Demon Music Group celebrates their 40th anniversary this year. Founded in 1980 by Andrew Lauder, Jake Riviera and Elvis Costello, Demon was originally founded to deliver one-off singles. The first Demon release was by an unknown girl group called Bananarama. Based in the UK, Demon is well known for its music catalogue of classic artists…
William DeVaughn was working as a government employee when he wrote “A Cadillac Don’t Come Easy”, eventually re-written to become “Be Thankful for What You Got” in 1972, and spent $900 toward it under a development agreement, under which an artist will record a few initial demos or tracks where, if successfully approved, the company…
Tracklicensing have just licensed these two fantastic Brunswick masters to the DNSC Record label for a limited 7″ vinyl. Two great Brunswick sides on one disc from two of the greatest soul vocalists The A Side features Tyrone Davis’ version…
Just one of those rare, magical moments when two memorable artists come together to cover a timeless classic of a legendary icon in an unforgettable, touching way. That’s what the gorgeous Kirsty MacColl and Lemonheads troubadour EvanDando did with PERFECT DAY, one of the highlights on Lou Reed‘s 1972 album Transformer. They turned this reflective diamond into something really touching special. Dreamy,…
https://open.spotify.com/show/3u6jBxydmfBzGT0MKEWhON Listen to a rare interview with Labi on the What Goes Around podcast. Writer of such classic songs as “It Must Be Love”, “My Song” and “Bless the Telephone”. His songs have been covered by artists as varied as Madness, Joss Stone, Rod Stewart, Kelis and Kenny Rogers and been sampled by Hip-Hop royalty…
1970s soul group established after the legendary producers and songwriters Holland, Dozier, Holland left Motown Records to start their own record labels. This album was released on Invictus Records and features the distinctive vocals of General Johnson, the last album with the original quartet. Track highlights include ‘Hanging onto a Memory’, ‘Patches’, ‘Everything’s Tuesday’. Listen…
