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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: More musicians lose jobs |
| Date | Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:25:13 -0600 |
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At 12:39 PM 3/31/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> Frankly, I've never heard of either
>of them. But assuming that they were acquired, which is entirely likely:
>It takes two to make a business deal. Is there footage of the previous
>owners of these labels being held at gunpoint and forced to sell out to
>EMI? Did they cash EMI's checks when they got them?
EMI bought Sparrow in the early 90's when Christian music was red-hot and the
majors wanted a piece of the action. Sony also bought Word Records around the
same time. Forefront started as a Christian Rock label in the mid 80's first
distributed by Benson music in Nashville (now owned by Zomba) and later by
Sparrow. Interesting that EMI didnt incorporate all their Christian labels at
the beginning.
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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