48MusicWeek 00.00.00 F ARCHIVE MUSIC WEEK September 8, 1990


HEADLINE NEWS The death of the record business is reportedly in the hands of a new generation of radio stations, according to Pete Waterman. Due to a lack of financial independence, the stations will rely heavily on advertisers who will push a “diet of already established music” to their consumer group. The concern is genuine, says the exec – who apparently has no interest in promoting his own acts. “People will say I’m worried a station will come on the air that doesn’t want to play Kylie or Jason,” said Waterman. “I’m actually worried that there will be a station that plays only Kylie and Jason.” Waterman praised Radio One for its practice of “playing everything from dance to heavy metal,” and says “we must support this middle path.” However, the exec receives a berating in Dooley’s gossip column at the back of the mag. The editorial drags up Waterman’s comments on Radio One two years ago at the EUK conference where he refers to those in charge of the station as “40- year-old tossers.”


NEW RELEASES RECOMMENDED 08.09.1990


George Michael’s Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 is Album of the Week. Here, the singer speaks his mind on matters social and personal and in doing so proves that he is “still at the peak of his songwriting ability.” Also reviewed is Crust’s Sacred Heart Of Crust. The debut release from new mid-West label Trance Syndicate run by the interestingly named Butthole Surfer drummer King features much “Butthole heaviosity” with the addition of “God-style samples.” Single of the Week goes to S’express’ Nothing To Lose. “A monstrously funky return for [DJ/producer] Mark Moore” featuring a “wonderfully syncopated yet plaintive vocal from the “immensely promising” Sonique.


AD WATCH


IPC’s Melody Maker and New Musical Express boast impressive circulation boosts in a two-page spread. The ad includes covers featuring the likes of Sinead O’Connor (Calmer Chameleon) and Billy Idol (Is This Man A Plonker?). NME stands at 118,257, according to ABC figures – up 23% year-on-year while Melody Maker stands at 70,588. Just for a bit of comparison, the average net circulation for NME in the first half of 2013 was 20,011.


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SINGLES TOP 10 08.09.90 POS ARTIST


SINGLE


1 BOMBALURINA Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny


2 DEACON BLUE 3 BETTY BOO 4 DEEE-LITE 5 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK


6 STEVE MILLER 7 THE KLF/THE


8 BLUE PEARL


Four Bacharach & David Songs (EP)


Where Are You Baby?


Groove Is The Heart/What Is


Tonight The Joker


CHILDREN OF.. What Time Is Love? Naked In The Rain


9 JASON DONOVAN Rhythm Of The Rain 10 GEORGE MICHAEL Praying For Time


ALBUMS TOP 10 08.09.90 POS ARTIST


SINGLE 1 LUCIANO PAVAROTTI 2 ELTON JOHN 3 PRINCE In Concert


Sleeping With The Past


Graffiti Bridge


4 MICHAEL BOLTON Soul Provider 5 JON BON JOVI


6 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Step By Step


7 PREFAB SPROUT Jordan: The Comeback


8 ROXETTE Look Sharp 9 PHIL COLLINS …But Seriously


10 WILSON PHILLIPS Wilson Phillips © Official Charts Company


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Blaze Of Glory/Young Guns II


Which song do you wish you'd written and why? Bill Wither’s Aint No Sunshine When She’s Gone. It’s a classic and I love the simplicity and emotion of the track. Lyrically it feels effortless, even though it’s a sad song it makes me feel happy.


Where do you write and what do you write on/with? At my studio, Sticky Studios. I start writing on piano or guitar and write the melody and lyrics around that. It is important to get a good idea about what the song is about as soon as possible.


Who is your favourite songwriter of all time? John Lennon or Elton John.


WRITER’S


Top-notch tunesmiths on their history with songs


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NOTES


What’s the first song you wrote? It was a song called Nicky. Written when I was ten years old about an old girlfriend that dumped me after a game of pass the orange. The orange slipped and she ended up kissing another boy and broke my heart.


What is the song you’re proudest of and why? Give Me Love that I wrote with Ed Sheeran and Chris Leonard. Lyrically and emotionally the track means a lot to us.


And your favourite songwriter of the moment? Without being biased (there will always be a little bit here) but I’d say Ed Sheeran.


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