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Motown Records of Canada, Ltd. has nowestablished offices in Toronto under the di-rection of Mr. Ron Newman who will carrythe title of managing director. The newoffice/warehouse complex is located at1960 Ellesmere Road in Scarborough.

The above announcement was made by Mr.E.G. Abner, president of Motown Records.

Newman is no stranger to Motown product(they've dropped the Tamla) having beenassociated with Phonodisc Ltd., Canadianlicensee of Motown product, in the earlysixties. He was later appointed to manage-ment at Motown's Detroit headquarters,a position he held until taking over aspresident of Stereodyne (Canada) in 1971.

In making the above announcement Abnerstated: "This is a very exciting move forMotown and we are extremely proudto open our own company in what we con-sider to be one of the most promising mar-kets in the world. Ron Newman joins uswith a strong Motown background and withan excitement and energy that matches oursin this new venture. We look forward to ourmaking great strides immediately in Canadawith our product from the United States aswell as Canadian product, an area we planto develop."

One of Newman's first actions in establish-

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MUSIMART READIES RELEASEOF CANADIAN DISC PRODUCTMusimart Ltd., a Montreal -based indepen-dent record importer and distributor since1947, have launched a new label - StingRecords. Jack Inhaber, director of market-ing and sales for Musimart, expects firstproduct by the latter part of March. Stingwill concentrate on Canadian content andwill work closely with independent pro-ducers "with track records", according toInhaber.

The label's national promotion director,Mike Kordupel, will shortly launch anational campaign for the initial release -comprised of three singles.

Musimart have had much success in Canadawith the Fantasy label, picking up CanadianGold with such artists as Creedence Clear-water Revival. Fantasy are apparentlyscreening Sting's new masters for possibleU.S. distribution.

GREENWOOD APPOINTEDTO SMILE PROMOTIONCalvin Greenwood has been appointedpromotion representative for the Toronto -based Smile Records.

A founding member and bass player for theCity Muffin Boys as well as supplying bass

and conga for Canadian recording sessions,Greenwood has also chalked up an impres-sive list of credits on the Canadian film andtelevision scene. One of his most recenttelevision film accomplishments was a twohour feature "Bringing Back The Future",a documentary on the Rostefarian Societyin Jamaica. Also featured was a special onPeruvian Indian Music. Both films weretelevised by the CBC-TV Network.

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LYNN JONES BACKON RECORD SCENELynn Jones, one of the most popular ofCanadian country singers, has returned to thedisc fold with her Arpeggio single, "I LoveYour Kind Of Lovin' ", a Tony Hatch com-position which brings the Jones talent intothe realm of the pop programmer. TheArpeggio single was produced by Gary Buckat RCA's Toronto studios with John Arpinlooking after arrangements. The singleis expected to be followed by an albumshortly.

A very popular club performer Ms. Joneshas kept up a hectic schedule of dates andhas even managed several television appear-ances, including Global's "Cliff EdwardsShow". She was also a regular on GeorgeHamilton IV's CHCH-TV (Hamilton) showthis past season as well as appearances onThe Family Brown's "Country Way"(Ottawa), Ray Griff's "Good Time Country",another Global production and "Country -time", the CBC summer replacement for"The Tommy Hunter Show".

Ms. Jones is managed by David Peever whohas offices in Mississauga, Ontario.

MIDDLETON & GALLANTHUSTLE FOR COLUMBIATerry McGee, Columbia's Ontario promorep, has been kept busy with television,press and general promotion for the label'sPatsy Gallant and Tom Middleton.

Middleton, fresh from his successful con-cert tour through Western Canada, lent him-self to a couple of days of promotion inToronto (4-5) that included taping CFTR's"Sunday & Friends", a collage of interviewswith music, and reintroducing himself tomusic directors in the area. He moved on toMontreal where he taped a segment for CliffEdwards' new Global TVer. Middleton'scurrent single, "One More Chance" has beenreceiving a fair hearing across the country,influencing sales on his album release, "ItWouldn't Have Made Any Difference".

Patsy Gallant, currently on release withher single, "Save The Last Dance For Me"culled from her "Power" album, flew intoToronto (5) for two tapings of Global's"Everything Goes" as well as a taping ofCFTR's "Friends". The first Global showwas televised Mar. 8 with the second setfor the 25th.

SHAW SCORES A FIRSTWITH STREAKER SINGLEWith the "streaker" fever fast catching on,Mel Shaw has scored a first on the recordfront with the release of a hard rockingstreaker single.

Shaw took a group of trans -planted Jamai-cans into RCA's Toronto Studios themorning of March 10 - Quality's GeorgeStruth heard the rough cut at noon andsigned the group immediately. A newlabel, Orion, was designed that afternoonand a new group, Shine, emerged this weekwith what could be a "streaker" hit.

Entitled, "Streaking Left, Streaking Right",the song was written by group member LloydLovindeer through MJS-BMI. Several"streaker" singles are now being rushreleased in the U.S. including a couple byradio stations but Shaw would appear tobe the first with a Canadian "streaker".

HASEK TAKESA SOLO TRIPMichal Hasek, a Toronto folk cum rocksinger of sorts, has sidestepped the manydisappointments of "not interested" fromrecord company A&R people and produced,packaged and released a single and an albumon his own NAJA label. His album has beengiven a favourable review by Toronto criticsand he is presently pitching his follow-upsingle, "Strange Man".

This recording bit with Hasek nas beenalmost an obsession, and two years in themaking. His accompanying press releasenotes: "Michal Hasek spent two years of hislife recording, designing, publishing, master-ing, pressing, quality controlling, promoting,releasing his album

Getting an album or single off the ground inToronto without the support of a major orvery important independent record companyhasn't met with too much success in thepast but Hasek has experienced seve.-alsurprisingly wide-open doors and he isselling product - in Toronto. The album iscompetitive with anything on the marketand if promoted on a national scale couldpave the way for this very talented youngCanadian. Enquiries for this handcraftedalbum and single should be directed toNAJA Records, 137 Ranleigh Ave.,Toronto M4N IX2.

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LONDON RELEASEFOR PAUL HANNAn interesting item on release by Londonfor March is "A Fine White Thread" by PaulHann, once described as a "sleeping gianton the Canadian folk scene." The album,produced by Holger Petersen at Century IIStudios in Edmonton, employs the talentsof local and nationally -known professionalmusicians all blending to give a lush andunderstanding backing to the pure folk cumcountry talent of Hann. These include:Robbie McDougall, piano and piano arrange-ments; Graeme Card, mandolin; HumphreyDumptruck, banjo; Bob Buckley, stringarrangements and flute; Gary Kotiger,pedal steel; George Andrix, first violin;Kristen Andrix, second violin; Gary Pulos,viola; Derek Stephenson, electric bass; andBob Ego and Rol Handie on drums and

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Born in England, Hann makes his home inVancouver where he has made a study ofCanadian folklore - one of the reasonsfor his confident approach to recording.Both he and his co -writing partner PeteWhite have an extraordinary feel for the

music they write and Hann's interpretationon six and twelve string acoustic guitars anddobro supplies an air of elegance so neces-sary in catching the ear of first, the program-mer and then the consumer.

Hann is presently touring Western Canada.He has played dates in Nelson, Castlegar,Calgary and Lethbridge. Coming up areMedicine Hat (13), Regina (14-15), Saska-toon (16-19) and Winnipeg (20-23).

Hann's previous touring netted him excel-lent notices. Edmonton Journal criticsfound him "a master of emotions, givingeach song just what it needs to emphasizethe subject, whether it is the predicamentof a trapped coal -miner, a trapped lover, orwhatever." Jeani Read in Vancouver'sProvince referred to Peter White's lyricsas having "a deadly accuracy of statementand a clean, economical expression ofemotion, all beautifully sustained by therough -gentle of Hann's voice". AlexMacGillivrary, editor of Lively Arts (TheVancouver Sun) tagged Hann as being one

LONDON LAUNCHESHEAVY PROMOTIONON BURNS' DECKDonny Burns, a very talented on -air person-ality at CKGM Montreal, could emerge overthe next few weeks as a nationally -knownrecording artist. London's promotion andsales team, under Ken Verdoni, are nowzeroing in on a national promotion thatshould bring the Burns' ditty home.

Verdoni is confident of breaking "Down-town Swampwater Swinger" (LondonM17466), a Burns original through Halben-CAPAC. Chart berths have already beensecured at Montreal giants CJMS (28) andCKLM (31) with playlist action at CHOM-FM, CFCF, both in Montreal; CKCK/Regina,CFQC/Saskatoon and Edmonton's CFRNand CJCA.

The flip, "You Ain't Gettin OlderYou're Gettin' Better" was co -written byBurns and Richard Lightman.

who "appears on stage as the distilledessence of someone with something to say,and someone who needs only a brace ofguitars and a locomotive electric bass toprovide him with the musical framework inwhich to say it."

London's product exploitation manager,Kenneth Verdoni, is also a believer in theHann sound and is putting together a ratherextensive national promotion campaign toback the album release. To bring moreattention to the album, London will shortlyrelease a single, "Perhaps In A Shadow",culled from the album. The plug side wasco -written by Hann and White through Land:End Music-BMI.

ROYALTY RECORDSBUSY IN THE WESTR. Harlan Smith's Royalty Records is oneof the busiest places in the west this month.A new Wayne Vold single, "Loving YouLosing You", a Smith composition, is nowon release. In an effort to push the single,Vold is currently touring with the Ian TysonShow. Prince George, B.C. native, GarryFjellgaard, will make his album debut inthe near future on Royalty with a set con-sisting entirely of self -compositions.

Edmonton jazz singer, "Big" Miller, willcome forth with a change of pace, a"country/pop ballad", to be followed bya single and an album from Brian Sklarentitled "Alberta Land" and "ProudISiCanadian, Proudly Country" respectively.Composers include Dick Damron, GeneMcLellan, R. Harlan Smith and Sklar.

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HOOPER & DIAMONDSCELEBRATE TENTHANNIVERSARYIt was indeed a pleasure to see and listen tothe above mentioned group, who have justcompleted a two week stint at Cousin Don'swhich is situated just off the Queensway,and is one of the foremost taverns in present-

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ing the new operation was the puttingtogether of a sales and promotion team. Hisfirst choice was that of Ken McFarland whowas appointed director of national promo -

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tion. McFarland was former Ontario sales(branch) manager for London Records andprior to that was regional promotion mana-ger for Phonodisc, supplying him a wide andvaried knowledge of the recording business.

Taking on duties as operations manager isDon White. He was, until just recently,associated with Ampex Music of Canada.Ampex was Motown's licensee in Canadafor the past three years.

Independent distributors for Motown(Canada) are now being firmed by Newmanand will be announced shortly, as well asthe label's initial release. This will includesingles, albums and tapes (cassette and 8 -

track).There have been many changes in the struc-ture of Motown since Newman's last assoc-iation with the former Detroit -based label.Now headquartered in Los Angeles, Abnerand Motown would appear to be placingmuch emphasis on the development of estab-lished and new artists, a healthy attitude nowbeing broadened to include the Canadianmarket.

In taking over the directorship of the Cana-dian operation, Newman stated: "I amextremely proud to again be associated withMotown which has met with nothing butsuccess since the company was founded. Atthe same time, I thank Mr. Abner andMotown for their confidence in me and wel-come what has to be the most exciting andchallenging event in my entire career. I havegreat confidence that Motown RecordsCanada Limited will become an integralpart of the Canadian record scene in a mean-ingful way and in a very short period oftime."

ing the best in country music.

Although the Blue Diamonds are in themain a country group, the type of musicthey are presently playing is up -country andthis along with the fact that they are playing

and singing a good selection of songs thatare currently in the hit parade, along witha few popular oldies, makes for a veryenjoyable evenings entertainment.

The group comprising, Al Hooper on rhy-thm, Doug Watters on lead, Shane Doreybass and Roy Feener on drums impressedme very much, and are very modern in theirapproach. Surely this is what country musicneeds if we are to compete in the worldmarkets. These boys reminded me verymuch, on this particular night's playing, ofa contemporary pop group of a few yearsago, who hailed from England and went bythe name of the Tornadoes who as well asbeing the back-up group of a singer named,

MCA DEVELOPS SUCCESSFULSTRING OF RADIO PROMOSMCA Records has been experiencing consid-erable success with promotions run in con-junction with western radio stations. CKY,Winnipeg and MCA recently embarked ona tee shirt giveaway program which hasproved so successful that plans are nowafoot to extend the idea to all Moffat sta-tions. The concept was engineered byMCA's Winnipeg -based promo rep, JackSkelly.

In Edmonton, CHED has been meetingphenomenal success with its "Take aChance and Win". Listeners phone to com-pete for complete sets of albums by EltonJohn, Cher, Buddy Holly and Rick Nelson.The promotion met with such responsethat CHED's Wayne Bryant recentlyapproached MCA to double the number ofsets available for give-away.

In Vancouver, CKWX and MCA combinedforces to print up a series of posters featur-ing MCA artists Rick Nelson, Elton Johnand Cher, emblazoned with the MCA logoand the station's call letters. MCA suppliedsubstantial numbers of albums for give-aways and co-operated in the establishmentof a "Spin and Win" booth at both theVancouver Home Show and the Boat Show.

According to the company's Barry Ryman,the promos have resulted in substantiallyincreased action on MCA product.

Billy Fury, had a big hit of their own with"Telstar".

Al Hooper and his boys recently celebratedtheir tenth anniversary in the business witha well-turned out press party at the Clover-leaf Hotel in Toronto. McLean -HunterCable was on hand to tape an hour of theshow to be televised at a later date.

Having gone through many changes -country, pop, folk, commercial rock, theDiamonds have their roots in country andthis is where they have picked up most oftheir large following. They have releasedthirty-five albums over the years. Theyhave recorded for Allied, Paragon, Marathon.Vintage. Dominion and are currently withColumbia, although Hooper is still undercontract as a solo with Dominion. His latestsingle release from this label is "DaddyPicked Guitar" a Hooper original throughWin-Mar-BMI. - John V. Ward

HEAVY CONCENTRATIONON H.P. & BELL PUBLISHINGH.P. & Bell Management have been quietlyconcentrating on the promotion of theirpublishing arms Mediatrix, Hopo & Bocoand H.P. & Bell Music. Latest signing hasSkip Prokop's "I'd Be So Happy" (Media-trix-BMI) as being picked up by Three DogNight as their next single release. "Happy"was included on the "Sunny Days" albumby Lighthouse. Also from Prokop throughMediatrix are internationally known hitssuch as "Pretty Lady", "One Fine Morning","Sunny Days", and "You Girl' .

Muzak, currently on a Canadian contenttrip, have selected several Mediatrix compo-sitions including "Sunny Days", "I JustWanna Be Your Friend", "1849", "OneFine Morning", "Hats Off", "Step Out OnThe Sea", "Take It Slow ', and "YouAnd Me". Bringing much attention to Media-trix is the current success of the Lighthousealbum and single entries of "Can You FeelIt".H.P. & Bell Music-CAPAC has registeredgood action with Bill King's "Wheel ofGood Fortune" and they have also beenadvised that King's "Anthem" is to berecorded by the Chambers Brothers withrelease on the Columbia label.

Hopo & Boco-BMI looks good with actionon the Bob McBride single, "Do It Right"and the Larry Smith single, "I'm GonnaLove You".

On tap is a single release by Em, a countryartist with publishing through H.P. & Bell.His single, "Lay Me Down" on Capitol isto be followed by an album.

MCA TO DISTRIBUTESHELTER IN CANADAShelter Records will now be distributed inCanada by MCA Records (Canada).

Initial release under the new deal will be aLeon Russell single, I Were A Carpenter",a Tim Hardin composition with new lyrics.

Album releases are now being scheduled forRussell, J.J. Cale, Phoebee Snow and MaryMcCreary.

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STEVEDORE STEVE SHOW-A CANADIAN TALENTCOUNTRY SHOWCASEIt was encouraging to see one of ourlocal television stations giving air timeto an all Canadian show, namely, Steve-dore Steve and the Big Time City Slickers.Having been present at most of the tapingsof the show over the last few months, I cantell you that this is a delightful programmeand one that CITY -TV can be proud of.

Produced by Vlad Handera the show starsStevedore Steve (of "Lester the Lobster"fame) and his very likeable personality

Stevedore Steve receiving country Awardfrom Bob Dalton, Canadian countrymusic ambassador. (photo by Bob Gardiner)

carries things alcing very successfully. Heis ably backed by very fine musicians, namelyJune Eikhard, Canada's first lady of thefiddle; Doug Watters, an excellent leadguitar player; the very versatile AndyGreatrix on bass; and a drummer of verymuch renown, Roy Feener.

Guests appearing on the show have beenvarious groups of square dancing teams fromToronto and surrounding areas and countryartists such as Honey West, Chef Adams,Sweet Daddy Siki, Bob Hendrickson, Graham

IT'S NUMBER FORTY-FIVEFOR EDMONTON'S HAASGaby Haas of Edmonton, one of the country'smost prolific recording artists for the pasttwenty five years, is once again the feature .

attraction of Canada's polka addicts. Withthe release of "You Asked For It", Haashas given his wide audience a sampling ofall-time favourite polkas, including "BeerBarrel Polka, Liechtensteiner Polka, Barn -dance Polka and tunes such as Lili Marlene,Somewhere My Love and others. In hisquarter century of recording activity, Haashas enjoyed forty-five Canadian albumreleases, three in the United States and onein Europe.

Haas continues to build his popularity inthe Alberta region with his "Country Music"show on CF RN Edmonton (in its twentiethyear), his "Continental Musical" over CKUAradio, Edmonton (in its twenty fifth year)and the "Gaby Haas World Showcase ofMusic" on QCTV.

Townsend and a host of others who arenew on the country music scene. There havealso been appearances of Irish and Russiandancers, poet Douglas Kerr and Bob Dalton,Canadian Music Ambassador.

The series is shortly coming to an end andword has it that the show will be repeatednext season.

Country representatives who have beenpresent at the tapings are Bob Gardiner,Kay Matthews, Peg Ward and yours truly.- John V. Ward

HOUKA OFF WITHTIM WILLIAMSCOUNTRY SINGLEVancouver -based Houka Records havereleased a country single, "Careful MountainPony" by Tim Williams. The plug side waspenned by Marc Strange, well-known Cana-dian television personality, through RossGroup Music-BMI.

The flip, "Leavin' You" is a Williams'original through Ross Group and StudebakerMbsic-BMI and is described as "Tim's ownstatement born of his own long experienceof the country singers' lonely life on theunending road."

Williams is no stranger to the recordingfield. He was a studio sideman for countryproductions in Los Angeles for many yearsand released a solo album on the Epic labelbefore moving to Canada a few years ago.

Houka are now planning a tour of Williamsthrough Western Canada sometime thisspring.

JOHNNY WINTER CONCERTIf Johnny Winter doesn't like Toronto, heshould learn to because they love him. Gutsy,blarey, and hoarse, the lean Winter jogs out- and you feel it, through the floor and inthe air. Winter and his group jolt througha few fast numbers including, from "Saintsand Sinners", "Stone County", "BoneyMaroni", and "Blinded by Love" whichwere hard and driving but showed littlestyle in comparison to the work on thealbum. One of the most appreciated num-bers and one that showed what Winter cando, was a lengthy blues tune. It seemed thatWinters, with his group suffered, but alonehe was radiant. So consequently he soloedonce more on "Silver Train" but then thatsong tended to get repititious. "Jumpin'Jack Flash", the most over -done concertnumber, brought back the life and had tobe the show -stopper. Winter received threeencores - "Johnny Be Good", "Stray CatBlues" - also from "Saints and Sinners",and the third, indescernable amidst the noiseand confusion. I think a positive to theperformance but to the disappointment ofmany, "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" wasnot played.

As for Brownsville Station, they shouldhave stayed in the boys' room, generallyunappreciated for their loudness and com-ments to the audience, although they didfinish well with "Smokin' in the Boy'sRoom". -Paul Thomarat

McDONALD & GLOVERAPPOINTED TO AXISBrian McDonald and Patrick Glover havebeen appointed entertainment consultantsto the Vancouver -based Axis Entertainment.

Glover has acquired much knowledge ofthe business through two years of manager-ial experience with Vancouver's Mr. Natural.McDonald is a former member of the popu-lar west coast rock group, Sweeney Todd.

Axis Entertainment was formed in Januaryof 1970 and has become one of WesternCanada's largest booking agencies. Thefirm was founded by Barry Samuels, now inpartnership with Bella Greenfield.

Acts represented by Axis include Teen Angeland The Rockin' Rebels of HellroaringRecords, currently touring Canada; Heart,being readied for a national tour; SweeneyTodd; and Mr. Natural plus sixteen othergroups known throughout the B.C. pro-vince through club and one nighter dates.

Axis has also been booking dates for SusanJacks, Paul Horn, Jayson Hoover and TomMiddleton. The firm is the west coastmember of the newly formed CanadianNational Booking Association.

TOURING AND RECORDINGKEEPING CHILDREN BUSYUsing the theme "Children should be seenand heard", United Artists have launched anational campaign to bring attention toAbraham's Children, setting the pace fortheir new single and album. The single,"Rockin' In The City", is a group penningand was produced by Paul Gross at ToronoSound.

The United Artists sales and promotioncrews are now thoroughly Children orientedthrough the success of the group's firsteffort for the label, "Goddess Of Nature".

The single, released in November of last yearhas just completed ten very successful weekson the RPM Singles Chart. During thisrelease the Children tied -in a tour of theAtlantic Provinces that proved a solid recordsales getter.

Currently touring Western Canada, the groupare reportedly experiencing good houseswhich should improve when their newsingle is shipped. They have already filleddates at the Marigold Inn (Regina) afterwhich they embarked on a healthy run ofone nighters. These will include: theUniversity of Saskatchewan/Saskatoon (17),North Battleford (18), St. Albert/Alberta(19), Mount Royal College/Calgary (21),Lethbridge (22), Edmonton (23), Kimber-ly/B.C. (25), Rocky Mountain House (26),Medicine Hat College/Alberta (27), RedDeer (28), Edmonton (29), University ofAlberta/Edmonton (30).The month of April sees the group for aweek at Oil Can Harry's in Vancouver(1-6) followed by a concert in Edmonton(7) with Three Dog Night, Red Lion Inn/Saskatoon (8-13), Brandon University(15), Playhouse Theatre/Winnipeg (16),Thunder Bay (18), Sault Ste. Marie (19)and the capper of the tour in Sudbury (20).

SAWCHYN'S N.A.A. TOREPRESENT LIGHTHOUSEH.P. and Bell Management Ltd., who repres-ent among others, have signedan agreement with J. Sergei Sawchyn ofNational Artists and Attractions Limited(Toronto). The agreement calls for Sawchynto represent Lighthouse in all the countriesof Eastern Europe, including the SovietUnion, as well as for the Peoples Republicof China. Sawchyn has also coordinatedthe forthcoming Lighthouse seventy-fiveday trans -continental tour of Canada. Thetour will open in Victoria May 28 followedby Vancouver (29), Penticton (30) andKamloops (31).

June 1st sees the group in Nelson followedby Calgary (3-4), Edmonton (6-7),Lethbridge (8), and Medicine Hat (9) tocomplete their stay in Alberta.

Saskatchewan dates include: Swift Current(11), Estevan (12), Yorkton (14), Melfort

(15), Prince Albert (16), North Battleford(18), Saskatoon (19) and Regina (20).

Moving across to Manitoba they playWinnipeg June 21 and 22.

Thunder Bay is the first Ontario date (23)followed by Sault Ste. Marie (26), Sudbury(27), Timmins (28), North Bay (29), andskirting the rest of Ontario they head forthe Atlantic Provinces.

Campbellton, is the kick-off date for NewBrunswick (July 3) which coincides withthe Salmon Festival. This is followed byBathurst (4), Newcastle (5) during OldHome Week and over to Prince EdwardIsland for a Summerside date (6). Back tothe Mainland for a Halifax date (7) andacross to Newfoundland's Stephenville(9), Cornerbrook (10), Grand Falls (11),Gander (12) and St. John's (13-14).Back into Nova Scotia they have dates inSydney (17), Antigonish (18) and Truro (19),Moncton, N.B. (20), Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Paul Hoffert and Bruce Bell of H.P. & Bell are seen signing an agreement with I. SergeiSawchyn of National Artists and Attractions Limited to represent Lighthouse.

VANCOUVER FLOODEDWITH WEA ARTISTSWEA Music's Vancouver promotion teamcontinues to be fully occupied withartists in town for personal appearances.

In the next two weeks alone, seven majorWEA artists make Vancouver appearances:Frank Zappa, March 14th, Agrodome;Beach Boys, 17th Coliseum; Eagles, 21st,Gardens; Maria Muldaur, 22nd, QueenElizabeth Theatre; T. Rex, 30th, Gardens;Donny Hathaway, April 1-4, Oil CanHarry's; and Black Oak Arkansas, 3, Coli-seum. A second show has already been

--added for the Maria Muldaur concert. TheBeach Boys go on from Vancouver to playa March 18th date in Victoria.

ORVAL PROPHETREADIES ALBUMOrval Prophet - fitter 'n' a fiddle, has beenbusy putting together his next single releaseto be followed by an album.

The popular Columbia country artist has beenback on the road after a short illness. Herecently played the Grand Central in St.Thomas and completed a taping of TheFamily Brown Show, "Country Way"(CJOH-TV Ottawa).

Ercrphet's last chart effort, "Champlain &St. Lawrence Line" brought much attentionto his "Judgment Day Express" albumwhich became a strong album seller forColumbia.

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(21), Bridgewater (24), during Old HomeWeek, Yarmouth, N.S. (25), Fredericton,N.B. (26), Saint John, N.B. (27) andEdmunston, N.B. (28).

Quebec dates include Quebec City (July 31)and Montreal (August 1) to be followedby Ottawa, Cornwall, Brockville, Bellevilleand Kingston. Tour capper will be Aug 10.

The entire tour, one of the most extensiveof any Canadian group, was coordinated bySawchyn's Cantour division of his Toronto -based National Artists and AttractionsLimited.

Sawchyn became involved with Lighthousewhen, as General Manager of the RoyalWinnipeg a post he held for nine years, hewas instrumental in the co -production ofthe successful rock -ballet evening with theRoyal Winnipeg Ballet and Lighthouse.Tagged, Ballet -High, the package receivedits world premiere at the National ArtsCentre in Ottawa and picked up good not-ices on the Canadian tour of several cities.

Since taking on the H.P. and Bell account,Sawchyn has presented Lighthouse at thenew Hamilton Place - a completely "soldout" evening and at the PeterboroughMemorial Centre before the largest rockaudience ever assembled in that city.

H.P. and Bell and Cantour are now busilyengaged in finalizing technical arrangementsfor the Canadian tour which will includethe first souvenir booklet ever presentedon Lighthouse as well as a selection ofspecial T-shirts.

INDIANA READY TO DOBATTLE WITH PIRATESThe fight against tape pirates in the U.S.is now showing results on the State Legisla-ture level. Indiana's Governor Otis Bowenhas signed an anti -piracy measure intolaw.

Several factions were involved in bringingattention to the tape problem. These inclu-ded CMA board member Bill Anderson;Henry Brief, Executive Director of RIAA(New York); Kenneth Lemry, ColumbiaRecords (Terre Haute); and Don Nelson,manager of WIRE Radio in Indianapolis.The latter was state chairman of the anti -piracy committee in Indiana for the CountryMusic Association and led the campaign toobtain the law.

The statute against bootleg tapes allows thefirst offence as a misdemeanor (a non -indictable offence in Canada) carries maxi-mum penalties of $2000 and one year inprison for the illegal duplication and distri-bution. The second offence, a felony (anindictable offence in Canada) carries a maxi-mum penalty of ten years and a $5000 fine.

Retailers selling the tapes can be fined amaximum of $5000.

The Canadian Recording Industry Associa-tion (CRIA) has been pressuring govern- __

ments (federally and provincially) to bringabout a tougher law to deal with a problemthat has been sapping a good portion of theprofits for several years and allowing forthe distribution of inferior product.

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Southcote members with Miss Teen Toronto 1974. The Smilegroup made an appearance on this popular CTV Network show.

Winner of MCA/CFGM/Target Tape contest, Mrs. GraceJames with Jeff Burns (MCA), Dave Johnson (CFGM) JimBrand (Target Tape mgr. Richmond Hill)

The Davies Sisters currently riding the pop charts with theirUnited Artists single "City Boys", are now touring Canada.

Smile Boss Jock Trophies for breaking "She" to Ed Leslie!CKCW, Roger Barnett/CHCM, Ron Waddell1CIGX and PaulOuellet1CFAC.

Randy Bishop setting up board for his production of AnneAnderssen's album to be released on GammalMontreal,

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Wolfman Jack seen at recent Speedsport show. While inToronto for the show he taped a session with the Guess Who.

What price freedom in theLondon, Eng.

The "free" world's press is doing a lot oftut -tut -tutting, as well it might, over theplight of the Soviet writer, AlexanderSolzhenitsyn.

But such abominable attitudes notwithstand-ing, are the Russians really any worse than

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we are? Are we living in glass houses withoutthe right to throw stones? I wonder.

Consider, if you will, the situation of Tim-othy Leary, the American behavioral psy-chologist now serving up to 15 years in aCalifornian prison for posession of a minuteamount of marijuana.

Solzhenitsyn, at this writing, has beensummonsed to report to the state prosecu-tor's office in Moscow, which many obser-vers feel will ultimately lead to the legalsilencing of his anti labor -camp literaryendeavor.

But the fact remains that Solzhenitsyn isstill a free man - Leary is not. It's hard toavoid asking yourself which then is the moredemocratic state?

Now what sort of crap is this he's spouting,some readers may be saying ... after all,everyone knows that Solzhenitsyn is a herowhile Leary is just another of those crack-pot, anarchistic fanatics of the acid era.That's the picture that the "free" worldmedia puts out, anyway. Leary was poison-ing the minds and thoughts of the kids.

We first came into contact with Tim Learyin the Fall of '69 during John and Yoko'sMontreal bed -in for peace, and Leary seemedneither Jekyll nor Hyde. He had an auraabout him of a philosopher, a thinker, a manof gentle disposition and obvious peace -of -mind. It just happened that his thinking didnot coincide with that of the currentAmerican political administration, which- despite its horrendous and criminal acti-vities - remains in power. One would liketo believe that nobody's thinking coincidedwith the corruption within the Nixonadministration.

PALASCHUK PRODUCESLINDA BROWN ALBUMJoe Palaschuk, Palais House producer, hasjust completed an album session for A&Mwith country artist Linda Brown. Thesession was produced at RCA's Torontostudios.

Material on the album will be primarilyCanadian with six of the ten selectionsbeing Brown originals. A single will probablybe taken off the album.

Linda picked up a large following of countryprogrammers with her first single release,"Empty Closets", which had a fair run upthe RPM Country Playlist.

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"free" world ?Some of Leary's scientific investigationsinvolved the use of drugs such as marijuanaand LSD, which despite staggering evidenceto the contrary, are still considered danger-ous to the aspirations of the "free" world.

Drugs, Leary said recently, were only aboutone tenth of his work, but the media invari-ably question him about them, as theyasked Einstein about the atomic bomb. Hereadily admits he has always advocated thelegislation of marijuana. Who doesn't? Andhe thinks that LSD - which he describesas one of the most powerful substancesknown to man - should be under publiccontrol like fissionable nuclear material.

He predicts that there will always be heroinaddicts, and he feels that the best way todeal with them is by registering their namesand supplying the poor unfortunates withthe substance on prescription. "If insulinwas illegal," he perceptively notes, "don'tyou think diabetics would be robbing to gettheir fix?" Amen.

judge: "Your ideas are too dangerous".

Eventually charges of drug manufacture andsmuggling were dropped because of lack ofevidence. Earlier charges going back to 1966were also dumped when their originator,G. Gordon Liddy, attained infamy as oneof the Watergate conspirators.

Leary was sentenced to six months to tenyears for possession of one one -hundredthof a gram of marijuana, plus a consecutivesentence of six months to five years forwalking out of an open prison. One hopesthat the injustice of these sentences willhaunt the judge until his dying day. Youmight also compare them with some of theWatergate convictions.

Solzhenitsyn, not to play down his obviousdilemma, has still to be charged for his"crimes".

Leary said not long ago that he regardsdrugs as tools, extensions of man's mind as

Leary claims he "knows more about themachines are of his body. I cannot recalla more realistic description. Leary is no

nervous system than any man alive". He does prisoner of drugs - he is a prisoner of con -not find it strange to be locked up behind science. A conscience that too many of usbars because "most of the great thinkers I have chosen to ignore as we hypocriticallymodel myself on have ended up here." tut -tut about the Commies.Along with his lady, Joanna, Leary was kid-napped in Kabul a year ago by Americannarcotics agents after their passports hadbeen confiscated by the U.S. consulate.After four months of solitary confinement,Leary was charged with a 29 -count indict-ment, and offered bail on the security of aworld -record five million dollars. Said the

Leary's ambition is to change the world -"why settle for anything less?" As we haveall seen in recent times, that change does notcome through exercising your franchise. Yetit of all things is the goal to which we allmust strive - if, dare I say it, we want toremain alive.

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NEW CANADIAN SINGLESReceived up to Mar 13, 1974

STAMPEDERS (MWC 1015X -MMe And My Stone(Ronnie King -Covered Wagon-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock - pop(Prod: Mel Shaw)Good Bye Good Bye(Kim Berly-Covered Wagon-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock

WEDNESDAY (Ampex AC -1355-V)Teen Angel(Jean & Red Surrey-Accuff Rose-BMI)A -P Contemporary rock(Prod: John Dee Driscoll)Taking Me Home(Mike O'Neil & Paul A. Smith -SkylineNorth & Midweek Music-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock

DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND(GRT 1230-67-T)(I've Got Everything I Need) Almost(Don Walsh-Downchild-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock(No producer info)York Co.unty(Don Walsh-Downchild-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock instrumental

DAVID WIFFEN(United Artists UAXW 400W -U)White Lines(Willie P.Bennet-Jolly Cheeks-BMI)M -A -P -L Pop - Country(Prod: Brian Ahearn)Skybound Station(David Wiffen-Unart/Bytown-BMI)M -A -P -L Pop - Country

TIM RYAN (Good Noise GN 1002-0)Sweet December(T. Ryan -Montreal Rose-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock - pop(Prod: Frazier Mohawk/Andre Perry)Do It Right(T, Ryan -Montreal Rose-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock

TIM WILLIAMS (Houka RWP 193)Careful Mountain Pony(Marc Strange -Ross Group-BMI)M -A -P -L Country(Prod: Bob Brooks)Leaving You(Tim Williams -Ross Group & Studebaker-BMI)M -A -P -L Country

BOBBY LIDDELL (Dawn of Creation 777)In Old Saskatchewan(Liddell/Jacobson-Dawn of Creation-BMI)M -A -P -L Country(Prod: Paul James Zaza)Steep Hill Sides(Liddell/Jacobson-Dawn of Creation-BMI)

M -A -P -L Gospel pop

THE HOOD (Goldfish GF 103-K)'Cause We're In Love(Frechette/Hutchinson/Tailleur/Robitaille'The Beau Marks' Broadland/Gone Fishin'Music-BMI)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock(Prod: Terry Jacks )Swing -it(Jacks & Douglas -Gone Fishin'/SuperSechelt Music-BMI)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock

ALAN MacRAE (Boot BT.097-K)Company Town(Alan MacRae -Morning Music-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Country(Prod: John Capek)Give Me Land(Alan MacRae -Morning Music-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Country

COUNTRY EDITION (Boot BT. 095-K)(If I Could Close My Eyes(Jimmy Platts-Morning Music-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Country(Prod: Mark Altman)Strangers(Liz Anderson -Skinners Pond-BMI)A -P Country

CHRIS SCOTT (Boot BT. 087-K)Sweet Young Thing(Chris Scott -Morning Music-CAPAC)M -A -L Country(Prod: Clarence Sellman)Don't Leave Me Girl(Chris Scott -no publishing listed)M -A -P -L Country

DOUG GOODEVE (Axe 13-K)Back In The City Again(D, Goodeve-Belsize Park-BMI)M -A -P -L Pop - contemporary rock(Prod: September Productions)On My Wing(D. Goodeve-Belsize Park-BMI)M -A -P -L Pop - contemporary rock

POWERHOUSE (London M 17467-K)Dance Of The Swamp Woman(Les Emmerson-Snowblind Music-BMIC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock(Prod:. Brian Rading)Rocking And Relaxing(L.McKelvey/D.Inglis/B.Rading/K.Stevenson-Winbro/Marc Productions-BMIC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock

FLUDD (Daffodil DFS 1047-F)I Held Out(B. & E. Pilling-Underwater-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock(Prod: Brian Pilling/Lee de Carlo)All Sing Together(B. & E, Pilling-Underwater-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock

SILVER (Aquarius AQ 5029-W)Serpent In The Street(D, Henman-no publishing listed)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock(Prod: R. Murphy)Find Another Feeling(D, Henman-no publishing listed)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock

LUCKY MUD BAND (Jane 1212-1003-T)Come Take Her Away(R.Dean Taylor/M & C Safan-Hot Egg-BMI)M -L Contemporary rock(No producer info)

INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND (GRT 1173-3-TOhkey Dokey(VV.Farrell-Coral Rock-BMI)A -P Pop - contemporary rock (instrumental)(Prod: Michael Viner/Perry Botkin Jr.)Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley,You're Tie's Caught In Your Zipper(M.Viner-Sylverpride & Joy Music-BMI)A -P Contemporary rock- (instrumental)

GREASEBALL BOOGIE BAND(GRT 1230-70-T)Be-Bop-A-Lula(Sheriffrex/Davis & Gene Vincent -Lowery Music-BMI)A -P Contemporary rock(No producer info)Dr, Feelgood(Smith-Cigma Music-BMI)A -P Contemporary rock

DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND(Special 1230-67-T)(I've Got Everything I Need) Almost(Don Walsh-Downchi Id Music-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock(No producer info)York County(Don Walsh-Downchild Music-CAPAC)M -A -P -L Contemporary rock (instrumental)

R.HARLAN SMITH (GRT 1230-72-T)Momma Brown(R.Harlan Smith -Helping Hand-BMI)M -A -P -L Country(Prod: R.Harlan Smith)Love Me(R.Harlan Smith -Helping Hand-BMI)M -A -P -L Country

TEEN ANGEL & THE ROCKIN' REBELS(Helroaring-HRM 101-T)Stagger Lee(Logan/Price-Travis Music-BMI)A -P Contemporary rock(Prod: Steve Douglas/Rolf Hennemann)Love You Like I Do(P.Dean-B.C. Music-BMI)M -A -L Contemporary rock

James LeroyisComin' toa Party(1230 65)onGRT Records.Everyone'sinvited!Distributed by GRT Records of Canada Ltd.

NewAlbumsTHE CREAMCHEEZE GOOD-TIME BAND - Home Cookin'-MCA 398-JCreamcheeze is a group you try so hard to like that you justmight overlook some of their faults. What you have here is afolk country variety type of mood music, if there is such acategory. There's a lack of balls, perhaps their choice ofmaterial, or instrumentation - or maybe even mix. Whateverit is, it takes away from a very talented group that's capableof much more. Strongest cut is what we are already familiarwith, "Uncle Jed", a past single release,BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE - Buffy - MCA 405-JBuffy's first for MCA and it's just packed with hard sellsingle material from the opening cut "Can't Believe TheFeeling When You're Gone" through to "That's The Way YouFall In Love". There are "uppers" and "downers" and allmanufactured by Buffy (compositions) with an incredibleproduction assist by Norbert Putnam. Probably one of thestrongest cuts and dynamite single material is "Sweet, FastHooker Blues" which would definitely have to be followed upwith "Hey! Baby Howdja Do Me This Way?". In any event- Buffy is finally front and centre with a new dimension insound.

PAUL HANN -A Fine, White Thread - London NAS 13500-KAn Englishman now making his home in Vancouver, Hann,has been taught the good sounds of Canadian folk by hisco -writing partner, Pete White. But it's Hann's clean andsimple interpretation that brings the album home. There'salso a lush classic yet earthy backing to the session. This issupplied by an excellent array of musicians including RobbieMcDougall, piano and piano arrangements, Graeme Card,mandolin, Humphrey Dumptruck, banjo, Gary Koliger,pedal steel and a rich string section with arrangements byBob Buckley. An outstanding album, and a credit to Edmon-ton's Century II Studios. This is a complete programmingpackage for the pop and country programmer and for thosecontemporary rock programmers looking for a musical in-terruption.CLIMAX BLUES BAND - FM/Live - Sire SAS 2-17411-QThis is blues at its finest and recorded live at the Academy ofMusic and broadcast live on -New York's FM giant WNEW.A bitch of a set showcasing the unmistakeable blues guitar,sax and vocals of Pete Haycock and Colin Cooper. There's alot of blues here and the cuts are lengthy with solo featuresthroughout. Highly recommended for listening is "Going ToNew York" and a frenetic blues version of "Let's WalkTogether".ROY BUCHANAN - That's What I Am Here For -Polydor PD 6020-QEverybody's doing the blues but no one does it quite as wellas Buchanan, particularly his stage offering. This, his thirdalbum, is somewhat disappointing. A -blues master, Buchananjust doesn't come through on this production as well as heshould. Perhaps the choice of material that takes away fromwhat could be dynamite cuts. We like "Hey Joe", "Don'tTurn Away" and the title number but that's not enoughto make for a great album.

VILLE EMARD BLUES BAND - Live in Montreal -Funkebec FK2-700-KA very energetic and entertaining package of talent from a newQuebec group. The session was produced by group memberBill Gagnon (bass player) at Studio Six in Montreal. Musician-ship is excellent and some of the solo vocalists, exceptionaland their choice of material, all original. They say that musichas no language barrier but there is a point of acceptance,

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and what we have here could take away, unfortunately, fromthe talents of this group. Firstly the information on thealbum is in French - the introduction is also in French andone might get the idea that this usage of French is overdoneand could be construed as being flounted at English Canadawhere it is hoped to solicit radio plays and sales. A two -recordset of a very expensive session loses its punch with too muchand perhaps contrived audience reaction. The album with-out these distractions, could stand on its own. Perhaps thistype of "canned" excitement is good for Quebec but couldbe a turn off factor for English Canada. By the way we dolike the album and in particular "Indian Giver God" witha superb vocal and guitar execution by Rawn Bankley.

JOHN MAYALL - The Best Of - Polydor PD 2-3006-QA very special album by Mayall and a host of name musiciansincluding: Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Jon Mark, Mick Fleet-wood etc. etc. The two -record set comes complete with "aphotographic portfolio" of the musicians who contributedtheir talent to this set. There's nothing really new here - aproblem of all "best of" albums, but it is convenient for theMayall fan and could garner more of a following.

Maurizio Pollini, Piano Schumann Deutsche Gram. (Q) DG 2530 379Eckart Besch, piano; Thomas

Brandis, violin; WolfgangBoettcher, cello; Siegbert Beethoven, Symphony no. 2Ueberschaer, viola Haydn, Piano Sonata in G maj. Archiv (Q) 2533 136

The LaSalle Quartet Alban Berg, Lyric Suite forString Quartet Op. 3 Deutsche Gram. (Q) DG 2530 283

Nicanor Zabaleta , harp

Narciso Yepes , Lute

J.S. Bach, Partita No. 2,Suite No. 3,

J.S. Bach: The completeDeutsche Gram. (Q) DG 2530 333

Music for Lute (2LP's) Archly (Q) 2708 030

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BELLA COAST BOUNTYON TRIDENT RELEASEBella Coast Bounty, a Dartmouth -basedvocal instrumental group, are readyingtheir first single release on the Stridentlabel. The single, the first by a wholly

Maritime label, is expected to be releasedby mid -May. There is no information ontitles or publishing.

The Bounty group produce through theirown Parvenu Production company whichhas a master lease agreement with StridentRecords. Parvenu also handles bookings,publicity and publishing for the group.

The Strident group are taking a uniqueapproach with their first release whichthey've tagged a "maxi". Containing threeselections per disc, the EP will be packagedin a jacket with photo and liner notes.There is no information as to distribution.

Bella Coast Bounty is comprised of BobChipman, lead guitar; Ken Slauenwhite,piano; Wayne Bowser, lead singer; RoyalHobbs, drummer.

HIBBS SHOWS GOOD FORMWITH "ALL KINDS" SINGLEHarry Hibbs, Marathon recording artist, ispicking up strength on his initial single forthe label, "All Kinds Of Everything". Agood cross section of pop and countrystations are now leaning on the singleresulting in encouraging retail sales. Earlystations playlisting the single include:CKBB/Barrie, Ont., CFSX/Marystown,Nfld., and CJ DC/Dawson Creek, B.C.

Hibbs has also been busy on the p.a. circuittaking time out to comfort some of the shut-ins who have become Hibbs' fans primarilythrough radio exposure. He is seen hereduring a recent visit to Toronto's QueenElizabeth Hospital. (Photo by Bob Gardiner).

RPM WESTJohn watts

A substantial number of westerners will beflooding into Toronto on the March 23-25weekend to attend Communications Eightand the Juno Awards. Although some seeboth these events as primarily conducted byand for middle -Canadians (a new culturalgroup), it cannot be denied that there issubstantial western representation in thelist of nominees for Juno Awards. With alittle luck and good taste, these westernnominees could easily walk away withseveral awards.

As far as Communications Eight goes, thelist of speakers and events shows a definiteeastern bias. We shall overcome. Come C9,which some of us have heard will be heldin Vancouver (I'm always the last to know)there should be available several eminentwesterners capable of discussing mattersrelevant to the industry.

The feeling is in the air that the Communi-cations meetings have come of age. Previousmeets have been oft criticized for theirlack of purpose. It seems that what wehave been seeing is a maturing process.Many of us who criticized in the past, my-self included, are now aware of a newsense of purpose to the meetings whichhopefully will be fully expressed at C8.

Once again, I would ask those in the hinter-lands of western Canada, to get in touchwith RPM West. Due to a wide variety ofcircumstances, I have not been able to getin contact with all of you. If you have newsor opinion of interest to the industry, don'tbe shy. Write, telegram, phone or send itby passenger pigeon. We want to know whatyou're doing.

Entrants in the Halderlich contest: pleasebe advised that some of the documentssubmitted for the contest have been mis-placed. Final judgment will not be handeddown until we get to the bottom of this.

POTTS - SUBJECT OFRECORD & STAGE SHOWJerry Potts, an American Blackfoot Indianof the eighteen hundreds, is the subject ofan album now being touted to the majors inCanada. Entitled "Potts", the fourteen -track set was written and recorded byRichard Harrow, an Alberta native witha long list of television appearances andconcert dates to his credit. Jerry Potts is apart of the legend of the old, and not so old,west. He is famous in the west for his activi-ties as a guide and his association with theNorthwest Mounted Police. Historicalauthenticity of the project was ensured byHugh Dempsey of the Glenbow-AlbertaInstitute, author of the book, "Crowfoot".Plans are now underway to transform"Potts" into a musical for presentation onstages throughout Canada. Additionalinformation can be obtained from KennethKanten in Red Deer, manager of Harrow.

WEDNESDAY OFF WITH"TEEN ANGEL" SINGLEFresh from a long and successful climb up

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the Canadian and U.S. charts with their,#

Ampex single, "Last Kiss", the Oshawa-basqWednesday are now showing signs of break- 'ing nationally with their follow-up single,"Teen Angel".

Their producer John Dee Driscoll, A&Rdirector for Ampex Music, reports immedi-

Ampex company awards are presented toCFTR's Paul Godfrey and lim Brady by thelabel's A&R chief John Driscoll (1) andgroup manager Bill Diel (r).

ate acceptance by CFTR and CHUM/Toronto, CRAM and CKCO/Hamilton,CFUN/Vancouver, CFRW/Winnipeg, CFCF/Montreal, CFGO and CF RA/Ottawa, CKPT/Peterboro and CJCH/Halifax.

The single was taken from their just releasedalbum under the same title (AC10152).

Driscoll and the group's manager Bill Dielhave been visiting radio stations presentingon -air personalities and music directorscompany awards for their efforts in breakingthe group's first single, "Last Kiss".

LIDDELL RETURNSTO RECORD SCENE

Cambridge, Ontario native Bobby Liddellhas returned to the record scene using ashis vehicle, "In Old Saskatchewan", acountry outing. Liddell maintains hiscountry/Gospel image with the flip, "Stee,pHill Sides", a ballad inspired by JamesJacobson, son of Abraham Jacobson withthe music written by Liddell in honour ofhis mother, deceased in January of 1971.

Liddell's single appears on his new label,Dawn of Creation Records, a division ofDawn of Creation Enterprises, recentlyestablished for the development and pro-motion of Canadian talent with heavy em-phasis on variety. It's expected that several

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new signings will be announced in the nearfuture and that Creation will shortly makeinroads into the international chart.

The plug side of this release, "Saskatchewan"is also a co -writing effort of Liddell andJacobson. The latter was born and raised inTisdale, Saskatchewan. Publishing is throughDawn Of Creation Music-BMI.

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52 53 (6)

53 69 (6)

54 68 14)

55 59 (6)

56 56 (8)

57 73 (3)

58 68 18)

59 60 16)

60 74 14)

61 67 (9)

62 63 (7)

63 71 (5)

64 72 (7)

65 76 12)

66 54 (7)

67 75 (7)

68 89 (2)

69 78 (3)

70 79 (4)

71 99 (2)

72 95 (2)it

:73 97 (3)

74 83

BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME4 (5) Gladys Knight & The Pips

Buddah 403-M

MUST BE LOVEJames GangAtco 6953-P

PIANO MANBilly JoelColumbia 45963-H

WATCHING THE RIVER RUNLoggins & MessinaColumbia 46010-H

JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELYThe Main IngredientRCA 0205-N

I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MINDFour TopsDunhill 4377-N

(2) 61)

75 77 (5)

TUBULAR BELLS (Theme From Exorcist)Mike Oldf ieldVirgin 55100-P

YOU'VE BEEN WRONGJoey GregorashPolydor 2065 219-Q

STOP TO STARTBlue MagicAtco 6949-P

MY MISTAKEDiana Ross & Marvin GayeTamla Motown 1269

LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGINGJohnny MathisColumbia 4-45975-H

COME THE SONIan ThomasGRT 1230-74-T

WHEN I AM SO IN LOVEPeter FoldyKanata 1020X -M

THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFEBilly PaulPhila. Intl 3538-H

TSOPMFSBPhiladelphia International 3540-H

HOUSTONGlen CampbellCapitol 3808-F

OUTSIDE WOMANBloodstoneLondon 1052-K

KEEP ON SINGINGHelen ReddyCapitol 3845-F

SHE'S GONEDaryl Hall & John OatesAtlantic 2993-P

TOUCH A HAND MAKE A FRIENDStaple SingersStax 0196-0

SKYBIRDNeil DiamondColumbia 45998-H

THE LOCO MOTIONGrand FunkCapitol 3840-F

MUSIC EYESHeartsfieldMercury 73449-0

LUCY LUCY LUCYAlan SchickMCA 40144-J

ENERGY CRISIS '74Dickie GoodmanWednesday 206

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77 80 (3)

78 81 (4)

79 91 (2)

80 82 (4)

81 94 (2)

82 87 (4)

83 86 (4)

84 84 (4)

85 92 (2)

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86 ....

87 95 (2)

88 88 (4)

89 ....

MAME & MY STONEStampedersMusic World Creations MWC 1015X -M

WE'RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVEJohnnie TaylorStax 0193-0

YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASHSteve MillerCapitol 3837-F

90 93 (4)

91 .... (1)

92 .... (1)

93 ....

94 .... (1)

95 96 12)

96 ....

97 ....

98 .... 11)

99 toe (2)

100 .... (1)

LOOKIN' FOR A LOVEBobby WomackUnited Artists 375-U

PEPPER BOXPeppersEvent 213-Q

TEEN ANGELWednesdayAmpex AC 1355-V

UNBORN CHILDSeals & CroftsWarner Bros. 7771-P

BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZONLou ChristieThree Brothers 402 (CTI I

WHEEL OF GOOD FORTUNEBill KingCapitol 72720-F

HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOUGilbert O'SullivanMAM 3636-K

I AM WHAT I AMLois FletcherPlayboy P 50049X -M

LOVING YOUJohnny NashEpic 311070-H

NICE TO BE AROUNDMaureen McGovern20th Century 2072-T

THE SHOW MUST GO ONThree Dog NightDunhill 4382-N

I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVEB B. KingABC 11406-N

THE ENTERTAINERMarvin HamlischMCA 40174-J

CHAMELEONHerbie HancockColumbia 46002-H

OH VERY YOUNGCat StevensA&M 1503-W

MIDNIGHT AT OASISMaria MuldaurReprise 1183-P

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BOOT'S SCOTT COMPLETESEUROPEAN CONCERT SWING

Boot recording artist Chris Scott has recentlycompleted a concert tour of Europe thattook him through Ireland, France, theNetherlands and Italy. It was in Irelandwhere he met with a great deal of audienceappeal for his twelve string guitar work. Sosuccessful was the tour that the NiagaraFalls native is planning an even larger tourof European cities later this year.

Scott's latest single "Sweet Young Thing"has picked up a fair programmer followingfor the established country artist who hashad previous success with Boot singles, "NowThat I'm Back", "I'd Like To See You"and "What Did I Do To Deserve You". He iscurrently concentrating on Canadian clubappearances as well as adding to his reper-toire of original material.

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ROBLINS/TORONTO(Barry Tisdale)Dark Lady/CherSpiders and Snakes/Jim StaffordRock On/David EssexEres Tu/MocedadesLord's Prayer/Sister Janet Mead

PINDOFF/TORONTO(Larry Gordon)Spiders and Snakes/Jim StaffordDark Lady/CherOh My My/RingoJet/WingsMockingbird/Simon & TaylorTAYLORS/TORONTO(Terry Trojeck)Jet/WingsDark Lady/CherEres Tu/MocedadesBennie/Elton JohnMockingbird/Simon and TaylorLPsBrain Salad/Emerson, Lake & PalmerThe Joker/Steve MillerMuscle of Love/Alice CooperThe Singles/Carpenters

KELLEY'S/VANCOUVER(Romeo Bruni)Tubular Bells/Mike OldfieldMaria MuldaurBack to Oakland/Tower of PowerPiano Man/Billy JoelBurn/Deep PurpleA&B SOUND/VANCOUVER(Chris Pope)Court & Spark/Joni MitchellPlanet Waves/Bob DylanTubular Bells/Mike OldfieldRingo/Ringo StarrOn the Run/Band

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VERDI La Forza del DestinoMaria Callas; Richard Tucker; Nicola Rossi-LemeniOrchestra do Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Milan,conducted by Tullio SerafinSERAPHIM IC 6088The sound has come up remarkably well on this Seraphimre -issue of the old Angel Maria Callas version of Verdi's LaForza del Destino. The Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro allaScala, Milan turn in a performance that fairly blazes with

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Lexcitement and the superb cast are all in top form. Despitethe budget price, the album contains an attractive brochurecontaining the opera text in Italian and English as well assketches by Nicola Benois for Scala production stage sets ofLa Forza. We understand that this release is to be followedimmediately by a re -issue of the Callas recording of Verdi'sMasked Ball.

STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du PrintempsBernard Haitink conducting the LondonPhilharmonic OrchestraPHILIPS 6500 482Not another Le Sacre du bloody Printemps!! This pre -historichooch dance seems to turn up each month as a new release. I

am sure that by now every conductor in the world has had atleast two or three trys at it. (who says there is a vinylshortage?). The great London Philharmonic Orchestra who bynow could probably play the work beautifully without aconductor, turn in a predicatbly polished performance andPhilips engineers have captured their sound in their predicat-ably polished way, But the A and R man who planned therelease should be sent a copy of Grove's Dictionary of Musicand Musicians so that he might be inspired to record some ofthe thousands of works by thousands of composers who haveyet to appear on any disc. Let's give this old war horse a rest.

ITALIAN OPERATIC ARIASRegine Crespin - sopranoACE OF DIAMONDS SDD 2208Vintage Regine Crespin originating from a 1963 release fromLondon Records and once again available on this company'sAce of Diamonds budget line. The orchestra is the Royal OperaHouse conducted by Edward Downes. Side one is devoted toarias by Verdi and includes "Tacea la notte" from II Trovatore,"Morro" from Un Ballo in Maschera, and the Willow Song andAve Maria from Otello. Side two features a fine "Suicidio"from Ponchielli's La Gioconda, "Voi lo sapete" from Mascagni'sCavalleria Rusticana, "Un bel di" from Puccini's Madama But-terfly, and "L'antra notte in fondo al mare" from Boito'sMefistofele. The jacket contains the text of each aria in Italianand English but does not identify any of the composers of theoperas. No timings are provided, and Regine Crespin's vocalrange is nowhere identified. (she could be a strangley attiredtenor!). Perhaps we expect too much from a budget product,but by now, such information should be standard on all albums.

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 in C minorOtto Klemperer conducting the New Philharmonia OrchestraANGEL SB-3799

A beautiful, expansive reading by the late Otto Klempererof Bruckner 's massive Symphony No. 8 in C minor. Each ofthe work's four movements occupies one entire side in thistwo record set. The Leopold Nowak edition was chosen byKlemperer for this recording. An analysis of the work by HansKeller is included as well as an essay Otto Klemperer - a per-sonal remembrance by Peter Andry, General Manager ofE.M.I's international Classical Division. The language of OttoKlemperer's conducting style is the language of Anton Bruck-ner and the Symphony "speaks" through this fine recordingwith profound nobility.

HENRY LITOLFF Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minorOp. 102Gerald Robbins - pianist; Monte -Carlo Opera Orchestra conductedby Edouard Van RemoortelGENESIS GS 1035Anyone who has attended the London Henry Wood PromenadeConcerts regularly cannot have avoided hearing the Henry Lito-Iff "Scherzo" whacked out with sparkle and enthusiasm byIrene Scharer (in the 1920's) and Moura'tympany and EileenJoyce in the war and post war years. It is the second movement

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MUSIC IN SALISBURY CATHEDRALSalisbury Cathedral ChoirMichael Deason Barrow- Treble SoloistORYX 1806An interesting and varied programme of church music bythe choir of Salisbury Cathedral in England. Boy sopranoMichael Deason Barrow turns in a charming performance of PieJesu from the Faure Requiem. Charles Stanford is representedby his Evening Service in G and the Nunc Dimittis in G.Other anthems include the Laudate Dominum by Mozart, Yenow are sorrowful by Brahms, 0 give thanks by Wesley andWilliam Byrd's 0 Lord rebuke me not. This recording, made atSalisbury Cathedral is available in Canada through AlmadaCorporation.

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Better red than deadLet us return to yester-year - to 1965 andmy formative radio days. Whilst going outof my mind doing math homework, theflutter of my favourite radio station fadesin once more. Oh praise the benevolentionosphere for bringing WCFL and RonBritton back for another fifteen, minuteskip spectacular! Ron's really happeningtonight. He faded out last time just whenthe 10,000 screaming elephants jammedinto the elevator to come up to the studio.I must have missed the elevator ride 'causenow they're all screaming in the middle ofa pimple commercial he's doing ...

There I was, listening to personality radioat its personality-est. And what amazes menow in retrospect, was the great pains Itook in trying to listen to that station. I'd

have the dial poised at 1000 waiting forpattern change and WCFL to come driftingthrough. And then I'd sit through incredibledegrees and durations of interference wait-ing for the station to fade back again. Totop it all, I had forty local stations, allclear as a bell, to tune to if I wanted, Butnone entertained, communicated, reachedout to me as WCFL did at the time. ThenDrake came along and regrettably I dialedback home for the clearer version of thesame thing - the local time -temp rocker.

I really did like that type of radio, then.And so did many others, although obviouslynot enough. Drake and friends cleaned thewhole thing up and gave contemporaryradio a smooth, consistent, broad -basedpresentation. It worked. The numbers

CONTACTS AND COMMENTS -Contacts and Comments. This is the newtitle for a new section in the Programmerswhich hopefully will appear every week,provided there are enough contacts andsubsequently comments floating around forthe week. The title suggests the content: key

(and also not -so -key people) in theradio, music and related industries will beapproached with stimulating and, yes,sometimes even boring subjects for theircomments. The section is not meant to bea podium for the Word from the Heavies,

Dave Tollingtonnor is it meant to be a heavy editorialpodium for the Programmers. It is meantto be a stimulus and source of ideas -whether you agree or disagree. Pleaseaccept it as it is given. But if you do disagree,let us know why and your views will bepresented for the same purpose. Also, if youhave any problems or questions about anyaspect of the industries, Contacts and Com-ments can be a useful tool. So please -contact ... and comment.

proved it and those still hanging on to theirnow out -dated "personalities" were gettingbeaten badly by the clean machine.

That's all history. What is happening nowis that a number of us have realized thatthose clean machines are, in fact, machinesand more personalized presentations aregaining a lot of appeal these days. But isthis new appeal, once more, enough?Progressive low -key -delivery rock on FMhas made its mark but is certainly nottaking over as the new mass appeal radio.Wolfman Jack, Don Imus and the like havecertainly had much publicity but that is all.Imus' numbers in New York are far fromthe best. Personality radio is interesting toread about and talk about, but how aboutlistening to it on a mass -scale?

Regardless, in case you haven't heard,personality radio is rumoured to be comingback. Really, in one form, it never left. Astation like CFRB can hardly be accused ofnot having personalities in the traditionalsense. John Spragge, PD at CFRB, is veryconscious of the role of personality at hisstation, ranking it first in importance fol-lowed by news and thirdly music as anentertainment bridge. Spragge does recog-nize the danger of having personalitiesbigger than the station though, and strivesfor a good balance of the station's strongover-all personality enhancing the strongpersonalites of the on -air staff and vice -

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CHAM HAMILTON(Greg Stewart)Until You Come BacklAretha FranklinI'll Have to Sayll im Croce

CFRW WINNIPEG(Bob Quinn)Eres Tu/MocedadesMollylBearfootBennielElton JohnPiano ManIBilly Joel

C/BK LONDON(Jerry Stevens)Very Special Love SonglCharlie RichHooked on a FeelinglBlue SwedeLet It Ride/Bachman-Turner Overdrive

CFGO OTTAWA(Ric Allen)Last Time/Diana RossTheme from a Few Dollars/Babe RuthOh My My/Ringo StarrFinally With You/Cooper Bros.

CKLG VANCOUVER(Karen Lakey)Let It Ride/Bachman-Turner OverdriveStarlStealers WheelShow Must Go On/Three dog Night

MUTUEL NETWORK MONTREALOui parait-il/N. MartinLe reel de Ti-Guy/L. ForestierRock 'n' Roll Hoochie KoolRick DerringerCome and Get Your Love/Redbone

CHED EDMONTON(Wayne Bryant)You've Been Wrong/Joey GregorashYou Can Get it All/Bobby G. GriffithKeep on SinginglHelen ReddyBeyond the Blue Horizon1Lou Christie

CKGM MONTREAL(Lee Murray)Let It Ride/Bachman-Turner OverdriveCome the Son/lan ThomasRaised on Robberylloni Mitchell

CKLW WINDSOR(Bill Hennes)3-1 Rock On/David Essex14-6 Dancing Machine/Jackson Five11-8 Loving You/Johnny Nash18-13 The Entertainer/Marvin Hamlisch17 Thanks for Saving My LifelBilly Paul25-21 Mockingbird/Simon & Taylor22 Outside WomanlBloodstone25 The Payback/James Brown30-26 Eres Tu/Mocedades

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CKOC HAMILTON(Nevin Grant).I'll Hove to Say/Jim CroceOh My My/Ringo StarrKeep on SinginglHelen ReddyShe's Gone/Oates and Hall

CFGO OTTAWA(Ric Allen)R'n'R Hoochie Koo/Rick DerringerPut Your Hands Together1O'lays

CKRC WINNIPEGLet It Ride/Bachman-Turner OverdriveTSOP/MFSBCome the Sonllan Thomas

CKCK REGINA(Ken Singer)Best Thing/Gladys Knight & the PipsCause We're in Love/The Hood

CION ST. JOHN'SLord's Prayer/Sister Janet MeadCome and Get Your Love/RedboneKeep on Singing/Helen ReddyStarlStealer's Wheel

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CHAM HAMILTON(Greg Stewart)She's GonelHall and OatesOh My My/Ringo StarrLucy, Lucy, LucylAlan SchickCKXL CALGARY(Greg Haraldson)BennielElton JohnKeep on SinginglHelen ReddyThe One You GotIMichael PalmerBest ThingIGladys Knight & the PipsAll the Living ThingslCrowbarHelp Melloni MitchellCFRW WINNIPEG(Bob Quinn)Locomotion/Grand FunkI Am What I Am/Lois Fletcher

CFCF MONTREAL(Mike Godin)Last Time/Diana RossWOLDIHarry ChapinMidnight at the Oasis/Maria MuldaurLoving You/Johnny NashLoving Arms/Kris and RitaPiano Man1Billy JoelHelp Mellon, MitchellSinging in the Rain/Sammy DavisTell Me A LielSami JoI'll Have to Say/Jim CroceApple of My Eye/BadfingerOne hell of a Woman/Mac DavisWhen I Am so In Love/Peter FoldyBeyond the Blue Horizon1Lou Christie

CHLO ST. THOMAS/LONDON(Bob Williams)Keep on SinginglHelen ReddyUnborn Child/Seals & Crofts

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ContemporaryME & MY STONEStampeders (Music World Creations)

OH VERY YOUNGCat Stevens (A&M)

I AM WHAT I AMLois Fletcher (Playboy)

AdultMORE THAN MISSING YOUPhyllis Brown (A&M)COUNTRY COMPANYMan Made (Good Noise)

LET ME GET TO KNOW YOUPaul Anka (Fame)

Comity,BACK IN THE COUNTRYRoy Acuff (Hickory)MOMMA BROWNR.Harlan Smith (GRT)

KIDS IN THE KITCHENFamily Brown (RCA)

CFTR TORONTO(Alexandra Sharpstone)She's GonelHall and OatesTSOP/MFSBStarlStealer's Wheel

CIBK LONDON(Jerry Stevens)Keep on Singing/Helen ReddyLocomotion/Grand FunkI'll Have to Say/Jim CroceBest Thing/Gladys KnightCan You Feel It/LighthouseTeen Angell Wednesday

CFGO OTTAWA(Ric Allen)I'll Have to Sayllim CroceTubular Bells/Mike OldfieldTSOP/MFSBWhat do You KnowlApples and AppleberryMagic's in the Dancing' Lighthouse

CHED EDMONTON(Wayne Bryant)Oh My My/Ringo StarrTouch a Hand/Staple SingersLookin' fora Love/Bobby WomackShow Must Go On/Three dog Night

CKGM MONTREAL(Lee Murray)Keep on Singing/Helen ReddyTSOP/MFBSStarlStealer's WheelIt's Gonna be AlrightlKarl Erikson

I Am What I AmlLois Fletcher

C/ON ST. JOHN'S' Hooked on a FeelinglBlue Swede

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CHOW METRO NIAGARA(lay Jeffrie)I'll Bring You Apples/Ginette RenoVery Special Love SonglCharlie RichKeep on SinginglHelen Reddy

CKSO SUDBURY(Tom Kelly)Keep on Singing/Helen ReddyOne Hell .of a Woman/Mac DavisPiano Man1Billy JoelI'm a TrainlAlbert HammondI Like to Live the Love/B.B. KingMe and My Stone/StampedersDo It Right/Bob McBrideOh Very Young/Cat StevensThe Show Must go On/3 Dog NightSearchin' So Long/ChicagoTouch a Hand/Staple SingersI Am What I Am/Lois Fletcher

CHEC LETHBRIDGE(Walt Edwards)Last Time/Diana RossBoogie Down/Eddie KendricksIf It Feels Good/StoriesMust Be Lbve/James GangShe's Gone/Hall and OatesKeep On Singing/Helen Reddy

CKL Y LINDSAY(Tex Bagshaw)The One You GotIMichael PalmerSearching So Long/ChicagoMighty Love/SpinnersBoogie Down/Eddie KendricksKeep on SinginglHelen ReddyIt's Going to be AlrightlKarl Erikson

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Piano ManIBilly JoelFlip Flop Fly1Downchild Blues Band

CHYR LEAMINGTON(John Keogh)The EntertainerlMarvin HamlischI'm a TrainlAlbert Hammond

CKWS KINGSTON(Gary Mercer)Keep on Singing/Helen ReddyOne Night StandlRick NelsonAlmost1Downchild Blues BandTubular Bells/Mike OldfieldMe and My Stone/Stampeders

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CHAT MEDICINE HAT(Pat O'Connor)Very Special Love SonglCharlie RichStorms of Troubled Times/Ray PriceI'll Have to Sayllim CroceSunshine/John DenverI'm a TrainlAlbert HammondWheel of Good FortunelBill KingCan This Be ReallNatural FourOn a Night Like ThislBob DylanYour Cash/Steve Miller

CHNL KAMLOOPS(Dan McAllister)Oh My My/Ringo StarrTell Me A LielSami JoFool's ParadiselDon McLeanI'm A TrainlAlbert HammondLet It Ride/Bachman-Turner OverdriveMe and My Stone/Stampeders

CFSL WEYBURN SASK.(Ken Kobelka)Best Thing1Gladys KnightVery Special Love SonglCharlie RichFool's ParadiselDon McLeanMe and My Stone/StampedersMidnight at the Oasis/Maria MuldaurOh My My/Ringo StarrLittle RoadlTony KosinecPiano ManIBilly Joel

CKDM DAUPHIN MAN(Robert Ouimet)Must Be Love/James GangAge of the Gun/Five Pieces of EightMe and My Stone/StampedersBennie/Elton JohnBad Luck Situation! Johnny Winter

CKBI PRINCE ALBERTLord's Prayer/Sister Janet MeadVirginialBill AmesburyBennielElton JohnMockingbirdlCarly & James

CKDH AMHERST N.S.(Paul Kennedy)Keep All Your Kisses/Tammy RaffertyStarlStealer's WheelCan You Feel It/LighthouseJungle Boogie/Kool and the GangSexy Mama/Moments

CKX BRANDON MAN.(Dan Radford)Stone Country/Johnny WinterMe and My Stone/StampedersStart A Dream/ChesterMust Be Love/James Gang

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R'n'R Hoochie KoolRick DerringerOh My My/Ringo StarrPut Your Hands Together/O'Jays

CFOR ORILLIALord's Prayer/Sister Janet MeadMockingbirdlCarly and JamesWOLD/Harry Chapin

CJET SMITH FALLS ONT.(Neil Hiltz)Come the Son/Ian ThomasOn the Other Side/Ken Tobias

CJGX YORKTON(Greg Laurence)I'm a TrainlAlbert HammondNo Deposit/Michel RichardBest Thing1Gladys Knight & the PipsTell Laura I Love Herllohnny T. AngelRockin' Round the ClocklBill HaleyHooked on a FeelinglBlue SwedeWhere is the Answer/Copper Penny

CKBB BARRIE(Gary Pede)Lord's Prayer/Sister Janet MeadJet/WingsVirginialBill Amesbury

CFTK TERRACE B.C.Hooked on a FeelinglBlue SwedeOn the Other Side/ Ken TobiasStarlStealer's WheelHelp Meg oni MitchellR'n'R Hoochie Koo/Rick DerringerCome the Son/Ian ThomasIf It Feels Goodllan Lloyd and Stories

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CKLY LINDSAY(Moira Hunt)Plaisir D'AmourlWerner DexterI'll Have to Sayllim CroceRamona/Russell ThornberryIt's Going to be AlrightlKarl EriksonHouston/Glen CampbellLoving Arms/Kris and RitaEres Tu/MocedadesSome of These Days/Tony BennettMost Beautiful Girl/Bert Kaempfert

CJOY GUELPH(Phil Viggiani)Where is the Answer/Copper PennyTouch a Hand/Staple SingersYou Won't Find Another FoollNew SeekersI'll Have to Sayllim CroceKeep on SinginglHelen Reddy

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CHML HAMILTON(John Murphy)One Hell of a WomanlMac DavisI'll Have to Say/Jim CroceFriends/GalleryPut A Little Love Away/EmotionsTruck Stop/Mills Bros.I'm Left, You're Right/Jerry Lee LewisHoneymoon FeelinglRoy ClarkStorms of Troubled Times/Ray Price

CKFM TORONTO(Dan Chevrette)Keep on Singing/Helen ReddySundown/LightfootHelp Melloni MitchellLondon Underground/Herbie Mann (LP)Most Beautiful Girl/Bert Kaempfert (LP)Good for You/Toni BrownWindfall/Rick NelsonFree as the Wind/Humperdinck

CKEY TORONTO(Judy Casselman)Plaisir D'AmourlWerner DexterHappy As Me and YoulGilbert O'SullivanYou're My HomelHelen Reddy

CHFI TORONTO(Tony Luciani)Skybird/Neil DiamondYou Are My HomelHelen ReddyVery YounglCat StevensNew Thing/Percy FaithThe Way We WerelRoger WilliamsDial M for Music/Farrante and Teicher

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CIDC DAWSON CREEK(Mark Allan Lewis)I'll Have to Say/Jim CroceOn the Other Side/Ken TobiasWon't Somebody DancelLyndsey de PaulThink About Me/Cynthia RichardsCity Boys/Davies Sisters

CKSL LONDON(Alan Hinge)Tubular Bells/Mike OldfieldAll in Love is FairlBarbara StreisandIt Only Hurts/Down

CFRB TORONTO(Art Collins)SolacelRoger WilliamsSkybirdlNeil DiamondThings I'll Never BelRussell ThornberryI Love Your Kind/Lynn Jones

CKLB OSHA WA(John Hinnen)Me and My Stone/StampedersLord's Prayer/Sister Janet MeadKeep on SinginglHelen ReddyMy Mistake/Diana Ross & Marvin GayeShe/Southcote

CFOB FORT FRANCES ONT.(Ken Hardie)Beyond Tomorrow/Perry ComoKeep on SinginglHelen Reddy

CKTB ST. CATHA RINESVery Special Love Song/Charlie RichSinging in the Rain/Sammy DavisBeyond the Blue Horizon/Lou ChristieBeyond Tomorrow/Perry Como

CKX BRANDON MAN.(Dan Radford)Where is the Answer/Copper PennyCity Boys/Davies SistersTell Me A LielSomi JoPiano Man/Billy JoelI'm A TrainlAlbert HammondYoung and Restlessl VenturesDance with the DevillSandy NelsonI Am What I AmlLois FletcherSmile for Me/Lynn AndersonFool's ParadiselDon McLeanOne Hell of A WomanlMac Davis

CJGX YORKTON SASK.(Greg Laurence)Mama's Gonna Make It/ Vicki LaurenceVery Special Love SonglCharlie RichI'll Have to Sayllim CroceKeep on SinginglHelen ReddyPoor Mon's Gold/Mac DavisWoke Me into LovelWilma BurgessHoneymoon Feelin'/Roy Clark

CFA X VICTORIA(Gord Cruse)Best Thing1Gladys KnightKeep On SinginglHelen ReddyFree As The Wind/HumperdinckOne Hell Of A WomanlMac DavisFool's ParadiselDon McLean

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CKLW-FM Windsor aired an in-depth inter-view program with Gordon Lightfoot March10, entitled "Gordon Lightfoot ... Then andNow". The program featured an interviewwith Gordon Lightfoot in his Toronto officealong with the music of Joni Mitchell, Way -Ion Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, GeorgeHamilton IV and many others. Lightfoottalked about his music, particularly themusic from his latest album "Sundown",his musical friends and his past and future.The master will be made available to theCanadian Association of Broadcasters andto Larry Green of WEA for further distri-bution. The program was produced by RonFoster and hosted by Mike Gillespie.

CJGX went green on the 17th. The Irish-man who out-B.S.'d (Blarney Stoned) therest won some of the early Irish Rovers'albums thanks to MCA Winnipeg repJack Skelly. Jock line-up at CJGX Yorkton:6-9AM - Greg Lewis (MD); 9-2PM - MikeFranklin; 2-6:30 - Mel Mack; 6:30 - 1 AM -Del Nichols; 1 AM - 6AM - Kevin Williams.Greg Laurence handles weekend swing.Carl Worth is new PD, previously with CKDMDauphin.

New evening line-up at CHFI-FM Toronto:6-9PM -"Candlelight and Wine" with DonParrish; 9-11 -"The Soft Touch" with Ronn 'Grimster (gently swinging music); 11 -mid. -"Reminiscing" with Todd Russell; mid.-6AM- "Classics Till Dawn" with Don Parrish.

CFQC Saskatoon ran the Rolling StonesStory March 4-9 and report much approvalfrom the listeners. Two complete RollingStones Libraries as well as two copies ofGoats Head Soup were given away eachnight on the six one -hour series. TheBeatles' Story started March 11, a thirteenpart series, with various Beatle albums givenaway each night.

New music Director at CKTK Terrace -Gary Shannon (formerly of CKLC andCKWS)

Rory Gallagher dropped in for an hour longinterview and an acoustic set on CHOM-FM.The arrangement was made by Polydor'sMark Hodes and CHOM's Tim Thomas.

Gary Mercer has been re -appointed musicdirector at CKWS Kingston. Gary will contin-ue his duties as morning man. Former MDGary Shannon has left the station to takeup new duties in Terrace, B.C.

The National Lampoon Comedy hour hasbeen shortened to the National LampoonComedy Hour. Same name but now onlyhalf an hour in length. The reason for the cut-back was the incredible work load on theLampoon staff to produce the weekly hourshow. Apparently, a typical sign -off for theshortened show runs along the lines of "We'llbe back for the second half-hour of the showafter this message, if this fascist radio stationdoesn't cut us off beforehand."

A little more detail on CHAM's new PD.Robert Wood is his legal name, they kid you

not, and hails from WARM Scranton, KRIZPhoenix, KQV Pittsburg and sundrie others.

Neill Dixon of GRT presents award forbreaking DeFranco Family's "Heartbeat"first in North America (May '73) to CHOWMetro Niagara's Jay Jeffrie (r) and Norman"B" - the first jock to play the record.

CKOV Kelowna, B.C. received a wide var-iety of Valentines for their Valentine's Daypromotion: a skeleton made from X-rayslides, two young ladies dressed as Valentinessinging about their favourite dj, and one 95feet long and 6 feet wide. Over 3100 Valen-tines were collected and the dj with the mostdrew a name from his Valentines and tookthe winner out to dinner. The Valentineswere put on display in a local band, com-bined with a display for the local HeartFund drive.

CKOV's winning announcer Brian Mileswith his 1300 Valentines.

CKAD-CKDY Annapolis Valley with FrankSpinney and Ralph Vidito displaying theirnew Audat album "Country Born".

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Vic Folliott, well-known country man atCKPC Brantford has moved to CFGM inToronto. He'll be doing the 7-11 PM show.

CFGO Ottawa looking for experiencedmorning man. Send tapes and resume toProgram Director Jim Jackson. Phonefrom 10AM to 3PM (613) 237-0125.

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CBLC RADIO LOYALIST BELLEVILLE(Rick Jackson)Milly/BearfootThere Won't Be AnymorelCharlie RichBennielElton JohnLegendary PerformerlElvis Presley

CSRW WINDSOR(John McMahon)Lookin' for a Love/Bobby WomackPower of Love/Martha ReevesBennielElton JohnTimelPink FloydStay Where You ArelSami JoHis California Album/Bobby Blue Bland (LP)R'n'R Animal/Lou Reed/ (LP)Greatest Hits/John Denver (LP)

CHBR HUMBER COLLEGE(Edele Brickman)Cruel lealousylMood Jga IgoI'll Have to Say/Jim CroceKeep on SinginglHelen ReddyUnborn Child/Seals and Crofts

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WANG DANG DOODLE15 17 111) Pointer Sisters 40 42 (9)

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18 26 (11)ABRA-CA-DABRADeFranco Family20th Century 2070-T

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19 14 1111SPIDERS AND SNAKESJim Stafford 44 46 15)

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LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING20 20 (101 Johnny Mathis

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TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER21 21 (9) Elvis Presley

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22 15 (14)AMERICAN TUNEPaul SimonColumbia 4-45900-H

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23 23 (10)LINDA WON'T YOU TAKE ME INMurray McLauchlan 48 5o 121

True North TN4-118-H

24 16 114)GOOD TO BE BY YOUJack Cornell 49 .... (1)RCA KPBO-0016-N

25 29 (11)I HEARD BELLSMercey BrothersRCA KPAO-0015-N

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NICE TO BE AROUNDMaureen McGovern20th Century 1209-2072-T

FREE AS THE WINDPatrick NormanRCA KJBO-0020-N

TOUCH THE WINDMocedadesCelebration CEL 2088X -M

I LOVETom T. HallMercury 73436-0

I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU SOMETIMEGary & DaveAxe 11-K

A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGCharlie RichEpic 5-11091-H

WHEN I AM SO IN LOVEPeter FoldyKanata 1020X -M

SOMETHING BIGBurt BacharachA&M 1489-W

SEASONS IN THE SUNTerry JacksGoldfish GF 101-K

IN THE MOODBette MidlerAtlantic AT3004-P

FINALLY (With You)Cooper BrothersPolydor 2065 220-Q

THE GYPSYIrish RoversPotato PPT 3002-0

HOUSTONGlen CampbellCapitol 3808-F

YOU WILL BE MY MUSICFrank SinatraReprise 1190-P

MORE THAN MISSING YOUPhyllis BrownA&M AMX-357-W

ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHINGHarry HibbsMarathon 45-1103-C

LET ME GET TO KNOW YOUPaul AnkaFame FMX345W-U

CITY BOYSDavies SistersUnited Artists UA-XW391-W-U

YOU CAN'T GET IT ALLBobby G. GriffithRanwood R956X-M

I CAN SEEThe Robert Tennison TroupeTentam TNT -100

MOLLYBearfootColumbia C4 -4027-H

YOU'VE BEEN WRONGJoey GregorashPolydor 2065 219-0

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOUCraig RuhnkeReprise 4022-P

COUNTRY COMPANYMan MadeGood Noise GN 1001-Q

Wheel of Good FortunelBill KingUnbonded/Chambers Bros, (LP)

CHMR MOHAWKTeen AngellWednesdayTell Laurallohnny T. AngelUnborn Child/Seals and CroftsThat's a PlentylPointer Sisters.

CRSC SENECA W1LLOWDA LE(Tom Adams)Photos of Ghosts/Premiata Forneria

Marconi (LP)BTO ll/Bachman-Turner Overdrive (LP)A New LifelMarshall Tucker Band (LP)Badfinger/Badfinger (LP)Burn/Deep Purple (LP)

CKRY-FM YORK(Rory Skitch)Rose/Dobie GrayMy World/Craig RuhnkeCan't Believe the FeelinglBuffy Ste. MariePower of Love/Martha ReevesWhite Lines/David Wiffen

CKMR MacMASTER HAMILTONPiano Man1Billy Joel (LP)R'n'R AnimaIlLou Reed (LP)Saints and Sinners/Johnny Winter (LP)Head Hunters/Herbie Hancock (LP)MollylBearfootMockingbirdlCarly and JamesPiano Man1Billy JoelLet It Ride/Bachman-Turner Overdrive

CFRC QUEENS KINGSTON(Ted Kennedy)Morning Sets You FreelFlying CircusBack in the City/Doug Goodeve

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO(Katherine Willson)Whirlwind Tongues/Bloodrock (LP)

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BANDTO PLAY CANADIAN DATESThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have beenfirmed for two Canadian dates on theircurrent North American tour. These areHalifax (Mar. 22) and in Kingston, Ontario(24). The United Artists group have beenplaying dates across the southern UnitedStates including Texas, Tennessee andGeorgia and should have their new albumready for their Canadian engagements. Thisnew album, their first since "Will TheCircle Be Unbroken" released almost eight-een months ago, will be a two -record set andwill present the Dirt Band in "live" concert.

The new album and the token Canadiandates are expected to bring about a renewedinterest in the group by Canadian promo-ters, particularly campus promoters.

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ABRAHAM'S CHILDREN#27 2nd week on CKGMand still going strong inmany other markets.UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS

Chico the Master/Chico Hamilton (LP)Love Song/Anne Murray (LP)His California AlbumlBobby Blue Bland (LP)Fifty Years of FilmlWarner Bros. (LP)

RADIO ST. FRANCIS XA VIERANTIGONISH

Hooked on a FeelinglBlue SwedeFool's ParadiselDon McLeanOn A Night Like ThislBob DylanLove's ThemelLove UnlimitedLast Time/Diana Ross.

RADIO LAURIER WATERLOO(Hans Knetsch)Let Me Be There101ivia Newton -John (LP)Land of Make-BelievelChuck Mangione (LP)That's a PlentylPointer SistersThat's What I'm Here For/Roy Buchanan (LP)Best of John Mayall

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CKBB BARRIE(lack Jacob)let SetlIones & WynetteHang In There/Freddy HartI'm Left/Jerry Lee LewisIs It Wong/Sonny JamesNever Say You Love Me/Nat StuckeyMama Brown/R,Harlan SmithKids In The Kitchen1Family Brown

CFFM-FM KAMLOOPS(Brent Wilson)Gettin' By11.1. WalkerSomeone's FallinglJohnny CarverOne Hell Of A Woman/Mac DavisIs It Wrong/Sonny JamesGreat Mail RobberylRex Allen Jr.

Try/Donna FargoAny Other WaylBobby Russell

CKLYL INDSAY(Bob Eakins)I'm Left/Jerry Lee LewisThe Older The ViolinlHank ThompsonThings Aren't FunnylMerle HaggardSome Kind Of Woman/Faron Young

SIX TV COMMERCIALSREJECTED BY CAABThe Canadian Advertising Advisory Board,a self -regulatory body for the advertisingindustry, judged six television commercialsin violation of the children's advertisingcode. The code, adopted in 1971, prohibitsexaggeration of children's products, messagesasking children to urge their parents to buya product, under -playing of cost of child-ren's products with words like "just" and"only", and endorsement of products bypersonalities.

One commercial, for the McDonald Doll,used the phrase "only $1.25". Another,"Super Slides", violated the code by break-ing frequency scheduling rules and twoothers were run in error by some stations.Irwin's "Kerplunk" and "Don't Break theIce" commercials had been approved ayear earlier, but the interpretation of codewording had changed since, rejecting theuse of the word "get" in reference to urgingparents to buy the toys.

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Chip Chip/Patsy SleddAt The Time/ Jean ShepardSweet Young Thing/Chris ScottPurple Mountain PonylTim WilliamsClose My Eyes/Country Edition

CKLW-FM WINDSOR(Ron Foster)Mama Brown/R.Harlan SmithThings Aren't FunnylMerle HaggardMusic City News/Buck OwensCountry BumpkinICal SmithSomething Better/O,D. McClintonTore Down/Porter Wagoner

CKPG PRINCE GEORGE(Hugh McLennan)Love Your Kind/Lynn JonesMama Brown/R,Harlan SmithWhat Used To Be/The HaggartsKids In The Kitchen1Family BrownKnowin' She's LeavinglGary BuckDaddy No, 21Glenn BarberRainbow/Sammi SmithStorms Of Troubled Times/Ray Price

CKCL TRUROBack In The Country/Roy AcuffKids In The Kitchen1Family BrownIs It Wrong/Sonny JamesI'm Left/Jerry Lee LewisSweet Young Thing/Chris ScottSome Kind Of Woman/Faron YoungWake Me Into Love/Burgess/Logan

CKRM REGINA(Ron Mullin)Very Special Love SonglCharlie RichThings Aren't FunnylMerle HaggardIs It Wrong/Sonny JamesCountry BumpkinICal SmithSmile For MelLynn Anderson

CHOO AJAX(Kevin Kipping)Careful Mountain PonylTim WilliamsMy Country Lady/ComoxShanty GirIllulie LynnAt The Time/Jean ShepardCelebration DaylDel RondoGrandpa Was A Carpenter/John PrineCKDH AMHERST(Paul Kennedy)Kids In The Kitchen1Family BrownKnowing That She's LeavinglGary BuckTake Good Care Of HerlElvis PresleyDaddy No. 21Glenn BarberI'm Left/Jerry Lee Lewis

CKDM DAUPHIN(Graeme Morton)In Old Saskatchewan/Bobby LiddellLay With Me/Tanya TuckerVery Special Love SonglCharlie RichJust Got To KnowlFreddy WellerSmile For MelLynn AndersonTraces Of Life/Lonzo & Oscar

CFAC CALGARYKids In The Kitchen1Family BrownAt The Time/Jean ShepardIs It Wrong/Sonny lamesCountry Bumpkin/Cal Smith

C1 IC LANGLEY(Dave Chesney)What A Way To GolDel ReevesSmile For Me/Lynn AndersonTroubled Times1Ray PriceBlues Comin' RoundlMarg OsborneWhat Used To Be/Jim & Don Haggart

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EXIT THE GENTLEMANSTAGE RIGHT

On February 28, 1974, Winnipeg's "Doc"Steen took down the music director's shinglewhich he hung on the CKRC library door13 years ago, when that station acquired itsrock license.

Steen's exit from CKRC - and probablyradio itself - has called the curtain down onan era. It was his creative, maverick, almostprophetic ear which had called the musicalshots in Winnipeg for more than a decade,and now one of the Canadian Music Indus-try's rarest gentlemen has willingly abdicated.

Steen, who acquired the nickname "Doc"because he was a pharmacy student whodrifted into radio via CBC drama, has workedCJOB, CKEY, CKGM, CKY and CKRC.

As the music director of CKRC, Steenbecame known for airing records on hisown judgment, rather than placing a lop-sided emphasis on the "numbers game".Among others, Doc started the ball rolling

for hits such as "Love Is Blue" (Paul Maur-iat), "Unicorn" (Irish Rovers), "The Good,Bad & Ugly" (Hugo Montenegro), "LeanOn Me" (Bill Withers), "Farmer's Song"(Murray McLauchlan), "Happiest Girl InThe Whole U.S.A." (Donna Fargo), "NeverBeen This Far Before" (Conway Twiny) andAlan Sehick's "Lucy, Lucy, Lucy".

In many cases, Steen had been playing thetunes as album cuts for many weeks whenthe record company decided to release thesongs as singles. A recent example is RingoStarr's "You're Sixteen".

This was indeed a maverick music director:a man who refused to let the Bill Drakesof the world do his thinking; one who couldnot be bought and who would not ripanybody off, who asked for so little thateveryone who called on his station wantedto give more. In short, a man who walkedtall because he walked softly.

The question remains, why did Steen - averitable institution in his market - laydown the earphones so willingly?

RON WADDELLMOVES TO TVAfter four and a half years at CKDM,Dauphin, Manitoba, doing a rock show as"The Ugly One", Ron Waddell moved in1970, to radio station CJGX, Yorkton,Saskatchewan, as promotion managerand country disc jockey. Besides many suc-cessful promotional efforts at GX Radio;such as "Canada's Biggest Country Music

Month" promotion every October, he wasable to build an exceptional communicationwith country music people throughoutCanada and the U.S. The height of 1973activities for Waddell was to get the appro-val from the Prime Minister's office todeclare, on behalf of the Canadian countrymusic people, October as "National CountryMusic Month" in Canada. This year hiscountry music month promotion will havethe added advantage of full television visualeffects.

March 1, 1974, would have marked fouryears at GX Radio for Waddell, but onFebruary 1st, he accepted an offer fromthe Shamrock Television stations of York -ton, to become their morning man and hostthe "Top of the Morning" show. ShamrockTelevision consists of four channels: CKOS

Yorkton, CHSS Wynyard and CFSS Estevan,all in Saskatchewan, and CKSS Dauphin,Manitoba; with the "Top of the Morning"show telecast on all four channels eachmorning Monday to Friday. The show issimilar to a radio morning show, featuringnews, weather, sports, and information, alongwith the playing of records. Everything,including the dee jay chatter has the addedadvantage of colour cameras telecasting theentire show.

With the vast areas of both Saskatchewanand Manitoba that are covered, this providesa wide and unique exposure for new releasesalong with the visual aid for promotionalmaterials. The type of music played is acombination of the best contemporary,"pop" and country material available andWaddell has experience in all three fields,having also been music director at GX radio.Album cuts and old gold are mixed in forbalance. Waddell would like to point outthat the size of the record library at themoment is not that large, and would liketo rectify this by having all record compan-ies take note of his new address: ShamrockTelevision, 95 East Broadway, Yorkton,Saskatchewan, and be added to all mailinglists for new releases and promotion mater-ials; with a special request for record com-pany promotional people to be on thelookout for video tapes of your artiststhat he can use to help you with your pro-motion activities and new releases.

Waddell would like to invite any performersin the area to stop in for an interview, andif you would like, performances of yourlatest releases can be video taped for show-ing on the "Top of the Morning" show andon their Friday night live talent show,"Profile", hosted by Roger McLauchlin.Many performers have already appeared inthis manner, including Bobby Curtola,and RCA's Lady and the Gentlemen.

As Waddell gets settled in his new job, andas music director for the Shamrock stations,he hopes to very soon start releasing play -lists to the industry. These playlists will beavailable upon request.

Steen reported that he has become "increasingly frustrated with the lack ofcreativity allowed in today's radio. Whathave we been doing during the past 10years - and what are we doing now - forthe forgotten people, the listeners?

"Given today's radio philosophy, or lack ofit, we now have a flood of stations that,basically, are doing the same things andreally sound pretty much the same.

"The real listener - not the statistic in therating books - has a choice in most casesbetween Tweedeldee and Tweedeldum.Radio as a whole, including so-called 'pro-gressive FM', is a money machine whichhas in a very real sense forgotten where themoney ultimately comes from ... so itchurns out mechanical and largely irrelevantthings aimed at a fictional listener.

"The system has become so inbred thatthere's little chance of any real feedbackfiltering through from the street to manage-ment, and thus as long as the ratings gamesare well -played there's little hope of chang-ing it.

"I came to see that what it all really meantwas that I'd have to change to fit the system,and I guess I just got tired of selling mysoul. Where's the creativity in cranking out30 songs, give or take a few, lifted fromGavin and company, sandwiched betweentime, temp, weather, commercials and, inthe best of cases, the jock is not reallyallowed to develop his own personality onair."

And thus, exit the gentleman, stage right.

Right on, Doc. - Glen Gore -Smith

CI VI VICTORIA(Ron Robinson)Take Good CarelElvis PresleyHello LovelHank SnowSome Kind Of Woman/Faron YoungShanty GirIllulie LynnI Love Your Kind/Lynn JonesSmile For MelLynn AndersonThe Older The ViolinlHank ThompsonSay Goodbye To Anne/Cliff EdwardsAlberta LandlBrian Sklar

CHEX PETERBOROUGH(Sean Eyre)River's Too Wide/Jim MundyOrleans Prisonllohnny CashShanty GirIllulie LynnCFSL WEYBURN(Ken Kobelka)Try A Little Harder/Donna FargoLay With Me/Tanya TuckerCountry Bumpkin/Cal SmithSweet Young Thing/Chris ScottMama drown1R.Harlan SmithClose My Eyes/Country Edition

CHFX-FM HALIFAXCrude Oil Bluesllerry ReedLady/Tommy OverstreetJet Set/Jones & WynetteKids In The Kitchen/Family BrownHang In There GirlCHSC ST.CATHA RINES(Peter Darrell)Sweet Young Thing/Chris ScottThings Aren't FunnylMerle HaggardWhat Used To Be/Jim & Don Haggart

Hello Love/Hank SnowIn Old SaskatchewanlBobby LiddellCountry Bumpkin/Cal SmithWake Me Into Love/Burgess & LoganLay With Me/Tanya Tucker

SOFT ROCK FM FORMONTREAL MARKETProgressive FM? ... contemporary rock?

... soft rock? ... getting warmer. Butorganized progressive is what program direc-

tor Frank Van de Ven (previously MD atCFQR-FM Montreal) likes to call the newformat at CJ FM in Montreal. The formatisn't really that new - it's been going forabout eight months, but, according to Vande Ven, the Book has finally started to showthe basic audience profile and what he hopesto be a bright trend. The cumes are downbut the quarters and total and average hourstuned are up, showing a developing loyalfollowing.Getting back to the term "organized pro-gressive", Van de Ven believes traditionalprogressive rock radio (now there's a newphrase) lacked the organization and discip-line to attract a wider audience base. With alow key delivery, minimal talk and stayingaway from the real progressive "fringe" typeof music, CJ FM hopes to fill the gap forthose who feel "they are being ripped -offby the AM contemporaries and find CHOM-FM too heavy". In this way they hope toconvert a whole new audience that neverreally listened to radio before.

Station manager Paul Fockler (previously

with CJIC Sault Ste. Marie for fifteenyears) describes the station as being threeon a scale from one to ten for heavinessof music and CHOM and CHUM -FMseven and five respectively. The music ispicked for its compatability to the stationwith very little attention paid to the charts.

As an example of the music, the new ToddRundgren, Clifford Ward, Joni Mitchell,Grateful Dead, Strawbs, Tom Scott, JohnMayall, David Essex and Anne Murrayalbums, to name a few, were added to theplaylist last week. The delivery is typicallyFM - low key with no jingles, no musicpad talk-overs, and up to four songs playedin a row. Commercials are produced so as tominimize tune -out, with as much localproduction as possible - a delicate pointwith national accounts. Interviews (MoodyBlues, Bruce Cockburn amongst others) areintegrated in the programming as well aslive performances by local artists. Specialshighlighting the music of particular artistsand the National Lampoon Comedy Hourare also featured.

As far as the bilingual situation is concerned,Fockler sees no problem. Even though theannouncing is totally English, a large portionof French music is played, with a greatresponse reported towards local Quebecrecordings.

With the continuing success of the softenedFM progressives and the FM out-and-outrockers south of the border, the develop-ment of CJ FM will be looked upon withgreat interest.

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4 2 (17) BITTERSWEETDonna MoonMarathon 45-1101-C 29 39 (11)

THE RAINBOW IN DADDY'S EYESSammi SmithMega 203-M

5 6 (11)DADDY WHAT IFBobby BareRCA APBO-0197-N 30 28 (7)

LINDA WON'T YOU TAKE ME INMurray McLauchlanTrue North TN4-118-H

6 3 (11)THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOESJohnny RodriguezMercury 73446/Q 31 43 (2)

A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGCharlie RichEpic 5-11091-H

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RANDOLPH SCOTTStatler Bros.Mercury M73448-0

8 11 (12) s OUR LOVING TIMESMercey BrothersRCA KPMO-0015-N 33 27 (11)

sNOTHING TO LOSEMery SmithQuality 2084X -M

9 14 (11) MIDNIGHT ME AND THE BLUESMel TillisMGM 14689-0 34 .... (1)

KIDS IN THE KITCHENThe Family BrownRCA KJBO-0025-N

10 4 (14) I'M STILL LOVING YOUJoe Stampley 35 36 (10) Mn WALK THAT ENDLESS HIGHWAY

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BABY DOLLBarbara Fairchild

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14 16 (11) WRONG IDEASBrenda Lee 39 .... (1)

THE OLDER THE VIOLINHank ThompsonMCA 40171-J Dot 17490-M

15 17 (10)SWEET JESUSRoy PayneRCA KPBO-0017-N

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16 13 (11)WOULD YOU LAY WITH METanya TuckerColumbia 45991-H

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21 21 (11)LOVING YOU HAS CHANGED MY MINDDavid RogersAtlaTic 4012-P

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48 .... (1)BACK IN THE COUNTRYRoy AcuffHickory HK 314-K

24 19 (10) TONIGHT SOMEONE'S FALLINGJohnny Carver 49 49 (2)

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versa. And it's certainly been successful overthe years although the clean machines arestill chipping away.

Another, newer form of personality radio isthe progressive FM. Bob Laine of CHUM -FM sees personality as the station's reasonfor being. Each man is his own programdirector within ideal and flow guide -lines.Although strong personalities like DavidMarsden have developed rather a love -haterelationship with his listeners -non listeners,Laine maintains that good ratings havesubstantiated the hate end of the relation-ship. As far as applying his type of radio toAM, Laine admits stereo has much to dowith the success of progressive FM andbesides, previous attempts on AM have notbeen very successful. It really isn't driveradio - a major consideration on AM radio.

And now to the clean machines. No programdirector would ever refer to his station insuch terms these days - maybe it's becausethey were the type who liked a Ron Brittonyears ago or maybe it's just not cool thesedays to admit that individual personaliteshave no place at their station. But some ofthem do sound like clean machines to a lotof people and often they accuse each otheras being such. Maybe they do believe inpersonality to some extent but just don'tknow how to pull it off.

Most top forty stations think of personalityradio in terms of the station having a strongpersonality as a whole as opposed to theindividual personalities on the station. Mar-tin Kamerman, GM at CHAM Hamiltonsees his station as having to distinguish itselffrom the other contemporaries in the marketdue to the 85-100% music crossover. Hedescribes his station as busy, active; and allthe psa's, news, music, pacing, signal engin-eering and jocks must jive together to givethe station a consistent and distinct person-ality. As far as on -air personalities are con-cerned, the jocks should be able to be tunedout if music is what you're after or, at thesame time, tuned in if you're after interest-ing entertainment. And as far as a Don Imusis concerned, if you can pull it off, do it.If not, don't try. They are a very rare breed.

Across the street to CKOC and Nevin Grant.Like Martin, Nevin tries to give his station astrong personality, as a whole. His way is toget involved in the community - have thejocks, news and promotions relate and getinto the community. As far as individualpersonalities are concerned, Nevin feelspeople want to be entertained more thesedays and are looking for more meaningful

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content. He encourages his people alongthose lines. The rumoured shift to strongpersonality radio is a shallow trend, in hismind, and would be a mistake to jump intoat this time. Personality, on a moderatelevel is, and always has been, an importantingredient at CKOC, according to Nevin.

And then there's CFTR's Mike Marshall.He describes the role of the PD as supply-ing the machine and the jocks supplyingthe grease. Marshall, a staunch Draker,believes more music, consistency, andgood, clean radio will beat personality everytime. A member of an old school or a wise,scientific programmer - time will tell.

A question I asked the programmers thatreaped some interesting answers was "Whatcolour would you describe your station asbeing." Red seemed to be predominant.

Amongst others: Nevin described his stationas red - connotating warmth. Anotherdescribed it as blue - cool. Kamermandescribed his as yellow - full of sunshineand cheer. Another described it as grey -no image. Mike Marshall thought of hisstation as red also -- exciting and flashy.And John Spragge described CFRB asgreen - but he is self -admittedly colourblind.

Despite accusing each other of the oppositein most cases, all felt their radio station hada strong personality. Personality radio asa coming trend? Only very moderately so.They unanimously agreed that the days ofRon Britton are not coming back, butpersonality on an individual basis is impor-tant in the perspective of the particularstation. To quote Nevin Grant, better redthan dead.

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