48 Music Week 28.11.14 F ARCHIVE MUSIC WEEK November 28, 1981
HEADLINE NEWS A revolutionary scheme by the MTA, the music retailers’ umbrella trade association, to set up a company to act as a central negiotiating and purchasing body was revealed last week at a meeting to announce plans to revitalise the association’s record and video dealers’ off-shoot, RAVRO. The new MTA company will at first only be used by the musical instrument divisions, says president David Burroughs, but “it will ultimately benefit RAVRO members”.
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ALSO Lord Grade, head of the Associated Communications Corporation, has admitted that its ATV Music publishing subsidiary is up for sale. However, he insists: “ATV Music is for sale as a whole entity, not catalogue by catalogue.”
NEW RELEASES RECOMMENDED 28.11.81
DR. FEELGOOD CASEBOOK Dr. Feelgood ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Alien
A 16-track compilation brings together all of the R&B band’s hits from the last nine years, including Roxette, She’s A Wind Up and Milk And Alcohol. New single Waiting For Saturday Night is also included. In Singles, the one-time heavily promoted Polydor band, from a stable
of Southern US rock, keep their familiar sound with this mid-tempo song. It’s both tuneful and competent, with good harmonies, but is better suited as an album track unless their musical brand time has arrived.
AD WATCH
Many readers of Music Week will remember only too well what a confusing time the ‘80s were – and to anyone younger, this advert is a good example of that time. Just look at that moustache, that pair of sunglasses (worn indoors no less), the jackets. Hang on, why is one of them hiding a parcel in his jacket? Are they buying up copies of their album to boost sales? Probably not, but it’s better not to think about what kind of parcel gets taken to a non-stop erotic cabaret. We’ll give the ad designers 10/10 for the soft cell wall background though.
Incorporating fono, MBI, Future Hits, Green Sheet, Hit Music, Promo, Record Mirror and Tours Report
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SINGLES TOP 10 28.11.81 POS ARTIST
SINGLE 1 QUEEN AND DAVID BOWIE Under Pressure
2 JULIO IGLESIAS Begin The Beguine 3 EARTH WIND
AND FIRE 4 HAIRCUT 100 5 SOFT CELL 6 ORCHESTRAL
7 DIANA ROSS 8 OLIVIA
9 POLICE 10 PRETENDERS Let’s Groove Favourite Shirts Bedsitter MANOEUVRES... Joan Of Arc
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
NEWTON-JOHN Physical
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
I Go To Sleep
ALBUMS TOP 10 28.11.81 POS ARTIST
SINGLE 1 QUEEN
2 ADAM AND THE 3 VARIOUS
ANTS ARTISTS 4 ORCHESTRAL 5 BLONDIE MANOEUVRES... Greatest Hits Prince Charming Chart Hits ‘81
Architecture & Morality
The Best Of Blondie
6 HUMAN LEAGUE Dare 7 ELKIE BROOKS 8 SHAKIN’
STEVENS 9 POLICE WRITER’S
Top-notch tunesmiths on their history with songs
Rachel Collier
Published by Notting Hill Music Publishing. Co-written with Wookie, Ray Foxx and Mat Zo
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What was the first song you ever wrote? It was called All The Blue Skies. I was 12 years old and played three-note chords with two hands on my DJ keyboard
And the last song you wrote? Hard to say which one was the last as I tend to write about two or three at the same time. The last three included house track Careless, a pop song, Put Me Back, and an electronic song for my solo project.
What is the song you’re proudest of and why? My collaboration with Ray Foxx on Boom Boom (Heartbeat). It was an amazing experience being on the Radio 1 A list, performing in the Live Lounge and achieving a Top 20.
Pearls Shaky Ghost In The Machine
10 JULIO IGLESIAS Begin The Beguine © Official Charts Company
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Which song do you wish you written and why?
Thinking of You by Sister Sledge (pictured). I performed a cover of this in the Live Lounge.
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Where do you write and what do you write on/with? I can write anywhere really! All I need is my laptop and my little Bose microphone headphones.
Who is your favourite singer of all time? Aretha Franklin. I used to try and copy her big belty notes.
And your favourite songwriter of the moment? I love Sia. All her songs have original concepts.
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