Monthly Archives: April 2016

A Personal History of the British Music Business 32 – John Fruin Pt. 4, Finale!

Posted on April 29, 2016 by dhvinyl

  We conclude this interview with John Fruin, embracing WEA, industry observations, Janie Jones, Clive Calder, Martin Mills and others. What was never publicised (when John was enticed to WEA by Nesuhi Ertegun)was that WEA bought 25% of the business … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Music Business 31; John Fruin Pt.3

Posted on April 28, 2016 by dhvinyl

John Fruin with, I’m told, Henry Hadaway. John  is on the right! I believe we left John being quizzed by L.G. Wood about his occasional off-the-wall sales  tactics. I used to do all sorts of things that were considered outrageous … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Music Industry 30 – John Fruin 2

Posted on April 17, 2016 by dhvinyl

  With photos of John thin on the ground, but with his handwriting so familiar to those who knew him, here’s a telling letter that was the fore runner of our interview meeting Having set the scene in part one, … Continue reading →

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