Pop Trivia

Boo Radleys

 

Hi

That was an easy one.


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........that's why i was able to get it.

This next question is also indicative of the depth of my 'pop trivia' knowledge.

Why, on Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms', is Eric Clapton credited?

 

Because he's the godfather of dull guitar pomp?

-- Ian

 

Mark Knopfler borrowed a guitar off Clapton

 

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Is it on me? Cookie????

 

well he seems to have escaped so have a look at this.....

https://www.audio-forums.com/as-rediect/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1992

 

Your turn MO. My spies tell me Cookie is alive, but won't be at a computer for a few days.

-- Ian

 

Over to penance I believe!

 

Hi

This has died again.

I'll try & kick start it.

What you have to do is tell me what the following letters of these record companies stand for? To win it's the person who posts the most correct answers.

A&M

EMI

MGM

FFRR

CBS

BMG

GRP

SBK

ATCO

AATW

MCA

TK

PWL

RCA

RSO

STAX

UA

WEA

ZTT

HMV


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Good question, let's see:

A&M: Alpert & Moss

EMI: Electrical & Musical Industries

MGM: Metro Goldwyn Mayer

FFRR: Full Frequency Response Recordings

CBS: Columbia Broadcast Systems

BMG: Bertelsmann (sp?) Music Group

GRP: dunno

SBK: dunno

ATCO: something to do with Atlantic methinks

AATW: dunno

MCA: dunno, should be obvious but I can't think

TK: dunno

PWL: Pete Waterman Ltd

RCA: Radio Corporation of America

RSO: dunno

STAX: Stewart & Axton

UA: United Artists

WEA: I ought to know that, but I don't

ZTT: Zang Tumb Tuum, from Marinetti's futurist classic The Art of Noises , in case anyone cares

HMV: His Master's Voice

I make that 12-ish, and no Googling involved.

-- Ian

 

Hi Ian,

I wont tell you if you are right or wrong or give out the answers just yet. I'll let other people have a go first.

So step right up & have a bash everybody.

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RSO - Robert Stigwood Org ?

WEA - Warner Electra Atlantic

MCA - Music Corporation of America

 

Hi,

Here are the answers.

A&M - Alpert & Moss

EMI - Electrical & Musical Industries

MGM - Metro Goldwyn Mayer

FFRR - Full Frequency Range Recordings

CBS - Columbia Broadcasting System

BMG - Bertelsmann Music Group

GRP - Grusin & Rosen Productions

SBK - Swid, Bandier & Koppelman

ATCO - ATlantic COmpany

AATW - All Around The World

MCA - Music Corporation of America

TK - Terry Kane

PWL - Pete Waterman Ltd.

RCA - Record Corporation of America

RSO - Robert Stigwood Organisation

STAX - STewart & AXton

UA - United Artists

WEA - Warner Elektra Atlantic

ZTT - Zang Tumb Tuum

HMV - His Master's Voice


Well done Ian on a good first attempt. Some of these labels are well known, others are not but they all have had number ones in the pop charts (except for GRP).

The sad thing is that most of these ( & loads more) labels have been swallowed up by the big five labels. i.e. EMI, Sony, Time Warner, Universal & BMG.

Having said that some of these labels did go bust or hit hard times.


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Next question: David Bently achieved brief success when a famous vocalist guested on his group's album. Name the group, album, and famous vocalist.

-- Ian

 

Come on chaps.

A clue: the vocalist appears on three of the 10 songs on the album, one of them a single. Released in 1972 or 1973 IIRC.

-- Ian

 

How many clues do you need? Another one: the vocalist in question is Scottish, and male.

-- Ian

 

errrrrr rab c nesbit?

billy connolly?




Im useless at this trivia... I should go back to bed!

 

Hi Ian,

It seems that we're the only two playing.

The group, Python Lee Jackson

The album, In a Broken Dream

The Vocalist, Rod Stewart ( He was born in London).


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