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Stu Phillips and the Hollyridge Strings
- Billboard
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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
Stu Phillips Doubling in Brass
HOLLYWOOD - Stu Phillips is a prime
example of the complexity of today's record business. As West
Coast A&R head for Colpix Records he produces other artist's
records. As a Capitol artist he's busy planning projects for the
Hollyridge Strings, whose first three LPs have hit the 400,000
sales figure.
Phillips admits the position is "awkward" but
that no problems have arisen. He recorded Jimmy Darren's new
single, "Punch and Judy"; three sides by Paul Peterson, and is
cutting newly signed Vince Edwards for Colpix.
To augment
his own A&R work, Phillips plans talking to independent
producers to work on an assingment basis. All pop material will
be released on Colpix, R&B on Dimension.
The label has
quietly been preening its artist roster, Phillips said, and has
dropped approximately 50 persons from its list of 67.
Under
his artist contract with Capitol, Phillips can not record any
instrumental LP's himself on Colpix. He has been associated with
Colpix in various positions for five years.
His Hollyridge
Strings series on Capitol has been one of the label's surprise
groups and Phillips feels he can keep the series going by
covering artists with enough top 10 hits. He also mentions
shifting the idea of prettying rock tunes with strings around to
rockify pretty tunes.