Fly Records News March 2008
'Looking On’ by The Move
Our 40th Anniversary re-issue series, released in association with SALVO, continues with a deluxe remastered & expanded edition of the label’s very first album release from 1970, ‘Looking On’ by The Move. Hot on the heels of the runaway success of the label’s debut single, T Rex’s ‘Ride A White Swan’… read more by clicking here.
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Wham Bam ….. Shazam ! Mojo Readers Poll 2007 Best Reissue Category
The last release, The Move’s ‘Shazam’, appeared in MOJO Magazine’s Awards for 2007. Hear music from this album by clicking here.
Fly’s Hidden Gem of the Month : BEVERLEY KUTNER (nee MARTYN) says ‘Happy New Year’ to RANDY NEWMAN !
With the strong media focus on the Sixties, this month we focus on a very special recording session that took place on the 23rd March 1966 which spawned a cover of a Randy Newman song ‘Happy New Year’ which is released this month on an ACE Records 26-track compilation of rare Newman songs performed by various artists entitled ‘On Vine Street’ . Hit producer Denny Cordell (Moody Blues ‘Go Now’ UK No1 1965; Georgie Fame ‘Getaway’ UK No 1 1966) set up a production company with David Platz at Essex Music, called NEW BREED. Arranging a licensing deal for their productions with DECCA’s newest ‘hip’ imprint DERAM – in an attempt to mirror the success of EMI’s Parlophone imprint – New Breed’s first signing was a key figure in the burgeoning Folk scene in London, Beverley Kutner. Her partner at the time was an American singer/songwriter struggling to find a foothold in the music world. Paul Simon. On the 23rd March 1966, Denny assembled a band that included Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones & Nicky Hopkins…read more by clicking here..
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Happy New Year edit by Beverley Kutner