RECORD DEAL!

Rip It Up, Issue 35, 1 June 1980, Page 3

RECORD DEAL!

Great news for NZ Music,' is that Split Enz have a record deal for outside Australasia with A&M Records. Enz Manager, Nathan Brenner spoke to RIU while in town early June, en route from New York to Oz. Brenner and Mushroom boss Michael Gudinski, first gained the interest of A&M in England and Europe, then the big boys in New York. Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert. Moss cancelled a trip to Britain to remain in New York, to meet Gudinski and Brenner and sign Enz. Other A&M signings in recent years, include the Police, Joe Jackson and Squeeze. The first release is, of course, True Colours. But a few changes are being contemplated. The first recording Enz did with David Tickle, “I See Red”, may replace an existing track and an inner sleeve with lyrics and photo, may be added. True Colours should be released by August, ahead of the first single. The band will tour to promote the album about October. Meanwhile in Australia, Enz tour May 19 to June 23 and "I Got You" and True Colours have topped their respective sales charts for SEVEN weeks. Both have sold about 130,000 copies! In Brisbane, Wreckless Eric will open for Enz. Brenner is looking forward to the gig, as he saw Wreckless Eric in New York and he expects the audience to be as crazy as Eric, by the time Enz hit the stage. Though Enz are playing big venues in Oz (Melbourne’s 7,000 seater Festival Hall, Sydney’s 6,000 seater Hordern Pavilion), they intend to play several nights in 1000 seater capacity halls, when they return to NZ next. When Brenner wanted a name for . his management activities, he asked the band for help. They obliged with the name, ’Vulture Enterprises’. It makes a great business card. MEMBERS RESULTS Winner of Members ties and the new Members album, 1980 The Choice Is Yours, are Domanik Nola Morrinsville, P. Cresswell Mangere East, Roger Liddle Grey Lynn and Janette Buckingham Kingsland. The Members are, left to right, Nicky Tesco (lead vocals), J.C. (guitar), Chris Payne (bass), Adrian Lillywhite (drums) and Nigel Bennett (lead guitar). Winners of Members ties are Ronald Neuman Papakura, Tony Gambitis Lower Hutt. Andrew Burke Bayswater, Rosemarie Leilua Manurewa, Neil James Papakura, Neil Swanson Birkenhead, R. Watson Mt Albert, Graham Manning Grey Lynn, Vanessa Evans Browns Bay. Rodger Wright Hastings, Paul Fulton Hastings, Martin J.G. Quinn Remuera, Danny Driscoll Palmerston North, Steve Naylor Milford and E. Manderson Lower Hutt.