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Day Janiery Ne a 28, (190 SINATRA'S ESSEX ETCHERY BUILDING UD. TALENT ROSTER; TO RELEASE WAX VIA CAP Frank Sirfatra is expanding his Essex Productions corporate entity to thé gtatis-GF full-fledged independent record company and is begin- ning to make talent deals to build up a talent stable. Essex made its bow in the disk field as the producti iis “High Society” soundtrack album, which was released by Capit Sinatra 1s "Wominally a Capitol artist. However, his disk contract, it was learned, is actually held Essex which will Produce. all future . ras Seaeree is actually held by Es Sinatra efforts for Capitedmsinags. | ‘rhe setup thus gives the performer a capital gains status on his disk- . inga, with the corporation thna reaping the royalty instead of it . oa going to Sinatra as personal in- © come, In line with the projected build- — up of Essex as a label on its own (with Capital, of course, handling a . the distribution), Sinatra and his fp ! manager, Hank Sanicola, are dis- : f : , cussing a deal with the Beach- , e : combers and Natalie, group cur- rent at the Sands, Las egas. Out. fit has been tentatively set to cut some single releases within the next fortnight, the indication be- ing that a firm contract wil] have been signed by that time. Meanwhile, Essex apparently has the inside track for another Sinatra soundtrack album, the ma- rial that will evolve from rrent starrer, “The Joker ild,” at Paramount. Sinatra rtraying Joe §. Lewis in opic, being mad by another S tra cornoration, Bristol. T oo "Map ALL a ~ - HEREY re DATE TION s B CONTAINED SIF ee