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THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT March 10, 1990/$4.50 (U.S.), $5.50 (CAN.), £3.50 (U.K.)
Ala. Retailer Cleared In Obscenity Case
Some Suppliers Pull Support
Jury Overrules Fine On 2 Live Crew Sale
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Scott Young Quits VSDA Board
Exit Raises Issue Of Large -Chain Presence
BY JIM McCULLAUGH VSDA insiders. between VSDA and the major exhibi-
and EARL PAIGE Sources close to the board confirm tors (see story, page 1). Still further
that Young has said VSDA involve- rumors suggest that Young wished
LOS ANGELES -In a development ment was too much of a drain on his to form a new large-chain subgroup
that surprised many, Scott Young, time. Others point to an early Febru- inside VSDA.
C 0 [ S president and CEO of the 257 -store ary VSDA board meeting in Orlando, A spokesperson at VSDA's head-
Wherehouse Entertainment chain, Fla., where Young and other retail quarters in Marlton, N.J., said that
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Billboard's new weekly column, 'Words & Music,' for all the latest devel- The two other appointees, Paul Pas- NEW YORK- The proposed merg- "I think they did the right thing
opments. Page 45 quarelli of Video Channels and Gary er between Des Plaines, Ill.-based in calling off the merger," one sup-
Rockhold of Commtron, are both distributor Video Trend Inc. and plier executive says. "Rather than
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"There's lots of me's at NARM. At companies' suppliers, the parties was announced, industry sources
GRAMMY AWARDS PHOTOS Page 46 VSDA, there's only one of me," said the decision to call off the pro- estimated that the combined mar-
Young told Billboard. "The decision posed merger was a mutual and ket shares of Major and Video
MUSIC was not made hastily. I had long dis- amicable one. The statement re- Trend would rank second overall,
cussions not only with [VSDA execu- ferred to a failure to work out "cer- behind Commtron (Billboard, Nov.
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Video Reviews 61 the broad spectrum of U.S. busi- tertainment; home entertainment lion, from $648 million in the same
nesses. According to The Wall distributors like Handleman and period the year before.
MUSIC CHARTS The biggest loss by far was re-
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Top Albums Hot Singles media and entertainment company
Black 30 Adult Contemporary 22 formed by the merger of Time and
Compact Disks 67 Black 28 8MG ulkS Distñljution Pact Warner Communications. The
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Modern Rock Tracks 20 Hits Of The World 83 which was sold by its principals to erating profits for the music and
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N.Y's Hit Factory Hits London
Studio In Joint Venture With CBS U.K
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name and taking over the manage- Michael's Milestone. Epic Records president Dave Glew, left, and CBS
ment and operation of the studios. Records Division president Tommy Mottola, right, present Michael Jackson with
Founder Ed Germano and his fam- a special award commemorating worldwide sales of more than 110 million units
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