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Old 01-19-2007, 11:53 PM  
baddog
So Fucking Banned
 
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Originally Posted by escorpio View Post
It's rare. Here's an article on the Vee-Jay Beatles releases.
http://www.dermon.com/Beatles/Veejay.htm
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According to Calvin Carter, "At the time, we were pretty hot. We had the Four Seasons and we got a lot of airplay. There was a #1 record over in England at the time, and our lawyer, who represented us in other countries, was Paul Marshall. Trans-Global (an EMI affiliate), a company over there had a #1 record and they asked us if we wanted it, and of course we wanted it. It was 'I Remember You,' by Frank Ifield. We took the record, and as a throw in, they had a group and asked us if we would take them, too. The group turned out to be the Beatles, and we got a five-year contract on the Beatles as a pickup on the Frank Ifield contract."
Sweet deal
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