ESP-Disk

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ESP-Disk
Brooklyn, New York
Official websitewww.espdisk.com

ESP-Disk is a New York–based record company and label founded in 1963[1] by lawyer Bernard Stollman.

History

Though it originally existed to release

underground rock acts including the Fugs, The Godz and Pearls Before Swine. The label's motto is "The artists alone decide what you will hear."[4]

Holy Modal Rounders and The Fugs claimed that Stollman told him that "the contract says that all rights belong to me. You have no royalties ever, ever, ever. The publishing is mine. You don't own the songs anymore. We don't owe you anything".[7] Members of The Fugs have also stated claims that they received an unfavourable record contract. Ed Sanders said that "our royalty rate was less than 3%, one of the lower percentages in the history of western civilization".[8] 801 Magazine, which featured an interview with Stollman in 2008, said that Stollman claimed that "he paid all the recording costs and gave the musicians small advances", and that "he never made any money from the music".[9]

Discography

Main article: ESP-Disk discography

See also

  • BYG Actuel
  • AACM
  • List of record labels

References

  1. ^ Space Is The Place, Szwed, Mojo, 2000, p.207
  2. ISBN 1852427019
    .
  3. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived
    from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  4. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived
    from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  5. ^ Kelley, Frannie. "Legendary Record Label Loses Staff In Split". NPR. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  6. ISBN 9780819571595. Archived
    from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  7. ISBN 9780819571595. Archived
    from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  8. ^ "History of the Fugs". Thefugs.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2001. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Bernard Stollman feature in 801 Magazine, 17 April 2008". Pressairplay.espdisk.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

External links

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