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8Y MIKE JACOBS acsets or liabilities,and I've seen Most labels, of course, do not al out th€ intensity and points of view L@do. lokw
Incident! such as the Tubes beins b o t h k i n d s .S o m em a j o r l a b e i s .i t Iow creativc a&r people rhe oppor- that irspired the development of the 7 Canaby St. 6,lt,l6,.linguna€
dropped CapitolRRords, o. HeF
by seems,prefer the latter, sraunch lurilv to become decision rrakers.If lwlv IPG Shbuya.lu, Tokyo
music we callrock n'.oll.
bie Herbeft's Dightmare with ihe l0l 439-9111 03498 161l l
soldien who marchrhroughclubaf, given a freer hand, maDy of rhem Some sroups change menbeB tG I teler J25735 1
0ric Martin Band at Elekt i, a.e in- i e r c l u b . a t t e n d s h o w c a s e f t e . couid revitalize a.tisl rosrers. Bul
a day like corporalions chanse dir€c-
d i c a r i v eo f a p e r v a s i v e i n d u s t r v
showcase prorvl baf after L,arlo w h e n e o . p o r a t e . u t b a c k s e o m € . iors. Others break u! and tw to ex I Plblisher Edltor Chiet
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mentality. Il can be describedas, seek our lhe nexl big rhing They these people a.e among rhe tirsL to pand crealive hofizons as individ I SAl| r0LoSWoRTfl i
wh! be dite,ent from E.F. Hutton endurean endless of long$esLfog I Assoclate
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uais. only lo end up re forming ARTY TEELY
or A?&T? l i s t s , r u d e b o u n c e r sc h e e s e n d
, a lYhat uas that abolt pun&ing (mosrly for fihancAl .easo.s): with' I
Assoclat€ Publ6her/
The eilet oD both record conpa- elackers,bad bandsard oler,zerl- a tdlt dJler stu.bbins uaur to.? oul their g.oup idcnlily they hare Dn€dor MdkelinsandSales:
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des andtalent rf this corporate atti
ous but und€r-talented manage.s. In addilion to ffnding new talent, a corpofaIe muslc ] GEIIESHTTH
tude impacts rdseFel!- on crcativ- But onil th. !€t€.xns know that r&r must h€lt nurtuIt the itusical 'xrfl1l. Stili otlrers Nn,air ar ert,t'lr I CeEEI l|a.ag4r Br.adcasiiig
iry. If a&r pe.sonnelat the majorla nolhingn.rch will happeD uril,e!v vitalilt ol cstf,tlishcd sroups. Th€re 1 ]OIIIAIIIAN
HALI,
sltells, Fithout ke' ntemb€$ and
bels are not allowed ro develop new York or lns Angelessays okay, o. ee many gmups who have aliained only a name to sell. Deep Purpte tuitorial
and onsinal acts, .i'e rnay soo! find until the act is nade to sound like najor success .rfter years of strus- .om€s io mind as an exlmple of thc o.rdly aLjtor le Uchliratr
o u r s e l v e si n a v a s t w a s t e l a n do f
the cur.ent bis thing This is known sle who have beeome too oruch like Iormer c.}rcgory, Yes oi rhe btLer. t€lr{ ld'ir h Noi.{nz
a-s "arijst deveiotment." Slird td on P.re (cpEs
the I)coplp ihev .nce desfise4. -{s fn..adio it.an .nlt, chooce
While mrst new acts complain r'rrrrn 0 G.ior. Mite lllma5ey
It's not lhat thesea&r leople and Some, such as John l'ogPrt!, tuom rhft is araihhle The hl'eis
St ctrr hics ad tdr. & fthr
aboutthis, th€y usuallyquitbeefins smups aren't talented; it'sjust that choose to take themselves out ol the can i blame tight playlists and A$hl.il Edih, nDbyr Wclls
the mom€nt lhey get a hjt record. lhe powe.sthal be prefer to s€lect game lo avo'd this piifall. Oihe.s, changins tofmaE fo. the sierilittl of 3u.ru Ciiltr
By lhat tibe, of course,they usual- the music r.ene. If the industrj Sae Surhsaid lL6 Arydet, K D K rby
ly have been b€ated into conlormi-
ty.
'As radioplaylists
grow tighter,labels didn't keep .epeatiis prov€n" for-
mulas over rnd over. but realll.
iNshulle), 3 ll Nolhid (wAhinqroni
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J{or to :Slern Dupa. Ne$a etu,Br
The .adio indusiry and record went to bar with innovative artists.
companiess€€m headedin the sane become morelikeclonefactories' room {ould be found for thenr or
ft.d Coodmai, idny IridlF tr.
riri.] Ertch,
dtecdon, all th€ while hu.ling dia- playlists. Kn Fmmii Gsisrair edilon,
lribes at each other (akin lo punch- It can be speculat€d, for in.
lri& olaki(ednon.rnlistant)
tG ^ngd6: P:dlGreii.lin M.Culaugi
irs a wall aft€r stubbing you. toe). stance, that if radio received Mar- tel Page,lohn Srpp€l
Yet these irdustries are ti€d togeth- shall Crenshaw, Husker Du lnd l{ishilE adwrd Moflr
er ha symbioticrclationslip, onein John Hiatt one week. along wi.l L.nd.n: Pet€r hia
which Edio is tne host a.d record Mike Juobs, aJbnner co,lrert tmnotd, is hetul oIJa.oAs & Associrie', o Asia, Sla.ship and Paul Mcca.t-
companies Lheparuite. manapenent and cotsulkng Jinn b6ed. in Galde &oLa Calif. Charls & l@rch
ney, and all w€re promoted equal
As radio playlists grow lighter, ly, the new arlists would be more oitutor ol Chans/As(hl. Publisher:
r€cord cohparies b€come more like likely to win air time.
nda lMr
Colilry Chanfigr.: 0on xaheor
clone factories. They leave it to Lhe acts for their similariw io exisdng such6Starshi!, havelostall idenii, As the Dire Strairs song pa.o- 8l&kChail l tr: iik lontiovi
indies io .!me up with ongi.al tal- or past acts. So we have Bruce t y . ( S o . ! y , G r a c e , I u s e d t o r u n 'MoDey
dies, for nothing, thal Re$rich Mgr : ,o0oo ti.6
ent. Like low-payins farm ieams, Springsreen and John Cafferty on r h r o u g h r h e s r r e c r s o f B e . k e l e y ain't working." Let's brins back i.r Yo : Hdry Miche (rela iuos! son
the indies s3ve them from having to singing "Up against rhe wall," but itrteArily, hard work-and taking Keem Mm.ay(:d'o rupln*on
think on tlteir own, c.eate or lake ' We linmyCanosa. Coakley, Ferenro,
td Rit.
Watch your local record srcre for Built This Ciry" doesn afiect
t K.lhy oillis.tleaiorel]r*nbej4, Catiry
a Madonna clones@n,th€n a John K*iow, Rob Manlco Lrrl,n lvlCure
C.eative responsibility lies with Caferty clone,and so on. Total sre, Fmm thosewho oncespokefor a SheonRs*1. DebEr.dd Mdc llb:tkn
ll.rkeli.g & Sales
Dnecior ol Sales,Video/
Letters to the Editor Sound Eusine$: Ron Willman
Pomotioi D ieclor: Piylir coldb€rl
Sal€s lnlormat on ltlgr:Dauid Arc.rt
tfxltr0 I Ht t bave 1ed "immoral" lifestyles cor- albuns released prio. to that Iear. is tD undersund lhe rppell ol rhe fl.* Yorkr Norm Eerkowrlz.
KenKngen s lates!idea combar
to stitut€s ignorance of Lbe highest or, Culrenlly, U.S. sales of "Switched, song and/or the artist and build , GraceWhlney-xoiins
'Hands Jsl1 Se(ette (cla$iliedl
hunger, .{&oss Amelica," der- For hin to use his contmction On Bach are pasr the 1.1 mjllioh video which complements and ele
is nbsolut€ly splendid. I'n very ex- los lngelei: Mary Fsher,
of th€ disease as a basis fo. con- vates th€ nusic lo . commerciallv Chnstine Maluchek, Bill Moki
cited about it and definitely wanL to demnins rhe course of his own lile We had formed our own private compellins and selfsuffcient piec; ashvilld lolri [4cCartney
participNle. Howerer, there are is one of the more pathetic revela- ''ctub
of one" wben Carlos .eeord Ldddn: Patack Cznpbell
nany hungry, horneless people who tions I have encountered in some passed that unique threshold fo. a F o n ad E 6 r n d e lotF: Nugh flBhikawa
also should be alloaed to partici- classical r€cording. Bul we nowwel- B r n d e E n l e r ps e s
r llilanr GemranoRuscitlo 28-2915E
Nambur8:Ham.lttdrtz v. FrankenberS,
Pate, but who can t afford a mini- Butwhal is most bafring to-rne is come Mr. Pavar,rtti and London Nevr Yor[
mum contibution of $10. tha! Mr. DePierro has chosen to €x- 1 1 0 )2 7 1 l 2 2 l
Records to the inner s}ncrum. Its Paris: Ani-Mane Houisiieid, I 738,41,/8
Here s my idea. I'n willing to pend so much of his pr€cious breath Torcib: ftank oaller, (416) 964.1E85
sive K€n 5m-SI0 so I catr set r!|y to wri.g tbe hearts of the music in, Joseph F Dash u cl cltt flnsl?
certificate and map, and anothe.910 dustry in suplort of a "solution" as QBS MasreRorks As a Beatles fanatic, it was refresh
Pmdd.ti.n
so one of our many poo. .eighbors inconsequenrial lts the placing of llew York ing ro read Paul Cr€jn s Mccartne.y corporate e-rmcara
a rroauctron
on"cto,
can also stand in the human chain. warnins labels on records. Such story (Billboard, Nov. 9). Ir was in I'AiIT R.GOIIEERT
After all. why shouldn r |he hunsry miscalculation and misappropria, Edrlonai groduct [igr.:
on
'nf formatiYe and interestine, bur ir
be ailowed ro prrticiprle io rn eveni don of enlrgv is p€rhaps as tfagic SSTXC Porrr (ioodnisht Tn Tetreoce Sandea
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con|lined one r.rof EdlortrrProdLrclion
Coordmrtof
I disasrce StepheD wirh Chandlernight was not fDund in th€ rlbum ooloEsPalo6bit
R.n3ro Ioil.ess A.orewSamel rl-etters, No!. 16l that Drusic eon- ''Back r.lgr RayDoid Heilzmai
To Tbe Eeg. As a mrtrer of Aler System ll
)jiw;!l(ee S zabelhft.l
. sumers will ultimak' demrrd onl! lacl. it was released,lurin{ th! AdrertsingProd!clioiMg.rJol$ Wallace
rr'1eo songs "in
Lhe lorm ol fouf h e i s h t o f r h e d i s c oc . a / e
mlhutc movieswjih plots xnd.exl y hobbr is musical info.nrdtkn
urruss
m8aust' t0 t0t6tns0mttU people, identifirble heroes and ril, I've bee, r Billbo,rrd frn sinc. 19;s A$nant io the Publsher:eeorgefinley T
lhi]€ I am rru1v sorft rhatTon De, Whiie we do loi qish to lessen the hins. Theres no doubt rhrr r nra. and even ar ih€ .urfent jrl irl ,rover V.e trardett & L_xecutye
I e..o hus .onrrrc!.ii -{IDS (Conr- rchrevement of plrrj.um starus lor k e t e i s t s i o r l l i L , s ei l p E s r a . i i p r : !dirorar Dtrector UhlloLee
!rice lnrr il oc.rsi,)!alh D,r!.i:laont,r ef Tomase le l
n,enLifr or i6). I rm eftn sor.ier Luciano Pir!.ofti-r ".1 Hol! ishr' h.erer I belit!e Ir. ahrrdl{ i:ai-l f:fr: C { u ; i r i a i l e e B e l iC i i a0 h
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!frr he his chose. bis trnn)ftllare (Billboafd. .r id), in fxi.ne:s ro nrisscs tlt. Ir.int !f ro riT!.iife n,u h;,.ii.c
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Lrensr & Pern'irdis fii' ce0rgr^. Chails
i,ri,.hi r'r rpout J {nless. tr.isr.d our emrncnr rrtrst. len,tr Carios, D,tulorySertrei Mqr Leslre Shaver
l,r^d of moraLilnr thrr uitimatelJ qe ue comlelled !. .lmird
rou rhn! Durins m! tuur )errs rs direc-
Blllbomd
Puhlication!
seNes robodJ save those protec- her CBS Masterworks albLr 1nc.
m tor/music progr.)nmins lof VT:. - l t ! i c L e sn n d l . 1 t . r s a p T a t t n o t )
I irs ol the pubiie Fealwho are ac- switcheit 0n Bach eceeded t.S. !'ewers colrsislenth told us Lhat the thh ndq. s.rr( ds a li rl t'or thp Pre!deoi& Chei Execuirve 0ilce.
tiveh seel.:in{ to ai)ridqe rlre ter s a l e so l o n e m i l l i l n u n r l s i n 1 1 r 0 . rurg is ihe h.rst imi)ortrnt elelrerr. e l p f t r s i D , i t ) . 1 ' t i r x sd a c r . t u ! i n G E 8 A LS .H 0 8 8 S
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$inrl fr{re,l.ms gulrlnre.d us i)! The .cco $rs eertific.l gol{l nr I r i d e D s h o u k l e n h r n ( e : - r o n g .n o t E x ! . ! r ! eV c eP i e s d ? rS : mH o l d s w o r i h
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Seirc.V.e Presdent: N,ne Ain
lUli!, but 't was inelisible lor the ol: srb.titted ta Is HohIit:. fo,t' Vce PrendenG: B. Babcock,
lohn
To susgest that {lDS is sDme nc'al!latin!m l}ward eslablished by A song which lrirializes a song ntentar! f:dilor RiLlbaaft. t51; P.ul Curri. Rosaiee Loveil,
kind of punisbment meled out by a the RL{A in 19i6. The RIA.{ rul€s has not done its job. Tbe clallense Braoduau, );rt thtk. LY t@.Jti. Madin[. feely,LeeZhito
high€r authorhy ripon people who forbadc plaunub certificaLion for to labels. artists and video directors f'Ianagrng Dreclor.Bilboard LId.
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Chatrman Emerlus: W0. litlleford
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