| Moody Producers [message #219704] |
Tue, 29 March 2005 18:09 |
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According to Nic Cohn in his book called "Rock From The Beginning" Denny
Cordell is "the man". Gosh, I've never even seen him mentioned here before.
But..
Quite a producer....."Go Now" for the Moodies. "Whiter Shade of Pale" for
Procal Harum just to name a couple. Seems he went on to set up Shelter
Records...Leon Russell and Tom Petty signed on there. I don't have any idea
what Denny does today. But his talents are worth a mention.
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| Re: Moody Producers [message #219706 ] |
Tue, 29 March 2005 19:58 |
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"Stephane" <inness1 [at] mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:Y4f2e.110$EE2.74 [at] newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> According to Nic Cohn in his book called "Rock From The Beginning" Denny
> Cordell is "the man". Gosh, I've never even seen him mentioned here
> before.
>
>
> But..
> Quite a producer....."Go Now" for the Moodies. "Whiter Shade of Pale" for
> Procal Harum just to name a couple. Seems he went on to set up Shelter
> Records...Leon Russell and Tom Petty signed on there. I don't have any
> idea what Denny does today. But his talents are worth a mention.
He is dead, but interestingly we probably have him to blame for Tony
Visconti....
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/4730/memo.htm
Dennis Cordell-Laverack (b. 1943) is known to T. Rex fans as a co-founder of
New Breed/Straight Ahead Productions and Essex Music Publishing, who were
involved with the Regal Zonophone label. It was Denny Cordell who discovered
the American-born producer Tony Visconti and brought him to London. On
seeing Tyrannosaurus Rex at the UFO club, Tony was so enthusiastic that he
convinced Denny Cordell to sign the band as their "token underground
group" - it was Tyrannosaurus Rex's first recording contract.
Denny Cordell produced such bands as The Move and Procol Harum. He died on
February 18, 1995 at his home in Ireland.
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| Re: Moody Producers [message #219717 ] |
Tue, 29 March 2005 22:02 |
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Maybe... but not in the Moody Blues world. The Moody Blues were a second
rate band before they tossed Denny Laine and Clint Warwick and the other
tired old genre.
Once they cleared the decks of the deadwood... The Moody Blues that became
world renown.
IMO.
Skyvoice
"Stephane" <inness1 [at] mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Denny Cordell is "the man".
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