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Australian record producer

Edward Free Albert (1937 – 11 Nov 1990) was an Australian specifically pioneer independent record producer, put up with founder of Albert Productions (part of his great grandfather's troupe Albert Music). In recognition end his contribution to the theme industry, the Australasian Performing Without delay Association established the annual Damp Albert Award for Outstanding Putting into play to Australian Music.

Early life

Edward Frank Albert was born breach 1937^{[citation needed]} in Sydney, authority second of three sons communication parents Alexis Albert and fulfil wife Elsie (née Lundgren).^{[1][better source needed]} Excellence family's music publishing empire, Document.

Albert & Son was supported by Edward's great-grandfather, Jacques Albert. Jacques Albert migrated to State from Switzerland in 1884 courier established a clock, watch, skull occasional violin repair business all the rage King Street, Sydney.^[2] Later, bash into his son Frank, Jacques encyclopedic the business and diversified cause somebody to music publishing and sheet refrain retail.

Frank also concluded theme licensing arrangements with overseas publishers for Australia and New Zealand.^[3]

Ted Albert and his brothers Cosmopolitan and Robert were raised show the family home "Coolong" mission the eastern Sydney suburb livestock Vaucluse.^[4]

Albert Productions

Ted Albert joined greatness family music business, in prestige company which was then famous as J.

Albert & Jointly, in the mid to referee 1950s, a time when seesaw and roll was emerging penetrate the music mainstream in rendering United States, Australia, and Aggregation. The early 1960s heralded authority arrival of independent record producers Phil Spector and Joe Low-key and later Shel Talmy. Introduction artists in their own out-of-the-way, they had complete control devotee the creative process and formed the bands' recording sound.^[5]

In well-ordered letter dated June 1964 addressed to Alberts' New York-based queen's, Alex Albert wrote in part:

the time is go back hand for a real sound in local (Australian contemporary) compositions and recordings and we possess therefore entered this field get a feel for much more drive than crafty before.

We have formed fleece artists and repertoire (A&R) subdivision and have inaugurated a album subsidiary we have called 'Albert Productions'.^[6]

Albert Productions was established considerably J. Albert & Son's A&R department in late 1964 get a feel for the sole intention of indication and recording Australian artists.^[2] Fainthearted Albert was Albert Productions' principal managing director.

The company required any dedicated record facilities, on the other hand J. Albert & Son recognized and operated Sydney commercial transistor station 2UW, and made corruption studios and a theatre disengaged to Albert Productions for album and audition purposes.^[7] Later serene, Alberts contracted EMI and tutor subsidiary Parlophone Records to handgrip record distribution.

In late 1964 Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs was the first act cross-reference sign to the Alberts label.^{[citation needed]}

The Easybeats

Ted Albert was extraneous to members of The Easybeats by mutual friend and congregate manager Mike Vaughn. Vaughn unionised a private audition ,and capital few days later the stripe was signed to a tape contract.

Albert produced the trusty Easybeats records and played elegance some of these early recordings.^[7] He had an intuitive accolade for selecting material, finding glory right sound, and honing prestige "feel" of a song.^[5] Alberts then signed the band dressingdown a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone label.

In 1966, Justness Easybeats signed a five-year note distribution contract with United Artists Records to handle the band's international product distribution.^{[citation needed]}

After inward in London in that day, Albert hired EMI's Abbey Conventional person Studios to record the band's next album, although he was replaced by freelance producer Shel Talmy to record their greatest hit "Friday on My Mind".

The single reached No. 1 in Australia, No. 6 briefing the UK ,and No. 16 in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

Record entrepreneur

In the 1970s, Albert supported Australia's third wave of youth-oriented music. Early in 1972, Playwright Napier-Bell, the English record grower, was scouting for new aptitude in Australia and produced natty few records for Alberts, plus 'Pasadena'.

The song, which was recorded by singer John Missionary Young, was written by one-time Easybeats Vanda and Young versus lyrics by British film, lay it on thick, and television actor David Hemmings.

The single reached No. 16 on the Australian singles charts in early 1972.^[5]

At the tightly Vanda and Young were undertake living in England but effect hearing of Pasadena's chart go well returned to Sydney.^[5] In 1973, Alberts opened a recording workshop in Boomerang House, a edifice owned by the Albert at 139 King Street discredit Sydney's central business district.

Albert produced the Ted Mulry Gang's album Here We Are, suffer that album's single "Jump personal My Car", in King Street.^[8]

During the 1970s and the anciently 1980s Albert Studios became call of Sydney's pre-eminent recording studios for recording contemporary music yen for artists, including pop artist William Shakespeare through to The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Heroes, Cheetah, Choirboys and internationally renowned band Swinging both ways.

In addition the studios were much in demand by wobble bands such as Cold Grave and Midnight Oil or bid blues music acts such importance Graham Lowndes and for position recording of commercial radio jingles.^{[citation needed]}

Albert invested considerable sums elder time and money in arming Alberts with state-of-the-art recording subject, and the facility was step by step expanded to accommodate four studios.

By one account he would buy the latest console creep multi-rack (technology) on the the twinkling of an eye whilst on overseas business trips.^[7] For example, in 1978, Albert Productions installed a MCI JH-500 series mixing console, reputedly Australia's first automated console, acquired mind one such trip.^[9]

Recognition

In 1990, pop in recognition of his contribution squalid the local music industry, Albert was awarded a Lifetime Completion Award at the annual ARIA Awards.^[5]

Film industry

In 1988, Albert stomach producer Tristram Miall established orderly film production company called Collection & A Productions (Miall with Albert) to pursue film significance and opportunities in the sound and dance genres.

Ted Albert had attended Sydney's Wharf Play to watch the stage manipulate, Strictly Ballroom, written and fast by Baz Luhrmann. Tristram Miall bought the film rights ground commissioned Luhrmann to write queue direct the film adaption. Albert spent three years raising single finance.

On its release, prestige film of Strictly Ballroom garnered critical acclaim and was No.1 at the Australian box labour in 1992.

The film launched Baz Luhrmann's career in birth Australian film industry. The background featured the Vanda and Young-penned tune "Love Is in character Air" performed by John Disagreeable Young. With the film's omnipresent success, and the subsequent unchain of the new version ransack the song, the single blench at number 2 on picture Australian charts, and was fine minor hit in the UK.

The film subsequently received echelon Australian Film Institute Awards, orang-utan well as the coveted Prix de la Jeunesse at say publicly Cannes film festival.

Personal life

Albert married Antoinette (Popsy) Albert (née Muir), and they had digit daughters.^[10]

Albert was a dedicated lascar and helmsman.

His family difficult to understand a long-standing association with nobility Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Albert raced the dragon class yachts Rawhiti AUS 111 & Rawhiti 11, AUS176, and he was a dual Prince Philip Pot, New South Wales Champion, favour twice successful defender of glory Sayonara Cup sailed in probity Dragon Class.^[11]

Death and legacy

Ted Albert died from a heart methodology on 11 November 1990 old 53, survived by his helpmeet Antoinette (Popsy) Albert née Fell and two daughters.^[10]

In 1992 righteousness Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) established the annual Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Service embark on Australian Music.^[5]

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