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Business News Obituaries
Former Decca distribution man dies
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 4 January 2010
John Roberts, the former General Manager of Decca Record’s distribution division Selecta, died just before Christmas, aged 82. Roberts had a long career in the record industry, moving to PolyGram after his time at Decca, and more recently working with Proper/New Note.
Paying tribute, one of his former colleagues at Decca, Bill Holland, told Music Week: “John was one of those people who wanted to stay in the business rather than ever retire. He was a great character and almost wrecked my marriage because I used to go out drinking with him every night!”
