Stock Aitken and Waterman

[80sChav]

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Simon Cowell was quite active in the 80's. He was very much involved with 'Fanfare' records. The label that launched Sinitta. He was a partner in the label. Before this he formed E&S Music, another successful label. Simon and label partner Iain Burton worked very closely with SAW from 1985/6. The 'SAW Hit Factory' albumbs were released on Fanfare. His success continued into the 90's when he set up S-Records. So he was going then and did get somewhere! Don't like the bloke on TV but we need to keep the facts right!

I had forgot about his record company in the 80s, it was on his life-story with Pierce Morgan the other week, sorry my error writting this before.

[sixtyten]

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[Richard1978]

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SAW even had a hit credited themselves, the catchy Roadblock mostly consisting of session singers along with lots of samples.

I've got it on one of my chart tapes from August 1987.

[Trickyvee]

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They also brought out S.S.Paparrazzi under their own name. It's on the Hit Factory vol 3 album. There's another one called Packjammed on vol 2. To my shame I had both!

[fatpizzaman]

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"If everyone had the energy, enterprise and foresight that Stock, Aitken and Waterman have, our country would not be in the mess that it is in now" - Jet Black (drummer with The Stranglers), 1990

[shilton dipper]

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These guys sure made a lot of money .......and a few 'one song wonders'............I myself prefer music thats got some 'umph' to it

[80sChav]

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These guys sure made a lot of money .......and a few 'one song wonders'............I myself prefer music thats got some 'umph' to it

Yeaha ll the act's were great that S, A and W had, the only exception being the terrible voice that was Rick Astley. He makes Michelle MacManus who won the X-Factor look a talented singer and even Steve Brookstein with Against All Odds.

[darren]

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Yeaha ll the act's were great that S, A and W had, the only exception being the terrible voice that was Rick Astley. He makes Michelle MacManus who won the X-Factor look a talented singer and even Steve Brookstein with Against All Odds.

i loved ricks voice thought he was pure class.

but they did great songs with the likes of kylie for starters.

they just seemed to make hit afdter hit.

[shilton dipper]

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i loved ricks voice thought he was pure class.

but they did great songs with the likes of kylie for starters.

they just seemed to make hit afdter hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av2e

just for darren

[fatpizzaman]

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Does anyone remember this song about S/A/W by Morris Minor & The Minors? It was a cult hit in the UK, but made the Top 30 in Australia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XKDTOiNqdE

[darren]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av2e

just for darren

cheers shilts you are best friend now.

[matt1968]

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Have to agree with the general consensus - the emergence of S.A.W really marked the end of a decade of creative mainstream pop music and a return to formulaic manufactured dross.

[Retrogames]

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I'm always amazed that most of their stuff doesn't sound incredibly dated- but then they were three legendary producers. I think their only negative aspect was picking awful people to be stars- Sonia, yuk!

[Roz]

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Have to agree with the general consensus - the emergence of S.A.W really marked the end of a decade of creative mainstream pop music and a return to formulaic manufactured dross.

I hated them, they did one or two good things but in the end even their artists started jumping ship (Kylie, Rick, Bananarama)
and I don't blame them.

Pete Waterman always came across badly too, very arrogant.

[Retrogames]

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Ive met Waterman a bunch of times at the real ale festivals in Manchester. Always happy to spend ten minutes telling anecdotes to us drunken lads. The best one I remember was his insistence that he was trying to sign Bouncer when he signed Jason Donovan!

Philip Schofield, as i'm fond o mentioning, is a right **** though. No relevance, just happy to get it out there again!