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In the News (Wed 9 Dec 09)

  
  INTRODUCTION
Finding any of his releases tends to be at the mercy of the re-issue programs of these record companies.
Senso was released on the Regular Records label, which was distributed through Festival Records.
This Wonderful Life was released on Polydor Records, and Lovetown, A New Kind of Blue and Good Humour were released on the small label Truetone Records, which was distributed through EMI.
www.lovetown.net /intro.html   (896 words)

  
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Festival Mushroom Records is a favourite of 1 RA users
It was when Festival Records and Mushroom Records joined that its current name was formed.
Festival Mushroom Records are one of Australia's leading labels, and with names like Kylie Minogue, Rogue Traders is easy to see why.
www.residentadvisor.net /record-label.aspx?id=177   (169 words)

  
  Festival / Mushroom Records Studio 'A' - Nick Launay   (Site not responding. Last check: )
My name is Nick Launay, I am a Record Producer who has been working in Australia for 20 years, I am fortunate enough to have worked with many of the top recording artists in Australia, amounting to seven no 1 records.
In my opinion Festival is, and has been for many many years, the best sounding recording studio in Australia, and I have worked in them all.
I have made many Hit records at Festival, all of them have been praised for their sound quality, a factor that is 100% due to it's acoustics...
www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au /launay.html   (311 words)

  
  Festival Mushroom Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Festival Records was founded in Australia in 1952 and became part of News Corporation in 1961.
In the early 1990s, News Limited purchased fifty per cent of Mushroom Records, and in 1997 the company acquired the remaining fifty per cent of Mushroom Records.
The company took over Mushroom Records in the late 90s after acquiring a 50% share of Mushroom in the early 90s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Festival_Mushroom_Records   (153 words)

  
 Mushroom Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mushroom Records was an Australian record company formed by Michael Gudinksi and Ray Evans in 1972.
Mushroom struggled to survive for its first two years and reportedly came close to folding on several occasions, but the label was dramatically pushed to the forefront of the Australian music scene in early 1975 following the massive success of Skyhooks, whose debut album became the biggest-selling Australian LP ever released up to that time.
When Mushroom was merged with News Corporations's record label Festival Records to form Festival Mushroom Records in 1998, Gudinksi relaunched Liberation Records.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mushroom_Records   (599 words)

  
 News : wmg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Festival Mushroom Records was formed by News Ltd from the amalgamation of the operations of Festival Records Pty Ltd, Mushroom Records Pty Ltd and Mushroom Distribution Services (MDS).
Festival has often been referred to as the original home for rock and roll in Australia with the discovery and development of pioneer acts such as Johnny O'Keefe, The Delltones, Olivia Newton John, Peter Allen, Rolf Harris, The Bee Gees and Col Joye and the Joyboys.
Festival and Mushroom have always been synonymous with Australian music and the combined entity has a fantastic catalogue of Australian recorded music and Australian artists.
www.wmg.com /news/story.jsp?article=28220030   (544 words)

  
 XTRAMSN: Dimmer Signs To FMR
Recording of the second Dimmer album is currently under way with a new single due for release in early 2003.
The contract may well be signed in his blood but it was already drenched in the sweat of FMR staff as we battled to create an incomprehensible document that will shaft him from the moment we start selling his album.
With their respective marks scrawled all over the offending document, the two men embraced and headed for a game of pool and a celebratory beer in the luxurious setting of FMR warehouse, both crowing at the top of their voices that music was the winner on the day.
xtramsn.co.nz /news/0,,12078-1971939-52_12253_true,00.html   (411 words)

  
 Festival / Mushroom Records Studio 'A' - Silverchair & Paulmac   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Festival's classic recording console and large acoustic rooms were an important part of the distinctive sounds of these albums which have since sold more than six million copies globally and yielded eleven top 40 singles.
Nevertheless, Festival Studios is a living piece of Australian music history.
On behalf of my clients and myself I would urge you to do whatever is in your powers to ensure that Festival Studios is preserved for future generations of Australian musicians and music fans.
www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au /silverchair.html   (257 words)

  
 NZ Musician Magazine
Festival Mushroom Records was formed by News Ltd from the amalgamation of the operations of Festival Records Pty Ltd, Mushroom Records Pty Ltd and Mushroom Distribution Services (MDS).
Festival has been referred to as the original home of rock and roll in Australia, having acts such as Johnny O'Keefe, The Delltones, Olivia Newton John, Peter Allen, Rolf Harris, The Bee Gees and Col Joye and the Joyboys on their books.
A key moment in the development of the company was the purchase of the final 50% of Mushroom Records (the original 50% had been bought in the early nineties).
www.nzmusician.co.nz /index.php/ps_pagename/newsitem/pi_newsitemid/1705   (602 words)

  
 Warner Music Australia Artist: KYLIE MINOGUE
Recorded in Melbourne, ‘Got To Be Certain’ became Kylie’s third #1 single in a row, and the first to actually debut in the top position.
Her hunch to record the track for inclusion in the movie resulted in her fourth UK #1 when the single was released in early 1990.
Recorded during the final sessions for the ‘Let’s Get To It’ album, Kylie’s cover of the Chairman Of The Board 1970 classic reached #2 on the UK charts when it was released early 1992, becoming Kylie’s tenth UK top two hit.
www.festivalrecords.com.au /artist,w_artist,115923   (2541 words)

  
 Welcome to Jimmy Little
Jimmy Little began his recording career in 1956, firstly with Regal Zonophone and then with Columbia before signing to Festival Records in 1959.
Jimmy's first Festival recording was a 45rpm extended play record called "Ballads with a Beat" that reached top ten in the popular Australian music charts.
As it is in the tradition of reggae music Jimmy aimed to inspire indigenous youth as a role model and as a mentor/teacher for the indigenous adult education course at the Eora college for performing arts in Redfern.
www.jimmylittle.com.au /welcome.htm   (962 words)

  
 DOWNLOAD MP3. Collide. MP3 Free Download.
Festival Records was founded in Australia in 1952 and became part of News Ltd in 1961.
The company took over Mushroom Records in the late 90s after acquiring a 50% share of Mushroom in the early 90s.
FMR and its foundation labels have been the home for Australian music since the dawn of our industry.
artists.mp3fan.ru /c/collide.shtml   (324 words)

  
 Gudinski Buys Festival Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gudinski founded Mushroom Publishing in the early 70s at the same time he started the record label Mushroom Records but lost control of the label when it was taken over Rupert Murdoch owned Festival Records in 1998.
Festival Mushroom Records, as it became known, was recently sold to Warner Music.
"Festival were responsible for getting Mushroom started in 1972 when their support enabled me to make the first recordings on the Mushroom label” Gudisnki said.
www.undercover.com.au /news/2005/nov05/20051128_festival.html   (284 words)

  
 Celebrity News
FESTIVAL Mushroom Records (FMR), whose artists include Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton John, Eskimo Joe, Tim Rogers and other locals, has been sold to Warner Music.
Festival Mushroom was owned by News Limited, publisher of The Daily Telegraph.
Festival Records has operated in Australia and New Zealand since 1952 and has been part of News Ltd since 1961.
www.celebrity9.com /celebrity-news/223.html   (184 words)

  
 For immediate release: Monday May 5, 2003
Festival Mushroom Records are ecstatic to announce that CHLOE LATTANZI has signed to the label.
Chloe Lattanzi is thrilled to embark on her music journey with Festival Mushroom Records and is honoured to use this exciting opportunity to share her music with the world.
Olivia Newton-John has been with Festival Records for her entire career, and there was no way that we were going to let her daughter go to another home.
www.onlyolivia.com /chloe/press/030512au_festival.html   (224 words)

  
 Plastic Underground - Website Design Melbourne Australia
FMR commissioned Australia's official Hilary Duff site in August 2003, and the site has undergone a constant evolution ever since.
Merchantwise were looking to rebuild their online presence with a new website, and after an intense period of consultation PU combined with the Merchantwise design dept. to create a brand new site which effectively communicates the company's services and strategies.
FMR commissioned PU to create a banner and download campaign for the hip-hop/soul/funk sensation J Wess.
www.plasticunderground.com /projects   (274 words)

  
 Just for the record - theage.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Festival, the tenacious independent record company that has nurtured Australian musicians and the local recording industry for 50 years, is as much an Aussie icon as Vegemite and Victa, says Peter Cox, curator of social history at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum.
Although Festival's prime was arguably the '70s and '80s, it survives despite the presence of five multinational music companies in the local market.
Festival Mushroom Records (it merged with Mushroom in 1998) is the sixth-largest company operating here and has remained independent and Australian-owned (by News Ltd).
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/08/01/1059480549198.html   (1362 words)

  
 LEGAL MUSIC DOWNLOADS (Guitar News Weekly #141, May 8, 2001 - (c) GuitarSite.com)
The company has secured the rights to the catalogues of three of Australia's major record companies - BMG, EMI, FMR (Festival Mushroom Records), as well as several independent labels - giving consumers a comprehensive contemporary catalogue of music across all genres.
Unlike Napster, which is currently under threat of shutdown, wiredrecords.com will partner with music companies to manage the sale of their music and to collect royalties for recording artists as well as providing technical support and marketing to music retailers.
Festival Mushroom Records managing director Jeremy Fabinyi said, "wiredrecords.com is a very exciting development and an important step in creating a legitimate market for secure downloading of music".
www.guitarsite.com /newsletters/010507/16.shtml   (809 words)

  
 Can't stop the music - www.smh.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She said record industry litigation against individual Kazaa users in America had led to an increase to 45 million a month in Kazaa downloads of licensed content files.
The managing director of the record label BMG Australia, Ed St John, said there was broad agreement that a "multi-pronged" approach was needed to combat illegal file-sharing.
Michael Parisi, the managing director of Festival Mushroom Records, said file-sharing was "not going to go away" and the industry had to establish legal services.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/11/21/1069027326313.html   (1685 words)

  
 Red Oxygen :: gestione SMS tramite client di posta elettronica   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Festival and Mushroom have always been synonymous with Australian music and the combined entity has the largest catalogue of Australian recorded music and Australian artists.
That's why the account managers at Festival Mushroom Records needed to have constantly updated information throughout the day, providing them with "sale tools" to help the record store select the right type and amount of music for their customers.
Festival Mushroom Records turned to Red Oxygen to provide a solution for the branch office and account managers that would do the following:
www.redoxygen.it /case2.htm   (306 words)

  
 Forums » New Zealand Music » THE ACQUISITION OF FESTIVAL MUSHROOM RECORDS - NZMusic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The acquisition of FMR by WMA/NZ rejoins Parisi and Ashbridge with their artist rosters and heralds the dawn of a new era of domestic artist development for Warner Music Australia and Warner Music New Zealand.
FMR's local roster includes Carly Binding, King Kapisi, 48May, The Shocking Pinks, The Phoenix Foundation and the Mint Chicks as well as distribution rights for Dirty Records (Scribe, P-Money, Frontline) and Arch Hill (Boxcar Guitars, Fang, Ghostplane).
In many ways FMR was the last of the true indies operating in NZ and its sale will leave an enormous gap in the local market.
www.nzmusic.com /topic.cfm?i=14570&show=latest   (1639 words)

  
 Milesago - Festivals - Fairlight
The festival, he said, began on a bad note on the Friday but picked up over the weekend, and that the sullen faces seen on Saturday morning became "relaxed and happy" as the afternoon wore on and the tempo of music increased.
The largest shows a general view of part of the festival crowd; beside it is a photo of a young man (a Hare Krishna devotee) handing out religious literature; the third shows the hippie wedding that took place at the festival.
Odyssey was also the first festival performance by the new four-piece line-up of The La De Das (Kevin Borich, Phil Key, Peter Roberts and Keith Barber).
www.milesago.com /festivals/wallacia.htm   (2408 words)

  
 Liberty X-press | news
Festival Mushroom have also delayed the release of Liberty X's forthcoming second album 'Being Somebody' in Australia.
Liberty X are currently in Norway recording new tracks for their upcoming album which is due out around September in Australia.
At the moment the boys are upstairs doing lad stuff, Michelle is in the booth recording her part and Jess is trying furiously to log on to this message board but her password isn't working and she's getting really stressed out.
users.tpg.com.au /libertyx/news.htm   (6711 words)

  
 AC/DC Archive News - March 2006
In recent years "Festival Mushroom Records" the company formed from the merging of the Festival and Mushroom records labels oversaw the distribution of AC/DC's back catalogue in Australia in a deal they signed with Alberts.
The recent acquisition by Warners of "Festival Mushroom Records" does raise a few questions for Australian AC/DC fans and fans and music lovers of the rich musical heritage that the Festival label was very much part of.
For people that love and enjoy the rich musical heritage of artists that recorded on the Festival label in the vinyl age, will these recordings ever see the light of day in the modern compact disc age.
www.crabsodyinblue.com /acdcarchivenewsmarch2006.htm   (1230 words)

  
 bmusic - Newsletter No. 193
Festival Records, as mentioned at the top of this issue, gets a mention too, makes you realise just what we've lost in Australia in terms of record company support over the last couple of decades.
But the new U.S. record company, Columbia, offered the album little more than minimal promotion and sales in that territory were also poor, despite the buzz in alternative media.
Kate is recording in her own recently upgraded studio and is said to have been working on the project for more than three years.
www.bmusic.com.au /links/whatsnew/newsletters/archives/newsno193.html   (6122 words)

  
 DVD.net : Split Enz - DVD Review
And it’s arrived in the nick of time, encouraging record companies to dig through their video vaults before much of their invaluable history disintegrates and is lost forever.
The sad and sorry state of record company tape archives has in recent years been noted by artists and producers who’ve tried to recover old audio masters for re-releases and compilations, only to find them mouldy and on the brink of oblivion - if they could be found at all.
For years, video clip compilations have simply used the audio tracks on whatever master tape was at hand as the source for the sound you heard at home.
www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=2211   (1637 words)

  
 Albert Records
It was this sucess that enabled Ted Albert to persude George Young and Harry Vanda to run a recording studio for Albert records.
It would be through Vanda and Young that Angus and Malcolm Young would have their first taste of the recording industry whilst working on the Marcus Hook Roll Band project.
Albert Records have signed a deal with Festival Mushroom Records in Australia, that will secure the distribution of AC/DC's back catalogue in Australia.
www.crabsodyinblue.com /acdcalberts.htm   (1110 words)

  
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Festival Mushroom will inherit the entire AC/DC catalogue as part of the deal.
The upcoming live DVD recorded in Munich last summer won't show the original introduction (Angus statue destroying buildings and cities around the world) but a new one.
The French record company tried to convince Elektra to release a Double CD of the Paris show or the Paris DVD for France only but without success.
nightprowler10.tripod.com /news.html   (4260 words)

  
 Q Music - Big Sound 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Roger is the Chairman of Festival Mushroom Records.
Festival Mushroom Records was formed from the amalgamation of the operations of Festival Records Pty Ltd, Mushroom Records Pty Ltd and Mushroom Distribution Services (MDS).
Festival and Mushroom have also always been committed to bringing the world's best independent music to Australia and New Zealand.
www.qmusic.com.au /bigsound2004/index.cfm?action=dsp_speaker&ID=67   (267 words)

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