It is difficult to overestimate Seymour Stein’s importance as a background mogul in the music business of the 1970s and 1980s. And, on his death aged 80 last week, one giant name after the next spoke fondly about his impact on their careers.
With 1993 s Happiness, Capitol Records tried to sit Lisa Germano on a fence between Americana and alternative. With 1994 s Happiness, 4AD Records dismantled the fence.