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A Personal History of the British Record Business 88 – Dick Leahy, Pt.1

Posted on October 10, 2020 by dhvinyl

Led, as so often, by The Guardian, tributes have already been paid to Dick Leahy, who died on August 30, 2020 at the fine age of 83. Unlike many of the characters who graced me with interviews around 20 years … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Record Business 8 – Gerry Bron 4 and finale

Posted on January 31, 2015 by dhvinyl

We left Gerry trying and failing to interest Chrysalis Records’ co-owner Terry Ellis in signing Motorhead. So, next I asked him about starting a record label. We were with Philips, and Philips had a distribution problem. Island had duel distribution, … 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.5 – Gerry Bron (1)

Posted on January 17, 2015 by dhvinyl

Potted biography courtesy Wikipedia Gerry Bron, born 1st March 1933 – died 19th June 2012,was born in Hendon, Middlesex, into a Jewish family, the elder brother of actress Eleanor Bron. Their father, Sydney, shortened the family’s surname to “Bron” from … Continue reading →

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