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SHAL-WE DANCE? Some managers prove their love for their artists in the morning - perhaps buying them a posh breakfast, or delivering them some flowers. Some managers prove their love for their artists in the evening, maybe taking them out for a plush meal, or shouting the loudest at their gig. Jonathan Shalit goes the extra mile; celebrating his roster when he’s tucked up under his duvet. Shalit just sent Music Week this picture, of him getting ready for a spot of slumber in a T-shirt emblazoned with his operatic charges, Jonathan & Charlotte, who recently signed to Sony for a classical album deal. Sleep tight, JS.
KEY SONGS IN THE LIFE OF
Mark Lawrence
Director of Membership, PRS (also leading PRS for Music's electronic music initiative Amplify)
What was the first record you remember buying?
Ghost in the Machine – The Police. I heard Invisible Sun as a ten-year-old boy in Brighton. Something about the darkness and imagery seemed to match my pre-adolescent angst.
A HARRY OCCASION BPI Council member Harry Maloney stepped down from his role last week, and some top industry bods turned out to bid him adieu. Harry retires after 40 years in the industry, and has lived quite the life: from 1972, he managed Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Uriah Heep and Eddie & The Hot Rods for over 12 years. 17 platinum, gold and silver awards were recognised in this time along with No.1s in the US, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Australia and Canada. In 1985 he converted Great Linford Manor into a recording studio complex - one of the first UK studios to invest in digital recording equipment. In 1993 he joined BMG Records as Commercial Director and transformed the licensing division into one of the most profitable areas including the catalogue exploitation of acts such as Annie Lennox, Take That and Elvis Presley. He went on to work for Apex Music Group and joined the BPI in 2004 as Independent Members Manager - where for two years he developed member services for independent record companies. Pictured above [L-R] Iain McNay, Cherry Red; Mike Batt, Dramatico; Korda Marshall, Infectious; Nick Hartley, [PIAS]; Harry Maloney; Geoff Taylor, BPI; Scott Cohen, The Orchard; Tony Wadsworth, BPI; Fran Nevrkla, PPL.
ARCHIVE MUSIC WEEK July 6, 1985
The implications of the BPI’s comprehensive court victory over hi-fi manufacturer Amstrad are still being hotly debated, with the trade body predicting the imminent death of twin cassette systems in their current form, but Amstrad claiming that the issue is still not settled…. Dire Straits are one of the few bands to release their album, Brothers in Arms, as a CD and cassette simultaneously. There is concern over the supply of the first wave of CDs, as they are so popular that many retailers are struggling to keep up. “The companies aren’t pressing enough,” complains Dave Penny, CD buyer for Virgin Megastore… John Richardson of Ripping Records, Edinburgh, is optimistic for the future of independent record stores. “People come and buy something they’ve seen, the image rather than the sound,” he says… Keith Shadwich, product manager at RCA UK, is hoping to sort out the company’s ‘chaotic’ classical department, by raiding RCA’s extensive jazz back catalogue as the genre “has suddenly become fashionable again.” He is planning to release 10-15 titles a month to boost trade.
NEW RELEASES RECOMMENDED 06.07.85
PREFAB SPROUT Faron Young SHRIEKBACK Oil And Gold
Faron Young, “another gem” by Prefab Sprout, is Single Of The Week. The track “should do well,” complete with “bouncing rhythm” and “light chiming guitar.” Album Of The Week goes to Shriekback’s Oil and Gold, which is “music for the head.. mesmerising and very sexual.” The album is “an acquired taste, but recommended.” It will make “the national top 75 but deserves to go even higher,” says Music Week.
SINGLES TOP 5 06.07.85 POS ARTIST
SINGLE
1 SISTER SLEDGE 2 HAROLD
FALTERMEYER
3 MADONNA 4 KOOL & THE
GANG 5 MARTI WEBB Frankie Axel F Crazy For You Cherish Ben
Which song was (or would be) the 'first dance' at your wedding?
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together.
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Which track would you like played at your funeral? Orbital – Belfast. The most beautiful piece of music ever written.
What's your karaoke speciality? Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (I have no idea how or why)
What was the best artist meeting of your life? Nile Rodgers. The most positive, energetic, strong and engaging human being I have had the pleasure to meet.
© Official Charts Company
ALBUMS TOP 5 06.07.85 POS
ARTIST 1 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 2 MARILLION 3 ALED JONES 4 STING 5 DIRE STRAITS ALBUM Born in the USA Misplaced Childhood All Through The Night
The Dream of the Blue Turtles
Brothers in Arms
What's your favourite single/track of all time? Rhythm is Rhythm – Strings of Life. There are no words: it defines house music.
Recommend a track Music Week readers may not have heard...
Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle.
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