Tag Archives: Len Wood

A Personal History of the British Records Business 91 – Walter J. (Wally) Ridley Pt.2

Posted on January 15, 2021 by dhvinyl

We left Wally enlightening us on the very early days of song plugging and being his father’s piano salesman by playing the instrument in his shop. This photo is pretty much how he looked when I interviewed him Where are … Continue reading →

Posted in A Life in Music - random memories, A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Al Bowlly, Ambrose, Bernard Mittell, Bertie Hyams, Chappells, Cole Porter, David Bicknell, Dick James, Donald Peers, Educating Archie, Feldmans, Florrie Forde, Francis Day & Hunter, Frankie Vaughan, Fred Gaisberg, George Martin, Harry Castling, Irving Berlin, Jack Judge, Jerome Kern, Len Wood, Max Bygraves, Noel Gay, Richard Dawes, Sam Browne, Sir Joseph Lockwood, Vera Lynn, Wally Ridley | 2 Comments

A Personal History of the British Records Business 89 – Dick Leahy, Pt. 3 and conclusion

Posted on November 17, 2020 by dhvinyl

We left Dick pondering the power of the single and the peril of the LP and I mentioned that Maurice Oberstein told me that one of the worst things to happen to the business was the invention of the LP. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Ridgely, Bay City Rollers, Billy Ocean, Bob Dylan, Bringing it all Back Home, Bryan Morrison, David Cassidy, Dick Asher, Dick Leahy, Donna Summer, George Michael, Giorgio Moroder, GTO records, Haircut 100, Heatwave, Ian Broudie, Innervision, Ken Berry, Laurence Myers, Len Wood, Lightning Seeds, Mark Dean, Maurice Oberstein, Pretty Things, Rod Temperton, Shack, Walter Yetnikoff | 1 Comment

A Personal History of the British Records Business 89 – Dick Leahy, Pt.2

Posted on October 20, 2020 by dhvinyl

We left Dick as he had just been appointed to run Bell Records as a full label in the UK, rather than licensed, as it had been, to EMI Was this appointment with a view to adding UK repertoire to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmet Ertegun, Alan Hirschfield, Ambrose Slade, Bay City Rollers, Bell Records, Chas Chandler, Chas Peate, Clive Davis, David Apse, David Cassidy, Deke Arlon, Delfonics, Dick Asher, Dick Leahy, Dusty Springfield, Fox, Gary Glitter, GTO records, Heatwave, Inbetweens, Jack Baverstock, Jerry Wexler, Johnny Franz, Johnny Johnson, Jonathan King, Kenny Young, Larry Uttal, Laurence Myers, Len Wood, Marty Machat, Mike Leander, Mike Peyton, Norman Newell, Olav Wyper, Quincy Jones, radio luxembourg, Rod Temperton, Ronnie Alexenburg, Ronnie Simpson, Shel Talmy, Slade, Steve Gottlieb, Tony Calder, Tony Macaulay, Walker Brothers, Walter Yetnikov | 2 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record Industry 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 →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Abba, Abbey Road, abbey Road Studio 2, AIR London, Bob Barratt, Brian Epstein, Dave Clark Five, Denmark Street, Dick James, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Ifield, George Martin, Gerry & Pacemakers, Goddard Lieberson, Gold Star studios, Graham Gouldman, Jerry Lordan, John Barry, John Burgess, Johnny Spence, Joseph Lockwood, Ken Townsend, Len Wood, Liberty Records, Matt Monro, Mickie Most, Mike Sloman, Mitch Murray, Norman Granz, Norrie Paramor, P.J. Proby, Peter Sullivan, Phil Spector, Ron Richards, Ron White, The Hollies, Tommy Sanderson, Tommy Steele | 1 Comment

A Personal History of the British Record Industry 66 – Bunny Lewis 4

Posted on April 9, 2018 by dhvinyl

(Apologies for repeating the same photo for every episode, but as with so many of these legendary figures from the British Record Industry, Bunny was largely ignored by the media so photographs are very limited) To state the obvious, this … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Batley Variety Club, Bunny Lewis, Columbia Records, Craig Douglas, David Niven, David Whitfield, Decca Records, Dick Rowe, Eddie Kassner, George Martin, Jim'll Fix It, Jimmy Savile, Juke Box Jury, Kenneth Earle, Larry Parnes, Len Wood, Marty Wilde, Mike Stuart, Norrie Paramor, Peter Stevens, radio luxembourg, Ritz label, Robin Britten, The Avons, The Mudlarks, Top Rank | Leave a comment

A Personal History of the British Record Business 50 – Jeffrey Kruger 7.

Posted on November 6, 2017 by dhvinyl

We have now reached 1967 and the Glen Campbell story, so without further ado…photos of Jeffrey are thin on the ground and this one is obviously not from 1967! Beggars can’t be… Coming to 1967, I heard Turn around look … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Al de Lori, Anne Murray, Brown Meggs, Bruce Forsythe, Chad & Jeremy, Dick Rowe, FRancis Scot III, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Helen Reddy, Jacques Kluger, Jeffrey Kruger, John Barry, Larry Thompson, Len Wood, Nick Sevano, Ron White, Stan Schneider, Twiggy | 2 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record Business 49 – Jeffrey Kruger 6.

Posted on October 15, 2017 by dhvinyl

Basically, we have now reached 1966, so we’ll end that last sentence in part 5 and move on! That’s how our label grew until in 1966, thanks to Len (Wood) again, I did a second rights deal with Capitol. Arising … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Dell, Annie Ross, Beecher Stevens, Bill Haley, Capitol Records, Chad & Jeremy, Chappells, Chico Hamilton, Dave Clark, David Jacobs, Donna Hightower, Ella Mae Morse, Ember Records, Fool Britannia, George Martin, Gerry Mulligan, Glen Campbell, Hal Shaper, Harold Davison, Jeffrey Kruger, Jimmy Henney, Jimmy Phillips, Jimmy Savile, Jodimars, John Barry, Juke Box Jury, Kay O"Dwyer, Laurence Olivier, Len Wood, Nelson Mandela, Norrie Paramor, Rodney Collins, Ron White, Sir Edward Lewis, Teddy Holmes, Wally Ridley, Washington DC's, Why I am Ready to Die | 4 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record Business 47 – Jeffrey Kruger 4.

Posted on August 25, 2017 by dhvinyl

Without wanting to, without maybe even realising it, in order to maximise the return on an American publishing deal he had struck with Ember’s Al Silver, Jeff finds himself having to release the original single of a song called ‘Banjo … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Uncategorized | Tagged 2oth Century Fox, Al Silver, Bethlehem Records, Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine, Bob Crewe, Bob Guardio, Chris Connor, Dick Katz, Duke Ellington, Ember Records, Federal Records, Glyn Johns, Harry Simeone, James Brown, Jeff Kruger, Jeffrey Kruger, Jimmy Phillips, Len Wood, Lugtons, Maurice Solomons, Mervvin Solomons, Norman Weiser, Pete King, Phil Solomons, Ray Ellington Quartet, Sarah Vaughan, Seymour Stein, Syd Nathan, Ted Lewis, Tony Hall, Woolfsons | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Len Wood

A Personal History of the British Records Business 91 – Walter J. (Wally) Ridley Pt.2

A Personal History of the British Records Business 89 – Dick Leahy, Pt. 3 and conclusion

A Personal History of the British Records Business 89 – Dick Leahy, Pt.2

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

A Personal History of the British Record Industry 66 – Bunny Lewis 4

A Personal History of the British Record Business 50 – Jeffrey Kruger 7.

A Personal History of the British Record Business 49 – Jeffrey Kruger 6.

A Personal History of the British Record Business 47 – Jeffrey Kruger 4.

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