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Q SWEET CHILD O’ MINE (Geffen 7-27963) Guns n’Roses2 SIMPL Y IRRESISTIBLE (EM[-Manhattan B-50 133) .... Robert Palmer

3 MONKEY George Michael(Columbia 38-07941)

4 PERFECT WORLD Huey Lewis And The News(Chrysalis VS4 43265)

3 IF IT ISN’T LOVE(mca 53264) New EditionEl I'LL ALWAYS LOVE /OL/ (Arista asi

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9700) Taylor Dayne

Q DON’T WORRY BE HAPPV(EMFManhattan B-50146) Bobby McFerrin8 WHEN IT’S LOVE (Warner Bros. 7-27827) Van Halen

NOBODY’S FOOL Kenny Loggins(Columbia 38-07971)

LOVE B/7FS (Mercuy/PoiyGram 870402-7) Def Leppard

ONE GOOD WOMAN Peter Cetera(Full Moon/Wcmer Bros 7-27824)

IT WOULD TAKEA STRONG STRONG MAN Rick Astley(RCA 8663-7-RAA)

DON’T BE CRUEL (Epic 34-07965) Cheap Trick

I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU (Blackheart/CBSZS4 07919) ....Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT . . . .Elton John(MCA-53345)

FASTCARi.Eiektra 7-69412) Tiacy Chapman

ANOTHER PART OF ME (Epic 34-07962) Michael Jackson

PLEASE DON’TGO GIRL (Columbia 38-07700) New Kids On The BlockI DON’T WANNA UVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Chicago(Reprise/Warner Bros. 7-27855)

FALLEN ANGEL (Enigma/Capitol B-44191) Poison

RED RED WINE (A&m 2600) UB 40

A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET(Jive/RCA 1124-7) . . . DJ Jazzy Jeff

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) . Information Society(Tommy Boy 7-27826)

STA YING TOGETHER (Atlantic 7-89034) Debbie Gibson

ROLL WITH IT (Virgin 7-99326) Steve Winwood

FOREVER YOUNG (Warner Bros. 7-27796) Rod Stewart

TRUE LOVE (MCA mca-53363) Glenn Frey

GROOVY KIND OF LOVE (Atlantic 7-8901 7) Phil Collins

DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? Steve Winwood(Virgin 7-99290)

1-2-3 ..... Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine(Epic 34-07921)

HANDS TO HEAVEN

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NEVER TEAR US APART (Atlantic 7-89038) INXS

HERE WITH ME (Epic 34-07901) REO Speedwagon

WHATYOU SEE IS WHATYOU GET(MCA mca- 53367) Brenda K. Starr

CHAINS OF LOVE (Sire/Reprise 7-27844) Erasure

DON’T BE CRUEL (mcamca-53327) Bobby Brown

WILD, WILD WEST (Atlantic 7-89048) The Escape Club

I DON'T WANT TO BE A HERO (Virgin 7-99304) . .Johny Hates Jazz

MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL (Arista asi

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ONE MOMENT IN TIME (Arista asi -9743) Whitney Houston

ALL FIRED UP (Chrysalis VS4 43268) Pat Benatar

HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT (EMi-Manhattan B-50 106) . . . Richard Marx

LOOK OUTANY WINDOW . . . Bruce Hornsby And The Range(RCA 8678-7-RAA)

THE LOCO-MOTION (Geffen 7-27752) Kylie Minogue

SUPERSTITIOUS (Epic 34-07979) Europe

ANOTHER LOVER (a&m am-1226) Giant Steps

TIME AND TIDE (Epic 34-07730) Basia

INDESTRUCTIBLE (Arista asi -9706) Four Tops

49 THE DEAD HEART (Columbia 38-07964) Midnight Oil

50 LOVE WILL SAVE THE DA /(Arista asi

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51 SIGN YOUR NAME (Columbia 38-0791 1) . . . Terence Trent D’Arby

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53 OFF ON YOUR OWN (GIRL) (Warner Bros 7-27870) Al B. Sure!54 RAG DOLL (Geffen 7-27915) Aerosmith

55 MISSED OPPORTUNITY Daryl Hall John Oates(Arista ASl-9727)

56 SAYIN’ SORRY (DON!MAKE IT RIGHT) Denise Lopez(Vendetta/A&M W-7200)

57 JUST GOT PAID (Columbia 38-07744) Johnny Kemp

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64 DO YOU LOVE ME? (Motown Y448F) The Contours

65 KNOCKED OUT (Virgin 43252) Paula Abdul

66 SUMMERGIRLSf.4 th & B Way 7468) Dino

67 NICE ’N’ SLOW (Capitol b-441 71) Freddie Jackson

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23 POWERFUL STUFF (Eiektra 7-69384) . . . The Fabulous Thunderbirds73 SHE’S ON THE LEFT(a&m am-1227) Jeffrey Osborne

74 THE TWIST(Un Pan Apple/Polydor 887 571-7) Fat Boys

75 IT TAKES TWO (Profie5i86) Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock

|£J STRANGELOVE (Sire 7-27777) Depeche Mode

EQ (A)BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/(B)FREEBIRD (Epic 34 08034)MEDLEY (FREE BABY) Will To Power

78 THE FLAME (Epic 34-07745) Cheap Trick

79 PARENTS JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND (Jrve/RCA 1099-7-J)D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

m HEART DON’T FAIL ME NOW (Columbia 38-07932) . . . .Holly Knight1 YOU CAME (mcamca-53370) Kim Wilde82 LONG AND LASTING LOVE (ONCE IN A LIFETIME)

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83 THE RUMOUR (mca mca-53294) Olivia Newton-John

84 TELL ME White Lion(Atlantic 7-89051)

85 THE RIGHT STl/ff(Wing/PoiyGram 887 386 7) . . . Vanessa Williams

86 RUSH HOL/R (EMi- Manhattan B-50 li 8) Jane Wiedlin

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90 COLOUR OF LOVE (Jive/Arista jsi-9707) Billy Ocean

91 LOVE CHANGES(EVERYTHING) (Capitol b-441 37) .. Ciimie Fisher

92 DON7 WALKAWA Y (a&m am-i 237) Toni Childs

93 ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU (Enigma 75019) Stryper

94 BETTER BE HOME SOON (Capitol &-441 64) Crowded House

95 HEART TURNS TO STONE (Atlantic 7-89046) Foreigner

96 SENDIN’ ALL MY LOVE (mca mca-53380) The Jets

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98 NITEAND DA Y(Uptown/Warner Bros. 7-28 1 92) Al B. Sure!

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CASHBOXTHE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC/COIN MACHINE/HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

COVER STORY

Luther VandrossThere are certain artists that become standard bearers; people

whose style transcends mere entertainment, mere striving to maintain

a career. Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Otis Redding; this is

the level at which Luther Vandross resides. His music has created a

sound, an emotional connection to his audience that is indeed rare. His

multi-platinum successes with landmark records starting with Glow Of

Love to Never Too Much through last year’s Give Me A Reason haveall contained that spark, that thing that we cynical types in this industryare still suckers for - magic.

The magic is back again. Luther Vandross’ new single “Any Love”from his new album of the same name is indeed a stunning achieve-ment; his silky vocals are laced with tears and joy, his performance has

that understated power that signifies musical genius. Included in the

album are sensational new upbeat tracks like “She Won't Talk To Me,”“Come Back,” and “I Wonder.” To support the record, Vandross will beembarking this fall on a tour called “The Heat.” His co-star will be the

fabulous Anita Baker. What a show!

We congratulate Epic and Luther Vandross on the new single and theAny Love album.

CASHBOXGEORGE ALBERT

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CONTENTSExecutives On The Move / 5Single Releases / 12Album Releases / 13

COLUMNSCoast To Coast / 6On Jazz / 24Nashville Notables / 21Indie Groove / 25

CHARTSTop 40 Jazz Albums / 24Top 75 Black Albums / 18Top 100 Black Singles / 15Top 100 Singles / 2Top 200 LP’s / 7 - 8

Top 50 Country Albums / 20Top 100 Country Singles / 19Top 30 12” Dance Singles / 18Top 10 Rap Albums / 18Top 15 Rap Singles / 18

DEPARTMENTSNews / 4, 5Features / 10 - 11

Black Contemporary / 15 - 18The Independent Way / 25 - 26Country / 19-23Coin Machine / 27 - 29Classifieds/ 31

Chart Index/ 30

TOP POP DEBUTSSINGLES

mEDGEOFABROKENHEARTVixen - EMI-Manhattan

ALBUMS

COMMONGROUNDRhythm Corp - Epic

#1

POP SINGLESWEET CHILD O' MINE

Guns N' RosesGeffen

#1

POPALBUMAPPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

Guns N' RosesGeffen

#1

B/C SINGLEANOTHER PART OFME

Michael JacksonEpic

#1

B/C ALBUMDONT BE CRUEL

Bobby BrownMCA

WINNER’S CIRCLEDANCE LITTLE SISTERTerence Trent D'Arby

Columbia

Cash Box research from both radioand retail activity indicates that thisrecord exhibits Top Ten potential.

#1

COUNTRYSINGLETHAT'S WHAT YOUR LOVE DOES TO ME

Holly DunnMTM#1

COUNTRYALBUMOLD 8x10Randy TravisWarner Bros

#1

JAZZ ALBUMRITES OFSUMMER

Spyro GyraMCA

#112" SINGLESPRING LOVE

Steve B.

LMR

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RAPALBUMIT TAKES A NATION OFMILUONS . .

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Public EnemyDef Jam/CBS

RIAA Announces Stats OnFight Against Pirates

NEW YORK - The Recording In-dustry of America has released statis-tics for its Anti-Piracy Unit's opera-

tions in the first half of 1988. Ingeneral, the number of arrests and in-dictments of manufacturers and dis-tributors of illicit product rose 105%compared to the same January toJune period in 1987, up to 74 from 36.However, the number of actual guil-ty pleas and convictions fell 53%, to12 from 18. Parallel import investiga-tions rose 90%, to 118 from 62, andseizure of bootleg LPs rose 158%, upto 7,966 from 3,560.The RIAA Anti-Piracy Unit seized

308,184 counterfeit cassettes fromJanuary to June of this year. Themajority of the cassettes seized wereHispanic music, with most of the ac-tions taken in California, a result of

the formation of the RIAA HispanicMusic Advisory Committee.

In a related story, the PomonaPolice Department of Pomona,California, confiscated a total of90,000 alleged counterfeit cassettes

from an alleged family ring ofcounterfeiters on August 9. 80% ofthe product seized was by Hispanicartists. 200,000 alleged insert cardsand three sets of duplicatingmachines capable of producing 29tape copies simultaneously were alsoseized.

When the commericial complexmentioned above was raided rentalagreements for storage facilities werealso found. Warrents were obtainedand five mini-storage warehouseswere searched. An additional 50,00alleged finished counterfeit cassetts,

500 alleged master tapes, and1,000,000 alleged insert cards werealso seized.

Additionally, two sight seizureswere carried out in Utah. The first, inProvo, took place at the PioneerDrive-In Swap meet. 3,943 allegedcounterfeit cassettes were confis-cated. The second, in Murray, tookplace at the Salt Lake County Fair.1,536 alleged counterfeit cassettes

were taken.

HBO To ChronicleAmnesty Concerts

LOS ANGELES - Home Box Office(HBO) will chronicle the historic six-week "Human Rights Now!" worldtour, which kicked off Sept. 2 in Lon-don. Debuting Dec. 10, HumanRights Day, HBO World Stage: TheHuman Rights Now Tour (workingtitle) will follow Bruce Springsteenand the E Street Band, Peter Gabriel,Sting, Tracy Chapman and YoussouN'Dour as they travel the worldtogether and culminate with thetour's final concert date Oct. 15 atRiver Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires,Argentina. The "Human RightsNow!" tour marks the 40th anniver-

sary of the United Nations' UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights and isdesigned to promote awareness ofthe work of Amnesty International.

'This unique special will join thesix-week caravan of these dedicatedartists as they create an event withworldwide impact," noted Betty Bit-terman, vice president, originalprogramming, HBO. "Concluding inArgentina, where progress in the ob-servance of human rights has beenespecially dramatic. The HumanRights Tour Now promises to be alandmark for HBO."

TRIUMVERATE - Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, and LaToya Jackson (from left) share apost-concert hug at a party in honor of Houston's Madison Square Garden benefit on behalf ofthe United Negro College fund, held August 27.

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BEGGARS CAN BE CHOOSERS — U.K. label Beggar's Banquet, home to Peter Murvhi |lLuxuria, and Fields of The Nephilim, has signed a co-publishing agreement with CBS AAV

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Publishing. Pictured (from left): Andy Heath and Martin Mills, co-owners. Beggar’s BanqueHarvey Shapiro, exec vp, CBS Music Publishing; Pati de Vries, creative manager, CBS Mus\ .1Publishing; Marisa Sabounghi, director, administration, CBS Music Publishing; Elis

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Solomon, attorney, CBS Records Inc.; and Marcy Drexler, creative director, CBS Music Pu&lftin* ( . i

Schwartz Brothers, Inc. MExpands Record

Distribution Into AtlantaLOS ANGELES - Schwartz

Brothers, Inc., the country's largest

independent record and audio tapedistributor, has announced the open-ing of a regional branch in Atlanta,Georgia. The 42-year old firm head-quartered in the Washington D.C.area now has facilities in Cleveland(Ohio), West Caldwell (New Jersey)and Cherry Hill (New Jersey).The new branch will fill a void that

presently exists in the Atlanta areafor an experienced and professionalindependent distributor of recordand audio tapes. In addition to beingthe authorized distributor for NextPlateau, the Atlanta branch will rep-resent many record labels includingSST, Grateful Dead, Command and

TICKE

Shanachie. Company executivereport that they are receiving extensive interest from other independenrecord manufacturers as well ejmusic people for possible affiliatiorwith the Atlanta regional branch!

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"We now have the ability to offeiand deliver product to our customersin a broad trading area from NewEngland to the South Atlantic stab*and into the Midwest," statedSchwartz Brothers officials.During the past 12 months, ibe

company'ssalesofrecordsand audfo'tapes were the highest in its 42-yearhistory.

For the fiscal year ended Janusg&j31, 1988, the company reported salesof approximately $75 million.

RTAFENEW YORK - NARAS has set the date and place for the 31st Annual

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Grammy Awards: February 22 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles?j

CBS will air the television broadcast. Nominations will be announced onJanuary 12...NARM will hold their annual fall Wholesalers ConferenceOctober 23-27 at the Palm Springs Plaza in Palm Springs, California. TheVwill be three group meetings: Independent Distributors and Manufac-turers, October 23-25; Rack Jobbers, October 24-26; and One Stops, October25-27...Museum news: A New England Digital Corporation Synclavie'^3.now on display in the West Berlin Museum for Musical Instruments,right next to a gigantic 1929 Wurlitzer Cinema Organ. The display com-emorates the museum's 100th birthday.. .Jonathan Scharer has left Rpi !Delsener Enterprises to form The Overland Entertainment Company;'call (212) 262-1270 for further info. ..To get the vote out in '88, Holiday Inashas launched a Speak Out America campaign which will have participai-ing Holiday Inns becoming voter registration centers staffed by the LeaguVOf Women Voters. ..the Atlanta Chapter of NARAS is sponsoring an all daymusic fair at that city' s Colony Square Hotetl on September 17 in conjunc-tion with the Georgia Music Fair. Panel discussions and a music exhibi-tion are slated. WKLS will co-sponsor. Details (404) 876-2727...HamsteinMusic of Houston has signed a publishing agreement with Upala Musicof London, England. The agreement covers the artists on Brian Eno's newOpal Records...New on the bookshelves: The Lives OfJohn Lennon by Al-bert Goldman (William Morrow, S22.95, hardcover).

Cash Box September 17, 1988j

NEWS

U.S./Soviet Songwriter'sSummit

; "LOS ANGELES - Twenty topAmerican songwriters announcedplans for the first U.S./U.S.S.R.

-- a?;*gWriter's summit, called "Music

Speaks Louder Than Words." Theevent will encompass three phases;

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fi,T,st American writers and per-|formers will journey to Moscow andEstonia to write with their Soviet

counterparts. Secondly, an albumvjaJLbe recorded of the best of the

works, and thirdly, a televised con-cert is planned.

The writers depart for the Soviet'‘‘^Tfti’on October 22 to write with 20 of

thei)r Soviet partners. Americanwriters include Michael Bolton, Fran-

nk^Golde, Albert Hammond, Barry

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Mann, Michael Masser, Pam Phillips-Oland, Franke Previte, Lieber andStoller, Steinberg and Kelly, DianneWarren and Jimmy Webb. Participat-ing recording artists on the albummay include Gregory Abbott,Alabama, Starship, Tiffany andReuben Blades. Among the Russianperformers and writers are thefamous Soviet band Autograf.

Participating producers includePeter Bunetta, Jay Graydon, Jel-lybean, Knight/Zigman, DennisLambert and Nick Martinelli.The project, originally conceived

by writer Alan Roy Scott, and or-ganized by Finnish concert promoterAnde Paivalian and Robyn Whitney

New U2 LP Due 10/3' LOS ANGELES - The Irish super-

rstars U2 are releasing a new doublealbum set titled Rattle And Hum, also

. available on CD. The record, to be

shipped October 3rd, will contain

3 jeune new songs written by the band. as well as six live songs recorded

Aduring their 1 987 "Joshua Tree Tour."

, ^additionally. Paramount Picturesi will release "U2 Rattle And Hum" onNovember 4, a tour movie which will

(contain all the tracks on the new LP.

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rbe shipped September 13, a new U2song called "Desire." The B side is

, .^Jiallelujah (Here She Comes),

{featuring a guest appearance by BillyPreston on organ and vocals.Among the tracks on the new

fe#lbum are a couple of covers; the

Beatles' "Helter Skelter" recorded

live in Colorado last winter, and

Dylan's “All Along TheWatchtower," also recorded live at

the Save The Yuppie free concert inSan Francisco last November.

Other live cuts include "Pride,"

"Bullet The Blue Sky," "Silver AndGold," and a gospel version of'T StillHaven't Fount What I'm LookingFor" featuring George Pendergrass

and the New Voices Of Freedom.New songs include "Love Rescue

Me," written with Bob Dylan whosings back-up; "Van Dieman's Land"written and sung by The Edge; "All IWant Is You," featuring BenmontTench from Tom Petty and theHeartbreakers on keyboards.

At U2's request the the new LP willbe available at a lower than normal

price for a double album. Exact retail

is not yet available.

QRN TO BE GOLD - George Thorogood and The Deleware Destroyers’ latest LP, Born Toe Bad (EMI/Manhattan), has been certified gold by the R.I.A.A. Thorogood and the band

1 recently played a “good will" gig at the Oregon State Prison. As part of the gesture, the groupecided to donate their just-awarded gold record to the institution. Pictured backstage at the

old record presentation (l to r) are: Jeff Simon, The Destroyers; Geoff Bywater, VP. ArtistDevelopment and Video, EMI/Rianhattan; Sal Licata, President and CEO, EMI/Manhattan

' lecords; George Thorogood; and The Destroyers' Bill Blough, Hank Carter and Steve Chrismar.

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EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE

Bonin Brown Rebidas

Bonin Promoted - Kirk Bonin has been promoted to the position of As-sociate Director of R&B Marketing, Arista Records. Prior to his appoint-ment, Bonin was Local Marketing Manager in Arista's Los Angeles office.Bonin will be based in New York.Brown Joins Capitol - Michael Brown has been named Associate Director,A&R, Black Music Division, Capitol Records. Prior to joining Capitol,Brown was at Unicity Music, a publishing company, as Assistant Profes-sional Manager.

Rebidas Named - Lorraine Rebidas has been named Creative Manager,West Coast, PolyGram Music Publishing. Rebidas will be responsible fortalent acquisition and representation of the PolyGram Music Companies'West Coast operation.

Haynes Appointed - Marita Haynes has been appointed Manager, CatalogMaster, A&R Administration, Columbia House Division, CBS Records, Inc.Haynes has been with Columbia House since 1975.

Wright Named - Lois Wright has been named Supervisor, A&R Ad-ministration, Columbia House Division, CBS Records, Inc. Wright has beenwith Columbia House since 1974.

Chrysalis Names Two - Brad Moss has been named Southeast PromotionMarketing Manager, and Ron Carter has been named Upper SoutheastRegion Promotion Marketing Manager for Chrysalis Records.

Polydor/London/Wing Announce Promo Staff - Polydor/London/Wing& Associated Labels has named its national promotion staff. The first ap-pointments are as follows: In Pop Promotion, Bill Smith has been namedVice President and Mel Dellatte, National Director. In R&B Promotion, RonEllison has been named Vice President, Urban Promotion; Maurice Wat-kins, National Singles Director; and Luther Terry, National Singles Direc-

tor. In Album Promotion, Wynn Jackson has been named Senior Directorand Calvin Lew, National Director.

Nuri Named Arista V.P.A&R, R&B

LOS ANGELES - Erik Nuri hasbeen appointed to the position of

Vice President, A&R, R&B for AristaRecords. The announcement wasmade by Clive Davis, President ofArista Records. Nuri will be respon-

sible for the discovery of new talent,the selection of outside material for

certain recordings, and the nurturingof producer-artists.

Nuri previously served as VicePresident, A&R, R&B for the RCAlabel. Prior to that he was Director ofBlack Music, A&R, with CBS, wherehe signed the groups New Kids OnThe Block and Surface. He also wasProduct Manager with Epic Records,where he worked with Cheap Trick,Luther Vandross and Mtume.

Nuri commented, "BMG is well onits way toward becoming the num-ber one entertainment corporation inthe world, and Arista has been large-ly responsible for its ascension in the

music industry. I am extremelyhappy to continue both my profes-sional growth and my contribution

to BMG's expansion, by joining CliveDavis and the Arista family at aperiod of increased commitment toR&B and unprecedented dominanceof crossover artists."

Clive Davis added, "Erik's strong

background and high regard in our

industry make him a significant ad-dition to our staff."

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COAST TO COAST

OLDIES BUT GOODIES - On September 20, Slash Records will release X's first twoalbums C80's Los Angeles and '81's Wild Gift) on one reasonably priced compact disc.

Be aware...

Rock in a hard place -On Tuesday, September 13,NBC-TV will broadcast live"Coca-Cola Presents: Live,

1 lie Hard Rock," a one-hour rock and

roll concert entertainment special

hosted by Dan Aykroyd and producedby Lome Michaels. Featured per-formers at the event will include INXS,

The Blues Brothers Band with SamMoore, Ziggy Marley, and a special

performance by Paul Simon and John

Cougar Mellencamp. The special will

be broadcast before an outdoor

audience in Sparticus Square on the

backlot of Universal Studios in Univer-

sal City.

All net proceeds from t-shirt sales

will be donated to the homeless

through the Hard Rock Cafe Founda-

tion and will be available to consumers

through specially marked displays for

Coca-Cola.

LONE SONGSTRESS - Rumors arecirculating that Lone Justice havedisbanded and that lead vocalist Maria

McKee is embarking on a solo career.(Photo by Brian Chalmers)

SPLIT DECISION - A flyer adver-tising upcoming shows at L.A.'sMcCabe's Guitar Shop included an up-

coming solo performance by Maria

McKee on September 23 - in the listing,McKee was referred to as "Geffenrecording artist and former lead singer

of the critically acclaimed group Lone

Justice.” The key word here is"former”... Sources at (McKee'smanager) Jimmy Iovine's office tell usthat there is a likelihood that the next

album will be a solo outing for McKee,

yet will most likely feature appearan-

ces from select members of the most

recent incarnation of the band.

SO YOU WANNA SEE A ROCK N'ROLL STAR? - Some suggestions:Billy Preston at Trancas on 9/16; Jules

Shear's Reckless Sleepers at the Club

Lingerie on 9/16-17; Marti Jones &Friends (!!!) at the Palace on September

18 - (the "friends" in question will in-

clude Don Dixon, John Hiatt, RichardBarone and Janis Ian); Red Kross and

Phranc at the John Anson Ford Theatre

on 9/23; Firehose at Scream on 9/24;

Stiff Little Fingers at the Variety Arts

Center on 9/25; Ziggy Marley AndThe Melody Makers at the Universal

Amphitheatre on 9/27; Fishbone at the

John Anson Ford Theatre on 9/30; Billy

Bragg and Michelle Shocked at the

Wiltem on 10/1; and Dave Alvin &The Allnighters at the Music Machine

on 10/1.

HIGH BIAS - The Balancing Act'supcoming Curtains LP is one of themost refreshing albums we've heard all

year - we predict this album to becomesomewhat of a sleeper hit that will

firmly establish this band nationwide.

Given the proper exposure, the first

single "Can You Get To That," could

create a major buzz at radio. Stay

tuned...

THIS MAN WILL BLOW YOURMIND - Ben Vaughn is back, and thename of his newly issued Restless Recordsrelease is Ben Vaughn Blows YourMind. Listen for yourself and decide...

(Note: Both the compact disc and cassette

configurations will feature bonus tracks)

THE SECRET IZ OUT -A couple ofour "on the field" reporters caught lo-

cals The Secret during the band's sold-

out set at the Sunset Strip's Whiskey AGo-Go last week and were sufficiently

impressed. We have been told that thegroup is currently gamering quite a bit

of major label interest, and local radio

station KLOS-FM is reportedly playingthe band's new independent EP Iz Out.

The Secret will perform at The Roxy on

October 1

.

Until next week...

Tom De SaviaLos Angeles

BONEDADDYS - Long hypedas innovative, genre busting,

and generally brilliant. Fish-

bone have never quite been

the melt-down throw-down ska-rock

genii they were supposed to be. Their

concept - a black band that rocked,

rolled, reggae-ed, and funked with no

regard for industry or societal precon-

ceptions of what was 'black' music and

what wasn't - and their concerts were

always better than their records, where

(at least to these ears) they've always

sounded a little too much like thePolice. Until now.

Their new Columbia LP, Truth AndSoul, is a big step forward, a pop, rock,

and funk triumph. That's to say they

make it sound like there's nothing theycan't do and do well. They come onwith the stylistic diversity and general

musical smarts of Prince and the in-yo-

face aggressive power of PublicEnemy. The guitars roar, the skarhythms and JB guitars are show noneof the previous new-wave affectation,

and the general party-out-of-bounds

fervor (check out "Bonin' In The

Boneyard") has the convulsive in-

clusiveness of George Clinton's best

jams. Not to mention an admirable

political perspective that makesFishbone's a conscious party. Howabout that? A band that's grown togreatness and a record label that's sup-

ported their effort to do so for the last

three years. Not bad.

So what now? AOR radio stationsshould play the crunching, hard-rock-

ing remake of Curtis Mayfield's"Freddy's Dead" (they won't, but they

should), and lord knows if the likes of

Billy Joel or Huey Lewis came up withhook happy ska-pop songs like "MaAnd Pa" and "Mighty Long Way"they'd be all over Cl IR ("Ma And Pa,"tho igh it has a tough lyric about the

dissolution of family life, really doesn't

sound all that different from Joel's

"Second Wind," which had a not-so-

tough lyric about teen suicide). And themoody, slow, guitar drone of "One

Day" is perfect for DOR outlets. It'd besoul affirming if this release got the at-

tention it deserved.

COLD LAMPIN' WITH STEVIE -Flavor Flav (l) and Chuck D (r) of PublicEnemy are pictured with Stevie Wonder

after joining Wonder onstage during his

sold-out Radio City Music Hall stand to

rock the house with their single "Don't

Believe The Hype."

NEW JERSEY, HOW DOES YOURGARDEN STATE GROW? - The first 4Sannual Garden State Music Awards

wall be presented Friday, November 18,at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, $

N.J. The fete (performers to be an- ‘

nounced at the end of the month when ntickets for the awards show go on sale)is the brainchild of the Garden State In-“

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JUSTFLEWINFROM TORONTO - SBKEntertainment World welcomes new creativedirector Mike McCarty to their L.A. officefrom his post in SBK's Toronto branch. Fromleft: Pat Lucas, vp. West Coast Operations,

SBK Songs; McCarty; and Charles Koppel-man, president and chief operating officer,SBK Entertainment World, Inc.

B&N VOYAGE - To wish Pat Benatar Godspeed on her current US tour Chrysalis Records UP NORTH - Elektra's Raymond May is pictured backstage after a recent WBYR sponsoredthrew a party on the rooftop ofL.A.’s Hyatt Hotel. Pictured, from left: Daniel Glass, vp promo, concert in Buffalo. May is on tour with both the Georgia Satellites and Iggy Pop. From left: JeffSi^ysalis; Jeff Laufer, director, WC promo; Kevin Sazgar, keyboards; Frankie Linx, backing vo- Cook, national director, AOR promo, Elektra; Lee Gerald, promo rep, Cleveland; May; and Briancals; Pat Peterson, backing vocals; Benatar; Neil Geraldo, guitar; Myron Grombacher, drums; Koppelman, newly appointed A&R manager, Elektra.Fernando Saunders, bass; Michael Van Orsdale, national director, pop promo, Chrysalis; and

Kevin Sutter, sr director, AOR promo, Chrysalis.

WHITNEY GOES TO BAT FOR UNCF - In her only U.S. appearance this year, Whitney Houston played a SRO show which benefited theUnited Negro College Fund. Immediately following her performance, Arista Records hosted a party in her honor at The American Festival Cafein Tew York, where guests dined and danced under the stars. Shown greeting Whitney at the party (l to r) are: Roy Lott, Sr. Vice President,Operations, Arista; Don lenner, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Arista; Whitney Houston; Clive Davis, President, AristaRet ords; and Monti Lueftner, President BMG Ariola, Co-chairman BMG Music, Co-chairman and President Bertelsman Music Group.

GUITAR TOWN - It was a backstageguitarist's summit recently at Los Angeles'Greek Theatre when axeman Charlie Sexton(l) met up with guitarist Pat McLaughlin, fol-lowing McLaughlin's opening set for Bruce

Hornsby

Storybook Iceland:Home of Lava,Sugarcubes

By Cap'n Joe Williams

Nation: Iceland.

Capitol: Reykjavik.

Location: North Atlantic ocean -

the middle of nowhere.Exports: Lava, lava cakes, lava

jelly, lava cola, Sugarcubes.

History and Culture: Iceland's his-tory is as long as the shadows thatstretch across its fields of volcanic

ash. A one-time truck-stop for Vikingmarauders and long a possession of

Denmark, picturesque Iceland wasgranted its independence in 1944.

Today Iceland is noteworthy for itshigh literacy rate, its high incidence

of alcoholism (in Iceland, it is con-

sidered rude to leave a bottle un-

finished), its female president and itsexciting music scene.

Icelandic culture is heavily in-

fluenced by European thought -

links with Scandinavia are stillstrong, and because of its location be-tween North America and Europe,Iceland is a melting pot of Western

ideas - but of equal significance inIcelandic life is the native belief in

magic. An isolated, barren land,Iceland inspires an otherworldy con-

sciousness in its people. Runic anddruid beliefs are strong, intermixed

with modernism to produce acosmpolitan eccentricity, a wry andmystical spirit. That spirit is best ex-

emplified by the music of the Sugar-cubes.

Native Sounds: The Icelandicmusical underground, as docu-mented on the recent Enig-ma/Gramm compilation Geyser, is ahybrid of Nordic chanting, Eurosynth-pop, American roots musicand elements of performance art. Al-though the tiny island nation canboast several dozen provocativebands, none has achieved the widerrecognition of the Sugarcubes. TheSugarcubes (or "Sykurmolar" asthey are known in Icelandic)emerged from the anonymity of theReykjavik scene in 1987 with"Birthday," a single on the Britishindie Ten Little Indians label. Thesoaring, neo-psychedelic tune wasavailable in both an Icelandic and

English version and quickly shot tothe top of the English indie charts.

The single was followed by twoothers, "ColdSweat" and "Deus,"the latter entering the Britishmainstream charts as well. With the

release of Life's Too Good, their Elektra

debut album, the Sugarcubes'reputation has become as solid as theglaciers that surround theirstorybook homeland. The album is

SYKURMOLAR ('THE SUGARCUBES")

number one on American collegeradio charts and a solid performer onthe Cash Box Top 100.

The Sugarcubes sound is charac-terized by jittery arrangements thatborrow from rockabilly, punk andavant-garde rock, augmented bykeyboards, horns and the sweeping,wide-eyed vocal style of Bjork Gud-mundsdottir. Her lyrics are slightlyskewed and overtly sexual, and theywork well with friend EinarBeneditksson's spoken-word wit-ticisms. The Sugarcubes aren't afraidto tackle themes of life and death, theexistence of God, the primacy ofsexual experience, and they aren'tafraid to express their ideas with anirreverent twist. In "Deus" they dis-avow the reality of God,, then sug-gest that if he does exist, they wouldsay "Hi" and take a bath with him."Motor Crash" recounts a bloody caraccident from an near-comicperspective. Unblinking, theycelebrate both good and evil asnatural forces, as natural as the

winds that sweep across the fjords.

Although the Sugarcubes album isperformed in English, the bandrefuses to yield its Icelandic identity.

When, last year, they were courted in

Reykjavikby representatives of a halfdozen record companies, the bandperformed a showcase gig full ofyelping, Icelandic tunes that sent the

executives scurrying for the airport.

Their deal with Elektra Recordsguarantees their complete artisticfreedom, and they have vowed toremain in fairy-tale Reykjavik ratherthan move to a more accesible,media-wise city. Typical of the band,

their recent American tour wascharacterized by Einar's constantbadgering of the public, and at onepoint in their itinerary they abruptly

cancelled all subsequent publicitysessions. But rather thantroublemakers, the Sugarcubes areplayfully fierce individualists. Theyhave started their own record label.Bad Taste Records, to support Icelan-dic bands of their choosing. The firsttwo signings were the Lovebabiesand the Pink Bastards. Next in theirscheme for ultimate world conquestis the formation of the Bad Tastepolitical party, which will spread theSugarcubes doctrine to every cornerof the globe.

Weather Cold, like the hearts ofthose who would turn away from theSugarcubes and their message oflove.

B ruceHornsbyAnd The Range

r-&

GREEK THEATRE, LOS AN-GELES - Bruce Hornsby piaying liveas a headliner is truly caught be-

tween a rock and a hard place. Onone hand he's got a wealth of power-ful, subtle songs that are an originalAmerican synthesis of rock, jazz andcountry. On the other hand, because1

of a sound that leans on his some-times miraculous piano playing,there is a sonic washout that occS*:^at a large outdoor venue like theGreek. The songs all sounded thesame, even though they are substa^tially different in emotional effefct

when heard on record.

The static nature of the show\

further exacerbated by Hornsby hinr|

self, who is an incredibly affablechap, but is by necessity chained tohis piano. Keyboard oriented per^formers like Elton John and Billy Toelare masterful at varying their jxisi-

tion on stage around a variety ofkeyboards, they are more hyperac-tive on stage. Their music demandsit. Hornsby is a different animai.’lrwas a relief when he stood up to playthe accordion, especially visually.There's no way to get around it,pay your money to see a show, andunless there's some kind of sonic hidvisual contrast, you get bored.

There were some beautiful mo-ments, including his rendition of hissong covered by Huey Lew,\s"Jacob's Ladder." A few sparks wefegenerated on a smoking jam thatpreceded "The Way It Is," Hornsby'sbiggest hit. Here Hornsby displayeda virtuosity that has heart and pow cr,an ability to turn a musical phrasethat rivals some of the strongestrock/jazz players ever. The Range

f

did the best they could to play h^rd

without stepping on the complexitiesof Hornsby piano jamming. Espe^Lri-ly outstanding was lead guitaristGeorge Marinelli, whose roughhewn sound bridged the gap be-tween the musical murals of rockfjazz and country.

There's no doubt that Hornsbyought to perform live, but he oughtto select smaller venues, and plavmore shows. If he does play a largerhall, be sure to sit in the first ten row's;close your eyes and enjoy. Anythingelse is a compromise. *

10 Cash Box September 17, 1988

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we,Vixen: The Girls Are Back

In TownBy Brad Buchsbaum

LOS ANGELES - Ill-tempered,u r^ewish and malicious are just a few

;

of the words the dictionary uses to' describe a vixen. This may hold trueslai&the world of Shakespeare, but inT d*e world of rock 'n' roll, the four

*we>Snen who are collectively knownas Vixen may be better defined as

jfsSj^ehted, experienced and shrewd,but definitely not shrewish.

' Jan Kuehnemund was given an' acoustic guitar when she was still ayoung girl, but she quickly traded it

i in JLr an electric model. By the time

lshe was in junior high, she had al-ready assembled her first rock band,

rJ

which consisted primarily of7 sMldhood friends. Jan kept updating

rthe band and it eventually developed

^ into what is now called Vixen.I2.i

. ^According to vocalist JanetGardner, "Jan started the band in

. ML nesota, and she moved that band“ to Los Angeles. It was then that I metWY and joined the band about five

m years ago. We saw Roxy [Petrucci]fl playing drums with Madame X andiv asked her to come check us out. Weshagged Roxy, and then Jan saw

ftSh^re [Pedersen, bassist] play. Share

sb\just happened to call Jan the day after

l^yrbass player left."

oi,,

Singer Janet was, at one time, a

^ cohort of Nia Peeples in the traveling„j.( vocal group The Young Americansjjplqjid claims that she was the un-,^di£puted "rocker" of the group. "If

jxjlthey needed to add a little meat to the^tua^e they gave it to me," Janetjurcoasted. 'It was great because I got,

ollito travel to just about everywhere in

iplthe world."

(flB*Bassist Share Pedersen attended

The Berklee College of Music in Bos-ton, where she tackled the elements

jmioLonusic theory and concentrated ondik^faying jazz. The majority of her

i pfrlends told her that if she wanted toilaim.tke it in the music business, shenroftvould have to pack her belongings

lyth'land head out to California. By coin-rid ence. Share gave Jan a ring the dayaft ar Vixen's original bassist left the

5and.

'At the time I thought I wanted to)e a session player, so I moved to Los

Angeles, where I eventually gothooked up with Helen Reddy," sharesaid with a chuckle. "I just did a tonof hired gigs. After two years of play-ing music that I didn't really care for,I gave Jan a call. I had met her earlier,and was just interested in seeingVixen play. The rest is history. Itworked out great because I wasdying to be in a band. And boy, thiswas the right band. I feel lucky tohave found it."

Janet and Share both have playedin various jazz bands over the yearsand both agree that the jazz audien-ces they were playing for were toostuffy for their likes. Janet said she

felt like yelling, "Let's get a little

rowdy here. Come on loosen up."Share confided that when she com-

pares the time when she began play-ing jazz, which was at 1 7 years old, tothe person she is now, she sees a hugechange in her personality. "When Iwas 1 7 1 acted like I was 40, and whenI joined Vixen it was like I was 13again. The rocker side of my per-sonality definitely kept emerging."

Drummer Roxy Petrucci, whorounds out the band, is a study incontrasts. Born and raised in Detroit,she is a conservatory trainedclarinetist, who played drums as ahobby. Roxy played clarinet with thesymphony during the day, and everynight she'd change into her leather,tease up her hair, and play drums ina rock band. Roxy migrated to L.A.,and had some success with the glam-rock band Madame X before teamingup with Vixen.On their self-titled debut LP, Vixen

proves that women can rock and rockhard. Produced by the creme de lacreme of rock producers - David Cole(Bob Seger, Richard Marx), RickNeigher (Tonio K.), and SpencerProffer (Quiet Riot, Heart) - Vixenfeatures ten songs, including thedebut single, "Edge Of A BrokenHeart," which was co-written byrock sensation Richard Marx and theTubes' Fee Waybill.

The guys better beware becausethe girls are back in town.

Big MouthBy Joe Levy

NEW YORK - "The idea behind itis we're here having fun and you'reinvited to our party." That's B.S. (Bob

Sullivan), the lead mouth of metal-coated rap group Big Mouth, on whatthe band is all about. Fun. "We'rehaving fun. Are you capable ofhaving fun? If you want to have fun,come to the party listen to the album,get into it. If not, hey. I'm sorry 1

bothered you. Go listen to somethingelse that makes you have fun. Be-cause that's the name of the game."

For Big Mouth the fun startedabout two years ago, when B.S. raninto guitarist Johnny Milian in the

elevator of a building in New YorkCity that rented out practice rooms tomusicians. At the time B.S. was work-ing in a duo, doing rap versions of

cover songs with a beatbox, drummachine and a guitarist. Johnny, bas-

sist Victor Murgatroyd, and drum-mer Kevin Hupp were playing in ametal band, Rockaway. Rapper B.S.

and rocker Johnny Milian got to talk-ing, and Big Mouth was born.

According to B.S. and Johnny, the

raw, guitar heavy metal-rap you hearon their Atlantic debut. Quite NotRight, is the very same music theycame up with two years ago. Before,might they add, Run-DMC's cover of"Walk This Way" and the BeastieBoys's Licensed To III went skyrocket-ing to the top of the charts. Rap isn'tpart of a get rich quick scheme forthese guys. In some sense, it's part oftheir heritage - like the cartoons,Honeymooners episodes, and 70'smetal bands that were part of their

youth (and also influences on their

music). "I grew up in the Bronx, andrap was everywhere," explainsMilian. "I remember when I was 12years old Grandmaster Hash was inthe park. I'd go into the park to climb

the monkey bars and there would beguys jamming out and all that stuff. Ithought it was pretty cool.""On the other hand," says B.S. "I

never heard of it [rap] until Blondie

did 'Rapture.' I was watchingtelevision, and late at night, which is

when I'd watch TV - I'd stay up allnight long and watch TV, there's notmuch else you can do in New Jersey- and you see Blondie come on. Andtwo weeks later you see a program:'Blondie's song rapture comes fromstreet music from back in '72.' Andthen they did in depth interviewswith street rappers, and that's how Igot interested in it. A whole otherform of music, before Run-DMC evercame out with 'Rock Box.' "

Big Mouth takes rap 'n' roll in ahard rock direction (they even in-

clude a cover of Bachman TurnerOverdrive's "Takin' Care OfBusiness"). Their music is loud,young, brash, aggressive anddefinitely comic. "My main influen-ces are Fred Flintstone, Ralph Cram-den, and Va-Voom," says B.S. "Eversee that guy Va-Voom? He blew thesemountains apart on some old cartoonshow. I don't remember the show.But I also gotta say Kiss, Led Zep-pelin. What's in my record collec-tion? I got Ramones in there. I wasnot into any deep stuff. I was alwaysinto, 'Oh, wow, "Jack U Off" byPrince? I like that!' Up stuff. I like upsongs. I think our album is an upalbum."

Racous and up, sure, but politicaltoo. 'The album, it's really to tellpeople to have a big mouth," saysMilian. "Speak out when you don'tthink something's right." So the lead

off track, "You Need I.D.," is kinda acall for a youth revolution in thestreets to lower the drinking age?

Kinda. And, explains B.S., "

'Foodfight' is like, don't throwbombs - give food to other nationsand help the benevolence of societyas a whole."

"Everyone wants to tell me what todo," concludes B.S., eyes sparkling,

voice rising to Fred Flintstone decibel

level. "Since I was five. That's whatthe whole album is about. People tell-ing us what to do. When we finallyget the freedom, we're gonna takethis label by storm. Then theWORLD."

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SINGLE RELEASES >OUT OF THE BOX

TERENCE TRENT D'ARBYDance Little Sister (Part One) (3:45)- Columbia (38-08023) - VirginSongs-Young Terence Music/BMI -

T.T. D'Arby - Producer: M. Ware-T.D'Arby

If you look carefully at the label,you'll find the production creditsays, 'This record was made to thesatisfaction of and gritified to the 1 rstdegree by Martyn Teddy Bear' Wareand Terence Trent D'Arby." A bounc-ing, funky-tracked, chicken-scratched record that features the

roughed-up vocals of D'Arby givingthe whole affair a really fresh feel.Quick riser up charts.

OUT OF THE BOX

OUT OF THE BOXTRACY CHAPMANTalkin' Bout A Revolution (2:38) -Elektra (7-69383) - SBK April MusicInc.-Purple Rabbit Music/ASCAP*..

T. Chapman - Producer: D. Kei-shenbaumEvery once in a blue moon an art-

ist comes along that could say "bat*

and people would listen. Chapmanhas that command, a presence thattranscends the husky voice and th .fine writing. This song is mote 1

idealistic and simple than "Fast Cay"yet it's made utterly believable byTracy's conviction, which is eric&imous. This is not just a hit, it's a clas-

sic that will be sung by generations tocome. *

OUT OF THE BOXDENIECE WILLIAMSI Can't Wait (4:15) - Columbia (38-08014) - Welbeck Music-SputnikAdventure adm. by SBK AprilMusic Inc./ASCAP - D. Williams -

Producer: G. DukeThis song has number-one written

all over it. Williams has an ability to

make even the tone of her voicesound exciting. Here she pulls outthe stops on a catchy tune that has alot of sophistication and fire going forit. The legendary George Dukeproduces the pants off the record.

Should chart high on Urban and Poppolls.

AL B. SURE!Rescue Me (3:52) - Warner Bros.^U27762-A) - SBK-April Music Inc.-Across 110th St. Pub.-Music AtWork Pub./ASCAP Cal-Ger^Pub./BMI - A1 B. Sure-K. West »-Producer K. West ^

This young man is undoubtedlythe most innovative R&B-Po^Progessive artist we've seen in a longtime. Sure uses some mournfulstrains over a kick-ass track to create

an interplay of sadness and poWe?'that can be approached at just aboutany level. Satisfying, fresh recoil-*making. Should show strongly onUrban, and Pop formats wherepushed. ^

FEATURE PICKSTHE BOYS -Dial My Heart (4:25) - Motown (MOT-53301) - Kear Music-Hip Trip Music/BMI - L.A. and Babyface-D. Simmons - Producer L.A. &Babyface

L.A. & Babyface finally live up to their name; the hit writing and produc-ing duo have taken on the cutest bunch of youngsters since the Jacksons. TheBovs are a talented group as well. Watch for quick movement.LUTHER VANDROSS - Any Love (4:20) - Epic (34-08047) - SBK AprilMusic Inc.-Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.-Sunset Burgundy Inc.-MCAMusic PubJASCAP - L. Vandross - Producer L. Vandross

It's not what Luther sings, it's how he sings it. Here his distinctive silk islaced with tears and joy, a marvelous performance and a hit record.STEVIE WONDER - My Eyes Don't Cry (4:30) - Motown (MOT-1946) -Jobete Music/ASCAP - S. Wonder - Producer S. WonderWe love anything Stevie touches. This is not his greatest song, but is

definitely an exciting track with a powerful delivery by Wonder on vocals.ICE-T - I'm Your Pusher (4:06) - Sire (7-27768-D) - Colgems-EMI MusicInc.-Rhyme Syndicate Music/ASCAP Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp/BMI -Ice-T-A. Islam-C. Mayfield - Producer: Ice T.-A. Islam

Ice-T has got his own form of dope, his powerful rap is hypnotic in it'sstreet-wise and poetic vision. We only hope radio doesn't misunderstand hisdouble-meaning as pro-drugs. Should play big where rap is king.ELTONJOHN - A Word In Spanish (4:38) -MCA (MCA-53408) - Intersong-USA-Big Pig Music/ASCAP - E. John-B. Taupin - Producer C. Thomas

This is a Spanish-guitar tinged ballad written with the kind of originality

that John-Taupin haven't really touched since the seventies. Brilliant.

RICK JAMES - Wonderful (3:56) - Reprise (7-27828) - Stone City Mtfckadm. by National League Music/ASCAP - R. James - Producer: R. James'

This one falls short for James. Unlike a Jesse Johnson (who James appd. sto emulate) there are no rhythmic hooks that stick. James is capable of muchmore.

CLUB NOUVEAU - Envious (3:40) - Warner Bros. (7-27774-A) - Jay KingIV Pub.-Birth Control Music/BMI - J. King-A. Hill - Producer: J. KingA disappointing single for Jay King and company, static and uninteresting

in melodic movement and lyric.GARDNER COLE - Live It Up (4:00) - Warner Bros. (7-27793-DJ) - Warmtr-Tamerlane Pub. Corp.-Sizzling Blue Music/BMI No Pain No Gain/UnicityMusic/ASCAP - G. Cole-D. Sembello - Producer: G. Cole

Hit songwriter Cole can sure make a commercial sounding record, one withall the right production ingredients. He has a good voice too. But does it addup to anything? Yes, it's a hit on CHR, dance formats.

s

CHER - Main Man (3:48) - Geffen (7-27742) - April Music Inc.-Desmobik?Music CoVASCAP - D. Child - Producer: D. Child ^

This song works for Cher in a curious way, it sounds like a song she couldhave done with Sonny a couple of decades ago. She sings well here. CHP^.^ERIA FACHIN - Your Love Just Came Too Late (3:28) - Critique (7-99306?- Solid Smash Music Pub. Co./ASCAP Krashkaboom Music/CAPAC Cook-ley Music/PRO Overload Music Pub./CAPAC - M. Luciani-V. DeGiorgip-E. Fachin - Producer: V. DeGiorgio ~ *

This is about as hard-charging a record as there is out there, expect a quick

rise on the dance charts. CHR.

RECORDS TO WATCH

TROOP - My Heart (3:50) - Atlantic (7-89023) - Selessongs /ASCAP - C.Booker - Producer C. BookerCHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY - Thanks For My Child (4:30) - Columbia (38-07996) - Forceful Music adm. Willesden Music Inc.-Willesden Musics/BMI- Full Force - Producer Full Force

RAINY DAVIS - Ouch (4:14) - Columbia (38-08032) -W. B. M. Music CoifTRainysongs/SESAC What Songs adm. W.B.M. Music - R. Davis-P. Warner-M. Ragin-W. Bryant - Producer: P. KesslerWILD - Hurricane (3:14) - Columbia (38-07936) - Virgin Songs/BMI - J.Wildblood-T. Barrone - Producer A. Wallace

12 Cash Box September 17. 1988

ALBUM RELEASESOUT OF THE BOX

J3f SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEESMt ^eep Show - Geffen (GHS 24205) -

CAp Producers: Hedges, Siouxsie and

, Kf‘ uhe Banshees

The mystical, magical Siouxsie

m ; . never ceases to amaze, and this is one

% og her strongest efforts, surely herclearest and least intimidating. The

ef dark themes are still here -

td>} -/oyeurism (the title track, a sort of

tffarch ing-bancl rap), corrupted love- but they are delivered in a full

i[e, spectrum of artfully textured tunes

essthat will remind younger listeners of

;

the singers that Siouxsie inspired

Si n (.'ad O'Connor, Kate Bush andShona Laing. Excellent.

OUT OF THE BOX

OUT OF THE BOXSUICIDAL TENDENCIESHow Will I Laugh Tomorrow When ICan't Even Smile Today - Epic (FE44288) - Producers: M. Dodson,Suicidal TendenciesThe last few ounces of hardcore

punk have been squeezed out of thisband, and now they stand as speedmetal, naked and unashamed. Somewill mourn, but by taking the real-lifethemes of punk - alienation,frustrated youth, suspicion of power- and transfering them to thenotoriously blind world of metal.Suicidal Tendencies becomes one ofthe few relevant bands in the whc’egenre. Still, it's not as good as th /used to be. But what is?

OUT OF THE BOXis'W£LENN FREY1k Soul Searchin' - MCA (MCA 6239) -c Producers: E. Scheiner, G. Frey,f!^v The ex-Eagles guitarist has hit on ae formula for slow to mid-tempo loveh songs, and he repeats it over and over

again, to mixed effect. The material is

Tinoffensive and even a rung or twoabove the pack in its adult perspec-

: tive, but it's a far cry from the Eagles.

The single is "True Love," a breezyK'tune with a hint of the blues that

3 should sell big. But the most spirited

cut is "Livin' Right," a yuppie go-for-

it anthem.it

MAXI PRIESTMaxi Priest - Virgin (7 90957-1) -

Producers: W. Lindo, S. Dunbar, R.Shakespeare

This British reggae sensation could

go over big in the U.S. with his popstyle, which is somewhere betweenUB40, bubblegum and soul crooning.He avoids direct political assertions(although there's an obligatory tip-

of-the-hat to Marcus Garvey) andconcentrates instead on love songs.

The big hit is a cover of Cat Stevens'"Wild World," and there's also acover of the Rod Stewart song,"Some Guys have All the Luck." Atasty Sly & Robbie pro duction.

FEATURE PICKS[is.-.

>

IS

>(r ©‘ARLENE LOVE - Paint Another Picture - Columbia (FC 40605) - Variousit producers:

W*- The voice responsible for about half the great songs of the early '60s goes3i solo with a little help from Tom Petty, Paul Shaffer and Joan Jett. Not quite

campy, it's both an affectionate throwback and a mature look forward.

i;v THE COURIER - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Virgin (7 90954-1)*- Various producers

r x An interesting soundtrack featuring all Irish performers, including U2,ci Aslan, Hothouse Rowers and an instrumental, symphonic side by Declan

• ( M'acManus (a.k.a. Elvis Costello).,vii WHEN IN ROME - When In Rtime - Virgin (7 90994-1) - Producer B. Rogan

A synthesized dance trio. When In Rome is distinguished by funkier-than-,

average arrangements, rich vocals and a shortage of posturing,ib? vDANZIG - Danzig - Def American/Geffen (DEF 24208) - Producer Rick4 Dubin

Glenn danzig's new band, produced by Rick Rubin, is not nearly as brutalL. ^^ one might expect. The satanic themes are there (sheesh), but the songs areI3C plodding and mid-tempo, almost boogie, more like Bad Company thanoo Slayer.

rgi GEORGE BENSON - Twice The Love - Warner Bros. (9 25705-1) - Variousr producers

n, _Someone got hold of George Benson and told him to turn down the guitar

and turn up the drum machine. This material is breezy (ahem), danceable,Romantic and stubbornly middle of the road. At least his vocalese peeksthrough.

BOY MEETS GIRL - Reel Life - RCA (8414-1-R) - Producers: A. Marden, G.Merrill

They wrote "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" for Whitney Houston, and

|rBtnow they debut as performers with a powerful package of dance tunes anduptempo pop. Definitely at the front of the pack, this deserves to be heard,

i], loudly.

KARYN WHITE - Karyn White - Warner Bros. (9 25637-1) - Variousproducers

With the fingerprints of L.A. and Babyface all over it, this looks hitbound.it helps that Karyn White is photgenicand possessed of a strong, breathy vocalstyle.

MARLEY MARL - In Control, Volume 1 - Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. (925783-1) - Producer: M. MarlMore like a compilation than a solo album, this record gathers several of

the wholesome, positive Cold Chillin' performers under produccr/mixerMarley Marl's umbrella.RHYME SYNDICATE - Cornin' Through - Warner Bros. (9 25774-1) -Various producers

A rap compilation from the lce-T/ Afrika Islam family of fine products, thisone features some deliriously def - dare we say dope? - rhymin,' with Marl'sstate-of-art production.

IAN GILLAN, ROGER GLOVER - Accidentally On Purpose - Virgin (790953-1) - Producers: I. Gillan, R. GloverTwo alumni of Deep Purple, Gillan and Glover offer a few surprises on this

fun new album - very little metal, a bouquet of blues, a Little Richard coverand a Carribean flavored winner called "She Took My Breath Away."JULIA FORDHAM - Julia Fordham - Virgin (7 90955-1 ) - Producers: B. Pad-ley, G. Mitchell, J. FordhamA remarkable voice and a formidable new talent, Julia Fordham mixes tex-

tured ballads, spritely dance material, lounge jazz and insightful lyrics on this

new album. The single is the political/percussive "Happy Ever After."MATT BIANCO - Indigo - Atlantic (7 81878-1) - Producers: M. Reilly, M.Fisher

Matt Bianco doesn't exist, but the band that bears the name is a long, cooltropical cocktail of dance pop, sprinkled with horns and a liberal dose of fun.

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Top 10 Singles

1

GREASEFRANKIE VALLI(RSO)

0 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIETASTE OF HONEY (Capitol)

3 THREE TIMES A LADYCOMMODORES (Motown)

O HOPELESSLY DEVOTEDTO YOUOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (RSO)

0 AN EVERLASTING LOVEANDY GIBB (RSO)

6

HOT BLOODEDFOREIGNER (Atlantic)

KISS YOU ALL OVEREXILE (Warner BrosVCurb)

8 SHAMEEVELYN “CHAMPAGNE" KING (RCA)

SUMMER NIGHTSJOHN TRAVOLTA/OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (RSO)

FTIfOOL (IF YOU THINKIT’S OVER)CHRIS REA (Magnet/United Artists)

Top 10 Albums1 GREASE

VARIOUS ARTISTS (RSO)

2 SOME GIRLSROLLING STONES(Rolling Stones/Atlantic)

3 DOUBLE VISIONFOREIGNER (Atlantic)

4 SGT. PEPPER’S LONELYHEARTS CLUB BANDVARIOUS ARTISTS (RSO)

0 DON’T LOOK BACKBOSTON (Epic)

6 NATURAL HIGHCOMMODORES (Motown)

7 WORLDS AWAYPABLO CRUISE (A&M)

8 SHADOW DANCINGANDY GIBB (RSO)

9 STRANGER IN TOWNBOB SEGER &THE SEGERBULLET BAND (Capitol)

10 LIFE IS A SONG WORTHSINGINGTEDDY PENDEGRASS (Philla. Int'l.)

‘King Tut’ Hits GoldLos Angeles - “King Tut,” the hit

single by Steve Marlin on WarnerBros. Records, has recently beencertified gold by the R.I.A.A. Thesong will be included on A Wild AndCrazy Guy, Martin’s second album,which is scheduled to be released in

October.

ALBUM REVIEWS

SNAKEBITE - David Coverdale’sWhitesnake - United Artists UA-LA915-H - Producers: MartinBirch and Roger Glover- List: 7.98

Snakebite is a compilation of two

LPs of Coverdale’s which were pre-viously only available as imports.

This is a great package of hot tracks

not unlike Sweet’s Desolation Blvd.

in regards to the “best of” feeling

generated. Initial AOR response isvery favorable toward this "solo” of-

fering by the last (but not the least) of

Deep Purple’s lead singers. The self-penned excitement of “Come On,”“Steal Away,” and "Breakdown”make Coverdale and band strongAOR and live concert contenders.

LIVE AND MORE - Donna Summer- Casablanca NBLP 7119 -Producers: Giorgio Moroder andPeter Bellottee - List: 12.98

Mostly recorded live during her

recent engagement at the UniversalAmphitheatre in Hollywood, this two-

record set is a well designed pack-

age which serves both as a finegreatest hits collection and as an

entertaining document of Summer’sonstage presentation. Highlighted by

such hits as “I Feel Love,” “Last

Dance” and "Love To Love YouBaby,” this LP also includes the 17-

minute “MacArthur Park Suite,”which was recorded in the studio,from which the single “MacArthur

Park” is taken.

The CountryColumn

If anyone out of Nashville is gettingmore press coverage these daysthan Warner Bros.’ Carlene Carter, itwould be interesting to know who itis. Carlene, in the short space of amonth or two, has graced the pagesof People magazine, Rolling Stone,

Time, Newsweek, Country MusicMagazine and assorted other musicpublications. People are making abig fuss because she is a country girlout of music city who has recorded apop album. Fact is, this is happeningmore and more around here. Carleneis on the road most of the time now,but she was seen last week workingon some demos at Combine’s“Rathole" studio.

It had to happen sometime. In themail this week comes a printout ofPlayboy’s October cover with Dolly

Parton on the front dressed in amodified bunny outfit. The Octoberissue will feature a full-length, no-

holds barred interview with RCA’scountry lass.

Carlene Carter

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New Faces To Watch

Lynda Carter“I see no conflict in combining

music and acting careers,” saidLynda Carter, whose angelic altovoice is featured on “Portrait,” her

Epic Records debut. “Years ago,Ginger Rogers sang, acted, anddanced. Doris Day did that too. Andlook at John Travolta! He’s the per-

fect example of a contemporary per-

former that’s doing it all - albums,

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movies and a television series. Nowit’s the time for a contemporarywoman to do the same.”

Carter, who plays the title roletW'the television series “WonderWoman,” is already branching outinto other areas of show business. ATage 25, the former Miss World U.S.A.wants it all - to excel as an actress,a recording star, a nightclub per-

former and a songwriter. She t6d*her first step in that direction during

July when she made her Las Vegasnightclub debut at Caesar’s Palace.

“ ‘Wonder Woman’ has been reahly good to me,” she explained as s6eprepared to tape an episode for theprogram’s fall series. “Because-nfthe visibility the show has given me,I’m able to sing as honestly as I canwithout having to worry about im-pressing someone. As restricted a$the character or the show mightseem, it’s really given me the oppor-tunity to get into something I lo^dearly.”

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Q ANOTHER PART OF MF (Epic 34-07962) Michael Jackson 1 102 A//CF W'SIOVV (Capttoi44i7i) Freddie Jackson 2 11

3 SHAKE YOUR THANG Salt-N-Pepa (Featuring E.U.) \ 11(Next Plateau KF-31 9)

TAKE YOUR 77ME (MCA 53362) Pebbles 5 10

SHE’S ON THE LEFT(A&m am 1227) Jeffrey Osborne 9 8

STA TIC (Scotti btos/cbs ?s4 079/5) James Brown 6 9

MAKE IT LASTFOREVER (Vintertainment/Elektra 7-69386) 3 1 1Keith Sweat (Duet With Jacci Mcghee)

ADDICTED TO LOVE (Atlantic 7-99292) Levert 13 7

BORN NOT TO /OVOW(Wing/PoiyGram 887 680-7) . Tony! Toni! Tone 15 9

2 A.M. (Eiektra 7-69422) Teddy Pendergrass 19 6

MONKEY(Columbia 38-07941) George Michael 11 10

GO FOR YOURS (Columbia 38 07982) Lisa Lisa 8t Cult Jam 18 9

LET’S GO (Jive/RCA n 16-7-j) Kool Moe Dee 16 9

LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY Whitney Houston 7 12(Arista AS1-9720)

A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET(Jive/RCA 1 124-7) . . .D.J. Jazzy Jeff 26 6

HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU’VE GOT . Evelyn "Champagne" King 23 8(EMI-Manhattan 50142)

17 HUSBAND (Eiektra 7 69396) Shirley Murdock 10 9

TEASE ME (Virgin 99303) Gary Taylor 25 9

SINGLE GIRLS (RCA 8676) The Dazz Band 21 7

20 WATCHING YOU (Virgin/MCA 53304) Loose Ends 8 13

21 FOLLOW THE LEADER ojni/mca 50003) Eric B. 8r Rakim 20 8

^ DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF Johnny Kemp 31 6(Columbia 38-07994)

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DON7 BELIEVE THE HYPE (Def Jam/Columbia 4-07934) .Public Enemy 24 9

HELLO BELOVED {Mercury/PoiyGram 870 269-7) . . . Angela Winbush

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m MY PEROGAT1VE (MCA mca-53383) Bobby Brown28 IN YOUR EYES James"D-Train"Williams

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m LET’S DO ITAGAIN (Warner &os 7-27780) George BensonEJ I’M IN LOVE (Caprtoi 441 95) . . . Melba Moore (Duet with Kashif)31 ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES (Eiektra 7-69390) . . . .Howard Hewett

E3 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME (Warner Bros 7-27773) Karyn White33 GIVE ME A CHANCE (Capitol b-441 70) Chapter 8

m SLEEPLESS WEEKEND (mca 53305 Howard Huntsberry35 THAT GIRL WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME Gregory Hines

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m DON7ROCK THE BOA T (Solar PB-70027)Midnight Star Featuring Ecstacy of Whodini

37 LOOSEY’S RAP (Reprise/Warner Bros 7-27885) Rick James

m STUCK (MCA 53393).... The Mac Band Feaiureing The McCampbell Brothers

m (HE’S GOT) THE LOOK (Wing/PoiyGram 887 781-7) .Vanessa WilliamsE3 YOU’RE NOTMY KIND OF GIRL (mca 53405) New Edition41 STRAIGHTFROM THE HEART (Total Experience ioi) . The Gap Band

m PARTY ON PLASTIC (Columbia 38-07 991) Bootsy Collins43 RAGS TO RICHES (Mercury/PotyGram 870513-7) . . . Kool 8t The Gang

44 ROCK STEADY (mca mca-53278) Sue Ann

m IT'S A MIRACLE (Future 104) Tyrone Davism BACK l/P (Tri-worid/3am 2001) Marva KingEJ AFTER THEPAINws B./vfeion4503) Betty Wright48 MAMACITA (Atlantic 7-89078) Troop

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51 THAT’S THE TICKET Cash Flow 30 12(Mercury/PoiyGram 888 917-7)

m SO FINE (Epic 34-07956) Jamm 61 321 RESCUE MEwamer Bros. 7-27762) Al B. Sure! 62 3

m SHOWDOWN (Columbia 38-07978) Isaac Hayes 59 355 YOU AND /(Columbia 38-07678) Earth, Wind & Fire 32 10

^jj INDESTRUCTIBLE(Aris\a 1-9706) Four Tops 60 3

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(MCA MCA-53337) Ready For The World 70 3

58 OFF ON YOUR OWN (GIRL) (Warner Bros 7-27870) Al B. Sure 38 15

m HIDE AND SEEK (Capitol p-b-44 198) Trade Spencer 65 3eh DANCE LITTLE SISTER (Columbia 38-08023) . . Terrence Trent D’Arby 74 2

QJ ANY LOVE (Epic 34-08047) Luther Vandross DEBUT

m GOTA A/EW LOVE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 7-27861) .Good Question 67 363 DON’T GIVE UP (ON LOVE) (Sutra 075) Cliff Branch 63 4

EJ (IT’S JUST) THE WAY THAT YOU (Virgin 7-99282) .... Paula Abdul 73 2

65 K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Qwest/Reprise 7-27928) Siedah Garrett 47 13

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPV(EMFManhattanP-B-50i46) Bobby McFerrin 80

m CAN’T GET OVER YOU (Epic 34-07989) Sweet Obsession 76E1 I BURN FOR YOU (Crush/K-Tel 706-6) 10DB 7269 SENDIN’ ALL MY LOVE (mca 53380) The Jets 69

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Q] ONE MOMENT IN 77MF (Arista as 1-9743) Whitney Houston 84

m MY HEART (Atlantic 7-89023) Troop DEBUT73 GRAVITY(.a&m am 1208) Brenda Russell 43 8

AIN’TNO HALF STEPPIN’ Big Daddy Kane DEBUT(Cold Chillin' /Warner Bros. 7-27834)

m CALL 7HEL4W(Poiydor/PoiyGram 887 681-7) The Reddings DEBUT£ LETME YOUR HERO (Columbia 38-08027) Gregory Abbott DEBUT77 SHAKE YOUR BODY (Capitol B-441 78) Suave 52 13

m SUMMERTIME (Criminal-1012) Vertical Hold 82 2m TALKIN'BOUTA REVOLUTION (Eiektra 7-69383) . . Tracy Chapman DEBUTm STOP THE VIOLENCE (JMe/PCA i i20-7-JAB)Boogie Down Productions DEBUT81 SIGN YOUR NAME (Columbia 38-07911) . . . Terrence Trent D’Arby 56 17

m DON’TMAKE PROMISES (Atlantic 7-99302) .Philip Michael Thomas DEBUTm BACK ON TRACK (Epic 34-08008) Billy Always DEBUTm STRICTLY BUSINESS (Fresh/Sleeping Bag 80123) EPMD DEBUT85 GROOVE ME (Uptown/MCA 53300) Guy 58 19

m THANKS FOR MY CHILD (Columbia 38-07996) . CheryrPepsii"Riley DEBUT87 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Natalie Cole 64 12

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m HARD WORK (Voss/Aiiegiance 75730) The Bus Boys DEBUT89 MEN HAVE TO BE TAUGHTGabu/CQS 4-079 10) .... Kathy Mathis 66 4

90 79 19 MAIN ST. (Tabu/CBS 407959) Mark Anthony 68 4

91 OFF THE HOOK (EMi-Manhattan 50 132) RJ’s Latest Arrival 71 17

92 WORK IT {Epic 34-07902) Teena Marie 75 16

93 DON’T BE CRUEL (mca mca-53327) Bobby Brown 77 17

94 MARY, MAT?/ (Profile pro 5211) Run-D.M.C. 79 11

95 THE COLOUR OF LOVE (jMe/Arista jsi-9707) Billy Ocean 81 16

96 IF IT ISN’T LOVE (mca mca-53264) New Edition 83 16

97 DEEP CHECK (Tommy Boy 914) Force MD’s 85 7

98 COMING TO AMERICA PART I {Atlantic 7-99320 . . . . The System 86 17

99 SALLY (Tommy Boy 912) Stetsasonic 87 9

100 CRAZZ (Atlantic 7-89068) Miki Howard 88 11

BLACK CONTEMPORARY

KJLH GETS KISS OF LIFE - KJLH-FM program director Cliff Winston is all smilesduring a visit to his station by Qwest/Reprise recording artist Siedah Garrett (whose debut

album Kiss Of Life yielded a number one dance single). Garrett came by the station as aspecial guest ofhonor at a soul food breakfast.

THAT'S A WRAP - New Edition and journalistIradio personality, Don Tracy havingfinished working in the studio on New Edition's upcoming radio special. Pictured (l to r)are: Mike Bivins of New Edition; Don Tracy; and New Edition’s Ronny DeVoe, RalphTresvant and Johnny GUI.

TRIPLE THREAT - Warner Bros, power players gathered at the Greek Theater for aconcert by Club Nouveau and Michael Cooper. Three of the label's most prominent

personalities got together backstage. Pictured (l to r) are: Benny Medina, Vice President,

A&R, Black Music, Warner Bros. Records; Jay King, President of King Jay Records andleader of Club Nouveau; and Ernie Singleton, Senior Vice President, Black Music

Marketing and Promotion, Warner Bros. Records.

WCIN Adopts Classical^Format!

LOS ANGELES - Ater 35 years asa Black formatted station, WCIN haschanged to classical music effectiveSeptember 1, 1988.WCIN, once the home of many in-

dustry veterans including Jack 'TheRapper" Gibson, Buggs Scruggs, EdWright, Eddie Castleberry, JamesAlexander, Mike Stradford, yourstruly and many more, closes the dooron a piece of Black history. Thus,leaving WBLZ and WZIF as the onlyremaining Black formatted stationsin the Cincinnati area.

Earnest L.