Neighborhood Logo
EMI were considering using the English(UK) spelling of 'Neighbourhood',
I thought because it was a 'name' it should keep the American
style,
also I thought Melanie being American was a good attribute.
Brian didn't like the 'Stoneground Words' album, he said
"I'm sure they've made this on purpose not to be commercial"
or words to that effect.
At the time, all the EMI offices were open-plan, cubicles for
the label
managers around the perimeter of a large office, down the centre
were all the secretaries, all young hip girls, who the men thought
were smarter than they acted, thus after their jobs!
(I wonder if it has changed much?)
Among other tasks, a label manager decides what tracks if any
to release as a single (sampler). Their Hi-fi's can be quite loud
and has settings to make sound like as if from a 'transistor radio'.
Let's see if this track has potential! Volume up, open the door,
*PLAY* If the secretaries start dancing, it gets released!
Brian asked his secretary to 'phone someone, she replied "Oh,
I don't commute with him very well". He married her the next
year!
He wasn't a Melanie fan, he hadn't ALL her albums, and he certainly
wouldn't buy them!
It was Brian's job to promote the 'product' he was selling, and
he did!