Music Week – 4 May 2002
“Music Week” is the trade journal for the UK record industry along the lines of Billboard magazine. Back in the day, it was bought by industry insiders, record shops and interested individuals. (Record Shops would often display the pull-out Singles+Albums Chart poster in their window). As a trade journal, it contains far more detailed information and analysis than the mainstream popular music titles. It also has many interesting adverts for releases headed for the charts.
36 fact-filled pages, full colour throughout
Headlines (far too many to mention, but this caught my eye)
-Sad death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in car crash
Special feature:
-Sister Ray (famous London record shop)
-Pro Tools (studios using this facility are featured)
Charts:
-Top 75 Singles.
-Top 75 Albums.
-Pepsi Chart
-Independent Singles
-Top Compilations
-Independent Albums
-The Year So Far (Top 20 Compilations)
-Classical Artist
-Classical Compilations
-Jazz & Blues
-Rock
-Dance Singles
-Dance Albums
-Kiss Cool Cuts Chart
-Urban Top 20
-Club Chart Top 40
-Club Chart Breakers
-Pop Top 20
-MTV
-The Box
-VH1
-Student Chart
-Radio One Playlists
-Radio Two Playlists
-MTV UK
-Capital Radio
-Virgin Radio
-Galaxy
-XFM
-CD:UK
-The Pepsi Chart
-TOTP
-PopWorld
-T4 Sunday
-Top 50 Airplay
-Radio One
-IRL
-Top 10 Growers
-Top 10 Most Added
-Top 10 Pre-Release
Chart Commentary by Alan Jones.
Regular sections:
-This week’s Album Releases (288 listed)
-This week’s Singles Releases (140 listed)
-Classical News / Reviews
-Classified ads
-Dooley [gossip column]
-Tilly Rutherford column (PWL)
-Martin Talbot column
Adverts:
-S Records (Simon Cowell's label through BMG UK & Ireland)
-MCS Manufacturing (CD pressing plant)
-Virgin Encyclopaedia Of Popular Music
-V2 Mid-price madness
-Roberto Alagna (EMI Classics)
-DVD Europe conference
-Pinnacle (Distributors)
-Go North - A Scottish Festival Of New Sounds
-Quite Great Publicity &Marketing
-The Scumfrog vs Bowie "Living The Alien"
-Kosheen "Hungry"
-Reggae Hits 30 (compilation album)
-Monnow Valley Studios [studio country retreat in Monmouth]
-The Strongroom / The Pavement studios
-FX Music Control
-Rolled Gold
-MW CAD 2002
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