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Spookey (UK Band)
Spookey were a Manchester soul band of the 1970s who recorded for Decca Records Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American ....Billboard - 29 July 1978 Dusty Springfield's "Mama's Little Girl." out some years back, revived by Spooky, Manchester based soul band now signed to Decca Discography *A: "Mama's Little Girl" / B: "Magic"; producer Choonika, arranged Marvin Marshall 1978 *A: "Someone Oughta' Write A Song About You Baby" / B: "Times" 1979 *A: "Who's Taken The Lid Off This Affair?" / B: "In Your Heart" 1979 *A: "On The Rocks" / B: "Friends" Satril Records 1981 References British soul musical groups {{UK-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American Decca's president. In 1937, anticipating Nazi Germany, Nazi aggression leading to World War II, Lewis sold American Decca and the link between the U.K. and U.S. Decca labels was broken for several decades. The British label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the American company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical genre. Both wings are now part of the Universal Music Group. The U.S. Decca label was the foundation company that evolved into UMG (Universal Music Group). Label name The name dates back to a portable phonograph, gramophone called the "Decca Dulcephone" patented in 1914 by musical instrument makers Barnett Samuel and Sons. The name "Decca" was coined by Wilfred S. Samuel by merging the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
