>---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>p.s. rob, derrick may said in his interview he was stuck in a >deal with R&S >>when they folded. his contract means he can't release anything new. >> >>I also happen to know that there were quite a few artists stuck >in deals >>with r&s, roundabout 10 ish? hasn't stopped them, although, mr >mays deal >>might have been very different to everyone elses. > >IIRC lemon d was supposed to have an album out on r&s, i think i >had the 10" and the first 12" from it. but it was years after that >before anything else came out by him under the lemon d name, and >still there hasnt been any LPs under that name. im really not sure >what kind of contracts could keep you locked up as long as derrick >has been, isnt there a contract lawyer on the list who could shine >some light on that?
The problem is that R&S was sold to Sony, so all the rights to these albums are with Sony because R&S hase gone bye-bye. The interview to which Ken refering was done on 2002, not 2004 (that was another interview with mr. May) http://technotourist.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=29 kj at technotourist dot org
