Chris Morrison Signed Letter 1993 on behalf of EMI and Seymour

This letter was regarding EMI and Chris Morrison, CMO Management, proposal to buy back Seymour’s master recording, which reads “Obviously we would have to discuss and agree with you a deal hence the reason for my trying to contact you, etc... Whilst name dropping “Modern Life Is Rubbish LP”. Excellent piece of British music history and a great item to own! (Signed with a blue ballpoint pen)

Chris Morrison signed his first artist – Thin Lizzy for management in 1972. He Managed Thin Lizzy for the duration of their career during which time they released fourteen albums, many compilation albums and sold in excess of fifteen million records. Late 1980’s CMO were managing Dead or Alive, The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Beloved. Through the 1990’s it has been Blur, Elastica, Gorillaz, Morcheeba and Turin Brakes. We have had gold and or platinum success in the States with Thin Lizzy, Dead or Alive, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Elastica, Blur and Gorillaz.

Chris became a founding Band Aid Trustee in 1984 together with Midge Ure, Harvey Goldsmith, John Kennedy, Bob Geldof and Michael Grade. His work as a Trustee continues to this day and Chris and CMO co-ordinated the Band Aid 20 single in 2004 which sold over 1.1 million copies in the UK.