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The English rock band The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, on 1 January 1962.They were rejected by the label, who instead opted to sign a contract with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. [1]
Richard Paul Brutton Rowe (9 June 1921 [1] – 6 June 1986) [2] was a British music executive and record producer. He was head of A&R at Decca Records from the 1950s to the 1970s, and produced many top-selling records during that period. Known as, "the man with the golden ear," Rowe discovered and signed The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Tom ...
Barrow then arranged to get the Beatles an audition with Decca, who rejected them. [9] That led to an informal arrangement whereby Barrow became the Beatles' part-time press-publicity consultant, which involved promoting the launch of the new EMI band from behind a desk at rival London record company Decca.
Lewis kept Decca ahead of the British competition by launching the long-playing record in Europe in June 1950, following the example of American Columbia, and encouraging the development of stereophony as early as 1954. [3] In the early 1960s, Decca rejected The Beatles at an audition, but did sign The Rolling Stones and other successful groups ...
The Beatles record their second single, "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why" [42] UK 1962 Nov 30 S The Beatles attend another recording session to finish the "Please Please Me" single [42] UK 1962 Dec 02 SR The Beatles record an appearance on BBC Light Programme's The Talent Spot [42] UK 1962 Dec 04 PR The Talent Spot is broadcast at 5pm [42] UK ...
1914 advertisement for Decca Dulcephone. The origins of the Decca Record Company were not in making records but in making the gramophones on which to play them. Shortly before the First World War the first Decca product was offered to the public: the "Decca Dulcephone" a portable gramophone, retailing at two guineas (£2.10 in decimal currency, and equivalent to about £250 in 2023 terms).
After the Decca audition recordings came to the attention of EMI managers through the efforts of the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, a recording contract was executed between Epstein and EMI's Parlophone record label. EMI would record a minimum of six single "sides" and the agreement would start on 6 June 1962, expiring a year later, but renewable.
Decca Records (est. 1929 in UK; 1934 in U.S.) — a present-day Vivendi subsidiary, distributed by the Universal Music Group. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.