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2 days ago · ‘Tubular Bells’: Mike Oldfield Launches Virgin Records – And Himself. A new artist and a new record label were on people’s lips in May 1973. Published on. May 25, 2024. By. Paul Sexton....
1 day ago · Virgin Records would go on to sign other artists including the Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Japan, UB40, Steve Winwood and Paula Abdul, and to become the world's largest independent record label.
1 day ago · Kravitz urged Smith to manage his career and assist him in finding a record deal. In less than a month of shopping the recordings, five labels (Warner Bros, Elektra, Geffen, Capitol, and Virgin) were in a bidding war for Kravitz. Eventually, a deal was made with Virgin Records in January 1989, and signed by Virgin A&R executive Nancy Jeffries.
4 days ago · After declining CBS, Harvest and Island, they signed with Virgin Records. White Music and Go 2. In August 1977, XTC made their first commercially released studio recordings with producer John Leckie at Abbey Road, which appeared on their debut album 3D EP in October.
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3 days ago · Guest Shark Biography. Richard Branson is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. He founded the Virgin Group, which has created more than 400 companies spanning travel, financial services, telecom, health & wellness, and more recently, space travel. At the age of sixteen his first business venture was a magazine called Student. In ...
3 days ago · The historical success of Verve Records is incredible. Some of the most seminal jazz albums ever released are to be found in their catalogue, and their Grammy award count continues to rise with notable additions being Samara Joy’s New Artist Grammy in 2023 and Jon Batiste’s incredible 5 Grammy wins out of 11 nominations in 2022.
5 days ago · Photo by John Rodriguez. Very few in the music industry have been beaten and jabbed in the face, literally and figuratively. George Prajin, manager of Mexican star Peso Pluma, is one of the few who can make such a claim, taking his fair share of punches as someone who not only practices mixed martial arts but also held roles as a music retail store manager, entertainment lawyer and record ...
