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SIGN WHEN YOU’RE WINNING If you couldn’t tell from the giant five- page interview with Robbie Williams in this issue, the main man has signed with Island. Here he is celebrating with his new label family: [L-R] Steve Pitron, director of national promotions; Charity Baker, regional radio promotions manager; Olivia Nunn, product manager; Charley Byrnes, director of national promotions; Jon Turner, general manager; Robbie Williams; Phil Witts, head of regional radio; Darcus Beese, co-president.
KEY SONGS IN THE LIFE OF
DANIEL ICKOWITZ- SEIDLER
Director,
Propaganda club nights
First record you remember buying? I think it was Kylie Minogue’s first album. I bought it at a Blue Peter bring and buy sale. Is that an acceptable first record?
Which song would be the first dance at your wedding? As I’m currently single the idea of a first dance seems an unlikely prospect. However, if it ever happens I think I’d go with The Ronettes’ Be My Baby.
PHOTO SHOPS Brixton’s Ritzy Picturehouse hosted the premiere of The Last Shop Standing film last Wednesday looking at the rise, fall and rebirth of the indie record shop. Independent music retailers from across the country strode down the red carpet to attend. From left, above: Graham Jones, author of Last Shop Standing: Whatever Happened To Record Shops, which inspired the film; Barry Everard (Record Collector, Sheffield) and Amanda O’Niel, a music retailer from Australia who donated money towards the film; Laurie Dale (Dales Records, Tenby) and family. At 84- years-old, Laurie tells us he’s the oldest retailer in the country. We’ve no reason to doubt him; Dave Minns (Borderline Records, Brighton)
ARCHIVE MUSIC WEEK September 16 1972
In a new area of tape-selling Pickwick is set to start racking cassettes comprising of material from the CBS and RCA Camden catalogues by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley for £1.59 each… Copies of Max Bygraves’ (left) Sing Along With Max have been selling faster than Pye Records can make them,
but the label can now advise that “stocks are plentiful”… According to a recent government survey, there are now over one million boat owners in the UK and tape firms are beginning to realise a potential business opportunity. CBS tape product manager Andrew Pryor said: “We feel that the marine market could be of great use to us as the only successful way of playing music in boats is with a tape player”… According to A&M Records just a few of the things that listening to Scottish singer/songwriter Rab Noakes can make you do include: “make you get down and get it on”, “make you lay back and enjoy it” and “make you pour yourself another”.
NEW RELEASES RECOMMENDED 16.09.72
JOHN LENNON Some Time In New York City TOMMY CASH Cash Country
John Lennon’s Some Time in New York City, with Yoko Ono, features some “good rock‘n’roll writing such as has not been heard from [Lennon] for some time”, says Music Week. A second album contains “not terribly inspiring” jam sessions: “about 50% is worth a listen.” Cash Country by Johnny Cash’s brother Tommy is “another in the long list of country releases destined for extinction” and featured song So This Is Love is “undistinguished”.
BIMM’LL FIX IT Over 100 former Brighton Institute of Modern Music students attended the official launch of its Alumni programme last Thursday night. Many came direct from their jobs in the record industry including junior product manager at Universal Music TV, James Meadows, and BBC production assistant for Later With Jools Holland, Becki Willard.
SINGLES TOP 5 16.09.72 POS ARTIST
SINGLE 1 SLADE 2 ROD STEWART
Mama Weer All Crazee
You Wear It Well
3 FARON YOUNG It’s Four In The Morning
4 ROXY MUSIC Virginia Plain 5 LYNSEY DE PAUL Sugar Me
Which track would you like played at your funeral? The idea of my funeral really scares me; however, as it’s inevitable, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Monty Python to lighten the mood.
What’s your karaoke speciality? I’ve only been persuaded to perform once. I murdered The Kinks’ Lola, one of my favourite songs. Normally, however drunk I am, I manage to resist singing.
What was the best artist meeting of your life? I was Oasis’ aftershow DJ, though the first time I met Noel Gallagher, he came into the DJ booth to tell me off for playing Come on Eileen. Fortunately they still continued to book me and I just DJ’d for Noel again at Wembley.
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ALBUMS TOP 5 16.09.72 POS
ARTIST 1 ROD STEWART
2 VARIOUS 3 SIMON &
4 SLADE 5 ALICE COOPER ALBUM Never A Dull Moment Twenty Fantastic Hits GARFUNKEL
Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits
Slade Alive School’s Out
Recommend a track Music Week readers may not have heard… I was played David C. Clements this week by Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol, who is a massive fan of his and I’ve been listening to him ever since. Check out the song Hurricane.
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What’s your favourite single/ track of all time? It has to be Whatever by Oasis, no matter how many times I listen to it I still love it. Oasis have been my favourite band since I was about 14 which is why it’s been so amazing for me to become their aftershow DJ.
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