On Thu, 3 Aug 2006, Jaimie Vernon wrote:

> AT Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:20:09 Michael wrote:
>
> >  I find it hard to beleive that an Artist of EC's caliber
> >cannot find a label willing to sign him to a long term
> >deal. Maybe I am being myopic here, but it just seems odd
> >that he can't find a home for his music ala The Beatles,
> >Stones and Dylan.
>
> You have to remember that The Beatles and Dylan are tied to their birth
> labels for the most part -- grandfathering with the companies that made them
> rich in the first place. And someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe
> The Stones lost a good chunk of their catalogue to ABKCO (Allen Klein) not
> to mention the early Decca material which is not theirs either so their '70s
> period and beyond moved as the band did (they're with Virgin now).

ABKCO *is* the early Decca material AFAIK -- 1963-1970 is Decca/ABKCO,
after that is the Stones' own.