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Hutchence's V2 Records, solo materialrather than in Los iNXS's Angeles label for TopSheldon. 40 singles. The band Polydor have A&R had managera string of andMercury, says hasit Intends struck to a treaideal tothe release album theas amaterial full release, Worldwide lotPaul and Adam then says, decided "We to thought be bullish about about it a thepromoting material indlvldual for almost singles. three Hutchenceyears between (pictured) 1995 andworked his on it. We hope it will surprise people and deathmember in Andy1997. GUI, Saber, was along a co-writer with former but has Gang only Of recently Four felt FAÎBOY SUH TRACKS ON PLAYSTATION GAME Australia,ready to return the label to the wili work. also re-releaseUnder the Maxdeal. Q,struck Hutchence's by V2 Skinton the has much-awaited placed two newFatboy Psygnosis Slim tracks 1989 collaboration with Ollie Oison. Hutchence's former Sony PlayStation/PC game Rollcage. lookingmanager glass Martha into Troup Michael's says shesoul". sees V2 theCEO material Jeremy "asPearce a Soulnumber Surfing one albumand Love You've Island, Corne from A theLong says, "Everyone at V2 is thriiled to have the opportunity to Way Baby, will feature on the game due frontmen,release the who last sadly work has of oneonly of had the the all-time récognition great rock'n'rollhe outmanager on March Dave 12. Philpot Skint says licensing he is deserves since his death. We are determined to do full particularly pleased to get the tracks on Justiceplans to to release this marvellous INXS material record." left Mercuryover from says their it lasthas album.no groundbreakinga game from the computer makers of game/music Wipeout, the Brothers.hook-up featuring Prodigy and Chemical Spike Stent up for Oasis production RCA cites légal reasons as Mark 'Spike' Stent is to co-produce the fourth Oasis album with Noël SonyNEW LIFE S2 FORis re-releasing DES'REE'S TWO-TIHE Brit Award HIT winner Gallagher, marking a departure from Owen Morris who co-produced WestSide become WestLife Des'Ree's You Gotta Be for the third time The band demoed material last week and are îhj Two of the most eagerly-awaited new popjll —- 4% 1 pickedon March up 22.the Des'Ree,award for whobest lastBritish month expected to begin recording proper in mid-April, acts changed their names last week - before female, has re-recorded and remixed the evenHotly-tipped releasing RCAtheir boy/vocal first records. harmony band '''MgËTWKM '■ trackSamson, herself The with track, producer which currently Prince Création says the new material is expected in the first half of next WestSide changed their name to WestLife features in the Ford Focus advertising yearCréation rather Isthan attempting later this to year. keep the identity of the studios in which whichprior to is theirdue ondébut April release, 12. Meanwhile, Swear It SimonAgain, incampaign, April 1994 originally and 19 reached in March number 1995, 20 they are worklng a secret in followlng the média attention which Fuller's new 19 Records label is understood focusedStent, onwho them In recent during years Be Here Is best Now's known recording. for mixing acts including tosigning have toresoived use the long-standing name 21st Centurynegotiations Glrjs. over the rights for its first PhilCOLLIHS Collins GOES offered LIÏE IN THEan exclusiveJUNGLE FOR liveGAVIN , Madonna, BJôrk, Spice Glrls and Massive Attack, was Fuller's teenage girl band, who are expected to strike a licensing preview of tracks he has recorded for • Stent last week finlshed mixing new Sneaker Pimps material at namedeal with to TeenageInnocent Rampage for the UK when this itweek, emerged temporarily there was changed already their an Disneythe soundtrack film, Tarzan, to this at thesummer's 1999 Gavin which Is being mastered this week by Howie existing group called 21st Century Girls. Seminar for US radio executives in New -Welnberg who are Inreleased New York. on OneIt is Littlethe first Indlan material In the from UK theand CleanVirgin UpIn theact An RCA spokeswoman puts the WestSide name change down to beOrléans released last inweek. the UKThe on soundtrack Walt Disney will US - since 1996's Becomlng X, which sold 700,000 Worldwide. otherlégal reasons.band registered "Investigations in the USrevealed with the that name there Westside is at least and one as Records via Edel on May 18. departureGuitarist Chrisof Kellie Corner Dayton has last taken year. on lead vocals following the causedRCA's band légal willcomplications," be looking towards she says. global success, this could have MUSIC WEEK 6 MARCH 1999