Play Meter

Issue: 1975 January - Vol 1 Num 2

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The Magazine for the
Music and Games Industry
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NEW ORLEANS . LA . 70184
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features
MOA Hindsight 9
Manag ing Edit or D I L eggett m ad hi s first visi t ev r
to a national conven tion of the Mu sic 0 erat ors o f Ameri ca
t his y ar, and came back w i th st ories on his im pressions o f
the show ; an in terview w i th Fred Grang r , MOA execu tive vic
president; and photos ga lore,
Profit Outlook : '75 16
An intervi ew w ith N o tre D am business ad ministration
professor D r . John A. M a lone, who calls the coming year
the b i gest c hallenge ever faced by the indu str y, and
th American economy as w ell .
MEMBER
Specia l Music Section 23
Associate Ed i tor Sonny A lbarad o has compi l d som 11
pages of material on phonographs, inclu d ing a buy rs'
guid to 1975 Amer ican mod Is, feat ures on the importan ce
o f music to the oper tor, and mu h more.
AT.E. Preview 44
Play M t er 's overseas correspond en t s provid insight to
the mammoth upcoming Amusemen t Trades Ex hib i ti on thi s
month i n Lond on, comple te w i th a map of ho w to reach the
exhi bition cen t er .
departments
From the Editor 3
Operating 14
Fair Share
Coi nman of the month 18
John Trucano : Se ll , sell , sell!
Music Programming 26
T o p 100; T o p 20 Coun try; T o p 20 Sou l
Distributing 35
Opening Arcades
Manufacturing 37
The Super Socce rs
New Products 40
International Dateline 44
Feedback 47
staff
Edito r a nd Publi h er:
R a lph C. La ll II
Ma nagi ng Editor:
e l Leggett
A ociat ' Editor:
o nn y Albarado
irector of Advertising:
u sa n A. Gilbertso n
ir cu latio n Ma nager:
aro l P. Lally
ontri buting Editor:
J o ep h a ruso. mu I C
Art Directo r:
R y W. Willis
ever Ph oto:
T mmy Man nin g
Typ g raphy :
eudi o/ o mp
Layou t:
teve He be rt
L oca t ion o wner in terview
Next Month 51
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