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The Story Of Food Records with Andy Ross

In this three part podcast, we talked to Andy Ross about his life in music. From working in a record store, writing for Sounds Magazine & running Food Records enjoying hits with Blur, Jesus Jones & many others.

Duration: 60 minutes

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Series 1
Episode 4: The Story Of Food Records with Andy Ross (Food Records / EMI Records) - Ep.3

In this final episode Andy tells us about signing a band called Seymour who then changed their name to Blur. And how he found himself at the centre of a race between Blur and Oasis to become number one at height of Britpop, and the proxy war between Food and Creation and Sony and EMI.

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Episode 3: The Story Of Food Records with Andy Ross (Food Records / EMI Records) - Ep.2

In this second episode Andy tells us about early releases on Food, doing a label deal with EMI which set the template for other Indies to follow and receiving a demo from a little known band called Jesus Jones and their subsequent storming of the US charts

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Episode 2: The Story Of Food Records with Andy Ross (Food Records / EMI Records) - Ep.1

In this first episode we talk to Andy Ross about growing up in south London during the 1960's & 1970's, his first gigs and how working in a record shop, a bookies and then the civil service, plus writing for Sounds was the perfect training for Food Records.

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Episode 1: The Story Of Food Records with Andy Ross (Food Records / EMI Records) - Trailer 1

Andy Ross (Food Records) tells us an hilarious tale of the time he reviewed Guns N' Roses' first UK gig for Sounds Magazine!

Series Synopsis:

In this new three part podcast, Andy Macleod talked to Andy Ross about his life working in music. From running a record store in Peckham during the seventies, writing for Sounds Magazine during the eighties and then running Food Records with ex-Teardrop Explodes keyboardist David Balfe enjoying hits with Blur, Jesus Jones and many others. Includes a hilarious tale of the time Andy reviewed Guns & Roses first UK gig. You will never think of post-it notes in the same way again.

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