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For Everyone in the Business of Music 7 DECEMBER 1991 £2.50
Zomba set to
Unveiled: Nesbitfs sell publishing
stake to BMG
Zomba
verge is believed toa beminority
on the
cut-price store plan stake
publishing inof itsoperation
selling
worldwide music
return for a substantial cash inin-
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chairman revealed
Sir as founder
Richard Atten- been the collapse of Ireland'
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likely the
that next
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benefit album and Although it is not complaint came after est from young people. Grand and Sub-
programme
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week and Bill Wyman,
secured a High
face of the worst
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distribution to stop the
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of RedCarlin
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MUSIC WEEK 7 DECEMBER I"1
NEWS
NEWSFILE
BBackweBf bid
PolyGram in £7m film Sink David Maker andhave
Communications Golden Rose
back on as PolyGram has injected £7m turn for first refusal on exploi- dustry," he says. The an- succeeded intaketheiroversecond
into attempt to Jazz
SachsjustFM.
court decides
Chris Blackwell'estate
s bidisforto thebe Palaceindependent
record inindustry film
what is style group
virtuallylabela Powell
Palacesaysco-chairman Nik anouncement
the linkof thewill com-
help months comes
PolyGramjustinmade
afterinvestment two Meanwhile,
has left DJ Johnafter
the station
Bob Marley distribution deal. reduce the debts .El 10m
with the takeover of film
Working two months. The departure is
heard by theafterJamaican Su- ThePictures
Palace Video and Pal- pany which sufferedTV service,
a blow Title and the makersPropaganda
of In Bed believed
differences.to be due to personal
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whenPower
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company
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rejects secretary
as "barmy". underpaid
Philharmonia' musicians,
s the
David Producer Nicky
redesigns
newspaper The theGuardian
and
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Japan, and albums for Sony in BPI legal
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NEWS
Warner
close International
to clinching aItdeal tois
Indies in cash link classical take-over
owns Erato.
30%label.
of the French already
Somerset andindependent
Avon-based south radio
to take on majors station
rejected Orchard
a merger FM
withhasnewly
i for their money," formed Westcountry
Broadcasting Limited
Fewings: 70 titles a month UK publisher Ellis overseas
Rich is withHe Roba
has since
Musicarranged links majorsRich. a "We that a(WCB). WCB was formedSoundfrom
Virgin Vision
linking
companies
buy
up with
those annineattempt
incatalogues whichto France; in Fregate
Nanada inCurciHolland;
in
Germany;
Italy; Hansin ifthere
we is more
all hold roomrealised
hands." for indies andlink-up
DevonAirof Plymouth
Radio.
goes in-house indies lose to
The Internationalmajors. Kusters
Musicat Music Music in
Spain inandScandinavia; Belgium, Deals
Misty struck
Portugal; Tran- have already
forofthe7,000Merit been
Group New EMI Records has parted with
MCEG Network was first mooted catalogue titles. Model Army twoof their
moving intoVirgin
production
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asa part of its plan
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Australia; secured agreement
with Orbital albums before
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EP is his first release for five years.
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and despite encountering apathy in his homeland has carried
on regardless. "It is much more unusual to be playing acid
music here in Scotland," he reveals. "It's the equivalent of
some band down in London playing the bagpipes."
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Artists: watch
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PEOPLE

DOOLEY'S DIARY
Remember where you heard it: BPI
"The last record PR man Jeremy Silver — currently
I bought hap- preparing the BPPs new Update
pened
classicalto beone,a newsletter — took a flight to Glasgow
last week to find himself sandwiched
Missa
"My Solemnis.
tastes are between those honourable members
fairly Roy Hattersley and David Steel.
and T catholic buff,
Needless to say both got an
earbashing on the virtues of the
IClapton
' n than Organising
painButatwhen a partytimes.
the bestof w... a ofsleeve,
the Dangerous album
classical. Good than 400 thereandarethemore
guests plentycost oflarge
food. video
The screens
whole and business ... A big industry turn-out
at HMV's Manchester store opening
of myquality rockcatalogue
is ispressure
Michaeltakes Jackson, the "host"
word eventBut was £150,
it money 0 00. saw Max Hole, Howard Berman, Dave
and coming personalWoolworths,
from meaning. on a new "Well,iteveryone
with and one,"
the album waswell
happy spent?
did go McWilliam and Clive Swan among
Farringdons
shock.anti-Christ was a bit of
Some peoplewhenthought a culture For Jackie Hyde, Sony to For
number says Hyde. others make the journey to
clthea"But
ssicalsince
musistarting
c! here it cameI wasto Music'set-up
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playback
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party, lavish
such far morenow,importantHyde's mind is on Manchester. Tony Wilson was already
engagements "It'though — the there . . . Most stylish arrival was
built up a great
and choral. respect forIopera
" is general
have problems
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beganher day
in job.
early office
difficult party.
one," shetos always
says. a Nigel Sweeney who came by private
jet with Kenny Thomas . . . HMV
Peter Curtis manager October.
that wouldThere are fewa bigvenues
suitHyde
such "A,
everybody you have
and please
B, I'm by this
forIn January,
classical hechain marketing chief Dave Terrill looked
ing andcompany lakesFarringdons.
marketing over as buy-for occasion
settled on and
The Savoy.eventually completely
time of year." knackered nervously at the huge digital clock
parent Ourmanager
Price. The elaborate
including massivedecoration
recreations Sounds like
dangerous liaison ... another which counted down the minutes to the
store opening. A workman had
Listen to your apparently pulled the plug on it
hehelpBeing
knows a self-taught songwriter
be.howin"I valuable
cana row hadbedroom
to learna littleby Shaping up for earlier in the day to make a cup of char
father figure making my from the big match ... It seems that some of the product
Feargal
schooldaysSharkey has gone
to prove thatback musi-to the"It'ages anof investment
13 onwards,"inhethesays. fu- The musicofindustry attractsexecu-its Nightshift lost from Rough Trade
ture. Ifoutoneto ofbe those students fair share
tives, footballRed'crazy
but fan,Cherry s resident Distribution's warehouse, following
woulLastd think. turns the next Phil Brentford Mike Alway, the collapse, has turned up in various
of fourinweek, he began
dayCroydon
visits the first Collins,schoolall thewillmoney put into justThethat man bit crazier theseems
thandiscoveredrest. discount record shops . . . Cocteau
School
wiyoung
sdomstudents. totopassthetoonBrits
and experiences thehis
the
straight
wistfully away," be recouped
he says, perhaps Everything But whoThe Girl, issoccer
now Twins have whittled down the
A friend of mine had been days of teenage kicks. his own
remembering hunting
documentaries
Frost' s
out
early
obscure
Darlington
TV
such as profile David shortlist of record companies wanting
to sign them to nine (!) with a deal
teasing
musiciansthatmeseem
abouttohow
do andlittleheatwork
sug- andAftera 1963attempting
short on West Brom. "imminent". . . Congratulations to
gested
school ," saysI thehelpedformerout Under-the Udp'mq oot our rights
plans totorelease
such some "gems",oftotheAlway
secure
foothe-
Empire Music's Bob Grace and wife
Yvonne who had a son, James, last
Canadian chums age onthrough
runs the Richmond
CherryvideosRed.label week . . . Chrysalis Group chairman
Havingeightcrammed
into working days bein glad
the "Most football on
market" hearesays.just"Theregoals,is no goals, the Chris Wright has found a use for a
UK, chunk of EMPs buy-out money,
beAdrian
tonative home
Canada.
Heapsdrymust
and back in his goals,
ground,
step no
is to releasecomment." His back-
a bizarre soccer first sealing a deal for Chrysalis TV to pipe
Heaps this week finished his songs horse racing coverage into Britain's
tour
industryof theexecutives
UK talking to music on and
It!Through mailinterview
order nextproject
Monday. Bend bookies. Let's hope he's backed a
research for an "Essential Guide"his
as part of the
sic" CD or the
cassette
songsandbyWelsh
Exotica company,
features
Terrywizard "clas-
"El Tel"
winner . . . Joining Chrysalis for the
third time, you won't catch Roger
The aim is guide
"Michelin-type" to provide would-toa
forlooking Venables
Charles pluswithvarious excerptsJohn and Watson claiming it's the end of his
bebreakCanadian rockin stars interviews past legends such roving days. "I said Tm here to stay',
through
Butaspect the UK.
perhapsof thethemostwholesurpris- asThePeleboy,anditJimmy seems,Greaves.
done great. when 1 joined Arista. I'm not going to
ing pro-an say that again". . . The BPI and MCPS
gramme
initiative isbythattheitCanadian
comes fromGov- negotiation teams may have failed to
"He putmostmore tie up the loose ends left over by the
'" Media Weekup(Nov ernment'
munication. s department
"They recognise
22), as an industry and notjust as sex, of com-
this than usfunwould
ofsenior in 45inyears
75." tribunal report, but not for want of
tet« Ubishare
e trying
downto bump
at Smithfteldshis mar-as drugs and rocktake& note.
Whitehall, roll," he says. PolyGram
dent pop marketingvice David
Munns on Freddie Mercury.
presi- trying; Thursday's discussions finally
wound up at Sam on Friday
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