I used to wake up the next day after Groundhogs’ gigs with a ringing in my ears but it would fade away during the day. During Lauder's tenure at Liberty Records (based in Mortimer Street, London) he organised the Liberty Records Football team made up of various young industry luminaries and occasional guests who played regular friendly matches at Colliers Wood, South London. I’d been at home in Hartlepool sitting there watching ‘Ready Steady Go’ and thinking ‘this is what I want’. I was offered a job at Apple at the same time but the head of the American Liberty company said ‘you’re not going anywhere’ which I took as a compliment. He was ahead of the game in other ways, too; pioneering a more creative way of marketing and promoting records and revolutionising the way catalogue was organised and presented.

During his tenure at various music companies in the UK Lauder released key albums from Elvis Costello, the Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Hawkwind, Can, Neu! In fact, to read Happy Trails you would almost think that releasing records by Creedence Clearwater Revival or Elvis Costello or U2 is as perfunctory a vocation as that of any given working stiff. Lauder’s far-sighted recruitment of Amon Düül II and Can lit the fuse for the “Krautrock” explosion of the early 1970s (a term, incidentally, that he loathed); and Lauder who effectively god-parented the pub rock boom a couple of years later. Lauder's far-sighted recruitment of Amon Düül II and Can lit the fuse for the 'krautrock' explosion of the early 1970s (a term, incidentally, that he loathed); and Lauder effectively god-parented the pub rock boom a couple of years later. To celebrate Fu Manchu’s 30th anniversary — working with At the Dojo Records — the band has released many of their impossible-to-find albums on some amazing colored vinyl.I’d go to a gig and Jean Jacques’ bass amp would blow up or something else would go wrong but, because it was Dai, I didn’t stop trying to see them.

He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1730 upon the death of his elder brother Sir Alexander Lauder, 4th Baronet. Whenever I could afford it, I would go to the Flamingo or the Marquee or the 100 Club and I’d see my favourite groups like The Yardbirds or the Pretty Things. I can’t remember which Roundhouse one it was, either the Patti Smith (16th/17th May ’76) or the Flaming Groovies/Ramones one (4th July ’76). Lauder’s early years growing up in Hartlepool are evocatively recollected, likewise his impulsive decision to move to London aged 17 with no connections but a zeal for grafting his way up the music biz ladder. I’d already put Lemmy in touch with American artist Joe Petagno who’d done artwork for Dr Feelgoods’ Malpractice and Joe came up with the first version of the now familiar skull logo.Cheer up, Brian Christinzio – it’s already happened, and, as BC CAMPLIGHT, you’ve likely written a song about it. Lauder was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, England in 1948, the son of a timber yard owner, he attended Wellingborough School, Northamptonshire.

In addition to his transactional practice, Andrew also advises on derivatives regulation and related market initiatives in Europe, including benchmarks reform and IBOR transition, bespoke netting arrangements and ISDA based collateral documentation. It was Lauder who created the environment within which Hawkwind could rise from the disheveled jam band he signed in 1969, to become one of the most inventive acts of the early seventies. To be honest, as a man in his sixties, I wasn't terribly interested in the later stuff, and younger readers (if there are any) may not find the early stories to their taste, but that is a testament to Andrew's lonegevity.Among the many qualities admired by us musicians who worked with Andrew was his modesty and self-effacement.