Tag Archives: Denmark Street

A Personal History of the British Record Business 86 – Ron Richards 2, and conclusion

Posted on August 8, 2020 by dhvinyl

Tell me about The Hollies A guy named Tommy Sanderson worked at Francis Day & Hunter and he used to have his ear to the ground and knew a lot of radio producers in Manchester. This producer phoned Tommy and … Continue reading →

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50 years ago in the Music Industry 3 – Disc & Music Echo, 1967-1972

Posted on June 17, 2017 by dhvinyl

June 1967 and green in the gills I was sent to Denmark Street to the offices of one Keith Goodwin, former NME news editor and then, Les Perrin apart, the busiest independent PR in the business. The number of times … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Record Business 6 – Gerry Bron (2)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by dhvinyl

How did the Marianne Faithfull link come about? I think she and Gene Pitney got very friendly – she was having problems with Andrew Loog Oldham – and she phoned us up one day in tears and said “I don’t … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Record Business – Pt. 2 Bob Barratt (1)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by dhvinyl

Bob Barratt started working at Abbey Road studios in 1960 for Norman Newell as an “office boy” at the age of 22, as Newell found Barratt to be particularly polite during their previous interactions. During the following years he worked … Continue reading →

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