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New Black Hope Javits Urges Record Industry to
Sen. Jacob Javits' proposal proper focus the relationship of Press Giving Damn About Poor
that the record industry estab- the record industry to the na- a
lish and implement- aa program tion's urban and sociological -
of black capitalism program crisis; and the Senator spells out
which would open opportunities a positive program. The fact WASHINGTON Sen. Ja- ernment departments attended performing and visual arts; that
of black ownership and partic- that a number of major and in- cob K. Javits of New York has the affair. The program of en- he had co- sponsored a law which
ipation in record business en- dependent record executives called on the record industry to tertainment included Metropol-
terprises in ghetto areas -falls have already indicated their bring new opportunities to the itan opera soprano Leontyne established the National Foun-
upon receptive ears. As the Sen- awareness of the problem, and poor by making an organized Price, singer Johnny Mathis and dation on the Arts and Human-
ator notes (see separate story), have given evidence of their w-ill effort to find new talent among the Geezinslaw Brothers. ities, and that he had been a
the record industry has been a to help resolve the problem slum residents and to help form The citation accompanying the senior member of the Senate
leader in erasing the color line in is a good augury. It means, in new record companies that are award saluted Javits for his un- subcommittee on the Arts and
Humanities.
American culture. He adds, "In brief, that Javits' long -range owned and operated inside the tiring efforts to secure Federal
this spirit would hope that the plans and suggestions to an in- ghettos. support to stimulate art and cul- "His abiding interest in en-
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industr.y. . will move for- dustry mindful of its socio -eco- Javits issued his plea for in- ture in the U. S. It noted that couraging and perpetuating ar-
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ward by striking a resound- nomic responsibilities are likely creased record industry involve- as a member of the House of tistic activity in the U. S. and
ing note for black capitalism." to prove fruitful. ment in ghetto areas when pre- Representatives in 1949 he had in making the public more aware
The Senator's views, delivered The message is of utmost sented with the Record Industry pioneered legislation to encour- and appreciative of the many
at a reception during which he urgency. Continuous action by Association of America's First age artistic and cultural activ- diverse art forms that make up
received the RIAA's first Cul- all industry segments should fol- Annual Cultural Award at a ity in the country; that he was our civilized society has earned
tural Annual Award, brings into low. dinner at the Washington Hil- a principal sponsor of the bill to him the everlasting appreciation
ton Hotel here Tuesday (6). establish a Federal Advisory of the phonograph record in-
Praising the record industry Council of the Arts; that he had dustry," the citation said. The
NARAS Reveals Best for playing an instrumental role authored a bill to assist profes- Award was in the form of a
in "erasing the color line" in sional groups engaged in the (Continued on page 96)
America's entertainment world,
Record; Show Clicks Javits said that the industry still -Off
faces the challenge of co- operat- Spin Group Gets
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ing with established black art-
NEW YORK "Mrs. Rob- Know the Way to San Jose ?" ists to open up opportunities
inson," by Simon & Garfunkel, And the Beatles scored with for ownership and management Name; 1st Concert Set
captured not only the coveted "Hey, Jude," and Mason Wil- of record business enterprises for
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Record of the Year Grammy liams with "Classical Gas," and poverty area residents.
RIAA's
Award Monday (5), but also Bobby Goldsboro with "Honey," Role NEW YORK The name In the U. S. Atlantic will re-
helped boost the "Best on Rec- did the same. Javits also noted that the -Blind Faith -and first con- lease Blind Faith product but in
ord" show of the National Aca- Simon & Garfunkel, on next, RIAA had served as the indus- cert dates of the group consist- the U. K. distribution will be
demy of Recording Arts and represented the only out- of -stu- try's representative on the Presi- ing of Eric Clapton and Ginger through Polydor and Island, with
Sciences to peak audience rat- dio sequence, as they panto- dent's Council on Youth Oppor- Baker (ex- Cream) and Stevie Polydor distributing throughout
tunity Summer Program; that
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opportunities and recreational
age Neilsen metropolitan New version of "Little Green Apples" the group's first album will be re- simulatneously.
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scored a 34 share. This year, forming arts for workshops and Grech, formerly bass and violin tour, the group will make a
the "Best on Record" show Motown
sponsored by Timex tripled both Gives seminars, and secured free ad- epnlady ero f wliatsht Fwaemekil,y . GrUencthil wthaes short tour of Scandinavia.
of the other network programs. missions for underprivileged
touring the U. S. with Family
Nationwide ratings will be avail- youth to concerts, movies and but when his contract release Douglas, Felix
able at a later date. Gaye a Major plays. This, he said, was an out- was finally settled he flew back
show ssetarvnidcien.g r e c o r d of public to the U. K. to join Clapton, In Mail -Order
ings; it was a first -rate TV spe-
Winwood and Baker in the re-
cial. Executive producer Ted More than 300 guests, includ-
cording studios.
Bergmann kicked off the show Push in May ing Senators, Congressmen and Mart
officials of various Federal Gov- Blind Faith will begin their Deal
with the Temptations, who per-
formed "Cloud Nine." the Mo- first U. S. tour on July 11 at
town group displayed precision NEW YORK -Motown Rec- Atl. Meet for a "Blind Faith Festival" at New- NEW YORK -Douglas Corp.
choreography combined with a ords has designated May as port, R. I., followed by an eight - and Martin Felix Productions
stirring performance of their "Marvin Gaye Month." Two new Miami May -2 3 -25 week, 24- concert tour. Dates al- have entered an agreement for
award -winning hit. Jeannie C. Gaye albums on the Tamla label ready set include Madison a special mail -order marketing
Riley then presented a solid ver- have been issued in conjunction NEW YORK Atlantic Square Garden, New York (Aug. operation involving Douglas'
sion of her click, "Harper Val- with the campaign. The first is Records and its subsidiary labels, 2), Oakland Coliseum (10) and documentary and academically
ley PTA." Jose Feliciano fol- called "Marvin Gaye and His Ateo and Cotillion, have sched- Los Angeles Forum (15). oriented properties.
lowed that with a torrid "Light Girls" and features duets with uled a meeting of all their com- Joint managers of Blind Faith, The initial offering includes
My Fire." Mary Wells, Kim Weston and pany and distributor promotion Robert Stigwood and Chris specially packaged albums of
The show was so action Tammi Terrell. The second LP men in Miami May 23 -25 at Blackwell, said that guarantees Lenny Bruce, Malcolm X, Allen
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packed and the direction was is called "MPG." the Hilton Inn Hotel, Miami. for the concerts would bring the Ginsberg, Ezra Pound, Robert
so fresh that the songs virtually Special banners, window dis- The meeting marks the first group $750,000 but with ex- Kennedy, Pandit Pranneth, Bill
lived new again. Dionne War- plays, streamers and mobiles time the label has gathered both pected sellouts the figure could Evans and Timothy Leary.
wick delivered her hit "Do You have been supplied to dealers the home office and field pro- gross in excess of $1 million. The mail -order operation will
to promote the two albums dur- motion men for a joint session. Stigwood formerly managed use material from the Douglas
ABC Shifts to ing this month. A special con- Keynoting the meetings will be the Cream while Blackwell, who Records catalog plus properties
test for record dealers is in prog- discussions regarding new prod- also heads up Island Records in specially developed by Cam-
ress for the best Marvin Gaye uct, promotional procedures and the U. K., managed Traffic and bridge Communications Corp.,
Own Outlet display. There will be seven re- future promotional plans. Winwood. - Douglas' s u b s i d a r y. Non-
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gional prizes and one grand na- musical and documentary-mu-
tional prize. UA Pub. Acquires Morro sical product will be the only
In Denver
material offered.
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NEW YORK ABC Rec- COL. WILL AID
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ord product in the Denver, ZAPPA HITTING
Colo., market has been trans- FUND'S STUDIO NEW YORK The United tano" and "El Bodeguero." Two
ferred from Action Record Dis- Artists Music Group has of the current top songs on the LECTURE TRAIL
tributors to the ABC -owned NEW YORK- The Kennedy acquired the Morro M us i c Latin -American "hit parade" are -
ABC Record and Tape Sales Foundation will get an assist group, which consists of five Morro songs: "El Bailador" and NEW YORK Frank Zap-
Corp., Denver. from Columbia Records in the publishing firms active ex- "La Manzana." pa, leader of the Mothers of In-
ABC's vice -president and gen- clusively in Spanish and Latin
development of a recording stu- - Stewart said that the Morro vention and president of Bizarre,
esrcarli bems atnhea gmero, veB uast aKnoattzheelr, stdeep- dio in New York's Bedford - Aanmd eritcharno ugmhuosuict itnh e theW eUs.t erSn. offices have moved from their Inc., is giving a series of college
Stuyvesant area. John Ham- previous location and are now lectures on subjects ranging from
by ABC in its distribution re- Hemisphere. Michael Stewart,
alignment program to maintain mond, veteran Columbia execu- president of United Artists Mu- located in the UA building at living to death to campus riots,
complete control over its labels. tive, will serve as liaison betwen sic, wrapped up the deal with 719 Seventh Ave. also including the music busi-
Columbia and the Kennedy ness and psychoanalysis.
ABC Record and Tape Sales Frederick Reiter, founder, of Reiter has been designated
Corp. will be controlled by Foundation, and as adviser on Morro firms -all BMI affiliates. manager of Latin American Op- Included were three speeches
setting up the studio. at the University of Southern
John Billinis, vice -president of The Morro catalogs, widely erations. The Morro firms have
ABC's southwest operation. Lo- According to Hammond, the subpublished in Europe, con- their own affiliated firm in Mex- California and one of the Uni-
cated at 10625 East 47th Ave- Bedford- Stuyvesant area studio sist of copyrights in excess of ico, EMLASA, managed by versity of Texas. Zappa has 10
nue, Denver, branch manager will serve as a training ground 10,000 and include many Span- Mario de Jesus, and also have more lectures on tap after the
of the company is Dan Hess. for black engineers and techni- ish standards as well as top Lat- affiliations with leading publish- Mothers return from a May -
cians. June British tour.
Promotion man Vince Marciola in hits such as "Moliendo Cafe," ers in Spain, Argentina and Co-
will report directly to Hess. "Boda Gris," "Esa," "Amor Gi- lombia.
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Talent in
Associated
5 Merc. Execs
Executive Turntable
2 Expansion Moves
Carmen LaRosa appointed sales manager for Decca Records In Holland Talk
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Miami branch. La Rosa was previously sales -
LOS ANGELES Associ- fly catalog. Itasca owns 50 per representative for Columbia Records in the CHICAGO Five Mercury
ated Talent Management, which cent of the publishing rights to
Miami area. He will report to Ed Russell, South- Record Corp. executives are in
manages the Iron Butterfly, Iron Butterfly material, with Co-
eastern district manager, Atlanta. Abe Holland for week -long meetings
Blues Image and Black Pearl, tillion and Ten East Music shar- . . .
going into record production ing the remaining 50 per cent. Chayat, formerly vice- president at Mercury Rec- with the European affiliates of
aisn d music publishing. Exclusive songwriters to Itas- ords, has joined GRT as product manager, Philips Phonographic Industries.
York....
Lee Weisel, ATM president, ca Music are Lori and Gary based in New Paul E. Adams named Irwin Steinberg, Mercury ex-
and his partner, Larry Larson, Fetman, individual members of vice -president of marketing, ITCC. Adams ecutive vice -president; John Sip -
have formed Itasca Record Pro- the Blues Image, Tuskaloosa, LAROSA joined ITCC in 1968 as director of planning and pel, Mercury Records product
ductions and I t a s c a Music also under a ATM management development and later assumed full responsi- manager; Lou Simon, Philips
(BM!). Initial acts on the roster contract, and two members of bilities for the entire marketing organization as Records product manager; Joe
are the Blues Image, signed to the Iron Butterfly, Erik Brann Bott, classical director; and Ron
Ateo, and Tuskaloosa, a and Lee Dorman. director of marketinRg.e cBoerfdosre. ...j oining ITCC Oberman, publicity director, are
he was with Capitol Boo Frazier,
country -rock group from Ala- Tape rights to all groups scheduled Monday (12) to visit
bama. signed under Itasca will go to national r &b promotion director for Mercury Philips' home office in Baarn.
Atlantic, which is underwrit- the label that signs the act, said Records since 1966, named to head a &r as well The group will then be joined
ing the Blues Image on a five Weisel. Black Pearl, on Atlantic as national promotion for the company's Blue by Lou Reizner, Mercury for-
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year contract. will release and but with tape rights to Ampex, Rock label. Mercury product manager John eign office director, for meet-
distribute the group's initial al- negotiated the contract prior to Sippel will head up Blue Rock's sales side. ADAMS ings Tuesday and Wednesday
bum in July. The label also has joining Weisel's management Frazier's initial Blue Rock projects include Jr. Parker's "Ain't with affiliates at the Phonogram
tape rights to the group. firm. Gonna Be No Cuttin' Aloose" and Joyce Dunn's "You've Given office in Amsterdam and for
ditWioneiasle l acist s lofoork itnhge froerc otrwdo pardo-- Record Sales to Me the Push I Need." Frazier will be based in New York.... Hy amt eethtien gPs hiTlihpus rsRdeacyo rdans d LtFdr. idoafy-
duction wing, several exclusive Foster appointed to the newly created position of vice -president fice in London.
writers for the BMI firm and a Handle -L ondon of sales for Delmonico International, a subsidiary of Elgin Na- Their discussions are expected
palnaontnheedr tAwSoC AacPt s cfoomr ptahney , maannd- indMepEeMndPeHntI Sd istribRuteocro rhde reS, alheass, tpiroensaidl enInt doufs trsiaeles.s aIrdvmingin iMsturarrtaiyo n.n.a..m eGda rltahne Mcoomrspea neyle'sc tevdi ceto - taov ailfaobclues too nt her ecUo. rdSi.n gM earrctuisrtys
agement division. taken over the distribution of the the newly created position of executive vice -president of Sylvania operation and to the Philips Eu-
The publishing division will Electric Products Inc., responsible for corporate direction of the ropean affiliates.
London Record catalog. Former-
bthee buBillut esa roIumnadg ec o(p4y0r -i5g0h tst unfreosm), ly, Record Sales handled only company's six operating groups.
the London Group of labels. * * *
Tuskaloosa (20 -30 tunes) and a Douglas Sets
Basic distribution area for the
percentage of the Iron Butter
- firm includes Tennessee and
Arkansas. Bill Biggs is manager 2d Bruce LP
Stardaÿ and King's
s of Record Sales and will super-
New Distrib-u tors vise the distribution of the Lon-
don product. NEW YORK -The Douglas
NEW YORK Newly ap- Corp. plans to release its second
RIAA Adds Three
pointed distributors now han- LP in its Lenny Bruce series this
dling both the Starday group Cos. as Me-m bers fall, when production will be
(Starday, Deluxe, Look) and the BOLAND DOANE BARTON NEWLANDER begun, in co- operation with Mar-
King group of labels (King, Fed- NEW YORK The Record vin Worth Productions, of a $3
eral, Bethlehem) include: Al- Industry Association of Amer- Rowe International Inc., a subsidiary of Triangle Industries, million film on Bruce, which
pha, New York; Southland, At- ica has added three more com- has elected four vice -presidents -Edmund Boland, vice -president will be released through Colum-
Easter
lanta; n, E. Hartford, panies to its membership roster. and assistant to the president; John Doane, vice -president, bia. It will be Douglas' first
Conn.; California, Los Angeles; The new companies are Gema purchasing and transportation; D. J. (Joe) Barton, vice -president, feature film.
Tone, Miami; and A r i z o n a, Records, Metromedia Records distribution, and James Newlander, vice -president, marketing Also slated before the end of
Phoenix. and Polydor Records.
services. 1969 is "The Trials of Lenny
* * * Bruce," Douglas' second book on
Alfred B. Lorber appointed president of Transcontinental the biting satirist. The first book,
"The Essential Lenny Bruce,"
BARBRA'S CBS -TV'ER GETS Music Corp. Before joining TMC in January, Lorber was vice
- has sold 400,000 copies through
president of business affairs and administration of Creative distributor Ballantine Books.
TWO EMMY NOMINATIONS Management Associates, and a board member of its parent com- This book was recently used by
pany, General Artists. Before the two companies merged Lorber Bizarre Records to promote its
held similar positions with both companies. From 1953 to 1961 "Lenny Bruce: The Berkeley
LOS ANGELES -Barbra Streisand's "Happening in Central he was with Columbia Records, joining as general attorney and Concert," which was leased from
Park" special on CBS -TV received two TV Academy Award nom- rising to vice -president of business affairs and chairman of the Douglas.
inations in the three music categories selected by the National finance committee. Lorber is also senior vice -president of TMC's
Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. parent company, Transcontinental Investing Corp. Frank Dillen-
The program earned nominations in the outstanding variety or Karen Wyman
back was also named vice -president of finance and Harold Rich-
musical program category and in the outstanding individual achieve-
man, vice -president of sales for TMC.
ment in music division. -Stage 2 Pitch
The music nominations are: * * *
Outstanding achievement in musical composition: Hugo M-oAn- In a realignment of Scepter Records' national sales activities,
tenegro, "The Outcasts"; Jacques Belasco, "Hemingway's Spain Sam Goff, vice -president, will now handle all singles nationally NEW YORK- Decca Rec-
Love Affair"; Lalo Schifrin, "Mission: Impossible"; John Williams, and be responsible for sales and singles promotion. Goff became ords launched the second phase
"Heidi"; Morton Stevens, "Hawaii Five -O." vice -president and director of sales for singles and LP's in 1967, of its build -up campaign for Kar-
Outstanding individual achievement in music: sharing responsibility with Marvin Schlachter, executive vice - en Wyman. The second part of
Lyricist Torn Adair, "Babar the Elephant"; Herb Alpert, "The president. Schlachter will handle national album sales through the campaign involved a letter
Beat of the Brass "; Mort Lindsey, "A Happening in Central Park "; from Decca's executive artists
Billy Barnes, "Laugh -In." the company's 39 distributors. Goff, who joined Scepter in 1963 and repertoire administrator Jack
Outstanding variety or musical program: as production manager, will be totally responsible for the com- Wiedenmann to the music pub-
Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park"; the "Bill pany's regional market testing programs. Schlachter (who joined lishers requesting that each sub-
Cosby Special"; "Duke Ellington Concert of Sacred Music"; "Fran- Scepter in 1959) will be responsible for structuring LP incentive mit one song which, in their
cis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing"; "Vladimir Horowitz: A TV programs, merchandising and advertising in addition to other opinion, "is special kind of
a
Concert at Carnegie Hall "; "Laugh-In"; "the Rite of Spring." duties.... Bob Demain appointed sales- merchandising general song, for a special kind of tal-
manager at Kent /Modern. He continues as Modern Tape Corp. ent." A reprint of the two -page
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created post, dir. ec. to. r of marketing. Fischer Manufacturing Co., seriousness of the company's in-
tent.
Tipton, Mo., a subsidiary of Ouestor inc., Chicopee, Mass.
Fischer wil be headquartered in Chicago. Coinciding with Wieden-
mann's stating that Miss Wy-
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man first recording sessions
Ex pro footballer (NFL Rookie of the Year 1961) Bob s
will be completed the latter part
Gaiters joins Atlantic Records to do promotion out of the firm's
of May, Ken Greengrass, the
West Coast office. A former New York Giants member, Gaiters singer's manager, said that ne-
has worked in public relations and sales for several firms in- gotiations have been concluded
cluding Seagrams Distillers in New York. He will report to with "The Ed Sullivan Show"
Johnny Mussa, head of Atlantic's West Coast operations... for Miss Wyman to do five
.
Pete Hyman appointed to the newly created position of director guest appearances on the show
of sales, Interstate Record Distributors, reporting to Stan Sterling, during the 1969 -1970 season.
executive vice -president of the company. Hyman was formerly Her first guest shot is scheduled
for June 22.
with New Deal Records as sales manager.
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Mainstream Moves
Appointments at Capitol Records include: Robert G. Burriss
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Jr., systems and programming director in the management in-
NEW YORK Mainstream
formation services department; Leonard M. Abrams, manager
LOUIS POLK, second from right, president of MGM Inc., presents a of manpower planning and employment; Charles F. Hart, person- Records moved to more modern
gold record award to MGM Records' group, the Cowsills, signifying
one million records sold of their recording of "Hair." With Polk, left nel administration manager; Jim Winfree, a &r administration and permanent offices at 1700
to right, are, Lenny Scheer, director of marketing; Benjamin Melniker, manager; Lawrence Lighter, Eastern business affairs manager; Broadway on Friday (9). Main-
executive vice -president of MGM Inc.; Tom White, director of business Charles Phipps, international division marketing manager. stream also produces Time Rec-
affairs for MGM Records; the Cowsills family; and Sy Lesser, head of
Records. (Continued on page 8) ords.
MGM
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saw in late November or early viewers are becoming more and more
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December. They really knocked me cynical and hardened to the fanfare
out...
really. and the shouting that generally
precedes the profusion of new groups
"They are the first group since the
appearing on the music scene today,
early Beatles to capture that simple,
that's what Mike Jahn said. Before
driving, joyous rock and roll.
the fanfare. And before the shouting.
"When they played their week at The We just want to add our "Amen" to that.
Scene, was there almost every And tell you their first single is going
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night, wanting to scream and almost to make you feel exactly what he feels.
crying because I'm not in a rock band.
`Stomp'
This is how the early Beatles came
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to be behind those microphones. This (4- 44865) ;
is important and exciting, and they
may become the most important
group around. NRBQ. They are one zcGETOONEVERYBODY G.
of the best and certainly the most ! rDX NOWOCH ÁÑD ROLC SHOES
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exciting."
-Mike
Jahn, New York Scenes
And, as if that isn't enough, there's
already an album too.
NRBQ on Columbia Records
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Farrell's Pub. Wing Signs
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With Intersong, Carlin
Deals
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NEW YORK Wes Far - they are represented by Carlin 6kA% s Heads London
Music; Australia, where they are
rell's Pocket Full of Tunes pub-
represented by Essex Music of
lishing wing has signed with In-
Australia, Pty. Ltd.; and Mexico,
tersong, the publishing division
where they are represented by May Releases
of Gramophon -Philips, for the
Griever International.
mreasejonrt atpioanrt, oaf ndit s wovitehr seaFsr edredpie- Recent disk successes by Far - NEW YORK -A de luxe al-
rell's publishing operation in-
Bienstock's Carlin Music for rep- bum by the Moody Blues heads
clude Tony Romeo's "Welcome
resentation in England. Me Love" and "Blessed Is the the May album release from the
London Records group. The al-
According to terms of the Rain," recorded by the Brooklyn
agreements, Intersong will rep- Bridge, and Romeo's "Indian bum, which is being released on
the Deram label, is in book -
resent Pocket Full of Tunes' Lake," a million seller for the
overseas publishing interests Cowsills. Romeo also penned the fold form with a 12 -page bound -
in booklet filled with color pho-
throughout the world, with the Seekers' past hit as a group,
tos and text. It's titled "On the
exception of England, where "Days of My Life." ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK receives two gold records for his last two Threshold of a Dream."
London LP's, "A Man Without Love" and "The Last Waltz," from Herb
Also released in the May
Goldfarb, left, London's national sales and distribution manager, and
Walt Maguire, London's director of a &r and pop sales. product are sets by the Zombies,
Issue French singer -composer Gilbert
This
In Becaud, and four phase 4 stereo
Fame's Hall to Build Studio packages.
London is launching a sus-
AUDIO 54 To Grab the Memphis Sound tained promotion drive on the
new Moody Blues LP. An Amer-
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CLASSICAL 68
ican tour for the group is in the
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 70 MEMPHIS Rick Hall, Soul Survivors, Aretha Frank- works and is expected to corn -
president of Fame Records, is lin, Arthur Conley, Joe Simon, mence during the late summer.
COIN MACHINE WORLD 55 planning to build a studio here Clarence Carter and Solomon Featured in the phase 4
to "take advantage of the Mem- Burke at his Muscle Shoals stu- group are Ronnie Aldrich, Will
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phis Sound." At a meeting at dio, said that he would be look- Glahe and his orchestra, the
COUNTRY 46 the Holiday Inn Rivermont ing for new writers, producers, Stanley Black orchestra and
Thursday (9) to herald the deal musicians and talent for his new Carlos Paita and the New Phil-
INTERNATIONAL 84 with Capitol Records to handle Memphis operation. harmonie Orchestra.
the national and international
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distribution of Fame, Hall said,
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28 "I have worked with numerous Mainstream Plans Big Pitch
Memphis musicians and am
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looking forward to helping and On Totie Fields' Debut LP
TALENT 20 working in Memphis. We have -
many of the Memphis musicians
TAPE CARtridge 12 coming to Muscle Shoals to work NEW YORK Mainstream Riviera Hotel, is being issued
in our studios, but we are now Records plans a major promo- in conjunction with Miss Fields'
FEATURES Breakout Singles 78 going to work with them in tion on comedienne Totie Fields' sold -out week at the Westbury
stock Market Quotations 10 HHiotst Cofo uthnet ryW Aolrbldu ms 8580 Memphis." debut album, which is due out Music Fair, which begins on 1
Vox Jox 32 Hot Country Singles 48 Hall will construct a studio at this week. The album, which Tuesday (13).
Hof 100 82 1740 South Bellevue. It will was recorded live at Las Vegas' Bob Shad, Mainstream presi- '9
Top 40 Easy Listening 73 have 4 and 8 -track equipment dent; Chet Woods, national sales
CHARTS Top LP's 92 and stereo. Century Sound in manager, and Maurey Apatow, "Air
Bost-Selling Classical LP's 68 Capitol Records executive Kim 500G Expan-si on promotion manager, leave this
Best- Selling Folios 67 Bingham in Hollywood and Earl week for different parts of the
I
Best-Selling Jazz LP's 70 RECORD REVIEWS Cage, manager of the Capitol - NEW YORK Century country to promote the disk. Na-
Best -Selling R &B Albums 42 Fame Memphis complex, offici- Sound will begin a $500,000 ex- tional trade and consumer ad-
Best- SeIiin R &B Sin les 41 Album Reviews 76, 78, 80 ated at the meeting. pansion project on June 1 with vertising and in -store displays
Single Reviews 90
Hall premiered the latest of ground - breaking on a new also are planned. Miss Fields
his single records, "For You" West Side complex that will will promote the album through
and "I'd Rather Be an Old Man's house two recording studios, her TV appearances. Main-
Billboard PBuillbbliosahredd PWuebelikclayt iobnys , Inc. Sweetheart," by a new singer, separate mixing and editing stream's full field and promo-
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artists as Wilson Pickett, the Sept. 1. The album was recorded and
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Ron Schlachter
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Circulation Manager: Milton Gorbulew Muscle Shoals sound, which is troit soul sound. Hall can take She opens a three -week engage-
Chicago, Midwest Editor: Earl Paige
Washington Bureau Chief: Mildred Hall not really new, according to Hall. credit for success as a musical ment at Harrah's in Reno on
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was attention getting even over Roberts is moving ahead on the
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EUROPEAN DIRECTOR: Andre de Vekey, 7 Carnaby St., London W.1. Phone: [phone] Records artist Johnny Cash will and the bustling of waiters lay- production fronts. He's already
Cable: Billboard London debut his own TV series, "The ing out a banquet table. tapped Milt Grayson, featured
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Subscription rates payable in advance. One year, 525 in U. S. A. (except Alaska, Hawaii and "Wanted Man," and Joni Mitch- had had eight years of gospel Quintet, and Ella Mitchell and
Puerto Ricci and Canada, or 545 by airmail. Rates in other foreign countries on request. ell, writer of "Both Sides Now." singing, and made the transi- the Ella Mitchell Singers.
SPuubbslischriebde rsw ewehkelyn. reSqeucoensdti n-cgla ssc hapnogseta geo f paaiddd reasts Nsehwo uYldo rkg, iveN . oYld., aasn d waetl l adasd itinoenwa l amddarielisnsg. Future shows will be headlined tion into the Shoals rhythm and Roberts also has established
offices. Copyright 1969 by Billboard Publications, Inc. The company also publishes Record by such artists as Glen Camp- blues sound during the 1968 two publishing companies; Abu
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foot, Eddie Albert and Dan
41Ibr undertones and overtones of Ella Mitchell, a writer as well
D Blocker.
ABP ;SCM»xr Vol. 81 No. 20 everything from jazz to Ravi as a singer, will be published by
Shankar. the BMI firm.
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Continued from page 4
Robert Olson appointed to the newly created post of vice -
president, manufacturing, Lear Jet Stereo Inc., Detroit. Previously
Continued from page 1 Nat Asch, director of pro- nocent music that was emanat- with Gates Rubber Co., Lear's parent company, Olson came to
gramming at WNEW -FM in ing from the black culture. And
Detroit a year ago as industrial relations manager and later was
Hase ndJreixff, aBned ckB, ig CBreroatmhe, r hJaimvei oNfe wb lYueosr k, hfaese ls bteheant thai s rreevbiivrtahl tmhiesn tballa caks pemcutss ico f haaps pethaeli nfgu nmdau-- named operations manager. Ralph Miller named new vice -
turned the FM rock audience rather than a renewal. "It was sic; beat vitality, and melody. president, engineering for Lear. Miller joined Lear in October
on to Elmore James, Erma always there and played to what All three of which had some- 1968 as director of engineering, having previously been with
Franklin, Jack Dupree and can only be described as cult how become obscured in pro- Arvin Industries as manager of phonograph and tape recording
many other black artists simply audiences," Asch said. "I feel gressive music." engineering. Miller is presently chairman of the Electronic
by performing these artists' ma- that the impetus for it now be. Asch also pointed out that Institute of America (EIA) Committee R -21, Audio Magnetic
terial. This has paved the way ing part of our format is the WNEW -FM has assembled a Tape Equipment.
for the re- release of these black fact that progressive music has catalog of more than a thou- * * *
artists product and this, in turn, threatened to become too cere- sand cuts in an attempt to com- Larry Yanitz appointed to the newly created post of general
has helped gain airplay for other bral; intellectually stimulating pletely incorporate black music sales manager for Lear Jet Stereo, with George Bechtel replacing
aTrutirsntse r, inBcolubdbiny g BlIakned aanndd TWinila- beumt owtiiothnoaul tr etshpeo cnasep.a cAitnyd ,t oI etvhoinkek into its pAro greRsesfilveec tifoonr mat. him as manager, distributor sales. Yanitz joined Lear Jet in 1968
liam Bell," Robinson said. it was a question of the seducer This widening of progressive as manager of distributor sales. Bechtel's promotion to manager
being seduced. The modern pro- formats to include black music of distributor sales comes after three years with the company.
tagonist of progressive music is a reflection of social trends Previously he was general manager of the Detroit factory owned
Decca's Fullers
protested so vehemently that today. Many industryites feel distribution branch. This position has now been
Off on P. -A . Tour tahne irasl mwoasst , pirni mfiaticvte, , a anreimtuarnl rteo- ttohdaat yw hisa tp'sa rhaallpeplinegn inwg haint' s mhuaspic- tcaokmenp anoyv erl asbty yMeaaru ryas Wsaaltesso n mwanhaog eJro infeodr tthhee
sponse to music that when they pening socially. Many perform- branch.... Tony Martell named vice -president
ordN'sE WFu lYleOr RBKr othersD ecwciall Reemc-- thheeairrd pseoemrse ito fw athse dpifrfoicduulct t foorf eOrsti,s Rinecdluddinign,g FrWedildsioen KinPgic,k eAttl-, of marketing, Decca Records, with total market-
bark on an extensive personal them to justify the result when bert King and Clarence Carter, ing responsibility for Decca, Coral, Brunswick
appearance tour that will carry they knew that they had the have become recognized for the and subsidiary labels in the U. S. He will also
through
them the summer same feelings and motivations most part because of their mu- participate in the development and formation
months. The tour begins with which was natural, normal emo- sic, and color is becoming in- MARTELL of advertising and sales concepts in the over -all
their debut engagement at the tional response to emotional mu- cidental. marketing area. Martell was previously director of marketing at
Eden Roc Hotel, Miami Beach, sic. It is difficult to get emo- Another aspect of this black Decca and formerly worked for Kapp and Columbia.
Wednesday (14) for a week's tional about intricate guitar music revolution comes from * * *
stay, and winds up with a string strains and guitar work when the artists themselves. Many David G. Ritter will head up the newly instituted Wahr
of fair dates throughout the Mid- you could get emotional about have begun making statements Records, Albany, N. Y., and Michael Armstrong becomes the
west in the middle of Septem- the incredibly simple, remark- in their songs which apply to label's professional manager. Michael Stanko replaces Armstrong
ber. In between they will be at ably clean, and cerebrally in- black and white alike. A leader
the Cork Club, Houston, June in this field is Curtis Mayfield. as special projects manager. . . Ralph Davis named head of
2 -19; Flamingo Inn, Sioux City, Songs like "Mighty, Mighty Pickwick International's multiple publishing companies in Nash-
Iowa, June 21 -28; Hotel Bona- More Mabel Wayne Spade and Whitey,' "We're a ville. Assisting Davis will be Sonny Throckmorton.... L. M.
venture, Montreal, July 6 -26, Rights to -M ogull Winner," and "This Is My Braun appointed Midwest sales manager, Audio and Visual
and the Central Canadian Ex- Country" receive extensive air- Products division, BASF Systems Inc., a subsidiary of BASF,
position, Ottawa, Aug. 22 -31. NEW YORK Ivan Mogull play on progressive as well as West Germany, which developed magnetic recording tape in
Their Midwest one- nighters be- has acquired renewal rights on r &b stations because these songs, 1934. Braun was previously with the Ambassador division of
gin Sept. 1. several more copyrights by Ma- according to Mayfield, mean Hallmark Cards.
Dub Albritton, head of One bel Wayne. Among the new ac- something to the younger gen- * * *
Niters, Inc., noted that June 22- quisitions are "Dreamer's Holi- erations be they black or white. James W. Harford appointed president of Schafer Elec-
2th8e hbarso tbheeerns , blwohcoke da reo ust tisllo pthuar-t d"Iaty ,"H a"Rppoesen eAdn nIn C hHaariwnga iiC,"r os"Bs,e" Osotchiearl astratitsetms ewnthso inhtaov es oinujle cmteud- tronics, Chatsworth, Calif., broadcast automation equipment'"
suing their studies, could return Fair" and "Someone to Kiss Your sic formats include the Staple manufacturer and a division of Applied Magnetics Corp. Harford 4
to their home in Little Rock, Tears Away." Recently, Mogull Singers whose recent Stax al- joined the company 13 years ago as director of engineering. In
Ark., to take their final exam- acquired the renewal rights to bum featured songs such as "The 1961, Harford with Paul Schafer, purchased the firm from Tex-
inations. Miss Wayne's "I Understand." Ghetto," "Long Walk to D. C." tron Electronics, each acquiring 50 per cent ownership. Before
and "People My People." joining Schafer, Harford owned and operated several radio sta-
tions in Reno, Las Vegas and Santa Barbara. Leon A. Wortman
RECORD RETAILER 7 Carnaby SI., London W.1, England Atco, Cotillion named vice -president marketing for Schafer Electronics. Wort -
man joins the company from Ampex Corp. where he was market-
WANT TO KEEP ON TOP OF THE Acquire Click ing manager of the professional audio products division. Before
BRITISH MUSIC AND RECORD SCENE? joining Ampex, Wortman headed a marketing consulting firm,
Area Masters
- L A W Associates. He has written four books on electronics and
Fach week, RR (Britain's only record /music industry it an ex broadcaster.
NEW YORK Ateo and * * *
publication) tells it like it is. Cotillion Records acquired hit Arnold Broido elected president of the Theodore Presser
territorial masters last week. The
Subscribe today. Rates for one year: U. S. & Canada, Ateo purchase was of a record Company, music publishers, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Broido was
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Rates elsewhere on request. Mind" by Joyce Jones, formerly Corp. and vice -president of its affiliates, Boston Music. In 1967
on the Vee Eight label out of and 1968 Broido was president of the Music Industry Council
Tupelo, Miss. The deal was and a director of the Music Educators National Conference. He
made with John Mihelik of Vee is a member of the publishers advisory committee of ASCAP,
Name Firm Eight. secretary and a director of the Music Publishers Association and
Cotillion Records' deal was chairman of the joint production committee of MPA and NMPA.
for distribution of the disk, "Big
Address
Bruce," novely record featur-
a Fitzpatrick
Making
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City State ZIP ord is on the Trip label out of
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LOS ANGELES Robert GRT Corp., with the initial Tape
Fitzpatrick's management -pro-
LP release being the Rubber
duction- publishing complex
Billboard spinning off the publishing wingis Band Plays the Cream Song-
book.
to form the Fitzpatrick Pub-
The International Music -Record Newsweekly lishing Group, Ltd. Also in the planning stage is
Now in its 75th year of industry service The new company will house a 16 -track recording studio
Fitzpatrick's 14 publishing firms, scheduled for the Hollywood
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Miles Ahead (with Buddy Miles) Troopers (Tower), Ronny Bus-
Nome MICHAEL BUTLER, right, accepts and a new company being kirk (Columbia), the Small Ours,
a gold album plaque from Nor- formed with the McCoys. Jerry Hayes, Denny Lynn (White
Address man Racusin, RCA Records Di-
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Type of Business Title bum of "Hair." Butler is the pro- structure this year, and has a and the Pigeon (featuring Jo-
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Poco will turn rock freaks into country
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onto country music, easy listening people onto rock,
and they'll make a fan out of you.
You've probably heard about Poco already.
They're one of the most talked about groups on the
West Coast. (Typical reactions: "I hear seeds of what
will be one of the top sounds anywhere." "Poco is
five guys with a great new sound. "Poco is heart
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"
clutchingly good.")
Poco is new. And they're doing a new kind
of music. Richie Furay and Jim Messina were hinting
at this kind of thing when they were together in the
Buffalo Springfield.
But now, with RustyYoung on steel guitar,
and George Grantham on drums, they're laying
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groups. Fresher and more sensitive than any pure
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listeners sit around him saucer -eyed as he unfolds how Al Bally Manufacturing Corp., one Venda 32% 22% 208 24% 231/a 231/4 -1
Dubin brought in his lyrics on odd bits of napkins, chew- of the leading and oldest firms Viewlex 31% 2411 358 311/2 28s/a 311/4 + 134
ing -gum wrappers, or losing mutuel tickets. Or how Walter in the coin -operated amusement Warner Bros.-7 Arts 641/2 39s/e 1209 561/4 52 55 +2%.
Donaldson, having written an instantaneous hit at a party, equipment field, it has been Wurliteer 2311 191/2 73 2011 191/2 19% + 54
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dollar bill. way vice -president, director of
Back it goes and on it goes from the itinerant, marketing, said, "I can only say As of Closing Thursday, May 8, 1969
hoboing "king of the road" to the scholarly professor of that negotiations have been un- week's Week's Waak's
English Otto Harbach, who left his university to author der way." Nigh Lew Close
OVER THE COUNTER.
some of America's greatest musical comedies and best loved At Bally here, Herb Jones di-
song hits. rector of public relations and ad- Data Packaging Corp. 461/2 441/2 45
Fidelihne
vertising, said, "I can't say we 5 4 5
In the Songwriter's Hall of Fame we hope to have
are going to buy Midway, nor General Artists Corp. 1311 12 131/2
complete biographies of all these men, accompanied with
their photographs and song copies. What a-n interesting can I say we are not." General Recorded Tape 29 26 27
place to go through for the musical student as well as Bally, which celebrated its ITCC 161/2 131/2 151/2
the public at large! 35th anniversary three years Jubilee Ind. 36 3111 35
ago, recently offered for public
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disrepute and affectionate disregard into which our com- Lin Broadcasting 161/4 141/2 15%
- stock and 200,000 more shares
edy writers place the average musician, or reporter, or Merco Ent. 221/2 181/4 21
of outstanding stock. Midway
bearded college student or anyone who doesn't go to was formed by veteran amuse- Mills Music 34 33 34
the office every day, or take so-m e customer out for a credit ment game engineers Marcine Music Makers, Inc. 131/4 121/2 13
card lunch. How often have I -se en cartoons about two Wolverton and Hank Ross, re- Newell 311/2 27s/4 27%
songwriters slaving in a room as if they were any differ- spectively, the firm's president NMC 17 13 17
ent from the cartoonist himself or the men who gave
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him the joke he illustrates!
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our share of the pats too, bouquets as well as brickbats.
Trans Natl. Communications 7 6t1 61/2
And, really, we deserve it. It's a hard and difficult thing
to write a great hit song that sweeps a nation as big as Volume Rose 'Over the- counter prices shown are "bid" (as opposed to "asked "). Neither the
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ours and sometimes the whole world. Admittedly, luck bid nor the asked prices of unlisted securities represent actual transactions.
plays a great part in the destiny of some songs, as in their TOLEDO, Ohio Edwin Rather, they are a guide to the range within which these securities could have
writing, but surely it stops being accidental when men like Madsen, vice -president - finance been sold or bought at the time of compilation.
Gus Edwards, Harry Von Tilzer, Jerome Kerr and Richard of the Cleveland -based Tenna
Rodgers write hit after hit after hit. Corp., has announced that the The above quotations compiled for Billboard by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner C
Those men, as well as lesser known men like William company's sales for the first nine Smith, Inc., member of the New York Stock Exchange and all principal stock
Billings, Becket who wrote "Columbia, the Gem of the months of the current year will exchanges.
Ocean," James Bland, Andrew Sterling will almost auto- total $29,147,510, up 41 per
matically become the nucleus of our Hall of Fame. Some cent over the $20,845,871 vol- Dionne Warwick in Poised
of us living writers may have to wait a little longer, if, ume for the same period last
indeed, we make it at all, but, like the hall of fame at year. Addressing the Financial
And Polished Performance
Cooperstown, performance will eventually tell, and all those Analysts Society of Toledo. Mad- -
great songwriting "naturals" whether dead or still with us, sen said net income for the first
will have their faces and their works; their habits as well as three quarters will fetal about NEW YORK Dionne War- was a mild excursion into stylish
their idiosyncrasies, on view for the present and all coming $2,243,000. wick's long association with the soul, with "I Feel Good" used
generations to see, marvel at and admire. distinctive music and lyrics of as a tribute to James Brown
Perhaps not everyone will hold us in such high regard, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Burt Bacharach and Hal David and the Memphis sound. A four -
but whether they come to inquire or enthuse, the facts, SONGWRITERS' puts her in the fortunate position strong group, the Constellations
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photos, and "how it all came to be" will be there in black of being able to choose in her allowed Miss Warwick to leave
and white and in color photography. when available SERIES ST-A RTS act some of the best pure pop the stage and change while they
for all to see. material of the last five years. went a short set of handclappers
We already have an imposing roster of members who NEW YORK The Song- And she has the double advan- ( "If I Had a Hammer" and
will help us get this started, and will aid in the selection writers Hall of Fame series will t-ag e that most of these songs "Respect ").
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of who goes into the hall of fame. If you are in any business be made up of articles by noted "Walk on By," "Do Yo-u Strong item in the final half
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related to the craft of songwriting especially if you are songwriters and will deal with Know the Way to San Jose," of the Scepter artist's show was
a writer yourself don't you think you ought to joi-n and the lore, history and anecdotal "Look of Love," and "Alfie" "Dream Sweet Dreamer," which
put in your vote for the writer you like most of all the material pertinent to the craft have been associated with her Miss Warwick said was a lull-
writer who wrote the songs you love best? of the clef fer. The pieces will he career. aby to her newly born son, Da-
published periodically. Half of her act was devoted to vid. A Bacharach -David song,
After all, it's you who make a song a hit. Fittingly, the series opens with Bacharach -David material at the naturallÿ, and it was also re-
And it's you who can make a hit out of the Song- an article by Johnny Mercer, Copacabana, Thursday (8), all vealed they are godfathers to the
writer's Hall of Fame. noted writer and president of the delivered in her light air -filled infant. A poised performance
Songwriters Hall of Fame. voice and elegant technique. from a confident performer.
The first segment of her act IAN DOVE
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TIPS TEC Forms Arm to Sell Belair Players
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by: Larry Finley
LOS ANGELES Trans- 30- outlet distribution network in continental vice -president, set up quiz programs, and on syndi-
continental Entertainment Corp. the U. S. the Belair -Transcon arrangement cated shows in more than 100
This column originated back in (TEC) is widening its operation First players Belair will sup- in San Francisco last week in markets, with additional spots
July 24, 1965, and was originally by distributing and racking a line ply the new Transcontinental di- meeting with TEC's sales, prod- on CBS, NBC and ABC.
called "Tape Cartrdige Tips." It has of tape cartridge players in sev- vision are an 8 -track portable uct, merchandising and market- Mason said Belair will con-
eral major record -tape outlets. with AM, FM radio (model ing personnel. centrate in the portable and
been written from many places, very TEC has formed an elec- 401), two 8 -track stereo port- Initially, Transcon will handle home 8 -track and cassette line
often from midway between New tronics division, Western Elec- ables (models 400 and 394) and only the Belair line, but plans and will not become involved in
York and Los Angeles on board one tronics, to market the Belair a budget 8 -track stereo port- call for Western Electronics to open reel, 4 -track and compat-
portable -track stereo tape able (model 313) aimed at the eventually carry other players. ible units, or the auto player
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of the TWA flights, from the middle cartridge player line in North- teen -age market. The home unit Major Drive market. No monaural players
of the Atlantic on Olympic airway ern California, and through two (model 661) is a AM /FM ra- To promote its line of players, will be manufactured.
flights, from London, from Milan, of its New England locations, dio and multiplex. Belair is preparing a major pro- The company will hold its
Eastern Electronics Sales in More Units motion campaign. A heavy ad- first national sales meeting June
from Paris, from Rome, from Geneva, budget
East Hartford, Conn., and Wo- In June, Belair will introduce vertising in national 14 at the Drake Hotel in New
from Zurich, from Athens, from Cali- burn, Mass., both of which had additional portable and home trade and consumer magazines York. The meetings will cover
fornia, from Nashville, from Texas, previously carried the Belair units, including a budget- priced will kickoff, with a dealer co -op new product, merchandising,
from Detroit, from Chicago, and from line as independent operators. 8 -track stereo portable and sev- advertising schedule for local marketing and advertising-pro-
Belair, owned by Ed Mason eral cassette stereo players, said newspaper, TV and radio out- motion, said Pierce.
our office in New York City. It has and Sammy Ricklin, will pro- Rod Pierce, vice -president and lets, said Pierce.
been written from wherever news in vide Western Electronics with marketing director at Belair. Belair will use player prizes
Merc. Bows
five models, including four port- Pierce and Bill Hall, Trans- and giveaways on contest and
the tape cartridge industry has been
able units and a home model.
made, as it has been our aim to Belair also will continue to Ampex Doubles Production Selections
factually report the "goings on" in market product through its own
the industry and to expose our
To Keep Up With Demand From Philips
thoughts and divulge information that
Plans Drafted -
could be of value to our readers.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. 4 -track line and five cassette CHICAGO For the first
This column has been accredited -Ampex Stereo Tapes (AST), lines. These lines produce some time, selections from the Philips'
with many "scoops" in the cartridge For Forming in an effort to keep up with de- 4,000 miles of prerecorded International Series are includ-
mand, has doubled its production stereo tape ever y day or ed in the current release from
business, and hundreds of letters
capacity here in the last four 1,248,000 miles of tape a year. Mercury Record Corp.'s pre-
and calls from our readers tell us months, according to Donald In the near future, AST will recorded tape division.
that we are read regularly so that A Tape Assn. Hall, division vice -president and open an 8,000 -square -foot ware- The release features 22 8-
they may keep abreast of the hap- - general manager. house at its Hackensack, N. J., track cartridges and 26 cassettes
Production and warehousing plant, which houses its master- and the international selections
penings in the industry. On many NEW YORK A tape as- now occupy 112,000 square ing facilities. A similar ware- are included on both configura-
occasions we have made predictions sociation is in the works. The feet of floor space, compared to house is already in operation in tions. They are "Musical Treas-
of' German
groundwork for the new organ- the 56,000 square feet occupied Glendale, Calif. ures y, Israel,
concerning the future of the stereo
ization, which will be known as in December 1968. AST runs As for the tape market in Greece, Brazil and Japan, as
tape field. At the time some of the Manufacturers Association three, eight -hour shifts, six days general, Hall said, "In the next well as "Mcxixac Spectacular,"
Souvenir
these were made we received letters of Tape and Equipment a week on the production line, three years, tapes should rise to "Irish e" and the
and calls from distributors and lead- (MATE), was begun last week and supplements this with three 35 or 40 per cent of recorded "Spanish Riding School."
involving the following organ- groups of short -shift workers to music sales, with cassette the Artists from the Mercury la-
ers in the record business telling us izing companies: Dubbings Elec- balance production in high ac- dominant format." bel being offered on both 8-
of "how wrong" we were. One rec- tronics, Goodway, ITCC, Lear tivity areas. More than 450 Ampex currently offers some track and cassette include Far -
ord company president told us, in Jet, Livingston Audio Products, plant and office employees work 1,000 selections on 8 -track car- on Young, Dave Dudley and
MGM, Motorola Automotive for AST here. tridges, 650 on 4 -track car- Don Costa. "The Heart of the
no uncertain terms just three years.
Products, North American Phil- According to Hall, the plant tridges, 2,659 on open reel and March" from Mercury's classical
ago, that we were ten years ahead ips Corp., Orrtronics, Rozinante maintains six open reel produc- 1,500 on cassettes and micro series is being offered as an 8-
of our time. This same executive and Stereodyne. Several more tion lines, five 8 -track lines, one cassettes. track twin pack and as Volumes
organizing companies are ex- I and II on cassette.
apologized just over a year ago,
pected to be added within the 50 Five artists from the regular
Superscope Plans
telling us that not only were we next week. Philips catalog being offered on
right in what we had written, but The organizing companies will 8 -track and cassettes are Nina
the way this business was mush- set up a constitition and by- for August Simone, Paul Mauriat and
laws for MATE and then begin Releases Orchestra, the Mystic Moods
rooming, that he now felt that every to line up membership to the or- Orchestra, Blue Cheer and Har-
one of our predictions were most ganization throughout the spec- - vey Mendel.
conservative, and that we were not trum of the tape field including The Smash label's 8 -track
companies involved in hardware, LOS ANGELES Super- true stereo, Tushinsky said. The and cassette releases feature
"behind," but ahead of what we software, duplicating, machin- scope Tapes plans releasing 50 company has opened its own art Jerry Lee Lewis, Sir Douglas
had predicted. ery, and record manufacturers. titles in its first program this department to develop the Quintet, Norfo Wilson and Vol-
The constitution and bylaws are August, consisting of pop and graphic appearance of all pack- umes I and II of "Jerry Lee
One of our predictions was the expected to be ready next week classical material. Twelve of the aging. Tapes will be packaged Lewis Sings the Country Music
acceptance of the 8-track versus the and th(eC oonrtginauneizdin go n copamgpea n9ie6s) tbitoleasrd wImill mionrvtoallvse" ppeiarfnoorm a"Kneceys- wfitisth inato laanrg ea lbcuamrd hboinld. er which HaBll eiongf Fraemleaes eHd itso.n" ly on cas-
4-track concept, as well as the status from the private piano roll col- sette is music from "Promises,
of the prerecorded cassette. This ITCC to Release lecTtiuosnh ionfs koyw naenr dJ oae &Tr usdhirinescktoy.r his Tumsuhsinics kyin pthlaen sf atcot ordyu ptloic abtee Pwraoym icsaesst " obny tthhee oUringiitneadl BArrotiasdts-
writer was the second in the indus- Intl. Artists Titles Jack Wagner recently returned built near his Sun Valley head- label, and "Any Day Now," Vol-
try to accept the 8-track principle, - from an overseas trip where they quarters. He has leased 50 per umes and II, by Joan Baez on
I
being the first one to follow in the HOUSTON international sought masters for the new tape cent of the plant capacity at the Vanguard label.
footsteps of RCA. At that time the Tape Cartridge Corp. (ITCC) line. Audio Physics in the San Fer-
will release cassette, reel -to -reel Although the company initial- nando Valley to get his music
entire industry was leaning toward and 4 and 8 -track product for ly will release music from out- ready. There is no completion Banyan to License
the 4 -track concept, and it was after International Artists Producing side sources, it plans starting its date set for Superscope's own Series for Duping
If business
own original recordings. "We factory. allows,
our entry that the battle of the con- Corp.
figurations really started. Initial releases tinder the will have the widest scope of Tushinsky will take in custom LOS ANGELES -Banyan In-
three -year, exclusive contract are music to keep pace with our accounts. ternational, the newly formed
product by the Bubble Puppy, name," said a &r producer In addition to offering the specialty company, will license
"Today a new monster" is rearing its four catalog LP's by the 13th Wagner. Rock material will not historic "Keyboard Immortals' its Negro cultural music for tape
"delightful" head, and that is the Floor Elevators and material by be offered in the initial release music in 8- track, cassette and duplication. Presently being
pre -recorded cassette. Sales of pre- Lightnin' Hopkins. but will be planned for in sub- reel, Tushinsky is also spinning packaged in LP form, the series
recorded cassettes are growing in sequent releases. the music off into a Superscope of 12 "Adventures in Negro
Pana Marketing Tushinsky has set a $3.95 list album series which will sell for History" will be converted to
leaps and bounds. Whether it be for his 8- track, cassette and reel - $2.95. This is material which tape, along with a series of ever-
8- track, pre- recorded cassette, or Warehouse Closed to -reel tapes and is banking on he has collected from all over green "soul oldies," according
- the budget price to move mer- the world embracing original to President Betty Chiappetta.
open -reel tapes, you can get a com-
CHICAGO The ware- chandise through his 5,500 fran- piano performances by the mas- Other product being planned
plete selection of top labels and top house operation of the Pana chised Sony tape player deal- ters as recorded on the Welle will spotlight the Vultures and
artists from your NAL Distributor. Marketing Division of Quixonic ers. Superscope will also uti- vorsetzer. Roses, an r &b quintet, singer
Inc., has been terminated. lize rack jobbers to expand its In addition to musical enter- Hal Southern and orchestra
For the name of your nearest NAL According to president Jack distribution patterns. But the tainment, Superscope is investi- leader Robert J. Youngs.
Distributor contact: deKruif, all future shipments of emphasis will be on one -step gating development of educa- The Negro history material
North American Leisure Panasonic and Belair products distribution. tional and spoken -word tapes. plus the r &b oldies are being
1776 Broadway sold by the Pana marketing di- Dealers buying Sony tape re- Tushinsky also talks about re- provided by Nat Montague for
New York, N. Y. 10019 vision will be shipped from the corders will gain a special pro- cording "controversial" material Mrs. Chiappetta. Banyan oper-
company's Plymouth, Mich., fa- motional price on the music. and selling it through mail ates from new offices at 8831
or phone collect: (212) 265 -3340. -
cility. All Superscope tapes will be order. Sunset Boulevard.
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