LAURIE JAY COMBO-MAYBE EMI-DISC ACETATE 4/9/1964 EX+ 45 ??VERY RARE??
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Nov 11, 2018 Sold Date
Nov 1, 2018 Start Date
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LAURIE JAY COMBO- MAYBE 4/9/1964 EMI-DISC ACETATE EX+ 45 ??VERY RARE??
THIS IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF 300+ ACETATES THAT HAVE COME FROM RADIO LUXEMBOURG NOT RECORDED AT THEIR STUDIO BUT IN THE UK AND SENT TO THE RADIO STATION. MOST WERE RECORDED AT ABBEY STUDIOS PART OF EMI, LATER TO BE ABBEY RD STUDIOS AND THE BEATLES RECORDING STUDIO PLUS MANY OF THE PARLAPHONE LABELS RECORDING GROUPS.
THIS SOUND ENGINEER ON THIS ONE WAS G.E GEOFF EMERICK . ONLY 3/4 COPIES WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE .
WAS LATER TO BE RELEASED ON HMV , POP1335.

Artist: The Laurie Jay Combo
Composer: Potter, Dee
Producer: Link Production

LAURIE JAY (COMBO)

There have been many legends in music leaving the stage recently, Bowie, Prince, George Michael, Leonard Cohen, Bobby Vee, Glen Frey, Rick Parfitt & Chuck Berry but there is one music legend we have lost that you may not have heard of; Laurie Jay.

Laurie started his career as a drummer and played all over the world in countless bands including The Shadows, The Echoes as well as playing for Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis.  He even taught Dave Clark how to play drums! Laurie also fronted his own band the Laurie Jay combo who released 5 records from 1962-1965 the later with Decca records.
Laurie then became responsible for booking the acts at one of London’s most successful clubs ‘The Scotch of St James’ and gradually started helping acts like The Average White band and Vinegar Joe featuring Robert Palmer and Elkie Brookes. Following theexperience he worked for Carlin Music where we was director and took care of the Leiber and Stoller catalogue.

Laurie went on his own to manage Billy Ocean, who became a Grammy award winner who is the most successful black UK artist of all time. Billy became a worldwide smash and sold over 30 million records. All with Laurie at the q
LAURIE JAY died on 29th March 2017.


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