Emerson, Lake & Palmer – better known as ELP – have signed their 40-million-album-selling catalogue to BMG.
The ELP deal includes rights to at least 17 albums by the super-group, including Top 5 debut LP Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970), UK Number 1 Tarkus (1971) and Brain Salad Surgery, which reached No.2 in 1973. It brings together rights previously split between North America and Europe, with BMG now holding rights for the world excluding South East Asia.
The deal will see a reissue campaign, with BMG gaining access to the ELP archive including original master tapes, demos, alternate versions, radio sessions, videos, rare photos/memorabilia and bootlegs.
Quelle: ELP
Nein, auch ich weiß spontan nicht, der wievielte Rechteinhaber am Backcatalogue BMG – der Kreis schließt sich hiermit irgendwie – ist …
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