51.   And Keith Blackhurst, who owns and runs independent record company Deconstruction, has just signed up Kylie Minogue.

52.   That includes the fans too, not just record companies and journalists.

53.   With his group the Daintees, he was a high profile act with a major record company until quite recently.

54.   He claims the great record company he signed to as a teenager has become part of a giant electronics corporation.

55.   But the big record companies say they need elaborate long term contracts to invest in new talent.

56.   A WELSH record company is celebrating its first big success thanks to a local band.

57.   Although she said the artists she contacted were crazy about the idea, many publicists and managers and record companies were not.

58.   Also, Napster would have to block songs listed by the suing record companies.

59.   Although her organization represents the top brass of the companies being targeted by the recording artists, Taylor is neither against the artist nor the record companies.

60.   Amid a bewildering number of options, the record companies that can draw attention to their releases will still have an edge.