FROM THE MUSIC WEEK ARCHIVE THAT WAS THE This week 30 years ago... THAT WAS
NORTHERN UPROAR Tony Wilson’s Manchester-based
Factory Records, home to the likes of New Order and Happy Mondays, opted against renewing its BPI membership. The legendary label was known to feel it was not receiving value for its money and questioned the relevance of an indie operation being allied to the body. For perhaps the only time in his life, Wilson was unavailable for comment.
ALL ON RED(MOND) It was a new era at Music Week as Steve
Redmond began a seven-year stint in the editor’s chair. The likeable Redmond, now SVP of global corporate communications at BMG, succeeded David Dalton in the MW hotseat. “It’s a tough assignment,” he said. “But Music Week has two great assets – a tremendous relationship with its readers and a very strong editorial team.” Some things never change then, ahem...
TOP STORY
SUMMER OF LOVE In what sounds like a sick joke given the
decimation of this year’s season, the UK’s live business was predicting one of the busiest summers ever for outdoor shows. The Music Therapy festival at Knebworth was set to be the biggest concert since Live Aid five years earlier, while open-air gigs by Tina Turner, Madonna and the Rolling Stones were also planned alongside the established Glastonbury, Reading, WOMAD and Monsters Of Rock. As if we weren’t missing it enough already...
Also inside... A&M was preparing to launch a new dance label in the final stage of MD Howard Berman’s restructuring of the firm... Polygram UK’s international operation was undergoing a restructure following the departure of department head Tim Read, who was joining Phonogram in Australia... Virgin announced new blues label Pointblank... RCA artist Rick Astley signed a worldwide publishing agreement with sister company BMG Music Publishing International... Madonna’s imperious Vogue ruled the singles chart... The Carpenters compilation Only Yesterday was the top-selling album...
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