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Ferry Furore

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Melody Maker, 27th June 1987

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Bryan Ferry is being sued by EG Records over his forthcoming album, "Bête Noire".

Ferry claims his recording agreement with EG ended in March this year and is now in a position to sell his new album to any company. But EG say he is in breach of a 15-year contract which gives them exclusive rights to market the album in Canada and the United States. The action will be heard at the High Court in London in six months time.

In a preliminary hearing last Friday, the parties agreed that if the album is released before the main hearing, Ferry will pay a third of the royalties into a joint account with EG Records - which they will receive if they win the case.

EG Records also agreed not to sue Warner Brothers, the company Ferry may take the album to, without first applying to the High Court. The EG Records logo will still appear on the album cover.

No release date has yet been confirmed for the album.

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Text copyright 1987 Melody Maker, used without permission.
With thanks to Grant Goggans