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  • Re: George Martin

    From Neil@1:229/2 to LULU on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 19:08:43
    From: neil@myplaceofwork.com

    On 7/21/2020 2:00 PM, LULU wrote:
    In 1963, recordings produced by George Martin spent 37 weeks in the number 1
    position on the British charts. He earned approximately 2000 pounds for the year and did not receive a Christmas bonus because he didn't qualify under EMI's executive
    guidelines.

    That's the music business.
    Lulu ; )

    Well, it was the entertainment business in general. But, in the '60s
    that was good money for his time spent.

    --
    best regards,

    Neil

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  • From LULU@1:229/2 to All on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:00:54
    From: lulupakalolo@yahoo.com

    In 1963, recordings produced by George Martin spent 37 weeks in the number 1 position on the British charts. He earned approximately 2000 pounds for the year and did not receive a Christmas bonus because he didn't qualify under EMI's executive
    guidelines.

    That's the music business.
    Lulu ; )

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  • From Les Cargill@1:229/2 to LULU on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 16:55:28
    From: lcargil99@gmail.com

    LULU wrote:
    In 1963, recordings produced by George Martin spent 37 weeks in the
    number 1 position on the British charts. He earned approximately
    2000 pounds for the year and did not receive a Christmas bonus
    because he didn't qualify under EMI's executive guidelines.

    That's the music business. Lulu ; )


    It's especially the British music business - Martin was largely
    at Parlophone, which was off the EMI nominal business. Lot of
    comedy records ( The Goon Show for one ).

    Around the same time ( 1961 ) Bob Newhart had a serious hit album
    ( "Button Down Mind" ) of comedy material. The industry did not
    see comedy coming. Bob thinks it was mostly bought by young people
    reproducing the "club" thing at home for cheap.

    This is just me, but I prefer Jimmy Miller with the Stones to
    George Martin with the Beatles. That approach was better used in
    following years and closer to other recording paradigms for other
    artists. But really? Among both their contemporaries, I'd say
    Motown had the better sound prior to the move to LA.

    --
    Les Cargill

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