they have their share of heart-
break on this outing. Check it
out, if you haven't already; ''I'm
so hot for you and you're so cold."
There's even a version without
"goddamn cold." Covering all the
bases, the Stones are 10 out of 10
again.
LOVELYONE-TheJACKSONS
- Epic/ 9-50938
1978 brought us the new
Jacksons, without Jermaine and
with "Shake Your Body Down To
The Ground." 1979 brought us
an all new Michael Jackson with a
string of "Off The Wall" hits. In
fact, Michael was still going
strong well into 1980. Then
Michael and the Jackson clan
combined musical forces again for
a one-two punch that will carry
us into another new year, 1981.
This time it's a Michael and
Randy composition that'll have
'em dancin' and beggin ' for more.
Catchy guitar and horn riffs fill
this instant smash from a super
musical family: 10 out of 10, R&B
and Pop.
TEXAS IN MY REAR VIEW
MIRROR-MAC DAVIS-Casa-
blanca/ NB 2305
Here's a change from the
egotistical-for -fun "It's Hard To
Be Humble". Mac Davis settles a
little more in his life , slips easily
back into his old style . Story-
telling has always been his forte
and this one's no exception. The
story in this case is auto-
biographical and fits well in all
respects . It's a theme of "no
looking back" and is definite
crossover material; try 9 out of 10
on best chart.
BULLETIN:
Speaking of changes . .. into the house-
hold of Pat and Mrs. Matthews
( Denise) came a "new an nouncer " on
September 15, 1980. According to
the birth announce men t from Pat
and Denise , t he platter bringing
Ashley D enise had a ratin g of 8 lbs. 3
oz. The announceme nt said, too:
"So und effects broadcast every few
hours. subject to chan ge without
notice." Programming, in this case,
was "produced and directed by
Pat
Helmstetter
Denise
and
!Matthews]."
We'll ask Pat for hi s own review
of the new addition later, but for
now, give it 10 out of JO.--and still
climbing!
-Editor
AMOA splits with
television set-up
AMOA has severed ties with a
television producer for the 1980
Jukebox Awards, concluding that
the producer demanded changes that
would have "jeopardized the awards
program in its present form and
changed it beyond recognition."
AMOA members were notified of
the severence with the television
program in a mid -Se ptember mailing
that included the official AMOA
Jukebox Awards ba llot (reprinted on
page 5 of this i sue.).
When asked what were the
changes demanded by the producer,
who had staged the 1979 awards
show fo r NBC -TV, AMOA Assistant
Director Leo Droste said the main
point was his conducting a survey
independently of the AMOA. "We
maintained the awards were our
property, since we had conducted
t hem for many years," said Droste.
A mailing of the independent
survey du ring the summer was
reportedly sent to more than 5,000
jukebox operators in the United
States who were asked by the
producers, Bob Stivers and Associ-
ates, to vote on their most-played
record and artists of the year.
Droste said the survey-and the
coin-operated jukebox trade publica -
tion connected with it-was unauth -
orized to represent the Jukebox
Awards of the AMOA, which has a
committee governing its awards
prog't.am .
Decision on breaking all associ-
ation with the producer delayed the
AMOA's mailing its own official
ballots.
Stive rs production executive AI
Ross had explained that the awards
program would be videotaped at
Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on
November 5, with the television
show to be broadcast at a later time.
The AMOA's awards will be
presented in the concluding banquet
of the AMOA Exposition. to be held
October 31 -November 2 at the
Co nrad Hilton Hotel. Chicago .
The eparate stagi ng of the awards
and the sum me r ballot were appar -
ently the center of objections by the
AMOA co mmitt ee on awards.
Operators were offered a chance to
win a fre e trip to Las Vegas in the
summer Mailing. Market Facts, Inc.
wa selected by Stivers to tally votes
from that balloting for awards.
Dro te told PLAY METER that
the trade magazine mentioned in the
mailing had not contacted the AMOA
to get authorization for the balloting
independent of the Association.
AMOA members were reminded in
the September mailing that, prior to
the 1979 awards program, a tele -
vision producer approached AMOA,
asking to allow use of its awards
show for a television show . "The
producer proposed an agreement
covering that u e which seemed to
the Association to be an acceptable
ba is for proceeding. The result was
that the Awards were highlighted in
a televi ion show in early January.
which got very good ratings," the
official ballot letter noted.
PLAY METER CALENDAR
November 22-24
IAAP A ( Parks) Show, Rivergate,
New Orleans
December 9-12
Forainexpo [park, fairground, and
amusement games], Le Bourget,
Paris
December 12, 13
Amusement and Music Operators of
Tennessee convention, Opryland
Hall, Nas hville
January 12-15,1981
ATE, Olympia, London [note site
change I
January 17-18
Mu ic Operator of Minnesota how/
meeting, Holiday Inn Downtown,
Minneapoli
February 17-19
Northern Show trade event, Black -
pool. England
March 12-14
Amusement Operators Expo, Hyatt
Regency Hotel, ew Orlean
April12 -23
Milan Fair [park and amusement
rides, plus coin -operated amusement
games], Milan, Italy