Andrew Lauder (music executive)
| Andrew Lauder | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Genres |
Pop, Hard Rock Krautrock, Pub Rock, |
| Occupation(s) |
A&R executive Record executive Record producer |
| Years active | 1967–to date |
| Associated acts | Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Can, Hawkwind, The Idle Race, Family, The Groundhogs |
Andrew Lauder (born 1948, Hartlepool, County Durham, England) is a record company executive and former A&R manager. Initially noted for his adventurous signings of bands as diverse as Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Can, Hawkwind and Brinsley Schwarz to Liberty Records and United Artists Records in the 1960s and 70s, he went on to form numerous independent labels including Radar Records, F-Beat Records and Demon Music Group.
Lauder was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, England in 1948, the son of a timber yard owner, he attended Wellingborough School, Northamptonshire. He moved to London around 1965 to look for a job. He joined Southern Music, as an accounts clerk.
In 1967 a friend introduced Lauder to Bob Reisdorf, who was launching Liberty Records in the UK. Lauder was initially "label manager" and oversaw the reissuing of back catalogues including Eddie Cochran and Fats Domino, before making himself Liberty’s Artists and Repertoire (A&R) manager and quickly signing The Idle Race, Family and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Also, in 1968 Tony McPhee & The Groundhogs for £50. On the Liberty sampler Gutbucket (1969) Lauder placed The Bonzo's spoof 'Can Blue Men Sing The Whites' directly after Tony McPhee's 'No More Doggin'. In 1971 The Groundhog's 'Split' LP was the best selling record on the Liberty / UA label.
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