Month: February 2023

BEATLES SUIT IN STATE OF LIMBO, CITY OF CHICAGO . . . FEBRUARY 15, 1964

Capitol Records Claim to Beatles Rights Against Vee-Jay Undecided in Windy City

 

 

CHICAGO — The Capitol–Vee Jay lawsuit over Beatles product was in what one attorney described as a “state of limbo,” with counsel for both sides due in Appelate Court last Friday (February 7) afternoon for further hearings.

Last Wednesday (February 5). the Appelate Court granted Vee Jay stay on Capitol’s injunction prohibiting Vee Jay from selling Beatles records.

The stay was issued pending Vee-Jay’s appeal and on the condition that Vee-Jay post a S30,000 bond. The bond was posted, but, meanwhile, Capitol attorneys filed a petition for rehearing.

The rehearing was scheduled for Friday (February 7). and the court held off approval of the Vee Jay bond pending the out come of the hearing. Vee Jay thus continued to be prohibited from shipping or manufacture Beatles records, though the situation could conceivably be different as this (Billboard) issue comes off the press. END

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Credit source information: Billboard, February 15, 1964

A MCRFB Note: For a recent post regarding this Billboard story GO HERE

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THE SCOTT REGEN 1 PLUS 3 VOTING: WKNR #2! TIM TAM, FEBRUARY 1966

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“Wait A Minute” debuted on the WKNR Music Guide at #28 for the week of December 22, 1965. The group from Allen Park peaks their new Palmer Records single at WKNR on January 19, 1966 at #3. Seven weeks overall at WKNR, the single drops to #9 on its final week on the music guides, February 2, 1966.

“Wait A Minute” was voted #2 for consecutive nights by Keener listeners during the Scott Regen 1 Plus 3 Voting for nearly a week in January, 1966.

A side note: “Wait A Minute” was co-written by Tom DeAngelo, who also at the time was managing Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons. In late 1967, DeAngelo became DJ Johnny Williams at CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. Tom DeAngelo (a.k.a. Johnny Williams) passed away in April 2020.

The above Billboard February 5, 1966 ad was digitally re-imaged and restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

Audio digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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Z95.5 FM! WCZY BACK ON THE RADIO: STEVE KELLY, OCTOBER 1985

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Robert Zerwekh for this WCZY aircheck he personally recorded, from 38 years ago. From the Robert Zerwekh Collection

Audio recording was digitally enhanced by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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