Chambers Brothers royalties

[jsmith]

I'm currently helping Lester Chambers & his wife chase CBS / Sony for old [[& current) royalties.
The company has told them that very few of the group's records were released outside of the US & Canada !!
This is a blatant lie .........
With just a little checking I have established that these were released in Europe .........
........ CBS / Direction label 45's in Europe ….......
I Can't Stand It / Uptown [[7", Single) CBS 3098 released in France in 1967
Time Has Come Today / Dinah [[7") Direction 58-3760 released in UK in 1968
Time Has Come Today [[7" Single) CBS 3356 released in France in 1968
I Can't Turn You Loose / Do Your Thing [[7") Direction 58-3865 released in UK in 1968
I Can't Turn You Loose / Do Your Thing [[7") CBS 3865 in France in 1968
I Can't Turn You Loose / Do Your Thing [[7") CBS 3865 in Netherlands in 1968
Are You Ready / You Got The Power To Turn Me On [[7") CBS 4098 in France in 1969
Wake Up [[7") Direction 58-4367 released in UK in 1968
Funky / Love, Peace And Happiness [[7") CBS 5389 in France in 1970
Love, Peace And Happiness / If You Want Me To [[7") Direction 58-4846 in UK in 1970
Boogie Children [[7") CBS S1550 in Germany in 1973
Have A Little Faith / To Love Somebody [[7") CBS 66228 in Netherlands in 1973

........ ALBUMS : Early LP released in UK [[licensed from Vault in US) …..
Shout ! [[LP) on Liberty LBS 83272 …. issued here in UK in 1969
....... CBS / Direction label LP's in Europe ….......
The Time Has Come [[LP) Direction 8 / 63407 in UK in 1967
The Time Has Come [[LP) CBS S63 407 in Germany in 1967 [[also in Canada)
The Time Has Come [[LP) Music On Vinyl MOVLP210 across Europe in 2011
A New Time - A New Day [[LP) Direction 8-63451 in UK in 1968
A New Time - A New Day [[LP) Columbia S63 451 in Germany in 1968
New Generation [[LP) CBS S64156 in UK in 1971
........ OTHER none CBS >
Unbonded [[LP) Avco Records 87 843 IT in Germany in 1973
Live In Concert On Mars [[LP) Chelsea Records CHL 548 in UK in 1977

…...... CD's …......
People Get Ready & Now [[CD) Repertoire Records REP 4734-WY in Germany in 1999

Lots more were released in places such as Spain, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, etc. and I am trying to get some details of these other releases. ALSO their stuff had to be released in places such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, etc.
Any help that listies can provide on establishing the details of the group's other non US releases will be much appreciated.
Lester has a Facebook petition going at present, think about supporting it please if you are a Facebooker.
....... CHEERS

[marv2]

I'm currently helping Lester Chambers & his wife chase CBS / Sony for old [[& current) royalties.
The company has told them that very few of the group's records were released outside of the US & Canada !!
This is a blatant lie .........
With just a little checking I have established that these were released in Europe .........
........ CBS / Direction label 45's in Europe ….......
I Can't Stand It / Uptown [[7", Single) CBS 3098 released in France in 1967
Time Has Come Today / Dinah [[7") Direction 58-3760 released in UK in 1968
Time Has Come Today [[7" Single) CBS 3356 released in France in 1968
I Can't Turn You Loose / Do Your Thing [[7") Direction 58-3865 released in UK in 1968
I Can't Turn You Loose / Do Your Thing [[7") CBS 3865 in France in 1968
I Can't Turn You Loose / Do Your Thing [[7") CBS 3865 in Netherlands in 1968
Are You Ready / You Got The Power To Turn Me On [[7") CBS 4098 in France in 1969
Wake Up [[7") Direction 58-4367 released in UK in 1968
Funky / Love, Peace And Happiness [[7") CBS 5389 in France in 1970
Love, Peace And Happiness / If You Want Me To [[7") Direction 58-4846 in UK in 1970
Boogie Children [[7") CBS S1550 in Germany in 1973
Have A Little Faith / To Love Somebody [[7") CBS 66228 in Netherlands in 1973

........ ALBUMS : Early LP released in UK [[licensed from Vault in US) …..
Shout ! [[LP) on Liberty LBS 83272 …. issued here in UK in 1969
....... CBS / Direction label LP's in Europe ….......
The Time Has Come [[LP) Direction 8 / 63407 in UK in 1967
The Time Has Come [[LP) CBS S63 407 in Germany in 1967 [[also in Canada)
The Time Has Come [[LP) Music On Vinyl MOVLP210 across Europe in 2011
A New Time - A New Day [[LP) Direction 8-63451 in UK in 1968
A New Time - A New Day [[LP) Columbia S63 451 in Germany in 1968
New Generation [[LP) CBS S64156 in UK in 1971
........ OTHER none CBS >
Unbonded [[LP) Avco Records 87 843 IT in Germany in 1973
Live In Concert On Mars [[LP) Chelsea Records CHL 548 in UK in 1977

…...... CD's …......
People Get Ready & Now [[CD) Repertoire Records REP 4734-WY in Germany in 1999

Lots more were released in places such as Spain, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, etc. and I am trying to get some details of these other releases. ALSO their stuff had to be released in places such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, etc.
Any help that listies can provide on establishing the details of the group's other non US releases will be much appreciated.
Lester has a Facebook petition going at present, think about supporting it please if you are a Facebooker.
....... CHEERS

Jsmith, please check your private messages. Thanks Marv

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Please provide a link

[jsmith]

Interested Facebookers, go to this page ......
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001667497995
You will have to scroll down at bit to find the posts on the petition but I'm sure you can do that [[look for a picture of a person who's head is cropped off holding a gold LP disc). CHEERS

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Done & done. Always dug Chamber Bros. Ever since I was a kid. Last couple of wks I've been listening to "TIME HAS COME" & "LOVE PEACE & HAPPINESS" cds.
Link for petition> http://www.change.org/petitions/president-give-lester-chambers-his-due

[tamla617]

js smith

ADD THIS TO YOUR LIST

Funky / Love, Peace And Happiness [[7") UK CBS 5389 in 1971,that might be s5389,i'm not 100%

and i guess you already checked discogs,but just incase you havent......

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chambers+Brothers,+The

also i had an album on direction, its a compilation of taj mahal,CHAMBERS BROS,the showstoppers,etc.titled "its all direction"and i'm sure they did other comp. albums.

btw "funky" is a brilliant track

[jsmith]

Cheers. .... Jrs

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

This is the same old song where artists gets screwed by record co.

[jsmith]

I posted a copy of a compilation LP [[West Coast Love-In) Vault Records ad up on the Chambers Bros Facebook page & Lester's wife put up this response .....
.... "The brothers signed a 3 record deal with royalties and AFTRA pension with ABC Paramount records in 1965; ABC sold their contract away to this guy, Vault Records. He never gave them a new contract and released 5 albums on them, PAYING NO ROYALTIES NOR PENSION AND LICENSING TO MANY FOREIGN & DOMESTIC LABELS LIKE LIBERTY, VOCALION, POLYDOR, FANTASY, ETC. Rhino now owns this catalog and is doing the exact same thing, PAYING NO ROYALTIES for licensing their songs to One Way Records and Repetoire Records".
Sounds like ABC / Vault / Rhino treated the group even worse than Columbia / Sony did / are doing.

[tamla617]

and the industry that goes mental about illegal downloads just cant resist the chance to take as much as possible and pay as little as nothing.and its still happening.one way records............how apt,what a great name.