- Giorgio Gomelsky
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Name = Giorgio Gomelsky
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Origin =flagicon|Georgia (former Soviet)-Georgia
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Occupation = music manager, record producer
Years_active = Mid-1950s - present
Label = Marmalade, BYG Records
Associated_acts =The Rollin' Stones ,The Paramounts ,The Yardbirds , Magma,Blossom Toes ,Julie Driscoll Gong ,Soft Machine
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Notable_instruments =Giorgio Gomelsky is an American
impresario , music manager and record producer. He owned the "Crawdaddy Club " whereThe Rolling Stones were house band, and he was involved with their early management. He hiredThe Yardbirds as a replacement and managed them. He was also their producer from the beginning through 1966. He owns all ofThe Yardbirds tapes, although legend has it that the multi-track tapes are in the possession of Gomelsky's divorced wife. In 1967, he startedMarmalade Records (distributed byPolydor ), which featured "Julie Driscoll ,Brian Auger and The Trinity",The Blossom Toes , and early recordings byGraham Gouldman ,Kevin Godley andLol Creme , who became10cc . The label shut abruptly in 1969 (some say Gomelsky simply shut the doors and disappeared without notifying Polydor or any of his artists).Giorgio was also instrumental in the careers of : The
Soft Machine ,Daevid Allen and Gong and Magma:
*The Soft Machine's first demos were recorded by Giorgio.
*Gong's first 5 LP's were created under Giorgio's auspices.
*The Gong LP's from France were on Giorgio's experimental label BYG also called ACTUEL, later Gong's trilogy was released among the first titles at Virgin Records, UK.The French band Giorgio produced, MAGMA, was almost an orchestra of rock sound and recorded in its own language! (no libretto or translation provided!)External links
*http://www.eurock.com/features/giorgio.aspx Interview
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