A Flock of Seagulls Fly to BMG

A Flock of Seagulls has landed with BMG, an arrangement that sees the music company acquire the ’80s British band’s publishing catalog and sound recordings. Announced today, March 12, BMG now controls the band’s publishing rights in the United States and participates in publishing income globally. In addition, the independent music enterprise acquires the worldwide ownership of the sound recordings for A Flock of Seagulls’ classic studio albums — A Flock of Seagulls (1982), Listen (1983), The Story of a Young Heart (1984), and Dream Come True (1986).

Related New Levels Strike Global Partnership With Virgin Music Group, Signs Hooligan Hefs & More Lars Brandle Thanks to a run of hits, a style that couldn’t possibly come from this planet, and frontman Mike Score’s unmistakable, impossible hairstyle, A Flock of Seagulls was a torchbearer for the New Wave movement. For a time in the early-to-mid 1980s, they were one of the outstanding acts of the second “British Invasion.” “We chose to partner with BMG because we believe in its vision to elevate and extend our music to new audiences and...