Kegsy

Perhaps the OVO people should define it on there flyers maybe like this P Playing O only M music P produced O originally in U united S states Kegsy

Ok bad example but there are dozens more. kegsy

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Dont know if its been done before if so just point me in the right direction. Its always puzzled me why/how some UK cover versions came into being. There are three categories IMHO. 1 Tom Jones I Cant Break The New To Myself Dusty Springfield Whats It Gonna Be Obviously big artists like these would have been to the states and maybe heard the records in question or their hangers on might have. 2. Golden Apples of The Sun Monkey Time Honeycombs You've Been Cheating The covered records had been released over here so access to them was probably via radio or clubs. 3 Stella Starr Bring Him Back Five and a Penny You Dont Know Were Your Interest Lies David Garrick Lets Go Somewhere Now these are where the quandary lies. How would virtually unknown UK artists hear or know about songs that were virtually unknown even in the States. Kegsy

As there still seems to be confusion on what is Ovo I will re-post something I posted months ago. The Ministry of (Soul) Sounds has recently become aware of a rather disturbing dispute that has broken out, all over the country, regarding the playing or non playing of tunes from their original vinyl format. This dispute seems to have stemmed from an event held, at a famous venue, in a northern seaside town, but has spread at an alarming rate across the country and the rest of the world via the Internet. A moderator for one of the sites involved has said and I quote "Bloody hell, five pages over this? Almost all who care about format know what you get with most DJ's and venues these days. Those that don't couldn't care less if vinyl, cd or mp3." We at the Ministry feel, that this rather concerning outbreak of hysteria, cannot be allowed to go unchecked. We have therefore formed a select committee (OVOCOM) to investigate the matter. After an emergency (OVOCOM) meeting on Friday Feb. 24th the following actions have been proposed. 1. Since most Original Vinyl comes from the U.S., we intend to petition the treasury for funding of £10million. This will be used to set up offices in the U.S., preferred locations are Beverley Hills and Las Vegas. These offices will be primarily used to verify what Original Vinyl actually is. They will operate under the title Original Vinyl Only Research Institute (OVORI), not to be confused with OVARY where many OVO fanatics believe dissenters should have stayed. 2. In order that The Ministry can properly police this issue we will need to recruit and train the necessary personnel. Therefore we will petition for further funding of £50million for a brand new purpose built complex which will be known as O-VOT-TOP (Original Vinyl Technical Training Opportunities Program).Once properly trained the personnel will then attend venues and issue Original Vinyl Only Certificates Of Proficiency (OVOCOP). 3. We will also be liaising with equipment suppliers, turntables Amps etc.to ascertain whether any technical measures can be used to verify OVO policies. A new subcommittee will be formed for these consultations. This subcommittee will be called Original Vinyl Only General Electrical Equipment (OVOGEEQ). Until we can bring all these new resources on stream we would like to ask all citizens, who may be tempted to engage in this fracas, to remain calm at all times.

Also be careful with the 12" s, there are so many different ones with a multitude of remixes versions etc and you may be disappointed as many bear no relation to the version played at northern/modern venues. kegsy

Dont think it ever came out on a 7", might be wrong. Kegsy

Did the artists have contracts with record companies that included royalties ? Some of the skullduggery that went on back then would suggest not, they may have just got a one time payment.So the royalty issue is irrelevent anyway. Kegsy

I would not have thought any artist gets any royalties from OVO policies. Just about every record played on the scene was played from a "second hand" copy, Mecca current releases excepted. The only way anybody would get royalties is via a legitimate re-release or being issued over here Pye Disco Demand etc. kegsy Kegsy

Thats another fine mess you've got me into. Kegsy

I can see your original point re buying the CD, royalties etc and it would appear that he already did. However, my friend, whenever you buy any original vinyl from a dealer or mate, do you then send some cash to whatever body distributes it to the artists, writer and producers. Every time somebody buys say, Eddie Parker I'm Gone, for God knows how much what do you think Eddie Parker gets out of it ????? Kegsy

Which labels, I'm sure I could supply you with some overpriced dross. Kegsy

Please let me know who it was, so I can shake the man by the hand and buy him a pint. Just had a guy asking me whether that PPI you sold him is kosher or not :thumbsup: Kegsy

PM'd You kegsy

PM'd You Kegsy

Thats because he has a CULL following sorry cult kegsy

I may have been there too. kegsy

Hi Ady can you put me in touch with Geno Washington. Julian Bentley

Trouble is Bri EVERYBODY does. kegsy

Now now, if you dont behave I will get Neat to take away your Locoshed books. kegsy

Roburt I think you should explain that Smudger is your younger brother. God knows what people on here will make of you knocking about with someone in short pants, you could end up on the front page of The Sun. kegsy

Cant remember the particular DJ but it was at Prestwich about 4 years ago. Mind you Julian bentley had been on before him Kegsy

Theres a thread on here about UK pressings that may indicate that there was demand in 68 for certain records. Also wernt Mojo and Red Atlantic both distribued by Polydor which may have allowed the same stamper to be used. kegsy

Maybe it was scheduled for re-release on Red Atlantic given it was a Cotillion recording and there probably was demand for it possibly due to the Wheel. Maybe mojo just bougth the rights and somehow the original stamper plate. Kegsy