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A Personal History of the British Record History 101 – Harry Walters Pt.2 and conclusion

Posted on April 19, 2022 by dhvinyl

Someone’s reading this! John Williams has sourced a photo, together with its caption, of Harry back in the days when he was in charge of the Cameo-Parkway label in the UK, then released via EMI’s Columbia. Many thanks, John! We … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Record Business 94 – Walter J. (Wally) Ridley Pt. 5 and conclusion.

Posted on March 4, 2021 by dhvinyl

We finally get to in the 1950’s and the arrivals of both the 45rpm and 33rpm discs, not to mention the teenager and rock’n’roll. And, extraordinarily, a one-word answer from Wally! The first few years you were recording for HMV … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Shelton, Bert Ambrose, Black & White Minstrel Show, Charlie Thomas, David Whitfield, Don Lang, Educating Archie, Elvis Presley, Frank Cordell, Frankie Howerd, George Marek, George Mitchell, Gracie Fields, Harry Leon, HMV, Iris Williams, Jack Payne, Jimmy Phillips, Joe Carlton, Joe Loss, Johnny Kidd, Leslie Grade, Mantovani, Max Bygraves, Norman Smitgh, Paul Anka, Perry Como, Petula Clark, Pink Floyd, Polygon Records, radio luxembourg, Robert Luff, Ronnie Hilton, Roy Featherstone, Sammy Cahn, Scruffy Dale, Steve Scholes, Swinging Blue Jeans, The Boy Friend, Vera Lynn, Wally Ridley | 10 Comments

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 →

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A Personal History of the British Record Business 76 – Tony Hall, Pt. 3 and conclusion.

Posted on August 23, 2019 by dhvinyl

We left Tony’s story at his departure from EMI and the beginning of a new independent life. I’d been broadcasting on the Light Programme, presenting jazz programmes. I failed an audition for Johnnie Stewart (later Top of the Pops producer) which … 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 Ahmet Ertegun, Andrew Loog Oldham, Bakerloo Blues Band, Bernie Andrews, Bill Townsley, Black Sabbath, David Platz, Desmond Dekker, Dick Rowe, Earth, Emperor Rosko, Faye Sparks, Flamingo, Gus Dudgeon, Jack Good, Jerry Exler, Jim Simpson, Jimmy Grant, Jimmy Henney, Jimmy Young, John Jacob, Johnnie Stewart, Juke Box Jury, Liz Clower, Loose Ends, Lyndon David Hall, Michael Aldred, Oh Boy, Olav Wyper, Otis Redding, Pat Campbell, Phil Solomons, Pyramid Records, Radio Caroline, radio luxembourg, Ray Kane, Ready Steady Go, Real Thing, Rita Gillespie, Roger WEatson, Ron Belchier, Tea and Sympathy, Tony Hall, Tony King, Track Records, Tubby Hayes, Vicki Wickham, Wilson Pickett | 4 Comments

A Personal History of the British Record Business 73 – Ronald (Ronnie) Bell.

Posted on April 9, 2019 by dhvinyl

Ronnie Bell, before and after his toupe, is one of the music industry’s top unsung, forgotten even, heroes. Despite the fact that he wrote, and published two versions of his memoirs, try and search for him online and you’ll find … 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 A. Mackenzie Smith, Al Bennett, Alan Freeman, Barry Alldiss, Bill Crozier, Bob Dockerill, Bob Reisdorf, C.H. Thomas, Clinton Ford, Columbia Records, Connie Francis, Cyril Symonds, David Evans, David Jacobs, David Toff, Dennis Jones, Don McLean American Pie, Doreen Davies, Embassy Records, entertainment, Geoffrey Everitt, George Elrick, Housewives Choice, Jack Jackson, Jack Jarvis, Jean Metcalfe, Jimmy Phillips, Jimmy Savile, Jimmy Young, John Schroeder, Johnny Wise, Juke Box Jury, Keith Fordyce, Ken Glancy, Louis Benjamin, Marvin Rainwater, Maureen Evans, MGM Records, Mike Redway, Norman Newell, Oriole Records, Paddy Fleming, Pete Murray, Peter Prince, radio luxembourg, Ray Pilgrim, RCA Records, Reg Warburton, Robert Dockerill, Roger Maffatt, Ronnie Bell, Shirley Bassey, Sir Edward Lewis, Sony, Stanley Stern, t, Ted Lewis, The Seekers, Tommy Loftus, Tony Blackburn, Tony Hall, Tony Pollard, Top Rank, Two Way Family Favourites, Vanguard Records, Woolworths | 15 Comments

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 →

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 65 – Bunny Lewis 3

Posted on April 4, 2018 by dhvinyl

Bunny has now left Decca and joined his wife in her management and booking agency All we had at that period was Lorrae Desmond and Jimmy Young. Then David Jacobs rang me up one day and said ‘you have made … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Freeman, Anna Instone, Bill Cotton, Bunny Lewis, Burt Bacharach, David Jacobs, Dee Time, Dickie Davies, Don Moss, Eric Maschwitz, Fred Jackson, Harry Foster, Jack Jackson, Jimmy Savile, Jimmy Young, Juke Box Jury, Katie Boyle, Lew Grade, Lorrae Desmond, Marcel Stellman, Pete Murray, Radio Caroline, radio luxembourg, Simon Dee, Slim Whitman, Ted Lewis, Tom Sloan, tony prince, Vic Lewis | 1 Comment

A Personal History of the British Record Business 64 – Bunny Lewis 2

Posted on April 2, 2018 by dhvinyl

We’ll carry on where we left off, and it looks as if I still hadn’t asked a single question! We were getting immersed in an EMI vs Decca one-man monologue! We (Decca) were much better off than EMI at that … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal History of the British Record Business, Stories of the British Music Business, Uncategorized | Tagged Al Hibbler, Anna Instone, Atlantic Records, Bourne Music, Bunny Lewis, Capitol Records, David Whitfield, Dick Rowe, DSecca, EMI, Frank Lee, Frankie Laine, Franklyn Boyd, Frederic Mullaly, George Martin, Hugh Mandl, Jimmy Young, JOan Regan, Lorraine Desmond, Nan Grey, Norman Newell, Norrie Paramor, Peter Martland, radio luxembourg, RCA, Rolling Stones, Saul Bouyrne, Sir Edward Lewis, Sir Ernest Fisk, Suzanne Warner, Suzy Miller | Leave a comment

A Personal History of the British Music Business 11 – Colin Burn 3

Posted on February 24, 2015 by dhvinyl

Colin’s start at EMI preceded Cliff Richard’s debut by about four months – he started in May 1958 and Cliff in September of the same year. So I was keen to know more. Norrie Paramor with Cliff Richard, Jet Harris, … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Music Business 10 – Colin Burn 2

Posted on February 22, 2015 by dhvinyl

A pause for a holiday, and now we return to Colin Burn and having set the scene for his arrival at EMI in the late 1950’s, I asked him what his job actually entailed. ” The big programme of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barry Alldiss, Bill Crozier, Bob Dockerill, Housewives Choice, Jean Metcalfe, Norrie Paramor, radio luxembourg, Sir Joseph Lockwood, Two Way Family Favourites | 5 Comments

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Tag Archives: radio luxembourg

A Personal History of the British Record History 101 – Harry Walters Pt.2 and conclusion

A Personal History of the British Record Business 94 – Walter J. (Wally) Ridley Pt. 5 and conclusion.

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

A Personal History of the British Record Business 76 – Tony Hall, Pt. 3 and conclusion.

A Personal History of the British Record Business 73 – Ronald (Ronnie) Bell.

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

A Personal History of the British Record Business 65 – Bunny Lewis 3

A Personal History of the British Record Business 64 – Bunny Lewis 2

A Personal History of the British Music Business 11 – Colin Burn 3

A Personal History of the British Music Business 10 – Colin Burn 2

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