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Lou Reizner (born Chicago 1934, died London 26 June 1977) was a record producer, A&R executive and head of Mercury Records European operations. As a producer, he is perhaps best known for Rod Stewart's first two solo albums, for the orchestral version of The Who's rock opera Tommy, and Rick Wakeman's ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth''. As an A&R executive, he signed Van der Graaf Generator〔Christopulos, J., and Smart, P.: "Van der Graaf Generator - The Book", page 13-15. Phil and Jim publishers, 2005.〕 and arranged a US deal for David Bowie. He had one child, Claudia Collingbourne. ==Early career== Born in Chicago, Reizner started off as a singer and recorded a 7-track EP of classic cowboy songs entitled 'Chante Cow-Boy' for the French label Le Chant Du Monde,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cdandlp.com/item/2/0-1102-0-1-0/114663246/lou-reizner-chante-cow-boy.html )〕 before going to work for Mercury Records. He produced Dick Campbell's debut album ''Dick Campbell Sings Where Its At'' in 1965, using Mike Bloomfield and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, who had previously backed Bob Dylan, to give a Dylanesque sound.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dick Campbell )〕 Reizner was a keen talent spotter, and moved to England in 1966 where he produced Big Jim Sullivan.〔(Allmusic Biography of Lou Reizner by Bruce Eder ) Retrieved 10 February 2010〕 He gave the Greek Rock band Aphrodite's Child their name. He signed and produced The Eyes of Blue, introducing them to Quincy Jones and collaborated with them on the soundtrack of the film "The Toy Grabbers" (released in the US as "Mother"). He also arranged for the Eyes to score the music to, and appear in, the film "Connecting Rooms", and used them as a backing band, when, having signed Buzzy Linhart, he produced his album ''Buzzy'' in 1968. The same year, he produced the Buddy Miles Express debut album ''Expressway to Your Skull''. In October 1968〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ABOUT SMILER - Frequently Asked Questions )〕 he signed Rod Stewart to his first solo contract and produced his first two albums ''An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down'' (called ''The Rod Stewart Album'' in the US) and ''Gasoline Alley''.〔 He signed Smile (a precursor to Queen) and was executive producer on their 1969 recordings, although, other than a US single "Earth"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography - Queen Heaven )〕 they were not released until 1998, long after his death. He also signed Van der Graaf Generator to Mercury Records in 1968, and arranged a US contract for David Bowie. He even co-wrote, sang on and produced two tracks for the film The Italian Job (another Quincy Jones film), which were issued as a single in 1969.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Record shop for LOU REIZNER Vinyl LP & Single Record Discography & LOU REIZNER CD Discography - Page 1 )〕 In 1970 he signed Strawberry Dust and co-produced their album ''Women and Children First'' with John Weathers, renaming the band Ancient Grease for the album release. The album and band failed but the band later evolved into Racing Cars. Reizner's output was extremely varied. In 1971 he produced Brazilian Tropicalismo artist Caetano Veloso's third self-titled album (his ''1971 album'' or ''A Little More Blue''); ''Third of a Lifetime'' by hard rock band Three Man Army; Wishful Thinking's album ''Hiroshima'' and its title song "Hiroshima," .〔(Allmusic review of Hiroshima by Stewart Mason ) Retrieved 10 February 2010〕 (which became a hit for Sandra in Germany in 1990), and Dave Morgan's solo album ''Morgan''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WISHFUL THINKING Biography )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lou Reizner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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