Variety (December 1952)

WeJrieeday? Becerabsr 17, 1952 OttCHESTRAS-MlTSIC 41 "' Elements of friction, within the newly-elected administration of New York's Local 802, American Federation of Musicians, cropped up last week,, with both of the con- tending groups in the Bee. 4 elecr tion claiming the results as a vic- tory for their side. Confusion stems from the fact that the Musicians Group ticket won three out of four of the top administration posts while the in- cumbent Blue Ticket slate recap- tured a big majority of the execu- tive and trial-board membership slots. Leaders of the Blue Ticket* now headed by Charles R. lucci* who was reelected secretary, Served no- tice on president-elect A1 Manuti that the Blue Ticket Will continue to guide Local 802 despite its loss of the prez, viceprexy and treas- urer posts. It’s expected, however, that Manuti will have a consider- able voice in the operation of the local since, as prexy, he will be the public spokesman for the N* Y. AFM-ers. lucci pointed out that the elec- tion "in no yray changed the admin- istrative direction of Local 8Q2v’” The balloting results for the exec board and trial board posts, he said, "insure that the Blue Ticket, as it has since 1935, will administer the policies and program of Local 802.” In a specific reference to Manuti’s .power, lued said that "in our union every member of the executive board,, regardless of one vote and no more...The presi- &&£ of 'cejMHily vote in the event of a tie.” Union observers believe that lucci’s statement is the opening shot in what may become a run- ning fight between the top officers of 802 and the exec board. Aside from policy, several jobs in the local are hanging in the balance and it’s expected that the Blue Ticket’s exec board members will vote to continue the present job- holders in office. The new administration takes over Jan. i. Bill Halligan stags «s new kind of Beverly Hills Lullaby * * * en# of the meny byHno pieces in the upcoming 47tk Anniversary Number of fcS&iEfr RCA Victor Corrals The Kids From Spain Lqs Cbavales de Espana (The Kids Prom Spain) have been pact- ed to a longterm deal by RCA Vic- tor. The 11-man vocal-instrument- al combo debuted at the Hotel Wal- dorf-Astoria* N. Y., last summer. Initial Victor release, skedded for early January, will be an eight- sided album which was cut last week. Album will be their first American wax release and will in- clude numbers from their Hotel repertory, LARYNGITIS KAYOS ELLA FOR 3 MONTHS Omaha, Dec. 16. Ella Fitzgerald cancelled her en- gagement at Angelo’s here because of severe case of laryngitis. Thrush was said to be sidelined for three months at least. It marked second time she had to cancel out at Angelo’s. She was slated to open Dec. 9. Angelo said he plans to bring her in next spring If possible. Italo String Ensemble Skedded for U.S. Tour Societa Corelli, orchestral en- semble of 17 string players with- out conductor, will come to the U. S, in January for a tour. Luisa Ribacchi will be soloist with the Rroup. Albert Morini, N. Y. mana- ger, will handle tour details, with ?+ r °u P under sponsorship of the Italian government. Tour will co- incide with the 300th anni of the Corelli ° f com P° se r Arcangelo Group will fly from Italy to Havana and from there to N. Y., where it will appear at Brooklyn Academy of Music Jan. 13. Other cities in the schedule include. Phila- delphia, Boston, Washington, Pitts- nrgh, Toledo, Chicago, Atlanta, nneapolis Omaha, Montreal and Winnipeg. Okeh Into Pop Mkt. teh T? ooni'fl n /T 1 t. : _ orr? 0 ke J? i ?f cords r, Columbia Rso which has heretofore hinoo ain l ed exclusively at branch £ h y thm market, Darmv i? to P 1 ® P°P next ooernr Kes , sler » bead of the u curr ently looking lnt0 the label 5?s*BU'WLfSU the will year. Okeh for .’c by year* Disks to Fight Reds Institute of Contemporary Rus- sian Studies at Fordham Univ. is putting out a series of commercial disks aimed at fighting Commu- nism. Disks will feature talks by Bish- ap* .Fultnn J„- 'Sheen, Victor Riesel and Dr, Paul Fabry, • 1 >1 % *1 \ is . >* I- I IT *< V ■#» ■ Coast Radio Slack Worries Publishers On Getting Plugs Hollywood, Decl IS, With important Coast-originated network radio shows slated 1 to fold soon, music publishers-'in-Holly- wood are worried about their fu- ture activity in this area. Many music men fear that the kayo of such shows as "Club 15” and the Dinah Shore series will leave the Coast without a national plug source. The identical fadeout of network shows from Chicago sev- eral years ago led to the shrinkage of the Chi music operation. The Hollywood pubs hope that video here will take up the slack. Experience, however, has shown that TV is not a fruitful plugging channel since TV programmers rarely repeat tunes o» the air. The disk setup here, of course, remains the same, with Capitol Records the only major company doing most of its cutting on the Coast. Several major artists with the other com- panies live in Hollywood and they will be contacted as before on song material. Top Christmas Songs (Week Ending Dec. 6) Mommy Kissin’ Santa.Harman Rudolph Reindeer.St. Nicholas White Xmas Berlin Frosty Snowman Hill-R. Winter Wonderland.... B.V.C. Silver Bells Famous Santa Coming Town.... Feist Here Comes Santa Remick .v< ' " f- \ ¥■» . > -t \ • 1-1 Afavsfra Hany Sosnik I* ef Hie ©plaiep Music — -TV’s Neglected Stepchild - *r © * on lnt«r«ifing editorial feature in the won-due 47th Anniversary Number ef IsRrTety Col Launches Distrib Of Dutch Disks in Exchange Columbia Records will launch distribution of Philips Co. of Hol- land disks in the U. S. in 1953 tfs part of the two companies’ ex- change and distribution deal which goes into effect Jan. 1. Columbia execs are currently studying the Philips catalog and artists’ roster to select sides suitable for the TT Q TYTiirkpt Col will likely tee off its Philips releases with sides by Juliette Greco and Patasehou, Parisienne singers due to visit the XL S. early next year. Cole’* Kin With Okeh Fred Cole, 21-year old brother of Nat (King) Cole, is breaking into the disk field via Columbia’s blues & rhythm subsid, Okeh Rec- ords, for which he’s contracted. Cole, singing in Chicago cafes, cut his first sides for Okeh last week. RETAIL DISK BESf SELlERf P'SftiBrr Survey of 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. 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With Goldmark Device Columbia Records is making the first foray by a major company into the relatively new "high fi- delity” phonograph industry with a new playback machine designed by Dr. Peter Goldmark, Goldmark developed the 33 rpm microgroove longplay disks for Columbia and his phonograph has been built to encompass the extended musical range of the LP disks, Columbia’s machine is unique in the high fidelity field since it is a small, completely integrated unit which substitutes for the single components f>f pickup arm, amplifier and speaker now used by hi-fi enthusiasts. Col’s machine is also much smaller than the usual fidelity setup, having a little more than a cubic foot content but con- taining two separate speakers. The machine is priced at $139.50. Columbia is planning to produce about 25,000 units the first year with distribution to be channeled through the diskery’s sales setup. Production problems blocked Co- lumbia from releasing the machine in time for the Christmas market. The high-fidelity field has grown enormously since 1945 and it’s es- timated that over 1,000,000 people have already invested $250 or over in such equipment. Most of the components have been manufac- tured by specialized electronic and equipment companies, with the customers having to handle the assembly jobs on their own end. CAN. RADIO INDIES FIGHT CAPAC FEES . Toronto, Dec. 16. Backed by the Canadian Assn, of Broadcasters, whose membership includes over 90% of indie-operat- ed stations, across Canada, manage- ment of CHML hajs launched a test case against the proposed increase of fees in the new schedule of the Composers, Authors and Publish- ers Assn, of Canada on grounds that the new fee setup "could put Canadian radio stations out of busi- ness.” Case is being heard before the Exchequer Court of Canada, with Justice Cameron tn, hand down his decision within 30. days. CAPAC will have the right to present an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada. CHML claim is that former payment ta CAPAC was $150,000 annually, this based on. the number of radio sets in homes; but. that proposed CAPAC rate of 1 2 A% of station gross revenue for use of CAPAC copyright revenue would raise the annual ante to around $350,000. RCA Outlines Mdse. Plans at Sales Meets At territorial sales meetings this week for field salesmen and dis- tribs, RCA Victor is outlining its merchandising plans for 1953 on its pop and longhair line. Sales manager Larry Kanaga and artists ’and repertoire topper Getqrge-R. Marek opened the con- claves in N._ Y. Mqnday (15), with Kanaga going to Boston yesterday (Tues.). Other areas will be cov- ered later this week. Top Sellers in Paris Paris Dec. 9. The bestselling disks for the^last week are Line Renaud’s "Ma Petite Folic” (My Little Madness), Mouloudji’s dramatic ballad, "Mon Petit Coqulicot”; J. William’s "High Noon” (called "The Train Will Whistle Three Times” here): Ray Martin’s "Blue Tango,” and Earl Bostic’s "Flamingo.” Long- hair toppers are Beethoven’s Ninth conducted by Eric Klieber; Cho- pin’fe Concerto No. 1 played by BrailoVsky, and Liszt’s "Hun- garian Rhapsody ” conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Sheet music tops: are "Le Bon- homme De Neige” (The Snowman), printed by Lido; France-Vedette’s "Notre Dame De Paris”; Transat- lantique’s "Attends—Attends—At- tends” (Wait—Wait-Wait); Ray : Ventura’s "Les Ameureux Des Bancs Publiques” (The Lovers On The Park Bench); Baldi’s "Un .Amour Dans La Nuit” (A Love [ Dance At Night)* and Marbo’s "Si LTu Revois” (II Tout See Her Again)*