Billboard Year 1986 Magazine Back Issues
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Billboard Jan 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard January 11, 1986
WEA, Polygram Revamp Returns For New Year
Yule: Records Mild, Video Wild
Vid Sell-Through Under Dealers Tree
Capitol To Dupe Optically
Billboard Jan 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard January 18, 1986
Bold Curtain Raising At CES
AC Still Dominant; Urban Building
MTV Disputes Low Nielsens
Album Rockers Make Loud Grammy Noise
Billboard Jan 1986
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Billboard January 25, 1986
Digital Tape Conspicuous By Its Absence At CES
Majors See Black Music Boom
Urban Outlets Flex Muscles, Page 4
Abrams Tells AORs: Let's Jazz It Up
Billboard Feb 1986
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Billboard February 1, 1986
Labels Maintain Optimism Despite Void In Mega-Hits
7 Eleven To Offer Vid Rentals
Security Strip Weighed
Two More Video Firms Set Spring Promos
Billboard Feb 1986
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Billboard February 8, 1986
Will Royalty Hassle Remove Parsons CDs From Market?
Mom & Pop Shops Hang Tough
Famine Relief Fund Tallies $92 Million
Kid Vid Prices Hit New Low At $9.95 List
Billboard Feb 1986
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Billboard February 15, 1986
Maryland Assembly Mulls Bill On Record Obscenity
NARM Fills Backlog Of Merchandising Aids
Denon To Make Compact Discs In Georgia
Chevrolet Sets $15 Million Tour Promotion
Billboard Feb 1986
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Billboard February 22, 1986
Richie Out, Rogers Aching, So Kragen Trims His Staff
Others Cautious On Cardboard & Plastic Pack
CD Single From Telarc
Vid Rights Tug Of War In Fed Court
Billboard Mar 1986
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Billboard March 1, 1986
WEA Readies New Test For 4-By-12 Cassette Box
WB Canada Vid Pricing Puts Licensees On Alert
CBS/Fox Warns Of Border War
All Star Rose Bowl Benefit Vs. Drugs
Billboard Mar 1986
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Billboard March 8, 1986
Capitol, MCA Drop Indies; RIAA Subpoenaed
NARM Keys: Costs, CDs
World Collins Pace Grammys
CBS May Pass On MTV Countdown
Billboard Mar 1986
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Billboard March 15, 1986
CBS/Fox Sets Vids At $29.98
More Key Labels Sever Indie Ties
Radio: Majors Must Boost Local Staffs
Grammys Giving Thrust To Sales
Billboard Mar 1986
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Billboard March 22, 1986
Major Labels Sue Tower Over Parallel Imports
Blasts Industry At NARM Convention
AZOFF Takes No Prisoners
Warning On Digital Tape Timmer Speaks Out At NARM
Billboard Mar 1986
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Billboard March 29, 1986
Arbitron De-Lists Z-100 Charging Ratings Distortion
RIAA: '85 Shipments Flat
Managers Irate Over Indies
Country Indies Plot Strategy
Billboard Apr 1986
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Billboard April 5, 1986
Dealers: We're Swamped By Vid Sell-Through Programs
Retailers Adjust To Label Hikes
Consumers Face Increases
Charity Events Compete For Spotlight
Billboard Apr 1986
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Billboard April 12, 1986
Impact Of VH-1 Debated: Does Channel Sell Records?
Nationwide Interviews Begin This Week
Senate To Probe Payola
Polygram Sets Interactive CD Company
Billboard Apr 1986
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Billboard April 19, 1986
Payola Reports Spur Panel at NAB Meeting
We're Just Being More Sensible
Vidclip Output Faces Trim
Paramount, Embassy Ink 8mm Deals
Billboard Apr 1986
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Billboard April 26, 1986
More Singles Are Charting, But The Climb Is Tougher
Record Price Paid For L.A. Rocker
KROQ To Infinity For $45 Mil
No Video For Journey Album
Billboard May 1986
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Billboard May 3, 1986
Z-100, Back In The Book, Is Winter ARB Winner
Supreme Court Decision On Obscenity
Rules Eased On Porn Raids
Settlement In Vidclip Exclusivity Suit
Billboard May 1986
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Billboard May 10, 1986
Concert Slump In Oil States Hits Country Acts Hardest
National Video Goes For Popingo
Radio Station Price Tags Could Hit $100 Million
Videos Termed Effective
Billboard May 1986
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Billboard May 17, 1986
IM&MC Eyes Global Future Of Home Entertainment
MCA Buys Azoff-Related Operations
Deal Puts Firm Back In Management
Hands Fingers Last-Minute Promos
Billboard May 1986
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Billboard May 24, 1986
CDs Are A Growth Business For In-Store Thieves, Too
Levy On Audio Hardware Only?
Senate Bill May Drop Tape Royalty Plan
Managers Turn To Indie Promotion
Billboard May 1986
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Billboard May 31, 1986
The Hits Are Here, But Some Dealers Still Worry
Top Stars Seek Exposure On The Road
Summer Tour Circuit Sizzles
Retailers Blame List-Price Cap For Profit Dip
Billboard Jun 1986
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Billboard June 7, 1986
Waldenbooks Reads Profits In Compact Disk's Future
Albums Due From Genesis, Madonna, Richie, Too
Major Soundtracks Bow In June
Ingram Adds Windham Hill To CD Catalog
Billboard Jun 1986
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Billboard June 14, 1986
Porn Charges Leveled At Punkers LP Poster
'86 Introduction In Japan Cited At CES
Sony Goes Public With DAT System
Prism: 100% Returns For Select Accounts
Billboard Jun 1986
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Billboard June 21, 1986
Video Retailers Bask In Hot Summer Release Sked
Racks Adjust To Lower LP Share
Scramble To Refixture Departments
Canada Warns Music Trade On Royalty Talks
Billboard Jun 1986
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Billboard June 28, 1986
Despite Hits, New Indies Maintain Narrow Focus
More Label Aid To Radio Campaigns
Promo $$ Shift To Contests, Giveaways
Movie Songs Are Chart Blockbusters
Billboard Jul 1986
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Billboard July 5, 1986
Calif. Bill Would Change Record Contract Rules
Dealers : Pay-Per-View Cuts Vid Biz
Farm Aid Is Go, If Insurance Comes Through
Musicland Shuts Pizza Facility
Billboard Jul 1986
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Billboard July 12, 1986
Decline Of B And C Titles Spurs Indie Vid Shake-Out
Labels Adjust For Post-Indie Era
Promo Staffs Grow, Go Back To Basics
Labels: Radio Should Speed Tests Of Songs
Billboard Jul 1986
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Billboard July 19, 1986
NMS Eyes Big Turnout, But Aims For Personal Touch
Adult Vid Firms: Business As Usual
Meese Report Just A Lot Of Smoke
Video Dealers: Porn Debate Will Be Local Issue
Billboard Jul 1986
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Billboard July 26, 1986
L.A.'s Power 106 Is Tops In Spring ARBs
Timmer Declares War On DAT
Polygram Chief: Cultural Vandalism
New Music Seminar Goes Traditional
Billboard Aug 1986
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Billboard August 2, 1986
Wal-Mart Pulls Albums Over Graphics, Lyric Content
Digital Sampling: Is It Theft?
Technology Raises Copyright Questions
Metal Artists: Let's Cut Out Fan Violence
Billboard Aug 1986
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Billboard August 9, 1986
Disney Putting $6Million Behind Yule Video Campaign
Talks Underway For Higher Rates
Labels Rethink CD Royalties
Wedding Vids Duke It Out In U.K. Shops
Billboard Aug 1986
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Billboard August 16, 1986
Reagan Opposes Senate's Home-Taping Legislation
Retailers Single Out July Releases
RIAA Chief Expresses Fears On DAT
Parallel Suits Put Damper On Import Pipeline
Billboard Aug 1986
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Billboard August 23, 1986
Adventureland Is Biggest Franchiser Via Acquisition
RCA/Ariola Sold On Cassette 4x12s
Indiana Jones Video Coming At $29.95
Second-Quarter U.K. Music Sales Bounce Back
Billboard Aug 1986
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Billboard August 30, 1986
The Future Of Home Video
This Year The Home Video Business Could Become A $5 Billion Baby At Retail
The Industry Should Move 75 Million Cassettes Worth As Much As $3.5 Billion At Wholesale
More Than 10,000 Industry Figures Will Attend The Aug. 23-28 VSDA Convention
Billboard Sep 1986
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Billboard September 6, 1986
Multiplatinum Acts Lead Sept. Product Onslaught
10,000 Attend Las Vegas Confab
BSDA: Realism In Boom Times
New Acts Spur Rise In Country Record Sales
Billboard Sep 1986
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Billboard September 13, 1986
New Superstar Videoclips Defy The Budget Cutters
Buying Groups Provide Purchasing Power
Vid Dealers Band Together
Labor Day Works For Video
Billboard Sep 1986
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Billboard September 20, 1986
Labels Set Yule Terms
CDs Cassettes Favored
RCA Deal Gives Bertelsmann Multinational Label Ranking
Summer Tours: Caution Amid A Boxoffice Boom
Billboard Sep 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard September 27, 1986
NARM Confab Attempts To Heal Rift With RIAA
Richie Has No.1 Album, Tina Top Debut
Here Come The Superstars
Polygram, In Pub Comeback To Buy DJM
Billboard Oct 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard October 4, 1986
Dealers, Labels Debate Sales Clout Of 4-By-12s
Superstars Seek To Control Gate $$
Promoters Balk At Flat Fees
Quiet Storm Sweeps Black Radio
Billboard Oct 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard October 11, 1986
Willie Nelson
The Landmark Career Of The Red-Headed Stranger
October 11 1986
Billboard Oct 1986
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Billboard October 18, 1986
Nashville Execs Declare Country Music Fit & Able
WCI Refutes Racism Charges
WEA: S. Africa Pullout In Works
Action Stems From Elektra Deal Solar Suit Slams WEA
Billboard Oct 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard October 25, 1986
Execs: Sell-Through Surge Could Tax Vid Duplicators
Boss Box Orders Rule Roost
For Some, Initial Buy Is Heaviest Ever
Urban Outlets Hot In Summer ARBs
Billboard Nov 1986
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Billboard November 1, 1986
College Radio Conference Expected To Draw 2,000
CD Keep Business On Even $ Keel
RIAA: Half-Year Shipments Down 6.9%
Peak Yule Vid Sell-Through Projected
Billboard Nov 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard November 8, 1986
U.S. Labels To Get Preview Of CD Video Configuration
Dealers Say Chains Violated Street Date
Indiana Jones Jumps Gun
The Boss Leads The Preholiday Pack
Billboard Nov 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard November 15, 1986
Consumers Say, Charge It! Despite Major Tax Overhaul
Teldec Bows DMM For CDs
Process Cuts Mastering Costs
Urbans Take To The Streets For Better Books
Billboard Nov 1986
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Billboard November 22, 1986
New Crop Of Vid Stores-More Inventory &Scope
Bruce Springs Out Of The Box
Born To Run Out Of Stock
Capricorn Rises Again In Nashville
Billboard Nov 1986
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Billboard November 29, 1986
Like His Concerts, The Boss Is A Sellout In The Stores
CDs To Meet Demand In '87
89 Mil Seen From U.S. Plants
Bruce Does It: Live Album Debuts At No.1
Billboard Dec 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard December 6, 1986
CBS/Fox Video To Increase Prices Of Front-Line Titles
Swan Song For The 7-Inch Single?
Cassingle Called Viable Alternative
Labels Praise New Antitheft Package
Billboard Dec 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard December 13, 1986
Local Vidclip Shows Playing Key Role In Label Promos
It's A Thanksgiving Feast
Bruce is Music's Main Course...
Vid Fattens Up On Sell-Through
Billboard Dec 1986
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Billboard December 20, 1986
Teldec DMM CDs To Hit German Stores In January
Restructuring Draws Mixed Reviews
WEA Unveils Pricing Changes
Virgin U.S. To Debut As Full-Line Label
Billboard Dec 1986
Buying Choices
Billboard December 27, 1986
Special Double Issue!!
1986 The Year In Music And Video
Year-End Charts Number One Awards
Pop, Rock, Black, Classical, Latin, Jazz, Country, Video, CDs, Boxscores, Much More.
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