twiltsdam · 1988. 3. 19. · blue lcehoue push it salt n pepa some kind of lover jody watley...
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(Sittin' On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Michael Bolton WHERE DO BROKEN
HEARTS GO Whitney Houston
I SAW HIM STANDING THERE Tiffany
iViNTER GAME.i Faster
ROCK OF LIFE Rick Springfield
THINKIN' ABOUT THE YEARS Haywire
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Louis Armstrong
111 IZR-111 11
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
- Rick Astley
RCA -
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ZPIELIN:1111'1111
DAY AFTER DAY Blue Rodeo
ONE STEP UP Bruce Springsteen
ANGEL Aerosmith
ELECTRIC BLUE lcehoue
PUSH IT Salt N Pepa
SOME KIND OF LOVER Jody Watley
PAMELA Toto
I WON'T CRY Paul Janz
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WALK ON THE WIRE Diamond In The Rough Virgin
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tWiltsdAM TO WATCH
IT'S SUCH A SMALL WORLD
Crowell & Cash
ONE TRUE LOVE The O'Kanes
ANGELS LOVE BAD MEN Barbara Mandrell
THE FACTORY Kenny Rogers
ALONE WITH THE NIGHT John Mills
EIGHTEEN WHEELS & A DOZEN ROSES
Kathy Mattea
LOVING YOU Chuck Micallef
AC/DC Blow Up Your Video
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM Soundtrack
DEF LEPPARD Hysteria
GEORGE THOROGOOD Born To Be Bad
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
Introducing The Hardline
SINEAD O'CONNOR The Lions And The Cobra
SINGLE COPY PRICE $2.00
Volume 47 No. 22 March 19, 1988
MIDNIGHT OIL Diesel And Dust
0BERT PLANT Now And Zen
THE POGUES If I Should Fall From Grace
With God
DAVID FOSTER The Symphony Sessions
SINGLES TO WATC
ROCKET 2 U The Jets
LOVE OVERBOARD Glady Knight & Pips
YOU DON'T KNOW Scarlet & Black
WALK ON THE WIRE Diamond In The Rough
I WANT YOU SO BAD Heart
SAY THIS TO ME NEO A4
LAKE OF FIRE Jato
ALBUMS TO WATCH
KINGDOM COME Kingdom Come
BLACK Wonderful Life
TOTO The Seventh One
EXPOSE Exposure
Throughout the band's lengthy history, Clannad have re- leased 10 albums and the latest, their most commercial
and yet aptly titled Sirius, has just begun what's sure to be a healthy run up the charts, according to lead
vocalist Maire Brennan. Page 7
DIRTY DANCING Soundtrack
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NEO GEO Ryuichi Sakamoto
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2 - RPM - March 19, 1988
Study on Home Taping a"We're losing in excess of $600 million a yearthrough home taping," bristled BrianRobertson, President of the CanadianRecord Industry Association (CRIA). He wasreferring to the information contained in therecently completed Study on Home Taping.
The Music Copyright Action Group(MCAG) released this study (Mar. 8) at apress conference in Toronto, attended bymembers of the MCAG and major recordingartists.
"The facts are there," continuedRobertson. "There were 4,200 albums releas-ed in Canada in 1982 . . . four years later, in1986, this number was down to 2,800. The in-dustry is in trouble. We've got to stop thisproblem of home taping. It's pretty frighten-ing to be faced with the knowledge that . . .for every record sold, one is illegally taped."
The report revealed that blank tape saleshave risen 43 percent from 1983 to 1986 andthat the price of records and pre-recordedtapes rose less than half the increase in theCPI between 1975 and 1985.
The report further revealed that of peo-ple surveyed in the 15 to 54 age group, 63 per -
Bryan Ferry's Bete Noire LP goes gold In Canada andBryan Ferry was In Toronto to pick up his gold discfrom the WEA crew (Ito r) WEA Labet Mgr Dave Toll-ington, Warner Bros Label Mgr Bill Johnston, VicePresident Publicity Werner Bros U.S. Liz Rosenberg,WEA Artist Relations Roger Desjardins and Ferry.
Bendeth to BMG Canadaas A&R DirectorDon Kollar, President and General Manager,BMG Music Canada, has announced the ap-pointment of David Bendeth as Director, Ar-tist and Repertoire.
Currently signed as a writer for DunbarMusic worldwide, Bendeth is considered oneof the leading songwriters in Canada, penn-ing material for several name internationaland domestic recording acts including JoeCocker, Jeff Beck, Billy Newton -Davis andPlatinum Blonde.
In making the above announcement,Kollar noted, "We are fortunate to haveDavid's talent and expertise available to us,"continuing with, "As an artist, songwriterand producer in his own right, he brings aninvaluable, comprehensive understanding ofall facets within A&R."
Bendeth will work out of BMG's Scar-borbugh office until early June, when he willre -locate downtown to the MuchMusicCITY -TV building.
shuddering revelationcent had home taped copyright material inthe previous year. As well, heavy tapers usedmore than 20 blank tapes a year, whilemedium tapers used six to 20 blank tapes ayear. These two groups apparently accountedfor 67 percent of all home tapers and 93 per-cent of all home taping. Home tapers used anaverage of 9.5 blank tapes per year.
The report indicated that a majority ofthose surveyed, who expressed an opinion,favour compensation to reimburse copyrightowners for income lost due to home taping. Itwas also indicated that heavy tapers, andthose who taped to save money are most infavour of compensation.
The report is being studied by the Com-munications Department of the federalgovernment, and it's hoped that severalrecommendations will be included in the se-cond phase of the new Copyright Act. One ofthese is the establishment of a royalty, basedon a percentage of the price of a blank tape.There was a suggestion of a royalty of $2 percassette, which the group believes approx-imates the income lost to creators, per-formers and record companies through hometaping. Robertson was sorpewhat optimistic
of that figure. "To be more realistic, wewould be looking at a royalty of 12 . . .perhaps 20 percent of the retail cost of acassette," which is apparently the royalty ratein some European countries.
Also on hand to give their views from acreator/performer standpoint were Atticrecording artist Lee Aaron, Eddy Schwartzand Triumph's Gil Moore.
Sonet to distribute Attic (RPM Feb. 6188) seen atMIDEM (I to r) Cal Leltner (Sonet Denmark), RichardIsbell (Sonet Norway), Kent Munch (Sonet Denmark),Larsolaf Helen (Sonet Sweden), Dag Haeggquist(Chairman Sonet Music Group), John Gross (Sonet at-torney), Alexander Malr (Attic President), and GugiKokijuschkin (Sonet Finland).
Jacques Brel's Alive returns to TorontoJacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living InParis (based on the songs of Jacques Brel),returns to Toronto in the unique setting ofMassey Hall. The 2600 seat theatre was pick-ed apparently because of the lack of livetheatre space in Toronto, and as onespokesperson put it, "since there's nodialogue, the show can ideally be done in aconcert setting."
Brian Robertson is co -producing withBlue Light Entertainment (Labatt'sBrewery), and with Eric Blau. The latter, whoowns the rights to the production, did theoriginal translation of the Brel version.
This is the first time in recent history thata theatre piece is actually being done inMassey Hall, and if it's successful, it's ex-pected that Labatt's will stage similar ven-tures, giving the brewery an opportunity tobroaden their interests, other than with justrock concerts.
FM -96's Dolny producedRPM reported last week that the studios .ofCKIK-FM in Calgary had been used to pro-duce The Ballad Of Eddie Edwards by TheGood Brothers, a tribute to the British Olym-pic skier, who had become the "talk" of theGames. This information was incorrect, asCal Walker, Program Director of FM -96CHFM points out.
The idea for the song came aboutthrough a meeting, the station's GeneralManager Roy Hennessy had with BruceGood of The Good Brothers at the station.The conversation got around to British skierEddie Edwards and the almost cult followinghe had garnered in such a short period oftime. "Eddie showed that the OlympicGames were for everyone," explains Walker."Everytime he took off, with his arms flail-ing, the crowds went wild. He's a blue collarworker . . . a plasterer, back home in England. . . and he made it to the Olympics."
Good was so impressed by this
The show will run for five days fromMar. 17, with options to extend the run if thebox office justifies it.
This is the 20th Anniversary of the Brelwork,with four productions being mountedaround the world: New York, Toronto, Lon-don and Sydney.
Elly Stone, an original cast member 20years ago, and who also starred in the film ofthe same title, is directing the production,which stars Kathy Michael McGlynn, BrentCarver, Gary Krawford and Louise Pitre. In-strumental backing is supplied by RickWhitelaw (guitar), Gary Binsted (bass), Mar-ty Morell (percussion), with conductor/ -pianist Rick Fox.
CBS has re -pressed a quantity of thesoundtrack which will be available in LP(black vinyl) cassette and compact disc. SamThe Record Man will be selling this product,on sight, at Massey Hall during the run.
Goods tribute to EdwardsBritisher's spirit, he quickly put words andmusic together, Hennessy offered the studiosof FM -96 and Gord Dolny, an FM producerat the station, produced the master of TheBallad Of Eddie Edwards, all within a matterof a few hours. Needless to say, on airing thesong, the station was swamped. "U.S.A. To-day contacted us," continues Walker, theBritish Attache stopped by the station to pickup a copy, and we received an autographednote from Eddie. The song literally shook upCalgary."
The Olympic people were apparently soimpressed with the added promotion boost tothe games, through the recording, they'veasked both CHFM-FM and CISS-AM ofthe Moffat chain to assist in the organizationof the Olympic Appreciation Party to be heldMar. 26. "This will be a really big Calgaryblow-out," concludes Walker, "and nodoubt The Ballad Of Eddie Edwards will playa significant role in the activities."
SPANN!!England2 Top 10 singlesAlbum - platinum
Germany2 Top 10 singlesAlbum - goldSingle - gold
FranceTop 5 single
PortugalTop 5 album & single
Switzerland#1 singleAlbum - gold
Austria2 Top 10 singlesOne #1 singleAlbum - gold
HollandTop 10 single & album
ItalyTop 10 single
EgyptTop 15 single
Japan#1 single
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in some European countries. Also on hand to give their views from a creator/performer standpoint were Attic recording artist Lee Aaron, Eddy Schwartz
and Triumph's Gil Moore.
Sonet to distribute Attic (RPM Feb. 6/88) seen at MIDEM (I to r) Cai Leitner (Sonet Denmark), Richard
Isbell (Sonet Norway), Kent Munch (Sonet Denmark), Larsolat Helen (Sonet Sweden), Dag Haeggquist
(Chairman Sonet Music Group), John Gross (Sonet at- torney), Alexander Mair (Attic President), and Gugi
Kokljuschkin (Sonet Finland).
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The show will run for five days from Mar. 17, with options to extend the run if the box office justifies it.
This is the 20th Anniversary of the Brel work,with four productions being mounted
around the world: New York, Toronto, Lon- don and Sydney.
Elly Stone, an original cast member 20 years ago, and who also starred in the film of
the same title, is directing the production, which stars Kathy Michael McGlynn, Brent
Carver, Gary Krawford and Louise Pitre. In- strumental backing is supplied by Rick Whitelaw (guitar), Gary Binsted (bass), Mar-
ty Morel] (percussion), with conductor/ - pianist Rick Fox.
CBS has re -pressed a quantity of the soundtrack which will be available in LP
(black vinyl) cassette and compact disc. Sam The Record Man will be selling this product, on sight, at Massey Hall during the run.
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Britisher's spirit, he quickly put words and music together, Hennessy offered the studios
of FM -96 and Gord Dolny, an FM producer at the station, produced the master of The
Ballad Of Eddie Edwards, all within a matter of a few hours. Needless to say, on airing the
song, the station was swamped. "U.S.A. To- day contacted us," continues Walker, the
British Attache stopped by the station to pick up a copy, and we received an autographed
note from Eddie. The song literally shook up Calgary."
The Olympic people were apparently so impressed with the added promotion boost to
the games, through the recording, they've asked both CHFM-FM and CIS S -AM of
the Moffat chain to assist in the organization of the Olympic Appreciation Party to be held
Mar. 26. "This will be a really big Calgary blow-out," concludes Walker, "and no
doubt The Ballad Of Eddie Edwards will play a significant role in the activities."
SPANNIN 11E 11110E
England 2 Top 10 singles
Album - platinum
Germany 2 Top 10 singles
Album - gold Single - gold
Francs Top 5 single
Portugal Top 5 album & single
Switzerland #1 single
Album - gold
Austria 2 Top 10 singles
One #1 single Album - gold
Holland Top 10 single & album
Italy Top 10 single
Egypt Top 15 single
Japan #1 single
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4 - RPM - March 19, 1988
Big Country nominees ... !!In next week's RPM, we will be announcingthe nominees for this year's Big CountryAwards, which will take place on May 8th inthe Centennial Ballroom of Toronto's Inn OnThe Park. As well, this year the Variety Club,in cooperation with the Big Country Awards,will Salute Canadian Country Music at a lun-cheon to be held at the Inn on May 6th.Some of the top stars of country music will beperforming at the luncheon, not to mention ahead table of the cream of Canadian countrymusic. The luncheon will also celebrate the25th Anniversary of the Inn On The Park,where, in 1975, the first Big Country Awardstook place. Promises to be a big event for theentire industry. All proceeds go to the VarietyClub and we all know what great work theydo for THE KIDS. (EC: So . . be there!!)
Not dead yet ... !!We haven't seen the end of the price yoyoingof CDs. As a matter of fact, you may soonsee this whole thing blow up in somebody'sface! (EC: Walt HAS said!!)
Very very interesting ... !Never mind what . . . but after MIDEM was
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over . . . they couldn't give the stuff away!Please take it! Please take it! (EC: Next year,Canadian wine!!)
Junos grow ... and grow!Each year the Junos get bigger and biggerwith volunteers and additional awards. (EC:Don't forget the annual price escalation.Where does the money go?)
Speaking of award shows ... !Kim Cooke was front and centre at this year'sGrammy Awards show, and although he wasimpressed with the performers, he found therest of the show pretty boring.He says theJunos pre -telecast awards are pretty excitingcompared to what goes on at the Grammys.They gave away 57 pre -telecast awards to lessthan half a house, and it was "lacking in at-tention or drama" says Kim "so there'snothing to be embarrassed about when itcomes to the Junos." (EC: All we need isMichael Jackson to appear!)
Cancon artists at sea ... !Two Canadian recording artists are currentlyperforming on the MV Oceanos cruise ship asit plies the Caribbean. Cathy Young is a JunoAward winner and Frank Rondell is asongwriter and recording artist with anumber of singles and albums released. Thereports I'm getting are that they are "knock-ing them dead." It's good to hear that ourtalented people are out there entertaining allover the world. (EC: Time for a cruise tocheck this out!!)
Attention dealers ... across Canada!If a friendly giant of a man walks into yourstore and identifies himself as one of thelegends in the business . . . don't call the law,don't faint. Shake his hand and talk about
Technics bumps up imagewith new CD playersAlthough the CD hardware penetration inCanada is hovering around the 12 percentmark (as opposed to 20 percent in the U.S.),Technics would appear to be leading the fieldin attempting to close this gap. Available inApril will be two new CD players (SL -P990and SL -P770), both designed with a 4-DAC18 -bit high resolution system for improvedlow-level signal fidelity.
The 4-DAC system uses 2 digital analogconverters in each channel, one for thepositive half and one for the negative half ofthe waveform. A newly developed computerchip supervises the distribution and switchingof information, which allows for what isdescribed as "a more accurate repesentationof the original sound recordings."
Of particular interest with these two newplayers is the Auto Peak Search which allowsthe user to set the recording levels on a tapedeck as accurately as possible. The Edit keyallows the player to compute the songs andplaying times which will fit on each side of atape. The large 2 -speed Search Dial, which isexclusive to Technics, allows the user to cuethe disc either forward or backward in 0.04sincrements. As well, the 20 -key pad enablesdirect access to any track on the compact discfor play or programming. This trackingsystem is so fast it takes, at most, one secondto arrive at the first selected track.
the business. Seems he likes to just walk intorecord stores, large and small, and talk to thepeople who sell his product. A refreshingchange from the dilettantes of years ago.(EC: Who was that mysterious stranger??)Don't know . . . but he left this bullet on thechart!)
You're guessing ... !!Who said "Necessity is the mother of inven-tion"? (EC: I think it was Frank Zappe)
That's a nice change ... !!Remember . .. not too long ago, when beautyqueens and body builders (body builders andbeauty queens . . . ?) used to lyp-sync to arecording star's record . . . and it was alwaysa foreign record star? Well, guess what . . .and this is the sincerest form of flattery, atthe recent Miss Teen Canada Pageant, MissTeen Toronto lip-sinc'd to Louisa Florio'slatest single, Gonna Stay In Love. (EC: Shemust be a CHUM listener!)
Look up "co-op" in the dictionary!Someone was telling me recently how muchmoney the record companies put into adver-tising in daily papers. (EC: And how littledealers spend on advertising in the dailies.Like less than zero!!)
East meets ... West!!Nice to see such a large representation of ma-jor record company execs turn out for theFred Steiner Roast in Vancouver this pastweek. There was a time when it was "thething to do" to trip out West and meet withretail and radio people. I hope this is the startof that kind of personal contact again. (EC:Give us more "seat sales" and we'll do it on aregular basis!)
A Time To Remember ...Louis Jannetta, Canada's most famous mai-tre d', who watches over the Royal York'sImperial Room, is writing a book about his50 years in the business. And does he have alot to write about . . . this one should be abest seller from the initial printing. One at-tribute that Louis doesn't talk too muchabout, is his rich, baritone voice, which quiteoften he puts to use in the big room. Butmusically, his voice is really exceptional, andwith all the friends he's made over the 50years he's been around, a recording ofoperetta arias by him could be a big seller aswell, or how about a single of Try ToRemember and As Time Goes By(EC: Howabout a duet with Patti??)
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the business. Seems he likes to just walk into record stores, large and small, and talk to the people who sell his product. A refreshing change from the dilettantes of years ago.
(EC: Who was that mysterious stranger??) Don't know
. . . but he left this bullet on the
chart!)
You're guessing ... !! Who said "Necessity is the mother of inven- tion"? (EC: I think it was Frank Zappa!) That's a nice change ... !! Remember
. . . not too long ago, when beauty
queens and body builders (body builders and beauty queens
. . . ?) used to lyp-sync to a
recording star's record . . .
and it was always a foreign record star? Well, guess what
. . . and this is the sincerest form of flattery, at the recent Miss Teen Canada Pageant, Miss
Teen Toronto lip-sinc'd to Louisa Florio's latest single, Gonna Stay In Love. (EC: She must be a CHUM listener!)
Look up "coop" in the dictionary! Someone was telling me recently how much
money the record companies put into adver- tising in daily papers. (EC: And how little
dealers spend on advertising in the dailies. Like less than zero!!)
East meets ... West!! Nice to see such a large representation of ma- jor record company execs turn out for the
Fred Steiner Roast in Vancouver this past week. There was a time when it was "the thing to do" to trip out West and meet with retail and radio people. I hope this is the start
of that kind of personal contact again. (EC: Give us more "seat sales" and we'll do it on a
regular basis!)
A Time To Remember ... Louis Jannetta, Canada's most famous mai- tre d', who watches over the Royal York's
Imperial Room, is writing a book about his 50 years in the business. And does he have a lot to write about
. . . this one should be a
best seller from the initial printing. One at- tribute that Louis doesn't talk too much about, is his rich, baritone voice, which quite often he puts to use in the big room. But
musically, his voice is really exceptional, and with all the friends he's made over the 50
years he's been around, a recording of operetta arias by him could be a big seller as
well, or how about a single of Try To Remember and As Time Goes By(EC: How
about a duet with Patti??)
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MOONBEAMMen Without Hats Mercury MS -76264.0(LP) POD Goes The World - 832.730-1-0
NEVER THOUGHT (I Could Love)Dan Hill Columbia 38-07618.H(LP) Dan Hill FC-40456-H
SAY YOU WILLForeigner Atlantic 78.91697.P(LP) Inside Information - 78-18081-P
DEVIL INSIDEINXS Atlantic 78.91447.Pfl. P) Kick 7a -1796,-P
I WANT TO BE YOUR MANRoger Reprise 9282297P(LP) Unlimited 92.54961.P
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(Satin' On) THE DOCK OF THE BAYMichael Bolton Co -Limbos 38 07680-HLPi nit Hunger FC 40473H
WHERE DC BROKEN HEARTS GOOM...ley Houston Arista 45116/4-NILPI Whitney A 8455N
TELL IT TO MY HEARTTaylor Deyne Arista AS1-9612N(LP) Tell It To My Heart AL -8529N
I SAW HIM STANDING THERETiffany MCA 1,3285311 PI Till:.nv MCA! 7933
35 35 (19) CANDLE IN THE WINDElton John - MCA 531964(LP) Live In Australia MCA -3022.J
0 72 (3) WINTER GAMESDavid roster Atlantic 78.91407-P(LP) The Symphony Sessions - 7817991P
37 27 (15) HAZY SHADE OF WINTERThe Bangles . Del Jam - 38.07630-H(LP) Less Than Zero . SC -44042H
38 28 (16) THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEELMichael Jackson Epic - 34.07645H(LP) Bad . OE -40800.H
0 46 (7) LOVE BECOMES ELECTRICStrangle Advance Current 73041F(LP) The Distance Between CLT-48550-F
40 40 (14) CRYING OUT LOUD FOR LOVEThe Box Alert BDS524.0(LP) Closer Together . BD1005.0 fa
41 .31 (19) GOT MY MIND SET ON YOUGeorge Harrison Dark Horse 92-81787-P(LP) Cloud Nine - 9246431.P
42 32 (16) WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMANMi Luba Capitol 73043F(LP) Over 60 Minutes With Luba - CDP.48553F
43 33 (17) CATCH ME (I'm Falling)Pretty Poison Virgin VS -1395(LP) Hiding Out - VL.3019-W
0 57 (6) DREAMINGOMD Virgin VS 1421 W
, T).- Best 7! ONT. vs. 24't -W45 37 (20) FAITH
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46 41 (14) I NEED A MANThe Eurythmics RCA . 536175N(LP) Savage - 6694-1RN
0 71 (3) ROCK OF LIFERick Springfield RCA - 6853.7.R.N(LP) Rock Of Life 6620-1-R.N
48 38 (15) I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACEPrince Paisley Park - 92.82887.P(LP) Sign 0' The Times 92.55771P
0 73 (3) THINKIN' ABOUT THE YEARSHaywire - Attic - AT -0371-W(LP) Don't Just Stand There - LAT.1239W
0 78 (2) WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLDLouis Armstrong ABM AM -3010.W(LP) Good Morning Vietnam - SP -3913-W
0 ea (7) DAY AFTER DAYBlue Rodeo Risque Disque 2580807P(LP) Outskirts 25.47181P
52 52 (8) MAGIC (In Your Eyes)FM - Duke Street - 910424(LP) Tonight - DSR310124
53 56 (6) HERE WE GO AGAINJohansen Coach House CH88025ILP) Welkin' A Fine Line
0 83 (2) ONE STEP UPBruce Springsteen - Dolumbia - 38.07726-H(LP) Tunnel Of Love OC40999.H
55 43 (21) POP GOES THE WORLDMen Without Hats Mercury - MS76260.0(LP) Pop Goes The World 832 730.1.00 89 (3) ANGELAerosmith Geffen 92-82497.P(LP) Permanent Vacation XGHS-24162-P
0 90 (2) ELECTRIC BLUEIcehouse Chrysalis 43201.J(LP) Man Of Colours - CHS.415924
0 0 92 (2) PUSH ITSalt-N.Pepa Next Plateau KF-315.0(LP) Hot. Cool And Vicious - 834 399.1.059 45 (14) TUNNEL OF LOVEBruce Springsteen Columbia 38.7663-H
(LP) Tunnel Of Lore OC-40999-H
60 64 (11) TRUE LOVE WILL FIND A WAYPatrick Norman Star - STR.3024(LP) Only Love Sets You Free STR8001
61 47 (19) SHAKE YOUR LOVEDebbie Gibson Atlantic - 78.91877-P(LP) Out Of The Blue 78.17801.P
62 48 (81 HOT HOT HOTBuster Poindexter RCA - 5357-7.11.N(LP) Buster Poindexter 6633.1.6N
63 49 (18) CHERRY BOMBJohn Mellencamp - Mercury MS.76261.0(LP) The Lonesome Jubilee . 832 465.1.0
64 50 (13) EVERYWHEREFleetwood Mac - Warner Bros - 9281437P(LP) Tango In The Night 92.54711P
0 96 (2) SOME KIND OF LOVERJody Watley MCA - 53235J(LP) Jody Watley - MCA -5898-)
0 97 (2) PAMELAToto Columbia 38.07715-H(LP) The Seventh One - FC-40873-H
67 67 (9) ALL OUR TOMORROWSJoe Cocker Capitol 73049FILPI Unchain My Heart CLT-4521, F
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IS THIS LOVEWhitesnake - Geffen - 92-82337.PILPI Whitesnake - XGHS.24009P
DUDE (Looks Like A Lady)Aerosmith - Geffen - 9282407P(LP) Permanent Vacation XGHS24162P
NEVER GIVE UPBlvd MCA - 532974(LP) Blvd MCA421114
TRY(aLrclZttfort..R.INzilitore 2542917.P
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80 et (m) BELIEVE IN MEPaul Jane - ABM - AM -738-W(LP) Electricity - SP -5156W
81 62 (23) I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOWTiffany MCA . MCA -53167-J(LP) Tiff any MCA -5793-J
82 86 (3) FIREPlatinum Blonde Columbia 34.7717.H(LP) Con..., FE40949.H
83 62 (13) RAIN IN THE SUMMERTIMEThe Alarm - I.R.S. 53219-J(LP) Tango In The Night - 92.54711.P
84 87 (4) BREAKFAST AT THE CIRCUFDavid Wilcox Capitol 13-73050-F(LP) Breakfast At The Circus CL746551.1.
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I WON'T CRYPaul Jane - AMA - AM -750-W(LP) Electricity SP -5156-W
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Clannad: a step closer to reachingWith the recent release of Clannad's latest in there.album, titled Sirius, which was produced by be boring,veteran Greg Ladanyi, the band actually ex- We're notpetted the imminent and usual range of anything,criticism for their obvious change in direc- mulate difLion; one that was heralded by a change in at- looking attitude and Live Aid, explains founding On tImember and lead vocalist Maire Brennan. vides guit
For one thing they wouldn't mind break- Bruce Hoing into the North American audience; for in- Russ Kunlstance, their last tour of Canada was nine tion of tIyears ago: one night at Toronto's El Mocam- their fansbo. Hence, in order to do so, the Irish band as the lab(resolved that perhaps instead, of hiring posure wianother European producer that, in fact, an sumer ley'American might be the answer. nan, this i
"Especially in England," Brennan con- Appatinues, "I've read reviews for Macalla, the to the prlast album, and they've nearly said the same drummer,thing about this album . . . 'They're losing it. us," sheThey're losing their Celticism. Why do they rather theneed Bono?' . . . and yet the review for this and gotalbum was 'Oh, Macalla was such a good know ouralbum.' The Legend album before that was Celtic rhytotally different too. "But
"We've always done what we've felt and see on theare most happiest with, and if the songs either livesound different, they must have already been down the
Plant's fourth album earns singer"The sense of humour that used to prevail inthe golden days of rock 'n' roll," says RobertPlant, while answering questions at a pressconference held the day his latest solo album,Now And Zen, was released, "ought to be, atleast, brought back into the limelight again."Adding, however, that rock music itself isn'tbeing taken seriously enough today.
Having taken quite enough flak, fromboth the critics and fans alike, since his lastHoneydripper's effort, Plant was on the of-fensive; speaking casually of his formerbands, the punk movement, moderntechnology and whatever other topics curiousjournalists chose relevent. Though withheightened enthusiasm he spoke of his newband, very much like a child with a new toy.
Yet, Now And Zen is being takenseriously, at radio and retail, entering theRPM charts last week at No. 52.
"I've been returned to a period that I'dforgotten all about," he explains. "I spentthe last three solo albums trying to forge innew directions, denying the presence of LedZeppelin. Now, with these young guys, I feelI can do whatever I want to."
Apparently, this includes playing someof the golden oldies during his forthcomingtour, which kicks off in Quebec City thisMay.
"I think I've been one of the main ex-ponents of self-conscious rock 'n' roll, but Idon't think that's what it's all about . . . rock'n' roll is to have a good time." Andalthough he'd like to put Stairway To Heavenaway in a corner, on the road Plant wants toavoid being "one of those cabaret artists"who needs to rely on their back catalogues ofmaterial.
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90 66 (16) BLACK AND BLUE Haywire Attic . AT -365W
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91 79 (23) HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
Belinda Carlisle .
MCA 53181-J (LP) H nn Earth
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92 82 (7) GONNA STAY IN LOVE
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COVER STORY- by Graeme Boyce
Clannad: a step closer to reaching a new audience With the recent release of Clannad's latest
album, titled Sirius, which was produced by veteran Greg Ladanyi, the band actually ex- pected the imminent and usual range of
criticism for their obvious change in direc- tion; one that was heralded by a change in at-
titude and Live Aid, explains founding member and lead vocalist Maire Brennan. For one thing they wouldn't mind break-
ing into the North American audience; for in- stance, their last tour of Canada was nine
years ago: one night at Toronto's El Mocam- bo. Hence, in order to do so, the Irish band
resolved that perhaps instead, of hiring another European producer that, in fact, an
American might be the answer. "Especially in England," Brennan con-
tinues, "I've read reviews for Macalla, the last album, and they've nearly said the same
thing about this album . . .
'They're losing it. They're losing their Celticism. Why do they
need Bono?' . . .
and yet the review for this album was 'Oh, Macalla was such a good
album.' The Legend album before that was totally different too.
"We've always done what we've felt and are most happiest with, and if the songs
sound different, they must have already been
Plant's fourth album earns "The sense of humour that used to prevail in
the golden days of rock 'n' roll," says Robert Plant, while answering questions at a press
conference held the day his latest solo album, Now And Zen, was released, "ought to be, at least, brought back into the limelight again."
Adding, however, that rock music itself isn't being taken seriously enough today.
Having taken quite enough flak, from both the critics and fans alike, since his last
Honeydripper's effort, Plant was on the of- fensive; speaking casually of his former bands, the punk movement, modern
technology and whatever other topics curious journalists chose relevent. Though with heightened enthusiasm he spoke of his new
band, very much like a child with a new toy. Yet, Now And Zen is being taken
seriously, at radio and retail, entering the RPM charts last week at No. 52.
"I've been returned to a period that I'd forgotten all about," he explains. "I spent
the last three solo albums trying to forge in new directions, denying the presence of Led
Zeppelin. Now, with these young guys, I feel I can do whatever I want to."
Apparently, this includes playing some of the golden oldies during his forthcoming
tour, which kicks off in Quebec City this May.
"I think I've been one of the main ex- ponents of self-conscious rock 'n' roll, but I
don't think that's what it's all about . . .
rock 'n' roll is to have a good time." And
although he'd like to put Stairway To Heaven away in a corner, on the road Plant wants to avoid being "one of those cabaret artists" who needs to rely on their back catalogues of
material. "I've distanced myself from Led Zep-
pelin to be able to actually play Led Zeppelin songs without thinking too much about it,"
in there. We'd be bored and the music would be boring, if we didn't take that next step.
We're not trying to become a rock band or anything, it's just that we're trying to for-
mulate different sounds and different ways at looking at our music." On the new album, Robbie Blount pro-
vides guitar, with Steve Perry on vocals, Bruce Hornsby on piano and co -producer
Russ Kunkel on drums throughout. The addi- tion of these musicians has mystified both their fans and critics, who see these additions
as the label's attempt at garnering greater ex- posure within the industry and at the con- sumer level as well. However, assures Bren-
nan, this is not the case. Apparently, Ladanyi brought Kunkel in-
to the project because the band needed a drummer, "and this is a perfect choice for
us," she advises. "Russ coming in, and rather than being Russ Kunkel, he came in
and got very much involved in getting to know our side of the music, getting within the Celtic rhythmical end of our songs.
"But those musicians that you actually see on the album cover
. . . believe it or not,
either live near by . . .
I mean Robbie lived down the road and within a week he was com-
singer due respect he continues.
So now there's enough distance between Plant and those "golden days," his new
album could easily be the follow-up to In Through The Out Door, Zeppelin's last
studio album, released in 1979. "The great thing about punk music and Led Zeppelin,
and REM and The DB's, is that it's not that smooth.
"The lyrics on Heaven Knows, which I didn't write, I find really great," he com- ments. "I've never actually sung anybody
else's songs, apart from Sea Of Love and a couple of Willie Dixon songs, and the con-
temporary cynicism of Johnstone and Barrett (bandmembers and songwriters) is like
teutonic disco or very angry disco. "They're young guys and they're street
guys, and they're ingratious, arrogant, and they're very much a part of the punk thing.
But at the same time they don't want to lie down and die with the U.K. Subs. They have
the essence of British anger, angst in music, and their lyrics are great.
"My enthusiasm is built around the peo- ple I'm playing with and from the fact that
their contribution to this is almost greater than mine. I mean I've written most of the stuff and a lot of the music but their actual
enthusiasm and naivety has been the driving thing for me, because for the first time in years I haven't had to cope with the 30 -year -
old -plus syndrome. It's a straight ahead situation," he con- cludes, 'and there's no crap. There are no prima donnas. Even with the last band, Rob-
bie Blount had toured America three times, and he already had a kind of way of being,
which you couldn't shake. But these people are ready to make their statement and to
develop their own personalities, so it's very Fresh."
RPM -
March 19, 1988 -
7
ing in and listening to the songs and coming up with ideas. It's very flattering when musi-
cians of that calibre want to have their name on your record; and the likes of Steve Perry
and J.D. Souther . . .
just walked into the studio." Yet having a producer such as Ladanyi,
who has produced albums for Don Henley and Jackson Browne, among others, is going
to have an effect, Brennan concedes. "I suppose working with Greg and
Russell, they know so many musicians, but they were very excited doing this album that they thought was so fresh and new, that they were telling a lot of their friends about it. But
I think this is very natural now anyway. Peo- ple do want to play on your album and share
something on your record. "It's a very healthy attitude and ap-
proach in music nowadays . . .
and there are a lot of other artists, well established artists like
Robbie Robertson and Peter Gabriel, doing it, probably since Live Aid and being touchy
about your music has opened up a bit." No matter though, Clannad are taking
their show on the road and this time around plan a more thorough undertaking of North
American dates, beginning hopefully, next month. "We're breaking something of the
old into the new," Brennan concludes, "rather than sticking to the one thing, other-
wise I don't think we'd exist."
WEA Calgary staff present David Foster with gold for his selftitled and first solo LP for Atlantic (I to r) Greg
Peters (WEA sales rep), Foster, Mike Peters (WEA pro mo rep), and Alex Clark (WEA Calgary Branch Mgr).
Unique Cathedral launch for Canadian Brass LP
The Canadian Brass will premiere their new CBS Masterworks recording of J.S. Bach: Art Of The Fugue, with a live concert of the
work, Mar. 17 at Toronto's St. James Cathedral. The concert will be free to the
public. As Joan Brown of CBS Masterworks ex- plains, "The Canadian Brass have achieved
widespread critical acclaim for their humour and crossover recordings. However, each
member is classically trained and is a virtuoso in his own right
. . . and Bach's Art Of The
Fugue will show Canadian Brass fans another side of this flexible brass quintet."
Brown also points out that The Brass collaborated on Art Of The Fugue with the
late Glenn Gould, "who gave them much in- sight and encouragement to bring this project
to fruition. The recording is dedicated to his memory."
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8 - RPM - March 19, 1988
COAST TO COASTSlow CBS release period boost;i yo lig 1 A
TOP THIRTYWESTERN CANADA
1 6 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP- Rick Astley
2 2 FATHER FIGURE- George Michael
3 7 JUST LIKE PARADISE- David Lee Roth
4 1 PUMP UP THE VOLUME- M.A.R.R.S.
5 5 SHE'S LIKE THE WIND- Patrick Swayze
6 8 I GET WEAK- Belinda Carlisle
7 11 HYSTERIA Def Leppard
8 18 ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS Richard Marx
9 20 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS- Billy Ocean
10 3 HUNGRY EYES Eric Carmen
11 18 MAN IN THE MIRROR- Michael Jackson
12 4 WHAT HAVE I DONE Pet Shop Boys
13 15 HANDS UP- Sway
14 17 CANT STAY AWAY- Gloria Estefan & MSM
15 9 COULD'VE BEEN Tiffany
16 24 CHECK IT OUT- John Cougar Mellencamp
17 25 DEVIL INSIDE INXS
18 22 MOONBEAM- Men Without Hats
19 19 BE STILL BEATING HEART Sting
20 13 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher
21 26 WINTER GAMES- David Foster
22 27 CHINA IN YOUR HAND- T'Pau
23 14 CRYING Roy Orbison & K.D. Lang
24 29 SAW HIM STANDING THERE Tiffany
25 WISHING WELL Terence Trent D'Arby
26 WHEN WE WAS FAB George Harrison
27 12 NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS
28 OUT OF THE BLUE- Debbie Gibson
29 THE DOCK OF THE BAY- Michale Bolton
30 BROKEN HEARTS- Whitney Houston
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CENTRAL CANADA
1 3 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP- Rick Astley
2 1 HANDS UP Sway
3 2 PUMP UP THE VOLUME M.A.R.R.S.
4 8 SHE'S LIKE THE WIND Patrick Swayze
5 10 FATHER FIGURE George Michael
6 5 NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS
7 6 WHAT HAVE I DONE- Pet Shop Boys
8 7 CRYING Roy Orbison & K.D. Lang
9 9 SEASONS CHANGE- Expose
10 4 COULD'VE BEEN Tiffany
11 12 I GET WEAK- Belinda Carlisle
12 11 HUNGRY EYES- Eric Carmen
13 13 JUST LIKE PARADISE David Lee Roth
14 18 I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN Roger
15 25 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS- Billy Ocean
16 24 CHECK IT OUT- John Cougar Mellencamp
17 19 CAN'T STAY AWAY- Gloria Estefan & MSM
18 18 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher
19 15 NEVER THOUGHT Dan Hill
20 20 BE STILL BEATING HEART Sting
21 21 MAN IN THE MIRROR Michael Jackson
22 27 THE DOCK OF THE BAY- Michael Bolton
23 26 WHEN WE WAS FAB- George Harrison
24 ... ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS Richard Marx
25 17 TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne
26 ... HYSTERIA- Oaf Leopard
27 ... CHINA IN YOUR HAND- T'Pau
28 ... WISHING WELL- Terence Trent D'ArbyWHAT A WONDERFUL Louis ArmstrongPUSH IT Salt N Papa
GUY BROUILLARDCKOI-FM Montreal
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1 2 FATHER FIGURE George Michael
2 4 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Rick Astley
3 3 SHE'S LIKE THE WIND- Patrick Swayze
4 8 SEASONS CHANGE- Expose
5 1 WHAT HAVE I DONE Pet Shop Boys
6 6 COULD'VE BEEN- Tiffany
7 18 I GET WEAK- Belinda Carlisle
8 20 MAN IN THE MIRROR- Michael Jackson
9 5 HUNGRY EYES Eric Carmen
10 7 PUMP UP THE VOLUME M.A.R.R.S.
11 11 CRYING Roy Orbison & K.D. Lang
12 21 BE STILL BEATING HEART Sting
13 13 HANDS UP Sway
14 25 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS Billy Ocean
15 17 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher
16 9 SAY YOU WILL Foreigner
17 24 CAN'T STAY AWAY Gloria Estefan & MSM
18 19 JUST LIKE PARADISE Davi Lee Roth
19 26 ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS Richard Marx
20 14 TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne
21 30 CHECK IT OUT John Cougar Mellencamp
22 29 HYSTERIA Def Leppard
23 BROKEN HEARTS- Whitney Houston
24 28 CHINA IN YOUR HAND- t'Pau
25 DEVIL INSIDE INXS
26 MOONBEAM- Men Without Hats
27 27 I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN.- Roger
28 OUT OF THE BLUE Debbie Gibson
29 WHEN WE WAS FAB- George Harrison
30 THE DOCK OF THE BAY- Michael Bolton
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KAREN DROEGEKOPPSunrise Oshawa
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TOP THIRTY
1 3 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP- Rick Astley
2 2 I GET WEAK- Belinda Carlisle
3 4 PUMP UP THE VOLUME M.A.R.R.S.
4 1 FATHER FIGURE- George Michael
5 7 JUST LIKE PARADISE David Lee Roth
6 5 SHE'S LIKE THE WIND- Patrick Swayze
7 10 WHEN WE WAS FAB- George Harrison
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10 12 MAN IN THE MIRROR Michael Jackson
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12 15 ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS Richard Marx
13 6 WHAT HAVE I DONE Pet Shop Boys
14 18 CHECK IT OUT John Cougar Mellencamp
15 14 CRYING Roy Orbison & K.D. Lang
16 23 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS Billy Ocean
17 9 SEASONS CHANGE- Expose
18 22 OUT OF THE BLUE- Debbie Gibson
19 13 HUNGRY EYES Eric Carmen
20 20 853-5937 Squeeze
21 16 NEED YOU TONIGHT- INXS
22 27 LOVE BECOMES ELECTRIC- Strange Advance
23 A CHILL IN MY HEART- Eurythmics
24 THE DOCK OF THE BAY- Michael Bolton
25 25 KISS & TELL- Bryan Ferry
26 FIRE- Bruce Springsteen
27 19 TUNNEL OF LOVE- Bruce Springsteen
28 30 NEVER GIVE UP- BLVD.
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30 21 LOCK AND KEY- Rush
STEWART DUNCANSam's Yonge Street Toronto
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WAYNE WEBSTERCKFM Toronto
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Johnny Hates Jazz
Michael Jackson, George Michael and BruceSpringsteen album sales certainly haven'tslowed down during this first quarter of thenew year, yet with a distinct lack of follow-up"superstar" product, with several exceptions(most notably Toto's The Seventh One),releases that might have been overlooked inthe past, are getting serious attention atradio, retail and video outlets, and one suchexample is the new Midnight Oil album,Diesel And Dust.
Although the label has been kept busywith their various marketing campaigns andstrategies, the new "Oils" effort was the rightalbum released at the right time, believes ArtGraham, Manager, Pop Product, CBSRecords Canada. The politically orientedband, led by Peter Garrett, has been the sub-ject of several domestic attempts to break theband here, long before the U.S. attempt withtheir previous album 10-9-8.
The Oil's album, currently tied -in to a"Thunder From Down Under" promotiondirected primarily at retailers, has been mov-
Axe debut forSimon Chase singleAxe Records, a Toronto -based indie, has justreleased the first single of last year's Q-107Homegrown winners, Simon Chase.
The single, One More Night, was pro-duced by Triumph's Rik Emmett and RossMunro, and was shipped to radio, wrapped ina personally autographed to radio poster.
Simon Chase made their first televisedappearance, premiering their new single onthe Easter Seals Telethon, just recently.
The group comprises Anthony Michaels,vocals, and Sil Simone on guitar. The duowill be playing dates throughout SouthernOntario over the next month includingHamilton (Mar. 10-12), the InternationalCentre in Toronto (13) and Barrie (24-26).
The single was taken from the pair's LP,Thrill Of The Chase, now being readied forrelease.
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10 12 MAN IN THE MIRROR - Michael Jackson
11 17 DEVIL INSIDE INXS
12 15 ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS - Richard Marx
13 6 WHAT HAVE I DONE - Pet Shop Boys
14 18 CHECK IT OUT - John Cougar Mellencamp
15 14 CRYING Roy Orblson & K.D. Lang
16 23 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS - Billy Ocean
17 9 SEASONS CHANGE Expose
18 22 OUT OF THE BLUE Debbie Gibson
19 13 HUNGRY EYES
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21 16 NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS
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Slow CBS release period Michael Jackson, George Michael and Bruce
Springsteen album sales certainly haven't slowed down during this first quarter of the
new year, yet with a distinct lack of follow-up "superstar" product, with several exceptions
(most notably Toto's The Seventh One), releases that might have been overlooked in
the past, are getting serious attention at radio, retail and video outlets, and one such
example is the new Midnight Oil album, Diesel And Dust.
Although the label has been kept busy with their various marketing campaigns and
strategies, the new "Oils" effort was the right album released at the right time, believes Art
Graham, Manager, Pop Product, CBS Records Canada. The politically oriented
band, led by Peter Garrett, has been the sub- ject of several domestic attempts to break the
band here, long before the U.S. attempt with their previous album 10-9-8.
The Oil's album, currently tied -in to a "Thunder From Down Under" promotion directed primarily at retailers, has been mov- Axe debut for
Simon Chase single Axe Records, a Toronto -based indie, has just
released the first single of last year's Q-107 Homegrown winners, Simon Chase.
The single, One More Night, was pro- duced by Triumph's Rik Emmett and Ross Munro, and was shipped to radio, wrapped in
a personally autographed to radio poster. Simon Chase made their first televised
appearance, premiering their new single on the Easter Seals Telethon, just recently. The group comprises Anthony Michaels,
vocals, and Sil Simone on guitar. The duo will be playing dates throughout Southern
Ontario over the next month including Hamilton (Mar. 10-12), the International
Centre in Toronto (13) and Barrie (24-26). The single was taken from the pair's LP,
Thrill Of The Chase, now being readied for release.
boosts Oil's album ing up the charts steadily since its release and
hopes are that it will be the band's first album to surpass the gold plateau in a foreign ter-
ritory, as it continues to be one of the biggest sellers for CBS this year.
"They've delivered a record that, for the Oils, is extremely commercial yet for
anybody else who's listening to the Oils for the first time," Graham explains, "it's like:
`This isn't quite your average record .. . but I like it.' "I wouldn't say that the video is leading
the way, because the music, and in particular Beds Are Burning, is doing that, but the
video is certainly a good visual support item, simply because anybody who's new to the
band has no idea what these guys look like and I think Peter Garret
. . . when you see
that video and a lot of people are seeing what Peter looks like for the first time, and are
putting that man to the voice . . .
I think it's having a very positive effect.
"It reinforces that individuality that the Oils have and that they're not just another
band of good looking guys, but I haven't had people come back raving about the video.
It's really a support tool, instead of a door
A&M execs to present Special Olympics metal
Attending meetings in Los Angeles this week, A&M executives Gerry Lacoursiere, Joe
Summers and Bill Ott will present both Sargent Shriver, and his wife Pat, as well as Jimmy Iovine and his wife Vicky, with triple
platinum awards at a press conference ar- ranged to honour and publicize the sales
achievements of the various label's ter- ritories.
According to Jim Monaco, Canadian sales were the highest per capita of any coun-
try. Monaco also points out that Bryan Adams, whose version of Run Rudolph Run
was featured on the album, has also been scheduled to attend the event, being held this weekend at the city's Garden Plaza.
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opener," he concludes. "I'm a big believer in that if you want a hit record you've got to have it all: you've got to have the video play,
you've got to have the airplay, you've got to have the press exposure and you've got to have the tour dates; and you've got to have a great record and that's what sells 300,000
copies." Irresistable beat of `soca)
creeping into mainstream What Eric Clapton's version of I Shot The
Sheriff did for reggae music, as well as Bob Marley's career; Buster Poindexter's Hot Hot
Hot can do the same for `soca' - the fusion of Caribbean calypso and soul
- says John White, a Toronto independent promoter, who has actually been promoting the musical form for the past 4 years.
Although Hot Hot Hot is not considered "traditional" soca, according to White it
doesn't satisfy the calypso condition of con- taining a message, the "beat" has it placed in
a "commercial" soca vein. "Calypso is political, or it can be funny,
but it's a story telling medium," White ex- plains, "with a flow, with constant lyrics.
Though the music is uptempo, very danceable and infectious; whereas soul is a laid back
groove. Calypso, which was popularized by Harry Belafonte, gave way to soca in the
(Caribbean) islands, where the material was oriented towards dancing as opposed to the message."
Already this new musical genre has become so popular, adds White, that again
this year, Toronto's Bamboo Club will pre- sent the annual "March About" which
features ,
not only international artists (such as Jayson, the North American Calypso
King), but also domestic acts Odessey, Zano, Phase II and Brass Tracks.
The latter, he comments, have the best chance at securing a major record deal
because they have "youth on their side." Also, the band has a management team "bent
on breaking them through on all levels," something many of the other acts are lacking,
White concludes.
When you're HIP . . .
you re HIP Growing up in a small town may be a bringdown for some, but for the Tragically Hip, it was an inspiration for their first single release.
It all started in Kingston, Ontario, where the band performed extensive college and club gigs. With a rock solid foundation, raw lyrics and a rare determination, The Hip have built a following and created a spark which is catching on at AOR stations across the country.
Their self -titled album, released on Rock Records and distributed by BMG, was written by Gord Sinclair, Johnnie Fay, Gord Downie, Bobby Baker and published by Little Smoke Music and Roll Music.
CAPAC welcomes them all to the club of over 17,000 composers and publishers who combined, provide great music for Canadian and international radio programmers. Composers Authors and Publishers Association of Canada
Serving the Canadian music and broadcasting industries 1240 Bay Street, Toronto, Ont. M5R 2C2 (416) 924-4427
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q10111111HTZ's Star Track Series completedStar Track 4: The Search For Rock series,completed its run with a showcase of fivefinalists (Feb. 11) at the Welland House in St.Catharines. The finalists, competing for theprize of 25 hours of studio time at RainbowStudios in Niagara Falls,1000 pressings of the resultingThe Lost Marbles, Clearlight,
$1,000 cash andsingle, were
Geneva,
Seen at Star Track finals (I to r) HTZ-FM PD EricSamuels, Warren Parker (owner of Rainbow Studios),Jim Antoniou (Geneva), and Liz McElheran beingthanked by Geneva keyboardlst Rein Knol.
Jan. 25.29188 marked the debut of OMFM's broadcastof Virgin Vinyl, featuring newest releases of localWindsor artists, including Richard Janik, ReverendGeorge Randall, Greg Steiner, and Jimmy Graham.The latter is flanked here by OMFM's PD Ian Davies (I)and host of the show, Steve Kelly.
C74aiceoSINGLES
1 HANDS UP- Sway - Virgin
2 MOONBEAM- Men Without Hats Mercury
3 NEVER THOUGHT (I Could Love) Dan Hill - Columbia
4 WINTER GAMES David Foster Atlantic
5 LOVE BECOMES ELECTRIC Strange Advance - Current
6 CRYING OUT LOUD- The Box - Alert
7 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Lube - Capitol
8 THINKIN ABOUT THE YEARS Haywire Attic
9 DAY AFTER DAY- Blue Rodeo Risque Disque
10 MAGIC (In Your Eyes)- FM - Duke Street
Sarasin and Private Sector. Geneva won thebig prize while The Lost Marbles won aTascam Porta Studio. "HTZ-FM will con-tinue a talent search", says the station's Pro-motions Coordinator Liz McElheran, "butthe Star Track series has come to an end."
CJVI celebrating 65th AnniversaryVancouver Island's oldest radio station,CJVI 900 will be celebrating its 65th Anniver-sary on April 1st. The station went on the airas CFCL on April 1st, 1923. The first broad-cast was an Easter Sunrise Church Servicewhich originated from a mountain top in Vic-toria. A major promotion involves a year-long contest offering listeners the chance towin one of 65 island vacations on VancouverIsland and the Hawaiian Islands. For moreinformation contact Michele Paget or KimHesketh at 604-382-0900.
Jackson to C-KAN as General ManagerSteve Jackson has been appointed the newGeneral Manager for Radio Station 1480C-KAN in Newmarket, Ont. He has morethan 15 years of experience in broadcasting,
having been associated with both the CHUMRadio Group and Standard Broadcasting.
WEA Vancouver staff and Vice President Sales, GarryNewman met with Aerosmith after their recent date inthat city. The band was presented with platinum fortheir Permanent Vacation LP which has enjoyed 26weeks of charting on the RPM 100. Angel, the follow-up single and video to Dude, has -just shipped.
Radio Graffiti designed to "liven up" radioWhen the first scheduled segment of DavidPritchard's Radio Graffiti goes to air thisApril, radio listeners, he believes, will betreated to the only program of its kind beingoffered today. "There's nothing like it inCanada," he boasts, "In fact, I look afterWestwood One America too, and I just don'tthink there's anything like it in NorthAmerica."
The magazine -styled show crosses thespectrum of contemporary issues (a lifestyleradio program that focuses on the entertain-ment industry) and features reviews ofrecords, books and cars; offers concertlistings, editorials and travel hints, as well asweekly music charts, both Canadian and in-ternational; and is presented in a fast -pacedand enthusiastic manner.
However, Pritchard reveals the show,distributed nationally by Westwood One anddelivered on the Seltech Satellite System, has
1 ROBBIE ROBERTSON- Robbie Robertson Geffen
2 MEN WITHOUT HATS- Pop Goes The World - Mercury
3 DAVID WILCOX Breakfast At The Circus - Capitol
4 BLUE RODEO Outskirts Risque Disque
5 DAVID FOSTER Symphony Sessions Atlantic
6 HAYWIRE Don't Just Stand There - Attic
7 STRANGE ADVANCE The Distance Between -Current
8 LUBA- Over 60 Minutes With - Capitol
9 THE BOX Closer Together - Alert
10 TRIUMPH Surveillance MCA
initially been criticized for its apparent lackof focus, which was actually the idea, headds. "It's a potpourri . . . it's a collage, itmoves . . . it's a magazine.
"There's no focus? Well . . . what doyou say? Of course, there isn't any focus!Maybe there's a thread, but use your im-agination. That's what radio audiences neednow; they need spontaneity . . . they needlife, instead of the same old juke box-a-rama.Sure, it's a little different, because I want tomake it that way. It's about time we hadsomething a little more exciting on the radioanyway."
Also, and an important aspect of themagazine format, Pritchard concludes, is thefreedom it allows, such as including a varietyof unknown artists into the program. "I'mgoing to play Buckwheat Zydeco or CliftonChenier," he adds, "and you don't do this onradio today."
Ccutz°11'PA/C SINGLES
1 GONNA STAY IN LOVE Louisa Florio - Tembo
2 BREAKFAST AT THE CIRCUS- David Wilcox - Capitol
3 HERE WE GO AGAIN- Johansen - Coach House
4 DIAMONDS AND PEARLS- Sherry Keen AIM
5 WINTER GAMES David Foster Atlantic
6 JUST THE SAME Sandi Currie MLR
7 BURIED ALIVE- Paris Black Karrera
8 THE MOOD I'M IN- Maxwell King - Jagger
9 THE ENDLESS RIVER Frank Liddy - Fastbreak
10 I WONT CRY Paul Janz A&M
Caxel'g76;;6'COUNTRY SINGLES
1 I'M GONNA MISS YOU GIRL- M.M.Murphey Warner Bros
2 CHEATER'S MOON Carroll Baker - Tembo
3 GONE SO LONG Good Brothers Savannah
4 THANK YOU Ellis Family Band - A.M.I.
5 HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN Stoker Bros - RCA
6 GIVE IN Terry Caries. Sa h
7 CINDERELLA Dick Damron RCA
8 ONCE UPON A TIME Gary Fjeligaard Savannah
9 I STILL THINK OF YOU Peterson & Godard - Book Shop
10 SHE KNOWS I CAN'T SAY NO- Ken Hamden RCA
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GEORGE MICHAELFaith (Columbia)OC-40867-H (Cassette OCT-40867-H)
INXSKick (Atlantic)78.17961-P (Cassette 78.17964-P)
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMPThe Lonesome Jubilee (Mercury)832 485-143 (Cassette 832 675-40)
TIFFANYTiffeny (MCA)MCA -5793-J (Cassette MCAC-5793-J)
DAVID LEE ROTHSkyscraper (Werner Bros)92.58711-P (Cassette 92-56714-P)
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RICK ASTLEYWhenever You Need Somebody (RCA)6822.1 -R -N (Cassette 8822.4.R -N)
MICHAEL JACKSONBad (Epic)0E40600 -H (Cassette OET40600-H)
GOOD MORNING VIETNAMSoundtrack (AMA)SP -3913-W (Cassette SP -3913-W)
STINGNothing Like The Sun (A&M)SP -6402-W (Cassette CS -6402-W)
DEF LEPPARDHysteria
675-1-0edigo)830(Cassette 830 675-4-0)
GEORGE THOROGOODBorn To Be Bad (Manhattan)61.46973-F (Cassette E4.46973 -F)
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBYIntroducing The Hardline (Columbia)FC-40964-H (Cassette FCT-40964-H)
SINEAD O'CONNORThe Lion And The Cobra (Chrysalis)CHS-41612,1 (Cassette CH XC.41612-J)
ROBBIE ROBERTSONRobbie Robertson (Geffen)XGHS-24160-P (Cassette M5 -24160-P)
EURYTHMICSSongs (RCA6694 -1 -R -N (Cassette 6694.4 -R -N
MIDNIGHT OILDiesel And Dust (Columbia)BFC-40967-H (Cassette BFCT-40967.H)
ROBERT PLANTNow And Zen (Esparanza(79-08631-P (Cassette 79-08634.P)
BELINDA CARLISLEHeeven On Earth (MCA)MCA -42080,1 (Cassette MCAC-42080-J)
MEN WITHOUT HATSPop Goes The World (Mercury)832 730.1-0 (Cassette 832 730441
GEORGE HARRISONCloud Nine (Dark Horse)92-56431-P (Cassette 9266434-P)
U2 The Joshua Tree (Island)ISX-1127-J (Cassette ISXC-1127-J)
ELTON JOHNLire In Australia (MCA)MCA24022,1 (Cassette MCAC2-80224)
PET SHOP BOYSActually (Manhattan)ELJ46972-F (Cassette E4.146972 -F)
THE POGUESIf I Should Fall From Grace With God (Island)ISL-1175-J (Cassell. (SIX- 1175-J)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEENTunnel Of Love (Columbia)OC-40999-H (Cassette OCT-40999-H)
AEROSMITHPermanent Vacation (Geffen)1(014S -24162-P (Cassette M5 -24182-P)
DAVID WILCOXBreakfast At The Circus (Capitol) pCLT-48551-F (Cassette CST -48551.F)
WHITNEY HOUSTONWhitney (Arista)AL -8405-N (Cassette AC -8405-N)
BLUE RODEOOutskirts (Risque Disque)25-47181-P (Cassette 25-47184.P)
WHITESNAKEWhitesnake (Geffen)XGHS-24009-P (Cassette M5 -24009-P)
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1 I'M GONNA MISS YOU GIRL M.M.Murphey - Werner Bros
2 CHEATER'S MOON Carroll Baker Tembo
3 GONE SO LONG - Good Brothers - Savannah
4 THANK YOU Ellis Family Band A.M.I.
5 HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN Stoker Bros - RCA
6 GIVE IN -
Terry Carlson - Savannah
7 CINDERELLA Dick Damron RCA
8 ONCE UPON A TIME Gary Fjellgaard Sa h
9 I STILL THINK OF YOU - Peterson & Godard Book Shop
10 SHE KNOWS I CAN'T SAY NO Ken Hamden RCA
MARCH 19, 1988 Record distributor code A&M 8MG
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WEA -P 1 .1 (2s) DIRTY DANCING
Soundtrack (RCA) 6408 -1 -R -N (Cassette- 64064 -AN)
GEORGE MICHAEL Faith (Columbia)
OC-40867-H (Cassette OCT-40867.H) 3 3 (17) INXS
Kick (Atlantic) 78-17961-P (Cassette 78-17964-P)
4 s (27) JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP The Lonesome Jubilee (Mercury) 832 4854-0 (Cassette 832 675-40)
5 4 (18) TIFFANY Tiffany (MCA)
MCA -5793-J (Cassette MCAC-5793,1)
2 2 (15)
6 6 (7) DAVID LEE ROTH Skyscraper (Warner Bros) 92-56711.P (Cassette 57.66714.P) O
17 (4) ACIDC Blow Up Your Video (Atlantic)
78-18281.P (Cassette 78.18284 -PI 8 9 (7)
9 7 (26)
O 14 (7)
11 8 (21)
O 16 (30)
O 19 (6)
O 20 (14)
0 18 (11)
16 13 (17)
17 15 (13)
O 35 15)
O 52 (2)
20 12 (19)
21 11 (16)
22 10 116)
23 23 (51)
24 21 (33)
25 22 (24)
0 09 (3)
27 29 (21)
28 28 (26)
29 31 (13)
30 33 (40)
31 30 (25)
32 24)48)
33 25 (11)
34 27 (12)
RICK ASTLEY Whenever You Need Somebody (RCA) 6822.1.R.N (Cassette 6822-4-R.N1
MICHAEL JACKSON Bad (Epic) OE -40600-H (Cassette OET-40600-H)
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM Soundtrack (A&M)
SP -3913-W (Cassette SP -3913-W) STING Nothing Like The Sun (AMA)
SP -6402-W (Cassette CS -6402-W) DEF LEPPARD
Hysteria (Vertigo) 830 675-1-0 (Cassette 830 675-4-0)
GEORGE THOROGOOD Born To Be Bad (Manhattan)
E1.46973 -F (Cassette E4 -46973F) TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
Introducing The Hardline (Columbia) FC-40964- (Cassette FCT-40964-H)
SINEAD O'CONNOR The Lion And The Cobra (Chrysalis)
CHS-41612-J (Cassette CHXC.4161251 ROBBIE ROBERTSON
Robbie Robertson (Geffen) XGHS-24160-P (Cassette M5 -24160-P)
EURYTHMICS Savage (RCA
5694-1-R44 (Cassette 6694.4 -R -N MIDNIGH1 OIL
Diesel And Dust (Columbia) BFC-40067-H (Cassette BFCT-40967-11) ROBERT PLANT
Now And Zen (Esparanza( 79.08631-P (Cassette 79-08634.P)
BELINDA CARLISLE On Earth (MCA)
MCA -42080-J (Cassette MCAC-420804) MEN WITHOUT HATS
Pop Goes The World (Memory) to
832 7304-0 (Cassette 832 730-4-01 GEORGE HARRISON
Cloud Nine (Dark Horse) 92-56431-P (Cassette 92-56434-P)
U2 The Joshua Tree (Island)
ISX-1127-J (Cassette ISXC-1127-J) ELTON JOHN
Live In Australia (MCA) MCA2-8022-J (Cassette MCAC2-40224)
PET SHOP BOYS Actually (Manhattan)
EU-46972-F (Cassette E4J-46972-F)
THE POGUES if l Should Fall From Grace With God (Island)
(SL1175,1 ICassetto ISLC-I 1 75,11 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Tunnel Of Love (Columbia) 0C -40599-H (Cassette OCT-40999-H)
AEROSMITH Permanent Venation (Geffen)
XGHS-24162-P (Cassette h15 -24162-P) DAVID WILCOX Breakfast At The Circus (Capitol)
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CLT-48551-F (Cassette C4T.48551-F) WHITNEY HOUSTON
Whitney (Arista) AL -8406N (Cassette AC -8405-N)
BLUE RODEO Outskirts (Risque [Hague)
25-47181-P (Cassette 25-47184.P) WH1TEsNAKE
Whitesnake (Geffen) XGHS-24009-P (Cassette M5 -24009-P)
CALIFORNIA RAISINS California Raisins (A&M) SP9505W (Cassette CS -9505W1
FOREIGNER Inside Information (Atlantic)
78.18081.P (Cassette 7848084-P)
DAVID FOSTER The Symphony Sessions (Atlantic
to 17991 P (Cass,tle 78.17994P) NEW ORDER
Substance 1667 (Factory) 832 616443 (Cassette 832 618-44)
JAMES TAYLOR Never Die Young (Columbia)
FC-40851-H (Cassette FCT40851-H1
DEBBIE GIBSON Out Of The Blue (Atlantic)
76-17801-P (Cassette 7617804 -PI
BILLY IDOL Vital Idol (Chrysalis)
CHS-41620-J (Cassette CHXC41620-J) FLEETWOOD MAC
Tango In The Night (Warner Bros) 92-54711-P (Cassette 92-54716P)
DOKKEN Back For The Attack (Elektra)
96-07351-P (Cassette 96-07354-P)
RANDY TRAVIS Always And Forever Warner Bros)
92-55681-P (Cassette 92-55684-P) JOE COCKER
Unchain My Heart (Capitol) CLT-48265-F (Cassette C4T-48286F)
CHER Cher (Geffen)
XGHS-24164-P (Cassette M5 -24164-P)
PINK FLOYD A Momentary Lapse 121 Reason (Columbia)
OC-40599-14 (Cession.. OGIN0599-H) HAYWIRE
Don't Just Stand There (Attic) LAT-1239-W (Cassette CAT -1239-V)
STRANGE ADVANCE dio The Distance Between (Current) g
CLT48550F (Cassette C47 -48550-F) OMD
The Best Of OMD (Virgin) VL-2454-W (Cassette VL4.2454-W)
MADONNA You Can Dance (Sire)
92-55351-P (C t te 92-55354-P)
LUBA Over 60 Minutes With Luba (Capitol)
LP NIA (Cassette C4V-48553-F) THE BOX
(611::\, Closer Together (Alert)
BD-1005-0s-0 (Ca BE41005.0 .\Lb'
DEPECHE MODE Music For The Masses (Sire)
92-56141-P (Cassette 92.56144 -PI
PAUL McCARTNEY All The Best (NFL)
CLW-48507-F (Camarillo C4W48507-F)
RICHARD MARX Richard Marx (Manhattan)
ST -53049-F (Cassette 45T -53049-F1
BRYAN FERRY Bette Noire (Reprise)
92-55981-P (Cassette 92-55984-P) 'Inc ALARM
Eye Of The Hurricane (I.R.S.) IRS -420614 (Cassette IRSC-42061-J)
MEGAUt 1H So Far, So Good, So What (Capitol)
C11V-48148F (Cassette C41V-4814