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Myles & Lenny signed to Columbia Records

Myles & Lenny, a Toronto -based contem-porary rock cum folk duo, have been signedto Columbia Canada. The signing was firmedby Jack Robertson, vice-president ColumbiaRecords of Canada.

The duo, no strangers to the record industryhaving released previously on the GRT label,will have the added instrumentation backingof Sol Keshen, bass; and Brian Leonard,drums. Lenny Solomon plays acousticguitar, electric fiddle and mandolin whileMiles Cohen performs on acoustic andelectric guitar.The group will shortly enter Eastern SoundStudios in Toronto for an album sessionproduced by Mickymar Productions witha release of all original material the latter partof August.Columbia celebrated the signing with a pressparty at the El Mocambo (Toronto) wherethe group is currently appearing.

MYLES & LENNY - IN CONCERTColumbia Canada's latest signing, Mylesand Lenny, entertained an appreciativeaudience at Toronto's El Mocambo (July23). The Ontario branch, under branchmanager Eddie Colero, arranged a press,radio and dealer party to welcome thetalented young duo into the fold.

It was an excellent exercise in demon-strating an ability to handle music, rang-ing from a straight -ahead country sound tomore sophisticated and complex rock ar-rangements. Their versatility comes as no

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60 CENTSVolume 21 No. 24August 3, 1974

Columbia's vice-president and general manager, Terry Lynd, (I) and the label's vice-presi-dent lack Robertson, flank newly signed Lenny and Myles at their El Mocambo date.

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A&M/COLUMBI A/MOTOWNPREPARING C9 PROMOTIONVancouver's C9 meeting has sparked interestby record companies in putting togetherpresentations to be held in their hospitalitysuites. Exact details are not yet completebut will be reported on as soon as possible.Columbia's director of national sales, BertDunseith, has arranged for the label's Van-couver meeting to take place September19 and 20 with a giant concert of Columbiaartists the evening of the 20th, the sameevening many of C9's delegates will bearriving. The Columbia meeting will betaking place at the Hyatt Regency, withinwalking distance of the Bayshore Inn, thesetting for C9. Eastern retailers, rack jobbers,programmers and other industry peoplehave been invited to the Columbia meetalong with top CBS and Epic executivesfrom the U.S., and it's expected these peoplewill remain over for the C9 meeting. Colum-bia is also expecting a large turnout of pro-grammers, and retailers from the westernprovinces.

Latest to confirm a hospitality suite is A&MRecords, joining Motown and Columbia.There are only twelve hospitality suitesavailable for the C9 weekend, so those wish-ing to secure a showcase for the two dayevent should contact Barbara Danuke at theBayshore, telephone (604) 682-3377 orcontact Stan Klees, RPM Special Projectsat (416) 425-0257.

LONDON TO DISTRIBUTEUBIC AND LEO LABELSTwo new west coast Canadian labels, UBICand Leo, will be distributed by LondonRecords. The deal was firmed by RobertJohnston of UBIC International Corporationand Leo Records Inc. and London's KennethVerdoni.Initial release for UBIC is "Candy Baby" byStrongheart and from Leo, "Carrie's Gone"by J.C. Stone.Both singles were produced at Vancouver'sLittle Mountain Sounds.

A major promotion campaign is now beingreadied to take advantage of the stronginitial action on the singles - twenty-ninebreakout market stations now listing"Carrie's Gone" and seventeen on "CandyBaby".

BELVEDERE HOSTSA "KINGSIZED" JAMBelvedere's "King Size Jazz Festival" got offto a successful start Friday evening, July19th, at Toronto's luxurious new PrinceHotel. CKFM's jazz authority, Phil Mac -Kellar, emceed the evening's festivities,which included a tour -course dinner for 500jazz enthusiasts and music provided byGerry Mulligan and his Sextet along withthe Steve Lederer Quartet. Included in theaudience during dinner and for the dancingthat followed, were several important jazzfigures, among them Buddy De Franco andPeter Appleyard.The festival continued at Varsity Stadiumwith two days of personal appearances bysome of the best known names in thebusiness who, combined, represented themany jazz styles that exist today. The giantsof big band jazz were there, notably CountBasie, Woody Herman, Louie Bellson, May-nard Ferguson and their orchestras; andjust some of the internationally knownartists who also participated were DizzyGillespie, Moe Koffman and Carman McRae.

RICHARD BIBBY PROMOTED TOVEEP/GEN. MGR. MCA CANADAMike Maitland, president MCA Records, Inc.has scored another first for his Canadianoperation. He can now boast the youngestvice-president and general manager of amajor record company in Canada. Maitlandrecently promoted Richard Bibby to theposition of vice-president and general mana-ger of MCA Records, Inc. (Canada). Bibby'sduties will now encompass all Canadianoperations for the label. In making theannouncement, Maitland noted: "The Cana-dian division has made great strides in mar-keting under Bibby and MCA feels that withcentralized management the Canadianoperation can develop to its full potential".Bibby joined MCA in 1965 as a sales rep inToronto. Five years later (1970) he wasappointed Ontario sales manager. He wenton to become national sales manager, re-sponsible for the direction of the company'ssix Canadian branches and two warehouses.He also supervised operations for sales,promotion, marketing, A&R, artist relations,sales programs and policies. He scheduledproduct releases and served as liason withlicensors. He has been responsible for theopening of four branch offices in Canada aswell as the Calgary warehouse. He wasappointed vice-president in charge of Mar-keting for MCA (Canada) September of 1973.Bibby has become a familiar record execu-tive figure across Canada. Besides workinga fourteen to sixteen hour day in hisToronto offices, he has made a point ofbeing "on the scene, nationally". He hascaused many changes to come about withinthe company - a point that Maitland madeclear in announcing Bibby's latest appoint-ment.

A&M LEADS WAYIN CANCON RACEIn reply to the question "who has theCancon?" A&M's A&R manager, PeteBeauchamp can claim "It's alive and welland living at A&M Records". The label cur-rently boasts nine pop, rock and countrysingles - all gracing the charts. This is thelargest number of Canadian content recordsever worked by A&M's sales, under nationalsales manager, Joe Summers, and the label'snational promotion manager, Doug Chappell.New records by Keith Hampshire, CharityBrown, Gino Vanelli, Bolt Upright andMichael Hasek are continuing the A&M suc-cess being experienced by Ian Tyson, Naza-reth, Linda Brown, Lorence Hud and BruceMiller.

Fastest breaking single, by a new artist, is"People Gotta Move" by Montreal nativeGino Vanelli. Montreal's CKGM aired theVanelli cut from his album, forcing thesingle release, now charted and playlistedon many major and breakout stations. Alsoout of Beauchamp's bag of new trickscomes Bolt Upright and their "sun" monthmover, "Love You Back To Georgia".Ontario acceptance was almost immediatebut now Chappell has picked up most ofthe west and the Atlantic provinces.The old Martha and the Vandellas' hit," limmy Mack" has been revived throughCharity Brown, a familiar voice but now revealing one conducive to the nostalgia trip.Keith Hampshire has moved back into thelimelight with a "summer" ballad, "Foreverand Ever". Pop programmers were the firstto move on this single with several contem-porary rock majors now charting and play -listing the single.

COLUMBIA CANADA LAUNCHESCHICAGO SALES CAMPAIGNThe added incentive of an additional 8%discount on album and 10% on tape productplus other goodies will constitute ColumbiaCanada's Chicago promotion for one weekcommencing August 5th and runningthrough the 9th. The label's national directorof sales, Bert Dunseith and national directorof merchandising, Julian Rice, teamed upfor this first ever campaign for Chicago whonow boast seven active and top sellingalbums. Their latest release, "Chicago VII"is expected to pass the 100,000 units soldmark within the next few months.

The campaign was sparked by Chicago's"sold out" appearances at Vancouver'sPacific National Exhibition and the excite-ment being generated by their appearance atthis year's Canadian National Exhibition(Toronto).Other goodies to bring attention to thegroup's disc and tape product will be anillustrated dealer mailing, radio and tele-vision time buys (60 second taggable radiospots), national and trade print support aswell as multi -product wall posters.

GERMANDISC & I NTN'L SOUNDTO DISTRIBUTE AG FA -GE VAERTThe complete line of Agfa-Gevaert tapes andaccessories are now available in Canadathrough two Canadian distributors. Ontarioand eastern Canada distribution is handledby Germandisc Import Company, Islington,Ontario with western Canada serviced byInternational Sound Company, of Vancou-ver. The above announcement was made byMr. W.C. Winkie of Photo Importing AgenciesLimited, exclusive representatives of Agfa-Gevaert in Canada.

The Agfa line of cassettes, reel-to-reel tapesand accessories are considered bestsellersin Europe in both the consumer and profes-sional markets. Of particular interest toCanadian dealers however, would be Agfa'sSuper Cassette series. Described as a "highquality low noise tape", they are availablein Super C-60, C-90 and C-120. Both the60s and 90s offer an additional six minutesof playing time at no extra cost to thepurchaser.

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STEPPENWOLF RETURNTO RECORD BUSINESSSteppenwolf have returned to the recordindustry where they will release product onthe MUMS (Albert Hammond) label, distri-buted in Canada by Columbia. An albumrelease is expected to boost their firstmajor tour which will include twentyCanadian dates. The tour is being coordina-ted by Concept 376 of Toronto who willbe working with operators across Canada.Firmed dates for the Ontario market includeMassey Hall/Toronto (Sept. 16), WaterlooUniversity/Kitchener 17) and McMasterUniversity/Hamilton (19).Three original members of Steppenwolf areincluded in the lineup. They are leaderJohn Kay, Jerry Edmunston and GoldieMcJohn. Americans George Biondo andBobby Cochrane complete the grouppicture.

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With up to 1000 U.S. readers, the followingcolumn will allow our American friends tobecome more aware of Canada and Canadianthings.As well as major and independent recordlabels, RPM goes to all the major radiostations in the U.S., developing an increasein interest by music directors and on -airpersonalities.

Canada is the world's second largestcountry - 3,851,809 square miles, com-pared to Russia's 8,649,821 square miles.It's also interesting to note that Chinaproper has an area of 2,279,134 squaremiles, with outlying territories bringingit up to 3,760,339 square miles. Brazilcovers an area of 3,287,204 square miles,while the continental United States covers3,022,387 square miles (Alaska tallies up586,400 square miles, Hawaii, 6,424 squaremiles with other territories totalling 12,920square

Canada's most westerly point is Mount St.Elias in the Yukon, while Cape Spear, New-foundland, is the most easterly point. Themost southerly point is Middle Island, On-tario (in Lake Erie) which at 42 degreesNorth is the same latitude as Madrid, Spain.Canada's most northerly point of land isCape Columbia on Ellesmere Island, North-west Territories (83 degrees North) givingus a north -south distance of 2,850 milesand our breadth, 5,780 miles.

MUSHROOM DEBUTSOWN POOP SHEETVancouver's Mushroom Records, a divisionof Can Base Industries Limited, has issuedits first edition of "Mushroom Tidbits",a compendium of record activity by thelabel's artists. The six page book was con-ceived by Mushroom's Shelly Siegel and isdesigned to provide information to radioand press people from coast to coast.According to Siegel, "Tidbits" is especiallyaimed at secondary markets where informa-tion is often hard to come by.The publication will be issued on a quarterlybasis. Initial run was one thousand copies.

LITTLE MOUNTAIN SOUNDCONTINUES TO EXPANDVancouver's newest studio complex, LittleMountain Sound Company, is well into anexpansion program which will see a newsixteen track control room with up-to-date equipment feed from two newstudios within a couple of months. LittleMountain is currently running a singlesixteen track board from two studios.Little Mountain's Geoff Turner expects togo thirty two track in the near future.Little Mountain, opened last October andowned by Western Broadcasting and Griffiths -Gibson, Vancouver ad agency producers, hasplayed host to a number of producers already.Product recorded at the studio is currentlyon the market under the Leo and UbicRecords labels. The studio's own LittleMountain Records, with a roaster of fourartists, is expected to begin marketingproduct via a national distributor shortly.Staff engineers are Turner, a veteran withwide recording experience in New York andEngland, and Dan Slagter from Toronto.

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July 5/74For several weeks I have been very curiousabout something, so I'm writing to you.My understanding is that both J oni Mitchelland Gordon Lightfoot are Canadian citizens,normally residing in Canada. Why is it, thenthat neither their singles ("Help Me", "Sun-down") nor their albums ("Court & Spark;',"Sundown") are given Cancon (MAPL)logos in the "Top Singles" and "Top Albums"sections of your magazine?

. , . the prophets of doom, the messengers ofmediocrity, will be overwhelmed by the new genera-tion of competent, creative, confident artisans andby all those of preceding generations who havealready demonstrated their freshness of mind, theirtalent and their capacity for inspired leadership."

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I would appreciate hearing the answer tothis question, just to satisfy my curiosity.Thank you.Vincent HelwigToronto

This letter brings up an interesting pointthat should be explained to the industry.Many years ago, when RPM had the MAPLlogo designed to assist the industry, wewere not aware that the misuse of the MAPLwould lead to a great deal of trouble forRPM.

In that the CRTC regulations regardingCancon on AM radio are part of the Broad-cast Act, an infraction of the regulationscould lead to a fine of $50,000 per offenseif a radio station didn't fulfill their Canadiancontent quota. Obviously the radio stationthat might be misled by a MAPL logo thatqualified a Cancon record when the partsdenoted were not actually Canadian couldhave recourse to the record company andRPM. Record companies are very carefulto only signify Cancon when they are surethere is no error or misrepresentation.

Very recently there has been some contro-versy about the Canadian citizenship of cer-tain expatriated Canadian artists and com-posers. Some record companies have decidedto look into the documentation of evidencethat there is no misrepresentation in theseareas. RPM has taken the position that theresponsibility lies with the record companyto assert on their record labels those partsof the record that qualify as Cancon. Onlythen will we pass on the record company'sinformation in RPM in a story or on one ofour charts.

Record men we spoke to also felt that theMAPL logo on the label of a record might

effect the potential of the record. Thefeeling seemed to be that Cancon hadbecome a dirty word among programmersand a record stood a better chance if itwere judged on quality and not nationality.In the case of Lightfoot, Larry Green ofWEA Music of Canada felt that the MAPLlogo on Lightfoot product was unnecessaryin that Lightfoot's singles and LPs wereCanadian content and programmers under-stood that.A number of record men who asked fordocumented information on the citizenshipof certain artists had not received anyinformation and were aware of the reper-cussions of misrepresenting Canadiancontent.That's your answer, and it might be an indi-cation that soon the MAPL logo may beunnecessary as Cancon becomes strongerand more accepted. At one point it was feltthat a MAPL logo promoted airplay. Todaythe opposite seems to be true.

CAN BASE PROSPERSWITH LABEL WORKCan -Base Studios, Vancouver, has beenexperiencing boom business recently withboth in-house and outside label work. TerryJacks' Goldfish Records has accounted formuch of the boom with sessions by Jackshimself and Chilliwack. House producer,Mike Flicker, has kept the place hummingwith sessions for Teen Angel, Songbird andAlexis. In addition, Can -Base has beeninvolved in unspecified commercial workand a large number of demo sessions.

Former Can -Base general manager, SteveDouglas, has left the studio. Administrationis now being handled by Shelly Siegel,while Mike Flicker looks after the studio.

QUALITY PUSH ONFOLDY PRODUCTQuality's network of promotion people arelaying on a heavy nationwide campaign tobring attention to Kanata's Peter Foldy andto tie-in with his major Canadian tour withUnited Artists' Abraham's Children. Thelatter are currently showing breakout actionwith their current single, "Rockin' In TheCity" throughout the Atlantic Provinces andin some areas of Western Canada where theyhave become popular through past tours.In Toronto, the Quality crew of Joe Owensand Gary Slaight harnessed the assistanceof the Muntz Store in Scarborough's TownCentre. An autograph session was set upwhich drew a sizeable crowd, after whichFoldy visited a group of girl guides attheir display in the Centre.

Foldy's "Bondi Junction" included on hisfirst album, is still a popular item with popprogrammers. However, his most recentrelease, "When I Am So In Love", releasedseveral months ago, is now beginning topick up both pop and contemporary rockstation play.

Foldy's tour was arranged by Doug Speerof the Agency for the Creative Arts in con-junction with the Halifax -based AgencyRadius 3000. He began his tour withAbraham's Children, July 1st. with perform-ances each evening through to their capperAugust 2nd in Campbellton, New Bruns-wick.

Speer is now negotiating a Foldy tour forthe west, hopefully for the month ofSeptember.

Peter Foldy with autograph seekers at Muntz Quality's Joe Owens and Gary Slaight flankCentre in the Scarborough Town Centre. Music World staff (Scarborough) and Foldy.

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16 25 (11)

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18 18 (8)

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22 14 (17)

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Top Singles

ANNIE'S SONGJohn DenverRCA APBO-0295-N

ROCK YOUR BABYGeorge McCraeT.K. Records KPBO-1004-N

DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON MEElton JohnMCA 40259-J

ROCK & ROLL HEAVENRighteous BrothersHaven 7002-F

THE AIR THAT I BREATHEHolliesEpic 5-11100-H

RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBERSteely DanABC 11439-N

WATERLOOAbbaAtlantic 3035-P

ROCK THE BOATHues CorporationRCA APBO-0232-N

SIDESHOWBlue MagicAtco 6961 -P

RADAR LOVEGolden EarringMCA 40402-J

CALL ON MEChicagoColumbia 4-46062-H

YOU WON'T SEE MEAnne MurrayCapitol 72727-F

ON AND ONGladys Knight & the PipsBuddah 423-M

TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESSIRBachman -Turner OverdriveMercury 73487-0

I FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVERoberta FlackAtlantic 3025-P

THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIEDPaper LacePolydor 2065 230-Q

PLEASE COME TO BOSTONDave LogginsEpic 5-11115-H

WORKIN' AT THE CAR WASH BLUESJim CroceABC 11447-N

IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEPElvis PresleyRCA APB0-0280-N

YOU & ME AGAINST THE WORLDHelen ReddyCapitol 3897-F

ONE HELL OF A WOMANMac DavisColumbia 46004-H

IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME KNOWOlivia Newton -JohnMCA 40209-J

SURE AS I'M SITTIN' HEREThree Dog NightDunhill 15001-N

BALLEROWarUnited Artists 432-U

ROCK ME GENTLY25 29 (11) 6 Andy Kim

Ice IC1-K

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CANADA'S ONLY NATIONAL SINGLE SURVEYCompiled front record store, radio station and record company reports.

i 26 28 (12)THIS HEARTGene ReddingHaven 7000-F

SUNDOWN27 22 (18) Gordon Lightfoot

Reprise REP 1194-P

28 48 (4)

29 38 (8)

30 32 (7)

31 34 (9)

32 33 (4)

33 36 (7)

34 39 (4)

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HANG IN THERE BABYJohnny BristolMGM 14715-0

KEEP ON SMILIN'Wet WillieCapricorn 0043-P

WILD THINGFancyBig Tree 15004-P

IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBERGary & DaveAxe 17-K

I'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOUDonny & Marie OsmondMGM 14735-0

MACHINE GUNCommodoresMotown 1307-V

(You're) HAVING MY BABYPaul AnkaUnited Artists 454-U

SHININ' ONGrand FunkCapitol 3917-F

VVILDINOOD WEEDJim StaffordMGM 14737-0

BILLY DON'T BE A HEROBo Donaldson & HeywoodsABC 11435-N

HOLLYWOOD SWINGINGKool & The GangDe-Lite 561 X -T

FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHERImpressionsCurtom 1997-M

THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT40 42 (8) ricpr Nazareth

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44 35 (101

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOODRufusABC 11427-N

I SHOT THE SHERIFFEric ClaptonRSO 409-0

BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOTWilliam DeVaughnRoxbury BRB0-0236-N

COME MONDAYJimmy BuffetDunhill 0-4385-N

LA GRANGEZ Z TopLondon 203-K

CLAP FOR THE WOLFMANGuess WhoNimbus 9 APB0-0324-N

FISH AIN'T BITINGLamont DozierABC 11438-N

REBEL REBELDavid BowieRCA APB0-0287-N

IF YOU GO AWAYTerry JacksGoldfish GF108-K

RUB IT INBilly Crash CraddockABC 11437-N

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RPM100 Top Singles (51-100)

51 51 (5)

KUNG FUCurtis MayfieldCurtom 1999-P 76 78 (6)

I'M ON FIRE FOR YOU BABYApril WineAquarius AQ 5032-K

52 40 (12)

ALREADY GONEEaglesAsylum 11036-P 77 77 (41

AMERICAN GIRLRick SpringfieldColumbia 4-46057-H

TIME FOR LIVIN' FREE MAN IN PARIS53 59 (51 Sly & the Family Stone

Epic 11140-H 78 .... Joni MitchellAsylum 11041-P

HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MORNING AFTER WORKING SONG54 68 (41 Millie Jackson

Spring 147-Q79 97 )2)

®SHOESHINEMurray McLauchlanTrue North TN4-119-H

55 67 13)

OLD HOME FILLER -UP AN'KEEP-ON-A-TRUCKIN' CAFE

C.W. McCall 80 81 14)I BELIEVE

® SongbirdMGM 14738-0 Mushroom M7002 -T

56 53 (11)TRAIN OF THOUGHTCherMCA 40245-J

81 83 (91DON'T YOU WORRYRandy BishopGood Noise GN1006-0

57 57 (6)

ROOM FULL OF ROSESMickey GilleyPlayboy 55056-M

82 92 (21I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME

010 Susan JacksGoldfish 104-K

THAT SONG IS DRIVING ME CRAZY DON'T KNOCK MY LOVE58 58 (5) Tom T. Hall - 95 (2) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

Mercury 73488-Q Motown 1296F -Y

LOVE IS THE MESSAGE JIMMY MACK59 37 (5), MFSB/The Three Degrees

Philadelphia International 3547-H

SUMMER GIRL

.... (1) Charity BrownA&M 371-W

BETWEEN HER GOODBYE & MY HELLO82 ( 3) fib Craig Ruhnke

United Artists UAXW-453W-U85 86 (31 Gladys Knight & the Pips

Soul 35111F -Y

YOU'VE GOT MY SOUL ON FIRE DAY61 47 (7) Temptations

Gordy 7136F -Y86 (1)

sioGOODLighthouseGRT 1230-77-T

62 65 (6)WORSE COMES TO WORSTBilly Joel 87 100 121

KALIMBA STORYEarth, Wind & Fire

Columbia 46055-H Columbia 46070-H

HAVEN'T GOT THE TIME FOR THE PAIN LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER63 60 (12) Carly Simon 88 94 (21 Stylistics

Elektra 45887-P Avco 4640-M

64 73 (41

YOU CAN'T BE A BEACON IF YOUR LIGHTDON'T SHINE

Donna FargoDot 17506-M

89 .... (1)SUGAR BABY LOVER ubettesPolydor 2058 442-0

BAND ON THE RUN IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME65 56 (15) Paul McCartney & Wings 90, 87 (4) Sami Jo

Apple 1873-F MGM South 7034-0

66 54 (171

YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEWStylisticsAvco 4634-M 91 80 (4)

AIR DISASTERAlbert HammondColumbia (Mums) 6030-H

FOREVER & EVER (Baby I'm Gonna Be Yours) WALL STREET SHUFFLE67 79 (3) Keith Hampshire

A&M AM370-W92 96 (3) 10 CC

UK 49023-K

68 70 (51

WHAT'S YOUR NAMEAndy & David WilliamsBarnaby 601-T

93 98 (2)RIVER'S RISIN'Edgar WinterEpic 5-11143-H

TOO LATE MOONLIGHT SPECIAL69 69 (5) Tavares 94 (1) Ray Stevens

Captiol 3882-F Barnaby 604-T

70 66 (71

SILLY MILLYBlue SwedeCapitol/EMI 3893-F

95 99 (2)LOVE WILL GET YOUJayson HooverMushroom M7003 -T

SHANG-A-LANG LONG WAY71 90 (3) Tinker's Moon

Polydor 2065-234-0 ;

.96 (1)soLONGIan rhomasGAT 1230-76-T

WALK ON EYES OF SILVER72 85 (3) Neil Young

Reprise 1209-P97 .... (1) Doobie Brothers

Warner Bros. 7832-P

ALL SHOOK UP RINGS73 74 (31 Suzi Quatro

Bell 477-M98 .... (1) Lobo

Big Tree 15008-P

PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND74 89 (3) Gino Vanelli 99 .... (11 Main Ingredient

75 88 (3)

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nek BROTHER & MEFluddAttic AT100-K

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NOTHING FROM NOTHINGBilly PrestonA&M 1544-W

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RPM Top 100 SinglesALPHABETICALLYBY TITLE

Air Disaster (91)Air That I Breathe, The (5)All Shook Up (73)Already Gone (52)American Girl (77)Annie's Song (1)Ballero (24)Band On The Run (65)Be Thankful For What You Got (43)Between Her Goodbye & my Hello (85)Billy Don't Be A Hero (37)Brother & Me (75)Call On Me (11)Clap For The Wolfman (46)Come Monday (44)Don't Knock My Love (83)Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (3)Don't You Worry (81)Eyes Of Silver (97)Finally Got Myself Together (39)Fish Ain't Biting (47)Forever & Ever (Baby I'm

Gonna Be Yours) (67)Free Man in Paris (78)Good Day (86)Hang In There Baby (28)Hainess Is Just Around The Bend (Haven't Got The Time For The Pain (6399))Having My Baby, (You're) (34)Hollywood Swinging (38)How Do You Feel The Morning After (54)

Believe (80)Feel Like Makin' Love (15)Shot The Sheriff (42)Want You to Love Me (82)f You Go Away (49)f You Love Me Let Me Know (22)f You Talk In Your Sleep (19)'m Leaving It All Up To You (32)'m On Fire For You Baby (76)t Could Have Been Me (90)t Might As Well Rain Until September (31)

Jimmy Mack (84)Kalimba Story (87)Keep On Smilin' (29)Kung Fu (51)La Grange (45)Let's Put It All Together (88)Long Long Way (96)Love Is The Message (59)Love Will Get You (95)Machine Gun (33)Moonlight Special (94)Night Chicago Died, The (16)Nothing From Nothing (100)Old Home Filler -Up An' Keep-on-a-Truckin'

Cafe (55)On And On (13)One Hell Of A Woman (21)People Gotta Move (74)Please Come To Boston (17)Radar Love (10)Rebel Rebel (48)Rikki Don't Lose That Number (6)Rings (98)River's Risin' (93)Rock & Roll Heaven (4)Rock Me Gently (25)Rock The Boat (8)Rock Your Baby (2)Room Full Of Roses (57)Rub It In (50)Shang -a -Lang (71)Shinin' On (35)Shoeshine Song (79)Sideshow (9)Silly Milly (70)Sugar Baby Love (89)Summer Girl (60)Sundown (27)Sure As I'm Sittin' Here (23)Takin' Care Of Business (44)Tell Me Something Good (41)That Song Is Driving Me Crazy (58)This Flight Tonight (40)This Heart (26)Time For Livin' (53)Too Late (69)Train Of Thought (56)You & Me Against The World (20)You Can't Be A Beacon If Your Light

Don't Shine (64)You Make Me Feel Brand New (66)You Won't See Me (12)You've Got My Soul On Fire (61)Walk On (72)Wall Street Shuffle (92)Waterloo (7)What's Your Name (68)Wild Thing (30)Wildwood Weed (36)Workin' At The Car Wash Blues (18)Worse Comes To Worst (62)

LETTERSto the editor

BLUES FOR VILLE EMARDAT RECENT BLUES FEST.July 17/74This letter of explanation is directed to allour media friends in Toronto, who wereunable to see our group play on July 13 atthe seven o'clock show time, because of aroyal ripping we received at TWO DAYS OFBLUES FESTIVAL.One month ago, Shel Safran (one of thefestival organizers), called our Montrealoffices to see if he could book us, at a forth-coming Blues Festival (the largest of itskind according to him) in Toronto. Need-less to say it appeared to us as the ideal expo-sure we needed for entrance into the Torontomarket and so we began negotiations. Real-izing the costs of travelling with 25 persons,

Montreal's Ville Emard Blues Band, ontour for Player's Cigarettes.

we agreed to do the show for publicitypurposes. Upon completion of all the fin-ancial arrangements, they assured us that wewould be included in all their media promo-tions, radio and TV slots, etc ... In short,we were not included on any of the radio,nor were we included on any of the postersor other publicity.Three weeks before the Festival, we checked

100,000 EXPECTED ATWINNIPEG FOLK FEST.Although the promotion has been next tonil, organizers of Winnipeg's CentennialFolic Festival are confident they'll drawmore than 100,000 for the three dayevent (August 9-10-11). The Festival is free,a first for Canada and perhaps for the world.

The Festival is the brain child of MitchPodolak. The plans were initiated last yearwith Podolak being given encouragement bythe City of Winnipeg, the Province of Mani-toba and the CBC. The latter will be record-ing the full fifty-six hours of the Festivalactivity and anticipate more than eighthours of network programming.

Acts already firmed for the 'Peg Festivalinclude: John Allan Cameron, Fraser andDebolt, Rick Neufeld, David Rae, MurrayMcLauchlan, Stringband, Sylvia Tyson,Humphrey and The Dumptrucks, ShirleyEikhard, Michael Cooney, Peter Growski,Bob King, Ray Materick and many more.The music message will be traditional folk,blues, mountain music, spirituals, bluegrass,ethnic, contemporary folk, ragtime andmore. There will also be workshops tobring the many messages home.

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with Jim Garrett (one of the organizers, incharge of the technical set-up), on the speci-fications of the sound system, which weheard was to be an inadequate one for us,(we take more inputs than sixteen), When hetold us their system is not yet definite, wesuggested that they could use our YAMAHASystem for free thanks to our sponsor. Theyaccepted and we were glad to do the favorin the hope that our future with these peoplecould grow.One must realize that the border of Ontario/Quebec is hard to penetrate on both sidesand that the last time a bilingual group fromQuebec ventured to Toronto, was whenCharlebois performed with the Festivalexpress. We had sincerely hoped we couldfollow suit to his success. So sincere werewe, that our organization and those of con-cert Canada's conceived and executed theentire promotion campaign in Montreal forthe Festival. In addition we handled all theticket outlets and arranged for the lightingas well. All this was done with only twothings in mind: promotion and good will.

Since we were omitted from the publicity,the only thing left was exposure which weknew we could achieve if all was to go right.

So the next thing we found out was that"goodwill" was to clash with exposure thusleaving us out of that seven o'clock engage-ment. So our entourage of twenty-fivewaited impatiently from noon until mid-night behind stage. When we finally got toplay, which turned out to be at 12:30, wehad heard that there were about 7,000persons left, half of them sleeping, theother half "stoned to the gills". The majorityof the people, according to Norm, the ferryattendant left with the ferry before shutdown time. So here we were 12:30 Saturdaynight - no press people - no 40,000people - no food or beverage left, and westarted to cook, nevertheless. We played for45 minutes and we were just starting toawake the people when the power was cutand the M.C. told the people that the showwas finished.The show might have been finished for thepeople but the aggravation was not for us.As we marched off stage we were informedthat our entire entourage had 15 minutes towipe the sweat off their faces, pack theequipment and run like "mothers" to catchthe last ferry boat to the mainland or elsewait until six in the morning.So to all our media friends I'm sorry for usblowing the engagement we had and I'msure it will never ever happen again,Chuck LufferS.G.A. Inc.for the Ville Emard Blues BandMontreal

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Advertising makes hitsNo matter what your product or service, youwon't hit with it unless those who want orneed it are aware that it exists. I guess thatis about as simple a definition of advertisingas I can come up with.

We have talked about promotion and PR,publicity and press. Now it's time to look at

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the second oldest profession in the world ...advertising.Right now I have to admit that I have avested interest in advertising with MusicAd&-Art which I own. Therefore I must believe inadvertising since the firm derives all itsrevenue one way or another from advertising.

Coming up with concepts each week forrecord companies or the allied arts of themusic industry, I find myself comparingconcepts and making judgments on ads thatsell and ads that just confuse me. I amastonished at how often ads are placed invarious music industry publications (becauseMusicAd&Art does layouts for many pub-lications) and I feel that they are rushedand put together to meet a deadline ratherthan to promote or sell a product.

Seldom does the advertiser ask, or want to sitdown and discuss the concept and the lay-out of the ad. Seldom is a program plannedthat will end up in a successful campaign to"get the record off the ground" or "givethat extra mileage".

I can understand the rush to get an ad pub-lished if a record is breaking fast, but moreoften, the client is more interested in gettingthe ad out of the road and getting on toother things ... more important. Whatcan be more important than that block ofspace that will tell the story of what, when,where and how. That space whether it belarge or small is the opportunity for therecord company to say "Look here!" andrelate to the industry that a new record iscoming, breaking, selling, being played or

Find out why"Don't Say Goodbye"arranged by Pat Riccio

is one of the mostrequested records

on CFRB.

DON'T SAY GOODBYE

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now distributed nationally byBerandol Music Limited11 St. Joseph St.Toronto, Ontario(416) 924-8121

might just interest a record store becausea customer asked about it yesterday.Often I look back at some -of the ads that wehave done for record companies, and someof them have been well thought throughand put together with imagination andflair. I have seen ads from top ad agenciesthat don't communicate as well as ads doneby the promo person. I would like to seemore ads that have a concept and an anglethat sells and promotes.

LEARN WHAT AN AD ISThe reason that advertising is a lost art inCanada may be because few of the peoplethat are in charge of advertising have takenthe time to learn what an ad is, what it cando, who reads it and what they shouldderive from the contents.I would like to say now, that there are somepeople with record companies that have sucha flair for advertising and promotion thatthey wouldn't have any problem getting ajob with an ad agency tomorrow.

The whole problem seems to revolve aroundthe attitude within the company.It is a syndrome of the record business to dothings at the last minute.

A WINDOW INTO ACTIVITIES

This should not He the approach to adver-tising. The content of an advertisementshould be a very creative thing that representsa window into the current activities of therecord company involved.If you aren't sure what you should have inyour ad, ask for assistance from the publica-tion. They are in the business of selling adsand will only be too glad to sit down anddiscuss the approach you might take. Thiskind of brainstorming comes up with someinteresting ads. You, the client will have thefinal say, but why not sit down with some-one and get expert advise on how your mon-ey should be spent.

TELL YOUR STORY IN AN AD

Bring everything you can lay your hands onto the meeting. Every picture and everyrelevant graphic and the product itself. Justlooking at the material might spark thatidea that will lead to an interesting concept.

TWO NEW ACTSTO SGM RECORDSStan Cayer of the Vancouver -based SGMRecords has announced the signing of twonew acts to the label. Bobby J. Bertrand,a native of Sydney, Nova Scotia, is currentlyworking on a club act with Cayer. Bertrand,a veteran of local television and Toronto'sRiverboat, plays guitar and harmonica andmerges his own compositions with materialby well established folk -pop artists. He isexpected to record his first album for SGMthis fall.

Cameron Molloy and Black Elk is a fourman group from Cranbrook, B.C., in thecountry rock idiom. The group is widelybooked and is currently winding up a tourof Port Alberni, Abbotsford, Surrey andDuncan before going on to Burns Lake,Prince Rupert and the University of BritishColumbia in Vancouver. The group isexpected to begin recording their own com-positions shortly.

Advertising makes hits ... and there aremany ways to advertise your current con-tender. I have talked in this column aboutprint advertising, but there are many otherways to advertise ... promote and pub-licize.I still think one of the best ways is to ...tell your story in an ad.

FIGURE OUT HOW AND WHY

I bought both the typewriter and the deskit is sitting on as the result of an advertise-ment. Next time you look at someone else'sad, think of how often advertising hasinfluenced you. Then figure out how andwhy. You will soon discover that it pays toadvertise.

Note: MusicAd&Art doesn't advertise inRPM anymore. We found that our adsbrought such a great response that wecouldn't service our clients in the mannerwhich they should be served. If businessever drops off, I'll start running ads again.Note: This is not an advertisement.

(Next week: Do's and don't's for promomen)

HEAVY CTL PROMOTIONFOR CATHIE STEWARTDundas, Ontario's gift to the Canadian popmusic scene, Cathie Stewart, has been pick-ing up fans through personal appearances aswell as heavy play of her Canadian TalentLibrary/Quality album, "Country Downs".The Stewart image came through strong andclear during her recent tour of Ottawa,Kingston, London and Hamilton with FaronYoung and Stonewall Jackson. London FreePress writer, Joe Matyas, tagged Stewart as"the standout performer of the show", andit was at the James Street Armouries inHamilton where an audience of more than6,000 were obviously captivated by theyoung talent's offering of six songs.

Jason Roberts, morning man at CKOC/Hamilton, becomes Cathie Stewart fan.

Regarding her talent on wax, Larry Ross,music director of CHQT Edmonton, noted:"Cathie's 'Touch The Wind' better thanoriginal. Just great, Need more materiallike this". Wrote Carl Worth, program direc-tor of CJGX Yorkton, "Just an incrediblebeginning for a young artist". Gord Marra -too, general manager of CKGB Timminsarranged for a "Cathie Stewart Day" withsister stations CJ KL/ Kirkland Lake, CJTT/New Liskeard and CHCH North Bay. Fromthe press came a rare complimentary reviewof a Canadian album with Sound MagazineEditor Jim Smith finding that it "promisesto be one of the best recordings made inCanada by a Canadian this year".Quality Records is now acting on the generalacceptance of the new Stewart album andare releasing a single, "M.R.A." and "CountryDowns" - both Stewart originals.

so I Top Albums

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2 2 (61

3 9 (4)

4 4 (11)

5 20 (4)

6 8 (14)

7 7 (24)

8 11 (9)

9 16 (26)

10 5 (15)

11 6 131)

12 12 (9)

13 3 127)

14 13 (32)

15 18 (7)

16 10 (14)

7 34 141

18 37 (5)

19 23 (9)

20 21 (12)

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22 24 (17)

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DAVID BOWIEDiamond Dogs (RCA)CPL1-0576-N CP K 1-0576 CPS1-0576-N

RICK WAKEMANJourney To The Centre Of The Earth (A&M)SP 3621-W

ELTON JOHNCaribou (MCA)2116-J

LOGGINS & MESSINAOn Stage (Columbia)PG 32848-H

JOHN DENVERBack Home Again (RCA)CP L 1-0548 -N CPK1.0548-N

STEELY DANPretzel Logic (ABC)ABCD-808-N

THE STINGSoundtrack (MCA)MCA 390 MCAC3904

STYLISTICSLet's Put It All Together (Avco)AV 69001-698-M

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVEBachman -Turner Overdrive II (Mercury)SRM 1-696-Q

CAT STEVENSBuddah & The Chocolate Box (A&M)SP 3623-W

PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGSBand On The Run (Apple)S03415 -F 4XW3415-F

EDGAR WINTER GROUPShock Treatment (Epic)PE 32461-H

GORDON LIGHTFOOTSundown (Reprise)MS 2177-P CRX 2177-P

JOHN DENVER'SGREATEST HITS (RCA)CP L 1-0374-N CPK1-0374-N

OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHNIf You Love Me Let Me Know (MCA)411-J

ROBIN TROWERBridge of Sighs (Chrysalis)CH R 1057-P

HUES CORPORATIONFreedom For The Stallion (RCA)APL1-0323-N

THE HOLLIESThe Hollies (Epic)KE 32574-H

GOLDEN EARRINGMoontan (MCA)MCA 396-J

Z.Z. TOPTres Hombres (London)XPS 631-K

JONI MITCHELLCourt & Spark (Asylum)7ES1001-P CAS -1001-P

CHICAGOChicago VII (Columbia)C2 32810-H

OUINCY JONESBody Heat (A&M)SP 3617-W

ANNE MURRAYLove Song (Capitol)ST 11266-F

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28 27 (9)

29 22 (7)

30 17 (13)

31 15 (21)

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33 35 (13)

34 32 (6)

35 81 (2)

36 83 (21

37 39 (9)

38 45 (14)

39 30 126)

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42 51 (12)

43 43 (5)

44 46 (47)

45 44 (151

46 36 (45)

47 74 (19)

48 57 (4)

49 55 (12)

50 29 (8)

ELTON JOHNGoodbye Yellow Brick Road (MCA)2.10003-J MCAC 2-10003-J

NEIL DIAMONDHis 12 Greatest Hits (MCA)2106-J

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPSClaudine Soundtrack (Buddah)BOS 5602ST-M

OHIO PLAYERSSkin Tight (Mercury)SRM-1-705-0

FRANK ZAPPAApostrophe (Discreet)DS 2175-P

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MARIA MULDAURMaria Muldaur (Reprise)MS 2148-P CRX 2148-P BRM 2148-P

GRAND FUNKShinin' On (Capitol)SWAE-11278-F

EAGLESOn The Border (Asylum)7ES-1004-P CAS -1004-P 8AS-1004-P

BREADThe Best of Vol. 2 (Elektra)7ES-1005-P CEK-1005-P 8EK-1005-P

JAMES TAYLORWalking Man (Warner Bros.)W2794 -P

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ERIC CLAPTON461 Ocean Blvd. (RSO)2394 13S-0

OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILSOzark Mountain Daredevils (A&M)SP 4411-W

HELEN REDDYLove Song For Jeffrey (Capitol)SO 11284-F

TERRY JACKSSeasons In The Sun (Goldfish)GLFP 1001-K

EARTH, WIND & FIREOpen Our Eyes (Columbia)KC 32712-H

Road GoodHE ES WHO

Road (RCA)AP L1 -0405-N AP K1 -0405-N APS1-0405-N

JESSE COLIN YOUNGLightB27 Sh90e

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LEON RUSSELLStop All That Jazz (Shelter)SR 2108-J

STEVIE WONDERI nnervisions (Tamla Motown)T326L-Y T5326 -Y

THE SPINNERSMighty Love (Atlantic)SD 7296-P

AMERICAN GRAFFITISOUNDTRACK (GRT)9230-1040-T 5230-1040-T

SEALS & CROFTSUnborn Child (Warner Bros.)W 2761-P CWX 2761-P

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BANDA New Life (Capricorn)CP 0124-P

LYNYRD SKYNYRDSecond Helping (MCA)413-J

MAHAVISHN ORCHESTRAApocalypse (CUolumbia)KC 32957-H

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53 56 (6)

54 54 (26)

55 52 (19)

56 86 (2)

57 58 (30)

58 84 (2)

59 59 (24)

60 85 (17)

61 61 (701

62 41 (8)

63 48 (32)

64 50 (16)

65 65 (6)

66 47 (71

67 66 (8)

68 60 (23)

69 75 (4)

70 71 (38)

71 49 (12)

72 72 (22)

73 91 (2)

74 76 (4)

75 70 (5)

CHERDark Lady (MCA)2113-J

DIANA ROSSLive At Caesar's Palace (Motown)M6 -801S1 -Y

KRIS KRISTOFFERSONSpooky Lady's Sideshow (Monument)PZ 32914-H

JOHN DENVERPoems, Prayers & Promises (RCA)LSP 4499-N PKI711-N P8S-1711-N

DOOBIE BROTHERSWhat Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (Warner Bros.)W 2750-P CWX-2750P 8WM-2750-P

BEACH BOYSEndless Summer (Capitol)SVBB 11307-F

JIM CROCEI've Got A Name (ABC)ABCX 797-N ABCX5 797-N

MARVIN GAYELive (Motown)T6 -333S1 -Y

CARLY SIMONHot Cakes (E lek ha)7ES-1002-P CEK-1002-P

WARWar Live (United Artists)UA-LA193-12-U

PINK FLOYDThe Dark Side Of The Moon (Harvest)SMAS 11163-F 4XW11163-F

RITA COOLIDGEFall Into Spring (A&M)SP 3627-W

CHARLIE RICHBehind Closed Doors (Epic)KE32247-H

THE MAIN INGREDIENTEuphrates River (RCA)APL1-0335-N

BILLY COBHAMCrosswinds (Atlantic)SD 7300-P

CURTIS MAYFIELDSweet Exorcist (Curtom)CRS 8601-M

HERB ALPERT & THE T.J.B.You Smile - The Song Begins (A&M)SP 3620-W

HERBIE HANCOCKHeadhunters (Columbia)KC 32731-H

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O'JAYSLive In London (Philadelphia International)KZ 32953-H

JIM CROCEYou Don't Mess Around With Jim (ABC)ABCX 756-N ABCX5756-N ABCX8756-N

MOTT THE HOOPLEThe Hoople (Columbia)PC 32871-H

KOOL & THE GANGWild & Peaceful (DeLitelDEP 2013-T

AMERICAHoliday (Warner Bros.)W 2808-P

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76 80 (32)

77 62 (22)

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79 63 (14)

80 53 (33)

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99 100 (4)

100 69 (18)

EMERSON LAKE & PALMERBrain Salad Surgery (Manticore)I' IC 66669-P CMC 66669-P

LED ZEPPELINIV (Atlantic)SD 7208-P AC 7208-P

ELVIS PRESLEYLive On Stage In Memphis (RCA)CPL1-0606-N CPK1-0606-N

STEVIE WONDERTalking Book (Motown)T 319L -Y

GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPSImagination (Buddah)BDS 5141-M BDS 4-5141-M

LOGGINS & MESSINAFull Sail (Columbia)KC32540-H

DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMESAnthology (Motown)M9 -7944A3 -Y

DEEP PURPLEBurn (Warner Bros.)W 2766-P CWX 2766-P

RAY STEVENSBoogity Boogity (Barnaby)6003-T

GRATEFUL DEADFrom The Mars Hotel (Grateful Dead)GD 102-P

CARPENTERSThe Singles (A&M)SP3601-W CS3601-W

MARVIN GAYELet's Get It On (Motown)T329VI-Y

BABE RUTHFirst Base (Capitol)SW 11151-F

MAC DAVISStop & Smell The Roses (Columbia)KC 32582-H

MIKE OLDFIELDTubular Bells (Virgin)VR 13-105-P CVR 13-105-P

BARBRA STREISANDThe Way We Were (Columbia)PC 3280-H

DONALD BYRDStreet Lady (Blue Note)BN-LA 140 -F -U

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ELTON JOHNDon't Shoot Me I'rn Only The Piano Player (MCA)MCA 2100-J

URIAH HEEPWonderworld (Warner Bros.)W 2800-P

DOOBIE BROTHERSThe Captain & Me (Warner Bros.)BS 2694-P CWX-2694-P

WET WILLIEKeep On Smilin' (Capricorn)CP 0128-P

THREE DOG NIGHTHard Labour (Dunhill)DSD 50168-N DHX 55168-N

TEN YEARS AFTERPositive Vibrations (Columbia)PC 32851-H

THE GREAT GATSBYSoundtrack (Paramount)PAS2-3001 -M

CHARLIE RICHVery Special Love Songs (Epic)KE 32531-H

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RPM Top 100 Albums

ALPHABETICALLYBY ARTISTAlpert, Herb & The T.J.B. (67)America (73)Babe Ruth (88)Bachman -Turner Overdrive (9)Beach Boys (56)Bowie, David (1)Bread (34)Byrd, Donald (92)Carpenters (86)Cher (51)Chicago (22)Clapton, Eric (36)Climax Blues Band (75)Cobham, Billy (65)Coolidge (62)Croce, Jim (57) (70)Davis, Mac (89)Deep Purple (83)Denver, John (5) (14) ( 54)Diamond, Neil (27)Doobie Brothers (55) (95)Dylan, Bob & The Band (25)Eagles (33)Earth, Wind & Fire (40)Emerson Lake & Palmer (76)Gaye, Marvin (58) (87)Golden Earring (19)Grand Funk (32)Grateful Dead (85)Guess Who, The (41)Hancock, Herbie (68)Hollies, The (18)Hues Corporation (17)Jacks, Terry (39)John, Elton (3) (26) (93)Jones, Quincy (23)Knight, Gladys & The Pips (28) (80)Kool & The Gang (72)Kristofferson, Kris (53)Led Zeppelin (77)Lightfoot, Gordon (13)Loggins & Messina (4) (81)Lynyrd Skynyrd (49)Mahavishnu Orchestra (50)Main Ingredient, The (64)Marshall Tucker Band, The (48)Mayfield, Curtis (66)McCartney & Wings (11)Mitchell, Joni (21)Mott The Hoople (71)Muldaur, Maria (31)Murray, Anne (24)Newton -John, Olivia (15)Ohio Players (29)O'Jays (69)Oldfield, Mike (90)Ozark Mountain Daredevils (37)Pink Floyd (61)Presley, Elvis (78)Reddy, Helen (38)Rich, Charlie (63) (100)Ross, Diana (52) (82)Russell, Leon (43)Seals & Crofts (47)Simon, Carly (59)Soundtrack, American Graffiti (46)Soundtrack, The Great Gatsby (99)Soundtrack, The Sting (7)Soundtrack, That's Entertainment (74)Spinners, The (45)Steely Dan (6)Stevens, Cat (10)Stevens, Ray (84)Streisand, Barbra (91)Stylistics (8)Taylor, James (35)Ten Years After (98)Three Dog Night (97)Trower, Robin (16)Uriah Heep (94)Wakeman, Rick (2)War (60)Wet Willie (96)Winter, Edgar Group (12)Wonder, Stevie (44) (79)Young, Jesse Colin (42)Z.Z. Top (20)Zappa, Frank (30)

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ROCK DREAMS(Under The Boardwalk)Illustrations by GUY PEELLAERTText by NI K COHNPAN BOOKS LIMITED$6.95This is an outstanding book from the stand-point that it involves the reader or viewer.The paintings that are reproduced are cur-rently touring Europe and soon will beexhibited in North America. The theme ofthe book is rock and the rock stars.What will involve you is the cruel, funnyor often too subtle symbolism of the painter.Many of the artists that are featured areshown in positions and settings thatattempt to reveal to the reader the characterand personality of the stars ... if not theirhabits or hangups.The book is often pornographic and may besuggestive or repulsive to anyone who maybe sensitive and has the power to analysethe sexual connotations of the artist'sconcept of the artists in each particularsetting.Well worth the money, any fan or follower

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Zeppelin readies sixth albumLONDON, Eng.

The four members of Led Zeppelin are nownoses to the grindstone in the English country-side recording their eagerly -anticipated sixthalbum.

Veils of secrecy surround the sessions, whichare taking place with the aid of a mobilerecording studio rented to the group by

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ex -Faces' member, Ronnie Lane. It is thesame studio recently utilized by the Who fortheir Quadrophenia album; and Led Zeppelinalso brought it in to record their Houses ofthe Holy fifth LP.Britain's power shortages are contributingto the hush-hush nature of the sessions -even the country's top musical export, itseems, must contend with the three-dayworking week, alternate generators and allthe paranoia that accumulates in front ofmobile studio recording machines when thepower supply is not static. As a result,visitors are being firmly discouraged byZepp's management.This sixth album has no name nor releasedate number, the group's only comment beinga cryptic "It'll come out when it's right".When you have reached the dizzying levels ofa Led Zeppelin (each of their five albums hassold in excess of not one, not two, butthree million copies around the globe), youcan afford to be choosy. There is no urgencyto keep their name before the public, and thisallows the band to be true to their music.Everything has to be meticulously rightbefore it gets group approval. To lesser acts,forced by industry pressure into spurtingout a succession of albums - far too manyof which are hastily -prepared and lack long-term substance, and are thus ultimatelydetested by their creators - Zeppelin'sposition in this regard must seem like rock'n' roll Utopia.Jimmy Page, I think, is to be wholeheartedly

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applauded for continuing to uphold artisticintegrity in the recording studio; and fornot allowing the usual pressures to inflictupon his production projects. Being a per-fectionist, doubtless he has to survive manya trauma in the birth of every album -but it must be admitted that his conditionhas not been improved by an astoundingamount of previous outside mistakes,honest and otherwise, which have accom-panied the release of earlier albums.

For its part, Atlantic has long since learnedto live with the artistic demands of JimmyPage and the others (but let's face it, whena band is this big, a record company will goalong with virtually anything to keep thegroup contented). The freedoms allowed toa Led Zeppelin are virtually infinite, andagain it is to their collective credit that themembers have continued to explore newrealms rather than sitting back on theircountry estates. Once you've reached thetop, it's very easy to lose all ambition tokeep on nudging away at the confines of themusic industry. Zepp have in fact gone theother way, witnessed by their forcing theremoval of record company logos fromthe front of album jackets (a traditionalsource of dispute between artists and theirlabels) and eventually, even managing todo away with titles altogether (on theoutstanding fourth album).Nor does the band desire to see singlesreleased from their albums. They've man-aged to prevent it happening in Britain andEurope, and it's likely that their newcontract with Atlantic will curtail singlesactivity in America. They don't like whatthe singles scene represents, they don'tneed the exposure, and they openly despisethe attitudes of Top 40 -Radio One program-mers.

Zepp has just re-signed with Atlantic world-wide, and they're going to be having theirown label, on which they eventually plan torelease other artists, principally acts pro-duced by Page himself. Their first signing

SUZANNE FAIRLEY TOSTUDIO 3 PROMOTIONSuzanne Fairley has taken charge of promo-tion for Studio 3's labels, Sweetwater,Stamp and Natural Sounds. The Vancouver -based production house has experiencedseveral regional hits over the past fewmonths, most notably with Kenny Stolzand Brian Palmer.

Ralph Harding, of Studio 3, reports briskbusiness for his studios on the commercialand label fronts. Signings and new releaseswill be announced over the next few weeks.

INTERNATIONAL HONOURSFOR ECM'S COREA/CLARKEThe annual jazz poll from Britain's MelodyMaker resulted in top honours to ECM/Poly-dor artists, Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke.Corea topped the poll as No. 1 pianistwhile Clarke took the No. 1 position forbass player.

Clarke was also awarded Downbeat's Inter-national Critics Award as No. 1 electricbass player.

Polydor took on the distribution of the ECMlabel earlier this year and their nationalpress officer, Richard Glanville -Brown,reports an increase in consumer buying overthe past few months.

is expected to be Bad Company, a note-worthy group formed from the ex -membersof Free.

No-one is quite sure yet if the new Zeppelinalbum will be on their own label. Actuallythe entire album is on the most evasiveschedule - privately however, Atlanticpeople were hoping for a June or July release.By then, Houses of the Holy will be 15months old.

Houses of the Holy, of course, received a bitof a lashing from music critics - but the groupis no stranger to lack of critical acceptance.I sometimes wonder how long it will takerock critics en masse to realize that Led Zep-pelin are very serious about their music, intheir own unique manner. And that it'sextremely good music.

Last summer, Robert Plant answered theHouses' critics with a few well-chosen shotsof his own: "So there's some buggers 'asdon't like the album. Well God bless 'em, Ilike it and there's a few thousand otherbuggers like it too. I know I'm bragginglike buggery but we're playing better thanwe've ever played before."There has not been a lot of up front rapabout the new album from Zepp membersor insiders. The only comments have comefrom Jimmy Page, who said at the end ofthe last American tour: "The last album wasdifficult to get into because it was so com-plex. We used intricate rhythm patterns andhit a lot of ideas in the lyrics. The next onewill still have complex songs and it'll havean acoustic guitar piece based on a solo Iused to do with the Yardbirds during a songcalled White Summer. But most of the albumwill get back to something people thing we'vebeen drifting away from - straightforwardrock 'n' roll."

According to a management spokesman (inthis case, friend and road manager RichardCole), they have "absolutely no plans towork abroad this year." Nor are any Britishdates contemplated, although this maychange once the album is released.

The material for the sixth album was writtenbefore Christmas, some of it while on theroad in the States last year, the rest whenthe lads sat down together in November.There are no song titles yet and there isn'tlikely to be any until just before the artworkdeadline. "And that could be this year ...or next," adds Richard Cole, ominously.Zepp enthusiasts, however, will not be for-gotten. Director Joe Massot (under the band'semploy) is now supervising the editing of afilm shot during the East Coast section ofthe 1973 tour. The film (which Cole says"might" go out on general release but is"probably not for TV") will likely includesegments of Zepp's spectacularly successfulwindup concerts at Madison Square Gardenin New York (a triple -header, with morethan 60,000 tickets sold out weeks ahead)and road operations. Massot is now workingon the Stairway to Heaven section of theiract, which was a killer on the '73 tour.This summer will see the publication of aLed Zeppelin biography in paperback, whichwill surely clear up some of the media con-fusion about where this band is really at. Itshould also contribute to a wider apprecia-tion of the Zepp mystique.When you consider the position Led Zeppel-in now occupy - the most popular groupanywhere since the Beatles - very little isreally known about what they're into.But one thing is indeed obvious - JimmyPage, Robert Plant, John Bonham and JohnPaul Jones really do appreciate their privacyand their position. Who's to blame them?

What's wrong withCanadian country???? by WALT GREALIS

PART THREE

We've been asking a lot of questions andpointing up what we believe could be aprqblem with Canadian country music. ItwOuld all appear to boil down to "a lackof/promotion - by the record companiesarid the artists and groups themselves.

A big bugaboo with many record companypeople and artists is what they call "a lackof cooperation (play) from country pro-grammers", and that alone bears a littleink. The biggest cry babies are those whodo the least to promote their image. Mostof their productions are done on a shoe-string budget, leaving little for promotion.What they're looking for is a handout. Tomany, the playing of their record on theradio is all that's necessary for them tohave a hit and that's the extent oftheir promotion Country programmers,unlike their contemporary rock cousins,have been more than generous with theprogramming of Canadian country pro-duct - much of it due the CRTC contentruling. They do receive a lot of play butthey don't realize very much in the salespicture. Perhaps it's because of a lack ofproduct in the stores and then again, itcould be a question of quality. Manycountry singles are released only as avehicle to promote the group's bar cir-cuit (operators are impressed if a grouphas a record to their credit). Sound'scruel? Perhaps it's about time we facedthe facts. If you're convinced you havetalent, you should continue this belief in-

to the studios, with the final mixing, packa-ging and promotion.There are some exceptions, of course, andit's encouraging to see a little profession-alism beginning to creep into the business.

Most radio stations are open for promo-tions and programmers are constantly com-plaining about the lack of cooperationTHEY receive from country artists and re-cord companies. In many cases it's theprogrammer who has to "find" the talentfor whatever station promotion he wantsto put together.Charlie Russell, country hustler at CJCJ/Woodstock, New Brunswick, recently puttogether a promotion for the station's fif-teenth Anniversary and tied it in with thetown's Old Home Week. The Mercey Bro-thers, one of this country's most promo-tion -oriented groups, included Woodstockon their Maritime itinerary - to take advan-tage of the station promotion. Needless tosay, CJCJ leaned on the Mercey's productand, although it's a small market, good saleswere realized at the retail level. Multiplythis type of promotion by about five hun-dred times, a conservative figure, andyou're into building a national image.

CHYM-FM in Kitchener, Ontario, usedthe country theme for their silver anni-versary celebrations and, again, the MerceyBrothers were on hand along with theHummingbirds and Mike Graham a nicebreak for the artists and a strong nation-

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surprise when the talent that each of thesemusicians has brought to the act is consider-ed. Violinist Lenny has to his credit a back-ground that includes work as a featuredsolist with Flying Circus, and appearanceswith the Toronto Youth Symphony andnumerous Chamber groups. Myles, whosevocal styling is reminiscent of Loggins andMessina, accompanies on guitar and writesmost of the material in the act's repertoire.

His lyric and music structure give a strongindication of future commercial success.One of the most impressive numbers ofthe evening was "Can I Give It All Back ToYou" - a natural as a single.Backup was provided by drummer BrianLeonard, a local studio musician much indemand for sessions and by Saul Keshen

Myles and Lenny with Columbia's TerryLynd and producers (Mickymar) MaribethSolomon and Micky Orbe.

on bass.

Club patrons needed little coaxing incrowding the tiny dance floor for the up -tempo numbers. However, they were un-usually quiet and attentive when the paceslowed and the mood became more re-flective. Myles and Lenny wrap up a two:week engagement at the El Mocambo thisSaturday (27).According to Mike Watson, Ontario promofor Columbia, the duo will be taping a ses-sion at Eastern Sound (Toronto) to be usedas a sample of their sound at Columbia'sConvention in Los Angeles next month. JohnWilliams, A&R chief at Columbia will bepresenting his new Canadian signings at boththe U.S. Convention and the Canadian meetin Vancouver in September. An album byLenny and Myles is expected in the fall ofthis year, to be preceded by a single. KE

Bob Gallo (Columbia A &R) Julian Rice(Columbia Merchandising) and Joey Cee(Music Canada Quarterly) with L&M duo.

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alistic boost for the station.

Canadian country radio stations have al-ways been looking for a means of promo-ing their image, their sound and locallyand nationally -known country names. Un-fortunately, Canada doesn't have a country"Mecca" like Nashville. Therefore, manyof their promotions are geared to take ad-vantage of the internationally famous"Music City U.S.A.".

CJ JC/Langley, B.C., boasting a decade ofcountry programming, gave away a freetrip for two to Nashville (to their "topcountry music listener"). The winner ofthe Grand Ole Opry contest was Mrs. JackWhitney of Burnaby, B.C. As it turned out,Mrs. Whitney revealed a hidden talent ofbeing able to report, in writing, her experi-ences and thoughts on her first trip to

Burnaby's Sandi Whitney and daughterRoxanna, receiving prize from Joe Chesney,president and general manager of CI JC.

Nashville. She was impressed with how thedesk clerk at the Albert Pick Motel fussedover her and the fact that "he was veryenthused about his town". She wroteabout her experiences down Printer's Al-ley - her meeting with Canadian RonnieProphet "He was one of the fewpeople we met who spoke English theproper way " - her visit to ErnestTubb's Record Bar and many many hap-penings that would long be rememberedby the young Burnaby housewife.What was most important, of course, washer comparing the Nashville radio soundto that of CJ JC "Nashville haslousy radio stations. It was good to hearCJ JC once again ". As for the stationitself, she wrote: "We have lived at thecoast for four years and have alwayslistened to CJ JC. We keep the radio onall night beside the bed and it used to keepme awake half the night because I wasafraid the next record would be betterthan the last and I would miss something".That's your typical Canadian country radiolistener and it reveals what the countrylistener is looking for somethinguniquely Canadian and entertaining.

But why mention the CJ JC contest? Howrelative is it to "What's Wrong With Cana-dian Country Music?" What it does pointup is that two Canadians journeyed to the

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TALENT SEENSammy Jo

Island Dream - Rock Festival, is set forAugust 11, Olympic Island (Toronto).Concert will get underway at 11:30AM to8PM. Advance tickets are now available at$8.50 per person, and $11.00 per person onthe day of the event.

Rush will be opening the show for theNew York Dolls August 15 at Woodburn,New York.

Liverpool will be performing at the NationalEntertainment Conference, Tennessee,September 18,1974.Rumours are that Steely Dan and ThreeDog Night are in the process of breaking up.Bob & Danny McBride, two well-knownCanadian recording artists, are in the processof forming a group.

Sun Machine, eight piece high energy hornband, recently added female vocalist HelenBolduc, formerly of Zylan. The group willbe starting an eight week tour, arranged byEntertainment Contacts, (Halifax), beginningSeptember 30, 1974.

Canadian Conspiracy, classified by Enter-tainment Contacts (Halifax) to be TheLounge Band of the Year. It is the only bandever to receive standing ovations night afternight at the Captain's Cabin, Halifax, N.S.WEA hosted a successful press party onTuesday, July 23rd at the Fantasy Farm(Toronto) for America for their upcoming

concert with James Taylor and Linda Ron-stadt by Onrot Productions.

Bob Ezrin's label, Migration, signs to Atlanticfor distribution.John Allan Cameron's show tours the eastcoast, featuring Robbie MacNeill and Bal-mur's newly acquired artist, Bruce Murrayas special guest. Accompanying the artiston stage will be bassist Skip Beckwith andvocalist Bonnie Beckwith.That's Show Biz!!!

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STONEY PRODUCTIONSACTIVE WITH LABEL WORKNorth Vancouver's Stoney Productions, theeight track studio associated with RadaRecord Pressings of Burnaby, has beenreporting brisk business lately. Rada's Van -Los label has accounted for much of thework with singles by Casey Burke ("I Wantto Sing") and Donna Woodward ("Never -land") scheduled for release in the imme-diate future. The studio has also had a goodshare of outside work and has even beenbooked for commercial work which it doesnot particularly specialize in.The studio's Don Marsh, who looks afterproduction and mixing, recently returnedfrom a stint in Los Angeles, where hebrought himself up to date on the latest intechnique and studio equipment.

PLAYDATESKING BISCUIT BOYAugust

6-11 The Bottom Line, New YorkTHUNDERMUGAugust

1 Forum, Ontario Place, Toronto5-10 Piccadilly Tube, Toronto

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1 Hudsons Bay Co.2 Cardinal3 Trenton4 Minden

10 Delhi11 Stratford12-15 Generator, Toronto

BETHAugust8,9&10 Carleton University, OttawaFRED WE RTHMAN & HIS

TRAVELLING BANDAugust5-10 Kingston

SCRUBBALOE CAINEAugust5-10 El Mocambo, Toronto

12-15 Abbey Road, TorontoBITTER BLUEAugust5-17 K.C.R., Park Plaza, Toronto

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WEDNESDAYAugust5-10 Mad Mechanic, Toronto

12-14 ClintonBRUTUSAugust5-10 Abbey Road, Toronto

12-17 BramptonTHE MUNCH BROTHERSAugust7 & 8 Bayfield Mall, Barrie9 & 10 Arts & Water Festival -

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BOLT UPRIGHTAugust5-10 Travel Host, Timmins

12-17 Ambassador Club, SudburyRORY GALLAGHER/

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16 Jubilee Theatre, Edmonton17 Jubilee Theatre, Calgary18 Pavillion, Lethbridge20 Centennial Auditorium, Winnipeg

RAY MANZAREKAugust12 & 13 University of Montreal, MontrealJOHN ALLAN CAMERONAugust

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PEI "COMING HOME"WRITTEN BY COLEHarvey Cole, a resident of Benton, Washing-ton who married a Prince Edward Islandgirl, has come up with a very expensiverecording of his own song, "Prince EdwardIsland (I'm Coming Home)". The recorddoes not qualify as Canadian content how-ever it is a quality production and deservesa hearing.

The single was originally made up for Cole'swife and her parents. The latter still liveon the Island. Beth Cole thought so much ofthe ballad she mailed copies of the single toprogrammers across Canada. Several pro-grammers took the time to give the Cole'sencouragement. Patricia Bricher, musicdirector at CKOT/Tillsonburg, Ontario,referred to the single as being "a good, solidcommercial ballad with appeal to almost anyCanadian listener, not just to Islanders". J.Hugh Dunlop, manager of CKDM/Dauphin,Manitoba, wrote: "It fits beautifully intoour programming", while John Murphy, thenmusic director at CHML Hamilton, noted:"It is indeed a refreshing change to havean American record deal with a geographiclocation in Canada. The strange result isthat, here we have a song as Canadian asthere could ever be, yet one which wecan't claim Canadian content for under theterms of the Canadian Content Regulationsset down by the Canadian Radio -TelevisionCommission. The fact notwithstanding, weare playing the tune". Bruce Matheson,operations manager at CKAP/Kapuskasing,Ontario found the "production and lyricsoutstanding", along with an "excellent"rating from James T. Laing, general managerof Soo Line Broadcasting (CFSL/WeyburnCJSL/Estevan). The single is also receivingheavy play on several stations in the AtlanticProvinces including the CBC regional stationsin the Maritimes.

The PEI session was produced in Seattle atthe Kaye -Smith Studios. The vocalist, GaryKirk, and the band are locals. The recordswere manufactured by Imperial in Vancou-ver, with west coast distribution beinghandled by Emerson Sales. The Cole'sare looking for distributors for the rest ofCanada. Interested parties should directtheir enquiries to Harvey Cole, 18618 S.E.128th., Benton, Washington, 98055.

HOUKA REORGANIZESUNDER BILL PHILIPSVancouver -based Houka Records has under-gone a reorganization in the past few monthswhich has resulted in former president,Ross St. John, leaving the company todevote attention to his own Ross WolfProductions and Bill Philips taking over thehelm. Houka will now specialize in leasingproduct from independent producers.

Among the first independents to go withHouka is Mark Strange, Canadian televisionpersonality, through his Orphan's IslandProductions. Strange and his wife willrecord for the company. First product toissue will be Strange's "Candy Dreams",produced by Brian McLeod. The single isexpected to be released shortly.

Houka, under contract to A&M Records inthe United States and independently distri-buted in Canada, has adopted a carefulpolicy in regard to product release. Accord-ing to Philips, Houka will proceed cautiouslywith carefully screened singles releases andonly follow up with album product aftercareful examination of the market.

The ProgrammersA WEEKLY FEATURE OF RPM DESIGNED FOR CANADIAN RADIO PROGRAMMERS.MAIL, PHONE, OR TELEX YOUR INFORMATION TO REACH US BY 5PM TUESDAY.

It all makes sense Arrangement ... is it strong and catchy.Production ... does the song have completedefinition and impact.Lyric ... is it interesting, easy to understand.Artist ... is he well known or obscure toyour audience.Demographic appeal ... does the recordappeal to all age groups, or just one.And, finally ... is the song compatiblewith your format and mix of music in anygiven week (e.g. tempo, type, etc.)

In the CHUM Report dated July 19th, 1974,the following very important comment wasmade. It should be of great interest to radiostations that compile charts:

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Radio Station charts ... we're often askedhow charts are made up ... by ourselves,others. So now a look at the compilation ofcharts ... not detailed guidelines ... justthe criteria employed:First, if you hear that the relative position inpopularity of each record is determinedsolely by record sales and telephone requests

Forget it ... at least as far as most charts areconcerned. While sales and requests are usedto determine the make-up of a chart, a thirdimportant consideration is relative program-ming value. Hence, stations that issue chartsconsider the following:Material ... is the melody unique and easyto remember.

CFCO'S WAYNE STEVENS-CELEBRITY INTERVIEWSFor the past five years Wayne Stevens,CFGO/Chatham has been handling all thecelebrity interviews for the station, andthis spring has introduced a new formatcalled "My Guest In Conversation" where-by the interviews are edited into short cutswhich are run intermittently throughout thelength of his 2 to 6PM shows.Some of these interviews are done by phone,and among those who have appeared areGordon Lightfoot, Richard Carpenter, TonyBennett, Soupy Sales, and most recently,Rich Little. Stevens avoids the run-of-the-mill and goes after the more offbeat aspects of his guests. Response to thenew format has been tremendous.

CKGM PRESENTS AMOTOWN WEEKENDCKGM's Greg Stewart and Motown'snational promotion manager, Ken McFar-land, have arranged for a Motown Weekendto be presented by the giant Montrealrocker. The three days of August 9 throughthe 11th will see the programming of onehundred and twelve Motown albums andpast hits.Thirty key record stores in the Montrealarea have been dressed up with in-storedisplays, window streamers etc. for the bigweekend which will hopefully bring moreattention to current Motown releases. Topselling single and album in Montreal is thecoupling of Diana Ross and Marvin Gayeon "My Mistake".

As most radio men will tell you, the program-ming value of a record is more a factor indetermining how long a record stays on thechart than the "number" assigned it in anygiven week.The chart position of each record is based onall sorts of information, including:Distributor reports (how many recordsshipped previous week, in total);Rack jobbers;One stops;Record stores (number of sales, numberof reporting stores);

CKEY'S GENE KIRBYRETURNS TO AIRAfter twelve years in behind -the -desk activi-ties for CKEY, Programming V.P. GeneKirby is resigning his executive position toreturn to the microphone as the afternoondrive personality. Kirby spent his first ten

Gene Kirby returns to air - CKEY.

years on the air in the Maritimes, Ontario,Quebec and New York City before joiningCKEY. After a year on the air and in pro-duction work, he became program manager.His creative efforts during this time haveranged from songwriting and the productionof two all-Canadain LP's and a transcriptionmusic service, to an award -winning announce-ment he wrote and produced that was hon-oured by the Hollywood Ad Club in 1963.Kirby will start his 4 to 7PM shift on CKEYby Labour Day. The afternoon programcame open at the end of July, with the resig-nation of John Wilson, who had been withthe station since 1965.

Telephone requests;Action on other stations;Action in Trades.On the accuracy of charts, the methodologyemployed by some stations is more scientificthan others. But suggest a dose of skepticismon accuracy and validity. IMPOSSIBLE.Radio station charts are not really figuredto be accurate ... too slim is the numberof people and funds expended in the re-search of music, and too difficult is it to getinformation free of "hype"The point is, whether a record is number 17or number 13 doesn't matter much, forthe direction is set ... toward sales. Basedon our experience, however, we find oneremarkable fact: Radio men generally agreethat charts are not so much a reflection ofsales as a promotional tool for the station.In other words, few, if any, make the claimabout accuracy ... there is scant evidenceto show that charts are represented as beingaccurate. They're a promotional tool, nodoubt about it.That pretty well sums it up. The most impor-tant thing is that the record industry under-stand that, "THEY'RE A PROMOTIONALTOOL, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT."

CHYM'S GORD HUMEHONOURED BY CPRS.

Mr. Gord Hume, Promotion and AdvertisingManager of CHYM/Kitchener, was recentlyhonoured by the Canadian Public RelationsSociety. He was the recipient of one of the1974 "Awards of Excellence" in the nation-wide competition. CPRS made the announce-ment in Montreal during their convention.

The award was for a community publicrelations campaign created and conductedby Hume last year, and he is believed to bethe first winner ever from the Kitchenerregion.Flume last year became the first privatebroadcaster in Canada to attain professionalaccreditation by the CPRS, which is thehighest professional standing currentlyobtainable.

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A "Super Splash" giveaway is one of thesummer features at CJBK/London. Thefirst listener to call the station at eachsound of the Splash, qualifies for the draw-ing to be held August 1st. The prize will bea 24ft. swimming pool complete withaccessories.

CJBK is also conducting a Super StickerCampaign. To be eligible for the cash andmerchandise prizes, listeners must pick uptheir bumper stickers at the station, thenwinners will be selected from those carsbearing the stickers.

CFTK/Terrace, announces the followingchanges in their staff. Gary Shannon,former Music Director, has moved intosales along with his 6 to 10AM slot, TedHockaday, Program Director, will be takingover the Music Director duties, and RobertW. Morgan, formerly of CKCK/Regina hasjoined the "Tall Totem Team".Donald H. Hartford, President of CFRB/Toronto, announces the appointment ofDonald W. Insley as Vice -President andStation Manager of CFRB Ltd., and PatrickJ. Hurley as Vice -President and Directorof Sales. Prior to this announcement,Insley had been Vice -President, Programming,and Hurley Vice -President, Sales.

CKLG/Vancouver would appreciate theNational Record Reps, calling them between9:30AM and 11:00AM Pacific Standard Time.This would guarantee availability of time,and cut down on costly calls at both ends.The response to the CFQC "Good TimesGuaranteed" contest with Downchild Blues-Band was tremendous, in spite of the factthat the band has not yet made it to Saska-toon. Contest winners received T-shirts,posters and copies of "Straight Up" theBand's album.

CFRB announces the addition of PaulKellogg to the station's on air line-up. He

will be heard regularly Saturday morningsfrom MN to 5:30AM, and Sundays fromMN to 6AM. He will also be replacingWayne Van Exan on "The Owl's Nest"during Exan's upcoming vacation, July 21through August 11 weekdays from MN to6AM. Before joining CFRB, Kellogg hostedan all night telephone talk and music showon WELT, New Haven, Connecticut.

CMOR/Red River Community College,celebrates its second birthday this summer.Congratulations, and continued success.During the coming year CMOR, Manitoba'sNo. 1 Campus station, will reveal many newinnovations, under the guidance of stationmanager Edward Aho.

Edward Aho, Station Manager, CMOR.

Carl Worth, Program Director, will be assum-ing complete responsibility for all musicat CJGX/Yorkton. Greg Lewis has becomefull-time Promotion Director. CJGX line-up:Greg Lewis 6AM to 9AM, Brian LeCree9AM to 2PM, Mel Mack 2PM to 6:30PM,Mike Franklin 6:30PM to MN, Gary MannMN to 6AM. To complete their staff, CJGXis looking for a good Production man whocould help out with on -air work if need be,and an experienced Sports Director.CHAM/Hamilton is running the Streetcarof the Week Award, featuring their all-night man and "Canada's Voice Of CarRacing", Ken Packham. Any car on the roadis eligible, as Ken simply takes to the streetand chooses the classiest set of wheels he

GEORGE HAMILTON IV

VISITS CHSJ/ST. JOHNGeorge Hamilton IV recently visited CHSJ,St. John, for a special promotion in con-junction with the release of his new RCALP "Back To Down East Country". Thestation tied the promotion in with Hamil-ton's love of the Maritimes, and the factthat the LP contains four songs penned byNew Brunswick natives.

George Hamilton IV and CHSI's ProgramDirector Bob Capp.

The special one hour show was taped forairing on the Saturday night country show,and listeners had an opportunity to learna little about Hamilton. The response wasmuch greater than expected. RCA's BarryHaugen accompanied the artist, and provided20 copies of the new LP, which were givenaway to listeners from as far away asAmherst, N.S.

CHSJ is now running a regular countryshow every Saturday night from 6 to MN,hosted by Program Director Bob Capp.

George Hamilton IV and CHSJ locks PeterMichaels, Dave Clarkson, Dave Allen, andRCA's Barry Haugen.

One of the winners of "Good TimesGuaranteed" contest - CFQC.

can spot. The winner receives a package ofgood stuff, including a Custom Streetcarof the Week Decal, passes to Cayuga andDragway Parks, a pair of Munro shocks,a classic car wax kit, a Mac's Shirt ShackT-shirt, and a year's subscription to CarWeekly News.

CHAM/Hamilton continues to receivetremendous reaction to their syndicatedWayne Dion Show, which showcasesCanadian and International rock musicacts, including interviews. July 8th the showwas built around a long distance phoneinterview with Alice Cooper, and phone-inreaction was so great, the station's operatorcouldn't keep count of the calls. Plans arein the offing for American Distribution ofthe show.

The CHAM Pre -Broadcaster, conceived byBob Wood, Program Director, and developedby Bruce Dingwall, staff electronic wizard,is now a reality. Its function is to actually Ibroadcast pre-program material to an actualradio so that mix and equalizations can bechecked and adjusted.

CKGM MONTREAL - is looking fora creative production man to headproduction department and affiliatedproduction house. Good bucks avail-able. Send tape and resume to TomMcLean at CKGM, 1310 Greene Avenue,Montreal, Quebec H3Z 2B5.

There is no charge to participating radiostations for listings in our HELP column.

BILL BAKER PRESENTED WITHCAB HALF -CENTURY AWARDA party was held July 9 to honour BillBaker, recently retired Operations Managerof CFRB, in the station's studios. The CABaward was presented to Baker by Donald H.Hartford, President of CFRB Ltd., andVice -Chairman - Radio, of the CAB. Thecitation reads "With affection and gratitude,CAB certifies that William H. Baker, overa span of at least fifty years, has devotedhis talents and energy to highest qualityCanadian broadcasting."Baker started in the industry at age 15,assembling Rogers batteryless radios, andhelped build the equipment with whichCFRB went on the air in 1927, becominga full time operator at CFRB in 1929. Hewas responsible for introducing many newinnovations to the industry, among themcoverage of sports events, and the Canadianshows used by CBS. Although officiallyretired, August, 1973, Baker continues toset up public address systems for southernOntario golf and curling tournaments,reporting tournament scores to CFRB Sports.

TheProgramm e Ts HELP!

Experienced newsmen needed. Tape &Resume to Vic Edwards, CKSL, P.O. Box

) 5172, London, Ontario N6A 4E4.Morning man needed. Tapes & Resume toDon Aylesworth, CHAB, Moose Jaw,Saskatchewan.

I'm looking for young jocks who wouldlike to learn while working for a commun-ity oriented station. You tell me what youwant, and I'll tell you what I need in thisgrowing market. Send tapes and full resumewith recommendations to Patrick David,Radio CFGP, Grand Prairie, Alberta.Good Production man who could help withon -air work, and experienced Sports Direc-tor needed. Send tapes & resume to CarlWorth, CJGX, Tower Building, Yorkton,Saskatchewan S3N 1 G2.

EXPERIENCE & HARD WORKEQUALS SUCCESS - Interested in aProgrammer who could make yourstation work? I have 12 years experienceon both sides of the border on the airand behind the scenes. Let's talk.Prefer competitive situation. ContactRPM Weekly, Box 7402, 6 BrentcliffeRoad, Toronto, Ontario M4G 3Y2.

I NEED HELP! - Any info on Jim Croce.Facts or voices, Chuck Mitchell, CJON,St. John's, Newfoundland.

CKLB OSHAWA - requires morningman, strong on personality, for adultcontemporary format. Productionexperience an asset. Send tapes andresume to Barry P. Sarazin, ProgramDirector, CKLB Oshawa, Ontario.

The r MA /OR MARKETProgram m ers CHART

ADDITIONS

C/ME REGINA(H. Hart Kirch)9 Sideshow/Blue Magic

78 I'm on FirelApril Wine23 Boston/Dave Loggins50 Wildwood Weed/Jim StaffordCKLW WINDSOR(Bill Hennes)* (HB-29) Free ManlIoni Mitchell* (HB-30) New Rock & Roll/Mahogany RushCFGO OTTAWA(Trudy Chamberlain)

1 (No. 1) Rock Your Baby/George McCrae39 (HB-26) Having My BabylPaul Anka23 (HB-29) Boston/Dave Loggins* (HB-30) Don't Call It Love' Bo CooperCKGM MONTREAL(Greg Stewart)* (HB-27) Love Is The Answer/Van McCoy16 (30-28) Call On MelChicago85 (HB-29) Walk On/Neil Young48 (HB-30) Hang In Therellohnny BristolCJBK LONDON(Jerry Stevens)33 All Up To You/Marie & Donny Osmond19 Makin' LovelRoberta Flack50 Wildwood Weedllim Stafford

RPM 318174 - --17

78 I'm on Fire/April WineCKLG VANCOUVER(Karen Lakey)78 I'm On FirelApril Wine63 I Shot The Sheriff/Eric Clap ton98 River's Risin'/Edgar Winter

CHED EDMONTON(Wayne Bryant)78 I'm on FirelApril Wine63 I Shot the Sheriff/Eric Clap ton* Nothing From NothinglBilly Preston23 Boston1Dave Loggins50 Wildwood Weedllim StaffordCKY WINNIPEG(Bob Gibbons)50 Wildwood Weedllim Stafford19 Makin' Love/Roberta Flack90 Shang-A-Lang1Tinker's MoonCKCK REGINA(Ken Sebastian Singer)33 All Up to YoulMarie & Donny Osmond19 Makin' Love/Roberta Flack50 Wildwood Weedllim Stafford88 Brother & Me/Fludd48 Hang In There/Johnny Bristol

CFOM QUEBEC(Mike Godin)

7 WaterloolAbba13 On & On/Gladys KnightlPips2 Annie's Song/John Denver

CKCK REGINA(Ken Sebastian Singer)16 Call On MelChicago39 Having My BabylPaul Anka52 Wolfman/Guess Who

CKSL LONDON(Bruce Devine)13 On & On/Gladys KnightlPips89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli83 Don't You Worry/Randy Bishop

Two grectt tiltsonone grecs album.

"'Let's put it all together"(Avco 69001)

"Love is the answer" (Avco 4639) Van McCoy and The Soul City SymphonyPlaylisted at CHUM Toronto, for one week - over 1000 sold!

Playlisted at CKGM Montreal, for two weeks - over 6000 sold!Also PL at CI -CH, CFTR, CKFH, CHNO, and CHEX.

"Let's put it all together" (Avco 4640x) StylisticsCashbox - 75 Bullet first week on.

Rudman - "Airplay record to watch!"Two great hits on one great album. "Let's put it all together" (Avco 69001)

0....,_ RECORDS LIMITED

Avco Records are manufactured in Canada by Quality Records Limited.

18 - -- RPM 3/8/74

PALAMARES RADIOMUTUEL/MONTREAL

* Vive Les Roses/D. luster* Je Pense A ToilM. Delpech* Les Dimanches Apres Midi/R. Simard52 Wolfman/Guess Who8 Don't Let the SunlElton John

CKRC WINNIPEG(Billy Gorrie)31 Sure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog Night* Good Day/Lighthouse19 Makin' Love/Roberta Flack

CFR W WINNIPEG(Buddy Rogers)12 (No. 1) Radar LovelGolden Earring25 (12- 3) Chicago/Paper Lace

7 ( 8- 5) Waterloo Abba46 (13-10) If You Go Away/Terry Jacks3 (18-11) Rock the Boat/Hues Corporation

39 (16-12) Having My BabylPaul Anka*(19-14) HeavenlOzark Mtn. Daredevils

8 (22-16) Don't Let the SunlElton John16 (25-18) Call On Me/Chicago34 (23-20) Might As Well Rain/Gary & Dave50 (28-24) Wildwood Weed/Jim Stafford33 (HB-30) All Up to You/Marie & Donny

Osmond

The ( MAJOR MARKETProgrammers PLA YLIST

ADDITIONS

C/BK LONDON(Jerry Stevens)* Long Long Wayllan Thomas32 Wild Thing/Fancy88 Brother & Me/Fludd* Nothing From Nothing/Billy Preston89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli*

Rings/LoboC/ME REGINA(H. Hart Kirch)89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli82 .Bummer Girl/Craig Ruhnke88 Brother & Me/Fludd* Long Long Wayllan Thomas45 Something Good/Rufus38 Keep on Smilin'IWet Willie* Do Ron RonlBo DonaldsonlHeywoods63 / Shot the Sheriff/Eric Clapton26 You & Me/Helen ReddyCKLW WINDSOR(Bill Hennes)* Then Came YoulWarwickelSpinners23 Boston/Dave Loggins82 Summer Girl/Craig Ruhnke33 All Up To You/Marie & Donny OsmondCKGM MONTREAL(Greg Stewart)23 BostonIDave Loggins25 Chicago/Paper Lace31 Sure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog Night99 Love Will Get You/Jason Hoover* Jimmy Mack/Charity Brown33 All Up to You/Marie & Donny Osmond

9 Sideshow/Blue MagicCFRW WINNIPEG(Buddy Rodgers)89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli*

Rampant/Nazareth (PLP)CHED EDMONTON(Wayne Bryant)89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli*

Happiness/Main Ingredient26 You & Me/Helen Reddy38 Keep On Smilin1Wet Willie82 Summer Girl/Craig Ruhnke* Love Is The Answer/Van McCoyCKY WINNIPEG(Bob Gibbons)63 / Shot the Sheriff/Eric Clapton

31 Sure As I'm SittinyThree Dog Night* Sweet Hiime A labamalLynyrd Skynyrd83 Don't You Worry/Randy Bishop82 Summer Girl/Craig Ruhnke32 Wild Thing' FancyCFOM QUEBEC(Mike Godin)39 Having My BabylPaul Anka89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli63 I Shot the Sheriff/Eric Clapton*

Remember/Moonquake9 SideshowlBlue Magic

CKXL CALGARY* Rings/Lobo63 / Shot the Sheriff/Eric Clapton* Then Came You/Warwick/Spinners* Free ManlIoni Mitchell* It's A Fine Line/Marc JordanCFGO OTTAWA(Trudy Chamberlain)33 All Up to You/Marie & Donny Osmond31 Sure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog Night* Nothing From Nothing/Billy PrestonCKSL LONDON(Bruce Devine)* Breakin' Up/Thundermug* Nothing From Nothing/Billy Preston* Touch Me/Way We Were/Lettermen32 Wild ThinglFancyCKFH TORONTO(Barry Nesbitt)28 This Heart/Gene Redding* Eyes Of Silver/Doobie Bros.9 Sideshow/Blue Magic

25 Chicago/Paper Lace* Candy Baby/Strongheart* Do Something Nice/Peter Schofield* You Don't Have to Say/Second to None* lust My Way/Diamond BackCHLO ST. THOMAS26 You & Me/Helen Reddy* Tinman/Baby It's/America89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli90 Shang-A-Lang1Tinker's MoonCKRC WINNIPEG

Gorrie)* Nothing From Nothing/Billy Preston33 All Up to You/Marie & Donny Osmond89 People Gotta MovelGino Vanelli43 Shinin' On/Grand Funk90 Shang-A-Lang1Tinker's Moon9 Sideshow/Blue Magic* Be My Day/The Cats

36 Machine Gun/Commodores* Put Out The Light/Joe Cocker28 This Heart/Gene Redding* Summer Song/Alan Schick32 Wild Thing/Fancy

The BREAKOUTProgrammers MARKET

ADDITIONS

C/ON ST. JOHN'SCharted:21 If You Talk/Elvis Presley8 Don't Let The Sun/Elton John19 Makin' Love/ Roberta Flack83 Don't You Worry/Randy Bishop* Come Monday/Jimmy BuffettPlaylisted:25 Chicago/Paper LaceCHOW WELLAND(lay /effrie)Playlisted:* In the Parkllack Cornell* Anna-Marie/Bruce Miller* Roses Are Red/Wednesday

CKLC KINGSTONCharted:50 Wildwood Weed/Jim Stafford39 Having My Baby/Paul Anka

AettenSties

The following singles are projected to reachthe top 25 of their respective charts, basedon early radio station action among thestations in the RPM sample.

Conste,mporargEYES OF SILVERDoobie Bros. (Warner Bros.)LONG LONG WAYIan Thomas (GRT)DON'T KNOCK MY LOVEDiana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown)

AS. ttSHECharles Aznavour (Barclay)LETTERSRon Nigrini (Attic)ROSES ARE REDWednesday (Ampex)

Cosier,THANK YOU WORLDStatler Bros. (Mercury)LADY OF THE NORTHLANDAlan Moberg (Sweetwater)IT'S ABOUT TIMEDoug Rutledge (Van -Los)

82 Summer Girl/Craig Ruhnke85 Walk On/Neil Young32 Wild Thing/Fancy

CHSJ ST. JOHN(Peter Michael)50 Wildwood Weed/Jim Stafford93 Pepper Box/The Peppers* Be My Day/The Cats* Put Out the Light/Joe CockerCHEC LETHBRIDGE(Walt Edwards)* Nothing From Nothing/Billy Preston33 All Up to You/Marie & Donny Osmond48 Hang In Therellohnny Bristol27 BallerolWar41 Finally Got Myself Together/Impressions89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli* Jimmy Mack/Charity BrownCKWS KINGSTON(Gary Mercer)Charted:25 (No. 1) Chicago/Paper Lace26 You & Me/Helen Reddy

8 Don't Let the Sun/Elton John39 Having My BabylPaul AnkaPlaylisted:41 Finally Got Myself Together/Stylistics* Don't Call It LovelBo Cooper* White Lightnin'IBill Wyman* You Go Your WaylDylan & The Band* Many Rivers to Cross/NilssonCKPT PETERBOROUGH(Dale Parker)Charted:43 Shinin' On/Grand Funk88 Brother & Me/Fludd

90 Shang-A-Lang1Tinker's Moon* Eyes of Silver/Doobie Bros.Playlisted:* 1985/Pau/ McCartney* Doo Ron Ron/Bo DonaldsonlHeywoods

9 Magic37 Love is the Message/MFSB* King of Nothing/Seals & Croft* Roses Are Red/Wednesday

CHNO SUDBURYCharted:25 Chicago/Paper Lace16 Call on MelChicago39 Having My Baby/Paul Anka38 Keep on Smilin1Wet Willie12 Radar LovelGolden Earring19 Makin' Love/Roberta FlackPlaylisted:31 Sure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog NightCPC SAULT STE. MARIE(Lou Turco)Playlisted:* Free ManlIoni Mitchell50 Wildwood Weedllim Stafford* My Little CornerlMarie Osmond* Roses Are Red/Wednesday

CKDA VICTORIAPlaylisted:88 Brother & Me/Fludd91 Anytime Babe/David Clayton -Thomas

8 Don't Let the SunlElton John* Moonlight Serenade/Deodato* You Turned My World1Frank Sinatra80 Air DisasterlAlbert HammondVOCM ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.(Kevin McGowan)Playlisted:39 Having My BabylPaul Anka33 All Up to You/Marie & Donny Osmond* Candy Baby/Strongheart43 Shinin' On/Grand Funk16 Call on MelChicago

CKCY SAULT STE. MARIECharted:34 Might As Well RainlGary & Dave6 RikkilSteely Dan

Playlisted:33 All Up to You/Marie & Donny Osmond39 Having My BabylPaul Anka

ProgrammersPICKS

& PLAYS

CHAT MEDICINE HAT(Pat O'Connor)Playlisted:* Eyes Of Silver/Doobie Bros.* There's A Ghost/R. Dean Taylor*

Happiness/Main Ingredient*Wovoka/Redbone

98 River's Risin'lEdgar Winter* Nothing From Nothing/Billy Preston* Some Kind Of Fool/James LeroyCHNL KAMLOOPSCharted:33 All Up To You/Marie & Donny Osmond1 Rock Your Baby/George McCrae* Carrie's Gone/J.C.Stone* Summer Song/Alan SchickCFCY CHARLOTTETOWN(Scott St. James)Playlisted:

8 Don't Let the SunlElton John* Everybody & Everynight/Blake* Good Day/Lighthouse9 SideshowlBlue Magic

CFCH NORTH BAYPlaylisted:85 Walk On/Neil Young90 Shang-a-Langl Tinker's Moon50 Wildwood Weed/Jim Stafford

33 All Up to YoulMarie & Donny Osmond61 Rub It In/Billy "Crash" Craddock48 Hang In There/Johnny Bristol74 All Shook Up/Suzi Quatro31 Sure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog Night43 Shinin' On/Grand Funk59 Time For Living/Sly & Family Stone* Turned My World Around/Frank Sinatra* Save the SunlightlHerb AlpertCFQC SASKA TOON(Lee Silversides)Playlisted:* Save the SunlightlHerb Alpert* Smoke Too Much/Kris Kristofferson* Long Long Wayllan Thomas* Roses Are Red/Wednesday* Somewhere Along the LinelBilly Joel* Can I Tell YoulKansas* Nothing From NothinglBilly PrestonCJET SM ITHS FALLS(Ric Petersen)Charted:89 People Gotta Move/Gino Vanelli63 I Shot the Sheriff/Eric ClaptonMS CORNWALLPlaylisted:* Some Kind Of Foolllames Leroy48 Hang In Therellohnny Bristol* Yellow DaisieslCharlie Rich67 Keep-on-Truckin' CafelC. W. McCall* My Little CornerlMarie Osmond58 That Song/Tom T. Hall63 / Shot the Sheriff/Eric ClaptonCFTK TERRACE(Ted Hockaday)Charted:20 Be Thankful/William De Vaughn23 Boston1Dave Loggins90 Shang-A-Lang1Tinker's Moon* Free Manlloni Mitchell48 Hang In Therellohnny Bristol43 Shinin' On/Grand Funk79 Forever & Ever/Keith Hampshire32 Wild Thing/FancyPlaylisted:63 I Shot The Sheriff/Eric Clapton* Nothing From Nothing/Billy Preston98 River's Risin'/Edgar Winter85 Wolk On/Neil Young95 Don't Knock My Love/Ross/Gaye

1 Rock Your Baby/George McCrae

CFBC SAINT JOHNPlaylisted:50 Wildwood Weed/Jim Stafford* Good Day/Lighthouse

CJCJ WOODSTOCK, N.B.(Pete Stairs)Charted:43 Shinin' On/Grand Funk* Nothing From NothinglBilly Preston* Good Day/LighthouseCKBW BRIDGEWATER(Gary Richards)97 ShoeshinelMurray McLauchlan82 Summer Girl/Craig Ruhnke79 Forever & Ever/Keith Hampshire39 Having My BabylPaul Anka36 Machine Gun/Commodores30 Rebel RebellDavid Bowie73 You Can't Be A Beacon/Donna FargoCHCL MEDLEY(Joyce Murphy)99 Love Will Get You/Jayson Hoover* Love Talk/K.I.88 Brother & Me/Fludd31 Sure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog Night78 I'm On FirelApril WinePlaylisted:

7 WaterloolAbba33 All Up to You/Marie & Donny Osmond16 Call On MelChicago39 Having My Baby/Flip/Paul Anka* Eagles of the BorderlEagles (LP)* Shinin' On/Grand Funk (LP)

RPM 318174 - - - 19

* Hey Mr. Dreamer/Steve Eaton (LP)*AIexisIAlex is(LP)CFVR ABBOTSFORD(Rick Dennis)Playlistedi88 Brother & Me/Fludd37 Love Is The Message/MFSB63 / Shot the Sheriff/Eric Clapton*

Visions/Paul Horn (LP)* On the Beach/Neil Young (LP)* Light Shine/Jesse Colin Young (LP)* Stars/Janis Ian (LP)CFCB CORNER BROOK(Dave Chaulk)

C*Putharte

d:Out the Light/Joe Cocker

37 Love Is The Message/MFSB62 I've Had It/Fanny39 Having My BabylPaul Anka65 Worse Comes to Worst/Billy JoelCFOR ORILLIA

haBabylPaul Anka3C9r Havingted: My

32 Wild Thing/Fancy12 Radar Love/Golden Earring52 Wolfman/Guess Who16 Call on MelChicagoPlaylisted:11 One Hell of a Woman/Mac Davis88 Brother & Me/Fludd31 Sure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog Night82 Summer Girl/Craig Ruhnke

Programmers POP MUSICADDITIONS

CFRB TORONTO(Art Collins)Playlisted:You Turned My World1Frank SinatraLettersIRon NigriniHangin' Out/Hank ManciniSunshine Man1Robert DavidRinas1LoboLinda/Roberta Delgado(LP)CKX BRANDON(Dan Radford)Brother & Me/FluddForever & Ever/Keith HampshireHaving My BabylPaul AnkaLong Long Way/Ian ThomasCome Monday/Jimmy BuffettSong For Anna/Herb OhtaRoxannelMichael Edward CampbellJimmy Mack/Charity BrownLove Is the Message/MFSBShinin' On/Grand FunkShang-A-Lang1Tinker's MoonCKLB OSHAWALet's Put It All Together/Stylistics

20 - - - RPM 3/8/74

Rub It In/Billy "Crash" CraddockChicagolPaper Lace

CKFM TORONTO(Dan Chevrette)She/Charles AznavourRings/LoboI Love You/Olivia Newton -JohnPut It All TogetherlStylisticsLetters/Ron NigriniSome Nice Things/Frank Sinatra (LP)Freedom For the Stallion/Hues Corp. (LP)Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (LP)CHML HAMILTON(Lynn Latimer)Umbrella Man/StarbirdBonaparte's Retreat/Glen CampbellMy Little CornerlMarie OsmondTrouble With HellolShirley BasseyRings/LoboLive Together/Original CasteHow Far Is Mars/Jerry Toth SingersCause You Are Here/Robert Tennison TroupeFly Little White DovelMarty ButlerCFCF MONTREAL(Cheryl Johnsen)Playlisted:When the Morning Comes/Hoyt Axton

My Little CvornerlMarie OsmondRoses Are Red/WednesdayTouch Me/Way We Were/LettermenPlay MelSuzanne StevensCKEY TORONTO(Judy Casselman)Playlisted:How Far Is Mars/Jerry Toth SingersIsn't It A Shame/LettermenTouch Me/Way We Were/LettermenRoses Are Red/WednesdayStrawberry Roan/Henson CargillWedding Song/Nana MouskouriToo Bad/Ernst Kugler Orch,Nice Things/Frank Sinatra (LP)CollagelMilan Kymlicka Orch. (LP)Best Damn BandlBoss Brass (LP)CIVH VANDERHOOF(Steve Woodruff)Playlisted:Rock Your Baby/George McCraeIf You TalklElvis PresleyBe Thankful/William De VaughnRock The Boat/Hues Corp.Wolfman/Guess WhoAnytime Babe/David Clayton -ThomasSummer Song/Alan Schick

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POP MUSIC PLAYLISTla

1 4 (10)

2 12 (5)

3 5 (7)

4 7 (11)

5 6 (6)

6 8 (5)

7 11 (4)

8 2 (6)

9 1 (6)

10 15 (7)

11 22 (4)

12 3 (9)

13 14 (6)

14 18 (12)

15 30 (4)

16 17 (10)

17 9 (11)

18 24 (7)

19 10 (13)

20 21 (6)

21 16 (10)

22 25 (5)

23 38 (3)

24 32 (5)

25 31 (4)

ANNIE'S SONGJohn DenverRCA API30-0295-NROCK YOUR BABYGeorge McCraeTK KPBO 1004-NYOU & ME AGAINST THE WORLDHelen ReddyCapitol 3897-FPLEASE COME TO BOSTONDave LogginsEpic 5-11115-H

MOONLIGHT SERENADEDeodatoMCA 40752-.1DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON MEElton JohnMCA 40259-JSONG FOR ANNAHerb OhtaARM AMX346-VIWORKIN' AT THE CAR WASH BLUESJim CroceABC 11447-NROCK THE BOATHues CorporationRCA APBO-0232-NSUMMER GIRL

to Craig RuhnkeUnited Artists UAXW-453-W-UFOREVER AND EVER

a (Baby I'm Gonna Be Yours)Keith Hampshire -ARM AM370-WBE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOTWilliam DeVaughnRoxbury BRB0-0236-N

., I WANT YOU TO LOVE MEto Susan Jacks

Goldfish GF 104-KFOX HUNTHerb Alpert & The T.J.B.A&M 1526-WSHOESHINE WORKIN' SONGMurray McLauchlanTrue North TN4-119-HROCK ME GENTLY

0 Andy KimIre ICI -KTHE AIR THAT I BREATHEHolliesEpic 5-1110-HSONG THAT ANNIE SINGSLorence HudARM 365-WLOVE MAY BE THE ANSWER

to Cliff EdwardsColumbia C4 -4026-H

WHEN THE MORNING COMESHoyt AxtonARM 1497-WGREAT CANADIAN TOUR

to Ian TysonARM AM -360-WYOU CAN'T BE A BEACONDonna FargoDot 17506X -MWILDWOOD WEEDJim StaffordMGM 14737-0

IT COULD HAVE BEEN MESarni JoMGM 7034-0BROTHER & MEFluddAttic AT100-K

26 37 (4)

27 19 (11)

28 28 (4)

29 23 (9)

30 27 (8)

31 33 (3)

32 20 (12)

33 34 (6)

34 35 (5)

35 36 (7)

36 39 (3)

37 13 (9)

38 41 (3)

39 43 (3)

40 45 (2)

41 44 (3)

42 42 (3)

43 48 (3)

44 47 (2)

45 .... (1)

46 49 (2)

47 50 (2)

48 .... 11)

(1)(1)

SAN SEBASTIANKeith BarrieU.A. UAXW 452 -W -U

SLEEPIN'Diana RossMotown 1295-V(You're) HAVING MY BABYPaul AnkaU.A. UAXW454-W-U

M'LADY019 Robbie Lane

Celebration CEL 2094X -MDON'T YOU WORRY

ej Randy BishopGood Noise GN 1006-0I BELIEVESongbirdMushroom M -7702-THAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAINCarly SimonElektra 45887-PALL I EVER NEED IS YOUDrylandersSkylineFEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVERoberta FlackAtlantic 3025-PBRENDAHol!isMuch 9920WYOU TURNED MV WORLD AROUNDFrank SinatraReprise 1208-PIF YOU GO AWAYTerry JacksGoldfish GF 108-KAIR DISASTERAlbert HammondMums 6030-H

HEY, JOE McKENZIEVicky LeandrosRCA KPB0-0038-NIN THE PARKJack CornellRCA KPB0-0037-NMEMORY MAN

bje John ColemanMuch 1029-WTHE MAN YOU ARE IN MEJanis IanColumbia 46034-HMEXICO

toDave NicolColumbia C4 -4057-HWHO BROKE YOUR HEARTClaudine LongerBarnaby 1190-603-TSAVE THE SUNLIGHTHerb AlpertA&M 1542-WKEEP ON TRUCKIN'C.W. McCallMGM M-14728-0DON'T CALL IT LOVEBo CooperBell 45460X -M

LOVE IS THE ANSWERVan McCoyAvco 4639-MI'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOUDonny & Marie OsmondMGM 14735-QA LOVE WORTH LIVING FOR

0 Rick NeufeldRCA KPBO-0039-N

I Don't Know/Perry ComoCKDH AMHERST(Paul Kennedy)Something Good/RufusMachine Gun/CommodoresYou & Mel Helen ReddyBrenda/HollisHang In Therellohnny BristolCKNX WINGHAM(Dave Curzon)Air Disaster/Albert HammondFree Man/Joni MitchellLong Long Way/Ian ThomasCar Wash Blues/Jim CroceCountry Drive/SkipperSure As I'm Sittin'/Three Dog NightDon't Let the SunlElton JohnCHFI-FM TORONTO(Tony Luciani)Playlisted:ShelCharles AznavourGrizzly Bear RaglKeith NicholsTouch Me/Way We Were/LettermenHangin' OutlHank ManciniYou Turned My World/Frank SinatraSave the SunlightlHerb AlpertCKBB BARRIECharted:Having My BabylPaul AnkaI'm on FirelApril WineDon't Let the SunlElton JohnIf You Go Away/Terry JacksCKAT NORTH BAY(Derek Christopher)Play listed:Song For Anna/Herb OhtaYou SmilelHerb AlpertSave the Sunlight/Herb AlpertCKOV OKANAGANPlaylisted:Air That I Breathe/HolliesRock Your Baby/George McCraeWildwood Weed/Jim StaffordBilly/Bo DonaldsonAnother Park/Doobie Bros.RikkilSteely DanNothing From Nothing/Billy PrestonKeep on a Truckin' Cafe/C. W. McCallSave the Sunlight/Herb Alpert

TheProgrammers

FM

CHOM-FM MONTREALFree Man in ParislIoni MitchellShin in' On/Grand FunkEyes of Silver/The Doobie Bros.Pepe Soup/Manu DibangoCan't Get Enough/Bad CompanyI Shot the Sheriff/Eric ClaptonSnowflakes are DancinalTomitaMany Rivers to Cross/NilssonNothing from Nothing/Billy PrestonIf You TalklElvis PresleyThe Wall Street Shuffle110 CCOld Home Filler UpIC.W, McCallLet's Put It All TogetherlStylisticsDon't Knock My Love/Diana & MarvinKalimba Story/Earth, Wind & FireTell Me SomethinglRutusFinally Got Myself TogetherlImpressionsTon Verre Est Videllacques MichelDu Fond D'un Vieux Bas

Jacques MichelRub It In/Billy "Crash" CraddockLa Promenade/Guy SkornikBrother and MelFluddLP'sYesterdays/Gato BarbieriPromised Heights/CymandeWild Honey/The Beach Boys

ADDITIONS

Super Hits/The DelfonicsOn the Beach/Neil YoungRiding High/ChilliwackWolf/Darryl WayCharles Mingus and Friends in ConcertMagiclCheryl DilcherI Wanna Be SelfishlAshford and SimpsonFinally Got Myself Together /ImpressionsSheet Music/10 CCThe Very Best of Fats DominoThe Very Best of The OldiesThe Very Best of Johnny RiversLeaving This Planet/Charles EarlandCKX-FM BRANDON(Cliff Birnie)Yellow DaisieslCharlie RichYou Turned My World/Frank SinatraSatisfy Me/Frank SinatraYour Love Song/Elliott LurieCan't Take It Anymore/Johnny TillotsonQuicksand/Bobby GoldsboroIf I Miss You/Tommy OverstreetBrother & MelFluddRemember/Florence WarnerSave the SunlightlHerb AlpertHot Caramel/The PeppersSitting In the PalmtreelWaterloo (LP)

TheProgrammers

CAMPUSADDITIONS

DALHOUSIEIHALIFAX(Doug Wavrock)Walk On/Neil YoungPeople Gotta MovelGino VanelliMagician's BirthdaylGap Band(LP)CFRC QUEENS/KINGSTON(Derek Redmond)Free Mani] oni MitchellSong That Annie Sings1Lorence HudNothing/Billy PrestonEyes Of Silver/Doobie BrosYinlEleventh House(LP)Stop All That lazzlLeon Russell(LP)Phaedra/Tangerine Dream(LP)20/20/Wild Honey/Beach Boys(LP)Ms. Jazz/Carmen McRae(LP)Struggling Mani] immy Cliff(LP)HolidaylAmerica(LP)Oo-Ra/Edgar Broughton Band(LP)RADIO LA URIERIWATERLOO(lack Stuempel)Return of Incredible Bongo Band(LP)Okie11.1.Cale(LP)You SmilelHerb Alpert(LP)A lexisl A lexis( LP)Genesis Live(LP)Beginnings/john Denver(LP)King Biscuit Boy(LP)Original Caste(LP)

CSUR/U OF P.E.I.(Kip Pull())Something Good/RufusGetting Harder/Ten Years AfterWay Down Yonder/Charlie DanielsBackbone/The Gap BandI've Had It/FannyShinin' On/Grand FunkWall Street ShufflellOCC

CBLCILOYA LIST BELLEVILLE(Rick Jackson)Chicago/Paper LaceBoston1Dave LogginsGot My SoullTemptationsCHMR MOHAWK(Norm Calder)Eyes Of SilverlDoobie BrosDDC&BIKing Biscuit BoyRiver's Risin'/Edgar WinterKalimba Story/Earth, Wind & FireCan I Tell YoulKansas

All Shook Up/Suzi QuatroI Shot The Sheriff/Eric Clapton

TheProgrammers ADDITIONS

COUNTRY

CJET SMITHS FALLS(Jan Stepniak)ChartedYellow DaisiesICharlie RichTell Tale Signsllerry Lee LewisI'll Do Anything/Jean ShepardPlaylistdSou'western Morning/Harry MarksCountry Downs/Cathie Stewart

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Promises/Newman SistersHappy Anniversary/Con ArcherYou Are Woman/Mery SmithCabin By The StreamIDrylandersRuby's Lips/Dallas HarmsEastbound Highway/Orval ProphetCKWX VANCOUVER(Diane Giffen)PlaylistedThat's You & Me/Hank SnowMonster's HolidaylBuck OwensFour Poster Bed/Brenda LeeGood 'N' Country/Marty Robbins(LP)CKL W -FM WINDSOR(Ron Foster)Badger Bodine/Orval ProphetBaby & Me/Donna MoonMorning Song/Rick Neufeld

We are presently compiling the 1974 edition of the Canadian

Music Industry Directory. Over the years, the CMID has be-

come Canada's leading source book to the industry. Inform-

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Under My Shoulder,Original CasteTen Commandments/Houston/Mandrel/Wrong In Loving You/Faron YoungKeep On-A-Truckin7C.W. McCallA Mi Esposa Con Amor/Sonny JamesI Love My Friend/Charlie RichCKKR ROSETOWN(Ed Wladyka)ChartedYellow Daisies/Charlie RichMore Like A Man/Mel StreetBoogie Woogie/Charlie McCoyRuby's Lips/Dallas HarmsCKDH AMHERST(Paul Kennedy)Rub It In/Billy Crash CraddockCabin By The Stream/DrylandersGood Woman's Love/Jerry ReedBad Situation/Dick FellerThank You World/Statler BrosBoogie Woogie/Charlie McCoyCIIB VERNON(Frank Martina)The Days Are(f1s)/R.Harlan SmithYellow Daisies/Charlie RichAnnie's Song/John DenverThank You World/Statler Bros

Tell Tale Signsllerry Lee LewisCJOB-FM WINNIPEGChartedThat Time Of Night/Jim Ed BrownI'd Fight The Worldllim ReevesThank You World1Statler BrosStanding In Line/Barbara FairchildPlaylistedCan't Be A Beacon/Donna FargoCKCL TRURO(Steve Revoy) -

Good Woman's Love/Jerry ReedYellow Daisies/Charlie RichShoeshinelMurray McLauchlanSong That Annie Sings/Lorence HudCJCJ WOODSTOCK(Charlie Russell)ChartedGoodbye/Rex Allen Jr.Rub It In/Billy Crash CraddockHappy Anniversary/Con ArcherMakin' The Best/Dick FellerPlaylistedKeep On-A-Truckin7C.W. McCallCFTK TERRACE(Ted Hockaday)Rub It In/Billy Crash Craddock

kipi olII COUNTRY PLAYLIST

Happy Anniversary/Con ArcherTell Tale Signs/Jerry Lee LewisRuby's Lips/Dallas HarmsCFOX MONTREALCould Have Been MelSami loCI VI VICTORIA(Helen Moulton)ChartedDance With Me/Johnny RodriguezI Never Knew/Connie SmithPlaylistedAll Up To You/Marie & Donny OsmondSan Sebastian/Keath BarrieRuby's Lips/Dallas HarmsIt'll Come BacklRed SovineDon't Stop Me/Wagoner & PartonHighway South/Porter WagonerCJCB SYDNEY(Freeman Roach)Shoeshine/Murray McLauchlanMy Wife's House/Jerry WallaceSix Days/Johnny Rivers/ Never Knew/Connie SmithAll Up To You/Marie & Donny OsmondCHFX-FM HALIFAX(/.Gold)ChartedThe Want-To's/Freddie HartOld ManlMerle HaggardBoogie Woogie/Charlie McCoyCan I Come Home/Bill AndersonMy Wife's House/Jerry WallaceCHSC STCATHA RINES(Peter Darrell)Thank You World1Statler BrosSou'western Morning/Harry MarksKeep On Loving/Johnny PaycheckThat's You & Me/Hank SnowLady Of Northland/Alan MobergCFGM RICHMOND HILL(Dave Johnson)Monster's HolidaylBuck OwensThat's You & MelHank SnowYellow Daisies/Charlie RichKeep On-A-Truckin7C.W. McCallTell Tale Signs/Jerry Lee LewisBest Day/Logan BurgessWouldn't Want To Live/Don WilliamsPictou County laillGeorge Hamilton IVSmall Town Country/Doug & Pat WallaceCharlie Chamberlain/Rick FieldingVOCM ST.JOHN'S(Kevin McGowan)PlaylistedRub It In/Billy Crash CraddockTell Tale Signs/Jerry Lee LewisHey There Girl/David RogersOne Day/Don GibsonCan / Come Home/Bill AndersonEastbound HighwaylOrval ProphetFour Poster Bed/Brenda LeeHe Still Thinks I Care/Anne MurrayCHCL MEDLEY(Larry Easton)ChartedIt's That Time(f/s)/Jim Ed BrownTurned My Mama On/Tanya TuckerHow Lucky/Joe StampleyThat Kind Of Fool/Atlanta JamesCome Monday/Jimmy BuffettCountry Girl/George Hamilton IVLaid The Lonelies/Bobby G. RicePlaylistedYou Are Womon/Mery SmithWaiting For The Rain/Karl EriksonIt's About TimelDoug RutledgeGood Morning LovinglLarry KingstonRide Me Down Easy/Canadian ZephyrMore Like A ManlMel StreetMarie Laveau(f/s)/Bobby BareStomp Them Grapes/Mel TillisOne Day/Don GibsonCouldn't Believe/Marty RobbinsCountry Sunshine/Dottie West(PLP)

1 2 111)MARIE LAVEAUBobby BareRCA APB0-0261-NTHAT SONG IS DRIVING ME CRAZY

26 32 14)

2 3 19) Tom T. Hall 27 26 (4)Mercury 73488.0

3 9 151YOU CAN'T BE A BEACONDonna Fargo 28 19 112)Dot 17506X -M

4 11 (6)AS SOON AS I HANG UP THE PHONEConway Twitty & Lynn Anderson 29 41 131

MCA 40251-.1RUB IT IN

5 5 16) Billy Crash Craddock 30 39 121ABC 11437-NSTATUE OF A FOOL

6 7 191 Brian Collins 31 20 114)Dot 17499X -MTHEY DON'T MAKE 'EM

7 1 (12) LIKE MY DADDY 32 27 (10)Loretta Lynn -MCA 40223-J

ANNIE'S SONG8 8 18) John Denver 33 34 17)

RCA APBO-0295-NHELP ME9 12 (5) Elvis Presley 34 21 1141RCA APB0.0280-NTHAT'S YOU & ME10 13 151 Flank Snow 35 35 161RCA APBO-0307-N

11 4 (9)STOMP THEM GRAPESMel Tillis 36 37 15/MGM 14720-0THE MAN THAT TURNS MY MAMA ON12 15 110) Tanya Tucker 37 38 16/Columbia 46047-H

13 6 111)I'M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOUConway Twitty 38 42 131

MCA 40224-JDON'T YOU THINK14 17 (9) Marty Robbins 9 43 131

MCA 40236-JBITTER SWEET SONGS15 10 (16) Dick Damron 0 45 12)Columbia C4 -4048-HSTANDING ON THE PROMISES16 18 (8)

alop Newman Sisters 1 36 181

Condor 97025-COLD MAN FROM THE MOUNTAIN17 26 14) Merle Haggard 2 44 141Capitol 3900-FMY WIFE'S HOUSE

18 24 14) Jerry Wallace 3 48 (21MCA 40248-.1

SHOESHINE WORKIN' SONG19 23 16) Murray McLauchlan 46 (41

True North TN4-119,HGREAT CANADIAN TOUR20 16 1131 Ian Tyson 5 49 121A&M AM 360-WTHIS TIME21 14 112) Waylon Jennings 47 (3)RCA APB0-0251-NHAPPY ANNIVERSARY

22 22 (5) eCon Archer 7 50 121

Condor 97011-CSEXY LADY23 25 18) Freddy Weller 111

Columbia 4-46040-HCAN I COME HOME24 31 16) Bill AndersonMCA 40253-.1

25 29 17)... SONG THAT ANNIE SINGS

Lorence HudA&M 365-W

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TELL TALE SIGNSJerry Lee LewisMercury 73491-QTOMMY DORSEY'S BOOGIE WOOGIECharlie McCoy & Bearfoot JerryMonument ZS78611-H

a LITTLE BOY BLUE®Carroll Baker

Gaiety 751I'LL THINK OF SOMETHINGHank Williams Jr.MGM 14731-0ONE DAY AT A TIMEDon GibsonHickory 318-KHIS KIND OF WOMAN

®Diane LeighMarathon 1113-C

a PLANT THE SEEDS'Woe Firth

Marathon 1111 -A -C

....THE DEPARTUREGrammy Hunter

RCA KPB0-0035-14WE COULDCharley PrideRCA APBO-0257-N

TALKING TO THE WALLSLynn AndersonColumbia 46056-H

a LOVE MAY BE THE ANSWERITICliff Edwards

Columbia C4 -4026-HCABIN BY THE STREAM...DrylandersSkylineBADGER BODINE

(11 Orval ProphetColumbia C4 -4055-H

SING -A -LONG WITH MELinda BrownA&M 367-WKEEP ON A TRUCKIN'C. W. McCallMGM M-14738-0FRECKLES & POLLYWOG DAYSFerlin HuskyABC 11432-NHEY THERE GIRLDavid RogersAtlantic 4021-PCARPENTER OF WOODBrush ArborCapitol 3901-FRUBY'S LIPS

®Dallas Harms-olumbia C4 -4053-HTHE WAYS OF A COUNTRY GIRLGeorge Hamilton IVRCA KPBO-0034-NME AND THE DEVIL

®Canadian ZephyrUnited Artists UAXW 441.W.0WALKING PIECE OF HEAVENCalhoun TwinsMarathon 45-1120-CA FIELD OF YELLOW DAISIESCharlie RichMercury 73498-0PLEASE DON'T TELL ME HOW

THE STORY ENDSRonnie Milsap-RCA 0313-NDANCE WITH ME (Just One More Time)Johnny RodriguezMercur 73493-Q

SINGLE & ALBUM ACTIONREPORTED NATIONALLYSI MPSONS/MONT REA L45's:Rock Your Baby/George McCraeRock The Boat/Hues CorporationBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsYou Make Me Feel Brand New/StylisticsThe Air That I Breathe/HolliesLP's:Before the Flood/Bob Dylan & The BandSundown/Gordon LightfootHeadhunters/Herbie HancockHarmoniumEATONS/MONTREAL45's:Rock Your Baby/George McCraeBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsMy Mistake/Diana RossDon't Let The Sun/Elton JohnYou Make Me Feel Brand New/StylisticsLP's:Band On The Run/McCartney & WingsThe Sting SoundtrackChicago VIICaribou/Elton JohnFirst Base/Babe RuthSHERMANS/MONTREAL45's:Rock Your Baby/George McCraeRock The Boat/Hues CorporationYou Make Me Feel Brand New/StylisticsBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsHaving My Baby/Paul AnkaLP's:Band On The Run/McCartney & Wings461 Ocean Blvd./Eric ClaptonOn the Beach/Neil YoungCreative SourceCaribou/Elton JohnA&A/MONTREAL45's:Rock Your Baby/George McCraeRock The Boat/Hues CorporationYou Make Me Feel Brand New/Stylistics

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core of the country music sound, whereimpressed with a Canadian artist and

they preferred the sound of CJ JC towhat they heard in "Music City U.S.A.".There's a message there and it would ap-pear to be a growing trend where Cana-dians are becoming more "tuned in" withthat which is Canadian. Perhaps now isthe time to take advantage of this situa-tion. Canadian artists and record com-panies can assist country programmers inkeeping their radio stations unique andentertaining. Again, let's stress that theyshould concentrate on releasing good quali-ty records and backing their releases withstrong promotions. They should also makethemselves available to radio stations forconcerts, birthday celebrations etc. Whenwas the last time a well-known Ontariocountry artist appeared on the west coast?It's all relative and this series can be re-garded as "a lot about nothing", but atleast we're writing about the Canadiancountry music scene. The showcasing is upto you.Hopefully this year's BIG COUNTRY (tobe held in November) will see the beginningof a professional approach to the countryrecording scene.

Some of you are talking about a CanadianCountry Organization. Keep talking

you could develop a rapport with eachother that would be uniquely Canadian

and not at the expense of the successfulCountry Music Association.

Next week: The ego problems of artists.

Band On The Run/McCartney & WingsT'es Mon Amour/Reno & FerlandLP'sBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsCaribou/Elton JohnBefore The Flood/Bob Dylan & The BandHarmoniumDiamond Dogs/David BowieINTERNATIONAL/MONTREAL45's:Rock Your Baby/George McCraeRock The Boat/Hues CorporationThe Air That I Breathe/HolliesPepperbox/PeppersBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsLP's:Caribou/Elton JohnSundown/Gordon LightfootBefore The Flood/Bob Dylan & The Band461 Ocean Blvd./Eric ClaptonBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsTHE BAY/MONTREAL45's:Rock Your Baby/George McCraeRock The Boat/Hues CorporationMy Mistake/Diana RossThe Air That I Breathe/HolliesBilly/Bo Donaldson & the HeywoodsLP's:Caribou/Elton JohnBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsHarmoniumBefore The Flood/Bob Dylan & The BandLove Is The Message/MFSBA&B SOUND/VANCOUVERLP's:Caribou/Elton JohnBefore The Flood/Bob Dylan & The BandBachman -Turner Overdrive IIBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsMaria MuldaurKELLY'S/VANCOUVERLP's:Caribou/Elton John461 Ocean Blvd./Eric ClaptonJourney to the Centre of the Earth/

Rick WakemanBefore The Flood/Bob Dylan & The BandBand On The Run/McCartney & Wings

THE BAY/VANCOUVER45's:Night Chicago Died/Paper LaceWaterloo/AbbaBilly/Bo Donaldson & the HeywoodsHaving My Baby/Paul AnkaLP's:Band On The Run/McCartney & WingsCaribou/Elton JohnJohn Denver's Greatest HitsBack Home Again/John DenverCourt & Spark/Joni MitchellROBLINS/TORONTO(Heather Katz)45's:Night Chicago Died/Paper Lace

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Having My Baby/Paul AnkaTakin' Care/Bachman-Turner OverdriveRock The Boat/Hues CorporationAir That I Breathe/HolliesLP's:(John McBride)Band On The Run/McCartney & WingsBuddah & the Chocolate Box/Cat StevensSundown/Gordon LightfootCaribou/Elton JohnBack Home Again/John Denver

ALL RECORDS/TORONTO(Angela)45's:Night Chicago Died/Paper LaceHaving My Baby/Paul AnkaRadar Lave/Golden EarringTakin' Care/Bachman-Turner OverdriveRock Your Baby/George McCraeTAYLORS/TORONTO(Terry Trojek)45's:Night Chicago Died/Paper LaceRock Your Baby/George McCraeHaving My Baby/Paul AnkaTakin' Care/Bachman-Turner OverdriveDon't Let the Sun/Elton JohnLP's:Caribou/Elton JohnBachman -Turner Overdrive IIBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsSundown/Gordon LightfootOn Stage/Loggins & Messina

HANDLEMAN/TORONTO(Doris Sujioka)45's:Rock the Boat/Hues CorporationRock Your Baby/George McCraeRock Me Gently/Andy KimThe Air That I Breathe/HolliesNight Chicago Died/Paper Lace

PINDOFF/TORONTO(Larry Gordin)45's:Rock The Boat/Hues CorporationTakin' Care/Bachman-Turner OverdriveNight Chicago Died/Paper LaceRock Your Baby/George McCraeWaterloo/AbbaMELODY LANE/HAMILTON(Sharon Reed)45'sNight Chicago Died/Paper LaceBilly/Bo Donaldson & HeywoodsAir That I Breathe/HolliesRock Your Baby/George McCraeRock Me Gently/Andy KimLP's:Journey to the Centre of the Earth/

Rick WakemanCaribou/Elton JohnBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsBachman -Turner Overdrive II .-

Back Home Again/John Denver

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