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Jackson's 'Black Or White'Becomes EHR's All -TimeAdd Leader.See Airplay Action On Page 27.

Europe's Music Radio Newsweekly . Volume 8 . Issue 48 . November 30, 1991 . £ 3, US$ 5, ECU 4

Major CutsPlanned AtChrysalisRecords?

by Machgiel Bakker andSteve Wonsiewicz

The future of Chrysalis Records'European operations are in doubtfollowing Thorn -EMI's Novem-ber 19 acquisition of the remain-ing 50% of the company for anestimated US$62 million. On thecontinent, Chrysalis has small -sized outposts in Holland, Franceand Sweden and a fully staffedGerman office.

In the UK, Chrysalis will(continues on page 26)

A FOND FAREWELL - BMG's Monti Lehner took center stage during aspectacular party marking his retirement from the company. Some 350friends, business partners and artists were on hand for the festivities. Pic-tured (l -r) are Wftner, BMG chairman/CEO Michael Dornemann, BMGInternational president/CEO Rudi Gassner and BMG president -GSAThomas M. Stein. For more photographs of the celebration, see page 4.

15 MINUTES -PER -HOUR LIMIT

Sony Restricts'Dangerous' UK

by Paul Easton

In a move designed to minimizethe impact of home taping, SonyMusic Entertainment (SME)has restricted UK radio airplayfor Michael Jackson's new Epicalbum Dangerous to 15 minutesper hour. To a certain extent,radio is also being preventedfrom pre -announcing tracks fromthe album as well. The arrange-ment does not apply to the rest ofEurope.

An official statement from

SME says, "Because of potentialproblems that would result fromcontinuous airplay of MichaelJackson's new album Dangerous,released on November 21, SonyMusic Entertainment has regret-tably had no alternative but totake exceptional action to restrictrights granted to radio stationsthrough PPL (Phonographic Per-formance Limited).

"This restriction applies to allradio stations in the UK, and wasimposed in these exceptional cir-

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BUMA/STEMRA's Financial Lights Out AtTies To RNN Stir Controversy Dublin's Century

by Machgiel Bakker

War has broken out in Hollandover national copyright bodyBUMA/STEMRA's Dfl 4.5 mil-lion investment (app. US$2.4 mil-lion) in 24 -hour cable/satelliteradio station Radio NoordzeeNationaal (RNN) (M&M June8). Critics say BUMA/STEMRAis inappropriately using licencefees to finance the 24 -hour all -Dutch format station, which plansto launch on January 1.

Comments EMI Music Pub-lishing . MD Arjen Witte, "Istrongly feel that BUMA/STEM-RA should only concentrate oncollecting performance royaltiesand certainly not get involvedwith the set-up of a commercialstation." Witte has since left theboard of the copyright body.

Opponents of the investment

also cite the involvement ofDutch media company Streng-holt, which also provided start-upcapital for RNN. Strengholt rep-resents Warner/Chappell andother publishers.

BUMA/STEMRA's invest-ment in a station that is closelyaligned with Strengholt is viewedby some observers as giving thepublisher an unfair advantage.Says Witte, "Parts of the incomethat we as publishers receive isgiven to BUMA. I have a right toknow what will happen with mymoney. But it certainly shouldn'tbe given to the competition[Strengholt]."

However, BUMA/STEMRAMD Ger Willemsen dismisses allaccusations vehemently. "Thishas been approved in a boardmeeting where these publisherswere present. Everybody knows

that we channel 10% from netresults to social and culturalmeans. Apart from the annual twomillion guilders for Conamus[the organization for the promo-tion of national product], that alsoincludes RNN. There is no truthto the allegation that this createsunfair competition. There is aseparate station management, [thefoundation Publi Music, a sub-sidiary of Strengholt] which hasno influence whatsoever on theprogramming."

About 40% of performancerights income that BUMAreceives is channeled to Dutchaffiliate members. Only 15% ofthat income, however, strictlyconcerns Dutch national product.The launch of RNN was intendedto boost that figure.

RNN chairman and ex-BUMA(continues on page 26)

by Paul Easton and AidanO'Sullivan

Century FM/Dublin, Ireland'snational commercial EHR radiostation, has been forced to close.It ceased broadcasting at 18.00 onNovember 19 with estimateddebts of IR£10 million.

Capital Radio/London re-cently increased its financialbacking of the troubled station(see M&M November 23),including buying most of the 28%of shares held by concert promot-er Oliver Barry. That movereportedly put Capital's stake inexcess of broadcast ownershiplimits. Capital had given Irishregulator Independent Radioand Television Commission(IRTC) an understanding that itsshareholding would not exceedthe permitted 30%.

However, unconfirmed reportsindicate that Capital was unableto divest its excess shares to otherinvestors and was refused permis-sion by the IRTC to maintain a

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TV3/Scansat Pirates

by Robbert Tillj

In a battle for bragging rights tothe European premiere of MichaelJackson's Black Or White video,Swedish cable/satellite TV stationTV3/Scansat taped the clip fromMTV Europe, which first showedit on Thursday, November 14 at22.00. Scansat put its own logoabove the MTV imprint andbroadcast two minutes of the 11 -minute clip, shortly after MTVshowed it, in the "Aschberg"show. Swedish national TV netChannel 1 had bought the rightsfor the premiere for its Saturdayprogramme "Dabrowski."

Comments Sony Music Swe-den marketing manager HakanKrantz, "We were really upsetFriday morning. The contract,written in both English andSwedish, stipulated that Channel 1had the right of first showing. Wechose them because they cover thewhole nation. Scansat threatenedto broadcast it in its entirety beforeChannel 1, so we feared losing outto their broadcast. 'Dabrowski'reaches 2.5-3 million viewers,while 'Aschberg' only reachesapproximately 400.000. If youknow that our country has a popu-lation of only eight million, youcan understand the loss of impactwe expected."

Sony Music succeeded in arbi-trating a settlement between thetwo competitors, arranging forChannel 1 producer KjellDabrowski to be interviewed onScansat, during which he criticizedScansat's actions.

However, Sony Music is pur-suing legal recourse on its own.Says Krantz, "We are prepared totake legal steps against Scansat.We're not after their money; asymbolic sum is enough for us.What we really want is a statementof principle from court that therules are clear, once and for all.We can't have it that TV becomesthe set for this kind of anarchy."

Sony Music's litigation wouldcome via the national IFPI bodyJFL, which can sue Scansat. SaysIFPI/JFL adviser Tomas Stenmo,"According to the Swedish copy-right act, it is not allowed to take acopy from another programme(including music video or film)and broadcast it without the per-mission of the rightful owner."

So far, MTV Europe is keepinga low profile. Press officer DebbieWoodcock says, "We're aware ofthe situation and, at the moment,we're looking into the matter."

A spokesperson for London -based TV3/Scansat points the fin-ger at the company's productionoperations. "Strix, the productioncompany, is totally responsible forwhat it broadcasts on TV3. Itshould take the full conse-quences." Strix producer RobertAschberg, who was also the pre-senter of the show in question, wasunavailable for comment.

Despite all the trouble, SonyMusic Sweden enjoyed its biggest -ever initial shipment (309.000units) on a new album. The previ-ous record (150.000 copies) washeld by local artist MagnusUggla.

Letters To The EditorAtlantic 252 Responds To AIRCDear M&M,In his response in your November 16 editionto the research findings through which (Ire-land -based long -wave) Atlantic 252 claimsmarket leadership for commercial radio inthe UK, the Association of IndependentRadio Companies' (AIRC) marketing exec-utive James Galpin is right in one respect:the fact that Atlantic 252's audience is notmeasured together with that of other stationsheard in the UK is highly unsatisfactory to allconcerned.

Mr. Galpin should be more frank aboutthe reasons why Atlantic 252 has beenobliged to commission independent researchon its own behalf. The truth is that the AIRCwill not allow Atlantic 252 to participate inJICRAR Clearly, the predominant view isthat they do not wish to openly report theextent of our audience. Of course, if theAIRC would allow us to join JICRAR, therewould be no further argument.

It is perhaps worth mentioning that con-tinued attempts to cast doubt on the validityof the Atlantic 252 figures are not the onlyways in which Atlantic 252 has been ham-pered in its efforts to prove the extent towhich its audience has developed.

In order to achieve an even closer compa-rability with JICRAR, our original choice ofresearch company was, in fact, RSGB,which conducts research on behalf ofJICRAR. RSGB quoted for the job in June1991, but withdrew via a letter dated July I,which said: "In discussion with the AIRC,we were unable to obtain unequivocalauthority to conduct your research." Theyadded, "You will appreciate our reluctance tojeopardize relations with the AIRC member-ship."

RSGB was clearly "leant on"; further-more, they were leant on by those who arenow calling our research into question.

Atlantic 252 wants only to be able to"stand up and be counted." If anyone dis-putes our claim to UK radio market leader-ship, then they should let us join what ismeant to be joint industry research. Togetherwe can then develop radio beyond the realmsof the "two percent medium," where it haslingered for far too long.

Yours faithfully,

Travis BaxterStation Manager

And A Reply From AIRC...Dear M&M,Regarding Atlantic 252: As AIRC stated,AIRC membership is and always has beena requirement in order to participate inJICRAR. AIRC membership, at present, isonly open to radio stations regulated by theRadio Authority.

RAJAR will be a different animal in thisrespect; AIRC will be the joint owner [withthe BBC], but RAJAR's management willbe in the hands of a committee on which

AIRC, the BBC, IPA (Institute of Practi-tioners in Advertising), and ISBA (Incor-porated Society of British Advertisers) willbe represented.

There will be nothing to stop Atlantic252 from applying to that committee to par-ticipate in RAJAR.

Sincerely,

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Spectacular SendoffFor BMG's Liiftner

BMG's Monti Liiftner received the royal treatment during a November 15 retirementparty in Munich. About 350 friends, business partners and artists were on hand to par-

ticipate in the celebration. Liiftnet; who was with the Bertelsmann group for 36 years,founded Ariola Records in 1958, marking the Bertelsmann group's first entry into

record production. Liiftner also leaves his post as vice chairman of BMG, president ofA&R worldwide, and CEO of BMG Ariola in the German-speaking territories. He

plans to remain actively involved in the international music and home entertainmentindustry through his consulting company, Monti Media Consulting. During the galaevening, US superstar Dionne Warwick bid a fond adieu with a stirring performanceof her hit song "That's What Friends Are For." At right, and pictured below, is Liift-

tier, celebrating with colleagues and friends.

A FEW SMILES, A LOT OF LAUGHS - Above, Rick Astley and AnnieLennox exchange grins at the gala dinner.

IN TOP FORM - Pictured on the right, top German producers JackWhite (I) with Janine Eke, Frank Farian (center right) with Ingrid Segieth(center) and (r) BMG Ariola Munich's retired MD Friedel Schmidt.

STELLAR FORMATION - Surrounded by stars (l -r): Dieter Bohlen,Dionne Warwick, Monti Luftner, Peter Alexander and Udo Jurgens.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIENDS - Pictured above, Arista president Clive Davis (I) and Dionne War-wick (r) spend a few minutes with Bertelsmann president and CEO Mark Wassner.

BELTING IT OUT - Pictured at left, Luftner joins Peter Alexander in a late -evening duet for old times' sake.

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Premiere Inks DealWith Radio Vision

by Bob Lyng

German pay -TV channel Pre-miere has signed a one-year dealwith radio/TV syndicator RadioVision for exclusive Germanbroadcasting rights for a series ofmusical events. The two compa-nies struck the deal at the recentMIPCOM conference in Cannes.

Premiere-the Bertelsmann/Leo Kirch/Canal Plus -ownedstation with 250.000 subscribers

in its first nine months of opera-tion and which is adding some20.000 new customers monthly-has worked with Radio Vision inthe past. The companies teamedfor Paul Simon's Central Parkconcert, the Pavarotti In ThePark concert in London andWhitney Houston's show inSpain.

According to Premierespokesperson Volker Schnurr-busch, the deal will "guarantee

Premiere viewers a minimum ofone major music event per monthon an exclusive basis."

Schnurrbusch says since thetarget audience for these broad-casts is "the young family that,because of costs and kids, cannotattend such concerts and whosemusical taste is not adequatelyserviced by other TV broadcasts,"the programme will be orientedaround such "CD artists such asSting and U2."

Radio Listening Up, Says Massenkommunikationby Mal Sondock

Although advertising income inradio is increasing much moreslowly than TV, radio reaches themost people for the greatest peri-od of time in Germany. In areport which looked at the period1974-1990, Massenkommunika-tion revealed people listened toradio 52 minutes per day versus39 minutes for TV.

The media analysis for 1990

and 1991 also shows that morepeople than ever before are listen-ing to radio and spending moretime per day doing so. (See chartbelow:)

Time Spent Using Top ThreeMediums

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TV 45 42 39 39Newspapers 14 13 11 9Radio 41 45 50 52

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Mom -Fri. 82.0 83.3Mon: Sun. 79.7 81.4Saturday 76.6 80.1Sunday 71.1 73.5

Minutes Listened1989/90 1990/91

Mon: Fri. 164 167Mon. -Sun. 156 162Saturday 150 161Sunday 126 137

GERMAN JOYRIDE - About 400 guests joined EMI Electrola execu-tives for a November 3 celebration congratulating Roxette on hittingdouble platinum (sales of over 1.2 million) with their album "Joyride."Pictured (14 are: EMI Music Continental Europe senior director of mar-keting and A&R Roel Kruize, Roxette's Marie Frederikson, Roxette man-ager Thomas Johansson, EMI Electrola MD Helmut Fest, Roxette's PerGessle and EMI Sweden MD Rolf Nygren. Some of the surprises duringthe party included Fest speaking Swedish during the award's presenta-tion and EMI arranging for Frederikson's and Gessle's siblings to attendthe party.

Rosenbauer Named NewRadio Brandenburg MDWDR/Cologne head of cultureHansJuergen Rosenbauer hasbeen appointed new MD of pub-lic station Radio Brandenburg/Potsdam.

He received 14 of the 24 votescast by the board of directors.Other candidates included RadioNRW/Oberhausen PD Klaus

Klenke, who picked up ninevotes, while the only Germancandidate Michael Albrech, MDat the east German public broad-caster DFF, received the oneremaining vote.

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GOLDEN ADD - Di, composer and playwright Mike Read hasjoined Capital Gold/London as presenter. Initially, Read will host "TheMike Read Record Collection" on Sunday from 20.00-midnight. Thenew series starts on November 24. Pictured (l -r) are Capital Gold pre-senters Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton, Read and Paul Burnett.

Radio AuthorityChanges INR2 RulesThe winner of the INR2 nationallicence now will not be requiredto commence test transmissionswithin six weeks of the licenceaward (M&M November 9).

David Vick, Radio Authorityhead of development, says thatthis is because of a change ofheart by the regulators. "As wellas having to pay the RadioAuthority licence fee from thedate of award, they would alsohave to finance the test transmis-sions, which would be expensiveduring the station's pre -opera-tional period," says Vick.

"It has also been made easierby the BBC finding a permanent

home for 'Test Match Special'[cricket commentaries] on Radio3 FM, which has resolved a prob-lem over the prospect of an emptyfrequency with no adequatereplacement for the cricket."

However, Vick points out thatalthough the requirement mayhave been lifted, the RA wouldhave no objection to a stationstarting test transmissions early."It depends on who gets thelicence. If it is won by an existingstation or someone with availablestudio facilities, they would prob-ably want to be able to showcasetheir new service as soon as pos-sible." PE

Network Chart Show In.£15.000 GiveawayThe Network Chart Show haslaunched its first major promotionwith a weekly prize of £15.000(app.US$24.450). The contest isbeing held over a three-weekperiod in conjunction with pro-gramme listings guide TV Times.

A spokesperson for CapitalRadio/London, which producesthe Network Chart Show for theIndependent Radio network, says,"Capital Radio's programmes arenow being listed in the London

editions of the TV Times, so itwas the perfect medium to do apromotion involving the wholenetwork."

Sponsored by Nescafe, theNetwork Chart Show is broadcastby 60 ILR stations between17.00-19.00 on Sundays. CurrentJICRAR research shows it tohave an audience of around threemillion.

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Licences AdvertisedFor Channel Islands

by Paul Easton

The Channel Islands are to gettheir own local commercial radiostations following the advertisingof FM licences for Jersey andGuernsey by the Radio Authori-ty. The islands' tax -haven statusand high -income profile of manyresidents means the licences areexpected to be hotly contested.However, strict local laws onhousing and employment couldcause problems for some appli-cants, especially with hiring staff.

The Jersey licence has a TSA(total survey area) of around65.000 adults. The other licence,which will serve Guernsey andthe smaller islands of Alderneyand Sark, has a TSA of around45.000 adults.

Although the Channel Islandscome under British rule, they are

mainly self-governing and are notmembers of the EC. However,some UK legislation, includingthe Broadcasting Act, is extendedto include them. As a result, theRA will be required to consult theBroadcasting Committees of theStates of Jersey and Guern-sey-which have been opposed tocommercial radio in the past-for their views on the licenceapplications.

Comments RA head of devel-opment David Vick, "They willreceive copies of the applications,without the confidential section,and will give their comments. Ifthey feel any applicant groupwould be unacceptable, they willhave to give their reasons.

"The committees will have theright of veto, but not the right ofchoice. The Radio Authority hasthe eventual right of licence

award."The Channel Islands are

already served by the BBC'snational networks, as well asBBC local stations Radio Jerseyand Radio Guernsey. They arealso targetted by a couple of sta-tions based in France: Contact94/Lessay, which broadcastsmainly in English; and RadioForce 7/St. Malo, which has adaily hour in English.

The closing date for applica-tions is March 3, 1992, and theRA hopes to be able to announcethe winner within two months.

Meanwhile, the RA has alsoadvertised the ILR licence forMorecambe Bay in Lancashire,which is the fifth licence to beannounced this month. Vick saysthe RA is "on course" with itstimetable for licencing new sta-tions.

BBC Network Radio StealsBPME-UK Awards Thunder

by Mike McGeever

BBC Radio 1 walked away withthe most radio promotions awardsat the second annual BroadcastPromotion & Marketing Execu-tives -UK conference and TV &Radio Awards on November 16 inGlasgow.

Radio l's collection includesgold awards in the Best Print orPoster Advertisement for its "GetOne On Tonight" campaign andBest TV Promotion/Advertise-ment when the station expandedto 24 hours earlier this year. Outof a possible 33 awards in 11 cat-egories, Radio I garnered sixgolds, two silver awards and three

bronze awards from a field of 188entries.

Capital Radio/London led theprivate, commercial sector withtwo golds and six silvers. InvictaRadio/Kent captured the gold inthe premiere radio category "YourBest Shot." The judges' panel waschaired by Gillian Reynolds,radio correspondent for UKnational newspaper The DailyTelegraph.

The entries showed a remark-able spectrum of imagination andcreativity in displaying talentsacross the full range of promo-tional tools-from outside broad-casts to public service messages,and print promotions to TV ads.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON - Mike Stevens (right) and son Paul are prob-ably the only father -son team in Europe. Both are weekend presenters onInvicta Radio/Kent's AM Supergold. Mike can be heard on Saturday's14.00 - 18.00 slot, while Paul does the 14.00 - 17.00 Sunday shift.

Total entries submitted this yearincreased by 22%, while atten-dance (50 radio executives) wasup from 1990, according toBPME-UK's press officer IanMayor.

A couple of new radio cate-gories were added this year, alongwith more seminars.

Award WinnersBEST BELOW THE LINE

PROMOTIONTrent FM

BEST PRINT POSTER OR ADBBC Radio 1

BEST TV PROMOTION/ADBBC Radio 1

BEST PUBLIC SERVICE/SOCIALACTION PROGRAMME

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BEST CAMPAIGNCapital Radio/London

BEST SALES PROMOTIONMetro Radio Group

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BEST AUDIENCE BUILDERBBC Radio 1

BEST RADIO SPOTCapital Radio/London

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Japan FM RenewsRFI's 'Pazz & Jops'

by Emmanuel Legrand

Japan FM/Tokyo (J -Wave 81.3),Japan's leading FM station, hasrenewed for the fourth consecu-tive year the programme "Pazz &Jops." The show is a daily half-hour programme made in Paris byinternational pubcaster RFI.

The renewal was announcedduring a visit in France by JapanFM MD Tamotsu Yamamotoand one of the station's leadingpresenters Jon Kabira. During ameeting with RFI presidentAndre Larquie, both parties alsoagreed to air the programme onRFI's new Paris outlet. The pro-gramme will consist of "Pazz &Jops" in its Japanese version, plusa seven -minute live news feedfrom Japan.

Commenting on the deal,Yamamoto says, "We see Europeprimarily as a territory for co -pro-duction of programmes, and 'Pazz& Jops' is a good example of that.But we have no plans to invest inEuropean broadcasting compa-nies."

"Pazz & Jops" is made by ateam of four people and consistsof news clips picked up fromRFI's world-wide news network,interspersed with music by Euro-pean acts. The programme isaired in French and Japanese andis hosted by executiveproducer/journalist Jean -JacquesDufayet in Paris and Kabira inTokyo. The programme is sent inFrench to Tokyo for voice-overs.

The programme costs aboutFfr1.6 million (app. US$270.000)to produce in France. It is spon-sored by Japanese beer giant Sap-poro and is broadcast eachevening at 22.30 to an averageaudience of 700.000 listeners.

For Dufayet, "Pazz & Jops"represents "the marriage of twodifferent types of radio stations,public and private, by taking thebest of what they each can offer."Dufayet explains, "We have com-bined the strengths of our station,with its network of correspon-dents, its production capacities,and the power of the FM band. Itdid not have an obvious mix in

the first place, but it turned out tobe quite successful."

Kabira says his Tokyo listen-ers are "extremely curious" aboutEuropean and French music. Thiscuriosity is reflected in the gener-al programming of the station,which has a core playlist withabout 80% Anglo-Saxon reper-toire.

Comments Kabira, "In Japan,the FM stations are associatedwith international music, whereasAM stations are more local ori-ented in their musical program-ming. The station has changed theway people perceive radio. Wewere the ones that brought musicfrom non -Anglo-Saxon countriesinto Japan. 'Pazz & Jops,' forexample, has brought to theTokyo public such acts as ManoNegra and Salif Keith, whichwere virtually unknown in ourcountry."

Japan FM was created in1987, 20 years after Tokyo FM.Tokyo has only three FM stationsto cover more than 10 millioninhabitants.

Kid Station SuperlousticMounts Network Plans

by David Roe

This isn't just kid stuff. Super-loustic/Lyon is positioning itselfas the only station in Europe thatcaters to 4 -16 -year- olds.

Since the end of 1990, thestation has been managed byPierre -Henri Picq, who is aim-ing to turn it into a network.

Superloustic, which startedtransmitting from Lyon in 1987,has a penetration of 32% in Be-de -France (an estimated 300.000listeners daily) and 42% in Lyonwith a further 200.000 listeners.It has 16 transmitters broadcast-ing to 40 towns nationally andhopes to have an audience ofone million by the end of theyear, with 40 transmitters cover-ing 100 towns by the end of1992.

Picq is also pushing the factthat the Superloustic broadcastsa large amount of French music."We are transmitting 85%French music and variety, withthe rest being Anglo-Saxon,"says Picq. "The reason for this isthat in that age group, there is ademand for French artists. Con-sequently, we have become animportant target for the recordcompanies, which are now fol-lowing our progress with interest

since we can transmit anything,even new artists."

One major marketing prob-lem has been that it is difficult toknow exactly how big the audi-ence is since most surveys don'tinclude Superloustic's core agegroup.

"The problem with polls isgoing to change because adver-tisers have become aware thatthis group is a huge potentialmarket and one that exercises anenormous influence on parents,"says Picq. "There is the need fora study of this target market and

we are in the process of gettingready to do it. It will be readyfor publication in January 1992."

While audience numbers arestill unclear, a study by broad-cast regulator the CSA inSeptember for France Infoshowed that 69% of a possible21 million people in the 7-14age group listen to an FM sta-tion.

Operating costs for the sta-tion are an estimated Ffrl mil-lion (app. US$178.571) permonth, but Picq hopes to hitbreakeven next year.

GOLDEN CHARMS - Jil Caplan (third from left) receives a gold discfor sales of her record "La Charmeuse de Serpents." Pictured (l -r) areJay Alansky, Jean Claude Gastineau, Caplan and Laurence Le Ny.

France Mourns DeathOf Yves Montand

With the death of Yves Mon-tand, who died of a heart attackon November 10 at the age of70, France has lost one of itsmost visible and famed interna-tional ambassadors.

Montand epitomized the tra-dition of the "chanson fran-caise." In some ways, thesinger/actor was equal to FrankSinatra in the longevity of hiscareer, the following he had andthe quality of the work he deliv-ered-both in his film andmusic activities.

Montand was born on Octo-ber 13, 1921, as Ivo Livi inMonsummano, a small village inItaly. He came from a modestcommunist family which leftItaly in May 1924 due to pres-sure from the fascists then inpower. The family settled inMarseilles and managed toobtain French nationality in1929. After studying to becomea hairdresser and taking otherincidental jobs, Montand (hetook this stage name in 1938)started to sing in Marseilles andthen moved to Paris.

His singing career was fur-ther developed when he metEdith Piaf in 1944, then at the

Is Virgin Megastore For Sale?Are the French Virgin Mega -stores for sale? That is the theo-ry of French financial magazineChallenges.

The publication claims in afront-page story in its Novemberissue that the Megastores are insuch a bad financial situationthat "there is no other alterna-tive" than to be acquired by anoutside investor or cease trading.

However, in a prepared state-ment Virgin called the Chal-lenge story "fiction and, in theworst case, an operation to

destabilize us." Virgin presidentPatrick Zelnik counter-attacked, saying that "the Mega -stores were not for sale." Zelniksays the music retailer is lookingfor partners, but will retainmajority ownership. The VirginFrance stores are owned by Vir-gin Retail UK, banks Paribas,Saulnes Chatillon and CreditAgricole, and Patrick Zelnik.

In its story, Challenges says,"Virgin UK [boss RichardBranson] doesn't have the nec-essary [financial] capacity to

support its most beautiful Euro-pean outlet." It estimates that forthe 1990-91 fiscal year thatended in July, losses werebetween Ffr100-130 million(app. US$17.8-23.3 million) onturnover of Ffr840 million.That's far from the forecastedturnover of Ffrl billion, whichhas forced the company to cut300 jobs.

Suggested buyers are retailgiant and long-time competitorFNAC, as well as leading hyper-market chain Carrefour. EL

top of her career. Piaf fell inlove with the young singer.Montand once said that Piaftaught him everything he knewabout singing and captivatingaudiences.

Montand's most famoussongs are Les Feuilles Mortes,Le Temps des Cerises, A Paris,Battling Joe, C'est Si Bon, LaBicyclette, Syracuse, Sous LeCiel De Paris, Hollywood andEst-Ce Ainsi Que Les HommesVivent. Most of his recordingsare available on CBS and Poly -Gram. His last studio album isentitled Montand ChanteMcNeil, recorded in 1984 andconsisting of songs written by

songwriter DavidAmericanMcNeil.

In 1981, after years of acareer dedicated only to cinema(between 1945 and 1991 hemade 40 movies), Montandembarked on a series of showsat the renowned Paris concerthall, The Olympia, followed byan extended world tour whichbrought him to New York in1982 for a series of sold -outconcerts. Montand was due toresume his singing career nextMay for a series of shows at theBercy concert hall, where hisconcerts were already sold out.

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NO STING IN THIS TALE - With Italian sales totalling 100.000units for their latest album "Crazy World," the Scorpions take a breakto receive a gold award after their Milan concert. Pictured with thegroup are PolyGram president Gianfranco Rebulla (second from left),Phonogram marketing manager Roberto Biglia (fifth from left), Phono-gram MD Bruno Tibaldi (sixth from left) and Phonogram product manag-er Michele Olcese (eight from left).

Rete 105 PushesJackson's 'Dangerous'

by David Stansfield

Michael Jackson is the onlyinternational artist to retain con-sumer fanaticism, according toRete 105/Milan head of musicAlex Peroni.

Peroni made the claim as heunveiled the station's exclusivepromotion package for the artist'snew album Dangerous. Says Per-oni, "I'll stake my credibility onthe belief that he is the only onenot to lose his audience. You can't

RTL 102.5 Signs Two NewDJs: Leonardo, ManuelEHR network RTL 102.5 HitRadio has signed two new DJs,Leonardo and Gianni Manuel,in a bid to boost its ranks ofmajor personalities at the station.

Manuel, who is presenting the14.00-18.00 slot Monday -Thurs-day, worked previously at EHRweb Rete 105 in Milan. Leonar-do, who quit his post at Milan -based EHR 101 Network to jointhe station, takes over the sametime slot on weekends.

RTL 102.5 head of musicGrant Benson admits the stationlacked big -name DJs in the past.However, he confirms the new

appointments form part of a con-tinuing strategy for improvementin that area. Leonardo, he says,

Gianni Manuel (above) joins DILeonardo in moving to RTL 102.5.

presented the major show "SoulTrain" at 101 Network in the mid -1980s and Manuel, a big name indiscotheques, is currently on adisco tour sponsored by L.A.Gear.

"Personalities are importantfor the station," adds Benson. "Ifnot, we could switch to automa-tion. Our target audience is 18-36 -year -olds, so our presentersneed a level of maturity. Theyalso need real personality and notone that has been created just forradio. Leonardo and Manuel fitthe bill perfectly."

Controversy Surrounds SER'sONDA Award, Telecom Act

by Anna Marie de la Fuente

The prestigious ONDA awardgranted to SER on November 7for its broadcast of a politicallysensitive car phone conversationhas added an ironic twist to analready brewing controversy inSpain.

The debate involves the Span-ish government's move to amendthe Telecommunications Act(LOT) following the broadcastlast April of the mobile telephoneconversation by SER (M&MNovember 23). The draft amend-ment calls for licence revocationwithout a court order of anybroadcaster violating the privacyof individuals. It is still pendingbefore parliament.

Private radio broadcastingassociation AERP. has demandedits withdrawal, calling it a threatto freedom of expression. In

statements made the same day theawards were announced, howev-er, Telecommunications MinisterJose Borrell insisted the govern-ment had no intention of modify-ing the proposed amendment.

The ONDA awards are givenby media group PRISA, whichowns SER, in recognition ofinnovative, quality radio and TVprogranuning, as well as to out-standing professionals in thefield.

At the press conference,Eugenio Galdon, director gener-al of the audiovisual division ofPRISA, declared, "I want itunderstood that it is not an awardagainst anything or anyone, but aprize aimed at encouraging free-dom of expression and a well-informed public."

To its credit, it was not SERwhich presented this controver-sial award, but instead Javier

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Gimeno, Antena 3 executive andAERP president, and celebrityradio journalist Luis del Olmo.SER director Augusto Delkaderdid not participate in the unani-mous vote for the award.

Other ONDA radio prizeswent to Jose Luis Balbin for hiswork with Antena 3 radio'snews/talk programme "HoraCero"; state -run RNE for its cov-erage of the Gulf war; and to Fer-nando Argente for his presenta-tion of classical music in the RNEshow "Clasicos Populares."

Meanwhile, the internationalONDA radio prizes went to theBBC Radio series "The World isa Balloon" and to Austrian pub -caster ORF for its documentary"The Cemetery of the Unknown."Among the Latin American radionetworks, FM Tango/BuenosAires was chosen for the original-ity of its broadcast format.

say the same for an artist likeDuran Duran."

The station aired the Jacksonsingle Black Or White exclusivelyin Milan. It also played one tracka day from the album before itsrelease on November 21 (seeM&M, November 16).

In a special Michael Jacksonday heralding the release of Dan-gerous, the album was aired in itsentirety and a competition waslaunched in which the retailerwith the best window display forthe album, and the listener pho-tographing that display, wouldwin free trips to the artist's firstconcert, either in the US or Japan.Peroni also confirms that hun-

dreds of ads are being aired forDangerous in a joint campaignwith Sony, which includes some20.000 posters and an additional20.000 window stickers beingdistributed throughout Italy.

Launch PartiesRete 105 also staged afternoon

discotheque parties in Milan,Rome, Genoa and Bologna onNovember 23 to present thealbum, screen the Black Or Whitevideo and give away 3.000 T-shirts, hundreds of maxi -singlesand a small number of special,limited -edition CD versions ofDangerous as competition prizes.

DEEP IN THE HEART OF GREECE - Deep Purple's Roger Glover stopsby Antenna Radio/Athens for an interview and to sign a few autographsfor fans who came to meet him. Pictured (l -r) are programme director EliasXynopoylos, Glover and head of music information Chris Lentzas.

El Ultimo Hit Europe ToPromote 'Musico Loco'

by Howell Llewellyn

Spain's leading exponents of fla-menco -flavoured rock, El Ultimode la Fila, will be playing a seriesof European concerts in Decemberto promote their recently renamedalbum Musico Loco (formerlytitled Nuevo Pequeno Catalog() De.S.eres Y Estares I. The album.which has sold 500.000 units in thecountry (400.000 last year) was thebiggest seller in 1990.

The Barcelona -based band isplaying eight cities in six countriesand its first -ever gig in the UK.The dates are Toulouse (Dec. 5).Milan (Dec. 7), Winterthur,Switzerland (Dec. 9), Brussels(Dec. 10), Paris (Dec.12). Ham-

( burg (Dec. 14). Cologne (Dec. 16).I with a final concert scheduled forLondon's legendary Marquee Clubon December 17.

Even though the top -sellingalbum was released a year ago inmost countries, it was neverbacked by a campaign because ofthe band's commitments else-where. A long European and LatinAmerican tour this year ended inVenezuela in August.

El Ultimo have their own labelPerro Records in Barcelona, butthey are distributed by EMI/His-pavox. Maria Carmen Garcia ofPen -o Records says she is workingto get extensive radio coverage ofthe mini -tour in each of the citiesin which the band plays.

Early next year, El Ultimo willrelease a special album in Italywith a selection of their best songssung in Italian. Musico Loco wasreleased in October in Mexico, one Iof the countries the band will visitin February on a promotional tour.



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SCANDINAVIA

MD Records PushesNorwegian Artists

by Kai Roger Ottesen

The newly launched MDRecords hopes to fill the gap forindependents left by SonetRecords and will emphasizeNorwegian artists with interna-tional potential.

That's according to formerPolyGram Norway marketingmanager Stein Johnsen, whoinitiated the launch and is thenew MD. Johnsen will beinvolved in A&R, coordinatingeverything from artist signings,release schedules and TV promo-tion. Camilla Basberg will han-dle all other promotional work,including print media and radio.MD Records is also planning tocontract assistance with Oslo -based CNR Non -Stop, which isthe sales and distribution arm ofthe company.

From its headquarters inOslo, MD's two full-timeemployees will work on at leastsix or seven projects through theend of the year. MD Records iswholly owned by Investa A/S, a

Norwegian investment company.It has a Nkr1.5 million (app.US$214.000) budget for the firstyear.

The company's strategy is togive full attention to one artist ata time for about two months.

Comments Johnsen, "Wewant to do this because this is anew company and we believe wecan get the best results that way.Ivar Dyrhaug [Norsk Platepro-duksjon MD] has the same phi-losophy. When I worked withPolyGram, I dealt with 20 prod-ucts each day. I did not havetime to give 100% to all prod-ucts."

Johnsen has previouslyworked with Grammofon A/SElectra, Warner Home Video,Warner Music and PolyGram.While at PolyGram, he market-ed, among others, Dire Straits,Bon Jovi and One 2 Many.

Dag Kolsrud, the manbehind One 2 Many, contactedJohnsen at PolyGram in Januaryof this year and asked if he want-ed to work for One 2 Many and

launch a new label for the band."I was flattered," continuesJohnsen. "I had always wanted towork with Norwegian artists. Istarted to work on a marketingplan and made some financialestimates. Dag was in charge ofcontacting the investor. Then Iresigned from PolyGram inMay."

Kolsrud was the first artist tobe released on MD Records withthe CD single Mary Tomorrow,which also includes his versionof Knocking On Heaven's Doorand an instrumental version ofMary Tomorrow. The albumDecember 2 is scheduled forrelease on November 18. Lastyear the first December albumsold 35.000 copies nationally forBMG Ariola.

Explains Johnsen, "There aretwo reasons for releasing DagKolsrud first. He is a well-known artist in Norway, so weare sure that the media will beinterested in him and the newrelease. It also signals to othernational acts that we are interest-

Swanyard Assets FrozenOver Royalty Dispute

by Marc Maes

A London court on November 8granted Belgian independentARS's request to freeze the assetsof UK -based company Swan -yard Records. ARS made themove because of a dispute withSwanyard over royalty paymentsdue the Belgian company.

Says ARS director of businessaffairs Stefan Calle, "The lastroyalty statement goes back tothe first half of 1990 and thecompany hasn't sent us anythingsince. Swanyard also claims the

royalty statement for the first sixmonths of 1990 shows a £4.000(app. US$7.000) deficit insteadof the £192.000 they owe us."

At press time Swanyard exec-utives were not available forcomment.

ARS took the case to a Bel-gian court and found that othercompanies were in a similar situ-ation in their dealings with Swan -yard. "Swanyard Recordsstopped releasing material inApril 1990," explains Calle."And from that time, SwanyardDiscs took over all administra-

Radio Antigoon Opens StudiosBelgian PPT minister Marcel Colla wasscheduled to inaugurate Radio Antigoon's"open studio" at the Century Centre shop-ping mall on November 16. This studiocompletes the set of three hi -tech inter -linked facilities to update Radio Antigoon'stechnical equipment.

Radio Antigoon MD Piet Keizer com-ments, "The studio at the shopping centrewill serve to broadtast our weekly Top 50show, as well as our first programmethere." Keizer is hosting a daily, live broad-

cast between 12.00-14.00 from the openstudio, featuring games and occasional stu-dio guests.

"We have invested over £100.000 (app.US$167.000) in this studio, plus the twonew ones at our headquarters," explainsKeizer.

Mediacom is supplying a Bfr2 million(app. US$54.000) computer system for dig-ital broadcast of commercials and radioclips. A PC network with AD/DA convert-ers serves the three studios. MM

tion. The most recent royaltystatement was also printed onSwanyard Discs stationery... andARS has reasons to believe thatby the time the Belgian courtwould have ruled on the matter,Swanyard Records may have nomoney."

Calle says the injunction will"give us the opportunity to freezeall of Swanyard's assets until theBelgian court has reached a ver-dict."

ARS MD Patrick Busschotsadds, "In international business,the possibilities of defendingyourself are very limited, even insuch an obvious case as this. I amvery happy to hear that theEnglish courts are protecting therights of European companies aswell." Apart from the royaltystatement of 1990 for sales ofover 400.000 albums of ARSartists such as Technotronic,Calle estimates a large proportionof royalty payments have beenaffected this year, since numer-ous ARS tracks were used incompilation packages.

Z Radio StartsSwedish Satellite

ServiceNew satellite service Z Radio/Stockholm recently began pro-viding programmes for 10 localradio stations in Sweden.

The weekday, three-hourafternoon segment, a mixture ofcurrent affairs and music target-

. ting 20 -35 -year -olds. is simul-cast on the Z TV satellite -TVservice.

"This is just the beginning."says company spokespersonGorjen Vidsell. Plans are near-ing completion to provide addi-tional daily/evening program-ming, as well as live broadcastsof major concerts in Europe.The launch of a new recordcompany Z Records is set for

"sometime next year." accordingto Vidsell. Z Radio is owned bythe Kinnevik Croup. whichalso publishes Z magazine.

In a separate venture. ZRadio has set up a temporarytransmitter (97.8 MHz) inStockholm and is broadcastinglocally 24 hours a day throughNovember in conjunction withthe Stockholm Film Festival(SFF).

It is the first time privateradio has been allowed to selladvertising, according to Vid-sell. The commercials, pur-chased by SEE are being airedto promote the month -longevent. M/lic

ed in Norwegian music."Next year, Johnsen and his

staff plan to concentrate on athree-piece band-Rolf Graf,Egil Eldoen and OlavStedje-all popular and experi-enced artists in Norway. Graf

and Eldoen are now members ofLava. Other projects includeArnt Rye, Tinbox Parade (pro-duced by Dag Kolsrud) and Pet -ter Samuelsen. One 2 Many willalso release their next album onMD Records.

PhonogramSupports Pop Gun

ReleasePhonogram has releasedDreams, the first single fromthe new Pop Gun album TableSwimming (Mercury) in allthree configurations at thesame price.

Promotional rollout wasscheduled for early November."This means that the CD singlewill be released at a 35% dis-count, making it equal to thevinyl and cassette single price,"says Phonogram label managerAn Hajdu.

She says the company's firstaim is to establish a firm Bel-gian radio hit with Dreams,adding that she expects tocrack the IFPI Top 20 withinweeks of its release.

"BRTF's second channelRadio 2 picked up the singleand Andre Pirenne [RTBFRadio 2 'Hainut' producer] is

!playing the record for I() con-secutive mornings in his pro-gramme, 'Hainaut.' adds Hajdu.

"We are looking for more

partners on the Flemish side. aswe had planned a campaign onthe Flemish Radio Contact'stations. We had to cancel it..however. due to the uncertainsituation of the network here.so we shifted that part of ourcampaign to print media."

Hajdu is confident of theEhack -up given by radio pro-grammers. "although the four -minute, 47 -second length ofDreams is not immediately tai-lored to fit every programme."

Commenting on the song,Pirenne says, "We had the trackon for two weeks, togetherwith a competition sponsoredby Vespa, with a scooter asfirst prize.

"Hajdu is right about the'',track length; but. then again.'our programme allows us to cutaway parts from the song or doa voice-over without damagingit.

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SINGLESC&C MUSIC FACTORY

Just A Touch Of Love (Everyday)- Columbia EHR/D

PRODUCER: Robert Cliyillos/David Cole

More dance from American groove mas-ters C&C. Just a .touch of rap and a littlebit of scratching are covered in soulful andmeaty vocals. Slightly reminiscent of the'70s, there are echoes of Chic, among oth-ers.

BELINDA CARLISLE

Do You Feel Like I Feel? - Virgin EHR/ACPRODUCER: Rick Nowels

La Carlisle's sultry voice is shown off to itsbest advantage in this joyous heavy synthdance -groove. The track, best described asa mix of vintage Human League andMadonna, is programmable during all partsof the day.

BRENDAN CROKER

There'll Come A Day- Silvertone AC/EHRPRODUCER: Barry Beckett

Croker is no longer that "friend of MarkKnopfler" who both ride their hobby hors-es together as the Notting Hillbillies. Thistrack, selected from his excellent TheGreat Indoors album, exemplifies his full-grown talent as a songwriter. The sad toneof his voice fits the content of this delicatelove song.

LA. GUNSThe Ballad Of Jane - Vertigo

PRODUCER: Duane Baron/John Purdell/Tom Werman

This is the first European single release ofthe American quintet's third album Holly-wood Vampires. The careful mix of acous-tic and electric guitar, string sounds andrough, unpolished vocals, tells the story ofbygone love. This is a good ballad withmore obvious rock credibility than some ofits contemporaries who are currently suc-cessful in the charts.

MARKY MARK & THE FUNKY BUNCH

Wildside - Interscope EHR

PRODUCER: Donnie Wahlberg/Spice

With the global hit Good Vibrations, theseguys have made their mark. The follow-upis built around the same sample from LouReed's Walk On The Wild Side as A TribeCalled Quest used for their Can I Kick It?single.

PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION

Diamonds And Pearls - Warner Brothers EHR/AC

PRODUCER: Prince & The New Power Generation

The melody of this mellow ballad and titletrack of his new album rings a bell for soul

fanatics. It recalls Bobby Goldsboro'sfamous tune Summer (The First Time), asrecorded by Millie Jackson on her classicCaught Up album.

SIMPLY RED

Stars - East West EHR/AC

PRODUCER: Stewart Levine

The title track of their new album hasnumerous allusions, including referencesto Mick Hucknal's own road to fame andto the stars in the European flag. This soul-ful pop song confirms the position of thered-headed singer at the top, close to thegalactic stars.

THE TRAGICALLY HIP

Cordelia - MCA R/APRODUCER: Don Smith

On their recent third European tour,Canada's finest prove themselves to be thebest live band of the younger generation.Try to imagine the directness of Stones,Creedence swamp feel, AC/DC tightness,Doors passion and R.E.M. appeal andyou've got the picture. Dutch public broad-caster VARA/Hilversum was quick to rec-ognize the band's potential. Says producerFlip van den Enden, "It all started afterwe picked up their debut album last yearand decided to broadcast their first Dutchlive show. We've been playing theirrecords ever since. In two weeks time, wewill broadcast an acoustic set whichthey've just recorded especially for us."

BONNIE TYLER

Bitter Blue - Hansa/BMG Ariola AC/EHRPRODUCER: Howard Houston

Tyler's unique voice has always made hersound somewhat like a female Rod Stew-art, as proven by such chartbusters of thepast as Total Eclipse Of The Heart and It'sA Heartache. Now signed directly to theGerman Hansa label, she works her voicemore than ever. This lavishly producedsong is heavily inspired by Scottish folkmusic.

ALBUMSJULIEN CLERCAmours Secretes...Passion Publiques - Virgin AC/EHR

PRODUCER: Phil Ramone

As the days get shorter and the nights longer,the market gets filled with live albums.French superstar Julien Clerc-chansonnierpar excellence-fits the bill, together withthe likes of Eric Clapton, Eros Ramazzottiand fellow countryman Patrick Bruel. Theset of this show, recorded at Zenith/Parisand featuring Bruce Springsteen bass play-er Gary Tallent, gives a good perspectiveon the man's career, which started in the late'60s. The song Ce N'est Rien, a European hitin 1974, is still elevating after all these years.The single Quitter L'Enfance is the only stu-dio recording on an album with a distinctlack of crowd noise.

JOHN OICANESolid -Circa AC/EHR

PRODUCER: George Acogny/Peter Vettese

Steve Winwood move on over. Here is ayoung representative of the more soulfulwing of the singer/songwriter genre. Thealbum opening's track Come On Up listenslike Winwood's Higher Ground. On softersongs, his voice sometimes has a CliffRichard -appeal and Love Cars is a primeexample. For a debut album, there's aremarkable amount of top session playerspresent, such as Pino Palladino (bass) andToto's Steve Lukather (guitar) and JeffPocaro (drums).

QUEEN LATIFAHNature Of A Sista' - Tommy Boy/FNAC D/EHR

PRODUCER: Various

In these times of interchangeable hip hopoutfits, this album is absolute "royal" class.While every shop assistant seems to jumpthe rap band wagon, this lady surely is thelocomotive. With a style of her own, the"dancing queen" has a higher funk densitythan the whole lot. Get into the groove ofBad As A Mutha and the single Fly Girl,both produced by the renowned Danish pro-duction team SoulShock and CutFather.

JACKFLASHJackFlash - Dig lt/Fazer (LP) (Finland)PRODUCER: Raine Salo/JackFlash

Hard rock programmers in search of partyrock in the best Vanhalen/David Lee Rothtradition should look no further. Judging bytheir debut album, this Finnish band-outof the same stable as Gringos Locos-hasborrowed all the musical blueprints thisstyle requires. It's hard to believe that somuch noise is caused by only a trio. Thetrack All Nite Long is a perfect mix ofmelody and power and the bluesyvaudeville track Sunny Side could evengrab the attention AC programmers. Con-tact Timo Lindstriina/Lasse Norres at tel:(+358) 435 011; fax: 455 2352.

KING DADDY YODFaut Pas Taper La Doudou - Bakchich (France)

PRODUCER: Joel Ronel

The French are fast talkers, so if there's any

language suitable for rap in all its variants,it is that tongue. Listen to the rapidly spo-ken words by this raggamuffin artist whooriginally hails from Guadaloupe, and con-vince yourself. The "King" sounds like anatural to take over the reign of Tippa Irie.Contact Marie -Agnes Beau at tel: (+33)1.4011 1724; fax: 1.4011 1344.

THE POP GUNDream - Mercury (Belgium)PRODUCER: Jean Blaute

This Belgian pop duo load their guns withdifferent sorts of ammunition. The trackDream is a shot in the bull's-eye of theBlack -dominated market. The additionaltrack Thunder follows the bullets whichhave been shot by Chris Isaak. Their recordcompany claims this single to be the first inBelgium to be sold for the price of the vinylversion in all formats. Contact tel: (+32)14.429 005/2.735 9170.

PAUL SIMONPaul Simon's Concert In The Park - Warner Brothers AC/EHR

PRODUCER: Paul Simon

This live solo album is the logical stepafter Simon & Garfunkel's successful TheConcert In Central Park. Although record-ed with a massive crowd in attendance-see the sleeve picture for a real dose ofclaustrophobia-it captures all the excite-ment and intimacy of his more recent stu-dio albums Graceland and The Rhythm OfThe Saints. The 23 -track CD with a "great-est hits" character leaps through Simon'scomplete career as a singer/songwriter.Backed by a five star -band, featuringdrummer Steve Gadd, saxophonistMichael Brecker and African guitaristVincent Nguine, this set by the no. 1crossover artist is pure delight for pro-grammers on a multitude of formats.

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES

Better- Impact American

PRODUCER: Little Steven

One of the most regretted "divorces" inrock music has been repaired: New Jer-sey's local heroes Southside Johnny andMiami Steve Van Zandt are togetheragain. Never reaching the same pinnacleon their own as they achieved in the goodol' days, this "reunion" album is absolute-ly stunning, Better Days indeed and farexceeding the sum of its parts. Hear "TheBoss" himself joining in on the steadilyrocking current single It's Been A LongTime. The Miami Horns, operating fullblast under the guidance of trombonistLa Bamba, also sound rejuvenated,while Jon Bon Jovi deserves credits forkicking Southside's ass. The track AllNight Long with his ear -blistering har-monica should inspire the J. Geils Bandto reunite as well.

R/AC/EHR

U2Achtung Baby- Island EHR/R/APRODUCER: Daniel Lanais

This is the sound of "Berlin Nach DieWende." The atmosphere of this album,partly recorded in Berlin, is like Bowie'sLow and Heroes albums with the same"made in Germany" stamp on it. The bleaksoundscape, created by filtered vocals andindustrial guitars, are in perfect contrastwith U2 as we already knew them. Themusical style of the new and the old fusetogether perfectly in Love Is Blindness,accompanying the "bono vox" in a settingreminiscent of Jaques Brel's Ne Me QuitterPas.

Singles and albums featured in New Releases are listed alphabetically. Each record is recommended for format or programme suitability. Abbreviations used include: EHR, AC, R(Rock), D (Dance), C (Country), J(Jazz), EZ (Easy Listening), NAC (New Adult Contemporary), A (Alternative) and M (Metal). Records mentioned in New Talent are by acts signed to independent labels for which license and/or publishing rights areavailable, except as noted. Please send your samples to Robbert Tilli/Machgiel Bakker, PO Box 9027, 1006 AA Amsterdam, Holland.



SPOTLIGHT

DENMARK

D.A.D Signed to Medley. Publisher: Overmuch/ Casadida/Warner -Tamerlane.Management: Rock On/Copenhagen. New album: Riskin' It All, released onOctober 14, and charted in Denmark at no.1, Sweden (17), Norway (14), Finland

(22) and Portugal (22). In the EuropeanTop 100 Albums, it is no. 47. New single: Bad Craziness, released onNovember I. Recorded at Medley/Copenhagen. Producer: Nick Foss/D.A.D/LarsOvergaard.

Moby Signed to Instinct/Outer Rhythmthrough Rhythm King. Publisher: Urbana Music. New single: Go initially released onJuly 15, and re-released on October 17;currently, it is no. 11 in the UK and no. 43in the Coca Cola Eurochart Hot 100 Sin-gles. Recorded at Moby/New York. Producer: Moby. Concerts: In September, Moby was on aUK tour, followed by dates in Holland andGermany. A short European tour isplanned for the very near future. European releases: the single is out inthe Benelux (CNR), Germany (RoughTrade), Scandinavia (Mega) and Spain

Marketing: See below.Concerts: From November 26 untilChristmas, the band is on a major Euro-pean tour. Visits include the UK, Holland,Germany, France and Belgium. They hitScandinavia in January and February.*Promotion: during the tour D.A.D. isavailable for promotion. They havealready paid promo visits to Sweden andNorway.*International releases: Medley takes careof Scandinavia, while for the rest of theworld, including Japan and the US-butapart from Australia (Liberation/Mush-room)-D.A.D. is licensed to WarnerMusic.

Only the real talents in rock are able todeliver an album which is good from A toZ. Danish band D.A.D a.k.a. DisneylandAfter Dark is a welcome exception on aflooded market with interchangable rockacts. Their second album for MedleyRiskin' It All, the follow-up to 1989's half -a -million worldwide selling No Fuel LeftFor The The Pilgrims, proves they are stilldeveloping.As with a lot of rockers, their music ispowerful enough to shake the foundationsof a skyscraper, but if you listen closely,you'll discover their lyrics do fundamentalthings to your brains as well.Like Metallica, they present themselvesas a thinking person's rock band, with allthe tracks boasting strong observations,even about themselves. D. Law is a cotni-

UNITED KINGDOM

(Blanco Y Negro). Releases in Greece andPortugal are to be announced.

While millions of TV viewers all overEurope get tears in their eyes from theAngelo Badalamenti-composed theme topopular TV series "Twin Peaks," millionsof others work up sweat dancing to thecover version by Moby. Under thispseudonym goes American dance producerRichard Hall, a descendent of HermanMelville, the writer of the fiction novel"Moby Dick." Imagination runs in the fam-ily, as evident in his adoption of this pieceof music. Although Hall's rendition is con-sidered impious to Twin Peaks purists, it isinteresting to see how he succeeds in trans-forming music meant to move the heartinto music to move the feet.When New York -based Instinct label

Holy Noise Signed to Hithouse/ARS/CNR. Publisher: BMC. New album: Organoised Crime, releasedon November 8. New single: James Brown Is Still Alive,released on October 18; currently, it ischarted in Holland at no. 11, and in Bel-gium (14). At press time, it's a new entry inthe Coca Cola Eurochart Hot 100 Singlesat no. 91.

released the single last year, no one paidattention to it, but on the back of the suc-cess of the TV series in Europe, hereceived the recognition this side of theocean. Rhythm King had to release ittwice before it became a hit in the UK.Other territories are slowly following. Achart entry is expected soon in Holland,where it is a big club hit. It is also in A -rotation on Power FM/Amsterdam and onHilversum -based public broadcastersVeronica, TROS and AVRO. Hall, who isnow a UK resident, plans to move to Hol-land and record an album.Like a minstrel in the middle ages whotravelled from castle to castle, Moby trav-els from club to club with only a key-board-the modem version of a lute-inhis backpack. His extraordinary live act isof a wildman who jumps on the stage.

Recorded at Hithouse/Rotterdam. Producer: Holy Noise. Marketing: advertising in Top 40 andDisco Dance magazine, plus the flyer ofretailer Free Record Shop. European releases: The album is out inthe Benelux on CNR. For other territories,it is licenced to Sony Music.

LA Style's current European hit JamesBrown Is Dead-no. 8 in the Coca ColaEurochart Hot 100 Singles-is a thorn inthe side of Dutch dance act Holy Noisewho claim they recorded their reply a long

cal take off of D.A.D., itself.Don't underestimate their rock credibility:lead singer/guitarist Jesper Binzer'svocals seem to be howled from a HarleyDavidson. There is a lot of the lateAC/DC singer Bon Scott in his voice andthe closing track of the album demon-strates that this young man can handle anacoustic ballad too.For their fifth album, they have continuedtheir collaboration with Medley staff pro-ducer Nick Foss. The raw -powered rockalbum was mixed at the famous DutchWisseloord Studios by Chris Lord-Alge,who also mixed Tina Turner's latest stu-dio album, Foreign Affair.Medley has lined up a marketing cam-paign that matches the grandeur of theband. In Sweden, the release was celebrat-ed with a big launching party on October14, followed by two press dates. A king-size version (2 metres high) of the famousD.A.D logo with the mean lookinglonghorn skull-equipped with real shin-ing lights-is used as window decorationby retailers in Denmark only.More in-store material includes two differ-ent posters and counter display for CDs inthe form of the luxurious sofa as depictedon the album sleeve. A heavy fly-poster-ing campaign is aimed at key cities inDenmark. Apart from the window extrava-ganza, Warner Music has adopted theMedley promo -material for Europe.

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After a short European introductory tour inSeptember, clubs across the continent arenow preparing for future savage perfor-mances.

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time before Belgian LA Style hit thecharts.Holy Noise, featuring the Global InsertProject, is a concept developed by threeproducers/mixers, featuring Hithouse labelmanager Paul Elstak, the successor of latePeter Slaghuis. The addition of rapperAlee gives their techno-dance noise the"holy" touch it needs for daytime radio.

National Spotlight: Artists featuredhave achieved Top 15 chart status intheir country of origin.



STATION OPERATIONS

PART I

Understanding Computer MusicScheduling Software Systems

by Paul Easton

There may be a recession goingon, but the suppliers of specialistmusic scheduling software for theradio industry are still finding aready market for their products.This is because existing stationsare discovering the potential ofcomputerized programming, andnew stations are coming on -airwith it already in use.

There are exceptions. One ofthe few major stations which stillprefers to build its programmes by

the presenter to use in the studio orsent to an automation system. Themusic programmer is able to makeany changes, such as moving orreplacing any records where nec-essary.

Special CapabilitiesThe computer can also be used

to provide the necessary returns tothe relevant copyright bodies, suchas PRS, PPL, SACEM andGEMA. Some of the systems canalso provide details of the airplayfor an individual song or whole

"If the information that goes into thecomputer is not creatively assessed, youwill not get creative programming.Remember the old computer maxim:'Garbage in, garbage out.''- Angela Bondhand is BBC Radio 1, eventhough it has its own ROMEOcomputer system. As well as han-dling general music administra-tion, ROMEO is used to allocatethe playlist records between thevarious mainstream shows toensure even rotation, with the indi-vidual producers having the finalchoice as to how those records areprogrammed within their shows.As the playlist only accounts foraround 50% of Radio l's daytimeprogramming, producers alsochoose the other records for theirshows.

Very few stations, though, canafford a team of producers and inthe past, the choice of musicwould be left to presenters work-ing within a basic format.

Benefits Of A MusicScheduler

However, the move towardstighter, more targetted formatsmeans stations are now carryingout various forms of musicresearch to make sure that onlysongs which test well get played,while avoiding those songs with ahigh tune -out or burn factor. As aresult, presenters no longer choosetheir own music, and computersoftware is now employed to givegreater control over the music toensure that only the right recordsare aired.

Some people are concernedthat using a computer not onlyremoves the human touch fromtheir programming, but takes awaytheir freedom. This fear isunfounded, as it's possible to editthe schedule before it's printed for

category to enable the programmerto pinpoint any rotation problems.

Depending on the size of thecomputer's hard disk, it is alsopossible to run separate softwareand databases for more than onestation on the same machine. Thishelps stations which have a degreeof FM/AM. simulcasting to main-tain proper rotation throughout thewhole day on both stations. It alsoenables the programming for agroup of stations to be pro-grammed centrally, if necessary.

Don't Rush Into ItMaking the decision to switch

to a computer is a major step forany station. When talking to sever-al broadcasters experienced withmusic schedulers, the most impor-

order to maintain a consistentsound.

The need for a much largerdatabase seems to be more impor-tant for those stations which eitheruse their music scheduling systemto double as a complete librarymanagement system, or use"block" programming rather than asingle music format. Because thecomputer is required to pro-gramme a broad range of musicacross the day, it therefore needsthis much larger database size.Usually, however, the databasewill only contain those songswhich the station wishes to play.

Prioritize Your NeedsSetting up this database obvi-

ously requires time, as everyrecord will need to be properlyassessed, timed and then entered.It should not be rushed. Becausethis is very time-consuming, manyEHR-formatted stations havefound that the best approach is tostart with their current playlist.This can be completed reasonablyquickly, and then the computer canbe used to rotate those records.

select the music that appeals tothem. This will be your database,which will continue to expand asnew material is added on a regularbasis. Also, make sure that yourdatabase is properly balanced tomatch the desired output.

entered into the system. A mis-spelled name or an incorrectlyassessed song will cause schedul-ing problems.

It is also important to remem-ber that a computer is not a "magicbox of tricks." A few stations have

A few stations have fallen into the trapof believing that they can simply installa computer and expect it to churn outthe right music regardless.

"Assess each item that is to beentered into the database in termsof its characteristics. It is a goodidea not to have too many peopledoing this, in order to avoid incon-sistencies. If the information thatgoes into the computer is not cre-atively assessed, you will not getcreative programming. Rememberthe old computer maxim: 'Garbagein, garbage out.'

"Divide songs into categories.A category is a group of items thatyou wish to rotate in the samemanner. For example 'A -list,''Recurrents."Sixties Gold.' etc.

"Your category structure should be for-mulated to be able to fine-tune your pro-gramming and enable it to meet theneeds of your target audience at differ-ent times of the day." - Angela BondAlso, playlist maintenance caneasily be carried out on a weeklybasis. Other record categories canthen be added as time becomesavailable.

Stations with specialist music

Some people are concerned that using acomputer not only removes the humantouch from their programming, buttakes away their freedom. This fear isunfounded.

tant piece of advice they can offeris that you should not rush into itby trying to do everything at once.Get used to working with the com-puter and feel comfortable withthe basic functions before movingon to the more complex ones.

The heart of any computer sys-tem is its database. Although mostavailable software will handlearound 5.000-10.000 songs, somecan handle up to 30.000 songs ormore. However, most stations tendto work with around 3.500, whichthey have found is usually morethan sufficient for their needs in

formats, such as oldies or easy lis-tening, which do not rely on a reg-ular playlist, will need to wait untilthere is sufficient, balanced mate-rial in the database to allow forproper rotation.

Talkin' TrashRadio Computing Services

(Selector) UK agent AngelaBond has helped many stationsmake the change to using a com-puter, and has some useful advicefor setting up an efficient system.

Says Bond, "First, you need todefine your target audience and

Your category structure should beformulated to be able to fine-tuneyour programming and enable it tomeet the needs of your target audi-ence at different times of the day.Then set up rules for rotation andmusic flow."

Understanding AComputer'sLimitations

The majority of stations arehappy with what computer musicscheduling has managed toachieve, in some cases claimingthat improved on -air consistencyhas given them better audiencefigures. Many programmers arenow wondering how they evermanaged without it.

However, it is important toremember that the computer willonly programme music from thedatabase in accordance with yourown scheduling rules. If these arenot set correctly, then you will notget the programming you want.

Similarly, it is important toremain consistent, especially in theway songs are assessed and

fallen into the trap of believingthat they can simply install a com-puter and expect it to churn out theright music regardless. As a result,they have a tendency to "throw"songs at the computer without anyreal thought or method, simply inorder to build up their databasequickly. What eventually happensis that the machine then getsblamed when "it gets it wrong," oris accused of "making mistakes,"even though the problems haveactually been caused by humanerror.

As Angela Bond points out,"Good music programming isgood music programming, no mat-ter what tool you use-whether it .is a computer or a pencil andpaper."

Next week we'll take a closerlook at the various music schedul-ing software packages on the mar-ket.

Described by one UK pro-!,,ranutte controller as "the key -boon/ equivalent of Red Adair,'Paul Easton has worked inradio since I97-1, including .sta-tions in Austria. France andItaly, as well as the UK. Cur -wilily a lirehmee producer andproer(1111111ing consultant, spe-citliriln; in the setting -up andtroubleshooting of Selector atvoriou .stations, he is also aregular UK M&M correspon-dent. Easton can be contactedat (+44)81.390 5862.



A Power -Packed Launch ForPower FM

Dutch -based radio operator Radio 10 kicked off thelaunch of its new cable/satellite EHR station Power FM

with a gala party October 29 at the Roxy discothequein Amsterdam. (Photos courtesy of Chris van de Vooren.)

WE'RE ON THE TEAM - Here are the Power FM players (1-r): DJ Peter WELCOME ABOARD - Radio 10 MD Jeroen Soer welcomes his guests at the launch party of Power FM. FromHolland, head of programmes Wim Rigter and DJ Luc van Rooy. 1-r: TROS Radio 3 head of programmes Ferry Maat, an unindentified woman, Soer, Radio 10 marketing/sales

director Paul Blomberg and Radio 10 Gold DJ Tom Mulder.

THE POWER BOAT - Radio 10 MD Jeroen Soer (right)and Power FM head of programmes Wim Rigter are readyfor the action. Both disembark from the boat on which thepress conference was held prior to the launch party.

PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT - Arcade president Herman Heinsbroek (right) stands nextto Radio 10 Gold DJ Tom Mulder. Arcade is one of Power FM's major advertisers and anearly supporter of Radio 10.

THE OTHER PUBCASTERS - NOS DJ/producer Frits Spits of popular prime time weekdayshow 'De Avondspits' (left) celebrates the station's debut with Veronica radio/TV DJ Erik deZwart.

THE COMPETITION - Veronica DJ/producer Jeroen van lnkel (right) is re -united with for-mer colleague Francis Dix (left), who left Veronica to join competitor Power FM as DJ and(pop) news producer. Dutch radio personality Rob Stenders joins the two.



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Station reports include allnew additions to the playlist,indicated by the abbrevia-tion "AD." Reports from cer-tain stations will also includea "Power Play" (PP), a trackwhich recieves special emp-hasis for the week, as well asfeatured new CD's and LP'sindicated by the designation"AL." All playlists must berecieved by Tuesday at 1o'clock.

Cher- Love HurtsDiana Ross. When You TellErasure- Am I RightMichael/John- Don't let The SunLondon Boys- Is It LoveNand Griffith, HeavenSimply Red- StarsTwo Way Street. Big Shot

ATLANTIC 252/County MeathPaul Kavanagh - Head Of MuskA List:AD Belinda Carlisle Do You Feel

Bryon Adams- There Will NeverEurythmics- Sweet DreamsGlass Tiger. My TownRosalie. FaithSeal. KillerSimply Red- Stars

CHILTERN NETWORKDunstable/Northhampton/GloucesterClive Dickens Head Of MusicA List:

HORIZON RADIOMilton Keynes/BristolClive Dickens - Head Of MusicA List:AD Cathy Dennis- Everybody Move

East Side Beat- Ride LikeLove Decade So RealOceanic Wicked loveRight Said Fred- Don't Talk

B List:AD Erasure Am I Right

Martika Martika's Kitchen

KISS FM/LondonGordon McNamee - Prog DirB List:AD East Side Beat- Ride Like

Keith Washington Kissing YouKym Sims- Too BlindLalomie Washburn- If You Try ItReal Thing: You To MeShanice Wilson I LoveTom Browne Funkin'

IliincohoTrudrnMe

WayMarx -Keg

The KingBack John Martyr Jack The Lad

King Crimson Elephant TalkMC 900 Ft. Jesus- Killer

RADIO NANTES/Nantes Miss Bungle- Squeeze MePhilippe Nossent - Frog Dir Neil Young- Blowin' InPower Play: Rubber Maids- Rubber SkinAD Etienne Daho- Soudnde Slow Dive Celia's DreamA List:AD Michael Jackson. Black WDRI /Cologne

Mylene Farmer -1e T'Aime Wolfgang Roth - ProducerPM Dawn- Set Adrift Power Play:

Bryan Adams- Everything DoRADIO RIVIERA/Monte Carlo Die Prinzen. Million&Daevid Fortune - Music Dir Dire Straits. Heatni.FuelA List: Genesis- No Son Of MineAD Smokey Robinson. Double Good Glass Tiger- My Town

Timmy T- Sine Atter Time Metallic°. The UnforgivenMichael Jackson- Block

RADIO SERVICE/Marseille Pur LenaChristian Vichi - Prog Dir Rosette. Fading Like A FlowerA List: Rosette- The Big LAD Block Box. Open Your Eyes Rosette- Spending My Time

Johnny Hallyday- Co Ne Change Scorpions- Send Me An AngelNatalie Cole Unforgettable Stoppok- Aus Dem Beton

AD Erasure Am I RightFarm- Love Sees No COOL FM/Belfast

John Paul Ballantine - Head Of MusicA List:AD Erasure- Am I Right

Marc Cohn- True Companion II IRUNITED KINGDOMKLF- JustifiedMichael Jackson- DangerousOceanic. Wicked love

Ust:BAD Beverley Craven- Memories R.E.M. Radio Song

BBC RADIO I/London Cher Love Hurts Richard Marx- Take This HeartPaul Robinson Prog Dir East Side Beat. Ride Like Scarlet Fantastic No MemoryA List:AD Diana Ross- When You Tell

KLF- Justified

Happyottye,),,A1 uodg e Fudge

Big7hot

B List:AD Cathy Dennis. Everybody Move

Cher love Hurts NEWB List: Kenny Thomas- Tender LoveAD Erasure -Am I Right GWR FM/Bristol/Swindon Kool Kat- Sugar Sugar

Michael/John- Don't Let The Sun Andy Westgate - Head Of Music Mariah Carey Can't Let GoMartika- Mortika's KitchenRosette- Spending My Time

A List:AD Michael Jackson- Block

OMD- Coll My NameSouthside Johnny- I'm Coming Back *DANCE WITH A STRANGER

Shanice Wilson- Love B List: Take That- Promises

CAPITAL FM/LondonAD Bryan Adams -There Will Never

Eric Clapton- Wonderful Tonight are still at # 1 in the NoivyegianRichard Park - Prog ContrA List:AD Beverley Craven- Memories

James- SoundPele Raid The PalaceR.E.M. Radio Song

FRANCE album sales charts. Their album isCher Love HurtsCliff Richard- We Should BeCommitments- Mustang Sally

RED ROSE RADIO/Preston/BlackpoolDave Sander - Head Of Music

NRJ NETWORK/ParisMax Guazzini Dir heading the charts for 5 weeks now.

Donna Summer- Work That A List: A List:Erasure- Am RightMichael/John Don't Let The Sun

AD C&C Music Factory. Just ADe La Soul- Keep The Faith

AD Mortika Love Thy WillMichael Jackson. Black DWAS expect the "Atmosphere"

Happy Mondays -Judge FudgeKLF. JustifiedPrince Dionmonds

Happy Mondays -Judge FudgeJames- SoundKate Bush- Rocket Man

Mylene Farmer. Je T'Aime

SKYROCK NETWORK/Parisalbum to be TRIPLE PLATINUM

Sabrina Johnston FriendshipStatus Quo- Rock Till You

B List:

Lenny Kravitz- Fields Of JoyLove & Money- WinterShanice Wilson- I Love

Laurent Bouneau - Frog DirA List:AD Etienne Daho- Soudode

by Christmas.AD Altern B Active 8

Jive Bunny/Mostermixers- Rock & RollStairs- Weed BusTone Loc. All Through

Francis Cabrel Rent MarieU2 :7 ne. Swedish radio programmers have

Kym Sims- Too Blind UK Mismasters- Lucky 7 MegamixTake That- Promises

RADIO BROADLAND/NorwichSCOOP/LyonAlain Liberty - Prog Dir already picked up the band's radio

METRO RADIO GROUP/Newcastle Dave Brown - Head Of Music A List:Liz Elliott - Music OrganiserA List:

A List:AD Cathy Dennis- Everybody Move

AD PM Dawn- Set AdriftStephan Eicher- Pas D'Ami hit single "Let Go".

AD Eric Clapton. Wonderful Tonight Michael Jackson- Black U2- The FlyLove Decade So Real

B List:Scorpions- Send Me An AngelSimply Red- Stars

B List:AD A -Ha. Move To Memphis *CRASH N'BURN's single "Hot

AD Black Box. Open Your Eyes B List: Bernard Lavilliers- FaitsCathy Dennis- Everybody MoveCher -love Hurts

AD Bonnie Raitt. I Can't MakeChris Rea- Winter Song

Charts- Notre MondeChris Whitley- Living With Like Fire" -a mid tempo rock 'n' roll

Cliff Richard -We Should Be Donna Summer- Work That Garland Jeffries- Hail HailDiana Ross- When You TellDonna Summer- Work Thal

J.T. Taylor- Feel The NeedKenny Thomas- Tender love

Gray/Barbelivien. Nos AmoursJean-Louis Murat. Col De La Croix track -is scheduled for release in

Erasure Am I Right Sonia- You To Me Martiko- Love Thy WillHappy Mondays -Judge FudgeJive Bunny/Mastermucers- Rock & Roll

Tony Terry With YouTwo Way Street- Big Shot

Michael Jackson- BlockMiguel Bose- Madrid Madrid Germany on January 20.

Kate Bush- Rocket ManKenny Thomas -Tender LoveL.L. Cool 1- Strictly

FOX FM/OxfordSteve Ellis - Frog Contr

Mini V- Fouche A BoucheMylene Farmer. Je T'AimeNatalie Cole Unforgettable

*BMG RCA Hamburg is going toOceanic- Wicked LoveRight Said Fred. Don't Talk

A List:AD Black Box. Open You,. Eves

Cathy Dennis- Everybody Move

Rozlyne Clarke- Dancing Is LikeAL Michael Jackson

U2release "I Want To Know What

PICCADILLY RADIO/ManchesterKeith Pringle - Head Of Music

Cher- Love HurtsDiana Ross- When You Tell RVS/Rouen Love Is" by VOODOO POSSEE

A List: Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams Frank Orcel - Prog DirAD ACR- 27 Forever

Bizarre Inc- Playing With KnivesHue & Cry She MakesKate Bush- Rocket Mon

A List:AD Michael Jackson- Black featuring JOCELYN BROWN on

Bryan Adams. There Will Never Kenny Thomas- Tender Love Mylene Former-Je T'AimeC&C Music Factory -Just ACathy Dennis- Everybody MoveMichael/John- Don t Let The Sun

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