The Tip Sheet
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The Tip Sheet was a weekly magazine and CD insert for UK music industry insiders. Jonathan King
founded it and was managing editor until his imprisonment in 2001. His brother, Andy, took over the position, helped by Joe Taylor.
The Tip Sheet has not been printed since 2002, but an online message board continues. Joe Taylor and erstwhile fellow-employee Paul Scaife have since been active at Record of the Day, which has similar objectives.
The Tip Sheet promoted artists including The Corrs
, The Darkness and Eva Cassidy
while they were unsigned or unknown, and publicised future hits like Chumbawamba
's Tubthumping, Cognoscenti Vs. Intelligentsia
from the Cuban Boys
and Who Let the Dogs Out?
by Baha Men
.
Taylor and Scaife first heard of unsigned band The Darkness in a post on The Tip Sheet message board, and featured the song Love Is Only A Feeling in January 2002. They later featured it again in Record of the Day. Its debut album, Permission to Land
, went straight to number two in the UK charts on its release on 7 July 2003.
In 2005 The Tip Sheet message board and Record of the Day featured the track No Tomorrow by then-unknown band Orson
. Within days the band had several offers. Within weeks they signed a publishing deal with Universal Records
worth an estimated £300,000 and a label deal with Mercury Records
for a million pounds. The single topped the UK chart, as did their first album.
Jonathan King
Jonathan King is an English singer, songwriter, impresario and record producer. He is also the author of three novels, Bible Two and The Booker Prize Winner , and Beware the Monkey Man , and an autobiography, 65 My Life So Far .King first came to prominence as an...
founded it and was managing editor until his imprisonment in 2001. His brother, Andy, took over the position, helped by Joe Taylor.
The Tip Sheet has not been printed since 2002, but an online message board continues. Joe Taylor and erstwhile fellow-employee Paul Scaife have since been active at Record of the Day, which has similar objectives.
The Tip Sheet promoted artists including The Corrs
The Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
, The Darkness and Eva Cassidy
Eva Cassidy
Eva Marie Cassidy was an American vocalist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. In 1992 she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by a live solo album, Live at Blues Alley in 1996...
while they were unsigned or unknown, and publicised future hits like Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...
's Tubthumping, Cognoscenti Vs. Intelligentsia
Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia
"Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" is a song by the Cuban Boys. The song consists almost in its entirety of a sampled loop from "Whistle Stop" by Roger Miller which was featured in the Disney movie Robin Hood...
from the Cuban Boys
Cuban Boys
The Cuban Boys are a British band and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood and Jenny McLaren . Their music is characterised by fast electronic beats, heavy reliance upon samples and the repetition of the words "The...
and Who Let the Dogs Out?
Who Let the Dogs Out?
"Who Let the Dogs Out?" is a song written and originally recorded by Anslem Douglas for Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival season of 1998. It was heard and taped on a float by hairdresser Keith from the London salon Smile, who played it to Jonathan King, who recorded it and released it under the name...
by Baha Men
Baha Men
The Baha Men are Bahamian singers in a Bahamian band. They play a modernised style of Bahamian music called Junkanoo.-Early career as High Voltage :...
.
Taylor and Scaife first heard of unsigned band The Darkness in a post on The Tip Sheet message board, and featured the song Love Is Only A Feeling in January 2002. They later featured it again in Record of the Day. Its debut album, Permission to Land
Permission to Land
Permission to Land is the debut studio album by British hard rock band The Darkness, released in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2003 and in the United States on 5 August 2003. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and reached number thirty-six on the American Billboard 200 chart...
, went straight to number two in the UK charts on its release on 7 July 2003.
In 2005 The Tip Sheet message board and Record of the Day featured the track No Tomorrow by then-unknown band Orson
Orson
-Places:*Orson, Pennsylvania, a very small town in Preston Township, Pennsylvania in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.*Orson, Indiana, a small fictional town in the TV series The Middle.-People:*Orson Scott Card, science fiction author...
. Within days the band had several offers. Within weeks they signed a publishing deal with Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
worth an estimated £300,000 and a label deal with Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
for a million pounds. The single topped the UK chart, as did their first album.