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94-523: Major League Productions is a record label from the United Kingdom based in Oxfordshire . It was founded in 1991 and operates in 100 different countries. As of 2013, it had 39 employees. Following a reduction of live services, in 2020 the company announced it was focusing only on its back-catalogue work and talked of the possibility of new vinyl releases to signed artists. The label, which began in 1995,

188-736: A rock music label and this release was soul and funk , the album was sold in Europe and had main interest in Germany . In 2007, MLP's parent label Hyper UK was set up to create new and abstract releases by bands such as Smash . The label has registered under Major League Productions, but is advertised as a separate label. Once the label was established, it tried to expand its presence, focusing on larger artists and bands such as Thin Lizzy and Alex Harvey . The label then developed its online services by offering downloads and YouTube services in 2005–2007. Finally,

282-538: A "record group" which is, in turn, controlled by a music group. The constituent companies in a music group or record group are sometimes marketed as being "divisions" of the group. From 1929 to 1998, there were six major record labels, known as the Big Six: PolyGram was merged into Universal Music Group (UMG) in 1999, leaving the remaining record labels to be known as the Big Five. In 2004, Sony and BMG agreed to

376-425: A 12-date British university Winter Tour promoting their latest album Alleycat (1975) playing a varied mix of Jazz Rock , Fusion and Funk . This live 2CD has over 102 minutes of great quality music featuring Jazz legend Ian Carr and a superb band of musicians that made up the group-Nucleus. Originally recorded for an on-air radio broadcast, and mastered from the original tapes-fully authorised by Ian Carr and

470-405: A 50% profit-share agreement, aka 50–50 deal, not uncommon. In addition, independent labels are often artist-owned (although not always), with a stated intent often being to control the quality of the artist's output. Independent labels usually do not enjoy the resources available to the "big three" and as such will often lag behind them in market shares. However, frequently independent artists manage

564-443: A Deluxe Digi-Pack with Inner Sleeve and a 12 Page colour booklet which includes liner notes and track/track analysis from lead guitarist Tony McPhee plus previously unseen live photos from that period of the band’s history. In 1975, Gentle Giant had completed a long winter US tour, followed in the summer by European Festival dates and more US gigs, written and recorded their 7th album Free Hand (1975) and were now about to tour

658-558: A US Senate committee, that the Byrds never received any of the royalties they had been promised for their biggest hits, " Mr. Tambourine Man " and " Turn! Turn!, Turn! ". A contract either provides for the artist to deliver completed recordings to the label, or for the label to undertake the recording with the artist. For artists without a recording history, the label is often involved in selecting producers, recording studios , additional musicians, and songs to be recorded, and may supervise

752-470: A bigger company. If this is the case it can sometimes give the artist greater freedom than if they were signed directly to the big label. There are many examples of this kind of label, such as Nothing Records , owned by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails ; and Morning Records, owned by the Cooper Temple Clause , who were releasing EPs for years before the company was bought by RCA . If an artist and

846-508: A bonus track only available on the download album. Released in October 2007 on MLP's new label, Hyper. Record label [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos , or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates

940-579: A complete live run-through the concept album The Alchemist , plus previously unreleased material. The sessions were recorded for Bob Harris and John Peel shows plus tracks from the In Concert series. This was recorded in December 1975 as the band toured between their first two albums, Kokomo (1975) and Rise and Shine (1977). The set features songs from both these albums plus previously unreleased material. A previously unreleased live recording by one of

1034-408: A conventional cash advance to sign the artist, who would receive a royalty for sales after expenses were recouped. With the release of the artist's first album, however, the label has an option to pay an additional $ 200,000 in exchange for 30 percent of the net income from all touring, merchandise, endorsements, and fan-club fees. Atlantic would also have the right to approve the act's tour schedule, and

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1128-543: A deal with a proper label. In 2002, ArtistShare was founded as the Internet's first record label where the releases were directly funded by the artist's fans. Record Collector Music journalist and publisher Sean O'Mahony , under the pen name Johnny Dean, had published an official Beatles magazine, The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly ), from 1963 to 1969. In May 1976 O'Mahony started reprinting it, enclosing it in eight pages of new information about

1222-670: A given genre of music. Each book has been written by a specialist in that field, and investigates the story behind each records in the Top 100, along with accompanying record and label images. So far, two books have been published, 100 Greatest Psychedelic Records and 100 Greatest Rock'N'Roll Records . The Rare Record Price Guide features an alphabetical list of all the artists with notable collectables, and then lists each collectible release in chronological order. It includes 78rpm records, 7”, 10” and 12” vinyl singles and EPs, vinyl LPs, and cassette and CD singles and albums. Each release format has

1316-609: A joint venture and merged their recorded music division to create the Sony BMG label (which would be renamed Sony Music Entertainment after a 2008 merger); BMG kept its music publishing division separate from Sony BMG and later sold BMG Music Publishing to UMG. In 2007, the remaining record labels—then known as the Big Four—controlled about 70% of the world music market , and about 80% of the United States music market. In 2012,

1410-471: A label want to work together, whether an artist has contacted a label directly, usually by sending their team a demo, or the Artists & Repertoire team of the label has scouted the artist and reached out directly, they will usually enter in to a contractual relationship. A label typically enters into an exclusive recording contract with an artist to market the artist's recordings in return for royalties on

1504-462: A large international media group , or somewhere in between. The Association of Independent Music (AIM) defines a 'major' as "a multinational company which (together with the companies in its group) has more than 5% of the world market(s) for the sale of records or music videos." As of 2012 , there are only three labels that can be referred to as "major labels": Universal Music Group , Sony Music , and Warner Music Group . In 2014, AIM estimated that

1598-543: A minimum value, and if a particular release reaches or exceeds that, the RRPG features it, giving the entry full label, catalogue number, A-side and B-side listings (where applicable), distinctive features of the item and price information. To that it puts a fair, accurate and realistic valuation on each record, which serves as a barometer for buyers and sellers of rare records. All of its valuations are for records in excellent, or 'Mint' condition. Where there are different versions of

1692-586: A number of magazines including the Record Collector , it was rated four stars out of five by The Daily Express . Alex Harvey releases have had a number of press and review articles this includes sections on all the three of the releases on the following press sites and companies: Other releases have also gain publicity with majority of the company releases, this includes articles on services such as Mojo (magazine)Mojo and Record Collector magazines, Newsvine , Rate Your Music and MTV . In May 2013,

1786-421: A prototype version of " Cowboy Song " which had still to be recorded and which Phil Lynot titles here, as "Derby Blues" and even a sound check jam session recorded minutes before the gig. This album is released as a deluxe CD contains over 78 minutes of classic live Thin Lizzy and a full colour 20-page booklet crammed full of live photos and extensive liner notes from Brian Downey . With success just around

1880-605: A return by recording for a much smaller production cost of a typical big label release. Sometimes they are able to recoup their initial advance even with much lower sales numbers. On occasion, established artists, once their record contract has finished, move to an independent label. This often gives the combined advantage of name recognition and more control over one's music along with a larger portion of royalty profits. Artists such as Dolly Parton , Aimee Mann , Prince , Public Enemy , among others, have done this. Historically, companies started in this manner have been re-absorbed into

1974-455: A second lead guitarist which really beefs up the sound as the band play tracks from their latest albums, live favourites including a manic 14-minute encore of "Cherry Red" and some other rarer live tracks. 78 minutes of previously unreleased BBC performances at six different venues: Wembley Arena (1991), Kilburn National (1991), Norwich Sound City (1992), Glastonbury (1992), Reading University (1994) and Phoenix (1994). It captures

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2068-470: A selection of bands and luckily the Fairies were one of these. With ex-drummer Twink departed, the band were now a threesome and comprised: Paul Rudolph (guitar) and Duncan Sanderson (bass) and Russell Hunter (drums). They still packed an almighty punch and the power of the band is unleashed here in a one-hour set of four long acid-crazed psychedelic jams, which is well received by the large crowd. Mastered from

2162-532: A selection of new tracks and stage favourites from earlier albums. Between 1974 and 1977, A Band Called O recorded four albums and constantly toured the UK and Europe. Whilst the studio albums clearly demonstrate the musical talent within the band, the live setting was where they really shined. With a line-up of two guitars, keyboards and excellent vocal harmonies they played a variety of funk rock with great licks, riffs and textures. These two recordings were both recorded at

2256-488: A short British Tour between the recording of the two albums, Bundles (1975) and Softs (1976). The album includes three improvs/jams totalling over 30 minutes of music. Renaissance recorded at the University of Nottingham on 24 January 1976 during a 10-date British University Tour for an on-air radio broadcast. This set has over 78 minutes of live music including favourites: "Running Hard", "Ocean Gypsy" plus

2350-455: A short UK tour to promote their latest album Trapeze (1976). Featuring guitarist Mel Galley (ex- Whitesnake ) and drummer Dave Holland (ex- Judas Priest ) the band play a set of classic old numbers, new tracks and covers. A previously unreleased live recording captures The Groundhogs in concert at the Kings Hall, Derby on a UK tour in 1976 for a live radio broadcast. Tony McPhee added

2444-448: Is available on many platforms this includes: PSP , BMW Online, iDrive , Calendar plus, Windows Desktop RSS gadget, and Feeddler RSS Reader for iPad and iPhone. Mlpman is the eBay and Amazon operating name of MLPLIVE. It was formed on 17 July 2000. The record label owns and maintains the sub as well as control its logistics. From 1 January 2001, MLPMAN went worldwide. However, MLPMAN now rarely operates on Amazon as of Amazon offering

2538-519: Is described to give information about the label, new releases and the song of the day feature. The creation of the Twitter feed is aimed to help the label move into the tech revolution as well as promote itself. The label has around 310 followers at present. Between 2008 and 2011, the record label ran promo television advertisements during related shows and themes. The advertisements were mainly shown on Icelandic, Scandinavian, Estonian, and European T.V., with

2632-560: Is fully authorized by the band and taken from the original radio recorded tapes which have been remastered under the band's supervision and presented here with the full complete show comprising fifteen tracks in superb quality. This previously unreleased live recording features the Thin Lizzy classic line up performing songs from both the Nightlife (1974) and Fighting (1975) albums plus rare live versions of "Little Darling", " The Rocker ",

2726-454: Is often marketed as a "unit" or "division" of the parent label, though in most cases, they operate as pseudonym for it and do not exist as a distinct business operation or separate business structure (although trademarks are sometimes registered). A record label may give a musical act an imprint as part of their branding, while other imprints serve to house other activities, such as side ventures of that label. Music collectors often use

2820-684: Is owned by Sony Group Corporation ). Record labels and music publishers that are not under the control of the big three are generally considered to be independent ( indie ), even if they are large corporations with complex structures. The term indie label is sometimes used to refer to only those independent labels that adhere to independent criteria of corporate structure and size, and some consider an indie label to be almost any label that releases non-mainstream music, regardless of its corporate structure. Independent labels are often considered more artist-friendly. Though they may have less sales power, indie labels typically offer larger artist royalty with

2914-408: Is seen when the company gained one hundred subscribers in one day. Classic BBC live recordings from one of the most under-rated British rock bands of the early 1970s. Featuring the twin guitars of Laurie Wisefield and Mick Stubbs, the band riff and solo through every song. The songs here are heavier and extended from their studio output and this CD features tracks from all three Home albums including

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3008-455: Is set in the Radio station's own in-house venue Studio 4, and features tracks from that album, Hogwash (1972) and two stage favourites from their top 5 hit album Split (1971). "Split Part 2" and a massive 18+ minutes of their all-time classic "Cherry Red". Mastered direct from the original radio station tapes, the sound is superb as the band rip through a set of seven songs on the night. The CD has

3102-465: The Beatles Monthly section was separated from Record Collector and continued to be sold independently. By June 1980, Record Collector was a glossy A5 publication which ran to no more than 100 pages. With the addition of another editorial staff member – Peter Doggett , who stayed with the magazine for almost 20 years – Record Collector began to take shape and assume its own identity. Aimed at

3196-472: The University of Nottingham for on-air radio broadcasts and capture the band at the height of their career on British tours in 1975 and 1977. This album represents the better of the two concerts and is the only live material ever released by the band. The set features tracks from all four of their studio albums and some previously unrecorded songs. All tracks in this recording are previously unreleased in any format. Grunge, punk, rap and dance grooves mixed with

3290-459: The free software and open source movements and the success of Linux . In the mid-2000s, some music publishing companies began undertaking the work traditionally done by labels. The publisher Sony/ATV Music, for example, leveraged its connections within the Sony family to produce, record, distribute, and promote Elliott Yamin 's debut album under a dormant Sony-owned imprint , rather than waiting for

3384-505: The "parent" of any sublabels. Vanity labels are labels that bear an imprint that gives the impression of an artist's ownership or control, but in fact represent a standard artist/label relationship. In such an arrangement, the artist will control nothing more than the usage of the name on the label, but may enjoy a greater say in the packaging of their work. An example of such a label is the Neutron label owned by ABC while at Phonogram Inc. in

3478-545: The Beatles along with small ads, in a magazine he named The Beatles Book Appreciation Society Magazine . The interest shown in the small ads of The Beatles Book Appreciation Society Magazine for records and memorabilia of bands other than the Beatles led O'Mahony to launch Record Collector in Sept 1979, along with a copy of the 41st issue of Beatles Monthly . With issue 7, in March 1980,

3572-520: The Climax Blues Band at the top of their game, playing live favourites from some of their early albums, new tracks from the Gold Plated album and a great raw funky version of " Couldn't Get It Right ". Recorded by Radio Trent for an on-air radio broadcast from what surviving recorded portions. The radio station folded, many station recordings were tossed into a skip, and never seen again. One reel

3666-785: The Jar". Official release-authorised by the band. This 2 CD has over 150 mins of live Canned Heat recorded by Dutch state radio in Baarn 1970, Arcen 1971 and Amsterdam 1974. Mastered from the original archive tapes, these great quality sets include hit singles: "Lets Work Together", " On the Road Again ", "Going Up the Country", plus album tracks and lengthy boogie jamming. See CD Page UK Tour '75 for more information Recorded live at Derby College on their UK tour in November 1975. This official release

3760-456: The UK. At one point artist Lizzie Tear (under contract with ABC themselves) appeared on the imprint, but it was devoted almost entirely to ABC's offerings and is still used for their re-releases (though Phonogram owns the masters of all the work issued on the label). However, not all labels dedicated to particular artists are completely superficial in origin. Many artists, early in their careers, create their own labels which are later bought out by

3854-546: The United States would typically bear a 4th & B'way logo and would state in the fine print, "4th & B'way™, an Island Records, Inc. company". Collectors discussing labels as brands would say that 4th & B'way is a sublabel or imprint of just "Island" or "Island Records". Similarly, collectors who choose to treat corporations and trademarks as equivalent might say 4th & B'way is an imprint and/or sublabel of both Island Records, Ltd. and that company's sublabel, Island Records, Inc. However, such definitions are complicated by

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3948-521: The album Self Abused on Virgin Records , followed by the semi-live EP Another Love . Touring the US, they attracted attention from the US grunge label: Sub Pop, who re-recorded the song "Barrabas" for a one-off single. After a final single "Rest of My Life" in 1997, Smash then went off radar for several years before Borrie wrote new songs which they recorded in 2007 for the album Icon . It features ten new songs plus

4042-407: The album will sell better if the artist complies with the label's desired requests or changes. At times, the record label's decisions are prudent ones from a commercial perspective, but these decisions may frustrate artists who feel that their art is being diminished or misrepresented by such actions. In other instances, record labels have shelved artists' albums with no intention of any promotion for

4136-467: The album with a European Autumn tour. Their gig at the Students Union’s own venue: Club Kåren ( Kårhuset ) at Stockholm University on 12 November 1975, was a total sell-out and this CD release brings back all that excitement of the band at their prime, when they were headlining major cities all around the world. Mastered direct from the original radio station tapes, the sound is superb as the band play

4230-411: The artist from their contract, leaving the artist in a state of limbo. Artists who have had disputes with their labels over ownership and control of their music have included Taylor Swift , Tinashe , Megan Thee Stallion , Kelly Clarkson , Thirty Seconds to Mars , Clipse , Ciara , JoJo , Michelle Branch , Kesha , Kanye West , Lupe Fiasco , Paul McCartney , and Johnny Cash . In

4324-415: The artist in question. Reasons for shelving can include the label deciding to focus its resources on other artists on its roster, or the label undergoing a restructure where the person that signed the artist and supports the artist's vision is no longer present to advocate for the artist. In extreme cases, record labels can prevent the release of an artist's music for years, while also declining to release

4418-425: The artist is established and has a loyal fan base. For that reason, labels now have to be more relaxed with the development of artists because longevity is the key to these types of pact. Several artists such as Paramore , Maino , and even Madonna have signed such types of deals. A look at an actual 360 deal offered by Atlantic Records to an artist shows a variation of the structure. Atlantic's document offers

4512-484: The artists may be downloaded free of charge or for a fee that is paid via PayPal or other online payment system. Some of these labels also offer hard copy CDs in addition to direct download. Digital Labels are the latest version of a 'net' label. Whereas 'net' labels were started as a free site, digital labels represent more competition for the major record labels. The new century brought the phenomenon of open-source or open-content record labels. These are inspired by

4606-433: The band members. Now the fans can hear how songs like "Vambo", "Anthem" and "Man in the Jar" originally sounded. In September 1976, The Groundhogs were a four piece adding second guitarist Ric Adams to bolster the sound and allow Tony McPhee more space to develop his amazing guitar runs. The Swedish gig was part of a 1976 Autumn European tour which was promoting their upcoming album Black Diamond (1976). This recording

4700-651: The band. Recorded at two different venues on The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 's 1974 North American Tour, this 2CD features two 1-hour sets recorded for an on-air radio broadcasts at the Cleveland Agora and the Electric Company in Dallas while promoting their latest album The Impossible Dream (1974). Mastered from the original master tapes, the superb quality sets include a full 16m version of "Anthem" and great full version of "The Hot City Symphony" including "Man in

4794-529: The collectors' market, early issues focused largely on the music of collectable artists from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Uniquely, Record Collector features consisted of both prose pieces on the history of the artist, and detailed discographies of their UK releases. These discographies would provide all the information needed for collectors to pore over, and which enabled them to differentiate between different pressings of supposedly identical releases – catalogue numbers, release dates and distinguishing features of

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4888-465: The company launched its YouTube service, the label currently publishes samples , promos and advertisements . The channel MLPLIVE1 is spread across both YouTube and Dailymotion and mainly operated and focuses on Northern Europe and the USA. As of 10 March the company elected to use the new YouTube channel layout, this has since been a success as of being the first record label to do this evidence of this

4982-403: The company. Some independent labels become successful enough that major record companies negotiate contracts to either distribute music for the label or in some cases, purchase the label completely, to the point where it functions as an imprint or sublabel. A label used as a trademark or brand and not a company is called an imprint , a term used for a similar concept in publishing . An imprint

5076-615: The corner and following tours in Britain and the States, the band are slick, raunchy and at the top of their game with the music in this release. Recorded live at the Ruisrock Festival in Turku , Finland , in 1971. The Pink Fairies made a rare overseas trip by travelling to southern Finland for an appearance on the second day at the three-day Ruisrock festival. The state radio station recorded only

5170-400: The corporate mergers that occurred in 1989 (when Island was sold to PolyGram) and 1998 (when PolyGram merged with Universal). PolyGram held sublabels including Mercury, Island and Motown. Island remained registered as corporations in both the United States and UK , but control of its brands changed hands multiple times as new companies were formed, diminishing the corporation's distinction as

5264-614: The duo from their rise to fame in early 1991 at Wembley through an electric performance at Kilburn and a headline slot at the Glastonbury Festival. This Previously unreleased on-air radio broadcast recording at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester , during The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 's 1976 UK tour promoting the album SAHB Stories (1976). Great quality and mastered from the original tapes, this album considered 'better' than

5358-601: The early 1990s. Comprising: Ed Borrie (guitar, vocals) Salvador Alessi (bass) and Rob Hague (drums), the band made an immediate impact with their debut single "Real Surreal" before appearing on BBC TV show, Top of the Pops with their top-20 single "Shame" which was also the NME single of the week. Their gigs were well received with the NME calling them 'the Stone Roses on PCP'. In 1994, they released

5452-416: The early days of the recording industry, recording labels were absolutely necessary for the success of any artist. The first goal of any new artist or band was to get signed to a contract as soon as possible. In the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, many artists were so desperate to sign a contract with a record company that they sometimes ended up signing agreements in which they sold the rights to their recordings to

5546-512: The end of their contract with EMI when their album In Rainbows was released as a " pay what you want " sales model as an online download, but they also returned to a label for a conventional release. Research shows that record labels still control most access to distribution. Computers and internet technology led to an increase in file sharing and direct-to-fan digital distribution, causing music sales to plummet in recent years. Labels and organizations have had to change their strategies and

5640-603: The exception of Niger. The advertisements included information about the releases and were to buy them and were language developed to the specific region. Upon MLPLIVE'S reports it concluded 137 advertisements had been shown and that the label would now advertise online in these regions. Released in September 2008, the CD has a large amount of publicity this included news articles in The Daily Express and Birmingham Times , as well as

5734-498: The hot summer of 1976 arrived. Formed in Stafford in 1969, they had released nine albums on various labels, completed endless tours of the UK, Europe and USA and built a solid reputation as a sophisticated and classy outfit wherever they played. Their latest album Gold Plated was released in April 1976. When the decision to release a single from that album was made, no one would expect what

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5828-576: The label has allowed an insert of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band which included one of the songs free on a promo Audio-CD in the Mojo (magazine) . The disc cover was highlighted by using an outline of Harvey himself. The magazine is estimated to sell 85,149 copies and is sold across the United Kingdom . The company previously represented modelling talent briefly for music purposes only sourcing talent for music videos and corporate music productions In 2012,

5922-450: The label sought only download LPs explaining a limited release. The company also operates a production service with previous services to live TV productions, Corporate Videos, Video Advertising and Sports Films. Live broadcasting was also provided for secondary companies such as the BBC and RTE. The company also operated a number of live events, pre-concert entertainment and had representatives in

6016-428: The launches of both Uncut and Loaded . Lewis left in April 2011 and was replaced by Ian McCann, formerly of NME , Black Echoes and The Independent . His debut came with an issue focused on "the 51 Best Investments in vinyl". In 2017 McCann stepped down as editor and was succeeded by Paul Lester . In 2005, Record Collector began a series of books that sought to present the top 100 most collectible records of

6110-776: The leaders of the Canterbury scene , Caravan , at Nottingham Polytechnic in 1975, found the band in a period of change as the band were between record deals and labels. Having just changed their keyboard player, sessions for a new album were about to start when the band went on tour. See Separate Page Live at the Boat Club for more information . Recorded at the Boat Club in Nottingham on 13 September 1975 for an on-air radio broadcast, this live set includes 70 minutes of high energy live classic rock. Having just returned from asuccessful US Tour headlining 20,000 seat venues, Trapeze played

6204-725: The major divisions of EMI were sold off separately by owner Citigroup : most of EMI's recorded music division was absorbed into UMG; EMI Music Publishing was absorbed into Sony/ATV Music Publishing; finally, EMI's Parlophone and Virgin Classics labels were absorbed into Warner Music Group (WMG) in July 2013. This left the so-called Big Three labels. In 2020 and 2021, both WMG and UMG had their IPO with WMG starting trading at Nasdaq and UMG starting trading at Euronext Amsterdam and leaving only Sony Music as wholly-owned subsidiary of an international conglomerate ( Sony Entertainment which in turn

6298-433: The major labels (two examples are American singer Frank Sinatra 's Reprise Records , which has been owned by Warner Music Group for some time now, and musician Herb Alpert 's A&M Records , now owned by Universal Music Group). Similarly, Madonna 's Maverick Records (started by Madonna with her manager and another partner) was to come under control of Warner Music when Madonna divested herself of controlling shares in

6392-532: The majority of the listings, the records have to have been made commercially available in the UK. Exceptions include: In the April 2010 issue of Record Collector it was announced the Rare Record Price Guide was going online. The online database contains all the latest updates, a live currency converting function, more photos and the ability for users to submit their own content. Additionally, users can get total collection valuations by adding records in

6486-537: The majors had a collective global market share of some 65–70%. Record labels are often under the control of a corporate umbrella organization called a "music group ". A music group is usually affiliated to an international conglomerate " holding company ", which often has non-music divisions as well. A music group controls and consists of music-publishing companies, record (sound recording) manufacturers, record distributors, and record labels. Record companies (manufacturers, distributors, and labels) may also constitute

6580-570: The manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry , recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and promote their singles on streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists , who assist performers in gaining positive media coverage, and arrange for their merchandise to be available via stores and other media outlets. Record labels may be small, localized and " independent " ("indie"), or they may be part of

6674-601: The middle East and Asia. As MLP began to grow their CD and release network, a QR code was made that linked it to their website; this was used for publicity and label forms. In 2009, the label became the first record label to add a QR code to their CD releases. In 2011, the Major League Productions or MLPLIVE1 news feed became available, the feed focuses on the YouTube channel MLPLIVE1 and also included information about new releases and fictional information. The RSS feed

6768-719: The nine part 25+ minute epic "Song of Scheherazade" and a rousing encore of "Ashes Are Burning". Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band recorded at Paradiso in Amsterdam on 1 November 1980 while on a European Tour promoting the album Doc at the Radar Station (1980). This superb quality recording was made by the Dutch for an on-air radio broadcast and has been mastered from the original tapes. Ian Carr's Nucleus recorded at Loughborough University in Leicester on 18 February 1976 while on

6862-516: The official live album and fully authorised by the band, who write sleeve notes in a 16-page booklet full of great live photos and an intro by biographer Martin Kielty . Official band-authorized CD release of a previously unreleased live recording from Baker Gurvitz Army in 1975 while the band were touring the second album Elysian Encounter (1975). Featuring rock star 'Cream' drummer Ginger Baker and Adrian and Paul Gurvitz ( Three Man Army ) with

6956-414: The original tapes, the great quality recording is fully authorised by the band. In early 1974, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band went into the studios with US producer Shel Talmy to record sessions for their third album. Upon completion, the band decided they were not happy with the overall sound and amazingly decided to scrap the entire album. A fully mixed album by one of the biggest upcoming rock bands

7050-507: The output of recording sessions. For established artists, a label is usually less involved in the recording process. The relationship between record labels and artists can be a difficult one. Many artists have had conflicts with their labels over the type of sound or songs they want to make, which can result in the artist's artwork or titles being changed before release. Other artists have had their music prevented from release, or shelved. Record labels generally do this because they believe that

7144-399: The penultimate gig with guitarist Steve Hillage on his farewell tour with Gong , days before he was to leave for his solo career. Contains tracks from upcoming 1976 album Shamal and the 1974 album You plus tracks from Steve's recent solo album Fish Rising (1975). Soft Machine recorded In Concert for an on-air radio broadcast at the University of Nottingham in October 1975 on

7238-514: The product under its own brand. The Mlplive.com shop opened in 2007 and allows customers to purchase CDs without going through either shops or Mlpman. The shop sells all CDs and alerts the audience when an album is available for downloads. Currently, the only payment accepted on this service is PayPal . The record label has experienced a number of press and news releases especially that of its UK tour 75 Thin Lizzy release. The label officially launched its Twitter feed on 17 July 2013. The feed

7332-415: The production, manufacture , distribution , marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists , artist financing and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays

7426-655: The psychedelic excesses of the hippie counterculture, the Gaye Bykers On Acid had a strong reputation as a great live band but there has been no live album until now. The band have made available their own collection of live recordings from 1986 to 1990 from six different venues in England and the USA. This album includes live versions of album tracks, singles, cover songs and previously unreleased material from those live sets taken from over four years of touring Climax Blues Band , were already an established blues rock band when

7520-543: The record label in perpetuity. Entertainment lawyers are usually employed by artists to discuss contract terms. Due to advancing technology such as the Internet , the role of labels is rapidly changing, as artists are able to freely distribute their own material through online radio , peer-to-peer file sharing such as BitTorrent , and other services, at little to no cost, but with correspondingly low financial returns. Established artists, such as Nine Inch Nails , whose career

7614-470: The records and sleeves themselves. In particular, they would also include a valuation of each record, so that dealers and collectors had a springboard to work from. Collectors outside London found themselves limited by their situation. The mail order listings in Record Collector were important, and one of the few places for buyers and sellers to make contact with each other. At its height, this section

7708-418: The salaries of certain tour and merchandise sales employees hired by the artist. In addition, the label also offers the artist a 30 percent cut of the label's album profits—if any—which represents an improvement from the typical industry royalty of 15 percent. With the Internet now being the dominant source for obtaining music, netlabels have emerged. Depending on the ideals of the net label, music files from

7802-403: The same record (for example, a limited number may have been issued in a picture sleeve), then two prices are given, to reflect that difference. The RRPG is not designed to be a complete discography of a given artist, but a reference for collectors and dealers of collectible records. Its focus is on music released from the 1950s onwards, including various artists compilations and soundtracks. For

7896-419: The selling price of the recordings. Contracts may extend over short or long durations, and may or may not refer to specific recordings. Established, successful artists tend to be able to renegotiate their contracts to get terms more favorable to them, but Prince 's much-publicized 1994–1996 feud with Warner Bros. Records provides a strong counterexample, as does Roger McGuinn 's claim, made in July 2000 before

7990-400: The term sublabel to refer to either an imprint or a subordinate label company (such as those within a group). For example, in the 1980s and 1990s, 4th & B'way Records (pronounced as "Broadway") was a trademarked brand owned by Island Records Ltd. in the UK and by a subordinate branch, Island Records, Inc., in the United States. The center label on a 4th & Broadway record marketed in

8084-498: The vocals of Snips ( Sharks ). Recorded for a live radio broadcast, on 21 October 1975, the set features songs from their first two albums plus Cream covers and unreleased material. See CD Page Live in Sherwood Forest '75 for more information Official, band-authorised CD, contains a previously unreleased live recording from the University of Nottingham on 25 November 1975. Originally an on-air radio broadcast, this set features

8178-433: The way they work with artists. New types of deals called "multiple rights" or "360" deals are being made with artists, where labels are given rights and percentages to artist's touring, merchandising, and endorsements . In exchange for these rights, labels usually give higher advance payments to artists, have more patience with artist development, and pay higher percentages of CD sales. These 360 deals are most effective when

8272-456: Was also a mega-hit in the US and Europe. Five days after this gig, the band appeared on the BBC TV show, Top of the Pops . Climax Blues Band and were then elevated into the big leagues, playing to 20,000 crowds in the USA with further TV appearances and radio broadcasts, the band went global. This previously unreleased live recording is the full 75 minute set from that October night and features

8366-455: Was developed with major label backing, announced an end to their major label contracts, citing that the uncooperative nature of the recording industry with these new trends is hurting musicians, fans and the industry as a whole. However, Nine Inch Nails later returned to working with a major label, admitting that they needed the international marketing and promotional reach that a major label can provide. Radiohead also cited similar motives with

8460-496: Was founded in Banbury and was aimed at the rock genre before expanding its field. Two years after its foundation, their first record, by Home , was released. The release was aimed at the UK market until the label obtained European and worldwide distribution. Only three months later, the Kokomo album Live 75 was released, the label was criticised for the album as it had described itself as

8554-419: Was left with Shel Talmy who departed back to Los Angeles not long after. Most of the songs were completely reworked with different arrangements and lyrics and appeared at the end of 1974 on the album The Impossible Dream . Now after 34 years, MLP have unearthed this treasure and the album has been re-assessed by both Shel Talmy & the band. The tracks have been completely remastered and fully approved by

8648-578: Was salvaged by an engineer and it contained the last four songs of the one hour set. Unfortunately, the main part of the concert may be gone forever but MLP and the Heavy Metal Kids have decided to make available what survives as a release, as it has a unique song selection and made it a limited downloaded release. A new album of studio recordings from the 1990s indie punk trio S*M*A*S*H . The band were formed in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire in

8742-501: Was to come next. A new British tour in the autumn, to promote the new single was planned. One of the dates on Sunday 31 October at the University of Nottingham , was marked down for a local on-air radio broadcast. The original master tapes survive from that gig and capture the band on the verge of rock stardom. The new single " Couldn't Get It Right " with its appealing funk groove, stormed up the British charts reaching #5 in early November and

8836-552: Was up to half of the publication. However, at the turn of the 21st century with the success of selling to consumers on-line via sites such as eBay , many sellers now use this type of method and the amount of listings has greatly declined. In 2003, Record Collector became a full colour publication – marking the fact with a psychedelic special – and printing 13 issues a year. The magazine was updated steadily by editor-In-chief Alan Lewis , former editor of Sounds , NME , Black Music , founding editor of Kerrang! and involved in

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