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A Personal History of the British Music Business 105 – Kay O’Dwyer

Posted on January 24, 2024 by dhvinyl

As dedicated readers will have realised, these interviews were originally intended to form part of a general, rather than personal, history of the British music business, a post retirement project some 25 years ago. That never happened, but more recently … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Acker Bilk, Ardmore and Beechwood, Brian Hopkins, Campbell Connelly, Carl Yale, David Platz, David Raven, Denis Preston, Dick Rowe, Donald Peers, Dorothy Squires, Francis Day & Hunter, Geraldo, Gordon Mills, Jack Jackson, Jackie Collins, Jean Metcalfe, Jimmy Henney, Jimmy Phillips, Johnny Dankworth, Josef Locke, Kay O"Dwyer, Keith Fordyce, Ken Dodd, Ken East, King Brothers, Lana Marris, Len Wood, Les Perrin, Les Reed Barry Mason, Leslie Hutchinson (Hutch), Leslie Kettle, Marion Ryan, Maurice Oberstein, Max Clifford, Nat Gonella, Norman Newell, Peter Hargraves, Roger Cook, Ron White, Sid Green, Ted Heath, Teddy Holmes, Terry Slater, Tony Hall, Two Way Family Favourites, Vera Lynn, Winifred Atwell | 5 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record Business 101 – Harry Walters Pt.1

Posted on April 6, 2022 by dhvinyl

Considering Harry Walters’ music business history goes way back and covers not only publishing, record companies but the BBC, he, as with Selwyn Turnbull, seems to have been largely forgotten online. One or two mentions of the Mercury Cameo-Parkway labels, … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business | Tagged Alan A. Freeman, Alma Cogan, Andrew Fenner, Arthur Sandford, Beverley Sisters, Billy Cotton, Bobby Pagan, Bryce Summers, Cameo-Parkway, Chappells, David Whitfield, Denis Preston, Dennis Lotis, Dick Whittington, Dickie Valentine, Doris Day, Frank Ifield, Frankie Laine, Gary Miller, Geraldo, Guy Mitchell, Harold Fields, Harry Walters, Joe Roncoroni, Johnnie Ray, Len Smith, Len Wood, Lita Roza, Lonnie Donegan, Louis Mordish, Marion Ryan, Maurice Kinn, Michael Barclay, Michael Carr, Norman Newell, Norrie Paramor, Patti Page, Peter Gormley, Petula Clark, Piccadilly Hayride, Platters, Rosemary Clooney, Ted Heath, Teddy Holmes, The Shadows, Wally Ridley, Winifred Atwell | 3 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record Business 93 – Walter J. (Wally) Ridley Pt. 4.

Posted on February 17, 2021 by dhvinyl

The last episode of Wally’s long life culminated with him (almost) arriving at EMI’s HMV label, but I felt I needed to get to the bottom of his association with Peter Brough and Archie Andews, without question the most extraordinary … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Alma Cogan, Archie Andrews, Around the World, Bert Ambrose, Bud Flanagan, Chappells, Columbia Records, David Bicknell, David Hughes, Donald Peers, Doris Day, Educating Archie, Eric Sykes, Florence Desmond, Frank Cordell, George Martin, George Melachrino, Gracie Fields, Harry Hayes, Harry Lewis, HMV, Jack Jackson, Joe Loss, Joseph Lockwood, Len Edwards, Len Wood, Max Bygraves, Miff Ferrie, Norman Newell, Norrie Paramor, Peter Brough, Peter Maurice, Ronnie Hilton, Roy Spear, Shirley Bassey, Ted Kavanagh, Teddy Holmes, The Jackdaws, Tommy Cooper, Vera Lynn, Wally Ridley | 7 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record 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 | 5 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record 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 Record 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 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 →

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 Business 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 →

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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

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Tag Archives: Len Wood

A Personal History of the British Music Business 105 – Kay O’Dwyer

A Personal History of the British Record Business 101 – Harry Walters Pt.1

A Personal History of the British Record Business 93 – Walter J. (Wally) Ridley Pt. 4.

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

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

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

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

A Personal History of the British Record Business 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.

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