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A second "Solar Galaxy
Of Stars" tour, headlining
The Whispers, Lakeside and
Shalamar, three of the hot
test black contemporary
groups in the country, will
run through June covering
fifty cities and every major
record market in the United
States.
RCA Records, which
manufactures and distributes
Solar Records, has launched
an extensive merchandising,
promotion and publicity
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campaign to support the tour
and take immediate advan
tage of the concentrated ex
posure it offers to its three
chart-riding stars.
The Whispers, Lakeside
and Shalomar all of whom
started on the initial "Solar
Galaxy Of Stars" tour last
year that played to more than
a million people are cur
rently positioned high on all
music industry charts; each
has a single and an album
that has crossed over to
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"pop" hit status. The
Whispers' album,
"Imagination," has gone
Gold and the single from it,
"It's A Love thing," is close
to that level as is Shalamar's
album, "Three For Love,"
from which two singles havt
sprung, the currently char
ting "Full of Fire" and theii
newest, "Make That Move."
Lakeside's album,
"Fantastic Voyage," has
gone Gold and produced the
hit single by the same title
and their new release, "Your
Love Is On The One."
Announcement of the
"Solar Galaxy Of Stars"
tour was made by Dick Grif
fey together with Ray Harris,
division vice president, Black
Music, RCA Records.
"Remember," Griffey said,
"when we organized last
year's tour, we went with just
one known group, The
Whispers. This year, with
Lakeside riding a crest and
Shalamar coming off a Gold
album and single, we've got
three established acts and
should far surpass the suc
cess of our first venture."
"The Solar tour is a major
event that provides us with
great opportunity," Harris
said. "We intend to focus all
our energies in a marketing
thrust that will result not on
ly in record sales, of current
Solar products, but in this
label's catalog, as well."
For the show, a special 60
x 40 foot stage has been con
structed that will feature
backdrop logos for each of
the artists involved. Special
effects utilized for the show
will include fog, harmless ex
plosive and an assortment of
pertinent props.
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