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1. From its foundation, Immediate Records was closely linked to the Rolling Stones, although (unlike Apple Records) it was not a group project. Which member(s) of the Rolling Stones circle founded Immediate Records?
2. In 1965, Immediate Records debuted with a U.S. number one hit licensed from Bang Records. What Dayton, Ohio group led by guitarist/singer Rick Zehringer (later Rick Derringer) was responsible for both the first Immediate single (IM 001) and the first Immediate album (IMSP 001) with a song that later became the state of Ohio's official rock song?
3. This German model and actress was brought to Immediate by Rolling Stone Brian Jones, who played guitar on her first single, a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "I'm Not Sayin'" (IM 003). Her B-side, "The Last Mile," was co-written, arranged, conducted and produced by studio wizard Jimmy Page, who also played 12-string guitar. Who was this "Superstar," who later hooked up with the Velvet Underground?
4. Immediate had its first U.K. number one single with the song "Out of Time" (IM 035), composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard and produced by Jagger. The record got Immediate Records its first distribution in the U.S., through MGM Records. Which English blues singer recorded this smash hit, as well as "My Way of Giving" and the original "Handbags & Gladrags" for Immediate?
5. Another young English blues singer was signed to Immediate, but the label dropped him after one single (Mike d'Abo's "Little Miss Understood", IM 060) and an unreleased duet with P.P. Arnold ("Come Home Baby") that was produced by Mick Jagger. He later joined former Immediate act The Small Faces (who then became just The Faces) and ultimately became a superstar solo act whom a lot of fans thought was sexy. Who was he?
6. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers were dropped by Decca Records when their lead guitarist (Roger Dean) left the group. They signed to Immediate for one 1965 single ("I'm Your Witchdoctor", IM 012). Which young blues guitarist joined the band for this single?
7. Immediate got its second U.S. distribution deal, with United Artists Records, after releasing "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (IM 047), a U.K. top-twenty single by P.P. Arnold. The writer of the song reportedly thought that Arnold's version was so definitive that he canceled his own plans to release the song as a single. Who composed "The First Cut Is the Deepest"?
8. This English blues group had the second (and last) release on Immediate's second US distribution deal, a pro-drug anthem called "Here Come the Nice", and then was responsible for Immediate's third US distribution deal (with Columbia Records) with the psychedelic single "Itchycoo Park," which became Immediate's first US top-twenty hit. Who was it?
9. The Mockingbirds released one single on Immediate ("You Stole My Love", IM 015) and four singles on other labels without success, and broke up soon thereafter. However, Mockingbirds' guitarist/bassist/singer Graham Gouldman and drummer/singer Kevin Godley soon formed a new group with guitarists/keyboardists/singers Eric Stewart and Lol Creme. Under what name did this four-member group become international stars with hits like "I'm Not In Love"?
10. This English band led by keyboardist Keith Emerson originally formed as the backing band for P.P. Arnold but then signed to Immediate as artists in their own right. Their best-known Immediate singles were Emerson's arrangements of Leonard Bernstein's "America" (from "West Side Story"), Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo a la Turk" (called "Rondo") and Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" (called "Brandenburger"), and their third and last Immediate album reached number three in the U.K. What was the name of this band?
11. This singer failed with his Immediate single ("She Was Perfection", IM 053) but later had two U.S. top-twenty hit songs from musicals, both co-written by lyricist Tim Rice: "Superstar" from "Jesus Christ Superstar" (co-written with Andrew Lloyd Webber) and "One Night in Bangkok" from "Chess" (co-written with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson from ABBA). He also starred in the 1971 movie "Sunday Bloody Sunday" as the bisexual love interest of both Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch. Who was he?
12. Steve Marriott quit the Small Faces because the group refused to add his friend Peter Frampton, who had formerly led the Herd. The two formed a new supergroup, with a top-five hit in "Natural Born Bugie" (sometimes called "Natural Born Boogie", IM 082) and two albums ("As Safe As Yesterday Is" and "Town and Country") on Immediate, neither of which included the single. After Immediate folded, the group released a live version of "I Don't Need No Doctor," which became their first U.S. hit. Who were they?
13. This English blues/pop band signed to Immediate after achieving an atmospheric number one U.K. hit entitled "Albatross." Although their only record for Immediate, "Man of the World" (IM 080), went to number two in the U.K., the band jumped to Warner Brothers for their follow-up, "Oh Well (Parts 1 & 2)" ... even though Apple Records really wanted to sign them, as one of the band members was George Harrison's brother-in-law. What future superstar group was this?
14. Like the first single and album on Immediate, the last single (a cover of the Beatles' "Get Back", IM 084) and the last original album ("Farewell to the Real Magnificent Seven", IMSP 028) on the label were also both recorded by the same band, a Welsh group that had Immediate's other number one single in the U.K. with "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" and also had a top five cover of the Move's "Hello Susie." The keyboard player, Blue Weaver, later became a key part of the Bee Gees' late-1970s success. What band was this?
15. The last album on Immediate Records was a sampler titled after the label's well-known and self-aggrandizing U.K. motto. What was this title?
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