Parlophone have paid £1 million to sign Babyshambles to their Regal imprint, following the band’s one-off EP The Blinding in December.
Kevin McCabe from Parlophone said, "It's true that Pete and Babyshambles have been given the record deal - I can't confirm the specific details as to whether it's a three album deal, but he has signed."
Babyshambles’ management issued a statement saying, “Both the management and band are thrilled to have signed this deal and look forward to a long, fruitful and creative relationship with Parlophone.”
And Parlophone’s managing director, Miles Leonard, said, “We’re extremely pleased to be welcoming such a vibrant and talented band into the Parlophone label. Babyshambles, justifiably, have a great reputation for crafting some of the most exciting music around today, and in Peter Doherty they have one of the best songwriters of his generation.
“Parlophone have a long history of working with the best British bands, from Radiohead to Blur to Coldplay, and we see Babyshambles very much as continuing this tradition.”
Doherty's notoriously unreliable band played a show at New York's Rhythm Factory last night (18 January) to celebrate the deal.
Are Babyshambles worth the hype, or are Parlophone backing a lost cause? Tell us what you think.
10:24 AM | 19/01/2007
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Hmmm, is it really wise to cough up such a great sum for a man who became nothing but hype before imploding. I never liked the Libertines but I could see why people did and post break-up it is clear that Carl was the talent.
I also think the desire for jangly indie bands has passed and the only demographic Parlophone can promote the album to is Libertines fans.
Musically I think Pete always was a fish out of water, or to put it bluntly, rubbish. God help us all
Happy Times.
Posted by Harry Perry at 10:47 AM | 19/01/2007 | Report Abuse
Give him a bag of monster munch and send him on his way.
Posted by badger legs at 1:01 PM | 19/01/2007 | Report Abuse
I think probably would be a bit more productive if he didn't have that pointless dead albatross round his neck. So get rid of skanky Moss. He could try giving up crack too.
Posted by Gaz at 1:17 PM | 19/01/2007 | Report Abuse
Bit of a joke, really. Doherty and Babyshambles aren't what I would refer to as being 'the greatest of British music' but then it is all down to opinion.I mean, I don't see the likes of Coldplay as being particularly talented either, but their music is cleverly calculated to sell because it is a successful formula all the same.With Parlophone, I imagine the company is attempting to break the market that has made Doherty 'A Celeb'-the likes of the sun and daily mirror readers maybe..not too far removed from big brother really.For me though, the only decent thing to come out of this story-no,not the Libertines,is Carl Barats Dirty Pretty Things, who have a great sound.
Posted by Denis Cadogan at 2:49 AM | 21/01/2007 | Report Abuse
Am i missing something or is this man just a waste of space?
Posted by j hindmarsh at 10:27 AM | 03/02/2007 | Report Abuse
People saying that Carl was the real talent are a bit ignorant to the fact that The Libertines played mostly Petes songs. He’s a bit of a mess at the moment (remember he is supposed to be a rock star stupid) but when he’s clear headed he makes some good stuff. The blinding e.p was a lot better than stuff like the kooks. I appreciate why people get annoyed by Pete, his face plastered everywhere just for being a crack head. But if you think about it they should probably be annoyed with the media. He just wants to smoke some crack, make a bit of music and bang some supermodels! He may look like an idiot but he is actually more intelligent than most.
Posted by Howard Young at 1:10 PM | 04/02/2007 | Report Abuse
ive saw babyshambles 3 times and every gig was shockingly dripping in talent and evrybody was bouncing 2 death! im going watchin him on the 17th at manchester and i cant wait!! long live r pete, hes a poetical genius who gives a shit wat he toots in his own time wen his gigs r the best around!!
Posted by kelly moulsdale at 4:22 PM | 05/02/2007 | Report Abuse
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