Major Soundtracks Bow In June BY PAUL GREIN LOS ANGELES June is bustin' out as a big month for superstar albums and major pop soundtracks. 3 is the latest release in Inbal's Mahler cycle. The critics are praising Inbal's "keen intelligence and musicality," his "soaring vitality and ardor" and Denon's "admirably wide dynamic range." Sympony No.
k IF! I 8 M' Y'mhbr#=4 S Till f'i'::`et4ì=: ELIAHU INBAL CONDUCTS MAHLER'S THIRD ON DENON COMPACT DISC. Hayes notes that bookstores and other alternative outlets have always carried Windham Hill product, (Continued on page 91) t3 _?SwA-ii.^r1-d. Larry Hayes, Windham Hill director of marketing, says Waldenbooks began testing his company's audiocassettes last summer and started testing half of the 48 -title CD catalog last fall. He also points out that at least one of the lines the chain is carrying - Windham Hill -gives it the opportunity to cross -merchandise with Paramount- Windham Hill Videos. Edwards says the move to CD is part of the chain's aggressive expansion into such viable nonbook product as home video and books - on- cassette (Billboard, May 31). Their music is sane, civilized, and (Continued on page.94) largest book chain, which is based in Stamford, Conn. "Whenever we mention Windham Hill to booksellers," says Ingram Audio vice president Jim Parker, "they are very excited. With the addition of the Windham Hill stock, Ingram offers its bookstore and library accounts nearly 500 CD titles. To launch its program, Ingram will be offering a limited number of 30- cassette prepacks that feature a sampling of the label's titles, as well as point -of- purchase merchandising aids. The Windham Hill collection includes 70 titles, all available on audiocassettes and 28 on CD. The move follows Ingram's April entry into CD distribution with selected classical and semiclassical titles from PolyGram, Telarc, and Denon. annual convention, May CD results have been encouraging, says Don Edwards, manager of audio /development for the nation's Ingram Adds Windham Hill To CD Catalog NASHVILLE Ingram Audio here is distributing Windham Hill's complete catalog of CDs and audiocassettes to bookstores.
The plans were revealed here at the American Booksellers Assn. 23 THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSWEEKLY OF MUSIC AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT June 7, 1986/$3.50 (U.S.) Waldenbooks Reads Profits Albums Due From Genesis, Madonna, Richie, Too In Compact Disk's Future BY JIM McCULLAUGH NEW ORLEANS The 980 -store Waldenbooks chain is testing classical and new age music compact disks in 100 of its stores and plans to roll CDs out to more units this summer. 1 Il V VOILV L0B06 V 1 id J V 39 9N OhL V A ln3 369 A1NOW.4J1M"r~`, 99b? i0,ti`ít.`h`Mh Ill this issue SUMMER AUDIO 6 VIDEO HADDRIE GUIDE VOLUME 98 NO.
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