NO NIGHT SO LONG-DIONNE
WARWICK-Artista / AS0527
I'm glad the Barry Manilow-pro-
duced come-back lp ("Dionne") was
no "flash-in-the-pan" . This time the
lady with the velvet voice has shed
Barry , but lost nothing in the
transition . She's released another lp
that is just full of potential hit single
material produced by Steve Bucking-
ham . This single is, of course, a
ballad-a beautiful one at that. It's
written by Richard Kerr and Will
Jennings , who have penned many a
hit for Mr . Manilow and also wrote
Ms . Warwick's come-back hit of last
year , ''I'll Never Love Like This
Again" . Try this on for size . ... you
won't be sorry. 9 out of 10.
I HEAR YOU NOW -JON &
VANGELIS - Polydor/ PD 2098
Okay , a brief explanation . Jon is
Jon Anderson , the former lead
singer and songwriter of Yes .
Vangelis is .... anybody's guess . He
insists on being known by one name,
but. as it turns out , is a very talented
gentleman . He co-wrote the lp
("Short Stories") along with Mr .
Anderson and plays all the instru-
ments . Jon does the singing . Con-
fused? Don't be . It 's a beautiful single
from a lovely album of song . Heavily
synthesized , the feeling of the song is
definite Yes . And the consensus of
opinions on the record is a definite
yes . Could be a real "sleeper": 7 out
of 10 or more .
ROCK IT - LIPPS, INC .- Casa-
blanca / NB 2281
Not one to rest on his laurels ,
Steven Greenburg , the genius be-
hind this last vestige of disco
undertaking , is at it again . He's
produced another catchy disco song
and it 's headed for the top. You
know . if the Disco phenomena
would have involved turres like this
and their release dates would have
been evenly spaced , instead of the
"everybody and their mother" sing-
ing Disco songs experience of last
year . it might have caught on .
9 out of 10. at least .
JESSE-CARL Y SIMON - Warner
Brothers/ WBS49518
Who is she singing about? I hope
it's not James. It 's all about a girl
who 's fed up with a guy who has
given her a bad time . It's something a
lot of girls and guys can relate to .
And like any fickle love , she invites
Jesse back into her life at the end of
the song . Sounds a lot like life .... and
that's what the music of Carly Simon
has always been about. The music is
in the "You 're So Vain" vein and is a
guaranteed smash : 10 out of 10.
Bally marks top earnings,
revenues at high tide
Robert E. Mullane, chairman and
president of Bally Manufacturing
Corporation , announced that Bally
had achieved record revenues, new
income , and earnings per share for
the second quarter and first half of
1980 .
For the three -month period ended
June 30 , revenues were a record
$178,400 ,000 , as compared to the
previous record of $98,400 ,000
reported in 1979. Net income was
$14 .383 ,000 , compared to $11 ,-
884 ,000 earned in the second
quarter of 1979 . Earnings per share
for th e quarter were 54 cents , also a
record . versus the 44 cents per share
recorded for the 1979 second
quarter.
For the six months ended June
30. 1980 , Bally revenues were a
record $330 ,900,000, as compared
to the $190 ,500 ,000 reported for the
first half of 1979. Net income for the
first half was $22 ,432,000, also a
record , compared to $21,940 ,000 in
the first half of 1979. Earnings per
share for the six-month period were
85 cents , versus the 83 cents per
share reported a year previously .
Bally's Park Place , Inc ., an 83
percent-owned subsidiary which op-
erates a hotel and casino in Atlantic
City, N.J . , contributed $51 ,100 ,000
and $89 ,600 ,000 to Bally's consoli-
dated revenues in the three- and six-
month periods , respectively . Reven -
ues from Park Place , Inc . in the
similar periods in 1979 were termed
insignificant , as the facility was not
opened until December of 1979. The
contribution of Park Place to consoli-
dated results , net of income taxes
and minority interests , in the second
quarter was $1 million, or 4 cents per
share . and for the six months , it was
a loss of $2.4 million , or 9 cents per
share .
Mullane , commenting on the
second quarter results , noted that he
was "particularly pleased by the
profitability achieved by Bally's Park
Place and that the revenues and
earnings from Bally's manufacturing,
distributing, and equipment operat-
ing divisions continued strong.
"In particular , Midway Manufac-
turing Co. , our amusement arcade
game manufacturer, as well as our
Aladdin 's Castle family arcade
centers, both reported record reven -
ues and earnings ," said Mullane .
Commenting on the outlook for
the remainder of 1980, Mullane said
that "we fully expect 1980 to be
another record year in revenues and
earnings for Bally ."
The board of directors of Bally
Manufacturing Corporation has de -
clared a regular cash dividend of 21/z
ce nts a share on the company's
common stock, payable August 20 ,
1980, to stockholders of record on
August 1, 1980.
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The new All-American women 's champions in the Billiard Congress of
America's 8 -Ball Team Play , Burt's Girls of Colorado Springs took tro-
phies recently while BCA President Jim Withem gave congratulations .