You 'em, RAM!!For ten years now, Walt, your publication has

been telling the country of the activities of our

more than 5,000 affiliated writers, composersand music publishers.

There is absolutely no other publication in this

country that has managed to do that job for so

long. On behalf of our affiliates we congratulate

you and wish you continued success in thedecades to come.

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JUDY LaMARSH TO SPEAK ATCOMMUNICATION EIGHT (C8)Ms. Judy LaMarsh, Canada's Secretary ofState from 1965 through 1968, has beenfirmed as a guest speaker at RPM's Com-munication Eight. The industry meet takesplace at the Inn on the Park in Toronto,March 23 and 24.

Ms. LaMarsh completed a stint as "Open -Line" hostess at CKWX Vancouver late lastyear and is presently a Professor of Law atthe Osgoode Hall Law School of York Uni-versity and has had many years of experi-ence in radio and television.

As Secretary of State, it was Ms. LaMarshwho brought about the Broadcast Actwhich led to the creation of the 30% Cana-dian content legislation for music on AMradio.

Also appearing at C8 are Marshall McLuhan,

AMESBURY/YORKVI LLELOOKING FOR GOLDYorkville's re-entry into the disc race ispaying off with the Bill Amesbury deck,"Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)",breaking nicely across the nation. York-ville's vice-president, Bill Gilliland, is hope-ful of the single chalking up sales in excessof 70,000 within the next few weeks. He hasalready shipped 35,000 to his distributorsacross the country.

The single moved from 29 to 16 (Feb. 16)on CHUM Toronto after two weeks and,according to Gilliland, is "Top 5 phones"at the station.

Amesbury has been kicking around theCanadian music industry for several yearsand took his original penning into studiosfor the co -production with Gilliland. Thesingle was picked up by Neil Bogart andwas the initial release on his newly bowedCasablanca label, distributed in the U.S. byWEA.

noted authority on communications, andKal Rudman, publisher of the Friday Morn-ing Quarterback, noted U.S. record tip sheet.

The morning and afternoon session of C8will be dedicated to speeches and presenta-tions. RPM will host a cocktail party forthe registrants that evening.

Sunday, the following record and produc-tion companies will open hospitality suitesthroughout the Inn: Columbia, Capitol/EMI,Concert Promotion International, GRT,MCA, Environmental Systems, WEA, RCAand RPM, with others to be announced asthey are firmed. These suites will be openfrom noon.

Sunday evening RPM, in cooperation withthe National Film Board will present theWorld Premiere of the documentary, " Rock -A -Bye", which deals with the music industryin Canada.

Tickets for C8 are available by mail. An orderform appears in this week's RPM. Registrationfor the two days has been set at $25. per per-son.

A completely separate affair will take placeMonday (25) in the Centennial Ballroom ofthe Inn. At this time RPM will present theJuno Awards Presentations. Tickets for thisevent can also be purchased from RPM. Anorder form appears in this issue. Price perperson is $12.50 for mail order tickets.Tickets, at the door will be $15. -if thereare still tickets available.

REGISTRATION FORMSFOR THE JUNO AWARDSAND C8 APPEAR ONPAGE 15

CONGRATULATIONS

UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS

HOT 100 CLASSICSADDS CLASS TORECORD INDUSTRYWhile there have been threats of cutbackson record product, particularly with theclassics, Deutsche Grammophon moves inwith extra promo muscle - and product,for their annual "Hot 100 Classics" promo-tion.

Focal point of the promotion is a largefull -colour poster featuring the 100 bestselling Deutsche Grammophon albumsof the past year. The poster is designed asan easy reference, eye-catching sales andbuying aid that proved so successful lastyear.

Recent DGG albums reviewed by RPM'sLawson Cook included: Robert Schumann'sFantasie in C Op. 17 - Sonata in F sharpminor Op. 11 featuring pianist MaurizioPollini, and Debussy's "Festival of Hits".The latter is part of their popular "Festival"series.

STAMPEDERS' "STONE"ON RUSH RELEASEProgrammer reaction to the Stampeders'"Me & My Stone" cut from their "From TheFire" album has forced Music World Creationsto rush release the selection as the group'snext single. Toronto station CFTR was thefirst to lean on the album cut which hasbeen edited down to 3 minutes, 5 seconds.CHUM -FM was the first major FMer torecognize the potential of the cut. First Ont-ario radio station to chart the cut was CKBBBarrie, which moved the album selection intothe No. 17 position, first week on.

Joe Owens, national promotion for Quality,recently returned from a trip into New Yorkand Philadelphia, received the nod on the"Stone" cut from Dennis Wilen of WMMRPhiladelphia, who has apparently playlistedthe song which was written by StampederRonnie King.

GREGORASH SHOWINGNAT'L. GROWING PAINSPolydor's sometimes on, sometimes offJoey Gregorash, is on with his latest singlerelease "You've Been Wrong". Statesideboost is a "Personal Pick" by Bill Gavin.

The label's Richard Glanville -Brown isof the opinion that this could be thebiggest single offering yet from the nativeof Winnipeg.

On the strength of the Gavin pick, Mercury,who have had so much luck with Bachman -Turner Overdrive, a west coast group thatCharlie Fach picked up during RPM's C5,have set wheels in motion for a rush releasefor this single in the U.S.

Polydor is backing the release with a nationalpromotion campaign. The label's promoand ad chief, Allan Katz, has just completeda cross -Canada tour of major markets wherehe met with his own people as well asretailers, rack -jobbers and radio programmers.

Congratulations

WALT, STAN AND STAFF

WE'VE GROWN WITH YOU

WITH YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!

THE MERCEY BROTHERS

Larry, Ray, Lloyd.

CONTINUED SUCCESS

FROM ERNIE AND PAUL

MERCEY BROTHERS RECORDING STUDIO

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The 1 COUNTRYProgrammers PLAYLIST

1 3 WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVEBill Anderson/MCA 4164/J

2 2 I'M STILL LOVING YOUJoe Stampley/Dot 17485/M

3 4 THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOESJohnny Rodriguez/Mercury 73446/Q

4 5 LOVE SONGAnne Murray/Capitol 72714/F

5 8 BITTERSWEETDonna Moon/Marathon 45-1101/C

6 8THERE WON'T BE ANY MORECharlie Rich/RCA 0195/N

7 7 SOMETIME SUNSHINEJim Ed Brown/RCA 0180/N

813 DADDY WHAT IFBobby Bare/RCA 0197/N

9 12 ANOTHER LONELY SONGTammy Wynette/Epic 11079/H

10 1 JOLENEDolly Parton/RCA APBO-0145/N

11 11 THAT GIRL WHOWAITS ON TABLESRonnie Milsap/RCA 0097/N

12 15 THE RIVER'S TOO WIDEJim Mundy/ABC 1140/N

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13 14 I'VE JUST GOT TO KNOWFreddy Weller/Columbia 4-45968/H

14 9 HEY LORETTALoretta Lynn/MCA 40150/J

15 18 THERE'S A HONKYTONK ANGELConway Twitty/MCA 40173/J

16 16 THE UPTOWN POKER CLUBJerry Reed/RCA 0194/N

17 17 LUCKY LADIESJeannie Seely/MCA 40162/J

18 10 I LOVETom T. Hall/Mercury 7336/0

19 19 WOULD YOU LAY WITH METanya Tucker/Columbia 45991/H

20 21 TEN LITTLE FINGERSCarroll Baker/Gaiety G747

21 24 OUR LOVING TIMESMercey Brothers/RCA KPMO-0015/N

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22 34 MIDNIGHT ME AND THE BLUESMel Tillis/MGM 14689/0

23 33 SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOSSOMBilly Crash Craddock/ABC 11412/N

24 32 TONIGHT SOMEONE'SFALLINGJohnny Carver/ABC 11403/N

25 36 WRONG IDEASBrenda Lee/MCA 40171/J

26 27 WHEN I GET MYHANDS ON YOUDiana Trask/Dot 17486/M

27 45 I LOVE YOUHouston & Mandrell/Epic 5-11068/N

28 23 *OU WERE MY HOMEKen Stolz/Stamp ST4-11/M

29 46 SNAP YOUR FINGERSDon Gibson/Hickory 312/K

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30 25 I REMEMBER LOVER. Harlan Smith/GRT 1230-64/T

31 20 BIG GAME HUNTERBuck Owens/Capitol 3769/F

32 48 LOVING YOU HASCHANGED MY MINDDavid Rogers/Atlantic 4012/P

33 22 THE LAST LOVE SONGHank Williams Jr./MGM K -14656/Q

34 26 DARLIN'Ray Griff/Dot 17471/M

35 39 NOTHING TO LOSEMery Smith/Quality 2084X/M

36 44 SWEET JESUSRoy Payne/RCA KPB0-001.7/N

37 28 COME ON PHONEJean Shepard/United Artists UAXW-317W/U

38 49 AMRILLO BY MORNINGTerry Stafford/Atlantic 4006/P

39 29 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLCharlie Rich/Epic 5-11040/H

40 52 DON'T PLAN ON LOSING YOUBrian Collins/Dot 17483/M

41 35 HEJim & Don Haggart/Arpeggio ARPS-1002/N

42 20 YOU DO IT AGAINSharon Lowness/Boot BTO-81/K

43 30 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUNJody Miller/Epic 5-11056/H

44 37 LOVIN' ON BORROWED TIMEMel Street/Metromedia Country 0143/T

45 58 WHATEVER HAPPENEDTO RANDOLPH SCOTTStatler Bros./Mercury M73448/Q

46 59 WHEN YOUR GOODLOVE WAS MINENarvel Felts/Cinnamon 779/K

47 38 SOMEWHERE BETWEENLOVE AND TOMORROW

48 65 JUST ONE MORE SONGBlanchard & Morgan/Epic 11058/H

49 53 TURN ON YOUR LIGHTKenny Price/RCA 0198/N

50 60 AMERICANSGordon Sinclair/Avco Embassy 4628/M

51 40 THE BAPTISM OFJESSE TAYLORJohnny Russell/RCA 0165/N

52 98 TWENTIETH CENTURY DRIFTERMarty Robbins/MCA 40172/J

53 77 HOUSTON(I'm Comin' To See You)Glen Campbell/Capitol 3808/F

54 97 GUESS WHOJerry Wallace/MCA 40183/J

55 68 PARDON MEWinston James/Marathon 1100/C

56 42 IF WE MAKE ITTHROUGH DECEMBERMerle Haggard/Capitol 3746/F

57 47 CARDBOARD COWBOYSBob Ruzicka/MCA 4012/P

58 41 AMAZING LOVECharley Pride/RCA APBO-0073/N

59 43 AIN'T LOVE A GOOD THINGConnie Smith/Columbia 4-45954/H

60 64 WALK THATENDLESS HIGHWAYDave Baker/Stamp ST4-13X/M

61 99 CHIP CHIPPatsy Sledd/Mega 203/M

62 62 THE RAINBOW INDADDY'S EYESSammi Smith/Mega 204/M

63 63 LET'S GO ALL THEWAY TONIGHTTillis & Bryce/MGM 14660/Q

64 68 JAMES BAY HYDRO -ELECTRICPOWER PLAYTed Wesley/Boot BT092/K

65 67 JET SETJones & Wynette/Epic 11083/H

66 69 COUNTRY GIRLDave Boire/Boot BT.088/K

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67 92 CRUDE OIL BLUESJerry Reed/RCA 0224/N

68 70 DON'T FORGET TOREMEMBERSkeeter Davis/RCA 0188/N

69 71 LINDA WON'T YOU TAKE ME INMurray McLauchlan/True North TN4-118/H

70 72 ODE TO JOLIE BLONGary Sargeants/Mercury 73440/0

71 73 MY COUNTRY CANADAJerry Eli/Matador JA4016

72 76 SHE'S GOT EVERYTHINGI NEEDEddy Arnold/MGM 14672/Q

73 75 I CHANGED MY MINDBilly Walker/MGM 14693/Q

74 74 GOODBYES DON'T COME EASYWarner Mack/MCA 0137/J

75100 YOU WERE A LADYTommy Overstreet/Dot 17493X/M

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76 78 RED ROSES FROM THEBLUE SIDE OF TOWNGeorge Morgan/MCA 40159/J

77 79 TO IT AND AT IT MAStompin' Tom Connors/ PBoot BT.093/K MA

78 86 SHANTY GIRLJulie Lynn/Arpeggio ARPS1023/H

79 80 A SIX PACK TO GOHank Wilson/Shelter 7338/F

80 95 DUNROBIN'S GONEChad Allan/GRT 1230-71/T

81 81 THE LONG LEFT HANDOF LIFEAlan Moberg/Sweetwater 103

82 82 DO I HAVE TO HATE HERRon McLeod/Columbia C4 -4037/H

83 83 WE'RE BACK IN LOVE AGAINJohnny Bush/RCA 0164/N

84 94 THAT GIRLBill Lewis/Boot 8T.094/K

85 85 DADDY NUMBER TWOGlenn Barber/Hickory 311/K

86 87 LATELY I'M AFRAIDIT'S GONE TOO FARMike Graham/U.A. 389-W/U

87 93 DADDY PICKED GUITARAl Hooper/Dominion 169/C

88 88 LOOKING BACKJerry Foster/Cinnamon 774/K

89 89 ODE TO A VIOLINHank Thompson/Dot 17490X/M

90 90 MOONTANJeris Ross/ABC 11397/N

91 91 GREAT MAIL ROBBERYRex Allen Jr./Warner Bros. 7753/P

92 96 WORDS DON'T HAVEA MEANINGKen Stapley Jr./Sparkle 5000KERSBROOK COTTAGE 9Karl EriksonUnited Artists UAXW388W/FHELLO LOVEHank Snow/RCA 0215/NTHERE'S NOTHING LIKEA NEWFOUNDLANDERCarlton Showband /RCA KPBO-0024/NIT'S TIME TOCROSS THAT BRIDGEJack Greene/MCA 40179/JBABY DOLLBarbara Fairchild/ColuColumbia 4-45988/HALBERTA CAJUNChwill Brothers/Marathon 1108/CI'M LEFT YOU'RE RIGHTJerry Lee Lewis/Mercury 73452/0

100 .... MAMA'S GOT TO KNOW HOWDoug Kershaw/Warner Bros.Warner Bros. 7763/P

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Congratulations RPMYou made it!

RPM's made it to its tenth. Incredible.And against all the odds.

After all, not too many people seemed towant a Canadian music industry ten yearsago. Let alone a Canadian music businesstrade paper.

Well, we were older then. Like Bob Dylansays, we're younger than that now.

We're all younger than we were. CAPAC,just to give you a for -instance, is going tocelebrate its 50th annnversary next year.So, RPM, we know what it feels like to havebirthdays. And we're very happy for you!

The Canadian Performing Right Society.1240 Bay Street, Toronto, Ont. M5R 2C21245 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Que. H3G 1G2

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A conversation with

Walt GrealisFor many years now, I have wanted tointerview Walt Grealis for RPM. Finallythe occasion came about, and Walt consentedto, not an interview but a conversationthat was recorded on the afternoon ofSaturday, February 9th, 1974. This is atranscript of that interview/conversationverbatum. Actually, it turned out to be aninteresting variation on interviews as wehave come to know them.

WG: It really doesn't make sense for you tointerview me. You probably know all theanswers before I give them. It would reallylook and sound artificial - and that's whyI wasn't willing to be interviewed - by you.

". . 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."

- Pierre Juneau

;1 i7Apublished weekly since

February 24th, 1964, by

RPM MUSIC PUBLICATIONS LTD.6 Brentcliffe Road

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SK:. But there is really no reason why wecan't just sit and talk?

WG: We can try it and see what it turns outto be.

SK: Do you want to start by recapping thebeginnings of RPM? Go right back to whenyou started it and why.

WG: As you know, I wasn't in the industryvery long before I started to notice thatmost of what was sold and played wasn'tCanadian. I thought it would be a goodidea to start a trade paper like the ones thathelped to create the music industry in theUnited States and other countries.

SK: Do you remember at what point youactually said yes to making the move?

WG: I can remember talking to HaroldMoon and Ralph Harding about it, and I canalso remember the late George Lorenz (HoundDog) in Buffalo bringing up the fact thatCanada needed a trade paper. I didn'tknow it at the time, but Lorenz meant hissheet "Behind The Mike" would be a goodvehicle for Canada. I started RPM and for

years later, George and I joked about themisunderstanding.

SK: At the time you were managing anumber of Canadian artists. Was the strugglein getting something going a part of thedecision to start RPM?

WG: At the time, I was managing ShirleyMatthews, Dave Mickie and Jayson King. Ihad a certain amount of success with allthree of them, but it seemed that whateveryou did, it was all revolving around Ontarioand a few radio stations, and no one in therest of Canada either knew or was interestedin the fact that there were Canadian artistswith records. You know that. You had agreat deal of trouble getting Tamarac andRed Leaf off the ground.

SK: Did RPM finally get the results youwere hoping for?

WG: First of all, I dropped all three artists

as soon as I started RPM. It took years forRPM to mean anything. I would say thatRPM came into its own about 1970. Prior tothat it was just a hard job and a waste ofmoney.

SK: Over the first six years, did RPM makemoney or lose money?

WG: Boy did it lose money. I don't evenwant to think about how foolish it was tocontinue to put it out. All along there wasalways the hope that soon it would start tobring in a return. It started to look better in1970.

SK: It's considered by many in the industryas a gold mine.

WG: Notice how much bigger and better it istoday. We kept it from making back theoriginal investment by plowing the moneyback in. By the end of 1974, I think we maysee the first dollar of profit. If that's a goldmine, you can have it. I want to add thatno one asked me to start RPM, and we didn'task anyone to support its existence. We pro-vided a vehicle for the industry to use ifthey saw fit and we have tried to prove overthe years that there is a definite benefit toadvertising in RPM. One of the first thingsyou realize about the industry is that itdoesn't support charities and we neverexpected them to. They came to realizethat RPM was everywhere and the best wayto get to the trade.

SK: But the Canadian content ruling was aboon to RPM?

WG: It would have been a boon if it hadworked well right off the bat. In fact itonly created problems for RPM and theindustry. We were at war with two factionsin the industry. That war isn't over yet. Ithink we are very close to a stalemate. Ithink the industry is finally and very slowlycoming of age.

SK: What should the CRTC have done?

WG: The CRTC was wrong in bringing insuch a high percentage right off the bat andallowing so much backlogged Canadiancontent to qualify. They should havebrought in a lower figure and planned theairplay to create the industry on a slidingscale. At the time we weren't sure that theCRTC was wrong and we appreciated anyattempt to cure the problem, but theCRTC had so much faith and they were

GREA LIS continued on page 7

One Night StandlPatti McDonnellHad the Best/George Jones

CFSL WEYBURNIESTEVAN(Kenny "K" Kobelka)Song & Dance ManILove is Strange/

Johnny PaycheckAnymore/Charlie RichIn Love Again/Johnny BushThe Long Left HandlAlan Moberg

CKL Y LINDSAY(Bob Eakins)Crude Oil Blues/Jerry ReedWaits on Tables/Ronnie MilsapGuess Who/Jerry Wallace20th Century Drifter/Marty RobbinsRiver's Too Wide/Jim MundayAll the Things/Al HooperThat Girl/Bill Lewis

CKCL TRURO(Rod Mackey)All Kinds of EverythinglHarry HibbsLast Nitellack Baileylames BaylTed WesleyMidnighte & the BlueslMel TillisShanty GirIllulie LynnSnap Your FingersIDon Gibson

CF/C KAMLOOPS(Brent Wilson)Crude Oil Bluesllerry ReedGirl Who Waits/Ronnie MilsapRiver's too Wide/Jim Munday

CHEX PETERBOROUGH -(Don O'Neil)The Way Love Goes/Johnny RodriguezBig Red jimmy/Ron McLeod.Endless Highway/Dave Baker

CKX BRANDON(Cliff Birnie)LatelyIMike GrahamSong and Dance Man/Johnny PaycheckMy Friend/Zachary & KarenLindalMurray McLauchlanShow Me the Way/Nancy BartonI Will Love You/The KonkensHard Day's Night/Country LimitedMe and the Blues/Mel TillisI'm Really MelTammy Wynette (fls)Everything/Harry HibbsCelebration DaylDel RondoLoving You/David Rogers

CKLW-FM WINDSOR(Ron Foster)Kersbrook CottagelKarl EriksonBorn to SatisfylKaren Wheeler

Landscapes/ ValdyGot A ThinglElvis PresleyAnymorelNat StuckeyBoth Sidesllosie BrownLittle Sugar Plum/Helen Cornelius

CKBB BARRIE(lack Jacob)Honky Tonk Angel/Conway TwittyMe & the Blues1Mel Tillis20th Century Drifter/Marty RobbinsBaby Doll/Barbara FairchildEvery Time/Dorsey BurnetteLast Nightllack Bailey

CFGM TORONTO(Dave Johnson)Baby Doll/Barbara FairchildChickashealPorter WagonerShanty GirIllulie Lynn

Congratulations Walt !From the makers of

Juno Awards & Gold Records

CILIFETIME PLAQUES 1181 FINCH AVE. W. TORONTO, ONT. M3J 2E8 Tel. 630-1135

Walt, you've come a long way.Congratulations to you &RPM for 10 great years.

From everyone atAmpex Canada Limited

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Thc POP MUSICProgrammers( PLAYLIST

1 2 LOVE SONGAnne Murray/Capitol 72714/F

2 3 WHO'S IN THESTRAWBERRY PATCHDawn/Bell 45-424/M

3 1 SEASONS IN THE SUNTerry Jacks/Goldfish GF 101/K

4 7 GOODBYE YELLOWBRICK ROADElton John/MCA 40148/J

5 9 I THOUGHT OF YOU AGAINSusan Jacks/Goldfish GF 102/K pp

6 5 LOVE'S THEMELove Unlimited/20th Century 2069/T

7 8 AMERICAN TUNEPaul Simon/Columbia 4-45900/H

8 4 MY MUSICLoggins & Messina/Columbia 4-45952/H

9 10 A SONG I'D LIKE TO SINGKris & Rita/A&M 4403/W

10 6 TOUCH THE WINDMocedades/Celebration CEL 2088X/M

11 12 THE WAY WE WEREBarbra Streisand/Columbia 65944/H

12 14 INSPIRATIONPaul Williams/A&M 1479/W

13 13 YOU'RE SIXTEENRingo Starr/Apple 1870/F

14 15 WHEN I FALL IN LOVEDonny Osmond/Kolob 14677/Q

15 17 SPIDERS AND SNAKESJim Stafford/MGM 14648/Q

16 20 GOOD TO BE BY YOUJack Cornell/RCA KPBO-0016/N

17 27 I SHALL SINGGarfunkel/Columbia 45983/H

18 50 FLASHBACK5th Dimension/Bell 45-425/M

19 19 I LOVETom T. Hall/Mercury 73436/Q

20 25 DADDY WHAT IFBobby Bare/RCA 0197/N

21 21 SHOW AND TELLAl Wilson/Bell 30073/M

22 18 LET ME BE THEREOlivia Newton -John/Polydor 2001-460/0

23 16 LEAVE ME ALONEHelen Reddy/Capitol 3768/F

24 29 MY SWEET LADYCliff de Young/MCA 40156/J

25 26 GODDESS OF NATUREAbraham's Children/U.A. UAX361W/U

26 36 HEY MY LOVEThe Bells/Polydor 2065-214/Q

27 37 RAISED ON ROBBERYJoni Mitchell/Asylum 11029/P

28 30 TELL HER SHE'S LOVELYEl Chicano/MCA 40104/J

29 38 LIFE IS A SONGWORTH SINGINGJohnny Mathis/Columbia 4-45975/H

30 22 PAINTED LADIESIan Thomas/GRT 1230-58/T

31 35 LOVE HAS NO PRIDELinda Ronstadt/Asylum 11026/P

32 23 THIS IS YOUR SONGDon Goodwin/Silver Blue SB806/Q

33 42 THERE WON'T BE ANY MORECharlie Rich/RCA 0195/N

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34 24 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLCharlie Rich/Epic 5-11040/H

35 44 THE LOVE IN YOUR EYESVicky/RCA KPBO-0018/N

36 66 LINDA WON'T YOU TAKE ME INMurray McLauchlan/True North TN 4-118/H

37 46 WANG DANG DOODLEPointer Sisters/Blue Thumb 243/M

38 43 AMERICANSGordon Sinclair/Avco Embassy 4628/M

39 28 TOP OF THE WORLDCarpenters/A&M 1468/W

40 47 ABRA-CA-DABRADeFranco Family/20th Century 2070/T

41 55 LUCY LUCY LUCY MAAlan Schick/MCA 40144/J

42 48 I HEARD BELLSMercey Brothers/RCA KPMO-0015/N

43 49 JOLENEDolly Parton/RCA 0145/N

44 51 WOLDHarry Chapin/Elektra 45874/P

45 64 I'LL BRING YOU APPLES WAGinette Reno/Parrot 2550/K Pp

46 11 TIME IN A BOTTLEJim Croce/ABC 11405/N

47 52 HALF A MILLION MILESAlbert Hammond/Mums 76024/H

48 54 ACROPOLOUS ADIEUMirielle Mathieu/Polydor 2065 102/0

49 53 ROCK ONDavid Essex/Columbia 4-45940/H

50 57 WILL YOU LOVE METOMORROWMelanie/Neighborhood 4213/M

51 31 SHELLY MADE ME SMILELisle/Bronco BR 2715

52 58 GOODBYE BLUESDanny McBride/Columbia C4 -4033/H

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THE LAST TIME I SAW HIMDiana Ross/Motown 1278/VSOMETHING BIGBurt Bacharach/A&M 1489/W

THE GYPSYIrish Rovers/Potato PPT 3002/Q

56 61 I CAN SEEThe Robert Tennison TroupeTentam TNT -100

57 62 IT DOESN'T HAVE TOBE THAT WAYJim Croce/ABC 11413/N

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58 32 LET ME GET TO KNOW YOUPaul Anka/Fame FM X345W/U

59 63 UNTIL YOU COME BACKAretha Franklin/Atlantic 45-2995/P

60 65 JENNER BY THE SEAAdam Mitchell/GRT 1230-68/T

61 67 SAME OLD FEELINGEdward Bear/Capitol 72772/F

62 75 THEME UN HOMME LIBREFrancis Lai/RCA SPS-45-106/N

63 69 (I Think I'm Over)GETTING OVER YOUPeter Noone/Philips 40730/K

64 73 WHEN I AM SO IN LOVEPeter Foldy/Kanata 1020X/M

6.5 71 MOLLYBearfoot/Columbia C4 -4027/H

66 74 DANNY COME HOME(A Town Near Montreal)Nana Mouskourl/Fontana 6010-095/K

67 76 I FELL IN LOVEWITH YOU SOMETIMEGary & Dave/Axe 11/K Mq

68 78 FREE AS THE WINDPatrick Norman/RCA KJB0-00201"

69 79 YOU'VE BE N WRONGJoey Gregora..'/Polydor 2065 219/u

70 70 RESCUE MEShirley Eikhard/Capitol 3798/F

71 72 GUILTY OF ROCK & ROLLLorence Hud/A&M 358/W

72 84 HOUSTONGlen Campbell/Capitol 3808/F

73 77 ONE MORE CHANCETom Middleton/Columbia C4 -4029/H

74 86 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERJohn Denver/RCA 0213/N

75 81 ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHINGHarry Hibbs/Marathon 45-1103/C

76 89 IN THE MOODBette Midler/Atlantic AT3004/P

77 82 MAR LENABobby Goldsboro/U.A. XW371W/F

78 91 FINALLY (With You)Cooper Brothers/Polydor 2065 220/0

79 85 I'VE GOT TO USE MYIMAGINATIONGladys Knight & the Pips/Buddah BDA 393/M

80 80 JENNIFERTom Kelly/Much CH 1026/W

81 88 ICH DENK AN DICHHeintje Simons/Polydor 2001 487/Q

82 83 SALUT LES AMOUREUXJoe Dassin/RCA KPBO-5007/N

83 93 YOU WILL BE MY MUSICFrank Sinatra/Reprise 1190/P

84 87 JOYIsaac Hayes/Enterprise 9085/Q

85 90 LOVE HAS NO PRIDELinda Ronstadt/Asylum 11026/P

86 94 TAKE CARE OF HERElvis Presley/RCA 0196/N

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89 98 TELL ME A LIESammi Joe/MGM South 7029/0

90 97 COME LIVE WITH MERay Charles/London LC973/K

91 99 YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHERFOOL LIKE MENew Seekers/MGM 14691/Q

SATURDAY NIGHTDavies SistersUnited Artists UA-XW391-W/U

THE LORD'S PRAYERSister Janet Mead/A&M 1491/W

94100 FOOLS PARADISEDon McLean/United Artists 363/U

95 .... CAME THE SONIan Thomas/GRT 1230-74/T

96 .... MY COUNTRY LADYJames Rapp & Paul StephensHouka RWP 179

97.... VIRGINIABill AmesburyYorkville YVM4S-100/C

98.... LANDSCAPESValdy/Halda HS110/W

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Well Done Walt,on your firstten years!

Best wishes for your next tenfrom your friends in

The Standard Broadcasting groupand The Canadian Talent Library

CFRB & CKFMToronto

CJAD & CJ FMMontreal

Standard Broadcast Produp jOASToronto

A Ridiculous Idea!

At least, that's what most people thought about the conceptof having a truly Canadian music magazine as few as ten yearsago.

Thinking was on a provincial rather than a national or eveninternational level with bona fide across -the -country hits byCanadian artists being almost non-existent.

Record companies were little more than glorified distributorsand the fledgling music industry could barely support itself,to say nothing of its own magazine!

None -the -less, a focal point was needed to foster the growthand development of all facets of a Canadian music scene.

Luckily, this "ridiculous idea" took hold and ten years laterour music industry is in very much better shape.

A&M Records Of Canada is proud to have been associatedwith RPM Magazine for four of its ten years and hope thattheir "ridiculous idea" can continue to flourish.

Ridiculous, Yes.But Where Would We

Be Without It ?

CONGRATULATIONSIN RECOGNITION

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An entire nostalgia package containing the greatestclassic radio shows of the 30S, 40S and 50 '5.PLUS.... the funniest custom designed radio contesttc7c-ome along in decades. Package includes custom jingles, produced promo material, a visuallogo for cross promotion, scripts, and instructions. Yours exclusively by callingTINSEL and SHAM PRODUCTIONS (EDMONTON) (40 424 .6178 if you're serious, coil collect.

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Good For You/Toni Brown(LP)Live Dates/Wishbone Ash(LP)In The Mood/Bette MidlerHeartbreaker/Roiling StonesLove Has No Pride/Linda RonstadtI Shall SinglGarfunkel

RADIO SCARBOROUGH(Domenic Postorino)I'm One/The WhoLove's Theme/Love UnlimitedFor A Song/Michael StanleyTake The Road/Greg AdamsStarlStealer's WheelGoin' Home/PainterNutbushIlke & Tina TurnerSpiders & Snakes/Jim Stafford

CRSG-FM MONTREAL(Jim Johnson)Planet Waves/Bob Dylan(LP)Live At Keystone/Saunders-Garcia(LP)Graham Central Station(LP)Windfall1Rick Nelson(LP)Bright Moments/Roland Kirk(LP)7th Galaxy Hymn/Chick Corea

CBLC RADIO LOYALIST(Rick Jackson)Linda/Murray McLauchlan

In The Mood/Bette MidlerAbra-Ca-DabralDeFranco FamilyYeah/Brownsville Stn(LP)

MOHA WK COLLEGE(Blair Burrough)You're So Unique/Billy PrestonYou Angel YoulBob DylanMockingbirdlCarly SimonMidnight Rider/Gregg Allman

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CHOM-FM MONTREAL(Tim Thomas)Radio City/Big Star (LP)One More River/Canned Heat (LP)Two Generations/Dave Brubeck (LP)Burn/Deep Purple (LP)Skeletons/Grateful Dead (LP)Roaring/Hookfoot (LP)AscensionlMalo (LP)Layers/Les McCann (LP)Loud 'n' Proud/Nazareth (LP)Tom Scott and La Express (LP)Hero and Heroine/Strawbs (LP)

ADDITIONS

RAY DANNI ELS

LIVERPOOLRUSH

THE BRITISH ARE HEREFLAG

CURTIS LEE & ABRAHAM

VIC WILSON

CONGRATULATIONSWALT!

Marathon -`

Back to Oakland/Tower of Power (LP)Hooked on a FeelinglBlue SuedeCa Finit Toujours/Les SinnersThe Lord's Prayer/Sister Janet MeadThird Man Theme/The BandMacumba/TitanicHoney PleaselBarry WhiteStone Country/Johnny WinterTouch the Wind/MocedadesPromotions:Wanted Dead or A livelDavid BrombergEnergized/FoghatNine/Fairport ConventionMessage PersonallFrancoise Hardylumpin' the Gunne/Jo lo.GunneSouthern Roots/Jerry Lee LewisMatching Tie/Monty PythonWindfall1Rick NelsonSeven/Soft Machine

The r COUNTRYProgrammers ADDITIONS

CJ VI VICTORIA(Helen Moulton)Down the RoadlCountry Gazettelames BaylTed WesleyYou Were A Lady/Tommy OverstreetLindalMurray McLauchlanWrong Ideas/Brenda LeeMidnightlMel TillisGettin' By/Jerry Jeff WalkerMarlenalBobby Goldsboro

CJC/ WOODSTOCK, N.B.(Charlie Russell)I'm Gonna Keep Hangin'lludy KesterStill Loving You/Joe StampleyMy Hands on You/Diana TraskHad You on My Mind/Sue Richards

CKPG PRINCE GEORGE(Hu McLennan)Sandys Gonna StaylGary BuckCup of Coffee/George Hamilto'n IVThe Last Time/Mery SmithEndless HighwaylDave BakerSt. Lawrence/Orval Prophet

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HAPPY

10th ANNIVERSARY

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so ill-advised by certain segments of theindustry and so ignored by other segments.Not one record company made their viewsknown to the CRTC before the ruling,and there has been very little communica-tion since. Government is funny. They askwhat you want and give it to you. Theydon't pull back after they make up theirmind. That is what the CRTC did at thetime and we are going to have to live withit. The more we argue the more logicaltheir original proposition seems. The warringis what gives the regulation credibility -and also who is doing the bitching.

SK: Would you want the regulation changed?

WG: Right now I would like to see it mod-ified, and the better the results of the 30%,the more interested the Commission willbe in making a change. They aren't goingto make any changes for the self-interestgroups that are fighting the regulations. Ithink it will be changed at the height ofthe success of Canadian content internation-ally. This is my opinion ... and not until.

SK: Your recent editorial suggested a low-ering of the percentage.

WG: Yes, but did you see the subtle stringsattached to that proposal? We went out ona limb to indicate to anyone who wantsthe change that it can be done at the righttime and the right way by the right people.Do you realize how little the 30% rulingmeans in the CRTC agenda of things toimprove? Obviously the industry was in amess when Juneau took over. Since thenthere have been priorities after priorities andthe Commission is under -staffed. There aremany surprises the Commission has in storefor the media. I really believe that.

SK: Would you like me to erase that fromthe tape? You're committing yourself verystrongly about the future.

WG: I believe it to be a fact and it shouldstand.

SK: So what you're saying is that even ifwe get a reduced percentage on a higherCanadian content, the Commission meansbusiness.

WG: There is every indication of thateven to a fool.

SK: What about lack of product? TheCommission can't legislate the recordcompanies.

WG: No that would have to be done bysome other branch of government if itcame to that, but it doesn't have to.

SK: But you aren't ready to say it won't?

WG: Not unless I can predict the future.I would like to guess that it practically didhappen and very recently. There was everysign that the Ottawa crowd would gettogether and start talking about it.

SK: Again, we are in a very touchy area.

WG: Politics are a very touchy area. Youhave to know which way the wind blows towin, and Canadian culture is in the hot seat.Anyone who has anything to do with thecreative artists in Canada is subject to criti-cism unless they are very nationalistic.

Really and genuinely ... not just on thesurface. There are only four things thatmatter. P and L, Motherhood, the Flag andCanadian content.

SK: But there is a glimmer of hope on thehorizon?

WG: There's more than a glimmer. TheCanadian content thing is working and itwill work in spite of everything that hashappened. The Canadian inferiority com-plex is about to go down the drain.

SK: Can we get on something else?

WG: Only if you really want to.

SK: Would you like to comment on theCRIA's proposed awards based on recordsales.

WG: No not really. It's water under thebridge.

SK: Would you like to talk about the futureof the Juno Awards?

WG: Only enough to say that RPM willcontinue the Juno Awards which we startedfive years ago, and we will continue to valueinput from all segments of the industry andwe will continue to cooperate with theindustry in getting the Juno Awards on tele-vision at such a time as it will be of thegreatest benefit to the industry.

SK: Would you like to talk about where theprofits from the Juno Awards will go?

WG: Not really. I don't ask anyone whatthey do with their profits. I think the JunoAwards have to clear some of the enormous

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debt that has accrued over the five yearsthat it was a free ride. Then we can worryabout the profits which would probablybe dumped back into the Awards to makethem bigger.

SK: Are you pleased with the way thisyear's Juno Awards are progressing?

WG: Of course I'm going to say yes even ifI wasn't happy about the delays in planningand the controversy that still reigns regard-ing the Awards. Only time will indicateto us that the Juno Awards are going to con-tinue to be the biggest thing in the industry.One thing I can say is that the Juno Awardswill be brought back into shape very quicklyand the plans we delayed and scrapped willhave to be re -planned and re -shaped to makeit even more than we wanted it to be. At thisvery moment we are working on the mostelaborate Juno Awards to date. The CBCwould be out of their minds not to sit downand talk about televising the Awards. Theystill make all the other awards look cheapand small. Don't ask me how we did it,but there is some kind of magic that hastaken over the Awards, and we plan to keepit that way.

SK: Why do you particularly mentionthe CBC?

WG: As a Crown Corporation and somewhatdedicated to promoting Canadian artists,CBC is the logical vehicle for the JunoAwards. There is an alternative. We haven'tbeen sitting still for five years.

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Sunshine/John DenverVirginialBill Amesbury

CJDC DAWSON CREEK(Mark Allan Lewis)WOLD/Harry ChapinThe Likes Of LouiselChip TaylorSam/Hurricane SmithCheer Up/BarrabasSunshine/John DenverBlue Horizon1Lou ChristieLindalMurray McLauchlanMama Wants To Barrelhouse/Bruce CockburnFree As The Wind/TrendIn The Mood/Bette MidlerHigh Noon/American JonesFinally/Cooper BrosAnother DaylRevelationI Can See/Robt Tennison Troupe

CKEY TORONTO(Judy Casselman)Get To Know You/Paul AnkaThe Way We Were/Ray Connif(LP)Beyond Tomorrow/Mikis TheodorakisLove In Your Eyes/Vicky LeandrosRussia/James Last(LP)

CPC SAULT STE. MARIE(Lou Turco)Blue Horizon1Lou ChristieA Night Like This/Bob DylanShe/SouthcoteBeautiful Day1Hurricane Smithlenner By The SealAdam MitchellSunshine/John Denver

CHFI-FM TORONTO(Tony Luciani)Free As The Wind/HumperdinckMore Than Missing You/Phyllis BrownNice To Be Around/Maureen McGovernGoodbye My LovelPaul Mouriat(LP)

CHML HAMILTON(Johnny Murphy)Beyond Tomorrow/Perry ComoYou're Sixteen/Lenny DeeVery Special Love SonglCharlie RichI Can See/Robert Tennison TroupeCity Boys/Davies SistersLe Meteque/Perry Carmen

CKL Y LINDSAY(Tex Bagshaw)Can't Get It All/Bobby G. GriffithMy Music/Frank SinatraBeautiful Day1Hurricane SmithFree As The Wind/TrendDark Lady/CherSunshine/John DenverBlue Horizon1Lou ChristieCity Boys/Davies SistersUntillAretha FranklinCFRB TORONTO(Arthur Collins)Free As The Wind/Patrick NormanStart A Dream/ChesterLe Metequel Perry CarmenGrown Up/Carly SimonCould Have Been/Karl Erikson(LP)The Entertainer/Marvin Hamlisch(LP)

CKX-FM BRANDON(Cliff Birnie)Free As The Wind/TrendDown To/Isley BrosAnother Day/RevelationFantastique Reveries/Moe KoffmanGet Your Love/RedboneI'll Bring You A pples1Ginette Reno

More Than Missing/Phyllis BrownIn The Mood/Bette MidlerMighty Love/Spinners

CKFM TORONTO(Dan Chevrette)Lord's Prayer/Sister Janet MeadBeyond Tomorrow/Perry ComoEye Level/Simon Park OrkLandscapes/ ValdyCity Boys/Davies SistersLucy LucylAlan SchickNice To Be Around/Maureen McGovernFree As The Wind/TrendRhapsody In White/Love Unlimited(LP)Goodbye My Love/Paul Mauriat(LP)For My Love/Jose Feliciano(LP)Inspiration/Paul Williams(LP)The Way We Were/Ray Connif(LP)

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The r CAMPUSProgrammers ADDITIONSPUS

CRFM RYERSON(Sue Duffield)Spiders & Snakes/Jim StaffordLinda/Murray McLauchlanBack Door Wolf/Howlin' Wolf(LP)16 & Savaged/Silverhead(LP)Graham Central Station(LP)ManholelGrace Slick(LP)

CKMR MAC RADIO(Peter Dowbiggin)Bachman -Turner Overdrive(LP)Windfall/Rick Nelson(LP)

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HAPPY 10th &CONGRATS

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CFGO OTTAWA(Ric Allen)Mighty Love/SpinnersCan This Be Real/Natural Four .Come and Get Your Love/RedboneBillie's Theme/Hoyt Axton

CHED EDMONTON(Wayne Bryant)Raised on Robbery/Joni MitchellHooked on a FeelinglBlue SuedeMy Sweet Lady/Cliff de YoungThe Lord's Prayer/Sister Janet Mead

CJME REGINA(H, Hart Kirch)Sunshine/John DenverBennie and the Jets/Elton JohnMockingbird/Simon & TaylorI Fell In LovelGary & Dave

CJCH HALIFAX(Andy Kaye)Touch the Wind/MocedadesCome & Get Your Love/RedboneRaised on Robberylloni MitchellVirginia/Bill AmesburyUntil You Come BacklAretha FranklinStar Baby/Guess WhoDaddy What If/Bobby BareShelly Made Me SmilelLisleFinally With YoulCooper BrothersCan You Feel It/Lighthouselim DandylBlack Oak Arkansas

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CHEX PETERBORO(Don O'Neill)Chart AddsGet Your Love/RedboneCan You Feel It/LighthousePlaylist AddsMy Sweet Lady/Cliff De YoungYou've Been Wrong/Joey GregorashLove In Your Eyes/Vicky LeandrosGonna Love You/Larry SmithGoddess Of Nature/Abraham's ChildrenGonna Be A IrightlKarl Erikson

CKSO SUDBURY(Tom Kelly)Mighty Love/SpinnersStarlStealer's WheelTake Good Care/Elvis PresleyI'll Bring You ApplesIGinette RenoHoochie Koo/Rick DerringerBennie & letslElton JohnPut Your Hands Together/O'JaysGonna Love You/Larry Smith

CHOW NIAGARA(Jay Jeffrie)Lately/Mike GrahamlessicalAllman BrothersI Heard Bells/Mercey BrothersIn The NamelBarbara Mandrel,I Shall SinglGarfunkelLove ThemelLove UnlimitedAba-Ca-DabralDeFranco Family

In The Mood/Bette Midler

CHNL KAMLOOPS(Dan McAllister)Bennie & letslElton JohnLindalMurray McLauchlanSo In Love/Peter FoldyJenner By The Sea/Adam MitchellIn The Mood/Bette MidlerLucy Lucy/Alan Schick

CHEC LETHBRIDGE(Walt Edwards)Can This Be ReallNatural FourIn The Mood/Bette MidlerJim DandylBlack Oak Arkansaslet/Paul McCartneyA Thing About YoulElvis PresleyWon't Be AnymorelCharlie RichYou're So Unique/Billy PrestonJungle BoogielKool & GangBennie & letslElton JohnGonna Be A IrightlKarl Erikson

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POP MUSICADDITIONS

CFA X VICTORIA(Gord Cruse)Show & Tell/Al WilsonBeautiful Day/Hurricane SmithSunshinelCliff De YoungThere Ain't No Way/LoboCome Back To MelTom MiddletonMy Music/Frank SinatraSundown/Gordon LightfootIn The Mood/Bette Midler

A U.S. FIRST FORCARLTON SHOWBANDA hot -off -the press telex from Ed Prestonof RCA reads: "RCA U.S. have just releasedthe Carlton Showband's 'By Request' LPunder the toitle 'If You're Ready' ". Titleor toitle, it's a big day for the CanadianIrish who have been struggling for sometime to gain U.S. recognition. Says Preston,

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SK: Just exactly what is that alternative?

WG: Let me just say that we have beenapproached by others than the Canadiannetworks.

SK: Wouldn't that alternative be a littleembarrassing to Canada?

WG: Well I thought the name of the gamewas promoting Canadian performers. Noone says we have to limit ourselves toCanada. One thing I can tell you now isthat the Juno Awards won't be on Saturdayat 6:30PM.

SK: Do you have any regrets for the lastten years?

WG: Many. That it hasn't become a biggerbetter book. That the industry was

a slow starter, that the Juno Awards didn'tgo on television this year, that the industrycan't get together and promote the Canadianaspect. All in all it has been an exciting tenyears and I wouldn't want to change muchof what has happened to me. I would likeRPM to be able to afford to be more of amagazine. The industry can afford it. Ithink the growing interest in Canadianrecords abroad will help us grow into apublication that will look better, have morein it and really supply the needs of theindustry. There have been so many pettythings holding us back. The industry willprove itself.

SK: How do you feel about competitionand the fact that RPM has none?

WG: Who says we haven't? We have no

"Great timing for St. Patrick's Day".

On the homefront the Carlton Showband aredoing it with their latest single "There'sNothing Like A Newfoundlander", aPublic Domain item adapted by the Show -band and featuring Fred White as leadvocalist. They are also showing good salesform with their "Best of" Vol. 2" album.All their sessions are produced by Jack Feeneyat RCA's Toronto studios.

The Showband are currently wending theirway across Canada on another hectic tour.They have played parts of New York state,Newfoundland, New Brunswick, NovaScotia and Ontario which included sixpacked days at St. John's Arts and CultureCentre.

March sees them at the Memorial Gardensin North Bay (1) followed by the CivicCentre/Ottawa (2) and back to Torontoto headline a real estate ball at the FourSeasons Motor Hotel (5). The rest of themonth takes them to Chatham/KinsmenAuditorium (8), Buffalo/Heartstone Manor(9), Winnipeg/Centennial Concert Hall(10-11), Brandon/Centennial Auditorium (12),Regina/Centre of the Arts (13-14), Saska-toon/Centennial Auditorium (15), Edmonton/Crystal Ballroom (16).Arena concert dates have been set fortheir return to British Columbia whichincludes Kelowna (19), Vernon (20),Kamloops (21) and the Prince George Arena(22). They also move further north for adate in Whitehorse (23).

While on the west coast they'll play six

competition from the standpoint that wehave been here every week for ten years,but we certainly haven't had a monopoly.It's been a struggle every inch of the way.

SK: Many out there feel that RPM hasmade it.WG: I don't and I never will. There is alwayssomething more that has to be done andthere is always something more than can bedone to inform the trade.

Next Week: Part Two

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days (25-30) at Vancouver's popular OomPa Pa Lounge and return for three days(April 4-6) at Toronto's Horseshoe.

Late press news from Jack Feeney has theShowband scheduled for a single release inthe U.S. Ethel Gabriel, who looks after theCamden catalogue in New York City, hasset a rush release for "Biddy McGraw". Thealbum cut has apparently picked up strongreaction in the Philadelphia area.

VANCOUVER'S CAVEREADYING FORMARCH OPENINGThe Cave, one of the original nite spotsof Vancouver, has been saved from passinginto retirement by Stanley Grozina. TheWinnipeg entrepreneur took over the ailingclub January 1st of this year and has madeextensive and expensive renovations. Thefacelifting adds an intimate lounge upstairsand an expanded dance floor. The wholecomplex will now feature new and updatedsound systems.

Grozina is currently scouting Europe for asuitable opening act, hopefully for themiddle of March. In his absence, MarionWilliams, assistant manageress of the club,is looking after business arrangements.

The Hornby Street club has been home tomany visiting name stars and played AnneMurray just prior to their closing in Decem-ber.

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When it all began - Feb. 24th, 1964RPM (Records - Promotion - Music) beganits life as an 81/2 by 14" mimeograph sheet,dated Feb 24th, 1964. The editorial dealtwith the need for a voice on the Canadianmusic industry and devoted space to a few -very few, of the artists who were attempt-ing to relate to an industry that didn't exist.A little encouragement and RPM became amimeographed four sheeter, fast gainingfriends but little support.

The September 1st, 1964 issue was RPM'sfirst entry into a glossy, magazine -typeformat. The front page banner headlineblasted out "The birth of an industry".and was the first issue to carry advertisingsupport. The editorial read as follows:

February 24 saw Canada's first weekly tradepublication come into being in the form ofa newsletter to the music industry. Now,after practically six months, the NEW RPMbecomes a part of the industry. Possiblythis will be a landmark in the developmentof the music industry in Canada.

With the NEW RPM the industry has asounding board for new ideas, a mediumfor promoting new names and new talent,and a market place to sell what may be-come a major export for Canada, music

and talent. If there has ever been a time tointroduce an industry trade weekly, this isit.

We have come this far with RPM, to thesurprise of many, and now go into an evenbigger, publication with the NEW RPM. Webelieve we have analyzed fairly, our contro-versial stands and soapbox attitude, the in-gredients that have taken the industry tothis point, and won over even the hardiestof our early opposition.

In six months, RPM has won the favour ofthe American industry and brought thespotlight to Canada's music. Many feel thelast six months have been the most activein history.

STEP TWO. Now the NEW RPM is steptwo of the birth of an industry, and this isonly the beginning. Every disc jockey, pro-gram director, record dealer, promotionman, record producer, musician, soundengineer, songwriter and trade organizerwill benefit from the growth of this in-dustry.

THE NEW RPM will, each week, bringyou news from all over North America aswell as international charts and editorial

CongratulationsRPM

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THE NEXT TEN YEARSFROM ALL THE PINDOFF RECORDMONTREAL AND TORONTO GANG

comment on the Canadian and Americanscene. An artist will be spotlighted eachweek to make you aware of the newcomersand established artists. This week Montre-al's Pierre Lalonde, next week Vancouver'sClassics. Our "Man of the week" columnwill make you familiar with the people be-hind the scenes in the business. Our GMPcolumn will keep you informed on Cana-dian LPs and "good music" activities.Country and Western news, On the Air,Cross Canada Here and There, Interna-tional Report will keep you informed onall aspects of the trade. The editorial voiceof RPM (Walt Grealis) will write Walt says......and Talk back (written by you, in the in-dustry). We will maintain a policy of keep-ing an advanced eye on the internationalpicture with our Top Forty -Ss Chart. RPMis yours. Let us know what you want tosee, and what you would like RPM to be.

This is the NEW RPM. We hope you likeit.

Chart action for that week listed BobbyCurtola's "Come Home Little Girl","Yours" by Lucille Starr, the Beavers with"Chantilly Lace and Wes Dakus with "Side-winder".

Andy Kim was breaking with "Give MeYour Love" from action by CHSJ SaintJohn. David Clayton Thomas had "BoomBoom" going for him at CKPT/Peterboroand CKBB/Barrie. Little Caesar & TheConsuls were receiving support from Ot-tawa's Music Prevue on their "Sea Cruise"deck, and get this, Chad Allen & The Re-flections (later to become the Guess Who)had picked up strong support from CKOMSaskatoon on their "Stop Teasing Me"single which was released on the Qualitylabel.

Advertisers in that Sept lst/64 issue in-cluded: CHUM/Toronto, London Records,CKEY/Toronto, Columbia Records, RCA,Ralph Harding for CAL Records, andTamarac Records.

The Beatles were making worldwide head-lines that week with their recordings of"Hard Day's Night", "I'll Cry Instead","Ain't She Sweet", "If I Fell" and "I LoveHer. Other international artists happeningat that time were: Bobby Goldsboro, GenePitney, Dionne Warwick, Millie Small, FourSeasons, Leslie Gore, Jan & Dean and, ofcourse, Elvis Presley.

October 19 of that year RPM introducedcolour throughout the magazine. Chartaction was happening for Canadians TerryBlack, Bobby Curtola, Lucille Starr, ChadAllen & The Expressions, Shirley Matthews,Barry Allen, The Girlfriends, Wes Dakusand Larry Lee.

The week of December 26, 1966 saw theend of the glossy RPM. In its place was afull tab newsprint format - another era forRPM, that lasted until May 11, 1968. Thiswas the issue that heralded the first releaseon Nimbus 9 of Guess Who product and al-most immediate acceptance of their single,

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A Song Worth Singing/Johnny MathisNight Adds:Day to Day Life/RedboneJet/Paul McCartney & Wings

CK XL CALGARYHaraldson)

Eres Tu/MocedadesIn the Mood/Bette MidlerVirginia/Bill AmesburyLandscapes/ ValdyHands Together1O'lays

CFRW WINNIPEG(Bob Quinn)MockingbirdISimon & TaylorCKLW WINDSOR(Bill Hennes)Dancing Machine/Jackson FiveSunshine/John DenverPhiladelphialMothers, Fathers, etc.CFCF MONTREAL(Mike Godin)Sunshine/John DenverHouston/Glen CampbellI A Thing/Take Good Care/

Elvis PresleyAnother Lonely Song/Tammy WynetteMarlenalBobby GoldsboroMockingbirdISimon & TaylorIt's Going to Be A IrightlKarl Erikson

CKGM MONTREAL(Lee Murray)Until You Come BacklAretha Franklin

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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.

ContemporarySUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERJohn Denver (MCA)

THE LORD'S PRAYERSister Janet Mead (A&M)

BENNIE & THE JETSElton John (MCA)

AttnitYOU WILL BE MY MUSICFrank Sinatra (Reprise)

THE LORD'S PRAYERSister Janet Mead (A&M)

LANDSCAPESValdy (Haida)

Cower,HELLO LOVEHank Snow (RCA)

SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING I NEEDEddy Arnold (MGM)

YOU WERE A LADYTommy Overstreet (Dot)

MockingbirdISimon & TaylorGet Your Love/RedboneOne More ChancelTom Middleton

CJBK LONDON(Jerry Stevens)HeartbreakerlRolling StonesSame Old FeelinglEdward BearRescue MelShirley EikhardShe/SouthcoteVirginialBill AmesburyLucy Lucy LucylAllan SchickJim DandylBlack Oak ArkansasGet Your Love/Redbonelet/Paul McCartney & WingsStar Baby/Guess WhoMollylBearfootShelly Made Me SmilelLisleIn the Mood/Bette MidlerLast Time I Saw Him/Diana RossSunshine/john Denver

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CKCK REGINA(Ken Singer)Sunshine/John DenverUntil You Come BacklAretha FranklinHeartbreakerlRolling StonesMidnight Rider/Gregg AllmanJim DandylBlack Oak ArkansasMockingbirdISimon & Taylor

CHAM HAMILTON(Greg Stewart)Me & My Stone/StampedersLast Time/Diana RossLet It Ride/Bachman-Turner OverdriveUntil You Come BacklAretha FranklinJust Like That/April WineCome the Sonllan ThomasI Fell In Love/Gary & DaveVirginia/Bill AmesburyMollylBearfoot

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CKLW WINDSOR(Bill Hennes)(1) Bennie & the Jets/Elton john10-17 Energy Crisis'741Dickie Goodman13-23 Don't Want to Be/Main Ingredient15-30 Best Thing/Gladys Knight & Pips19-29 Loving You/Johnny Nash21-HB The Lord's Prayer/Sister Janet Mead22-28 Virginia/Bill Amesburynew 23 Lookin' for a Love/Bobby WomackHB-27 Dark Lady/Cher28-HB Star Baby/Guess Who29-HB Let It Ride/Bachman-Turner30-HB I Am What I Am/Lois Fletcher

CFRW WINNIPEG(Bob Quinn)Sunshine/John DenverVirginia/Bill AmesburyStar Baby/Guess WhoGet Your Love/Redbone

CHAM HAMILTON(Greg Stewart)Midnight Rider/Gregg AllmanBennie & the Jets/Elton JohnStar Baby/Guess Who

CHED EDMONTON(Wayne Bryant)Living for You/Al GreenJet/Paul McCartney & WingsMolly/BearfootLove Song/Anne Murray

CFGO OTTAWA(Ric Allen)I Am What I Am/Lois FletcherSunshine/John DenverMockingbird/Simon & TaylorJungle BoogielKool and the GangShelly Made Me SmilelLisle

MUTUEL NETWORK/MONTREALToujours du Cinema/P, JuvetDepuis Que Le Monde Est/R. HuetDo It Right/Bob McBrideShe/SouthcoteRock On/David EssexLucy Lucy Lucy/Allan SchickMay Be Winter/Love Unlimited Orch.

CFTR TORONTO(Paul Godfrey)VirginialBill AmesburyLast Time I Saw Him/Diana RossI Fell In LovelGary & Dave

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CANADA'S MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEARNancy White

CANADA'S MOST PROMISING GROUP OF THE YEARScrubbaloe Caine

CANADIAN COUNTRY VOCALIST (MALE) OF THE YEARGary Buck

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PD Chuck Azzarello has left CHLO St.Thomas and may be contacted throughRPM. Bob Williams, who previously heldthe evening shift has been named the newPD. No changes in the album oriented for-mat have been announced apart from thestation restricting the on -air operation to 19

per day (6AM to 1 AM), instead ofthe usual 24 hour operation. The new line-up:Rich Greven 6AM-9AM, Bob Dickson 10AM-3PM, Bob Williams 3PM-7PM, Steve Moore7PM-1AM. Wayne Johnston and AndyHenderson continue as weekend part-timers.

CJIB Radio in Vernon are now programmingcountry from 7PM to 7AM with contem-porary sounds heard from 7AM to 7PM. Thestation line-up is as follows: 6-9AM FrankMartina; 9AM-1 PM Doug Harrison; 1PM-3PM Ron Stanley; 3PM-7PM Duane Grand-bois; 7PM-1AM Karl Munro; 1AM-6AM BobLinden. Tim Peck, a new addition to thestaff will handle week -end shifts.

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CJBK London ran a Valentine's Day contestcalled "Super Kiss". Once every hour theyran the sound of a big fat kiss and the firstlistener to call was entered as a qualifier. Thewinner was announced Valentine's Daymorning and was given a night on the townincluding a champagne dinner, a dozen rosesand theatre tickets.

CJOY, the Guelph 10,000 waiter, entersRPM's Picks & Plays adds this week throughinformation supplied by music director PhilViggiani. On -air lineup as follows; Mac Byard5-9AM; Wayne Moore 9AM-1 PM; Phil Dan-iels (Viggiani) 1-6PM; Marylin Kane 10-Mid-nite, and Mark Adams all-night.

Ian Slack, a member of the CFRB GoodNews Team during the summer of 1972,returned to CFRB News February 8th asthe station's all night newscaster. Ian is thethird former Good News Reporter to be hiredon a full-time basis by Standard Broadcasting.CFRB News Director. Don Johnston is nowaccepting applications for this summer'sGood News Reporters. Applicants must haveone year of university or college to completein the fall of 1974.

CFRB operator, Hugh Marquis, goes back toschool this week -- as a teacher. Hugh will beteaching the principles of radio broadcastingto a dozen grade 6 students at KensingtonCommunity School in Toronto. The nineweek course will cover all facets of radioprogramming and, as final projects, thestudents will produce entire radio programs.The course is sponsored by CFRB in co-operation with the Teaching Aids Depart -

HELLO!ARE! PEA! EMM! OOWON-FIFTEEN INTORONTO WITH DAVE TOLLINGTON.RING! ... amazing how you can write theline and hit the bell at the end of a sentenceon a typewriter with a bit of practice. Ifonly I had a heavier touch in my fingers, Icould be major market material ...Well, I handed in my microphone for a type-writer, but it still feels like the same thing.Communication. And that is what we arehere for. Let the left hand in Halifax knowwhat the right hand in Vancouver is doingand let those two know what all the littletoes in between are doing also. Toot yourown horn and help yourself and maybeyou'll be helping someone on the other sideof the country too. Keep it flowing. Betalking with you.

ment of the Toronto Board of Education.

Gordon Sinclair received a letter from - youguessed it - President Nixon complimentinghim on his "incite and eloquence" which"captured the spirit that helped to buildour nation - the spirit of compassion andgenerosity, the spirit of freedom andopenness". Sinclair of course, penned "TheAmericans", still number one on the Ameri-can charts.

Marathon's Harry Hibbs has been picking upa fair sampling of radio stations with hissingle "All Kinds Of Everyth?ng" Stationsvoicing their opinion on the deck include:CJGX Yorkton/Ron Waddell, CJCB Sydney/

CONGRATULATIONS TO WALT GREALISAND THE STAFF OF RPM MAGAZINE

ON THE CELEBRATION OFTHEIR TENTH YEAR AND THEIRMANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

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CONGRATULATIONS TO WALT GREALIS ANDTHE STAFF OF RPM ON TEN UNFALTERINGYEARS OF UNEXCELLED - BUT TOO OFTENUNAPPRECIATED - SERVICE TO CANADA'SRECORDING AND BROADCASTING INDUSTRIES.

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We Believe in Music!And we at Smile Records thank allthose in the music industry who sharedthat belief in our music, making ourfirst year a hit year. We are proudand excited to be part of thenominations for Junos in threecategories:Independent Record LabelWe appreciate the recognition for ourcontribution to the industry for inno-vative and quality promotion andrecording which resulted in four hitsingles -Song of Love (Alabama),All Things Come from God (TonyKosinec), Highway Driving (Alabama),She (Southcote) - and two greatalbums - Consider the Heart (TonyKosinec) and Close to Home(Alabama).Country Group of the YearAlabama is without doubt one of themost refreshing and distinctivelyCanadian sensations to come out of

Congratulations to Walt Grealis andRPM Weekly for 10 years of stimula-ting the Canadian music industry.

Canada in 1973 with two national hitsingles and one album.Country Single of the YearHighway Driving is a bright uptemposong which scored fantastic industryand consumer response in both Englishand French versions across Canada and ispresently being prepared for release in severalforeign markets.At present we are working at insuring yourcontinuing support of our artists and music:Southcote's fantastic firstsingle "She" is solidly gainingmarkets throughout NorthAmericaTony Kosinec'sdynamic new single"Little Road and aStone to Roll" is justbeing released.Alabama will have acountry and a popsingle forthcoming.

To all the people in the industry who havepaved the way for our success and contributedto the development of our artists andcompany - we thank you sincerely....... Smile Records

GRT TO DISTRIBUTEHELLROARING ANDMUSHROOM PRODUCTRoss Reynolds, President of GRT Canada,has firmed a deal whereby GRT will distri-bute Hellroaring and Mushroom productin Ontario, Quebec and the AtlanticProvinces. The deal was negotiated byReynolds and principles in the new labels,Shelly Siegel, national sales and promotionmanager, and Steve Douglas, general mana-ger of Can -Base in Vancouver. Both labelsare owned by Can -Base Industries Limited.

Already proving themselves as sales winnersare two albums on the Hellroaring label,"Teen Angel Lives" and "Twelve Inchesof Teen Angel". These albums arepicking up heavy play and sales in WesternCanada through an extensive tour nowunderway by the Vancouver -based 50'sstyled group. (See RPM Feb. 16/74 fortour dates).

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"When Friends Fall Out". Hope GarberAssociates were touting their new artistswhich included the Sugar Shoppe andMurray McLauchlan, and Juliette was onrelease with her album "Juliette" for RCACamden.

Moving right along - RPM introduced colouronce again, on newsprint the week of De-cember 16,1968. The Guess Who's single,"These Eyes", from their "WheatfieldSoul" album had the support of bothToronto rockers, CHUM and CKFH andAndre Gagnon's "Don't Ask Why" albumon Columbia was selling like hotcakes.

The week of February 24th, 1969 wasRPM's "Fifth Anniversary". Gary Buckand Diane Leigh were doing it for Canadiancountry and The Five Man Electrical Band,Irish Rovers, Andy Kim and the Guess Whofor the rock and pop markets.

RPM helped celebrate many events in theCanadian music industry. The April 28th,1969 issue honoured Rodeo Records andits founder George Taylor on their 20thAnniversary. RPM was also there for aspecial issue honouring CKOC Hamiltonon its 47th Anniversary - June 9th, 1969.

A few months later RPM introduced theGold Leaf Awards - created to standardizethe industry in the awards for outstandingsales of single and LP records.

Now, another five years and this issuemakes it ten - a far cry from February24th, 1964.

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ERIKSON READY WITHSINGLE AND ALBUMKarl Erikson, off the record scene for sometime, has now been groomed for his returnby U.A.'s new A& R chief, John Pozer. Anew single, "It's Gonna Be Alright", aco -writing by Erikson and Norman Rookethrough Capitol-CAPAC, has alreadypicked up interest by "pop" programmers.The flip, "Kersbrook Cottage", whichErikson penned himself, has received thenod from several country programmers.

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U.A.'s Director of promo, Allan Matthews,has laid on a full-scale national promotionto get the single off the ground.

Ready for release is Erikson's new album,"I Am Next" produced by Michael Stewartwith arrangements by Jimmie Haskell atDevonshire Sound Studios in NorthHollywood, California. Erikson's firstalbum for U.A., "Aerogramme", establishedthe young talent as "one to watch" but un-fortunately, there has been a long wait be-tween releases. Matthews is of the opinionthat this new album "offers excellent pro-gramming material for all formats of radioand we are confident the music directors inevery area of the country will recognize itsvalue."

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U.S. MARKET RIPEFOR SOUTHCOTE DECKDave Coutts, president of Smile Records,is confident that the U.S. market is ripefor Southcote's single release, "She", nowclimbing the RPM 100 chart. The single hasbeen released in the U.S. on the Buddahlabel through a deal negotiated by Couttsand Buddah A&R execs Art Kass and LewisMerenstein. The latter is a former VanMorrison producer. The Smile deal is thefirst master purchase of the Buddah group'snew management, which Kass heads up aspresident.

Promotion for Southcote was handed overto Bruce Byrd, the label's new nationalpromo director who in turn serviced allradio stations in the U.S. The highly influ-ential CK LW Windsor was one of the firstto break the single followed up very quicklyby several other major markets. Also sup-porting the deck are three U.S. trade tipsers,Kal Rudman, Bill Gavin and Bob Hamilton.

Southcote was formed early in 1973. Theirfirst single, "She" was penned by thegroup's lead singer, Beau David who alsoplays bass and rhythm guitar. David formedthe Southcote group after Homestead, ofwhich he was leader, folded.

Besides David, Southcote is comprised ofCharlie White, lead guitar; Lance Wright,drums, and a seven year veteran of theCanadian rock scene; and Breen LeBoeuf,former lead singer for Chimo and a vocalassist to David.

The group will receive a national boostthrough an appearance on the "Miss TeenToronto" show which took place Feb. 14 atFairview Mall (Toronto). CBC-TV willtelevise the show March 2 for Toronto withthe network following on dates to beannounced.

POLYDOR RUSHESNEW BEE GEE DECK

A rush release of "Mr. Natural" by the BeeGees should put Polydor on the thresholdof chart action for the group who havebeen off the record scene for some time.

Polydor has also arranged a hefty butinformal meet -the -media session for thevisitors when they hit Montreal Feb. 16and date at the Forum's Concert Bowl.

The popular Australian -cum English groupwill also be appearing in Toronto Feb. 17and 18 and at Hamilton Place on the 19th.

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How doyoufollow three hit .)records? Why, with three morelike "CanYou Feel It"(1230-61) byLighthouse and "Come the Son7"Evil in -Your Eyes"(1230-74) by IanThomas and Downchild BluesBand's"(I'veGot Everything I Need)Almost"(1230-67).That's how!And they're all from GRT Records.

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DOWNCHILD'S "FLIP"NOT A FLOP YETIt's been more than five months since GRTreleased Downchild Blues Band's firstSpecial single, "Flip, Flop & Fly", and thesingle is still chalking up good sales andjust recently captured the Vancouver market.CKLG's Roy Hennessy saw hit potentialin the single, tried it on his listeners andestablished yet another market for sales, nowtopping 35,000 units sold.

A lot of water has gone under the bridge,and much of it tears, since July 20th, 1973.That was the release date of the single.Breakout 'market action was almost immed-iate but major stations were a little cautious,resulting in spotty regional action thatwould have totalled most groups. GRT'spromotion staff, along with a hefty boost

from David Bleakney and Jim McConnellof Special Records, hung on and hammeredaway at the major markets. Strong supportdid come from CFCF/Montreal, CFGO/Ottawa, CKY, CKRC and CFRW in Winnipeg,CHED/Edmonton and CKXL Calgary. Mr.Downchild (Donnie Walsh) himself, got onthe phone to programmers, exercising asincere hype of the record. Although theywere playing the single, some programmersdidn't dig the sound. Complaints of itbeing "too bluesy, too authentic" and eventagging it "an ethnic record", were beingshot down by listeners and buyers whowanted more of the Blues Band sound.Toronto's rocker, CFTR took it off theirprogramming list but, because of listenerdemand, returned the single to the playlist.

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treal dropped it from their playlist. Justwhen all looked bleak in this major market,the giant rock listening post, CKGM triedthe deck on their listeners and Downchildwere back in the winner's circle again.

Flagship of the Mutuel Network, CJMS,took a stab at the single and their listenersdid the rest - resulting in a No. 2 berth onthe chart. That same week the single hitNo. 5 on the CKGM survey.

Bleakney was quite aware of the geographi-cal problem in Canada and decided to gethis crew out on the road. They were finallyestablished and it was the time to takeadvantage of the heavy requests for concertdates across the country. They are nowwending their way across Western Canadaplaying clubs, and campus dates, cappingthe tour with a two week stay at the BodyShop in Vancouver.

Downchild's follow-up single, "(I've GotEverything I Need) Almost", has now beenshipped and GRT and Special are ready tocapitalize on the five -months -in -the -makingof "Flip, Flop & :Fly".

RUHNKE OFF WITHREPRISE SINGLECraig Ruhnke, signed to Reprise Recordsmore than eleven months ago, is off withhis first release, "My World", a self -penningthrough Don Valley Music/BMIC. Theyoung Agincourt, Ontario native, alongwith the WEA people has been waiting forthe psychological time for release of hissingle which is "an upper all the way".

Ruhnke took himself and an experiencedsession drummer, Dave Brown (a memberof Dr. Music), into Jeff Smith's SoundsInterchange studio (Toronto) and trackedwhat sounds like an expensive and lushsession with the use of a Moog, piano,lead and rhythm guitars - all attended byhimself. He overdubbed his vocal eighttimes, and came up with a sixteen tracktaping - considered rather unique.

Like most of the material written byRuhnke, "World", was inspired by the viewfrom his twenty-fourth floor apartment.

Says Ruhnke: "It was a cold and drearysort of day and I wanted to reaffirm thatmy chick was still mine and that my worldwas still there at my fingertips." The loftyview also brought about the idea for "Sun-shine" which he co -wrote with Frankie Gibbs.The latter releases on the Warner Bros. label.

Ruhnke was the first writer signed to DonValley and this single release marks his majorthrust into the market - with a full promo-tional backing by WEA Music of Canada.

Playing the industry by ear, Ruhnke teachespiano and guitar and is a recognized soloclub act - playing the bar circuit in andaround Toronto. He has also used his exper-tise as a producer/arranger in the commercialfield, chalking up a successful commercialfor the Bank of Nova Scotia. As well, he hasbeen approached by several groups, offeringhim a piece of their action as a group mem-ber, but he prefers to wing it alone.

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A trifle radical to the ears of tin godsLONDON, ENG.

A change, some bright visionary onceremarked, is just like a holiday.

And so, despairing for a break from the rock'n' roll life and not having the time for aholiday, the other night we changed: putaway those giant Led Zeppelin press scrap-books for a couple of hours, boarded theno. 159 bus from West Hampstead andeventually arrived at the Royal Albert Hall.

A noble circular structure it is too - built,I seem to recollect, by the good Victoriafor her mate, Albert. Not that anybodyseems to care anymore for whom it was butbuilt; why, only a few months back, theybanned rock concerts completely from theseregal precincts because a minority of yobboshad been ripping up the seats and settingfire to the curtains. Rock does not enjoy anenviable reputation in the British Establish-ment, a tale of woe we would do well toavoid this week.

The evening's performance was the Polish -born Michael Bialoguski conducting theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra in Dvorak'sSymphony No. 9 in E Minor (From theNew World), a stunning piece of musicwhich some may be surprised to learn wecontinue to immensely appreciate."Freedom music" we like to call it althoughthat may appear a trifle radical to the ears oftin gods.

Arriving a few minutes late, we discovered

to our amazement that the concert hadstarted on time; furthermore, we would notbe allowed to scramble for our seats, thusdisturbing the audience -in -residence, untilthe completion of Tchaikovsky's Polonaiseand Waltz from Eugene Oregin. Even inthe galleries with the doors closed, the music

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was supremely sweet. I still cannot recallever having attended a rock concert whichstarted on time.

I should admit that we don't go to a lot ofclassical concerts.

Actually it's difficult to find the time bet-ween writing books, scouring researchmaterial, reading the odd rock paper, tend-ing infants and flowering plants and catchingthe occasional rock gig, not to mentionmaintaining friendships. We sometimesregret it, but there is much to be done andtime is (now) so precious. Catch it later andjust hope that later somehow comes.

They opened the doors prior to the secondselection, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 in B Flat Minor (the one that opens withthe refrain that Jackie Wilson hicked forAlone At Last) and, amidst what I felt wasunseemly attention, we took our seats. Since

the house lights were left on during the per-formance, one could easily take stock ofthe audience.

There were a few young people here andthere, you know the odd debutante gigglingbehind her white hanky but there were noblue jeans in sight. The crowd was mainlyelderlies and middle-aged; I could not helpbut notice how quite a lot of the womenwere holding their age quite tactfully (notraving beauties perhaps but fit to pass mus-ter) while their men had long since gone topasture. Why is it that women can survivethe rigors of middle age so much more effer-vescently than men? Ah, but one shouldnot generalize so.

The younger single women looked long-haired and lonely. While it was difficult tosee them shaking down at a Keith Moon--er,I wouldn't have put it past one or two ofthem to drop the old silk drawers for thesoloist, a keyboard stoker by the name ofMalcuzynski. They were getting off.

The music caused my mind to wander, andalong came the memory of a conversationa few days earlier with Nick Logan, thenew editor of the New Musical Express and aperceptive student of the scene. He hadbeen saying that all new groups should includein their repertoire material by other artists,something presumably on which to make anassessment of their artistic imagination. "In

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QUALITY PREPARES PROMOBOOST FOR HARMONIUMOne of the biggest happenings for QualityRecords in some time is a Montreal pro-duced French language album by Harmonium.Their album hasn't been officially released,but advance copies have already indicatedthat the group is "about to arrive".

Produced by Quality's A&R Director BobMorten at Tempo Studios the Celebrationset has caused a flurry of excitement inthe major French (Montreal) and English(Toronto) markets. Montreal radio stationsCHOM-FM and CKLM have almost guaranteedthe album to be a smash in that marketwhile CHUM -FM in Toronto has strangelyenough found a bi-bi hook to hang this oneon their playlist. Favourite cut of the album

Bob Morten (I) producer looking over theboard chores of Fred Torak (arranger) andMichel Lachance. Standing behind are (l -r)Serge Fiori, Louis Valois and MichelNormandeau.

is -"Pour Une Instant", although "Harmon-ium Suite" is also receiving a great deal ofattention. It's expected that "Instant" willbe culled as a single.

Giving a board assist at the new West LakeComplex was Tempo's Michel Lachance withFred Torak looking after instrumentalarrangements.

Harmonium is comprised of Serge Fiori, on12 string guitar, flute and vocals; MichelNormandeau, 6 string acoustic guitar,harmonica and vocals; and Louis Valois,electric piano, bass and vocals. With theexception of percussion and Fluglehornparts handled by Rejean Edmond and AllenPenfold respectively, Harmonium playedall the instruments on the session.

Quality's Quebec promo manager, NicolleDufour, put together a massive promotioncampaign to tie-in with test marketing thegroup through the province of Quebecbefore releasing in English Canada. Kick-offfor the campaign was a press reception atTempo studios which was broadcast "live"by CHOM-FM and CKLM. Internationalrecognition is also beckoning with an invi-tation for Harmonium to participate in theParis Music Festival to be held in October.

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fact", Nick ventured, shaking a finger at thebowl of freesias on the table, "I think everynew group should spend its first year playingnothing but Chuck Berry tunes." Indeed afascinating possibility.

But I was thinking, as the sound of thestrings shimmered through the smokelessair, of distant times when great rock songswould be performed just like the NewWorld Symphony by groups of musiciansin concert halls around the world; ProcolHarum's In Held Twas In In, Van Morrison'sMadame George, E.L.O.'s Roll Over Beetho-ven and the like, played by others becausethey are superb examples of contemporarymusic, well worthy of indigenous interpreta-

tion. Tonight, the Macon Music Guildpresents its performance of Their SatanicMajesties' Request.

And then, even further ahead, when EricClaptonor Jimmy Page or Keith Emersoncould perform with a different group ofmusicians in every city of the world. Aconstant interchange of talented individuals,catching flashes off each other in momentsof rare inspiration. Tonight in the RoyalAlbert Hall, a performance of Little Walter'sMy Babe by Paul Butterfield, Stevie Win -wood, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, NigelOlsson and Dave Mason. To be followed by ajam between the above -named musicians plusmembers of the Royal Philharmonic, onJimmy Page's Dazed and Confused.

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For too long, we have let the music remainin a cage, imprisoned in a time warp. Let itout, let it be free, let it find its own feetto evolve or extinguish, to expand or exhume.Such is life in the natural.

We rock'n' rollers could learn a lot frombehind, if we'd only take the trouble tolook.

It could turn out to be the pause thatrefreshes.

Even if there's only one woman and fivelong hairs in the 40 -odd musicians on stagenow.

But I told you Dvorak's Symphony No.9in E Minor was an inspiring piece, nowdidn't I?

Ah but I could not leave without a littletaste of what's in store. "Barbarians,"Zeppelin's Jimmy Page declared, "that'show we were once described. I can't reallydeny it." The pause that refreshes.

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