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A Personal History of the British Record Business 70 – Janet Lord MBE – 2, and conclusion.

Posted on October 22, 2018 by dhvinyl

After the pressure of receiving her MBE, we treated Janet to lunch at Rules restaurant at 34-5 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, almost next door to No. 31 where The Gramophone Company (EMI’s founding name) was formed in 1898. Aptly, my … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Record Business 69 – Janet Lord – 1.

Posted on October 21, 2018 by dhvinyl

Janet Lord MBE will probably be unknown to most of you, especially if you were not employed by EMI at any time from the early 1950’s to the mid 1990’s. However, to those who did enjoy working years with the … 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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A Personal History of the British Music Business Pt.15 – Colin Burn 7 and conclusion!

Posted on March 24, 2015 by dhvinyl

We left Tony Hall with Joan Collins and Colin with a girl called Vicky, so time to get back on track! The other thing that’s changed is the money it costs to make a record. In those days if a … Continue reading →

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A Personal history of the British Record Business 12 – Colin Burn 4

Posted on March 3, 2015 by dhvinyl

We left Colin being somewhat critical of Arthur Muxlow, his boss at the newly formed West One Entertainments, an agency formed by EMI to promote artists. He showed me an expenses form he’d kept since 1958 ‘ “Cliff Richard, artist, … Continue reading →

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