they could have made a career out of churning out anodyne rock albums to fleece to Transformers fans), but the confusion over the name change prevented that. They also claim they could have had Stan Bush levels of 'success' (i.e. In subsequent interviews, Kick Axe have gone on record to say that they were essentially used, chewed up and spat out by the record industry. The name change was their manager's doing and they were quite surprised when they saw the new band name in the credits. Kick Axe were forced to change their name to Spectre General because of a contractual issue - they had some exclusivity arrangement which meant that they weren't allowed to have songs on other labels, so their manager changed the name to Spectre General to get round the fact that the film soundtrack was on Scotti Bros records (rather than Pascha, who they were contracted to). So although Kick Axe/Spectre General wrote the song, the King Kobra version is not technically a cover, because it came out first. In the end Sabbath rejected it but Hunger was instead picked up by King Kobra, whose drummer Carmine Appice used to be in Ozzy Osbourne's band. In fact the Kick Axe singer was at one point mooted as a possible Sabbath lead singer (both bands recorded at the same studio, so they knew each other). Kick Axe wrote "Hunger" themselves in an attempt to sell the song to Black Sabbath, who in the 80s had gone very middle-of-the road (less doomy, more hair-metal). He kinda took Kick Axe (aka Spectre General) under his wing and guided their career, so to speak. IIRC the song was written by music mogul Randy Bishop, who was quite prolific. The only way to get it on CD is either as an uber-rare German promo, or as a Russian bootleg (which my copy is). The licensee may rearrange each licensed song to conform to the style of the performance involved, but the licensee may not change lyrics, the basic melody or the fundamental character of the song.The Savage Streets soundtrack album is ace - it also contains an instrumental version of "Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way", which is also way cool. Mechanical Licenses are not transferable to other projects and they are valid only for this specific project release, as indicated by the unique Release ID. The licensee under a Mechanical License is not licensed to use the song(s) in synchronization with any audiovisual production, to print the lyrics of the song(s), or to use any pre-existing audio recordings of the song(s). Mechanical Licenses are only for distributing and selling copies of the audio recording of each song to the public. Manufacturers should consult the licensee for proof of licensing for songs not marked "Licensed". This may be true if the songs are in the Public Domain or are owned by the licensee. However they may have been licensed elsewhere or the songs may not require mechanical licensing. Songs not marked "Licensed" have not been licensed by ES on this order. ES accepts the legal responsibility to follow through with every compulsory procedure in accordance with the law to the extent that the licensee may legally distribute its audio recording of each song on the attached list marked "Licensed" in the quantities and format recorded above. As of the date of this letter, ES has sent the required "Notice of Intention" to the copyright holder of each song on the attached list marked "Licensed" and has assisted the licensee in acquiring the right to distribute its music to the public for private use, as contemplated in 17 U.S.C ยง115(a)(1). The Act requires that the licensee send (i) a "Notice of Intention" prior to distribution of copies, (ii) a "Monthly Statement of Account" reporting sales together with a royalty payment no later than the 20th day of the month following the month when distribution of copies first occurs, and (iii) an annual statement of account that is audited and signed by a certified public accountant. The Act requires that copyright owners issue licenses for "Non-Dramatic Musical Works" under such provisions. ES has licensed the song(s) for the indicated project under the compulsory licensing provisions of the United States Copyright Act (the "Act").
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