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Latest news as of Friday, March 12, 2010
| Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
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| Pink Floyd stops EMI from cutting up albums online |
Fans of Pink Floyd could soon be unable to buy their songs individually on websites like iTunes after the rock band won a High Court ruling against EMI. Band members took the record label to court on Tuesday arguing it had broken a 1999 contract that "expressly prohibits the sale of albums in any configuration other than the original configuration".
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| Tuesday, March 9, 2010 |
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| Pink Floyd battles EMI over royalties |
Pink Floyd has launched legal action against EMI over royalty payments and how music is sold in the digital age. The group, which signed with EMI over 40 years ago and whose back catalog has been outsold only by the Beatles, is disputing how online royalty payments and the marketing of their music are calculated.
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| Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
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| Gerry and the Pacemakers shine in new documentary |
A new documentary on Gerry and the Pacemakers featuring 17 performances from 1963-1965 and new interviews taped at the Cavern with Gerry Marsden had its premiere screening Wednesday night, August 26th, at the Hard Day's Night Hotel in Liverpool as part of a series on classic artists of the British Invasion.
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| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 |
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| Capitol to re-release two more classic Beach Boys albums on vinyl |
Put the needle in the groove! Capitol/EMI's high quality "From The Capitol Vaults" U.S. vinyl campaign continues November 3 with the limited edition, 180-gram vinyl release of 11 classic, standout albums from EMI Music's celebrated catalog, including The Beach Boys' Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) and Beach Boys Today!
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| Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
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| An evening of sixties British Explosion rocks Berkeley |
The sounds of the sixties British Explosion Unplugged rocked Berkeley, California, Sunday night at The Freight and Salvage. A variety of tribute bands delighted the audience playing music that ranged from John Lennon, Donavan, The Who, The Yardbirds, and The Beatles. The next British Explosion night is on June 5th in San Francisco.
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| Wednesday, May 6, 2009 |
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| It's going to be A Hard Days Night - All over again |
MerseyCats, the Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Children's Charity, is collaborating with the world famous Hard Days Night Hotel to provide live bands from the 60s at the hotel on a regular basis bringing back the famous Mersey Sound to Mathew Street after a gap of some 48 years. The first show is booked for May 31.
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| Friday, March 13, 2009 |
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| The man who brought Beatlemania to America, dead at 91 |
Former record company executive Alan Livingston died today in Los Angeles at the age of 91. Livingston was the president of Capitol Records at the time the company obtained the exclusive U.S. distribution rights for recordings of The Beatles in December, 1963. Within weeks, Beatlemania exploded in America.
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