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MIND YOUR Qs The Inaugural Minder Music quiz night took place recently, featuring an array of industry faces - not all of them getting their questions right… (Clockwise from bottom left): Hit producer Phil Thornalley looks puzzled as his team distribute the pencils; Brian Berg celebrates first prize with Minder MD John Fogarty and quizmaster Colin Smith; Adam Velasco and Iain McNay of Cherry Red confer with Brian Berg; Union Square’s Peter Stack looks confident he’s got those tricky answers locked down; Brian Berg compares notes with Sheridans’ Russell Roberts.


FABLED LABELS


ROCKET RECORDS Founded 1972 Key artists Neil Sedaka, Kiki Dee, Cliff Richard


Rocket Records was founded by Elton John (right) along with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others. Rocket’s first signing was British folk/ progressive rock group Stackridge who released two albums on the label. Rocket later became the home of a diverse range of artists including Neil Sedaka, Colin Blunstone, Kiki Dee and Cliff Richard. Elton John also released work through Rocket Records after he left his British label DJM Records in 1976. Rocket was also used as a vehicle for John’s music in the US and Canada, albeit for a much shorter period. After just one album – 1976’s Blue Moves – and a handful of singles including Don’t Go Breaking My Heart and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, John returned to his previous label MCA. The label was discontinued in the US in the early 1980s and shut down in the UK in 1999. It has a tendency to re-emerge, however. It did so in the US in 1995 and the logo appeared on new releases in 2004 with Peachtree Road and 2006 with Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi collaboration Platinum Weird.


Did you know? Elton John tried to sign Iggy Pop And The Stooges to Rocket but they declined.


SOCIAL STANDING Official fan pages


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ProfP. Green– 1,383,573 Wretch 32 – 134,771Emeli Sandé – 220,900


Emeli S 100k


aloma Faith – 157,748 aith – 157,748 200k


Paloma Faith – 216,712 Emeli Sandé – 243,591


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Paloma Faith – 14,509,599 Emeli S


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