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Well, here we are againC RPM RETURNS FOR ANOTHER VANCOUVER MEET

Go back for a moment to late October 1972."C5 Goes to Vancouver" said the headlineon the cover of RPM. C5??? Time reallydoes fly. I had sort of mixed feelings aboutthat one. It was good to be back in Vancou-ver, but unfortunately as Air Canada camein to land on Sea Island my ears and sinusesstayed up at thirty thousand feet somewhere.I witnessed C5 through an antibiotic -inducedhaze. Figures walked around me and talkedbut they seemed to be at a great distance.With the wonders of medicine eating awayat the little men with sledge hammers insidemy head, I was in poor shape to form muchof an opinion about what went on.Even as I type this, I am safely on the groundabout ten miles from the Thompson McKen-zie where C9 is to kick off. The greatestaltitude I will hit on the way in is about ahundred feet, so I should arrive in compari-tively undamaged condition. Whether I willmake more sense this time is another question.

As C9 opens there are a number of very big

by John Watts

unresolved questions before the westernmusic industry. There has been massiveinvestment in plants out here in the past fewyears. Western studios can now stand in lineproudly with the gaudy parlours of the east.But will there be enough business to keepthem alive and well? The west has spawnedsome massive commercial successes, themost notable of which is Terry jacks'"Seasons in the Sun". But can we follow upwith other hits by other artists.Can we build on the momentum which.xists already to achieve a steady stream ofsuccesses? The technical facilities are here,the artists are here. In fact all the ingredientsare here, producers and managers included.What we have to do is bring them out,develop them.

Many in the industry seem to have a conceptof hit making with which I don't agree. It'sthe shit on the wall theory. Sure if youcrank out a hundred of anything, one ofthem has to do something. But that's not

really the professional, businesslike way oflooking at the problem. What we need hereis the kind of guidance which can take rawtalent, refine it, make it presentable in per-son and on record and promote it, publicizeit and then expect to get a hit. And not theother way around.

Plenty of people have had hits withoutgoing through any of the laborious pre-liminaries of development and publicity,but where are they today? Usually backdriving cabs. The kind which has been care-fully developed and thoughtfully promotedand publicized. These are the talents whoare still selling by the time it gets around tothe eighth or tenth album. These are thepeople who keep the dollars flowing intothe record companies and a steady stream ofdependable music flowing into the radiostations.

Sure, it may take two years, three years,even four years before an act is completelyready. It may well take that long for thelaborious process of promotion to do itswork. But at the end of that time, thechances are great that the act will be thor-oughly professional, the press and broadcastpeople will have some idea as to the identityand talents and the time will be ripe for theassault on the market place.

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-FONThe weekend visitor'sguide to Vancouver

Consider yourself lucky. You are visitingwhat is widely held to be the most beauti-ful city in North America. For the benefitof those who may be visiting Vancouver forthe first time as part of Communications9, below is a compilation of things to see,places to go, general information and ser-vices available. If you can't do it in Van-couver, it probably can't be done.

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The city, only about a hundred years old,owes its name to Captain George Vancou-ver who charted the area for the Royal Navyin years gone by. With a metropolitanpopulation of over one million, Vancouveris the third largest city in the country andowes its existence to the logging and miningindustries of the province and its excellentdeep water harbours which make it one ofthe most active seaports in the world.

To the north of the city are the coastalmountains, home of some of the best skiingon the continent, rising in the immediatevicinity to more than 5000 feet. To the eastis the agricultural Fraser Valley and to thesouth, more farms and then the state ofWashington. The western side of Vancouverborders on the Strait of Georgia. Vancou-ver Island lies some thirty to forty milesacross the Strait.

Vancouver abounds in parkland. The mostfamous is Stanley Park, a thousand acres ofprimitive forest and manicured lawns abrief walk from the Bayshore. In StanleyPark are an outdoor zoo and the VancouverPublic Aquarium, home of Skana the killerwhale. Other notable parks are Capilanoand Lynn Valley across the Lions Gate

Bridge in North Vancouver and QueenElizabeth Park in Vancouver proper, siteof the Bloedel Conservatory.

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Nightlife in Vancouver is active. There are awide variety of clubs in the city. Appearingat some of the best known this week are:

Bacedas, 1607 E. Hastings, 255-5441Tim Buckley (17-28)James Cotton Blues Band (24-28)

The Cave, 626 Hornby, 682-3677Ray Charles

Oil Can Harry's, 752 Thurlow, 683-7306Lazy JackWitches Brewto be announced.

Other clubs which are well established inVancouver include: Pharoah's, 364 WaterSt., 681-0541; Kego, 21 Water Street,687-8761; Starvin' Marvin's, 1727 WestBroadway, 736-3704; and Black Barts,6649 Kingsway, 435-9343. Top strip jointsinclude Isy's on West Georgia, The Penthouseon Seymour and, for the wettest show intown, Gary Taylor's.Information on other clubs, restaurants,concerts etc., is readily available in thedaily newspapers and Vancouver Life andVancouver Calendar magazines.

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LEO BREAKFAST & TOUROF STUDIOS SET FOR C9The Vancouver -based Leo Records are lay-ing on a complimentary breakfast (22) atthe Bayshore Inn (10AM) for registrants ofC9. Following the breakfast a fleet of limou-sines will be made available to tour LittleMountain Studios.A registration table for Leo Records willbe open in the lobby of the Bayshore InnSaturday, Sept. 21 from 9AM through to7PM.

QUALITY TO DISTRIBUTEUTTAL'S PRIVATE STOCKQuality Records Limited has acquiredCanadian distribution rights for the NewYork -based Private Stock label. The ne-gotiations were finalized by Quality'svice president and managing director,George Struth and Larry Uttal, presi-dent and founder of Private Stock.Uttal flew into Toronto recently formeetings with Struth and to help kickoff the initial single release, "Touch TooMuch" by the Arrows. The single has al-ready been given the nod by U.S. discprophets and the trades and is showingearly breakout action in Canada.

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GREG PHILLIPSH. HART KIRCHS. CAMPBELL RITCHIECOLIN RITCHIENANCY GYOKERESGINA MAYESUWE SCHNACKJOHN MILLSJAN MATEJCEKMARY BUTTERILLSTEVE WOODRUFFJOHN FORDJACK VERMEERBOB MORTENJACK NORTMANDAVID MADISONJOE SUMMERSDOUG CHAPPELLPETE BEAUCHAMPBRUCE BISSELLROSS REYNOLDSJEFF BURNSHOWARD EXLEYDAVE CHESNEYHOWARD LAWLESSKEN McFARLANDRON NEWMANKEN DOUGLASTED HOCKADAYLEONARD RAMBEAULEE FARLEYSTAN CAYERPHIL MACKESYDON LLOYDTED POUNDGARY BIZZOBARRY RYMANJOHN RODNEYDON MARSHED JURAKREG AYRESRAY RAMSAYWAYNE BAILEYCALVIN LEWMIKE BYFORD

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-RI How big is the Canadianmusic industry? by Walt Grealis

For many many years, the western part ofCanada has felt left out of the music indus-try. This has been indicated to us repeatedlyover that period of time.Our first meet in Vancouver was an attemptto establish a rapport with the west. Wefelt that a great deal could be accomplishedby getting the industry from across Canadato sit down and iron out their problems in asetting at the extreme end of Canada. Theresult of that meeting did bring forthmany problems and although the meetingoffered no answers, the trade was better

". . . the prophets of doom, the messengers of

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

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informed of the difficulties that existedwithin the industry.More recently, we opened an office in Van-couver with a full-time RPM representativelooking after the western provinces. Thiswas done on an experimental basis. Havingsomeone on hand in the west that couldpromote the efforts of the west to becomeinvolved in the industry seemed to be theanswer to some of the problems.

It seems that at this point we have a fewanswers to some of the questions that haveplagued the industry for many years.Our representative was on hand in Vancou-ver to personally look after the needs ofthe west. Each week he sought and originatednews and material dealing with the westernprovinces and RPM began to feature moreand more about the west.This issue is dedicated to western Canada.Within these pages is a total culmination often years of work with the west, but it isimportant to note that western Canada is,and can only be what the industry in thewest wants it to be.If there is still a lack of communication withthe west, it is over the distance between ourVancouver office and the western industryand not the distance between the west andthe east.

We reacted to the complaints of the westover the years. It was an expensive proposi-

tion to establish an office in the west. We arehopeful that the west found our investmentwas well made and that it could be of bene-fit to the west.What do we use as a measuring stick of oursuccess in the west? This is a question thatI have often asked myself, and I have no wayof knowing what the answer can be. I thinkin the final analysis, the west is best quali-fied to know if the gap has been shortenedor can be eliminated completely someday.

Has RPM West had the cooperation of theindustry in the west?During this two day meet, I would like tosuggest that you (the West) determine thevalue of promotion in the east and ways andmeans by which it might benefit the west.You have a unique opportunity to bring tolight the problems you may have with RPMand communication. Communicate them tous over the two days. We have afforded thewest a good opportunity to further thecause of the western Canadian music indus-try at Communication Nine.We have already responded to your pastcomplaints by making possible for the westto communicate with the east. We would nowlike to find out if further refinements shouldbe instituted to make this an even moreviable communication.The fuel that keeps the industry running isnews and action and hyperbole. This is nosecret to the industry. In RPM we have thespace and the facilities (physically) to en-hance the progress of the west.

Take the time to communicate to us whatyou feel might be the answer to narrowingthe gap that exists. Perhaps that could bethe whole purpose of this meeting inVancouver. It could be a unique opportunity.Take advantage of it.

C9 REGISTRANTS INVITEDTO COLUMBIA SHOWINGRegistrants to Communications 9 atVancouver's Bayshore Inn have been invitedto attend a showing of talent by ColumbiaRecords at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Thetalent showcase will occur between 9:30PMand 12:30AM on Friday evening September20th. Directions and further information canbe had at the Convention Centre to be setup in the lobby of the hotel.As a result of the invitation by Columbia,the welcoming room to be provided by thevarious majors and independents in theBayshore on Friday night has been cancelled.

Registrants will have the opportunity tomingle and get right into the spirit of theCommunications weekend thanks to thecourtesy of Columbia. The talent showcaseis being presented as a part of the company'sannual presentation of fall release product.

PROPOSED BREAKFAST MEETCANCELLED FOR SATURDAYA proposed breakfast meeting on Saturday,September 21st between RPM staffers andsales and promotion representatives fromacross western Canada has been cancelleddue to a tight booking situation at theBayshore Inn. It is hoped that any salesand promo people with suggestions orqueries about RPM and its policies willvisit the RPM Suite on Sunday. Roomnumber for this and all other hospitalitysuites will be posted in the hotel lobby.

HEAVY GRT IMPACTBY ALBERTA'S TPCThe Taylor, Pearson & Carson distributionset-up in Alberta is currently firing up withGRT product, primarily, James Leroy's newsingle, "Some Kind Of Fool" along withIan Thomas' "Long Long Way". The Thom-as album, under the same title, is also show-ing good sales returns as the result of actionat Calgary's CKXL and CHED in Edmonton.The TPC Alberta team is headed up bybranch manager, Peter Morch with BryanTucker handling sales and promotion out ofCalgary and Bob Brigley doing the samechores for Northern Alberta with head-quarters in Edmonton.The Taylor, Pearson & Carson crew, underthe direction of the Vancouver -based RegAyres, have scheduled a hospitality suitefor the upcoming C9, at which time theywill show off their record wares.

PLOTNIKOFF RELEASESNEW MINTO SINGLESerge Plotnikoff, sales manager of radiostation CKQR, Castlegar, B.C., and a veteranof the disc front, has released another singleon his Minto label. "Railroad Men" f/s"Okanagan Sunrise" is already showing onsecondary stations in the interior of BritishColumbia. Another Plotnikoff single avail-able at the present time is "British Columbia"f/s "Was Lady Luck Beside You", the "A"side being sort of an unofficial anthem to theprovince. All tunes were writtn by Plotni-koff and published by Kin -Gar Publications(BMI).

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-.-C6.4141iThe great west myth

by John Watts

"I was raised on matinees on Saturdayafternoons/Looking up at Hoppy, Gene andRoy ... oh boy/And I grew up to thinkin'the best a man could do/Would be a rootin',tootin', straight shootin' cowboy buckaroo."("Cowboy Buckaroo" 0 Mason Williams)As he does in so many songs, Mason Williamssums up in a couple of lines of "CowboyBuckaroo" the myth with which we alllived, the Hollywood sagebrush of Hoppy,Gene and Roy, Wild Bill, the Lone Ranger,Davey Crockett and all the rest. Hollywood,with its infinite capacity for reshaping his-tory, made heroes of them all.

The myth of the Wild West is probably themost significant and enduring of all theAmerican myths. The tragic thing is notthat we have absorbed, and adopted it asour own but that we have ignored many ofour own historical figures and events in ourconsuming rush to absorb the plasticizedAmerican version of history. Take the"Battle of New Orleans". What an incred-,ible sell-out of our own past! The Battleof New Orleans was part of the War of 1812in which Canada and Britain defeated theUnited States in its attempt to annex largesegments of what was to become the Dom-inion of Canada. Instead of humming a dittyabout pushing the Yanks back from theNiagara River, we sing about chasing the

"bloody British from the town of NewOrleans".

Western Canada is rich in history and a poten-tial goldmine of historical song. In spite ofthe contempt in which many people appar-ently hold western Canada and what it standsfor, there is vibrant, vital history here. Thetales of the great British and Spanish explor-ers who charted the coast of what was tobecome British Columbia, the stories ofthe great overland explorers who penetrateddeep into unknown and often hostile terri-tory, the saga of the Northwest MountedPolice, these are all endless sources of songand music.

Refreshingly, of late there has been an up-surge in interest in the rich history of thewest. Doug Hutton's "Scarlet and Gold"project and the "Potts" musical both domuch to dispel the lie that we have no his-tory of our own. More of the same isneeded.

We hear too often of the lack of a Canadianidentity. The fact is that without a past, thepresent seems pretty thin and unexciting.We have the history and the traditions inabundance. It only remains to make our-selves aware of them. Through the simpledevice of music it is possible to bring theexcitement of the past into the present, andperhaps make a better future.

VINYL PROBLEM LICKEDWITH LICORICE - ATTICAttic Records, currently making chartnoise with singles released by Fludd andRon Nigrini, have apparently come up witha novel way of overcoming the vinylshortage. The label will now be releasingall product on licorice. In making theannouncement, Attic's president, Al Mairnoted: "We have been concerned for sometime about the possibility of a vinyl shortageand felt that because we are a new company,perhaps we could bring a fresh approach tothe problem". In explaining why the labelchose licorice, Mair revealed that: "A veryfine product from Germany was brought toour attention by David Elliott of LondonRecords and, as everyone knows, Europeanpressings have been highly regarded for yearsand it only stands to reason that Europeanlicorice would meet the high standards thatwe would require".

There were a few problems that Attic had toovercome in the development of this con-figuration for the mass market. As Mairexplains: "Because licorice is extremelymalleable we thought we would havesome problems with warpage. However,after field testing we found that not eventhe Post Office could twist the licorice tothe point that it could not easily be putback into shape. It was felt that if thiswere true, no other testing need be done".Coming up with the necessary hardwarewas another step for Mair to overcome. Mairrevealed that Attic's director of manufactur-ing, Dr. Verner Von Vinel, P.V.C., contactedthe well-known design firm of Derek Carter& Associates who: "after several months ofresearch and development, have come upwith a player that we feel meets all of the

requirements". Mair went on to explain:"Although we will not be releasing thedesign specifications for another week ortwo we can say that it will be capable ofplaying both single and long playing licoricein mono, stereo and quadrophonic". Healso indicated that: "several Japanese equip-ment manufacturers have shown interest inthe new unit and it is expected that licensingagreements for manufacture will be con-cluded shortly".

Being readied for release on the new config-uration are: Fludd's "Dance Gypsy Dance",Ron Nigrini's "Lost in Colorado" andnewly signed to Attic, Debbie Flemingand her single, "Long Gone". Mair is quickto inform the trade however, that "all threerecords will also be released in standard 7"vinyl form until sufficient hardware is in theconsumer marketplace".

A Salute From The West And

GYPSY JERRYTo The Canadian Music Industry

D.J.'s Watch For"SAMMY"

Coming Soon

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LITTLE MOUNTAINBIGGEST IN CANADA????When it is completed, Vancouver's LittleMountain Sound Company promises to bethe biggest and most up-to-date recordingstudio in the country. That is the opinion ofstudio designer and chief engineer, GeoffTurner. With the addition of studios B andC, slated to open this fall, Little Mountainwill boast the most Scully tape recorders,the most Neve consoles and the most Neu-mann mikes in the country.

The studio, located on Vancouver's 7thAvenue, is designed to "create an atmos-phere where people feel relaxed the minutethey walk in. Besides, there are twenty oneof us in the building all the time, we wantedsomething we could live with too."The three sixteen track studios are housed ina ten thousand square foot building that,according to Turner, looks "more likean arboretum" than a recording studio.Does Vancouver have enough recordingbusiness to justify such an extravagantinstallation? "No", says Turner, "not yet.However we feel that the record industry inVancouver is on the brink of an explosion."to fill in time before the explosion, LittleMountain is playing host to a number of outof town producers from such diverse placesas Los Angeles, Toronto, Denver, Montreal,Honolulu and Osaka.

All that activity has taken place in LittleMountain's Studio A. When B and C openin the fall, there will be sufficient capacityfor anything from "a rock group to a bigband to a symphony orchestra."For the benefit of C9 registrants, LittleMountain will be hosting a tour of the newstudios during the weekend.

BLOOD SWEAT & TEARSKICKS OFF WESTERN TOURBlood, Sweat and Tears, one of ColumbiaRecords major contemporary acts, kicks offa tour Of western Canada September 28thin Winnipeg. The six stop tour sees therecently reorganized group playing in Regina(29), Saskatoon (30), Edmonton (October 1),Calgary (3) and Vancouver (5). Promoters arecurrently working on a possible Lethbridge,Alberta date for the fourth of October.

MASSOP'S CANADIAN SOUNDSSPAWNS "BIG BROTHER" IMAGEWell-known west coast music columnist,Gerry Massop, ha.s graduated into manninga one man music consultant firm thatborders on being a "big brother" move-ment. Massop began his showbiz career witha weekly column, titled "Canadian Sounds"in the local Port Alberni newspaper. It wasobvious after a short period of flagwavingthat Massop was generating a rare feelingof Canadianism among his young readers.As he puts it: "There were so many younghopefuls coming to my door with two-bit records and rip-off contracts, that Idecided to help where I could by givingadvice and guidance to the best of myability".The Massop shoulder suddenly evolvedinto his own firm, Canadian Sounds Un-limited, encompassing management, promo-tion and music publishing.

Massop, explains that "Although I have alot to learn regarding the music business, I'msure I won't get ripped off as easy as someyoung hopeful dreamer who can be madeto agree to almost anything, on the promiseof stardom".

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Ceit SPECIAL EDITION

LACK OF CIRCUIT HURTSWESTERN PERFORMERSIt's hard for a performer to get started inthe west. Enormous distances separate townfrom town, city from city. Comparison isthe best means of illustrating the problem.In the United Kingdom there are well oversixty million people in an area about fivehundred miles long and two hundred andfifty miles wide. London to Birmingham isa matter of only one hundred miles, fromthere it is only sixty miles to Manchesterand Liverpool. Tens of millions of peoplewithin a hundred mile radius of Birminghamcreate a vast market for both establishedand struggling performers. Now look atwestern Canada. Winnipeg to Vancouver is1500 miles by road. Calgary, Edmonton,Regina and Saskatoon are strung out inbetween. Only a handful of smaller citiesfill the vacant spaces.

This dispersal of population presents diffi-culties even for internationally -known acts,let alone a struggling group. The logisticsand economics of transporting performers,equipment and support personnel are form-idable, often limiting the number of appear-ances by name acts to a handful per year.The hardship this creates for the up andcoming performer is staggering. Even if heis able to obtain bookings in the smallercentres, any positive impression which hemay create seldom reaches the eyes and earsof people in the next stop along the way.Whereas in the British case, word of mouthand overlapping press coverage, can createexcitement throughout the country, westernperformers often open in each new town ascomplete unknowns. The absence of anyreally aggressive and profesional public andpress relations people in the country aggra-vates the problem.

One possible way of overcoming to somedegree this problem of distance would be theestablishment of circuits of clubs and audi-toriums throughout the west, extendingperhaps as far east as Thunder Bay and westto Vancouver Island. At present there are acouple of circuits in the west, none ofwhich seems to provide any concrete assist-ance to the less well known performers.Vancouver is on the tail end of the Americanwest coast circuit which results in bigname American and British artists poppingin at the end of their dates in San Fran-cisco and L.A. A country circuit extendsfrom the American northwest up into east-ern British Columbia and southern Alberta.And of course there is the round of thegovernment -built auditoriums in the Prairiecities which attracts a number of big nameacts each year.

None of these, however, do anything toimprove the quality or quantity of westerntalent. What is needed is the creation ofseveral circuits, at different dollar levels,covering the west. The establishment ofthese circuits would require close co-opera-tion between bookers, managers and opera-tors. Until these three elements recognizefully the need for co-operation, western per-formers will continue to tread a difficultand probably unsuccessful path across B.C.,Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba beforegiving up in dismay and moving east orsouth.

POZER MOVES WESTTO FORM OWN FIRMJohn Pozer has confirmed his resignationas director of A&R of United Artists Re-cords and professional manager of thelabel's publishing group. His resignationbecame effective Sept 20th. Pozer hadbeen with U.A. for one year and prior tothat had held similar positions for theWarner Bros group of labels for fouryears.

Pozer, currently in Vancouver attendingRPM's C9 for his own company, JohnPozer Music Ltd., confirmed that he willbe representing, effective immediately,Motown Records of Canada, in BritishColumbia. His firm will also be interna-tional representative for recording artistCraig Ruhnke ("Summer Girl"). It hadbeen rumoured that Pozer would also be

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establishing his own label as well but hedeclined to confirm this at present. Withhis extensive and varied experience in themusic industry, Pozer is expected to becounted among the professional power-houses in western Canada. His backgroundincludes four years at CKGM/Montreal,four years at CJOH-TV/Ottawa as host -producer of a Coca Cola sponsored teenprogram, freelance radio shows at CJ ET/Smiths Falls, and group management aswell as looking after music publishing andrecord label negotiations in the Ottawaarea.

Pozer is also considering television offers,and indicated that he would be involvedin closing record deals for artists in theU.S. and Canada.The Pozers will be remaihing in Vancouverfollowing C9 until they finalize the pur-chase of their new home and establishoftice space. Until then he can be con-tacted at his Toronto address: 53 Walker-ton Drive, Markham, Ontario (416) 294-5525.

Look where Canadian music was a quarter of a century ago. Look hard - It was tricky finding it

then. Broadcasters hardly knew of it. A recording scene was minuscule. Publishing practically non-

existent. And as for performing rights, well, that was a sluggish monopoly situation in those days.

"POTTS" ALBUMRELEASED BY CVGPCanadian Venture Group Productions ofAlberta have released the soundtrack albumto the historical musical, "Potts". Thealbum, recorded at Sound West Studios inCalgary, is distributed by Bonanza Books.The soundtrack follows hot on the heelsof the success of the musical in the west.

Originally financed by the Federal Govern-ment's Opportunities For Youth program,"Potts" deals with the life and times ofJerry Potts, an important figure in thehistory of western Canada in general andthe Northwest Mounted Police in particular."Potts" as a stage play has received criticalacclaim in the Prairie cities it has played,opening up a wave of interest in Canadians.The stage version and album both featurethe Richard Harrow Group of Calgary, withall music and lyrics by Harrow.Publicity co-ordinator for CVGP, Ken Kan -ten, is restricting servicing of the album toradio stations in Alberta. Copies are avail-able, however, upon request to out -of -province stations. CVGP is currently seekingnational distribution for the "Potts"soundtrack.

GYPSY GERRY AMONGWEST COAST HOPEFULSWith Vancouver being the spawning groundfor Canadian music giants including JunoAward winners Terry Jacks and Valdy, it'sonly natural that a heavy concentration of"talent scouting" is underway. Other westcoast hopefuls now becoming knownnationally include: Tom Middleton, DaveBaker, J.C. Stone, Strongheart and others.A Duncan, B.C. native, name of JerryPaquette and professionally known as GypsyJerry, is now taking a stab at the business.His initial entry into the business was some-what of a disaster -- "Big Old LouisianaCountry", a single that just didn't havethe necessaries in the grooves.

Jerry's management firm, Canadian SoundsUnlimited, claims this failure as due to "lowbudget operating the mothering and press-ing". All efforts were made to pull thesingle off the market and to concentrate ona second release. The recording of Jerry'snew single, "Sammy" is now in the can andCSU's Gerry Massop is hopeful of complet-ing negotiations, within the next few weeks,for national distribution of Jerry product.The "Louisiana" single is to be re -mixed andreleased as a follow-up single.

"SCARLET AND GOLD"GETTING STRONG SALES"Scarlet and Gold", Denali Records' tributeto the RCMP and their predecessors, theNorthwest Mounted Police, is experiencingstrong sales in western Canada with parti-cularly good reaction from the provinceof Alberta and the crowds at Expo '74 inSpokane, Washington. The set, producedby Bruce Innes at Edmonton's Century IIStudios, features the talents of a large num-ber of Canadian performers, composers andresearch personnel. Among those involvedare Tommy Banks, Marc Jordan, Dr. Rod

McLeod and Doug Hutton.The historical album has already spawneda number of prominent single releasesincluding "Wildrose Country" which sold inexcess of 200,000 units. Now in release is aspecial limited edition version of the albumin a commemorative wooden box, retailingfor $100.00 each, certainly one of the mostexpensive sets to come along for some time."Scarlet and Gold" has met with considerablecritical acclaim for both its musical worth andits historical accuracy. Unlike Hutton'sprevious historical attempt, "CantataCanada", "Scarlet and Gold" seems to be ahit at the cash registers as well.

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We provide without charge the only Musical TheatreWorkshops for writers and composers in Canada.

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We sponsored Songwriters' Sessions across Canada,giving writers, composers and music publishers achance to acquaint themselves thoroughly with the"paperwork" of their business.

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NEW SINGLE/LPFOR DAMRONDick Damron, one of western Canada'smost consistently successful country per-formers, will have his new Columbia single,"The Cowboy and the Lady", releasedimmediately. The single is drawn from his"Bittersweet Songs" album, scheduled forrelease by Columbia in the fall. The LP wasrecorded at Manta Sound Studios, Toronto.Damron has met with regular chart successin this country, having had some five singlesreach the number one position on the Cana-dian country charts. His biggest hit to datehas been "Countryfied", which went tonumber one in versions by both Damronand George Hamilton IV. The tune waslater picked up as the theme to Hamilton'sBritish made TVer.

Dick Damron

Personal appearances have also played amajor part in the establishment of Damronas a country personality. Among the dateshe has played are the Grand Old Opry, theInternational Country Music Show, Expo'74, plus a wide variety of television appear-ances. Damron has received numerous awardsduring his career, including BMI Certificatesof Honour and the Province of AlbertaAward for Outstanding Contribution toCanadian Music.

MONTREAL TRANSIT STRIKETHROWS SCREW INTO GIGSThe Montreal transit strike, plaguing thecity for several weeks, has taken its tollof the entertainment business as well.Well-known music entrepreneur Don Tarlton ofDonald K Donald Productions is hopingfor an early settlement to alleviate someof the problems he has been experiencingwith recent bookings.Of prime concern is the Sept 27 date forCaravan, to be held at Le Plateau Audi-torium, as well as the Oct 1st Forum datefor Eric Clapton and Rick Wakeman'sOct 8 engagement at the Forum.Box office sales for shows during thestrike were off considerably. Says Tarlton:"The last three shows have suffered quitea bit, but the current situation with thebuses and the Metro on strike has reducedadvance ticket sales to nothing. The Cityjust isn't moving and the last thing patronsare worrying about are concert tickets".

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PROPHET BREAKS RECORDAT CARDINAL ARENAThe country sound or Orval Prophet hasbeen an important part of the entertainmentscene of Ontario and particularly the OttawaValley for many years. The Ottawa -based(Edwards) Columbia artist has been a con-sistent chart winner with each of his releases.His current single, "Eastbound Highway", isprobably one of the most successful Cana-dian country releases on the market. Aftereight weeks on the RPM Country Playlist,the single continues a pattern of success withgood exposure being registered from countryprogrammers coast to coast.

Prophet has also been "keeping it hot" on theconcert and club circuit. A big coup for Pro-phet this year was a record breaking date atthe Cardinal Arena over the Labour Dayweekend. Out of three playdates, Prophetsold out two of these dates - the biggestthing to ever happen in Cardinal.

COWAN AND WEBSTERSTREAMLINE THUNDEROne of the founding owners of Toronto'sThunder Sound Studios, Will Webster, andEd Cowan, late of Carlton and Cowan andconsidered one of the new bright lights inthe label/commercial recording field, havepooled their brain banks to emerge asnew owners, chairman and president re-spectively, of Thunder Sound. Websterbegan it all in conjunction with HelixCorporation, back in July of 1970 withMoses Znaimer taking over as presidentof Helix in February the following year.Webster dropped out of the studio activi-ty but retained his interest in ThunderSound as president, developing this in-terest further with the new Cowan venture.Thunder Sound is now undergoing a majorface lifting. Their seven thousand squarefoot complex now houses one studio, togrow into two by October 1st and three byearly spring. When completed and withthe installation of new equipment, thestudio will have a dollar value of some-where in the neighborhood of threequarters of a million dollars.Plans call for an 8 -track MCI board withAmpex machines (completely Dolbyized)for the new studio. An MCI 16 -trackboard will replace the only functioningOlive board in North America, now hous-ed in the main studio. The Olive board,designed by Montreal's Wayne Jones, isregarded as a sacred cow and will bemoved into its new plush surroundingsand utilized as a mix -down console.The October 1st deadline for the newstudio, with an adjoining voice-over booth,will make Thunder a one -stop commercialshop. Bookings for this studio are alreadyheavy. The third studio will also be com-pletely Dolbyized. it should be notedthat Thunder was the first Toronto studioto be Dolbyized - and that was back in1971.

The prime concern of Messrs Cowan andWebster is to re-establish Thunder's rank-ing in the studio business and to create adefinite "Thunder Sound". Both Cowanand Webster have become totally involvedin the marketing and sales end of thestudio's operation. Says Cowan: "Wewant Thunder to be a place where we, asa group of people, must be prepared, shortof handing out money, to do anything thatis required to fill the creative ambitions ofthe artists and musicians". He went on topoint out "We view ourselves as more thana recording service. We will supply assistance

MONTREAL'S IN -CONCERTREVIVES JAZZ MARKETMontreal is currently going through a re-birth of jazz, due the efforts of the InConcert Club. Some of the acts signed toappear included Pharoah Sanders, whokicked off the club's opening (Sept. 10)and was followed by Grover Washington Jr.(17). Other jazz names scheduled are:Cannonball Adderly (24), Gino Vannelli(Oct. 1), Carmen Macrae (8), Joe FarrellQuartet (15), Keith Jarrett (22), MoseAllison (29) and Freddie Hubbard (Nov. 5).The In Concert Club has been in operationfor seventeen weeks and, through goodresponse from local press and radio people,has shown good indications of keeping jazzin the forefront.

Of particular interest is the Oct. 1st datefor Gino Vannelli. A native of Montreal,Vannelli is currently enjoying nationalchart action with his A&M release "PeopleGotta Move" and is also chalking up goodsales on his album, under the same title.His single is also showing good gains on theU.S. trade charts.

to producers tor tunding and will also be-come involved in cooperative ventures withmajor recording companies".Most important to Thunder's operation isthe loyalty of long-time employees whohave opted to stay with the new owner.These include house engineers, Phil Sheri-dan, and Bill Seddon, the "hello" gal and galFriday, Gail (Hanson) Goldman, Robert(Ringo) Hrycyna, and Mike Bourne. Thelatter has been in charge of maintenancesince 1971 and came to Thunder fromEastern Sound.Several major labels as well as independentproducers are among active clients for thestudio. Sessions in the can, released orunderway include those by Ian Tyson(A&M), Ron Nigrini (Attic), Bill Ames-bury (Ahed), Aarons & Ackley and Light-house (GRT), Bill King and Edward Bear(Capitol), Murray McLauchlan and BruceCockburn (True North) and Bob McBride.On the commercial front, Thunder Soundis in an ideal position, or will be, for thenew commercial regulations to be handeddown by the CRTC. Utilizing Thunder'sfacilities now are Larry Trudell Produc-tions (Trudell, Tommy Ambrose and DougRiley) who have just completed a Molsoncommercial using a twenty-eight pieceorchestra and twenty singers. Other Com-mercial people are now viewing Thunderfor future sessions.In a city that boasts five of the most mod-ern recording studios in North America,plus a dozen more moving into that arena,Webster and Cowan are confident theycan bring Thunder back up into the No. 1spot, with an ambitious, short-range pro-gram of development.

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A&M PUTTING TOGETHERFULL CANADIAN OUTPUTIn spite of a heavy schedule of forty al-bums (foreign and Canadian) to be re-leased by the end of the year, A&M'sA& R director, Pete Beauchamp, has frontand centred a heavy load of Canadian pro-duct (albums and singles) for the sametime period. The label's publicity chief,Charley Prevost, is now working withBeauchamp on a national thrust to de-velop their better known acts and launchthe careers of new signings.Top of the list of releases will be a newValdy album, which is rather unique fora Canadian effort. During Valdy's recentconcert at Toronto's Massey Hall, A&Mutilized Brian Ahern's Enactron truck(mobile unit) and its twenty-four tracksfor a "live" taping. The results were takento Richard Thomas' four track studios inHuntsville, Ontario for final mixing. Back-up for this session was supplied by theCalgary -based Diamond Joe group whowere touring with Valdy at the time. Thissession was then worked into an EasternSound taping with backup supplied byMichael Gardiner, bass; Ben Mink, violin;David Essig, violin, and Dave Bradstreet.Valdy is also heard on this session playingmandolin, banjo, cello and Dobro. Brad-street, considered a genius at the electricpiano, wrote "Dance That Old DanceOnce More", which may be culled fromthe album as Valdy's single release. Valdyalso gets into a couple of down countrybits, "Ode To Wilf Carter", written byJoe (Diamond Joe) White and that oldCanadian country ballad, "Blue CanadianRockies". Capper to the album is an in-teresting splicing by executive producerBeauchamp, of Valdy's encore at MasseyHall. They let the tape roll which allowsfor an unusually vibrant audience partici-pation of a foot stomping, hand clappingfinale of a Valdy original, "Here We Comeand Here We Go".

Lorence Hud, fresh from a successful cross -Canada tour with the Stampeders, is backwith what could be his best session to date.Expected single release is "(Out On TheRoad) Rollin' Home", a Hud originalwhich he wrote as he neared his home-town of Saskatoon and a surprise birth-day party arranged by Mel Shaw, managerof the Stampeders. The session was pro-duced by Hud at Toronto's Eastern Soundwith Ken Friessen looking after engineer-ing chores. Hud has been receiving goodtelevision exposure recently includingOCEA's "Nightmusic" (Channel 19 Toron-to) hosted by Rainer Schwartz, a CHOM-FM (Montreal) taping, Cliff Edwards'Global/CTV show and the Tommy BanksShow. The latter is scheduled for Oct 8.The Hud single features ex -Crowbar drum-mer Sonny Bernardi.Bruce Miller, who established himself asa pop/country recording artist with "Anna -Marie" returns to the chart race with anIan Gunther/Willi Morrison Co -productionof "Fly Raven Fly". Feeling is runninghigh at A&M that Miller can communicatewith the contemporary rock programmerswith this release.

Charity Brown, who changed her PhyllisBrown image with her version of the old"Jimmy Mack" hit and established herselfas a new artist to watch, moves in withanother bit of nostalgia. This time it's theMarry Wells' past biggie "You Beat Me ToThe Punch", written by Smokey Robin-son and William White. The session wasproduced at RCA's Toronto studios.An energetic A&M promotion is beingmapped out for the soundtrack releaseof the new Canadian feature film, "TheHard Part Begins", now being scheduledfor theatre dates across Canada. This isalso a unique situation for A&M. Thesinging voices of the film's stars belong toA&M recording artists, Louise Rockwoodand Zeke Shepherd. One cut with excep-tional single potential is a duet of Rock -

HOLLOWAY SINGLEFOR U.S. RELEASEThe Ross Holloway single, "Most NewDays" has been picked up for U.S. releaseby Big Tree Records. Negotiations for therelease were firmed by Terry Flood, presi-dent of the Montreal -based Aquarius Re-cords.

Released only last week on the Aquariuslabel, the Holloway single has alreadybeen added at Montreal's giant rocker,CKGM, and early indications reveal astrong breakout pattern for the rest ofCanada.

Holloway gained a large sized followingwhen he appeared as the opening act forthe western portion of the April WineElectric Adventure Tour '74 tour whichwound up in Winnipeg Sept 21.

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1wood and Shepherd of "Every Mile" A 'Cliff Carrol single is also expected to beculled from the album.Staying in the country vein, Linda Brown,who established her country image with"Empty Closets", followed by her cur-rent chart happener, "Sing-A-Long", willsoon roll with "Roll It On Homeward MyTruck Drivin' Man", a self penning. Thesession was produced by Joe Palaschukat RCA's Toronto studios. Supplyingbackup for the session were several bignames in the country business includingAl Cherney, 011ie Strong and Red Shea.It's interesting to note that a recent pro-motion campaign by A&M's eastern Cana-dian promotion manger, David Brodeur,revealed an almost cult -like following forLinda Brown among country programmersthroughout the Atlantic Provinces.

A&M's David Brodeur, hiding behind the beard in the above photos, discovered a whole new feeling in the Atlantic Provinces for Linda Brown,a bright new Canadian country name. From the top (I t r) are: Peter Stairs CICIIWoodstock, Paul Kennedy CKDH/Amherst, I.P. Gaudet CFCY/'Charlottetown, Johnny Gold CHNS-FM/Halifax, Larry Dickenson/CFNB Fredericton, and Bob Capp and Dave Allen CHSIISaint John. TheBrown "Sing -A -Long" single is still a very hot item throughout the Maritimes, to be followed shortly with "Roll It On Homeward".

"LOVE WILL GET YOU"Jayson's first single has had a warm

reception from Canadian programmers.Being heard in every major market onover 60 stations. its becoming a monster.An October release is scheduled for hisfirst album. "Listen in late October."

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The people at Mushroom Records arehonoured to present to you an incredible2 record set by one of the worlds mostrenownd flautists. A 24 page booklet isincluded in this remarkable package. Wewish to turn the world on to this beautifulman and his music. We bring you withpleasure, the amazing, PAUL HORN.

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"DIRTY WORK" is SONGBIRD'Sfollowup to their "I BELIEVE" singlewhich attracted mom than 90 stations.In the first week of release already 6stations have picked it as a hit. Theband has just completed their firstalbum. Listen, SONGBIRD is not aband you will forget, leaping up theCanadian charts, soon the world.

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CAMERON NOT READYTO BE PIGEON -HOLEDJohn Allan Cameron does not really knowwhy he was dropped from ColumbiaRecord's roster, but he suspects that hisrecords did not sell enough. John Allan, whois in the process of negotiating a new record.ing deal, received "very strong promotionalsupport", though, from Columbia when herecently played Toronto's Riverboat.According to Eddie Colero, of Columbia'spromotion department, John Allan's formerlabel is trying "damn hard" to resign him.

Commenting on his music being classifiedas "ethnic cum folk", John Allan said:"Pigeon -holing probably has its limitations,but the responses I have been receiving frommore contemporary audiences have beenpositive, so something must be working. Iwant to appeal to as broad an audienceas possible. I am just a Maritimer who enjoysplaying the music I grew up with. After all,you can't escape from reality ... if you'rea Maritimer, you're a Maritimer. I'm justplaying the music I like."At times, John Allan feels that the Canadianmusic industry is mis-directed."What sort of irks me", he expanded, "isthat we read in the trade magazines, RPMincluded, the big hype thing and MCA promo

job on 'The Sting' - which really doesn'tneed it. I feel that this money could havebeen better used to promote other artists,like Bob Ruzicka, for example, who deserveattention."Other Canadian artists John Allan mentionedas worthy of attention included ShirleyEikhard ("she's just superb"), Bob Carpenter,Robbie MacNeill ("ask Annie about him"),Paul Grady, Ray Materick, Fraser and De -bolt, Brent Titcomb, and "there are somany more, probably hundreds I have nevereven heard of."

But he saved special praise for Quebec'svirtuoso fiddler, Jean Carignan."Jean Carignan has no business driving ataxi in Montreal, either now or for the past25 years. God, there are so many performersaround now who couldn't even carry hisbow. If I can do anything to help him, Isurely will."

John Allan may now be in the position tohelp. He is to have a CTV television showbeginning (probably) January 1975. On hisshow, John Allan would like to presententertainers who are "singularly unique"and have good music to offer.

"If they're good, they're good, and theydeserve to be heard", he added, "and notjust Canadians. The Chieftans, from Ireland,and Utah Phillips are just two I would liketo present."John Allan, now on tour in the Maritimesprior to flying to Scotland for his "annualpilgrimage", hopes that his show will notsuccumb to the plasticity of other televisionvariety ("In the past on television, we haveseen the same performers singing the samesong in a different suit") by retaining someartistic control over the final video print.Doug Powers

GRT'S IAN THOMASRETURNS TO CHARTGRT's Ian Thomas has another go 'roundat the RPM Singles chart with his single,"Long Long Way". The single first ap-

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peared on the chart Aug 24 and, afterfour weeks, climbed to the No. 85 slotbut was removed because of a lack ofaction. The single has since been addedto the Vancouver and Toronto majormarket radio stations and GRT's nationalpromo manager, Jeff Burns, claims asale of 20,000 units, primarily in theOntario market. Burns also reports thatduring the period from Sept 1st throughthe 17th, 1063 pieces were moved inOntario and 500 pieces for the sameperiod in the Alberta market.Majors charting the single at press timeare: CKLG/Vancouver (24), CFTR/Toron.to (7) and CHUM/Toronto (18).

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GRT DISTRIBUTIONFOR AXE PRODUCTAxe record product will be distributedin Canada by GRT, effective Sept 20/74. The deal was firmed by Axe presi-dent Greg Hambleton and Ross Reynolds,president of GRT Canada. Promotion forcurrent releases by Gary and Dave, JayTelfer and Thundermug will however, behandled by Hambleton and the label'sgeneral manager, Elsie Hetherman.Initial single release under the new pact-ing will be a Gary and Dave offering of"I May Never See You Again", to befollowed by their album, "All In ThePast". Album and single product byThundermug and Telfer will be releasedover the next few weeks.

MGM'S STAFFORDTO HUNTER SHOWJim Stafford, currently making goodchart and sales news with his MGM single,"Wildwood Weed", has been firmed foran appearance on the "Tommy HunterShow" (CBC-TV) for Oct 4. He will per-form four numbers including his currenthit. This marks the first time that Staf-ford has made an appearance on Cana-dian television.Stafford has experienced a phenomenalrise in popularity in less than one year,having four chart -topping singles and analbum to his credit. His appearance at theCNE Grandstand this year sparked agreater interest in his country -cum con-temporary rock material.

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

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

JOHN DENVER'SGREATEST HITS (RCA)CPL1 0374-N CPK1-0374-N

PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGSBand On The Run (Apple)SO3415-F 4XW3415-F

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RICK WAKEMANJourney To The Centre Of The Earth (A&M)SP 3621-W CS 3621-W 8T 3621-W

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

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

GEORGE McCRAERock Your Baby (TK)KPL1-0501-N KPK1-0501-N

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

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

LOGGINS & MESSINAOn Stage (Columbia)PG 32848-H

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

LYNYRD SKYNYRDSecond Helping (MCA)413-J

JONI MITCHELLCourt & Spark (Asylum)7E51001 -P CAS -1001-P

URIAH HEEPWonderworld (Warner Bros.)W -2800.P CWX-2800-P

BEACH BOYSWild Honey & 20/20 (Reprise)2MS-2166-P

CLIMAX BLUES BANDSense Of Direction (Sire)7501-T

ANNE MURRAYCountry (Capitol)ST -11324-F

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

THE SOUTHER, HILLMANFURAY BAND (Asylum)7ES-1006-P

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

JOE COCKERI Can Stand A Little Rain (A&M)SP -3633-W

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RPM 100 Top Albums (51-100),

51 44 (15)

52 47 (27)

53 43 (13)

54 42 (12)

55 52 (7)

068 (3)57 53 (17)

58 58 (23)

59 55 (7)

60 62 (6)

61 66 (7)

62 67 (27)

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65 61 (15)

66 72 (6)

67 73 (4)

68 56 (7)

69 69 (6)

70 70 (34)

71 71 (17)

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NEIL DIAMONDHis 12 Greatest Hits (MCA)2106-J

ANNE MURRAYLove Song (Capitol)ST 11266-F

THE HOLLIESThe Hollies (Epic)KE 32574-H

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

BLACK OAK ARKANSASStreet Party (Atco)SD -36101-P

PAUL ANKAAnka (United Artists)IIA-LA 314G -U

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

THE SPINNERSMighty Love (Atlantic)SD 7296-P

FRANK SINATRASome Nice Things I've Missed (Reprise)FS -2195-P

JIM STAFFORDJim Stafford (MGM)SE 4947-0

BREADThe Best Of Bread (Elek Ira)E KS 75056-P CE K -75056-P

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

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Ladies and Gentlemen (Manticore)MC3-2001298-P

DAVID BOWIEDiamond Dogs (RCA)CPL1-0576-N CPK1-0576

TOWER OF POWERBack To Oakland (Warner Bros.)BS -2749-P

TRIUMVIRATIllusions On A Double Dimple (Harvest)ST 11311-F

BLUE MAGICBlue Magic (Atco)SD 7038-P

SEALS & CROFTSI & II (Warner Bros.)2WS-2809-P CWJS-2809-P

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

THE GUESS WHORoad Food (RCA)APL1-0405-N APK1-0405-N

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNGSo Far (Atlantic)SD 18100-P

ALICE COOPERGreatest Hits (Warner Bros.)W2803 -P

THE STINGSoundtrack (MCA)MCA 390 MCAC390-J

TOMITASnowflakes Are Dancing (RCA)AR L1.0488 .N

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77 75 (41)

78 77 (10)

79 87 (31

80 82 (8)

81 83 (5)

98 (2)

83 95 (2)

84 78 (61

85 84 (13)

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

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GINO VANNELLIPeople Gotta Move (A&M)SP3630-W AT3630-W CS3630-W

VARIOUS ARTISTSScarlet & Gold (Denali)SGLP 1001 ST4 1001 ST8 1001

NAZARETHRampant (A&M)SP 3641-W CS -SP 3641-W 8T -SP 3641-W

MAC DAVISBaby Don't Get Hooked On Me (Columbia)KC31770-H

APRIL WINELive (Aquarius)AQR-505K

JAMES BROWNHell (Polydor)PD2 -9001 -Q

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

EARTH, WIND AND FIREAnother Time (Warner Bros.)2WS-2798-P

DONNY AND MARIE OSMONDI'm Leaving It All Up To You (MGMM3G-4968-0

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The Red Back Book (Angel)S -36060-F

LIGHTHOUSEGood Day (GIRT)9230-1046-T 5230-1046-T 8230-1046-T

BO DONALDSON &THE HEYWOODS (ABC)ABCD-824-N ABCD8-824-N

MARIE OSMONDIn My Little Corner Of The World (MGM)SE 4944-0 E8 4944-Q

MOUNTAINAvalanche (Columbia)KC 33088-H

BILLY PRESTONThe Kids & Me (A&M)SP3645-W

RICHARD BETTSHighway Call (Warner Bros.)CP-0123-P

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

ISLEY BROS.Live It Up (T -Neck)PZ-33070-P

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

NEW BIRTHComin' From All Ends (RCA)APL1-0494-N

HERBIE HANCOCKHeadhunters (Columbia)KC 32731-H

CHEECH AND CHONGLos Cochinos (A&M)SP77019-W

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RPM Top 100 Singles

ALPHABETICALLY

BY TITLE

A Woman's Place (68)After the Goldrush (76)Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing ( 54)Another Love (90)Another Saturday Night (1)Back Home Again (66)Beach Baby (8)Bitch Is Back, The (29)Black -Eyed Boys, The (87)Blood is Thicker Than Water (72)Blue Skies (85)Brother & Me (321Can't Get Enough (17)Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe (5)Carefree Highway (38)Carrie's Gone (67)Clap For The Wolf man (6)Distant Lover (79)Dirty Work (81)Do It Baby (42)Don't Change Horses . : . (59)Do It Fluid (92)Earache My Eye (21)Eyes Of Silver (57)Fallin' In Love (48)Forever & Ever... (63)Free Man in Paris (23)Freedom for the Stallion (55) .

Give It to the People (49)Give Me A Reason to be Gone (96)Hang in There Baby (3)Having My Baby, (You're) (14)Higher Plane (97)Honey Honey (73) (98)

Feel Like Makin' Love (34)Honestly Love You (7)Love My Friend (39)Saw A Man and He Danced ... (31)Shot the Sheriff (2)'m A Dreamer (89)'m Leaving It All up to You (4)t Could Have Been Me (45)t's Only Rock 'n' Roll (12)'ve Got the Music in Me (80)

Jazzman (44)Just My Way (94)Just One Look (75)Kings of the Party (58)Let's Put It All Together (18)Letters (69)Life Is A Rock ... (62)Live It Up (Part 1) (86)Long Long Way (99)Love Don't Love Nobody (Part I) (95)Love is the Feeling (88)Love Me for a Reason (37)Lover's Cross (64)Midnight Flower (78)Need to Be, The (50)Never My Love (19)Night Chicago Died, The (28)Nothing From Nothing (20)Overnight Sensation ... (100)Passing Time (84)People Gotta Move (27)Play Something Sweet ... (65)Please Come to Boston (41)River's Risin' (71)Rock Me Gently (9)Roses Are Red (51)Rub It In (33)Second Avenue (52) (74)Shinin' On (56)Skin Tight (30)So You Are a Star (93)Steppin' Out ... (26)Stop and Smell the Roses (24)Straight Shootin' Woman (47)Sugar Baby Love (36)Surfin' U.S.A. (35)Sweet Home Alabama (16)Suzie Girl (77)Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need (60)Tell Me Something Good (46)Then Came You (10)Tin Man (43)Travellin' Prayer (61)Virgin Man (82)Who Do You Think You Are (13)Wild Thing (40)Wildwood Weed (25)Wombling Summer Party (70)You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (53)You & Me Against the World (15)You Can Have Her (83)You Can't Go Halfway (91)You Haven't Done Nothin' (11)You Little Trustmaker (22)

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How much is too much promotion?A great deal of what is discussed herecomes from conversations I have withpeople in the industry. Recently someonebrought up the point that the acts that need

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little promotion get much more promotionthen the acts that really need promotion.The reference was obviously to new acts oracts still struggling for recognition.It is obvious to everyone in the industrythat promotion is controlled by budgets,and many acts that already have a numberone single or LP are promoted at a timewhen it is questionable that the cost willbe justified by that many additional recordsales, while an act that could be developedinto a moneymaker is left comparatively outin the cold,Should this happen, or is it just somethingthat has evolved in the industry as anobvious procedure but not the best one?Isn't the function of the record companyto find and create new talent and have readythe biggest and best star roster in theindustry? Doesn't the status of the recordcompany depend on how many artists theyhave with top sellers?I'm sure that most record men would agreethat starbuilding is the name of the gameand record sales are the guage of successand the profit motive.We now have to ask the question that isvery obvious. Where do the new stars come

from?There isn't a pool kept in reserve of topstars where, when in need, the recordcompany can order ... one of two. It isthe record company that is the creator ofstars and the beneficiary of their success inthe marketplace.The whole theory of competition is based onthe stars you create and the birth of a staris based on his talent being recognized.Possessing the talent doesn't guaranteestardom. Isn't that what PR and promotionare all about?

If the system has gone wrong, then weshould look at the possibility that someoneis forcing promotion on established stars atthe expense of the newcomers and holdingback the camp from growing.The promotion team and managementshould sit down and allocate parts of thatbudget to assure that new artists are gettingtheir share of the promotion dollar andthat established stars aren't eating into themonies that should have been used for new-comers because of a thing that might justhappen automatically or could be the pathof least resistance.Again we have to return to the campaign andthe invasion, in which the record companyplans the promotion of a new star and says,"If we put the record out, we should standbehind it with promotion and the campaignto build this star". The alternative is toNOT release the record and that makes moresense than throwing it out into the market-place to just see what happens.Now that gives you something to talkabout at your next promotion meeting. Orhas it already been talked to death.

MOTOWN SET FORGIANT CFTR DATEMotown's national promotion manager, KenMcFarland, has set up a heavy weekend forprogramming of Motown product withCFTR's Chuck Camroux. Oct. 11 throughthe 14th has been set aside for the airingof more than eighty hours of currentMotown hit singles, oldies and album cuts.Billboard's, reading CFTR DIGS MOTOWNMUSIC, have been set up around GreaterToronto which will tie-in with T-shirts read -the same to be given away with album pro-duct. As well as the album and T-shirt give-aways, there will be quantities of the MotownStory (5 LP box sets) and Anthology Sets(5 sets per package) used as prizes. These willinclude Diana Ross and The Supremes,Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and theMiracles, the Temptations, and GladysKnight and The Pips.CFTR on -air personalities will air Motownartist interviews over the weekend andMcFarland is currently arranging for per-sonal appearances by name Motown artists.McFarland has blanketed the Toronto areawith in-store and window displays, withheavy emphasis on available Motown albumproduct.A similar Motown weekend was held inMontreal recently in conjunction with CKGMwhich served as an exceptional sales vehiclefor the label. McFarland had arranged formore than thirty stores to take part in theweekend. Much of the success of the Mon-treal weekend was due the extra -curricularactivities of CKGM's music director, GregStewart, and the station's placing of halfpage adverts in the Gazette.

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PHONODISC TO DISTRIBUTEDAWN'S PRELUDE SINGLEAn interesting turn of events has drop-ped what could be the record of theyear in the lap of Canadian Independent,Phonodisc Limited. The single, "GoldRush Days" by Prelude a British group,had been reported earlier in RPM asbeing distributed in Canada by QualityRecords, through a deal with IslandRecords. The single had been releasedon the Island label and shipped acrossCanada (17). A heavy promotion bythe unsuspecting Island people hasmoved the single into prominence withchart and playlist additions being regis-tered from coast to coast.Meanwhile, Don McKim, president ofPhonodisc, having read the reports inRPM, contacted Nick Hampton, Inter-national Sales Director of Pye RecordsLtd. in England, and was advised thatthe Island deal did, in fact, excludeCanada.Released in the UK on Dawn, Pye'syouth -oriented (progressive) label, thesingle has been rush released in Canadaby Phonodisc with advance DJ copiesmailed this week (20).Written by Neil Young, "Gold RushDays" (Dawn 1052) qualifies as havingCanadian content.

The facts and figures you oughtto know about CAPAC,Canada's first performing right society.

Canada is one of only two countries in the world withtwo performing right organizations - and it's impor-tant that composers, lyricists, and publishers choosethe right one.

One test, of course, is how well a performing rightsociety does for its own members and the membersof affiliated societies it also serves. Another test is

whether it's prepared to share its facts and figures withthe industry at large.

The figures in this ad talk for themselves. They dem-onstrate two, things - ( I ) the benefits that resultfrom the fact that CAPAC is the only performingright organization owned and run, in Canada, by itsown members. And (2) that CAPAC is always pre-pared to hack up its claims with complete information.

If you want to know more about CAPAC, and howwe work with Canadian composers and publishers, allyou have to do is ask. We welcome your interest.

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

CAPAC licencefees & interest( I) $5,242,000 $5,849,000 $6,163,000 $6,418,000 $7,032,000 $8,055,000

Foreign income for('APAC members 118,000 163,000 321,000 444,000 562,000 632,000

What CAPACpublishers received(2) 1,511,000 1,416,000 1,450,000 1,562,000 1,705,000 2,271,000

What ('APACwriters received 364,000 419,000 640,000 871,000 1,138,000 1,315,000

CA PAC's overhead(as of receipts) 13.0% 13.9% 12.9% 12.8% 12.6% 14.3%

h Interest is income earned by the investment of CAPAC receipts, and later distributed. In 1973, interestdistributed was $519,992.

(2) Includes payments for CAPAC publishers who also act as agents for foreign publishers.

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Composers, Authors and 1 I Publishers Association of Canada.L'Association des Compositeurs, Auteurs et Editeurs du Canada.

1240 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5R 2C2 416-924-44271245 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec H3B 1G2 514-845-3139

Top SinglesTHIS LAST w'EO NKSWEEK WEEK CHART

2 2 (11)

3 3 (12)

4 4 (12)

5 6 (9)

6 7 115)

7 11 (6)

15 (8)

ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHTCat StevensA&M 1602-'W

I SHOT THE SHERIFFEric ClaptonRSO 409-0

HANG IN THERE BABYJohnny BristolMGM 14715-0

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

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABEBarry White20th Century 2120-T

CLAP FOR THE WOLFMANGuess WhoNimbus 9 APBO-0324-N

I HONESTLY LOVE YOUOlivia Newton JohnMCA 40280-J

BEACH BABYFirst ClassUK 49022-K

ROCK ME GENTLY1 (19) Andy Kim

Ice IC1-K

10 10 (8)

11 12 17)

12 13 (7)

13 14 (8)

THEN CAME YOUDionne Warwicke & The SpinnersAtlantic 3029-P

YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN'Stevie WonderMotown 54252-Y

IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLLRolling StonesRolling Stone RS 19301-P

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU AREBo Donaldson & The HeywoodsABC 12006-N

1You're) HAVING MY BABY14 5 (12) Paul Anka

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15 9 (161

16 17 (71

17 21 151

18 18 110)

19 22 (5)

120 23 (9)

121 31 17)

22 24 15)

YOU & ME AGAINST THE WORLDHelen ReddyCapitol 3897-F

SWEET HOME ALABAMALynyrd SkynyrdMCA 40258-J

CAN'T GET ENOUGHBad CompanyAtlantic 70015-P

LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHERStylisticsAvco 4640-M

NEVER MY LOVEBlue SwedeCapitol/EMI 3938-F

NOTHING FROM NOTHINGBilly PrestonA&M 1544-W

EARACHE MY EYECheech & ChongOde 66102-W

YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKERThe TymesRCA P6 -10022-N

FREE MAN IN, PARIS23 16 (9) Joni MitchellAsylum 11041-P

24 37 (5)

25 19 (12)

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STOP AND SMELL THE ROSESMac DavisColumbia 3-10018-H

WILDWOOD WEEDJim StaffordMGM 14737-0

127 29 (11)

128 20 (191

29 50 (4)

30 40 15)

31 34 17)

32 33 (12)

133 26 (12)

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STEPPIN' OUT (GONNA BOOGIE TONIGHT)Tony Orlando and DawnBell 601 -M

Atik, PEOPLE GOTTA MOVEZI ;II If Gino V,Innwil

A&M AM 372 W

THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIEDPaper LacePolydor 2065 230-0

THE BITCH IS BACKElton JohnMCA 40297 J

SKIN TIGHTOhio PlayersMercury 73609 C)

I SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED WITH HIS WIFECherMCA 40273-J

BROTHER & MEFluddAttic AT100-K

RUB IT INBilly Crash CraddockABC 11437-N

I FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE34 27 1151 Roberta Flack

Atlantic 3025-P

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SURFIN' U.S.A.Beach BoysCapitol 3924-E

SUGAR BABY LOVERubettesPolydor 2058 442.0

LOVE ME FOR A REASONOsmoncisMOM 14746-Q

CAREFREE HIGHWAYGordon LightfootReprise REP 1309-P

I LOVE MY FRIENDCharlie RichEpic 8-20006-H

WILD THINGFancyBig Tree 15004-P

PLEASE COME TO BOSTONDave LoggiasEpic 5-11115-H

DO IT BABYThe MiraclesMotown 54248F Y

TIN MANAmericaWarner Bros. WB 7839-P

JAZZMANCarole KingOde 66101-W

IT COULD HAVE BEEN MESami JoMGM South 7034-Q

TELL ME SOMETHING GOODRufusABC 11427-N

STRAIGHT SHOOTIN' WOMAN14) Steppenwolf

Mums ZS8-6031 -H

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FALLIN' IN LOVESouther, Hillman, Furay BandAsylum 45201 P

GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLERighteous BrothersHaven 7004-F

THE NEED TO BEJim WeatherlyBuddah 420-M

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0 WednesdayAmpex AC 1362-V 76 (1 I

AFTER THE GOLDRUSHPreludeDawn 1052 I.

64 (3)SECOND AVENUEGarfunkelColumbia 3-100020-H 77 85 131

SUZIE GIRLRedboneEpic 8-50015-H

83 (2)YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET

(4,10 Bachman -Turner OverdriveMercury 73622-Q 78 86 (31

MIDNIGHT FLOWERFour TopsDunhill 15005-N

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AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THINGAretha Franklin 79Atlantic 3200-P

atoFREEDOM FOR THE STALLIONEdward Bear 80Capitol 72734-F

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DISTANT LOVERMalvin GayeMotown 54250F -Y

I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN METhe Kiki Dee BandMCA 40293-J

se (12)SHININ' ONGrand Funk 81 87 (2)

DIRTY WORKSongbird

Capitol 3917-F Mushroom M-7005

48 (9)EYES OF SILVERDoable Brothers 82 96 (31

VIRGIN MANSmokey RobinsonWarner Bros. 7832-P Motown 54250E -Y

82 13)KINGS OF THE PARTYBrownsville StationBig Tree 16001 -P

83 97 121YOU CAN HAVE HERSam NeelyA&M 1612 W

59 (7)DON'T CHANGE HORSES (IN THE MIDDLE OF STREAM)Tower Of Power 84 84 (2)

F'ASSING TIMEBearfootWarner Bros. 7828-P Columbia C4 -4065-H

67 16)TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEEDEddie Kendricks 85 90 (3)

BLUE SKIESBill King

Motown 54249F -1' Capitol 72732-F

78 (6)TRAVELLIN' PRAYERBilly Joel 86 (1)

LIVE IT UP (PART I)The Isley BrothersColumbia 3-10015-H T -Neck 8-2254-M

03 12)LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME)ReunionRCA 10056-N 87 .... (1)

THE BLACK-EYED BOYSPaper LacePolydor 2065 234-0

56 (11) FOREVER & EVER (Baby I'm Gonna Be Yours)Keith Hampshire 88 91 121

LOVE IS THE FEELINGBlack & Ward

.A&M AM370-W Yorkville YVS-45101-D

65 (8) LOVER'S CROSSMelanieNeighborhood 4215-M

89 98 121I'M A DREAMERScrubbaloe CaineRCA P13-10041 N

(1) PLAY SOMETHING SWEET (BRICKYARD BLUES)Three Dog NightABC I5013 -N 90 92 (51

ANOTHER LOVEStoriesKama Sutra 594-M

... 111BACK HOME AGAINJohn DenverRCA PB-10065-N 91. .... (1)

YOU CAN'T GO HALFWAYJohnny NashEpic 8-50021-H

81 (41CARRIE'S GONEJ.C. StoneLeo LA101-K 92 100 (2)

DO IT FLUIDBlackbirdsFantasy 729-R

89A WOMAN'S PLACEGilbert O'SullivanMam 3641-K

93 .... (1)SO YOU ARE A STARHudson BrothersCasablanca 0108-P

73 (6)LETTERSRon NigriniAttic AT 101-K 94 ....

JUST MY WAYDiamondbackAtlantic CAT -40002-P

70 15)WOMBLING SUMMER PARTYWomblesColumbia 3-10013-H

95 .... (1) LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY (PART 11The SpinnersAtlantic 3206-P

69 (10) RIVER'S RISIN'Edgar Winter 96

GIVE ME A REASON TO BE GONEMaureen McGovern

Epic 5-11143-H 20th Century 2109-T

79 (31 BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATERWilliam DeVaughn 97 99 (2)

HIGHER PLANEKool and the Gang

Roxbury 2001-M De-lite 1562-T

80 (2) HONEY HONEY'Abba 98 (1)

HONEY HONEYSweet Dreams

Atlantic 45-3209-P ABC 12008-N

/4 17) SECOND AVENUETim Moore 99 .... (1)

LONG LONG WAYIan Thomas

Small Record Company SRA 0601-T GRT-1230-76-T

.. 11) JUST ONE LOOK'1 Anne Murray 100 (1)

OVERNIGHT SENSATION (HIT RECORD)RaspberriesCapitol 72737-F Capitol/EMI 3946-F

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Putting the word 'Great"back into rock music

8th Montreux Jazz andBlues Festival

Sunday July 7 -"An Explosive Ending"

Gil Evans OrchestraRichard Abrams

The Mahavishnu Orchestra withMahavishnu John McLaughlin and

Jean -Luc Ponty

Montreux, SwitzerlandMahavishnu John McLaughlin.is probablythe most influential guitarist of the mid -seventies, the man who sets the pace and

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the prance, who shows the scene which wayit's going. And so if the Montreux Festivalhad every musician in the world from whichto select the closing act for this year's ten-day event, they couldn't have picked a moreappropriate candidate than the man theyactually booked.During the course of these ten concerts,we've had numerous flashes from the past,some notable current visions, and a fewshots at the future. But nobody served uptomorrow quite so powerfully as the Mah-avishnu Orchestra, no small complimentwhen you consider there were three dozenacts involved in this year's Montreux.

McLaughlin's, comprehension of today'smusic is so much broader and deeper thanmost of his contemporaries: he operatesfrom an extended plane. It is no wonder thenthat his music allows itself so much morescope than the average successful rockgroup. Nor that audience response frequentlyreaches levels of ecstasy.

Making his return to the concert scene,McLaughlin debuted his new lineup, "thereal Mahavishnu Orchestra" as he calls it.Jean -Luc Ponty on electric violin (veteranof several Frank Zappa albums and EltonJohn's Honky Chateau) was a literal sensa-tion, taking solos and duetting with McLauch-lin in a manner completely original in rock.Drummer Michael Walden too was outstand-ing and in fact you couldn't find a faultwith any member.The new Mahavishnu Orchestra consists of,with the exception of the above -mentioned,the following musicians: Ralph Armstrongon bass, keyboards player/vocalist GayleMoran, trumpeters Steve Frankowich andBob Knapp, Marsha Westbrook on viola,Phillip Hirschi on cello and violinists CarolShive and Steve Kindler.Excitement was deadly keen in the packedauditorium around the midnight hourwhen Claude Nobs confidently strode out tointroduce the closing act of the Festival.Three and a half hours later, they werestill screaming for more. It was that sort ofa set. McLaughlin, the subject of obviousaura with his unfashionable short hair andall -white outfit with sandals, clearly wasn'ton the stage to mess around.He doesn't merely play guitar, he has extend-ed the instrument into new areas. Its re-lationsfqp with other sections of theorchestva in particular was refreshing andinvigotiting. He invokes eerie sound effects(there's no question that this in fact is thespace age music we rock writers have beenheralding for so long) and gives the wah-wahpedal new musical dimension. It was a voy-

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age into the utopian future, when all musicwill be music and there'll be no such thingas Indian music, heavy metal, bubble gum,Motown, classical, folk, blues and the like.

The repertoire comprised long, extendedessays upon melodic themes, some of itfamiliar to McLaughlin enthusiasts butmuch of it new and suitably inspiring.There were several selections from his newApocalypse album.But it wasn't so much a case of what he wasplaying as how he was playing it. He playsthat double -necked guitar with the instru-mental dexterity of an Earl Hines and aSonny Rollins: knowing and loving everychord and note which already exists andalways looking for more behind a bent 7thor an augmented 5th. This man is acquaintedwith every centimetre of his axe. lie is thearchetype musician's musician of the mid -seventies, and it says much for the intellec-tual appreciation of today's audiences thathis music is so widely revered.If it seems that I'm raving about McLaughlin,then that's the way it's got to be for thiswas one of the most stirring performances byany act that I've been fortunate enough towitness in many a moon. It was triumphantmusic played with genuine feeling, oftenplunging over the genius chasm. If just twodecades of rock music can produce a musi-cian of the calibre of John McLaughlin anda group as diverse as the Mahavishnu Orches-tra, then we can be satisfied with the form'Sprogress. This really is great stuff in an eraof weary superlatives. You might even saythat McLaughlin and Company are puttingthe word "great" back into rock music.They gave four encores and the audience wasmore than ready for more but 210 minutesis a long enough set for any musician.McLaughlin was wise to quit when he did andto leave us with such devastating memories.The Gil Evans Orchestra, which opened theconcert, was to this ear a distinct disappoint-ment. I don't really know what I'd beenexpecting but it was something considerablymore enjoyable than blaring, amplifiedhorns driving themselves into oblivion insome fruitless effort to be original. As I seemto have noted previously in the reviews ofthis series, free -form playing does not haveto imply absurdity and noise for noise's sake.They kicked off their set with a 22-mintueselection entitled Lunar Eclipse which struckme more as a musical eclipse. Another oftheir tunes, which I wouldn't have recog-nized if it had not been introduced, was Gonefrom Porgy and Bess. Gil Evans seems to bein some kind of weird, reactionary space andI do suspect he'd be much more satisfying ifhe got back to playing what he knows best.Being different is just not enough.The act which followed, Richard Abramsof Chicago, not the group but the townand who played piano, electric piano andgong, was much more successful. Hepresented two originals, Excerpts FromBeyond and Excerpts From the Futurewhich were extremely original and interest-ing, although some sections of the audienceappeared unable to grasp what was goingdown. And so for his encore, Abrams -more than likely tongue-in-cheek, ripped offversions of Laura and the Maple Leaf Rag.It's all in a night's work.And then came McLaughlin and theMahavishnu Orchestra and the beyond andthe future unfolded before our grateful eyesand ears. No Festival could have zoomed toa close on such a terrifically high note.

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"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" should beBachman -Turner Overdrive's biggest hit.

Bobby Roberts (Landers -Roberts Manage-ment) came to Toronto to see Steppenwolfat Massey Hall.

Greaseball Boogie Band will be recordinga new single at the Nimbus Nine Studios.Greaseball opened the new season for theMusic Machine Show, September 18, andwill be in the Maritimes from October 6 toOctober 27 on tour. Other groups slated todo Music Machine are Fludd, ScrubbaloeCaine, April Wine, Downchild Blues Band,The Stampeders, and Bearfoot.Mahogany Rush will play a Canadian datein Perth, Ontario, September 21.Bob Krol heaves Martin Onrot Inc., destina-tion as yet undecided.Joe Owens now becomes the OntarioPromotion Manager for Island Records inCanada.

Ira Blacker of American Talent InternationalAgency in the States is leaving to go intomanagement and artist development.

Concept is negotiating with Gino Vannellifor exclusive representation in Canada.Gino Empry, one of Canada's most famouspress agents, has set up a committee called"The Society For the Preservation ofCanadian Talent." The SFCPT (for peoplewith good memories). The battle wages onbetween Alderman Ben Nobleman and Gino.Ben Nobleman declares that there shouldbe a greater amount of Canadian representa-tion at the CNE, and Gino says enough'senough. In this case, the CNE already has47Y2% Canadian on the Grandstand Show,and something like 90% Canadian on themidway.

Everybody went away happy after the JoeCocker "Cock 'n' Bull" shows, both thepromoters and the audiences. ApparentlyJoe was in good form, all shows sold out.Dave Charles leaves CHUM, going to an FMstation probably, something with morecreative possibilities.

John Poser of United Artists goes to BritishColumbia as Vancouver rep for MotownRecords Canada.

Dwayne Ford (Bearfoot) will be doing aMolson's commercial for Anthem Music.Eric Clapton, of "I Shot the Sheriff" fame,plays Maple Leaf Gardens, Wednesday,October 2.

Brussel Sprout have signed with MCA

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Records for world-wide distribution. Theirfirst single, "Dance She Said"' written byCanada's Les Emmerson, will be releasedOctober first.

Artie Kohn, of Music Shoppe International,is leaving for New York City for five daysto view American attractions for possibletouring in Ontario. Ron Scribner, the direc-tor of Music Shoppe, will also be going toNew York to discuss further with IraBlacker and Marsha Weiss of American Tal-ent International, the agreement that wasmade earlier this month, and get possibledates, prices and promotion on attractionsthat Music Shoppe will represent whiletouring Canada.

Mood Jga Jga's Ontario tour has beenslated for November 4 to 30.

Liverpool have just returned from a twoday engagement in New York City, wherethey performed at "Beatlefest", the Beatlesten-year anniversary party. The group playedto capacity crowds September 6 and 7,and received encores from a highly receptivecrowd each night.

Privilege started their second Ontario tourSeptember 13th at the Sound Factory,Penthouse Motor Inn, Scarborough. Thegroup goes on from there to eastern Ontarioand Quebec for a three week period, thenmoves to the east coast and back to cap offtheir tour in Ontario, beginning December,doing only one-nighters. The group will bereleasing a new single on Capitol Records inOctober.

Music Shoppe International and DiversifiedManagement Associates (Detroit) havenegotiated a co -booking relationship. RonScribner of MSI and Dave Leone of DMAwill be meeting soon, either in Detroit orToronto. The first date completed throughthe co -booking arrangement is Kramer's(featuring Wayne Kramer of MC5), who willbe performing at Duffy's Tavern, Hamilton.

The British Are Here have completed a verysuccessful east coast tour, co-ordinatedthrough the Canadian National BookingAssociation and Agency Radius 3000.H.P. Riot, a Concept recording attraction,will be finishing off their engagement atOil Can Harry's, Vancouver, on October 12.They will be touring in Ontario next. Datesat this point include the Jockey Club,Hamilton, October 21-26, and Le Coq D'or,Toronto, November 4-9, then moves on to theBlue Point, Buffalo, for two weeks, com-mencing November 9th.Ronnie Hawkins is back on the road again.He has decided to do a Fall and Wintertour, and is negotiating with Ron Scribnerof Music Shoppe International to fill indates. All engagements scheduled presentlyare clubs, but it looks like he will makehimself available for one-nighters and wintercarnivals in February and March. For thenext week he will be up in his home inStone Lake near Peterborough, and it isrumoured that John Prine will be hishouse guest for the week.

The co -booking arrangement between JayArtists of Rochester, New York, and MusicShoppe International, has proved to workvery well. Presently MSI are touring twoJay Artist attractions, and the reactions tothe groups has been phenomenal. Wale,whose lead guitarist just recently finished arecording session for Alice Cooper's up-coming album, will be doing some Ontariodates. They will be making their firstToronto appearance at the Knob Hill,September 30 to October 5, and a numberof one-nighters will follow. The group isvery heavy, and are well respected wherethey come from. They have just com-pleted a one -week stint at the Bottom Linein Manhattan, considered by some people tobe the top rock club in New York City.Dull week eh?

That's Show Biz!!

PLAYDATES

FLUDDWeston (26)Emery (27)MORNINGTON DRIVEPiccadilly Tube, Toronto (23-26)Cobourg (27)Port Hope (28)THE GRAND POOHBAH & HIS

TRAVELLING CIRCUSDownsview, Ont. (27)BILLY PRESTONMassey Hall, Toronto (23)HARRY CHAPINConvocation Hall, Univ. of Toronto (261SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEESeneca College, Toronto (27)HAWKWINDConvocation Hall, Univ. of Toronto (28)LEWIS & CLARKEScotch Room, Inn on the Park, Toronto

(Sept. 16 -Oct. 12)JUSTIN PAIGECafe Du L'Est, Montreal (16-29)Generator, Toronto (30 -Oct. 5)RARE EARTHHalifax, "Rock On 22" (22)PAUL HORN TOUROttawa (25-28)SOUTHCOTEUniversity of Guelph (271HEARTACHES RAZZ BANDChimney, Toronto (30 -Oct. 5)SCHROEDERGasworks, Toronto (30 -Oct. 5)BLACK CREEKMidwich Cuckoo, Toronto (30-Oct.51

BRASS TAXDanforth Inn, Toronto (30-Oct.5)TIN PAN ALLEYB.G.'s, Detroit, Mich. (30-Oct.5)REDWOODBen Lamond, Toronto (30-Oct.5)THUNDERMUGSir Winston Churchill High School,

St. Catharines (25)Cambrian College, Sudbury (26)Espanola Secondary School (27)Lo -Ellen Park Secondary School,

Sudbury (28)Hagersville Secondary School (Oct. 4)Dennis O'Conner High School, Whitby (Oct.5)HERBIE HANCOCKSeneca College, Toronto (Oct. 2)TWO GENERATIONS OF BRUBECKConvocation Hall, Univ. of Toronto (Oct.5)NITTY GRITTY DIRT BANDConvocation Hall, Univ. of Toronto (Oct.6)BEARFOOTBlack Hawk Inn (30-Oct.5)ERIC CLAPTONMaple Leaf Gardens, Toronto (Oct. 2)SCRUBBALOE CAINEVancouver, B.C. (30 -Oct. 12)GREASEBALL BOOGIE BANDTrenton, Ont. (30-Oct.3)KING BISCUIT BOYKnob Hill Hotel, Scarborough (23-28)GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYSNewfoundland (23-Oct.5)DEVOTIONAbbey Road, Toronto (30-Oct.3)MEL TILLISMoncton (Oct. 1)Colliseum, Fredericton (Oct. 2)St. John (Oct. 3)

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The ProgrammersA WEEKLY FEATURE OF RPM DESIGNED FOR CANADIAN RADIO PROGRAMMERS.

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Kaleido-sound gains program popularityMoving a sound idea for a programmingservice into one of acceptable fact hasbecome a large sized chore for the Vancou-ver based Kaleido-Sound Productions Ltd.Principals Clive Corcoran, Douglas Priceand Michael Morgan have parlayed theirCanadian Top 40 programming service intothe first successful venture of its kind inCanada. After a short period of hustling,Kaleido-Sound's Canadian Top 40 is heardweekly on more than forty stations acrossCanada with encouraging enquiries indicat-ing a steady growth pattern. Each week,subscribing stations are shipped (first classspecial delivery) four 33 rpm discs whichtallies up to two and a half hours of pro-gramming. Included within that span areKaleido-Sound sponsors' spots. Althoughonly four are used at present, there will besix within a short period of time. Twocompanies sponsoring the show are Life-savers Ltd. and Sterling Drug, the latterrepresenting two of their products, StridexAcne Products and Midol, a pain reliever.There is provision for another sponsor aswell as a company to sponsor Kaleido-Sound's competition.Canadian Top 40 is well researched. RPM iscontacted on a weekly basis for its readyto publish Top 40 chart items along withoutstanding contributions by Canadianartists. The latter information is to allowfor a full representation of 30% (eightrecords) Cancon singles to conform withthe CRTC regulations regarding Canadiancontent. Corcoran explains: "We have

promised to supply the radio stations withtheir full quota of Canadian content forthe three hour show, and even though weare programming six additional records(solid gold, album tracks and new releases)to the Top 40, it means that we have toplay fourteen Canadian records each week",adding "So, even if we devote all of oursix positions to Canadian, if the nurpber ofCanadian records in the actual Top 40 fallsbelow eight, we will have to make substitu-tions; but in all cases we will add Canadianrecords that are just outside the RPM 40".

Producer of the service, Doug Price, hostMichael Morgan and Clive Corcoran alsoutilize information from U.S. and foreigntrades and consumer papers as well asrecord company biographies. After manyhours of scripting, the service is recorded onmulti -track equipment and pressed at IRC,a highly regarded and quality -consciousVancouver pressing complex. There had beensome concern of a vinyl shortage at whichtime arrangements were made for transfer-ring the service to tape. It would now appearhowever, that the convenience of discduplicates will be a permanent feature ofthe show.

Kaleido-Sound are currently engaged inplanning a Christmas and New Year Special- a show built around the Top 100 recordsin Canada for 1974. Plans are also under-way for an elaborate show harnessing theassistance of name recording groups andartists.

WESTERN SECONDARIESLEADING THE WAYInnovations in programming seldom comefrom the majors. They are the followers, the

are the leaders. Western radio andwestern secondaries in particular have a wellearned reputation for being comparativelydaring in their programming.A good example of this western spirit ofadventure is CFVR, Abbotsford. A smallstation, primarily serving a sparsely settledagricultural region, CFVR has introducedsome imaginative changes to its eveningschedule.Tuesday to Thursday, CFVR airs a blend ofconversation, taped features, concept pro-grams and soft rock which host, Rick Dennis,describes as "progressive easy listening". Atypical hour's music could include offeringsby Olivia Newton -John, Chicago, Bachman -Turner Overdrive and Neil Young. By carefulselection of material, Dennis is able to givethe sound a strong contemporary touchwithout offending the station's traditional"easy listening" audience. Recent programsincluded the complete "That's Entertainment"soundtrack and an original radio adaptationof "The Maltese Falcon" with HumphreyBogart.Other programming highlights during the

week include "And All That Jazz", a onehour spotlight on traditional and modernjazz forms; "One on One", a profile in wordsand music of recording artists and "AfterHours" and 11-12 blend of folk, rock andblues.

Friday night, CFVR's sound begins to hardenup with four hours of rock gradually becom-ing heavier as the night wears on. A typicalevening could begin with Paul Anka and endwith Pink Floyd.Saturday nights are kicked off with thesyndicated "Canadian Top 40", based onthe RPM 100 Chart. At 10PM, CFVR goesinto "The Saturday Night Special", an "InConcert" type program with a headline andwarm up act and audience effects. Recentprograms featured Emerson, Lake and Pal-mer with Robin Trower and Uriah Heep withBad Company and Loggins and Messina.

Upcoming are a number of specials includingan hour on Dutch rock group Golden Ear-ring and an Elton John special to coincidewith the artist's Vancouver appearance.In producing its innovative evening program-ming, CFVR has received considerable helpfrom the recording industry and extendsspecial credit to Barry Ryman of MCA,Mushroom's Shelly Siegel and John Fordof RCA.

Principals of the company are well endowedwith knowledge of the recording and broad-cast industries. Producer Price is presentlywith CKLG-FM. He also handles interviewsfor the show. Interviews in the can havebeen with Chicago, Gino Vannelli, OliviaNewton -John, Keith Hampshire, PaulAnka, The Guess Who, Helen Reddy andJohn Denver.Host Morgan is also with CKLG. Hisvoice is well-known across the Canadianbroadcast world having been associatedwith CKGM/Montreal, CJCA/Edmonton,CKVN/Vancouver and CJME/Regina.Corcoran has been teethed on the radioand recording business, where he hasacquired a healthy knowledge of the behind -the -scenes activities, all put to good usewith this healthy new and independentprogramming service.Enquiries for the Canadian Top 40 shouldbe directed to Kaleido-Sound ProductionsLtd., 1119 Homer St., Vancouver orphone (604) 732-0167.

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Seeking more stimulating professionalmarket. Also have "on -air" experience.Tapes and references available. Contact:Phil Peck, 68 Leslie Street, St. John's,Nfld., or phone (709) 579-5015 Businessor 834-8575 Home.

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Wolfman Jack guests on The Larry SolwayShow from Los Angeles Friday, October 4.Wolfman will discuss his role in "AmericanGraffiti", the ever-changing music scene,and communication.The Tommy Hunter Show makes its seasonaldebut Friday, October 4, with special guestJim Stafford performing some of his hits,which include "Spiders and Snakes", and"Wildwood Weed". Returning as regularson the show will be Al Cherny and MauriceBolyer on fiddle and banjo, The Allan Sis-ters, and The Rhythm Pals.Gary Christian returns to CFRW/Winnipeg,to take over the 9 -MN slot Monday thruFriday, and weekends too. "The MagicChristian" was with CFRW during thewinter of 72-73, at which time he left tojoin the staff of CHAM/Hamilton.CFRW News will be broadcast on a 24 hourbasis, with comprehensive news reportspresented at the beginning of every hour,and twice hourly during the mornings.Participating in the broadcasts will be KarenGordon, who has been associated withCFRW/Winnipeg for almost two years, andAl Gibson, former News Director of CJ ME/Regina, who has joined the CFRW NewsDepartment.With an assist from a local departmentstore, CKCM/Grand Falls held a "GraffitiDay" to tie-in with the local showing ofthe movie "American Graffiti". Five of theCKCM air personalities broadcast livefrom the store, in appropriate greasy garb,with a bunch of tickets for the movie beinggiven away. Great listener response.

Gary Grant and Duke Davis, CKCM "greasers"participating in the station's "Graffiti Day"promo.

Within the next few weeks CFOB/FortFrances will be moving into their newlyrenovated quarters, with a magnificent newmaster control. They have already installednew I.T.C. cartridge systems in on -air andproduction, and, when they move into thenew control room will have a new SpartaBoard, and McCurdy turntables with grayarms.

New on -air personality at CHSC/St. Catha-rines is Peter Murray, taking over the 7 -MNslot. Murray was formerly with CKSL/London.CHSC/St. Catharines ran a "Lucky 13"contest, Friday, September 13. Prizes werejumbled on a wheel at the station, and oninstructions from the call -in contestant, thewheel was stopped, and the prize indicatedwas won. Prizes included 13 hockey pucks,13 roses, 13 bottles of birdseed, and $13.

CHSC/St. Catharines is celebrating NationalTie Week. John Laroque, host of the morn-ing show, invites listeners to send in theirold ties, and the worst tie picked will rec-eive a meal for two at a local restaurant.John Hinnen has resigned as Music Directorof CKLB/Oshawa, to join the staff at CFTR/Toronto.Will McKenzie, formerly of the newsdepartment at CKWX/Vancouver, takesover as News Director at CJIB/Vernon.Originally scheduled for just a 23 week -run"Music To See", conceived by John Barnes,TV variety and music Head at CBC-TV,proved so successful, the show is nowgoing into its fifth season. The half-hourprograms in the weekly series come fromevery CBC production centre, and presentsa wide variety of artists and a wide rangeof classical and contemporary music.John O'Leary takes over from Al Maitlandas host of CBL's lunchtime magazine pro-gram, "Radio Noon". O'Leary, an exper-ienced broadcaster, is familiar to CBC listen-ers and viewers through his work on radiofor "The World At Six" and "The World AtEight", Royal Tours, "The Entertainers",and on CBC-TV for "Tabloid" and "Update"CKBC/Bathurst marked the first time thestation has been on the air at one time for a24 hour period with a first double all-nightradio show, featuring "Mark In The Morn-ing" Taylor, Vern "Soul to Soul" Mazerolle.The show ran from midnight to seven inthe morning, complete with sold out hourshows, along with newscasts.For a small investment, CFCY/Charlotte-town is winning a lot of good public res-ponse. The station had cards printed up thatlook like local parking tickets, and whentheir salesmen go on their calls, they takealong a pocketful of dimes and plug anyoverdue meters they find along the way.The overparked car then gets a CFCY Park-ing Ticket, one example of which reads asfollows:

Your meter'd expired as we walked by,So we put in a dime, gave the handle a try!If it saved you a ticket, we'll wink, andwe'll say ...from CFCY ... "Hope You Have A

Good Day".CBC Winnipeg is producing a new weekly 90minute rock music show for the Nationalnetwork, with the first program scheduledfor airing Friday, October 4, 10:30 PM -MN.The show, "Major Progression", will be co -hosted by Winnipeg music writer, reviewer,critic Jim Millican, and CBC announcer LeeMajor, who, for the past two years werepartners in a similar show of the samename, aired in Western regions only. Con-cept behind the show will be "radio -rockjournalism" and all aspects of the musicindustry will be covered. Canadian artistswill be prominently featured if they areinternationally competitive, and, as wellas interviews and a billboard of musicalevents across the country, aspects of themusic business not too often open to thepublic will be discussed. For the initial pro-grams scheduled featured artists includeDr. John, Steely Dan, Chilliwack, EdgarWinter, John McLaughlin and Burton Cum-mings.The new show will be produced byDave Bird.

"Jazz Radio -Canada" commences airing onthe CBC AM Network Thursday, October3, 10:30PM-MN. The show will be hostedby CBC announcer Lee Major, along with co-host Mary Nelson, a former jazz -singer.Format for the new show will include anational jazz calendar of events, interviewswith Canadian and international jazz per-

sonalities, mini -documentaries from time totime dealing with some aspect of the jazzscene, new record features and reviews,contributions from the "Jazz En Liberte"series from E.S.D. Montreal and the Euro-pean Broadcasting Union, and profiles onsignificant Canadian jazz artists and compos-ers. Co-ordinating Producer of the series isDave Bird, and Program Assistant dutieswill be handled by Linda Oleski.

CKPT/Peterborough, in conjunction withConcerts North, presented Steppenwolf intheir premier Canadian concert since thegroup's re-forming. An enthusiastic crowdof 3500 turned out for the concert at thePeterborough Memorial Centre, Friday,September 13. Bearfoot, Columbia record-ing artists, opened for Steppenwolf.Greg Stewart, CKGM/Montreal, reports"T'es Mon Amour", the Ginette Reno/Jean Pierre Ferland single, to be a real chartmover, from 20 to 12 to 4 in just threeweeks in sales. He expects to see similarreaction to O.C. Smith's "La La PeaceSong".Don Lloyd, transplanted salesman fromCKXL/Calgary, is now serving as ProgrammeDirector at CJ AV/Port Alberni. Also join-ing the CJ AV staff, from CKXL, is TedPound, who assumes the duties of Produc-tion Manager. CJAV now broadcasts 24hours a day, with a less restrictive format.

In late July CJ AV/Port Alberni sponsored ashow starring The Stampeders and LorenceHud, with all the proceeds going to theMentally Retarded. Response was tremen-dous, and judging by the request action atthe station, it would seem that the fellasmade quite a few friends during their briefstay in the valley.CITR/University of British Columbia,Vancouver, formerly CYVR/UBC, is offic-ially on the air as of September 9, repletewith a new licence, more powermania, andan increased audience of about 22,000.Music Director at the station is TomHarrison.

Gordon Sinclair, CFRB news commentator,received the Radio Television News DirectorsAssociation Distinguished Service Award,Sept. 11, at the RTNDA InternationalConvention in Montreal. President of theRTNDA, Boswell Johnson, presented theaward to Sinclair "for challenging and cour-ageous commentary."CTV's Montreal correspondent, Alan Hustak,has been appointed chief of CTV's secondWestern Bureau, opening September 15, inEdmonton. Hustak, with over thirteen yearsin the broadcasting business, has covereda wide range of news events, ranging fromcrime, politics, industry, and environmentalproblems. He is fluently bilingual, and, aswell as an extensive background in French/English relations, has an in-depth knowl-edge of Western Canada and its develop-ment. Prior to taking up his new duties,Hustak served as Bureau Chief in Montreal.New to Canadian airwaves is CJ MR 1190/Mississauga, with an adult contemporaryformat. Staff line-up as follows: MichaelCaine, Station Manager; Gerry Laing, Pro-gram Manager, who also handles mornings;Jack Lock, formerly of CJIC/Sault Ste.Marie, looks after mid -day duties; RonMitchell, formerly of the Niagara Peninsula,takes the afternoon drive; Peter Gorman,Music Director; and Chris Wilson, NewsDirector.With the cooperation of local A&W's,CHAM/Hamilton is offering listeners achance to win the A&W/CHAM Music Car,a vintage 1947 Ford equipped with stereo.All they have to do is deposit their name,

address and phone number at a local A&W(no purchase necessary). Winner will bechosen at random, and announced at a bigdo at one of the A&W's, emceed by Canada'sVoice of Auto Racing, Ken Packham, whohas been driving the Black Beauty aroundtown.

The A&WICHAM Music Car.

CHAM/Hamilton's Bowl-A-Thon, September8 at Hamilton's Westdale Lanes, to raisefunds for the purchase of a mini -bus forchildren at Hamilton's Child DevelopmentCentre, was very successful, with over$14,000 being pledged. Besides a heavypromotion push on the air, the CHAMpeople emceed and bowled.CFRW/Winnipeg put the town on its earlast week when it began its "Cash Call"promo. To win listeners must know theamount of cash in the "Cash Call" jackpotwhen CFRW calls their homes. The stationhopes to have called every home in Winnipegby the time the contest ends, but even ifthe listener doesn't know the jackpotamount, he or she will still be able toclaim valuable prizes by being a member ofthe "Second Chance Club" and callingCFRW when they hear their names on theair.

Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids, andDusty Drapes & the Dusters played to acapacity crowd September 16, CentennialConcert Hall, Winnipeg, in concert presentedby CFRW/Winnipeg.Line-up at CJOY/Guelph: Mac Byard 5-9AM;Wayne 9AM-1 PM; Phil Daniels (Viggiani),Music Director, 1-6PM; Mark Adams 6-10PM;Marilyn. Kane 10 -MN; Larry Peters MN-5AM.

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CJ RN/Niagara Falls seeking newsman.Minimum 2 years experience. Tape andresume to Stew Paterson, CJ RN, Box 710,Niagara Falls, Ontario.

News staff opening at CFGO/Ottawa. BillBaker seeks an aggressive writer/announcer.Good air work essential. Phone (416)237-1400.

News director required. Must be experienced,competent news writer, and able to read withcredibility. Phone John Lamers Jr., at CKOTAM & FM Radio, Tillsonburg (519) 842-4281.

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PLEASE NOTE: The numbers beside thetitles in the addition section are an internalcode, assisting RPM in chart compilation.

WAYNE BRYANT/CHED Edmonton61 Give it to the PeoplelRighteous Bros.10 Then Came You/Warwicke/Spinners11 I Honestly Love You101ivia Newton -JohnKAREN LA KEYICKLG Vancouver83 Ain't Seen Nothing/Bachman-Turner21 Can't Get EnoughlBad Company15 Beach Baby/First Class6 Can't Get Enough/Burry White

BILL HENNESICKLW Windsor6 (1-1) Can't Get EnoughlBarry White

23 (8-2) NothinglBilly Preston12 (13-7) Haven't Don Nothin'/Stevie Wonder11 (12-8) Honestly Love You101ivia

Newton -John* (18-13) Let's Straighten It Out/Latimore4 (20-15) All Up to YoulMarie & Donny

Osmond83 (27-17) Ain't Seen Nothing/

Buchman -Turner* (HB-23) Distant Lover/Marvin Gaye50 (HB-25) Bitch Is BacklElton John81 (30-26) Carrie's Gone 1 I C. Stone* (HB-29) lust One Look/Anne MurrayMIKE GODIN/CFOM Quebec15 Beach Baby/First Class14 Who Do You ThinklBo Donaldson* I Want You/Susan Jacks17 A labamulLynyrd SkynyrdGREG STEWARTICKGM Montreal22 (HB-23) Never My LovelBlue Swede50 (HB-28) Bitch Is BacklElton John83 (HB-29) Ain't Seen Nothing/

Bachman -Turner

JERRY STEVENSICIBK London20 (No. 1) Chicago/Paper Lace31 (HB-14) Earache/Cheech & Chong42 (HB-20) Carefree Highway/Gordon

Lightfoot28 (HB-21) I Love My Friend/Charlie RichH. HART KIRCHICI ME Regina15 Beach BabylFirst Class43 For A Reason/Osmonds50 Bitch is BacklElton JohnBILLY GORRIE/CKRC Winnipeg93 Life is a Rock/Reunion50 Bitch Is BacklElton john75 ClichesILes Emmerson98 I'm A Dreamer/Scrubbaloe CaineBOB GIBBONSICKY Winnipeg95 I've Got the Music/Kiki Dee Band83 Ain't Seen Nothing/Bachman-Turner98 I'm A Dreamer/Scrubbaloe CaineKEN SEBASTIAN SINGER/CKCK Regina18 All TogetherlStylistics49 Tin Man/America12 Haven't Done Nothin'l Stevie WonderTRUDY CHAMBERLAIN/CFGO Ottawa2 (1) I Shot the Sheriff/Eric Clapton

56 (PL -28) Forever & Ever/Keith Hampshire21 (PL -29) Can't Get Enough/Bad Company18 (HB-30) All TogetherlStylisticsNEVIN GRANTICKOC Hamilton* After the Goldrush1Prelude* Write Me A Letter/DeFranco Family52 /azzman/Carole King* Black -Eyed Boys/Paper Lace

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JERRY STEVENS/C/BK London* lust One Look/Anne Murray57 Roses Are Red/Wednesday37 Smell the Roses1Mac Davis32 Steppin' Out/Tony OrlandolDawn* Sunshine Man/Robert DavidWAYNE BR Y ANTICHED Edmonton95 I've Got the Music/Kiki Dee Band32 Steppin' Out/Tony Orlando/Dawn37 Smell the Roses1Mac DavisKAREN LA KEY ICKLG Vancouver49 Tin MunlAmerica24 TrustmakerITymes52 Jazzman/Carole KingBILL HENNESICKLW Windsor* Sha-La-LalA I Green* Falling Out of LovelBuster BrownALEX SHARPSTONEICFTR Toronto17 A labama/Lynyrd Skynyrd44 Something Good/Rufus50 Bitch is BacklElton John* Just One Look/Anne Murray12 Haven't Done Nothin'/Stevie Wonder28 I Love My FriendlCharlie Rich21 Can't Get Enough/Bad Company87 Dirty Work/Songbird52 Jazzman/Carole KingGREG STEWARTICKGM Montreal* La La Peace Song/O.C. Smith* I Can't Leave You AlonelGeorge McCrae32 Steppin' Out/Tony Orlando/Dawn* After the GoldrushIPrelude49 Tin MunlAmerica87 Dirty Work/Songbird75 ClichesILes Emmerson81 Currie's Gone/J. C. Stone

H. HART KIRCHICI ME Regina93 Life Is A Rock/ Reunion* After the Goldrush1PreludeTRUDY CHA MBER LA INICFGO Ottawa22 Never My LovelBlue Swede15 Beach Baby/First Class32 Steppin' Out/Tony Orlando/Dawn50 Bitch is BacklElton John42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot58 Fallin' In LovelSouther, Hillman, Furay

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CHERYL IOHNSENICFCF Montreal14 Who Do You ThinklBo Donaldson29 People Gotta Move/Gino Vunnelli* Very Special Places/Randy Bishop20 Chicago/Paper Lace33 Brother & Me/Fludd* Buck Home Again/John Denver22 Never My LovelBlue Swede52 Jazzman/Carole KingNEVIN GRANTICKOC Hamilton* Glory GlorylTommy lamesMIKE GODIN/CFOM Quebec55 Straight Shootin' WomanISteppenwolf24 Tru.stmakerITymes22 Never My LovelBlue Swede56 Forever & Ever/Keith Hampshire

BILLY GORRIEICKRC Winnipeg21 Can't Get Enough/Bad Company31 EarachelCheech & Chong42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot40 Skin TightlOhio Players55 Straight Shootin' Woman1Steppenwolf52 Jazzman/Carole King94 Rock My RolIlBill Amesbury* Love SonglSeverin Browne24 TrustmakerITylnes15 Beach BabylFirst Class22 Never My LovelBlue Swede32 Steppin' Out/Tony OrlandolDawnBOB GIBBONSICKY Winnipeg21 Can't Get Enough/Bad Company24 Trustmakerl Tyrnes37 Smell the RoseslMoc Davis55 Straight Shootin' Wornan1Steppenwolf* lust One LooklAnne Murray81 Carrie's Gone//.C. StoneBOB WOOD/CRAM Hamilton* After the Goldrush/Prelude50 Bitch Is BacklElton John42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot93 Life Is A Rock/Reunion37 Smell the Roses/Mac Davis55 Straight Shootin' WomanISteppenwolf12 Haven't Done Nothin'/Stevie Wonder

JACK WINTER/CKFH Toronto22 Never My LovelBlue Swede47 Could Have Been MelSammi lo76 Ain't Nothin'lAretha Franklin83 Ain't Seen Nothin'IBachman-Turner93 Life Is A Rock/Reunion* lust One LooklAnne Murray60 StallionlEdward Bear98 I'm A DreamerlScrubbaloe Caine50 Bitch Is BacklElton John

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CHEX PeterboroughCharted:14 Who Do You ThinklBo Donaldson24 TrustmakerITymes15 Beach BabylFirst Class10 Then Came You/Warwicke/SpinnersPlaylisted:55 Straight Shootin' Woman1SteppenwolfCNN St. John'sCharted:

6 Can't Get Enough/Barry White56 Forever & Ever/Keith Hampshire22 Never My LovelBlue Swede25 Sugar Baby Love/Rubettes33 Brother & Me/FluddPlaylisted:14 Who Do You ThinklBo Donaldson

LORNE THOMAS/CKOM SaskatoonCharted:55 Straight Shootin' WomanISteppenwolf42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot61 Give it to the PeoplelRighteous Bros.82 Kings of the PartylBrownsville Station

* Tonight/Mother Trucker* I Can Stand A Little Ruinlloe CockerPlaylisted:* Mostly New DayslRoss Holloway80 Honey HoneylAbba89 A Woman's PlacelGilbert O'Sullivan* Glory Glory/Tommy lames85 Suzie GirlIRedbone58 Fullih' In LovelSouther, Hillman, Furay* Look Away/Ozark Mountain Daredevils* Black -Eyed Boys1Paper Luce24 TrustmakerITymesGARY MERCER/CKWS KingstonCharted:30 (No. 1) Wild ThinglFuncy52 lazzmunICarole King42 Carefree Highway/Gordon LightfootPlaylisted:50 Bitch Is BucklElton John78 Truvellin' PrayerIBilly Joel* GimmewachoowanITiger PeopleLOU TURCOICI IC Sault Ste. Marie* Melody Of LovelBobby Vinton* Chinatown/Percy Faith* Somethin"Bout You/Tom /ones24 Trustmaker/Tymes* lust One Look/Anne MurrayDALE PARKER1CKPT PeterboroughCharted:52 lazzmanICarole King22 Never My LovelBlue SwedePlaylisted:43 For A Reason/Osmonds12 Haven't Done Nothin'/Stevie Wonder93 Life is a Rock/Reunion* Black -Eyed Boys1Paper Lace66 Love Will Get Youllayson Hoover84 Passing Time/Bearfoot98 I'm A Dreamer/Scrubbaloe Caine

CKLC KingstonCharted:43 For A Reason/Osmonds42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot84 Passing Time/Bearfoot52 lazzmunICarole King61 Give it to the PeoplelRighteous Bros.Play listed:* Some Kind of Foolllames LeroyCHNO Sudbury57 Roses Are Red/Wednesday* Back to GeorgialBolt Upright43 For a Reason/Osmonds79 Moonlight SpeciallRay Stevens* Candy Baby/StrongheartJAY IEFFRIEICHOW Welland* Soinethin"Bout You/Tom Jones89 Woman's PlacelGilbert O'Sullivan* Rotten Gambler/Anne Murray* Write Me A LetterlDeFranco Family78 Travellin' ProyerIBilly JoelJOHN MULLEY1CKDA Victoria42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot* Rotten GamblerlAnne Murray57 Roses Are Red/Wednesday73 Letters/Ron Nigrini10 Then Came YoulWarwickelSpinners18 All TogetherlStylistics32 Steppin' Out/Tony Orlando/Dawn* Hello SummertimelBobby Goldsboro37 Smell the Roses1Mac Davis

JOHN KELLYICHYR Leamington* Never Been A HorselPetula Clark* Lonely SonglAndy Williams* Tell Your MotherlDownchild Blues Band* Gimmewachoowan/Tiger People* Neverland/Donna Woodward* Good Day Tomorrow/Danny McBride

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

ConteetpoutryTONIGHTMother Trucker (Ember)WRITE ME A LETTERDeFranco Family (20th Century)MOSTLY NEW DAYSRoss Holloway (Aquarius)

AtteitGOOD DAY TOMORROWDanny McBride (Columbia)

ONLY GOD KNOWSBen (RCA)

SUNSHINE LADYBob Ruzicka (RCA)

Cotter,TIME'S RUN OUT ON YOUBob Ruzicka (RCA)

JAPANESE GINDick Nolan (RCA)

GHOST STORYMike Graham & Friends (United Artists)

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CH YM Kitchener* Weave Me the Sunshine/Perry Como14 Who Do You Think/Bo Donaldson* I Want You/Susan lacks* Don't Call It LovelBo Cooper* Love's ThemelAndy Williams32 Steppin' Out/Tony Orlando/Dawn85 Suzie Girl1Redbone* Somethin"Bout You/Tom Jones89 A Woman's PlacelGilbert O'SullivanCFOR OrilliaCharted:83 Ain't Seen NothinglBachman-Turner43 For a Reason/Osmonds22 Never My LovelBlue SwedePlaylisted:60 StallionlEdward Bear98 I'm A DreamerlScrubbaloe Caine21 Can't Get Enough/Bad CompanyALAN RUSSELLICINB North BattlefordCharted:50 Bitch is BacklElton John75 ClichesILes EmmersonPlaylisted:26 Rub It In/Billy "Crash" Craddock83 Ain't Seen NothinglBachmari-Turner55 Straight Shootin' Woman1Steppenwolf44 Something Good/Rufus21 Can't Get Enough/Bad Company24 TrustmakerITymes

10 Then Came YoulWarwickelSpinnersPHIL SMITHICFSX Stephenville42 Carefree HighwaylGordon Lightfoot* Tell Your MotherlDownchild Blues Band78 Travellin' PrayerIBilly Joel* Good Day Tomorrow/Danny McBride* Give Me A Reason/Maureen McGovernLARRY DICKINSON/CFNB FrederictonCharted:23 (No. 1) NothingIBilly Preston83 Ain't Seen Nothing/Bachman-Turner82 Kings of the PartylBrownsville Station42 Carefree HighwaylGordon Lightfoot93 Life is a RocklReunion58 Fallin' In LovelSouther, Hillman, FurayPAUL KENNEDYICKDH AmherstCharted:6 Can't Get EnoughlBarry White

11 I Honestly Love You101ivia Newton -John42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot15 Beach BabylFirst Class* Walk On/Neil Young32 Steppin' Out/Tony Orlando/DawnPlaylisted:66 Love Will Get Youllayson Hoover34 I Saw A Man/Cher24 Trustmaker/Tymes22 Never My Love/Blue Swede73 Letters/Ron NigriniTED HOCKADAY ICFTK TerraceCharted:14 Who Do You ThinklBo Donaldson10 Then Came YoulWarwickelSpinners* Back Home Againllohn DenverLEE SILVERSIDESICFQC Saskatoon* Can't Take It/Buffy Sainte Marie* Hello SummertimelBobby Goldsboro* Man SmartILois Fletcher89 A Woman's PlacelGilbert O'Sullivan* Pendant Les Vacances/Coco & Co.52 lazzmanICarole King* Black -Eyed Boys1Paper Lace

JIM DUCE/CHAT Medicine Hat83 Ain't Seen Nothing/Bachman-Turner* Can't Leave You A lonelGeorge McCrae93 Life is a Rock/Reunion* lust One Look/Anne Murray* Somethin"Bout You/Tom /onesCHCH North Bay42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot55 Straight Shootin' WomanISteppenwolf* Rotten GamblerlAnne MUrray48 Eyes of SilverlDoobie Bros.21 Can't Get Enough/Bad Company40 Skin TightlOhio Players58 Fallin' In LovelSouther, Hillman, Furay46 Most LikelyIBob DylanlBand* Just As I Am/AbigailVERN MAZEROLLE/CKBC BathurstCharted:85 Suzie GirlIRedbone* Tonight/Mother Trucker82 Kings of the PartylBrownsville Station58 Fallin' in LovelSouther, Hillman, Furay* 48 Crash/Suzi QuatroPlaylisted:23 NothinglBilly Preston49 Tin Man/America* Walk On/Neil Young19 Wildwood Weed/Jim Stafford3 Hang Onllohnny Bristol

* Rockin' in the CitylAbraham's Children31 Earache/Cheech & Chong* Live It Up Pt. 1/Isley Bros.* Blood BrothersIGene Redding46 Most Likely1Bob DylanlBandRICK DENNIS/CFVR Abbotsford* Good Times Roll/Phoebe Snow* YoulBill Withers10 Then Came You/Warwicke/Spinners* You're Gonna Love Yourself/Bonnie Koloc* Tell Your MotherlDownchild Blues Band* Ballad of Mr. Giverllon LordlTony

Ashton (LP)

* Not FragilelBachman-Turner (LP)CHNL KamloopsCharted:34 I Saw A Man/Cher42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot75 ClichesILes Emmerson17 I Honestly Love You101ivia Newton -John* Little Bit of UnderstandingIB.W. Stevenson37 Smell the RosesIMac DavisPlaylisted:80 Honey HoneylAbba* lust As I AmlAbigail* lust One Look/Anne Murray* Back Home Again/John Denver

GARY RICHARDSICKBW Bridgewater* lust One Look/Anne Murray11 I Honestly Love You101ivia Newton -john42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot* Hello SummertimelBobby Goldsboro32 Steppin' Out/Tony OrlandolDawn* Sing-a-LongIFranklin Ferguson43 For A Reason/Osmonds* Give Me A Reason/Maureen McGovern* It's RaininglRick Derringer* A Love Worth Living For/Rick Newfeld79 Moonlight SpeciallRay StevensCKBI Prince AlbertCharted:31 Earache/Cheech & Chong21 Can't Get Enough/Bad Company24 Trustmaker/Tymes4.0 Skin TightlOhio Players34 I Saw A Man/Cher52 lazzmanICarole King50 Bitch is BacklElton John58 Fallin In LovelSouther, Hillman, Furay49 Tin Man/America55 Straight Shootin' WomanISteppenwolfCFBC Saint John* Lonely SonglAndy Williams22 Never My LovelBlue SwedeDAVE CHA ULK/CFCB CornerbrookCharted:13 Only Rock 'n' Roll/Rolling Stones11 I Honestly Love You101ivia Newton -John14 Who Do You ThinklBo Donaldson31 Earache/Cheech & Chong15 Beach Baby/First Class79 Moonlight SpeciallRay Stevens21 Can't Get Enough/Bad Company32 Steppin' Out/Tony Orlando/Dawn* Six Days/Johnny Rivers52 Jazzman/Carole King86 Midnight FlowerlFour Tops49 Tin Man/AmericaA RNA HA LLORA NICICB Sydney37 Smell the RosesIMac Davis55 Straight Shootin' WomanISteppenwolf50 Bitch is BacklElton John82 Kings of the PartylBrownsville Station78 Travellin' PrayerIBilly JoelCJSS Cornwall* California Lady/Mercey Bros.* Falling Out of LovelBuster Brown* Just One Look/Anne Murray* It's Raining/Rick Derringer37 Smell the RosesIMac Davis47 It Could Have Been MelSammi loPETE STA IRSICICI Woodstock, N.B.Charted:* Wild NightlMartha Reeves52 lazzman1Carole King* Fifth Movement/Percy Faith* Wall Street Shuffle110 CC

JOYCE MURPHYICHCL MedleyCharted:* Quicksand1FliplBobby Goldsboro24 TrustmakerITymes* Rings/Lobo* Not How It Goes/Bloodstone* Wipe My Tears/Mandy/R. Dean Taylor* Little White DovelMarty Butler42 Carefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot

32 Steppin' Out/Tony OrlandolDawn* Sing-a-LongIFranklin Ferguson73 Letters/Ron NigriniPlaylisted:* So Long/Tony Kosinec65 Lover's Cross1FliplMelanie* Anything More/Jay Telfer* The Brothers/Love Unlimited37 Smell the Roses1FliplMac Davis* Man Smart1Lois Fletcher89 Woman's PlacelGilbert O'Sullivan85 Suzie GirlIRedbone52 Jazzman/Carole KingTHANE MacDONALDICKCL Truro10 Then Came You/Warwicke/Spinners75 ClichesILes Emmerson* Back to GeorgialBolt Upright86 Midnight FlowerlFour Tops22 Never My LovelBlue Swede52 Jazzman/Carole KingBILL A LBERTICHSI Saint John11 I Honestly Love You101ivia Newton -john* Give Me A Reason/Maureen McGovern* Touch Me/Lettermen* San Sebastian/Keath Barrie* Don't Have to Say/Second to None60 StallionlEdward Bear

CKIQ/Kelowna* lust As I AmlAbigail* One Man Band/Leo Sayer86 Midnight FlowerlFour Tops* The Second Time Around/Eddie Kendricks22 Never My LovelBlue Swede* Move Me BabylGwen McRae* Blood BrothersIGene Redding24 TrustmakerITymes

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DOUG BA RRONICFRS SimcoeOnly God KnowslBen McPeekGotta Live LifelClay Spector lug BandBig Woman Blues/Donna WoodwardSunshine Lady/Bob RuzickaWords Come Easy/Mercey BrothersTchip Tchip/Hot DogsDAN RADFORD/CKX BrandonCan't Take It/Buffy Sainte MarieRotten GamblerlAnne MurrayHello SummertimelBobby GoldsboroPendant Les Vacances1Coco & Co.CKWW WindsorFor A Reason/OsmondsMorning Song/Rick NeufeldJust One Look/Anne MurrayCarrie's Gonell.C.StoneBARRY SA RAZINICKLB OshawaJust One Look/Anne MurrayTo The PeoplelRighteous BrosAin't NothinglAretha FranklinNever My LovelBlue SwedeCould Have Been MelSami JoCarefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot

JUDY CASSELMAN/CKEY TorontoKeep A Talkin/Tom JonesI'll Be With YoulRay ConniffMost Beautiful Girl/NashvilleTchip Tchip/Hot DogsBaby I'm Fallingllon JohnstonOne Hell Of A WomanlVikki Carr(LP)

LYNN LATIMERICHML HamiltonA Fine MorninglSam NeelyBring Back Your Love/Don Gibsonlust As I AmlAbigailOne Day Of Love/Herb OhtaRubber BandslTelly SavalasPlease MisterlBruce WelchLonely SonglAndy WilliamsHoney HoneylAbba

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TONY LUCIANIICHH TorontoMakin Love/Bob JamesMelody Of Love/Bobby VintonKeep A Talkin1Tom JonesSecond AvenuelGurfunkelGonna Love Yourself/Bonnie KolocART COLLINS/CFRB TorontoCalilorniu Ludy/Mersey BrothersMelody Of Love/Bobby VintonSecond Avenue/GarfunkelGonna Love Yourself/Bonnie KolocSunshine Ludy/Bob RuzickuEastward/Lettermen(LP)DAN CHEVRETTEICKFM Torontolust As I Am/AbigailMelody 01 Love/Bobby VintonWalking McmIlumes Taylor!Icy Mr. Dreamer/Steve EatonPatten Gambler/Anne Murray13a( I? Home Again/John DenverWrap Around Joy/Carole King(LP)All In Love Is FuirlNancy Wilson)LP)Nov, & Forever/Lettermen(LP)Le MetequelPerry Carmen(LP)The Entertainer/Marvin Hamlisch(LP)(NOV KelownaTell Your MotherlDownchild Blues Bandlust One LooklAnne MurrayGood Duy Tomorrow/Danny McBrideCaMorin(' LadylMercey BrothersMostly New Days/Ross HollowayTo The PeoplelRighteous BrosTravellin PrayerMilly JoelCould Have Been MelSami JoGive Me A Reason/Maureen McGovern

PHIL VIGGIANIICIOY GuelphRub It Crash CraddockSteppin Out/Tony Orlando & DawnA Woman's Place/Gilbert O'Sullivanlust One Look/Anne MurrayliutinunICarole KingARNOLD ANDERSON1CKPC BrantfordHello Summertime/Bobby Goldsborolust One LooklAnne MurrayThese Dreams/AbigailChinatown 'Percy FaithTravellin Prayer'Billy Joel.Somethin Bout You/Tom JonesSTEVE WOODRUFFICIVH WanderhoofTrove Prayer/Billy JoelSaturday Night/Cut StevensForever & Ever/Keith HampshireMelody Of Love/Bobby VintonSomethin Bout You/Tom JonesSunshine Ludy/Bob RuzickaJunkie & /uicehead/Johnny CashBring Back Your Love/Don GibsonJERRY SAMSON/CKBB BarrieChartedSaturday Night/Cut StevensA labumalLynyrd SkynyrdLong Long Way/lan ThomasPlaylistedCarefree Highway/Gordon LightfootFree Munltont MitchellBitch Is Buck/Elton JohnWho Do You Think/Bo DonaldsonSideshowlBlue MagicBeach Baby/First ClassCHARLES I. YEOICIVR MelfortChinatown/Percy Faithlust One LooklAnne MurrayGive Me A ReasonlMaureen McGovernHello Summertime/Bobby GoldsboroTrove Ilia Prayer JoelAin't Seen Nothing/B TOBitch Is Back/Elton JohnSomething Good/RufusI've Got The Music/Kiki Dee BandStraight Shootin Woman/Steppenwb/fSuzie Girl1RedboneCan't Get Enough/Bad CompanyIONA TERRYICKNX WinghamBuibarulGeorge E. BowesHello SummertimelBobby Goldsboro

A Woman's Place/Gilbert O'SullivanNeverlandlDonna WoodwardRotten Gambler/Anne MurraySuzie Girl1RedboneSomethin Bout You/Tom JonesWest Virginia/Cape CanaryCKCW MonctonSugar Baby Love/RubettesCan't Get Enough/Bad CompanyNever My LovelBlue SwedeTrustmakerITymesSkin Tight/Ohio PlayersCARL WORTH/CJGX YorktonOnly Thing LeftlFerrman BrosA Woman's PlacelGilbert.O'SullivanLetters/Ron NigriniBorn With A SmilelS.DeSukesTell Your MotherlDownchild Blues Band

Can't Go Halfway'Johnny NashGood DaylLighthouseDON LLOYD1CIA V Port AlberniDon't Tell!Johnny CarverNever My LovelBlue SwedeDrinkin Thing/Cary StewartGive Me A Reason/Maureen McGovernTrustmaker/TymesCarefree Highway/Gordon LightfootOnly Thing LeftlFerrman BrosKEN HA RDIE1CFOB Fort FrancesWhen Mabel Comes/Ray ConniffA Good Day/Family, Friends NeighborsChinatown/Percy FaithHave A Nice Day/John Davidson

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I HONESTLY LOVE YOU WILDWOOD WEED1 2 (8) Olivia Newton -John 26 17 (11) Jim Stafford

MCA 40280-J MGM 14737-0I LOVE MY FRIEND YOU CAN'T GO HALFWAY

2 4 (6) Charlie Rich 27 38 (31 Johnny NashEpic 20006-H Epic 8-50021-HI'M LEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOU STOP & SMELL THE ROSES

3 3 (9) Donny & Marie Osmond 28 32 (5) Mac DavisMGM 14735-0 Columbia 3-10018-H

4 5 (4)

CAREFREE HIGHWAYGordon LightfootReprise 1309-P

29 19 (12)(You're) HAVING MY BABYPaul AnkaU.A. UAX1A'454-W-U

STEPPIN' OUT (Gonna Boogie DON'T SAY GOODBYE5 7 (5) Tonight) 30 30 (6) *Enrico Farina

Dawn & Tony Orlando -Bell 601-M E.F. ST 57402IN MY LITTLE CORNER FOREVER AND EVER

6 8 (7) OF THE WORLD 31 18 (12) c,) (Baby I'm Gonna Be Yours)Marie Osmond-MGM K -14694-Q Keith Hampshire-A&M AM370-WTHEN CAME YOU BONEY FINGERS

7 9 (4) Dionne Warwicke & Spinners 32 36 (4) Hoyt AxtonAtlantic 3029-P A&M 1607-WHEY, JOE McKENZIE MOONLIGHT SPECIAL

8 1 (11) Vicky Leandros 33 41 (3) Ray StevensRCA KFLO-0038-N Barnaby 604-TI SAW A MAN AND HE DANCED MEET ME ON THE CORNER

9 26 (5) WITH HIS WIFE 34 35 (3) DOWN AT JOE'S CAFECher-VCA 40273-J Peter Noone-Casablanca 0017-PFREE MAN IN PARIS THROW A PENNY

10 6 (8) Joni Mitchell 35 37 151 Bee GeesAsylum 11041-P RSO SO -410-Q

TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING ...,,SOU'WESTERN MORNING11 25 (8) Lettermen - 36 40 151 to Harry Marks

Capitol 3912-F Polydor 2065 231-0TIN MAN CANDY BABY

12 13 (6) America 37 39 (5) StrongheartWarner Bros. 7839-P UBIC UA501-KLETTERS I'VE GOT THE MUSIC IN ME

13 10 (8) Cep Ron Nigrini 38 42 131 Kiki Dee BandAttic 101-K MCA 40293-JYOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU TURNED MY WORLD AROUND

4 15 (7) YOU LOVE ME 39 33 (11) Frank SinatraSecond To None -Bronco BR 2724 Reprise 1208-P

15 29 (3)A WOMAN'S PLACEGilbert O'SullivanMum 3641-K

40 44 12)WHO DO YOU THINK YOU AREBo Donaldson & the HeywoodsABC 12006-N

,.,, CARRIE'S GONE LOVE ME FOR A REASON16 16 (7) J.C. Stone

Leo LA101-K41 45 (2) The Osmonds

MGM 14746-0GIVE ME A REASON TO BE GONE THEME FROM CHINATOWN

17 27 (81 Maureen McGovern 42 48 (2) Percy Faith20th Century 2109-T Columbia 3-10010-HHOW FAR IS MARS SOMETHIN"BOUT YOU BABY

18 22 (6) 81, JerrY"Toth Singers 43 47 (2) I LIKEBadger C-249 Tom Jones -Parrot PAR 40080-KMORNING SONG CALIFORNIA LADY

19 24 (9) to Rick Neufeld 44 .... (11 The Mercey BrothersRCA KPBO 0039-N RCA PB-50015-NROSES ARE RED THE BALLADEER

20 11 (7) Wednesday 45 49 (2) 11$151, & Don HaggartAmpex AC 1362-V Arpeggio ARPS 1026-NBROTHER & ME THE NEED TO BE

21 12 (12) Fludd 46 50 (21 Jun WeatherlyAttic AT100-K Bruldah 420-MSON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLER AFTER THE GOLDRUSH

22 28 13) .rep.. Anne MurrayCapitol 72737-F

(1) gto P`eludeDawn 1052-1

FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE BACK HOME AGAIN23 14 (131 Roberta Flack (11 John Dennis

Atlantic 3025-P RCA 18-100(15-NYOU & ME AGAINST THE WORLD NEVER MY LOVE

24 23 (151 Helen Reddy 49 .... Blue SwedeCapitol 3897-F Captiol/EMI 3938.TJAZZ MAN TCHIP TCHIP

25 34 12) Carole KingOde 66101-W

50 .... W. 1 hurnas%T. RendaIlRCA PB-50013-N

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CFCY/CHARLOTTETOWNAIRS NEW TALK SHOWCFCY/Charlottetown will feature a newtalk show this fall, the first of its type torun on a Prince Edward Island radio station.The new show, aired weekday morningsbetween 8:45 and 10AM, beginning Septem-ber 16, will invite phone-in participation.Hosting the show will be Jack McAndrews,native of Dalhousie, N.B., administrator ofConfederation Centre of the Arts in Char-lottetown, Producer of the CharlottetownFestival, and Feux Follets. McAndrew, amember of the Board of Directors of theCBC since 1972, is a specialist in P.E.I.economic and political affairs, and founderof the P.E.I. Civil Liberties Association. Hiscareer has included working as a radio andtelevision documentary producer and journal-ist, and P.E.I. Correspondent for the CBCand the Toronto Globe and Mail.

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(FOLIO UNVEILSJOKE SERVICEA new joke service for radio programmers,Disc Jokies, has been introduced to thebroadcast world. Consisting of four pagesof topical one-liners, humourous recordintros, show openers and closers, the ser-vice has shown early indications of be-coming an important prop for on -airpersonalities across Canada.Publishers of this new weekly service,Folio Radio Services, have operated thelong-established World's Worst Jokes (WWJ )previously owned by the late Al Boliska.Disc Jokies is, in fact, a digest of WWJ.WWJ's large twenty-eight page format of-fers four pages per calendar day of histori-cal and seasonal facts with related jokesas well as topical humour, which has beenwell received. However, Bob Hackett, edi-tor and chief joke -writer, has found thatothers "prefer a shorter, more compactservice comprised entirely of jokes", add-ing"With the increasing trend towardspersonality radio, Disc Jokies providesdj's with a variety of quick one-liners,many geared to the current music scene".Several on -air personalities have given thenod to the service, some of whom pennedtheir appreciation. One such subscriber,Terry Steele of CHUM/Toronto, noted:"Disc Jokies is so dynamite I can't findenough time on my daily three hour showto use all of the material".Joe Hatt -Cook, president of Folio, advisedthat "In marketing Disc Jokies we felt thatthe packaging of this crisp, concise materialwas the direct result of market demand,fitting in with the long-range objectives ofFolio Radio Services, to provide a varietyof radio programming aids, from jokes, topre -taped comedy segments to completeshows".Don Cullen, Canadian writer/performer who,with Mr. Hatt -Cook, oversees WWJ/DiscJokies, explains that "Even though we tryto keep the subject matter universal, weoften slip in the odd joke that only Cana-dians would fully appreciate".Folio, Canada's only joke service, has sub-scribers in the U.S. New Zealand, Europeand, of course, throughout Canada.

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A&B SOUND/VANCOUVERLPsCaribou/Elton JohnOcean Blvd/Eric Claptonsnowflakes/TomitaBTU IIBack Home Again/John DenverTHE BAY/VANCOUVER45sHaving My Baby/Paul AnkaLeaving It Up To You/OsmondsThe Sheriff/Eric ClaptonOnly Rock & Roll/Rolling StonesHonestly/Olivia Newton -JohnLPsCaribou/Elton JohnEndless Summer/Beach BoysOcean Blvd/Eric ClaptonIf You Love Me/Olivia Newton -JohnSnowflakes/TomitaKELLY'SLPsBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsCaribou/Elton JohnPretzel Logic/Steely DanOcean Blvd/Eric ClaptonSnowflakes/TomitaEATONS/MONTREAL(Mrs. Charbonneau)45sShot The Sheriff/Eric ClaptonChicago/Paper LaceRock Your Baby/George McCraeSugar Baby Love/RubettesPepper Box/PeppersLPsRock Your Baby/George McCraeBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsTubular Bells/Mike OldfieldHarmoniumMFSBSHE RMANS/MONTREAL45sShot The Sheriff/Eric ClaptonChicago/Paper LaceHaving My Baby/Paul AnkaSugar Baby Love/RubettesPepper Box/PeppersLPsOcean Blvd/Eric ClaptonBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsCaribou/Elton JohnBefore The Flood/Dylan & BandRock Your Baby/George McCraeA&A/MONTREALNot available

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INTERNATIONAL/MONTREAL45sChicago/Paper LaceSugar Baby Love/RubettesTes Mon Amour/Reno & FerlandHaving My Baby/Paul AnkaShot The Sheriff/Eric ClaptonLPsOcean Blvd/Eric ClaptonGreatest Hits/John DenverCaribou/Elton JohnBefore The Flood/Dylan & BandSundown/Gordon LightfootTHE BAY/MONTREAL45sShot The Sheriff/Eric ClaptonChicago/Paper LaceCan't Get Enough/Barry WhiteSugar Baby Love/RubettesRock Your Baby/George McCraeLPsRock Your Baby/George McCraeOcean Blvd/Eric ClaptonBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsFullfillingness/Stevie WonderCaribou/Elton JohnSIMPSONS/MONTREAL45sTe Mon Amour/Reno & FerlandRock Your Baby/George McCraeRock The Boat/Hues CorporationChicago/Paper LaceSugar Baby Love/RubettesLPsRock Your Baby/George McCraeSantanaBand On The Run/McCartney & WingsHarmonium

TheProgrammers

DAVE IOHNSONICFGM Richmond HillOverlooked An Orchid/Mickey GilleyWoman To WomanITammy WynetteDon't TelIllohnny CarverA First Time/Ray PriceRoney Fingers/Hoyt AxtonThat's Love/Don AdamsAnother Goodbye/Rex Allan Jr.Trouble In ParadiselLoretta LynnRotten GamblerlAnne MurrayCarefree Highway/Gordon LightfootTime's Run Out/Bob RuzickaCKKR ROSETOWNWouln't Want To Live/Don WilliamsI Honestly Love You101ivia Newton -JohnRamblin ManlWaylon JenningsCarefree Highway/Gordon LightfootDon't Stop/Wagoner & PartonAnother Cowboy Song/Doyle HollyCan't Help Believing1David RogersCKWX VancouverAfter The FirelWillie Tracey NelsonButterfly1Dolly PartonTrouble In ParadiselLoretta LynnBoney Fingers/Hoyt Axton

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Rotten GamblerlAnne MurrayPHIL SMITH/CFSX StephenvilleCarefree Highway/Gordon LightfootJunkie & luiceheadllohnny CashGhost Story/Mike Graham & FriendsSmell The Roses/Mac DavisTED HOCKADA Y/CFTK TerraceChartedLust & Watching TV/Cal SmithI See The Want To/Conway TwittyThis Loving Feelingllerry WarrenCIOB WinnipegChartedOne Day At A TimelMarilyn SellarsWelcome To The Sunshine/Jeanne PruettTrouble In ParadiselLoretta LynnI Love My FriendlCharlie RichIf I Miss You Again/Tommy Overstreet

Country Love/Gibson & ThompsonPlaylistedMississippilCharley Pride

CHARLIE RUSSELLICICI Woodstock N.B.ChartedPoor Boy Boogie/Muc DavisMississippilCharley PrideBalludeerllim & Don HaggartLove Is Simple/Family BrownEvery Time I Turn/Bill AndersonPlaylistedDown The Road/Don WilliamsJunkie & luiceheadllohnny CushLARRY DICKINSON/CFNB FrederictonDon't Stop Wagoner & PartonOverlooked An OrchidlMickey GilleyThe Hill/Ray Grill.Country Love/Gibson & Thompson

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1 3 191

2 4 151

3 6 181

4 15 (81

5 1 19)

6 10 181

7 14 (7)

8 8 (6)

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10 27 131

11 19 16)

12 2 111)

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14 5 114)

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16 24 161

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18 26 16)

19 21 16)

20 20 15)

21 28 151

22 22 141

23 31 151

24 25 161

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Ronnie Milsap-RCA APBO 0313-NBIG FOUR POSTER BEDBrenda LeeMCA 40262-JI LOVE MY FRIENDCharlie RichEpic 8-20006-H

IF I MISS YOU AGAIN TONIGHTTommy OverstreetDot 17515-MDANCE WITH ME (Just One More Time)Johnny RodriguezMercury 73493-0A MI ESPOSA CON AMORSonny JamesColumbia 3-1001-HBONAPARTE'S RETREATGlen CampbellCapitol 3926-FLEAVING IT ALL UP TO YOUDonny & Marie OsmondMGM M1435-0EASTBOUND HIGHWAYOrval ProphetColumbia C4.4055 -H

I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVEIF YOU DIDN'T WANT ME

Don Williams -Dot 17156X -MWOMAN TO WOMANTammy WynetteEpic 8-5008-NI'LL THINK OF SOMETHINGHank Williams Jr.MGM 14731-0MY WIFE'S HOUSEJerry WallaceMCA 40248-JTALKING TO THE WALLSLynn AndersonColumbia 46056-HIT'S A MONSTER'S HOLIDAYBuck OwensCapitol 3907-FI SEE THE WANT TO

IN YOUR EYESConway Twitty-MCA 40282-JMISSISSIPPI COTTON PICKING

DELTA DAWNCharley Pride -RCA PB-10030-NI'M A RAMBLING MANWaylon JenningsRCA PB-100020-NI HONESTLY LOVE YOUOlivia Newton -JohnMCA 40280-J

BETWEEN LUST & WATCHING TVCal SmithMCA 40265-JI OVERLOOKED AN ORCHIDMickey GilleyPlayboy 6004-MTHE WRONG IN LOVING YOUFaron YoungMercury 73500-0WHO LEFT THE DOOR TO

HEAVEN OPENHank Thompson -Dot 17512-MWHISPER TO ME TINAFloy PayneRCA PB-50002-N

KEEP ON A TRUCKIN'C. W. McCallMGM M-14738.0

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OLD MAN FROM THE MOUNTAINMerle HaggardCapitol 3900-FSON OF A ROTTEN GAMBLER

lit) Anne MurrayCapitol 72737-F

THE GRAND TOURGeorge JonesEpic 11122-HLOVE IS A BUTTERFLYDolly PartonRCA 10031-NTHIS LOVIN' FEELIN'

lip Jerry WarrenUnited Artists UAXW440W-USING -A -LONG WITH ME

121 Linda BrownA&M 367-WTHE WANT TO'SFreddie HartCapitol 3898-FBONEY FINGERSHoyt AxtonA&M 1607-WBALLAD OF THE HOTEL WAITRESS

(dp Roy MacCaullCondor 97036-CTHE GREAT DIVIDERoy ClarkDot DOA 17518X -MTEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVEDavid Houston & Barbara Mandrel!Epic 8-20005-HLETTERS

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ENOUGHR. Harlan Smith-GRT 1230-78-TTHE BALLADEEI!

dp; Jim & Don HaggartArpeggio ARPS-1026-NHOUSE OF GLASS

®Allan CapsonMarathon 45-1122-CI WISH I HAD LOVED YOU BETTEREddy ArnoldMGM 14734-0LOVE IS SIMPLEFamily BrownRCA PI3.50006-NOUR SUMMER SONG

Id. Tommy AmbroseRCA PB-50007-N

ORPHAN PRINCESStip Lee Roy

RCA KJBO-0031-NPLEASE DON'T STOP LOVING MEPorter Wagoner & Dolly PartonRCA 10010-NHONKY TONK AMNESIAMoe BandyGRC 2024-FSHE CALLED ME BABYCharlie RichRCA 10062 NCAREFREE HIGHWAYGordon LightfootReprise REP 1309-P

THAT SWEET OLD LADYOF MINE

Johnny Carver -ABC 12017-NTHAT'S LOVEDon AdamsAtlantic CY4027-P

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Japanese Gin/Dick NolanCan't Help Believing/Dave RogersWhat Can I Do/Karen WheelerLARRY KUNKEL/CFAC CalgaryI'd Go Through It/Carroll BakerCalifornia LadylMercey BrothersToo LatelFour GuysRotten GamblerlAnne Murray

PAUL KENNEDY ICKDH AmherstChartedLove Is SimplelFamily BrownRamblin ManlWaylon JenningsWe Love It Away//ones & WynetteHouse Of Glass/Allan CapsonMississippi/Charley PridePlaylistedCountry Love/Gibson & ThompsonCarefree Highway/Gordon LightfootI See The Want To/Conway TwittyThat Lovin Feelinllerry WarrenRotten Gambler/Anne MurrayFRANK MA RTINA 'CHB VernonI See The Want To/Conway TwittyCountry Love/Gibson & ThompsonHonestly/Olivia Newton -JohnMy Little Corner/Marie OsmondWildwood Weedllim StaffordHELEN LTON ICI VI VictoriaChartedDon't Stop/Wagoner & PartonHow Tile Story Ends/Ronnie Mitsui)Wouldn't Want To LivelDon WilliamsTo My WifelSonny lamesAlmost Made It/Barbara MundrellPlaylistedLovin Touch/Skeeter DavisHaving Your Baby/Sunday SharpeCountry Is/Tom T. HallI See The Want To/Conway TwittyThe Little Tavern/1. RussellThe Hill1Ray GriffSomeone To Give My Love/Connie SmithI Need Your Love/john MacKenzieWoman To WomanITammy WynetteCarefree HighwaylGordon LightfootSHELL LeGROW/CHCM MarystownWelcome To The Sunshinelleunne PruettCountry Love/Gibson & ThompsonHonestly/Olivia Newton -johnCarefree Highway/Gordon LightfootAL HEBERT1CKBC BathurstChartedBoney Fingers/Hoyt AxtonYou Can Sure See It/Susan RayeButterfly1Dolly PartonA First Time ThinglRay PriceOdds & EndslCharlie WalkerBILL McGEE/CFCW Camrose(1) Grand Tour/George JonesCarefree Highway/Gordon Lightfoot

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Please Don't StoplWagoner & PartonPlant The Seedslloe FirthCountry Love/Gibson & ThompsonHow The Story Ends/Ronnie MilsapCan't Help Believing1David RogersRON FOSTERICKLW WindsorMorning Man/Nancy WhiteCalling Of The Seal/.Terry HynesOne Man.Team1Dennis OlsonMarblesfierri KellyScarlet Waterllohnny DuncanI Can Help/Billy SwanCountry Is/Tom T.HullSEAN EY RE1CHEX PeterboroughChartedSoon As I Hang Up/Twitty & LynnI Love My FriendlCharlie RichWhat Can I DolKaren WheelerLove Is SimplelFamily BrownMississippilCharley PrideRamblin ManlWaylon JenningsRide Me Down Easy/Canadian Zephyr

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