Martin963 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I've been asked by a radio station in Limoges to approach a British record label with a view to obtaining their complete catalogue and also to find out who is<<le responsable du service de presse>>I'm a bit out of my depth here - does this mean a publicity agent or something similar? I'm not quite sure what the radio station (jazz) is hoping to achieve by contacting her/him anyway, after all they're playing the label's records rather than the other way round. But I'm not up on the machinations of the record industry so if anyone has any knowledge......Help please.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 If you had asked me to translate the phrase I would have used Public Relations Officer. Maybe they are after somebackground info on the artists ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 R&A Man maybe (Repetoire and Artiste) only thing is that's already in French?I guess they are looking for a copyright release for French Airplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 My guess would be that they want the name of the Record Label's press officer (I used to be one of these, although not for a record label!) This post is normally responsible for liaison with all the media -but could have a different title. Anton may also be right, if the PR is handled by the same person who does media relations, as is the case for some - but not all - companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 My guess is that they have some of the labels jazz catalogue and they think that they'd like it all..... but don't want to have to buy any CD's!!!!!!!! (or just want to get on the list so that they get a copy of all new discs, if it's a small label the plugger may not get to France). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Thanks folks, all useful info.I just used to play records that were handed to me when I was at the BBC, never got involved in the nitty-gritty of where they came from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I say, playing what you were given.... you were well behaved... most of the Jocks that I know will pull every trick in the book to play something other that what has been chosen for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 ah.... but I was just an humble SM John.... playing records for people who couldn't manage it for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Ahhhh.... yes you would have to do as you were told... Shame. As an SM I gather you must have been in the hallowed halls of Network...Can you confirm or deny the urban legend that has circulated the sub culture that we know as Local, that one day (in the time of vinyl) a Network Jock Chappy started a disk and the SM next door started an identical disk - which he put to air..... SM then walked in to the studio and said "This is great, what is it?", picked the arm up off the 45, removed the record from the turntable and read the label..... said jock then went ballistic thinking that he'd just ruined the programme, then realised that the tune was still playing and looked confused.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've never heard that story but it's a nice idea!Still, very hard to sync the two discs up that accurately to allow a cross-fade methinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 The "legend" is that the DJ's (I want to say that it was Blackburn but I can't remember properly) disk was never put to air, so no cross fade was needed, his studio monitor was "off air" which, of course was from the SM's player rather than his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I suppose it's possible, but very risky if the intro timing went wrong and the speech crashed the lyrics. I do occasionally hear stories even though I've been out of the BBC for twenty years, including that the TO's still spit in a certain person's cups of tea because they loathe him so much. I shan't however say any more..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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