The Magnificent Goldberg

Thanks for putting up that obit, Chewy. MG

Boy George Culture Club Youssou Ndour (Senegalese Minister of Tourism & Culture)

No - but Francis Wolf said, in an interview on BBC's Sunday night jazz programme, done when he was over here to record Mobley's 'The flip', that BN didn't pay royalties - they got a bigger cash payment than union rates + a couple of days' worth of rehearsal money, full stop. And Wolf said that Smith, Donaldson and Byrd came looking for royalties and were told 'fuck off, you were paid cash'. Essentially, BN was taking advantage of the fact that a large proportion of those guys needed upfront money for their next heroin shot. Again, think about all those tunes published by Blue Horizon Music and Groove Music. MG

Most of this afternoon, so far Charles Mingus - Passions of a man - Atlantic (Rhino UK) - now on 'Tonight at noon'. Antibes next. MG

Jeremy Irons Ron Jeremy Peter North

This morning Johnny Lytle - Everything must change - Muse Earl Grant - Earl after dark - Decca (Brunswick UK DG stereo) MG

Timmie Mallett Jimmy Nail Rusty Bryant

Oh, I think that was me. MG

The Diz box is on its way over here. MG

Joan Rivers Sam Rivers Johnny Rivers

Lion and Wolf were no angels in the ripping off black artists business. How did it come about that, until just before they sold the firm to Liberty, every BN artist who had a hit album left for some other label? MG

I think the popularity of their artists (i.e. Hancock, Turrentine, especially Silver) was their best investment. Those records sold well years ago and are still selling. Same for Prestige. Despite what we all say about Concord ripping through the old Fantasy catalogue, a hell of a lot is still available - I just counted sixteen Gene Ammons CDs on their site; nine by Mose Allison; and at least two dozen by Jaws. And even Ernestine Allen's one album for TruSound is still in the catalogue. If it's still there nine years after Concord bought the company, you can be sure there's enough sales in it for Concord. Same for Mildred Anderson, the one of her two Bluesville albums featuring Jaws. MG

Wickham Kimber & Oakley (Record shop in Hove with jazz section run by Derek Stuart-Baxter)

Quite right. Contemporary, too. I don't think Fantasy bought that until the early eighties. While Contemporary was sold in the early eighties, their releases became progressively fewer and harder to obtain (especially on the East Coast) in the late '70's. Got to admit I didn't pay Contemporary much attention until about 1980, when I started getting deeper into Teddy Edwards. MG

As was mentioned before, the material is owned by the Sun Entertainment Corporation. Is Sun Entertainment Corp still owned by Shelby Singleton? MG Singleton died in 2009. http://www.sunrecords.com/news/shelby-singleton-jr Thanks - didn't know that. MG

Danny Fisher Elvis Presley Col Tom Parker

As was mentioned before, the material is owned by the Sun Entertainment Corporation. Is Sun Entertainment Corp still owned by Shelby Singleton? MG

Jo-Jo, the Dog-faced Boy Tintin Rin Tin Tin

Quite right. Contemporary, too. I don't think Fantasy bought that until the early eighties. And Fantasy didn't get sold to Concord (O rue the day!!!) until 2004. Chess didn't sell to GRT until the early seventies. Savoy stayed with Lubinsky until he died in the mid-seventies. And as for Delmark.... MG

Gasping for a cuppa... 'Scuse me a mo. MG

Small Sad Sam Sam Phillips Charlie Rich

Alcide 'Slow Drag' Pavageau George Lewis George Lewis

Curtis Amy Select - now on disc 3 - just starting Katanga. Brilliant set with a fabulous climax! MG

Val Wilmer Larry Kart Frank Kofsky

Dunno. I thought there'd be a Welsh band of that name, because window in Welsh is 'fenster', same as German. Still can't do a control v. MG