and "The Creeper" are top- piano, and the music is superbly played. A pity that the record-
notch fusion -jazz. ed sound is less adequate.
COUNTRY
Seabolt Stresses Continuity
TOP 75ALBUMS As New UA Nashville Head where the promotion men in general kind of
by Bob Campbell look down on country music. had a good
-
I
NASHVILLE "The only change here is thing going here, and didn't want to lose
I
Weeks Weeks
On On that I have taken off one hat and put on )t."
another." With this statement, Jerry Teamwork Stressed
OI'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY 39 JOHNNY DUNCAN Seabolt, former national country promotion A personal philosophy of Seabolt and of
WAYLON JENNINGS GREATEST HITS United Artists is a reliance on company
(RCA AFL 1-2979) 1 11 (Columbia KC 35828) 41 7
director and new director of operations for
2 EXPRESSIONS
O OLD FASHIONED LOVE United Artists' Nashville division, last week teamwork. Seabolt believes every em-
© WILLIE
DON WILLIAMS (ABC AY 1069)
WILLIE NELSON
AND FAMILY LIVE
2 14
O HEAVEN'S
THE KENDALLS (Ovation OV 1733)
AWAY
JUST SIN A
49 38 explained the recent executive turnover at
UA here.
ployee should understand the overall com-
pany point of view and should be informed
(Columbia KC2-35642) 7 5 Earlier this month, Lynn Shults resigned of current projects.
THE KENDALLS (Ovation OV 1715) 50 11
4 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 42 TURNING UP AND as director of operations of UA here to head "I have always believed that if a man was
®ANNE MURRAY (Capitol ST 11739) 3 47 doing a job and couldn't see the whole pic-
TNT TURNING ON Capitol's country division. Within a week,
TANYA TUCKER (MCA MCA -3066) 8 5
BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK Seabolt moved into Shults' position. In an ture as to why he was doing his job there
SW 42 12 would be problems," Seabolt said. "He
OWHEN I DREAM 43 GONE GIRitol L interview conducted in his office on the
CRYSTAL GAYLE JOHNNY CASH (Columbia KC -35646) 44 4 seventh floor of the United Artists tower on would become very frustrated, very bored
O(United Artists UA -LA 858-H) 10 27
- -
44 CLASSIC RICH VOL.2 Music Row, Seabolt discussed with Cash and very unproductive. like my people to
I
THE GAMBLER
KENNY ROGERS
CHARLIE RICH (Epic KE-35624) 34 7
Box the philosophy of teamwork and per- know what is going on to know they are
(United Artists UA -LA 934-H) 18 4
45 GREATEST HITS part of the team because we are a team.
THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND sonal attention to which he attributes the
8 STARDUST (Capricorn CPN-0214) 45 9 label's success. There are not that many of us here. But my
WILLIE NELSON 46 LOVE GOT IN THE WAY door is always open to anybody, and
(Columbia JC 353605) 4 35 FREDDY WELLER "There has not really been any change,"
everybody here communicates constantly.
OPROFILE/BEST OF (Columbia KC 35658) 46 6 said Seabolt, who has been involved in
47 LET ME BE YOUR BABY We know what problems we have because
EMMYLOU HARRIS record promotion for nearly 20 years.
(Warner Bros BSK-3528) 12 5 CHARLY McCLAIN (Epic KE 36648) 47 6
"There are minor things. We are streamlin- of this. can sit here and schedule records,
I
10 LARRY GATLIN'S 48 OLD FLAMES CAN'T HOLD but if don't communicate with our people
ing a couple of areas, and am putting more
I
GREATEST HITS A CANDLE TO YOU I

here, it is not going to get done right."
(Monument MG -7628) 11 8 JOE SUN (Ovation 1734) 48 4 responsibility on my assistant, Hilton
49 DAVID A. COE'S Even with an artist roster containing such
11 MOODS Hawkins. My secretary has become very
BARBARA MANDRELL (ABC AY -1088) GREATEST HITS acts as Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gayle and
5 11
important in the scheme of the promotion
12 HEARTBREAKER (Columbia KC -35627) 40 8 Charlie Rich, United Artists is viewed as a
DOLLY PARTON (RCA AFL 1-2797) 50 HERE YOU COME AGAIN department. I am lucky in that have been in
I
6 20 low-keyed operation. The basic power
13 BURGERS AND FRIES DOLLY PARTON (RCA APL 1-2544) 52 61 the company and all of the people here
CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA APL 1-2983) 9 12 51 ENTERTAINERS ... ON have been with me for awhile. When you
structure is clearly located in Los Angeles.
14 A LEGENDARY AND OFF THE RECORD But this is a situation Seabolt would not
surround yourself with professionals, you
PERFORMER: VOLUME 3 THE STATLER BROTHERS change.
ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA CPL 1-3082) (Mercury ARM 1-5007) don't have to mess with them. You just sit
14 5 51 11 "As far as autonomy goes, we do not
52 LOVE IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL back and nudge them in the proper direc- (continued on page 28)
15 CONWAY ABOUT tion from time to time. hired most of these
I
CONWAY TWITTY (MCA -3063) 15 8

MOE BANDY (Columbia KC -35524)
16 ROSE COLORED GLASSES
36 12
people in the first place, so there has been
53 TAMMY E'S
JOHN CONLEE (ABC -AY -1105) 16 8
GREATESSTT HITS VOL. IV no need for me to go in and say, 'Now I'm
OTHE BEST OF THE boss. Here is what we are going to do.' "
(Epic KE-35630) 53 8
STATLER BROTHERS 54 ELVIS' CHRISTMAS
(Mercury SRM 1-1037) 27 54 Direct Control
OCHRISTMAS CARD ALBUM In addition to overseeing the day-to-day
ELVIS PRESLEY (Camden CAS -2428) 57 3
THE STATLER BROS.
55 JOE STAMPLEY operation of the office here, Seabolt will still
(Mercury SRM 1-5012) 21 3
OONLY ONE LOVE IN MY GREATEST HITS run the promotion department. In discus-
LIFE (Epic KE 35627) 55 7 sions with United Artists' co-chairmen Artie
RONNIE MILSAP (RCA APL 1-2780) 22 24 56 SLEEPER WHEREVERI Mogul) and Jerry Rubinstein, Seabolt in-
OTOTALLY HOT FALL
BOBBY BARE (Columbia KC 35645) 56 7
sisted he remain in direct control of this
OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN
(MCA MCA -3067) 25 4 57 THERE'LL BE NO area.
TEARDROPS TONIGHT "When went to the coast to accept the
I
21 LIVING IN THE USA WILLId NELSON
LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 6E-155) 13 12 (United Artists LA 930-H) 60 6
job, one of the conditions of taking this job
22 JOHNNY PAYCHECK'S 58 VOLUNTEER JAM III & IV was that stay close to promotion. We dis-
I
GREATEST HITS, VOL. II THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND cussed this very seriously," said Seabolt,
(Epic KE-35623) 19 8 (Epic E2-35368) 58 6
who has worked with United Artists for five
23 TEAR TIME 59 RED WINE AND BLUE
DAVE
24 BASIC
& SUGAR (RCA APL 1-2861)
GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol SW-11722)

17
24
14
5
MEMORIES
JOE STAMPLEY (Epic KE 35443)
60 THE OUTLAWS
59 18
years. "We have had a very good run in the
last four years with me in the role of national
country promotion director. jealously want
I
LSAP DRAWS WINNER -
After a suc-
cessful nine week promotion, WUBE/Cin-
25 VARIATIONS VARIOUS ARTISTS (RCA APL 1-1321) 62 13
to guard that. am very happy with the team
OEDDIE RABBITT (Elektra 6E-127) 20 39 61 DARK -EYED LADY I cinnati brought in Ronnie Milsap to draw
TEN YEARS OF GOLD DONNA FARGO (WB BSK-3191) 61 12 we have put together with Hilton Hawkins the grand prize winner in WUBE's "Home /n
KENNY ROGERS 62 Y'ALL COME BACK and Jerry McDowell, who are my specialists The Country." Over 10,000 WUBE listen-
(United Artists UA -LA 835-H) 29 48 SALOON
27 PLEASURE & PAIN
so to speak. And the field staff that Charlie ers visited the $42,000 home during the
OAK RIDGE BOYS (ABC/Dot DO 2093) 63
DR. HOOK (Capitol SW -11859) 23 8
63 BEST OF DOLLY PARTON
61
Minor (UA vice president of promotion in nine -week contest to register for the
28 ELVIS -A CANADIAN (RCA APL 1-1117)
64 REDHEADED STRANGER
65 10 Los Angeles) put together when he came
on board is schooled that the country
giveaway. Milsap is pictured above with
WUBE morning man Larry Bee, and a
TRIBUTE
OELVIS PRESLEY (RCA KKL 1-7065) 28 11 WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC 33482) 64 13 product is as important as pop product. crowd of anxious contestants and liste-
ARMED AND CRAZY 65 GUY CLARK
(Warner Bros BSK-3241) 66 3
There is none of that competitiveness that ners, awaiting the announcement of a win-
JOHNNY PAYCHECK (Epic KE 35444) 33 6
GROOM SERVICE EVERY WHICH WAY BUT some companies find themselves with ner.
LOOSE
31
OAK RIDGE BOYS (ABC AY 1065)
LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE
37 29
RICH. RABBITT, TILLIS
- George Jones Declares Bankruptcy
IT
KENNY ROGERS
(United Artists UA -LA 903-H) 31 24
(Elektra 5E-503)
67 LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR
HEART
1
NASHVILLE -
Epic's George Jones last
week filed bankruptcy proceedings in
was ordered to explain why he was $36,000
behind in child -support payments to for-
32 EVERY TIME TWO FOOLS JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ
federal court here citing $1.5 million in mer wife Tammy Wynette, Jones admitted
COLLIDE (Mercury SRM 1-5011) 67 11
KENNY ROGERS & DOTTIE WEST

68 COUNTRY CHRISTMAS debts. An admitted alcoholic, Jones has to an "addiction to alcohol."
(United Artists UA -LA 864-H) 32 40 LORETTA LYNN (MCA -15022) 68 3 earned a reputation as an unreliable per- Debts
®THAT'S THE WAY A 69 FELIZ NAVIDAD former because of the many shows he has Among the debts listed in the 23 -page
FREDDY FENDER (ABC DO -2101) 69 2
COWBOY ROCKS AND 70 I'M ALWAYS ON A missed during the past several years. petition are bills from 54 show promoters
ROLLS "He missed a lot of show dates (54 in two averaging around $8,000 for shows
JESSI COLTER (Capitol ST -11883) 38 7
MOUNTAIN WHEN I FALL
MERLE HAGGARD (MCA 2376) 70 21 years) because he was exhausted and scheduled in 1977 and 1978. The
34 PLACES I'VE DONE TIME 71 WOMANHOOD didn't feel he was up to the way he had been bankruptcy document also listed $680,811
TOM T. HALL (RCA APL 1-3018) 26 7 TAMMY WYNETTE (Epic KE-35442) 54 26
35 MARTY ROBBINS' 72 COLLISION COURSE performing," Jones' attorney S. Ralph Gor- in secured debts in loans from banks,
GREATEST HITS, VOL. IV ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL don said in an issue of The Tennessean Columbia Records and friends.
(Columbia KC -35629) 30 8 (Capitol SW 11725) 72 11
Nashville newspaper. "But recently he has In real property, Jones listed a mobile
36 YOU HAD TO BE THERE 73 LINDA RONSTADT'S
JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC AK -1008) 35 4 GREATEST HITS been getting back together and his act is in home and lot in Lakeland, Fla. worth $33,-
37 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME (Asylum 6E-106) 73 9 top form. 000; 20 acres of unimproved land in Marion
RANDY BARLOW (Republic RLP-6023) 39 10 74 REFLECTIONS "This bankruptcy has been two years in County, Ala. worth $2,000; and 3.49 acres in
0WAYLON & WILLIE GENE WATSON (Capitol SW 11805) 71 16
coming," Gordon added. "He found it har- Newton, Tx. worth $5,000. The entertainer
WAYLON JENNINGS & WILLIE 75 LOVE IS JUST A GAME
NELSON (RCA AFL 1-2696) 43 46 LARRY GATLIN (Monument MG 7616) 75 11 der to continue when he had so little money, listed $24,500 in personal property.
and he was being hit by lawsuits for pay- The document will cite 11 recent lawsuits
ment from all sides." and attachments filed against Jones by
During a recent hearing in which Jones creditors.
BOX TO9100 December 30, 1978
CO\TRY
Weeks Weeks Weeks
On On On
O TULSA TIME DON WILLIAMS (ABC AB-12425)

12/23
2
Chart
9
QMABELLENE
GEORGE JONES/JOHNNY PAYCHECK
12/23 Chan
63 CAN YOU FOOL
GLFN CAMPBELL (Capitol P-4584)
12/23
50
Chart
14
©LADY LAY DOWN (Epic 8-50647) 35 3

64 POISON LOVE
JOHN CONLEE (ABC AB -12420) 6 9 ®MR. JONES
BIG AL DOWNING (Warner Bros. WBS 8716)
GAIL DAVIES (Lifesong ZS8-1777) 57
3 DON'T YOU THINK THIS OUTLAW 37 5

65 LOVE AIN'T MADE FOR FOOLS
BIT'S DONE GOT OUT OF HAND 34 HOW DEEP IN LOVE AM I? JOHN WESLEY RYLES (ABC AB -12432) 71 3
JOHNNY RUSSELL (Mercury 55045) 36 7
66 HOW LOVE YOU IN THE
I
WAYLON JENNINGS (RCA PB -11390) 3 10
4 ALL OF ME ®HAPPY TOGETHER MORNING
T.G. SHEPPARD (Warner/Curb WBS -8721) 40 3
PEGGY SUE (Door Knob DK -8-079) 70 7
WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 3-10834) 4 11
36 THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE
O DO YOU EVER FOOL AROUND
BAR
67 TEXAS ME & YOU
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL (Capitol P-4659) 69 5
Q RHYTHM OF THE RAIN

JOE STAMPLEY (Epic 8-50626) 7 11
JACKY WARD (Mercury 55047) 8 13

JOHN ANDERSON (Warner Bros. WBS 8705)
37 YOU WERE WORTH WAITING
38 7
°IT'S MY PARTY SHERRY BRANE (Oak Records Oak 1031) 78 5
°YOUR LOVE HAD TAKEN ME FOR 69 ANY DAY NOW

DON GIBSON (Hickory AH -54039) 72 3
DON KING (Con Brio CBK 142) 39 7
THAT HIGH EVERLASTING LOVE
CONWAY TWITTY (MCA 40963) 9 8 38 ON MY KNEES
CHARLIE RICH (WITH JANIE FRICKE) NARVEL FELTS (ABC 12441) 1
8 BURGERS AND FRIES (Epic 8-50616) 5 13 ()PLAY ME A MEMORY
CHARLEY PRIDE (RCA PB -11391) 11
9 I'VE DONE ENOUGH DYIN' 39 THE BULL AND THE BEAVER ZELLA LEHR (RCA PB -11433) 81 2
TODAY
LARRY GATLIN (Monument 45-270)
MERLE HAGGARD/LEONA WILLIAMS
O REST YOUR LOVE ON ME

(MCA 40962) 11 9 O EYES BIG AS DALLAS
WYNN STEWART (Win Records WI -126) 82 2
O BABY I'M BURNIN'/I REALLY GOT

10 8
73 THE GIVER
BEE GEES (RSO RS -913) 46 6 PAUL SCHMUCKER (Star Fox SF -378-11) 75 5
THE FEELING 41 THE SOFTEST TOUCH IN TOWN 74 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS
DOLLY PARTON (RCA 11420) 13 5
BOBBY G. RICE (Republic REP 031) 41 9 BARBRA STREISAND/NEIL DIAMOND
11 WE'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY 42 MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN (Columbia 3 10840) 77 5
LORETTA LYNN (MCA 40954) 12 9 LISTENING °THE FOOL STRIKES AGAIN

(United Artist -X1269)
CHARLIE RICH UA 88 2
LORETTA LYNN (MCA 40954) 12 9
JESSI COLTER (Capitol P-4641) 43 10
43 I'M GONNA FEED 'EM NOW/OLE 76 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE

O WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE
YOU LEFT ME FOR SLEW FOOT
PORTER WAGONER (RCA PB -11411) 45 6
OANGELINE
BUCK OWENS (Warner Bros. WBS -8701) 80 2
®THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN

CRYSTAL GAYLE (United Artists)
ON
14 5
°FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN O ED BRUCE (Epic
DREAMIN'S ALL I DO
8-50645) 87 4
SHIRLEY JEAN BERRELL

STATLER BROTHERS (Mercury 55048) 16 7
LOVE
MUNDO EARWOOD (GMC 105) 49 5 O THE FOOTBALL CARD EARL CONLEY (WBS 8717)
GLENN SUTTON (Mercury 55052)

1
14 PLEASE DON'T PLAY A LOVE

SONG
45 STONE WALL (AROUND YOUR
HEART) O ME PLUS YOU EQUALS LOVE
DAWN CHASTAIN (Oak Records OR -1018)
1
1
GARY STEWART (RCA PB -11416) 47
O THE JEALOUS KIND/LOVE ME -
MARTY ROBBINS (Columbia 3-10821) 15 9 6
DRIFTING LOVERS
O AS LONG AS
YOUR ARMS
I CAN WAKE UP IN
AGAIN
81
O PLEASIN' MY WOMAN CHARLIE McCOY (Monument 45-272) 83 5
KENNY O'DELL (Capricorn CPS 0309) RITA COOLIDGE (A&M 2090) 51 9
O HIGH AND DRY

17 9 BILLY PARKER (SCR SC -162) 92 3
JOE SUN (Ovation OV-1117) 18 9

°ALIBIS JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ (Mercury 55050) 54 4 O HURT AS BIG AS TEXAS
RANDY CORNOR (Cherry CS -783) 93 3
°TEXAS (WHEN I DIE)
TANYA TUCKER (MCA 545-1800) 20 6
°BUILDING MEMORIES °JUST STAY WITH ME
SONNY JAMES (Columbia 3-10852) 53 5 TERRI HOLLOWELL (Con Brio CBK 144) 94 3
°COME ON OAK
19 FEET
IN
RIDGE BOYS (ABC AB -12434) 25 4
49 THE GAMBLER
KENNY ROGERS (United Artists UA -X1250) 44 10 O ONE MAN'S WOMAN
O ME TOUCHIN' YOU
KELLY WARREN (RCA PB -11428) 1
FALL IN LOVE WITH ME TONIGHT

RAY PRICE (Monument 45-267) 19 10
®I RANDY BARLOW (Republic REP -034)
O IF EVERYONE HAD SOMEONE
55 LINDA NAILE (Ridgetop R-00178)
OI GIMME BACK JERRY
MY BLUES
REED (RCA PB -11407)
4
FAVORITE SIN
96 4
21 DOUBLE S
22 8
LIKE YOU OMY STONEWALL JACKSON (Little Darlin' LD 7806) 97 3
EDDY ARNOLD (RCA PB -11422) 56 4 88 BETTER THAN NOW

O IT'S TIME WE TALK THINGS BILL ANDERSON (MCA 40964) 21 8
DEWAYNE ORENDER (Volunteer SVO -102) 90 4
52 GET BACK TO LOVIN' ME
JIM CHESNUT (Hickory AH -54038) 89 SWEET LIFE
0
52 8
OVER PAUL DAVIS (Bang B-738)
REX ALLEN JR. (Warner Bros. WBS 8697) 24 6 °TONIGHT SHE'S GONNA LOVE
LOVE SONGS JUST FOR YOU
89 3
°BACK ON MY MIND ME
RAZZY BAILEY (RCA PB -11446) 74 2
GLENN BARBER (Century 21 C21-101)
AGAIN/SANTA BARBARA 91 ONE IN A MILLION
°GOING, GOING, GONE NATE HARVELL (Republic REP 033) 86
O EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE
RONNIE MILSAP (RCA PB -11421) 34 3 5
MARY MILLER (Inergi I-311)
K. 59 3
92 LOVE SURVIVED
EDDIE RABBITT ttlektra E-45554) 29 3 °REACHING OUT TO HOLD YOU ROY HEAD (ABC AB -12418) 76 9
DOTTIE WEST (United Artists UA -X -125-Y) 60 5
eYOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS °WHISKEY RIVER 93 00H BABY BABY
JIM ED BROWN/HELEN CORNELIUS LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum E-45546) 84 4
® SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME

WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 3-10877)
(RCA PB -11435) 65 2
31 5
94 I NEVER HAD THE ONE I WANTED
26 LOVE GOT IN THE WAY JERRY LEE LEWIS (Sun SI -1139) 62 3
CLAUDE GRAY (Granny White GW-10007) 1
FREDDY WELLER (Columbia 3-10837) 26 11
95 NATURAL LOVE
27 LOVIN' O:
BELLAMY BROTHERS (Warner/Curb WBS 8692) 27 7 O BEST FRIENDS MAKE THE
WORST ENEMIES 96 I HEARD A SONG TODAY
O.B. McLINTON (Epic 8-50620) 73 7
28 THE SONG WE MADE LOVE TO DAVID HOUSTON (Elektra E-45552) 66 4 TOMMY O'DAY (Nu-Trayl NT -926) 98 3
MICKEY GILLEY (Epic 8-50631) 59 FRIEND, LOVER, WIFE
O
28 7
97 LEAVE IT TO LOVE
I
YOU
JUST CAN'T STAY MARRIED TO
CHRISTY LANE (LS LS -169) 33 6
0 HOME
JOHNNY PAYCHECK (Epic 8-505621)
I'LL WAKE YOU UP WHEN I GET
23
98 I
THE WHISKEY DOWN)
JIM TAYLOR (Checkmate CK3106)
JUST NEED A COKE (TO GET
30 PLAYIN' HARD TO GET
JANIE FRICKE (Columbia 3-10849) 30 9
CHARLIE RICH (Elektra E-45553) LENNY GAULT (MRC MRC-1024) - 1
61 BACK TO THE LOVE 99 KISS YOU ALL OVER

31 LOVE AIN'T GONNA WAIT FOR SUSIE ALLANSON (Warner/Curb WBS 8686) 42 9 JIM MUNDY/TERRI MELTON (MCM MCM -101) 1
US 62 OLD FLAME, NEW FIRE 100 WILDWOOD FLOWER

BILLIE JO SPEARS (United Artists UA -X -1251-Y) 32 8 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. (Warner Bros. WBS 8715) 48 6 TOMMY WILLS (Golden Moon GM 004) - 1
ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES)

Alibis (Tree -BMI)
- 47 Get Back To (Milene -
- -
Gimme Back (Sleepy Hollow
ASCAP)
ASCAP)
52
20
Love MeAgain (Almo
-
- ASCAP/Irving
Love Songs Just For (Acuff -Rose - -
BMI/
BMI) ... 46 Sweet Life (Web IV -
BMI)
Texas Me & You (Asleep At The Wheel/
-
89
-
All Of Me (Bourne/Marlong BMI) 4
- - --
BMI) Milena ASCAP) Paw Paw BMI)
Angeline (Newkeys BMI)
Any Day Now (Intersong Music -ASCAP)
77
69
- - -
Going, Going, Gone (Frank & Nancy
Happy Together (Chardon Music BMI)
54
35
-
Love Survived (Jack & Bill ASCAP)
90
92 Texas (When Die) (Tree/Sugarplum
I
The Bull And (Shade Tree

BMI)
67
17
Hungry Mountain -
As Long As (House Of Gold/
BMI)
-- 15
High And Dry (Tree Pub.
-
BMI)
How Deep In Love Am I? (Hall -Clement BMI)
16
34 Mabellene (Arc -
Lovin' On (Ben Peters
BMI)
Maybe You (Screen Gems/EMI
BMI)
- -
27
32
The Football Card (Flagship
BMI)
-
The Fool Strikes (AI Gallico/Algae BMI)
39
75
--
BMI) 42 BMI) 79
Baby I'm Burning (Velvet Apple
Back On My Mind Again (Chess
--
BMI)
ASCAP)
10
23
How I Love (Lodestar
Hurt As Big As Texas --
SESAC)
(Publicare ASCAP)
66
83 Me Plus You Equals (House Of Gold
- -
BMI) 80 The Gambler (Writers Night
The Girl At The (AI Gallico
ASCAP) 49
Back To The Love (House Of Gold
-
Best Friends Make (Bobby Goldsboro
BMI)
ASCAP) 58
61 I Heard A Song Today (Nu-Trayl
-
ASCAP) 96 Me Touchin' You (Owepar BMI) 88
-
Cypress ASCAP)
BMI/
36
--
Mr. Jones (AI Gallico/Metaphor
--
I Just Can't Stay (Chappell ASCAP/ BMI) 33
--
-- -
Better Now Than (Bowling Green BMI) 88 My Favorite Sin (Dream City Music BMI)
-- -
TRI Chappell SESAC) 29 87 The Giver (Troy Shondell SESAC) 73
Building Memories (Marson BMI) 48 Natural Love (Bobby Goldsboro ASCAP)
Burgers And Fries (Pi-Gem BMI)
Can You Fool (Royal Oak/Windstar ASCAP) .... 63
8
I Just Need (Phase 3 BMI/New Ground ASCAP) 98
I Never Had The One (Vanjo BMI) 94
- - -
Old Flame, New Fire (Paukie BMI)
95
62
The Jealous (Irving/ARC BMI)
The Official Historian On Shirley Jean
-
46
Come On In (Beechwood/Window - -
I Really Got The (Velvet Apple BMI) 13 Ole Slew Foot (Scope BMI) 43 (Am. Cowboy BMI)
- 13
- - -
BMI)
Don't You Think (Waylon Jennings BMI)
18 If Everyone (House Of Gold BMI) 51 On My Knees (HI Lo Music
- BMI) 38 The Softest Touch In Town (WUB ASCAP) 41
- - -
3 I'll Wake You Up (Peso/Warner Tamerlane/ One In A Million (Frebar/Singletree BMI) The Song We Made Love To
Do You Ever (Rogan/Mullet BMI) 5 - One Man's Woman (I've Got The Music ASCAP) 85
91
(April/Widmont -
-- -
Malkyle BMI) ASCAP)
-
Do You Wanna (American Broadcasting ASCAP) 76 I'm Gonna Feed (Four Star BMI)
60
43 Ooh Baby Baby (Jobete ASCAP) 93 Tonight She's Gonna (House of Gold
- -
BMI)
28
53
Double S (Stallion/Tree BMI)
- - 21 It's My Party (Arch ASCAP) 68 Play Me A Memory (United Artists ASCAP) 71 Tulsa Time (Bibo Music ASCAP)
-
- - -
1
Dreamin's All (ETC/Easy Listening

1 ASCAP) 78 It's Time We (Boxer BMI) 22 Playin' Hard To Get (Bobby Goldsboro ASCAP) 30 We've Come A Long Way (Twitty Bird BMI) 11
- - - -
Drifting Lovers (Wormwood/Daydreamer BMI) 81
I've Done Enough (First Generation BMI) 9 Please Don't Play (Algee BMI) 14
Wildwood Flower (Peer Intl-
Everlasting Love (Rising Sons BMI)
Every Which Way (Peso/Warner Tarnerl ne/
70
Just Stay With Me (Wiljex Pub. ASCAP) 84
-
Pleasin' My Woman (Music City ASCAP) 82 Whiskey River (Willie Nelson - -
BMI)
BMI)
100
56
- Kiss You All Over (Chinnichaps/Careers
-- BMI) 99 Poison Love (Unichappell BMI) 64 Why Have You Left (Mother Tongue ASCAP) 12
- - -
Malkyle BMI) 24 Reaching Out To Hold (ATV/Music Garden)
Eyes Big As Dallas (Big Swing BMI) 72
Lady Lay Down (Tree Pub. BMI) 2
- -
Rest Your Love On Me (Stigwood BMI)
55
40
-
--
Leave It To Love (Sound Corp. ASCAP) 97 Threesome ASCAP) 25
Fall In Love (Frebar BMI) 50 Rhythm Of The Rain (Warner -Tamerlane BMI) ... 6
Feet (Blackwood/Fullnes BMI) 19
Love Ain't Gonna (Blackwood/Ben Peters
Love Ain't Made For Fools (Hall -Clement
BMI)
BMI)
31
65 --
Santa Barbara (Chess/Casa David ASCAP) 23
-
Threesome ASCAP)
-
Fooled Around And Fell (Music West Of The
Save The LastDance(Trio/Belinda BMI)
-
57 You Were Worth Waiting For (Wiljex
- - ASCAP)
74
37
Pecos
`riend,
BMI)
-
Lover, Wife (Algae BMI)
44
59 Spooner Oldham - World/
Love Got In The (Young
BMI) 26 Stone Wall (Around Your Heart) (Cedarwood BMI) 4 Your Love Had (Twitty Bird BMI)
LITTLE
DARLIN'S
DO BEST
IT
IN THE GROOVE
STONEWALL JACKSON JOHNNY PAYCHECK
HUGH X. LEWIS DUGG COLLINS
HOOT HESTER BOBBY HELMS

BUDDY SPICKER FRANK MYERS
BOBBY RAINBOW
Current Action
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Paycheck Down On The Corner New And Hot
Bobby Helms I'm Not Sorry Just Listen
New Album
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COUNTRY RADIO
REVI EWS MOST ADDED COUNTRY SINGLES
DONNA FARGO (Warner Brothers WBS -8722)
Somebody Special (2:58) (Prima -Donna Music -
BMI) (Donna Fargo)
Donna is overdue for a single, but this one was worth waiting for. This song shows 1. TONIGHT SHE'S GONNA LOVE ME -
RAZZY BAILEY RCA -
Donna's writing ability and is smoothly arranged by David Paul Briggs and commercially KLZ, KSON, WIL, KFDI, WWVA, WTSO, WSLR, WNRS, WMNI, KRAM, WHOO,
produced by Stan Silver. WFAI, WDOD, KSOP, KVOO, KRAK, WYDE, WSDS, WEMP, WXCL, WAXX,
KTTS, WGTO, KBBQ.
BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK (Capitol P-4672)
If I Could Write A Song As Beautiful As You (3:23) (Pick A Hit Music -
BMI) (John Adrian)
This time around "Crash" shows his mello vocal style by slowing the pace down and the
2. I'LL WAKE YOU UP WHEN I GET HOME -
CHARLIE RICH ELEKTRA -
KLZ, KIKK, KSON, WKDA, KFDI, WWVA, KEBC, KLIC, WDEE, WHOO, KSOP,
smooth use of violins in the arrangement. Sure to ring the request line at radio. KERE, KVOO, WNRS, KOUL, KZIP, KBET, WSDS, WXCL, WAXX, KITS,
CAL SMITH (MCA MCA -40982)
The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire (2:59) (Don Wayne Music/Annie Over Music
BMI) (Don Wayne/Bobby Fischer)
- 3.
KSSS, WGTO, KBBO.
EVERLASTING LOVE -
NARVEL FELTS ABC -
This could be Cal Smith's best release since "Country Bumkin." Produced by Walter WAME, WWVA, KEBC, WHK, KIKX, WQQT, WPLO, WVOJ, WSLC, WSDS,
WEMP, KWKH, WAXX, KTTS, WGTO, KBBQ, WHOO.
Haynes and including catchy lyrics and easy to follow rhythm.
4. BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN/SANTA BARBARA -RONNIEMILSAP-RCA
SINGLES TO WATCH WHN, WMAQ, WEEP, KLAK, WKMF, KIKX, WDOD, KOKE, KWJJ, WSUN.
DAWN CHASTAIN (Oak Records OR -1018-M) 5. WHISKEY RIVER -

WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA -
Me Plus You Equals Love (2:18) (House Of Gold - BMI) (Bobby Springfield) WJRB, KSON, KCKN, KRAM, KERE, KVOO, WSDS, WAXX, KTTS, KSSS.
JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC AB -12428)

Manana (2:45) (Coral Reefer Music/Outer Banks Music - BMI) (Jimmy Buffett) MOST ACTIVE COUNTRY SINGLES
BILL PHILLIPS (Soundwaves SW -4579)
You're Gonna Make A Cheater Out Of Me (2:35) (Tree Pub. - BMI) (Sonny Throckmorton)
1. COME ON IN - OAK RIDGE BOYS - ABC
KKYX Ex -31, WYDE Ex -29, KMPS Ex -26, KRAK Ex -40, WPLO 28-21, KVOO
Ex -46, KERE 38-29, KSOP 35-27, WQQT 37-32, WFAI 42-32, KIKX Ex -36,
WAME Ex -27, WIL Ex -33, KIKK 38-33, KLZ 40-33, WKMF 30-24, WMNI 30-22,
JERRY FULLER (ABC AB -12436)
Salt On The Wound (2:55) (Blackwood Music/Fullness Music - BMI) (Jerry Fuller) WBAP Ex -48, KCKN Ex -30, WMAQ Ex -38, WHK 37-32, WSLR Ex -28, KNOE
26-19, KEBC 58-50, WMC Ex -25, KFDI 41-34, WKDA 33-20, KCUB 40-25,
CARL PERKINS (Jet ZS8-5054) KENR 40-33, WDAF 26-18, WSUN 19-13, KLAC 50-41, KBBQ Ex -34, WGTO
Blue Suede Shoes (2:44) (Belinda Music - BMI) (C. Perkins) 30-19, KSSS Ex -27, KTTS Ex -19, WAXX 32-22, KVOC 39-30, KWKH Ex -30,
KWMT 37-30, WXCL Ex -35, KWJJ Ex -40, WEMP 28-19, WSDS 45-36.
MICHAEL CLARK (Capitol P-4670)
Dancin' Shoes (3:49) (Canal Pub. -
BMI) (Carl Storie) 2. WHY HAVE YOU LEFT THE ONE YOU LEFT ME FOR -CRYSTAL GAYLE
UNITED ARTISTS
-
JESSEY HIGDON (Charta CH -126)
Old Love Letters (2:40) (Mr. Mort Music - ASCAP) (C. Fields/J. Powell)
KKYX Ex -25, WYDE 20-15, KMPS 27-22, KRAK 35-27, KRMD 35-30, KVOO
27-20, KERE 31-19, KXOL 26-19, WQQT 23-15, WFAI 33-24, WHOO 32-27,
KIKX Ex -35, WAME 24-11, WIL 28-20, KIKK 18-6, KLZ 33-27, WKMF 28-23,
JIM SILVERS (CMH Records CMH-1516)
Cannonball Yodel (2:24) (R.F.D. Music Pub. Co.
Stoner)
- ASCAP) (E. Britt/L. Shelley/B. Bell/M.
WMNI 33-23, WNRS 26-19, KCKN 30-21, WEEP 13-8, WHN 17-10, KLIC 39-27,
KNOE 30-20, KEBC 38-32, WTSO 34-29, WMC 23-10, KFDI 34-27, KCUB 29-
21, KENR 12-6, KLAC 40-30, KBBQ 31-24, WGTO 20-14, KSSS 26-20, WAXX
24-14, KVOC 18-8, KWKH 19-13, KWMT 38-24, WEMP 11-6, WSDS Ex -49,
MAURY FINNEY (Soundwaves SW -4578)
Happy Sax (2:08) (Kitkit Music -
BMI) (Maury Finney)
3.
KOKE Ex -21, KBET 23-16, KZIP Ex -23.
BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN/SANTA BARBARA -

RONNIE MILSAP- RCA
Seabolt Stresses Continuity

(continued from page 25)
WSLC Ex -34, WVOJ 31-24, KMPS Ex -28, KRAK Ex -44, WPLO Ex -27, KRMD
Ex -38, KVOO Ex -56, KXOL Ex -35, KSOP 36-31, WFAI Ex -34, WHOO Ex -38,
WIL Ex -35, WUBE 35-30, KSON Ex -40, WJRB 39-32, KLZ Ex -38, KRAM Ex -30,
WMNI 37-29, WNRS Ex -37, KCKN Ex -38, WSLR 30-24, KLIC Ex -33, KNOE Ex-
have it, and would not want it," said
I up in agreement, otherwise you end up with 37, KEBC 39-33, WTSO 45-37, WWVA 28-18, WMC Ex -27, KFDI Ex -48, WKDA
Seabolt, who has worked at one time or
another for the record companies of
Smash, Mercury, Plantation, Mega and
a fractionalized effort.
"I am is constant touch with the coast
three or four times a day," Seabolt added. "I
- Ex -37, KCUB Ex -37, WDAF Ex -29, KLAC 55-48, WGTO 41-31, KSSS 32-24,
KTTS Ex -18, WAXX Ex -31, KVOC 32-24, KWKH 31-23, KWMT 39-31, WEMP
Ex -26, WSDS Ex -40, KBET 40-28.
Stax. "My point is this: It is their money, and
we kind of oversee this part of their money.
am in touch with Artie and Jerry every day.
It is their money and they should know what 4. BABY I'M BURNIN'/I REALLY GOT THE FEELING
RCA
-
DOLLY PARTON -
When you are spending a man's money, it is going on. If it was my company, might do
I
WYDE 22-17, KM PS 19-12, KRAK 24-15, KERE 22-16, KXOL 22-14, KSOP 22-
behooves you to go to him and see if you some things a little bit differently. On a day-
17, WQQT 16-8, WFAI 29-23, WHOO 19-13, KIKX 35-24, WSHO Ex -19, WIL 19-
are in agreement with his way of thinking. I to-day basis, run it though."
I
14, WUBE 27-21, KLZ 20-12, KRAM 23-11, WKMF Ex -28, WMNI 18-13, WNRS
wouldn't take it upon myself to say, 'let's United Artists is also a company which 24-11, WBAP 40-30, KCKN 22-14, WEEP 15-10, WMAQ 23-16, WSLR 20-15,
just jump out here and do this.' You want to
make sure every brain in the chain is lined house A&R department -
does not place much emphasis on its in-
another policy
WHN 20-11, KLIC Ex -29, KNOE 16-10, WTSO 26-15, WKDA 23-13, WAXX 18-
11, KWKH 22-11, KZIP 47-17.
with which Seabolt is in complete agree-
ment. 5. TEXAS (WHEN I DIE) -
TANYA TUCKER -
MCA
KRAK 32-20, KRMD Ex -27, KVOO 28-21, KERE 39-30, KXOL 40-30, WQQT 29-
Independent Producers
23, KBAM ex -40, KIKX 39-29, WIL Ex -36, KSON 32-23, KIKK Ex -35, KLZ 26-21,
"Our strength has been that we use in- WMNI Ex -36, WBAP 41-31, KCKN 33-24, KLAK 27-22, WEEP 41-34, WSLR Ex-
dependent producers," Seabolt said. "It is 27, WHN Ex -15, KLIC Ex -37, KNOE 39-28, WTSO 28-22, WWVA Ex -40, WMC
like shopping in a specialty shop. One man Ex -26, WKDA 34-18, KCUB Ex -38, KLAC 39-31, WGTO 38-29, KSSS 21-16,
can't do it all. One man invariably has a WAXX 26-18, KWJJ 39-30, WEMP 36-25.
style. am taking nothing away from the
I
very good A&R men in this town. It works for

them. This works for us. Having a Larry
Butler, a Tom Collins, an Allen Reynolds
and a Don Gant doing outside production
for us and bringing us finished product has
worked for us. Why mess with it? It is like
going to a supermarket and being able to
pick and choose. We pick and choose what
we feel are the best people for each artist.
What works for this artist may not work for
another artist with the same producer.
Butler was vice president in charge of the
Nashville division here at one time. That
worked then, but times are changing."
Seabolt emphasized that UA in Nashville
LONE STAR HOSTS FROMHOLZ IN
AUSTIN - Lone Star Records recently
held a Texas -flavored reception in Austin,
was a small operation, including a relatively
small artist roster, and that this limited size
proved beneficial to UA.
Tx. for artist Steve Fromholz in celebration "I don't foresee the day when our roster
of his debut Lone Star LP, "Jus' Playin'
Along." A single, "She's Everybody's Baby
But Mine," will be released in January.
will be much bigger than it is now, because
we are able to give personal attention to
each artist," Seabolt said. "We are going at
KIM CHARLES JOINS MCA -
MCA Records in Nashville has announced the signing of
Kim Charles to an exclusive recording contract with the label. Charles' first single release,
Fromholz (on right) is shown at the recep- the pace we feel is right for us. We make the "I Want To Thank You," will be released in January. Shown at the signing (l -r) are: Nick
tion with University of Texas athletic direc- L.A. office a lot of money, and they seem to Hunter, MCA national country promotion manager; Eddie Kilroy, MCA vice president of
tor Darrell Royal. be happy." A&R; Charles; and Grant Smith, legal counsel for Charles.
BLACK CONTEMPORARY
Weeks Weeks
On On
OC'EST CHIC 38 TOGETHERNESS
CHIC (Atlantic SD 19209)
© WINDBEST
THE OF EARTH,
& FIRE VOL. 1
1 6 L.T.D. (A&M SP 4705)
39 NOTHING SAYS
YOU LIKE I
LOVE
LOVE YOU
I
38 29
(ARC/Columbia FC 35647) 2 5 JERRY BUTLER

(Phila. Int I./Columbia JZ 35510) 40 9
3 CHAKA
CHAKA KHAN 40 THE WIZ
(Warner Bros. BSK 3245) 3 9 (MCA 2-14000) 37 13
()CHERYL LYNN WANTED LIVE IN
(Columbia JC 35486) 5 9 CONCERT"
©MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR RICHARD PRYOR
(Warner Bros. 2BSK 3364) 49 3
PARLIAMENT
(Casablanca NBLP 7125) 8 4 42 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH
6 THE MAN SINGING
BARRY WHITE TEDDY PENDERGRASS
(20th Century T-571)
7 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES
6 12 (Phila. Int'l. JZ 35095)
43 HOT!
30 29
-
DRAMATIC PRESENTATION Members of ABC recording group the Dramatics recen-
tly were presented gold copies of their "Do What You Wanna Do" LP. Pictured (l -r) are:
AGAIN PEACHES & HERB
(Polydor PD -1-6172) 45
(Warner Bros. WHK 3227) 7 19 6
Larry Demps, Dramatics; Arnie Orleans, vice president of sales and merchandising, ABC
8 LIVE AND MORE 44 MOTHER FACTOR Records; Willie Ford, Dramatics; Don Davis, producer; Steve Diener, president, ABC
DONNA SUMMER MOTHER'S FINEST (Epic JE 35546) 43 15
(Casablanca NBLP 7119)
Records; John Smith, vice president R&B promotion, ABC Records; Lennie Mays, Dram -
4 16 45 LOU RAWLS LIVE
(Phila. Int'I. PZ2-35517) 44 7 tics; Mark Meyerson, vice president A&R, ABC Records; Ron Banks, Dramatics and Forest
9 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA Hamilton, manager.
ASHFORD & SIMPSON 46 SPARK OF LOVE
(Warner Bros. BSK 3219) 9 17 LENNY WILLIAMS (ABC AA -1073) 46 26
10 ONE NATION UNDER A
GROOVE
47 SUMMERTIME GROOVE
BOHANNON (Mercury SRM 1-3728) 42 28 THE RHYTHM SECTION
FUNKADELIC
(Warner Bros. BSK 3209)
OGET DOWN
10 14
48 JOURNEY TO ADDIS
THIRD WORLD (Island ILPS 9554) 53 5
AIRWAVES - United Broadcasting has petitioned the FCC to allow distress sale of four of
its broadcast properties, even though initial decisions have been issued in two cases. The
49 TOUCHDOWN
GENE CHANDLER BOB JAMES (Columbia JC 35594) 52 3 company, owned by Richard Eaton, has asked that the FCC terminate renewal
(Chi-Sound/20th T-578) 20 7
50 "NEW WORLDS" proceedings against KECC-TV in El Centro, California and WMUR-TV in Manchester, New
12 CRUISIN' MANDRILL (Arista AB 4195) 55 6 Hampshire, and allow the stations to be sold to minority groups.
VILLAGE PEOPLE
(Casablanca NBLP 7118) 11 12 ®STEP IN TO OUR LIFE WJMO-AM/WLYT-FM in Cleveland, Ohio, also asked the commission to terminate its
ROY AYERS/WAYNE HENDERSON
13 SWITCH (Polydor PD -1-6179) 60 2
renewal proceedings and allow distress sales. A law judge denied both radio license
(Gordy/Motown G6 -980R1) 13 20 renewal in 1977 stating that "various programming, technical and other operation viola-
52 GIANT
14 SECRETS JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON tions demonstrated licensee indifference to commission rules and regulations." A decision
GIL SCOTT -HERON & BRIAN (DJM/Phonogram DJM 19) 47 11
by an administrative law judge regarding United's two television stations stated that Eaton
JACKSON ®HERE, MY DEAR
(Arista AB 4189) 12 17 strayed from the standards of conduct to be expected of a licensee and lacked the re-
15 BROTHER TO BROTHER
GINO VANNELLI (A&M SP 4722) 15 13
MARVIN GAYE
(Tamla/Motown T364) - 1 quisite qualifications to be a licensee, by entering into a consulting agreement with an ABC
employee.
54 DISCO GARDENS
16 REED SEED SHALAMAR (Solar/RCA BXL 1-2895) 57 8 A 25% black owned firm, Acton Corporation, has already agreed to purchase the two
GROVER WASHINGTON JR. 55 THE ADVENTURES OF television stations for $3.5 million, and recently asked the commission to terminate
(Motown M7 -019R1) 14 13
CAPTAIN SKY renewal proceedings and grant its aquisition as a distress sale . .
17 FLAME CAPTAIN SKY (AVI -6042) 58 3

RONNIE LAWS The National Black Network may face an additional problem regarding its proposed
(United Artists UA -LA -861-H) 16 11 OYOU FOOLED ME purchase of WDAS in Philadelphia. Amid speculation regarding the FCC staff field in-
18 COMMODORES'
GREATEST HITS
GREY & HANKS
(RCA AFL 1-3069) - 1 vestigation of WDAS-AM/FM is a report that investigators may be checking into possible
(Motown M7 -012R1)
()CROSSWINDS
18 8
57 ALICIA BRIDGES
(Polydor PD 1-6158)
58 BEST OF NORMAN
54 9 EXCEL -WEEK -
conflict of interest of personnel at that station.
Rev. Jesse Jackson will be in Los Angeles fron Jan. 11 through 19,
meeting with media people, and promoting the excel concept. This particular time was
PEABO BRYSON CONNORS & FRIENDS
(Capitol ST -11875) 24 5 chosen because it coincides with Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, which is Jan. 15. After
(Buddah/Arista BDS 5716) 59 3
()BOBBY CALDWELL the first of the year, Metromedia television will be broadcasting several public service
(Clouds/TK 8804) 27 11
59 SHOT OF LOVE spots, with Rev. Jackson talking about drugs, taking control of ones life and staying in
LAKESIDE
21 FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE (Solar/RCA BXL 1-2937) 64 4 school. Not only is Metromedia showing the spots, but it has taken out adds in several
-
ISAAC HAYES (Polydor PD 1-6164) 17 8
60 QUAZAR broadcasting publications offering the spots at no charge to other stations.
22 STEP II (Arista AB 4187) 50 10 MANDRILL AND MOVIES? Arista recording artist Mandrill is getting into the movie
SYLVESTER (Fantasy F-9556) 21 26 BONNIE POINTER business, by scoring portions of the upcoming movie "The Warrior".
23 MELBA
MELBA MOORE (Epic JE 35507) 23 8
61
(Motown M7 -911R1)
62 ENERGY
63 2
WHO ARE THE BRASS - Brass Construction has achieved gold and platinum status in
two years and four albums, and the nine -member group is now on a campaign to continue
24 CHANSON POINTER SISTERS (Planet P-1) 66 5
(Ariola SW 50039) 22 19 to make hit albums but to also allow the public to know them as individuals. The group has
63 TRUTH N' TIME
AL GREEN (Hi HLP 6009) 65 2 been together 11 years, and were signed by United Artists upon meeting Jeff Lane, who
25 MONEY TALKS
THE BAR-KAYS 64 IN THE NIGHT TIME secured the deal for them. The internationally oriented group, hailing from such places as
(Stax/Fantasy STX 4106) 28 6 MICHAEL HENDERSON Guyana, South America, Trinidad, England and Jamaica, list a varied number of musical
(Buddah BDS 5712) 56 26
()LONG STROKE influences, from Led Zeppelin to Frank Sinatra.
ADC BAND 65 INSTANT REPLAY Randy Muller, leader of the group, writer and arranger says, "We play dance music, we
(Cotillion/Atlantic SD 5210) 32 4 DAN HARTMAN
27 UGLY EGO (Blue Sky JZ 35641) 48 4 have worked on our sound to simplify it, therefore making it more commercial. People
CAMEO (Chocolate City/Casablanca 66 KINSMAN DAZZ seem to respond more to labels, we are trying to take away the labels within our music,
CCLP 2006) 26 12 (20th Century T-574) 68 2 because music has no label."
28 BLAM! 67 CLEAN Brass Construction is presently in the studio finishing "Brass V," and preparing for an
BROTHERS JOHNSON EDWIN STARR
- upcoming Japan tour.
(A&M SP 4714)
29 FUNK OR WALK
THE BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN
19 22 (20th Century -Fox T-559)
68 MIND MAGIC
DAVID OLIVER
1
BACK TO ROOTS - Mutual Black Network has signed Levar Burton to host a series of
programs entitled "Black America." Burton will narrate the programs that will trace black
(Atlantic SD 19201) 25 11 (Mercury SRM-t-3747) 70 2
origins of some popular inventions and discoveries, along with several other historical con-
30 DESTINY 69 YOU SEND ME
THE JACKSONS (Epic JE 35552) 31 6 ROY AYERS tributions made by blacks who have been ignored by historians. The shows will begin air-
OUGHT OF LIFE
BAR-KAYS
(Mercury SRM-1-3732) 41 3
(Polydor PD 16159)
70 SMOOTH TALK
62 21
NEW NEWSPAPER HITS THE STANDS -

ing on Mutual's affiliate stations Jan. 31 through March 31.
CBS Newscaster Ken Jones has organized a
weekly black -oriented newspaper for the Los Angeles area. THe paper, called The Los
(RCA APL 1-2466) 69 19
32 BRASS CONSTRUCTION IV Angeles Post will include feature stories simular to feature of Time or Newsweek magazine.
(United Artists UA-LA916-H) 33 71 THE GOLDEN TOUCH
6
CERRONE IV The publication will follow a newspaper format with the front cover in color. The first issue
33 KEEP ON JUMPIN' (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 5208) 57 9 will have Richard Pryor on the cover. Jones is the publisher, and Joe Nazel will be the
MUSIQUE (Prelude PRL 12158) 29 18
72 WELCOME TO MY ROOM
34 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE
(Alston 4408) 34 28
RANDY BROWN
(Parachute/Casablanca RRI P 9005) 67 16
editor.
CHAKA IS BACK - Chaka Khan returned from her first European tour as a solo perfor-
mer. During her stay overseas, Khan made several television appearances, to include Top
35 COME AND GET IT 73 GET OFF
RICK JAMES (Gordy G-7-98RA) 35 32 FOXY (TK/Dash 30005) 61 27 O' The Pops in the UK and The Sasha Distel Show in France. Khan will be relaxing for a
while, probably until after her baby is born in about four months.
36 ALL FLY HOME
AL JARREAU (Warner Bros. BSK 3229) 36
37 HEADLIGHTS
11
74 "SMOKIN'"
SMOKEY ROBINSON
(Motown T9 -363A2) 72 3
SWEETHEART POP FROM RUFUS - Bob Watson, bass player for Rufus is expanding
into producing other groups. Watson has gotten several top musicians, to include Toto
THE WHISPERS 75 BEFORE THE RAIN
(Solar/RCA BXL 1-2274) 39 34 LEE OSKAR (Elektra 6E-150) 75 17 drummer, Jeff Porcaro and is producing a duo, Renee and Angela, who have a sound he
has dubbed 'Sweetheart Pop'. cookie amerson
BOX T09100 December 30, 1978
Weeks Weeks Weeks
On On On
OLE FREAK
CHIC (Atlantic 3519)
12/23 Chad
11
TOO MUCH HEAVEN
12/23 Chart
OI MIGHT AS WELL FORGET 12/23 Chart
BEE GEES (RSO 913) 40 6

ABOUT LOVING YOU
1
()GOT TO BE REAL
CHERYL LYNN (Columbia 3-10808) 2 17
35 GANGSTER OF LOVE KINSMAN DAZZ (20th Century TC -2390) 78 3
JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON
(DJM/Phonogram DJMS 1101) 35 68 WHAT'S YOUR SIGN GIRL?
©SEPTEMBER 8
MR. DANNY PEARSON
EARTH, WIND & FIRE (ARC/Columbia 3-10854) 3 7 36 I JUST WANNA STOP (Unlimited God/Columbia ZS8 1400) 71 6
GINO VANNELLI (A&M 2072-S) 33 17
4 I'M EVERY WOMAN 69 BEYOND THE CLOUDS
37 IN THE NIGHT-TIME
CHAKA KHAN (Warner Bros. WBS 8683)
°I I'LL DANCE QUARTZ (Marlin/TK 3328)
4 13 70 7
©GET DOWN MICHAEL HENDERSON (Buddah/Arista BDA 600) 29 10

BAR-KAYS (Mercury 74039)
O LOVE IS HERE
81 2
GENE CHANDLER (20th Century TC 2386) 6 11 38 FUNK N' ROLL (DANCIN' IN THE
6 LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANY FUNKSHINE) RONNIE LAWS (United Artists UA -X1264 -Y) 79 3
QUAZAR (Arista AS 0349) 32 17
MORE 72 DIG A LITTLE DEEPER
7 I
ROSE ROYCE (Whitfield/Warner Bros. WHI 8712)
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT
5 9
O LOVE CHANGES
MOTHER'S FINEST (Epic 8-50641) 49 6
O YOU CAN DO IT
LATTIMORE (Glades TK 1750) 74 7
EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING (RCA PB 11386) 7 13

O"H.E.L.P." DOBIE GRAY (Infinity INF-50,003) 82 3
OLONG STROKE (Cotillion/Atlantic 44243)

ADC BAND 9 11 41 GIVING UP, GIVING IN
FOUR TOPS (ABC -1242) 48 6
00H HONEY DELEGATION (Shadybrook SB -1048) 83 2
OWHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE THE THREE DEGREES (Ariola 7721) 43 7
(Clouds/TK 11)
BOBBY CALDWELL 11 11 42 DISCO TO GO OTOO LATE MANDRILL (Arista AS 0375) 87 3
THE BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN (Atlantic 3498) 15
10 YOUR SWEETNESS IS MY
31
76 EVERYBODY'S DANCIN'
WEAKNESS 43 UNLOCK YOUR MIND KOOL & THE GANG
THE STAPLES (Warner Bros. WBS 8669) 41 15 (De-Lite/Phonogram DE -910) 76 3
BARRY WHITE (20th Century TC 2380) 10 17
11 TAKE THAT TO THE BANK °IT'S ALL THE WAY (Solar/RCA

LIVE
LAKESIDE JH -11380) 52 7
°SOMEWHERE IN MY LIFETIME
PHYLLIS HYMAN (Arista AS 0380) 85 2
SHALAMAR (Solar/RCA JH 11379) 12 12
°SHOOT ME (WITH YOUR LOVE
O AQUA BOOGIE PARLIAMENT (Casablanca NB 950) 15 5
45 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE
THE JACKSONS (Epic 8-50595) 44 18 TASHA THOMAS (Atlantic 3 42)
°LOOSE CABOOSE
86 2
13 Y.M.C.A. 46 (OLIVIA) LOST AND TURNED
° ANGEL DUST
VILLAGE PEOPLE (Casablanca NB 945)
GIL SCOTT -HERON (Arista AS 0366)

14 9
OUT
O WONDER WORM
THE WHISPERS (Solar/RCA JH 11353) 45 18 80 JE SUIS MUSIC
JOE TEX (Dial/TK 2800)
CERRONE (Cotillion/Atlantic 4244)

88
80
2
°°
18 12
15 WE BOTH DESERVE EACH CAPTAIN SKY (AVI 225-S) 54 9 °FOR GOODNESS SAKES, LOOK
OTHER'S LOVE HOLY GHOST AT THOSE CAKES
L.T.D. (A&M 2095) 16 JAMES BROWN (Polydor PD 14522) 89 2
THE BAR-KAYS (Stax/Fantasy STX-3216-A-S) 56
O SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING
PEACHES & HERB (Polydor PD 14514) 21 10 EVER READY LOVE
THE TEMPTATIONS (Atlantic 3538) 58
°HANG IT UP
PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra E -45549-A) 90 2
17 YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE 50 AIN'T WE FUNKIN NOW 83 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT
MELBA MOORE (Epic 8-50600) 19 12 BETTY WRIGHT (TK/Alston 3740) 46
O I'M SO INTO YOU
18
THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (A&M 2098)
® BUSTIN' LOOSE PART
50
1
84 HONEST I DO LOVE YOU
PEABO BRYSON (Capitol 4656) 24 7 CANDI STATON (Warner Bros. WBS 8691) 77 4
CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL SEARCHERS
19 ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE (Source/MCA SOR -40967) 64 4 85 THINKIN' ABOUT IT TOO
FUNKADELIC (Warner Bros. WBS 8618) 8 20 AL JARREAU (Warner Bros. WBS 8677)
52 I WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU 63 9
20 MARY JANE RICK JAMES (Motown G7-162) 13 13

RANDY BROWN (Parachute/Casablanca RR 517) 38 16 86 MY LOVE AIN'T NEVER BEEN
21 (I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT) 53 STAR CRUISER THIS STRONG 7th WONDER
GREGG DIAMOND (Marlin/TK 3329) 57
O ZEKE THE FREAK

6
(Parachute/Casablanca RR 519) 91 2
COOLING OUT
JERRY BUTLER (Phila. Intl./Columbia ZS8-3656) 17 12
ISAAC HAYES (Polydor PD 14521)
°CATCH ME ON THE REBOUND
® INSANE
61 4
LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY (Salsoul/RCA G7 4016)
22 IN THE BUSH
MUSIQUE (Prelude PRL 71110) 20 18 88 IGOT MY MIND MADE UP (YOU
® "FREE ME FROM MY
CAMEO (Chocolate City/Casablanca CC 016)
56 "HOW DO YOU DO"

62 4
CAN GET IT GIRL)
INSTANT FUN (Salsoul/RCA S7 2078)
O CONTACT
97 2
FREEDOM/TIE ME TO A TREE AL HUDSON & THE SOUL PARTNERS
(HANDCUFF ME" (ABC AB 12424) 53
EDWIN STARR (20th Century -Fox TC -2396)
BONNIE POINTER (Motown M1451F) 27 11 57 HAPPY FOR LOVE
O EVERY 1'S A WINNER HOT CHOCOLATE (Infinity INF-50 002) 30 58
POCKETS (Columbia 3-10859)
LIVIN' IT UP (FRIDAY NIGHT)
59 90 OFF KATHY BARNES (Republic REP -032A) 92 3
91 (WE NEED MORE) LOVING TIME

7
25 "MIDNIGHT GIRL" BELL 8 JAMES (A&M 2069) 60 DOROTHY MOORE (Malaco/TK 1054)
YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY
26 INSTANT REPLAY
LENNY WILLIAMS (ABC AB 12423) 26 10
O REAL) 92 GLAD I GOTCHA BABY
°°
BEVERLY AND DUANE (Ariola 7728) 93 2
DAN HARTMAN (Blue Sky/CBS ZS3-2772) 28
® NEVER SYLVESTER (Fantasy F -846 -A -M)

8 84 2
93 DO DAT
HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS LET'S DANCE TOGETHER GROVER WASHINGTON (Motown M 1454F)
WILTON FELDER (ABC AB -12433)
BEFORE TAVARES (Capitol 4658) 34 7
72 3
94 YOURS AND YOURS ALONE
MR. FIX -IT ESTHER WILLIAMS (Friends & Co. FDJ 130) 94 3
28 MAC ARTHUR PARK JEFFREE (MCA -40955) 73 5
95 SOUL BONES
DONNA SUMMER (Casablanca NB 939) 25 16
O NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE 62 KEEP IT COMIN' THE TRAMMPS (Atlantic 3537)
°O
ATLANTIC STARR (A&M 2101-S)
THIRD WORLD (Island/Warner Bros. IS 8663) 36 9
66 5
96 DANCE (DISCO HEAT)
IS SYLVESTER (Fantasy F-827) 42 25
LOVE VIBRATION OLOVE
VERNON BURCH (Chocolate City/Casablanca 015) 75 6
97 SO EASY
JOE SIMON (Spring/Polydor SP 190) 37 8 CON FUNK SHUN (Mercury 74024) 47 11
64 GET UP
IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA BRASS CONSTRUCTION 98 THE REAPER
ASHFORD 8 SIMPSON (Warner Bros. WBS 8710) 39 5 (United Artists UA -X1262 -Y) 69 3 THE CONTROLLERS (Juana/TK 3419) 98 2
32 DON'T HOLD BACK 65 GOOD THANG 99 ALL MY LOVE

CHANSON (Ariola 7717) 22 15 FAZE -O (She/Atlantic SH 8701) 68 6 D.J. ROGERS (Columbia 3-10836) 99 5
33 THERE'LL NEVER BE 66 I'M COMING HOME AGAIN 100 ONLY YOU

SWITCH (Gordy 7G 159-F) 23 23 GLADYS KNIGHT (Buddah/Arista BDA 601) 67 5 TEDDY PENDERGRASS (Phila. Intl./CBS ZS8-3657) 51 14
ALPHABETIZED TOP 100 R&B (INCLUDING PUBLISHERS AND LICENSEES)

Ain't We (Yellow Brick Road/Kodi
- -
ASCAP/ Good Thang (Match - -
BMI)
BMI/Hudman/
65
- --
Keep It (Friday's Child BMI) 62
Fleece/Ensign -
Soul Bones (Mercy Kersey/Out Front/Golden
Kidada BMI)
All My Love (Circle R --
ASCAP)
50
99 Cotaba -
Got To Be (Butterfly/Gong
ASCAP)
- 2
Le Freak (Chic BMI)
-
Let's Dance (Four Knights BMI) 60
1 BMI)
Somewhere (Mid-Amerioa/Whee --
ASCAP)
95
77
Angel Dust (Brouhaha
- ASCAP) 14 Hang It (Baby Fingers ASCAP)
-- 82
-- -
Living It Up (Mighty Three BMI) 58 Star Cruiser (Arista/Diamond
Take That (Rosey - ASCAP)
Touch ASCAP) 53
---
Aqua (Rubberband BMI) 12 Happy For Love (Verdangel/Patmos BMI) 57 Long Stroke (Woodsong's/Bus BMI) 8 11
H.E.L.P. (Six Strings/Dajoye/Ensign The Reaper (Every -Knight
Beyond
Blame It On (Almo Music - -
ASCAP)
69
Holy Ghost (East Memphis - BMI)
BMI) 40
48
Loose Caboose (Tree
Love Changes (Alexscar
BMI)
BMI)
79
There'll Never (Jobete
BMI)
ASCAP)
98
33
- -
45 39
Bustin' Loose (Nouveau/Accent BMI) Honest I Do (Da Ann ASCAP) Love Don't (May 12th/Warner- Thinkin' (Aljarreau/Desperate BMI) 85
Catch Me (BMI)
51
How Do (Perks BMI)
84
56 Tamerlane - BMI)
- -
- --
87 6
- --
Tonight's The (Sherlyn BMI) 83
Contact (ATV/Zonal
Dance (Jobete ASCAP)
BMI) 89
96 Mills-
I Don't Know (Six Continents/Mills and
BMI)
Got My Mind (Lucky Three/Henry Suemay BMI)88
7
-
Love Is (Sand B/Rick's BMI)
Love Is Here (At Home/Fizz -ASCAP)
Love Vibration (Possie/TiRandazz -
63
71
Too Late (Mandrill
Tauvir BMI)
ASCAP/Blackwood/
75
- - --
Dig A Little (Sherlyn BMI) 72 BMI) 30 Too Much (Unicef BMI)
- 34
I
Disco To Go (Rubber Band BMI) Just (Ross/Vannelli) Mac Arthur (Canopy ASCAP)
- -
42 36 28 43
-
Unlock Your (Temporary -Secular BMI)
I
"Do Oat" (Locksmith ASCAP) 93 I'll Dance (Bar-Kays/Warner Tamerlane BMI) .. 70 Mary (Stone Diamond BMI) 20
Don't Hold (Kichelle/Jamersonian/
- -
I'm Coming (E.M.P./Times Square BMI) 66 Midnight Girl (Spec-O-Lite/Traco/
- -
We Both (Almo/McRorscod
Irving/McDotsbov BMI)
ASCAP/
15
Cos -K ASCAP) I'm Every (Nick -O -Val ASCAP)
- Jobete BMI)
- 25
-
- -
32 4
BMI/ Might ... Forget (Combine/Resaca (We Need More) (Groovesville BMI) 91
Ever Ready (Good Life I
- BMI) 67 Mr. Fix -It (Dr. Rock BMI)

- 61
What's Your
- 68
- -
I'm Just (Mighty Three BMI/ My Love Ain't (Muscle Shoals BMI)
J.P. Everett ASCAP)
- 49
- 86
What You (Warner-Tamerlane/May 12th BMI) ... 9
-- - - --
Everybody's Dancing (Delightful/Gang Fountain ASCAP) Never Had A Love (Medad/Irving BMI)
Every l's (Finchley -
ASCAP)
BMI) 76
24 I'm So Into (WB/Peabo ASCAP)
21
18
-
Now That (Mighty Three
ASCAP)
BMI)
27
29 Wonder (Thom Thorn
Upper Level BMI)
ASCAP/
47
Unichappell BMI) --
For Goodness (Dynatone/Belinda/
- 81
Insane (Better Days
Instant (Silver Steed
BMI)
BMI)
In The Bush (Pat Music Divi./Leeds Music
55
26
Off (Stevenson
Oh Honey (Screen Gems/EMI
-- BMI)
ASCAP)
90
74 Y.M.C.A. (Greenlight ASCAP)
You Can (American Dream/Blen/Top Of The Town/
13
Free Me (Jobete ASCAP/Stone Diamond
- -
BMI) 23
- (Olivia) Lost (Spectrum VII
- - 46
-
--
Funk 'N' Roll (Jumpshot BMI) Corp./Phylmar ASCAP) 22 One Nation (Malbiz BMI) Edie Sands ASCAP 73
Gangster (Lynnal BMI)
-
38
35
- - -
In The Nighttime (Electrocord ASCAP/ Only You (Mighty Three
- BMI)
-
19
100 You Make Me Feel (Bee Keeper/Tipsyi ASCAP) 59
Get Down (Gaetana/Cachand/Cissi
Get Up (Desert Rain/BigBoro
-- BMI)
ASCAP) 64
5
I
Intense
Wanna (Irving
BMI)
-- BMI)
37
52
September (Saggifire
Irving/Charleville - BMI, Steelchest
BMI)
ASCAP,
- 3
ASCAP) .... 16
-
You Stepped (Stigwood/Unichappel
Yours And Yours (Damit BMI)
BMI) 17
94
Giving Up (Heath Levy/April
Glad Gotcha (Woodsong's/
I
Hattress/Us-Arabella -BMI)
ASCAP) 41
92
Is It Still (Nluk-O-Val
It's All (Spectrum VII
Je Suis Music (Cerrone-
ASCAP)
ASCAP)
SESAC)
31
44
80
Shoot Me (Velocity
So Easy (Val -Le -Joe
--
Shake Your Groove (Parren -Vibes
BMI)
BMI)
78
97
Rel Nei -
Your Sweetness (Sa-Vette/Six Continent/
BMI)
-
Zeke The Freak (Afro BMI)
10
54
BLACK CONTEMPORARY
MOST ADDED SINGLES MOST ADDED ALBUMS
1. -
YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)- SYLVESTER
KMJQ, KATZ, WUFO, WJLB, WORL, WJPC, KDKO, KDIA.
FANTASY 1. T -CONNECTION -T
-CONNECTION DASH -
KDIA, KATZ, WEDR, WILD, WCIN, KKTT, WNJR, WYBC, WAOK, KACE, KGBC.
2. BUSTIN'
SOURCE
-
LOOSE (PART 1) CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL SEARCHERS - 2. HERE, MY DEAR -
MARVIN GAYE TAMLA
WJPC, KMJQ, OK100, WVON, KDAY, KKTT, WOL, KACE.
-
3.
WEDR, WVON, WILD, KPRS, WGIV, WORL, WQMG, WVKO.
TOO LATE- MANDRILL - ARISTA
3. YOU FOOLED ME -
GREY & HANKS RCA
KMJQ, KATZ, WILD, WWIN, WORL, WQMG, WSOK, WYBC.
-
OK100, WJLB, WORL, WWRL, WTLC, WAMO, WLOU.
4. LET'S DANCE TOGETHER- -
WILTON FELDER ABC
KMJQ, WUFO, WVON, WJPC, WTLC, WVKO. SELECTED ALBUM CUTS
5. -
EVERY 1'S A WINNER -
HOT CHOCOLATE
WEDR, WBMX, KDKO, WMBM, WATV, KGBC.
INFINITY
HERE, MY DEAR -
MARVIN GAYE TAMLA -
6. -
CATCH ME ON THE REBOUND -
LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY
WEDR. WILD. WWRL, WNJR, WATV, WMBM.
SALSOUL
Everybody Needs Love, Falling In Love Again
TOUCHDOWN -
BOB JAMES COLUMBIA-
7. IGOT MY MIND MADE UP (YOU CAN GET IT GIRL) INSTANT FUNK - - Touchdown, Angela, Thank You
AT THE TOP -
THE FOUR TOPS ABC -
SALSOUL This House, Bits And Pieces
8.
KATZ, WEDR, KKTT, WWDM, WMBM, WGOK.
MR. FIX -IT -JEFFREE MCA - KINSMAN DAZZ -
KINSMAN DAZZ
Saturday Night, And Mean
-
20TH CENTURY
9.
WDIA, WEDR, WKND, WWRL, WAWA.
SOUL BONES -
THE TRAMMPS ATLANTIC - ANACOSTIA ANACOSTIA- I
TABU
Ain't Nothing To It, Take It Or Leave It
-
WORL. WTLC, WWDM, WABO. WEAL.
BLACK RADIO HIGHLIGHTS

WIGO
-
-ATLANTA
JUMPS: 20 To 14 -- CHARLES GREEN, MD #1 - -
CHIC
L. Williams, 14 To 10- Whispers, 16 To 8- - - - -
E.C. King, 15 To 5 - - -
J. Butler, 13 To 2
KPRS
-
KANSAS CITY
JUMPS: 40 To 36
DELL RICE, PD
- -
W. Felder, 35 To 31
#1
-
R. JAMES
Bell & James, 30 To 26 - -
Pockets, 28 To 24 - -
P. Bryson, 26
EWF. ADDS: B. Pointer, J. Simon, Brides Of Funkenstein, Pablo Cruise, Peaches & Herb, N. Connors,
J. Brown, T. Thomas, M. Johnson. LP ADDS: G. Washington, Mandrill.
To 22
Burch, Ex To 40 -
G. Chandler, 25 To 21 Chic, 22 To 18
I. Hayes, Ex To 39 C. Mayfield, Ex To 37 -
A. Jarreau, 21 To 17 B. Caldwell, 16 To 11
Brass Construction. ADDS: Shotgun,
V.
WWIN -BALTIMORE -
DON BROOKS, PD
Mason Dixie Band, A. Green, D. Hartman, Parliament, Kool & Gang,
Ayers/W. Henderson. Supermax, E. Starr, C. Brown, J. Carr, 10cc, L. Ronstadt.
Four Tops, GB Experience, R.
HOTS: P. Bryson, B. Caldwell, C. Lynn, Parliament, G. Chandler. Mother's Finest, E. C. King, J. Simon,
Shalamar, C. Brown & Soul Searchers, Tavares, B. Pointer, W. Felder, Sylvester, Cameo, Three
Degrees, J. Butler, EWF, Gonzalez, Cerrone, C. Thomas, Hot Chocolate, Brass Construction, Bar -Kays.
KACE -LOS ANGELES - ALONZO MILLER, PD
LP ADDS: M. Gaye, Le Pamplemousse, Pointer Sisters, T -Connection, E. Harris, A. Green.
ADDS: Bee Gees, Starfire. L. Williams. Paradise Express. LP ADDS: Fantastic Four, Grey & Hanks,
Paradise Express.
KKTT -LOS ANGELES
- -WALT LOVE, PD
D. Gray, 19 To 15 - - -
#1 CHIC
P. Bryson, 18 to 11- Parliament, 12 To 9 - G.S. Heron. ADDS:
- -- - - JUMPS: 28 To 21
Wright Combination, L. Ronstadt, Instant Funk. LP ADDS: Odyssey, Bar -Kays, T -Connection, Special
- - - -
WILD BOSTON SONNY JOE WHITE, PD #1 SHALAMAR
Beverly & Duane, 38 To 34 Pockets, 37 To 30- D. Parton, Delivery, M. Gaye, Delegation.
-
JUMPS: 40 To 36
-
V. Burch, 39 To 35
- -- - -
- -- -
T. Thomas, 34 To 26- J. Simon, 31 To 24
35 To 29
--
Cameo, 30 To 23 -
P. Bryson. 36 To 28
--
G. Gaynor, 27 To 22 - -
E. Williams, 33 To 27
E.C. King, 26 To 21
- Hot Chocolate, 25 To 20 -
Bee Gees,
Gonzalez, 18 To 14- Tavares,
WLOU LOUISVILLE
JUMPS: 36 To 28
NEAL OREA, MD
Delegation, 35 To 26
#1 PARLIAMENT
G. Knight, 31 To 25 - -
Brass Construction, 28 To 20
P. Rushen, 27 To 15- Voltage
- C.
23 To 18
17 To 13
Zulema, 24 To 17
G. Vannelli, 14 To 4
Raes, 22 To 16
G. Chandler, 12 To 3 -
ADC Band, 21 To 15
M. Moore. ADDS: C. Brown & Soul Searchers,
Four Tops. C. Santana. L. Holloway, McCoo & Davis, Broadway. LP ADDS: D. Hartman, D. Newman,
-
Mayfield, 25 To 19 G. Johnson, 24 To 17
Bros., 17 to 11 - Kinsman Dazz, 26 To 16
Cameo, 15 To 10 B. Pointer, ADDS: Tavares, Mandrill, Shalamar, Prince Lattimore,
J. Brown.
Voyage, T -Connection, D. Oliver, Grey & Hanks, Fat Larry's Band.
- - - - - - -
-- - - -- - --
WDIA MEMPHIS BILL TRAVIS, MD #1 C. LYNN
WUFO BUFFALO BYRON PITTS, MD
HOTS: Pockets, C. Lynn, A. Hudson, Voltage Bros., P. Bryson, Tavares, D. Ross, I. Hayes, V. Reed, Faze-
O, Kinsman Dazz, W. Felder, B. Pointer, Sylvester, W. Hutch. ADDS: D. Ross, Kinsman Dazz, W. Felder,
JUMPS: 30 To 24
-
Kays. 25 To 18
Peaches & Herb, 29 To 22 Shalamar, 27 To 21
B. Caldwell, 21 To 13
ADC Band, 14 To 5
E.C. King, 22 To 12
P. Bryson, 12 To 4
-
Hot Chocolate, 24 To 20 Bar -
Parliament, 23 To 11 J. Simon, 16 To 6
G.S. Heron, 11 To 3 R. Royce. ADDS: Four Tops, Bee
8. Pointer, Sylvester. LP ADDS: Lemon, R. Smith, I. Muhammed, C. Corea. Gees, Jeffree, Three Degrees, J. Gilliam, V. Burch. LP ADDS: A. Green, Kinsman Dazz, Brass
WGIV - CHARLOTTE -
LEE MICHAELS, PD Construction, P. Bryson, G. Chandler, W. Felder.
- -
HOTS: Chic, C. Lynn, EWF, B. Caldwell, M. Henderson, P. Bryson, Peaches & Herb, Parliament, L.
Ronstadt, Atlantic Starr, Bell & James, Bar -Kays, V. Burch, D.J. Rogers, Third World, G. Chandler,
Tavares, M. Moore, D. Hartman, Temptations, Lakeside, Ashford/Simpson. ADDS: Mother's Finest,
WEDR - MIAMI
JUMPS: 10 To 3
Jeffree, Delegation,
-- JOHNNY DOLAN, MD
A. Green, Instant Funk, D.
#1 FUNKADELIC
C. Lynn. ADDS: L. Holloway, Brass Construction, Cerrone, Samba Soul, C. Brown,
Pearson, Hot Chocolate, Kool & The Gang, C. Crawford,
Four Tops, I. Hayes, C. Brown, Stargard, D. Gray, C. Staton. LP ADDS: Leo's Sunship. R. Flack. LP ADDS: Anacostia, Kinsman Dazz. D. Byrd, Mighty Writers, Bar -Kays, T -Connection, J.
WBMX - -
CHICAGO JAMES ALEXANDER, PD Simon. P. Bryson.
HOTS: Chic, ADC Band, Whispers, Funkadelic, E.C. King, Brides Of Funkenstein, C. Khan, L. Williams,
- - - - - -
-- --
WVOL NASHVILLE DAVID LOMBARD, MD #1 CHIC
J. Butler, Parliament. ADDS: Hot Chocolate, Seventh Wonder, Goody Goody, Lakeside, P. Hyman,
Jeffree. E. Starr. LP ADDS: C. Dupree, Jacksons, A. Bofill. R. Ayers/W. Henderson, Side Effect,
Parliament, B. James, Four Tops.
JUMPS: 29 To 23
Smith, 18 To 11
B. Wright, 15 To 10 P. Bryson. ADDS: 29 -
Ashford/Simpson, 24 To 20 Bee Gees, 22 To 18 O.C.
Mother's Finest, Peaches & Herb,
- - - - - Pointer Sisters. LP ADDS: Bell & James, Lakeside, R. Royce.
-Ashford/Simpson,-
- - - -
WJPC CHICAGO SONDRA ROBERTS, MD #1 G. CHANDLER
-J. LINDA HAYNES, MD
- -
JUMPS: 33 To 27
29 To 23
8 -
Four Tops, 27 To 22
Whispers, 10 To 7
-
Brown, 32 To 26 Temptations, 31 To 25 Bar -Kays, 30 To 24 Kinsman Dazz,
B. Caldwell, 25 To 21 D. Summer, 13 To 9 Mother's Finest, 11 To
Musique. ADDS: W. Felder, Goody Goody, A. Hudson, E.C. King, B. Lyle, D.J.
WWRL
HOTS:
NEW YORK
Bee Gees, Beverly & Duane, Chic, Peaches & Herb, P. Rushen, J. Simon,
Tavares, T. Thomas, LTD, Taste Of Honey. ADDS: G. Gaynor, Gary's Gang, L. Holloway, Mandrill, D.
Rogers. Sylvester, Boppers. LP ADDS: P. Rushen. R. Foster, D. Oliver, M. Gaye. Moore, Jeffree. LP ADDS: R. Ayers/Henderson, Cameo, Fantastic Four, W. Felder, Hot Chocolate, G.
-
WVON CHICAGO -GUY BROADY, MD
ADDS: Free Life, C. Brown & Soul Searchers, Bar -Kays, Kinsman Dazz, W. Felder, Cameo, Quartz. LP
Moroder, Voyage, D. Oliver.
KDIA -OAKLAND - JERRY BOULDING, PD
HOTS: ADC Band, Bee Gees, V. Burch, J. Butler, B. Caldwell, Cameo, Cerrone, G. Chandler, Chic,
-
ADDS: M. Gaye.
- Earth, Wind & Fire. ADDS: P. Bryson, Sylvester. LP ADDS: Mandrill, Delegation, T -Connection.
- - -
--
WCIN CINCINNATI BOB LONG, PD
- -- -
HOTS: Chic, C. Lynn, E.C. King, G. Chandler, L. Rawls, L. Williams, P. Bryson, EWF, P. Hyman, WORL (Studio 13) ORLANDO STEVE CRUMBLEY, PD #1 CHIC
Ashford/Simpson. ADDS: P. Hyman, J. Tex, Pockets, Delegation, Temptations, A.Taylor. LP ADDS: T - JUMPS: 40 To 32 V. Reed, 40 To 31- Parliament, 34 To 30
- - --
C. Staton, 32 To 21
-
Peaches & Herb, 37 To 20 --
R. Laws, 31 To 23
Cameo, 30 To 19
Ashford/Simpson,
I. Hayes, 18 To 24 -
Connection.
WJMO - - -
CLEVELAND
- - - -
LYNN TOLLIVER, PD
- - -#1 CHIC
33 To 22
P. Cruise, 25 To 15 B. Caldwell, 22 To 14
Mother's Finest, 13 To 5
J. Simon, 23 To 13 Tavares, 16 To 12 B. Pointer, 21 To
P. Bryson. ADDS: J. Mitchell, C. Brown & Soul Searchers, Kinsman Dazz,
- -
JUMPS: 42 To 32
23 -
Bar -Kays, 30 To 22
- -
Third World, 41 To 31
-
M. Moore, 28 To 20
W. Felder, 36 To 28 J. Simon, 37 To 27 R. Laws, 33 To
Mandrill, 24 To 18 Lakeside, 23 To 15 Tavares,
P. Bryson. ADDS: O'Jays, B. White, Lattimore, Quartz.
7
Trammps, Taste Of Honey, Mandrill, Faze -O, G. Washington. Finished Touch, Crown Heights, East
Bound Expressway, Sylvester. LP ADDS: Anacostia, W. Felder, Kinsman Dazz, Voyage, Grey & Hanks,
20 To 14
- - - - - -
Ashford/Simpson, 21 to 6
Delegation, P. Horn, Fantastic Four, Side Effect, Wild Fantasy, Bionic Boogie.
- --
- - - --
WGPR-FM DETROIT GEORGE WHITE, MD #1 C. LYNN
--
JUMPS: 33 To 29
- -
B. Pointer, 32 to 22
Peaches & Herb, 18 To 11 -
Four Tops, 31 To 18
L. Williams, Ex To 35
-
J. Simon, 25 To 16 -Jeffree, 22 To 14
Delegation, Ex To 34 Grey & Hanks, Ex To 33
WAMO PITTSBURGH
JUMPS: Ex To 40
EDDIE EDWARDS, MD
P. Rushen, Ex To 39 - -
#1 EARTH, WIND & FIRE
-
Cameo, Ex To 38 Capt. Sky, Ex To 37 - --
B. Pointer, 40 To
Boppers. ADDS: Mother's Finest, Prince, H. Bohannon, Brass Construction, Bar -Kays, G.
Washington, J. Scott, Mass Production, Tavares, B. Sigler, Variations. LP ADDS: Stylus, Parliament,
31
Bryson, 23 To 15 -
J. Simon, 39 To 24
C. Brown, 17 To 14 -
-
Bar -Kays, 26 To 21
M. Moore, 15 To 11 Faze -O, 14 To 10
Moore, Grey
-
B. Caldwell, 25 To 20
Slave, 13 To 7
Hanks.
P.
- -- -
Parliament. ADDS: Mandrill, Bell & James, Atlantic Starr, Lakeside,
- --
D. &
WJLB - -- DETROIT
- - - - -J.
Pointer Sisters, R. Stewart.
TOM COLLINS, PD
-- #1 -
CHIC KSOL SAN FRANCISCO JJ JEFFRIES, MD #1 EARTH, WIND & FIRE
-P. Bryson, 19 To 14 -
-
JUMPS: 38 To 30
-
R. Laws, 35 To 26
- -
Parliament, 27 To 17 Simon, 23 To14 Hot Chocolate, 19 JUMPS: 24 To 19 Bee Gees, 21 To 17 Ashford/Simpson, 22 To 16
L. Williams. ADDS: Parliament, Lakeside, Bros.
- - - B. Pointer, 16 To 12
To 11
- -
Rare Essence, 22 To 13 J. G. Watson, 15 To 6 Bell & James, 14 To 7 EWF, 11 To 5
Temptations, H B
Peaches & Herb, 17 To 13
Johnson, Tavares, Third World. LP ADDS: G. Knight, Temps, Kinsman Dazz, Capt. Sky, K. Barnes.
- - - --
Musique, HB To 40 Cerrone, HB To 38 D. Moore, HB To 37 D. Gray, H B To 36
To 35 H. Bohannon, HB To 34 -
R. Flack. ADDS: J. Tex, Mandrill, V. Burch. Ashford/Simpson, Bee
Gees, Sylvester, Faze -O, Ovation, P. Rushen, P. Bryson. LP ADDS: Chic.
WSOK SAVANNAH
- - HARDY JAY LANG, MD #1 CHIC
Parliament, 34 To 29 D.J. Roger, 29 To 24 W. Hutch, 27 To 19 P. Bryson, 23
- -
- - - - - - - JUMPS: 40 To 35
WOMG
-
GREENSBORO
JUMPS: 27 To 22
-
BIG DADDIE, PD
-
Third World, 25 To 20 - - - #1
-
CHIC
Ashford/Simpson, 26 To 18 N. Jean, 23 To 16 Bar -
To 18 Bros. Johnson, 18 To 9
--
Ashford/Simpson,
-- -
Taste Of Honey, O'Jays. LP ADDS: B. Pointer, Grey & Hanks.
16 To 7 Bar -Kays. ADDS: J. Carn, C. Santana,
6 -
Kays, 29 To 14
- E.C. King, 15 To 11
Futures, 17 To 5
Mother's Finest, 22 To 10 C. Lynn, 20 To 8
Parliament. ADDS: A. Green, C. Brown & Soul Searchers. LP ADDS: Grey &
P. Bryson, 13 To KATZ St. LOUIS
JUMPS: HB To Pick
EARL PERNELL, MD
-W. Felder, HB To 30
-
#1 B. CALDWELL
Fatback Band, HB To 29
Lakeside, HB To 26 P. Rushen, 30 To 25 D. Moore, 29 To 23- D. Gray, 12 To 5
- -
J. Simon, HB To 27
Lattimore. ADDS:
-
WKND - -
Hanks, A. Green.
HARTFORD - -
JAMES JACK, PD #1 CHIC
HOTS: D. Summer, Switch, Funkadelic, B. White, G. Chandler, C. Khan, B. Wright, Ashford/Simpson, L.
Bohannon, J. Butler, B. Pointer, Gonzalez, Bar -Kays, T -Connection, C. Crawford, M. Jackson, Instant
Funk, A. Green, Raes, J. Castor, J. Gilliam, Sylvester, H. Mann, Millie Jackson. LP ADDS: L. Williams,
Williams, D.Ross/M. Jackson. ADDS: C. Lynn, Jeffree, Stargard. Lakeside, Grey & Hanks. T -Connection. Mother's Finest, J. Butler, Jacksons, Gonzalez, P. Bryson, Bell
KMJO - - - HOUSTON
- - - -
PAM WELLES, MD
- #1
- -
CHIC & James, Side Effect.
-
-
JUMPS: 39 To 35
C. Khan, 19 to 4
Raes, 36 To 33
- T. Thomas, 29 To 15
Ashford/Simpson, Ex To 7
Rose Royce, 14 To 6 B. White, 16 to 5
Pointer Sisters. ADDS: D. Ross, Sylvester, Three
KKSS St. LOUIS WALT SUMMNER, MD
HOTS: G. Chandler, Bee Gees, EWF, D. Hartman, P. Bryson, Sylvester, B. Pointer, Tavares, Third
World. ADDS: Peaches & Herb, P. Rushen, Delegation. LP ADDS: G. Chandler, V. Carter, B. James.
Degrees. E. Starr, Santana, P. Rushen. G. Washington, W. Felder, G., Diamond, V. Burch. LP ADDS: M.
Gaye, P. Mauriat, Grey & Hanks.
WTLC - -
INDIANAPOLIS ROGER HOLLOWAY, PD
- OK100 WASHINGTON -JOHN MOEN, MD
HOTS: Chic, Lakeside, EWF, C. Brown, G. Chandler, Parliament, C. Lynn. ADDS: R. Laws, Mandrill,
Capt. Sky, G. Diamond, Mother's Finest, Third World. LP ADDS: Four Tops, M. Gaye, Cerrone.
-
HOTS: P. Bryson, Chic, EWF, Boppers, A. Hudson, P. Rushen, Sweet Cream, Bell & James, Lakeside, B.
Caldwell. ADDS: Trammps, Tavares, P. Hyman, G. Washington, Mandrill, Temptations, D. Hartman,
Third World, Seventh Wonder, LTD, W. Felder. LP ADDS: Side Effect, Three Degrees, Four Tops,
WOL WASHINGTON -
DON MAC, PD #1 - -CHUCK BROWN á THE SOUL SEARCHERS
HOTS: Parliament, P. Bryson, G. Chandler, R. Allan. ADDS: L. Williams, Seventh Wonder, Bar -Kays,
Fantastic Four, Sting, B. Marley. Marva Hicks. LP ADDS: M. Gaye, Side Effect, A. Bofill.
3
Cash Box/December 30. 1978
DISCO
DISCO
-
BREAKS
CHANTERELLE RECORDS Mushroom Records has organized a custom label, Chan-
terelle Records, which marks the beginning of Mushroom's move into disco. Shelly Siegel
of Mushroom announced the label's intentions last September at the label convention in
TOP 30 ISCO
Arizona. This week brings the announcement of the first artist, Jim Grady, who was signed Weeks Weeks
On
last week. The label will release during the second week of January seven and 12 -inch ver- On
12/23
12/23 Chart Chart
sions of "Touch Dancing," a track which bears a strong but not overdone resemblance to
work by the Bee Gees. A prolific songwriter, Grady is also a talented musician. He handles 1 CONTACT 16 DOIN' THE BEST THAT 1
EDWIN STARR (20th Century- 12") 3 7

CAN*
most of the vocals and instruments on the album which is expected later in the month. "We
are a small but growing manufacturer," says Siegel. "Disco is an area of particular interest.
2 FLY AWAY (ALL CUTS)
VOYAGE (Marlin/TK) 7 4 (West End-
BETTYE LaVETTE
12" Remix) 12 8
signed Grady because his tape totally knocked me out." Mushroom is expected to an- 17 BABY I'M BURNIN'*
SHAKE YOUR GROOVE - -
I
3
nounce other artist signings shortly. DOLLY PARTON (RCA 127)
-
1
THING
NAMES IN THE NEWS WNUW-FM in Milwaukee announced PEACHES & HERB (Polydor - 12") 2 9 18 IF THERE'S
AMANT (TK - LOVE*
12") 18 5
last week that the easy listening/MOR automated station will go WILL SURVIVE*
disco sometime in January. Bob Moke is PD and he says the sound
4 I
GLORIA GAYNOR (Polydor - 12") 16 6 19 DANCE*
PARADISE EXPRESS (Fantasy - 12") 24 3
will "be homegrown." 107 in Chicago is the closest disco station LE FREAK*
and its signal is not a dominant factor in the area ... The disco
5
CHIC (Atlantic - 12") 1 10 20 BRING ON THE
move to the airwaves is growing each week. The Radio Music 6 A LITTLE LOVIN' (KEEPS BOYS/BABY YOU AIN'T
NOTHING WITHOUT ME*
Report published in Marietta, Ga. recently added 20 new stations in
its disco -radio section ... Chuck Rush is now handling disco radio
THE DOCTOR AWAY)
THE RAES (A&M - LP) 4 10
KAREN YOUNG (Westend - 12") 21 4
21 COUNTDOWN/THIS IS IT
promotion for Salsoul. He has been handling retail for Salsoul for CERRONE IV DAN HARTMAN (Blue Sky - 12/i
DJ Scott Talarico
the past year ... Dan Morin at Casablanca in L.A. is now executive
7
CERRONE(Cotillion - LP) 5 s
22 LET THE MUSIC PLAY
23 4
assistant to Marc Simon, vice president of special projects. Cathy Jacobson has returned 8 Y.M.C.A.* ARPEGGIO (Polydor - LP) 27 2
to her roots in NYC ... In this week's spotlight is Scott Talarico who is organizing DJs in Ft.
Lauderdale to increase interaction between club owners and DJs. Scott spins at Playpen
(Casablanca -
VILLAGE PEOPLE
12" Remix) 6 4 23 BLAME IT ON THE
BOOGIE*
9 SHOOT ME WITH YOUR JACKSONS - (Epic
South.
-
12-)' 25 3
LOVE*
POOL CUES Atlantic Records has not serviced the New York pools for the last several
years but now at least one pool will be serviced as of Jan. 1. Issy Sanchez, while refusing to
TASHA THOMAS (Atlantic - 12") 9 7 24 GOT TO BE REAL*
CHERYL LYNN (Columbia - LP/ 12 1
26 2
10 MY CLAIM TO FAME/TRUE
(continued on page 44) 25 YOU STEPPED INTO MY
LOVE IS MY DESTINY
JAMES WELLS (AVI - LP) 8 10 LIFE*
-
REVIEWS MELBA MOORE (Epic 12") 15 10
SILVETTI -
Concert From The Stars -
Polydor 2310 615 LP - -
List: 10.98
Bebu Silvetti from Spain made a name for himself with the romantic concerto "Spring
11 CHAINS/CREAM ALWAYS
RISES
BIONIC BOOGIE (Polydor - LP) 11 8
26 KEEP ON DANCIN'*
GARY'S GANG (SAM/Columbia
12")
- - 1
Rain." This import from Peters International is another melodic, romantic comer which 12 HOLD YOUR HORSES* 27 LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE
FIRST CHOICE (Salsoul - 17') 13 7
I
(DISCO ROUND)
would be a good early evening record. "Sun After The Rain" has fine singing, strings, per-
cussion textures and a grabby synthesizer line. The sax solo adds spice. "Sky Lab" is 13 FEED THE FLAME/I'M ALICIA BRIDGES (Polydor- 12") 19 10
LEARNING TO DANCE ALL 28 NEW DIMENSIONS

(Ariola -
another good take-off point. Slow but crystalline, the synthesizer line turns rapid fire while THREE DEGREES
OVER AGAIN LP) 22
-
7
horns punctuate. "Love Secrets" has whirlwind strings, vigorous changes. Side Two offers LORRAINE JOHNSON (Prelude LP) 14 6
29 SINNER MAN*
more pleasantries: "Velvet Hands" has clipping high hat beat, muscular bass and a good
14 MAC ARTHUR PARK SUITE (Kirshner - LP/12'
SARA DASH 28 6
-
)
bass synthesizer break with strings flying overhead and horns giving a splash. This track is DONNA SUMMER (Casablanca LP) 10 10
30 HAVEN'T STOPPED
a natural. "One Note Samba" is more than the sarcastic title. Good vocal scatting helps. 15 TENDER IS THE NIGHT DANCIN' YET
"Concert From The Stars" is a lavish, beautiful production which would make a fine movie THP ORCHESTRA (Butterfly - LP) 17 5 GONZALEZ (Capitol - 12" Remix) - 1
AMANT - LP- -
score. Produced by Rafael Trabucchelli.
MarlIn/TK 2227 List: 7.98
Composer, producer, arranger Ray Martinez says that this first Amant album was in- Compiled from audience response as reported from top Disco programming artists.
fluenced by his appreciation of the work of Alec Costandinos. Sticking closer to basics and *12" available for sale
instilling more Latin rhythms, Martinez delivers a warm progressive LP. Keyboards is Ray's
main instrument and the LP has fine piano lines. "If There's Love" at mid 130s BPM PROGRAMMERS PICKS
features a smooth vocal chorus and a conga and handclap break. Strings provide direc-
tion. Jim Burgess handled the mix on the 14:33 track and the flipside of "Hazy Shades Of MUST SPIN CAN'T MISS
Love" (13:29) which features a circling bass line lead-in to a conga and cowbell break.
Rhythm guitar provides undercurrents. Strings again play an important role. Richard
Noriega who sings on both sides is a fine vocalist.
George Cadenas
Key West
IWill Survive
Gloria Gaynor - Polydor
Keep On Dancin'
Gary's Gang SAM/CBS -
DISCO
Al Paez
New Orleans
This Is The House Love& Desire
Pattie Brooks- Casablanca Arpeggio Polydor -
RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Frank Lembo
Philadelphia
You Fooled Me
Grey& Hanks RCA - Keep On Dancin'
Gary's Gang SAM/CBS -
KIIS-FM -LOS ANGELES - SHERMAN Get Down -Gene Chandler --
20th Century
-
COHEN
HOT ROTATION:
Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet
Capitol
-
Gonzalez
-
Preston Powell Dancin'
Washington, D.C. Grey& Hanks- RCA
Keep On Dancin'
Gary's Gang - SAM/CBS
-- - - Count Down/This Is It Dan Hartman Blue
Marlin/T.K.
-
Souvenirs Voyage Sky
--
Le Freak
Contact --
Chic Atlantic
Edwin Starr 20th Century
Michael Newman Black Sun
Omaha Black Sun Buddah
Keep On Dancin'
Gary's Gang - SAM/CBS
Y.M.C.A.
- -
Village People
Shake Your Groove Thing
Casablanca
Peaches & Herb
HIT BOUND:
- - -
Keep On Dancin' - Gary's Gang Sam Marty Ross IWill Survive
- Kiss Me Again
Polydor
-
Ain't That Enough For You John Davis - Superman
Spank - - - -
Herbie Mann
Jimmy Bo Horne
Atlantic
T.K.
Detroit Gloria Gaynor Polydor Dinosaur- Warner Bros.
Sam
-
A Little Lovin' (Keeps The Doctor Away) - Boogie Town
- FLD Fantasy
All You Need Is The Music
Elektra
Neil Sedaka - Tim Rivers
San Francisco
Love & Desire
Arpeggio- Polydor
Soul Bones
Trammps Atlantic -
The Raes
Music/Look
Je Suis
A&M
-For Love Cerrone -
Cotillion
- -
Shoot Me (With Your Love) Tasha Thomas WKTU-FM -NEW YORK -MATTHEW
Bacho Manquel
New York
I've Got My Mind Made Up
InstantFunk Salsoul - Abduliahs Wedding
Ali Baba Band - CBS
-
Atlantic
- CLENOTT
Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn Columbia HOT ROTATION:
-- -- - -
Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn Columbia
Bob Anderson Keep On Dancin'
Washington, D.C. Gary's Gang - SAM/CBS Evolution
Giorgio -Casablanca
HIT BOUND:
-
Now That We Found Love Third World - Le Freak
Y.M.C.A.
Chic
MacArthur Park -
Atlantic
-
Village People Casablanca Peter Lewicki
Chicago Celi Bee APA/TK -
Fly Me On The Wings Of Love Hallelujah 2000
Long/Adcock Casablanca -
Island
I -
Will Survive -
Gloria Gaynor Polydor Casablanca
-
Donna Summer
-
-
WBOS BOSTON- JANE DUNKLEE
You Stepped Into My Life
Epic
-
Now That We Found Love -
Melba Moore
Third World
Manny Slall
Los Angeles
IWill Survive
Gloria Gaynor - Polydor Long/Adcock -
Hallelujah 2000
Casablanca
HOT ROTATION:
Island
-
I'm Every Woman - Roy Thode
-
Concert From The Stars Burning Fire
-
- -
Chaka Khan Warner
I -
Will Survive Gloria Gaynor Polydor Bros.
- New York Silvetti Polydor Blaze Johnson Channel
- -
Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches & Herb
-
Shake Your Groove Thing
-
Peaches & Herb
Chuck Parsons Will Survive
- Lemon
-
- - Thomas-
Polydor
- - -
Polydor I
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Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
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Turn Me Up
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Van Egmond Seeks More U.S.
Awareness Of Aussie Market
by Dale Kawashima Through working at the jazz room, Van
LOS ANGELES -
Gary Van Egmond, a
concert promoter based in Australia, has
Egmond met a New Zealand promoter
named Harry Miller, who asked him to join
his new Australian concert production
recently completed his most successful company that he was forming. Van Egmond
year to date, booking such tours in opened the firm's Melbourne office, and
Australia and New Zealand as Bette Midler, was responsible for bringing such top
Billy Joel, Foreigner and Dr. Hook. In addi- British bands of the '60s as the Rolling
tion, he was named promoter of the year Stones and the Who to Australia.
last month at the Australian Music Expo After a lengthy stint with Miller's com-
Awards. pany, Van Egmond formed his own concert
Despite the success he has enjoyed booking firm in 1974. Successfully
bringing these American and British acts to launching his new endeavor with a tour by
Australia, Van Egmond feels that the poten- the Bee Gees, Van Egmond's company now
tial of his country's concert market has not produces up to six major tours a year, plus
been fully tapped. Also, Van Egmond said an assortment of plays and arena -size ice
he and other Australian promoters must
shows.
make managers of American acts more
aware of the extensive profits to be reaped Competitive Concert Market
by U.S. bands who embark on tours in Van Egmond explained that the concert
Australia and New Zealand. market in Australia is extremely com-
"Some managers of American bands petitive, and there are only a few concert
who haven't been to Australia don't realize
how big the Australian market really is,"
promoters who have the power and
revenue to produce the top selling COOPER AND TAUPIN VISIT ENGLAND - Alice Cooper and Bernie Taupin recently at-
tended a special luncheon thrown by WEA UK's promotion department in London. Cooper
asserted Van Egmond. "Australia is the American and British attractions in his
country. and Taupin were in town to promote Cooper's new single, "How You Gonna See Me Now,"
third biggest concert market in the world, and album, "From the Inside." Taupin contributed lyrics to the single and all of the album
behind only America and Japan. We have "There are really only three promoters in
Australia who book the major overseas tracks. Pictured (l -r) in the back row are: Bill Fowler, WEA UK director of promotions; Mike
an amazing market there, considering Appleton, BBC TV producer of "The Old Grey Whistle Test"; Bernie Andrews. BBC Radio
Australia has a population of only 131/2 rock acts," said Van Egmond. "The three of
us share the concert market, and we're the One producer; Nicky Home, Capital Radio disc jockey; Annie Nightingale, presenter, "Old
million people. Grey Whistle Test"; Andy Peebles, Radio One disc jockey; Aiden Day, program controller,
"I think that a group that tours Australia only ones to book the acts we'll be
promoting in Australia. Capital Radio; Jeff Griffin, Radio One producer. Pictured (l -r) in front row are: Taupin;
can make more money per show than if Cooper; Cheryl Cooper; and Richard Swainson, assistant program controller, Radio Lux-
they toured Europe, because the tax rate is "There are a number of key differences
between concert promoting in Australia embourg.
usually higher there, and the venues might
and the U.S.," added Van Egmond. "Unlike
be smaller," added Egmond. "In Australia
these attractions will not only earn a more
substantial profit but will greatly boost their
in America, where promoters usually stick
to producing shows in their home city or
JPRA Backs Existing Price
album sales. For example, before Dr. Hook
toured Australia, the group had only sold
35,000 albums there. Now the band, after
region, Australian promoters cover every
key city in Australia and New Zealand. We'll
book the entire Australian tour for an act,
Control System, Files Petition
which usually lasts about four weeks for a by Fumiyo Tachibana same price and at the same time
two tours, has sold more than 300,000
LPs."
Van Egmond discussed his career
major tour and often includes New Zealand.
Virtually all of the top concert attractions
TOKYO - The Japan Phonograph Record
Association has submitted a petition to the
throughout the country. These benefits to
the consumer have been made possible by
amidst the Australian concert scene during play Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, fair-trade committee of the Japanese the retail price maintenance system.
his recent visit to the U.S. to finalize next Adelaide, and other capitol cities in government, requesting that the govern-
year's concert bookings with managers and
labels here. Van Egmond, 40, is an 18 -year
Australia. We'll also have them tour
Auckland and Christchurch in New
ment continue its retail price maintenance
system for the Japanese record industry.
LRB Plays With
veteran of the Australian music scene, hav-
ing begun in 1960 as a booking agent for a
Zealand. When overseas attractions come
to Australia and New Zealand to perform,
Approximately two months ago, the
governmental committee had expressed
Orchestra For 3
jazz -oriented restaurant lounge. the general policy is to sign them to a single, the intention to abolish the existing retail
Australian Dates
Started As Jazz Promoter
"I started working for acompany that had
complete tour package.
Aussie, U.S. Tastes Similar
price maintenance system, which sur-
prised both record retailers and manufac- ADELAIDE, Australia - Australia's six -
member Little River Band performed three
a jazz room in a restaurant, and we used to According to Van Egmond, Australian turers here.
bring over established jazz artists from and American musical tastes are quite Quickly following the committee's an- concerts this month with the Adelaide
America to play in Australia," recalled Van similar. The Australian music industry nouncement, the JPRA decided to reaffirm Symphony Orchestra, directed by David
Egmond. "It was an enjoyable experience, closely follows the U.S. pop charts, and its endorsement of the retail price main- Measham, at the approximately 4,000 -seat
because we booked such classic perfor- radio stations there program many of the tenance system and to develop a strong Festival Theater in this South Australian
mers as Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald same American hits. In addition, Van Eg- movement to assure that the present city.
and Benny Carter." (continued on page C-38) system would not be abolished. After a The concerts, featuring joint LRB/
series of meetings, the following petition Symphony Orchestra performances of nine
was drafted: LRB selections including "It's A Long Way
1. Records are cultural materials that There," "Statue Of Liberty," "Help Is On Its
are indispensable to the development of Way," "Reminiscing" and "Shut Down Turn
cultural life in the nation. For this purpose, Off," were filmed for possible television use
the record companies in this country have in Australia, and recorded for possible in-
been manufacturing and supplying ex- clusion on a future LRB live album.
cellent and a diverse variety of records Months Of Preparation
which feature constant prices that are Groundwork for the Festival Theater
suitable for consumers. These manufactur- concerts was laid several months ago,
ing and retail systems have been made
when Measham, who has worked with the
possible by the present retail price main- London Symphony Orchestra (the stage
tenance system. Thus, the existing system production of "Tommy"), Neil Young and
is the most beneficial for consumers.
Rick Wakeman, approached LRB mem-
2. Due to the retail price maintenance
bers with the idea. LRB agreed and
system, the competition among record provided Measham with lead sheets to the
manufacturers and retailers has been very nine LRB songs, and during the following
severe in the areas of market strategies, months Measham scored arrangements
manufacturing, pricing and distributing in for his Symphony Orchestra.
this country. This fierce competition on Following the success of the
several levels has been advantageous to LRB/Adelaide Symphony Orchestra per-
consumers, because it has kept prices formance, Measham plans next year to
down. repeat the performance in Britain with LRB
KATE BUSH IN AMSTERDAM -
EMI International artist Kate Bush recently visited
Amsterdam to promote her new album, "Lion Heart." Pictured (l-r) at a reception held for
3. The quality of both record and tapes
in this country have been kept at the highest
level in the world, with labels possessing
and the London Symphony Orchestra.
New LP
Bush are: Bob Roper, Capitol Canada promotion director; Doug Pringle, Pringle Program; abundant repertoires. Besides this, the The Little River Band's current album is
Kate Bush; Connie Sutterlin, EMI-U.K. media representative; Deane Cameron, director of consumers in this country have been able "Sleeper Catcher," which contains the
A&R, Capitol Canada; Johnny "D" and Graeme Fletcher of EMI International, U.K. to purchase any records they want with the group's new single, "Lady."

Meat Loaf Jim Steinman
Thank you CBS Records International

for making Meat Loaf (and the songs of
Jim Steinman) the #1 Male Vocalist
(Albums) around the world in 1978.
CL
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INTERNATIONAL
Devaluation Of Canada Dollar
Affects Country's Music Ind.
by Kirk LaPointe licensed product sales. Now, it's almost as
if we're being taxed for everything we sell.
TORONTO -Americans may be complain-
ing about the devaluation of their dollar but
Naturally, consumers can't afford even
Canada's financial difficulties are even more price hikes, so we couldn't pass on
more extreme. The Canadian dollar has the expense to them."
steadily been falling on international money CRIA Report
markets throughout 1978, and the impact is A recent Canadian Recording Industry
being felt strongly in the music industry. Association report indicated that Canadian
Until two years ago, the Canadian dollar record sales abroad were helping to
traded at higher levels than the American alleviate the heightened trade deficit. "The
dollar. The Canadian dollar was worth success of artists abroad this year has
anywhere from $1.05 to $1.15 in U.S. really just kept us even," observed one
currency. Inflation and government CRIA executive. "We need the dollar to
spending have caused the dollar to plum-
met in recent months to the lowest it has
been in 30 years. In December, the Cana-
shape up. Otherwise, our dependency on
American industry is going to get worse." CBS GERMANY FETES SANTANA -
Following the group's performance at the Festhalle
in Frankfurt CBS Records Germany feted Santana and its management at the Frankfurt
There has been one good side to the
dian dollar was trading at 80 to 85 cents in Canadian dollar woes. Recent industry Union Club, where Santana managers Ray Etzler and Bill Graham and promoter Fritz Rau
American money. Add that to the American reports show an increase in export sales. were presented with gold records for Santana's double LP "Moonflower" and platinum
problem, where the U.S. dollar is devalued "That," says Ross Reynolds, "is a hollow records for the "Santana's Greatest Hits" album. Pictured (l-r) at the awards presentation
internationally, and it can be seen that victory." are: Bill Graham; Rudolf Wolpert, managing director, CBS Germany; Raul Rekow; Carlos
Canadian currency is in unsatisfactory "Devadip" Santana; Graham Lear; David Margen; Fritz Rau and Ray Etzler.
shape on world money markets.
Thus, the balance of payments between
Murray Heads '79 'Save
Canada and the U.S., which is already The Children Fund' INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
showing a deficit on the Canadian side of LOS ANGELES -
Capitol recording artist England the Year award; Kate Bush, runner-up for
the ledger, have been further widened this
year. And as a result of Canada's financial
situation, concert promoters, record im-
Anne Murray has accepted the position of
Canada's national chairperson of Save The
LONDON -Britain's Houses Of Parliament
were invaded this week by the music
Female Vocalist; Queen, Best Group;
"Bicycle Race," Best Single; Most Promis-
Children Fund activities in 1979. The Cana- ing Female Artist, Kate Bush; and Most
porters and some merchandisers are feel- business. For the first time ever, a record
dian Save The Children Fund isavoluntary, Promising Group, The Shirts.
ing the pinch. company reception was held there by Pye
non -governmental organization which Motown is set to release the first Marvin
A spokesman for one record company Records in conjunction with WEA to cele-
raises more than $4 million annually to aid Gaye studio album since "I Want You" was
said, "It's almost not even worthwhile to brate the current successful U.K. tour of
children in more than 30 countries, in- Parliament/Funkadelic. Sponsored by released here two and a half years ago. En-
release some licensed product. There's cluding Canada. titled "Here, My Dear," it is a double album
just no way we can ever hope to show a House Of Commons M.P. Victor Goodhew
scheduled for release Jan. 5. David Short,
profit." and hosted by Pye/WEA, the band were
formerly marketing production manager at
Profit Margin Cut congratulated by government officials in a
Bronze Records, has joined Ariola Records
Parliament chamber.
Concert Productions International, this as label manager ... Stephane Grappelli
country's largest concert promoters, says Dolphin Taylor has quit the Tom Robin-
son Band. Taylor's last appearance with
celebrated his 70th birthday Dec. 12
its profit margin is being cut into by the onstage at London's Royal Albert Hall dur-
shrinking dollar value. Mike Cohl, president TRB was the Amnesty International rally in
ing a performance. nick underwood
of the firm, said, "Almost every act de- Hyde Park. His reason for leaving is his
general dissatisfaction with TRB's new
mands payment in U.S. funds. For us, that Canada
means anywhere from 15 to 20 percent
more for our talent package on the show. If
musical direction. Taylor now intends to
concentrate on songwriting and session
work for the time being.
TORONTO - One major distributor in this
country has halted orders on Queen's
the situation continues, ticket prices will
reflect the dollar value in this country. We'll EMI Music Publishing Ltd. has changed "Jazz" album, because of what it calls "of-
be forced to jack up prices." its name to EMI Songs along with a revam- fensive liner material." The reference is to
P.J. Imports, a record import-export ped logo ... Mrs. Lilo Bornemann, general the inserted poster. WEA has had little to
operation, buys most of its product from the manager of EMI Music Publishing's Ger- say about the matter as of yet. One major
British Isles. They've been largely unaffec- man subsidiary, Francis Day & Hunter, died franchise chain was reportedly selling the
ted directly by the dollar failures. But they last week in Hamburg. disc and the poster separately, after receiv-
admit that any importer is at the whim of in-
ternational monetary fluctuations. "We'll
BOWIE TOURS NEW ZEALAND -
During
his recent concert tour in New Zealand,
Magnet Records recently signed a new
band, the Brakes, to a five-year, worldwide
ing "a handful" of complaints, WEA said.
Obscene or not obscene, the band filled
really worry when the British pound starts recording and publishing contract... Joan Maple Leaf Gardens twice during early
RCA International artist David Bowie (r) was
increasing in value," said Wolfgang Spegg Armatrading, currently trying to get out of December.
honored by the label's New Zealand branch
of the company. her A&M recording contract, has had an in- Infinity Records Canada hosted its in-
for his steady album sales over the years in
Ross Reynolds, executive vice president terim injunction issued against her, augural gathering in Toronto recently. Of-
that country. Bowie received a plaque restraining her from recording for any other
of WEA Music Canada, explained the ficials with the firm say they hope to develop
which represented the 10 gold and four
problems of the fluctuating dollar value. label except A&M until further order of the an active Canadian A&R department by
platinum LPs he has achieved in New
"Most record companies are forced to pay court. mid -1979 ... Evelyn "Champagne" King
Zealand. The presentation was made in
their parent companies in American EMI Records, International Division, is was in town recently to tape the CTV
Christchurch. Also pictured is David Moule,
currency. At one time, this was of benefit to currently excited over the results in the program, "Downright Disco." She said that
RCA -New Zealand promotions manager.
leading Dutch music magazine, "Hitkrant," she has already finished part of her
us. We really had an advantage, in that we Bowie's most recent album is called
could really pocket five or ten percent of "Stage," a two -record set.
readers poll awards. EMI artist Olivia forthcoming album, and hopes to have it on
Newton -John won the Female Vocalist of (continued on page C-38)
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Argentina Great Britain New Zealand
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TOP TEN 45s
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TOP TEN 459 TOP TEN 45s
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1 You're The One J. Travolta & O. Newton -John RSO 2 Y.M.C.A. Village People Mercury 1 Dreadlock Holiday 10cc Polygram
2 Substitute Clout EMI
2
3
Por Ti
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Sergio Davis
A TI (A toi)
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Joe Dessin
Philips
CBS
3
4 A Taste Of Aggro --
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
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Rod Stewart
Barron Knights
Riva
Epic 3
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Kiss You All Over
- Exile EMI
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4 Rasputin
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Boney M WEA
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4 Te Extreno Rolling Stones EMI 5 Too Much Heaven Bee Gees RSO
Was Made For Dancing Leif Garrett
5 Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb RSO
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Lost My Heart To A Starshlp Trooper 5 WEA
I
6 I Sarah Brightman/Hot
6 MacArthur Park Donna Summer Polygram
6 Rasputin Boney M
- RCA Gossip Ariola/Hansa
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7 Hot Child in The City
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7 Para Vlvir Un Gran Amor
8 Stayin' Alive
Cacho Castana Microfon 7 Le Freak Chic
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Atlantic
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You Don't Bring Me Flowers B. Streisand & N. Diamond 8 You Needed Me - Nick Gilder
Anne Murray EMI
Fest
9 Ella Vencera
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Bee Gees
Bilbo
10 Ballad For Adeiyne -
RSO
Music Hall
Richard Clayderman
8
9 -
Always And Forever/Mind Blowing Decisions Heatwave
CBS
9 Get Off Foxy
10 Lay Love On You
CBS
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Luisa Fernandez WEA
TOP TEN LPs
Tonidisc GTO
10 Hanging On The -
Telephone - Blondie Chrysalis
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TOP TEN LPs
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Pyramid -- - --
Alan Parsons Project Arista-EMI
TOP TEN LPs
Grease - - - - 1 Stage David Bowie RCA
Soundtrack RSO
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1 1 2 Grease Soundtrack Polygram
2 Emociones
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Julio Iglesias CBS 2 Singles 1974-78
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Carpenters A&M
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3 Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stewart WEA
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3 Saturday Night Fever
4 Musica Con Todo
Soundtrack
Selection RCA
RSO
4 20 Golden Greats
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3 Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stewart
Neil Diamond
-K MCA
Riva 4 Bloody Tourists
5 Dire Straits
10cc
Dire Straits
Polygram
Polygram
5 Raffaella
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Raffaella Carra
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6 Los Exitos Del Amor (Vol. 5)
Epic
Selection Microfon
5 Midnight Hustle
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Various
6 Night Flight To Venus
-Tel 6 Lion Heart
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Kate Bush EMI
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Boney M Atlantic/Hansa 7 52nd Street Billy Joel CBS
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7 En Tu Plel Los MH Positivos Selection Music Hall 7 Jazz Queen EMI 8 Night Flight To Venus Boney M WEA
-- -K-
8 Grease Soundtrack RSO 8 Amazing Darts Darts -Tel 9 Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf CBS
9 Bubble Star
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10 En Castellano - -
Laurent Voulzy
Raffaella Carra
RCA
Epic Prensarlo
9 Lion Heart
10 Emotions
Kate Bush
Various
EMI
-Tel - BMRB
10 The Story of Star Wars
- Soundtrack Fest
Record Publications

Crystal Globe Award Number Seven.
Presented to Neil Diamond.
Congratulations to Neil Diamond, recipient of the most prestigious and exclusive music
award in the world.
Crystal Globe Awards are presented for album sales in excess of five million units,
outside the United States.
CBS Records International. "CBS: `4 are trademarks of CBS Inc. © 1978 CBS Inc.
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
(continued from page C-36) TK awarded a gold record to its act
the streets by February ... Pat Travers, in Chebere, in the city of Cordoba. The group
town to open for the Outlaws, says his next has already recorded three albums for the
effort will likely be a live album. label; the latest is tagged "Rompamos el
Chilliwack and Gerry Doucette are go- Contrato."
ing to have an exceptionally busy New Italian chantress Raffaella Carra is ex-
Year's Eve. They'll both be playing two pected to return to Buenos Aires next
shows in separate cities (believe it or not). February, due to the success of her recent
Brimstone Productions of Calgary has tour of this country. CBS has been running
chartered an airplane, in order that the two Sunday evening reruns of her video
acts can play both Edmonton and Calgary recordings in Spain and Italy, on Channel
(no mere stone's throw apart). The bands 11, with good results. miguel smirnoff
will fly to Calgary immediately (and mean
Australia
I
immediately) after the Edmonton date. Stay

tuned for the results. kirk lapointe SYDNEY - The Kevin Borich Express,
which has just returned from a successful
American concert tour, has released a
Argentina
BUENOS AIRES - Roberto Lopez, for-
merly manager of EMI in Chile, was recently
new single in Australia. Mercury Records,
Borich's new label, has released "No Turn-
ing Back" and "Can't Wait." Both songs are
RCA ITALY'S ZERO VISITS NEW YORK -
Renato Zero, a top rock artist for RCA
Records, Italy, was in New York recently for meetings with RCA Records International ex-
appointed in the Mexican branch of the
company. Lopez has been replaced in San-
Borich originals, and were recorded at
Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles by Jim
ecutives and to experience the Big Apple for the first time. Pictured (l-r) are: Jorge Pino, tiago by David Stockley. Taylor and Ross Salomone.
manager, international product development; Susan Duncan -Smith, artist promotion Two Brazilian artists have had successful Reactions to the Borich tour up on the
manager, international marketing, Italy; Arthur Martinez, division vice president, inter- dates in Buenos Aires, at the Bauen Hotel group's return was encouraging. Encores
national; Zero; Kelli Ross, division vice president, international creative affairs; and RCA and the Coliseo Theater: chantress Gal were called in Detroit and Kansas City, and
Records president Robert Summer. Costa, who returned to this city for her the band received three encores at its first
second series of performances in a few headline gig on the Kalamazoo campus.
weeks, and Gilberto Gil, one of the biggest The band has just signed with Karma
Van Egmond Seeks More U.S. "Tropicalia music" names in Brazil. Costa's
shows had Brazilian Phonogram topper
Records for Germany and its "The Lonely
One" LP will be released there in March.
Awareness Of Aussie Market

(continued from page C-34)
Coelho Ribeiro and local general manager
John Lear in the audience, while
Sicamericana, who represents WEA in this
Borich and group will tour there as part of a
1979 world tour.
Rose Tatto is expected to be off the road
Brisbane that's not a hit in Sydney. Nor- market, released an album by Gil at the for several weeks following singer Angry
mond noted that musical tastes between mally, it's on a national basis. Thus, a Montreux Jazz Festival as part of the promo Anderson's mild heart attack. Anderson,
each city in Australia are also similar. There recording attraction which is popular in one campaign. who complained of severe chest pains after
is usually only one rock station in each city, Australian city will usually be popular in RCA is working hard on the Barbara & a concert, was ordered to stop work.
and all of these stations generally follow suit every city. Dick recording of "Me to Dijo Una Gaviota," Festival Records has released a special
in what they play. "The main outlet for exposing acts in which looks like a potential hit in this album of Richard Clapton hits. The album,
"The rock stations are basically Australia is a nationally televised program market. The local duet is traveling this week "Past Hits and Previews," contains such
programmed by the same people, so they called 'Countdown,' which is in Melbourne. to Spain for radio and TV appearances in hits as "Girls on the Avenue," "Deep Water"
all use the same formats," stated Van Eg- Every Sunday night at 6:00 there are about Madrid and other cities. and "Goodbye Tiger." peter blunden
mond. "Very seldom do you get a hit in 150 stations which air the program, which is
watched by three -and -a -half million people
each week. That program is so important
for an artist that acts on tour in Australia of-
ten book their tours around that show."
Overseas Awareness Improving
Although Van Egmond had earlier stated
that he and the other Australian promoters
still have to make American managers
more aware of his country's concert market
potential, he acknowledged that the situa-
tion has improved considerably in recent
years, and he expects for it to continue to
P.R.O. CANADA HITS 10,000 -

treal branch of the Performing Rights
The Mon-
improve.
"It used to be very difficult to get acts to
tour Australia, but it has gotten easier," said
Organization of Canada Limited recently
signed Michael Fira (I) of Lachine, Quebec,
Van Egmond. "Many bands will now tour
Australia after its tour of Japan. Still, we
LRB RECEIVES AUSTRALIAN PLATINUM -
Little River Band was recently presented
with double platinum awards in Adelaide, Australia after the first of its three concerts with
as an affiliated songwriter. Fira's name remain in the process of making (the U.S. the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. The group's concert was attended by South Australian
brought to 10,000 the number of Canadian music industry) more aware of the Premier Don Dunstan, who congratulated LRB after the show. Pictured in the foreground
writers, composers and music publishers profitable Australian concert market. The (l-r) are: LRB members Graham Goble and Derek Pellicci; Dunstan; Stephen Shrimpton,
who have chosen affiliation with Canada's more we continue to do so, the greater the managing director of EMI Records, Australia; and Rupert Perry, vice president of A&R for
largest performing rights organization. benefits for both the Australian concert Capitol Records, USA. In the back row (1-r) are: Don Zimmermann, president and Chief
Also pictured is Diane Pinet of P.R.O.'s scene and the overseas artists who play operating officer, Capitol Records, USA; and LRB members George McArdle, Beeb Bir-
Montreal office. there." tles, Glenn Shorrock and David Briggs.
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERS
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TOP TEN 45s
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You Don't Bring Me Flowers - N. Diamond & B. Streisand - TOP TEN 45s
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Rasputin
1 Boney M Atlantic 1
1 Sou Rebelde Lilian RCA
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Kiss You All Over Exile RAK CBS
2
3You Needed Me Anne Murray Capitol
2 MacArthur Park Donna Summer Polygram
3 Automatic Lover--
2 Pertinho De Voce
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Elizangela
Dee D. Jackson
RCA
RGE/Fermata
3 Le Freak Chic
- WEA
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4 Three Times A Lady
Was Made For Dancin'
Commodores
Leif Garrett
Motown
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4 Too Much Heaven
- Bee Gees Polygram 4 Wuthering
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Heights Kate Bush Odeon
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5 I Scotti Brothers 5 Three Times A Lady Commodores Top Tape
6 Suntans Of Swing
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Dire Straits Vertigo
5 Y.M.C.A.
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6 Boogie Oogle Oogle -
Village People Polygram
Taste Of Honey Capitol 6 Sossego Tim Maia WEA
7 Dreadlock Holiday
8 Y.M.C.A. - -
10cc
Village People
Mercury
7 My Life
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Billy Joel
- CBS 7 Get Off Foxy
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RCA 8 Sun Is Here Sun Odeon
9 MacArthur Park
10 How You Gonna See Me Now - -
Donna Summer Casablanca
Alice Cooper Warner Bros.
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8 I Love The Night Life
8 Hot Child In The City
10 Kiss You All Over
Alicia Bridges
Nick Gilder
Exile WEA
Polygram
Capitol 9 Macho Man Village
10 The Closer Get To You
I
People
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Roberta Flack WEA
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1 Dire Straits Dire Straits Polygram 1 Grease Soundtrack Polygram 1 Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos CBS
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2 Grease Soundtrack Polygram 2 Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf CBS 2 Calice Chico Buarque Polygram
3 52nd Street
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3 Dancln' Days Various Som Livre
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4 Bloody Tourists 10cc Polygram 4 Jazz Queen WEA 4 Grease Soundtrack Polygram
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5 It's A Long Way There
6 The War Of The Worlds
Little River Band
Jeff Wayne CBS
EMI 5 Wild & Crazy Guy
6 Live & More
Steve Martin
Donna Summer
WEA
Polygram
5 Alerta Geral
6 De Pe No Chao --Alcione
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Beth Carvalho RCA
7 Living In The U.S.A.
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8 Blondes Have More Fun
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Linda Ronstadt WEA 7 Greatest Hits
- Wings
- Capitol 7 Disco Baby (Vol. 2)
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As Melindrosas Copacabana
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Rod Stewart WEA 8 Greatest Hits (Vol. 2) Barbra Streisand CBS 8 16 Temas Romanticos De Novelas Various -Tel
9 Inner Secrets Santana
10 Comes A Time
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Neil Young
CBS
WEA
Kent Music Report
9 Some Girls
10 The Cars
Rolling Stones
Cars WEA
CRIA
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PERSONALITY PROFILE
COIN MACHINE Coin Machine Couple Celebrate Their
Calamari Debuted Many Firsts 25th Wedding Anniversary In Style
NEW ORLEANS -
With 25 guests present
During 41 Years With Bally signifying each year of their marriage, Mr.
CHICAGO - There are coin machine
veterans, and then there are coin machine
virtually no operators could read wiring
diagrams, that the novel post-war games
and Mrs. Robert E. "Bob" Nims celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary at a dinner
party Nov. 17, at the Royal Orleans Hotel,
veterans. For 41 years, Bally Mfg. Corp.'s were unfamilar to mechanics, and in fact, a here.
sales manager Paul Calamari has been a new, unschooled generation of mechanics Nims, a veteran of 35 years in the coin
mainstay of the industry. had emerged after the war because many machine industry, is owner and president
In 1937, Calamari joined Bally and the pre-war mechanics had not returned to of two key New Orleans based firms. One is
coin business at the callow age of 17. The their old jobs. 21 -year -old A.M.A. Distributors, Inc., which
depression compelled him to quit high Calamari and Breither saw a need and is a wholesale and retail dealer of coin
school and find work to support the family. they filled it. The industry's first service operated music, games, vending equip-
His uncle and Bally's third original em- school was held in the Pacific Northwest at ment and home recreation products; the
ployee, John O'Brien, introduced him to Dunis Distributing Co., and 90 people at- other is Lucky Coin Machine Co., Inc., an
tended. Subsequently Calamari offered a operator of coin operated music and Jerry and Bob Nims
service school in every state, including amusement machines in the metropolitan constant companion at all local and
Alaska. New Orleans area for almost 30 years. national industry activities. He has been a
In the late '40s the one -ball peaked and Mrs. Nims, better known in the industry member of the AMOA board of directors
faded, and the '50s brought bingos. as "Jerry," has worked closely with her hus- since 1964.
Calmari adapted to the change by holding band since their marriage. She is in charge Nims is also actively involved in the
bingo schools, and if it wasn't bingos, it was of all inside office functions for the five NAMA, as well as several local business,
bowlers. In 1958, he became the first Bally Lucky Coin routes and is her husband's fraternal and church groups.
employee to go overseas when he conduc-
ted a school at Loewen Automaten in Ger-
many on Trophy Bowler.
1979 State Association Calendar
When Bob Breither switched to the Jan. 19-21; Music Operators of Minnesota; trade show, Orlando Marriott Inn,
vending division with its fresh brew coffee annual cony. & trade show; Holiday Inn Orlando.
machines in 1958, Calamari handled the Central, Minneapolis. May 11-12; Ohio Music & Amusement
schools alone. All along his educational ef- Jan. 19-21; Oregon Amusement & Music Assn.; annual cony.; Columbus Hilton
forts overlapped sales and promotion; Operators Assn.; annual cony.; Valley Inn, Columbus.
emphasizing quality service, he sold the River Inn, Eugene.
May 25-27; Music & Amusement Assn.,
game to the distributors and operators. Feb. 2-4; South Carolina Coin Operators
Inc.; annual cony.; Stevensville Country
In July'63 William T. O'Donnell, presently Assn.; annual cony.; Carolina Inn,
Club, Swan Lake, N.Y.
Bally's president, bought Bally from the Columbia.
Paul Calamari Mar. 29 -Apr. 1; Florida Amusement June 7-9; Music Operators of Texas; annual
Maloney family and started the company in
Merchandising Assn.. annual cony. & cony.; Marriott Motor Inn, Austin.
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then owner Ray Maloney, and he had a job
assembler and solderer on the main
production line.
the flipper business. He called Calamari in
to assist him in sales and sales promotion.
In 1965, he appointed Calamari sales
After four months, Calamari was
promoted to the drafting department and
manager. He still made field trips, mainly
European, to troubleshoot any service
THE JUKE BOX PROGRAMMER
was put in charge of processing blueprints. problems. Four years later he came inside
In his spare time, he helped the engineers
with odd soldering jobs. After two months,
chief engineer Wayne Price transferred
permanently. He passed the chalk and
eraser to Tom Hata, who eventually relin-
quished it to Bernie Powers.
TOP NEW POP SINGLES
1. SHATTERED ROLLING STONES (Rolling Stones/Atlantic RS 19310)
Calamari to the engineering department, In 41 years Calmari has been a part of
2. SOUL MAN BLUES BROTHERS (AtlanticA-36122)
where he assisted in game development of many historical changes. Those that stand 3. DO YA THINK I'M SEXY ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. WBS 8724)
the one ball machine. His five year appren- out in his mind are the Bally "Bumper" 4. BLUE MORNING, BLUE DAY FOREIGNER (Atiantic3543)
ticeship was disrupted in 1943 for a two- (1937), the first bumper that made elec- 5. SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT BARRY MANILOW (AristaAs0382)
year term in the military service. trical contact with a carbon ring to register 6. IDON'T WANNA LOSE DARYL HALL& JOHN OATES(RcAJH 11424)
Pioneered Innovation directly a score; "Citation" (1948), a one - 7. NO TELL LOVER CHICAGO (Columbia3-10879)
Calamari returned to Bally's engineering ball which introduced multiple coin and 8. DANCIN' SHOES NIGEL OLSON (BangB-740)
department, and one year later, he feature play; and most recently, solid state 9. EASY DRIVER KENNY LOGGINS (Columbia3-10866)
pioneered a major innovation in the coin circuitry. 10. EVERY TIME THINK OF YOU BABYS (ChrysaIisCHS2279)
I
machine industry. He and Bob Breither, In that time however, the technological
now sales manager of TJM in Elgin, went to changes are secondary to Calmari com-
Maloney and proposed that Bally initiate
the first field service schools. The two
pared with the friendships he's made. The
business keeps him on his toes, it's forever 1.
NEW COUNTRY SINGLES
TOPWHICH
EVERY WAY BUT LOOSE EDDIE RABBITT(ElektraE-45554)
recognized the need for this education interesting, and he's built a close 2. BACK ON MY MIND AGAIN/SANTA BARBARA RONNIE MILSAP
program when they noted the high volume relationship with all his distributors. As (RCA PB -11421)
of customer calls received by Bally's Calamari emphasizes, "To stay in a 3. COME ON IN OAK RIDGE BOYS (ABC AB 12434)
engineering department. They realized that business 41 years, it must be enjoyable." 4. MABELLENE GEORGEJONES/JOHNNY PAYCHECK (Epic8-50647)
5. HAPPY TOGETHER T.G. SHEPPARD (Warner/Curb WBS -8721)
6. TONIGHT SHE'S GONNA LOVE ME RAZZYBAILEY(RcApa-11446)
7. WHISKEY RIVER WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 3-10877)
The Nation's Fastest Growing 8.
9.
I'LL WAKE YOU UP WHEN I GET HOME CHARLIE RICH (ElektraE-45553)
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME JERRY LEE LEWIS(sunsl-1139)
Most Aggressive Distrib-One Stop! 10. EVERLASTING LOVE NARVEL FELTS (ABC 12441)
TOP NEW R&B SINGLES

BUSTIN LOOSE PART
1. 1 CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL SEARCHERS
(Source/NCA 40967)
2. ZEKE THE FREAK ISSAC HAYES (PolydorPO 14527)
3. YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)SYLVESTER (Fantasy F -gas -A -M)
4. INSANE CAMEO (Chocolate City/Casablanca CC -016)
5. LET'S DANCE TOGETHER WILTON FELDER (ABC AB -12433)
6. LOVE IS HERE RONNIE LAWS (United Artists UA -x1264-4)
r 7.
8.
I'LL DANCE BAR-KAYS (Mercury 74039)
I MIGHT AS WELL FORGET ABOUT LOVING YOU KINSMAN DAZZ (20th-T.c.-2390)
OH HONEY DELEGATION (Shady BrookSB-1048)

RECORDS & TAPES 9.
10. TO SIR WITH LOVE AL GREEN (Hi -H78522)
DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. TOP NEW MOR SINGLES

582 Armour Circle, N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30324/(404) 875-8271 1. THE MOMENT IN TIME ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK(EpicP-60632)
2. SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT BARRY MANILOW(AristaAso382)
3. YOU NEED A WOMAN TONIGHT CAPTAIN &TENILLE(A&M2106)
4. MOMENT BY MOMENT YVONNE ELLIMAN (Rsosie)
5. LOVE THEME FROM OLIVER'S STORY ANDY WILLIAMS (Columbia3-10878)
-40 Cash Box/December 30. 1978
IN REVNEW: Following is a photographic lineup of some of the new amusement machines introduced by the various games manufacturers
and dated according to their exposure in Cash Box.
100100.111111\
\et,
GOTTLIEB 'DRAGON.' Eye-catching GOTTLIEB 'GEMINI.' A 2 -player, elec- WILLIAMS 'PHOENIX.' Visually appealing ATARI 'FOOTBALL.' An outstanding video
graphics, electronic sounds and the ex- tromechanical pinball machine, produced and loaded with challenging play features game patterned after a favorite American
clusive Gottlieb vari -targets add to the ap- for the markets preferring this type of unit. plus Williams' dual sounds system and the sport. Realistic offense -defense action and
peal of this solid ^tale 4 -player pin. Astrology theme and good play action. unique "Blazeway" ramp. (11/11/78). sound effects add to the excitement.
(10/28778). (11/4/78). (11/11/78).
GREMLIN 'FROGS.' A game of challenge in ATARI 'SPACE RIDERS.' The factory's NAMCO 'SUBMARINE.' Object is to sink NAMCO 'GEE BEE.' Compact in size, this
a pleasant, non-violent setting. Player con- noted wide -body action enhances this 4 - enemy vessels for points and players use a model is described as a "semi -pinball video
trols a smiling, leaping, hungry frog as it player pin. Three captive ball targets and periscope to take aim. Realistic design and game based on a combat theme." Good
darts after various insects. (11/11/78). many exciting scoring features. (11/11/78). play features. (11/11/78). looking cabinet and graphics. (11/11/78).
NAMCO 'CLAY CHAMP.' A compact ver- MIDWAY 'ROTATION VIII.'A cocktail table ATARI 'ORBIT.' Dramatic 3 -dimensional ROCK -OLA 'MYSTIC.' The factory's new
sion of the highly successful "Shoot Away" pingame, noted for the factory's exclusive effects, futuristic sounds, and realistic phonograph for 1979, while visually attrac-
rotating playfield and the multitude of ex- space action make for an exciting video tive, is equipped with numerous merchan-
arcade piece, which is themed after the
sport of skeet shooting. (11/11/78). citing scoring features. (11/18/78). game from Atari. (11/18/78). dising and play inducing concepts.
(11/25/78).
BALLY 'PLAYBOY.' An outstanding solid STERN 'NUGENT.' A celebrity-themed GOTTLIEB 'CHARLIE'S ANGELS.' An ex- AMERICOIN 'KILLER BEES.' Here's a fun
state 4 -player flipper, incorporating cap- pingame from Stern and this one's named citing Gottlieb 4 -player named for that pop- game for players and spectators alike. Ob-
tivating graphics and exciting playfield ac- for rock star Ted Nugent. Factory launched ular trio of television lovelies. Backglass's ject is to swat at a swarm of fast moving
tion plus playboy-related promo. (12/9/78). extensive publicity campaign as tie-in. "angels" artwork is superb. (12/16/78). animated bees, for points. (12/18/78).
(12/9/78).
C-
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JO -BAR MUSIC PUBLISHING CORPORATION and turns, overstock cut-outs, etc. Call or write Harry War-
Boat $500. Sandy Pony $225, Kiddie Boat $200, Strike
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COIN MACHINES $875. Strike (used) $695. Air Hockeys (in original crate,
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Nyack, N.Y. 10969 (914) 358-5086.
or 243-5668.
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quired - just - B 201. No
eliminate sound distortion.
plug in
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re-
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SALE: Route in Puerto Rico, 700 assorted cigarette and
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ING SERVICE. Box 103, Indian Orchard, Massachusetts
01651.
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auditioning soulful keyboard players for composing - mony to your original name, or the results in you life will be
FOR SALE: Seeburg Entertainer Jukeboxes, excellent
condition -$1095, SKI'S MUSIC SERVICE. HANOVER,
FOR SALE: 32 Bally High Flyers Brand New
Mystic Gates Brand New -5
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5 Bally
Bally Bonanza Brand New.
collaborating. Also have contemporary soul and disco
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super disasterous. Contact numerologist, BISHOP DEAN,
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Also Blue Chips, Wallstreet, Stock markets, Tickertapes, 110881. Nashville, Tennessee 37211.
Balis, Other Bingos. UNITED STATES AMUSEMENTS, 2
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ALL TYPS OFCOIN-OPERATED EQUIPMENT. Flippers,
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selection) Wurlitzer. Seeburg, AMI, Rock -Ola, Rock -Ola KING OF MUSIC RECORDS is looking for masters. Send
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TRIBUTORS, INC., 389 Webster Ave., Rochester, N.Y. foreign $13. Choose Rock, Disco, Polka, Country. AL's
FOR SALE: Lotta fun converted to Barrel O Fun $1200 & SALES MANAGER: Manufacturer of coin operated elec- 2249 Cottage Grove. Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.
FOR SALE: New York State Add -A -Balls Pin Games. Call
up: Shoot A Line $1300 & up: National 222 Consoline
$225: Midway Wild Kingdom Gun $150: Brunswick
(3151 788-5130. BRENON'S COIN MACHINES, INC. 110
Main, Brownville, New York 13615
tronic amusement devices seeks an individual with a
minimum of 3 years inside sales experience. Duties in-
clude heavy emphasis on telephone work with factory -
OPERATORS - We buy used records not over 1 year old
10e each plus postage. JOHN M. AYLESWORTH & CO.
Rebound Air Hockey $300: GUERRINI VENDING 1211 W.
4th Street. Lewiston, Pa. 17044. duties. May travel occasionally. Will report to v.p. of sales. 9701 Central Ave., Garden Grove, Calif. 92644 (714) 537-
FOR SALE: Bally's Bingo "Bally Bali." new 10 units and Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume in- 5939.
used 9 units, prices negotiable. OVERSEAS LIAISON & cluding salary requirements. Equal Opportunity Em-
FOR SALE: Used and New Bally Bingos. Bally Slot TRADING, LTD.. 1-20, Tsukiji 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo ployer. Write Cash Box, Box 201, 1424 S. 61st Court, RARE RECORD SHOPS AND FINDER. List of 31 United
machines, Flippers, Bowlers (new) Genuine Bally parts. 104. Japan. Telex: J25362.
Cicero, Illinois 60650. States shops. Up to date list personally compiled $2.
Contact: WILMS DISTRIBUTING 87 Boomse Steenweg,
2630 Aarstelaar
31888
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Belgium Tel: 031/8768000 Telex: - FOR SALE: Seeburg Cs jukeboxes. Gottlieb: Target
Alpha, Abra Ca Dabra. Spin Out, Atlantis. Williams: GAME TECHNICIAN - Expanding established organiza-
MACLEAN'S, 312 Belanger St., Houma, La. 70360.
Stratoflight, Triple Strike, El Dorado, Super Star. Bally: tion located northern New Jersey seeks 1st class FOR EXPORT: All labels of phonograph records, car-
Hokus Pokus. Capt. Fantastic. D&L DISTRIBUTING CO., mechanic. Fully capable of on street repair, solid-state tridges, cassettes. Also excellently priced selections of
GAME SPECIALIST: We have a large inventory of games. INC.. 6691 Allentown Blvd.. Harrisburg. Pa. 17112. (717) and electro -mechanical pin games. This is a unique op- close-outs. Nearly 30 years of personalized service to im-
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However, Turner thinks his audience's the exception of a few Bee Gees hits, has
TALENT
receptivity to new sounds is largely due to
-
played "only one record that could be con-
Top 40 record" Linda
With label scouts sizing up the show, the
publicity posters which read "The Knack -
the station's metropolitan location. "Here in
Nashville we have a very cosmopolitan
sidered a
Ronstadt's "Ooh, Baby, Baby." And he John Get It" took on a new competitive meaning.
In the midst of the show, the band played
area," he says "so we can take a chance of pointed out that the song was originally a hit
playing more contemporary country than a for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
Hartford a Buddy Holly tune "Heartbeat." The choice
was telling. The simplicity and strength of
lot of other stations in, say, Texas." Another Approach The Knack's material, much of it written by
Negative Effect? But at KDIA, a San Francisco R&B sta-
But in even a more cosmopolitan market,
at country station WHN in New York,
tion, Jerry Boulding, program director,
says he is more open to playing pop
PALOMINO, NORTH HOLLYWOOD
John Hartford is en entertainer who likes
- lead singer Doug Fieger, is reminiscent of
Holly. Songs such as "Oh Tara," "My Sha-
rona," and "Lucinda" reveal the classic
program director Ed Salamon says the records. Although Boulding says that 90 having his audience participate in his per- "boy -girl stuff" which is reminiscent of
proliferation of country artists ex- percent of the songs on his current playlist formances. He's also one of the few perfor- Holly. Melodic, punchy in a primordial rock
perimenting with pop sounds is having a are "hard-core" R&B songs, he pointed out mers who can effectively pull it off. manner, the tracks are not extended jams
negative effect on country radio. that "right now we are playing eight or nine Hartford, who may be best known for but rather, neat and effective singles.
"One of the ways it appears to be hurting non -black songs. writing "Gentle On My Mind," and whose Songs such as opener "Let Me Out,"
country radio," Salamon says, "is that it "We don't look at color when we add a music remains rooted in the folk and "Frustrated" and "She's So Selfish" have
robs country radio of some of the country record," Boulding says. "What we look for bluegrass tradition, performs alone, and the fresh energy and jauntiness of bands
artist's attention. It seems to me that in are records that will build our audience or welcomes any opportunity to have his like The Cars from Boston. With pounding
many cases when an artist starts to seek add to our musical balance." audience join in. Hartford's many requests drum beats provided by Bruce Gary and
crossover, pop radio becomes a lot more For example, Boulding says KDIA added for sing-alongs or clap-alongs were met plucky bass playing by Prescott Niles, the
important than country. Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good" with enthusiastic response from the songs had an engaging tension. Berton Av-
"For instance, WHN does a lot of live because "we needed an instrumental with Palomino's capacity crowd which was even vere, the lead guitar player, was never self-
broadcasts," he continues, "and we have a that kind of beat." enticed to attempt a three-part harmony on indulgent. Whether launching fast runs or
lot of artists on the air as guest disc jockeys, Peaceful Co -existence the chorus of one tune. playing slide, his fills and lead parts were in
but the last time Dolly Parton was in town The different programming approaches Unlike many one-man acts, which are of- keeping with the pacing of the material.
she didn't have time in her schedule to ap- of traditionalist WAOK and progressive ten characterized by a lack of musical Fieger is a fine singer. Although he in-
pear at WHN as a guest disc jockey. But she KDIA may be indicative of what the future dynamics, Hartford's performances never
holds for all radio formats. Just as the ar-
itially sounded timid when the show
did appear on 99X -FM. And the last time wear thin by evening's end. Even without opened, within a few songs his depth as a
Tanya Tucker was in town she appeared at tists and producers interviewed in part one the audience's aid, Hartford is able to singer and performer became apparent.
the Bottom Line. The Bottom Line doesn't of this series said there would always be provide his own amusing accompaniment The encore "Kansas City" was sung in a
permit WHN to broadcast live from there room for both the traditional and by tapping out rhythms on an amplified lusty mood of celebration. Basking in the
because they are very tight with WNEW. progressive performer, most programmers piece of plywood while creating a myriad of
Not Abandoning Altogether agreed that the future relationship of radio
enthusiastic response of the audience, the
other percussion sounds by slapping his Knack demonstrated convincingly that its
"I'm not saying they are abandoning stations with "hard core" and cheeks and clucking his tongue. And days as an unsigned, unknown band are
country radio altogether," Salamon adds, "homogenized" formats will be one of throughout his show, Hartford, a master of limited.
"but they are dividing their time between peaceful co -existence. the banjo, fiddle and guitar, provides peter hartz
country and pop, so it is less than 100 per- "I think what you will find is what is
variety by constantly switching from one in
bad business decision -
cent for country radio. I'm not saying it's a
maybe it's what
they should be doing career -wise. But
already happening in a lot of smaller
markets," says Dale Turner at WKDA. "You
will have one station playing contemporary
strument to another.
Hartford also avoids redundancy in his
song selection. When he's not touring or
speaking for country radio, it seems to country (or R&B) while you have another recording, Hartford is employed as a river-
mean less of them for us." station playing the old line traditional boat captain on the Ohio River, and
The danger of an act becoming "too pop" music. There is probably a market for both although many of his songs concern life on ichard T. Bear
is not as big a concern among R&B
programmers as it is for country PDs
of them, just like there is a market for album
rock and Top 40."
the river and his love for that profession,
these tunes are balanced by numerous
EL MOCAMBO, TORONTO - Richard T.
Bear may be the most important new artist
because there has traditionally been a
lighthearted original tunes or comic ver-
closer relationship between pop and R&B Augie Blume Promotion sions of bluegrass standards. Hartford
to emerge this year in rock 'n' roll. When the
last few wrinkles are ironed out of his per-
than pop and country. And the increasing
Expands With Computer sang Bill Monroe's "Little Cabin On The formance, this is going to be a hard act to
acceptance of disco music has brought
R&B and pop even closer, according to
Keith Adams, vice president of program-
LOS ANGELES - Augie Blume &
Associates, a radio company, has acquired
Hill," for example, as though each syllable
were being echoed in a wah-wah manner.
bring down.
His two nights at the El Mocambo, as was
Opening for Hartford and joining him for his recent Palladium gig as opening act for
ming at R&B station WAOK in Atlanta. a new computer system and expanded ser-
the encore at show's end was the Doug the Doobie Brothers in New York, were
"I don't think R&B has changed as much vices to include a regional point of
Dillard Band, which was augmented for the some of the most forceful, compelling rock
as the taste of the top 40 program direc- purchase marketing service. Additionally,
evening by Rodney Dillard on dobro, mark- presentations from a new artist in quite
tors," adams says. "Any crossover can be the company will now handle key stores,
ing the first time in 13 years that the Dillard some time.
attributed to the fact that disco has become racks and one -stops in the same area.
The firm currently provides radio station brothers had performed on stage together. While his album "Red Hot And Blue" is
as successful as it has. Disco is really just
Led by Doug's banjo and the nimble fiddl- melodic and refined, the Bear's show is
up -beat R&B with a backbeat." promotion services covering more than 350
ing of Byron Berline, the band performed a crunching and taut. This is no com-
Adams says WAOK is strict in its stations weekly throughout 11 western
number of standard bluegrass tunes as well promised man. Richard T. Bear is dynamic
adherence to a true R&B sound and, with states.
as a few Dillard classics such as "Dooley." and all his own. By evening's end, he had
Jeff crossan convinced everyone that he is here to stay.
POINTS WEST
Fully living up to the boast he has made
recently in the press, (I'm the baddest,
boogie woogie piano player in the world!")
after something of a bidding contest for the highly -touted L.A. band. The group will go Bear was a frenzied, fiercely energetic en-
into the studio in January to work on its label debut LP and reportedly will include their tertainer onstage. The piano player would
version of "Rendezvous," an unrecorded Springsteen song ... Emmylou Harris go crazy onstage, dancing on top of the
dropped in on buddies Rodney Crowell and Albert Lee, who performed recently in TheKnack piano and running across the keyboards.
Long Beach at Huck Finn's ... It looks like "Natalia" will be the next single from Van The bulk of his set was comprised of
Morrlson's near-gold "Wavelength" LP. "The Belfast Cowboy" reportedly has yet to
-
resign with his label home of 11 years.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST The Crusaders' Stix Hooper married Marcy Dockery Dec. 2
TROUBADOR, L.A. - The Knack is an un-
signed band at the time of this writing but
material from his debut RCA album, "Red
Hot And Blue." Bear performed a solid
selection of forceful rockers, plus a few
at Chicago's Continental Plaza Hotel. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jesse within a few weeks the much -talked -about soulful ballads to keep the show varied and
Jackson ... Another celebration, this one for a birthday, was held at Ma Maison here in L.A. quartet is expected to sign with a major interesting. Standout cuts included "Heart
honor of Irving Azoff. Among those present were several people connected with the label. The Troubadour was packed for the Is The Lonely Hunter," "Sunshine Hotel"
Azoff-co-produced film "Urban Cowboy," Eagles' Don Henley and Glenn Frey, Linda recent two -night stand with many ex- and his new single, "Bring On The Night."
Ronstadt and J.D. Souther and Stevie Nicks, among others ... Capitol Records has ecutives from east and west coast -based Bear's band is young and has yet to fully
signed two new acts, singer -songwriter Chip Taylor and the four -member group labels in attendance. The reasons for this mature musically. Yet already, the group's
Desmond Child and Rouge ... When the L.A. Rams make the move to Anaheim attention are first and foremost, the hard - fiery interplay commands attention. The
Stadium, Wolf & Rissmiller Concerts may try to schedule more concerts at the L.A. rocking combo has talent; second, an L.A. band has only been on the road for two
Memorial Coliseum, saying the expanded seating (the Coliseum's 70,000 to Anaheim's Times story on the band provided visibility. months. kirk lapolnte
55,000) would be more attractive to superstar acts.
FINALLY -A list of each Cash Box editorial staffer's Top 10 albums of 1978 can be
ON
found in the year-end East Coastings/Points West column contained in this week's
STAGE
magazine, arranged alphabetically by artist ... And for 1979's first East
Coastings/Points West column, we'd like to run your responses to the question "What
do you feel was the most significant musical development of 1978?" Direct responses to
Charles Paikert, Cash Box New York, or Randy Lewis, Cash Box Los Angeles.
randy lewis
`Kanon' Retains Popularity In
Orchestral Recording Field
(continued from page C-23) about/Candide was sold to the Moss Music
of the "Rachmaninoff Third At Carnegie
Group, with the company's founder,
Hall" on the 50th anniversary of his George H. de Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
American debut had created a sensation remaining on the staff as a consultant
among the pianist's fans (Cash Box, (Cash Box, June 17). Ira Moss, president of
January 28). Later, around the time that the the Moss Music Group, indicated that he
recording was issued, the label further would try to persuade more rack jobbers to
handle the budget classical lines. With this
capitalized on the wave of publicity by re-
releasing four mono recordings by goal in mind, Moss recently launched the
"Turn -On" series on the Turnabout label.
Horowitz, beginning a series entitled "The
Horowitz Collection" that will eventually in-
clude about 20 LPs (Cash Box, March 25).
Listing for $3.98, the "Turn -On" LPs contain
well-known classical selections and are
designed to appeal to non -classical buyers
BROOKLYN DREAMS IN TAHOE - Casablanca recording artists Brooklyn Dreams
recently finished a national tour with a performance at the Sahara/Tahoe, as the opening
RCA also re-released several Caruso act for Donna Summer. Pictured (l -r) are: Joe "Bean" Esposito of the group; Don Wasley,
recordings, launching a series known as (Cash Box, December 2).
Meanwhile, Pickwick International's Casablanca vice president/artist development; Susan Munao, manager; Bruce Sundano
"The Complete Caruso." Between 12 and of the group; Bruce Dird, Casablanca vice president of promotion and Eddie Hodenson of
15 LPs, remastered using the Stockham
Quintessence classical budget line con-
tinued its upward momentum. In its first the group.
Soundstream Computer Process, will
eventually be released in the series (Cash year of operation, with 44 releases on the
Box, June 3).
Meanwhile, London Records launched a
couple of major campaigns on behalf of its
market, Quintessence had sales in excess
of $1 million (Cash Box, July 1).
Opera Growth
Aided by the dramatic increase in the
DISCO BREAKS
artists. One of these was the hugely suc- service New York's pools, has covered his bases by mailing directly to important DJs.
cessful "Bravo Pavarotti!" campaign, whicn number of opera broadcasts on television. However, the first shipment of the year will be sent to Judy Weinstein and the For The
as well as the upswing in regional opera Record Pool. "Judy has a lot of important jocks and clubs represented in her pool," says
promoted the tenor's two new albums,
festivals, the popularity of opera is growing Issy. "I have been servicing them up until now but starting Jan. 1, will mail direct to the
"Bravo Pavarotti!" and "Hits From Lincoln I
across the nation. According to a study by pool." Issy also said that he has trimmed the allocation for Dogs of War in Chicago from 150
Center." (Cash Box, July 15). The latter LP
features selections that Pavarotti sang at the Central Opera Service in New York, back to 100 because "I am sending too many records to that market." Atlantic services
his nationally televised recital from the Met
audiences for operatic performances in the Audiotalent with 200 pieces. Sam McGII was in N.Y. last week discussing Dogs of War's
U.S. during 1977 reached 9.2 million, dou- situation with several labels including Polydor. Sanchez also reports that Atlantic will
last February.
London also did a heavy promotion in ble the number four years earlier (Cash resume service to the Atlanta Music Pool. (The pool was dropped last March because of
support of Zubin Mehta's recording of ex- Box, January 14). poor feedback). Atlantic is also adding Wisconsin Disco Active in Madison and the
Beverly Sills, an opera star who has Minnesota pool ... George Borden of the Boston Record Pool asks for a clarification:
cerpts from the "Star Wars" and "Close En-
counters Of The Third Kind" soundtracks. become a television celebrity as well, made there is no connection between the BRP and the fledgling New England Disco DJ Assn.
the headlines this year when she announ- being organized by former BRP member Cosmo Wyatt... BADDA has added several new
Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic
had previously built a reputation for their
ced that she would be retiring from the clubs and DJs to their roster including: Different Strokes, a black club in San Francisco
stage in 1980. Sills has just been appointed whose DJ is Jeff Holder; Marmalade Max, a large straight club in Roseville, DJ Thomas
performances of these scores in sold -out
co -director of the New York City Opera with Roots; and The Central Park Disco in Merced, DJ Peter Ambrose. Also, The Spirit in San
concerts at Hollywood Bowl and Anaheim
Julius Rudel, who himself was in the news Francisco was recently renamed The Vis. Roc Sands and Cindy Batanides will remain DJs
Stadium.
Another well -publicized event that when he made his conducting debut at the as the club reportedly tries to move from a gay to a straight crowd.
helped sell records for Columbia
Masterworks was Leonard Bernstein's 60th
Met last fall (Cash Box, October 7).
Joan Sutherland and her husband, con-
PEACHES & HERB ON TV - Len Epand, director of publicity, west coast for Polydor
pulled a coup recently by having Peaches & Herb tape appearances on seven shows in
birthday in August. Designating May as ductor Richard Bonynge, were the subjects eight days. The hot duo will be seen between late January and mid -February on American
of some rather frank disclosures in Bandstand, Mery Griffin, Dinah Shore, Soul Train, Midnight Special, Dance Fever and
"Leonard Bernstein Month," Columbia
Australia, their native country (Cash Box, Home Box Office.
shipped several Bernstein -conducted LPs
and constructed a marketing campaign
around the conductor's birthday. DG also
November 18). According to John Mostyn,
former director of the Australian Opera, the
NOW CLEAN UP THE MESS - Hopefully Audrey Joseph of MK in New York has
recovered from the Three Degrees bash which was held last week at Les Mouches in NYC.
commemorated the event by issuing a new pair received $875,000 from the state- Roy Thode of the Ice Palace and Sharon White of the Sahara spun for the industry crowd.
recording of the three symphonies com- subsidized opera company for 62 perfor- By the way, in addition to press hordes, DJs and other notables, Prince Charles was in-
mances since 1974. vited. The Degrees have been knocking people out on their recent club tour. The night at
posed by Bernstein (Cash Box, August 12).
The late Maria Callas was memorialized Trocadero in San Francisco was wild and the appearance in L.A. at Probe also was a
A couple of the smaller labels also came
in a recent PBS -TV documentary. success. Who says live vocals over tracks isn't a great promo? The musicians' union may
up with some noteworthy recordings this
Meanwhile, Angel issued a couple of make a fuss (as Local 44 did last summer over a Pattie Brooks show in L.A.) but such ap-
year. Among them was ABC's recording of
the complete Brandenburg Concertos by
recordings containing previously un- pearances are on the rise.
Gustav Leonhardt, Franz Bruggen and
other notable European artists. Despite the
released Callas performances (Cash Box,
October 7). -
CA N YOU PLAY ONLY FLAT SPEED? Jack Witherby of Ariola has been playing Ma Bell
recently asking jocks if they have variable turntables. "It is alarming how few jocks do,"
fact that the two -record set (which also in- says Witherby, who feels that turntables with standard fixed speeds are a limitation on a
cludes a complete score), was list -priced at CLASSICAL CLIPS DJ's creative abilities. "I turned people's heads around in Phoenix by slowing records
$24, the musical value of the performance (continued from page C-23) down and it can work the same way speeded up." To aid the DJs who do not have access to
and the fact that original instruments were a recital at Carnegie Hall January 27. In- variable turntables, Ariola is releasing this week a two-sided record "Knock On Wood" by
used resulted in a solid winner for ABC cluded in the program will be the New York Amli Stewart. One side will be the "fast" side and the other will be the "slow" side. The dif-
(Cash Box, February 11). premieres of two works by Ernest Bloch .. .
ference will be 5 BPM. Witherby hopes that by offering jocks two different speeds for the
Peters International began to have an im- same record, the track will be more flexible for different moods during the evening. A
pact with its new mid -priced line. Two of the The Budapest Symphony Orchestra under typographical error in Billboard has also spawned a joke which Witherby is including on
label's best recordings feature Gyoirgy Lehel to appear at Carnegie the record. Amii was misspelled Amil in an article and this led to jokes about Amyl Amii.
pianist/scholar Charles Rosen in perfor- January 11 ... Therefore, the fast side is being referred to as the "Amii Amyl" side and the slow side is the
mances of Beethoven's "Diabelli Varia-
tions" and his "Piano Concerto No. 4." - GOOD TO KNOW YOU'RE READ DEPT.
In a singular attack of absentmin-
"Amii Lude" side. Rusty Garner was the DJ consultant for the musical aspects of the pro-
ject.
Other new mid -priced lines that debuted
this year were DG's Privilege and Philips'
dedness, perhaps brought on by
bronchitis, your classical clipster made two
NEW PRODUCT - Issy Sanchez and Roxy Myzal are hitting the road in early January as
part of the Atlantic campaign "You've Never Been Hit So Hard." The duo will go separate
Festivo reissue series. Listing for $6.98, rather egregious errors in the last column ways to cover eight cities in five days. Eddie Holland, VP of R&B and Larry Yasgar, national
these European -pressed records feature (Cash Box, December 16). First, cellist singles sales and Everitt Smith, national promo for Cotillion will accompany. Product
many of the most prominent artists in the Jacqueline du Pre is not deceased, as presentations will be held in N.Y., Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Philly, Atlanta, Dallas and
DG and Philips catalogs (Cash Box, May 6). reported here; multiple sclerosis merely L.A. Coming in the mail from Atlantic Dec. 27 is a promo only 12" of "I Don't Want Nobody
A spot survey of retailers taken six months halted her performing career. Ms. du Pre Else (To Dance With You)" by Michael Narada Walden and 12" and 7" versions of "He's The
after the mid -lines' appearance indicated continues to teach and work on behalf of Greatest Dancer/We Are Family" by Sister Sledge. The 12" "It Looks Like Love/Super
that they are doing well at the retail level research to eradicate multiple sclerosis. Jock" by Vincent Montana's Goody Goody came out last week ... Motown has used its first
(Cash Box, December 16). We hope she will accept our sincere DJ consultant on the new Thelma Houston 12" and plans to use more DJs in the future.
Budget Cassettes apologies .. In a more laughable vein, we Larry Rossiello of the Probe in L.A. worked on the track entitled "Saturday Night, Sunday
At the same time that DG and Philips reported that ASCAP recently helped Morning" which is being released this week. Also expect the 12" "High On Your Love" by
were releasing cassette versions of their Rudolf FrImI celebrate his 90th birthday. Rick James ... JDC is outing a commercial 12" by The Glass Famllyduring the first week in
Privilege and Festivo LPs (also listing for Mr. Friml is deceased, and next year marks January. "Crazy/Disco Concerto" features handclaps and assorted contributions from the
$6.98), major American labels were in- the 100th anniversary of his birth JDC family: Jim and Dale Callon, Skip Goodman, David Storrs and Rosalind Chase .. .
vestigating the potential for marketing ken terry MCA is holding back Van McCoy's "Patrolers Theme" and coming instead with "Lonely
budget cassettes (Cash Box, June 17). Dancer" from the forthcoming McCoy LP. Richie Rivera handled the mix. Billy Smith was
Columbia Odyssey, RCA Gold Seal and Stewart Album Gets Gold in charge of the project ... Prism released last week a remixed & re-edited version of "Love
Angel Seraphim cassettes, released at
$4.98 list, immediately found a substantial
LOS ANGELES -
"Blondes Have More
Fun," the latest album by Warner Bros.
Disco Style" by Erotic Drum Band. Tom Savarese had the honors. The disc is for DJs only
and comes on red vinyl ... Ray Caviano at Warner Bros. will release next week the Rod
response among consumers. recording artist Rod Stewart, has been cer- Stewart 12" "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy." The first RFC Records release will be Gino Soccio's
In other budget label news, Vox/Turn- tified gold by the RIAA. 12" "Dance To Dance" coming Jan. 17. peter hartz
cas nboxto 00 b TS/
Weeks
On
December 30, 1978 Weeks
On
° h2 Weeks
On
12/23 Chart 12/23 Chart 12/23 Chart
101 THE GOLDEN TOUCH 7.98 134 ALONG THE RED LEDGE 7.98 167 TOGETHERNESS 7.98
CERRONE IV (Cotillion/Atlantic SD 5208) 107 9 DARYL HALL JOHN OATES (RCA AFL 1-2804) 128 L. T.D. (A&M SP 4705) 165
& 17 29
102 THE WIZ 14.98 135 TOKYO TAPES 7.98 168 BONNIE POINTER 7.98
MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK SCORPIONS (RCA CPI 2-3039) 140 4 (Motown M7-911R1) 175 3
(MCA 2-14000) 104 13
136 HOG HEAVEN 7.98 169 CHRISTMAS CARD 7.98
104 TORMATO 7.98 ELVIN BISHOP (Capricorn CPN 0215) 138 6 THE STATLER BROTHERS
YES (Atlantic SD 19202) 87 12 (Mercury SRM 1-5012) 173 4
104 RUNNING ON EMPTY
137 STEP IN TO OUR LIFE 7.98
JACKSON BROWNE (Asylum 6E 113)
7.98 ROY AYERS/WAYNE HENDERSON 170 THEIR GREATEST HITS 7.98
99 53 (Polydor PD -1-6179) 149 2 EAGLES (Asylum 6E-105) 174 146
105 BOBBY CALDWELL 7.98 138 MONEY TALKS 7.98 171 GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE 7.98
(Clouds/TK 8804) 116 8 BAR-KAYS (Stax/Fantasy STX 4106) 145 6 THE CLASH (Epic JE 35543) 146 5
106 VAN HALEN 7.98 139 DREAMBOAT ANNIE 7.98 172 KINSMAN DAZZ 798
(Warner Bros. BSK 3075) 106 45 HEART (Mushroom 5005) 142 145 (20th Century T-574) 178 2
107 GET DOWN 7.98 140 CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT 7.98 173 WE ALL HAVE A STAR 7.98
GENE CHANDLER (Chi -Sound/ THE CARPENTERS (A&M 4726) 152 WILTON FELDER (ABC AA -1109) 180
4 3
20th Century T-578) 129 6
141 CHANGE OF HEART 7.98 174 SMOKIN' 9.98
108 STEALIN' HOME 7.98 ERIC CARMEN (Arista AB 4184) 123 11 SMOKEY ROBINSON (Tamla/
IAN MATTHEWS (Mushroom MRS 5012) 111 9 Motown 19 3663-2) 179 5
142 UGLY EGO 7.98
109 MELBA 7.98 CAMEO (Chocolate City/Casablanca CCLP 2006) 131 11 175 LIVE 11.98
MELBA MOORE (Epic JE 35507) 113 7 BARRY MANILOW (Arista AB 8500) 177 82
143 BABYLON BY BUS 12.98
110 IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 176 SMOOTH TALK 7.98
GOT IT 7.98 (Island ISLD 11) 154 4 EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING
AC/DC (Atlantic SD 19212) (RCA APL 1-2466) 183
124 3
144 MIXED EMOTIONS 7.98
2
111 CHEECH & CHONG'S UP IN EXILE (Warner Bros. BSK 3205) 126 22 177 SKYNYRD'S FIRST AND ...
SMOKE 7.98 145 HEARTS OF STONE 7.98 LAST 7.98
(Ode/Warner Bros. BSK 3249) 121 6 SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES LYNYRD SKYNYRD (MCA 3047) 170 18
(Epic JE 35488)
112 EVEN NOW 7.98
151 10 178 FLY AWAY 7.98
BARRY MANILOW (Arista AB 4164) 91 45 146 ON THE EDGE VOYAGE (Marlin 2225) 187 3
7.98
113 STARDUST 7.98 SEA LEVEL (Capricorn CPN 0212) 144 11 179 SESAME STREET FEVER 7.98
THE MUPPETS (Sesame Street CTW 79005)
WILLIE NELSON (Columbia JC 35305) 112 35 147 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD 7.98
189 19
114 THE GAMBLER 7.98

MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista AB 4186) 157 3 180 THE GRAND ILLUSION 7.98
STYX (A&M SP 4637)
KENNY ROGERS (United Artists LA 934) 143 3 148 K -SCOPE 7.98
184 74
115 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY PHIL MANZANERA (Polydor PD -1-6178) 159 2 181 FOREIGNER 7.98
149 HEADLIGHTS (Atlantic SC 18215) 186 93
HEARTS CLUB BAND 15.98 7.98
VARIOUS ARTISTS IRSO RS 2-4100) 114 22 THE WHISPERS (Solar/RCA BXL 1-2274) 153 7 182 SHOT OF LOVE 7.98
LAKESIDE (Solar/RCA BXL 1-2937)
116 PARALLEL LINES 7.98 150 LET'S GET SMALL 7.98
1
BLONDIE (Chrysalis CHR 1192) 118 15 STEVE MARTIN (Warner Bros. BSK 3090) 156 67 183 THE BEST OF NORMAN CON-
117 RUMOURS 7.98 151 CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND 7.98 NORS & FRIENDS 7.98
FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner Bros. BSK 3010) 119 96 ROBERT JOHNSON (Infinity INF 9000) 161 3
(Buddah/Arista BDS 5716) 188 2
118 MORE SONGS ABOUT 152 SLEEPER CATCHER 7.98 184 MISPLACED IDEALS 7.98
SAD CAFE (A&M SP 4737)
BUILDINGS AND FOOD 7.98
LITTLE RIVER BAND (Harvest SW 11783) 139 30 1
TALKING HEADS (Sire SRK 6058) 95 22 153 2 HOT! 7.98 185 COME GET IT 7.98
RICK JAMES (Gordy G7 -981R1) 176
119 A LEGENDARY PERFOR- PEACHES & HERB (Polydor PD -1-6172) 171 4 31
154 MOTHER FACTOR 186 LOVE TRACKS

MER: VOLUME 3
ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA CPL 1-3082)
7.98
132 3 MOTHER'S FINEST (Epic JE 35545)
7.98
141 16
GLORIA GAYNOR (Polydor PD -1-6184)
7.98
- 1
120 MR. GONE 7.98 155 BUSH DOCTOR 7.98 187 MIND MAGIC 7.98
WEATHER REPORT (ARC/Columbia JC 35358) PETER TOSH (Rolling Stones COC 39109) 162 DAVID OLIVER (Mercury SRM-1-3747) 193 2
102 12 4
121 CITY NIGHTS 7.98 156 PHOTO-FINISH 7.98 188 "ROSS" 7.98
NICK GILDER (Chrysalis CHR 1202) RORY GALLAGHER (Chrysalis CHR 1170) 158 10
DIANA ROSS (Motown M7-907R1) 167 11
96 15
122 EQUINOXE 7.98
157 GREATEST HITS 189 GOIN' COCONUTS 7.98
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE (Polydor P0-1-6175) 7.98 DONNY & MARIE (Polydor PD -1-6169) 182 11
136 2
LARRY GATLIN (Monument MG -7628) 160 7
123 FUNK OR WALK 7.98 190 AJA 7.98
THE BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN 158 INSTANT REPLAY 7.98 STEELY DAN (ABC AA 1006) 198 64
(Atlantic SD 19201) DAN HARTMAN (Blue Sky JZ 35641) 163 5
101 10 191 LIFE IS A SONG WORTH
124 SONGBIRD 159 BLOODY TOURISTS 7.98
BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia JC 35373)
7.98 10cc (Polydor PD 1-6161) 147 13 SINGING 7.98
117 30 TEDDY PENDERGRASS (Phila. Int'I./JZ 35095) 192 29
125 BRASS CONSTRUCTION IV 7.98
160 Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? 192 CITY TO CITY 7.98
(United Artists UA -LA 916-H) 89 7 A: WE ARE DEVO!!! 7.98 GERRY RAFFERTY (United Artists LA 840-G) 200 38
DEVO (Warner Bros. BSK 3239) 133 13
126 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY 7.98 193 GET OFF 7.98
WAYLON JENNINGS (RCA AFL 1-2979) 122 12 161 STAGE 11.98 FOXY (Dash/TK 30005) 181 27
DAVID BOWIE (RCA CPL 2-2913) 148 12
127 ENERGY 7.98 194 DANGER ZONE 7.98
POINTER SISTERS (Planet P-1) 155 6 162 JOURNEY TO ADDIS 7.98 PLAYER (RSO RS 1-3036) 194 17
THIRD WORLD (Island ILPS 9554) 168
128 ALL FLY HOME 7.98
6
195 OCTAVE 7.98
AL JARREAU (Warner Bros. BSK 3229) 120 12 163 NEXT OF KIHN 7.98 MOODY BLUES (London PS 708) 190 27
GREG KIHN BAND (Beserkley/GRT JBZ 0056) 135 18
129 STEP II 7.98 196 BISH 7.98
SYLVESTER (Fantasy F-9556) 127 23 164 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 13.98 STEPHEN BISHOP (ABC AA 1082) 191 18
JEFF WAYNE/VARIOUS ARTISTS
130 AMERICAN DREAMS 7.98 (Columbia PC 2-35290) 164 24 197 BLAM 7.98
JESSE COLIN YOUNG (Elektra 6E-157) 130 6 THE BROTHERS JOHNSON (A&M SP 4714) 197 22
131 DIRE STRAITS 165 NOTHING SAYS I LOVE YOU
7.98
LIKE I LOVE YOU 7.98
198 NATURAL HIGH 7.98
(Warner Bros. BSK 3266) 166 3 COMMODORES (Motown M7 -902R1) 195 32
JERRY BUTLER
132 INTIMATE STRANGERS 7.98 (Phila. Intl./Columbia JZ 35510) 169 5 199 BETTY WRIGHT LIVE 7.98
TOM SCOTT (Columbia JC 35557) 134 8 (Alston 4408) 185 28
166 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS 7.98
133 KEEP ON JUMPIN' 7.98 ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 200 ALL'N ALL 7.98
MUSIQUE (Prelude PRL 12158) 125 16 (Casablanca NBLP 7114) 172 7 EARTH. WIND & FIRE (Columbia JC 34905) 199 57
ALPHABETIZED TOP 200 ALBUMS (BY ARTIST)
AC/DC 110 Chicago 56 Grateful Dead 34 Manilow, Barry 4 112,175 Pryor, Richard 85 Talking Heads 118
ADC Band 99 Clapton, Eric 6 Hall & Oates 134 Manzanera, Phil 148 Queen 7 10cc 159
Aerosmith 14 Clash, The 170 Harris, Emmytou 78 Marley, Bob 143 Rafferty, Gerry 192 Third World 162
Ambrosia 81 Commodores 25,198 Hartman, Dan 158 Martin, Steve 3 150 Rawls, Lou 80 Thorogood, George 90
Armatrading,Joan 94 Connors. Norman 183 Hayes, Isaac 68 Marshall Tucker 46 Robinson. Smokey 174 Tosh, Peter 155
Ashford & Simpson 64 Cooper, Alice 89 Heart 29,139 Matthews, Ian 108 Rogers. Kenny 114 Toto 17
Ayers, Roy & Wayne Henderson 137 Criss, Peter 55 Jacksons 96 Meat Loaf 61 Rolling Stones 19 Travolta, John 100
Bar -Kays 79,138 Devo 160 James, Bob 75 Miller. Steve 20 Ronstadt, Linda 13 Tucker, Tanya 82
Bishop, Elvin 136 Diamond, Neil 12 James, Rick 185 Moody Blues 195 Rose Royce 92 Van Halen 106
Bishop, Stephen 196 Dire Straits 131 Jarre, Jean-Michel 122 Moore, Melba 109 Ross, Diana 188 Vannelli, Gino 28
Blondie 116 Doobie Bros. 40 Jarreau, Al 128 Morrison, Jim 93 Rundgren, Todd 66 Village People 16,98
Blues Brothers 23 Dr. Hook 95 Jennings, Waylon 126 Morrison, Van 64 Rush 33 Voyage 178
Boston 41 Eagles 170 Jethro Tull 71 Mother's Finest 154 Sad Cafe 184 War Of The Worlds 164
Bowie, David 161 Earth, Wind & Fire 10,200 Joel, Billy 2 31 Muppets 179 Santana 84 Washington, Grover 67
Brass Construction 125 Emerson. Lake & Palmer 51 John, Elton 42 Murray, Anne 72 Scorpions 135 Weather Report 120
Brides of Funkenstein 123 Exile 144 Johnson, Robert 151 Musique 133 Scott, Tom 132 Whispers 149
Bridges, Alicia 45 Felder, Wilton 173 Kansas 39 Nelson, Willie 49,113 Scott -Heron, Gil 74 White, Barry 58
Brothers Johnson 197 Firefall 36 Khan, Chaka 32 Newton -John, Olivia 38 Sea Level 146 Who 63
Browne, Jackson 104 Fleetwood Mac 117 Kihn, Greg 163 Nugent, Ted 22 Seger, Bob 37 Wings 24
Bryson, Peabo 52 Fogelberg/Weisberg 50 King, Evelyn "Champagne"... 176 Oliver, David 187 Simmons, Gene 30 Wright, Betty 199
Buffett, Jimmy 65 Foreigner 8,181 Kinsman Dazz 172 Osmond, Donnie & Marie . 189 Southside Johnny 145 Yes 103
Butler, Jerry 165 Foxy 193 Lakeside 182 Outlaws 59 Stanley, Paul 47 Young. Jesse Colin 130
Caldwell, Bobby 105 Frehley, Ace 26 Larson, Nicolette 70 Pablo Cruise 88 Statler Bros. 169 Young. Neil 48
Cameo 142 Funkadelic 73 Laws, Ronnie 91 Parliament 27 Steely Dan 18,190 SOUNDTRACKS
Carmen, Eric 141 Gallagher, Rory 156 Little River Band 152 Peaches & Herb 153 Stevens, Cat 57 Grease 5
Carpenters 140 Garrett, Leif 44 Loggins, Kenny 77 Pendergrass, Teddy 191 Stewart, Al 15,43 Lord Of The Rings 62
Cars 60 Gatlin. Larry 157 L.T.D. 167 Player 194 Streisand, Barbra 1,124 Midnight Express 166
Cerrone IV 101 Gaynor, Gloria 186 Lynn, Cheryl 54 Poco 83 Styx 21,180 Saturday Night Fever 35
Chandler, Gene 107 Geils, J 76 Lynyrd Skynyrd 177 Pointer, Bonnie 168 Summer, Donna 11 Sgt. Pepper's
10
115
Lhanson 86 Gibb, Andy 53 Manchester, Melissa 147 Pointer Sisters 127 Switch 97 Up In Smoke 111
ic 9 Gilder, Nick 121 Mangione, Chuck 87 _Presley, Elvis 119 Sylvester 129 The Wiz
CASH BOX TO91CX),LLBJ/S December 30, 1971
Weeks Weeks
Weeks
On On
On
Gnarl Chart
1 BARBRA STREISAND'S
12/23 Chart
34 SHAKEDOWN STREET 79812/23 69 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA 7.98 12/23
GRATEFUL DEAD (Arista AB 4198) 41 5 ASHFORD & SIMPSON (Warner Bros. BSK 3219) 67 19
GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 8.98
(Columbia FC 35679) 6
35 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER12.98 70 NICOLETTE 7.98
BEE GEES & VARIOUS ARTISTS (RSO RS 4001) 40 56 NICOLETTE LARSON (Warner Bros. BSK 3242) 81 9
2 52nd STREET 8.98
BILLY JOEL (Columbia FC 35609) 2 10
36 ELAN FIREFALL (Atlantic SD 19183)
7.98
21 10
71 BURSTING OUT 11.98
JETHRO TULL (Chrysalis CHR 1201) 68 12
3 A WILD AND CRAZY GUY 8.98
STEVE MARTIN (Warner Bros. HS 3238) 3 9
37 STRANGER IN TOWN 7.98 72 LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY 7.98
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND ANNE MURRAY (Capitol SW 11743) 71 20
4 GREATEST HITS 13.98 (Capitol SW 11698) 39 32
BARRY MANILOW (Arista A2L 8601) 4 5
38 TOTALLY HOT 7.98

73 ONE NATION UNDER A
5 GREASE 12.98 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN (MCA 3067) 44 5 GROOVE 7.98
VARIOUS ARTISTS (RSO 2-4002) 5 33 FUNKADELIG (Warner Bros. BSK 3209) 54 14
39 TWO FOR THE SHOW 13.98
BACKLESS 8.98 KANSAS (Kirshner PZ2 35660) 22 7 74 SECRETS 7.98
ERIC CLAPTON (RSO RS -1-3039) 7 6 GIL SCOTT -HERON & BRIAN JACKSON
(Arista AB 4189) 59 19
40 MINUTE BY MINUTE 7.98
"'JAZZ 7.98
QUEEN (Elektra 6E-166) 9 5
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (Warner Bros. BSK-3193) 52 2
75 TOUCHDOWN 7.98
41 DON'T LOOK BACK 8.98 BOB JAMES (Columbia JC 35594) 85 4
8 DOUBLE VISION 7.98 BOSTON (Epic FE 35050) 42 18

FOREIGNER (Atlantic SD 1999) 8 26 76 SANCTUARY 7.98
42 A SINGLE MAN 7.98 THE J. GEILS BAND
(EMI America SO -17706) 88 4
C'EST CHIC 7.98 ELTON JOHN (MCA 3065) 36 9
CHIC (Atlantic SD 19209) 11
43 TIME PASSAGES 7.98 77 NIGHTWATCH 7.98

KENNY LOGGINS (Columbia JJ 35387) 77 25
diTHE BEST OF EARTH, AL STEWART (Arista AB 4190) 26 14
WIND & FIRE VOL. 1 8.98

78 PROFILE/BEST OF
(ARC/Columbia FC 35647) 13 5 44 FEEL THE NEED 7.98
LEIF GARRETT (Scotti Bros./Atlantic SB 7100) 50 7
EMMYLOU HARRIS 7.98
(Warner Bros. BSK 3258) 83 6
11 LIVE AND MORE 12.98
45 ALICIA BRIDGES 7.98
DONNA SUMMER (Casablanca NBLP 71119) 6 16
(Polydor PD1-6158) 47 11
79 LIGHT OF LIFE 7.98
BAR-KAYS (Mercury SRM-1-3732) 103 3
12 YOU DON'T BRING ME 46 GREATEST HITS 7.98
FLOWERS 8.98 MARSHALL TUCKER BAND (Capricorn CPN 0214) 35 12
NEIL DIAMOND (Columbia FC 35625) 19 3 80 LOU RAWLS LIVE 13.98
(Phila. Int'I. PZ2 35517) 82 8
47 PAUL STANLEY 7.98
13 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. 7.98 (Casablanca NBLP 7123) 48 13
LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 6E 155) 12 13 81 LIFE BEYOND L.A. 798
AMBROSIA (Warner Bros. BSK 3135) 74 22
48 COMES A TIME 7.98
14 LIVE BOOTLEG 13.98 NEIL YOUNG (Reprise MSK 2266) 38 11
AEROSMITH (Columbia PC2 35564) 10 8
82 TNT 7.98
TANYA TUCKER (MCA 3066) 94 5
49 WILLIE AND FAMILY LIVE 11.98
15 BLONDES HAVE MORE WILLIE NELSON (Columbia KC 235642) 58 6
FUN 7.98 83 LEGEND 7.98

POCO (ABC AA -1099) 92 6
ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. BSK 3261) 32 2
50 TWIN SONS OF
DIFFERENT MOTHERS 7.98
84 INNER SECRETS
16 CRUISIN' 7.98 DAN FOGELBERG & TIM WEISBERG
8.98
SANTANA (Columbia FC 356000) 79 10
VILLAGE PEOPLE (Casablanca NBLP 7118) 17 12 (Epic JE 35339) 43 17
.. TOTO 7.98
51 LOVE BEACH
EMERSON. LAKE &
7.98
PALMER (Atlantic SD 19211) 61 4
85 "WANTED" LIVE IN
CONCERT 14.98
RICHARD PRYOR (Warner Bros. BSK 3364) 110 3
18 GREATEST HITS 11.98 52 CROSSWINDS 7.98
3TFELY DAN (ABC AK -11707/2) 18 8 PEABO BRYSON (Capitol ST -11875) 65 5
86 CHANSON 7.98
(Ariola SW 50039) 97 12
19 SOME GIRLS 7.98 53 SHADOW DANCING 7.98
ROLLING STONES ANDY GIBB (RSO RS 1-3034) 57 29
(Rolling Stones Records/Atlantic COC 39108) 14 28 87 CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ 14.98
CHUCK MANGIONE (A&M SP 6700) 86 15
54 CHERYL LYNN 7.98
20 GREATEST HITS 1974-78 8.98 (Columbia JC 35486) 62 6
88 WORLDS AWAY 7.98
S00-11872)
STEVE MILLER BAND (Capitol 24 5
PABLO CRUISE (A&M SP 4697) 80 29
55 PETER CRISS 7.98
PIECES OF EIGHT (Casablanca NBLP 7122) 55 13
21 7.98
STYX (A&M SP 4724) 15 14 89 FROM THE INSIDE 7.98
ALICE COOPER (Warner Bros. BSK 3263) 100 4
56 HOT STREETS 8.98
22 WEEKEND WARRIORS CHICAGO (Columbia FC 35512) 46 12
8.98
TED NUGENT (Epic FE 35551) 16 9
90 MOVE IT ON OVER 7.98
57 BACK TO EARTH 7.98 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS
(Rounder 3024) 93 8
CAT STEVENS (A&M SP -4735)
23 BRIEFCASE FULL OF 84 2
BLUES 7.98
FLAME
BLUES BROTHERS (Atlantic SD 19217) 45 2 58 THE MAN 7.98 91 7.98
RONNIE LAWS (United Artists LA -881-H) 76 11
BARRY WHITE (20th Century T-571) 49 11
1 WING'S GREATEST 8.98

59 PLAYIN' TO WIN 7.98 92 ROSE ROYCE STRIKES
(Capitol SOO-11905) 29 4
OUTLAWS (Arista AB 4205) 63 7
AGAIN 7.98
(Warner Bros. WHI 3227) 78 17
25 GREATEST HITS 7.98
60 THE CARS
COMMODORES (Motown M7 -912R1) 28 8 (Elektra 6E 7.98
135) 60 28
93 AN AMERICAN PRAYER 8.98
JIM MORRISON & THE DOORS
26 ACE FREHLEY 7.98 61 BAT OUT OF HELL 7.98 (Elektra 5E-502) 115 4
(Casablanca NBLP 7121) 27 13 MEAT LOAF (Cleve. Int'I./Epic PE 34974) 66 61
MOTOR BOOTY AFFAIR 94 TO THE LIMIT 7.98

7.98
PARLIAMENT (Casablanca NBLP 7125) 37 4
THE LORD OF THE RINGS 13.98 JOAN ARMATRADING (A&M SP 4732) 69 9
ORIGINAL MOVIE SOUNDTRACK (Fantasy LOR-1) 70 4
28 BROTHER TO BROTHER 7.98 63 WHO ARE YOU 798

95 PLEASURE & PAIN 7.98
GINO VANNELLI (A&M SP4722) 23 14 tHE WHO (MCA 3050) 53 17 DR. HOOK (Capitol SW 11858) 98 7
29 DOG & BUTTERFLY 8.98 64 WAVELENGTH 7.98 96 DESTINY 7.98

VAN MORRISON (Warner Bros. BSK 3121) 51 12 THE JACKSONS (Ep c JE 35552) 108 6
HEART (Portrait FR 3555) 31 14
30 GENE SIMMONS 7.98 65 YOU HAD TO BE THERE 11.98 97 SWITCH 7.98

(Casablanca NBLP 7120) 30 13 JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC AK -1008/2) 56 8 (Gordy G7 -980R1) 72 19
31 THE STRANGER 7.98 66 BACK TO THE BARS 12.98 98 MACHO MAN 7.98
BILLY JOEL (Columbia JC 34987) 33 63 TODD RUNDGREN (Bearsville 2BRX 6986) 75 VILLAGE PEOPLE (Casablanca NBLP 7096) 90 42
32 CHAKA 7.98 67 REED SEED 7.98 99 LONG STROKE 7.98

CHAKA KHAN (Warner Bros. BSK 3245) 25 9 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. (Motown M7 -910R1) 64 13 ADC BAND (Cotillion SD 5210) 109 5
33 HEMISPHERES 7.98 68 FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE 7.98 100 TRAVOLTA FEVER 9.98
ISAAC HAYES (Polydor PD -t-6164) 73 8 JOHN TRAVOLTA (Midsong Int'I./MTF 001)) 105
RUSH (Mercury SRM 3743) 34 7
GREAT ENCOUNTERS
OF .THE BEST KIND
(Don't lei them happen without you).
morn
International Record and Music Publishing Market
January 19 - 25 1979. Palais des Festivals - Cannes - France.
In 1978 52 countries represented, 1.238 firms, 5.050 participants.
:
Bernard Chevey Commissaire Général. Xavier Roy : International Manager.

iformation and reservations
: UNITED KINGDOM : U.S.A. :
RANCE International Equipment and Services 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 4535

rue Gamier - 92200 Neuilly Exhibition Organisation Ltd, New York, N. Y. 10020
'é1.: 747.84.00 - Telex 630547 F MIP/MID 43 Conduit Street - London W. 1.
: Tel. (212) 489.1360 - Telex 235309 OVM
: :
;hristian Bourguignon Tel. (01) 439.6801- Telex 25230 MIPTV/Midem LDN John Nathan
: :
iternational Sales Executive Liz Sokoski,U.K. Representative International Representative
Midem. The winner's date.

RUSH'S
"HEMISPHERE..S"
A IS
GOLD
MIND
_doe' `
Rush hos just struckgold with their lotest and

most cerebral album. -Hemispheres: It's their
fourth straight strike. And, from oll indications, the
richest yet.
At this rote, look for another precious metal to
be uncovered soon.
Produced by Rush and Terry Brown

Rush oppeors on Anthem Records in Canada.
,7 V' , ON MERCURY
`111PrCit:,..) RECORDS AND TAPES
PHONOGRAM, INC.
A POLYGRAM COMPANY Roy Donniels/Vic Wilson
Wole o, call (oar local P049tam DesInbulmon sales oftce 101 displays and caner P,dmononn, lICOlS
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M191fiI
THE ARTISTRY Of BONNIE P01 NiEN
Parlayed in her first solo album. Exclusively on Motowo Rec]Fs &Tapes
Includes the hit Sigle"free Me from My NW"

M Whll
A
MQifNdN'
Produced by Jeffrey Bowen & Berry Gordy
70/ft treac 46«md f971
1
2
-
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - - -
LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING --
TEDDY PENDERGRASS
BEE GEES & VARIOUS ARTISTS
Phila. Intl.
RSO
- -- - - -
3 WEEKEND IN L.A. GEORGE BENSON Warner Bros.
4 NATURAL HIGH THE COMMODORES Motown
5 ALL 'N' ALL EARTH, WIND & FIRE Columbia/ARC
TOGETHERNESS
6
7
- -
L.T.D.
-
A&M
FUNKENTELECHY VS. THE PLACEBO SYNDROME - - PARLIAMENT Casablanca
8
9
10
COME GET IT!
- -
SO FULL OF LOVE
BLAM
-
RICK JAMES
- -T
O'JAYS
BROTHERS JOHNSON
Gordy
Phila. Intl.
A&M
- -- - - -
11 SHOWDOWN ISLEY BROTHERS -Neck
12 STREET PLAYER RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN ABC
13 THANKFUL NATALIE COLE Capitol
14
15
CENTRAL HEATING
BLUE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT
-A
- -
HEATWAVE Epic
ROBERTA FLACK
- -- - - -
16 A TASTE OF HONEY TASTE OF HONEY Capitol
17 BOOTSY? PLAYER OF THE YEAR BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND Warner Bros.
18 IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA ASHFORD/SIMPSON Warner Bros.
SOUNDS ... AND STUFF LIKE THAT
19
20 GET OFF - - FOXY
-
Dash/TK
-
QUINCY JONES A&M
21
22
-
IN THE NIGHT TIME -
ROSE ROYCE STRIKES AGAIN
- - -
ROSE ROYCE
MICHAEL HENDERSON
Whitfield
Arista
23
24
LIVE!
LIVE AND MORE -
THE COMMODORES
-
DONNA SUMMER
Motown
- Casablanca
25
26
GALAXY
-
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
- - -
LOVESHINE CON FUNK SHUN- FUNKADELIC
Mercury
Warner Bros.
27
28
WAR
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
MCA
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2 George Benson 5 Ubiquity Starbooty
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4 Roy Ayers Best New Artists
5 Joe Sample 1 Michael Franks
6 Jean-Luc Ponty 2 Larry Carlton
7 Bob James 3 David Spinozza
8 Quincy Jones 4 Bobby Lyle
9 Gato Barbieri 5 Ronnie Foster
10 Ramsey Lewis 6 Eddie Henderson
11 Stanley Clarke 7 Wilbert Longmire
12 Herbie Hancock
13 Hubert Laws
14 Al DiMeola
15 Noel Pointer
16 Chick Corea
17 Maynard Ferguson
18 Deodato
19 Stanley Turrentine
20 Tom Scott
21 John Klemmer
22 Freddie Hubbard
23 Eric Gale
24 Lonnie Liston Smith
25 Keith Jarrett
Vocalists Duos
1 George Benson 1 Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson
2 George Duke 2 Herb Alpert/Hugh Masakela
3 Earl Klugh 3 Larry Coryell/Steve Khan
4 Norman Connors 4 Brian Auger/Julie Tippetts
5 Michael Henderson 5 Stan Getz/Jimmy Rowles
6 Al Jarreau
Dee Dee Bridgewater
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8 Ray Charles
Solists Longest Charted
9 Flora Purim
Groups
1 -- - -
George Benson
Chuck Mangione
In Flight Warner Bros.
Feels So Good A&M
Crusaders
2
3 -
George Benson -
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1
2 Blackbyrds 4 Jean-Luc Ponty Enigmatic Ocean Atlantic

3 Weather Report 5 Joe Sample Rainbow Seeker ABC
4 Passport Stanley Clarke Modern Man Nemperor/CBS
5 Seawind
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6
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Grover Washington, Jr.
Tappan Zee/Columbia
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6 Motown
7 Caldera
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9 Spyro Gyra
10 Jeff Lorber Fusion
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Heavy Weather
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Columbia
Blue
2
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Sky Islands
Lifeline
Capitol
Polydor
4
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Longest Charted
1
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Al Jarreau
Warner Bros.
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Live In Europe/Look To The Rainbow
3 George Benson -
Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson -- - -
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1978 Was A Banner Year For
All Categories Of Jazz Music
by Bob Porter Longmire and Larry Carlton are all
This was a banner year for jazz; more guitarists who have had varying degrees of
jazz records were recorded, pressed and exposure in the past, yet each found a sub-
sold than n any previous year. It was a year stantial audience in 1978. Joe Sample
with few discernable trends; but, if there scored one of the year's biggest sellers with
was one lesson to be learned from 1978, it
was the fact that great musicians should
play with great musicians more frequently.
Nowhere was this more obvious than on the
his "Rainbow Seeker" LP, and it was his
very first venture away from the Crusaders.
Ralph MacDonald is everyone's favorite per-
cussionist, and he also scored heavily with est ßaí2 ne
touring circuit. The two -piano team of his first solo LP, "The Path." Jeff Lorber's
Chick Cotea and Herbie Hancock had an
extremely good tour early in the year, but it scored a big hit -
second Inner City album, "Soft Space."
the biggest in his com-
eher°\
was the Milestone Jazz -Stars, featuring
Sonny Ro lins, McCoy Tyner and Ron Car-
ter, that was the major event of its kind. And
to top it all, jazz was played at the White
House, artf the all-star concert, broadcast
nationwide by National Public Radio,
pany's history.
Midas Touch
Yet, in terms of breakthroughs, 1978
really belonged to one man. This was the
year that Chuck Mangione found the Midas
touch: Everything he recorded seemed to
0coñgCKW\casFVSQN
demonstrated again the high quality of turn to gold (and platinum). His album,
music that can be produced when top "Feels So Good," was the biggest jazz LP of
the year, and the title track was a million -
jazzmen play together.
It was a good year for veteran perfor-
mers. Musicians such as Arnett Cobb, Il-
selling single. His followup album.
"Children Of Sanchez," was another
3EFFtoRgER
\i\i\e\g
linois Jacuet, Eddie Vinson, Helen Humes, smash. Chuck's polished, melodic im-
Jimmy Rowles, Hank Jones, Gerry Mul- provisations reached the ears of millions of
ligan, Buck Clayton, Jay McShann, Red Americans in 1978.
Garland, Al Gray, Jimmy Forrest, Willis Were it not for Mangione, it would cer-
Jackson, Johnny Griffin, Pepper Adams, tainly have been yet another great year for
Red Rodney, Art Pepper, Wild Bill Davison George Benson. His earlier albums,
and Woo: y Herman all achieved personal "Breezin' " and "In Flight," continued to be
triumphs- during the year and were strong chart performers right through most
generally -nore active and better accepted of the year, and his live album, "Weekend In
than in previous years. L.A." was the top -selling jazz album for thir-
Yet, there are two jazzmen for whom teen weeks, longer than any other single
1978 wasa real milestone: Dexter Gordon LP.
and Lionel Hampton. Gordon continued to Grover Washington, Jr. had two number
establish iimself as a major force. Beginn- one LPs during the year: "Live At The Bijou"
ing with his return to New York, Gordon has and "Reed Seed." Most significant in
become the focal point of the acoustic jazz Grover's case was his ability to continue his
revival. Sellout appearances and es- solid success using his own working band,
calating record sales (to the point where without the excessive studio trimmings that
jazz char: action is expected on each new were so prevalent in the past.
LP) and poll victories all demonstrate that The Crusaders scored in a number of
Dexter Gordon is right now at the peak of ways. "Images" was their biggest LP to
his caree date, while keyboard man Joe Sample
If Gorcpn had a rival for top honors in stepped out on his own with one of the
1978, it would have to be his old boss, year's top LPs. Saxophonist Wilton Felder
Lionel Hampton. The activity and boun- has now come forth with his hot new LP,
dless energy of this great man were on and we are told that Stix Hooper will soon
worldwide display this year. Tours of follow with his first solo effort.
Europe and South America brought SRO Quincy Jones had another smash with
crowds aid domestic tributes in Boston, "Sounds.. .And Stuff Like That," which top-
New York and at the White House, serving ped the jazz chart for six weeks. Quincy
once agan to remind us of Hampton's manages to stay abreast of all new develop-
timeless talent. During 1978, Lionel ments and integrate them into his own
Hampton had at least seventeen new LPs highly personal sound.
on the ma ket, which has to be some kind of Producer/keyboard stylists Bob James
record! ("Heads") and George Duke ("Reach For
It was a year of solid breakthroughs for It") were the other artists who achieved the
many younger artists. Steve Kahn, Pat number one spot in jazz sales during the
Metheny, David Spinozza, Wilbert year.
Varieties Of Fusion
Fusion music continued to dominate jazz
in terms of overall appeal, yet there were
many and varied types of fusion. Links with
classical music, pop, R&B, rock, disco,
-
Latin there was a little bit of everything in-
volved. Yet it was also a year when many
top fusion stars felt the impact of the
acoustic jazz revival. Freddie Hubbard,
Chick Corea, John Klemmer, Stanley
Turrentine and many others went back to
basics for much of their inspiration this
year. Perhaps the next fusion trend will be
jazz -jazz!
The traditional blues market was largely
the domain of tiny independents such as
Alligator, Big Town, Trix, Blind Pig,
Delmark, Music Is Medicine, Joliet and
Blues Spectrum, although Tomato had
5eeZe
solid blues releases and Fantasy's revival of Sub6GópÿC: 00 'J
the Stax line produced some excellent S MVS\tN'

blues.
MANG1011E A SMASH - A&M recording
artist Chuck Mangione smashed his way
The reissue activity continued unabated,
although the field suffered some casualties
the
M55toQ23
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into a 4' ty 6' glass container on the A&M in addition to welcoming some returnees.
soundsta-e recently to receive his gold and The Emarcy series disappeared: RCA dis-
platinum copies of his "Feels So Good" continued much of its Bluebird catalog; and
record. (continued on page 75)
Cash Box/December 30, 1978 73

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Highest Debuts
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Pe» Amed
ei.ea
Chuck Mangione Children Of Sanchez A&M
1
2 George Benson
Herbie Hancock - - -
Weekend In L.A.
Sunlight Columbia
Warner Bros.
3
4
5 -- - -
Al DiMeola
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Grover Washington, Jr.
Casino
Reed Seed
Columbia
Motown
Billy Cobham Inner Conflicts Atlantic
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6
7 Donald Byrd Thank You For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My
Life) Elektra
8 Freddie Hubbard
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Hubert Laws
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Super Blue
Say It With Silence
Columbia
Columbia
9
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Tom Scott -
Intimate Strangers Columbia
Vocalists - Highest Debuts
10
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George Benson
George Duke - -
Weekend In L.A.
Don't Let Go Epic
Warner Bros.
2
3 --
Roy Ayers
Al Jarreau
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You Send Me
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All Fly Home
Polydor
Warner Bros.
4
5 - -
Flora Purim
Norman Connors
-- Buddah/Arista
Everyday/Everynight
This Is Your Life
Warner Bros.
6
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Duos - Highest Debuts
7 Roy Ayers Let's Do It Polydor
1 Coryell/Steve
Larry
Scott-Heron/Brian
Gil
- - Khan
- -Two For The Road
Jackson Secrets Arista
Arista
Auger/Julie Tippetts - -
2
Brian Encore Warner Bros.
Herb Alpert/Hugh Masakela - Herb Alpert/Hugh
3
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4
Masakela A&M
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5 Getz/Jimmy
Stan Rowles Peacocks Columbia
2
1
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Weather Report
The Crusaders
Return To Forever
Mr. Gone
Images ABC
Return To Forever Live
3
4
5
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Passport
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Sky Blue
Tim Weisberg Band
Atlantic
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Rotations United Artists
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Pat Metheny Group Pat Metheny Group Warner Bros.
6
7 --
Brecker Brothers
Ubiquity Starbooty
Heavy Metal Be -Bop
Elektra
Arista
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9 Head Hunters Straight From The Gate Head Hunters
Arista
10 Caldera -
Time And Change Capitol
ikemefra
1 FEELS SO GOOD --
CHUCK MANGIONE A&M
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CHUCK MANGIONE A&M
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3
WEEKEND IN L.A.
LIVE AT THE BIJOU
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GEORGE BENSON
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GROVER WASHINGTON. JR. -
Kudo/Motown
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TROPICO
LOVE ISLAND
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GATO BARBIERI
DEODATO
A&M
Warner Bros.
4
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RAINBOW SEEKER JOE SAMPLE
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ABC 24 RUBY, RUBY GATO BARBIERI A&M
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5 HEADS BOB JAMES Tappan Zee/Columbia 25 MAGIC IN YOUR EYES EARL KLUGH UA
6
7
IMAGES CRUSADERS Blue Thumb/ABC
SOUNDS ... AND STUFF LIKE THAT
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QUINCY JONES -
A&M
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27
ARABESQUE
SECRETS
JOHN KLEMMER
- -ABC
GIL SCOTT HERON & BRIAN JACKSON Arista
8 MODERN MAN
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STANLEY CLARKE Nemperpor/CBS
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GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. Motown
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9 TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD RAMSEY LEWIS Columbia 29 FREESTYLE BOBBI HUMPHREY Columbia
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10 SUNLIGHT HERBIE HANCOCK Columbia 30 THIS IS YOUR LIFE NORMAN CONNORS Arista
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12
ACTION
REACH FOR IT --
BLACKBYRDS Fantasy
GEORGE DUKE
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Epic
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32
MULTIPLICATION
LOVELAND
ERIC GALE
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LONNIE LISTON SMITH
Columbia
Columbia
13
14
DON'T LET GO
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SAY IT WITH SILENCE- -
GEORGE DUKE
HUBERT LAWS
Epic
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Columbia
33
34
BLOW IT OUT
THE PATH - TOM SCOTT
- -
RALPH MacDONALD
Ode/Epic
- Marlin/TK
15
16 CASINO --
YOU SEND ME
--
ROY AYERS
AL DI MEOLA
Polydor
Columbia
35
36 MR. GONE --
LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
--
WEATHER REPORT
PHAROAH SANDERS
Columbia
Arista
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17 HOLD ON NOEL POINTER UA 37 SUPER BLUE FREDDIE HUBBARD Columbia
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18 COSMIC MESSENGER JEAN-LUC PONTY Atlantic 38 MONTREUX SUMMIT (VOLUME ONE) VARIOUS ARTISTS Columbia
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20 LET'S DO IT -
ENGIMATIC OCEAN
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JEAN-LUC PONTY
ROY AYERS Polydor
Atlantic 39
40
IN THE NIGHT
FRIENDS -
MICHAEL HENDERSON
CHICK COREA Polydor
Arista

1978 Was A Banner Year For All Categories Of Jazz Music Headhunters, Pharoah Sanders, Norman
(continued from page 73) charts, more LPs on the charts and more (Elektra), Ray Charles (Atlantic), Oregon
there was little reissue activity at CBS this records sold than any other. Columbia, (Elektra), Gary Burton (ECM), Ray Barretto Connors, Michael Henderson (Buddah)
year. Still, Prestige, Milestone, Savoy and which also has the largest roster of jazz ar- (Atlantic), Patrice Rushen (Elektra), and and the Brecker Brothers. Late in the year,
Verve continued to serve the interests of tists, continued to broaden and deepen its Donald Byrd (Elektra). With a few notable Arista debuted the GRP label under the
vintage collectors. If the Chess series finally ties to the acoustic revival by bringing exceptions, these artists joined WEA within strong production team of Dave Gusin-
stopped, Barnaby-Candid picked up the Woody Shaw and the Heath Brothers band the past three years, so the jazz outlook at Larry Rosen.
slack. Delmark continued to mine its own into the fold. Chart artists on CBS - WEA is very positive these days. Phonogram had several strong acts and
catalog as well as that of United. There was distributed labels included: Bob James, A&M has shown remarkable success in considerable activity in the field on both
no activity at MCA, yet Pickwick (via its George Duke, Ramsey Lewis, Maynard the jazz field, working with a very select Polydor and Mercury. Artists who hit big
Quintessence label) leaped into the breach Ferguson, Tom Scott, Billy Cobham, Dexter roster of artists. A philosophical change of during the year were: Dave Grusin
with a strong initial surge. Warner Brothers Gordon, Weather Report, Steve Kahn, Eric direction in the A&M/Horizon label began (Polydor), Charles Earland (Mercury), Ben-
produced only a six -LP Charlie Parker box Gale, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, to prove fruitful as the year progressed. nie Maupin (Mercury), Jean-Michel Jarre
and a double album from the same source. Alphonso Johnson, Hubert Laws, Dexter Among the hit jazz acts at A&M during 1978 (Polydor), Roy Ayers (Polydor), Wayne
Yet ABC, with its Dedication Series, bowed Wansel, Lonnie Liston Smith, Mark Colby, were Chuck Mangione, Gato Barbieri, Herb Henderson (Polydor), Chuck Mangione
a strong new entry, and Pacific Jazz was John McLaughlin, Bobbi Humphrey, the Alpert -Hugh Masekela, David Spinozza, (Mercury), Chick Corea (Polydor), Jimmy
reactivated by United Artists. Blue Note and CBS All -Stars, Wilbert Longmire, Stanley Quincy Jones, Gap Mangione and Les Smith (Mercury) and Esther Phillips (Mer-
Bethlehem each produced strong fall Clarke, Ronnie Foster, Woody Shaw, McCann. cury).
releases, while King, Biograph, Musicraft Bobby Hutcherson, Return To Forever, Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone added Stax ABC continued its long commitment to
and GNP/Crescendo produced occasional Herbie Hancock and Al Dimeola. An im- to its name during 1978 and continued to jazz via its new reissue program and the
good -qua ity releases. Much of the reissue pressive performance. have across-the-board success in the jazz solid support of several hit acts such as the
activity has shifted to direct mail operations Yet the CBS dominance in this field is not field. F/P/M/S continued very strong in the Crusaders, Joe Sample, John Klemmer,
such as The Smithsonian Institute, Time- as great as it was. WEA labels have made acoustic as well as fusion areas, with new Blue Mitchell, Keith Jarrett and Wilton
Life, Nostalgia Book Club and Book -Of - substantial inroads. A distribution deal with releases and reissues. The biggest stars on Felder.
The -Month Club. ECM added clout, and Warner Brothers, F/P/M/S for 1978 were: Bill Evans, McCoy The newly emerging jazz division at
The avant garde was pursued vigorously Atlanta and Elektra/Asylum each have jazz Tyner, BJa¢kbyrds, Stanley Turrentine, Bill Capitol brought forth a number of steady
by Arista/Novus, Nessa, Indian Navigation, programs in progress. WEA chart artists Summers, Gal Tjader, Sonny Rollins, Flora performers, including Bobby Lyle, Caldera,
Improvising Artists and several smaller were Keith Jarrett (ECM), George Benson Purim, Ron Carter and Idris Muhammad. Gary Bartz, Raul de Souza and Eddie Hen-
labels with varying degrees of success. (Warner Brothers), Ralph Towner (ECM), Al Fantasy also brought forth änother label derson.
While 1978 did not develop an obituary Jarreau (Warner Brothers), Pat Metheny during the year, Galaxy, which presented The once mighty United Artists roster
list approaching the cataclysmic year of (ECM), Dee Dee Bridgewater (Elektra), straight -ahead jazz. has thinned out considerably, but five ma-
1977, a number of splendid musicians Lenny White (Elektra), Ubiquity (Elektra- Arista found solid sales in the fusion area jor acts continue (Earl Klugh, Noel Pointer,
passed away during the year, including Joe Asylum), Terje Rypdal (ECM), John Handy via its own acts and its arrangement with Tim Weisberg, Ronnie Laws and Horace
Venuti, Irene Kral, Bill Jennings, Teddy Hill, (Warner Brothers), Deodato (Warner Buddah. Silver); and, via Pacific Jazz and Blue Note,
Joe Marsal, Gregory Herbert, Jimmy Not- Brothers), Kenny Wheeler (ECM), Michael Critical Sensation UA continues to be a force in the reissue
tingham, Frank Rosolino, Lennie Tristano, Franks (Warner Brothers), Passport (Atlan- In addition to its ongoing ties with field.
Harold "Money" Johnson, and Larry Young tic), Herbie Mann (Atlantic), David Sanborn Freedom and Savoy, Arista bowed the CTI/Kudu had its share of problems dur-
and Don Ellis. (Warner Brothers), Flora Purim (Warner Novus line this year with new artists such as ing the year but still managed to hit
Leading Jazz Labels Brothers), Lee Ritenour (Elektra), Charles Warren Bernhart and the band which significantly with Patti Austin, Nina Simone,
Interms of label involvement, CBS con- Mingus (Atlantic), Don Ellis (Atlantic), Larry proved the critical sensation of the year. Seawind and Idris Muhammed. At year's
tinued to lead the way. Columbia, Epic, Carlton (Warner Brothers), Sonny Fortune Arista artists represented on the jazz chart end, there were signs of the label's rebirth.
Tappan Zee and other Associated Labels (Atlantic), Jean Luc-Ponty (Atlantic), Joe this year were: Gil Scott -Heron, Larry Down in Florida, TK Productions was
accounted for more jazz artists on the Farrell (Warner Brothers) Lee Oskar Coryell-Steve Khan, Harvey Mason, The (continued on page 112)
TO ALL OF THOSE CONCERNED:

(and you know who you are)
THE ENTIRE STAFF OF NEfY1PEROR RECORDS

(all three of us)
WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Stanley Clarke Lips

Charlie Ainley Andy Pratt
Steve Forbert Walt Bolden
NEMPEROR
RECORDS
eed r4
Gospel -Spiritual
Male Vocalists
1
2
3
Walter Hawkins
James Cleveland
Rev. Maceo Woods
eefutew Female Vocalists

1
2
3
Shirley Caesar
Myrna Summers
Sara Jordan Powell
Vocal Groups
1 Andrae Crouch & The Disciples
2 Gospel Keynotes
3 Mighty Clouds Of Joy
4 Sensational Williams Brothers
5
Vocalists
1
-
Pilgrim Jubilee Singers
Longest Charted
Walter Hawkins
2 Shirley Caesar
3 James Cleveland
4 Gospel Keynotes
5 Andrae Crouch & The Disciples
6 Rev. Brunson & The Thompson Community Church Choir
Gospel -Inspirational
Male Vocalists
1 B.J. Thomas
2 Keith Green
3 Jimmy Swaggart
Female Vocalists
1 Evie Tournquist
2 Reba
3 Pam Mark
Vocal Groups
1 Bill Gaither Trio
2 Dallas Holm & Praise
3 Maranatha Singers
4 Candle
-
5 2nd Chapter Of Acts
Vocalists Longest Charted

1 Evie Tournquist
2 B.J. Thomas
3 Keith Green
4 Evie Tournquist
5 Bill Gaither Trio
6 Dallas Holm & Praise
7 Pam Mark
8 Maranatha Singers
high points was a sizzling July 4th show at who broke through in July were the Cars, as Newsweek declared that "not since the
in L.A. The 15-8 defeat meant the Stone
the Forum, in Los Angeles, while the Stones who had a hit single and album the first time cigar chomping days of Mike Todd has a
would contribute $5,000 to a UNICEF fund producer made such waves" ... Then there
drew a turn -away crowd of over 100,000 out, and Van Helen, who proved they were a
and allow the Eagles to write the Rolling was "The Record Industry: How To Spin
Top 10 Albums
Stone story of the game.
JUNE - - -
Champagne Jam - -
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)
Gold," published in the prestigious Los
Angeles Times. The emphasis was on the
record business' $3.5 billion year in 1977,
LONG LOST ARTISTS REVISITED
Bruce Springsteen finally returned to the
charts three years after "Born To Run" was
released with his new "Darkness On The
The Cars
This Years Model - -
(Elektra/Asylum)
Elvis Costello (Columbia)
Departure From The Northern Wasteland Michael Hoening -
as opposed to the film industry's $2.4 billion
gross the same year. The point being, of
course, that Hollywood glamour now
means recording stars, just as much as
-- - - - -
Edge Of Town" LP ... Sly Stone was repor- (Warner Bros.) movie stars ... However, with bigness
tedly talking over a possible deal with War-
ner Bros. ... Elton John announced he
The Very Best of Bird Charlie Parker (Warner Bros.) comes outside pressure, and exactly that
would be working with a new lyricist for his Wanted Richard Pryor (Warner Bros.) was applied by a group called Women
Against Violence Against Women, who
first album in two years. His collaboration
with Gary Osborne would be the first time
he had written without his perennial partner
Bernie Taupin ... Bob Dylan surprised just
Some Girls
-
Stranger In Town --
The Rolling Stones
Bob Seger
(Rolling Stones/Atlantic)
(Capitol)
Bruce Springsteen -
protested the industry's depiction of
women on album covers and ads as
degrading. The Rolling Stones were a
primary target of the group because of their
about everyone with his shows at the Un-
iversal Amphitheatre which kicked off his
1978 U.S. tour. His "Las Vegas approach"
and the way he rearranged several of his
(Columbia)
Mr. Gone - -
Weather Report (Columbia)
-('harles Paikert
lyrics and the artwork used for the old
"Black And Blue" album. Responded Mick
Jagger, "Most of those songs are really
outside at J.F.K. Stadium in Philadelphia. touring act to be reckoned with. silly, they're pretty immature. Any bright girl
- -
classics were at the forefront of a new im-
would understand that. If were gay I'd say
age ... Johnny Rivers and his Soul City Both acts battled for acclaim in the rock Some odd couples of I
ODD PAIRINGS
the same things about guys or other girls."
label parted company with Atlantic records media, with Springsteen probably coming
out on top. And the excitement was infec-
the month Joni Mitchell was in New York
to cut some tracks for her next album, and DYLAN REMEMBERS ELVIS -On the
.. Les Khan, the man behind several post-
mortem Jimi Hendrix releases went to work
on more unreleased tapes for a future
tious - the old champs on the comeback
after their most successful album and
while she wrote the lyrics, jazz great
Charles Mingus provided the music ...
first anniversary of Elvis Presley's death,
Bob Dylan had some interesting com-
Graham Parker's band, the Rumour, ments: Upon hearing of the El's death, Bob
single in years, and the new contender in-
album.
SOUL MEN - The Blues Brothers, aka
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, said they
jecting a vitality and sense of urgency on played with Carlene Carter .. and
Aerosmith chose to play the Starwood in
.
says, "I had a breakdown! broke down ..
I
one of the very few times. If it wasn't for Elvis

.
would shortly cut an album and embark on

stage the likes of which rock has not seen
since ... Mick Jagger?
- L.A. under a pseudonym - Dr. Jones and and Hank Williams,
what do today."
I couldn't be doing
a for -real tour, rather than just sticking to LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES Rock and the Interns.
-
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DISCO BEAT AS SUBVERSIVE IN-

cameo shots on "Saturday Night Live" ...
Don Kirshner celebrated the fifth anniver-
roll came to the movies in a big way in July,
as both "The Buddy Holly Story" and
SCATTERED SEGMENTS All the Gibb
Brothers got together for the first time on FLUENCE - Reports came to this country
that Communist party officials in East Ger-
sary of his "Rock Concert" with a show "Animal House" opened in theatres across stage in Miami .. Elvis Presley, it was dis-
.
closed, wrote to the FBI in 1970, asking that many are baffled by the behaviour of the
featuring Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Billy the country. Gary Busey won rave reviews
Joel, Kansas and on and on ... The for his outstanding performance as Holly, he be made an informer to combat the evil country's youth. One report described
influence of the Beatles et. al.... Rocket "young men kneeling on the floor of an
Border Affair - Top -10-Albums -

Lee Clayton (Capitol)
Records was welcomed by Bob Summer to
the RCA family with a huge bash at Studio
54 ... Ray Charles released a candid
open air discotheque and pounding the
WHO RETURN -
concrete with their bare hands." Get down?
The Who finally came out
Street-Legal - --
Ain't Living Long Like This Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros.)
Bob Dylan
-
(Columbia)
autobiography .. Steely Dan signs with
Warner Brothers ... Peter Frampton was
seriously injured in a car accident ... And
with a new album, "Who Are You?" Pete
Townshend compared the album to their
1971 classic, "Who's Next?" The group also
Stardust - - --
I've Always Been Crazy
Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings
(Columbia)
(RCA) the Newport Jazz Festival was a resounding
hit in New York.
announced that "Quadrophenia" was being
made into a movie, as is "The Kids Are
Bruised Orange John Prine
Darkness On The Edge Of Town - (Elektra/Asylum)
Bruce Springsteen AUGUST
DISCO RADIO - This the month that
is
Allright," the story of the Who.
AND LET'S NOT FORGET
pending re-emergence of Van Morrison,
- The im-
(Columbia)
Expressions --
Don Williams-- (ABC)
New York radio station WKTU-FM switched
from a "mellow rock" format to 24 -hour
who signed a management deal with Bill
Graham ... Elvis Costello's jam with
Delbert McClinton at the Lone Star Cafe
Comes A Time
No Place To Fall -
Neil Young
-
Steve Young
National Afro-American Philadelphia
(Warner Bros.)
(RCA) Bob Campbell -
and John Belushi's cries of "Toga! Toga!
disco programming. Consultant Kent
Burkhart fine-tuned the format, along with
Wanda Ramos, who came over from New
York's number one black station, WBLS-
. The news that Phil Walden is going to
make a movie about the life of Otis Redding
... Alice Cooper's new musical
partnership with Bernie Taupin ... and
Orchestra debuted at the Philadelphia Toga!" set the scene for a wild early sixties FM. Before the end of the month, it seemed
that WKTU, "Disco 92," was blasting out of
Frankie "Grease is The Word" Vaill's
Academy of Music in what was said to be party in "Animal House" with knock-out statement that "I like what's happening in
the first musical performance by a full- rock and roll music. While "The Buddy every portable radio on the steamy summer
the music business right now. There's a lot
sized symphony of qualified black in- Holly Story" was criticized by some for its streets. In fact, the sudden popularity of the
of fun music."
strumentalists in a major concert hall ... less than authentic portrayal of certain station became so widespread, going way
Johnny Rotten was reportedly forming a events and characters, it nevertheless was beyond the "black" market, that many
new band in England ... Rod Stewart got a box office hit, and managed to convey a record business promotion men and ex-
ecutives admitted they were completely
SEPTEMBER
-
BROKEN AND MENDED Breakups, reu-
caught in a shooting spree during a sense of rock's joyous essence, thanks
restaurant robbery while in Buenos Aires
for the World Soccer championship. He
largely to Busey.
TOUR TROUBLE - Getting back to the
taken by surprise, adding they had "never
seen anything like it."
MUSIC BUSINESS IS BIG BUSINESS -
nions and returns dominated the news in
September. Starting with the breakups
Television, the critically acclaimed "new
-
decided to go back to England and watch it tour scene, there was some disharmony in
The spotlight on the business just kept on wave" band from New York who recorded
on TV.
IN THE BIZ -MCA was rumored to be in
the process of setting up a separate WEA-
Europe, specifically Russia and Germany.
In Russia, thousands of young people
milled angrily around Leningrad's historic
glaring. Robert Stigwood has dubbed a
gen-u-ine "rock tycoon" by Newsweek
two albums for Elektra, disbanded. Leader
Tom Verlaine expected to go solo ... Be -
like distribution company to distribute MCA Palace Square on July 4th, refusing to dis- mag, who put the Austrailan Wonder on Bop Deluxe, Capitol recording artists,
Records and its affiliated labels ...Rumors perse when they were told that a rock con- their cover. Of course, Stigwood's called it quits, but lead guitarist Bill Nelson
continued to circulate that Record Bar cert featuring Santana, the Beach Boys, phenomenal success with the films "Satur- expected to sign with the label fronting his
president Barrie Bergman and former ABC and Joan Baez had been cancelled. Scores day Night Fever" and "Grease" didn't hurt. (continued on page 88)
VP Barry Grieff would form their own label of arrests were reported ...
And in
.Plans were revealed for a July 4 concert
in Leningrad featuring the Beach Boys,
Deutschland, an angry group of would-be
concertgoers began to riot when the The Cars - -Top 10 Albums
-
(Elektra/Asylum)
Joan Baez and Santana. The concert would
be produced by Bill Graham and recorded
for future release by CBS Records. The
plan was part of a cultural exchange bet-
Jefferson Starship didn't show up at a
scheduled gig outside Frankfurt because
Grace Slick's voice was bothering her. Ap-
proximately $300,000 worth of the
This Years Model
Instant Replay
Double Fun - - -
Elvis Costello
- -
Dan Hartman
Robert Palmer
(Columbia)
(Blue Sky/Epic)
(Island)
ween the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Within a matter Teddy Pendergrass
of weeks, however, the Russian govern-
Starship's equipment was destroyed.
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING - Life Is A Song Worth Singing
--- ---
ment called it off. The music business' huge numbers in '78 (Philadelphia International)
prompted many in the business world to City To City Gerry Rafferty (United Artists)
TOUR -RAMA
JULY
-
July is usually syn-
take notice, and one indication of the
renewed interest was a lengthy article in
Some Girls Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones/Atlantic)
onymou's with touring, and July 1978 will be
remembered for two spectacular tours in
-
those by Bruce Springsteen
Forbes Magazine. Among those profiled
were Robert Stigwood, Steve Leber and
David Krebs, Billy Joel and Boston.
Live & More
New Dimensions
- -- -
Donna Summer
Three Degrees
(Marlin/TK)
(Casablanca)
(Ariola)
particular
and the Rolling Stones. Among Bruce's CRASHING THE CHARTS -
Two groups
Fly Away Voyage -Peter Hartz
Cash Box/December 30, 1978 '7
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London
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TOMITA: KOSMOS
HOLST: THE PLANETS
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TCHAIKOVSKY: SYMPHONY NO. 6 London -
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MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 9 DG-
Operatic/Choral
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3 VERDI: LA TRAVIATA DG
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LEHAR: THE MERRY WIDOW
London
Angel
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Angel
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Solo Instrumental/Chamber Music
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RAMPAL: JAPANESE MELODIES FOR FLUTE AND HARP
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BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS ABC
DVORAK/SAINT SAENS: CELLO CONCERTOS Angel
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2.
3.
Bolling/Rampal: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano
Horowitz: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Columbia
RCA
22.
23. -
Pavarotti: Hits From Lincoln Center
Verdi: II Travatore
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London
London
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5.
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RCA
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London
London
6. Horowitz: Golden Jubilee Recital RCA 26. The Great Pavarotti
-- London
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8. Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies DG 28. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 DG
9.
10.
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Sutherland!Pavarotti: Operatic Duets
RCA
London 29.
30. --
Leontyne Price: Prima Donna/Volume 4
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 DG
RCA
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12. Verdi: La Traviata DG 32. Verdi: Due Foscari
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Tomita: Kosmos
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Nyireghyazi Plays Liszt Columbia
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Maria Callas: La Divina
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Angel
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Verdi: Requiem RCA
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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 DG
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19. Puccini: La Fanciulla Del West DG 39. John Williams & Friends Columbia
20. Pavarotti: Bravo Pavarotti! London 40. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos ABC
Irwin Katz Believes Young People Are Key
To Expanding The Classical Music Market
NEW YORK - "I think that classical music
generally will expand its horizon," predic-
classical music, whether on record or in live
performances, depends on seeing that
made sure that his product was available in
local stores along the tour route.
ted Irwin Katz, director of Red Seal young people become interested in and There has been a tendency in recent
marketing for RCA, "mainly due to the fact support the arts. If they support it in its live years to create special environments in
that a lot more people have an opportunity form, they'll support it in its recorded form record stores for the classical buyer. Katz VOX BOXTURNABOUTCANDIDE
to hear classical music in a form which is as well." said he has no quarrel with the concept of
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very palatable to them. They're hearing it on Pop And Fusion separate listening rooms for classical
television now, which has never really been customers, but he disagreed with the con- m
The growing interest of younger people
the case up until the last five years or so. in the classics, Katz continued, has been cept of completely divorcing classical
Also, the fusion of jazz to classical has prompted not only by jazz-classical fusion departments from other kinds of records. r-
helped younger people (become acquain- efforts like Claude Bolling's albums, but "What we're really doing is relegating the TURNABOUT VOX HISTORICAL SERIES
m
ted with the classics); I think the audiences also by other pop-oriented classical discs. classical buyer to a classical store, and tell-
ing him the only thing he can buy or that he DONIZETTI
are getting younger at classical music con- (Among these one might list Tomita's elec- LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR S
certs." tronic realizations of well-known classics can find in that store is classical music. The
Katz feels strongly that reaching young and John Williams' film scores.) As a result same goes for the pop buyer. We're saying HERBERT VON KARAJAN --I
people is the real key to expanding the of this kind of exposure to classical music, in a sense to ourselves that the pop buyer is CONDUCTS O
only a pop buyer, and he'll never buy a
classical record market. "The success of Katz indicated, more and more young faces
classical record." MARIA CALLAS, ñ
are seen at classical concerts. "It's brought
Katz said that this is completely untrue, GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO
them into the concert halls as never & OTHERS tn
before." at least in his experience. "I can't believe m
Meanwhile, televised concerts and opera that the classical business has expanded to FONIT/CETRA OPERA_ Z77
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audience, and, said Katz, RCA is now trying success that it now has in dollar volume 12 LPs) THS 65144/45
to figure out how to use this medium to sell because the same people are buying more
more classical records. "We're just getting records. think that we actually have more
I "Performances that are
into TV promotions," he noted. "We did it people buying classical records than ever stunning just to think about
with Horowitz, and we may do it with some before." let alone to hear"
other artists in the coming year." Prior to becoming director of Red Seal Peter Goodman, Newsday
Tour Support marketing for RCA Records earlier this
At the same time, classical labels like year, Irwin Katz was vice president of Quality has a name-Vox/Turnabout
RCA are trying to increase their market marketing for CMS Records. Before that, J VOX BOXTURNABOUTCANDIDE
penetration around the country. How do he was employed by Discount Records, IY OPERA LIVEHISTORICAL SERIES
starting as a store manager in 1959 and ris- w Write for catalog.
you do that where few record stores carry
ing to the position of marketing director in
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classics and there are no classical radio 211 E. 43 St., New York. N.Y. 10017
stations? According to Katz, the best way is 1969. Katz began his career in the music in- (212) 867-9360 -I
to coordinate marketing strategies with dustry as a trumpeter with the Cleveland VOX BOXTURNABOUTCANDIDE
tours by prominent artists. For example, on Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony and
James Galway's recent tour with the New the Detroit Symphony, as well as jazz bands
Vladimir Horowitz Irish Chamber Orchestra, RCA salesmen and pit orchestras.
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Lieberman Calls Megasellers
Key For Rackjobbers In 1979
LOS ANGELES -
"Megasellers," the multi -
platinum albums showing up with increas-
are the mass merchandising outlets where
the music buyer is a tiny bit older, a little
ing frequency, are the continuing key to more settled, a little more conservative and
success for rackjobbers both last year and more tuned into what is popular among his
in the coming year, according to David friends.
Lieberman, chairman of Lieberman Enter- "But the people who patronize free-
prises, the nation's third largest rackjob- standing record stores will never, ever
ber. In turn, Lieberman adds, rackjobbers create a five -million -selling album. So the
must strive to maximize the sales of such major focus of our racks is maximizing the
albums without neglecting lesser acts who
may produce future megasellers.
In a year-end Cash Box interview,
Lieberman also criticized the growing prac-
sales of those albums that appeal to our
basic marketplace, the people who need
more time to get turned on to the latest
rages.
"Megasellers are the key," notes Lieber-
BOSTON CELEBRATES - i
Epic recording group Boston recently performed for two
nights at Madison Square Garden in support of their new album, "Don't Look Back." Pic-
tice of shipping millions of copies of new
releases and explained why his company is man. "Robert Stigwood found a formula of tured at a post-concert reception (standing, l -r) are: Paul Smith, senior vice president and
expanding its one -stop business. taking a very acceptable movie and im- general manager of marketing for CBS Records; Walter Yetnikoff, president of the CBS
"There are really two marketplaces," planting within it four or five Top 10 or 15 Records Group; Lennie Petze, vice president of A&R for Epic; Don Dempsey, senior vice
says Lieberman. "One is for the real records. And that synergistic promotion president and general manager of Epic/Portrait/Associated Labels; Fran Sheehan of
knowledgeable and involved music buyer and the support that radio gives to the Boston; Jim Tyrrell, vice president of marketing, E/P/A; and Frank Mooney, vice president
who considers where he goes to buy music movie and that the movie gives to the of marketing branch distribution for CBS Records. Shown (seated, l -r) are: Tom Scholz of
as a place to hang out and is appreciative of records has created a tremendous sales Boston, Cindy Scholz; Brad Delp, Barry Goudreau and Sib Hashian of Boston.
the selection, ambiance and personal at-
tention he receives there. And then there
impact. The kind of people who are
reached by that concentrated, saturated
type of exposure is not just the inveterate
Indie Distributors Expand
record buyer, but the people who are tuned
in to what's hot, what's in and what's written
up in Time magazine."
In A Struggle For Survival
by Charles Paikert crease your volume to support overhead
Lieberman adds that his company tries
to maximize its sales of multi -platinum
albums in a variety of ways. These include
NEW YORK -The geographical expansion
of the independent distributor's traditional
and inventory necessary to do day-to-day
business."
The geographical expansion, Simone
advertising schedules, in-store promotions market and the debilitating effects of the said, has effectively eliminated the
and other creative activities. rise of interest rates were the two major transhipping situation that has plagued in-
"We have a theatrical marquee that says trends which affected independent dis- dependent distributors in the past.
'now playing' which can stimulate traffic tributors in 1978, according to Joe Simone, "Transhipping was an answer to no one,
among shoppers who might otherwise skip president of Progress Records, headquar- nor was it ever," Simone commented. "It's
our department," explains Lieberman. "We tered in Cleveland. much more economical to have one inven-
have a new display piece that says Simone cited Progress as a case in point tory cover 10-15% of your business than it
something like, 'Coming to town soon, hear regarding the expansion of distributors' is to cover one or two or three per cent of
their music in our record department.' And markets. Originally based in Cleveland, your total volume, so consequently many of
we've had considerable success with mass Progress, which opened in 1970, now has us have broadened our geography. What's
display in some of our large accounts on offices in Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, happened is that three, four, five and six
key product such as 'Grease' or a Barry Columbus, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and point markets are now being consolidated
Manilow LP utilizing pickup trucks or Buffalo. "The markets are getting bigger," into ten -point markets."
buckboards or other mass display techni- Simone said. "That's a fact of life. Distribu- Interest Rate Impact
ques." tion is expanding and regionalizing. If the Simone also cited the rise in the cost of
David Lieberman (continued on page 121) market isn't there in one city, you must in - money as "probably the most impactive
Siegel Sees Independent Distributors As thing that's happened in the past year. The
interest rate increase is especially difficult
for the independent businessman who
The Best
- Bet For Small Record Companies
LOS ANGELES "I want to look at the want to bother with box lots. If they can sell the way product is worked.
doesn't have corporate resources to back
him up when the squeeze is on. Because
most of us have broadened our operations,
positive side," says Shelly Siegel, vice only 150,000 pieces, it is a waste of time and "There are extremes," says Siegel. "You we've been able to handle it much better
president and general manager of a money loser for them. But if you have have on one hand, the independent dis- than we would have been able to five years
Mushroom Records, commenting on the three or four acts and sell 150,000-200,000 tributor that hustles 24 hours a day to sell ago, but it has still been extremely costly."
decrease of independent manufacturers pieces on an independent label, you can records. On the other hand, there is the dis- Simone added that the credit crunch was
handled by indie distributors. "As more and survive and establish acts in the market- tributor who does nothing but take orders. especially ill-timed in 1978, from the dis-
more labels leave independent distribu- place. It is real difficult when you have somebody tributor's point of view, because of the
tion, the remaining labels become more "In a branch situation, you almost have to in one market who is going to the wall for manufacturers' list price increases. "We
and more important. break something nationally. If you break a you and pulling every stop. But 250 miles simply didn't have the ability to pass on our
"As an independently distributed label," record in St. Louis and Milwaukee and away you've got a different distributor and wholesale increase when album list price
says Siegel, "I would like to see more com- several other markets, it is hard to get the. he does not give a damn. In one market, the went up," Simone said, "because we just
petition between distributors because of branch operation behind the effort because stores are flooded and in the other you have couldn't have been competitive."
the whole point of the independent route is they are involved with national priorities. to dig in the bins to find the record. In some However, Simone remained essentially
that if Joe on this side of the street does not You can lose a record that way. areas, there is a definite lack of continuity." optimistic about the future of the indepen-
do the job then Bill on the other side will." "However, with the independents, it is Siegel noted that one of the most com- dent distributor. "There's obviously fewer
However, as Siegel notes, in several different. If the guy in Seattle thinks he can mon problems shared by independent people in distribution than there were two
areas of the country independently dis- sell 100,000 pieces, he's on the stick and manufacturers is handling the cash flow years ago, but think things are getting
I
tributed labels face the dilemma of he's got a salesman in the street pumping. dilemma. (continued on page 130) stronger," Simone stated. "Some parts of
motivating distributors who have no com- He doesn't care what the hell the priority is the country need shoring up, but collec-
petitors. in Chicago. That can help bring an artist tively we're more in vogue than we were
Need For Aggressiveness from nowhere to the step -off point." even two years ago."
"It's a question of aggressiveness," says Siegel also noted, however, the substan- According to Simone, distributors like
Siegel. "In most cases the indies are out tial difference in power between branch Progress have been able to absorb the
there scrapping because they fear losing a and independent operations and the con- defection of key labels like Jet Records. "I
line. But have a couple of guys
I sequences in terms of getting records into don't think the defections have hurt,"
(distributors) who tell me every day that if I stores. Simone said. "I think they were offset by the
don't like the way they are working my "The branches have power. If you are ABCs (which returned to indie distribution).
product, can stick it in my ear. What am
I I selling a line, you have the leverage with I don't think any of them were major factors.
going to do, pull the line and have no free goods, and that can help to put product I don't know that the type of lines that left
distributor?" in the stores. In order to compete in the Top were the leading lines in the given dis-
In a frank discussion of the pros and cons 20 or the Top 30, either in singles or LPs, tributorships they were at."
of independent versus branch distribution, you've got to be able to put volume out Independent promotion and marketing,
Siegel cited the traditional breaking power there. think some of the independents
I Simone said, remained two vital factors that
of the independents who can start the ball have a lack of clout to be able to put enough distinguished independents from their
rolling for a new artist. records on the street." branch counterparts. "As an independent
"The industry still looks to the indepen- 'Lack Of Continuity' you're talking about localized decisions,
dents to break a new act. The branches are Another dilemma faced by independen- and you're dealing with real money, as op -
used to shipping truckloads. They don't tly distributed labels is the inconsistency of Shelly Siegel (continued on page 121)

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found dead underneath the sink of the "Fire" by The Pointer Sisters ... Peter heading out again, Van cancelled a couple
own band ... Also calling it quits
Babys, Detective and the Dwight Twilley
-
the room she shared with Sid, fatally stabbed in
the abdomen. Vicious, a methadone addict,
Gabriel tours ... New albums coming from
Billy Joel and Aerosmith.
of weeks worth of concerts.
IN NEW YORK -A Broadway play called
Band ... and leaving Polydor Records was had been playing a few uninspired gigs at
- -Top- 10 Albums
--
Randy Bachman. Max's Kansas City in the weeks prior to the
COME TOGETHER Getting together murder. He was released after his old
were Wayne Henderson and Roy Ayers for manager, Malcolm McLaren, posted $50,- This Years Model Elvis Costello (Columbia)
a duo album ... Chris Spedding and Rob
Stoner joined Robert Gordon's band ..
The long secluded (and semi -disbanded)
.
000 bail.
ELTON JOHN NOW SINGLE MAN -Elton
John was around N.Y. and L.A. to promote
New Boots
Tracks on
and
Wax
Panties!
Dave --
Ian
Edmunds
Dury
-- (Arista)
(Swan Song)
Moody Blues decided to follow up their new
album with a tour ... and several members
his new album, "A Single Man," but he said
he won't be doing any touring. The reason,
Fresh Fish
Hearts of
Special
Stone
Robert
-
Southside
Gordon
Johnny &
(Private
the
Stock)
Asbury Jukes -
of Roxy Music got back together for some
let's -see -how -it -feels sessions. including
Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Man-
he says, is that "I'm not hungry at the mo-
ment." What has taken up most of his time
the past two years, he related, was running
(Epic)
Next of Kihn -
Greg Kihn
--
(Beserkley)
-
-
zanera, and Phil Thompson.
ENCORE Coming back -
Frank Sinatra
to New York, where lines formed at Radio
his Watford football (soccer) team. Also,
Elton said he now feels he "has more
possibilities than ever to explore on my
Pure Pop For
Jacks and Kings
Now People
The -- Nick
Nighthawks
Lowe
- (Columbia)
(Adelphi)
City Music Hall to see the living legend ...
The J. Geils Band, hoping to revive their
sagging career with a new label (EMI -
own." One reason may be that "A Single
Man" is Elton's first album without his
longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin.
Best of the Spinners
Darkness On The Edge
(Atlantic)
Of Town -
Bruce Springsteen -
America) finished their first album for the Writing the lyrics this time was Gary (Columbia)
-Leo Sacks
company at Gil Markle's bucolic Long View
Farm Studios ... Ray Manzarek, Robby
Osborne.
THEY CAME TOGETHER -
Paul
WELCOMING THEMSELVES TO THE "Platinum" opened. It stars Alexis Smith as
Krieger and John Densmore, original
members of the Doors, finished work on
McCartney was recording at EMI's Abbey
Road Studio, and he decided he needed a BUSINESS - MCA threw a coming out
party for their new label, Infinity Records,
a movie star from the '40s who hopes to
make her comeback via the vinyl route ...
headed by Ron Alexenburg. No ordinary And the "Manhattan Music Playoffs" was
- -Top 10 Albums party it was, either, as it was held in the mar- instituted by Andrew Stein, the Manhattan
-- - - -
The Cars (Elektra/Asylum) bled splendor of the New York Public borough president. It was announced that a
Library on 42nd and 5th Ave. Making the "battle of the bands" concert would be held
This Years Model Elvis Costello (Columbia) scene were Dobie Gray, Robert Johnson, to determine the best non -recording band
Bursting Out Jethro Tull (Chrysalis) Meat Loaf, Bill Aucoin, Nat Weiss and in Manhattan, with the winners getting a
Babylon By Bus
Wavelength -- --
Bob Marley
Van Morrison
(Island)
(Warner Bros.)
Garland Jeffries.
NOVEMBER
-
contract from Ron Alexenburg's Infinity
Records. The contest is part of a task force
established by Stein to revitalize interest in
Double Fun
Some Girls - - --
Robert Palmer
Rolling Stones
(Island)
BEATLES, BEACH BOYS IN NEWS
easy to tell when the holiday season ap-
-
It's
NAMES IN THE NEWS -
New York as a music industry center.
Keith Richards
Stranger In Town
-
Bob Seger
(Capitol)
Bruce Springsteen - proaches that's when Capitol starts
repackaging old Beatles material. This
year, Capitol really outdid itself, though,
pleaded guilty to heroin possession in a
Toronto court and was sentenced to a
year's probation ... Crawdaddy magazine
(Columbia)
Comes A Time - -
Neil Young (Warner Bros.)
-Joey Berlin
coming up with a gift box set of 12 Beatles
import albums and a sampler of songs
called "Beatles Rarities." List Price -
only
$150 ... The rumour mill continued to link
will become Feature magazine ... Stanley
Clarke and Jeff Beck set to tour Japan ...
John Barbata, drummer for the Jefferson
Starship was seriously injured in acar acci-
"An American Prayer" an ambitious project little help from his friends. So after a few label -shopping Paul McCartney to Colum- dent ... The Clash reemerged with awidely
that entailed composing and playing new phone calls, in came all four members of bia ... And the Beach Boys were the sub- hailed new wave album produced by Sandy
music to mix with old tapes of Jim Morrison Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Peter ject of a new book that explored "The Pearlman ... Tom Robinson's next to be
reciting his own poetry ... Ian Hunter, Townshend, Gary Brooker, Dave Gilmour Beach Boys And The California Myth." produced by Todd Rundgren ... Melanie
looking for a comeback, signed on with and Bruce Thomas. Whether the get-
Top 10 Albums
- -- ---
Cleveland International management . together will find its way to vinyl is unknown,
Johnny Griffin, outstanding rock and jazz but reports are that McCartney did have a
Give 'Em Enough Rope The Clash (Epic)
sax player of the early '60s, who went to live
in Europe, returned to the States LANDMARKS -
film crew present to record the event.
Roger McGuinn, Chris This Years Model Elvis Costello (Columbia)
triumphantly and landed
Galaxy Records.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
a contract with
-
William
Hillman and Gene Clark signed with
Capitol ... Peter Hamill left a now disban-
ded Van Der Graaf Generator ... Richard
All Mod Cons (import)
Remember My Name
The Jam
(original
(Polydor)
soundtrack) -
Alberta Hunter
"Bootsy" Collins, noted bass player for P -
Funk and leader of Bootsy's Rubber Band,
was hospitalized for exhaustion .. John
Belushi and Dan Aykroyd debuted their
Nader's Original Rock 'N' Roll Spectaculars
celebrated their ninth year(!) as volume 25
rolled in ... "Saturday Night Live"
celebrated its fourth season by presenting
(Columbia)
Misfits - -
Kinks
Life Is A Song
(Arista)
Worth Singing -
Teddy Pendergrass
"Blues Brothers" act in L.A. with heavy -
hitting sidemen like Duck Dunn and Steve
Cropper ... Ray Caviano reported to be in
line for a job heading up a Warner Brothers
the Rolling Stones ... Mitch Ryder
returned to New York with a stellar gig at
NYU ... Steve Becker and Walter Fagen,
a.k.a. Steely Dan, moved back to New York
(Philadelphia
- - - -
International)
Power In The Darkness
Some Girls Rolling Stones
Tom Robinson Band (Capitol)
-
disco arm ... and Bill Graham held his fifth after a few years in L.A.... Cheech and Hearts of Stone Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
annual "Day On The Green" in Oakland,
featuring Ted Nugent, Blue Oyster Cult,
Journey and Cheap Trick.
Chong signed with Warner Brothers ...
Steve Smith replaces Aynsley Dunbar as
drummer in Journey ... Tom Waits to tour
with Leon Redbone ... a Louisville DJ
(Epic)
(Columbia)
-
Bruce Springsteen -
OCTOBER mixes both Barbra Streisand and Neil Dia-
mond's versions of "You Don't Bring Me
-Dale Kanashima
A VICIOUS TALE -
Sid Vicious, the 21 -
year -old former bass player for the Sex
Flowers," prompting CBS to record the
song as a Neil -Barbra duo ... Richard
Written by David Leaf, the book stresses
the Beach Boys' relationship with the
tried again, this time with Tomato Records
Southside Johnny Lyon slashed his arm
Pistols, was charged with the murder of his Perry's first release on his new Planet label American myth that the author claimed, has when he fell onstage in California.
become embodied in Southern California.
girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Spungen was to include a version of Bruce Springsteen's
MORE SIXTIES FLASHES -
Bob Dylan DECEMBER
-
-- - - -
Top 10 Albums was on the road, touring with a full throttle
band and reworking his old classics. Once
LABEL TALKING While Chuck Berry
inked a new contract with Atco Records,
Hog Heaven Elvin Bishop (Capricorn) shy Bob was even giving longer and longer that present day pioneer of funk, George
The Cars (Elektra) raps before the songs, offering explana- Clinton, was reported considering how
This Years Model
Night People - - -
Elvis Costello
Lee Dorsey
-
(Columbia)
(ARC/Columbia)
tions for his stories. At one concert, he
revealed that "Ballad Of A Thin Man" was
partially inspired by watching the circus
nice things would be if he had his very own
label. Needless to say, the companies have
been knocking at his door.
In The Night Time
-
-- - -
King/Federal Rockabillies
Togetherness L.T.D.
-
Michael Henderson
Various
(A&M)
(Buddah)
(King)
geek back in his Minnesota hometown, the
guy who "would bite the heads of chickens
and then eat the chickens and their heads."
NEW YORK AFFAIR -A battle appeared
to be erupting between Ron Delsener, New
York concert promoter, and Alan Pepper
... And Van Morrison, hot on the com- and Stanley Snadowsky, owners of the Bot-
Double Trouble
Jacks & Kings - - -
Frankie Miller
The Nighthawks
The Johnny Otis Show (Savoy)
(Chrysalis)
(Adelphi)
eback trail, apparently burned off a little too
much energy. He walked off stage at the
Palladium during his second set, then suf-
tom Line. After hearing that Delsener plan-
ned to intrude on their club turf by opening
a club in midtown, Pepper and Snadowsky
promptly attempted to buy the Palladium
fered from exhaustion the next night after
-Aaron Fuchs playing "Saturday Night Live." Before (continued on page 123)
88
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FOR A GREAT INFINITY RECORDS, INC
PLATINUM RECORD AWARDS
Singles
DATE
AWARDED COMPANY TITLE ARTIST
1978
March 13 Polydor/RSO Stayin' Alive B Gees
April21 Private Stock Emotion Samanthaee Sang
April 25 Elektra We Are The Cham pions Queen
May Polydor/RSO Night Fever Bee Gees
June Millennium Star Wars Theme/ Meco
Cantina Band
July 12 Polydor/RSO Shadow Dancing AndyGibb
July 18 Polydor/RSO You're The One That John Travoltaand
IWant Olivia Newton -John
October 10 Capitol Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey
October 17 Polydor/RSO Grease Frankie Valli
December 7 Atlantic Le Freak Chic
Albums
DATE
1978
January 3 Polydor/RSO Saturd ay Night Fever Bee Gees
January 18 Columbia The Stranger Billy Joel
February 1 Columbia Greatest Hits, Etc. Paul Simon
February 15 United Artists We Must Believe In Crystal Gayle
Magic
February 22 Arista Even Now Barry Manilow
February 28 Asylum Running On Empty Jackson Browne
March 14 Polydor/RSO Slowhand EricClapton
March 30 Capitol London Town Paul McCartney&
Wings
April 11 RCA Waylon & Willie Waylon Jennings&
Willie Nelson
April28 RCA Here You Come Again Dolly Parton
May 1 Capitol French Kiss Bob Welch
May 3 CBS/T-Neck Showdown Isley Brothers
May 3 Chrysalis M.U. The Best Of Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
May 3 Warner Bros. Weekend In L.A. George Benson
May 4 Casablanca Funkentel Vs. Parliament
The Placebo Syndrome
May 4 RCA/Grunt Earth Jefferson Starship
May 9 Polydor/RSO Grease Original Soundtrack
May 9 Warner Bros. Let's Get Small Steve Martin
May 10 MCA FM Original Soundtrack
May 10 ABC Son Of A son Of A Jimmy Buffett
Sailor
May 12 RCA IWant To Live John Denver
May 16 Casablanca Double Platinum Kiss
May 18 A&M Feels So Good Chuck Mangione
May 23 Capricorn Carolina Dreams Marshall Tucker
Band
May 30 Capitol Stranger In Town Bob Seger& The
Silver Bullet Band
May 31 CBS/Phila. Intl. So Full Of Love O'Jays
June 2 Mushroom Magazine Heart
June Millennium Star Wars And Other Meco
Galactic Funk
June Casablanca Thank God It's Friday Original Soundtrack
June 13 Polydor/RSO Shadow Dancing Gibb
Andy
June20 United Artists City To City Gerry Rafferty
June21 CBS/Epic Central Heating Heatwave
June21 CBS/Phila.lnt'I. Teddy Pendergrass Teddy Pendergrass
June21 Capitol Thankful Natalie Cole
June22 Atlantic Double Vision Foreigner
June 22 Atlantic/Rolling Some Girls Rolling Stones
Stones
June 27 Columbia Darkness On The Bruce Springsteen
Edge Of Town
July 6 Columbia You Light Up My Life Johnny Mathis
July 17 Columbia Agents Of Fortune Blue Oyster Cult
July 19 Polydor/RSO Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Original Soundtrack
Hearts Club Band
July20 United Artists Ten Years Of Gold Kenny Rogers
July 20 Atlantic Greatest Hits Abba
July 20 CBS/Epic Double Live Gonzo Ted Nugent
July 27 Warner Bros. Takin' It To The Streets Doobie Brothers
August 4 Polydor/RSO Flowing Rivers AndyGibb
August 7 Elektra Boys In The Trees Carly Simon
August Asylum But Seriously, Folks Joe Walsh
August Atlantic The Album Abba
August 22 Motown Natural High Commodores
August 25 Columbia Songbird Barbra Streisand
August 25 CBS/Phila. Life Is A Song Worth Teddy Pendergrass
Singing
August 25 CBS/Epic/ Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf
Cleveland Intl.
August 25 CBS/Epic Don't Look Back Boston
September 19 A&M Worlds Away Pablo Cruise
September 19 A&M Blam Brothers Johnson
90 Cash Box/December 30. 197E
To The Dedicated Promotion People
& The Radio Industry forA'laking It
A Great Year
Nigel Olsson
Brick
Paul Davis
MANY THANKS
FRAM
ILENE and THE GANGAT B'NG
PLATINUM RECORD AWARDS June 16
June 16
CBS/Phila.Int'l.
RCA
Use Ta Be My Girl
It's A Heartache
O'Jays
Bonnie Tyler
July 14 CBS/Kirshner Dust In The Wind Kansas
Albums July 17 CBS/Epic The Groove Line Heatwave
July 18 United Artists Baker Street Gerry Rafferty
September 19 A&M Togetherness LTD July 19 Casablanca Last Dance Donna Summer
September 20 MCA Who Are You The Who July 20 CBS/Epic/ Two Out Of Three Meat Loaf
September 22 Asylum Living In The USA Linda Ronstadt Cleveland Int'I. Ain't Bad
September 26 Polydor Champagne Jam Atlanta Rhythm July 26 Atlantic/Rolling Miss You Rolling Stones
Section Stones
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Paul Stanley Paul Stanley July 27 Polydor/RSO Grease Frankie Valli
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Gene Simmons Gene Simmons August 8 Atlantic Take A Chance On Me Abba
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Peter Criss Peter Criss August 8 Capitol Boogie °ogieOogie A Taste Of Honey
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Ace Frehley Ace Frehley August 11 RCA Shame Evelyn "Champagne"
October 4 Capitol A Taste Of Honey A Taste Of Honey King
October 10 Columbia Infinity Journey August 15 Polydor/RSO An Everlasting Love Andy Gibb
October 10 A&M Pieces Of Eight Styx August23 Warner Bros. King Tut Steve Martin
October 10 Warner/Curb Under Wraps Shaun Cassidy August31 Polydor/RSO Hopelessly Devoted Olivia Newton -
October 10 Warner Bros. Van Halen Van Halen To You John
October 12 Columbia N g htwatc hi Kenny Loggins August31 Polydor/RSO Summer Nights John Travolta,
October 19 Casablanca Live And More Donna Summer Olivia Newton-John
October 23 Columbia 52nd Street Billy Joel and Cast
October 25 Arista IRobot The Alan Parsons September 7 Arista Copacabana Barry Manilow
Project Stepember 12 Atlantic Hot Blooded Foreigner
October 27 Columbia Hot Streets Chicago September 14 ARC/Columbia Got To Get You Earth, Wind & Fire
October27 CBS/Portrait Dog & Butterfly Heart Into My Life
November 8 Atlantic Tormato Yes September 29 Chrysalis Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder
November 10 A&M Sounds... And Stuff Quincy Jones October 4 Warner/Curb Kiss You All Over Exile
Like That October 25 CBS/Phila.Int'l. Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass
November 10 MCA Skynyrd's First And . . Lynyrd Skynyrd October 26 Capitol You Needed Me Anne Murray
Last October 26 Casablanca MacArthur Park Donna Summer
November 14 Polydor/RSO Backless Eric Clapton October 30 Casablanca Macho Man Village People
November 15 MCA A Single Man Elton John November 9 Columbia Magnet And Steel Walter Egan
November 16 CBS/Epic Weekend Warriors Ted Nugent November 13 Atlantic Double Vision Foreigner
November 16 Columbia Barbra Streisand's Barbra Streisand November 15 Atlantic Le Freak Chic
Greatest Hits, Volume November 16 Columbia You Don't Bring Me Barbra and Neil
I I
Flowers
November 21 Warner Bros. A Wild & Crazy Guy Steve Martin November 21 Warner Bros. One Nation Under A Funkadelic
November 27 Arista Greatest Hits Barry Manilow Groove
November 27 Capitol The Steve Miller Band's Steve Miller Band November 22 Polydor/RSO Too Much Heaven Bee Gees
Greatest Hits 1974-78
November 28
December 5
Elektra
MCA
Jazz
Totally Hot
Queen
Olivia Newton -John
GOLD RECORD AWARDS
December 6 Capitol Wings Greatest Wings
December 7 Columbia The Best Of Earth, Wind Earth, Wind & Fire Albums
& Fire Volume I
DATE
December 7 ABC Steely Dan's Greatest Steely Dan AWARDED COMPANY TITLE ARTIST
Hits 1978
December 7 Columbia You Don't Bring Me Neil Diamond January 3 Polydor/RSO Bee Gees Gold Bee Gees
Flowers January 5 United Artists Brass Construction Brass Construction
December 12 Epic/Full Moon Twin Sons Of Different Dan Fogelberg & III
Mothers Tim Weisberg January 9 Arista Close Encounters Of Original Soundtrack
December 13 Casablanca Cruisin' Village People The Third Kind
January 9 Capitol/Harvest Diamantina Cocktail Little River Band
GOLD RECORD AWARDS January 10 Casablanca Funkentelechy Vs.
The Placebo Syndrome
Parliament
Singles January 12
January 13
Polydor
RCA
New Season
Waylon Live
Donny& Marie Osmond
Waylon Jennings
DATE January 18 Columbia/Epic Reach For It George Duke
1978
January 12 Polydor/RSO Baby Come Back Player
January 13 RCA My Way Elvis Presley
January 17 Warner Bros. Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy
January 24 Warner Bros. Short People Randy Newman
January 25 Elektra We Are The Champions Queen
January 25 Asylum Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt
January 26 Polydor/RSO Stayin' Alive Bee Gees
Februaryl RCA Here You Come Again Dolly Parton
February 2 A&M We're All Alone Rita Coolidge
February 8 Warner Bros. You're In My Heart Rod Stewart
February 9 Private Stock Emotion Samantha Sang
February 16 Polydor/RSO Love Is Thicker Than Andy Gibb
Water
February 16 Atlantic Dance, Dance, Dance Chic
February 27 Polydor/RSO Night Fever Bee Gees
February 28 20th Century Sometimes When We Dan Hill
Touch
March6 Columbia Just The Way You Are Billy Joel
March 17 CBS/Epic Always And Forever Heatwave
April 6 Capitol Our Love Natalie Cole
April6 Arista Can't Smile Without Barry Manilow
You
April 12 Polydor/RSO You're The One That John Travolta &
IWant Olivia Newton -John
April 17 Polydor/RSO Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
April 20 Casablanca Flash Light Parliament
April 26
May 1
Arista
Atlantic
Jack And Jill
The Closer Get I
Raydio
Roberta Flack with
-
HANDS FULL OF PLATINUM Casablanca recording artists Village People received two
platinum albums each for their recent albums "Macho Man" and "Cruisin." On hand in
To You Donny Hathaway front of Casablanca's Hollywood offices are (l-r) in the front row: Glenn Hughes, Village
May 2 _ Polydor/RSO IfCan't Have You
I Yvonne Elliman People; Jacques Morali, their producer; Neil Bogart, Casablanca president; Henri Belolo,
May 2 Columbia Too Much, Too Little, Johnny Mathis and group's executive producer; and (kneeling) Felipe Rose, Village People. In the back row (I-
Too Late Deniece Williams r) are: Randy Jones, Victor Willis, Village People; Larry Harris, Casablanca senior vice
May 19 - Polydor/RSO Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb president and managing director; Marc Paul Simon, Casablanca vice president/special
projects; Alex Briley and David Hodo, Village People.
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Albums
August 2 Capitol A Taste Of Honey A Taste Of Honey
August 4 Casablanca Macho Man Village People
August16 RCA Heartbreaker Dolly Parton
August18 Capitol Reaching For The Sky Peabo Bryson
August 22 Motown Come Get It Rick James
August22 Motown Natural High Commodores
August24 MCA Who Are You The Who
August25 CBS/Epic Don't Look Back Boston
August25 Mercury Love Shine Con Funk Shun
August28 Polydor/Spring Get It Out'cha System MillieJackson
Aug.ust 29 Capitol/Harvest Sleeper Catcher Little River Band
September 6 RCA Smooth Talk Evelyn "Champagne"
King
September 8 MCA Skynyrd's First And .. . Lynyrd Skynyrd
Last
September 11 ABC Do What You Wanna Do Dramatics
September 14 Columbia/ARC Sunbeam Emotions
September 14 Columbia Nightwatch Kenny Loggins
September 14 Columbia Mariposa De Oro Dave Mason
September 14 Casablanca Live And More Donna Summer
September 15 United Artists Love Or Something Kenny Rogers
Like It
September 15 United Artists When Dream
I Crystal Gayle
September 18 Casablanca Village People Village People
Septe.ber 19 A&M Flat As A Pancake Head East
September 20 Warner Bros./ Rose Royce Strikes Rose Royce
September 22
Whitfield
Asylum
Again
Living In The U.S.A. Linda Ronstadt
PLATINUM GOLD FOR ROGERS - United Artists' Kenny Rogers recently was presented
a platinum award for his "Ten Years of Gold" LP. Pictured (l -r) are: David Bridger, director
September 22 Arista Raydio Raydio artists relations, United Artist Records; Iris Zurawin, director, creative services, United Ar-
September 26 RCA I've Always Been Crazy Waylon Jennings tists; Rogers and David Budge, director, publicity, United Artists.
September 27 CBS/Portrait Dog & Butterfly Heart
September 29 Chrysalis Bursting Out Jethro Tull
September 29 CBS/Epic/Full Twin Sons Of Different Dan Fogelberg and
Moon Mothers Tim Weisberg October 13 Casablanca Cruisin' Village People
September 29 MCA The Wiz Original Soundtrack October 16 Elektra The Cars The Cars
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Paul Stanley Paul Stanley October 17 Atlantic Elan Firefall
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Ace Frehley Ace Frehley October 17 Polydor/RSO Danger Zone Player
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Peter Criss Peter Criss October 23 Columbia 52nd Street Billy Joel
October 2 Casablanca Kiss -Gene Simmons Gene Simmons October 24 MCA A Single Man Elton John
October 4 Warner Bros. One Nation Under A Groove Funkadelic October 25 RCA Along The Red Ledge Daryl Hall &
October 5 Capitol Sunburn Sun John Oates
October 10 Columbia Hot Streets Chicago October 25 Arista Time Passages Al Stewart
October 10 Atlantic Tormato Yes October 26 United Artists What Ever Happened To Chris Rea
October 10 A&M Pieces Of Eight Styx Benny Santini?
October 10 ABC/Blue Thumb Images Crusaders October27 Columbia Inner Secrets Santana
October 10 Warner Bros. Is It Still Good To Ya Ashford & Simpson October 30 Capricorn Marshall Tucker Band's Marshall Tucker Band
October 10 Warner/Curb Mixed Emotions Exile Greatest Hits
October 10 A&M Children Of Sanchez Chuck Mangione October 30 CBS/Epic Weekend Warriors Ted Nugent
October 12 Capitol Let's Keep It That Way Anne Murray October 31 Columbia Live Bootleg Aerosmith
October 13 RCA Only One Love In Ronnie Milsap November 1 Warner Bros. A Wild And Crazy Guy Steve Martin
My Life November 6 Polydor Goin' Coconuts Donny& Marie
November 7 A&M Brother To Brother Gino Vannelli
November 8 Atlantic/Scotti Feel The Need Leif Garrett
Brothers
November 9 Columbia Songs Of Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson
November 10 A&M Crystal Ball Styx
November 10 ABC You Had To Be There Jimmy Buffett
November 13 Capitol A Retrospective Linda Ronstadt
November 14 Polydor/RSO Backless Eric Clapton
November 14 Warner Bros. Chaka Chaka Khan
November 15 MCA Totally Hot Olivia Newton -John
November 16 CBS/Kirshner Two For The Show Kansas
November 16 Columbia Barbra Streisand's Barbra Streisand
Greatest Hits,
Volume II
November 20 Arista/Buddah In The Night -Time Michael Henderson
November 21 Sesame Street Sesame St. Fever Various Artists
November 21 Columbia Greetings From Asbury Bruce Springsteen
Park, New Jersey
November 21 Warner/Reprise Comes A Time Neil Young
November 27 Arista Greatest Hits Barry Manilow
November 27 Capitol The Steve Miller Steve Miller Band
Band's Greatest
Hits, 1974-78
November 28 Atlantic C'est Chic Chic
November 28 Elektra Jazz Queen
November 30 United Artists The Gambler Kenny Rogers
December 6 Capitol Wings Greatest Wings
December 7 Columbia You Don't Bring Neil Diamond
Me Flowers
December 7 Columbia The Best Of Earth, Earth, Wind & Fire
Wind & Fire, Volume I
December ABC Bish Stephen Bishop

BAR-KAYS' GOLD -
James Alexander of the Bar-Kays stopped by Phonogram,
Inc./Mercury Records' offices in Chicago to accept a gold record on behalf of the group for
December
7
7 ABC Steely Dan's
Greatest H its
Steely Dan
their latest album "Flying High On Your Love." Shown at the presentation are (l -r): Charles December 12 Columbia Toto Toto
Fach, executive vice president/general manager of Phonogram/Mercury; Bill Haywood, December 13 Casablanca Motor -Booty Affair Parliament
vice president/R&B product; Alexander; Irwin Steinberg, president of Phonogram/Mer- December 13 Warner Bros. Blondes Have More Fun Rod Stewart
cury; Cecil Hale, national album promotion/publicity manager, R&B; and Lou Simon, December 14 Mercury Hemispheres Rush
executive vice president/director of marketing at the company.
Congrdtulations
Ronnie Milsap
Dave & Sugar Odyssey
John Denver Dolly Parton
Dr. Bu77ard's Original Elvis Presley
Savannah Banc Charley Pride
Daryl Hall John Oates Pure Prairie League
Jefferson Starship Vicki Sue Robinson
Waylon Jennings Toby Beau
Evelyn "Champagne" King Bonnie Tyler
Memphis Horns T -e Whispers
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May 10 Polydor/Mercury Con Funk Shun Secrets
May 10 Polydor/Mercury Flying High On Your Bar-Kays
Love
May 15 Elektra BoyslnTheTrees Carly Simon
May 16 Casablanca Double Platinum Kiss
May 16 Atlantic Warner Communications Average White Band
May 16 Casablanca Thank God It's Original Soundtrack
Friday
May 18 Columbia Menagerie Bill Withers
May 22 CBS/Epic Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf
May 24 Warner Bros. Van Halen Van Halen
May 25 Polydor/Mercury The Best Of Rod Rod Stewart
Stewart
May 26 United Artists City To City Gerry Rafferty
May 30 Polydor/RSO Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb
May 30 Capitol Stranger In Town Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band
May 31 Atlantic And Then There Were Genesis
Three
May 31 Atlantic Disco Inferno Trammps
May 31 Columbia Songbird Barbra Streisand
May 31 Asylum But Seriously, Folks Joe Walsh
June 2 Mushroom Magazine Heart
June 7 Elektra Greatest Stories Harry Chapin
Live
June 8 Casablanca Don't Let Me Be Santa Esmeralda
Misunderstood
June 12 Atlantic/Rolling Some Girls Rolling Stones
Stones
HOT AND PLATINUM -

MCA Records presented Olivia Newton -John with a special
platinum record for her "Totally Hot" album. The presentation was made while she was in
June 12
June 16
RCA
Columbia
The Best Of Dolly
Parton
Darkness On The Edge
Dolly Parton
Bruce Springsteen
London on the last leg of a world tour. Pictured (l -r) are: Bob Siner, MCA executive vice Of Town
president; Olivia; John Farrar, producer; and George Osaki, vice president of creative ser- June 16 CBS/Phila.Int'l Life Is A Song Worth Teddy Pendergrass
vices for the label. Singing
GOLD RECORD AWARDS June 19

June 20
London
Atlantic
Octave
Double Vision
Moody Blues
Foreigner
June21 Warner/ Stone Blue Fog hat
(continued from page 92) Albums Bearsville
January 19 Columbia Spectres Blue Oyster Cult June21 Warner Bros. Send It Ashford & Simpson
January 24 Warner Bros. Little Criminals Randy Newman June 21 A&M Togetherness L.T.D.
January 26 Polydor/RSO Slowhand Eric Clapton June 21 A&M Sounds... And Stuff Quincy Jones
January 31 Atlantic Leif Garrett Leif Garrett Like That
February 3 RCA Waylon & Willie Waylon Jennings & June 21 A&M Love Me Again Rita Coolidge
Willie Nelson June21 A&M Worlds Away Pablo Cruise
February 10 RCA It Was Almost Like Ronnie Milsap June 26 CBS/Epic You Can Tune A REO Speedwagon
A Song Piano, But You Can't
February 13 Asylum Don Juan's Reckless Joni Mitchell Tuna Fish
Daughter June27 Columbia Street Legal Bob Dylan
February 14 Columbia/Epic Double Live Gonzo Ted Nugent June27 RCA It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler
February 14 CBS/Phila. Int'l. When You Hear Lou, Lou Rawls July 6 Columbia Eddie Money Eddie Money
You've Heard lt All July 7 ABC/Shelter You're Gonna Get It Tom Petty and the
February 15 Arista Even Now Barry Manilow Heartbreakers
February 15 United Artists Ten Years Of Gold Kenny Rogers July 19 Capitol Natalie Live Natalie Cole
February 24 ABC Street Player Rufus July 20 Columbia That's What Friends Johnny Mathis and
February 27 Atlantic Blue Lights In The Roberta Flack Are For Deniece Williams
Basement July 20 Columbia Stardust Willie Nelson
February 28 RCA/Grunt Earth Jefferson Starship July 24 Arista Pyramid Alan Parsons Project
February 28 Warner Bros. A Weekend In L.A. George Benson July 27 Warner Bros. Elite Hotel Emmylou Harris
March 2 Columbia Watermark Art Garfunkel August 1 A&M Blam Brothers Johnson
March 2 ABC Countdown to Ecstasy Steely Dan August 2 Warner Bros. Under Wraps Shaun Cassidy
March 8 Warner Bros. Bootsy? Player Of Bootsy's Rubber Band (continued on page 96)
The Year
March 10 Capitol Golden Time Of Day Maze
March 10 Columbia It Feels So Good Manhattans
March 10 Atlantic The Album Abba
March 17 20th Century Longer Fuse Dan Hill
March 27 A&M Feels So Good Chuck Mangione
March28 Private Stock Emotion Samantha Sang
March 29 Atlantic Chic Chic
March 30 Capitol London Town Paul McCartney &
Wings
April4 Columbia/Ode Carole King ... Her Carole King
Greatest Hits
April5 ABC Son Of A Son Of A Jimmy Buffett
Sailor
April 10 Columbia/Epic Central Heating Heatwave
April10 Columbia/ Showdown Isley Brothers
T -Neck
April 11 Polydor Champagne Jam Atlanta Rhythm
Section
April17 Chrysalis Heavy Horses Jethro Tull
April17 Asylum Excitable Boy Warren Zevon
April24 Polydor/RSO Player Player
April24 MCA FM Original Soundtrack
April 25 Warner Bros. Endless Wire Gordon Lightfoot
May 1 RCA Rock 'n' Roll Lou Reed
Animal
May Polydor/RSO Grease Original Soundtrack
May
May
2
2
2
Capricorn
CBS/Phila. Int'l.
Together Forever
So Full Of Love
Marshall Tucker Band
O'Jays
MECO 'STAR WARS' GOLD - Millennium recording artist Meco Monardo recently was
presented gold awards for his "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" single and the album
May2 Columbia You Light Up My Life Johnny Mathis containing the single, "Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk." Pictured (l -r) at the presenta-
May3 Columbia Infinity Journey tion are: Iry Biegel, executive vice president of Millennium; Monardo; Jimmy lenner, presi-
May5 Columbia The Sound In Your Willie Nelson dent of Millennium, and Bruce Bird, vice president of promotion for Casablanca Record
Mind and Film Works.
RICK JAMES
TEDDY PENDERGRASS
very December,
Billboard, Cashbox and Record World burn
gallons of midnight oil in an attempt to figure
out who did the most for music during the
past twelve months. When the smoke cleared
this year, it turned out that between them,
Billboard, Cashbox and Record World handed
over a total of 56 different awards to Yvonne,
Teddy, Rick-and Rick's group, The Stone
City Band.
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Propelled By RSO Records Successes In '78, Retail, Wholesale
Movie Soundtrack Albums See Banner Year Sales Skyrocket
by Aaron Fuchs
LOS ANGELES -
With as many as 11
soundtrack LPs appearing on the Cash Box
million sales level in the U.S., RSO claims
the two top grossing albums of all time.
Wash" soundtrack was listed in the Top
200.
At the retail and wholesale levels, 1978
was a year of rising prices measured by
Top 200 Album chart in a single week, 1978 On Oct. 31, 1978, Cash Box reported Appearing on the Oct. 14, 1978 chart
both the disappearance of the $6.98 list LP
proved to be a banner year for albums there were 11 soundtracks on the album were: "Grease" at #1; "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
and the appearance of the $8.98 list LP.
featuring music from films.
As the year ends, seven soundtracks
have a footing on the album chart and three
10, were RSO releases -
chart, three of those albums, all in the Top
"Grease" at #1,
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at
Hearts Club Band" at #8; "Saturday Night
Fever" at #17; "Children Of Sanchez" at #31
bullet; "FM" at #96; "The Wiz" at #108
Another concept that proved as
provocative as price raising was that of the
multi -tier wholesale price structure. Widely
of those LPs, "Lord Of The Rings," "Satur- #8 and "Saturday Night Fever" at #7. bullet; "Thank God It's Friday" at #109;
adopted by manufacturers, this type of
day Night Fever" and "Up In Smoke" are Moreover, seven of the 11 soundtracks "Animal House" at #152 bullet; "Battlestar
pricing engendered resentment and confu-
bulleting. found on the chart were two -record sets Galactica" at #161 bullet; "Foul Play" at
sion among some retailers, while benefiting
Setting the pace for '78's soundtrack ranging in price from $12.98 to $15.98. One, #167 and "Eyes Of Laura Mars" at #168.
others.
successes was RSO Records which fanned Casablanca's "Thank God It's Friday," was Soundtracks currently appearing on the
Retail prices began their ascent early in
the fires of the phenomenon early in the a three -record set, which lists for $14.98. album chart are: "Grease" at #5; "Saturday
the year. The first big jump came when CBS
year when the soundtrack from "Saturday In contrast, only six soundtrack albums Night Fever" at #40; "Lord Of The Rings" at
announced that, effective Jan. 30, the list
Night Fever," which was released in were found on the Cash Box chart in Oct. #70 bullet; "The Wiz" at #104; "Sgt. Pep-
price of most of its front-line and catalog
November 1977, climbed to the top of the 1977 and four of those records were single per's" at#114; "Up In Smoke" at#121 bullet
LPs would rise to $7.98. Shortly afterwards,
album chart on Jan. 21, just eight weeks af- LPs. And in Oct. 1976 only MCA's "Car and "Midnight Express" at #172.
both RCA and WEA followed suit, and the
ter its release.
The "Fever" album's success was
spurred by the fact that the LP contained a
Video Leads Merchandising rest of the industry was not far behind.
In January, WEA unveiled its multi -tier
number of hit singles, three of which - Trends In -Store For 1978 wholesale plan (Cash Box, Feb. 4). While
wholesale prices had traditionally been
"Stayin' Alive" -
"Jive Talkin'," "How Deep Is Your Love" and
were recorded by RSO's
Bee Gees. Other hits culled from the LP in-
by Leo Sacks Some outlets, like the Peaches chain,
divided basically into dealer and
wholesaler prices, the WEA plan offered a
looked for new ways to screen large num- strict definition of wholesaler as an opera-
cluded Tavares' "More Than A Woman," The cross -merchandising of the record bers of tapes and came up with the "video tion that did not include any "affiliated
Yvonne Elliman's "If Can't Have You" and and video industries in record retail outlets, concert" approach. Other retailers began
I
retailer." Operations that included affiliated
KC and the Sunshine Band's "Boogie the emerging importance of inventory dis- splicing footage from different tapes retailers would pay a retailers' price for that
Shoes." play specialists as liaisons between their together. percentage of their business, with the
RSO paced its initial successes with the company's branch offices and dealers, and Meanwhile, more record dealers also retailers' price computed on a sliding scale,
release of two other soundtracks, "Grease" the growing use of point -of -purchase began to sell video equipment. The depending on the volume of affiliated
and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club materials were major in-store marketing Warehouse, for example, cross - business that was done. Other aspects of
Band," which also featured music by the developments in 1978. merchandised audio and video hardware 'the plan included chargebacks and rebates
Bee Gees. "Sgt. Pepper" became the first Video cassettes featuring group perfor- with records and tapes, as well as video for customers whose projections were in-
album to ship triple platinum, with initial or- mances were actively used this year to ad- software. Cleveland's Record Rendezvous accurate by the year's end.
ders exceeding three -and -a -half million vertise LPs within record outlets. "The saw a video cassette turnover of four times Some dealers reacted adversely to
copies. audio-visual concept is what turns the con- a year, and video software sales ap- WEA's plan (Cash Box, March 18).
And with "Grease" recently topping the sumer on today," stated Sam Passamano, proached five percent of the chain's dollar
(then) vice president of distribution for
Operators of multi -unit retail stores
10 million unit mark domestically and volume, according to Joe Cohen, executive charged that, despite the large volume of
"Sa urday Night Fever" nearing the 15 MCA Records, (Cash Box, January 14). (continued on page 112) (continued on page 112)
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Government Action, Mergers Bar Coding On The Horizon;
Highlighted 1978 In Radio Benefits Of System Weighted
by Joey Berlin Other major broadcast property shifts in by Leo Sacks
LOS ANGELES - The introduction of a bill
to rewrite the Communications Act of 1934,
1978 included Roy Disney's Shamrock
Broadcasting's purchase of Starr Broad-
A number of major manufacturers ap-
plied for and/or received bar coding num-
way off, since problems had yet to be
resolved in such areas as computer
systems, warehouse controls, packaging,
a series of mergers and other realignments casting, Storer Broadcasting's decision to bers from the Universal Product Code and artist relations. However, he called the
in the major broadcast company holdings sell off its radio division and Filmways' shut- (UPC) council during 1978. CBS Records CBS and WEA initiatives "a major step"
and three high court rulings on issues con- tering of its radio division. was the first company to announce that it towards the eventual introduction of bar
cerning the broadcasting community were Court Decisions would begin to carry the printed system on coding in the record industry.
the dominant radio stories in 1978. Direct In July, theSupreme Court upheld the some of its album jackets early next year, Bar Coding Brochures
and indirect challenges to Arbitron, the FCC's decision to warn WBAI/New York fulfilling a prediction made by Bruce One of the NARM projects developed
leading radio ratings service, and the against the airing of George Carlin's in- Lundvall, president of CBS Records Divi- during the year was the preparation of bar
blossoming of disco formats also made famous "Seven Dirty Words" track. The sion, at the 1978 NARM Convention (Cash coding brochures for the retailer and rack
headlines last year. Court also upheld the FCC ruling Box, October 28). Other manufacturers that jobber that will explain what the UPC is as
Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin introduced his preventing the establishment of new took steps toward the implementation of well as evaluate the cost and application to
proposed rewrite of the law governing broadcast -newspaper cross -ownership bar coding were Capitol, ABC, and A&M. each category of members (Cash Box, July
broadcasting in June. It immediately drew a situations, although the Court overturned According to Joe Cohen, executive vice 15). The manuals were written by Boston
full range of responses, from the un- the FCC's requirement that existing cross - president of NARM, the single most impor- Associates under the supervision of Fred
qualified support of the NRBA to the mixed ownership holders must divest one of the tant upshot of the association's 1978 con- Humphrey and will be distributed to NARM
reaction of the NAB to the harsh criticism of properties. vention in New Orleans was the decision by members at the organization's convention
the NCCB. The bill called for an end to for- A lower court television ruling also made WEA and CBS to seek manufacturer in March, 1979. A formal audio-visual
mat restrictions, commercial limitations, waves in the broadcasting community. A designation numbers from the UPC. The presentation illuminating the bar coding
ascertainment requirements, the Fairness Court of Appeals ruled in the case of announcements came at a time when issue will be made at that time.
Doctrine, news and public affairs restric- WESH-TV/Daytona Beach, Fla. that incum- regular NARM members were pushing Another highlight of this year's NARM
tions and logging requirements. The bill bent broadcast licensees should not get hard for some progress on what appeared convention featured a seminar conducted
also would institute a spectrum use fee and automatic favorable treatment in renewal to be a seemingly stalled issue at the time by Dr. Shelley Harrison of Symbol
replace the FCC with a Communications challenges. (Cash Box, April 1). The CBS move had Technologies concerning the various cost
Regulatory Commission. Ratings Services come as no surprise, since representatives savings that could be achieved through bar
Mergers For ratings services it was a year fraught of the company had previously stated that coding. Harrison cited the elimination of
The October announcement that Cox with activity. New services such as TRAC 7 they intended to apply for a manufacturer error, reduced labor costs, decreased
and General Electric are going to merge and Burke were lining up their first clients designation number. WEA's vote of con- shrinkage, and the improvement of product
their radio chains in the largest broad- while Arbitron, currently far and away the fidence for bar coding ended uncertainty mix as by-products of the computerized
casting merger ever was only one of the im- most important ratings company, was in- about its position on the issue. bar coding system. He added that elec-
pending ownership realignments proposed troducing new procedures in the face of a Other label executives, however, dis- tronic scanners, which currently cost from
in 1978. Combined Communications, steady stream of lawsuits and recalled agreed about how long it would take to im- $3,500 to $8,000, are becoming less expen-
which bought five major market stations books. plement the bar coding system. Walter Lee, sive.
earlier in the year, and Gannett Company KUPD/Phoenix, CKLW/Windsor, Ont. vice president of sales for Capitol Records, But retailers at the convention seemed
also announced merger plans, as did Son- and WBOZ/Bozeman, Mon. threatened Ar- said it would take at least three years before less concerned about the price of equip-
derling Broadcasting and Viacom, bitron with legal actions and several other the industry adopted the system. Lou ment than about the efficiency of the
although the latter deal has been opened stations complained about sample Dennis, vice president of sales for Warner proposed system. Many want to be able to
for renegotiation. (continued on page 112) Bros., also said implementation was a long (continued on page 112)
Vea Vaded
EPA-logue to a great year.
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Boston
Meat Loaf
The Isley Brothers
KansasSM
The O' Jays
Teddy Pendergrass
Heart
Heatwave
George Duke
Lou Rawls
Patti LaBelle
The McCrarys
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1978 News Summary
Hundreds of stations air new Jefferson
Major
JANUARY
labels begin new year with price
Starship LP in RCA promotion ... ABC
"Display It Again" merchandising cam-
hikes. CBS raises all $6.98 lists to $7.98. paign pays off for retailers and label ...
RCA lifts 91 $6.98 lists to $7.98... WEA Mike Curb makes bid for California Lt. Gov.
reveals multi -tier wholesale pricing struc- office ... Paul Simon signs with Warner
ture ... Television advertising and in- Bros.... Don Arden assumes presidency
creased phonograph sales push holiday at Jet Records ... Mushroom and Portrait
sales to new heights, according to resolve dispute over Heart's "Magazine" LP
nationwide retail survey ... More than 1,- ... Cotillion takes over promotion and
000 firms represented at 12th MIDEM .. marketing duties for Atlantic's custom
Jerry Rubinstein and Charlie Minor form labels ... Foreigner embarks on 42 -day
new Xeti label ... Copyright Register files world tour ... Proposed bill would require
preliminary report favoring performance licensing of all personal managers ...
rights ... WCI Group announces record College licensing agreement disclosed at
revenues for 1977 after big fourth quarter. 18th NECAA meet ... ASCAP 1977
Radio City Music Hall to close ... Five- revenues surpass $100 million for first time.
year study projects growth for music
publishing business, cites "pivotal in- APRIL
Artie Mogull and Jerry Rubinstein buy Un-
I
fluence on $12 billion entertainment com-
plex" ... Merchandising tools viewed as ited Artists Records from Transamerica ...
key factor in record sales by manufacturers Jet Records not included in UA purchase Xate
and retailers ABC Records drops Dot ... Ron Alexenburg leaves CBS to start
store record departments ... Justice
A&M Records switches from independent Department files Supreme Court brief
to branch distribution ... Carter Ad- backing WBAI in Carlin case ... Harry
ministration urges FCC to expand minority Anger leaves Polydor for Arista marketing
radio ownership ... CBS Records volume VP post ... Gary Davis named marketing
leaps 28% in 1977 ... Capitol, ABC and VP at ABC Records ... Stan Monteiro joins
A&M move toward bar coding on LPs ... Cash Box as director of marketing ...
Scotti Brothers pact with Atlantic Records Deregulation dominates NAB convention in
for own label. Las Vegas ... MCA lowers prices on slower
Robert Summer named division vice moving catalog items ... Audits & Surveys
president of RCA Records ... Industry bows TRAC 7 ratings service ... United Ar-
members discuss piracy with Carter Ad- tists/Blue Note reactivates Pacific Jazz
ministration ... NAB supports WBAI in label ... Capitol wins class action stock
"Seven Dirty Words" case ... London manipulation case ... John Williams and
Records announces top level management Joe Brooks garner musical Oscar awards
changes...Capitol Records reports stable ... Loss of United Artists hurts indepen-
sales in 1977, but net income is down ... dent distributors ... Dollar decline against
20th Century -Fox Records translates $4 foreign currencies boosts export business.
million 1976 loss to $2 million profit in 1977
... Bob Dylan's film, "Renaldo And Clara," MAY
premieres ... Chicago's Terry Kath dies ABC Record & Tape Sales sold to Lieber-
from gunshot wound ... BMI reaches
license agreement with public broad-
casters ... Toxic emissions from vinyl plant MUA -distributes label ... lion uempsey
logo ... Sam Weiss buys Apex -Martin dis- shut down California public school. named head of Epic/Portrait/Associated
tributors ... L.A. Top 40s KHJ and KTNQ
Labels ... Cooperation marks 20th NARM
make program director changes ... State
Department denies visas for Sex Pistols convention, WEA and CBS announce plans
to apply for bar coding numbers ... Robert
tour, later reverses decision ... Labor
Department examines artists' employment Summer named president of RCA
problems ... Phonodisc reports 1977 sales Records, Louis Couttelenc returns to RCA -
of $120 million ... CBS marketing meet
Mexico ... Performance royalty issue
debated before House subcommittee ...
held in New Orleans ... Russ Bach named
WCI's domestic labels report revenue in-
marketing development VP at WEA ...
crease for 1977 of $364.3 million, increase
Charlie Chaplin dead at 88 ... Survey finds
of 29% ... EMI -America opens offices in
domestic pressing quality up, but retailers
Hollywood ... ECM Records pacts with
still unsatisfied ... Label execs disagree on
Warner Bros. for distribution ... CBS
disco 45s impact on LP sales ... Vinton
raises wholesale prices, institutes new pric-
Carver appointed president of GRT Corp.
ing policy ... WCI music survey reveals 20-
FEBRUARY 29 age group buys 37% of all records, teens
account for only 23% ... WCI best first
Soundtrack LPs, led by "Saturday Night
Fever," hot on charts with more expected quarter recorded with revenues up 22%.. .
... Savage winter storms batter east coast, CBS International's 19% increase paces
stagger northeast music operations ... first quarter sales jump.
eaOutlook seen improvin for discount

miT man, price estimated at $16 million
Lieberman planning to close most ABC
Record & Tape branches ... Atlantic buys
Big Tree Records ... New England dealers
.
boycotting CBS over price hike ... Unof-

Capitol and Phonodisc post three-tier ficial boycott slows business at MS Dis-
wholesale pricing changes ... Fred tributors ... CBS reveals plans for Georgia
Haayen named president of Polydor, for- pressing plant ... Stark/Camelot an-
mer president Irwin Steinberg named nounces expansion plans, aiming for 100
chairman of the board ... United Artists outlets by 1980 ... Jet distribution deal
shutters label's New York office ... Bee made with E/P/A ... EMI Ltd. firms
Gees family dominates singles chart ... worldwide distribution pact with United Ar-
Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Barbra Strei- tists ... RCA and Rocket Records make
sand take top honors at 20th Grammys .. . distribution pact ... Polydor shifts country
Phonodisc renamed Polygram Distribu- acts to Mercury label .. Growth noted at
.
tion, plans expansion ... Carl Madurl and WEA spring meeting, especially in black
Mercury from Midwest Records ... U.S. music marketing and executive training.
publishers said to be abandoning millions NARM asks merchandisers to report
in unclaimed overseas mechanical pirated records and tapes ... Six-week
royalties .. Retailers and labels stepping
. CBS pressing plant strike settled ... Dollar
up use of video merchandising aids. decline reduces import profits ... LP sales
ASCAP, public broadcasters still op- boosted by multiple single releases ...
posed on licensing plan .SESAC an- Travolta/Newton-John, Mathis/Williams
nounces pact with public broadcasters ... (continued on pago 114)
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LOS ANGELES -
The roster of
independently -distributed labels con-
CBS gained the Jet label in May after its
departure from UA. The ARC label was
formed with CBS distribution in June.
tinued to shrink during the past year with Pickwick Buys M.S. In L.A.
the notable departures of United Artists In another development, the expansion
from the fold and the opening of A&M
of Pickwick in Los Angeles as a result of the
Pacific, a west coast branch operation.
purchase of M.S. Distributing of L.A. in July
In late February, A&M announced its in-
raised the anticipation that Pickwick would
tention to open a western branch to service
continue to expand into other markets. In-
L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, Denver and
dependent distributors in many areas were
Phoenix. In addition to opening the A&M
nervous that their market percentages
4
MARSHALL TUCKER TO WARNERS - The Marshall Tucker Band has signed an ex-
clusive, world wide recording contract with Warner Bros. Records. The band, which has
Pacific facility in Sun Valley, California, the
label moved to have sales offices in each
city.
could be eroded by any additional Pickwick
move.
In the same month, Pickwick Inter-
garnered seven gold and two platinum albums since its inception in 1972, will release its The loss of the UA line and its extensive
national acquired the Sam Goody retail
first Warner Bros. product late in 1979, following completion of contractual obligations to catalog was seen by distribution stores boosting the conglomerate's retail
its former label, Capricorn Records. The six member ensemble, Toy Caldwell, lead guitar spokespersons as a "serious loss." After
store count to 360. Citing the concept of
and vocals, George McCorkle, rhythm guitar, Paul Riddle, drums, Tommy Caldwell, bass the purchase of the label by Jerry regionally -based "super distributorships,"
and vocals, Jerry Eubanks, flute, saxophone, vocals and percussion, and Doug Grey, lead Rubinstein and Artie Mogull from Tran-
John Salstone of MS said efforts would be
vocals and percussion, has remained together without personnel changes. Pictured (1-r) at samerica Corp., distribution was arranged
concentrated in Chicago, St. Louis and
the signing ceremony are: Toy and Tommy Caldwell; McCorkle; Mo Os tin, chairman of with Capitol -EMI.
Kansas City.
Warner Bros.; Grey; Eubanks; Bob Regehr, vice president of artist development and Several branch operations were Pointing to Pickwick's involvement on
publicity, Warner Bros.; and Riddle. bolstered with new facilities during the past
both the retail and distribution ends of the
year. In March, Phonodisc Inc. was
Strong Int'l Sales, Growth Of renamed Polygram Distribution.
Throughout the year, Polygram moved to
become one of the industry's "Big Three"
business, Peaches and Tower retail chains
in L.A. balked in August and September at
"buying from our competitor." As a result,
Worldwide Labels Mark 1978 construction of manufacturing facilities in

branch operations by doubling its L.A.
facility and opting for new operations in
Seattle, St. Louis and Detroit. In addition,
independent labels handled by Pickwick in
the area sought alternate forms of distribu-
tion relying on distributors in other parts of
by Dale Kawashima the state and out-of-state.
LOS ANGELES - This past year not only
marked another period of substantial sales
Aylesbury, England and Brazil, and
launched its New Zealand branch opera-
ground was broken in September for a new
100,000 sq. ft. warehousing facility in
In a related development prompted by
the exorbitant cost of shipping to a 32 -store
growth in the international marketplace, tions. In addition, A&M Records opened an Edison, N.J. which is expected to handle 30
chain from a central location, Nehi Corp.,
but the organization of new branch opera- administrative office in Paris to coordinate percent of the conglomerate's volume. the owner of Peaches, closed its L.A.
the label's European product releases and Jules Abramson was named vice president
tions, the construction of manufacturing warehouse in November, turning the buy-
promotion. of planning in August and John Frisoli,
facilities and the opening of new distribu- ing responsibility over to the individual
tion centers by the chief labels also International Transactions president of Polygram Distributing predic-
stores. Peaches had previously shipped
highlighted 1978's international events. A variety of international transactions
ted a $300 million year for the distribution
product by containerized airfreight to its
Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Records Inter- were made in 1978 to heighten the record arm based largely on the success of dis- locations throughout the country.
national reported that its worldwide sales sales and exposure of each label's tributed labels such as RSO and As is characteristic of the ever-changing
for 1978 exceeded last year's total by more domestic artists overseas, and to more ef- Casablanca which joined Polygram in distribution networks, there were persis-
1977.
than 32%, with the Polygram Group ex- fectively promote foreign -based acts in the tent rumors throughout the year of major
American record marketplace. Coen MCA Reorganization
hibiting an approximately 25% sales in- distribution moves. At year's end, Steve
Solleveld, president of Polygram, moved The distribution arm of MCA Records
crease. In addition, CBS International and Diener of ABC took particular care to deny
from the company's headquarters in Baarn, was reorganized in the fall to become MCA
other key labels reported significant in- claims that the label was about to be
Holland to New York last August to improve Distributing Corp., a separate entity which
creases. Polygram achieved its first billion - purchased by Polygram or that a major dis-
the interchange of information between the will handle MCA and the newly-formed In- tribution reorganization was in store.
dollar -plus sales year in 1978 due in part to
firm's American operations and its over- finity Records headed by Ron Alexenburg.
the worldwide success of the RSO In October, Al Bergamo was named presi-
soundtrack albums, "Saturday Night seas counterparts, and to reinforce
Polygram's commitment to the U.S. dent of the new MCA Distributing. The
Fever" and "Grease."
month before, Midsong left the MCA fold to
In 1978 WEA International continued to market.
be distributed by independents.
expand organizationally, launching new A&M Records, in order to stimulate sales
branch operations in Austria, Hong Kong, of its domestic product in Japan, ended its
Throughout the year, the majors
Singapore and Malaysia. WEA also opened 11 -year association with King Records and
aggressively sought new labels for
signed a licensing agreement with an in -
manufacturing and distribution deals.
distribution centers in Benelux, Milan and
Salsoul pacted with RCA for U.S. distribu-
Sao Paolo. CBS International completed (continued on page 120)
tion in July. RCA also set distribution with
Rocket in May and signed the Hologram
label in June. Several other smaller labels
joined RCA during the year.
WEA also expanded its roster by signing
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PD Mark McKay has the sole member of the
distribution agreements with Island in July Boston broadcasting community invited to
and ECM in April, both through Warner a recent White House Bar -B -Q for the
Bros., new labels Hilltak and Big Tree music industry. Pictured above shaking
through Atlantic and Planet Records, hands with the President is McKay.
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'78 Witnesses Exec Turnovers, Musical Growth In Nashville
A&R and director of operations for E/A, but is now being accepted in virtually all areas Year" Award. But ABC's Don Williams won
by Bob Campbell
he surrendered the day-to-day running of of American culture. Jimmy Bowen
NASHVILLE -
In the future, music
historians will surely consider 1978 a most
the company to Bill Williams and concen-
trated on production. In July, Williams
believes Nashville has opened up and will
continue to expand in divergent musical
"Male Vocalist of the Year," and the straight
country song, "Heaven's Just A Sin Away,"
won "Single of the Year" honors.
remarkable year for country music in terms resigned from E/A, and he now works for directions. Other CMA winners included The Oak
of change and growth. Jack Clements' JMI Label as national coun- "I think country music is now to the point Ridge Boys as "Group of the Year"; Ronnie
Nearly every major record company here try promotion director. where pop music has been for a long time," Milsap's "It Was Almost Like A Song" as
has experienced executive turnovers on a This fall, Frank Jones resigned as head Bowen said. "You have eight different "Album of the Year"; Richard Leigh's "Don't
high level, but country music is also being of the Capitol Records' Nashville branch kinds. hear traditional music coming out of
I It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" as "Song of
seen and heard in more homes than ever and has now accepted the position of vice here, and hear orchestrated music coming
I the Year"; Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
before. More country records are crossing president and general manager of Vince out of here. The minds of the producers and as "Vocal Duo of the Year"; and The Oak
over into the pop charts now, and this ex- Kickerillo's Inergi Records' Nashville office. the minds of the artists here are starting to Ridge Boys Band as "Instrumental Band of
pansion is because of better product, bet- Also, Lynn Shults recently resigned as allow this. The wider the range of country the Year." Grandpa Jones was inducted
ter marketing and promotion, and director of operations for United Artists music, the bigger it will be. think Waylon,
I into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
saturated exposure through radio, televi- here and moved over into Jones' old posi- Willie, Tompall Glaser, Dolly Parton,
sion and concert and club appearances.
Jerry Bradley, RCA's division vice presi-
tion at Capitol. Jerry Seabolt, former
national country promotion director for Un-
Crystal Gayle and Kenny Rogers have
helped country music tremendously. They
Country Column
dent and Nashville company head, feels
1978 completes about four straight record
ited Artists, replaced Shults in December
as head of operations for United Artists
are on TV shows, and they are earning gold
and platinum albums, which means they
1978 Highlights
years for Nashville. here. are getting into more and more people's January
"I think it has been a record year for the All labels spent more time and money on homes. KIKK-FM in Pasadena, Tex. aired a 10 -
whole industry," Bradley said. "I think it is marketing and promoting country product "Country records are now playing on pop hour documentary special in commemora-
really one of about four record years. It has this year, and ABC and CBS re -structured stations, MOR stations and some AOR station of the anniversary of the death of Hank
been coming since '75,'76 and '77. How big their marketing and promotion depart- tions," Bowen added. "The Nashville sound Williams ... Roy Clark, Johnny Cash, Roy
it gets and how long it lasts is something ments with additional personnel and new is whatever you want. Nashville is becom- Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Dolly Parton and Larry
else. think other labels are having a ban-
I job alignments. And RCA here proved a ing more and more well-known every day. Gatlin taped the NBC-TV Special, "Fifty
ner year proportionately. really think it will
I trendsetter once again with the announce- Every major management and booking Years Of Country Music," this month at The
even get better because think country
I ment last spring that the Nashville office agency knows about Nashville now. And Grand Ole Opry House ... Johnny Cash
music is probably the music of tomorrow. would create a viable outlet for pure pop more and more in the next few years, we are and June Carter were on location in New
When I say country, I am talking about music. Joe Galante was named a vice presi- going to get the world's attention. Country Mexico filming the CBS -made -for -
modern country." dent of marketing on a national company music has always been an American art television movie, "Thadeus Rose and
The most visable change on music row level, and personnel were hired to market, form. We aren't going to hurt that art form Eddy." ... RCA's Waylon Jennings played
occurred in the upper management posi- promote and develop pop music from by change." for the Dallas Cowboys' Superbowl Victory
tions of record companies here. The Nashville. Another major change occurred Perhaps the 1978 Country Music Party in New Orleans.
predominant activity centered around when Polydor dropped its country artist Association awards winners best February
Jimmy Bowen. In the course of a few roster. But most of the artists were absor- emphasized the diversity and expansion of
Mickey Newbury signed a writer's agree-
months, Bowen moved from independent bed by Phonogram/Mercury, Polydor's today's country music. RCA's Dolly Parton, ment with ASCAP ... "Waylon And Willie,"
production to the head of the MCA sister company. who blatantly sought to change her image
the new RCA album by Waylon Jennings
Nashville office, and then again to Creative Changes
Elektra/Asylum as vice president in charge
of the Nashville branch. Earlier this year,
On the creative side, country music
which long resisted change - broadened
- and expand her audience, won the CMA
"Entertainer of the Year" award. And United
Artists' Crystal Gayle, more a MOR artist
and Willie Nelson, debuted at #1 on the
Cash Box Country LP chart in the Feb. 11
issue ... Ernest Tubb toured the west coast
David Malloy combined duties as head of its scope even more in 1978. And the music than country, won the "Female Artist of the (continued on page 122)
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Wholesale, Retail Sales Rise
individualized packing, picking and shipp-
their individual account, they would be ing to separate locations (Cash Box, April
charged based on the purchases of in- 27).
dividual stores. In either case, the On a couple of occasions, retailers reac-
wholesaler with no affiliated retailers ted to what they felt were inadequate dis-
qualified for the largest discount, regar- counts, by boycotting labels and
dless of volume. wholesalers. In New England, retailers
Shortly thereafter, Capitol and engaged in a boycott of CBS product, while
Phonodisc (now known as PolyGram Dis- west coast retailers, as a reaction to the
tribution) each unveiled multi -tier pricing multi -tier pricing structure of M.S. Dis-
structures. While both extended WEA's trbutors, boycotted that firm (Cash Box,
PLATINUM MEAT LOAF -
Epic/Cleveland International artist Meat Loaf was recently
presented in Toronto with a platinum record for sales in Canada of his album, "Bat Out Of
concept charging subdistributors with re-
tail affiliates more than one-stops, a unique
May 15).
On June 1, RCA raised its wholesale
Hell." The group has been on an extensive tour. Pictured (l-r) are: Meat Loaf; Steve Pop- feature of Capitol's plan was a discounted prices. While retaining a two-tier structure,
ovich, president Cleveland International; Arnold Gosewich, president, CBS Records price for multi -store operations contained the firm still made a qualification for "hybrid
Canada; and Stan Snyder, vice president, Cleveland International. within what Capitol designated as a accounts" whose prices would be
"distribution zone" (Cash Box, March 11). measured by what percentage of their
Video Leads Merchandising Neither the Capitol nor the Phonodisc plan
took the volume of affiliated retailers into
account.
business was done with affiliated and non-
affiliated stores (Cash Box, June 10).
Trends In -Store For 1978

Criticism
At the NARM Convention in March, one
While things were relatively quiet from
June through October, Warner Brothers
announced that the list price of the Steve
Videodisc Revolution of the frequently expressed criticisms of the Martin album would be $8.98. Shortly
vice president of NARM (Cash Box, Industry figures also expressed their wholesale pricing structurais was that they thereafter, CBS announced that six records
November 4). Cohen noted that approx- enthusiasm about the potential of the were forcing retailers to act as sub - bearing certain prefixes, (generally for ar-
imately 40% of retail record stores now videodisc. David Rothfeld, vice president distributors to qualify for the lowest dis- tists in the superstar category) would also
carry some audio hardware, and many of and divisional merchandising manager for counted price. retail for $8.98 (Cash Box, Oct. 21). Capitol
those that had begun selling video Korvettes, said that "we are on the In May, CBS threw its hat into the ring followed suit by charging $8.98 for Steve
hardware had reported considerable threshold of the biggest revolution in home with a multi -tier pricing structure which was Miller's "Greatest Hits" and Wings'
success with their new line. Among these entertainment. The videodisc will not only similar to the others that specified fees for "Greatest Hits" (Cash Box, Nov. 4).
chains were Record Rendezvous and Sam prevail, but will be the most important new
Goody. In addition, all three Franklin Music
stores in Atlanta have been carrying home
entertainment product since audio tape."
And Dan Davis, vice president of creative 1978, A Banner Year For Jazz
(continued from page 75) Versatile was most impressive. They had
video hardware and blank video cassettes services for Capitol Records, stated that
for the past 18 months. "The compatibility Capitol formed a video department putting together some jazz lines (Marlin, chart action on their Grant Green album,
of audio and video products has en- "because of our needs for promotional Wolf and LRC) and found good action with and by year's end had signed an impressive
couraged retailers to begin cross - materials." However, he added, "We are all Ralph MacDonald, Phil Upchurch and artist roster, including Carmen McRae,
merchandising," noted Cohen. "They seem aware that (home) video does exist, and we Jimmy McGriff. Groove Holmes, Cornell Dupree, Jon
to be very satisfied with the results and have are poised and ready to go with it" (Cash Jazz activity at RCA was marginal for the Faddis and Jorge Dalto.
found that blank video tape buyers buy in Box, November 4). year. A new distribution arrangement with Activity was generally slow but
quantity. Franklin Music has carried 60 ti- Display Materials Stressed Salsoul brought Bethlehem to the fold, and meaningful on older established labels
tles in pre-recorded video cassettes for the Point -of -purchase displays, long a new arrangement with Pablo was worked such as Nessa, Interplay and Famous Door,
past five months." recognized as an important factor in record out. Norman Granz continues to present but considerably more active at Muse and
sales, played a vital role during 1978. One many of the best veteran performers on his Concord, both of whom are building sub-
The World's First of the reasons, said Arnie Orleans, vice Pablo and Pablo Live labels.
Outside the majors, Inner City was again
stantial quality jazz catalogs. Discovery and
Chiaroscuro had several quality LPs during
president of marketing for ABC, is that "a
Miniature $20 Gold Piece greater number of retail outlets opened, the most active. While the bulk of its catalog the year, while Vanguard and Xanadu
lending themselves to imaginative consists of licensed masters (via Steeple slowed down somewhat. But an A&R
merchandising" (Cash Box, January 14). Chase, Black & Blue, East Wind and Enja) it change at the former and a new distribution
now distributes the Choice label and is
`Clrfi' 'Noting the importance of the availability of deal (via Cream) for the latter point toward
merchandising materials to dealers, Paul rapidly catching up via its own recording. an increase in activity during the coming
Smith, (then) vice president of marketing The Jeff Lorber Fusion was a hit act for In- year.
, and branch distribution for CBS Records, ner City. Many of the doomsayers in the music
said that "market research tell us over one- 1978 saw a number of small labels enter business look with skepticism at the con -
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he minting of the world's first miniature 520 Gold Piece - fluenced at point -of -purchase" (Cash Box,
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Mergers Mark Year In Radio
(continued from page 102) edy, "WKRP in Cincinnati," which took a
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NTO A PENDANT WITH MATCHING EARRINGS
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`Widening Mainstream' Sees AOR Growing In Many Ways
by Mike Harrison for many years, there was tremendous sense, is showing healthy signs of making a
Lots of people claim that AOR radio has comeback; only this time the stage is AOR
separatism between the stations (and, sup-
radio.
become undaring, light," and uncreative. posedly, their audiences). 1978 saw
True, there are many AOR stations that fit remarkable changes in that direction. This 'Standards' Pile Up
this unflattering description, just as there has been the year in which the listeners and The AOR radio music library has become
are stations of other styles and varieties consumers of Rock radio in general began staggering. New releases are produced
that have little to offer their listeners beyond to "genre -hop;" that is develop a mul- relentlessly and the "standards" continue
a repetitive drone of jukebox smashes. The tiplicity of contemporary tastes. Chalk it up to pile up. There aren't enough hours in a
syndrome, however, is hardly exclusive to to drastic changes in technology, art, week to play all the available potent music;
AOR. As a matter of fact, the only reason culture, and the resultant perception of art let alone enough minutes in the length of
there are seemingly more unillustrious and culture, highlighted by the emergence time that the rating services consider to be
AOR stations today than there were yester- of Disco (that forced both AOR and Top 40 average periods of listening. Relative to this
day, is because there are so many more programmers to re-evaluate their percep- incredible expanding universe of music, all
AOR stations in existence than at any prior tions of audience/musical/lifestyle boun- AOR stations, whether "tight" or "loose" by
time in the form's history. Therefore AOR daries), and a seeming "mass -passage" of pre -1978 definitions, are seemingly
has suffered to a degree from the watering the postwar babies to a new plateau of "tightening." Relative, however, to actual
down of talent due to league expansion. maturity. This reuniting of the formerly frac- physical titles covered on the air, they are
However, the thrust of the AOR movement, tionalized AOR/Top 40 spectrum is generally "loosening." It takes a sharp eye
in terms of the activity of the pioneering resulting in a phenomenon best described and an academically objective attitude,
leaders, is headed in an extremely positive as the "widening mainstream." however, to notice this remarkable syn-
and prideful direction. 'New Attitude' drom accurately and honestly.
Without a doubt, Album Oriented Rock Of course, as already mentioned, much Because of the excess, coupled with the
radio has taken numerous different shapes of AOR radio (and Top 40) is mired in fact that the album has long outdistanced
in the dozen or so years of its existence. narrow-spectrum, heavy -repetition, one - the single as the primary unit of musical
1978 proved to be no exception. This, lifestyle programming. Much of all Mike Harrison parcelling, marketing, and measurement,
however, was the year that AOR took its mediums is usually a year or two behind type services, drug, music, and concert in- AOR programmers are turning to the in-
rightful place as the dominant form of con- their vanguards. However, 1978 was the formation. dividual track as the universal unit of
temporary music programming, as the year that a new attitude began to emerge The on -air approach of the AOR announ- measurement within their own com-
general music played on AOR radio among the genre's conceptual pioneers. cer has stretched noticeably into creative municative circles. Interestingly, this
became the recognized base of most Rock This was the year that old fences were be- expression, and entertaining areas that musical marketing technique is also being
hit activity. Just look at the charts. ing scaled by a new attitude among AOR were formerly considered unhip. AOR is looked to by future -minded Top 40
It must be pointed out that AOR radio has programmers. They are beginning to becoming to today's generation of young - programmers, who woke up to the fact that
never been a 'format," per se. Unfor- program to the Highest Common to-middle-aged adults what MOR was to to- they were having problems determining the
tunately, though, it is many an industry ob- Denominator, instead of the infamous day's senior citizens when they were hits by looking at singles activity alone. This
server's misimpression that AOR is indeed Lowest. New approaches that have the young -to -middle-aged! As Gordon McLen- new area of commercial merging between
a "format" that has, to a great extent, con- capability to transcend the old fractions are don reiterated, "The more things change, AOR radio and Top 40 radio at the new
fused their understanding of the subject. being developed. Smart programmers are the more they remain the same." bullseye of the widening mainstream target
AOR is a generic family composed of a wide no longer satisfied with low ceiling frac- Personality, in the traditional radio (continued on page 123)
variety of "formats." AOR is a "genre." It is a tionalized audiences. They're grabbing for
genre that since its origin has been in a con-
stant state of expansion, encompassing
the double-digit gold ring, the way their
predecessors did a couple of decades ago.
Mass Merchandisers Express
more and more forms.
Thus. ìn 1978. AOR radio continued to
In response to the increased maturation
of the audience, which is now highly career, Optimism About Disc Sales
grow ìn a multitude of directions with
stepped-up intensity. For many years this
consumer, and family oriented (just like
their parents). AOR programmers have ex- -
NEW YORK
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Paced by the huge sales of
"Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease,"
portant part of the chain"s product mix.
"You've got to have them they're a must,"
process resulted in fractionalization. The panded the general environmental themes
fractionalization process was helped along of their stations to include such formerly sales of records by mass merchandisers he said. "People are always looking for that
by the fact that so much of the musical and avoided subjects as sports, home generally improved during 1978. special cutout. Its true that they've gone up
environmental differences evident in the economics, local politics, art, and Montgomery Ward & Co., for example, ex- in cost, and many cutouts aren't the same
various forms of AOR radio coincided with numerous avenues of the humanities that perienced steady sales gains for the year in quality that they used to be, but they've
seemingly distinct differences in the were hitherto considered out of bounds, in its records departments and expects a become very important to our business. We
lifestyles of their various audiences. Thus, addition to the traditional diet of help -line similar increase in their regular volume advertise them a lot, and I've found that it
next year, according to Al Geigle, national really helps to generate interest in them."
Packaging Companies Raise retail manager for the chain.

Observing that Ward's hopes to open ap-
proximately 20-25 stores per year, Geigle
Additionally, Geigle stated that Ward's has
experienced a good deal of success with
such items as record cases, guitars, str-
Prices To Match Inflation every major release that we handled," Kern

said. "We've already planned to open be-
tween 15-18 stores next year, and each one
will have a record department" Approx-
ings, and stereo cleaning accessories.
Meet Competition
On the issue of pricing, he expressed
by Charles Paikert continued, "used the individualized sleeve imately 300 Montgomery Ward stores, he
NEW YORK - For packaging companies
that serve the music industry, 1978 was a
to its fullest extent. Again, there were just
more graphics than ever before."
added, currently sell records and tapes.
Each of the new stores will carry a full line of
some concern regarding the onset of the
$8.98 list price and how the consumer
would react to it. "But people are still buying
Yearnirg Process' LPs, as most of the chain's outlets do at pre- 'Grease' and 'Saturday Night Fever' (which
year of price hikes; an increase in the
Turning to bar coding, Kern warned that, sent Geigle said that while the chain does list for $12.98), so you really can't tell how
production of lavishly designed sleeves although Ivy Hill has been bar coding
and jackets; and the tentative begìnnìng of not offer an extensive classical selection, it they'll respond," he said. "We'll just con-
packages for several years for other in- does carry a good deal of catalog LPs. tinue to assert ourselves and try and meet
a bar coding system, according to Ellis
dustries, the initial experience with record Geigle stressed that cutouts were an im- our competitors." Geigle reported that the
Kern. president of Ivy Hill Packaging. (continued on page 123)
Kern cited the increase in the cost of chain went as low as $5.99 for $7.98 list LPs,
paper from Canadian mills as the primary but that its normal shelf price is either $6.49
cause of price rises in the packaging in- or $6.79.
dustry ìn 1978 that averaged 7% for the "Should the economy start to tighten up,
year. Kern also listed a rise in power rates, kids are probably going to start spending
insurance costs and payroll taxes as factors more time at home," he continued. "In that
contributing to the price increases. case, I think you'll find more money spent
"Prices have just about doubled in the on home entertainment, and that should
past five years," Kern said. "It's just been boost record sales."
one long spiral for this industry, because I Geigle also cited Ward's credit system as
think we've been one of the hardest hit in a boon to the chain's record sales. "The
the inflation and energy fields." However, older, more mature customer that shops in
Kern said, he didn't anticipate another our stores doesn't always have the cash to
price hike early in 1979. pay for a two -pocket set," he said. "And
Also ìn 1978, Kern said, the packaging you'd be surprised at the number of people
industry saw "a return to double -fold that buy records on credit. Its one advan-
jackets on a massive scale, it was ab- tage Ward's can offer that a discount store
solutely an important trend," Kern stated. might not be able to afford."
-Many of the companies wanted the chance
to have the extra space to utilize some of
their superb graphics as merchandising
DIZZY THIN LIZZY - Warner Bros. vice president and creative services director Derek
Taylor and Warners' product manager Charlie Lourie recently flew to London to meet with
He mentioned that one of the reasons the
profit per square foot for records at the
chain "compares so well" to other types of
tools." the members of Thin tizzy and to report on the initial success of their Warner Bros. album items is because "we don't give our
Also, Kern said, the industry experien- debut, "Live and Dangerous." Together for the good news were (l-r): Tony Visconti, merchandise away like other chains. You
ced "a great trend toward individualized producer of the album; guitarist Brian Robertson; Taylor; Lizzybassist, vocalist and center- can't stay in business for fun. There has to
album sleeves during the past year. Almost piece Phil Lynott; Lourie; guitarist Scott Gorham and drummer Brian Downey. be profit, and we're out to get it."

Year End Commentary
1978Wí11 Be Remembered As
The Year Disco Came Of Age
Marc Kreiner
by
As the new year approaches, many of us
will remember 1978 for different reasons
but none more prominent than The Year
That Disco Came Of Age. At the beginning
of '78, the word was out that the 'fad' of
disco was quickly passing away and that
soon the music business would return to its
tranquil balance of rock, country, folk, jazz,
pop and MOR. It was soon to become ap-
parent that disco was to become the rock
and roll of the '70s.
How exactly did it all come about? Who
was the first person to uncover this sleeping
giant that would revolutionize the music
business and expose a new breed of artist
to the public? There could be no mistake
that the disco fever pitch had risen to an all
time high by the beginning of 1978, due to
the efforts of such notables as Tom Moulton
in the mixing, and such great labels as .L
Casablanca, TK and Atlantic. The key driv- Marc Kreiner (I), Tom Cossie
ing elements of the scene were Donna 1978 will be remembered as the year that
Summer, the Trammps, K.C. & The disco and radio were able to find a happy
Sunshine Band, Eddie Kendricks, Cerrone, medium and agree to co -exist. Program-
Giorgio, the Village People, Van McCoy mers were now starting to feel the pinch of
and Chic just to name a few. These artists the discos on their call -ins and store
all took the disco scene very seriously and reports. The calls for Zeppelin and America
strived to achieve excellence among the were now being replaced with those for
disco crowds. They were in many ways the Chic and the Trammps. Dancing had
'New Wave' disco groups; the leaders and become a mainstay that could not be
trendsetters who were to be treated as the ignored.
underlings of all the other accepted music Just as specialists arose in the promo-
forms. tion field for other types of music, so did
With the opening of "Saturday Night disco have its own promotion companies.
Fever," the final touch of total disco Records such as "Shame" by Evelyn
supremacy had been solidified. The Bee "Champagne" King, "Boogie Oogie
Gees and John Travolta had accomplished, Oogie" by A Taste Of Honey and "Instant
in one hour and 25 minutes worth of Replay" by Dan Hartman were no longer
celluloid, what had been predicted by many destined to be heard only in the hallowed
as an impossibility. They had brought halls of the discos. The discos had won
legitimacy to a music form which so another battle; they were now able to break
desperately needed a stabilizing factor. the radio barrier and establish huge record
The biggest thing that the movie did was sales.
even more far reaching than that, for it was Sales brought more companies into the
this one movie which brought disco to the disco arena and the final piece had been
masses and was able to cross the city limits put into place. Companies once negligent
and drive directly into the heart of the sub- of disco, such as CBS, were now achieving
urbs where Middle America was just great success with artists the likes of Melba
waiting with open arms. Moore, Teddy Pendergrass and Dan
Rock had become a fat cat, complacent
and lazy in its once innovative art form and
Hartman. Casablanca - long the forerun-
ner in the disco business, now was being
thus the 'hustling' disco artists, producers looked up to for their excellence in disco
and musicians were able to rush past it mastery. Neil Bogart, along with Marc
before it knew what had occurred. America Simon, had taken a music art form and built
was once again becoming an active an empire on it, and he was able to
generation and people, young and old, en- transform Donna Summer into a mass ap-
joyed the refreshing change of pace in peal artist that captured the hearts of all
lifestyle and music which only the discos of- listeners. Another noteworthy Bogart
fered. achievement was the Village People who
Nashville Music Scene Expanding As

Country Reaches Wider Audience
by Joe Talbot
NASHVILLE - In taking a look at the
Nashville Music Scene today, it's almost
occur. However, changes in the year 1978
appear to have been based upon the princi-
ple of "Future Shock". Primary examples
impossible to really remember and are the re -structuring of RCA and MCA and
visualize how it was when, in what must the continued forward movement of CBS The Nations Number One Producer of Nationally
have been a state of euphoria, played steel dramatic increase in overall Nashville -
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guitar with Hank Snow when he first recor- based activity. Other examples are the ac- Sponsored Radio Programs
ded in Nashville in early 1950. RCA's celeration of independent production, the PRODUCERS OF: DR. DEMEN-
engineer, Jeff Miller, had hauled the tremendous renewed momentum of major TO STAR TRAK WITH CANDY
necessary recording equipment from New publishers and the proliferation of hits by TUSKEN THE GREAT AMERI-
York to Nashville and set it up in Brown new labels, new artists, new writers and
labels whose Nashville involvement was CAN RADIO SHOW WITH MIKE Now Available
Brothers Studio on Fourth Avenue North.
There was no separation or echo. Three previously either minimal or had not yet HARRISON AMERICAN DISCO AMERICAN DISCO NETWORK WITH
mikes were utilized, one for Hank and his really borne fruit. Add the acceptance of WITH KRIS ERIK STEVENS IN KRIS ERIK STEVENS.
guitar, one shared by bass and rhythm Nashville -created music by a much greater HOLLYWOOD THE SOUND OF
guitar, the third by steel and fiddle. "I'm portion of listeners plus the broader scope MOTOWN 12 HOURS OF
Movin' On" emanated from that session, an of artists' activities accompanied by the CHRISTMAS SPACES &
unlikely event under today's cir- need for additional management and PLACES
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1978 News Summary
Polygram Distribution ... NARM considers U.S. volume Richard Perry's Planet
.
legal action against the Small Business Ad- Records pacts with Elektra/Asylum for dis-
ministration for withholding loans from tribution ... Midsong leaves MCA for in-
record merchants ... Bob Cavallo and Joe dependent distribution ... Casablanca
Ruffalo named co-chairman of the ARC - Record and FilmWorks projects revenues
Columbia label, while Earth, Wind and Fire Of $100 million for fiscal year ... First
leader Maurice White was named presi- National Association of Broadcasters
dent ... Coen Solleved, head of the Programming Conference draws 850 in
worldwide Polygram Group, takes up Chicago ... Frank Zappa signs artist and
residence in New York, seen as strengthen- production contracts with Phonogram .. .
ing Polydor's continuing effort to increase Theme of 28 -store Sam Goody retail chain
its share of the American market ... is "Prosper with Pickwick" at their annual
Columbia Record Productions, the record convention in Ellenville, N.Y.... Lieberman
pressing division of CBS Records, announ- Enterprises holds its largest convention to
ced a raise of one and one half cents per date at the Playboy Resort in Lake Geneva,
12" record pressed, citing increased costs WI ... Bob Slner promoted to vice presi-
of labor and raw materials ... Peaches dent of marketing for MCA.
Records initiates a nationwide boycott of in-
dependent distributors ... Bill Craig and
John Smith were named to vice presiden-
OCTOBER
Springboard files two separate federal law-
tial positions in field activity, specia suits charging violation of U.S. antitrust
laws and unfair competitive practices
president Barry Bergman projects a 59% than one million Electric Light Orchestra
rise in sales for the chain to $43 million and LPs sold to Promo by United Artists
announced the formation of Eucalyptus Records ... A&M Black Music success
Records, to be distributed by CBS ... leads to new label focus ... Annual DJ
Following the announcement that Gladys Week in Nashville draws 4,000 to 53rd
Knight has signed with CBS Records, Bud- Grand Ole Opry Birthday Celebration ...
dah Records sued the singer, charging her Broadcasters expect to share a $33 million
with breach of contract ... In Chicago, the refund from FCC under plan ... Sal
National Association of Broadcasters Uterano named vice president of sales for
(NAB) held its first Radio Programming Atlantic .. Management seminar spon-
.
Conference. sored jointly by National Association of

SEPTEMBER Broadcasters and National Association of
Black Owned Broadcasters.
Labels that are distributed on the west Supreme Court agrees to review CBS vs.
coast by Pickwick International's Los ASCAP and EMI case which holds that the
Angeles branch seek alternative dis- blanket licensing practices of the two per-
tributors following boycott of Pickwick by forming rights societies violate federal an-
the Peaches and Tower retail chains ... .... /4...L..J:2
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responsibility in hands of four newly ap- ,
publishing firm ... Middle -management

markets and promotion, special markets,
respectively, for ABC Records ... NARM
assigns the Boston consulting firm of
Boston Associates to determine the costs,
GOSH BOX against Pickwick International and its
parent company, American Can. The suit,
which asks for $77 million in damages, con-
tends that Pickwick controls roughly 80% of
applications, and special benefits of bar
the market for the recording, manufacture,
coding to merchandisers ... At Polygram's
distribution and sale of budget records,
Summer Management meeting, John
and 24% of the market for the sale of all
Frisoll, president of Polygram Distribution record albums, both budget and full -priced
predicts that the company's sales for 1978
would exceed $300 million.
... CBS moves to $8.98 LP list on six
"superstar" titles, including Boston, Heart,
CBS Records announced the appoint-
Billy Joel, Chicago, Santana, and Ted
ments of Al Bergamo and Al DeMarino to Nugent. The move follows Warner Bros. an-
the positions of vice presidents of west
nouncement that Steve Martin LP will also
coast marketing for E/P/A, artists develop- carry an $8.98 tag ... CBS announces that
ment for E/P/A, respectively ... New York it will start carrying the printed bar code
State Supreme Court Justice Bently Kassel
system on some of its album jackets easily
issued a temporary injunction by Dee
in 1979.
Anthony's Bandana Management against
Al Bergamo is named president of MCA
RSO Records prohibiting RSO from billing
the Bee Gees on the same line as Peter
Distributing Corp.... New Jersey court lifts
temporary injunction sought by CBS and
Frampton in the "Sergeant Pepper" movie
Jet Records to prevent Promo Records and
.. At Record Bar's annual convention
its president Morris Levy, from selling more
THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY
pointed managing directors who will report retailers express concerns at NARM
to chairman and chief executive Bhaskar regionals ... Iry Blegel named vice presi-
Menon ... Boston's "Don't Look Back" LP dent and general manager for east coast
debuts at #7 bullet on Top 100 Album chart, operations for Casablanca ... Infinity
highest for 1978... Pickwick aims for sales names local promo reps ... CBS posts 32%
in excess of $500 million by end of year and sales gain in third quarter; RCA posts 11%
annual volume of $1 billion by 1983. An- increase for same period.
nouncements made by topper Chuck
Smith at company's annual convention in NOVEMBER
Great Gorge, N.J. Warner Communications announces plans
Who drummer Keith Moon dies in his to build several record pressing plants and
sleep in London at 31 ... Dick Kline named to begin manufacturing records and tapes
executive vice president of Polydor after 11 by 1982 ... $8.98 LPs begin appearing in
years with Atlantic ... CBS and WEA in- Top 100 ... Small retailers less optimistic
itiate year-end marketing programs for than big ones about potential benefits of
dealers ... Joe Galante named vice presi- bar coding ... FCC petitions U.S. Court of
dent of marketing for RCA Nashville ... Appeals for a rehearing in the case of
Ron Alexenburg unveils staff and roster for WESH-TV in Daytona Beach, Florida. Case
Infinity, to be distributed worldwide by concerns principle of demonstrating a
MCA's distribution operation ... Polygram "superior" record of performance at
begins construction of new 103,000 - license renewal time ... "Twofers" being
square -foot warehouse in Edison, N.J. Site phased out in pop field because of rising
expected to handle 30% of Polygram's total (continued on page 121)

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Strong Intl Sales, Growth Of Worldwide Labels Highlight '78
organizations. MIDEM, the more es- man of the Japan Phonograph Record International operations ... Russ Curry
novative new label, Alfa Records. Also, tablished of the two gatherings, was atten- Association (JPRA) ... Kichibeyi Sawa was was selected marketing manager of A&M-
CBS International pacted a worldwide ded by more than 1,200 firms from 49 dif- named to head Warner -Pioneer operations Europe Records ... Heinz Voigt was ap-
licensing agreement with Jet Records (ex- ferent countries and was the site of artist in Japan ... Maurice Oberstein was named pointed president of Polygram's publishing
cluding the U.S., U.K. and Canada which is signings and numerous other transactions. chairman of CBS -United Kingdom ... division ... Simon Schmidt was chosen
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vice president and area director of CBS'
signed a distribution deal with Rocket Bhaskar Menon was appointed chair- Mideast operations ... Patrick Hurley was
of Polygram-U.K.... Wolfgang Arming was
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appointed president of Polygram -Vienna
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Two meetings of international record of- Canadian Recording industry Association president of ABC International ... Mike ... Bunny Freidus was named vice presi-
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1978 News Summary
Lieberman Calls Megasellers
bought at least one record or prerecorded
tape as a gift The Black Music Associa-
.
tion announced a wide range of programs

. .
Key For Rackjobbers In 1979
(continued from page 84) "I think that fewer quality releases that
and goals at a press conference held in But despite the emphasis on hit albums, can get more attention over a longer period
Cherry Hill, N.J Ray Caviano was . . . Lieberman insists the era of stocking only of time have to give you a better return on
named to the newly -created position of ex- the giant hits, as was done in the '50s, will your Investment. But there Is this tremen-
ecutive director of the disco department of never return. dous competition between the big three,
Warner Brothers Records and as president "In the '50s, rackjobbers said 'Give me CBS, WCI and Polygram, and they feel that
of the Warner distributed RFC Records the hits and forget the rest,' but we can't do they must compete in this signing binge for
. . Local New York independent televi-
. that today for several reasons. Reason new and promising acts.
sion stations hit ASCAP and BMI with a civil number one is that in various parts of the "I think as far as return on investment
antitrust suit, charging licensing organiza- country we are racking accounts where the goes, the ability to concentrate and stay
tions with monopoly practices in the department is more like a record store and with a piece of product is very, very impor-
method of determining royalty rates for it may also be the only major game in town. tant. Some small labels do It because that's
performance rights Major record . . . So we have to respond to the need for the all they've got. mean Cream is still working
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retailers across the country enjoyed an ap- newer developing type of product, the the Snail LP, which happens to be a damn
proximate 35% increase in sales over last developing artist. good LP. But on a major label that piece of
year After two days of hearings in
. . . "Secondly, we feel an obligation because product would have been shoved in the
Washington, D.C. on rules for payment of we're in the music business and we background 60 days later."
mechanical royalties on recordings made recognize the fact that while our bread and Pricing
under compulsory license, the RIAA, the butter may be the 'Grease' and 'Saturday In the area of pricing, Lieberman says
NMPA and the Harry Fox Agency agreed to Night Fever' type of releases, the lifeblood that most consumers are less aware of
meet with Copyright Office accounting ex- of our business is finding out who are going price hikes than many observers believe.
perts for discussion of the many technical to be the megasellers of 1980, '81 and '82. "It's not that the consumer is oblivious to
costs ... Keith Richards gets probation af- issues involved Jerry Sharell and . . . For us not to be a part of that process price, but he's much less price sensitive
ter being tried for heroin possession in George Steele were named vice presidents wouldn't be right. than we thought he was. don't think that
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Toronto court ... Capitol moves to $8.98 of creative services and international, "And thirdly, we made a major effort in the consumer really knows what the price of
list on Steve Miller LP ... French company respectively, for Elektra/Asylum Records the one -stop business because we feel that a record is anyway. But at the same time,
to buy a controlling interest in Korvettes .. .
. . Chuck Thagard was named director of
. as rackjobbers we are often a little removed think that there is a point at which you can
RCA signs distribution deal with Gem Toby national field promotion for RCA Records from the real music scene. So as a full push the consumer too far and the cost
Records ... Phoenix Records pacts for dis- . . John Barbie was named vice president
. member of the industry it's in our long begins to have an impact."
tribution with ABC ... WCI Music Group of promotion for ABC Records Jerry . . . range interest to be concerned with more On the specific subject of $8.98 list
reports stable third quarter earnings. Jaffe was appointed Polydor's first director than just the smash hits." albums, Lieberman expresses a hope that
Detroit re-establishing itself as music of artist development The FBI seized . . . Lieberman explains why his company a new price level is not being adopted
center, six years after Motown's departure more than $100 million worth of pirated stepped up its emphasis on one -stops last across the board. He wants the $8.98 price
... 20th Century Fox music division posts records and equipment, reportedly wiping year. to be on product that offers the consumer a
$3.8 million loss in third quarter ... Federal out half the $350 million annual illicit "One -stop volume is profitable, es- poster, exceptional cover, colored vinyl or
court turns down jukebox operators' plea recording industry An FCC report in- . . . pecially since we have the office and certain some type of bonus. In general, he believes
for an injunction against the Copyright dicated plans to enlarge the number of AM kinds of staff anyway. It also gives us a plug- that records are one of today's best enter-
Royalty Tribunal's recently adopted in to what's happening in retail, giving us tainment values around.
jukebox regulations ... Nell Bogart the ability to relate better to our manufac- "At present levels, not only is music a
honored as "Man Of The Year" by UJA .. .
turers, to a terribly important part of their great gift value at holiday times, but com-
Coen Solleveld affirms commitment of business. But the most important thing is pared to the price of sporting events or con-
Polygram to U.S. market ... Stan Cornyn that it gives us an early warning system, it certs or theatres there is no substitute for
of Warner Bros. adds creative services to makes us more aware and able to respond records in terms of dollar value. The ability
his duties. at the rack level when something starts to have, not forever but for a good long
Nehi Record Distributors announces that crossing over from just a record shop cult time, a performance in your home for $8 or
it is closing its central warehouse in the Los item into a broad spectrum appeal item." $7, that represents a great entertainment
Angeles area and that each of the 32 Record Company Criticism value."
Peaches outlets owned by Nehi will begin Lieberman criticizes the major record Lieberman also believes the com-
buying directly ... MUSEXPO attracts companies for overshipping many releases parative value of records is a hedge against
good attendance from U.S. and abroad, and also for putting out too much product in a possible business letdown should a
although some attendees have reserva- general. He likens multi -platinum initial recession hit the country.
tions about the usefulness of the trade fair shipments to crossing a bridge. "We don't have a recession -proof in-
... Bee Gees' single, "Too Much Heaven," "You can walk over the bridge in the safe, dustry, but we do have a recession -
is highest -debuting 45 of the decade ... covered walkway that's provided for resistant industry. We found in '74 that peo-
Mike Curb elected Lieutenant Governor of pedestrian traffic," notes Lieberman, "or ple traded down in entertainment during a
California ... Copyright Royalty Tribunal you can do a Wallenda balancing act on the recession, but that translates into more
agrees to preserve confidentiality of parapet. You might get to the other side if home entertainment and less going out,
jukebox location lists ... MCA sets $2 you do the balancing act, but to what pur- which is good for record sales.
million advertising campaign in support of pose? Why expose yourself and the "The one fear have is that the stores in
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Olivia Newton-John's "Totally Hot" LP ... manufacturer to that kind of potential loss, which our departments are located may
Polydor launches program to become top even if that potential is never realized? react to the general economic conditions.
disco label ... MCA posts record third- radio stations by seeking worldwide ap- "This is a promotional business, a And even though they are in a discount
quarter, nine -month results ... Rev. Jesse proval to expand the band of AM frequen- business in which we have to create excite- posture and are affected less, it may drive
Jackson holds press conference to protest cies in the U.S. Postmaster William . . .
ment about our product. But I'm not sure them to reduce inventories. Because we
"offensive" lyrics in Rolling Stones' "Some Bolger promised the proposal of reduced that excitement has to be initial multi- are selling to them on a protected inventory
Girls" album. rates for all categories of mall, in a report to million shipments. Sometimes it can ac- basis, we become an easy mark for inven-
Polygram Group passes billion -dollar be submitted to the postmaster general by tually work in a contrary way because you tory reduction, even though our sales may
sales mark ... Record labels beginning to Dec. 31 Veronica Brice was appointed
. . .
lay it out so heavy that there is no initial ac- not indicate it. Sometimes we have to stand
issue double A -sides to aim at different vice president and general manager for tion. If on the first day you sold 15 or 18, if up to our customers, who are really more
markets ... Retailers de-emphasize 45s, RFC Records, while Vince Aletti was ap- you had only 25 or even 50 in there that like our partners, and say 'I don't want to be
citing inconsistent sales ... Record year pointed vice president of A&R for the firm would be a hell of a movement. But because penalized for your CB problems of a year
predicted for CBS Records Division ... . WEA International reported that
.
you've got 100 in every store, nobody feels ago.' want my inventory levels to stand on
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Gordon Bonin forms market consultant worldwide sales for 1978 exceeded last it. their own merits.
company . Music Millennium tags $8.98
. . year's total by more than 32% "Barbra . . .
"Our feeling is that what's really impor- "But I'm not all that worried about sales
list LPs with "Inflation warnings" ... Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2" became tant is that the supplier makes sure that we, levels next year," concludes Lieberman. "I
Regional disco pool directors meet in the #1 pop album in the country, unseating the distributor or retailer, are on the same foresee business as usual in '79. Everybody
Miami and lay plans for national associa- Billy Joel's "52nd Street" CTI Records . . .
wavelength as to the importance of a par- says there's going to be a softening in sales,
tion ... Promotional value of 45s stressed filed a Chapter XI petition to reorganize the ticular release and what the advertising and but I'm not so sure."
at Polygram meet ... Jet Music files third company under a new federal reform law promotional campaign is going to be. Then,
suit against UA, UA Records and Artie
Mogull.
which would allow a consortium of in-
dependent record distributors to Issue let-
at that point, our only responsibility is to
respond in a manner that is commensurate
Indies Expand To
ters of credit to the label WKTU-FM . . .
with that appreciation of what that product Insure Survival
DECEMBER scored the number one position in the
Oct./Nov. Arbitron ratings, moving past
really is. Beyond that it Is really just un-
necessary risk -taking on everybody's part.
posed to a branch," Simone stated.
Phil Jones was promoted to vice president perennial market leader WABC War- . . .
There's nothing wrong with legitimate hype "Promotion is the only thing that makes us
of marketing for the Fantasy Records group ner Bros. Records appointed three new or promotion, but the false hype is just different from being a receivable. We know
. Capitol assigned an $8.98 list price to
. .
vice presidents, Clyde Bakkemo, Carl counter -productive." our area, we're aggressive, and we realize if
"Wings Greatest" hits LP A WCI report
. . .
Scott, Tom Rufflno, and three new senior Lieberman went on to express a desire we didn't function well in promotion and
revealed that in the past year, 25% of vice presidents, Murray Gitlin, Ed that fewer albums be released in 1979 than marketing that we would Just be another
all Americans 10 years of age and older (continued on page 123) in 1978. receivable."
Country Column Highlights For 1978
(continued from page 110) ... CBS' Willie Nelson celebrated his 45th Parton ... In conjunction with the 16th an- Ray Price played The Nugget in Las Vegas
for 40 days ... Carlene Carter signed an birthday. nual Colorado Country Music Festival and ... Monument's Larry Gatlin hosted "The
exclusive recording contract with Warner May Trade Convention, June 19-24 was Midnight Special" ... Emmylou Harris
Bros. ... Roy Clark taped a guest ap- Monument's Larry Gatlin appeared with designated "Colorado Country Music received the Edison Award in Holland for
pearance in London on "The Muppet Week" by Colorado Gov. Richard D. Lamm her Warner/Reprise LP, "Quarter Moon In
Steve Martin at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe ...
Show." Jeannie C. Riley performed before the an-
... RCA signed Brian Collins to an ex- A Ten -Cent Town."
March clusive recording contract ... ABC's Roy October

nual Senate wives' luncheon in
Washington, D.C.... ABC's Jimmy Buffett
Clark and Buck Trent recorded their RCA's Waylon Jennings and Columbia's
RCA's Ronnie Milsap received a gold
broke his leg playing softball ... RCA's second all -banjo instrumental album. Johnny Cash appeared on The Grand Ole
record for his album. "lt Was Almost Like A
Song" ... Hattie Louise Bess, known as Dolly Parton was awarded a platinum July Opry ... Lucille Ball taped a TV special at
"Tootsie" to her many friends in the music album for her "Here You Come Again" LP MCA's Loretta Lynn appeared on Tom The Grand Ole Opry House ... And Waylon
business and owner of the famous "Toot - ... Scorpion's Ronnie McDowell made his Snyder's "Tomorrow" Show ... Mercury's worked on a new album at American
sie's Orchid Lounge" in downtown Canadian performing debut. the Statler Brothers completed a tour Studios ... Epic's Charly McClain signed
Nashville, died following a long illness .. which grossed over a million dollars ... with Celebrity Management, Inc. ... War-
.
June And the Statler Brothers' album, "The Best ner Bros.' T.G. Sheppard narrated a 30 -
MCA's Jerry Ciower was named recipient Brenda Lee taped the "Sha Na Na" TV show
of the Distinguished American Award by Of The Statler Brothers," earned a platinum minute segment of a TV special about Elvis
Elektra/Asylum's Eddie Rabbitt record ... John Prine played the Exit/In Presley ... CBS' Bobby Bare taped a seg-
the Mississippi Chapter of the National opened a series of dates for RCA's Dolly
Football Foundation and Hall of Fame ... before standing -room -only crowds ... ment of the PBS "Austin City Limits."
United Artists' Crystal Gayle was awarded
Nashville Commentary
Monument's Larry Gatlin signed a multi - November
a RIAA-certified platinum album for "We appearance contract with the Aladdin Hotel ABC's Don Williams was awarded a
Must Believe In Magic" LP and a Grammy (continued from page 121) in Las Vegas. platinum album from the United Kingdom
Award for "Best Country Female Vocal Per- for his "Images" LP on the Anchor Label ..
down-home atmosphere but only part.
formance" with Richard Leigh's "Don't lt
. . .
firmly believe the "Music Community" at- August Nov. 4 was "Ronnie Milsap Day" in Ohio ...
Make My Brown Eyes Blue" ... Ernest
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mosphere, very much like that of a small Larry Butler produced Bill Medley for an ABC's Roy Clark recorded an album which
Tubb celebrated his 35th anniversary as a southern or southwestern community, will upcoming United Artists album ... RCA's features Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
member of The Grand Ole Opry.
always prevail as a basic foundation of Jerry Bradley married Connie Hurt ... and Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira
Nashville music. This community attitude Warner Bros. vice president Stan Cornyn ... Ray Price signed an exclusive
April first salvaged country music, then caused it held a reception in Los Angeles for the en- recording contract with Monument
to progress beyond anyone's imagination tire Nashville Warner Bros. staff in recogni- Records ... MCA's Loretta Lynn played
Ovation's The Kendalis purchased a new
tion of their success ... Warner/Reprise two weeks at Harrah's in Reno, Nev.
Silver Eagle bus ... Norbert Putnam and will be the bedrock of country and
completed production work at Nashville music's continued growth. artist Emmylou Harris' album, "Elite Hotel," December
was certified gold by the RIAA ... RCA's Monument's Larry Gatlin appeared on
Quadraphonic Studios here on the new As country music and Nashville -created
Dolly Parton performed on the steps of City "The Tonight Show." ... Willie Nelson
Jesse Winchester LP, "A Touch On The music continue to expand in scope and as
Hall in New York City.
Rainy Side" ... MCA's Bill Anderson the music consumer shifts in ever- completed his acting chores in "The Elec-
appeared on the television soap opera, increasing numbers into the 25-49 age September tric Horseman," an upcoming movie starr-
"One Life To Live" ... Capricorn's Billy Joe group, it appears to me that the oppor- MCA's Conway Twitty taped the "Hee ing Robert Redford ... Kris Kristofferson's
Shaver completed a three-day engage- tunities of the Nashville Music Industry will Haw Honeys" television show ... Johnny "Songs Of Kristofferson," was certified gold
ment at The Pickin' Parlor... Mercury's the be almost unlimited in the forseeable Cash worked on a new Columbia album by the RIAA ... Columbia's Johnny Cash
Statier Brothers won the international future. sure hope so, because
I am I with Larry Butler handling production work was named national spokesman for the
Country Music Award for the "Best Inter- definitely having a good time and feel very ... RCA's Ronnie Milsap played before STP Corporation .. Mickey Newbury
.
national Group" for the third straight year fortunate to be a part of it. record crowds at the Ohio State Fair ... recorded a new album for Hickory Records.
LANNY
VICE
LAMBERT
PRESIDENT
Sherlyn Publishing Co. (BMI) Kimlyn Music Co. (ASCAP)

65 E. 55th Street Penthouse New York, N.Y.10022 212-752-0160
Widening Mainstream Sees
AOR Grow In Many Directions
(continued from page 116) common descriptives was Underground
is being referred to quite accurately as Top radio. Now that AOR and Top Tracks are
Tracks radio. Top Tracks radio is now com- mainstream, a new underground has
ing into the same relative position that Top developed. Amazingly this new un-
40 radio held for a number of years. Some derground is actually a part of AOR radio's
of these new -approach stations sound growing generic umbrella; thus, AOR radio
similar to their generic AOR predecessors has remarkably spawned its own un-
and some sound similar to their generic derground. The new AOR underground is
Top 40 predecessors. Radio categorization Jazzz.
is becoming complex as programming Triple-Z-Jazzz (that is Jazz spelled with
evolves into the Eighties. three Z's) is a new generic umbrella that in-
For many years, AOR radio was "un- corporates Jazz in the purist sense, along
derground." As a matter of fact, one of its with Jazz -Fusion, Folk Jazz, Latin Jazz,
Package Prices Up Disco Jazz, Soul Jazz, and any other varia-
tion of Jazz musically expedient. Jazz is
BMA PRESS CONFERENCE -
At a recent BMA press conference in Cherry Hill, New Jer-
sey board members and executive officers answered a wide range of questions. Pictured
(continued from page 116) showing signs of becoming extremely com-
(l-r) are: Edward W. Wright, BMA executive vice president; board member Stevie Wonder;
jackets would be a "process of learning." mercial, and Jazzz is becoming the road
Jules Malamud, BMA senior vice president and managing director; O. C. White; and board
While Kern stressed that he had confidence followed by some of radio and music's most
member Ernie Leaner.
in the packaging companies' ability to han- daring pioneers.
dle the bar codes, which will be on the up-
per right hand back corner of jackets, he
added, "there is a potential for certain
When the history of radio is written, 1978
will be remembered as the year that old-
line Top 40 dried up and AOR radio ceased
1978 Will Be Remembered As
technical problems." Among those he men-
tioned were the amount of ink coverage to
to exist in its most traditional senses, but
rather flowered into a mainstream full of
forms and approaches, including its own
The Year Disco Came Of Age
(Continued from page 117)
be used, the color of the bar codes, and the
underground (Jazzz radio). Among these became his answer to the Bay City Rollers. selves up against the majors. AVI,
decision of how to juxtapose the code with a
historic "approaches" will be the early The year saw the invasion of the Euro- Shadybrook, JDC, Prism and Orbit were
flesh tone on the back cover.
childhood of the form born of AOR and Top peans into the U.S. record business as such now being afforded a chance to have their
According to Kern, the next major
40: Top Tracks radio. people as Cerrone, Don Ray, Alec Constan - piece of the musical pie.
change in the packaging industry will
In conclusion, and most importantly, dinos, Voyage and the Raes were all able to Another great opportunity of the disco
emerge in the area of tape packaging. "I
1978 will be remembered as the year the find a place for themselves onto the charts. boom was the advancement potential
think the record industry has to ask itself,"
seeds for 1980's radio were planted. The record business was once again which it offered to those people who had
Kern said, "how do they want to handle
Hopefully, these seeds will grow into what becoming exciting. There was finally an worked within the disco realm for so long.
tapes? Do they want to keep them locked
early signs indicate will be a decade of alternative to waiting for the first column in Record pool people were now being sought
up?"
varied, informative, entertaining, com- the charts before it would get added. Little after by stations and labels, a prime exam-
The last attempt at restyling tape
municative, and creative radio. labels finally had a chance of pitting them ple being Roxy Myzal, former coordinator
packaging to bring the tapes outside to
of the Boston Record Pool, who went on to
open racks, Kern said, "went nowhere.
become music director of 99X in N.Y. and
NARM was supposed to address itself to
this issue, but they decided not to do
anything about it."
EAST COASTINGS
currently is director of disco promotion for
Atlantic Records. Other advances have
been made by Ray Caviano, once director
However, Kern added, "I still believe the
theatre outright. The Palladium, of course, phenomenon, particularly the one by that of disco for TK, and now at WB Records
industry is going to come to terms with in- is home ground for Delsener, who
novative tape packaging in 1979. The
Brugail package, for one, is already
promotes many of his shows there. While
deal to buy the Palladium building fell
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED -
veteran pop chronicler, Albert Goldman.
The Eagles
came out of seclusion with a Christmas
with his own label deal. I, myself, am for-
tunate. Along with Tom Cossie my partner,
and John Luongo, have been able to see
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designed and ready to go. This package
through, Pepper and Snadowsky main- single, "Please Be Home For Christmas" Chic rise to the number one across the
allows retailers the freedom to give the
tapes open display, and now it's up to the
tained they were still thinking about ... Steve Martin reaffirmed his popularity board and have also enjoyed great success
promoting concerts in New York anyway, when a special 800 -number setup for fans with Norma Jean and Chanson as artists,
industry to decide what they want to do which would not make Mr. Delsener very to call Steve as a promo gimmick nearly while being offered our own label deal with
about it." happy. k.o.'d the telephone company's 800
Friscoli Comments REFORMED AND READY TO GO -
Allman Brothers Band got back together,
The business line system ... Cat Stevens
changed his name to Yusef Islam and has
Ariola under the name of Ocean Records.
It would seem as if this would bring us to
the end of the year, but it really only brings
(continued from page 26) with Greg Allman, Dickle Betts, Butch become a devout Muslim ... Rod Stewart us to the beginning. The fact that not only
marketing styles of each vary, assuring Trucks and Jaimoe as members. Chuck cut a 48 -track disco mix ... The Ramones
maximum product sell -through requires a
shaping of our marketing programs in a
Leavelt decided not to come back to the
fold, opting instead to stay with Sea Level,
set to star in a Roger Corman flick -"Rock
'n' Roll High School" ... Jackie Wilson was
Billboard and Record World have now
begun full disco sections but also Cash Box
with its own twist is involved, shows the way
composite format. This approach allows us who were recently joined by ex -Wings the recipient of a new organization called of trends to come. Thanks to the foresight
to most closely meet the key needs of each
group. Volume certainly is a critical ele-
ment in our business, but we at Polygram
drummer Joe English.
LET'S GO DISCO -
If anything, 1978 had
to be the year of disco, and no group was a
"The Jackie Wilson Medical Trust" set up
by Ben Vereen and others to aid the semi -
comatose soul great ... Steve Tyler of
of people like Ken Burkhart, Wanda
Ramos, Jim Maddox and Bill Stephens,
disco radio is now becoming a
Distribution never lose sight of the impor- more successful purveyor of the disco Aerosmith was hit in the face with a bottle widespreading trend that will force even
tance of the small retailer," Frisoli stated. sound than Chic, who are actually master- thrown from the audience during a more stations to take heed of the disco
Commenting on Polygram's dramatic minded by Bernard Edwards and Niles Philadelphia concert. That's two years in a market. The full impact of disco radio is yet
sales rise in 1978, Frisoli explained the cor- Rodgers. It's noteworthy that the two musi- row Philly has disrupted an Aerosmith to be felt as stations WKTU in N.Y., WBOS
poration's approach: "When we began in cians cited Duke Ellington and Cab show ... Elton John said he will tour again in Boston and KUTE in L.A. advance in the
1974, we thought there could be major Calloway as their musical idols during a after all. Europe will be first to see the new ratings at phenomenal paces.
economies and effectiveness of scale in visit to Cash Box. They also related how show ... and Boney M continues to take How long will it last? Is this pace one
building the structure we know as Polygram they were so broke a couple of years ago Europe by storm, following "Rivers Of
Distribution today. We are continuing to
mature in this niche we have created and
they had to sell all their equipment ...
Maybe the surest sign that disco has
Babylon" with "Mary Had A Boy Child"
very big behind the Iron Curtain!
- which will be maintained? Is there really life
after disco? To find out the answers to
these questions, be sure to read next year's
we see no limitations to our future growth. arrived was by the books on the dance randy lewis and charles paikert wrap up of disco, and the ones that follow
Our concept has proven to be a very viable for years to come. Wishing all of my fellow
one. We've developed into a major distribu- industry friends continued success...
Top 10 Albums
- - - --
tion organization with national direction,
planning and control, supported with the
thrust of decentralized field selling and dis-
Is It Still Good To Ya Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros.) Summary Of 1978
tribution operations. We have come far and Natural High Commodores (Motown) News Highlights
fast in a relatively short period of time and
are now into the second phase of our'
growth plan."
Double Vision - --
The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
Foreigner (Atlantic)
(ARC/Columbia) (continued from page 121)
Rosenblatt, and Lenny Waronker . .
Cohen Fears Price Hike

Dog & Butterfly - - -
Grease (original soundtrack) (RSO)
Heart (Portrait)
Life Is A Song Worth Singing Teddy Pendergrass -
Charlie Nucclo resigned as president of
Island Records. Joey Sanchez and Roxy
.
Myzal were named national disco A&R

coordinator and associate national disco
- - -- -
system. Despite the fact that they almost all (Philadelphia International) promotion director, respectively, for Atlan-
use IBM systems, all their systems are dif- tic Records Paul Simon sued CBS
ferent. The contract that a dealer gets in an Live & More Donna Summer (Casablanca) . . .
Records in State Supreme Court to ter-

invoice does not correspond to the goods Step II Sylvester (Fantasy) minate his contract with the label. In two
received. Rather than calling it fishy, I'd say Betty Wright Live (TK) separate complaints he charged the com-
that the methods used are not done for the pany with breach of contract and failure to
benefit of the retailer." -Cookie Amerson account for royalties due him.
CASH BOX INTERVIEW
1978: The Year In Review
Nolan Bushnell PredictsCoin January
Williams Electronics, Inc. debuts its first solid state pin, "Hot Tip" ... Gene Daddis is
appointed general manager at U.B.I.... Irving Kaye's $10,000 Hurricane Foosball
Industry Prosperity For 1979 tournament attracts record turnout in Syracuse ... Allied Leisure exec Bob Braun dies
at the age of 38 ... Gottlieb releases "Cleopatra," its fiirst solid state flipper .. .
Nolan K. Bushnell, Atari, Inc. founder pared to previous years, while pinballs ex- Universe Affiliated Intl announces plans for spring move into larger facilities ... Dick
and chairman, started the company in perienced a boom. Will videos make a Finger is appointed field service engineer at Gottlieb ... CES convention is held in Las
1972. Prior to that, he was an engineer with comeback next year? Vegas ... New copyright law goes into effect ... Cinematronics of California realigns
Ampex Corporation in the advanced First of all, that's illusory. Our sales were management team ... ATE convention is held in London's Alexandra Palace.
technology division, information systems. actually up in video. But what happened
In 1976, Atari was acquired by Warner was that there was a tremendous amount of February
Communications, Inc., and since then replacement of electro -mechanical pin - Gottlieb holds first technical seminar in Chicago ... Dee Reeser is appointed
Bushnell has continued to serve as a senior balls going on. So pinballs just went marketing administrator at Americoin
officer of the company. In addition to his bananas. In comparison to how pinballs ... Bally applies for license to sell slot
long-range planning responsibilities as did, videos didn't do that well; but it was still machines in New Jersey ... Joseph E.
chairman, he is active in new product con- an up year for us. Videos are still in the Brusseau is named vice president and
ceptualization and design. Recently
Bushnell spoke with Cash Box west coast
growth phase - even with tremendous
amounts of the industry capitol going to buy
treasurer at Rock -Ola; Dean W.
Morrison appointed export manager
editor Alan Sutton. new pinball. ... Chicago digs out from its
In the event of an economic slowdown or 1978 also saw a explosion in solid state treacherous "blizzard of '78" ... Bally
recession next year, what would be the im- technology. Are there any similar holds Super Shooter national pinball
pact on the coin machine industry? breakthroughs on the horizon for 1979? championship finals at Chicago's
The coin machine industry was born and Not really. The XY monitors that came in Playboy Towers ... AMOA's Fred
bred in the Depression, don't forget. last year, you will probably see some more Granger scouts new sites in Chicago for
Generally, when people talk about reces- of these. You'll probably see a bigger use of the future relocation of the annual ex-
sion what they are talking about is the color. There are a few things that we're position ... Williams retains PR firm ..
defferal of hard -good purchases. That
means there is a slowdown in the steel in-
playing with but I don't think there is going
to be a real major technological shakeup
DON'T TILT, HEF -
Bally this year in-
troduced its new "Playboy"pinball game. In
Stern's Stephen Kaufman and his wife
welcome their first child, a girl.
dustry, automobiles, new refrigerators, that compares with pinballs going solid- the above photo, Playboy magazine editor March
things like that. Situations where people state. and publisher Hugh Heiner tests the new NAMA and U.S. Labor Dept. launch
make long-term commitments. And a funny What is the outlook for arcades? machine during a special preview at the apprenticeship training program for
vending ops ... Arnie Franklin is ap-
debt is paid off -
thing happens. As some of their consumer
they don't buy that new
I think the growth of mall locations, which
has historically been the growth area for ar-
Playboy Mansion West.
pointed branch manager of Advance International in Miami ... Extreme winter weather
cades in the last three or four years, has conditions effects all levels of coinbiz on the east coast ... Williams launches national
car and they pay off the loan on their old car
- in many instances they actually have slowed. A lot of people tried strip centers - training program on solid state games ... Canteen Corp. board chairman Pat O'Malley
more disposable income than before. So some successfully, some not successfully. is honored as marketing exec of the year ... Gottlieb conducts electronic service
the movie industry, as well as the coin The smart operator now, feel, can still do
I
schools in Europe ... Bally files for casino license in New Jersey ... Industry mourns
death of coinbiz vet Joe Mangone ... American Shuffleboard Co. marks 50th anniver-
sary ... Midway expands service program, increases staff and installs toll free number
. Dick Gilger joins marketing division of the Cleveland Coin Columbus branch ..
Gottlieb's first pinball -movie tie-in comes with release of "Sinbad" ... Sixth annual
AMOA Notre Dame Seminar is held in Chicago ... Rowe International re -opens
Syracuse branch.
April
Georgia passes free play bill ... Brady Dist. is appointed a Gottlieb distributor ..
Marshall McKee, founder of McKee Distg., dies in Portland ... NBC-TV camera crew
visits Rock -Ola to shoot footage for an upcoming TV show Wurlitzer's C.B. Ross
.
relocates from North Tonawanda to DeKalb, Ill. ... More than 100 distribs are
represented at Atari's 4th annual distributor meeting ... Empire Dist. announces plans
to relocate its headquarters to larger facilities in Chicago ... Robert Jones Int'l-
Syracuse hosts gala to celebrate its fifth year in business ... Stern Electronics, Inc.
launches program of solid state service schools ... AMOA holds annual board meeting
in Phoenix ... Xcor Intl sells its Seeburg Division to Seeburg Corp., a firm established
by Louis Nicastro and his family ... Gottlieb realigns its Florida distrib network, follow-
ing the death of All Coin Dist.'s Joe
Mangone ... Commercial Music Co. of
Dallas is appointed a Rowe distributor
... Atari expands service school
program on a national scale.
May
NYSCMA president Millie McCarthy
is honored at a testimonial dinner in
Syracuse ... Gottlieb installs a toll free
number for solid state customer service
IMA coin exhibition is held in West
.
Berlin ... AMOA announces major

- arcades in some of the multi -cinemas, in
changes in the annual Expo format .. . CONGRATULATIONS, WAYNE -
Wayne
the liquor industry -
machine industry and the bar business
usually runs counter
recessionary. These are what we call
some of the hotels -motels, these sorts of
things. And if they're willing to make it a well
Williams releases "Topaz," industry's
first solid state shuffle alley ... Atari ex-
Hesch from Illinois was elected president of
AMOA at the association's annual meeting
pands and relocates its customer ser- in November. Les Montooth (r) a member
'pocket money' kinds of things. Even if managed operation, strip center arcades
vice department ... Greater Southern of the Illinois delegation to the convention,
there are people on unemployment, they are still very viable. The problem arises
Dist. of Atlanta is appointed a Gottlieb is shown congratulating Hesch during a
obviously are getting their unemployment when they let them turn into hangout, which
check and they actually have more time to scares the families away. Many times the
distrib ...
Merger of Ebonite and party in his honor thrown by the Illinois state
Fischer is announced ... Ron Crouse is group.
go down to the corner bar for a beer and operators get scared, they don't police
promoted to marketing manager at Williams.
play games. And so recession talk gives ab- them well enough ... it's kind of hard to
solutely no fear to the coin machine kick somebody out if they're spending good June
business. money, but if that guy is a bum he is scaring Williams' solid state "World Cup" pinball is released, marking the factory's introduc-
The only problem with that is that interest away legitimate traffic. That's the tightrope tion of its innovative dual sounds system ... Chuck Arnold is named general manager
rates are higher right now. And as far as many operators have tried to walk and have of Rowe's northeast region distrib operations ... Ohio passes free play bill ...
new equipment and things like that, people not walked it successfully. Meadows installs toll free number for customer service ... Williams holds national dis-
But how can the local operator hope to trib meeting in Chicago ... John Walsh resigns as president of Mirco Games ... C.A.
cost of servicing the debt -
sometimes are very concerned about the
because coin
machines are generally sold on time at
compete with some of the big nationwide
chains?
Robinson & Co. is appointed a Gottlieb distributor ... Erwin A. Marks is named ex-
ecutive vice president of Seeburg Corp.. .. Copyright Office claims that operator com-
relatively high interest rates. But that's the The local operator can only do so by pliance with the new copyright law has been less than expected ... Satish Bhutani exits
only negative factor. Then if the recession developing a good reputation. The only PSE and announces plans for setting up a Namco office in the Bay Area ... Malcolm
Bains departs his vice president post at Gremlin ... Cocktail table pinball games begin
actually begins to look real, then interest
rates come down. So I'm very bullish on the
coin machine industry over the next year. In
-
possible advantage a national chain has is
reputation and being willing to really take
a stand, enforce it and let people believe in
to surface ...CES show is held in McCormick Place.
fact, I think we will continue to grow. it. And then in some instances this local
July
John Nicastro is appointed treasurer of Seeburg; Russell Babb, controller ... Paul
Most authorities feel that the video game
market was relatively soft in 1978 as corn - (continued on page 127) (continued on page 126)

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Stern Electronics Expanding 1978: The Year In Review (contmued from page 124)
After 2 Years Into New Areas ...

Cohen, senior vice president at Banner, dies at 64 .. New York State Coin Machine
Assn. sets membership training program
.
Strong operator opposition to "location

CHICAGO - "Nugent" is the seventh solid
state pinball machine produced by Stern
lists" and various "access regulations" of copyright law resurfaces at CRT Washington
hearing ... Galgano Distg. of Chicago acquires Lormar Records one -stop ... Marshall
Electronics, Inc. since the company's in- Caras departs his post as Gottlieb's marketing vice president ... Williams produces its
ception in late 1976, and the firm's first to be first wide body pinball machine, "Contact" ... Coin Machine Dist. of Peekskill, N.Y. is
designed and named after a national appointed a Rowe distributor.
celebrity - rock star Ted Nugent.
Stern began producing solid state
August
Betson acquires product lines of Runyon Sales and finalizes in-house expansion
machines, at a moderate pace, in Oct. 1977 program ... Sega conducts major radio campaign in L.A. to promote its Games Ceri-
and rapidly gained momentum as a suc- ters ... Oscar Robins is named sales manager at Portale Automatic Sales in L.A.; Jerry
cession of models hit the market; among Monday becomes manager of the distrib's San Francisco office ... Bernie Shapiro
them, "Pinball," "Stingray," "Stars," departs Mirco and joins Gremlin as sales manager ... Gottlieb appoints Tom Herrick
"Memory Lane," "Lectronomo" and "Wild vice president of marketing ... Sega acquires Gremlin.
Fyre." The company was established,
however, in December of the previous year September
when president Gary Stern purchased the Jerry Grotjan joins Monroe Dist. -Dayton as branch manager ... Stern Electronics,
assets of the now defunct Chicago Dynamic Inc. launches its own record label, Stern Records ... Chicago trade school offers
Industries, a firm that had produced pinball course for coin machine mechanics ... New York City faces threat of pinball ban ..
machines and other coin operated equip- Copyright Office cites high rate of unlicensed jukeboxes and claims that a large number
ment. of operators are not complying with the copyright law ... Williams releases
With the introduction of Nugent, a major "Aristocrat," its first shuffle alley with electronic sounds ... Rowe International holds
publicity campaign was launched by Stern national distributors meeting and new product showing in Arlington Heights, Ill... .
in collaboration with the artist's manage-

Washington -based Holosonics acquires Meadows. Paul Jacobs departs Exidy and
Pictured are Nugent (I) and Stein. becomes president of Meadows ... Namco America, Inc. debuts in Sunnyvale, Cal.,
ment firm, Leber/Krebs; Epic Records, the
label for which Ted Nugent records; and Gary Stern was born in Philaaelphia but with Satish Bhutan' as vice president ... Dorothy Gottlieb, widow of B. Gottlieb & Co.
Oui magazine, whose profile on the star led spent most of his childhood in Chicago. He founder, dies at 70 ... Atari chairman Nolan Bushnell and his wife welcome a baby boy
to the machine's creation. Additionally, majored in accounting at Tulane Univer- . Ops voice strong opposition to CRT's location list ruling.
since the backglass art on the Nugent pin is sity in New Orleans and also graduated October
patterned after Ted Nugent's "Weekend from the Northwestern University Law Lila Zinter departs Meadows to join Exidy as marketing director ... Ed Boasberg
Warriors" album, there was considerable School in Chicago, after serving active duty becomes director of sales at Meadows ... Empire Dist., Inc. moves into spacious new
promotional tie-in with the LP. Ted Nugent in the Army Reserve. He practiced law with Chicago facilities ... AMOA gives the go ahead for the display of gaming equipment at
made a personal appearance Nov. 29 at a the firm of Schwartz, Cooper, Kolb and Expo '78 ... Japanese Coin Machine Show is held in Tokyo ... Wurlitzer holds inter-
press conference which was held at the Gaynor, specializing in bankruptcy and national distributors meeting in West Berlin .. Bally releases six -player flipper, "Six
.
Stern headquarters in Chicago, to officially banking law and this experience was a Million Dollar Man" ... NAMA convention in Atlanta draws a record attendance of 6,-
premiere the machine locally. valuable asset in the various transactions at 500 ... Murray Greenblatt of Great Lakes Acceptance Corp. is dead at the age of 49 .. .
Increased Growth Stern. Bob Betters becomes manager of customer service at Atari; Tom Petit joins the firm's
In the brief span of a year, Stern Elec- Prior to establishing the new company, sales staff.
tronics, Inc. has achieved a position of Gary Stern worked for Williams Elec-
prominence in the pinball market. Since tronics, Inc., a firm his father had previously
November
Philip Moss & Co. is appointed a Gottlieb distributor ... Rock -Ola holds national dis-
entering the solid state field, the company owned. With Stephen Kaufman, who is
has considerably accelerated its produc-
tributors meeting and new product showing in Monterey, Cal.... AMOA celebrates
presently the director of marketing at Stern,
30th anniversary with the biggest convention in its history and more than 6,400 in atten-
tion levels and likewise enjoyed increased he successfully pursued coin machine in-
dance at the Conrad Hilton. Opposition to the CRT location list ruling, however, was a
sales and internal growth. Future plans interests in the Canadian market.
clude the development of other types of Stern has been an owner of Wise Fools permeating issue this year ... IAAPA convention in Atlanta is a record breaking event.
coin operated equipment and activities in Pub on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago and was December
unrelated fields. also a part-owner of the Park West, another Industry's first international Coln Olympics is scheduled for 1980... Elky Ray of D.
Gary Stern, 33, is president and chief ex- prominent Chicago club. He recently ex- Gottlieb & Co. dies in Encino, Cal.... Lowen America, Inc. is officially established with
ecutive officer of Stern Electronics, Inc. panded his interests into the area of headquarters in Chicago ... C.A. Robinson's West Coast Games Show attracts more
Although the company might be con- records with the formation of Stern than 600 ... Emphasis on celebrity-themed equipment continues with Bally's
sidered the "new kid on the block" in the Records, Inc. and the subsequent release "Playboy," Gottlieb's "Charlie's Angels," Stern's "Nugent," etc.... Ohio promotes 50
pinball market, its roots go back more than of a number of record albums. cent foosball play via statewide tournament ... A major issue of concern among
four decades. Gary, who literally grew up in "The record business," he said, "is a operators this past year was the location list ruling, imposed by the Copyright Royalty
the business, is the son of Sam Stern, one natural extension of our coin operated Tribunal as a requirement for compliance with the new copyright law, which went into
of the industry's most prominent figures game business, as both are in the entertain- effect at the start of '78. As reported in the trade press, and most dramatically eviden-
over the past 47 years, who serves as vice ment field. We have arranged for the possi- ced at the November AMOA convention, operators are strongly opposed to the regula-
president of the company. The manage- ble tie-in of our records and pinball tion, citing it as "unfair," an invasion of privacy, etc. AMOA, through its government
ment team at Stern is composed of both machines, by use of common artwork, relations committee, has vigorously campaigned toward a revision of this restriction
youngbloods and more seasoned in- tours and promotion ... thus enabling us to and will continue its efforts in the months to come. It is our hope that the ruling will be
dividuals who have held key positions in the increase both record sales and our pinball amended to the full satisfaction of all operators before too long.
coin machine industry. machines' earnings." camille compasio
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cerns the reliability of today's mass-
operator can actually climb on some of the produced games. Many manufacturers,
chains. What the local operator has to
realize is that games in and of themselves
are not draws. He has to be able to have a
1 Atari included, have accelerated their ser-
vice school programs as one solution to the
problem. But what steps are being taken to
other kind of business -
little broader horizon, get himself into some
and I'm not talking
about snack bar. I'm saying that if he really
ensure quality control before the game
leaves the factory?
Everything possible can do. Operators
I
wants a game center, look into a Chuck E. complain about the high cost of equipment,
Cheese franchise, a Malibu franchise. on one hand; yet on the other hand, we
There are several franchises that are spend as much as we can on quality con-
available in which games can be a very in- trol. Yeah, can up the price of the machine
I
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some more and put a lot more people on it.
anything about the miniature golf But we manufacturers always have to walk
business." If he doesn't know anything the tightrope. Obviously the operator wants
about them he'd better learn, or he's going something for nothing; they want more
to get beat. quality for less cost. I'd love to give it to
What you're saying is that the operator them, but when you have a $4 an hour Q.C.
must diversify.
Right. think they have to consider them-
I
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SCHOOL IN SESSION Atari greatly expanded its service school program during 1978,
under the direction of seminars manager Fred McCord. In the above photo, McCord is
guy is the operator willing to pay for a
slightly better Q.C. guy at $8 an hour?
selves in the leisure time business, not just Another operator complaint is that there's
in the amusement games business. Gran- shown conducting one of the many service schools that Atari sponsored around the coun-
try throughout 1978. too much equipment on the market. What's
ted, the amusement games business is go- your response to this?
confined in some of the other things -
ing to give them a lot of profit, but only when
they are really talking about arcades. Street

if
thing. But that's competition; that's sales. If would increase collections by 30%. Do you
another guy is coming in and offering less, stand by that prediction?
why shouldn't the location do it? ... unless Once the dollar coin replaces one-third
Well, remember what the operators' fan-
tasy of a perfect world is. Their fantasy of
the perfect world is that all of a sudden all of
operations are a different thing again. But if you're going to offer better service, better of the dollar bills, believe that's the sort of
I
the manufacturers went away, they could
you are talking about arcades, you need equipment, better something. It's almost the break point where the dollar coin really then pay off all the paper that they have and
other things. like the operator is his own worst enemy in a starts being significant to us. Part of the they'd then own all this equipment and it
How do you feel about street locations? lot of instances. There will be some relief thing is they have to phase out the dollar would still be earning as much as it is today.
I think most bars are certainly going to with the dollar coin, but Washington has bill, because the printing costs are just Unfortunately that isn't reality. Without
continue to be receptive to games. But, you been slower than lead on this particular eating them up. Now, once you go to a coin, new equipment, the public loses interest in
find more and more of the business going subject. So that's a little scary. that increases the coin machine spending what the product is all about. And can I
to the chains. When go have a cocktail, a Do you have any idea how far down the line power in everyone's pocket by a tremen-
I
assure you if we built games that don't earn,
lot of times step into a Bobby McGee's or
I the new coin is? dous amount. So then we're truly back into no one beats a path to our door. If the
something like that. It's something that is I think there is going to be some circula- a discretionary purchase, rather than a games don't earn, the operator doesn't
more chain -oriented. And so you have to tion of it the middle of next year. But, hell,
I planned purchase. And the dynamics of have to buy them. We don't put a gun to
make sure that you are really willing to do a don't know how long it's going to take the that changes an awful lot. And believe, yes,
--
I
anybody's head for a purchase; it's a de-
good business. I think the street operations government to get something done. No at that point in time and it could be as mand. The public is demanding new, novel
are going to expand, but not expand as fast matter what they're trying to do they'll screw early as next fall it could boost collec- things out there. And the reality is he runs a
as they could by some real dynamic selling. it up so it will take them twice as long as it tions a third. business in which the games obsolete
What are some of the things operators can should. Over the past few years our annual themselves. The same thing happens with
do today to increase their income? During your AMOA presentation this year Games/Route Survey has revealed that movies: It isn't the film that wears out, it's
I think a service fee off the top is one you said introduction of the new dollar coin one of the operator's biggest gripes con- (continued on page 128)
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Bushnell Sees Prosperous '79 140,000 Pong games built. So all of a sud-
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Can anything be done to turn used games oversupply of a particular product. Of
into an asset instead of a liability? course they are not going to be worth a
They always are assets. The operators plugged nickel.
don't really do rational analysis of what And then the other thing the operator
they've spent and what they've got left. They does, he goes into his warehouse and says
still look at the old Pong game back there. "Look at all this crap I've got." All of the stuff
Pong was a phenomenon that happened that's earning any money is obviously out
five years ago. The most successful game on location. So he makes a few bum deci-
since has run about 10,000 units. We figure
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sions - and there have been some bum
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Nolan Bushnell Predicts Coin
Industry Prosperity For 1979 Seaóon 3 reetin jo
five years -
and unfortunately those are all
millstones that hang around his neck and
type we've seen in the last 10 years can do
anything good to anybody anywhere.
the ones he has to look at every day when From your vantage point, what does the fur-
from
he goes into his shop. So maybe in the
route of 1,000 games he's got 30 games in
his back room. Is that a problem? Not
really. Does he ever do a machine by
machine analysis and find out whether that
ture look like for the coin machine industry?
I'm bullish for this year and really
believe the operator, if he's willing to work
hard and smart, can make a hell of a lot of
money this next year. In fact, probably
almost double from what he did this year.
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1978 Record Sales Figures Set Industry
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(continued from page 26) records because it's good for them, and as up with a major for distribution. "At this
Smith, is an exception. Assuming that the it turns out, it's also good for us. They're not point we offer them an enormous amount of
piracy problem can be licked, he feels there doing it to help us poor guys in the record services," he said. "First, the most impor-
is tremendous growth potential for
American recorded product in most foreign
countries.
business. We present them with 75 to 80
percent of their programming day.
"But that aside, radio represents the
about getting paid for what they sell -
tant service is that they never have to worry
and
their records are out there. Secondly, they
"Our music is back in vogue," Smith said, greatest possible edge and the uniqueness can operate with a lower overhead because
"and it has been for the last several years. of our marketing. People can hear what we handle the accounting, the order ser-
We've (WEA) sold more than three million vice, the label copy, the research into
Eagles albums outside of the United States
- and even more Fleetwood Mac albums.
to buy much more of it -
they are going to buy and they are inspired
because even if
they didn't hear it, somebody else they
manufacturing orders and all the
mechanical things that would require them
There are any number of American -based know did." to hire additional people."
artists that enjoy sensational international What about alternative means of ex- More Sophistication
success.
"The international market represents an
posure, such as in-store play and video?
"You are only dealing with people
Smith feels the industry has made great
strides in developing and implementing
SESAME STREET GOLD - Sesame
Street star Big Bird recently was presented
enormous upside growth for the record in- already in the store at that point," Smith sophisticated marketing techniques. "We a gold copy of the "Sesame Street Fever"
dustry. Five years from now, it will probably pointed out. "The philosophy is that we album. Pictured (l -r) are: Arthur Shimkin,
are still babes -in-the -woods in terms of ad-
equal the American market sale for sale, have to have that radio base to build from.
vertising and exposing our product," he president of Sesame Street Records;
dollar for dollar, so we've got to be much We can put up in-store displays; we can
said, "but see a major change coming in
I Michael DeLugg, engineer and co-
more conscious of it than we ever were: take windows; we can advertise in Time the next few years regarding greater producer of the album; Big Bird; Robin
more conscious of making films for promo- magazine, People, Playboy. But if that base
tion when we can't send our artists; more
conscious of providing (international
were threatened, we would be threatened.
"Anyone who has ever spoken for our in-
makes sense in advertising -
sophistication and awareness of what
how to reach
and motivate our targets and how to get
Gibb, who sang on several songs on the LP
and producer/composer Joe Raposo.
representatives) with all the materials we
-
provide to any branch here bios, pictures
dustry in any type of forum has had to ad-
dress the problem, as Stan (Cornyn) put it
there cheaper.
"Do we motivate them with a billboard on
Siegel Speaks Up
and so forth." so succinctly: What if radio stopped one
a major artery in the city? Do we motivate For Indie Distribs
Smith attributed the recent explosion in
overseas sales to "a new breed" of inter-
national record executive. "It's no longer
in severe trouble -
day? If radio stopped one day we would be
not only for the short-
term, but for the long-term as well. Because
them with an ad in the Sunday newspaper
with lots of other records? Do we motivate
"One of the hardest things for an in-
them with a spot on the radio? Or does it dependent label to do is to sell records to
the old colonial EMI or Decca office over it would be extraordinarily difficult and ex-
take buying a spot on the eleven o'clock somebody one day and the next day pick
there," he explained. "You used to meet pensive to replace all that exposure. And news on television? We still haven't got all
with Sir Edward Lewis or Sir Joseph the business would certainly retract. up the phone and scream about money.
Lockwood -
brilliant men who have form-
ed great companies -
but you felt foolish
"On the other hand, our insurance policy
is that the broadcast industry is not about
the results in but we're headed for that."
institutional Advertising
Prompt payments by distributors are un-
heard of in this business. Most of them will
He conceded, though, that more can be level with you and tell you they will pay who
talking records with them. Today it's dif- to: a) drop music, because most of their
done to enhance overall market penetra- they have to pay. Ten percent of your
ferent. The leading American companies audience wants it; and b) go back to hiring tion for recorded music. For one thing, he
have gone after young, aggressive, expensive studio orchestras and live receivables is in a constant state of flux and
suggested an industry -wide institutional everybody usually holds ten percent on top
dynamic international managing directors. singers, because it would be impractical. advertising campaign to promote year
They're into the record business, they're The reality is that we are the bedrock for of that, and it doesn't do you any good to
round gift giving. "I would like to see the sell millions of records if you don't get
hip to what's happening in music and they each other. Our product is their program-
marketing heads of several record com- paid."
want sophisticated marketing tools." ming; their exposure is our promotion and
panies join forces and say, 'Here's what we
As a corollary to greater U.S. involve- merchandising." A problem shared by the small manufac-
can do.' There are no secrets. If another turer who is distributed by branch opera-
ment on the international scene, Smith Branch Or Indie? company starts something today, by
foresees stepped up foreign investment in Another industry trend that shows no tions or large Indies such as Pickwick is that
tonight we'll all be doing it. The secrets are of getting lost in the shuffle.
this country. "With such huge numbers sign of abating, Smith said, is that of how do you sign an artist and how do you
available, you'll see more international smaller record companies abandoning the "When first started two years ago and
I
break and develop him. That's our secret; Heart was breaking, had people call me
money enter this market as it has with the independent distribution pipeline to hook not how to sell records. We all sell to the
I
Polygram Group's buying of companies," up with the major branch operations. In his asking who my distributor was. said 'well in
I
same stores and we should be coming up St. Louis, it's Pickwick.' And they said 'we
he said. "I think in the next couple of years opinion, given the economic realities of in- with more creative sales ideas."
there is a real possibility that there will be creased manufacturing, marketing, phoned there and they said they never
Finally, Smith said that in contrast to the heard of you.' And why not. Pickwick
more foreign investment in this country in promotion and advertising expenditures, popularity of various musical styles which
terms of record companies. They are look- combined with spiraling artist royalties and probably only has 143 labels in St. Louis."
fluctuates widely from year to year, there is In his discussions with his distributors,
ing at the billion dollars Polygram sup- the enormous cost of acquiring and a constant driving force that keeps top level
posedly did last year, and wouldn't be sur- developing new talent, "the small must turn Siegel notes a common apprehension
I
executives like himself bullish on the record about being "gobbled up" by Pickwick.
prised to see some Mideast money find its to the larger to take some of that load off. business. "It's very rewarding to people in
way into the record business." "The fact is, whatever the protestation, 'Don't Get Paranoid'
this business to know that the music we "In the coming year," says Siegel, "I hope
Radio And Records that independent distribution today does manufacture and that's recorded under our
Smith, a former broadcaster, was asked not have the strength, the penetration, the a lot of these small, independent dis-
flags is so important to the life-style, and tributors don't go into a shell and get
if radio will continue to be the dominant resilience, the financial accountability it did
force in exposing recorded product.
"I think so," he replied. "Radio is the
five years ago - and certainly not what it
had 10 years ago. Then it was the
now represents such a deep penetration
into the psyche of so many people around
paranoid about being undermined. It is a
question of aggressiveness. But I am
the world, that it satisfies a lot of needs and already hearing the signs. They are afraid
unique ace -in -the -hole our industry has; distribution method, but it isn't any longer." a lot of wants. On a personal level, you get
it's free exposure. It costs us nothing, ex- Smith went on to cite the experience of Pickwick will put asalesman with a phone in
satisfaction from the fact that some deci- a one room office who will write orders all
cept for the cost of furnishing disc jockeys E/A with its first distributed label, producer
sion you made can have such far-reaching day and come back at night and phone the
with records. Richard Perry's recently formed Planet consequences as the business continues to
"There is a quid pro quo all down the Records, as an example of the benefits that branch. And the next day the branch in L.A.
grow and gain respectability. or Dallas will be shipping records 800
line," Smith continued. "They're playing our accrue to a small company when it teams
'Grownup Business' miles."
"This is a grownup business," Smith con- Siegel is very concerned with the morale
tinued. "It knows how to handle itself. We and attitude of the independent distributors
act very businesslike and we represent a and for good reason.
very important art form in this country. And "If two independents call it quits next
more and more people are aware that it's year and go belly up and one of them owes
not a group of wild-eyed revolutionaries out me $185,000 and the other owes me $250,-
there making some music. They realize that 000, that might be half a year's profit I am
this business has some very talented and writing off. That's pretty frightening.
intelligent people and that the companies "It was an unusual year for indepen-
are not preying on the youth of the com- dents. A number of up and coming in-
munity. dependents now have licensing deals or
"We are now moving up there along with distribution deals with a lot of majors. But
motion pictures and television and all the change is the name of the game. Indepen-
LOGGINS GETS GOLD WATCH -

Columbia Records recently hosted a dinner party in
honor of Kenny Loggins, at which Kenny was presented with both gold and platinum LPs
other (industries) that have ruled the roost
for so long in this country. We stand
alongside them economically, artistically
dent distribution has always been unset-
tled. Distributors wake up every morning
hoping they don't get a phone call pulling a
for his latest album, "Nightwatch." Pictured at the presentation (l-r) are: Bob Sherwood, and with a greater future than any of them at b. line. That's the paranoia they must deal
vice president, national promotion, Columbia Records; Jack Craigo, senior vice president this moment .. and that's all that is
. waifii. But hard chargers on the label side
and general manager, Columbia Records; Don Ellis, national vice president, A&R, Colum- necessary to give us the heart to go on and come around regularly too. There will
bia Records; Jim Recor, Larson-Recor Management, Loggins' management; Loggins; Eva keep doing it, not knowing especially what's always be a guy with a hot new song trying
Loggins, Kenny's wife, Larry Larson, Larson-Recor Management; Joe Mansfield, vice around the corner but being excited about to break it. And the indies can help make
president, marketing, Columbia Records. finding out." that new label and build up themselves."

1 Black Female Crossover -Top Albums -Cashbox
'1 Top Female Vocalist - Black Singles - Cashbox
1 International Artists - Black Contemporary -
Albums- Cashbox
Produced by
Giorgio Moroder
and Pete Bel lotte
Susan Munao Management&
Joyce Bogart Management Co.
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