Post by Mr. Chris on Oct 8, 2005 2:36:13 GMT -5
Credit For The Following Statement: Breakinguptheguy
Source:http://garbagedisco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2723
I found this very interesting and WOW this guy did some serious homework. If you are curious as to the deal with shirleys contracts well take a read.
I've done a bit of looking into this, from differeing sources, and as far as I'm aware.....
When Goodbye Mr MacKenzie disbanded in 1993, Shirley was approached by Gary Kurfirst of Radioactive to sign as a solo artist. Shirley had the oppurtunity of working with a new backing band, but chose her formaer bandmates to back her up.
Technically Shirley is signed to Radioactive for TWO ALBUMS as a solo artist, the first under the moniker of Angelfish being the only record delivered. When Angelfish disbanded Shirley herself still owed Radioactive one more record, whilst her band mates, who were NOT signed to Radioactive were free to pick up and go elsewhere.
Shirley then joined Garbage, whose record labels Almo Sounds and Mushroom Records asked for permission for her vocals to appear on "Garbage", the self titled debut album - Radioactive agreed for the lease of Shirley for that one record, with no financial reimbursement, beleiveing that the record would not go anywhere.
Cut to 1998, and four million sales of the afore mentioned record, and Radioactive then drew up a new lease with Almo Sounds for Shirley's involvement with Garbage that meant that "Version 2.o" could be released as long as Radioactive received a quarter of all royalties from sales of V2.0 and it's singles. Mushroom Records,who were Garbage's label for all non-North American territories, did not enter into this contract and were sued by UMG who by this point owned Radioactive. As far as I recall, UMG/Radioactive won, and were awarded royalties for all non-North American sales of "V2.0".
Radioactive received mega-royalties from the World Is Not Enough soundtrack, which was released on their label in 1999 - by now Radioactive were onto a real money maker - they didn't have to spend any money on Garbage or Shirley Manson, and were receiving millions of revenue from the band.
In 2000, UMG then bought Almo Sounds and closed it, leaving Garbage unable to release their first proposed B-sides album. The band decided to get out of their Almo contract, and invoked a "key man clause" that was part of their original 1994 record contract with Almo (which must have been for at least 3 records). UMG denied their clause was legal, and consequently Garbage had to take them to court to get out of their contract which was now owned by UMG.
UMG then decided to play hardball with Garbage and brought up Shirley's 1994 contract and claimed that Shirley owed them that record before Garbage could release anything else. In court many legal technicalities were argued, and eventually both parties settled - UMG were told that they could not stop Shirley, as part of Garbage, or Garbage, releasing anything on another label, but Shirley still owed them a solo record, should she do anything outside of Garbage.
Garbage were then transferred to Interscope, another UMG label in late 2001 in time for the release of "BeautifulGarbage", and then onto Geffen, still at UMG, for the 2005 release of "Bleed Like Me".
There has been speculation that Shirley is to go solo, due to the hiatus that Garbage are on currently - she still owes UMG a solo record, so if she does release anything it will have to be on a UMG label. Some may argue why does a conglomerate still have an interest in a singer who at this point on a global stage is not a major musical force - the fact is, although Shirley's musical output has not made mage bucks since the nineties, she is a "name artist" for the label - as a relatively popular and well-known singer with credibilty as well as substantial sales behind her her name looks good on the UMG roster.
Source:http://garbagedisco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2723
I found this very interesting and WOW this guy did some serious homework. If you are curious as to the deal with shirleys contracts well take a read.
I've done a bit of looking into this, from differeing sources, and as far as I'm aware.....
When Goodbye Mr MacKenzie disbanded in 1993, Shirley was approached by Gary Kurfirst of Radioactive to sign as a solo artist. Shirley had the oppurtunity of working with a new backing band, but chose her formaer bandmates to back her up.
Technically Shirley is signed to Radioactive for TWO ALBUMS as a solo artist, the first under the moniker of Angelfish being the only record delivered. When Angelfish disbanded Shirley herself still owed Radioactive one more record, whilst her band mates, who were NOT signed to Radioactive were free to pick up and go elsewhere.
Shirley then joined Garbage, whose record labels Almo Sounds and Mushroom Records asked for permission for her vocals to appear on "Garbage", the self titled debut album - Radioactive agreed for the lease of Shirley for that one record, with no financial reimbursement, beleiveing that the record would not go anywhere.
Cut to 1998, and four million sales of the afore mentioned record, and Radioactive then drew up a new lease with Almo Sounds for Shirley's involvement with Garbage that meant that "Version 2.o" could be released as long as Radioactive received a quarter of all royalties from sales of V2.0 and it's singles. Mushroom Records,who were Garbage's label for all non-North American territories, did not enter into this contract and were sued by UMG who by this point owned Radioactive. As far as I recall, UMG/Radioactive won, and were awarded royalties for all non-North American sales of "V2.0".
Radioactive received mega-royalties from the World Is Not Enough soundtrack, which was released on their label in 1999 - by now Radioactive were onto a real money maker - they didn't have to spend any money on Garbage or Shirley Manson, and were receiving millions of revenue from the band.
In 2000, UMG then bought Almo Sounds and closed it, leaving Garbage unable to release their first proposed B-sides album. The band decided to get out of their Almo contract, and invoked a "key man clause" that was part of their original 1994 record contract with Almo (which must have been for at least 3 records). UMG denied their clause was legal, and consequently Garbage had to take them to court to get out of their contract which was now owned by UMG.
UMG then decided to play hardball with Garbage and brought up Shirley's 1994 contract and claimed that Shirley owed them that record before Garbage could release anything else. In court many legal technicalities were argued, and eventually both parties settled - UMG were told that they could not stop Shirley, as part of Garbage, or Garbage, releasing anything on another label, but Shirley still owed them a solo record, should she do anything outside of Garbage.
Garbage were then transferred to Interscope, another UMG label in late 2001 in time for the release of "BeautifulGarbage", and then onto Geffen, still at UMG, for the 2005 release of "Bleed Like Me".
There has been speculation that Shirley is to go solo, due to the hiatus that Garbage are on currently - she still owes UMG a solo record, so if she does release anything it will have to be on a UMG label. Some may argue why does a conglomerate still have an interest in a singer who at this point on a global stage is not a major musical force - the fact is, although Shirley's musical output has not made mage bucks since the nineties, she is a "name artist" for the label - as a relatively popular and well-known singer with credibilty as well as substantial sales behind her her name looks good on the UMG roster.