Variety (April 1952)

ORCTH KSTR A S-IHITSI C Wednesday, Apirl! % J9 S2 Own Branches Launching a major expansion for Dacca’s subsid label, Coral Rec- ords, prexy Milton R. Raekmil is initially planning a string of Coral- owned distribution branches in key cities. The branches will operate in New York, Chicago and possibly Newark at a later date. New dis- trib outlets will also handle a lim- ited number of outside indie labels, including specialized items in the kiddie and folk lines. New units will be operated by Coral personnel, completely sepa- rate from the Decca setup. Frank Holland, eastern and southeastern division manager for the past two years, will head the N. Y. office while Charles Michaels, currently manager of the Tell Music . Co., will act as Coral distrib in Chicago, with A1 Oldrich operating as mid- west division manager. Formed by Decca slightly more than three years ago, Coral has emerged as one of the leading labels in the pop field. Company now has more than 40 indie distrib agencies in the U.S., Canada, Alas- ka and Hawaii, plus distrib deals with foreign outlets. Greater in- dependence to Coral was cued last year with the naming of Jimmy Hilliard as the subsid’s vice-prexy over artists and repertory, with Mike Ross as veepee-general man- ager. Solomon Batons N.O. Pop* Izler Solomon has been re-en- gaged as conductor of the New Orleans Pops for the 1952 summer Season. HAVE YOU HEARD? + <rT # •y LEROY ANDERSON MILLS MUSIC, Inc. It's Music by JESSE GREER Program Today Yesterday's FLAPPERETTE COLUMBIA #39646 PAUL WCSTON and ORCH ' MERCURY #5754 HARMONICATS (Mill* Music) RETAIL DISK BEST SELLEBS PftRlETr~ Survey dj retail disk best sellers , based on reports ob- tained from leading stores in 12 cities and showing com- parative sales rating for this and last week. National Rating This Last wk. wk. Week Ending April 5 Artist, Label, Title a 2 0 •M W P 1 ts * 4 ) & M M & ti 0 w B w 1 « o 8 9 £ a o t5 o w a S OB o M S o W 0 •y-t W 3 £ MD s X5 3 W 1 v o +i w « f—( 0 •si e <D 43 M w 1 PH it « 4) CO O O o f3 ctt •H 0 6 w 1 ■a o •+* PI •< d M CO W e w 9 « a v 0 w 1 0 ) P 3 & t/i 0 W “d 1 •a 0 o T5 4) •a a (4 « £ W i a a a g £ f o T A L P 0 1 N T S KAY STARK (Capitol) 1 1 “Wheel of F ortune”—1 964 18 1 4 2 5 211241 10 0 LEROY ANDERSON (Decca) “Blue Tango”—40220 4 1 2 84 ELLA MAE MORSE (Capitol), - 3 4 * “Blacksmith Blues”—1922. ... »«* 5 •« -» JOHNNIE RAY (Okeh) 4 3 “Cry”—6840 . 9 P 2 9 8 8 6 47 EDDIE FISHER (Victor) 5 5 “Anytime”—20-4359 .... 10 S .. 5 31 5 2 28 FOUR ACES (Decca) 6 A 11 “Perfidla”—27987 ..... 3 3 8 9 27 . FOUR ACES (Decca) 6 B 7 “Tell Me Why”—27860 8 . 27 DORIS DAY (Columbia) 7 8 “A Guy Is a Guy”—39673 2 » » * < 10 9 26 WEAVERS-G. JENKINS (Decca) 8 6 “Wimoweh”—27928 ..8 S 7 JOHNNIE RAY (Columbia) 9 9 “Please Mr. Sun”—39636. . 7 6 25 9 4 21 10A EDDIE FISHER (Victor) “Forgive Me”—20-4574 ..6 6 6 8 20 10B FRANKIE LAINE (Columbia) “Gandy Dancers Ball”—39665. ►.. 6 6 20 10 C 15 LES BAXTER (Capitol) “Blue Tango”—1966 1 20 iod ii RAY ANTHONY (Capitol) “At Last”—1912 3 5 . 20 JO STAFFORD (Columbia) 11 12 “Ay-Round the Corner”—39653. D 6 N CORNELL (Coral) 3 17 12A “I’ll Walk Alone”—60659.. . 10 13 12B 15 G. MITCHELL-M. MILLER (Col.) “Pittsburgh Penn”—39663...... 13 13 PERRY COMO (Victor) “Tulips and Heather”—20-4453.. 10 1 - 10 .V 12 JOHNNIE RAY (Okeh) 14 10 “Little'White Cloud”—6840 8 .. 7 9 9 15 LES. COMPAGNONS (Columbia) “Three Bells”—4105F 8 FIVE TOP ALBUMS" SHOWBOAT Hollywood Cast M-G-M M-G-M84 K 84 E 559 Film Syndicators Continued from page M sors. He said that some potential station operators have already sold vidfllm packages they leased to local advertisers, who are anxious America's Ncwtif Vocal Group THE DOMINOES Writer* of "40 MINUTE MAN" whose sensational recording was a top sailer Opening (Apr. TO) BIRDLAND, NEW YORK KINO RECORDS EXCLUSIVELY Evolutive Management ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORPORATION JOE GLASER. Pres New York | CHicaqo I Hollywood 74S 3?i« A.,. p.„ 0 .1600 | 203 No \V a b.nh | = > America's Fastest - Selling Records! to slake but their time franchise. Broadcasters can then take such contracts to their local banks as collateral for loans necessary to get the stations on the air. With network advertisers cur- rently complaining about TV’s sky- rocketing costs, Beckwith said the potential new market for vidpix should .be highly lucrative. Addi- tion of new stations to a network lineup would zoom a bankroller’s cost even more, whereas he can buy vidpix properties for the new markets at fraction' of the cost. In order to move UTP packages as fast a* possible with the new outlets, the outfit has prepared a brochure listing its entire lineup of properties with a price-tag on each. Brochure is beiftg distribut- ed to all station applicants who are expected to get their C.P.’s with- out FCC hearings. In addition, Beckwith, UTP prez Jerry King and exec director Milt Blink plan to visit each station personally as soon as it takes the air to wrap up all deals. DuMont Suit Continued frtfta page 30 Crosby Arm $70,000, representing the money still owed on those films already played. In addition to re- suming the series,, the web also gets the right to sell “Playhouse” for a period of one month in the 13 markets in which-the series had been bankrolled by the Telesets di- vision. If the web fails to come up with a sale, United TV ^Programs, which syndicates the Crosby prod- uct, will take over. “Playhouse,” .which is the origi- nal “Fireside Theatre” series aired originally on NBC-TV under Proc- ter Sc Gamble sponsorship, takes over the alternate Thursday night at 9 slot on DuMont. Southern Shuts Chi Office in Economy Move Additional evidence of the music industry’s tightening of its pi ug . ging setup., is Southern Music’s de- cision last week to close down its Chicago office. Although Bob Cole who headed the Chi branch, will cofitinue to plug the midwestern territory for the firm, he’ll head quarter from his home instead of a business office. Reason for the shift, according to Ben Selvin Southern’s general manager ia fact that m’ost of that area’s 'con- tact work is done on the road visiting local deejays. Upkeep of a business in .Chi had become an unnecessary expense to the firm. Along the same lines, other New York pubs are sending an increas- ing number of pluggers on special deejay treks to New England, the southern and midwestern states Firms, which heretofore concen- trated their plugs in a few key cities, have hopped on the hinter- land bandwagon. Chappell and the Warner Bros, firms, for exam- ple, are now sending their pluggers on the road to push the plug tune. Geo. London Set By Col Records George London, American-born bass-baritone who made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in No- vember, 1951, has been inked to a term pact by Columbia Records. He debuts on the diskery’s label with an album of French and Rus- sian operatic solos. Direction: GAC # CUt** T - ,0 ’* ©Ops Music engraving As specialists In Maslc Engraving and Lithographic Printing, wn arc able to quote lowost prices for the highest standard of work. High- grade negatives can be supplied from ongravod plates If necessary. I URGENT JOBS A SPECIALTY All onquirioK to— THE SOHO PRESS 36 Doan Street, London, W.I, England I 44’ I vjr Breaking Big PRETTY AS A PICTURE Recorded by DEAN MARTIN Capitol MILESTONE MUSIC CO. 6526 Selma Av#„ Hollywood, Calif. i*LL- » - •*> 4*»<**r BMI Ph-flp Hitl YOU’RE'NOT WORTH MY TEARS Published by Mark* « R,C0^ '“ ,, * ....I Victor I THREE (Dacca) ROSEMARIE ; M * rCM 1 ixcluMVoIr licensed bv SMI (-i if i£ t'>i ( ^ v: )-; .. t* -,,och r